1994

Mr. James Eisenhardt, speech instructor, sits with students
and works with them on their competition pieces.

Junior Trever Pfeiffer, senior Jeff Cleveland, junior Heather
Hanson, freshman Marie Janda, and senior Tom Novak listen
to their instructions during speech class.

Freshman Marie Janda, sophomore Christina Stratton, sophomore Felicia Rangel and junior Kevin speech team/41
Mlracky use class time to work on their speeches. In the background, Mr. "E" works with junior Heather
Henson and an unidentified student on their competition pieces. The speech students become both au-
dience and critics as their classmates perform their speeches.

Rallies boost school morale

Juniors Heather Koch and Angie Styles speak at the January pep rally. Both ' ' A pep rally re- Members of the band also
are members of the cheerleading squad. ally is about performed and individual stu·
getting the dents spoke or performed as
students to well.
feel school spirit and get more
involved in school activities," In the fall, the pep rally was
said junior Chandra Gray. held during sixth hour in the
gym. January's pep rally was
Last year, two pep rallies moved to eighth hour on a Frl-
were held for the student ath- d ay, which most students
letes, one in the fall and one in seemed to like.
January.
The January pep rall y
Former drill team member ended before all sports were
Shannon fox, a junior, said: recognized. One of the speak·
"Pep rallies are to show our ers, junior cheerleader
appreciation for the athletic Heather Koch said, "I felt
abilities of others and to rec- sorry for the sports that
ognize them. It is also to show weren't highlighted, because
pride and achievement." those athletes work very hard
and I would have liked to have
At South, the pep rallies shown my appreciation."
were planned by the cheer-
leading sponsor, Mrs. Norma Students leave South's pep
Houser-Reynolds and Mr. rallies with a feeling of excite-
Charles Rush, athletic direc- ment and pride in themselves
tor. and their school.

Students who have activity Because it costs nothing
cards are allowed to leave and requires no transportation
class to attend the rallies, other than one's own feet, the
which involve performances pep rallies are the perfect way
by the spirit squads: cheer- to have fun and support South
leaders, drill team and flags. High athletics!

"Varsity cheer-
leaders are re-
ally getting
good!''

-Shariah
Moore, 11

Sophomore Medina Craft and senior Michaellyn Gaines show their spirit
before the rally begins.

421pep rallies

Senior David Pollack dances solo at the winter pep rally. At
the fall pep rally senior Staci Edwards did a solo dance.

Varsity cheerleaders throw up their hands to get the audi-
ence to their feet. Pep rallies are organized by the cheerlead-
ing sponsor Mrs. Norma Houser-Reynolds and the Athletic Di-
rector Mr. Charles Rush.

'•®

Varsity and Junior Varsity cheerleaders, together with the drill team members, perform a cheer pep rallies/43
as the crowd enters the gym and moves to their seats. This is a traditional way of beginning

South's pep rallies.

Decathletes qualify for State

Mra. Mellanee Kvaakicka and Dr. Toni Turnquist point out some techniques S aturday, January head of the Fine Arts Depart-
to use in the speech section of the competition. Listening are seniors Jack Bar- 22, the South High
baria and Miguel Gutierrez. Students on the Decathlon team also take Humani- Decathlon team ment.
ties class, shown here. The two coaches' work was
qualified in Regional
competition to move on to the supplemented by the tutoring
State competition.
of a group of teachers who
In a series of tests, the
Packer team competed at worked with the Decathlon
Creighton Prep High School team members at tutoring
to earn the honor of compet-
ing in the State meet February sessions held before and after
18 and 19 at V.J. Skutt High
School. school.
For example, Mr. Gary Kas-
The South High team fin-
ished third in the Super Quiz trick, social studies teacher,
tutored the group for the Su-
behind Central and North per Quiz.

High Schools at Regionals. This year's Decathlon team
This test posed questions of
individual team members on a was the smallest one south
given subject, which this year
was Documents of Freedom. has had. Members were se-

In addition to the Super niors Jack Barbaria, Miguel
Quiz, other areas tested were Gutierrez, Elbert Wall; juniors,
fine arts, language and litera-
ture, social studies, physics, Sam Kirwan, James Rabiola,
chemistry, biology, economics John Swendroski, and James
and mathematics. Shaw (alternate).

Coaching the team were The team is divided into
Mrs. Mellanee Kvasnicka, three divisions based on
grade point averages: varsity,
Head of the English Depart- scholastic and honor. Stu-
ment, and Dr. Toni Turnquist,
dents then competed against
students at their own level.

Winning a gold medal in
Fine Arts at Regionals was
Gutierrez, while Rabiola won a
gold in science.

"Academic
Decathlon is

very time
consuming and
takes months of
dedication. "

-John
Swendroski, 11

Junior Sam Kirwan practices delivering a speech in Humanities class before
the State competition. Speech and essay writing are among the different areas
of competition. Sam won a gold medal for his speech at the State competition.

44/academic decathlon

M rs. Charlotte Belitz, mathematics teacher, explains a
problem to junior James Shaw at an early morning tutoring
session. Tutoring went on for months before the Regional
competition as members of the Academic Decathlon team
prepared.

Junior James Rabiola stands and quizzes his teammates.
Areas of competition include fine arts, language and literature,
economics, science, social studies, Super Quiz, speech and
essay writing.

_, '· '•'·l.~

Academic Decathlon team: front, Miguel Gutierrez, James Shaw, John Swendroski; back, academic decathlon/45
James Rabiola, Elbert Wall, Sam Kirwan, Jack Barbaria. Seniors on the team are Gutierrez, Wall
and Barbaria; all the others are juniors.

Making money a full-time job

Senior Damien Bush removes a tray of cookies from the oven. These cookies F undraising is a very that fundraising is a major
will be sold as part of a fundraiser for DECA. important facet in hassle.
our athletics and ac-
tivities. For instance, Mrs. Charlotte
Belitz, who said, " If I didn't
The money raised by vari- want to fundraise, I wouldn't,
ous fundraising schemes but it is the way we pay for
helps extra-curricular groups
finance their purchases and our bills for golf and tennis."
their agenda of activities. Many of the clubs at South

Almost every club and sport also involve themselves in
at South was involved in some raising money. Sophomores
kind of fundraising during the Lonnisha Sayles and Aretha
school year. Pittman commented that sell·
ing their items for MESA is "a
" I believe that fundraising is tough Job, but somebody has
a necessary evil," said Ms. to do it."
Darlene Brown, sponsor of the
porn squad. " The alternative The fundraising at south
of fundraising is zero funds. ranges from DECA's selling
Consequently, I shall fund- cookies during the day, to
raise whenever the porn
squad need assistance, which Outdoor Club selling candy to
is approximately three times
during the year." help pay for their skiing trip
during the spring break re·
Senior Julie Naujokaitis cess.
commented, " Fundraising can
be fun but can also be a pain. Mrs. Joyce Pribyl, sponsor
Many times it depends upon of DECA said, "Selling cook·
what you are selling and who ies is a good fundraiser, but
you are selling to." it's a lot of work. The students
learn everything about operat·
It seems that most club ing a fundralser because theY
sponsors and members agree are involved in all aspects of
it."

"Fundraising is
a very hardjob
that demands
precise record
keeping. "-Ms.
Carole DeBuse,
art teacher and

Outdoors Club
sponsor.

Selling Packer parent sweatshirts at Parent-Teacher Conferences In Novem-
ber is Mrs. Betty Foral. Mrs. Foral is part of the parent group which plans the af-
ter- Prom party and money raised from these sales will help finance this event.

46/fundraising

Sophomore Chris Siegel checks his cash box as he makes
change during the November Parent-Teacher conferences.
Chris helped sell Christmas cards for Science Club.

Senior Amy Oswald buys cookies from senior DECA student
Robert Matthews. DECA sells cookies throughout the school
year to help pay for their trips to DECA conventions.

Mn. Roeeanne Carmichael, DAG and special education teacher, inspects South High sweat- fundraisingl4 7
shirts, with the assistance of Mrs. Helen Sliwa, school treasurer. This table was set up at Parent-

Teacher Conferences In the food court.

