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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1967
Page
2
SHS students cling to old beliefs from spoken curses to lucky charms. Tales include a 739 year bad luck claim, luck in coffee bubbles, a belief in the evil eye, and the rabbit foot as protection. Several anecdotes name students and dates, showing superstition remains common at Sidney High.
The Sidney High School Speech Department stages a program Saturday March 11 at 7 p.m. in the Senior High auditorium. One act play Seven Women features Lenora Wilson Rattray Mr Toveey and the maid with Cathy Brenning directing. An excerpt from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde appears with cast Becky Ladine Tammy Schilreff Becky Ladine also offers My Fair Lady and Robert Frost poems. A talk on The American Tourist in Europe by Cindy Schmale. Two public addresses The Fifth Freedom by Lynn DeMers and The Constitution a Vessel of Democracy by Jill Jackson. Exigent foreign policy discussion by John Jones Coleen Mintken and Jill Jackson. No admission charged. The material will be used at the Class A District Six Speech Contest in Chadron March 16, where Sidney will compete in four other categories.
The page lists staff and advisors including James Rundstrom Connie Holbrook Rita Blome Cathy Brening Deanna Clarkson Janice Griffiths Kathy Hall Dean Hyde Jim Johnson Irene Keiper Colleen Mintken Janet Mitchell Jan Gell Suzie Janda Connie Kuhns Mary Prester Alma Sullivan DeAnne Theis Teresa Tucker Rita Underdown Cindy Wolf and June Zwickl as part of the Hi-Life publication team.
Twenty two students from Kearney travel on March 10 to see the Sophocles play Antigone performed by Kearney State College Theatre. Attendees include John Jones Jeraki Benzel Mary Prester Becky Ladine and many others.
Sidney High School Science Club will entertain residents at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital Rest Home on Tuesday March 14 with slides songs and instrumental performances. A field trip to Fort Collins is planned later this year.
The piece argues that ambition demands long effort and frequent frustration. It portrays life as a competition where rivals become obstacles, yet true success comes through kindness, concern for others, and persistent drive rather than boastful victory.
A Sidney-born girl, December 2, 1949, is described as a Tiny Tot with a green face after smoking cigars behind the barn with her brother. She attended District 36, is a SHS junior, and enjoys a gum chain during hospital work. Her family includes four brothers and eight sisters. last week’s Tiny Tot was Penny Pederson, identified by Cindy Schamale, James Kaylor, and Jim Ellison.
Two Sidney seniors reflect on three seasons as Lee Goodwin and Diane Hyde look back at basketball and cheerleading careers. Diane Hyde, born November 27, 1949 in Sidney, attends Sidney Public Schools with activities from Pep Club to cheerleading and hopes to study business and French in college. Lee Goodwin, born March 11, 1949, is a three year letterman in football and basketball, active in DeMolay and FCA, planning Pre-Med or Pre-Law at Nebraska or Colorado State, and wistful about a future Sidney team as state champions.
Ten SHS juniors were chosen as candidates for Cornhusker Boy's State and Girl's State. Faculty selected five boys with B averages to compete for Lincoln sponsorship. Rotary and Business and Professional Women will interview the groups. Boy's and Girl's States take place in Lincoln in June to teach citizenship and government operations.
Inter Collegiate Press representative Bud Harris visited Sidney during Modern Problems classes to distribute graduation announcements, marking a step toward the Class of 1967. The activity underscores the ongoing process of notifying graduates and coordinating ceremony details.
Rings for the class of 1968 show a range from gold to silver bands and red, blue, green, and grey stones. Students compare last year's and this year's designs, noting blue over grey and gold over silver. Rings were ordered in November, arrived Monday, and may be picked up at convenience.
Sidney High starts track season March 6 with about 25 boys meeting Coach Glen Houtz. About 40 are expected to participate, with 12 returning lettermen including four seniors: Gary Engle Bright, Ron Fish, Daryl Johnson, Tim Smith. Ron Fish holds the school mile record at 4 37.2 and John Davis part of a record mile relay squad with a 3 30.6. The first junior varsity meet is March 28, followed by Scottsbluff relays April 1. basketball season ended February 24 with a 70-54 loss to Ogallala. final record 5-12.
Connie Holbrook and Jim Johnson report on a satirical plan from the RBSHS Rebellion for the Betterment of Sidney High School. The proposed Ultra Modern SHS would raze the current building remove desks replace with straw dispensers at fountains and uniform heating. It imagines odd changes such as banned alphabetical seating and fifteen minutes of popular music per hour.
Sidney High social studies students plan a Lincoln trip next Wednesday with 10 juniors and seniors. They will meet Senator George Fleming, Clerk of the Unicameral Sir Hugo Srb, and possibly Governor Tiemann, staying at the University of Nebraska Center for Continuing Education. They return Thursday with reports on their learning.
Kiwanis Club presented the annual Stars of Tomorrow last Sunday featuring 16 acts from five to high school seniors. Grand champion Renee Kaylor a SHS sophomore danced to Mame while Connie Palmer a Sidney Junior High freshman performed Working Out. Seventh grader David Shipley offered a piano piece from The Sound of Music. Winners head to Scottsbluff district contest March 18. prizes ranged 25 and 10 dollars.
SHS student managers Trip Sullivan and Jerry Weber handle a demanding, year long role. They organize equipment, assist coaches, manage statistics, supervise players, and provide first aid, towels, and refreshments at games and practices. Their work supports team operations and teaches valuable human relations skills.
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