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With such a large student body, it's no wonde r South tree ornaments. Their project was then presented to the

had so many different clubs and act ivities to school board at one of their Monday night

offer. m ee tin g s .

Regardless of whether you were a The choir also sold catalog items

sports addict, excelled in academics. or were in order to raise money, and Project Omaha

a student leader, you could find some c lub or students sold candy and other refreshments

activity to suit your particular need. One of throughout the school day by their class-

the acti vities shared by most of the clubs at room on first floor. Members of the base-

South was the constant search for fu nds. ball team sold Christmas wreaths, and

Money was a necessity to fund all of the trips, "Myfavorite thing to members of the volleyball team sold a va-
parties, picnics, and t-shirts members needed. do in Art Club is carve riety of items.
p umpkins. "
The Habitat Garden Club, for ex- It was a fact of life: if you were
ample, was interested in raising money in or- -Laura Sanchez, 12 involved in a club, you would probably,
der to buy additio nal things for the garden. at some point in the school year, be aski ng

Under the leadership of thei r spo nso r, Dr. friends, c lassmates and teachers if they

Mary Elizabeth Lomax, the members painted C hri stmas wanted to buy something

Senio rs Janie Riddle, Jamie
Siderwicz, and Nick Pierce join other
members at the meeting of the Finance
Club. These students are all enrolled
in the Academy of Finance. (Photo by
Jayme Harness)

The Outdoor Working on their exhibit. Patty MuJTill and Megan
Club is known Crain. juniors. plant fall flowers. The Habitat Gar-
for their annual den Club members work throughout the school year
ski trip to Colo- to keep the garden beau tiful. (Photo by Zach
rado. At O pe n Baughman).
House. Outdoor
C lu b preside nt
Vanessa C hcrko.
and secre tary
Be th Scha e fe r.
al so a junior.
manned a display
fo r the c lub.
(Pho to by Cristen
Conley)

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STUDYING FOR A TEST Juniors Cordell Man in and Ashley Kowa lewski study for an
upcom ing test. They arc both in Modern World History. ( Photo b y Ranae Smits)

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academics

COMPUTER RESEARCH Working on a project for yearhook. senior, HittiNg
Jennifer Pcr.:a and Li,a Lane u,e th.: co111puta to look up information.
Every cla,sroom in the bu ild ing i, equipped with at ka, 1one computer
fo r both 1cad1.:rs and ,tutknts to u,c. ( Photo hy Ranae Smi1')

1he books

Whether they were in ho no rs classes or regul ar classes
every ·student al South we nt to those classes. did homework assign-
menls and studied. Students stri ved for excellence every day. As
they worked toward a better future. our students took advantage of
the o pportunities offered to them at South. As a magnet school fo r
Informati o n Techno logy and Perfo rming Arts. South could offer cur-
riculum 110 1 found in many of the other metro high schools.

As some students used hig h school to prepare for college and
o thers used the ir time here to prepare for a j ob, the schoo l provided
for the full spectrum o f st udent needs.

orMembers South High·s Jazz Band perfo rm at

Open Ho use in Septe mber. T he band is directed by Mr. Mark Miller.
instrumenta l music instructor. ( Photo by C risten Conley)

REMEMBERING On the second anni versary of Sept. 11. South he ld a memorial
service around the flagpole in front o f the build ing . Juniors Nathan Mu1Til. Elizabeth
Rolfson. A mber Bloemer. and sopho mores Ana Barbosa and Alex Behanno n unfold
the flag of the United States as part o f the program. ( Photo by Ranae S mits)

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Learning about how laws arc made is fre shman Charles
Marino. Freshmen arc ex pected to take go'"crnmc nt their

first year in hig h school. (Photo by C ie ra Mosley J

Freshman Tony Reicks waits for
a ride home after school. Most
freshmen are still dependent on oth-
ers for transportation as they have
not reached the age of freedom: I6.
(Photo by Ashley Plaza)

Freshmen Starting all over again. That's Freshman cheerleader Heather Reynolds makes her way to
quickly what freshman year is all about. From c lass. For most freshme n. getting involved in school activities
the minute our ninth graders pushed is the best way to feel parl of the ir new school. (Pho to by Erica
learn the through the doors on the first day of Mitc he ll)
ropes of school in August, middle school and
its ways were history. Now they were
high part of senior high school.
school life
Being a freshman can be a
48 trauma for many students. It is stress-
ful trying to find your way around a
freshmen building as large as South. Opening
lockers was another hassle, as well as
figuring out how to get to the cafete-
ria, figure out the payment system,
wait in line, locate a table, and man-
age to fini sh lunch before the bell rang.

"The move from middle school
to high school was a big adjustment
for me," confessed freshman A llison
Jones. "I have so many more things to
do now than I ever had before."

The advantages of being in se-
nior high seemed to outweigh the di s-
advantages for our students, though.
Soon they were joining fall sports
teams, signing up for clubs, and cram-
ming their backpacks full of notebooks,
books, cookies and chips just like ev-
ery other student at South.

~ Is . \Valins ki"s firs t hour world history class work, hard to finish !heir
as:-iignn1cnt. Frc~hman year prc~cnb 111a11y challenge, !--Ut:h a:'\ gelling u~c.:d
,10 h igh ,chool academic requirc.:111c.:nb. ( Phn10 hy Ci..:ra :-..1 0,Jc~ )

Freshman Ashley La France gets animated in the cafeteria Freshmen Erica Mitchell and Kaila rvlorlan take time to
as she talks abou1 her day. Lunch time is a great time to re lax
and catch up on the la1cst news. ( Photo by Ashley Plaza) visit during lunch. The cafeteria was more crowded 1his year
1han ever ,;~ our freshman class was 1hc largest in recent his-
iory. pushin ~ o ur total enro llment to around 1700 st udents.
(Photo coun~sy o f Erica Mitchel l)

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These fres hmen arc cxplorini,: the world of techno logy in
the ir Succes, Strategic, c la,s. Many ,cc this c la,, a, a hdp
with their understanding o f compute rs. (PholU by Bryan
He iman )

Surfing the internet in lnLroduc- "I think AOIT has really helped Senior Tony Barrientos types out an assignment in his key-
tion to Technology is junior Andy my understanding in computers; the les- boarding class. He has also take a variety o f desktop pub li shing
Rose. He is '·happy,. to be in sons in technology I have learned will defi- classes. He said he ..likes working with comp uters because the y
Academy of Information Technol- nitely help me ' break into' the computer a rc fun"· (Pho to by Bryan Heiman )
ogy (AOIT) and plans to cont inue world!" commented junior Mike Shada.
in the program. (Photo by Bryan
He i m a n ) Technology c lasses at South
ranged from the introductory Success
Tech Strategies with Computers to Information
Technology (IT) Support Practic um. Each
classes class had different fields on which students
focused. Honors JAVA taught students
give South about the JAVA computer language, Sys-
tem and Support taught students about
students computer hardware, how to work on com-
puters and how to give technical support.
edge
Nearly every student and teacher
in career at South worked on computers. Every
freshman was required to take Success
prep Strategies so they had an opportunity to
further their education in technology in the
50 Academy of Information Technology.

technology Other classes a lso relied heavily
on technology such as Project Omaha,
Desktop Publishing, and journalism. "I
have already learned a lot in my Desktop
Publishing courses, but now I am taking
keyboarding to increase my speed in typ-
ing," said senior Tony Barrientos. "If you
can do exceptional work on a computer but

can only type IO words per minute, it isn' t

even worth it."
With all of these tec hnology

c lasses, students at South prepared them-
se lves for the fast-paced, competiti ve field
of information technology.

