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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1956
Page
2
Boone Valley High School grows with 117 students and nine teachers under a new superintendent. The piece urges all students to embrace changes, cooperate, learn names, and build school spirit to make Boone Valley the best in the state.
The Boone Valley Schools opened with one new bus and eight old buses. Bus drivers for all buses are listed, including Bus 1 Mrs Adah Er win and Bus 2 Asa Brayton. Kindergarten routes are driven by Ray Ellsworth and Mrs Lois Fisher.
The Boone Valley 1956 football season starts Friday September 1 with Titonia as the opponent and an 8:00 p.m. kickoff. Upcoming schedule lists Ventura and Twin Rivers at home or away along with Gilmore City Dows Alden in October and November conference games.
Boone Valley Community School begins the 1956 57 term with a faculty of 22 under Supt W P Wittmer. At the Hardy building are Doris Keister Roberta Midland Lois Kelling Dorothy Opdahl. Vernon building staff includes Violet Sankey Mabel Ramsyung Viola Kepper Maxine Henry W Vance Davidson. Renwick building lists W Keith Baessler C M Gillespie Barbara Oliver Barbara Sunner Eugene Movick Theodore Vandevier Court Hooton Dean James Rita Mae Rossman Madelyn Hansen Georgiana Waskow Lois Leaverton.
There will be no grade news this week because of complications in getting reorganized. Beginning next week the grade news will be a regular feature.
Coach Hooton said the 1956 football squad will be built around seven players. The seven named players are Merrill Nerem Roger Siemens Donald Kraft Kenny Kiley Dave Biesemeyer Mike Huntley and Bernie Nelson. He added the remaining four positions are open to anyone.
Boone Valley Schools run a coordinated lunch program with meals planned by Mrs Edith Pannell Mrs Esther Bind and staff at Hardy Vernonhag and Boone Valley High School. Daily records track food costs and meal costs. Mrs Rossman travels to ensure menus are prepared a month ahead. Enrollment 349 children dine regularly at 27¢ for grades 4 12 and 22¢ for grades 1 3. Occasional diners pay 30¢ and 25¢ respectively.
A sandwiched tale shows Boone Valley High students and staff debating new team names. Proposals include Beavers Bombers Braves and Tigers while some prefer a neutral Beavers option to fit a working class student body.
The Boone Valley High School principal distributed the student handbook detailing required conduct on buses, in playgrounds and buildings, at noon and after school. It outlines dress, study hall rules, and daily attendance during illness or emergencies.
Fourteen girls in the homemaking class discuss what homemaking means and plan department improvements. They are cleaning and organizing to prepare for the first unit of food preservation and look forward to a productive year.
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