2004

This book is
dedicated to

MARJORIE
WATERM

For her 20 years as
Yearbook Advisor

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Freshman cheerleaders Brandi Alba and Mic haela Taurus
Jung bluth g reet incoming freshmen as they arrive at
South for the first time. T hi s year South had a ••fresh- Volume 101
man o nly" day Aug. 27 with the rest o f the student body Omaha South High School
starting the school year o n Aug. 28. (Pho to by Ranae
S mits) 4519 South 24th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68107

(402) 557-3671

'Mrs. Nancy Faber, Principal
Pages prepared by Krystina Gonzalez

Senior quarterback Dennis Goodwin makes progress against the Lincoln Nort h Star defe nse. The
Packers won that game 36-0 in Li ncoln. (Photo by Jeff Beiermann/Oma/w \Vo rld /-lerald)

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t herne p ages

What ,nakes South High so special? There
are ,nany things, but the one trait we take
special pride in is our diversity. Our school
celebrates all of the differences reflected in
the students who walk our halls. South High
reflects the Full Spectruni!

At left. junior Doug Ignowski and
sophomore Philip Barrientos show
their Packer pride on Hawaiian Day
during Spirit Week. Both are on the
Varsity Football team. (Photo by Jen-
nifer Perea)

Watching Millard West's defense
as they warm up is seni or Emil y
Kudlacz. Kudlacz is the Varsiry Soft-
ball team·s starting third baseman.
(Photo by Kri sta Burson)

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supporting the teams.. " in school activities nd Spirit in band. " -Ben Blake. 9

-Sam Bojanski, 11 Week." Pages prepared by ~rnily Kudl ac z

-Sunny Lapuzza. I0

L I F E: GO PACK! A nn Ba iley ( II ).
Mi c hael Beverly ( 10). A m be r
Bloeme r ( 11 ). Justin Heywood
( 10) . Dani e l Ni e to ( 10 ) .
Timothy Rosin ( I0 ) and Ke ll ie
S heard (9 ) are all e njoyi ng the
S o uth ve rs u s Mi ll ard Sou th
footb a ll g am e . A ll o f these
stude nts come to a lmost every
Vars ity game. (Pho to by Ranae
Smits)

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student life

WAITING FOR THE BELL Sitting on ,enior 13 ~an Heiman\ lap i;. 1He Full
se nior Denni, Goodwin. There arc ,o many ;.iudcnts in yearbook c la. ;.
this year. that the re is very limited ,eating. (Photo by Ranae S mit, )

SpectruM

The halls were jammed this year with over 1700 hundred
slHdents. the largest enrollment in recent years. All of us came to
South w ith o ur own indi vidual styles, backgrounds and heritage.
We re flected the di vers ity that makes South such a great place to
be.

Frum Friday night football games to planning dances. and
fro m ho mework assig nments to after-school club meetings. there
was a lways plenty to do. Opportunities exist fo r each and every
o ne of us every clay of the school year. South has the Full Spec-
trum refl ected in both its student body and opportunities.

Sophomore Dustun Dean searches for his favorite
soda at Walg reen·s after d ropping off film for the Toore,: Dean is dressed
for Spirit Weck. (Pho to by Ranae S mits)

WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE? Junior friends A ndrea Ledesma. Josh Shaffer and
Nicole O'Conno r shop at Gordman·s. They are looking for Spirit Week c lothes.
(Photo by Amber Bloemei·)

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Pages prepare d by Ran ae gmit s and Meliss a Winchest e r

''The fashion hel'e at ~outh is
diffel'ent. That's why I fit in
so well!''

-.JON FLANAGAN, 12

6 Stopping in the lunchroom to ta lk to fri e nds is j unior Junior Andrea Ledesma stops to socia lize. Her jac ket was purc hased fro m
Vanessa C he rko. Cherko said she think s she looks li ke Wet Seal. (Photo by Je nni fe r Pe rea)
fashi on J Lo in this picture. (Photo by Jen ni fe r Pe re a)

Senior Jamie Thompscn shows off 1hc s1rcaks in her
hair. Hair s1ylcs and colo rs arc wick ranged al Soulh.
sho wing 1hc full sp..:c1rum. ( Pho10 by Lisa Lane)

All shapes, colors
visible at South

Fashi on is a lways a maj o r concern at any hi g h school and South is no exceptio n.
Everything from casual athleti c wear to bus iness attire was vis ible in the hall ways and
classrooms. The fashion here is so diverse that you could lite rall y see anythi ng on any
g iven day.

For some students, fashio n mea111 black c lothi ng. lots of pierc ings and flam boy-
ant ly dyed ha ir. For o thers. it meant flip fl ops. capri pants and small t-shirts. For still
o the rs, it means just be ing com fortable in overs ized shirts and sweatpants.

The school itself became a fac tor in students· a11ire this year. S tude nts enrolled in
the Academy of F inance wore business suits o n Wednesdays to get a fee l fo r what profes-
sio nal dress means. Junio r R.O.T.C. cadets also dressed in uni fo rms o n Wed nesdays. Ath-
le tes also dressed up o n game days. so it was no t unus ual to see me mbers of the foo tball
team in dress shirts and ti es on game clays and g irls o n the volleyball team dressed up o n
the ir game days.

Anothe r fac to r in fashion was, of course. the school dress code . No hats o r coats
were allowed 10 be worn in the building. as well as no sagging pants. no bare midriffs. and
no halter tops, so s tudents were expected to leave those items at home in their c losets.

Stripes and polos were popular this year with 1hc
guys. Senior Han ni bal Coffield s hows his
Southpole shirt in 1he hall. (PholO by Krista Burson)
Tons of shoes! Many of 1he girls at South invest
in fash ion for their feel. Especially popular were
flip-flops and athle1ic shoes. (Photo by Lisa Lane)

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P ag es prepared by Lisa Lane

Freshman Adam Detwiler, his brother I ate De twile r. a junior. a nd se nior
Jon Flanagan enjoy their hi ke in the the Medicine Bow Range in Wyoming.
The guys were on a Boy Scout trip this past summer. (Photo courtesy of Jon
Flanagan )

8 ··1 enjoy going 0111 of town
bet!a11se I t!an let go o( all my
s ummer fl'o11bles f OI' a few days.··

-Nl~OLE REYNOLD~, I 2

•UNNERI Touring the Empire State Building are
se ni o rs Bri11ani Dullon and Krystina
Just what we've Gonzalez. The two were in New York City
this summer to take dance classes. (Photo
been waiting for counesy of Brillani Duuon)

The countdown started on Aug us t 28. 2003...the countdown to sum- This view of Times Square is a reminder
mer. that is. to Brillani Dullon of her uip there over sum-
mer recess. (Photo cou rtesy of Brillani
S ummer is basic ally what gets kids throug h the school year. It's a Duuon)
time of freedom. fun w ith fri e nds. and vacations. More and mo re. as stu -
de nts get o lder, they te nd to go o n vacatio ns w ith the ir fri e nds ins tead of Senior Danielle Sherman, Varsity Volley-
s tric tly fam il y vacatio ns. That"s what many South High stude nts did th is past ball player for South. stops to get her pic-
s umme r. ture taken on a volleyball trip to Tijuana.
rvtcx ico. ( Photo courtesy of Danielle
Juniors N ina G ue rrero a nd Regina Bright. alo ng w ith seni o r Pre- Sherman)
c io us Clark a ll went to Minneapolis. M innesota. together. W hile they were
there, they went boating . swimming and jus t enjoyed themse lves o n the hot.
sanely beaches.

