Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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Mr. Bergquist, Mrs. Ruebel, Mr. McMahon, Mr. Gauer, and Mr. Skaff taught the Social Science classes this past year. Mr. Bergquist's classes of Marriage and Family, American Minorities, History of Civilization, and Psychology were well filled by the students. The Constitution class under the direction of Mrs. Ruebel attended court sessions in Pierre and Highmore. Other classes were Social Ecology and World Geogra- phy. Mr. McMahon taught Latin America and Canada during the year. Sociology and Social Ecology were taught by Mr. Vincent Skaff. Social Sciences Makes for a Better Pre and Post 1900’s American History were under the instruction of Mr. Mark Gauer. Below: Concentrating during World Geography are Lynn Zeigler, Ben Aasby, Martin Smith, Lorenzo Williams, Jeff Guthmiller, Deb Smith, and Kathy Arcndt. Below Left: Kevin Baloun, Bill Gallagher, Mike Hamlin, and Mike Gunderson prepare to start work in American Minorities. Below Right: A common occurrance in Mrs. Ruebcl's classes is her lecture. Understanding of Life

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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.

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Service Staff Duties Clean Cook Console Mr. Don DeGooyer, head custodian, was often seen or heard throughout the school day. Mr. DeGooyer is in charge of keeping the school in running condition and taking care of the rural schools. He was assisted in his work by Mrs. Mildred Sanderson in the grade school and Mrs. Agnes Goodrich in the high school. Administration secretaries were Mrs. Delored Matre and Mrs. Geneva Fieldsend. Mrs. Matre served as secretary to Mr. Uken while Mrs. Fieldsend aided Mr. Luce. Together they provided assistance for stu- dents and faculty in various ways. Every day the five cooks prepared nutritious hot lunches for the high school and grade school. Rural schools also received hot lunches which were prepared in town and transported by the rural teachers. Lower Left: The nutritional needs are prepared by Mrs. Barnett, head cook Mrs. Kautz, Mrs. Weidenbach, Mrs. Dalton, and Miss Rediger. Bottom Left: The custodians are Don DeGooyer, Agnes Goodrich, and Millie Sanderson. Lower Right: Mis. Matre doing correspondence. Bottom Right: One of Mrs. Fieldsend's duties it typing the memo.