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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1971
Page
4
Sacred Heart parish will end the junior and senior high schools at year's end after a vote by church and school boards. Of 416 ballots returned from 900 voters, 242 favored reducing or ending the system, while 174 wanted to keep it as is. The CCD program will be expanded under the new parish plan with a coordinator and more teachers.
Editorial condemns apathy after a bomb blast at Sacred Heart High and Junior High. It honors 414 voters who cared while lamenting 486 who did not vote. The piece recalls school spirit events, memories, and youth unity, ending with a rallying chant for Sacred Heart.
A list of holiday wishes and favors from residents and groups including school reopenings, meals, a free year, notes about open status for S.H. and TEC, and various personal requests. Several names appear with items such as meals, diplomas, a hot daggie, a photographer, a diploma, and other quirky favors.
A reflection on Christmas as more than toys and spending. The piece urges keeping love and peace beyond December, sharing kindness year round, visiting the lonely, and making Christmas spirit a lasting project that touches homes and hearts.
Sacred Heart students join Santa with a humorous wish list from SHHS kids. Names include Mike Barrer requesting a rubberized telephone pole and Denise Brady asking for Duck Shoes, while other entries mention a dual exhaust car, a supersonic spaceship, a laser gun, a show projector, and various quirky items reflecting the era and school spirit.
Ordinary and heartfelt pleas from students and parents asking Santa for items for Sacred Heart School and for the school to remain open. The piece includes individual wish items, messages about care and apathy, and notes from journalism staff and volunteers.
A December student council meeting centered on homecoming plans for 1972 and a future closure of Sacred Heart high school and junior high. Activities include winter intramurals led by four captains Warren Kane John Doyle John Frost and Bob Rechkemmer. Christmas break set for December 22 to January 3 with a May class trip to Lake of the Ozarks discussed.
Grade school students from Sacred Heart under Sister Mary Jo will present a musical program titled Happiness is Christmas on December 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sacred Heart gym. Grades 1 through 8 sing carols from The 12 Days of Christmas to Silent Night, framed by a narrative on Christmas meaning. Admission is free.
The principal reflects on holiday carols and the need for inner peace. He urges students to consider how personal selfishness undermines peace and to extend understanding to others beyond the Christmas season.
The piece profiles Doug Hemasath 18 president of the Student Council and Mike Jones a four job busy senior. It notes hobbies, employment at J C Penney Wing's Recreation Sacred Heart gym work at Fareway Oelwein Daily Register and busier schedule. It quotes advice to underclassmen and moments of embarrassment while detailing admired figures and future plans.
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