1973

Row one, le ft to right: David Tarsikes, Caro l Jones, Kim Yard , Ty rone Carter, Manuel Miranda, Richard To rres and Howard White. Row
two: Jerry Price, David Kesl ing, David Kiclion , Rudo lph Lcsac, Edwa rd Zue lke, T erry Dubas and Joe Conklin . Row three: Mo nica Velas-
q uez, Carol R o dgers. Cynthia Little an d Alberto Ferren. Row fo ur : Clay ton Craig, Diane Pesek , Susan F ie lds, Diane Little, Debra Lauten-
baugh, She ry l Zumbrunn , and Luke Hazuka. Row five: Douglas Recd , Karen Kilga rin , Terri Mollner, and Christina Gomez. Row six : Eva
Parks, Jeanne Ham , Rosemary Gottlie b, Nancy Kun ccl, Diane Sne lling, V icto ria Rosenthal, Linda McDonald and T erry Hanson. Row seven:
Ge raldine Shcs tak , Randy Vi llafuerte, G lenn l\lo ore, R ichard Gasper, and John Pearson. Ro w eight: Doug Adams, Tony Pistello, Steve For-
man, 13o b Coco, Tim 13azis, Richard Ca in , Pat Rea and Charles Nicho lson. Ro w nine : Crystal Bowden , Don Mickelunas, David Krula, and
David Warne r. Ro w ten: Allen Schaal , Ron Matson , Larry Dixon , Joe Tasich, Mike Harless, Mike Vajert, Terrance Cerveny and Ken Kaluza.
Not pictured: Richard 13udin, R oseclle n Campbell , Paul Coms tock , James Tasich and David T oman.

This year's Drum Major is David Swoboda. He is re-
sponsible for directing the band at half time perfor-
mances. David also serves as studen t cond uc tor.

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Mr. Albert Travis is director of instrumen tal music.
He has served in this position for eigh t years.

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David. Downs enjoys playing hi s trumpet in an unusual position.

Row one, left to right: John Young. Row two: Kris Hahn, Jim Blease, Mike Vlassakis, Jorge Nila, Jim
Bailey and Linda.Kirk. Row three : Steve Minino, Bob Ursdeven icz. Seated on wall: Charles Scott, Joe
Synowiecki, Terry Breci, Charles Nicholson, Mark Holubar, Larry Nicholson, Dave Swoboda and
Allan Hollenbeck. Last row: Doug Kasper,·Jerry Velehradsky, Dave Downs, Richard Torres and Rick
Johnson. Not Pictured : Rod Baker, Rich Bower, Ken Revenaugh and Bill Waszak.

Row o ne, left t o right: Milli Mesic, Bill Easto n, Rose Uriel, Patti Limon, Chris Marcum , Laura Zvezdich, Roberta Mills and Terry Estabrook.
R ow two: Barb Blythe, Janet Gree nwald , Kath y Moore, Jo An n Duff, Jo Ann Fox, Kathy Hanus, Susan Siedlik and Bonnie Williams. Row
three: Mike Masilko, Gerry Shcstak , T erri l\lollner, Julia Hull , Beverly Rogers, Cyn thia Cullinane and Cynthia Kole. Row four: Kathy Mc-
Auliffe, Mary Stark , Patti Barton, R ory Butler, Angelina Shuput and Lynn 1\-ladsen. Row five: Salvadore Garza, Susan Knudsen , Frank
Kirk , John Hrdy and David Schaa l. Row six: Ken Rcvenaugh, Sue Beavers, Albert Krska, Brenda Abraham , Bill Waszak and Kevin Johnson.
R ow seven: Rudy Dvorak, Mike Dytrych , Bill Smith and Tom Menousek. Row eight: Randy Dvorsky , Alan Hollenbeck, and Rick Johnson.
Not pictured: Toni Barajas, Lydia Halverso n, Doug Kasper, Joe Synowiecki, Jerry Velehradsky and Sharon Wolfe.

stage Band. South High's and Orchestra ar:e

unportant assets to school functions.

Stage Band is involved in performances all through the year.

Providing music for Sound-Off is one of the major achievements

of stage band. Long hard hours of rehearsal time go into the

J1!aking of the variety show. Many times, the members of

stage band are put under heavy pressure to perfect their parts

several days before actual performance. Rodney Baker, a stage

band member comments; "Being in stage band is giving me in-

valuable experience in putting together and playing in a show."

Mr. Travis believes that stage band will be the coming thing if it

continues to change with the music scene.

This year's orchestra performs for the various plays

throughout the year as well as other school activities. Orchestras

basic difference from the other bands is in that stringed instru-

ments are added to brass to achieve a classical effect.

"Orchestra has tremendous potential this year " com-

mented Mr. Travis, as being one of the best he has s;en since

Front row, left to right : Laura Zvezdich-Secretary, Dave Swobo- being at South High.
da- Drum Major, Karen Dall - Head Majorette . Back row: Albert
Krska-Band Manager, Valerie VanHaafton-President, Bill Waszak- Orchestra and Stage Band both play important roles in
Treasurer, Frank Kirk-Equipment Manager, Roseellen Campbell-
Historian and Terry Breci-Vice-Prcsident. school life. Mr. Albert Travis is director of all instrumental

music.

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Up With People,

an International Group, presented
us with an outstanding perfor-
mance of song and dance in our
auditorium on October 3, I 972.

South was one of four Omaha
schools selected to view the talent
of this enthusiastic group of young
people.

Their cast of dancers and
singers come from all over the
world and from almost every re-
ligious background. Each year al-
most an entirely new group of
performers are chosen, some wit h
great talent others just to sit on the
stage and smile.

The message of their act is
"communication and celebrate."

A member of the group "Up With People" held the mike while Mrs. Haugse, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Davis and Mrs. Ludwin sang, "Everybody Loves
A Song.'' Mr. Whitehouse commented, "They were a very fine group of singers and we hope to h ave more asse m blies in the fu ture."
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Everybody
Loves

A

Song!

Com,nunicate!
And

Celebrate!

Mr. Whitehouse
Sings?

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Drama scored a direct hit Anguish is mirrored o n Rich Hood's face
as Dr. Winston is in fo rm ed th at hi s li e
with its fantastic production of
Cactus Flower on November 16, has ba ckfired .
17,and 18, 1972.Michelle
Schroeder, one of the two student
directors of the play , voiced her
reaction: "It turned out so good.
So much better than I had hoped!"
Co-director Rick Plymale agreed
and added , "You wouldn't believe
how they improved!"

Mr. Tony Dusatko chose this
particular play because of its
small cast. "I'd heard that very
few students try out for South's
plays," he explained, "and that I'd
have to choose the cast from my
speech classes."

Cactus Flower was performed
"in the round"-a style of theater
in which the audience surrounds
the stage. This greatly limited the
number of people able to see the
production.

Advice from a rich patient.

Igor's first view of Toni is tantalizing, to say the least.
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Mr. Tony Dusatko mad e his Jerry Swie rcek, Ciro l Bat es, Michell e Sch roeder a nd Perha ps the greatest audience reaction
debut as prod ucer for South 's Ric h Hood take a welcome break fro m a lo ng, tire- occurred in th is scene, during this con-
presentatio n o f Cactu s Flower. so me rehearsa l. fro ntatio n b et ween Julian and Igor.

Rehearsals often lasted late into the evenings.