Jus tin Klimek. Pa trick Kink. i\laikc Shada. and i\olan Banek. all
j unior,. arc work ing with a comput~r in Sy, tcm Suppon. They arc all in
AOIT and plan on continuing thcircduc.:ation in techno logy. (PholO by Bryan
, Hei man)

Seniors Lucas Campsey and Hosea Chacon work on Refurbishing computers for the Cox Kids Connection arc
their "I" movies in Project Omaha. Campsey said he thinks senior Blake Minor. and junior Alex Messing. In th is class
computers play a big role in every student's school experi- students gain valuable experience for their future careers.
ence. (Photo by Bryan Heiman) (Photo by Bryan Heiman)

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Concentrating d eeply on his work is sen io r Jovan Wafford.
Wafford is trying 10 find the ri ght layout fo r his mi xed med ia
collage. (Photo by Ana Gomez)

Senior Erika Schweikert is pictured
footing the wheel. This is Erika's sec-
ond year in pouery class. (Photo by Ana
Gomez)

South With eight classes and a busy
schedule filled with deadlines and li sts
High art of things to do, students rarely find
time just to relax and enjoy themselves.
students One of the classes where they can do
shine their work and relax at the same time
with is art.
talent
In art classes students can kick
52 back and really get into something they
enjoy. That is one of the reasons art
art department classes at South are among the most
popular and fi ll up fast at registration
time.

An open and spacious environ-
ment provides students with the right
setting for expressing their uniqueness.
"By viewing other people's styles and
techniques in their art, I believe people
are able to perfect and develop their
own style," said senior Miguel Estrada,
an Art 7-8 student.

"South has one of the best art
departments in the city. In my four
years here I have been taught by some
of the best teachers," said Michael
S us t e r ka .

Senior Mike Akers is in Pottery 5-6 taught by M rs. Ma rc ia
Sdrnlz. He has heen working on his incense holder for a week:
he re fers lo it as "a gianl hack scratche r." (Photo by A na Gomez)

Sen iors Fernando Cazares a nd C laudia Hernandez sit in the ir founh ho ur A rt 5-6
class working hard o n the ir projects. Both of these s1udcn1s enjoy d rawing and express-
ing the mse lves and the ir culture thro ug h the ir artwo rk. (Pho!O by Ana Go mez)

Finishing up his charcoal drawing in his An 7-8 c lass is
senior Mike Sus1erka. Sus1erka has take n an for four years
and is ..thrilled 10 be al South..! (Pho to by Ana Gomez)

Art teacher Mr. Robert Bacome lends a helping hand and
expert o pinio n Ill j unior Mic hael Lopez. Bacome has worn
plaid every day 10 South since he started leaching here 11
years ago. (Photo by Ana Gomez)

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Working as a g roup to finish 1hcir a,s ig nmcnl a rc j unio rs
Hcc wr Uribe. C hris1ophcr lvladdux . Ramiro Hcrnandc t. a nd
Hcnry Ma11hcws. r\ 11four a rc d rc s, ed in bu, incs, :m ire a, 1hcy
arc expected to do e ,·c ry Wednesday. (Photo by Nina Guerrero)

Mr. Andy Webb, Academy of Finance
teacher. instructs his seventh ho ur ac-
counting class. This c lass is filled w i1h
seniors. (Photo by Nina Guerrero)

Academy Academy of Finance was one " The Academy of Finance is a good introduction to the busi-
prepares of the best opportunities offered at ness world."' said j uniors A mity Kula and Vanessa C hc rko. The ir
students South. It is an in-depth learning expe- c ig h1h hour instruc1or. Ms . Charne lla Mims. keeps the m busy
for their rience focu sing on accounting, bank- w ith work . (Photo by Nina Gue rre ro)
future in ing, credit, financial planning and
business plenty more.

world The Academy of Finance con-
tinued to grow, not only at South, but
54 in other Omaha Public Schools as well.
Even so, "We are the best of the best! "
academy o f finance claimed Ms. Charnella Mims, one of
the instructors for the program.

Every Wednesday, Academy
students were required to dress up ei-
ther in business professional attire or
business casual attire. This was to help
them get a good idea about what the
dress code is like in the business world.
"Dressing up gets us ready for the busi-
ness field ," said junior Nina Guerrero.
"We look all sophisticated for that day."

The class was offered for jun-
iors and seniors. Students in the pro-
gram had to complete curre nt eve nts
studies, write essays and resumes, and
enjoy a real-life internship at a local
bank.

Seniors in the Academy of Finance drcs, 10 imprc,,. This seventh hour class is a
good example o f businc,s professiona l a 11irc. ( Photo by Andy Webb)

Juniors Aide Chaidez and Amanda Jones comp lete an Listening to Mr. \.\1cbb during their Academy of Finance
on-line banking assig nme nt. The stude nts freque ntly com- c lass arc senio rs Janie Riddle. Jayme Harness and Lisa
plete worksheets and get notes fro m websites. (Photo by Brillas. All of these students were involv!!d in AO F during
Charnell a Mims) the ir j unior year. ( Photo by Nina Guc n-cro)

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Senior Jeremy Blake works on repair-
ing a computer in his Information Tech-
nology (IT) Suppon class. The computers
are refurbished and then donated to fami-
lies who cannot afford to buy one on their
own. This is pan of the Cox Connects J(jds
.Program. (Photo by Bryan Heiman)

Non- South High stude nts spe nt the ir time Juniors Sairn Pe na and Ana Butel e nj oy the ir firs t yea r at
at school learning new things, of course. the Lat ino Confe re nce. The confe re nce i, a grea t wa y for
traditional But surpi sing ly much of their learning came La ti no s tude nts to invol ve thc111se lvc, with college,. ( Photo
in non-traditiona l ways, beyond the books. by Rosalinda Hinojosa )
teaching
appeals to Many classes provided students the
opportunity to have hands-on e xperie nces,
students to learn by do ing . Art, mus ic, computers,
drama, journa lism and bus iness were jus t a
56 few of the courses that required stude nts to
learn a skill and then apply it on their own.
o utside t he books As an outgrowth of the Academy of Finance
classes, for example, stude nts were assig ned
an internship at a local bank.

Students a lso took advantage of the
many visitors representing area colleges. By
hearing what each college could offer, s tu-
dents were better prepared to make an in-
formed choice about whe re they wanted to
go fo llowing graduation.

nos ~, \\ clc-o

itina/o Youth
onferen

pec,al Thanks to

Senior Iveth N.1jarro receives a S500

scho larsh ip lo Bellevue Un ivers iry
from Mrs. Garza. The scholarship was
awarded lO N:~arro at the Latino Con-
ference where students received infor-
matio n about colleges and schol:u·ships.
(Photo by Rosalinda Hinoj osa)

A representative from Pe ru S tate College provides infor- \>Vorking on her story for the school newspaper The To01e1:
mat io n ahou l the g reat opportunities her college has lo o ffer senio r Jennifer Perea is very focused. T he journalism classes
students. Senio r Samantha Scvcnscn seems i111crcs1cd as she arc o ne of many classes that g ive s1t1dc111s hands-on experi-
fills out an applicati o n fo Pe ru S tate. ( Photo by Rosalinda e nce. (Photo by Brillani Du11o n)
Hinojosa)
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Jon Scott. ungraded. \\'Orb on a n ass ig nme nt in h i, c lass.
The student, ~pend 1imc both in c lass aml un job , itc,. working
o n practical living ,kilb. (Photo by /\na G om.:,.)

Helping out in the Habitat Garden is Working in the cafeteria, at
Josh Barlett. The responsibilities of the Godfather 's Pizza, at UNO and in class
ungraded students are many and varied. are some of the favorite things Jamal
(Photo courtesy o f Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lostuin, Cornelius Hodges, Jamie
Lomax) Anderson and Steven McNeil enjoy.

Ungraded "The thing I enjoy the most is
working," said Anderson.
students
The students agreed that the
involved best part of their educational experi-
ence came when they left the class-
in variety room and had the opportunity to work
on one of their many community ser-
of vice projects.

activities Students in the ungraded class-
room learned academic subjects as well
as practical life skills which they then
applied in real life situations. They had
the chance to learn outside of school
with special internships in which they
participated.

South High's students were
very hard-working. They demonstated
this on a daily basis. "This is the best
job I have ever had working with these
students. They make my day better,"
said Ms. Zebolsky, one of their teach-
ers.