Other s tudents traveled o ut of state for c lubs o r acti vities. Senior
Danie lle She rman we nt to Tijuana. Mexico. fo r a c lu b vo lleyball trip. w hile
senior Jon Flanagan. junior Nate De tw ile r. and freshman Adam De twile r
went to Wyoming o n a Boy Scout trip. The re they e njoyed hiking in the Medi-
c ine Bow Mountai n Range.

Two days after the blackout, seniors Brittani Du11on and Krysti na
Gon zalez were having the time of the ir li ves in Times Square a nd other pa rts
o f the Big Apple, New York City. But eve n if you di d n·1 leave town. summe r
was still a time to e njoy a break from the de mands of school.

Junior Vanessa Cherko and her friend from Marian Hi gh School. Danielle Salcedo. a junior. pose Soaking up the sun and enjoying the water
in front of the Rainforest Cafe in Minneapolis. T he two were visiting the Mall of America there. are senior Precious Clark. and juniors Regina
(Photo courtesy o f Vanessa C herko) Bright and Nina GuetTero. The three were on
vacation in Minneapolis. Mi nnesota. (Photo
courtesy of Precious Clark) g

Pages prepared by Brittani Dutton

Juniors Maria Martinez, Amity Kuta and Nicole Kowal cat lu nch during
Hawaiian Day. Every year. these three dress up for Spirit Weck. (Photo by
Jenni fe r Perea)

··~in~e if is my seniol' yea,-,
I wanted fo go all out, and
~pil'if Week is a gl'eaf way
fo show if.··

10 - TRl~TAN FlANl&AN, I 2

•PIRIT WEEK Seniors Jeremy Blnke and John Schnell stop during first lunch
to talk. Blake is dressed as a character from Saturday Night Live.
Students go and Schnell is Britany S pears for Celebrity Day. (Photo by Jenni-
fer Perea)

all out for fun

Spirit Pac ke r-sty le meant going a ll o ut. The week preceding
Homecoming. Spirit Week. consisted of Hawaiian Day. Blas t from
the Past Day. Cele brity Day. Red and Wh ite Day. and ..Woulp you
still be my fri end if I dressed like thisT Day.

Having this week 1101 o nly prepared the e ntire school fo r the
upcoming Homecoming game and dance. but it also brought 10 mind
fun. school s pirit. and unity. During this week. the whole school.
s1ude 111s and staff alike. united 10 show what ha ving pride is all about.

The week. w hich ran fro m Sept. 29 10 Oct. 3. was sponsored
by Student Counc il , under the s upervis io n o f Ms. Me lissa Davis. The
week's fes ti vities were building up 10 the Ho mecoming game. w hich
was o n Thursday. and the coronation and dance . w hich were o n Satur-
day. O ct. 4.

Mo nday. Haw aiian Day. found man y stude nts dressed in
hula skirts and le is. On Tuesday. togas. hippie appare l. tie-dye and
poodle s kirts fille d the halls. On Wednesday. everybody was a star as
Usher, Will Smith. The Spice Girls and many o ther celebrities atle nded
c lass . Reel and White Day was Thursday with everyone dressed in
their school colors and an all-school pe p rally during seventh and e ig ht
hours. On Friday, freshmen dressed like pre ppies. sopho mores as
professio na ls, juniors as athle tes. senio rs as nerds. and facult y me m-
bers as slllde nts.

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On Blast From the Past Day, freshman Erica Mitchell is Dan Marks, a freshman, shows his pride on
d ressed up li ke a 50s teenager. Mitchel l is on the Fresh-
man C heerleading squad. (Photo by Je nni fer Perea) Red and White Day. Marks plays on the Fresh-

man Football team . (Photo by Je nni fer Perea) II

Pages pre pared by Jennifer Pe rea

During Spirit Wec k o ne of the biggest C\·c nts is an all-sc hool pep ra lly. Herc
the crowd cheers as the 1-fomecoming candidates arc a nnou nced and walk down
the red carpet. (Photo by Ana Gomez)

''Foll' fun, I like to hang out
with my fll'iends and go to
pall'ties.··

- RAUL ~HAt'ARRIA, 9

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.Jusf f oi, fun The hang-out spot on Tuesday nights
is Buffa lo Wi ld Wings. These seniors
Social dates eat the re and the n head out to the vol-
leyball game. (Photo by Jessy Wentz)
are booked
Enjoying the music at Homecoming
·'What are you d oing to nig ht?" are. among others. senior Danie l
That was the questio n of the day - everyday - here at South Hig h. Arredondo and junior Jasmine Valadez.
Stude nts found it impo rtant too s tay social througho ut the school year. They They are waiting for their dates. (Photo
saw fri ends as a way to ge t away fro m the stress at schoo l. ..My fri ends he lp by Ma,jorie Waterman)
me get through the school clay:· said Simo n Perez. a senio r. ..And I'm
always looking forwa rd to what I am going to be do ing o n the weekend:· Senior Isaac Kidder is all smiles as
Buffalo Wild Wings was the hot s pot for many o r our students. espe- he escon s two ladies at the Homecom-
c iall y on Tuesday ni ghts. Students woul d meet there to eat and re lax and just ing dance. The lad ies are seniors Mel-
get away from it a ll. Senio r Daniel le She rman sa id she likes to go to W ings issa Winc heste r a nd Rhea nna T ingle.
because it's a popular hang-out spo t. (Photo by Maijorie Wate rman)
·' It's reall y fun w hen everyo ne goes the re:· Sherman said...We go
there to chill a nd ha ve a good time:·
Other popular socia l acti vities South stude nts atte nded were ath-
letic events. Friday ni g ht footba ll games and Tuesday nig ht volleyball games
always were crowded w ith s tudents supporting the athletes.
The hig hlig ht o f the fall social calendar was Ho mecoming, held this
year at South in the gym, instead of Sokol where it has been he ld in recent
years. Students enjoyed the opportunity to dress up, go o ut for dinner, and
then head to South for an evening o f music and dancing .

