Norwin High School

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Norwin High School
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Address
Norwin High School
251 McMahon Drive

North Huntingdon
,
Pennsylvania
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Type Public
Established1958
School districtNorwin School District
PrincipalMichael Choby
Staff106.64 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,636 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.34 [1]
Color(s)Blue & Gold
MascotKnight
Website norwinsd.org

Norwin High School is a public high school located in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, with a current enrollment of approximately 1,600 students in grades 9-12. It enrolls students from North Huntingdon, Irwin, and North Irwin and is part of the Norwin School District.

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History

In 1914, the township of North Huntingdon and boroughs of Irwin and North Irwin signed a jointure to combine their three high schools. The original merged high school (now Queen of Angels Catholic School) was built in 1916 and named Norwin Union High School. The west wing of the building was destroyed by a fire in 1944 (which severed the jointure between North Huntingdon, Irwin, and North Irwin) and the remaining structure became North Huntingdon High School. In 1950, a new west wing was constructed and the jointure between North Huntingdon, Irwin, and North Irwin was reinstated in 1958. By 1964, the building was being outgrown by its student population; as a result, Norwin’s Board of Education approved the purchase of the nearby McMahon Farm where the present-day high school was built in 1965. It recently underwent massive renovations, which were completed in 2006.

Notable alumni

Extracurriculars

Norwin High School offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities.

Sports

Norwin High School offers eighteen varsity-level sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bocce, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, and Wrestling.

Band

The Norwin High School Band has won 12 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Marching Band Association Championships, most recently in 2017. The Norwin High School Band also won the Bands of America Grand National Championship in 1982.

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