1988

Our thanks to

for sponsoring the

1988







Omaha South High

4519 South 24th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68107

(402) 978-7000

Joyce Christensen, Principal

Volume 85

South Omaha breaks out into a new day .

.1title page/

Four years ago, freshmen returned to South South has given us the confidence and learning
High. As the new kids on the block, we were be- to take those steps wi th pride . As a parent who
wildered, excited, afraid and a little over- looks on, South will watch with encouragement
whelmed. Soon though, we knew our way even as we are . . .
around and felt comfortable as part of the Pack-
er family.

Today, we are no longer afraid and uncom-
fortable . Now we are seniors and thisis our school,
the school that has been home for almost 36
months. It is time for us to face a new passage
.. . our departure from South into a wider world
of college and careers.

Our life at South has prepared us for this day.
From that first football game to a "1" in chemis-
try; from pizza in the cafeteria to a date for Prom;
from volleyball championships to a ski trip with
Outdoors Club; from Monday morning home-
room to Friday, 8th period study hall; from 9th
grade to 12th grade, our years here have been
full of feeling and experience.

Now we are ready to step across that stage.

2/theme The Packers break out in their season ope ne r a g a inst Bellevue W est.

Life 102
Sports 120
Clubs 128
Seniors 148
Magazine 160
People
Staff
Ads

3table of contents/

tudent life . . . a realm of topics
ranging from Homecoming and
fashions to summer and week-
ends. Student life is school. That's
what makes it fun, interesting and a
place worth coming to.
Homecoming is a time to stand by
each other and have fun, dancing the
night away and going to parties after-
ward for even more fun.
Fads and fashions are what makes
waking up in the morning and getting
dressed worthwhile. Those boring clothes
aren't so boring when you add a leather
coat or a pair of stonewashed jeans.

4/ute

Fashion makes clothes fun and that's
wh,at it's all about.

Summer is the time when we let it all
out. It's time to lie on the beach and soak
up the sun. Or if you're the hibernating
type maybe you would rather stay in the
air-conditioned house and watch the
latest HBO movies. Whatever your fancy,
summer is FUN .

Weekends are the epitome of par-
ties, fun and relaxation. From football
games to concerts, to just meeting your
friends at a local hang out. It's all fun and
it's not all school.

-~-· life/ 5

Let's all hear it for Chris Swircek's antics on the
parallel bars during practice !

I\ I

II ,-1 ,-11

IRST WEEKS OF SCHOOL! Fall sports, new BEEP! BEEP! "Oh no! That's Dave!" Chelsey
shoes, parties, summer tans, clean note- screams as she runs for the door, grabs her note-
books, new clothes, .cheery smiles, para- book and races to the car.
noid freshmen and mind-boggling sched-
ules are all the necessities of the first weeks of Arriving safely at school, Chelsey is surprised
school. when Dave int roduces her to some of his friends on
Here's how a typical freshman might start off the football team . She even discovers that one of
her first day of school . .. his friends has a cute younger brother, Chuck, who
. . . As young Chelsey wakes at 5 a .m., she ner- is in her homeroom.
vously gets ready for her first day of school. Her
mother calls her to breakfast but she tells her she Chuck and Chelsey hit it off right from the start.
could not eat a thing. She reminds Chelsey that They discover they have six classes together. in-
Dave Brockmeyer would be her ride to and from cluding lunch. They have fun the first day meeting
school this year. Chelsey's stomach drops to the new teachers, getting used to new classes and de-
floor. Dave was the most popular captain of the ciding which ones they like the most. After school,
football team and senior class president. When Dave asks them about their first day, they
both agree. "IT WAS GREAT!"

l

----

Megan Melitti and Ty Rule wonder why they ore having their picture token
so early in the year.

Someone must hove asked Moria Walinski if she was glad to be back at
school.

6 / first weeks

Pot Vendetti . .. a human bulletin bo a rd d uring Homecoming week . Leon Turner wonders what it will be like In
art class this year .

rr--l Mlddle picture, tt.iese students may think
they're climbir'lg a " St airway to Heaven."
Bottom, Robin GreeAfield ane l'ammy
Headley, enj0y 0 lewgt;i 0s they emerge
from the elevator.

7first weeks

I ) id you hear what happened over the weeks and got to meet Rob Lowe! They showed
summer? Janet his autograph and p icture. That would be
Did you hear about.Buffy's parents
taking her on a Caribbean cruise for too cool.
the fourth of July? And about Annie getting her Did you hear about Patricia wrecking her
mom's charge card to buy a $500 bikini? And
what about Jane catching her boyfriend Mark Dad's 1987 Cadillac when she snuck out a t one
with Cheryl at Godfathers. Boy was she mad! o'clock one night to go meet Jeff? Adam said
Jane really shouldn't get too mad, Mark found she's grounded for three years . But she may get
about her little tryst with Derek while he was at time off for good behavior. Dan told Christie that
football camp. Shiela got fired from the mall because she called
in sick all the time. It's probably because Scott in-
I guess Leslie and Allen are still together . sisted that t hey spend more t ime together. Ev-
Jamie told me he bought her a promise ring and eryone knows about his relationship with Diane,
Angie thinks they're going to get married after never calling or seeing her. Steve told Sheri that
high school. That's not too shocking, I mean the reason he broke up with her is because he
they've been going out for three years. saw her shopping at a thrift store . But like I always
say, "You can't always believe everything you
Shannon and Lisa went to California for two hear."