Varsity football games are another place for stude nts at South to hang out. Here at the M ill ard Junior Toni Palma and 2003 graduate
South game, stude nts of al I grade leve ls gathe r a round for a picture. (Photo courtesy o f Jessy We ntz) Marc us Je nsen e njoy the music and dancing at
Ho mecoming . This year the dance was he ld in
South ·s gym instead of at Sokol. (Photo by 13
Mmjorie Waterman)

Pages prepared by Jessy Wentz

Seniors Krystina Gonzalez and Dennis ··1101neeo1ning was a BLA~T! If
Goodwin stop in the middle of their special was the rnosf fun I've eveI'
dance after being crowned Queen and King had at sehool!''
of Homecoming ·03_ Goodwin is quarter-
back of the Varsity Football team and Se- ~.John Paul 6ul'neff, f f
nior Class president, wh ile Gonzalez is
Editor-in-Chiefof the school newspaper, the
Toorer, and a captain of the Luvabulls
Dance Team. The coronation hi ghlighted
weeks of campaigning and preparation.
(Photo by Marjorie Waterman)

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IIONEeONIIIG ·0 .i At the entrance to the gym commons area, Ms.
Charne ll a Mims checks to make sure students have
Gonzalez and pu rc hased a ticket. (Photo by Ma,jorie Waterman)

Goodwin reign

A fle r weeks o r preparati o n and anticipatio n. the big night arri ved. S tude nts a nx-
io us to watc h the coronation poured into th e gy m w hi c h was decorated w ith mov ie reels and
o the r Ho llywood artifacts. As M r. Malt C urtis. the Mas ter o r Cere mo nies. took the micro-
pho ne. a hush came over the audie nce. Each o f the candidates w as introduced. and the n the
Prince and Princess we re announced: Jos h Sheard and Danielle S herman. Moments later.
the names o f this year' s King and Q ueen were read: De nnis Goodw in and Krystina Gonzalez.

O the r me mbers o f the roya l court we re Lisa Lane . Janie Riddle. Krista Burson.
Amos Lackore. Gabe Bustos and Matt Stodolka.

The King and Queen e njoyed the ir first dance and were soon j o ined b y other me m-
bers o f the Royal Court. Fo llowing the ir dance. everyo ne was in vited to come to the gy m
floor and dance to the mus ic provided by Ho ppin ' Tunes. Life to uch Pho tog raphy captured
the mo me nts on film.

The theme o r Ho mecoming this year was ..A Walk clown the Reel Carpe t:· a nd the
colo rs were red. blac k and s il ver. The dance was he ld at South this year. a brea k fro m the
traditi on of ha ving it at Sokol Hall. S tude nts were asked to leave the ir shoes at a staff table
in the co mmo ns area before e nte ring the g ym .

S tude nt Counc il. unde r the directi on of head sponsor Ms. Melissa Davis. spon-
sored thi s annual eve nt

Prince Josh Sheard and Princess Danielle Sherman pose Senior Danielle Sorenson shares a dance with
for a pi cture follo w ing coronat ion. Sheard is a starte r o n the
Vars ity Football tea m. and Sherman is a starte r on the Varsity her date. Pedro Bue nrostro. a junior. The two have
Volleyba ll team. (Photo by M:11jorie Waterma n)
been dating for over fi ve months. (Photo by

Maijorie Wate rma n) 15

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Senior E mily Kudlacz scr eam s as he is pricked by the needle during the R<.:cl
C ross Blood Drive. Kucllacz volunteered to donate blood for the Sept. 19 d rive
which was sponsored by Student Counc il. (Photo by Ranae Smits )

··1 have f11n vol11nfeel'ing, and
if gives me somefhi~g posi-
tive fo do.··

- ENllV lEAIW; I 0

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volunteer s

To ltelp ofltePs Office aide Petra Rangel de livers a
pass to the gym. Rangel gives up her
Students give study ha ll to be an aide. (Photo by
Danie lle Sherman )
of themselves At Open House, sen ior John Bonet
stops a t the Senior C lass Officers table.
Between the de mands o r school wo rk. spo rts. ac ti vities. and j obs. The table is staffed by students who
it's ve ry hard to find time to do vo lunteer work for the communit y. However. volunteer the ir time. (Photo by Jessy
many o r o ur st udents manage to make time 10 g ive or the mselves in o rder to We n tz)
help others who are less fort un ate than they arc.
Mr. Tom Wagner. one of South's
A major volunteer e ffo rt was spearheaded by Stude nt Council in Sep- new admin istrators. donates blood dur-
tembe r w he n they s ponsored a school- w ide Blood Dri ve. Both students and ing the Student Counc il Blood Drive.
membe rs of the sta ff volunteered to donate blood o n Sept. 19. and over 50 T he Blood Dri ve collected over 50 pints
pints were collected . of blood. (Photo by Ranae Smits)

In add ition to the Blood Drive. students also vo lunteered to he lp the
Boys and G irls Clubs o r Omaha. Habitat fo r Humanity. and a w ide range o f
o th er acti v ities.

Yessenia Diaz. a junio r. said. ··1 like to voluntee r because I like to
he lp my community...

Seniors also find that in applying fo r college sc ho lars hips. volunteer
work counts heavily in their fa vor. T here are. in fact. so me scho larshi ps
w hic h are de termined stric tl y on the bas is of service.

Members of the Natio na l Honor Society routine ly work at recycl ing
paper in the school. Together w ith studen ts in the ungraded c lassrooms. they
regul arly collect paper from c lassrooms and take it to a center in the school
w here it is sorted and sent fo r recycling .

Alisha Ramirez and Beth Schaeffer, both juniors, discuss w ith Adam Velasquez the information Surrounded by student helpers, Miss Mel-
about donating b lood. Senior Danie lle She rman. preside nt o f Stude nt Counc il. works at the t,1ble issa Davis. sponsor o f S tude nt Council. works
during the school day. (Photo by Ranae Smits) at getting students to volunteer to donate blood.
The Blood Dri ve was he ld in connection with
Homecomi ng activiti es. (Photo by C ri sten (7

Conl ey)

Pages prepared byJe-ssy Wentz

Ringing up a customer·s groceries is sophomore Rebecca Strilk a. Stril ka is
one of many South High students working at Hy-Vee this year. (Photo by Am-
ber Bloemer)

''I like my job beeause if gets
me f he money I need f o have
fun.··

-.JOE l'ILLAFUERTE, I I

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Jobs

Money rnaffei,s Walgreens as a cashier. Here he is bag-
ging a customer"s items. (Photo by
We just have Amber Bloemer)

to have it Sophomore Jaclyn Villafuerte bags
groceries at Hy-Vee. Villafuerte has
Wha t's the o ne thin g th at the m ov ies. c lot hes and cars we all e nj oy been working at Hy-Vee for a couple
have in common ? They all arc a big part of o ur li ves. a nd they all require lo ts of 1110111hs. (Photo by Amber Bloemer)
o f money!
Ringing up food at the snackbar at
In o rde r to pay fo r these pleas urable ite ms . stude nts ha ve to have Target is senior Sabri na Kelly. Kelly
j obs. So. the stude nts at South take o n even o ne mo re respons ibility in add i- said she enjoys working at Target be-
ti o n to the ir c lassw ork. ho m ework. ac ti vities. and spo rt s. cause it's a noice place to be. (Photo
by Amber Bloemer)
..It 's reall y hard keeping m y g rades up w ith m y j ob."" ex plained jun-
io r J oe Villafue rte. ··b ut I manage to keep o n top o f bo th.

