The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 March 1977 — Page 12

THE iMAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 9,1977

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SCHOOf i Ow NE w s / mi ££L ;■'. ' T s r v FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADE SPELLING CHAMPIONS — Syracuse fifth and sixth grade division spelling champions are. pictured left to right. Rhonda Elias, third: Helen Pounds, second: and Steve Alford, first. IdfT J * i Er JX- Ji tE ■ * * 3 ■ MBemmhl HL. HHHL3 - SYRACUSE SPELLING BEE CHAMPS — Syracuse School spelling champions shown above from left to right are Gladys Preston. English teacher: Mike Vanderveer. champion: Portia Price, runner up: and Elaine Karesh. third place.

Mike Vanderveer wins Syracuse spelling bee

Tuesday, March 1. 20 students from the Syracuse Elementary and Junior High Schools met to determine the best speller in the schools These students had survived the room elimination contests in which every student in the fifth through eighth grades had participated First place winner of the seventh and eighth grade division and grand champion was Mike Vanderveer. eighth grade son of Mr. and Mrs Charles Vanderveer Second place winner

Final plans are underway for 'Salute4o Broadway'

Final plans are underway for the Lakeland Community School Corporation Music Festival, entitled a “Salute to Broadway.” to be presented Friday. March

John W. Naab earns regional photo honors

John Naab, senior at Wawasee High School, has received an honorable mention in the photography section of the regional competition of the National Scholastic Art and Photography Awards Contest. Naab. whose black and white photography was chosen from hundreds of entries submitted by students from area high schools, was also honored last year in the contest. His award-winning entrythen was in the experimental color print division This year his photograph was displayed along with other photographs and art work in the gallery of South Bend’s Robert son’s Department Store, host of the contest. John has been an accomplished amateur photographer for several years He has taken many pictures for school clubs and also for the sports section of the Mail Journal. He also has taken pictures for the high school

wera 11 and in this division was Portia Price, seventh grade daughter of Mr hnd Mrs Michael Price Third place finisher in this division and overall was Elaine Karesh. seventh grade daughter of Mr. and Mrs Milton Karesh The Syracuse Schools Spelling Bee is sponsored by the ParentTeachers Organization Ribbons are awarded to all participants with plaques also being awarded to the winner and runner-up In the fifth and sixth grade

18. in the Wawasee High School gymnasium at 8 p m The program, which will include vocal and instrumental students in grades five through

‘ JR* •Ri Hr . JOHN NAAB athletic programs booklet Earlier this year he received another award, a third place ribbon, in the black and white division of the Wawasee Photography contest sponsored by the high school photo club of which he is a member

cbvision Steve Alford, sixth grade son of Mr. and Mrs. James Alford, finished first. Second place went to Helen Pounds, fifth grade daughter of Mr. and Mrs James Pounds. Third place finisher was Rhonda Elias, sixth grade daughter of Mrs. Dianna Elias The county spelling championships will be held at Warsaw with the fifth and sixth grade Monday, March 21. and the seventh and eighth grade Tuesday. March 22. both at 7 p m.

12. will combine the talents of students from Milford Elementary and High Schools. North Webster Elementary and Junior High Sdiqbls. Syracuse Elementary and Junior High Schools and Wawasee High School. Groups participating in the festival include a combined elementary chorus, combined sixth grade band and choir, combined junior high band and choir, corporation orchestra and the Wawasee High School bands and choirs. Those responsible for the organization of the festival include Don H Arnold, general manager; David Blackwell, directing chairman. Henry Smith, building and ushers. Manon Lantz and Donn Kesler, parking and equipment John Naab. publicity and Lewis Immel. Marion Acton. Wendell Bryant. Robert Hamman. Charles Haffner and Richard Long, transportation and student supervision Teachers involved in directing the festival are Donna Pollen and James White from Milford schools; Karilyn Metcalf and Steven Bailey from North Webster schools; Virginia Ditmer and Mark Fuller from Syracuse schools and Ann Bushong. Ervin Orban and David Blackwell from Wawasee High School. The public is invited to attend.

Camp Fire to observe birthday week party

Camp Fire Birthday Week at Syracuse is being observed this month with a birthday party on March 19 at the Scout cabin. The party is set for 1 p.m., with a show at the Pickwick Theater at 2 o'clock. The movie is a Walt Disney presentation and permission slips must be signed by parents and returned to leaders, along with the necessary monies to attend. Parents will then pick the girls up at the theater after the show. Slips must be returned by March 11. A cake decorating contest for all girls is set with first, second, and third place prizes, to be given in each level. Mother can help bake the cake, but it must be decorated by the girl in a Happy Birthday Camp Fire Girls theme. The cake is to be taken to the Scout cabin for judging and / X Lakeland Schools Activity Notes WEDNESDAY. MARCH 9 4:15 p.m. — Milford Junior High wrestling vs Concord at Milford 6:30 p.m. — Adult education at Wawasee 6:30 p.m. — Syracuse Junior High gymnastics meet at Eastside-Butler 7:30 p.m. — Psi lota Xi sponsored “Indiana Belles” - auditorium THURSDAY, MARCH 10 6 p.m — Milford boys basketball night 7 6 p.m. — North Webster Junior High gymnastics class 6 p.m. — Wawasee gymnastics vs South Bend Adams at Adams 6:30 p.m. — Adult education at Wawasee 7:30 p.m. — Adult farmer class Ag Annex FRIDAY. MARCH 11 5-7:30 p.m. — Milford Baseball Booster Club chili supper • 6 p.m. — North Webster Elementary Band Booster basketball game SATURDAY. MARCH 12 9 a m . — Junior High wrestling invitational at Wawasee 12 noon and 8:15 p.m. — Basketball regional at Elkhart All Day — Speech regional at Fort Wayne Elmhurst MONDAY. MARCH 14 3:15 p.m. — Syracuse Elementary faculty meeting 3:45 p.m. — Milford Junior High gymnastics vs Syracuse at Milford 6:30 p.m. — Adult education at Wawasee 7:30 p.m. — Wawasee FFA meeting Ag Annex TUESDAY. MARCH 15 6 p.m. — Gymnastics sectional at Wawasee 7 p.m. — Wawasee FEA meeting at Syracuse Elementary 7:30 p.m. — Adult education at Wawasee WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 6 p.m. — Gymnastics sectional at Wawasee 6:30 p.m. — Adult education at Wawasee 7:30 p.m. — Goshen In-vitational-wrestling JUDY WILLARD

