Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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Homecoming Crown Bearer, Carol Cisler, Queen Noretta Bechtold, King Jlir Middleton, and Crown Bearer, Micheal Rezac. Bechtold-Middleton Reign Hcrnecceing festivities started Thursday evening with the crowning of the King and Queen, Janes Middleton and Noretta Bechtold, at the auditorivsn program. Later a pep rally was held and the annual snake dance wound-up” in the intersection of Main Street. The royalty candidates were: Noretta Bechtold, Donna Jean Baloun, Catherine Pellicotte, Ronald Pekarek, Jim Middleton, and Michael Me Dermott. The Pirate Day Marshall was Janes Palon. On Friday a beautiful parade was held using the theme of States on Parade. The winners in each division were as follows: Division I - Seniors, Division II - grade 3 Division III Brarhall School, and Division IV - History Department. Rural school participants were treated to a free movie at the local theatre The feature highlight of the 1957-58 Pirate Day was the defeat of the Gettysburg Battlers by the Highmore Pirates to bring sweet success to the occasion.

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 1« Calendar of Events August 2b-----------------Hisodak Party September 2-----------------School begins 26-27--------------Pirate Day October h-5---------------State FHA Convention 28-----------------Local speech contest IJovenber U-----------------District Dec lanati on Contest 6-8...............SDEA 12-----------------Divisional Declaration Contest 15- 16-............All-State Chorus 19-----------------Local Basketball Rules Denonstrati or 23-----------------Thanksgivln vacation Decenber 9-----------------Band Concert 12-----------------Vocal Concert 19-----------------Grade School Christr.as Prog ran 20-----------------Christr.as vacation begins January 6-----------------Christnas vacation ends 16- 17-------------Semester examinations February 20-21-22-----------District 16 Basketball Tournament 26-27--------------Region IV Tournament March 6-7-8----------------State B Basketball Tournament 8- ---------------District Hone Economics Meeting 28-29---------------All-State Band April b------------------Good Friday Vacation 9- 10--------------Region IV Music Contest 28-29----------------Senior Class Play May 2------------------Conference Track Meet ------------------Junior-Senior Prom 10------------------Regional Track Meet 11------------------Baccalaureate 15------------------Commencement 16-17---------------State Track Meet 21-22---------------Semester Tests 23 School Dismissed June 1-7---------------— Boys State 8-II4 Girls' State

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Football First Win Over Miller In 22 Years TOE A SQUAD HE i£RS ARE: Seated; Dean Cline, James Middleton, Marvin Dalton, Leo Huber, and Jerry IXichene. Kneeling; Mervin Mewes, Ton Melboum, Craig Wharton, Jin Cisler, Jim Pal on, Robert Underhill, Jeny Curtis, and Marlin Lusk. Standing; Coach H. W. Hadom, Gary Erlandson, Dick LaFortune, Carl IXirfee, Hike KcDemott, Dick Weber, Don Sharp, Ronald Pekarek, John Runestad, Lany Brock, and Ass't Coach Bill Adney. The Pirates started the 1957 football Scoreboard WE PLACE 7 Chamberlain 18 There 0 Faulkton 13 There 20 Gettysburg 6 Here 6 Ipswich 39 There 20 Miller 13 There 6 Wess. Spgs. 6 Here U7 Eureka 0 There 0 Mobridge 20 Here season with 13 returning lettermen, seven of which were seniors. They had 5 games away and 3 at hone. The season was started by a loss to Chamberlain a non-conference team. The homecoming game was won against Gettysburg. This was also the first win of the season. For the first time in 22 years the Pirates beat Miller on the Rustlers hone field. The highest score of the season was against Eureka, U7-0. This game was played in 20 degree weather. The last game was lost to Mobridge, the conference champs by a score of 20-0, on a flooded gridiron.