2003

., ' Freshman T. J. Douglas pumps

the heavy iron to get big. T. J. said he
enjoys the we ightroom at South. (Photo
by Krissy Lemons)

Working hard in Mr. Potter's geom-

e try class arc freshmen Jak Kudlacz and
Daniel Nieto. (Photo by Krissy Le mons)

For some freshmen, Freshman Patricia D is-
c us sing
gelling used to the classes and MuJTill stops in the hall to
teachers can be hard, but for talk about he r plans for the c u r r en t
these students, it seems easy. weekend. (Pho to by Krista events in
(Photo by Krissy Le mons) Burson) their his-
tory c lass
are several
fres hmen .
There are
several
classes of-
fered just
for ninth
graders,
a lt hough
m any
freshmen
are in clas-
ses with
older stu-
den t s.
(Photo by
Gabe Bus-
tos)

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aerms

Too much to do with too little time, not enough money,
boyfriend/girlfriend problems...the stress never ends

What causes kids way too stressful , the week-
the most stress? Re- ends are a welcome time to
lationships, grades, kick back and relax .
lack of sleep, too
many responsibilities, In the long run, how you
parents...you name it handle stress is what's impor-
and it's probably go- tant. For some kids it was
ing to cause someone hanging out with friends, for
stress. others, it was playing sports.
For others, a nap works.
For the seniors, the whole senior Senior Willi am "Pooh" Booth
year can be the biggest cause of stress. said, "Getting ready for college and
filling out these coll ege applications is
Junior Krystina Gonzalez con- causing me stress !
fessed, "My man causes me the most "M y advice for underclassmen:
stress!" 'Start your junior year! "'

For those who find their school days

At top, junior Amos Lackore shows

what can happen when stress becomes too much.
(Photo by Marlis Love lace)

At right, junio r Alex Walter does a search on

the internet in his journalis m class. A lex, who takes
a full load or ho nors c lasses. admits stress is some-
times hard to manage. (Photo by Krystina Gonzalez)

A last minute chec k on her pages for year-

book has senio r Katie Krimmel busy. Deadl ines can
add pressure to an already demandi ng schedule.
(Photo by Marl is Lovelace)

Checking his troublesome car

for any problem is senior Steve Saitta.
Saitta says his ..bucket.. causes him ··too
much stress... (Photo by Angelina Jones)

Finding time to study is onc ofthe

hardest things for a senior to do. Here. se-
nior Dawndrica Buels studies during her
study hall. (Photo by Marlis Lovelace)

3 1%

From an. informal survey of Sou.th High students.

Freshman Adrian Cole says playing music is his

"best way to rela.~." (Photo by Marjorie Wati!rman)

Tech

Academy ofInformation technology prepares South
High students to take their place in the future

South High con- c lass," said freshman
tinued to prepare its Michaela Young , "because
students for the world it is getting us prepared fo r
of cutting edge tech- the future of the workplace."
nology through its
Academy of Informa- As a magnet in infonna-
tion Technology, tion technology, South of-
Success Strategies fered a number of classes in
classes, and technology infused curricu- advanced computer pro-
lum. gramming and dig ital networking. Vir-
tually all of the classes at South involved
For freshmen, the Success Strate- the use of technology in some capacity,
gies class introduced them to using the from desktop publishing in the j ournal-
computer as a tool, as well as a variety ism department to computer assisted
of other skills. "I'm glad that they are drawing in industrial techno logy
putting all the freshmen in a computer cl asses .

Seni or Keith Garcia works hard on his

project in deskto p publishing, He is o ne o f many
students who enjoy working with computers, (Photo
by Bryan He iman)

Juniors Miguel Cabrera, Tom Kn ipe. and

Phil Nielsen update a computer. The th ree enjoy
working with the latest technologies. (Photo by
Bryan He iman)



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ar

Fine Arts Department allows students to explore
ideas and feelings through creative activities

Classes in the Fine "Applied Design celebrated The Day of the
Arts Department of- is fun because Dead by assembling artis-
fered several opportuni- we get to use tic tributes to someone
ties for students who had died.
dangerous ma-
From the course of- chines." In October, six
ferings in art students students attended a very
took drawing, painting, -Lisa Smith, 12 spec ial evening at the

commercial art, pottery, Joslyn Art Museum.

and jewelry making, Miguel Estrada, Tristan

among others. Flanigan, Ana Gomez, Katie Krimmel,

Throughout the course of the year, stu- Danielle Sorenson, and Chase Stuto,

dents involved themselves in a variety of students in Honors Art, attended the ex-

special activities and were recognized for hibition Artists at Work: French Oil

their work. In November, for example, Sketches from the Los Angeles County

students in Ms. DeBuse's pottery class Museum of Art.

Working on a still li fe drawing in an

c lass is senior Geoff Comstock. Comstock is
the artist who drew the cover art fo r this year" s
yearbook. (Photo by Caitlin o·Rilcy)

Senior Robert Ruffcorn works o n a

basket collage. Students in the art c lasses have
the opportun ity to use a vari e ty of med ia.
(Photo by Caitlin O'Riley)

Se nior Reggie Glover concen-

trates o n a stil life drawing. Glover is in
Dr. Antoincne Tumquist·s class. (Photo
by Caitlin O'Ri lcy)

Working on a freehand sketch is

junior Tristan Flanigan. Flanagin said he
enjoys the freedom to create that art classes
provide. (Photo by Caitlin O'Riley)

Joe Perea, a

senior. works on
asphaltum. he is
making
curtousche , an
Egyptian per-
sonaJ adornment.
(Photo by Caitlin
O 'Riley)

In her art class, sophomore Jessica Rivera works on a stencil pillow.

