1972

South High Shows Great Spirit;
School's Pep Rallies ''Right On''

" We'll beat cm , We'll defeat em, GO! SOUTH! GOooooooo! HEY! "
That' s only a sma ll port ion of what is heard at one of South's pep rallies.
Promo ting schoo l spi ri t is a year ro und evem at South: with pep rallies
being held on game days, before school, during seventh hour and after
scho o l.

Student s attending the rallies were the ones who had activity cards,
tickets to games, feat hers or whatever else was requ ired for ad missions.

Performing at the rallies were the cheerleaders, twi rlers, pomperets,
and the school band. All of these people along with the student s, boosted
the teams.

Coach Faiman is shown backing his team to his fullest
Getting kids involved in sports guarantees a good year.

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Sound Off Actors ''Get It On; ''
Beat, Action, Sounds Crystalize

When asked if he thought that Sound Off was a suc- Bob Jergovic, guitarist.

cess, Mr. Travis replied, "Yes, considering the variety and
having a mimimum amount of time to work with." He
was also asked which was the hardest part in putting to-
gether Sound Off and he said, ''There are so many parts
you can't point out one particular part. The stage crew
has a tough time because they are moving all the time;
there wa·s a minimum amount of time to rehearse the band.

Everybody worked hard."

This year's Sound Off was held February 4, 5, and 6
with a matinee for the students on the fourth. Variety
ranged from dancing and singing to All Star Wrestling and
"Fellows Follies."

There were light and easy-going acts such as Bob
Jergovic's rendition of "Windy and Warm" and the
Beatie hit "Yesterday" and there were hard and heavy
acts like "Get It On" and "Dimensions in Soul."

"Elegance", a more professional act. Mr. Albert Travis.

Ambassador members singing "The Declaration." This was one
of the m·ore serious moments.

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All Star Wrestling, an audience favorite. Dave Wheeler and Mike Vlassakis "Get it On."

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Cindy Denne( obtains proof of a mock riot. "Fellows Follies," athletes dressed as chorus girls, one of "71 's" favor-
ites is now one of "72's" favorites.

Miss Nancy D'Agosta sings her version of "Misty." First Girls Choir sings "Qose To You."

.. Dr. Patrick Salerno sings "Green, Green Grass of Serena Middleton and Debbi Oark,
Home." show "Soul."
Dave Pederson dying of a cut finger, and
Nurse Sue Koenig are disputing over a bandaid.

Richard Hood and Marcia J.V. Cheerleaders do their thing for Ecology.
Kyra! blend their version
of "Cherish."

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Lyric Messages Stir Audiences;
''Spoon River'' Features the Dead

Southites probably heard o r saw the three words "Spoon Mrs. Clara Ross acted as director
River Anthology" many times this past year. This year's school for the Edgar Lee Masters' play.
play presented on the nights of November 19 and 20, was what
would be termed "different." The population of Spoon River, who
speak to the audience are all dead, and tell one by one, summaries
of their lives.

The cast consisted of twenty-two actors including three
guitarists. Sixty-six characters were played by twenty-two people
and it was difficult playing more than one character. As Valerie
Gonzalez put it, "The most difficult part was staying in character
because you had to play so many parts. Timing was also a factor,
you had to know where, when and how to go to your spots."

Mrs. Clara Ross directed and picked out this particular play.
When asked why she chose the play, she answered, "Because it
was different from the same thing every year. It was different
and unusual. It was interesting and had great audience response."

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R.I.P. Make up is the biggest hassle.
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James Wolfe

Valerie Gonzalez Judy Michalak

Steven Swirczek

Paul Gardner Norman Melichar

Richard Hood

Steven Kidder Mary Ann Lesac

Gayle Svagera

Sandra Hill Sandy Gardner

Kit Carlson

Robert Trummer Marcia Kyra!

Gerald Quintero

Peggy Westfall Gary Krula

Mary Lou Kidder

Carol Farr Robert Jergovic

Karen Prazen

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Film Club Invades Reel World;
''R. Hero'' Display at Sound-Off

This year Dr. Patrick Salerno replaced
Mrs. Laura Haugse managing the Film Club.
He says the actual production, filming, act-
ing and technical work is done by the mem-
bers themselves. The script for Sound-Off
was given to the club members, they rewrote
it and with the help from Dr. Salerno they
were given many suggestions as of where
they should film it. Dr. Salerno says, "The
equipment is the kids themselves." Member
Mark Schwisow says, "Film Club is just a
bunch of jacking around that all of a sudden
falls together and fits."

Back row, from left to right: John Villella, Alan Currie, Mark Schwisow and
Steve Kahm. Front rm':: Sally Gardner, Jerry Sander, Steve Kidder and
Randy Dvorsky. Not pictured: Bruce Henley and Bobby MiIJs.
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Making Pinatas Enhance Study;

Dinner Starts Off Spanish Club

Spanish Club consists of all students
who are enro lled in a spanish class. Spon-
sors are Mrs. Helia B. Pico and Miss Joann
Placek.

Mrs. Pico started a contest for the best
pinata in her class and o ne was started in
Miss Placek's class. A dinner consisting of
spanish food was held early in the yea r.

