Local Juniors Take National Merit Tests
On Tuesday March 8 eighth grade juniors Dennis Rike James Sparks Jeffery Boy ken George Cunningham Dverg Krantz Victoria Rakow Maurice Sathoff and Gary Reed sat the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test at 8 45 a m at the school. The three hour test screens students for scholarships for 1961 and is the first step in the six annual Merit competition. Sponsor participation is expected to exceed two million dollars in scholarships. Results arrive before the end of the second semester and may guide college selection. About 10 000 semifinalists will be named next fall leading to finalists and four year scholarships based on need, ranging from 100 to 1500 dollars with additional college costs. The program is a nationwide search for students who show potential for a college education.
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Dennis Rike
James Sparks
Jeffery Boyken
George Cunningham
Dverg Krantz
Victoria Rakow
Maurice Sathoff
Gary Reed
National Merit Corporation
The Wonderful Teens in the inbetween years
The piece outlines adolescence as a transitional, exciting yet confusing phase. It notes firsts such as dating driving enlistment and heartbreak, contrasting youth’s claims with adult bafflement, and defines maturity as taking responsibility without defiance or docility.
TV Guide Beat the Clock in a Fragmented Schedule
A fragmented TV guide style page lists show titles and daily time blocks from noon to afternoon and hints at class timing, tests, and a pop quiz. It mentions Wagon Train and Mr Thiesse with scattered names and uncertain times.
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Bourbon Street
Lawrence Welk
Titanica
Death Valley
Lawman
Thiesse
Slim
Trim
Alls Playhouse
Port
Yowria
Groundhog predicts spring after snow despite cold spell
Editorial urges optimism as Groundhog Day sign is misread by近期 storms. It contrasts last year’s mild winter with this season’s heavy snowfall, celebrates the anticipated arrival of spring and its associated traditions, and muses on the joy and renewal springtime brings to people of all ages.
Totem Poll on high school manners and behavior
Students discuss manners in school praising courtesy between boys and girls. Respondents note greetings, politeness in halls, door opening, and respect for elders, with some remarks on friendliness and avoiding clique behavior. A few cite classroom tensions and lunchroom behavior as areas for improvement.
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Mo S
Denny M
Jim S
Lois
Jeff B
George C
Linda R
Mike K
Nancy B
Nick Berhow
Varsity Views on Basketball Team Leaders and Opposition
Interviews with Harriet Ullman Billy Carroll Elaine Folkerts Jean Isebrand Terry Nelson and Kirk Struthers reveal their motives dislikes and goals for the season. They praise teamwork as essential to win and name Sentral Lakota Whittemore Swea City Rake and Lakota as tough opponents while stressing hard work fundamentals and dedication.
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Harriet Ullman
Harriet
Sentral
Billy Carrol
Billy Carroll
Billy
Terry
Nelson
Swea City
Rake
Mystery Student on Paper Staff
A sophomore girl in the 9:30 study hall was seen Wednesday wearing black slacks and a gray sweater. She is described as 5'1" with hazel brown eyes and dark hair and is a member of the paper staff. identity withheld pending investigation.
The Little Red Schoolhouse Passes From Education
Pamela Beal recalls the old rural school life where students walked to school in snow, heated rooms used pot bellied stoves, no running water, and a teacher who filled many roles. She notes box socials and picnics as highlights before modern schools replaced the red schoolhouse.
Classroom Dishonesty Theme Highlights Need for Reform
In twelfth grade English we studied Addison and Steele and their Spectator Papers. We then wrote humorous accounts of reform, but Edith Huisinga's composition Classroom Dishonesty stands out as a serious critique rather than a joke, illustrating the demand for reform in education.
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Addison and
Steele
Addison
Edith Huisinga
Class Chit Chat Kindergarten Miss Brun News
The class reports progress finishing We Read Pictures and preparing to start Before We Read as they near first grade. Students made wood sailboats, learned numbers up to 8, and practiced writing and counting objects while enjoying a sandbox at Qay Toom.
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Brun
Patti Sexton
Marie
Traden
Douglas Wabben
Birthday observations and class updates across grades
June birthdays noted for Kent Pat Julia Stoddard and others. Weekly helpers listed. Students advancing in writing letters, reading and arithmetic. Fourth grade studies famous Americans with timelines, starfish exhibit, and new student Allen Dirksen joins. Fifth and sixth grades cover fractions decimals verbs and adjectives, and a joint language and reading focus with student presentations.
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Julia Stoddard
George Washington
Rebecca
Cynthia
Jacks
New Pupil Joins Class as Readers Explore Math and Senses
Scan of charts and maps shows progress across groups. Students use library facilities including the magazine section to study decimals and multiplication. They learn word choices such as among and between and add diagrams of the eye and ear to explain vision and hearing. David Hoover joins the class after nearly two weeks, welcomed by the group.
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David Hoover
Teacher Of The Week Mrs Ed Brandt At Titonia High
Mrs Ed Brandt has served six years as junior and senior English teacher and head librarian at Titonia High School. She studied in England and Iowa, graduated from Morningside College, and now lives on a Titonka-area farm with her husband and three children. She values education, dislikes students who waste their minds, and enjoys reading and collecting old dishes.
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Ed Brandt
Titonia High School
England
Iowa
Morningside College
Sioux City
Brandt
Titonka
Can You Imagine C S not being called Hazel
A fragmented, quirky roster of questions and names from a school setting ponders identity, misnaming, hesitancy, and social dynamics among students and faculty across a noisy hall, a biology class, and prom planning with shifting opinions and memories.
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Hazel
Beth N
Henrietta
S. B
Thiesse
R. F
K. M
Sullivan
J. 1
S. H
Bill M
S'S
S.G
Vivian
Jeff
S.C
Algona
Titonia High School Weekly Tepee Tidbits Note
Students and faculty contributions mark Titonia High School weekly Tepee Tidbits edited by Margaret McDonald and Lorraine Stecker with Mrs Brandt as advisor. News notes on student activities and school events are included.
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Tepee Tidbits
Margaret McDonald
Classroom Dishonesty in a How-To Essay
A student laments cheating in class and urges honesty. The piece discusses diagnosis of cheating, the honor system, and possible remedies such as increased supervision and peer reporting. It ends with quirky notices about a ducktail hairstyle and gossip about a party and a few individuals.
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Your TV Guide
Editorial
Lorraine Stecker
Mr. Groundhog
the Totem
Varsity
Elaine Folkerts
Elaine
Ledyard
Jean Isebrand
Lakota
Whittemore
Kirk Struthers
Kirk
Goldie Ae
Judy W.' Dobie
Ga ‘Katy O’conner
Lorraine S. Kookie
George C. ‘Sundance
Kirk S
Johnny Ringo
Denny M. Chester Ee
Eddie M
Annie Oakley
Carolyn I
Perry
By Pamela Beal
Hig
Marilyn P
Darwin
Randy
Carl
Martha
Timmy
Beth
Dale
Redbirds
Kent
Pat
Logemann
Lynn Beenken
Ronald, Boekelman
Trig Rippentrop
Allen
Dirksen
Woden
Nancy
Tom Higgins
Wisconsin
James ‘Mayland
Guausian
Mrs
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N. K
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