2005

I.-:• ' J • rback row) Kody Koch. Joe Christensen. Jay Donaldson. Coach Ridley lfro111 row I Anthony Licon. Rafael Hiciano, Micheal Toney. Cunis Primes. Darnell Birdine 'J I, ~~ -. l -~· 'X ~ • ~ • I ~ _ ... Ill ' rback row) Coach Cunis. BOGUS, Derrick Thomas. Ben Sullenbach. BOGUS. Coach Ridle ffron row) Zack Baratta. Richard Nava. Justin Harper. Israel Monlelongo Resetve Boys Basketball COACH Dcvoderick Ridley Freshman Boys Basketball COACH Ma!T C1111is Devoderick Ridle,· M. South Burke M. West Roncalli Bryan Central M. No,th Benson Bel. West Northwest 0. North Bel. East Ralston Fremont Westside M. West Burke M. South P. L. V. No,thwest 0. North Bryan BoysTmrn P.L. V.S. Benson M. No,th Bel. West Central 0. North Not1l11l'est SHS Opp 36 57 20 54 37 52 48 38 37 45 33 44 35 68 34 49 53 60 54 71 56 68 62 51 45 63 39 48 61 76 SHS Opp 45 65 31 72 39 63 41 76 31 6/ 49 67 39 55 73 56 49 65 44 71 87 58 89 95 67 61 67 64 69 83

Questions for the coaches: Pages by Jodi Noble and Amanda Jones 1.) Do you have something the tea1n does before the game starts? 2.) Do you or your team have any superstitions? 3.) What's your favorite memory from this year? 4.) Any expectations for next year? 5.) What high school sports did you play? 6.) One thing you would tell your senior players to remember for the future? Varsity Boys Basketball Coach Andy Webb 1.) We just have our regular warm ups. 2.) I have to hit a three pointer before I leave practice. 3.) When we beat Millard South. 4.) We will have a lot of experience out on the court. 5.) I played football, basketball, and tennis. 6.) Give everything now. Varsity Girls Basketball Coach Ricky Ruffin 1 .) I give the girls some meditation time before the game. 2.) I sit on the 5th chair of the bench. 3) At the end of 04' we were above 500. 4.) I'm returning six ofmy top seven players. 5.) I played football. 6.) To Toni, always do good, do right, and be great. 96 Athletics

Varsity Wrestling Photo by Linda Shepard PIH1to by ,\mhcr Bh~m~T Coach Greg Wilcox .., 1.) No, we just do some stretching and meet to get ready. 3.) Sam Vice winning the Prep Tourney and Rowan Stander winning in Marysville, MO. 4.) Just to return strong. 5.) I played football and was on the wrestling team. Varsity S\Vimming .. Coach Melissa Davis 1.) Regular warm-ups 2.) Don't swim in a pool that's green. 3.) Build up our team and send some swimmers to state. 4.) When some of my swimmers tlu·ew me in the pool. 5.) I was on track. 6.) My seniors were the first team I coached. Thanks for four awesome years. Athletics 97

-.,.- ,/Ji

, - ,

" Tt was a successful season. Everyone improved and everyone on the team will have a bright future in golf." Senior Kyle Hunter

"Swimming was so much fun. I loved the meets, especia lly Me tros. " Senior Amber Bloeme r ''(nj , . ,, , . . \ ~• • I' J\! ' , r~ 0, ' "1''11 • . . ·1·v:· "1 started playing soccer to prove to my dad that girls can play too. It's a fun sport and it's all about giving it your best." Senior Raquel Gonzalez

Page By Adam Velasquez

0 ne of the main reasons students chose to attend South High School was for its great academic programs. South High was the Visual and Performing Arts Magnet of all the Omaha Public Schools. Many students excelled in their studPho10 hy Amber Bloemer Sen ior Andy Rose is inspected at the Annual RFI by Sgt. Prokopf. Andy was involved and very dedicated to ROTC as well as the Varsity Swim team. ies and worked hard to achieve their academic goals. Besides the basic classes that students were obligated to take, South offered a wide rage of courses that many students had an --0----- interest in and wanted to commit themselves to. From Honors to Advanced Placement courses, to music and the arts, to JROTC and technology, students had the chance to learn beyond what they anticipated_ for their high school . experience. Pictured from left are senior Amanda Jones. juniors Antwan Williams and Phillip Barrientos. and senior Alisha Ramirez. Academics Division 103

Sophomore Laura Zeitz is inspected at the Regional Formal Inspection. Zeitz was the Platoon Sergeant during the inspection. Pages by Arnber Bloerne r a nd Andy R ose T bi:i year· !:i .fROTC Packer Barra lion ,vas very !:iuccessful. earning the honor unit \vith distinction. which is the gold star that i::i worn on the uniforn1. Only t en percent of the na tion· s hizh !:iChool battalions are honor units V Vlith cbst inction. South H ig h\; JROTC traveled w College Station., Texas. to pa rticipate in the H igh School l\"ational competition. This con1petition included 111a ny schools from aU over the .S.A. The group practiced hard a nd was ready 1-0 compete with the best of the best. The tearn earned an Excellent Award for their efforts. JROTC had a year full of learning ~ a nd recognition for the ir efforts. Being a member of JROTC 6>'em"Je"J i-hem for the future. 1'11c;10 U';I Ambtr Bfor»:cr Dana Gayton salutes the board members before being asked questions to be promoted. Seniors Nathan Merrill and Adam Gottsch . I 04 Academics Seniors NathJn Merrill. N,kk, Kowal. Andy Rose. and sophomore Jon Reyes pracr,ce for the OPS color guard competition. The unit earned 2nd place at the event. l)lww lr1.1 /\mli.., Hlor:mtt f')1Me> Ir; /\ n1J1t~, ~ (Above) Sopho ores Amanda Hejb · Calvin Russell, J el Jusino and senK: Andy Rose put 1e flag on the poll fC' the 9-11 ceremo 1y. ( Left) The armed exhibition rifle tel'" prepares or a competition. The te.w rook ls place at the Tri-City invite , Abrah m Lincoln High School.

Major Montgomey Thomas Sore nson Adam Gottsch Intelligence Officer Nikki Kowal Krystal Lara Angelica Grant Toni Chonis Alex Behannon Natasha Lippert Eli zabeth Rolfson C indy Rimerez Jon Reyes Did You Know? "What makes JROTC diff e14ent f14om othe,. classes?" Acaden,dic hands ... on, multitasking cow•ses and g1•oup leade,•ship to include developn,Aent of students· success f 01• the futu,•e." ... Maio,• MontgonAe1•y "The subiects we teach, the ofhe1• co ... ci1•1•u1•1•icula1• activi ... ties, the d1•ive of the students and the d,•ive f 01• success. We don't give up easily." ... SfC So,•ensen "What activities affe you involved in, and what have you lea14ned f14om them?" ... Cadet Captain Elizabeth Rolfson is involved in Regulation D1•ill TeanA, JR01l'C Cadet Staff, Exhibition D1•ill Tean,A with and without aJfK-aS, and the 11..EAD tean«. Being on all of these tean,«s, and especially being on cadet staff, she has lea,•ned many things, including tean,awo,.k and 1•easonability ... Cadet Sf aff Se1•geant Joei Jusino as involved in Colo,. gua1•d, Regulation r,,.;u 1eana, Regulation Rifle '1f'eawa, the 11..EAD teata-a, and the two exhnbitnon teawas. He has ieaN1ed that when wo,•kong as a single peo•SOl11, .-wthang can be aCCOndpioshed, But, as a tea"'« you do anything nnaagi111abie. Academics I 05

