1998

Working on pe rfecting their rc-
,u111c, arc j uniors Mid1cllc Bon:11:ci
and S arah Prciksa iti s. Thcs.: stu-
dent, will not have to reapply for
admission to th.: program ii" th..:y
<.:horn.c to ,ontinu..: next year. ( Photo
hy Lunctia Sayles)

Academy teaches skills
for the world of finance

The Academy of Finance is a course He re the class is ta ught by Ms.
w hic h ta kes a lot of dedication a nd hard work. C ham ella Mi ms.

The c lass is designed to provide for As part of the program. students are
stude nts a n in-de pth look into econo mics. fi- offered a paid summer internship between their
nance. accounting, banking and credit. com- junior and their senior years. Seni or Michelle
pute rs . financial planning. a nd the essentials Peterson said that she took advantage of the
in financing. internshi p by working as a floater for First
Bank. " I went to differe nt bank locations and
By enrolling in the class at South, stu- filled in for people who were not at work.""
de nts receive the benefit of a college level class M ic helle said. '·I learned a lot and I am still
taug ht by a university professor. working at the bank.""

The c lass is offered to juniors and se-
niors only. so that juniors who work at an in-
ternship position re turn their senior year and
continue the class.

Members of the Academy of Finance:
front. John Lopez. Thomas Dickey. Gerald
Kopiasz; second row. Michelle Bo nacci. Sa-
rah Preiksaitis. Je nnifer Geronimo. Yessinia
Diaz. Tequila Thomas. Cory Stodola. Sophia
Mayorga; thi rd row. instructor. Ms.
Charnclla Mims. Maria Mayorga. Dalila
MeITiweather. Monique Boettger. l'Vlonica
Styles. Michelle Peterson (Photo by Lucretia
Sayles)

Pages prepared byLucretia Sayles/45

Senior A li l\lcyer and ,opho mo re Raym o nd Pcre1.. mc m·
bers of 1he Ambassadors. lake a break 10 pose for a pic-
1ure. TI1csc 1wo have been good friend, ,i nce becoming
pan of 1h is clil<: singing g roup. ( Pho 10 eoun.:sy of
Raymond Perez)

Goofing off for the camera are juniors
Mindie McGinn is and Jeremy
Sczepaniak. Mindie and Jeremy have
been involved in Sou1h"s music program
since their freshman year. (Pho10 cour-
tesy of Raymond Perez)

T he Am bassadors: Brian Rolfson. Cammy Walkins. Carlos Seniors Cammy Watkins and Maria Watson wait for the
Torres, Tabitha McCloud. Josh Carlson. Mindie McGinnis. Maria next number to begin. (Photo courtesy of Raymond Perez)
WalSon. Andy Melichar. Jeremy Sczcpaniak. Tera Ratigan. Alan
King, Marcus Phelps. Sara Menz. T hea Trovato. and Ray mo nd
Perez (Photo by Megan Kudym)

46/arnbassadors, handbells

The Handhcll Ringers prac1icc for
the ir C hristn1as concert. This group
performed at many holiday events.
(Photo hy Megan Kudy m )

Elite performing groups
are representatives of SHS

The word ·'ambassador" means ·;rep- The ho liday season was especially
rese ntative." a word that tits well South High·s busy for this group as they performed 18 con-
A mbassadors of the I997-·93 school year. certs during 11 days during this time. Most of
the Ambassadors agreed that this was their fa-
Under the direction of Ms. Mary Lou vorite time of the year.
Jac kson. the Ambassadors is an e lite sing ing
g roup made up of the best voices from the Con- Junior member Alan King said. "It
cert C ho ir. Students must audition and be se- was a lot of hard work, but pleasing the crowd
lected to be a part of this group. was well worth i1.··

The Ambassadors perform frequently --Being successful came naturally with
throughout the school year at various school the special f1iendships that we share:· noted
and community functions. junior Jeremy Sczepaniak.

Another performing group under the
direction of Ms. Jackson is the Handbell Ring-
ers. These students meet during the school day
as a c lass and the n perform throughout the
schoo l year at a variety of functions. For this
group also, the holiday season is the busiest of
the year.

The Handhell Ringers wait for Ms. Mary Lou Jackson·s
downbeat lo begin. T his group meets as a regular c lass
during the school day and performs outside the building
as well. (Pho10 by Megan Kudy m)

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:'llcmhcrs of the Concert C hoir d rc,, in their pcrfonnance
rohcs for a group pic1un: . Thi, g roup is South's advanced
performing choir. (Photo by Candice Brown )

Second hour vocal music students warm
up before they begin their songs. Students
enrolled in the vocal music classes per-

fonn in the winter and spring concerts.

(Photo by Candice Brown)

Second hour vocal music class poses as a group. (Photo First hour vocal music class sits for the camera. (Photo

by Candice Brown ) by Candice Brown)

48/vocal music

F in· South High s tude nts were named 10
ch.: All S1a1c Chorus . They arc Jos h
Carbon. Andy Mdichar, Jeff C lark (al-
1<:rna1,:). Marcus Phdps, and Cammy
Watkin, . ( Photo by l'vk gan Kuclym)

Students dedicate selves
to making beautiful music

Unde r the direction o f Ms. Mary Lou ity to work with a variety of people and all
Jackso n. the stude nts in Concert Choir and differe nt grade levels. I will continue to take
c horus dedicated the mselves to pre pa ring for music until I graduate:·
their many concerts and at the same time, e n-
j oyed the mselves doing it. Junior Christina Bratcher said. '·My
classmates a nd I really worked hard this year
Junior Jere my Sczepaniak said, "I and I think it showed in our concerts. We have
love mus ic and I rea ll y e nj oy pe rfo rming . received very many compliments after our per-
C ho ir g ives me the opportunity to do both." forma nces. Ms. Jackson is a great director
a nd we have learned a lot from her:'
Je re m y continued, " I e njoy music
c lasses also because they g ive me the opportun- Ms. Jackson also directs the Ambas-
sadors and the H andbell Ringers .

The hard work. practices. and dedi-
cation o f all of these si nging groups paid off
fo r the pe rforme rs and also provided South
High and the communi ty many enj oyable lis-
ten ing hours.

Vocal music instructor Ms. Mary Lou Jack-
son leads her c lass in their warm-ups. Ms.
J ackso n al so cli rcc1s the A m bassadors.
So uth ·s eli te vocal e n semble. and 1he
Handbell Ringers. (Photo by Cmclice Brown)

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A weekly routine for m embers of the marching hand
was to perform at the Friday night Varsity football games.
This year ·s half-time show was based on the songs fro m
the production Williy Wo nka and the C hocolate Factory.
( Photo by Joni Kephart)

During a morning practice, members
of the orchestra take a break to pose for a
picture. Under the direction of Mr. Mark
Miller. the orchestra practices every day
during the ir fourth period class. ( Photo
by Joni Kephart)

Seniors Marie Watson and Ali Meyers, junio r Victoria Senior Sheila Life and junio r Caroline Frenyea de mon-
strate their abi lity to play the nute. (Photo by Jo ni
Otero, and freshman Mary Woodruff concentrate on their Kephart )

music as they wait for the ir turn to play. Marie holds the

honor of First Chair vio lin in this year's orchestra. (Photo

by Joni Kephart) .

50/instrumental music

Orchestra students l'OIKcntratc on
their mu,ic a, ~Ir. Mark Milkrrn11-
duc1>. ( Photo hy Mcgan Kudym)

Students make music
a number one priority

During one's hig h school years. there orchesu·a, marching band. pep band. concert
are many diffe ren( c lubs and activities fro m band. and j azz band. In order for a student to
w hich a student can choose. One of the most participate in any one of these areas. he or she
popular is the instrumental music area. must be w illing to devote the hours of practice
necessary to become accomplished.
To be involved in instrumental mu-
sic, o ne has to devote many hours of dedica- Members of the marching band at-
tio n and motivati on. tend a mandatory band camp during the sum-
mer. As a follow-up to the camp, the student
South's Instrumental Music Depart- is emolled in a special band homeroom and then
ment is under the d irectio n of Mr. Mark Miller. takes first hour class. During the football sea-
The classes offered in the departmen t include son, the marching band uses this time to per-
fect thei r halftime routines.

