Students Participate In County Gov t Day
County Government Day on Monday November 28 featured cross state activity sponsored by Legion groups to give students a look at county offices. Cheyenne County hosted seven schools including Sidney St Pat s Lodgepole Potter Gurley Dalton and Dix with high schoolers visiting county offices. A mock trial was held with twelve jurors and students portraying defendants and officers. The day ended with a luncheon at Dude s Steak House and a bus return to the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Groups
Cheyenne County
Sidney
St. Pat’s
Lodgepole
Potter, Gurley, Dalton
Dix
John Peetz Jr
Jan Gell
Ellis Vaughn
Sidney High
Suzie Janda
Bruce Luehrs
Suzie
Dee Linquent
Ellis
Max Boozer
Trenerry
Highway 19
Boozer
Dude’s Steak House
Esestate
KSID
Sidney High Students Shine At State Music Clinic
Twelve Sidney High students represented band chorus and orchestra at the Nebraska state clinic in Lincoln November 16 to 18. Participants included Henry Loebe Kathy Owen Connie Fleener Cindy Schmale Penny Federson Rita Underdown and Rose Hochman Ellis Vaughn in band and orchestra. Ric Reese Paul Rathbun Dan Lab Charla Colling in choir. Guided by Daniel Long Dwane Nichols Paula Kitch and Panwitz they stayed with Lincoln hosts, practiced, toured Lincoln Symphony, attended a mixer, and helped promote Sidney. The group culminated with the three day concert and the January site vote chose Sidney as next year’s clinic location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High
Lincoln
Sidney
Henry Loebe
Kathy Owen
Connie Fleener
Cindy Schmale
Penny Federson
Rita Underdown
Rose Hochman
Ellis Vaughn
Ric Reese
Paul Rathbun
Dan Lab
Charla Colling
Daniel Long
Duane Nichols
Paula Kitch
Panwitz
Lincoln Symphony
Cotillion Candidates To Final 11
The 1966 Cotillion preliminaries on November 23 selected five boys and six girls from the senior class. Top six girls and top five boys advanced after a five way tie for sixth. During December 12 to 17 student body voting and the Cotillion Dance crown the queen and king entrants. Queen candidates include Martha Nelson Leslie Robinson Cheryl Thompson Diane Hyde Linda Abrams. King candidates are Mike Hickey David Pfeil Tim Smith Rich Slocum and Henry Loebe.
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Martha Nelson
Carl Nelson
Leslie Robinson
Bill Robinson
Cheryl Thompson
Blaine Thompson
Diane Hyde
Harold Hyde
Linda Abrams
Wendell Abrams
King
Mike Hickey
Charles Ham
David Pfeil
Melvin Pfiel
Tim Smith
Thomas Smith
Rich Slocum
Kyle Mines
Henry Loebe
George Loebe
Seniors’ Unity Grows As Graduation Nears
A look at how senioritis fosters class unity as high school seniors near graduation. The piece traces friendship shifts from junior year to senior year, noting cliques dissolve into a united class while acknowledging friction remains.
Doodle By Cindy Schmale on School Boredom
The piece argues that students waste about 25 percent of study time on idle doodling and daydreaming. It offers tips to disguise this as creative thinking and avoid punishment, noting pencil marks on desks, plot-stroke analysis, and strategic distraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Schmale
Picasso
Rembrandt
Teen Center Could Provide Leisure Outlet
Irene Keiper urges Sidney teens to take responsibility for a proposed youth center. The piece stresses teen involvement, adherence to Youth Council rules, and broad support from parents and local businesses to keep youths off the streets and offer affordable, supervised activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Council
Sidney
Sidney High School Cabinet Report Names Six Members
The cabinet chosen by Mr. George Hinn includes Lin Abrams Dan Lab Tom Biggs Jeanie Olsen Carol Rice and John Jones serving as liaisons between faculty and students. They each head a department meet monthly to discuss school improvements and student teacher relations. Members are appointed by the principal for a single school year and the cabinet structure has remained constant since the school adopted its government.
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Sidney High School
George Hinn
Lin Abrams
Interior
Dan Lab
Agriculture
Tom Biggs
Jeanie Olsen
Treasury
Carol Rice
John Jones
Hinn
United States
Traditional X-mas Dinner Marks School Board Event
The annual school board dinner with an old fashioned Christmas theme will be held next Tuesday December 6. Organized by the family living class as part of a unit on entertainment the event features group planned menus with courses including tomato juice turkey roast beef salads cauliflower berans corn and pumpkin bread.
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School Board
SAT and ACT Tests Set for Sidney Seniors
Tests The Scholastic Aptitude Test and the American Colleges Test will be given this month to seniors of Sidney High and surrounding schools. The SAT will be given December 3 in the high school cafeteria to 41 students. Several colleges require their applicants to take this test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High
Cafeeteria
Tiny Tot With Unusual Habits Pressed Toward Football Hope
A Sidney junior teen known for thumb sucking until fifth grade stands out for S club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is a three sport letterman who enjoys football, born in Sidney, educated at North and South Ward Schools, Sidney Junior High, now an SHS junior, with a family of mother, father, and five siblings. Last week's Tiny Tot was Kathy Grant identified by Beth Edwards, Cathy Chaffee and Bill Cox.
