Gym Squad Splits Into A and B Classes For Austin
The AHS gymnastics team holds a two to one record with a recent B squad win over Fairmont 504 to 39. Bryan Hill led with 12 points as he placed first on the trampoline second on the still rings and third on the parallel bars.
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AHS
Mankato
Cooper
Fairmont
Bryan Hill
Austin
Jim Annen
Peterson
Shorrel
Don Narveson
Steve Davis
Dennis Dalback
Dean Bishop
Debate Team Studies Bomb Restrictions
AHS debate team members study nuclear control by international bodies. Affirmative speakers David Hodge Linda Linden and Barb Harris alternate. negative team includes Donna Sibbers Jackie Schwebke and Jan Wright. They travel to Rochester Blue Earth Mankato Hutchinson Albert Lea and Hopkins for meets.
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AHS
David Hodge
Linda Linden
Barb Harris
Donna Sibbers
Jackie Schwebke
Jan Wright
Thal
Bruce Richardson
Area Students to Graduate at University YMCA Winter Camp
Austin teens will attend the YMCA Winter Encampment at Camp St. Croix from December 28 to 30. The facility features a large lake and ice skating pond, a half mile for skiing and tobogganing, plus movies and ping pong for entertainment.
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YMCA
Austin
Camp St. Croix
Outside the Locker Room Sees Tarnished Austin School Spirit
A school article decries sagging spirit at Austin area events. It contrasts two fan types Frilly Nellie who avoids cheering and Terrific Tom who demands attention yet disrupts crowds. It calls for unity among isolated and loyal supporters to boost school athletic support.
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Austin
Frilly
Nellie
Tom
French Club King and Queen Joyeux Noel
The AHS French Club held its annual Christmas party on December 7 with songs in French and the traditional Le Furet forfeits game led by James Rupert. The piece profiles several students in attendance and ends with a prompt asking readers why they attend athletic events.
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AHS
James Rupert
Teens Bring Christmas Cheer Through Local Helpers
Austin area students and city groups plan Christmas aid for orphans and hospital patients. The Wallace Teen Board raises funds for groceries and gifts. Tri-Hi-Y II hosts bake sales and a Dec 18 party at the Mentally Retarded Training Center with gifts and a Santa. German Club donates toys. CARE packages go to Italy Greece Spain. FTA members stuff stockings for St Olaf Hospital. SFC hosts tea and decorates Christgau Hall. Merry Christmas is shared by many organizations and individuals.
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Gerta Barrett
Owatonna
AHS
Italy
Greece
Spain
Latin Club
Colombia
Cyprus
Lorna Bates
Future Teachers of America
St. Olaf Hospital
FTA
Senior Friendship Club
SFC
Christgau Hall
Season's Best Wishes From the Teen Scene Staff
Christmas and New Year greetings wish readers deep joy, peace, sunshine days, pleasant dreams, and no anxieties. The note expresses hope for wisdom, help in times of need, true friends, and beauty in life and nature. Signed by C. B. Baird.
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C. B. Baird
Notes on When Why and How to Take Reading Notes
This column explains when to take notes during thorough reading, why notes aid learning, and how to take effective notes. It urges writing in your own words, using filing cards, recording sources, and integrating notes with future reading to reinforce understanding.
Christmas Traditions Inherited By Cindy Chamberlain
The article recounts how a 1822 poem later revealed as Clement Clarke Moore's A Visit from St. Nicholas gained public fame. It traces Christmas customs like tree decorating linked to St Boniface and Prince Albert, mistletoe symbolism from Frigga, the manger scene popularized by St Francis, and the rise of caroling from Nativity plays and torchlight processions.
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Clement Clark Moore
United States
St. Boniface
Germany
Prince Albert
Windsor Castle
Cleveland
Frigga
St. Francis
Assisi
Bethlehem
Pacelli Fiorello! Orchestra Preps for February Performances
Pacelli's Fiorello! orchestra rehearses for the February 5 6 and 7 shows. Sister Genovefa leads 21 of 44 regular members with guest Orris Jirele joining for the final three practices and performances.
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Genovefa
Sister
Fiorello
Mary Bradly
Monica Biedermann
Linda Plunkett
Lorraine Schottler
Orris Jirele
Pacelli
Christmas Festival and Sports Schedule Monday to Wednesday
Calendar lists events at Christ gau Hall and Ellis Junior High School. Naval Academy explanation by Dennis Spurgeon for top students Monday at 10 30 a m. Hormel Meet Tuesday at 8 p m in Large auditorium. Ellis Junior High Christmas Festival Wednesday at 7 30 p m Ellis gym. Christmas recess from Dec 24 to Jan 4 with 8 30 a m assembly performance at Ellis Junior High.
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Naval Academy
Dennis Spurgeon
Christgau Hall
Minneapolis North
Ellis Junior High School
Ellis Gym
In Africa, tribal bonds sustain the vulnerable
The passage notes that family, house, and clan bind Africans and that the tribe supports widows, orphans, the sick, and the aged. It emphasizes communal responsibility to prevent a tribesman from going hungry and to care for vulnerable members.
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Africa
Patriotism and the call to defend freedom
Opinion piece argues Americans must love and loyalty to the United States, be willing to die for freedom, and reject Communism. It asserts true patriots defend national principles, God, and democracy, urging readers to find something worth fighting and dying for to earn the name American.
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United States
Alexander Hamilton
Germany
Korea
Joan Heydt
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