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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1952
Page
2
Educational verse for the week celebrates teachers and students in the city schools. It notes that the speaker's power comes from teaching, guiding and uplifting pupils who seek purposeful heights, mentioning Bonnie Russell, a 1950 AHS graduate, as recently highlighted in the column.
The notice lists annual rates of $2.80 in Brewster Jeff Davis and Pred idle, $1.50 elsewhere, and $3.09 per year with a six month rate of $1.73. It also states a commitment to correct any erroneous reflection upon individuals, firms, or corporations upon notification.
A crowded Alpine School news page notes high achieving graduates, scholarships, and college paths including New Mexico A&M and Baylor. It highlights Patsy Patterson a top student who pursued multiple colleges and plans to finish at Baylor, plus a letter praising a school handbook by Geo A Caldwell. The piece also describes ongoing Enrichment programs in Alpine Public schools with hundreds of students involved in bands choirs and instrumental studies amid parental and faculty perspectives.
Alpine schools show growing athletic participation and enrichment effects. Central school reports 128 boys in after four o'clock football, with 35 in the program and 10 over 100 pounds, while Pecos Junior High opens Big Bend contests. Centennial's 5 dollar football, over 23 percent over 100 pounds, marks strong contention. The district notes improved attendance over six years and references a table of ADA, membership, and census figures. Grate and elementary players undergo physicals as part of ongoing studies, and local educators use tinker toys to teach solid geometry demonstrations.
Christ School officials review Texas high school wing classifications set by Interscholastic League HQ for 1953-54. Conference AAAA applies to 1000+ enrollments, AAA to 500-1000, AA to 200-300, A to 115-200, and B to 114 and under. Alpine’s current enrollment stands at 1217.
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