"Azulito " , the ftrst prize winn er in Miss ll1e camel, done by Janet Engstrom and
Placek's class, \V'Js done by Karen Harra-
hill and Lynne Green. Marsha Jensen came in second place in
the contest in Miss Placek's class.

' "111e Underarm Deodorant Expert" finished in

third place in Miss Pico's class. It was done by
Marilyn Tarkington, Debra Miller and Al Marvin.

Front row, from left to right: Mario Zendejas, Joann Duff,
Steve Hicks, Jackie Oayton, Violanda Godinez, Joan Riza.
Back row, left to right: Don Skradis, Sharon Weathers,
Bob Oaycamp, Raul Falcon and Steve Combs.

People could view some of
the student-made piiiatas
suspended from the ceil-

ing in a Spanish room.

This "Mickey Mouse" pinata was made by Jim First row, from left to right: Silvia Garcia, Mary Batters,
Wolfe. It is shown hanging from the ceiling in Gabriel Qiavez, Dale Young, Laura Rachwalik, Jorge Nila
Spanish room 240. and Judith Stilen. Back row, from left to right: Debbie
Miller, Dan Feser, Pedro Vazquez and Dave Muck.

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New Uniforms Are Talk of Year;
Girls Join H·omecoming Festivities

New uniforms for the Pep Club was
about the biggest and most important thing
that happened to Pep Club members this
year. Uniforms are made up of red and
white panel skirts and red short-sleeved
sweaters.

Pep Council members rewrote the con-
stitu tion over the summer at a se ries of
meetings they had . It is agreed among the
members ofPep Club that the main purpose
ofPep Club is to support all school sports
and to promote school spirit. Letters were
designed for the uniforms during the sum-
mer too.

Club members also participated in the
Homecoming festivities. A float was buil t
and entered in the competition. A group of
girls rode on the float while the remainder
of the club marched in the parade. Red and
white carnation,._wer~ sold to any student
or faculty member who wished to reserve
one for seventy-five cen ts. Balloons were
sold to anyone attending the Homecoming
game as they passed through the gate.

Just before kickoff, all of the Pep Club
members assembled on the field towel-
come the Packer football team as they
stormed onto the field.

Junior and Sophomore Pep Club me mbers from left to right are: F irst row: Sally Besta, Linda DeWitt, Annett e
Chipm an, Sue Koenig, Charlene Piskac, Cindy Bloomquist, Debby Homan, Mich elle Steve n s, and De bi Clark.
Second row: Margret Sm ith, Patty Lopez, Carol Riha , Julie Bogener , Linnie Myres and Janet Murphy,

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Junior and senior Pep Club members include fr om left to right: Driver - Lynn Matheson, Debi Feeney,
and Jody Dirnaro. Standing is Rob in Klusmire. Seated in the front row from le ft to right am: Jeanette
Rosinski, Lucy Bacf, Linda Wzorek , Theresa Clechoski, Ruth Putney and Judy 13rothcrson. 13ack row:
Mary Si nos, Gail Herman, Kath y Landers, Anna llfysfyn. Evelyn Woodard. Joleen Schroeder, and Teri
Cave ny.

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Some other Pep Club members are from left to right: first row: Ch arlotte Morris, Toni Calfior,
Sherry Riha, Patty Thompsen, Diane Krzycki, Re nne Niedbalski, and De nise Ariza. Second row :
Toni Berquist , Kellie rahey , Susie Sheffield , Chris Crabtree, Sue K.rzycki, Freeda Walker, Susie
Waisane and Melody Rybensky .

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Freshman and Sophomore members arc from left to right: Rita Kinsella, Suzie Nath , Kathy Bluvas, Sue Yam-
bor, T erri Nath, Karen Gu lizia, Bobbi Bloeme r, and Lynn Mruk. Second row: De nise Rosenthal, Su e Lencowski,
Linda Labanowski, Susan Rachwalik, Kathy Gulizia, Mary Ballers, Cindy Parish , Denise Nigrin, Kathy Landass,
Regina Culinanc, and Thrcsc Pelnar.

Officers of the Pep Club this year arc: First row, left to right:
President , Connie Breen , Secretary, Paula Marchese. Back row:
Treasurer, Diane Linson , Vice-President, Lind a Kroeger.

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G.A.A. 's Float Wins Main Prize;

Sports Receives Feminine Touch

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G.A.A. means more than Girls Athletic Asso-
ciation to its members. The excitement and fun
created by its member makes it one of the largest
clubs at South.

This year, in addition to all the regular awards,
there was an award given to the Outstanding Girl
of each class except for the freshman class. In
order to earn this award, the girl was to have ac-
cumulated so many units by Awards Night. G.A.
A. pin was also given to every junior and senior
who accumulated at least seven units.

The various sports that each girl participated
in were volleyball, bowling, basketball, badmin-
ton, tennis, and swimming amoung others. In
addition to participating in the various through-
out the year, G.A.A. members entered a flort
in the Homecoming Parade and won first place.

Jeri Cisar has this to say as to why she joined
G.AA. " I get fun out of participating in sports
becauseofthecompetition in G.A.A." This is
why most girls join G.A.A.

In the spring toward the end of the year,
G.AA. members have their annual camp out.
Along with this they have a banquet which ail
the girls look forward to.

