What’s Inside

Eagles in the News ............. 2

40th Hall of Champions Association’s inductees ...... 3

NASD branding ................. 4

Treasurer’s Report ............. 4

Alumni Notes ..................... 5

NAHS Stadium seating ...... 6

Class of 1969 Reunion ...... 6

Designer Purse event ......... 6

Membership application .... 7

Battle of the Bridge ........... 8

Volume 20, Issue 2 SUMMER 2019

The Fall of 2019 promises to be a great time to be a Norristown Area High School Eagle. Our students will return to us ready to build upon the traditions of pride and excellence that you, our alumni, have left for them.

Whether it be in a class-room, on the stage, or in an athletic competition, the current group of Eagles pro-vide countless reasons for all of us to be proud. I hope that you will come and visit us throughout the year to see them in action and let them see that school pride exists far beyond graduation day.

There are many changes underway both at the school and in the district. Dr. Yolanda Williams joined us last year as Assistant Super-intendent and she has been a great addition to Superinten-dent Dormer’s team. Under their leadership, the district

is focused on marketing our successes, taking on our challenges and truly provid-ing our students with a first-class education. Academically we are add-ing Computer Science, Ad-vanced Placement Physics, and a new Physical Educa-tion elective. The District has also in-vested a great deal into im-proving our school build-ings. At NAHS this invest-ment has led to new tennis courts, new parking lots, a new air conditioning system, and a more secure entrance. There is one more improve-ment…increased seating and lights in our stadium! Of course, as some things

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From the Principal

Eagles Are Soaring The $975,000 price include $75,000 that would be ear-marked for building permit escrow, offsetting any tax-payer costs. A 2015 apprais-al valued the property at $1,235,000. Published reports indicate that the township was still planning what improvements will be done to the 3.98 acres of land, but WNT Board President said they will be “community friendly and for all ages.” West Norriton Township interest in the Burnside prop-erty was in response to the need of additional recrea-tional space for township programs and as a possible site for a future indoor recre-ational center for the town-ship.

On A Roll

No Moss Gathering at NASD Ultimately, the focus of NASD education is to pre-pare all students for the post-secondary outcomes that they choose.

What does this mean in practice?

For the first time, all three middle schools will be teaching Algebra I to select seventh graders. Teachers have been preparing for this over the past two years by combining the sixth, seventh and eighth grade math courses into a two year course for some fifth and sixth grade students,

In a recent conversation with Norristown Area School District Superinten-dent of Schools Christopher Dormer, it is evident that the school district plans to keep up its momentum of im-provement and growth. “Inspiring our students to learn and to lead” is the Dis-trict’s goal. To that end, three points will be empha-sized in the District to reach this goal.

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Community of learning.

Literacy for life, both reading and digital.

In September, every NAHS student will be is-sued a Chromebook as part of a program which was successfully piloted last year at Roosevelt School. Sprint will be providing 800 wire-less hot spots for the next three years so that the stu-dents will have internet on their Chromebooks at home.

The middle school teach-ers will use this year to plan for the use of Chromebooks in their schools in the fall of 2020, which is the next phase of the program.

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At their May meeting, the West Norriton Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of the former Burnside School property from the Norristown Area School District.. In addition, the Norris-town Area School District’s Board of Directors requested that the 2010 stadium agree-ment with West Norriton Township (WNT) be amended, which would in-clude changes in how the stadium can be used, stadi-um funding, commercial leasing of the stadium, the use of the PA system, and allowing the stadium to be used for marching band competitions. It also re-quested the disbanding the stadium Ad Hoc Committee.

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Eagles In the News July 21, 2019 Vincent DePaul, ‘96, president of Gangster Vegan Organics, has pre-sented plans to open a new vegan café in the old Baer’s Furniture Building to the Norristown Municipal Council. In addition to the café, DePaul plans to open an organic market in the building on East Main Street.

July 17, 2019 Congratulations to NAHS Hall of Champions and Hall of Fame member Al Cantello, ‘49, for being named to the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Al has been selected for outstanding achievement in track and field. The induction ceremony and reception will be on November 7 at the SugarHouse Event Center in Philadelphia. The 2019 induction class also in-cludes Bell Melchioni (baseball), Charlene Morett (field hockey), Clara Schroth-Lomady (gymnastics), Do-novan McNabb (football), Eric Desjardins (hockey), Fran Dunphy (basketball), Frank “Home Run” Baker (baseball), Jayson Stark (baseball, Legacy of Excellence), Rasheed Wallace (basketball), Suzy Kolber (broad-caster, Legacy of Ex-cellance), and Troy Vincent (football).

