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NEWS UPDATE

Norwalk Alumni Association Reunion August 21st (2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.)

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: Invitation to the 5th annual reunion on August 21, 2011 Special Anniversary Classes include: Class of 61 (50th) Academic Boosters Music Boosters Athletic Boosters Endowment Fund of

The Norwalk Public Schools Alumni Association invites you to attend the fifth annual reunion for all classes on Sunday, August 21, 2011, at Norwalk High School on Shady Lane Drive. The event will begin at 2:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. No reservations are required for this free event. Come and enjoy good fellowship, free refreshments and wonderful conversations.

There will be more seating available then there was at past reunions.

Special assistance will be available for those individuals who need it.

The Norwalk Athletic Boosters will be providing a cart that will travel back and forth from the parking lot to the school for those who need additional help.

Wheelchairs will be available at the door to use to and from the gymnasium.

The Class of 1961 will celebrate it‟s 50th anniversary at the event.

A notice is being sent to members of the Class of „61.

The Class of 1957 has already begun it‟s planning for their 55th anniversary to be celebrated in 2012. The Alumni Reunion is scheduled for August 19th next year.

The classes of 1961, 1962, and 1963 now have class composites available courtesy of the NPSAA. Plans are being made to add the Class of 1964 and 1965 for next year...continuing the Norwalk Alumni legacy. There have been eight new sets of band uniforms since 1928. Pictures of all eight

have been added to the Gallery.

All class composites and band pictures are available for $20 each.

The Norwalk High School student newspaper issues (for many years called the SIGNAL but now called THE TRUCKER IMPRINT), including all but the last few years, are available on microfiche at the Norwalk Public Library. Please consider sending the alumni association original issues and any other memorabilia you may wish to share for the archives.

The Alumni Association will once again have a large display available for the alumni who visit at the annual reunion.

Robert Mitchell Class of ‘57

the Norwalk City Schools

Update on the Current Truckers The Norwalk Trucker Wrestlers won the Northern Ohio League Championships for the second year in a row. The tradition of wrestling excellence continues at the high school.

The Norwalk Boys Basketball Team won the NOL Champion-

ship for the first time since the 1961-1962 season.

The Northern Ohio League will be undergoing some major changes this next school year.

Galion, Upper Sandusky and Fostoria have withdrawn from the League. Sandusky High

School will be the newest member to the NOL, considered to be the oldest established athletic league in the State of Ohio.

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District Motto “Every Student, Every Day… Some Success, Some Way… College ready, life prepared.”

Endowment Fund Update The Endowment Fund for the Norwalk City Schools was formed to provide a source of funding for non-required school programs and faculty grants. In 2010, the endowment fund awarded 27 scholarships totaling $35,500 to graduating seniors from Norwalk High School. There are various ways to donate to the fund, including the creation of a scholarship to commemorate a particular class. (A Class of 1959 scholarship is awarded annually.) More information

regarding the Endowment Fund for the Norwalk City Schools is available on the district website under “Endowment”. www.norwalk-city.k12.oh.us Submitted by Gretchen Hill Gerken Class of ‘68

Academic Booster Organization Your can learn more about the NPSAA organization by going on the web at www.norwalkcity.k12.oh.us or join us on Facebook also available through the website. Call the Office of the Superintendent for more information at 419-668-2779, extension 1803 or email the secretary of the superintendent at: widmanb@norwalktruckers.net Thank you to all the class representative who provided class lists updates and changes. The association has contacted more than 5,000 alumni.

The Norwalk Academic Boosters are proud to help sponsor three breakfasts throughout the school year for those students who carry a 3.2 or higher grade point average.

Students receive awards from the organization at these breakfasts. The organization also provides academic letters, pins and other awards to honor student at the Underclass-

Kristi Wick Warner Class of ‘82

The organization also awards two $500 scholarships to two senior students whose parents have been members of the organization for four consecutive years. Any monetary amount that an alumni would like to contribute to help the academic booster organization would be greatly appreciated.

More Booster Information The Norwalk Athletic Boosters are continuing to raise money to expand the current weight room. The organization has committed $100,000 to the project. More information about the weight room is available on the district website. www.norwalk-city.k12.oh.us

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men Awards Banquet and the Senior Awards Banquet.

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The Norwalk Music Boosters are a group of parents, alumni, and friends that support the music programs in the Norwalk Schools. The largest endeavor is to help run the two week band camp for the Norwalk Trucker’s Blue Pride Marching Band. In addition,

the band plays in competition, parades, and other shows. The NHS Orchestra and Choirs perform throughout the year entertaining many groups. The boosters helped the select choir purchase new uniforms this past year.

Christina Benz Cooperrider