Junior Anna Berlett listens carefully to a lecture given by Mr. Kastrick. The students met every day in the Project Omaha room . Pages by Aru,. Bailey Kew York! l\"ew York! In October the Acude111ic Del'ud1lon team went to the Big Apple for site ::;eeing a nd rn study url ut t lw Metropolitan Mu:;eum of Art. They a lso :-;my the Phw1tm11 of th<' Opera and the Blue Man Group. But the trip was niuch 111or<·' rhun sites and memories. The team spent die time 10ged1er getting rcudy for the up-coming year for AcaDeca. Gary Kastrick. top. and Robert Bacome. bottom. take study time in class to corrcc quizzes from the students. Both coaches were involved in AdcaDeca since 1994. The 200-t/05 team consi;:;ted of twenty members. The tc·1111 1 / coaches were a rt teacher, Robert Bacorne~ and Project Omaha/history teacher., Gary K Dstrick. Kastrick was first involved in AcaDeca as D tutor in 198-t. then as a coach sta1ti ng in 1992. Buco111e also became a coach in 199:2. On January 15. 2005. the team hosted u Super Quiz competition at Sout h High School. The team competed ~vith a numb er of area schools and came out in 2nd place ~irh a ::;core of fortythree. Scholastic starter Jennifer T--liel received a Gold in A rt. Senior Gretchen Filip r eceived Silver in Art. Scholastic Alternate Ashlee Barnelt a lso received Gold in A rt. Bronze in Social Sciences, a nd Bronze i.n Music. Junior Anna Berlen rece·ived Silver in A rt and Bronze in Math. Varsity alternate a nd senior., AIJi.e Verch. received a n over-all Bronze. The high scorer for South was Jennifer H iel. The Super Quiz was set up in the SHS auditorium. Six schools attended this event. The team had support from the many students and teachers who attended the event. The South High audience showed their support by wearing red for their ream. 106 Academics Pl1,,1,, I,, ~ ;tr: tl1 ·1111,111.i~ (Above) Senior Just ,, Klimek studies for a, upcoming quiz. This II/;\, Klimek's first year on t~ team. He was part of th(- group who went to N~11 York at the beginning c• the year. Left) Principal Nancy Faber watches South High compete at the Super Quiz hosted by SHS. Faber was extremely supportive nnJ .. proud" of all South H,gh reams.

Academic Decathlon ream members wa,t ,n the audience for their scores. The students had fun at the SuperQuiz held at South High School. (Above) Senior Gretchen Filip finds a seat next to her team-mates in the auditorium. Filip received Silver in the art category. (Right) Coach Bacome sports his team shirt while he gives the team a round of applause as they step off the stage. The team competed well at the Super Quiz and received second place overall. -Academic Decathlon MembersHonorsStarters: Alex Bustillos, Anna Heithoff Alternates: Mike VanHaitsma, Lorrie Corbett SchoiasticStarters: Gretchen Filip, Jennifer Heil Alternates: Ashlee Barnett, Anna Berlett Varsit'1- Starters: John Paul Garnett, Sarah Thomas Alternates: Judge Hiciano, Allie Verch Other team members include: Pedro Buenrostro Oscar Cervantes Toni Chonis Justin Klimek Nikki Kowal Anne Rolfson Jackie Skarda Nick Wilcox CoachesRobert Bacome, Gary Kastrick TutorsMark Miller, Ann Underriner CoordinatorLinda Wells Academics 107

P ages by Alisha Ramire z S i n c e 2 000 , S o u t h High h as b een the OPS magnet for Visu al and Performing Arts and Information Technology . South H igh continued to offer many unjque cour:-je:-; to students who wished to expand their k nowleclge in technological field'3. This year South added new, exciting curriculum to their courses in technology. Some of the newly added curriculun1. included the builcling and progran1.ing of Lego robots in Mr. Robert Kues·, Engineering Technology class. Technology classes offered at South allow eel students to becon1.e fam.iliar with some of the newest technology and experience things th at will. help them. in the futu re. These experiences rnny inclu de working wit h th e Dragon Naturally Speaking soft,vare or learning hmv to build a database and progra1 n in Oracle SQL. Ko matter what. students at Sout h had great opportunit ies 1·0 expf'rien ce technology in specia l a nd uni<p w Phmo lr'j Aluha Ramn,z (From front) Seniors Sam Bojanski, Tommy Piper. ways. Pedro Buenrostro, Andrew Stodola, and Marcia Donnelly work in Database Concepts. This class was a senior class of the AOIT program. 108 Academics Junior Sam Cano gives his Lego robot a test run. His purpose was to program the car to follow the tape on the white board. Along with being involved with technology classes. Cano was also involved in South"s Tech-Mates program. Plwr~1 liy 1\ ~ (Above) Senior Robert D ~ uses his voice to command • , computer using the Drag o,, Naturally Speaking sof~ This software was only used the business management ;i Technology class. (Left) Senior Zach Wea11~ works in the I-Movie soft\\ t in Project Omaha. Students • this class made animated ~ and movies to present to ' , graders and teach them abo,. . the history of Omaha. This Lego robot car was bu • junior Tim Rosin. This was R,,, first year working with the r,, in the Engineering Techn1, ,' class. Rosin wanted to add r· Lego figures to make h1~ , unique.

Karla Meyer Robert Kues Charnella Mims .,,r , r ' - I - - 1. "!----.. ' .. Sherri Macht Jason Bartman Barb Keil patti Reed Lori Negrete-Bobier Not Pictured: Kory Mikos Bryan Busteed Did You Know? ... M1•s. Macht sco.•ed a 34 on he1• ACT. ... Ms. Reed has scaled thl•ee niountains that we.•e ove1• 1 " ,000 feet . ... This was Ms. Keil's 13th ,yea,• as the athletic t.•ain"" e1• at South. ... Mi•. Ba1•tman was pa.•t of the chee.•leading team in high school . ... Du,•ing high school, Ms. Reed played volleyball, basketball, soft-ball and 1•an t.•ack . ... M,•s. Macht got •• obbed six titffiaes while wot•king al Goodt+id1 Dah•y bef o,•e g1•aduating fN, n,,a high school, A cad em ics l 09

Mr. Andrew Webb takes attendance on his computer before starting class. This year Webb also coached boys basketball. V4 Pages by Sharean Ke~ y ~-# AOF, otherwise known as the Acaden1y of Finance, was available to students who met certain requirements. This program prepared students for a possible career in the business world. Students participated in various events such as the Fed Challenge and Quiz Bowl. It was a requirement to dress in business attire on Wednesdays, and the teacher decided whether it was business formal or business casual. This responsibility made students learn the appropriate dress code when pursuing a career. Academy of Information Technology, which was more conm1onJy know as AOIT, was more focused on con1puters. This program educated students about various technological advance. Both AOF and AOIT were classes designed to prepare students for their futures. 1 10 Academics Junior Richard Seehausen and Dr .. Huerta put ogether computers for Ao• Seehausen has been in the program since he w1s a freshman. !'Ju,," l"J N 11t11 <. ,1,i-111111 Piwio by Nir.J t,wi (Above) Seniors Marcia Donnelly. V:u~ Cherko, Nina Guerrero. and Amity 1,., • find something else to do after finishin&, their quiz. These students are enrolled course that counts as a college credit (Left) Senior Ramiro Hernandez t'ak't'~ time completing his exam. Hernande. been involved in AOF for three yCJ.t~

