Leola High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Leola, SD)

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Table Of Contents Curriculum X 5 Organizations 17 Athletics 31 Special Events 45 Grades 55 Underclassmen 69 Seniors 79 1981—A Time To Grow 1981—a year of excitement; a year of change; a year of growth. And with our growth, we wit- nessed these happenings: We saw an actor elected our country's President and anxiously awaited the return of fifty-two American hostages imprisoned for more than a year in the American embassy in Tehran, Iran. We saw more evidence of violence in our society with the shootings of President Reagan and Pope John Paul II. And we grew in rage each time the press revealed another Black murdered in Atlanta. We saw the rise and fall of Dakota Proposition, the tax proposal that would have forced cutbacks in extracurricular activities. And finally after much heated controversy we saw football record shat- tered as conference rivals Ipswich and Eureka de- feated Ron Struck and John Daly's Animal Squad. But LHS athletes weren't discouraged. The boys' basketball B team capped off a per- fect season with a first place trophy in the B Tourney. And at the State Track Meet in Spearfish stand our Derek Merkel sprinted to a fifth place finish in the 100 meter dash, a fourth place finish in the 200 meter dash, and anchored the 800 meter relay team to a second place finish. We saw the girls' basketball team breeze their way to the District finals—the first time in girls' basket- ball history. And we watched as girls' track stand- out Sally Schaunaman captured first place in the shot put competitions at the state meet. In January we proudly heard our local swing choir grab state honors at the SD Snow Queen Contest and the NSC Jazz Festival. And we were equally proud when our 1980 BUCCANEER brought home an All- State award. We celebrated Homecoming with the coronation of Jim Bain and Brenda Waltman and watched sisters Kathy and Michelle Brandner crowned '81 Leola Snow Queens. 1981 was a year of laughter. At movie theatres we enjoyed Stir Crazy, while at home we expressed a preference for MASH, The Dukes of Haz- ard, and Dallas. And in 1981 the halls of LHS echoed with such expressions as take a seda- tive, that's right, we bad, it don't matter, and go for it. Yes, we watched and talked and laughed — and all the time we grew. Opening 3 4 Opening HISTORY Curriculum z you L'iXe Me -lecher. L e -her. 3n+M0Ttoe 30Y a 3 tf v io fay ct y We. -bo 'Wrtffr In aw, ¥ce 40i i n -hruble. s, . yoU r -i ri hd. Sr dcL. Students + Teachers = Growth According to Webster's New Col- legiate Dictionary, a student is one who learns and a teacher is one who instructs. Together, these two elements make up the learning institution. Through this institution we absorb the knowl- edge being presented; we devel- op our learning capacity; we laugh; we cry; we smile; we pout; we love; we hate. And we mature: we grow. 6 Curriculum 1 Mr. Ochsner directs the chorus. 2 Miss Bechtold helps the second graders check out books. 3 Mr. Frei- tag does a math problem for the eighth grade. 4 Miss Danek pre- pares a lesson plan. 5 Mrs. Daniel looks through her materials be- tween classes. 6 Mrs. Maule in- structs her third graders. 7 Mr. Jasmer hurries to his PE class. 8 Mrs. Hepperle takes a break during her free hour. 9 Despite Mrs. George's threats, the photographers still get the picture. 10 Mrs. Guffey teaches good pronunciation in her speech class. 11 Mrs. Hemen has lost all her first graders. 12 Lunch time is a reg- ular part of the daily schedule. 13 Kristi Weiszhaar and Tod Schanzen- bach display the friendly atmo- sphere at LHS. 14 Swing Choir members prepare to practice. 15 The fans are enthusiastic at Districts. 16 Paulette Kallas peps up at the Homecoming pep rally. 17 LHS band members take a break. 18 Sandy Zulk and Patti Schumacher prepare to take a road trip to an away girls' basketball game. 19 Pat Lapka ends a cheer. 20 Michelle and Kathy Brandner show their sisterly love. 21 Fred Geffre lets go at Swing Choir practice. Curriculum 7 Administration Leads The System Behind every school are the people who keep the system going. One of these people is Principal Marvin Maule. He has been in the Leola school system for 24 years. One of the things Mr. Maule likes about the Leola school is the close student contact. Mr. Clark Schemp is the Superintendent of the Leola Schools. He also teaches Modern Problems. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Education from Northern State College. Lila Rau is a secretarial aide for the school. She has three children. She enjoys many hobbies, including arts and crafts. Business Manager Mary Schaffer is in her twelfth year in the Leola School system. She likes the Leola School because it offers a much better opportunity to get to know students and faculty on a personal basis. The Leola School system would not be complete without a school board and a student council. The school board supervises the spend- ing of school monies and determines major school policies. The student council is responsible for building the Royalty float and sponsoring the Homecoming dance. The student council was led by Kathy Brandner, president; Jim Guthmiller, vice-president; and Shir- ley Kessler, secretary. ABOVE: Clark Schemp serves as superin tendent of schools for Leola. ABOVE: School Board members are Francis Kallas, Elmer Zulk, Harvin Zenker, Ron Bieber, and Marilyn Erdmann. RIGHT CENTER: Students study in the study hall. RIGHT BOTTOM: Everybody is eager to get home when the dismissal bell rings. 8 Curriculum UPPER LEFT: Marvin Maule is both the elementary and high school principal. LOWER LEFT: Mrs. Lila Rau serves as an aide for the school. ABOVE: Mary Schaffer is the business manager for the Leola School System. TOP: The Student Council con- sists of, left to right, Mike Wait- man, Brenda Waltman, Shirley Kessler, Michelle Brandner, Ka- tyy Brandner, Peggy Weisser, Jim Guthmiller, Paul Fischer, and Fred Geffre. Seated is Dan Erd- mann. ABOVE: The photogra- pher catches Mr. Maule out of his office. Curriculum 9 With Their Help, We Grow These teachers give the key to English, the busi- ness world, special education, and research. All of these areas are essential to the learning system at Leola High School. Virginia Bechtold is the librarian. She previously taught at Columbus, Nebraska, and Gary, South Dakota. In her spare time, she enjoys sewing, reading, and watching old movies. She likes small schools because they have a friendly atmosphere conducive to learning. Doris Hepperle teaches Typing I, advanced typ- ing, Shorthand I, and office practice. She received her B.S. in Education from Northern State Col- lege. She has been in the Leola school system for sixteen years. Marlys Thurrow teaches Title I Reading in grades 1-8. She has three children and lives in Aberdeen. ABOVE: Virginia Bechtold serves as librarian in the Leola school system. She previously taught at Henry Neill in Aberdeen. She likes a small school such as Leola because everyone is friendly and the students are good workers. Jean Guffey teaches 8th and 9th grade English and speech therapy. She received her B.S. in Speech Therapy and English from Northern State College. Some of her hobbies are needlecraft, reading, camping, and music. She has been in the Leola system for nine years. Julie George teaches English II, III, and IV. She is also an advisor for the annual staff and for the senior class. She previously taught at Bowdle; SDSU; El Paso, Texas; Watertown; and Eureka. She enjoys teaching at a small school like Leola be- cause of the closeness among both faculty and students because everybody knows everybody else. ABOVE: Doris Hepperle teaches Typing I, advanced typing, Shorthand I, and office practice. 10 Curriculum Mildred Ecker teaches developmental math in grades one through eight at Leola. Her hobbies are sewing and reading. She enjoys teaching at Leola because of the wholesome atti- tude of the students and the parental cooperation. ABOVE: Jean Guffey teaches eighth and ninth grade English and speech therapy. UPPER RIGHT: Marlys Thurrow teaches Title I reading in grades 1-8. LOWER RIGHT: Julie George teaches English II, III, IV. She is also an advisor for the senior class and for the yearbook. Curriculum 11 Science: An Important Part Of Learning Understanding the sciences is an important part of the learning process for students of LHS. Loren Gill, John Link, and Richard Jasmer were in charge of this area of education. Loren Gill, veteran science teacher, retired from the Leola school system this year after 21 years of service. Mr. Gill's teaching load included chemistry, microbiology, biology, 9th grade science, and physics. His favorite out-of-school activity is hunting. Replacing Mr. Bill in mid-year was John Link, a 1980 graduate of SDSU with a B.S. in wildlife biology. Mr. Link's interests include photography, hunting, and fishing. Richard Jasmer taught elementary and high school physical educa- tion, 8th grade science, 9th grade health, and psychology. He re- ceived his B.S. and M.S. in science from NSC. In his leisure time Mr. Jasmer enjoys horseback riding, camping, and spending time with his family. ABOVE: One of Rich Jasmer's daily duties includes preparing a schedule for the girls' basketball practice. BELOW: Mr. Link holds one of the gerbils that were added to the student body this year. 12 Curriculum ABOVE: Jim Guthmiller runs for yardage during the Homecoming game. INSET: The Homecoming crowd watches the game. ABOVE: The camera catches John Daly at his desk between classes. ABOVE: Ron Struck picks up his mail in Mr. Maule's office. RIGHT: Gary Kost, athletic director, checks the first aid supplies. Coaches Teach Too Besides being boys' coaches at LHS, John Daly, Ron Struck, and Gary Kost also taught some important classes. John Daly was the industrial arts teacher. His class load included drafting, woodworking, weld- ing, and general power. He also served as assistant football and basketball coach and as junior class advisor. He has been on the faculty at LHS for nine years. Ron Struck taught world histo- ry, U.S. history, and American government. He received his B.S. at Dakota State College and his M.S. at Northern State Col- lege. Before moving to Leola in 1978, Mr. Struck taught at Selby, Belle Fouche, and Co- lome, South Dakota. Gary Kost taught accounting, business math, and consumer education, as well as junior high PE. He also served as athle- tic director and as president of LTA. Curriculum 13 They Make It Special Music is a special part of LHS. Mick Guffey and Jim Ochsner make the music department that way. Mick Guffey was in charge of instrumental music in grades five through twelve. He was also a senior class advisor. He has two children. In his free time he enjoys fishing, golf, music, and wood-working. Jim Ochsner taught elementary music and junior and senior high vocal music. He has been at LHS for eight years. He's previously taught at Cham- berlain High School. ABOVE: Paula Peplow shows off her hands to Pat Lapka and Leisha Fauth while Pam Albrecht looks on. UPPER RIGHT: Mick Guffey, instrumental music director, files concert music. LOWER RIGHT: Jim Ochsner, vocal music direc- tor, gets the gowns ready for the chorus. 