Hall of Fame seniors shine across sports and leadership
Dave Brandau stands out as a versatile senior on the football team and winter basketball player for the Warriors, also active in band, choir, and multiple honor societies. Debbie Donaldson becomes the first girl president of Student Council and parts of the Golden Warrior band and Robed Choir while planning to study clinical psychology at Lawrence University.
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Dave Brandau
Dave
The
Warriors
National Athletic Society of Secondary
Debbie Donaldson
Debbie
Golden Warrior
Rotary
Lawrence University
Speech Activities to Begin Soon at S H S
Speech training benefits all students and the Speech Department of S. H. S. offers a full schedule of extracurricular activities. Students may try out for the Debate Team after school to practice discussion and argumentation.
Foreign Language Dept Adds Two New Teachers at SHS
Elaine Pettorini reports SHS welcomes two new language teachers Nancy Kuhnert and Kathryn Clawson. Kuhnert teaches French and Latin after graduating Illinois State University in 1965. Clawson teaches Spanish and has studied at the National University of Mexico. Language clubs for Latin French German and Spanish will meet soon under Ruth Straw’s department leadership to promote language and cultural knowledge.
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SHS
Nancy Kuhnert
Kathryn Clawson
Kuhnert
Illinois State University
Miss Clawson
National University of Mexico
Ruth Straw
Fresh Offered Survey Course at S H S Social Studies
The Social Studies Department at S H S introduced a freshmen social science survey course covering economics geography sociology and state and local government with nine to ten weeks per area. A staff shakeup placed Glen James as department head replacing Mildred Krughoff, and new teachers William Callahan Morgan Michel John Bevan and Lyle Cunningham joined. A nightly two week workshop oriented teachers to the new courses.
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Glen James
Mildred Krughoff
William Callahan
Morgan Michel
John Bevan
Lyle Cunningham
Social Studies
Upcoming School Events and Games Calendar
A schedule lists football games against Morrison Kewanee Rochelle Lasalle-Peru and Newman, cross country meets at Peoria Dixon and Sterling, plus club meetings in Room 237 and the library. Special events include GAA Orientation Night, Family-Faculty open house, and a Teacher's Institute no school day.
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Morrison
GAA
Dixon
Lasalle-Peru
Sterling
Newman
Teacher’s Institute
Annual debating and public speaking at Sterling High
Students are invited to join debates on Foreign Aid and to try out for Individual Speech after school practice sessions. The program includes interscholastic contests with historical state recognition. Contact Harry Kirchner and Jerome Cushman for details.
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Harry Kirchner
Sterling
Jerome Cushman
Teachers to Attend School Teachers to Attend School
English teachers will attend in service classes starting September 26. The program runs six evenings from 7 to 9 o clock led by Dr Louis Glorfeld of Northern who will introduce new methods of theme writing. Miss Dickson notes the course helps college writing skills. The North Central Association Crediting Group will survey Sterling Township High School this year.
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Louis Glorfeld
Northern
Glorfeld
Dickson
North Central Association
Sterling Township High School
Advanced Mathematics Class Started at SHS
Changes in SHS mathematics and science departments include a new Advanced Mathematics course combining trigonometry and college algebra with a Modern Introductory Analysis textbook. The second year general math course has a new book, and science classes continue to improve with up-to-date materials.
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SHS
Ken
Sherman
Sterling Township High School Amateur Radio Club Gets License
Last spring the SHS amateur radio club received its station license allowing any club member to operate the school station. Officers elected are Tom Hamilton WA9K22 president, Gary Hahn WA9OJZ vice president, Gordon Smith WN9SLU secretary, and John Cross treasurer. The club plans code and radio theory classes and selects the tower building Room 357 for the station setup.
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Amateur Radio Club
Sterling Township High School
SHS
Tom Hamilton
Gary Hahn
Gordon Smith
John Cross
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