Students experience life
through their music
All State is a memorable time for to be part of the final 450 voice choir.
many students who are part of South High' s Rehearsals were held at the Univer-
Music Department.
sity of Nebraska in Lincoln prior to the final
Approximately 2000 students, tenth performance he ld Nov. I6-18 at the Leid
through twelfth grades, throughout the state Center in Lincoln.
of Ne braska auditioned for this big event. The
number of students who are finall y selec ted is Students stayed at the Embassy
limited, depending upon the district they rep- Suites in Lincoln during the entire weekend.
resent. For example, 45 altos from South High
auditioned, and only six were chosen. "All State was a great experience for
me," said Dale.
Senior Mark Barta and junior
Amanda Dale were the only two from South The students who participated in this
honor choir agreed that it was an event they
will remember for the rest of their lives.
Senior Mark Barta will be performing with The Young
Americans. a singing group based in California. He said.
"With the help of the Young Americans.' I am on my way
to Broadway!" (Photo by Tamra Briggs)
Young Americans participants: Mark Barta, Charlise
Hill. and Crystal Trawicke. All are seniors . (Pharo by
Tamra Briggs)
What about the Young Americans?
"Being a Young Ameican "The Young Americans
has provided me with the was a great experience for
skills I need to become a me. I learned a lot of new
Superstar! " techniques."
-Charlise Hill, 12 -Crystal Trawicke, 12
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South High counselor Mr. Tory Juarez, and teachers Mr. Doug Clark
and Mrs. Roseanne Cannichael enjoy a visit as they supervise the fes-
tivities of the Military Ball. (Photo by Cherise Eckel)
One cadet holds the flag as each of the
schools is announced. (Pharo by Cherise
Eckel)
Sophomore Steve Saita dances the night
away at this year' s Millitary Ball. This is
Saita's second year in JROTC. (Photo by
Cherise Eckel)
4/militarv ball
Annual Spring Formal
held for JROTC cadets
TI1i:, year·:, annual Spring Formal manclcr. .enior Bryan Parent. wa awarded
for J. R. 0. T. C. \\a:, held April 7 at Ak- the position of Brigade S-5. The newly ap-
Sar-Bcn to honor cnior cadets and Ballal- pointed commander, and Brigade staffeach
ion Commanclen, of 200 I. rece ived a mini-saber leuer opener.
Sout h High·s Bau alio n Com- Han Han Le from Central was
named the Brigade Commander and re-
cei\ eel a full-SiLed . aber.
All :.even OP high choob came
together for 1hi~ evening of fun. Thi en-
:ibled the cadet:. from around the city to meet
new people from other school .
Major Rolland J\ lontgomcry aid.
··n1il> was a great C\'ent. We all had a won-
derfu l time."
Senior Bryan Parent is awarded Brigade S-5. Here he
receives a mini-saber letter opener from Major Rolland
Montgomery and Ms. Bette Norton. assistant princ ipal.
(Plzoro by Clzerise Eckel )
Seniors from area high schools are recognized for their
outstanding involvement in JROTC. (Plwro by C/rerise
Eckel)
Upper left, junior Celio Soto and senior Jamie Rock take
time from dancing to pose for a picture. (Plzoro by Clzerise
Eckel )
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Seniors Cortney Franks, Roy Calimlin, Shannon Israel, and Liz Peterson pose for a
picture while waiting to have their photo professionally done by Arnold Clark Stuuios.
Calirnlin. a student at Bryan High School. was Franks' date. and Israel was Prom King.
/Plit110 6y fn) n,e Kudla.r.J
Junior Jon Franks and senior Bruce
Yoder enjoy the music at Prom. Tunes
were provided by DJ Bizzy Be from 97.7 .
(Photo by Marjorie Wa1em ia11)
Queen Jamie Perea and King Shannon Is-
rael stop for a photo after being named the
winning couple. They were elected from
the ten students running for the honor.