Education may move out of doors

Sophomore Dan Bruning, junior Danny Dooley and the children of Mrs. Pam C lubs provide an es- gives students things to do
Galus, science teacher, enjoy their field trip to Loess Hills near Onawa, Iowa. cape for many stu- that are fun and that are also
The students spent their time there hiking and studying prairie grasses. dents. Because outside of the building. "
South offers a wide
range of clubs, there should There are several st aff
be something available to suit members who help sponsor
every interest. the Outdoors Club, but Ms.
Carole DeBuse, art teacher, is
For students who enjoy a the head sponsor.
mental challenge there are the
Chess Club and the Computer Other groups that head out-
Clubs. doors are the Science Club,
whose members went to Fon-
Students who want to learn tenelle Forest and DeSoto
about different cultures can Bend this year.
join the African-American His-
tory Club or the Organization Other clubs available are
of Latino Leaders. the Students Helping Stu-
dents, a drug-free group; Fu-
To many students, being ture Teachers of America,
outside is especially enjoy- D. E. C . A .; MESA (formerl y
able. For them, organizations called MACESA); Future Busi-
such as Outdoors Club or Sci- ness Leaders of America, and
ence Club are perfect. the foreign language clubs.

"The Outdoors Club mem- Senior Romas Mitchell said,
bers plan fun activities for out- " My favorite club would have
side of school," said junior to be Students Helping Stu-
Shannon Fox. "For example, dents, because I was one of
" We go on a ski trip during the first members."
spring break, and we also go
horseback riding and on a ca- Most clubs give students
noe trip." t he oppo rtun ity to ma ke
friends, explore their interests,
Senior Casey Sole, another have fun and develop self-
member of the Outdoors Club confidence.
agreed. "The Outdoors Club

"Students join
clubs to be
with their
friends and

participate in
m any
a ct i v i ti es."

-Rene
S wartz el 1, 11

Colonel Jarred, lnatructor for t he ROTC camp at Ashland, Nebraska, shows
the students how to do survival eating. Assisting him in the demonstration Is
one of South High's ROTC instructors, Sgt. Richard Ramirez.

481activities

Students attending a JROTC fall camp at Ashland, Ne-
braska, work on a calisthenics drill to loosen up for the day's
activities. St udents at camp engage in several physically de-
manding activities as well as learning survival skills.

First Sergeant Richard Ramirez, ROTC instructor, passes
out plates to the cadets at ROTC camp. He is watching the re-
actions on their faces as they discover they will be eating oc-
topus.

Enjoying th• view on a Science Club field t rip to Loess HIiis In Iowa are freshmen Scott Collett, activities/ 49
Christina Tynskl, Jennifer Schaepert, Mrs. Pam Galus, science teacher; sophomore Nick McVay;
junior James Rablola; sophomore Chris Wickwire; senior Robert Hurley; sophomore Dan Bruning;

junior Danny Dooley; and Junior Tim Harbeck.

Clubs encourage all to be involved

Members of Student Council decorate the day of Homecoming. Members are F or many people, be- and contribute much of their
in the Seminar Room where they are preparing balloons which they will take to ing involved in a club time to planning our activi-
UNO ballroom for the dance. is a great pastime.
Three very impor- ties.' '
tant clubs at South, Student National Honor Society is ,
Council, National Honor Soci-
ety and Senior Class officers, made up of students who
have something in common. have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. It
They all, in their own ways, involves time and effort. This
play important roles in giving organization, headed by Mrs.
students a responsibility in Sherri Macht, gives scholar-
running the school. ships away at a spring ban-

Student Council is made up quet.
of volunteer students who Junior member Melanie
plan Homecoming and other
activities with Mr. Jim Yelnek Zadina said, "It allows many
Mr. Steve Pulverenti and Mr'. people to interact with each '
Stephen Brock, who sponsor other and have a good time.''
the organization.
Senior Class Officers are
Student Council holds three senior representatives who
Bloodmobiles at the Eagles have been elected at the end
Club and one major Bloodmo- of their junior year.
bile here at South. This year
the group took trips t o visit This group, under sponsor
nursing homes at Christmas Shawn Hoschar, plans Prom
time. and selects graduation an-
nouncements. They also hold
Student Council also assists a Teacher Appreciation lun-
with financial support for cheon in March and order se-
Prom. nior sweatshirts.

Christy Janda, senior and This year they also hosted a
president of Student Council, '' Hoop- It-Up' ' basketball
said, "The Student Council competition and a "Shave It
members are very devoted or Save It'' poll to determine
whether or not Mr. Benak
should shave the beard he
had grown over the summer.

"I enjoy being
president ofSe-
nior Class . . .
because I get to
work with the
other officers
and sponsors. "

-Genevieve
Grant, 12

Senior vice-president of National Honor Society, Tom Novak, reads t he
agenda at a morning meeting while the members eat and listen.

SO/ keeping active

Mr. John Moore, Head of the Guidance Department, speaks a
to the members of National Honor Society about the impor-
tance of applying for scholarships early.
Seniors Dorotha White, David Pollack and Teresa Rod-
riguez sit and listen to the information they are receiving in the
Senior Class Officer meeting.

j)

-

Senior president Genevieve Grant and senior Niki Carodine grab a doughnut before their Se-
n,or C:less Officers meeting begins.

keeping active/ 51

It's 0 ne thing that we can say about
abomt
teams sports is that South High loves
them.

From the opening kick-off in the Red

and White football scrimmage in the fall

to the State track meet in May, athletics

generate much excitement from stu-

dents, staff members, parents and the

community.

Girls' softball added itself to South's al-

ready impressive sports roster. This was

the first year that softball was a sanc-

tioned sport in the state.

Another thing new to the sports pro-

gram here was the addition of Mr.

Charles Rush as Athletic Director. Mr.

Rush, who came to South from North-

west High School, replaced Mr. Jerry

Bartee, who became principal.

In all of our sports, student athle tes

demonstrate skill, teamwork, dedication

and pride.

52/sports

Junior Shannon Fox, in her second
year on the varsity volleyball team,
prepares to deliver the winning serve.
Shannon is the only sett er on the var-
sity team.
Member, of the var1ity football
team pile up on a Gross opponent at
South's Homecoming game. South
won the game, 35-0.

sports/53

Senior place kicker Mark Loder kicks a field goal
against Bryan. This was Loder's only year playing
football at South.

Pack offense

powerful and

explosive
-----~------
T he Packer varsity football team
had a successful season in the Scrappy Packers
fall of 93, finishing with a 5-4
record, and surprising many of
their opponents. Offensively, the Pack surprise many
was explosive. Led by senior quarterback gridiron foes with VARSITY FOOTBALL
offense and defense Coach: Jack Oholendt
DaRonn Washington, a co-captain, the
aerial assault and the rush attack were
lifesavers in many of the games.

The third-rated offense in the Metro combination Northwest SHS Opp.
was helped by the combined efforts of Thomas Jefferson 31 7
51 0
Washington, fellow seniors Andre Gross 0
Bryan 35
McGraw, Rob Matthews, Ty Sievers, and Bellevue East 18 41
Papillion/La Vista 17 14
junior Nate Sullivan, who were the lead- Ralston 0 24
Central 34 9
ing rushers for the school. teams were rated in the top ten through- Burke 22 33
Defensive efforts were led by senior out the season, while South fell out of the 6 17
top ten following our loss to Bryan.
co-captains Tom Black, Charlie Ziemba, Season Record: 5-4
and Mike Pokorski, a four-year varsity Sievers said, "The program here is
starter. The Pack finished the season as great! I never got to touch the ball there
the fifth rated total defense in the Metro. (at Central), but here ... here I am actu-
ally getting playing timel"
Making outstanding debuts for the
team were Sievers, a transfer student This was the Packers' second consec-
from Central High, and senior Mark utive 5-4 season. They ended the season
Loder, who played on the special teams with expectations high for next year.
as the place kicker. Loder successfully

made the majority of his point-after-

touchdown attempts and his field goal at-

tempts in his only year playing football in

high school.

The losses this season came against

rated opponents: Burke, Papillion/La

Vista, Central, and Bryan. Those four

54/varsity football

The Packer defense holds Gross for no gain at
the Homecoming game. South's defense was
ranked fifth in the Metro at the end of the season.

•,.. ,

I

Senior Tom Black, a co-captain, receives the "It was very
Packer award for the outstanding weightlifter at the disappointing to
annual Red and White scrimmage before the regular Jose to those guys
season begins. The award is being presented by as- (the rated
sistant coach, Mr. Tim Mccaw. opponents)."

