Honor Roll for the first semester: Seventh - Charles Fish; Eighth - Gene AtWood, Darlene Haley, Jean Ann Marsh, Anna Van Pilsum; Ninth - Donald Huntrods, Gerald Wood, Donald Young, Joyce Maxwell, Carolyn Partridge; Tenth - Eugene Boster, Donald Snyder, Robert Titus, Bernice Hofer; Eleventh - Rex Beavers, Curtis Marsh, Russell Oswalt, David Renfeldt, Helen Caulkins, Wanda Huntrods, Carol Kimberley; Twelfth - Gene Fertig, James Silletto, Colleen Lillard.
Basketball - Collins boys 38, Zearing 25. Fertig (f) - 15 pts; Miller (f) - 6 pts; Long (c) - 14 pts; McQuiston (g) - 0 pts; Renfeldt (g) - 3 pts; Marsh (g) - 0 pts.
West Tech of Des Moines Boys' team defeated Collins 41-29. Fertig (f) - 10 pts; Huntrods (f) - 4 pts; Miller (f) - 2 pts; Long (c) - 12 pts; McQuiston (g) - 0 pts; Renfeldt (g) - 1 pts; Smith (g) - 0 pts.
January 27, 1944 Basketball - Collins boys win over Maxwell 55-33 and girls win over Maxwell 48-42. Boys Lineup: Fertig (f) - 8 pts; Huntrods (f) - 16 pts; Miller (f) - 5 pts; Long (c) - 12 pts; McQuiston (g) - 2 pts; Renfeldt (g) - 12 pts; Marsh (g) - 0 pts; Smith (g) - 0 pts. Girls' Lineup: White (f) - 18 pts; Fertig (f) - 3 pts; Dolph (f) - 15 pts; Smith (f) - 10 pts; Crabb (g); Graham (g); Pritchard (g); Atkinson (g).
Basketball - Collins boys defeated Mingo 31-29; Mingo girls defeat 59-24. Boys Lineup: Fertig (f) - 8 pts; Huntrods (f) - 7 pts; Miller (f) - 4 pts; Long (c) - 2 pts; McQuiston (g) - 4 pts; Renfeldt (g) - 6 pts; Marsh (g) - 0 pts. Girls' Lineup: White (f) - 8 pts; Fertig (f) - 2 pts; Luing (f) - 6 pts; Dolph (g, f) - 3 pts; Smith (f) - 5 pts; Crabb (g); Pritchard (g).
February 3, 1944 Basketball - Collins loses to Slater in the Girls County Tourney 27-17. Girls' Lineup: White (f) - 3 pts; Fertig (f) - 5 pts; Luing (f) - 2 pts; Dolph (g, f) - 2 pts; Smith (f) - 5 pts; Crabb (g); Pritchard (g); Atkinson (g).
Nevada boys defeat Collins 43-29. Boys Lineup: Fertig (f) - 12 pts; Huntrods (f) - 4 pts; Miller (f) - 3 pts; Long (c) - 2 pts; McQuiston (g) - 0 pts; Renfeldt (g) - 8 pts; Marsh (g) - 0 pts; Smith (g) - 0 pts.
February 10, 1944 The last session of the Evening School will be held on February 14. Fifteen men will receive diplomas for having attended at least 80% of the sessions with several having perfect attendance.
Huxley defeats Collins in Boys Basketball County Tournament 32-24. Lineup: Fertig (f) - 3 pts; Huntrods (f) - 7 pts; Miller (f) - 4 pts; Long (c) - 10 pts; McQuiston (g) - 0 pts; Renfeldt (g) - 5 pts.
February 17, 1944 Who's Who of the Faculty: Name - Myrtha Fenn; Nickname - Mert; Hometown - Carson; College - Parsons. Favorites: Flower - Carnation; Color - Light Blue; Book - The Robe; Food - Strawberry Sundae; Movie - Random Harvest; Drink - Lemonade; Actress - Rosalind Russell; Actor - Jimmy Stewart; Subject in College - U. S. History; Pet Peeve - the word, gripe.