SCHOOL and SPORTS
Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District
Norwalk Warriors
Page Eight
N/Warren Town and County News
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Norwalk Music Boosters Minutes
Following are the Norwalk Music Boosters 2009-2010
Minutes for their April meeting held Tuesday, April 6,
2010 in the high school band room at 7p.m.
Teacher Reports:
High School: Choir students are preparing for trip to
Colorado, April 21-26, Cabaret night is Thursday, April
29 in the Warrior Caf6, Show Choir banquet at FCC
church, Friday, April 16, Jazz I in State Jazz Band Cham-
pionships Tuesday, April 13, DSM Convention Center
and HS/MS instrumental Jazz Night, Friday, April 30.
Middle School: Seventh and eighth grade students
preparing musical "Beauty & the Beast", performance
is Friday, May 14, Loft Nielsen reported on a fabric do-
nation from Bergen drapery. Will be used for costumes,
etc. Twelve sixth graders going to sixth grade Honor
Choir Festival in Winterset, Tuesday, April 20. Jeff
Heltman took the eighth grade band to perform at Ruby
Van Meter school in Des Moines Monda3 April 5. He
reported that many kids were touched by the experi-
ence, Seventh and eighth grade concert band contest at
Dallas Center Grimes, Friday, April 17, MS/HS instru-
mental Jazz Night, Frida April 30.
Elementary: Due to construction, Carroll Hardy says
the end-of-year band concert including Lakewood teach-
ers may not happen, but will try to fit it in. Fifth grade
band concert, Tuesda36 May 11. Ann Swenson gave re-
sults of splitting the March 9 second grade concert. Four
classes performed at 6:15 and five classes at 7:30. Very
successful and everyone had a place to sit. First grade
concert, Thursday, May 6. Kindergarten concert,
Wednesda June 2.
Teacher Wish Lists: K-12 vocal and instrumental
departments will evenly split Boosters allocations for
this year. Teachers will meet to decide how to spend the
money.
Fundraising Programs: Dave Campbell reported
sales of show choir DVDs went well with Boosters ask-
ing for a donation rather than a set price for the DVD's.
Deb Luzier and Tami Frazier reported that the audito-
rium committee to raise money for future expenditures,
"Notable Donors", received approval from the Norwalk
School Board to sell wall tiles and nameplates on seats
in the auditorium. Booster members will educate the
public about the year-long program at each of the re-
maining concerts this spring. Fliers and donation let-
ters have been crafted. Karena Newhall will be the book-
keeper, a business manager is still needed. Melody
Bockholt is the Chair of program advertising and will
also work with the Notable Donors committee. Patron
contributions continue to come in. Fundraisers will be
needed over the next few years for new marching band
uniforms.
Scholarship Committee: Two $500 scholarships will
be awarded to two NHS 2010 seniors. Approval was
given to award two $500 scholarships to two NHS 2011
seniors next year. Boosters will provide $30 grant to any
NHS student who qualifies for summer band or vocal
lessons. Josie Innis reported her committee is waiting
for music scholarship applications to review from
Indianola. They in-turn review ours. A rubric was put
in place to make the process easier.
Website Update: Ken Henke is researching how to
use Pay Pal through our website for the public to pur-
chase auditorium tiles and seat nameplates.
Auditorium Update: Groundbreaking is April 14, 4
p.m. starting with the new stadium on the west side of
the high school, then moving to the east side for the
auditorium. Dave Campbell reported the bid environ-
is requiring bank records from the last several years.
Expenditure approval was given for bank fees for re-
trieving the paperwork. There was discussion on hold-
ing Booster meetings in a different location next year.
Meeting places in schools and off-site were considered•
No decision made.
Treasurer's Report: Available on request•
Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 4, 7 p.m. High School
Band room. All are welcome.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/Jodi Henke, 2009/2010 Secretary
Norwalk Wrestlers Compete at
Brute Adidas Nationals Wrestling Tournament
Pictured, left to right, Brandon Johnson, Zach Spurt and Alex Landgrebe holding
All-American Cody Lehman at Brute Adidas Nationals Wrestling tournament. Photo
place at 192 earned All-
American honors. Fourth
grader Cody Lehman
earned All-American hon-
ors with a sixth place fin-
ish at 60.