Varalty football team: front row, Dave Gusman, -Rob Matthews, 12
Shawn Lane. Greg Earnest, Anson Nowka. Chris
Hargis, Mike Gilbert, Ty Sievers, Doug Niemiec, varsity footba/1155
Jayson McCormick, Rudy Gonzales; second row,
Scott Taff. Andy Nowka, Johnny Andrews. Phil Kir-
schbaum, Juan Garcia, Tom Black, Chad Slump,
Josh Loth, Tony Sedlacek, Justin O'Connor,
DaRonn Washington, Brad Pokorski; third row, Ja-
son Brey, Eric Carter, Jason Bockerman, Jeremy
Alexander, Jason Lurks, Paul Gaylord, Nate Sulli-
van, Andre McGraw; back row, Mike Wetzell,
Coach Jeff Potter. Jeff Remer!, Andy Kirby, Chris
Bober, Mike Mlcolonls. Mike Pokorski, Rodney
Huttman, Jeff Armentrout, Wayland VaCek, David
Dorris. John Washington, Coach Tim Mccaw,
Coach Jack Oholendt. Not pictured: Rob Matthews,
Aerlan Reed, Mike Ellerbruch, Mark Loder, Brandon
Fisher, Charlie Ziemba

South High'a junior varsity football team prepares
to kick off to their opponents during a September
game. The team played some of its home games on
South's Collin Field.

FunFdamentals:

name of the

football game

T he Packers' football program Undefeated freshman FRESHMA N FOOTBALL
relies heavily on the freshman team sets school record Coach: Mario Remijio

and junior varsity squads. with their 7-0 season Northwest SHS Opp.
and Metro Lewis and Clark
These two teams practice on Norris 18 12
fundamentals and learn the proper exe- championship MIiiard South
cution of plays so they can become ef- 20 6
fective members of the varsity squads. Tim Mccaw said about his 1993 team, Millard North
"The JV has had an excellent year. It was Central 22 0
The freshman team, coached by Mr. a great group of young men who played North
Mario Remijio, went undefeated this year, their guts out until the end of every game. 20 0
amassing seven victories against oppo- We won some games we should have lost
nents. In their march to National Division and lost two we should have won.' ' 28 0
Championship and Ninth Grade Overall
Championship, the team really did not Mr. Mccaw continued, "We had the 33 0
even have a close game, with the possi- best JV team in the city and as far as I'm
ble exception of the season opener concerned, they were an outstanding 12 6
group of individuals to work with."
against Northwest, which the Pack won Season Record: 7-0
18-12. National Division Champions
Ninth Grade Overall Champions
This is the first time in South's history
that the freshman squad has gone unde-
feated. According to their coach, Mr.

Remljio, " The greatest victory came
against Central, which we defeated 33 to

0. Everything came together in that game
and the guys played great football. "

One of the strengths of the freshman
team was a strong defensive unit. The
defense held their opponents to 24
points total in seven games. Norris, Mill-
ard South, Millard North and Central
scored no points against the Packers.

Junior Varsity Football
The Junior Varsity squad also had a

winning season, ending the year with a
record of five wins and two losses. Coach

56/underclassman football

The Junior Varsity team lines up for a defensive
stand against a fourth down attempt to move the
ball. The JV team was led by junior quarterback
Johnnie Andrews.

JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL
Coach: Tim Mccaw

Ralst on SHS Opp.
Benson 27 19
Northwest 18 16
Burke 20 0
MIiiard North 14 13
Papillion 27 20
North 20 27
0 7

Season Record: 5-2

FrHhman Football team: back row, John Za- "The Junior
Varsity worked
godza, David Dickey, Seth Croft, Merlin Hilburn, Ty- really hard during
rone Spears, Ken Staskiewlcz; third row, Coach the season. 0
Grog Wilcox, William Ziemba, Chris Vytlas, Art In- -Andy Nowka, 10
serra, Josh Hiatt, Richard Smith, Ruben Dunn,
Coach Mario Remljio; second row, Randy Rolfson,
Chad Christianson, Art Harris, Adam Elsasser, Ge-
off Hanson, Andy Waszgiz; front row, Nick Sldzylk,
Ma t t N ied zwi ec ki , Lat wa ln J o n es, Mark
Niedzwiecki, Nate Stanley; Not pictured: Freddie
WIiiis, Trent Smith, Eric Kellogg, Kyre Morton, Jerry
Torres

underclassman footba/1/57

South'• team adjuata for the return.

V

Wolleyball

fundamentals

are stressed

T he volleyball team enjoyed a Lady Packers advance VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
season of much success. Un- to second round of Coach: Enid Martin
District tourney by
der the leadership of the only defeating Central North SHS Opp.
Burke 2 1
two seniors on the squad, advancing to the second round of district North (Bryan Inv.) O 2
Rachel Mccutchen and Felicia Knight, play. Northwest (Bryan Inv.) 2 0
the lady Packers finished the season with Thomas Jefferson 2 0
a 6-1 Orecord. Next year, the majority of the team will Gross O 2
be seniors and they have been playing Burke 0 2
According to head coach Mrs. Enid together since their freshman year. Papillion 1 2
Martin, "The fundamentals are what Bellevue East 1 2
makes a great team," and that is what "It is exciting that just about all of us Bryan 0 2
the team stressed in practices. will be senior leaders next year,'' said Ralston 0 2
junior Cathy Ryan. Central (Northwest 0 2
One of the successes for the team was
making it to the second night in the Dis- "We've had three years to work all of Inv.) 2 2
trict tournament by defeating Central in the kinks out of playing together. Out se- Gross (Northwest 0
the opening night. nior year should be our best yet," said 0 0
junior Krista Miller. Inv.) 2 2
Another high point in the season was Northwest 2
their defeat of Ralston. Coach Martin Central (Districts) O
Papillion (Districts)
said, " Our best match was against Ral-
ston. The whole team contributed to that Season Record: 6-10

victory, as well as to the team's success
this season."

The young team worked in the off-sea-
son on their skills by participating in a
winter volleyball club. The intention of
this off-season training Is to help the
team members work on and improve
their communication, leadership and
teamwork.

"We worked hard, got a lot accom-
plished and Improved as a team, " said
junior starter Melanie Zadina.

Volleyball takes a year-round dedica-
tion," said junior Shannon Fox. "We
worked hard this season and we hope
that we can build on the successes that
we had this year."

"It's been exciting and the team de-

served it; they worked hard and it paid
off," said Coach Martin about the team's

SB/varsity volleyball

Junior Shannon Fox drills a serve over the net in

the ?ackers' game against the Bryan Bears. Shan-
non played on the varsity team last year as a soph-
omore.

Junior Melanie Zadina does her job by "killing 0 Blocking gives
the ball" against Bryan. me a feeling of
victory. n
Varalty Volleyball team: back row, Coach Enid
Martin, Janelle Relsdorff, Melanie Zadina, Cathy -Melanie Zadina,
Ryan, Rachel Mccutchen, Shannon Fox; front row,
Veronica Dollncheck, Stephanie Stobbe, Felicia 11
Knight, Jenny Delslng, Linda Kalkowskl

varsity vol/eyba/1159

Freshman Amy Hanshaw returns the ball for the
freshman team. The freshmen played under the di-
rection of new coach Mrs. Lisa Giambattista.

Volleyball
program

starts earb'

T he freshman volleyball team Both freshman and JjV teams FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL
began its season under a new begin season under the Coach: Lisa Giambattista
coach, Mrs. Lisa Giambattista,
who teaches English. At the direction ofnew coaches, Nortnwest SHS Opp.
beginning of their season, most of the Giambattista and Hippen Nodh 2 0
girls had not played much structured, Be son 0 2
team-oriented volleyball. As a result, the "This year's volleyball team was young 1 2
practices were long and stressed funda- and had many new things to learn," said Norris 1 2
mentals of team work and execution. junior, Cerise Elliott. "By the end of the Bryan 0 2
season, though, we were able to apply Lewis and Clark 2 0
Even though the team had to develop the things that we had learned to our Burke 2 0
skill in areas such as spiking and setting, game." Central 2 0
they continued to progress throughout Norris 1 2
the season, ending with a record of 4-5. The JV team ended the season with a
record of 2-8. Season Record:4-5
"We just pulled ourselves together to
make the best of it and it was worth it,"
said freshman player Justine Phillips.

J.V. Volleyball

The JV volleyball team also began its
season with a new coach, Mr. Keith Hip-
pen, science te acher . Mr. Hippen
coached the freshman team last year,
and replaced Ms. Angie Johnson at the
JV post.

" Volleyball is a great experience. I was
able to make new friends and meet differ-
ent people," said freshman Lisa Wyman.

60/underclassman volleyball

The Junior Varsity volleyball team watches as
freshman Lisa Wyman spikes the ball over the net.

