1964

At the left, three
r estless "India ns " pl ay
a game of checkers to
pass the time while
awaiting their cue.

At the right, Annie
sings "Oh! You Can 't
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Besides Annie

and F rank, the

cast included such

featured players

as:

John Austin as Tommy Keeler

Ken Bahr as Sitting Bull

Chuck Cummings as Buffalo Bill

Gordon Hauptman as Charlie Davenport

Vivian Neas loney as Dolly T ate

Ed Nodean as Pawnie Bill

Elaine Thornton as Winnie Tate

Mrs . Emaleen Skinner directed the

forty-five dancers in the production. The

entire cast included 86 students .

At the l eft a re Mrs. Clara Ross, drama teacher,
and Roland Hinrichs, choir director, who were in
charge of the entire presentation.

Below, se tting up scenery for the show -are Pa ul
Pecha , Instructor Robe rt H ahn, Skip Lawv e r, · a nd
Dennis Cleve.

TrackTypical scenes at a Packer meet are shown above.

Below are the members of the SHS track team, left to right, FIRST ROW: Coach Al Brovvn, Wayne Boldt,
Pat Buckley, Rich Morris, Rodney Rose, Brady Griffin, Jim Barrington, and Gary Garabrandt. SECOND ROW:
Bobby Goodall, Jim Duggan, Torn Hamme, Bob J ansen, J erry Petersen, Chuck Bartunek, Harold Murphy, Mike
Kinsella, and James Wilkins. THIRD ROW: Don Baier, Bud Clayton, John Kasada, Don Noble, Ron Tefft, Bob
Oster, Dennis Myers, and George Sederavicius. FOURTH ROW: Ron Hendricks, Dick RJ,odus, Mike Siedlik,
Bill Bogatz, Ron McClellan, Michael Moore, Gary Alsman, and Keith Potter. FIFTH ROW: Jim Adrian, Tony
Gottlieb, Robert Peralta, J ack Shawhan, Bill J anousek, Bob Zupan, Sammy Flowers, and Jim Spencer.

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A t the rig ht, lined up
besi de Coach Collin, a re
members of his pitching
staff, left to right, Ron
Rubck , Da n Re zac, Mike
Shee han, Lou Secor a , and
Ray Naujokaitis.

SEASON RECORD

South 8 C entral 4 South 8 Cre ig hton Prep 0
So uth 2 0
South 3 Westside 3 South 8 Benson 1
South 0 1
South 5 T e clmical 2 South 10 Lincoln Northeast 4
S o uth 0 4
Abra ham Lincoln 2 South LincoL1 C entral 11

Lincoln So utheast 0 South P apillion 0

North 5 South Cre ighton Prep 1

Below a r c Jim Conn a nd Lou S e cora at one of the m any base b all pr actice Head Coach

sessions. Cornie Collin
Assistant Coach

Clair Comstock

M a nager

Jolm Simmons

Scorek eeper

T ed Drefs

Lettermen

J im Albin

Alan Burns

J oe C a rrillo

Mike Churchich

Jim Conn

Dick Eva ns

I Buddy Hunte r
Dan Klepper

~I R ay M a rdis

R ay Naujokaitis

Robe rt Nokola

Chip Nila

Dan Rezac

J erry Ritonya

Bob Rubek

Lou Secora

Mike Sheehan

Jerry Suchy

Bill Yambor

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A picnic inc luding games and a chicken dinner was a ttended by 527
Southlte seniors at -Fontenelle Park on May 27.

Sponsor Mrs. Clara Ross
announced that the "Best Thes -
p i an" awards for 1963 - 64 were
won by Cla r e nce Wilson and

....,.Donna Baumwart.

/ 1bove are South High's Thespians, left to right, ROW 1: Donna Ba umwart, G eri Filipowski, J oyce Piskac.
ROW 2: Lynn Thom as, Judi Se llin, Be tty Volenec, Da n a Hovey, J e rri J anice k . ROW 3: Elaine Thornton,
Sharon Carpe r, J ody Keese. ROW 4: Clarence Wilson, Ed Nodean, Charles Cummings, Larry Headley, David
Ludwig , Geral d La wver, Gordon Hauptman. ROW 5: M a rk Hetterick and Larry Ludwig. A t the far right as
p a rt of the scenery i s Da ryl Taylor who was not p rese nt a t the time the picture was taken .

The National Thespi an Society is devoted to the advancement o f dramatic arts in the secondary schools.
Students become memb e r s a fter earning required points by participation in dramatics activities.

Amon g the students c ite d
for speci a l recognition at the
end of the 1 963 -64 sch ool
year wer e the m e m bers of the

Thespian

and

Quill And Scroll

chapters o f South High.
The n ames of these stu -

de nts were announced at the
Ho nors Day convocation on
Friday m orning, May 29.

