1970

DECA Proc!ides for the Future Leaders
In Omaha Distribution and Marketin9

DE, Distribut ive Education. identifies a program of in- Front row: Jerry Calta. presiden t : Linda Adams. vice-president; De-
struction in 111arke ting. merchandising and 111anageme111. It linda Barajas. secretary: Irene Delezene . treasurer: Rita Ho bza.
chaplain : Randy Querry . reporter: and Romona Kantanav icius.
is offered in all fift y stat es and the territories of the Uni ted parliame ntarian.
States.

DECA, Distribut ive Education Clubs of America. is a
vital part of the loca l Distribut ive Education program. It is
a national you th organization of DE student within each
of the local high schools. What DECA provides is:

A chance to participate in group act ivities and compete
with boys and girls who have similar interests and career
obj ec tive s .

An o ppo rtunit y for the exchange of ideas on the local.
state, and national levels through leadership conferences.

A constant emphasis o n Ame rica's system or private

ent erprise and provides individuals with jobs.
An ope ning fo r group se rvices to the community

th rough civic, benevole nt . fundra ising a nd professional

ac tivities.

fi rst row: Jerry Calta , Linda Adams, Delinda Barajas, Irene Deleze ne, Randy Querry, Ramona Kantanavicius, Rita Hobza, Dave Standley and
Bob Mandolfo. Seco nd row: Ruth Kantanavicius, Romona Swanson, Bill Sommer, Marge Loth , Mike Hare, Janet Grupe, i'vlike Rossitto. Pam
Co llins, Cliff Larson. Cindy Hunte r, Nick Yeroot is, Sheane Kostos, Ron Gates, Sue Hokanson , Alvin Alvarado, Rita Dudzinski . Dan Zemu nsky,
Joy Jackson , Art Klauschie. Joan Yis ty , Dale Swirczek , and Sue Steinauer. Third row: Rich Svatos, Kent Acuff, Ron Rosenbaugh. Steve Har-
wan, Oleh Prodywus, Ron Tejral, Mark Jefferis, John Jackson, Joe Jasiak and Ed Dibelka. Fourth row: Judy Claussen , Marge Jacobson , Cindy
Br ight, De bbie Blocker. Sanely Stender, Cindy Huston , Frank Navarrette, Terri Hovorka. Nan cy Klinefe lter and Ken Stoysich.

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Latin Club Means More Than Just
Speakin9 Latin; It Also Means
Vacations, Slarle Sale, Ban<{,uet

Latin Club has many items to accomplish in just one
year. Last summer, some members took a trip to New Or-
leans for the National Latin Club Conve ntion to attend
meetings, to see Bourbon Street and wade in the Gulf of
Mexico. Next on the list was the slave sale held in room
339 this year. Coach Al Brown was the auctioneer brought
in to help Mrs. Barbara Oldfield sell her students. Journey-
ing to Mr. Chef Restaurant for a play staged by some of the
Latin club members ca!Jed, "Rinse the Blood Off My Toga,"
was part of the fun of membership.

Mrs. Barbara Oldfield and Bernard Lambrecht sell Joe Blair for $5 to
an apparently rich buyer.

Mistress Maureen McClellan is whipping her slave, Joe Blair. If a Walt Bures, playing the role of Brutus, hires John Dombrowski
student is in Latin Club when a sophomore , the first year is slavery; (rtavius, the private Roman eye) to solve the Julius Caesar mu rder
after the first year the second and third years is the students choice case.
if it's slavery or mastership.

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Slave James Marymee (left): mi stress Linda Taylor. maste r John Do mbrowski and slave G loria Moss were the winners of the annual slave and
rnastt.:r costu me l:O ntes l. T o gel in contes t . a ll that is r.:qu irc d is presenc.: . Parading around. slaves as w<!ll as masters all hope to win the best
slave o r ma ster wardro,b..: a t th<! banque t.

Slaves must o bey the masters as lo ng as
it is ,,·ithin reason. On command by
the maste rs, these slaves had to bow.

When the Latin C lub t o uretl New Orleans for the National Latin Club Con- "They're off and running?" T he race is controlled by th e mas-
vention , they had the exp<!ri..:nce of driving to the G ul f of Mex ico ; to wade te rs who o rde r t he slaves to partic ipate . If the slave does not
in the water and then to Oklahoma to run int o a Highway patrolman. perform to the masters w ish he or she could be whipped.

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Portia Has Fun AlonlJ.
With Work and Sert/ices

Laughing and splashing was what happened at the swim-
ming party for new members of Portia Club held at South's
pool, at the beginning of the year. Portia Club, sponsored
by Mrs. Karen Reed, Miss Sharon Toner, and Mrs. Bernice
Thompson, is a service organization which also has many
creative social activities.

Building a float for the homecoming parade took a lot of
time and effort. Orange and black were the colors for the
Halloween Dance sponsored by the Portia girls.

Hot, steaming tea for the faculty was appreciated by all
teachers, at the annual tea party on November thirteenth.
Giving thanks that others may have an enjoyable Thanks-
giving, they made baskets for the needy.

First row: Debbie Poole and Judy Michalak. Second row: Rosemary
Beener and Susan Bradley. Third row: Betty Young, Debbie Norde·
meyer, Jean Shukis, Vicki Hollinger, Fourth row: Shirley Swierczek,
Diane Persing, Mary Kay Savatovic, Jeannie Michalak. Fifth row:

Patty Harrahill and Sheri Ward.

Top to bottom: Patty Harrahill, President; Sheri Ward, Vice,Presi-
dent ; Jeannie Michalak, Secretary; Shirley Swierczek, Treasurer.

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Those kneeling arc: Marc ia McCa rthy, Janis Ogden, Paula Stane k, The rese Olechoski , Linda Zvezdich , an d Ka thy Cich . Standing: Lynne Hazu ka ,
Lil y Bumbullis, Cathy Dibelka , Marccc Barta , Linda Wzore k. Bev Pavlis, f-ranccs Krc mla, Marc ia Ky ra! , a nd Lo rrie Staroski.