Students in the Fine Arts classes work on everything from drawing and sketch-
ing to pottery and jewelry making. (Pho to by Caitlin O'Riley)

ca m

Academy ofFinance program prepares South students
for business fields ofbanking, accounting, brokerage

The Academy of guidelines in America.
Finance is a class of- Teaching the juniors thi s
fered at only a few
Omaha high schools. year was Mr. Andy Webb,
Funded by business while the seniors were taught
leaders from across by Ms. Charnella Mims.
the country, AOF
leads to the fields of banking, account- Both levels of students
ing, brokerage and many other areas of took several field trips
business. throug hout the year, and the seniors
visited the Board of Trade and the
The Academy teaches students United Center in Chicago in April.
about the economy in this country and Academy students could always
around the world, both presently and be seen in their business attire every
in the past. It tells of job opportunities Wednesday, a requirement for the class.
and widens perspectives of economic Another requirement is a summer in-
ternship for the juniors.

The Academy of Finance flag is displayed

proudly on the wall of the c lassroom. (Pho to by
Steven Winfield)

Sophomore Vanessa Cherko works in

finance classon business essays about current events.
(Pho to by Steven Winfield)

RESPECT Senior William Booth helps se-
ftasponslble
nior James Barlowe in Academy o f Fi-
nance while seniors Steven Winfield and
Dominique C lark look on. This is the sec-
ond year in the class for these students .
(Pho to by S kyler Johnson)

Junior Gabriel Bustos and senior

Steven Saitta work on their essays which
arc due soon. Students in the Academy arc
expected to dress in business attire every
Wednesday. (Photo by Meghan Waters)

Ms
C h a r-
n e 11a
Mims _

Academy
of Finance
instructo r.
helps stu-
dents type
their cur-
r en t
events ar-
t i cles .
(Photo by
Steven
Winfield)

All sophomores are re- Sophomore Romero

quired to complete an inter- Hernandez brainsto rms during
v iew essay as part o r the ad- a group discussion in Mr. Andy
mission process into AOF. We bb's Academy of Finance
Here sophomore Vanessa c lass. Ms. M ims is the other
Cherko works o n he r essay. AOF instructor.(Photo by
( Photo by S teven Winfield) Steven Winfield)

war

ro.

Upward Bound program helps students develop
academic skills which lead them to success

"Being in Upward "Upward Bound business in the classroom.
Bound is a great expe- students are Every week, students who
rience for me because it some ofthe most did not have a grade of one
gives me a chance to or two in each of the ir

visit the top colleges intelligent kids classes had to attend tutor-
from around the coun- I've met." ing sessions after school
try and have fun while twice a week.
I'm doing it," said se- -Dan Bartek
When they were not in

nior Elex Ray. the classroom, Upward

Upward Bound students visited col- Bound students were in volved in a vari-

leges from across the nation this year, in- ety of activities, such as Walk as One,

cluding Howard University and Stanford UB Gift Shop and Vehicle Day.

University. At the end of the school year, UB

The Upward Bound Program focuses seniors are planning a cruise to celebrate

on making sure the students take care of their graduation.

Mike Palmer and Katie Spicka are just ward Bound students pose for a g roup picture.
( Photo by Pe nny Boykins)
two of the Upward Bo und students who par-
ticipate in the school plays. These two seniors
stopped for a picture after the play Our Town.
(Photo by Penny Boykins)

''

Sophomore Tomasina Long and

freshman Shelby Long get help in math
fro m their tutor Robert Rail. One of the
advantages o f Upward Bound is o ne-on-
onc he lp. (Photo by Marlis Lovelace)

Upward Bound students 10uredthe

west coast this summer. This picture was
taken as the group stopped at the Grand

Canyon. (photo by Dan Bartek)

Upward
Bound in-

volves a lo t o f
hard work by
many individu-
als.

Senior Victoria Starks says that she

enjoys all of the advantages Upward Bound
gives her. (Photo by Marlis Love lace)

Ungraded classes use a hands-on approach to teach
academic and practical information to students

The ungraded stu- Mr. Tom
Jodlowski, M s. Alisha
dents of South High "I love South. Bollinger, and M s. Julie

love to have fun. No I'm really going

matter what they' re in- to miss all ofmy Tekesky are some of the
volved in, each student friends andplay- teachers involved in mak-
says that their teachers ing volleyball." ing certain their students
ensure that school pro- have fun during school.
vides an enjoyable -Maurice Haywood
Taking a hands-on ap-

learning environment. proach is what the un-

The ungraded students take a curricu- graded teachers must do to ensure stu-

lum different than other students at South. dents understand what is being taught.

Their classes include mathematics, read- Robert Kouricek's favorite sub-

ing, music, science, life skills, work ject is "math because I get to play with

awareness, and a variety of field trips. goldfish," while Christopher Allen likes

They also learn to cook and wash clothes. "playing on the piano and the computer."

Looking through a book ofpictures,

Josh Bartlett enjoys reading what ever he can
fi nd in the classroom and at home. (Photo by
Jaacki McKinney)

Andre Nash uses matches coupons with

the correct items at Walgreens·s. ( Photo cour-
tesy of Alisha Bo llinger)

Gabe Vasquez sorts 1hrough shells

during his work awareness program at the
Food Bank. Gabe and others are given
cho ices about where 10 work and many
fi nd working is their favorite part of the
d ay. (Photo courtesy of Alish Bollinger)

Ungraded student Greg Blake

aims for a strike al Kelley's Bowling Lanes.
Greg and his fri ends bowl every Wednes-
day throug ho ut the school year. (Photo
courtesy of A lisha Bo llinger)

his brow wh il e
trying to decide
whether he
should conti nue
getting his
groove on at the
Halloween party
is Robert Kour-
icek. (Photo by
Jaacki Mc-
Kinney)

Ms Carmen Thompson and Greg

Blake watch as Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lomax
plays w ith he r dog . Fe lla. in ·the library.
(Photo courtesy o f Alisha Bollinger)

Learning by experiencing things first-hand is some-
thing many students prefer over sticking to the text.