Quill and S croll is the
i nternationa l honor society
for high school journa lists.

At the rig h t are t he SHS
Quill a nd Scroll m e mbers:
C l a r e n ce Wilson, Judy Bacon,
Randy H a mpton, J a n e Puffe n -
b arger, Tim Hamme rly, and
Jody Keese.

Photographe r Hampton
appears disple a sed ab o ut having
his pi cture taken. The result-
ing photo in which he has lost
h is he ad proves he h ad reason
to be concerned.

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Above are the members of South's golf team get-
ting some pointers from their coach, Merle Applebee.
Left to right are, kneeling: Jim Spicka, Don Dugich,
Brad Rasmussen, Barry Samulcek, Tom Fonfara, Bob
Stevens, and Jim Gunia; standing: Terry Harvat, Don
Jefferson, Joe Zadina, Ted Grace, Pat Brice, Mark
Hetterich. Not pictured are Benny Howland, Rich
Grace, Ron Malfait, Phillip Kluge, and Al Miller.

SEASON RECORD

South 336 Benson 329
Lincoln
South 263 Fremont 227
South 368 Central 334
South 330 North 325
South 321 Bellevue 313
South 312 Tee Jay 398
South 354 Abe Lynx 364
South 260 Westside 261
South 277 Prep 320
South. 335 Technical 345
South 385 365

At the right is Ed Bentz, the team's top golfer,
demonstrating his putting form.

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Dressed in merry masquerade
costumes, SHS girls gathered in
Gym 310 on April 24 for an intro-
. duction to May Fete candidates
and a night of fun and laughter.

Spring

Concerts

Each spring the South High
School Vocal Instrumental
Departments present concerts to
disp_lay the proficiency of their
musical students .

On these pages are scenes
from this year's band concert,
directed by George Konopik,
. pictured at the right and below.



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May

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At the left, Miss Carol
Lee, 1963 Achi e vement
Qu een, begins the May Fe te
coronation by prese nting a
bouquet of roses to the 1 964
Achievement Quee n, Miss
Karol Vanhessche.

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Pictured above a r e the 1964 South High M ay Fe t e Queens, seat ed left to right,
K a rol V a nhessche , Achievement Queen; Pa u la Freyer, Athletic Queen; and Cheryl
J o Hun, Popularity Queen. Standing a r e the 1963 queens--Caro l Lee, Sandra Duda,
and Ann Hoff-man. The flowe r g irl attendant is Pam Freyer . May 8 was the dat e
of this colorful coronation.

Sleepy, played by Assista nt

Principal Donald Ruby, and
Grumpy, played by Dr.
Richard C. Krebs, get into
the act w ith a bang.

Joe Sasich
shows what

"Fellows'
Follies" can
do to a
Packer athlete.

"Just the Facts, Mam, " a n ancient

"Dragnet" skit about th e assassination

of Caesar, was enacted by, left to

right, Nate Devereaux , Bob Sterba,
John Jacobson, Mary Lou Feeney,
and Bonnie Melichar.

"Americana " in the South High auditorium, but the audiences on April 30,
May 1, and May 2 found that they h ad their places and their problems.

A Trojan horse and rider m ight seem out of place to anyone who did not
attend SOUND OFF 1964 in the South High auditorium on April 30, May
1, and May 2.

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Above are the
1964 Prom candi-
dates, left to right:
Sharon Rose,
Walter Cullie, Mary
Jo Donahue, Bob
Van Moorleghem,
Gary Krebs, Bobbie
Lynch, Donna
Baumwart, and Ed
Miller.

Above are four of the senior officers--Clarence Wilson, Eddie
Flowers, Betty Parish, and Sharon Carper--performing their coronation
duties.

At the right, Candidate Sharon Rose and Officers Betty Parish,
Shirley Newcomer, Judy Stillmock, and Sharon Carper await the
announcem e nt of the names of the 1964 Prom sovereigns.

On the evening of May 15,
more tha n 400 Southites a tte nd ed
the 1964 Se nior Prom, held a t
the Peony Park Ba llroom.

At the rig ht are the Prom king and
queen, Bob Van Moorleghem and Mary
J o Donahue, following their coronation.

A t the right, C andida tes
Bobbie Lynch and G ary Kre bs
are shown congratulating the
royal couple.

A t the lower rig ht, their
fellow stude nts are pictured
extending g ood wishes to the
newly e lecte d king and
queen.

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Members of South's tennis team above are, l eft to right, kneeling: Gary Thompson, Sam
Ferraguti, Leo Naujokaitis, Gordon Hauptman, and Vince Emery; st anding: Coach Cecil
Stutzman, Paul Martinez, Bob Casey, Harold Krueger, Wes Moravec , and M itch Emery.

