Leola High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Leola, SD)

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Besides teaching American History and United States Government, Mr. Gordan Hanks acted as assist- ant coach for football and girls track coach. History students started studying about the Civil War and reconstruction. Other topics covered were third parties, corruption in former presidential admin- istration, and the frontier and how it was settled. Various reports were given on the subjects of Thomas Nast, cowboys, railroads. Standard Oil, and Washing- ton D.C. Worksheets were done with each chapter. A constitution was written by the Seniors in their study of our national constitution. A mock trial was also a set up. Seniors took a trip to Pierre in which they visited the capital. During the year worksheets were done, debates held, along with discussion of the resignation of Richard Nixon, the economy, and the end of the Viet Nam War. Upper left: Acting as High school social science teacher was Mr. Gordon Hanks. Upper right: History students finish up worksheets. Lower right: Rob Sperle and Terry Taylor relax on the capital steps during the senior trip to Pierre. 24

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Two New English Teachers Two new English teachers were added to the teaching staff at L.H.S. They were Miss Pat Rahrick and Miss Dar- lene Everding. Miss Rahrick taught Junior and Senior English, and was Senior class advisor. Miss Everding taught art and directed the all-school play along with her Fresh- man and Sophomore English classes. Freshmen and Sophomores both studied grammar. The Freshmen read ROMEO AND JULIET and SILAS MAR- NER. Sophomores read JULIUS CAESAR and GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Three sophomore boys put on a Punch and Judy puppet show for extra credit. HAMLET and SKIN OF OUR TEETH were read by the Juniors. They also read numerous short stories. Seniors read MACBETH, GULLIVERS TRAVELS, EVERYMAN, and AS YOU LIKE IT. Both classes took grammar tests at their own speed throughout the year. Vocabularies were built through Word Pack workbooks. Term papers were written by both classes the fourth nine weeks. The sub- jects of the papers varied since each student picked his or her own topic. Upper left: Seniors take nine weeks English test. Lower left: Miss Pat Rahrick taught junior and senior English and acted as Senior Class advisor. Upper right: Dan Schooley and Jerome Hoffman presented Punch and Judy puppet shows to the grade students for extra credit. 23

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5 Shop Classes Taught Teaching five shop classes and acting as advisor for the paper and annual were the duties of Mr. John Daly. This year was Mr. Daly's third year as a teacher at L.H.S. Shop I and II was taken by boys in grades seven, eight, and sophomores. The first semester was concerned with drafting. The second semester they each designed and constructed small wood- working projects. Juniors taking Shop III learned basic welding procedures for gas and worked with welders in the classroom and welding rooms. Second semes- ter involved in a study of small gas engines. The last few weeks consisted of building and flying small rockets. Seniors in Shop IV were on their own, keeping busy with whatever they wanted. Projects ranged from motor overhauls, to the building of furni- ture and designing and building a Model A car.