Homecoming Festivities
Norwin School District’s 2017 Homecoming included a full lineup of
activities for the Greater Norwin community.
On September 21, 2017, the Norwin Athletic Hall of
Fame Nine honored nine individuals and three teams. The
inductees were:
INDIVIDUALS: Shannon Abraham (Track), Robert
Montrose, Sr. (Basketball), Ryan Obeldobel (Volleyball),
Holly Peters (Swimming), Bob Shrader (Coach), Jay Tray
(Wrestling), Bob Vaughn (Football, Basketball, Baseball),
Jen Manik-Wright (Soccer), & Bill Zollner (Wrestling)
TEAMS: The 1959 Wrestling team, the 1985 Girls Volleyball
team, and the 1986 Girls Volleyball team.
The Hall of Fame recognizes people who have brought
pride and prestige to the Norwin School District athletic
program and community, either as a player, coach,
administrator, or community contributor. The Hall of Fame
Executive Committee is chaired by Brandon Rapp and also
consists of Andy Phipps, Tom Shirley, Tom Shrump, and
Karen Watkiss.
Before the Homecoming football game on September
22, Norwin High School clubs, classes, and sports teams
presented a family-style carnival. Activities included games
with prizes, bouncy houses, a dunk tank, and food vendors.
Mr. Cody Sabol, a member of the Norwin Class of 2013, gave
two speed painting performances for the community. A
pastor by trade, Mr. Sabol’s speed paintings of Pittsburgh
sports legends have been covered by news outlets such
as Fox53, WTAE Channel 4, the NHL Network, and the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Proceeds raised at the carnival benefited the Castle Keep –
an organization designed to benefit Knights in need.
Following the carnival, the High School Football Team
defeated the Cannon-McMillan Big Macs 34-14. The
coronation of this year’s Homecoming king, queen, and
presentation of the court took place at halftime.
The weekend activities continued Saturday, September
23, 2017, with the annual Homecoming Parade presented by
the High School Student Council through downtown Irwin.
This was a major event with
full participation by school and
community groups, including
school board members,
administrators, principals,
teachers, and students.
The weekend concluded with
the annual Homecoming Dance
Saturday evening.
All photos by Norwin Yearbook.
At the
Homecoming
Carnival: Marissa
Farabaugh and
mascot Julia
Scamardi
Homecoming Court, Front row, L-R: Zane Varner
(2016 King), Diego De La Fuente Duran, Quinn
Anlauf (queen candidate), Natalie Durmis (Queen),
Sophia Melocchi (queen candidate), Omar Nafaa.
Middle row, L-R: Brandon Bodnar, Carolyn Tachoir,
Kylie Arnold, Rachel Langsdorf, Jakob Bindas.
Back row, L-R: Sarah Todaro, Vincent Oddo, Kelsy
Levendosky, Joe Fisher, Stephanie Cairns, Antonio
Carrick. Missing from photo: Carson Shipley (king)
Homecoming Queen Natalie Durmis
and King Carson Shipley
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