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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1958
Page
4
Gloria Kalen and Betty Kalkwarf, both Latin students, ranked among the top twenty percent in Franklin Grove district contest held in March. They will compete at the De Kalb area sectional meet on April 12, with top twenty percent advancing to the May state contest and top six earning college scholarships.
The Fighteen Club asks SHS students to donate blood at the Bloodmobile on April 29 at the Coliseum in Sterling. Over ten SHS students are expected, with possible transportation for Newman and Rock Falls students. Contact Lee Spinka, Charlie Ortiz, or Mr. DeVoe for details. Adults who have not given blood are welcome to join.
The GAA basketball tournaments are paused for Easter vacation and will resume next week with two contestants per night on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Games run on a double round robin basis and the first three rounds were completed last week, though results were delayed.
Sterling High School fresh-soph debaters placed third among 12 Chicago suburban teams at an Aurora meet on March 22. The negative team Bill Wagner and John Eilert went 4-0, defeating New Trier, Elgin, LaGrange, and Mendota, while the affirmative team Bill Reynolds and Barbara Bogott went 1-3. Sterling finished 6-3 overall. Varsity debaters John Williams and Oren Meyer were negative, Judy Williams and Gloria Kalen affirmative. Sterling finished 4-2 in sectional, tying for fourth, then lost a debate-off to Elgin.
The SHS Robed Choir will perform the cantata Olivet to Calvary by J. H. Maunder at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 3 30 PM on Palm Sunday afternoon. Kenneth Axelson will accompany on the organ with Judie Eveland at the piano.
Walter Bullock and Daniel Archer present a three act comedy titled Mr Barry's Etchings to be staged by the Senior Class on May 1 and 2 in the Girls Gym. Wally Kilgus stars as Judson Barry with a wide cast including Judy Williams Terry Rhyne Sue Johnson Nan Reiter Ron Huston Judy Pettorini Dick King Judy Eveland Jan Jackson Tom Henson and John Kreider. The plot follows an etcher who makes counterfeit fifty dollar bills and how his town recovers before a legal penalty ends the tale with a hopeful final note. The play was chosen by the play reading committee and will be directed by Mr Hunkins.
Readers are reminded that the following pages carry lighthearted material marked as jokes. The note clarifies the April Fools theme ends on page two, with no intent to mislead about real events or facts.
The YMCA-YMCA Co ed Council will sponsor an Easter Sunrise Service at First Congregational Church in Sterling starting 6 30 a m with a breakfast at the YMCA around 7 15 a m Tickets cost 75 cents and may be bought from council students. Members leading the service include Sue Johnson Larry Longanecker Sue Hendricks Jan Jackson and Jean Myers with Ken Axelson on organ and Sterling High girls ensemble singing.
The supplement prints a short staff story and an anonymous poem titled You said in the last Script that your wanted some poetry. The piece, addressed to boys, laments and mocks boy stereotypes with humor and ends the supplement.
The SHS Future Homemakers held their formal initiation Thursday evening March 20 in the library. The ceremony explained the purposes and emblem of the organization. Chapter mothers advisers new members and officers were introduced. Punch and cookies were served on the patio afterward.
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