14 Curriculum Teachers Offer Electives Driver's education, home economics, and math were the subjects taught by Duane and Alverde Daniel and Bill Freitag respectively. Duane Daniel was the school guidance counselor and taught driver's education. He has three chil- dren and has been at LHS for ten years. Alverde Daniel taught Home Ec I, II, and III. She received her B.S. at SDSU and previously taught at Geddes, SD. William Freitag was the math teacher in grades eight through twelve. His hobbies are hunting and reading. He likes a small school such as Leola's because of the closer relations with the stu- dents. UPPER LEFT: Duane Daniel takes time out from his driver's education course to pose for a picture. LOWER LEFT: Al- verde Daniel teaches many domestic arts, one of them sewing. ABOVE: William Freitag prepares a lesson plan for one of his math classes. Curriculum 15 They Make It Happen At LHS some very special peo- ple kept the school running. This group included the jani- tors, the cooks, and the bus dri- vers. Numbered among them was a very special bus driver, Clarence Grabowska, who died on February 2, 1981. Thank you, Clarence, for your dedication and your time. We will never forget you. ABOVE: Student janitors Fred Geffre and Dave Morrison help to keep the school clean. ABOVE: Janitors John Bendewald and Mike Schaffner keep LHS in good shape. ABOVE: Bus drivers include Gerald Sanborn, Clifton Tschappat, Randy Zantow, Art Fauth, Gene Kindelspire, Clarence Grabowska, and Pat Schaffner. BELOW: The cooks under Head Cook Marlene Kessler serve the meals each day at LHS. Organizations j iL - cn Ty ' ju tfari (TUjbLijfc' _ S 10 U. ty tJrX%. ' - L' CAj (LoyxJ °(f u : SDtx, - U Aout sz juAr' dftrje} qQuu£jlj Annual Staff members were, BACK ROW, Merle Mack, Jim Guthmiller, Derek Merkel, Craig Zenker, Curtis Kracke, Mike Waltman, SECOND ROW, Todd Lechner, Tami Freitag, Wayne Kessler, Patti Schumacher, Michelle Brandner, Mar- ian Zantow, Kathy Brandner, Colleen Layton, Sharon Goe- shel, THIRD ROW, Stacey Kappes, Pat Lapka, Shirley Kessler, Susie Krein, Ann Head, Joan Hoffman, Laurie Adam, Jackie Ketterling, FRONT ROW, Mrs. George, Sandy Zulk, Suzie Zulk, Brenda Waltman, Dawn Rath. Editors Choose As We Grow Editors of the 1981 Buccaneer, Suzie Zulk and Bren- da Waltman, with the assistance of Junior Editors Sandy Zulk and Dawn Rath, chose As We Grow for the theme of this year's annual. They attended work- shops at Presentation College and SDSU at which they learned the 1980 Annual received an all-state award. They drew up plans for this newest edition of the yearbook, and busy staff members worked hard putting together the individual pages that will pro- vide a lasting record of LHS as it was in the year that we grew. The Buccaneer staff was advised by Mrs. Julie George. ABOVE: Mrs. George explains a layout design to Marian Zantow and Pat Lapka. 18 Annual Staff TOP LEFT: Michelle Brandner and Suzie Zulk index completed pages. MIDDLE LEFT: Kathy Brandner, Brenda Waltman, and Col- leen Layton finish pages to meet a deadline. BOTTOM LEFT: Brenda Waltman gives instructions at a staff meeting while Suzie Zulk and Mrs. George listen. TOP RIGHT: Sandy Zulk and Dawn Rath discuss their ideas for picture settings. ABOVE: The 1980-81 Junior Editors are Dawn Rath and Sandy Zulk, and the Editors are Brenda Waltman and Suzie Zulk. Annual Staff 19 Practice, Practice Practice was a word the Leola band knew the meaning of quite well when the year was through. The members put in many faithful hours preparing for various musical events. Since the girls' district tourney was in Leola, Leola's band en- tertained the tournament crowd. They played two out of the three nights, and the stage band performed the other night. After several mornings of hard marching practice, the band ventured to Aberdeen to per- form in the Gypsy Day Parade. Majorette Shirley Kessler and Junior Majorette Cindi Schmidt led the band through the Aber- deen streets. After Gypsy Day, the band started working on Christmas music for the December 23 concert. After this holiday event, preparation for the spring concert went underway. A special treat at the spring concert for the audience and the band members was At a Dixieland Jazz Funeral. A jazz combo consisting of a clarinet, trombone, trumpet, tuba, and drums carried the melody of When the Saints Go Marching In while the other band mem- bers sang. Confetti, screams, whistles, and cheers were also used as special effects. The pep band performs during the girls' district tournament. 20 Band Band members are, FIRST ROW, left to right, Joan Hoffman, Cathy Glaesman, Sandy Zulk, Laurie Adam, Donna Schaffer, Theresa Guthmiller, Launa Fauth, Patrick Lapka, Patricia Lapka; SECOND ROW, Brenda Arioso, Sandi Goebel, Leisha Fauth, Colin Hoffman, Mark Geffre, Colleen Layton, Paula Pe- plow, Derek Merkel; THIRD ROW, Theresa Bieber, Michelle Brandner, Patti Schumacher, Suzie Zulk, Shirley Kessler, Shawna Rott, Kathy Brandner; FOURTH ROW, Deb Duvall, Mark Rau, Carl Meier, Tod Schanzenbach, John Zulk, Sid Feickert, Tami Freitag, Marian Zantow, Jeralyn Sanborn; FIFTH ROW, Stacey Kappes, Carol Duvall, Jim Guth- miller, David Morrison, Paul Fischer, Merle Mack, Mark Maule, SIXTH ROW, Director Mick Guffey, Katie Ev- ans, Alan Geffre, Tony Geffre, Dan Lechner, Fred Geffre, Clark Guthmiller, Scott Geffre. NOT PICTURED: Brenda Waltman, Cindi Schmidt, Deb Vilhauer, Rick Beilke, Tom Rath, Rhonda Walt- man, Steve Dutenhoffer. Dave Morrison was selected to play fourth-chair tuba in the All-State Band at Sioux Falls in March. This was his second year to All-State Band. Dave was one of several Merle Mack takes a lesson on his baritone in preparation for band members that tried out for this honor. All-State Band tryouts. BELOW: Members of the band council are, left to right, Laurie Adam, Sandy Zulk, Stacey Kappes, Pat Lapka, Dave Morrison, Tod Schanzenbach, Fred Geffre, not pictured, Brenda Waltman. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mr. Mick Guffey directs the pep band during a boys' home bas- ketball game. Band 21 • I Members of the swing choir are, BACK ROW, left to right, David Kallas, Shirley Kessler, Mark Rau, Laurie Adam, Steve Salzer, Jackie Ketterling, Melvin Kallas, Kristi Weiszhaar, Merle Mack, Cheryl Mehloff, MIDDLE ROW, Joan Hoffman, Patricia Lapka, Stacey Kappes, Cindi Schmidt, Tony Geffre, Swing Choir Captures Two State Titles If the Leola swing choir was unknown before, it isn't anymore. The Leola swing choir ventured to Aber- deen in January to compete in the SD Snow Queen Contest after receiving first place honors at Leola's local competition. After their performance, they were soon honored with a first-place trophy and the title of state talent champs. Then later in the month, the swing choir again made a hit in Aberdeen. They claimed a first-place Class C finish in the SD Jazz Festival. The swing choir was honored for their ac- complishments at a supper banquet put on by their parents. A special swing choir concert was put on April 14. The members performed many old favorites and new songs. The last performance of the swing choir was the annual tour, May 12-13. They performed for schools in the Pierre area. Patti Schumacher, Colin Hoffman, Rhonda Waltman, Curtis Kracke, Leisha Fauth, Jim Guthmiller, Sheila Kallas, Steve Dulenhoffer, Tod Schanzenbach, FRONT ROW, Director, Mr. Jim Ochsner, Fred Geffre, David Morrison, Paula Pe- plow, Derek Merkel, Rick Beilke. TOP RIGHT: The swing choir performs their first-place act at the local Snow Queen Contest. BOTTOM RIGHT: The swing choir prepares for their annual tour. 22 Swing Choir V Stage Band Jazzes Up Pops Concert The twenty-two member stage band under the direction of Mick Guffey performed at the 1981 pops concert. Their performance featured solos by Paula Peplow and Derek Merkel on saxo- phone, Stacey Kappes on trombone, and Fred Geffre on drums. Tunes heard from the stage band were Night Song, Sunday Drive, Foxy Funk, and Hot Streak. The stage band also displayed their skills by pro- viding half-time music one night for the girls' dis- trict tourney. TOP LEFT: Accompanist Joan Hoffman plays for stage band as well as swing choir and chorus. MIDDLE LEFT: The sax section tunes before the pops concert. Stage band members are, FRONT ROW, left to right, Kathy Brandner, Laurie Adam, Shirley Kessler, Paula Peplow, Leisha Fauth, Colleen Layton, Derek Merkel, BACK ROW, Jim Guthmiller, Paul Fischer, Carol Duvall, Stacey Kappes, Joan Hoffman, Clark Guthmiller, Fred Geffre, David Morrison, Deb Duvall, Mark Rau, Carl Meier, Tod Schanzenbach, Di- rector Mick Guffey. Stage Band 23 The Chorus members are, BACK ROW, left to right, Stacey Kappes, Peggy Weisser, Melissa Skott, Tami Freitag, Colin Hoffman, Tony Geffre, Anthony Kallas, Patricia Lapka, Sandi Goebel, Donna Schaffer, Joan Hoffman, Patti Schumacher, Danny Geffre, Carl Meier, Robert Mehlhoff; MIDDLE ROW, Sheila Kallas, Leisha Fauth, Tammy Kindelspire, Cindi Schmidt, Wavne Kessler, Fred Geffre, Pam Albrecht, Brenda Arioso, Jackie Ketterling, Sharon Geoshel, Steve Salzer, Da- vid Kallas, Jim Kessler, Clark Guthmiller; BACK ROW, Direc- tor Jim Ochsner, Laurie Adam, Cheryl Mehlhoff, Shirley Kessler, Mark Rau, Curtis Kracke, Jim Guthmiller, Kristi Weiszhaar, Paula Peplow, Jim Bain, Todd Hoffman, David Morrison, Bruce Mack, Merle Mack, Larry Geffre. Not Pic- tured: Marian Zantow, Rhonda Waltman, Rick Beilke. Chorus Uses New Piano The chorus under the direction of Jim Ochsner contained for- ty-seven members. The new members were required to try out. The chorus performed during the Homecoming Pro- gram and at the Christmas, Spring, and Pops concerts. Four members won the honor to attend the All-State chorus at Huron in November. Mem- bers also tried out for a spot in the 1981 all-state Honors Choir in April. The tryout consisted of a solo, written test, and sight-reading. A piano dedicated by the Kulm family in memory of Mrs. Leona Kulm was presented to the mu- sic department. This was espe- cially appreciated by the ac- companists, Joan Hoffman and Pat Lapka. Chorus officers are. Left to Right, Curtis Kracke, Vice-President; Shirley Kessler, Secretary; Jackie Ketterling, President, and Melvin Kallas, Treasurer. 