Following the fa !I spo rts season.
members of the band work on concert material
and some of the members make up the pep band
which performs at the Varsity basketball games
during the winter sports season.

Sophomores Roger Kockarnik. Ryan
Tasich. and Michael Nocita arc members of
the percussion section o f the band. Practices
for the members of the band take place every
day during homeroom and first hour. (Photo
by Megan Kudym)

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Sophomore Brea Ross is answering Ma-
jor Rolland Mon1gomcry's qucs1ions dur-
ing inspeclion while sophomore Andrew
Vanbibber wails pa1ic111ly. (Pholo by
Chrystal Gray)

Standing at attention is junior LcAnn
Ha1chcr awaiting her command. (Pho10
by Chrystal Gray)

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/_ S tanding at atte ntion listen ing to their sergeant's com-
mands are the cadels, lrying hard no t to smi le. (Pholo by
Sgt. First Class Charles Johnson discusses wi th the ca- Chrystal Gray)
dets what !heir agenda is for the day. (Photo by C hrystal
Gray)

52/rotc

The J.R.0.1:C. progra m strictly c.:nforcc.:s
rnlcs in o rdc.:r to tc.:ach the: cadc.:ts d iscipline.:.
Hc.:rc.:. freshma n Joshua Kocarnik is dc.:111on-
, 1r:11ing pus hups. (Pho to by C hrystal Gray)

R.O.T.C. program instills
leadership, discipline

The Junior Reserve Officer Training instected by their instructors. A n annual in-
Corps (J. R. 0. T. C.) works to help students spection was also held on Dec. 3.
learn to be leaders and work together as a team.
The cadets celebrated their year with
Under the leadership of Col. Rolland a formal Military Ball in the spring.
Montgome ry and Sgt. First C lass Charles
Johnson, the cadets e nrolled in the J.R.O.T.C. They also sponsored the annual "Tur-
program attend c lasses dail y where they learn key Shoot" where marksmanship pays off with
the responsibilities of working in the military. the winning ofa turkey. Both students and staff
participated in the competition for the turkey.
Dressing in uniforms takes place ev-
ery Wednesday when the troops are formally Sophomore Clarissa Percy said, "It
is a fun experience and it gives you the educa-
tion about things that there are no other classes
fo r."

"R.O.T.C. has taught me the impor-
tance of leadership," said sophomore Drew
Van B i b be r.

J.R.O.T.C. cadets: fro nt. First Lieutenant
Teresa Cabbagestalk. Sgt. First Class Charles
Jo hnson. Second Lieutenant To ni Lewis :
second row. Ram il Pre iks aitis. Jami
Meighan. Eddie Percy. Alicia Kohler: third
row. Tina Nelson. David Ramos. Christo-
pher Moyer. Jamiee Dilla: back row. T if-
fany Wilcoxen. Joshua Bowen. Amanda
Gruebel. Robert Reynolds. Reuben Barton.
Joshua Palmer. (Photo by Chrystal Gray)

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Fres hman Cortes Clark works dili -
gently on his industrial arts project.
(Pho to by Lisa Layman)

Junior Brian Cololiorc, and sopho-
mores Adam Hanso, and Mall Davidson
enjoy a fun lab for Halloween in their
Foods and Nutrition class. (Photo by Nia
Wi lliams)

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Freshman Monrea Harrington and junior April Mosley Senior Marcus Phelps concentrates on comple ting his
work on the compute r. ( Pho to by Nia Williams)
work in their computer class. Because computers arc so
much a pan of our world today. South offers computer

instruction in virtually every department. (Photo by Nia
Williams)

54/practical li ving

The Family Livin~ class works 10-
gc1hc.:r 011 a cla,, prnjc.:..:1. This class
focus.:, on 1hc.: ski ll, 11..:c.:dc.:d for a
hc.:al1hy fa mil y. (Pho10 hy Nia Will-
ia1m )

'Let's get practical' say
students in these classes

S tude nts w ho are e nrolled in practi- work on developing the talents necessary to
cal li ving c lasses work o n developing the skills function effecti vely in life as an adult.
necessary 10 he lp the m pre pare fo r life in the
workplace or family after graduation. Students select these classes based on
their personal interests. Foods and Nutrition,
Practical li ving classes would include for example, teaches students not only how to
c lasses suc h as Foods and Nutrition, Business prepare foods, but how to eat healthy and de-
Manage me nt. Compute r Lite racy, Computer velop good table etiquette.
Management. Keyboarding, and Industrial
Arts . In keyboarding, students not only
learn how to type , but how to send letters to
Stude nts e nroll ed m these classes businesses and type resumes.

These classes offer students a great
way to e nhance the learning that takes p lace in
the college preparatory classes.

Juniors Viridiana Sanchez and Monica
Hernandez take working on lhc compulcr
seriously. (Photo by Nia Williams)

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Junior Jordan McGuire works care-
fully on hi s pottery desig n in Mrs .
Carole DcBusc ·s class . (Pho to by
Rocco Minino)

Senior Julie Maheux does detai l work
in her Applied Design class. (Photo by
Rocco Minino)

Sophomore Jennifer Walden works hard 10 complete South High students frequently receive praise fro m the ir
her portrait drawing in Mr. Robert Bacome's third hour teachers and their peers when the ir artwork is displayed
Art 3-4 class. (Photo by Rocco Minino) on fifth floor. (Photo by Rocco Minino)

56/artistic expressio n

:'> Ir. Robcrl Bacnrnc knds a help-
ing hand lo ,ophomorl' Bobbi.:
Hayl'k on hi, portrait llrawing.
(Phot(l by Ron:o ivlinino)

Art Department develops
students' self-expression

The Art De partme nt offers stude nts a by saying, ·'I enjoy drawing: ifs fun and al-
chance to learn many valuable lessons. Among lows me the chance to express myself.'"
the most important is who the stude nt is on the
inside. " I personally chose a.rt classes because
they allowed me the opportunity to express my
Art classes can help students answer emotions in a positive way," said senior Rocco
q uestio ns about who they are , and then al- Minino.
lows the m the oppo rtunity to show w ho they
are. South's A.rt Department is headed by
chairperson Dr. Toni Turnqu ist. Other teach-
When asked why he signed up fo r art ers in the department a.re Mrs. Deb Larson,
this year. seni or Cameron McNeal responded Ms. Carole DeBuse, and Mr. Robert Bacome.

The departme nt, which is located on
the fifth floor, has student work displayed
throughout the area.

Junior Kristin Koopmen shares a laugh with
sophomore Danielle Bojanski in the middle
of their art class. (Photo by Rocco Minino)

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Juniors Ralph Rcmmcrt a nd Nichole
Conklin. along with seniors Nick Ditzes
and Jenny Duller. arc supervised by Mr.
Doug Clark and Mr. John Jensen while test-
ing the water at Lake Manawa. (Photo by
Cheri Warner)

Mr. Jack Gladstone, nature musician.
came 10 South High 10 sing about nature
and the ways of Indian life. Mr.
Gladstone was invited 10 appear at South
by Mr. Ron Cisar. biology teacher and
sponsor of Nebraska Natu ralists Club.
(Photo by Ryan Kilawee)

Sponsored by the Multicultural Club, this group of Senior Rocco Minino digs for artifacts in the earth sout h
actors and actresses performed a play about mixed heri- of the school building. Students in Mr. Dave Anderson·s
tage to a student audience. The club is sponsored by Mrs. anthropology class worked o n this as a class project.
Lisa Giambat1ista. (Photo by .J ill Lockeu) (Photo by Jill Oswald)

58/ enri chment activities

Seniors An gcla Tamms and La,y i'vk yer
ha,·e fun .:xperim.:nting o utsid.: duri ng
their anthropology l·las,. T hi, is the first
~ .:ar South ha, o ffered an anthropology
class. ( Photo hy Rachel Vercio)

Novel activities, classes

enrich everyday routine

At South High. there are many clubs. If a stude nt has specific interests. he
groups. and activ ities which offer an escape or she is sure to find a class. activity. or club
fro m all o f the pressures of everyday li fe at to meet his/her needs.
school.
Some of the clubs wh ic h suppo rt
As we all know. hig h school is full o f classroom learning are the foreign language
stress and d eadlines. Sometimes students just clubs, Science C lub. Multicultural Club.
want to get away from the routine of school. Stringers. and Nebraska Naturalist Club.

