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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1983
Page
5
Cedar Rapids area high school events will see a 50 cent price hike for adults in 1983-84. Adult concert tickets rise to 2 dollars from 1.50, plays to 2.50 from 2, musicals to 3.50 from 3, and sports tickets for basketball wrestling swimming gymnastics and volleyball to 2.50 from 2. Administrators consider family or season passes similar to football booster programs.
The Cedar Rapids school board unanimously refused to sell Grant Wood’s Young Corn. The painting, on tour from the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, was gifted in 1931 and valued then at $79,000 in 1979. Officials cited educational value and gift status as reasons to retain it.
Hearing exhibit by Parents and Teachers of the Hearing Impaired at Lindale Mall Sears offers literature on signs a child hears. 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. display includes manual alphabet cards and closed caption adapters. Agencies such as Grant Wood Area Education Agency Sertoma Lions and Quota clubs participate as part of Better Speech and Hearing Month. Washington High School Bratwurst Festival follows with free concert and paid food.
Franklin Junior High Orchestra led by Donald Horton and Concert Band directed by Jerry Parr will perform outdoors Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at Greene Square Park. If rain occurs, the event is postponed to Tuesday.
McKinley Junior High in the McKinley attendance area hosts a Spring Concert at 7 30 p m on Thursday. Elementary groups from Grant Wood Erskine Johnson and Squaw Creek perform in the Beginners and Intermediate string orchestras in the first half. The McKinley Seventh Grade Orchestra and Honor Orchestra perform in the second half under director Emily Sweet. Door tickets cost 125 for adults and 75 cents for students.
Cedar Rapids educators are invited to send news of student awards and activities to The Gazette education page with typed releases due by 10 a.m. Tuesday to Kurt Rogahn Box 511 Cedar Rapids 52406. Include student addresses and sender name with daytime phone number. phone submissions not accepted.
James Berns of 2725 Fourth Ave Marion, a Marion High School senior, is among five Iowa high school students awarded four-year full tuition scholarships to study industrial technology at the University of Northern Iowa.
Elwood P Dowd and his six foot rabbit Harvey star in the Pulitzer winning play at Kennedy High School with performances at 7 30 p m Thursday through Saturday. Joel Wood plays Dowd, Cherie Camp Vera Simmons Kathy Oppedahl Myrtle Simmons and Patti Spencer directs with Dean Packard set design and Jim Erbe tech. Tickets at the door 2 adults 150 students and seniors 150.
At the Industrial Arts Technological Exposition in Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids area junior and senior high students won prizes. First place went to Washington High students Craig Glassmeyer Sean Wagner Shawn Elvins Paul Rowland and Mike Denard for various drawings and crafting projects. Harding Junior High winners included Russel Camp Jeff Peterson Greg Wolfe and Jeff Hembera with school clock and clock-related items.
John B. Artis of Skowhegan Maine is named as Kennedy High School next principal by Superintendent Harold Guthrie. Artis brings 15 years in education and a history degree from Eastern Illinois University and a UW Madison doctorate.
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