Many stude nts have to make time to work. They s trugg le w ith time
ma nageme nt because fo r many o f the m. the job starts right w he n school e nds
w hic h forces the m to race from South to the ir j obs . Fo r many o f these stu -
de nts . it is im possible to get in vo lved in school ac ti v ities because they are just
too busy.

W he n the weeke nds arri ve. it is some times to ug h for those working
to see the ir frie nds spe nd time o n le isure ac ti v ities suc h as hanging out w ith
the ir frie nds or going sho pping . Fo r the stude nts w ith j obs. the re is little time
for le is ure acti vities.

The re is a nice reward for working . thoug h. That is a paychec k and
the a bility to buy w ha t they want whe n they want it w itho ut be ing de pe nde nt
o n so meone e lse .

Gathering up the carts at Hy-Vee is junior Nikki Kowal. In addition to gathering the carts. Kowal Senior Lorenzo Gladfelte r works at
also works as a cashier. (Photo by Amber Bloemer) Walgreen·s. Gladfe lter has worked a few clays
and said he enj oys he lping the customers.
(Photo by Ranae Smits)

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Pages prepare d by Arnber Bloerner

Seniors Jared Bitzcs amd Gabe Bustos, and freshman Heathe r Reyno ld
talk during passing peri od . Students at South e njoy the fr ie ndly atmosphere
that ex ists he re . ( Pho to by Krista Burson)

··1 look f OI' my fl'iends to be

eool, aetive, suppol'tive, not
stupid and Just fun pel'iod. ··

-BRANDON &OWEN, 9

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friends

Always fogefltei, over summer vacation. They are watch-
ing a Royal s game al Rosenblatt.
Friendships (Pho to courtesy of Jennifer Perea)

form in school Seniors Emily Kudlacz and John
Schnell attended Homecoming to-
Buzzzzz ! There goes the alarm c lock sig naling that it's time to get up gether. They became friends when
fo r yet another day of school. One more day o f reading. taking tests. study- Schnell transferred lO South thi s year.
ing, and you know the rest. (Photo by Ma,jorie Waterman)

What really gets us out of bed most mornings is the fact that w he n we Weekends arc great for shopping ac-
are at school we get to see our friends. The people that are such a big part o f cording 10 juniors Andrea Ledesma and
our lives are always the re to help us through the tough times and put a smile on Nicole o·conner. (Photo by Amber
o ur faces.

Making new frie nds when we first come to high school might be
hard, but it is worth the e ffort, because they can last long after graduation.

" Friends are the BEST! They're always there w hen you need them,
and no matter what, there's at least one to make you laug h. Hot Chicks Rock
On, Dude!" said Krystina Gonzalez, a senior.

" Hot Chicks is a nickname for a special group of us g irls here at
South," explained Gonzalez. "We are always together. and we depend on
each other a lot."

Even during the summer the cheerleaders gel together to socialize. Here they are at a friend·s Posing for a picture at lunch are seniors
house for a pool party. (Photo courtesy of Li sa Lane) Danielle Sherman and Tony Barrientos. These
two have been friends since their freshman year.
(Photo by Krista Burson)

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Pages prepared by Krista Burson

Enjoying the music at Homecoming arc sopho more Kale Meyer and j uni or,
Nale Dc1wi lc r. 8 01h o f 1hcsc s1udc n1s arc acti ve in 1hc school"s drama produc-
tio ns. (Pho10 by Marjo rie \Va1c rman )

·· 'The besf pal'f of having a

boyf,-iend is having someone

who is always fhef'e f Of' you.··

~~HAREAN KENNEDY, I 0

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dat ing

lo11e is in flte ail' Sophomore Philip Barrientos and fresh-
man Grace Martinez hang ou1 af1er school
It keeps young before headi ng 10 practice. They bo1h par-
1icipa1c in a fall spon. (Pho10 by Ann Bailey)
hearts pumping
Talking at lunch before heading to class
The dating scene at South was red hot and love was de finite ly in the arc ,enior Dennis Goodwin and junior Alisha
a ir. Dating. going o ut. be ing a co upl e. hav ing a boy fri end or girlfrie nd. or Ramirez. Goodwin is Senior Class presi-
just be ing best frie nds: it was all a piece of our hig h sc hool years. dent and Ramirez is captain of the Luvabulls

Whether it was fo r yea rs. mo nths. o r even clays. most o f us had (Photo courtesy of Alisha
some experience w ith the elating scene. As most students would say. elating is
hang ing out. ha v ing fun. and getting to know o ne anothe r a little bit better Junior Caprice Richardson and senior
every time they were together. Eddy Rodriguez chat every morning before
tirst hour. These two have been 10ge1hcr for
Co upl es today had a w ide vari ety o f thin gs to do together. There was nearly six months. (Photo by Ann Bailey)
always the popular dinner and movie elate. Regardless o f how tht: elate was
spent, they were all abo ut looking good. adding a little perfume or cologne
and then heading o ff for a meeting.

Dating is w hat kept o ur young hearts pumping. It was a fee ling o f
always having someone who cared about you. That special someone you could
call w he n you were hav ing a bad clay was so impo rtant. Even so. some
stude nts just pre ferred the ..s ing les stage... Junio r Jodi Nob le said. --some-
times I'd rather just ha ng out with all my g irls than to have a boyfri end. Some
o f my c losest g irlfriends can he lp me w ith a lo t more proble ms than any g uy
ever has."

Whatever the case, s ing le or a couple. it ·s a ll fun.

Before lunch, freshmen Erin Barber and Stan Nixon share a laugh to help each other get through Senior Ga be Bustos and ju nior Jami e
the day. Barber is on the Dance Team and Nixon plays footba ll for South. (Photo by Ann Bailey) Hawki ns enjoy each othe r·s company before
class. Bustos plays on the V<u-sity Football team.
(Photo by Ann Bailey)

Pages prepared by Ann Bailey

This unidentified student di splays avery ornate tattoo on her back. Tat- Showing off her tongue piercing is junior An n Bailey. He r barbell piercing is .
toos range from very simple. small designs to those wh ich cover the enti re another type of body art seen frequently at South. (Photo by Li!>a Lane)
back or trunk. (Photo by Lisa Lane)

Senior Camden Jones shows off his new tattoo. Jones said he just recen tly
received it and reall y li kes how it looks. (Photo by Lisa Lane)

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body art:

Despife pain

Body art still

drawing fans

Tattoos.. .w hy do so many people ge t the m ? How muc h do they cost?
How o ld do you have to be to have o ne? These arc jus t a few o f the questi ons
faced by the many stude nts w ho are cons ideri ng having a tattoo applied o r a
body pierci ng clo ne.

