Spearfish High School - Spartan Yearbook (Spearfish, SD)

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The A debate squad, shown above with debate coach Clarence Brammer, consists of Jim McCleave and Karen Crowner, affirmative, seated; and Bill McGuigan and John Kinyon, negative, standing. This year ' s A debate squad captured first place at the Black Hills Teachers College Invitational Tournament, and ended third in over-all stand- ings for the year in the Northern Hills Speech Conference. Debate Squad Wins Trophy in BHTC Invitational The C debate squad is made up of debaters in the ninth and tenth grades. Like the B debaters their wins do not count for points in most NHC tournaments. They are Roberta McGregor and Sarah Roberts, affirmative, seated; and Wayne Jeffery and Jack Betis, negative, stand- ing. The B debate squad is composed of those high school debaters who are not on the A squad. They are Mary Kinyon and Morris Mikkelsen, affirmative, seated; and Wayne Wendel and Ronny Riggs, negative, standing.

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' 1 rayMii; Standing, left to right, are GAA officers Kathleen Kennedy, point secretary; Sharon Buttemeier, vice president; Jean Carlson, secretary; JoAnn McLaughlin, president; Gay Lynn, adviser; Sharon Winter, point secretary. Girls Athletic Association The Girls Athletic Association started the year by preparing a float for Swarm Day. For their Christ- mas project this year they presented a basket of food to a needy family. They held their annual slumber party with the FHA in the gym. A number of girls participated in the Play Day exercises given by the Women ' s Athletic Association at Black Hills Teachers College. The annual picnic was held in the park at the close of the year. Future Homemakers of America The 44 members of the Future Homemakers of America began their busy year by winning second prize in a float in the beauty division of the Swarm Day parade. Special projects were a baked food sale, mak- ing Christmas toys for the Crippled Children ' s Hospital in Hot Springs and collecting clothes for needy families. Guest speakers spoke at FHA meetings on proper dress for girls and the Miss America contest. Just for fun, FHA members went Christmas caroling with the choir, gave a skit at a pep meeting and had a slumber party with the GAA. The year was concluded with the preparing and serving of the Senior Tea. Future Teachers of America Three seniors, four juniors, and five sophomores composed the Future Teachers of America for the past year. Working for grade school teachers, typing tests, and recording the circulaUon of books were the most important activities of the members. A formal initiation and noon luncheon meetings were held. The Story of Bill Tell , a skit produced by the group, was given for the January 17 pep meeting. Frances Repass is adviser for the group. —19—

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■■• ' --TTr i ' MMit SHS Sends Group to Student Congress The Black Hills Student Congress is held annually at Lead, South Dakota. It is a mock legislative body patterned after the United States Congress. The senators and representatives are high school students selected from Northern Black Hills towns. Those attending from SHS in 1956, shovm above, were, seated: Karen Crowner, Lynn McCain LaVon Cundy, and Gay McVey; standing: Ronnie Riggs, John Kinyon, Tom Campbell, Morris Mikkelsen, and Wayne Wendel. Campbell was elected vice-president of the Senate. Local Declamation Winners Compete At District Gay McVey, in the dramatic division, Harriet Far- rell in humorous, Ruth Zitting, poetry, and Morris Mik- kelsen, oratory, were members of the declamation squad who competed at the district meet. They won the right to attend the district by winning the local meet. —21—