1967

-:-·1... . ..... This Was

.. ii I ~ the Year • • •

I This was the year So u th Hi gh
School had the l argest graduating cl ass
' in t he state of Nebraska. It was the ·
result of deterinined p e o p 1 e who ac -
- - ~ _\ knowledge the importance of an educa-
tion in our times. Their determination
isn't new to the state of Nebraska.
Go als h ave becorne realizations during
the past one hun dred ye a rs and our
growth as a state is most apparent in
this ce n t ennial year. Just as our
growth as a state is apparent, so is
South High's growth as a school. vVe
are proud to be the largest high school
in Neb1~aska.

The Southite, 1967

South High School

Omaha, Nebraska



This
Was
the Year ...

Faculty 8 - 25

Seniors 26 - 83

Sports 84 - 111

Organizations 112 - 179

This Was the Year

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1 o·f Recognition

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This Was the Year
of Spirit

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This
Was

the Year .

For New
Teachers

Up t h e dow n stairs? 11N ever, "
says senior Barb Koch, not even if you
a r e n ew to South as a re Mrs. Ellen
Van Waart, Mrs. Marylynn Kaus, an d
Mr. J erald Gr onewold.

Starting anot her busy day , Dr. Hanson checks to see
if any teacher is tardy .

Administrators
Have an
Active Year

New to our administrative st aff this year are Mr. Matzke, assi stant principal, and Mr. Nystrom , administrati ve assistant.
Here they are shown observing a student's schedule.

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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Nystrom, Dr. Hanson , and Mr. Matzke.

TO THE CLASS OF 19 67: In order to be successful in the
fut ure, you must utilize the experiences
In this swiftly moving world, you of the past . R emember the l essons
have spun through your high school you have l~a rned in high school a nd go
career. Now you will be whirled out forward with honesty and with confi -
into society. Each of you will be con - dence in the future. Success will be
fronted with new situations, with prob- the r eward of hard work and honest
lems that you have not met before, effort as you seek your ultimate objec -
and with conditions which are different tives.
and more difficult than any you have
faced previously. Sympathetic and un - Leonard E. Hanson
derstanding adults will be replaced by Principal
critical and demanding taskmasters.
Therefore, brace yourself for the next ll
step in your life .

!\lr. Drake , Dean of 13oys, pauses for
a momen1 outside his office.

M r. Ha hn te lls Lanny T e jra l that his
h a ir m ust be c ut, while M r. Marc um
counsels La rry Be is te r.

Counselors

l\1 iss Beck, Dean of Gi rls , and l\1 iss Cla r k d iscuss a stu -
dent 's permanent record.
M iss Ceari ng and l\lrs. Fuerst take a 1110111en1 from 1he i r
cou nsel i ng work 10 s111 i le for the p1!01o ~r.:1pl!er.

Mr. Benton and Mr. Pe terson, talk to Jim Pe rkins and Da n Dawson about their fu -

ture plans.

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SGT. EDWARD Teachers of Today Help
ANDERSON
Military Science RAB URN BENTON
Business Education
GERTRUDE BACON
English R. TIPTON BIGGS
English
JANE BEAN
English MARY BIRKETT
Business Education
ALBERT BROWN
Socia l Studies LOUIS BURKEL
Physica l Education
RAYMOND BROWN
Social Studies JA NET CARSON
Physi cal Ed ucation
SHARON BROWN
Physical Education ROBERT C HRISTIE
Socia l Studies
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Leaders of Tomorrow ELEANOR DALTON
English
KAREN C LARK
Business Education NORlvlAN DE LANCE
English
C O NRAD COLLINS
Physica l Educa tion ESTHER DILLMAN
Homemaking
REX CROSS
Industria l Arts FRED FERRARO
Industrial Arts
\
ELLEN FINNEGAN
PAUL EISENHA U ER Business Education
Sc ience
JAMES FOSTER
JAMES ELLIS Industrial Arts
Scie nce
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SALLY FELLOWS
Social Studies

Librarian Mrs. Vomacka
was surprised by our photog-
rapher?

PATRICIA FRANZEN VIVA FUERST ALICE GUTTER ROSE GUTTER
Homemaking Business Education Spanish Eng lish

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C,\ROL GI PE
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JERRY GRONE \v,\LO
In<lusu1aI 1\rts

GR,\CE GOODM 1\N
Engl ish

R013ERT Ilt\I-I N
Industrial Arts

BE1\UFOIW I-1 1\l Z LIP
Physical Education

C LIFFORD l-1 1\RCK
Military Science

LAURA HAUGSE
Eng lish

DALLAS HEMEN\\!;\Y
English

KENNETH HIGHTO\\IER
Industrial Arts

KARREN HILL
Art

ROLAND HINRICHS
Music

ELLEN HOPPE
Math

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DEBORAH KAFKA F. r\ . HUGGENBERGER
Business Education Industrial r\rts