Fireworks at Rosenblatt Stadium ori July 4
light up the night .

Senior Jodi Mumm finds a long lost friend
at Seo World in California.

8/summer

Stacie Darsie and Lisa Bruber enjoy a chocola ie bear in California.

Hot air balloons take off at Aksarben
during River City Roundup.
Tina Minlno rejoices in a band camp
mud football victory .

summer/9

Tl Ii ,r-1\
~~oh 1~-~•Life Life Life Life Life
I
my gosh! What time is it?" If Zak decides t o get out of bed and go for

•• asks Zak as he pushes the it, he may find the early morning isthe easiest part

snooze button on his alarm of his day. There is a test in chemistry, he has to

clock . He lies in bed trying to run five miles in gym and he forgot his lunch card .

decide, "Should I make an attempt to get up or To top It all off, it's only Mondayl

should Ijust stay in bed and waste the day away?" So what if your car is dented in the school

This is just one dilemma that students face ev- parking lot and you accidently spill hydrochloric

ery morning of the school year. acid on your science notes. There's a lways some-

Do I have clean clothes? Are they ironed? Do one who shares your luck, good or ba_d , sor:neone

they match? Do I have anything to wear at all? who walks to classes with you, studies with you

Dad's hogging the bathroom, mom's burning and shares your lunch table at Sout h and t hat

breakfast, the dog's wetting in the clean clothes makes it worth your while to get out o; bed e~ch

basket and there isno more hot water for the show- morning and have some fun while you re learning

er. What else could go wrong on a t ypical school something.

morning?

'

-

Chris Shonka looks up just in time to see the flash of a
camera.

Sue Proksel and Stacie Dorste ... Esprit models in the making?
Scott Sandoval shows off some of his talents on a skateboard.
Watch out for that tonguel
Far left, Jody Loftus looks like she stayed up too late last night.
Left, everyone stares In anticipation as Dove Aldrich attempts
to serve the world's largest volleyball. Looking on are Steve
Devault and Craig Christianson .

l )icture this: stage lights, balloons in black, 1950's song of the same name. Colors were red.
white and red, streamers in the same co- white and black .
lors, music, people and fun. These were
some of the ingredients that contributed Master of Ceremonies was Scott Armbrust and
to the success of the 1987 Homecoming corona- music was provided by the Sound Effects.
tion and dance.
Elected Mr. Congenial was Don (Rolo) Bugay
This year's Homecoming was held in the tenth and Miss Congeniality was Sara Busch.
floor ballroom of the Livestock Exchange Building.
In recent years, the annual ceremony took place Reigning over Homecoming 1987 were King
in Gym 310. This year the sponsoring organization, Robb DeGeorge and Queen Kandi Srb. They were
Student Council, decided to break with tradition . crowned by Dr. Gary Thompson, senior class ad-
The idea was popular with students who bought ministrator. Both have been successful in athletics
over 700 tickets for the dance. and academics as well.

The theme this year was "Stand By Me Al- The school t hanks Mr. Jim Yelnek, who sponsors
ways," taken from the movie Stand By Me and the Student Council, all the Council members, the ad-
ministration and all the participants for an exciting
Homecoming 1987 .

Homecoming Royalty Kathy Carroll, Ron-
nie Massow, Sara Busch, Helen Flyr, Lonnie
Frederickson, Susan Seiter. Teresa Pruden,
Joe Davis, Kandi Srb a nd Robb DeGeorge
wait for THE announcement.

Upper left, pages Molly Neuberger and
Peter England hold hands as they walk to
the stage.

King Robb DeGeorge and Queen Kandi
Srb reign over Homecoming with Mr. Con-
genial Don Bugay and Miss Congeniality
Sara Busch.

Upper left, Alejandra Rangel kicks
off her shoes for this dance.

At top, Master of Ceremonies
Scott Armbrust announces t he
1987 King and Queen.

Pat Greer appears to be enjoying
the music.

Homecoming Royalty Mike Nieto,
Chris Shonka, John Wallace. Tam-
my Peterson, Bill Dropinski. Kristi Hoit,
Rusty Ruffcorn. Tammy Evans, Don
Bugay and Renae Denton are also
waiting for the announcement of
King and Queen along with page
Molly Neuberger.

13homecoming/

lt1 s fun time!