24 Chorus Girls' Chorus consisted of, BACK ROW, left to right, Stacey Kappes, Laurie Adam, Cheryl Mehlhoff, Shirley Kessler, Kristi Weiszhaar, Brenda Arioso, Paula Peplow, Joan Hoffman; MIDDLE ROW, Sheila Kallas, Leisha Fauth, Tammy Kindel- spire, Cindi Schmidt, Pam Albrecht, Jackie Ketterlir g Sharon Goeshel; FRONT ROW, Peggy Weisser, Melissa Skott, Tam! Freitag, Patricia Lapka, Sandi Goebel, Donna Schaffer, Patti Schumacher, and Jim Ochsner, Director. All State Chorus members consisted of Soprano Stacey Kappes, Alto Jackie Ketterling, Bass David Morri- son, and Tenor Jim Guthmiller. Al- ternates were Merle Mack, Leisha Fauth, and Patricia Lapka. Chorus 25 Music Contest Prosperous The LHS Music Department attended the Re- gion Music Contest April 3, 1981 at Northern State College. Leola had a prosperous year coming home with a number of superior rat- ings. (Continued on Page 88) ABOVE: Receiving a superior rating on their flute duet were Theresa Guthmiller and Laurie Adam. ABOVE: Those in the clarinet ensemble receiving a superi- or rating were Brenda Waltman, Kathy Glaesman, Sandi Goebel, and Sandy Zulk. AGOVE: Instrumental soloists receiving superior ratings were Dave Morrison, Fred Geffre, Stacey Kappes, and Joan Hoff- man. ABOVE: Vocalists receiving superior ratings were Merle Mack, Jackie Ketterling, Dave Morrison, Stacey Kappes, Jim Guth- miller. ABOVE: The sax ensemble also received a superior rating. That group consisted of Derek Merkel, Paula Peplow, Shirley Kessler, Leisha Fauth, Kathy Brandner. 26 Contest BELOW: Sophomore girls sell rolls to the kindergarten during the regular Wednesday sale sponsored by the FBLA. FBLA Grows The Leola Future Business Leaders of America, advised by Mrs. Doris Hepperle, grew to thirty- nine members this year. The chapter was busy throughout the year with fund-raising projects to finance the annual Business Person's Banquet and a few students attending the National Convention in Chicago. Some of these fund-raising projects were B-Craft sale, bake sales, concession stands, roll sales, and the sale of Sarah Coventry items. The chapter also sold cookbooks. The FBLA also had Promotion Days to encourage new mem- bers to join. FBLA Week was celebrated February 9-13. Throughout the week, the chapter decorat- ed their lockers, had secret valentines, and hosted an open house to the public. The year climaxed with the venture to the State Convention in Rapid City April 26-28. The chap- ter was very proud of its members' accomplish- ments. Members of FBLA are, BACK ROW, left to right, Sandi Goe- bel, Pam Albrecht, Mary Leibel, Jackie Ketterling, Tony Geffre, Larry Geffre, Tim Geffre, Steve Salzar, Mark Geffre, Dan Lechner, SECOND ROW, Mrs. Doris FHepperle, Stacey Kappes, Brenda Arioso, Tami Freitag, Cindy Schmidt, Sheila Kallas, Donna Shafer, Sharon Goeshel, Susie Krein, Barb Ser- foss, Kathy Maze, Lynn Guthmiller, TFHIRD ROW, Michelle Brandner, Brenda Lechner, Karen Maze, Missy Skott, Col- leen Layton, Maria Evans, Theresa Beiber, Karen Mack, Cheryl Melhoff, FRONT ROW, Dawn Rath, Sandy Zulk, Suzie Zulk, Kristi Weiszhaar, Pat Schumacher, Kathy Brandner, Shirley Kessler. FBLA 27 ABOVE: The A squad boys' basketball cheerleaders were Kathy Maze, Pat Lapka, Cindi Schmidt, and Tammy Kindelspire. Cheerleaders Attend Clinic The cheerleaders started boosting spirit very early in the school year. One Saturday morning in Sep- tember, seven energetic cheer- leaders traveled to Aberdeen to attend the NSC cheerleading clin- ic. During the one day clinic, they learned new stunts, jumps, and cheers. ABOVE TOP: Paulette Kallas, Kathy Maze, Marion Zantow, and Marla Maroney were chosen as girls' basketball cheerleaders. ABOVE BOTTOM: The boys' basketball cheerleaders lead the crowd during half-time. 28 Cheerleaders TOP LEFT: Mary Leibel and Marla Mar- oney rowdie up the crowd at the Homecoming pep rally. ABOVE: Boys' basketball cheerleaders do a floor cheer. TOP RIGHT: Kathy Brandner, Brenda Waltman, Shirley Kessler, and Mary Lei- bel were chosen to lead the crowd as football cheerleaders. ABOVE: Sheila Kallas, Cathy Glaesman, and Maria Evans were the B squad cheerleaders. Cheerleaders 29 Cheering Advisor Named The title of cheerleading advisor was given to Mrs. Jean Guffey. Mrs. Guftey advised the girls on cheerleading techniques and conduct. This year one alternate was cho- sen for each squad. If a cheer- leader was absent for a game, the alternate had to cheer in her place. ABOVE AND RIGHT: The boys' basketball and football cheerleaders display enthusi- asm during the district tourney and the starting line-up, respectively. ABOVE: Rhonda Waltman, football alter- nate, and Karen Maze, basketball alter- nate, cheered at the Homecoming pep rally and whenever needed to fill an ab- sence. ABOVE: The girls' basketball cheer- leaders show their spirit through floor cheers. LEFT: The cheerleaders end the school song with a pyramid. 30 Cheerleaders Athletics «Jew JUMtoH $ha£ dP« UL U J 3 jrJa . rfWW jfietai) i ?? MadhMfu2 frML ■ Q Cmfr M M %od wt cfc-iW, ftbmfl ® jL J . i fkQayf) . $xqX 'tyZtJoQ JlQ tt jthas |CO VptAjd doodb - o d£- H % Aocand ■ Yo$ «Q dc dbxp± - 4 ' woe, ISwrutA'' 31 Gridders Complete Successful Season The Pirates started out the 1980 football season in a burst of flames with the 36-0 stomping of Ho- ven, followed by an 18-6 win over a hard-hitting Frederick team in a game in which three Pirate TD's were called back. The Pirates were then vic- torious over a disabled Eureka Trojan team in the first- McPherson County contest. After the 16-6, win, the Pirates had to face Northwestern, and the two undefeated teams met on the Pirates' turf and battled to a 20-20 tie, a game in which Leola scored three TD's in the last four minutes of regu- lation time. The Pirates were then stunned by Ipswich 13-0 to spoil Leola's Homecoming festivi- ties. Getting the wheels moving again after a loss is tough, but the Pirates showed their stamina the following week by trouncing Northwestern 32-6 in the teams' rematch and going on to defeat Ipswich the next week 18-7. The win put the Pi- rates into contention for the Conference title go- ing into the final week of play, but luck was not on the side of the Blue 'n' White, as they fell to a now ABOVE: Mike Guthmiller tackles an Ipswich Tiger while Dana Leibel and Glen Merkel close in to help. Members of the 1980-81 football team were: BACK ROW: Coach Ron Struck, Mark Maule, Mark Geffre, John Zulk, Bruce Mack, Dan Erdmann, Trevor Guthmiller, Brad Krein, and Assistant Coach John Daly. MIDDLE ROW: Dan Geffre, Todd Lechner, Mark Rau, Keenan Steckler, Steve Salzer, Glen Merkel, Carl Meier, Dan Lechner. FRONT ROW: Mike Guthmiller, Philip Morrison, Curtis Kracke, Jim Guthmiller, Mike Waltman, Derek Merkel. 32 Football ABOVE: The Pirates eagerly wait to put forth their team ef- forts. MIDDLE AND BOTTOM LEFT: The camera catches the Leola Pirates preparing for another tough conference game. RIGHT TOP: Mike Waltman tries to turn the corner against the aggressive Eureka Trojan. RIGHT BOTTOM: The Ani- mal Squad applies another hard hit. (Cont. on opposite page) (Cont. from page 32) healthy Eureka Trojan team — and had to content themselves with a second place finish. Leola was proud of the efforts put forth by their players. Those receiving all-conference honors were Mike Guthmiller, Mike Waltman, Jim Guth- miller, and Curtis Kracke. Members receiving honorable mention were Carl Meier and Derek Merkel. Football 33 LEFT: Speedy Jim Guthmiller slips to the outside. ABOVE: The senior Pirates are Jim Guthmiller, Mike Waltman, Curtis Kracke, Derek Merkel, and Phil- ip Morrison. Not pictured: Dana Leibel. BELOW LEFT: Leola holds down the persistent Ipswich Tigers. BELOW RIGHT: Jim Guthmiller tries to find a hole. We Scoreboard They 36 Hoven 0 16 Frederick 8 16 Eureka 6 26 Northwestern 2 0 Ipswich 13 32 Northwestern 6 18 Ipswich 7 14 Eureka 34 ABOVE: All-conference and honorable-mention members pose for the camera. 34 Football Members of the B team consisted of, BACK ROW, left to right, Student manager Kathy Glaesman, Dawn Rath, Pam Albrecht, Brenda Lechner, Pat Lapka, Tammy Kindelspire, WE THEY 18 Langford 5 26 Eureka 6 16 Frederick 20 26 Fiecla 22 19 Ellendale 21 5 Cresbard 22 26 Bowdle 13 15 Ipswich 36 12 Northwestern 29 25 Eureka 15 32 Hosmer 6 34 Hoven 27 17 Roscoe 19 21 Herried 23 30 Ipswich 36 RIGHT: Pat Lapka defends a Frederick Viking while Deb Duvall prepares to make a trap. Student manager Vicki Yost, FRONT ROW, Maria Evans, Jer alyn Sanborn, Shawna Rott, Kim Kessler, and Leisha Fauth. B Team Hustles Due to the small number of girls out for basket- ball, eighth graders were allowed to play high school ball. Three girls took advantage of this opportunity. Even though the B team had more losses than wins, it showed great promise for the fu- ture. The junior-sophomore dominated team attributed its success to its denial defense and hustle. UPPER LEFT: Susie Krein outpowers the defense for an easy two. BOTTOM LEFT: Sandy Zulk tears down a rebound from the scrappy Frederick defense. UPPER RIGHT: Deb Duvall makes a move during District play. MIDDLE RIGHT: Leola plays zone defense against Eureka. BOTTOM RIGHT: The Leola girls take a breather. 