Starring in the play were:

Julie Hoffman as T oni Simmons
Ric h Hood as Dr. Julian Winston
Sue Le nczowski as Stephanie Dickinson
Jerry Quintero as Igor Sullivan
Kit Carlson as Mrs. Dixon Durant
Steve Hicks as Senor Arturo Sanchez
Steve Swiercek as Harvey
Susan Koenig as Boticelli 's Springtime
Marcia Kyra! as Waitress
Pat Phalen as Customer
Dan Farley as Music Lover
Denise Bates as Delivery Girl

A pot of chicken caccito re was responsibl e
for thwarting Toni's suicide a tt empt.

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Pep Club at South has Miss Su san Peters, th e head spo nso r of
Pep Club , is pi c tur ed above. This is he r
many different functions. The most first year a t South and he r firs t as spon-
important of which is appearing at so r.
every competitive sport South is in
and help cheer the teams on to victory .
Pep Club's red sweaters plus their red
and white skirts are a fami liar sight to
other spectators attending these
events. Any girl attending Sou th can
belong to Pep Club . The on ly re-
quirements are the purchasing of the
outfits and by paying yearly dues of
fifty-cents.

Miss Susa n Peters, the new head
sponsor of Pep Club th.is yea r, said
this when asked how she felt being a
sponsor, " It's a lot of fun , I rea lly en-
joy working with the girls." Also
sponsors are Mrs. Linda Stevens, Miss
Laurian Kaufman , and Miss Barbara
Seifert.

At the beginning of each school
year, a new cabinet of st udents to
preside over club matters are elected
by the members themselve s.

The Main objective of Pep Club is
to promote enthusiasm and pride in
school activities.

Members of Pep Club at South are, Row one, left to right: Rita Plaza, Cris Barry, Billie Kerwin, Barb
Polking, Diane Stopeck, Patty Thompson and Sue Kry zcki. Row two : Sue DeWitt, Annette Chipman,
Carma Hunt, Sharon Virgiletto, Sue Curti s, Ann Feral, Cathy Cervantes and Patty Ksaizek .

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Pep Clu b me mbers arc, Row one, le ft to right : Donna Kant anav icim, De bbie Jourdan Bridget Ha.r t ,
Pam Pa lma, Co nnie La nd ers, Sue Gardner , Grace Akic ns :md Pam Schamp. Row two: Jea ne tte Rosin-
ski , De ni se Rosenth al, Rita Kin se lla, T amm y Novak, Mary Be th Kava , Doro th y Whaley, Sandy Mc-
Atce, Jan Miller and Diane Clay camp.

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Pep Club officers are from top to bo ttom : President, The lad ies above are the faculty spo nso rs of Pep Club. Left to right: Miss Laurian
Lynn Matheso n and Treas urer, Freeda Walker. No t Kaufman , Miss Barba ra Seifert , Miss Susan Pe ters and Mrs. Linda Stevens. They
pictured are Vice-pre idcn t, Cind y l3loo mquist and help in every thir.g from ro ll-taking to co unting the votes in any club e lec tion.
Secre tary, Rose Diaz.

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Freshman and Sophomore members of G.A.A. arc; Row one, left to right: Kathy Cervantes,
Ann Foral, Buni Scigo and Debbi e Hawkey . Row two: Diane Canatella, JoAnn Hajek, Debbi e
Hazuka, Diane Hluekoweckji a nd Marcia Mart is. Row three : Juli e Ra ven, Laura Krys, Audrey
Bailey and Karen Bober.

Sponsor, Mrs. Julie Haney (top) and senior mem-
bers. Row two: Debbie Scigo a nd Karen Ha.ra-
hill. Row thr ee: Lynn Hazuka , Carla Sea man
and Laura Fora!.

The officers of G.A.A. preside over all club activities, they are: Top , Carla Seaman , President.
Row two: P.at Linso n , Vice-president and Angie Shu put , Sports Director. Bottom: Barb Blythe,
Secretary-Treasurer.
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Junior members arc, Row o ne, left to right: Pat Pi llege, Karen Ho ltz, Pat Lopez, and Barb G.A.A.For ,or theGirls' Ath-
Blyt he. Row two: Nancy Kenda ll, Mitzi Pantoja, Juanita Martinez and Quenith Hoover. Row
three: Donna Ku ccrik, Chris Marcum, Deb Kus h, Denise Rosent hal, Rita Kinsella, Pat Linson, letic Association, "vanety" is the key
Jud y Sedlek and Angie Shupu t. word. A variety of sports await a girl
when she joins G.A.A., aerial darts, bad-
minton, table tennis, and volleyball to
name a few. Ifa girl earns 12 units, which
are obtained b y competing in a sport for
a certain amount of time, she earns a
G.A.A. emblem. The club holds outside
act ivi ties like camp-outs during the
spring, in which all of the girls plus the
sponso r camp-ou t at a d ifferent site
picked b y the girl's.

This is Mrs. J ulie Haney's fourth year
as the club's sponsor.

Karen Nordbye, commenting on what
she likes about G.A.A. said, "I like partic-
ipating in all the sports and being with
my friends."

T he At hletic Bowl was the scene for G.A.A.'s after school bowling.

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This year Spanish Club Pictured a t the rirst Congregational Oiurch arc Spanish Oub me mbers. Ro w one, le ft to right:
Sheree Salerno, Mary Val verde, Connie Nagrc ttc, Lynette Whetstone, Co nni e Hru by , Lucila
has 60 members. The requirements Fuentes and Olga Lopez. Row t wo: Peggy Merrim an, l\larsha Je nsen. J uli e Hull , Kathy 131uvas ,
needed to become a member were at Sharon Mc Donnell, Norah Deane, Debb ie Cou fal, Jon l\lo ntcs, and Nic k Mc.: Pcc k . Row three :
least one year of Spanish or being cur- Sylvia Garcia, Debbie Ariza, Robert Carter, Mark Andahl, To nic Mahoney , 01uck Feser, Carol
rently enrolled in a Spanish class. Each Jones and Renae Dragon. Not Pictured: Janet Engstrom.
member was required to pay a due of
25¢ per semester. Sponsoring Spanish Oub arc Dr. Hclia Pico,
stand ing, and Mrs. Joanne Sokalsky.
Early this year the club sponsored a
raffle. Three novelties were raffled.
They were a pifiata, a coat of arms,
and a knight in armor. The profit
made from the raffle (which totaled at
a little over five hundred dollars) will
go towards sending two Spanish stu-

dents to Mexico to study Spanish this
summer.

At Christmas, a party was held at
the First Congregational Church. A
different version of musical chairs was
played, lots of mexican food was eaten ,

and piiiatas were broken. Sue Koenig,
secretary of the club comments, "The
goal for our club (which was sending
two students to Mexico) has given the
members a lot of incentive to be real
active in the club's activities." Mrs.
Joanne Sokalsky, one of the sponsors
of the club, thinks that this year the
club's Christmas party was the best
ever. She felt that the location of the
party added much to its success.

Pictured above are the officers and representatives. Row one, left to
right: Kathy Oropeza, O uis Karasek, Connie Corritorc, MicheU e
Schroeder, and 01eryl Hambl en. Row two: Oiuc k Feser, Dan Falcon,
Vince Reyes, Kit Carlso n , and Hope Montelongo. Not Pic tured: Sue
Koenig .

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Spanish Qub members and friends enjoyed the Christmas party this year.

