2001

Seniors Jackie Heeren and Shauna
Riggs comple1e a worksheet about
checks. This is a two-year class thal
helps prepare students for the business
world following graduation. (Photo by
Cassandra Gray)

Working hard in her Acade my ofFi-
nance class is senio r Yvonne Sosa.
This class is offered exclusively 10 jun-
iors and seniors. (Photo by Cassandra
Gray)

Ms. CharneUa Mims, who teaches
the Academy of Finance class. helps
senior Sarah Stull with her workshee1
aboUl checking. This is Sarah's sec-
ond year in the class. (Photo by
Cassandra Gray)

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"By taking classes like com-
puter Applications I can get
myselfready for the world
ahead ofme."

-Dominique Harris, 10

academy

of information

TECF-I~C>LCi--Y-

The National Acad- they will go through classes involving

emy Foundation, along with HTML and Java C++. The students will

several information technol- also be involved in core classes.

ogy companies, created the Gerry Crawford, a freshman ,

Academy of Information said, "The class (Computer Applications)

Technology. is okay, although sometimes sitting in

South High is one of front of a computer for 42 minutes makes

only 12 schools nationwide the class seem

with an Academy of Infor- longer than it is."

mation Management. Students who

Students involved in the are a part of this

academy are involved for all program will be

four years of their high well prepared for aolt

school experience. the world of tech-

All freshmen students nology and infor-

take Success Stategies with mation manage-

Computer Applications. ment which will

Then if they choose to be help them in find- Academy of lnformation Technology
involved with the Academy, ing a job.
'°1;•I i.'if''8if t\s~ TPj' J:.,:~ii14: A' :.£•' ~~
The Academy of Information Technology is a highly recognized
academy. This symbol is seen only in the best of schools. !Yla::,T.l),i:c f'r1~ ~ f1

Mrs. Lori Negrete-Bobier instructs freshman Gerry Crawford

on how to place a correct heading on his paper. Both Negrete-

Bobier and Crawford are new 10 So uth High this year. (Pho to by

Jaynie Kudlacz)

46 /academy of information management

Freshman Josh Sheard checks his
place before getting back to work. All
the freshmen at South are involved in
Lhe c lass Computer Applications.
(Photo by Jaynie Kudlaez)

Working at her computer during
s ixth ho ur Compucer Applications
class is freshman Krista Burson. Krista
stays caught up on her work even
though the homework can be demand-
ing. (Photo by Jaynie Kudlacz)

Hope Povondra, a freshman, works
diligently to complete her assignment
in Computer Applications. (Photo by
Jaynie Kudlacz)

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"I have really enjoyed being at
South."
-1. D. Mossberg, ungraded

workin

to prepare for t

F~T~R-E

It only takes a few mo- this year. Together with members of the

ments of visiting the un- National Honor Society, the ungraded

graded classrooms to realize students collected paper from each of the

they are sites ofconstant ac- classrooms for recycling.

ti vi ty. Of course a major activity of second

The students who are in semester was Special Olympics. Coached

the MH-Moderate program by Mr. Tom Jodlowski, the South High

are involved in any number team excelled in

of activities on a daily ba- the competitions

sis. These activities range which included

from learning important bowling, basket-

skills such as preparing for ball and track and

a job and getting ready for field.

the future to writing and per- Th e team

forming a play about Elvis took part in the

Presley and going on pie- contests during

mes. the months of

The students were also February and

involved in a service project March

Ungraded students enjoy singing along w ith El vis songs on a karaoke
machine. C hris Mayfield's father and a friend brought the equipment for

the students to use. (Pho to by Marjorie Waterman)

Getting into a soulful version of " Heartbreak Hotel," J. D.
Mossberg enj oys the karaoke afternoon in the library. Shown a lso

are Brit Mayfield, who brought the equipment to South. a nd
Nic k Wiig. (Pho tO by Ma1joric Waterman)

48/ungraded classroom

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Enjoying themselves at their annual
Labor Day picnic are Guy Wehner and
James Beck, These students not only
work hard throughout the year, but
enjoy several social activities as well.
(Photo courtesy of Sue Ann
Fitzpatrick)

One of the labs available to the un-
graded students is a fu lly equipped
kitchen where sn1dents prepare meals
and then clean up. (Photo courtesy of

Sue Ann Fitzpatrick)

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Wade Williams takes part in a l=a-
bor Day picnic meal along with his
classmates. The Labor Day picnic is
an annual affair. (Photo courtesy of
Suee Ann Fi rzpatrick)

Pages prepared by Andrea Gray /49

Senior Chris Smith watches junior
Jesus Hernandez measure the
weight ofa book in Honors phys-
ics. (Photo courtesy of Gerry
Brown)

beyond

learning hands-on

"Students are able to get The Omaha Public Schools also of-

a real world experience fers classes at the Career Center which

other than just reading a text allow students to learn ski lls which will

book," said senior Matt lead to a career. Photography, automo-

Bonacci regarding classes tive classes, and broadcasting are among

that allow students to expe- courses which students may take at the

rience hands-on learning. Career Center.

Learning outside the "The Career

books can motivate students Center is helping

to take a greater interest in me get a full ex-

what they are learning. perience in my

Art and science classes , career choice,

Outdoor Club, and Ne- which is photog-

braska Naturali sts are only raphy," said se-

a few of the opportunities nior Holly

offered which allowed stu- Babitzke. "Also

dents to learn outside of the it's fun," she

books. added.

Forming a plate in pottery class is junior Talisha Poindexter. This
is Talisha' s first year in pottery. (Photo by Beth Edwards)

Senior Jamie Chadek
dissects a mummified pig in anthropology class. This class is a
college preparatory class based o n the study of people and their

c ultures. (Photo by Jackie Heeren)

50 /hands-on learning

Seniors Justin Harrington, Gary
Rachwalik and Paul Zaragosa, along
with junior T. J . Gral1am help with
making cookies for DECA. As a
fundraiser, DECA sells Otis
Spunkmeyercookies every school day.
(Photo by Beth Edwards)

Senior Rob Krause sketches a tree
for Honors Art 7-8. Students in this
class went to Mt. Vernon Gardens for
a sketching field trip. {Photo by Dr.
Toni Turnquist)

Taping a box at the Food Bank is
ung raded student Ancfrew Armstrong.
Volunteering for the Food Bank is an
on-going project for the ungraded stu-
dents. (Photo by Tom JodJowski)

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"I love being on the Tooter
staff; it's like one big happy
family."

-1on Franks, 11

(Shown here with
Lindsay Blohn, 11)

never

a dull moment

C>~ TC>C>TER._

Thi s year the Tooter to be part of. The staff is so funny, and

staff was led by Managing the teacher is wonderful."

Editor Micah Torgrimson, a The staff put out nine newspapers

senior. "I like being on the duringthe schoolyearand pape~were

Tooter staff because it's a lot generally eight pages. There was a spe-

of fun, and I like the staff," cial senior edition in May.

Micah said. Senior Zach

Working along with Hinds added a

Micah were other members new dimension

of the editorial staff: Lind- to thi s year's

say Blohn, news editor; Jon paper by creat-

Franks, sports editor; and ing a web site

Jenny Reigle, business for the Tooter

manager. and filling it

Returning to the staff with monthly

from last year, junior Annie articles from the

Holbert said, "The Tooter printed publica-

is a fun and exciting thing tion.