The sponsors for G.A.A. are Miss Julie Chickinell and Mrs. Carol Hawley ..
Mrs. Hawley left at the end of the semester however, because of an upcoming
blessed event which was to take place in the first part o f June. Miss 01ickin-
ell has this to say about being a sponsor: "It's a lot of work keeping everyone
happy, but it makes the job more enjoyable, especially when you have
really good officers Ilike this year's." Miss Chickinell amd Mrs. Hawley have
both sponsors of G.A.A. for three years each.

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president; Theresa Beckwith, president; Karen Harrahill, secretary, and Janice , U ,1 • . J
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Participating in the various competitive sports throughout the year is what G.A.A. ~~: .. ;;r
is all about. TI1ese girls shown above were playing volleyball after school. Volleyball

was the fust sport o ffered this year to every member. After the regular playing of
volleyball after school, Miss 01ickinell picked the best players which went to com-
pete with the other area high schools. TI1ey placed fourth in the competition.

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Bowling across the street at the Athletic Bowl is another
popular sport among the members. The anticipation of·
wondering as to whether or not you get a strike is very
evident here.

111eresa Beckwith is shown here practicing on the balance beam. 111e technique
that she is doing is called an arabesque. Besides competing in G.A.A. activities,

111ercsa is also the president of this organization which keeps her on the go.

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The senior members of G.A.A. sitting left to right, front row are: Shirley Swirczek, Jeri Cisar, Theresa Beckwith, Cindy Shoning, A nita Gomez,
Janice Hotz, and Marilyn Pleuler. Standing arc: Teri Cavcny, Sue Tangeman, Linda Deck with , Do nnie Boggs, Janet Nelson, Ju dy S tilen, and
Carol Loeffcr. The majority of these girls have been in G.A.A. since t hey enro lled in South High. There arc a few new members added this
year however.

These girls represent the junior class in G.A.A. this year sitting left to right, front row arc : Laura Pora!, Clrla Scaman, Dia ne Linson, Karen Har·
rahill and Jo Ann Duff. Standing in the back are: Denise Divoky, Kathy Jensen, Cindy Miller, Linda Hergenrader, Mary McCormick, Ethel Kat-
or and Miriam Dosenovich.

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The sopho mores and freshmen make up the largest group of members this year in G.A.A. Pictured in the first row, left t o right are : Rita Kinsel-
la, Denise Rosenthal, Karen Hotz, Melody Rybensky and Nancy Kendall. In the second row are: Pat Lopez, Cindy Bloomquist and Mary Sova.
Standing in th e back row are: Rosemary Swirczek, Angie Shuput, Pat Linson, Barb Blythe, Karen Hayes an d Sharon Lcsac.

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Latin Club Events Never Cease;
Blacksburg Site for Convention

Slave sale, banquet, state and national convention

are al(examples of Latin clubs yearly activities. A mem-

ber of first year Latin in the club is able to do anything

as long as it doesn't prove to be embarrassing. Instead of

having the banquet at a restaurant it was held in one of

the members homes this year.

Our South High Latin club belongs to both the

State and National Junior Classical League. One or

two members are sent to the National convention

which is this year taking place at the Polytechnic Institude,

Blacksburg, Virginia.

Prominent club sponsor, Mrs. Barbara Oldfield said

she couldn't imagine what it would be like without having On the south side of room 237 sit the masters. They arc making their

a Latin club. bids on the slaves they have power over for a week.

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This is just one of the many adva ntages of being a master.
It must be nice to have someone wait on you.

February seventeenth was a night of glory and ~ . . M~~~......J
relaxation for Mary Briggs.
Pictured from left to right are the proud masters of the "seventy-two" Latin club banquet.
Row one: Mary Briggs, Shirley Noah, Norm Melichar and Mary Graff. Row two : Dave
Buxter, Kevin Black and Pa tti Miller.

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The night of the banquet was one the slaves won't forget, Row one, left to right: Lillian Brosnihan, Cindi This is the mighty horse of
Stanish, Annette Stawniak and Carol Sievers. Row two: Roger Wilkens, Dennis Black, Wayne Planck and Hercules in the masters skit.
Bernadette Albino. Row three: Fred Brown, Brett Rozmiarek and Rick Wisc.

Masters have their slaves compete for them in the different games at the banquet.
Here the slaves are having their peanut races.

Enthusiastic sponsor Mrs. Barabra Oldfield takes on the
role of "auctioneer" at the salve sale this year.

Fred and Carol are expressing their act-
ing abilities in a skit by the slaves.

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F.F.A. Reap Harvest of Awards;

Hard Work the Key to Success

Future Farmers of America is an agricultural organi- Advisor of the '71-'72 Future Farmers is Mr. Robert WiUiam s, who
zation open to South students who have an interest in the field is seen here in structing his stud ents on the importa nce of farming.
of agricultural. 1971 was a very rewarding year for South's Mr. Williams is in his second year at South.
future farmers in which they won many awards at the Douglas
County Fair and the State Fair. The boys in F.F.A. learn the
basic principles of farming and also acquire some actual ex-
perience in farming through their work on their farm locat-
ed near Waterloo, Nebraska. The basic aim of F.F .A. is to
develop agricultural leadership, cooperation and citizenship.
There are four degrees of F.F.A. membership, Green Hands,
Chapter Farmers, State Farmer and American Farmer.