Norwalk wrestling was
one of the largest groups
at the tournament and all
the boys competed at their
highest level on the wres-
fling mat.
NHS Students Examine Insanity
Defense in Criminal Trials
The Norwalk High School Mock Trial Team dealt with
a case that touched an issue current in the state of Iowa
and nationwide•..the insanity defense•
Beginning in January, this year's team immersed
themselves into an imaginary case involving a young
person who had become mesmerized by a rather vio-
lent electronic game, to the point of not being able to
distinguish fantasy from reality. This mesmerization led
to a series of events, culminating in the death of another
person. The young person was charged with first de-
gree murder.• .and used the insanity plea as a defense.
The mock trial program is sponsored annually by the
Iowa Bar Association throughout the state of Iowa. The
Iowa Mock Trial Tournament is designed to teach stu-
dents about basic trial processes and the judicial reso-
lution of disputes. The program is designed to increase
student proficiency in basic skills such as listening, read-
ing, speaking and reasoning•
This year's team consisted of seniors Kirsten Houk,
submitted.
Brute Adidas Nationals
were held April 2-4 in Kan-
sas City. Over 1,500 kids
from 32 states converged
on Kansas City Municipal
Auditorium for the three-
day wrestling tournament.
First through 12 th grad-
ers competed for All-
American honors at their
respected grade and
weight class. Norwalk
wrestling was highly rep-
resented with 19 boys
competing against some of
the best wrestlers in the
country.
Competing for
Norwalk were freshman
Evan Reynolds and Zach
Spurr; sophomores Nick
Huffman, Brandon
Johnson, Hunter Reid,
Austin Diedrichs, Chris
Perez, Matt Gustin, Alex
Landgrebe, Zach Cowie;
juniors Brandon Britt,
Chris Pancoast, Kenyon
Stevens, Sean Hickey, Jake
Lutcavich, Bobby
Holmberg, Zach Elliott,
Kyle Kraus and fourth
grader Cody Lehman.
Freshman Spurr fin- Grace Clark, Matt Andrews, Gloria Cerna, Molly
1shed fourth place at 148 n 1 r
• . Richardson, Taylor Tomlinson and Damon Si de a . !
and earned All American
ment was very favorable• The budget was $8.5 million; - Underclassmen included Elise Backstrom, Lauren [
the project will come in $400,000 under. Story Construc- honors. Sophomores Bunce, Olivia Bratt and Lily Clark. The team is" coached [
" tion won the bid. Johnson eighth place at bv high school social studies teachers AI Hart and Zach I
Misc: Treasurer Annette Campbell reported the IRS 155 and Landgrebe fifth Lipovac,- with assistance from attorney Russ Hixson. [
NHS Choir
for Trip
There are 68 singers
from the Norwalk High
School Choir who are busy
polishing their repertoire
as their Colorado trip
quickly approaches. The
students will be traveling
to Denver and Colorado
Springs Wednesda3¢ April
21, and returning Monday,
April 26.
The singers along with
their directors Gerard
Krupke, Kim Ward and 11
parents will be experienc-
ing the following: tour the
US Olympic Training Cen-
ter; tour the Denver Mint
and the Molly Brown
House and Museum;
Pike's Peak and the
Manitou Cliff Dwellings;
Garden of the Gods; Six
Flags Elitch Gardens. In
the evenings the singers
will enjoy a Mystery Din-
ner Theater in which they
will become part of the
crime and also a Melo-
drama and Vaudeville
show.
Their choral perfor-
mance will include a Cho-
ral Clinic with Dr. Gary
DeKler from the Air Force
Academy; performance in
the Air Force Academy
Chapel; a concert for a
Senior's Center in Colo-
rado Springs.
To thank the commu-
nity and their parents for
their support the choir will
present a concert in
Eastview Cafeteria Mon-
day, April 19, beginning at
8 p.m. The program will
include both sacred, secu-
lar and patriotic selections.
As a requested dona-
tion the singers ask that
each person attending
bring a box or can item for
donation to the Norwalk
Food Pantry.
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