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

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Presents The BULLDOG This is our building. It was built for those who came before you—for you—and for those who will follow you. The spirit in this building-the life-is you. . . you and your faculty. You give it the life, the purpose, and the direction. THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1969 We, the Senior class, dedicate the 1969 annual to our guidance counselor. He has had the patience, understanding, and sincere interest in helping us plan for the coming years; and facing the future with confidence. Therefore, we proudly present the 1969 BULLDOG to Mr. Stabbe. Grade Principal Mr. Grabowska Mr. Mundhenke Typing I Library Mr. Stabbe Guidance Counselor Driver's Education World Problems Mr. Graham General Science Bookkeeping Office Practice Mrs. Wolkow English II, IV Speech Mr. Cheadle Physics Chemistry Biology Mr. Parks Algebra I, II Jr. High Math Mr. Luitjens Algebra II Geometry Athletics Sr. Math Physical Education Mrs. Luitjens Vocal Music Mrs. Paschke Home Ec. I, II, III Mrs. Dannenbrlng German I, II Miss Mortimer English II, III Shorthand ktiver Mrs. Rousar Mrs. Kickland Mrs. Nelson (Head Cook) Mrs. Asleson Custodians: Faye Munger Ben Flindt SCHOOL BOARD CLOCKWISK: Maurice Kruger, Selmer Skyberg, Oakley Hoy, Wayne Meyer, Leona Brandt, Maurice Wika, Alan Purintun and Lyle Lester. BUS DRIVERS «V Wayne GrotJhi ; Ronnie Skyberg, Vern Johnson; FRONT ROW: Clif- ford Richards ( Shorty ), Jim Kott, and Mervin Schultz. Out of School Into Life's School Micki Aloe Student Council Patsy Me Adaragh Student Council Ed Wilkinson Student Council Cindy Abrahamson Rod Kracht Student Council li Uvv ;1 Pepper Aden Shelby Anderson Gail Bitner Laurel Abrahamson Kay Alger Randy Asleson Jim Bowes Mary Bowes Janice Claassen Jean Claassen Jam's Cronkhite Lex Dannenbring Richard Dugdale Kay Halverson Tom Hein Tom Fox Gerry Lynn Harris Jerry Heitmann Dennis Hendricks Roberta Hoek Donna Hulbert Debbie Hyink George Johnson Margaret Johnson Randy Johnson Debbie Kaufman Mike Klinkel Jim Kretchmer Linda Kruse Marla La Bore Judy Larson Michala McCue Sandy Munger Rose Lee Kevin Muilenburg Mary Myers Diane Ogren Roger Parkhurst Marilyn Paulson Danny Pederson Dennis Peterson Lauren Poppen Scott Purintun Cathy Purrington Kenny Raabe Charles Richardson Judy Ryland Sharon Schardin Carolyn Schwartz LaVonne Skyberg Jane Smith Glenda Skyberg Denise Smith Danny Spader Bob Springer Dennis Tingle Eileen Weerts Kenny Wallenstein Not pictured: Jeannie Van Dyke CLASS HISTORY In August of 1957, the class of 1969, began their first year of education under the instruction of Miss Arlyce Dice and Miss Mary Alice Tobin. Out of the 1969 graduates, 30 of the original class have been together all of the 12 years. These are: Gerry Lynn Harris, Patsy McAdaragh, Marla La Bore, Kay Halverson, Laurel Abrahamson, Mary Myers, Judy Ryland, Denise Smith, Robert Springer, Rodney Kracht, Sandra Munger, Randy Asle- son, Portia Dannenbring, Mike Klinkel, Debbie Hyink, Janice Olson, Dennis Tingle, Tom Hein, Dennis Peterson, Kay Alger, Sharon Schar- din, Cindy Stalheim, Charles Richardson, Ed Wilkinson, Margaret Johnson, Roberta Hoek, Scott Purintun, Richard Dugdale, and Cathy Purrington. The other 14 lost and regained are: Frankie Ibis, Joan Bjordahl, Mary Barnett, Jimmy Cummins, Steve Siver, Dianne Ibis, Dennis Smith, Cheryl Johnson, Randy Nor- gaard, Rita Thiele, Kebbon Johnson, Betty Wallum, Kathy Schuknecht, and Nancy Keiser. During the second year we gained Le Ann Richman and Lex Dannenbring and lost Mary Barnett, Rita Thiele, Kebbon Johnson and Nancy Keiser. Our teachers were Miss Patricia Patton and Miss Betty Burke. As third graders, with Mrs. Ruth Munger and Mrs. Eleanor Hillestad as our teachers, we were joined by Jerry Heitmann. That year we lost Dennis Smith, Steve Siver and Jim Cummins. Miss Donna Hummel and Mrs. Ruth Munger were our fourth year teachers. We gained Gail Bitner, Joyce Poppen, George Johnson, Lauren Poppen, Lonnie Novack, Patricia Krause and Randall John- son. That year we lost Frankie Ibis, Dianne Ibis and Joan Bjordahl. In the fifth grade we were joined by Dennis Groen, Shelby An- derson, James Bowes, LaVonne Skyberg, Mary Bowes and Glenda Skyberg. We lost no one. Our teachers were Miss Marion Hinz, Miss Donna Sees and Mrs. Ruth Munger. Mrs. Phyllis Smith and Mrs. Ann Franzen were our teach- ers in the sixth grade. That year we gained Janis Cronkhite, Ken- neth Wallenstein, Dianne Ogren, Judy Kornder, Jane Smith, Dennis Hendricks and Judy Ellinghusen. We lost Lonnie Novak and Pat Krause. As seventh graders we gained Jean Van Dyke, Daniel Peder- son, Roger Parkhurst, Marcia Wendel and Gary Satter. We lost Judy Ellinghausen. Our teachers were Miss Anderson and Mrs. Fahey. In the eighth grade, our teachers were Mr. True, Mr. Ordal and Mrs. Eugene Maguire. We gained Judy Larson, Donna Hulbert, Rose Lee, Karla Cavanaugh, Ruth Ann Arends and Merwin Abel. We lost Le Ann Richman. As green and humble freshmen, our class consisted of 57 students. We gained Cynthia Abrahamson, Tom Fox, Debra Kauf- man, Jeff Nordlund, Dannv Spader. Carolvn Schwartz and Michala McCue. We lost Cheryl Johnson, Kathy Schuknecht, Karla Cavan- augh and Joyce Poppen. Our class advisors were Mr. Donald Mc- Caskell, Mr. David Edwards and Mr. William Winkle. Freshmen class officers were Scott Pur intun, president, Janice Olson, vice president, Ruth Ann Arends, secretary, Sandy Munger, treasurer, and student council representatives were Debbie Hyink and Rod Kracht. As we progressed to Sophomores, we gained Karen John- son, Felice Schulte and Micki Moe. We lost Ruth Ann Arends, Jeff Nordlund, Gary Satter and Shelby Anderson. Class officers were: Rod Kracht, president; Danny Spader, vice president; Robert Springer, secretary-treasurer; and student council representatives were Janice Ol- son and Scott Purintun. Class advisors were Mr. Gary Drake and Mr. John Mundhenke. Junior year our class advisors were Miss Helen Mortimer and Mr. Ronald Parks. That year, the class put on the Junior-Senior prom, in which the theme was Roman Holiday. The president of the class was Mary Myers, Michala McCue, vice president; Janis Cronkhite, secretary-treasurer and the student council representatives were Dianne Ogren and Danny Spader. We gained Marilyn Paulson and lost Betty Wallum and Judy Kornder. As high and mighty Seniors with 69 students, we were sor- ry to lose Marcia Wendel, but we gained Pepper Aden, Shelby Ander- son, Jean Claassen, Janice Claassen, Jim Kretchmer, Kevin Muilen- burg, Kenny Raabe and Eileen Weerts. Senior class officers were Portia Dannenbring, president; Janice Olson, vice president; Felice Schulte, secretary-treasurer and stu- dent council representatives were Ed Wilkinson and Patsy McAdaragh. The class advisors were Mrs. Beverly Wolkow, Mr. Kenneth Graham and Mr. James Parke. HOMECOMING KING QUEEN Ed Wilkinson and Karen Johnson President Vice-Pres. Sec.-Treas. Student Council Dave Bell Mary Kay Boehm Steve Carmon Marlys Carroll Jill Grothe Jeanie Halverson Glennette Halverson Jackie Hannah Mary Lynn O'Keefe Laurie Pederson Jo Ann Pitman Curtis Poppen Tom Thaden Dale Van Dyke Mark Wallace Cindy Wallum Dennis Washburn r Peggy Watters Loren Wendel Julie Widman ,7 ); i1 • . • •. •r'- ■ -fc Not Pictured: Buddy Belzer Steve Johnson Don Ferguson Angela McCue Randy Norgaard Kaye Lynn O’Keefe CLASS OF 1971 President Vice-Pres. Secretary Treasurer Carol Montross Linda Ogren LuAnn Garry Janice Purrington Glenn Klinkel Jill Jensen Steve Belzer Nancy Bitner Student Council Student Council Ron Brown Bill Cecil Debbie Corbin Susan Cronkhite Tom Cummins Lew Dannenbring Jim Dugdale Sharon Ferguson . Nancy Fox Danny Freeman Mark Garry Gary Goreham Jacky Hanson Tom Hayden Steve Hein Diane Heller Randy Jencks Becky Johnson Lynnie Johnson Roberta Johnson I Greg Gruenhagen Dave Gunderson Debbie Gunderson Teri Jo Halverson V Sandy Kaufman Steve Kellar Kathy Kickland Les Kracht Patty Kruse Diane Larson Margaret Larson Janice Lee Ron Olson Nanette Palmlund Steve Palmlund Dale Parkhurst Terry Long Janice Martens Rose McAdaragh Judy Munger Kath Price Joann Purintun Ross Purintun Dean Raabe Betty Petersen Neal Petersen LaVonne Pitman Jerry Pollock Duane Raabe Bob Robish Pat Rodney Richard Schardin Randy Schmidt Dick Seeley Joan Serfling Robyn Slaight Dennis Smith Nancy Smith Bob Smith Tom Smith Ronnie Snyder Scott Sprang Donna Van Dyke Alan Wallace Veda Wallum Eugene Weerts Richard Wells Vickie Widman Sharon Wienk Terry Zell Roberta Zeller Not Pictured: Carolyn Wendel CLASS OF '72 I President Vice-Pres. Sec.-Treas. Student Council Mark Purintun Cheri Slaight Kari Lee Bergie Belzer Marv McCune Richard Abrahamson Sharon Anderson Larry Beck y it Student Council Sharon Borah Brian Borgstad Greg Carmon Mike Carroll Rick Johnson Cindy Kadinger Diane Kott Rod Kretchmer Greg Krieger Julie Larson Wayne Leckey Clayton McCue Mark Harris Jon Jensen Danny Johnson Melvin Johnson Gary McDonnell Bruce Meyer Robert Minier Hazel Moeller Dirk Poppen Elizabeth Poppen Lanette Rabenberg Diana Robish Tracey Petersen Debbie Peterson Paul Pirlet Don Pollock Jill Wallum Kim Wallum Glen Wendel Neil Wienk • • EIGHT A ROW 4. L. to R : Denise Pratt, Calvin Stewart, Barbara Bell, Bob Bcasecker, Marv Jo Hoy, uer ?‘s,7olliv r- Vick,e Schmidt. Jim Rounsville; ROW 3: Ron Albrecht. Ron Kaufman. Paul Hock. David Carmon, Doujt Price. Greg Van NinKen. Kenny Johnson. John Hildebrand!, Mr. Sprang; ROW 2: David Mundhenke, Carol Johnson, Diane Carmon, Kathv Sheffield, Lori Kickland, Janelle Khnkel, Loren McCue: ROW 1: Mary Krick. Jan lirusse, Annette Heilman, Cecile Bjordahl, Lori Garry, and Judy Siver. EIGHT B ROW 3, L. to R : Marilyn Smith, Paula Carroll, Pamela Pederson, Klizabeth Palmer, Marnell rurrintfton, hmily La More, Dawn Johnson, Becky Akkerman, Dawn Carmon, Joan liaumberu- er, Loraine Muilenbenr. ROW 2: Tom Lon , Terry Dierkson, Bill Halverson, Donald Smith, Jim rield, Jim Carpenter, Stan Myers, Joel Snyder, Randy Petersen, Steven Anderson, Mrs. Kapp; ROW 1: Dawn Marie Johnson, Rose Van Dyke, Conda Hanson, Laurie Kellar, Mark Bjordahl, Mark Neu, Randy Larson and Debra Brown SEVEN B HOW 4. L. to H.: Craig Baumborger, Dale Storhaug. John Karlen, Rita Smith. Mrs. Ma- Kuirc, Connie Widman, .loan Wallace, Duane Wade; ROW 3: Sally Feastcr, Jill Larson, Gloria Bitner, Sheri Brown, Donna Cronkhite, Luke Poppen, Carol Carpenter; HOW 2: James Ogren, Patricia McDonnell, Joanne Sorenson, Carolyn Kerr, Ross Bjordahl, Kent Sckerl; HOW 1: Sandra Wienk, Joe Coughlin, Gary Borgstadt, David Johnson, Danny Gunderson and Alan Jacob. SEVEN A HOW 3, L. to R.: Diane Schardin, Margene Kracht, Janelle Parkhurst. Gale Akkerman, Nan- ette Poppen, Julie Ward, Miles Siebelts, Gary Springer, LuAnne Klinkel, Patricia Driscoll; ROW' 2: Cathy Penney, Cheryl Washburn, Susan Keller, Donald Hein, Rodney Van Ningen, Greg- ory Bjordahl, Kevin Bjordahl, Randy Beck; ROW' 1; John Hauff, Peter Stadem, Curtis Bau. Dennis Goreham, Mark Johnson, Craig W'allum and Miss Anderson. 8th GRADE TEAM BACK HOW, L. to R.: Coach Sprang, Jim Rounsville, Jim Field, Jim Carpenter, Dennis Tol- liver. Hon Albrecht and Loren McCue; FRONT HOW: Bill Halverson, Steve Anderson, Mark Bjordahl, John Hildebrandt, Mark Neu and Randy Peterson. 7th GRADE TEAM STANDING,!., to R, Stan Myers, Coach Sprang, David Carmon, Ron Kaufman; SECOND ROW: Kent Sckerl, John Karlen, Kevin Bjordahl, Donny Hein, Alan Jacob; FIRST ROW- Peter Stadem, Randy Beck, Duane Wade, Dale Storhaug, Gary Springer and Ross Bjordahl JUNIOR HIGH MIXED CHORUS ROW 4, L. to R.: Denise Pratt, Paula Carroll, Laurie Keller, Vicki Schmidt, Mary Jo Hoy, Dale Storhaug, Ronald Albrecht, Jim Field. Bill Halverson, Gary Springer, Randy Beck, Tom Long, Mary Krick, Kathy Sheffield, Marnetl Purrington, Connie Widman; ROW 3: Joan Baum- bcrger, Lori Kickland, Elizabeth Palmer, .Ian Brusse, Barbara Bell, David Carmon, Miles Siebelts, Ronald Kaufman, Craig Bjordahl, Rodney Van Ningen, Curtis Bau, Sherry Brown, Pam Pederson, Diane Schardin, Cathy Penney; ROW 2: Janelle Klinkel, Rose Van Dyke, Diane Carmon, Carol Johnson, Lorraine Muilenberg, Mark Bjordahl, Paul Hoek, Mark Johnson, Craig Wallum, Kevin Bjordahl, Joanne Sorensen, Susan Keller, Margene Kracht, Jill Larson; ROW 1: Mrs. Luitjens, Annette Heitmann, Cecile Bjordahl, Lori Garry, Conda Hanson, Dawn M. Johnson, Peter Stadem, Randy Larson, David Johnson, Ross Bjordahl, Dawn Carmon, Dawn Johnson, Judy Siver and Debbie Brown. JUNIOR HIGH GIRL’S GLEE ROW 4, L. to R.: Julie Ward, Janelle Parkhurst, Lori Kickland. Rita Smith, Becky Akkerman, Denise Pratt. Marnell Purrington, Mary Jo Hoy, Vicki Schmidt, Barbara Bell, Nanette Poppen, Janelle Klinkel, Mary Krick, Laurie Keller, Kathy Sheffield, Carol Carpenter; ROW 3: Joan Wallace, Sheri Brown, Annette Heitman, Jan Brusse, Carol Johnson, Donna C ronkhite, Diane Schardin, Susan Keller, Gloria Bitner, Jill Larson, Pam Pederson, Elizabeth Palmer, Gale Ak- kerman, Connie Widman; ROW 2: Lu Ann Klinkel, Marilyn Smith, Dawn Carmon, Patty Dris- coll, Margene Kracht, Carolyn Kerr, Cheryl Washburn, Sally Feaster, Diane Carmon, Lorraine Muilenberg, Dawn Johnson. Paula Carroll;‘ROW 1: Debbie Brown, Sandra Wienk, Judy Siver, Conda Hanson, Dawn M. Johnson, Rose Van Dyke, Joan Baumberger, Lori Garry, Cecile Bjordahl, Cathy Penney, Patty McDonnell, Joanne Sorenson, and Mrs. Luitjens. ROW 4. L to R: Donnie Hein Dale Storhaug. John Karlen, Stan Myer, Ronald Albrecht, ' Halverson, Calvin Stewart, Greg Van Ningen, Douglas Price; Kim 3: Ronald Kaufman. Terry Dierksen, David Cannon, Miles Siebelts, Tom Long. Garv Springer, C raig Bjordahl. Randy Beck: ROW 2: Dennis Goreham, David Johnson, Paul Hock, gSSjf. fladem Mark Bjordahl, Kevin Bjordahl, Mark Johnson. Kent Sckerl, Mrs. Luitjens; ROW I: Randy Larson, Brian Borgstad. Danny Gunderson, John Hauff, Craig Wallum, Alan Jacob and Joey Coughlin. JUNIOR HIGH BAND ROW 4, L. to R.: Mary Jo Hoy, Mark Johnson, Calvin Stewart. Bill Halverson, Gary Spring- er, Kent Sckerl, Dennis Goreham, Judy Siver, Debbie Brown; ROW 3: Carol Carpenter, Lor- raine Muilenberg, Patty McDonnell, Jimmy Ogren, Mary Krick, Bob Beasecker, Connie Widman John Karlen, Miles Siebelts, Pam Pedersen, Sheri Brown. Jan Brusse; ROW 2: Dianne Carmon Peter Stadem, Susan Kellar, Dawn Carmon, Marnell Purrington. Paul Hoek, Kevin Bjordahl Cra g Wallum, Mr. Lindbloom: ROW 1: Cecile Bjordahl, Margene Kracht, Marilyn Smith! hli .abcth Palmer. Jill Larson. Laurie Keller, Denise Pratt and Barbara Bell. 7th GRADE CHEERLEADERS Back: Diane Schardin, Margene Kracht; Front: Laurie Keilar, Jill Larson 8th GRADE CHEERLEADERS Back: Joan Baumberger, Lori Garry, Cecile Bjordahl; Front: Janelle Klinkel JUNIOR HIGH TEACHERS BACK ROW, L. to R.: Mr. Sprang. Mrs. Rapp; FRONT ROW': Miss Anderson, Mrs. Maguire. GRADE SCHOOL FACULTY TOP ROW, L. to R.: Mrs. Gustafson, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Belzcr; Middle Row: Mr. Grabowska, Mrs. Franzen, Mrs. Junker, Mrs. Lester. Mrs. Stahbe, Miss Larson, Mr. Greene; BOTTOM ROW: Mrs. Iverson, Mrs. Munger, Mrs. Poppen, Miss Rogers and Mrs Hyink. ■ CROSS COUNTRY ROW 3, L. 1° R: Mike Coughlin, Ed Wilkinson. Richard Dugdale. Coach Luitjens; ROW 2: Dennis Washburn, Les Krachl. Dale Van Dyke. Craig Johnson. Jim Cummins: ROW 1: Loren McCue, Paul Pirlet, Larry Beck, Glen Wendel, Greg Carmon and Clayton McCue. A FOOTBALL SQUAD ° R :„CoacTh Parks, Jimi Kretchmar. Roger Parkhurst, Dave Bell, Vance Mag- Vrd l i1 c‘.nsoni [erry Long Steve Carmon, Gary Goreham, Curl Poppen, Scott Purintun, Glenn Klinkel, Steve Johnson, Jim Bowes, Coach Rapp; SECOND ROW: Steve Siver, Rick Tib- i dI As‘es°n- Daw And risen. Scott Jensen, Jim Skyberg, Tom Hein, Jerry Pollock. M rdunpJlRnHl5 atrkh Garr ii C°™h Sp ng,: tIRST ROW: Rod Kracht, Pat Rodney, Marvin lace and Mike CoughHri R°n ° SOn’ Mark Purintun, Tom Hayden, Steve Keller, Mark Wal- B FOOTBALL SQUAD ROW 3, L. to R.: Coach Sprang, Greg Hagel, Gary McDonnell, Greg Kreigcr, Wayne Leckey, Gary Goreham, Kim Wallum, Tom Halverson, Mr. Rapp; ROW 2: Gary Schwartz, Clayton McCue, Alan Wallace, Jerry Pollock, Glenn Klinkel, Mark Garry, Mark Purintun, Jon Jensen, Ron Olson; ROW 1: Steve Keller, Marvin McCune, Rod Kretchmar, Pat Rodney, Tom Hay- den, Randy Jencks, Terry Long. VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM BACK ROW, L. to R.: Jim Kretchmar, Dave Andrisen, Terry Long, Randy Jencks. Ed Wil- kinson, Robert Reese, Rick Tibbetts; SECOND ROW: Mike Coughlin, Glen Klinkel, Scott Pur- intun, Rod Kracht, Tom Hein, Randy Asleson; FRONT ROW: Student managers, Greg Gruen- hagen, Dick Seeley; Coach Luitjens, Student managers Scott Jensen and Jamey Combs. B BASKETBALL TEAM CLOCKWISE: Mr. Rapp, Richard Schar- din, Gary Goreham, Greg Krieger, Jerry Pol- lock, Gary Schwartz, Pat Rodney, Robert Robish, Marvin McCune, Les Kracht, Steve Hein, Rod Kretchmar and Steve Keller. FRESHMEN TEAM BACK ROW, L. to R.: Greg Carmon, Mel- vin Johnson, Glen Wendel, Coach Green; SECOND ROW: Tom Halverson, Dave Tib- betts, Mark Purintun; FIRST ROW: Jon Jen- sen, Larry Beck and Clayton MeCue. VARSITY TRACK SQUAD ROW FOUR, L. to R.: Jim Johnson, Jim Siver, Gary Lee, Curt Wallum, Phillip Carroll, Gene Skyberg, Larry Akkerman, Rill Wilkinson; ROW 3: Ron Blachford, Tom Hein, Steve Johnson, Rob Reese, Terry Long, Roger Parkhurst, Rod Kracht, Randy Asleson, Steve Carmon, Coach Luitjens; ROW 2: Gale Larson, Dave Andrisen, Vance Magnuson, Jim Skyberg, Scott Purintun, Craig Johnson, Dennis Washburn, Glenn Klinkel, Coach Parks; R0W1: Coach Drake, Roger Lee, Larry Hein, Steve Siver, Kd Wilkinson, Scott Jensen, Mike Coughlin, Buddy Belzer, Steve Hayden, Tom Fox. freshman track squad RACK ROW, L. to R.: Mark Garry, Gary Goreham, Randy Schmidt, Jerry Pollock; SKCOND ROW: Steve Belzer. Glenn Klinkel, Alan Wallace; FIRST ROW: Coach Drake, Tom Hayden, Jeff Burvee, Steve Kellar, Pat Rodney, Coach Parks. BACK ROW, L. to R.: Dick Seeley, Jerry Pollock, Terry Long, Steve Carmon, Gary Goreham, Randy Jencks, Richard Dugdale, Rick Tibbetts; THIRD ROW: Jim Kretchmer, Scott Purintun, Robert Reese, Vance Magnuson, Dave Andrisen, Rod Kracht, Roger Parkhrust; SECOND ROW: Scott Jensen, Dale Van Dyke, Jim Bowes, Steve Johnson, Tom Fox, Curt Poppen, Glen Klinkel; FIRST ROW: Dennis Washburn, Buddy Relzer, Jim Skybcrg, Mike Coughlin, Steven Siver; KNEELING: