Huron High School - Tiger Yearbook (Huron, SD)

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4Mlss Juanita Mora, right, from Acosta, Costa Rica, was a guest speaker in Mrs. Karen Mueller's Spanish 3 classes in 1970. She related many interesting facts about her country in both EngHsh and Spanish. VDistributive Education was a combination of classroom study and actual business experience, Shown is the 19113 class with advisor Miss Dona 5. Brown.

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Separation Of junior and senior students . . . Pendulum Swings Too Far Modular or flexible schedullng was'in- ItIated In Huron JunIor and Senior High Schools in the 1967-68 school year With the separation ofjunior and senior students. Asso often thapitcmngfthfhen- dumswungrtomfarx; efforts In the 19705 were toward integrating the best of the new efforts with the traditional methods of former vears. . In the late 1960's, the Huron School Dlstrict grew to more than 400 square miles, whlch necessitated an extensive bus program. In addltlon, two Hutterlte colony schools were added to the local school district. other fac- tors whlch added to the workload were a cIty-wlde hot lunch brogram and a number of federally funded programs. over the vears there were also changes 1 pupil promotion from grade to grade: every child had to fit the currIculum prescribed for the grade level. concern was widely eXPFEISSF!d that allowances should be made for indiwgual differences so that nearly all chlldren mlght remain In school profItably through hlgh school. Attention to individual differences Vielded manv beneflts, but as tlme went on the prac- tice of soclal promotion was carried to excess. Attention to indIvIdual dIfferences and the need to keep students gainfully occupied In SChOOl precipitated the additlon of vocatIonaI courses to the conventlonal, college- preparatorv offerings. Classes in agriculture were expanded; health occupations classes. building trades, and auto mechanics were other new courses offered In the Vocatlonal School Bulldlng. . With the change in promotion practices came a change in reporting pupil progress to parents. In addition to the traditional report card. there was a need for oral commynlca- tion between teacher and parents If ad- justments for individual pupil differences were to be taken Into consideration in the classroom. Huron was a leader In the Mldwest in initiating parentXteacher conferences In 16 the elementary schools as early as 1940. Reporting through conferences was extended through the junior high school in 1977-78 and currently in the middle school and high school. Since the 1950's adult education has been offered In a series of evening classes for a modest fee, the offerings dependent upon the number of applicants. This Adult Educa- tion Program should not be confused with Adult Basic Education, Started in 1968, for in- terested citizens deficient in one or more basic skills below the eighth grade level. v Sophomore Allison Bates applies her skllls of communication in a 1967 speech class. ;

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18 T00 numerous to mention all . . . Activities Grow Along wIth the expanslon of the physlcal plant and currlculum, school ac- tIvItIes grew In number and klnd. Of In- terest Is the type of school party held In 1894. It Is recorded that the event was funded partIaIIv from flnes collected from students who chewed gum or used slang, and each student donated ac to buy a ngt for the teacher. student clubs were organlzed early In the hlstory of the school and became too numerous to mentlon. A few of the earller ones were the Utopla Club, to Increase In- terest In Ilterature and forensics; Pep Club, to boost the teams to vlctorv; a Ukelele Club durlng World War I; H-Club, for partlclpants In sports; GIrIs AthletIc Assoclatlon; Masque and Make-up, for drama lovers I120 In 1935I; muslcal groups; and blology and forelgn language clubs. The flrst school yearbook, called the ngwum, was pubIIshed In 1918. Later the name was changed to Huron rlger. In 1928 the flrst annual Huron senlor ngh TIger Day was held. The two-dav celebratlon Included a bonflre, street snake dance, football game, school play, the crownan of a TIger Queen Ino KIngI, a banquet and dance. In 1977 the North central Assoclatlon us- ed Huron senlor ngh School for a pllot survey and tentatIve evaluatlon of hlgh school actIvItIes, a study thch revealed that 539 students were partlclpatlng In 28 actIvItIes. I . ; I ,II 19 I a , I I v Huren HIgh School debaters Steve O'Brlen, left, and Mike Cole and thelr coach, Jack Holmquest, are all smlles after winning the 1984 National ngh School Debate champlonship. I A Approximately 1 50 senlors in 19110 are walting to board a special train at the Chicago and North western Depot to go to Bro I skip dave okmgs for the annual