Class officers are seated left to right: Advisor Mr. Robert Williams, Sentinel Bob These students arc seen examining a wheat reaper on

Gabelhause, Vice-President Frank Horejsi, President Pat Bogenreif, Secretary Joe their farm near Waterloo, Nebraska. They perform many

McAuliffe, Treasurer Mike Endres, Reporter Ed Shoning. of their class proj ects here.

The Green Hands ai:e one of the organizati~ns in the Future Farmers of America. Membership to this organization requires less than one year of
c~ ss. From left to nght, front row : Ray Mill~r, Dennis Albers, Mike Bergman, Dan Karnish , Mike Smith, R_euben Rosales, Bob Kaiser. Back row:
Tun Ogard, Robert Poole, Tom Menousek, Roger Preister, Jim Overfelt, Pat McMahon, Steve Gundy and Steve Sempek.

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Chapter Farmers is an organization in Future Farmers of America in which a year of class has been spent in F.F.A. and the farmers creed has
been learned. rront row, left to right : Pat Bogenreif, Ed $honing, Dennis Campbell, Frank Horejsi, Mark McEntaffer, Mike Smith , Tom Kozial,
Martin Powell, Don Young. Back row: Andy Lich tas, Joe McAuliffe, Dave Pimpara, Henry Jones, Jim Laguzza, Charles Ka.rnik , and Lawrence
Lass. Standing: Bob Gabelhause and Mike Endres.

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T hese F .F.A. members a.re displaying a few of their trophies which were won at the 1971
Do uglas County Fair and the 1971 State Fair. The boys arc as follows from left to right:
Mike Bergman , Mike Endres, Bob Gabelhause, Ed Shoning, Frank Horejsi and Pat Bogen-
r ci f.

These boys a.re on the F.F.A. fa.rm taking a soil
sample for testing in one of their class projects.
Winter wheat can be seen growing.

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Teens Blend Music with Motion;
Generation Gap Bridges the Gap

"Gap" members present their musical talent to the Omaha C
community throughout the school year. Hospitals, schools, foot -
ball games and stages are the settings for this musical group. Mr. Sponsor of the 1971-72 Generation Gap, Mr. Albert
Albert Travis, the Generation Gap sponsor, believes that this years Travis, works hard to make "Gap" a success.
group has learned to cooperate in order to get a job done and
have developed poise and performance which is essential for a
Generatio n Gap member. Tryouts occur in the fall and anyone
who enjoys singing popular music is eligible. There is practice
every morning at 7 :30 A.M. which lasts one-half hour. Sound
Off is an annual event of this group. Mr. Travis believes anyone
that likes to project his or her personality enjoys people, likes
music and is willing to work hard will make a good Generation
Gap member.

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Front row, left to right: Karen Harless, Millie Edsall, Sally Gardner, Barb Stefanski. Row two: Kathy Paskach, Frank Mascarello, Paula Stanek.
Row three: Terry Harless, Guy Scrivner. Row four: Bob Tanner.

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Terry Harless and Lloyd Tro ut dis- Enterta ining comes naturally to
play their musical talents to the these " Gap" members throughout
public at the Southroads. the year.

Front row; Roseellen Campbell. Second row: Nancy Stanek and Karen Volcek. Third row; Edwana Burch, Llnda McDonald and Kathi
Moore. Fourth row: Dave Downs, Sandy Hill, Judy Stilen and Lloyd Trout.

The Generation Gap performs for South High students singing "The Look Of Love" during the Friday
matinee, February 4, 1972, for their first appearance in the '72 Sound Off.

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Gaveliers Ponder Jury System;
Students Forced to Find Facts

South High's Debate team, the Gaveliers, is made
up of approximately twenty people this year. They
practice debating everyday, seventh hour. This year
their main topic is "Should the jury system be
changed?" Mr. Dallas Hemenway feels that, "This
year it has taken the team longer to develop the
ability to debate." Asked why, he said, "Because
the subject is harder this year and there is more re-
search to be done."

Students remark that, "To be a debater you have to be able to think fast, ex-
press yourself, a nd have a lot of good ideas."

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Mr. Hemenway, d eba te coach for six years,
feels, "The Gavcliers are still on the ri se."

Front row, left to right : Mr. Dallas Hemenway , Paul Gardner, John Coolman, John Ma reda. Back row: Jim Hatch, Wilma Labreyere, Kit Carlson,
Debbie Hare, Barbara Sapp, Angie Shupu t, Rosemary Beener, Pat Phalen, Mariann Elsasser, Gail Dworak, Ken Staroska. Not pictured are: Jim
Gilbert, Kirk Marcum , Thersa Morearty, Steve Pavlis, Paul Sweeney, William VanHaaften , a nd Karen Ga las.

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Candles, Covers Sold By D.E. C.A.;

Aims Set for State Convention

During this past year, Deca members have been busy sel]jng
Packer stickers, telephone book covers, calendars, and six different
types of Christmas candles. All proceeds go into a fund to help send
-members to the Annual State Leaders Conference, in Lincoln, Nebras-
ka. It is held in March and there are 15 different contests which one
could enter. At the convention, the leaders compete with other people
from all over the state. Awards go to the people who place first or
second, which then go on to the National Contest.

This year Deca is one of the largest clubs with I02 members.
Being in Deca isn't all work and no play ; they visit high schools, have
pizza parties and go on hayrack rides.

