Highmore High School - Hisodak Yearbook (Highmore, SD)

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THIS PACE: ABOVE: The newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. George Gibbs, happily walk down (he aisle. ABOVE RIGHT: FRONT: R Jetty FRONT ROW: T. Surdez, S. Oligmuellcr. J. Ncu- harth. K. Griesc. Assistant director; D. Schmidt, J. Runestad, M. Garrigan MID- DLE ROW: L. Childs. M. Durfcc. Mrs. Rose- land. director; M. Wortman. T. Scott. P Faulstich. J Pekarck, G. Schmidt. D. Hinkle. SITTING: K. Williams. M. Jetty. STAND- ING: D. Griesc. G. Wcidenbach. D. Olig- mucller. K Kusser. BELOW RIGHT: The occupants of the ceme- tery. played by Jackie Neuharth. Meg Garri- gan. Tracy Surdez. Tracy Scott, and Gary Wcidenbach, sit quietly while Kip Kusser mourns for his wife. OPPOSITE PAGE: CIRCLE: Rebecca and George Gibbs discuss certain happenings “up- stairs”. ABOV E LEFT: Mrs. Roscland gives sugges- tions after rehearsal, while Kari Griesc con- centrates on other things. C ENTER LEFT: Professor Willard, played by Lola Lee. gives an account of the history of Grover's Corners, while the narrator, por- trayed by Ron Jetty, listens in BELOW LEFT: Mr. Webb and George Gibbs have a man-to-man” talk before George’s wedding. 10 All School Play

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ONE ACT PLAYS ‘Quiet Place’ Goes To Districts “No Greater Love was the first play presented on January 11th. It portrayed the feelings of a young medical student torn between his longing to be a famous doctor and his family's needing him to stay in the small mining town where he was raised. The second play was titled “The Quiet Place . It dealt with some seri- ous problems of teen-agers: drug abuse and peer pressure. Sheila, por- trayed by Megan Garrigan, mourns for her dead boyfriend, who died of accidental overdose. Tony, Patsy, and Steve, a high-school gang, visit Sheila to tell her that they had noth- ing to do with Danny's death. The play climaxes to an explosive argu- ment between Sheila and Tony. Locally, Steve Oligmueller and Meg Garrigan were chosen as Best Actor and Actress, while Justin Runestad and Mary Wortman re- ceived Best Supporting Actor and Actress. The Quiet Place” was cho- sen to go to Districts in Mobridge on January 21st. Justin Runestad re- ceived one of the Best Supporting Actor awards. One Act Plays 9

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ALL SCHOOL PLAY OUR TOWN” IS DINNER THEATER “Our Town” by Thorton Wilder was chosen as this year’s all-school play presented on March 23 as an open-admission play and on March 24 as a dinner theater. The setting for Our Town is Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire during the years 1901-1913. The stage manager, portrayed by Ron Jetty, led the audience through ever- yday life in Grover’s Corners. All the citizens get into the town’s activities, such as the wedding be- tween George Gibbs, played by Kip Kusser, and Emily Webb, played by Meg Garrigan. The play shows peo- ple how great a world we live in and that material things aren’t important after everything’s gone. Actors and actresses receiving awards were Ron Jetty, Best Actor, Justin Runestad. Best Supporting Actor, Meg Garrigan, Best Actress, and Tracy Scott, Best Supporting Actress. All School Play 11