,i\ndrew Webb Charnella Mims Mary K.aipust Sherri Macht . ' _ _.. - I • ,,_,..__ ' -~- K.arla Meyer Barbara K. eil Veronica 1-f uerta Susan McLaughlin Jason Bartman Did You Know? ... Mi•. Webb played socce,•, golf, football and basket .. ball du1•ing his high school yea1•s . ... M1•s. McLaughlin was Dnvolved in student coun ... cit when she was in high school . ... M1•s. Kaipust pa,.tici ... pated on the bowling team while in S(.!hooi. ... M,., Webb is such a huge Sta,• Wa,•s fan that he na•ned his dog Anakin . ... M1•s. Kaipust sang in the cho,.us when she was in high school. Senior Mike Shada and junior Tim Rosin help put new modems in used computers. All the computers they fixed were donated to the Cox Connects Kids program. Academics 111

AP Classes Pages by Ahsha R a mirez South High has ::;ome of rhe b esr a nd h rig hf esf sf11dc 11 1:-i around. In order to allow these students r-n reach r-lwir higlwsf potentia l. South offers up to nine Advanced Pktr-<:11 wnf cni 1rs(·s. These classes work a t a fa::;ter pace uncl go furdwr in-d(-pf 11 wif h the course material. Some of these classes nlso offn :-;f 11d1•nf:-i f lw opportunity lO join a Dmtl Enrollment Progn.1111 ur- rlw L ·niv1-rsif~· of l\'ebraska at Omaha. This program i:-:; a great· <"h,.1mT fo ga in college credit hours for a fractio n of r-he cost. A norlwr oppnrf 1111ity offered is to take the AP Exan1. which resulh in (•;_inwd <"nll1·gc credit if passed. South High i::; the onlr high school in t lw M<•f ro area that pay::; ha lf the cost of the AP Exui II for (•;_wh r\P sf 11dc11f that wants to take the te:;t. South offers AP cla:;::;e:; in subjects ranging in frn111 C:111 11- puter Science, Calculus, Biology. Clw111isfTY, and Physics fn \\'orld History. Government. Engfo;h. an<l Spuni:;h. These dussc-s 1rnild · if· r:Te-.c. possible for South High to rea ch its mission - ·· To ullow sf 11dcnh to reach their highe:;t a cademic potentia l. develop skills in f-cchnnlogy. demonstrate creative ex pn-:s:-;inn. und prn<"f i('(' f!"!!!!!•.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"~~~-----, respect for orh(-:rs··,. (Left) Richard Benak gives notes to his AP Calculus students. This Teache,.s . ''' . (Right) Gary Kastrick listens in on his AP World History students discussing topics from the Renaissance. This was Kastrick · s fifteenth year teaching an AP History class. (Left) Cynthia Schultz works with junior Michael -. ... -.:::. Beverly on an AP Chemistry test. Schultz is also the Honors Chemistry and Lab teacher at South. Nancy '5cott Doug Clark Jason Bartman Not picturoo: Cynthia &hultz

Dual Language Classes Combining Tw o Cultures P age by Itze n.i Lopez Tl1,· D11.tl 1.,111)!11.t,!.!• · l)rnµ-r.1111 , ti :-i1111tl1 I liµh :-ich1111l i,; 11niq1w h<'cnt1,;e it i,; the only one of its ki11<l 1.111: .. d11 i11 .1 lti!,!11 ,-,1'1111111 i11 tilt' ,;t.1t1' of .'\1·hr.1,;k._1. It llf'ft-r,; ,;11 1dent,; a d i::;tinctin:- opponuniry 111 p.1rti1 ·ip.11,· i11 .111 i11111lt'r,;i,111 ,·, p,-ri1·1w1· i11 hntlt l·:11gli,-l1 .111d :-;I 1.111i,-l1. TIii' µ11,tl f11r ,;111d1·111,; i11 tl11 · pn1i::-r;1111 i,; 1,, 1,..,·,1111,· lit,·r.11,· i11 t\\'11 l.1tt!,!tt.1µ, •,; - 11, !lt' hiling:11nl. ,lllcl I I l1il'l1lt11r.tl i11 l11,1lt :-ipn11i,-l1 ,11111 l-:11;.di,;l1. 11 '\,·.1rly :200 ,-;111d1·111,-; .11 :-i,11 11lt I liµlt tnk,· tl1i,-; d1nll1 •11g1' ,·,·,·1Y d,I\·. :-;111<lt·111 ,- l1 ·.1r11 f,1r111 1·,wlt 11tlwr i11 tilt' t\\·11 l.111µ.11.1µ,:.~ .. ,.. 1·!.1,-,,..,·,-; .in· 1·1,11d1wt1·d i11 li11tl1 l·:111:!li,-;h and :-;p,111i:--l1. 0111' d.1y ti ... d.1,-;,; i,-; 1,111!!!11 i11 :-;pnni,;11 .111il tht' 111 ·\t d.1y it i,.. 1.111; .. d11 i11 l-:11µli,-;l1. \L1t1-ri.1l i,-; 1101 n 'pt'i1t ed fn1111 tit,· pn·Yi1,11,- dny. :-;1111!1·111 ,- wlt11 ,·1t11·r tilt' 1ir11).!r,1111 .1n· ,;1'lt'1·1t·d n 'ry ,·.1r..f1tlly. Tlwy nn· n·q11in·d t11 t11rt1 i11 n11 .1ppli1·,11inn to tlw D11.tl I . .111µ11.1)!< ' 1·111,nli11.it11r. Cr.ult':-' n11d lt':-it ,;1·11n',; ;m• dwd,T1I. ,•,-;111 ·1·i,illy tl111,;1· i11 \!nth ;111d L111µ1 1.1gc -\rt,;. TIii' pr11)!1'illll i,-; ,·,-ry dt.tll,·11!!i11µ; ,IIHI it l'l'tjllirt':-' ('(lllllllit1111'111 fn1111 ,-;111< lt'11t ,-;. 1•.in·11h. ;11ul ,-;tnff. :-;,-11i11r \l.1ri.1 ( :1t.1µ;11lln ,;nid. ·TIii' D11nl 1.nll!,!tW!,!"t' Pro- ·1 enjoy having the opportunity to practice my English as well as my Spanish: said Maria Chagolla. She is pictured here studying with Nestor Robolledo and Andrea Servin. µ;r.1111 11.1,-; µiYt 'tt 1111 · tilt' 11pp11rt1111ity 11, lc.11-.1 L11µli,-;lt ,111d nt tlw ,;aim· time tn practice Spanish so l " ·,111·1 f11rµ:1·t it. 111 111dn~··,-; ,-;,wi,·t~· tllt'n' ,11'1' 111nn· 11pport11ni1ic,; fnr hiling:11al pellple. This program ,!.! in•,-; y1 111 tlw ,;kill,-; 11, l11·1·1111lt' n ,;1wn',;,;f1tl hili11µ11.tl p1-r,;1111 tn find a bett er f11t11re:· Why did you join? "I pined the program so that I could learn more .Spanish. It's helping a lot. II is~ most of the time, but it gets hard when you don't know what everyone's talking about" -Jonathan Gremeco, 9th grade art of the Dual "I am fortunate to be ~ it is one of the ~i~e pr~e~:~:e~!n! has the potential to ~. as a whole. I'm well as I commum., t 1e f _ 1 " proud to be part O I. "I pined the Dual Language Program, bemuse I wanted to experience a new way of learning. It has helped me improve my vocabulary. " -Rocio ,\yala I 2th grade Samuel Lazanus gets some work done in the Nebraska Naturalist Garden. The Dual Language Biology class studied foliage in the Garden. located on the ssouth side of SHS. ,-.. ·,r:--~ "In a world that is beco1ning more global, Dual Language, is a program that helps produce students with the language abilities to andleit,' -Mr.1-f annal1 DL Che1rustry Pi:11t~ \11:11us~ ll(l'"'-... i'l"L1r.~il.1~ ,,.,'1,Jri1 Ballarin. Israel Martinez. Samantha Robledo. Carmen Chagolla. ·ology class helping out by keeping clean the Nebraska Natural-

