The 2010-2011 music year for Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High School came to an end on May 9 with a music banquet held in the Middle School commons area.
Instructor Erin Poe commended students for their hard work over the past year and said goodbye to the senior members of choir and band. “This is by far the hardest year that I've had to do this,” she said.
“I know it sounds corny and a little bit ridiculous maybe, but as I was sitting at the computer trying desperately to write this speech so it would actually mean something, I thought of this song.”
Jacob Royal, Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High School salutatorian for the class of 2011, was defending his choice to quote the song “The Climb,” by Miley Cyrus, in his salutatory address to the graduating class of 2011 at the commencement ceremony on May 14.
Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca High School prom was held Saturday with the theme Above the City Lights. Chreck out photos of the event here!
“Don't trade your life for the words on a phone,” said Johnny Mac Brown to a school
assembly of high school and junior high stu- dents at Syracuse- Dunbar-Avoca High School on April 5.
Johnny Mac, his wife, Jeanne Brown, and his daughter Katrina Brown have been speaking across the country about the dan-
gers of texting while driving.
Syracuse has a history of growth. According to past census data, the only ten year period that Syracuse recorded a population drop was from 1900 to 1910 when the population dropped from 861 to 842. Since then Syracuse's population has been at an upward climb.
55 years ago, Douglas defeated Burr to win the county volleyball title and Syracuse beat Palmyra for third place.
55 years ago, Ridge Acre Farms of Ole LeSeur of Steinauer showed both the champion bull and female at the Hereford show. The champion bull sold for $600.
55 years ago, Syracuse defeated Peru Prep, 75-43, in the last regular basketball season game and the following Tuesday hit the Bobkittens, 56-49, in the final round of the class C district tournament at Louisville. Waverly beat Mead, Shubert downed Weeping Water and Lousville topped Omaha Sacred Heart in other first round games.
65 years ago, about 900 jammed the school gym for the finals of the county basketball tournament. There were 769 paid admissions.
When Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca students race their cars in the upcoming Power Drive race, they will also be raising awareness for causes they support.
The race is March 26 in Lincoln.
65 years ago, the question of maintaining Park Hill Cemetery was turned over to a special committee named by the city council.
65 years ago, about 325 club members attended the annual 4-H party in Syracuse.
65 years ago, the American Legion was circulating petitions to buy Community Hall from the city to use as the post home.
115 years ago, Mrs. M.T. Pratt sustained a shoulder injury when she was thrown from a buggy when her team ran away.
75 years ago, F. A. Reuter filed for the unicameral legislature and Don Stilwell for third district county commissioner.
