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Class of 2003, this book is for
you! For 13 years, you have worked to
get to this point, and now it's time to
look back on your final nine months at
South High School.

Underclassmen, this book is also
for you. It's your turn to take the torch
and keep the dream alive. Your memo-
ries are also contained in the pages of
this book.

So join us on a journey
through the 2002-2003 school year
where we see South High at its best.
This is a special "Bull's Eye View" of
the past.

Senior Dan Sayler shows his colors o n Red and W hite

Day d uring Homecom ing Sp irit Wec k. The Packers e nded Red a nd
W hite Day with an all-school pep rally d uring e ig hth hour. ( Photo
by Dawndriea Bue ls)

W orking at the Dance T eam table at O pe n House a re

j uniors Em ily Kud lacz a nd Krystina Gonzalez. This s pirit squad pe r-
forms during the schoo l year at home varsity games. (P hoto by Lyndsey
Gonzalez )

In Project Omaha. ,enior,

Donte 1vld\forrb and Leigh Proc•
tor take ad\'antagc of c,Hnputer, in
our magnet ,choo l. ( Photo by
Nicole Rohi,on)

Varsity footba ll players

C lyde C rawford. k "e Fidd, and
S1c,·e Sai11a. all ,enior, . ,11111 thL·ir
,tulT during the Homecoming pep
rally. (Photll hy Lynd,cy Gon•
, a le t )

South High School clllltin•

ue, 10 ol'cupy a pl:icc or pride in
the Omaha l'nmnn1ni1y. For over a
century. S11u1h has been educating
you ng prnple in nur l'ity. (Photo
bv William Bllolh)

Senior Cassie Foral takes

time 10 weld pieces o r j ewelry to·
gethcr in Applied Design. Foral has
been in an classes throughout high
school. (Photo by Caitli n O'Riley)

Juniors John Bonet, T1is1an

F lanagan. Traci Calabrello. and
Kiera Ellis work diligcmly o n their
Honors Engl ish assignment. (Photo
by Ma1:jorie Waterman)

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e y e v 1• e w

Every morning we wake portant to us. From getting

up wondering what the day a " I" on the chemistry test

ahead will bring. to meeting our friends by

Did I do my homework the Iocker. ..from getting to-

last night? Do I have a meet- gether after the Friday night

ing at 7 a.m.? What do I have football game to finding a

going on after school? job to pay for a new car, we

As each day unfolds at all live our lives as Packers

South High, we all have a of South High, with our

variety of things that are im- special "Bull's eye view."

Seniors Jaycob McCormick and

Samantha Matthe ws hang out w ith fri e nds ev-
e ry morning by the performing arts wing. They
chat about thei r plans for the day. (Phmo by
Katie Krimme l)

Entertainin g seniors Krissy Lem-

ons and Jacob Stodo la at lunch is senior
Marisela Cabrera. Luch is a perf'ecl time
to kick back. munch. and talk. (Photo by
Steven Winfie ld)

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ha s the
·mportant

g your

·ght ow?

"To me, s ports are
number one, school
comes second."

MICHAELA
YOUNG, 9

"School, sports,
and my social
life"
VANESSA
CHERKO, 10

"To be all that I am capable
of being at the moment and
to attempt not be a person

who worries a lot and
stresses out."

ALEX WALTER, 11

"God , my family, my
education , and my ca-
reer"
STEVEN WINFIELD,
12

It's a personal thing

Where do you Hmmmmm...What am I goi ng to wear lo ng as s he is comfortab le . it doesn 't matter to
shop?
today? Should I go with the preppy look. the her if it lo o ks good.
..I shop at a11y store
with a cliscou11t." sporty look, or the Cabrera said she shops at an y
- Vi11ce Velasquez.
12 just plain re laxed o f the malls, althoug h she pre-

..I shop everywhere. look? fe rs Westroads or Mall of the
ancl I wear just about
everythi11g except for This is a Bluffs. He r fa vorite brands
dresses a11cl skirts. Jt•s
coJJ1fortable! It questi on many of the are DC. Ethics. Tommy.
rocks!!
- P. J.Miller. 12 students here at Ame ri ca n Eag le. L u c ky.

South asked the m- Ad idas and Polo.

selves every morn- De nnis Goodwin. a

ing. The maj ority of junio r, also has his own taste .

the students he re He said he buys his c lothes at

preferred e ithe r the The Jo nes S to re and Stre e t

preppy or the sporty Jams. This year he wore Sean

look. John, Ecko and Ro nald Perry .

Mar i s e la Senio r Marco Garcia likes 10 wear Ray C he rrie r, an-

Cabrera, a sen ior, mostly preppy c lo thes but sa id they have other junio r, e nj oys shopping
said , " I dress the to be ··comfortable.'· (Pho to by Nicole at the Buckle. Di llards a nd
way I fee l that day Gaspard) Team Spirit He prefers baggy

unl e ss it' s a game j eans with a nice jersey or t-

day." Cabrera wears everything fro m s kater shirt and a hat. He said his s hoes are importa nt.

clothes to skirts and blo uses. She said that as " I like to keep mine nice and w hite."

..I shop at all the Flor Tanzon, a junio r, has a great sense of
JJ1alls. At school I
prefer sweats. but I fashion. She said she likes to dress up a lot. (Photo by
have to dress up for Krista Burson)
gaJJ1e clays. I wear
these clothes because Wearing Tomm y Jea n G irl is senior
they are coJJ1fy!"
Dawndriea Buels. She a lso likes All-Star Chuc k
- Beth Schaefer. 10 Taylor Converse o n her feet. (Photo by Krista Burson)

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Just for fun. junior Danielle Sorenson

dresses like a vampire. T-shins co111inued
10 be popular 1his year. especially ..talking
I-shins" primed wi1h some kind oflogo or
message. (Photo by tvla1jorie Waterman)

Braids were popular a1Sou1h this

year. Junior Jamie Thompsen said she likes
them because she doesn't have 10 do her
hai r in the morning. (Photo by Caitlin
O' Rilcy)

Juniors Tawny M cWilliams and Tris1an 7

Flanagan wear their red. while and blue on 1hc anni-
versary of Sept. 11. Many s1udcn1s participated in
special dress-up days. including ganw days. Spirit
Weck and Academy of Fi nance Wednesdays. (Photo
by Lisa Lane)

..I like vacations ' takes students away
When the weathe r turned warm and Seni o r A ngelina Jo nes and he r s isters
because they take Jlle
away froJJ:l school"' school was no lo nger is sessio n. we had the e njoyed 1he ri des at Worlds o r Fun. w hile jun-
- D0JJ:1i11ique Clark.
12 lu xury of ho urs free io rs Jaime Tho m pson and

..Whe11 we we11t 011 our fro m the responsi- Caitlin O "Riley took the three
Upward Bound trip
this SUJJ:lJJ:ler. 011e of bilities of homework ho ur dri ve no nh to Lake
the places we Visited
was Alcatraz. a11d it a nd tests. Okoboji.
was cold!..
For man y Je nni fer Pe rea. also
- Marlis Lovelace.
12 o f us. that meant an a junio r. e njoyed o utings to

..We we11t 011 a lot of o pportunity Lo spend the lakes o uts ide o f Fre mo nt.
baseball trips this
SUJJ:lJJ:ler for Illy s011•s Lime w ith o ur fami- For othe rs. the trip
teaJJ:1.°.
lies and fri ends vis- was a li11l c lo nge r. Juni o r
- Marjorie
WaterJJ:1a11. teacher iting places that we Brandi S mith and he r famil y

had ne ver seen, o r tra ve led 10 O rl ando. Flo rida.

returning to places where they spen t time at

that were favorites. Se nior Do minique Clark vis it, a Di s neyworld .
Re g io nal For members o r the
museum in C a li fornia. j ust one of many
places that altracted s pots the Upward Bound me mbe rs visited. Upward Bound prog ram.
some o f our stude nts (Photo courtesy o f Domin ique C lark) summer brought an exte nded
were Worlds of Fun trip of the Southwest. inc lud-

in Kansas C ity. the ing California w he re they vis-

Fre mont Lakes and Lake Okoboji in northern ited several museums, saw Holly wood , a nd

Iowa. to ured the famous prison Alcatraz.

