De Smet High School - Bulldog Yearbook (De Smet, SD)

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CLASS WILL I BEVERLY AKKERMAN, will my seat in 5th period to anyone who wouldn’t mind Siberia. I, GARY ANDERSON, will my 26-inch waist-line to Vernon Beasecker and all the rythm on my little green snare drum to Bob Montross. Keep ’em swingin’ Bobby! I, GARY BAUMBERGER, will two dozen sets of blinders to the basketball team of next year. Keep your eyes on the ball boys and off the girls. I, GERRY BERG, will my ability to be on time to David Knudson. I, JOANN BOWES, will my books to Leslie Bowes. I, LINDA BOWES, will my desk in the assembly to my sister Carolyn. I, JIM BRANDT, will my ability to get caught breaking training rules during basketball to Gerry Hunter; and my contact lenses to Marlyn Stubbe. I, BARBARA CRAMER, will my position as cheerleader to Vickie Peschl and my ability to receive any de- tentions to Joel Hansen. I, BETTY LOU CROMWELL, will my quietness to my nephew Victor Krause and my books and desk to my other nephew Roger Jacob. I, RANDY DENMAN, will one gallon of that “Greasy Kid’s Stuff” and my abilities to take women out to Tom Steckman. I, DARRIE FREEMAN, will my singing ability to Gary Akkerman. I, MARILYN HARRIS, will my ability to get to school on time almost every morning to anyone who is having trouble in this area of their education. I, CONNIE IVERSON, will my ability to laugh and tell jokes to Dixie Ritenour. I, PATTY JOHNSON, will my acedemic standing in the class to Jody Hansen. Studying really isn’t so bad if you ever get started, Jody. I, KAREN KRUSE, will to every under classman these few words of wisdom: People don’t plan failures, they just fail to make plans. I, LINDA MICKEL, will my seat in the soprano section in chorus to Gary Schriner—sing loud! I, MARGARET MOORE, will my desk to Bonnie Pippert in the year 1970 and my brains to anyone who thinks they can use them better than I did. I, I, GENE MUILENBURG, will my ability to sing to Bennie Widman, and my desk in the back of the assembly to David Knudson. Have fun, Dave! I, MERLIN NELSON, will my seat in the assembly to Dennis Urevig and my ability to study to Gary Schriner. I, ROGER PIRLET, will my position on the football team to Chester Groen. Grow, Chester, grow! I, DORIS PINA, will my sleeping habits and one slightly used brain to any lazy freshman! I, DIANE PITMAN,'will my books to my sister Janice and my desk in the assembly to my brother Dennis. I, BILL POPPEN, will my 1948 Chevy to Rodney Hannah. I, PAT RITENOUR, will my desk and position in the assembly to anyone who wants it! I, PEG SCHWARTZ, will my “quiet ways” to Carolyn O’Keefe and my “long legs to Bob Montross! I, LOWELL SERFLING, will my height to Chester Groen. I think you’ll need it, Chester! I, DIANE SMITH, will my ability to laugh quietly to Shirley Fox and my position as majorette to my sister Darlene. I, MERCEDES STORHAUG, will the ratio in my class to anybody who hates boys! I, CAROL TASCHNER, will the whole works to both of my sisters, Joanne and Ardis, if they really want it. I, LENA VAN DYKE, will my ability to stay out late on school nights to Shirley. I, AUDREY VINCENT, will my height to my cousin Dennis Pitman. I, VALERIE WIDMAN, will my desk in the front of the assembly to any Junior who wants it and the fun I’ve had in D.H.S. to my brother, Ben. I, JUDY WUBBENA, will my left-over lotion to anyone who is allergic to formaldehyde while disecting frogs in Biology. I, DENNIS DIERKS, will my out-of-town girls to Bob Montross, my town girls to Gale Petersen, and my athle- tic ability to John Spencer. I, JEANNE SMITH, will my books, my desk, and all the good times I had plus many more to my sister Jill.