Pictured above are the three prizes which were raffled in the fall, to
raise money to send two students to Mexico this summer.

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Latin Club's active spo nsor, Mrs. Barbara O ldfield, is
well liked b y b oth her Latin and Engl ish students.

These students have been in Latin Club for two or m ore years, or are current ly stud ying Latin III. T hey
are, Row one, left to rig ht: Crystal Bode n, Bern adette A lb ino and Annette Stawniak. Row two: Rick
Wise, Fred Brown, Jim Brodeau and Tom Boyle. Row three: Wayne Planck.

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Standing outside Room 425 , the Latin room, discussing up- Latin Club has 28
coming Latin banquet plans are, from left to right: Carol Sei-
vers, Annette Stawniak, and Mary Ann Elsasser. members. One requirement needed to
become a member is one year of Latin,
Checking up on the pronunciation and spelling of a Latin based word are, or being currently enrolled in a Latin
left to right: Mary Briggs, Shirley Noah, and Cindy Stanish. class. Another requirement is the pay-
ment of a due which is 50¢ for school
membership, or 75¢ for school and
State Junior Classical League member-
ship, or $1.00 for school, state and
National Junior Classical League mem-
bership.

Latin Club gets involved in several
activities. This year they held a slave
sale and a club banquet in March. The
members also have the opportunity of
attending the State Convention, as well
as the National Convention held in
California. This year the club's fund-
raising project was selling Packer sta-
tionery, and all occasion cards. Shirley
Noah, a member of the club , thinks
that " Being in Latin Club is like par-
ticipating on a miniature Olympic
team. There are different fields of in-
terest for everyone who joins."

Other first year Latin students are, row one,
left to right.: Butch Galas and Rit a Bogart.
Row two: Judy Renner and Nancy Stanic.

These four girls are in first year Latin, with this being their first year in Latin Club. They are, from
le ft to right: Debbie Et tin, Cindy Bledsoe, Roberta Stawniak and Kay Trussell.

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Mr. Robert Williams is now serving
his third year as instructor of Future
Farmers of America.

The Green Hands are First ro\Y, from l.eft to right: Mike Lincoln , Steven Jewel, Keith Zajic, Jim Johnson, David Pennine. Second row:
John Smyth, Rodney Adams, Joe Kinsella, Jim Kinsella, John Pijewski. Third row: Ken Burget, Joe Hoffman, Da n Preister, Mike
Woitaszewski , Jim Partusch. Fo urth row: Ed Kamik , Steve Johnson, Steve Grothe, Vernon Rickards. Holding t he sign are Mike Slo-
nik and Russell Vaughn. In the lower left co rner is Mr. Robert Williams, sponsor.
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Chapter Fa rmers arc Front row, left to right: Mark Steinhauer, Jim Partusch, Joe Kinsella , Jim Kinsella. Second row: Larry Dra-
gon , Bill Wo itaszcwski, Ed Sho ning, Ray Miller, Steven Jewel, Rodney Ad ams. Third row: David Penning, Keith Zajic, Vernon
Rickards, Lawren ce Lass, Tom Menousek, Steve Jo hnson. Holding the sign are: Mike Bergman a nd Dave Pimpara.

q F.F.A.The abbreviation stands · for

Class o fficers are from left to right: Advisor Mr. Robert Williams, Pa rliam entarian Tom Future Farmer.; of America. This agricultural
Menousek, Sentinel Roger Prei ster, Vice-President Bob Claycamp, President Joe Mc Au-
liffe, Secretary Dan Karnish , R eporte r Dennis Albers and Treasmer Lawrence Lass. organization is open to South students who

have an inte rest in the field of agriculture. Dur-

ing the year, South's Future Farmers won

many awards at the Douglas County Fair and

the Nebraska State Fair. Members of F.F.A.

learn the basic principles of farming and also

acquire some actual experience in farming

through their work on their farm located near

Waterloo, Nebraska. Many of the animals raised

on this farm are ente red into competition in

fairs. There are four degrees ofF.F.A. member-

ship, Green Hands, Chapter Farmer.;, State Far-

mer and American Farmers. Joe McAuliffe,

South's chap te r president feels, "The F.F.A.'s

main purpose is to develop agricultural leader-

ship in young m en ; leadership that is essential

to enable the United States to be the leading

nation in the world."

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Generation Gap tryouts Under the guidance o f "Dad" Mr. Albert
Travis, Generatio n Gap members arc singing
were held January 15-19, 1973. Mr. Albert Tra- better and enjoying it more.
vis sponso~ the group which was first fonned

in 1967. The name "Generation Gap" was cho-
sen, being that it was a popular phrase used at
the time. Their aim is to have fun and sing
music that will be enjoyed by young and old,
though the songs in general are of the modern
trend. You don' t have to be a golden record
singer to be eligible, just have a pleasing voice
and the desire to sing. When asked why the

group was started Mr. Travis replied, "a few
students had ideas about fonning a group and
asked to discuss it with me. We made all the
necessary arrangements and things started to
shape up."

Performing at hospitals, elderly rest homes,
and junior highs takes a good deal of time for
all people involved. Generation Gap is also an
annual atrraction at Sound Off. As they go
through their routine, they are accompanied by
the Stage Band. Edwana Burch, in her second
year with the group made the comment of why
she tried out, "The first year I saw Generation
Gap perfonn was in Sound Off my sophomore
year. It looked like it was a lot of fun so my
junior year I tried out and made it. I have met
many different people and I really enjoyed it."

Members of South's Generatio n Gap take a pause to refresh themselves after an ardu-
ous rehearsal. They practiced in the band room twice a week at 7 :30 a.m.

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\T ', I ' . Albert Ferrer, in his first year as a Gen-
erat io n Gap member. practices his
J dance steps with much enjoyment.

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F ro nt row , left to right: Frank Mascarello, Paula Stanek, Roseellen Campbell, Allen Schaal and Alberto F errer. Row two: Pa m Palma,
Karen Volcek, Kathy Paskach, Nancy Stanek, Kathy Divoky and Lloyd T rout. Back row: Frank Kirk, Ro n Matson , Dave Downs, Ed-
wana Burch, Susie Fields and Sha rilyn Mealey. Not pictured: Linda McDonald, Pam Schamp and G uy Scrivner.

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Mr. DaUas He menway has been the ponsor o f th e Cavaliers
since their beginning six years ago.

Gavaliers is made up of Qockwise from the top arc: Gayle Dworak, Karen Galas, Debbie Lautenbaugh, Rosemary Beener,
Patrick Phalen , Roberta Stawniak, Sharon GaUegos and Mariann Elsasser. Not pictured is Ric k
students who have an interest in de- Wise.
bate or speech. Members are given the
chance to compete against students
from other schools in tournaments.
These take place from November to
March , the last tournament being the
state tournament.

Mr. Dallas Hemenway, sponsor,
feels debaters are "the cream of the
crop." He feels to be successful at de-
bating, a student must be willing to
work. The topic for debate this year,
the financing of public schools by the
federal government, required a great
deal of research to accurately debate
the topic . Debate students were a com-
mon sight at libraries looking up the
needed information. Besides debate,
students could also participate in
speech events. Senior Gayle Dworak,
pictured above , proved to be very
talented in this area , placing high in
several tournaments.

