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A view from the top of the Media Center shows students using the facility for quiet studying. The Media Center is located where Gym 310 used to be.

South High School '

4519 South 24th Street 1
Omaha, Nebraska 68107
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Phone(402)978-7000 9

Joyce Christensen, principal 3

Volume 90

title page/ 1

Can't hold us back!

Taking hold of the futureour years ago, when high can be trying. Meeting

F the seniors were just new friends, finding the quick-
freshmen, the renova- est way to classes, finishing
tion of South High homework assignments all

had not really begun. South combine to make up the

still had the look of an old sophomore year.

school. Sophomores realize they

In those days, the cafeteria are now old enough to drive

was located on the fifth floor, and that means getting a job

the band and vocal music to pay for a new car. Staying

rooms were not built acousti- out a little later and joining

cally, we had two small gyms, more school activities also

and the science classrooms mark the tenth grade year.

were out-of-date. College planning and the

The changes that the se- PSAT weigh on the minds of

niors have observed over the juniors. They anxiously await

past four years have carried a their turn to be seniors.

Seniors Kourtney Himlik and Justin Broberg study tor an English exam dur- special message for them ... For seniors, this is the year
ing Study Hall.
your school, South High, is they feel they own the school.

becoming better for you, the They take a special pride in

students . A better facility knowing this is the school that

means better opportunity for brought them from timid

learning and for being in- freshmen to self-assured se-

volved. niors.

As freshmen enter South, Seniors realize they are

they realize that the transition ready as they say, "Can't hold

from a junior high to a senior us back!"

Senior Traci Krupa visi ts with a good frie nd on her summer trip to Disneyland . Juniors Cheryl Leutzinger and Wendy Chapman take a r3st during summer
band camp.

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Sophomore Mandy Smith and junior Tom Novak work out a scene in their advanced drama class. The Drama De- Senior Tracy Foral shows off the outfit she
wore for "Dress Like a Teacher" Day.
partment did not sponsor any school productions this year as they awai ted the completion of the auditorium renova-
tion .

Senior Varsity football player Ricky Smith charges through th e cheerleaders before the Northwest game, which the theme page/3
Packers won, 15- 12. Carrie Foreman, Denise Thomas, Stacie Edwards and Brandy O'Conner look on .

student life

"I take enormous

pride 1n our new

facilities here at

south."
-Heather Koch, 10

4/student me Pep rally attendees look on w ith Packer Pride.



ashions show

variety, fun

This t-shirt shows us that Girbaud is still the most
popular label at South.

Upper right, junior Tia Kimble models her silk
shirt. Silk was worn by both male and female stu-

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At South 'anything goes'

F ashion tells us what's range of colors. Often they
in, what's out, what were accompanied by blaz-
the trends are, who's
wearing what and ers.
where the crowds are shop- Seniors Jason Wicken and
ping.
Nickie Simonetti agreed that
At South, fashion is not a the casual look was 'in' for the
huge concern, but students Packers. ''T-shirts and jeans
are aware of the latest trends are the best to wear. They are
and they are visible in the comfortable and you can wear
classrooms and in the hall- them almost anyplace.''
ways. There is not a limit on
any certain style, though. Both guys and girls wore
shorts, t-shirts and sweatshirts
This year, designer labels throughout the school year.
were hot with a lot of stu-
dents, but many people were Warm -ups and team labels
happy with generic labels. were also popular in '93.

Repla.cing the fall earth For special occasions or
sometimes just for a change,
tones of 1992 were bright col- students would dress up in
ors. Another look that was 'in' their own personal styles.
in '93 was the menswear look
for girls. Shirts and ties were Continuing to be popular at
frequently seen on the female South were th e red and white
students. worn on game days by both
students and faculty members
Silk was a favorite fabric as
both male and female stu- alike.
dents wore silk shirts in a wide Generally speaking , at

South in the clothes depart-

ment, anything goes.

Upper left, senior Ricky Smit h and junior DeRon Washington model their ca-
sual wear as senior Beth Andersen look s on.

Wearing one's favorite team logo is a must.

Seniors Justin Broberg and Anthony Collins show that ties really bring out
the outfit.

fashion/ 7

ummer 1• s
time for fun

Junior Lillie Gray enjoys a game of Smut with her sister
Crystal Gray and her cousin LaWanna Russell.
Upper right, seniors Jose Flore s and Cristina
Montelongo walk along Ve ntura Beach in California.

"Summer is a
time to hang out. "
-Carmela Smith, 9

Summer: time to let loose

. .. S ummer is the time of Juniors Amy Oswald and
~ #IJ~ lt• the year we all love Cheryl Leutzinger enjoyed a
and hate. The rea- "wonderful" summer in Florida.
., - -~--........ son we have this love/
hate relationship is For some, the summer
simple . When we're in school , means work. Junior Victor Baez
we can't wait to get out, and said about his summer vaca-
once we're out, we can't wait for tion , "I just worked ."
school to start again.
Even though there were
"I couldn 't wait to get back to students who spent their sum-
school because it's my last mer working , it still can be a
year," said senior Tanya Tay- break from the regular routine .
lor. For freshman Marlanda Vargas,
summer is great because, "It's
For those students who have just the freedom ."
more than one year to go,
summer offers a welcome re- Other students like junior
lief. Mogien Boyd went to school
this summer. Mogien attended
There was a great variety of Creighton University where he
activities to occupy a teenager's "Went to classes just like the
time during the summer months. college students."

Freshman Carmela Smith , Regardless of how one
for example , was perfectly spends his summer vacation ,
happy staying home and talk- the months of freedom leave us
ing on the phone . feeling refreshed and ready for
another year of the demands of
school.