Pos ing with her dad at D isneyworld in O r-

lando. Florida. is junior Brandi Smith. Smith is o n
the Varsity c heerleading sq uad. (Photo courtesy of
Brandi Smith)

Me mbers of Upward Bound visited Californ is this sum-

mer whe re they sa w . amnn o o the r s ites. the famous p ri son
Alcatraz. T h is pic ture was taken from the boat. ( Photo courtesy

s n l Mcghan Waters)

Riding the Or·ie nt Express at Kan-

sas City·s World"s of Fun is senior Angelina
Jo nes and her younger sister. Jones said
the park is one of her favorites. (Photo cour-
tesy of Angelina Jones)

Juniors Je nnife r Perea and Nicole

Reynolds spent pan of their summer vaca-
tion al Fremont Lakes. These two have
known each other since their freshman year.
(Photo courtesy of Jennifer Perea)

Spending time at Lake Okoboji

thi s past s um mer are Jun io rs Ca it li n
0- Riley and Jaime Thomspon. The girls
said they e njoyed the trip up 10 the lake.

(Photo courtesy of Caitlin o· Ri ley)

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Week is huge success

..Reel a11cl White Day This year's S pirit Week was held the throug ho ut the hall s of South. Tuesday was
was u,.y favorite be-
cause I got to clress ill week of October 23 through the 27. Weste rn/Mask Day: Wednesday was Reel and
u,.y favorite colors...
Thro ug h- White Day: Thursday was
- Precious Clark.
11 out the week, stu- C lass Clash Day: and Friday.

..S1tperhero Day was dents were asked to the most popu lar clay . w a s
the u,.ost exciti11g. a11cl
the best part was u,.e show their Packer Funday.
bei11g S1tper Wou,.a11!..
pride by participat- For Friday. stu-
- Cassie Foral. 12
ing in the events dents came to school dressed
..I lovecl Mask Day
p lanned fo r eac h as the ir favorite celebrities.
because I lovecl seei11g
day. cartoon c haracte rs. fairytale
everyo11e.s creatio11s...
- Cory Zeitz. 12 0 t her c haracters, a nd supe rheroes.

..I likecl seei11g every- events of the week Sponge Bob. Spide rman and
011e act a fool cl1tri11g
Class Clash Day... included a pep ral ly, S now White were a ll South

- Chris Schaefer. 12 footba ll ga me a nd High Pac kers on Friday.

Homecoming dance Sen io r Sky le r

he ld Oct. 28 a t Junior Tyerra Moore dressed as a Johnson said, "Superhero
Sokol Hall. Day" was my favorite be-
character frorn Snow White o n Fu nday Fri•

St ud e n ts day. (Photo by Nicole Gaspard) cause my hom ie M a rc us

kicked off the week dressed up as Batman, and

on Monday by ce l- that was funny!''

ebrating Hawaiian Day. Ho mecoming was sponsored by Stu-

Grass shirts and Hawaiian shirts were seen dent Council.

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Take a second look! That"s not a c harac ter from the

Bible . it' s Mr. Ric h Be nak. He and many o the r teachers dressed
as hi sto rical charac ters d uring Spirit Wec k. (Photo by Nicole
Gaspard)

10 It's a bird, it's a pla ne , no. it" s senior Marcus Je nsen

dressing up for Funday Friday. (Photo by Nicole Gaspard)

Decked o ut in red and white is

freshman Andrew W hite. This year' s Red
and \Vhitc Day was held on Sept. 25. the
same d ay as the Homecoming pep rally.
White was in the percussion section of the
band for the rally in the gym. (Photo by
Marjorie Watennan)

Sharing a laugh between classes

are seniors Jaacki McKinney and Robeno
Rodriguez. These 1wo e njoyed sporting
their best Western gear. (Photo by Lyndsey
Gonzalez)

Seniors Eric Gue rrero and Bruce

Valentine have time for a quick conversa-
tion after lunch. These two dressed up for
R.:cl and White Day. (Photo by Lyndsey
Gonzalez)

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Weekends offer escape

What clo you It·s late Friday afternoo n. and you· re Wee kends a lso keep many students
clo 011 the
weeke11cls? st uck in your eighth period c lass coun ting occupied \\'ith a part time job. W ith the de mands

''PARTYr4 clow n the last few o f ho mework. a thl e ti cs. and

~Caitlin 0 4Riley4 seconds unti l the be ll cl ubs. there is 1101 a lo t o r time
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of freedom sounds. during the week to ho ld dow n
..Work ancl party44
~Nicole Gasparcl4 As you sit a j ob. so students work on
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and watch the clock SalUrday and Sunday.

change to the glori- For the stude nt ath-

ous 2:50. you hear !e tc . the weeke nd may mean

the sweet sound o f a b ig game o r cond iti on ing fo r

th e bell and so your the next game .

weekend begins. Regardless o r how

Most s tu- the time is spe nt. most wou ld

dents view the week- agree that the weekends arc

end as a mini-sum- too s ho rt. T he ti me passes

mer vacation. Go ing Spending a day at the lake arc ,c- quic kl y as students gather for

o ut w ith fri e nd s. nior, Megan \\later, . Pat Mesenbri nk and the big Friday ni g ht game. go
hang ing o ut w ith Pat Rhode,. (Photo by Nirnle Rohi,on) to the huge party down the

thei r g irl o r boy- block o n Saturday o r make

fri e nd. orjust catch - some o r the g reen stuff on

ing up on s leep a re acti v ities that fi ll those pre- S unda y. Whate ver the case. st ude nts a ppreci-

cious days. a te the few clays o f freedom they get.

..Hang 4w4 ith lllY
friencls

~ Bryan Heilllan4

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Blake discuss their plans for the weeke nd. Favorite

acti vities for the weekend are g ames. parties and sleep-

ing. (Photo by Gabe Bustos)

T he se S o uth Hi g h j un iors wait in a group fo r their dates.