W hen Friday afternoon rolls around, more activity. A favorite way to pass the time is
students may still be sitting in classes, cruising, either in cars or on motorcycles. Some
but their minds are already on a holi- even like to just use a bicycle t o get around .
day.
The end of the week is a special time for letting Parties are a lso part of Friday and Saturday
one's hair down, relaxing and having some fun. nights. Usually held in someone's home. these can
Books are left in lockers and cars, notes are put range from small get-togethers to all out bashes .
away and tests are forgotten until Sunday night.
Now's the time for fun ! For some, dating is reserved for the weekends
when students go to movies or stay home and
Who's going to the football game? Is someone watch television together.
picking you up after work? Shall we meet for a piz-
za? Are there any parties? These questions fill the There are some for whom the weekend simply
halls as students leave for their two-day break. means more work . These unfortunates spend their
time away from school at jobs, and even the week-
Some students use their weekends to catch up end doesn't provide a break.
on sleep, take naps and just relax. Others prefer
Whatever the case, weekends provide a fa-
vorite time for teenagers.

Todd Zealand Is Jammln' his weekend away.

Mike Olsen and Ron Andrews go cruising.

What news Is Killeen Kuiper hearing?

Is•Brenda Bo:>der getting ready fer a big dote? Tt:lad Synowtekl l:)ractlces his key-

boards.

rubs, Spuds McKenzie, Levis, tennis and even boots made of denim . Then there were
shoes, T-shirts ... these are just a few different brands of jeans, Levis, Guess, Pepe, just
of the things you could find at South to name a few. Then, of course, one had to de-
High this year. Here, almost anything cide on the color: regular blue, stonewashed,
goes. grey, black or white. And the last decision was
The main attra.etion here this year was the whether to wear them tight or baggy . It was
Spuds McKenzie T-shirt. The shirts could be seen ev- completely up to the individual and created a lot
erywhere. Many students were disappointed when of diversity.
the Spuds shirts which advertised beer were not al-
lowed in the Omaha Public High Schools. Accessories were also big at South in '87-'88.
Another fashionable thing here this year were Scarves were worn not only around the neck, but
the prairie shoes and earth tone colors, such as also as belts, shawls or even around the leg . Jew-
peach, tan and light yellow. elry moved into the metals this year, and the big-
Even the old standby jeans took on a new look ger the better.
thanks to the variety which could be found. First,
there were different types of clothing rnade from Especially popular at South was the casual
jeans: regular jean pants, jean jackets, jean skirts look, but as we said, "Here at South almost any-
thing goes!"

Lisa Koraleski Sporting the casual look in jeans
and Ted Sto- and a T-shirt is Jeff Gaines.
dolka model
the earth
tones popular
this year.

16/ fads and fashions

Ronnie Massow, and his friend.

Dawn Josoff shows us what can be
done with a scarf and pin. Amazing!
Joe Waszgls and his wild and crazy
pants .. . perfect for a wild and crazy

17guy. /
fads and fashions

•

ports break the monotony
of t he painstaking work
that goes into school. Af-
ter pencil pushing all day a
student needs a rest and sports
are just what the doctor ordered.
One can play volleyball dur-
ing the fall, swim in the spring, and
play baseball in the summer. But
t hen again le t's not forget about
football, basketball, and that new
sport they added . Oh, . . . what's
the name of it. Soccer, that's it
... soccer.
So break the monotony. Join
a team or go to a game. Have
some fun! Homework isn't the only
thing to do.

Bob Sekera, what a great pose. Don't we wish
we all had legs like tha t. Bob is kicking off at a
J.V. football game against Gross High School.

sports/ 19

At right, the players VARSITY FOOTBALL
huddle. Let's go, Pack!
Coach: Jack Oholendt
Below, a high five for a
super play! Opp. SHS

Scott Armbrust shows
· the Rams how to play

defense.

Bellevue West 21 12

North 20 13

Thomas Jefferson 0 35

Fremont 27 6

Gross 20 6

Westside 25 0
Ralston 13 14

Northwest 35 14

Burke 28 12

Season Record: 2-7

Football mania attacks the Pack
T
he 1987 varsity football team prepared for out the support of the others." ,
an exciting season. Over the summer, the
Some of the players weren't fortunate enough to fin-
players practiced several hours a day and
ish the season. Quarterback Sean Grant was sidelined by
some attended a football camp in Oklaho-
an injury he suffered in the second game.
ma.
Standouts on the team were Scott Armbrust, who
Jack Oholendt, head coach for the Packers, felt that
was named to the Second Tearn All-State by the Omaha
the team worked hard all season. "They made an effort
World Herald and the Second Team Super State by the
to improve each week ."
Lincoln Journal and Star. Both papers named him to First
The coach went on to say that he enjoyed coaching
Tearn Class A
t his group of players. "The team was very enthusiastic
Also mentioned for post-season honors were Scott
and gave it everything they had for a good season."
Buresch and Jerry Kleidosty, who were Honorable ~en-
The players were all very proud of each other and
tion All-State, and Eric Sanders, Mike Nieto, Pat Nieto,
worked together as a team. The Nieto brothers, Pat and
Mike Miller, Donn Vacek and Ed Bingham.
Mike, said, " The year wouldn't have been the same with-

2·0/ varsity faatball

Players p ractice down in the "hole."

