College mindset shapes high school senior choices
Middletown and nearby high school seniors weigh factors beyond cost when selecting colleges. They seek strong departments, small class sizes, good libraries and dorms, and favorable student teacher ratios. Some emphasize personal growth, others focus on career preparation and social aspects.
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Middletown
Martha Willight
Middletown High School
Chuck Muraski
Fenwicks
Janet Schnerner
Fenwick
School For Nursing
Tim Grant
Monroe
Vicki Hinkle Traces DAR Line from Middletown High School
Vicki Hinkle, a senior at Edgewood High School and DAR member, traced her family history to 1096 A.D. Her research links to Col. Jonathon Bayard Smith chapter and the Gold Honors Roll. She plans to study Paper Technology at Miami University Hamilton.
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Sheri Hendrick
MHS
Thee
Middletown
Vicki Hinkle
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
Edgewood High School
Vicki
Kenneth R. Hinkle
N. First Street
Trenton
Jean Johnson
Blue Ball
Washington, D.C
Jonathon Bayard Smith
Henckel
Hinkle
Joseph Hinkle
Dixie Highway
William Penn
Anthony Jacob Henckel
America
Joseph Hinkel
National Honorary Society
F.T.A
Girls Athletic Association
Hamilton
Miami University
Rock Opera Superstar Gains Local Spotlight
Jesus Christ Superstar draws attention from students and adults as the rock opera presents the last seven days in Jesus life. Judas probes Jesus about his suffering while Jesus prays in Gethsemane and faces mockery and betrayal.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tim Rice
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Judas
God
Itesse
Jesus of Nazareth
Garden
Gethsemane
the of the City of London
Ian Gillian
Deep Purple
Actress Flings Steel Sword. Orchestra Violin Smashes
Jenny Beak, 22, in The Desert Song at a Suffolk theater, accidently hurled a three foot steel sword into the orchestra pit. The weapon narrowly avoided the first violinist and shattered his violin, as the audience watched.
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Bury, ST. Edmunds England
Jenny Beak
Suffolk
Dee White a Fenwick freshman eyed Motown and symphonies
Dee White, a Fenwick High School freshman, has drawn attention for a budding singing career and other talents. She declined Motown Records three years ago, attends local events, and has sung with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. She has been Miss Fenwick, Miss Bethel AME, and participates in multiple school activities.
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Motown
Cincinnati_ Symphony Orchestra
Dee White
Fenwick High School
Dee
Motown Records
Detroit
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Fenwick
Allen Temple Ame
Cincinnati
Atlantic City
Kenny Rodgers
Barnitz Stadium
Miss Fenwick
Girls’ Athletic Association
Young People’s Department
The
Missionary
Sailor Joe Berry Aims for National Junior Championship Return
Joe Berry a Lemon Monroe High senior pursues sailing glory after competing across the Great Lakes and national events. He placed fourth in nationals as a crewman and won the National Junior Championship for 18 and under in New York, earning a $130 scholarship and eyeing a sailing scholarship to the Bahamas.
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Joe Berry
Lemon- Monroe High
Joe
Wisconsin
New York
Canada
Great Lakes
Eric
United States
Bahama Islands
Teletrainers Bring Classroom Phone Practice to Trenton Middle
Seventh grade English classes under Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter receive teletrainers from the Ohio Bel Co to improve speaking and listening. Two phones allow student conversations to be heard, taped for later review, while a telephone directory of students and staff is built for the project.
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Joe
Trenton Middle School
Elizabeth Hunter
Education Department
Ohio Bel Co
Expensive Grape Juice Explosion Destroys Home
London report says Don O'Donaghue bought a six shilling bottle of grape juice for grandchildren. The juice fermented and exploded two months later, shattering a fish tank and flooding the home with 35 gallons of water, killing 30 fish and scattering gravel on the rug.
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London
Don O’donaghue
O’donaghue
Valley View High forms Student Advisory Council to bridge gap
Valley View High School operates a Student Advisory Council to voice student opinions. Eight members from four classes meet with administrators to discuss topics from smoking on campus to jeans policy and a seven period day. They plan a courtyard landscaping project and emphasize that the council represents the student body.
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Valley View
Richard Jordan
Jill Holtzmuller
Randy Stivers
Karl Oehrtman andLarke Ummel
Becsy Smith
Ken Clark
Julie Brooks i
Amy
Ummel
Ohrtman
Julie Brooks
Larke Ummel
New Houses Grow Larger in 1968 Suburban Market
In St. Louis area reports show the median price for 1968 new houses at $23,700 with a median square footage of 1,570, up 205 square feet from 1963. The data highlight rising home sizes and costs in the local market.
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ST. Louis
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Ohio State
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George Grimes
Neil Cohen
Jim Stork
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Appalachian
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E. J. Gardner
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Middletown, Ohio
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Mark Heist
Valley View High School
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George Washington
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SUN
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