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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1971
Page
12
The Sidney Hi-Life column prepared by the Sidney High School Journalism Class appears in the Sidney Telegraph on an every other Friday schedule. It showcases student reporting and school life features for local readers.
The annual animal race features a GREEN grasshopper from ENGLAND on an AMERICAN CRUISE and a BROWN rabbit with a WHITEFOOT among participants. Clues lead to treasure hidden in an old GOLD MINE after a wild chase to Capt COOKS HOUSE and cushion cushions, ending with the rabbit declaring I WINN I WINN.
The Sidney High volleyball teams suffered a 2-3 varsity record after a January 5 loss to Alliance. Becky Tischendorf and Barb Walker led scoring in game one, with Tischendorf again top scorer in game two. Denise Ross paced JV with three points in game one and led JV scoring in game two. Next home date vs Chappell January 19 with JV at 7:00 p.m.
Sidney High School chorus begins work on the 1971 stage production The Music Man by Meredith Willson. Performances are set for March 19 and 20 in the Senior High Auditorium as students rehearse and prepare for the Broadway style musical comedy set in River City Iowa.
Sidney High teacher Ken Moncrief pursued a lifelong dream to own a secluded mountain cabin. He gathered lumber from demolished buildings near Frazer Colorado and aims to complete two identical cabins next summer with help from friend Bill Weatherill and family.
A dense calendar lists January events for multiple schools including wrestling in Gering and Chadron, basketball in Ogallala and Gothenburg, and meetings for FTA GAA and other clubs. Activities span Jan 17 to Jan 25 with times from morning eight thirty to evening seven thirty.
The 36 member Art Club has been busy painting flats for the chorus production The Music Man and making pine cone favors for a rest home. A March trip is planned with few details, following a Denver Art Museum visit last year. The club funds have been aided by a bake sale at local markets. Officers include Nancy Rexroth president Sandi Countryman vice president Suzanne Peetz secretary and Anita Countryman treasurer.
The Raider wrestling team travels to Gering for the Western Conference tournament with finals at 7 00 p m. Coach Kyle Mines praises the team’s form and notes strong rivals including Gordon Valentine Alliance Sidney and others in Class B.
The Vocation Department at Sidney High announces a new Rockwell metal lathe with an eleven inch blade for the auto mechanics and metals shop. Delivery followed early November approval after sixty days. the lathe costs $2500 with part funded by the Federal Vocational Education Act of 1963. Mr. Charles Everitt and Principal Mr. George Hinn emphasize hands on training and tool importance.
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