Upper left, Heartland Mall and the ConAgra fountain make a perfect place to spend
a summer evening.

Senior Cindy Yoder stops for a drin k of summer/9
juice whi le cruising in her limo. Cindy
was treated on her birthday with a lim-
ousine ride

senior Krista Johnson cuts loose during a break at cheerleading camp . Looking
on are fellow cheerleaders Laura Hernandez, a junior, and Amy Thompson, a
senior.

pirit Week says

involvement

••••

Showing us the true meaning of Senior Jodi Nielsen dresses like Pippi Longstock-
the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies ing in honor of "Dress Like a Star Day."
are junior Lorie McClure and se-
niors Brandi Krimmel (back row), ••
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Excitement lasts for days

0 ne of the most exciting from the tie-dye and bellbottoms
weeks of the school look of the Seventies to Poodle
year has to be the sk irts and Oxford shoes with
week preceding Home- bobby socks.

com ing. Star Day was Wednesday as
stu dents dressed as their favorite
For the five days leading to this star. Kriss Kross, Dolly Parton and
Elvira made an appearance that
annual celebration, students dress day. Junior Lorie McClure, who
came dressed as Elvira, said, "The
up and take part in Spirit Week. only reason I dressed like her was
to be unique and I knew nobody
Sponsored by Student Council, else would think of it."

who also sponsors Homecoming, Thursday the school dressed in
red and white for the game that
Spirit Week ran the week of Sep- night against Bellevue East, which
the Packers won.
tember 28 through October 2.
Closing out the week was Clash
Spirit Week allows students to Day where people wore their most
unsightly combinations.
express their individual ity and
Sponsors of Student Council,
school spirit and have some fun at Mr. Jim Yelnek and Mr. Steve Pul-
verenti, agreed that Spirit Week
the same time. helps to raise interest in celebrat-
ing Homecoming.
Senior Carrie Foreman sa.id, "It

gives people a chance to show

pride in our school.''

Starting ott the week was Dress

Like a Teacher Day. Students

showed up for classes dressed in

leisure su its, ties, Oxford shoes,

glasses.

Tuesday was Fifties, Sixties and

Seventies Day. Outfits ranged

Seniors Shawnta Mccraney, La nce Hansen and Mike Townsend pose for a Clash Day
pict ure. (Upper left)

Junior Lillie Gray and senior Chris Marion talk about the "Good Old Days"
during Spirit Week .

Junior Lorie McClure re laxes in her Elvira look on Star Day.

spirit week/ 11

eekendsfor
unwinding

Seniors Jill Sandberg and Kristi Jackson wait for the
waves at Myrtle Beach. They were visiting Jill's dad for
the weekend.

Upper right, seniors Carrie Foreman and Stephanie
Reyes awaken after a late Friday night. Sleepovers are
popular with high schoolers as well as the young er set.

"I spend time with my

friends, trying to forget

all the stress of school. "

-Bethany Andersen, 12

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What's up for Friday?

W hat's up?... Students use the weekend
This is a com- to regroup and refresh them-
mon phrase selves so they can make it
heard in the hall- through the week. "I catch up
ways at South as on things I didn't do at school
students try to figure out what's and I also go out with my
going on and where to go for the friends ...everyone needs some
weekend . time away from school!" said
Amy McPhillips, senior.
While some students spend
Saturday and Sunday working , In addition to parties or
others are free to go to parties hanging out with friends , there
orjust hang out with their friends. are other weekend activities as
well. Student athletes often
Senior Rhonda Horg said, practice or work out on Satur-
"Usually I sleep in on the days.
weekends , or catch up on things
with my boyfriend or friends ." Students in activities often
are involved in field trips on the
Senior Pat Johnson said his weekends .
weekend usually starts with his
working at Pizza Hut, then he Most students would agree
"does magic at the shop 'Magic with Amanda Washka, a senior,
and Mirth' at the Crossroads." who said , "The weekends are
the best part of the week."
Pat is typical of many stu-
dents who do not have the
weekend to play .

Upper left, Look at that souce! Senior Amy Longo is spicing up the sauce for
Homecoming dinner.

Brandy O'Connor, junior, and Jodi Nielsen, senior, pose for the camera after
swimming at Jodi's aunt's home.

Up bright and early at a volleyball slumber party, senior Denise Thoma s is
already talking on th e phone. Senior Monica All en.and juniors Tracy Lopez
and Rachel Mccu tchen are still trying to wake up.

weekends/13

omecoming set
night to music

Chris Larsen and Sherry Reid "Set the Night to
Music" as they enjoy a dance. Music was provided
by Complete Music.

Upper right, Lorena Ocon, Rosa Vallesillo and Pi-
lar Jacinto sit on the stage following the coronation .

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H omecoming '92 had a ushers Celia Remijio, daughter of
look all its own. Mr. and Mrs. Mario Remijio and
Sponsored by Stu- Ian Waterman, son of Mr. and
dent Council, under the Mrs. John Waterman.
direction of Mr. Jim Yelnek and
Mr. Steve Pulverenti, Homecom- The theme song for this year' s
ing festivities were held at South Homecoming was "Set the Night
Sokol Hall, a change from the to Music" by Roberta Flack and
Stockyard Exc hange Building Maxi Priest. Colors were emerald
where the event has taken place green and black.
for the past several years.
While dancing was in progress
Nearly 700 people attended on the main floor to music pro-
the coronation and dance, ac- vided by Complete Music, photo-
cording to Mr. Yelnek. "This is graphs were being taken on the
more of a turnout than the past lower level by Arnold Clark Stu-
few years,'' he said. dios. Refreshments were also
served on the lower level.
Chosen as King and Queen
were Kolby Gray and Stephanie Preceding the coronation cer-
Reyes. Mr. Congenial was Adam emony, the Ambassadors sang
Gramke and Miss Congeniality "Masterpiece" by Atlantic Star.
was Carrie Foreman.
Serving as Master of Ceremo-
Other members of the Royal nies was Mr. Dave Kahm and the
Court were Jason Christensen, coronation was hand led by Mrs.
Lance Hansen , Ricky Smith, Joyce Christensen, principal.
Vanderwerf, Jo Ann Benak, Nikki
Simonetti, Anita Smith and Gina The ESL (English as a Second
Kirschbaum. Lan guage) group sold long-
stemmed red roses, which was a
Attending the candidates were new touch.

