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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1981
Page
3
AROUND SHS announces dismissal at 2 30 p m Thursday and Friday for final exams. Senior commencement is at 8 p m Friday in the SHS auditorium. Junior promotion starts 10 a m Saturday in the SHS auditorium. Exam periods: Thursday 8 30 10 15 first period. 10 30 12 noon third. 1 00 2 30 fifth. Friday 8 30 10 15 second. 10 30 12 noon fourth. 1 00 2 30 sixth.
A playful forecast from a list of named individuals envisioning future roles. Mike Cox runs a violin studio in Avoca with Edward Gardner teaching ballet to seniors. Nancy Young heads Old Glory Memorial Hospital in Old Glory Texas. Other notes place Gary Jenkins as a P E coach of the Tuxedo Superstars, Jennefer Hickman on the Gong Show, Jana Hughes managing a banana plantation in Brazil, Terri Watts owning an antique car shop in Lueders, Benito Perez teaching French to South American immigrants, and more.
The item lists seniors assigning odd legacies such as Mike Woodson leaving his snot rag and dancing ability to Dewayne Cox, Ted Scarborough receiving a claimed stud, Jackie Cooper gifting her mouth, and other pupils bequeathing humorously vague traits, spray paint and English books to classmates and teachers.
Thespian members elected officers for the 1981 82 school year Friday. New officers include Susan Miller president Kim Rainer vice president Kara Bolding secretary Meliss McLemore treasurer Glend McCandless and Dion Preston historians Scot Matthews and Teres Mueller reporters Miss Bearden parliamentarian and the troupe slaves Steve Bohanan Ronnie Garcia Scott Matthews Meliss Shelhamer Sean Sojourne and Mark Rose.
Stamford students elected the 1981 82 Student Council with seniors Kara Bolding Kim Kainer Jimmy McCorkle and Tony Nauert leading the senior class. Junior reps include Missy Bearden Monica Perez Darrell Brown and Chuck Howard. Pre class reps are Kristi McKeever Melanie Schoonmaker Frankie Acosta and Rob Bird. Freshman reps are Brooke Brownfield Renee Medford Jerry Schubert and Wade Shurley. Eighth grade representatives are Kathy Alvarez Sandra Cheek Shawn Lindsey and Lupe Moreno.
The feature lists editors Nesw and Doc with sports editor .0055, photographer .4 and staff reporters Deborah Carlton Sania Funk Chuck Howard Rose Maldonado Glenda McCandless Kristi McKeever Ted Scarborough Teresa Mueller Lori Schoonmaker Tracy Wilson Ernie Manske.
Stamford High students and teachers reveal summer aims including dirt biking high school prep football and a Corpus Christi dance contest. Eighth graders Punky Anders Trisa Dillard Greg Schoonmaker Wade Shurley and Van Whitworth accompany comments along with seniors D Ette Shelhamer and Lillian Southerland and teacher Lillian Southerland noting drama workshops a Lake Tahoe wedding and visiting a relative.
Editorial reflects on the closing of the 1980-81 school year at SHS. It notes the mix of joy and sadness as juniors advance, seniors prepare to graduate, and each class faces new horizons in high school and beyond. The piece honors memories and the new beginnings ahead.
Homemaking III and IV classes remodel the homemaking office with supplies and a large bookcase funded by Future Homemakers of America. Workers Cathy Feild Teresa Venable Diane Lopez Dena Underwood and Sharon Gilbreath repainted the ceiling and accent wall in rust while other walls received peach paint. They crafted and hung white curtains replacing 1950 vintage drapes.
The New York General Post Office handles about 20 million pieces of mail each day, reflecting high-volume operations and extensive mail processing across its facilities.
National Honor Society members at SHS chose Monte Gray and Brenda Bolin as senior boy and girl of the year, with Tony Nauert and Lori Schoonmaker as junior boy and girl of the year. Recipients were recognized for character service scholarship and leadership, with Gray and Lori noting leadership roles and M. Bolin and Lori involved in student government and cheer, among other activities.
Mary Easton teaches Visualizing History in which fourth and fifth period classes construct shadow boxes. Students pick events from Colonial America to World War II and scenes from the West, aiming to build three dimensional pictures that aid historical visualization. A student from Stamford High School says the project was fun and helped deepen understanding.
Stam ford High School juniors Ernie Manske Scott Olson and Ted Scarborough start at 4 30 a m at Tex Pack a local freight firm Their duties include unloading freight trucks matching way bills and loading trucks They take the job for convenience to fit afternoon athletics and extra carbon copy work for way bills.
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