Milbank High School - Kennel Yearbook (Milbank, SD)

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 We Were Raised on Country Sunshine ... And those are the ones on which seed was sown on good ground; and they ... bear fruit, some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundredfold. Nestled between the verdant Couteau Hills and Big Stone Lake lies a fertile valley that nurtures a wealth of produce: com, wheat, oats, alfalfa, milk, cheese, pork, beef, granite. The eyes of the inhabitants on a warm summer day rest peacefully on a herd of grazing cattle. A delighted little calf frolics beside his mother. The open sky arches a brilliant blue overhead with cream puff clouds to taunt the imagination. The speckled pleasure of a shade tree overhead invites one to stop and dwell on his own thoughts. On winter evenings, the expanse of pure white is broken by stark trees and fenceposts. Friendly yard- lights beside houses and barn sparkle a welcome to pass- ers-by. In the myriad simple pleasures of country sunshine, the students of MHS have their roots. About half of the stu- dents of MHS live on farms and ride the bus down the country roads to and from school each day. Many other families find their roots in service to the farming commu- nity. No child in downtown Milbank is too far from his rural roots but that he can find a stream to fish in or a rabbit to chase in the country sunshine. To these students with roots in the simple pleasures, the parents, the administrators, and faculty have sown the seeds of knowledge and enlightenment. The seeds have been watered with raindrops of courage, challenged by the fresh air of hope, and nourished by the warm pressence of country sunshine. This year, 1978, will see the harvest of a major sowing in Milbank. The new high school building will be ready for occupancy. On the eastern edge of our small city, its windows look out to the wide sky and the fence rows and fields of neighboring farms. The new facilities herald an expanded course of study. The law of the harvest demands that what one sows one shall also reap. The seeds of education have been sown and nurtured at MHS. The sunshine of harvest can- not be far away. And so with you, the students of MHS, we look to the harvest. As freshmen sprout upward, sophomores blos- som and bloom, and juniors ripen before harvest, we turn to the seniors for our harvest brought home in the secure warmth of country sunshine. Theme Page

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IN DEDICATION We dedicate this 1978 yearbook to Merril Sly. He has been a part of MHS for 32 years. During 1947-1957 he di- rected ten plays at MHS. He helped organize the Key Club in Milbank and has served as its advisor for 12 years. He is perhaps best known to the community as the capable an- nouncer for all basketball and football games for 27 years. Merril has belonged to many educational associations. These include South Dakota Education Assoc., National Education Assoc., Milbank Education Assoc., American Personal Guidance Assoc., American School Counselors Assoc., and South Dakota Personal and Guidance Assoc. He has served as president of SDPGA in 1960 and has held several offices in MEA. His outside interests and member- ships include National Retired Teachers Assoc, and Kiwa- nis Club where he is the past president. He belongs to the Emanuel Lutheran Church and is an elder and a past choir member and director. He has many hobbies. MHS Students wish Merril many years of pleasant retirement. IN MEMORIAM Cheri Armitage was born August 24, 1962, in Rice County, Minnesota, and became the chosen daughter of Lucy and Clayton Armitage. She lived there until, at age four, her parents moved to Milbank in 1966. She attended Koch School, Milbank Junior High and was a sophomore at Milbank High School. A talented young lady with a host of friends, Cheri was very active in marching, concert, and jazz band. She was also active in the high school dra- matics and had belonged to Future Homemakers while in eighth and ninth grades. Outside of school Cheri was very active in 4-H. She was the Parkview United Methodist church secretary. She was a member of the church youth group, UMYF, and taught Vocation Bible School. Cheri Armitage died at the local hospital Friday, March 10, 1978. In our own way, each of us will remember Cheri in our hearts. Dedication and Memoriam Page 2

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Roxanne Hanson. Ruth Hallberg, Kerry Koch: Isn't he gorgeous? Debbie Steltz: Milbank High School mad female scientist. Melodee Bock: He's a real Beare!” . ■, t Linda Thyne: The concession stand's Galloping Gourmet. D. Fryer: Young Frankenstine of MHS. Student Life Page 4