NOW and THEN Sidney Public Schools seniors honored
Deanna Clarkson Mary Lou Johnson George Owens Cathy Benzel and Smokey DeWeese are featured seniors. Mary Lou Johnson from Stafford Kansas since five years in Sidney Public Schools is active in French Club FHA Pep Club and band with aims to teach elementary education. George Owens a band trombonist since kindergarten studies photography radio and auto mechanics. Cathy Benzel a pep club GA A twirler and sewer plans to attend Sidney Business Institute. Smokey DeWeese star athlete with four years in football wrestling and track and S Club hopes to be a rancher after high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanna Clarkson
Mary Lou Johnson
George Owens
Cathy Benzel
Smokey DeWeese
Carl Johnson
Sidney Public Schools
Stafford
Kansas
Mary Lou
FHA
Sterling Junior College
George Owen
George B. Owen
Sidney Public
George
Kenneth Benzel
Cathy
Pep Club
G.A.A
Gene DeWeese
Smokey
S Club
Kimball
Honor Band Tryouts Held December 2 in Hastings
The Hastings College sponsored Honor Band auditions occurred Thursday afternoon December 2 with Dr. James King from Hastings directing. About 75 high school musicians from across the state auditioned for a February 11 and 12 performance under a guest director yet to be named. Last year’s guest director was Dr. Rhodes from Vandercook College in Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
James King
Hastings
Hastings College
Rhodes
Vandercook College
Chicago
Ilinois
New SHS Faculty Member John Mundell Introduced
John Mundell joins SHS as reserve basketball coach and social studies instructor for freshman classes in Social Studies World History and American History. A Bennett Colorado native he earned a BA from Colorado State University and previously taught in Crawford Nebraska where his last team went 23 3 and qualified for state.
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SHS
John Mundell
Mundell
Bennett
Colorado
Colorado State University
Sidney
Crawford
Nebraska
Mundell Chosen for State Tournament Coaching Role
John Mundell, a Sidney teacher and coach, explains his motivation to teach high schoolers and pursue athletics. He recalls a memorable line about a student’s test and Patrick Henry, notes hobbies in handball boating and skiing, and mentions his wife Marsha, a physical education teacher at Sidney.
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Mundell
Patrick Henry
Sidney Hi Life Prepared by Journalism Class
Sidney High School journalists under instructor Jim Rundstrom present a student produced Hi Life page. Students compiled school news events, activities, and announcements for the campus audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High School
Jim Rundstrom
Anti American Disease Strikes Against Government
Dean Hyde frames antiwar protests as a disease threatening the American way. He urges action and staunch support for Viet Nam efforts, warning against minority dissent and praising those who stand with the government and draft-age troops. Local students express varied backing, yet Sidney remains hopeful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Hyde
Viet Nam
U.S
America
Free World
Sidney
Bauman Chosen Correspondent for Co ed Magazine
Miss DeLois Bauman, 17, of 1517 21st Street, named Co ed Correspondent for the 1965 66 school year by Miss Margaret Hauser editor of Co ed Magazine. She is a Sidney High senior and junior adviser to the editors, to report on school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeLois Bauman
21St Street
Margaret Hauser
Miss Bauman
Edward Bauman
Sidney High School
Linda Warnke
Sidney High
Scholastic Magazines, Inc
United States
Canada
Betty Crocker Homemaker Test Opens for Senior Girls
The Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow test will be given December 7 to all senior girls in every state and the District of Columbia. It includes general home and family living topics with multiple choice and one short essay. Sidney seniors listed include Jean Adamson Wanda Anderson De Lois Bauman Chris Brauer Nora Christenson Linda Cole Dolores Hare Camellia Haven Peggy Jelinek Pam Jeppesen Mary Lou Johnson Judy Jurgens Chandis Kealy Carolyn Kesselring Kathy Lab Ramona Matthes Jan Nielsen Mary Nelson Sharon Nelson Yvonne Pittam Cheryl Pottorff Merrie Robinson Gaila Sanford Donna Schmidt Linda Sutton Dianne Tschacher Joanne Tucker Twila Holtz Mary Hanneman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Crocker
District of Columbia
Sidney
Jean Adamson
Wanda Anderson
de Lois Bauman
Chris Brauer
Nora Christenson
Linda Cole
Dolores Hare
Camellia Haven
Peggy Jelinek
Pam Jeppesen
Mary Lou Johnson
Judy Jurgens
Chandis Kealy
Carolyn Kesselring
Kathy Lab
Ramona Matthes
Jan Nielsen
Mary Nelson
Sharon Nelson
Yvonne Pittam
Cheryl Pottorff
Merrie Robinson
Gaila Sanford
Donna Schmidt
Linda Sutton
Dianne Tschacher
Joanne Tucker
Twila Holtz
Mary Hanneman
Five Girls Walk to Potter for Rose Bowl Prep
A group of five girls Tammy Schilreff Phyllis McMillan Kathy Hall Kathy Owen and June Zwick walked 18 miles from Sidney to Potter on Monday November 29 to train for a seven mile Rose Bowl Parade march. They earned 2 1/2 points per mile under the hand point system and received help from six Sidney students who brought food and water. The group left at 10 15 a m and arrived at 3 45 p m after rests and saw Potter basketball practice before returning home for hot baths and bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Achers
Tammy Schilreff
