Linda Vander Bok’s high school career spans music and leadership
Linda Vander Bok, active in Mixed Chorus, Girls Glee, and band, served as a Newsletter Staff reporter, acted in a class play, and earned National Honor Society honors while editing the annual supplement. She plans nursing at South Dakota State University. Also highlights Wilmer Van Beek’s multi-sport career, track, and future plans, plus new school attendance policies detailing excused and unexcused absences and make-up rules.
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Linda Vander Bok
Linda
Gra
South Dakota State University
Brookings
Wilmer van Beek
Willie
Wilmer
FFA
Wilmet
Triple 2 Ranch
Air Force
Commercial College
Mankato, Minn
Rockets Win At Voogd Relays On April 11
Rock Valley track team posted strong showings at the Voogd Relays in Rock On Tuesday April 11. Rockets earned several points with a third place in the medley relay and a fifth in the two mile run led by Dean Landegent Chuck Witte and Kley with team members Elass and Reinke among contributors to the score.
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Rock. Valley
Rock
Rockets
AL Elass
Thinclads
Rocket Thinelads
Boyden-Hull Comets
Hull Wack
Comets
Boyden-Hull
Evert Jouwstra
Harlan van Roekel
Jerry Abma
Doug Reinke
Chuck Witte
Gélie Buckley
Dave Suter
Déan Landegent
Dean Landegent
Last Laugh Reitke at a supper day event
A brief item notes a social gathering featuring Reitke at a supper event. Details are sparse in the clipped text, with names and exact timing not fully legible.
Large Group Contest This Weekend at RVHS in Sioux Rapids
Large group contest is set for Saturday April 22 in Sioux Rapids Iowa with four groups performing. The band directed by Mr Vanden Burg plays Rhapsodie Modernata and March and Procession of Bacchus while the boys glee sing Brothers Sing O or Give Me Your Tired Your Poor. The girls glee will perform Adoramus Te and If My Song Had Wings and the contest choir plans Bach Alleluia Sing Praise and Song of Spring. Sixty members per group may perform and organizers expect strong ratings.
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RVHS
Sioux Rapids
Iowa
Mr. Vanden Burg
Davis
Bacchus
Celebis
Greig
Berlin
Lazarus
Palestrina
Hahn-Gaine
Mahacek
Leckberg
Vanden Burg
Senior Day Plans Set for May 19 Visit to Minneapolis
Senior Day, or Senior Skip Day, is scheduled for May 19. Plans are few so far, with a definite visit to Minneapolis, Minnesota and a stop at the Cinerama. Seniors grow anxious for the day as plans rapidly come together.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Cinerama
State of Mind: Belief Drives Victory in Life and Sport
A motivational verse asserts success grows from will and mindset. It stresses positive thinking fuels effort, resilience, and achievement, noting many races are lost before starting and that belief often determines outcomes. The piece urges readers to think big, maintain self confidence, and persist to win.
Television's rise reshapes life and reading habits
The author recalls early television developments from Braun to Rosing and London's 1938 public show, noting how TV fused sound and sight. He laments diminished reading in homes while praising books as friends, yet admits television rarely inspires or entertains him as Gunsmoke ends its run.
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Bork
Bac
Braun
Boris Rosing
London
Amos
Andy
Gee
Molly
Prom Night Plans Spark Jr Sr Banquet Hype
Activities for the upcoming prom and Jr Sr Banquet dominate school chatter as juniors and seniors organize food, entertainment, and decorations. Meanwhile a boys varsity dual meet on April 18 saw Rocket teams narrowly defeat Boyden Hull 63 60 with multiple event wins and relay records.
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Jr. Sr
Jr's
Hildona van Beek
Tam
Prom Plotting Sophs Stir Gossip and Pranks
Readable scraps reveal sophomores planning pranks on upperclassmen at prom settings including ink stamper mischief, spiking punch, flirting to gain favors, salting coffee, and cutting formals with scissors. Also notes sports results, MVP candidates, and a quirky date about a Great Storm prophecy.
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Dean Green
Poisin
Dennis Rozeboum
Chuck Witte
Randy Porter
Char Schelhaas
Shirlee van Zee
Chuck
Kent
Pam Bunch
Karla Dykstra
Dave Reinke
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