June 9, 2019 Elmwood Park Zoo CEO and Execu-tive Director Al Zone, ‘97, was the keynote speaker at the Greater Mont-gomery County’s Chamber of Com-merce’s 2019 Business Expo, which was held at Montgomery County Community College. Zone shared his story at the zoo with about 100 busi-ness owners and vendors.

June 6, 2019 Congratulations to Derek Heim, ‘99, who was the keynote speaker at the Central Montgomery Technical High School’s commencement ceremony. Heim attended CMTHS’ Culinary Arts Program while at NAHS then earned his bachelor’s degree at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, R.I.

May 21, 2019 Several NAHS graduates were can-didates for local office in the primary elections. Tiffani Hendley, ‘94, was on the Democratic ballot for NASD School Director. Democratic candi-dates for Norristown Municipal Coun-cil were Thomas LePera, ‘81 and Ha-

kim Jones, ‘01. In West Norriton, Republican Bradley Seltzer, ‘97 and Democratic Brian Kennedy, ‘80 ran for Commissioner.

May 21, 2019 The sixth annual Jake Molesky, ‘02, Run 2 Remember was held at NAHS and the Norristown Farm Park to ben-efit the Jake Molesky Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is given to a NAHS graduate who is planning to serve in the military. This year’s re-cipient is Axell Bailon Castillo. Molesky was one of nine service members who were lost at sea when the Coast Guard helicopter he was on had a midair collision with a Marine helicopter in 2009.

May 19, 2019 Author Jerry Spinelli, ’59, was the college’s 2019 Commencement speak-er. Jerry graduated from Gettysburg in 1963.

May 7, 2019 Norristown Area School District elementary school students were able to take part in the Elmwood Park Zoo’s (EPK) Elementary Education Takeovers program this spring. An estimated 650 children’s visit to the zoo included giraffe and bison feed-ings and special interpretive education stations. Funding for the program came in part from Montgomery Coun-ty Foundation’s 2018 Drew Lewis Donor Advised Fund. Lewis was a 1949 Eisenhower High School gradu-ate. Al Zone,’97, is the EPK CEO and Executive Director.

March 5, 2019 The Times Herald once again fea-tured Ray Barkmeyer, ‘69, in their annual Fastnacht Day article. Bark-meyer is co-owner of Suzy-Jo donuts in Bridgeport.

February 17, 2019 The Teen and Police Service Acade-my (TAPS), a joint effort between NAHS and the Norristown Police De-partment, included NPD Detective Steve Sowell, ‘96.

February 13, 2019 Congratulations to NAHS men’s varsity head basketball coach, Dana “Binky” Johnson, ‘90, who was in-ducted into the Canisius College Sports Hall of Fame on January 26. Johnson, who started in 65 of the 99

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HALL OF CHAMPIONS ASSOCIATION

The NAHS Hall of Champions Association was established in 1977 to “honor and perpetuate the accom-plishments of alumni of Norristown Area High School for distinguished achievements in athletics or other categories of life.”

Join the Association by sending your tax deductible $10 yearly dues (life membership - $50) to:

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games during his four years at Canisi-us, averaged 6.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He was captain of the team for two of his four years.

February 10, 2019 Congratulations to John Milligan, ‘68, who was named one of the 2019 “Influencers of Finance” winners by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Milligan was recognized in the Minority-owned Finance Leader category for his firm Milligan and Company, LLC.

February 8, 2019 Congratulations Ricky Prete, ‘01, who has been named head football coach at Roman Catholic High School. Prete had been the offensive coordina-tor at Imhotep for the past two years.

Sports Shorts Although he was not an NAHS alumnus, Ted Emery was known by several generations of NAHS athletes for his work with the Athletic Depart-ment. Ted passed away on March 7. Our condolences to Ted’s family, and friends.

While hosting the PAC Track Cham-pionship for the first time, NAHS took the opportunity to celebrate its storied track history. Honorees included Olympian Josh Culbreath, ‘51, 1976 PIAA Girls Champion Netta Young-Johnston, ‘77, who won three events and the team championship for NAHS, as well as Ron Livers, ‘73, and Tony Darden, ‘76, both of whom made the U.S. Olympic Track Team in 1980, but the U.S. boycott prevented them from competing.