"Fie ld trips are an opportunity for stu- Classes whi ch are uniqu e include
dents to expand on their learning outs ide o f Anthropology and Marine Ecology.
the c lassroom.'' said junior Rache l Moyers.
Other activities also enrigh the learn-
ing experience. "From Student Council I have
learned how to improve my leadership skills:·
said junior Nina DiBiase. "And now I have a
voice in w hat goes on at South.''

Mr. John ,Jensen supervises juniors Jessica
Patterson. Megan Kudym. Bobby
McCutchen and an unidentified student while
they test the water o f Lake Manawa on a very
cold day. These students were working on

an assignment for their Marine Ecology class.
(Photo by Cheri Warner)

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Yearbook staff: (facing page) fron t. A nnie Barrett. Cheri Warner. Crysial Coppock . Tracy Ho lbrook: second row.
Jill Locketl. Rachel Ycrcio. Jill Foral. Cory Stodo la: th ird row. Tcnillc Wcbh. Ela ina Hynes. Shannon Mills : fou n h
row. Candice Brown. Lucretia Sayles. Sarah Preister. Crystal Gray. Lo ri Sidzyik: fifth row. Rocco Min ino. Melissa
Neneman, April Armstrong: standing. Ryan Kilawce. Jesse Perea. !Vlid1dle Peterson. Mary Dig il io. John Jano usek,
Rick Cup. Lisa Layman. Miche lle Pederson. Carissa Bojanski. N ina DiBia~c. Katie D ihdka. Rachel Moyers. Megan
Kudym, and Joni Kephart. (Pho to by Marjorie Waterman )

Seniors Tenille Webb, Nia Williams. junio r Lucretia
Sayles, and senior Candice Brown write captions for
their pictures. Working together is a key factor in being
on the yearbook staff. (Pho to by Annie Barrell)

Senior Crystal Coppock studies her photos to decide
which o nes she will use for her 1a1100 page. This is
Crystal's second year on the yearbook staff. (Photo by
Annie Barrell)

Senior Rachel Vercio, who is the Business Editor for the Senior Annie Barrett works di ligently o n her pages d ue
yearbooks, is writing her article for the gymnastics spread. for the second deadline. In yearbook, deadl ines are c riti-
(Photo by Crystal Coppock) cal if the boo k is to be fin ished on ti me and are also im-
portant to rnakc the grade. (Photo by Jill For.ii)
60/ yearbook

Challenge of recording
school year faces staff

Energetic as ever. the 1997-'98 year- yearbook wi ll be an easy class. tt 1s, in fact.
book staff put fort h a great amount of work to very challenging. There are many deadlines
complete this year's yearbook. to be met. hundreds o f pictures to be taken.
and many thoughts to be recorded in writing.
Under the direc tio n of advisor Mrs.
Maijorie Waterman. and the Managing Edi- " Yearbook is a good opportunity to
tors, se ni ors Cory S todo la and Cheri Warner. become acquai nted w ith journalism,'" said se-
the sta ff was committed to ·'putting together nior Sports Editor Jill Fora!. Jill shares her
o ne of the best yearbooks ever:· according to position with senior Jill Lockett.
senio r Annie Barrett.
Deadlines are always an important
Even though some may think that issue on yearbook. " It is really hard to decide
what pictures to use, especially when you have
more than enough pictures," said second-year
staff member, senior C rystal Coppock.

T he staff prepared their pages using
Pagemaker and Macintosh LCID computers to
implement the Des igner Series layouts pro-
vided by their publishing company, Walsworth.

Senior Tracy Holbrook. ju ni o r Jo hn
Janousek, and senior Mary Digilio work to-
gether develo ping pic tures in the darkroom.
Yearbook is a great opportunity for students
to learn about pho tography and film process-
ing. (Photo by Annie.: Barrett)

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Tooter a dvisor Ms. Virginia Thomas
checks over a layout before ii is printed.
This is Ms. Thomas· second year as
advisor. (Photo by Katie Dibe lka)

Junior Joyce Smith looks over a layout
for the paper before the final copy is
printed. This is Joyce·s third year on the
staff. (Photo by Kat ie Dibelka)

Sophomore Veronica Mejia and junior Joyce Sm ith sci Sophomores Erica Fleming and Veronica Mejia work
up the layout for the paper. Joyce said, " I like wo rking on on composing their articles. " II 's a lot of hard work. but
1hc paper because I get to inform the school about the in the e nd it pays off," said Erica Fle ming. ( Photo hy
news." (Photo by Katie Deibclka) Kat ie Dibelka)

621/0oter

This year's Tooler sta IT is made: up
of Veronica /Vkj ia. Joyce: Smilh.
Na1alic Brown. and Erica f-kming.
(PholO by Kalie.: Dihdka)

Tooter staff "Works hard

to report school news

From conducting interviews to w rit- '"Each of these young ladies works
ing stories, from selling ads to des igning lay- hard to inform and entertain their readers," Ms.
outs o n the computer, the Tooter staff really Thomas commented about her staff.
puts their skills to work.
Joyce S mith, a second-year staff
Thi s year's footer staff was small but member, said. '·J like conducting interviews
com pete nt. It cons is ted of Eri ca Fle ming, because it is fun to ask people questions."
Joyce S mith. Natalie Brown, and Veronica
Mej ia. Natalie Brown. a fi rst-year member,
said. "It is hard meeting deadlines. but it keeps
The staff was advised by Ms. Virginia me on my feet."
Thomas, in her second year at that pos ition.
Th e staff used Pagemaker on
Macintosh computers to design and print the
layouts for the paper, which was published
once a month during the school year.

To supplement the work done by the
regular staff members. a group of writers called
the Stringers met before and after school un-
der the supervision of Ms. Thomas to contrib-
ute articles and photographs to the Toore,:

Sophomore Erica Fleming works on her
crossword puzzle for 1he paper. Using the
compuler is an impor1a111 parl of designing
1he Toote1: (Pho10 by Ka1ie Dibclka)

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The Flag Corps members perfonn
with music provided by the marching
band. This year they perfonned to the
music from " Willy Wonka.'" (Photo by
Elaimi Hynes)

Fun is no
secret at South

The fun available in South High's clubs and
activities is worth a second look. Every morning and
afternoon there is always some type of activity taking
place.

Students can choose from a wide variety of offerings
from Art Club to Student Council. Plays and pep rallies
add another dimension to the involvement here.

Since clubs and activities offer students the chance
to get involved, make friends, and have some fun, all of our
45 clubs are busy throughout the year.

