• BAND HIGHLIGHTS •
Fall Musical Sister Act
Entertains Hundreds in the
Norwin Community
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The Norwin Band and Colorguard performing at Bands of America Regional
Championships in College Park, Maryland. Photo by Frank Rossi.
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ongratulations to the Norwin Band and Colorguard for an
outstanding season!
On October 5, 2019, the band competed in the Bands of America
Regional Championships in College Park, MD. In prelims, the band and
guard finished in first Place in Class AA. In finals, the band and colorguard
were named Regional Co-Champion along with James Madison High
School from Virginia with a score of 79.35. The band and colorguard also
won the award for Outstanding Visual Performance.
The Norwin Band and Colorguard closed the competitive season at
Gateway High School at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band
Association (PIMBA) Championships. They will finish the season with a
performance at Irwin’s Light-Up Night Parade on November 21st.
undreds of people enjoyed the Norwin High
School Theatre Company production of Sister
Act, the musical, which was performed from
October 24 – 27, 2019.
The feel-good comedy smash is based on the
hit film about a woman hiding in a convent who
helps her fellow sisters to find their voices as she
rediscovers her own.
Ms. Lauren Scheirer was the Co-Director/
Producer along with Ms. Erin Shrader Co-Director
/ Choreographer. The Technical Director was Mr.
Todd Leighty. Congratulations to them and the
extraordinary work of the dozens of students who
served as members of the cast and crew!
Please come and enjoy their spring musical, The
Little Mermaid, running March 19-22, 2019. Director
Mrs. Scheirer is seeking children in Grades 5-8 who
can sing, dance, and act to play the young ensemble
and children’s chorus. More details are available at
the Norwin High School Theatre Company Web site,
www.nhstheatrecompany.com.
NORWIN ALUMNI &
FRIENDS ASSOCIATION
Now Accepting
Nominations for
Distinguished Alumni
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he Norwin Alumni & Friends Association, in cooperation with
the Norwin School District Community Foundation, is now
accepting nominations for the 2020 Class of Distinguished
Alumni.
The 2020 Class will feature up to 10 alumni who have led
careers and lives of distinction since their days at Norwin High
School. Nominees must be graduates of Irwin High School, North
Huntingdon High School, or Norwin High School and have been
graduated for at least ten years. In addition to the Distinguished
Alumni, the NAFA Executive Board may select one Distinguished
Friend of Norwin to be honored for their service to the Norwin
community and schools.
Information about the nomination process may be found online
at nsdcf.org, while questions may be directed to the Association via
email at alumni@nsdcf.org.
Recipients of the award will be honored at the third-annual Knight
of Distinguished Alumni Recognition Dinner, to be hosted in May
2020 at Stratigos Banquet Centre in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
All nominations are due no later than January 8, 2020, by 4 p.m. (EST).
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Senior cast members of Sister
Act, the musical.
From left to right:
Front row: Sam Cholodofsky,
Jaelyn Taylor, Alayna Leoni.
Middle row: Kelsy Levendosky,
Kailee Scalise, Gwen Reichert,
Lauren Leoni. Back row: Ryan
Dawson, Gordon Landefeld