Woonsocket High School - Redmen Yearbook (Woonsocket, SD)

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Vocational Classes Aid Students’ Futures Systematically, Mr. fames VanDenHemel can be seen keeping the corners quiet in fourth period study hall. Along with his daily ritual of driving the bus route, he has the classes of seventh and eighth grade shop, general math, the three high school shop classes, is unior class advisor, and helps with prom and unior magazine sales. Once again. Miss Lori Tonak split her teaching du- ties between Woonsocket and Artesian. She teaches vocational agriculture first period to students in the grades eleven and twelve. Then she teaches grades nine and ten second period. She is also the Future Farmers of America advisor and helped with the planning and preparation for FFA week. Mrs. Debra Kraft, three-year master of Woonsocket High's home economics department, teaches three home-ec classes. They include seventh and eighth grade home-ec., Home Ec. I, and the advanced foods class which consists of sophomores through seniors. She is also the Future Homemakers of America advisor for the Woonsocket Chapter. Miss Lori Tonak, vo-ag instrucior. cetebrales picture-taking day by wearing a dress. Mr. VanDenHemel. right, aids Darin Schmiedt with welding in Shop III. Mrs. Kraft assists Betty Lewis with a question during the local Beef Cook-off. 26

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Mr. eff Patzlaff instructs two beginning trumpet players during a week- ly lesson. Mrs. Kathleen Zimmerman takes a break from reviewing her Spanish. Fine Arts Made A Requirement Fine arts classes in WHS are taught by Mr. Jeff Patzlaff and Mrs. Kathleen Zimmerman. One of the requirements for graduation is a half credit of fine arts. This requirement can be satisfied with chorus, band, drama, and declam. Mrs. Cindy Larson has taught in Woonsocket for ten years. She serves as librarian for grades K-12 and also teaches unior high English. Extra-curriculars for her are the school news and annual staff. Mrs. Larson says she thoroughly enjoys working with young people. Mr. Jeff Patzlaff came back to Woonsocket for his second year. He teaches A”, B , and C bands, high school chorus and seventh and eighth grade chorus. He also has the spring and winter concerts and the pep band that plays at all home sports activ- ities. English was again taught by Mrs. Kathleen Zimmerman. She has all four classes of high school Engiish and Spanish I. Also in her schedule are the all-school play and declam. Stacy Senska receives English instruction from his teacher. Mrs. Cindy Larson. Left, seniors Shawn Peterson and Trent Trudeau work heartily on their ever-so-important term papers. 25

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Experienced Teachers and Mrs. Pischke helps Jennifer Selland with the answer to a question in her seventh grade science class. Mr. Peterson works with Gary Hopkins on an eighth grade math problem. Daily Learning Mrs. Donna Pischke came back to Woonsocket for her third year. This year she is teaching computer science, biology, physics, and eighth and ninth grade science. Mrs. Pischke says biology is her favorite class and she doesn't understand why the students don't like it as much as she does. For 16 years, Mr. Lindy Peterson has taught all the math courses offered at WHS. His classes for 1986-87 were senior math, seventh and eighth grade math, geometry, algebra, and advanced algebra. He says his favorite class to teach is ge- ometry, because it's the most chal- lenging for the students. In his spare time, he is quite active with the Na- tional Guards and hunting. Mr. Doug Riter, first year teacher, has joined the ranks of the Woonsocket High teaching staff. Among his classes are seventh and eighth grade history, American government, American history, and elementary P.E. Mr. Riter also acts as girls’ basketball assistant coach, head coach for boys' basketball, and boys’ track coach.