Members of the Tooter staff: fro nt, Tiffany Powell, Gianna Novak, Junior Jenny Reigle and senio r
Deanna James, Jenny Reigle, Lindsay Blohn, Jon Franks; back, Heather Gianna Novak work on their as-
Budl ong, Zach Hinds, Krystina G onzalez, Micah Torgrimson, s ignments. (Photo by Lindsay
Stephanie Hald, Becky Mlady, and Chris Huntley. Not pictured: Bryan Blohn)
Heiman, Annie Ho lbert, and Kurti s Johnson (Photo by Marjorie
Waterman)

52 /tooter

Sophomore Chris Huntley is frus-
trated with his computer during fifth
hour. Students compose their articles
on the computer nod then they are
placed on a Pagemaker template.
(Photo by Deanna James)

Looking at old copies of the Tooter
and juniors Lindsay Blohn and Jenny
Reigle. The Tooter has been published
for over 100 years. (Photo by Deanna
James)

Visiting the staff from Elkhorn High
School's newspaper staff are Jamie
and Jill, shown here with Micah
Torgrimson and Becky Mlady. (Photo
by Marjorie Waterman)

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"Being on the yearbook staff
takes a lot ofhard work and
dedication, but in the end, it's
worth the time and effort."

-Jeannie Ewing, 12

we are

putting it together

"I enjoy yearbook curricular activities through deadlines

because it's more of an in- and assignments."

dependent class, and it' s Each section of this year's book had

great knowing the whole a different editor and a different dead-

school is going to see some- line. Students were assigned specific

thing I helped make," said pages to complete, with pictures, text,

senior Sara Mengler. and layout in-

With 38 students on cluded.

staff, the largest number in The Editor-

recent history, the yearbook in-Chief for this

is an opportunity for stu- year's book was

dents to learn how to be or- senior Cherise

ganized and reach deadlines. Eckel. In addi-

One of the Managing tion to Benak,

Editors, senior Miranda senior Tamra

Benak said, "Yearbook is a Briggs was also

great chance to meet new a Managing

people and explore extra- Editor.

The yearbook staff meets in the commons area for a group picture.
At 38, this is the largest staff that advisor Mrs. Marjorie Waterman has
had in the 17 years she has worked with yearbook. (Photo by Marjorie

Waterman)

54 /yearbook Working on his preliminary layout is first year staffer T ony
Gaspard, a senior. Planning a preliminary layout helps stu-
dents design a blueprint of their page so they can correctly place
pictures on it. (Photo by Jessica Henson)

Senior Brook Kuenning works on her
layout for the Ho mecoming pages .
This is Brook's first year on tbe year-
book staff. (Phmo by Jessica Henson)

Editor-in-Chief Cherise Eckel, a
senior. enjoys a moment of res1 in !he
flurry of activity that is usual in !he
yearbook office. "Cherise has been a
great leader," said her advisor Mrs.
Waiennan. (Photo by Jessica Henson)

Typing up her article on 1he computer
is first-year student Becky Mlady, a
junior. Pages are prepared on the com-
puter using Pagemaker. (Photo by Jes-
sica HEnson)

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Senior Chad Elasasser works on
buffing his bisque wok vase. This
is Chad 's first year in pottery.
(Photo by Beth Edwards)

art

hitting the streets

CL_A_SSES

South High's art classes their optical and emotional impressions

have been hitting the streets of the scene.

this year. They have taken They then sketched the scene and

their learning of art outside. wrote paragraphs from their notes. One

Chair of the Fine Arts ofthe students, senior Jason VanHaitsma

Department, Dr. Antoinette wrote, "I felt at ease and like I fit in.

Turnquist, had her students Somehow things

take their sketchpads and I wrote about

pencils to Mount Vernon and focused on

Gardens. The assignment appear in my

was to use the text from painting to cre-

Willa Cather's novel My ate a visual im-

Antonia to teach a sense of age. After doing

how Cather described the this assignment I

feel of the land with the eye have more re-

of an artist. spect for Willa

Dr. Turnquist' s students Cather and for

began by taking notes on nature."

Painting a beautiful nature scene in Ms. Deb Larson's art class is
senior Jason VanHaitsma. There are four teachers in our Art

Department. (Photo by Beth Edwards)

Senior Shannon Jones sits at Mout Vernon Gardens capturing
the outdoor scene on his sketch pad. (Photo by Beth Edwards)

56 /fine arts

Working together to center a raku
pot for glazing are seniors Elizabeth
Edwards and Greg Pedersen. (Photo
counesy of Beth Edwards)

Senior Justin Valdez examines the
pot he just made on the wheel. Justin
is in the Advanced Pottery class.
(Photo by Beth Edwards)

Senior Amanda Lively is in the
middle of nature at Mount Vernon
Gardens as she sketches a beautiful
scene. (Photo by Beth Edwards)

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Mr. Rich Benak lectures his
fifth period AP calculus class.
Calculus is a class which re-
quires a lot ofwork. (Photo
by Kelli Bojanski)

facing

the a.p. challenge

fe>r ce>llege

"It is worth it to take offered at South are AP American his-

Advanced Placement tory, AP English, AP European history,

classes because they chal- and AP calculus.

lenge you and prepare you Junior Lindsey Heldt noted, "AP

for future education," said American history helps prep students for

senior Liz Peterson. college. Everyone should make an ef-

Advanced Placement, fort to take an

or AP classes, are designed AP class during

to enable students to earn high school be-

col Ie ge credits in high cause it helps to

school. The classes are aca- educate them for

demically rigorous, and stu- the future."

dents take a standardized Steve Reis-

test at the end of the school enberg, also a

year to determine whether or junior, agrees.

not they have earned college "AP classes

credit for the class. ...add to your self

Among the AP classes confidence."

Seniors Tony Gaspard and Juan Vazquez pose for a picture at the
end of their AP calculus class. These two work very hard to stay on

top of their class. (Photo by Kelli Bojanski)

Correcting essays from his AP American history c lass is Mr.
Steve Pulverenti. Just like his students, Mr. Pul verenti wo rks

hard to prepare for this class. (Photo by Kelli Bojanski)

58 lap classes

Seniors Jackie Heeren and Ke lli
Vomacka take notes d uring their cal-
culus lecture. This AP class is offered
primarily for seniors. although junior
Amanda Laaker is c urrently enrolled
in the class. (Photo by Kelli Bojanski)

Studying their AP European history
together are seniors Marcy Bluvas and
Lenli Corbett. At the same time they
are studying, they are showing their
spirit by dressing up for Spirit Week.
(Photo by Miranda Benak)

Juniors Sarah Wrobleski, Jake
BatJ1en. and Jesus Rodriguez study
quietly in tJ1eir AP American his1ory
class. This group rakes some time 10
comple1e their lesson. (Photo by Kelli
Boja nski)

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"I think it's really awesome to
have the chance to see all of
"' our hard work come together
and be something totally amaz-

'"z.ng.
-Amber Dahir, 11

habitat

for the senses

Ci-_A_R_~E~

This year the Habitat Garden members have put a lot of ef-

Garden has come a long way fort into preparing the garden for use. Se-

from its beginnings. The lecting the flowers, planting, weeding,

garden now has a pond, and watering are all things which must

sidewalk and stairs. be done, and the students involved seem

Members of the Habitat to enjoy every minute.

Garden are planning to put "There is no greater joy

in an area where students something you

can have class. have worked so

Students in the Gar- hard for become a

den Club work with Dr. success," said

Mary Elizabeth Lomax , Deanna James, a

South's librarian and origi- junior.

nator of the garden. The Habitat

"Habitat Garden is re- Garden is located

ally fun ," said junior An- on the south side

drea Gray. "I hope that all of the gymnasium

ofour hard work really pays annex building.

off."

Habitat Garden Club: back, Jaynie Kudlacz, Heather Babka, Carl Simmons,
Matthew Vorthman, Sarah Cumerford; middle , Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lomax,
Leticia Ledesma, Jessica Larson, Amber Dahir, Andrea Gray; sitti ng, Maria

Parkison, Erich Halterman. Not pictured: Barbie Ruckman, Raychel Cox. and
Andrew Smith (Photo courtesy of Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lomax)

-~NJ•~South High's Habitat Garden has undergone many changes.