Upper left, senior Antone White and his date, Anchetta Bass, share a romantic eve-
ning as Miss Bass holds the rose Antone bought tor her.

Juniors John Hutfle88 and David Stull can't resist dancing to the music of Complete
Music.

The Royal Court poses for photographs: Adam Gramke, Mr. Con-
genial; Kolby Gray, King; Stephanie Reyes, Queen; Carrie Foreman,
Miss Congeniality.

homecoming/15

ating is 'in'
with hs teens

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16/dating Junior Robert Brennan and senior Nicki Simonatti are
on their way to class together. Nicki and Robert have
been going out since last year.
Upper right, senior Kristi Kellogg and junior Chris
Bragg clown around in th e hall. For this couple , being
together has lasted since last year.

"Dating is a serious
thing and people
should take it that
way."
-Chastity Wattles, 1I

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"The power of love... "

-- - ~------ --· - ---- ... Dating is a popular together and spend time doing
-----·-----·--------- - practice among South things they both enjoy. This
- --·· _.. , - - High students , making could include going to a movie,
them no different than attending a party, or just staying
-·· . - ·----- · their parents or the home and watching videos.
generations before.
For some , dating means go-
For some teens, dating can ing out with a group of friends.
be just for fun , but to others it is This makes the evening out
serious business. more fun than just going with
members of the same sex.
Junior Chastity Wattles said ,
"Dating is serious and people Others find dating a way of
should take it that way." getting to know someone bet-
ter, an opportunity to determine
Carrie Foreman , a senior, whether or not a serious rela-
disagrees. "Go out and have a tionship could be a possibility.
good time , but don't get tied
down with just one person ." Senior Christina Lopez
noted, "It seems like there are
Senior Amy Thompson more couples at South this year
pointed out another problem than there have been in the
with dating. "People always past few years."
gossip about others and their
relationships and that can cause Once a person is thought of
problems among friends." as half of a couple , other people
tend to stay away.
Dating can take a variety of
forms. For two people who are Senior Bill Thomas said ,
seriously involved, dating pro- "Dating is more fun if you can go
vides an opportunity to be alone out with another couple ."

___ ...._. Upper left, seniors Robert Palermo and LaShana Hluchowecki are caught at
their locker during passing period.
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Seniors Jill Sandberg and Jose Flores are preparing to leave school together.
Jill and Jose have been together for over a year.

Watching a varsity football game at Westside, are several couples. In the dating/17
crowd are senior Judi Nielsen and boyfriend Brian , junior Joni Brown and
South gradu ate Chad Sturek, and Lorie McClure and South graduate, Adam
Nowka. With them is junior Christy Janda.

riends stand
by to help us

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Anthony "Doe-Doe" Collins makes a locker stop with
some of his fri ends: Susan Dizonno, Tara Bosco and
Nina Deloa, all sophomores.
Upper right, at the Homecoming dance, senior Matt
Welch, center, gathers his friends around him . They are
junior Mark Reeves, sophomo re Tara Bosco, junio r Amy
Ciechomski, and sophomore David Stonys.

,,

It's always through the
bad times we find out
who our real friends
are."
-Angie Williams, 11

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'Loneliness is no friend'

W hen we look or talk on the phone with for
back at pictures hours when we should be doing

remembering you our homework.

and me , we can With friends , we can share

•' recall our forgotten laughter. feelings we keep hidden from
We made our own games everyone else, even ourselves
together, shouting out to our at times.
team that we are young and we
Junior Laura Stillmock said ,

wanted to win. Friendship re- "A true friend will stand by you

members the good times shared in good and bad."

and forgets the bad . Our friends come in all col-

ors and sizes . Senior Tracy

In high school , many of the Olechoski remarked that "a true

friends we made in elementary friend is someone you can trust. "

school have not followed us to The hope is that our friends

South. We have learned to say will continue to make us laugh ,

good-bye to ne ighborhood realize the beauty of today, think

buddies who played Barbies or about tomorrow and share the

Ninja Turtles with us. memories of yesterday.

Now that we have come to We all need these special

high school, we have met and people in our lives. Junior

made new friends. These are Christy Janda said , "Loneliness

the ones we spend our Friday is no friend."

and Saturday nights with. As we mature and set plans

These are the ones we write fo r the future, we come to real-

notes to during study hall or ize how important friends are.

Upper left, senior Amy Galas shares her story with her best friend Tracy
Olechoski, a senior.

Juniors Cori Modra and Kristina Dale have been close friends at South since their
freshman year.

Posing for a picture before leaving for Homecom ing are friends, sophomore friends/19
Tara Bosco, Bill Theme, junior Amy Ciechomski, junior Terry Jones, senior
Gina Kirschbaum . Bill Thomas, senior JoAnn Benak, and senior Ron Koch.

tressed out?
Try to relax!

Seniors Ron Koch and Adam Gramke are feeling the
pressure of pre-calculus class. Academic pressures are
only one of the many stresses high school students deal
with during the school year.