Saturday nig ht i, usua lly date ni ght for student s. (Photo by Cailin
O"Ri ley)

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Watching a movie a1 a friend·s

ho use is so111e1hing a 101o f teens do on the
we.:kencls. Here. juniors Mall S1odol ka and
Jeremy Blake pose for a picture before the
fi l111 start s. ( Pho to courtesy o r Caitlin
O ' R i l cy )

Friday night footba ll games are

the place 10 be if you· re a Packer. The win
always ge ts the students pumped up for the
weeke nd. ( Pho to by Gabe Bustos)

Concerts can be a big pan o r the weekends for

students. Liste ning 10 mus ic o r go ing 10 see a favorite
pe rfor111er is a g reat way 10 spend free time. ( Photo by
Gabe Bustos)

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Cab~era, Jensen reign

About The theme of this year's Homecom- fron t of the stage as hi s o r her name was read.
Holllecolllitlg...
ing was "Mardi Gras Masquerade.'' W ith a ll The moment everyone had been wait-
..I thought the lllUSic
was pretty good. but of the purple, green ing for arri ved at last as the
lllY girl lost her
rhythlll!.. and gold streamers names were ann o un ced:

~Mario Juarez. 12 decorati ng the ball- King. Marcus Jensen and

..It was fu11. but they room at Sokol Hall , Queen. Marisela Cabrera.

11eeded to have Jllore Student Counci l cre- Prince was Roberto
slow da11ces. 11ot just
three.·· ated a nig ht to re - Rod rig uez and Princess was

- Brya11 Heillla11. 11 member fo r the stu- Dawndriea Bue ls.

..It could have bee11 dents of South High. Othe r members o r
better. but I had f u11
co11sideri11g it will be Coronati on the Royal Court were Nicole
lllY last Ho]lleColllillg:·
began at 7:30 p.m. Gaspard, Megan Waters .
~SaJJ1llli Lad. 12
after everyone had E li sh a Salle n bach. Ch ri s

waited in exc ite- Schaefer. Jake Martinez and

ment. Wh e n M r. Joel Kiihne.

Matt Curtis finally Junior Josh Sheard models his red Music was provided
walked onto the by Mr. Tunes a nd pic tures
stage to announce and blue striped suit at Ho 111cco111ing. Stu- were take n downstairs.
the royal candidates, dents wore a variety o f outfit s for the dance.
( Photo by Mar"oric Wa1erman) " It was a lot of fun ,"

a hush fell over the said j un ior Je nnife r Pe re a.

crowd. "The decorations were great, but I missed o ut

Each candidate walked to the floor in on the e nd because I had to leave early."

..I was excited I wo11 Having fun and dancing the night away arc Seniors Lyndsey Gonzalez anti Sammi Lad 1ake a break
BollleColllillg. It was
great!"" stude111s al Homecoming . T he theme this year was fro m 1he danci ng to pose for a pictu re . T hese 1wo have been
- Marisela Cabrera. " Mardi Gras Masquerade ."' ( Photo by Marj o rie frie nds for 1hc past s ix years. ( Photo cour1esy o f Sam mi Laci)
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Gath e rin g o n s tage for a pictun: i, the: Ho mecoming 2002 rn~ ally: Prinrc.: Rnhcnn RodrigucL. King rvlarcus knscn. Queen Marisela Cabrera and Princess Dawndriea Buels

( Photo by l'- larjoric.: \Vatcnnan )

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Club is sophomore Abraha m Sophomore Olga
Gomez. The club docs this as a
fundrai scr every year at Home- Mendez and her date have fun
coming. (Photo by Marjorie while dancing to the music
\.\/merman) provided by Mr. Tunes.
(Photo by Steven Winfield)

others a helping hand

The best part The re is so much to be gained by to Jamaica as s he did last year on a medical

of volun- volunteerin g your time. Many o f the cl ubs at missio n to he lp the residents th e re. S he no ted.

teering is... South made it a prac- ·The best part of vo lunteering

''The satisfactioll tice during the is the people . The y a rc so
of helpillg people••
- Meghall Waters. school year to reach wonderfu1 .··

12 out and help othe rs . Volunteering c an

"Seeillg people One o f the in volve a nything fro m he lp ing
happy··
- TaJiu11y Maguire. advantages of he lp- o ut in the commu nity to he lp-

12 ing others is being ing o ut a famil y me mbe r. Se-

a ble to put a smile o n nio r Le ig h Proctor said. ··The

someone else's face. best pan o r vol unteering is

Ma king anothe r pe r- he lping the community and

so n h appy us ua ll y the good reeling ot' he lp ing
makes you happy, o the rs ...

too. Mrs. Marilyn Rickley makes a A no ther bene fit to
Volunteer- he lping o the rs is the fact that
medical missio n to Jamaica yearly. Herc many colleges conside r volun-
ing also makes the she sings w ith some or the locals . (Photo teer ac ti vities w he n they look
world in general a courtesy of Marilyn Rickley) at student resumes. As Steve
better place to be.

Mrs . Ma- Winfie ld said. ''Volunteer

ril y n Rickley, o ur school nu rse, volunteered activities not on ly make yo u reel good . they

he r time in a big way this past year. S he went al so look good on a resume.'"

"The loJ1gterll\ advertise for Senior Class Officers at Open House. T yping up receipts for the OMP clot hi ng drive is st
goocl feeliJ1g. plus Many of the school' s organizations ask members to
it looks goocl Oll a volunteer the ir time for a fter-school activit ies. (Photo nior C assie Fo rni. As a member of National Ho nor Society. Fon1
resull\e.•• by Lyndsey Gonzalez) often vol unteers her time . (Photo by Nicole Gaspard )
-Steve WiJ1fielcl.

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Se ni o r Meg han W,Hers and j unio r Tycrra :'- loorc hel p 1hc S1udc m Co unc il advertise for Homecoming at Open House. Looking over their display is assistant principal

i\ l r. C huck Wa lker. (l'ho10 by Ly nd,cy G on,aletJ

Seniors Elisha Sallenbach and Senior Nicole Gaspard en-

Derrick Guerrero he lp with a clo1hing drive ters receipts o n the compu1er for the
for National Hono r Society. (P hoto by OMP clothing dri ve. This is Nicole ·s
Cassie Fora!) seco nd year in Nmio nal Honor Soci-
ety. (Photo by Cassie Foral)

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help us get through each day

What Jllakes " When you make a new friend, it"s a popul atio n a llowed us to meet people from a
a friellcl?
new start," said junio r Natasha Briggs. "Cher- wide range o f interests and c ultures.
"A friencl is sollle-
ish your frie ndship The fri e nds hips
one who accepts
you as you are . and keep it close to formed in hig h school o fte n
believes in you.
calls just to say your heart. Even • last a lifetime. Frie nds he lp
'Bi.· cloesn•t give though you face ups us make it th rough fo ur o f the
up on you. ancl
forgives Jllistakes... and downs, remem- mos t d iffic ult and challengi ng
- Dolllinique Clark.
ber that friends make years of o ur li ves.
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the world go Junio r Kri sta
"A friencl is sollle-
'round." Burson pointed o ut that a
one you can trust
ancl rely on to be With these friend to he r is "someone who
there when you
neecl her to.•• words from an origi- will never leave your s ide, no
-Nicole Gaspard.
12 nal poem, Briggs matter w hat. They a lways lis-

captures the impor- te n and g ive advice."

tance friends have to Seniors Dawndriea Buels and Jes- Talking on the
all of us in our dail y phone late at ni g ht, going to
lives. Being in hig h sica Failla have been friends since thei r school activ ities togethe r,
school g ives stu- freshman yea r. (Photo by Andrea King) providing a shoulder to cry on,
dents the opportu- listening to y our secre ts,

nity to meet and ha ng ing o ut o n the weekends,

work with a vari ety of people from around the and just being there for you.. .these are a ll marks

city. The diversity of South High's student of a true friend.

