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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1960
Page
3
Sterling Township High School plans a mock election in the first week of November. Students will vote in their home room precinct after registering. Karin Allison and Jill Weatherwax are co chairs and Mr Stitzel serves as adviser as courses discuss issues to form informed voters.
Seven seniors at Sterling Township High School have been commended for outstanding performance on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Principal Roscoe Eades announces the students: Barbara Bogott, Perry Duis, Alice Fisch, Jane Moore, Mike Sellett, LeRoy Stoner, and Ivan Zaremba Jr. The 1961 competition will conclude around May 1 with names of four year Merit Scholarship recipients.
Homecoming festivities kick off with a Thursday bonfire and pep rally led by Mr Schuler Miss Baxter and the pep band. The Friday parade through downtown featured class floats homeroom entries and five Homecoming Queen candidates with the SHS Marching Band. A later pep rally awarded parade floats Humour Beauty Originality. Tonight's Homecoming game vs Streator and the Queen coronation. Saturday 9 pm to 12 am Homecoming Dance in the fieldhouse with a $1 couple rate 75¢ singles semi form al. S Club hosts coffee and doughnuts after the game.
SHS voters will decide a 985000 bond on October 22 to fund two additions and remodeling to handle enrollment growth from 1077 to projected 1500 by 1967. Additions would expand cafeteria, study space, music rooms, and nine math science classrooms while the current spaces are remodeled into classrooms.
The article notes a new homeroom system at Sterling High where students remain in their second hour class, extended by ten minutes, with homeroom at the period end. Mr Tonkin cites best use of homeroom and teacher preference as reasons for the change.
Congratulations to Pat Miracle Linda Filippi Judi Miracle Joanne Johnson and Jill Weatherwax as five Homemaking Queen finalists. Tonight one will be crowned Homecoming Queen.
Carol Shetler, a senior, will head this year's Librarian's Club at Sterling Township High School. Members devote study periods daily to aiding Librarian Miss Vella Fadden and her assistant Mrs. Barbara Kunde. Student librarians shelve books check out student books and work in the magazine room.
Six SHS seniors will attend the first three Rotary meetings of the year. Four are Senior Class officers: John Moore president Pat Helms vice president Jill Weatherwax secretary and Don Zigler treasurer. The other two are Janet Axelson GAA president and Pete Wheeler Student Council president. Six seniors will attend a dinner and Rotary Club meeting every Tuesday for three weeks.
Sixteen candidates from SHS classes vie for homecoming queen. Finalists were announced at last night’s bonfire with tonight’s game serving as the coronation event. Names span freshmen to seniors including Sue Blaney Linda Haenni Pat Miracle Judy Miracle and Karen Blanding among others.
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