Leola High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Leola, SD)

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Senior Mark Kallas tries his hand at water colors. Life skills Junior Layne Lux undergoes a year-long weight program as part of his physical edu- cation class. Students in art and physical educa- tion classes learned skills that may benefit them in the future. Visitors walking into Mrs. Alverde Daniel's art class might have seen Chuck Weisser sculpting soap into a pig, Mark Kallas painting or Kumi Omata designing a greeting card. Other art projects undertaken by the students included dough art, paper stencil printing, plaster sculpture and junk collages. Before the students could begin Senior physical education student Chuck Weisser follows through on a hit. taught creating their own projects, howev- er, Daniel had to teach them the elements and principles of design and the proper techniques needed for individual art projects. Training students for lifetimes of healthy recreation was the primary objective of both art and physical education classes. During fourth hour Mr. Ron Struck taught the fundamentals of sports to 17 high school boys. The boys participated in a series of individual and team sports, such as flag football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, bad- minton, golf and track. Academics 17

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Vocal director Jim Ochsner rehearses his boys' chorus for the Christmas concert. 16 Half the students at LHS were in- volved in the music program. In addition, two-thirds of the band and chorus members undertook voice or band lessons once a week. These lessons provided them with valuable experience in breathing exercises, sight reading, singing and playing an instrument. Right: Katie Evans practices on the snare drums under the watchful eye of band direc- tor Mick Guffey. Lessons benefit m usicians Working in the Coal Mine, We Are the World and An American Tribute were just a few of the sounds drifting through the halls of LHS during the school day. Vo- cal director Jim Ochsner and band director Mick Guffey helped stu- dents gain an understanding and appreciation of the fine art of mu- sic. Left: Beth Blumhardt, Julie Hoffman. Luanna Hoffman' and Tina Schumachei make up the French horn section of the LHS concert band. Above: Ochsner instructs Jap- anese exchange student Yoshima Takaki during a voice lesson.

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Footprints Journalism Advanced journalism students Kevin Kolb, Donna Duvall, Jodi Berreth and Marla Guthmiller show off the awards they brought home from Press Day on the cam- pus of South Dakota State University. Journalism I students Tammy Guth- miller, Melissa Maroney, Katie Evans and Sandy Bieber work on a layout for the yearbook under the critical eye of adviser Mrs. Julie George. 18 Journalism