Whatever the cost and pain in volved. tattoos and pie rc ings are more
popular today than they ever have been.

Many s tudents confess that they got tattoos to ex press the mselves.
Others said they like the symbo lic mean ings o f the desig ns they have chosen.
Seni o r Zach Baughman said. " I have not gotte n a tattoo ye t. but I plan to."

'·I am plan ning to get the lelle r •B' with tri bal w riting around i1:·
Baug hman continued. "probab ly o n my back."

Tattoos are no t cheap. T hey ran ge in price fro m a ro und $60 to
anywhere in the area of $350. Senior Jamie Thomsen said. "My tattoo on my
back cost $60. a nd in my o pinio n, it was $60 well spent."

In order to get a tattoo. the c lient must be 18 years of age. If the
pros pecti ve buyer is not 18. he o r she must be accompanied by a pare nt w ho
will be req uired to s ig n a re lease fo rm.

Belly button piercing is very popular a mong the fe male students at South. Many ha ve them KEV
or want to get the m . (Photo by Lisa Lane)
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J• W wassup w
im language

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER Just in case you have been li v-
ing on another planet this past year and
Omaha's new QWest Center, ter. are com pletely out of the loop whe n it
comes to modern computer techno logy.
which opened in 2003, has become The QWest, located near l 0th land-line phones have been rep laced by
a new way for teenagers to communi-
the entertainment and sports venue of and Cuming Streets, covers approx i- cate: instant messag ing.

the metropolitan area. mately 422 acres, I00 city blocks, with E-mails have become very popu-
lar with people from all segments of
The new arena is home to the 4500 on site parking spaces. society who have access to computers.
Instant messaging, though, is especia ll y
University of Nebraska at Omaha's Cost for the entire project, in- popular with teens. Basically, it is com-
puter-to-computer text messaging which
Maverick Hockey team as well as eluding utility work, sewers, parking is instantaneous. and confidential. A user
can have several conversations going on
Creighton University's Bluejay's and streets totaled $291 million. simultaneously, and an added bonus is
that it is free!
men's basketball team. The arena contains I000 club
Users generally have a nickname
The hope of the city is that the luxury suites and can seat up to 17,000 for themselves and a buddy list of their
friends and associates. That helps them
new center wi ll attract world-class en- for concerts, 15,500 for bas ketball screen out unwanted users.

tertainers who had previously avoided games and 14,700 for hockey and arena To fac ilitate speedy communica-
tion, users have manufactured their ow n
Omaha because of a lack of space. The football games. lingo, which is a shortened form of writ-
ing. Some of the more frequently used
plan began to pan out as Britney According to the QWest Cen- parts of their language include :

Spears' tour brought her to the QWest ter web site, a 500-stall parking ga- brb: be right back
byw: by the way
in March. That same month, Ameri- rage is connected to the area and 4000
cuz: because
can Idol performers Clay Aiken and surface parking sta lls are avail able on cya: see you
gtg or g2g: got to go
Kelly Clarkson pe1formed at the cen- site. ho: hold on
hw: home1'vork
jlk: just kidding
lo/: laugh out loud
0/C· Oh, I see

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current event~

Hold it_I have a call ''Stress! We have to balance school,
work, fam ily, andf riends... •·
On the rise among high school students is the cell phone.
Stuffed in pockets, bookbags, purses and lockers, the cell phone -Alejandra Rivera, 12
has become a symbol of the Twenty-first Centu ry high school
student. Particularly popular w ith fema les. the cell phones are
still technically against the rules of the school. However. as
long as students are not using their phones in class. they are
usually accepted.

People rely on their phones to make after-school plans,
notify parents of cl1anges of schedule, or call home or their
workplace in an emergency.

To make the phone their own, many students have pro-
grammed in their own special ring.

Many of the newer phones come equipped w ith cam-
eras w hich have posed security risks for some locations.

·'Managing work and still getting
good grades. "

-Osvaldo Monarrez, 12

• ''The press11res ofschool, work,
family, and relationships. •·
Senior Daniel Arredondo uses his cell phone to make a quic k call cluing his lunch
break. Cell phones are on the rise among students. (Photo by Alejandra Ri vera) -Ana Gomez, 12

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Huskers find a

coach ...finally

One of the biggest stories in Nebraska this year came
out of Lincoln as the Athletic Director for the University of
Nebraska in Lincoln, Dave Pedeson, fired head football
coach Frank Solich after a 9-3 season, and the search was
on for his replacement.

The team's defensive coordinator, Bo Pelini, coached
the team through the bowl season to a victory, but he was
not destined to take over the head job for next year.

Across the state, and even the country, NU fans were
lighting up message boards on the internet, calling in radio
talk shows, e-mailing the television sports programs or just
talking about what was going on in Lincoln.

Finally Pederson announced the name of the next
head football coach at NU: Bill Callahan, former Oakland
Raiders coach. He was given a six-year contract worth 1.5
million dollars per season, including a base salary of
$325,000. With that kind of money, Callahan now fee ls the
pressure to produce winning teams.

From American rice, a program in which drew large audiences who The grandaddy of all
Idol and Fear Factor to would-be business tycoons wanted to see a group of real reality shows, Survivor, held
Survivor and Average competed to head a com- people thrown together in a audiences rapt in the fall with
Joe, Reality TV took over pany. Multi-millionaire house. The resulting con- its regular show, and then
our sets this year. Donald Trump decided flicts and romances kept came back on Super Bowl
weekly who would be fired. viewers interested. Sunday with Survivor All-
Network TV, Stars.
Fox, cable, it really In January, viewers Trading Spaces and
didn't matter as mjllions finally got back to Ryan While Your Were Out drew Senior Jamie Th-
of viewers tuned in daily Seacrest and the thousands of interest from people inter- ompson spoke for millions of
to watch unscripted pro- hopeful s who auditioned ested in designing their own reality program viewers
grams unfold on the their singing talents in front homes, while Fear Factor when she admitted, "I love
screen. of Simon, Randy and Paula. put contestants through hid- reality TV programs. They
eous contests to find the win- show people just like us on
New to the reality A favorite of teenag- ner. television!"
bne-up was The Appren- ers, MTV's Real World

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current: events

Fashion Rules! ures

The basic rule of fashi on this year was that there was -Students aged 16 to 24 have a 19 percent
no rule of fashion. Pretty much anything was acceptable. You chance of dropping out before their high
could go from skater girl Avril Levine to ultra-sexy Sarah school years are completed.
Jessica Parker in just the blink of an eye.
-Statistically teenagers spend 200 days
Around school, comfortable clothes were at the top of per year in the rnali and together they
the list, although athletic wear and sweats were also popular. spend about $175.

