Glee Killion Named 1968 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow
Glee Killion won a written knowledge and attitude exam for senior girls to be named 1968 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for Polk High School. She earns eligibility for state and national scholarships and a silver charm from General Mills. The state winner receives a 1500 scholarship and Britannica Encyclopaedia set. runner up gets 500. Also notes on local anniversary visitors.
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Glee Killion
Betty Crocker
Polk High School
Gilee
General Mills
Cub Reporter
First Grade Reading and Math Highlights
The first grade class covers primer stories with Dick Jane and Sally, expanding to neighbor and animal friends, and Grandmother and Grandfather. They learn the Law of Grouping in math, add and subtract facts up to seven, enjoy rhyming phonics, and celebrate Scott Hudson's seventh birthday on January 9 with Mrs. Edward Erickson visiting earlier.
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Jane
Sally
Edward Erickson
Scott Hudson
Fifth Grade Studies Civil War and Heart Transplants
The fifth grade is starting second semester with Civil War in social studies and heart transplants discussed in class. Reading groups expand vocabulary daily while arithmetic covers triangles and long division. Health books finished. science begins with comparing temperatures in two cities at the same latitude.
Polk High School News Roundup Sixth Grade Officers
Sixth grade elected class officers Rita Fossberg as president Michael Flodman as vice president and Daryl Tenniges as secretary. Students report on Brazil topics in social studies including resources cities transportation and government.
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Rita Fossberg
Michael Flodman
Daryl Tenniges
Brazil
United States
Chicago Tribune
Denver Post
Polk County Supper Guests and Weekend Visits
Polk area residents hosted and visited relatives with supper guests Billie Nelson and Judy Crha from Central City. Osceola couple Merton Flodman joined Carroll Flodman for Sunday dinner. Dale Nyberg and sons of Central City visited the Johnson family for Sunday dinner. Llef Ostberg visited Martin Hoffman Sr. Donald Hanquist of Milford spent the weekend with his parents Donald and Donald Hanquist Sr.
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Milan Blase
Billie Nelson
Judy Crha
Central City
Merton Flodman
Osceola
Carroll Flodman
Dale Nyberg
Richard Johnson
Llef Ostberg
Martin Hoffman
Donald Hanquist
Milford
Senior high graduation plans and upcoming diplomas
The passage reflects seniors discussing gown colors diploma name sizing and cap dimensions while models necklaces arrive. It notes weekly campus pamphlets and growing plans about future prospects as graduation near in about a dozen weeks.
Polk Students Attend Albion Choral Clinic Concert
Twenty five Polk High School students joined 772 students from seventeen schools at Albion for the 23rd Annual Choral Clinic held January 12 and 13. Guest conductor Dr. Douglas McEwen of the University of New Mexico led rehearsals and the Saturday 8:00 p.m. concert at Albion School Auditorium featured works by Bach Handel Hayden Quilter Butler Diemer and Steffe Ringwald.
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Miss Spray
Polk High School
Albion
Douglas McEwen
University of New Mexico
McEwen
California
Florida
Europe
Roger Wagner Chorale
Albion School
Bach
Handel
Michael Hayden
Quilter
Butler
Diemer
Martin
Steefe Ringwald
Gary Harless Returns Home From Germany
Gary Harless who has been stationed in Germany arrived home Sunday evening.
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Gary Harless
Germany
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Louie Blase
Carl Oswald
Aurora
Rollin Rehrs
Hampton
Polk County
Polk County Officials
Telephon
The
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Freshman News
By Charles Otte
Senior News
Dan Graves
Polk
Albion Choral Clinic
Mary Lou Kealiher
Dr. McEwen
A. O. Smith
Kansas-Nebraska
KON Kansas - Nebraska Natural Gas Company, Inc
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