Going strong as usual Collins girls gained a victory over State Center. This game was but a repetition of others, the centers and forwards working together in perfect style and preventing any attempts to equalize the score. The Collins Statues (boys) allowed their opponents to dodge around and shoot baskets at will. When the locals did gain the ball the apparent pain caused by the contact made them quickly throw it in the region where they vaguely supposed the basket to be. The score ran up to 32 to 16 (in favor of State Center).
February 3, 1927 We feel that the parents would like to know which pupils receive the highest average of grades. Through the kind co-operation of the teachers we have secured the leading four pupils in the order in which they rank:
First grade – Alice Marie Bigger, Ruth Atkinson, Gola Mullihan and Alvan Robinson.
Second grade – June Halterman, Eileen Vasey, Lucille Huntrod, Delmar Halterman
Third Grade – Oscar Serbein, Coleen Carver, Junior Shearer, Marie Hass.
Fourth Grade – Eva Clark, Wayne Pointer, Jane Shearer, Russell Hattery.
Fifth Grade – Erma Brouhard, Donna Huntrod, Margaret Huntrod, Wilma Southern
Sixth Grade – Winifred Holmes, Murriel DeBusk, Milo Dodd, Isabell Neal
The Senior class was entertained Wednesday night by two members of their class, Dola and Forrest Crabb, at their home. The class spent a very successful evening together by taking part in various party games and by consuming a first class lunch.
Miss Shomler will be a judge at the County Junior High Declamatory Contest at McCallsburg February 2. Both Mr. Hollingsworth and Miss Shomler will judge the contest at Colo on Thursday, Feburary 3rd.
Collins boys Lost to Milford 27-15.
February 9, 1927 Story County High School Preliminary Declamatory Contest, Collins, Iowa
Program: Music – Collins High School Orchestra
Collins participants are: Dramatic: The White Hands of Telham – Anna Marsh;
Humorous: The Bride – Zola Gilley
Music – Male Quartet - Schools Represented; Cambridge, Collins, Colo, Maxwell
February 17, 1927 Reading Test In the high school our reading scores showed that each grade was above normal except the seniors. With these results we