36 Girls' Basketball Dominate, Deny, Duvall It began with a blast, ended in a flurry. Bu in between it was rather blurry. This is the way the girl's BB season could be described. The girls won their first three games but fell to the next six teams. The Leola girls then beat their next three rivals and lost two out of the three final games. But the girls were fired up for Districts. It was the first time in Girls' BB history that Leola placed better than third. The girls lost to their nemesis, Ipswich, in the championship game for a second place win. Leola was led throughout the year by dominat- ing, denying Deb Duvall. She led the team with the most points and the most steals. Many times Deb had more than half of the team points. She also had the best free throw per- centage, once sinking 14 of 14 in regular season play. Members of the A squad were: STANDING, TOP TO BOTTOM, Dawn Rath, Susie Krein, Suzie Zulk, Sally Schaunaman, Jackie Heider, Pat Lapka, Student Manager, Barb Serfoss and Coach Richard Jasmer. SITTING, TOP TO BOTTOM, Brenda Lechner, Kristi Weiszhaar, Sandy Zulk, Deb Duvall, Patti Schumacher, and Student manager, Carol Duvall. Senior members of the team were Sally Schaunaman, Jackie Heider, and Suzie Zulk. WE THEY 51 Langford 35 66 Eureka 28 45 Frederick 20 36 Hecla 41 42 Ellendale 48 40 Cresbard 58 57 Bowdle 61 58 Ipswich 76 47 Northwestern 52 55 Eureka 39 48 Hosmer 38 64 Northwestern 44 27 Hoven 29 65 Roscoe 39 33 Herried 36 46 Ipswich 67 District Tourney 51 Frederick 32 40 Roscoe 29 50 Ipswich 66 Girls' Basketball 37 Pirates Grab Third In Districts The Pirates A basketball team finished the season with a disap- pointing 5-15 record and a fourth place in the conference. The Pi- rates started off .the season with a victory over Roscoe and were then handed four defeats at Northwestern, Selby, Eureka, and Hosmer, respectively. The Bucs then captured two victories of the next three games. They once again dropped four in a row be- fore dumping Ashley and losing their last five regular season games. The Pirates drew a bye in first round District tournament action. Hosmer then handed Leola a 65-59 defeat in semi-final play. The Bucs then stomped Ros- coe 83-43 in the consolation championship. Leola left the civic arena with a third-place trophy. The A team was coached by Gary Kost. BELOW: Derek Merkel skys over the defense for one of his buckets in the District Tourney. BELOW: Tim Geffre muscles out the Hosmer Tigers for an easy two. BELOW: Mike Guthmiller ties up a BELOW: Mike Waltman hassles the opposing Hosmer dribbler with full-court Hosmer Tiger in his rebound effort. pressure. BELOW. Senior A players are, left to right, Philip Morrison, Derek Merkel, Craig Zenker, Tim Geffre, Mike Waltman, and Jim Guthmiller. WE THEY 59 Roscoe 52 43 Northwestern 46 48 Selby 71 53 Eureka 61 51 Hosmer 63 74 Bowdle 36 36 Ipswich 60 88 Langford 41 31 Groton 42 52 Northwestern 54 64 Cresbard 75 60 McLaughlin 78 54 Ashley 43 54 Herried 62 50 Eureka 60 53 Hecla 63 51 Frederick 53 51 Ipswich 52 District Tournament 59 Hosmer 65 83 Roscoe 43 Members of the 1981 A basketball team are, BACK ROW, left to right, Coach Gary Kost, Mike Guthmiller, Craig Zenker, Tim Geffre, Todd Hoffman, Carl Meier, Rick Beilke, MIDDLE ROW, John Zulk, Philip Morrison, Derek Merkel, Mike Waltman, Jim Guthmiller, Dan Geffre, SEATED, statisti- cians, Pam Albrecht, Carol Duvall, and Deb Duvall. Boys' Basketball 39 Members of the B team are, BACK ROW, left to right, Trevor Fischer, Mark Maule, Clark Guthmiller, Bradley Krein, Troy Gra- Guthmiller, Dan Geffre, Carl Meier, Todd Hoffman, Rick Beilke, bowska. John Zulk, Mark Geffre1, FRONT ROW, Tod Schanzenbach, Paul Young Bucs Capture Perfecto John Daly's sophomore-dominat- ed B team posted an unble- mished 23-0 record. This 23-0 re- cord also included a win over the Forbes, ND, varsity team. The sea- son average revealed that they outscored their opposition 48-32. The Pirates drew Roscoe in the first round of B tournament play. They whizzed by Roscoe into the semifinals. Here they tromped Hosmer 81-41 due to a balanced offensive attack. The young Bucs then advanced to the championship game with arch ri- val Ipswich. But the awesome Pi- rates successfully left the gym with a first-place trophy. The fu- ture looks promising for the young Bucs. WE THEY 31 Roscoe 17 36 Northwestern 25 51 Selby 40 40 Eureka 29 41 Hosmer 28 50 Bowdle 17 49 Ipswich 31 59 Langford 28 48 Groton 42 37 Northwestern 22 49 Cresbard 28 39 McLaughin 28 34 Ashley 26 47 Herried 32 41 Eureka 34 56 Hecla 39 53 Frederick 49 50 Ipswich 41 B Tourney 49 Roscoe 34 81 Hosmer 41 57 Ipswich 39 ABOVE: Carl Meier stretches to save the ball from the boundary in district play. 40 Boys' Basketball Improvement Continues UPPER LEFT: Pat Lapka runs a leg in the 2-mile relay at Eureka. LOWER LEFT: Brenda Waltman sprints to the finish line at the Regionals. ABOVE: Sally Schaunaman throws to a first place. The girls' track team, consisting of only two seniors was young but with enthusiasm and hard prac- tice, they kept improving. Re- cords broke in '81 were the spring medley relay, shot put, discus, and 300 meter hurdles. The relay team consisted of Sheila Kallas, Tammy Kindelspire, Brenda Waltman, and Pat Lapka. Sally Schaunaman broke the records of both throw- ing events, and Susie Krein set the record in the 300 meter hurdles which was a new event. Sally Schaunaman also was honored at the state track meet where she captured first place by throwing the shot 38' Glaesman, Student Managers, Marla Guthmiller, Leisha Eauth, Sally Schaunaman, Mary Leibel, Susie Krein, Brenda Waltman, Carol Duvall, Julie Cox. Girls' Track 41 The track team consisted of, SEATED, bottom to top, Donna Duvall, Katie Evans, Tammy Kindelspire, Pat Lapka, Deb Duvall, Sheila Kallas, Jackie Ketterling, STANDING, Joan Duvall, Cathy TOP LEFT: Brenda Waltman and Sally Schaunaman relax in Spear- fish at the state track meet. CENTER LEFT: Susie Krein hurdles at regionals. BOTTOM LEFT: Sally Schaunaman proudly accepts her first place medal. TOP RIGHT: Brenda Waltman warms up at the regionals in Aber- deen. CENTER RIGHT: Leisha Fauth runs a leg in the 2-mile relay. BOTTOM RIGHT: Rob Dutenhoffer and Tammy Kindelspire chat at the conference track meet. 42 Girls' Track The boys' track team consisted of, BACK ROW, left to right, Mark Ketterling, Paul Fischer, Clark Guthmiller, Mark Maule, Bradley Klein, John Zulk, Rob Dutenhoffer, FRONT ROW, Curtis Kracke, Philip Morrison, Dana Leibel, Mike Guthmiller, Derek Merkel, Jim Guthmiller, Dan Lechner. Not pictured, Mike Waltman. Hard Work Pays Off Coach Ron Struck worked his 15 boys hard, and it paid off as the boys' track team did well at the meets. The team did lack depth in the field events and in the hurdles, but made up for it by running strongly in the individual sprints and the 800 and 1600 meter relays. The two mile and medley relay teams consisted of young members. The record for a new event, the 300 meter hurdles, was set by Philip Morrison, broken and now held by John Zulk. A new time of 1:32.02 in the 800 meter relay was set by Dana Leibel, Mike Guthmiller, Mike Waltman and Derek Merkel at the Aberdeen Re- lays. The same four also broke the 1600 meter relay record at the regional meet with a time of 3:29.23. These two relay teams were also sent to the state track meet in Spearfish with the 800 meter relay placing second. Derek Merkel was outstanding again this year. He consistently cap- tured first place in his individual events through- out the year and placed fifth in the 100 meters and fourth in 200 meters at the state track meet. TOP RIGHT: Boys' track members warm up before the day's workout. BOTTOM RIGHT: Philip Morrison hands off to Dan Geffre in the sprint medley relay. Boys' Track 43 Boys and Girls Track Meet Schedule April 10 Hoven April 16 Redfield Relays April 21 Groton April 25 • Aberdeen Relays April 28 Faulkton May 1-2 Howard Wood Relays May 5 Conference-Eureka May 8 Hoven Relays May 16 Regions-Aberdeen May 22-23 State Track Meet Spearfish ABOVE: Leola was represented at the SD State Track Meet by Mike Waltman, BEL RIGHT: The familiar sight of Derek Merkel crossing the finish line first. BE- LOW LEFT: John Zulk successfully hands Mike Guthmiller, Dana Leibel and Derek Merkel. off to Dan Geffre. BOTTOM: Dana Leibel shows the hard work of running a race. TOP LEFT: Senior Athlete Mike Walt- man receives his plaque from Coach Ron Struck. ABOVE. The relay team prepares for their next race at state. 44 Boys' Track Special Events On_CL 33 c ytu op'ur to y 4 tLO. oj? 'ttLfdb 6L OxXi. - onitii- -T4 £. -Al u AtfodtM; tO. tpwUJJJ £ itday yfAjo M ziM j edtL stLr d ±AisnJb -tvM orv?yi. 4XAk_, mtL s Qdzu Pru? sdo ttua) T ( tXsr)AJL ‘ rnauydt A tt sQaAl, ttuL 'jfOyrrru -Ov y t tt 3 Qo. C ts W 45 Pirate Day 1980 The 1980 Homecoming Festivities were celebrat- ed at Leola High School on Friday, October 3. The coronation was held on Friday morning in the gym. The student body voted on the Homecom- ing candidates and selected Brenda Waltman and Jim Bain as Royalty. After the coronation, various classes and organi- zations presented skits for the students and visi- tors, and the chorus performed. The cheerleaders then conducted a pep rally. The parade started at 10 o'clock this year. The parade consisted of the band and four floats plus the grade school. Festivities ended on a cold, blustery evening when the Ipswich Tigers handed the Pirates a 13-0 defeat. Pirate Day 1980 climaxed with a free sock- hop. UPPER RIGHT: Homecoming King and Queen are Jim Bain and Brenda Waltman. LOWER: The homecoming candidates are, left to right, Shirley Kessler, Suzie Zulk, Kathy Brandner, Queen Brenda Waltman, King Jim Bain, Mike Waltman, Curtis Kracke, and Jim Guthmiller. 