Debate Squad Sets Nine Speaker Lineup
Mr. Robbins announced a final selection reducing the squad to nine with a first team of five and a second team of four. First team includes Salm Fehrenbach Castendyck Longabaugh. second team features Behrens Harshman Jamison Flinn. The eight schools at Rockford rated Sterling fourth overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Robbins
Bob Salm
Don Fehrenbach
Pat Senator
Bob Castendyck
Jeanne Longabaugh
Gordon Behrens
Paul Harshman
Bob Jamison
Barbara Flinn
Sterling
Rockford
Pat Donahue
Hammond
Ind
Kenosha
Wis
Dundee
III
Beloit
Madison
Dixon
Ill
Hinsdale
Ellen Haskell
Doris Overholser
Paul Hermann
Marian Palmer
Albert Macklowsky
Lillian Bauer
Mr. Small
Rotary Club
Don
Bob
Benters Wins D. A. R. Citizenship Award
Naomi Benters, Sterling's Daughters of the American Revolution representative, is chosen as the local chapter's candidate for the D A R Citizenship Award. She is a cheerleader, pep club president, Script co editor, and led the seniors Hallowe en Frolic and homecoming efforts. Mary Anna Turnroth placed second, with Virginia Miller and Helen Kelsey tied for third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Naomi Benters
Washington, D. C
Naomi
Hallowe’en Frolic
Mary Anna Turnroth
Virginia Miller
Helen Kelsey
S H S Athletic Stadium To Be One Of Finest In Illinois
Sterling's new stadium rapidly takes form with the first unit poured and forms braced. Steel girders and materials secured ensure no delay. The 3200-seat facility will be Illinois' finest for a school its size, with light towers rising and night meets planned. Football field conditioning underway for fall games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Barbara Flinn Leads Debate Banquet Invitations
Barbara Flinn is the chairman of the annual Debate Club banquet to be held December 30. All present and former members are invited. The general committee includes Marian Palmer, Fred Brauer, Betty Gehring, Ed Lawrence, and Bob Jamison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Flinn
Debate Club
Marian Palmer
Fred Brauer
Betty Gehring
Ed Lawrence
Bob Jamison
French Club Holds Initiation At Christmas Party
The French Club conducted an initiation for its members Tuesday at the Christmas party hosted by Lawton McCandless. Gifts were exchanged after the ceremony. Ariadene Main leads the 30 member organization as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Club
Lawton McCandless
Ariadene Main
Mary Anna Turnroth
Lucille Burr
Bob Castendyck
Clifford Radke
Viola Nester
Ward Dilson
Donald Church
Helen Myers
Rose Daulton
Mary Wilbern
Bob Mathias
Myrtle Fritz
Bob Philips
Paul Harshman
Donald Ford
Ruth Welton
Charlotte Goetz
Jim Brown
Gloria Brian
Marian Boone
Senior Bake Sale Raises Funds at Clark's Bakery
At Clark's Bakery on November 19 the senior class hosted its second bake sale guided by Eileen Bradley and earned more than ten dollars for the seniors' treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark’s Bakery
Eileen Bradley
Treasury
Calendar of Local School Events and Debates
The list outlines upcoming activities including basketball games against Rock Falls Mendota Community DeKalb there and here, a Home Economics Club meeting, a Christmas party senior dance, a Debate Banquet, Hi Tri event, and a January schedule ending January 13 with DeKalb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Falls
Janary
Mendota
Hi-Tri
DeKalb
Hi Y Members Attend Older Boys Conference at Peoria
Sterling High School Hi Y sent eleven boys Paul Young Bob Griesser Dick Rohrer Lyle Geeting Paul Harshman Harold Krieder Bob Philips Lyle Hall Bob Jones Tom Coats and Bob Fields to the Older Boys Conference in Peoria Illinois on December 3 with adviser Mr Small. The Hi Y meets Thursdays at 7 with a picnic supper and a guest speaker led by president Lyle Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling High School
Peoria
Ill
Paul Young
Bob Griesser
Dick Rohrer
Lyle Geeting
Paul Harshman
Harold Krieder
Bob Philips
Lyle Hall
Bob Jones
Tom Coats
Bob Fields
Mr. Small
Sterling
Hi-Y
Yuletide Party Dance Set By S H S Seniors
Helen Kelsey chairs the Yuletide Party for S H S with a December 27 Christmas dance. Dee Palmer’s eight piece orchestra will provide music from the popular Homecoming. Tickets are sold by a committee including Jack Olmstead and Mary Anna Turnroth at seventy five cents per couple and forty cents for singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kelsey
Dee Palmer
Jack Olmstead
Naomi Reuters
Mary Anna Turnroth
Virginia Miller
Ed Gebhardt
Bob Salm
Lillian Bauer
Jeanne Longabaugh
Lanita Bendewald
Mason Bell
Charles Gasso
Gloria Brian
Helen Ohda
Barbara Shaffer
Marie Vogel
Dean Geer
Alive Stock Company Presents Christmas Luncheon Show
The Alive Stock Company staged a Christmas luncheon with Santa Claus giving free gifts. Chairman Clara Reed offered a new varied menu and a Fehrenbach play titled Christopher Columbus with a cast including Columbus Harrison Stone Isabella Bob Corrigan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Clara Reed
Alive Stock Company
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Harrison Stone
Isabella
Bob Corrigan
Cakichontveraniarsive
Penine Don Drynan
Harvard
Lawton McCandless
Bob Jones
Jack Bixby
Miss Burritt
Pat Donahue
Eagle Plume Delivers Native Dance Demonstration at Glacier Park
Charles Eagle Plume of the Blackfoot tribe gave an educational dance demonstration near Glacier National Park on December 6. He spoke on Indian cultures, treaties, and history while highlighting Black Foot-U S actions and traveled from Colorado. The event included lessons on Indigenous habits and a discussion of treaties and government breaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eagle Plume
Glacier National Park
Montana
University of Colorado
Eagle Plume
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Benters
D. A. R. Citizenship
S.H.S
Illinois
Flinn
Nets
Georgie McIntyre
Charlotte Carns
Terry
Mary Andrews
Patty Donahue
Bobh Jones
Warren Friedrichs
Nona
Eileen
June
Haroldine
Dale
Dean
Harrison
Cap Bartel
Leta
Rebecca
Lillian
Beaters
Healey
Mary Anna
Leela
Burden, Gasso
Bixby
Yuletide Party
Orchesta
Latin Club
Romani Hodierni
Sanford Mitchell
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