Junior Casandra Lopez opens up her Secret Santa gift on the last day of school before winter break. Lopez is the Co. Business manager of the Tooter. loofeH Sfaf P ages by Ranae S mits ! Editorials, featur e:-;, nev.'::;, e nf'e rtuinment, sports, ads, and photography were the ingredient::; of creating the :-;chool new:-;pa per, the Tooter. The Tooter was publis hed rnonthly a fter tedious., stressful work, a nd dedication. Each month the Tooter sta ff bra irn;torrned story ideas, performed interviews, ,vrote ::;torie::;, took pictures. and designed layout:-;. All of the:-;e were done on a time'ly basis in order l'o make deadlines. This year the Tooter had ma ny cha nges. The size of the paper cha nged to the sta ndard tabloid size paper, there was spot color added to the front page and the center ::; pread pages., a nd there was a new flag design. All of these cha nges wer e brought by new sponsor Judy Obert. Obert came to South from teaching journa lism at Elkhorn H igh School. Obert has been sponsoring high school journa lism for 1.6 years. The experiences t31'an'Je'J the Tooter sta ff for life. P11oto by Hanar ~miu Senior Business manager Nina Guerrero goes over the list of ads to see which companies have paid. This was Guerrero's first year on the newspaper staff. 114 Academj cs Junior Mariellen Kocourek checks the story board to see what artide.s si"C needs to write. Kocourek has been on the Tooter staff for three y=s. ,.~;..,, ------- , ... ,;_:: s -.,11,(/ l'/wto Photo by R.i,.,, ~ (Above) Tooter advisor Ms. Judy Obert sits down with senior Regina Bright to edit a story. Obert was new to teaching at South. (Left) Senior Editor-in-Chief. Ranae Smits. works diligently to finish up a story. Smits was on t~ Tooter staff for four years.

Ranae Smits Editor-in-Chief Sarah T homas Entertainment Editor Nina Guerrero Business Manager Regina Bright Reporte r Marie llen Kocourek Asst. Editor-in-Chief Corde ll Martin Sports Edi tor Cassandra Lopez Co. Business Manager Mike Uhland Reporte r Dustun Dean Features Editor Amber Bloemer Center Spread Editor Taryn Alston Cartoonist Heather Sheard Reporter -Mariellen fell out of her chair? -Obert opened up the card and money popped out? -We got our new computers? -Dean made us all "special" Christmas cards? -Dean and Mike would sing together? -When we were in the newspaper room almost every period during deadline? -When we went to Hummel Park? ... and the Papio girl fainted? ... and the guy in the clogs? ... and the people without shadows? -We tried to find the Black Angel and got lost? .... the girls dancing in the Godfather's parking lot? -Mike and Dean took a whole tray of doughnuts for themselves? -We met the Elkhorn guys? .... and Skippy? Academics 11

Advisor Judy Obert smiles as the journalism lab receives a new scanner fror:- Seniors Vanessa Cherko and John Rosin look through a design book during class time. The Dr. Huerta. Dr. Huerta help~d the lab receive many new computers to help two students put together the "Dating· and the ·outdoor Club" pages. the students get pages done faster and at a better quality. Vea Page,; by A n.n Ba iley 73>"an°Je"J wa,; the theme of the 200-t-:200:'S yrnrhnnk. This ,·t ·.__ir the ,;raff worked ex1Tem eh· ha rd und 1ricd rlwir l~esl lo t·o111pl,·11: rl w new book. Thi,; school ye~,. the ,;t.:.,ff decided 10 go ,vitlt n lnrgn htu1k ,;iz e tha n last yea r. T h~ page,; would be 1,igger und lw 1t l'r. Thi,; year 1he ,;ta ff had fi ve n·1urning s1uff 11u;111ht·rs. S,·nior Ann Bailey took rhe hend position as Munaging Eclitor in Chief. ·Thi;; rear we had more 1hun rn 1r share of problem,;. Th;·ough i1 all. ever~·onr ended up ·working exrremely hard and the book turned out great. l really appreciate e,·eryone on the st c1ff ... ,;ta red Ba iley. The ,-ear book ,;raff ,;ta rred 1he veur oil with a new advisor. Jud,-Obe rt. Obe r, cunH~ frorn Elkhorn. With new corn1~11fe r,; and ,;oft ware. the stude nt:-; lea rned rhe elemenr;; nf page desig n and hmv 10 do desk top publis hing. The journa lism la b received a ··ma ke-over .. this yea r. The lab now gained eig ht new Mac intosh ('.,.-+ 's and five new Macintosh iBonk G-f ,.;. The cnn1p11te rs were ,;upplied by 1he fund ing for 1he Mag ne t Schools. '·I rea lly loved a ll the work we got to do.:· sa id Alis ha Ra rnircz. Academic l~cli1or. Sraff Plioro (Above) Junior ltzeni Lopez works on her story for the Spanish National Honor Society page. ltzeni worked on numerous pages this year and played a big role in the book. L 1 16 A cademics (Ab e) Senior Adlm V(' works on a divis que pag for the book. V~ que had over ten pagt$ finis 1 for rhe whole ~ Mo t students on staff ab ut five pages or m~ . plete. (Left) Senior. managil"lf editor, Ann Bailey, works on different for the book. This was Bailey's second year a,, staff.

Senio r Managing Editor. Ann Bailey Photography Ed itor, Amber Bloemer Sports Editor. Ranae Smits Senior Editor, Nina G ue rrero Senior Editor, Danivia Bustamante Business Editor, Amity Kuta Ac ademic Editor. Alisha Ramirez Remembe,. When ... - The staff thought they wouldn't even get a yearbook out this year. - Ms. Obe,1 was sick for a long time. - Hissy fits that eve,yone threw. - Photo shoots that no one wanted to do. - Holiday food! - Andy tried to throi,r his shoe out the 11'inc/01r. - The pink pig! - Andy knew every song that played on the radio. - A dam dyed his hair "red". - Mrs. Scott ye11ed about the window. - Vanessa knocked John off the chair: - A 1111 and Jodi brought their puppies in to work on their pages. - Cordell "macked" on everyone. -Andy put ''ANN IS HOT!" on his cell phone banne,: Division Editor. Ada1n Velasquez A cad em ics l I

The staff at South High School will never be forgotten. It is inevitable that many students will never forget a staff member that had an impact on his or her high school experience. . .,., I r' , r }~ l ') '"( ~' I ?-1 1 ~ I \li ~ l ' "- • ~ ' •~ ~ I \• I ' I ( •~ - t. • I ( • i \. ") \{ • •1 ~ ., :. -- -. -.. . ~\ Pho10 h~ Amhcr Bloemer Mathematics teacher Lawrence Swoboda explains how to Some were not only teach- so lve a problem to his Precalculus class. Students at South always looked forward to having Swoboda as their teacher. ers, but also mentors and coaches. Pushing students to achieve their best, students -· will always remember their favorite staff member. Teachers taught the course work, resource officers made the students feel safe, and counselors helped students plan the life they wanted to lead after high. school. The bond between the students and staff at South High School will always · be cherished. Pictured reft are Social Studies teachers Shawn Hoschar and Melissa Davis. along side English teacher Nancy Scott, Social Studies teacher Matt Curtis. and Math/Network Specialist Richard Benak. Staff Division 11 1