Diane Persing and Patty Harrahill illustra te that Portia Club helps the
need y with T hanksgiving baskets of seasonal food.

Pic tured to the right: Miss Murphy and Miss Sharp sh are a conver-
sation over a c up of coffee a t the Portia Club - Stude nt Council tea.

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ROTC Prepares Youn9 Men in School for Their
Future MilitarlJ. Ser(lice in the ArmlJ.

The teachers for this year's ROTC are Sgts. Clifford MILi TAR)
Harck and George Gill. Sgt. Harck, when asked what the
purpose of this organization was, replied, " It teaches the JUBJECTS
boys to get accustomed to the service life , all of it's cus-
toms, and teaches them how to be better citizens." It "Those who know history," said Heinrich von Treitschke, "know
shows them the fundamentals the service life requires of also that it wou ld be a curtailment o f human nature to wish to ban-
them and shows them how to respect those who have lead- ish war from the world. There is no freedom without a military
ership over them. The men are not required to pay for their power which is ready to sacrifice it se lf for freedom . .. If a Sta te
uniforms. At the beginning of the year they put a five neglects its phy sical st rength in favor of its mental , it comes to
dollar deposit on them ; as long as their uniforms are in grief."
satisfactory condition at the end of the year all they must
do is pay a small dry cleaning charge. The annual Military
Ball was held this year at Peony Park ball room on January
22. The honorary colonel and his lady were: Michael Han-
son and Bonnie Messenger.

Pictured above are the officers of this years Sou th High R .O.T.C.: Homer Hollis, James Hurd , Timothy Boettger, David Vencale k, Michael Han-
son , Michae l Distefano. Bernard Lambrech t. Ken t Acuff, Gary Niedbalski , Pe ter Kroger, and Rodney Sole. They arc the commanding o ffi cers
of a ll the other members that have a lower rank than themselves.

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f-ront row, kneeling: Rodney So le, Timothy Boe ttger. Bernard Lambrec ht. Gary Niedbalski. David Vencalek, Michael Han so n , Mich ael Diste fa-
no, Pe te r Kroger. Jim Hurd , Ken t Acuff. and Ho mer Ho lli s. Row t wo: Anthony An tilles. Tom Co llins. Charles Dvorak. Gera ld Vajgert . Ed ward
Whitten , Way m: Todd. Michael Rextoat. an d Lewis S inos. Row three: Roy Muerrcno. Lo re n t-.'1oyer , William S mith. Dennis Phillips. Bru ce
Davis, Duane S mith. Randy Dvo rsky. Richard Andry sick , R obert Berirns, J ames Schab. and Angelo Bonacci. Ro\\' fo ur: F rank Murphy. La rry
Swierczek . Tim Ga rdner. Don Ray, David Roywe. Fred t-.lan.:hesc, Russcl J efferies. Ray Jani ak , David Snodgrass, a nd James Russo .

801J.s Drift Team Learns Fundamentals of
Marchin91 Performin91 De~ness in Hand(in9 a Gun

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The boy's drill tc:am are: Ronald English.
Richard Andrysick, Gary Niedbalski. Edward
Whitte n. J a mes Russo . James Hurd, Michael
Hanson , Rodney Sole. Bernard Lambrecht.
Mich ael Rex troat. Pictured k neeling in the
front rO\\" of the drill team is their team cap-
tain, Mich ael Distefano.

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Seen-above are the rifles used by the rifle team. When no t in Above is t he official emble m worn by a ll the me mbers of ROTC.
use , they are kept safely Jocked. Affixed to the shou lder o f the uniform. the e mble m is th e first
step to a yo ung man 's advanceme nt to more decorat ions.

Picture d abo ve are me m bers of the So uth High rifle tea m: Paul Gardne r , James Russo , Frank Murphy , Ga ry Nie dbalski. J ames Hurd and Richard
Andrysik . The me mbers learn lo beco me accura te marksme n.

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ROTC Pro9ram Holds a Place for Girls; Girls
Drill Team Learns Marchin9 in Unison

Girl's Drill T eam members are : Beht Krimmel (Co-Commander), Barbara Andrysik , Anne Bera, Peggy
Olsen, Kathy Fibich , J ackie Clay ton, Marsha Ho rnung, Patty Hanson, Carol Burkett, and J essie Ander-

son.

A familiar sight to the eyes of ROTC members is the awesome of- Coats hanging from wall prongs decorate the ROTC room. The rifle
fice d oor of Sergeants Clifford Harck and George G ill , adu lt lead- team dons them w hen needed , the n shu ns them until t he nex t exer-
ers of Sou th 1-1 igh officer training. cise, the nex t drill, o r the ne xt cold day.

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Band Marches Into a New Season,
Led blJ. Hi9h..Steppin9 Majorettes
''And the Beat £roes on . . . 11 in Room

A126

Many sounds, both foreign and domestic, come from room A126. Band was well prepared for this school year with the
election by the Band and Orchestra of their council in the spring of 1969. The Band's elected officers are Ka rl Van Fleet,
Drum Major; Dave Kulise k, President ; Bernard Wasza k, Vice President ; Betty Ganem, Secretary ; J im Velehradsky, Trea-
surer and Janice Bezdek, Historian. The Orchestra representatives are: Marla Shee ts, President ; Mi ke Sweeney , Vice Presi-
dent ; Paula Smollen, Historian ; Anita Huerta, Secretary; Dale Widoe, Treasurer and Bernard Wasza k, Librarian. Mr. Albert
Travis also appointed Karen Blythe as Librarian ; Ron Greenwald as Band Manage r and Bon nie Machacek as Head Twirler.