Tom Hein, Coach Luitjens, Coach Parks, Coach Sprang, Coach Rapp, Randy Asleson, and Ed Wilkinson. ROW 4, L. to R.: Kari Lee, Roberta Hoek, Tracy Petersen, Janice Lee, Janice Claassen, Diane Heller, Janice Martens, Mark Wallace, Vance Magnuson, Dennis Hendricks, Gary Goreham, Ken Raabe, Charles Richardson, Curt Poppen, Scott Purintun, Jerry Pollock, Kevin Muilen berg, Marilyn Albrecht, Sharon Schardin, Janice Schardin, Cindy Stalheim, Eileen Weerts, Cathy Purrington, Janice Purrington; ROW 3: Lew Dannenbring, Jill Grot he, Roberta Han- sen, Debbie Hyink. Roberta Johnson, Robyn Slaight, Tom Cecil John Rockwell, David Bell, Dwaine Raabe, Loren Wcndel, Melvin Johnson, Danny Spader, Bob Springer, Mike Cough- lin, Tom Thaden, Betty Petersen, Joyce Smith, Darlene Beck, Carolyn Wendel, Jo Ann Pitman; ROW 2: Sharon Wienk. Glennette Halverson, Connie Stalheim Mary Myers, Wendv Claassen, Sheri Moe Jamie Combs, Dave Tibbetts, Dennis Tingle, Greg ‘Carmon, Bill Cecil, Gary Schwartz, Mark Harris, Sandy Munger, Patsy McAdaragh, Betty Pratt, Portia Dannenbring, Linda Ogren; ROW 1: Rose Ann Dugdale, Shelly Cummins, Judy Larson, Diane Kott, Diane Larson, Jean Claassen, Neil Wienk, Richard Abrahamson, Diane Ogren, Sheri Slaight, Judy Seeley, Janice Olson, Felice Schulte, Mrs. Luitjens, Bergie Belzer, accompanist. BOY'S GLEE ROW 3, L. to R.: Scott Purintun, Mark Wallace, Vance Magnuson, Kd Wilkinson, Dennis Hendricks, Gary Goreham, Ken Raabe, Charles Richardson, Steve Hoy, Richard Schardin, Terry Long, Dale Van Dyke, Jerry Pollock; ROW' 2: John Rockwell, Tom Cecil, Buddy Bel- zer, Jamie Combs, Dirk Poppen, Dave Bell, Duane Raabe, Melvin Johnson. Danny Spader. Bob Springer, Mike Coughlin, Tom Thaden, Kevin Muilenberg, Curt Poppen; ROW 1: Richard Abrahamson, Jon Jensen, Rick Johnson, Dennis Tingle, Dave Tibbetts, Loren Wendel, Mrs. Luitjens, Greg Carmon, Gary Schwartz, Mark Harris, Danny Johnson, and Neil Wienk; Betty Petersen, Accompanist. GIRL'S GLEE BACK HOW, L. to R.: Kathy Kickland, Janice Claassen, Roberta Hansen, Janice Purrington, Wendy Claassen, Robyn Slaight, Diane Heller, Micki Moe, Janice Martens, Pepper Aden, Mary Bowes, Gerry Lynn Harris, Kileen Weerts, Carolyn Schwartz, Marilyn Albrecht, Cathy Purring- ton, Janice Schardin, Joyce Smith, Vicki Widman, Betty Petersen, Judy Munger; ROW 3: Deb- bie Hyink, Tracy Petersen, Kari Lee, Janice Lee, Lannette Rabenberg, Roberta Hoek. Roberta Johnson, Linda Snyder, Sharon Schardin, Mary Myers, Mary Lynn O'Keefe, Shari Moe, Dar- lene Beck, Jill Jensen, JoAnn Pitman, Portia Dannenbring, Carolyn Wendel, Margaret Larson, Becky Krick, Denise Smith; ROW 2: Kathy Davis, Jill Grothe, Connie Stalheim, Lew Dannen- bring, Diane Kott, Diane Larson, Becky Zeller, Glennette Halverson, Felice Schulte, Betty Pratt, Becky Johnson, Judy Seeley, Julie Larson, Cheri Slaight, Judy Coughlin, Linda Ogren, Carol Montross, Nancy Bitner; ROW 1: Bergie Belzcr, Sharon Borah, Sharon Wienk, Shelly Cum- mins, Judy Larson, Jean Claassen, Sandy Munger, Patsy McAdaragh, Janice Olson, Kay Hal- verson, Dianne. Ogren _ Cindy Abrahamson, Vivian Muser, De Ann Wolkow, Rose Ann Dug- dale, Mrs. Luitjens; Accompanist, Cindy Stalheim. CHORALEERS FOURTH ROW, L. to R.: Mrs. Luitjens, director; Jamie Combs, Gary Schwartz, Vance Magnu- son, Gary Goreham, Dennis Hendricks, Bob Springer; THIRD ROW: Dennis Tingle, Tom Ce- cil, John Rockwell, Scott Purintun, Kevin Muilenburg, David Bell; SECOND ROW: Glennette Halverson, Jill Grothe, Sheri Moe, Sharon Schardin, Cindy Stalheim, Cathy Purrington, Betty Pratt, Kay Halverson; FRONT ROW: Bergie Belzer, Debbie Hyink, Roberta Hansen, Robyn Slaight, Betty Peterson, Darlene Beck, Sandra Munger, Diane Ogren. ALLSTATE TRIPLE TRIO TOP ROW, L. to R.: Cindy Stalheim, Judy Seeley; SECOND ROW: Cathy Purrington, Glennette Halverson, Robyn Slaight. Debbie Hyink, Dianne Ogren; THIRD ROW: Darlene Beck, Betty Pratt; Accompanist, Bergie Belzer. MIXED ENSEMBLE TOP TO BOTTOM: Vance Magnuson, Eileen Weerts, Sharon Schardin, Curt Poppen. Bob Springer, David Bell, Sandy Munger, Jill Grothe, Roberta Hansen;Ac- companist, Betty Peterson. TOP ROW, L. to R.: Ken Raabe, SECOND ROW: Vance Magnuson. Bob Springer, Dennis Tingle; BOT- TOM ROW: Sharon Schardin. Roberta Hansen, Ei- leen Weerts, Glennette Halverson; Accompanist, Bergie Belzer. BOY'S ENSEMBLE BACK ROW, L. to R.: Duane Raabe, David Bell, Ken Raabe, Scott Purintun. Gary Goreham, Tom Cecil; SECOND ROW: Bob Springer, Vance Magnuson, Curt Poppen, Gary Schwartz; Accompanist, Tom Thaden. A BAND It AC K ROW, I,, to R.: Roberta Hansen, Mary Kay Itoehm, Betty Petersen, Ross Purintun, Mr. Lindbloom, Mark Wallace. Curt Poppen. Bruce Meyer, Jon Jensen, Alan Wallace, Rodney Combs, Judy Muniter, Marilyn Albrecht, Kathy McDonnell. Sandy Munger; THIRD ROW: Sheri Moe, Jerry Pollock. Rick Johnson, Julie Larson, Connie Stalheim, Betty Pratt, Jamie C ombs, Tom Cecil, Kd Wilkinson, Greg Gruenhaiten, Steve Belzer, Micki Moe, Steve Keller, Mark Garry, Don Pollock, Mark Harris, Tom Thaden, Jill Grothe, Judy Coughlin, Scott Pur- intun, Veda Wallum, David Bell, Gary Goreham, Bob Springer; SECOND ROW: Diane Ogren, Cathy Purrington, Diane Kott, Jane Spencer, Shelly Cummins, Cindy Wallum, Nancy Smith, Diane Larson, Jill Jensen, Greg Krieger, Jennifer Wilkins, Dick Seeley, Vivian Muser, Vance Magnuson, Linda Snyder, Mike Coughlin, Darlene Beck; FIRST ROW: Cindy Stalheim, Mary Myers, Gerry Lynn Harris, Itergie Belzer. Nancy Bitner, Lanette Rabenberg, Linda Ogren. Laurie Pederson, Tracy Petersen, Glennette Halversen, Laurel Abrahamson; KNEELING: Robyn Slaight, Cher! Slaight, Mary Lynn O’Keefe, and Kay Halversen. SWING BAND THIRD ROW, L. to R.: Veda Wallum, David Dell, Hob Springer, Kay Halverson, Rodney Combs; SECOND ROW: Mark Garry, Tom Cecil, Jamie Combs, Betty Pratt, Ed Wilkinson, Cindy Stalheim, Gary Goreham; FIRST ROW: Jill Grothe, Judy Coughlin, Scott Purintun, Greg Krieger, Dick Seeley, Vivian Muser and Vance Magnuson. SOLOISTS HACK ROW, L. to R.: Shelly Cummins, Diane Larson, Veda Wallum, Bob Springer, Gary Goreham, Kay Halverson; FRONT ROW: Jamie Combs, Scott Purintun, Vivian Muser, Vance Magnuson. PEP BAND AT THE TOP, L. to R.: Mr. Lindbloom, Bruce Meyer; FOURTH ROW: Roberta Hansen, Veda Wallum, Gary Goreham, Dave Bell, Bob Springer, Rodney Combs; THIRD ROW: Tom Cecil, Jamie Combs, Betty Pratt, Darlene Beck, Linda Snyder, Judy Munger; SECOND ROW: Vance Magnuson, Vivian Muser, Judy Coughlin, Jill Grothe, Nancy Bitner, Kay Halverson; FIRST ROW: Cindy Stalheim, Mary Myers, Gerry Lynn Harris, Diane Ogren, Cathy Purring- ton, Laurel Abrahamson, Glennette Halverson. ALL-STATE BAND Bob Springer Scott Purintun ENSEMBLES TOP ROW, L. to R.: Mr. Lindbloom, Roberta Hansen, Brass Sextet; Veda Wallum, Brass Sextet; Gary Goreham, Trombone Quartet; Curt Poppen, Brass Sextet; Bruce Meyer, Brass Choir; Tom Cecil, Brass Choir; Steve Belzer, Brass Choir; Kay Halverson, Brass Choir; FOURTH ROW: Mary Kay Boehm, Brass Ensemble; Betty Petersen, Brass Ensemble; Judy M unger, Brass Choir; Alan Wallace, Brass Choir; David Bell, Brass Choir; Bob Springer, Trombone Quartet; Linda Snyder, Brass Choir; Mike Coughlin, Brass Choir; Jamie Combs, Brass Choir; Don Pollock, Brass Choir; THIRD ROW: Glennette Halverson, Flute Quartet; Laurel Abrahamson, Flute Quartet, Linda Ogren, Flute Quartet; Laurie Pederson, Flute Quar- tet; Ed Wilkinson, Trumpet Quartet; Greg Gruenhagen, Trumpet Quartet; Steve Kcllar, Trumpet Quartet; Betty Pratt, Trumpet Quartet; Tracey Petersen, Wood-Wind Quintet; Shelly Cummins, Wood-Wind Quintet; Darlene Beck, Wood-Wind Quintet; SECOND ROW: Vance Magnuson, Sax Ensemble; Vivian Muser, Sax Ensemble; Dick Seeley, Sax Ensemble; Scott Purintun, Sax Ensemble; Judy Coughlin, Sax Ensemble; Jill Grothe, Sax Ensemble; Dianne Ogren, Clarinet Quartet; Sherri Moe, Clarinet Quartet; Jane Spencer, Clarinet Quartet; Bergie Belzer, Wood-Wind Quintet; BOTTOM ROW: Cindy Stalheim, Clarinet Choir; Mary Myers, Clarinet Choir; Diane Kott, Clarinet Choir; Diane Larson, Clarinet Choir; Mary Lynn O'Keefe, Clarinet Choir; Jerry Pollock, Clarinet Choir; Cheri Slaight, Clarinet Choir and Wood-Wind Quintet; Nancy Bitner, Clarinet Choir; Cathy Purrington, Clarinet Choir; Gerry Lynn Harris, Clarinet Choir. activities c c andc' H J tbaie. tty Dccla. ANNUAL STAFF HOW 4, L. to R.: Jackie Rounsville, Shelby Anderson. Jackie Hannah, Cindy Stalheim. Char- les Richardson, Margaret Johnson, Carolyn Schwartz. Danny Spader, Lauren Poppen; ROW 3: Susan Price, Felice Schulte, Mary Myers, Janis Cronkhite, Janice Olson, Michala McCue. Glenda Skyberg, Kay Alger, Roberta Hoek; ROW 2: Kay Halverson, Diane Ogren, Portia Dannen- bring, Cindy Abrahamson, Donna Hulbert, Judy Ryland, Patsy McAdaragh; ROW 1: Jane Spencer. Mary Kay Boehm, Judy Seeley, Glennette Halverson, Denise Smith, Rose Lee; SEAT- ED: Margaret Hayden, co-editor, Mr. Mundhenke, advisor, LaVonne Skyberg, editor. ?0Vi 4’ iL' is, R V.Gr„e« Gruenhagen, Charles Richardson, Bob Springer, Scott Jensen; ROW LnMSni‘ yRnwh9Ch ’ P, ,pp £ Aden:Cir dy Stalheim, Kay Halverson. Roberta Hoek, Margaret Johnson, ROW 2, Jacku- Rounsville, Kay Alger, Vivian Muser, Susan Price, Wanda Siver SEATFnnI ,br rlAhR(hU 1: ClnAy br,?,ha£son. Janis Cronkhite, Patsy McAdaragh; SEATED. Laurel Abrahamson, editor, Jackie Hannah, co-editor, Jane Spencer Pam Neu Glennette Halverson, Kathy McDonnell, Mr. Graham. opencer, ram oieu, STUDENT COUNCIL SEATED, Clockwise: Marvin McCune, Jill Jensen, Jim Skyberg, Patsy McAdaragh, Karen Johnson, Micki Moe, Ed Wilkinson, Darlene Beck, Glen Klinkel, Bertie Belzer; STANDING: Mr. Parke, Rod Kracht. national honor society ROW 4, L. to R.: Buddy Belzer, Scott Jensen, Jamie Combs, Dick Seeley, Greg Gruenhagen, Ken Raabe, Dennis Hendricks, Vance Magnuson, David Bell, Lauren Poppen, Scott Purintun; ROW 3: Mark Purintun, Ron Brown, Eileen Weerts, Debbie Kaufman, Gerry Lynn Harris, Marcia Serfling, Cindy Stalheim, Micki Moe, Rose Lee, Donna Hulbert; ROW 2: Margaret Hayden, Roberta Hansen, Sharon Schardin, Roberta Hoek, Janice Claassen, Joyce Smith, Becky Krick, Vicki Widman, Susan Cronkhite; ROW 1: Jill Grothe, Janis Cronkhite, Mary Myers, Debbie Hyink, Darlene Beck, Patsy McAdaragh, Janice Olson, Felice Schulte; SEATED: Dennis Petersen, Danny Spader. Dianne Ogren. ROW 4, L. to R.: Gail Bitner, Carolyn Schwartz, Glenda Skyberg, Jane Smith, Laurel Abra- hamson, Debbie Kaufman, Jackie Hannah, Marcia Serfling, Marlys Carroll, Bonnie Akkerman, Kathv Kickland, Betty Petersen, Nannette Palmlund, Joan Serfling, Diane Heller, Kathv Price, June Skyberg, Janice Schardin, Jean Wrade, Elizabeth Poppen, Tracy Petersen, Kari Lee; ROW 3: Felice Schulte, LaVonne Sky berg, Donna Hulbert, Mary Mvers, Kay Alger, Jackie Rouns ville, Susan Price, Jeannie Halverson, Jackie Hanson, Roberta Zeller, Carolyn Wendel, Jill Jen- sen, Susan Cronkhite, Nancy Fox, Margaret Larson, Shirley Palmlund, Connie Penney, Patty Peckenpaugh, Debbie Petersen, Julie Larson; ROW 2: Diane Ogren, Judv Ryland. Denise' Smith, Portia Dannenbring, Pam Neu, Margaret Hayden, Wanda Siver, Nancy Bitner, Diane Larson, Rose Ann McAdaragh, Linda Ogren, Becky Johnson, Sandy Kaufman, Diane Kott, Connie Stalheim, Becky Zeller, Kathy Davis; ROW 1: Kay Halverson, Cindy Abrahamson, Judy Lar- son, Mrs. Paschke, Vivian Muser, Sharon Wicnk, Teri Jo Halverson, Judy Coughlin, De Ann Wolkow, Sheri Slaight, Shelly Cummins, Bergie Belzer; SEATED: Roberta Johnson, Lew Dannenbring, Vicki Widman, Jane Spencer, Janis Cronkhite, Glennette Halverson, Rose Lee, Jill Grothe. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA TOP ROW, L. Io R.: Sieve Johnson, Mike Carroll, Greg Gruenhagen, Steve Hoy, Glen Wen- Poll, TU' Gary Scl?wartz; SKCOND ROW: Richard Dugdale, Kim YVallum. Jerry Skvherv Ct1 •'°hn.son- Kevin, Mullenberg, Rick Tibbetts; THIRD ROW: Jim Cummins Jim onm 7 Thaden, Tom Hayden, Scott Sprang, Loren Wendel, Dirk Poppen; FOt'RTH 'VIrrerPhnr mcromt S' od S?mbs' Richard Abrahamson. Jon Jensen, Rick John Comb TomFox. LurenPop . Dannenbring, George Johnson. Cur. Poppen, Jamie « DECLAM ROW 3, L. to R.: Scott Jensen, Tom Hayden, Gary Schwartz, Marcia Serfling, Miss Mortimer, Mrs. Wolkow, Diane Heller, Kileen Weerts, Nanette Palmlund, Janice Martens; ROW 2: Eliza- beth Poppen, Nancy Smith, Debbie Gunderson, Rose Lee, Linda Snyder, Jill Grothe, Joan Serf- ling; ROW 1: Kathy McDonnell, DeAnn Wolkow, Shirley Palmlund, Jackie Rounsville, Scott Purintun, Kay Halverson, Patsy McAdaragh, Portia Dannenbring, Sandy Kaufman, Patty Peckenpaugh, Lew Dannenbring; STANDING IN FRONT: Danny Spader, Donna Hulbert. debate ROW 3, L. to R.: Tom Cecil, Ron Olson, Tom Smith, Randy Schmidt, Kim Wallum, Alan Wallace, Tom Hayden, Ron Brown; ROW 2: Jon Jensen, Lanette Rabenberg, Jean Wade, Veda Wallum, Diane Heller, Elizabeth Poppen; ROW 1: DeAnn Wolkow, Patty Peckenpaugh, Mrs. Wolkow, Ross Purintun, Neil Wienk; SEATED: Scott Jensen, Scott Purintun, Marcia Serfling. Jamie Combs, Kay Halverson, Kay Alger, Mary Myers, David Bell. LIBRARIANS ROW 4: .Joyce Smith. Marcia Serfling, Margaret Johnson, Kay Alger, Kathy Kickland; ROW 3: Roberta Hoek, Patty Kruse, Nancy Smith, Debbie Gunderson; ROW 2: Portia Dannen- bring, JoAnn Pitman, Carol Montross, Janice Lee; ROW 1: Vivian Muser, Pam Neu, Susan Cfonjfhjie Lew Dannenbring, Teri Jo Halverson, Joan Serfling, Kay Halverson, Wanda Siver; SKATED: Mr. Mundhenke. La IL 1 SCIENCE CLUB STANDING, L. to R.: Felice Schulte, Vance Magnuson, Mr. Cheadle, Jamie Combs, Ronald Brown. David Be.IL Dennis Hendricks. Gary Goreham. Craig Johnson, Tom Cecil, Ross Pur- intun, Mark Wallce; SEATED AT FIRST TABLE: Alan Wallace, Neil Petersen, Scott Jensen; Dennis Smith, Dick Seeley; SEATED AT SECOND TABLE: Scott Purintun, Jim Bowes, Danny Pederson, Bob Springer. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS LEFT TO RIGHT: Mary Lynn O'Keefe, Jennifer Wilkins, Micki Moe, Debbie Hyink and Sandy M unger. B CHEERLEADERS LEFT TO RIGHT: Bergie BeLzer, Cheri Slaight, Lynnie Johnson, and Janice Purrington. DRILL TEAM BACK TO FRONT: Pam Neu, Karen Johnson, Mary Myers, Denise Smith, Jo Ann Pitman, Sheri Moe, Janice Schardin, Carolyn Schwartz, Cindy Stalheim. Patsy McAdaruirh: FRONT TO BACK: Sharon Schardin, Michala McCue, Jackie Hannah, Kathy Price, Nancy Fox, Betty Pratt, Sandy Kaufman, Kathy Davis, Wanda Siver and Hose Ann McAdaragh. HOMECOMING ROYALTY LEFT TO RIGHT: Diane Ogren, Janice Olson, Micki Moe, Queen Karen Johnson, King Ed Wilkinson, Rod Kracht, Randy Asleson, Tom Hein; CROWN REARERS: Valerie Ogren, Lowell Johnson. JUNIOR HIGH FLOAT SOPHOMORE FLOAT JUNIOR - FIRST PLACE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA ROYALTY FOOTBALL OUR MIGHTY BULLDOGS’ BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT McDonnell Body Shop Iverson’s Irvin Woodworking Kingsbury Rural Electric Association Lorane's Cafe Frenz Studio Sy’s Tavern Glenn's Electric United Building Center Ward's-V-Store De Smet Hotel Johnson's Lumber Co. Dr. Robert Bell Pfeavey Elevator and Alfa-Con Gunderson Barber Shop De Smet Vet Service Schultz's Lanes De Smet Vet Supply Merle Pratt Appliance Schubloom Glass Co. Dr. Vernon Beasecker - Chiropractor Ford Motor Co. Seeley Construction Co. Roy Brusse, Bulk Products Ketelsen Funeral Home Coast-to-Coast Williamson Sons Peschl Locker George's Gulf Style Shop Ed's Standard Station Long's Super Valu Cottage Inn and Motel 206 Service Supply Nelson Hardware De Smet Dry Cleaners Ryland's Men's Wear MVBA-Olaf Skyberg Green Green Attorneys Farmer's Union Ins. - Marvin Ogren The De Smet News Klinkel's Tavern O'Keefe Implement Wayne's Texaco Stalheim Inc. Wallace Moe - Trucking and Crop Spraying Lorraine's Beauty Shop Alan Purintun Ken Ann’s Standard Station Hyink Furniture L L Welding Huisenga Appliance Leona's Upholstery Shop Floyd's Jewelry J. F. Schulte W'ika-Jensen Insurance Ritz Cafe Theatre Frank's Barber Shop Peoples' State Bank Krieger's Ben Franklin Harvey's Jack Jill City Bakery Padded Cell Buchele Drug Farmer's Union NEW SETTE (issue of Sept. 12) Newsette Staff Named; Attend First Session With News Publisher The Newsette Staff held a meet- ing August 30, conducted by Laurel Abrahamson, editor, and Jackie Hannah, co-editor. Aubrey Sherwood, publisher of The De Smet News, attended the meeting to advise on the school news department. Kenneth Graham will again be the school advisor of the Newsette staff. The staff this year consists of 12 Seniors, 11 Juniors and 1 Sophomore. • • • High School Now Has Enrollment 274; Total School 724 De Smet Public High School started the year rolling August 27, with enrollment of 274. There are 32 new students at- tending the high school this year. The Freshmen have eight new students to make a total of 63. The Sophomore class was in- creased by 10. making it the larg- est with 80. The Junior class now numbers 62. 7 of them new. The Senior class has 69 stu- dents, 7 of them being new. Total enrollment for the school is 724. • • • Lauren Poppen Elected FFA President for Year President of De Smet F.F.A. Chapter for 1968-69 is Lauren Poppen. Dennis Tingle, the vice president. Others elected are Jamie Combs, secretary; Curtis Poppen. treasurer; George Johnson, senti- nel; Tom Fax, reporter; and Lex Dannenbring. parliamentarian. Activities in which the chapter has or will be involved in include the safe corn harvest program. Peavey clean grain, a ritual con- test, land judging contest and trac- tor driving contest. In addition to the two boys sel- ected for the national FFA band and chorus, three will attend the convention as local chapter repre- sentatives. • • Five Cheerleaders Chosen For Bulldog Varsity School started again with a bang. Because theDe Smet Bulldogs play- ed the first ball game on the 30th of August, the Student Body had to select their cheerleaders early. This was done the Wednesday be- fore the game. There were six trying out for Varsity and “B“ cheerleading. A vote was taken at this same time to determine whether or not to have five members on the varsity squad. It passed. The Varsity cheerleaders for this year are: Micki Moe. Debbie Hyink, Jennifer Wilkins, Mary Lynn O'Keefe and Sandra Munger. The “B“ squad are Mary Lynn Johnson. Cheri Slaight, Bergie Bel- zer and Janice Purrington. • • • Senior On Parade Seventeen years ago on April 22, Cynthia Joan Abrahamson be- came the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Abrahamson at the De Smet Hospital. In looking over our next Senior On Parade we would most likely find her sewing on a new dress or doing something else handily, because she enjoys working with her hands. We found some of Cindy’s favor- ites are: food, barbecued spare- ribs; movie, “Camelot”; singer. Glen Campbell; group, Union Gap; color, pink; and subject. Home Ec—“because I like to sew and work with my hands. Cindy’s most memorable ex- perience during her days at DHS was the Junior-Senior prom. She has been active all four years in FHA and was the FHA vice president in her Junior year. Some of her other extra-curricu- lar activities have been: Librar- ian, 3; Annual staff. 