Sidney High names three varsity cheerleaders for 67 68
Jeannie Olson Sharon Stately and Donna Cornelius were chosen as Sidney High School varsity cheerleaders for the 1967 68 school year. They were selected from five candidates after May 2 tryouts with 50 percent of votes each required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannie Olson
Sharon Stately
Donna Cornelius
Renee Kaylor
Rita Miller
Gayle Goodwin
Pep Club
S Club
Jeraldine Olson
Jobs Daughters
Methodist Church Choir
G.A.A
Jeannie
Carl Cornelius
Secretary of Treasury
Donna
Harry Stately
Chansonaires and Honor Society
Sharon
Keith Kaylor
Debs
Renee
Alvin Miller
Sidney High
Superior Students Earn Their Way To Music Camp
The Band and Chorus Music Clinic at Scottsbluff on April 21 saw Sidney entries earn 19 superiors and 7 excellents of 26. Scholarships to Chadron State College Music Camp went to Nancy Meyer Cynthia Schmale Bruce Cutright Debbie Thayer Ellis Vaughn Jeanette Jones John Lyndell and Harvey Herman for solo superior scores.
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Scottsbluff
Sidney
Chadron State College
Nancy Meyer
Cynthia Schmale
Bruce Cutright
Debbie Thayer
Ellis Vaughn
Jeanette Jones
John Lyndell
Harvey Herman
Tom Edwards
Ric Beese
Charla Calling
Pam Hahler
Local Staff Roster Listing Core Team Members
James Rundstrom Advisor Connie Holbrook Editor 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 June Zwickl
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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
June Zwickl
Sidney High School Journalism Class Preview
The Sidney Hi-Life is prepared by the Sidney High School Journalism Class under the direction of Mr. Jim Rundstrom, the instructor guiding student reporting and layout.
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Sidney High School
Jim Rundstrom
Impassive Students Thwart SHS Effort
A reflective commentary on school elections and cheerleading tryouts at SHS shows pervasive apathy. The author urges students to engage, share zest, and take on responsibility before it’s too late, ending with Janis Geu’s signoff.
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SHS
Fine Arts Week Showcases Drama Music and Art at Sidney High
Fine Arts Week runs May 8 to 12 at Sidney High School with band concerts choral program drama one act plays and a student art display. Highlights include a May 8 band concert and May 10 choral program under Miss Kitch Mrs Peterson and Mr Nichols plus May 9 one act plays and a May 12 student recital in the junior high venue. Public admission is free.
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Sidney Public School
Paula Kitch
Ann Peterson
Duane Nichols
John Emmerson
LeRoma Esbach Greth
Steve Anderson
John Kirkpatrick
Bobbette Bryant
Greth
Gerald Benzel
SHS Student Elections Highlight Blome Jeppesen and Wilson
Blome to head Senior State with Jeppesen as Junior State Governor and Wilson as Sophomore State Governor for 1967 68. Alma Sullivan Suzanne Janda Cynthia Schmale named officers with junior officers Rita Miller Freda Harrington Connie Wilson. House of Representatives lists seniors juniors and sophomores with Mary Winn Henry Reitz and Terence Davis as faculty senators.
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Curt Blome
John Jeppesen
Mike Wilson
Blome
Alma Sullivan
Suzanne Janda
Cynthia Schmale
Treasury
Rita Miller
Freda Herrington
Connie Wilson
Bill Fankhauser
John Knicely
Loren Bauman
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of State
Mary Prester
Kenneth Childers
John White
Patty Jelinek
Bobbette Bryant
James Ellison
Bruce Cutright
Daniel Gallardo
Jerry Weber
Jim Copley
Lucy Bergner
Debbie Witters
Lynn de Peterson
Mike Selzer
Donna Jacobs
Greg Abrams
Randy Bauer
Jim Holechek
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Connie Kuhns
Cindy Wolf
Kathy Wilson
Sharon Stately
Penny Pedersen
Pam Himes
Linda Christensen
Steve Bruce
Jeanette Jones
Charles Solano
Joe Fresque
Busy Seniors Highlight in Senior Spotlight
Sharon Meyer and Mike Hickey are featured. Sharon, named second runner up in Miss Fort Sidney, plans business school in Lincoln to become a medical secretary and is active in pep club G A A and Youth Fellowship. Mike, National Chairman of the Independent Party, participates in football basketball wrestling weightlifting and FCA and urges better student leadership and accountability.
