Wessington Springs High School - Spartonian Yearbook (Wessington Springs, SD)

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September September September September October October 1 October 1 October November November November November November 1 ff f' ' f ' f' ff if f f f W ff f Z 1946 7-School opens with total enrollment of 188. 10--Class officers' elected. 23-Faculty picnic. 26-Mr. Scott revealed his pet peeve to be Whispering. 10-Homecoming king and queen chosen. ' 1-Freshman initiation. 8-Homecoming. 21 -Delegates leave for national F.F.A. convention. 3-Clair Tiede loses American Government book. 6-Local declam contest. 8--Junior Play. 11-Armistice Day holiday. 15-Carnival, Howard Reese and Mary Jane Will crowned prince and princess. November November 22-District declam contest at Artesian. 23-December l-Thanksgiving vacation and S.D.E.A. December 4-Regional declam at W.S.H.S. December 16-Dorm Christmas party. A December 20-january 6-Christmas vacation. 1947 january 17-18-Conference tournament at Letcher. January 29h-Regional contest for soloists at Platte. February Z1-22-District 21 basketball-tournament. March 1--Region 6 basketball tournament at Mitchell. March 14-15-Grade basketball tournament. March 18--Clair Tiede finds American Government book. March 28-Springs-Kimball present joint concert. April 3-8-liaster vacation. April l0hl'1rookings State College band concert. April llsllegional contest for music groups at Mitchell. April 25--Senior planning day at Huron. I May 2-Senior play. May 7-Soloists left for St. joseph, Missouri to attend regional- national music contest. May May May May May S-Senior Skip Day. 14-Junior-Senior Banquet. 15-Class Day. 18-Baccalaureate. 23-Commencement.

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c ool r VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TRACK AWARDS Raymond Roduner Howard Reese W.,C.T.U. Harold Hotchkiss Raymond Roduner Donald Caffee Junior Schryer Francis Nelson BASKETBALL Bob Winegarden Junior Schryer ' Clair Tiede Dick Wade Myron Kleppin Herb Wickre Russell Fischer Rod Flannery Dihl Hasz Myron Mebius FOOTBALL Merle Jenner Myron Kleppin Bob Winegarden Clair Tiede Ralph Grohs Dihl Hasz Don Thompson Bob Bult Vernon Reisland. Vincent Reisland Junior Schryer Curtis Younie Don Hemmelman Gilbert Magee Myron Mebius LeRoy Grieve Bob Hauge LeRoy Grieve Junior Sorben Bob Winegarden Curtis Younie Junior Schryer Francis Nelson Howard Cuppy Wayne Linn Myron Winter Maynard Wiuman ' James Meyer THESPIAN AWARDS Honor Thespian Virginia Schwabauer Dick Wade Three Star Beverly Breland Two Sta: Wesley Villbrandt One Star Clair Tiecle Beverly Knight Beverly Hansen Don Thompson Hermine Wheeler Harold Hotchkiss Darlene Ochsner DECLAMATION Virginia Schwabauer Beverly Hansen Hermine Wheeler Darlene Hins ,',f4,, 1, em. f,-1: f 44. ,pf 4 1 ffl A Q? f fgf 5 MUSIC AWARDS Don Thompson, 4 bars Dick Wade, 4 bars Bob Winegarden, 4 bars V Beverly Knight, 3 bars Hermine Wheeler, 3 bars Phyllis Wood, 3 bars Clair Tiede, 3 bars Francis Nelson, 3 bars Paul Bauer, 2 bars Virginia Schwabauer, 2 bars Beverly Hansen, 2 bars Harold Hotchkiss, 2 bars Beverly Breland, 1 bar Bob Bult, 1 bar Lois Hawley, 1 bar Wesley Villbrandt, 1 bar CHEERLEADERS Hermine Wheeler Beverly Knight Beverly Hansen Alta Rogers RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AWARDS Don Thompson Mary Lou Beckman Helen Harmdierks Don Caffee

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'vm Q Q ,Q 1- 1 4 f 1 +21 , Z A K7 fb -7 ,wan W fm, The 1947 junior-Senior banquet, following a hillbilly theme, was, in short, a howling success. The banquet and prom were held in the high school gym, Wednesday evening, May 14. The program consisted of a Gabin' and Yodlin, session with Lil Abner CKeith Sheffield, junior class presidentl as master of ceremonies. The school board members, their wives, and the faculty members were guests. After the progam there was a stompin ' session to Louis Lang's orchestra. w a E ase Winner Soloist winners at the regional music contest at Platte went to the national fRegion IX, music contest at St. Joseph, Missouri, May 9, 1947. The ratings received were as follows: Boy's quartette: Myron Kleppin, Dick Wade, Don Thompson, Clair Tiedeg second. Bass solo, Clair Tiede, third plus. Tuba solo, Don Thompson, third plus. Piano solo, Florence Loveless, third. Flute solo, Florence Loveless, third. Mem e a s Valediciolrian Saluiatorian PhYm5 Wood Helen Harmdierks