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Ten Alumni in the 40th Induction Class company was ultimately sold to Omni-com. During her 14 years as CEO of C Space, the company experienced ex-ponential growth while working with hundreds of global brands to gain in-sight and inspiration from their con-sumers. She has consolidated all of her in-vestment and advisory work into a new company called Sailient Ven-tures, which helps accelerate the next generation of growth companies in the tech sector.

Colleen Gray Lelli, Class of 1991 Her teaching career began as a Learning Support Specialist at Pottsgrove High School in 1995 until 2004 when Lelli became a full-time instructor in the Education Department at Cabrini College. Lelli is well known in the field of trauma and domestic violence and educates others through professional development, conferences, and invited presentations across the state, nation, and internationally. She has also pub-lished articles and written a children’s book in her field of expertise. She was named the inaugural direc-tor of the Barbara & John Jordan Cen-ter for Children of Trauma and Do-mestic Violence Education in October 2017. Included in her many roles at Cabrini University are Coordinator of PreK-8 Special Education Program and the Autism Endorsement Program. Additionally, she is serving as co-chair of the Promotion and Tenure Board.

Lt. Col. Julie J. (Fullem) Gilbert, USA, Class of 1998 Fullem has enjoyed a very active military career since high school. She received her BS in Environmental Science and Systems Engineering from the United States Military Acad-emy at West Point in 2002. She had two combat deployments in Iraq (2003-2004 and 2005-2006). Fullem is a graduate of Airborne School (2002) and Air Assault School (2000), and was a recipient of the Joint Chief s of Staff/Office of the Secretary of Defense Scholarship in 2010. She served as the Commander of the Indianapolis Military Entrance Pro-cessing Station from 2015-2017. Cur-rently she is a United States Army

by Wilmer Cressman, ‘49

Ten graduates will be inducted into the Norristown Area High School Hall of Fame and Hall of Champions at public ceremonies in the high school auditorium, 1900 Eagle Drive, West Norriton Township, at 7 p.m., Thurs-day, November 14, 2019. The 40th annual induction will see five graduates inducted into both the Hall of Fame and the Hall of Champi-ons. A total of 364 alumni have previ-ously been inducted into the two halls since the Hall of Champions Associa-tion was founded in 1978. The Hall of Fame honors NAHS graduates who have excelled in their chosen profession since graduation, while the Hall of Champions honors graduates who were outstanding ath-letes while participating in high school.

Hall of Fame

Parke H. Ulrich, Jr., Esq., Class of 1948 A former Montgomery County As-sistant District Attorney; Ulrich retired in 2005 from the Masterson Braunfeld and Miller law firm. Previously he had been a partner in Fox, Differ, Cal-lahan, Ulrich, and O’Hara law firm. A member and past president of the Montgomery County Bar Association, he served as solicitor to the Montgom-ery County Sheriff, the borough of Schwenksville, and the Schwenksville Borough Authority. During the Korean Conflict, Ulrich was a 1st Lieutenant and Platoon Lead-er with Company A, 64th Tank Battal-ion, 24th Infantry Division, U.S. Army. He received the Legion of Honor Award from the Chapel of Four Chap-lains in Philadelphia. Ulrich was one of the founders of the NAHS Hall of Champions Associ-ation, wrote the association by-laws, and was appointed the association’s first solicitor. He is being inducted posthumously.

Diane S. Hessan, Class of 1972 Hessan is successful entrepreneur, researcher and author. She is the founder and chairman of C Space, formerly Communispace, which was the first company to build online com-munities for market research. The

Adjutant General Corps Officer in the United States Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Dr. Benjamin F. Gilbert, III, Class of 1986 Gilbert is very invested in the com-munities where he practices dentistry, conducting free dental screenings and consultations for churches, schools, community centers and organizations. Gilbert often speaks to students in various forums in Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties. He has sponsored and coached a number of athletic teams and makes monetary contributions to the under-served and worthy charitable causes. He truly believes that to whom much is given, much is required. It is in this vein that he and his wife have estab-lished a non-profit for the purpose of mentoring and awarding student scholarships.

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Ron Spaid, Class of 1974 As a varsity letter winter in both indoor and outdoor Track and Field in 1972, ’73, and ‘74, Spaid was a stand-out for NAHS in the shot put, discus, and javelin events. During those three years, he was the Suburban I champion in all three events, and was the District One champion in 1973, and was second in 1974. He qualified for the PIAA State Championships in both 1973 and 1974. In his senior season Spaid qualified for the PIAA Track and Field Champi-onship in three events, javelin, discus and shot put. He placed first in the javelin and was second in the discus.