(Photo by Marjorie Watemwn)
6/prom
Jamie Perea, Shannon
Israel reign at Prom 2001
Scnio~ Jamie Perea and Shannon Mysteries of 1hc Orien1 ,..,as the
thcmt: of Prom. and it was held at the Scoular
Israel \\ ere ero\\ ned Queen and Kmg or Building downtown:
Sou1h High·s Prom '.2001. The annual event fea1ureJ music pro-
\ idcJ b} radio 5.tation 97.7 DJ Biuy Bee.
Jeannie Ewing aml Chri, Frank, Amold Clark Studios ,,ere also there taking
picture.., of the students.
\\ere ~clcclcd a~ Pnnec\~ and Prince for
The ballroom \\ru, decornted in black.
1hc occasion. Folkm mg 1hcircorona1ions. gold. and red. and refre5,hments ,,ere pm-
' ided b) newly elected Senior Class Officers
1hc four mcmben. or 1hc royal court \\Cnt for nc,1 year.
10 the dnnce noor and danced 10 1hc ~ong The Prom ,, as sponsored by the Se-
niorClass Officers under the direction ofspon-
..CraJ} ·· b~ K-Ci and JoJo. sor Mr Sha,, n Hoschar.
Following Prom. several tuden1.
a11cnded the After-Prom party at South.
TI1cmc of Aflcr-Prom \\ a., Space Od} s,e}.
f'rfncess Jeannfe Ewfn g and Prince Chris F r anks pause.
awards in hand, for a quick picture before they head to the
dance floor. (P/roro by Marjorie Watennan)
Seniors Jon SaUenbach, Amy Cherko, and Chris Franks
share a laugh at Prom 2001. (Photo by Marjorie Waterman )
Upperleft, Senior Rob Krouse and junior Jessica Larsen
.join the couples on the dance floor. The dance was held at
the Scoular Building on 20th and Dodge Streets. (Plwru
•by Jaynie K11dlac~)
What did you think about Prom?
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Varsity Baseball team: front row. Nick Senior Danny Masters and junior Nick
Brown, Zach Braun, Omar Neri, Paul Brown sit on the bench w ith their team-
Zaragfosa, Pat Udron, Chris Franks, mates as they watch the game. This is
Gary Rachwalik; back row. Coach John Masters' last year playing for the Packers.
Stella. Coach Bill Dropinski. James (Photo by Amber Co11kli11)
Loweh, Danny Masteres, Marcus
Jensen. Nick Yarpe, Pat Bodnar, Jamaal Senior Pat Bodnar makes a catch against
Bums Not pictured: Coach Jeff Godek Benson. Bodnar has played baseball for
(Photo by Amber Conklin) South since his freshman year. (Photo by
Amber Conkli/11)
8/varsity baseball
Packers take to the field
under new coach, Godek
The 200 I Varsity baseball sea- new to that position. He came to South from
son started off great. With a new coach, North High where ha had coached for six years.
Mr. Jeff Godek, the team hopes to make This year he is assisted by John Stella
the season better than the previous ones. and Bill Dropinski.
Even though this was Godek's When not on the field playing a game,
first year at South, it doesn' t mean he was the team was practicing. Their home field was
. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , Brown Park and the season ran from late March
through mid-May.
The team captains were seniors Chris
Gary Rachwalik, and Zach Braun.
Other members of the team were Pat
Marcus Jensen, Nick Brown, Nick
Omar Neri, Danny Masters, Jamaal
James Loehr, Pat Bodnar, and Paul
Throwing a pitch at a home game against Benson is se-
nior Gary Rachwalik. South went on to defeat the Bunnies.
(Photo by Amber Conklin)
Standing ready for the pitch is senior Gary Rachwalik.
Rachwal ik also pitches for South. (Photo by Amber
Conklin)
Upper lert, junior Nick Brown makes a play at third
, base. Brown has been on the Varsity since his freshman
year. (Photo by Amber Conklin)
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JV Boys' Baseball team: back, Coach Jeff Potter, Jake McConnell. Jesse Fields. Paul Kudym, Salvador Hernandez. Jerry
Swenson. Dennis Goodwin. Coach Ryan Kilawee: front, Jacob Marinez, Mike Kalskett. Jesse Frederickson. Jake Stodola.