Long, hard practices began for the marching band the week before school came into sess ion last fall and commenced at
7: 15 every morning in spite of rain , snow and sleet through the entire year. Anyone wh o has a class near A126 knows " the
beat goes on . . . "

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Band members pictured a bove in the first row arc Bec ky Gomez, Ga ry Svagcra , Sandi Prcntra nto ni , Linda T aylor. Be tt y Ganam, He len T afolla ,
Mary J ane Kuncel, Pa tty Mielke, Karen Blythe, and Diane Harrah ill. In the second row arc : Janice Bczdck, Joe Waszek , Mark C u mmings,
Theresa Car mona, Carol T erick, Mary Ann T o dero, Barba ra Hruby , Jim Velehradsky, Bob Grice and llc rnic Waszak. In the third row are :
Nancy Buehle r, Denise Campon, Vince Halverson, Debb ie Hergenrade r, Ray Jan iak, Nancy Huntley , Dia ne Buckley, Debbie He nson, Pe te Wood,
Marilyn Holdren, Bill Van Haafien, Keith Mc Dowell , and Rich Andrysik. I n the fourth row arc: Pa u la Smollcn , Maureen Hovey, A lice Souc ha ,
Reece Acuff, Dave Minarik, E laine Ritter, Linda Neff, John Barnes, T o m Tweedy and Mr. A lbert Travis. I n the fi fth row arc: Fra nk Coska,
Randy Cur tis, Linda Mi ller, J an Bechtel, Karl Van Fleet , Gary Gundy, Pam J o h nson , Pat Cain, R od Cale k , R o n Greenwald , G reg Wea t hers,
Larry Revenaugh , Ed Suck, Mike Schmidt and Mike Gardene r. On top of the shou ld ers arc : Brad Boucacck , Kirk Marc um , Harold Durb in , Ed
Hobbs, Dave Kulisek, and Bob Tanner.

DRUM MAJOR
KA RL VAN FLEET

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The Twirlers arc, in the front row: Mary Estes, J an Harvat. and Diane Janousek. In the second HEAD TWIRLER
row arc: Lu cinda Malson. Debbie Stanek. Bo nnie Mach acek. Becky Gom ez and Shery l Saxton. Bonnie Machacek

T h~ mem bers of the Orches tra are, in the front row: She ri Ward, Anita Huerta, Denise St. Cyr, Sally Gardner, Eileen Schmidt, Mike Sweeny,
Jen Meyers, A ni ne Davidson and Karen Harless. Pic tured in the second row are: Susan McInto sh , Lilia Bumbillis, Sandra Glismann , Pat Shelly,
Krysta l Houfek, Gay Svagera , Joan Era to , Denise Kleinbcck, Art Davis. Mary Jane Todero anrl An hrn Turner. In the third row aro: Ola Kline,
Lou ise little, Marla Sheet s, Mary Jo Koch , A nna Ncgomir and Mary Marvin. In the fourth row are : Lynn Christiansen, Mary Aliano, Bill Koch ,
Pau la Smollen , Heralrl Durbin, Therasa Ca rm ona, Joe Waszak , Karen Bly t he , Larry Revenaugh , Diane Harrah ill, Dale Widoe, Pat Mielke, Ber-
nard Waszak, Be tty G anem , Bob Grice, John Barnes, Jan ice Bezdek and Mr. Travis. In the fifth row are: Andy Mindrup, Frank Kostka, Karl
Van Fleet, Eu Suck, Dave Kulisek , Pete Wood , Bob Tanner, Rich Andrysik and Robin Hunt.

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The members o f the Concert Band are, in the first r ow: Virgil Orso, Evelyn Woodard , Diane Persing, Th eresa Noah , Vic ky Car ritt, Beverly P av-
lis, Debrah Stanek, Joe Gulizia, Ka the rn Williams a nd Vicky Ho llinger. Pic tured in the second row are: Mary f-o reman, Elizabeth Calta, Donna
Arm-burst, Kathy Kowalewsk i, Lucinda Malson, Gary Noahr, T erry Harless, Randy Fi nch, Connie Powers, Gerry Popek , Sher y l Sax ton , Gerald
Vajger, Vicki Vanessche, Ron G asper and Mary Estes. In th e third row are : Boyd Olsen, Diane Janousek , Bonn ie Mach acek, Jan H a rvat , Byro n
O'Dowd , Ar t Giaffoglione, Frank Rodriguez, Charles Dvorak, Dave Contrevas and Mr. Travis. In the back row are: C indy Bright, Anthony Mad-
rigal, Linda Zvezdich, Charles Magnuson and Don Nelso n.

Those who perform in Rally Band a re, in the first row : Ray J aniak, John Barnes, Theresa Car-
mona , Joe Waszak, Karen Blythe, Mar ily n Ho ldren, Paula Smollen and Diane Harrahill. Stand-
ing in the second row are: Rich Andr y sik , Betty Gane m , Vince Halverson, Keith McDowell ,
Bob Grice, Jim Velehradsky, Gary Miller, J an ice Bezdek, Mary Jane Kuncel, A lice Soch a, Karl

Van r-Ieet and Ed Suck. Up o n shoulders are: Herald Durbin, Bernard Waszak , Ron Greenwald,
Bob Tanner and Dave Kulisek.

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The leaders in the Band and Orchestra Council are , in the fr ont row: Bonnie Machacek ,
Betty Ganem, Ka re n Bly the, Paula Smalle n and Anita Huerta. In the second row:
Marla Sheets, Sheri Ward, and Janice Bezdek. Standi ng on the arch are : Mike Sweeny,
Bernard Waszak, Ron Gree nwald, Bo b Grice and Dave Widoe. On the roof arc: Jim
Yclchraclsky , Dave Kulisck and Karl Yan F leet.

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First Choir Tapers Li9ht Season

Trained Voices Harmonize in Concert

Christmas vespers is highlighted by First Cho irs entrance into a darkened audit o rium ,
each member craddling a taper which dimly lights th e shad ows and illuminates th e h o li-
day season. A student does no t find himself in First Choir by chance. Each m ember must
"try-o ut" to belo ng. A voice test , a solo, and blending with othe rs in song are several
hurdles a stude nt must pass. Along with o the r activities First Cho ir a t tends th e All Cit y
Music Fes tival and there is a concert in the spring.