Spirit Week, held the week preced-
ing Homecoming, brought out the
..spirit'' in the students body. He re,
one young lady is dressed for "Fif-
ties, '60's, and ·7o•s Day: · (Photo
by Cheri Warner)

64/activities

Senior Cory Stodola, sophomore

Mary Foster. and senior Michelle

Uhlnnd hook up for a kic k line during

a porn routine. Cory and Michelle
have been on the Pom Squad for three
years. (Photo by Mary Digilio)

Sophomores Sai·ah Mertz and senior Ryan participa1e in lhe fall play, Daisy
Jane Frazie r act out a scene from lhe Pulls fr Off. The Drama Department
full play, Daisy Pulls It Off. (Photo is very active throughout lhe school
by Crystal Gray) year. with major produc tions given
al lcas1three times. (Phoro by Crys1al
Gray)

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Being involved is the

key to success at South

At South Hig h, being in- "If school were
volved is the key to success. only studying,
The re is no bette r way to make no one would
friends a nd have fu n than getting co,ne. "
-Matt Rcunirez,
o ut there and j o ining clubs or
play ing sports. 9

" If school were only s tudy- Jill Oswald, senior, gives o ut informa-
ing, no one would come," said tio n a l a table set up fo r Spanish C lub at
freshman Matt Ramirez. Open Ho use. Jill is currently serving her
se c ond te rm as pre s ide nt o f the c lu b.
Joining clubs a nd p lay ing (Pho to by Ela ina Hyne s)
sports takes our minds off of the
stresses of schoolwork. "At times Senior S te ve K endall blo ws up a balloon
in preparation for Homecomi ng. Student
I think r11 lose my mind fro m a ll Council plans and pre pares thi s an nual
e vent. (Pho to by Mary Dig ilio)
of the research a nd d ue dates,"
said senior A ndy Me lichar.

There is a club or ac tivity for
everyone at South, each with its
own opportunity for fun .

J. D. Moss be rg , un g rade d s tude n t, Sophomores Jenny Simmons and A my
spends his Friday nights at the Varsity foot- Janssen s ig n up for activities at the Stu-
ball games as the team manager. S ta nding de nts He lping Students meeting. Be ing
on the side lines, he e ncourages the c rowd involved in c lubs is a majo r co mmit ment
to get involved. (Pho to by Mary D igilio) at South. (Photo by C heri Warne r)

66/getti ng involved

Senior l\lario l\ larchio mal.. e, a ,ale al
Cappuccino C orner as junior Mindie l\kGinni,
looks o n. This fundrai , cr i, a big , uccc,, for 1he
Drama C lub. (Pholo by rvtary Digilio)

Seniors Gina Chercck. Lorcl.:i King.
Mic helle Pe1crso n. and David Weisser
111ak.: a pr.:s.:111a1ion in 1h.:ir senior English
c lass. i\s senio rs . s1ude111s musl really
eoncenlrale on lhe ir sludies. (Pholo by
Mary Digilio)

Ungraded student Cindy Gladden and
junior Julia Livingston lake a laste lesl in
science class. Science classes give stu-
de nts a real hands-on experie nce. (Photo
courtesy o f Mrs. Pam Galus)

Yessinia Diaz. a junior. gets a liule too
involved in Co mfy Cozy Day during Spiril
Week. This week gives s1udents 1he op-
portunity lo participale and show the ir
school spirit. (Pho10 by Mary Digilio)

.Juniors Gary A lsman and Mark Stewan

try lhe ir best to be invo lved al the Varsity

football game s. The two arc out for the

season due to injuries. (Photo by C he ri

\.Varne r). Pages prepared by Mary Digilio/67

Activities supplement

classroom learning

Everyone at South talks about "I really like
sports, dances, club acti vities,
and the weekends, but what about how teachers
acade mics?
take time... to
Academics should be
everyone's number one priority. help students. "
What we are learning helps shape
us for our plans after hig h school. -Angie Barnes,
To supplement our regul ar aca-
demics, many teachers plan spe- 11
c ia l activities. Junior Rache l
Moyers noted, " I think students Soph omores Do nne th a Wright and
would benefit more from c lass Danielle Collins work together to fi nish
discussions and interactive activi- their assignments. T hese students arc in
ties, rather th an just being lec- Foods class. (Photo by Lori S idzyik)
tured to by teachers."
Sophomore Erika Spencer, senior Tasha
Jun io r Jimmy Bayly said, Ha rrington. freshman Ebony Hill and
"Academics overall are g reat sophomore Rachele Goodman watch as
here at South." biology teacher M r. Gary Gonzales shows
how 10 zoom in and out w ith a microscope.
(Photo by Liz Noble)

Working together in their Foods class to South High offers computers as a tool in
make Rice Krispie treats are sophomore every area of the sc hool. Here sopho mo re
Matt Davison, junior Brian Colofiore. and Robe rt Eckel, junior Tylonda Holloway,
fre shman Paul Zaragosa. (Photo by Katie and freshman Latneia Miller work in their
Dibelka) computer class to improve their keyboard-
ing skills. (Photo by Katie Dibelka)

68/academic acti vities

Juniors Nichole Conklin. Janine Smith and Am•
bc r Juscbic h mi x via ls o f water to te, t the
aquarium water in their scienc.: cla,,. (Photo by
Marjorie Waterman )

Looking over some pictures for yearbook
arc junior l'vk gan Kudym and seniors Lisa
Lay man and Jill Foral. Each of these
young ladies devotes several hours a week
to compkting their yearbook assignments.
(Pho to by Lori Sidzyik)

Senior Mike Ware, j unior Massey Allen
a nd sophomore William Bowen look
through the microscope in Earth Science.
Science classes have labs which allow stu-
dents the opportunity to have a hands-on
learning experience. (Photo by Lisa Lay-
man)

Junior John Janousek and seniors Nick
Bitzes and Jason Can-ico feed the fish
known as ··E. T." These students are all in
Marine Ecology class. (Photo by Marjorie
Waterman)

Getting some help o n his physics home-

work from Mr. Juarez is junior N ick

Geron imo. M r. Juarez was a student

teac her al South d uring first semester.

(Photo by Annie Ban-ell) Pages prepared by Lori Sidzyik/69

Daisy Pulls It Off for an

engaging performance

South High's theater rang "I have enjoyed
with laughter a nd applause as au- being in the
diences enjoyed th e Drama plays since last
Department's first play of the sea- year."
son, Daisy Pulls It OJJ:
-Jane Frazier,
Under the direction of 12
Mr. James Eisenhardt, the e n-
semble pe rformed this comedy set Seniors Marcus Phelps and Angela
in a British boarding school. Crabtree. with sophomore Sara Mertz.
sto p to greet the audience before the show.
The action centered around a (Photo courtesy o f Angela Crabtree)
girl from the public school s,
played by senior Susan Morton, Everyone is frozen in place as Angela
who won a scholarship to attend Crabtree. senior. explains to the audi-
an elite all-girls school. ence what is happening. The story is set
in a British school for girl s. (Photo cour-
When she arri ved , several of tesy o f Angela Crabtree)
the girls tried to get her to leave,
whi le at the same time she was
trying to locate a hidden treasure.

The stagi ng was directed
by Mr. Doug Young.

Senior Angela Crabtree delivers a mono-
logue to the audience. Angela played the
head mistress at the all-girls school.
(Photo co urtesy of Angela Crabtree)

70/daisy pulls ii off

Sophomore Leah Urzcndowski and se-
nio r Susan Monon arc caught in the act
in Daisr Pulls /1 Ofl (Photo courtesy of
Angela Crabtree)
Seniors Angela Crabtree and S usan
Mo rton have a heated d iscussion abou t
Susan ·s adjustment to school and the other
g irls. (Photo courtesy o f Angela C rabtree)

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Drama students perform

Agatha Christie mystery

The cold month ofDecember "Ifound it hard
was warmed up by the drama stu- to speak with an
dents and their performance of accent through
Agatha Christie's timeless mys- the whole play."
tery drama, The Mousetrap. -Mario Marchio,

This fun-filled "who- 12
done-it" was set at Monkswell
Manor. As the g uests start to ar- Senior Mario Marchio (Mr. Paravacini)
rive, the action begins with a ra- exclains how happy he is to be at such a
dio broadcast which leads to a fine hotel. Mr. Paravacini appeared out
murder. of nowhere to stay at the hotel. (Photo by
John Janousek)
Under the direction of Mr.
James Eisenhardt, the cast pro- Senior David Weisser (Giles) explains
vided an entertaining show. to his wife thai the ho tel wi ll end up suc-
cessful. (Photo by John Janousek)
Technical director for the
play was Mr. Doug Young, and
working with him were junior
Rebecca Fitle, stage manager,
and sophomore Marika Cope,
sound and lights manager.

