NORWIN STUDENT’S SCULPTURE
WINS FIRST PLACE at Champion of Arts Contest
As Part of Dedication of New “Fred Rogers
Room” at Westmoreland Intermediate Unit
Norwin Student Excels at 2019
Pennsylvania Junior Academy
of Science Competition
The ribbon cutting for the new Fred Rogers
Room at Westmoreland Intermediate Unit.
Jesse Lucas and his Daniel Tiger
sculpture.
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orwin students entered artwork in the “Champion of
Arts” contest, which was held in March to coincide with
the dedication of the new Fred Rogers Room at the
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit in Greensburg.
Norwin High School 11th grade student Jesse Lucas won 1st
Place in the secondary sculpture category for his Daniel Tiger
sculpture. Alex Marshall, a kindergarten student at Sheridan
Terrace, won third place in the Elementary 2-dimensional category.
Jesse Lucas is an 11th grader at Norwin High School. Jesse enjoys
his art classes and is aspiring to attend art school after graduation
from Norwin. Jesse also attends the Auto Collision program at
Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center.
Dr. Kerr and Board Member Dennis Rittenhouse represented
Norwin School District (with Mr. Rittenhouse also representing the
Westmoreland Intermediate Unit Board of Directors) at the ribbon
cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Fred Rogers
Room at the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit. It was a “beautiful
day in the neighborhood” for the ribbon cutting on March 29, 2019.
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sha Vyas, a Norwin High School student who
just completed 10th grade, won a 1st place
perfect score at the 2019 Pennsylvania Junior
Academy of Science regional competition. This
entitled her to advance to the state competition
at Penn State University in May, at which she also
took first place.
To compete in the PJAS Competition, students
in grades 7-12 must conduct a scientific research
project in one of 12 scientific categories and then
orally present that research to a team of judges.
Isha’s project tested the effectiveness of various
brands of batteries on two identical, powerful
four-wheel drive, radio-controlled off-road toy
race cars. She used a tachometer, high precision
digital voltmeter, and timer to produce a variety
of charts, concluding that fairly priced batteries
perform just as well as the more popular and
expensive brands.
For her project, Isha also won a Directors
Award for Physics, and the Department of Physics
Duquesne University Award at PJAS regionals.
Congratulations to this outstanding young
researcher!
Congratulations to Norwin’s Global Scholars
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Norwin’s 2019 Global Scholars. Left to right: Madison Stanley,
Jacob Spagnolli, Leann Piekut, Rachel Milke, John Mamas,
Catherine Mazzei, Tyler Funk, Christine Durmis, Kiana Francis, and
Mrs. Danielle Llerena (Global Scholars Advisor)
ine seniors completed the intensive requirements for the
school’s Global Scholars program, which develops global
awareness and competency and better prepares students
for personal and professional success in an increasingly global
society.
Now in its second year, this program recognizes students who
have successfully studied a foreign language for 4 or 5 years,
taken various courses global in nature, and completed 20-plus
hours of community service (such as teaching a foreign language
to elementary school students or volunteering their time on
international service learning trips). They also have participated
in cultural activities through Norwin or ones offered at nearby
universities. Finally, they have analyzed and made cultural
comparisons through book or media reviews. Congratulations!
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