Jeremiah Ai;p. Pat Veneck / Photu qv Brid_J!et Kilmveel
Sopfiomore Jesse Fields squ ares up in !ne
batter's box. Fields got a base hit o ff the
next pitch. (Photo by Bridget Ki/a wee)
Freshman Dennis Goodwin prepares to
steal second against opponents from
Westside. Goodwin has been playing for
South baseball just this year. (Pho to by
Bridget Kilawee)
.I\
I0/j. v. baseball
J. V. players put in long
hours prepping for games
Effort. perseverance. hard \\ork. Kila,,cc. former South High player.
dedication. improvcmcn1...1his is what Members of the J. V. team al'I:: Jake
makes up the junior\ ar ·i1y baseball team.
C\kConnell. Jc~~e Field!>. Paule Kudym.
l l1e members of the team pu1 in Sal,ador Hernande,. Jerry Swen on. Den-
numemu. hours after school to perfect their nis Goodwin. Jacob 1anine,. C\like Kai. ken.
game. They \\Ork well 1ogc1hcr to learn Jes!>c Frcderick~on. Jake 1odola. Jeremiah
play,; and perfect s1ra1egie~. Arp. and P:11 Veneck.
Thii. )Car's 1ca111 wa.-, coached b) Sophomore Fields said. " I love this
Mr. Jeff Poller. math teacher. and R) an game. and a-, long a,-, we keep working hard
and pla) ing a1> a team. I know ,,e·11 be good.''
Junior Swensonsaid. "h's not about
winning or losing, it' s about lo\ ing the
The Packers staned the season off
i.1rong and con11nued 10 "ork hard and show
their Jcdica11on a~ the season dc\eloped.
CoachesJell' Poller und Rynn l\ilo11 l'l'admire their ,~am
,1_, 1he} plJy dekn.<,e A former P.i.:~er pl.t}er. K1lJ"'ee
no\\ .:oa.:hC!> for Sooth IPh<>to h\' Brrd11~1 Kr/m" ,·1
'ophomore Je-.-.e FN'derkkson hits a line drh" 10 the
outfield Frctlencbon h;1., heen pl.l}tnl,! f,1r Suuth [,,r I\\O
~ear,. 1Phm<> b.1Brr,/~1·1 1,.·,1..,.,,.,.,
' oulh delhers the pitch Jl,!atn,1 \\ e,1,1de f Phow /H
BrrJ~,., Kdm, ~d
What do you like best about JV baseball?
'I
" I Im e the ~mcll of ITI) ..I IIHc the compcti11on. I " I got to pla) \\ ith Ol) " M ~ pih.:hmg. I Ihm!.. r,c l'C·
d eal!> after a game.. ·· lll\l! Ill l'Olllpctc!'' lnenJ~:· all} come a long "J) ,, tlh m~
-Sal, aJor Hemande,. I0 p11chc,:·- Dcn111, G,x><h\ln. 9
-k ~,c r1eld,. 10 -Jal..e M cConnell. I I
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Girls' Soccer Team: front row. Nancy Senior Lydia Zaragosa looks up the field
Hernandez. Katie Elsasser. Nicole to pass. Lydia plays offense for the Pack-
Gaspard. Andrea Hotchkiss. Becky ers. (Pharo by Shw11w11 Israel)
Boggs; middle row, Andrea Yi. Sarah
Tasich, Cortney Franks. Liz Peterson, Taking a throw-in for the Lady Packers
Sara Mengler; back row. Coach Andy in the Bryan game is senior Lydia Zaragosa.
Webb, Lenli Corbett. Jaackie McKinney. (Photo by Slum11011 Israel)
Nicole Brown, Melissa Jaime, Heather
Alsman. Ashley Hofmeister, Marisela
Cabrera. Leah Cabral. Lydia Zaragosa
(Photo courtesy ofLiz Peterson)
12/gir/s' soccer
Lady Packers show 'vast
improvement' on. field
The Girls' Varsity Soccer team cer field.
showed a vast improvement on the soc- Led by senior captains Lenli
Corbett, Liz Peterson, and Kelli Vomacka,
the team consisted primarily of seniors.