Talking about the living arrangements at Christopher Wreu, portrayed by
the hotel are senior Mario Marchio and Junior Chi Pin. is the first suspect
senior Angela Crabtree (Mrs. Boy le) . in the murders. His yelling about
(Photo by John Janousek) how happy he is when there is a
tragedy or ad venture makes him a
suspicio us character to the othe r
g uests a t Monk swe ll Manor.
(Photo by John Janousek)

72/the mouse trap

Lis tening to a radio broadcast about the killer in
their town arc senior David \Vc.:i,scr (Gile:,) and
freshman Lcnli Corbel (1''1olly). Later a dc1cctin:
is sent 10 invc.:stigatc. (Photo hy John Janou,ck J

Freshman Lcnli Corbett (Molly) finds Mrs.
Boyle dead on the tloor. The audience later
k arns 1ha1 she was kilkd by Dc1cc1ive Trot-
ter. ponr.1ycd by senior Susan Monon. (Photo
by John Janousek )

Junior Julie Sobczyk (Miss Caswell) reads a
magazine out loud. Most of the guests at the hotel
meet in the main room. (Photo by John Janousek)
Complaining about Christopher Wreu's behav-
ior at the hotel is Mrs. Boyle. portrayed by senior
Angela Crabtree. Junior Drew Van Bibber (Ma-
jor Metcalf) just sits and listens. (Photo by John
Janousek)

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Academics is top priority

for hard-working students

For the students in National "Academic De-
Honor Society and on the Aca-
demic Decathlon Team, hitting cathlon is chal-
the books is a top priority.
lenging, but I
National Honor Soc ie ty
me mbershi p requires a 3.5 grade enjoy working on
point average as well as the char- something new. ,,
acteristics of leade rship, citizen-
ship, and service. Sponsored by -Melissa
Mrs. Sherri Macht, the group is Neneman, 11
often involved in volunteer activi-
ties. Juniors Melissa Ncneman and Rebecca
Bogenrcif listen to the instructions during
The Academic Decathlon their Humanities c lass. T his class works
Team worked throughout the year on preparing the Academic Decathlon
to prepare for Regional competi- team for competition. ( Photo by Cory
tion in January. Stodola)

At that meet, senior Gena Reviewing for a Humanities quiz arc
Chereck was the highest scorer on Academic Decath lon team members
South High 's team. Wanda Lee and Nia Williams. seniors. and
Lucretia Sayles. j unior. (Photo by Cory
Stod ola)

- Sophomore Da n Kowal, senior
LaKitta Woods. and senior Gena
Senior Barry Thomas concentrates o n his Chereck are enjoying their Hu-
readi ng as he prepares for the Regional manities lect ure. Ge na was
Academic Decathlon competition. ( Photo South's h ighest scorer in the Re-
by Cory Stodola) gional competition. ( Photo by
Cory Stodola)

74/national honor society, academic decathlon

Mannin~ the Homework 1-klplinc is ,enior
Rebecca Bog<'nreif. 1Vkmbl'.rs o f the National Ho nor
Society hdp<'d the Pac ker Volunt.:a Corps in thi,
activity. ( Photo h y Lisa Layman)

National Honor Society sponsor Mrs. Sherri Macht reads a list of
helpers for the Homework Helpline to secretary C heri Warner. a se-
nio r. The members of the National Honor Society frequently involve
themselves in volunteer activities. ( Photo by Jessi Perea)

Seniors Lisa Layman, Michelle Peterson. and
junior Meri Gilbert answer questions put 10 them
on the Homework Helpline in January. (Photo cour-
tesy of Lisa Layman)
Juniors John Engesser and Gary Alsman eat
breakfast before their National Ho nor Society meet-
ing. ( Photo by Ryan Kilawee)

National Honor Society president
Li z Noble. a senior. leads the
general monthly meeting in the
cafeteria. ( Pho to by Ryan
Kila wee)

Pages prepared by Jessica Perea/75

Student Council, Senior

Class Officers committed

Of all of the groups and ac- and holds the Teacher Apprec ia tion
tivities at South High, two of the Luncheon in March.
most involved are Student Coun-
cil and Senior Class Officers. "Student Council
is a great opportu-
Student Council membership nity to get involved
depends upon attending three con- in the events in
secutive meetings. The sponsor our school. "
for the group is Mrs. Michelle -Cheri Warner, 12
McClure and they have the impor-
tant responsibilty of sponsoring Junior Student Council members Rachel
Spirit Week and the Homecoming Moyers and Doug Kalko wski innate and
dance and coronation each fall. hang balloons for Ho mecom ing ·97_
which was held Oct. 16 and 17. (Pho to
Senior Class Officers is an by Liz Noble)
organization made up of students
who were elected by their class-
mates at the end of their junior
year. Under the guidance of head
sponsor Mr. Shawn Hoschar, this
group sponsors the spring Prom

The stage is set for the royalty which will Senior Class Officers: front, Sarah
be crowned at Homecoming later that Pre ister. Tracy Holbrook, Annie Barrett,
evening at Soko l Hall. Student Counc il Liz Noble; second row, Lakitta Woods.
members plan and implement Homecom- Angela Burson. Holly Anderson. Jenni
ing each year. (Photo by Liz Noble) Johnson. Jill Lockett: third row, Lisa
La yman. Dav id Weisser. Dani e ll a
Remij io. Genese C urtis. Mr. S hawn
Hoschar and Mr. Richard Benak. spon-
sors (Photo by Jessica Perea)

Senior Class Officers discuss their senior
shirts at a meeting. The group sells se-
nior shirts to raise money to help finance
Prom. (Photo by Ryan Kilawce)

76/stude nt council, senior class officers

Student Counl'il mcmhcrs Nin:1 Di13ia,e. To m Didi.'.~. Rad1el
Moyers. and Li, . 1oh k , 1and \\'il h onl.'. of their co-o p leader, a l the
NASC S un1111er Leadership Workshop. All o f lhe,c ,1utkn1, arl.'. jun-
iors. except Liz. who i, a senior. ( Photo counc,~ of Rachel 1\ loyer,1

Sen ior C lass Officers president David
Weisser prepares for the mo rning ·s meet-
ing. T his group meets every Wednesday
morning. ( Photo by Ryan Kibwec)

Senior Holly Anderson listens attentively
to what sponsor Mr. Shawn Hoschar is
saying at their regular meeting. Ho lly was
elected last spring by her classmates 10 be
a member of Senior Class Oflicers. (Photo
by Ryan Kilawce)

Senior Class Officers Jill Lockett. Liz
Noble. Annie Barre tt. Lisa Layman.
Genesc Curtis. and Lakitta Woods wait
for the business o f selecting a senior shirt
design gets underway. (Photo by Ryan
K il a w c c )

Pages prepared byRyan Ki lawee/77

Club involvement makes

school hours more fun

At South High, students are "I joined SHS
very involved in joining clubs. because I wanted
Being active in a club adds a di- to meet more drug
mension to school not present in free people."
the classroom.
-Ryan Norton, 12
Many clubs at South are ex-
tensions of learning that takes Members of the Science Club take an
place in the class, such as foreign excursion to Indian Caves State Park. Sci-
language clubs, Science Club, ence C lub is very active in doing presen-
MESA, or Stringers. tations as well as taking fie ld trips.
(Photo courtesy of Pam G alus)
Other clubs are more active Science Club members Amber Wright,
in the establishment of school sophomore, Patrick Coate. j unio r. Patric ia
policy and functions, such as Se- Coate, graduate . Mike Salkauskas,
nior Class Officers and Student sophomore. Nei l Baker. fres hman. and
Council. sponsor Mr. Ted Kues visit Fort Robinson.
(Photo courtey o f Pam Galus)
Students Helping Students is
a group for drug free teens and
National Honor Society recog-
nizes academic achievement. All
are part of our club system.

