26 Mar 1976
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1976
Page
1
Open to all Sterling High School students. Freshmen to seniors may enter by April 1 with a 250 word essay. Include name, age, class, phone, and address. Prize is Script’s Bicentennial Softball displayed in the main office. judges are Script editors.
A Who's Who Among American High School Students poll of 22,300 juniors and seniors shows a shift toward equality in marriage, with many planning shared housework, two children or fewer, and liberal social outlooks. Most favor traditional weddings but expect potential divorce in unhappy unions.
A student letter to SHS thanks the math history and English departments for lessons and grammar. They note teachers, cafeterias, and staff helped growth, critique pep assemblies and faculty efforts, urge joint student and faculty spirit, and hope for a spirited school culture during homecoming.
A reader from Sterling High argues that smoking in bathrooms is not new and urges compromise. Students can handle responsibility, and teachers should be allowed to show their own accountability. The writer contends the issue is not a new crisis and needs no new solution.
A notice states that smoking in bathroom areas has been withheld by request. Details are not provided, but the action appears to be paused pending further instruction or approval from an authorized party.
A student recounts moments of morning chaos and playful mischief in class. A bulky object dislodges from a cabinet and a disliked student rescues the teacher, while a cream mishap leads to a laughing battle. The piece notes the universal, contagious hysteria of classroom humor and invites readers to smile.
A new student reports low school spirit after a sectional pep assembly. The writer, appalled by apathy, notes few students seem to care about the school and expresses disappointment with the experience.
In Sterling High School politics grow as Barb Hough and Karen Bushman lead youth rallies. The piece urges students to seek truth, question publicity and parental influence, and demand honesty from press and teachers as they face a future under a new president.
Freddie Farkwackle buys a dozen eggs and drops them creating a messy sidewalk. An old man slips in the goo and a girl on a bike skids, all caused by the mishap. The tale warns that every action affects others and urges careful, considerate conduct.
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