Sacred Heart Public School - Viking Yearbook (Sacred Heart, MN)

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DEDICATION A Dream Comes True — New Building Is Completed Dedication of the new gymnasium-audi- torium was held November 17, 1974, climaxing the almost two and a half years of planning and work. Guest spea- ker for the program was Sigurd J. Ode, assistant to the Commissioner in the Minnesota Department of Education, St. Paul. Pastor Allen Monson gave the invocation and benediction. Special music was provided by the high school band and Mrs. Charles Pegelow who sang Bless This House. The program for the new addition began in the summer of 1972. The bond elec- tion for $400,000 was carried in Decem- ber of that year. Some difficulty was encountered in April when the low bid was far over the amount of the bonds. But in June, when bids were again taken, the low bid was within the al- lowed amount. Architect was Kenneth H. Walijarvi. WSW Construction, Willmar, was the general contractor; Hoberg Brothers the mechanical and Barr's Electric, Ortonville, the electrical contractors. Shortage of various supplies caused many delays, but finally the dream came true. The new gymnasium was a reality. The first public use of the building was October 24 when the girls' basketball team defeated Renville. ABOVE LEFT: A view of the new addi- tion taken from the south. The old building in the picture is the cafeteria with the music department on second floor. Connecting the old building to the new is the commons area, then the gymnasium, and finally the stage. ABOVE RIGHT: R. Ashburn is shown working out on the popular weight ma- chine housed behind the stage. RIGHT: A capacity crowd enjoyed the Renville- Sacred Heart games on February 14. The local A team lost, but the B team won their game. 8

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DRAMA —DECLAM i Ms Gens Directs Speech Activities Speech activities, under the direction of Diane Gens, included two plays presented locally and declamation, in which students participated in several contests. In December a junior high cast staged the one-act play, The King Who Loved Lollipops. In April the senior high drama club presented the hilarious three-act farce, See How They Run. S. Larson and C. Ulrickson represented SHHS in distrjct declam competition, Sandy win- ning first alternate in non-original oratory, Cindy winning second alternate in serious drama. RIGHT: Ms. Gens, Sandy and Cindy discuss future speech participation. BELOW: Ms. Gens, adviser; S. Larson, K. Skalbeck, K. Dikken, C. Ulrickson, R. Miller, B. Andree leave for the sub-district speech contest. Drama Club members are pictured RIGHT. BACK: J. Nester, D. Peterson, J. Dikken, S. Anderson, N. Erick- son, J. Flak, T. Strommer, ROW 1: R. Andree, J. Peterson, J. Lalim, M. Gunter, D. Maleck, Ms. Gens. M. Gunter won the best actress award for her portrayal of Miss Ski I Ion, S. Anderson the best actor award for his portrayal of Lionel Toop, the vicar, in See How They Run. Others in the cast were J. Lalim, N. Erickson, J. Flak, T. Strommer, J. Dikken, Drew Peterson, and J. Nester. Best actor, actress awards in the junior high play were won by R. Miller and M. Sundquist. Others in the cast of The King Who Loved Lollipops were P. Imes, Cindy Ramstad, B. Andree, S. Johnson, K. Johnson, J. Enestvedt, R. Flaata, S. Haug, B. Johnson, C. Ul- rickson, J. Agre, L. Holt, K. Schjenken, P. Johnson, W. Johnson. 10