Front to back: Kris Ebe rly ,
J a ne t Sterba, Pa tricia Timmer-
man, She rry Groves, She ri Ward,
Ellen Murphy, Gary Faust, Jim
Franks, Jack Trout, John Dom-
browsk i, To ny Ma nna, He rald
Phillips, and Alfred Barrie ntos.

F ront to back: Susie Greguras, Front to bac k: Marcia Gom ez,
F red Schnase, Laurel Safley, Kurt Mary Brown, Marian Villafu erte,
Sorensen, Rebecca Andresen Sand y Knuth, Ma rsha Swan so n,
Linda Gibilisco, Joseph Rou;e, Howard Koziol, Chris Erkm an ,
Marla Sheets, Roby n Vajgert, Merry Jefferis, Sandy Le wis, Dan
Larry Lind , and Arthur Davis. Martin, and Steve Johnson.

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front to back: Debbie Gallo-
way , Donna Carlson , J essie
Tomasello , Karen Wieczore k,
frances Butcher, Debbie Dom-
browski, Ly nne Gabelhau se, Al-
vin Cooper, Richard Barta, An-
drew Mindrup, a nd Monroe Rel-
ford.

Front to back: Charles Trout, Front to back: Paula Wells,
Leslie Gabelhause, Shirley Bren- Ly nda Mesc hede, Peggy Hull.
na n, Kathie Wilson , Rodney Lor- Mary Samples, Frank Navarrette,
e nce, R ichard Eisenhardt, Richard Denise St. Cyr, Jorge Cervantes.
Trummer, Paul Awsiukiewicz, Celinda Bright. Marty Hubbell,
and Jeff Gamble. LaDonna Lorence, Jim Tom-
anek . Cinda Welch. and James
Front to back: Kristie Ruma, Mary mee.
Anna Negomir, Susan Ewing, Ga il
Taylor, George Lemm, Marjorie
Svacina, Pattie Carney, Gail Ey-
mann, Susie Marks. John Trecek.
James Weiss, Dan Arrington, and
Mi ke Antoniak.

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Second in Name OnllJ., South's Second Choir
Soars to an Unlimited Musical Future

Second Choir has many occasions to broade n the ir a bil-
ity in the musical future. Many of these students will reac h
hig!1er goals in mus ic. Mr. R o land Hinrichs is p roud o f t he

musical talents shown.

Front Row: Pamela McFarland, Patricia Ash, Eileen Jakes. Second Front row: Marcia McCarthy , Janis Ogden, Nancy Kriegler. Sec ond
row: Karen Prazan , Linda Sorbello. Third row: Barbara Hruby , Do n- row: Rose Carmona. Third row: J udy Kirby, Susan Hoffman, Dee-
na Johnson. Fourth row: Henrietta Monjarez, Marilyn Holdren. lyn Porter. Fourth row: Mary Lou Ruck i, Deni se f' ra nk s, Sh irley
Fifth row: Antoette Alvarado, Barbara Woodcock, Lynda Hardman. Samples. Fifth row: Martin Rowell, Tony Lopez. S ix th row: G eorge
Sixth row: Jacqueline Clayton, Thomas Denich. Seventh row: Dahir, Michael Rexroa t, Robert Johnsen. Seven th row: Mich ael
Deborah Beranek, Gerald Bishop. Eighth row: James Wolfe, Mi- Sm ith. Eighth row: Norman Me lichar , Robert Trummer. Ninth
chael Kendall , Mark Schwisow. Nint h row: Tom Eyman. Tenth row: Gary Krula.
row: Harry Labs, Allenn Davenport, and William Bolen.

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Fronl row: Te rry Ha rless, Belly Young, Kath leen McCutchen. Front row : Vickie Ho llinger, Deborah Rich ter. Second row: David
Second row: Jeannie Mlejnek. June Samson, Mary LaMaster. Third Barger, Diane Stanley. Third row: David Pedersen, Eleanor Cas tillo,
row: Mary Fried, Kare n Davidson. Fourth row: Deborah Woodcock. Gayle Svagera. Fourth row: Janice King, Nancy McConnell. Fifth
F ifth row: Deborah John son, Gary Ondracek. Sixth row: Mary Si- row: Sandra Franklin, Carol Cheshek, Renee Karch. Sixth row:
mon, Debra Pavelka, John Melies. Seventh row: Pamela Tritsch, De bra Peers, Diane Persing. Seven th row: Darlene Tejral, Judy Sti-
Gary Kirkner. Eighth row: Steven Se lde n, Jera ld Sander. Ninth len. E ighth row: T heodore Hernandez, Anthony Madrigal. Nin th
row: Gary Swirczek. Alan Hurlbut, and Patrick O lson. row: William Coope r, Partick Bogenreif, and Russel Jefferis.

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Above, row o ne: Nina Glaser, Linda Wiggans, Linda Eledge, and Caro l G rice. Second row: Mary Lu cas, Karen Holtz.
Carol Brady, and Mona Kantanavicius. Thi rd row: Chris Hoffm an , Janet Kurtz, Vickie Veroo tis, and Darle ne Ke lley.
Fourth row : Dottie Brown, Debbie Babic, Charlotte Everhart , Sand ra Ha re, and Ka thy K leinbeck.

First Girls Choir Is LIJ.ric lntermixture;
Breath Control, Tone Qµalit9 Section Stressed

Designed as one of the
training centers in preparation
for advancement to First Choir,
First Girls Choir is a blending
of diverse female voices. Most
of Girls Choir rehearsals were
spen t in developing tone quali-
ty, diction, breath control and
other basic fundamentals of
vocal music. Practicing for
Christmas vespers and Spring
Concert saw the girls sharing
moments of laughter, giggles,
and musical accomplishment.

