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Homecoming Week is here

Football game, dance are slated for this weekend

Brayden Plourde, Evee Rooney-Kozak

October 3, 2023

Norwalk High School junior Kolton Borcherding-Johnson looks out into the stands, where his family cheers him on in a game vs. Winterset on Friday, September 22nd. The Norwalk Warriors will take on the Council Bluffs Jefferson Yellow Jackets on Friday, Oct. 6, at Norwalk’s Homecoming game.

Norwalk Football Team to play Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson for Homecoming

The Norwalk Football Team will face off against Thomas Jefferson of Council Bluffs at Norwalk’s Homecoming game. The game will take place Friday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. in Warrior Stadium.

Norwalk is 4-2 and ranked #12 in Class 4A, according to BC Moore, and Thomas Jefferson is 3-3 and ranked #29.

The Norwalk High School Marching Band will perform their show “Kings of Keys” at halftime and the Norwalk Drill Team will perform as well. Tickets are $6 per person and can be purchased online at vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/warriors. See below for information about the Homecoming Dance.

-Brayden Plourde

Homecoming Dance to take place Saturday, Oct. 7, in the high school cafeteria

The Norwalk High School Homecoming Dance will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Eastview Cafeteria at Norwalk High School on Saturday, October 7.

The theme of the dance is Fairytale Forest. It is open to ninth through twelfth grade students and guests ranging from ninth graders to 20-year-olds are permitted. The dress code is moderately formal, and dressing to the theme is optional. All students are asked to bring identification to the dance.

“It is a tradition at our school, as well as at many others, that promotes school spirit and allows students to engage in fun activities/traditions,” Audrey Adams, student council member, and organizer of the dance, said.

You can purchase tickets at the door for $10 per person, where it is cash only.

Evee Rooney-Kozak

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About the Contributors

Brayden Plourde, Reporter

Brayden Plourde is a junior at NHS and is taking his second year of journalism this year. Brayden is involved in football, swimming, student council, and MVP activities. He plans to attend a four-year university after high school. “I want to be a sports journalist so it's a great opportunity to set myself up for the future," he said.

Gavin Briar, Staff Reporter

Gavin Briar is a Junior at NHS and is in his second year of journalism. Briar says he joined journalism because of his interest in sportscasting and his hopes to join an ESPN panel after college. Outside of the newsroom Briar says he enjoys watching hockey and football as well as baseball. Briar has played baseball for about 12 years and is currently learning how to play hockey. “This year I'm looking forward to staying on top of my work and having fun, because it's really all that matters.”