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Jonie Brown '
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Carol Carney, Design Editor -;, 1.~·
Amy Ciechomski, Editor
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Laura Hernandez .

Andrea Hluchoweckyj
Andy Hunter

Christy Janda
Bernie Lambrecht, Sports Editor

Michael McGinty
Tina Mehser

Yearbook staff The yearbook staff selected as its of '94 taken by Arnold Clark Stu-
co111pletes book theme for the 1994 book, "All that dios. There are 192 pages in the

to reflect and More!" In October, book sales book.
111e111ories of were held and 600 books were sold
at $25 apiece. The yearbook staff would like to thank the
1994 following people for their special help in put-
The cover design was worked on ting this book together: Mr. Jerry Bartee,
by managing editors, Amy Mrs. Laurel Mauro, Mr. Jerry Bexten, Mr.
Ciechomski and Elisha Spellman, as Charles Rush, Mr. Jay Anderson, Bill and
well as other second year staff Theresa Clark, Mrs. Bernie Benak, Ms. Dor-
members. Working with the busi- othy Andrysik, Mrs. Johnita Moody, Mrs.
ness representative from Jostens Helen Sli wa, Mrs. Barbara Rider, Mrs.
Publishing Company, Jay Ander- Yvonne Bechtold, Mrs. Erma Helmberger,
son, the editors chose two colors Ms. Dorothy Curtis, Mrs. Charlotte Belitz, Mr.
Greg Wilcox, Mr. Tracy Mumford, Mr. Robert
for the cover: Red # 755 and Cream Manning, Jerrod Robinson, Beth Mc -
#340. cutchen, Mr. Rich Benak, Mr. Jim Eisen-
hardt, the Tooler staff, Ms. Jana Crisler, Mr.
The endsheets are printed in Ed Radanovlch, Mrs. Sherri Macht, Mr. Voy-
Bright Red # 185. Appearing on the age Franklin, James Shaw, and all the stu-
front end sheets is a table of con- dents and staff members who contributed
tents and on the back endsheets is pictures or showed their support In many
a group picture of the senior class other ways. Thank-you!

Sara Meyer, Business Manager
Krista Miller

Kevin Miracky
Lorie Nowka, Photography Editor

Michelle Olson
Amy Oswald

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Jesse Reyes
Brenda Rodriguez , . .11,i
Teresa Rodriguez
Regina Ross fJ
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Marjorie Waterman, Advisor
Angela Griffin

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Prom Queen and King, Christy
Janda and David Ayala dance to the
music of "Always and Forever."
Senior Travis Mitchell and his
date, junior Anna Andersen enjoy
their Prom data. They have been a

Prom candidates line up in the
balcony before the announcement
of King and Queen. Shown among
the group are Prince Steve McClain
and Princess Felicia Knight, who
are third and fourth from the right.

Janda, Ayala reign
over 1994 Senior Prom

•••••1 Prom '94, "Always and Forever"' was

definitely the prom to remember. Many senior~•
teachers, students from other schools, parents, and
some underclassmen showed up at the ·schoular
Grain Building on Friday, April 15 for this annual

celebration.
Introduction of Prom candidates began at

7:30 p.m. with coronation of King and Queen
following. This year's royal couple was Christy Janda
and David Ayala. David said , "I was shocked when
they announced my name. It was a great honor and it

felt really good."
Selected as Prince and Princess were Steve

McClain and Felicia Knight.
Other members of the Royal Court were

Genevieve Grant, Jon Lucas, Amanda Shiller, Ano
Peak, Dorotha White, Victor Baez, Teresa
Rodriguez, Shawn Lane and Rolisha Davis.

Prom was sponsored by the Senior Class
Officers under the leadership of Mr. Shawn Hoschar.
Members of this year's and next year's Senior Class
Officers decorated the ballr-0om in the colors of
green and silver. Music was provided by Comolete

Music.

