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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1972
Page
6
The Denver Jaycee-Ettes with school administrators and the police department sustain the star house program. Large blue stars mark star houses on each block to guide children to refuge and deter crime. It operates year round including summer with police support and community roles.
Community notices recap church supper and bazaar at Paul's United Church of Christ on October 26 with 4 30 p.m. serving. birthday for Albert Thiemann. cribbage and poster contest results. Jaycee voter rides for November 7. Halloween and fall events. St John’s Lutheran officers elected. St Pauls youth rally and Homecoming coronation details.
Monday features hot beef sandwich mashed potatoes and gravy cabbage salad pear sauce and a chocolate chip bar with bread and milk. Tuesday offers goulash carrot and celery sticks fruited jello banana cake cheese and peanut butter sandwiches and milk. Wednesday serves pizza buttered corn cake with strawberry topping bread and butter and milk. Thursday presents chicken tetrazzini lettuce with dressing orange juice pumpkin pie bread and butter and milk. Friday includes tomato soup and crackers toasted cheese sandwich peach sauce toffee bar bread and milk.
Last Thursday the school observed Black and Orange Day with around 350 students in orange and black attire showing school spirit. A few students failed to wear the colors and paid dues. the next day they performed class officer skits to boost morale and raise spirits further.
Jody Waterman wins two free tickets to the homecoming dance as the first caller with correct answers to Pete Panthers Puzzle. Congratulations, Jody.
The Homecoming parade featured the Junior and Senior High bands and class floats on Friday at two. Seniors won first with an outhouse float reading Stop their runs, built from found materials for realism. Junior High placed second with a train float bearing We think we can, we think we can, we know we can.
Tripoli Panthers launched 1972 Homecoming with a powder puff football game between Senior Sophomores and Junior Freshmen Pantherettes. Officials Miller and Ahrens managed the playful flags amid a 6–6 tie breaking rule dispute with Jim Fink reporting to spectators.
Mr. Ahrens and the Student Council thank FTA members for helping decorate the gym for the Homecoming dance.
The Student Council sold a total of 476 homecoming pins with sales starting Wednesday at noon and ending Thursday at noon. The effort was praised as a job well done.
A lively homecoming pep rally features many named students and leaders including Leon the Lion, Ted, John, Jean, and coach Mrs Laura, with the Dunkerton squad and spirit leaders Mrs Samuelson and Mrs Van Alen. The event shines with school pride and athletic spirit.
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