3,4; Newsette, 3, 4; chorus, 1; girl’s glee club, 1,3,4; and band, 2; She has been a Candy Striper at De Smet Memorial Hospital and Good Samaritan Center for the past year and plans to attend college to become a nurse. Her advice to the Freshmen is: “Remember Rome wasn't built in a day.’’ • • • Senior on Parade Laurel Adelle Abrahamson, the first Senior on Parade, was born October 16, 1951, at De Smet. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Abrahamson. “Smile and the world will smile ilone ”, is Laurel’s advise to the Freshmen. Her most memorable exper- ience was working on the Junior- Senior Prom. Some of her favorites are: Actor, Paul Newman; actress, Kathryn Hepburn; movie, “Hawaii; food, spareribs; song. Scarborough Fair, singing group, Simon and Garfunkel; sport, watching basket- ball; pastime, painting ceramics, knitting and sewing, and her favor- ite saying is “Crummy buttons.” Laurel’s activities include: F. H.A., 1,2,3,4; Debate, 1; Chorus, 1; Band, 1,2,3,4; Annual, 4; Pep Club, 1; Newsette. Co-Editor, 3; Newsette Editor, 4. Laurel plans to attend Northern State College or General Beadle State College and jamor in ele- mentary education. • Cross Country Win Over Arlington Dale Van Dyke paced De Smet to a dual cross country victory over Arlington Tuesday, with a time of 10:30 for the 2.1 mile race. Other top finishers for De Smet were Ed Wilkinson, second. Mike Coughlin, third. Buddy B elzer, fifth. Also running for the local thin- clads and finishing in the top 10 Richard Dugdale, Robert Reese and Tom Fox The final score of the varisty competition was 11-37. The De Smet squad travels to Milbank Saturday for the first big meet of the year. The 'B'' squad also defeated Arlington 10-37. as Les Kracht. Glen Wendel. Craig Johnson and Larry Beck finished 1-2-3-4. Paul Pirlet. Loren McCue, Don Pollock, Greg Carmon and Jim Cummins also ran for De Smet. • • • Brandon Toppled on Visit; Cards Coming The Bulldogs of De Smet won the second game of the 1968 sea- son against an impressive Brandon Valley team on its visit here Fri- day evening, the game played with ideal weather conditions on a deep sod of the Washington Park grid- i ron. The score was 12-6, the locals making the first touchdown early in the first period, another in the second, the visitors tallying in the fourth. Ouf weighed by the visitors,the Bulldogs pleased Coach Ron Parks with their overall play, showing improvement over the opening game at White against the Deu- brook squad, which they conquered w ith a 38-6 score. To Tom Hein, 155-pound half- back, scored both touchdowns, the first with a two-yard plunge, the second with a 45-yard sprint. Brandon Valley scored in the final period. Ken Skyberg running 14 yards to cross the De Smet goal. They were in local terri- tory as the game ended, and it was Tom Hein who stopped a plunge for the goal with a tackle that delight- ed local fans. It was after the Bulldogs domi- nated the play in the first half that their opponents came back to score and threaten in the closing minu- tes, credited with making the sec- ond half theirs. The next game is Friday eve- ning. with Arlington, on the local gridiron. are shrimp and sirloin steak. She adores the colors orange and green. She lists her favorite singing group as “The Tempta- tions and says she likes to listen to pop and folk music. Her favorite movie is Sound of Music. Her ideal boy has to be fun to be with and have a good sense of humor. Her favorite subject in school is Speech. In the four years of high school Kay has participated in F.H.A., 1.2,3,4; Newsette. 3,4; Debate. 3.4; and Librarian, 3.4. Kay s ambition in the future is to go to college and major in sec- ondary education. Senior on Parade Our next Senior on Parade is Pepper Aden, daughter of Kenneth Aden of Milbank and Mrs. Mar- vin Graff of De Smet. Pepper was born July 22, 1951, at Ft. Dodge. Iowa. Her advice to Freshmen is' Work hard or you’ll end up being like me—stupid.” Some of her favorites are; song. “Revolution” by the Beatles; actress. Audrey Hepburn; type of boy. cute and lots of fun (about 5’ 10“ with light brown hair); actor, Sidney Poitier; food, raw carrots and celery; hobby, horses; saying. “Bob ; movie. The Grad- uate. Pepper’s most memorable ex- perience was when she moved here and the manner in how she went about getting here. Her goal after finishing high school is to attend beauty academy in Sioux Falls. The activities she has partici- pated in are; at Milbank-Glee Club. 1,2,3, FBLA (Future Busi- ness Leaders of America), Library Club. Luther League and Declam. 2. This vear she is in Girl’s Glee Club, on Newsette staff and in Luther League. Ag Class at Willow Lake for Land Judging School tells everyone the Pep Rally is to start. As the candidates proceed forward everyone there takes a look and waits to see who will be crowned. This year the proces- sion was led by Mona Rae Albrecht, attending Stewart’s School of Hair Styling in, Sioux Falls, and Gary Lee. at SDSU., Homecoming Queen and Queen of 66-67. Crown bearers were Lowell Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs Elmer Johnson, and Valerie Ogren. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ogren. Those for Queen were Micki Moe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Moe. Janice Olson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Olson. Karen Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Elmer Johnson and Diane Ogren the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Mar- vin Ogren. King candidates were Ed Wil- kinson. son of Mr and Mrs. Ells- worth Wilkinson. Rodney Kracht, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kracht. Randy Asleson, son of Mrs. For- rest Asleson. and Tom Hein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hein Danny Spader, master of cere- monies got things started with the introductions and then came the revelation everyone was waiting for made known as the retiring royalty placed the crowns on the heads of their successors. The 1968 royalty proved to be Karen Johnson and Eddie Wilkin- son. After the coronation, music by the band and songs by the mixed chorus honored the new royalty. A skit contest was held each class giving one. The junior skit was given first place. Ron Parks, football coach, was called on for a talk, and the cheer- leaders led in cheers for the squad Following the program a snake dance led to Main Street, where a short pep rally was held and speeches made by t he new King and Queen. NEWSETTE (issue of Sept. 19) Win Over Arlington Third for Bulldogs; Homecoming Next The Bulldogs defeated the vis- iting Cardinals Friday evening 21- 13 in conference play. De Smet is now 3-0, and the Arlington team. 2-1. Tom Hein scored the first touchdown foj’ De Smet by running 44 yards. Dave Andrisen went in for the second touchdown with a one- yard plunge. The last touchdown was a pass from Randy Aselson to Scott Pur- intun. Tom Hein added the extra point each time. Arlington was led by Rich An- drewjeski. scoring both touch- downs. The first was on a 22- yard play and the second on a 4- yard run Bob Bennett added the extra point on the second touch- down. Defensive standouts for the Bulldogs were Ed Wilkinson and Rod Kracht. each with eleven tack- les. Paul Parker and Mike Peter- sen were strong defensively for Ar- lington. De Smet rolled up 190 yards rushing and 40 yards passing, while Arlington had 61 yards on the ground and 139 yards in the air. De Smet will host Wessington Springs for its Homecoming next Friday evening De Smet 7 7 7 0 -21 Arlington 0 6 0 7 -13 • De Smet Placed 4th in Cross Country Saturday at Milbank The De Smet cross country team took part in Milbank's Invi- tational Meet Saturday. Eleven teams and 89 runners participated De Smet placed 4th as a team behind Watertown. Clear Lake and Webster. The race was run over a 1.9 mile course. Ed Wilkinson placed 15th. Mike Coughlin 17jh, Bud Bel- zer 26th. Richard Pugdale 33d, and Les Kracht 36th. De Smet will travel to Brook- ings for the South Dakota State University Invitational Meet Sat- urday. Coach Luitjens plans to tak seven runners. Senior on Parade Kathleen Sue Alger, better known as Kay. is our next Senior on Parade Kay was born March 7, 1951. at De Smet. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Carpenter. Some of Kay's favorite foods Approximately 15 local boys and their advisor. Larry Gebur, attended the 1968 Land Judging school at Willow Lake. Monday. September 16. A medal was to be given to the boy that rated highest from each town. The medals were pro- vided ‘by the Clark County Soil Conservation District. The boys that rate highest at Willow' Lfeke are eligible to go on to State competition. NEWSETTE (issue of Sept. 26) D.H.S. PICKS ROYALTY The gathering Thursday eve- ning at De Smet school auditor- ium was tense with enthusiasm as the De Smet Bulldogs had a get together to choose their new King The beating of the distant drum Bulldogs Lose Game, 13-12 to Spartans The Bulldogs of De Smet were defeated Friday night by the vis- iting Wessington Springs Spartans 13-12 in the Homecoming game. The visitors scored their first touchdown in the first quarter by a pass interception and 95-yard run by David Mentzer. The extra point was scored by Tim Knight. Tom Hein scored De Smet’s first touchdown by running57yards in the second quarter. The second touchdown for De Smet was scored by a pass from Randy Asleson to David Andrisen in the fourth quar- ter. The extra point failed in both goals. The second goal for the Spar- tans came in the third quarter with a 19-yard run by Lyle Pagel. The extra point failed. The Bulldogs chalked up 94 yards by passing and 158 yards on the ground The Spartans made 11 yards in passing and 136 yards on the ground. De Smet will host Lake Pres- ton Friday evening. • • Senior un Parade Our next Senior on Parade is Shelby .lean Anderson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Ander- son She was born at St. John's Hospital in Huron. January 22. 1951. Some of her favorites are color, purple; food, almost any- thing that doesn’t crawl or bite back; actress, Audrey Hepburn; actor. George Hamilton; group. James Brown; song “Hey Jude” and movie. “Wait Until Dark . Shelbysays that her most un- forgettable experience was moving back to De Smet to graduate with the best class around anywhere. Her advice to the Freshman is ■ ’ Live and Learn.” Senior on Parade The championship game in the regional tournament last year is the most memorable experience of our next Senior on Parade. Kandy Lee Asleson. Randy was born October 17. 1950. in Volga to Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Asleson. Some of Randy’s favorites are color, olive green; food, spaghetti with hamburger; actor. Sidney Por- tier; actress. Doris Day; movie. Born Losers; and hobby, watching pro-football. Be sure to get your studying done but don't forget to be in on the parties,” is Randy's advice to the F reshmen. His extra-curricular activities include football. 1.2.3.4; basket- ball. 1.2.3.4; track. 1,2.3; “D“ Club. 1. 2.3.4; treasurer of D“ Club. 4. Randy's plans after graduation are to either attend Northern State College. Aberdeen, or the Univer- sity of South Dakota. NEW SETTE (issue of Oct. 3) Bulldogs Defeat Clear Lake, State Champs, in Meet De Smet hosted an invitational cross country meet Thursday, a team and 125 runners partici- pating 1 e Smet won the varsity divi- sion. Clear Lake was second. It was the first time in two years De Smet has won over Clear Lake, the defending state champions. The race was run over a 2.05 miles course. Dale Van Dyke took individu- al honors with a time of 10.29 minutes. Ed Wilkinson was 4th and Mike Coughlin 11th. Dennis Washburn 16th. Others running for De Smet were Richard Dugdale, Robert Reese, Craig Johnson and Jim Cummins. • Divers Left Scoreless With Bulldogs 38, on Visit Here The Bulldogs toppled the vis- iting Lake Preston Divers Friday evening by a score of 38-0. with two touchdowns in the first quar- ter. two in the second quarter, one in the third and one in the fourth. Tom Hein made three of them. Rod Kracht two and Randy Jencks one. A fourth home game of the season was played under superb weather conditions, the local grid- iron carrying a good green sod. With the entire backfield do- ing an outstanding job offensive- ly. the high point of the game was a 70-yard touchdown run by Hein on a pass from Randy Asle- son. The visitors had a threat go- ing in the fourth quarter, driving to about the five-yard line before the final whistle. The Bulldogs made their first touchdown with a 15-yard rush by Rod Kracht. in the opening quar- ter. The try for extra point failed. It was Kracht again, on a rush of eight yards, that brought the second touchdown and he scored the extra point to end the period 13-0. Hein made the first score of the second period with a three-yard rush, the try for extra point fail- ing. He made a second touch- down before the half ended, this with a four-yard rush. Terry Long making the extra point with a pass from Asleson. The 1 e Smet team continued its offensive in the second half with a 26-yard pass from Asle- son to Randy Jencks bringing the fi rst touchdown, the try for point failing Scoring for the Bulldogs ended with Hein’s long race down the sideline on the pass from Asle- son. the try for extra point again failing. The local team was strong in defense. Ed Wilkinson credited with 19 tackles. Coach Parks substituted freely in the second half, giving the sec- ond string the field several times. • • Senior on Parade--Jim Bowes On June 14. 1951, at Volga. South Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. Will- iam H. Bowes were the proud parents of a boy. They named him LeRoy James Bowes, and he has become Jim. “Be good”, is the advice Jim gives to the Freshmen. Some of his favorites include: actor, Steve McQueen; actress. Barbara Parkins; movie. The Graduate; singing group. The Monkees; song, Horneof theB rave, and food, steak. His most memorable exper- ience was the State Fair of 1967. Debate 2, and football 2,3.4 are the activities Jim has partici- pated in. He plans to go to college after he graduates. • NEW SETTE (issue of Oct. 10) Selections Made for All-State Chorus After many hours of try-outs and competition between music students, Mrs. Luitjens chose the All-State Chorus members and alternates. They are: Soprano, Roberta Hansen; alternate, Glennette Hal- verson; Alto, Eileen Weerts; al- ternate. Sharon Schardin; tenor, Bob Springer; alternate. Dennis Tingle, bass. Kenny Raabe; al- ternate, Vance Magnuson. All-State Chorus will be in Aberdeen this year, November 10-11. • • • Took Second Half Friday for Bulldogs to Bring 5th Win Victory came to the De Smet Bulldogs on the home gridiron Friday night over the visiting Howard team with the score 38-0, but only after a scoreless first half in which nei ther team threatened. The local team rallied in the second half, making three touch- downs in the third quarter, one in the fourth. The game was one transferred from H oward due to field light- ing troubl es there. Elkton vi sits De Smet tomor- row evening for the first encoun- ter of the season. It makes the sixt h home game for the Bulldogs. • Ten FHA Members to State Convention Ten girls of the De Smet FHA Chapter went to the State FHA convention held in Huron Satur- day. They are: Janis Cronkhite. Jane Spencer. Glennette Halver- son. Rose Lee. Jill Grothe. Vicki Widman. Lew Dannenbring. Donna Hulbert, Debbie Kaufman and Portia Dannenbring. Mrs. Cron- hite and Mrs. Pasche drove. The convention was split into three sessions. The first started at 9 a.m. and ended at 11. con- sisting of roll call, skits and relaxers. The second session was from 1:30 to 4 and included a business meeting. a speech by Senator George McGovern and relaxers. The third session, at 6:30 brought the banquet. After most of the girls were done eating, speeches were given by presi- dents of the FFA and DECA clubs. State degree and membership awards were given, then the new officers were installed. It ended about nine o’clock. • Senior on Parade Gail Lavonne Bitner. our next Senior on Parade, was born March 24. 1951, at Huron to the proud parents. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bit- ner. ‘ Have fun while you’re still in 1 H.S.,” is her advice to the Fresh- men. Some of Gail’s favorites are: food, shrimp; color, all shades of browns; song. Indian Lake; movie. “Sorry I Got the Wrong Number”; actor. Dean Martin; actress. Phyllis Diller; group. Lovin’ Spoonful; and her favorite saying is “yippy zippy”. Gail’s activities include vocal music. F. H.A., declam, triple trio and Newsette. When she grad- uates from i’.H.S. she plans to get an office job as a bookkeeper. Gail describes her favorite guy being ”6’ 3”. good sense of humor; and a lot of fun to be with. Senior on Parade On October 5. 1950, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Claassen received a beautiful little girl. Jean Marie Claassen. She was born to them at St. John's Hospital at Huron. Jean is a new student at D.H.S. She had previously attended Ban- croft High School. Some of her favorites are col- or, blue; favorite movie, Viva Las Vegas. She lists her favorite actress as Ann Margret. and El- vis Presley as her favorite ac- tor. She enjoys reading many books and her favorite song is “Hey Jude”. She lists her fav- orite saying as ” Help” Jean’s most memorable exper- ience is her Junior-Senior Prom of 1968 at Bancroft. Some of Jean's high school activities are glee club, mixed chorus. G.A.A and the Junior Class play. • it Senior on Parade ” blinking on the Piano” is the hobby of our next Senior on Par- ade. She is Mary Kathleen Bowes, who was born on March 17. 1951. in De Smet. