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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
12
Nishna Valley Junior High and Senior High announce an open house on April 8 hosted by Clint Gravett and Roger Workman. The program begins at 1:00 with an assembly in the gym to explain the event and aims to help parents enroll in preferred classes.
The Nishaa Valley states announce a Fun Night fundraiser on April 19 to aid school classes and organizations. Groups host stands across the school building and invite the public to attend. Past events have been successful, and organizers hope for another successful year.
A freshman biology class studying human anatomy uses frog dissections to learn internal and external structures. Mr Morgan guides students as they compare frog organs to human anatomy, hoping for clear understanding without emotional attachment to the tiny green specimens.
Nishna Valley Elementary lists March hot lunch options with daily items including hamburger gravy with mashed potatoes corn beet pickles and milk on March 19 ham sandwich chips baked beans tea raisins and milk on March 20 scalloped potatoes with pork vegetables celery sticks orange juice bread and milk on March 21 macaroni and cheese tossed salad Purchas peanut butter sandwich and milk on March 22 fish sticks and sides orange juice bread and milk.
A newspaper item reports what is considered IN and OUT among students in a northern Iowa town. Readers shared opinions on attire and items, with IN for the SIN group including costume-cut chaps in physical education and bubble guns, while OUT listed point shoes and short skirts among others, reflecting local youth views.
Arrows to the reforming Zippie visitor in New York Tuesday and to students who persist in talking through assemblies. Gows to speech students who earned T’s at the contest. Arrow to the boy Locker No 159 and to track squads keep running. Bows to students who sleep through Chem films and to candy hotel eveners. Valley High kids receive bows as usual for their efforts.
Mrs Obrecht announces the adult physical education class continues to vary activities. Sessions begin with exercises to songs like Chicken Fat and Consider Yourself. They then play oral soccer on scooter boards and a large ball, followed by volley ball, cageball, and finally basket ball on scooter boards at the last meeting of the second session.
Steve Hinkle a 17 year old Emerson senior stands 6 ft 4 in with brown eyes and dark brown hair. He excels in economics English IV government bookkeeping and art with favorites including girls blue pizza and Cool Hand Luke. After graduation he plans to attend trade school and pursue St Louis Cardinals training.
On March 6 the Future Nurses Club hosted an assembly at Glenwood State School about alcohol drugs and tobacco. Dr Stinard outlined dangers including high blood pressure brain damage and cancer. A film Is Smoking Worth 117 followed, then Lynda Naccarato spoke on STP and other drugs with a Q and A to finish.
Nishna Valley music and speech students performed at the Baptist Church in Emerson on March 5 for the women’s club. The clarinet trio Randy Morris Patty Patton and Denise Hendrix played Three of a Kind. The boys double quartet with Jim Cheney Denny Boileau Scott Sayers Terrie Spicer Richard Fleming Dave Swett Jon Bass and Jim Spicer sang Blu Trumpets. Sherry Greenwood and Coleen Exceen delivered speeches that received top marks at the district speech contest.
In Malvern residents are warned as a fictional White Phantom menace resurfaces this time in Malvern after Emerson reports. The Nishua Valley Drivers Ed class has been in Malvern for two weeks with no accidents, though close calls occur.
After a long season the girls basketball team earns a trip to Des Moines for the state tournament. They depart Friday March Fourteen and return Sunday, staying at the Travel Lodge to watch the events and enjoy the experience.
Mr Caldwell s P E class defeated Mr Agnew s group in a best of three volleyball match. The Caldwell team included Dennis Brileau Bill Scherle Rich Wieming Kenny Herbert Donnie Haack Chris Pierze Jay Burns Randy Morris and others. Mr Agnew s squad featured Jim Cheney John Paul Bob Largent Vaughn Bab il Pat Barnes Bob Michaels and other notable athletes. Officials were Mr Caldwell and Mr Fairchild with few disputed calls.
On March 4 at Nishma Valley high gym the entire student body heard about new policies on dress dignity grooming and related penalties. Committees for male and female attire and grooming were appointed and a gum candy policy and locker rules were reviewed by Superintendent Wedergren.
Rehearsals for the Nishine Valley spring play directed by Mrs Norma Fisher are underway with Kay Rydberg as student director. Performances are slated for March 25 and 26. Leading roles include Bill Scherle Noel Allen Denny Boileau Dana Melee Marilyn Wax Richard Fleming and Steve Linkle. All seniors participate in the cast or production duties.
Goodwill Industries announces a donation drive with a truck stopping in area towns on March 28 to collect usable discards such as clothing furniture and appliances. Items go to the Omaha plant where handicapped workers repair them for resale to fund training and employment programs.
Seven Malvern high school students attended the Tri-State Speech Festival in Maryville Maine. Mike Parker and Mary Beth Costello delivered original oratory and earned Merit certificates for their selections What is Life and Americas New Generation. Nancy Dalan and John Phelps presented a cut from Pygmalion in duck acting, earning Merit certificates. John Phelps was named top speaker in extemporaneous speaking and will receive a Certificate of Special Merit and an engraved gavel from the college.
Three girls competed in oral interpretation with readings from prose poetry and drama. Sharlene Scott read prose, Dru Mort excerpted Exodus and Robert Benchley’s The Menace of Buttered Toast, each earning a Certificate of Merit. Dixie Bird topped the division with a Carl Sandburg poetry reading The Moon With the Broken Fingers and received a Special Merit certificate and an engraved college gavel. The Maryville students entertained the crowd and later offered tickets to Nodaway Community Theater’s My Three Angels.
The Malvern American Legion Auxiliary sponsors its annual Legion Birthday Pot Luck Supper on March 18 at 6 30 in the Community Building. Each family brings two covered dishes. Rolls cake and coffee provided. Entertainment planned. Legion members will hold a business meeting with Boys State candidate selection on the agenda and other important issues.
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