Senior Jana Byrd works intently on her homework
assignment for world history.

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, "My b.1ggest pressure 1.s

finding the right college

I to go to."
-Pat Johnson,
12

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Pressures can mount up

H omework , and campus visits to plan.
sports, extracur- For any students, juggling
ricular activities,
ones schedule can be trying.
family, relation- After-school activities can take
up time and if there are conflicts ,
ships , sex, the students may feel trapped
in a mountain of commitments.
drugs ,...
When teenagers get this
Most teenagers have to learn feeling of being overwhelmed ,
where do they tu rn for relief?
to deal with at least half of these
There are a few ways teens
pressures during the course of can deal with these pressures.

their high school years, and Junior Laura Hernandez
said, "I either eat or exercise. "
there are many that were left oft
For junior Brandy O'Connor,
of the list. "screaming or yelling" works.

For seniors, the pressures Other ways of dealing with
the mou nting pressures are
can be especially great. Many sleeping , meditating, talking to
a friend, reading a book, or
seniors are looking ahead to life takin g a walk.

after graduation. Formanythat Whatever the pressure and
however you spell relief, re-
means thinking about college . member it's part of high school.

"My biggest pressure is

finding the right college," said

senior Pat Johnson.

School admissions tests , the

ACT and the SAT, for example,

are just one thing to consider.

There are also applications for

admission, fi nancial aid forms

Upper left, junior Felicia Knigl1t and seniors Mo nica Allen and Kristi Kellogg
are relieved that the school day is fi nally over.

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- ......_ Seniors David Janda and Brandi Krimmel search through the scholarship
application file in the Guidance Center. The Center holds information for post-
Senior LanetteHernandez studies in the library. She said that she has high school planning , both for college and career.
"many tests coming up."
pressu re/2 1

iblings can
add support

Senior Denise Thomas helps her cousin Andre McGraw
, junior, with his homework in study hall. Denise tries to
"help her cousin out as much as she can."
Upper right, sisters Tina Brye, sophomore, and Tasha
Brye, senior, enjoy their lunch together. Tina and Tasha
enjoy spe nding a lot of time together.

"My sister is someone I
can always trust. "

-Kristina Montelongo,
12

"Someone to aggravate"

I I someone to sister at the same school.
Having a sibling at South
aggravate you in school" is how
senior Denise Thomas de- means there is someone here
scribes having a re lative of hers to help you out, someone you
attending the same high school. can trust, someone to share a
ride to school with .
Denise's cousin Andre
McGraw, a junior, also attends What about the down side?
South . Often teachers compare sib-
lings, especially if one does
Teenagers who have sib- quite well in their classes. Fights
lings about the same age as can carry over from home and
they are can expect to spend there is a tattle-tale always
time with them at home. From available to tell parents what
the time they have been tod- really went on.
dlers they have shared meal-
time , family outings, bedrooms Senior Kristina Montelongo,
perhaps, and maybe even a senior , likes having her sis-
clothes . ter, Ivon Natera, junior, here .
"She is someone I can always
Siblings share parents and trust."
a home so they also share many
of the same experiences. For Senior Tasha Brye has
some, the sharing continues learned how to cope with hav-
on into high school. ing her sister, Tina, a sopho-
more here. "I don't like it, but
There are many advan- it's cool."
tages to having a brother or

Upper left, sophomore Philip Kirschbaum gives his big sister, Gina, a senior,
a bear hug to show how well they get along. Gina claims they have always
gotten along well.

Sisters Nicole and Sherice Bryson , juniors, like to get together during Senior twins Antoine and Vershan Jackson stand against the wal l trying to
passing period to ca tch up on the latest news . impres s the ladies that pass by. These brothers do everything together.
Football , basketball and track are just three of their shared activities.

siblings/23

HS students
1just kickin 1 it'

Senior Denise Thomas says, "What's up?" to her 0
"homie" Tarysh Hogue, a former South High student.
Waiting for the bus after school gives students a good
opportunity to talk to friends.
Upper right, seniors Tasha Brye and Lynetta Brown
make plans for the weekend with sophomore Tina Brye,
in the middle.

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"Just kickin' it
means... 'chillin' ... I
don't know!"
-Kristi Kellogg, 12

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It's about relating ...

T he saying "Just "Coolin' in a laid back sort of
way," is how junior Tanesha
kickin' it" can often be heard 'Nae' Starks describes it.
wherever students are gath-
ered , but what exactly does it Junior Wendy Harms said ,
mean? "Staying low-key while maxin'
and relaxin"' is how she'd de-
When senior Kyndra Baring scribe "Just kickin' it. "
was approached with this ques-
tion , she replied , "When I'm with Other responses were about
my friends and we are not nec- the same .
essarily out, we might just be at
someone's house having a good Senior Renesha Neal said ,
time ." "Just relaxin' with your friends ,"
while junior Shannon Reeves
Junior Romas Mitchell thinks said , "Relaxin , havin' fun with
it is "chillin' with yo' homies." your homies or your man."

Sophomore Shamme Turner Senior Jose Flores said that
thinks it means "spending time to him, the phrase means, "A
with your man ." time to forget everything and
just think about the good life,
The definition for this activity whatever that is."
varies with the person respond-
ing , but most of the answers "Sitting around with a whole
share certain elements. bunch of friends conversating ,"
They all are about relaxing and is how senior Felicia Knight
they all are about relating to would describe "Just kickin' it."
other students.

Upper left, Senior Antoine Jackson proves the point that seniors rul e to junior
Chastity 'Niki' Carodine.

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Junior Victor Baez stops in the hall to chat with his "carnal " (brother) Jason
Orduna, a junior.