Books are the "Newspaper newspaper...these are just a
main tool in any few examples of classes
school. Just about ev- and yearbook where students learn by ac-
ery class uses a book tually doing.
for teaching the cur- keep me
riculum. One class offered
busy." only at South High was the

But for stu- -Jennifer Perea, 11 Project Omaha class taught

dents, learning outside by Mr. Gary Kastrick. The

of the traditional reading and lectures students for this class met in the Omaha

stimulates their interest and makes learn- History Room located on the ground level

ing much more fun. of the school. Here they used computers

Certain classes lend themselves and laptops to research subjects relating

to this style of learning. Keyboarding to the history of South Omaha. The class

and technology classes, art and music, also heard a variety of guest speakers, in-

drama, business, yearbook and cluding state senator Ernie Chambers.

Working on creative shapes in her key- Working on a brochure for

boarding class is freshman Jackie Bartinek. This class Ho nors Project Omaha are senior Lucas
teaches a skill students can use in other classes and Co rbell and junio r S imon Perez. ( Photo
after graduation. (Photo by Caitlin O' Riley) by C a itlin O' Riley)

,o

Juniors Jamie Thompson and

Frederick Lewis study vocabulary words
while presenting a scene. This method
helps them re member the words. ( Photo
by Caitlin O'Riley)

Senior Nick Kerwi n hard al work

in his Project Omaha class. In this class
students learn about the history of Omaha
in general and South Omaha in particular.
(Photo by Caitl in O'Riley)

Practicing a scene for their drama class are junior Lisa Lane. Juniors
Krystina
sophomore Erica Mitchell and freshman Cierra M itchell. T he three
w ill learn vocabulary and then present the scene. (Photo by Caitlin Gonzalez
O' Riley) and Jenni-
fer Perea
finish a
story be-
fore the
deadline.
These two
are editors
of the
T oo t er
and work
di ligently
to get the
pa per
ready 10
go 10 the
pr in ter
each
m on th.
(Photo by
Cai t Ii n
O'Riley)

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•

Working daily to meet deadlines, battle financial diffi-
culties, and cover the school news, staffkeeps busy

Everyday of the a second year student.
school week, 18 in- " I like putting my opin-
dividuals work hard
to present the South ion in the paper and letting
High Tooter each everyone at South know that
month. people have different views,"
said senior Lyndsey
Whether it's go- Gonzalez.
ing out on an assign-
ment, interviewing But being on the paper
staff or students, or conducting a poll, isn't al l fun and no work.
there's a lot to do. The staff a lso circulates the paper to
surrounding schools and people across
"The best part of being on the staff the country. "The hard work s urely pays
is getting on the in side and knowing off after you see the fini shed product,"
things before the rest of the school said sophomore Ranae Smits, design
does," said sophomore Regina Bright, editor.

Mrs. Ma1jorie Waterman is 1he adviser to

the Tooter s ta ff. She offers advice lo staff me mbers
who have questions about !heir assignments. (Photo
by Angelina Jones)

Senior Chris Huntley draws a cartoon for

1hc editorial page . This is Chris ' fourth year on 1hc
staff. (Photo by Angleina Jones)

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T yping out her article is sopho more

k,sica Bolas. T o be on the newspaper
staff. you haw to follow strict deadl ines.
(Photo by Angelina Jones)

Getting ready 10 go out on an assign-

111..:111 is sophomore Regina Bright. l111cr-
viewing pcopk is o ne of the main acti\'i-
lics of the staff. (Photo by Angelina Jones)

Writ-

mg vo-

ea bu-
Ia r y

words on
the board
is senior

N ick

Kerwin.
A l!ho ugh
Nick is
only in the
beginning
jou rnal -
ism c lass.
he is
sports edi-
tor and
writes a
r egu la r
col umn
for the pa-
pe r.
(Photo by
A ngeli n a
Jdnes)

Working on an assig n- Junior Jennifer Perea

me nt together a rc seniors works hard on he r assignment.
Lyndsey Gonzalez and Chris This is Jennifc r·s second year
Huntley. Working wgcther is o n the s taff. ( Photo by
a major part or 1hc pape r. Angelina Jones)
(PholO by Angelina Jones)

Students on the yearbook staff mark off the calendar
in deadlines so the book will be finished on time

This year 's year- Another important as-

book class was filled signment was selling adver-

with many ideas and tising, a job that seemed re-

goals centered around ally difficult for many of the

how to make their staff.

book different from "I kept getting rejected,"

all the others. said senior Jordan C urtis.

The main respon- "Getting pictures of so

sibility of the staff led many different people was

by senior Managing Editor William hard," said seni or Steven Winfield.

Booth, was to complete their pages by Many of the students on the staff

the assigned deadlines in order to as- applied for yearbook because they

sure that the book would be fi nished by wanted to be involved in the book their

the middle of May when the seniors senior year. "Being on yearbook is an

leave. easy way to remember your last year,"

••;:==:::::::::::::::=~::::::;:.=;::::;:i;:m:a:o_,...,...----=.., noted senior Angelina Jones.

Waiting for a count o n yearbook sales

is adviser Mrs. Marjorie Waterman. She has been
in c harge of ye arbook since 1985 . (Photo by
Angelina Jones)

Yearbook staff enj oys the unstructured na-

ture of the class. Each member of the staff deter-
mines time lines for his/her responsibi lit ies. (Photo
by Marjorie Wate rman)

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Sorting out underclassman pho-

tos are several members of the staff. Se-
niors Lisa S mith. Lyndsey Gonzalez.
Nicole Robison. Mcghan Waters. and
juniors Jen ni fer Perea and Ashley Plaza
spread out pictures all over the floor in
orde r 10 sort them. (Photo by Jess ica
Del eon)

Seniors Berniece Clark and Jordan

C urtis work on a layout for the academic
section of the book. Clark returns to the
staff this year. but Curtis is a beginner.
(Photo by Angelina Jones)

.. Senior

,,,,r,·d u•(IJll(II Je ss ica
Deleon
• sells ads to
local busi-
Managing Editor Wil- Selling ads during third ne sses
durin g
liam ..Pooh.. Booth. a senior, hour is se ni o r Ly nd sey yearbook
explains 10 senio r Steven Gonzalez. Go nzalez is also o n c Iass .
Winfie ld his ideas abo ut the the newspaper staff. (Photo by S tudents
cover for th is year. (Photo by Angelina Jones) in the staff
Jessica DeLeon) a re ex-
pected to
sell adver-
tising dur-
ing the
first quar-
ter of the
school
year.
(Photo by
Angeli na
Jones)

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Advanced Placement classes prepare high school
students for the academic challenges ofcollege

Advanced Place- pare you for college," said
Naomi Keske, a senior
ment classes at South ' ~ classes are

High are offered to stu- great prepara- who has taken all the AP
dents willing to accept classes South offers.
the challenges of a col- tion for col-
lege based class at the "But taking more
high school level. 11 ege... ,, than one at a time can be
really stressful and can
The AP classes of- -Elisha Sallenbach, 12 cause you to get behind

fered this year were AP quickly."

