Sidney High cafeteria cooks run daily for 1150 meals
Diane Tobin tours the Sidney High cafeteria to reveal how six cooks and helpers plan and prepare hot lunches for junior high, high school, and grade school children. They use ovens, kettles, a dishwashing machine, and a potato peeler plus a panel truck for deliveries. Menus are planned a week ahead, with food value standards and government surplus purchases shaping daily meals.
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Diane Tobin
SIS
Sidney High
Sidney
Bertram O’connor
Marie Osborn
Mary Whitmire
Lucille Fisher
Marie Runge
Amelia Rosenthal
Martha Countryman
Dorothy Kruise
Margaret Sutton
Clara Sylvester
Sidney High School
Runge
Department of Agriculture
United States
SHS
Ferne Cullen
Sidney Public School
Sidney Public Schools
Stvents
West
Reading by Reading Essential to Students
Cheryl Studnicka outlines an in school program led by Mrs. Dorothy Holloway to improve developmental reading and study skills. Using reading machines such as the Control Reader and Tachistascope, plus laboratories and listen and read devices, the program aims to raise each student at least one grade level in reading. Seniors take the elective course to build for college level work, with the 10th grade pinpointed as the ideal entry for extended training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Studnicka
Dorothy Holloway
SHS
SRA
Holloway
Congested Week At Sidney High School Music Contest
Sidney High School hosts a Panhandle district music contest on April 22 and 23 attracting about 3138 musicians from 34 schools. Eight judges evaluate solos ensembles and bands with top ratings. Alliance and Ogallala compete with Sidney in class A. The event includes a lunch program for up to 2500 students and performances by the Sidney High band chorus and various soloists and ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Jay
Sidney High School
Sidney
Panhandle
Sidney High
Janie Misegadis
John Frerichs
Bonnie Bauer
Luanna Herboldsheimer
John Buecker
Cheerleading Finals Slated for April 20
Elimination tryouts on April 13 selected six of ten varsity hopefuls for finals on April 20. Finalists named include Linda Blake Barb Christ Connie Fleener Peggy Jelinek Tammy Schilraff and Sharon Wilson. Junior varsity finalists are Connie Adams Gina Janssen Mary Ann Mahaffey Marsha Pottorff Cindy Wolf and June Zwickl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Blake
Barb Christ
Connie Fleener
Peggy Jelinek
Tammy Schilraff
Sharon Wilson
Connie Adams
Gina Janssen
Mary Ann Mahaffey
Marsha Pottorff
Cindy Wolf
June Zwickl
Intramural Basketball at Sidney High Sees Growing Interest
Intramural basketball at Sidney High drew about thirty participants this year, with student managers wrestlers faculty members and varsity players meeting weekly after supper starting mid February. The effort has grown over three years and may develop into a significant school activity with new sponsors like Dale Butler and Jim Rundstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High
Dale Butler
Jim Rundstrom
Top Ten 1 Freddy and The Dreamers and The Seekers
A rough chart list shows Freddy and The Dreamers at number one with The Seekers at four and Moody Blues at five. The Clapping Song by Shirley Ellis and The Kinks’ Tired of Waiting for You appear in the ranking. Other entries include Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders and Herman’s Hermits with various titles and performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy and
the Dreamers
Junior Walker
The
All Stars
Wayne Fontania
the Seekers
Moody Blues
Jack Jones
Petula Clark
Shirley Ellis
Kinks
Bumble Bee Searchers
Mrs. Brown
Students of the Week John Jones and Patti Echternach
Two junior high students are named Students of the Week. John Jones, born September 4 1950 in Wary Colorado, has lived in eleven states and is a freshman active in Boy Scouts MYF and Honor Society. Patti Echternach born March 31 1950 in Sioux City Iowa, moved to Sidney in seventh grade and participates in Honor Society Pep Club Presbyterian Youth Fellowship church choir Panhandle Players and enjoys music swimming and riding. Arctic ice collapse described as a looming pressure ridge with blocks 40 to 50 feet high and a dangerous cracking sound as wind and currents grind floes together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jones
Patti Echternach
John
Wary
Colorado
Sidney
Bob Jones
Sheree
Patti
Sioux City
Iowa
Kansas
North Platte
John Echternach
Ronnie
Tim
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Panhandle
Sidney Inv Attracts 23 Teams and First Pentathlon Added
Sidney hosts its annual track invitational at Weymouth Field with 23 teams split into two groups. The day features field events at 9:30, prelims at 10, and running finals at 1:30. A pentathlon debuts, with five events from eight options across jumps weights and sprints.