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Left o f the Wishing We ll i Presid ent Je rry Quint e ro, right is Thespians is proba-
Vice- Presid ent Peggy Westfall. In the we ll are: Sccrela ry Mar-
cia Kyra !, Age nt St eve Swirczek and Treasure r Pa t Pha len. bly one of the most unique clubs at
South High. While the majority of
clubs at South are strictly locally con-
cerned, South's Thespians are part of
an international troupe. They are

members of Troupe 680 which is spon-

sored by Mr. Alan Dusatko and Mr.
David Bock. A yearly fee of ten dollars
is paid to the International Thespian
Society to keep South as a member in
good standing.

Thespians is made up of students in-
terested in stage and drama tics. To be-
come a member, a student must work
a specified number of hours in an ac-
tivity related to dramatics. One point
is earned for every ten hours logged.
I00 points is needed to become a
member.

Bottom row, left to right: Rich Hood , Jerry Quintero, Steve Swirczek, Mike Fontana, Dan Farley, Steve Kidder and Gary
Harless. Next row: Sandra Gardner, Marcia Kyra) and Sue Lenczowski. Bob Spoemer is between the drama and comedy
symbols.

-

Sponso rs of the club Mr. Alan Dusatko and Mr. David
Bock enjoy ha mming it up for the Taurus camera. Mr.
Bock has b een a sponsor for four years, Mr. Dusatko one.

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The DECA diamond is DECA's official
emblem.

Through their members hip in DECA over t h e past
year, S usie Rosenbaug h, Debbie Feeney, Sheri Ver-
beck, a nd Carol T esch have become well-ac-
quainted.

LuAnn Dugger practices job interviewing
for the South High State Leadership Con-
test.

DECA members gather before school for
a meeting to prepare fo r a Christmas
party.

Window display con struct ion is o ne a rea o f stud y
in Distributive Education.

Mr. Dennis McDonnell is advisor DECA members discussing state conference.

for the South High Branch of
DECA.

Jorge Nila, state DECA president, at
South's initiation and installation cere-
mony.

Mr. Kent Yaw he lps his junio r students pre-
pare for the State leadership conference.

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Left to rig ht: S hirley Eichner, Debbie 13eauc harnp, Mary McCormick , Kathy Anderson, Lin- DECA identifies the pro-

da Luko wsk i, Theresa Hudson . Se rena Middleton , Laurie Rexroat, I rma Denevente, Lou Os-
borne, Janel Risavi, Debbie Gosch. Freeda Walker, Rho nda Neill, Annette Chipman and
Craig Hergotl.

\V: " gram of Youth Activity relating to
Dist ributive Education, It's designed
1• <; \ to develop future leaders for market-
- ../,-:UTH ·•~ ing and distribution. The organization
is non-profit, non-political, school-
centered and totally youth-oriented.
D.E. was first organized in 1939 but it
was not until 1948 that various DECA
chapters were joined. Now DECA has
grown to over 125,000 members in

Roger Preis ter is shown swearing in Secretary 4,000 schools.

Rho nda Neill at Insta llation. Mr. McDonnell said that "DECA

has been doing very well in fund rais-

ing projects. The kids sold 300 cases

of pop-com and are planning to buy

more. T hey are the future leaders of

Jolene Schroeder and Tammy tomorrow." Jorge Nila was elected

Barry demons tratc sales ability in president at the DECA state leader-
DECA. ship conference in March, 1972.

Carol Sievers is practicing television commer-
cials in preparation for South's leadership
conference.

Mr. Kent Yaw is co-advisor ofDECA.

DECA officers: Lucy Kadlec, Linda 13oryca, Dee
Perez, Mr. De nnis McDonnell, Craig Hergott, Roger
Preister, Janet Risavi, Jorge Nila and Rhonda Neill.

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"73's crop of Library as- Club members enjoyed t he Christ m as party t his
year.
sistants came well trained, by diligent ju-
nior high librarians, and rarin' to go. Mrs.
Alice Thompson is sponsoring the library
club for her third year. The clubs mem-
bership has increased this year. Some of
the social events of the year were a Hal-
loween masquerade party, a Thanksgiving
get-together, and also a Christmas party,
which took place in the library.

The library club is one of the most
knowledgeable clubs at South. When you
begin to use the library facilities properly,
it becomes very useful to you.

Pictured above are Library Club members. Row one: Donna Kucirek, Barbara Wirth, Li nda McDonald, Joanne Komnor, Jeanette Rosin sk i,
and Melody Poe. Row two: Sandy Sheibal, Mary Hruza , Bernie Albino, Belinda Fitzwater, Pam Johnson, a nd Id a Adams. Not pictured:
Kelly Riley, Sal Garza, Karma Hunt, Al Seifert, Bill Willms and Nancy Dickey.

Mrs. Alice Tho mpson, sponsor of the Library club and head of
the library, is always busy helping t he pupils.

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.J ·-~~ Chess Club sponsor,

--...:--- Mr. Clark Wolllers, commented on this
particular club as being challenging, and
~ went on to say; "The club had both our
own tournaments among our own mem-
I. bers, where it was decided where they
would be placed on either the first or
~-__,. _ --~-.~,d second team with eight members to a
•. ":?; :.· - - team." There is no student who is not
capable of expanding his knowledge and
skill in chess, and this has been proven
when Mark Wilcox , president, Anthony
Sneider, vice president, and Brian Olson,
secretary treasurer, set out to defeat
Brownell-Talbot scoring 9-0 and Paul VI,
11-5, during the first semester.

Tom Koneck maintains his patience during a frus-
trating game.

Front row, left to right: Bryan Olson, Terry Estabrook, T om Koneck, Randy Fitzgerald, Mike Pictured above, Mark Wilcox and Tom Groves
Johnson, Mr. Clark Wohlers. Middle row: Dennis Cannon, Tony Sneider, Tim Clark, Craig Mc- concentrate with a lit tle bit of help, d uring a
Carthy. Back row: Mark Wilcox. Not Pictured is Tom Groves. chess game after school.

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S-Club enables girls to Row one: Coleen Larsen, Pa t Linso n, Colleen Kalask y , Debbie Davis, Diana Johnso n and Ka thy
Kilgarin. Ro w two : Diane Savat ovic, Lucy Baez, Kat hy G ulizia, Patt y Lopez, Carla Seeman and
equal rights in one field. The club was Rita Kinsella.
formed to give recognition to the girl
athletes. One main reason for forming
the club is to get girls more actively in-
volved in sports.

This newly-formed club brought

sweaters for each girl that lettered this
year. It's decided by the coaches
Whether the girls will letter in their
sport.

Kathy Gulizia, secretary and trea-
surer stated, "S-Club gives girl athletes
an incentive to participate in sports. I
hope since the club is formed, more
girls will take part".

Colleen Kalasky, president, and Kathy Gulizia, sec-
retary-treasurer, were chosen to head the club this
year.

Pictured above are : Mary Swirczek , Sue Lenczowski, Theresa Olechosky , and LeeAnn Krezmian.

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O -C lub was involved in

many projects. These vary from visit-
ing an orphanage to attending a steak
fry in the spring. Also, these boys were
involved in setting up a fellowship for
Christian At hletes.

These athletes seem eager to spend
the cl ub 's money . Th eir combined ef-
forts with Booster Club made possible
the new bleachers fo r tl1e "Hole".
They also bought flowers fo r the
teache rs at Open House .

To raise money for all these proj-
ects tl1e club sold seat cushions, rib-
bons, and had concessions during the
games. Ron Vacek , Sergeant of Am1s
of the cl ub , commented , "You get all
t11e lettennen involved and we help
out in all school activities."

