Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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Editors: Kathy Arendt Bonnie Boiler Peggy Schuete Cover: Staff Advisor: lacquelynn Neuharth Classes Seniors ...............6 Juniors ..............18 Sophomores ...........28 Freshmen..............36 Academics ..............42 Student Life ...........52 Athletics ..............66 Activities 88 Grades.................106 Advertisements........114 Index ................ 133 Closing ...............136 There’s a season for beginnings when the world is fresh and new, when we shape our dreams of all the things we plan and hope to do. There’s a season for maturing when we think, and work, and grow... There’s a season for the harvesting of all we’ve come to know. And each successive season grows still richer than the last as treasures of the present add to memories of the past. -Karen Ravn- 2 Contents

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this is the place 'highmore' Highmore is a small rural com- munity about 50 miles north and east of the South Dakota state ca- pital, Pierre, on Highway 14. The land surrounding the town is fair- ly level with small rolling hills. The population is 1,175 in the city and 1,350 in rural areas. Highmore is the county seat of Hyde County. An Indian reservation is located in the southern portion of the coun- ty. The Missouri River makes up a small portion of the county’s bor- der. People living in this area are mostly farm and ranch orientated. Agriculture plays an important part in the livelihood of High- more’s residents. There are many businesses supporting agriculture, including an area wide livestock exchange. A crop experiment sta- tion is located near Highmore. It is operated year round in coopera- tion with SDSU. The city also has a county agent, soil conservation office, ASC office, and an active 4- H. There are over 50 businesses in Highmore; from the Sully Buttes Telephone Cooperative to a num- ber of home operated one-person businesses. The First Bank High- more meets the area’s financial needs. The fire department is all volunteer as well as the ambu- lance service. Professional services include a dentist, drug store, vet- erinarian service, health clinic, nursing home, accounting, print- ing, legal, insurance and real es- tate. The county library houses nearly 11,000 volumes. Highmore is the sight of five churches and one rural church. The Hyde Coun- ty Memorial Auditorium meets the school system’s need’s. It also serves as a place for the annual crop show, snow queen contest, lo- cal and invitational basketball tournaments, the annual firemans ball, and numerous other activi- ties and meetings.q; All year around, sports make up a large part of the local entertainment. After sports activities such as foot- ball, wrestling, and basketball, you can find many students drag- ging main. Attending dances at BJ’s and Ree Heights is a common pastime. The bowling alley pro- vides a place for bowling leagues to meet. People drive to nearby towns to attend movies. The swimming pool was recently ren- ovated and heated. It was given to the people of Highmore in 1960 by the Quirk family as a memorial to Elmer Quirk. Highmore has two parks, a golf course, tennis courts, and a trap shoot. Softball games are played almost every night dur- ing the summer. Highmore is the Gateway to Big Bend Dam and many area residents are avid fish- ermen and water skiiers. Local people also spend a great amount of time participating in or attend- ing rodeos and car races. Sports camp are held in the summer. Highmore has a rodeo arena that is kept up by the Round-Up Club, the high school rodeo club, and the 4-H rodeo club. Organizations such as Boosters, Action Club, Civic League, Jay- cees, and many others do many things for Highmore. Every year the Action Club holds a communi- ty auction with the money earned going to different projects in the community. They buy equipment for parks, help send kids to camp, and many other things to help the town out in all kinds of ways. Every summer, Highmore has an annual Old Settler’s Day cele- bration. It consists of class and family reunions, a parade, demoli- tion derby, rodeo, coronation of king and queen, evening program, dance and a time to visit with old friends, along with many other ac- tivities. Highmore is a small town that strives to get along and work with the people so that many things are accomplished.