Hurley High School - Hurkota Yearbook (Hurley, SD)

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Retired ... But Never Forgotten anL 'jjou, Selly Sidem, dor Swenty ■Du-o y.«r Of foedicaled Service % DL Sdurfey Sck oo jbiAlrict Being business manager is a hec- tic job; one many people wouldn’t wish on their worst ene- my! Betty Eidem held this posi- tion for twenty-two years. Mrs. Judy Gerdes took over the position, and along with Betty, has seen and done everything from nursing a bleeding cut to balancing all of the school s books! Having every teacher constantly wan- ting information on something would give anyone a headache! Betty and Judy are two of the most patient people any of the teachers know. These two ladies appear to be able to do three things at once, in- cluding leaping a tall building in a single bound! As Betty prepared to leave the school staff, friends and family decided to throw her a farewell party at the school. Former teachers at Hurley came and Betty was honored in many different ways. Hurley s mayor, Marie Anderson, even declared December 19 as official “Betty Eidem Day'' in Hurley. Everyone was sad to see Betty go, but Judy Gerdes came in and did a fine job of taking over Betty’s position in a short peri- od of time. Judy is the backbone of both teachers and administration. With her help, things run smoothly! Judy Gerdes took over the job of business manager after Betty Ei- dem 's retirement. She was a welcome addition to the staff. Betty Eidem is shown here with family and friends during Betty Day The day was held in honor of all the work Betty has done during her 22 years of sevice. We ll miss you. Betty! Business Managers 27

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Taking Control I ve spent seventeen years in I education and never had the I fun I’m having this year!’’ I Those are the words of Hur- ley School’s superintendent and ele- mentary principal. Mike Elsberry is in his first year as helmsman of the school. He brings with him a doctorate degree in ed- ucation and a strong leadership style which he uses to keep the school run- ning smoothly and effectively. Of course, Mr. Elsberry is one of many people vital to the success of a school. Secondary principal Don Plahn has been employed in that position for the past five years. His experience and enjoyment of young people make him an asset to the school. Overseeing the operation of the school is the board of education. Al- though it isn’t always the most popular job in town, it is one that is necessary. This group of people is dedicated to the improvement of education. The student council is a group of re- sponsible young people who represent the whole student body. Their most im- portant job is to provide the communica- tion link between the students and the administration. Running the affairs of the school was the job of these seven people Left to Right; Jim Georgeson. Ralph Duxbury. Don Rayburn. Supt Mr. Elsberry. Business Manager Judy Gerdes. Board President Keith Bagley. and Lowell Andersen As superintendent, Mr. Mike Elsberry was in charge of the basic functioning of the school. a Principal Don Plahn endured a lot of harassing from the stu- dents. but still managed to keep a firm reign on the happenings in the high school. He was also the athletic director. ► Student Council: Fourth row; D Hansen. T. Spomer Third row; D. Kluckman, P. Rayburn, N. Neimi. Second row; K. Jorgensen, E. Elsberry Front row; A. Gerdes, M Bunger.

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01 H hand experience w ri ey7acT5rto - making the grade at HHS this year. More field trips and fun made learning science and math a much more rewarding experi- ence! How would you decide what colors are in a small sample of hydrogen? No chemistry stu- dent knew until an interesting lab experiment was done! Working with the help of their teacher, Mr. Alan Ward, the students made their own spectrometer and distin- guished between color bands in elements. This was just one of many labs in this difficult but fun class! The students learned a lot through their hands-on experience! Where did all of this neat stuff come from? Numerous students uttered this state- ment when they entered Mr. Hands-On “Chemistry is a tough subject. Mr. Ward made learning it fun, but it was definitely a challenge!” -Sheila Woodward, Junior v. Gary Galvin s science room. A vast array of objects were on display in his room — every- thing from snakes to ancient rocks! Most of Mr. Galvin’s students were assigned bud- dies in the grade school. The high school students explain- ed any questions that the younger students had and took them on tours of the sci- ence labs. All of the science classes were treated to at least one field trip, ranging from hiking at Newton Hills to visiting the Augustana sci- ence fair. How do you apply the bino- mial series to probability? Only two people in HHS know the answer — Mr. Randy Holzkamm and senior math student Jackie Georgeson. “Mr. Holzkamm is very smart, but gets it down to our level,” stated Jackie. In addition to the advanced classes, stu- dents from grades 7-12 can attest to monumental amounts of math homework. 'We learn by doing,” states Mr. Holzkamm. Many senior high students are also en- rolled in consumer math, which is taught by none other than our IA instructor, Mr. Tom Christiansen. Together, these instructor run a difficult but very successful friath pro- gram at HHS. a Mr. Ward attempts to help Paul figure out a difficult chemistry prob- lem. Mr. Ward came from Viborg everyday to teach 13 eager stu- dents the science of chemisty. ► The camera catches Sheila try- ing to solve a tricky problem in Al- gebra II. Working on the board was one of the many different things the students were encouraged to do in math. ► Kristin and Jennifer are caught trying to blow up the school. Mr. Galvin is in the background ready to offer these two girls some assistance! 28 Science Math