Marianne Hess Voted DAR Award Recipient
From three senior girls chosen by classmates, Marianne Hess was selected SHS good citizen to be honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. A faculty committee judged dependability service leadership patriotism. Marianne, daughter of Roy A Hess, is NHS secretary and Tri M member, editor of the 1950 Blue and Gold.
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Marianne Hess
SHS
Daughters of the American Revolution
Marianne
Roy A. Hess
National Honor Society
Tri-M
Five All State Music Festival attendees named
Five Sterling students will attend the All-State Music Festival at the University of Illinois February 4 6. A mixed quartet with Mickey Van Blair Diane Balster Dale Smith and John Gerber plus Tom Hilger from the band will perform. Rehearsals Friday Saturday lead to a 2 30 pm Saturday concert in Huff Gymnasium.
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University of Ilinois
Tonkin
Schaler
Mickey van Blair
Diane Balster
Dale Smith
John Gerber
Tom Hilger
Sterling
Champaign-Urbana
University
Huff Gymnasium
Russell Mathis
University of Illinois
Bach
Gretchaninoff
Dawson
Allen Bone
Duke University
Gianini
R. R. Bennett
Mefistofele
Boito
SHS Band Concert Features Classical and Jazz Selections
SHS band presents a program blending classical and popular pieces including Bizet Has His Day, Flower Drum Song, Chorale and Alleluia, Official West Point March, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, The Klaxon, Mademoiselle Angot, National Emblem, Gollywogg s Cake Walk, and The United States Steel Suite. Tickets from band members. activity tickets admit. He called his wife Echo. She always had the last word.
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Bizet
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Chorale
Alleluia
West Point March
Mastersingers of
Nuremberg
Klaxon
Mademoiselle Angot
Gollywogg
United States Steel Suite
Echo
Boy’s Lament About Girls Carrying Face Cases
A brief verse notes a boy’s wish that girls would tote different items than makeup cases. He imagines they carry cases for making up their minds rather than their faces, a humorous reflection on vanity and choice.
Speech Program Shows Range From Acting To Debate
A school speech department offers sophomore, advanced, and debate courses plus extra curriculars such as dramatics club and contest play. Students learn voice, poise, group discussion, and various speaking styles. The program includes radio plays, one act productions, and state level competitions in debate and individual events.
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DAR Award
Sage
Kirchner
Ncic Conference
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