Varsity Football le a rn: fron t row, Donn Vacek , Dan Kawecki, Pat Greer, Pal Nieto, Scott Armbrust, Jerry Kleidosty , Scott Buresch, Eric Sanders,
Mike Nieto, Ryan Kelly ; second row, Jeff Johnson, Rick Standifer. Floyd Archie. John Sempek, Shane Dailey. Ken Koop, Joson Calek . Bob Sekera.
David Reed. James Dickey: third row. Jerome Rodgers, Tim Harlow. Dave Crane. Dana Anderson, Shane Lamb. Mike Miller. Mike Cruz, Dave Al-
drich. Shane Williams , Dale Ragan: standing, Mike Sekelvich. Pete Albino, Rick Ryan. Keith Crawford. Pat Luger. Ed Bingham, Rodney Mulicek , Mike
Newcomer. Art hur Bravo, Steve Martinez. Don Bugay. Coaches standing at le ft , Jack Oholendt. Jeff Potter, Delmar Givehand. Coaches at right,
Joe Mancuso, Kirk Mclaughlin, Marty Martinez.

21varsity football/

At right, # 53, Pat Lu- JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL
ger, thinks. " They can't Coach: Joe Mancuso

tackle me!" North Opp . SHS
Westside
Below left, check out Gross 22 14
that Packer defense. Abraham Lincoln 28 0
16 0
Below right, Gross 01
players watch the ac-
(forfeit)
tion.

Season Record: 1-3

JV: too few to play
T
o sum up the year for Junior Varsity foot- their studies, as well. Three out of five linemen
ball, it was a world of hurt. Because the placed on the academic honor roll tor the first
quarter: juniors Jason Calek, Dave Reed and Bob
team suffered so many injuries, their sea- Sekera.

son was cut short for lack of players. By One player was singled out by Coach Man-
cuso for his accomplishments. "Ray Peek was a
their last game, there were only 14 players left on good running back. He had almost 200 yards in two
games ."
the team and the coaches decided to discontinue
Although this year's season was cut short for ju-
the team for the balance of the season. Players nior varsity football, it will be on the schedule again
when September of 1988 rolls around.
who remained were promoted to t he varsity .

Head coach Joe Mancuso said he was proud

of all the guys who put their effort into making this

a winning season .

Although football takes a great amount of

time, several of the players still devoted energy to

22/jv footboll

Number 30 , Roy Peek Is set to go at the snap of the b all. "We only had four-

teen teammates,

but we gave
110% . ,,

-Lenier Slaughter

Look ot # 32, Mike Slnkevich go
against Gross d efe nders!

23jv football /

At right, sophomore
David Wilson. #66.

shows how to hit 'em
hard .

Number 41, Tony Valla
with some fancy

footwork down the
sidelines.

Sophomore Football team: front row. Jamie Urban, Jeff Yoder. Scott Allen. Russ DeGeorge.
Brion Cryne. Chris Grothe. Dove Aldrich: middle row. Joe Slobodnik. Doug Hensen. Rod Mulrcek.

Tony Vallo . Poul Bragg. Rodoslow Koslor. Don Prudden. Cooch Mario Remijio;_back row. Pat
Bishop. Reggie Beverly, Che Peak. David Wilson. Pot Anderson. Terry Grobowskr. Thad Harlow.

George Mountain and Cooch Floyd Woznrak .

Sophomores are a 'class' act
T
he sophomore record of 4 and 4 proves that This team was built on practice and determina-
they have the potential to become a great tion. They have high hopes for a great Junior Varsity
season .
varsity team . The team always came out on
The freshmen had a tough first season in high
to the field fired up and ready to play. Win- school football with a record of no wins and 6 losses.
Through it all, though, they kept their spirit and contin-
ning their first four games, the young Packers seemed ued to test their capabilities against some very tough
freshmen teams.
like the team to beat, but as the season came to an
When the Pack played Bryan, it was a very close
end, the team had to struggle as they lost the last four game w ith the final score 14 to 11, with South on the
games. losing end. Bryan managed to squeak out a win but
South never gave up.
The sophomores, led by Coaches Mario Remijio

and Floyd Wozniak, had high spirits throughout the sea-

son and are ready for an even better season next year.

Tony Valla was a standout performer for the Pack

24 Iplaying both offense and defense.
underclassmen football

..,

:

SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL FRESHMAN FOOTBALL
Coaches: Mario Remijio Coach: Marty Martinez

Floyd Wozniak

North Opp . SHS Lewis and Clark Opp. SHS
Bellevue East Mann
Bellevue West 01 Norris 19 12
Gross 9 12 Benson 12 8
Westside 22 28 Bryan
Ralston 8 14 Westside 10 6
Northwest 80
Burke 14 0 18 7

24 0 14 11
42 20
36 6

Season Record: 0-6

Season Record : 4-4

----~1,~----------

Freshman Football team: front row. Jeff Mqrchio, Chris Evenson, Ryan Gale,
Matt Cruz, Randy Armbrust. James Rhode, ~d Koterba. Kody Kirschner; middle
row. Joe Povondra, Phil Bower. Ismael Mejia, Robert Nessler, Jeff Urkevich, Phil
Carpenter. Dale Griger, Ismail Baerdee; back row. Larry Crum, Bill Zurek . Chad
Smith. Ron Anderson. Ed Doughty, Michael Martinez, Michael Stonys, Jason
Zoucha.

