4 Broadcaster Press May 28, 2019 www.broadcasteronline.com MAY 2019 2 VERMILLION.K12.SD.US VERMILLION HIGH SCHOOL’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER THE VHS BACKBONE RETIRES BY MADDI KALLSEN 019 is the last year at Vermillion High School for three beloved administrators. Curt Cameron, Barb Cameron and Candy Joy are retiring after many good years of serving our school district. They have all had amazingly productive and memorable years in Vermillion, specifically, at the high school. These three administrators have been an important part of the Vermillion High School experience. Curt Cameron has been an educator for 34 years and has mixed feelings about retiring. HeÕs excited to have free time to do what he enjoys like visiting family, traveling and boating. Although, heÕs sad to be leaving a job he likes so much. His favorite part of his job is interacting with the kids. One of his favorite memories at VHS is break dancing at homecoming. Curt Cameron has loved his time at VHS, but he looks forward to his future. Barb Cameron has worked at VHS for 17 years and has Left to Right: Barb Cameron, Curt Cameron, and Candy Joy are retiring this year. Photo by Maddi Kallsen. really enjoyed working at the school. She plans to enjoy her free time by going boating, seeing family, and traveling with Curt Cameron, her husband, who she met while attending USD. Seeing kids grow and interacting with them has been her favorite part of her job. SheÕs had a lot of good moments at VHS and is sad to be leaving but looks forward to a fun and free future. Candy Joy has greatly enjoyed working at VHS. She has many memories at the school, but the one that sticks out the most, to her, is when she sang to Bill Settles during homecoming; this happened to be Jason HuskaÕs idea. She has mixed emotions about leaving but is ultimately excited to enjoy the retired life. Candy plans to volunteer around the community, travel and spend more time as grandma. Her favorite part of the job is getting to know the kids and seeing them develop and grow. ÒWorking here as long as I have, I donÕt think people give teenagers enough credit. There is hope.Ó Everyone is going to miss these three wonderful administrators, and we all hope the best for their future endeavours. We are so grateful for everything they have done for the school and hope their retirement is bright and fun! Memories from the Graduates COMPILED BY KEEGAN RETZLAFF “Going to Football Games we actually won” -Lilly Foster “Probably the senior trip because I had so much fun with everyone in Kansas City and on the Bus!” -Makenna Druecker ÒSoccer practices with coach Fitz. SheÕd makes us work our butts off but we always were laughing and having fun.Ó -Kasey Herbster “Dancing at Halftime shows” -Tasia French “Getting into a clay Fight in the Ceramics room.” -Brooklyn Hanson “Winning State Show Choir.” -Kylee Saltzgiver “When I became a drum major. I Love my Band!” -Keely Passick “Winning State softball and going to National” -Alisha Leber “Sophomore Year taking pictures of the Parade” -Parker Koble ÒGoing on photowalks with the photography class because I love the outdoors and nature.Ó -Ayanna Jones MannÕs Music Re-Review BY TYLER MANN S ince November, I reviewed an album for the Vermillionaire each month, bar January. Today I will be looking back on those five albums and ranking them from my least to most favorite. 5. Pink Floyd’s rock opera The Wall was the first album I reviewed back in November. Along with four novicely written paragraphs, I gave it a grade of A. Seven months later, and I donÕt look at the album quite as positively as I did then. It feels bloated at points, with certain songs, such as ÒGoodbye Blue SkyÓ and ÒBring The Boys Back HomeÓ not feeling essential to the albumÕs story. These songs, also, arenÕt the best the album has to offer instrumentally, paling in comparison to legendary moments like ÒComfortably NumbÓ. Arbitrary Grade: B+ 4. For the December issue, I talked about Vince GuaraldiÕs A Charlie Brown Christmas. It remains my favorite batch of Christmas songs, perfect for those cozy winter nights. Between GuaraldiÕs originals and his versions of classics (ÒFŸr EliseÓ), the three minute ÒLinus and LucyÓ is my favorite, as it never fails to put a smile on my face. Arbitrary Grade: A- Ò... Simply, it is just pure sonic bliss..Ó 3. For the top three albums, my opinions havenÕt changed on them at all, and that includes SlintÕs Spiderland, which I reviewed in April. It remains one of the more creepy and atmospheric, but rewarding albums IÕve ever heard. It is a patient album that requires a patient listener, but it is one that pays off incredibly well. Arbitrary Grade: A 2. My first review of 2019 was Television’s debut album, Marquee Moon. In the review, I highlighted the phenomenal guitar playing of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd, particular on the title track, as well as ÒTorn CurtainÓ. I called the latter song one of my favoriteÕs of all time, and it remains so. The whole album is chock-full of great, enjoyable tunes that every rock fan can enjoy. Arbitrary Grade: A+ 1. ÒMy favorite piece of media of all time, ever,Ó I proclaimed about Sonic YouthÕs Daydream Nation in March. This is probably still the case, and if not, it’s definitely number two. Either way, it remains an absolutely astonishing album that is somewhat hard for me to describe, even though I tried in my full length review. Simply, it is just pure sonic bliss to me. Arbitrary Grade: A+ Thank you for taking this musical endeavor with me, and the music review segment will return in September to the Vermillionaire. SCHEDULE A PERSONAL VISIT: southeasttech.edu/visit 605.367.6040 | SOUTHEASTTECH.EDU Have a safe and fun summer! FALL CLASSES START AUGUST 26 1410 E. Cherry, Vermillion 605-624-2673 clayunionelectric.coop like us on Facebook