SEASON RECORD Below, left, Vince Emery shows his r eturn form, while at the right,
brother Mitch gets set to serve.
South 2 Fremont 5
1
South 6 Beveridge 0
5
South 3 Technical 2
3
South 2 Bellevue 3
1
South 1 Prep 1
0
South 0 North

South 0 Westside

South 2 Benson

South 2 Abe Lyme

South 3 Central

At the
left, Bob
Casey gives
the ball a
good whack.

A bove , Ire ne Wolfe, l e ft, and Pa ul:i Freyer displ:iy
their doubles techni que .

Girls' Tennis

South SEASON RECORD 3
South 3
South 1 North 4
South 1 Wes11>ide
So uth 0 Benson 1
3 T echnical ,1
0 Central

Be low and a t the rig ht, Loddie Do linski shows SHS
tennis form.

Below, C a ndi Wise appea rs to be try-
ing to hypnotize the ball.

Honor Roll

Banquet

At the left is
the se nio r class
s p eak e r, K a ro l
V a nhessche , as
she de livers her
ta lk on "All's
W e ll tha t Ends
Wel l. "

Be lo w is Frankie K a stelic, freshm a n rep-
resentative , g iving he r v iews on " Comedy of
Errors. "

The largest number of South High School scholars ever
to assemble for the annua l Honor Roll Banquet met on April
16 t o commemorat e the four hundredth anniversary of
William Shakespeare's birthday. Although they were a week
early in their celebration, they established through their
speeches that Shakespeare's ideas and advice are immorta l.

Below are pictured the SHS National
Honor Society members posing in front of
their school on Senior Honors Day, May 29.
These students were chosen for their scholar-
ship, le a dership, character and service .

At the far
left is Craig
Christiansen,
junior, d eliver-
ing an address
entitled "As
You Like It. "

To his right
is Alan Burns,
sophomore,
shown speaking
on the topic
"Much Ado
about Nothing. "

A t the left,
Master of Cere -
monies Clare nce
Wilson q uotes
Shakespeare as
an a mused Dr.
Krebs listens.

At the
right, So uth 1s
principal, Dr.
Richard C.
Krebs, discusses
the Shakespear-
ean thesis "The
Fault ls not in
Our Stars but
in Ourselves. "

SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL'S 1964 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS

C arolyn Anderson Ire ne G a rtigas Ann Lubische r Janis Salsbury

Judy Bacon Judith Goebe l T erence McClellan Mary Sempek

Richard Bartek Jerry Gohr Ella McGee Lorraine Smith

Donna Batm1wart Kathleen Grimshaw Connie Melichar Patricia Socha

Edward Bentz David Ha ld Maria Mickevicius JoAnn Spencer

James Blazek Alyce H arder Be tty Mikulecky Donald Stevens

Linda Burghardt Larry Headley Randi Miller Judy Stillmock

Sandra Butche r Judith Hoden Roberta Miller Sharlene Stra cke

Thelma Calla m Kathleen Horvath Michael Milobar Barbara Swanson

Beatriz C armona Paulette Hruba n Doreen Moritz Daryl T aylor

Sharon Carper Sharon Hunter Shirley Newcomer Helen Teply

Leanna Carrick J udy Huntle y Edward Nodean Elaine Thornton

J ane Cason Ronald Jakub Dale Parker Jean Urich

Richard Cerny Jerrie J anicek Kathleen Parys J udi Usasz

Maria Chavez Sheryl Julian Joanne Pe char Karol Vanhessd,e

Sharon Conn Catherine Kennedy Karen Peterson Gary Weak

Carl Dabe lste in Betty J ean Klanecky David Pinka ll Jo Ellen Weiss

Lloyd Decker Mary Jean Kolo J ane Puffenbarger Jacqueline Williams

M ary DeWitt V a l Kotrous Harold Putney Clarence Wilson

Karen Favors Antoinette Laguzza Rona ld Ratcliff J anet Wismon t

Geraldine Filipowski Reba Larabee Katherine Rech Roger Winiecki

Patti Frechin Richard Loft Lyle Ried Lorraine Zanski

C a therine Fwca Patricia Lombardo Diann Rishel

Scholarship

At the left are five of
So uth High 's 4 2 schola rship
winners from the 1964 grad-
uating class . Left to right
are Roberta M ille r, who won
a Nebrask a Unive rsity Ad-
vanced Pla ceme nt Freshman
Schol arship and a Nationa l
Merit Finalist C ertificate o f
Merit; Connie M e licha r, an
A k-Sar-Be n Scholarship to
Cre ighton University, a Na-
tional Merit C e rtificate of
Commend ation, a Creighto n
University Scholarship a nd a n
Elks Leadership Award; Edward
Mille r, a n Om a ha Home
Builders ' Associ a tion Scholar-
ship; Roger Winiecki, a
WORLD- HERALD, a National
Honor Socie ty, a nd a Four-
year Nebr ask a University
Scholarship and a National
Merit Finalist Certificate o f
Merit; and R e ba Larabee, a
Homemakers ' Award.