Justin Potts helps one of his seniors, Vanessa Cherko, in his Algebra 5-6 class third hour. Seniors often took math classes to prepare for college work. Ingrid Furby accepts questions from her students about their homework. Furby und~ the difficulties M Math classes at South ranged from Consumer Math all the way to AP Calculus. In order to graduate, SI-IS students were required to take six credits of math. Those sn.1dents who were colJege bound, were encouraged to take more. The math teachers at South helped ma ny SH S students under- . tand what they ,Yould be facing in college classes. and ~orne could even earn coUege credit in the AP cla:;ses. Though it was a tough job to go thro11gh equations and theorems, t he rnath teachers were dedicated to t heir job of helping students reach their highest potentia l a nd to prepare them for the future. ·, ;, - ---r· _ - i,r _·. ,/ . ·1 ' . ,.-_,. , '·'/.,,-" _- .. . ~- ~-fl .... --- P~oto I~ l\/t5/1a Ram,,t"z Lawrence Swoboda demonstrates a problem for his r,rst period Precal/Trig class. 122 Academics '..!2 3 Siaff l'/,.,o 1,1.· · ,i;·H.- I ,-- -, ~:: d't 1/-BJ< I I 1,?... -lfu: 'v.. vt' k "- Richard Benak writes equations or board for his first hour AP Cale class. Benak also worked wi th comph networking at South. f: ..,1al(l'lw11, Jeffery Potter explains the properties of a kite in his Geometry 1 2 class. This was a class mainly available to Sophomores.

Robert ;\rancla Ingrid Furby Robert Manning Justin Potts ' < Richard Benak r - I --. . ~~' -1""--- Barbara Keil ,\Ziza Mehirclel Lawrence -Swoboda Jeffery Potter &unuel Lloret Karla Meyer Christine 1-f eine Robert Olander ~ John Ymmg Robert Kues Did Vou Know? - Ml'. Swoboda is the eleventh child of thi,.teen . ... Bn high school Ms. Heine was Vice Pt'esident of Student Council, Pl'esident of the GeNnan Club, and a membe,. of NHS. - Ms. Mehi,.del speaks f out' languages. - Bn high school, Ml', Benak was a pal't of NHS, Math Team, Lette,. Club, Student Council, Dl'aw«a, Tennis, futu,.e Pl'oblem Solvel'S, FBLA, JROTC, and 7,., Class Of ... fice,.s. - Ml', Swoboda W~$ on the chee,.lead ... ing and gymnastics teams in high school, - Dn 11999 Ms. Heine owned the f oul'lh w«ost e)(pensive vehicle in Omaha . .. Ms. Mehi,.del was fil'Sf woman fl'om he,• home town to get a Masfe,.s degg•ee fl'om the U.S. Academics 123

Matt Curtis cleans a desk in his classroom. Curtis was also the baseball coach and had a senior advocacy class. Sfiwdies P ages By Arnity Kuta Since students are required to take at least three and half year::; of Socia l Sn 1dies classes, this department play,; a huge part in the average student\; schedule. During the four years at South. student·,; are required to take American Hi,;tory, Geography, Econon1ics., World Hi::;tory·. and American Goven1rnent. Teaching the,;e classes are some of the be::;t teacher::; in the field. The teachers from South·,; Social Studies department are excited about d1<-:ir subject, which makes the students eager to learn. Plwro R11 Adam V,·L15'ft•ri Melissa Davis types in her attendance on her computer. Davis also coached the swim team and track. J 24 A cadeniics 5/A Plww J\\f t\d,1111 \ 'd,i"r/Uf: Angela Nichols has a friendly conversation with a student. This was Nich ol's second year teaching at South. She also sponsored the JV Cheerlead ing team. Ph,,ro By e\luh., R Gary Kastrick teaches his AP World Ii., tory Class. Kastrick's classroom \1-;is. of artifacts from Omaha ·s _h istory.

Jay Ball Ruben Cano E.cl castro Matt Curtis Melissa Davis Susan Kalina Gary I\ astrick Stacey l(linger l\ngela Nichols '5teve Pulverenti Nathan Ter Beest Maria Walinski Did You Know? ... Ms. Kalina taught in Poland in 1992 . ... Ms. Nichols was involved in dance teana, softball, student council, soccet•, and Andnesty Dntet•national in high school . ... Ms. W alinski has lived on tht•ee continents . ... Mt•. Pulve,.enti gt•ew up in South Omaha . ... Ms. Davis attended elenden-·· tat•y school and iunio,. high in 01•ange County, Calif o,.nia. ... M,., Cast,•o lived in Mexico fo,. fou,.teen yeat•s . ... Ms. Walinski g,.aduated f,.om South High in 11988. While a student, he,. favo,.ite teache,. was D,., Kasvnicka . ... Mt•. Pulve1•enti played on a naen's softball tean,a called the "Dude B1•othe1•s", Shawn 1-Ioschar A cademics 12

Senior David McClure tries to figure out a velocity problem that just doesn't quite make sense. McClure was in Honors Physics 1-2. Pages by Nath.a n. D e hVile r Biology, Chemistry, and Physics: t'he three ma in science classes that a student must go through to graduate. As timid freshmen, a ll South student's must go through a Biology 1.-2 clas~, lea rning things such as genetics and ecology. The following year sophomores take a Chemi~- try course on elements., reactions, and~ of course, moles. Finally, in the junior or senior yea r, studenb take Physics. Vectors, momemum, ~ound, a nd light, just to name a few topics, show how Physics is used in everyday Life. The science department boasts a staff of 15 teachers, each with a degree in science education. The science department staff came from places Llke California, and even Spain, showing the cLlversii-y of South High School. It's safe to say South High students have been 6,an'Je'J by this depa rtment. Miss Sharon Agers shows off her stilt walking skills at her college. Agers taught Physics. It was her second year at South. 126 I ~ ~ .~ 111 "'-sl. 1'!10111 l,\h.'\ rm B.ul',' ~ Sophomore Mark Kudlacz makes a Cartesian Diver in his Honors C emistry { ]·2 class. This project was done every year by Honors Chemistry students. Senior Nadir Ma. · mixes liver catalyst ·, an experiment he doing later in the \I Nadir was part of AP Biology Class. ('i:,,o.ykr!. \ Seniors Mathea Haile, and~ anna Sheard count how mlll) bugs t_here are in their habira

Sharon ;\gers carol r\ twater Doug Clark Robert I\ ues Michael Peterson Scott Stanley ,, \ ~ John nipp John Young Chris Bartling ;\nsehna Perez David Sutera Not Pictured: James Ballerin Ben 1-Iannah Bob Kaufman Cynthia Schultz Did You Know? ... Mt•, Clat•k was a pilot f o,. the Ai,. Fot•ce fo,. 23 yea,.s and flew th,.ee ve,.sions of the 9 ... 52 bon«bet•, ... Ms, Pet•ez is o,.iginally f,.om Spain . ... Ms, Aget•S was a n«embe,. of the stilt walking squad at he,. college, ... Mt•, Sute,.a was an exf,.a in the movie The Craft. ... Ms, Pe1•ez went ff o college in Russia fo,. 7 yea,.s and can speak Russian fluently . ... M,., Young has photog,.aphed nea1•ly all of Neb,.aska' s 63 species of ,.epffiles and a»-«phibians in the wild, ... Mt•. Bat•tling played Cenlet• fot• the Univet•siffy of South Dakota fot• 3 yea,.s . ... M1•, Sute,-a does stand up con-Aedy on ffhe weekends. A cademics 12'