,,

JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL
Coach: Keith Hippen

North SHS Opp.
Thomas Jefferson 2 1
Gross 0 2
Burke 0 2
Papillion 0 2
Bellevue East 0 2
Bryan 0 2
Ralst o n 0 2
Central 0 2
Northwest 0 2
2 1

Season Record: 2-8

FrHhman Volleyball team: at left, back row,
Coach Lisa Giambattista, Beth Pedersen, Justine
Phillips, Amy Hanshaw, Cassie Smith; middle row,
Candy Smith, Regina Lugo, Wendy Bober, Jamie
iJooley; front row, Anel Sibrian, Brandy McPhlllips,
Shella Balley

Junior Varalty Volleyball team: at right, back
row, Erin McMullen, Sara Stebbins, Jaime Peterson,
Cerise Elliott, Jeanie Koterba, Coach Keith Hippen;
front row, Jodi Wyman, Gina Rhoades, Marie
Janda, Lisa Wyman

underclassman volleyba//161

Freahman Lisa Hobson and junior Becky Stun
stretch their leg muscles before another grueling
practice for the cross country team. Runners for this
sport practice daily after school by running in the
neighborhood

T he first game of the girls' Cross country team CROSS COUNTRY
NSAA High School Softball Coach: Robert Garcia
League was played by our enjoys promising season
lady Packers and the North- with several young Girls' team Boys' team
west Huskies at Hitchcock Park.
recruits Lewis Central 4th place Seventh place
The first pitch of this new season was
Even though the team was young, it Creighton Prep Seventh place
thrown by South junior Nina DeLoa at 6 had a successful season. Junior Becky
p.m. Sept. 2, 1993. Stull finished first in most of the races she Firth Norris Third place
ran during the season. At State, she fin-
This was the first year for softball as a ished seventh compared to a third place South Sioux City 3rd place Fifth place
varsity sanctioned sport. The lady Pack- finish her sophomore year. This she cred-
ited to an injured ankle. Metro Ninth place
ers had a disappointing season, but they
are looking forward to next year with al- Freshman Lisa Hobson showed much Di stric t s Sixth
most the entire squad returning. promise. In dual competition she finished
second or third in most of her races and State qualifiers:
"Some of the girls on the team have earned an eighteenth place finish at Becky Stull-Seventh place medal at State
never ever even played before," said State. Lisa Hobson-Eighteenth p lace medal at
freshman Sally Warsocki.
"Mr. Garcia recruited me from Bryan," State
"Softball is my life," said DeLoa. Hobson said. "He even came to my
Coach for the softball team was physi- house.''
cal education teacher, Ms. Veronica
"It was an okay season for me," said
Staver. Assistant Coach Mr. Tracy Mum- Stull. I could have done better if my ankle
ford said, " Even though we didn't have had not been injured, but I'm sure it will
the best season, I'm optimistic about be better by next year.''

next year. We have Nina (Deloa), Cara Cross country is coached by Mr. Rob-
(Christiansen), and Tina (Slump) return- ert Garcia.

ing, plus many other girls with lots of po-
tential, like Sally Warsocki, a freshman
who played varsity."

Seniors on the team were Teresa Rod-
riguez, Rosalva Gaytan, Sonja Valadez,
Laura Stillmock and Jennifer Costanzo.

Sophomore Cara Christiansen was
named to the Honorable Mention All-
State list by the Omaha World Herald for
her play this season.

''The season might not have been
good for the team as far as the record
goes, but I think t hat individually it was an
excellent season," said senior Teresa Ro-
driguez.

Cro•• Country

This year's cross country team had a
young squad, with only two seniors, Brad
Lester and Christina Navarrette.

62/ softbal/, cross country

They're offl Sophomore Rashaan Walls and se-
nior Brad Lester begin their strenuous practice for
the upcoming meet. Cross country runners gener-
ally continue their training in the off-season to keep
in shape.

~-

SOFTBALL
Coach: Veronica Staver

SHS Opp.
18
Northwst 1 9
21
Roncalli 31 13
17
Bellevue West 11 9
21
Gross 0 11
14
Burke 3 14
17
Bryan 2 19
14
Lincoln East 1 22
14
Lincoln East 9 15
14
Plattsmouth 5 24

Bellevue East 6

Mercy 0

Papillion/La Vista 2

Millard North 0

Ralston 0

Lincoln Northeast 1

Central 0

Kearney 4

Kerney 2

Season Record: 1-17

Junior Nina DeLoa throws the very first pitch of Softball tHm: front row, Anita Velasquez, Anne Cron Country team: front row, Ken Kephart,
the NSAA High School Softball League. This was Anderson, Laura Galas, Sally Warsocki, Cheryl Becky Stull, Mike Holzapfel, Tony Mertz, Brad
the first year for softball to be a sanctioned sport In Phalen, Jessica Rangel, Sonia Valadez, Tina Slump, Lester, Rashaan Walls; back row, Assistant Coach
the state. (upper right) Audrey Karstad; back row, Coach Tracy Mumford, Barb Keefover. Chris Zuehlke, Christina Navarrette,
Jaymie McCormick, Tonja Coyer, Beth Gilbert, Ter- James Shaw. Callie Lane, Cindy Sanchez, Lisa
Sophomore Laura GalH, senior Rosalva Gaytan esa Rodriguez, Cara Christiansen, Nina Delea, Hobson, Coach Robert Garcia
and junior Andrea Hluchoweckyj try to keep the Laura Stlllmock, Rosalva Gaytan, Jennifer Cos-
Lady Packers pumped up during a nail-biting soft- tanzo, Leanne Rangel, Carl Podwlnskl, Coach
ball game against the Burke Bulldogs. Veronica Staver. Not pictured: Marla Marino. man-
ager Dan Dooley

cross country, softba/1163

G Sophomore Chrietina Hill, junior Beth McCutch-
enb, sophomores Jill Grice and Shelly Wilcoxor
work on their skills at practice. The gymnastics
team practices in the gym mezzanine.

Gymnasts

experiemce

year of growth

T he 1993 season was a season Swoboda: 'The team
of growth for the South High

gymnastics team in more ways
than one.
Coach Larry Swoboda, who has worked hard
throughout the season, GIRLS' GYMNASTICS
coached the team for the past six years, improved their abilities, Coach: Larry Swoboda

had twice as many participants this year

as he has on any team since he came to
South.

The team was hampered by inexperi- and had fun . . . ' Papillion / La Vista SHS Opp
ence and injuries. "This year was a pe- Burke 95. 15 128.60
Millard South 95.70 123.40
riod of adjustment due to many begin- Ral st o n 60. 10 141.75
Nort h 87.35 122.90
ners, but the 1994-'95 looks like it will be Millard North 87.35 120.65
Metro 89.50 13 1. 7 0
a lot stronger," said junior team member against Burke. In that dual meet, South State 89.95 Seventh
Angela Styles. earned 95.70 points and Burke earned 95.50 Fourteenth
123.40 points to win.
Ten letter winners will return next year, Season Record: 0-6
which will give South more experience. South finished seventh in the Metro
Some of this year' s injured members will
return next year and new recruits are ex- and fourteenth at State.
pected, as well. Coach Swoboda reflected on the sea-

Hard work was a key to this year's im- son, saying, "We felt pretty good at the
provements. "The gymnasts worked hard end of the year in spite of our record. "
throughout the season. improved their
abilities and had fun," said coach Swo- There was no boys' gymnastics team
boda. " All of the team's hard work will this year.

pay off next year."

The team finished the regular season

with a record of 0-6, with their best score

641girls' gymnastics

Coach Larry Swoboda helps sophomore Christina
HIii perfect her form on the mat.

