Teens Abandon Books For Shovels In Snow Vacation
Montgomery County teens and Frederick students react to blizzard closures. Students describe boredom, while some savor free days to ski, sleep, or complete projects. Shared sentiment blends missing friends with disappointment over makeup work and social life disruption.
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Sally
Joe Dutrow
St. John’s
Joe
Karen Hoffman
St John’s
Karen
Ronnie de 'Grange
Thas
Montgomery County
Frederick
Carol Schram
Damascus High School
Carol
Damascus
Larry Lamson
Larry
Molly Connor
Gaithersburg
Donna Gibson
Barry Ryan
Gaithersburg High School
Mt Airy Names DAR Good Citizen Award Winner
Mary Lou Lowman, Mt Airy Senior High School, is chosen as the DAR Good Citizen for Carroll County. A National Merit Scholar, she led in FTA, served as class treasurer, yearbook staff, Girls State representative, Outdoor School counselor, and was a top student and pianist. She will be honored with other winners and may advance to state competition.
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Mt Airy
Mary Lou Lowman
Lester L. Lowman
Daughters of the American Revolution
Carroll County
Mary’ Lou
FTA
County Outdoor School
American Uni
Washington D.C
Dental Week Opens Sunday Observed by ADA
National Children’s Dental Health Week kicks off with the Frederick County Dental Assistants Society visiting the Maryland School for the Deaf and Harmony Grove School. They will hand out toothbrushes to younger students and demonstrate brushing techniques with teacher guidance at the School for the Deaf. Bulletin boards on dental health will be posted in several elementary schools and windows displays appear in two downtown Frederick shops. The program covers nutrition, proper dental treatment, and brushing techniques.
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American Dental Association
Frederick County
Frederick
Brains Need Apply: South Side High Honors Club
In Memphis at South Side High, seniors with at least a B average and strong self discipline gain six week access to an honorary study hall. Members receive an hour daily of unsupervised study or relaxation in the sole vacant classroom, with their grades and behavior checked every six weeks.
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Memphis
Tenn
Prams
South Side High
Paul Buchanan
Mike Bailey
Hypnotist David Ernst To Perform At Taneytown
Taneytown High School hosts David K Ernst in an evening of fun and fantasy on February 14 at 7 30 PM in the auditorium. The return engagement follows last year s successful assembly and promotes medical hypnosis insights with humorous and uncanny demonstrations.
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David Ernst
Taneytown
Taneytown High School
PTA
David K. Ernst
Ernst
Elks Offer Scholarships for High School and College Students
Elks National Foundation Trustees plan 130000 in scholarship awards to be distributed at the 1966 Grand Lodge Session in July. Awards range from 700 to 1500 dollars and support talented, financially needy students based on scholastic achievement, need, and character including citizenship leadership and patriotism. Local entries must be filed with Elmer R. Bokesch at 18 Kime Blvd by February 15, with district judging then forwarding to the Tristate Elks Association for state and national consideration.
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Elks National Foundation
Grand Lodge
Elmer R. Bokesch
Kime Blvd
Tristate Elks Association
Damascus FFA Honored for Gold Emblem and Awards
Damascus High School FFA under Leonard Tolley earned multiple honors at a Baltimore ceremony. Lloyd Carrico Darryl Walker and David Miller accepted awards including a $50 check for exceptional soil and water conservation and a $35 Gold Emblem for the chapter, the sixth straight year it has earned the honor. Darryl Walker also received a gold medal for dairy project records. Gaithersburg Semester Ball canceled due to snow with no rescheduled date.
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FFA
Damascus High School
Leonard Tolley
Lloyd Carrico
Darryl Walker
David Miller
Baltimore Hilton
Baltimore
Maryland Farm Bureau
Mascus
Maryland
Darryl
Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg High School
Linganore Names Senior of the Month La Rue Repp
Linganore High School honors La Rue Repp 17 of Johnsville as January Senior of the Month. Repp, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter G Repp, serves as page two editor of the school newspaper, a cheerleader, class secretary, and captain and forward of the girls basketball team. The award honors leadership and service with National Honor Society selection.
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la Rue Repp
Johnsville
Linganore High School
Walter G. Repp
la Rue
Damascus High School Adds Enrichment Courses After Enrolment
Damascus High School launches an enrichment program including drama English lab history lab and office practice. A senior assembly featured Vladimir A Sinitsyn a Soviet Embassy visa officer who urged critical evaluation of propaganda and noted U S media bias. A seventh period was added to accommodate the program and students purchased a paperback on life in the Soviet Union.
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Damascus High School
Christine Kolstad
Vladimir A. Sinitsyn
Washington, D.C
Sinitsyn
Russia
the Volga
Soviet Union
Boonsboro Elects Class Officers and Mt Airy Plans Events
Boonsboro elected officers for freshman and upper classes with Jean ne Crampton as president of the junior class and Lana Myers leading the freshman. Mt Airy previews activities including Gymkana Troupe event, Sweetheart Dance, and class ring orders amid consolidation talks for MAHS and Sykesville.
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Boonsboro
Mt. Airy
Lana Myers
Jan Arnold
Jackie Hill
Greg Cummings
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Allied Florists’ Association
Francis Scott Key
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Key Club
University of Maryland
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Carol Miller
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