1941 Blue and Gold to Feature Hopkins Castendyck Art
Senior artists Jason Hopkins and Ruth Ann Castendyck will decorate most pages of the 1941 Blue and Gold, with a new theme devised by co editors Helen Hansen and Mariann Birch. The all school souvenir book will emphasize daily events and sports, with student photographers and Ray Hart Studio for commercial photos. Senior pictures are done and pricing will match last year, funded by buyers and magazine subscriptions. sales start soon under business manager John Platt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jason Hopkins
Ruth Ann Castendyck
Helen Lea Hansen
Mariann Birch
Herb Carlton
John Griffith
Arden Daehler
Ray Hart
John Platt
Latin Classes Enter Competition With Other Schools in Illinois
Sterling high school will compete in a state Latin contest this spring for the first time. Miss Echternach and Miss Joiner will select delegates from each Latin year after examinations in nearby cities. Finalists compete at the University of Chicago on May 3 with scholarships from Northwestern, Knox, Rosary, and the University of Chicago for the top five contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Sterling High School
Classical Association
Sterling
Miss Echternach
Miss Joiner
University of Chicago
Northwestern
Knox
Rosary
Senior Class Dances After Sterling Dixon Game
A dance with lively music follows the Sterling Dixon basketball game on January 31 in the high school gym. The senior class hosts the event with swing tunes from about ten minutes after the game until midnight. Past dances on January 17 and December 13 raised nice profits for the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling—Dixon
High School Farmers Earn Over 3000 From 1940 Projects
Sterling F. F. A. members reported 3012.80 in earnings from 1940 farm projects, led by corn with 2018.50 from 92.5 acres across 15 members. Hog, poultry, dairy, beef, and sheep projects yielded smaller sums, with 33 Future Farmers planning 69 projects next year including corn, dairy, swine, beef, poultry, sheep and garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. F. A
Marvin Harms
Jason Hopkins
Keith Smith
Wayne Friedrichs
Twelve Subjects Offered To Night School Students
A total of 126 people have enrolled in night school courses at the high school. The program runs from October 7 to March 5 with classes twice weekly on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Nine regular faculty teach twelve subjects including typing bookkeeping shorthand business law salesmanship and shop and chemistry coursework. Fees are two dollars for under 21 and five dollars for over 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whaley
Hoogeveen
Moore
Timmons
Miss Schick
Miss Hunt
Miss Peterson
Robbins
DeVoe
Hi Y and Hi Tri Plan Joint Skating Party
Senior Hi Y members anticipate a joint skating event with Senior Hi Tri guests in the future. Prominent businessmen will feature on programs with movies and entertainment. Clair Book leads the group, Neil Foulds is vice president, Wayne Andreas secretary, Ed Brown treasurer, Kurt Granzow programs chief. Paul Young, Oberlin congress attendee, and Roland Kelsey, Junior Hi V president, attended a recent state boys work meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi-Y
Hi- Tri
Clair Book
Neil Foulds
Wayne Andreas
Ed Brown
Kurt Granzow
Paul Young
Oberlin
Roland Kelsey
Robbins Prepares Debaters for February Tournaments
S H S debate teams ready for February contests at Augustana on January 31 and February 1 with six rounds and the Augustana Trophy awarded for the winning team. Coe College in Cedar Rapids hosts February 6 to 8 with college judges from outstanding students and superior certificates for top teams and speakers.
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Augustana
Coe Colleges
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Pilots Ground Course Offered At Local High School
At S H S the Sterling Rotary Club sponsors a pilot ground course begun in November. About 40 students attend Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings from seven to ten. Instructors include Eades Meteorology Small Navigation and Jacoby Aircraft Operation. Top five finishers win a flight scholarship covering 72 hours of flight training.
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Sterling Rotary Club
Eades
Small
Jacoby
Marching Men of Song to Present Assembly March 10
Howard Tooley presents the Marching Men of Song in an all male program for students and faculty on Monday March 10. Phil Clark directs and also sings tenor, with costumes matching numbers in songs from Rose Marie Maytime The Student Prince operettas and sailor and military pieces. Clark, a Texas native, toured coast to coast at seventeen and later starred at the Texas Centennial in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Tooley
Phil Clark
Texas
Dallas
Mr. Clark
Richards Directs Contest Pieces and Soloists at Concert
Sterling Township high school concert band directed by J. J. Richards will perform February 7 at the Coliseum featuring five soloists and 60 players. The program includes Overtures Eroica and Bogar, Harold Stones march, selections Naughty Marietta, and God Bless America. Tickets available through band members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Township High School
J. J. Richards
Harold Stone
Eroica
Beethoven
Joseph Skornicka
Cornet
Bogar
Aaaae Bowman
Paul Young
Marietta
Victor Herbert Harold Stone
Jack Chapman
Herbert Clark
T. B. Boyer
Herbert Clarke
Laverne Hoener
Catherine Detweiler
Satinya Lahatahaa Michaelis
Dorothy Ward
God Bless
America
Irving Berlin
DePauw and Rockford Announce Competitive Senior Scholarships
Announcements from DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana and Rockford College in Rockford Illinois describe competitive scholarships for high school seniors graduating that spring and heading to college in the fall. DePauw awards up to $1000 toward four year tuition for selected students, while Rockford offers subject specific scholarships in fields such as art biology chemistry French German history Latin math music physics Spanish speech and writing based on scholastic achievement and leadership. Interested students should inquire at the office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DePauw University
Greencastle
Indiana
Liberal Arts
Rockford College
Rockford
Illinois
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Hopkins
Castendyck
Dixon
Coliseum
Richards
Depauw
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