1999

!\ Is. Sarah Kellerma n i, thc acrnmpani,1 for the '.\lu,ic Outside of school
Department. S he pcrformc.:d in thc.: Sound, of :-.1u,ic.
( Photo by Myung Rousseau ) Their

talent

shines

Talent whi ch finds expression in South High·s
produc tions o fte n shines outside of ou r school's walls.

Take for example some of South's outstanding
student pe rforme rs. Whether it is ballet. the theater.
mode rn dancing. or singing. some of our students just
need to perform.

One me mber of this special group is junior Leah
Urzendowski . A student of both da nce and theater. Leah
has had opportu nities few othe rs have. Last year as a
sophomore . Leah was invited to jo in the touring com-
pany of Christmas Carol produced by the Nebraska The-
ater Caravan.

In the role of Martha Cratchit. Leah performed
before aud ie nces on the East coast, missing school dur-
ing Novembe r and December. To keep up on he r school
work, Leah collected assig nments from he r teachers and
worked w ith a tutor who traveled with the actors.

Another stude nt acto r is senior Jeremy
Sczepa nia k who has worked in local theater for the past
six years . In that time Je remy has performed with the
Be llev ue Little Theater and at The Rose.

Leah Urzcndowski, a junior, has performed in many plays.

musicals. and ballets at various theaters in Omaha. Leah toured

the East coast with the Nebraska Theater Caravan ·s production of

Christmas Cami in the role o f Manha Crach it. .( Photo by Myung

Rousseau) ·

Senior Jason Wilson, at left. is part o f the Condors. a North
Omaha drum line and dance squad. This ensemble travels 10 such
p laces as C hicago, Las Vegas. California. and the Mardi Gras in
New Orleans. (l>hoto by Myung Ro usseau)

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Sophomore Liz Paulson and senior Mindie Mc Ginnis
sing along with the concert choir. Both students arc mem-
bers of the Ambassadors. ( Photo by Nick McKconcJ

The Ambassadors: back row. Brian Ro lfso n. Mike
Mc Donald. Zach Hines. Jeff C lark. Carlos Torres. Alan
King, Mark Barta; front Row, Charlise Hill. Mindic
McGinnis, Tera Ratigan, Bridget Kuenning. Jodee Vacek .
Crystal Trawickc. Elizabeth Paulson ( Pho to by Ni ki
Sheard)

The Ambassadors wear these outfits to school o n days Senior Jeff Clark is a part o f the Concert C ho ir as well
when there is a performance. They also· wear them to as the Ambassadors. Jeff was recog nized for his ability
perform at other schools. (Photo by Niki Sheard) this year by being selected to the prestigious A ll S tate
C ho rus. along with his c lassmates Brian Rolfson and
Mindie McG innis. (Photo by Nil:k McKeone)

48/ ambassadors, handbells

Pictured here arc the I landhell Ringers in their ca~ual They are music to our ears.

performance o ut fi t~. The Handhclb n1e.:t re!.!u larlv e, • Elite

c ry day. (Photo by ic k Mc Keonc) -· groups

I perform

Ambassadors is an elite class of singers. It is a
swing cho ir made up of 14 members under the direction
o f vocal music instructor, Ms. Mary Lou Jackson.

In order to become a member of this special
gro up. a student must auditio n in the spring fo r the fol-
lowing school year. Du1ing the school year, the Ambas-
sadors g ive abo ut 40 performances, most of which are
outside of schoo l.

Being a member of this singing group helps stu-
dents develop many important traits including teamwork,
professio nalism, and pride .

Junior Tera Ratigan said, "This is my second
year as an Ambassador and I realize that it is a group
very dedicated to working. One bad thing is that we have
to miss classes during the day due to performances."

T he Handbe ll Ringers is another group directed
by Ms. Jackson. Junior Rose Hilburn, a member of this
group, said, "Handbells is a fun class. We are a really
great group and we work well together. During the Christ-
mas season, we do many performances such as going to
diffl '"ent e le mentary schools and this year we were taped
for televisio n'"

Practicing fo r a performance are the Handbell Ringers. These
stude nts meet as a c lass taught by Ms. Mary Lou Jackson every
day throughout the school year. (Photo by Nick Mc Keone)
Concentrating intensely on their music are juniors Crystal
Sigbornson. Rose Hilburn. and Mike Halbleib. and seniors Jer-
e my Sczepaniak. a nd Rac he le Goodman . (Photo by Nick
McKeone)

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Juniors Lacy Stodola, Tiffany Uhland. and Danielle
Bojanski work together on division pages. This is the
first year on the staff for all three. (Photo by Chiquita
Clark)

Yearbook staff: front. Danielle Bojanski. Lacy Stodola.
Tiffany Uhland, John Janousek. Carissa Bojanski: scc-
onarow, Katie Dibelka. April Annstrong. Chrystal Gray.
Rachel Moyers, Nine DiBiase: third row. Niki Sheard.
Megan Jackson, Lucritia Sayles, Myung Rousseau:
fourth row, Nick McKeonc. Jessica Patterson, Jon i
Kephart, Lori Sidzyik, Melissa Ncncman: back row.
Michelle Zych, Megan Kudym. Joy Lang. Dal ila
Merriweather, Deleth Weaver. Not pictured: Chiquita
Clark (Photo by Marjorie Waterman)

