Rockets Top Hull Western 70 59 in Varsity Clash
Rock Valley Rockets defeat Western Christian Indians 70 to 59 after trailing 29 29 at half. Don Klein led Rockets with 13, LaVerne Boer 22 and Kent Pruisman 16 paced scoring. Western’s Van Roekel and Dykstra 12 each. Rockets hit 90 percent field goals and 66 percent free throws.
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Rock Valley Rockets
Western Christian Indians
Rocket Gym
Idisus
Rockets
Indians
Don Klein
Dan Kersbergen Hiad
van Key
Wesveem
Rock Valley
Rocker
Rockers
Wrestling Chant Sheet Sparks School Spirit
Wrestlers and cheer squads prepare chants for meets. Rehearsed lines echo basketball chants with calls like Pin em Take down right now and We Want Two. The Rockets cheer, led by coach Mr. Negaard, chants Rock Valley style and echoes a new team site adopted this year.
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Dave
Larry
Negaard
Rock Valley
Wrestlers Hold Practice Meet At Spencer
RVHS wrestlers left the Thanla Living vacation for a Friday morning practice meet against Spencer, traveling by bus at 1 46 a m with Coach Negaard. Each wrestler competed twice in his weight class, no scores recorded. Marmon returned to Rock Valley about 2:00 p m. The team next competes at the George tournament Saturday.
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E Rves
Thanla
Va—Cation
Spencer
Negaard
RVHS
RYHS
Rock Valley
George Tourna
Sioux County Orchestra Forms. RVHS Members Selected
Sheila McNamara and Harlan Vande Berg from RVHS have been chosen for the newly formed Sioux County Orchestra. Sheila will play french horn and sits second chair of six. Harlan will play jumper. Participants met last week in Orange City and were selected. Further details will follow after the first rehearsal.
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Sheila McNamara
Harlan Vande Berg
RVHS
Sioux County Orchestra
Sheila
Vande Berg
Orange City
Who's in the Capsule Ver n Boer joins Capsule feature
LaVerne Boer appears in this weeks Capsule. He has attended RVBS all four years of high school and served as a lbrarian freshman year. Vern belongs to the letterman's club FFA and has lettered all years. He takes art English bookkeeping government and plans college or National Guard after graduation.
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LaVerne Boer
RVBS
Vern
FFA
RVHS
National Guard
John Loverink Caps Off Four Sport High School Career
John Loverink of Rock Valley Christian School completed four years of high school athletics at RVHS. He earned letters in football baseball and wrestling, joined the letterman's club and FFA, and studied bookkeeping government and English. He plans to wrestle again this year and enjoys hunting and fishing.
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John Loverink
John
Letterman’s Club
FFA
Whispers and Rumors From RVHS High School
A jumble of gossip from RVHS includes renamed signs in the boy girl bathroom prank results, locker room chatter about couples, missing items and stolen car rumors. Students recall a jamboree loot and various social dramas as the school community debates rumors and pranks.
Rockets Win In Jamboree Game At West Lyon
Rock Valley defeats Boyden-Row Comets 30 to 22 in the Siouxland Conference jamboree. Rockets outshoot the Gamets with 11 field goals and 8 free throws while Lanny Vugteveen scores 9 and La Verne Boer 6 for Rock Valley. Other scores: Maurice-Orange City over Akron, Central Lyon over George, Sioux Center over West Lyon.
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Rock Valley
Boyden-Liall Comets
West Lyon
Rockets
Comets
Royden-Hull
Lanny Vugteveen
la Verne Boer
Hywans
Maurice-Orange City
Akron
Central Lyon
George
Sioux Center
Senior Girls To Take Betty Crocker Test December 5
Rock Valley Community and Hull Western Christian high schools join more than half a million students in about 18 000 high schools nationwide taking the Betty Crocker American Homemaker of Tomorrow test on December 5. One participant may win a 5000 college scholarship, with state and national awards of up to 86000, 4000, 8000, and 1500 dollars. Winners receive a silver charm and state papers go to state competition. the event aims to spotlight homemaking as a career and includes a nationwide tour and judging by test scores and interviews.
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Rock Valley
Hull Western Christian
Ina
Betty Crocker
Ahn American Homemaker of
To- Morton
General Mills, Inc
Betty
Crocker
Washington
D. C
Minneapolis
Minn
General Mills
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Science Research Associates
Chicago
Encycolpaedia Britannica, Inc
Wrestlers Open Season With George Tourney This Saturday
Rock Valley's 1967-88 wrestling squad opens the season this Saturday at George, facing Milford Amala ds Park and Rock Valley. Returning lettermen include Landegent Post Timmer Bauder Lovetink Swer Buckley Gayer Landegent Witte Power Bakker Vande Weerde Plueper Plunger Kuiper Maasen Van Noott Van Noot Klein Pedersen Dykstra Santema Van Maanen Vink. Last year the Rockets went 3-11 and placed third in the George tournament. coach Negaard says the year could be for a strong wresting campaign.
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Racker
George
Milford
Amalds Park
Rock Valley
Dean Landegent
Aslin Post
Steve Timmer
John Bauder
John Lovetink
Dave Swer
Gene Buckley
Tom Gayer
Larry Landegent
Chuck Witte
Randy Power
Lyle Bakker
Job Vande Weerde
Duane Plueper
Dale Plunger
Brad Kuiper
Duane Maasen
Jeff Vande Velde
Randy Duiis
Peter van Noott
Paul van Noot
Brad Klein
Jay Pedersen
Dennis Dykstra
Greg Santema
Randy van Maanen
Leroy Vink
Rockets
Rockers
Duane Plueger
Mr. Negaard
Sesson
All Twelve Cheerleaders Attend Jamboree
The article notes a cheerleading clinic on November 29 at West Lyon with cheerleaders from multiple groups. Varsity basketball cheerleaders performed two cheers, while junior varsity did T-2h and Victorys, with wrestling cheerleaders completing routines.
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West Lyon
All-State Honors For Local High School Musicians
Two students from our high school attended All-State in Des Moines. Donne Klein plays first clarinet in the concert band and Dave Van Abbema is first baritone standard chair out of fifteen. Their Saturday evening performance was filmed for televi wing and will be aired later.
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Mr. Glanzer Sal Mvb
Bonnie Buma
Schol
Tohany H
John W. Parks
Inwood Cemetery
Doug
Hilen
Klein
Neece
Davey
Stoltz
Bud
Addy
Smitty
Delores
Kay
Gary V
X.K
Des Moines
Donne Klein
Dave van Abbema
Need Chaperones for School Bus Trips to Games
Parents are asked to volunteer as chaperones for upcoming basketball games and wrestling meets. The request seeks help multiple times this season, valuing any single or recurring assistance to supervise students on bus trips.
Twenty Three Days Until Christmas Vacation
The message notes a countdown of twenty three days to the Christmas vacation and comments on its perceived grooviness.
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Hull Western
Chon
Orpheum Theatre
Doon
Sipma Electric
Arend’s Clothing
Beverly’s Apparel
Pudd’s Hardware
Beamer’s
Cate
Jim's
McGill
Community Ot Co
Rock Valley Lumber Co
Hi-Way Chevrolet Co
Farmers Elevator Co
Graves
Wells’ Blue Bunny Roorda Machine Shop
Vince's Clover Farm Store
Barb's Cafe
Feshman
By Garnie
CHE
of Us
Timmer
Venice
Northwestern Bell
George Tourney
Owen Manning
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