Posing for a pic-

ture on Homecom ing

night are seniors Jes-
sica DeLeon and
Heather Robert-son.
The two got together at
DeLeon's home before
going to the dance at
Sokol. (Photo courtesy
of Heather Robertson)

Grabbing books from their

locker arc seniors Josh G riego

and C hris Huntley. These two
have been frie nds fo r s ix years.

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At far left, senior Julie DeAnda

and junior Alonzo Blount socialize in the
hall during passing period. Students often
meet their friends between classes to catch
up o n the news of the day. (Photo by
Dawndriea Buels)

Juniors Getty Crawford and

Natasha Briggs stop to talk during
passing period. They have been
frie nds for two years. (Photo by
Dawndriea Buels)

At far left. djscussing a fundraising

activity are seniors Marisela Cabrera. Jes-
sica Del eon and Jesse Fields. (Photo by
Dawndriea Buels)

At left. seniors James Barlowe. Elex

Roy. Marcus McCoy. and Skyler Johnson
have been frie nds for over four years. They
still enjoy eating lunch together every day.
(Photo by Dawndriea Buels)

Since their fres hman year. senior

Berniece Clark and junior Liana Maninez
have been frie nds . Here they e njoy a
minute to chat on their way to class. (Photo
by Dawndriea Buels)

Joking around at Village Inn af-

te r the Red and White game are juniors
Dennis Goodwin, Tony Barrientos and
Amos LackJore. Students who are involved
in the same activities or spon s often form
lasting friendships. (Photo by Lisa Lane)

At left, seniors Dominique Clark 19
fA.~U prt.ptlf'td b~ 1'~,-;_tA ~
and Vic to ria Starks spend time at the ocean
off the coast o f Florida. These best of
frie nds enjoy the time they spend together.
(Photo courtesy o f Do minique Clark)

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Jobs require juggling

How do you deal One thing is true about hi g h school: How do they ha nd le the pressures of
with school AND
work? it's expensive. New clothes are a lways a must working and school? Senio r Be rni ece C lark

..I clo holllework ill to start off the school said. "There is a lo t of pres-
stucly hall aJ1cl try to
wcloorsok].l•l•e before I go to year. s ure ha ndling school a nd
-Osvalclo MoJ1arrez.
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..lt•s ki:llcl of colllph- fore you know it, age both because I have to. I
catecl juggh:llg school
a:llcl work... Homecom ing is pay for school things myself
- Tabitha Lael. 12
right around the cor- so I need a j ob to ge t thro ug h
..I work 0:ll the week-
eJ1cls. go to school ner, and some par- m y school years, especially
cluri:llg the week. a:llcl
play football after ents s impl y refuse to thi s year."
schoot.••
-AloJ1ZO BlouJ1t. 12 pay for it al I, so what For some s tudents,

is your next option? being involve d in school ac-

Your grandparents? ti vities and sports makes a j ob

Nope. You need a impossible. Sen io r J acob

job. Ma rtinez, who is in volved in

Most South Senior Patrick Mese nbrink helps athletics knows w hat it is like
High stude nts after a trying to juggle a lo t o f re-
full day of classes a c ustomer at the Baker's service cou nter sponsibilities. " I get to school
head straight to a where he has worked for three years. (Photo around 7:20 a.m. and don' t
b T ammy Ma uire

part-time job until get home from foo tba ll prac-

nine or ten o ' clock. Then they arrive home for tice until after s ix. Wrestling practice is even

a late dinner and do homework until midnig ht. lo nger, so fo r me, there is no time for a job.

..School COJiles first. Sacking groceries on Sept.
lllY job is secoJ1cl..:·
-DawJ1clr1ea Buels. Robison shows her patriotism. She has been working
12 at Baker's for one year. (Photo by Tammy Mag uire)

10 Seni or David De La Cueva ri ngs up a sale at Osco.
OI\ ¼-ht. job
Working iat Osco· s for over a year has provided De La C ueva
with the money he needs for his senior year. (Photo by Tammy
Magui re)

Se111.or Jessi.ea Irwin hands a cus-

tomer his .ibcslhuoaennegoenoftwhthehei",I_"rm•nrasn.npvyoerrststiaunfdg)e' hnoeftsrS'revephdto..
whi•le a.nd
11. Irwin

work at Bak·er·s �·randmmh·ays been there two
years. (Photo by Maguire)

Senior Li. sa Snu. th works to help

c·'ire t•or her brother• for_which she is paid.
Smith has been doino thIS for the past year
and a half. (Photo co"urtesy of Lisa Snu"th)

Se111.or Steven Winfield directs the
tra1. oht
c."oCrcohkwaedyCthosam. fSoc,redmeh.-e� 1·Ille during the
\�intfeld gd,_1.gs.cs
wa. s 13 has been a
a"d doe,

JSarteopupnmd gthoeuMt Pidrowdeu"ct.io(nPsh)oto courtesy of 11

o,.a.9u prepa.iid. b:j Ta.MM� ......,..,...

•

is in the Packer air

What do you Everywhe re you look, you see it. The re are se veral diffe re nt ways to

look for ill a People holding hands, fi nding secret places to enjoy dating, as well.
girl or boy-
frie11d? meet. The signs of For some. espe-

..They have to have a romance are all c iall y underc lassme n. dating
seue of hul!lor...
around us. And in groups is popular. For oth-
- Alilancla Jones. 10
where does that ro- ers, one-on-one dating is pre-
..My g1rlfr1encl"s eyes
:Qlostly:• mance usuall y lead? ferred. " Dating in a group is

- Jeff Vocek. 10 To dating. a lot better," said sophomore

..They have to be cute. For some, Jessica Bolas. " because it's
have pretty eyes.
have a sense of hul!lor. dating is a casua l more fun ."
be s:Qlart. and I don•t
want blonds!"" thi ng, a convenience Group dating offers
- Rob Ruffcorn. 12
or a way to attend a the advantage of being with

social event with a that special someone w ithout

companion. being as nervous and self-

For others, c o nsc io us .

dating is a serio us Senior Lisa Smith and her boyfriend Popula r date spots
commi tment. were movies, restaurants, the
share a dance al Homecoming. They have Old Market, Heartland of
"I think it's dated for three years. (Photo by Marjorie America Park, a nd parties.
actually better to Waterman)

have a long lasting Sometimes just

relationship in high school than the other way," hangi ng out at home watching videos was the

said senior Fe licia Frazier. most popular choice of all.

..Looks. body. per- Juniors Nate Detwile r and Andrea Ledesma take time
sonality. looks. plus
MONEY!"" during lunc h lo have their pic ture take n. T hese two enjoy seeing
each other during the school day. (Photo by Angelina Jones)
-Tanesha Birch. 12
Senior Jessica Failla and her date on ly have eyes for
11
each other. They have dated for the past three years. (Photo
by Lyndsey Gonzalez)

Freshmen Alexis Moore and Thomas Braniff

dated o n and off for a year. but now they think being
good friends is better. (Photo by Ange lina Jones)

Senior Chris Schaefer holds junior Krystina

Gonzalez after the Homecoming pep rally. Schaefer
is on the Varsity football team and Gonzalez is on the
Dance Squad. They have been dating for two years.
(Photo by Lyndsey Gonzalez)

Packers

et

b1isy

Regardless of what you a wide variety of clubs, it

happen to enjoy, or how is nearly impossible not to

your day is scheduled, or find one that meets your

where your talents lie, South needs.