46 Homecoming UPPER LEFT: Rhonda Waltman, Steve Dutenhoffer, and Dave Morrison play in the pep band at half time of the football game. MIDDLE LEFT: The Homecoming Royalty enjoys the parade. LOWER LEFT: Mark Geffre, John Zulk, and Tony Geffre participate in the Freshmen skit. UPPER RIGHT: The Junior and Senior float won first place in the float competition. mother BITES THE DUST GO 2X 3fl ABOVE: Students take part in Uniform Day sponsored by the cheerleaders. Homecoming 47 ABOVE: The mixed chorus provides entertainment during the Homecoming program. BELOW: The grade schoolers take part in the parade. Cheerleaders Boost Spirit The cheerleaders kicked off the fun of Home- coming by sponsoring three fun days. Wednes- day was designated Mix and Match Day; Thurs- day was set aside as Uniform Day; and Friday was Blue and White Day. Many of the students had fun participating in boosting the school spirit the week before Homecoming Day. UPPER RIGHT: The cheerleaders raise the spirit on Main Street. MIDDLE RIGHT: Mix 'n Match Day was a success during the Homecoming week. LOWER RIGHT: Winners of the Best Cos- tume Contest pose for the photographer. 48 Homecoming Srs. and Jrs. Dine Under Keep On Loving You The Junior-Senior Prom sponsored by the junior class was held Saturday, April 25,1981. The juniors chose Keep on Loving You as the theme. The banquet, which began at 7:30 PM, was catered by the D M Cafe. The menu consisted of roast beef, ham, baked potatoes, corn, green beans, salads, buns and cake. Helping serve this meal were waiters and waitresses Tod Schanzenbach, Rob Dutenhoffer, Tony Geffre, Dan Erdmann, Cindi Schmidt, Leisha Fauth, Michelle Brandner, and Sandi Boebel. The program began with a welcome by junior president Dawn Rath and an acceptance speech by Laurie Adam, senior president. Masters-of- Ceremony were Fred Geffre and Sandy Zulk. Sta- cey Kappes sang the song Someone that I Used to Love. Guest speaker, Mr. Ron Struck, then (Continued on Page 50) TOP LEFT: Pam Albrecht, Carol Duvall, Julie Cox, and Deb Duvall cut out decorations. MIDDLE LEFT: Patti Schumacher reads the senior class prophecy. LEFT: Steve Dutenhoffer and Derek Merkel enjoy the program. ABOVE: Masters-of-Cere- mony Fred Geffre and Sandy Zulk announce the entertain- ment. Prom 49 (Continued From Page 49) spoke on the topic of Everybody can be a win- ner. Brenda Arioso with back-up Kristi Weisz- haar and Jackie Ketterling sang The Best of Times. Laurie Adam read the senior class wills. Dave Morrison also provided entertainment by singing Love the World Away. Patti Schumacher then read the senior class prophecy written by her and Dave Morrison. Stacey Kappes then read a poem entitled Remember Me which she wrote. Jackie Ketterling concluded the program by singing the theme song, Keep on Loving You. A grand march followed. TOP LEFT: The headtable waits for the program to be- gin. BOTTOM LEFT: Brenda Arioso, Kristi Weiszhaar, and Jackie Ketterling sing The Best of Times ' TOP RIGFHT: Jackie Ketterling and Dana Leibel take part in the grand march. ABOVE: Mr. Ron Struck gives his address. 50 Prom STHe fjumox Cfau of Heofa Siiyh cSch oof zequeiti the pfeaiuze of youz company at the fjunioz ‘ cSeniox banquet on cSatuxday, czApxif tioenty-fifth nineteen hunJxeJ and eiyhty-one at ieuen-thixty o cfoch in the eueniny cdtiyh cSchoof c tuditoxium TOP LEFT: Dave Morrison and Fred Geffre wait to practice while Maria Evans looks on. MIDDLE LEFT: Lonny Lux, Paula Berg, Mar- ian Zantow, and Mark Maroney enjoy each other's company. BOTTOM LEFT: Reading the senior wills is Laurie Adam. TOP RIGHT: A prom irritation given to the seniors. ABOVE: Waiters and waitresses are Cindi Schmidt, Leisha Fauth, Dan Erdmann, Tod Schanzenbach, Rob Dutenhoffer, Tony Geffre, Michelle Brandner, and Sandi Goebel. Prom 51 The Class Of '81 Says Good-Bye May 9, 1981, was the last time the thirty-three members of the class of 1981 were together. Commencement exercises began at 8:00 PM in the high school gym with the stage decorated in class colors of purple and white. The seniors wore purple and white pixie carnations. Stacey Kappes played the traditional processional and recessional. Reverend Arnold Freiz, pastor of the Baptist church, gave the invocation and benediction. Mr. Jim Kretchman, athletic di- rector at Northern State College and former coach at Leola, gave the commencement ad- dress. The swing choir sang The Best of Times and Traveler. Diplomas were pre- sented to the seniors by Francis Kallas, chair- man of the board of education. The seniors chose not to have a baccalaureate service. ABOVE: Seniors show many emotions before entering the gym for their last time together. TOP RIGHT: Mr. Maule pins on Mike Waltman's flower. BOTTOM RIGHT: Philip Morrison and Craig Zenker sign each oth er's cap. 52 Graduation TOP LEFT: The swing choir provides entertainment during graduation exercises. MIDDLE LEFT: Todd Buechler and Ann Head walk into the gym. BOTTOM LEFT: The seniors await the big moment. TOP RIGHT: Brenda Waltman shows her emotions after graduation. BOTTOM RIGHT: Underclassmen congratulate the seniors. Graduation 53 Graduation: An Open Door Graduation was a time of different emotions for the seniors of the class of '81. Some expressed relief and joy, others sadness, while still others uncertainty over what awaits them in the world. But as graduates, each must move on and strive for success and happi- ness in his chosen field, for the door is open and the world lies ahead. ABOVE: Honor students were Merle Mack, honor; Kathy Brandner, honor; Brenda Waltman, honor; Suzie Zulk, highest honor; Joan Hoffman, high hon- or, Laurie Adam, honor; Derek Merkel, honor; and Jackie Heider, honor. ABOVE: Craig Zenker, Steve Duten- and Tim Geffre smile one last time for hoffer, Brenda Waltman, Larry Geffre, the camera after graduation. £ ABOVE: Jim Kretchman addressed the thirty-three seniors. 54 Graduation Grades y i 6 • U- 3ch - $ G«yi U U -W mj Ixfaw Vi . °)ft db -be Mitto ±ha, Jurfu ■%cK T9 4A . . Q ii . M -fra, G{a7 UWiJ v LlKliioa V34 fhO (Lru)LaX Cffxr ) • 'Mini- dA u -ffMO' rfi r rdMru uJ-JUyw '104 . . . 55 The Class Of 1993 Enters School I like everything but one thing, how come we have to wake up so soon at naptime? -Carey Glaesman The kindergarten had a very busy and enjoyable year. They started in the fall last year — just like the ' big kids. They learned in many new and fascinat- ing ways. They loved doing learning centers. Each day the kindergarten got to be at a different center. By using learning centers, they learned many things by doing, seeing, touching, and hearing. Theresa Beiber was their room helper and friend. They worked in three workbooks learning numbers, shapes, colors, letters, and many other things. To the kindergarten, learning was fun! UPPER RIGHT: The kindergarten listen attentively to the instruc- tions of Mrs. Dagel. LOWER RIGHT: The kindergarten get busy with their work. Members of the class of 1993 are, BACK ROW, left to right, Shirlee Rott, ReEtta Rott, Kevin Leibel, Brett Schiable, Shane Moser, Carey Glaesman, MIDDLE ROW, Laurie Krein, Nichole Erdmann, Brenda Bain, Renee Fink, Tim Hoffman, Erick Erdmann, Mrs. Lora Dagel, FRONT ROW, Jay Meidinger, Nathan Hoffman, Jade Weig, Leah Rath, Amy Beiber, Michelle Hoffman. 56 Kindergarten Members of the first grade are, BACK ROW, Left to right, Chris Thielson, Jan Schaffer, Darin Duvall, Shane Scofield, Keith Meidinger, Williard Goeshel, Mrs. Betty Hemen, MIDDLE ROW, Jeffrey Jundt, Jolyn Hoffman, Michael Mey- er, Cory Boyle, Anna Kallas, Marcia Grabowska, Susan Heiser, FRONT ROW, Nolan Geffre, Erick Wangsness, Mindy Ketterling, Shelly Cos, Nathan Kappes, Shanna San- born, Leisha Fuller. First Graders Face Challenges If Darin Duvall had a million dollars he'd buy a Trans-AM, a house, and a football field. The first graders' big challenge was learning to read. They spent a great deal of their day studying reading and phonics. In math they learned their combinations to 10, both addition and subtrac- tion. In science and social studies the first graders studied units about the family, season, Eskimoes, dinosaurs, holidays, and simple machines. At se- mester time they really grew up and so spelling was added to their studies. The first graders strove to become star spellers. Penmanship, music, art, gym class, and library rounded out their school weeks. UPPER LEFT: Chris Thielson smiles for a picture while working on his project. LOWER LEFT: Mindy Ketterling and Shirlee Rott come from the bathroom. First Grade 57 Members of the second grade are, BACK ROW Left to right, John Bain, Scott Hoffman, Kristi Schiable, Miss Barb Danek, Jamie Rott, Benji Arioso, Pat Thielson, Chad Olson, Second Graders Develop Skills “Buy a swimming pool, so I can ice-skate ' was the reply Jim Goebel gave when asked what he'd do with a million dollars. When asked which he would rather have, a puppy or a baby sister, Pat Thielson replied, A sister because I think a person's life is more than a dog's life. The second grade spent their year reading two books and acting out several plays. The major pro- ject in math was learning the combinations of the 11-18 families. They used math bingo and flash cards to get these learned. In English they learned to write letters and in science learned about the right foods to eat. The second grade enjoyed art class, especially when they got to paint. UPPER RIGHT: Miss Bechtold helps the second grade check out their books. LOWER RIGHT: Chad Olson gets ready for Valentines Day while Donald Bonnet takes a rest. FRONT ROW, Jim Goebel, Mathew Ketterling, Tina Schu- macher, Donald Bonnet, Toby Steckler, Trent Weig, Jim Maze. 58 Second Grade Third Graders Study Different Places If Ann Kolb had a million dollars she would buy a bike, buy a puppy, a canary, adopt a sister, and save the rest. A puppy because a puppy you can play with and you can't play with a baby. A baby sister always cries when she's hungry or when she wets her diapers and a puppy