"We had a good team, but
next year will be even bet-
ter."

-David Wilson

The freshman team knows how to play offense. Way 25underclassmen football/
to go, Packers!

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

Coach: Sue Peters

Opp . SHS

Nort h west 20

Abr aham Lincoln 21

Ralston 20

Benson 20

Bryan 02

Bt yan 02

Central 02

West~de 20 Readiness keeps the
learn together as dem-
Bellevue West 12 onstrated b y Lori Negrete

Bellevue West 20 on this set .

MIiord North 20 Below right, Kath y Hoit
jumps for a spike.
North 02

Ralston 21

Be nson 12

Ralston 02

Millard North 20

Seoson Record· 7-9

Lori Negrete does some foncy
footwork.

Varsity 'spikes it to 'em'ith a record of seven wins and nine Kristi Hoit. The girls also displayed good team spirit

W losses. the varsity volleyball team under the guidance of their coach Sue Peters.
had a good season. In the Bryan When it got down to the wire, the Packers were

Tournament, they won one of their always ready to play.

three games, but in the Metro Tournament, Belle- Tearn spirit and cooperation on the court

vue barely edged out the Lady Packers. helped to make t his team into a good one, always

Only five of the ladieson the varsity team were competitive on the court. They were always pre-

seniors this year so the team will return with a good pared and determined to win.
foundation.
With so many of the team members returning,

Tearn leadership c ame this year from l<athi and things look great for next year!

26/ varsity volleyball

''It was a fun year, but
I feel we could have
won more games ... "

-Tammy Evans

"Spike It!" the crowd yells as Kristi
Hoit re turns the boll with pzazz.

Varsity Volleyball team: front row, Michelle Davies. Jody Loftus. Lori Negrete. 27varsity volleybal l /
Debbie Evans; bock row, Coach Sue Peters. Monica Cole. Kathy Belcastro,
Christa Evans. Tammy Evans. Kristi Holt. Tracy Tyikowski, Mory Jones.

Tony Mauer and Brenda Dysart d ive for the b all.

FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
Cooch: Soro Donavon Cooch· Dove Andersen

South defeated: Sou th deleote d :
Lewis ond Clark No rlhwes t
Bryon Bryon
Monn A Nor1h
McMillan Rolston

South lost to: South losr to:
Benson Abraham Lincoln
Monn B C e n tra l
Norris Westside
Hole Bellevue West
Manne Millard North
Millard South
Season Record: 4-5 Benson

Season Record: 4- 7

Freshman Volleyball team: front row.
Dawn Hanson. Sonja RemlJlo. Monique
Swmmers. Susie Lora; back row. eeach
Sara Donovan. Kesha Christensen. Mar-
gie Gonzales. Shawn Stebbins. Sasha
Stwmp. Keri Foral. Dena Monarrez, Re-
gina Dixon, Kara Johnson, Patty Dropin-

ski.

Future spikers learn tactics

T he freshman volleyball team was coached season with a record of 4-8.
by Sara Donovan. Using their enthusiasm, Coach Andersen remarked that the team prob-

the girls met each game as a challenge ably would have been more successful had they had-
more dept h. He added that they "never really had
and ended the season close to .500 w ith to play competitive volleyball, they were playing
more for fun."
a record of 4-5.
He concluded that sometimes the girls may have
Even though the players were newcomers, they been more successful had they been more relaxed
during the matches.
practiced the fundamentals of the game and put
Next season. several of the junior varsity p layers
them to work on the court. Each game was met with will move up to the varsity level.

a winning attitude . ,

The junior varsity squad also had a good season .

Coached by Dave Andersen, the team ended its

28/ freshman volleyball

- Margie Gonzales sets the b0II for Sonja Re-
mljio.

''Our team was good
but we needed to
practice harder. "

-Margie Gonzales

Junior Varsity Volleyball team: front row,
Michelle Davies. Kristi Sankovich, Sharon
Moton, Brenda Dysart; back row, Coach
Dave Andersen, Tony Mauer, Christa Ev-
ans, Erica Llnkletter, Tracy Kantor, Mary
Jones (team manager).

29jv volleyball /

Chris Lester prepares for a meet . ,

"Only three more miles!" think Kandi Srb and r
Kellie Lewis.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Coach: Robert Garcia

Placed fourth:
Firth Norris Invitational

Placed fitth :
Bellevue West Invitational
South Sioux City Invitational
Divisional
District

Placed eighth:
Lewis Central Invitational
Metro

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Cooch: Robert Garcia

Placed fitth:
Bellevue West Invitational
Divisional
District

Placed seventh:
South Sioux City Invitational
Firth Norris Invitational

Placed twelfth :
Metro

Runners tally mile after mile
T
he 1987 cross country team consisted of DeGeorge placed 15 out of about 90 runners and
12 members, seven on the boys' team
Shank placed 27 .
and five on the girls'. Each night after school, the team members

Although the girls worked very hard would suit up in their sweats and run around this
neighborhood. Coached by Bob Garcia, who is a
they had a tough year due to injuries. The boys competitive runner himself, the team trained hard for
their competitions. Throughout their season, the
were a little more successful. team competes in dual meets as well as invitationals

Each team had a member who made it to the and tournaments.