Upper left, Mrs. Roseanne
Carmichael and Mr. Keith Hippen,
teachers sponsoring Prom, are
burning a rug on the dance floor.

Seniors. Lisa Whitesides,
Johnny Palermo, and Mike Driscoll
and junior, Krista Miller, are ki ckin~
it to the sounds provided by
Complete Music.

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At top, senior Gene vi~ v e
Grant, junior Falisa Ward, Mehnka
Brown, junior and senior Michaelynn
Gaines, senior, sing the show

senior Frank Mascarel lo freshman Leticia Faulknen,
sings a romantic solo. Frank is a steals the attention of the crowd
member of the Ambassadors. with her dance routine.

2/Supplement

Sound-Off returns
to South High stage

After a four-year layoff, Sound Off returned
to the South High stage this March.

Co-sponsored by the African-American
History Club under the leadership of Mr. Granville
Welch, social studies teacher, and the Drama
Department, headed by Mr. James Eisenhardt, the
show included singing, dancing, instrumental music 1
and rapping.

"I had so much fun," said senior Christina
Reyes, who participated in the pom-pon routine.

Senior Falisa Ward said that her favorite acts
were the porns and Jon Lucas' rap.

Instrumental music instructor and .conductor
of the jazz band which performed in the show, Mark
Miller said, "I really emjoyed the show."

A lot of hard work was put into preparing the
show. "I was shocked at how good my girls looked.
They really pulled it off at the last minute," said Ms.
Darlene Brown, pom-pon sponsor.

South's newly organized Gospel Choir
ended the show with their performance.

Pom-pon members pertorm to a
mix song. Shown here are juniors
Cathy Ryan, K el ly Larson and
senior Christina Reyes.

Senior Staci Edwards performs
a spiritual dance number backed up
by the South High Gospel Choir.

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At top, one of the Gospel Choir's
fi rst appearances was at Bancroft

Elementary School. This is the first
year for the choir at South.

The Gospel Choir selected _for
its uniform black dresses or s_h1rts
and pants, acented bY a silver
scarf. The outfit was chosen by the

group's sponsors.

4/Supplement

Meet new singing group:
the Gospel Choir

II I I South High's Gospel Choir was formed in
December of 1993, right before the winter break.
Begun by staff members Ms. Darlene Brown,
Ms. Charnella Mims, Ms. Celeste Bibbs, l'y'lrs. Norma
Houser-Reynolds and Ms. Helene Williams, the
group was started to involve students in an
alternative form of music.
"We felt a demand for it," said Ms. Brown.
"The group was formed by interested students, not
necessarily those already in a musical group here at
South ."
The idea for the group came when Ms. Mims
and Ms. Brown saw a gospel choir from another high
school perform at a banquet a couple of years ago
and thought, "We can do that!"
Helping to conduct the choir were Rev.
Dwayne Holmes of Saint Mark Baptist Church and
Rev. Ray Terrell of Salem Baptist Church.
The choir performed at several different
occasions during the year including the XEROX
banquet, Sound-Off, Bancroft Elementary School
anfd the South High parents' meeting.
The group wears black dresses or pants with
a silver scarf. "We chose this because of the
availability of the material," said Ms. Brown .

Top left, senior Jack Barbaria
plays his saxophone as senior Jon
Lucas raps.

Junior Fallsa Ward entertains The Gcuipft\ Cho\\ hD\cti \\W
the crowd with her solo.
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spellbound.

Chr isty Janda, a senior, gets
ready to deliver a smashing serve.

6/Supplement Junior Jacl Ross waits for the
ball during her warm-ups.

Senior Rosalva Gaytan waits
to return the ball with her powerful
backha nd .

Tennis team begins
season with 4-0 record

The 1994 South High Varsity tennis team is
off to a great start. The team has earned an
impressive 4-0 record, and shows no signs of
slowing down.

Coach~d by Mr. Gerard Kowal, the team has
four experienced senior players, as well as some
very talented eleventh graders.