With the arrival of spring, a varie ty of beautiful flowe rs springs
up around the pond. (Photo by Jaynie Kudlacz))

60 /habitat garden

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The beginning...AII of the rnbble has
been removed from outh of the gym-
nasium annex aad the ground is ready
to receive new plants. (Photo cour-
tesy of Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lomax)

Matthew Vorthmann and Barbie
Ruckman, both juniors, mo"e rocks
around the pond. Man and Barbie have
been with the garden since it was noth-
ing but dirt and are looking forward to
seeing everything in bloom. (Photo
courtesy of Dr. Mary Elizabeth
Lomax)

Juniors Sarah Comerford. Jessica
Larson, and Amber Dahir go through
book ofter book looking for the per-
fect plant. These three. along with
other members of the club, will plant
the flowers come spring. (Photo by
Ja)'llie Kudlacz)

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Mixed Chorus students don't
mind the early hour as they
prepare for their winter con-
cert. (Photo by Amber
Conklin)

lifting

their many voices

I~ SC>~Ci-

South High' s Music De- year, however, the Concert, which was

partment had a very busy scheduled prior to winter recess, had to

year. Made up of both the be cancelled because of bad weather and

instrumental music students rescheduled for after the break.

and the vocal music stu- The mixed chorus is a class offered for

dents, the department kept students of all grade levels, although it

a full calendar of perfor- attracts many fresh-

mances throu ghout the men. Concert Choir

school year. is an upper level

Ms. Mary Lou Jack- class for more ex-

son, who teaches vocal mu- perienced vocal

sic, is in charge of the mixed music students.

chorus, concert choir, Am- The Ambassa-

bassadors, and Handbell dors is the select

Ringers. group ofperformers

One of the annual events which makes many

for the vocal music students area appearances

is the Winter Concert. This during the year.

Ms. Mary Lou Jackson presents the members of the mixed chorus
following their performance at the Winter Concert. (Photo by A mber

C o nk li n )

62 /vocal music

Warming up her students during
class. Ms. Mary Lou Jackson sits at
the piano. Although the music stu-
dents have an accompanist, Ms. Jack-
son often plays along by herself.
(Photo by Amber Conklin)

The Mixed Chorus provides an ex-
ce.llent perfonnance in the Winter Con-
cert. The students dress formally for
this co ncert. (Photo by Amber
Conklin)

Senior Brooke Fonfara is all smiles following a performance. Accompanying the Ambassadors on
(Photo by Amber Conklin) the bongo drums is sen ior Ryan •
Miller. MiUer is involved in both in-
strumental and vocal music. (Photo
by Amber Conklin)

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"The best thing in Ambassa-
dors is the Christmas set and
the singing and dancing we do
for people in the community. "

-Christina Kolasa, 12

full voiced

ambassadors

With over 50 perfor- sang and danced their way into the hearts

mances a year, the Ambas- of their audiences.

sadors certainly are one of For this very active group, the Christ-

the busiest groups at South mas season was the busiest with numer-

High, and this year was no ous holiday appearances. They also par-

exception. ticipated in competitions, though, at Peru

Under the direction of and Sioux City.

Ms. Mary Lou Jackson, "It's a lot of fun

who also teaches all of the putting smiles on

vocal music classes, the people's faces for

Ambassadors take their spe- Christmas," ex-

cial show outside the doors plained junior

of the school and into the Amanda Dale.

community. The Ambassa-

Dressed in their red se- dors continue to do

quined dresses and vests, a greatjob of repre-

the Ambassadors made senting South in the

quite an impression as they community.

Ambassadors: back, Katie Spicka, Ryan Miller, Dustin Scarpa, Eric Rush, Chey-
enne Camberlink, Crystal Lamb; middle, Erica Long, Amanda Dale, C rystal
Trawicke, Charlise Hill , Christina Kolasa, Pat Mascarello, Mark Barta; front, Eva
S huda, Joe Salvo, Mike Dacey, Rachel Cox, Amanda Rucker (Photo courtesy of

Mary Lou Jackson)

64 !ambassadors

Singing a solo in the 2000 Sounds of
the Season concert is senior Mark
Bru-ta. Mark is talcing his singing tal-
ent to Cal.ifomia next year where he
will perfom1 with the Young Ameri-
cans. (Photo by Beth Edwards)

Senior Crystal Trawickc works on
her song for the Sounds ofthe Season
conceit. Crystal has appeared in sev-
eral South High musicals. (Photo by
Beth Edwards)

Working together on choreography are junior Eric Rush and During their first hour class. the
senior Charlise Hill. This is Eric's first year in Ambassadors and Ambassadors rehearse for tl1eir perfor-
mance. Their ou-l-fits included
Charlise·s third year. (Photo by Beth Edwards) sequcned red dresses and vests. (Photo
by Beth Edwards)

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1 A-, ,..,_..,, Members of the percussion
~~-= - . I~~. ~,. section perform during a half-
. time show at Bergquist Sta-
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Maddux)

takin

their halftime s

C>l...1t e>r1 the f:ie1cl

The work that goes in to season was senior Micah Torgrimson.

being a member of South's Her assistants were senior Juan Vazquez

Marching Band is largely and junior Heather Gohr.

unrecognized by the major- Even though the marching band of-

ity of students in our school. fici ally ended its performing season at

Every year, these students the close of the football season, students

prepare for months to per- remai ned busy

fect their halftime shows, throughout the rest

and this year was no excep- of the school year.

tion. During the basket-

Under the direction of ball seaso n, stu-

Mr. Mark Miller, who also dents performed in

chroeographed the band's the pep band. Con-

shows, the band spent cert band was made

hours preparing for shows, up of members of

concerts, parades, and ex- the marching band

hibitions. and gave several

Head drum major for the concerts.

Drum Majors Heather Gohr, a junior, and Micah Torg rimson and
Juan Vazquez, both seniors, salute to signal the beginning of the ir

performance. The Drum Majors are in charge of the band on the fie ld.

(Photo by Marty Bell)

Band members Ryan Miller, Micah Torgrimson, both
seniors; Nick Howe. a sophomore; Lenli Corbell, a senior, and

Lucas Corbell, a sophomore. rest in the stands before their
halftime performance. (Pho to by Lindsay Blo hn)

66/band

Performing 111 the :'llct ro :'llarching Competition 1' the: South Hig h '.\larr hing 13and. The hand
\\Orks during the , um mer and early fall tu perfc:c1ih routine for nhihi1iun and compe1i1ion. (Photo
by Many Bell )

Amy Chcrko, Lenli Corbett. and
Jason Stodolkn are all senior clarinet
players . Not only have these three
been in band for four years, but they
have all excelled in the academic area
as well. (Photo by Jolynn Emery)

Playing the trombone during their
first hour class are juniorCilicia Grier,
and senior Ryan Miller and junior
SieveReisenberg. Miller was selected
this year to play tuba in UNL's ''Win-
ter Winds'· Honor Band. (Photo by
Jolynn Emery)

The only two members of South"s
band to play the French horn are se-
nior Micah Torgrimson and sopho-
more James Richardson. Torg1imson
also is the band's Head Drum Major.
(Photo by Jolynn Emery)

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Steve Reisenberg, a junior,
concentrates on his violin part
in orchestra rehearsal. (Photo
by Lydia Zaragosa)

making

orchestrated
-r r 1 L l _ S 1 C

When meeting mem- est and broadens their knowledge of clas-
bers of South High' s orches- sical music. The group performed sev-
tra, one is overwhelmed by eral times during the school year and par-
the amount of dedication ticipated in the All-City Music Festival.
these students display.
This year the orchestra was com-
Many hours go in to prised of 25 mem-
practicing and performing. bers and was under
Senior Lydia Zaragosa said, the direction of Mr.
"I' ve been in orchestra all Mark Miller.
four years of my high school
career, and I have to say that The group is
being a part of the group is made up ofa variety
something I will treasure in of instruments from
my memory forever." the delicate violin to
the bulky bass.
South' s orchestra,
which produces wonderful Mr. Miller cel-
music, brings together stu- ebrated his tenth
dents with a common inter- year at South High
this year.