State Tournament in Kearney. Robb DeGeorge

and Tammy Shank attended for South. In the meet,

30/ cross country

"We all worked
har,d, to do our best

-Kandi Srb

Cross Country team: front row. Rob b DeGeorge, Ra c he l Skinne r, Amy Arnold . Kellie Kandi Srb and Robb DeGeorge
Lewis. Tommy Shank , Kandi Srb, Alfredo Montes; b ock row, Craig Christ ianson, C hris re lax in front of t he camera a f-
Lest e r. Brio n Kot t ich, Garrick Dolton , Bryon Bailey, Coach Robert Garcia. ter a hard d ay a t p rac t ice.

3 1c ross country /

Chris Walters wonders, "How do I get
down?"

BOYS GYMNASTICS GIRLS GYMNASTICS
Coach : Richard Beran Coach : Richard Beran

Ralston Opp. SHS Ralston Opp. SHS
Central 120 135 Burke 99 104
Benson 77 129 Central 126 102
Millard North 89 134 Westside 139 83
North 117 140 Millard North 121 111
44 117 North 117 140
70 104
Art Harris lnvit.-3rd place
Hallstrom lnvit.-1st place Hallstrom lnvit.-4th place
Metro-5th place .Metro-11th place
District-2nd place District-3rd place
State-6th place

Season Record: 5-0 Season Record : 3-3

Boys Gymnastics team: front row,
Tom McLaughlin, Chris Walters. Chris
West; bock row, Mike Romon. Steve
Anderson. Chris Swircek, Co0ch Rich

Beran, Tom Fitzpatrick

Coach: \Team has improved'

T his year's boys gymnastics team fin- members, but they showed a lot of determina-
ished the year with a sixth place at the tion and worked hard at improving their skills.

State Meet. Coach Richard Beran said, Senior gymnast Tami Higgs commented,
"Our team was really close. We had a desire to
"Any time a team comes in the top try hard and learn new skills . Even though we
didn't have the experienced gymnasts to make
eight at State. they have had a really good the team gieat. our team was great in a different
way! I wouldn't have changed a thing."
year." Beran felt the boys not only did well, but
Both teams deserve a pat on the back for
showed improvement during the season. With a a job well done.

little more work, the coach feels that next year's

team will be quite competitive .

The girls team had several inexperienced

32Igymnastics

Trina Anderson works hard to go the extra distance.

"We worked
hard as a team
and learned a
lot." .

-Tami Higgs

r
Girls Gymnastics team: front row.
Tony Cusale. Michelle Seefus; middle
row. Assistant Coach Miss Busch-
camp , Colette Marean. Chris Hrabik.
Kim West. Gina Renshaw, Genny
VonHoozer; bock row, Tomi Higgs.
Cooch Rich Beran, Jennifer Stamey,
Heather Addison.
3 3gymnastics /

Far right, Susie GIRLS GOLF
Seiter swings. "Watch Coach: Charlotte Belitz

out, Jack Nicklaus!" Abraham Lincoln Opp. SHS
Millard North 195 206
Below, Lisa Aleksonls North 185 220
and Sandy Warchol Ralston
warm up before a Bryan 180 185
match. Central 203 257
225 218
Below right, Robin 205 205
Chapman thinks leftys
Metro Team Score: 456
hit it better.

Season Record: 4-1-1

Golfers show improved season

outh High's girls golf team felt thoy accom- seniors, Lisa Aleksonis, Sandy Warchol, Sue Foster,
plished a lot this foll 1987 season . "All the Mindee Mahler, Tami Ballenger, Susie Seiter and Lori
girls have improved greatly throughout the
entire season," commented the team's Aleksonis .
coach, Charlotte Belitz. Underclassmen who will return to the team
Each team member was determined and ded-
icated to support each other and further "Packer next year are Robin Chapman, Rhonda Puckett,
Pride . "
Leading Packers throughout the season were Tammy Boris and Melissa Whitehurst.
Susie Seiter said that the team hopes that the
34/ girls golf
team can continue to improve next year and enq

with a winning season.

''I was proud to be on
this team for my senior
year."

-Mindee Mahler

Sandy Warchol practices her swing.

Girls Golf team: front row, Robin Chapman, Tami Ballenger , Rhonda Puckett; middle 35girls golf/
row , Sandy Warchol, Sue Foster. Cooch Charlotte Belitz, Mindee Mahler; back row.
Tammy Boris, Susie Seiter, Lisa Aleksonis, Lori Aleksonis, Melissa Whitehurst .