"This year's team is very strong," said senior
Cheryl Leutzinger. "I believe we'll do pretty well at
Metro and State tournaments."

Members of the Packer Varsity tennis team
for i994 are seniors Rosalva Gaytan, Christy Janda,
Cheryl Leutzinger, and Teresa Rodriguez; and
juniors Shannon Fox, Jenelle Reisdorff, Melanie
Zadina, and Jaci Ross.

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Senior Rosalva Gaytan is
ready to return her opponent's
serve.

Junior Melanie Zadina returns
the ball with a quick backhand.

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Stuff! That's what Number 23
was thinking as seniors Brian
Kudym and Pat Sargent leap at the
net and Jeff Cleveland looks on in
astonishment.
Coach Keith Hippen tells the
team to scoot up while senior Cory
Grzbielski waits for his turn to get
into the game.

8/Supplement

'Hit Men' start season
strong, but fall short

"This team is one of the better teams that I
have coached. I believe that we should finish in the
top one-third of our league," said Mr. Richard Benak,
the coach of the Packer Hit-Men Volleyball Team.

In case people haven't heard there is a
men's volleyball team at South High School. They
practice on Mondays and play on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. They compete against other high
schools such as Thomas Jefferson, Millard North,
Creighton Prep, Omaha North, Omaha Central, and a
select team called Capitol Blue.

The members of the team are Pat Sargent,
Cory Grzebielski, Mike Modra, John Hutfless, Mike
McGinty, Darron Horyek, Mike Ellebrusch, and Brian
Kudym. The team started out with more players;
however, due to other sports and activities people
have dropped off the team. They started out with
fifteen players.

The team is coached by Mr. Benak and Mr.
Keith Hippen.

Seniors Pat Sargent, Brian
Kudym, and Mike Modra get ready
to receive the serve from the other
team.

Junior Rick Menlcuccl serves
the ball.

Senior John Hutfless goes up

for the kill as his teammates wait

ready, at the net. '

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Junior Chris Bober warms up to Senior Pat Sargent waits for
be a relief pitcher in the game. the perfect pitch. On d efense, Pat
is a pitcher.

10/Supplement

Packers win season
opener against Central

The varsity baseball started its season with a
victory against the Central High · Eagles, but
struggled to keep winning as they suffered six
losses out of the next eight games.

This year's team is experienced as only four
players from last year's team did not return. "This
helped us a lot because we have so much
experience playing together," said junior catcher
' Chris Pease. "We also have a lot of experience with
varsity pitching," he added.

If we cut down on errors in the latter part of .
1 the season, we will have a good chance of winning

Districts and going on to the State Tournament," said
second baseman Andy Hunter, a senior. The State
Tournament was set for May 18 through 20.

Coached by Mr. Mario Remijio, the team
worked to improve its hitting. "Our pitching is our
strongest point," said Hunter, "but we need work on
our hitting."

Junior back-up catcher Robert Tkaczuk said,

\ "This is my first year on varsity and it's a lot more
demanding than JV. You have to be a lot more
focused."
About the team, Tkaczuk added, "I think to
improve as a team we need to improve our hitting
and our defense in the last innings. We've lost
games in the late innings."

J unior Robert Tk aczuk and
sophomore Adam Matula watch

nervously as their team gets their
third out.

Ju nior Chris Pease takes the Senior Jesse Reyes leads off Supplement/11
first pitch in a victory over Lincoln with a hard swing.
High .

Junior Jeremy Sidzyik works
on moving the ball downfield as
sophomore Joe Saate looks on.
The team practices at Norris Junior

High's field.

Senior Andre Andikassun
displays som e f ancy footwork
during practice.

Boys' soccer coach Mr. Robert
Kaufman motions for the players to
come to the sidelines.

12/Supplement

Girls' soccer team winS
Central Invitational

South High soccer teams reached a new
level of play this year. For the first time in Packer
history, the South High girls' soccer team won the
Central Invitational which was held April 22 and 23.