High has a club or activity From Students Helping

for you! Students and Outdoors Club

Being involved in a to National Honor Society

school's activities is a certain and French Club, South is

way to become part of the the place to be if you want

school and South offers such to get involved.

Mrs. Julie Ermel , clothing teache r.

helps her students with the ir c lothing activi-
ties. C lo thing is a class o ffered for stude nts in-
terested in d esigning a nd making their o wn
clothi ng. ( Pho to by Katie Krirnmel)

Working on their yearbook activi-

ties are seniors Lyn dsey Gonzalez,
Ange lina Jones and Marl is Lovelace.
Even though yearbook is a class, students
enjoy it because it is fun and c hallenging.
(Photo by Krystina Gonzales)

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What activities
are you i•n-

volved in and
wh

"I'm in Spanish and
French Club because
I like to be involved in
things."

YURI JIMENEZ, 9

"Football, powerlifting, and
baseball because they're fun,
and I enjoy hanging out with all
of my friends."

TYLER BATHEN, 10

"I'm in National Honor
Society for achievements
as a student and Outdoor

Club because I love the
outdoors."

DENNIS GOODWIN, 11

"I'm in Flags, African Ameri-
can History Club, Gay/
Straight Alliance, Multicultural
Club, and Concert Choir be-
cause I like to stay busy, and
they're fun."

LEIGH PROCTOR, 12

Cadet Captain Steven Saitta i, in,pcc1cd

during 1hc Regional Formal ln,pcc1ion held in Soulh
High' s gym. The cadets arc ir1'JJCC!cd at 1hc building
le\'cl each week. abo. (Photo counc,y of Slc\'c Saiun)

Drill Team Commander Joyce Dolezal.

a senior, and Drill Team Present Anns request
permission to take 1he drill floor. The South High
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (J. R. 0.
T. C. ) is broken in 10 special groups including
Rifle Team and Drill Team. (Photo by Steve
Saina)

Cadet Captain Steven Saitta, a se-

nior, flashes a smile after receiving a Second
Place trophy for compe1i1ion and a medal for be-
ing chosen Omaha Publlic Schools Best Com-
mander. (Photo courtesy of Steve Sai11a)

j.r.o.r.c..

Sophomores ikki Kowa l and Eh1Jhcth Rolf,on arc fol- Sophomore Andrew Rose :ind the JV Color Guard arc

lowed by cadet- from oihcr OPS J.R.O.T.C. progr:im,. The~ :ire par- i,i-pected during 1he Regional Formal lnspcc1ion. The R. F. I. is 1he
ticipating in 1he clo,ing ccrcmon~ of the :S:ational Junior OJ~ mpic,. annual J.R.O.T.C. in,pcc1ion. (Phmo by Sieve Sailla)
(l'holO by Sgt. Thom,L, Sorcn,onl

l•

• •• • Practicing for the Color Guard competi-

1ion are seniors Sieve Sailla. Jesse Meighan.
junior Hcclor Es1rada. and sophomore Andrew
Rose. (Pho10 counesy of Sieve Saina)

'T o motivate young Americans to become Another slogan of the J.R.O.T.C. program

better ci ti zens." is the is. "We train the best to

motto used by all of the lead the rest." Under the
guidance of Sgt. Tho-
''Being in theOPS Army Junior Reserve

Officer Training Corps mas Sorenson and Major
Rolland Montgomery,
J.R.O.T.C. pro-(J.R.O.T.C.). This slogan

communicaies the impor- the cadets learned how
to cooperate and func-
gram has taughttance leadership has to the

J.R.O.T.C. program. me important tion in the real world. as
well as how to master
The students at

South who were involved skills for life.'' basic military tactics.
in the program had the Sma ll er
great opportunity to expe- -Joyce Dolezal, 12
rience basic military train- groups within the larger
program included the

ing and occupy many lead- Color Guard, the Rifle
ership roles. Team and the Drill Team.

Senior cadet Dawndriea Buels said, "I had Cadets had the opportunity to compete with

so many opportunities to develop my leadership ability other groups from across the metro.

over the past four years. If I had known as a freshman The cadets also dressed for inspections ev-

how much I could have clone to develop my skills. ery Wednesday. and they have a formal inspecion an- South' s Color Guard practices fornn
would have applied myself better earlier." nllaIIy.
upcoming compe1i1ion. The varsi1y 1ea111 mem-
bers arc pcrfonning a perfect praclice here in the
gym. (PholO counesy of Sieve Saina)

17

Philippa. played by senior \ lary Wal,h. looks

on wi1h junior Alex Waller and ,ophomorc Allie Verch
as \Ir!,. Black lock ·, hou, e i, being in, pec1cd. (PholO
by :--:icole Robi,on)

Trying to determine who commi11ed

1he murder is senior Chase S1uto in the role
of the lead detective. StulO is in his second
year of performing in the school' s plays.
(PholO by Nicole Robison)

Mrs. Blacklock, portrayed by Allie

Verch, a sophomore. watches events on lhe s1agc.
Also in this scene is senior Katie Krimmcl (PholO
by Nicole Robison)

Just before a mysterious blackout. junior Ab Waller light, In this scene. it is discovered that Mrs. Blacklock(Allie

a ciearelle for ,en ior ~larv \\'al,h. Both of the,c ,tudent, al,o appeared Verch ) ha., been injured after a mysterious blackout. Special effects
in tl7e school", productinn.of/.,,, ,l/i.1,•mb/es. IPhoto by \"icok Rohi,onl for the play "ere handkd by Mr. Doug Young and his tech crew.
(Photo by Nirnk Robi,onl

Lights go out. a gun shot is heard. and there Other members of the cast were Allie Verch on the couch during a dinner pany conversa-
tion. Verch as a freshman had the title role of
Annie in last year"s musical. (Phmo by Nicole
Robison)

lies a dead body on the lloor. Who could be responsible as Leticia Blacklock. Samantha Matthews as Dora

for this heinous crime? Bunner. Katie Krimmel as Julia Simmons. Katie

Th is was the Spicka as Mitzie. and

ope ni ng sce ne in South Chase Stuto as Inspector

High 's fall production of A Craddock.
Oth e r
''The play wentMurder is A111101111ced.