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CLASS HISTORY Under the instruction of Mrs. Marion Hendricks the class of ’63 began its education as first graders. There are eleven of the original class graduating and nine have been together all twelve years. They are James Brandt, Randal Denman, Darrelyn Freeman, Patricia Johnson, Linda Mickel, William Poppen, Peggy Schwartz, Carol Taschner, and Valerie Widman. Betty Lou Cromwell and Karen Kruse started but left for a short time dur- ing the twelve years. Miss Joanne Broghammer was our teacher in the second grade. This year we gained Vernon Beasecker, Billy Coy, Diana Hotchkin, Charles Knee, Connie Samuels, and Richard Spencer but we lost Betty Lou Crom- well, Ronald Hein, George Irwin, Robert Irwin, Kathleen Keating, Wayne Kropuenski, Larry Melstad, Ricky Phillips, and Marsha Rames. In the third grade under Miss Elaine Jorgensen we gained Betty Burns, Rodney Hannah, Rosalene Hal- stead, Connie Iverson, Gene Muilenburg, Doris Pina, Patricia Ritenour, and Audrey Vincent. Leaving us this year were Diana Hotchkin, Charles Knee, Bobbi Samuels, and Connie Samuels. Miss Donna Hummel was our fourth grade teacher. We gained Patricia Berg, Marilyn Harris, and Rich- ard Siver. Billy Coy and Nancy Siver left us. As fifth graders we gained Susan Hoxeng and Mary Ann White but lost Patricia Berg and Rodney Hannah. Mrs. Lorraine Maguire taught us this year. In the sixth grade under the supervision of Mrs. Phyllis Smith, we were happy to have Barbara Cramer, Mary Murphy, Mary Ellen Nieman, and Raymond Sparby join us. Susan Hoxeng, Doris Pina, and Alan Ras- mussen left us. Betty Lou Cromwell rejoined us in the seventh grade but Rosalene Halstead, Mary Ellen Nieman, Mary Murphy, Patricia Ritenour, and Raymond Sparby left us. Miss Lorene Anderson was our teacher. It was in the eighth grade that we gained Lyle Ferguson, Margaret Moore, Doris Pina, Lena Van Dyke, and Galen Wallum; and lost Richard Siver, Richard Spencer, and Lyle Sweesy. Our instructor this year was Miss Marion Hinz. As lowly freshmen we entered De Smet high school with the following additions in enrollment: Beverly Akkerman, Gary Anderson, Gary Baumberger, Joanne Bowes, Linda Bowes, Sharon Burt, Sharon Corbin, Dennis Dierks, Virginia Moeller, Merlin Nelson, Roger Pirlet, Diane Pitman, Patricia Ritenour, Lowell Serf- ling, Diane Smith, James Smith, Jeannie Smith, Mercedes Storhaug, and Judy Wubbena. During the year we lost Sharon Burt, Lyle Ferguson, and James Smith. Our class officers were: President, Patricia Johnson; vice president, Sharon Corbin; secretary, Dennis Dierks; treasurer, Barbara Cramer. We chose Karen Kruse and Randy Denman as our Student Council representatives and Karen Kruse and Roger Pirlet as our Homecom- ing condidates. Our class advisors were: Mr. McCaskell and Mr. Mohlenhoff. We gained no one in our sophomore year but we lost Sharon Corbin, Virginia Moeller, Dean Morrison, Gene Morrison, and Galen Wallum. We were also saddened to lose Alvin Penney as the result of a car acci- dent. This year our class officers were: President, Merlin Nelson; vice president, Mercedes Storhaug; secretary, Audrey Vincent; treasurer, Patricia Ritenour. Diane Smith and Gene Muilenburg represented us on the Stu- dent Council and Valerie Widman and James Hein were our Homecoming candidates. Mr. Mundhenke and Mr. Gednelske were our class advisors. In our junior year Vernon Beasecker, Barbara Gray, Roger Hein, Paul Jacob, Karen Kruse, and Judy Wubbena left us but Gerry Berg joined us during the year. We enjoyed putting on our play, “Finders Creep- ers” and our prom, Moonlight on Waikiki”. Class officers for this year were: President, Gene Muilenburg; vice president, Diane Smith; secretary, Valerie Widman; treasurer, Marilyn Harris. Our Student Council rep- resentatives were Mercedes Storhaug and James Brandt and our Homecoming candidates were Diane Smith and Randy Denman. Mr. Conway, Miss Kluckman, Miss Jungeman, and Mr. Ziegler were our class advisors. As seniors we were happy to have Karen Kruse back with us but we were sorry to lose Betty Bums, Dennis Dierks, James Hein, and Jeannie Smith. “All Shook Up” was the play we enjoyed putting on this year. We also enjoyed editing our annual. Randy Denman presided over our class this year with Gary Ander- son as vice president; Margaret Moore as secretary; and Doris Pina as treasurer. Our Student Council repre- sentatives were Linda Mickel and William Poppen; and our Homecoming candidates were Barbara Cramer and Gary Anderson. This year our class advisors were Mr. Lester, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gillespie, and Mr. Zieg- ler.