Juniors Grindell Price and Chris Braggs "givin' up some dap" (shaking kickin' it/25
hands) on the way to the bus .

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William Figueroa, 12 years old, Initially the Bush administration ac- immediately return them to their coun-
..Cn'.... also known as the "Potato Kid," cepted refugees from Haiti at the U.S. try. The Hait ians could apply for asylum
waited by a potato vendor's cart naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. only through the U.S. Consulate at
-:C:D, outside the NBC studios in New However, about 27,000 of them were Port-au-Prince.
York prior to his appearance on denied asylum and returned to Haiti.
CD the " David Letterman Show." The Supreme Court will decide in
On May 24, 1992, President Bush 1993 whether or not President Bush is
< Figueroa became famous after decided that Coa st Guard cutters violat ing immigrat ion law by returning
he spelled "potato" correctly would intercept the Haitians at sea and the Haitians.
-CD during a spelling bee and then
vice-president Dan Quayle did
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r Awards attract

r the stars

e Perot makes a bid Popular model and television
personality Cindy Crawford wa s
n In May, H. Ross Perot, Texas tune, Perot campaigned primarily only one of many stars to att end
billionaire, was a potential presi- on the idea that only he could fix th e MTV Music Awards show held
t dent. As it turned out, Perot fin- the nation's foundering economy. September 9, 1992 in Los Ange-
ished third in the election, but les.
caused serious concerns for the The success Perot had in at-
other two Presidential candidates, tracting backers led many to The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bill Clinton and George Bush. question whether the U.S. 's two- swept th e awards in the ninth an-
party system was in trouble. nual show.
Using money from his own for-
The Peppers won awards for
breakthrough video, vi ew er' s
choice and art direct ion.

Annie Lennox won for bes t fe-
male video for " Why." Lars Ulrich
and Kirk Hammett, members of
Metallica, a heavy metal group,
won the Best Metal /Hard Rock
Video for ··Enter Sandman.''

Guns 'n Roses won the Michael
Jackson Video Vanguard Award

for "November Rain."

E 'Saxy' Bill Blue Jays win Series

V performs There's a new flag flying over Canada game six.
- The World Series pennant. After surviving the ninth inning, the
e During the 1992
Presidential cam- The Toronto Blue Jays took base- Blue Jays won it all when Dave Win-
n paign, candidate ball's championship out of the United field's first World Series extra base hit
Bill Clinton turned States for the first time ever, beating scored two runs with two out.
t out an impressive the Atlanta Braves, 4-3 in 11 innings in
version of "Heart-
s break Hotel" on
the Arsenio Hall
Show.

Hall said of the
performance, "It's
good to see a
Democrat blowing
someth ing other
than the election."

After he won the
election, Clinton
continued to enter-
tain groups with his
saxophone, as he
played at several
inauguration balls.

Clinton, Gore win Yugoslavia

Candidate Bill Clinton and son Square Garden at the breaks up

....C') his running mate Al Gore Democratic National Con- Since the death of
President Tito, central
C stood before a convention vention. They went on, of power has been eaten
away by feuding re-
-:C:Ds hall brimming with euphoria course, to win the Presiden- publics in Yugoslavia .
and confidence on July i 7, tial election in November.
Fighting between
-<CD 1992, in New York's Madi- the Serbs and Crot-
i ans has torn the
:C:Ds country apart.

..C~....l.,. Inhab itants are
confronted daily with
shelling, sniper fire
and death.

The was has left
thousands dead.

I.n..... Soamlis
starving
.C
Three months after
CD the world woke up to
:::s one of the worst fam-
ines in history, food
-C<D started arriving to
reach hundreds of
CD thousands of Somalis.

-•:::s Estimates of the
dead range from
AIDS quilt assembled 100,000 to half a mil-
1ion, but no one
C Marking losses to AIDS in the Predictions are that more than knows for sure how
u United States, people signed pan- 25 million people will be infected many have perished
r els of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in with the disease by the end of the in the Horn of Africa.
r New York. The quilt exhibition is decade with up to 120 million in-
e part of a 35-city national tour. fected with the HIV virus. More than a million
Somalis have fled
n Professional their homeland.

t Olympians Leaders in agreement

An era of amateurism President Bush and the leaders of Canada and Mex-
passed into an age of ico participated in a ceremony in October 1992 to
professionalism as the spotlight an agreement designed to create the world's
Olymp ics were trans- largest and richest trade zone.
formed forever when
professiona l athletes
were allowed to com-
pete in the 1992 Sum-
mer Games in Barce-
lona, Spain.

The United States'
" Dream Team " with
such players as Magic
Johnson , La rry Bird,
Michael Jordan and
Charles Barkl ey de -
feated every opponent,
emerging with a gold
medal.

Other gold medalists
from the United States
joined the " Dream
Team" in an Olympic
celebration.

E

V Andrew strikes Florida L. Cornett:

e Hurricane Andrew struck south- Fifty-five deaths were linked to Miss America
ern Florida on August 24, 1992, the hurricane - 4 1 in Florida, 10
n with winds up to 164 mph and a in Louisiana and four in the Baha- On Sept. 19, 1992, 21-
12-foot tidal surge that flattened mas. year old Leanza Cornett of
t many homes, uprooted trees, Jacksonville , FL, was
flung boats into the streets and Tent cities were set up in Flor- named Miss America.
s wrecked an entire Air Force base. ida for the victims serving 3800
people. The 66th Miss America is
a singer and actress. She is
a sophomore studying
communications at Rollins
College in Winter Park , FL.

Cornett's goal is to help
AIDS victims.

Se/es wins
U.S. Open

Top-seeded Monica

Seles won her second

stra i ght U. S. Open

Women's singles title in

September, defeating

Number 5 Arantxa

Sanchez Vicario of Republicans convene
Spain, 6-3, 6-3.