Based on Agatha Christie· s members were William

1950 detecti ve novel of the Lopez as Rudi Scherz
and Sergeant Mellors.
well, and we allsame name, the play was

performed on South 's had fun.'' Mary Walsh as Phillipa
stage Oct. IOand 11. Haymes. Julia Bertino
as Mrs. Swettenham.
The premise of Alex Walter as Edmund
Swettenham, and Am-
the play is an invitation to -Nate Detwiler, 10 ber Pafford as the fa-
a murder-party game to be mous fictional detecti ve

held at Little Paddocks. As

the guests arrive, though,

they realize shortly that they are dealing with a real Miss Jane Marple.

murder and that one of them is the murderer. Th e cast was direc ted by Mr. James

Auditions for the cast were held at the end of Eisenhardt. drama teacher. and the stage and techni-

August. Sophomore Nate Detwiler, who played Patrick cal crews were led by Mr. Doug Young.
Simmons, commented. "The play went well. and we
all had fun." Christie's A Murder is A1111ou11ced was the Seniors Mary Walsh and Katie

first Miss Marple mystery to be adapted for television. Krimmel arc on stage together. Both. along

with the rest of the cast and crew. spent many

hours preparing for the fall production of rl Mur-

1,der is A111101111ced. (Photo by Nicole Robison)

Junior Brandi Smith. who play, r-antinc.

and , cnior Cha.,c Stuto. who play, k :m Valjcan.
practice their scene together. Both arc in\'Ol\'cd in
other pan;, or the play a, well. (Photo by ,\lex
\\'alter)

Sophomore Nate Detwiler and senior

Katie Spicka go over their lines together. Both
have lead roles in the play. (Photo by Alex
Walter)

Singing one of her many solos. fresh-

man Kate Myers learns the ropes or a high school
production. Kate plays Eponine in South High·s
production of Les Misemhles. (Photo by Alex

:10 Walter)

Senior Chase Stuto 1rie, 11i get 1he ran of k an \ "aljcan ngh1 Read ing over her lines as Cose11e. senior Katie Spicka

before the February performance. The pan imohcd much ,ingmg. 11 orb on a dialogue with Jean Valjean. Katie is a veteran of the
!Photo by Alex Walter) drama and vocal mu,ic depanmenb. having been in many South

- - - -high produr1ion, . (Photo by Alex Wailer)

Les Miserables. the highly acclaimed musi- dogged by the policeman Javert. The play is set upon On his knees to practice his role as

Javen is senior Joel Kiihne. Joel is a member
of the Ambassadors and was in South's Annie
last year. (Photo by Alex Wailer)

cal, was performed by the South High drama and music the background of the French Revolution.

departments Feb. 7 through 9. Because of the ambitious musical score, cast

Because of the members put in months

size of the project, what ''This musical has ofpractice reading lines
normally would have been and perfecting their mu-

a wi nter play shown before sic until curtain time in
early February.
been one of thethe holidayrecess, became

a second semester produc- best productions I Eisenhardt
tion to allow the cast and
said he was particularly

crew time to prepare. have ever done. concerned about ad-
Under the direc- It was fantastic!'' equate preparation for
the play because. ;<We
ti o n of Mr. Jame s -Alex Walter, don·1 double cast.''
Eise nh ardt, the South
High students undertook Senior Chase

to perform the high school 11 Stuto played the major
version of Les Miserables, role of Yaljean in the

making them the first high school in Nebraska Lo earn play, while another senior, Joel Kiihne was Javert.

the rights Lo do the play. Other cast members included sophomore

Originally a novel by French author Victor Nate Detwiler as Marius, senior Katie Spicka as

Hugo, Les Miserables tells the story of Jean Yaljean. Cosette, junior Brandi Smith as Fantine. and fresh-

who was imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread to feed man Kate Myers as Eponine. Mr. Doug Young di- Sophomore Nate Detwiler. who plays
his family . Following his parole from prison, he is rected the tech and stage crews for the production.
Marius. and freshman Kate Myers. who plays
Eponine. practice their scene together. (Photo
by Alex Walter)

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The Lovely Ladies do a dance for 1hc ,ailors a1
the dock, during a drc,, rehear-al for,..,., .\li11•mbles.

Sho\\ n here arc ,ophomorc Allie Verch. ,cnior, :'-la!)'
\\'al,h and :'-l cglwn Water, and junior Kry,1inn
Gon7alc,. (Photo by Traci Calabrc110)

The Bishop, played by senior Floyd

Brown, gives food 10 Jean Valjean, played by
senior Chase S1u10. Both ofthese students are in
the Ambassadors singing ensemble. (Photo by
Traci Calabreno)

Cradling Eponine (Kate Myers. freshman)

after she has been shot. Marius (Nale Detwiler.
sophomore) tries 10 comfort her. The play in-
volves astudent-led revolution against the French
government in the 1800s. (Photo by Traci
Calabre110J

Fantine (Brandi Smith. senior) ,ing,1okan \"aljcan1Cha,<' Marius and Eponine talk about the ic11cr Eponinc is to

S1u10. ,eniorJ :L, her de:11h approadie,. Valjean pledge, 10 rJi~ F:mline·, 1a~c ll> C<i-cllc for ~lariu,. :\llhough Eponine loves ~larius. he is
daughter Coa,enc and keep her ,afc. 1Phn10 h) Tr.in Calahret10) in lme II i1h Co,ct1e. 1Phu10 hy Traci Calabrcno)

Brandi Smith as Fantine sings a solo

,1bou1her daughter Coscne. Famine dies early
in 1hc play and counts on Jean Valjean 10 raise
her daughter. (PholO by Traci Calabreno)

chestra.

Finally. after months and months of plannng. Les Miserables tells the story of prisoner

rehearsing. long hours and ''I really enjoyed Jean Yaljean who had
tired voices. the cas1 and being able to been imprisoned for 19
crew of Les Miserables start factory years for stealing a loaf
brought thi s wonderful fights and make of bread. He is hounded
musical to life on South money on stage.'' by officer Javert. played
High's stage. by senior Joel Kiihne.
-Krystina Gonzalez, 11 who hunts fo r him
The musical th ro ugh the years the
opened Fe b. 9 and ran play covers.
through Feb. I I.
Senior Chase
South was the Stuto had the lead role in
fi rst high school in Ne- the play and other leads
braska to get the rights to were junior Brandi
perform the hi gh school Smith. who played
edition of the play, based

on the Victor Hugo novel. Les Miserables. Fantine; senior Katie Spicka. who played Cosette:

Under the direction of Mr. James Eisenhardt, freshman Kate Myers. who was Eponine: and sopho-

the cast was selected early in the school year and re- more Nate Detwiler. who was Marius.

hearsed through opening clay. The play was well received by an apprecia-

Mr. Doug Young was in charge of the ti ve audience who praised the efforts of the cast and The entire cast enjoys 1he pany ai
stagecrew and Mr. Clay Blackman di rected the pit or- crew following each performance.
Thcnardicr·s Inn. Shown here arc senior Chris
Ellis and senior Patrick Mascarello. who plays
1hc scoundrel Thcnardier. (Photo by Traci
Calabrcno)

Seniors Jessica Irwin and Pat 1'.le,enbrink pre-

pare for the Super Quiz in the Project Omaha Hi, tOl)'
room. TI1cse ,tudcnts study for the quiz every da~ dur-
ing first. third and eighth hour,. (Photo by :s/icole
Robiso n)

Headin g toward the seminar room at

Benson High are several members of our team.
including senior Mary Walsh, junior Zach Ves-
per, and senior Roxanna Garcia. South's regional
contest took place Jan. 18at Benson High. (Photo
by Nicole Robison)

Showing his humanities students a

series of slides is Mr. Robert Bacome. who
coaches the Academic Decathlon team. When
Bacome was a student al South several years ago,
he was on the school's team. (Photo by Nicole
Robison)

Studying for the art test. juniors Ana Gomez and Miguel

Ahhough he is 1101 on the Academic Decathlon team. ,cnior Estrada 11" ' an empty cla"room al Benson High. Gomez came

Chase S11110 i, in the hum:111i1ie, cla,, which help, prepare ,111de111, for awa~ from thernmpc:1i1ion with agold medal in art. (Photo by 1 icolc
the competition. Sho11 n abo i, junior Jon Flanagan 11 ho 1111cnd, to take Robi,on)
the cla,, hi, ,enior year. IPhoto by i\icok Robi,on) 1:1:· ·
r.