American History taught by Mr. Steve Term papers, annotated bibliogra-

Pulverenti, AP English taught by Dr. phies, weekly essays, daily ass ig n-

Mellanee Kvasnjcka, AP Calculus taught ments, and tons of reading are required

by Mr. Richard Benak, and AP European in most of the AP classes.

History taught by Mr. Gary Kastrick. Students then have the option at

"I think takjng AP classes is a good the end of the school year to take the AP

investment for your future and helps pre- test for college credit.

Senior Harley S o renson does his A P

calcu lus homework before i1· s due. Sorenson
is al so taking A P A merican history . ( Photo by
Jaacki M c Ki nney)

Junior Danie lle She rman is writing

an essay for her AP A merican history class.
Sherman hopes lo earn college credi t for tak-
i ng this class. (Photo by Jaack i Mc K i nney)

66

Taking notes in her AP American

history c lass is ju nio r Emily Kud lacz.
Note taking is a valuable tool in prepar-
ing for college classes. ( Photo by Jaacki
Mc Kinney)

Looki ng in the back of his calculus

book to check his answers is senior Jacob
S todo la. Stodo la is also taking AP Engl ish.
(Photo by Jaacki McKinney)

Working on his AP calculus is senio r Chris Schaefer. Schaefer. Lecturing in

who has also taken AP classes in Eng lish. American history a nd European his AP European
histo ry. said he likes to take AP c lasses so he can ''brag about geui ng college his to ry class
credit in high school.'' (Photo by Jaacki McK inney) about the Re-
naissance is Mr.
Gary Kas trick.
Kas trick also
helps prepare the
Academic De-
cathlon team for
the Super Quiz
c ompetiti on.
(Photo by Jaacki
McKinney)

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The Habitat Garden continues to be a place of natural
beauty maintained attentively by our staff and students

The South High also heads up the Habitat
Garden Club whose mem-
Habitat Garden was "This will be

a greatalive and well during bers take care of the garden.
Each year brings new
the school year.
challenges. "I am learning
Tended by a dedi- year!"

cated group of out- -Victoria Starks, 12 right along with the stu-
door enthusiasts, the Garden Club member dents," Lomax said.
garden flourished and
At the beginning of the

continued to attract school year, the workers

attention of community members and were busy putting mulch down and tak-

school officials. ing care of the plants that had been af-

The garden was conceived ofby Dr. fected by the summer's drought. They

Mary Elizabeth Lomax who wrote sev- also planted bulbs which bloomed in the

eral grant proposals in order to earn spring and put an oxygen tank in ·the

money to finance the project. Lomax pond for the fish and turtle.

A bench was added to the garden last year. It

provides not only decoration, but also a nice place
to rest and enjoy the surroundings. (Photo by Ashley
Plaza)

,,

The Habitat Garden ha, a pond

wi 1h a wa1crfall which k<:ds in 10 ii. T he
pond is ho me w several go ldli,h and a
1unlc. ( Phow by Dr. Mary El izabe1h
Lomax)

This is a view of 1hc garden from 23rd

Stree1. S ince this is a nalural habitat gar-
den. it has planls from all over Nebraska.
including grasses that arc native to the state.
(Photo by Ashley Plaza)

I These
plants
Senior Victoria Starks Ms. Gina Tichota helps
are the
moves mulch in to the garden. lhe s tudents with the upkeep of s t a te
Starks is also a Varsity cheer- the garden. Tichota is new to fl ower of
leader. (Photo by Dr. Mary South High' s facu lty this year. Nebraska:
El izabeth Lo max) (Photo by Dr. Mary Elizabeth the gold-
Lomax) enrod .
They are
thriving in
the Habi-
tat Gar-
den.
(Photo by
Ashle y
Plaza)

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Both Ambassadors and Handbell Ringers devote
themselves to representing South throughout the city

The Ambassadors corned seven new members

and Handbell Choirs "Ambassadors is to their group. That is half

have worked excep- more fun than it ofthe 14-member ensemble.
tionally hard for their is hard work" Although the new members
many performances, lacked experience, they
especially during the -Meghan Wa- made up for it with their
holiday season. ters, 12 dedication and hard work.

The Ambas- The Handbell Choir

sadors, South's elite singing group, per- also worked exceptionall y hard this

formed several times representing the year. The choir performed several times

school. They performed two different in the year, along with the Ambassa-

musical sets. The first set involved dors. Their music sets involved compli-

musical numbers from the Fifties and cated sets which required the members

Sixties, while the Christmas set in- to memorize notes.

volved Christmas carols from through "To most people, the handbells look

the years. easy, but it is much harder than it

This year the Ambas sadors wel- looks," said senior Meghan Waters.