Senior Lori Sidzyik types her article on the computer Photography editor John Janousek, a senior, takes a
during yearbook class. This is Lori's second year on the black and white picture out of the fi xer. John is in charge
staff. (Photo by Chiquita Clark) of overseeing the darkroom. (Photo by Chiquita Clark)

50/ yearbook

Working together on a layout an: ,e nior, Nina DiBia,.: Deadlines! Deadlines!
and Cari,sa Bojansk i. Wo rki ng 1oge1hcr i, a big part of
yearbook. (Pho10 hy Ch iqu i1a Clark I Staff

• records

1998-'99

Documenting the happenings of the past school

year at South High was a significant job for the year-

book staff.
Under the leadershi p of senior Managing Edi-

to rs Rache l Moyers and Melissa Neneman. the year-

book sta ff worked diligently to take pictures. draw lay-
outs. sell advertising, take book orders, write articles,

and identify countless numbers of students and staff mem-

be rs.

Othe r editors for this year's book were seniors

Jessica Patte rson, Sports Editor; April Armsn-ong. Ad-

vertising Manage r; John Janousek. Photography Edi tor;

and Lucritia Sayles, Senior Editor.
The staff chose as its theme "It's O ur Time" to

capture the idea that this school year belo nged to them,

before the new millenium came to pass. What is reecorded

inside the covers of this book is all due to the hard work

these stude nts broug ht to their task.
" What a wonderful staff!" sajd advisor Marjorie

Waterman. "This g roup o f students gave well over I00

percent to ensure that South High had a superior year-

book at the end o f the school year. I cannot prajse them

highly e no ug h."

The middle picture shows senior Cakb McDanie l working on his lay-
out for the ··Practical Living" pages. T his is Caleb's firs! year on the
s1aff. (Pho10 by Chiquila C lark)

Seniors April Armstrong, My ung Rousseau. Lucritia Sayles. Nina
DiBiase. and Carissa Boj anski discuss adverlising for the yearbook.
April is 1he Advcnising Manager for the boo k. (Pho10 by Chiquita
C lark)

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Seniors Joyce Smith and Jessica Perea work on a lay-
out for the Toorer. Designing pages is just one pan of the
job the Tooter staff docs. (Photo by Micah To rgrimson)

Tooter staff: silting. Micah Torgrimson. Erica Fleming.
LaToy ia Robinson, Lindsay Blohn. Je nnifer Re ig le;
standing, Kari Moreno, Veronica Mejia. Jessica Perea.
Joyce Smith. Not pictured: Rylan McIntire (Photo by
Marjorie Waterman)

Freshman LaToyia Robinson uses the compute r to type Sophomore Micah Torgrimson checks her mailbox in
her story. All of the students enter their stories o n the
computer and then save them 10 a disk. (Photo by Erica the publications office. Being organized and hav ing good
Flemi ng)
communication are parts of be ing good rcpartcrs. (Pho to

by Joyce S mith) ·

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News Editor. Erica Fleming. a junior. \\Ork, o n a page It's not an easy job.
layout with fn:,h man k nny Rcigk. (Photo h~ \ "cronica
Mej ia ) Staff

I works

hard

Planning and preparing the Tooler are not exacly
easy j obs. Designing layouts, setting up interviews, and
meeting deadlines are j ust some of the things the Tooler
staff has to do.

This year's staff is a young o ne with only three
senio rs on it: Joyce Smith. Entertainment Edi tor, Jes-
sica Perea, and Kari Moreno.

The rest of the staff is made up o f underclass-
men: Veronica Mejia, a junior who is the Manag ing
Editor; Erica Fleming, a junior who is the ·News Editor:
sophomore Micah Torgrimson, and freshmen, Lindsay
Blohn, Jennifer Reig le. Rylan McIntire, and Latoy ia
Robinson.

Jessica Perea said that to her, the best thing
about working on the Tooter '•is getting to meet and in-
terview people. I like getting people's opinions about
certain issues."

Veronica Mejia commented, "Meeting deadlines
is hard and stressful, but when you see your article in the
paper, you realize all of your hard work paid o ff."

" Wo rking on the Tooler helped me realize in
order to wrote an accurate story, you need to get accu-
rate information," said Erica Flemjng.