Mr. Andy Webb was the head
coach, and he was assisted by Mr. Jason
Bartman.
At press time, the team had al-
ready scored more goals than in past years.
Coach Webb remarked, "I am re-
ally impressed with the team this year.
Overall, they are having a much improved
season over last year's"
Sophomore Jaacki McKinney takes yet another throw-
in for the Packers. (Photo by Shannon Israel)
Upper left taking the penolty kick for the Lady Packers
is sophomore Marisela Cabrera. (Photo by Shannon Is-
rael)
Sophomore Jaacki McKinney hustles to the sideline to
get the offensive advantage over Bryan. (Photo by Shan-
non Israel)
Se111ur L11 Pet=n po~es hdore S:mih T11!,1~h gnn, fmm the stand3 Sophomore Nicole Gaspard ~ows Co-captrun Lcnli Corbell. senior.
i;rnng 11110 the Bcllc~ue Ea.,t game J, ,he wa1ch~ the first match otl her ~,cl.mg s1~ le ,ufferetl ~ bn,ken big toe lnte in
the :.ea!>on to pu1 hc:r on the Mde
line-..
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Sophomore Clyde Crawford competes in the 400 meter dash. C rawford was a
memberoflast year's 4 x 400 meter relay that finished second in the State. (Photo
by Andrea Gray)
Running in the girls' 4 x 400 meter relay
are sophomore Cassie Fora) and junior
Andrea Gray. Gray also competes in the
100 and 200 meter dash and Fora! competes
in the 800 meter run and the long jump.
(Photo courtesy ofAndrea Gray)
Junior Matt Vorthman competes in the
shot put at the South Invitational Track
Meet. ( Photo by Andrea Gray )
14/track
Track coach Jay Ball:
'only the strong survive '
TI1e 200 I South HighTrnck team t.lr. Dan Archie and Ms. Laura
set to \\Ork on Feb. 26. In an effort to Houston coach the girls' team.
impuwe them elves, the team members One member of the Track team.
aimed 10 make it 10 State or just 10 stay junior Andrea Gray. knows the pressure that
conditioned for another sport. being a good athlete can bring. he \\:15 the
The hard \\ ork needed 10 ei.cel I00 meter Class A champion and the 200
pre)\ ed to be 100 much for some mcmbcn, meter all-class champion last year. " I've
who left the team, but as head boys· coach learned not to let :he pre. sure get to me:·
fa) Ball said. ··only the strong ~urvi\e:· Gray said. "and to keep having fun at ome-
thing I lo,e 10 do."
Other members of the team include
sophomore Cassie Fora!. \\ ho is a consi -
tent 800 meter runner and long jumper.
Clyde Crawford returns af11:r going
10 talc last ) ear as a member of the boys· 4
x 400 meter relay team \\ hich lini hed sec-
ond at that competition. .. .Junior Andrea Gray leads the pack in the girls' 100 meter
,dash. Gray has been running since se venth grade and was
,, ,,r,r,,.,~,,,~,.. --~ •••·•••••-••••••••- the State Champion in the 100 and 200 meter dash last year.
,{Pharo courresy ofAndrea Gray)
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Jeannie Ewing, a senior, said, "My favorite event is the
r,,, ,.. triple jump because I can make ii 10 the pi1:· (Pharo by
Andrea Gray)
,.,,...,~, ,, ,r,, r,,,.
Upper left, sophomore Clyde Crawford has been a mem
•••••••••••••• ber of1he track team since his freshman year. He said, "Traci
has been a good experience for me." / Pharo byAndrea Gray,
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Junior Varsity Tennis team: back row, rI
Barb Ruckman. Monica Mahoney. Jen-
nifer Perea. Danielle Martinez, Jamie Junior Monica Mahoney waits eagerly at
Siderwicz. Jayme Harness. Chelsea the net to slam the ball. This is Mahoney's
Uhlarik: middle row. Jenny Wentz. first year playing tennis, although she is
Lynn Campbell; front row. Christina involved in softball in the fa ll and summer.
