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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1957
Page
2
Judy Skive discusses social growing pains in high school focusing on self consciousness, manners, and coping with new environments. It emphasizes concentrating on actions rather than feelings and being considerate, a good listener and conversationalist, to reduce everyday problems as one matures.
The Gilmore City Concert Band under director John Ericson performed for the high school students and faculty on Wednesday afternoon May 1 as part of a series of exchange concerts with Boone Valley Band and nearby schools. The program included Fiesta Russian Chouse and Overture Design For Autumn Air For Band and several popular selections.
The students made May baskets for May Day on Tuesday and shared them at school. Bruce Pergande was absent Monday April 29 and Kathy Mc Kenna was absent Tuesday. Vicky Helmke turned seven on May 5. Mrs Anderson Mrs Stevenson and Mrs Crowes brought May baskets to school Wednesday. Art class used chalk in regular and wet forms.
The document lists BOOCais staff including Mia Sumet as advisor and Sharon Hansen as editor in chief with Linda Huntley and Adelle Jensen in senior roles. It also names reporters Shirley Amosson Marvin Cameron Mary Ann Cole Joanne Espe Judy Gillespie Virginia Gimer Nadine Grebner and many others.
Calendar lists events from May 11 to May 24 including Junior Senior Prom Banquet May 11 Senior Skip Day May 17 Baccalaureate May 19 Eighth grade graduation May 22 Senior Graduation May 23 and School Picnic May 24.
Kirk Swanson brings two colored chickens to a kindergarten for a visit one red and one blue. The class discusses care for the baby chicks and their meals and sizes. They sing two new songs and play outside weather permitting.
Fifth grade classes explored writing engaging stories and creating effective titles. Students toured United States territories including Hawaii Alaska Panama Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. They learned about parallels latitudes angles and squares and noted July birthdays for Diane Cluwes and Vicki Nerem with a May Day treat.
Audie Harriet Wigans born April 1 1939 at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge earns Senior of the Week honors. She sings oboe in high school groups and plans to study at ISTC after four years on the team.
A reading group staged The Four Musicians with direction from a pane ao tably and classmates performing. Second and third graders were invited to view the play. The class moves to a geography unit on New Orleans and Japan. There were 24 perfect spelling papers.
Marilyn Schmits returned her dental card increasing to 50 percent of the class. Pupils study fractions and decimals while reviewing singular and plural subjects and verbs. Each student wrote a fable as science ends its textbook. April weather chart by Hefty and Macha joins February to April comparisons.
Boone Valley High School music departments presented a spring concert on Tuesday evening April 30 in the high school auditorium. The program featured the vocal groups the boys’ glee club the girls’ plea club and the mixed chorus before closing with the concert band. New band uniforms added color to the performance.
The eighth grade and sponsor Mrs Henry held a theater party at Kanawha on Saturday April 27. Chaperones included Mr and Mrs Stanley McCurry Mr and Mrs Cledis Anderson and Mr and Mrs Fete Henry.
Third grade displayed living items including goldfish two ways a parakeet snails a wild baby rabbit worms and a plant plus ants and violets and tulips while non living items included sea shells mineral rocks and other objects. May baskets were brought for treats the class had 28 perfect spellers.
Congratulations run through Boone Valley High as groups competed at Bode last Saturday. Seniors face parting and the Junior-Senior banquet looms while baseball and track receive notice. The band shows off new uniforms and gratitude is extended to parents and friends. Sophomores await poems from English assignment with budding poets hoped for.
The column asserts that opportunity rarely comes to those lacking value and resilience. It urges readers to prove their worth through action, noting that only those who can endure challenges deserve a chance at success.
In science the boys and girls study the sun and its role in weather. They read about rain and view bees birds and eggs. Miss Midland uses bird pictures and May baskets in art as students learn to group objects into tens and ones for math readiness.
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