Miss Harriett Echternach Shaped Sterling High Education
Look back at Sterling High graduates highlighting Miss Harriett Echternach. She taught Latin and led senior advising, pioneered girls physical education, authored a Latin workbook, and keeps scrapbooks of students in service. Her interests include Strauss waltzes and sweets.
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Sterling High
Harriett Echternach
Miss Echternach
Cornell College
Columbia University
University of Wisconsin
Camp Point
Inois
Strauss
Vienna Woods
Moore And Wessels Head Senior Spring Luncheon
The 8H8 class held a Senior luncheon in the gym on March 19 with student magicians Doug Coe and Bob Lyons performing a floorshow. Music played on "super" records after the meal as Marjorie Moore and Marian Wessels oversaw committees including Food Publicity Music Cashiers and Doorkeepers.
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Moore and Wessels
Doug Coe
Bob Lyons
School Packs Boxes For Needy Overseas
Each counciling room has packed two boxes for Red Cross distribution to the needy overseas. The boxes contain soap toys, school supplies and many other salt items that they have not had and could not obtain during the war. The packing of the boxes is under the supervision of the Red Cross Council and the Red Cross adviser Miss Ruth Rockwell.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Council
Ruth Rockwell
Unusual March Assemblies Delight Students
Mr. C. E. Jones presented Beyond The Rainbow on March 8, showing proper dress colors and ultra red and violet rays with a portable color fountain. Mr. Ralph Pierce, a Navy veteran, then offered Illusions with student participants and new tricks, entertaining the crowd with skill and talent.
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C. E. Jones
Jones
Ralph Pierce
Pierce
Submarine Division
United States Navy
Pacific
Priece
Robed Choir Prep for Rochelle District Contest
Sterling Township High School Robed Choir led by Mrs. Roscoe Eades sang two numbers at the F F A Banquet on March 18. They plan to perform at the Rochelle district contest in class B and hope for a Spring Concert before school dismisses.
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Sterling Township High School
Roscoe Eades
Lavas
Elliote
Rochelle
Typing Students Earn Awards This Quarter
First Year awards go to John Hay and Jeannine Cramer for 30 and 40 word achievements. Mary Seloover and Delores Weigle receive 40 word and 30 word recognitions. Second Year honors are earned by Carmen Grewe for a 60 word achievement.
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John Hay
Jeannine Cramer
Mary Seloover
Delores Weigle
Don Poston a Rising Boxer with Shy Dreams of Fame
The article profiles Don Dyna mo Poston, Sterling Township High School student and budding boxer. It lists favorites in people and arts, notes his boxing ambition, and invites readers to learn more at 10 East Seventh Street or by calling 1416-M. Students cheer his sporting dream.
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Chickery Chick
Don
Danny Kaye
Lana Turner
Harry James
Jimmy Durante
Buick
Dynamo
Poston
East Seventh Street
Sterling Township High School
F F A Banquet Highlights March 18 At St John’s Lutheran
The FFA annual banquet at St John’s Lutheran Church featured master of ceremonies Joe Davis and invocation by Dr A L Grewe. Rev James R Uhlinger gave a humorous talk. Superintendent Eades spoke. Sterling High Orchestra under Henry Burch and Robed Choir directed by Mrs Roscoe Eades provided entertainment. Mrs Eades sang two Louvas Elliott selections. A community sing led by A R DeVoe followed. FFA officers spoke on the year’s progress and Jim Stouffer and Scott LeFevre received emblems from Donald Snavely, state farmer degree winner. Attendees included Wayne Bruns Eugene Bushman Donald Busing Willard Ebersol and many others.
