Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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A new addition to the 1976-77 Fine Arts year was the Swing Choir, directed by Miss Victoria Kuehl. The choir totaled 15 members dancing to the beat of Con- temporary Music. Three choir concerts were per- formed on Christmas, Valentine's Day, and the spring concert. John Weidenbach and his band students performed very well at their 4 concerts; including Kighmor's tra- ditional Invitational Band Festival, directed by Jim McKinney. The Art classes were taught by Jaquelyn Neuharth. They were Art 1, Art II, Ceramics, and Arts and Crafts. The Ceramics class started with a ball of clay to create various ceramics pieces. All the Art students helped make the backdrop for Homecoming. The Arts: Making Playing Singing Lower Left: Lome Baloun waits to tune-up. Lower Right: Kathy Smith glazes a handbuilt project in Ceramics class. Bottom: Laurie Vilhauer and Laura Stoley, accompanied by Miss Kuehl, sing their duet for the Aberdeen Music Contest in front of the student body. 11

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Students Learn Business Skills One of the new teachers this year, Mrs. Gauer, taught the Commercial Arts classes of Typing I and II, Office Occupations, Accounting, Basic Bookkeeping and Shorthand. The Typing I class learned basic typing skills. If they ventured on to Typing II, they were taught to type more advanced business letters. In Office Occu- pations, students learned to operate machines used in offices. Accounting and Bookkeeping classes learned con cepts of accounting and bookkeeping along with doing a uniton income taxes. The students in Shorthand developed skills in dictation and transcribing. General Business, taught by Jaquelyn Neuharth, covered comparitive economic systems. A tour of the bank was taken with a follow-up of speakers on banking and insurance. Lower Left: Janet McDonald was surprised to be caught in the camera's eye while working in Office Occupations. Lower Right: Back-to-back performances given by Susie Kutt and Janet McDonald. Bottom: Julie Taylor sits in solitary peace amongst the unoccupied typewriters. 10

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Students Put Formulas to Work Mr. Schuurmans and Mrs. Whiting headed the science and math departments with help from Mr. Ziegler and Miss Willoughby. Mrs. Whiting had a full schedule with two classes each of Geometry, Algebra I, and Algebra II. Mr. Ziegler taught General Math. General Science and Field Ecology were taught by Miss Lori Willoughby. Mr. Gary Scuurmans taught three classes of sopho- mores how to disect earthworms and frogs among other things and typed their blood during their year of Biology I. He also taught classes of Human Physiology and Chem- istry. Strange smells often went through the hall from the lab. Around semester time a plastic skeleton was added to the science department. Mr. Bones might be an appropriate name. Lower Left: Cheryl Busse and Rob Houdek play scientists in the chemistry lab. Bottom Left: Kelly Dancey seeks assistance from Mrs. Whiting in Algebra Lower Right: What happened to Mr. Schuurmans? Mr. Bones has been seen in many different positions throughout the year. Here he must be teaching the class the art of relaxation.