Members of G irls C hoir are, row o ne : C hris Sorenson, Alice Aguilera, Ma ry G rute l, and Rosemary
Myszkowsk i. Seco nd row : Renee And reson, S herri Harpoole, E lai ne Smith , T erri Havorka , and
Becky E llio tt. T hird row: O le ne Rose, Cathy Munke l, Ba rb Jones, Laura Bowen , and Pat He nry.
F o urth row : Pam Andrews, Joanne J anouse k, She rry Leona rd , Lind a Sykora. a nd De bra Foste r.

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First row: Sharon Johanek, Brenda Pitt, Violanda Reyes, and Jeanne Keller. Second row: Darice Rand o lph. Roberta
Fischer, and Debbie llerge nnader. Th ird row : Cherri Zvolanek, Vickie And reson , Elaine Rider. Debbie Cox. and Linda Kui-
per. Fourth row: Rosie Denne!, Con nie Gosch , C hris Taylor. Robin Hood. and Diane Szczepanowski.

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First row: Kathy Udron, Linda Simon, Karen Pearson , and Kristi Edwards. Second row: He len Hatjinos, Mary \Visn iski.
Colleen Fee ney, Margare t Loth, and Sharon Moore. Th ird row: Cathy Walker. Linda Adams. Mitzi Fa hey· . Jan J o urdan. and
R uth Kantanavicius. 1:ourth row : Carlene Nieman. V irginia Anderso n, Virdic Johnson. Pat Berry . and Lin da N idso n.

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The members of Girls Choir are, row one: Debbie Rydberg, Kethy Urzendowski, Cheryl Albertson, Linda Urwin , Diane Tague, Connie Skradis,
Lou Parson and Pat Cote. In the second row are: Debra Vore, Christine Deloa, Mary Williams, Debbie Cole, Ann Bera, Sue Kerwin , Hanne lore
Sander and Sandi Zuchweiler. In the third row are: Lottie McCormick , Yolanda Ramos, Brenda J ohnston, Gloria Moss, Nijole Misiunas, De b-
bie Jensen, Lois Westbrook and Diane Minnino.

It's a Womans World in G-irl's Chorus;
Primin9_for Vocal Future Is Their G-oal

Experiences of Girls' Chorus may be little, but many of Opportunities to learn the fundamentals of music are
these talented girls will enter into First _Girls or First Choir. extended to these girls under the fine instruction of Mr.
They have already accumulated the needed knowledge Viggo Carlson and we can be assured o f the fine perfor-
which will be important in their future musical years. mances to come in .the near future .

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T he members o f the G irls Chorus are, in the first row : Rosanna Va rgas, Su san Tasich , S hire ly Swirczek , Cheryl Wend t, J udy Kuiper, Patty Han-
son, J oyce Mateer, Phy llis Willm s and Marialice Barret t. In the second row are : Christ ine Delea , Sandra Stimmel, Dale Janevicios, Cathleen Cala-
b ro, Jean Shukis, Marga re t Riley, Dia ne Bou kal, Cindy Martin a nd Marj orie Dan ahy . Standing in the third row are : Shirley Reilly, Kathleen
F ibich , Caro lyn l'vla ples, Joyce O liver, Su san Kinsella , Cy nt h ia Hunter, Christine Hansen , F rances Campsey, Kather ine F lores, Gail Renner and
Patricia Sanko.

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Sin9in9 Ambassadors CarrlJ. Vocal Portfolios;
Churches, Hotels, Schools Hear Troubadours

According to Webster's Dict ionary, an Am bassador is accep tance must ..try o ut" which is done in groups. The
"the highest rankjng dipl omatic representative of o ne quest io n is : Does your voice ad d to the over-a ll harmony?
country to another." South High's Ambassadors are the If the answer is yes, accepta nce in to the Ambassado rs
selected musical diplomats of the music department. This means spots in the Christmas program, Sound-O ff, and
group tours Omaha when hired , singing before dinner Spring Concert. Vigorously working to close the gap be-
groups at hotels, the Masonj c Manor, and appearing o n t.v.'s tween themselves and music, the Ambassadors arc 24
" Jean's Story Time" to sing Ch ristmas carols. strong, each with briefcases filled with songs to publicly
re late to "foreign" au die nces.
To be ch osen an Ambassador, the first require me nt for

membership is to be in First Choir. Each student vy ing for

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Standing on the veranda of St. Martin's Episcopal Church are: Charles Trout, Debra Dombrowski , F red Schnase, Marla Shee ts, Kurt Sorensen ,
Pat Carney , Larry Lind , She ri Ward, Joh n Dombrowski, Gai l Eymann , Arthur Davis, a nd Sand y Lewis.

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Also on the veranda are: Shirley Brennan, Steve Johnson, Les Gabclhause, Rich Trumm er, Chris Erkm an, Rodney Lo re nce. Sandy Knuth. J ohn
Trccck, Marsha Swanson, Jorge Cervantes, Paula \Ve ils, and Howard Kozial.

"We Sin9 Hard, Work Hard, and PlalJ. Hard; 11
Neutralitlj., SalJ.S Sin9er, Is the Best PoliclJ.

Performing doesn't take up all the time of an Ambassa- further explaining that a large part of an Ambassador's
dor; they convert work in to play. After their performances, work involves public relations. An Ambassador perfo r-
the Ambassa dors take time out to relax. They raid such mance largely depends on the reaction of the audience .
places as Kings, the Pizza Hut , the Pizza Keg, and Taco When they know that the people in their audience are
Town. really engrossed in their act, the performance usually seems
to turn out better. Ungrateful audiences have a habit of
As in any group , more happens off of stage than on it. "turning off' the source of effort of these singers.
Besides their hungry visits to restaurants after a battling
and often-exhausting act, they fi nd the time to plan parties "Neut rality is the best policy." John Trecek says that. in
and other such events to take their minds off gruelsome a group such as the Ambassadors, it is important to avoid
trainin g. conflicts. Conflicts, fortunately, rarely occur. but when
they do, solutions are quickly sought. Asked if it's worth it.
"Even if you don' t sing, you learn a lot. " During an one Ambassador replied. "Yea h.''
in terview, Debbie Dombrowski made the above statement ,

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G-M Means Tennis, Swimmin9
and Lau9hter for South Hi9h G-irls

Eager a nd ene rge tic to go into action th e Gi rl s' Athle tic Assoc iation is a n o r-
ganization crea ted for th e girls o n the go, who enjoy participat ing in all ty pes of
sports, ga mes and leisure ac tiviti es. The sp o nso rs o f GAA are Miss Julie Chickinell
and Mrs. Carol Hawley.

