Douglas High School Alumni
Box Elder, South Dakota (SD)

Recent Members
Chris Warkentine | 2000 |
Devon Jackson | 1997 |
Hunter Rickard | 2024 |
Isabella Bond | 2025 |
Jacob Kochutin Jacob Kochutin | 2015 |
Raymond Snowfly | 2000 |
Samantha Peters | 2014 |
Wyatt Newsom | 2025 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
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Honored Military Alumni

Scott L Stolte
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years
10 years as heavy equipment operator and 11 years as emergency manager.
Class of 1983
Air Force, 20+ Years
10 years as heavy equipment operator and 11 years as emergency manager.

Shirley (Davi) Corrigan
Class of 1973
National Guard, 34 Years
(1975-1978) US Army (Ft Jackson SC; Wuerzburg Germany; Ft Sill, OK) in Personnel
(1979-1986) US AF Reserves (Charleston, SC; McChord AFB, WA) in Training & Education
(1986-2001) Rhode Island Air National Guard; Personnel Tech/ Training & Education
(2001-2013) National Guard Bureau (Arlington, VA; Andrews AFB, MD; Randolph AFB, TX) Superintendent Educ & Trng & System Analyst
Stationed in Arlington VA near the Pentagon on 9/11/2001 and during the D.C. sniper shootings that occurred in the DC-VA-MD area in Oct 2002 - neither event nor those lost will ever be forgotten
Class of 1973
National Guard, 34 Years
(1975-1978) US Army (Ft Jackson SC; Wuerzburg Germany; Ft Sill, OK) in Personnel
(1979-1986) US AF Reserves (Charleston, SC; McChord AFB, WA) in Training & Education
(1986-2001) Rhode Island Air National Guard; Personnel Tech/ Training & Education
(2001-2013) National Guard Bureau (Arlington, VA; Andrews AFB, MD; Randolph AFB, TX) Superintendent Educ & Trng & System Analyst
Stationed in Arlington VA near the Pentagon on 9/11/2001 and during the D.C. sniper shootings that occurred in the DC-VA-MD area in Oct 2002 - neither event nor those lost will ever be forgotten

Stephen Dunker
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Stationed in Kanehoe, HI
3rd Bn, 3 Mar, 1st Mar Bd
3 WESTPAC deployments
Involved in Iranian hostage crisis
Class of 1978
Marine Corps, 4 Years
Stationed in Kanehoe, HI
3rd Bn, 3 Mar, 1st Mar Bd
3 WESTPAC deployments
Involved in Iranian hostage crisis

Stephen Gygi
Class of 1991
Air Force, 15 Years
Still serving...5 years to go to get that mortgage payment retirement!! :-)
Class of 1991
Air Force, 15 Years
Still serving...5 years to go to get that mortgage payment retirement!! :-)

Tammy Hottman (Murphy)
Class of 1985
Army, 8 Years
Graduated nursing school and was assigned to the Army Nurse Corps in 1989. Remained in the military until 1997 when I got out to devote time to my family. While in the Army I was stationed in Georgia (Augusta and Columbus) and in Korea (121 at Yongsan). Since 1999 I have been working at the VA Hospital in Denver Colorado as a RN.
Class of 1985
Army, 8 Years
Graduated nursing school and was assigned to the Army Nurse Corps in 1989. Remained in the military until 1997 when I got out to devote time to my family. While in the Army I was stationed in Georgia (Augusta and Columbus) and in Korea (121 at Yongsan). Since 1999 I have been working at the VA Hospital in Denver Colorado as a RN.

TeKali Arnold-Frisbey
Class of 1993
Air Force, 15 Years
Personnelist...Currently HRA for the USArmy.
Class of 1993
Air Force, 15 Years
Personnelist...Currently HRA for the USArmy.

Teresa Shane
Class of 1980
National Guard, 20+ Years
Served with 109th Engineer Group in Operation Desert Storm. Retired after 20 years.
Class of 1980
National Guard, 20+ Years
Served with 109th Engineer Group in Operation Desert Storm. Retired after 20 years.

Thomas Cordingly
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
Armor officer. Still wearing the uniform teaching Army JROTC at Mason County High School, in Maysville, Kentucky.
Class of 1969
Army, 20+ Years
Armor officer. Still wearing the uniform teaching Army JROTC at Mason County High School, in Maysville, Kentucky.


Walter GEISS
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served in Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Japan and numerous stateside bases. Served from 1968-1991
Class of 1966
Air Force, 20+ Years
Served in Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Japan and numerous stateside bases. Served from 1968-1991
Alumni Stories

Read and submit stories about our classmates from Douglas High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Patriots.
School News
1974 Graduation Song
The Carpenters
We’ve only just begun to live
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we&r...
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Our Douglas High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Douglas High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Box Elder are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!