Willard named Girls' Stater Rachel Stiffler is alternate

Chosen as representatives to Girls' State at Indiana University June 19-26 by American Legion Auxiliary, post unit 223. Syracuse, are Judy Willard, left, delegate, and Rachel Stiffler, alternate. Judy. 17. is a junior at Wawasee High School and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Willard. 107 Wood Street. Syracuse. She is active in the concert band, concert choir. Giris’ Sports club and National Honor Society

eating at the party. Annual Plant Sale The Wa-Da-Ya-Ki Camp Fire council at Syracuse is having a vegetable plant sale again on two types of tomato plants and a green pepper plant, hybrid varieties. All orders must be turned back in to the leaders by March 23 and all girls participating in the sale will eam a service patch award. Dove's make refrigerator magnets The Dove Blue Birds met Monday, March 7, with Jan Stetler and Jennifer Tuttle serving refreshments to 10 members. The girls worked on foam refrigerator magnets for home. The objectives of the project were to learn to follow instructions and to complete a project by themselves Newly elected officers for the month were: President — Ann Marie Vitaniemi Vice president — Michelle Rogers Secretary — Nancy Dain By BONNIE BJELLA The library staff expresses a thanks to the concerned mother for the article in the Mail-Journal on March 2. 1977. All mothers are more than welcome to taring their children to the library at anytime. We encourage anyone to come-in and just look at the pretty books and get the children acquainted with the library. Stay and read to them if you the time. Story hours and special programs are available for the children as well as a reading club during the summer months. The past few years, we have had a special reading program just for the younger set. Last summer during the Reading Club, we checked out 4,569 books just to the reading club members. A total of 15,473 books were checked out during the yegr. New books continue to arrive and are just waiting to be used. A few of these are: “The Brave Little Steam Shovel” by Alf Evers "At Woifk" by Richard Scarry "The Wonder Book of Trains” by Lisa Peters “Let’s Knot; A Macrame’ Book" by Donna Lightbody "From Peanuts to President" by Beatrice Smith “The Minnesota Viking" by Julian May “The New York Giants” by Julian May “Flip and the Morning" by Wesley Dennis “Dribbling. Shooting and Scoring — Sometimes" by Gary Paulsen “Draw 50 Dinosaurs" by Lee J. Ames “The Know How Book of Action Games” by Anne Cirvardi Several new records have been added also. Memorial books have been placed in the children s department by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haab in memory oi Mrs. Merton Meredith. Deloss Weaver and Mrs Clea Hoopingamer. RACHEL STIFFLER

A member of Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church, she is a member of the church choir and youth group. Judy’s hobbies include reading, bicycling, music and various crafts. Rachel, also 17 and a junior at Wawasee. is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stiffler of route 3 Syracuse. She is involved in the National Honor Society and active in the Girls’ Sports club. Rachel is a member of the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel.

CURTAIN INSTALLED — A new stage curtain has been installed at the Milford Elementary School in the cafeteria-gymnasium-auditorium. Through the assistance of the Parent Teachers Organization (PTO) and officers top. right, Larry Haney, president; and Mrs. Diane Schwab, secretary; and monies from the sale of school pictures, the curtain was purchased. Using the stage soon for a reading class play will be top. left, Mrs. Myra Gunden. Hunter Tate. Other reading class members are middle, left, Lori Haney, Shelley Sanders. Abo participating will be bottom, left. Amy Bucher and front, Mac Little. I Jb I CHESS CHAMPS — Winners of the recent chess tournament held by Milford fifth graders are shown above. From left are Sharon Bohnstedt. first; Dick Doll, second; Mike Pruitt, third; Michael Hernandez. fourth; and Penny Hoover, fifth. These students won over a total of 58 entered in the competition. Sharon's first place honors came with 12 wins and one loss. She won a chess set for her prize. Dick won 11 and lost three. Mike Pruitt won 10 and lost four while Mike Hernandez won 11 and lost five. Penny won 10 and lost six. The second — fifth place winners were given cash awards. _rwlo; IB come first A, y K T I B A RICK SNODGRASS ... For Fix-Up Loans Warsaw and the surrounding area is a beautiful part of the world, especially in the spring. Nature has away of dressing up and renewing the earth after winter. First National Bank of Warsaw would like to help you help nature. We'll lend you the money for your own fix-up, dress-up. home improvement campaign around your house. A First National Bank home improvement loan is fast and easy because we hove helped so many people, we really know what we re doing. FIRST NATIONAL BANK WARSAW • CLAYPOOL • MILFORD •* «» tew-.-V t-WM-