DAVID KAHM MARILY N HUNTER
Socia l Studies Eng l i sh

MARYLYNN KA US HOW r\RD JOH NSON
French Music

FREDERICK KRATZKE FRANK KEATLEY
Ind umial Arts Social Studi es

DR. EDWARD KUNCEL MARY r\NN KELLY
Social Studies Math

MERLIN LA WRENCE MICHAE L KENNEDY
Social Studies Science

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ED\\! ARD MANDL CAROL LIMOGES
Industrial Arts Business Education

DALE MARC UM ROY LONG
Counselor Industrial Arts

JUDY MARSH EARNEST MADISON
Physical Education Math

GENE MC ELI-IANEY LA WRENCE MASTERS
Business Education Business Education

MARGARET MC MART IN THEODORE MATSUKIS
English Social Studies

JAMES MINEAR WILLIAM MC CALLISTER
Industrial Arts Industrial Arts

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J Af\!ES NEBEL
lndustr ial Arts

AGNES NELSON
Homemaking

EDITH NIEDERI-IOEFER
Bus iness Education

M,IOS NOSAL
Li braria n

\v !LLIAM NOVAK
Engl ish

BARBARA OLDFIELD
La t in

ANE TTE PAPE
Engl ish

JOSEPH PERINA
Science

HAROLD PETERSON
Science

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HELIG PICO
Span ish

JOAN NE PLACEK
Sp a ni sh Bus. Educ .

PANOS RA LLIS
!\lath

JOSEPH REEVES
Scienc e

ELEAi'WR RESN ICK
!\la th

JOHN RHO ADES
Industr ial Arts

C LARA ROSS
Engl ish

J AMES Si l\ll\ lONS
In dustrial Arts

ALf RED SMITH
Business Education

SIGRID SORENSEN
Social Studies

KENNE TH ST ANSEL
Indust rial Arts

a-IERYL S T OHL
Homemaking

CECIL STUTZM AN
Soc ial St ud ies

GLENWOOD TIESSEN
Business Education

SH ARON TONER
Business Educat ion

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ALBERT TRAVIS
Musi c

ELLEN VAN WAART
English

DORIS VINCENT
English

\ LARRY WA LTER
Social Stud ies
DONALD WILSON
Social Studies CATHERINE WARNOCK
Busine ss Education
WARREN WITHAM
Social Studies GEORGE W ILDRI C K
Social Studies
CLARK WOHLERS
Business Education RICHARD WOHLFA RT
tyl ath

CONSTANCE WOLFGRAM
Eng lish - German

ADELINE YERKES
Nurse

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DAN ZANDERS (.
Scie nce

\\' ILLli \ M ER\v ! N

Scie nce

"The dance was a success but next time "There are exceptions to rules: Eating is not always done in the cafeteria."
let's use music !"
"Turn to pa ge 23, paragraph 3, sentence
"That's the right play , let 's see it again !" 9. • • . • . . •

South High

Its Clerical

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"Betch I can flip more pancakes than you can!" , says Fran- Keeping the records at South are: seated, Miss Frances Craven,
ces Kast er (right) to Ardith Smith . behind them from left to r ight: Mrs. Barbara Rider, Mrs. Nadine
Frances Schnase, and Mrs . Maragret Mcivor.

Smiling happily at the cam-
era are left to right, Row
one: Blanche Vaboril, Irene
Blomencamp , Frances
Dolezal, and Hele n Barger.
Row two: Helen Nielsen,
Lola Reed , Polly Baker,
Ardith Smith, Eunice Gara-
brandt, Violet Shearman.
Row three: Edith Widstrom,
June Audelt, Helen Menlik,
Sara Hofer, Vivian Klepper,
Frances Kaster, Marie Wal-
ters .

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Recognizes

Staff

Mrs. Dorothy Young, and Mrs. Lorraine Kildow. Standing Taking a break from the l ong day's grind is Edward O'Connor.
Rickley, Mrs. Laura Johnson, Mrs. Billie Rosenthal, Miss

Preparing the salads for the
noon hour lunc h are Sara
Hofer and He len Mertlik .

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This
Was
the
Year

For Leading

Seniors

Senior Class President, Frank Klus -
mire, does not appear to be getting his
own way with senior leaders George
Fehlhaber, Janet Stewart, ·Linda Tjad-
en, Dave Clark, and Bonnie Gill.

Jack Monzingo spends much time planning for class ac-
tivities.

Senior Sponsor Miss McMartin, President Frank Klus mire ,
and Vice-President Bonnie Gill discuss plans for the Sen-
ior Prom.

