Dorothy Ward Scores Regional Honor At S H S
Dorothy Ward became the first S H S musician to win a regional solo contest in Flint Michigan. Harold Stone and LaVerne Hoener earned second and third division honors while LaVonne McNeil and J J Richards trained and accompanied the trio. They toured U S instrument plants in Elkhart Indiana after the event.
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Flint
Michigan
Dorothy Ward
S.H.S
Harold Stone
LaVerne Hoener
LaVonne McNeil
J. J. Richards
LaVonne
Mr. Richards
Elkhart
Indiana
U. S. Center
Dorothy
Harold
del Staigers
LaVerne
Herbert L. Clarke
Sterling
Peter Murphy
Community
Robed Choir and Band Capture State Firsts
The high school music department swept the state contest at Glen Ellyn May 2 and 3, with the robed choir repeating last year’s victory and the full 70 piece band winning its first state top honor. Directors J. J. Richards and David Stryker received much of the credit as judges lauded both groups.
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Glen Ellyn
J. J. Richards
David Stryker
Senior Plans- Students Weigh Postgraduate Paths
Giddings seniors outline goals from good jobs to military service and marriage plans. Betty Graham aims for business college and a summer job at a Moline furniture store. Others seek college study, trade training, nursing, or service with navy and army ambitions.
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Giddings
Betty Graham
Moline
Kurt Grantow
Wolf's Grocery
Bob Griesaser
DePaw University
William Haglund
U. of Colorado
Helen Lea Hansen
Northwestern University
Kenneth Harms
Richard Havener
U. of Illinois
Navy
Julia Heida
Woolworth’s
Bill Hescher
DeKalb
Coast Guard
Clarice Hey
Dick Hill
Ernie
Ernest Hubbart
Bernadine Hurd
Marjorie Harless
Leora Jacobs
Lester Jacobs
Lorraine Janssen
Cecil Kaiser
Gerald Kesler
Chicago
Roy Kendall
Garnet Kesier
Margery Kohl
Philip H Ward Named New Member Of S H S Board
Philip H Ward, an ex graduate from Sterling Township High School with a storied Sterling family background, was elected to the S H S Board of Education. Son of Judge Ward noted Illinois jurist, Ward also joins the Illinois State Bar Association board. He declined personal remarks but cited support for a new or improved high school to ease crowded facilities.
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Sterling Township High School Board of Education
Sterling
Phillip H. Ward
Judge Ward
Illinois
Ward
Illinois State Bar Association
Janie Bartel
Board of Education
S.H.S
Prom etiquette note for junior and senior couples
Reminder for tomorrow night’s Junior-Senior Prom. Each couple must include at least one junior or senior attendee.
Annual Signing Problem Reappears In High School Yearbook
Paul Hermann lampoons annual autographing at SHS with statistics from a census of 853 signatures. He mocks clichés like Lota of luck and success and offers tactics for original signatures including hidden notes, Shakespeare quotes, or a playful parody ending with a call for Harvard to recruit the standout autographer.
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S.H.S
Phillies
County Music Festival Brings Sterling Schools Together
Sterling Township high school stadium hosts the County Music Festival with grade school and rural school groups opening. Morrison Tampico Erie and Rock Falls high schools contribute glee clubs choruses and bands culminating in God Bless America and the National Anthem under David Stryker and J J Richards.
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Sterling Township
Sterling
Morrison, Tampico
Erie
Rock Falls
Green Cathedral
Hahn
Morrison
David Stryker
Salutation
Haines
Lawrence
Giannina Mia
Friml
Jean Russell
Beatrice Alexander
S.H.S
Bagley
Gunnar Benson
Overture
Crusader
Buchtel
Henry
Sibelius
Auf Wiedersehen
Romberg
J. J. Richards
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Northwestern
Cornell
Jason Hopkinng
Art Institute
Philip H. Ward
S. H. S. Board
John Stager
Paul Hermann
Dramatic Club
Afganistan
Uncle George
Einstein
Harvard
H. S
Ruth Ann Castendyck
Clarence Stroc
John Platt
Bill Haglund
Gordon Behrens
Helen Lea Hanse
Tom Bogaard
Keith Swartley
Betty Benard
Betty Gehring
Aul Hermann Janie Bartel
Keith Brown
Jason Hopkins
Dick Smith
Jean Hoffman
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