Members of the orchestra pose for a group picture. The orchestra is
made up almost e xc lusively of stringed instrume nts. (Pho to by Lydia

Zaragosa)

68 !orchestra

Junior Cilicia Grier pays no mind to
the camera while rehearsing for one
of the many orchestra concerts. CiIicia
hus been a violinist for the orchestra
for three years. (Photo by Lydia
Zaragosa)

Directing the orchestra is Mr. Mark
Miller. Mr. Miller also directs the
marching band and the jazz band.
(Photo by Lydia Zaragosa)

Senior Tony Gaspard knows that practice makes perfect when Junior Eric Miller focuses on his
it comes to playing the bass. This is a daily routine for any cello music. Miller has been in the
orchestra all of his years at South and
instrumental music student. (Photo by Lydia Zaragosa) is. in fact. the director. Mr. Mark
Miller's. son. (Photo by Lydia
Zaragosa)

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2000 m6morl6e

Freshmen Tanya Chavez, Naty Palos. and
Osvaldo Cortes are active members of Latino
Leaders. Here they are staffing a table at Open
House. (photo by Jamie Perea)

' 'It's important to be in- Looking at the Habitat Garden display at Open House are senio rs Keisha Booker.
Barabra Ruckman. and John Annin. The Habitat Garden group continues to work in the
volved because it's a garden area throughout the school year. (Photo by Jamie Pe rea)
great way to meet
people and to adjust to
high school.

-Jennifer Perea, 9

''

70 /activities

South High offers a wide range of
activities to fit anyone's interests, sched-
ules, and skills. Senior Jennifer Jack-
son noted, "I'm involved in a lot ofac-
tivities at South because I like to get in-
volved and meet new people.
Being involved helps us create memories.

Pages prepared by Jamie Perea and Kelli Vomacka/ 7 1

Senior cadets Josh Bowen, Jamie Meighan, and Edward Poncr work on Junior cadet Kendrick Perez, sopho mo n:s Jcrrid
their uniform inventory in the J.R.O.T.C. office. The J.R.O.T.C staff dedi- Raya, . Ste ven Sa itta. k ssc Mei g han. fres hmen
cates many hours to contribute to the efficiency of the student-run program. Guadalupe Sanchez. and Hector Estrada arc volunteer-
(Photo by Holly Babitzke) ing for Counesy Patrol during Open Hou,e. The Cour-
tesy Patrol opens doors and greets vis itors. (Photo by

Jamie P=ere=a) ~--~=~=~-:---==•

Mission: bette,~ citizenship

Omaha South's Junior Officer Training Corps responsible and dedicated cadets. These cadets enforce the
(J.R.O.T.C.) Department is one of many students-cen- mission "to motivate young people to become better citi-
tered programs in the school. Each year, the J.R.O.T.C zens."
commanders select a student staff consisting of the most
Senior Captain Bryan Parent remarked that, "ROTC
-··"Saftta fe2II off Sophomore cadel Marty Maycock instills leadership and values for young students to use when
t-be2 back of '"flock's they go out into the real world."
-truck?" ..."\.IJ<2 \.>Jon se2cond -place2
for "Be2st- Ar4~ llnft- and While building citizenship, personal responsibility,
(f-iorh.~ f-io~cock, 10) got- a bfg t-ro-pb~?" and leadership skills during the school year, cadets are al-
lowed to participate in a summer camp that is usually held
..."I bad bafr?" ("'Br~on --Pare2nt-, 12) in June.

(f-ioJar llollond f-iont-- Although he has participated in the J.R.O.T.C. pro-
gram for three years, junior First Lieutenant Cecilio Soto
904<2r~) feels hi s best memory is not of the classroom, but of the
summer camp experiences. "We meet a lot of new people,
..." \.IJ12 dfd t-12le2- and we learn responsibility while having fun at the same
-pl')one2?" time," he noted.
(Sl)annon Ke2I1099, I 1)
These hands-on activities allow the J.R.O.T.C. stu-
...I bft- a bull's 12~12 dents to go outside and understand what teamwork means.
durfng a -pfst-ol
4at-c~?" Major Rolland Montgomery and Sergeant Thomas
Sorenson are the heads of the J.R.O.T.C. Department. They
(Sl)al)<2 La\;JIC255, I 1) share the belief that the best way to sum up their porpose is
by using the motto, "We train the best to lead the rest."

72/)rote

Fa r left , senio r Ra mil
Pre iksaitis waits attentively
for the ··Technique of Fire..
to begin. Preisaitis is part
of South·s Marksmanship
Team. (Photo by Ho ll y
Babitzke)

Senior cadet Josh Bowen
adjusts freshman cadet
Chad Capin.s tok before the
Veterans· Day ceremony.
(Photo by Ho lly Babitzke)

While explaining the requirements for a uni form inspection. Seniors Bryan Parent, Jamie Rock, Josh Bowen.
sophomore Jesse Meighan listens intently to senior cadet Jamie and sopho more Jesse Meighan participate in South"s
Rock. Each cadet is required to wear his/her uni form on Wednes- Veterans· Day celebration. The Color Guard is also
days for a daily grade and inspection. (Photo by Holly Babitzke) present at home football games. J .R.O.T.C:s regional
fonnal inspection, graduatio n, and many other im-
portant events. (Photo by Micah Torgrimson)

Junior cadet Shannon Kellogg quickly adjusts her
uniform before helping to inspect o ther cadets. The
J .R.O.T.C. program teaches leadership as well as
teamwork. (Photo by Holly Babitzke)

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Seniors Christina Kolasa and Micah Torgrimson, juniors Eva Shuda and Junior Amanda Dale applies make-up be fore the cur-
Amanda Dale. and sophomore Katie Spicka al l show off their talent by sing- tain goes up. Amanda i~ a lso a member of the A mbassa-
ing songs by the Supremes. The play Return to the Forbidden Planet incorpo- dors , inging group. (PholO by Micah Torgrimson)
rated music from the Fifties and Six ties. (Photo by Miche lle McGinnis)

3, 2, 1 and we have li~off
III

Tryouts for this year's musical, Return to the 27 and ran through Sept. 3 1.
Forbidden Planet, were held earl y in the school year, The musical te lls the story of a crew o n a routine
Aug. 29 and 30. Then after weeks of determination ,
hard work, and dedication, the show opened on Sept. space fli ght which is stuck by a myste rious planet. The
plot is hilarious and was e njoyed by appreciative audiences
... l.)JQ. l.)Jould all b<2. Rachel Paustian each night of its performance.

dancrn9 back- Music from the play was primarily rock and roll from
sT09<2. durrn9 Tl')<2. the Fifties and Sixties. There are also several references
Su-pr<2.4<2.s'? throughout the show to old Star Trek programs, as well as
lines from Shakespeare's plays.
('1fke2 "Dacc:2~, l 1)
Altogether, recogni zing the show ' s many refer-
...Cr~sTal l')ad To ...\)JQ. l')ad a blasT aT ences really increased the fun of watching it.
l.)JQ.Qr Tl')OSQ.
Tl')Q. COST -par-r~'? "The show was so much fun," said junior Dan Nagy,
1')<2.<2.ls and Tl')<2. who was Cookie in the play. "Everyone worked really hard
r<2.d dr<2.ss'? (C:\Ja St)oda, 11) and had a lot of energy. I can' t wait ' til next year' s show!"

(li~an ~rlle2r, 12) The musical was directed by Mr. James Eisenhardt,
drama teacher. Sound and li ght crew was under the direc-
tion of Mr. Doug Young, and the student stage manager
was seni or Sarah Maddux with assistance from senior
Rachel Paustian.

The vocal music director was M s. Mary Lou Jack-
son, and Mr. Mark Miller both directed and played in the
pit band.