President . .. . Frank Klusmire

Vice -President . . Bonnie Gill

Secretary . .. . . Joyce Carlson

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Monzingo

Boys' Representatives --
Mike Lee
Dan Daley

Girls' Representatives --
Sandy Kirkegarrd
Cathy Spompinato

Sponsors --

Miss Margaret McMartin
Mr. Dale Marcum
Mr. Albert Travis
Miss Margaret Gearing
Mr . Robert Hahn
Mrs. Viva Fuerst
Mr. George Wildrick
Mr. Ernest Madison

Class officers Sandie Kirkeggard , Mike Lee, Kathy Spompinato and Dan Daley discuss plans for senior prom.
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Ronald Abbey Mike Achatz Al Adair Judi Addison Jim Adrian
Margie Aquilar Louis Al bers Pat Allee David Alle n Larry Almgren

Leon Anderson Niles Anderson Byron Anderson Chris Anderson
Debby Anderson Dorothy Anderson George Anderson Keith Anderson

Connie Antoniak Della Ma rie Aranza Sha ron Kay Armbrust Ca the rine Armenda riz
Ca rol Arme nta Ala n Arnold Ga ry Ausd emore Marjo rie Bader

Ka re n Ba keaz Guy Ba ke r Al ex Baluilis De nnis Bal kus John Ballon
Ann Balwie rs Cindy Bang Ruben Barajas Tim Barnes John Barrera

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Karen Barrett Larry Barrientos T om Barry Diane Barta Steve Ba rta k
Willis Bartak Jim Bartman Mike Bartnik Deola Barton St e ve Ba uman

Robert Bautz Dan Beaman Vic kie Beardsle y
Mary Lou Becker Art Becker Rita Beebe

Mary Beecham T om Beedle John Be hler Hedy Be jeris Kathy Bell
Ka thy Be lsky Kay Belsky Da nny Benak Larry Bena k Donna Be nkis

Steve Bennington Daniel Bergen ,,
Fred Bishop Sandra Black
Linda Berlett
Mary Blankman

The Tijuania Brass ?'r?

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Wanita Blankman Jeanie Blazauskas Earnest Blessie Lorraine Blessie Tom Blomenkamp
Charlene Bluvas Joe Bluvas Don Bogatz Bill Bogat z Je anine Bogus

Teresa Bohannon Sandy Boonstra Terry Borman Mary Borovac
Steve Bothwell Len Boury Gene Brantz Tom Brandt

Cindy Brazda Jo e Bre mkin John Brewer Mae Briggs
Nancy Brisco! Jeanine Brothers Gary Brown Steve Brown

Susie Brown Dale Brumels Janet Bryant Christine Bryg Eric Bukowski
Beverly Bullard Tom Bullis Arno Bumbullis Lawrence Burck Terry Burggraff

Linda Burg in Carol Burney Norm a Buss
April Butler Herman Butler Nate Butler

Thurman Butler Laura Calderon Cheryl Calek Anton Calta Jo an Calta
Virginia Calta Joyce Carlson Sharon Carroll Donna Carter Mary Casart

Ron Case Mike Casper Joe Cavalieri
Ka t hie Cect ka r\ licia Cervantes r\ ntonio Cervantes

Coffee , Tea or Milk ?

Na ncy Cha ndle r Ang ie Chavarria Alici a Chavez John Cheria n Linda Chrisman
Lou Churchich Linda Cian i Ra y Cisar Dave Clark Kare n Clyde

Jim Coco Marilyn Collins Jackie Connor Wendy Connor Nancy Cote
St eve Cotton Tony Cottone Pat Coulte r Bonnie Cox Cheryl Cox

Charles Crafton Jim Craig Linda Crandall
Dave Cunningham
Dennis Cunningham Sue Cupich

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Cappel Curtis Janet Cutaia Len Cuitak Joe Cymbalista Sam Dahir
Margaret Dahmer Dan Daley Forrest Dalton Sally Dame Jean Daneff

Joe Danneff Judy Dappen Sharon Davenport
Eva Davidson Mike Davidson Linda Davis

All right, Packers, l et's cheer!

Debbie Dawson Daryl Dean Sharon De George Cliff Deknikker
Pam Delahoyde Linda Demitruk Mike Dempsey Pat De Santiago

Patty De Witt Sue Dice Karen Dieter Roger Dixson Frank Dizanno
Randy Dorman Carol Doughberty Diana Dreier Chris Druol Fred Dudzinski

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I Jim Dugg an Chris Duhan Jea n Dvorak Eileen D1vorak
Terry Ebert Barry Eckart Ja ne Eckerson Jane Edsall
David Dufek
Betty D1vornicki

Don't get smart l

James Eisenh ardt Dianna Eledge Vince Emery
Marlys Engstrom Tina Eona Robert Evers

Linda Gyman Sherrill Eymann Jim Fade r Sue Farley Kay farrow
Judy fast Bob Faust George Fehlha ber John fe linski Ra ndy Fields

Dennis Filipowski Danie l Finniga n T om Fischer
Heathcliff Flott \villiam flystra Tom Fonfara

"Dear Me , the sky is Falling ?"

Eugene Fora ! r\llen Forman Margare t Forman Joan Fortuna Pam Fox
Dwayne Franci Danny Freeman Mike Freis Rick Froehl ich Juanita Fuentio

Barbara Fuksa Linda fuxa John G_aeta Terry Galloway Juanita Galvan
Linda Gamet Jeanne Gann Leo Garcia Pa t Garofolo Ro n Garofolo

You 're Mr. High
School America?