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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1964
Page
6
The issue lists staff roles for the High School Reflector including editors and assistants. It covers daily lunch menus for Monday through Friday with items like corn dogs and spam. A discussion on Photography in the yearbook and Basic Layout is noted, with Kilgore College quartet providing entertainment after lunch.
Pep squad tryouts are scheduled for April 16 and 17. The Tom Thumb Wedding is set for April 17 at 7 30. The District Track Meet occurs at 11 00 in Commerce per PN and JD.
The notice asks junior and senior boys to place their date and name on the office bulletin board by May 6. A misstep could leave them sitting apart at the dance.
The Whitewright High School community congratulates Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hodge on the birth of their son Jeffery Glenn Hodge born April 10 1964 weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces.
The Kent School in Connecticut outlines grade level summer reading selections from Kidnapped to The Power and the Glory. The article also covers the upcoming district track meet at Commerce with WHS aiming to outperform Van Alstyne and a student poll asking island questions revealing varied answers.
Kilgore College held a spring Yearbook Seminar to aid high school students in preparing next year’s yearbook. Dr Cruce Stark welcomed attendees as Whitewright High School sent ten juniors Gail Wilson Susan Blackerby Sandra Kelly Patsy Neal Linda Wright Anita Frisby Del Sears Joe Hennig Curtis Tillett and John Holloway. The event was sponsored by Miss Neathery Mr George Hight and Mrs Bill Holloway. Build a Better Yearbook explored the What Why and How of a quality yearbook.
Mickey Meador will edit the Reflector for 1964 65 with Nancy McKinney as assistant. Kay Alexander, Carol Burchfield, and Kathy Wilson handle student news. Larry Ryan is Sports Editor with a team of assistants to cover football and activities. Patsi King oversees lunch menu. Sandra Kelly Jill Meador and Gail Wilson volunteer for typing.
Several Whitewright boys entered calves hogs and sheep at Log Lake last Thursday. Jerry and Larry Jester won blue ribbons for two hogs. Richard Hicks earned three red ribbons for hogs and quilts. Mike Burchfield and Jim Bilmer showed a ram and won a red ribbon. they were the only entrants of their kind.
Joe Hennig showed a heifer in the under one year olds class and won blue ribbon and second place. Del Sears displayed a beef animal in heavy weight class earning blue ribbon and second place. Randy Bryant entered a middle weight beef animal winning red ribbon. The writer commends all three boys for fine work.
The text notes that at least 20 Texas streams bear the name Mustang Creek and mentions a claim about the Republic of Texas never being sued over postage stamps, indicating a compilation of local geographic names and a historical aside.
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