O ne of our most active clubs is Outdoors Blowing up balloons for the 1997 Home-
Club. Here are several sponsors of the coming coronation and dance is senior J ill
annual ski trip 10 Colorado posing on the Oswald. Student Counc il sponsors this
slopes: Mrs. Carole DeBuse. Mr. Gerry event and Spirit Week every year. (Photo
Kowal. Mr. Rich Benak, Ms. Barb Keil, by Rachel Moyers)
and Mr. Jim Belitz, husband of math
teache r, Mrs. Charlolle Be litz. S ur-
rounded by teachers is sophomore Alisia
Cramer. (Photo courtesy o f Carole
DeBuse)

78/club activities

Jazz band mcmhc rs se ni o r t- lario .\larchio.
sophomore Kci1h Binder. and l'rc,l1111an Johnn~
Daviso n. ,cl up 1hc ir i11'ln1111cn1, for Ope n Hou, c:.
(Pho10 hy Elai na l-l ync,)

Seniors Cory Stodola, Jill Oswald. Tracy
Holbrook. and Jenni Johnson enjoy a 1rip
10 Mahoney S1a1e Park. 1vlany clubs 1ake
recrea1innal 1rips fo r rclaxa1ion and fun.
( Pholo courlcsy o f C ory S1odola)

-•

Members of the Nebraska Na1Uralis1s
Club enjoy a 1rip 10 Squaw Creek Refuge
in Mound Ci1y. Missouri. (Pho10 cour-
lesy of Ron Cisar)
Juniors Megan Kudym a nd Jess ica
Pa11erson canoe on Cunningham Lake as
par! of a Spanish Club ou1ing. (Pho10
councsy of Megan Kudym)

Spanish Club sponsor Senor Mario
Rc mijio paddks across a s mall lake al
[Vlaho ncy S1a1c Park wilh sophomore Dan
Kowal. ( Pholo coun esy of !\Ilario Rcmijio)

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Freshman Lydia Zaragosa warms up
her arm at a Lady Packer softball
game. (Pboto by JiU Foral)

South sports
generate pride

Many of South's students participate on one

or more of the many teams South has. There are 15
sports from which students have to choose.

Being a Packer athlete is a big responsibility. Not
only are our athletes expected to keep their grades up,
but they are also expected to give their most on the ath-
letic field as well.

Many athletes put in 13-hour days before they even
get home from school.

Whether it is running in the winning touchdown or
catching a long fly ball, Packer means pride !

.Junior Nichole Conklin serves the
ball aLa J. V. volleyball game. N ichole
has been playing volleyball for three
years. (Photo by April Armstrong)

80 /s po rts

.Juniors J enny Geronimo, Meri Gil-
be rt. sophomores Andrea Lockett.
Megan Jackson, a nd senior Jill Lockett
get it together before a Varsity softball
gnme. (Photo by J ill Fora!)

Senior running back Brian Curtis
runs the ball for an anempL to score a
touchdown. Brian is a four-year vet-
eran on the football team. (Photo by
Elaina Hynes)
Junior Kristin Koopman gently ai-
tempts to pm her ball in the hole.
Kristin has been a pw1 of South 's golf
team for three years. (Photo by Cory
Stodola)

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The Varsity football team members raise
their arms d uring the opening kick-off.
This is a tradition for the Packers. ( Photo
by Cheri Warner)

The Varsity's defensive unit takes down
the opponent from North. Despite great
effort, the Packers had a win less season.
(Photo by Cheri Warner)

The Packer team is on the line o f scrim-
mage ready to defend their end zone
against North west. South played North-
west for our Homecoming game and lost,
12-1 3. (Photo by Cheri Warner)

Senior Jon Vytlas runs off the field after
a play. This is John 's fou rth year playi ng
footba ll for Sout h . ( Pho to by Cory
Stodola)

Varsity coach, Mr. Jay Ball sends in the
next play with j unior quarterback. Shane
Kie lion. This is Shane ·s second year o n
Vars ity. (Photo by C heri Warner)

82/varsity football

So uth's defense holds the line against the
Bdlc\'uc \Vc,t Thunderbirds. T hey hold the
Thunderbird, 10 no yardage on this play. (Photo
by Cheri \Varner)

Varsity Football

Packers persevere

A !th o ug h the Vars ity Murray. Je ff Potter. Greg Wilcox.
Packer foo tball team did not have Perne ll Gatson. Chip Bahe. and

a winni ng season. they improved Rick Pool. Coach Ball said. 'Tm

on a personal level and in reach- proud of our young men for per-

ing team goals. severing through toug h ti mes. We

With only eight return- hope we laid the fut ure for future

ing seniors. the Pack had a tough success."

time against thei r more seasoned Injuries took the ir toll

opponents. As the season went on this season by c laiming j unio rs

the Pack proved the mselves Gary Alsman and Mark Stewart.

competiti ve by keeping many of both of whom broke their legs.

the games close. Se nior Chad Kie lio n

The team was coached by Mr. fi nishd fifth in the state for recep-

Jay Ball. who was assisted by Ted tions.

Varsit Football
Head Coach: Jay Ball

SHS Opp

3 .Bellevue West 14

6 Burke 21

0 Creighton Prep 55

10 North 35

15 Lincoln High 20

6 Bryan 54

6 Bellevue East 2 1

0 Ce ntral 47

12 Northwest 13

Season Record: 0-9

V~trsil~· Footh:,11 tC'11111: front. Clydt· Sheard. Chrh Alvarc,, N:Hc Greer, fohn Sandoval. Jimmy 11:iy ly. Ni<:k Yarpc. Dan Galvan. Shan1..• Kid ion; se-.:od row. k s u:- Junior Vince Rodriguez takes a break on
Hcrnandc;,. M;11t Davi:-011, Ch:1d El,a,,t·r. Jon Lope,. t\lark Stcw;m. Doug Kalkow:-ki. Miki: t\ly1..·r:.. Dami;rn Cuni!'. Rk'kcy Ll1fti11: third n,w. Sabino Magcni. Yilll..'.C the sidelines while he watches his team-
Shcihal. .Swn Wrnhk,ki. Dcrck t\fotor. Danny K1nval. Ja~nu Trowhridgt.:, C1rlo'\ ·forrc~. Dlh lin Vice: fourth row. Ch:1d Kiclic,n. G:try Al,man. Kevin Andc~on. Chri:. mates move the ball against Nor1hwes1.
l-l;1yw(lod. Jerry Sorcn,;t111. Ju,;h Gr,chid,ki. fa!\tlll Ja~pl!r: fiflh row. Landau DL·Luna. Dan Ma,1t:r:,.. Ril-k Cap. N id-. Dil7l' :., Tony Lnpc,. Ja~cn C:mll"o: h:u:l row. ( Photo by Cheri Warner)
coad1c~ Chip Oahc. Jdf Pnucr. fay 13:111. Ted Murray. Rid Pool (Pho11, ,:ounc:,.y ~,f Arnold Cl:1rk S1udiu )

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Sophomore Ricky Loften goes for a Going for a tackle i, j u nior Ja, 0 11 S heard.
Ja,011 abo panic:ipatc.:, 0 11 the.: Va r, ity wrc.: -
touchdown as his competitors try to stop tl ing team . ( Photo hy Megan Kudy rn)
him. T his is Ricky's first year on the Re-
serve team. (Photo by Joni Kephart)

Reserve Football
Head Coach: Chip Bahe

SHS Opp

24 Bryan 8

12 Bellevue East 26

16 Millard West 18

6 Westside 27

14 Bellevue West 2 1

6 Northwest 20

0 Papillion/LY 24

12 Central 20

Season Record: I-7

South's athletic trainer, Ms. Barb Ke il. Congratulating sophomore Jason
helps sophomore D. J. Galvan work out a Trowbridge on a jo b we ll do ne is assistant
cramp in his leg. D. J . plays on both the coach Kenny S tas kiewicz. Jaso n also
Reserve and Varsity teams. Ms. Keil also pl ayed o n the Varsity team. (Photo by
teaches mathematics . (Photo by Joni Megan Kudym)
Kephan )

84/underclassma n football

The Reserve football team gathers in a huddk
as they prepare to compete agai nst Bdlcvue
East. The team showed their team spirit in
these regular hudd les. ( Photo by Joni Kephart )

Underclassman Football

Teams show spirit

The Reserve football team spirit and commitment to winning.
coached by Mr. Chip Bahe ended The Freshman team.

their season w ith a d isappointing coac hed by Mr. Greg Wilcox.

reco rd o r 1-7. showed a great deal of potential.

