Huron High School - Tiger Yearbook (Huron, SD)

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4Members of the flrst Huron ngh School Band In 1915: Front row, left Jack Longstaff, Vernon Clarke, Lester Randall, Rlchara Rossman, Raymond Felker, HIM. Marcusen, Idlrecton, Robert Burney. Ed- ward Knunp. AI Teuner, Ralph Sparks, Paul Chrlstensen; second row, left, EmII Utterback, John Baker, Keith Potter, ------- , Hugh Dean, thlrd row, left Ernest Utterback, Rupert Prlce, - Ed nght, John cheshlre, Ross Eabbltt. Wendell Eonesteel, Kelth Holton, Ernest wrlgnt, -- -, Hugh Barrett. V Porn Pon cIrIs In 1955; Judy Carstens, Dorothy Benson, Judv Schumacher, Danlelle Erlckson, Sharon Busevn and June Hansen. 4 ARepresentlng Huron In the state one-act plav contest In 1967 was a comedv, IIThe wonder Hat. Members of the cast were Anne Lewls, Jan van- SIckIe Elleen carrlgan, Jlm EIndenageI and Dan Holllster. 4AII-State chorus members In 1953: Left to right, Loren Johnson, Dale Lemke, Snlrlev FloIo, Susan crlster, Marllvn OIIva, Donna never, James Klassen, Kent SIocum, Claudette Thompson, ac- companlst. 17:11am PUBLIC LIBRARY 19 521 DAKOTA AVE S HURON, SD 57350

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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

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Board of Education gives the most significant contribution, but. . . Thousands Of Parents Active Thousands of parents have given-tlme, effort, and expertise to public education In Huron over the past century. Those who have served on the Huron Board of Education have made the most significant contribution. The PTA grew rapidly in the 19205 and 1930's and remained strong until about 1970, when some of the schools chose to have local parent groups. Pre-school mothers groups were also formed in the schools. . For many years each PTA held a carhlval on Halloween night, to keep children voff the streets and to raise money for the entlre year. Currently school carnivals or stage enter- tainments or science fairs are held at varlpus times during the year. The custom of havmg homeroom mothers for each classroom has carried over. In the 1970's each school, elementary and secondary, had a Parent Advisory Group which met at intervals during the year With the respective school principal for Informa- tion and discussion about the school program From early days there have been parent volunteer workers for Band Boosters, 30y Scouts, cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Brownies, and Other youth organizations, which have frequently met in school buildings. A practice, which has grown in the 1970's is the use of teacher aides, both volunteers and eleOvees, to relieve teachers and principals of non-professional tasks. Huron became known as the educational center of Dakota Territory when the Dakota Educational was formed on June 2, 1884. Meetings were held in the Methodist Church in Huron with charter members present. The organization, which later became the South Dakota Educational Association iSDEAl, was headed by General w.H. Beadle, for whom the county was named. The Associationtmet in Huron the first three years of its eXIstente, and to the present has hosted four dlstrlct SDEA conventions and nine state conventions. VGround for the new Huron Senior High'school cm Elgh- teenth St. SW, was broken in the spring of 1966 by members of the school board Dr. R.A. Buchanan, board president, turned the symbolic first shovel Wlth Harlan Meyer, Helen Buchanan James Venables, Vlce breSIdent, and Dr. G.H chaffee looking on, 20 W I I W At a meeting of the school board, Thursday night, the committee on school houses was directed to at once arrange in some manner for heating the school rooms so that they will be com- fortable in the coldest days. This is a necessary order, and the patrons of the schools hope it will be obeyed. Steam heating apparatus should be placed in the school house before another winter. Then there would not be SO many inter- ruptions of school by the weather. Huronite February 1 1 , 1 886 E