doesn't do that. That was the reply from Joel Guthmiller when asked which he would rather have a puppy or a baby siter. In social studies the third graders studied such places as Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, Tokoyo, Nor- way, and Amsterdam. As they finished the unit on each country or city, they tasted authentic foods from that place. On Valentines Day the class se- lected its own King, Queen, Prince, and Princess of Hearts. Each was given a crown and they ruled for the day. UPPER LEFT: The third grade doing their assignments. LOWER LEFT: Mrs. Maule watches as the third grade eats lunch. The third grade consists of BACK ROW, left to right, Ann Kolb, Annette Geffre, Jeff Zulk, Mrs. Betty Maule, Lanette Ehresman, Joel Guthmiller, Greg Hoffman, MIDDLE ROW, Kenny Hatlewick, Janet Lechner, Steve Rohwedder, Laura Bunke, Brian Walz, Cindy Heinle, Melissa Heyd, Patricia Albrecht, Amy Schaffner, Paula Albrecht, Karen Bell, Be- linda Schell. Third Grade 59 Fourth Grade Grows The neatest thing about high school will be gradu- ation. -Doug Yost. The neatest thing about high school will be dat- ing. -Keri-Jo Miller. Learning about the world around them through Ge- ography and Science; how their country came into being through history; how to put their minds to use for working out math problems; learning about oth- er people by reading stories; learning how to com- municate in various ways through reading the writ- ten language, pictures, signals, learning cooperation with others around them; developing social relation- ships; developing self-discipline (which isn't always easy) were the vays in which Mrs. Tschappat's fourth grade grew in 1981. ABOVE: Jim Morrison and Troy Weig put the finishing touches on their bulletin board. Members of the Fourth Grade are BACK ROW Left to Right, jim Morrison, Tarri Rott, Aaron Scofield, Keri-Jo Miller, Albert Cox, Philip Kallas, Renee Rath, Mrs. Diane Tschappat, MIDDLE ROW, Ann Maze, Mary Kallas, Kenny Leibel, Brian Grabowska, Kenny Kessler, Polly Kindlespire, Troy Weig, FRONT ROW, Jodi Schauer, Rhonda Reis, Lynn Kessler, George Weisser, Brenda Hattelwick, Doug Yost, Doreen Layton. 60 Fourth Grade The fifth grade consisted of, BACK ROW, left to right, aide, Candice Lechner, Jason Fauth, Jim Schauer, Janet Zulk, Luanna Hoffman, Kristi Erdmann, Corey Bunke, Garry Bend- er, Neil Geffre, Jerry Geffre, Stewart Bieber, Mrs. Berniece Pade, MIDDLE ROW, Brett Hoffman, Terrill Guthmiller, Bar- bara Maule, Diane Yost, Kristi Morrison, Mark Weig, Deon Vilhauer, Jeff Berreth, Kyle Steckler, Jon Hoffman, FRONT ROW, Cindy Moser, Marsha Maroney, LeAnn Kessler, Rick Glaesman, Gerard Retzer, Eric Heiser, Jackie Heyd, Russell Schaffner. Fifth Graders Build Reading Skills If I could change one thing about school, I would change it to one day a week and one hour every day we go. -Ricky Glaesman The fifth graders built up their speed in reading by using the controlled reader. They also used charts and graphs in reading and also in math and spell- ing. A highlight of the year was having panel dis- cussions using outlines on states in the United States. A fun art project was making dinosaurs from paper mache. UPPER LEFT: Kristi Morrison, Fay Lechner, Janet Zulk, Kristi Erdmann, and Terrill Guthmiller start young by loitering in the hall. LOWER LEFT: Fifth graders enjoy reading books from the moving library. Fifth Grade 61 Sixth Grade Learns Greek Mythology Mrs. Turnwall's sixth grade worked hard on math problems containing fractions and mea- sures. In reading, they worked on their comprehension and in Eng- lish they learned about sentence structure and parts of speech. In social studies the sixth grade stud- ied ancient history and Greek mythology. In science they learned how plants use water and minerals. ABOVE: The sixth grade works attentively on their classroom assignments. ABOVE: The sixth grade checks their cross-word puzzles while Mrs. Turnwall gives the answers. Members of the sixth grade class were, BACK ROW, left to right, Mrs. Berneice Turnwall, Belinda Rohwedder, Cynthia Hoffman, Stacey Sanborn, Melissa Kallas, Mark Hoffman, Scott Miller, MIDDLE ROW, Carmen Hoffman, Tammy Guthmiller, Beth Blumhardt, Kristi Beiber, Kim Hatelwick, Debra Jasmer, Jay Schaffer, FRONT ROW, Melissa Beiber, Kathy Theilson, Tim Kessler, John Grabowska, Lane Lux, Rick Reis, Gary Henderson. 62 Sixth Grade ABOVE: Kim Grabowska and Theresa Guthmiller look on as Pam Albrecht prepares their blood slides. ABOVE: Allan Geffre takes a break during a free time while Theresa Guthmiller, Arlette Friez, and Katie Evans read. Seventh Grade Experiences Sock Hops Mrs. Morrison's seventh grade studied South Dakota, South America, Central America and Canada in social studies. They read Tom Sawyer in addition to their reading books and also several stories in Moments, their literature book. The seventh graders were active in Jr. High football, basketball, and cheerleading. They were invited to the eighth grade sockhops and had their classroom parties for Christmas and Valentine's Day. Members of the seventh grade are, BACK ROW, left to right, Arlette Freiz, Sandy Beiber, Joan Cox, Donna Duvall, David Bain, Steven Binder, Margaret Rohrbach, Mike Kallas, Mrs. Yvonne Morrison, Mark Kallas, FRONT ROW, Launa Fauth, Theresa Guthmiller, Katie Evans, Roxy Schock, Reed Schnidt, Kalie Rott, Myron Freiz, Allan Geffre. Seventh Grade 63 Seventh Grade Performs Members of the seventh grade were, BACK ROW, left to right, Mrs. Janice Blumer, Charles Weisser, Donald Yost, Melissa Maroney, Marilyn Ketterling, Michele Maroney, Troy Sandmeier, Clark Kindelspire, David Gohl, FRONT ROW, Mike Treftz, Wanda Mack, Marla Guthmiller, Joni Duvall, Mary Serfoss, Jodi Berreth, Revi Schiable, Joel Weig. In a week in August, During a week next to last, Mrs. Blumer's seventh grade Began the first semester of class. The pupils soon got tame, And even after hard sessions of practice We lost our football games. Not too soon later minds began to glow, For the class thought up ideas For the seventh grade puppet show. We had stories like Red Riding Hood and others; We showed it to from kindergarten to grade 3, And even to our mothers. Later on, the class paper began to bustle, And then there's sock hops, So you'd better practice the Latin Hustle. Basketball, Chorus, And more nine week's tests, All I can say is, just do your best. Summer vacation, I can hardly wait, But in the fall, we'll be in grade eight! -Kevin Kolb ABOVE: The seventh grade get their assignments done. BELOW: Mrs. Blumer prepares the tape recorder for the boy's use. 64 Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Is Changed This year brought many changes to the eighth grade. For the first time, high school teachers went to the eighth grade home room to teach the various subjects: English, math, science, and social studies. Also, the eighth grade kept busy participating in the extra-curricular activities such as band, chorus, basketball, football, and track. The eighth grade also sponsored sock hops for various occa- sions. LEFT: Todd Kessler gets the wrong door. CENTER: Sid Feickert does his math assignment. Members of the eighth grade are, BACK ROW, left to right, Ron Glaesman, Kent Kolb, Pat Lapka, Joe Erdmann, Keith Retzer, Sid Feickert, Todd Kessler, Scott Geffre, FRONT ROW, Janet Heyd, Ann Theilsbr , Jeri Sanborn, Kim Kessler, Vicki Yost, Shawna Rott, Deb Vilhauer, David Heyd, Scott Gohl. Eighth Grade 65 Young Bands Progress B band members are, FRONT ROW, left to right, Mark Kallas, Mike Kallas, Marla Guthmiller, Carmen Hoffman, Cyn- thia Hoffman, MIDDLE ROW, Kristi Bieber, Melissa Bieber, Melissa Kallas, Beth Blumhardt, Jay Schaffer, Rick Reis, Steve Bender, Deb Jasmer, BACK ROW, Stacey Sanborn, Tammy Guthmiller, Kim Hattlewick, Belinda Rowedder, Arlette Freiz, Kally Rott, Roxy Schock, Mark Hoffman, Lane Lux, Director Mick Guffey. C band members are, FRONT ROW, left to right, Cindy Moser, Diane Yost, Barbara Maule, Tarrill Guthmiller, Kristi Erdmann, MIDDLE ROW, Luanna Hoffman, Janet Zulk, Jason Fauth, Gary Binder, Kris Morrison, Brett Hoffman, Jerry Geffre, BACK ROW, Director Mick Guffey, Kyle Steckler, Russell Schaffner, Deon Vilhauer, Neil Geffre, Eric Heiser, John Grabowska, Scott Miller, Mark Weig. 66 B C Bands TOP LEFT: Main characters in the operetta were Beth Blum- hardt as Mrs. Toymaker, Jason Fauth as Quigley, and Jay Schaffer as Mr. Toymaker. MIDDLE LEFT: The Rocking Horses perform their act. ABOVE: The Junior High Chorus practices in the band room. TOP RIGHT: The Junior High Chorus performs at the Spring Concert. BOTTOM RIGHT: Scott Geffre accom- panies the Junior High Chorus. Young Musicians Perform Fifth graders, if they prefer, may gain an extra privilege: playing in the band. This year nine- teen fifth graders learned the beginning skills of playing a musical instrument. Not all young members felt band was their cup of tea, and a few of them quit. But most kept on tackling the challenge under the supervision of Mr. Mick Guffey. The public of Leola received a special treat dur- ing the Christmas holidays. Grades K-2 per- formed favorite Christmas carols. Grades 3-6 were involved in an operetta entitled The Chritmas Toyshop. The Junior high chorus sang for the high school Christmas and Spring concerts. The audience especially enjoyed the tune Walking in My Winter Underwear, dis- played by eighth grader Ron Glaesman. Jr. High Chorus 67 Jr. High Excel Leola's young athletes took an active part in sporting events throughout the year. The boys participated in football, basketball, and track, while the girls partici- pated in basketball and track. The track teams ran in the conference meet at Northwestern. The girls' basketball team ended their season with a 2-2 re- cord, and the boys' team placed third in a tourna- ment at Frederick. Gary Kost coached the junior high athletics. ABOVE: Leola girls wait for a rebound. ABOVE: Leola runs for yardage. ABOVE: Mr. Kost gives instructions to the track teams. ABOVE: The eighth graders get defense position for a rebound. 