Hancock High School - Owls Hoot Yearbook (Hancock, MN)

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EIGHT!-I G RA DE Class activities of the eighth grade ere centered eround their home room period programs. Class officers were elected et two-week intervals. Every Tuesday, the third hour, they have a home room period under the supervision of Mr. Wertmen. Among the topics that have been discussed were conservation in Minnesota and how to drive o cor safely. AH amateur hour was given by the group, end much talent was rc- voaled. Several short plays were also presented. From the class, Kenneth Schmidgell, Junior Wiese, Jack West, Junior Sendine, James Thompson, and Kenneth Ostermann participated in junior high basketball. E Several members played instruments in the bend... Frances Gjevre, Jack West, Junior Sendine. Most of the girls belonged to the glee club, and several boys also were interested in singing. At the time of the junior high beshctbell tournament, three eighth graders were chosen as cheer leeders...Merion Domek, Heroldine Bush, end Billy Wente. SEVENTH GRADE In order to give more how to conduct meetings, officers every six we Activities of the the home room period of Miss Waite. They carving, discussions end various other ect At the beginning e honored by en initiet students e chance to learn the seventh grade elects its chs. seventh Grade centered ereund every Friday under the supervision have had on amateur co test, seep on manners and hygiene ivities. f the ycer the seventh ion party given by the welcome them to the high school. in school, grade were seniors to Although this wee their first yeer in hig many seventh graders participated in several activities. Milo Thompson, Zip Bell, and Wallace Tomeson were h school, members of the junior high basketball squad. Others of the class took part in various activities. 23

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GJ N U CD ER Ui il QE Eli sw? 1 fe-ge ef At the beginning of the year the class Zig fig:::,Q W, elected officers: f-e QJETT QM vnu Betty Eckstein...nresident Eivxitrfii ML - 1 , 1 Q 1- , ., .. ,, l - 'r..1fj:'1.f fjlz .sri igsjggi .A Bilib GOdLCt.....vlUG ,iesioent gm9LLJ45g75 W Jeanette Ate...seereter5-treasurer. PTT f 'ers l -. . - . Y At tne time of tne senior class play I the girls of the class sold candy. Part x f',S ilkj of the money earned was donated to the f fight against infantile parlysis and the , H remainder was put into the treasury. Every day during the lest hour in the morning, the ninth grade have had a home room period under the super- vision of Miss Finnomdn. Several different things have been discussed and many interesting articles reed. Manners has been the most popular topic. A short play was prepared by them on manners and presented to the assembly. When discussions are not held, the hour is spent in studying. Ninth graders have been active in school activities. Annabelle Reiti was e member of the Pep Squad end also e reporter on the newspaper staff. Several members gleyed in the bend...Bettj Steinbring, Idelle Qstensen, Eve Flennigon, Dorothy Tbeilmen, and Billy Goulet. Most of the girls belonged to the Girls' Qlee Club. Eva FlenniQen also was a mceber of the Qirls' sextctte. Benny Schmidbell and Billy Goulet belonLed to the junior high besketball teen which took pert in Q tourne- ment held here, Benny also played on the regular first team basketbzll squad. The ninth graders ere anxiously looking forward to their next year when they will be considered ujper- clossmcn and will be in the senior high school group. 22

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,fe in C? fi ALDES Since the grade gepils are the future high school of Hancock, e place is given to them in this yearbook. If ell the pupils in the Grades continue on into high School, the classes in the future vill he larger. There ere: 30 in the JL it and s cond Jf, grades 34 in the 'Third ,ni fourth grades 35 in the fifth and sixth eredes. The first ond second ' grades URGGF Kiss Steinhring have done outstanding work this year. During the yesr meny activities hevs been carried on. Early in the fell e rhythm bend was organized with Bobby Fiedler os con- ductor. This bend, under the supervision of Miss Ihrig, has performed et several school functions and activities. Miss Solomonson's third and fourth grades took pert in e variety of activities. They presented several short plays et various programs, most out- standing being e radio hroedcest which was the work of Cherles West and Jimmy Otto. The third end fourth grade boys gevc e HPerede of the Wooden Soldiersn drill at the junior class play on April 21. The fifth end sixth grades of Miss Hunter's room were especially intercotci in high school sctividy 'f s. Some of the boys not onlb olayed basketball o 9he r grade team, hut also supported the junior end senior high school teens at ell their games. WmTmHs- Home economics end industrial art for the fvggh and sixth grades wus ineugorsted for jwghfk the first tide this yeer. These courses fQhgkt provide orientation for .the Lnjgrede pupils X to high school work. when they enter if Qgfx Xxx junior high school, they will he equip- If Egg XXX pod with some fundomentsl knowledge if Rig XX M for their courses. They also become Q' f 'A' XXV acquainted with the high school pro- Noifg i.:wVM.Riy ,,,V: gram oi' study in this way. Miss 1' ,f XXXYX Finnemen and Nr. Lolten provided class Lf 'Y---n-Q' work in home economics and industrial mmmjf Ls- erts for these grade p o week during the year upils on two days f- 24