The Ambassadors perform for the Sounds

of the Season concert. The group also performs many
other times throughout the school year. (Photo by
Jessica Irwi n)

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The Handbell Choir performs for

the Sounds of the Season concert. The
cho ir members wear gloves to protect the
bells and soften the sound. (Photo by Jes-
sica Irwin)

Dress ing up for their Sounds of

the Season concert. the Ambassadors per-
form a crowd pleasing set of holiday mu-
sic. During 1he year. the Ambassadors
perform at a variety places throughout the
city. (Photo by Jessica Irwin)

-~. .-· :.. .. . Many of
•..·..:.e•.·.·,•.•.:.:,':•,·,..·• the Mad1i-
. . ..,. .. . :.• . gal Sing-
: ers practice

. ..· .·,• • • •'.. • .. I their SCI in the
music room
. before going
to the theater.
Mr. Clay BJackman conducts the Handbe ll C hoir at the Sounds Many of the
Ambassadors
of the Season concen . Blackman also directs the Ambassadors and all are a lso in
o f 1he other vocal music groups. (Photo by Jessica Irwin) Madrigal
Singe r s .
(Photo by Jes-
sica Irwin)

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Members ofthe South High marching band, concert
band andjazz. band dedicate time to performing

The instrumental In order to be a
productive member of the
music department is one "I really en-

in which both the mem- ~oy being in band, students learned that
practice makes for perfect
bers and their director performances. In addition

the jazzare long on dedication.

Under the direction band!'' to appearing at games and
ofMr. Mark Miller, the pep rallies, the band also
season for the marching -Jeremy Blake, 11 played in concerts and

band began in late sum- marched in parades.

mer at band camp where students experi- To be involved in instrumental

enced firsthand the hard work and tense music , one had to be dedicated and

hours that this activity demands. motivated. Besides marching band, the

The band performed half-time routines department also included orchestra, con-

at all of the home varsity football games cert band, jazz band and pep band. Dur-

and at playoffs. At the pep rallies, we ing the winter sports season, the band

saw just a little bit of what they could do. played at home basketball games.

Sophomore Al lie Verch prepares her- Freshman Devi n Carpenter a nd j un-

self before practicing w ith the group. A llie ior Zach Baughman practice theirclrumline dur-
has been playing guitar for two years. (Photo ing the ir first period class. Band meets fi rst
by Jennifer Perea) hour every school clay. ( Pho to by Jenn ife r
Perea)
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Concentrating o n the football

game. senior Nick Nocita keeps his snare
drums going. The band pe rfonns at all
ho me vars ity football games. (Photo by
William Booth)

Senior Lucas Corbett andjunior

Jo n Flanagan jazz it up in the instrumental
room. These two have been playing trum-
pet fo r South since the ir freshman year.
(Photo by Jennifer Perea)

South

High·s memorial
service for the
victims o f Sep!.
11. seni or J im
Rich a rd so n
plays 'The Na-
tional Anthem.'·
The school held
a morning cer-
emony in from of
the building.
(Pho to by Bre t
Soeth o ut)

Jazz Band practices e ve ry day during

third hour to perfec t their performances. Mr.
Mark Mille r is their cond ucto r. .(Photo by Je n-
ni fer Perea)

•

tr1n

ore

South High 's orchestra works daily on creating
symphonic sound which they bring to the stage

Every day, under Middle School teaching in-
the direction of Ms. strumental music.
Mindy Dauner, the
students in second This year the orchestra
hour orchestra class class had the unusual oppor-
lifted their bows and tunity to work with a profes-
prepared to make mu- sional conductor when
sic. Giancarlo Guerrero, conduc-
tor of the 2002-2003 Minne-
For Dauner the sota Orchestra, was in
trip to South each day was only part of Omaha during November working with
her teaching responsibility. She was the Omaha Symphony and came to
here to allow Mr. Mark Miller, instru- South to work with our students.
mental music teacher, time in his sched- Senior Tyrone Wilkins said, "I
ule to give piano instruction. Dauner like the people in orchestra because
then spent the rest of her day at Norris they are supportive and funny."

Above, junior Alex Walter tunes up on

his cello. Alex said that he enjoys being in orches-
tra. (Photo by Jennifer Pe rea)

Conducting the orchestra is Ms.

Mindy Dauner. Dau ner works part time at
So uth and then trave ls to Norris Middle
School for the rest of her teaching day.
(Photo by Jennifer Pe rea)

Tuning up arc members of the violin

section. This instrument makes up the
major pan of the o rchestra. (Photo by Jen-
nifer Perea)

Senior Tyrone Wilkins concen-

trates on his music as he plays his viol in.
T yrone has been in orchestra for four years.
(Photo by Jennifer Perea)

Playing with the Freshman Anna Bart- In her

vio lins is senio r Crystal lett tunes up her violin in first
Goodson. Most o f the in-
struments in the orchestra preparation for the conducto r"s year with
are violins. (Pho to by signal to sto p and beg in the the or-
Jennifer Perea) piece. (Phot o by Je nni fe r ch es Ira.
Pe rea) freshman
- Lisa
Wa l ke r
plays her
bass.
(Photo by
J ennifer
Perea)

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taymg
fit, staying

active
Whenever students are and basketball in the win-

asked what is most important ter, and tennis and baseball

to them in their high school in the spring, each season

experience, athletics is al- offers its own opportunities

ways one of the top answers. for athletic participation.

As a way to have fun and Our own bull's eye view

relieve stress, nothing beats of sports is that South High

being involved in sports. Packers always show hard

From football and volley- work, determination and

ball in the fall to swimming dedication to their teams.

Waiting fo r the snap is Varsity quarter- .

back Dennis Goodwin, a junio r. T he offense
and defense in the game are made up o f Pack-
ers in this annual Red and White inter-squad
scrimmage. (Photo by Marjorie Waterman)

The Lady Pack starts off their Red

and White game with a team meeting on
the mound. Mr. Mall C urtis, shown with
the team, is assistant coach. (Photo by
Emily Kudlacz)

71

What does ath-
letics mean to

you?

"Getting along with
teammates and
coaches"

JANAE HUNTER, 9

Keeping up with homework is
hard."

MEGAN UHLARIK, 10

"Executing plays"

KRISTA BURSON, 11

Going to practice every day
and putting 100 percent effort
in every game"

MARCUS JENSEN, 12

7'9

D Ten minute, 20 point comeback against Hard work
Bryan.
take Pack
I l l Dennis Goodwin laid a huge hit in Papio

l[i3game.