In Deca you learn how to sell merchandise. Witho ut learn-
ing the proper methods of selling, it could lead to embar-
rassing situations between you and the customer. Deca
member, Diane Swoboda practices the right techniques
in selling Koda k film .

Setting up displays in a window, is one of the tasks performed in Deca. Dressing
manequins and the proper scenery is to attract the people's interest in purchas-
ing clothes.

T his year Deca has a co-sponsor, Mr. Kent Yaw . He
thinks that th e students sho uld be involved with more
school activiti es. Being in activities may help yo u in
future years by events that are taking place.
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Some activ_c clubs members First row, from lctt to right: Cathy !lkadrnn. Rich Lest er, Mr. Dennis ~k D0nn,•II giv..:s hdpful ad-
Roger Pro_istcr, Ga.ry Cook, Sandy Lirson, Denise rranks, Ruth Wo lfe, Tom Emal, LuAnn vice in guid ing stud.:nts in produl'ing
Dugger, Diane Swoboda, Denise Nedved, Kathy Hudson, Mary Jo Hudson, Carol Forman. good salesmanship. Students join
D.E.C.A. so they will dcvdop their tcch-
Row two:_Ty Banks, Mary Ann Lcsac, Kathy llfositcs, Diane Kava , Barb Ostling. Lucy niqu..: in addition to productive id,•as.
Kadlbe, Lmda Nedved and Debbie Cole.

Mr. Dennis McDonnell, sponsor of D.E.C.A. says, "1l1e program has grown
considerably under the traditio nal scheduling because it allows the students
more time to work."

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Future Teachers Aide Faculty;

Members Help Correct Homework

Future Teachers is a club made up specifically for stu- -
dents who plan to or have a personal interest of becoming a
teacher. Each year the club organizes different ways of help-
ing the faculty. This year the club helped teachers correct

their homework. The club is sponsored by Mrs. Janet Mody
and Mrs. Elizabeth Kisicki. Sound-Off and Fun Night are
some of the activities they participated in.

The club this year is sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Kisicki who believes
more teachers arc needed for the future.

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Future Teachers, left to right, row one: Dorthy Czarnick and Pamela McFarland. Row two:
Shirley Noah, Norman Melichar, Peggy Olsen, Terri Caveny and Steven Kidder.

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Library Overflowed by Students;

Premises Classified As Sacred

Filing cards, placing books o n the shelves and helpi11g
students are the duties of the Library Club. Mrs. Alice
Thompson and Mrs. Barbara Moore sponsor the group
and strive for better assistance in the library. Members
learn the purpose of t he libra ry as well as meeting new
friends. The club takes pride in decorating the library
and putting up new displays in their window. Mrs.
Moore feels that the library is a place to study and should be
used only for that purpose.

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Ro w one, left to right: Art Hruska, Mike Shuets, Cathy Hoban, Sharon Liss, Debbie Woodcock
and Pamela McFarland. Row two: Norman Melichar, Al Seifert, Pam Johnson, Cindy Chandler,
Toni Calfior, Jeanette Rosinski, Barbara Andrysik, Peggy Olsen and Rosemary Nelson.

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''0'' Club Destined for Changes;
More Members Help Boost Spirit

"O" Club is made up of boys that have lettered in a

sport. Each year the club receives new members as new
activities are established. All coaches are sponso rs to assure
a better club. Robert Whitehouse, Atheletic Director this
year, worked hard on the reorganazation o f the club,
which meant a membership drive . This drive prove d fulfilling
as the role increased. The club participated in Ho meco ming
with a float that didn' t win an award but proved to be a lot
of fun.

Cecil Stutzma n, Varsity Baske tball coach, lead his tea m tluough a
rough but rewarding year.

Row one, left to right : Jim Riha, Tim Kelly, Dave Pimpara, Tony Turco, Mark Merwald, Robert Garcia and Mike Kirby. Row two: Gary Her-
man, Steve Tangeman, Glenn Hills, Ron Vacek, Charles Lubischer and Al Matachonie.

Reserve Basketball Coach Ron Jiede coached his team on to another Paul Blazevich, Junior Varsity and assistant varsity foo tball coach,

victorious season as he has in the past years. kept his players in sha pe for the season.

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Row one, left to right: Mike Schramm , Dan Rak, Ron Young, Gary Duff, Don Venditte and Paul Novotny. Row two : Robert Jerogvic, Gary
Miller, Frank Horejsi, Jo hn Otto, Mark Rosela nd , Bob Riley, Nick Wees, Jim Bogatz and Jerry Duff.

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Varisty Football coach, John Faiman, lead his team through a tough "0" Oub officers from top to bottom: Mike Schramm, President,
but rewarding season to grab the title of seventh in the state. Dave Pimpara, Vice- President and Ron Young, Secretary-treasurer.

Mr. Todd Seastedt, swimming Mr. Richard Beran coached his Cross Country coach Merlin I.arwence, showed up this year with an-
coach, coached his team with gymnastic team on to victory. other record breaking season.
determination.

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Jewelry Expresses Creativity;
Art Club Members' Talents Vary

Art club is a club in which the members can express
themselves through their creativity. Club members make
j ewelry , ceramic tiles, and batiks to sell o n their own free
time. Then the money raised is put into the treasury and
three-fourths of it is used for the Art Club Scholarship. This
scholarship is for the senior members only.