I ,.,5

Kneeling: Dan Fese r, Jim Bayly, Ri ck Spencer, Don Boyles, Al Wees. Row one: Ed Bruner, Noel p
Boston , Neil Bos ton, Ch uck Lubische r, Ron Vacek, Gle nn Hills. Row two: Charles Faul k, Rick
Wisc, Al Naticchio ni, Bob Claycam p, Gary Herman and Steve Tangeman.

Pict ured above are th e cl ub 's lettermen while gathering in the hallway to discuss future projects.

-·Code Of Sportsmanship
Keep t!.e rules. Keep your>ell lit.

Keep faith wilh Kee p your pride
your feammale . under in victory.

Keep your temper. Keep a solid soul, Dave Pimpara, a cross-country run-
o clean mind , ner, was O-Club 's president this year.
Keep a slout heart and a healthy
in de fe at. body.

. O. CLUB

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Art Club , which con- Miss Turnquist feels that, 'This
years kids a rc the mos t e n thusias-
sists of twenty five members, had a t ic and hard work ing I've had."
full schedule this year. To start
their club off they took a field trip
to Lincoln and visited t he Sheldon
Art Gallery and toured the Art
Department at the University of
Nebraska at Lincoln.

A Christmas tree of recycled
materials was entered for the
charity show " Fantasy of Trees"

sponsored by Keep Omaha Beauti-

ful at Peony Park.
In February a bazaar was held

where they sold art it ems to raise
money. All year long there we re
senior shows in the gallery to dis-
play their art.

This years art will again be
given to teachers to put in their
rooms.

Officers were elected as fo llows:
Kae Milbourn , President ; Rose
Guttermann, Vice President; Lynn
Hazuka, Secretary; Sue Tarsikes,
Treasurer ; Diane Hayes, Gallery
Chairman ; Kathy Miller, Historian.

Pat Rhalen shows his ski ll while
work ing o n an ar t ite m.

First row, left to right : Dave Schall , Sue Tarsikes, Melody Poe, Re nae Dragon, Susan J ewell, Secon d
row: Renee Niedbalski. San dy Sheibal, Kae Milbourn , 1-lelcyne Vaughn, Rose G uttcrman n, Theresa
Hare, Kathy Miller. Third row: Pat Phalen, Lavonne 1-lakenho lz . Fo urth row: William Willms, Lynn
1-lazuka. Not pictured : Chu ck Wees, Ron Bruner, Pam Sch midt, Cind y S tanish, Karen Hayes, Joy
Blan chard , To rn Hanus, Mary Kopiasz, Diane Hayes, De bb ie Clark, Diane Claycamp, T erry Murray
an d Jody Di Mauro.

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Math Club has

been busy all year planning many
exciting activities. One of their best
selling projects were the Packer
Backe r BuU Patches, which were
red and white with a bull on them
and sold for one dollar each.

The first Math Invitational was
held December 16, 1972 in which
many of the people in Math Club
participated. They were also in
many Inter-Scholastic events.

0 fficers are; President: Jon T.
Deuchler; Vice President : Karen
Harrahill· Secretary : Marcia Kyra]·
Treasurer: Lynn Hazuka ; and Par-
liamentarian : Arthur F. Hruska, Jr.

Front row, left to right: Lynn 1-lazuka, Karen Harrahill, Jon Dcuchler, Art hur Hruska. Back row:
John Carrier, Lori Grimshaw, Sharilyn Me aley, John Ma red a, Rosemary Becncr, Marianne Elsasser,
Shirley Noah, Rich 1-lood, Angie Shuput and Pat Krigbaum. Not pictured: Marcia Kyra !.

Mrs. Wisner feels that, "The kids
are very ent husiastic and are t ry-
ing to stress the academic possi-
bilities."

Jon Deuchler, President of Math Club,
presides over one .of their meetings.

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Ambassadors

consisted of 20 members in the
year of '73. During the year they
met seventh hour and practiced
several times before school. Re-
quirements needed to become an
ambassador are: being in first
choir, and being a junior or se-
nior. While performing in their
patriotic outfits of red , white and
and blue, the.ambassadors to-
gether share pride. They per-
formed for the first time Septem-
ber 26 at the Blackstone Hotel.
On October 30 the current am-
bassadors met the ambassadors
of'72 . They perfonned for the
first this this year at the Belle-
vue Queen and the Douglas
County Courthouse. Their last
engagement was May 26 at the
Paxton Hotel. After asking the
question, "What does being in
ambassadors mean to you?"
Rich Hood and Peggy Westfall
didn't hesitate to agree that you
meet many people of many
qualities, and it's a fantastic
experience.

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Bei ng an Ambassador is con. id ered a privilege by Ri ch Hood, Deni se Bates, Kathy Buglewicz, Mary Mc-
Co rmi ck, Tom Grisingcr, Steve Hicks, Pa tty Grove ·, Je rry Quintero and Mariann Elsasser.

Ambassadors have Mr. Ro la nd Hinri chs to
thank for their profess io nalism .

Row one: Peggy Westfall, Marcia Kyral , L·wra Fora!, Linda Black and Mary Galvan. Row two ;
Steve Swiercek, Bob Schamp, Marvin Moss, Pete Sasich and Guy Scrivner.

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l i, ,._

Row one: Billie Jo Stuart, Carolyn Santi , Lu cie Baez and Carol Sich . Row two: T heresa Ritter,
Ramona Escaber, Sylvia Garcia, Ca rol Larson and Colleen Dalton. Row three: Debra Cla rk ,
Jeanette Livermore, Gloria Doughe rt y, Su sa n Carri tt, Di ane Behrendt and Susan Waisana n.

Row one: Fred a Wal ker, Christine Mannino, Chris Harshbarge r and Linda Hann a. Ro w two :
Patti Cupak, Evelyn Chipman, JoAnn Pitloun, Su san Distefano and Helen Esposito. R ow th ree:
Patti Lopez, Teresa Simon, Edwana Burch, E thel Kat or, Lynne Greene and Regina Cullin ane.

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First Girl's Choir

co nsis ts of gi rl s w hich are J uniors and Se- Row o ne: Mr. Viggo I. Carlso n, Suzanne Bera, Helaync Vaughn, Daryll Holste in and Jenny
niors. This class is taught by Mr. Yiggo I. Bates. Ro w two: Lynn Tasich, T eddi Ring, Carla Seaman, Jody DiMauro and Lisa Ashback-
Carlso n. Mr. Carlson tries to get so ngs cr. Row th ree : Laurie Smejkal, Debbie reency, Karen Nordbye, Susan Noah, Mary Calabro
fo r the girls that arc popular and he usu- and Lucy Wczo rek.
all y d oes. Whe n asked h ow the girls like
this Ch o ir class Kare n Gulizia s tat es, " I
li ke Ch o ir because it gives me an oppor-
tunity to improve m y voice if you are
co n side ring to be a singe r in later years."
Another statement is fro m Pat t i Lopez
who has had Ch o ir for three yea rs: " I like
Ch o ir because I li ke to sing; I may no t
h ave the greatest vo ice, bu t I try." Mr.
Carlson reall y t 1ies to make the g irls sing
and he gets the m t o cooperate. Ano tJ1e r
state men t is from Susan Wa.isan e n, " I
really enjoy Ch o ir b ecause I like to sing
and we usuall y h ave a variety of songs to
choose from. Freeda Walke r says, " I take
Choir because I hope to benefit from it
in the future." The girls in th.i s cl ass really
enjoy it. The Juni ors in th.is cl ass say Urnt
they are happy to take this class in their
upcoming year.