Junior Beth Mccutchen practices her scale on 0 Even though we
the balance beam. didn /t win our
meets., we had fun
Girla' Gymnaatica team: front row, Anne Feiner:
second row, Tara Bosco, Christ ina Hill, Beth Mc- //
c utchen; back row, Sharon Talbott, Katie Kendall,
Angela Styles, coach Larry Swo boda, Jill Grice, -Beth McCu tchen.,
Shelly Willcoxon, Sue Kucirek, Dory Locke.
11

gffls'gymnastics/65

Planning their atrategiea for the upcoming golf
match are seniors Mary Cardenas, Cheryl Leutz-
inger, and Wendy Chapman. The golf team prac-
tices at Spring Lake Golf Course.

active during fall

D espite a losing record, this Kowal:". .. the GIRLS' GOLF
year's girls' golf team showed players came a long Coach: Charlotte Belitz
great potential. way and were quite
Golf coach Mrs. Charlotte success[ul this Thomas Jefferson SHS Opp.
Belitz said, "The season went well. We season." 229
beat only two teams, but there were 235 240
many other opponents that we were only third in the North invitational, where 214
a few points away from beating." Hunter and Kudym placed second in Gross 252 64
doubles competition. 202
Leading the team was a pair of seniors: Bryan 228 206
four-year veteran Wendy Chapman and In addition, the team enjoyed many in- 206
three-year veteran Cheryl Leutzinger. dividual wins throughout the season. Bellevue East 77 195
195
Leutzinger summed up the season by First-year player Jeff Cleveland, a se- Papillion 255 168
saying, ''Golf was a good experience. As nior, said, "I wasn't that good at first, but
a player, you learn to focus on self-im- I got better as the season went on. I Benson 169
provement.'' found that tennis is a fun sport and a
good way to get exercise.'' Ralston 241
The team's practices and home meets
were held at Spring Lake Golf Course. Northwest 247

Boys' Tennis Central 210
This year's boys' tennis team had a
North 194
good season.
The stars of the team included seniors Season Record: 1-9

Andy Hunter, Brian Kudym and Pat Sar-

gent, and junior Rick Menicucci, all two-
year members.

Coach Gerard Kowal was impressed
with the level of play he saw from his
team.

Coach Kowal said, ''With a lot of hard
practice and dedication, the players
came a long way and were successful.·'

The team had two wins against Gross
and Thomas Jefferson. They also placed

661golf, tennis Hannah Ellaworth and Bobbi-Jo Andersen, jun-
iors, and Wendy Chapman, senior, practice their

technique, as Mary Cardenas, senior, waits for her
coach to tell her what to do.

Brian Kudym, senior, demonstrates his vicious
serve during a match at Lynch Park against Belle-
vue East.

BOYS' TENNIS

Coach: Gerard Kowal

SHS Opp.

North 45

Thomas Jefferson 63

Gross 72

Bryan 45

Bellevue East 36
Papillion / La Vista 36

Ralston 45

Central 36

Burke 35

North Invitational: Third Place

Season Record: 2-7

Boye' Tennie team: Coach Gerard Kowal, Jeff
Cleveland, Brian Kudym, Justin Voycheske, Jason
Valocek, Andy Hunter, Pat Sargent, Rick Men-
lcuccl.

Glrle' Golf team: back row, Coach Charlotte Bel-
itz, Dawn Zornes, Sue Peralta, Cheryl Leutzinger,
Bobbi-Jo Andersen; front row, Mary Cardenas,
Karen Driscoll, Wendy Jongewaard, Wendy Chap-
man. Not pictured: Hannah Ellsworth, Macarena
Ubis

Watching a match at Lynch Park is Coach Ger-

ard Kowal. Mr. Kowal also coaches the girls' tennis

team which has its season In the spring. 67

Junior Larry Hutfleaa gains on his Papio compel~
tor in the backstroke.

Packer swim
.:team enjoys

much success

T he South High swim team had "Aqua-Pack" off to SWIM TEAM
a very competitive year in having one ofits best Coaches: Tim Mccaw, Charlotte Belitz
1994. seasons for South
Boye' team:
Although the Packer team these underclassmen return next year," Wins: Brownell-Talbott
had fewer members than most of its op- said Coach Mccaw. "With their experi- Gross
ponents, the team worked very hard and ence, they will be real contenders in '95. '' Central
was successful. This year the team North
worked with a new coach, Mr. Tim Mc- The team enjoyed working out in its
caw, who replaced Mrs. Patty Kelling. own pool. Until last year, the pool area Losses: Bellevue East
Assisting him was Mrs. Charlotte Belitz. was closed for remodeling and the team Benson
had to travel to Bryan to practice. Now Papillion-LaVista
Led by co-captains Aaron Hill, a se- that they are at home, practice time is Bryan
nior, and Mike Ellerbruch, a junior, the not wasted on travel. Record: 4-4
boys' swimming and diving team has
been a scrappy competitor. At press time Ellerbruch was South's only qualifier Girls' team:
in early February, the team was three and for State. He competed in men' s diving. Wins Brownell-Talbott
four with one meet remaining before Central
Metro. Losses Bellevue East
Benson
The girls' team has also been very suc- Gross
cessful during the season. They had a Papillion-LaVista
smaller squad than most opponents, but Bryan
they did very well. Wins came against North
Brownell-Talbott and Central. Record: 2-6

The girls' team, led by sophomore cap- . .'I. I • I
tain Linda Kalkowski, was made up pri- •• • ••
marily of underclassmen. Only two se- ' •• •9-
niors were on the squad: Sarah Piatt and
Wendy Jongewaard. - '1

"We are looking forward to having

BB/ swimming

Mike Ellerbruch, junior co-captain of the team,
performs a winning dive in the Papillion-La Vista
meet. Mike was on the team last year.

Anne Feiner, a fre•hman, takes a somersault dive 0 This year"s great!
at practice. Anne also participated on the South We"ve been
gymnastics team this year.
,winning a lot
Swim team : front row, Linda Kalkowski, Wendy
Jongeward; second row, Erin Mc Mullen, Lisa Hob- more. / /
son, Sarah Platt, Anne Feiner; third row, Ken
Kephart, Charlie Busch, Waylon Sommer, Paul -Aaron Hilr 12
Dudzinski, Mike Ellerbruch, Aaron Hill, Larry Hutf-
less; back row, Just in Stevens, Mike Holzapfel, Jett
Vasilauskas.

swimming/69

Senior Robert Matthews shoots from the side for
a score against the Bellevue East opponents.

T he South High Boys' varsity Freshman Strong BOYS' VARSITY BASKETBALL
basketball team had a rough surprises Metro with Coach: Joe Neuberger
level ofhis court
and tumble season in 1994. play Abraham Lincoln SHS OPP
Columbus 59 53
The Packers lost many se- berger. North 49 69
niors from last year's team and so under- The five-foot-eleven freshman received Creighton Prep 57 50
classmen made up the bulk of this year's Northwest
squad. praise from around the Metro for his be- Westside 44 61
ing so young playing on the varsity. Bryan 66 68
For this group, learning to build up Westside 51 64
some experience playing in varsity con- At press time the Packers had a 5-9 Bellevue East 54
tests was a primary goal. record with victories against Abraham Gross 38 73
Lincoln, North, Bellevue East, Central Millard North 71 53
"This will be a year of rebuilding," said and Gross. There were two regular sea- Central 68
head coach Mr. Joe Neuberger. son games remaining, Papillion/LaVista Northwest 65 64
and Benson. Bryan 35
Returners to the varsity team were se- 69 61
niors Robert Matthews, Gene Crawford, 61 62
John Hutfless and Chris Bragg. They 70
were joined by junior Brandon McGary, 63
73
who also had some varsity experience
from last year. Season Record: 5-9

New to the team this year was fresh-
man Calvin Strong who made a name for

himself in the Metro with his aggressive
play and consistent scoring.

"Calvin is a young man who shows
great speed on the court. On defense he
is able to stick with the opponent and of-
ten steal the ball, converting the turnover
into at least two points," said coach Neu-

70/varsity boys' basketball

Freshman starter Calvin Strong goes over the
heads of three Bellevue East defenders for the
score. Strong made an impressive debut as a fresh-
man on the varsity squad.

Fraahman Calvin Strong takes advantage of a ,.,We tried very
last break opportunity.
hard this season
"arsity Boys' Basketball team: front, Brandon and I think we
McGary, Robert Matthews, Courtney Hollis, Mike improved.//
Nelson, Calvin Strong; back, Chris Bragg, John
Huttless, Justin Voycheska, Gene Crawford, Nate -John Hutfless, 12
Sullivan

varsity boys' basketba/1171

~ady Packe-rs Junior Teresa Williams goes up to the basket fc,
a score as she is guarded by teammate Medin.
mcike strong Craft, a sophomore, during practice.

showing

B asketball has long been con- Women's sports gain GIRLS' VARSITY BASKETBALL
sidered a male dominated in popularity among Coach: Kirk McLaughlin
the student body
sport, as is football. However, at South No rt hwest SHS OPP.
Abraham Lincoln
at South, girls' basketball has Many students feel that the schools North 63 50
been gaining in popularity among the stu- have been responsible for making the Marian 29 74
dent body. sport more popular for girls. Abraham Lincoln 48
Thomas Jefferson 53 68
Girls' varsity basketball coach Kirk Wynn said, " Females are just as good 37
McLaughlin said, "South's girls are doing athletes as males.'' Westside 35 74
well this season. We have won three Bellevue East 59 70
games and lost eight with the season Senior Grindell Price commented that 34
about two-thirds over." it made no difference to him who was Gross 39 32
playing the sport. " Not everyone has the 50 58
"Coach McLaughlin went on to say skill to play basketball, but I like to see Millard North 30 67
" We have had some trouble staying who is the best, male or female." Papi l l i o n / La Vista 40 81
close to some of our stronger opponents 53
and t hat has been somewhat disappoint- Benson 37 41
ing."
Millard South 41 48
Coach McLaughlin, who has been Ralston
coaching girls' basketball for thirteen Duchesne 36 50
Burke 35
years, said he strives for the team to play Central 27 39
to the best of their ability and to con- Bryan 43
stantly improve with each game. Central 55 42
Papillion 26 65
Working toward that goal, the team 35
practices after school each week day for 59 44
about one and a half hours. 39

Do the members of the student body Season Record: 7- 14
appreciate the time and dedicat ion that
the Lady Packers devote to this sport?

