SHS IN REVIEW Highlights of the School Year Portrait
The Script presents a year end review of SHS activities. It notes that many groups sponsored events and undertakings while some plans were not fully carried out leaving incomplete group reviews.
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1954
Page
5
CAPA Club Review Highlights School Spanish Activities
The Spanish Club hosted a Sinnissippi Park picnic on October 1 as its first major event of the year. A November 14 dance in the girls gym followed, with the school invited. December brought a Wallace school Christmas party for 60 children from Spanish-speaking families, featuring Santa and gifts. A final note mentions the April 14 Pan American Day banquet as a scheduled event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinnissippi Park
Wallace School
F.T.A
Santa Claus
Driver's Safety Council at SHS promotes driving consciousness
The Driver's Council at SHS, led by Owen Mills, with members including Neta Bowman and Joann Dettman, plans future meetings and a Driver's Training course using a dual control car. The group emphasizes safer driving, student education on vehicle controls, insurance issues, and legal factors to reduce accidents and reckless behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHS
Neta Bowman
Ann Burkholder
Joann Dettman
Donna Wheelock
Joan Bowers
Bob Brown
Neil Brown
Dick Johnson
Don Small
Wilfred Hester
Owen Mills
Clayton Schuneman
Student Council Keeps Busy at Sterling Two High
The Student Store runs again this year to stock student supplies. A Christmas tree in the main hall was enjoyed through the holidays. An A and A-B Honor Roll for Sterling Two High will include students with at least two A’s and two B’s. A committee will select eligible names. In January the council sponsored the March of Dimes drive with boxes in homerooms. A coat rack project for basketball games is planned with locations under consideration and Miss Moore to provide racks at no cost. President Tusi Tauali formed a committee to study the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Two High
Donna Wheelock
Janet Williams
Leona Kirk
Sandra Haberer
Verna Wagner
Elizabeth Richter
SHS
Tusi Tauali
Teachers of Tomorrow Present Program and Plans
On January 25 the Future Teachers were guests of the Central School PTA to discuss teacher recruitment. On January 28 a play for the Classroom Teachers Association at Theme School was presented. The Future Teachers plan a spring trip, with details still pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central School
PTA
Classroom Teachers Association
SHS Library A Busy Place
The SHS library reports strong activity since September with 8500 books circulated and about 325 new titles added evenly to fiction and non fiction. Thirty six student librarians volunteer daily while the magazine room nearby supports daily themes speeches and reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHS
Miss Fadden
Inductions Expand Honor Society At Walnut And Sterling
The SHS National Honor Society inducted new members at Walnut and Sterling High. Seven students John DeWind Margo Dillon Charlice Buyers Herb Reed David Swehla Larry Larson and Mary Saunders joined the Honor Society at Sterling High. Members also staffed the concession stand to boost funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut
SHS
Walnut’s
Sterling High
John DeWind
Margo Dillon
Charlice Buyers
Herb Reed
David Swehla
Larry Larson
Mary Saunders
Jokes and wordplay mix in global travel quip
A playful alibi joke riffs on country names and sports metaphors. The speaker references uruguay and chile for a humorous punchline about relationships and medicine, framing a light international wordplay as a sportsman’s discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Bolivia
Uruguay
Sterling Science Club Elects Officers and Tours
The Science Club opened the year by electing Tom Faudree as president Joe Burk holder as vice president Colin Stewart as secretary and Lee Tyne as treasurer. Members visited Chicago attractions including the Museum of Science and Industry and a planetarium. They toured local sites such as the Rar Mill division of the Steel Mill and the Sterling Rock Falls Clinic guided by Drs. Seller Marquis and staff. Each member works on an individual project displayed at the March District Science Fair in DeKalb with potential progress to the State Fair in Monmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Club
Tom Faudree
Joe Burkholder
Colin Stewart
Lee Tyne
Sherman
Strenge
Chicago
Museum of Science and Industry
Planetarium
Aquarium
Sasek
Sterling
Rar
Steel
Sterling Rock Falls Clinic
Seller
Marquis
Mulhall and
Behrens
DeKalb
Monmouth
SHUTTER NEWS SHS Camera Club expands darkroom equipment
The SHS Camera Club raises funds by working concessions at basketball games and has purchased a 4x5 enlarger. The remodeled darkroom is ready for use, offering full negative utilization and lower print costs. Membership remains open through Joe Burkholder and Lee Tyne for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHS Camera Club
Camera Club
Joe Burkholder
Lee Tyne
Also Mentioned on This Page
SHS IN Review
Capa Club Review
Teachers OF Tomorrow
Science IN Review
By Carol Swartley
Mr. Sherman
Shutter News
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