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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1977
Page
7
The Pirate Press surveys K to 12 teachers and finds a total 370.5 years of teaching experience across staff. The average experience per staff member is just over ten years, indicating a relatively young faculty at our school.
Graettinger Pirates slow start yields to a big second quarter as they overpower Sioux Valley 77 43 to stay undefeated in conference. Mike Elsenbast led with 24 points on 12 of 17 shooting, Terry Masters added 16 points 10 rebounds, and Graettinger totaled 18 steals whilePressuring Sioux Valley all game.
The Graettinger High School choir will present its Christmas program December 24 at 10 30 p.m. on KEYC TV channel 12 Mankato. The program titled God the Father Jesus the Son was mislisted as KGLO TLV last week. An elementary program is set for December 21 at 7 30 p.m. featuring grades K 6 with the high school choir joining for some numbers.
The Pirettes defeated Sioux Valley 62-48 at Lynn Grove on December 6. Barb Miller led with 32 points while Kathy Kulow added 4 and Pam Rients 26. Pirettes defense held the Soos to 38 percent shooting as the team built leads 18-10, 30-22, and 48-38 by final.
Ringsted trailed early before the J W Pirettes rallied to defeat Ringsted 35 21. Lori Schacherer led with 23 points and 2 rebounds as DeAnn Miller added 10 points and 4 rebounds, plus 2 steals. Sandy Scherer led 10 rebounds and 1 steal in the guard court.
Graettinger grapplers swept the Terris Invitational with John Brown 185, Tim Brown 167, and Joe Dykhuizen HWT taking first. Greg Crowley 145 and Darrell Hoffman 132 plus John Tindall 155 were runners up or third, with Tom Poland 138 fourth. Team standings show George leading at 168 points, Terris 149, Laurens Marathon 144, Milford 137, Graettinger 126.5
Seventh grade team defeated Graettinger 42 to 10 with a 22 point first half. Kathy Murray and Marcia Moran each scored 12. Tami Studer Marcia Herke and Sharon Chrestiansen started. Eighth grade racked up a 53 to 22 victory led by Marilyn Elsenbast with 19 and Patsy Sampson with 17.
This week profiles Barb Green at Grandview College Des Moines Iowa Matt Guinn now farming Rusty Harris has joined the National Guard Rhonda Henderson attends ILCC and Paul Hersom studies business at ILCC The series tracks eight graduates with weekly reports on five finalists
The Graettinger Student Council met December 6 1977 during the sixth hour. They discussed funding for lobby furniture and potential joint efforts with the FFA to sponsor a Christmas Dance, which was voted down. The FFA will sponsor the dance as planned.
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