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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1977
Page
4
A collection of student writings from McMillan School explores Christmas joy, Santa, angels, and winter scenes. Poems and letters express wonder at Santa’s sleigh, Rudolph, and a wish to help cystic fibrosis, with multiple authors named and dated comments from grade levels.
The December activities calendar lists events including Eugene Field Christmas Program on December 11 at 7:30 p.m., Vocal Christmas Concert at MHS December 14 at 2:30 p.m., and Hawthorne and McMillan programs. Dismissal times are noted for vacation starting December 20 with classes resuming January 3.
On November 14 Mexico Junior High School Home Economics II classes visited Vandalia to tour the Babble Brooks factory. They observed sewing operations on three floors producing skirts and shorts for summer 1978, with training for beginners and paid piecework, including a brief lunch break.
A brief holiday card from Room 112 at Eugene Field School features candles, holly, Rudolph, icicles, Santa Claus, elves, greetings, angels, and a bright star, all wishing a merry Christmas.
Mexico Junior High sponsors a new pep band led by Jack Scheurer listing members by instrument. Names include Nancy Friday, Jennifer Hill, Diane Hobbs, Mike Jennings, Jim Adams, Danny Lee, Shawn Sawyer, Steve Wyss, and others across flute clarinet saxophones brass and percussion in a concise roster.
A collection of Christmas letters from children in Missouri and nearby towns to Santa. They request toys such as dolls, bikes, walkie talkies, tools, and imagining gear, while promising cookies, milk, and carrots for reindeer. Names include Richie Vanskike Tammy Stuckenschneider Chris Stuckenschneider Kristina Keith Stewart Lisa Kelsay. Places referenced include Martinsburg Beaton City and St Joseph School.
A reader essay chronicles Cliff Palace as a stone Indian village. It recalls sun dance beliefs, rope weaving from yucca fibers, pottery making, and cotton cloth weaving traded by traders. Fall activities include drying food and winter prep as villagers live and later move away.
CP School outlines Christmas activities for December including a student play for parents on December 20, Christmas tree decorating with Si n Spin donation from Omicron Alpha Sorority and a $10 gift for children. Local groups donate toothbrushes for dental care. staff changes noted with Ernie Crowdis leaving. Reading Circle certificates awarded to Todd Heaton and Tina Bingham. New Good Citizen and COG representatives named. The Franolas Group to sponsor a Pinata Christmas Party December 20.
Mrs Sandra Darnell reports first graders learn letter writing and proper envelope addressing at Eugene Field. Mexico Junior High boys basketball open season December 12 at Jefferson City. first Hannibal game cancelled by weather. Opening junior high wrestling meet is December 16 at 4 p.m. versus Moberly. Christmas vacation runs from December 20 to January 3, 1978.
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