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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1974
Page
1
Letter to the editor outlines a new daily timetable starting next fall with eight periods and three lunch blocks. It notes benefits like extra time from 8:25 start for meetings and activities but warns of a drawback yet to be stated. The author invites discussion on advantages and disadvantages.
An editorial questions the 1700 plus voters who defeated a school bond. It critiques understanding of tax effects, explains a shifted schedule and reduced lunch, and urges informed voting. A school board meeting on March 7 discussed trialing the new timetable with student input and a decisive board vote to adopt the plan.
The column argues the March 16 referendum shows Unit District voters oppose financing a new library and auditorium. It suggests separating the projects, reattempting the library this summer, and considering a remodel of the Coliseum to fix acoustics lighting seating and safety features.
A student editor writes from SHS in 1974 about finishing the yearbook amid budget and staffing limits. She laments complaints, urges student effort, notes ongoing meetings, plans to reduce afterschool sessions, and thanks helpers including Kath leen Zigler and Sally Richter. She warns there may be no yearbook next year if effort fades.
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