BW Matt Austin had a reception against
l!!JI Bellevue East.
9!11 Steve Saitta popped the MN quarterback
Ii.ii who fumbled and we scored a last min. TD.
1::1 Matt Austin's pancake on the screen play

ma.I laid a dude out!
"Ice-Ice, Baby!"

-=.i STATE PLAYOFFS! THE CROWD

llllll STORMED THE FIELD!

Scrambling against Millard North Mustangs is junior quar- Dennis Goodwin , junior quarterback , and his teammates as they rally against Millard

terback Dennis Goodwin. Although the Packers lost to M illard, they No rth in the o pening round o f the S tate Playoffs o n M illard South"s fi e ld. The Pac ke rs ended the
had realized their goal of being in the State Playoffs. ( Photo by William season with a win against No rthwest to put them in the playoffs. ( Photo by Wi ll iam Booth)
Booth)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?

"Ifelt great about "This year the Varsity
going to State. It had football team. worked hard
been the team's goal every practice try ing to get
since the beginning of better, and at the end ofthe
the season. Our team. season we accomplished our
worked so hard, and goal of reaching the playoffs
we believed in each when. nobody believed. "
other."
-Skyler Johnson, 12 -Denn.is Goodwin., 11

and lots of heart
to State Playoffs

Varsity Football

Hcnd Coach:_ Jay Ball

SHS OPP

' Bryan 27 22
Bellevue West 0 23

Creighton Prep 6 26

Millard South 10 31

Papillion/La Vista 6 45

Burke 8 28

Millard North 20 47

Be llevue East 21 14

Northwest 21 7

Millard North 6 46

Season Record: 3-7

Number One Millard North. South p layed them during the first round
of the State Playoffs. (Photo by William Booth)

South ' S defense lines up as they pre pare to kick the ball to

Creighton Prep. South played the Blucjays at UNO" s fie ld. ( Photo by
W illiam Booth)

D The JV team beat Omaha North 42 to 6. Freshman
teams are
~ The freshman team beat Creighton Prep 28

liiiil to 26.
l:tl The freshman team came together as a

l : ! . l team.

Burke's freshman offense is held for another loss of yards by

the Packers' defense. (Photo by Jordan Curtis)

Sophomore John Brown, Number 7, the quarterback of the Junior Varsity team.

runs the ball for a touc hdown against Papillion/LaVista. (Photo by Jordan Curtis)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SA-Y?

"What I remember "I had a lot o.ffun,
most about the but it took a lot of
season was when the hard work and deter-
team came together mination through.out
as a group and beat the entire season. "
Creighton Prep." -Johnny Scott, JO
-Coach Greg Wilcox

11

and junior varsity
Packers all the way

Freshman Football
Head Coach: Greg Wilcox

Millard North SHS OPP

' Millard South 6 40
12 41
Nort hw es t 6 28
Bryan 8 42
18 50
Omaha North 28 26
Creighto n Prep 0 26
0 34
C e ntr a l
Burke

Season Record: I-7

Reserve Football

Head Coach: Jason Bartman

MillardNorth 8 35

Westside 6 33
Omaha North 42 6

Burke 0 35

Bellevue West 13 21

Bellevue East 7 27

Papillion/La V ista 28 0

Bryan 6 13

Millard South 19 28

Season Record: 2-7

•

Going alI out to catch the football and put another six on the scoreboard for the Number 8 1 on the freshman team, Aaron Lukaitis. heads

JV Packe rs is Number 80. Rondell Brewer. (Photo by Jordan Cunis) for a touchdown against Burke. Lukaitis is giving his complete e ffort.
(Photo by Jordan Curtis)

D The Pack beat Thomas Jefferson Smack

fJ We beat Benson TWICE!.

I I The Bryan Game and SENIOR NIGHT
D Coach Saunders tried to speak German!

1::1 Danielle knocked out Coach Webb at the

liJa.I faculty game.
Period Amen...Allelujah

~ Coach Saunders slipped on her coat and did

111111 the splits!

Senior Elisha Sallenbach sets the ball to a hitter during The "Smack Pack" gets ready for their District playoff game against Westside.

the Lady Packers' District game against Westside. Elisha is The Lady Packers lost that matc h 0-2. (Photo by Emily Kudlacz)
also a co-captain of the team. (Photo by Emily Kudlacz)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?·

"My most memo- "My most ,nemorable
rable volleyball volleball moment is
moment was when when we beat Thomas
we played B ryan on Jefferson."
Senior Night. " -Elisha Sallenbach,
-Meghan Waters, 12 12

14

Pack is back!

Varsity Volleyball

Head Coach: Renee Saunaers

Ralsto n SHS OPP
G lenwood
Ashland 6 rcenwood 0 2
Northwest 0
Marian 0 2
B ry a n 0 2
Benson 0 2
Burke 0 2
Bellevue West 2 2
W es tsid e 0 0
P a p illi o n 0 2
M illard South 0 2
Be n s o n 0 2
Be llevue East 0 2
Thomas Jefferson 2 2
Bryan 0 0
Northwest 2
Benson 2 0
C e n tra l 2
B rya n 0 2
Be llevue East 0 2
North 0
W es ts ide 0 2
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 2

Season Record: 3-20

Senior co-captain Meghan Wate rs warms up for Warming up before the Lady Packers' first home game is

the South-North game. Waters was a leader o n the court for j unior Danie lle Sherman. Sherman earned the nickname "Shennamuor..
the Packers. ( Photo by Emily Kudlacz) because of her excellent spikes. (Photo by Steve Winfield)

D The end-of-the season pizza party at Ms. Members
Davis' . volleyball
~ Korrine put on a very small jacket and was

l"":I referred to as a character from Tommy Boy.
1111 We were talking about yellow cards before
l!JI the game and then got one.

. . Danielle was waiting to set the ball and the

Ii.ill caught it instead.

Iii The JV team beat Benson!

mThe freshmen beat Benson!

Getting ready to serve is junior Michelle Sedlacek. The JV

team competed hard throughout the season. ( Photo by Steven Winfield)

Coach Korrine Boltin demonstrates a perfect spike form to the Junior Varsity team

at practice. (Photo by Steven Winfield)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?