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Sidney
Area
Weymouth
Alliance
Gering
Scottsbluff
Ogallala
Kimball
Sterling
North Platte
Imperial
Bridgeport
Potter
Dix
Dalton
Sidney St
Pat's
Sterling St
Anthony’s
Bushnell
Pine Bluffs
Arthur
Grant, Bayard
Lodgepole
Chappell
Venango
Sidney High D E Students Visit Lincoln For State Contest
D E representatives from Sidney High travel to Lincoln for the State Distributive Education Contest. Dave Cox wins second in Sales Demonstration. The trip includes a DECA Sweetheart coronation, Governor Morrison's wife as guest speaker, and a dance at the Nebraska Center. The excursion is funded by student book sales.
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Sidney High
Lincoln
Bob Wetzbarger
D.E
Dave Cox
Gary Hawkins
Dave King
John Bilby
Morrison
DECA
Mary Wales
Omaha West Side
Vales
Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
New Gateway
Senior track athlete featured in Baby Pix
Merrie Robinson highlights a senior track team member who also belongs to S Club DE Club PTA Sr MYF and an Explorer Scout. His favorite hobby is water skiing and as a child he enjoyed dismantling objects, even pulling down a fruit tree with a rope and his tricycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrie Robinson
Cindy Connelly
Linda Sutton
Anne Hyde
Nancy Knicely
D.E. Club
Golfers Face Team And Individual Demands
Gary Boye examines high school golf as a distinct sport where players compete solo for hours, balancing personal scores with team totals. He notes golf's mental demands, internal accountability, and the unique blend of individual effort and team success that drives its rising popularity among state high school sports.
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Gary Boye
Arnold Palmer
Easter candy eggs and a playful memory of Easter
Short Subjects by John Bergner reflects on Easter traditions and childhood egg hunts. It muses about Easter bunny myths and the shift to candy eggs, noting chickens now lay the eggs and joking about "industrialized" hens and potential job impacts.
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John Bergner
Winners Announced For Dictation Tests
March Official Dictation Tests determined first year and second year winners in shorthand. First-year recipients include Peggy Empson Sandra Tobler Kathy Curless and Joanne Tucker at 60 wpm with Nancy Hiett at 80 wpm. Second-year qualifiers at 80 wpm were Joyce Thomas Dianne Hartman Susan DeVier and Kathy Deir. April tests to follow with aim for 100 120 wpm and possibly 140 wpm expert level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan DeVier
Kathy Deir
Maroon Marquee Spring School Events and Activities Schedule
A sequence of school events lists dates from April 17 to May 1 across activities at Weymouth Field Bayard Auditorium and district venues. Include varsity and girls track meets, music contests in Sidney and Scottsbluff, golf events, library and library clubs, field trips, S.A.T. testing at Sr. High, and a Fort Sidney Pageant in Lewellen with multiple grade levels and venues.
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Weymouth
Bayard House of Representatives
Dr. Martin
University of Nebraska
Sterling
Sidney
Scottsbluff A.C.T
Scottsbluff
Chadron
Sidney S.A.T
Sr. High Library
Fort Sidney
Jr. High
New Vocal Music Instructor Joins Sidney High
Jill Fine introduces Duane Nichols as the new vocal music instructor for Sidney High School. He is married with a son, Douglas, 5, and aims to earn a Master of Music Education from Wichita State University this summer. The senior high chorus recently visited Colorado State College to see Flower Drum Song, while the 7th grade chorus casts Tom Sawyer and all choruses prepare for May Fine Arts Week. Nichols notes growing chorus interest and student pride in vocal music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill Fine
Sidney High
Duane Nichols
Douglas
Mr. Nichols
Downs
Kansas
Kansas Wesleyan
Wichita State University
Coloorado State College
Greeley
Nichols
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Rose Hochman
Jim Selzer
Tammy Shilraff
Maroons
Garden City
N.Y
John Wooden
UCLA
Adelphi University
Glen Houtz
Bill Diass
Grant
Frank Utermohien
Ing
Doug Hollinger
John Simmons
Scottsbluffs
Bearcat
Steve Yungblut
Gary Thompson
King
Maroon
Sidney Hi-Life
Sidney Telegraph
AME
Mr. Wetzbarger
Baby Pix
Lewellen
Fine Arts
Hi-Life Photo
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