Senior Sally Wynn said, " I don't really
like basketball that much, but I don't see
much difference between the girls' sport
and the boys' .' '

Senior Jesus Villagomez said, "We
don't hear much about girls' basketball in
the school. "

Nicole Hoffman, a junior, pointed out
that although many people perceive
boys' basketball as more exciting and
entertaining, that doesn't have to be the

case. "The visibility for women's basket-
ball is just not there," she said. "They do
not have the National Basketball Associ-
ation (NBA) for women, so girls' basket-
ball is not that popular.

72 /varsity girls' basketball

Junior Shawme Turner holds sophomore Callie

Lane away from the basket as senior Felisia Knight
tries to move inside.

Junior Tereaa WIiiiama shoots a three-point shot ,✓We have had
from outside. Williams is one of the team's leading
scorers in her second year on the varsity. some trouble
staying close to
Olrla' Varsity Basketball team: front, Jennifer some. . .
Costanzo, Felicia Knight, Medina Craft, Callie Lane, opponents.//
Andraa Hluchoweckyj; back row, Rebecca Stull,
Mimi Gaines, Felissa Barnes, Laura Stillmock, Kirk McLa ughlin,
Michelle Barnes, Teresa WIiiiams coach

varsity girls' basketball/73

Sophomore Eric Donald sho_ots a basket in the
reserves' game against Gross High School.

T he girls' Junior Varsity basket- Underclassman JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS' BASKETBALL
ball team, coached by Ms. Dori squads practice to Coach: Dori Staver
develop teamwork,
Staver, sister of South High quickness, Northwest SHS OPP
physical education teacher communication, and Abraham Lincoln
Roni Staver, worked hard throughout the Packer pride 29 32
season. North 33 65
One heartbreaking loss came in the Marian 30 45
Although the JV Lady Packers started Millard South contest which the Packers Westside 84
the season off slowly, they picked up lost 55-59 in overtime. Bellevue East 11 47
steam as the winter progressed and they Millard North 49 33
learned to smooth out some trouble The reserve or sophomore team was Benson 36 59
spots. 3-6 at press time. This high spirited group Bryan 32 47
worked on fundamentals and develop ing Papillion/ LaVista 41 34
At press time, the girls' team had two teamwork and communication. 42 40
victories and eight defeats. The wins 11
came against Westside and Bellevue Sophomore player Mike Wilson said,
East. " We are a good team and we are very Season Record: 2-8
quick. Next year we hope to go und~-
Junior Varsity starter, Andrea Hlu- feated because we will be more experi-
choweckyj, a junior, said, " This year I've enced and assertive. ''
learned from my mistakes and hope I do
better in the future."

The Junior Varsity boys also struggled
through the 1994 season. At press time
the team was sporting a record of two
wins and 11 losses. The wins came
against Gross, 61-56, and Benson,
65-54.

Junior A~drea ~luchoweckyj attempts a layup
for the Junior Varsity team against Millard North.

741jv, reserve basketball

Junior Varsity Girls' Basketball team: front, Me-
dina Craft; middle row, Shaume Turner, Bobbi Jo
Andersen, Tina Slump; back row, Coach Dori
Staver, Cherice Green, Manek Trotter, Callie Lane,
Andrea Hluc howeckyj

JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS' BASKETBALL Junior Varsity Boys• Ba• ket-
Coach: Jeff Potter
ball team: front row, Lamar
SHS OPP Robinson, Nate Sullivan, Ron-
nie " T" Vaughan, Art Harris;
Abraham Lincoln 56 66 back row, Mike Johnson, Rod-
Columbus ney Huffman, David Bryant,
Creighton Prep 37 74 Tracey Foxworth, Trent Smith.
North Not pictured: Courtney Hollis
72 74
Northwest Reserve Basketball team:,
56 61 back row, Coach Jorge Geron-
Westside imo, Eric Donald; front row,
Bellevue East 48 55 Andre Newsome, Vince Digilio,
Millard North Paul Rathbun, Mike Smith, Ri-
Gross 66 76 chard Damauskas
Benson
Bryan 43 44 jv, reserve basketba/1175
Papillion/ LaVista
MIiiard South 40 49

61 56

65 54

52 63
44 60

55 59

Season Record: 2-1 1

SOPHOMORE BOYS' BASKETBALL
Coach: Jorge Geronimo

Abraham Lincoln SHS OPP (triple OT)
Bryan (OT)
North 61 59
Northwest
West side 56 62
Boys to wn
Bellevue East 52 72
Gross 58 67
Papillion 42 48
Ralst o n
87 83
54 57

60 54
44 45
55 57

Season Record: 3-7

Freshman Freddie Willia pushes up the ball for a
score against the Benson Bunnies. The game
ended in Benson's favor, 43-49

Freshman

teams are

compelitive

B oth the girls' and the boys' Freshmen put in a FRESHMAN GIRLS' BASKETBALL
freshman basketball teams en- competitive season Coach: Ernie Foster
joyed much success in the ending with over
1994 season. .500 victories Benson SHS OPP
Central 19
Under the guidance of Mr. Tracy Mum- against Lewis and Clark. South came North 18 27
ford, industrial technology teacher, the away from that contest with a 45 to 19 Bellevue West 28 17
boys' team worked on fundamentals and victory. Northwest 38
developing their ability to play together 19 16
as a team. Other victories came against Central, Burke 18
North, Northwest, Benson, Bryan, Duch- Bryan 26 18
The ninth graders opened their season esne, and Norris. 26
against the Bears of Bryan High and North 12 13
came away with a close victory, 54 to 53. At press time, the girls still had games 27
remaining against Benson, Gross and Bellevue West 20 22
The rest of the season saw the Packers North. Lewis & Clark 28
improve their game skills and win several 12 28
more victories. Members of the team were Jenny Bryan 23 19
Anderson, Stephanie Cap, Keisha Burke 18 27
Wins came against Northwest, Belle- Dunkin, Stephanie Hill, Audrey Karlstad, Lewis & Clark 25 14
vue West, Norris, North, Roncalli and Candi Smith, Cassie Smith, Lisa Synow- Duchesne 25
Benson. iecki, and Tia Collins. No rris 45
34
Members of the team included Mervin 27
Va sse r, Larry Vega, Fre ddie Willis,
Brodey Lattin, Mike Ross, Emett Gaston, Season Record: 8-8
Dan Preister, Ryan Zadina, Kantrell Har-
rington, Paul Contreras, Seth Craft, Ben
Glacey and Kerry Toney.

Zadina said, "I have learned a lot this
season and hope I will be able to use it
when I play on reserves or Junior Varsity
next season."

Freshman Girls' Basketball

For the freshman girls, the season was
one of ups and downs, but with contin-
ued growth throughout the season.

Coached by Mr. Ernie Foster, who
taught at Marrs, the team showed that
they knew how to win.

Many of their victories were by a small

margin, but they were wins, nevertheless.

The largest margin came in the game

76/freshman basketball

Freshman Kantrell Harrington goes to the bas-
ket surrounded by Benson defenders.

FRESHMAN BOYS' BASKETBALL
Coach: Tracy Mumford

Bryan SHS OPP
Northwest 54
Bellevue West 53
No rri s 73
Northwest 71 60
North 76 68
Benson 60 51
Lewis and Clark 66 61
Bryan 43
Roncalli 55 55
Benson 58
59 49
65
51
42

46
49

Season Record: 8-3

The freehman girls warm up in the gym before
regulation practice begins.

