SCHOOL and SPORTS
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Norwalk Warriors
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Lady Warriors Basketball
The Lady Warriors opened the 2014 campaign with
a home game Friday, Nov. 21, taking on 11th ranked
Indianola. The Indians live up to that rating defeating
the host Warriors 66-36. Indianola jumped out to a 8-0
lead when Shelby Nelson hit one of her two three-point-
ers to close the gap. Miranda Hughes added a couple of
field goals. Norwalk was able to keep it close in the first
quarter, trailing by seven at the end of one.
The Indians took control in the second quarter
outscoring Norwalk 22-11. Shae Campbell and Nelson
both hit from outside the arc. Jaycie Owens added a field
goal and Hughes added a couple from the charity stripe.
The pace was a little slower in the third as Indianola
increased its lead by six, outscoring the Warriors 11-5.
The Warriors had several chances at the beginning of
the second half as they forced three consecutive Indian
turnovers, but failed to convert at the free-throw line.
Indianola closed out the final quarter outpacing the
Warriors 13-7. Hughes added the only field goal for the
quarter with the balance of the points coming from the
free-throw line.
Hughes, making her varsity debut, led the Warriors
with 11 points. Owens finished with seven. Campbell,
playing in her varsity game, also finished with six points
as did Nelson. Tori VanVelzen ended the game with five
points. Riley Origer chipped in one.
Norwalk Falls Short on the Road
The Lady Warriors traveled to Adel to play the Ti-
gers and lost 55-51. The teams were fairly even in the
first when the Tigers gained some breathing room in
the final minute. Miranda Hughes got the ball rolling
for Norwalk with a pair of free throws and a field goal.
Shae Campbell flit a three-pointer to pull within two.
Tori VanVelzen added a basket on a missed shot for a
14-9 Tiger lead. Norwalk's offensive punch was more
effective in the second quarter. Hughes began the scor-
ing with a three. VanVelzen added five consecutive
points to tie the score at 17. Hughes scored six unan-
swered points and the Warriors were up 23-17. Campbell
and VanVelzen added field goals and the Tigers took a
31-27 lead into the half. Both teams played even in the
third. Hughes hit another three-pointer and Campbell
hit a pair from beyond the arc. VanVelzen added a bas-
ket to cut the lead to three. The lead exchanged hands
several times in the last quarter. The Tigers were lead-
ing by three when VanVelzen had a traditional three
point play to tie it up. She again tied the score with 51
seconds left. ADM took the lead 53-51 with 10 seconds
left. Norwalk had a chance to tie, but missed on the op-
portunity. The Tigers went to the line when Adel's Molly
Jacobson was fouled on the rebound and went to the
line with 1.2 seconds left to secure the win. Hughes led
all scorers with a career high 21 points. VanVelzen fin-
ished with 16 and Campbell ended the game also with
a career high 14 points. The Warriors travel to Ballard
after the Thanksgiving break.
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N/Warren Town and County News
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY
By Jill Anderson
Many times, I look to
see what the articles on
what employers need out
of education for successful
employment. I know that
elementary schools are a
foundational piece to a
successful secondary ex-
perience for our students.
Recently, a Forbes article
caught my eye.
In the article, it referred
to a study that intrigues
me as a building principal.
The National Association
of Colleges and Employers
(NACE), a Bethlehem, PA
non-profit group that links
college career placement
offices with employers,
ran a survey from mid-
August through early Oc-
tober where it asked hiring
managers what skills they
plan to prioritize when
they recruit from the class
of 2015 at colleges and
graduate schools. Though
the survey sample is
small--NACE collected
responses from just 260
employers-- the wisdom is
sound. New and recent
grads should pay atten-
tion. (Most of the respon-
dents were large compa-
nies like Chevron, IBM
and Seagate Technology.)
College majors and
graduate degrees also mat-
ter. The three degrees most
in demand for the class of
2015 are business, engi-
neering and computer and
information sciences, But
cutting across all majors
and degrees, employers
want new hires who can
work well on teams and
who are decisive problem-
solvers.
Here are the 10 skills
employers say they seek,
in order of importance.
1. Ability to work in a
team structure.
2. Ability to make deci-
sions and solve problems.
3. Ability to communi-
cate verbally with people
inside and outside an or-
ganization
4. Ability to plan, orga-
nize and prioritize work
5. Ability to obtain and
process information
6. Ability to analyze
quantitative data
7. Technical knowledge
related to the job
Thursday, December 4, 2014
I! NHS Activities Director I
By AI Lammers
8. Proficiency with
computer software pro- Wrestling
grams The Warrior Wrestling team opened their season
9. Ability to create and/ ' December 4 at home against Dallas Center-Grimes in
or edit written reports an early conference matchup.
10. Ability to sell and ADDITIONAL ATHLETIC/ACTIVITY NEWS
influence others Congratulations to the following for being selected
Even in elementar)6 we to the Little Hawkeye All-Conference Volleyball Teams.
work hard on working to- 1st Team: Senior Lauren Bagby and Sophomore Gabby
gether using collaborative Ridgeway; 2nd Team: Senior Jaycie Owens and Junior
processing and being able Tori VanVelzen; Honorable Mention: Senior Emily
to solve problems on their Delker and Sophomore Ryley Harris
own. We have also in- Congratulations to the following Warrior football
creased our writing tasks players for their All-District selections. Seniors: Luke
for the students and tried i Greenslade, Thomas Dougherty, Cory Farnum and
to increase the rigor of in-
struction. I'm confident
that we are working hard
to produce a quality citi-
zen for the future.
PTO Fun Night
Thanks to Tammy
Randall and the PTO
Board for creating a fantas-
tic experience for kids at
Fun Night. It was fun for
kids and raised a lot of
money for the playground.
Thanks to the over 200 vol-
unteers that helped with
the event and the generous
donations that the com-
munity made for the
event!
Brock Schwechel; Juniors: Sonny Onken and Hunter
England; Sophomore: Brady. Brandsfield; Honorable
Mention selections included: Cole Rice, Jared Webb,
Mason Hughes and Ryan Kennedy.
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