Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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Administration’s Goal Conformity Being a part of the administration is not fun and games, but alot of hard work. The administration is made up of the superintendent, the principal, and the schoolboard. Many long hours are taken from their busy schedules to try and solve the problems of the school. Superintendent Uken is in his fourth year at Highmore High School. Mr. Uken shows a great interest in sports. When he is not busy with his many du- ties as superintendent, you will often find him supporting the Pirates at many events. In his second year here is Mr. Robert Luce. As a high school princi- pal, Mr. Luce has the job of overseeing the teachers and students. Mr. Luce also enjoys sports and can be seen at many home events. The schoolboard consists of eight members from Hyde County elected by members of this school district. Regu- lar monthly meetings are held along with special meetings to discuss unex- pected but important issues. Although these members are busy with their regular jobs, they take the time to do their job as board member. Some of their duties are the hiring of teachers, the salaries, and the representing of the people to make education in this school system better for the benefit of the students and the community. UPPER LEFT: Superintendent Uken glances up from his work as this picture is taken. BOTTOM LEFT: Schoolboard members for die 1977-78 school term. FRONT ROW: Verna Volek, Linda DuBois, Ronnie Pekarek, Willie Klebsch. BACK ROW: Don Mason, Neil Fieldsend, Robert Gadd, and A1 Whiting. 17

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Student Council Connects The Gap Between The Students Administration The purpose of the Student Council is to connect the gap between the students and the administration. The Student Council has various duties that have to be taken care of throughout the year. The first business was taking care of Freshman elections. The planning of Homecoming Week and Pirate Day was a time-consuming job of the Student Council. A first Hush Day was organized. Also, instead of the Seniors constructing the royalty float, the Student Council handled this job. A snake dance was another first taken care of by the Student Council. A new tardy policy was discussed and put into action, along with a new gum and candy policy. Another job of the Student Council was to act as a courtesy committee during par- ent-teacher conferences. Spring student elections were super- vised by the Student Council in the library. During the year, the Student Council had many behind the scene duties that of- ten went unnoticed by many students. A lot of hard work is put in by the Student Council to make this high school a more pleasant place by viewing student's opinions as well as the faculty's. The Student Council is another form of authority in the school. UPPER RIGHT: Pam Gunderson and Linda Johnson take time out from their daily routine to vote for the candi- date of their choice. CENTER RIGHT: Student Council Members: Front Row: Tawna Corbin, Junior Rep.; Justin Kusser, Sophomore Rep.; Budi Kusser, Freshman Rep.; Kay Lynn Branine, Freshman Rep.; Colleen Werdinbach, Senior Rep.; Randy Ryan, Senior Rep.; Jon Garrigan. Junior Rep.; Back Row: Mr. Luce; Laura Stoley, Student Body Pres- ident; Rob Houdek, Vice President; Vanessa Ankrum, Secretary-treasurer. Not pictured: Peggy Schuette, Sophomore BOTTOM RIGHT: Mr. Robert Luce, High School Prin- cipal, smiles for camera. 16

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 Social Science Makes Way For Opportunity An important department in High- more High School is the Science and Math department which adds a lot of features in our school. Mr. Schuurmans, Mr. Moses, Mrs. Whiting, Mr. Heintz, and Mrs. Moses all worked hard in the Science and Math department. An unlucky teacher Mr. Schuurmans had two classes of sophomores in Bi- ology I. They had a different kind of year by disecting odd little animals. He had classes of General Science with the freshman. They went on a field trip during the year. Another class in his busy day was Human Physiology. Mrs. Whiting did not have a terrably busy year with classes of Algebra I, Pre Algebra a new course added this year and General Math. Mr. Heintz taught classes of Gen- eral Science, with just one class of Bi- ology I and Chemistry class did a lot of different experiments which some times always didn't turn out. Field Ecology was another one of his classes. They learned about the environment and how it effects them. A few things in Mrs. Moses re- sponsibilities is the more advanced Algebra II and Geometry. UPPER RIGHT: In Sociology third hour you can see what Lorenzo Williams thinks of Mr. Morriss. LOWER RIGHT: These lucky fellows Mark Arendt, Brian Tabbert, Jeff Guthmiller were chosen to go to the Presidential Classroom for a week in Washington D.C. by the principal Mr. Luce, the counselor Miss Taylor, the representative of Civic League Mrs. Maries, and the Government teacher Mrs. Ruebel. 18