Wayne Denson, Class of 1984 Denson was one of the best running backs in Norristown High School football history. His senior year he missed three games due to injury and still had 1,200 yds. in nine games. Named to the Suburban One 1st Team, All-State, Parade All-American and Adidas All-American teams, Denson played at Florida State under Bobby Bowden after graduation. Temple coach Bruce Arians also re-cruited him. He is being inducted posthumously.

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Treasurer’s Report August 2018 through July 2019

Beginning Balance $257.00

INCOME

Interest $ 3.41

Memberships 260.00

Bricks 90.00

Total Income $353.41

EXPENSES

Bricks $ 60.42

HOBY Scholarship 225.00

Miscellaneous 34.44

Total Expenses $319.86

Ending Balance $290.55

Respectfully submitted,

Cindy Cain Serratore, ‘73

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change other things stay the same. Our JROTC program con-tinues to be a great source of student growth and pride. This year they will have well over 150 members and will compete in the national championships for the first time ever! Our track team continues to excel at the district and state level, and we hosted the league championships last spring. Boys basketball won their second straight division champion-ship and returned to the state playoffs. Most importantly, our athletic department’s Play Like a Town Girl movement has helped to jump start our efforts to make our women’s teams among the best in the area. Our drumline is growing and increasingly visible through-out the region, and our choral music program hosted a dis-trictwide choral festival that was so awesome it gave me chills. The legacy of the Class of 2019 is that they brought back the power of student voice. They did this by leading an effort to improve the culture of our school through active involve-ment in a revived Student Council, a new Black Student Un-ion, and the continuation of leadership groups including the Blue and White Society, Unidad, the Young Scholars, the Gay-Straight Alliance and the National Honor Society. The Class of 2020 has always been a very active class, and they are a very fun, personable cohort as well. I have no doubt that they will continue to use their voice and their love of Norristown to guide us towards continued success.

Ed Roth Principal, Norristown Area High School

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Dormer was excited that the number and quality of applica-tions the district is receiving for staff vacancies are very high. This was helpful in the hiring of new principals at Stewart and East Norriton Middle Schools. Other vacancies that have been filled are a new food service director, middle school Special Education supervisors, and two middle school assis-tant principals. Last year the School Board approved a bond for capital projects in the District which has been used for the roofs of six schools, updating the HVAC systems in seven schools, paving the parking lot at NAHS and the middle schools, and improving the sound system in the NAHS Auditorium which was evident at this year’s graduation ceremonies. If everything goes as planned, lights will be installed at the NAHS multipurpose field and the first night home football game will be held there on September 13. A big change is in the works at Hancock School as a house in front of the school by the driveway has been purchased and will be demolished so that the driveway and bus loop can be improved. A safety grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was used to establish secure vestibules in every school. All visitors will use a LobbyGuard touch screen to enter infor-mation before being admitted to the school. As part of the new security, the main office at Eisenhower Middle School will be moved closer to its front door. Additionally, five new mental health counselors will be funded by the grant. Dormer is looking forward to the school year and invites NASD alumni “to be part of the journey.”

Last fall one of the things that Mr. Christopher Dormer, Superintendent of Schools, wanted to do is to standardize the symbols that represent the Norristown Area School District, i.e. the letter “N,” the Norristown Eagle, and the color that is Norristown blue. To this end, a committee was formed and the results of there efforts have been finalized. The block “N” shown on the left

is now be the official NASD “N.” Its selection was based in the historical use of the block “N” in the school district. The color of blue that fills the “N” has been standardized also. The Norristown Blue is officially described bythe RBG code R=0, G=45, B=255, or Hex code #002DFF The selection of the Norristown Eagle was more of a chal-lenge. Many eagles have been used over the years as the Norristown Eagle, so the com-mittee had many choices to consider. In the end, they selected the eagle shown on the right. In color the shaded parts are in two shades of blue. The new symbols of the dis-trict will be used by all groups associated with NASD to cre-ate a consistent brand.