Mrs. Marjorie \Vaterman, Tooter advisor. points out a hole on page
three to senior Kari Moreno. juniors Erica Fleming and Veronica
Mejia. and senior Jessica Pe rea. This is Mrs. Waterman·s fi rst year
advising the Tooter since 1987. (Photo by Micah Torgrimson)

Managing Editor Veronica Mejia, a junior. works on her article for
the Tooter. The staff puts out nine issues a year. (Photo by Jessica
Perea)

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Cadet Ramona Kellogg looks al the J ROTC staff board.
Here awards and commendations arc posted along w ith
pictures of the instruc tors. Sgt. Johnson and Major Mont-
gomery. (Photo by Dalila Merri weather)

Second period cadets stand al ancntion after receiving
an award. (Photo counesy of Dalila Merriweathe r)

Major Rolland Montgomery welcomes visiting o ffic- Sgt. Amanda Knobbe, platoon lead e r o f fourlh hour,
ers 10 South High's JROTC program. S.hown here are is busy at work. One o f 1he fundame nta ls o f J ROTC is
Sergeant First Class Dave Burke and Sergeant First Class leadership, and conscquc111ly, s1ude n1s o fle n assume lc,td-
Paul Pitchford. (Photo by Dali la Merriweathe r) e rshi p positio ns with in the ir c lasses . (Pho to by Dalila
Me r riw e athe r)

54/ }rote

Cad et Lakeisha Booker sign, paper, before ,he hcg in~ her JROTC program teaches...
interview with vi,it ing inspector Sergeant r-ir.-t Cla, , Paul
Pitchford. (Photo hy Dalila M.:rriwcathcr) Discipline,

leadership,

responsibility

The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (J.
R. 0. T. C.) is a good program to choose if you are inter-

ested in developing skills and character traits which will
serve you well as an adult.

The program teaches d iscipline. responsibility.
and leadership to help prepare students for the fu ture.
w hether it is in the military or in the civilian world.

Cadets are in volved in a variety of activities
througho ut the school year. These include weekly and
annual inspections, class work, and dril l team. These
events are under the supervision and instruction o f Major
Ro lland Montgomery and Sergeant First Class Charles
Johnson.

Once a year, in the spring, the Military Ball is
held to recog nize senior graduating cadet officers. All
of the Omaha Public Schools come together for this event.

Eboni Hill, a junior, said, " I like ROTC be-

cause it has an effect on students' behaviors, and it also

teaches leadershi p skills."
"JROTC teaches students to be well adjusted

individuals," said Bryan Parent. a sophomore enrolled
in the program.

Standing at attention arc cadets Amanda Knobbe. back:
Ramona Kellogg. Shameka Hall. Anthony Trovato. Miche lle
Parker. middle: Candace Freise. Monique Money. front. (Photo
by Dalila Merriweather)
Mr. Jerry Bartee, Principal, presents the Ho nor Unit with Dis-
tinction award to Cadet Captain Scon Fitzpatrick. The JROTC
program received thi s honor in September. (Photo by Erica
Fleming)

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Senior Jodi Raven and sophomore Beth Hanso work o n
a project for their Clothing Appreciatio n class. This class
teaches beyond just t-shins and jeans. (Photo by Caleb
McDaniel)

Eric Vana, a senior, uses his computer in CAD. Stu-
dems taking CAD classes learn firsthand how to read and
design blueprints using computer programs. (Photo by
Caleb McDaniel)

Bruce S mith, a junior, works on a job site near Memo- Mrs. Sheri Macht helps junior Amy Pasley w ith her
rial Park. This class, Construction 3-4, enable~ students computer assignment. Learning the bas ic compute r pro-
to work on construction sites three periods of the day.
(Photo by Caleb McDaniel) grams will help students in everyday li fe. (Pho to by Cale b
M c D a n i e l)

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Juniors Bruce S mith and Jason 'owac zyk arc building It's about 'real' life.
a s helf in their , ho p cla". Shop !caches student> the.: fun•
damcntals o f carpcnt ry. ( Photo by Caleb iV!cDanic.:1 ) Classes

prepare

for future

Practical li ving c lasses are very important in
he lping students develop real life skills they will need
after gradua ting from high schoo l. These classes pro-
vide the opportunity to explore areas which are not sn·ictly
academic and get some hands-on expe1ience.

Some of the classes which work on real life skills
are Industrial Technology. Foods and N un·ition. a nd
Computer Lite racy. Stude nts choose these classes based
o n their personal inte rests and their plans for after hig h
school. These hands-on classes lay the fou ndation for
jobs they may have as adults.

For example, the Technology Department of-
fers a construction class in which students leave the school
and travel to a construction site where they do actual work
for three pe riods of the day.

A lso, the A utocad room allows the students to
use the program and learn the basics of professional draw-
ing.

If students take advantage of the offerings a t
South High. preparation for college and life in the busi-
ness world is muc h easier. Practical living classes take
s tudents outside of the textbook and into the world they
w ill inhab it in the next few years.

The middle picture s hows juniors Tony Lopez and Branna Hill work
wi th sopho111orcs Nicole Brown and Paul Zaragosa 10 prepare a 111cal in
their Foods and Nutritio n c lass. Foods class teaches s tudents healthy
living and 1ea111work. in additio n to basic cooking skills. (Photo by
Rachel Moyers)
At left, seniors Dustin Vice and April Ar111s1rong. along with their
teacher. Mr. J. P. Caruso. laugh at a comic in the news papc.:r. These
stude nts are enrolled in the econo111ics class taught by Mr. Caruso.
( Photo by Rachel Moyers)

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Senior Lucas Bashore is being helpful by clean ing the
wedging table. Lucas is a student in Ms. Carole DcBusc·s
pottery class. (Photo by Chiquita Clark)

Senior Tom Holzapfel is hard at work building a c lay
pot. Students in art classes enjoy the opportunity to ex-
press their creativity in a variety o f ways. (Photo by
Chiquita Clark)

Admiring the clay examples o f other students' projects A clay rattle is what junior Je nny Warsocki is fashion-
is senio r Jordan McGuire. (Photo by Chiquita C lark) ing in her pottery class. Besides potte ry. jewe lry maki ng
. drawing, and painting arc also taught in the Art Depart-
me nt. ( Photo by Lueritia Say les)

58/ art departmen!