Brand name clothes were spotted in the halls, but so -Sixty percent of Americans own a cell
were talking tee shirts. Just about anything could be seen at phone.
South.
-On average, you breathe approximately
Two of this year's hottest celebrities had to be 23,000 times a day.
Jessica Simpson and her hubby Nick Lachey. Not
only are they talented musical artists. but they also -South High was established 115 years
had their own television series. Th e N ewlyweds, ago.
showing them in their fi rst year of marriage. Fans
enjoyed watching Simpson as she learned the do-
m estic chores every new w ife has to master, and
Lachey as he suffered through his new w ife's "mo-
m ents."

-You will probably drink about 75,000
liters of water in your lifetime.

-The chance of being born on Leap Day is
about 684 out of a million or one in 1461.

-If you stack one million U. S. one dollar
bills, the pile would be 36 feet high and ' r
weigh one ton.

-Approximately 97.35618329 percent of
all statistics are made up.

(Photo courtesy of1vwll'.11bc.co111/i111oges)

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BLINDED! Seniors Glenn Rumph. De nnis Goodwi n and Tony Barrientos a rc blindfolded at
the Homecom ing pep rally. T heir mothers secret ly gave them a kiss o n the chec k as part o f a
skit planned by Student Counc il members . (Photo by Osva ldo MonmTcz)

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acti vities

PERFORMING AT THE PEP RALLY At to p. junior :-licoh: O'Connor StayiNg
perform~ a c heer at the Ho mecoming pep rally. o·conno r is a Var,ity
cheerleader. (Photo by i'vla1jurie Waterman)

active1

..Membe rs o f O utdoor C lub are meeting now m the
·c a f e te ri a : ·

..Student Council members shoul d meet in the com-
mo ns area after school...

These messages. and hundreds more like them. were
fa miliar announceme nts over the daily bulletin. a true indication
o f how busy o ur stude nts were with c lubs and other activities.

Fundraisers. meetings. tables at Open House. after-
school events all kept members involved in the social aspect

of hig h school - the fun pai1.

HARD AT WORK Hanging up posters for Spirit Weck decorations is
jun ior Elizabe th Ro lfson. Ro lfso n is an active me mber of Student
Counci l. (Photo by Ranae S mits)

YOUNG FAN Junior Amber Bloemer gives a bottle of milk tu Jeannine Sheard·s
baby brother Zachary at a ho me football game. Bloemer and her friends. including
Zachary. attend the footba ll games regu larly. (Photo by Ranae Smits)

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Pages prepared by R anae 9rnits and Melissa Winchester

Getting ready for a day at school are J.R.0.T.C.
instructors Major Rolland Montgomery and Se r-
geant Thomas Sorenson. (Ph oto by Cri ste n

Color BU)ard

Drill Teaa~

Orienteering

Junior Bianna Morris does as ma ny pull-ups as Walking across a beam at Camp Ash land is
she can for physical training. (Photo by C ri sten Cadet C risten Conley. a senior. T he J.R.0 .T.C.
Conley) cade ts are ex pected to attend camp whe re they
unde rgo mi litary training. (Photo courtesy of
Why are you in- C riste n Conley)
volved in ROaTC'l

"So if eon Rdp me in

tle gutuH ond Geeouu

I enJo~ wRot we do.·

-tno 'Bo.tr3o4o. 10

"ro Reip moe puuue
m~ eo.trm in tle

m1iifo1r~ .•
-'Wo-wn 'Wl.o.trion. 12

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J. r. O. t. C.

=J=heq p-ro tJ dIq ca,.,,-,q the coIo-rs-

T he so und of rifles. the beat of marc hing feet. and hi gh sta ndards of training and discipline throughout the

the U nited States flag wav ing proud ly in the school year. South High ho lds the " Gold

wind...These a re the symbols that represent the Star Hono r Uni t with Distinction." This

Juni o r Reserve O fficers T rainin g Co rp s o r is the highest honor of them all.

J.R.O.T.C. as it is mo re commonly known. Junior Nikki Kowal was very in-

The J .R.O.T.C. is a program w hich volved in J .R.O.T.C. this year. She said,

teaches leade rship, self-d iscipline and c itizen- ·' I e nj oy pe rfo rming in fro nt of othe r

ship. Students w ho are e nro lled in the pro- people, while at the same time doing some-

gram must have the qu alities of dedicatio n thing great for the community."

and leadership to succeed. They also make a " I like J.R.O.TC. Kowal was Drill Tea m Com-
big time commitme nt. because it's.fi111!" m a nd e r.

Every year, as part of their activities. -Zach Purchase, Color Guard. Drill Team, Exhibi-
the corps participates in a fo rmal inspection, ti o n w ith R ifl es Team and O rien-
and this year was no di ffere nt. T he inspection 9 teeringwere just a few examples of the

of the corps determines what type of unit each events in which cadets competed with other

battalio n is. T he uni ts are c hosen based upon exceptionally battalio ns in the district's J.R.0 .T.C. program.

The Sept. 11 Flag Detail participates in 1he memo-
ria l service in fro m of the school. Cade t Andrew Rose
raises the fl ag to half-staff. (Photo by Ra nae Smits)

Senior Jonathan
Reyes and othe r stu-
dents from Omaha
Publ ic Schools play at
war at Camp Ashla nd.
(Photo courtesy of
Criste n Conley)

South High 's Color Guard (A lex Be hana n. Nikk i At Open House, Major Rolland Mont-
Kowal, Jesse Burge!, Nathan Me rri ll and John Reyes) gomery shows parents and students how
marc hes o ff o f the football fi e ld . (Phow by Amber to fire a pe lle t pistol. Marksmanship is a
Bloeme r) skill taught to rhe cadets. (Photo by C1isten
C o nl e y )

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Pages prepared bid Crist-en Conleld

Demetrius and Lysander stop Hele na (Julia
Martino. 11 ) fro m attacking Hermi a . He le na
is in love with De metrius and the re fore dislike s
He rmia. (Pho to by Danivia Bustamante)

Mid!;utnrner
Night'!;

Dream

Lysander and Demetrius, played by junior Art Applying her stage make-up minutes be fore
Gana :i.nd senior Alex Walter, sleep magically dream- the play is senior Nicole Taylo r. C ast me mbers
ing of their true loves. (Photo co urtesy of James have mi xed fee lings o f exc iteme nt. fear a nd te n-
Eisenhardt) s ion as they wait for the c urtain to ri se. (Photo
by Da nivia Bustamante)
Why were you in-
volved in this play?

