SCHOOL and SPORTS
J Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District I
Norwalk Warriors
Page Eight
PRINCIPAL'S PEN [
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Dale Barnhill, High School Principal
Parking: Students will not have assigned parking
spaces this year. Many numbers are beginning to disap-
pear and a $5,000 price tag to repaint the numbers is
unacceptable. The first five rows are reserved on a first
come, first serve for seniors. The rest of the parking is
open on a first come, first serve for the juniors and sopho-
mores.
After School Pickup: To improve the safety of stu-
dents and reduce traffic congestion we are asking par-
ents to pick up high school students on the east or north
side of the building.
Access tQ Infinite Campus: Parents if you want to
be aware of yo.ur sudent's progress and receive elec-
tronic communications from the school, register to ob-
tain access to Parent Portal through Infinite Campus.
Online registration can be done by going to the District's
website at www.norwalk.k12.ia.us. Clicklon Parents.
Scroll down and click on Parent Portal. Click on Request
an Account. Fill out the Request Form and hit Submit.
If you have any questions or forgot your user name
(your user name is your complete emai! address) or
password and are unable to log on, call Linda Bussanmas
at 515-981-4201, Ext. 3028.
School Pictures: Life Touch Photography will take
school pictures Frida Aug. 23. A completed picture
form and payment must be sent with your student prior
to the picture being taken. Picture forms are available
on the high school website. Hardcopies can also be
picked up in the office.
Positive Support: Dedication and commitment on the
part of Norwalk students, coaches and sponsors in-
volved in extra-curricular activities is remarkable year-
after-year. Parents also play a crucial role in the success
of any extracurricular activity. Parent support comes in
a variety of forms ranging from concession stand work,
fruit sales, chaperoning band trips and providing team
meals. Parents also contribute with their positive un-
conditional support of the participants, coaches and
activity sponsors. As a parent and general spectator at-
tend Norwalk's school activities and be a positive sup-
porter of all Norwalk's activities.
Schedule Changes: Students need to complete sched-
ule changes prior to the first day of school. Many classes
are beginning to fill. The longer a student waits to make
a change the greater the chance the request cannot be
accommodated.
N/Warren Town and County News
of Education has an-
nounced a new test that
will replace the GEE)@ in
2014 as the assessment re-
quired to earn a stateis-
sued high school equiva-
lency diploma.
The new test, devel-
oped by the nonprofit ETS,
will be more affordable for
Iowans and is aligned with
statewide standards for
what students in kinder-
garten through 12th grade
are expected to learn in
English language arts and
math. The new test, called
HiSET, was chosen in Iowa
through a competitive-
bidding process.
"As expectations rise
Thursday, August 15, 2013
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Participants of the Norwalk wrestling team included, left to right, Row 1: Zach Swanson, Zach Look, Dylan
Lane, Hunter England, Chase Rudolph, Zach Kelley; Row 2: Brett Leto, Jesse Cowie, Chase Fouts, Zach Johnston,
Tyler Hirl, Alan Moore, Nathan Johnston; Row 3: Coach Brandon Schmitz, Counselor Jaden Devilbiss,Logan
Foetisch, Dusten Saltz, Blake Hoover, Colten Look, Logan Schwery and Coach Randy Rudolf. Photo submitted.
NHS Attend Luther Wrestling Camp
The Norwalk High School wrestling team participated in the 2013 Luther College Team Wrestling Camp in
Decorah.
The 2013 Luther wrestling camps, directed by Luther head wrestling coach Dave Mitchell, have grown into
some of the largest and most recognized camps in the Midwest. In 2013, more than 1,000 athletes participated,
representing nearly 70 teams from seven states.
Recent clinicians have included several Olympian, NCAA champion and All-American wrestlers, including
Cael Sanderson, Brandon Slay and Brent Metcalf.
Campers at the 2013 camps participated in team building activities, intensive "Train Like a Norseman" ses-
sions, technique sessions and live wrestling sessions. The camp closed with an individual tournament.
Nate Johnston and Dylan Lane, members of the Warrior wrestling team, earned Wrestler of the Day honors
from Luther camp counselor Jayden DeVilbiss.
DeVilbiss served as Norwalk's Camp Coach, providing wrestlers with written and Verbal feedback throughout
the camp.
The Norwalk wrestling team is coached by Head Coach Brandon Schmitz and Assistant Coach Randy Rudolf.
For more information about the Luther wrestling program, visit http://sports.luther.edu/men/wrestling/
index.html.
Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; eas; to govern, but impossible to enslave.
-Henry Peter Brougham
Students will be able to
take HiSET either in pa-
per-pencil format or
online throughout Iowa
starting in January 2014.
Online registration will
open later this year.
Online exams initially
will be available at the
state's 15 community col-
leges and online testing
sites will expand over
time.
The paper version of
HiSET will be offered at all
current GED@ testing lo-
cations in Iowa starting
January 2, 2014. Those lo-
cations can be found on the
following map online:
http://educateiowa.gov/
ontent&viewfarticle&id=
2042&catid=182&Itemidffi
4257.
Iowans who need to fin-
ish the 2002 GED@ testing
series by December 13 can
access the same map to
find a local testing site.
About ETS: ETS con-
ducts assessment and
policy research and devel-
ops assessments and re-
lated services to advance
quality and equity in
learning worldwide. ETS
also is the maker of the
GRE® Tests, the Praxis Se-
ries Tests and the TOEFL®
Test. Visit http://www.ets.
org/for more information.
December 13.
GEl3@ Testing Service,
which traditionally has
been the only provider of
assessments that count to-
ward a state-issued high
school equivalency di-
ploma, shifted from a non-
profit to a for-profit enter-
prise in 2012, which
prompted several assess-
ment vendors to begin
competing to provide the
service in states.
HiSET, Iowa's new high
school equivalency test,
was chosen by a state se-
lection committee made
up of education leaders
from community colleges
and the Iowa Department
in terms of college and ca-
reer readiness, the expec-
tations for adult learners
will rise, too/' said D.T.
Magee, interim director of
the Iowa Department of
Education. "The new as-
sessment will help ensure
that students are prepared
for the demands of our
21st century workforce."
Iowans who have
started the GED@ any time
since 2002 must move
quickly to finish the test-
ing series to avoid starting
the assessment process
over again. GED® Testing
Service is phasing out its
2002 testing series at the
end of 2013. The last offi-
;'Our top priority has
been to choose an assess-
ment that is the right fit for
Iowa, regardless of the
provider," said Jeremy
Varner, administrator of
the department's Division
of Community Colleges.
Iowa test-takers will
pay far less to take HiSET
in 2014. The cost Will be
$50, with no charge for re-
testing within a year. The
2014 GEIg@ testing series
will cost $120.
"The savings to Iowans
are important because we
know that cost can be a
barrier for people who
want to earn a high school
equivalency diploma,"
New HighSchool Equivalency Diploma Test To Replace GED® in Iowa Next Year
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