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bowes. Mary has lots of dislikes that she tries to tolerate, but also a few likes. Her favorite food is fried chicken (especially the livers) and she also likes oysters. She likes the colors olive green and brown. Mary enjoys all r.«orts. Her favorite song is “Fool on the Hill” by Brazil 66. Actor and actress- wis, Mary likes Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Her favor- ite movies are Sandpiper, and Alfie. Her favorite subject (of all things) is Chemistry. Her advice to the Freshmen is Lose your cool once in a while and you’ll get more out of life.” Mary's most memorable exper- iences are the ones she’s trying to forget. Activities in DHS are Girl’s Glee Club. 1.2.3.4. and FHA 1. 2. Her plans after high school are to have more education, but she doesn’t know where or how much more she’ll have. NEW SETTE (issue of Oct. 17) Elkton Defeated; Play Willow L ake There Friday Night The Bulldogs of De Smetchalked up an impressive score in defeat- ing visiting Elkton F riday evening. 33-0. in the last home football game of the season. It gave the local team a 5-0 lead in Lake Central Conference play, a 5-1 int he season's play, one defeat having been suffered to Wessington Springs on its vis- it here, the score 13-12. David Andrisen picked up a fumble in the end zone for the first touchdown. Tom Hein scored the second on a short dive play and added the extra point. Rod Kracht picked up the ball on a blocked punt in the end zone for the third touchdown and Scott Jensen added the extra point. A pass from Randy Aselson to Tom Hein was good for 71 yards and the fourth touchdown. The final touchdown was made by Hein on a 28-yard run. Dave Andrisen added the extra point. Steve Carmon was a stand-out for De Smet on defense. De Smet 6 0 20 7 33 Elkton 0 0 0 0 0 Magazine Selling Raises Fund Toward Band Uniforms The band magazine sales have begun. The money taken in as profit will help pay for the new uniforms. The band is divided into two competitive teams: the Maroon and the Gold. The Maroon cap- tain is Sandy Munger and co-cap- tain is Veda Wallum. The cap- tain of the Gold team is Laurel Abrahamson, her co-captain, Allan Wallace. The captains and co-captains are bookkeepers and keep track of all subscriptions and the profit. All band students will be eager- ly selling the magazine subscrip- tions until Monday, Nov. 4. They hope all interested persons will contribute to this worthy cause and support the band of DHS. NEW SETTE (issue of Oct. 24) Band Won Second at Pow Wow Day The De Smet High School band left at 8:30 October 12 for Huron College’s Pow Wow Day. The band did a routine in competition with the Madison HighSchool band at 11:00 then ate dinner at The Inn. At 12:30 they marched in the 3 1 2 mile parade and from there went to see the college football game They arrived back in De Smet about 5:45. The band received second in the competition marching and won $125. Snow, Wet Gridiron as Bulldogs Won at Willow Lake The De Smet Bulldogs trav- eled to Willow Lake Friday eve- ning to play the Pirates. Thegame. played in the snow, was won by De Smet 19-13. Scoring for the Bulldogs started in the first quarter with an 80- yard run by Rod Kracht. The ex- tra point failed. The second touchdown, also in the first quar- ter. was on a 60-yard run by Tom Hein. The extra point scored with a pass to Terry Long. The final score for the Bull- dogs was made by Tom Hein with a 5-yard rush. The extra point failed. The Pirates opened the first quarter with 60-yard run by Thor- sen. The extra point was success- ful with a pass into the end zone Thorsen again scored in the sec- ond quarter with a 15-yard rush. The extra point failed. De Smet had two yards gained in the air compared to 92 yards by Willow Lake, gained 409 yards on the ground to 209 by Willow Lake. Future Farmers at National Event Three boys and their Vo-Ag instructor met at the De Smet Public School at 10:30 to leave for the National convention held at Kansas City, Mo. The three boys were Lauren Poppen. Lex Dennenbring and Tom Fox. The Vo-Ag instructor is Law- rence Gebur. Morning sessions at the con- vention began at 9 o’clock every morning for the approximately 14,000 FFA members present. The sessions continued through the day. Richard Nixon spoke to the members and guests Wednesday. Tours could be taken by the members to an Allis-Chalmers plant, the Truman Library and Farmland Industries. Inc. The delegates and advisors were guests Friday afternoon at the American Royal Livestock and Horse Show. The Canadian Royal Mounted Police took part in the prog ram. Firestone Tire and RubberCo.. gave an hour show after the clos- ing session. • SENIOR ON PARADE Our next Senior on Parade whose pet peeve is guys with real short hair, and pastime is read- ing books when she has time, is Janis Marie Cronkhite. She was born November 5. 1950, to the proud parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Cronkhite. Some of Janis’s favorites are: actor, Steve McQueen and Omar Sharif: actress. Jane Fonda: show. Sand Pebbles: song, any song by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap; color, blue; and food, broiled steak. Janis has been very active in. DSHS such as: Junior class, sec- retary-treasurer, NHS 3.4; presi- dent of FHA 4; Annual staff 3.4; Newsette staff 3.4; Librarian. 3; Junior class play assistant direc- tor, 3. The Junior class play and the practices for it make Janis’s most memorable experience. Her advice to Freshman is: Don’t complain about school now. wait until you’re a Senior and then you'll have something to complain about. Janis’s future plans are to at- tend South Dakota State University and major in the field of Home Eco- nomics. • • • NEW SETTE (issue of Oct. 31) Junior Class Play Given Friday The presentation of the play. Cheaper By the Dozen, by the De Smet High School Juniors, will be Friday evening at eight o’clock. at the auditorium. The three-act comedy, directed by Miss Helen Mortimer, is pat- terned after the book by Galbraith, and should be anevening of fun. There are 16 characters. There will be a matinee for school pupils, at o’clock. Admis- sionf or the evening performance is 75c for adults, and 50c for students. • Final Game Season, Conference Title. Lost by Bulldogs De Smet Bulldogs went to Volga' to meet the Sioux Valley Cossacks in the championship game of the Lake Central Conference. Sioux Valley won the game, 21-13. The host team led at half- time, 14-0, but on returning to the field for the third period, De Smet went for a touchdown on a two-yard dive by Tom Hein. The extra point effort by Dave Andrisen failed. In the fourth period. De Smet scored again ona seven-yard run by Tom Hein. Andrisen kicked the extra point. This was the final game of the season. De Smet’s record for the year is seven wins, two losses. De Smet. 0 0 6 7 13 Volga 7 7 0 7 21 • • • SENIOR ON PARADE Lex Larry Dannenbring, the next Senior on Parade is full of energy and fun. In need of a friend? Just look him up. He was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Dannenbring September 26, 1950, at Parkston. Tall, blonde and blue eyes are some of Lex's physical characteristics. A few of his favorites are: 'r food, pretzels, song Hey Jude; group, Blue Berry Ice Sickles; ac- tor, Steve McQueen; actress, Anne Bancroft; movie, The Grad- uate; school subject, English IV; pasttime, hitting the streets with his car, and saying, It ain't that big-a-thing. Going to Kansas City for Na- tional FFA convention is Lex's most unforgettable experience while attending DHS. His plans for next year are to attend the North Wood Institute, Midland, Mich. He states that when he leaves DHS to go to an- other school he will most miss the Junior girls. Lex has no advice for the Freshmen, for as he says: They won't listen to it, anyway. A girl who is sharp, under- standing, with a good person- ality, and fun to be with will rate tops with Lex. Some of Lex's activities while at DHS are: FFA, 1, 2, 3, 4; All-School Play, 3; and declam, 2,3. SENIOR ON PARADE Portia Ann Dannenbring was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Dannenbring in Parker, Septem- ber 9, 1951. During her years of growing up Portia formed many favorites. Some of them are: food, chislic; TV show, Mission Im- possible; color, blue; actor, Sydney Portier and Paul New- man; actress, Audrey Hepburn; school year, Senior--- because you are so busy ; movie, Doctor Zhivago. Her future plans are to attend General Beadle State College. She plans on majoring in Secon- dary Education. Portia has a very good piece of advice for underclassmen: Work hard, strive for better- ment, be kind of friendly, and above all be true to yourself. NEW SETTE (issue of Nov. 7) Two Excellents Won in District Declam Contest The district 9 declam contest was held in Arlington. There were four representing De Smet High. October 30. Ratings were: Excellents for Kay Halverson, in dramatic, and Scott Purintun in oratory; Super- iors for Donna Hulbert in poetry and Danny Spader in humorous. Danny and Donna will repre- sent the district at Madison No- vember 13. Students rating Superiors re- ceive a medal and the school accumulating the most Superior ratings receives a trophy. A tie was encountered this year and De Smet and Lake Preston both received trophies. • • • 4th in State Meet The Bulldog Cross Country team capped a successful season by placing fourth in theStateMeet, held at Brookings October 18. The team had won dual meets with Arlington and Willow Lake, also won the Bradley Invitation- al. the De Smet Invitational, and the Lake Central Conference meet. The B squad won at Bradley and came in second at the De Smet Invitational. The two Cross Country teams won 4 trophies and 14 individual medals in the season. Lettermen fo cross country are Dale Van Dyke. Ed Wilkin- son. Mike Coughlin. Dennis Wash- burn. and Richard Dugdale. ”B squad members who ran well this year and are prospective letter- men in years to come are Les Kracht. Larry Beck. Paul Pirlet and Glen Wendel. Coach Luitjen's comments on the season are that all the boys worked hard and it paid off. As the team is losing only two Sen- iors.De Smet should have an even better team next year. « ••Cheaper By the Dozen” A Popular Play It was an evening of fun for those who attended the Junior Class Play. Cheaper by the Dozen. Friday evening. The story of the Galbraith fam- ily, their problems of the many children growing up under the strict ' rules” of their father. (Vance Magnuson) and mother. (Julie Widman) was ably played, by both the parents and the chil- dren. and was enjoyed by the large crowd. Anne. (Mary Lynn O’Keefe) the oldest child, was the instigator of much family trouble An in-between act of Junior girls doing a Can-Can dance, was well- received. Miss Helen Mortimer directed the play. • • FIRST QUARTER HONOR ROLL Superior Roll: Seniors: Janice Claassen. Jan- is Cronkhite. Roberta Hoek. Mary Myers. Scott Purintun. Shar- on Schardin: Felice Schulte. Danny Spader, Cindy Stalheirp. Eileen Weer ts. Juniors: Darlene Beck. David Bell. Jamie Combs. Roberta Han- son. Margaret Hayden. Scott Jen- sen; Rebecca Krick, Vance Mag- nuson. Kaye Lynn O'Keefe. Jo- ann Pitman. Marcia Serfling. Joyce Smith. Sophomores: Ron Brown. Susan Cronkhite. Greg Gruenhagen. Rob- erta Johnson. Nanette Palmlund. Vicki Widman Freshman: Elizabeth Poppen. Excellent Honor Roll: Seniors: Cindy Abr hamson. Gail Bitner. Porjia Dannenbring. Kay Halverson. Dennis Hendricks. Donna Hulbert. Debbie Hyink. Karen Johnson. Mike Klinkel, Debbie Kaufman. Marla LaBore, Rose Lee. Patsy McAdaragh. Micki Moe; Sandy Munger, Diane Ogren. Janice Olsen. Dennis Peterson. Kenny Raabe. Charles Richard- son. Lauren Poppen. . Juniors Buddy” Belzer. Don Ferguson, Jill Grothe. Glennette Halverson, Pam Neu, Laurie Pe- derson. Betty Pratt; Judy Seeley. Cindy Wallum. Linda Snyder. Peggy Watters. Jul- ie Widman. Jennifer Wilkins. Sophomores: Steve Belzer, Sharon Ferguson. Gary Goreham, Jackie Hanson. Tom Hayden. Randy Jencks. Sandra Kaufman. Janice Martens. Carol Montross; Linda Ogren. Betty Peterson. Ross Purintun. Dick Seeley, Joan Serfling. Veda Wallum. Roberta Zeller. Freshmen: Sharon Anderson. Bergie Belzer. Rodney Combs, Judy Coyghlin, Shelly Cummins. Kathy Davis. Cynthia Kaddinger. Julie Larson; Kari Lee, Patty Peckenpaugh. Deborah Peterson. Mark Purintun, Lanette Rabepberg, Julia Skyberg. Jean Wade, DeAnnWolkow. Rebec- ca Zeller. NEWSETTE (issue of Nov. 14) 1,700 Gross Sales of Magazines for Band Uniform The Band students of D U S., sold subscriptions for magazines to the people of De Smet for 10 days. They were divided into two teams, each having a goal of 200 subscriptions. Laurel Abrahamson’s team has sold 225 subscriptions, amounting to $900. Sandy Munger’s team sold 220 subscriptions for a total of $850. The profit on these sales will be directed toward the purchase of new band uniforms. Prizes are awarded to the top salesman and to other students with outstanding sales. 100 Girls Enroll in School Pep Club; To Have Uniforms A Pep Club organization meet- ing was held November 6. with 50 girls showing their interest. During the week another 50 signed up. so there are 100 in the club. A constitution was adopted. It was decided to have uniforms. Officers elected are: Portia Dannenbring, president; Roberta Hansen, vice president Sharon Schardin, secretary; Sheri Moe. treasurer; chosen as checkers are Senior class. Linda Kruse and Jean Claassen Junior, Susan Price and Wendy Claassen; Sopho- more. Robin Slaight and Linda Ogren; Freshan. Connie Stalheim and Judy Coughlin. Checkers will make sure all the girls attend the meeting and games. They will also report any com- plaints to the officers. Senior On Parade Richard Dugdale. next Senior on Parade, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dugdale. He has brown hair, blue eyes, is 5’9 and weighs 150 pounds. He lists some of his favor- ites as: teacher. James Cheadle color, red; song. Lady Willpower: food, beefsteak; movie. The Green Berets. He likes talkative girls. His most memorable experience dur- ing high school was when they took a tour of the State Capitol. He advises the Freshmen to take care of the four years of high school be- cause they go fast. Richard plans to attend the Lake Area Vocational School aftergrad- uation He states that his favorite year of high school is his Senior year because it’s his last. Senior On Parade Our next Senior on Parade has enjoyed all! four years at D.H.S She says there’s something in each year to make it memorable. This robust Senior is Kay Ann Halverson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Halverson. She was bornnJuly 18. 1951. Huron Her favorites include food, fried chicken; colors, blue and green: book.. Gone With the Wind others are TV program. Family Affair: movie..To Sir With Love; actor and actress..Sidney Portier and Doris Day. Kay’s favorite saying is Oh go blow. Her future is quite un- decided as yet. Since she likes speaking, she likes speech.declam, and debate. She would like to study this at either Mount Marty or Northern. Kay’s other plans may include going into photography in Sioux Falls., since she spends much of her time working at Frenz Studio in De Smet. She has had many embarrass- ing moments and lists one as When I pinned the groom’s flow- er on the best man! Kay s most memorable exper- ience was this past summer, which she spent at Vermillion attending a speech camp, and employment at Frenz Studio. Her advice to Freshman is to take things as they come and don’t worry about everything, cause life will be happier if you don’t.” Activities in D.H.S. are Li- brarian. 2.3.4; F.H.A.. 1.2.3.4; F.H.A. reporter. 3; band. 1.2.3.4; girl’s glee club. 1.4: declam. 3.4; debate. 2.3.4: majorette, 3.4; ex- temp , 3.4. Senior On Parade Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox of De Smet, were happy to announce the birth of a baby boy, Tom Fox, December 14. 1950. Now. 18 years later, he is a lucky member of the Senior class of De Smet High School. As an experienced high school-goer.” Tom’s advice to Freshmen is. “Study hard, but don’t let it inter- fere with your pleasure.” Like almost everybody else, Tom has had a most memorable exper- ience in his life. It occurred this fall when he went on an Agriculture trip to Kansas City, Mo. Tom’s favorites are: song. Love Is Blue: actor, James Stew- art; food, baked potatoes and pork chops: saying. “You’ve got to be kidding;’’ movie, The Dirty Doz- en. Tom’s favorite type of girl must be blonde, of medium height on the slim order, and a talka- tive personality. His favorite hob- bies are hunting and being with his favorite type of girl. When asked what his goal after finishing high school would be. he said that as of yet he hasn’t been convinced of anything. Tom has participated in F.F.A , 1,2.3,4; D-Club, 3,4: and 4-H, 6 years. Senior On Parade Basketball, football and track are the activities of the next Senior onn Parade. He is either racing downnthe football field to make a touchdown or running down the basketball court to get those two points. Have you guessed yet? vou said it. Thomas H. Hein He was born in De Smet. June 26. 1951. He is 5’7” tall, has light brown hair and brown eyes and comes from a family of seven boys. Pity their poor mother! Tom lists his favorite movie as “Born Losers,’’ his favorite actor. Steve McQueen and his favorite actress. Anne Margaret. If you ever wonder where Tom is. you’ll find him playing basket- ball. which is his favorite sport. Or you might find him watching football games on T.V.. which hap- pens to be his favorite pasttime. His favorite color is blue and his ideal girl has blonde hair, blue eyes, and is about 5’5“ tall. That's not asking much, is it girls? Tom’s pet peeve is a per- son who always thinks they are right. His favorite subject in school is chemistry. His activities during his four years at D H.S. include basketball. 1.2.3.4: football. 1.2,3, 4. and track. 