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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1968
Page
12
The 1968-69 student government elections open April 1 with Progressives and Independents meeting in school spaces. Upperclassmen may seek offices. primary filings due April 23. Senior quotes reflect mixed views on participation, responsibility, and the two party system.
Connie Kuhns and Ellis Vaughn are the year’s featured seniors at Sidney High School. Both recount their busy final year with deadlines and memories, Kuhns detailing her plans at Kearney State College and journalism interests, Vaughn describing his two college path and musical achievements, and both praising their teachers and classmates.
Sidney High students attended a concert presented by the Black Hills Teachers College of Spearfish South Dakota in the Senior High Auditorium under Dr. Ben Henry. On Friday March 29 Hastings College Choir performed in the same venue directed by Professor Deral Johnson. The choir on its annual tour started March 22 visiting Alliance Nebraska Rapid City South Dakota Sheridan Wyoming Cody Wyoming Idaho Falls Idaho Vernal Utah Longmont Colorado and Sidney. Duane Johnson former Sidney High School band director accompanies the Hastings College Choir.
Sidney High School hosts Spring Parents Night with student science and home economics displays, a 7 30 orientation on high school planning for ninth graders, and an 8 15 talk by Rev John Stayton on youth problems. Candidates for the 1968 69 Parents Advisory Council to be introduced before elections by grade. A social hour follows with refreshments.
Prepared by the Sidney High School Journalism Class under instructor Glen C. Houtz. Published every other Friday in the Sidney Telegraph.
Liz Cunningham, a United States exchange student, details her year in Helsinki. She notes language challenges, Finnish schooling differences, and cultural experiences from basketball to saunas, parks, and theatre. She enjoyed world history from a Finnish perspective and plans summer travel to Sweden and Finland.
This week's SHS Playmate was born July 6 1950 and is a senior who attended East Ward and Sidney Junior and Senior High Schools. She is active in GAA FHA Pep Club National Honor Society and 4 H with interests in horses and rodeos. She started riding cows early and began going steady in first grade. Last week's Playmate was Susan Fisher.
The article traces April Fools Day origins from France where New Year shifted to January 1, explaining why some kept April 1 celebrations. It covers terms like April fish and cuckoo, spreads to Scotland, and links timing to the vernal equinox. It notes observances in Mexico Portugal and India and connects useless errands to Miracle plays of early April.
Tuition and fees at CSC include labs, physical education, health service, yearbook, newspaper and activity fees. Non residents pay 305 per semester, residents 165. Housing includes Edna Work Residence Hall and High Rise Dormitory for women. High Rise opened 1967 and houses 400. Men live in Wiley Brooks and Edwin Crites Halls. Married housing offers 46 apartments. one coeducational dorm opened in 1965 for 200 men and 100 women. Board and room costs are 588 for residents and 728 for non residents per semester. The campus covers 213 acres in Pine Ridge Nebraska with eight instructional divisions. Enrollment stands at 1850 students. Facilities include Carnegie Library, Memorial Hall theater and 850 seat auditorium, Hildreth Hall renovated for Education and Psychology, and a 175 seat lecture hall and TV studio. Contact Donald L. Deselms for admissions.
The Raider track team travels to Scottsbluff for a relays only meet with no open races. Last week two Kimball Invitational records fell including a 70 yd high hurdles mark by Larry Lingwall and a high jump record by Monte Laux.
Sidney High School begins girls track and golf under Miss Wanda Rainbolt. Track meetings three days a week and golf practice on two to three days, with events including sprints, hurdles, relays, jumps, and shot put. Most interest from freshmen and sophomores.
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