Leola High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Leola, SD)

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Susan Ackerson prepares a lesson for her next Chapter I math student. Mindy Ketterling completes an assignment under the supervi- sion of Chapter I reading teacher Mildred Ecker. Teachers Program Special Courses Three members of the LHS faculty worked exclusively on the Special Education program. Susan Ackerson, Mildred Ecker, and Marlys Thurow held this responsibil- ity. Mrs. Ackerson, a new addition at Leola, was in charge of teaching Chapter I math in grades 1-8. Mrs. Ecker’s duties included instructing the Chapter I primary reading program in grades 1-8. Mrs. Thurow split her time between special education courses and reading instruction. She worked with gifted students and also assisted pupils with learning disabil- ities. Plans have been made to expand the special education program to full time during the 1983-84 school year. Special Education instructor Marlys Thurow explains a program to Jim Schauer Curriculum 15

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Guidance counselor Duane Daniel looks over a college bro- chure. Driver’s Ed teacher Duane Daniel prepares to take Mike Kallas and Tom Rath out for driving instruction. Math, Driver's Education Taught The freshman courses of general math and Algebra I were under the Instruction of William Freitag. He also taught sophomore geometry, junior Algebra II, and senior advanced math. Duane Daniel acted as Leola High School’s guidance counselor. He was responsible for setting up student sessions with college admissions officers, as well as armed forces recruiters. Informing the high schoolers of ACT, PSAT, and financial aid deadlines were among his other duties. Daniel also instructed fresh- man Driver’s Education. Math instructor William Freitag explains an advanced math problem to Cathy Glaesman. 14 Curriculum

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Serving the hot lunches this year were Bonnie Gill. Marlene Kessler, Maggie Bendewald. Mathilda Geffre. Delores Bain, and Olga Bender. Those in charge of transportation are Back Row. left to right. Art Fauth. Bob Sears, Gene Kindelspire. Front Row. Reinhart Potratz. Clifton Tschappat. Dean Taylor, and manager Pat Schaffner. Thielsen Takes Over John Thielsen took the job of head custodian in January when Mike Schaffner retired. Thielsen joined a staff consisting of six cooks, supervised by Marlene Kessler, and seven bus drivers, managed by Pat Schaffner. To- gether these people kept the school running smoothly throughout the year. Thielsen feels that the best part of his job is working with the friendly staff. However, Thielsen commented that the worst part of his job is that “everything seems to go wrong at the same time.” John Bendewald and John Thielson keep the school in tc form throughout the year. Alan Geffre and Tony Geffre served as student janitors thi! year. Cu 16 Curriculum