GAA's " De nnis th e Me nance with his sling sh o t a nd Margaret w ith he r c urly
red hair" cam e in third place in th e h o mecoming parade. The Ath le tic Bowl is
where it's all happe ning. " Strike!" sh o uted som e girls in a mazem e nt a nd de light
as p ins topple do wn , whi le othe rs just smile and go o n bowling, w ishin g that th ey
would get a strike, too.

Jumping up a nd down and screaming, " I've got it." The girls h ave a lot o f
exci tement playing volley ball , te nnis, badmint on a nd table t e nnis . " I sh o t an
arrow and it fe ll , where it la nded I' ll never tell ," could be a famila r state m e nt of
the archery girls Oinging th eir arrows right and left try ing t o beco m e expert m arks-
men. Ending out the year a banque t is he ld in ho no r o f the girls for a year well
done.

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After school, bowling at the Athletic Bowl
is one of the various GAA's ac tivities.

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"Doing Their Thing" are GAA officers- top: She rri Harpoole, president ; left-standing: Lynn
Cisar, vice-president; right-standing: Linda Beckwith, secretary; bottom- le ft: Rosie Den nell,
treasurer ; T heresa Beckwith, newspaper reporter.

Badminton is a nother ac tivity which keeps
the GAA girls on their toes.

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First row: Barb Cu taia, Louise Little, Marla Sheets, Denise Minarik, Caroly n Peck, Kay Alsup, Lori Deloa, Sharon Cleveland, Debbie Hergen-
rader. Second row: Les Gablehouse, Lynda Sykora, Sherry Grove, Elaine Ritter, Lorri Fora!, Chr is Hoffman, Terri Carm ona, Dorothy Brown,
and Karen Holtz.

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Debbie Edgerton makes a perfect basket while practicing for a
basketball game be t'.•!ccn the other GAA members.
With a st rong swing, Sherri Harpoole sends the tennis ball fly ing at
t he photographer.

GAA member Dennise Minarik performs her first place straddle vault on the s ide horse to an admiring audience.

Three GAA members play a game of "deck te nnis," one of the new Barb Cuta ia draws back the bow stri ng, making the a rrow lly a per-
sports. fec t arc h.

First row: Theresa Beckwith , Linda Beckwith, Evelyn Juarez, Sherri Harpoole, Debbie Edgerton, Claudia Jones, Lynn Cisar. Second row: Cindy
Shoning, Becky Gomez, Sandra Franklin, Alyce Van Hautti, Lynne Gablehouse, Rosie Dennell and Susie T angeman. T hird row: Kathy Wilson,
Pat Henry , Pat Cote , Carol Turek, Alice Socha, Chris Erkman, Shirley Leonard , Nancy Popek, and Karen Blythe.

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These girls get a full day's exercise playing table te nnis, and chasing
the ball across the room. Debbie Edgerton speeds a good overhand

drive to Claudia Jones. winning the point.

GAA mem bers proudly wear their red and white swe at shirts with GAA's en,thusiastic sponsors are Mrs. Carol
the GAA emb le m on it, which symbolizes "Action Goes Into Ath-
letics." Hawley, left , and Miss Julie C hic kinell.

I Relay teams in action tak e first and second
in swim meets at the South High pool.

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Future Farmers Milk Pro9ress;
801J.S Learn Farmin9 Technit{,ues

To present the problem of agriculture and possibly lead
to the discovery of their answers is the goal of the Future
Farmers. To enhance further members' knowledge, a new
course has been introduced, Agri-business, which is closely
related to the management and business of agricultur_e. The
course shows how these jobs are related to agriculture that
is not on the farm. Activities such as annual banquets,
speech contests, and local, district, and state competition
for agricultural awards keep the members busy througho ut
the year.

Officers are: Ken Miller, Sentinel; Tim Mach, Reporter; Warren John-
son, Vice-Presiden t ; Gary Martin, Secretary; Dan Martin, T reasurer.

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First row: Dan Fast, Doug Bowen, Larry Dragon, Ron Michalak, Jack Ritonya, Mark Steinhauer, Jim T albitzer, Ron Washburn , Wil Woitas-
zewski. Second row: Carl Styles, John Novacek, Norma n Baker, Frank Swendroski, Dennis Cunningham , Kevin Kovac, Gary Blue, Mark
Anderson. Third row: Marti n Rowell, Dennis Campbell , Bill Taylor, Jim Davis, Frank Horej si, Mike Smith , Gary Swirczek , F loyd Milczski,
Rick Rodman. Fourth row: Joe Blair, Ra ndy Turechek , John Cunningham, Jim Hynes, Bob Gabelhause, Pat Bogenreif, Rod Sommer, Jim
Lawrence, Torn Kalasky. Fifth row: Charles Magnuson, John Sharl ik.

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First row: Dan Martin, Larry Mostek, Domingo Mesa, Dean Crowell, John Riha, Cha rles Pluta. Second row: Bo b Endres, Ken Miller, John
Nolting, Ray Filipowicz, Mike Cherek, Dary l Baker, Bert Cu llinane, Bruce Menousek, Mike McCarty.

These studen ts work periodically on this farm near Millard , Nebraska to learn further about the various farming equipment and its func tions on
the fa rm . Corn is grown and sheep a re raised by t he Vocational Agriculture buys.