Freshman Girls' Basketball team: back row,
Stephanie Cap, Candy Smith, Tia Collins, Jennifer
Anderson, Coach Ernie Foster; front row, Stephanie
Hall, Keisha Dunkin, Audrey Karlstad, Cassie Smit h,
Lisa Synowiec ki

Freshman Boys' Basketball team: back row. freshman basketba/1177
Kantrell Harrington. Dan Preister, Ben Glacey. Seth
Craft , Kerry Toney, Coach Tracy Mumford; front
row, Larry Vega, Mervin Vasser, Paul Contreras.
Brodey Loftin, Jim Thomas, Ryan Zadina. Not •pic-
tured: Mike Ross, Freddie Willis, Emmet Gaston

Senior transfer from Central, Ty Seivers tries to
get position on a Prep wrestler.

Dedication of

ct,bodyis

a mast

T hey circle around each other as Wilcox: 'We have a WRESTLING
wolves looking for the kill. Coach: Greg Wilcox
Thoughts of the quickest way goal card system in
to maneuver around their op- which the wrestlers - Westside SHS OPP
ponent run through their minds. Intensity Millard North 45
flows through their bodies. set their own Millard South 11 48
30 46
Finally after tense moments of eyeing attainable goals' Creighton Prep 18 48
each other, they lunge toward their oppo- Benson 39
nent and the wrestling match has begun. Abraham Lincoln 30 53
Bellevue West 30 33
"The confrontation on the mat is the Gross 16 54
hard-earned spoil of the sport of wres- 44
tling," according to head coach Mr. Greg 15
Wilcox.
ish. Tournaments:
"And while personal drive and commit- Vern Ekfelt Invitational-15th
ment have to be at their peak, the morale "I don't give the wrestlers goals to work Beau Haizlip Invitational-6th
of the team depends upon each individu- Creighton Prep Invitational-7th
al's desire to be the best," he added. for. We have a goal card system in which Millard South Invitational- 13th
we have the wrestlers fill in their own at- Metro- 13th
Wrestling is definitely a sport that re- tainable goals," said coach Wilcox. "I ex- Burke Invitational-8th
quires the dedication of both the mind pect to take five or six wrestlers to State Ty Sievers-3rd Place-State
and the body. Wrestlers have to work this year.''
themselves to their limits so they can Season Record: 1-7
maintain a certain weight throughout the Sievers, Garcia and Lane competed at
season. State and Sievers earned a bronze medal
at 145 pounds.
The team practiced at South every day
after school. A typical practice session
involved ,two or three miles of running, a
gymnastics program, technique for an
hour and then wrestling for about twenty
to t hirty minutes.

The practices took about two-and-
one-half hours beginning immediately af-
ter school and ending about 5:30 p.m.

" It was tough getting down to 145
pounds after football," said Ty Seivers a
senior transfer from Central, "but pr~c-
tice and determination helped me reach
this goal."

Seivers and returning letterman Shawn

Lane and Juan Garcia really helped the
team this year. Lane placed in four of the
meets he participated in with two first
place finishes and one second place fin-

78/ wresf/ing

Junior Tony Mertz shakes his Bryan opponent's
M nd before the match. In the 135 pound weight
class Mertz has placed in three of the six tourna-
ments with one runner-up finish.

Senior Ty Selvera switches position on a Bellevue 0 The team was
East opponent. He has placed fifth or better in all of young., but we
his six tournaments during the year, including three still had an all
championships and one runner-up finish. right year..,.,

Wrestling team: Coach Greg Wilcox, Tim Stuart, -Juan Garcia., 12
Tony Mertz, Ty Seivers, David Gusman, Shawn
Lane, Juan Garcia, assistant coach Casey Camp1n

wrestling/79

Cheerleading: The varsity cheerleaders line up to raise fan
participation at a varsity football game. The
cheerleaders performed at all varsity football, vol-
leyball, basketball games and wrestling meets.

Commitment is

not all fun

A s the 1992-'93 school year came to a close, varsity cheerleading began its
new year. Tryouts for the new squads were held in the spring and then
summer camps were held during the summer to prepare the cheerleaders
for their cheering season.

"Cheerleading is a lot of work because it requires so much time out of the summer

and after school," said junior varsity cheerleader Angie Styles.

During the summer, the cheerleaders practiced at South from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30
a.m. During the school year, practices were held after school from 3 until 4 p.m.

During their practice time, the cheerleaders reviewed and learned new cheers, prac-
ticed chants and learned the Packer fight song in order to be prepared for their cheer-
ing season.

The varsity cheerleaders performed at all varsity football, volleyball, basketball and
wrestling meets.

"Cheerleading was hard but paid off once school started," said senior Laura Her-
nandez.

The cheerleaders

worked with a new spon-
sor this year. Mrs.
Norma Houser-Rey-
nolds, South's Family Li-
aison, took over the role
of cheerleading sponsor
from Ms. Charnella

Mims, business teacher. Varsity Cheerleaders: front, Mrs. Norma Houser-Reynolds, Varsity cheerleaders Angela Styles, junior, and
Un lik e Ms. Mims, sponsor, Angela Styles, Beth Mccutchen, Heather Koch, Jonie Jamie Halbleib, junior, bring out the spirit from the
though, who had spon- Brown, Laura Hernandez; second row, Jamie Halbleib, Brenda crowd on a rainy Friday night during football sea-
sored only the varsity Rodriguez, Karen Bailey, Brandy Addison, Heather Hansen,
squad, Mrs. Reynolds Sonjia Green; back row, Karen Hicks, Tina Mehser, Julie Naujo- son.
sponsored all three
squads: varsity, junior kaitis.
varsity and freshman. "It
really is quite a handful,•'
said Mrs. Reynolds.

Senior Brenda Rod-
riguez said t hat it ''was
difficult sharing a spon-
sor with the other
squads, mostly because
of the time demands.·'

In addition to t he new

sponsor, there were also
11 new varsity members.

"Though we had a diverse squad, we needed to work together as a team," said se-
nior Jonie Brown.

In addition to pe~~rming at games, the cheerleaders also performed at pep rallies
and sponsored a chnic for elementary students in the fall. Participants in the fall clinic
performed at a varsity football game held at Bryan Stadium in September.

BO/ varsity cheerleaders

New sponsor M rs. Norma Houser-Reynolds and
senior cheerleader Tina Mehser p lan a pep rally
performance.

Together again! The cheerleaders pose for a 0 This year we
picture during a break. During the fall sports sea-
son, the cheerleaders perform an average of three noneeoduerdotrogwanoir.zka-

times a week. tion.//

-Beth

McCutchen, 11

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Junior Varsity cheerleader Anne Kudym, a soph-
omore, watches the football game while taking a
break from cheering.

Excitement, spirit
pack year for
squads

T he 1993-'94 year was packed with fun and excitement for the freshman and
junior varsity cheerleading squads. Under the sponsorship of Mrs. Norma
Houser-Reynolds in her first year in that position, the squads performed at
all junior varsity, sophomore and freshman football, basketball and volley-
ball games.

Mrs. Reynolds took over the two squads from Mrs. Laurie Arn, who sponsored jun-

ior varsity, and Mrs. Lisa Giambattista, who was responsible for the freshman squad.

This year the two squads were combined with the varsity squads for practice and

Mrs. Reynolds was in charge of them all.

The cheering season ended for the squads at the end of February, with the end of

basketball season.

JV cheerleader April Meyer said, "This was a very interesting year for our squad. I

think that we have learned that you have to work together and work hard for every-

thing. ''

Meyer was referring to the fact that the cheerleaders have to organize their sched-

ules so they can be on time for cheerleading practice and performances.

The cheerleaders also give

up some of their summer for

practices which begin in July.

In addition to performing at

games, the cheerleaders also Freshman cheerleaders: front row, Mrs. Norma
Houser-Reynolds, sponsor, Jennifer Peak, Marie
participated in pep rallies and Janda; middle row, Melissa Taff, Elizabeth Peter-
son, Danielle Brant, Cammie Pike, Jennifer Hedder-
made signs and posters for son; back row, Kanyon Boyd, Laura Brigham, Ellie
the games. Preis ter

Tryouts for t he junior varsity

squad took place last spring,

while t ryouts for the freshmen

took place in t he fall of this
school year.

Most me mb ers of bot h

squads plan to work hard in

order to make the varsity

squad some day. Freshman cheerleaders Jennifer Peak and Kanyon Boyd grab

a bite to eat during South High's Open House in September. The
cheerleaders often serve as guides for school functions.

