Titanika Editorial Highlights Season End and Student News
Editorial by Marilyn Welhousen reflects on a busy week at Titonka schools. It covers girls and boys sectional basketball, upcoming state legislature trips for seniors, declamation contest advances, junior high teams, and a note of apologies for earlier game coverage. The piece lists the girls basketball roster and notes the mystery student Marie Gigler.
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Britt
Titanka
Kanawha
Titanica
Iowa
Marie Gigler
Jr High Boy's Basketball Season Report
The junior high boys hold a 4–0 record with five games left. They faced tough opponents Burt and Sentral, with Tyke boys undefeated in the conference. Remaining games include Rake Lakota Armstrong Swea City and Ledyard. lineup includes many players.
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JR. High
Kerker
Burt
Sentral
Tyke Boys
Thompson
Ringsted
Rake
Lakota
Armstrong
Swea City
Ledyard
School Band Schedule and Meetings for February and March
What's Up lists events including a Monday February 16 PT meeting at 8 pm, a February 25 assembly at 8 40 am featuring Calypso Quartette, a February 18 Titonica concert by Buffalo Center Band at 1 30, a March 3 Ti tonka Conference Band Festival with a public concert at 7 30, a March 11 Britt High Band at Titonka at 10 30, and a March 15 Winter Band Concert at 2 pm with public welcome.
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Buffalo Center
Titonica
Titonka
Britt High School
Titonka Senior Band March Schedule With Several Concerts
The Titonka Senior Band unveils a busy March including the Conference Band Festival on March 3 in the local gym with 544 musicians from 10 schools. A 90 member Select Band and a 454 member Massed Band perform, hosting an all day event ending with an evening public concert. Other events include Britt High School concert March 11, free admission. Winter Concert March 15 at 2:30 with Junior and Senior Bands. Titonka concert at Britt March 25. and a concert trip to Buffalo Center March 26, completing an exchange series. Public invited to all, with various admission prices.
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Titanka
Britt High School
Britt
Buffalo Center
Titonka
Buffalo
State Tournaments Adopt New Travel Plan for Teams
The school shifts the approach for boys and girls attending state tournaments. Eligible girls include those who practiced faithfully or lettered, plus nonlettering juniors and seniors who attended practice. Boys eligibility mirrors faithful practice and letter status with additional nonlettered juniors and seniors. Tickets cost 2.50 dollars. players pay for meals and spending money. The plan may be revised next year.
Senior and sophomore sextets to compete with multiple accompanists
Several groups and soloists will appear in contest this year. A senior sextet includes Cora Stecker Ellen Nelson Marianne Rippentrop Barbara Ringsdorf Sharon Rippentrop and Jo Ann Make up. Sandra Gartner is their accompanist. A sophomore sextet includes Frances Bruns Sherry Wenger Vicky Rakow Lorraine Stecker Margaret Brandt and Carolyn Intermill. Pam Beal is the accompanist. Two double mixed quartets, both with Sandra Gartner, feature juniors Doug Swan Gray Michaelson David Smith Larry Pearson Mildred Ullman Margaret McDonald Sharon Schmidt and Marybeth Stecker. The other quartet includes Pam Beal Cora Stecker Lorraine Stecker Barbara Ringsdorf Lloyd Pommer George Cunningham Ronald Folkerts and Jack Trunkhill. The soloists are Lorraine Stecker Pam Beal George Cunningham and Doug Swan.
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Cora Stecker
Ellen Nelson
Marianne Rippentrop
Barbara Ringsdorf
Sharon Rippentrop
Jo Ann
Sandra Gartner
Frances Bruns
Sherry Wenger
Vicky Rakow
Lorraine Stecker
Margaret Brandt
Carolyn Intermill
Pam Beal
Doug Swan
Gray Michaelson
David Smith
Larry Pearson
Mildred Ullman
Margaret McDonald
Sharon Schmidt
Marybeth Stecker
Lloyd Pommer
George Cunningham
Ronald Folkerts
Jack Trunkhill
Essay Contest by Iowa Women's Clubs
Seniors in Mrs Brandts English 12 write themes on Youth Participation in Community Affairs. Iowa schools may enter three themes. ten finalists chosen. top five appear on TV Student Forum. Winner gets trip to Washington DC for College News Conference. Two Titonka graduates were state finalists in a prior year.
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Washington D. C
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Titonka
Craig Sathoff
Darlene Callies
Valentine's Day Bulletin Boards by Vicky Rakow
The library bulletin board themed for February 14 features a red backdrop with two black Cupids in the upper corners and a central colored image of a girl receiving a valentine from the mailman. A poem celebrates Saint Valentine and winter fun.
