Sidney High Band Faces Demands Ahead of Contest
Sidney High School band under new director Duane Johnson endures early practices and strict discipline as a 130 piece ensemble tackles intonation balance and expression. With district contest in Sidney and a busy summer schedule including Lincoln marching contest and a major trip next year, the group plans money making projects and clinics to fund preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High
Duane Johnson
SHS
Hi Life
Bob Jay
Nebraska
Sidney High Band
Sidney
Lincoln
Baby Pix Spotlight Boy From S Club Faces Hunters
Gayle Osborn profiles a senior class member from S Club who plays football and wrestling and admires Tarzan. The student enjoys hiking and hunting, bagged his first game at eight, and often roams the countryside seeking rabbits despite friends’ concerns about his jungle-cry imitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Osborn
Mickey Robinson
Cheryl Wicks
Diane Jamison
Steve Ham
Wanda Anderson
George Owen
Tarzan
Sidney Hi-Life Opens School News Column
Sidney Public Schools bulletin notes the Sidney Hi-Life published every other Friday in the Sidney Telegraph. The item credits the Sidney High School Journalism Class under instructor Jim Rundstrom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Telegraph
Sidney High School
Jim Rundstrom
Chadron Eagleaires Tour Reaches South Heart Area Schools
Chadron State College Eagleaires performed a choral concert for junior and senior high students in Chadron with a tour extending to Sidney Hyannis Broken Bow North Platte Ogallala and Chappell. Under Alfred Blinde the 19 member ensemble formed in 1958 showcased Renaissance sacred secular classical folk and popular works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron State College Eagleaires
Eagleaires
Sidney
Hyannis
Broken Bow
North Platte
Ogallala
Chappell
Dalton
Alfred R. Blinde
Engileaires
Blinde
Bluffs To Host Bands At Clinic
Mr. William Rhodes, a prominent band director, spent Thursday, March 18, guiding the Sidney High Band for two hours on A Festive Overture, Ariane and Good Friday Spell. western Nebraska bands Kimball, Gering, Alliance, Scottsbluff will join Rhodes on March 20 in Scottsbluff for a joint clinic and public performance. Sidney players include Linda Blake, Merrie Robinson, Marilyn Atkins, Dolores Hare, Cathy Benzel, Linda Abrams, Kenny Kurt, Cris Cramer, Ed Alt, Jean Olinger, Eddie Ott, Henry Loebe, Lee Goodwin, Bob Jay, Diane Tobin, Tom Edwards, Tom Wilson, Jim Selzer, Tim Curless, and Connie Fleenor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rhodes
Ironpyne University of New Mexico
Sidney High
Nebraska
Rhodes
Sideney
Kimball
Gering
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Linda Blake
Merrie Robinson
Marilyn Atkins
Delores Hare
Cathy Benzel
Linda Abrams
Kenny Kurt
Cris Cramer
Jean Olinger
Eddie Ott
Henry Loebe
Lee Goodwin
Bob Jay
Diane Tobin
Tom Edwards
Tom Wilson
Jim Selzer
Tim Curless
Connie Fleenor
Sidney Speech Class Competes in Contest
Sidney High School students under instructor Dale Butler traveled to Scottsbluff for the District Speech Contest on March 18 from 9 00 to 3 30. Competitors included Gary Baker Bob Jay Jim Selzer Tim Curless Bonnie Bauer Gary Boye and Diane Tobin among others in multiple A and B class events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High
Dale Butler
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Alliance
Gering
Bridgeport
Kimball
Gordon
Gary Baker
Bob Jay
Jim Selzer
Tim Curless
Bonnie Bauer
Gary Boye
Netters Nipped In Chadron's Sports Days
The Chadron State College Volleyball Sports Days on March 12 and 13 saw Sidney girls Becky Ladine Phillis McMillan Martha Nelson Paulette Henkle Diane Hyde Jean Dier Cheryl Thompson Connie Chaffee Nancy Knicely compete on the varsity team. Sidney won two of three in round two against Morrill but fell to Venango in round three, eliminating them from the semifinals as 18 schools participated in two-out-of-three matches with eight minutes or 15 points per game, whichever came first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chadron State College
Sidney
Becky La=dine
Phillis McMillan
Martha Nelson
Paulette Henkle
Diane Hyde
Jean Dier
Cheryl Thompson
Connie Chaffee
Nancy Knicely
Morrill
Venango
Let Me Introduce by Jill Fine
A five year Sid ney High School faculty member Lynde Lundy is an instructor in junior high general shop, senior high metal shop and auto mechanics. He is married with two children Jennifer and Larry. He holds a BS in Industrial Education from Colorado State University and plans to pursue a masters there this summer. Junior high projects include book racks dust pans dandelion diggers tulip spades and electric motors while senior metal shop makes frypans bookends chisels and wrought iron furniture and auto mechanics overhauls motors and performs brake work. He says students show definite interest and enthusiasm in his classes.