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S Club
Fellowship of Christian
Sidney
North
South Ward
SHS
Tiny Tot
Kathy Grant
Beth Edwards
Cathy Chaffee
Bill Cox
Debaters Prepare for District Speech Contest at SHS
SHS speech department gears up for the District Speech Contest set for March 13 to 18 and the Fort Collins debate trip on December 10 at Poudre High School. Participants include Jill Jackson Barb Lambert Paul Rathbun Kenneth Boehm and David McCumber under instructor John Emerson.
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SHS
Fort Collins
Colo
Poudre High School
Jill Jackson
Barb Lambert
Paul Rathbun
Kenneth Boehm
David McCumber
John Emerson
Sidney High
American Legion
Adults In School Offers Eight Courses At Sidney High
Sidney High launches adult education with about 80 students enrolled this fall. Eight courses run ten weeks at two hours weekly, costing eleven dollars each. Instructors include Don Burrows George Hinn Mrs. Chuck Willey Mrs Hull Cook and Charles Ward with others named. Registrants are asked to suggest desired courses for next semester starting January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High
Frank Finney
Don Burrows
George Hinn
Chuck Willey
Hull Cook
Laphary
Charles Ward
Joe Hahler
Bill Russell
Charles Everitt
Jean Rankin
Two From SHS To Conference
Mr. George Hinn principal and Mr. Duane Johnson band director from Sidney High School will represent School District VI at the Nebraska School Activities Association assembly in Lincoln on December 8. Alternate is Mr. Harold Chaffee. The meeting sets policies for athletics music and speech and may discuss moving the Class A State basketball tournament back to Lincoln from Omaha.
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George Hinn
Sidney
Duane Johnson
Nebraska School Activities Association
Lincoln
Harold Chaffee
Nebraska
Omaha
C. C. Thompson
Association
Senior Spotlight Attitude and Spirit Shine in 66 67 season
Ken McKay senior captain and Connie Fleenor varsity cheerleader discuss the 1966-67 basketball season. McKay notes improved attitude and spirit, tougher practices, and a stronger team potential while aiming for Wyoming and chemical engineering. Fleenor, a two year cheerleader, highlights plans for all six cheerleaders and a season powered by audience energy.
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Rita Blome
Ken McKay
North Platte
Connie Fleenor
Connie
Ken
Robert McKay
Sidney Public Schools
DeMcLay
S Club
FCA
Torezon
Sidney High Cagers and Grapplers Open 1967 Season
The Sidney High teams start 1967 with basketball at 8:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. MST times, hosting North Platte Bulldogs and traveling to Cheyenne East T-Birds. Wrestlers travel to Fort Collins to meet Poudre High School. seven returning letters and one state champion lead the Maroons, while football? (note: narrative focuses on wrestling and basketball rosters)
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Sidney High Cagers
Grapplers
Roundballers
Bulldogs
North Platte
Cheyenne
T-Birds
Maroons
Ken McKay
Tim Smith
Rollie Rexroth
Lee Goodwin
Steve Adams
John Seidel
Sidney
Gene Torezon
Seidel
McKay
Smith
Adams
Tom O’connell
Chicago
Fort Collins
Colo
Poudre High School
Rich Slocum
Phil Kurz
Ray Ramirez
Larry McCaslin
Bob Thompson
James Kaylor
Ray Kenton
Randy Bauer
Marty Geiger
Greg Abrams
Jim Countryman
John Jeppsen
Curt Blume
Steve Mattoon
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Sidney High picks colors and flower for seniors
The Sidney High School senior class selected car mine red and white as their colors and a white rose as the graduation flower. Voted color options included carmine red and white and carmine red and black, with white rose, white carnation and white chrysanthemum as flower choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High School
Care Mine
Land Of Singing Sky Play Draws Big Crowd At SHS
Local readers recall a lively school production THE LAND OF THE SINGING SKY by Dr James E Thayer. The play, performed to a 2500 capacity audience over three nights Friday Nov 25 to Sunday Nov 27 featured faculty members in humorous roles including Ken Moncrief and Paul Sheaman, with dancers and a band, in a spoof of Western saloon life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Bell
Paul Sheaman
Jane
Glen Houtz
Mildred Elwell
Bill Rush
Ron Welch
George Hinn
Bill Fankhauser
Dan Long
Duane Johnson
SHS
Mr. Fankhauser
Johnson
Mr. Long
Duane Nichols
Land OF the Singing Sky
James E. Thayer
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State Clinic
Hi-Life
James Rundstrom
Connie Holbrook
Cathy Erening
Deanna Clarkson
Janice Griffiths
Kathy Hall
Dean Hyde
Jim Johnson
Rene Keiper
Coleen Mintken
Janet Mitchell
The
Sidney Hi-Life
Sidney Telegraph
Jim Rundstrom
Irene Keiper
Yell Belle
France
Robert E. Fleenor
Future Teachers of America
June Zwickl
Ken Moncrief
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