1980

Senior Scholarships and .Awards

This year's winners of the following schol- COOPERATING, Nancy Gerdes·
arships were: DR. HARRY BURKE MEMO- APP0iNTMENT TO UNITED STATES
RIA L SCHOLARSHIP ($100), Debbie
Knapp; I. C. PATTON SCHOLARSHIP NAVAL ACADEMY (full scholarship), Kevin
($300 each), Karen Hermsmeier and Ray Hays; APPOINTMENT TO UNITED
Hrdy; SOUTH OMAHA EAGLES SCHOL-
ARSHIP ($300 each), Paula Melies, Susie STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST
Croisant, Phil Doerr and Steve Thedens; POINT, Kevin Hays; NROTC SCHOLAR-
SOUTH OMAHA EAGLES AUXILIARY SHIP AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT
SCHOLARSHIP ($300), Janet Rolfs, (nurs-
ing), and Linda Warchol (teacher); LINCOLN (Four-year, full tu ition), John
WORLD-HERALD SCHOLARSHIPS ($250 Fast; PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP AT
each) Terry Glismann and Kevin Rosemann;
WORLD HERALD KEY STAFFER JOUR- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE, Doug Nod -
NALISM AWARD (Nonmonetary), Terry gaard; SCHOLASTIC AWARD AT IOWA
STATE UNIVERSITY, Phil Doerr, UNO 4-
Glismann. YEAR REGENTS SCHOLARSHIP (Full tui-
Others: AMERICAN LEGION, SOUTH tion), Terry Glismann, and Paula Melies·
UNO ONE-YEAR REGENTS SCHOLAR~
OMAHA MELTING POT POST #331 SHIP Terry Glismann, and Chris Vetick;
Susie Croisant, and Kevin Rosemann; UNL REGENTS ALTERNATES, Karen
AMERICAN LEGION, SOUTH OMAHA
MELTING POT POST # 33 I ($100 each). Hermsmeier and Phil Doerr; EDWARD
Barb LaFerla, and Paul Shonka; SOUTH
HIGH BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS GOMEZ SCHOLARSHIP (Boys Club of
($300 each), Sandy Malzahn, and Doug
Greenwald; CONRAD COLLIN MEMO- Omaha), Darin Hamilton; PRESIDENT'S
RIAL SCHOLARSHIP ($150). Bruce Kal- SCHOLARSHIP {Kearney State College)

chik; DR. ALFRED E. SMITH SCHOLAR- Paula Melies; KEARNEY STATE BOARD
SH IP ($100). Terry Van Cleve; WEST OF TRUSTEES SCHOLARSHIP Paula
OMAHA ROTARY CLUB OF OMAHA,
Kevin Rosemann; CHANDLER VIEW PTA Melies; PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP ($100), Tim Hoefker; DR.
HERBERT SINGER AWARD FOR EXCEL- ORA KE UNIVERSITY ($200). Paula Melies;
LENCE ($100), Karen Hermsmeier; JEWIS
WAR VETERAN SCHOLARSHIP ($200), W. F. GOODRO SCHOLARSHIP AMERI-

Michale Fredericksen; SOUTH HIGH STU- CAN LEGION ($100). Terry Clark ;
DENT ACTIVITIES SCHOLARSHIPS
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD "PROFI-
($300), Krista Long, Melanee Balaban, Chris CIENT AMERICAN HISTORY STUDENT"
Vetick and Jerry Urban; "I DARE YOU"
AW ARD, Karen Hermsmeier, and Ray TROPHY, Suzie Croisant; KEARNEY
Hrdy; OEA SCHOLARSHIP ($100 for a STATE STUDENT ACTIVITIES SCH.OLAR-
future teacher), Teresa Olberding; SOUTH
OMAHA OPTIMISTS CLUB SCHOLAR- SHIP ($200) Diane Lorence; UNIVERSITY
OF IOWA SCHOLARSHIP (all expenses
SHIP {$300). Richard Stevens; PRESI -
DENT'S SCHOLARSHIP AT COLLEGE OF paid). Michael Hooks; AMERICAN G.I.
ST. MARY'S, Linda Warchol; SPECIAL FORUM SCHOLARSHIP ($200), Fernando
ENGLISH SCHOLARSHIP COLLEGE OF
ST. MARY'S, Sandy Malzahn; PERU STATE Torres, Jr. and Maria Montalvo,

NEBRASKA WESLEY AN UNIVERSITY

ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP ($400),

Jackie Stoysich; UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP ($830). Carol

Schmidt; SOUTH HIGH STUDENT ACTIV-

ITIES SCHOLARSHIPS ($100 each), Tracy

Redden, Greg Johnson, Mike Hooks, Man-

uel Falcon, and Melissa Weyant; DR.

EDWIN PARRISH SCHOLARSHIP ($300

each). Susie Croisant and Ken Stahmer.

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April Prom Honors McKenna, Kerwin

Reflecting back on the evening
of Friday, April 18, 1980, Prom
King Gene McKenna said, "It's
something I'll remember the rest of
my life." Gene, along with Queen
Eileen Kerwin, ruled the festivities

that night. "Ready to Take a

Chance Again" was the theme
song that Eileen and Gene danced
to after the crowning took place at
Sokol Hall, 21st and "U" Street.
The band, Bittersweet, was
selected by seniors in October. Mr.
Congenial and Miss Congeniality
were Bruce Kalchik and Sandy Mal-
zahn. Eileen Kerwin was the first
girl to run independently and win
the election without a partner. "I
ran by myself to prove that I could
do it," said Eileen. Approximately
300 people attended the festivities
that evening.

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1980 King Candidates: 1980 Queen Candidates:

Frank Cupak Jennifer Armstrong
Manuel Falcon Ann Bennington
Doug Greenwald Connie Kozal
Bob Harrison Michale Fredrickson
Ray Hrdy Cindy'Kilborn
Bruce Kalchik
Steve Lukowski Krista Long
John Patrick Sandy Malzahn
Mike Stoley Tracy Redden
Chris Vetick Terry Turines
Linda Warchol
Brenda Wisniewski

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·we knew the end was near when • • •

. . . seniors began ordering me mory booh, announcements and senior keys at the beginning
of March.

. .. the graduating seniors were caught leaving
early from their final exams which took place May

22 and 23. Teachers were struggling to keep stu -

dents in their classrooms.
. . . seniors began feeling graduation butterflies as they filed in to take measurements for
caps and gowns.

. . . stud e nts began picking up their ye ?rbooks, •••cle an, c risp announce ments were distributed to graduating seniors in late May.
May 21 st .

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378 Graduate in June Commencement

This year's 1980 Commencement included 378 graduating
seniors. Graduation was held Friday June 6th, at 7:30 p.m. at
the Civic Auditorium. Senior 'class officers and representa-
tives with the help of Mrs. Rozl"!nne Knight prepared gradua -
tion. I980's chosen speakers were Kevin Hays and Terry Glis-
mann. Their topics were "Change" and "Beginnings." Kevin
spoke about "Cha"nge" and Terry on "Beginnings."

Barb La Fe ria gets help from her sister
Debbie with her cap.

Wendy Harl ess a nd Sam Rabiola (shown a bov e in white ), officers of 1980-81
Senior C lass, lea d th e graduates in .

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Kevin H ays speaks on "Chang e." Terry Glismann t a lks about "Beginni ngs."

Mr. Nystrom congratulates the graduates, along with
Dr. Calinger and Dr. Knuhen.

This year's senior class president is Kevin Rosemann.

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