Hurley High School - Hurkota Yearbook (Hurley, SD)

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Elementary teachers help their students in many different ways. Mrs. Preheim is busy getting Eric ready for the concert Helping Hands Beverly Spomer Third Grade Steve Janssen Physical Ed. Sixth Grade Becoming a second mother to the kindergarten children was Diane DeGroot, who made leaving home okay with a winning smile. Besides the ABC's and 123’s, she taught them how to act and behave in school. Teaching first graders how to read may be trying on the pa- tience, but Jean Lounsbery pre- pared them for the next year. “Experience is the best teach- er” thinks Kelly Preheim. Mrs. Preheim made learning fun for the second graders with many excit- ing activities. Teaching third graders the multiplication tables is difficult, but deciphering the squiggly lines made by students who are learning cursive writing is next to impossi- ble for anyone but their teacher, Beverly Spomer. Trying to get one ten-year old to behave, listen, and learn is a difficult task. Connie McGinnis successfully accomplished this with 16 fourth graders. The fifth grade class is under the instruction of Jan Tiede. In addition. Miss Tiede guided the students in writing and perform- ing their own class play. The move upstairs for the sixth graders was made easier by their two instructors, Steve Jans- sen and Gayle Halverson. Mrs. Halverson also acts as the school’s Chapter I instructor. When Mr. Janssen is not in charge of the sixth grade, he is in the gym running the physical education classes. The special education teacher this year was Linda Fansin. Liz Slack was anything but slack as the new speech therapist. Diane DeGroot Kindergarten Connie McGinnis Fourth Grade Jan Tiede Fifth Grade Gayle Halverson Title I Sixth Grade Jean Lounsbery First Grade Linda Fansin Liz Slack 20 Staff Special Education Speech Therapist

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Loretta Trenerry Karol Aeschlimann English Library English Challenging the Mind Yo hablo Espanol. That’s “I speak Span- ish”. Learning Spanish was a new experience for the chicos and chicas (boys and girls). Their maestra (teacher) was Loretta Trenerry. Sharing the English duties with Mrs. Trenerry is Karol Aeschlimann. Mrs. Aeschli- mann spends most of her time trying to culture her students with the likes of Shake- speare, Poe, and Hemmingway Karen Bossman keeps busy teaching the math subjects in Hurley High. From working math problems to making quilts, Miss Boss- man’s class is fun. She also keeps busy building the still new volleyball program. No one knows their craft better than Tom Christiansen. Many students benefit from his knowledge of auto mechanics, wood and metal working and other industrial arts. You can always count on a smile from Mr. Christian- sen to brighten your day. Ruth Williams spent four days a week building the band program. Although getting the high school students to take lessons was a chore for her, it paid off as she steadily improved the band. Who’s more puzzling than a rubic’s cube, faster than lightning and crazier than a bowl of mixed nuts? If you say Alan Ward, you were probably in his physics class. His extra time and effort spent working with students to make this hard subject more understandable was greatly appreciated. Also in the science department was Terry Winegar who taught us about the body parts and how they functioned as one. His diagrams and open discussions of his personal experi- ences made his class unique, to say the least. Are bean prices up or down? Why are there so many farm foreclosures? Carrying around these answers is the ag teacher, Gene Stapleton. While Mr Prehiem announces the homecoming parade. Mr. Wolford joins him in order to catch a few rays.” Karen Bossman Mathematics Coaching Ruth Williams Instrumental Music Alan Ward Physics Tom Christensen Industrial Arts Terry Winegar Natural Sciences Staff 19

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Getting Us There in Style Larry Ness Custodian Donald Jorgensen, Marly Gerdes, Noble Jensen Bus Drivers Staff 21 Who does all of those little things that nobody really notices and basically takes for granted? Those odd jobs done everyday were accomplished by business managers, janitors, cooks and bus drivers. Betty Eidem, the bringer of urgent messages, healer of wounds, fixer of torn articles, and remind- er of unpaid bills, always gets a full day in. Add to this balancing the budget, secretarial work, paying the bills, and the giving of good advice and you will find that Betty is what makes this school tick. There’s a man in our school who can fix, replace, repair and carry four desks at one time! It's Larry Ness! As the school's head janitor, Larry is depended upon for many things. Under him as helpers are his wife Judy and his son James. Darlene Schissel and Thelma Mikkelsen were here everyday to make sure the kids were not running around with growling stomachs. They kept on making the things kids like, and took some chances on making something new. But for all the grief they received from rowdy high schoolers, Darlene and Thelma just kept on cookin’! If you have ever walked into the cafe and saw men with cotton in their ears, their hair standing on end, and drinking coffee like it’s going out of style, then you know you’ve met the Hurley bus drivers. These dedicated souls drive the buses in every kind of weather and brought kids safely to school and back home every day. Betty Eidem Business Manager Darlene Schissel and Thelma Mikkelsen Cooks