58 Working inde pendently on their Eng lish ho me work a rc
Ashley Otis and Tommy Brilte ll. The u ngraded das,mom mi xes
ungraded students acade mic coursework w ith prac tical skills i:xpc rie nce. (Phn10
by Ana Gomez)

Lending a helping hand arc ung raded students Sar.th Fouh:: a nd Jamie Anderson. The stucknts in the
ungraded c la,, pa11icipa1c in a numh.:r of community ,cr\'icc projccb. including the paper recyling project
they work o n w i1h 111.:mhc rs o f the National Honor Society. (Photo coun.:,y o f Tom Jodlowsk i)

Doing some group work arc Josh Barlcn. Keith Lowery. Ungraded student Paul Fishback is on his way to work in
Ashley He isner and Jamie Anderson. Worki ng with each other the Habitat Garden. Fishback and his-classmates arc involved
g ives these s1udcn1s an opportunity to know each other bc1te r. in community servic.: projects. and South's Habitat Garden is
(Phn10 by Ana Gomez) one o f them. (Photo courtesy of Dr. 1vlary Elizabc1h Lo max)

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Going over o ne of the page layouts is ,cnior Kry,tina
Gonzalez. editor-in-chief of 1he footer. A ll members o r the
staff proofread the paper before it i, ,cnt to the pri nter. (Pho to
by Brittani Dutton)

Senior Jesus Calzada uses the
phone during fifth hour. The jour-
nalism phone is frequent ly used by
staff members for their stories or
for advertising. (Photo by Brittani
Dutton)

Tooter Besides worry ing about story ideas
reports
and deadli nes, The Tooter staff always had next
South year on their minds. M rs. Maijorie Waterm an,
who has been the newspape r adviser o n and
High news off for the past 25 years, retired at the e nd of
the 2003-2004 school year. Because the staff
for 100 did not know who was going to replace her,
years they diodn' t know what to expect for next year.

"It's going to be hard," said j un ior
Ranae Smits, news editor, "but as long as the
staff's dedicated and wants the paper to be suc-
cessful, it will, because if you care abo ut
so mething enoug h, everythin g will turn o ut
okay."

Besides thin king a bo ut next year, the
Tooter has had a great year. This year, the
staff celebrated the I 00th year anni versary of
the paper. After digging through a box con-
taini ng old issues of the Toote,; they realized
how many changes the paper has undergone.

"Each year the staff cha nges, a nd
that's exciting," said Waterman, " because they
bring new ideas abo ut desig n and layout."

"T he digital age has me a little be-
wildered," Waterman continued. "The stu-
dents know how to use di gita l cameras and
computer graphics, but I thi nk I ' m too o ld to
get it !"

T he convenie nce of modern
technolgy promises that the Tooter wil l still
be here for the next I00 years!

60 The 2003-2004 Tooter sta ff: front. Ranae S mits. Marie llen
Kocourek. ltzel Lopez, Brittan i Dutton: second row. Je nni-
tooter fe r Perea. Lisa Lane. Krysti na Gonza lez: third row. Rheanna
Tingle, Daniel Arredondo. As hley Phillips: back row. Jesus
Calzada. Brittany Barre tt. Dustun Dean. Bryan Hei man :
standing. Michae l Uhland and Isaac Kidde r Not pictured:
Regina Brig ht a nd Prec ious C lark (Photo by Marjori e
Waterman)

Do not disturb! Junior Rhcanna Tingk is deep in thought
as she works on composing her music review. Tingle i~ a
beginning journalism stud~nt. (Photo by 13ri11ani Duuon)

Eagerly reading the first issue of the Tooter, sophomore Sophomore Mariellen Kocourek scun-ies 10 get her stories
Dustun Dean looks fo r his article. Even though every mem- typed on the computer the clay of the deadline. The journal-
ber of the staff already knows what the whole paper is about. is m room has six MacIntosh computers for word processing.
it's still exciting to sec the ir own writing in print. (Photo by picture scanning and digital imaging. (Photo by Bri11 ani
13ri11ani Dullon) Dullo n)

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C h ecking her page a ssig nment i, ,cnior Ro, alinda Hinojosa.
She was working on photos or untradiional way, of teaching
a nd learning . ( Photo by Gina Juarez)

Senior Audrya Goodoien looks through
other yearbooks for new ideas. This is
Goodoien·s fi rst year o n the yearbook
staff. (Photo by Gina Juarez)

Yearbook "I'm really glad I had the op-
portunity to contribute to my senior
staff yearbook and incorporate part of my-
self into the yearlong project," said
records senior Jayme Harness.
memories
Although being on the year-
of the book staff proved stressful whe n it
came to meeting deadlines, it was fun
year at the same time. Stude nts on the staff
handled multipl e respons ibilities: cre-
ating layouts, taking pictures, w riting
articles, selling advertising and sell-
ing books.

The class was different fro m
most of the other classes because it al-
lowed students to be creative and work
indepe ndently as they interv ie wed
people for an artic le or took pictures.

"I think yearbook class was re-
a 11 y fun ," sa id junior Danivia
Bustamante. "I got a chance to gather
information and pictures from many
students, and then I got to put the m all
together to capture their memories
from high school."

62 Senior Jayme Harness makes one of her many trips to
Wa lgreen's lo get fi lm developed. S tud.:nts re lied hea vily o n
yearbook colo r photographs and dig ita l pic tures 10 comple te their pages .
(Photo by Gi na J uarez)

Sorting throug h pictures fo r their pages. j unior, Ranae Sm it, and Ann Bailey
consul! o n w hich \\'ould work best. Teamwo rk i, an imponant princ iple in pull ing
1ogc1hc r 1hc yearbook. (Photo by Gina Juan:L)

Members of the yearbook s taff gather in the commons are a o n first floor for a 63
group picture. The slafT works together and independe ntly to capture memories of
1hc school year. (Photo hy Ma1jorie Waterman) P ages prepared by Gina Juarez

Concentrating intently in his A. P. EnJ.!lish cla,, i, ,cnior
Zach Vesper. Ad vanced Pl accme111 c las,c, arc offered 10 , 1u-
dcnb who arc imcrc~tcd in earning college c n:dil for hig h school
c lasses. (Photo by Ana Gome,:)

Taking notes in Mr. Robert Aranda's Have you ever wondered what
Dual Language Geometry 1-2 c lass is
jun ior lsmara Gonzalez. In Dual Lan- college would be like? If you have,
guage classes. students have the oppor-
tunity 10 learn in both Spanish and En- and you want to find out, just sit in o n
g lish. (Photo by Alejandra Rivera) o ne of the many Advanced Placement
classes South offers.
Dual
The A. P. c lasses prepare stu-
Language, dents for the rigorous academic c hal-
lenges of college, while at the same
A.P. time offering them the opportunity to
earn college credit by taking a test at
classes the end of the school year.

challenge Senior Danielle Sherman re-
marked about her A . P. Eng li sh class ,
students "I like my A. P. class because I have
all of my friends in the class."

Another group of stude nts also
met with a challe ng ing and unusual
curriculum. T hese were the students
who were enrolled in a Dual Language
class. The Dual Language classes were
cond ucted in both English and Span-
ish . Senior Ana Gomez said, " It's a
great challe nge for e nyone to under-
take. J would encourage everyone to
take a class like this."

64 Putting notes on the hoard for his A. P. C alculus c lass is Mr.
Ric hard Be nak . Be nak leaches lhe on ly A . P. Calculus <.:lass
a.p./dual l anguage c l asse s Sm11h offer,. (Photo by Ana Gomez)

Junior Linda Villagomez, and seniors Ana Go mez. Nancy Herrera and l'vlarco Sote lo arc doing group
work in Mr. Ed Castro ·s Honors World Histo ry Dua l Language c lass. If they complete the c lass successfull y.
these students will earn honors credit. (Pho to by Alejandra Ri\'cra)

Working on their class project arc And y Rose, a junior. and Senior Danielle Sherman asks for help from Dr. Me llanee
Ad am Ortiz. a senior. T hey arc enro lled in a Dual Language Kvasnicka. the A. P. English instructor. Senior Alex Walter is
class. (Pho to by Alejandra Rivera) busy in the same class taking notes fro m the overhead projec-
tor. (Photo by Ana Gomez)

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Helping to clean up the Habitat Garden is Josh Banlett. T his waterfall is just one of the many beautiful fe ature~ in
ungraded student. Several students assist Dr. Lomax in main- South ·s Habitat G arden. The garde n a lso has several species
taining the garden. (Pho to by Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lomax) o r native g rasses. (Photo by Zac h Baughman )

New year, As the 2003-2004 school year
new began, the members of the Habitat
Garden Club began another year of
plans for tending the garden. Members acted
members with alacrity to decide which plants
they would like to exhibit in the spring.
of the
Habitat Dr. Mary Elizabeth Lomax,
Garden South High librarian and club super-
visor, said she would like to get back
Club to the original plans for the garden.

