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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
5
The Art Club held its first meeting to elect a nominating committee to choose officers for the new term. All students may join, and a new constitution will be drafted as membership grows. The main project is painting the set for the King and I.
Bulletin lists varsity basketball games and wrestling events for Sidney with dates from January 31 to February 15 including games against Chadron Kimball Ogallala Gering Scottsbluff Bridgeport Lexington and a district wrestling tournament all day. Also notes a pep club sweetheart event.
The Sidney High Band operates a coffee shop at Harlan's Bakery on Saturdays with fifty percent profits sharing. Six band members are chosen weekly to work in three shifts, two per shift, to fund future trip costs including a planned Minnesota visit next July. Each member saves sixty dollars from personal funds to contribute toward expenses.
Sidney High hosts Chadron Cardinal leaders in a Western Conference clash while Chadron seeks solo or shared top spot. Red Raiders aim to snap a three game slide and end season 5-5 with 0-2 conference, plus JV and wrestling actions set for the evening.
A new Art Club directed by Miss Jan Phillips invites ninth to twelfth grade students to join for color design and fashion themed projects. The club plans art tours and creative activities with opportunities for both girls and boys to participate. For details see Miss Phillips.
Sidney High School prepares for The King and I with rehearsals starting in class. Students memorize parts and expressiveness while sectional blocks form the first three scenes. Duane Nichols and John Emerson coach acting, Renee Kaylor leads choreography, with soloists and community string players joining the orchestra.
Masque and Gavel sponsor character make-up sessions at SHS to teach stage make-up skills. Classes meet biweekly at regular meetings with extra sessions possible, drawing about ten to twelve attendees. Interest is expected to grow as more students learn makeup techniques for the coming musical The King and I and other drama projects.
Science classes swap photography for electronics this semester under Mr. Vergal Winn. Electronics students study radio code and basic principles, with a project to build a radio from used parts. Physics classes finish heat, then study sound and later light and electricity, with equipment orders for semester projects.
ART I and II classes assigned term papers on any chosen artist about fifteen pages. Papers include life, influences, and sketches. Art I focuses on charcoal drawings with sketches of Sidney Junior High School halls. Advanced class works on block printing, batik, and fabric dyeing, then interior design studies on architects, color schemes, and floor plans.
The Modern Problems class taught by Mr. Paul Sheaman will research American and World Religions in the library for a week. Students will prepare reports covering history, founders, heaven and hell concepts, confession, communion, baptism, and affiliated publications. They will use interviews, books, and pamphlets as sources and present oral reports later.
A collection of student generated definitions of misery drawn from Webster's New World Dictionary. The list mixes personal grievances from late nights to exams, weather, dating, and social awkwardness, reflecting青春 era high school concerns.
Biology I students under Mr. Wilbert Higuchi will study botany without a textbook. The semester outline blends zoology and botany, ending with a herbarium project. Students will collect plants from the local area, classify species, and note edibility or poisons.
Senior students under Mr. John Emerson study argumentative writing to frame personal views on John Milton. The second semester covers Paradise Lost to explore Milton ideas, images and language devices and to convey emotion through a read aloud record.
The S Club led by Mr. Gene Torczon has 40 members earning letters in various sports. Members assist as student managers or in concessions for wrestling and basketball. They funded 20 blazers with profits from seat cushions bearing the Red Raider emblem and hosted the Homecoming dance in October. Future plans include Booster Stickers sales and continued concession work at events and the Class D District tournament.
After the first semester the auto mechanics class uses the shop to work on cars. Students learned carburetor maintenance and electrical systems, disassembled and reassembled engines, and overhauled engines. Specials on parts ease rebuilding costs as they gain skills for a mechanic career.
A Sidney high school senior is this week’s Baby Pix. Born February 19 1951 she has a 12 year old brother and attended Central grade school and Sidney Junior and Senior High. She belongs to First Christian Church teaches Sunday School and is active in FTA Pep Club and Band.
Sidney High School student council completed a draft constitution last week led by President Mike Peetz. A student committee of Gerald Thompson Mike Wilson Bill Fankhauser and Mike Selzer with Elmer Hartmann as sponsor is updating by laws and shaping the new student government structure since November. Gerald Thompson said only by-laws remain.
Happiness shows in passing semesters and tests. Friday at 3 01 marks a moment of relief. Vacation time brings rest and renewal. A new wardrobe signals fresh style. A car that starts immediately saves frustration. A victory over Scottsbluff crowns effort with success.
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