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Students tra · the mind

Senior Stephanie Bogdahn sits with

the team mascot pan her head before the tests
begin. The students prepared for months be-
fore theJanuary competition. (Photo by Nicole
Robison)

Preparing from the first days of school back Zach Vesper missed only one of the ten questions in

in August. South's Academic Decathlon team set their the rapid fire Super Quiz.

sights on the regional com- The day of the

petition which was held competition had every-
one a little nervous. but
''Try your abso-Jan. 18 at Benson High

School. the team had their mas-
cot Pepperoni and went
lute best, andThe team was

coached by Mr. Robert into the contest with
confidence.
just have fun withBacomc, art teacher; Mr.

Gary Kastrick, social stud- I· t•' ' Top scorer for
ies teacher; and Mr. Rich South was junior
Benak, math ematics -Mr. Gary Kastrick, Daniel le Sorenson.
teacher, as well as other coach for the Super Medal winners were all
individuals who vo lun- Quiz juniors: Ana Gomez.
teered their time to work with a gold in art:

with the team. Tristan Flanigan. with a

This year's focus of preparation seemed lo be silver in art; and Laura Sanchez. with a bronze in

on the Super Quiz, which was on the ocean. The coaches language and literature.

and students made hundreds of flash cards which were Other members of the team were Stephanie

then used at school. team meetings, and personal time. Bogdahn, Jessica Irwin, Nicole Robison. Miguel Each school in the regional compe1i1io11
This is where the team's motto, "ACADECA kids flash Estrada. Roxanna Garcia. Mary Walsh. and Pat
each other!" originated. The practice paid off as junior Mesenbrink. is givena room in which 10 smdy before the tests.
Many of the s1ude111s focused their time in pre-
paring for the Super Quiz. (Photo by Nicole
Robison)

Sophomores Ashley Kowaleski. Daclcen

Andcn.on and Nikk i Kowal arc playing a game of Ta-
boo at the F. E. A. Christmas pan y. ·niey arc al o
looking O\'Cr their new gifts. (Photo by Ann Undcrriner)

Members of the Nebraska Naturalists

Club enjoy hiking at Indian Cave State Park.
This group enjoys many field trips throughout the
school year. (Photo counesy of Ron Cisar)

The Future Educators of America (FEA)

celebrate the holiday season with a club party in Ms.
Ann Underrincr·s room. This group is sponsored by Ms.
Underriner and Mr. Jason Bartman. (Photo by Ann
Underriner}

Seniors Dan Sa) ler and Dustin ~tcQuigg and junior Joe Playing a board game at their holiday party are juniors

Kanner ~ociali,c during an FEA mcc1ing. Student, in this club A,hlcy Swin:t~ki and Desire Hender.on. The members also ex-
explore the fie ld of leachi ng and often li,1cn 10 guest ,peaker,. changed gif1' for the holiday. (Photo by Ann Undcrrincr)
(Photo by 1\nn Undcrriner)

South High School has many clubs. but onl y ings and learning what it is like being a teacher." Enjoying a snack on a Nebraska Nmural-

is1s field trip is sponsor Mr. Ron Cisar. This
group 1·isi1ed Indian Cave State Park. DeSoto
Bend Wi ldlife Refuge and the Loess Hill .
(Photo courtesy of Ron Cisar)

one of them helps to prepare students for a very de- Another club at South that can enlighten the

mandi ng career: education. mind and stimulate the imagination is the Nebraska

The Future Edu- Naturalists. This group

cators of America (FEA). ''I like...learning is made up of students
under the leade rship of who are interested in
Ms. Ann Underriner. En- wildlife and the out-

glish teacher, and Mr. Ja- doors.
After the club
what it is like tosonBartman. mathematics

teacher, gives members almost ended last year.

the opportunity to learn be a teacher.'' the club members rallied
what it is like to be a to save it. and this year
teacher. it was thriving.

The FEA has -Danielle Sorenson, 11 Led by spon-
weekly meetings and sors Mr. Ron Cisar and
members often hear guest Mr. Doug Clark. this
speakers. The members, group enjoys regular

who come from all grade levels. consider this club a meetings as well as occasional field trips to points of

worthwhile activity. ;,I enjoy exploring the field of interest around the area.

teaching. It may be something I would like to explore One of their trips this year was to Indian

in the future," said junior member Alex Walter. Cave State Park where they went on hikes. studied

Walter's sentiments were echoed by another the wildlife and enjoyed a picnic lunch. The group Filling the sky over DeSoto Bend Wildlife
junior Danielle Sorenson, who said, "I like the meet- also traveled to DeSoto Bend Wildlife Refuge.
Refuge are thousands of snow geese. The geese
make an appearance at DeSoto Bend every fall
and auracl hundreds of visitors. (Photo courtesy
of Ron Cisar)

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South High ·s Ambassadors. undcr1h.:direc-

1ion of ~Ir. Clay 131ackrnan. , ing a1the onc-y.:ar anni-
vcr,ary of Scplcrnbt:r 11 . The group ga1h.:rcd. along
"i1h other,. in from of 1hc building around 1hc nag-
pole. (Photo by Gabe Bustos)

Members of the Future Eduators of
America, (FEA). enjoy their Christmas pany.

This group meets every Wednesday morning un-
der 1he sponsorship of Ms. Ann Underriner and
Mr. Jason Banman. (Photo counesy of Ann
Underriner)

Mr. Granville Welch, sponsor of 1he

African-American History Club. works al a 1able
1he week before winier recess collecting canned
food. Mrs. Belle Nanon. assistanl principal,
s1ops 10 check on lhe club's progress. (Phmo by
Nicole Gaspard)

ll

Hard at work in the HabitatGardenarejunior \ lceanCrain Members of the Outdoors Club stopfor agroup picture
G'ma ·r·1cI101a.
and biolon \' IC '!Ch0'f \ I TI1c Habi1a1 Garden C-lub rncrn• at the cal'c;, at Indian Cave State Park. The group was enjoying a
"· fall outing and anopponunity10 hike throughthe hills of outheast-
• • ,. cm Nebraska. (Photo by Cassie Fora!)
bcrs work n n1•.1·mi.,i·m IIw•, very ~pccial na1ur.il habi1a1area.
(Photo
l

councsy of Dr. 1'lary Eli2abe1h Lomax )

The many clubs of Sou1h High kept students doors Club to curricul um oriented clubs as Science This year's Student Council conven·
acti vely involved throughout the school year. In addi- Club and the language clubs.
1ion was held al Benson High. Sponsor Ms.
Melissa Davis poses here af1er being duel !aped
by some South High Student Council members.
(Pho10 counesy of Nicole Gaspard)