It was the 13th Grand

Slam Tournament Seles

n ...:C::D, has played and her sev- President Bush appeared an Bush struck a new tone in his
enth victory. a large video screen as he ac- speech in a marked change
...C cepted the presidential nomina- from his "kinder and gentler na-
Seles earned
$500,000 for her sec-

-<CD ond straight U.S. Open tion during the Republican Na- tion" speech of 1988.
-•.....:CD, title and won her third tional Convention at the Hous- Bush went on to lose the

Grand Slam tournament ton Astrodome on August 20, election to Democrat Bill
crown of 1992.
1992. Clinton.

t8

Activities

30/activities "I take pride

in the extra-

curricular activities

South has to offer. ''

-Shawnta McCraney, 12

Members of the Home Econ omics c lu b enjoy
a trip to th e Pumpkin Patch in October. Shown
here are Mrs. Pam Oholendt , Tasha Helms, Ro-
seanne Pfeiffer, Mrs. Cathy Godbersen, Chri sty
Szczepan owski, Ka ren Ratajski , Vickie Fletcher,
and fron t row, Donna Nowicki, Christine Reyes,
Stephanie Reyes, Billie Richa rd son, and Nancy
Simm o ns.



Mrs. Rosemary Salcedo sits with her display of
homemade Christmas ornaments. Many staff members
donated their time and talents to this craft show for the
Drama Department.

Displayed at this table were several hand made por-
celine items. Each contributor made money for the sale
of his or her items.

People from all over the South Omaha area brought items to sell. The Craft Show lasted for an entire
weekend, both Saturday and Sunday.

32/craft show

Mr. Jim Eisenhart, drama instructor, assists his
drama students in the concession booth. Proceeds
from the sale of snack items went to the Drama De-
partment.

Members of the drama class practice a mime
which they performed for Jefferson Elementary
School. Because the auditorium renovation was not
completed during first semester, the drama stu-
dents did not put on their usual fall play.

0 This was both fun and
exciting for us in the
Drama Department!//

First annual Arts and Crafts Show nets

funds for New York dran1a student trip

T he wuekend of November 7 their goods. cause of the cost, but it's a once-in-a-life-
and 8 found the student com- "I thought it (the craft show) was an time experience, so I changed my mind,"
mons area full of display tables said senior drama student Dena Burriell.
loaded with hand made items exciting and helpful experience," said se-
ranging from designer sweatshirts to nior Mike Masters. "It was a fun fund- "A lot of people participated in this
Christmas ornaments. raiser and really helped towards our New trip, and a lot of people participated in
York trip." the craft show to help pay for it,'' said se-
What was the occasion? The first an- nior Paul Coate. "Students, teachers,
nual Drama Department Arts and Crafts The show featured Christmas items, parents, neighborhood people all
Show. Under the guidance of Mr. Jim porcelain goods and craft jewelry of all chipped in together to help us and I think
Eisenhardt, drama instructor, the stu- types. The show was a substitute for the everyone made out all right financially."
dents organized this show which was to fall play which normally raises money for
raise money for them to make a trip to the trip. This year the play was cancelled The drama students also sold conces-
New York City. because the auditorium renovation was sions to help raise more money.
not completed during first semester.
The idea of the show was to rent tables In addition to the craft show, the
and space to interested contributors who The trip to New York consisted of at- drama students prepared and presented
would bring their items to sell. Members tending various Broadway plays, sightse- mime shows to area elementary schools.
of South High's faculty, community mem- eing the monuments of the city and visit- These shows took the place of their an-
bers, interested relatives all came to sell ing local shops. nual fall production.

"Originally, I was not going to go be-

crafts show/ 33

Senior Krista Johnson and sophomore Ana Mer-
izalde rehearse their lines together and run through
their duet for Oliver.

Mr. James Eisenhardt, director of the play Oliver, ex-
plains what he wants the cast to rehearse next. Oliver
was the first play staged in the renovated auditorium.

Junior Shawn Karrer and sophomore Jon Johnson carry Ana Meriza lde, grade ten, into the music roo n
in preparation for carrying her onto the stage.

34/oliver

Senior Krista Johnson who plays the lead role of Ol-
iver in this production. studies her lines seconds before
she sings her solo.

Mrs. Mary Lou Jackson, vocal music teacher and
music director for the play follows along as some of the
cast members sing their parts.

Charles Dickens
comes to life on the

new South High stage
as Oliver!

Cast of Oliver works for weeks to ready
inajor inusical for auditoriutn debut

T he cast of Oliver worked very jar role. We sang, danced and had fun Carrie Robertson, a sophomore, said,
hard, rehearsing for weeks in just being a team. I was in Encore last "I play a wench, a chimney sweep and a
preparation for staging the first year." gruel server. Being a wench was exciting.
play in South's newly remodeled I got to sing and dance. I am having lots
auditorium. The play Oliver is based on the Charles of fun. If I were you, I'd audition for a play
Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, the story of a next year."
Most of the rehearsals were held in the young orphan who finds humanity and
vocal music room since the auditorium compassion among a group of street Playing the title role of Oliver was se-
was not completed prior to the opening people. nior Krista Johnson. Krista has been a
of the play. member of the Ambassadors for three
Sophomore Kevin Miracky said, "I play years and has appeared in several other
Oliver was directed by drama teacher, Noah Claypole. I think the most interest- South High productions. She said, "I am
Mr. James Eisenhardt and assisting him ing thing about this character is that Ol- having a great time with the play al-
in music were Ms. Mary Lou Jackson, vo- iver and I fight." though it is a major commitment of
cal music teacher and accompanist Ms. time."
Kim Grabenstein. Senior Tina Aldrich commented, "I
play an old Lady and a wench. It is very The play was staged on March 4
Sophomore Tonnie Pederson said, "I interesting. I got to meet a lot of people through the 7th in the new auditorium.
played the part of an orphan and it was working on the play. This was my first
just as exciting to play that role as a ma- play and I hope I get to work in more."

olive r /35

Junior Varsity cheerleaders do their routine to build
spirit among the spectators in the fall pep rally.

