Levi Leap G A A Dance Plans Amid Secret Committee
Girls craft Levi themed novelty tickets for the G A A Dance titled The Levi Leap. Dance set for May 16 from 8 30 to 11 30 in the Tower Building with a Western theme. W P A funds a Women Pay All event. Co chairs focus on decorations tickets and refreshments while outfits range from levis to plaid shirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.P.A
Nancy Forquer
Barb Saunders
Dana Johnson
Nancy Apple
Margo
Gale Dillon
Mimi Sheldon
CAPA Club Fiesta Highlights Pan American Day
Twenty Spanish Club members attended a Fiesta at Dixon High School on April 10 featuring a prize winning Spanish movie. Two hundred attendees from Rockford Rochelle Dixon and Sterling enjoyed a mixer program and refreshments. The Pan American Day potluck on April 14 showcased verba mat tea enchiladas and a Mexican handicrafts display. A Talent Scout show with Eleanor Moreno as emcee featured Ruth Pelton Jan Starks and Sandra Williamson. Performances included skits and songs by multiple students and slides of Europe and Spain. Plans to attend the State Convention of Pan American Leagues in Galesburg in May are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon High School
Rockford
Rochelle
Dixon
Sterling
SHS
Kay Elsesser
Shirley Hackborth
Loretta Barajas
Eleanor Moreno
Ruth Pelton
Jan Starks
Sandra Williamson
Nicki Flock
Dana Johnson
Donna Smith
Mary Stefanich
David Swehla
Jim Schueler
Ross Melvin
Europe
Spain
Lawrence Meier
Miss Straw
Galesburg
Roman Banquet Set for May 6 in School Library
The Annual Roman Banquet will be held May 6 in the school library from 6 30 to 8 30. Latin Club activities include an invocation by Herb Reed and a playlet by four sophomores. Students will wear homemade costumes with prizes for best boy and girl outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Wadsworth
Beth Richter
Cynthia Grennan
Joanne Hicks
Judy Gartner
Bev Foss
Ann Burkholder
Julie Findlay
Pauline Woessner
Carol Swartley
Gale Dillon
Sally Kannaka
Nancy Apple
Sharon Mangler
Herb Reed
Jupiter
Honor Society Plans Tapping Ceremony
The Honor Society will hold an assembly to install new members including seniors as final admittees and some juniors for next year. The faculty scholarship committee selects those to be tapped, and the audience watches as members tap the new inductees, who are recognized for scholarship character leadership and service.
Student Council Votes to Buy Spotlight Equipment
The Student Council met in Miss Mildred Krughoff's room on April 14 and decided to purchase two spotlights for all clubs. A rule change lets students with two A's and two B's qualify for the A B Honor Roll, with the Council to verify grades.
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Spotlight
Mildred Krughoff
Ruth Pelton Receives Art Award for Illinois Camp
Ruth Pelton, a Sterling High sophomore, is chosen to attend an art camp at Monti cello College in Alton Illinois August 10 16. The Woman's Club of Sterling sponsors her with participants from all Illinois sections. The training aims to encourage the student in his field.
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Ruth Pelton
Monticello College
Alton
Illinois
Woman's Club of
Sterling
Ruth
State of Illinois
Trudy Worth Heads to Egyptian Music Camp at DuQuoin
Trudy Worth of the Sterling Woman's Club will attend the Egyptian Music Camp at the DuQuoin Fair Grounds from June 1 to June 20. Illinois representatives may join band orchestra chorus dancing and twirling classes to gain musical knowledge work with new directors and meet fellow musicians. The week concludes with a formal dance and concert.
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Trudy Worth
Sterling Woman's Club
DuQuoin Fair Grounds
Illinois
Charlice Buyers to Attend Girls State
Charlice Buyers a junior has been chosen by the American Legion Auxiliary of Sterling to represent S H S at Girls State from June 16 to 24. Girls State is modeled on the National Government and held at MacMurray College in Jacksonville Illinois. Attendees must show leadership be personable and able to mix with others. During the week they govern themselves by their camp government mirroring the National Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlice Buyers
American Legion Auxiliary of
Sterling
S.H.S
Girls’ State
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Illinois
May to June School Activities and Final Exams Schedule
The list covers multiple events from May to June including district track golf tennis and swimming. It notes dates venues teams and competitions across De Kalb Sterling Morrison Geneseo Champaign Dixon and Dixon matches with exams and ceremonies closing the academic year. The excerpt ends with a short dialogue about returning home tomorrow night.
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Morrison
Rochelle
Rock Island
Coliseum
Newman
NCIC
Dixon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Levi
Capa Club
R. June Lee
Honor Society
Trudy
Egypt
Charlice
Ronalds
Murray
Grieg
Joan Bellmar
John DeWind
Jack
Squire
Ann Farrer
Thomas
Schubert
Dick Ohnen
Mandalay
Speaks
Margaret Lair
Scott
William J. Tonkin
Mary Saunders
Jeanie Bloomquist
Joanne Nicholson
John de Wind Ciculation Mangers
Lester Weinstine
Donna Eshleman
Nancy Hecht
Linda Wagner
Janet Williams
Billie Speer
Pat Hudson
Margo Dillon
Judy Penley
Sylvia Scham
Sandra Smith
Joyce Kiser
Clinton
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