This year's project had the
funding it needed thanks to the ambi-
tion that the club leaders showed.
However, it was not only the nice
budget which kept this project afloat.
Members of the club came from ev-
ery grade level to create this garden.

This year's group shared their
work with volunteers from Kinghorn
Gardens, the Big Muddy Workshop
which provided a landscape architect,
and the Nebraska Statewide Arbore-
tum, which helped with plann ing and
funding.

The club anticipated seeing
thei r dreams become a reality by the
time the school year came to a close.

habitat garden Part of being in the Habitat Garden C lub is maintaining
plants. Patricia Muffill and Megan Crain put fe rtil izer around
plants to keep the nutrie nts ple ntiful. (Photo by Dr. Lo max)

Seniors Des ire Henderson and Raehad Chri,1..:nsen arc
hard al work in the gard..:n planting a n..:w addition 10 th.:
exhib it bcfor..: th..: w in1..:r comes. ( Photo by Dr. Lomax)

The clean-up is finall y done for the fall thanks 10 these Before they continue picking up, these stude111s pose for a
ambitious club members: Michael Moore. Paul Fishbach, picture for Dr. Lomax. who manages the Habitat Garden:
Meisha Syscl. Cornelius Hodges and Josh Bar!le11. A slop Corne lius Hodges. Josh Banle11. Rina Navarelle. Gabrie la
at the trash can and a p icture is a ll that is left for the day. Cardenas. Meisha Syscl. Tommy Bri11cll. Ashley Otis. Paul
( Pho10 by Dr. Lomax) Fishbach. Linda Brcthoucr and Jamie Anderson. (Photo by
Dr. Lomax)
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Practicing their num bers d uring their music c la,s arc.: ,c.:nior
!Vlaria Lopez and junior Elizabeth Rolfson. Stude nt, u se their
class time 10 prepare for their many pc.:rforrnancc.:, th rougho ut
the school year. (Photo by Prec ious C lark)

Sophomore Justin Blackson is confi-
dent as he sings his solo at the fa ll con-
cen. Blackson is also a member of the
Ambassadors. (Photo by Precious Clark)

The house lights go down as

Vocal the stage lights illuminate a group of
South High students on risers, stand-
ing motionless as they wait for th sig-
nal from their director, Mr. Clay
Blackman.

Music Year after year, the Vocal
Music Department puts on a series of
performances which are real crowd
pleasers, and this year was no differ-

Department ent. The Vocal Music Department
provided quality entertainment for
their audiences throughout the school
year.
is real Accompanied at the piano by
Ms. Sara Kellerman, the Mixed Cho-
rus and Concert Choirs spent a busy
year. Mixed C horus was the begin-
crowd ning class for vocal students, while
Conceit Choir held the more experi-
enced singers.
The holiday program, Sounds
pleaser of the Season, was an annual concert
continuing a great tradition at South.
It was a great concert attended and
enjoyed by an enthusiastic audience.

68 Senior Brandi Smith sings a crowd-pleasing solo during the
winie r concert. S111i1h has held lead roles in many drnrna pro-
vocal rnusic ductions. including Les Miserables. d uring her lime at South.
(Photo by Precio us C lark)

M ixed C horus performs at the winter concert. Th.: group is drcss.:d
_i n the ir new att ir.:. (Photo by Precio us Clark )

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Accompanying the chorus during class is Ms. Sara Ke llerman.
As accompanist for the choir. Kellerman also plays the piano
at all of their concerts. (Photo by Precious Clark)

Director Clay Blackman directs his Concert Choir at the fall
conl·ert. Blackman is in charge of a ll the vocal mus ic g roups at
South. (Photo by Prec io us Clark )

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Putting o n a g reat s ho w a t l\ lutual of O ma ha arc the A m-
bas,adors. He rc ju nior John Paul G urneII and sophomore Catie
Baker e njoy their performance . (Photo by Nicole Reynolds)

Sophomore Amanda Jenson sings a
solo at one of the Ambassadors' perfor-
mances. This was Jenson 's first year in
the group. (Photo by Nicole Reynolds)

Whether it was the e ne rgetic sets

Special of the Ambassadors, the soothing sound
of the bell ringers, or the voices of the
brand new treble ensemble, it was obvi-

ous that the Vocal Music De partment was

loaded w ith talent.

The Ambassadors continued the ir

musical tradition of highest quality entertainment.
As South High 's e lite singing and danc-
ing group, the Ambassadors had a busy

year, especially during the holiday sea-

son, when they performed at a variety of

groups venues throughout the city, including lo-
cal nursing homes, restaurants, the TAC
building and Mutual of Omaha.

Often accompanying the Ambas-

sad ors was the H a ndbe ll Ringe rs, a

put unique group whose entire show comes

on from ringing bells. These performers were
easily rcognized by their glove-covered
h a nd s .

New to the departme nt thi s year

was the treble ensemble, an all-girl group.

a show "My favorite thing about the treble en-
semble," said senior member Traci
Calabretta , " is that it's an all-girl show

c hoir, and we get along really well!"

70 l-landbell Ringers is a special group of musicia ns which is in
much demand d uring the ho liday season. He rc senior Brandi
arnbassadors. handbells Teeters concentrates on the di recto r's cues. (Photo by Nicole
Re y n o l d s )

The Trchlc Ensemble performs al the Sounds of
the Seaso n conccrL Thi. is the first y..:ar for thi,
group at South. (Photo by Nicole Reynolds)

The Ambassadors perform "Secret Agent Man" as part of During their Christmas perfo~mance, the Ambassadors
their show during the fall concert. T his el ite group is directed came in dressed as re indeer. Their Christmas set was a half-an-
by Mr. Clay Blac kman . (Photo by Nicole Reynolds) ho ur lo ng. (Photo by Nicole Reyno lds)

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The Packer 1\larching Band warms up before 1hcy '"sho u1 i1
0 111·· al lhc Omaha 1'- larc hing lnv i1mio na l. The band earned a n
··cxccllc nl°· ra1ing in 1hc co111pc1i1ion. ( Pholo by M indy Dauncr)

Intonation, pride and excellence are on The Packer Marching Band
the minds o f these musicians. Indoor re- found its groove towards perfection this
hearsals aim for a mo re compelitive year.
marching sound. (PholO by Mindy
Dauner) The instrumental music in-
structors and our principal, Mrs. Nancy
Packer Faber, set a goal for ours to be one of
the best marching bands in town. The
marching efforts of the band showed their desire
to make it to the top as soon as pos-
band finds s ibl e.

its The band staff included several
'groove' assistants, each with his/her own area
of expertise which contributed to the
this overall success of the band. T he stu-
dents also contributed to the overall
fall progress as they took the tools that were Monday and Friday evening rehearsals see 1he band mc n1-
given to them and put together a beau- bers march in step. Thei r d cdicalion earns them an "exccllcnl°"
tiful show. ra1ing al the Slalc Marching Exhibi1 io n in Lincoln. ( Pho lo by
Mindy Dauncr)
They started during the sum-
mer with a band workshop and contin-
ued to work every morning during first
ho ur.

During the football season, the
band practiced six hours on Friday eve-
nings.

With their strong desire to be
the best, the Packer Marching Band
will be number one in the city.