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Jill Fine
Sidney High School
Uyndeil Lundy
Jinior High General
Jennifer
Larry
Bridgeport
Nebraska
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
C.S.U
Auto Mechanics
S Club Initiates Lettermen In Fraternity Style
On Friday March 19, the 669 club initiated varsity lettermen who had not been initiated before. Initiates wore clothing inside out and shirts backward with a tie and a large wooden S pendant. Groups performed skits before the student body. Initiated members include Smokey Deweese Allyn Caster Ray Ramirez and others. The S Club began in 1938 with about fifteen boys, sponsor Mr. Burnham in 1942, and now has fifty members elected by a two thirds vote and initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smokey Deweese
Allyn Caster
Ray Ramirez
Larry Talich
Rollie Rexroth
Lee Goodwin
Chuck Daniels
Ron Fish
Don Morris
Tom Nightingale
Dave Pheil
Gary McCaslin
Dennis Mika
Tom Wilson
Dave Ellis
Gene Bonesteel
Rod Anderson
Mickey Robinson
Ken McKay
Rick Miller
Steve Anderson
Rich Slocum
Bob Selzer
Mike Fosher
S’ Club
Mr. Burnham
Junior High Students of the Week Named Judy Wilcox and Bill Fankhauser
Judy Wilcox of Sidney and Bill Fankhauser receive Junior High National Honor Society weekly honors. Judy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Wilcox, born February 16, 1952, has lifelong local ties and participates in St Pauls Lutheran church chorus pep club and band as an honor student.
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Judy Wilcox
Bill Fankhauser Jr
Judy
Glenn Wilcox
Sidney
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ballard Fankhauser Boy Scout With Scientific Interests
Bill Fankhauser, son of Mr and Mrs William Fankhauser Sr, is a 21 year old from Humbolt Nebraska born June 17 1952. He moved to Sidney after growing up in Gordon and has spent all his school years in Sidney. He is a first class Boy Scout active in the Presbyterian Church choir and enjoys hands on scientific projects. He has a sister Susanne and a brother Stewart in his family along with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff
Dennis
Les
Bill
Humbolt
Nebraska
Sidney
Gordon
Presbyterian Church
William Fankhauser Sr
Susanne
Stewart
Honor systems and the burden of reporting cheating
A discussion of student honor codes and whether individuals should report peers who cheat. The piece explores personal integrity versus social pressure, citing Air Force Academy probes, with themes of responsibility, snitching, loyalty, and the effect on future reputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Academy
Colorado ‘Springs
Air Force
Four Seniors in Panhandle Play Romanoff and Juliet
Panhandle Players present Romanoff and Juliet under Mrs. George Taylor at the Senior High School Auditorium March 26 and 27. Four Sidney High seniors act in the cast Gary Boye Mike Bragg Rachel Perez and Diane Tobin. The play tells a present day Romeo and Juliet story as governments feud and the outcome is humorously resolved with curtain at 8 p.m. each night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Players
Peter Ustinov
George Taylor
Sidney High
Gary Boye
Mike Bragg
Rachel Perez
Diane Tobin
Juliet
Romanoff and
Panhandle events schedule in March at local venues
Leonard Senior High hosts Romanoff and Juliet in the auditorium Friday March 19 at 7 30 p m. S Club Initiation follows. March 20 brings a March of Dimes Dance and a Band Clinic in Scottsbluff. March 26 features a Triangle Track Meet at Weymouth Field. March 29 ends the third quarter with the Regional American Legion Oratorical Contest at 9 30 a m in the Senior High Auditorium. Report cards issued March 31.
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Panhandle
Romanoff and Juliet
March of Dimes
Scottsbluff
Triangle
Weymouth Field
American Legion
Senior High
Top Ten 1 Eight Days a Week Beat Les
A compact listing of songs with artists ranked by popularity. The top ten includes Eight Days a Week by the Beatles and a pick hit Tellin You Now by Freddy and the Dreamers among other familiar tunes and performers.
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Beatles
Birds and the Bees
Jewel Aliens
Georgie Fame
Animals
m.Tellin
Freddy and
the Dreamers
Going Steady Divides Opinions Among Teens
Campus Comments surveys student views on going steady in high school. Teens weigh security versus freedom, with varied takes from Pam Schmitt and Judy Johnson to John Bilby and Cherie Miller. Some see benefits, others warn it limits friendships and exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Schmitt
Lee Goodwin
Judy Johnson
Frank Utermohien
Leslie Robinson
Steve Harlan
Cherie Miller
Preston Preble
Greg Fitzgerald
Ellen Olsen
John Bilby
Sharon Meyer
Jim Bonesteel
Leprechaun Lessons and Cape Cod Canal Notes
John Bergner humor piece on St Patrick's Day mischief and leprechaun lore ends with odd lessons on capturing the Irish sprite. It also includes a Nebraska school lunch program tally and a brief history of Cape Cod Canal construction from 1880 to 1914 and its improvements by 1916.
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John Bergner
Earth
Nebraska
Cape Cod
Year For Seniors Coming To End At Sidney High School
As the Seniors year nears close, March 16 marks caps and gowns measurements at Sidney High. Students reflect on graduation, with some desiring more time for wrestling and State Tournament chances, while others express eagerness to begin college and a new life beyond high school.
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Sidney High School
Dennis Mika
Ruth Dorman
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