Spanish Club Dance Casts South of the Border Mood
The Annual Spanish Club dance on November 21 filled the Girls' Gym with an 8:30 to 11:30 pm celebration. Guests enjoyed performances by Nancy Crofton Nikki Fleck Donna Smith Juanita Espinosa Manuel Penaflor and David Swehla as the orchestra of Marion Thomas played. Proceeds fund a Christmas party for grade school Spanish children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Thomas
Spain
Margo Dillon
Nancy Crofton
Nikki Fleck
Donna Smith
Manana
Juanita Espinoza
Manuel Penaflor
David Swehla
Miss Straw
Pete Andrews
S T H S Drivers Club Motto Promotes Safe Driving
Floy Allen notes S H S Drivers Club promotes sane thinking and full cooperation for a safe driving program. The piece cites 15 mph as a safe school-area speed and asks students if speeding and rolling stops endangered lives, urging punctuality and leaving home earlier to eliminate speeding.
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Floy Allen
Drivers Club
New tunes and singers spark a fresh music wave
Readers note a wave of new artists and songs including Joni James with Why Don't You Believe Me and Nat King Cole with Because You're Mine Faith Can Move Mountains and I'm Never Satisfied. Billy May offers High Noon while The Mills Brothers perform The Glow Worm. Judy Lynn sings Blow Out the Candle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joni James
Jo Stafford
Billy May
Billy
Luna Rosa
Frank Sinatra
Tony Martin
Nat “King” Cole
Richard Hayes
Mills Brothers
Ames Brothers
Eddie Fisher
Judy Lynn
Tluv Music
Gregg Typing and Shorthand Awards Announced
The first Gregg Awards honor top students in typing and shorthand. Competent Typist Tests are issued monthly by Gregg Publishing. 40 word a minute marks listed for Leela Clark, Doris Woessner, Twyla West and Joyce Brill with 30 words for Brill. In shorthand Barb Gehl sen and Valeria Johnson reach eighty words a minute in five minutes, with ten more girls aiming for the 80 wpm award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg
Gregg Publishing Company
Leela Clark
Doris Woessner
Twyla West
Joyce Brill
Barb Gehlsen
Valeria Johnson
Sterling Hosts Regional Music Festival At Fieldhouse
About 500 students from ten Central Illinois schools gathered at Sterling High on November 15 for an NCIC festival ending National Education Week. S. H. S. impresarios Edleman Tonkin directed 25 and 75 choir and band participants with Dr. Alvin Edgar and Brynolf Lundholm leading rehearsals and a 8:15 p m concert in the fieldhouse. Schools included Rock Falls Dixon Rochelle DeKalb Geneseo Sterling Ottawa Princeton Mendota Spring Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Sterling High
Central Illinois
Edleman
Mr. Tonkin
Alvin Edgar
Brynolf Lundholm
U. S
Edgar
Iowa State University
Lundholm
Augustana College
Hayn
Dickson
Krughoff
Tonkin
Rock Falls
Dixon
Rochelle
DeKalb
Geneseo
Ottawa
Princeton
Mendota
Spring Valley
N.C.I.C
Campus Club Organizes Initial Meeting at Library
The Campus Club held its organization meeting in the library on October 30. John Dillon was elected president, Carlyle Cameron vice president, Valeria Johnson secretary, and Mary Lou Oglevee program chairman. Membership is open to juniors and seniors planning further schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dillon
Carlyle Cameron
Valeria Johnson
Mary Lou Oglevee
Choir Groups Prepare Seasonal Performances
The Girls and Boys Ensembles from the Robed Choir will perform at multiple events this holiday season. The Girls group includes Mary Lou Dummett Janet Williams Margaret Lair Ann Farrer Nancy Hecht Sue Hey Phyllis McFalls Nancy Crofton Joan Bellmar with Valeria Johnson as accompanist. The Boys Ensemble features John DeWind Phil Beach Dick Ohnen Wallie Giffrow John Marquis Roger Eshleman Elvin Blosser and Dave Reavely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society
Fourth Street Methodist Church
Mary Lou Dummett
Janet Williams
Margaret Lair
Ann Farrer
Nancy Hecht
Sue Hey
Phyllis McFalls
Nancy Crofton
Joan Bellmar
FLASHIN' FASHIONS OF THE SCHOOL BOYS
The column notes boys' evolving style with saddle shoes argyles and khaki pants paired with bright plaid shirts. It highlights sweaters v neck vests suede jackets tweed overcoats and hunting hats worn by named students, praising their look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margo Dilon
Jim DeZuba
Les Weinstine
Jerry Rothstein
Lyle Wolker
Dick Cox
Pete Dillon
Allen
So-Hi YWCA Frosh-Soph Girls Club Meeting Announced
The So-Hi YWCA group invites frosh soph girls to a Monday December 8 meeting at 7 00. Dues are one dollar plus ten cents per meeting and members gain YMCA access with a five dollar annual activity ticket. Officers elected include Donna Wheelock president Sue Kannaka vice president Sally Kannaka secretary Barb Saunders treasurer Joanne Whitaker Co-Ed Council member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
So-Hi
YWCA
Donna Wheelock
Sue Kannaka
Sally Kannaka
Barb Saunders
Joanne Whitaker
YMCA
Neal
Varner
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Sterling High School
Judy Swain
Marge Meyer
Jeanie Bloomquist
Mary Saunders
Lester Weinstine
Nancy Forquer
Leone Wolber
Virginia M. Hayn
S. T. H. S. Drivers Club
Fieldhouse Scene OF Music Festival
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