Hawkeye Institute of Technology guides new vocational paths
In Iowa the Hawkeye Institute of Technology at Waterloo now anchors area seven vocational education, offering programs in commercial art, body repair, welding and livestock management. The two year old program expands through community colleges after a state authorization, with high school graduates eligible for admission and adults urged to contact the director of adult education.
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Eneral Assembly
Bremer County
Black Hawk
Benton
Butler
Buchanan
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Fayette
Floyd, Grundy
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Our Area Vocational School
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
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Voicing a student profile and bowling notes from Tripoli
A classroom feature and on site bowling chatter profile Lionel Bergmann a senior in Tripoli recounts Viet Nam views his subjects and hobbies and his plans after graduation He shares a bowling interview with Steve Tegtmeier as the minute to minute report ends with plans for college and business study and a light tone about school life
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Luther League
Lionel
Mr. van Ahn
John Deere
Waterloo
Chamberlains
Tripoli
Steve Tegtmeier
Steve
Germany
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Tegtmeier
Fire engine red Fury owned by Ray Dietz
Ray Dietz drives a 1966 Plymouth Fury rated at 225 horsepower with a 318 cubic inch engine and two-barrel carburetor. The two-door hardtop has a three-speed automatic with positraction and 14,500 miles. He boasts high mileage and frugal gas use with Texas Go Faster mud flaps while noting the car will stay with his brother after service.
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Ray Dietz
Ray
Junior High Jazz and Spring Fever in 8B
The 8B science class faced a longer assignment after a gum wrapper toss. 8B home economics girls finish sewing and plan to start cooking. Gymnastics debuts in PE with parallel bars and side horse as teachers adjust to Monday. Mr Samuelson yawns in first period science due to no coffee.
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Dale Bauer
Mr. Schildroth
Clifford Juhl
Samuelson
Senior Students Are Making Class Wills
The senior class humorously contemplates class wills gifting books and unneeded traits such as quietness and looks. Some plan to bequeath 13 years of experience or civil defense certificates to younger students, while about 25 seniors still haven’t turned in their wills to Kathy Chapin.
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Kathy Chapin
THS Students Lead National Math Test Scores
David Lee scored 20 while Allen Heinemann and Allen Buchholz tied at 19 for THS high marks in a nation wide math testing program. Seventy two THS students participated in the test sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America to boost interest in mathematics and related fields.
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David Lee
Allen Heinemann
Allen Buchholz
THS
The
Mathematical Association of America
Tripoli Boys Track Opens Season at State Indoor Meet
Tripoli high school will compete in the state indoor track meet in Iowa City on March 31 in class B. Max Ambrose leads the 50 and 440 yard dashes and mile relay, with teammates Fink Newhouse and Dietz making multiple events. Coach Van Ahn expects scoring improvement and strong conditioning for the Panthers. Schedule shows meets from April 5 to May 20 including state outdoor on May 20.
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Tripoli
National Honor Society
West Union
Plainfield
Denver
Wapsie Valley
Iowa
Chuck Jordan
Steve Blasberg
Allen Buchholz
Danny Biesterfelt
Dave Buchholz
Ray Dietz
Eugene Dettmer
Karl Krumm
Jeff Hoppenworth
Paul Carroll
Glen Ladage
Dale Matthias
Roger Buchholz
Larry Kuecker
Rick Wittenburg
Max Ambrose
Iowa City
THS
David Fink
Don Newhouse
Raymond Dietz
Ricky Wittenburg
Charles Jordan
Denny Newhouse
Lionel Bergmann
Lawain Judisch
David van Ahn
Panthers
Sumner
Nashua
Bulldog
Cedar Falls
Fredericksburg
Comet
THS Girls Track Competes at Drake State Meet
Nine THS girls ran at the state indoor track meet held at Drake Auditorium in Des Moines on March 11. Tammy Kelsey Shirley Meyer Sue PleggenKu hle and Glenda Matthias won their heat races while Sue Wente took second in her heat. Coach Ott praised the effort and noted the experience, aiming to place and score next year.
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THS
Drake Auditorium
Des Moines
Tammy Kelsey
Shirley Meyer
Sue Pleggenkuhle
Glenda Matthias
Sue Wente
Ott
Don Fish Accepts Fort Dodge Teaching Post
Donald Fish, THS English teacher for three years, resigns at year end and accepts an English composition instructor and director of speech at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. He and his wife plan to move to Fort Dodge in August.
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Donald Fish
THS
Fish
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
Mr. Fish
Mrs. Fish
Ft. Dodge
Senioritis and Pranks Highlight THS Hallways
A THS humor column describes Sam Kehe as a human guinea pig near a Van de Graaf generator nicknamed the electric chair. It also notes fashion at the Tripoli state meet, hair styling by Logen Harms and Kathy Chapin, and a prankful chemistry class led by Steve Ellison causing broken glass and tense weighings.
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Olmstead
Sam Kehe
Sam
Mike Boeckmann
Mike
Tripoli
Denver
Logen Harms
Kathy Chapin
Logen
Kathy
Vanada Jahnke
Vanada
Vic Matthias
Steve Ellison
Steve
New Courses Sought for Tripoli High School
THS students propose additions to the curriculum including auto mechanics and auto body repair, foreign language expansion with French, an industrial arts course for girls, and an art course beyond mechanical drawing. A suggestion also calls for after school gymnastic workouts.
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Tripoli
Mike Boeckmann
Susan Biermann
Lori Bunger
Richard Buenger
THS
Susan Peters
Swing Show Lights Up THS Stage With Dazzling Numbers
The 1967 THS Swing Show directed by Mrs. Ja Bergland and Keith Van Erhorst featured chorus lines, swing band numbers, and between acts. Performances included D’ya Ever Git by Elaine M Sharon Biermann and others, with lively dances and a few backstage mishaps as students rushed to outfits and cues. The show concluded amid light chaos and a few unscheduled pauses.
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THS
Ja Bergland
Keith van Erhorst
Elaine M Sharon Biermann
Barb Day
Roxie Wittenburg
Mary Blume
Lois Block
Marilyn Schwartz
Stan
Steve Riedinger
Dave
Becaus
Chick
Paul
Stevener
Panther’s Tale newsroom staff and feature editors listed
The column lists THS Thinks editor Pam Drape and census senior Steve Heman along with assistant editors Janet Pell Diane Peters and others. It names book nook Clarence Mann Herd in the Hall Richrd Benworth and Vanada Jahnke in Car Corner Dennis Zekoll and Larry Kuecker.
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Jacki Krumm
Janet Pell
Diane Peters
THS
Pam Drape
Steve Hemann
Dennis Zekol
Clarence Mann
Herd
Richard Benworth
Larry Kuecker
Vanada Jahnke
Dennis Zekoll
Fashion Trends Highlight English Influence in Modern Attire
The article notes a shift toward British styled dress in modern fashion with 18th century English coats and traditional English helmets as emblematic elements. It emphasizes that French influence remains but British designs dominate certain clothing choices.
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