741 return lo the forbidden planet

Far left. junior Eric Rush
is busy working at h is sta-
tion. This was Eric' s fi rst
time being in a musical.
(Photo by Sarah Maddux)

Senior Charlise Hill
(Gloria) makes a deal with
junior Dan Nagy (Cookie)
10 steal Prospero· s secret
formula. (Photo by
Michelle McGinnis)

Seniors Mark Barta and Crystal T rawicke have some fun while Backstage before the c urta in goes up. student per-
Crystal sings ..Robot Man:· Mark played the humanlike robot formers have their make-up applied. Here. C harlise
Ariel and Crystal played the sweet and innocent Miranda. (Photo Hill. a senior. he lps Mark Barta. also a senior. with
by Michelle McGinnis) his. Mark played the part of Ariel the Robot and was
on roller skates for the show . (Photo by Micah
Torgrimson)

Seniors Christina Kolasa, who played a Bosun' s
Mate. and G ianna Novak. a crew member. show off
their costumes. Part of the fun of this play was the
colorful costuming. (Photo by Micah Torgrimson)

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Senior Crystal Trawicke and junior Crystal Mclane discuss their characters. Trawickc Seniors :\lark Barta and Mary Woodruff make an
pretends to read her lines as they block the scene during rehearsal. (Photo by Sara entrance holding hands. These two drama veterans play
Mengler) a couple in the p lay. A Rehearsalfor Demh. ( Photo by
Sara ivlengler)

First work, then play f o,,. acto,,.s

This year's winter play was much the way the which was the weekend of Feb. 16.
title sounded: A Rehearsal for Death. As one cast member noted, "Everybody worked

The very enthusiastic cast practiced almost daily hard to pull this play together. I think we did a great job,
for about two months in preparation for the production and it was worth all of the time we gave to it."

... f-iark t)f-t -tt)e2 Crystal T rawicke The performance ran from Feb. 16 to I8, and
-table2 and despite the wintery weather and school closings that in-
::,~flle2d -tt)e2 terrupted rehearsals, each night the audience was well
~a-te2r? involved trying to figure out who left the suspicious notes
and who the murderer was in this engaging "whodunit."
...Gra t1 t1 a f e2II ...Sarat) ~a5
5TOCk ft') -tt)e2 Junior Dan Nagy played Herb, the main character
be2 f o r e2 -tt)e2 boo-tb ~f-tt) ,e25- most suspected of being the murderer.
5 fc a ?
eon ~a5 ::,t)o-t? The large cast of nearly 25 worked hard under the
direction of drama teacher Mr. James Eisenhardt to stage
another quality production.

The stage crew worked under Mr. Doug Young.
Senior crew member Sarah Maddux remarked
about the success of the play, "I had a lot of fun working
the show, and I believe it was a big hit with the audi-
ences !"

76/ a rehearsal for death

Discussing a letter they found arc jun ior Dan Nagy and senior Crystal
Trawickc. The lc1tcr contained informatio n about a revenge that may
take place. (Photo by Sarah Mcnglcr)

Senior Christina Kolasa and
junior Dan Nagy prepare the
prop table in preparation for re-
hearsal. Dan plays Herb. the
murderer in the play. (Photo by
Sara Mengler)

Junio r Crystal McLanc doesn' t understand why she
should take the play so seriously. Crystal plays a cocky
teenager. (Photo by Sara Meng ler)

Gathering around the prop ta ble are senio rs Christina Kolasa.
Crystal Trawicke, and junior Dan Nagy. T hey are try ing to
figure out who wrote a mysterious note. (Pho to by Sara Mengler)

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Juniors Alex Vesper and Nam Pham and senior Drew Ayers study for the Super Qu iz Coaching the Super Quiz was l'vlr. G ary Kastrick.
pan of the Acade mic Decathlon competitio n. Vesper had the highest score in the q ui z ,ocial studies teacher. Kastrick has bee n coaching the
from South High's team. (Photo by Tony Gaspard ) team for several years. (Photo by To ny Gaspard)

Keeping academic standards high

Maintaining good grades was a common goal for numbers and a coach who was ill. Nevertheless, the team
the members of the Academic Decathlon and the Na- persevered and went to the Regional Competition with a
tional Honor Society. This task, along with their re- full starting team.
spective responsibilities, is what set these students apart
from others. This year's competition was held at Northwest
High School. Junior Alex Vesper was the team' s high
Academic Decathlon battled this year with small scorer in both the Super Quiz and the objective tests. Four
of the six starters earned medals: Mary Woodruff, Ves-
.....Ct}rfs ""franks per, Drew Ayers, and Steve Patterson.
~as on -tt}e2
ne2 \;JS'?" Other members of the team were Jason Stodolka,
Tony Gaspard, Jamie Chadek, and Nam Pham.
...Lfz -trf--p--pe2d Le nli Corbell
on -tt}e2 sfde2 - "I'm really proud of the effort of the members
....."'\r. '"Baco~e2 this year," said coach Robert Bacome. "It's not always
\;Jalk on ~one2~ dfd -tt}e2 ca-t f~- where you finish, but what you learn about yourself in
Sonda~'?" --pe2rsona-tfons'?" the process that is important."

The National Honor Society was able to continue
its tradition of giving by participating in and organizing
numerous volunteer activities. Habitat for Humanity was
the first such activity of the year. "It was fun, and it felt
good that we were doing something positive for the com-
munity," said senior Jamie Chadek.

Members also rang bells for the Salvation Army
at Christmas and helped the visually impaired do shop-
ping during the holiday season. "National Honor Society
has provided an excellent opportunity to reach out and
help," said this year's president, senior Lenli Corbett.

78/ academic decathlon, national honor society

\Ir. Robert Barnme. coach o f 1hc Acade mic Dcca1hlon learn. pon-
der, whal to do al 1he next 1111o ring meeting. Mr. Bacomc leaches arl.
(Photo by To ny Ga,partl)

The National Honor Society

Execu1i vc Board d iscusses up-
coming even1s. The board mee1s
every Thursday morning. (PholO
by T ony Gaspard)

L._._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _......,_.....,_. . .

Seniors Kelli Vomacka and Lenli Corbett listen 10 Mrs. Sheri Seniors Chad Elsasser, Zach Braun, Jo n Sallenbach.
Macht go ove r the agenda. Lenli is 1his year·s NHS president
and Ke lli is 1hc secretary. (Photo by To ny Gaspard) and Bmce Yoder enjoy an e arly breakfasl. Early break-
fasts have become a trad i1ion before their weekly mee1-
ing with Mrs. Sheri Macht. NHS sponsor. (P hoto by
Tony Gaspard )

Senior Amy Cherko studies philosophy for the Aca-
demic Decathlo n. This is Amy ·s third year compet-
ing for the South team. (Photo by Tony Gaspard)

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Members of Student Council pose for a group picture. They arc. in the back row. Chris Franks. James Senior C lass O fficers Lindsey Selk. Z ich Braun. Bruce
Loehr, Jamie Rytych, Marcus Simmons, Jason Stodolka. Tony Gaspard. Bruce Yoder. Jon Franks. Jolynn Yoder. and Conney Franks enjoy the ir breakfast of
Emery, Jessica Bates; middle row, Ms. Christina Heine. sponsor. Lydia Zaragosa. Liz Peterson. Amanda do nuts and j uice be fore the mee ting beg ins. T he Cla s
Laaker, Krissy Lemons, Becky Mlady, Nicole Gaspard, Sara Mcngler. G ianna Novak. Ms. Carrie Booms. Offi cers take turns supplying the breakfast ite ms. (Photo
sponsor; front row, Sara Tasich. Lyndsey He ldt. (Photo by Namphuong Leba) by Namphuong Leba)

