Final tryouts and student elections mark school year end
Final tryouts for Precisionaires and cheerleaders were held with thirty eight girls evaluated on poise marching posture and grades. Student Council officers were installed including Mike Drace president and class officers for sophomores juniors and seniors. Final exams run May 26 to 29 with Ascension Thursday a holiday and tests resumed Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Beebe
Sr. Irmalyn
CSC
Thomas McConnell
Alex Shoofey
Nevada
Margaret Ketchum
Betty Miller
Mike Drace
Alex Peer
James Cashman
Cathy Schroeder
Patty Geary
Jim Cloyes
Mary Brantley
Diane Kobelinsky
Cindy Odell
John Manning
Tom Papagna
Andra Tiberti
Linda Hutchins
Rene Arceneaux
Arlene Hoene
Courtney Galbraith
Linda Valenti
Vegas High Instructor Wins National Science Foundation Grant
Joseph R. Moore, a Las Vegas High School biology teacher, joins 28 other teachers chosen from 259 applicants to attend a seven week botany institute at Lawrence University Appleton Wisconsin. From June 2 to August 7 the group will study plant morphology physiology ecology and evolution with guest lecturers from major universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Science Foundation
Lawrence University
Appleton
Wis
Bradner W. Coursen
Lawrence
Coursen
James R. Brennan
State College
Bridgewater
Mass
Joel Cherry
Purdue University
Donald A. Eggert
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Charles Heimsch
Mami University
Oxford
Ohio
John A. Schmitt
Ohio State University
Alfred S. Sussman
University of Michigan
Beatrice M. Sweeney
Yale University
Paul D. Voth
University of Chicago
Ralph H. Wetmore
Harvard University
Casper EF. Youngchild
Mrs Chernik Chosen for Alaska French Institute
Mrs Serena Chernik a French teacher at Rancho High School is selected as one of 40 participants in a seven week French institute at the University of Alaska near Fairbanks from June 24 to August 11. The program aims to immerse participants in a French atmosphere with many native speakers, supported by the U S Office of Education under the National Defense Education Act funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serena Cernik
Rancho High School
University of Alaska
Fairbanks
College of St. Rose
Albany
N. Y
Cernick
Evans Ave
Las Vegas
U. S. Office of Education
Las Vegas High School Dean's List Recipient Mike Hardy
Las Vegas High School named former student Mike Hardy to the Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement. Hardy is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert C Hardy, 1739 Hassett, Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas High School
Mike Hardy
Mike
Robert C. Hardy
Hassett, Las Vegas
Vegan Named Graduate Fellow at USM in Communications
Leonard J. Yelinek Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Yelinek of Las Vegas received a graduate fellowship in communications from the University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg. He will earn a B S in journalism, be commissioned as a U S Naval Reserve ensign, and begin work on an M S in September 1965 with three years of active Navy duty after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard J. Yelinek, Jr
J. J. Yelinek
Las Vegas
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
Yelinek
USM
U.S. Naval Reserve
Navy
Ranchelle to Attend Institute on MIT Scholarship
Gregory L Millspaugh son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Millspaugh of 628 North 21st Street Las Vegas has won a Massachusetts Institute of Technology scholarship and will enroll this fall to study physics with a political science minor He is Rancho High senior active in forensics and debate earning superior and excellent ratings at Clark County and Tempe meets He also pursues computer programming courses, belongs to Mu Alpha Theta and Chess Club serves as chief justice of Rancho Supreme Court and volunteers as a judo instructor at the Las Vegas YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory L. Millspaugh
Robert L Millspaugh
North Twentyfirst St
Las Vegas
Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
MIT
Greg
Rancho High
Clark County
Tempe, Ariz
Mu Alpha Theta
Chess Club
Rancho Supreme Court
YMCA
Dee Wayne
Interact Club
Rotary Club
Graphic Arts
Western Student Honors At National Science Fair
James Moulton a Western High School junior earned fourth place in zoology at the 16th National International Science Fair in St Louis for his project Moths Can Foil the Sonar of Bats. He and chemistry teacher Leon Wilson were Nevada’s sole representatives among 418 projects from six nations.
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St. Louis
Jim
Leon Wilson
Nevada
United States
Canada
el Salvador
Israel
Japan
Puerto Rico
Sweden
Western High and Warriors court local honors and events
Elections elected senior class officers with a tied contest for one seat. The Inaugural Ball occurred May 22 in the Little Theater with semi formal attire and tickets sold May 17–21. Western High won the AA state track title and entered a parade float thanking Las Vegas Stadium Fund supporters. Adam McCoy won a National Merit Scholarship at Michigan State University and Tom Schous earned an Air Force Academy appointment. Marcia Smith won the Junior Citizenship Award. Stella Wilcutt placed well in the Helldorado pageant. The yearbook signing party is set for May 28 in the gym.
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Little Theater
Rallies and Traditions Board
Terri Barbone
Western High
Helldorado
Las Vegas
L. V
Mac MacDonald
Butch Broderdorff
Gerry Farr
Western
Gary Mathis
Adam McCoy
Michigan State University
Adam
Tom Schous
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Marcia Smith
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
Stella Wilcutt
Stella
Sahara Hotel
Rancho High School students shine atNevada festival and awards
The RHS choir toured Anaheim and Redondo Beach earning a superior rating at Mira Costa High School. Debuts included Ed Brahms and Kenneth Bowers. Students won Plymouth contest trophies and NSF institute selections. Junior and senior class activities dominated the spring schedule with awards, elections, and the senior ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mira Costa High School
Redondo Beach
Disneyland
Big Brother style study tracks 15 PSU families home life
Fifteen families at Pennsylvania State University participate in a model home study with flexible interior walls. Research assistants observe daily routines from morning to night to analyze housing references of different family types. Dean Grace M. Henderson says the work aims to give graduate students deeper insight into human needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Park
UPI
Pennsylvania State University
Grace M. Henderson
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Mike Stafford
Diane Farrell
Desert Inn Country Club
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National Honor Society
Dennis Hugh
Dave Daileda
Nancy Paine
The
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Patty Cope
Shiela Cantwell
Sue Erickson
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Jane Halligan
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JAS
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Jim Is
R. B. Rostankowski
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Claire Quinte
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Keith Nellis
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Carol Fairbairn
San Diego High School
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Future Teachers of America
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Steve Patamia
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O'Dell Nichols
Richard Logen
Dennis Hensen
Doyle Steele
Jay Stone
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Phill Steinberg
Frank Foul
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Steve Adamseen
Rex Hurt
James Street
Lad Steinwalt
Terry le Cheminant
AAA
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Arizona State Universty
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Marsha Goodwin
Steve Terry
Cerenant-At-Arms
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Mr. Wonderful
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Ralph Durgin
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Convention Center
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Glendene Lyons
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Sue Blosser
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Candy Shellon
Linda Davis
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Martin
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Victor Wood
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Lawton Galbraith
Philip Cook
Las Vegas Convention Center
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Wyne Crabb
Candy Shelton
Phyllis Baker
Angie Holbert
Warm Springs
Pete Codella
Tom Shelton
Sheryl Huber
Carol Funk
Sue Durgin
Rick Cain
Terry Valentine
Patty Watters
Dawn Kemp
Spencer
GRA
Elks’ Lodge
Sharon Grundy
Caninrs
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