Sidney High School Earns Renewal of AA Accreditation
Sidney High School has renewed its AA accreditation after a November 8 9 visit by 26 educators and state officials. The evaluators praised administration curriculum library language dept and student guidance while noting space constraints as main fault. They commended community support and up to date programs across elementary junior and senior levels.
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Kathy Hall
Sidney High School
State Department
Sidney Public Schools
Mel Olsen
Sidney
Nebraska
Sidney High
SHS
Change Dreams Into Reality March Of Dimes Appeal
A plea highlights the March of Dimes effort to help handicapped children like Jaydreams reach their horizons. It notes that many children are born with crippling diseases and defects that limit normal healthy life, and mentions the existence of numerous organizations in the United States dedicated to aid.
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March of Dimes
Childeren
U.S
United States
66 Prosperous Year SHS Students
Jim Johnson covers Sidney High School's 1966 year of athletic gains and activities. The football team secured a Western Conference title under Harold Chaffee, while wrestling standout Richard Slocum earned a 133 lb state title. Royalty honors went to Merrie Robinson and Tammy Schilreff, with Virg Rosenthal and Henry Loebe as court figures. The marching band toured in California, exchange students arrived from Sweden Australia the Netherlands and Argentina, and the school earned a double A rating after state evaluation. The March of Dimes drive and polio-era awareness run through the piece, urging student and community support for birth defect research and polio prevention programs.
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Jim Johnson
SHS
Harold Chaffee
Heron
Richard Slocum
Matinen
Merrie Robinson
Am Gen
Tammy Schilreff
Cotillion Een
Virg Rosenthal
Henry Loebe
Jeniors
Andy Sales
Sidney High School
Paesedena
Calif
Sidney
Usun Knicely
Sweden
Patti Schternach
Coleen Christ
Australia
Susan “3Eyer
Netherlands
Sheri Kaylor
Nancy Knicely
Ian Holloway
Argentina
Geelong
Roma Briggs
Lars Kamprom
Keen Teen Center shows early success with 250 plus cards
Mr. Don Challburg, teen center director, calls the Keen Teen Center a success as 250 plus membership cards are sold across Dalton, Potter, Gurley, Lorenzo, Lodgepole, and Sidney. Dances average 175 to 200 in attendance amid new dress rules for girls and boys, effective at the next event, with a call for parent sponsorship and student volunteers for cleanup.
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Don Challburg
Keen Teen Center
New Center
Dalton
Potter
Gurley
Lorenzo
Lodgepole
Sidney
Challburg
Four Returning Loop Champs Lead Matmen In Western Meet
Sidney High cagers face Alliance and Chadron in two conference skirmishes as four returning champions lead sidney wrestlers in the Western Conference. Ogallala hosts the 1967 Western Conference Wrestling Tournament on Saturday with Alliance Chadron Gering Sidney and Ogallala competing. Rich Slocum extends a 33 match win streak while Phil Kurz James Kaylor and Ray Kenton headline the Sidneys team despite a recent 24 14 dual loss to Scottsbluff.
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Ray Kenton
Sidney High
Ogallala
Kenton
Scottsbluff
Sal Valaderes
Bearcats
Maroons
Connie Holbrook
Coleen Mintken
Sidney High Cagers
Gering
Alliance
Chadron Cardinals
Ers
Sidney
Larry Lingwall
John O’connel
John Seidel
Monte Laux
Seidel
Chadron
Cardinals
Bulldogs
Bony Sessivit
al Bio
Phil Kurz
Rich Slocum
James Kaylor
HWT
Bobby Thompson
Grapplers
Scottsbluff Bearcats
Kurz
Gordon
SHS Teens Aid Children In March of Dimes Drive
SHS students participate in a countywide March of Dimes fundraising drive. Candidates are selected to canvass residents and collect contributions for the charity.
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SHS
March of Dimes
Sportsmanship and the call for fair play in games
Connie Holbrook argues for fairness and generosity in sports, condemning poor sportsmanship like booing referees and accusing officials of bribery. He urges spectators to respect referees, acknowledge human error, and uphold high ideals since no team wins every game.
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Sidney
Sidney Chosen For 1967 Nebraska Music Clinic Site
Sidney will host the 32nd annual Nebraska State Music Clinic next November drawing about seven hundred skilled young musicians for the Clinic Orchestra Chorus and Band. Directors from across the nation, plus hundreds of school music directors and parents, will attend, with Sidney promoting its facilities after civic effort led by SHS band director Duane Johnson.
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Sidney
Clinic
Lincoln
SHS
Duane Johnson
Sid ney High Announces First Semester Exams Dates
First semester tests at Sid ney High will be on Thursday January 19 and Friday January 20. Exams for classes during first, third and fifth periods occur Thursday with remaining exams Friday in first three periods. School dismisses after the third period exams.
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Sidney High
66 Holds Happy Memories 67 Strives For Many More
Sidney High School students categorize resolutions for 1967 into F.M.O.s Weight Losers Stop pers Be Readier and Brs. The piece recalls 1966 memories and hopeful wishes for 1967, noting flirtations diet aims readiness and defiant acts in a light nostalgic tone.
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Mary Prester
Connie Kuhns
Sidney High School
F.M.O
Eatory
John
W.L
Shad’s
Hi-Life Receives Second Class Rating in Nationwide Review
The Sidney Hi-Life earned a Second Class honor among 1000 student newspapers nationwide for the second semester of the 1965-66 school year. The award comes from the All-American Newspaper Critical Service of the National Scholastic Press Association, a 46 year-old evaluation program.
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Sidney Hi- Life
Hi-Life
Critical Service
National Scholastic Press Association
Sidney High Science Club bird watches Christmas birds
Sidney High Science Club members on December 28 counted and identified birds within Sidney city limits. The sparrow led with 497 sightings, followed by about 100 ground larks nine house finches two woodpeckers and one hawk.
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Sidney High Science Club
Roland Englebright
Vergal Winn
SHS
Sidney
Science Club
Audubon Bird Society
Audubon
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