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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1966
Page
16
Kathy Hall reports from SHS on a survey of about 75 seniors showing strong fashion trends. Seventy seven percent of senior boys have long hair while girls show no single trend. fashion includes mod outfits, varied shirts, cords or jeans, and notable jewelry like rings and earrings.
Students in Sidney High School’s new Vocational Program, part of the Trade and Industry division, start hands on Building Construction and Auto Mechanics. Ten students work on a frame storage building south of the east stands, with a poured footing slab and bolted joints, aiming for completion next spring as weather allows. Industrial arts instructor Don Burrows notes high enthusiasm and strong cooperation.
The item lists staff positions including James Rundstrom as advisor Connie Holbrook as editor and the designation Hi-Life staff for the publication.
Tiny Tot, a senior class member born July 26 1949 in Sidney, Nebraska, lived in Gurley before moving to Sidney at age one. He attended South Ward Elementary from kindergarten through sixth grade and is active in band, pep band, band council, French Club, and youth council. At age two he ran away from home, and in third grade took a jar of dimes to school for a dime scramble. Last week's Tiny Tot was Rita Blome.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration official Ward Taylor spoke to Sidney High School during second period on Monday October 17. He described three program parts Satellite Deep Space Probes and Man in Space and illustrated with scale models including Scout Thor Delta Atlas Agena Atlas Saturn I and Saturn V.
Lloyd Kinnison joins Sidney High School as a new Special Education teacher for junior and senior levels. A Pine Bluffs Wyoming native, he earned a B.A. and M.A. from Colorado State College in Greeley. This is his first year teaching and he calls SHS a progressive school.
A survey of Sidney High seniors shows most plan college with teach or business careers preferred. Connie Fleener aims for Nebraska and France then teaching English, Barbie Lambert pre law via Nebraska and Creighton, Judy Tolles Peggy Bale Jim Johnson consider Peace Corps, while George Edmonds eyes diesel mechanics and welding. Some intend service careers. overall aim is to become a success.
The Ink Spots famed vocal group presents two performances at Sidney Junior High School Auditorium on October 30 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission costs 1.50 for adults 0.75 for students and free for under six. Proceeds support a Sidney improvement project.
A school article argues students must personally commit to energize clubs at SHS. It stresses that officers sponsors and past ideas are not at fault. individual effort, enthusiasm, and planning can lift all organizations from their rut and make them meaningful rather than mere name additions in the yearbook. By Jim Johnson.
Rita Blame profiles Rose Hochman and Linda Abrams, senior majorettes guiding Sidney High School marching band through parades and football shows. The article covers their ambitions, activities, and notes from majorette conferences, detailing their impact on cadence, discipline, and team spirit.
Rehearsals for Seventeenth Summer proceed smoothly with technical and dress runs set for November 8 and 9. Public performances planned for November 11 and 12 at the senior high auditorium. Cast members discuss adapting to roles John Jones as Martin Keefe and DeAnne Thies as Lorain. Co stage manager Dee Ann Gell handles props and costumes.
The junior class at S H S sells Kath ryn Reich candy as the year’s first money making project. Four kinds tempt students, priced at 50 cents, with forty two cases sold and twelve more on the way as funds rise, per sponsor Mr Henry Reitz.
Sidney hosts Ogallala tonight at 7 30 on Weymouth Field in a Western Conference clash with Sidney aiming for its third title ride. The Maroons seek revenge for past titles while Ogallala holds a 1 0 league mark and Sidney sits 3 3 overall. Monte Saux Bob Thompson and James Kaylor starred for Sidney as they seek a pivotal win before a crowded Homecoming crowd and coronation halftime show. The season wraps with McCook away and District cross country at Alliance on October 29.
SHS celebrates Homecoming with a 2:30 parade and 7:30 football game between Sidney Maroons and Ogallala Indians on Weymouth Field. Queen and King candidates introduced at events, halftime crown, and a dance at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel follow as SHS Homecoming '66 concludes.
The Sidney High School Math Club invites 19 juniors and seniors who meet criteria to join Mu Alpha Theta. Honorary member Lars Kamp is named. Initiation is set for the evening of November 9 in Mr Rush's room with Connie Holbrook and Pam Gel presiding. The club, currently eight members, is sponsored by math instructor Bill Rush.
Miss Nancy Jo Knicely, Rotary Exchange student to Adelaide, spoke on Beautiful Australia at the Sidney Lions Club noon meeting at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Slides illustrated her year abroad while Norman Trepke announced pancake feed tickets on sale through Sidney High, St Patrick's High, and Lions members. E L Hoover, general chair, promised an improved menu and entertainment for this year’s event.
Navy lieutenant Cleaver outlines NROTC advantages at a Friday talk in room 207 for senior boys. The Service Deference Test allows 18-year-olds to avoid draft by college attendance with 2S classification, plus stipends, tuition paid, and a four-year college path to a navy commission.
Sidney High School Biology II students visited Denver on Wednesday October 19 for a joint trip sponsored by Mr and Mrs Englebright. They toured the Museum of Natural History and City Park Zoo, viewed behind the scenes display preparations, and later explored the planetarium and museum before dining at Luby's Cafeteria and returning to Sidney after 8 p.m.
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