Phyllis McMillan
Kathy Hall
Kathy Owen
June Zwick
Pasadena
Sidney
NHS Adds 15 Members to Honor Society
Fifteen new members were tapped into the Honor Society on November 23. Named are Connie Chaffee, Tom Edwards, Pam Gell, Cathy Hutton, Karen Jacobson, Daryl Johnson, Linda Lewis, Phyllis McMillan, Cheryl McHenry, Kathy Mercer, Vickie Peters, Rollie Rexroth, Chris Rankin and Tammy Schilreff. Members must maintain a B average and be approved by the Honor Society Council. letters detailing leadership, character and service are filed with sponsor Mr. Miller by the deadline. A pizza party at Harlan's Bakery celebrated the new entrants, bringing total membership to 30, with limits of 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Chaffee
Tom Edwards
Pam Gell
Cathy Hutton
Karen Jacobson
Daryl Johnson
Linda Lewis
Phyllis McMillan
Cheryl McHenry
Kathy Mercer
Vickie Peters
Rollie Rexroth
Chris Rankin
Tammy Schilreff
Honor Society Council
Honor Society
Miller
Harlan’s Bakery
Colonels Precans Benefit Concert For SHS Band
Fort Sidney Colonels present Fort Sidney Colonels in Revue a two night benefit concert at 8 p m in the Senior High Auditorium to aid the Sidney High School Band on its Rose Bowl Parade drive. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12 with advance and door tickets sold by Colonels and band members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Oklahoma
Fort Sidney Colonels
Senior High
Sidney High School
Pascadena
George Hinn
William Fankhauser
Ron Peterson
Sidney Colonels
Fort Sidney
Carl Cornelius
Paul Sheaman
Ed Hinrichs
Rollin Blome
Duane Johnson
Jim Edwards
Hull Cook
Dan Long
Bill Fankhauser
Jim Thayer
H. C. Q. Nelson
Glen Hornbeck
Glen Houtz
Clark Fuller
Elmer Ladine
del Koch
John Elwell
Duane Nichols
Harold King
Ralph Spencer
Lew Wilson
Jack Weimer
Bob Clark
Ken Moncrief
Bill Rush
Rob Welch
Virgil Meyer
Dick Thailing
Ken Woodward
Students of the Week Named for Jr High
Tom Bruce and Susan Fisher win Junior National Honor Society Student of the Week honors. Bruce, born February 11, 1952 in Yankton, SD, resides in Sidney area and serves as lieutenant governor of the eighth grade class. Fisher, born July 7, 1952 in Sidney, has lived here all her life and participates in chorus band 4-H and church choir.
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Tom Bruce
Susan Fisher
Tom
Yankton
South Dakota
Dodge
Nebraska
Sidney
Steve
Julia
Leroy Bruce
Susan
Loren Fisher
Connie
Carolyn
Six Sidney Students to Study in France Next Summer
Five SHS students plus sponsor Miss Judith White will study six weeks in France through the Foreign Language League. They depart June 28 from New York City, head to Reims for three weeks, then Grenoble area for three weeks with language classes and trips to Paris Nice Monte Carlo and Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
France
SHS
Foreign Language League
Cynthia Schmale
Rita Underdown
Karen Fosher
Diane Hyde
Judith White
Sidney High
Miss White
League
New York City
Reims
University of
Matmen Ready For Invite As Hoopers Meet Bulldogs
Sidney High prepares for an 8:00 p.m. clash with North Platte as coach Bob Cook notes team spirit will decide the game. McHenry leads scoring with 128 points. Utermohlen returns to boost the Maroons. Sidney wrestlers open season with the Sidney Invitational under coach Kyle Mines with seven lettermen and a full lineup across 3 sessions. Teams at the invite include Alliance, Cozad, Gordon, Scottsbluff, Kimball, Holyoke, Cole, and Sidney, with Scottsbluff the defending conference champ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Griffiths
Bob Cook
Sidney
North Platte
Maroons
Bulldogs
C.S.T
Cook
Steve Harlan
Dale Trudo
John McHenry
Tom Nightengale
Lee Goodwin
Sidney High
Klye Mines
Rod Anderson
Smokey Deweese
Mick Robinson
Allyn Caster
Steve Anderson
Ric Miller
Ray Kenton
Phil Kurz
Steve Slocum
Dave Perez
Pee Wee Perez
Rich Slocum
Larry McCaslin
Jim Kaylor
Bob Thomp
Alliance
Cozad
Gordon
Scottsbluff
Kimball
Holyoke
Cole
Coach Mines
American Legion Oratorical Contest Develops Citizens
The 1966 High School Oratorical Contest sponsored by the American Legion will be held soon at SHS and St Patrick High School. Local contests must finish by February 11. Participants present an eight to ten minute oration on the Constitution and speak extemporaneously for three to five minutes on a chosen topic. Prizes range from 10 dollars to 4 thousand dollars at the national level, with Gary Boye of SHS the Nebraska winner in 1965 after sweeping the local, district, and state contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
SHS
St. Patrick High School
Gary Boye
Nebraska
Mary Ruth Willey
Laramie
Wyo
Kiddi Kandid for Junior Class Member Named
Last week's Kiddi Kandid was Kathy Owen identified by Jim Johnson Janice Griffiths Leslie Robinson and Karen Green. This week's candidate is a Junior Class member born August 3 1948 who has lived in Sidney since birth and attended North Ward Kindergarten through second grade and South Ward grade School. He has two sisters a brother and parents. He plays basketball and was on J V and Varsity football last season. His favorite sport is football and he enjoys water skiing and swimming. In youth he chopped picket fences and threw raw eggs on a neighbor s roof.
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Cathy Brenning
Kathy Owen
Jim Johnson
Janice Griffiths
Leslie Robinson
Kareen Green
Sidney
North Ward
South Ward
J.V
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