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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1962
Page
2
Shepherd High School freshman David Kelley achieved the first division rating in the brass section at the Brass Solo and Ensemble event in Corunna on February 10. He plans to compete at the State Brass Solo and Ensemble and valued the judges' feedback from the experience.
The Glee Club and Band perform February 22 at 8 15 PM in the Shepherd High School Gym. Glee Club solos include Lift Thine Eyes Somewhere a Child is Singing The Bells of Saint Marys Gotta Have Religion Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart America My Own Betty Allen and Bonnie Struble duet Your Just In Love Martha Bates solo May You Always and Climb Every Mountain performed by an ensemble.
Shepherds Freshman B team lost to Fulton A by 43 to 25 to finish 0-3 for the season, though they tied the eighth grade. Leading scorers were John O Connor with eight and Avery led Fulton with 19 points. The B team next plays the eighth grade in intramurals. A team has three games remaining including at St Louis on the 21st and Ithaca here on the 28th.
The Shepherd Freshman A team lost 39 to 35 to Fulton last Monday night. Shepherd trailed 24 to 14 at halftime but outplayed Fulton in the second half. Jack Ross led Shepherd with 14 points, followed by Gordon Curtiss 9 and Tom Hohlbein 4. Fulton’s Scott 13, Hamilton 12, Drummond 7, and Thomas 7 provided the balanced offense.
A school lunch plan lists daily meals from Monday to Friday. Features include chili con carne and peach sauce on Monday, turkey pie on Wednesday, baked beans with ham on Thursday, and baked fish sticks on Friday. Each day pairs entrees with sides, desserts, and milk.
The Shepherd Blue Jays travel to face Merrill Vandals in a high stakes game to defend their 13-1 record and first place in the conference. Merrill sits 8-4 overall, 6-2 in conference, led by Bob Larsen with 19 points per game alongside Hayden Butcher and Bob Kennedy. The Blue Jays rely on Stan Sielker, Jim Meyer, and Phil Curtiss, plus bench help from LeRoy Carter and Junior Buchanan as they seek revenge and the conference title. Tipoff is 7 p.m. with the varsity game following.
Trooper Robert Robertson visited Shepherd Elementary School on February 15 at 9:00 to present safety rules to kindergartners through sixth graders. He showed slide films on bus boarding, bicycle riding, and pedestrian safety and handed out state police book markers listing safety rules for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Shepherd's FFA teams capture two of three contests with Parliamentary Procedure led by Jerry Schlorff and Lyle White and Demonstration led by Robert Davidson Kenneth Somers and Robert Pifer. Demonstration topic is Milking Machine maintenance. Regional contest set for Edmore on February 28 with state finals at MSU, East Lansing, March 21 if successful.
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