NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP DONATES POLICE CAR
to Norwin School District
N
orwin School District would like thank North
Huntingdon Township for its recent donation of
a 2014 Chevrolet Impala to be used as a vehicle
for the Norwin School Police Officer.
The School District also recognizes students at
Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center
for their exceptional work to detail and service the
donated car.
School Police Officer Jeff Pritts began work in
the new position in November 2018. Officer Pritts
will use the vehicle to travel between the School
District’s seven buildings, and also in the event of an
emergency. Officer Pritts and local police departments
maintain a collaborative working relationship that
includes training, certification, and communication.
2019
NORWIN MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
N
orwin School District has
been honored with the
Best Communities for
Music Education designation
from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding
commitment to music education.
To qualify for the Best Communities designation,
Norwin School District answered detailed questions
about funding, graduation requirements, music class
participation, instruction time, facilities, support for
the music programs. Responses were verified with
school officials and reviewed by The Music Research
Institute at the University of Kansas.
“We are privileged to be part of a music
program is alive, vibrant and populated with
wonderfully talented, inspiring students,” said Mr.
Michael Szymanski, Orchestra Director and Music
Department Chairperson. “Our recognition by the
NAMM Foundation is a testament to the culture of
success that the Norwin community, in conjunction
with the Board and Administration, has fostered
over several generations.”
Mr. Szymanski, on behalf of the Norwin Music
Department, thanked the Norwin Board of
Education, Administration, and Greater Norwin
Community for continuing this tradition of music
excellence.
NORWIN
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SUMMER 2019
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