BOYS TENNIS
Coach: Gary Kastrick

Bellevue East Opp. SHS Caught In the act of returning a serve, Bill
Bryon Dropinski struts his stuff on the court.
Northwest 8 1
St. Joseph 9 0 Below right, Louis Villafuerte puts his a ll
Millard North 7 into making the return .
Abraham Lincoln 5 2
Gross 9 4 Below , the "Dynamic Duo" Roy Wilson
Ralston 8 0 and Jim Glendening congratula te each
North 6
Central 7 1 ot her after o vic tory .
St. Joseph 3 3
5
4 2

6
4
5

Season Record: 2-9

'Play better tennis' says Kastrick

••M y main objective for this Top players for the Pack this year were Bill Dro-
t e am is for the kids to play pinski, Jim Glendening, Thach Pham, Louis Villa-
better tennis," said Coach
fuerte and Roy Wilson.
Gary Kastrick. Although the team did not have a winning se a-

South's 1987 tennis t eam worked hard to live son, it was a successful one because the p layers

up to their coach's objective . The bulk of the team improved their tennis techniques.
Many of the players agreed that they owe
was made up of seniors, a weakness acco rding to
their thanks to Mr. Kastrick who "wanted the team
their coach. "You have to get rid of bad (tennis) to have fun playing tennis and continue playing af-
ter high school.''
habits," he said about working with older players .

"I would love to have a freshman who's never pick-

ed up a racket before."

36/ boys tennis

I

Hot on the courts of Lynch Park, the
team's home court, Jim Glendening and
Shane Wicken warm up.

"We sort of had a mental
block against some of the
better teams."

-Coach Gary Kastrick

Boys Tennis team: kneeling. Louis Villa-
fuerte; second row, Greg Wilson, Shone
Villafuerte, Gary Zurek. Jim Glendening,
Roy Wilson, Shone Wicken, John Wallace;
bock row , Bill Dropinski. Cooch Gory Kas-
trick , Thach Pham. Not pictured: Erich
Christianson, Mike O'Malley

" No I'm not sick-just t ir-
ed," exclaims Doug

Hen son .

SWIMMING

Doug Henson works Coaches Patti Hopkins, Charlotte Belitz
hard for the Metro
Meet, below. GIRLS

Pat Vendetti, Rhonda Opp. SHS
Puckett, James Dickey
Bryon 61 16
and Shane Wicken
take a break from North 33 33

practice. Abrohom Lincoln 49 14

Millard North 96 40

Benevue Eost 66 14

Nor th 65 60

Rolston 56 17

Thomas .Jefferson 12 63

OPS Hofidoy Meet-8th p lace BOYS
Opp
Thoma s .Jefferson Invitational-10th p lace SHS
42 37
Bryon 32 34
51 31
North . 77 70
Abraham Lincoln 60 23
Millard North 67 76
Bellevue East 51 30
North 84 81
Rolston
Thomas .Jeff erson

OPS Hobday Meet-6th pla ce

L. c . Invitational- 11th p lace

Swimmers have successful year

T he swim team has been very active not be losing any members.
throughout the year . Through good and We are proud of the swim team for their effort

bad the team stuck together to com- and support to the school.
This year at the Omaha Public Schools' Holiday
pete in invitationals and meets . In Febru-
Meet, the girls team placed eighth and the boys
ary the team also competed in the Metro Swim placed sixth . Although the two teams practice to-
gether, they compete individually.
Meet .
The high point of the girls season came when
The t eam meets everyday after school at 3 they defeated Thomas Jef ferson by a huge mar-
gin, 63 to 12. The boys defeated North twice during
p .m . for practice until 5 p .m. the regular season.

The team is coached by Ms. Patty Hopkins and

Ms. Charlotte Belitz .

The swim t eam hopes for next year to be even

more successful due to the fact the girls' team will

38 swimming

Toni Mauer practices her dives and
flips for Metro.

Steve Anderson works to be the
best diver.

"The team has improved
since the beginning of the
year and we are very
proud."

Rhonda Puckett

Swim Team: front , Coach Charlotte Belitz; second
row, Christina Pierson, Roger Elliott, Coach Patty Hop-
kins; third row, Rhonda Puckett, Tony Mauer. Shane
Villafuerte ; fourth row, Mary Nabity, James Dickey;
back row. Brian Bailey. Doug Henson, Steve Anderson.
Pat Vendetti. Shane Wicken. Louis Villafuerte. Rick
Fraley. Not pictured : Kim West, Chris West. Kesia Chris-
tiansen and Karia Farrel.

3 9swimming

Darwin Robinson shoots fo r a victory.

V AR SIT V BOYS 8ASKE TB ALL
Coach Joe Neuberger

Below right, Brian Kottich, Eric Sonders Millord Sourn Opp SHS
and Mork Santee show their "mean" Northwest
Packer faces. Bryon 59 51
11/,Uord Norlh 78 60
Alex MacIntosh goes for the easy layup. Benson 74 66
Rolston 63
Creighton Prep 59 62
Thomas Jeffe rson 61
Bellevue W st 66
North 55 57
Bur k e 67 60
Ro ls t o n d1 46
Gross 63
Cent 101 52 54
Creigh ton Prep 74 65
Bellevu e East 59
W estside 52 77
Pop11hon 81
56
55
93 64
84
64
57
72 71
87

Season Record 7- 11

Packer team is young, feisty
T
he South High boys' varsity basketball Oth~r players singled out by their coach
team had a good season, ending with were freshmen Terrence Badgett and sopho-

a record of seven wins and 11 losses . more Alex MacIntosh. It is unusual for starters on

Coach Mr. Joe Neuberger said the varsity to be so young. This is a great building fac-

season reflected the contri butions of all the tor for next year's team.

players on the team . " Th ey all had a chance to

show their stuff."