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Vicky Rakow
Saint Valentine
Valley View School Weekly Notes On Valentine's Week
The 2nd Grade Miss Haugh class plans a Friday party with cupcakes and chocolate milk. They decorated mail sacks and note February birthdays. 4th Grade Miss Jansen covers New Orleans sugar crops, Valentine activities, and city booklet updates. 6th Grade Miss Taylor plans a King and Queen, maps of Spain, and Asia country projects. 8th Grade Mr. Schaub reports on Lyle Monson, civics, weather, and sports. 10th Grade English discusses Silas Marner, a crossword test, and world history topics.
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Miss Haugh
Cheryle
Darwin
Bobby
Joyce
Jansen
New Orleans
Taylor
Keith Brandt
Sharon Eden
Jim Rode
Diane Moore
Schaub
Lyle Monson
Britt
Iowa
Rake
Forrest Rode
Noel Krantz
Silas Marner
George Eliot
England
Spain
Italy
Germany
Hitler
Titonka High School Declam Contest Champions Named
Declam students traveled to Kanawha Iowa for the Preliminary Declam Contest with nine schools present. Winners include Jo Ann Baade Frances Bahling Pam Beal in various divisions and the one act play Come Live in My House set for February 16 before the P T A. The district Speech Contest begins March 2 with Pam Beal Philip Seaberg George Cunningham Harlan Hanna and Lorraine Stecker representing Titonka.
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Titonka High School
Kanawha
Iowa
Jo Ann Baade
Frances Bahling
Pam Beal
Dennis Rike
Philip Seaberg
Julia Wabben
George Cunningham
Sylvia Eden
Humorus
Harlan Hanna
Lorraine Stecker
Mildreg Ullman
Titonka
P.T.A
Student classes review school subjects and topics
Senior News describes subject reviews across classes including human body, arithmetic, legislative notes, executive department, shorthand, English vocabulary, and magnetism. Teachers Mr Rood Mr Truesdell Mrs Brandt introduce focus on context based word meaning and trigonometric functions.
FFA Meeting Prepares for District Convention at Titonka
FFA members met on Monday February 9 at 7 00 pm to plan for the district convention to be held all day at Titonka. The chapter will run a refreshment stand and discuss creed speaking for freshmen and parliamentary procedure for others while Pat McGuire s team leads garden seed sales by about ten dollars. The session adjourned after a basketball practice following the KFA meeting.
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FFA
Titonka
Pat McGuire
KFA
Saint Valentines Day origins and customs
Saint Valentine’s Day is celebrated across America as a time to give cards or gifts to a best friend or sweetheart. The old English festival involved sentimental tributes but the link to the February 14 saint is unclear, with two saints sharing the name and little detail known about them beyond their feast date.
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America
Rome
Debate Team Forms at Titanka Under Mr Schaub
Titanka debaters prepare opening speeches on the motion The United States should adopt the main features of the British system of education. Aff affirmative Janet P Ardith Eden oppose George Cunningham Harlan Hanna. Practice debates hoped soon.
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Titanka
Schaub
Janet P
Ardith Eden
George Cunningham
Harlan Hanna
United States
Tepee Tidbits edited by Titonia High students
Titonia High school publishes Tepee Tidbits edited by Marilyn Welhousen with Margaret McDonald as assistant and Mrs Brandt as advisor. The student staff delivers weekly edition with school news and notes.
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Tepee Tidbits
Titonia High
Marilyn Welhousen
Ass’t
Margaret McDonald
Brandt
Can You Imagine Declam Students Going to Kanawha Early
A jumble of school gossip questions and rumors. Students discuss declam participants and teachers while bits of gossip about attendance, voices, and class changes surface. Names and incidents hint at social dynamics but lack clear events.
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Declam
Kanawha
Jim S
Mr. Opheim
Silas Marner
Lorraine S
Mr. Truesdell
Mrs. Salveson
J. B
Margaret Brandt
Janet Plasier
J. P
K. M
Doug S
Sharon S. G.M
R. H
These Teens WANTED Quiet Sophomore Class
Fragmentary school notices reveal student comments and requests across classes. Students ask for quiet study in history, more band lessons, and additional activities while noting small incidents such as lost pennies and candy purchases.
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Joan Beenken
Janice McGuire
Elaine Folkerts
Linda Smith
Vivian Pommer
Kathleen Eden
Diane Gartner
Ruth Wabben
Judy DeBoer
Peggy Michaelson
Janet Welhousen
Jean Isebrand
Janice Alke
Lynda Krause
Jane Zwiefel
Diane Boekelman
V. R
Linda R
M. S
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Gartner
Karen’ Rickles
Daryl Giesking
American Railroads Association
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David Isebrarid
David
Dorothy Brandt
Judy Rippentrop
Wie
Harley
Linda
Ellen
Keith
Joan
Jo- Ann
Asia
Declam News
Senior News
FFA News
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iRathy
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Teyeee
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L.S
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Wave
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Highway No. 9
Yorkshire
Farrow
Hampshire
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