Senior Cindy Yoder, captain of the flags corps, pre-
sents the show her group has worked out for the rally.
Two pep rallies were held this year, one in the fall for
fall sports and one in February for winter sports.

At the fall pep rally, members of the volleyball team held a legs contest to determine who had the best
legs among the male population at South High. Senior varsity football player Anthony Collins won the com•
petition.

36/pep rallies

JV cheerleaders work it out. Here cheering are
sophomores Brandy Addison, Kelli Larson, Jamie
Halbleib, Cathy Ryan, Karen Hicks, Amy Pettis and
Genny Capalite.

Varsity Cheerleaders open the pep rally with an
energetic cheer.

Pep rallies continue to
be part of South
High /s tradition of
pride/ recognition

Bartee:' .coming together of school

spirit. .to instill pride in our school'
' ' A pep rally is the coming
together of school In addition, there was a "Best Male the students who are involved in sports
spirit for all those who Legs'· contest sponsored by the mem- and for the student body as a whole,"
bers of the girls' varsity volleyball team. continued Mrs. Brown.

have worked to instill Winner of that contest was senior varsity The winter pep rally held a dunking

pride in our school," said Mr. Jerry Bar- football player, Anthony "Doe-Doe" Col- contest put on by members of the boys'

tee, Athletic Director. lins. varsity basketball team.

He continued by saying, "It is also a Other events were a three-man team Ms. Charnella Mims, sponsor of the

time of believing in each other and those race, and a raffle by the varsity football varsity cheerleaders, said, " The main

who go out in various arenas represent- team . purpose of the pep rally is to show sup-

ing South High. I consider myself blessed A second pep rally was held in Febru- port and appreciation for all our student

to have the opportunity to work with such ary to recognize athletes in winter sports. athletes and coaches. A lot of hard work

a spirited group of young people." A highlight of that event was a perfor- is required of an athlete and sometimes

During South's fall pep rally in Octo- mance by some of the teachers to our students put forth 100 % effort and

ber, students holding activity cards were "Shout." receive little glory."

dismissed from their classes to meet in Mrs. Darlene Brown, sponsor of the Ms. Mims, who organizes the rallies,

the gym and help cheer, support and rec- drill team, said, "The purpose of pep ral- went on to say, "After a pep rally, we

ognize the fall athletes and the spirit lies is to increase the school spirit and want our students to walk away feeling

squads. recognize students who are involved in good about themselves, their team and

Varsity cheerleaders, junior varsity sports. These athletes work very hard in their school. That's what it's all about!"

cheerleaders, freshman cheerleaders, their sports and a pep rally is a good time

flag corps and drill team all performed for for students to show their appreciation."

the audience. "Pep rallies are a great deal of fun for

pep ralliea/37

Seniors Marci McNeal, and juniors Sarah Tefft and
Mary Cardenas enjoy an early morning study group.
Members of the Academic Decathlon team gave up
countless hours early in the morning, after school and
on weekends preparing for the competition.

Junior Sarah Tefft, seniors Marci Mc Neal and Jill
Sandberg and junior Elbert Wall cheer on their team-
mates during the SuperOuiz. The SuperQuiz was held
in South High's gym.

The third place ribbon in economics on the Scholastic Level was awarded to senior Jill Sandberg. Th
Scholastic Level is the "8" level of competition .

38/academic decathlon

Senior David Janda looks very serious in his competi-
tion at the Honors Level for the Superquiz.

Andrea Hagelstein, Mary Cardenas. juniors, and
Marci Cook, senior, look on intensely as they await the
results of the round.

Academic Decathlon
Regionals held at

South High/ January

23

Packer Decathletes put up a fight after

ntonths of grueling preparation

A fter months of frantic and in- Antoinette Turnquist, Head of the Fine berg, explaining why she joined the team
t ense preparation, South for a second year.
High's Academic Decathlon Arts Department.
team competed in the Region- Although there are only two head Janda said, "I am a very competitive
person and the idea of competing in aca-
als held at South On Jan. 23. coaches for the team, a number of peo- demics is very exciting to me."
ple from the faculty and from outside the
Winning first place in that competition building help the students prepare for the Other members of the team were ju-
day long competition. niors Mary Cardenas, Andrea Hagelstein,
was Papillion -LaVista, with second place Cheryl Leutzinger, Sarah Tefft and Elbert
Overall, South earned fourteen ribbons Wall, and seniors Marci Cook, Anna Lacz
honors going to Gross High School and at the Superquiz. and Marci McNeal.

third place to Burke. At Regionals several areas of knowl- The team member earning the highest
edge were tested: economics, fine arts, score was Wall who competed on the
. Other schools in the regional competi- language and literature, social studies, scholastic level.
mathematics, speech and interview. This
tion against South were Lincoln North- year's topic was "A diversity of achiev- Mrs. Kvasnicka said about the value of
Academic Decathlon, "Academic De-
east, Bryan and North Platte. ers.'' cathlon gives students the opportunity to
Seniors returning to the team from last be challenged and to prepare for college
Although South did not finish in the top in ways they cannot find in other activi-
year were Dave Janda and Jill Sandberg. ties.''
three, "They did a commendable job," "It's challenging and it's fun competing
with other area high schools," said Sand-
according to their team coach Mrs. Mel-

lanee Kvasnicka, Head of the English De-

partment and tutor in the area of litera-
ture.