Team leader was senior Darwin Robinson ,

who led the team in scoring and was aggressive

on rebounds. Coach Neuberger said, "He will def-

initely be on one of the All-Star te ams ."

40/varsity boys basketball

BIii Dropinsk i show s T. J. his moves.

''Our seniors had a
good year. "
-Coach Neuberger

Varsity Basketball te am: front row,
David Turnbo, Mork Santee. Paul
St ello . Alex MacIntosh. Bill Dropinski,
Brion Kottich, Greg Brand. Assistant
Cooch Je ff Potter; b o ck row, Assis -
tant Cooch Mario Remijio, Jeff John-
son, Kevin Ogg. Wendell Hill. Terrence
Badgett . Darwin Robinson, Do ve
Wag ar. Eric Sonders. Dona Murray,
Coach Joe Neuberger.

41varsity boys bosket ball /

VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL

Cooch Kirk Mc loughlin
O p p . SHS

Milord South 55 37 Kathi Hoit shows her oppo-
Northv,es t 65 61 nents the real way to make
Bry o n 44 57
Millard North 48 41 a free throw.
Benson 66 45
Central 59 48 Jody Loftus shoots while Tri-
Benevue West 65 43 c ia Domayer prays it's a
Thomas Jefferson 27 59 baske t.
North
Burke 43 52 (.,1
Rolsto n
Gross 40 46
Central
Morion 39 54
Benevue East 77 52
Belle vue East 66 42
54 44 ·
47 48

47 57

Season Record : 7. Q

Rosie Johnson gets her form right just before
she goes for it.

Girls mature into strong team
T
he Varsity girls' basketball team ended The season was an exciting one for t he team
its season with a record of seven wins with highlights coming against Bellevue East in a
triple overtime and against Burke, which South
and nine losses. Under the coaching of won in a double overt ime .

Mr. Kirk McLaughlin, the team provided Coach McLaughlin expects big things of the
underclassmen on the team . He cited sopho-
some exciting games and p roved they had mores Chris Peralta and Brenda Dysart and fresh-
man Monique Summers as having great poten-
come into their own as a team. tial.

The leading scorer for the Lady Packers was The coach is very pleased with t he outcome
of the season. He feels the team tried hard and
Mary Jones with 219 points. Kathi Hoit was second worked well together.

with 185 points. Effective in getting the ball to the

leading scorers was Kandi Srb who led the team

with 113 assists and 41 steals. Rosie Johnson earn-

ed some high scores and assisted the ladies on

their way to several victories.

42 /varsity girls basketball

Which side Will get the ball?

"We had a good
team. The girls worked
very hard. "

-Coach McLaughlin

Varsity Girls Basketball team : front row .
Brenda Dysart, Tricia Domayer. Coach Kirk
McLaughlin, Debbie Evans, Chris Peralta; back
row, Kathi Hoit, Mary Jones. Lee Dvorak , Rosal-
ie Johnson, Kandi Srb .

43varsity girls basketball/

Coach:Ernie Fost er

Below right, Colette Mare an prepares to out Millard South Opp . SHS Millard South Opp. SHS
maneuver her Papillion opponent. Bryan 39 24 Bryan 41
29 34 Northwest 50 59
Girls JV Basketball team : bock row, Brenda Northwest 34 33 Benson 72 53
Dysart. Debbie Evans. Tricia Domayer, Colette Benson 33 21 Millard North 65 57
Marcon. Erika Linkletter; front row. Mory Hixon. Millard North 44 20 Thomas Jefferson 59 68
North 52 50 Bellevue West 67 64
Shoun Stebbins. Lee Dvorak. Tammy Boris. Burke 34 32 North 53 47
Ralston 44 37 Burke 42 81
Central 49 21 Ralston 73 63
Papillion 55 30 Gross 71 69
Marian 72 31 Creighton Prep 67 43
Bellevue East 39 45 Central 47
Bellevue West 45 36 Papillion 59 58
Gross 55 30 Bellevue East 72 58
Westside 52 72
Season Record : 7-9 77 79
47 43

JV teams improve on fundamentals
T
he 1988 Junior Varsit y p layers have had a against Bryon . Brenda Dysart a lso was leading re -
steady season. The boys t eam, coached by bounder o n t he team, with Tricia Domoyer second. Lee
Dvorak and Tammy Boris were high scorers behind
Mr. Jeff Potter, lost their first four games, but Dysart. The g irls practiced at Marrs Junior High where
their coach is a t eacher.
made a strong recovery, ending the season
According to Lenier Slaughter, a member o f the
at nearly 50 percent, 7-9. Leading shooter for the boys JV boys t eam, "There were a lot o f close games this
season; most of them were won o r lost by two points."
was junior Dana Murray .

Leading shoot er for the girls was sophomore

Brenda Dysart . The g irls , coached by Mr. Ernie Fost er,

logged a frustrating season, ending with only one win

44/ jv basketball