Members wo1"k fo1" community

Two student groups at South High who work very planned activities such as Homecoming and Spirit Week.
hard not only on school activities, but also on commu- In addition, the Student Counc il members took on other
nity projects are the Senior Class Officers and the Stu- j obs such as adopting a family during the ho lidays, rais-
dent Council. ing money for the "M ake-a-Wish" Foundation, and going
to the Leadership Convention.
Student Council, an organization run by the stu-
dents, met every Tuesday morning at 7:25. The orou The president of this year's Student Counc il was
James Loehr, and the sponsors were M s. Carrie Booms
• ...SC2.nror Class Offrc- and Ms. Christina Heine.
C2.rs 90T our 9roo1JQ.
on?" Senior Class Officers was made up of 15 seniors
- Cor-tnC2.~ "Franks, 12 who were selected in a vote by their classmates in an
election held in the spring of their junior year.
• ...'-"C2. frozQ. To Cortney Franks
Under the direction of their sponsors Mr. Shawn
dC2.aTt) bC2.II rrn9rn9?" Hoschar, Mr. Rich Benak, Mrs. Laurie Arn, and Mrs.
---Zact) '"Braun, 12 Joanne Sokalsky, the group planned Senior Prom, de-
signed and sold the senior t-shirts, prepared graduation
•---'-"C2. 4 adC2. balloon announcements, and sponsored the Teacher Appreciation
arct)Q.s for --Pro4, luncheon in March.
and '-"C2. accrdC2.nTall~
IC2.T Tt)124 90?" Preside nt of Se ni or Class Offi cers was L enli
- L12nlr Corb12TT, 12 Corbett.

• ---'-"12 '-"12nT To Tt)12 ftasTrn9s, and I f12II
STaT12 Con1J12nTron rn asl1212-p rn so412 class -

roo4 and '-"ok12 u-p noT

kno'-"rna '-"bC2rC2 I '-"a:'.>?"
- K12llr \/04acka, 12

80/ student council, senior class officers

S tud ent Council rncmhcr s sign their allendanci: sheet al their wi:ckly Senior Class Officers: back.
111e.:1ing. The 111.:etings take place every Tuesday al 7:35. (Pho to by
Namphuong Lcha) Mr. Shawn Hoschar. Mrs.

;;;;;;;;;;;.;;;--------"'T&r----......,......... Laurie Arn. sponsors. Zach

Braun. Mr. Rich Be nak. spon-

sor. Lcnli Corben: middle row.

Cortney Franks. Lindsey Selk.

Bruce Yoder. Jennifer Jackson.

Shauna Riggs : from. Nicole

Brown. LaJoy Green. Juan

Vazquez. Chad Elsasser. Kelli

Vomacka Not pictured: Jamie

Pe rea. Li z Pete rson. Lydia

Za ragosa ( Pho to by

Namphuong Leba)

.,,.,, Student Council is taking a vote during one of its
weekly mee tings. This group is very active as it p lans
Sen ior J ames Loeh r, St ud ent Council p resident, explains Homecoming. Spirit Week. and a variety of c hari-
the g roup's next project entitled ..Make-a-Wish.'' This is James· table activ ities. (Photo by Namphuong Leba)
seco nd year in S tudent Council. ( Photo by Namphuo ng Lcba)
Senior Class president Lenli Corbett presides over
a morning meeting. They are discussing their plans
for the Senior Prom which was held this year in March.
(Photo by Namphuong Leba)

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Here Future Educators Academy Sen ior Drew Ayers of the 1\lulticultural C lub makes
members listen allentively to a speaker Christmas cards in preparatio n for an up-coming field
at their weekly club meeting. (Photo by trip to St. Joseph Villa Nursing Home. i'vlany o f the
Yvonne Sosa) clubs at South d o vo lunteer ac tivities for the commu-
nity during the ho liday seaso n. (Photo by Y vonne Sosa)
xc. - ·

South offers diver·se activities

With over 65 clubs, South offers a wide variety invites speakers to attend their weekly meetings and visit
of activities to students. There is a diverse mixture of with student members about becoming teachers.
interest and hobby-related clubs.
Their fundraising activities this year included
Some clubs, like the Future Educators of sacking groceries, holding bake sales, and selling con-
America (F.E.A.), focus on careers. Targeting stu- cessions. The summer camp was held at Wayne State
dents who are interested in becomin teachers, F. E. A. College compus, and the National Convention was held
in Louisiana.
• ... \tJ12 \tJ12r12 sackrng
Sponsoring the F. E. A. were Ms. Ann Underriner
9roc12rr12s aT ~~-\11212 and Ms. Dawn Imada.
and an old 4an
Another club whose focus is on diversity is the
Talk12d To t,.\s. Multicultural Club. This club's activities included Salva-
llh'd12 rrff)12 r ? " tion Army bell ringing during the holiday season, mak-
ing Christmas cards for people living in shelters, and vis-
1 12ss 1 asnoct), iting nursing homes.
CRA)
The Student Organization of Latino Leaders (S.
•...\tJ12 t)ad our drnn12r Miranda Benak 0. L. L.) is another club ar South. Every year this group
-par-t~ aT La t,.\12sa?" participates in their annual Adopt-a-Family program in
-~anc~ OnaT12 -Shauna 1\r99s (TBLA) which they provide a needy family with a Thanksgiving
(SOLL; dinner or gifts at Christmas time. Dances, candy sales,
and car washes were included in this club's fundraisers.
•...\tJ12 aT12 br12akfasT • ... \tJ12 \tJ12r12 all aT t,.\r.
\tJfTt) ToTal sTran9- Sophia Hernandez, who is the treasurer of the S.
12rs aT our STaT12 -ruar12z' t)ous12 srnarna 0. L. L. said, "I joined Latino Leaders so I could relate
to other students. I enjoy being part of the group to net-
Conf12r12nc12?" "'Oh Ct)rld"? work and get active in my community."
-So-pt)ra ~12rnand12z
(SOLL)

82/f e.a., club activities

Far left, Sophia Her-
nandez, a senior and the
treasurer of S. 0 . L. L.
signs thank-you cards for
businesses who donated to
their fundraiser. (Photo by
Yvonne Sosa)

Mcmbcrs ofS. O. L. L. lis-
ten carefully as the club
president speaks. (Photo by
Yvonne Sosa)

Senior Micah Torgrimson takes pictures at Squaw Creek Re f- Horseback riding at Shady Lane Stables is one fall
uge. Micah is an active member of the Nebraska Naturalists activity for the members of the Outdoors Club. Shown
Club. (Photo courtesy of Ro n Cisar) here are Becky Boggs. James Hanson. John
Rasmussen, Keith Jensen. Lenny Pa.lmesano. Ms.
Carole DeBuse. Michelle Sedlacek. Lenli Corbett.
Lucas Corbett. Nick Brown. and Gab Bustos. (Photo
courtesy of Carole De Buse)
Eagle watching with the Nebraska Naturalist Club
is junior Alex Vesper. Members of this club travel
throughout the region studying the flora and fauna of
the Midwest. (Photo courtesy of Ron Cisar)

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Mrs. Sheri Macht and Mr. Andy Webb work on the fourth fl oor selling candy before Seniors Kelli Vomacka and Lenli C orbett ,.:II candy
school starts. The money raised goes to support a variety o f acti vities at So uth. (Photo for the Outdoor Club. T his group ta kes an annual trip
by Bridget Kilawee) to Colorado skiing. ( Pho to by C herise Ecke l)

Money is the name of the game

The truth is, South was a very busy place the classroom where they cou ld meet people and explore
this year. When Mr. Eisenhardt read the bulletin dur- their own interests. And that is just what they did, but if
ing homeroom each day, it was full of club meetings, they were in a club, they did something e lse as well : raise
deadlines, activities, games...you name it, it was there. money.

