Knight Readers Excel at the
Westmoreland Interscholastic Reading Competition
Norwin High School students participated in the Westmoreland
Interscholastic Reading Competition (WIRC) on February 29, 2016 at Seton Hill
University. Two Norwin High School teams, A
Midsummer Knight’s Read and Knights of
the Round Table, competed against
teams from around the region in the grades 9-12 division. In preparation for
this annual event, our Knight Readers collectively read fiction and non-fiction
texts off of a list of 30 total books. Students discussed these books during lunch
meetings and created practice questions to quiz one another on the content of
the stories. Students competed against other schools at the event to answer trivia-type
questions about the plot and characters of the books they read throughout the
year. Both teams faired very well, winning three out of four rounds of
competition. A Midsummer Knight’s Read
placed 9th this year and Knights
of the Round Table placed 5th. This is the first year that both
of our teams placed in the top ten and were recognized during the closing
ceremony! We are so excited to celebrate the successes of our teams this year.
Students in grades 9-12 for the 2016-2017 school year who are interested in joining
the Knight Readers should contact Ms. Kauffman in the Norwin High School
Library.
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Knights of the Round Table
Row 1: Cecilia Koncerak, Rachel Garcia, Sam Naponic
(team captain), Natalie Naponic, Yuhan Lu, Hanna Rhoads, Row 2: Hannah
Nestlerode, Catherine Balaban, Cole Dempsey, Marina Novotnak, Sebastian
Pratt
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A Midsummer Knight’s Read
Row 1: Dom Orsino, Anna Swets, Emily Dahlstrom, Kelly
Tran, Ashley Divins (team captain), Aimee McGillis, Row 2: Tynan Tinley,
Erin Crust, Bella Reiter, Julia Szlis, Madalyn Durmis
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