Row one: Karen G ulizia, Lydia Navarrette, Melod y Rybensky, and Debbie Wiley. Row two: Lena
Jorgensen, Kathy Gulizia, Debbie Lo key, Paula Stanek and Shirley Eichner. Row t hree: Ba rbara•
Sterkel, JoAnn Tejral, Lorri Staroski, Serven a Middleton, Teresa Dragon and Pam Mort.

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Row o ne: Denise Bates, Kathy Bug lcwicz, Bridgett Black, Lo rraine Kalhorn, Kim Harder, Ka thryn Ca rl son and Dorothy
Olbertz. Row two: Ann a Ilczyszyn, Susan Lo rence, Patricia Groves, Linda Randall, Terri Po lking, Richard Wisc, Rob-
ert Minino and Gerald Lorentzen.

Row one: Arthur Hruska, Robert Spoemer, Richard Hood, Pa ul Kotticks, Larry Styles and Frank Masca rcllo. Row two:
Gary Herman, Thomas Grisinge r, James Rat ay, Steve Hicks, Tho m as Emal, Gerald Relford and Euge ne Anto niak,

Row o ne: Karen Volcek , Susan Koenig, Jodeen Erkman, Linda He rgenrader, V icki Merrill, Ruth Putney and Judy Ren-
ner. Row two : Kim Yutesler, Sandra Gardner, John Ruckman , Paul Simmo ns, Peggy Westfall, Lloyd T rout and Gerald
Quintero.

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Row one: Thomas Dusek , De nise Ariza, Ma ry Si nos, Lind a Black. Douglas Cushing and Gayle First Choir con-
Dwo rak. Ro w two : Ronald Bruner, Timo th y Dusek , Ga il Herman, Lori Grimshaw, Michael Awsiu-
kiewicz a nd Earl Krimmel. sists of both boys and girls. There
are about eighty members. These
students are Juniors and Seniors
alike. The director of this class is
Mr. Roland Hinrichs. When asked
what kind of teacher Mr. Hinrichs
is his students say he is a very fan-
tastic teacher and liked by most
studen ts. Richard Wise is one of
Mr. Hinrichs' students. He commen-
ted about Choir, " I really like to
sing, and it's kind of ab reak during
a school day to sing all hour." Kit
Carlson, another one of Mr. Hin-
richs students states, "There is a
certain amount of gratification
which comes from being in an elite
choir." Richard Hood, another stu-
dent, said, " I enjoy music and
music can make people happy."
Choir meets everyday. Mr. Hinrich
really likes his first Choir class this
year and hopes that his future years
here at South will always be as fu\.
filling as it has always been.

Row o ne: Mr. Roland Hinrichs, Miss Rene Steimle, Guy Scrivner, Jonathon Sprinkel, Paul Jakopo-
vic and Steve Swirczek. Row two : Robe rt Schamp, Vincent Reyes, Peter Sasich , Marvin Moss,
James Davenport and Mike Villanueva.

,...

Row one: Lucienne Auco in, Mary Galvan, Mary Lou Kidder, Barbara Haizlip, Marcia Kyra! and
Mary McCormick. Row two: Laura Foral, Marilyn Dymek, Rosemary Swirczek, Mariann Elsasser,
Constance Anderson and Wilma La Breyere.

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L

Skillful shaping of the wood adds a touch of beauty
to the finished product.

Even making a simple rifle stock can entail a lot of work, time and effort.

Mr. Kenneth Hightower, head of the woodworking
department, worked on a chest of drawers.

'I like working with my hands," was the
most frequently cited reason for taking
woodshop.

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~--

11' 1111
1-~1II~-~1~1-,..,,1_.1,_. woodshop is actually just a

synonym for creativity. Students who
take it build cabinets, gun racks, coffee

tab les, and the list is practically endless.

,-··, ... I • You name it and they'll build it.
South has a total of eleven classes in
,,,

woodworking, taught by three teachers;

Mr. Kenneth Hightower, Mr. Roy Long

and Mr. John Faiman.

Why do students take woodshop? Ed

Bruner, a senior who has taken it since

junior high, just likes "to work with my

hands and woodshop's the best way I

know to do it."

Mr. Faiman thinks that woodshop is

A jewelry box became the result of one so popular because "students like to work

student 's creative effort. not on ly with their hands, but also with

the tools and wood."

The completed bureau, designed entirely by Mr.
Hightower, stood three and a half feet high.

Woodshop offers students the opportunity to
work with the large variety of tools available in
the department.

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Auto Body is a Auto body and repair are unique in that they offer
the s tudent the opportunity to work with his
class which appeals to males because han ds o n something he feels worthwhile ... hi s
of its emphasis on what is the car.
"pride and joy" to most Packer
boys ... cars. Don Miller stated: "I
like Auto Body because it's fun
work to do." Steve Nelson agrees,
"Auto Body IS a fun class-it might
be because we have a great teacher."
That teacher is Mr. Frank Pistone
who is completing his fifth year at
South. This male-oriented class has
been "invaded" this year by the
first girl, senior Sue Lenczowski.
She gets greasey in Auto Body be-
cause "it's the profession I hope to

go into." Application and theory go
hand-in-hand " because you can
work on a car as well as use a book,"
says Stan Kantanavicius. Knowledge
is power ... and since cars depend
on power, understanding what
makes cars tick is power. Auto
Body offers that knowledge.

M.r. Frank Pistone demonstrates the proper techniques of welding to his stu-
dents.

Hugh Kerwin and Chuck Leonard spend
most of their spare time working on the
various cars in th e auto body shops.
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Auto Body Department has acquired additional equipment throughout the year s
which helps the boys achieve more in their class. The boys arc putting them to a
lot of use.

One of the students taking Auto Body is Mike Amato. He seems
to be very interested in what they arc doing at the present time.

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Clubs: Why Won't Anyone Join?

''• • • Consider South's Students''

Are the interests in South High's clubs fading? Here is a spe- Miss Peters commented, "As a sponsor, I am there
cial feature about clubs and their problems concerning member- to help them mak e de cisio ns and to help in carry-
ship, sponsors, activities , and the money situation. ing them out. I a m no t there to do their work."

The following interview was held with Pep club sponsor, Miss Are Clubs for the
Susan Peters. Non-working Students?
Q: "How many members are there in Pep Club this year?"
Miss Peters: "There are abou~ ninety-six members who belong in- "South is so large, we are getting qu a n-
cluding pomperets, and the cheerleaders." tity instead of quality. In small town
Q: "Why do you think the membership has dropped from previous schools , everybody know s about the
years?" clubs beca use the whole school is prac-
A: "Membership has dropped from the past years for a number of tically a club," stated Ma rica Kyra!.
reasons. More and more students are obtaining jobs and many have
to work on the nights the games are held. For them it is a waste of
time to join if they can not participate. Also many girls do not care
to watch sports events, unless their boyfriend participate or the
boyfriends are interested in sports. ~any girls who come to the
games sit with their boyfriends instead of with Pep club, since no
boys are permitted to sit in the Pep club section. The cost of the
uniform (sweater, skirt, and shoes) could also be one of the factors
to the decrease in the membership."
Q: "How do Y,bu think you can increase the membership?"
A: "Hopefully membership can be improved but the girls them-
selves are the ones who have go to do the job. The students are the
ones who will have to really push for school spirit and seek out new
members."
Q: "Do you have any guidelines on how to improve school spirit?"
A: "The present members are going to have to talk up and gene-
rate interests in belonging to Pep club. Any girl who is interested,
even a little bit in becoming a cheerleader or pomperet, should be
encouraged to join, since try-outs are open to those in Pep club."

