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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1968
Page
6
Night driving tips from the National Safety Council urge young drivers to learn signs and signals, check windshield and lights, use reflectors, and carry a first aid kit and emergency flares. They warn stopping distances at 40 and 60 mph and advise against drinking before driving.
High School juniors and seniors led a food and money drive with over 4000 items collected for Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets. Donations fund meals for needy families and support a toy refurbishment project for underprivileged children.
Sun Valley High School FBLA chapter announces officers for the year Carol Langley president Alice Tosfasky vice president Sydnee Steele secretary Georgeanne Levitski treasurer Brenda Zepkinay reporter with Frances Lynch and James Callier as cosponsors. Members attend regional state and national conventions and assist on Back to School Night guiding parents to classrooms.
Chester High School senior David Boyer has been named a member of the Eastern Area Youth Advisory Council for 1968 69. He will join a two day session in Alexandria Virginia and may attend another session in April. He was among six area high school students chosen as delegates for a leadership development center at Shippensburg State College in July. Upper Darby Senior High School students Patti Glennon Louise Casalane Ray Wasson and Ray Tregembo were chosen as liaisons to organize Red Cross projects including Christmas stockings for Valley Forge General Hospital with donations of soap shaving cream and razor blades.
Delaware County students will appear on television shows, including Edward Long and Chris Thomas from Marple Newtown High School. They will hold student officer positions and join a Boston originated program broadcast on WHYY TV. Another pupil, Earl Foster, will debut on The World Around Us on Channel 6 with The Smarts in a three category knowledge contest.
A Times critique of a TV toy program highlights the drive for expensive items, hypnotic ads, and kids begging parents to buy. It notes the doll and toy gun trends shaping girls and boys, the season's peak sales, and concerns that children deserve better than rampant consumerism.
Since October 15, fifteen miniature JA companies have formed at Penncrest Cardinal O’Hara Swarthmore and Notre Dame high schools with 200 plus students. Guided by advisers and backed by GE Sun Oil Scott Paper and Boeing Vertol, students craft candles kitchen aids and novelties then sell them via stock at a public sale. Leaders include Raymond Wiegand Jr Betsy Dalton Iver Petersen and Jack Keefe. Events include Jan 24 Miss Junior Achievement at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel and Feb 7 8 trade fair at King of Prussia Plaza. Junior Achievement marks its 50th anniversary worldwide and emphasizes understanding free enterprise.
Northeastern Christian in Montgomery County will host a High School Day on Saturday featuring activities for visiting high school students from the northeastern United States. The program starts at 10 a.m. and runs through the day offering college information and campus tours.
Archmere Academy students stage the comedy Out of the Frying Pan in three acts at 8 15 p m Saturday and Sunday in the school auditorium. Tickets available at the door.
Busloads and car caravans from Delaware County and across the state join in ceremonies and a candlelight vigil to support Pennhurst. Rev Carey urges volunteers for one to one patient contact, suggesting simple acts like sending Christmas or birthday cards to ensure patients feel remembered.
Future students help shape the Platte Junk College planned to open next fall for about 500 students. A 24 member Student Advisory Senate, led by 27 year old President Donald New Port, assists the college board with housing, commuting, admission, scholarships, loans, employment, and orientation programs.
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