68 Jr. High Sports Underclassmen Wc $Mr dcu j • Ccu not MAum. £Zjthw i o .onL om A £. J! AlPmAJ -uWt jitiL ifot da+j kft btx. JMtl ( OJutcffO stM. J J JLUA ' ll jt CbCXldL CbL dusTrid - it OAj JamAl- flour. tQjjL i ou. y£ CkAAsAi ) 7?UutL uomt df '-AiXM. tUnatAQA; tu 4 ilm j. bf-i jL Ctecnq to Cao l' C A M iAa. t u. JybnQPnci, H tr UU . ZtittXM, eAUJ. rfr H Covet doUJUJ M u jM MAbJLy u u - unio. 69 New Freshmen Start The Climb A class of twenty-four students started their fresh- man year with new and exciting experiences. They enjoyed putting on a homecoming skit and building a homecoming float with the sopho- mores. The usual classes were offered with the exception of general math. Science, taught by Mr. John Link, was most of the freshmen's favorite class. Many of the freshmen enjoyed reading West Side Story in English, taught by Mrs. Jean Guffey. Many freshmen participated in extra curricular activities such as band, chorus, football, basket- ball, and FBLA. ABOVE: Mrs. Hepperle helps the freshmen with their typing. TOP RIGHT: Michelle Brandner and Shiela Kallas enjoy each other's company between classes. MIDDLE RIGHT: Rob Du- tenhoffer, Craig Bieber, and Dennis Kolb study in the library. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mark Geffre and Mark Maule work on their typing project. Craig Bieber Michelle Brandner Rob Dutenhoffer Dan Erdmann Leisha Fauth Tami Freitag Mark Geffre Tony Geffre Sandi Goebel Trevor Guthmiller Colin Hoffman Sheila Kallas Bruce Kappes Dennis Kolb Brad Krein Bruce Mack Mark Maule Robert Mehlhoff Donna Shafer Tod Schanzenbach Cindi Schmidt Missy Skott Todd Schock John Zulk Officers of the Freshmen class are John Zulk, vice-president; Cindi Schmidt, secretary-treasurer; andsColin Hoffman, presi- dent. Missy Skott and Donna Shafer study together after cho- rus. Freshmen 71 Todd Schock signs out of study hall while study hall advisor, Mr. Link, watches on. Cindi Schmidt and Sheila Kallas enjoy their free hour in the li- brary. Mr. Maule substitute teaching the freshmen science class. Officers Elected The freshmen class elected their officers in the fall under the supervision of their advisors, Mr. Ochsner, Mr. Struck, and Miss Bechtold. Colin Hoffman was elected president, John Zulk vice- president, and Cindi Schmidt secretary-trea- surer. Class Representatives to the student council were Michelle Brandner and Dan Erd- mann. Rob Dutenhoffer helps Trevor Guthmiller with his English assignment in study hall. The freshmen in fourth- hour study hall take a break to talk over the day's happenings. 72 Freshmen TOP LEFT: Steve Salzar works on his shop project. ABOVE: Kathy Maze and Cheryl Mehlhoff put up a February display for FBLA. Sophs Grow In Knowledge Leading the sophomore class were president Rick Beilke, vice-president Paulette Kallas, and secre- tary-treasurer Dan Lechner. The only required subject for the sophomores was English. The sophomores had seven other classes to choose from. The sophomores also had a new classmate, Paula Peplow, from Mohall, ND. After having several different substitute teachers because of Mr. Gill's illness, Mr. John Link came and stopped the confusion. Highlighting the sophomore biology class was studying the gerbils, plants, and fish. BELOW: Rick Beilke, John Zulk, and Paul Fischer sit among the fans at a girls' basketball game. LOWER RIGHT: The world history class works on a worksheet. Sophomores 73 Rick Beilke Theresa Beiber Paul Fischer Brian Geffre Dan Geffre Cathy Glaesman Troy Grabowska Clark Guthmiller Lynn Guthmiller Steve Henderson Roger Heyd Todd Hoffman Brian Jarvis Paulette Kallas Jim Kessler Tammy Kindelspire Patricia Lapka Dan Lechner Mary Leibel Karen Maze Kathy Maze Marla Maroney Carl Meier Cheryl Mehlhoff Glen Merkel Paula Peplow Dan Rohrbach Steve Salzer Barb Serfoss Marian Zantow 74 Sophomores Sophomores Prepare For The Future The sophomores didn't have to worry about rais- ing money throughout the year for the annual Sweetheart Ball. This year the Sweetheart Ball was not held. Even though the sophomores didn't need the money at the present, they looked into the future and had an electric blanket raffle to start their prom fund for their junior year. TOP LEFT: Class officers are Dan Lechner, secretary-treasurer; Paulette Kallas, vice-president; and Rick Beilke, president. CENTER LEFT: Paul Fischer works on his drafting for shop class. BOTTOM LEFT: Dan Lechner and Steve Salzer get their assign- ments for their next class. TOP RIGHT: Mr. ink explains a biology concept to Rick Beilke. BOTTOM RIGHT: The camera catches Mary Leibel daydreaming. Sophomores 75 37+ 1 = 38 The Junior class had another new face added to their class, which gives them a grand total of 38. Rita Kimball came to Leola from Hecla. Welcome to LHS, Rita. Rita joined the other 37 stu- dents in various classes which were offered to the Juniors, with history and English III be- ing the only required subjects. The Juniors look forward to be- ing the oldest students in school next year. Maria Evans Fred Geffre Sharon Goeshel Mike Guthmiller Anthony Kallas David Kallas Dale Kappes Neal Kappes Stacey Kappes Jackie Ketterling Mark Ketterling Susie Krein Brenda Lechner Todd Lechner Karen Mack Mark Maroney 76 Juniors ABOVE: The junior girls try to get lawn-mower Sandy Zulk started during their homecoming skit. RIGHT: Class officers for the junior class were Vice-presi- dent, Dave Morrison; President, Dawn Rath; Secretary-treasurer, Pat Schu- macher. David Maule David Morrison Dawn Rath Mark Rau Jeff Retzer Myron Schmidt Pat Schumacher Keenan Steckler Rhonda Waltman Todd Weig Peggy Weisser Kristi Weiszhaar Byron Zantow Robert Zantow Sandy Zulk Juniors 77 ABOVE: Sharon Goeshel gets the concession stand ready for the crowd. ABOVE: The juniors seem to be having a good time in English class. MIDDLE LEFT: Sandy Zulk receives some help from Mr. Struck during his- tory class. MIDDLE RIGHT: Fred Geffre and Dave Morrison boogie to the beat during chorus. Rath Spells Relief Dawn Rath, president of the ju- nior class spelled relief A-p-r-i- I 26 because the prom was fi- nally over. Dawn, along with David Morrison, vice-presi- dent; and Patti Schumacher, secretary-treasurer, worked very hard to get the prom orga- nized. Various raffles, such as the snuggle bag, gas and cake raf- fles, were held throughout the year to earn money. And once again this year, the junior class sponsored the concession stand at the home ball games. ABOVE: The history class gets the initial instructions for their court trial. 78 Juniors Seniors Dear Suz tj UjoLO) Utet'fc -Pino-Ug S rViO’fvs • There ore. onlu ofat dans IvPi UydbL s«tm5 +0 going So -Gls . X hinK fhis y r oC h jh School is 4he Dios -fttn. X Iryzte ±t admj f+, baJb X -f ink Trn jjoing 4t W iSS o ot LhS. you. b er U ri+e “N r e n-e'fct yaLr, X 4h;nfc going fo lih Coll je- Noto aiaoui: ya _? 4 r£ y LA. going fo ge ajab vf i S SU?r)rn-er? X’Wnk coin %JU Knot) Su7,ie, y cta b n a- r ut la.Ke Cxre Good LucH 9- + K-cep i n 4ouch, 79 ABOVE: Senior Class officers are Laurie Adam, President; Cur- tis Kracke, Vice-president; and loan Hoffman, Secretary Trea- surer. Last Year Highlighted The class of 1981, which consisted of thirty-three members, was led by Laurie Adam, president; Curtis Kracke, vice-president; and Joan Hoffman, secretar- y treasurer. The Seniors ventured to Pierre April 92 to tour the state capitol, the museum, and the Oahe Dam. This was the Senior's skip day. Another high- light of the year for many was the State B Tourney held in Rapid City during spring break. This was the first year US government was a one-semester course. The other semester was filled with consumer eco- nomics. The first nine weeks of government includ- ed classroom study and written tests, while the last nine weeks included independent study and oral tests. The senior office practice class received on- the-job training from various businesses in Leola for six weeks. The senior shop classes built garages, and the home-ec class prepared the lunch for their de- partment's open house. Many seniors took advan- tage of a new class offered, psychology. TOP: Craig Zenker, Philip Morrison, Tim Geffre, and Todd Buechler arrive at a girls' basketball game. MID- DLE: Shirley Kessler and Kathy Brandner show their friendship in the bandroom. BOTTOM: Derek Merkel, Tim Geffre, and Kevin Kallas work in psychology. 80 Seniors LEFT TOP AND BOTTOM: Rick Goebel, Craig Zenker, and Todd Buechler work on their term papers in the library. TOP RIGHT: Kathy Brandner, Laurie Adam, and Joan Hoff- man wait for the basketball game to begin. BOTTOM RIGHT: Brenda Waltman smiles for a picture on “Uniform Day during Homecoming Week. Seniors 81 TOP LEFT: Sally Schaunaman performs in the senior skit. ABOVE: Jackie Heider types for her office practice class. RIGHT: Sally Schaunaman and Colleen Layton do their act. BELOW: Suzie Zulk calls in an order for the FBLA. Philip Morrison studies in the library. 82 Seniors Those chosen to Boys' and Girls' States were Merle Mack, alternate; Derek Merkel, delegate; Joan Hoffman, delegate, and Jackie Heider, alternate. Seniors Honored Seniors honored at graduation for their academic achieve- ments were Suzie Zulk, highest honor; Joan Hoffman, high honor; and Merle Mack, Laurie Adam, Jackie Heider, Kathy Brandner, Derek Merkel, and Brenda Waltman, honor. Those attending Boys' and Girls' States were Derek Merkel and Joan Hoffman, respectively. Merle Mack and Jackie Heider were chosen as alternates. Eighteen seniors planned on at- tending either vocational school or college. Northern, SDSU, Jamestown College, Lake Area Vo-Tech were just some of the secondary institu- tions selected. Others planned on entering the work force or the military forces. Those senior members that have spent twelve years together at Leola are, SEATE, left to right, Jim Guthmiller, Larry Geffre, Shirley Kessler, Joan Hoffman, Laurie Adam, Suzie Zulk, Kathy Brandner, Jackie Heider, Terri Erdmann, Colleen Lay- ton, Brenda Treftz, STANDING, Merle Mack, Philip Morri- son, Curtis Kracke, Derek Merkel, Scott Salzer, Tim Geffre, Wayne Kessler. Seniors 83 Ann Head Jackie Heider Joan Hoffman 84 Seniors Dale Geffre Dean Geffre Tim Geffre Rick Goebel Larry Geffre Jim Guthmiller Kevin Kallas Melvin Kallas Shirley Kessler Seniors 85 Derek Merkel Philip Morrison Scott Salzer 86 Seniors Mike Waltman Craig Zenker Suzie Zulk Members of the senior class are, left to right, Larry Geffre, Jim Bain, Tim Geffre, Shirley Kessler, Dean Geffre, Colleen Layton, Jim Guthmiller, Brenda Waltman, Craig Zenker, Dale Geffre, Derek Merkel, Scott Salzer, Mike Waltman, Curtis Kracke, Lonny Lux, Rick Goebel, Kevin Kallas, Merle Mack, Wayne Kessler, Kathy Brandner, Terri Erdmann, Sally Schaunaman, Laurie Adam, Brenda Treftz, Joan Hoffman, Jackie Heider, Suzie Zulk. Not pictured: Dana Leibel, Todd Buechler, Philip Morrison, Melvin Kallas, Steve Duten- hoffer, Ann Head. 1. The swing choir practices to two state titles. 