"We have had a really great year," said head
coach Mrs. Lisa Giambattista. "For the first time we've
had enough girls out for the team that we could have
a J.V. team."

The J.V. team, coached by Mr. Ernie Foster,
was undefeated at press time.

Sophomore Donna Nowaczyk said, "Our
team is so much better than last year. We are actually
scoring some goals!"

The boys' team started slowly, but picked up
steam as the season progressed.

Coached by Mr. Robert Kaufm~n. the team
had only three returning players from last year. "The
team is very young, but learning fast and playing
hars," he said.

A high point of the season came when

..Felipe Rangel scored two points against Thomas

Jefferson to give the Packers their first victory.

Carlos Enriquez practices
dribbling the ball down the field.

Senior Laura Stillmock takes a
break on the sidelines for some
water.
Th e members of the girls'
soccer team huddle around their
coach Mrs. Lisa Giambattista
- awaiting instructions.

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Brian Peterson tees off on Hole

Number One at Spring Lake Park,

where the golf team practices.
William Stanley looks on.

Eric Castro tees off on Number
Two during practice.

14/Supplement

Boys' golf team uses
season for rebuilding

The boys golf team is rebuilding this year,
and the future is looking bright. Coached by Miss
Holly Rogers, physical education teacher, the team
has posted a promising 1-2 record in dual meets so
far.

The team is very you'ng, with no seniors and
three returning golfers from last year's team. Some
team members haven't picked up a set of golf clubs
until this year, according to Ms. Rogers. But with
such a young team, there is a great deal of
competition with in the team. Players compete every
week to be in the top five who make up the Varsity

team.
"We've started out really well," says Coach

Rogers. The team posted their best team score in
four years at the AL-TJ invitational this year. At press
time, the team has three more home meets at Spring
Lake Park this year.
Coach Rogers will have a more experienced team
next year, and she also hopes for more enthusiasts
to become part of the team.

This year's golf team is made up by juniors
Eric Castro, Jeff Kohler, Brian Peterson, Josh
Preister, and Howard Starks; sophomores, Dan
Leutzinger and Don Stanek; and freshmen William
Stanley, iach Bojanski, and Vershan Luckett.

Coach H o 11 y Ao g e r s as

demonstrates the proper grip and

swing for her golfers.

Wllllam Stanley putts out as

Coach Rogers prepares to putt.

SuppV as

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Junior Nate Sullivan rips
through the hurdles effortlessly at
practice at Collin Field.
Mr. Robert Garcia shows his
enthusiasm as he works with
members of the track team.

16/Supplement

Ellerbruch, Williams break
track, field records

They run, jump, throw, sprint and win.
They are the South High track team and year
in and year out, they prove that winning isn't
everything, it's the only thing!
Led by the 33 inch vertical jump of juniors
Mike Ellerbruch in the high and long jumps, Nate
Sullivan in the hurdles, and James Shaw in the 800 ,
the South boys' future looks bright.
Ellerbruch broke the school record in the
high jump with a record of 6'2" in the Westside
Invitational. Sullivan broke the school record in the
11 O hurdles at the Lincoln Invitational and Shaw has
proven himself among the Metro elite in the 800
meter dash.
Sophomore Rashan Walls has also come
into his own burning the track in the 3200 meter run.
On the girls' team, junior Teresa WIiiiams has
prove n herself in the shot put and the discus,
breaking school records and winning meets as she
has done all season.
Senior Bridgette Dunlap has also been
successful in the 200 and 400 meter dashes and the
4x100 meter relay. The name of the game is speed
and Dunlap has proven it with her times .

The "Terrible Trio" of junior Seniors Christina Navarrette
Jerrod Robinson, junior Herb Jones, and Callie Lane warm up before the
and senior David Pollack wait meet. Both are distance runners.
anxiously to explode from the
blocks.

Sophomore Stephanie Ha II
flies through the hurdles.

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1994 Yearbook Supplement
South High School





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