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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1967
Page
7
RVHS students learn about Homecoming bonfire rules as firecrackers remain illegal. The piece lists organizers for Homecoming committees including Sylvia Brown and Seve Timmer, notes a car wash event September 24, and urges school pride while warning against unsafe behavior.
RVHS opens football season with Lake Park on September 15 at home. Band director Harlan Vande Berg leads the halftime show with majorette Pam Gerritson in the pageant. Student council hosts a GRA sock hop after the game. all students invited.
The Capsule highlights senior Pat, active in FHA and clubs, with a wide academic load and a passion for horse riding and pool. Elton Hammock returns for his senior year after a brief move to Oklahoma, pursuing government English physics and senior math while enjoying guitar and his 57 Chevy.
A humorous mixed list of classroom notices and odd requests from students. Items include wanted passes for Hawarden Drive-In and notices to notify Davey Van Driel, with playful lines about pens, coins, invisible socks, and various sale and rent bids. Several names appear, such as Wanda Burgers, Rod Berthelson, and Dee Wilson, among others, reflecting a school bulletin vibe.
Sixteen seniors seek roles on the annual staff with assignments expected next week as photographers, copy editors, assistant editors, business managers, or typists. Sylvia Brown and Mary De Bey already secured Supplement Editor posts, Diane Wilson is Ancaal Egster, others include Steve Timmer, Larry Vugteveen, Adrian Teunissen, Hildenen Vancck, Dave Van Oriel, Donna Klein, Mary Klein, Mary Van Berlum, IoAna Wynia, Norma Groeceweg, Karlys Rook, Ruth De Young, Cora Vande Pol, and Linda Van Gort.
A fragmented humorous piece presents a cast of named characters including Elton Ham Tack Garnie Oldeckamp Wan da Burgers Gatole Wanda Sylvia Brown and Miss Nelton. The text hints at social quirks and personal reactions with lines like Me Friedrich is the only one that understands me and Guys never date girls with glasses. The excerpt ends with a note about an epilogue and a character named Nelton.
In a boisterous roundup, students share sharp lines and rivalries as Mr. Young trims the mixed chorus from 77 to 60, aiming to forge a strong musical group while previewing school pride. Names of students and choir members, plus event notes, fill the page.
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