2. The mixed ensemble received a superior rating. Those in that group were Colin Hoffman, Merle Mack, Jim Guth- miller, Joan Hoffman, Dave Morrison, Jackie Ketterling, Leisha Fauth, Stacey Kappes, and Pat Lapka. 3. Those in the su- perior winning girls' ensemble were, top to bottom, Joan Hoffman, Paula Peplow, Shirley Kessler, Leisha Fauth, Kristi Weisz- haar, Jackie Ketterling, Pat Lapka, Pat Schumacher, and Stacey Kappes. 4. Those receiving a superior rating in the boys' en- semble are, -back row, Jim Guthmiller, Dave Kallas, Merle Mack, Jim Kessler, front row, Dave Morrison, Colin Hoffman, Tony Geffre, Melvin Kallas, Curtis Kracke, Pat Lapka. 5. Pat Lapka, Sandy Zulk, Laurie Adam, and Brenda Waltman consisted of the mixed ensemble receiving a superior rating. Ads Rueben Kappes - Auctioneer Real Estate Broker Selling your Business is my Business Leola, South Dakota Schumacher Jack Jill and Long Lake Grocery Leola and Long Lake, SD Schumacher Haux Construction Leola, South Dakota TOP LEFT: Marcie Konn student taught in the business department under the supervision of Mrs. Hep- perle. BOTTOM LEFT: Mr. Struck addresses the juniors and seniors at the prom. Ads Leola Bakery Leola, South Dakota Tuby Agnes Swanson The Apparel Dry Goods, Shoes , Notions Leola, South Dakota The Gamble Store Albert, Joe, Lucille, Dianne Leola, South Dakota Leola Rexall Drug Leola, South Dakota Peavey Building Supplies Leola, South Dakota Gary, Laura, and Rita Leola Legion Bar Ray Freda Kappes—Managers Leola State Bank Member FDIC Leola, South Dakota McPherson County Abstract Company Leola, South Dakota Floyd E. Meidinger Attorney At Law—Phone 439-3388 Leola, South Dakota D M Cafe ''Something Superior for you Interior Leola, South Dakota Leola Insurance Real Estate Agency, Inc. Real Estate - Insurance - Bonds Leola, South Dakota McPherson County Herald Leola, South Dakota Monte Kathy Zimmer Mobil — Gene Lee Rau Leola, South Dakota Leola Equity Exchange Leola, South Dakota Dennis Peplow, Manager Montana-Dakota Utilities Dpnpnrlahlp PnwPr TOP RIGHT: Student teacher Wan- da Mehlhaff, helped Mrs. George in the English courses. MIDDLE RIGHT: Mr. Maule keeps careful eye on the seniors. BOTTOM RIGHT: Susie Krein works on her home ec assignment. Ads 89 Index AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA GGGGGGGGGCGGGGGG Adam, Laurie 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 51, 54, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88 Albrecht, Pam 14, 24, 25, 35, 39, 49, 76 Annual Staff 18, 19 Arioso, Brenda 20, 24, 25, 50, 76 BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB B- C Bands 66 Bain, Jim 4, 24, 46, 84, 87 Band 20, 21 Bechtold, Virginia 6, 10 Beiber, Craig 70, 71 Beiber, Theresa 20, 74 Beilke, Rick 27, 39, 40, 73, 74, 75 Boys' Basketball 38, 39, 40 Boys' Track 43, 44 Brandner. Kathy 7, 9, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 46, 54, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87 Brandner, Michelle 6, 9, 18, 19, 20, 51, 70, 71 Buechler, Todd 53, 80, 81, 84 Bus Drivers 16 cccccccccccccccccc Cheerleading 4, 28, 29, 30 Chorus 24, 25 Cooks 16 Cox, Julie 41, 49, 76 Cox, Todd 76 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Daly, John 13, 32 Daniel, Alverde 6, 15 Daniel, Duane 15 Dutenhoffer, Rob 42, 43, 51, 70, 71, 72 Dutenhoffer, Steve 22, 47, 49, 54, 84 Duvall, Carol 20, 23, 37, 39, 41, 49, 76 Duvall, Deb 4, 20, 23, 35, 36, 37, 39, 41, 49, 76 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Ecker, Mildred 11 Erdmann, Dan 9, 32, 51, 71 Erdmann, Terri 83, 84, 87 Evans, Maria 28, 29, 30, 35, 51, 76 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Fauth, Leisha 14, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 41, 42, 51, 71, 88 Fischer, Paul 9, 20, 23, 40, 43, 73, 74, 75 Football 32, 33, 34 Freitag, Tami 18, 20, 24, 25, 71 Freitag, William 15 Freshmen 70, 71, 72 FBLA 27 Geffre, Brian 74 Geffre, Dale 85, 87 Geffre, Dan 20, 24, 32, 39, 40, 43, 44, 74 Geffre, Dean 85, 87 Geffre, Fred 7, 9, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 49, 51, 76 Geffre, Larry 24, 54, 83, 85, 87 Geffre, Mark 20, 32, 40, 47, 70, 71 Geffre, Tim 38, 39, 54, 80, 83, 85, 87 Geffre, Tony 20, 22, 24, 47, 51, 71, 88 George, Julie 6, 11, 18, 19 Gill, Loren 12 Girls' Basketball 3, 35, 36, 37 Girls' Track 41, 42 Glaesman, Cathy 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 35, 41, 74 Goebel, Rick 81, 85, 87 Goebel, Sandi 20, 24, 25, 26, 51, 71 Goeshel, Sharon 18, 24, 25, 76 Grabowska, Troy 40, 74 Grades 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 Graduation 52, 53, 54 Guffey, Jean 6, 11 Guffey, Mick 14, 20, 21, 23, 66 Guthmiller, Clark 20, 23, 24, 40, 43, 74 Guthmiller, Jim 9, 13, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 34, 39, 43, 46, 83, 85, 87, 88 Guthmiller, Mike 3, 32, 38, 39, 43, 44, 76 Guthmiller, Trevor 32, 40, 71, 72 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Head, Ann 18, 53, 84 Heider, Jackie 37, 54, 82, 83, 84, 87 Henderson, Steve 74 Hepperle, Doris 6, 10, 70 Heyd, Roger 74 Hoffman, Colin 20, 22, 24, 71, 88 Hoffman, Joan 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 54, 80, 81, 83, 84, 87, 88 Hoffman, Todd 24, 39, 40, 74 Homecoming 4, 46, 47, 48 jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj Janitors 16 Jarvis, Brian 74 Jasmer, Richard 3, 6, 12 Jr. High Music 67 Jr. High Sports 68 Juniors 76, 77, 78 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Kallas, Anthony 24, 76 Kallas, David 22, 24, 76, 88 Kallas, Kevin 80, 85, 87 Kallas, Melvin 22, 24, 85, 88 Kallas, Paulette 7, 28, 29, 30, 74, 75 Kallas, Sheila 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 41, 70, 71, 72 Kappes, Bruce 71 90 Index Index Kappes, Dale 76 Kappes, Neal 76 Kappes, Stacey 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 76, 88 Kessler, James 24, 74, 88 Kesller, Shirley 9, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 46, 80, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88 Kessler, Wayne 18, 24, 83, 86, 87 Ketterling, Jackie 18, 22, 24, 25, 26, 41, 50, 76, 88 Ketterling, Mark 43, 76 Kindelspire, Tammy 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 35, 41, 42, 74 Kolb, Dennis 70, 71 Kost, Gary 13, 39, 68 Kracke, Curtis 18, 22, 24, 32, 34, 43, 46, 80, 83, 86, 87, 88 Krein, Bradley 32, 43, 71 Krein, Susie 18, 36, 37, 41, 42, 76, 89 LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Lapka, Patricia 7, 14, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 35, 37, 41, 74, 88 Layton, Colleen 18, 19, 20, 23, 82, 83, 86, 87 Lechner, Brenda 35, 37, 76 Lechner, Dan 32, 43, 74, 75 Lechner, Todd 18, 32, 76 Leibel, Dana 32, 42, 43, 50, 86 Leibel, Mary 28, 29, 30, 41, 74, 75 Link, John 12, 72, 75 Lux, Lonny 51, 86, 87 MMMMMMMMMMMMM Mack, Bruce 24, 32, 71 Mack, Karen 76 Mack, Merle 18, 20, 22, 25, 26, 54, 83, 86, 87, 88 Maroney, Mark 51, 76 Maroney, Marla 28, 29, 30, 74 Maule, David 77 Maule, Mark 20, 32, 40, 70, 71 Maule, Marvin 9, 52, 72, 89 Maze, Karen 30, 74 Maze, Kathy 28, 29, 30, 73, 74 Meier, Carl 20, 23, 24, 32, 39, 40, 74 Melhoff, Cheryl 22, 24, 25, 73, 74 Melhoff, Robert 24, 71 Merkel, Derek 18, 20, 22, 23, 26, 32, 34, 38, 39, 43, 44, 49, 54, 80, 83, 86, 87 Merkel, Glen 3, 32, 74 Morrison, David 3, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 47, 51, 77, 88 Morrison, Philip 32, 34, 39, 43, 52, 80, 82, 83, 86 Music Contest 88 ooooooooooooooo Ochsner, Jim 6, 14, 22, 24, 25 pppppppppppppppppppp RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Rath, Dawn 18, 19, 35, 37, 77 Rau, Lila 9 Rau, Mark 20, 22, 23, 24, 32, 77 Retzer, Jeff 77 Rohrbach, Dan 74 ssssssssssssssssss Salzer, Scott 83, 86, 87 Salzer, Steve 22, 24, 32, 73, 74, 75 Schaffer, Mary 9 Schanzenbach, Tod 7, 20, 21, 22, 23, 40, 51, 71 Schaunaman, Sally 37, 41, 42, 82, 87 Schemp, Clark 8 Schmidt, Cindi 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 51, 71, 72 Schmidt, Myron 77 Schock, Todd 71, 72 Schumacher, Patti 7, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 37, 49, 77, 88 Seniors 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87 Serfoss, Barb 37, 74 Shafer, Donna 20, 24, 25, 71 Skott, Missy 10, 24, 25, 71 Sophomores 73, 74, 75 Stage Band 23 Steckler, Keenan 32, 77 Struck, Ron 13, 32, 50, 89 Swing Choir 22 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Thurow, Marlys 11 Treftz, Brenda 83, 87 wwwwwwwwwwwww Waltman, Brenda 4, 9, 18, 19, 26, 28, 29, 30, 41, 42, 46, 52, 54, 81, 87, 88 Waltman, Mike 3, 9, 18, 32, 33, 34, 38, 39, 43, 44, 46, 52, 87 Waltman, Rhonda 22, 30, 47, 77 Weig, Todd 77 Weisser, Peggy 9, 24, 25, 77 Weiszhaar, Kristi 22, 24, 25, 37, 50, 77, 88 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Zantow, Byron 77 Zantow, Marian 18, 20, 28, 29, 30, 51, 74 Zantow, Robert 77 Zenker, Craig 18, 39, 52, 54, 80, 81, 87 Zulk, John 20, 32, 39, 40, 43, 44, 47, 71, 73 Zulk, Sandy 7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 36, 37, 49, 77, 88 Zulk, Suzie 18, 19, 20, 37, 46, 54, 82, 83, 87 Peplow, Paula 4, 14, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 74, 88 Prom 49, 50, 51 Index 91 1980-1981 Buccaneer Editors: Suzie Zulk and Brenda Waltman Jr. Editors: Sandy Zulk and Dawn Rath Advisor: Mrs. Julie George Class Portraits and Group Formals: Hardins Artwork: Anthony Kallas 92 VroTT)’ B rend cl


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