1.2,3. His advice to Freshmen is to make the most of their high school years because they go fast. • • All-State Chorus Event Last Week The All-State Chorus singers Roberta Hansen, soprano Eileen Weerts, alto Bob Springer, tenor; and Kenny Raabe. bass, went to Aberdeen Thursday for the re- hearsals and the concert Saturday. Alternates chosen were Glen- nette Halverson. Sharon Schardin. Dennis Tingle, and Vance Mag- nuson. They had practiced Monday nights and had gone to Brookings twice. • NEW SETTE (issue of Nov. 21) Two Excellents” Won at Madison; 17 Schools Entered Mrs. Wolkow. Danny Spader and Donna Hulbert went to the regional declam contest in Madison last Wednesday Danny placed Excellent with his humorous reading. “And Then I Told the President,” byBuchwald. Donna gave “Four Poems’’ by Sara Teasdale and placed ex- cellent. There were 16 other schools represented, so there is good rea- son to be proud of these students. • Name Four Bulldogs LCC Mythical Team in Football Two members of the De Smet high school varsity football squad were named to the offense Lake Central Conference mythical team. Tom Hein and Ed Wilkinson were recognized on the offense squad Steve Carmon and Randy Asleson on the defense. Five Sioux Valley players were chosen, four of the Arlington squad. Sioux Valley (Volga; was the conference champion, De Smet taking second place on the final meeting of the two teams, tied, and Arlington taking third place. the spring. The tractor team. Steve John- son. Kevin Muilenburg and Den- nis Tingle, with Randy Johnson as alternate, won first place in the district. Steve placed highest. THE FFA held a meeting at Ban- croft Monday evening. Dick Poppen is now a Greenhand. Chapter Farmers are Jerry Ppllock. Tom Hayden. Greg Gruen- hagen. Jamie Combs and Craig Johnson. • • Bulldogs Win at Elkton; Host Preston Friday The Buldogs of De Smet won its first basketball game of the season Tuesday evening, down- ing Elkton 64-52 on a visit there The lead switched a few timee in the first few minutes of the game, De Smet holding a two- point lead, 13-11. at the end of the first quarter. The Bulldogs stretched this to 32-20 at half tme and continued to «hold a lead of 12 to 14 points through the rest of the game. David Andrisen led the Bull- dogs in scoring, getting seven field goals and 6 for 6 at the free throw line for a total of 20. Randy Jencks and Tom Hein each made 11, Jim Kretchmer and Terry Long each 8. Bill, Stuefen. flashy guard of the Elks made 19 points. • • a • • NEW SETTE (issue of Nov. 28) FFA Teams Wins Tractor Contest; 3d in Land Judging The year thus far has been a busy one for the Future Farmer’s chapter, what with the trip to Kansas City in October, for two members. Lauren Poppen elected president of the district, contests attended in land juding and tractor driving Dennis Tingle and Jamie Combs made the trip to the National event at Kansas City, the former chosen for the national choir and latter for the band. Lauren Poppen was at Wessing- ton Springs Tuesday and won third place in the area land juding con- test. He will go to Oklahoma in Senior ON Parade Donna Mae Hulbert was born to Mr and Mrs. Edwin Hulbert at the De Smet hospital February 28, 1951. Her advice to the Freshmenjis to: “Study hard; but don’t fail to goof off—and have a great time.” Donna s most memorable ex- perience was winning in the Dis- trict Declam contest and attending the regional contest at Madison. Like everyone else, Donna has many favorites. They are: Food, pizza; actor Sidney Poitier; ac- tress. Audrey Hepburn, book. “Christy”, movie. The Graduate; boy, tall, dark, and handsome; saying. “Oh. you dumb boy”; sub- ject. German; and her hobby is listening to the radio.. Donna works for the City as one of the librarians in the libra- ry. She loves working there and is enthusiastic about her job. Donna has participated in FHA 1.2.3.4: NHS. 3.4; Declam. 1.2.3. 4; and Pep Club 4. After graduation Donna plans to attend NorthwestCollege.ofCom- merce in Huron. Senior On Parade Can you guess who our next Senior on Parade is? Well, here are some clues: favorite food, steak or shrimp: color, blue; actor. Dean Martin; actress. Jane Fonda. Other.favorites are listed as movie. The Graduate; hobby, table top road racing; Year in high school. Senior-’because there is always something different to do.” Have you guessed yet? Here are some more helpful clues. This senior was born Au- gust 4. 1950. in Cc Smet to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Heitman. I hope you have guessed now! His name is. of course, Gerald (Jerry) Al- len Heitman. Jerry's advice to Freshman is to “Study hard in school, and suc- cess will come to you. He says that his most memorable exper- ience was working on the Junior- Senior prom last year. His plans after graduation are to go to school in the fall but he’s not sure where he will go. • • NEW SETTE (issue of Dec. 5) Senior on Parade Roberta Jean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hoek was born in Madison. November 20. 1950. Roberta's advice to the Fresh- men is: “Individuality is the spice of life. Her most memorable ex- perience was the Juniorclassplay Like everyone else. Roberta has many favorites. They are: hobby, original creativity; actor. Tommy Smothers; actress, Deahne Car- roll; book. Tale of Two Cities; subjects. German and speech. Her favorite saying is “Qua- sar;” and her favorite boy must have curly black hair, brown eyes, be of medium height, and also be an intellect with diversified in- terests and also a dreamer with eneigy. Roberta has been a very active student in our school. Shehaspar- ticipated in the Junior class play. 3; all-school play. 3; annual staff. 3,4; One-act play contest. 3; New- sette staff. 3.4J.H.A., 1.2; Li- brarian. 2.3,4; mixed chorus, 1.2, 3,4: and girl’s glee club. 1,2,3.4; Roberta’s future plans are to attend Northern State College to obtain a degree to teach elemen- tary children. Senior On Parade At the De Smet hospital, April 25. a baby was born to the M M Hyink family That baby was known as Deborah Christine Hyink. bet- ter known as ‘Debbie ’. Debbie lists her favorite food as potatoes; favorite song. Theme from a Summer Place; actress and actor. Jane Fonda and Paul Newman and Dr. Zhi- vago her favorite movie. If you want to know where Deb- bie is on Monday night, you'll find her watching her favorite television program. “Laugh In. Debbie’s pet peeve is a person who's in- sincere. Debbie plans to attend the Uni- versity ofSouthDakota after gradu- ation to major in education. Her advice to the Freshmen is: “al- ways do the best job you possibly can and be sincere in all you door say. When you find yourself wor- rying about silly little things, think of someone who really does have problems. Debbie's been very active on her four years at DHS Her ac- tivities are chorus, 1,2,3.4; girl’s glee club. 1.2.3.4; Madrigal. 2; Choraleers .3; band. 1.2.3.4; de- bate,2.3 . FL A.. 1,2,3; N.H.S.. 3. 4; class play,3; and cheerleader. 1,2.3,4. The winners from each state may compete for a national award of a $1000 scholarship to a school of her choice. To compete, winners must submit an essay of not more than 300 words on a subject to be assigned. Each candidate from a high school entering the contest re- ceives a Good Citizen's Certifi- cate. Each state good citizen receives a $100 series E Bond or a $75 scholarship. The South Dakota Society, D. A. R. gives a $25 bond to the sec- ond place contestant and a $10 cash award to the third place contestant. In the De Smet school the fol- lowing Senior girls were select- ed by members of the class: Sharon Schardin. Portia Dannen- bring. Felice Schulte. Sandra Mung er and Diane Ogren. Of this group Sharon Schardin was selected by the high school faculty to represent the De Smet school in the county contest. Senior On Parade A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. David Harris on April 22. 1951, in De Smet she is Gerry Lynn. She is 5’11“ tall and has auburn hair and blue eyes. Gerry Lynn describes her most memorable experience at DHS as: all my years have really been great especially my Senior year. Some of her favorites are: color, green, any greeu bit Army green; song. Lit- tle Green Apples; movie Dr. Zhi- vago; pastime, reading and just being around; saying. Oh really;’ subject. German; book. Gone With The Wind; singer. Glen Campbell; actor Sidney Poitier; actress. Dor- is Day Gerry Lynn’s pet peeve is “teachers that can't teach. Some of her activities while in high school are: Band. 1.2.3.4; girl’s glee club. 1,4; N.H.S., 3.4; F H. A.,, 1,2; librarian. 3; Pep band, 1,2,3,4; U.C. Y. treasurer and vice president. Gerry Lynn’s advice to the Freshmen is “Enjoy high school while you're here but study, too. She describes her ideal boy as tall, a sense of humor and likes to talk. Her plans are to attend Water- town Technical School, and take a dental assistant’s course after graduation. Sharon Schardin D. A. R. Choice The D. A. R. Good Citizen con- test for Senior high school girls has been approved for 1968-69 by the National Association of sec- ondary school principals and the State Superintendent of Public In- struction. The Bulldogs, on a journey to play Sioux Valley at Volga, Tues- day evening, lost a see-saw bat- tle 55-53 in the final seconds. Dave Kasperson, pumped in two free -shots to put the game on ice for the Volga Cossacks. The score was tied at 51- 51 with 59 seconds left, and a jump ball. Volga got the tip in a scramble for the ball and con- trolled it for one good shot which they got when Kasperson drove under the basket. De Smet lost its chance to tie when a field goal attempt was missed, the Cossacks getting the ball and De Smet committing an intentional foul. In the scoring column, Tom Heim had 16, Dave Andrisen, 14 and Terry Jencks, 10. The Bull- dogs percentage from the field was down, but at the free line they made 13 from 17. Dave Kasperson, the playmak- er for the Cossacks, was high for the winners with 18. Bryan Bjer- ke had 14 and Jonathan Lengkeek, 10. Score by quarters: De Smet 14 22 37 53 Volga 9 24 39 55 The B game was also won by Sioux Valley 42-31. De Smet plays host to Howard Friday evening and journeys to Hitchcock Tuesday. • • • NEW SETTE (issueofDec. 12) Senior on Parade Our next Senior on Parade in Karen Eileen Johnson, born on the eighth of September in 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson. Do twice as much studying as I do , is her advice to the Freshmen. When asked what her most memorable experience was she replied that it had to be Home- coming, 1968. Her favorites are: actor, Jim- my Stewart; actress, Katherine Hepburn; movie, Alfie; book, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden; and food, steak. You'll just have to guess who her ideal boy is Karen has been very active since she came to De Smet to school, and to prove this, here are her activities: FHA, 2,3; Secretary-treasurer of the Stu- dent Council 4; Pep Club 4; Drill Team 3,4; and Homecom- ing Queen 4. Karen plans to go on to col- lege and has chosen the Univer- sity of South Dakota, where she plans to major in speech. • Senior on Parade Going to Kansas City for the FFA Convention is the most memorable experience of George Johnson, our next Senior on Parade. George Wendel Johnson was born January 27, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Wendel Johnson. He has developed many favorites. A few are: actor, John Wayne; actress, Debbie Reynolds;movie, The Green Berets; book. The Red Badge of Courage; food, chicken. FFA is the activity George has participated in during his years at DHS. George's advice to the fresh- men is, Study hard and have fun . He hasn't decided what he will do after graduation. Lawrence Gebur, State President, Delegate to National Convention Over 500 teachers of Voca- tional Agriculture are meeting in Dallas, Texas, this week, De- cember 7-13. Larry Gebur, Vo- cational Agriculture teacher of De Smet High School, is presi- dent of the South Dakota Voca- tional Agriculture Teacher's As- sociation and is one of the of- ficial delegates to the 1968 con- vention. The NVATA has a member- ship of over 10,000, this being over 95% of all the vocational agriculture teachers in the United St t68. Officers of the association are: Tom Devin, president, Dumas, Texas; James Wall, executive secretary, Lincoln, Nebr.; Sam Stenzel, treasurer, Russel, Kans., and six regional vice presidents. Members from the states of Region 3 will work on state and regional problems with Millard Gundlach NVATA Vice Presi- dent, from Monfort, Wis. Challenge for Change in Ag- ricultural Education is the con- vention theme. The teachers will consult with leaders in agricul- tural business and industry, teacher educators, state super- visors and staff members of the U.S. Office of Education on such problems as teacher recruitment, curriculum development, young farmer organizations, area vo- cational schools, new innova- tions in agricultural education and professional leadership. The American Vocational As- sociation convention, being held concurrently with the NVATA convention, will make it possible for teachers of vocational agri- culture to work with over 4,000 vocational educators on prob- lems of common concern in pro- viding quality vocational, tech- nical, and practical arts edu- cation to all who may benefit from such training. • • NEWSETTE (issue of Dec. 26) NHS Expanded to 40 Members The National Honor Society held a meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 9:30, with 19 members present. The membership is now 40 with 4 more to join at the end of the semester. Article VII, Section I was amended. This changed the date of the meeting to the third Tuesday of every month. • Senior On Parade Margaret Ann Johnson, known to her friends as Toots , was born September 22, 1951, at De Smet, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Johnson. Her advice to the Freshmen is: Study hard but have fun be- cause it goes fast. Toots has ash blonde hair, hazel eyes and is 5 feet, 7 inch- es tall. Some of her favorites are: color, baby blue, song, Baby, Let's Wait; movie, Alfie; singer, Glen Campbell; actor, Sydney Portier; actress, Ann Margaret; subject, English; say- ing You-know; pasttime, read- ing or just messing around. She says her pet peeve is prissy girls She describes her ideal boy as 6 feet tall, blonde hair and brown eyes. Some of the activities she has participated in while in DHS are: Librarian, 3,4: N'ewsette, 3,4; Annual Staff, 4; Pep Club, 4; and declam, 3. Her most memorable exper- ience while in high school was her Junior year. She plans to attend Northern State College after graduation. NEWSETTE (issue of Jan. 16) THE SHACK The youth of De Smet are working towards the Youth Can- ter located at the VFW Hall, where painting has been done, followed by work on the base- ment. The Center is to be a place where kids may go and listen to records, play games, eat, or sit and talk. It will open Mon- day evening for the 7th through 9th grades, and Tuesday, Fri- day and Sunday for the 10th through 12th grades and Fresh- men in college. Out-of-town young people may attend pro- viding they are in the age limits. Committees will be assigned to take care of the Center and clean it up afterwards. There will also be adult supervision when it is open. It is hoped to have the Center open by the end of January, if all cooperate. SENIOR ON PARADE Freshmen: Study hard and make the most of your four years because they go so fast. This the advice of Janice Fae Claasen, next Senior on Parade. Janice was born on May 16, 1951, in Huron to the proud parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Claassen. Some of her favorites are: colors, gold or olive green; song, Scarborough Fair; singing group. The Bee Gees; food, any- thing that tastes good; actor, Dustin Hoffman; actress, Doris Day; subject, English; T-Vshow, Hawaii Five-O; saying, Real- lyT; movie, The Russians Are Coming; ideal boy, friendly, has a great personality, intelligent and fun to be with. Janice attended Bancroft high school her first three years, spending her last year at DHS. She has participated in many activities: lid's State, mixed chorus 1,2,3,4; Pep Club 1,2,- 3,4; NHS 4; soloist 3; cheer- leader 3; band 2,3; Student Council 2; business manager 3. Her most memorable experi- ence was decorating for and at- tending the Junior-Senior Prom her Junior year. Janice plans to attend North- ern State College and major in elementary education. SENIOR ON PARADE Mike Klinkel, next Senior On Parade, was born October 18, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Klinkel. Today Mike stands 5-ft., 11 inches tall and has brown hair and blue eyes. Hs hobbies are hunting, trap- ping and fishing. He lists his favorites as: food, turkey; color, blue; television program, Ha- waii Five-O; movie. The Oood, the Bad and the Ugly. His fav- orite actor and actress are Clint Eastwood and Katherine Ross and his favorite saying is Neto- Jet . Mike's favorite teacher is Mrs. Wolkow who teaches his favorite subject, English IV. When he was asked what his most memorable experience was while attending DHS, he reported American Government class. His advice to the Freshmen is: Study hard, but don't forget to goof- off once in a while. His future plans are unde- cided. • SENIOR ON PARADE Have all the fun you can in high school but don't get in trouble, is the advice given to the Freshmen by the next Sen ior on Parade. Randall S. Johnson was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ivon R. John- son October 17, 1951, at Huron. When asked what his favor- ite girl was like, Randy said: One that has a good personali- ty and about 5' 4 . Other favorites Randy lists are: color, blue; book, Valley of the Dolls; food, ham and candy; television show. Mission Impossible; movie, The Gradu- ate; actor, Randolph Scott; ac- tress, Sophia Loren; singing group, Beatles; song. Revolu- tion. Randy's pet peeve is when someone repeats him all the time. Ilis most memorable experience was the prom in his Sophomore year, and his most embarass- ing experience was when some- one put his picture on the bul- letin board. Randy plans on attendingthe University at Brookings and majoring in Animal Science. His activities while attending DHS were: basketball 2, FFA 1,2,3,4. NEW SETTE (issue of Jan. 23) 39 on Honor Roll for Second Quarter The Honor roll for the sec- ond quarter, in Superiors con- sisted of 19 Seniors; 10 Jun- iors; 7 Sophomores; and 3 Freshmen. The Excellent roll had 22 Seniors; 19 Juniors; 12 Sopho- mores; 18 Freshmen. The total number on the hon- or roll is 110,40.0 per cent of the sudent body. The Honor roll the first semester had 100 Superiors— 12 Seniors; 9 Juniors; 7 Sopho- mores and 2 Freshmen. The Excellent