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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1970
Page
4
February schedule lists speech practice at HS auditorium on Feb 18 at 6 30 with district events and basketball tournaments including Lyon district wrestling tourney and sectional basketball Feb 3. District speech contest set for Feb 26 with state wrestling tourneys and a parents banquet on Haasball at 7 PM.
A fragment recounts Valentines Day origins from Roman Lupercalia to Pope Gelasius setting Feb 14 as the date. It notes old superstitions in Derbyshire about unmarried women and seeing through keyholes for marriage prospects and matings with charms and songs.
Hedgitt uses a folded rose petal to strike her forehead revealing a belief in a loved valentine. The story notes Valentine’s Day remains a day of love though not shared by many, mentioning February as the month of celebration.
The Rock Valley group led by coach Mrs Friedrich left at 6:45 AM for Spencer for the state speech event. They performed To Burn A Witch at 9:06 AM and earned an I rating with possible future hospital auxiliary appearances.
Carole Van Beckum profiles Harold Boer as a standout athlete at RVHS. Boer attended all four high school years and excelled in football earning letters in sophomore and senior years with an all conference honorable mention this past season.
Deloras Ymker laments limited faculty turnout for the Stowball dance while praising student effort. The piece notes invitations, decorations, a queen, and the homecoming, prom, and social events, urging teachers to attend the three dances yearly.
The text notes a student with FFA activities in the morning and an afternoon auto mechanics course at Northwest Iowa Vocational School in Sheldon. It lists subjects including Vee Agr, American Government, Phys Ed, and Health and mentions plans to seek work or farming after graduation. It also references Sheila McNamara, a familiar RVHG3 persona orbiting in the capsule this week as she has attended RVHS all four years and has received
The Art I class under Mr. Foreman filled two months of work on a mural titled the Gay 90s. Now on exhibit in Haas hall it will hang behind the speaker's platform at the Veterinarians Convention in Hotel Fort Des Moines Des Moines. Students Cheryl Groeneweg Berry Kocham Bonnie Van Ottertoon Kathy Kelderman Le Nora Vande Stouwe Pam Getrinen Ken Kooima Lila Ven Drie Dianne Van Voorn Carol Vander Weerd Bonnie Snyder Kathy Kersbergen Leanna Lund Donyer Malm and Ray Miller completed the project alongside a drawing unit to deepen understanding of perspective and drawing values.
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