Practicing daily 10 work on Although they e nded the ir season

improving their fu ndame ntals. the with no wins. 0 -7. they played

te am me mbe rs looked to so me several of their opponents close.

day play ing o n the Varsity squad. Freshman Nick Yarpe

The team·s one victory said. ..We need to improve in a

came against Bryan. which the lot of areas. bu t we also suc-

Packe rs de feated. 24-8. ceeded a lot this year. too:·

Altho ugh the team did This attirude of determ i-

not chalk up as many victories as na tion ch arac teri zed the team

they had hoped. they showed througho ut the fall season.

Freshman Football
Head Coach: Greg Wilcox

SHS Opp

12 Millard South 16
12 B enson_ 22

0 Millard West 17

6 Northwest 20

14 Omaha North 34

0 Central 34

14 Bryan 40

Millard North-cancelled

Burke-cancelled

Season Record: 0-7

Freshman Football team: fro nt. Jimmy Bulanda. Chris Moyer. Do n 1vlcQuigg. Matt Ramirez. David Kress. Brian Howeth. Freshman football player Chad Elsasser
Gerald Pequette; second row. Troy Campbell. James Loehr. Ron Gas pard. Jon Sallcnbach. Brad Howeth. Dan-ell Cook; third poses w ith his coach Mr. Greg Wilcox
row. C had Elsasser, Nick Yarpe. Cameron Collier. P. J . Jackson. Darry l Ramsey; back row. Coach Greg Wilcox. Coach Lang . before a game at Collin Field. ( Photo by
Daniel Masters. Markel Moore. Jerry Bulanda. Coach C harli.: Z i.:mba (Photo by Joni Kephart) Joni Kephart)

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The Varsity Volleyball players take a time
out for a water break and to talk about
strategy. (Photo by Tracy Holbrook)

The rest of the team is ready to back up
senior Leigh Ann Stanzel as she goes up
for a spike. (Photo by April Am1strong)

Junior Nichole Conklin sets up the ball
for a spike. Nichole has been a starting
setter on the team for two years. (Photo
by April Armstrong)

Junior Victoria Otero makes hits the bal l
over the net as the opponent is ready to
defend. (Photo by April Armstrong)

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Serving to t h e o ppos ing tcan1 is senior
Cheri Warner. C heri has been o n the vol •
lcyball te a m a ll thro ughoul h igh sc:hool.

(Photo by T rack Ho lbrook)

86/varsity volleyball

The team con gratulates one ano1h..:r a fter
scoring a point. T..:am spirit is on..: factor that
is a necessity for the game. (Photo by Apri l
Annstrong)

Varsity Volleyball

Ladies determined

T hroughou t the fall sea- well."

son. the Lady Packers· Vo lley- Junior starter Lori

ball team played with a great deal Sidzy ik said. "We worked hard

of stre ng th and de te rmina ti on . this year even tho ugh it didn't

The key to the ir season was work- show in our record. but next year

ing on fundamentals . our goals are set hig h and we are

Unde r the coaching o f going to reach them." The team

M s. Kim Barents. the young team e nded w ith no wins.

practiced dail y to work on team- Ju nior capta in Nic ki

work and othe r skills. Petersen echoed Lori's feelings

..The girls had a good when she said, --1 think we came

team and a very tough season:· really far as a group. Next year

said the ir coach in her third year we will be better. and that's a

at that position...They d id very promise!"

Varsity Volleyball

Head Coach: Kim Barents

SHS Opp

0 Bellevue West 2

0 Burke 2

0 Marian 2

North 2

I Northwest 2

0 Central 2

0 Millard West 2

0 Burke 2

0 Bryan 2

I North 2

0 Benson 2

0 Bellevue East 2

0 Westside 2

0 Bryan 2

0 Central 2

0 Central 2

0 North 2

0 Papi l l i on/ LV 2

0 Wes ts i d e 2

0 Bellevue East 2

Varsity Volleyball tea m: back row. Danielle Bojanski, Leia Baez. Victoria O tero. Le igh Anne S wnzcl. Nicki Petersen. Nikki Season Record: 0-9
Frakes: front row. Stephanie S preitzer. Lo ri Sidzyik. Nicho le Conklin. Che ri Warner. Sara Vanderwerf ( Photo by Cory
S to d o l a ) Junior Lori Sidzyik wishes good luck to
her teammate Nikki Frakes. also a junior.
T hese two lad ies have played together
since !heir freshman year. (Photo by April
Armstrong)

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Wa tc hing her teammate, frc shnw n Fres hma n J a n et Lo p ez. ,ophomorc, Crr1al McC111c hen. Jcs-
,ica Sl·arpa. Gcri Ann Shimerdla. and junior k,,ica Perea are
Nicole Brown. prepare 10 scrvc is frcsh- 1hc , 1ancr, for !heir ho me gamc again,1 Bellevue \Vc~I. The
Lady Packers l0,11ha1 game 0-2. ( PholO by Ryan Ki lawce)
Freshman Volleyball man Rache l Paul son. ( Pho10 by Ryan
Heod Coach: Liso Giambattisla Ki lawec)

Team A

SHS Opp

0 Nonhwest 2

0 Millard Wes1 2

0 Millard South

0 B<nson

0 Bellevue West 2

0 Burke 2 I

0 Bryan 2

0 Millard Nonh 2

0 Omaha North 2

0 Cemr.il 2

0 Belles'llo E:.'lSl

0 Marian 2

Season Record: 0-12

Team B

0 Nonhwcst 2

0 Millard Sou1h 2

0 Bellevue West 2

I Burke 0

0 Bryan 2

0 Millard North

0 Omaha North

0 Ccntrol 2

0 Mari:1n 2

Season Record: 1-8

Going for the ball al 1he same lime are
sophomores Liz Alvarez, Jessica Scarpa,
Geri Ann Shimerdla, and freshman Janel
Lopez. (Pho10 by Ryan Kilawee)
Sophomore Liz Alvarez and junior Jes-
s ica Perea celebra1 e a po inl aga inst
Bellevue Wesl. The leam works hard al
developing ski lls 1hey can use on 1hc Var-
si1y nex1 year. (PholO by Ryan Ki lawee)

Sophomore Geri Ann Shimcrdla pre-
pares he rself men ial ly for ballle wi th
Bellevue Wesl. (Pho10 by Ryan Ki lawee)

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Sop h omo re T iffa ny Uhland gets ready to re-
turn the serve. Tiffany plays on the Junior Var-
, ity team. (Pho to by Ryan Kilawce)

JV, Freshman Volleyball

Teams promising!

E venthough the Junior teacher. As fo r the fres h man
Vars ity and the freshman Volley-

ball teams· records d idn' t show it. team. there was a n ·' A'" team and

the ir seasons were very promis- a " B'" team. O ne of the team lead-

ing . e rs. Lindsey Selk. said. ··we

On the J V team. juniors were n't the grea test this year. but

Jessica Pe rea a nd Jacq ue Serrano next year we will be much more

led the sq uad. Perea said. ··Even vic torious.''The freshman teams

though we d id n·t do that great. we we re coache d by Mrs . L isa

played hard all season and that is Giambattista. English teacher.

what counts." Coach Enrig ht no ted.

T he JV team was under ·•...it looks li ke the girls ' volley-

the d irection of coach. Ms. Sally ball team has something to look

Enright. Consume r Scie nce forward to next year!'"

