Huron High School - Tiger Yearbook (Huron, SD)

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170 students made up the 100th graduating class. They posed at RIVEI'Slde Park In east Huron. VThe first class to graduate from Huron High School In 1887 Included: Mav chklnson, Dana Durand, Grant Fowler, Harrlet Grant, Belle Klng, Ella Little, car- rle Mlller, Florence Ramer, Joseph Zoll and Ruth Zoll.

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Throughout the century. . . Graduates Reflect Growth A random survey of the number of Huron High SchpoI-gra-duates throughout the century beglnnlng In 1887 reflects not only the population growth of Huron but also the effect of economic and world con- dltions and the attitude toward acquiring more education. From the first class of ten the number of graduates each year varied from two to 19 untll 1906.'The glass that year was 25. The next signIfIcant Increase was in 1916 when there were 70 graduates. A decrease to 44 In 1918 and 1919 reflected the effects world War I had on the school. . The numbers gradually Increased throughout the 1920's and reached 127 In 1950. The numbers steadllv rose to a peak of 175 In 1942. Followmg the World War II the npmber dropped to 105 In-1948 before plckmg up agaIn to over 200 In 1965. Two classes can claim the peak: 1971 had 511 graduates and 1973 had 301. . From 1974 there IS noted a slow decrease in numbers with only 186 graduatlng In 1984 and 179m 1985. GRAND Urm IIDUVL rmonv EVENINGI JUNE 3 nII n M NH A porand Opera House was the scene of the Flrst Annual com- mencement of Huron ngh School and other actlvltles un- tll It burned In 1902. 12

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Opening of a new high school permits. . . Additions 'I'o Curriculum The opening of the new high school on Illinois Avenue in 1914 permitted additions to the curriculum - an agricultural department, machine shop, domestic science, manual training and science labs. Other additions were journalism, business education and a well-equipped library. Athletic department activity increased and a school nurse was add- ed to the staff. In 1915 student government replaced the ruIe-of-iron philosophy prevalent nation- wide Huron High School was the first in South Dakota to have a student association, an ac- tive group that sponsored cheum courses and a series of other entertainments. During world war I the Huron system followed many other school districts in discontmuing the teaching of German and replacmg It with French. Latin was also of- fered. Currently the curriculum includes four years of Spanish and four years of German. In the late 1920's a special class, called the opportunity room, was provided in the new 1efferson School for children unable to learn In the regular classroom. From this beginning the program expanded to its present facility at Buphanan School. This includes a Director of SpeCIaI Education, who supervises classes for the men'taIIv-retarded at elementary middle and senior high school levels with p'upils in- tegrated Into regular classes individually to the extent of their ability. Other areas include a pre-school class for children with special needs,ch1ldren with physical handicaps alter- native classes at both middle and high s'chools for children with academic potential but emo. tionalvproblems, which make them unable to learn In regular classes and an Opportunity school for students with severe behavior pro- blems. An innovative program has been avallable recently for pregnant girls who wish to continue their education but not in the regular elassroom atmosphere. 5 ear v as 1940 a supervisor wa 1 coordinate the curriculum amongS $3903; elementary schools, Lincoln, McKinley Wilson anq Jeffeirsonuand to work with printipals in mamtalnmg hlgh instructional standards As the number of elementary schools increased and additions were made to the junior and 111 senior high school offerings, a curriculum coordinator for kindergarten through the twelfth grade replaced the elementary cur- riculum position. changes in teaching methods dominated the educational picture nationally during the 1960's: new math, new English, and process science courses were developed by university professors for the public school in an effort to meet the competition precipitated by Sputnik in 1959. V Dana Gracek, a junior in 1982, practlces her words- per-minute in an office practice class taught by Mrs. Kavleen Long. It was one of the many buslness courses offered at HHS.