Tom Denich, president of the club, says that the club
has prestige. They have weekly meetings so that everyone
can get involved. Art club sponsors Mrs. Cynthia Peters and
Miss Antoinette Turnquist keep their family of members al-
ways smiling. Tom Denich said that the club is, "Just a
bunch of kids getting together and creating things to sell for
their satisfaction."

Bottom row, left to right: Norm Cratty, Marcia McCarthy, Peggy
Olsen. Row two: Sue Ward and Dee Dee Merriman. Row three: Mary
Jo Andrilik a nd Lynn Hazuka. Row four: Mickey Rathbun, Cind y
Stanish and Carolyn Frank. Row five: Sandy Fra nklin , Tom Cote and
Mary McCormick.
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Students Use Vocal Passports;

''Over 30'' Applaud Ambassadors

When asked the question, "What does being an Ambassa-
dor mean to you?", Debbie Johnson replied, "Older people
seemed to regain faith in the yo unger generation thro ugh our
s_inging." Gayle Svagera said, "There is a feeling of accomplish-
ment and seeing people enjoying themselves."

Ambassadors, consisting of 20 members this yea r, meet
everyday at seventh period. Requirements for being an Ambas-
sador are: That he belongs to first choir, that he is a junior or
seni<1r, and that he auditions in the late spring.

Through steady practices, Mr. Roland Henrichs directs
the Ambassadors to accomplish their success. Ambassadors
travel throughout the city, performing at church socials, civic
clubs, and whenever the demand calls for them.

Singing around the piano is o ne way to hear all the parts
harmonize together. Mr. Ro land Hinrichs accompa nies
the Amba ssadors with the ir practices. He often has them
drill like this so he ca n hear if a n y thing is wrong with t he
blending of the voices.

Laughter combined with relaxation goes into a good singing gro u p. Pic- One of the most select groups of South High spends many hours
tured above are fo ur Ambassado rs just having an enjoyable time rehears- practicing so their voices produce the music t hat they are well
ing during class. known for.

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1l1e Ambassadors are assembled in the choir left a t Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian Qiurch. From left to right: Richard Hood, Karen
Prazan, Jerry Quinter, Shirley Swirczek, James Wolfe, Gayle Svagera , P-at Bogenreif, Peggy Westga.11, Debbie Johnson, Bill Bolen, Carol
01eshek, J erry Sander, Marcia Kyra!, Robert Trummer, Antonette Alvarado, Steven Swirczek, Sue Hoffman, and Bebe Sasich. Not pic-
tured are: Paul Gardner and Valerie Gonzales.

Mr. Roland Hinrichs, the director of the Ambassadors, said,
"We have been from one side of the town to the other
singing for various groups of people."

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Thespians Bask in Spotlights;
Creativity Makes Float Second

T hespians try to " tell it like it is" through the different
characters they portray. The Thespians aren't like any of the
other clubs at South: It is t he Internat ional Thespian Society.
They belong to Trou pe 680. One can earn a membership by
having an accumulation of ten points. There are several ways
in which you can earn these points. There is t he stage crew,
or any of the production committees such as costume,
make-up, or the publicity committee .

Mr. David Bock and Mrs. Clara Ross head this talented
and ambitious group. Mr. Bock has been a sponsor for three
years. Mrs. Ross is proud to say t hat she has been a sponsor
since 1964. She feels a very special interest in drama, and
finds it rewarding tha t she has students that also feel this
special in terest.

Along with their talents in acting they are also crea-
tive. Thespians proudly walked away with the second place
float in the Homecoming parade.

Mr. Bock is an enthusiastic sponsor. Here he is discussing future
plans for the club with the President, Bill Bolen.

Mrs. Ross finds it fulfilling to watch the growth Club officers relaxing before one of their meetings. Pictured fro m left to right are :

in the students talent and responsibilities. Presiden t Bill Bolen, Secretary-treasurer, Janis Ogden and Vice-President Bob T rummer.

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Hopeful future Thespia ns arc expressing their flair fo r float making by preparing the float
fo r the Ho mecoming parade. In the end , it managed to take second place.

This auditorium is a second home for a Thespian. Lo ng hours are
spent o n this stage preparing for the audiences which are to come.

Seated in their less familiar ha lf of the auditorium are the South High Thespians. First row, left to
right : Janis Ogden, Gayle Svagera, Karen Prazan and Valerie Gonzolez. Second row: Paul Gardner,
Dob Trummer and Jim Wo lf. Third row: Pat Phale n, Do n Ray and Bill Bolen.

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Varsity Gets Seventh in State;
Team Brings Back School Spirit

Proving their ability to win with a season record of Players stand on sidelines a nx iou sly watching their fe llow t eammates
seven wins and only two losses, the Varsity football team accomplish ano ther vic tory.
brought back the South High school spirit this past fall.
Large crowds filled the grandstands to cheer the team o n to
victory as they made the best season record since 1963.
With this record Omaha South was ranked seventh in the
state.

