Milbank High School - Kennel Yearbook (Milbank, SD)

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Faculty and Administration

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Table of Contents Faculty and administration .......................... 3 Classes ............................................ 13 Sports ..............................................43 Organizations and Honors ............................59 Special Events ......................................85 Senior Index ...................................... 104 Senior Activities ................................. 105 Sponsors......................................... 109 Foreword The last picture is pasted, the last cutline is typed, and now the book is in your hands. We hope that our efforts have captured and preserved for you the impressions of this year. We can't continue to experience the golden events of the year, but we hope that your occasional browsing through the 1969 Kennel will bring to light the most memorable ones. Debra and Roxanne z

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Dr. E. A. Johnson President Dr. N. C. Madsen Vice-President Stanley Houck James Adler Verne Beare Board of Education Through the leadership of the Board of Education, the Milbank Schools have moved steadily forward in an ef- fort to provide a continually improving, more useful ed- ucation forthe public school student. This year emphasis was placed upon the development of the type of education which would provide the student with the tools to be- come a productive, self-reliant and useful citizen. As major projects such as the building of the Koch Elementary School addition and the remodeling of the present Junior High building were completed, the Board of Education concentrated its efforts on the constant need of curriculum revision. Changes were made in both mandatory and elective classes, with most of the em- phasis being placed on the expansion of curriculum in several elective fields, enabling the student to become further involved in areas of his choosing. Additional high school elective courses were added in the areas of debate, public speaking, art II, the theatre arts, and biological sciences. One instructor was added to the high school staff in the area of forensics and public speaking. However, changes were not restricted to the high school alone. The junior high curriculum was in- creased by the addition of shop, home economics, pub- lic speaking, and creative reading classes. In addition to curriculum development, many new teaching methods were introduced during the year. An Early Childhood Program was instituted in the kinder- garten area to determine the educational level of each student and provide a program based on the resulting in- formation. Physical education was extended through the kindergarten; experiments in team-teaching, self- pacing, contract teaching, the use of teacher aids, multi-texts and individualized instruction were initiated. Also, the linguistics English program was extended throughout the elementary grades. The school has also made use of the computers of the Milbank Mutual Insurance Company. This year the computer assisted in the school district census, financial accounting, a complete library inventory, grade re- porting, plus the annual task of student scheduling in both the junior and senior high schools. As the needs of our society change, the public schools must change to provide the student with meaningful activities and experiences. By assuming the increasingly important role of providing a quality education, the Board of Education is opening new horizons for the Mil- bank students. Continuous progress, through ever in- creasing commitment, seems to be the motto of the Board. 4