The ICNAA presented three $1,000 and one $2,000 scholarships to deserving seniors of the class 2010. The announcements were made during Commencement, which was held at the n’Telos Pavilion in downtown Portsmouth.

Our Grand Reunion activities, sponsors and ads are our major sources for our Scholarship Fund. Please join us in keeping alive the tradition of excellence by supporting all of the programs sponsored by the I. C. Norcom High School Alumni Association, Inc.

School News

The I. C. Norcom High School Boys Varsity Basketball team won the Eastern District Championship, the Eastern Regionals and the AAA State Championship.  A ‘Celebration of Excellence’, sponsored by the ICNAA, Inc. and the Alumni Athletes was held on Friday, May 21 at 7 PM in the Edmonds Center of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church.  Head Coach Leon Goolsby was selected as Associated Press’ "State Coach of the Year" and Dorian Finney-Smith, Associated Press’ "State Player of the Year’. 

The Hoodie Awards
The Steve Harvey Hoodie Award honors local business establishments, religious and community leaders, churches and high schools for their contributions and excellence within various neighborhoods. This year Norcom is one of the four nominees. Last year school won computers. Log in to the Steve Harvey website, www.steveharvey.com, on Thursday, July 15, 2010 and Vote Norcom for "Best High School."  

I.C. Norcom Homecoming Weekend
The Annual I. C. Norcom High School Faculty Frolics, Thursday, October 8, 2010, 8:00 p.m. in the Auditorium. The $5.00 donations will benefit Toys for Tots during the Christmas season. Final Rehearsal Wednesday evening, October 7, 2010 in the auditorium 7:00 p.m. Alumni early arrivals may participate in this rehearsal along with the general alumni members

The Alumni Chorus and You, Saturday, October 10, 2020, 11:00 a.m., Third Baptist Church, 401 Godwin Street. All alumni members are invited to attend this special rehearsal with the entire Third Baptist Music Ministry. Dr. J. N. Lewis will be highlighted. Our school band (including alumni members) will grace the church balcony with sacred music. Mr. Emery Fears is one of the special guests.

Class Reunion Info

Please contact Deborah McKissick DYMcKissick@verizon.net to post upcoming Reunion Events

I.C. Norcom Class 1980 is holding its 30 Year Reunion, July 16-18, 2010. Contact Angel Freeman-Watson, 757-485-8346.

I.C. Norcom Class of 1970 is having its 40-Year Reunion Family Picnic/Cookout. Bring a covered dish (baked beans, pasta salad, potato salad, etc.) and join your classmates at Sleepy Hole Park in Suffolk, VA on Saturday, August 14, 2010, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Call Donna Long Darden (757-477-7948) or Erma Stephenson Boone (757-934-1016) to RSVP your attendance and type of covered dish no later than July 24, 2010. Class of 1970 is holding its 40-Year Reunion during Norcom’s Homecoming Weekend, October 8 -10, 2010. Contact Donna for additional information. Deadline for Class of 1970 reunion class dues is September 24, 2010. Class of 1970 encourages everyone, including our classmates, to buy tickets for the I.C. Norcom Alumni Association’s Dinner/Roast and Dance on Saturday, October 9th and its Sunday, October 10th Brunch. To defray our postage expenses, please forward your email address to gemin6352@live.com. Class meetings are held every fourth Sunday at 4 pm, the Monarch Walk Condominiums Clubhouse, 3900 Rex Circle, Chesapeake, VA. Call Donna for directions.

I.C. Norcom Class of 1967 is having its Annual Cook-Out & Fellowship Weekend, August 21 – 22, 2010. Weekend includes: SATURDAY, August 21, 2010, Prayer Breakfast, 9:00 am – 11:00 am, Return to Paradise Restaurant, Airline Blvd, $13.00 includes breakfast & gratuity. Cookout, 1:00 pm until dusk, Scott Center Dry Dock Shelter #3, Meals provided; bring monetary donation & covered dish. SUNDAY, August 22, 2010, Worship Service, 10:30 for 11:00 service at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church. Church donations collected prior to service.

10 Steps to Planning a Class Reunion

1.    Set up the key committee members of Portsmouth folks in your class.

2.    Contact the President of the I.C. Norcom Alumni Association

3.    Get a class email address and put your class reunion notice on the Alumni Association web site.

4.    Submit a reunion notice to the Virginian Pilot: Class Reunions, 150 West Brambleton Avenue, Norfolk, VA  23010.  You may also call 757-446-2316

5.    Hire a photographer. 

6.    Persuade your classmates to join the Alumni Association!

7.    Allow the I.C. Norcom Alumni Association, Inc. to set up a table for membership during the major event of your reunion activity.

8.    Suggest that the class tour the I.C. Norcom building and present a monetary gift to the school.

9.    Contact the webmaster of the Alumni Association

10. Contact the Portsmouth Tourism Bureau to see what is available for activities.

I. C. Norcom Class Contacts