"Volleyball is my "The best part of
favorite sport, and I playing on the JV
enjoy meeting new volleyball team was
people." the fact that I love to
-Monica Sandoval, play, and I liked it
9 when we pushed each
other to improve.. . "

-Emily Leahy, l 1

16

of underclassman
teams work it

Junior Varsity Volleyball

Head Coach: Korrine Bottin

SHS OPP

Nonhwc"t I
r..1ari;111 0
Bellevue Wc~t 0
Westside 0
0
Bdlcvuc West 0
Ce ntral 0
P::ipillion/L..1V is1a 0
~tilkird S0111h 0
Ccntr.il 0
0
Bellevue East 0
Thomas Jefferson
Central 0
Benson
Bryan

Freshman Volleyball

Head Coach: Melissa Davis

Nonhwcs t 0
r-.tillard West 0
Millard South 0
Be nson
0
Burke 0
Bryan
Millard Non h I
Omaha Nonh 0
Ccn1ral 0
Evtari~n 0

Brynn I
Nonh 0

Bellevue West

Prepa1ing fo r an attack, sophomore Nicole O'Connor. junior Sophomores Hope Povondra, Danielle Martinez. and Beth

Jessic a Wen1z, and sophomore Amity Kuta post in the front row. (Photo Schaefer play the bac k row at a J unior Varsi ty game. These g irls are
by Steven Winfield) looking forward to being on the Varsity squad next year. (Photo by
S1even Winfie ld)

17
~ll~U prt.pllt't.d b!l Sf.eve IJ~l\fd.ld

D Emily tripped over her helmet. Softball
in their
I . I Coach Curtis hit the ball at Vanessa and she
1:1 "missed it."

1111 Coach Remijio was yelling at the umpire

~ and said "Holy smokes."

D Vanessa ran into the fence.

Iii We knocked on Fawn's head.

mCoach V broke Chelsey's finger

a Coach V caught a line drive.

Sophomore Toni Palma listens to advice from her dad in the

stands as she waits on deck 10 bat. Toni is one of the year"s starting
pitchers. (Photo by Emily Kudlacz)

The team lines up at the fe nce 10 c heer o n the playe r at the plate. Support from their

teammates gives al l players a boost in the ir confidence. (Photo by Jaynie Kudlacz)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?

" M y best memory is "M y most memorable
when I threw some- moment in softball
one out at home was when we beat
from centerfield Northwest at our last
during the Bellevue home gam.e. "
East game. " -Krista Burson, I I
-Cassie Foral, 12

team takes pride
competitive edge

Varsity Softball

Head Coach: ~ lario Rcmijio

V a lle y SHS OPP
Central
Bd lcvue \Vest I 0
Marian 0 5
Be llevue West 0 2
Be nson 0 I
Bellevue East 0
Millard West 11 6
Mi llard South 3 2
B ry a n 3 4
B ry a n 15
Papil lion/La Vista 3 7
Bellevue East 0 7
Be nson 0
W e sts id e 0 5
M illard So uth 15 5
Burke I 5
Northwest 0 2
Omaha North 0 7
Be llevue East 9
2
12
0
3
11

Season Record: -i-16

• - ""(.'.'{lo

Waiting for a play at third, senior Kat ie Elsasser gets in position. This is The Lady Pack meets o n the mound before they go out to play

K.itic · , fourth year on the Vars ity team. (Pho to by Emi ly Kudlacz) defense. Herc the players give eac h other confide nce and suppot1. (Photo
by Emily Kudlacz)

HtrS OF Tl-:IE SEASON Junior
several
D Emily was MVP of the Marian game!
I I We took runner-up in the Burke Invite!

BIi We took First Place in the Reserve Tour-

~ ney!

. . Coach V. got mad at Krista every time she

Ii.ii stole home and told her "BACK!"
l : a Teresa dove for a pop fly in the outfield and
11:1 caught it!

l'J:I Coach Curtis bought us gum, and it was

l ! I half gone by the time we left!
Ir.I Suzi pitched her first game and did really

. . well!

Waiting patiently to get in the game at the Northwest Tourna- Juniors Chelsey Uhlarik and Krista Burson warm up before a game at Lynch Park. The

ment are JV players Krista Burson, Jackie Reyes. and Fahn Bowen. JV team had a successfu l season this fall and look forward to playing on the varsity squad next
(Photo courtesy of Krista Burson) year. (Photo courtesy of Krista Burson)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?

"This was my first "My most memorable
time playing fast monient from softball
pitch softball, and I was when we won the
really learned a lot Northwest In vite!"
ofnew things. I -Vanessa Cherko, 11
enjoyed it!"
-Suzi Hernandez, 9

Varsity tall ies
in win col umn

Junior Varsity Softball

Head Coach: Brian Villafuerte

SHS OPP

Central 25
Marian 33
l\farian 3I
Bellevue East -l 0
Burke 67
Millard West 09
B rya n 11 I
Papillion/ LaVista 09
Bellevue East 17 5
Westside I 11
Millard South 0
Westside 52
Mercy 16 0
Ralston 10 3
Burke I3
Northwest 44

Season Record: 6-6-2

Some of the players gather their thoughts before their game

against Marian. South tied that game 3 to 3. (Photo courtesy or Krista
Burso n)

Juni or Kri sta Burso n waits for the ball during a pre-game warm-up. (Photo ,,

courtesy of Krista Burson)

D We beat Bellevue East in golf. Whether
asphalt,
~ In golf we competed in the Northwest

l[ii3 Invite.

ll'tl The Golf Team won six of seven medals at

El~ the Northwest Invite.
The golfers had a great attitude!

l:a Lucas Corbett and Marcus Jensen won a

~ doubles match in tennis.

mJoe and Marcus won Goddard Awards.

a Lucas won the "Most Will to Win" Award.

This was the third year on the tennis team for senior Bryan

Kowal. Here he is working on his return at practice. (Photo by Katie
Krimmel )

Senior Marcus Jensen swings hard at the tennis ball to help the team win. Marcus

said he worked hard to win this season. (Photo by Katie Krimmel)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?

