Milbank High School - Kennel Yearbook (Milbank, SD)

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THE 'WHEELS KEPT TURNING' THIS PAST YEAR FOR First Row: P. Jurgens, A. Siewert, H. Falk. Second Row: J. Nord, J. Tillman, C. Hermans, J. Ross, G. Dailey. Third Row: John Trapp, Judy Trapp, B. Bunting, E. Mertens, V. Tulowetzkc. Fourth Row: M. Foss, L. Meister, Y. Tulowetzke, M. Karges, E. Dolen. Fifth Row: M. Hofhenke, M. Burges, P. Keller, J. Read. Instructor—Mrs. Flittie. There is never a dull moment for the Merry Stenos! r addition to their skill building courses in shorthand, typing, and Dictaphone, they have performed many mimeographing, dittoing, and straight typing jobs for the school and community. Their fund-raising activities, to complete payment of the new electric typewriter, were very successful. They sold souvenirs, conducted the lunch concession and check room at the Homecoming dance and collected the school picture money. Their Homecoming float won second prize. They also sponsored an all-school party. Many of the girls took the FBI stenographic test. Heading this active organization were Pat Jurgens, president; Janice Nord, vice-president; Helen Falk, treasurer; and Audrey Siewert, student council representative. PAPER STAFF Seated Left to Right: C. Hermans, B. Bunting, M. Burges, L. Selgeby, J. Johns, V. Dailey. Standing: A. Siewert, J. Hermans, R. Moldenha uer, Mrs. Holdridge, G. Lowthian, L. Flathers, J. Hoeke, J. Miller, C. Van Veen, S. Davenport, R. Sackreiter, R. Sawrey, B. Johnson, A. Nord, B. Larson, J. Trapp, M. L. Campbell, J. Ross. 16

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AND SET AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL FUTURE SPEAKERS. DECLAM FINALISTS S. Bcrkncr, A. Siewert, M. Campbell, J. Randall Thirty-six students participated in the local declam contest held in Milbank on October 29 and, from these, seventeen finalists were chosen to enter the local contest on November 5. The winners of the local contest, Mary Lynne Camp- bell, humorous; Sharon Berkner, dramatic; Aud- rey Siewert, poetry; and Jim Randall, oratory, participated in the District contest at Big Stone on November 7. In this contest Mary Lynne, Audrey, and Jim received superior ratings en- titling them to enter the Regional Contest at Webster on November 13. Here, Audrey and Jim again received superior ratings and the pri- vilege of entering state competition at Pierre on November 19, where they both received excel- lent ratings. DECLAM First row: S. Schoon, J. Sandstrom, A. Siewert, J. Randall, M. Campbell, A. Shauf, J. Miller. Second row: M. Burges, G. Dailey, B. Whitlow, S. Forman, B. Scheef, P. Weekley, B. Bunting, D. Gertsema. Jim Randall did extremely well in the American Legion Oratory contest. Jim won first place in the state contest, first place in the regional contest—competing with speakers from Minnesota, Wiscon- sin, and North Dakota—and third place in the sectional contest held in Joliet, Illinois. Jim is the first MHS student to ever place in the state American Legion Oratory contest. LIBRARY CLUB First row: B. Larson, S. Dornbusch, S. Forman, Miss Druley, E. Anderson, M. Boerger. Second row: M. Bohn, E. Radtke, K. Crowl, S. Thompson, C. Van Veen, J. Bruce, R. Webb, J. Hermans, L. Whiting, M. Graham, V. Tulowetzke, J. Sandstrom, J. Johns. 15

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M MHS MUSICIANS, WHO PRESENTED SEVERAL Milbank received very high honors this year at the solo and ensemble contest held in Watertown on February 13. The girls' trio and boys' octet both received superior ratings. Jim Randall, tenor; Neil Anderson, baritone; Carol Hendrick, contralto; Susan Davenport, mezzo-soprano; Rita Sawrey, mezzo-soprano; and Lesley Swanson, soprano, all received su- perior ratings for their vocal solos. Janet Mors, contralto, received an excellent rating and the mixed octet received a good. Lesley Swanson and Susan Davenport sang in the evening grand concert. At the Tri-City Music Festival held in Watertown on April 13, the Milbank chorus and girls' glee club received superior ratings. The boys' glee club rated excellent. ALL-STATE CHORUS P. Fabel, T. Jurgens, P. Weekley, R. Wilde, J. Iszler, N. Anderson, L. Selgeby, G. Dailey, R. Sawrey, A. Nord, B. Johnson. BOYS' OCTET P. Fabel, D. Gertsema, J. Anderson, J. Randall, T. Jurgens, N. Anderson, R. Wilde, J. Iszler. GIRLS' TRIO C. Hendrick, J. Mors, S. Davenport SUPERIOR SOLOISTS N. Anderson, C. Hendrick, L. Swanson, S. Davenport, R. Sawrey, J. Randall. 17