roll had 26 Seniors; 14 Juniors, 15 Sopho- mores; and 15 Freshmen. The total 100 on the honor roll was 36.3 per cent of the student body. • Senior On Parade Debra Ann Kaufman is an- other Senior on Parade. She was bom July 26, 1951, at Mitchell, to the Laverne Kaufmans. Five feet eight inches tall, she has brown hair and brown eyes. Her favorites are: actor, Sid- ney Poitier, actress, Doris Day, color, blue; subject, American government, food, fried chicken; movie, Green Berets, book, The Death of Roger Ackroyd, TV show, Julia; and her favorite bov is 5'11 , brown hair, brown eyes, with a great personality, likes to tease, and is independent. People who convict before knowing the evidence is Debbie's Debbies activities include: FHA, 1,2,3,4; Librarian,3; 3; National Honor Society, 3, 4. • Our next Senior on Parade is Linda Kaye Kruse, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Kruse, of De Smet, born at the hos- pital here July 26, 1951. Both her hair and her eyes are brown. Linda lists her favorites as: color, blue; show, The Gradu- ate; singer, Glen Campbell; mu- sical group, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap; actor, Dustin Hoffman; actress, Anne Ban- croft; food, chislic; year in school, 12th grade; book, In Cold Blood; favorite song, Cir- cle of Blue. Her activities during the last four years have been: girl's glee club, 3,4; Pep club check- er, 4; librarian, 1,2; FHA, 1, 3,4. Have fun and don't forget to study hard (like I didn't). is Linda's advice to Freshmen. • Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Kretchmer on June 9, 1951, in Huron was James William Kret- chmer. He has black hair, big blue eyes, and stands 5 ft. 10 in. tall. He transferred to DSHS from Bancroft and is a great asset to De Smet athletics. Jim's first week of football proved to be his most memor- able experience. He has many favorites, some of them are: actor, Paul New- man; actress, Raquel Welch; color, blue; subject, English; food, shrimp; and movie. The Green Berets; book, Valley of the Dolls. People who act like your friend and then talk behind your back about you; is Jim's pet peeve. He plans to go to college but is undecided which college to at- tend. His advice to the Fresh- man is: Study hard, but en- joy it. The four years go by fast. • • • NEW SETTE (issue of Feb. 6) Nine Straight Wins for Bulldogs; Three Challenges Coming The De Smet Bulldogs made it nine in a row by dumping the Clark Comets 75-59 Tues- day evening on the local floor. The Bulldogs took an early lead, the score 22-9 at the end of the first quarter. Never in trouble, the quint maintained a 15-point margin through most of the game. The Bulldogs had four men in double figures, with Randy Jencka leading at 17. Terry Long and Tom Hein each had 14, Dave Andrisen 10. For Clark, Lon Nelson was high with 12, followed by Ra- leigh Voas with 11. The Bulldogs made 17 of 26 tries at the free line; the Comets 13 of 24. The score by quarters: De Smet 22 39 58 75 Clark 9 22 37 59 De Smet won the B game 60-51. The strength of the Bulldogs will be tested this week when the team meets fourth-ranked Ar- lington on a visit there Friday, and retusn home to play Sioux Valley Saturday evening. These two teams handed the Bulldogs their only defeats this season. De Smet will journey to Bry- ant Tuesday to play the highly ranked Scotties. • De Smet chalked up two more victories at the week-end, on the local court, downing Iroquois 71-62 in an East Central Con- ference battle Friday evening and troiincing Wolsey 93-73 Sat- urday evening. The game with the Iroquois Chiefs was an extra 30 minutes longer due to the many fouls called. Iroquois was guilty of 29, De Smet 24 in the 32 min- ute contest. Dave Andrisen led the attack for the Bulldogs in scoring 27 points. Tom Hein and Terry Long each had 11. Alan Lorenz, 6-4 Junior led the Chiefs with 27 points. R. Rowcliffe, Sophomore, was the only other player in double fig- ures, with 12. Score by quarters: De Smet 24 31 55 71 Iroquois 13 34 48 62 The B game was in Iro- quois's favor 41-36. The Bulldogs scored 50 points in the first half in the non-conference game against Wolsey Saturday evening, in the 93-73 score. Coach Larry Luitjens used 12 players in the game with nine scoring-four in double fig- ures. Standout player for the eve- ning was RandyJencks, Bulldog center, who racked up 22 points and gathered in several re- bounds. With three seconds showing on the clock before the half he let one go from 35 feet out and it swished in. In scor- ing he was followed by Tom Hein, 15; Dave Andrisen, 12 and Randy Asleson 10. Steve Boomsma, 6-3 center for the Wolsey Cardinals, had 12 field goals and 8 from 16 at the the foul stripe for a total of 32 points. He and Tony Eichs- ladt left the game midway in the fourth quarter because of five fouls. Robert Erickson had 19 points for the losers. Score by quarters: De Smet 20 50 76 93 Wolsey 18 38 54 73 De Smet B team won its game 47-32. • • • SENIOR ON PARADE Rod Kracht is the next Sen- ior on Parade at DHS. He was bom August 16, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kracht at De Smet. Rod's favorite actress and ac- tor are Sophia Loren and Sidney Portier. His favorite movie is In the Heat of the Night and his favorite song is Heard it Through the Grapevine. His favorite food is steak, and blue is his favorite color. He lists as his pet peeveamessed-uprug. While attending DHS, we find Rod's favorite class as Physics and he lists all of his teachers to be great! His favorite sport is basketball and his most mem- orable experience is last year's State Bs. During his four years at DHS we find him to be very active in sports and other activities. During his Freshman year he was Student Council Represen- tative, the Sophomore year he was president of the class, the Junior year was elected to Boy's State, and in his Senior Year he is the Student Council vice-pres- ident and D Club president. He has participated in D Club 2,3, 4, in football, 12,3,4; basketball, 1,2,3,4; track 1,2,3. Rod's plans after graduation are to attend SDSU. • • SENIOR ON PARADE Our next Senior on Parade is Rose Marie Lee, who was born May 1, 1951, in the Hur- on hospital. Her proud par- ents are Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Lee. Rose's pet peeve is: A snot- ty know-it-all who can’ttakeany advice. She has a lot of fav- orites and lists them as: food, chicken and french fries; color, blue; year in school, Senior, be- cause it means the end of a long hard struggle ; song, Abra- ham, Martin and John; group, The Supremes; boy, anyone with a nice, quiet personality and black hair; subject, Home Ed.; actor, Sidney Portier; ac- tress, Lucille Ball, Carol Bur- nett and Kay Ballenger. She lists basketball as a fav- orite 8port and she likes to ride horseback for a hobby. Her most memorable experiences are being elected FHA treasurer and winning a trophy for showman- ship in 4-H. Rose plans to attend Mount Marty in Yankton and become a Home Economics teacher. Her advice to Freshmen is: Time is short, don't waste it. NHS, FHA treasurer, Pep Club and Declam are some of her activi- ties. You'll hear her say Dumb, Dumb a lot, as this is her fav- orite saying. • • SENIOR ON PARADE Judy Ann Larson was born September 13, 1951, in the De Smet hospital to the proud par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lar- son. Some of her favorites are: food, roast duck; song, But You Know I Love You; actor, Steve McQueen; actress, RaquelWelch; color, olive green or bright blue; movie, The Graduate; television show, Lancer; singing group, The First Edition. She describes her favorite guy as being good looking and fun to be with. Here are some of Judy's ac- tivities while she’s been at DHS: Girl's Glee Club, 1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Pep Club, 4 and FHA 1,2,3,4. She says her most memorable experience while at DHS is decorating for the Junior-Senior Prom. Her advice to the Freshmen is Study hard, but don't forget to have fun. Judy says her pet peeve is homework and riding the bus. Her plans after graduation are still undecided. A Home Away from Home, Pupils Find The great majority of rural students at De Smet High School have found a home away from home . This past week most of them were staying in town so they will be able to attend school, as the buses haven’t been running. These homes away from home have been provided for by the concerned people of De Smet. Everyone really appreci- ates having a place to stay when the weather is bad. NEWSETTE (issue of Feb. 13) Senior On Parade A Senior who lists her favor- ites as: food, prime ribs: color, orange; song, Sounds of Silence; actor, Paul Newman; actress, Doris Day; movie, The Green Berets; book, Yes I can ; pas - time, listening to the radio; sub- ject in school, Sociology; and saying, Wow; is Marla Jean LaBore. She was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert LaBore September 8, 1951, in Mitchell. Her most memorable exper- ience was decorating for the Jun- ior-Senior prom last year. Marla's pet peeve is people who try to be better than any- one else. Her ideal boy is des- cribed as someone who is fun to be with. Study hard, but take time to have fun because it all goes so fast; is Marla's advice to the Freshmen. Her activities during her four years at DHS have been FHA, 1, 2,3; and Pep Club, 4. Senior On Parade Patricia Ellen McAdaragh, known as Patsy, was born to the Lester McAdaraghs on April 22, 1951, in De Smet. She is a 5' 3 1 2 , light brunette with brown eyes. Patsy lists her favorites as: color, yellow; food, swiss steak; song, Build Me Up Buttercup; book. The Rabbi; singing group, Peter and Gordon; movie, Gone With the Wind; ac- tress, Carol Burnett; actor, Dean Martin. Her ideal boy is one that she can talk to, be at ease with, has a wonderful person- ality, and dresses sharp. Patsy lists her pet peeve as people who tear down others; they aren't any better. During her four years at D HS, Patsy has participated in mixed chorus, 1,2,3,4; girl's glee club, 1,2,3,4; Newsette, 4; Annual staff,4; Senior class student council, 4; N.H.S., 4; and drill team, 3,4. Patsy plans to attend North- ern State College at Aberdeen. Senior On Parade Michala McCue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McCue, was born at Martin, Friday, the 13th of April, 1951. Her most memorable exper- iences were the Junior Class play and the Junior-Senior prom of 1967. As advice to the Fresh- men, she says to always con- sider the advice parents and teachers give you, cause they're usually right. Some of Michala's favorites are: food, anything edible; actor, Richard Burton; actress, Katherine Hepburn; and sub- jects, government and history. Her favorite pastime is read- ing. Since she has been in high school, Michala has participated in FHA, 1,2,3; Girl's Glee Club, 1,2; Junior class vice president; Junior class play; one-act play contest; drill team, 3,4; and Pep Club, 4. After graduation, she plans to attend college at BHSC, Spear- fish. • • • The Bulldog Barkers are rais- ing money to have uniforms for the Pep Club. In a Prettiest Leg contest of the faculty men, they are selling votes at a penny each. The girl who sells the most tickets receives a reward, and of course, a special award goes to the winner of the contest. The Barkers hope everyone likes candy, as that is their big project now. They hope to raise enough money to cover the cost of uniforms so each girl doesn’t have to buy one. However, a number may buy their own if they choose. The sweaters are maroon and gold with matching maroon skirts. The girls are anxiously awaiting their arrival. Flashes of maroon and gold will be seen at all the tourna- ments. NEW SETTE (issue of Feb. 20) School Had 32 in Region Contest Solos, Ensembles The band, vocal ensembles and soloists went to Watertown early Wednesday morning for the state regional contest held at the high school in an all-day session. De Smet had 32 entries. Five received ratings of 3, 16 a rat- ing of 2, and 11 received the top of 1. Five were recommended for the grand concert. They were bass solo and alto saxophone soloist, Vance Magnuson; trom- bone solo, Robert Springer; the boy's vocal ensemble; tenor saxophone solo, Scott FWintun; and the trombone ensemble. • SENIOR ON PARADE Sandra Beth Munger was born to Mr. and Mrs. Craig Munger, October 19, 1951, in the De Smet hospital. Sandy, as she is known by her friends at DHS, has been very active during her high school days. Her activities in- clude band l,2,4;chorus 1,2,3,4; Choraleers, 3,4; Cheerleader, 4; triple trio 2,3; mixed octet 4; Madrigal 1,2; PCp Club 4; FHA 1; class secretary-treasurer 1; drill team 3; and Pep band 1,2. Sandy lists her favorites as: food, spaghetti; book. Gone With the Wind; movie, Dr. Zhivago; class, Senior; actor, Paul New- man; actress, Ann Margret; song, I'm Going to Make you Love Me ; singing group. Tur- tles; ideal guy, tall, dark and fun to be with. Her advice to the Freshmen is: Try to spend as much time studying as you do writing notes. Sandy's most memorable ex- perience while attending DHS was being in All-State Chorus. She says some of her most em- barassing experiences have been while she's been a cheerleader. She plans to take a secretar- ial course at SDSU, Brookings, after she graduates. • NEW SETTE (issue of Feb. 27) FFA Sweetheart Chosen; Hayride for Chapter The De Smet Chapter of Fu- ture Farmers of American held its monthly meeting Febru- ary 10, voting on FFA sweet- heart. Janis Cronkhite, Portia Dan- nenbring and Jane Smith are the candidates. The sweetheart will be announced at the next meet- ing and the girl will be given a jacket. It was decided to have a hay- ride at the next meeting and a committee was appointed. Large Cast Chosen for All-School Play; Set for April Tryouts have been held for an all-school play, Wildcat, to be directed by Mrs. Larry Luit- jens, Mrs. Donald Wolkow and Mrs. Eugene Maguire. The cast consists of: Wildy, Cindy Stalheim Joe, Vance Magnuson Janie, Dianne Ogren Hank, Curt Poppen Sookie, David Bell Tattoo, Kevin Muilenburg Oney, Edward Wilkinson Cisco, Gary Schwartz Sheriff, Scott Jensen Barney, Terry Long Luke, Tom Cecil Miguel, Danny Spader Matt, Gary Goreham Corky, Bob Springer Sandy, Dennis Hendricks Postman), Dallas Spader Inez, MicBala McCue Blonde, Betty Pratt Countess, Debbie Hyink All the principal characters, and 17 others, are in the chorus. Some of the principal characters and 12 others, are the dancers. Betty Peterson and Bergie Belzer are the accompanists. The play will be given April 18-19. SENIOR ON PARADE The next Senior on Parade is Diane Louise Ogren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ogren. She was born on December 16, 1950, at Huron. She lists some of her favor- ites as: food, shrimp and chick- en; pastime, anything that isn't work and is a lot of fun ; saying, Oh really? ; song, I Love How You Love Me; actor, Paul New- man; actress, Katherine Ross; and movie, Gone With The Wind. She describes her ideal boy as not too tall, intelligent, having a great sense of humor, fun to be with, and good-looking. Her t peeve is people who try to something they are not. She says that her most mem- orable experience is her senior year, because it has been just great. Dianne has participated in many activities at DHS. They are: mixed chorus,1,2,3,4; Girl's Glee Club 1,2,3,4; band 1,2,3, 4; NHS 3,4; Annual staff 4; Homecoming candidate 4; Snow Queen contest, 4; clarinet quar- tet, 3,4; triple trio 1,4; All-school play 4; Student Council, 3; FHA 1,2,3,4; Choraleers, 4. Her advice to Freshmen is get involved in school and its activities, keep busy and have fun. Dianne's plans after gradua- tion are to attend Northern State College and take secretarial sci- ence and psychology. SENIOR ON PARADE Study hard but have fun is our next Senior on Parade's ad- vice to the Freshmen. Kevin Albert Muilenburg was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Muilenburg in Huron October 13, 1949. Now as a Senior at DHS he is 5 feet, 9 1.2 inches tall, has brown hair and blue eyes. Kevin lists some of his fav- orites as: color, blue; food, baked potatoes and broiled steak; song, Wichita Lineman; movie, To Sir With Love; television show, Mis- sion Impossible; actor, Sidney Poitier; actress, Jill St. John; pas- time, hunting and watching all sports; saying, You Bet ; Sub- ject, Ag. Ill; singing group, The Doors. Some of Kevin's activities in high school have been boy's glee club and mixed chorus, 1,2,3,4. People who think they know everything is Kevin's pet peeve. He says his most memorable ex- perience was the prom of 1968 at Bancroft where he attended school before comingto DeSmet. Kevin’s plans for the future are undecided. NEWSETTE (issue of Mar. 6) SENIOR ON PARADE Janice Rae Olson was born on February 5, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Olson at Huron. She lists her favorite color as blue and her favorite food as chile. Her favorite actress and actor are Audrey Hepburn and Paul Newman; television show, Carol Burnett. Her favorite book is Desiree. While attend- ing DHS, she finds her favor- ite class to be shorthand. Janice's ideal guy has to be medium height, with light brown hair, blue eyes, and a good sense of humor. Her pet peeve is peo- ple who think they know every- thing. She has been very active throughout her four years at DHS. She was vice president of the freshman class during her firet year. Since then she has been in mixed chorus 1,2,3,4; girl's glee club 1,2,3,4; Student Council Representative 2; cheer- leader 2; NHS, 4; FHA, 1; drill team, 3; Senior class vice presi- dent; Annual staff, 4. Northern State College is where Janice plans to attend af- ter graduation. Her major will be in secretarial science. SENIOR ON PARADE Snow is our next Senior on Parade's pet peeve. Mary Mar- garet Myers was born at St. John's Hospital, Huron, to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Myers, January 30, 1951. Mary's favorite actors are Paul Newman and Steve Mc- Queen, and her favorite actress is Julie Christie. Some of her other favorites are: song, Build Me Up, Buttercup; singers, The Temptations; food, prime ribs; movie, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World; book, Hawaii; subject, English. Each year in high school she has had a lot of wonderful ex- periences. She finds it hard to name just one