McCloskey. Sarah Cumerford. (Photo by Becky Mlady)
Samantha Lad. Not pictured: Amber
Dahir, Caity O'Riley, and Lisa Brillas Reaching up for the slam is junior Rachel
( Photo by Becky Mlady) Barrientos. Barrientos is a very aggressive
player at the net. (Photo by Becky Mlady)
16/tennis
Tennis team shows
competitive spirit
Tennis seemed to be very popu- Fi rst year pl ayer Christina
lar thb year. with both the Varsity and McCloskey, a junior. said. ··1 have really
the Junior Van.ity fi lling up 4uickly. enjo)ed my fi rst year on the team. and I plan
to play next year. al o."'
Returning a. head coach of the
Varsity was Mr. Gerry Kov. al. and coach- Senior Miranda Benak said. ·Tve
ing th e J. V. tea m was Colette learned a lot thi~ season. ei,pecially how 10
Christian,on. a teacher at Bc\(:ridgc place 111) ser,es and how to place 111) feet. I
also think that the team hai. impro, e<l greatly
liddle School. ,ince the beginning of the ea.,on."
l11e J. V. team ha!. also come a long
wa) thi, season. The team ha.-. ,~orked pri-
muril) on the physical pan of their game.
while the Varsi ty has focu5cd more on the
mental pan. With more C\perien~e. the girl-;
ha, e been mon: competitive on the coun.
Junior Lindsey Heldt makes a great toss for her serve.
This is Heldt's second year playing tennis. ( Photo by
Christina McCloskey)
Upper left, junior Leticia Ledesma makes a hard re-
turn at practice. The Varsity team practices every day
after school unless there is a match. (Photo by Becky
Mlady)
Varsity Tennis team: back row, Rachel Barrientos. Jes-
sica Larsen, Celia Remijio; front row, Becky MJady.
Brittany Kuta. Lindsey Heldt. Not pictured: Miranda
Benak. Leticia Ledesma, LaToya Rascoe. Heather Babka,
Deanna Gordon, and Martje Schwanz. (Photo courtesy of
l.!!!!!!!~---_!_~~:.__;~~-~-~~~-~-~~~~==~~=~~---~~~~=:::J Becky Mlady)
Celia Remijio, a junior, Freshman Caity O'Riley
has hereye on the ball as she takes a swift swing to return
takes a great stroke. (Photo her opponent's serve.
by Becky M/ady) (Photo by Becky M/ady)
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Junior Jeff Johnson lifts 440 pounds during the Yutan competition. Johnson ended up taking a first in the
coml)etition. (Photo by Jay11is Kud/acz) '
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18/powerl(fting
Junior Janie Kudlacz shows she can com-
pete with the best of them by lifting 225
pounds. (Pharo by Teresa S voboda)
Sophomore Nick Kerwin competes in the
deadlifl contest at State. Here he is lifting
375 pounds, although all of his work didn't
win him a place. (Photo byJaynie Kudlacz)
Powerlifters go all out
to bring home medals
Powerlifling is :i sporl ,,hich re- during the competilions.
qui re:. maximum efforl from e:ich othlele. " Eve ryone experienced uccess
The lifters compele in lhree different
e, enlS: squat. bench. and dead lift. whether it \\US breaking their own ()C.l:.\<')nal
lifo or placing in the top li,e spols in the lwo
Coach Bryan Bus1eed summed up mee1s in which \,e competed this year." he
the whole sca:.on by saying, ''This }ear continued.
1hc team did a great job! Evc11onc workcJ
h:mJ during practices, and il really ~h<med Man} ofSmnh· lifters placed in lhe
S1atc compc1i1ion. Junior JeffJohnson earned
a lirsl place at 198 pound\. Senior Sergio
!\lorn won a~cconJ. ,,hile freshman Terc a
Svoboda and junior OJ, id Kress came away
wi1h third places.