Senior S tephanie G us tafson enjoy, working o n a kan,y- Putting yourself out there
stylc pot. (Photo by Chiquita C lark )
Art
•
teaches

expressi•on

If you ever had the opportuni ty to visit the fifth
floor of South High. you would have seen busy. enthu-
siastic. creati ve students involved in the act of express-
ing themselves. Housed on the fifth floor is South's Art
Department. where fou r teachers guide students through
a variety of ways to be creati ve.

Giving students the skills to express the mselves
in visual ways is what happened daily in our art classes.
Students learned the joy of discovering something about
themselves and then turning that d iscovery into a work
of artisitic creation.

Under the d irection of Department Chair. Dr.
Antoinette Turnquist. our three other art teachers worked
with a variety of media. Mrs. Deb Larson teac hes ap-
plied des ig n, compu ter graphics. and commercial art.
Mr. Robert Bacome teaches all levels of art. while Ms.
Carole DeBuse teaches pottery and applied design. Or.
Turquist, herself, teaches Art 1-2, 5-6, and 7-8.

Examples of student work are displayed in the
fifth floor hallways and classrooms. Outstanding work
is submitted to a variety of competitions throughout the

year, including Scholastics, and on display at shows.
includ ing both Bellevue College and First National Bank.

Senior Michael Solomon concentrates as he
is working on hand building a clay rattle.
(Photo by Lucritia Sayles)
Working on glazing a pot in Ms. Carole
De Busc·s first hour pottery class is senior Jor-
dan McGuire. (Photo by C hiquita Clark)

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Ms. Julie Haney, Douglas Co unty treasurer. is speak-
ing to the Women's Studies class about women in poli-
tics. Women·s Studies frequently invited speakers in 10
enrich students· understanding of current women·s is-
sues. (Photo by Joy Lang)

South High School is connected! All of o ur computer
labs now are Internet accessible so students can do re-
search electronically. (Photo by Ms. Sheri ~acht)

Mr. Paul Koneck, City Councilman, speaks 10 stu- Former television anchorman and candidate for the
dents in Mr. Shawn Hoschar's social studies class abo ut Senate , Mr. Michael Scott vi sited w ith Mr. Granville
the impact of graffiti on our community. Mr. Hoschar's Welch's government class abo ut the importance of vot-
classes focused on the problem of graffiti during first se- ing. (Pho to by Nick McKeone)
mester. (Photo by Erica Fleming)

60/ enrichment activities

National Honor Society 1m:mbc.:r, joined ranks with Enrichment aids learning
South Omah a community 111..:mbc.:rs in an dTort 10 c k a n
up neighbo rhood g raffiti. Both rc.:sicknccs and businc.:,,c.:, Go one
we re affec1c.:d b y 1hc.: <:ka n-up. ( Pho to b y l'vkli,, a
Nencman) step

further

Throug hout the year. learning takes place both
in and out of the classroom. The learning that we experi-
e nce outside of the classroom often enriches us in ways
that regul ar classroom activities do not.

Teachers planned lessons this year. as any other
year. which would stimulate their students and motivate
them to take steps beyond the books they were using.

One way to supplement the regular cmTiculum
was to invite guest speakers to visit the classes and bring
their own particular views to the students. Many courses
brought in speakers: Women's Stud ies. government,
social studies. Mr. Michael Scott visited Mr. Granvi lle
Welch's government class, for example, when he was
running for Senate, to address the issue of the impor-
tance of voting.

Ms. Julie Haney, Douglas County treasurer.
spoke to Wome n's S tud ies, taught by Dr. Mellanee
Kvasnicka and Dr. Toni Turnquist, about women in
politics, whi le Mr. Paul Konek, City Councilman, told
Mr. Shawn Hoschar's social studies class about the city's
efforts to combat graffiti.

Other ways o f finding enrichment were to par-
tic ipate in clubs, become involved in community projects.
or search the Internet.

