Sweetheart Dance Cancelled for 1969 at Sidney High
For the first time in 19 years the Sweetheart Dance is cancelled. The Feb 15 date conflicted with the wrestling District Tournament in Ogallala, starting at 6 30 p m, forcing spectators and team away. The Pep Club proposes a single big dance on March 29, replacing both events and uniting the usual spring affair with the athletes dance.
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Ogallala
Sidney Senior High School
Bridgeport
Sidney
Varesity
Lexington
S Club
Senior High
Alliance
Lincoln
Science Club
I. S
West
Sweetheart Dance Cancelled in February at Sidney SHS
Bulletin notes a February 14 basketball doubleheader at Sidney with parents night and a varsity wrestling district tournament. Plans show no Sweetheart Dance on February 14 due to late hours and next day games. coronation postponed to the Spring Dance on March 29 with a queen titled for that event.
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Kyle Mines
Gene Torczoen
Sidney High Pep Band Promotes Spirit at Games
The Sidney High School Pep Band, 36 musicians drawn from the SHS Band, energizes home basketball and wrestling events with popular jazz. Lead performers include Connie Wilson, Mary Ellen White, Jo Ann Owen, Nancy Meier, and John Jenks who adds a trap drum set to enhance the band’s sound.
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Sidney High School
Connie Wilson
Mary Ellen White
Jo Ann Owen
Nancy Meier
Lynn de Peterson
Connie Hickox
Sharnon Willis
Susan Saab
Linda Thompson
Deanna Bruns
Tom Biggs
Julie Bruce
Sandy Countryman
Jeanette Jones
Daveryl Muehling
Loren Bauman
Tom Atkins
Kathy Brunick
Ruth Schmidt
Bill Luben
Ken Paxton
Jeff Samson
Linda Thayer
Ron Skarka
Jim Thomp~son
David Mo
John Jenks
Sidney High Chorus Attends Tri City Choral Clinic
Sidney High School led by Mr Duane Nichols travels to Kimball for the Tri City Choral Clinic with Alliance and Kimball. Guest clinician Mr George Amberson directs rehearsals at Kimball High School. Concert features select choirs from all schools and ends with combined choruses performing religious and classic pieces.
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Sidney High Chorus
Tri-City
Kimball
Duane Nichols
Alliance
Sidney
George Amberson
Eastern New Mexico University
Portalis
New Mexico
Kimball Chorus
Kimball High School
Alliance Select Choir
Bill Neergaard
Georgy Girl
Scarbor
Biography Study Starts In Speech
Students began a study of the use of biography in public speaking. The unit shows how relating facts about well known people to speeches can personalize points and aid audience understanding.
Vocabulary Unit A Raises Sid ney Students' Word Power
English II under Mr Henry Reitz uses a self testing vocabulary program starting with Sophomores and now only Sophomores take the course. Booklets labeled G through M provide thirty lessons over the year with weekly spelling tests and end of semester vocabulary tests. The program broadens usage and comprehension of daily words.
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Henry Reitz
Sidney
Reitz
Sidney High School Patriotism Month Assembly
Sidney High School student council held a Patriotism Month program during February with a pledge, displays, and a talk by County Attorney Don Tedesco on court decisions. Gerald Thompson reported the constitution is near adoption and proposed a student council exchange with nearby schools. The council also praised the soft drink machine’s performance and invited suggestions on its proceeds. John Knicely urged greater student participation and a channel for ideas and complaints.
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Sidney High School
Mike Peetz
Mike
Mike Wilson
Don Tedesco
Gerald Thompson
Gerald
Sidney High
Hartmann
Valentine thoughts from SHS students full of wishes
Readable lists reveal student valentines and wishes for February romance. Names like Beth Edwards Claudia Barrett Gayle Goodwin Steve Mattoon Carol Miller and Merlin Jacobs appear among playful lines describing gifts feelings and fantasies toward loved ones at SHS.
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SHS
Beth Edwards
Claudia Barrett
John
Gayle Goodwin
Mike
Steve Mattoon
Carol Nissen
Carol Miller
Freda Herrington
Colorado
Merlin Jacobs
Twiggy
Keith Nienhaeser
Vanessa Redgrave
Joe Fresquez
Cupid
Brian Lafler
Eldrige Cleaver
Wayne Cornelius
Roger McConnell
Liz Cunningham
Wesley Mueller
Suzie Thompson
Carol Rice
Bill Fankhauser
Fix Pharmacy
Harvey Herman
Susan Fisher
Paul Newman
Bev Seibert
Dale Foland
Brenda Draper
Linda Thayer
Dan Sherrerd
Lynn de Peterson
Dave McCumber
JoAnn Owen
Steve Mattoon Marsha Griffiths
Sidney Greg Abrams
Valnetto
Sandy Langley
Dave Groshans
Mr. Hinnin
Charlie Gartner
Rhea Gregg Merrick
Raquel Welch
Connie Palmer
Jim Kathy Wright
Deanna Trenerry
Nancy Skrdlant
Liz Jay
Larry Kiewit
Mrs
Patrowsky
Love Possesses Various Traits
A Washington high school journalism class listing many humorous and varied definitions of love. The compiled items span dorms, dates, cookies, places, people, and playful phrases reflecting teenage views.
