Alcester High School - Cubette Yearbook (Alcester, SD)

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Owen Buum, Gordon Crawford, vice-president; Richard Merrick. School Board: left to right-Dennis Hultgren, Rodney Schempp, Don Larson,business manager; Kenneth Wurtz, Roger Anderson, president; The school board consults Superintendent Wurtz on plans for the new school. School Board Supervises Construction Working on plans for the new elementary school and gymnasium is one of the main duties the school board has encountered this year. The new school’s main construction is being done by the Bouska Construction Company from Tyn- dall, South Dakota. At the present time the bids for the fur- nishings of the school and the bleachers are being closely considered by the school board. The school, despite interrup- tions caused by weather is expected to be completed by this fall and finished to be ready for students by the 1973-74 school year. The school board has many concerns besides the plans for the new school. The school board is in charge of offering contracts to teachers, setting up the budget, and helping to set up the curriculum. These with many other responsibilities and challenges is what the school board must decide on in order to keep our school running smoothly. 12

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“Traditional” Senior Activities Experience Change Several changes took place this year in the “traditional” activities and privileges enjoyed by the seniors. Instead of the usual one-day educational trip to Omaha, the seniors this year took a half-day off and went to nearby Sioux Falls. The school board also okayed a petition circulated among the parents of the seniors, that enabled the seniors to have the last week of school off. There was also a change in the curriculum. Instead of the full year of government, taught in the traditional manner, they were offered a choice between several mini-courses which covered specific areas of government in which each student was interested. One semester of this or two-mini- courses was required. Nineteen seventy-three also was a year which marked several momentous decisions for each individual senior. Such decisions as to go to college or to technical school or maybe even find a job. Commencement exercises were held on May 24. The class motto was “What we are to be, we are now becoming.” The class flower was the rose and the colors were blue and white. Senior class officers were: president-Lloyd Roduner, vice-president-Peggy Newman, secretary Dennis Rolfes, and treasurer-Joe Hendricks. Student council representatives were Carol Danielson, JoAnne Merrick, and Joe Gubbrud. The class advisor was Mr. Sorensen. Valorie Hagen was the Union County DAR representative. 14 Curtis Anderson Carol Danielson Delvonna Bern Jerald Day Carla Buum Rhonda Farley Mark Buum Kim Eilers