Nick McKconc, a junior, enjoys carving a pumpkin during an
Oc tober meeti ng o r the Ari Club. Ari Cluli a lso rang bells for the
Salvation Army during the Christmas holiday season. (Photo by
Danie lle_Bojanski)
South 's Habitat Garden is the result of a combined c:fforl of both
students and siaff members. The garden, located south of the
gymnasium. will d isplay grasses ;nd flowers or Nebraska. as
well as South high ar1work. A pond is also planned for the area.
( Photo by Jessica Perea)

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Fifth hou r Concert Choir takes a final runthroug h be-
fore their winter concert. At the piano is thei r d irecto r.
Ms. Mary Lou Jackson. (Photo by Nick McKeo nc)

The Concert Choir rehearses for their winter concert.
This group performs several times throughout the sc hool
year. (Photo by Nick McKeone)

Vocal music students r ing the classroom in a wirrmup Senio r Mindie McGinnis prac tices he r solo for the ho li-
exercise before singing assig ned mus ic. (Photo by Nick day concert. Mindie was o ne o f three South High voca l
McKeone) mus ic students selected for A ll State Chorus. (Photo by
Nick Mc Keonc)

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i\ls . i\ lary l.011 J ackson. vocal 111u,il· i11,1rucl0r. puts Voices ring out!
the guys throug h thei r pace,. ( Photo by 1il·k l\lcKeone )
Singers
•
i• mprove

technique

Concert C ho ir and C ho rus are two of South·s
busiest groups. T hey prepared throughout the school year
for their ma ny a nd var ied pe rformances.

Under the d irec tion of Ms. Mary Lou Jackson.
the students work on improving their voices a nd their
tec hniq ue. Three me mbe rs of Concert Cho ir reached a
very s pecial level o f accomplishme nt as they were se-
lected to the Nebraska All State Chorus. Se niors Jeff
S mith, Brian Ro lfson and M indie McGi nnis were all
recogni zed by th is ho no r.

Senio r vocal mus ic stude nt C lyde Sheard said.

" I love Ms. Jackson. S he is a great teacher and r II miss

he r next year."
Juni or Vicki Phil brick said. "I have learned

ma ny. many th ings. Ms. Jackson is a very good teacher
and I love he r to death."

" We try very hard to be the best and so far. I
and most of the group, thin k we are." Phil brick contin-
ued . ·'J e ncourage any of you to try out fo r choir. We
need voices and I guarantee you w ill love it!"

Students from Concert Choir warm up wit h Ms. Jackson. They
arc rehearsing for All State tryouts. (Photo by Nick McKconc)
Second hour vocal music class poses as a group. (Photo by Nick
Mc Keonc)

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Senior Victoria Otero pays no mind to the camera while
rehearsing for one of the many concen s performed by
the orchestra. Victoria has been a violinist for the or-
chestra for the past four years. ( Photo by Nick McKeone)

The Marching Band poses for a group picture after State
Marching Competition at Nonhwest High School this fatl.
(Photo courtesy of Mark Miller)

Mr. Mark Miller, instrumental music instructor, takes While showing their school s pirit, j unio r Ryan Tasic h
time out to joi n junior trombonist Nale G rier in a prac- and sophomore Mike Nocita concentrate on the beat. The
t.icc run. Sitting in o n the session arc senior Robert Carrig band plays for pep rallies. ho me football games, and
on barito ne and junior Wes Stingley on trumpet. Mr. home Varsity basketball games. ( Pho to by Marjorie
Miller directs orchestra, marching band, and jazz band. W ate r man)
(Photo by Nick McKeonc)

641 instrumental music

Junior i\ la1·iah lfoling knows 1ha1 pr:t<.:lice rnakc, pe r- Musicians devote many hours.
fee l whe n ii rn111e, to playing 1he ce llo. Thi, is a daily
ro ut ine for any in, tru111en1al music stude nt. ( Photo h y Work
N ic k M c Kco nc J
brings
•
excellence

When meeting members of South High's band.
one is overwhe lmed by the amout ofdedication these stu-
dents display. Being a part of the "Excellent" ratings
from State and Metro marching competitions brings much
pride to this department.

Headed by Mr. Mark Miller, the Instrumental
Music Department covers a lot of territory. Offered this
year were marching band, pep band. orchestra, concert
band, and j azz band.

Many hours go into practicing and performing.
The marching band, for example. pe1formed at all home
Varsity football games. The halftime shows inc luded
music, marching routines, and performances by the flag
co rps .

T he marching band also participated in several
marching competitions and parades.

Pep band played for pep rallies and home Var-
sity basketball games, as well as assorted other events
including Open House.

Jazz band and concert band both performed at
several concerts througho ut the school year.

Seniors Jason \ Vilson and Ed Spencer play their snare drums
with the rest of the band. The percussion sectio n of the the band
is made up not o nly of snares, but many other kinds of instru-
ments as we ll. (Pho to by Nick Mc Kcone)

Senior Robert Carrig, junior Deann.Walters, and sophomore
Heather Alsman perform at Open House. Robert was a drum
major for the marching band this year. ( Photo by Rachel Moyers)

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Juniors Ryan Tashicb and Mike ... -- . \
Mesita play during the fall pep rally.
These drummers are part of South 's
Marching Band, unde r the direction
o f Mr. Mark Mi ll e r. (Photo by
Marjorie Waterman)

Senior Randall Fellows buys a rose
from the ESL Club at Homecoming.
It has become a tradition at South for
the club to sell roses on this evening.
(Photo by Marjorie Waterman)

We make

certain

Senior football player Doug there's
Kalkowski motions to the c rowd at the always time
Homecoming pep rally. Doug went on
to win Mr. Congeniality at Homecom-
ing. (Photo by Marjorie Watemian)

for fun!