The second interview was held with Marica Kyral, a South
High student, who is active in clubs.
Q: "After being in a few clubs, would you recommend the clubs
to others?"
Marica Kyral: "Only if they have the same interest as me. What I
would recommend is for a student to find out about the clubs deal-
ing with his/her interests , talk to people who know about the club
and to see if it is right for them. Plan or working or at least devot-
ing some time to a club or don' t complain about the club not doing
anything."
Q: "Why don't people take much interest in clubs and their activ-
ities as they did in the past?"
A: "I think when you consider South's clubs, you have to consider
South's students. You have students with a lot of time of their
hands and some who work. I think these are two main factors of
anything dealing with the students and clubs. If a student has a

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work release, he cannot make after school meetings. Some with
morning classes can not make before school meetings. Therefore
many can not join clubs if they can not attend meetings. Also
many of the students who really have the capab ilities to be good
club leaders are already busy enough , so clubs lack leadership."

Kids have more social freedom now and want to do things indepen-

dently, not in a club. Another thing is clubs activities. If the club

needs money for an activity, school funds are so tied up, it takes

forever and ever to get anything necessary. So then members have

to keep shelling out money out of their own pockets. Our clubs

should at least benefit its members and the others it involves or it

had better dissolve. Even personal satisfaction is a benefit. So if a

member cannot get that, he might as well forget it. I think a club

should at least benefit a fraction, not necessarlly even a majority,

and most of those at South do."

Mrs. Ludwin replied. " I wis h that we h ad Q: "What do you think can be done to improve the clubs of South
mo re members 10 1:ikc ad vantages o f
what we o ffer. beca use I fee l that t he High?"
club serves a real need in o ur school. The
me mbe rs we do have, arc en joying. o ur A: "Any improvement has to come from the students themselves,
activities immensely."
but with co-operation from the faculty . Money-making projects are
Clubs: Are They
Fading Away? hard to come by especially when so many are already reserved for

the clubs. Then if clubs want their money out of the fund, they

have a d ifficult time getting it. The kids must take the initiative and

get the good feadership back in the school and clubs. It all depends

on the student body attitude and lately it's been bad."

The third interview was held with Mrs. Deanne Ludwin, a

sponsor of English club.

Q: "What is the significance of English club?"

Mrs. Ludwin: " The purpose of the English club is to give students

the opportunity to participate in activities which they do not have

a chance to learn about in school. We attend plays, movies, and

read books, but only ones which we think have cultural value.

Many of these activities are expensive, and club funds make it pos-

sible for students to afford them."

Q: "Do you think the name of the club scares the people away?"

A: "Yes it does, but so far no one has presented a suitable alterna-

tive."

Q: "What does English club do fo r South High?"

A: " In the past, we have contributed to the Student Council schol-

arship fund. We have also participated in fun night." ·

Q: "Do you think that money might be a problem with clubs?"

A: " It is not a problem with our club. We have built up our trea-

sury in the past two years, and have almost enough money to last

until the end of this year."

Q: "Do you think the interested people should push the club

more?"
A: "Yes, I do! Students listen to the other students more than to

teachers. I think that it would be a great help if, .at the beginning

of each semeste r, a convocation were set aside for each class so

that each club could show and esplain what it has to offer."

These comments were the people's own opinions, based up-

on the facts as they knew them.

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Student Council Be Improved?
Marchese Relates Her Opinions

Why do we have a student council? Paula Marchese, president By-weekly meetings with Doctor Hanson
of South High's student council of the year 1972-7 3 states why. arc held to pre sent to him the ideas, plans
Q: What does council represent? a nd proposals of the st udents.
Paula Marchese : "The main purpose of student council is to repre-
sent the students of Sou th High and seek a remedy for their com- Paula remarked : "Most of the actual planning is done by our
plaints or put their ideas into action. We do provide various outlets standing committies, and after the plans are approved the en-
for the students through the dances we sponsor, the T eac her Ap- tire council then proceeds with the work on the project."
preciation Week, the Canned Food Drive, and even the Question of
the Day and the Christmas decorations to help break the mono-
tony of the school routine."
Q : What new and different things has council accomplished this
year?

A: "This year we have initiated such projects as the tutor program
to aid students who need extra help with their studies_ We painted
the numbers above the doors of all the rooms and numbered and
lettered the chairs in the auditorium for student convenience. We
sponsored a contest for a free concert for South, which has had
fantastic results . We've also initiated projects for aid in the Com-
munity such as the Christmas party for kids at Woodson Center,
aiding in Poison Control Week and presen ting an Easter Program
for the patients at Children's Hospital."
Q : Do you feel South is benefited by Council?
A: "I feel t hat council has definitely served its purpose this year.
We are always open for suggestions and will do our best to aid any
student who may need assistance in any way. Student interest in
the projects we undertake, indicates to me that our projects are
worthwhile to most."
Q: Do you feel council can be improved?
A: "The only thing that would improve council in my estimation,
would be more participation from the student body . This year
more and more students are realizing that the thirty council mem-
bers can not possible do everything that needs to be done alone.
We have had much outside assistance in many areas. This is very
encouraging and we appreciate the help and support of these stu-
dents ."
Q: Has council helped you in any way?
A: "Council has given me an opportunity to expand my circle of
acquaintances vastly. I have a greater understanding of the prob-
lems of our administration and the reasons that certain things are
nearly impossible to change. I have learned to take responsibilities
and J feel I have grown up in many ways during my three years on
council and am grateful for these opportunities."
Q: Would you encourage others to run for council?
A: "I strongly urge students to consider running for student coun-
cil_ It is an enriching experience and one which will tend to mature
a student in many ways, providing h.e takes his responsibilities
seriously."

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Senior Officers Sponsor Prom
Riha Says Students Don't Care

"Senior Officers usually meet just once " I believe the students here at South just really don't care"
a month, but if we fee l it is necessary
then we may call a special meet ing." remarked Jim Riha in a recent interview concerning Senior Class
Officers. Jim Riha is presiding as this year's Senior Class President.
Q: Are Senior Class Officers necessary?
Jim Riha: " Yes, Senior Class Officers are necessary as we sponsor
and plan Prom and Graduatio n. l really don't think the seniors in
this school really care to make any changes or anything. They
would just rather go along with things that were done the year be-
fore , they go to their jobs after school o r go out for some team.
They do n' t care about the school really, they just go to graduation,
maybe they go to prom. The students here at South just really
don't care. Most of them don't know what Senior Officers do and
they don't care to know."
Q : What do you do to prepare fo r Graduation?
A: " We are in charge of getting the caps and gowns and dispersing
them to the seniors. We also pick the graduation announcements.
This year we have a big red 73 on the front cover and a picture of
a faded bull on the inside with the announcement written over it."
Q: How do you prepare for Prom?
A: First we need to get the band and the site for Prom, this is usu-
ally done a year o r so in advance. We we re having Prom in the Live-
stock Exchange Building until recently when we moved it over to
Peony Park's Ballroom. People seemed to notice the change in the
atmosphere. This year however there was some mixup over the

