31 Oct 1962
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1962
Page
1
Readers critique school song lyrics urging correct wording held in honor you will ever be and suggest improvements for the student newspaper. A driver cites parking lot costs for asphalt and the paper invites more reader input, jokes, and a scheduled events section.
Students are invited to enter the SHS Script Pen Pageant with prose poetry or essays. Entries must be original, typed or legible, double spaced, under set limits, include student details and teacher signature, and can be placed in the Script room or in Room 105. Winning pieces will be published with author photos.
Seven SHS seniors earned National Merit Letters of Commendation signed by Dr. Plath and John M. Stalnaker. Recipients were Gay Elfline Judy Maxwell Gordon Nunemaker Kenjamin Ogata Kenneth Rick Dave Wheeler and Doug Zeig ler. Commended students are two percent of high school seniors and their scores are sent to two chosen colleges.
A father explains Halloween lore from Druids to witches and fairies, detailing Samhain on November 1, the jack o lantern tale, love divination rites, Scottish bonfires, and witchcraft beliefs across cultures. He notes immigrant customs surviving in America and asks his son if he knew the history behind the holiday.
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