SCHOOL and SPORTS
Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District
Thursday, February 14, 2019
N/Warren Town and County News
Norwalk,Warrior,s
Page Seven
Norwalk Swimmers Drop Time at Districts
and Qualify for State Swim Meet
Submitted Angela Bennett
The Lincoln High School Men’s Swimming District Team Was made up of 12
swimmers from three different schools; one swimmer from Carlisle High
School,
three swimmers from Lincoln High School, and eight swimmers from Norwalk
High School..The eight Norwalk students had personal best swim performances
at the District Swim Meet on February 2nd. District race results for the N
orwalk
swimmers are as follows:
Noah Schumacher - 12th grade
100 Breaststroke (1:12.42) ~ 10th place
- 200 Medley Relay (Breaststroke 31.64) — 6th place
Tyler Skalicky - 12th grade
' 500 Free (5:45.87) 10th place
Logan Neifert 1 1th grade
' 50 Free (22.98) — 10th place
200 Medley Relay (Freestyle 22.82) 6th place
200 Free Relay (22.50) — 4th place & STATE QUALIFIER #20
Keaton Basinger — 10th grade
200 IM (2:20.89) — 11th place
' 100 Breaststroke (1:13.58) 12th place
Will Bennett — 10th grade
‘ 50 Free (22.65) — 7th place
100 Free (49.74) — 8th place
' 200 Free Relay (21.71) — 4th place & STATE QUALIFIER #20
400 Free Relay (48.74) — 4th place & STATE QUALIFIER #18
Matthew Gudenkauf 10th grade
' 50 Free (25.04) — 18th place
' 100 Butterfly (1:00.08) — 11th place
Shaun Slycord 10th grade
- 100 Freestyle (51.57) 14th place
' 200 Medley Relay (Butterfly 25.20) 6th place
' 200 Free Relay (23.00) 4th place & STATE QUALIFIER #20
' 400 Free Relay (51.45) — 4th place & STATE QUALIFIER #18 ,
Derek Webster 10th grade .
200 Freestyle (1:59.55) — 10th place
' 100 Backstroke (1:07.91) 15th place
Teams across the state were racing at six district sites to compete for 24
state
spots in each event. The Rails qualified seven swimmers for the State Swim
Meet on February 9th, 2019 in Iowa City. Four of those swimmers are NorWalk
students —~Logan Neifert, Will Bennett, Shaun Slycord, and Derek Webster.
Neifert, Bennett, and Slycord will compete in the 200 Free Relay, Bennett
and
Slycord will swim in the 400 Free Relay, and Webster will be an alternate.
Pictured above are Logan Neifert, Matthew Gudenkauf, Shaun Slycord, and
Will Bennett.
For more information about Lincoln High School Swimming, visit the team
website, www.railswimming.com
ac
Meeting for Proposed Physical Education
and Competition Center
There will be an informational meeting about a proposed new project for
Norwalk Community Schools: a Physical Education and Competition Center.
This meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 20th, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm
at
the N orwalk Performing Arts Center, 1201 North Avenue, Norwalk.
Please join us to learn about a conceptual model and timeline for this
proposed
project.
NORWALK SCHOOL
UPDATE5
, By Kate Baldwin
Execer Director of Administrative ‘
Norwalk Community School District
Update on Norwalk School Construction
Construction of the new Orchard Hills Elementary is progressing daily, in
spite of the weather challenges. During the brief warm weather in January,
the
crews were able to pave more of the driveways and parking lot. The interior
Of
the building has really taken shape over the past two months with interior
walls
completed in 90% of the building and drywall following right on the heels
of wall
construction. The remaining exterior finishes should be finished in March.
The
District is creating a timeline for furniture orders and delivery. We
anticipate
that a portion Of the building (one of the three academic wings and the
administrative offices) will be available to start the move in June.
The Board approved construction plans for the Oviatt Renovation and
Addition
project on January 28th. The District will be completing mechanical
renovations
to the electrical, heating and cooling, and technology systems in existing
areas,
and adding a small building addition north of the cafeteria to expand the
kitchen
production and storage needs. The main office will be moved to the
northwest
entrance with additional security features. The remaining southeast gravel
parking lot will be paved as well as additional sidewalks near the
entrance. The
Board will be bidding the proposed art and music classroom addition as a
bid
alternate. In August, the Board learned that more extensive mechanical
renovations were needed to bring the building up to code and replace
worn-out
systems. To keep the total project within the $7 million budget, the
mechanical
systems renovations were prioritized to base bid and the art and music
rooms
become bid alternates. If bids come in well under‘budget, the art and
music
room addition will be re—considered. This project. isischedlileito
begreleasedjf’Or
bids on February 6th, with bids due February 27th. Actual construction will
begin after school is out in early June. The project is scheduled to be
completed
the following May of 2020. The District will continue to use four to six
classrooms
in the southeast corner of the building during the 19-20 school year to
accommodate the pre-school program. All other grade levels (Kindergarten
through 2nd grade) will be relocated to the new Orchard Hills Elementary
for
19- 20. Kindergarten and 1st grade will move back to Oviatt Elementary in
August of 2020. 2nd grade will remain at Orchard Hills and be joined by 3rd
grade, which will move from Lakewood Elementary to Orchard Hills.
The Secondary Renovation project is an ongoing work-in—progress as crews
rotate through the middle school and certain areas of the high school. This
project
has met a few challenges, mainly regarding unforeseen conditions. This has
led
to a few delays. The District continues to work with the architect and
contractors
to keep the project on schedule. Overall the project is progressing well.
The
renovated spaces will bring more efficiencies and technology enhancements,
as
well. as overdue architectural improvements. This project is scheduled to
be
completed in August.
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