The goal of all the organizations was of course All of the activities, parties, banquets, field trips,
to get students involved in purposeful activity outside and T-shirts did not come free. So students sold candy,
clothing, cookies, and assorted other items.
•···'-"Q l)cd c car
One of the most popular items for sale throughout
\tJcsl) end l)cd ell the school year was the cookies sold by DECA. Stu-
dents, under the supervision of Mrs. Joyce Pribyl, sold
of Tl)osQ Tl)rngs the freshly baked Otis Spunkmeyer cookies every day,
l)c-p-pQn?." and they were a big seller. Who could resist the smell of
-UndsQ~ SQlk, cookies fresh from the oven?
,ucnr+c -OQLQon,
Another new item for sale this year was pizza
12 . which the Close-Up students sold every Friday after school
through January. Money rai sed from the pizza sales went
Becky Mlady to he lp them pay for their January trip to Washington, D.
C., where they saw, among other things, the inaugura-
····'-"Q sold l)onQ~ • ...\tJQ l)cd To 4ckQ ell tion of President George W . Bush. Mr. Dan Whipkey,
for ~cTfoncl ~oner Tl)osQ cookfQs To Curriculum Specialist for the Social Studies Department
SocfQT~ rn TQn rcfsQ 4onQ~ for Tl)Q he lped the students with their sales.
dQgrQQ \tJQCTl)Qr." -01::CA -OfsTrfcT Con-
fQrQnCQ." Several different clubs took advantage of hungry
-13Qck~ t,\lcd~, I I -~cTcsl)c \urllfc4son, students and sold bagels and donuts in the mornings.

12 Most students and their c lub sponsors would agree,
it's all about the money.

84/fundraising

Junior Juanita Del.con 1,:i\'CS money her das, which will be do nated
IO the United \Vay. ( Photo by C hcri~c Ec.:kc l)

Senior Jamie Perea and fresh-
man Jennifer Perea discuss Out-
door Club·s fundraising with Mr.
Ray Kennedy . security guard
and one of the sponsors o f the
club. This group raised money
to help pay for their annual ski
trip 10 Colorado . ( Photo by
Cherise Eckel)

Mrs. Joyce Pribyl and her student teacher Mr. Brian
Villafuerte sell Otis Spunkmeyer cookies to help raise
money for DECA. These cookies are always a favor-
ite seller. (Photo by Tamra Briggs)

Senior Holly Babitzke and junior Andrea Gray try to con-
vince junior Jaynie Kudlacz to join Future Educators of America.
This group sold basketballs to raise money for a trip to Orlando.
(Pho to by C herise Eckel)

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2000 m6morl6f;

Making sure they have all of their softball
equipment before their softbalI team picture are
juniors Celia Rem ijio, Amber Conklin, and
sophomores Cassie Foral , and Katie Elsasser.
The Varsity softball team enjoyed a w inning
season under the d irection of new head coach
Mario Re mijio. (Photo by Ke lli Vomacka)

'' Ready lo tee off is sophomore Audrey Klein. Audrey has been a me mber o f South
Hig h's golf team for two years (Pho to by Marc y Bluvas)
My most embarrassing
·moment was losing to
Bryan two years in a
row in basketball.

-Clydell White, 12

''

86 /athletics

Consistent hard work and dedication
are absolutely required in a good ath-
lete. Even during the summer when most
of us were relaxing and having fun, our
athletes were working on conditioning
and getting ready for the upcoming seasons.

The Packer offense gets ready for a play against Fre-
mont. South opened the season against Fremont in a
winning effort. (Photo by Jackie Heeren)

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Senior Danny Masters runs to receive Fighting for a loose
a pass from senior quarterback Nick ball against a Papillion
Yarpe. The rest of the Pack looks on defender is senior
from the side lines. (Photo by Jackie
He eren ) Chad Elsasser.
(Pho to by

Jackie Heeren)

Senior Nick Yarpc is
protected by a block
as he throws a pass
against Bellevue East.
(Photo by J ackie
Heeren)

Working hard on the gridiron to improve
both their offense and defense, the

Pack .se~- - - stat1dards

This year's Varsity Football team played their hearts out. was our Homecoming game, and when the team finished with a 20-13
Even though they had a losing season, the team had fun doing win it was the first time we had won a Homecoming game in two yeaJs.
what they were doing.
The season seemed to go be very fast. The players said they
The two wins the Packers had were probably their two were having such a good time playing they hated to see the season end.
toughest games of the season. South's team was chosen to play in Senior C had Elsasser's advice for next year's team was, "Make the
the Kickoff C lassic against Fremont. The Pack came away from best of it because it will go by fast." The team is excited for their next
that contest victorious, with a fina l score of 27-17. season and to get a few more wins.

The team's second wi n was against Lincoln High. This

88/ varsity football

Varsity Football /ngfanf

Coach: Jay Ball Replay

Season Record Remember when...
...Gary, Chad, and
[I]- 0 Nick smashed Coach
Ball into the mud?
SHS OPP ...I dislocated my finger
17 catching Yarpe's pass?
Fremo nt 27 (Juan Vazquez)
53 ...the locker room was
Bryan 9 3-1 covered with mud and
Papillion/LV 7 everyone was forced to
1-1 13 use a garden hose as a
29 shower?
Bellevue East 6 55 ...we had a huge mud
Lincoln High 55 fight because it had
Be nson 20 34 rained for four days
13 straight?
...we won our Home-
Creighton Pre p 0 coming game against
Lincoln High?
North west 18 .. .we won our opening
game against Fremont?
Bellevue West 12
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The Packers set up for a punt against Bellevue
East. Quickness was a strength of the team !his year.
(Photo by Jackie Heeren)

Fighing for extra yards agains t two Bellevue Eas1
defenders is senior Gary Rachwalik. Rachwalik also
plays Varsity Baseball. (Photo by Jackie Heeren)

Varsity Football team: fronl, Lenny Palmisano,
Nick Yarpe. Chad Elsasser. T. J. Graham. Nick
Kerw in. Gary Rac hwal ik. Juan Vazquez. Jeff
Tedesco, Miles Schaefer: second row. Troy
Campbell. Jake Martinez, Chris Franks. Terry Tho-
mas, Tony Baker, Craig McAndrews, Jake Boston,
David Krest, Nick Brown; third row, Richard
John son. A. J. Bake r , Jeff J ohnson . David
Navarrette. Jake Greubel, Matt Vorthman, Lamar
Swain. Jake Bathen: fourth row. Jacob Ne leson,
Francisco Ordones. Jake McConnell, Mike Galvin,
Donnie McQuigg, Corey Hull-Kohler, Jon Franks.
Carl Simmons; back row, Coach Joe Neuberger.
Coach Cory Mikos. Jesse Fields, John Perea, Danny
Masters. Rafael Watson, Head Coach Jay Ball.
Coach Rick Pool. Coach Jeff Potte r (Photo cour-
tesy of Arnold C lark Studios)