'Beeovu sRol1upeo-H
a gu11 011d go,ei11ot-

1113 . •

-So1toR '-rRomo4. 11

"rR1, a owo11de1t&vl

plo~ . 011d I wo11ted to

3e opo1tt o& if.·

-'-r1toei lolo3utto.
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midsummer night s dream

South High's theate r was transformed into a magi- mg: John G arney played Theseus: Brandi Smith played

cal fo rest w ith the production of Shakespeare ·s H ippolyta; Art G arza was Lysander; Alex

Midsu111111er Night '.s· Dream. Walter was Demetrius: Gretchen Phillips

The cast a nd c rew worked lo ng ho urs was Hermia; and Julia Bertino was Helena.

to g ive the audie nce a wonde rful set and per- The stude nt matinee was held Oct.

fo rma nce. The set included a la rge reversible 16 and was attended by a large po1t ion of

tree, a s mall pond and a sceni c backd rop. the student body.
The play itself, w hich te lls the story
··r really enjoyed the play because

of fo ur young people w ho are confused abo ut it was exciting, and the set was beautiful,"

the ir true loves, involved magic spelIs and role " The play was said freshman M aira Vallin.
reversals. The c haracte rs believe they are in exciting, and the Mr. James Eisenhardt, Chair of the
love with the wrong persons, and they have set 1vas beaut(fitl!"
many spirited discussions about w ho m they Fine Arts Department and drama teacher,
should stay with. Once the spells are re moved, -Maira Vallin, 9 directed the play, while Mr. D oug Young
was in charge of the stage crew.

they di scover the ide ntities of their true loves. Junior Sa.rah Thomas was the Stage

So me of the lead roles were played by the fo llow- Manager for the play.

Senior George Thomas plays the part of Pyramus.
T his is the death scene in which Pyramus is believed
to be dead . (Photo courtesy of James Eisenhardt)

A play within a play...
In this scene the inside
play dea ls with two
lovers and everything
that goes wrong fo r
them. (Photo by
Danivia Bustamante)

Soaking themselves in the artificial pond arc Hermia and Discussing whom Hermia should marry
are Lysander and Demetrius. Lysander is
orHelena. Many stude nts s itting in the fron t row the audience Hermia·s true love. (Photo courtesy of
James Eisenhardt)
were also soaked. (Photo by Danivia Bustamante)
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P ages prepar e d by Daniv i a B ustamante

Allie Verch, a junior, plays Ellie who marries
Jeff, played by junior Nate Detwile r. Kate Myer.
sophomore. plays Ronnie. who ends up marry -
ing Phil , portrayed by John Paul Gu rne tt. a j un-
ior. (Photo by Trac i Calabretto)

Leader

of the

Pack

The boys dance to the song " Do Wah Diddy.'· T his Messing a round before the dancing begins
is j ust one of the many songs from the I960s in the are j unior A ll ie Verch and seni or Jon Flanagan.
show. (Photo by Traci Calabreno) T he cast put in several weeks of dance practice
be fore the script re hearsal began. (Photo by Trac i
Why were you Calabretl o)

in this play?

'I gofto &pend o Iof og
fiMe w~ M~ &~und,
ond MoRe new &H end&.•

-Efi}oBetf. 'RolSion.
11

"I ~01Jid ~~ onge M~
o-ttif1Jde ond Be~oMe o
tototl~ digguent
peHon. •
-'B~ondi SM~. 12

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leader of the pack

~ \...ar:1d ther:1 ~e kis-sed_m_e'_ __,

Coming in to the South High theater, the first thing The musical is a showcase for her biggest hits.

you would hear was the sound of 60s pop During the show, the audience saw her

music. Such songs as " Leader of the Pack,.. marry Jeff. played by junior Nate Detwiler.

" Be my Baby," and " Wait ' til my Bobby Gets Sophomore Kate Myer and junior John

Home" made up the music fo r the energetic Paul Gurnett played Ronnie and her hus-

Leader ofthe Pack. band Phil. Ronnie was a singer who per-

February 27 through 29, the theater formed some of Greenwich's songs.

took a trip back through time. The pl ay tells The musical narrator was Darlene,

the story of Ellie Greenwich, a songwriter who was played by senior Brandi Smith.

w ho, for most of the 60s, wrote many of the "/ i·eallv like the Darlene is also a singer who has sung many
hits. The mu sical covers Greenwich·s life oldies music!" of Greenwich's songs. She helps push
from her teenage years until her career is tak- along the showcase in the musical.
ing off. -Jackie Skarda,
l eader of the Pack was a crowd
Allie Verch, a junior, played the lead IO pleaser, full of 60s pop and rock music. The

roll of Greenwich, a nd all of the songs in the play was directed by Fine Arts Chairman

musical are songs that her character wrote. James Eisenhardt. Sets were built under the supervision

of Mr. Doug Young.

Nate Detwiler, a Junior, practices his role as Jeff.
Jeff is the character who ma1,-ies the lead character.
Ellie. (Photo by Traci Calabretta)

Leading the group in
dancing is junior John
Paul Gurnett. This is
Gurnett"s first year
with the drama depart-
ment. (Photo by Traci
Calabretta)

Courtney Kinah , a freshman, and An Garza. a junior, Freshman Alex Bustillos and sophomore
learn the moves to their dance. This was the first musical Julia Bertino strike a pose. This is
performance for both of them. (Photo by Traci Calabretta) Bustill os· first musical and Bertino·s sec-
ond. (Photo by Traci Calabretta)

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Page!: prepared by Traci Calabretto

Play Rehearsing for the play Bang. Bang. Yo11 ·re
Dead are sophomore Kate M yers. junio rs A ri
Garza and John Pau l Gurne tt. freshman C hante
C hannel and juno r A llie Verc h. The play was
performed as a studio play. (Photo by Da ni via
Bustamante)

carrie~

owerful

rne~~age

Remembering things they miss from the ir lives Applying make-up to junior Gre tc he n
are the victims of the murderer. They will late r haunt Phi lip s as j unio r John Paul Gurne ll
their murde rer by playing mind games on him. (Photo watc hes. is junior Allie Ve rc h. Stage m ake-
by Danivia Bustamante) up is an essential pa rt of any li ve produc -
tio n. (Photo by Dani via Bustamante )
Why were you in-
volved in this play?

~e e)lpuw,ce o&
moiling new &~Hnd4
ond Rooing 4omettn3
to HmemGu m~
'--- - - '• - - .L...J &1re4Rmon ~eo~ •
-eRonte eRon nd. 9

'It 4ounded Ue o lot
o&&un.·
-<Doniel St eil. 11

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bang. bang! you re dead

Bang, Bang. You 're Dead, a very meaning ful play mates was nothing big, by the end he reali zes exactly

written by William Mastroimone. was pe r- what he had done.

formed by the drama department in Dece m- The play was d irected by Mr.

be r. James Eisenhardt. head of the Fine Arts

The play carried a powe rful message Department. The main role of Josh was

a bout teenage v io le nce, a nd the e ntire play played by junior Daniel Ste il.

takes place in the mind of a troub led tenager. The five students who were his vic-

The play is about Josh. a teenager who tims were played by Art Garza, Kate Myers,

kills five of his fe ll ow classmates in the school Na te De twile r, Chante Channel, and

cafeteria. The fi ve stude nts return from the ··The slim.- sporlig/11ed rhe Gre tchen Phillip.
dead to ask him w hy he did it, a nd what was ejfecr.,· of011c person:,· The play also had some South
in his heart. At first, Josh g ives no impor- helwrior 011 so111eo11e else:,·
tance to any of this. ac1io11s. High staff members as part of the cast. Mr.
Gerard Kowal played the police officer, and
T hroug hout the rest of the play the fi ve -Gretchen Phillip, 11 Mrs. S usan Swanson played the part of the

stude nts continue w ith their questions and principal.

accusations. A ltho ug h Jos h acts as if murdering his c lass- The play was also videotaped and shown that way.

