MCHS Social Studies Teacher Attended Civil Defense Workshop
MCHS social studies teacher James Mann attended a Civil Defense Workshop at Iowa Western College in Council Bluffs. Speakers included Steve Halstead and W. W. Docken dorf, Civil Defense consultants for the Iowa Department of Education. Mann called the workshop a new idea of Civil Defense stressing community preparedness in disasters beyond nuclear fears. He noted low turnout, with only four attendees, a contrast to 82 after the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
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MCHS
Nancy Bloedel
James Mann
Iowa Western College
Co. Bluffs
Steve Halstead
W. W. Dockendorf
Iowa Department of Instruction
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Mann
United States
Soviet Union
MCHS Drama Students Attend Harvey and Camelot
Debbi Bayes reports MCHS drama members attended Red Oak High School’s Harvey on Nov. 12 13 and Shenandoah High’s Camelot on Nov. 12 13 and 14. Attendees included Steve Miller Doug Bunchett Joyce Kuck Ron Osler Don Osler Jim Hambright Nancy Bloedel James Parker Debbi Bayes Lori Scheffel Keith Barber Pat Dolan and Miss Van Seyoc. The piece praises drama experience for student growth and calls for more school exchanges to share teaching methods.
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MCHS
Debbi Bayes
Malvern
Red Oak High School
Open House Showcased Student Work at Local Schools
Wandering through junior and senior high halls on Monday November 16, parents and students explored student displays. From 7 to 9 p.m., teachers explained projects and answered questions. Highlights included book projects pictures from MCHS plays and Algebra 1 sample problems. junior high featured leaf and insect collections refreshments were served afterward.
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Lora McConkey
Marcie Simon
MCHS
Turkey Day Survey is Seasonal Fun
Thanksgiving thoughts from students reveal plans like writing, celebrating, sleeping, hunting, or driving education, with no one aiming to eat. The piece wraps with a light note, wishing readers a Happy Thanksgiving and a joke about not eating too much.
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Turkey
Chantry Pantry Open House At Chantry School
Nov 17 event drew 325 attendees including parents students and townspeople. Highlights included listening stations with tape recorders and earphones and filmstrip viewers. Kindergarten displayed an Indian teepee display while other rooms featured Thanksgiving murals and student work. Appreciation noted for Edel Knight family and school cooks.
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Chantry School
Edel Knight
Saturday Basketball Session For Young Girls
Last Saturday the 4th through 7th grade girls gathered in the gym at 9 3 m for a basketball session directed by Coaches Maynes and Robinson. High school players assist Saturdays from 9 am to noon to teach fundamentals and give game experience for future years.
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Maynes
Robinson
Differential Aptitude Tests Given To Sophomores
Last Tuesday the sophomore class in the social science room took Differential Aptitude Tests to gauge aptitudes in verbal reasoning space relations clerical speed numerical reasoning accuracy and sentence structure. The half day session left students with one takeaway next time they should bring Panther pillows to school.
Lunch Tray Menu Plan Through December 4
November 30 offers ham salad sandwiches with buttered corn pear in jello and coffe cake. December 1 features macaroni and cheese green beans apple rings and peach cobbler. December 2 serves pizza baked potatoes cabbage slaw cake with lemon sauce and sandwiches. December 3 provides beef and noodles peas mixed fruit and hot rolls. December 4 includes goulash tossed salad first and cookies and garlic bread.
FHA Heard Talk by Supt Crink
Nancy Blores reports FHA girls held a December meeting in the music room. Supt Crink gave a travel talk about a three week European trip with Mrs Crink to New York City Frankfurt Italy Greece Czechoslovakia Pompeii and the Tomb of Argamon.
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Supt
Crink
Nancy Blores
FHA
Music Room
Quink
Europe
Omaha
New York City
Frankfurt
Germany
France
Ialy
Greece
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Florence
Milan
Rome
Naples
Crinks
Pompeii
Argamon
Franteluct
U. S. A. Imall
FIA
Mr. Crink
Period Prattle On Shakespeare Test In English Class
Miss Eagan’s English IV College Prep class read Macbeth by Shakespeare. The lesson notes Hecate as witchcraft goddess and asks about a weird sister and an odd brother. The questions did not help on the test.
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Miss Eagan
English IV College Prep
Hecate
Ramblings and reflections from the MCHS News staff
The column notes tryouts for Came lot and the female lead Guen eavere with strong turnout for both genders. Miss Van Seyoc weighs Camelot as a musical. Appreciation is given to Mrs. Bookwalter for the Thanksgiving mural. Seniors face many college reps and catalogues add to confusion while students plan Thanksgiving reflections and prayers for those away from home.
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Gueneavere
van Seyoc
MCHS
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