Canton High School - Backtrackin Yearbook (Canton, SD)

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 Good Times and Bad Times As a first year Home Economics teacher, Miss Gail Colvin taught Home Economics I, II, III, and was the FHA Advisor. The Home Ec. classes helped remodel the Home Ec. room and kitchen. Miss Colvin accompanied the FHA girls to the District FHA meeting in Alcester. The FHA girls made and repaired toys for the Redfield State Hospital. Thirteen three and four year olds attended half-day nursery school during the latter part of the school year. The Home Ec. II, girls under- took the project to go along with the Child Dev- elopment Unit of their textbook. A coffee was held for the mothers of the children on the afternoon following the last day of nursery school. At the coffee a video tape was shown of the children and a report was given by Miss Col- vin as to the change the children had made dur- ing the three weeks of school. Guiding the students in making im- portant decisions for this year was Frank Tjeerdsma (left). He also con- ducts two classes of bookkeeping and administered more than 800 standarized tests to students in the year. Preparing the students of CHS for the business world was Dick Van Holland (center). Shorthand, typing and office education were the courses taught. Also in his busy schedule he find the time to be journalism advisor. Accepting the challenge of training the future farmers of America for this year was Wilbur Bryant (right). He also conducted classes in shop and was the FFA advisor. 10

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The annual spring and pops concerts have kept (L-R) Glenn Siverson and Curtis Abrahamson busy this year. In April Cantons' band and vocal department presented an assembly at Parkston. Parkston returned the visit in May. Teaching Speech I, being athletic director, and head coaching foot- ball and track were the duties of Burdell Coplan standing at left. El- wood Dietrich taught Math 9, assisted in two sports, and was head basketball coach. Chemistry, physics, and senior science are the courses taught by Harlan Hoff. He is also superviser of the lunch line, annual staff and science club. During the 1970-71 school year George Gross, who teach- es analysis. Algebra II, and Geometry, will begin a new advanced math pro- gram with a select group of seventh graders at CHS. Biology and gen- eral science teacher, Robert Herting, assist- ant football and track coach, was the freshman basketball and football coach.

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Pausing between classes are Junior High teachers, above, (L-R) Mr. Van Hunnik, Mr. Coburn, and Mrs. Molstad. Van Hunnik teaches social studies, while Coburn instructs his students in the fields of math and science of to- day. Mrs. Molstad relates different factors of the English language to her classes. Instructing students in the field of math was, above, (L-R) Mr. Hermsen. Mrs. Crawford taught the students Eng- lish and social studies. Pure and natural sciences were taught to the students by Mr. Grimsrud. Shown at left is a typ- ical Junior High class. The students participate in things just like the high school students do. In this wav they prepare themselves for their high school career which lies ahead of them. 11