Sidney High School - Cowboy Yearbook (Sidney, IA)

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I JEANNE HOWE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, JEANNE1 S1dney schools felt qulte hlghly honored last November when an eighth grade student took flrst place 1n a Western Iowa Essay Contest Thls contest was sponsored by the UCOUHCI1 Bluffs Dally and Sunday Nonparell W All contestant wrote on the top1c 'The Slgnlficance of the First Thanksglvlng W Thlrteen year old Jeanne Howe,daughter of Mr Q Mrs James Howe was awarded best essay 1n the contest She competed w1th flfty some junlor hlgh engllsh students from the best schools 1n South and Western Iowa On Monday afternoon November 26, 1951 Mr Jack O'Br1en and an off1c1al phot- ographer from the 0ff1CeS of the WNonpare1ln V1S1t8d the eighth grade at Sldney by the way, durlng the program of the Mother's tea, took flash plctures of her, Mrs Howe and Mr O'Br1en As typlcal e1ghth grader,Jeanne takes part in most of the usual junior high activities She 15 a member of the girls vocal sextette, the girls basketball team, and 13 a member of the senior band She is also one of the smartest and most hard working and co operatlve students ln her class 'Keep Up The Good Work Jeannen! a twenty five dollar Defence United State Savings bond for having written the . u. e Q

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JR HICH GIRLS SEXTETTE Left to right Ann Gllbert, Jeanne Howe, Nancy Wyatt, Karen Blackburn, Voniece Blair, J1ll Norman, M188 Howitt Dlrector +444 GRADE DECLAHATORY Sidney elementary school so far as honors are concerned had the best success in years in speech work This was due probably to the leadershlp of the teacher in grades six, seven and eight and the large number of pupils who had a deslre to rise above the ordlnary At the home contest held to choose a team for the Wilma Hopkins in second division honors In Humorous declamatlon, Wanda Davis was number one with James Clenn a close second In dramatic declamation, nn Gilbert won and Betty Chance was next Bruce Hopkins won the oratorical and Eugene Eaton placed second At the Tabor contest Wanda Davis, Jeanne Howe and Ann Gilbert were chosen as divislon 'I' winners to represent that half of the county in the finals held at Sidney on Dec 6th , 1951 The Crltic Judge Supt Fleming of Pacific Junction gave all three Sidney contestants highest ratings For this each received a beautiful gold medal It is fine to have such teachers as Miss Gossard, Miss Besco and lr West in our community They do take the highest interest in us and strive to get us to develop as much as we can l-lil SPONSORED BI lILSON'S IARKET 'l'l l-I' North-County contest at Tabor, Jeanne Howe was first in Interp. reading with V . A