Freshman, Antwan Williams works on his quads on the squat machine in his weight training class. Students in weight lifting worked on strengthening muscles and increasing stamina. Sophomore Fidel Guzman plays soccer during a free day in gym. Students were required to participate in one activity to earn points on a free da . P ages by K e lly Physical Education has cha ngecl :-,i nee the time of calf :-;ocks and dodge-ha IL :\'o longer are acti,rities restricted i-o the gy 111 with just a ball a nd bat or orher simple equipment. A variety of cla:-,se:-; were offered to help South students 111aima in a h ealthy lifestyle. These clas:-;e:-; ranged from Aerobics to We ight Train ing to Team Sports. The teacher::; were dedicated to helping students keep in shape and even eai- better. P.E. was more of a prepa ralion for a healthy lifestyle rather tha n just a fix for school-age kids to get lheir daily exercise. P. E. classes helped to 13>'anJ :-; tudenh ,vid1 fitness. . P 10111 n, Ktll~ I 11.:-11,m itl Junior Sam Cano bench presses in his Weight Training class. This class helped students increase stamina and strength. l 28 Academics rl g TITif,. ~1-1 U, .. Sophomores Davey Klavins, Cody Vosler. and Randy Sheard warm up before their gym activity. All students were advised to do this so they weren't ,njured. i11o In, Kelly fit:pa~~ Ricky Ruffin stretcl es with studen~ before their warr up jog. Ruff, ' joined his students in activities man~ times this year .

Lieselotte Corbett Kirk McLaughlin Devoderick Ridley Ricky Ruffin Lori Negrete-Bobier Renee Saunders Not pictured: Jay Ball and i\_ngela Nichols ~- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PliMo l"f 1-.:t'lf\f F11:1,11rnk Kirk Mcl aughlin takes roll before class b~gins. Attendance was the first thing teachers did every period. Sophomore Randy Sheard shows off after catching a pass. Football was a common activity for the students in this class Did you know? ... f Off thi,.ty" two yeaffS, Coach McLaughlin tffained students in the affmy ffese,.ves in tffuck dffiving . ... M,.s, Co,.bett loves to tffavel. She's been to Ge,. .. tnany five times, Japan and Hawaii once, and Canada f ou,. times . ... Coach 1ien,.ey has an identical twin siste,., ... Coach Ruffin is veffy shy. ... In high school, Coach McLaughlin lette,.ed th,.ee yeaffS in football and tffack. .. Coach Ball likes to ,.;de his bicycle . ... Coach Saunde,.s played fo,. the UNL Volleyball team in 1995 when they won the National Championship . ... Coach Nichols' mom gffad .. uated f ,.om South High . ... When M,.s, Co,.bett went to South he,. f avo,.ile leache,. was Ms. Swanson. A cad em ics 12'

Pages by Ann Baile y The A rt department was a huge · > , ·outh Hig h Schoo . This department worked hard eve · on different urt projccr:-; including pottery, paint, color )encil., and even jewelry projecr:-;. Students who took art class got to work every day on fun pro jeer:-;. Basic classes started at t 1-2 and go all the way r-l1rough Honor:-; Art 7-8. Other classes · luded Applied Design, Pottery a nd C:0111p111c r Graphics. Every teacl er in the art departrn.ent was a dedicated artistic pr fessional. Ms. Shepard was a professional photogr pher and took pictures at many school events. The t achers really enjoyed their students a nd especially e ·oyed art. Mr. acome taught Art 5-6 and Art 7-8. Act 7-8 is a studio ·lass where students used the tin1.e to create their own orks of art. One of Mr. Bacorne's ma ny favorite quo es was, '"It is our duty as imaginative beings to maint the integrity and longevity of the creative process. " Photo b'j Ann Bail"! (Above) The Art 3-4 class works on shading with paint. Larson's student teacher helps the students understand shading. Student teac the: ropes of teaching a hands on class. 130 A cademics Art teacher Linda Shepard helps freshman Agustin Delgado . perspective project. The students received workshc:c:ts cxplr ~ perspectives work and how to start a project. Senior Bo Benak works on a watercolor project. Benak wash art course in which he was able to work on his own projcm. his own ideas with help form Art 7-8 teacher. Mr. Bacomc. Senior.Alicia S th creates a design her art class. rt classes allowed st. dents to expr s their creative side. ( t) Luis Garcia works on his art roject in Art Honors 7 /8. Many sr. dents progressed through the ml!'\ available art classes offered at Sou: , and became accomplished artists.

Robert Bacome Deborah Larson Marcia &hutz ,. ~~ ~· Linda '5hepard Kathi Webster James E..isenhardt Students Foreign exchange student Yulia Hnatenko works on an award winning piece. Yulia had many artworks that won awards throughout the year. • t-..:.....,~~~:a.a..;~:=...:iat Work Senior Chris Maddux works on a linoleum cut. Maddux was in an Honors Art course. Students started with a piece of linoleum and carved a design into it with special tools. Then ink was added to the print and pressed onto paper. n,;,., ....... -..,.....,,,......,,,,--,.,.._ The underclassmen in Mrs. Larsons art classes created paper boxes with many different designs. Students used color pencils to complete this project. Did You Know? .. M,., Bacow«e has been teaching f o,. twelve yea,.s. .. M,.s, La,.son was a talented pitche,. on he,. softball team in high school, .. M,.s, Schutz has a white he,.it age sp,.inge,. soft ail ... a Ha,.ley Davidson mot o,. .. cycle), .. M,., Bacome· s middle toes a,.e "f,.eakishly" longe,. than his big toes. .. M,.s, La,.son was in many activities while attending high school including National Hono,. Society, A,.f Club, Edif o,. of the yea,.book and also a chee,.leade,., .. M,.s, Schulz was a mew«be,. of the Pep Club in high school . .. When he was a student at South High School, Mr. Bacome·s favo,.ite teache,. was M,., Ga,.y Kasf,.ick, - M,.s, La,.son was one of ten "outstanding senio,.s" in high school . A cademics L

... Pages by Ann Bailey and Kate M eyers The p erformin g a rts de partment worked extremely hard this year. The st aff and students put on numerous performances including Suessical, The Uninvited, music concerts and even pia no recitals for the piano classes. The performing arts depa rtment was ran by six tremendous teachers. These staff members put in many hours of t he ir own time to help the students perfect their performances. A variety of courses were offer ed in performing arts including: marching and jazz band, orchestra, piano, mariachi, film, and drama. In the film classes the students and teach er, Mr. Weisser, recreated a light-saber scene from the movie Star Wars. The pia no Cl ass worked on different pieces of music and has put on two recitals. The marching band had an ex citing year during the football season . The band practiced many extra hours and even went to a band camp during pre-season . A 11 of lhe performing arts students work eel hard this year and it really paid off for them and for the audiences they enterla inecl. 132 Academics (Left) Ms. Kellerman plays piano for the concert choir. Kellerman 11.Ebeen playing the piano for about ten years. (Below) Mr. Blackman plays a piece of music for the Ambassador chs: Blackman has been teaching since 1982 . P1~ttl by ~ llrt ltt- (Above from left to right/ Junior Sill, Lockard, teacher Mr. Miller, and se,,- Pam Polan, Bo Benak and Mike Uh\,;, play their instruments during jazz b.t The Jazz Band performed at all heVarsity basketball games. (Left) Mr. Weisser and senior Chris Adams re-create a light-sa. ber scene from the hit movie Star Wars. The digital film class worked on this scene for approximately fifteen to twenty hours.

