SCHOOL and SPORTS
Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District
Thursday, August 15, 2019
N/Warren Town and County News
Norwalk Warriors
Page Five
Did You Remember to
Register for School?
Make sure to visit the Norwalk School District webpage
(www.norwalkschools.org) for more information.
School starts before you know it!
First Day at Norwalk Schools: Friday, August 23rd
High School Graduates:
Tips For Your Transition to College
The time is almost here! Try these tips to help you
start your college years on the right foot.
Attend all the events and activities. Don’t be too
cool! GO to the social events. Participate in the
icebreakers. You’ll have fun and make real
connections.
Ask questions. This is the time to ask about
everything, Whether it’s “Where do I view ‘my class
schedule on the online portal?” or “Where can I get a
good haircut in town?”
Talk to Older students. You will meet a lot of fellow
freshmen at orientation, but if you have the
opportunity to meet an older student, take advantage.
They can give you inside info about life on campus,
professors, and student clubs.
Make friends. Strike up conversations with people
around you. Just say “Hi!” Which dorm are they going
to live in? What is their major? Where are they from?
Be exceedingly nice and open to new people.
Sign up for student organizations. Don’t be afraid
to put your name and email on the sign-up sheets for
clubs that sound interesting. A good place to start is
to pick one club related to your major and one club
that just sounds like fun. Research shows that busier
students earn better grades—plus, student orgs are
a great way to make friends with similar interests.
Don’t forget this important college paperwork: The
summer before college can feel nerve-racking._The
best way to calm your nerves is to stay on top of this
paperwork:
Make a budget. Review your Award Letter and pay
close attention to the COst of Attendance. Depending
on the school, your letter might or might not include
books, supplies, travel and personal expenses. If these
costs aren’t included, be sure to account for them.
Make a payment timeline. Have you paid your
deposit? Made your first tuition payment? Housing
deposit? If you need to, make a calendar to keep track.
Request a final transcript. Your college might
require a final official transcript to ensure that you
have graduated. Request one through your high
First Day of School Photos
Will you be taking your child’s picture for the first
day of schoolthis year? We’d love to see them! We
will be featuring first day of school photos in our
. September 5th issue of the paper.
The deadline for submitting your child’s photo is
Friday, August 30th at noon...although submitting
your photos before this deadline is encouraged. The
easiest way to get a picture to, us is to send a .jpeg
file by email to news@norwalknewspaper.com. If
you can’t email your photo, you can drop’ it off at our
office. There is a drop slot in the back door if our
office is closed. ', \
school.
Complete housing forms. If you plan to live on
campus, make sure you know the deadline for filling
out all the required housing forms and applications.
Check your email. Regularly check the email
account that you used for your college applications.
This is how your school will contact you with
important information.
Action items for the summer before college:
You probably have all kinds of plans for the summer
before you start colleg%spending time with high
school friends and maybe working at your summer
job. However, add these action items to your summer
to-do list:
Register and attend orientation. Orientation allows
you to meet your classmates and learn about support
services on campus.
Get required immunizations. Your school will
probably send you a list of required vaccinations.
Among the most common are vaccines for meningitis,
tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis and HPV.
Register for classes. If you know your major, start
taking basic courses in that department. If you’re not
sure of a major, try out some subjects that interest
you, but remember to include core courses like math \
and composition, too. .
Arrange transportation. If you’re driving to school,
think about whether you might need multiple trips
to accommodate all your belongings. If you’ll be
driving to classes every day, you’ll probably need a
' parking permit. ‘
NHS Activities
By Al Lammers, Athletic Director
Warrior Fans: On-line membership is now available
on the new Norwalk Athletic Booster Club web site.
Family and single adult activity passes for the 2019-
20 school year are also available depending on your
membership level. As a reminder all but $5 of your
membership donation can be designated to any sport
of your choosing. Check out the on-line membership
form at httpszl/sites.google.com/View/be—a-warrior/
home. Thank you for your continued support of our
Norwalk student—athletes and athletic programs
through your booster club membership.
The Norwalk Athletic Booster Club held their
annual meeting on Wednesday, July 31st at 7:00 pm
in the EV Cafeteria. Several new board members
were elected for board officer positions. Aanna Hoch
is now the new president of the NABC, Kara Greenlee
will remain the VP, Kate Wallace was voted in as
the new secretary, Sara Reece will. remain as the
treasurer and Jen Kreider as membership chair.
Newly appointed director positions include Vikki
Born who will take over public relations while Andy
Kreider will continue as the technology director and
Mary Knickerbocker as concessions manager. Special
Events Coordinators will also remain the same.
Ashlee Knickerbocker will coordinate the annual golf};
outing and Sandi Rohrer will coordinate the Booster
Youth Basketball Tournaments. The Athletic /
Activities Office would like to publicly thank Kent
Wulf who had served as the Booster president these
past two years and to Nancy LaVelle who for many
years served as the public relations director. Thanks
so much for all that you did for the boosters, our
studentzathletespandaflileticprograms at NHS.
The fall season is fast approaching. All fall high
school athletic programs .will begin official practices
Monday, August 19th. Fall Fest will be held on
Thursday, August 22nd. Volleyball opens their season
on August 29th at SE Polk. Football is at Indianola on
August 30th. Cross Country is at DCG on September
3rd, and the swimmers will begin onAugust 26th.
To view all of our athletic fall schedules please
utilize the following link: www.1ittlehawkeye
conference.com.
. Homecoming this year will be on Friday,
September 27th vs. Carlisle, with the Community Pep
Assembly / Norwalk Athletic Hall of Fame induction
ceremony on Thursday, September 26th. ,
Congratulations to the following Norwalk softball
players who were selected for All-State softball
teams: Soph. Haley Downe — 2nd Team All-State;
Soph. Jayden Lammers —- 3rd Team All-State; and
Sr. Briley Sodergren —- 3rd Team All-State.
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