Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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New President, Attempted Assasinations, And Usual News Covered Events happened throughout the 1980-1981 year that effected the students in Highmore High School. The end of 1980 was the year to elect a new President, with Ronald Reagan and George Bush being the ones elected. Iran fi- nally let our people come home, in Atlanta many black children were being slain. The first air shuttle was blasted off into space and then landed on an airstrip. Walter Cronkite retired and Dan Rather took over. We found out Kristin shot J.R. on “Dallas”. The Super Bowl was won by Oakland Raiders and Philadel- phia Phillies earned the title for the World Series. John I ennon was murdered, Mae West and Jim Davis, “Jock Ewing”, on “Dallas died. President Reagan and Pope John were victims of attempted assasination but both recovered. In the state of the legislature was called into a special session to work on railroad funding. The winter was exceptionally warm and snowless with a dry spring. An Appreciation Day was held for the new additions to High- more, which were Lueders’ Gro- cery formally Studts’, the new building for the First State Band, L L Greenhouse, a new building was added to Sully Buttes, and BJ’s became the Sta- ble. Highmore students did well academically and extracurricu- lar. Girls’ Basketball was second in the state defeated once again by Jefferson. Band and Chorus both received superior ratings at the music contest. In wrestling Tigh Cowan and J.P. Cowman placed third and fourth in their weight classes. The school was full of clumsy people this year for many of them were wearing casts, crutches, or bandages. TV shows that kept the stu- dents interested were, Magnum PI, Saturday Night Live, Dallas. Flamingo Road, and the soaps. Private Benjamin, Urban Cowboy, Blue Lagoon, Caddy- shack, Stir Crazy, Ordinary Peo- ple, and 9 to 5 were some of the most talked about movies. Songs that were high on every- body’s list to listen to were, An- other One Bites The Dust, I’m Alright, Lost In Ix ve, lookin’ For Love, Take It On The Run, Wasn’t That A Party, I Love You and theme from 9 to 5. Wool skirts and pants made it big in fashion with girls. Pleats and plaids were in. Some of the sayings around the school were, For Sure, Not to Cool, Bad Toad, We’re Bad, and when the teachers asked for an admit slip to get into class the students would answer with, “I’m sorry, but I’m wearing a dress.” 10 Student Life

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Seniors Guiding the Seniors through their last year at HHS are the class officers. Front: Kenny Myers, President; Peggy Kckstein, Secretary; Ricki Kusser, Treasurer; Alison Gallagher, Vice President. Back; Budi Kusser and Victor Nemec, Student Council Represenatives. Michael A. Aasby Justin Waive Anderson Vance Evan Ankrum Penny Renee Boschee 12 Seniors