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marching band

Junio r .Justin Fishe r takes r ehearsa l se rious ly a, the gn:atly improved dru111linc
runs through thl'.ir ,olos and cadences. They arc preparing to enter the stacliu111 to de-
liver o ne o f' their best , hows. (Pho to by i'vl indy Dauncr)

During morning practices, the perc ussion section critiques After memorizing their parts in the band room. the pit
thei r sho w and focuses o n sma ll details. They also add visuals joins the band outside. The pit consists o f percussion instru-
such as stick llips and leans. (Photo by Mindy Dauner) me nts and their p layers who do no t march o n the fi eld. (Photo
by Mindy Dauner)

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Justin Fischer. a junior and captain of the Drumline. prac-
tices in Jazz Band c las, . T his group plays at a variety of venues

and co mpetitio ns throughout the school year. (Pho to by k ,sy
Wentz)

Playing the xylophone is sophomore
Devin Carpenter. He is practicing for his
solo. (Photo by Jessy Wentz)

Jazz, "It's really fun to come to class The Jazz Band heats it up as they practice one of the ir songs.
orchestra this year," said freshman Dalton Altho ug h the group is re latively small. they prod uce a g reat
students Poppino about Jazz Band. " My play- sountl. (Photo by Jessy Wentz)
ing has really improved."
strive
to reach The Jazz Band kept a busy
potential schedule as they participated in com-
petitions in Norfolk and South Dakota.
74 They also played at our own
intrumental music concerts and visited
Jazz band. orchestra other places around the metro to enter-
tain.

Mr. Mark Miller, director of
the group, credited other people with
helping build the program. "It's great
having Ms. Dauner, Mr. Moore and
Mr. Walker here to help our instrumen-
tal students strive to reach their poten-
tial."

The orchestra students also
worked very hard in one of the biggest
orchestra classes South has seen in re-
cent years. Freshman Alejandro
Bustillos said, "We have fun every-
day. It's a blast coming to class."

The orchestra had the opportu-
nity to work with several guest conduc-
tors throughout the school year.

Senior ,\ lex Walter plays his cello. This is \Vahcr" s ninth y.:ar playing the instrument.
(Photo by Jessy We ntz)

The orchestra warms up in the band room. They mee t every Members of the orchestra class put down their instrumems
d ay second period to practice. (Photo by Jessi Wentz) to pose for a picture. This is the biggest orchestra c lass South
has had for a number of years. (Photo b_y Mi ndy D,nmer)

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I ) I~

WAITING FOR THE SNAP Juniors Brian Locke and Jon Brown stand locked in their
positions for the action to beg in. Bo th or these p layers have been on the Varsity Football tcalll
for two years. (Pho to by Ranae Sm its)

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athletics

'SHERMANATOR '! Preparing 10 serve 1hc ball i, ,cnior Danielle PlayiNg
She rman. Sherman is the captain of 1hc Var, i1y Volleyball learn. ( Pho to
by C huck Walker)

for pride

From three-a-days in 90 degree temperatures to run-
ning.the bases in a downpo ur. South's athletes show everyday what
they are made of. The athletes· devotion to South High a nd to the
game are evide nt in the fact that they play all out. with heart. a nd
take pride in their sports.

Nearly year-round. the athl ete trains. conditions, learns the
fundame nta ls. and the n competes. Regardless of getting home late
in the evening . giv ing up wee kends. putting social events on hold
and treating the sore muscles. the athlete knows that in the e nd all
the work and effort are worth it.

ROCK AND FIRE Del ivering the pi tc h for the Varsity Soflball team
is junior To ni Palma. Toni has been playing softball since she was a
child ancl p itch ing for1 he Lady Packers since her freshman year. (Photo
by Chuck Walker)

NOW LISTEN Coach Je ff Polter takes junior John Rosin aside
during the Homecoming game 10 g ive some advice. Rosin plays tackle
and de fe nsive tackle . (Photo by Linda Shepherd)

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REMEMBER Paek m•.,.s baek

WHEN___ M peet

...Glenn and Ga.be 5!0t knocked unconscious in Team motto is to strive over adversity
the PapiThon and Northwest gamed?
" Altho ugh this year·s record d id T hi s o nly com pelled the re-
...T. J. made some EXTRAORDINARY blocks no t prove to be belier than last year" s, nor
on punt team agamst Mtl1a.rd. North? did the team make it to the playoffs,"' said maining players to step up a nd fi ll each
...Demus threw the ball and Ga.be ducked De nnis G oodwin, seni o r q uarterback.
"we were a lot rol e that was lost. In many games the
and it hit c.oa.ch Ball? more competiti ve
and stayed in a lot Packers were o utnu mbered a nd unde r-
"Everything about the 2003- more games this
year." sized. but no t
'04 football season w as satisfy-
T he outmatc hed . They
ing except for the record. We mo tto for the Yar-
sity Football team gave their opponents a
had great senior leadership was "to stri ve un-
der adverse condi- \\'{IS (I 1011gh run for the ir money.
w hich led to fantastic efforts on tions." A number
o f the players had to deal with to ug h times one. \Ve fought incl udi ng a near-upset
the pradice field and during th roug h the season such as having rela-
ti ves in the hospital or having major medi - game... over C re ig hton Prep
games. ca l conditions the mselves. -Gabe Bustos. who went on to face
-Assistant Coach Jeff Potter - 12 M illard North for the
Within the team, the players also S tate c ha m p io nshi p
had to face advers ity. For o ne thi ng, they
began the season posting a small roster game in November.
and then had to deal w ith the loss o f six
players as the season wore o n. W ith the

help of some senior

transfer students and a ha ndfu l of unde r-

classme n, South's retu rn ing seniors and

coaches put together a competiti ve team.

Thanks to the remarkable effort

o f the coaching staff and the players w ho '

continued to give e no rmo us com mitment

to the team, the Packers had a great sea-

son and conti nued to build for the futu re.

78 Head coach Jay Ball and junior Tyler Bathcn stand on the side li nes watching the Pack take on the
Pa triots. Ba ll has been coach ing football for 17 years. Ball sai d, " I am very proud of our players.
v ar sity f ootb all These young me n have broug ht So uth Hi gh footba ll back to an e ra of respectabi lity.'· (Photo by
Ranae S mits )

Pictures on facing page, clockwise from UJ>per left: I . Senior Tom G utte rman gets ready to snap
the ball. 2. Seni or Simo n Perez sets the ba ll up to kic k off. Perez e arned the nickna me ..Golde n Toe..
after saving the game aga inst Northwest w ith a fie ld goal in the last few seconds o f the game. 3.
Senio r quarte rback Dennis Goodwin calls o ut a pla y against M illard South. 4 . The Pac k hudd les
before every game for a good-l uck chant. (Photos by Ranae Smi ts and Li nda Shepard)

~~::_~~---:_-..;,;,.,_-_-_-_l1 .Junior Clifford Moss runs the ball as senior Josh Sheard

blocks for hi m. The Packers won this game against Lin-
coln North Star. 36-0 . (Photo by Ranae Smits)

"We have brought
respect back to the
South program, and I
hope it will continue
to grow."

-Matt Austin, 12

"After our game
against Creighton
Prep, we gained so
much respect. The
other teams knew we
weren't just playing
around this year."

-Dan Urbach, 12

Varsity Football

Head Coach: Jay Ball

Bryan 28
Lincoln Northstar 0
Creighton Prep 14
Millard South
Papillion/La Vista 35 ~ 7
Bw·ke
Millard North 46 7
Bellevue East
28 21
49 7
2 1 14
20 22

Season Record: 2-7

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REMEMBER Un~ , s s ~ e n

WHEN... th.e1rstr1~

...John M.'s kickoff return for a touch- Reserves finish season strong with 3 wins
down?
Two-a-days in the heat o fA ugust The Reserves defeated
...we played Benson in the freezing tested the de terminatio n o f man y under-
c lass me n wh o were going o ut for the Papillion/La Vista South. 4 1- 14 , M illard
cold? freshman and reserve football teams .
West, 2 1-1 4. a nd M illard South, 14-7.
...we almost swept the Millard games? Practic-
ing and weight- Coaching the freshme n was
...we played the last half of the last li fting all day was
game in the dark? part o f the de- G reg Wilcox. who
mand ing schedule
"The Reserves are a group of for these pl ayers. ··This season also was head coach
But they proved 11·as grear fo r w restlin g. The
young men who learned how to tha t they came to because ll"e fres hme n strugg led a
p lay. Before long, ll"OII rhree little during the sea-
w ork together and finished strong. the Packers were 1i111e.1· more son. but worked hard
taking their game on the ir fundame nt als
I am very proud of the team w in- to the fie ld. g a m es 1ha11 a nd tea m work.
la.1·1 yem: ··
ning three of their last four ga mes." Coaching the Reserves was Ja-
son Bartman . He remarked that he was -Jus1i 11 They met ev-
-Reserves Coach Jason very proud of hi s te am because the y e ry ni g ht after school
Bartman ' ·learned how to work toge the r a nd fin- /-la_\'\l'OOd, /0
ished strong."
Freshman Football across 23rd S treet
Bartman continued, '·I a m very
Head Coach: Greg Wilcox proud of the team w inning three of the ir from the school to run
last fou r games."
th rough their drills a nd cond itioning. The

practices also in volved scrimm ages.

