Hurley High School - Hurkota Yearbook (Hurley, SD)

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Kindergarten- Back row; Mrs. Diane DeGroot, Teri Hovaldt, Ryan Murphy, Malisa Clark, Kasey Richards, Christopher Nielsen, Evert Olesen. Middle row; Daniel Benson, Steven Ford, Laura Hagena, John Schneiderman, Darcy Andersen. Thresha Flyger. Kevin Nickel. Front row; Jessica Farrar, Rebecca Simonsen. Adam Rayburn, Jeremiah Hora. Sheri Carl- son. Scotty Green. Bugs and Buddies The first few years of school are al- ways fun! This year was highlight- ed by the annual trip to the circus in Sioux Falls. The kindergarten class had a very busy year under their teacher, Mrs. Diane DeGroot. They started their own bug col- lection and earned a class pizza party dur- ing the “Book It” program. Already look- ing to the future, the kids took a computer class! Next stop: First grade! This year’s first graders polished up on their ABC's and 123’s with their teacher, Mrs. Jean Lounsbery. They also learned how to read on their own. Taking a trip to Newton Hills and get- ting to tour their first fire station were just some of the things the second graders were able to do. Their teacher, Mrs. Kelly Preheim also used the “buddy” system with the biology students. First Grade- Back row; Joshua Leber, Brian Plahn, Jason Tronbak. Jason Wirth, Joshua Ford Middle row; Mrs. Jean Lounsbery, Bradley Georgeson, Thayeiss Koerner, Amanda Trenerry, Brandy Ray, Darby Johnson. Front row; Michael Elsberry, Ellen Goettertz, Ellie Highstreet, John Stacey, Sonya Parmeley. Second Grade- Back row; Kara Elsberry, Amy Larson, Jay Larson, Tricia Smit, Jesse Ray. Middle row; Mrs. Kelly Preheim, Nicholas Green, Pamela Nickel, Jim Brandsrud. Chad Aes- chlimann, Brad Farrar, Stephanie Hummel. Front row; Justin Carlson, Mike Mark, Mark Smith, T.J. Koehler, Valerie Parmeley. ► Kara Elsberry constructs a snowman out of dough during art class in the second grade. « Laura Hagena leads the class in a song with the help of her friend. Wally Gator.

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Third Grade, Back row; Nicole Rayburn, Kim Gerdes, Mike Abbas. Kirk Ebdrup Middle row; Eric Petersen. Sara Johnson, Jayme Leber, Steven Hagena. Bottom row; Clint Schroeder- meier, Jenny Goettertz. Joey DeNeui. Matt Olesen. Fourth Grade, Back row; Ms. McGinnis. Joshua Oltmanns, Jeremiah Larson. Brian Smit. Ryan Tronbak Front row; Lisa Mehlhaf. Leslie Wiebesiek, Laurie Plahn, Laura Hummel. Kimmy Gerdea and Joey DeNeui practice their recorders diligently during Mrs Bergjord s music class. All third graders were instructed on how to play this unique instrument. y ? Growing and Changing Trying to describe the third and fourth graders can sometimes be very difficult. At one moment they are hard at work on book reports and taking spelling tests, and the next thing you know they are planning parties, discussing who is going to win the Super Bowl, and going out for re- cess. With their teachers, Mrs. Beverly Spomer and Ms. Connie McGinnis, the students made it a year to remember! Everyone took part in the ' Book It pro- gram sponsored by Pizza Hut. Book It motivated the students to read books by offering a pizza to the kids who read the required amount of books. This was very beneficial to both education and the kids’ appetites! After a year of growing and chang- ing, the third and fourth graders are ready to climb up another rung of th§ ladder; a rung they hope will be as excit- ing as the last. jSL-jf Clint Schroedermeier gets caught by the camera as he prepares to leave the third grade classroom. Trying to sneak out Clint? Third and Fourth 23

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In addition to teaching the sixth grade, Mr. Steve Janssen instructed all of the grade P.E. classes. Here he helps Brandy Ray with her tumbling. Darlene Schiasel and Thelma Mikkelsen stand with their sombrero cakes in front of the bulletin board they made in honor of national school lunch week. Michaelene Preheim was the speech thera- pist this year. She spent two days a week helping students develop their speech. ► As the school’s janitors, Larry Ness and Evelyn Nielsen spent many hours working to keep our school spotless The special education instructor this year was Ms. Linda Fansin. Extra Effort t A f ’ , n Giving that extra effort took time, but the people that make up the Hurley staff did just that. Steve Janssen taught the P.E. clas- ses and the sixth grade. Darlene Schissel and Thelma Mikkelsen prepared nutritious meals for the students. Teaching the special education class at Hurley was Linda Fansin. Michalene Preheim helped many children with speech therapy. Larry Ness and Evelyn Nielsen served as the school's janitors. - Hurley’s bus drivers got the kid's to school safe and sbund.