location for Prom. It seems another school is using Peony on the

same night, so Prom will be at the Hilton Hotel. T ravis, the band
we got for Prom this year is a topped-name group. Westside wanted
them for the same night but since most o f the members are from
South, Mr. Travis said they would play here and would be willing
to con form to what we could pay. Also this year more than any
other year we will be ab le to work righ t along with the band. It
is our hope that the program will be a mo re effective one. Instead
of just the ordinary dance, coronation, dance routine, we will plan
on choosing some o f the better acts from Sound Off to perform

also."
Q: Who is your advisor?
A: "Mr. Kahm, at the beginning of the year he told us " This is
your Senior Class. It's your last year here at South. You make of
it what you want" He told us what our responsibilities were and
then he let us take over. He helps us with any problems that we
run across."
Q: Do you get any assistance from the officers of the years before?
A : "No, Mr. Kahm really t ies us together. He tells us what they
have done in the years b efore, and he leaves it up to us to do what
we want to do. We get a lo t of ideas from the previous years, but
we like to do things a litpe differen t."

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A "Teacher of the Miss Sally Fellows,a former "Teacher of the Mr. Denni s Cannon is in his second year at
Year" election is an annual Year" , was a nominee once again. South. He teaches General Shop.

event at South High. The first election
was the 1965-1966 one, with Dr. Kun-
eel winning the honor. The student
councils of the eight area public high
schools sponsor this election. The
eight winners are then honored at a
banquet held in the Spring. The for-
mer winners were: Dr. E. J. Kuncel,
Sally Fellows, Roland Hinrichs, Rich-
ard Wolhfarth, Robert Christie, Con-
rad Collin and Lad Nemecek.

This year there were six nominees:
Mrs. Laura Haugse, Miss Sally Fellows,
Mr. Robert Davis, Mr. Scott Clemons,

"The only consolation I have now is my red Never in the history of South High's "Teacher o f the Year" election , has the win-
valent ine underwear given to me by my ner been a first yea r teacher. This record was broken with Mr. Bob Davis.

first hour class," commented Mr. James Fai-
man.

Mr. James Faiman and Mr. Dennis

Cannon. The winner, Mr. Bob Davis, is

a first year man at South.

Mr. Davis is a native of Peublo, Col-

orado. He went to Midland College in

Fremont, Nebraska, and from there h e

came to Omaha to live. Mr. Davis

teaches American History, Modern

Problems and American Government.

He is also coach of the Reserves foot-

ball and basketball teams. He has

taught summer school at Boystown.

And in the fall of the seasons, he has

been playing football for the Omaha

Mustangs for the past two years. Mrs. Laura Haugse, a very energetic English Mr. Sco tt Clemons, a new addition to the
Mr. Davis is very well known and teacher, and also a fa n of the late great foreign language depar tment , teaches Ger-
Geo rge M. Cohan , was one of two women man. He was one of the six nominees.
liked by the students. When asked teachers nominated.
what he thought of South High, he

said, "I really like it here. South h as

some real good young people."

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Lloyd Trout plays the part of the "A Fiddler on the Roof,
"riddler". Herc he is trying to
practice l1i s balancing and fiddling sounds crazy, no?" This phrase might sound
at the sa me time.
familiar to you if you've heard the song,"Tradi-

tion " from the play, " Fiddler on the Roof.'
This show marks the eleventh production for
South High. It is one of the recent musicals and
was very successful on Broadway.

Mr. Roland Hinrichs is the director of the
production. He said that the past shows have
had very elaborate and ornate settings but it
was to be different this year. This story is
about very poor families , how they live and
how everyone gets along, so the settings need
not be as exotic.

The cast consists of approximately fifty-five
members. Some of these people rehearsed from
3:3 0 to 9 :00 each night , for some weeks prior
to opening night. The perfom1ances were
changed slightly. The Thursday night show was
changed to a Sunday matinee. This was partly
for the benefit of the elderly members of the
community. The play ran March 16-17-18.
Tom Grisinger who plays the part ofTevya
stated that, "It takes a lot of time and energy
to prepare for that opening night, but it's well
worth it."

Four of the members from the cast rehearse for that exciting and
tension fill ed moment when the curtain first opens.

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South High's Varsity
Football Team

ended the season with seven wins and
two losses .

This record seemed to match the
seventy-two record with the same de-
feats against Bellevue and Prep High
Schoo ls.

On the first touchdown at each
home game the crowds would fill the
stands with red and white balloons to
show their spirit to the team and push
them on to victory.

Coach John Faiman commented
when asked who was your most
valuable player? "There is no one
valuable player- it takes the whole
team to be a good team or no team at
all."

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While off the side lines, Coach Nemecek While watching his teammate being dragged to r,-........_ . ; ~
continues to express his talen t by teaching the ground, number 84 waits anxiouslr on the
Math 3. side lines for his turn to get into the acuon. Team members gather around for last minute
consultation with Coach Blazevich.

SOUTH OPPONENT

10 8 North
33 0 Boys Town
15 18 Prep
35 21 A.L.
33 7 Tech.
21 Bellevue
6 13 Benson
36 0 Burke
34 6 Central
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Coach Fa iman pu zz les whil e assistant coach Blaz.evi ch gel s in stru ctio ns
over the head p ho nes.

'72 Varsity Football Tea m. Front row, left to ri ght : Glenn Hills, Ron Vacek, Ri ch Langle, Joe

Ann etta , Al Velasqu ez, Do ug Mille r, and Dar rell Jourdan. Ro w two: Steve Tange man, Frank Coach John F aiman is in his third
year of coaching a very successfu l
Bo hac, Sam Wil co x and Mi ke F uqu a. R o w three: T o m Kenn edy and Ray Bealer. · football team.

Front row , left to right: Mike Burto n, Al Velasquez., and Olsen Lee.
Row two: Gary Herm an, Mike Villanueva, Mark Robin son , Melvin
Agee , J o hn Caui er, El.ijah Drummond. Ro w three: Mike Jo hnsto n,
Jo hn R osenthal, Roge r Wilkins, Gary Barfie ld and T o m Ril ey.

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Row one, left to right: Reggie Spears, Carl Bealer, Tyriese Hernandez and Ron Barrientos. Row two :
Darrell Jourdan, Ed Abraham and Dan Schmeckpeper. Row three: Tom Sterba, Mike -- uqua , Fra nk
Dlugosz, Tom Koneck , and Dennis Black. Row four: Alfred Gonzales, Tom Koziol, Jim Harper and
Bill Garcia. Row five: Randy Kel ley, Roger Wilkins, Leonard Grige r, Ron Matheson and Gary Hagen.
Not pictured: Ron Achten, Allen Block , Frank Bohac, Bob Coco, Mi.ke Costanzo, Dave Czarnick,
Steve Dugger, David Dwornicki, Jim Galvin , Will Gustaf on, Robert Hue rta, Mike Johnston, John
Kriefels, Marty Loth, Jim Love, Steve Minino, Marvin Moss, Sidney Pruitt , Jim Ro senbau gh , Ed
Shoning, Bob Sporic, Paul Sweeney and John Young.

Down at South's hole, the JV
football players stand on the side-
lines awaiting the next play
anxiously.

An air of ·determination supports Mr. Todd Seastedt's quote "Luck is
when preparation meets opportunity."

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