The other coach for the team was Ms.

academic decathlon/39

Junior Julie Naujokaitis and seniors Carrie Foreman,
Brandi Krimmel and Krista Johnson relax after a day of
practicing at Cheerleading Camp this past summer in
Lincoln.

Juniors Wendy Chapman and Lisa Sandoval, seniors
Jill Sandberg and Shannon Hoffman, freshman Linda
Ka lkowski and junior Lisa Davis enjoy swimming at the
band's Christmas party.

Seniors Tron Smith and Abdul Westbrook, band members, take a break from rehearsing In the school
parking lot.

40/activities

Seniors Shannon Hottman, Heather Locke, Jill
Sandberg, Amy Galas, Tracy Olechoski , Krista
Johnson, Amy Longo and Carol Longton. members of
the Outdoors Club. sit by the fire after a day of horse-
back riding.

Student Council members and sponsors pose for a
picture atter they have finished decorati ng Sokol Hall

for Homecoming coronation and dance.

Clubs find fun in
following the schedule
of /First business,, then
pleasure,,

Organizations offer members variety by
holding after-school functions

B eing involved in an organiza- Senior member Stephanie Reyes said, munity."
tion or a club requires much "It will be my first time going; I hope I Junior Mike Gutierrez, vice-president of
commitment and involvement, don't break any bones."
but who said it all had to be the Student Organization of Latino Lead-
business? The Spanish Club, under the direction ers said, "If we can relate to the commu-
of Spanish teacher Mr. Mario Remijio, nity and give back, then we can call our-
During the course of a school year, held a Thanksgiving dinner. selves an organization."
sp~n~?rs of clubs hold many recreational
act1~1t1es such as Halloween parties, "It was fun playing Twister at the Clubs often are organized to achieve a
Christmas celebrations and Valentine's Spanish Club dinner," said senior Kristi variety of goals. South High can be seen
Day dances or parties. as a school rich in groups to do such
Jackson.
Outdoors Club, one of the more active Sponsors play a big role in getting stu- things, but to also have fun.
organizations here, held many events in- Senior Jodi Nielsen said, "Clubs are
cluding horseback riding, canoe trips, dents involved in club activities.
and the annual ski trip to Colorado. Student Council sponsor Mr. James fun. They help me pass my spare time
doing something useful and resourceful."
Yelnek said, "It's important that clubs
are active in the school and in the com-

activities/41

Sophomore Cathy Ryan states her point during the
Student Council meeting while junior Angie Grittin and
sophomore Bobbi Jo Andersen listen . .

Senior Mariel Smejkal and junior Christy Janda listen
attentively to fundraising plans.

Senior Bethany Andersen presents her ideas for the next Student council activity.

42/meetings

Mr. Steven Brock, Mr. Steven Pulverenti and Mr.
James Yelnek go over the agenda items for Student
Council's meeting. Meetings are usually held before
or after school in classrooms occupied by the spon-
sor.

Juniors Lillie Gray, Angie Griffin. Janice Pittman,
Dorotha White and freshman Darnisha White sit, at-
tentively waiting for the business meeting to begin.

Club members meet to
discuss plans/ raise
money/ have fun and
be involved

South's organizations hold regular

meetings to keep students in touch
W
hen it comes to being in- During these meetings, plans are made students, but the most popular activity is
volved, South High stu- for activities to come. the club's annual trip to Colorado for ski-
ing. This year the group took their trip on
dents definitely are. Students Helping Students (SHS) is a the weekend of Feb. 12 through the 15th.
large and active club. During their meet-
Homecoming, Prom, ings, plans are made to determine who Mrs. Carole DeBuse, who is the main
will be attending conferences over the sponsor of Outdoors Club, said, "We had
d?nces, cookie sales, candy sales, ski summer break and during school re- a ball. All the kids were great and the
cesses. This year, the members held a snow base was terrific.''
tnps .. . all of these activities are the re- pool party in the school's swimming pool
after school from 5 to 8 p.m. In order for Other clubs have as their main purpose
sults of planning and organizing. members to attend these types of after- the sponsoring of school events. Senior
school functions, they are required to ob- Class Officers, tor example, plan and
All the efforts of club members be-· tain permission slips from their sponsors host the Spring Prom. Student Council
which parents or guardians must sign. sponsors Homecoming. The majority of
come obvious to the rest of the student time and energy in these organizations is
Outdoors Club always has a large spent raising money.
body when the activities are actually membership and is very active. Hayrack
rides and canoe trips draw the interest of Fundraising occupies a great amount
held. What goes on before this is often of time for every club.

unknown, except to those people who

are doing it.

Scheduled meetings, usually before or

after school, are attended by members

and sponsors. An agenda is generally set

and student officers run the meetings.

meetings 43

Mrs. Mellanee Kvasnicka, head of the English De-
partment, is caught trying to organize her papers. Mrs.
Kvasnicka, in addition to her Department duties. also
coaches the Academic Decathlon team and helps
sponsor the school's literary magazine, the Notus,
along with Mrs. Marjorie Waterman and Ms. Toni Turn-
quist.

Taking a break from baking cookies to make a quick
call is Mrs. Joyce Pribyl, DECA instructor. Mrs. Pribyl,
known throughout the school as the "Cookie Lady"
said that the cookies have been a "great fundraiser for
DECA this year."

Mrs. Charlotte Belitz explains Binomial Theorem to her eighth hour pre-calculus class. Mrs. Belitz also
coaches the girls golf and the swimming teams.

44/teacher involvement