Standing by their lockers are students in a scene
where police o fficers come to investigate a threat
that was made the prev ious day. The play concerns
v io lence in our society. ( Photo by D anivia
B u s t a m a n te )

Sophomore Catie
Baker adds the last
touches to the outfit
she wi ll wear during
the performance. Stu-
dents in this play
dressed as teenagers
normally do. (Photo
by Danivia Busta-
mante}

Ha unting their murdere r arc the victims. The live victims 39
appear in their murdercr"s jail cell right after their deaths. (Photo
by Danivia Bustamante) Pages prepared by Danivia Bustarnante

Senior Ana Gomez and freshman Alejandro
Bustillos share a mome nt of fun before the com-
petition. Gomez dressed up 10 bring luc k to the
team. (Photo courtesy of Ana Gomez)

Academic
Decathlon

Team rock~

Studying before the competition are seniors Danielle Studying hard two days before the competi-
Sorenson. Laura Sanchez and Miguel Estrada. The regional tion is senio r Miguel Estrada. Estrada was a
meet was at Elkhorn . (Photo by Ana Gomez) varsity starter at the regional competition. (Photo
by Ana Gomez)
What was the
hardest part of
beins on the team?

''rYloRing M~Hi& ,t~d~...ond iaten-
1113 to o~lt coocRu toil!!'

-tMBu'BenoR. 12

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academic decathlon

The Academic Decathlo n Team had a strong show- Seniors Jon Flanagan and Laura Sanchez were

ing at the regionals at E lkhorn in January. starte rs at the Scholastic level. Flanagan

The group was coached by Mr. Robert won a bronze medal in the area of language

Bacome. art teache r w ho was o nce o n the and literature.

South Hig h Academic Decathlo n team w he n The Scholastic alternate was

he was a student here about 20 years ago. Ambe r Benak who won a gold in language

Also he lping coach was Mr. Gary and literature, a silve r in mathematics, a

Kastrick, soc ial s tudies teac he r. He helped silver in economics, and was overall high

prepare the team for the Super Qui z. and his scorer for the team. The other Scholastic

students placed second in the competition. "I was the mas- alternate was senior Emily Kudlacz who
Several indi viduals on the team came cot!" won a bronze medal in science.

home with medals. Seniors Zach Vespe r a nd -Ana Gomez, Varsity level starters were seniors
Danie lle Sorenson won Honors starte r posi- 12 Tristan Zorko and Miguel Estrada. Zorko
tions, seniors Alex Wa lte r and Alex Bustillos won a bronze in music. Alternate at thjs

were Ho nors alternates. Walte r won a sil ver level was Roxanna Garcia, who won a sil-

medal in the area of language and literature . ver medal in music and a bronze in a.rt.

Academic Decathlon members meet with coach Mr.
Gary Kastrick. Kastrick coached the team for the
Super Quiz. in which South placed second. (Photo
by Ana Gomez)

Seniors Danielle
Sorenson, Zach Ves-
per, Tristan Zorko and
Roxanna Garcia enjoy
an early breakfast be-
fore studying begins.
The group devotes
hours of each day pre-
paring forthe compe-
tition. (Photo by Ana
Gomez)

Cramming some last minute studying is senior Amber 41
Benak. She competed at the Scholastic level and was our
team ·s overall high scorer. (Photo by Ana Gomez) Page s prepared by Ana Gomez and Felicia l?onar

Junior Andrea Ledesma dances during a game
called "Ride the Pony" at the State Student Coun-
ci l Conve ntion. Council members attended the
convention in Lincoln in the fa ll. (Photo by

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Involved

Making sure everything is just right, Student
Council members decorate the gym for Ho mecom-
ing. Student Council sponsors this event each year.
(Photo by Me]jssa Davis)

Why were you in-

volved in this club?

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Juniors Amber Bloemer and Adam Velasquez
participate in a min i-sessio n at the NHSC Con-
vention in Linco ln. The convention is he ld in a
diffe re nt schoo l e ac h year. (Pho to by Ranae
Smits)

Student Council and Future Educators of America said junior John Paul Gurnett.

were two organizations important to the stu- The Student Council was one of

dent body of South High. the most active organizations at South.

The FEA is a c lub for students who are Members planned and sponsored Home-

exploring a career in teaching. Members par- coming. contributed to several charities,

ticipated in many activities which in vo lve and were involved in many other activities

teaching and working with other people . throughout the year.

Students visited eleme ntary schools ..Student Council has worked hard

where they taught the students about careers this year preparing everything,'· said se-

through the use of a puppet called ··02:· "Doing 02 pup- nior Danielle She rman. Student Council
pet1y is great!" preside nt. ·'It has been a lot of fun. and
Members also tutored and manned the I' m g lad we had a good year.
Homework HelpIine. The sponsor of the group -Lori Corbett,
was Ms. Ann Underriner, English teache r. 11 "Student Council has been so fun
this year!·' said junior Amber Bloemer.
" I' m in FEA because one day I would

like to be a teacher; one day I would like to Sponsor of the club was Ms. Mel-

teach a kid something he or she will re member forever,'' issa Davis.

Enjoying themselves on the bus to Lincoln a re Stu-
dent Council members Maria Martinez and Adam
Velasquez. juniors. and Danie lle Sherman. a seni or.
Sherman is president of the organization. ( Photo by
M ichae la Yo ung)

Seniors Alex Walter
a nd Jon Flanagan. and
j uniors A llie Verch.
John Paul. Gurnett and
Art Garza show why
people should j oin Fu-
ture Educators of
America. People have
fun and make friend-
ships. (Photo by Ann
Underri ne r)

Creating a huge star on the lloor of the gym is sophomore Carrying pretzels for the Nebraska As-
Sonja Lapuzza. The Homecoming dance was he ld at South for sociation ofStudent Councils is sopho more
the first time in many years. ( PholO by Me lissa Dav is) Michaela Young. At the annual state con-
vention. students from al l across Nebraska
attended. (Photo by Ranae Smits)

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At Open H ouse in September senior Hope
Povondra g ives out information about South·s

MO ne y (: 010Choral Music Department. Many clubs and or-
ganizations were represented at the O pen Ho use.
by Cdsto" Co"l,y)

Money. and
rnore Money

Managing the candy cart is just one of Mrs. Sheri Student Council sponsored the Homecoming
Macht's many responsibilities. Sell ing candy is a pep rally, and as part of it had a skit that in-
big money maker for clubs. (Photo by Cristen volved three footba ll players, Gle nn Rumph,
Conley) De nnis Goodwin and Tony Barrie ntos, and their
mothe rs . (Photo by O svaldo Mo narrez)
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