This record took lots of time and hard work requiring
early practice during the month of August of seventy-one.
Coaches John Faiman and Lad Nemecek were very pleased
with the team after looking at the results of the season.
After the closing of the season, middle linebacker John
Otto remarked, "I think this has been the best team since
Coach Faiman has been here at South High and he did a
great job with the whole team this past fall." After the
games were all completed, the team was then invited o ut for
a free dinner at Johnny's Cafe.

Looking through the bright Front row, !en to right: David Pederson, Kevin Kimble, Don Venditte, John Livermore, Dale Young, Ron

sun Coach John Fairnan Vacek, Elijah Dummond. Back row: Gary Miller, James Holman, John Rock, Gary Barfield , Ron Yo ung and

watches his team. Erwin Havranek.

South 0 onent

19 15 North
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20 6 Boys Town
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8 25 Prep
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9 7 Abraham Lincoln
20 6 Tech
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29 Bellevue
2 Central
14 Burke
9 Benson

Front row, left to right: Glen Hills, Robert Riley, Joe Blair, Nick Wees, Dan Rak . Back row :
Dick Ondracek, Charles Lubischer and rrank Murphy .

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Left to right: Paul Novotn}' . Ma rt y Ma rti nez. ~like r-onfara, Albert Left to right: Larry Swirczek. Mike Sm ith , To ny Turco, Mike Schram m

Velasquez, Darrell Wa lto n and Steve Tangeman. and Gary H,.mn:111.

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Coach Lad Nem ecek wa lks back o ff the field Left to right: John Otto , Gary Hoffman and
aft e r ha ving a discussio n w ith the p layers. Mik e Vil lanueva stand on the stairs after the•
healing of leg injuries.

Varsity teammates pract ice with the ba ll befor e Kevin Kimble runs wit h the ball toward the Marty .Martinez gets tackled on the football

a n e xc iting game with their opponent. goal line while being c hased. field duri ng prac tice after school.

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Ladies Take Seventh in Metro;
Twelve Girls Make Up New Team

Girls' swim team became a new thing ---r--~
at South High this year. Five of the
twelve girls on the team lettered at the l ,! ~
end of the season. Two of their top girls
took third in Breast-stroke and Freestyle ~ ~~~
during a metro meet. Ruth Spencer
said, " I believe that competition is good
and should be experienced by everyone."
The swim team had placed seventh in
metro at the close of the season.

South Opponent Posing in the pool area arc the newly originated girls swim team members. Sitt ing from le ft to
right: Ruth Spencer, Diane Krzycki, Debbie Savatovic, Lee Ann Krczmicn , Re nie Ro lfson,
Ruth Plambeck. Standing: Pam Valverde , Kathy 13erlett , Cindy Dcnncll , Rosie Dennell, Sue
Tangeman, Sue Lcnczowski.

28 57 North West
17 68 Westside
38 46 Central
33 54 Millard

Mrs. Carol Hawley, coach of the girls swim Practice sessions consist of timed drills. G iris

team sits spending her leisure time visiting are shown beginning the drill with a wi ll to

with some of the students in the hall. win while team mates watch close ly.

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Ruth Spencer practices diving in preparation Girls sw immers hold the interest of three

for another meet. specta tors during their practice.

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Gymnastics Proves Encouraging;

Girls Take First in Metro Meet

Another new sport that originated at SOUTH OPPON ENT
South High this year was a Girl's Gym- 106
_nastic team, coached by Mr. Richard win 34 Tech
Beran. Twenty-two girls who made t he
110.77 Forfeit Abraham
team practiced hard every night after Lin co ln

school to have a successful record of 77.8 North
three wins and no losses.

Laura Hartung lead the undefeated
team in a metropolitain tournament
where they placed first over eleven other
schools. Sophomore Laura Hartung also
won Best All-around in the city.

Laura Hartung watches Mary Parkes perform Girls Gymnastics Team from left to right, front row: Linda Klein, Sue Krzycki, Donna
on the uneven parallel bars during practice. Kucirek, Mary Parks, Karen Brennan and Denise Divoky. Second row: Kathy Kilgarin,
Sue Krzycki, Karen Prazen, Rose Guttermann, Dee Merrimann and Connie Powers. Third
row: Linda Myres, Carls Scaman, Lori Gauthreaux, Laura Hartung, Carol Riha and Mary
Gardels. Fourth row: Coach Richard Beran, Barb Haizlip and Chris Svajgl.

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Linda Myres works out on t he trampoline Coach Richard Beran helps Carla Seamen after school to
while being spotted by other girls. improve her ability on the horse.

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J.V. Footballers Hold Yardage;
Team Record Exceeds Last Year's

Under the coachi ng of Mr. Pau l Blazevich South Oppo nent
and Mr. '.fodd Seasted t, the Junior Varsity 66 Westside
put togethe r a great defense this yea r that 14 0 Creighto n Prep
held all but th ree oppone nts to m inus thirty- 6 26 Be ll ev u e
three yards rushing. With a fo ur win-two loss Ab raha m Lincoln
and one tie record , Coach Blazevich said, " It 42 6 Bo y s t o w n
is an over-all better team then last yea r" and 80 Be nso n
tha t "they made too many mistakes against Cent ral
Benson." He also said " I would more than 8 12
likely coach the team next year."
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Bottom row, left to right: Noel Boston, Richard Grzywa, Mario n Felands, Jorge Nila , and J ohn Carrier. Row t wo:
Douglas Miller , Lincoln West, Joe An netta, Rich Langle and Charles Mila n. Row three: Dick O ndracek , Gerald Op itz,
Pete Sasich, Paul Link, Erhard Havranek. Row fo ur: Jo hn Babic, Larry Swierczek , Thomas Kenned y , Mel Allen, Ray
Beayler. Row five: Tom Riley, Dennis Craig, Melvi n Agee, Larry Kimble a nd Tom Vanmoorlegh em .