Dr. Betsy Lomax, librarian. and Mrs. H igh school can be very hectic! Many students feel the
Pam Galus. science teacher. supervise pressure and stress of living day to day with so much to do and so
work o n the Habitat Garden. T his little time to do it.

project involves students throughout Although school does take up a lot of time and require much
the school. (Photo by Kari Moreno) effort, there is (or should be) time for fun.

Ths students at South often find they have the most fun
participating in school activities...activities such as sports, clubs,
plays, and parties. These activities help to relieve stress and al-
low them to enjoy themselves.

Because South is filled with a diversity of people, it pro-
vides a wide range of activities. From Spanish Club to Student
Council, football to golf, band to cheerleading. South has it all !

.Junior chccrlcadcrs Joni Kephart and
Carissa Bojans ki decorate a car for a
Friday night Varsi ty football game.
M any s tudents decorate their cars be-
fore games to s how spirit. (Photo by
Lucritia Sayles)

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Getting involved makes high Fres hma n Darn ell F r a nklin , hows hi, family one of
school experience meaningful So uth"s computen; at Open House. Many studc:nts in-
volve: thc:msclvcs in computc.:r c la,sc, to prepare for the
future. (Photo by Rachel Moyc.:r,)

Whether it was ringing bells for the Sal- clubs to acade mic clu bs, the re was never a

vation Army, attending the crowded meeti ngs lack o f things fo r South 's students to do.

of Stude nts Helping Stude nts, or running up Jo ining a cl ub, try ing o ut for a play or

and d own a basketball . 'High school isn'tjust musical g roup. or j o in-
court, South High stu- ing a team ca n ma ke

de nts were quite the in- about books. It's sc hool mo re rewa rd ing.
volved group. -- about clubs, sports, " Ac ti vities ma ke

For students who and meeting new sc hool inte resting," said
were looking for ways to junio r Tiffa ny U hla nd .

become involved in ac- people, too." " It's important to get
tivi ties outside the class- -John Engesser, 12 involved in some kind of
room, there were many sp o rt o r acti v ity w hile

choices. we are he re."

Clubs were offered to meet the interest " High school isn 't just abo ut books . It·s

needs ofjust about a ny student. From fore ign a bo ut c lubs a nd s ports and mee tin g new

lang uage cl ubs to sports clubs, fro m service people, . too," said sen ior John Engesser.

Senior John Janousek is cau ght in the darkroom print-
ing pictures. John fi nishes fi lm for the yearbook and the
Tooter. (Photo by Tiffany Uhland)
Senior/!ma nda Kn obbe, junior Bobby Hayek, and art
teachi:r Ms. Carole DeBuse enjoy an Outdoor Club ex-
cursion. They arc on a tour o f the Henry Doorly Zoo's
outdoor safari . (Photo by Nick McKcone)

68/getting involved

.Jun iors A ngela Sedlacek and Geri Ann Shimcrdla and
senior Dcatra Fletcher dccor.ttc the halls for Red and White
Day. These three were.: all me mber, of the Po rrn, Squad.
( Pho to by Lori Sidzyik)

The s tude nt h ody gathers for a Packer
footba ll game. Games arc always a popu-
lar form of weekend entertainment. (Photo
by Katie Dihclka)

Freshman Ashley Hoffmeister swims in
the I00 freestyle at a meet. Ashley is also
a freshman cheerleader. ( Pho to by
Danie lle Bojanski)
Members of the Packer Varsity football
team congratulate each other after stopping
a North Hig h run. South went on to win
this game. ( Photo by Nina DiBiase)

Senior Lo ri S idzyik places a
Ho mecoming pin onj unior Donell
Dc Lcon-Tho mpson Lori is
dressed for Clash Day. (Photo by
Danny King)

Pages prep,u·ed by Danie lle Bojanski /69

Willa Cather's O' Pioneers Fres hman Ian Waters takes a st roll 10 111c.:c.:1 his child-
brought to life on South stage hood friend in the performance of O · Pioneers. Waters
playc.:d onc.: of th.: main characters. Carl Lin,trnn. (Photo
by 1vlyu ng Ro u,,cau )

South High's production of the stage ver- role of A lexandra.

sion of O ' Pioneers started off the fall season 'The play was g reat. M e morizing li nes

for the Drama Department. was hard, but when we got it, it was all good,"

Based on the Wjlla said freshman Ian Wa-

Cather novel of the same · "Being part of...O' te rs who played the role
name, O' Pioneers deals Pioneers was of Carl Linstum in the
wi th a strong pioneer play.

woman working on the memfoiurna.b..l,e, and The play was di-
relationships in her life_ rected by Mr. James
-Julie Sobczyk, 12 Eisenhardt, drama
The play also ad- teacher.
dresses the issue of how

important the land is. Lights and sound

Students who were crews were unde r the di-

involved in the production spent a month in rection of Mr. Doug Young and the stage man-

rehearsal before the play opened on Sept. 24. ager was Buff Reynolds, assisted by Beth

Senior Rebecca Fitle played the lead Weisser.