Clay Blackman Mindy Dauner ~- 'i . --~---~ ' - -.... _:_ _- lv ,,, ,,.1 ---- ' . ~-/ · David Weisser &rra I( ellerman Mark Miller James tisenhart Not pictured: . Christine Donaghy id Yow Know? .. M,., Weisse,. is technically a p,.ince because he's a descendant of the Bulga,.ian Royal Family, " Mtf. Blackw«an used to live in a fune,.al home. .. M,., Mille,. was the only eye witness to the 1972 Cla,.kson Hospital baby kidnapping. His testimony made the defendant change pleas . .. Ms. Kelle,.man won fitfst place in a Punky s,.ewsfe,. look alike contest when she was nine. Mr. M ark Miller works on music for the band. Technology helped Miller perfect the band music and formations for half-time shows and competitions. Academics 13

Jose lzarraraz, Miguel Murillo, and Karina Lopez study for a test in Ms. Porter's first hour Spanish class. P ages by Andy Rose South High sch ool is known as the most diverse high school in Omaha because of the many foreign languages spoken and taught here. Many students want to learn clifferent languages because of the need for bilingual people in jobs all over the Metro area and the world. South High had a very dedicated staff of foreign language teachers. ·Many of the1n have been teaching for a number of years. Mr. Remijio, Spanish, has been teaching for eighteen years. Son1e teach ers are just starting out at South. A n1anda Rodewald, a German teacher, has been teaching for two years and Anna Chambers, a Spanish teacher, has been teaching for five years. In the ESL department, the goal is for the students to be able to operate in English in all the academic areas. ''·I want them to be on a par with the native English speakers," said ESL teacher, Joan H amilton. In order to achieve this goal, many students progressed through all three levels of ESL offered at South. After leaving the ESL classroom, students were monitored to see if they needed additional help. Whether is was learning a foreign language, or becoming proficient in English, many Packers were 1!n•,:mJeJ by tht> language department·s of SHS. 134 Academics SQ '!W',::WESL teacher Coral Porter works with a group of students on their assig!IY The goal of the ESL program wa.s to enable students to enter the English~ ing classes with English language skills equal to those of the native spa: and to be able to perform wel! academically. (Above) Fre nch teacher Jennife Matulka practices with her students t,, using flash cards. She also coache,.' Varsity Cheerleading. (Left) German teacher Amanda Rock wald conjugates verbs for her students on the overhead projector. This \\'l' her second year as a German tcache' at South. (Left) Ana Alvarez and lsmara Con?· study in Mrs. Chambers first hour AP Sr, ish class. The girls were both seniors in highest level Spanish class in the sch('..'

Mario Remijio E.lvia Robledo A.1ma Chambers -~'1·1 I ~ o I L_, 0 "t) Jennifer Matulka A.nne I( onen A.manda Rodewald Deborah Skoglund Karina Clarke Joan 1-Iamilton Mary E.nglehardt Jay Degraw Bonnie I( ooiker Did You Know? - Ms. Chambet's pel'f Ot'med in Ca,.negie Hall in New Vol'lk dul'i~g college with a singing gl'OUp, - Ml', Remiiio helped coached the 1990 basketball team that won the State Championship ... Ms. Rodewald visited family in Get'many he,. senio,. yea,. of high school and went with he,. gl'andma to see King Ludwig's castle, "He1'1•e nchiemsee". . ·. ·•.__ JA.w ¥ , •. . v4 Diane Smagacz coral porter Academics 135

. .,,_ Senior Zack Couch cooks some food for the Packer Cafe. The Packer Cafe cooked food and served to South teachers and Pages by Amber B loerne r The Family and Consumer Science Deparnnent was full of nw ny opportunities to learn skills to help students in life. The classes consisted of: Clothing T extiJes, Computer Design., Foods, Hurn.an Growth, Sports Nutrition, Child Developn1ent and Family Living. The staff consisted of five dedicated teachers that taught a variety of classes in foods, cloths construction, child care and other related topics. A faculty favorite from the department was the Packer Cafe. Teachers could pay for lunch one day a se1nester and be treated to first class food and service from the students in the Foods classes. "It was great seeing the students work together and the food was great/' said English teacher Stacy Rice. Pl1oto l11J Ambt-r Bloenm Seniors Jeannine Sheard and Toni Palma have a linle chat while working on there sewing projects. Students in Clothing work on several projects throughout the year. Senior Jennifer McKinney sews her quilt together. This was Jennifer's scor~ year in a sewing class. Photo II'/ Aid.T Bl Mrs. Ermel helps Sophomore Ro,1 Cardenas with her project. Mrs. Ern11: number of classes in the FamilyConsur> Science Department. Junior Sharean Kennedy pins pieces c-• her quilt together. Clothing Textiles class completed many projects like quilts. pillows and purses.

Julie E.rmel Patricia 1-Iansen Julie 1\nderson-1-Iarr l Deb Lawhead Pamela Oholendt (Left) Senior Ana Butel helps out senior Andre Mackins with his apron. The two were preparing to cook for the Packer Cafe. P110to I~ A'"bt, Bl«mo Senior Vanessa Jaime sews her quilt . together. All Clothing 3-4 students are required to make a quilt. Junior Josephine Robledo lays out her pattern before starting to sew. One assig nment the class was required to do was make a skirt. Did Vou Know? .. Ms. Ande,.son .. Ha,.,. was involved in band, music, dtfama, chee,.leading, pee,. tulotfing, pilot pffogtfaw,, and Rainbow fo,. Gi,.ls in high school, ... Ms. Lawhead leaches Huw,an Gtfowlh and Spo,.f s Nuf,.ition, .. Ms. Ande,.son- Ha,.,. is obsessed with dachshunds. She has lhffee, .. MffS, Effmel teaches Clothing Textiles and Compute,. Design. - Ms. Hansen teaches Foods and Clothing Textiles 1 .. 2. .. Ms. Ande,.son" Ha,.,. loves all types of music especially LBVE. A cademics 1 J;

.... Karla Meyers describes to her class how technology is advancing. Senior Ja.~ Kellogg stated.· This class teaches me about the different technology001 m to make it easier for me in my future.· Susan Mclaughlin laughs with her fourth period class as they ---~~ indulge in a discussion. Mcl aughlin was an advisor for F.B.L.A. and D.E.C.A. The D.E.C.A. students supplied the student body with delicious, warm cookies that could be purchased on the fourth floor. The profits helped to fund the activities of the club. P ages by Nina Guerrero The Business Department consisted of six devot ed teach ers, and was located on the fourth floor. The department taught classes such as Personal Finance, Introduction to Financial Services, and Introduction to Economics. The majority of students who took business clac;ses also became members of D.E.C.A. and F.B.L.A., which were clubs that offered further education for students on differ ent aspects of business. The business department also developed the Academy of Finance. Students chosen to participate in this group were required to dress in bu!'.iiness attire, complete resumes.1 and possibly go on business internc;hips. The main focus of the business department was always to prepar e South H igh Students for the dema nclc; of their future education and employn1ent. Pl111to J,'J lwl\j 0 /,o I Mrs. Kaipust sorts through her paperwork as the quarter wraps up. Getting students grades prepared for conferences can get kind of messy. lioto Ii~ Niua Gum (Above) M . Charnella Min,, corrects p pers and adjush students gr des. Mims teachts Honors Ba, king and Credit. ~ well as Per onal Finance for r~ niors invol d in the of Academ, of Finance 138 A cademics

Veronica 1-fuerta -· ' Mary l(aipust K.arla Meyer Chamella Mims Dr. Veronica Huerta tries to catch up with some of her hectic workload. Dr. Huerta coordinated the entire technology area of South High. Andrew Webb figures students grades and prepares them for parent-teacher conferences. In his spare time, Webb enjoyed playing golf. '5usan McLaughlin ,\ndrew Webb Did You Know? ... When M,.s, Kaipust was in high school, she was involved in F.B.L.A., int,.amu,.al flag football, and inf,.an«u,.al basketball . ... M,.s, Kaipust designs and sews Halloween costumes f o,. child,.en . ... M,., Webb was once a n«embe,. of D,E,C.A, in his high school yea,.s, ... M,.s, McLaughlin took ballet lessons f o,. 14 yea,.s . ... Dn high school, M,.s, McLaughlin was involved in chee,.leading and D,E.C.A, A cademics 139

