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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1968
Page
2
Lynn Mehling Co Editor calls Sidney High School students to embrace learning and opportunities outside class. He urges support for sports bands clubs and school activities to uphold a high standard and foster a successful year.
The Sidney Rotary Club enters its fifth year sponsoring Rotary Exchange Students, noting eight area participants since 1964. Due to other clubs needing students first, no local student will be hosted this year. The program promotes international understanding and civic engagement through student exchanges and speeches.
Editors Glen Houta announces Claudia Barrett as TRAIL editor for 1969 and Lynn Mehling with Debie Musil as HI-LIFE editors. Hi-Life reporters span Sports to Special Education with numerous named staff, while TRAIL staff lists departments and editors across Student Life, Arts, and academics.
Cross country Western Conference at Kimball on October 5. Reserve football Sidney at North Platte October 7 at 6 30 p m CDT. Senior High Parents night October 9 at 7 30 p m. Junior Class magazine sales start October 10 with meeting at 1 30 p m. Varsity football Sidney at Kimball October 11 at 7 30 p m. Kearney Invitational Cross Country October 12. Reserve football Kimball at Sidney October 14 at 6 30 p m Band Parents meeting 8 00 p m. Homecoming Dance October 18 Varsity football Chadron at Sidney 7 30 p m.
The Biology II group led by Mr. Wilbert Higuchi tracks a white rat population now 47, exploring effects of diet change from grain and vegetables to protein deficiency. Seventeen adults and 30 offspring adapt to a cheese conditioned, human-tolerant environment as they aim to raise two to three generations by next spring.
The Sidney Hi-Life is prepared by Sidney High School students under the direction of Glen C. Houtz the journalism instructor.
Sidney High cross country team heads to the Western Conference meet at Kimbell with the defending Alliance favored to win. The varsity placed sixth at Scottsbluff behind five Class A schools while the novice team finished fifth. top Sidney finishers are listed.
Sidney High chorus members under director Mr. Duane Nichols traveled to Alliance for All State Music Clinic tryouts. Fifteen students sang solos and clinic pieces for four judges, with 150 district spots available.
Cheryl Mitchell is president Lynette Pederson secretary Wayne Cornelius treasurer and Mr John Emerson sponsor. Mitchell daughter of Alfred Mitchell born in Rapid City attended Sidney schools and is a senior with arts and drama interests. Pederson daughter of Elwood Pederson is Grand Island born moved to Sidney and active in Pep Club FBLA Girl Scouts. Cornelius son of Carl Cornelius Omaha born and raised in Sidney active in sports and music.
The 177 students in Mrs Eth el Massie s eleventh grade English classes will use films and records this year. They will study reading material and write compositions. Discussion groups replace private research. Authors include Emerson Hawthorne Thoreau Melville.
Sidney High School speech classes under instructor John Emerson focus on overcoming fear of public speaking. Junior and senior students learn to deliver impromptu and prepared speeches clearly and concisely, gaining confidence, participating in discussion, and influencing audiences.
Eleven Sidney High School band members auditioned in Alliance on September 28 for the All State Band and Orchestra Clinic. Audition included 32 measures of solo, two major scales, chromatic scale, memory sight reading, with tapes sent to state and central chairmen for rating. The school’s 128 member band prepares for halftime show at Sidney Scotts Bluff game as Drum Majors lead memorized drills and pep band history notes.
The subject, born December 16 1961 in Sidney at the old Sidney Hospital, is a junior at Sidney High. She attended St Patrick’s Academy and South Ward kindergarten, belongs to Pep Club Youth Council Sub Debs and St Patrick’s Church, and works in Memorial Hospital Dietary. She once said girls on one side boys on the other and kept to it.
Historical notes recall 1950 Armistice Day football with Chappell defeating Sidney Maroons 34 to 0. Other items mention Sidney Maroons 1950 win over Bridgeport Bulldogs 14 to Te, Carl Crouse's army enlistment, and school activities and staff.
The SHS Pep Club began the 1968-69 season with an August 28 meeting and a Friday the 13th pep rally. Leaders Beth Edwards and team, plus sponsors Mr Fankhauser Mr Larry Pippitt and Miss Wanda Rainbolt, guide spirit drives and dances.
Biology I students under Mr Pete Hay receive new texts and start a unit on the relationship between organisms and their surroundings. The focus is on population density and its rate of change as students research an area of interest and present findings in a paper or project.
The Red Raiders host Scottsbluff Bear Cats tonight at 7 30 p m as they defend first place. Sidney looks to rebound after a 63 0 win over Alliance while Scottsbluff brings a 1 2 record. Coach Ernst calls Scottsbluff a highly fired up club and expects Sidney to be ready for the Bearcats.
The Sidney High School driver’s education program has operated for nineteen years with 2,800 to 3,000 graduates and no mishaps. This summer students could complete three quarters of practice before classroom work in World History. Sophomores must be fourteen to enroll for thirty-six hours of classroom instruction.
Miss Janice Phillips leads SHS Art II and III students with aims of greater sensitivity and perception. Twenty students prepared record album covers showing symmetrical and asymmetrical design and color hues. Art Service Day occurs Fridays when students apply art to personal interests, from sketching cars to designing outfits. Art is approached as a never ending science with continual new insights.
Mrs. Winn notes the clerical office practice class now runs a two hour block replacing the earlier stereographic training. Seventeen girls are in the clerical class, eight senior girls enroll in Shorthand II including Judy Banks Connie Hickox Pat Jurgens Linda Narjes Lynette Pederson Sandra Spearow Carol Welton and Connie Wilson. The aim is to give students a strong business background and encourage further training after high school.
S H S students form a new four piece soul rock band named The Juicy Fruit. Members include John Jenks drums Brian Lafler lead guitar Dave Grashans organ and Bill Stikker bass. Their first appearance was at the S Club Pep Club dance on Friday September 20 at the Junior High Auditorium.
SHS welcomes Mrs. Mary Ann Hakonson and Mr. Roger Davies. Hakonson, a speech and hearing therapist from Longmont, Colorado, graduated from Colorado State University and last taught at the State School for the Deaf in Casper. Davies, Shop 8 instructor in Mechanical Drafting, Typing and Drivers Education, from Hemingford, Nebraska, graduated from Chadron State Teachers College and enjoys skiing and stock car racing.
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