Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1953-12-10
THOMPSON
School News

First Grade
The first grade boys and
girls are having more than
their share of colds, but have
missed very little school. We
are pleased with the attendance
Karen Vogt had a birthday
this week. She was 7 years ole
December I'd.
Second Grade
A-B-C- Always Be Careful;
this is what we learned from
the Fire Inspector, Thursday
morning A quiz show was part
of the program. Sharon Gen.
dron won a nice red plastic
wallet.
Nine children received gold
stars in this weeks spelling. We
hope many more will next week.
We each drew a name 70
Christmas exchange. We are
practicing songs or the Christ.
mas program.
The Red Cross sent us dup
licate pictures of the Christmas
seals to color. Most of us did
very well. Everyone in our
room contributed to the Red
Cross fund.
Thid Grade
The third grade is busy work
ing on a Christmas program
We are making paper mache
bowls and waste baskets. We
have a rock with mica from
the Black Hills in Dakota and
a piece of petrified wood from
Arizona'S petrified forest on
display. .... s..r
We studied about Indians
Mrs. Venable read to us true
life accounts among the Indians
from her cousin Ernie Sutton S
book, "A Life Worth Living
He was adopted by the Indians
Eighth Grade
Thompson's eighth grade class
is planning a bake sale in the
near future to boost the class
treasury. A committee has been
appointed by the president, Don
Corrigany to make arrange
mentS.
Industrial Arts
The industrial arts boys have
been doing exceptionally well
with their creative design and
drafting. The junior senior
group has about finished their
modern upholstered chairs oi
walnut, cherry and maple.
Junior Class
More than ninty per cent oi
the junior class contributed tc
the Christmas seal sale.
Future Home emakers of Ameri'
ca
The Thompson F. H. A. had
their meeting November 25. The
president called the meeting tC
order. We voted on having q
Christmas party. We decided
that the junior home economics
class would plan the party.
We chose a committee to ge'
the Christmas box ready to senc
to the old people in town. The
committee is Carol PalinkaS
Merry Lou Quayle, Arleene Ben
der, and Kathryn Warner.
We voted on exchanging name!
the majority ruled. We decided
to pay .25 for the gift.
Irene Feko and Merry Lol
Quayle gave a demonstration o
kitchen utensils.
We adjourned our meeting un
til December 16.
Boys Basketball
The boys have been d o n
quite well in their basketball
games this year. We're al
proud of the scores they hav,
made. Our first game wa
with Dorset, and we won b,
score of 70 to 33. We wer
all very happy at this, an,
wished all games could be s.
successful. The second g a m
was with Rock Creek, our team
won again by a score of 73 t
81. Then our third game wa
with Burton We lost by t h
score of SO to 43 in favor O
Burton. However, we are Stil
proud of the good fight h
boys made. Our next game Wi
be with Madison. The team an,
the whole school wish to see
winning score for Thompson.
Honor Roll
End weeks All AS and B.
Grade
Sheila Baker, Gayla Spencer
and Russell Turk.
Grade 8
Lucinda Binning (all A's)
Doris Lausin and Jean Sinkkc
Grade 8
Babara Moore. and Jeanett