Gregory High School - Gorilla Yearbook (Gregory, SD)

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4 I Standing, left to right: Garnet Thompson, Leitha Brown, Helen Ann McMeen, A Marcella Drey, Mary Ann Pochop and Advisor, Mr. Perry. Sitting, left to right: Frances zidko, Marie vosika, shiriey Ann Bain, Margaret Whitley and Norma Jearbig MW Preble. !V,a1fumal Qnaendw .llefifue QW Under the direction of Mr. M. H. Nine former members and four new Perry, the Gregory High School Na- members make up the Gregory tional Forensic League came through chapter for 1947-1948. The officers with a successful year. include, Mary Ann Pochop, presidentg Declam second place winners, left to right: Darlene Soesbe, Gae Weaver. Leitha Brown and Helen Ann McMeen. Helen Ann McMeen, vice presidentg Frances Zidko, secretary and treasurer. Shirley Bain is the member holding the greatest number of points totaling 87. Thirty five of which she earned this year. Mary Ann Pochop ranks second with 81. Thirty of which were earned this year totaling 57. Harry Slaughter ranks second with 44 points. Seven members attended the State N. F. L. tournament held at Mitchell on March 6. They included, Marcella Drey, Shirley Bain, Mary Ann Pochop, Beverly Drey, Gae Weaver, Joan Fill- bach and Harry Slaughter. Mary Ann Pochop presented the trophies won by speech and declam students to student body president, Scotty Whitley. A banquet held at May 3rd concluded the work for this year. At this time, new members were elected for the coming year.

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fbwlam I S I iii L it .1 Top row, left to right: Marcella Drey, Leitha Brown, Shirley Bain, Helen Ann McMeen, Beverly Drey, Gae Weaver, Mary Ann Pochop. Second row, left to right: Mr. Perry, Margaret Whitley, Darlene Soesbe, Marie Vosika, Marilyn McKenzie, Lorraine Tagtow and Mary Louise Kayl. Third row, left to right: Joan Fillbach, Wilva Miles, Ellen Supik, Evelyn Vosika, Dorothy Pochop and Connie Spurling. Declamation Work, under the direction of Mr. Perry, proved successful the past year, Last fall twenty-one took part in the local elimination contest held in the high school assembly. The first place winners took part in the District Contest held at Gregory and the second place winners took part in the Hickory Stick contest also held at Gregory. Gregory took top championship fg- honors in both contests. Mary Ann Pochop and Shirley Bain, receiving first place ratings in humorous and dramatics in the district contest, participated in the Regional meet held at Huron. Leitha Brown received third in a radio broad- cast on the topic 'LI speak For Democracy spon- sored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at Mitchell. ,mm WM.. .i....,,.M my Dcclam First Place Winners, left to right: Marie Vosika, Mary Ann Pochop, Marcella Drey and Shirley Bain.

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Debate Squad, standing left to right: Advisor, Mr. Perry, Gae Weaver, Jim Korton, Marie Vosika, and Joan Fillbach. Sitting, left to right: Frances Zidko, Norma Jcan Preble and Dorothy Pochop. Third Place Dcclam Winners, left to right: Joan Fillbach, Dorothy Pochop, Beverly Drey and Leitha Brown. The students, of Gregory, who reported out for debate Were: Frances Zidko, Shirley Bain, Joan Fillbach, Dorothy Pochop, Harry Slaughter, Norma Jean Preble, Gae Weaver, Wilva Miles, Lorraine Tagtow and Marie Vosika. Tournaments in which the debate squadc participated were: Invitational, Gregory, February 73 Invitational, Vivian, February 273 Regional, Mitchell, March 93 and District N. F. L., Mitchell, March 5 and 6. Highlight of the season was the surprise defeat of Pierre by Gae Weaver and Harry Slaughter.