Mr. TomJodlowski finishes up some paperwork in his department before he leaves the building on a Friday afternoon. The paper load was always an issue for all Special Education teachers. Page by Josh Shaffer When a student needs special attention in the classroom setting, they tun1. to Special Education. Special Education has a great learning atmosphere and well qualified teachers and para-professionals. The classes taught ranged from basic classes like mathematics and Biology to classes like Physics and W odd History. There were eleven teachers and a number of para-professionals that helped the students to achieve their highest potential. Richard Winther works on his math problems. There was help for students in every area of study. 140 Special Education A group of special education students listen to directions on how to play a game. Students played board games to learn ever da skills. -- (Above) Computer ·kills are essential for success. ere Mrs. A Gutowski teaches Lind Brethouwer some software tips (Left) Students par cipate in an activity while havi g a good time.

Laurie Arn 'l Jeff Godek . I \ Deirdre Milobar Gregory Wilcox Margaret Brown Roy Ghim ,,,,-- .( Thomas Jodlowski Laura Lagana Randi Nanfito Dana Taylor Did You Know? "I graduated from South in 1965" • Sylvia Simmons "I play the accordion and do the polka." • Tom .lodlowski "I was involved in De• bate Club when I was in high school. I was also involved in Amnesty International when I was in Highschool." • Roy Ghim "I was in Latin Club when I was in highschool." • Sylvia Simmons . . Pl:oro I~ lr><I: S!io/Jn Learning 1s great! Students play a Monopoly game to help with money usage, math, and other Special Education skills. A variety of learning activities help students reach their maximum potential. 18 141

Mrs. Cathy Andrus speaks with a parent. Mrs. Andrus came to South from Central High School. This was her second year at South. Pl-..>ro l-1 "'"" t..ir. Pages by Kate Myers and lt:zeni Lopez Whether a student was a freshman or a senior, the counselors were always there for eve1y Packer. The Guidance Departn1ent h elp ed plan schedules, printed transcripts, and even provided scholar!::ihip inforn1ation so every South High graduate had an opportunity to continue their education after graduation. The Guidance Departn1ent of South High was one in a 1nil1ion. Nowher e else could be found such a dedicated group of people. Long hours and cheerful faces were what students needed, and SHS counselors had what it took. From the first day of freshman confusion to the very last senior credit., they give it their all. The Guidance Department defoutely left their 7!,~AII~ on every South High student. P/1010 l~ !!u ni l.01lfl Ms. Susan Swanson takes a break from her computer. The guidance office is always busy at the end of the year. Making schedules to fit students needs was always a priority. 142 Academics Mrs. Celeste Greene helps a student with planning his schedule for - year. Student schedules were one of the greatest challenges for : counselors. Ph~• l,y I~-,. (Above) Ms. Mi ela MoriJrty speaks with fresh an Ernily Hernandez. Ms. Mori rty is South's Resource Counsel r. · (Left) Mr.Jason G snellworks011 a student's schcdul . This was Mr Gosnell" s second ear at South.

cathy A.nctms Celeste Greene Susan Swanson Karen Clark Jason Gosnell Micaela Moriarty Maria Mtuioz Photo ~ h:eni Lop;~: Karen Clark takes a small pause from her very busy day at South. Clark has spent the major· ---,...- ity of her teaching career working with the students of South High. Maria Munoz smiles for the camera after registering a student for next year. Maria Munoz was one of the newer faces at South. Did You Know? " In high school, Ms. Mo,.ia,.ty was in ff A Cfutu,.e fa,.me,.s of Ame,.ica>. " Ms. And,.us has t,.aveled to: South Af,.ica, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, Canada, f ,.ance, England, Aust,.ia, and s,.azil. .. Ms. G,.eene is ,.et;,.ing this yea,., " M,., Gosnell pa,.ficipated in football and t,.ack du,.ing high school. .. Ms, Mo,.;a,.ty, while in" valved in ff A, ente,.ed pigs and sheep into the county and state fai,.s . .. Ms. And,.us plans on t,.aveling to Aust,.alia this yea,., "When M,., Gosnell was in high school, he pa,.ficipated in band and iazz band. .. Ms. Mo,.;a,.fy got he,. fi,.st pig at the stockya,.ds. He,. pig was one day old, weighing two and a half pounds. She had to stay u.p all night feeding at. Academics 143

Pages by Joh.i .. Rosin The administration for any school is part of the inner strings rhat hold the school together and South High is no exception. r\s pa rr of rhc inner working of the school, the adrninistrators are part of a ream. Th<~ definition of a tean1 is a number of people associated togethe,· in ,York or in an activity, and that's exactly how the administrai-or~ work at South. They are the ones telling students to get to class a nd handing out In-School Suspensions for those who are wandering in the halls. They deal with hundreds of challenges during the school year as well as creating schedules, working with curriculum, attending meetings Without the acln1inistrators, school would be chaos. Most students appreciate their acln1inistrators for 1naking Sout+1 High the fun, safe and exciting sch ool it is. Julie Johnson discusses a schedule with a new student. Johnson was the administrator for the seniors at South. (Right) Chuck Walker worked with all the sports and coaches, making schedules and setting up competitions. He also was the administrator for the junior class. 144 Administration Principal Nancy Faber gr£'efs .H11de111s has 1hey rr. /he halls of So111h /·/ig h. This 11·n .1· Faber's 1hirrl y1 princ ipnl. /.

Ninth grade administrator Tom Wag ner gives o ut deten trons to students without passes. This was Wagner's ~ccond year as an administrator at South. Did you know Pri11cipal Nancy Faber was a history teacher before becoming a principal. She also speaks f/11e111 Fr£'11cl1.- Eleventh grade A d111i11istrator Chuck Walker is c1111T!111ly taki11g piano lessons a11d he likes to cook. I Ja11e11e Ma111ey wo11 a /iglmreight body building compe1i1ion in 1990. Senior A dministmtor Julie Johnson's maiden name wm Johnson and she mm"ried alohnso11. Ninth grade Administmtor Tom Wagner played college football for one yew: Dr. Gamrrl Kowal .waned cu South High teaching ma1/r and Lmin. Admi11istratio11 145

Pages by Tashonda Williams The support staff was th e back-bone of South High. They prepared the food, answered thousands of phone calls, kept the records, cleaned n1iles of halls, did repairs, assist ed in classroon1..s, and helped students 1n 1nany ways. Without an excellent support staff, the schoo] ·would not have been able to function . They 13J",mJtiJ the students with their hard work and dedication to South High. 146 Support Ste(// I . .. ,, . Tamara Aldrich Lois Allen (Above) Angie Rodenbarger takes a minute during a hectic day as the athletic secretary. Robenbarger helped to keep things moving with phone ca· and messages to students dur ing the day. (Above Left) Kerstin Bird,~ early in the morning preparir.g food to feed the 2000 studer.~ and staff of Omaha South. B ; has worked in the South kitche since 198!. (Left) Jen~ £~er Villafuerte wor: , with para Rit Hunter in the at tendance offk . Taking periOL attendance at a arge school ) like South High as an impor: tant and very co~ plicated tasil Hunter was bi-lin~ual which helped with some t South's Spanish speaking p rents. Sall4 Arant