Junior Varsity Football team: back. Freshman Football team: Junior quarterback T. J. Graham runs
front. Andrew Milacek. for a touchdown. T. J . has played foot-
Charles McCann. Tremaine Tolbcrl. Joel arcd McConcll. DeAngelo ball for South s ince his freshman year.
Kihne, Marcus McCoy. Brad Barker. Coach (Photo by Amber Conklin)
Andrew Webb. Coach Jason Banman: founh crcy. Man Austin.
row. Craig McAndrews. Raphael Watson. hris Stephens. Torn
David Navarene. Jamal Bums. Mike Gal- G u u c nnann :
van, Chris Rozmus: third row. Jim second row. J;1r•
Richardson. Paul Kudym. Jesse Fred- ed Bitzes. Gabe
rickson. Schyler Johnson. Mike Kalske
Clyde Crawford, Steve Saina. Ricky Vasques: Bustos. Tony Barri-
second row. Jake Stodolka. John Perea. Jake entos. Lucas Campsey.
McConnell. Jesse Fields: front. Nick Kerwin. Ray C herier. Tho mas
Jake Greubel. Miles Schaefer. T. J. Graham. Kni pe: third row. Ronnie
Lamar Swain. Chris Schaefer. Jacob Manincz Nunez. Brian Stro. Matt
(Photo by Amber Conklin) S todolka. Dan Urbach .
T ony Zendejas. Dennis
Freshman Denis Goodwin makes a Goodwin: founh row. Ja.
tackle as South beats Central , 34-12. son Nash. DacJcrron Valen-
The freshman team had a successful sea- tine, Brian Heiman: back
son with a record of 5-4. (Photo by row. Coach Mauss. Coach
Amber Conklin) Greg Wilco x. Coac h
Damie n C urtis (Photo by
The underclassman football Amber Conklin)

teams

give it their all to come together

Fortan~play eir future

With a record of five wins and four losses, the freshman Graham. T. J. set a school record o n the team for most scores in one
team gave it their all to make this seaso n one of the best. This year game.
the Packer Freshman team defeated Millard South, Benson, Millard
West, North, and Central to accomplish their winning season. In the Burke game, T.J. scored four times. He ran for two
touchdowns, had o ne reception, and threw a pass fo r the fourth score.
This wasn' t easy to do. It took many hours of practice He also had the most all-purpose yards in one game. Next year T. J.
during the summer and after school. will be in the starting lineup for the Varsity.

The freshman team was not the only group having a good The JV squad was coached by Mr. Andy Webb and Mr. Jaso11
season. The Junior Varsity also had a good season, missing the Bartman. The Freshman team was coached by Mr. Greg Wilcox and
winning mark by just a slight 4-5 record. Mr. Damien Curtis.

One standout on the JV team was junior quarterback T. J. Both teams stressed fundamentals and teamwork.

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Junior Varsitl'.'. Football Freshman Football

Coach: Andrew Webb Coach: Greg Wilcox

Season Record Season Record /ngfanf

~ IT] [}] - OJ Replay

SHS OPP SHS OPP Remember when...
...Jesse got thrown
Millard West 6 21 Millard South 39 8 out of the last game?
6 Benson 28 18
Bellevue West 12 20 Millard West 21 14 ...Skylar did
24 Northwest 18 28 pushups?
Bryan 12 North 30 13
6 Central 34 12 ...we played football
Papillion/LY 12 0 Bryan 7 41 in the mud?
12
Millard South 14 ...T. J. pitched the
ball?
Burke 26
...Denis and Mauss
Papill ion/LY 27 had a ritual?

...Andy would sit in
the sink?

...Webb put pads on?

...we did the endzone
dance?

...Jemal hung on the
goal posts?

Sophomores Clyde »·.\ -:I;::~/'~'-~,, :~-~.r· .. . --~,..:=,.!"-!A-~ - - -
C rawford a nd Nick ? -- __, ' - '
Kerwin he lp each other •~- \ •I . ;---·- - -
At lop, junior Miles Schaefer does a stretch before the game.
greai job of running the ball. Miles also This is the first year these ;'r--- ' .,
plays on the Varsity squad. (Photo by two have played on the JV I -~
Amber Conklin) team. (Photo by Amber
C o n k lin ) The Packers recover the fumble
Waiting on the sideline to go bac k into which leads to another victory in their
the game is junior Craig Mc Andrews. Freshman Dacjueron 5-4 season. one of the best for the
This is C raig' s first year playing for the Valentine tackles the run-
Packers. (Photo by Amber Conk lin) ner from Prep. The fresh- freshman teams at South. (Photo by
men worked on defense Amber Conklin)
over the season. (Photo by
Amber Conklin)

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Members of the Var-
sity Volleyball team
test their strength and
coordination by form-
ing a pyramid. The
Lady Packers were
gathered together for
their game against
Central (Photo cour-
tesy of Kelli Bojanski)

Junior Bridget Kilawee goes up for a year on Var-
kill during warm-ups. This is Bridget's sity and her
third year playing volleyball and her first
on the Varsity squad. (Photo by Lind- second year as
say Blohn) a se11er. (Photo by
Lindsay Blohn)

New coach leads team to positive ce
thinking, team unity, and under-

perseverastanding of

"Packer spirit-Heed not the opponent's name or fame; "It really improved us as a team," noted sophomore Meghan
Care naught for others' praise or blame. For there is this fact in W aters.
the final gun: If you were all you can be, you won." -Robert
Kline Not only did the Packers gain physical stre ngth, but they also
developed intuition. It took them a long time with a lot of work to come
The above words had special meaning for the members together as a team and not play as j ust nine individuals. But all their
of the Lady Packers' Varsity Volleyball team. Under the direction work paid off. In the 1999-2000 season, the team ended with a 0-17
of a new coach, Dianne Trost, and a new assistant, Jen Nelson, season record. This year's record saw four victories added to the wins
the team started off with a clean slate. colu mn.

Their summer started with two-a-day training. "Boy, that The Pack plans to keep the pattern going and make their record
was a ki ller!" said sophomore Elisha Sallenbach. even better next year.

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Varsit~ Volle~ball /ngfanf

Coach: Dianne Trost Replay ·

Assistant: Jen Nelson Remember when...

co -Season Record .. .Bridget K. always fell
@] for no reason?

SHS OPP SHS OPP SHS OP ...we threw the volley-
balls in the bathroom
Northwest 2 2 Bellevue East I 2 Ro ncaIii 2 2 stalls?
North 2 2
Wes ts ide 0 2 Bellevue East 0 2 Marian 0 2 ...we heard "OK, half-
Burke 0 2 2 an-hour rule, no five
Ce ntral 0 2 Papillion/LV 0 Bellevue East 0 sec. rule"?
North 0 2
Benson 0 2 Millard South 0 2 Fremont 0 ...the coaches had
Bryan 2 mood swings?
2 Cent ral 0 2
0 ...we were
0 Millard West 0 running...running...running .

S. Sioux C ity 0 ...we had 6:30 prac-
tices?
Northwest 2
...Creighton girls saved
us on Fridays?

...we won FOUR
GAMES?

At top, preparing to re turn the serve is her serve. Danielle is the Seniors Jamie Rytych, Conney
senior Lindsey Selk. Thie was the last Lady Packers· only fresh- Franks, and Lindsey Selk pose for a
season fo r this player. (Photo by Lind- man starter. (Photo by picture. These three have played to-
say Blohn) Lindsay Blohn) gether since their freshman year and
were the Varsi1y·s only three senior .
Sophomore Mcghan Waters practices The South High team is (Photo by Lindsay Blohn)
passing the ball. Megha n is an all- havi ng fun o n the bus as it
around player on the team. (Photo by heads to a tournament. Pages prepared by Kelli Bojans/.:i/ 93
Lindsay Blo hn) The bus rides were always
time lo goof off and relax.
(Photo by Lindsay Blohn)

Sophomore Megan Waters Junior Varsity Volleyball
wails pa1ien1ly as 1he play
begins. Having pa1icnce is Coach: Jennifer Nelson
all parl of the game. (Pholo
by Barb Keil) Season Record

The Junior Varsity Volley- ~- [@]
ball team ga1hers for a
huddle. During these time W ests ide SHS OPP
outs, 1he girls discuss !heir Burke
s1ra1egy. (Photo by Jessica No n h we s t 0 2
Ba1es) Nonh 0 2
Bryan 2
Benson 0 2
Bellevue East 0
Central 0 2
Millard West 0
Marian 0 2
0 2

0 2

2

2

Waiting for the ball to be served is sophomore Lacey
Bojansld. This is Lacey's second year playing for South.
(Photo by Barb Keil)

Junior Bridget Kilawee prepares to return Sophomores Elisha Snllenbach and
the serve. Bridget also plays on the Var- Michelle Milacek wa tch as the ball is in
sity team. (Photo by Barb Keil) play. Both are ready for anything that might
happen on the court. (Photo by Barb Keil)

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