Matt Miller, a senior, introduces himself as the charac-
ter he's playing: Oscar. This is the fi rst play he has been
' in at South. (Photo by Myung Rousseau)
The cast of 0 ' Pioneers is selling the scene for upcom-
ing events. These students tried out to be part of this
cast. (Photo by Myung Rousseau)

70/o' pio neers

Senior Chhaian Pin and freshman Amber Daahir perform

ora couning traditio n from the c:ra Willa Cather", play.

This was Amhc.:r"s fir~t p.:rforn1ance in a high ,choo l pla~.

(Photo by Myung Roussc.:au )

,Junior Ruse Hili,:rcn. sopho more Becky
S imon. and ,nphomorc Becky Boggs
p.:rfonn a scene: as townspeople in O · Pio-
m ·1•r.l'. (Photo by Myung Rousseau)

Sophomore Zach Hinds is p laying the
part of o ld man Bergson. He is on his
deathbed about to 1ell h is children his
wishes. (Photo by Myung Ro usseau)
Senior Rebecca Fitlc as Alexand ra is
coming home from a store to find li11le
Emil. Emil (Tara Ratigan) is a li1tle boy
who is c ryi ng because he lost hi s cat.
(Photo by Myung Rousseau)

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Students bring their own Junior :--licolc l\lcGinnis ' character look;. i1110 1he mir-
creation to life in studio play ror and c ri1ic izes her own image. s~nio r Julie Sobczyk
a lso has 1hc same feeling. (Pho10 by My ung Ro usseau)

The winter performance of It 's Just a Life plays and monologues and then students chose

filled the studio with laughter and tears. which ones they would perform.

The play, written by students, was per- The play was directed by Mr. J ames

formed Dec. IO and 11 ... Eisenhardt, drama

in Room 148 rather than "The studio play was teacher. Staging for the

in the theater. r:_eally fun because it performance was di-
The smaller setting rected by Mr. Doug

provided more intimacy : dealt with current Young.

fo r a play that dealt with - issues in teen life." According to the
personal issues which Toote,; junior Marika
included school gossip, -Jeremy Sczepaniak, Cope said, " I liked be-
death, rape, anorexia, 12 ing in this play and shar-

learning how to drive, ing my feelings a nd

and other life crises teenagers often experi- thoughts with o ther people and my parents."

ence. "And this way," she added, " no-

Drama students wrote all of the small body can get mad at me."

J uniors Bobby Hayek and Sarah Maddux portray a
phone conversa1ion. Sarah's charac1er is telling of her
ex perience of being flas hed by an elderly woman.
Robbie's character makes fun of the si1uation. (Photo by
Myung R·o~sseau)
Speaking about her personal thoughts is senior Mindie
McGinnis · charac1er. (Photo by Myung Rousseau)

72/it's just a life

Seniors i\'1:111 i\lillcr, Bridget Ku enning. and ju nior
Bo bby Hayek act 0 111 a scene of some· high ,chool ~111-
dcn1s · lunch lm.:ak. They convene duri ng lhc lunch pe-
riod. ( Pho10 by 1vtyung Ro ussea u)

Senior Julie Sobczyk plays a concerned teacher while senio r
Jeremy Sczcpaniak's charac1er 1cl ls her abou1 his personal family
problems. Bo1h o f 1hcsc stude111s have partic ipa1ed in drama since
!he ir fre shman year. ( Pho10 by Myung Rousseau)

Junior .Jennifer \-Vaters performs a so-
liloquy. Her character is confessing her
fea r o f death clue to cancer. (Pho lo by
Myung Rousseau)
Senior Mary Reynolds, and junior
Bobby Hayek acl 0111 everyday teenag-
ers· conversa1ions. They gossip aboul a
fri end's 1ragic s1ory. (Pho10 by Myung
Rousseau)

Pages prepared by My ung Song /73

Academics top priority for Seniors Tom Dickey and Victoria O tero work together
NHS, Academic Decathlon to g.:t thing, ready for tho: day·, ntccting. ation:il Honor
Soc·ict~ kc.:p, ,cry ,pccific record, o n its members.
! Photo h~ Rachel l\loycr,)

Academics is a high priority for the stu- group is sponsored by Mrs. Sherri Macht.

dents in National Honor Society and on the The Academic Decathlon team also fo und

Academic Decathlon team. These students time for fun during their hectic studying sched-

worked hard all year to ul es . T hey me t fre-

keep their grades up and "l'm glad to see so many quently for pizza/study
excel at their studies, but parties to pre pare for
they weren' t only about underclassmen getting their regional competi-

hitting the books. involved with these two ti o n on J an. 16 in
The National Honor organizations." Millard.

Soc iety also did many -Melissa Neneman, 12 Coaching the team
community projects and was art teacher Mr. Rob-

activities, such as graf- e rt Bacome, who was

fiti cleanups, food o n the Acade m ic De-

drives, and park maintenance. cathlon team whe n he was a studen t he re.

To be a member of the NHS, a student Assisting him was mathematics teacher Mr.

must have a grade point average of 3.5. The Richard Benak.