Lion to planning social acti vities. many of the clubs and The Future Educators of America was a spe- ~\.1T to
organi zations also ar- cial group made up of

ranged volunteer activities ''It is important students who are plan- IXPHI Y,u1
for their members. to volunteer and ning to become teachers.
give back to our These students. spon- q,• trlNIIII •;,
Social activities sored by Ms. Ann
fo r the students ranged Underri ner. English ltGll£lTl V6Tf
from hiking, ice skating. teacher, and Mr. Jason
and skiing to volunteer ac-

tivities, such as bell ring- Bartman. mathematics
teacher, not only en-
community.ing during the Christmas

holiday season and selling -Elisha Sallenbach, joyed social events, but
honey on Honey Sunday. 12 also li stened to guest
speakers, attended con-
Th e ac ti vities

held by the clubs allowed ferences, and visited

students to become more area elementary schools

acquainted with one another. Senior Elisha Sallenbach to read to the children.

noted that these organizations also provide for another The Nebraska Naturalists came together be-

need. "It is important to volunteer and give back to our cause ofa shared love of the outdoors. Under the guid- . ....
communi ty and school. It also looks good on college ance of their sponsor, Mr. Ron Cisar. biology teacher,
applications," senior Elisha Sallenbach noted. these students took frequent outings to a variety of Senior Jose Chaidez works overthe lunch
places in the area to enjoy hiking, animal and bird
Clubs available at South ranged from special watching, and studying the tlora of our region. hour handing out flyers for voting. Many stu•
interest groups such as Nebraska Naturalists and Out- dents registered to vote in this vear"s Novemb~r
elec1ion. (Photo by Emily Kudlacz)

Junior Kiera Ellis and senior '.\lari,da

Cabrera ,ell candy to ,cnior Cri,tal Gn~ tan to
,uppon the French Cluh. The , tucknh arc ,1ork•
ing at Open Hou,c. (Photo by Lvnd,cy Gm11A1la)

Talking about buying a yearbook,

seniors Bret Soethout and Keith Garcia ask
Krystina Gonzalez. ajunior, how much they cost.
Gonzalez is also Managing Editor of the school
paper. (Photo by Lyndsey Gonzalez)

Mrs. Marjorie Waterman , sponsorof

newspaper and yearbook. scratches off a ·'Scratch
and Donate" card for senior Jaacki McKinney.
McKinney was raising money for the girls' Var•

40 sity basketbal l team. (Photo by Lyndsey

Gonzalez)

Buying red . while. and blue rihl1011' from ,ophomore ,\dam "f"ll lake a raspberry:· says ,cnior Rachel Mueller as she

Vasque, i, ,enior ,\ ,hk y Stro~c:k. ll1e ribbon, ,,ere ,old on the one- buy, a ,uckcr from ,enior Cha,c: S1u10. S1u10 is a member of the
)Car annh c:rsary of the Sept. I I 1crrori,1 alla,k, 10 ,ho\\ p:11rio1i,m :111d Amh:1."adors. South', elite singing c:nsc:mbk . which was raising
suppon for the , irtim,. l Photo hy Lymhc:~ Gon,~tlc:L) money for a trip 10 Orlando. Florida. (Photo by Lyndsey Gon1.alcz)

It'

Any student involved in a school acti vity. club support themselves:· said senior Jaa Senior Leah Proctor pays s1.2s for a

bag of Doritos. Profits made from the vending
machines go into the school account. (Photo
by Lyndsey Gonzalez)

or sport knows that money is always an issue. who was involved in a number of activities. including

In order to have new uniforms. go on a field cheerleading and sports. "That way they can provide

trip, have parties. or travel ''Fundraising extras for !heir causes... ••
to another city. money is B eca u se
needed . The lax money
money is tight. every-

helps differentwhichsupports public edu- one expects to see
people trying to make
cation does not pay for ex-

tracurricular activilies. so clubs and teams money throughout the
it's up to the sponsors and school.
members to come up with support them-
the cash. At Ope n
seIves...'' House. Student Council
From Student members sold pretzels to
Council to Ambassadors, -Jaacki McKinney, help finance the cost of
every sludent involved in 12 Homecoming.
an ac ti vi ty was al so in-
volved in fundraising. Over the sum-
mer. the Dance Squad

To help finance their trip to Orlando. the held several car washes to help pay for their uni-

Ambassadors sold suckers and saved receipts from Hy- forms and camp.

Yee. Members of !he baseball team sold Christmas During Parent-Teacher Conferences and af-

wreaths. And the Dance Squad and cheerleaders sold ter school on some days students participating in

Avon products. Close-Up sold pizza to pay for their April trip to Sophomore Breanna Sheard and fresh-
"Fundraising helps different clubs and teams Washington. D. C.
man Jessica Evenson workat a summercar wash.
The)' are helping 10 raise money for Porns. and
this was just one of their many fundraising ac-
tivities. (Photo courtesy or Emily Kudlacz)

41

itthtme g

ks

"So what are you dong ing a full load of honors

tonight?" classes, the time was even

Ask this during the longer.

week and the answer you And since procrastina-

will probably get 1s, tion is a trait of most teen-

"HOMEWORK!" agers, homework assign-

It was common for stu- ments, especially projects,

dents to spend two to three were completed long past

hours a night doing assign- midnight, of the night be-

ments. For students carry- fore they were due.

Working in their algebra class are freshmen John

Ho fmeister and Share an Kennedy. They said they try to get
their assig nments done in class so they don · 1 have so much work
to do at ho me. (Photo by Emily Kudlacz)

Petra Rangel, a freshman, is

shown here taking notes. Some freshmen
say high school work and middle school
work are two totally different things, and
they' re trying to adjust. (Photo by Emily
Kud la c z)

What are your
plans for after
,graduation?

"Go to UNL and play
football. Huskers...
Wooo!"
TROY STUART, 9

"Go right to work
...maybe in live enter-
tainment"

BRANDY
MARTIN, 10

"Go to college and
major in child
psychology"
TAWNY

McWILLIAMS, 11

"Go to UNO and get a
Bachelor's Degree in
computer programming"

BRYAN KOWAL,
12

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MEMBERS

ers

Once the leaders of the middle school, freshmen are
now back to the bottom of the high school hierarchy

A freshmen is de- to them. For some, this is a
fined in the dictionary scary thing.
as "a beginner or nov-
ice," or "a student in No longer did they have
the first-year class of the same friends or the same
high school." Either schedules, although they
definition sums up soon made new friends and
pretty well the tradi- adopted new routines.
tion of a new class
coming to South every year. For other freshmen, a
new start was not scary but
Back in the eighth grade, they were exciting. They couldn' t wait to meet a
the top dogs, the big cheese, the head new challenge, jump out of their shells,
honchos...the leaders of the school. and join the Packers of South High.
Now they are looking up to three other The dictionary was right about
classes instead of having people look up freshmen, but didn' t capture the entire
meaning of the real experience.

Looking over his notes for an answqer is

freshman Javy Cabre ra. For many ninth graders, the
transition from middle school to high school aca-
demics can be a diflicuh one. (Photo by Krissy Lem-
o ns)

Freshmen find time to chat as they enjoy the

lunches prepared in o ur cafeteria. (Photo by Gabe
Bustos)