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Auto BodlJ. Teaches 801J.S
Repair and Care of Cars

The job of the auto body class includes more than just
getting under the hood of a car and getting dirty and
greasy. It also means painting cars and doing things to im-
prove the body of cars. This year the boys have been
working on a Model "A" car to be put in the Auto Show.
Mr. Pistone says, "It will be a good-looking and running
car when the boys get finished working on it." They are
going to fix the body of the old antique and make it look as
well as it used to. They not only fix teachers' cars but also
students'. Some of the jobs they have done are pictured on
the next page.

Standing above admiring their cars are: Gary Golden,
Nick Verootis, and Dave Golden.

Mr. Frank Pistone is seen pointing Standing above looking "workable" are: Ed
out a mar on the finish to Jack Zabrowski , Jim Tho mpson , Frank Tiessen
Langle. and Mike McCarty .

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Standing in front of their cars are-First row: Ed Rochford , Nick Verootis, Gary Todorovich, John Portera , Jim Thomp-
son , Danny Humpal , Art Vazquez, Ed Zabrowski, Jim Thill, and Frank Tiessen. Second row: Steve Zabrowski , Carl
Kowalewski, Belen Garcia, Gary Golden , Dennis Julian, Fred Crum , Jack Langle , Frank Aparo , Mike McCarty, Daryl Baker
and Mr. Frank Pistone .

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TANDEM



Carter, Velasq,uez Wear

Crowns as Kin(J. and
Queen of Prom 169

Despite the rain , the Senio r Prom went o n and t urned Other me mbers o f the King and Queen 's court included:
o ut to be a beautiful night for Be ttie Velasquez and Art Dennis Kral , Jean Divin , Tim Hayes, Ba rbara Mie lke , J o-
Carter who were crowned Prom Royalty at the 1969 South anne Zavorka, Larry Allee, J anice Kesling , Jim Elbling,
High Senior Prom he ld at the Livestock Exchange Building Bo b Wolfe, Julie Arrnetta and To rn Ta rsikes .
on Friday night , May 16, 1969. Les Smith's Soul Band pro-
vide d the music . The music and a tmosphere combined to
make an enjoybale evening.

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Se nio rs pause in congratulating Be ttie Ve lasquez and Art Carte r as Queen
and Ki ng of the 1969 Prom so that their picture may be taken.

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South Sea Islands Set the
Scene for "South Pacific" on Sta9e

Ro dge rs and Hamm ers te in's presen-
tation o f '·South Pacific"' was pre-
sented April 24, 25 , and 26, 1969 , in
the So uth High School Auditoriu m.
Leading ro les were played by Davi d
Johnson -Emile de Becque . the French
planter: Julie Anne tt a- Nellie Forbush ,
the Navy nurse: Jorge Cervantes- Lu-
the r Billis , the troublesome seabee :
Christine Hristakos- Blood y Mary . th e
sche ming island wo man: a nd Richard
Trummer- Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC ,
the handsome young o ffi ce r. Sponsors
were Ro la nd E. Hinrichs. vocal music
ins tru ctor and Mrs. Clara Ross, dra-
ma tics coach .

Bloody Mary gets a little help from a helper.

South Pacific's cast celebrates backstage a ft e r the play. Navy Nurse (J ulie Armetta) renders first aid
to the French Planter (David Jo hnson).

Traflis Heads Up YearllJ. Production; Soundoff is
Talent Showcase of South's Actin91 Skits, and Dancin9

Dances, singing, instrumen ts being tuned, props , fram es,
and background are just a few of the th ings seen as entering
the auditorium duri ng rehearsal. Rehearsal of what? Sound
Off, of course! Spec tacles such as applying g rease paint ,
ye lling for props, Art Davis singing a solo, Student Counci l
rehearsing thei r skit, " Hawaii Five-0" dan cers working o ut
their ch oreograph y, and Fe llow Follies kicking th eir skirts
up in the ai r are just a few of the electrify ing acts th is year.
Evening performances came on Thursday and Saturday,
February 26 and 28 with a matinee Friday, February 27,
for the students.

The clang of the 1cymbals and the driving of the bass can be heard as
the dance band sets up their eq uipment before rehearsal starts.

A rehearsal isn'a a rehearsal without a critic watching on.

John Olson stops Mr. Albert Travis to get some hints for the Mr. David Bock, stage director, checks and rechecks the way in which
film presentatio n Film Club is giving for Sound Off. he can obta in the righ t mood from his spotlights.

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"Hawaii rive-O" swings in with South High coeds as Sound Off for 1970 swings out on
February 28 until nc:x t year.

Greasepaint docs the trick as Art Davis comes
back on stage from cleaning erasers.

Mike Schooler and Rod Lorence can al- George Dahir serenely watches his brother, Rich Trummer lets his hair down as the spot-
ways be found backstage with their snacks Jerry, set up equipment for an upcoming light zeros in on his guitar string magic.
in the lu II periods. act.

Terry Waj da stops mid-gallop on her bucking bronco just before Rich Trummer dangles a frog in front of her.

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Cherish Is the Word to
Recall Fall Homecomin9 1969-1970

It seems when the steam on w indows turns to frost, that
the students at South High create a special, almost mys ti cal
atmosphere among themselves; then you know it is time for
homecoming. Starting with the nominations for royalty are
the boys: Jim Andrlik , Fred Butym , Gary Ciurej , Mike
Kudym, Jack Langle, Dave Rezac,-Steve Tripp, and John
Warner; and the girls: Vickie Andresen, Patti Bluvas, Patti
Fredrick, Susie Greguras, Rowena Randall , Mary Samples,
Bernie Schmidt, Mary Schulte, and Mary Ann Todero.
When Friday afternoon rolls around , a parade is presented
by interested students who made their own noats. Satur-
day , as the curiosity of all begins to mount as to whom
the new royalty would be, the auditorium is set fo r the
theme of "Cherish". After an envelope is opened, and the
names are announced, Susie and Gary arise to the throne.
Later, in the dimly-lit gymnasium , all gathered to celebrate
with the music of the Sound Effect.

