Christmas Concert and Festivities Highlight Holiday Season
The high school hosted a December 14 Christmas concert directed by Mr. Ridgway featuring band, glee clubs, mixed chorus, sextets, a flute quartet, a Debbie Durk solo, and a Cindy Atkinson Susan Millard duet. Admission was 50 cents adults, 25 cents students. Proceeds funded band uniforms. The FFA FHA joint party on December 8 included hog calling, water drinking contests, skits, carols, and a gift exchange.
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Music Department
Ridgway
Suzie Spradlin
Debbie Whalen
Marsha Atkinson
Kimberly King
Debbie Durk
Cindy Atkinson
Susan Millard
FFA Norcal
FFA
FHA
Jeanie Applebee
Dennis Haden
Why No Snack Bar At School Lunch Time
Students complain about snack bars open lunch and longer periods. Mr. Cain and Mr. Hobson explain buses require seven hour day and separate routes if lunch lengthened. Federal lunch program and USDA rules shape menu and pricing. soda or snack bars violate agreements. food costs constrained by budget. Mrs. Lucille Boyd oversees purchases.
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Cain
Hobson
Food Service
Lucille Boyd
Two seniors shine in Junior Miss pageant in Fulton
North Callaway seniors Kathy LaFon and Suzie Spradling placed as first and second runners-up at the Junior Miss pageant held December 4 on William Woods College campus in Fulton. Laurel Gilmer of Fulton is the 1970 Callaway County Junior Miss. Contest emphasized interview, arts, poise, youth fitness, and scholastic achievement with performances by Kathy LaFon and fellow contestants Jean Borgelt and Jana Trammell.
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North Callaway
Fulton
Suzie Spradling
Kathy LaFon
Callaway County
Laurel Gilmer
William Woods College
Kathy
Burt Bacharach
Mike Miller
Lizie
Jean Borgelt
Jana Trammell
Jean
Jana
Woody Woodpecker
Graham Hobson Named Allstate
North Callaway football players Bruce Graham and Greg Hobson received Missouri Sportswriters Association honors. Bruce earned honorable mention to the class 2A team as the outstanding offensive player from tackle. Greg, senior and Kingdom City native, led the team with over 1000 rushing yards at halfback and was named team MVP for the 1970 squad.
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North Callaway
Missouri Sportswriters Association
Bruce Graham
Roy Graham
Auxvasse
Bruce
N.C
Greg Hobson
Lewis Hobson
Kingdom City
NorCal
Greg
Banquet Honors Football Players
The Booster Club hosted a November 30 banquet honoring Jefferson City Jays football players with head coach Pete Adkins as guest speaker. Five team awards were voted on by players. Bruce Graham won the Roothog and Bad Bird Awards, Terry Burt earned Most Improved, Greg Hobson took Valuable Player, and Don Boulware was named Best Sophomore.
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Pete Adkins
Jefferson City Jays
Adkins
Bruce Graham
Terry Burt
Spanish Club Fiesta At MU Auditorium
The Spanish Club held a fiesta in the school auditorium on Monday December 7 with a Columbia Missouri musical troupe as main entertainment. Members included Victor Garcia Henry Inares Jim Bousberg Jose del Castillo Luis Gomez and Mrs Gomez and her sister led by Elias Ramos. After the show a pinata was hung for blindfolded students to strike Cheryl Wilkerson club president struck Mrs Thistlewaite and refreshments of hot chocolate and cookies followed as students spoke with Teresa and Mr Ramos.
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School Auditorum
Columbia
Victor Garcia
Henry ‘Inares
Jim Bousberg
Jose del Castillo
Luis Gome
Cheryl Wilkerson
Seniors Take Bettys Test for Homemaker Award
The Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker of Tomorrow was given to senior girls nationwide. At NCHS participating were Jean Borgett Regina Phillips Mona Slater Elizabeth Newson Ester Newson Vickie ehutte Jana Trammell Marsha Karhoff Judy Muehlman Charlotte Hoover Beverly Polmanteer and Kathy Hudson.
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Betty Crocker
NCHS
Jean Borgett
Regina Phillips
Mona Slater
Elizabeth Newson
Ester Newson
Vickie ®Ehutte
Jana Trammell
Marsha Karhoff
Judy Muehlman
Charlotte Hoover
Beverly Polmanteer
Kathy Hudson
T-Birds Fall to Harrisburg 78 63 in Key Conference Clash
The Thunderbirds stumble in a 78 to 63 defeat to Harrisburg. North Callaway trails 32 to 11 at the free throw line as Harrisburg seals the win with stronger free throw work. Top scorers were Loran Hume 17, Alan Baumgartner 15, Greg Hobson 10.
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T-Birds
Harrisburg
Ron Atkinson
Thunderbirds
Bulldogs
North Callaway
the Birds
Loran Hume
Alan Baumgartner
Greg Hobson
Marimba Duo to Perform at School Assembly
The internationally famous Erman and Goldie, renowned marimba artists, will entertain students at a special assembly on January 5 at the school.
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Erman and
Goldie
Meet Coach Davis at NCHS A new speech and health teacher joins
Joe Davis known as Coach Davis leads NCHS health and speech classes this year. He previously taught eighth grade in Auxvasse and coached the Freshman Basketball team. He now coaches Junior Varsity Basketball and Track and aided football as game statistic keeper. Born in Boonville, he studied at Memorial High Houston Texas and Westminster College earning a B A in Physical Education and Speech. His hobbies include hunting and training quarter horses. He believes health and speech should be required even for non college bound students and praises NCHS for its dedication to children.
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NCHS
Joe Davis
Coach Davis
Auxvasse
Boonville
Memorial High
Houston
Tex
Westminster College
Junior Varsity Twirlers Named for 1970 71 Team
Junior varsity twirlers were chosen Nov. 13 by faculty. Nine girls trained three weeks for their routine to Kansas City. The 1970 71 squad includes Freshman Sherry Sparks Captain Shannon Railten Roberta Mirts Sophomore Susan Millard and Sherry Wright. They debuted between J V and Varsity games against Centralia on Dec. 14.
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Kansas City
Sherry Sparks
Shannon Railten
Roberta Mirts
Susan Millard
Sherry Wright
Centralia
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James
Mr. Smith
State Department of Education
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Graham
Allstate
A-1
Board of Education
Don Boulware
Betty
Davis
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