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Huattering
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Joe Davis
A. L. Grewe
James R. Uhlinger
Eades
Sterling High School
Henry Burch
Roscoe Eades
Louvas
Elliott
A. R. DeVoe
Jim Stouffer
Scott LeFevre
Donald Snavely
Wayne Bruns
Eugene Bushman
Donald Busing
Willard Ebersol
Richard Elmendorf
Leslie Friesen
David Hayes
Wallace Hartman
Robert LeFevre
Dale Long
Clarence Ohms
Loren Oltmann
Gary Strock
Max Andreas
Keith Behrens
Lester Cordes
DuWayne Dietz
Eugene Ebersole
Wayne Geeting
Charles Matznick
Ralph Oelrichs
Jim Orlowski
Karl Over
Lyle Stouffer
Loren DeJonge
Russell Ebersole
Dick Haines
Wayne Howard
Albert Hunter
Harry Enget
Robert Untersucher
Ud LeFevre
Albert Fritz
Ronnie Landis
Lawrence Newcum
Bob Schuneman
Orlo Long
Glenn Overessh
Erck Dale
Don Snavely
Opening of a New Youth Center Promises Community Involvement
A call to volunteers and names of supporters invites community help for a new Youth Center. The note emphasizes small time commitments and planning games as key tasks while promising ongoing updates and a goal of lasting success. It stresses dancing, singing, and a floor show as activities and invites residents to sign up.
Now The Peace shown for school April 12 event
On April 12 a movie titled Now The Peace will be shown to students and faculty. The film focuses on the United Nations and world peace and is tied to the World Problems course taught by Miss Mildred Krughoff.
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United Nations Organization
Future World Peace
Mildred Krughoff
School Library Adds Wide Range of New Books
The school library recently received numerous new titles for students. General fiction includes The Green Years by A J Cronin and Mr Wilmer by Robert Lawson. Boys titles feature Hull Down For Action and Gashouse Gang by Ray Stockton. Girls titles include Theater Shoes and Curtain Going Up. Biographies offer Bernard Baruch and Noah Webster, among others.
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A. J. Cronin
the Green Years
Rebeen and
Sachim
Gertrude Robinson
Mr. Wilmer
Robert Lawson
Ray Stockton
Mente
Ruthnight
Gertrude Mallette
Noel Streatfeild
Theater Shoes
Katheryn Cornell
Gladys Malvern
Bernard Baruch
Carter Field
Noah Webster
Frank Buck
Hackh
Four New Jr Rotarians Named From Sterling
Four new Junior Rotarians are Bill Bryant Bob Deem Bob Unterzuber and Bill Pratt. They attended three Rotary Club meetings and met Sterling business men. Bryant is active in basketball other activities is a monitor and member of the 8 Club. Deem plays football and basketball is a monitor and member of the S Club. Unterzuber belongs to the S Club and participates in F F A and Rural Hi Y. Pratt is an upcoming senior and active in many activities.
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Bill Bryant
Bob Deem
Bob Unterzuber
Bill Pratt
Rotary Club
Sterling
Bob
Porea
Romans Attend High School Evening of Entertainment
Romani Hodierni delivers an evening program in the high school auditorium on March 20. Barbara Bognard Marilyn Tresenriter Ine Annamae Bell led a quiz and charades with Joyce Goldberg winning caramel prizes. A skit titled Death of Caesar featured Maxine Hill and a cast including David DeWind Bill Scheid Harlan Puterbaugh and others. April 30 is set for the annual Roman Banquet.
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Barbara Bognard
Marilyn Tresenriter
Ine Annamae Bell
Joyce Goldberg
Caesar
Mark Anthony
Maxine Hill
David DeWind
Bill Scheid
Harlan Puterbaugh
Joyce Weaver
Alice Lambrecht
Bessiek
Agnes Dimond
Rose Krug
Jean Stanley
Herbie Miller
A Marquis
June Meyer
Arlene Aak
What Are You A Woman Or A Mouse
A girls chorus practice sees a resident mouse cause chaos as girls scramble to higher places while shouting and singing. Mrs Eades laments quiet singing until the animal appears then the room erupts. Mice are reported in various areas including the middle hall near the peanut machine.
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Marjorie Moore
Marian Wessels
Verla Brewer
Virginia Haugen
Lillian Jacobs
Beverly Kraft
Donna Moreland
Mary Ellen Uer
Marie Trower
the Schumaker
Pat Harrison
Phyllis Zigler
Barbara Swain
Joy Pepper
Betty Lansford
Pat McKee
Carmen Grewe
Janet Geer
Susan Beavley
Cashiers
Dick Scott
Phil Breiding
Daryl Gaumer
New Jr. Rotarians
Hodierni
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