| Dave Thomas, Class of 82' | Email |
10/20/09 at 06:52 PM
Where are you now? Irwin, PA
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Hey everyone!
For anyone that was in the band from 79-81', you might remember a rock band at school called "Earth". All four of us were in the drum line...Steve Drozdiak, Bob Dugan, Harry Carr and myself. We also used to sing Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls" acapella before every band show.
Steve lives in England now but he's flying back to town and the 4 of us are getting together to play an Earth Reunion concert at Casa D' Ice in North Versailles on Saturday, November 28, 2009. We'd love to see our old friends from the band there!. Here's a site with all of the details and some old photos: http://www.EarthTheBand.com
Dave Thomas
Snare 79-82'
08/03/09 at 03:10 PM
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Hey Joyce - do the Pirates actually TRAIN when they are in Bradenton? Gad, they lost to the NATIONALS!
Bobby Clemente must be rolling in his grave.
| Joyce Galla (Crummy) | Email |
08/02/09 at 03:59 PM
Where are you now? Bradenton Florida
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I work at Southeast High School in Bradenton in the guidance department. I remember drumline practice and Kennywood Park Parade days. I have two boys, well men now, infact our oldest is 28 and getting married and our youngest is 20. One played football and the other marched in drumline just like me.
I still follow the band at school. Class of 73 married Dean Galla
Class of 71
07/27/09 at 01:46 PM
Where are you now? West Palm Beach Florida
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1971 Grad. departed Pa in 1988 and moved to Florida. I'm now a captain in a local police department. I miss meeting my band buds over the hill behind the band room before Friday night football games.
Forever a Knight!
02/08/09 at 06:18 PM
Where are you now? North Huntingdon
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Hello Everyone!
I am a alumni from 1980. I am a parent of 2 children. My youngest plays trombone in the Norwin band and my oldest is now an alumni himself. He is studying music performance at Youngstown State.
As a Norwin Band Aide, I want to encourage you all to keep up with what the Norwin Band is doing and help out by attending events and fundraisers.
Norwin is playing host to WGI's Pittsburgh Regional Saturday Feb. 21st. We were the first venue for WGI to completely fill up for it's event! We will host 50 units from 5 states! Details for the event can be found on WGI's web site http://www.wgi.org.
The band parents will also host a "Knight at the Races" on Saturday April 25th at the Irwin Moose. Why not get a few friends together and start a "mini" reunion and come join the fun? Details for this event can be found on the Norwin Band website http://www.norwinband.net
| Joyce Galla (Crummy) | Email |
01/04/09 at 09:38 PM
Where are you now? Still in Bradenton, Florida
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Carl, Carl, Carl.....I never played SAX....I marched in Drumline and played the bells...Don't you remember how L.J. use to take my sticks because he did not like the bells...Look at the Year book. The bells laid in a box instead of up and down. My brother Alan played the Sax and Clarinet. I use to go to drum practice once a week in the evening, with Eric Johnson, Howard Pence, Johnnie On Cymbals A.K.A (Mouse).... Terry Mardell, Roger Munday...Ring a bell yet ! Mike Blazer was our instructor back in the day. Melanie straighten him out would ya.
| Rich Sabol, Class of 85 | Email |
12/22/08 at 04:12 PM
Where are you now? Augusta, GA
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Great website, which I stumbled along today...oddly enough while I was searching the RCA(Hoosier) Dome which lead me to the MBA site and a link to Norwin H.S.
I had the best times of my life while in the band. Now I'm reliving those years as my 2 sons are in their school's marching band. Of course what else - they are percussionist too! But their school's band is not as involved as we were. Still good times for them and GREAT memories for me. Now I know what my parents had to deal with - God Bless Them!
I am the Assistant Director of Radiology at the Medical College of Georgia now. As mentioned I have 2 sons, and also a daughter. Ages; 17 (God help me!), 13, and 10. The 2 younger ones play competitive junior golf. So I spend alot of time traveling with them and caddying as well.
I read some of the postings, and want to say "Hey" translation of southern dialect - "hello" to my classmates and all those that participated in this great band. My email is rsabol@mcg.edu.
12/15/08 at 03:07 PM
Where are you now? Apollo, PA
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Hello all:
It was nice to read through the messages (and recognize some names).
I've got two kids (daughter-10, son-8) and they are both into soccer, horses and band. I took them to their first band competitions this year and they absolutely loved it. My daughter plays the clarinet and my son still has a couple of years to decide. He has said that it will either be trumpet (surprise-not) or drums.
I took the kids to the Norwin, Kiski and PA State (@Gateway) competitions. I had not realized it, but I had never been a spectator (only a performer) at a band competition before that. Needless to say, the kids have said that they won't be the last competitions that we attend.
11/19/08 at 05:06 AM
Where are you now? Guam
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Wow, Ed Olsen/Rich 'tiny' Hartkins/Paul Armor/my old pal Mike Polczynski/great seeing so many familiar names here! I haven't been back to PA much over the last 20 years or so but still fondly remember my Norwin Band roots. I'd love to make it to some sort of reunion one of these days, put me on the email list just in case!
11/01/08 at 09:28 AM
Where are you now? Associate Band Director for Norwin
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Hello alumni!
I wanted to let you know about our new Norwin Band Website.
http://www.norwinband.net
Check out some of the pictures from this past season. It was great with a BOA Regional in Massillon, OH (2nd place), a BOA SUPER REGIONAL in St. Louis (9th place with 56 bands competing), and PIMBA State Contest (2nd place). The students did an outstanding job.....you would be proud. The tradition continues...
Now we start "concert season" which includes the Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Percussion Ensemble. The Percussion Ensemble was invited to perform at this year's PMEA Convention. They were selected from over 130 CD entries statewide.
Have a great fall/winter!!
Kim Glover
Associate Band Director-Director of Percussion Studies for the Norwin School District
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