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Gary Anderson: Owner of the Nation’s largest cattle ranch. Beverly Akkerman: Profes- sional fisherman at Mud Lake. Gary Baumberger: He’s mak- ing more money than any of the rest of us. He is head flea trainer in a Ringling Brothers’ side show. Gerry Berg: “Lay ’em Away Berg!”; the friendly undertaker. Jo Ann Bowes: Champion La- dy wrestler at Madison Square Garden. Linda Bowes: First blonde snake charmer in Bagdad. Jim Brandt: Chauffeur for O’- Keefe Implement. Barbara Cramer: Actress in “West Side Story. Randy Denman: Manager of Schultz, Incorporated Darrie Freeman: Fashion de- signer for Pierre Sebourne. Marilyn Harris: Still just “barely” making it on time. Connie Iverson: First lady me- CLASS PROPHECIES chanic at Iverson Machine Shop. Patty Johnson: Playing the trombone in Pee Wee Hunt's or- chestra. Karen Kruse: First Grandma in the class of '63. Linda Mickel: First girl in the National Guard. Margaret Moore: First city street sweeper at Manchester. Gene Muilenburg: Leader of the famous orchestra with the “sax” appeal. Merlin Nelson: Editor of The De Smet News. Doris Pina: The only Elvis Presley fan in 1970. Roger Pirlet: Still taking “mid- night hikes.” Diane Pitman: Baby sitting with a weekend warrior. Bill Poppen: United States Senator of South Dakota in 1980. Pat Ritenour: Still mending her broken heart 20 years from now. Peggy Schwartz: Master of Ceremonies at the Y. M- C A. Lowell Serfling: Head judge at Atlantic Beauty Pageant. Diane Smith: I. B. M. machine operator at Hendricks, Incorpo- rated. Mercedes Storhaug: Artist at Frenz Studio. Carol Taschner: Still building up enough courage for a big s-n-e-e-z-e. Lena Van Dyke: A preserver of blue antique Fords. Audrey Vincent: “The Hustler” of 1980. Valerie Widman: Scrub woman at the Pirlet Ranch. Dennis Dierks: Still chaperon- ing Duane Skyberg. Jean Smith: Lady driver of the winning car in the Indianapolis 500! Judy Wubbena: Dancer in a new movie “Dance of the Seven Bubbles.” BABY PICTURES 1. Linda Bowes. 2. Margaret Moore. 3. Bill Poppen. 4. Carol Taschner. 5. Gary Anderson. 6. Marilyn Harris. 7. Lena VanDyke. 8. Audrey Vincent. 9. Lowell Serfling. 10. Gerry Berg. 11. Jim Brandt. 12. Jo Ann Bowes. 13. Gene Muilenburg. 14. Jeanne Smith. 15. Gary Baumberger. 16. Valeri Widman. 17. Doris Pina. 18. Karen Kruse. 19. Connie Iverson. 20. Mercedes Storhaug. 21. Peggy Schwartz. 22. Darrie Freeman. 23. Diane Smith. 24. Roger Pirlet. 25. Pat Ritenour. 26. Merlin Nelson. 27. Patty Johnson. 28. Diane Pitman. 29. Linda Mickel. 30. Barbara Cramer. 31. Judy Wubbena. 32. Randy Denman. 33. Beverly Akkerman.