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Jake and Amanda (Culp), Bucha, both '05, a son on February 1, 2019

Kevin and Alyssa (Hetrick) Smith, both '02, a son on December 13, 2018

Clarke and Katelynne (Delaney), '03, Gilbert, a son on October 2, 2018

In Memory Class of 1936 Mary T (Cusumano) Mon-

astero on April 2, 2019

Class of 1940 Joseph A. Constable on

May 29, 2019

Class of 1941 Elisabeth “Betty” Jean

(Wood) Vey on May 3, 2019

Class of 1942 Roberta (Kohl) Burnett on

February 21, 2019

Class of 1943 Catherine “Kay” (Valentine)

Gillespie on February 5, 2019

Gloria Elizabeth (Con-stable) Ronca on May 14, 2019

Class of 1944 Janet Yerger Horrocks on

June 22, 2019 L. Dorothy McFarland on

March 27, 2019

Class of 1946 Janet Yerger Horrocks on

June 22, 2019 Shirley Ann Murdock

Fields on November 15, 2018

Class of 1947 Catharine “Kate” (Reese)

Mathews on February 20, 2019

Class of 1948 AlbertD’Amore on June 3,

2019 Milton T. “Milt” Keyser Jr.

on July 19, 2019

Class of 1950 Anthony C. Catania on

March 9, 2019 Salvatore A. Scoma on

February 17, 2019

Class of 1951 Richard P. Bradbury on

March 7, 2019 Joan Ann (DiBiaso) Fioril-

lo on April 4, 2019 Richard J. Valerio on

March 15, 2019

Class of 1952 Betty Lou (Rhoads) Bick-

ings on April 24, 2019 Edward Ray Coughey on

February 3, 2019

Class of 1953 Dante “Shoes” Saldutti, Sr.

on July 29, 2019 Frances (Cotteta) Wisniew-

ski on April 27, 2019

Class of 1954 Anna M. Barone on July 5,

2019 Angelo Anthony Cane on

July 26, 2019 Dr. Charles Gabriel Inter-

rante on May 21, 2019 Marie (Orsini) Pupek on

March 21, 2019

Class of 1955 Barbara N. (Fichter) Smith

on February 7, 2019

Class of 1956 Joyce (Tyson) Foster on

March 10, 2019

Class of 1957 Barbara (Brooks) Boyle on

May 18, 2019

Class of 1958 Irene L. (Spence) DeRemer

on March 18, 2019 James J. Foley, Jr. on

March 30, 2019 David Russell Hagner Sr.

on January 30, 2019

Class of 1961 Marie (Pasquarello) Glis-

son on May 18, 2019 Phylis J. Rolli on April 30,

2019

Class of 1964 Sandra (Williamson) Killi-

an on April 30, 2019

Class of 1965 Gerald D. Hoffman on Jan-

uary 30, 2019

Class of 1966 Craig H. Richter on Febru-

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ary 24, 2019

Class of 1968 John E. Cresmer on March

5, 2019

Class of 1973 Sharon Lynn (Strouse)

Jendrzejewski on March 10, 2019

Anna Trapani on Wednes-day February 20, 2019

Class of 1998 Kate (McLenigan) Altman

on June 6, 2019

Staff Dr. Irena Balis Sandler on

Tuesday, February 5, 2019; teacher and NAHS vice principal for 30 years.

Notable Theodore R. Every, Jr.

passed away on March 7, 2019; long-time statisti-cian and score keeper for NASD sports.

Submitted information for is always welcomed.

Send information to alum-ni@nasd.k12.pa.us.

Include full names, date, and graduation class of all NAHS alumni. For births, include the baby’s gender.

Weddings Stephanie Sugalski, ‘09, and Brian Rambo on March 31, 2019.

Births Jamie, ‘05, and Val McCar-

thy, a daughter on July 17, 2019

Nicole Osbourne, ‘01 and Matt Waters, ‘06, a daughter on July 15, 2019

Hakim, ‘01, and Tanya Jones; a son on July 7, 2019

John, ‘95, and Meghan McCarraher, a son on July 7, 2019

Philip, ‘03, and Sierra Ashe, a daughter on July 1, 2019

Jason, ‘98, and Eileen Do-noghue, twin daughters on June 29, 2019

Bob and Kathleen (Fowler), '01, Moyer, a daughter on June 14, 2019

Aaron and Jamie (Bosler) Barkmeyer, both '00, a daughter on June 11, 2019

Kevin and Kimberly (Giovinco), '06, Thomp-son, a daughter on May 28, 2019

Tim, '11, and Brianna Sugalski, a daughter on May 6. 2019

Michael and Heather (Schrack), '05, Henrick, a daughter on May 5, 2019

Joe and Missy (Fiorentine), '05, Swanson, a daughter on May 5, 2019

Philip Mahoney and Heather Ludwig, '02, a daughter on April 29, 2019

Harry, ‘04, and Carla Key-ser, a daughter on Febru-ary 5, 2019

Battle of the Bridge Part 2!

