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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1957
Page
3
Editorial extols hobbies as a productive leisure activity with social, personal, and vocational benefits. It notes hobbies build friendships, aid dating and marriage, guide vocation choices, provide safe escape, and can yield recognition and confidence across life stages.
Arlis Kay Rapp born January 12 1939 is highlighted as Senior of the Week. The profile notes blue eyes brown hair height five five and involvement across health chemistry literature government and band choir FHA and annual staff. She favors literature and baked ham with mashed potatoes and is active in church and senior class play Rest Assured as Miss Akers private secretary.
In science class Miss Midland shows air is needed for burning as two candles under jars reveal. Large jar keeps candle burning longer while small jar snuffs it. In reading, Mrs Keister's group finishes Friends And Neighbors and takes a basic test, makes a movie box, and plans a class rail sum presentation. They also finish reading Down The Riyes Road.
The document lists the newspaper staff and editors including Mra Sumet editor in chief Sharon Hansen Linda Huntley Adelle Jensen James McGowan Shirley Allosson Marvin Cameron and a long string of associates and contributors across departments such as sports music and reporting. The roster names many individuals by full or partial names with roles and titles.
Sandra Thompson who recently moved to Duncembe visited the fifth grade class Friday morning. Students practice decimals in arithmetic and review addition and subtraction. In social studies they finished the Pacific states and will study South America. They work on conversations and punctuation like the comma and address column. Mrs Stanley McCarry visited the class Friday afternoon.
A third grade class studies Holland activities, observing a parade and drawing after a stem exercise. Students attempt early arithmetic and plant seeds in coffee cans, some already sprouting as part of classroom work.
Twenty two students grace the Han ce Hall honor roll for six weeks the most in any period. The list includes PRESHOLIKL PRESHOD? Ronald Hattin Kenneth Friday Judy Gillespie Paul Heggen Janet Martin Douglas Roseberry SOPHOMORES Ronnie Anderson Chris Kiesemeyer Ronald Hefty Judy Henriksen Charlene Hooker James McGowan Elaine Smith Virginia Wig JUNIORS Mary Gilligan Richard Gimner Donna Swan Nona Hefty SENIORS Robert Cameron Roger Engstrom Dave Rasmussen Roger Siemens.
April 26 senior class play. April 30 spring concert. May 4 state music contest large groups.
Fourth grade pupils viewed a film about India in social studies to gain insight into daily life and customs. In art class they made Easter cards, while arithmetic lessons focus on multiplying and dividing hundreds and thousands.
The eighth grade honor roll includes Judy Hansen, Alan Henriksen, Roberta Veldhouse, Harold Bisbee, Judy Johnson, Bonita Engstrom, Marilyn Philipp, Myrna Mills, Sheila Keppel, Ed Hebner and Penny McCaor. Seventh graders listed are Kathy Nerem, Joyce Hefty, Jerilyn Kraft, Dennis Kubly, Dawn Clowes, Carol Arne, Reggie Tate, Ruby Heggen, Gaien Engstrom, Ronnie Klasse, Nancy Helmesh, Roxie White, Clair Nerem and Don Kelling. The operetta was performed April 23. Activities include high jumping equipment use, Jamestown article discussions, and a festival running April 1 to November 30. Students view the glass house known as the lass house where glass blowing began. Civics debates cover capital punishment, income tax fairness, and Hawaii statehood. Debates featured teams: Paul Gilligan with Gordon Jensen vs Dean Neuberger with Larry Wittmer. Judy Johnson with Judy Erwin vs Donne Thompson with Janet Hansen. Jin McGowan with Tony Anderson vs Sheila Kepper with Ruby Huntley. First debating experience led to shortened times. Six more debates are planned. Seventh grade language studies quotation marks and punctuation. Sandra Kraft returns after two weeks. Mrs Haisvig ill. Mrs Davidson substituting.
Marilyn Schmits writes a sixth grade English report on the condor. The piece describes size, color, wing span, flight, nest, eggs, development, and the birds’ placing in the vulture family, with notes on biology and balance in nature.
The kindergarten staged a first grade dramatization titled The Mystery of the Easter Eggs with Debbie Schneider as the Easter Bunny and peers as Bunnies Bushy Tail Squirrel and Red Bird. They connected reading, drew favorite story pictures, and held Easter crafts and an in-class egg hunt party.
First grade students prepared colored paper eyes for an Easter bulletin board and created bunny borders for a roll. They learned the Morning song and held an egg hunt during the week. April dates note Delling Amerson turning seven and absences for Vicki Helmke with others mentioned.
Boone Valley High School music department presents a four act spring concert on Tuesday April 30 at 4:00 in the high school auditorium. The program includes Sea Portrait and The Crosley March by the band directed by Mr Buessler, glee clubs and mixed chorus with pieces like Clancy Lowered The Room In The Silent Night The Night Has A Thousand Fuex and Little David Russian Picnic and Madame Jeanette plus preparations for new band uniforms arriving soon.
A newsfilm shown April 18 at the high school covered topics from the Middle East to the moon, including two Mid East lands, a pine forest fire, an underground river, a crippled plane, and heli copter prospecting. It featured the Library of Congress, The Great Migration, Two Schools In One, and the Grand Canyon. Perfect papers were earned by seniors John Guy and Sharon Hansen. juniors Mary Gilligan Dick Gimner Donna Swan Kenneth Helmich. sophomores Jim Westfall Daryl Hansen Judy Henriksen Sharon Hoffman Elaine Smith Susan Seger Beverly Philipp Ronnie Anderson James McGowan. freshmen Janet Martin Paul Heggen Anne Huschka Marilyn Lerdal Larry Cameron Lynn Dariand. Belcate.
Fragmented notes reflect high school life with playful musings on homework delays senior play and memories from family scrapbooks. The passage includes a pasted quote of The Week about wisdom and self reflection, and a casual glance at youthful mischief and lessons learned.
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