A ltho ug h they didn ' t log any

victo ri es during the season, the team

learned the impo rta nce of pre paration

a nd hard work, a nd many of the players

looked forward to be ing o n the reserve

team next year.

SHS OPP

,B ry a n 8 34

M illard West 0 so

Omaha North 0 45

Papillion/ La Vista 14 40
34
Bellevue West 0 12
42
Papillion/La Vista South 0 27

Northwest 0

Wests ide 7

Season Record: 0-8

Sophomore Richard Seehausen kicks a 15-yeard fie ld goal to score three points fo r the Packers. We
played our home games at Colli n Field. (Photo by O svaldo Monarrez)

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underclassm an footb all

Running the ball for the Packers is Number 32. John
Mc Pherson. a sophomore. The Pack won three of their
games this year against to ugh o ppone nts. (Pho to by
Osvaldo Mo narrez)

"I enjoyed being
around my team-
mates and coaches.
The best part of the
season w as beating
Millard South and
Millard West."

-T. J. Douglas, 10

The team leaves Collin Field fo llowi ng a hard fought
contest. Besides holding games on the fie ld. the reserves
also practiced the re. (Photo by Osvaldo Monarrez)

Reserve Football

Head Coach: Jason Bartman

SHS OPP

Bellevue West 14 44
Westside
Creighton Prep 0 21
Bellevue East 21
Papi llion/La Vista South 12 34
B e nso n 14
Millard West 7 6
Millard South 41 14
Millard North
0 7
36
21
14
22

Season Recoi:d: 3-6

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REMEMBER

WHEN...

...Coach Saunders got peltoo in the back
of the head by Alisha?

...the Titans and ·Ain't no Mountain Lady Packers putforth great effort
High Enough'?
The Varsity Volleyball team. or val uable lessons beyond the game o f vo l-
...we had two-a-days? "Smack Pack.. as they were called. had a
disappointing season. The team was made leyball. T hey learned 10 play as a team
...Coach Saunders tripped on her keys up of many underclassmen playi ng at the
and did the sphts? Varsity level for and overcame many of the mind games
the first time.
...we heard Amity's singing? Only one senior wh ich had defeated them before.
was on the team.
"I w as very satisfied with how Senior cap-
the team improved and com- S tart ing
peted in every match. They out w ith open "OFera/1. 11·e lain Danielle
showed desire and heart gy ms and the i111pro1·ed a /or
throughout the ...season, and I'm tough two-a-days, and learned ro She rman. the
very proud." the team was pre- play more
paring for the sea- aggressil'ely. ··Shennanator.'· said.
-Head Coach, Renee son ahead. As the
Saunders weeks unfo lded, '·J had a fu n year. and
practices turned in to games, and the la•
d ies were challenged to play at thei r best. I rea ll y appreciate d

The wins were few. but they bur I 11·as s1il/ the effort put fort h by
were still sweet. South defeated Benson
in the Gradoville In vitational. and North- a li11/e the te am a nd the
west three times. disappoi111ed." coaches. I am really
-Alisha going to miss them:·
Although the season was not a Ramire:. II
wi nning one, the players learned a lot of The Vars it y

team was made up of

the following players: freshmen

Veronica Barrientos and Alex Zerichuck:

sophomores Michae la Young. Ke ri A nn

S hime rdla, Me li ssa Mahoney, Pet ra

Range l and Emily Leahy.

Others were juni o rs Al is ha

Ramirez and A mity Kuta ; seni or

Danie lle S herman.

Freshman Veronica Barrientos, junior Amity Kuta, and senior Danie lle Sherman stand at the net
preparing for the serve. Start ing in the ready position is something the team works on in practice.
(Photo courtesy of Danie lle Sherman)

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var sity volleyball

Junior Michaela Young defends the net while junior
Amity Kuta yells back to her teammate. Many under-
n,a•..,. classmen make up the Varsity team. (Photo by Emily
Kudlac z)

"I liked how open the

team w as, and even

though we lost, w e

kept up our spirits."

-Veronica
Barrientos, 9

"M y most memorable
moment w as at the
Northstar game w hen
the coach told me I
was actually starting to
look like a real volley-
ball player."

-Michaela Young,

10

Varsity Volleyball

Head Coach: Renee Saunders
---Ralslon
SH ~ p
Roncalli 0
02
LA.shl and/Gn:cnwood
Bclli:vuc Wcs1 - <!..
0

Millard \Vc),1 - u
Burkr
Lincol n Nonhstar 0
Demon
Northwc!-1 0
2

Westside 0

Bryan 0

Papi llion/laVist;t Sou1h 0

Norfolk 0

Burke --- 0
Sidn..:::~ 0
0
Omah a Nor1 h
l)
A h r.1ha1n L ih colu
-oI - - -2.--
Omaha North
Burke 0
Central

Omaha Nonh I2

Burke 02

Central 0

Bry,m 02
Roncalli
a... 2
Nonhwcq
20

Central 0

• r..fari:m 0

Wcs1sidc 02

P'rc1no111 0

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REMEMBER Underclassmen work on fundamentals
WHEN...
The squeak of the tennis shoes Coaching the freshmen was
...Jessica ran a lot of against the gym fl oor, the thud of the
stairs? volleyball as it flew off a player 's hands. Ricky Ruffin, who was a lso the Varsity
the yelling from coach to player as in-
...eve:ryone had. argu- s tructions were coach for the G irls' Basketball team.
ments? sent across the
floor...any visitor The fres hme n e nj oyed three
...we had. IDNG pra.c- to the gym after
school cou ld tell vic tories during their
tices? you: vo ll ey ba ll
season was again ··1 liked seaso n aga i ns l
,,-----,--- underway. rnlleyba/1.
especially the Benson, Northwest.
For the van trips when
p Iaye rs o n the u·e li.1·te11ed to and Omaha North .
freshman and Jun- 94. l ja111.1·...
ior Varsity teams, the games and the prac- Coaching the
tices were just as important as they were
fo r the Varsity players. Junior Varsity team

Thro ugho ut the seaso n, volley- was Korrine Boltin,
ball became more than just a game for
these g irls. They were d ete rmined to -Nayeli Lope-:.. The JV team defeated
come together as a team. Their other goals
were to maintain teamwork and lea rn 10 North west during the
their fundamentals.
regular season.

Ale thia

Perez. who played on

the freshma n team , said. " I enjoyed the

season. It was a ll good. It was hard

work, but after a ll, it was fun."

Both the freshmen and the JV

players worked hard throughout the sea-

son to raise their skill level to the point

whe re they could move up nex t year and

play on the Varsity team.

~ s hman--VolleybalJ

Head Coach: Ricky Ruffi~

~ SHS OPP

M illard West 02

Benson 02

,Papillion/LaVista South 0 2
Be n son 2 I
Northwest 2
0 I1'
---Westside
O_JTiah·a-..N.,.o..r.t_h__ 2

20

Bellev ue West ....... 0 / 2

Papillion'/La Vista 02

____, /Season Record: 3-,,6 "' The Junior Varsity starters huddle togethe r to get ready for the ir game. T he players start every
game in th is fas hi o n. (Photo by Alejandra Ri vera)

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underclassman volle yball

Sophomore Jessica Harper warms up for the nex t
match. The girls work on selling and spiking in their warm-
ups. (Photo by Alejandra Rivera)

"I hod fun this year
w ith all the girls."

-Samantha
Siderwicz, 10

"I really try my
hardest in all the
games."