N Volleybal l

Head Coach: Sally Enright

s~ o~

O Bellevue West 2

0 Burke 2

0 Marian 2

I North 2

0 Northwest 2

0 Central 2

0 Millard West 2

0 Benson 2

0 Bellevue East 2

0 Westside 2

0 Bellevue West 2

0 Central 2

I Me rc y 2

0 Roncal li 2

0 So. Sioux City 2

0 Bryan 2

Central 2

Season Record: 0-1 7

J uninr Varsity Volleyball team: back. Tiffa ny Uhland. Ge ri A nn S himcrdla . C rystal McCutchcn. Liz Alvarez. Jacqueline Soph omores Geri Ann Shimcrd la. Jes-
Serrano. Niki Sheard . Amber Wright. Janel Lo pez. Coach Sally Enright: front. Lindsey Selk. Jessica Scarpa. Jessica Perea sica Scarpa. and freshman Janet Lopez
(Photo by Ryan Kilawec) get ready 10 play defense against their
opponcllls from Bellevue \Vest. (Photo
by Ryan Kilawee)

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Freshman Lydia Zaragosa wails pa- The Lad y Pac ker s huddle after the in-
tiently in the on-deck circle lo bm nexl. ning i, over for a quic k pep lalk. Team
(Photo by Jill Foral) spirit is charac1.:ris1ic of this group u f play-
er.-. ( Photo courtesy o f Rob..:r1 lvlanning)

N Softball

Head Coach: Mario Remijio

SHS Opp

16 Bellevue West 2

8 Burke 8

3 Malian 4

9 Central 6

13 Bellevue East 0

4 Northwest 11

3 Millard We~t 3

13 B enson 1

4 Bryan 3

4 Bennington 2

4 Northwest 4

12 Bellevue East 6

12 Plattsmouth 0

3 Papillion/LY 3

0 Millard North 8

3 Westside 8

Season Record: 1-7

While the Lady Packers are up lo bat,
the rest of the team watches attentively.
The team did well this year, with six wins
for the Varsity and nine wins for the JV.
(Photo by Ji ll Foral)

Senio r .Jill Lockett auempls 10 pic k off a

runner al third base. Jill has p layed soft-
ball all fou r years of high school. (Photo
by Jill Fora!)

F reshman Jackie Heeren lakes a long
stride during warm-ups. ( Photo by Jill
Fora!)

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Junior Meri Gilbert pi1ch.:s a strike a1 a home
game.: .igai11s1Wcs1sid.:. (Photo by Rohen Man-
ning)

Softball

ILadies improve skills I

A major goal of the Lady game to Elkhorn.
Packe rs this year was to work hard The Juni or Vars ity

and win more games. squad, coached by Mr. Mario

The Varsity team fini shed Remijio. fini shed the season with

their season with six wins and 15 nine wins. four losses. and one

losses. The team was coached by tie. The Reserve team went unde-

Mrs. Ro ni Huerta. feated with six wins and no losses.

'·The high point of the season With seven returning

was when we took second place underc lassme n a nd four new

in the North High Invitational,.. freshme n, the Varsity team looks

said senior outfielde r Jill Forni. forward to having another great

During the Invite. the season. "They can expect lots of

South team defeated North . hard work and practices,'· said

Bryan. and lost the c hampionship Foral.

Junior Varsity Softball team: back. Varsity Softball
Coach Mario Rcmijio. Andrea Lockeu. Head Coach: Roni Huerta
Lydia Zaragosa. Shauna Riggs. Amy
Jansen. Katie D ibelka. Coac h Lo ri SHS Opp
Negrete-Bobier: front row. Megan Jack-
son. Jackie Heeren. Liz Peterson. Katie 8 Bellevue West 3
Stanesic k. Lacy Stodola. Coach Laura
Pedersen (Photo by Ji ll Foral) 3 Burke 20

Varsity Softball team : back. Coach 0 Marian 4
Mario Remijio. Jill Locket t. Dan iella
Rcmijio. M ichelle Peterson. Coach Roni I Omaha North 2
Huerta: middle row. Liz Noble. Amy
Jansen. Katie Dibelka. Lacy Stodola. 2 Bryan 3
Lydia Zaragosa. Meri Gilbert. Megan
Jackson. Coach Lori Negrete-Bobie r: 4 Valley 3
front row. Andrea Lockeu. Jackie Heeren.
Jill Foral. Kacie Stanesick. Amanda 1 Bellevue West 6
Riggs. Shauna Riggs. Li z Peterson
(Photo by Laura Pederson) 4 Central 9

7 Omaha North 6

3 Bryan 2

0 Elkhorn 7

3 Millard West 4

2 Central 6

3 Bryan 8

4 Bennington 3

Season Record: 6- LS

Junior Meri Gilbert fields a ground ball
hit 10 her during a Metro Tournament
game against Millard West. (Photo by Jill
Fora!)

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Andi Rothe, a sophomore at Bryan,
practices her routine on the balance beam.
Andi has been involved in gymnastics for
two years. Bryan students competed as
part of the South High team this year.
(Photo by Rachel Vercio)

Practicing her routine on the balance Senior Thea Trovato shows one o f her
beam is freshman Natasha Williamson. moves from the noor routine she performs.
This is Natasha's firs t year on the gym- This is T hca·s fou rth year on the gymnas tics
nastics team. (Photo by Rachel Vercio) team at South. (Photo by Rachel Vercio)

9 2/g y m n as tic s

( ;ymnas tics coach Larry Swoboda sits wit h
lvlrs. Sally Grice. a partic ipant 's mother.
waiti ng for the meet lO begin. T his lllCCl was
against Rals ton. (Photo by Rachel Vcrc io)

Gy1nnastics

Teamwork is key

TheGirls' Gymnastics Letter winners for their

team had a tough season. but participation were Trovato. jun-

ended happy with their improve- ior Amber Jusevich. sophomore

ment. Brandi Grice. and freshman Andi

Their coach. Mr. Larry Hotchkiss.

Swoboda. encouraged the team The team participated in

members to develop patience and nine meets and a tournament. Al-

team work. though they won no duals. the

This year Bryan students girls fell they improved on their

worked with South because they skills and ended the season favor-

had such a small number of par- able.

ticipants and no gymnastics team. There was no cross coun-

Captain of thi s yea r's try team at South this year. Run-

squad was senior Thea Trovato. ners from here competed at Bryan.

Girls· Gymnastics
Head Coach: Larry Swoboda

SHS Opp
94.2 Papillion/LY 133.6
82.7 Millard South 123.25
93.35 Millard West 111 .15
78.9 Omaha North 117.3
79.65 Millard North 125.5

South placed 6th place in the
Ralston Invitational and 7th
place in the Metro Tourna-

ment.

Season Record: 0-5

Gymnastics team: Mr. Larry Swoboda. coach. Andrea Hotchkiss. T hea Trovato . Natasha Wil liamson. Brandi G rice. Andi
Rothe. Nol p ictured: Amber Jusevich. T rish G ivler. (Pho to by Rache l Vercio)

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Starting his match with a killer serve is Senior .Jake 1.an gc prepares lo return the
senior Sylvester Ramos. (Photo by Jes- ball against hi, Gros, High opponent. The
sica Perea) team had four rnedali,ts in the North High
tournament. (Photo by k ,sica Perea)

Boys' Tennis
Head Coach: Jerry Kowal

SHS Opp

0 Bellevue West 9

1 Burke 8

0 Creighton Prep 9

2 Roncalli 7

l Bryan 8

2 Thomas Jefferson 7

2 Benson 7

0 Bellevue East 9

0 Central 9

3 Gross 6

2 Northwest 7

Season Record: 0-11

Seniors Sylvestre Ramos and Jake Lange
exchange compliments. These two played
doubles together during the season. ( Photo
by Jessica Perea)
Preparing to tee off against Bryan High
is sophomore Jenny Simmons. The Golf
team ended its fall season with a winning
record of five wins and four losses. (Photo
by Jessica Perea)

.Junior Steve Naujokaitis takes time from
his schedule lo practice at ho me. (Photo
by Ryan Kilawec)

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