On Thursday nigh t , October 17 , a piece of wood was
the fee for entering the bonfire.

Ocspilc lhc cold , lhe Pomperels provided entertainment at the The Ari C'luh 's win ning fl oat was "Roadrunner." T his was the th ird
fir ~t-pl uce lrophy !hey wo n a nd they were gran ted !he awa rd.
Thursday night bonfire.

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The South High "Packer Backer Band" Certainly a dump tru ck would have been better to bury the Blue Jays.
provided m usic for the parade.

-You don' t ncctl lots ur m o ney lo build a flout - just school spirit and Al the bo nfire. the Blue Jay was cremated and on parade day it was
dragged through the streets.
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Friday night's homecoming game provides Jo ts of exc itement although we did lose to Cre ighto n Prep.

Running for a position isn't all fun. There is also the an-
x ie ty of the waiting period.

A few of the homecoming royalty await their picture to be taken.

After the excite ment is all over and the titles are awarded , crying Jack La ngle a nd Patti Bluvas we re awarde d the
steals the sc.;cne. titles o f Mr. Co ngenial and Miss Congen iality .

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Smoke, Traffic, Bellows Fade
When Nikki Popa and Daf/e Ksiazek

Crown Susie Gre9uras and G-arlJ
Ciurej the New Potentates

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Varsity cheerleading, student coun cil and b eing an honor student are some of Susie Greguras' achievemen ts at So uth High.
Varsity football , and O C lub arc some of Gary Ciurej's acco m plishme nt s a t South High. Aft er being crowned H o mecoming
King and Queen by Dave Ksiazek and Nikk i Popa, last year's king a nd quee n. student s can no w see tha t they arc deserving
po te nta tes.

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Chlic Auditorium's All-City Musical Festival '
Spotli9hts Music Students of Omaha

The All-City Music Fest iva l is the highligh t of the yea r
for all music students. It affects vocal as well as instrume n ta l
music. The students display their kno wledge of m usic 10
the peo ple of the city . The festival is put toge ther and
taught by man y impo rtant instructors and ex pert s fr om all
over the Uni ted States. The vocal music inst ructor, J ester
Hai rston, played the bro ther-i n-law on the Amos'n An dy
television and radio shows fo r six teen yea rs .

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Vocal music instruc tor, Mr. Jester Hairston, is from Los Angeles, Mr. Travis organizes the All-City 13and , as he readies stude nts for the
California. Pictured below is the instrumental band. mu sic they w ill be playing the night of the Festival.

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Voca l music stu dent s await the ir turn al rehea rsal and observe the mis takes and correctio n s made b y o the rs. Like the
professio nal s, the s tude nts arc nervous before and during the pe rfo rmance.

Some band instruc t o rs from around the city arc: Mr. Th o mas Beach
fr o m Bryan, Mr. Albe rt Travis fro m South , Mr. R ich a rd Mahan fro m
T ech .

Band ins truc to r, Mr. Do na ld Len tz is fro m the University of Ne•
braska. He directs the bands of t he university , and is known nation-
ally as an o ut standing teacher, com poser, au th o r, and t1u st ist.

Mr. Jester Hairston attempts to show students the in's and out's of
voca l music, and try t o re lieve the stude nts o f the ir bu ttcrflies.

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Coach Beauford Haizlip is trainer and boss
of Varsity Wrestling.

VarsitIJ, Wrestlin9 Team Builds

Stron9 Bodies 1ll Waus

Tension , worry, and sweat are a few of the things that make Varsity Wrestling
what it is. Imagine that you're one of the wrestlers and this is how you might fee l:
You're weighing in for the match but your mind is far away on the outcome of
your present-day gladiator match. Suddenly you 're on the mat facing your oppo-
nent with his expressionless face and cold glaring eyes. Sweat rolls of you r fore-
head and fills your soft liquid eyes with a warm salty sting. Muscles quiver, stre tch,
and knot to form a cramp and the cheering in the background sounds faded as it
echoes through your <!ars. Your mind seems to have gone blank and the strain on
your memory completes the work as if only by instinct.

First row: Verlin McIntosh , Bill Sommer, George Galas, Ken Boettcher, Kirk Eledge, Pete Wood, and R oger Kendall. Second row: Coach Haiz-
lip, Randy Turechek, Scott Marcum , Fred Pfe ffer , Duncan Murphy, Guy Urba n, and Coach Todd Seastedt. Not pic tured is Joe Aguon.
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To begin with a coach has fourteen
men and fo urt een lives. Boys that arc
trained for ac tion and are s trong in
mind. With bodies that move like the
rh ythm of a whip , come the masters
of wrestling with reac tions lightning

quick. Garbed in uniforms of sparkling
red and while. born winners from
the start go out lo win the fight.

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Front row: Frank Hrdy, Jeff Gamble, Dan Thorton, Jim Tomanek , Dan Jourdan , Dave Meyers. Middle row: Marty Deloa. Dave Go lden , Steve
Clark , Ray Jansen, J im Franks, Ken Stoysich. Back row: Terry Ferragu ti , Bill Ru ssell , Larry Morris, Joe Rouse, T om McCarthy. Not pic ture d :
Dick Stevers, Mike Wees, John Carrilo , Nick Keim, Jerry VanMoorleghe m, Randy T u rec hec k , Paul Rock , Phil Mc Evoy, Ve rno n St. John , a nd
Bob Voboril.

J. V. 'S Displau SOUTH OPPONENT
26 12 Westside
Packer Power 24 Prep
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J. V.'s came out on top with five 38 6 Bellevue
wins, one loss and one tie. Coach Ties- 28 0 A. L.
sen said , " They have great abil ity." Mr. 22 20 Boystown
Tiessen also said tha t these boys 14 14 Central
haven' t had a bad season yet an d 28 0 Benson
should have a good season next yea r
too. J. V.'s showed excellent spirit
with a lot of grid iron packer power.

Coach Glen Tiessen (middle) and outsta nding J. V. p layers Dan Thorto n and Larry Morris.

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