-Cynthia Barrigan,
11

2 2
0 2
0 2
0
0 '
0
0

(

Season ec~

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REMEMBER
WHEN...

...Senor said, 'Amber Alert on Chelsey'? to

...Emily got her 'lucky sock' stuck in Varsity Softball team shows strength
fence at the last horne garne?
The Lady Packers Varsity Soft- I0-0. in Distri cts. a nd Centra l. 4-2. in
...Chelsey almost had an over-the-fence ball team sta rted o ff their season strong
homerun? with a n 18-0 defeat of Benson in the South the Metro Tourname nt.
High Invitational , which took place Aug.
...Megan had the record for getting sick 28 and 29. " Our team had th e phys ical
at practice?
In the in- abilit y to play we ll:' said j unior Megan
...we playoo the 'HA HA' garne? vite, the Pack
al so defeated Uh la ri k. ..but we le t
"...the young players learned North, 4-0, but
that it doesn't matter if you finished in second ..It 100k hard too many th ings inte r-
have good players; you still p lace after losing \\'ork and ded- fere w ith our me ntal
need to work hard and get to Central, I0-0, icario11 ro be game.
along on and off the field to be in the c ha mpio n- as good as 11·e
successful." ship game. That are 11011'; 11ex1 -- J' m j u s t
didn' t dim the ir happy we sucked ev-
-Head Coach Mario Remiiio e nthu s ia s m ,
thoug h, as the g irls on the team, coached yew: 1\'e're erything up and gave
by Mario Re mij io. came to play, and
showed that in every contest. going 10 rake Di s tri cts o ur a ll !,'.
Uh larik continued.
The team ended their season Disrrius! ··
w ith a s ix and 15 record. The team
-F m n 1Bml'e11. was led by the pitc h-
Three of the six victories came /0
in tournament play as the Packers de-
feated Lincoln Northstar tw ice, 6-0 and ing of Maria Martinez

and Toni Palma, both juniors. Captains

for the team were all seni ors: C he lsey

Uhlarik, Emily Kud lacz and Krista

Burson.

Burson said she was proud o f

the way the team played . ·Tm really

g lad the team has come this fa r. We have

improved so muc h over last year."

✓

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86 The Varsity Softball team takes second place in the South Hi g h Invitatio nal. Shown here are (front)
Kri sta Burson, C helsey Uhla rik. Em il y Kud lacz; middle, Grace Martinez: Fawn Bowen, Maria
varsity softball Martinez, Samantha Siderwicz. Megan Uhl arik : back, Coach Mall Curtis, S uzi Hernandez. Jodi Bodna r.
Toni Palma, Vanessa C he rko . Head Coach Mario Re mijio. (Photo courtesy or Krista Burson)

Pictures on facing page, clockwise from upper left: I. Junio r To ni Palma is o ne of two pitche rs o n
the team. 2. Layi ng down a drag bunt to the third base line is seni or Krista Burson. 3. Junio r Jodi
Bodnar warms u p the pitche r before the game. 4. Warming up at th ird base before the game is senior
Emi ly Kudlacz. (Pho tos courtesy o f Krista Burson)

Junior Maria Martinez gets in her balling stance and
wai ts for the next pitch. Martinez was a pitcher for the
Pack. (Photo courtesy of Krista Burson)

"I don't know if my

sister Megan w ill
make it w ithout me
next year!"

-Chelsey Uhlarik, 12

"We overcame a lot of

problems to pull

through and come

together in the end."

-Vanessa Cherko,
11

Varsity SoftbaU

Head Coach: Mario Remijio

SHS OPP

Benson 18 0
Omaha North 3 0
Central 0 10
Millard West 0 10
Northwest 13 2
Central 4 2
Bryan 0 6
Mi llard North 0 4
Bryan 0 3
Burke 0 12
Marian 0 5
Wests ide 2 5
Omaha North 0 I
Papillion/La Vista 0 13
Papillion/La Vista South • 7
Central I 10
Be llevue West I 3
0
Lincoln Northstar 6 •
Lincoln Southeast 0 0
Lincoln Northstar IO 4
Ccnmil

Season Record: 6- 15 87

Pages prepared by Krista Burson

REMEMBER

WHEN...

...Vanessa. and Toni wrestled?

...we did Shp 'n Shde?

..£anuny had war wounds'? next year.
...the Reserve team would play volley-
Locke's teammate, Sammy
ball With the softball?
Siderwicz, a sopho more, said, " I loved
...Kristina. was hit by the ball four
playing o n a ll three teams. It let me get
times in one garne?
more game time in,
...Fawn and Kristina. were confused?
ior Varsity Soft- ··1 lo ,·e and it helped me 10
"What made me most proud of ball team had perfect my skill s:·
this team was the positive atti- three major victo- softball. fl :,·
tude they showed...This group of ries during the Coaching the
girls will only get better and season. The ir my life. a11d I JV team was Mr. Mall
better." Curtis, social studies
am really glad
-N coach Matt Curtis
11·e hm·e a lot

wins came against ofgood people teac h e r. He com-

Burke, 6-4; playing.·· mented, ·'We worked
Northwest, 5-2; -Kristina tre me ndo us ly hard
and Bellevue this year. What made
West, 11-4. Pal111isa110. 9 me most proud of the

- - - 1 - - . . 1 . -l!..!_..

The Re- team was the positi ve

serve team also had two victories over attitude they showed in both practices

Northwest, I0-6, and Central, 7-6. and games throug hout the entire season.

The Reserves also tied Central I0- 10 Their positive attitude allowed the m to

when they played the Eagles earlier in the improve themselves on and off the field.

season. This group of girls wi ll only get better

Sophomore Lindsey Locke said, and better."

"This year was reall y fun. We worked Coach of the Reserve team was

hard, and I know we wi ll do even better Ms. Laura Pedersen.

Sophomore Sammy Siderwicz and freshman Kri stina Palmisano staod with coaches to di scuss the
game plan for th day. Head coach of the Juni or Varsity is Mr. Matt Curtis. (Photo courtesy of Krista
Burson)

88

underclassman softball

Stepping up to the plate to get ready for the pitch is
freshman Grace Martinez. This is Martinez· first year on
South's team. and she says she'll keep coming back.
(Photo courtesy o f Krista Burson)

"We hod on interest-

ing year. I love all

you girls."

-Jenny Synowiecki,
10

""Softball makes you so

tired! I can't wait to
sleep ofter the game!"

-Abby Fredrich, 9

/ 4Jian·or a.rsity Sbft. all
Head Coach: Matt Curtis

SHS OPP

Millard West II
Northwest
Northwest
Burke
Burke
Marian
Westside
Omaha North
Papillion/La Vista South
Central
Be llevue West

Season Record: 4-7

Junior Varsity Softball

Head Coach: Matt Curtis .,,

I 12 89
10 10
10 6
4 10

5 19
-I

76
0 11
06

Season Record: ~

Pages prepared by Lis Lane

Student athletes enjoy involvement

Fall is not just the time for foot- cessful season. Junior Elizabeth Ro lfson
ball, volleyball a nd softball. There are
ma ny othe r stude nt athle tes w ho enjoy was se lected by the Tooter as the s po rt ·s
compe ting in the fa ll months, although
they may not get o utstanding a thl e te. C oac h G ode k re-
the attent io n
some of the other m a rked abo ut Rol fso n. --1 am e xtre me ly
sports do.
proud of Elizabeth.
G irIs
golf, boys' tenn is She is a g reat e xample
and cross country
also drew several "'This y ear:V of what a true stu-
partic ipants from
a mo ng South's 1e1111is 1ea111 de n1-ath le te shoul d
stude nt body. ,mrked hard be .··

Coached and ga1·e The Cross
by Mr. Kirk Mc La ughlin, the Boys · Te n- e1·e1:r1hi11g Cou ntry team reall y
nis team did well throughout the ir sho rt 1heir bes!... ·· made a name for
season. Freshma n Jonathan Endrise said. -Jo11atha11 themselves. At Dis-
"This year's te nnis tea m worked hard and E11dr ise, 9 tric ts on Oct. 16. the
gave everythin g the ir best. It was a lot o f
fun. " te am wa s runner-up

The Girls' Golf team, led by o ut of nearly I00
coach Jeff Godek, also e njoyed a sue-
schools competi ng. a nd they made it to

State. A l the Oct. 24 State Meet. South 's

Barnabas Dyedi, a sophomore . pl aced

24th, w hile Francis Tonshi, a senior

placed 4 1st o ut of I00 runne rs.