Juni ors Jerome De nni:,. Jake
Bathen. and Ju!>lin l\lichalik \\ On lifth place
in 1hcir rc!.pccthe \\Cigh1 cla. se:) in the Slate
l\!eel.
[Lifting 275 pounds, j unior Jerome Dennis. shows what
lhe can do in the Yutan competi<ion. (Pharo by Jaynie
IKudlacz)
$enior JeffJohnson tries "maxing out" at the State Meet
1in Fremont. For his efforts, Johnson <ook the gold medal
!home. (Photo by Jaynie Kudlacz)
IPowerlifting Team: back row, Juan Vazquez, Chris
!Schaefer. Nick Kerwin; third row. Teresa Svoboda,
!Charles McCann. Jerome Dennis, Jaynie Kudlacz, Lenny
IPalmesano, Jeff Johnson; second row. Matt Stodolka,
INick Brown, David Kress. Craig McAndrews. Jake
IBathen; front. Sergio Mora, JeffTedesco, Justin Michalik.
!Matt Vorthmann. Not pictured, Coach Bryan Busteed)
What was the best part ofpowerlifting?
"The best part about "The best part was the
powerlifting was get- new, fun, and chal-
ting psyched up for lenging experience for
my final lift and par- me."
ticipating in the meets. -Theresa Svoboda, 9
My mind also got
stronger."
-Jeff Tedesco, 12
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The Girls' Varsity Basketball learn gathers before winning their first District game. Coaching the team was
Mr. Rick~ Ruffin. / Photo courteS\' o(Kelli. Vom&.;kq),
Junior Ashley Hofmeister concentrates
on her freestyle techniques before practice.
Hofmeister was a captain on the Swim
Team. (Photo by Brook K11e1111i11g)
Seniors Chris Barber and Chris Franks
practice their wrestling moves. These two
wrestlers both went to State this year.
IPhoto by Liz Pe1erso11)
20/winter wrap-up
Winter sports overlap
into the spring season
When the yearbook\\ a~ s;ent to the The Boys· Var-.ity Ba.-,ketball ti:am
printer at the end of Febnial). \\C had not ended their M!IL'-011 \\ ith a 9-10 record.
quite finished the winter sports sea.,on. So The Girls· Varsity ba..,ketball team.
10 help keep our n:ach!rs updated. "e for the tir-..t time in the hi,Wl) of this !>pon
wanted 10 include in the supplement the at South. \\On a game in District competi-
n:sulls of their ~eason:,. tion again,t Fremont.
The Wrestling team sent four to the
State Toumamc:nt in Lmcoln: Chns Barber
at 15'.! pounds, Chris Frank" at I • 5 pounds.
Paul Z:iragrn,a m 130. and Jw,tm Valde, at
125 pound-.. Valdc.1. anti Zaragosa both
took a third place at State.
The S\\ im Team thi-, ;car\\ ill lose
only t\\O seniors and look fornard to being
compc1it1\c next }Car.
Senior Brian Hudson goes up for an easy layup agains t
Millard West. (Photo by T. J. Graham)
Waiting for a swim meet to begin, seniors Vince
Velasquez. Jess Jasnoch. and sophomore John Flannigan
enjoy a conversation. (Photo by Brook Kue1111i11g)
Upper left, freshman Josh Sheard pins senior Chris
Barber. The team practiced daily in the mezzanine and
were coached by Mr. Greg Wilcox. (Photo by Li~
Peterson)
What is your favorite memory_?
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"The gummi bcnrs we ate be· "When I ~hot the tcchnicul foul "When Lit P. and Jamie R. made ''Wre.Lhng in the finnb of the
fore practice.. shots m the Dbtrict game ugain,1 i1 Yoda ~tcr for me nnd took it to Beou Huulip tournament U\
-Jennifer Perea, 9. ,w1mmir,g Nonh." -Jamie Rytych. 12. the Dio;tnct game" -Shannon l\Tlk!I. front of a home crowd''
12. Varsit} ba,kc1ball -Chm Fmnks. 12. wrestling
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