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Junior Varsity cheerleaders Cara Christianson
and Kristi LeBeau-Huey, both sophomores, cheer
on the varsity football team. The JV squad per-
formed not only at JV games but also at varsity
contests.

Junior Varsity cheerleaders: front row, Porsha
Ke ll y, Andi H asanuddin, Bo bbi Jo Andersen,
Shaum Turner. Kristi LeBeau-Huey; middle row,
Knockea Martin, Jenny Moore, Jeanie Koterba,
Anne Kudym, Susan Wiksell, April Meyer; back row,
Cara Christianson, Gina Pappas, Darnisha White,
Shannon Lynch, Kristi Szczepanowski

~Cheerleading is
fun/ but keeps me
busyt/

-Kristi
LeBeau-Huey/ 10

cheerleaders/ 83

The 1993-'94 drill team is tearing up the floor wit
the song "Shoop" by Salt-n-Pepa. Dance routines
were choreographed by senior captain Staci Ec>-
wards.

Pom-pons
dance way to

success

T he South High porn-pan squad, Captain Staci
under the supervision of Ms.
Edwards wins trips to
Darlene Brown, had another Paris and lfollywood
for her dancing
successful year. Led by senior ability
captain Staci Edwards and assistant cap-
tain, senior Christina Reyes, the squad Mrs. Darlene Brown and senior captain Stacie Ed-
planned, practiced and performed origi- wards discuss an upcoming halftime routine. The
nal routines for halftime shows at home porns met with Mrs. Brown each morning during
varsity boys' basketball games. Many of homeroom and each afternoon for practice.
the routines were choreographed by Ed-
wards, who won a trip to Hollywood in
December for her dancing.

"I think our most successful dance rou-
tine was the one we did to "Shoop" by
Salt-n-Pepa," said Edwards.

Each year two members of the porns
try out for Dance Star where the winners
win a trip to Paris, France. This year Ed-
wards and Lisa Davis tried out and Ed-
wards went on to win.

" This has been an exciting year for me.
It shows how being a part of something
can take a person a long ways," said Ed-
wards after she signed a contract with
singer-dancer Paula Abdul.

Junior Katie Nowaczyk said, "This year
was fun and exciting!"

Reyes said, " We worked hard and I
hope that next year's squad continues to
have good luck."

This year's squad consisted of six se-
niors, three juniors and four sophomores.

Pom-pon Squad: front row, Staci Edwards, Christina Reyes; middle row, Cathy Ryan, Janelle Reisdorf,
Melanie Zadina, Kelly Larson, Shannon Fox; back row, Casey Sole, Cathy Pedersen, Donna Nowaczyk,
Kristin Dodson-Cope, Liliana Miranda. Katie Nowaczyk

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Senior captain Staci Edwards won distinction at
dancing competitions, one in Washington and one
in Nebraska. Here she is performing a solo routine
et the fall pep rally.

Junior Kelly Larson, sophomore Donna Nowac- 0 This has been a
fun season. It is
zyk end other drill team members signal a "V" for difficult to say
victory over their captain, senior Staci Edwards.
"good-bye. ///-Ms.
Even though the squad did not officially perform at
football games, they always attended the games in Darlene Brown,,
uniform. Sponsor

poms/85

Strive

for the A cademics at South High is all
about striving for the best.
best Students learn to find the
best that is within themselves and apply it
to a wide range of subject matter.

Our school offers classes not only in
the fundamental areas of social studies,

mathematics, English, science and for-

eign language, but in specialized areas as

well, such as industrial technology, home
economics, family living, art, music,
drama, business and ROTC.

Any student willing to take advantage
of the course offerings at South will find
his or her needs are not only met but ex-
ceeded. Are you preparing for college,
preparing for a job after high school or

preparing for a family? The courses here
will help in any area.

The computer lab and the library/ re-
source center are available during the
school day for the use of students and
staff.

Every department uses computers to
assist students in their learning.

Whatever the case, South High's aca-
demics are "all that and more"!

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I Cf chc!eo

Senior Jonie Brown and junior An-
gie Styles concentrate on their mar-
keting. Business classes are only one
example of a wide range of electives
offered at South.
Mr. Keith Hippen, science teacher,
helps senior Ninfa Cano solve an Hon-
ors Physics problem.

academics/ Bl

Class field trips

create learning

In order to achieve a better under- lis from November 18 through the 21st.
standing of certain subjects, many While they were in Minneapolis, they
students take the opportunity to at-
attended workshops on business leader-

tend field trips in a range of subject ship and enjoyed themselves at the Mall of

areas. A field trip allows a student the America. This trip gave them the opportu-

chance to visit new surroundings to en- nity to learn more about successful busi-

hance their learning. ness practices throughout the world. DECA

Mrs. Mellanee Kvasnicka, English De- is sponsored by Mrs. Joyce Pribyl.

partment Chairperson, for example, took The Art Club frequently takes students

her Advanced Placement class on a field out of the building. Sponsored by Ms.

trip to the UNO library. The class was Carole DeBuse, Mrs. Deborah Larson and

working on their research paper assign- Mr. Robert Bacome, the Art Club visited

ment and Mrs. Kvasnicka took this op- Joselyn Art Museum this school year.

portunity to expose them to the UNO Sometimes field trips are held just for fun.

library so that they could use it as a They provide a time away from the building

resource. for members to enjoy each other's com-

Senior Tara Haney said, "A field trip is a pany. The Just Friends Club, for example,

learning classroom outside of the school met with the National Honor Society and

building. These encourage students to members of both organizations held a joint

Senior Michelle Olson takes an opportunity to se- become more aware of their environ- pizza/pool party. The students had a chance
lect a good book at the UNO library . She visited the ment." to swim, relax and have a good time.
library with other members of Mrs. Mellane e
Kvasnicka's AP English class in order to work on a Not only classes take field trips, but Field trips are a good way to enhance the
research paper. clubs and organizations as well. DECA, normal classroom routine or the regular
for example, sent members to Minneapo club meeting.

"Lego Land" at the Mall of America in Minneapolis was Senior Sandy Kosiski and junior Karen Bailey get their horses
just one of the slites that DECA members saw when the ready for a walk . DECA members went on a horseback riding
visited there for a regional conference. and hayrack ride trip.

BB/field trips

Before leaving the Hilton Hotel in
Minneapolis, DECA members say
good-bye to the city. Shown here are
junior Angela Styles, senior Jonie
Brown, junior Jamie Halbleib, senior
John Hutfless, senior Amy Oswald,
and senior Michelle Olson.

"I likefield trips
because they
give you a
chance to get
out of the
building ..."
-Brad Lester,
12

Junior Bobbi Jo Andersen and senior Junior Krista Miller and senior John
Amy Oswald take a picture with a Hutfless show off their muscles at the
friend they met on the DECA trip. National Ho nor Society and Just
Friends Club pizza/pool party.

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College planning
is now a reality

Lemont Brye, a junior, looks up from his work. Making plans for college is not Visiting the Guidance Center is a good
Taking high school classes seriously is one step something one should do the idea for advanced education planning. "I go
toward college. second semester of the senior to the Guidance Center and use the file to
year. Preparations for college find out information about scholarships,"
should begin much earlier than said senior Lillie Gray.
this. .
"Mrs. Salcedo is really helpful when it
Since selecting a college could be the comes to looking for scholarship informa-
biggest decision a student makes in high tion ," added senior Jonie Brown.

school , it is a decision that should be It is imperative for students to begin their
taken seriously. college planning early. Junior Kevin Miracky
said that he will attend North~est Missouri
Selecting the right classes and making State following his graduation. "Since I plan
every effort to do well in those classes is to major in vocal music, I'm taking as many
critical. Colleges have become very ex- classes in that area now as possible," said
pensive and good grades help students Miracky. "Because I'm an Ambassador and
earn scholarships and other types of fi- work closely with my vocal music teacher
nancial aid. Ms. Jackson, I feel I'm doing all I can now to
prepare for college."
"When I graduate I plan to attend
College of Saint Mary and major in biol- "Visiting with college recruiters is a good
ogy so I can go into physical therapy. As idea," said senior Amy Ciechomski . "I plan
a senior I have taken as many science to go the U.N.O. and major in education so
classes as I can to help me with my major. I need to know if U.N.O. will offer me what
Physics, biology and advanced biology I want. The best time to make plans is right
are all classes I have taken while I've now," she added.
been at South," said senior Carol Carney.

Working hard in physics are Alicia Hughes and Janice Available in the Guidance Center are pamphlets and brochures
Pittman, both seniors. Science classes are required for from colleges for students to consider.
several areas of college study.

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