"The thing I enjoy "Golf was really fun
most about being on this year. At practice
the tennis team is the we always joked
opportunity to meet around and had a
new people, " good time. "

-Chris Ellis, 12 -Audrey Klein, 12

on the green or on
they come to play

Girls' Golf

Head Coach: Andy Webb

Northwest SHS OPP
O maha North
Bellevue East 201 172
Papillion/ La Vista 282 203
Be llevue West 236 244
Marian 2 14
226 196
225 156

204

Boys' Tennis

Head Coach: Kirk McLaughlin

Millard West 09
Be llevue West 09
Ro nca l l i I8
Mi llard South 08
Cre ighto n Prep
08

W orking hard to compete, the tennis team wam1s up for

their first match in the metro toumamem at Dewey. (Photo by Kalie
K ri m me l)

Girls' Golf T eam: Audrey Kle in, Lisa Brillas, Jamie Siderwicz.

Beth Paustian. and Sabrina Ke lley. (Photo courtesy of Andy We bb)

D Jon got hit on at one of the meets. South's

! I Nick forgot the "SWIM" in the chant. makes

l:W The Spaghetti Works dinner before

l!!JI Metro

. . Nick beat the Benson guy because he was

liil competing in the slowest stroke possible.

We started off with more members than
we ended with.
Fundraising and the Gummy Bears

Swimming in the 200 freestyle against Benson is senior Cory

Zietz. She placed first in this meet. (Photo by Melissa Davis)

Vince Velasquez and Nick Kerwin , both senio r leaders of the Aqua Pac k. go into a

practice start. The two like to compete against each o ther for fun . (Pho to by Me lissa Davis)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?

"My best swimming "My favorite memory is
memory is when Nick when we lapped the other
forgot the 'swim' in team in the 400.free relay."
the chant. "
-M egan Uhlarik, JO
-Ann Bailey, I 0

Aqua Pack

waves in metro
•
•••• Swimming and Diving

•• Head Coach: Jason Bartman
•• •••••
SHS OPP

Burke Boys 16 68
Girls 27 59

Northwest Boys 36 112
Girls 11 7
20

Roncalli Boys 33 30
Girls 24 41

W e sts ide Boys 25 137
Girls 25 132

Be ns o n Boys 47 21
Girls 38 45

Papill ion/La V ista Boys 11 75
Girls 8 83

Before a swim meet, junior Jon Flanagan stops for a pose. Jon

is a breast stroker on the team. (Photo by Melissa Davis)

The Aqua Pack poses for a group Sophomore Ann Bailey and ,,

picture before the Papillio n meet. Captains senior Vince Ve lasquez prepare to warm - -- -----,---- - ----f o.~u prt.p,vtd. b~ lfr~£ri.Nl ~O!\ZA!u
are sophomore Megan Uhlarik and senior up. This was Ann ' s seco'nd year and
Nick Kerwin. (Photo by Melissa Davis) Vi nce's third year on the team. (Photo
by Melissa Davis)

D James smashed Tristan in a freestyle. Packers
season
Bl Remember when Camden crossed Marlis?

I I Loco said, "And my guys."

D Coach Webb hit himself with the ball.

Iii Coach Webb and the Smurf

mWhat did Clyde say?

6 Marcus crossed Skyler.

Guarding the Bellevue East players are Packers James Senior J ames Barlowe blows past the Be nson defende rs. Barlowe plays shooting

Barlowe. Marl is "Gonzo" Lovelace and William "Pooh'' Booth. all g uard a nd is a three-time lcuer w inner. ( Photo by Marjorie Waterman)
seniors. Al the same time. senior Tut Yual runs to contest a shoot.
(Photo by Ashley Plaza)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?

"This team. has the "I think the team will go
ability to go all the to State (f we stay focused
way to State. In order and play together. "
to do this, we will have
to play as a team. and -William, Booth, 12
finish strong. "
-Andy Webb, head
coach

,,

be • their I

wit a ban •

Varsity Boys' Basketball

Head. Coach: Andy Webb

Bryan SHS OPP

46 43

Colu mbus 69 52

Papillion/La Vista 74 63

Central 58 60

Westside 36 50

Creighton Prep 50 48

Westside 42 55
Millard North 45 49
Benson 46 59
Millard West 49 55
Bellevue East 38 67

Omaha North 64 62

Season Record (At Press Time): 5-7

Senior Daniel Archie shoots ajumper from the comer against

Omaha Benson. Archie has been the starting point guard for the past
two years. (Photo by Mmjorie Watennan)

The team huddles up before tip-offagainst Omaha North High.

The Packers beat the Vikings. ranked ninth in the state. 64-62. (Photo
by Ashley Plaza)

Se nior center, T ut Yual e levates to grab a rebound. Tut came

to this country from the Sudan his sophomore year. (Photo by M,irjorie
W ate rm a n )

D Beth stuffed P. J. Ladies
•
mMaria forgot to wear her make-up. with
Win
1:'111 Keri Ann...then Beth...then Michaela forgot

~ their uniforms.

. . Chelsey was laughing really hard and lost it

Ii.ii in the locker room.
1::1 Jaacki and Petra stole the pizza from

m1:.1 Chuckie Cheese.
Toni and P. J. were serious.

~ Katie, Jaacki, and Marisela got in trouble

IEII for teaching Toni and Michaela how to play

car tao.

Making a j ump shot is sophomore Toni Palma. She is being

guarded during practice by sophomore Maria Martinez. (Photo by Jaacki
McKinney)

Freshman Petra Rangel, sophom ore Vanessa C hcrko. a nd freshman Keri A nn

Shimerdla listen closely to Coac h Ruffi n w hile waiting their turn in a dri ll during practice. The
team he ld practice after school daily. (Photo by Lori Neg rete- Bobier)

WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY?

"My most memorable "Beating Bryan because I
part ofthe season was scored JJ points, and I was
beating Bryan!" in the World Herald!"

-Cassie Foral, 12 -Michaela Young, 9

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