Other scholarship winners included:
CAROLYN ANDERSON: South Omaha Eag les Auxili a ry a nd American
Legion Auxiliary for Nursing
EDWARD BENTZ: Nebraska University Alternate and South Oma ha Eagle s

• JAMES BLAZEK: Omaha Unive rsity Regents·

SANDRA BUTCHER: Harry A. Burke Memorial
JANE LYNN CASON: Nebr ask a Unive rsity Alternate and William J ewell
College
RICHARD CERNY: Omaha Unive rsity R egents ' and Nebraska Univ e rsity
A lternate
CARL DABELSTEIN : Omaha University A lumni
KAREN FAVORS: National Merit Certificate of Commend ation
GERALDINE F1UPOWSKI: Wayne State
JUDITH GOEBEL: Nebraska University Alternate and Associated Club
Scholarship of South High
WALTER CULLIE: Damsel Club Award
DAVID HALD: Nebraska University Alternate
VAL KOTROUS: Nebraska University Alternate and National M e rit Certi -

ficate of Commendation
RICHARD LOFT: Nebraska University Four-year Schola rship, South Omaha

Eagles, National M e rit Finalist Certifica te of M e rit
GARY MANROSE: N eb raska University Alternate
MARY MARTINEZ: American G. I. Forwn Auxiliary
TERRENCE McCLELLAN: Nebraska Unive rsity Alterna t e
BETTY M IKULECKY: N e braska Unive rsity Alterna t e a nd a South Omaha

Eagle s Auxiliary
RANDI MILLER: T arkio College a nd Nebraska Unive rsity Alternate
JOHN OJEDA : American G. I. Forum Auxilia ry
DALE PARKER: Nebraska Unive rsity Alterna t e , National M e rit Certifica t e
of Commendation, a nd Ak -S a r - Ben to Omaha Unive rsity
RANDY PARSONS: YMCA a nd George Willi a ms College Scholarshi ps
HAROLD PUTNEY: Industri a l Electric for T eaching and O EA Scholarship
DIANN RISHEL: Nebrask a Unive rsity Alternate
RAYMON D JOSEPH SHAW, JR.: Doane Award
LORRAINE SMITH: Nebr aska University Alternate a nd Associated Clubs
of South High Scholarship

Winners - ,,~, \

At the right is a " ' .. . . f.'•
p icture of the huge sec-
tion of more than 600 ,l
South High seniors who -:: ~~--~:~~~·)~Y.~:::-.·· ' . . ' .. . •'.•r-',1·-~';---.~.··-•~.•iS-~-·,,.,;;.~s..-.:.•~:.-·'-:••-I-.:.~. - ~ •'-=-,-.;_>.'-!·-..-.,•..-._•. '.-,..'::·-.-,C-_•·.-~--~
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PA TRICIA SOCHA: Nebraska Wesleyan Scholarship

JoANN SPENCER: Hastings College Scholarship

JAMES SPICKA : Nebraska University Alte rnate

DONALD STEVENS: Nebraska University Alternate

CHARLES TAMAYO: American G. l. Forum Amciliary Scholarship •

HELEN TEPLY: South Oma h a Eagles Scholarship

ELAINE THORNTON: Nebraska Unive rsity Four-year Scholarship

JEAN URICH: Arthur Brandeis Award

KAROL VANHESSCHE: WORLD-HERALD, Ak-Sar-Ben to Cre ighton University, GEM, Creighton University,

Nebraska Unive rsity Alternate, and National Merit Letter of Commendation

JO ELLEN WEISS: Omaha Unive rsity Regents ' and Nebraska University Alternate

CLARENCE WILSON: Nebraska University Alternate

O n this fina l page of
the supplement to the 1964
yearbook, three views of
the June 5 Commenceme nt
s cene a.r e r eproduced whic h
the 636 South High School
graduating seniors a nd their
p arents, t eache rs, and
fri ends should lo ng re m e m -
be r .

Fo r the m, t hi s dra m a ti c ,
closing e ve nt broug ht a fit -
ting climax to a memorable
y ear.

It is the hope of the 1964
SOUTHITE staff that this
yearbook and its supplement,
dedicated to examining the
record of South High and its
students and faculty during
the academic year 1963 - 64,
may keep the record of this
school year fresh and clear
for all who possess them and
that they may in themselve s
provide a valuable record
for those interested in South
High.







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