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Sout h has to p u nt d eep in their ow n t errito ry to the o p ponent after b eing stopped Junior Varsity footb all player Richard Langle awaits
short of a first down. coach Blazevich's p hilosphy on the next p lay.

Coach es Todd Seasteadt and Paul Blazevich look over
the situa tio n at t he South versus Prep game.

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Young Packers Improve Greatly;

Reserves Lose Players to J. V.

South's Reserve Football team piled up a two wins and six loss
record for the '71-'72 season. This year the team was coached by Mr.
Edward Mandi, Mr. Floyd Wozniak and Mr. Mike Denny. Coach
Mandi said that, "They did as good a j ob as they could." They prac-
ticed five days a week for an hour and forty-five minutes a night.
Most of the team was advanced to Junior Varsity and Varsity teams
this year.

South 0 Opponent
14 12 Westside
8 28 Creighton Prep
0 35 Bellevue
0 8 Abraham Lincoln
40 20 Boystown
14 14 Benson
0 Central

Bottom row, left to right: Leonard Grieger, Ch uck Wees, Paul Sweeney, Steven Weis,Don Skradis a nd Frank Bohac. Row two : Roger Wilkins,
Ed Abraha m , Paul Simmons, Darrell Jourdan, Robert Coco a nd Ja mes Love. Row three : John Schmidthorst, Brad McSh a nnon and Ric k
Vanmoorleghem . Not pictured : Mike Amato, Mario Aimas , William Barnes, Steve Clay camp, Dan Czarnick, Frank Dlugosa, Mike F u q ua ,
Randy Hedrick , Mike Johnston, John Kudym, Mark Maldonado, Ste ve Minino, Sidney Pruitt , John Rosenbough , Robert Rozmiarek , Dan
Schmeckpeper, Robert Sporcic and John Kreifcls.

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Coach Mik e Denny talks to so me of the players on th e sideli nes so
that they get every thing right before go ing o ut o n to the fie ld.

Reserves come down on the fie ld fo r o nly
three home games this year.

Defense makes good tac kle as the rest o f the players watch for a
fumble.

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Netmen Overcome Other Rackets;
Teammates Equal Former Season

Tennis practice started this year with the SOUTH OPPONENT
0 5 Westside
hope of a metro championship. Although this 1 4 Central
was not accomplished, the season was success- 3 2 Abraham Lincoln
3 2 No rth
ful. The two new tennis courts t he coach 3 2 Rummel
wanted were built , but not until after the season 1 4 Creighton Prep
was over. 5 0 Boystown
2 3 Benso n
Although they finished with a four wins and 4 Bellevue
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five losses record, they proved they were tough
in the conference . As the coach said "The team
did good considering how young they were."

The number one singles was mixed-up be-
tween Jerry Popek and Kirk Marcum. Jerry
Popek was the team captain. The best doubles
of Wayne Wheeler and Steve End res came up
with seven wins and two losses.

Wayne Wheeler, one half of the first doubles team .. .....z.. .• ••--1.•••••~
which won in every meet except two, sho ws good
form in practice. ··--,-.~

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Tennis team pict ured from left to right: Steve Edmonds, Bill VanHaaften , David
Downs , Kirk Marcum, Jerry Popek, Bill Wes tman , S teve Endres, Terry Breci, Wayne
Wheeler and Coach Everette Hopkinson.

Everette Hopkinson , coach of the tennis
team, enjoys outdoor sports while teach-
ing math.

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' Steve Endres, left, and Wayne Wheeler consist of the number one doubles team that rarely
saw defeat. During th e season, they lost o nly twice whi le winning seven times.

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Terry Breci, a junio r netman , shows style

and finesse in playing the game of tennis.

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Cross Country Wins City Crown;

Pimpara Tops His Former Record

Cross Country had six wins and two losses in their rec-
ord for this ' 71-'72 season. This year's team consisted of
fourteen boys ranging from sophomores to seniors. Coach
Merlin Lawrence has South High's Trotters practice by run-
ning five to six miles or more each night after school.

Runner Dave Pimpa ra se t fo ur new records this sea-
son. South High's team took city in the Metro politan Con-
ference and in the District Meet. They also placed third in
the Metropolitan Invitational Meet.

SOUTH OPPONENT
20 18 Burke
15 21 Abraham Lincoln
31 Prep
10 18 Lincoln High
18 25 Central
11 29 Benson
10 24 Boys Town
14 17 Bellevue
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Front row, left to right: Chuck Karnik, Bob Garcia, Dave Pimpara, Dennis Houfek, F rank Horcj si, Roy Butler. Back row : Bob Jergovic, Fred
Diaz, Jan Warner, Bill Kingston, Rick Wise, Mike Ferraguti, Ro n Thompson, Terry Frank, and Coach Merlin Lawrence. Not pic tured is Dave
Wheeler.

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