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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1973
Page
5
Whimsical notes reveal students joking about gym suits, prom servers, and classroom antics. Teachers and classmates tease each other about basketball plans, history tests, and spring cleaning while hints of upcoming golf season and study room chatter surface in casual exchanges.
Mary Hauser lists April activities for the school: state B ensembles on April 6 and 7, April 9 golf meets at Iowa Falls for boys and girls, April 11 BPW Senior Dinner with Swing Chair to Wellsburg, and April 12 golf meet against Ackley at home for boys and girls.
A poetic meditation contrasts urgent desire for immediate connection with a spring scene of rain ending, flowers blooming, and birds returning. A rainbow emerges as a radiant arch, bathing the town in pink light and offering new hope for a clear night, symbolizing triumph after dampened dreams.
The girls of EHS urge boys to secure a prom date promptly. They note the Junior-Senior Prom is at seven o'clock p.m. on April 28 and explain the time needed for dress shopping, hair appointments, and finding a job replacement. They encourage those without dates to ask now due to preparation time.
A senior girl asks how to handle a guy who teases with cutie nicknames. Dear Cuddles suggests ignoring him and proposing ugly talk back. In another letter, Scared asks about finding a prom date. the response urges asking a close friend from out of town and remaining open to others at the dance.
Respondents name varied dream routes for a free Amtrak ticket. Cynthia seeks lieux with many boys while Becky opts for a one way to San Francisco. Leslie imagines a home on River Avenue. Val targets a pink Washington Street house. Ted chooses Boulder. others name Colorado, Sweden, Denmark, or LA via six tickets, with Disney World and regional spots as possibilities.
Spring school buzz centers on the El Dora Junior-Senior Prom as juniors prepare to host the 1973 seniors. The event shifts to a new format this year and soon will signal the seniors’ departure from school.
Hardin County Board meeting notes list numerous expenditures to banks, insurers, suppliers, and services including Blue Cross Life of Mid-America, Postage, clerks, treasurers, and trustees. The document records payments to Hardin Co. Savings Bank, IPERS, and various vendors, ending with adjournment and signatures of C. Whitehead and Robert J. Bare.
The Hardin County Juniors plan a buffet banquet with two meats and assorted sides. The formal feast opens at 7 00 followed by an informal dance from 9 40 to 12 30. The band Bar Wig will perform as decorations unfold during the week.
A 23 member North Central Evaluation Association team visited to review our high school including seventh and eighth grades. They assessed courses teachers facilities extracurriculars and all school programs while observing classes and speaking with staff.
A school deliberates on needed improvements after an accreditation review by the NCA. Educators self evaluated, identified strong points and weaknesses, and will prepare a report on changes to meet requirements or face probation if accreditation standards are not met. The process aims to boost quality for students teachers and programs.
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