Future Farmers Organize Clubs at Sterling High
The Sterling High FFA organized two new clubs Dairy Production and Swine Production to boost competition for state level awards. SHS students Don Lester Ronald Ricklefs Don Shantz Bob Hicks lead the applications for multiple Star State Farmer and other awards across Farm Mechanic Electrification Soil Water Management and more. Only juniors seniors or graduates within one year may apply.
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FFA
Sterling High
Dairy Production Club
National Ffa Foundation
IFA
Sterling
Star State
Don Lester
Ronald Ricklefs
Don Shantz
Bob Hicks
SHS
Bob Ebersole
Merle Wolfley
Ron Zickless
Bob Bruns
Lyle Dirks
Ward Johnson
Don Bushman
Bob LeFevre
Bob Forward
Hi-Tri Meeting Delayed to February 22
The Hi-Tri club postpones its February 8 meeting to February 22 to plan sending selected members to a mid winter planning conference. Discussions will cover the summer camp and selecting two girls to attend. After-the-game dances have drawn 75 to 100 attendees and were chaperoned by Miss Marie Dickson Miss Frances Hatch Mrs. Fred Wagner and Don Langell.
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Hi-Tri
Marie Dickson
Frances Hatch
Fred Wagner
Don Langell
Latin Club Plans February Initiation Meeting
The Latin Club will hold a meeting near the end of February to initiate new members. The entertainment committee is chaired by Doris Woessner with members Sue Hey Dick Crane Marge Meyer David Clark and Marilyn Matznick.
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Doris Woessner
Sue Hey
Dick Crane
Marge Meyer
David Clark
Marilyn Matznick
Katie Puskedra Wins 1951 DAR Award
Katie Puskedra was selected as SHS's winner of the 1951 DAR award for good citizenship. The senior class meeting on January 30 in the school cafeteria voted for the girl best qualified by four qualities including reliability, honesty, punctuality, service, leadership, self control, initiative and patriotism.
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Katie Puskeda
D.A.R
SHS
Pins Awarded To Reins And Appenzeller
Commercial pins awarded with Jo Ann Reins receiving a 40 word typing pin and Pat Appenzeller earning the 120 pin the year. Pat is the first student to achieve the 120 pin this year.
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Jo Ann Reins
Pat Appenzeller
Pat
Drive-In Slang List Cracks Up Readers
A playful late entry lists quirky nicknames and phrases such as Jivin at the Drive-In and You Fracture Me as part of a humorous glossary. The items mix nicknames, insults, and slang with comic captions referencing school life and social misfits.
Sophomore Class Rings Showed at SHS Meeting
The Sophomore class held a meeting in the SHS cafeteria on Thursday February 1 with John Dillon presiding to present the 1953 class rings. The rings were selected by a committee of class officers and two students and will be shown at Gehrings for students to choose.
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SHS
John Dillon
Gehrings
March calendar lists school tournaments and events
The March calendar shows dates for regional basketball tournaments from Feb 26 to March 2, sectional and state basketball events March 6 to 17, and other activities including debates, speech tournaments, testing, reading, dance, a Father and Son banquet, Easter vacation, end of the third quarter, and a district solo ensemble.
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DeKalb
Student Council Seeks Student Proposals For Meetings
Representatives invite students to submit topics for discussion to be raised at future council meetings. When topics are collected the council will convene to discuss them. The process depends on student participation to enable meaningful meetings.
Speech Class to Restage Our Town at SHS Feb 22
Sterling High Advanced Speech Class re stages Thornton Wilder's Our Town on February 22 at the Sterling High arena staging with audience on all sides. Miss Barbara Larson commends the January 31 cast for makeup free rehearsals and strong lighting work by Ted Sulcuff and Bob King.
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Barbara Larson
Thorton Wilder
Our Town
Paul Small
Janice Wagner
Lora Lea Wolf
Bob Baither
Wayne Moore
Ronnie Schueler
Joan Bogott
SHS
Ronnie Schneeler
Gibbs
Howie Newsome
Richard Allen
Webb
George Gibbs
John Michel
Rebecca Gibbs
Ralah Wesner
Wally Webb
Mr. Webb
Shirley Buckingham
Ronnie Ricklefs
Salley Mosher
Simon Stimson
Jack Reiske
Soames
Jane Morrow
Constable Warren
Bob Wilson
Sam Craig
Arthur Magon
Joe Stoddard
Emily
Sterling High
Ted Sulcuff
Bob King
Miss Larson
Ronald Ricklefs
Larry Musgrave
Barbara DeZuba
Sally Mosher
Merrildean Leonard
Ruth Dudley
Pat Hanson
Debaters Triumph At Augustana Tournament With 12 Wins
East Rockford claimed first place finishing all twelve rounds. SHS debaters faced 25 teams across two days February 2 and 3 with three rounds each day. Sterling eyes NCIC tournament at Mendota on March 3 with about five teams entered.
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SHS
East Rockford
NCIC
Mendota
Sterling
Sterling FFA Plans Parent Son Banquet
Future Farmers of America at Sterling High schedule a March 20 banquet in the high school cafeteria. The event features a potluck supper and a building tour for visiting parents.
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Sterling High
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DAR
Jivin
A.W.O.L
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Augustana
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