Norwell Drum Line Places 7th at State Champs

Norwell's drum line brought another successful season to a close at the State Championships at Ben Davis High School Saturday. 

 

Norwell placed seventh in their PSO class which was won by Pike High School. Ben Davis and Plainfield placed second and third. 

 

Norwell’s Caleb Grover received a special recognition at the competition. Grover was one of only five Indiana drum line students to receive an Indiana Percussion Association Scholarship, receiving a $750.00 scholarship. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants had to submit an application, essay, letters of recommendation, and academic information. Students chosen as finalists were then required to have a video-taped interview on March 13 at Avon High School.

 

Saturday’s competition saw seven seniors finish their drum line careers for Norwell. Mallory Elmore, Caleb Grover, Justin Short, Michael Stoller, Skyler Trammel, Tanner Tuttle, Robert Wolf all performed for the final time with the drum line. 

Norwell Drum Line To Host Free Community Performance Thursday

The Norwell Drum Line will provide a special community performance Thursday evening.

 

The performance will be part of the drum line’s preparation for Saturday’s State Championships in Indianapolis. There will be no admission fee, and the performance is open to everyone in the community, providing an  opportunity for those who have never seen a drum line to see a performance without having to drive to Indianapolis. 

 

The performance will be held in the Norwell High School Gymnasium, and will begin at 8:30 p.m. 

Norwell Show Choirs Triumph at Southwestern

Norwell’s mixed show choir completed a first Saturday.

For the first time in their history, the Knight Moves completed a full season undefeated in Small Mixed Choir competition, with a season record of 27-0 from their five competitions.

Competing in the 12th Annual Ohio Valley Showcase at Southwestern High School Saturday, the Knight Moves outpointed Monrovia, Princeton and South Dearborn to win the Small Mixed Choir Division. Norwell also won the caption awards for Best Choreography and Best Vocals, with Tim McBride named as Norwell’s Best Performer.

The Knight Stars also finished strongly, with another Women’s Division title under their belts. The Knight Stars topped Lawrence North, Plainfield and Castle, to finish their season with a 22-1 record.

The Knight Stars also won the caption awards for Best Choreography and Best Vocals, with Paige Meyer named as Norwell’s Best Performer.

In the Solo Divison, Blake Lampton again excelled, placing third.

The Norwell Middle School choir, the Knight Sounds also competed at Southwesetrn, Friday evening, claiming a close second runner-up behind Edgewood and South Dearborn. Greendale also contested the event, giving the Knight Sounds a 3-3 record for the season.

Gavin Drew was named Norwell’s Best Performer in the Middle School Division.

The Knight Moves also contested the special “open Division competition that formed the evening portion of the event, claiming second runner up behind Large Mixed Division choirs from Colerain and Plainfield.

Several seniors made their final competition appearances for Norwell Saturday. Brandi Albright, Brittany Blazier, Katelyn Johnson, Cam Konuch, Blake Lampton, Taylor Morris, Austin Quintana and Erica Tucker all brought their high school competition career to a close at the event.

All will however return to the stage with the Knight Moves and Knight Stars for Norwell’s two remaining special productions, to be held at the high school.

On April 10, the annual Norwell Pork Chop Supper, will be held, while on April 30 and May 1, Norwell’s show choirs will conclude their program for the year with their annual Spring Music Show.

Many thanks once again to Denny and Kathy Meyer for the results and photos.

Norwell Drum Line Qualifies For State Champs.

Norwell’s drum line has earned another trip to the State Championships this year.

 

Norwell competed in the State Preliminaries at Avon High School Saturday, scoring highly enough to make it into “the big show.”

 

The Knights will be looking for revenge for earlier season defeats by Decatur Central, DeKalb and Plainfield, and will also battle it out once again with Ben Davis and Pike, among other top schools.   

 

The State Finals will be held Saturday at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. 

 

The drumline members picking up awards from left to right are Michael Brown, Mallory Elmore, Robert Wolf, and Skyler Trammel. 

 

Many thanks to Deb Grover for the photos. And good luck to the Knights for Saturday!

Big Weekend For Norwell's Show Choir at Shelbyville

It was a slightly more complicated Saturday than usual for Norwell’s show choirs.

 

The trip to Shelbyville saw them participate in a slightly different competition format, with the Kniught  Moves and Knight Stars competing in their regular Small Mixed and Women’s Division competitions during the day, with the top six choirs across all divisions then returning for the evening session, for a special “open” competition.  

 

In the Small Mixed Division, the Knight Moves extended their season record to 24-0, once again taking top honors, and also the Best Vocals caption award. Whiteland paced first runner-up and also took the Best Choreography caption award, with Decatur Central, Frankfort, Lawrence North and Southwestern making up the field. 

 

In the Women’s Division, the Knight Stars suffered their first setback of the season, being pushed back into first runner-up position by Ben Davis High School from Indianapolis. Brittany Blazier won the Best Soloist caption award, but Ben Davis took Best Choreography and Best Vocals. Edgewood, Noblesville, Lawrence North and Princeton made up the field to leave the Knight Stars at 19-1 for the season. 

 

Despite their defeat however, the Knight Stars still scored enough points to qualify for the evening competition, giving Norwell two horses in the race. Ben Davis also qualified both choirs, while Taeys Valley High School and Edgewood made up the six-choir field in the evening. 

 

Fired up by their earlier reversal, the Knight Stars overturned the Ben Davis Women, and also edged the Knight Moves, but just couldn’t get past the Ben Davis Mixed Choir, which took top honors. With the  Knight Moves placing second runner-up, it was second and third for Norwell in the evening competition.

 

In a busy day on stage, Blake Lampton also placed first in the Solo Division, with Laurten Fiechter placing second, to make it a Norwell double.

 

Hannah Porrata was named Norwell’s Best Performer in the Knight Stars, while Cam Konuch was Best Perfomer for the Knight Moves.  

 

This weekend, Norwell travel to Southwestern High School in southern Indiana for the final competition of the season. The Middle School Choir, the  Knight Sounds (2-1 for the season,) will compete on Friday evening with the two high school choirs competing Saturday. 

 

Many thanks once again to Denny and Kathy Meyer for the photo (and results). 

Third Time Lucky For Norwell's Drum Line - the Celebration!

Thanks to Deb Grover and Tomi Harrison for the photos in these two posts from Warsaw.

Third Time Lucky For Norwell's Drum Line - the Performance

It was definitely worth the wait!

 

After third place finishes in their two opening competitions, Norwell’s drum line members finally had their day in the sun Saturday, winning the PSO division at Warsaw High School’s drum line competition Saturday. 

 

Norwell edged out Ben Davis High School for the top honors, and the result comes just at the right time, with the business end of the season commencing next weekend, with a trip to Avon High School in Indianapolis Saturday for the State Preliminary Championships. 

 

Thanks to Deb Grover and Tomi Harrison for the photos in these two posts from Warsaw.