year because she wants to remember them all. Her activities at DHS include: Pep Club; debate 2,3,4; band, 1,2,3,4; mixed chorus, 2,3,4; girl's glee club, 12,3,4; FHA 1,2,3,4; NHS, 3,4; drill team, 4; class presidnet, 3; Girl's Stater, 3; Annual staff, 4; One-act plays, 4; band representative, 4. Mary plans to major in psy- chology at University of South Dakota. • • SENIOR ON PARADE Our next Senior on Parade is Roger D. Parkhurst, born at Huron August 28, 1950. He lived in Erwin before moving to De Smet for the seventh grade. Some of Roger's favorites are: color, blue; book, the Harrad Experiment; song. Sounds of Si- lence; singers, Simon and Gar- funkle; food, steak; actor, Clint Eastwood; show, Hang 'Em High; and pastime, sleeping. His advice to Freshmen is study hard, but don't forget to have fun. Roger was in football and D Club 3,4. His plans for the future are undecided. • • NEWSETTE (issue of Mar. 20) WILDCAT The excitement of the produc- tion of Wildcat, is beginning to show in the actors and others associated with the musical. Important to the show are the committees-nine of them, all very important. Margaret Hyden is chairman, with Hazel Moeller, Pepper Aden and Jean Wade are on the set design committee. On the set construction com- mittee are Dennis Tingle, chair- man, Randy Schmidt, Charles Rcjardson, Rod Smith, Don Pol- lock, Tom Smith and Steve Hoy. The advertising committee has Janice Olson and Margaret Johnson as co-chairmen and Shelley Cummins, Joyce Smith, Julie Larson, Kathy Davis, Kari Lee, Wanda Siver, and Denise Smith. On the make-up committee are Vivian Muser, chairman and Jo Ann Pitman; on the costumes committee, Kay Halverson, chairman, Marcia Serfling, Becky Johnson, Kathy Kick- land, Judy Coughlin, Connie Stalheim, Cheri Salight and Linda Snyder. The lights and sound commit- tee is headed by Janice Claassen, with DeAnn Wolkow and Veda Wallum as members. Diane Heller, hairman, Jan- ice Schardin, Debbie Peterson, Becky Krick, Marily Albrecht, Kathy Price, Janice Lee, Kathy McDonnell and Jackie Rouns- ville will sell the tickets. Jane Smith and Donna Hul- bert Hulbert, co-chairmen, are to find items to use, as a prop committee with Nancy Smith, Craig Johnson, Jill Jensen, Tom Hayden, Randy Johnson, Julie Widman, Lew Dannenbring, Sandy Munger and Karent John- son. Stage hands are Tom Hay- den, Craig Johnson and Jerry Pollock. The prompter is Karen Johnson. • SENIOR ON PARADE Study hard, but don't ever forget to love fun , is the ad- vice given to freshmen by our next Senior on Parade. She is Marilyn Edelle Paul- son, born November 26, 1950, to Mr. and Mrs. Nels Paulson, at De Smet Memorial Hospital. She came to De Smet High School when she was a junior, after the earlier years at Erwin. Marilyn is 5' 3 tall with fake light auburn hair. She has many favorites: group, Jay and The Americans; movie, The Graduate; actor, Sydney Portier; actress, Jill St. John. Other favorites are: song, Au- tumn of My Life; food, steak, color, blue. Her favorite say- ing is: Huh, What'd ya say? Other favorites are: singer, Glen Campbell; and comedian, Bill Cosby. People who think they're what they aren't, and people who are always trying to be serious , are the pet peeves for Marilyn. Her ideal boy is The one and only, good looking guy, with brown eyes and dark brown hair, a good sense of humor, is very considerate and a blast to be with. Activities: Vocal music, 1, 2 at Erwin; class plays, 1,2, at Erwin; Newsette, 1, 2 at Erwin; FHA 3 in De Smet; Snow Queen con- test, 4 at De Smet. SENIOR ON PARADE On the campus of SDSU this fall Danny Pederson will be hur- rying from class to class. Born June 18, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Peterson, Danny lived on a farm near Erwin un- til he was in the eighth grade, when they moved to De Smet. Danny is 5' 9”, with blue eyes and brown hair. One hears Danny saying Oh sure you do! quite often. His favorite color is blue; food, prime ribs; book, Yes, I Can; movie, Hang ’Em High; song. World Beyond; singer, Glen Camp- bell; and his favorite pasttimes are hunting and fishing. Danny's advice to freshmen is: Study hard and get the most out of your high school years; they go by fast! The 1969 State B tourna- ments were his most memorable experience. NEW SETTE (issue of Mar. 27) SENIOR ON PARADE Cathy Jo Purrington, next Senior on Parade, is the daughter of the late William R.and Mrs. Purrington. She was born Arpil 9, 1951, at Huron. Her only pet peeve is people who know her but spell her name with a K instead of a C . With only one pet peeve, Cathy has many likes. These include: actor, Paul Newman; actress, Julie Christie; song. Let It Be Me; movie, Doctor Zhivago; singer, Glen Campbell; food, steak; color, brown. Her most memorable experience at DSH is the State B tournaments. Tall, blond hair, good per- sonality, and considerate of how you feel is howCathy describes her ideal guy. Girl's glee club 1, 2, 3, 4; mixed chorus, 2, 3, 4; band, 1, 2, 3, 4; triple trio, 4; Chora- leers, 4; FHA 1, 2, 3; clarinet quartet, 3, 4; All-School play,4; are Cathy's activities at DHS. She plans to major in secre- tarial science at Northern State College. SENIOR ON PARADE Our next Senior on Parade is Dennis Lee Petersen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Petersen. Better known as Woody, he was born in De Smet May 27, 1951. The advice Dennis gives to the freshmen is: stick with it, four years go fast. His most memorable experience was the 1969 State B basketball tour- naments. Some of Dennis's favorites are: food, roast duck (which he has had only once or so); mov- ie, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; book, In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote; saying, You'- re kidding me! ; subject, phys- ics; and type of girl, none, but when you come right down to it, I like the good looking ones who are fun to be with. During four years of high school in De Smet, Dennis has been a member of National Hon- or Society, 2, 3, 4, and vice president of NHS 4. The future plans of this senior are to attend Northern State Col- lege and major in math. SENIOR ON PARADE Our next Senior on Parade is going to attend South Dakota State University this fall. He plans to major in a field of agri- culture since he likes these agri- cultural classes and lists this as his favorite subject. We've made one guess long enough: he is Lauren LaVerne Poppen. He was born July 8, 1951, in Huron to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Poppen. Along with his favofite sub- ject he lists: food, hamburger; actor, Sidney Portier; singer, Glen Campbell; group, The 5th Dimension. Lauren has been in NHS, de- bate and FFA while in De Smet High School these four years. His most memorable experience was attending the National FFA Convention in Kansas City, Mo. NEW SETTE (issue of Apr. 3) Senior Plan Own Commecement; No Guest Speaker Much discussion developed as to Commencement by Senior Class at its meeting last Tues- day. The class decided to have its own commencement-that is, have the occasion put on by the Seniors. Instead of having a guest speaker, they voted to have the top three scholastic students of the class give speeches. The chorus and band will per- form. The seniors are to work up a choral reading telling of all the important events through- out the 12 years at DHS. Green and silver were cho- sen as the class colors, red rose, the class flower, and Out of School’s Life into Life's School as the class motto. Even though the date of graduation was moved a week later the seniors are becoming more and more aware of the end of the long climb to the top of the ladder. SENIOR ON PARADE The next Senior on Parade stands 6' 3 tall, has dark brown hair, and blue eyes. He was born at Huron July 6, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Raabe. Kenny tells us his favorite subject in school is physics. He lists his other favorites as: year in school. Senior; food, steak; color, blue; TV show, Mission Impossible; song, Crimson and Clover; and singer, Glen Camp- bell. His favorite saying is: Ya better believe it. He has only three words of advice to the freshmen: Don't get caught. Whe asked his most memor- able experience while attending DHS he said it would have to be attending All-State Chorus and going to the State B tour- nament. His activities while attending Bancroft and De Smet High School have been: Mixed Chor- us, 1, 2, 3, 4; boy's glee club, 1, 2, 3, 4; All-State Chorus, 3, 4; vocal soloist, 2, 3; class treas- urer, 3; and NHS, 4. This senior's future plans are to attend SDSU and major in engineering. SENIOR ON PARADE Charles Richardson is the next Senior on Parade, born in De Smet April 12, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richardson. Some of his favorites are: food, roast chicken; book, Black Like Me; movie, Planet of the Apes; actor, Paul Newman; ac- tress, Racquel Welch; show, Glen Campbell's Good Time Hour; saying, whatever turns you on ; year in school, senior; and subject, German. His future plans are to at- tend General Beadle State Col- lege and major in business edu- cation. Some of his high school activities are: mixed chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; boy's glee club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Annual staff, 4; Newsette staff, 4. His most memorable exper- ience was the 1969 State B basketball tournament. When asked his advice to the freshmen, Charles said, Make good use of your time because four years go by fast; but don't forget to have fun, too. Boy, Girl, Staters Chosen for De Smet Four high school junior boys will be at Boy's State, Aberdeen, in June, and two junior girls will attend Girl's State, Mitchell. Vance Magnuson was chosen by De Smet Post 138 as its repre- sentative, David Bell by De Smet Kiwanis Club and Tom Thaden, Bancroft, by De Smet Chamber of Commerce, the latter two or- ganizations co-sponsors with the Legion Post, which is sponsor for the three. Jill Grothe and Mary Lynn O'Keefe were chosen by the Aux- iliary of the Legion Post to repre- sent the school at Girl's State, Joyce Smith and Jackie Hannah chosen as alternates. • 103 on Honor Roll; Seniors Lead Classes Last week marked the end of the third nine weeks of school. The total number on the honor roll was 103, 37.5 per cent of the student body. Superior roll had 25 seniors, 7 juniors, 3 sophomores, 1 fresh- man. On the Excellent Roll were 16 seniors, 17 juniors, and 21 freshmen. NEW SETTE (issue of Apr. 10) FHA Chapt er Represented by 12 at Regional Event Twelve represented the F.H. A. regional convention at Lake Preston, for a full day, March 31. Those attending were Janis Cronkhite, president; Jane Spen- cer, vice president; Glennette Halverson, secretary; Rose Lee, treasurer; Lew Dannenbring, re- porter; Roberta Johnson, histor- ian; Vicki Widman, parliamen- tarian; Jill Grothe, song leader; Patty Peckenpaugh, voting dele- gate; Connie Penney, represen- tative; Mrs. Loring Paschke, ad- visor; and Mrs. Dale Spencer, Chapter Mother. Theme of the convention was Dollars and Sense. The region- al president, Mikki Seaman, Lake Preston, presided over the meeting. Highlights included Mrs. Norma Brick, fashion consul- tant, speaking on today's styles and fashions, fabrics and home decorating. Mrs. Imogene Van Over- schelde, State FHA advisor, spoke on Image of Your FHA Chapter. Kathy Baker, Arlington, last year's president, told about her trip to Miami, to the national convention. Officers were elected and in- stalled, Carol Baker, Arling- ton, president; Gail Schoneweill, Volga, co-chairman; and Car- na Vetter, Castlewood, secre- tary-treasurer. De Smet led a relaxer in the morning session. The De Smet chapter presented corsages to Mrs. Paschke and Mrs. Spen- cer. Senior On Parade Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ryland, April 11, 1950, at De Smet, was another Senior on Parade, Judy Ann Ryland. Judy has both brown hair and eyes. She lists some of her fav- orites as: television show, Glen Campbell; movie. The Green Beret; color, orange or green; book, G. I. Diary; saying, Sor- ry I blew up; singer, Sandy Posey; actor, Sidney Portier; ac- tress, Doris Day; food, ham and pizza; and song, Build Me Up, Buttercup. Judy's pet peeve is people who get up early on Saturday mornings. The State B was Judy's most memorable experience. Her advice to Freshmen is to study, have fun, and always look upto D. H. S. She lists her activities as: F. H. A., 1, 2,3,4; Annual staff, 4; and Candy Striper, 4. Her future plan is to attend Stewart's School of Hairstyling at Sioux Falls, where she has already been accepted. • Senior On Parade Sharon Louise Schardin was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert Schardin March 22, 1951, at De Smet. She has brown hair, brown eyes, and is 5 feet, 5 inch- es tall. Some of her favorites are: subject, Algebra; song, I Love How You Love Me, or Silence is Golden; actor, the late Clark Gable; actress, Doris Day; book. Gone With the Wind; group, Su- premes; color, blue; food, shrimp or steak; boy, someone who is honest and can act na- tural, doesn't have to show off, and preferably dark and hand- some. Advice to underclassmen by Sharon is: Always remember that your years in high school shape the failure or success of your future life. Her most unforgettable ex- perience in high school is her whole Senior year, the State B tournaments and watching her- self and other Choraleers on television. Sharon's activities in high school include: FHA, 1, 2, 3; Pep Club, 4; Drill team, 3,4; debate, 2; NHS, 3, 4; mixed chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; girl's glee club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club sec- retary, 4; Senior librarian for music, 4; DAR, 4; Newsette, 3; Choraleers, 3, 4; triple trio, 3; mixed octet, 4; vocal con- test, 3,4; All-State chorus alter- nate, 4; All-School play, 4; sec- retarial contests, 1, 3; vocal les- sons, 1, 2, 3, 4; Snow Queen contest, 4; teacher's aid, 2, 3,4. Her plans are to attend Net- tleton Commercial College in Sioux Falls to take an 18- month secretarial course. • • NEW SETTE (issue of Apr. 17) Swing Group Plays for REA Meeting; be USD Band Host Events for the school swing band included performing at the annual convention of Kingsbury Electric Cooperative Saturday, and the appearance of the Uni- versity of South Dakota band scheduled for May 23 at the school auditorium. The De Smet band will be the hosts for the feeding and lodg- ing of the members of the Uni- versity band. • • • Seniors to Redfield for Day’s Visit Hospital-School The sociology class of 68 sen- iors visited Redfield State Hos- pital and School Tuesday of last week in an all-day trip. They had been prepared for the ex- perience with reports made by four of the class on the state in- stitution for mentally retarded- with its nine buildings and 44- bed hospital, 90 acres of grounds, and 1,050 residents. They learned the institution supplies most of its heat and em- ergency power, dairy products, water supply, bakery goods, and part of its meat and vegetable needs. Most of the residents can learn to help with laundry, dining room, farming and other occu- pations. This on-the-job train- ing is a part of the function of the school. There are 215 children en- rolled in an academically- oriented 11-classroom school. They have many activity pro- grams such as softball, roller skating, basketball, camping, hiking, swimming, tobogganing and others. A newly constructed gymnasium provides for many of these, and has a beauty par- lor, barber shop, canteen, swim- ming pool and bowling lanes, with a large area for basketball and trampoline. Movies and dances are pro- vided for them, and they may have personal possessions such as radios, television sets and bicycles. The seniors recognized the care that is being provided atthe school, being informed that three per cent of the population mentally retarded. are SENIOR ON PARADE Our next Senior on Parade was born on April 24, 1951, in De Smet to Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Skyberg Jr. Some of her favorites are: food, garbanzo beans; hobby, watching TV; saying, I don't like English ; color, royal blue; actor, Tony Randall; actress, Sandy Dennis; movie, Chubas- co; song, Aquarius, by the Fifth Dimension; book, West Side Story; year in school, senior; subject, sociology. If you haven't guessed who she is, her name is LaVonne Renae Skyberg. When asked what her favor- ite type of boy is, she said I'm not fussy at all. He must not wear glasses or use that greasy kid’s stuff, but he must be wealthy and built sorta sturdy, and in- telligent. LaVonne's most memorable experience was the bus ride to and from Redfield. Her advice to the freshmen is Hang in there, kids; it gets worse before it gets better. Her future plans are to at- tend Stewart's School of Hair- styling in Sioux Falls, start- ing June 16. Some of her high school activities were: FHA, 1, 2; Annual staff, 3, 4. SENIOR ON PARADE Our next senior is Denise Mae Smith. She has red hair, hazel eyes, 5' 4 . She was born in Huron on April 12, 1951, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Her- man Smith. Denise named her favorite subjects as English and Typ- ing. Some of her other favorites are: color, green; food, meat loaf; song, Hair, by the Cow- sills; movie, Guess Who’s Com- ing to Dinner; actor, Sidney Pol- der; actress, Maureen O'Hara. She dislikes liver and June bugs. Her pet peeve is her little broth- er bouncing his basketball in the house. Denise plans to go to Stew- art's School of Hairstyling af- ter she graduates. The improvement she would like to see in De Smet is more and better books in the library or a journalism class and phy- sical education in all four years of high school. Her advice to Freshmen is These four years go by so quickly, don't let one minute pass without knowing what to do with it. • • SENIOR ON PARADE Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Schwartz are the proud parents of Caro- lyn, next Senior on Parade, who was born August 12, 1951, in Ramona. She stands 5' 10 , has brown hair and blue eyes. Some of her favorite things are: color; blue; song, Dizzy; food, steak. Her favorite sing- ing group is the Cowsills and her favorite singer in Glen Camp- bell. You would probably find Carolyn at a movie starring Doris Day and Steve McQueen, her favorite actress and actor. Her favorite subject is Home Economics. Carolyn’s ideal boy is tall and good looking, with a great personality”. Her favorite say- ing is, Oh, you guys. Her activities while a student at DHS are: Girl's Glee Club, 4; FHA, 1, 2, 3, 4; drill team, 3, 4; Pep Club, 4; Annual staff, 4. Her most memorable exper- ience was the State Bs . Her advice to freshmen is: Do the best you can; and have fun.” SENIOR ON PARADE Riding on buses to and from school is the pet peeve of our next senior, Glenda Leah Sky- berg. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Selmer Skyberg,' she was born September 11, 1951, at De Smet. Glenda's advice to the fresh- men is: Study hard and you'll make it out of here someday . Her most memorable experience was the trip to Redfield. Her activities have been FHA 1, 2, 3, 4 and Annual staff, 3, 4. Some of her favorites are: food, shrimp; color, blue; mov- ie, Gone With the Wind; book, The Graduate; singing group, The Vogues; song, Time of the Season; actor, Christopher Jones; actress, Raquel Welch; saying, You gotta bekidding. Her ideal boy is someone whi is considerate and has a good per- sonality. Glenda's future plans are to attend Stewart’s School of Hair- styling in Sioux Falls. NEW SETTE (issue of Apr. 24) Tracksters Took Two Relay Events On your mark, get set, go , were the words heard quite fre- quently April 17 and 18 by the trackSters and Coaches Rapp, Luitjens and Parks. The school was represented Friday at Redfield by 26 boys and Saturday by 34 at the Wa- tertown Relays. Entered, were (R for Redfield- W, Watertown): 120 yd. H.H., Terry Long (R-W). Discus, Terry Long, (R-W); Steve Johnson, (W); Jim Sky- berg (W). Long Jump, Pat Rodney (R- W); Glen Wendel (W). Mile Run, Ed Wilkinson (R- W), Dale Van Dyke (W); Les- lie Kracht (W). Triple Jump, Pat Rodney (R). High Jump, Glen Wendel (W). 880 Relay (R-W), Jim Kretch- mer, Glen Klinkel, Pat Rodney, Randy Jencks. Mile Relay (R-W), Glen Klink- el, Paul Pirlet, Marvin McCune, Randy Jencks. Low Hurdles, Jim Kretchmer (W). Shot Put, Marvin McCune (R- W), Terry Long (W), Steve John- son (W). 440 Relay (R-W), Jim Kretch- mer, Glen Klinkel, Pat Rodney, Randy Jencks. Medley Relay (R-W), Randy Jencks, Jim Kretchmer, Glen Klinkel, Mike Coughlin. Two-Mile Relay (R-W), Dale Van Dyke, Ed Wilkinson, Rob- ert Robish, Mike Coughlin. SENIOR ON PARADE Another Senior on Parade is Jane Pamela Smith, daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. Henry Smith, born at Huron, March 18, 1951. Like most persons, Jane has many likes and dislikes. Some other favorites are: food, shrimp; hobby, riding horse- back; saying, Believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear ; actors, Paul Newman and Pat Paulson; actress, Audrey Hepburn; color, blue; singer. Glen Campbell; movie, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner; song, To Sir With Love; year in school, Senior, It's my last ; type of boy, haven't decided yet; subject, Sociology. After graduation Jane's plans are to attend Huron School of Nursing. Her most memorable experience was the State B's and play practice. Her advice to the Freshmen is Don't waste all your time on learning; waste some of it on living. Jane's activities throughout her four years of high school are: FHA 1, 2, 3, 4; Newsette, 3; Pep Club, 4; Annual staff, 3. SENIOR ON PARADE Next Senior on Parade was born in De Smet October 24, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Springer. Bob now stands 5' 10 tall and has brown hair and brown eyes. Some of this Senior's favor- ites are: Year in school, Senior; subject, Physics; saying, Does- n't that just frost ya? , color, green; actor, Clint Eastwood; actres, Julie Christie; song, I never Promised You A Rose Gar- den ; food, shrimp; movie. Where Eagles Dare; book, Air- port. Bob's most memorable ex- perience while attending DHS was The School Band of Ameri- can European and Canadian Tours. Bob has been very active in his four years of high school. He lists his participations as: band, 1, 2, 3, 4; chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; Oklahoma , 1; Wildcat, 4; trombone solo, 1, 2, 3, 4; madrigal, 1, 2; Choraleers, 3,4; mixed octet, 2, 4; boy's ensem- ble, I, 2, 3, 4; brass ensem- ble, 1, 2, 4; debate, 2; vocal solo, 3; Newsette, 4; class offi- cer, 2; Student director, 4; All- State Chorus, 3, 4, alternate, 2; All-State Band, 4; Jr. Class Play, 3; trombone quartet, 3, 4; chor- us board, 4; School Band of American European and Can- adian Tours, 1, 2. Bob's advice to the Freshmen is Enoy it all you can, but while you're here, learn a little common sense because you'll need all you can get. He plans to attend college next year but he hasn't decided where. SENIOR ON PARADE Our next Senior on Parade is Danny Spader, who was born to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Spa- der January 10, 1951, at Mitch- ell. He lists some of his favor- ites as: color, yellow; food, chick- en; class, physics; show, Devil's Brigade; song, Sound of Si- lence, or I Love How You Love Me; singing group, Temptations; and his favorite saying is all right . Danny says his ideal girl is going to be sharp, easy to talk to, and most of all fun to be with; about 5' 1 and dark hair. His pet peeve is persons who pawn off of everyone. His advice to the Freshmen is: Listen to the advice of the other Seniors. Danny's most unforgettable experience is the trip to Red- field with Mr. Rapp and the Sociology class. His plans after graduation are to attend School of Mines, Rapid City, where he has re- ceived a $ 100 scholarship. Danny has been very active in his four years at DHS. He lists his activities as: Basket- ball, 1, 2; cross country, 1, 2; chorus, 3, 4; NHS, 3, 4; boy's flee club, 3, 4; Junior class play, ; school plays, 3, 4; Student Council, 3; FFA, 1; debate, 1,2; declam, 1,2,3,4; Annual staff, 4. NEW SETTE (issue of may 1) Wildcat Musical Netted $500 It was tremendous, superb. The all-school musical Wild- cat , was received by over 1000 people filling the school auditor, ium Friday and Saturday eve- nings. Wildcat will be long-remem- bered as being great-not only as a wonderful play-but also as a production which cleared about $500 for the drama department of DHS. What will be done with the money earned? It will definitely be put to a good use. It is planned to either purchase much- needed new curtains, or modern lighting for the stage. In either case it will benefit DHS and im- prove the productions to be put on in the future. The cast of 19 principals, sup- plemented by singers and danc- ers, with two-piano accompani- ment, kept the audiences on the edge of their chairs for the two- hour show. Cindy Stalheim and Vance Magnuson, lead characters, were marvelous in their parts, adding to the enjoyment of the show. The work of the rest of the cast was also evident in the smooth- ness of the production. Also the work of all the committees should not be overlooked. They also worked hard in putting the pro- duction in motion. After the last production, the three directors, Mrs. Wolkow, Mrs. Luitjens and Mrs. Maguire gave a party in the English room for everyone involved in the play. A lunch was served in the decorated room, and music played as everyone relived every moment of practice and the play. • SENIOR ON PARADE Kenneth Wallenstein is our next Senior on Parade, born at De Smet, July 11, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schutt. Kenny's favorites are: Song, You Are My Special Angel;sing- ing group, Rolling Stones; actor, Elvis Presley; actress, Lucille Ball; subject, typing; color, blue; food, hamburger; saying: There's more ways than one to 8k He Clsa,5’ 11 tall, has light brown hair and green eyes. He plans to attend a trade school for mechanics after graduation. Kenny's most memorable ex- periences are the times FFAwent on tours and tripe to Brookings. His advice to Freshmen is: Don't sluff off; it doesn't pay off in the end. Kenneth's ideal girl would be 5'6 to 5' 10 , pretty blond hair, and fun to be with. SENIOR ON PARADE January 26, 1951 was a big day for Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stalheim because this was the date Cynthia Lee made her en- trance into the world at Huron. Cindy has many favorites. Some are: food, lobster; color, mint green or lavender; singing group, Rascals or Temptations; song, Grooving' is Easy; book, 1984, or Hawaii; show, Dr. Zhi- vago. Her favorite year at DHS is her Senior because now she can graduate and try to put to use what she's learned. Her two pet peeves are hard butter and cold cars. A certain incident that oc- curred in the teacher's lounge during the Junior Class Play was her most embarrassing ex- perience. Wildcat is her most mem- orable experience in which she played the lead role as Wildcat Jackson. Her ideal guy has to be tall, good-looking with big, brown eyes and a sense of humor. Meet all kinds of people, have many friends, take part in many activities and don't be afraid to try something new and different is Cindy's advice to Freshmen. Many activities at DHS have kept Cindy very busy. They are: FHA, 1, 2, 3; Madrigal, 1, 2; Choraleers, 3, 4; chorus, 1, 2, 3, 4; girl's glee club, 1, 2, 3, 4; band, 5 years; NHS, 3, 4; accompanist, 1, 2, 3, 4; Okla- homa” 2; drill team, 4; Pep Club 4; triple trio, 2, 3, 4. Augustana is Cindy's choice of college where she'll attend af- ter graduation. She hasn't decided on a major as yet. • NEWSETTE (issue of May 8) Junior-Senior Prom Brot Night Out for DHS Students The Junior-Senior Prom at De Smet was held Saturday, April 27, the theme, Moonlight and Roses. The Junior-Senior banquet started at 6:30. After the meal, speeches were given by Portia Dannenbring and Betty Pratt, followed by Donald McCaskell, the guest speaker. The Chora- leers sang three songs. The Grand March started the dance at 9:30 and it lasted un- til 12. At 12:30 a show given at the Ritz Theater, was followed by a breakfast from 4 to 5:30 at the Country Club. The Shack was open from 2:30 until morning. Thinclads Winners ECC Meet; Sweep Relays Both Contests The track squad of De Smet High School took six firsts in varsity events at the East Cen- tral Conference meet held at Mad- ison, Tuesday, Apr. 29, in win- ning meet honors with 97 1 2 points. Arlington was second with 81 points, Lake Preston third with 59, Oldham fourth with 35, and Erwin fifth with 21. The De Smet freshmen also won first, with 75 points, acquir- ing 7 firsts. Lake Preston freshmen took second with 61 points, Oldham third with 47, Erwin totalling 4 points, Arlington, 2. Ed Wilkinson won the two- mile run and Tom Hein the long jump in single varsity vic- tories at Madison. The squad swept the relays, the 880 event won by Randy Jencks, Jim Kretchmer, Tom Hein and Steve Siver; the med- ley by Hein, Siver, Glen Klinkel, and Dale Van Dyke; the mile by Klinkel, Mike Coughlin, Steve Kellar and Hein; the two-mile by Van Dyke, Robert Robish, Les Kracht and Coughlin. The frosh also swept the re- lays. A team composed of Glen Wendel, McCune, Purintun and Pirlet won the 440-yard event, the 880-yard and sprint medley, both by Wendel, McCune, Purin- tun and Pirlet. Marvin McCune won the shot put, Wayne Leckey the discus, Mark Purintun, the 100-yard dash, Paul Pirlet, the 220-yard. SENIOR ON PARADE Another Senior, Eileen Marie Weerts, was born on May 5, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Weerts, at Huron. Her advice to the freshmen is: Study hard but don't for- get to have a little fun too. Her most memorable experience was the Junior-Senior prom. Some of Eileen's favorites in- clude: Food, Italian spaghetti; book, Tale of Two Cities; mo vie, Romeo and Juliet; actor, Brian Keith; actress, Doris Day; sub- ject, Senior Math; song, Age of Aquarius. Her hobby is sew- ing. Her pet peeve is kids who purposely annoy teachers in study hall. Some of the activities she has participated in are: mixed chor- us, 1, 2, 3, 4; soloists 2, 3, 4; mixed ensemble, 3, 4; declam 2, 3, 4; class officer, 1, 2, 3; pep club 1, 2, 3; All-School play 3; Junior Class play; Math con- test 1, 2. Eileen plans to go to Augus- tana College and major in Math. • • SENIOR ON PARADE Dennis Arland Tingle was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arland Tingle on July 7, 1951, in Mitch- ell. He lists his favorites as: Song, I Love How You Love Me; color, blue; actress, Ann Margret; actor, Clint Eastwood; movie, The Devil's Brigade; food, steak; pastime, working on his car; subject, Chemistry. His Senior year in high school is his favorite because it's his last and a lot of great things happened. When asked his pet peeve, he said, Ifis '51 Chevys. High school is fine as long as you don't let your studying interfere with your fun, is Den- nis's advice to the freshmen. His most memorable exper- ience during his days at DHS was being in the National FFA chorus and going to Kansas City both his Junior and Senior years. He save his ideal girl would have to be the one he is going with now. His plans are to attend South Dakota State University, Brook- ings next fall. SENIOR ON PARADE People who say I'll tell you later , is Ed Wilkinson's pet peeve. He was born in Sioux Falls on May 20, 1951, to Mr. and Mrs. EUsworth Wilkinson. His favorite color is blue; food, pork chops; show, When The Sun Set; song, I Think We're Alone Now, and Pledge of Love; actress, Ann-Margret; actor, Paul Newman; singing group, Union Gap; saying, dog-gone-it ; class, first grade. Eddy's ideal girl has four wheels and is red. Follow my tradition and study hard , is his advice to the freshmen. The State B” is his most mem- orable experience. Ed has been very busy in his four years at DHS. Some of his activities are: Football, 1, 2, 3, 4, co-captain; All-Con- ference, 3, 4; basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; track, 1, 2, 3, 4; state track meet, 2, 3; cross country 3, 4; boy's glee club, 4; Chora- leers, 4; band, 1, 2, 3, 4; cor- net quartet, 3, 4; student coun- cil 4; All-School play, 4; D Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Homecoming King, 4; swing band, 1, 2, 3, 4; pep band 1. He plans to go to college, probably at Northern State, af- ter high school graduation. NEW SETTE (issue of May 15) SENIOR ON PARADE Our next Senior on Parade is Jeanie Marie Van Dyke, born November 11, 1950, at Lake Preston, to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Van Dyke. Some of her favorites are: Food, shrimp; hobby, gopher hunting with Granny; color, some blues; actor Paul Newman; actress, Julie Christy; movie. Dr. Zhivago; song, Don't Give Into Him, by Gary Puckett and The Union Gap; book, Gone With The Wind; year in school, Sen- ior, because it's the last one. Jeanie plans after graduation to attend Northern State Col- lege. Her most memorable ex- perience was last New Year's Eve. Her activities through her four years of high school are: FHA, 1, 2; librarian, 2; Debate, 2; girl's glee club, 1, 2, 3; NHS 3, 4; Girl's State alternate, 3. SENIOR ON PARADE Micki Moe, next Senior on Parade, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace D. Moe at St. John's Hospital, Huron, December 8, 1950. Micki lists some of her favor- ites as: Book, The Good Earth by Pearl Buck; movie, Romeo and Juliet; food, prime ribs and baked potatoes with sourcream; actor, Peter Steiger; actress, Aud- rey Hepburn. Her pet peeve is muc-spat- tered legs. Micki advises the freshmen to have fun during high school, but work hard because grades are very imortant when applying for college. Some of Micki's activities dur- ing her years at DHS have been: Band 1, 2, 3, 4; girl's glee club, 1, 2, 4; cheerleading 2, 3, 4; cheerleading captain, 4; Student Body president, 4. Her most memorable exper- ience was when she fell down at a pep rally in front of 100 kids, and at the State B's when 80 per cent of the people were for De Smet. Micki plans to attend Univer- sity of South Dakota at Vermil- lion and major in English. 13 Grade Schools Took Part Saturday Region Music Event Nearly 800 students of Ar- lington, Willow Lake, Oldham, De Smet, Estelline, Bryant, Car- thage, Astoria, Lake Preston, Duebrook, Hayti, Lake Norden and Sioux Valley participated in the Regional Grade School instrumental music contest held Saturday in De Smet. The seven contest centers were at the American Lutheran educa- tional wing, Methodist Church, the Armory and the high school buildings. There were about 100 stu- dents from De Smet entered in the contest. ♦ Night on Broadway With Large Groups Proved Pleasing A Night on Broadway was presented by the De Smet High School band and vocal groups Wednesday evening May 7, in the auditorium. The audience sat on the bleachers and at decorated card tables. They were served cof- fee by high school girls not in music. They were entertained by the A” band, the Swing band, mixed chorus, boy's glee and girl's glee clubs and the Chor- aleers. The seniors sang a song and dedicated it to their friends and parents. The program ended with all the music students, about 120, singing More . Study of Electricity, Work on New Track, Comes for Ag 111 The boys in Ag III have been busy the last few weeks. They are now studying a unit on elec- tricity, learning about electrical wiring, water system, controls, and electricity in farm shops. Last week, Mr. Reese, of Rural Power, came to talk and demon- strate some uses of electricity. Besides this, they are help- ing to lay a runway at the new track field. • • DRESS-DOWN DAY Sweat shirts, cut-offs and slacks were a common sight at De Smet High School Thusday, May 8, declared Dress Down Day for all students and teach- ers. Every kind of outfit could be seen. Everyone was glad to have the chance to dress down. • • • Sheri Moe Elected Bulldog Barkers President Bulldog Barkers met Wednes- day, April 30, in the Junior- Senior study hall, president Por- tia Dannenbring conducting the meeting. It was decided Pep Club members were to return the sweaters. Report was made on the fi- nancial condition. Elected as officers for next year were: President, Sheri Moe; vice president, Lu Ann Gariy; secretary, Kaye Lynn O'Keefe; treasurer, Jill Grothe; Senior checkers, Jackie Hannah and Su- san Price; Junior checkers, Jan- ice Lee and Lew Dannenbring; Sophomore checkers, Kari Lee and Jean Wade. Freshmen checkers will be elected from this year's eighth grade girls.


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