Student Trainers Vital To Team Help Is Invaluable To Coaches
This report lists year’s sports trainers Jerry Weber Larry Kiewit David McCumber Ken Boehm and Bob Boehm under coaches Torczon Ernst and Reitz. McCumber and Boehm serve as statisticians recording Junior Varsity and Varsity basketball actions. They attend every practice to aid preparation and, during games, David calls and Ken records actions.
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Jerry Weber
Larry Kiewit
David McCumber
Ken Boehm
Bob Boehm
Torczon
Ernst
Reitz
David
Ken
Jerry
Larry
Hi-Life history notes from Sidney High School
A 1950s era snapshot recalls Hi-Life covering grade and high school news, Sidney Loyalty Week in 1956 to renew spirit, 1951 fashion trends with pigtails, and 1958 mass filings for government posts by SHS students. It also mentions Rex Allen’s 1951 Bandshell visit, and the evolution of the Trai name for the school paper in 1930. Trainers Jerry Weber Larry Kiewit Bob Boehm are highlighted as key athletic staff.
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S.H.S
Billy May
SHS
Wilson’s Library Bulletin
Rex Allen
Sidney
Sidney High
Hi-Life
The
Trai
Clock Making Is Annual Project
Deryl Hoffman pursues a time consuming hobby in his woodworking class building a grandfather clock. He began this semester and ordered wood last December. The clock works cost about ninety dollars and wood about one hundred ten dollars. walnut cabinet. Clocks take about two months to finish and trimming is the hard part. The full material cost totals about two hundred dollars, inexpensive for comparable quality.
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Deryl Hoffman
Deryl
Sidney high class Playmate of the Week born 1950
The SHS Playmate of the Week, born December 11, 1950 in Sidney, attended South Ward School and Sidney Junior High, now a SHS senior. He belongs to Light Memorial Church, Band, Demolay and Western Nebraska Divers, works at Panhandle Supply, and aims to be a mortician. He helped build every house on his street at age two.
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SHS
Old Hospital
Sidney
South Ward School
Sidney High
Light Memorial Church
Western Nebraska
Panhandle Supply
Sidney High Educator Wins 1969 Outstanding Young Educator
Ted Davis, a machine instructor at Sidney High, won the 1969 Outstanding Young Educator award from the Cheyenne County Jaycees. The honor includes a plaque and a $50 savings bond, presented January 27 at the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce dinner. Davis holds BA and MA degrees with honors and is a member of Kappa Mu Epsilon. he also coaches seventh and eighth grade intramural basketball and will coach freshman track this spring. This marks the second straight year Sidney educators have won the award.
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Ted Davis
Sidney High
Cheyenne County
Sidney Jaycees
Davis
Kappa Mu Epsilon
Sidney
W. T. Miller
Nebraska Educational Television Network
Red Raiders Travel To District Meet For Wrestling
Sidney and Ogallala lead a district wrestling field including Chadron Kimball Cozad Gordon Valentine and Imperial. Sidneys squad owns a 7-3-1 dual record with top wrestlers Abrams Geiger Mika Mattoon and others aiming for top finishes to reach state. The Raiders also host two Class B basketball opponents this weekend Bridgeport and Lexington.
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Ogallala
Sidney
Ogallala High School
Chadron
Kimball
Cozad
Gordon
Valentine
Imperial
Pete Hay
Bob Mika
Steve Mattoon
Raider
Randy van Cleave
Phil Kurz
Greg_ Abrams
Tim O’halloran
Larry Lingwall
John Jeppesen
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Jerry Tallman
Kyrie Elison
Mary
Katy
Assembly
Mr. Nichols
Houtz
Renee
Haight- Ashbury
Rod McKuen
Peetz
Kent
Kathy
Mr. Jensen
Mickey Mouse
News of the
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Sidney Hi-Life
Sidney Telegraph
Glen C. Houtz
Jaycees
Red Raiders
Raiders
Gothenburg
Gering
Scottsbluff
Scott
Foland
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