The Cross Cou ntry team was

coached by Mr. Bob Garcia, who taug ht

at Bryan Hig h School.

Freshmen Andy Lampe, Tyler Bieterman and p-
Jonathan Endrise are a ll members of the Boys'
Tennis team. The team has a short seaso n in
Se ptember and Octo ber. (Photo courtesy of
Mark May, OPS photographe r)

90 Senior Jamie Siderwicz, sophomore Anna Bartlett and junio r E lizabeth Ro lfson are the o nly me m-
bers of the Girls' Golf team. T hey are coac hed by Mr. Je ff Gode k. (PhoJo courtesy of Je ff Gode k)
golf. tennis. c ross country
On facing page, (top left) Katie Fe iner makes it to the fini sh line in her long run. In to p right.
so phomore Anna Bart lett fin ishes her golf match at Spring Lake. Bo ttom left. the C ross Co untry
team enjoys the ir successfu l season. Bottom right , senior Jamie Siderwicz sets he r tee be fore starting
her match. (Photos courtesy of Je ff Godek and Angie Rode nbarger)

The Cross Country team poses for a picture \\'ith their This year's Golf Team poses for a picture before their
plaque fo r bei ng runner-up in the District ivlect. Shown here meet. The team practiced and played their home meets at
arc Peter Maiga. a sophomore: Chris Stephens. a senior: Spring Lake Golf Course. (Photo by Jeff Godek)
Barnabas Dycdi. a sophomore: Belong Rick. a sophomore:
and Francis Tonshi . a senior. The team we nt on to place
seventh in the State Meet. Dyccli was named ··Runner or
the Year·· by the Bellerne Leade,: (Photo courtesy of Angie
Roclc nba rge r)

- - - -~J .

91

Pages prepared by Mollie Morris and Krista Burson

REMEMBER

WHEN...

...Adam did his Packer Bull dance at the Teamfinds inspiration in Finding Nemo

meet? "Just Keep Swimming" was the race. The members of the team could

...we played games on the bus ride motto for this year's Aqua Pack. always be fo und having fun and laugh-
home?
The team re m e mbe re d pre- ing.
...Kristen drew us pictures in the girls'
season as a time to have fun and get back The members were g reat at
locker room?
into the swim- c heering one another
...we went to Subway before every
meet? ming mood. o n and supporting

...Andrew ripped his shorts...twice? Then came prac- "The Swim each othe ~ Junior
tices after practice Team was Adam Ve lasqu ez
"This year the Swim Tearn did Monday through g reat! " s ummed it up by say-
Friday, early -Adam ing, " I had a great
an aw esome job. They greatly morning weight .....,_____1 Velasquez, time, especially when
training and hours Kristen talked about
improved their times and of hard work Jf shaving !"

worked very hard all season." w hi c h we re put The high

-Coach Melissa Davis forth by the team. point o f the season

Coaching the swimmers was came against Brown-

Ms. Melissa Davis, social studies teacher, ell Talbott where the girls tied, 39 to 39,

and Mr. Peter Jones, science teacher. The and the g uys lost by o nly o ne point, 28-

two worked hard, keeping the team o n 29. the Aqua Pack resembled charac-

track making everyone stronger and get- ters from the Dis ney movie F inding

ti ng them read y for Metro and State. Ne1110. They have gone throug h a tot,

The 16-member Aqua Pack was but everything was worth it in the end,

all about having fun, whether they were thanks to good frie nds and great adv ice

at practice or at a meet waiting for their li ke, "Just Keep Swimming!"

Swim Team: Both Wiyual, E mily Wi lk ins, Adam Ve lasquez, Becky Stril ka, Mollie Ho tc hkiss, Andy
Rose, Amber B loemer, Sonny LaPuzza, Megan Uhlari k, Jack ie Bartunek, Andrea Ledes ma, Kriste n
Mengler, Phine ice Anderson, A nn Bai ley, Andrew Stodola Not pictured: A mber Jime nez (Photo by
Ranae Smi ts)

92

swirnrning

Racing toward the finish is junior Andrew Stodolka.
de monstrating hi s freestyle stroke. Members of the team
ofte n practice early in the morning. (Photo by Ranae
Smi ts)

"Practice w as ex-
tremely tough this
season, but w e
stuck it out hoping to
make it to State next
year.

-Ann Bailey, 11

'Tm glad I joined the
Swim Tearn this year.
The team is a lot of
fun, and the sw im
meets w ere the best!"

-Andrea Ledesma,
ll

Swim Team

Head Coach: Melissa Davis

Millard West-girls SHS OPP
11 77

-boys 15 64

Browne ll Talbott/ 39 39
Roncalli -g irl s 28 29
-boys

Omaha North-girls 18 I 15
-boys 35 84

Bryan/Benson Triangle 77 106/ 10 1
- girl s 46 96/34
-boys

Season Record (at press time): g3
girls: 0-3- 1
boys: 0-4

Pages prepared by Arnber Bloeme r

REMEMBER had~ty
WHEN...
Physical, mental toughness stressed
...Amos was hurt?
Thi s year· s Va rs it y a nd sopho mo res Jo hn Ho fme iste r and
...we beat Northwest'? Boys' Basketball team had a mo untain Lo
...Coach Webb's dogs attacked us? climb. With the news of pote ntial cap- se ni o r Do nte Jo nes.
...Hannibal's car broke down? tain, seni or Camde n Jones. un ab le to play
until Jan. 22, and Afte r all of the players who had
'led by seniors Hannibal some earl y inju-
Cofield, Donte Lee and ries to senio rs been injured o r ine lig ible were re turned
Camden Jones, this year's team Amos Lacko re
is loaded with individual talent. a nd Tri stan to Lhe te am , th ey
W e hope to peak as a team as Flanigan, the
the District Tournament ap- team 's bench rota- s ta rt ed Lo s how new
proaches. tio n was mini-
scule. "/ 1rnrked li fe. With the leader-
-Head Coach Andy Webb hard in s hip o f se ni o r
Des pite
all the bad news, p r a ctic e... a11d Ha nnibal Cofield who
though, the Packers began the season it paid offin was the re for the team
winning half of their first four games. the games. " all season, and as of
-Hw 111ibal Feb. 7, led the metro
The team had to make do with- Cofield. 12 in rebounds. a nd a fi-
o ut some of their key players. Thal meant
that it was a good time to expe rime nt w ith nall y fi lled roste r, the
di ffe re nt line-ups and di ffe re nt ro le play-
e rs. Players like Lucas Ca m psey, Tony tea m w as excited Lo
Ba rri e ntos and Fla ni gan picked up the
slack, as did junio r Cameron Ba rlowe, gel Lo work.

Head Coach A ndy Webb knew

that if the team co ntinued to improve.

they could be dan gerous a nd e ffecti ve .

At press time, o nl y three regular season

ga mes re mained fo r the Packers to pull

it all togethe r just in time fo r District

play and a c ha nce o f ma king it to the

State to urn ame nt.

94 Senior guard Donte Lee shoots and scores a three-pointer over a Be llevue West de fe nder. Do nte
" Loco" Lee was South 's ma in threat fro m downtown. (Pho to by Precious Cl ark)
v ar sit y boys basketb all
Pictures on facing page, clockwise from upper left: I. Se nior Hanniba l Cofield boxes o ut to go for
another re bound. He's leading the state in re bounds. 2. The Varsity players gather o n the court afte r
be ing introduced . T hi s is where they say the ir words of encourageme nt a nd begin thei r chant:
" South ...South ...South 1" 3. The team hudd les around coach Webb during a time -out. 4. Play ing
to ug h defe nse aga inst a Mi llard North g uard. sopho mo re John Hofmeister g ives g reat effort in the
fina l minutes o f the ga me. (Photos by Dennis Good w in, C huck Walker a nd Linda Shepard )