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Sharon Meyer
Mike Hickey
Sharon
Fort Sidney
Mike
Independent Party
G.A.A
Lincoln
FCA
SHS
Wisconsin
Hutton Wins State High on Civil Service Exam
Cathi Hutton scored the highest state mark in Nebraska on the Civil Service exam last year. She typed 78 words per minute with six errors in the first part, plus English spelling and shorthand in the three hour written section. Twenty-eight other students participated at Sidney High School under supervisors Clyde Empson and Laverne Couch. Results had not yet been released to most examinees.
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Cathi Hutton
Nebraska
Cathi
Clyde Empson
Laverne Couch
Tiny Tot Born in Cambridge Ohio Set for Sidney Graduation
A May 25 1949 born baby girl in Cambridge Ohio will graduate in Sidney this month after completing junior high and high school. She attended North Ward kindergarten and first grade South Ward from second to sixth grade. Activities include Pep Club Masque and Gavel and 17 Club with a notable role in last year’s junior class play. She had trouble with word phrases and disliked an outdoor toilet. Last week’s tiny tot was Barb Christ identified by Marsha Pottorff and Deanna Bruns.
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Cambridge
Ohio
North Ward
South Ward
Sidney
Peter
O. P. Skaggs
P. So. Skaggs
Grandma’s
Barb Christ
Marsha Pottorff
Deanna Bruns
Awards Day at Sidney High School May 15
Awards Day will be held on May 15 at Sidney High School beginning first period. Awards are presented to one student in each subject for excellence in English math social studies home economics business French Latin science speech journalism industrial arts art band and chorus. Sports excellence and GA A awards for girls will also be presented.
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Sidney High School
Students Face Apathy After Sidney High Elections
Newly elected Sidney High officers inherit a task to rekindle interest in student government amid widespread apathy. Pre seniors vote for major posts, while many positions remain vacant across classes. Teachers and students blame lack of spirit, vetoed ideas, and a passive culture for the low turnout.
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Sidney High
Sec’y
State
Sec'y
Treasury
Elmer Hartmann
Nancy Patrowski
Lbrarian
Tom Edwards
Jim Johnson
Sharon Meyer
Renee’ Kaylor
DeAnne Thies
Sidney Nebraskas Centennial Echoes From Pioneer Days
Sidney High School staff compiles a centennial retrospective tracing Sidney Nebraskas early history from 1867. The piece cites Fort Sidney and pioneer life including an all night theatre, gunfights, and taxes. It includes a historical recipe for Tipsy Cake with wine sherry brandy almonds custard and whipped cream.
Saturday Night PromFunds Drive at SHS Class
The SHS junior class announces a senior prom and funds raised through candy and sweatshirt sales, pop bottle drives, a cakewalk, concessions, and booster ticket money. Activities included the play Seventeenth Summer under directors Henry Reitz and Bill Rush, with decorating by the class nightly and prom servers chosen by student officers.
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Suzie Janda
Henry Reitz
Bill Rush
SHS
Liz Cunningham
Beth Edwards
Kathy Chaffee
Kathy Flegg
Connie Wilson
Gayle Goodwin
Kathy Grant
Rita Mil
Close Social Year Fer Deb Ranks and Thompson Tasked
Debbie Rankin and Pat Thompson will close the social year in leadership roles. Boy servers include Gerald Thompson Wayne Cornelius Bruce Out Right Charlie Yester Tom Biggs Jim Bosley Steve Bruce Larry Lingwall Steve Mattoon John O Connell. Alternates are Freda Herring ton Renee Kaylor John Hutton Ron Skarka. This year’s theme excludes many past ideas such as Land of Pharaohs 1956 Over The Rainbow 1958 Castle in the Air 1960 Sayonara 1961 Evening in Pare is 1962 The Land of Oz 1963 Roman Holiday 1964 and Fantasy of the Sea 1965.
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Fer
Debbie Rankin
Pat Thompson
Gerald Thompson
Wayne Cornelius
Bruce Outright
Charlie Yester
Tom Biggs
Jim Bosley
Steve Bruce
Larry Lingwall
Steve Mattoon
John O'Connell
Freda Herrington
Renee Kaylor
John Hutton
Ron Skarka
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Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney Dillon
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