End of six weeks signals nearing summer at Titanka
Editorial notes only about sixty days of school remain and summer will come soon. Report cards were handed out with mixed reactions. Debate team to Britt and Des Moines trip for Boys State Tournament. Mystery student named as Sarah Brandt. Boys class tournaments underway. girls soon to start. Calypso assembly featured. quotes board updated weekly by Mrs Brandt.
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Titanka
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Des Moines
Veterans’ Auditorium
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Rood
Truesdell
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Tyke Junior High Boys stay unbeaten with two games left
Tyke junior high boys improved to seven straight wins by beating Rake 33 22 and Lakota 36 31. Rodney Hench led scoring with 13 in the Lakota game while Reg gie Schutter added nine. The girls fell 34 32 to Lakota as Elaine Folkerts led Tyke with 14 points.
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Jr. High
Rake
Lakota
Tyke
Rodney Hench
Roger Gerdis
Reggie Schutter
Jr. High Girls
Tyke Girls
Lakoty
Elaine Folkerts
Kathleen Eden
Vivian Pommer
Joan Beenken
Tykes
Calypso Review Highlights Global Dance And Music
On Wednesday morning students from grades 2 through 12 enjoyed a Calypso Review. The performance explored Calypso as a form of worship in Africa and noted its uniform rhythm across Africa Haiti and Trinidad. It traced the modern improvised Calypso to the British West Indies and praised the program for being both educational and entertaining.
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Africa
Haiti
Trinidad
United States
British West Indies
District events announce March schedule at Spencer
The notice lists events including the March 6 District Speech Contest at Spencer, March 7 Boys State Basketball Finals, March 11 Britt High School Band performance at 10 30, March 13 freshman return party, and March 15 Winter Band Concert at 2 00 p.m.
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Spencer
Britt High School
State Line Band Festival Held Here March 3rd
The State Line Band Festival was held March 8 at Titonka with 10 schools Swea City Thompson Ringsted Ledyard Lakota Armstrong Burt Rake Sentral and Titonka contributing no fewer than 544 musicians. Bands performed before a judge, then mass and select rehearsals from 3:00 to 5:00 followed by a night concert. The select band comprised 90 top players from the ten schools.
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Titonka
State Line Conference
Swea City
Thompson
Ringsted
Ledyard
Lakota
Armstrong
Burt
Rake
Sentral
District FFA Officers Plan Convention Activities
District FFA officers met in the school lunchroom on February 24 at 7 30 to set plans for the District convention on March 21 at Titonka. They outlined the program including business, speakers, entertainment, and judges for parliamentary procedure and creed speeches. They also decided on games for counting ballots during next year s officer elections as the convention runs from 8 30 to 3 30 with adjournment follows.
Student Council Minutes Discuss Picnic and Awards
The February 25 meeting of the Student Council approved buying trophies for next year valedictorian and salutatorian. Members favored continuing the end of year picnic with possible changes. A split discussed separate picnics at Pilot Knob or Call Park. Plans to present concessions awards and council member awards were tabled for the fall. The PTA will decide on picnic changes. The meeting adjourned.
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Pilot Knob
Call Park
PTA
Classroom News From February February Updates In School
The report covers classroom activities across grades from kindergarten to senior level. Notes include birthday celebrations, holiday parties, new readers, math focus on dollars and basic operations, reading progress with Annie Oakley, science experiments on air, and upcoming operetta preparations.
School Notes On Language And Science Progress
Students are near finishing the first Greek Latin prefix drill with Mr. Rood to dictate more transcription in the second book. Lehman’s physics class completed a magnetism and electromagnetism test and now starts a chapter on elections. Trigonometry under Mr. Schaub works on right triangles with logarithms and angle calculations.
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Alfred Rode
Rood
Lehman
Schaub
Titonka Juniors Impress In IceDelayed Music Contest
Titonka junior high groups entered five events after icy road postponement. Clarinet quartet featured Cynthia Rakow Celin je Miller Lynda Krause Janet Cunningham. Solo performances included Jimmy Rippentrop Linda Krantz John Brandt Gregory Miller and Cor net. Mr Faaborg praised the first time participants for their effort and cooperation and hoped the high school students would match it.
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Titonka
Cynthia Rakow
Celinje Miller
Lynda Krause
Janet Cunningham
Jimmy Rippentrop
Linda Krantz
John Brandt
Gregory ‘Miller
Faaborg
Kindergarten and High School Music Plans
Beyond The Notes describes a school assembly with grades one through three performing songs and five special numbers, plus an upcoming high school vocal group preparing thirteen pieces for the State Line Conference Music Festival in Rake in April. Sandra Gartner has been invited to accompany the massed boys glee club, under the direction of Weston Noble of Luther College Decorah.
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Rake
Sandra Gartner
Weston Noble
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Decorah
Interclass Boys Basketball Tourney Opens With Rules
The boys interclass tournament began on Tuesday February 23 with noon games on Tue Thu and afternoon sessions Mon Wed Fri. Juniors beat Seniors in a rough opener. Sophomores defeated Freshmen 39 to 29 in the last reported game.
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Bruce Akkerman
Phil Seaberg
Ron Folkents
Larry Pearson
Richard Trunkhill
Sophmores Defeat Juniors In Close 39 29 Bout
The Sophomores beat the Juniors 39 to 29 in a fast paced game on Wednesday February 25. The sophomores relied on height and pace to prevail while the Juniors struggled to keep up. The high scorer tallied eight points.
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Sophmores
Tepee Tidbits edited by Titanica High students
A student edited weekly page titled Tepee Tidbits at Titanica High School with Marilyn Welhousen as editor and Margaret McDonald as assistant, advised by Mrs Brandt.
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TEPEE
Titanica High School
Marilyn Welhousen Ass’t
Margaret McDonald
Brandt
Juniors Edge Seniors in 37 to 1 Victory Tue Feb 24
The juniors defeated the seniors 37 to 1 in a tense game that stayed close until the final quarter. The narrow margin kept spectators on edge as the juniors held the lead late.
Mystery student sought by detectives in study hall clues
A freshman pictured in the 11:20 Wednesday study hall wore an orange blouse with a back figure and a gray skirt. With brown hair and green eyes, she participates in Girls Glee Club and Paper Staff and is well liked.
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Girls Glee Club
Teens Seek Less World History Quizzes
A quirky school notice warns tenth graders favor fewer quizzes in World History class. It lists students Mary B Frances B Lois H and Marie G among contributors and hints at class front-row seating in the first study hall.
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Mary B
Frances B
Lois H
Marie G
Sophmores
Johnny
American Observer
Party Line B K You Had Trouble Sitting Still on the Bus
A fragmented reminiscence notes Wednesday night bus rides with names like D G P M S Lakota and Spencer. It questions whether fears, fun, and chatter mark the journey. The piece references a “Big Four” crowd and various individuals on the ride home.
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D. G
P. D
M. W
M. S
Lakota
R. H
M.S
J. W
Spencer
G. M
L. P
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