Mark August 30, 2019 on your calendar for a full day of NAHS athletic contest against Upper Merion HS in the second annual Battle of the Bridge. The day begins with Cross Country at 8:30 a.m. and ends with the varsity football game at 7 p.m. All events will be at NAHS EXCEPT for the football game which will be at Up-per Merion. Schedule is on page 8.

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Brett Harner, Class of 2013 Harner had an outstanding high school varsity wrestling career with 190 wins, 24 losses, and 110 falls. His record by year was: 9th grade: 45 wins, 8 losses; 10th grade: 5 6 wins, 8 losses; 11th grade: 47 wins, 4 losses; 12th grade: 42 wins, 4 losses. A first team All-Suburban One all four years, Harner was also All-State Academic as a sophomore, junior and senior. He placed 2nd in Powerade Tournaments as a sophomore and placed 2nd in both the Escape the Rock Tournament and Beast of the East as a junior. In his senior year he placed 2nd in the Escape of the Rock Tourna-ment.

Tara White, Class of 1998 White was a softball pitcher all four

2010 he was Suburban One Champi-on, District 1 runner-up, and PIAA State Champion in the 100 meter. He placed 3rd in the PIAA 60 meter indoor event and was a finalist as a member of the 4 x 100 meter Relay Team for big schools. In his senior year, Smith was District 1 Co-Champion and PAA State Champion in the 100 meter race. He was fin-ished 2nd in the PIAA 60 meter in-door; Brocks Invitational Finalist (Golden Ticket All-American); was a member of the NAHS record setting 4 x 100 meter Relay Team; and Times Herald Athlete of the Year.

Stephen A. Harner, Class of 1973, serves as the Hall of Champions Asso-ciation president and will preside over the induction ceremony. After the ceremony a public reception will be held in the high school cafeteria.

years of high school. She was named 2nd Team All Suburban One in 1992; she was voted 1st Team All-Suburban One in 1996 with a pitching record of 15 wins and 4 losses. The 1996 team was the Suburban One League Champion for the first time in school history. In her junior year, she was named 1st Team All-Suburban One and 2nd Team All-Area by the Philadelphia Inquirer with a 13-8 record and the team finished 2nd in league play. Her senior year pitching record was 14 wins and 6 losses, 138 innings pitched with an 0.609 earned run average, 163 strike outs while pitching 1 no hitter and 9 shut outs.

Tyler Smith, Class of 2011 Smith ran in the 100 meter, 200 me-ter and Sprint Relays all four years on the track team. In 2009 he was Dis-trict 1 Champion in the 100 meter. In

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New Bleachers Installed; Lights are Coming!!!

Watching NAHS Athletic teams play at home will no long-er require bringing your own chair! Early in April, installa-tion of another set of permanent bleachers was completed. As NASD Chief Financial Officer Anne Rohricht stated in an email announcing the arrival of the new bleachers, “these bleacher are finally a reality because of your generous spirit and love for the Norristown community.” And the good news doesn’t stop there. The installation of lights on the field means that the first night home football game on the field will be held on Friday, September 13 at 7 p.m. when the Eagles take on Cheltenham High School. Other night home football games will be on September 27 vs. Perkiomen Valley High School, on October 4 vs. Owen J. Roberts High School, on October 18 vs. Boyertown Area Sr. High School (Homecoming), and a yet to be scheduled oppo-nent on October 25. In addition, both the Girls and the Boys Varsity Soccer teams’ Senior Nights with a game under the lights. The Girls will play Perkiomon Valley on October 1 and the Boys will face Methacton on October 7. Both games start at 7 p.m.

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Gregory Briggs, ‘19

Ann Kriebel Bernecker, ‘73

Marissa Dell, ‘19

Nicole (Rometo) Dell, ‘88

Dulce Gonzalez, ‘19

Ivan Gonzalez, ‘19

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Battle of the Bridges II August 30 Schedule

8:30 a.m. - Boys, Girls Cross Country

9 a.m. - JV Girls Volleyball

10 a.m. - Varsity Field Hockey

10 a.m.- Varsity Boys Soccer

10 a.m.. - JV Boys Soccer

10 a.m. - Varsity Girls Soccer

10 a.m.- Varsity Girls Tennis

10 a.m. - Varsity Girls Volleyball

11:15 a.m. - JV Field Hockey

7 p.m.. - Varsity Football

7 p.m. - Varsity Girls Cheerleading

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