Taking attendance at a NHS meeting is senior Vi Vu.
Vi has been a member or NHS since second semester o r
her sophomtJre year. !Photo by Rachel Moyers)
Academic Decathlon members meet every Sunday al
Godfathcr·s Pizza to study Super Quiz topics and have a
Jillie fun. Shown here are sopho more Jason Stodolka.
seniors Mclis~a Ncne man. Rebecca Fitle. and Jenni fer
Walden. and sophomo re James Loehr. (Photo courtesy
of Melissa Ncneman )

74/nhs, academic decathlon

,\cndl'mic D l'cathlon lra m : front. (\ Jr. Rohen B:Kor111:. l·oac:h. kn111frr \V:tltkn. Ju:tn V:uqul.'/.
Julie Sohc,yk. Nirnk 1-lardtc,e. Lenli Cnrhcn: -crnnd nm. Wanda Lee Reye,. Rd,ccca Fi1k.
Amy Chcr"o. i\ 1div,:i Ncncm:111. l{d >ec:ct Bogcnrcif: hark rem . Lm·nt1a Sayh:,. T<my Ga:-p:ird.
Joy Lan£. Jamil! Cha<kk. Jame, Lcx:hr. Ja,on S1oc..lulka (Photo c:ounl!,~' of ·1;,,,1er ,tafi)

Senior NHS members Lucri1ia Sayles and John Engesser sit at
a tahk to colk ct supplies for the Stephen Center during the
hol idays. To attrac t attention. Lucritia and Jo hn built a tower
out o f the do nations. (Photo courtesy of Sherri Macht)

(oiled: ,~ .food! 'H. 1 ·/c ,/e+r,e-">

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Seniors Melissa Neneman and Rebecca
Bogcnrcif study together for their upcom-
ing Academ ic Decathlon competition.
This is the second year o·n the t~am for both
g irls. ( Photo by Lucritia Sayles)

Sophomore Lcnli Corbett studies hard
for the Academic Decathlon competition.
( Pho to by Melissa Ncnernan)

Senior Vi Vu and j uniors Crystal Sigbornso n
and Jenni fer Simmons hdp to paint over g raf-
liti on a neighborhood bui ld ing. T his was o ne

of NHS "s 111any community scrvic~ acti vit ies.
(Photo courtesy o f Sherri Macht)

Pages prepared by Rache l Moyers /75

Student Council, Senior Class Senior C lass Omccr Kim Bunz sit, at the Si:nior Class
Officers key groups at South Offici:r 1ablc at Open House. Prom. Gradu:11ion an-
no uncements. and si:n ior shins arc , om.: or the activities
1hat this group is in\'olved in. (Pho to hy Rachel Moyers}

When it comes to being in vol ved, these Homecoming and Spirit Week and a11e nds a

two groups have a lead. Bo th Student Coun- State Convent ion to develop new ideas for the

cil and Senior C lass Officers keep their me m- school.

bers busy with acti vities -"The efforts of Senior Senio r C lass o ffic -
wh ich be nefit both the ers is a group e lected by

student body and the Class Officers help to the ir c lass mates at th e
community at large. improve South's image end of the ir junio r year.
throughout the com- The ir s po nsor. Mr.
In order to be a S haw n Hoschar, s uper-
member of Student

Cou ncil, a student had munity." v ises the 12 o ffi cers in
to attend three consecu- -Nina DiBiase, 12 the ir weekly meetings
tive meeti ngs. The spon- and activities.

sor, Mrs . Mic he ll e This group orga-

McClure, encouraged each homeroom to elect ni zes the sale of senior I-shirts and sweatshirts,

a representative for the organi zation. sponsors our Senior Prom, a nd hosts a

Each year Student Cou nc il s pons ors Teacher Appreciati on luncheon in March.

Homecoming is one o f the many activities that the Stu- The 1998-'99 Senior Class Officers: back. Doug
dent Coucil sponsors. Shown here is the 1998 Home- Kalkowsk i, Rebecca Fitle. Kim Bunz, G ary A lsman:
coming coronation stage. The theme was ·'Over the middle. Jessica Perea , April Armstrong, Rachel Moyers,
Rainbow/A Nigh! in Emerald C ity." (Photo courtesy o r Nina DiBiase, Lori Sidzyik. Jo hn Lopez; fro nl. Tolll
Mrs. fl:l is;helle McClure) Dickey Not pictured: Dena Navarrette (Photo by Mr.
Shawn Hoschar)
76/student counc il, senio r class officers

Putting up the C hristmas tree 10 pru11101c holiday , piri1
is 0111c1hing 1he Senior C la~s Omcer.- do each year. ( Pho10
by Mr. Shawn Hoschar)

Every year the members of S tudent Council go 10 1hc S1a1c
Conv.:111ion. While 1hey are 1hcn:. lh<!y ,lllend leadersh ip work-
sho ps and other ac1ivi1ies. (Photo courtesy o f Mrs. Michelle
M c C l u re )

pose fo r a group picture m the State Con-
vent ion. ( Pho to by Mrs. Mic helle
McClure)
Mr. Shawn Hoschar.· Senior Class Of-
fi cer sponsor. supervises as the members
put up the tree. (Photo by April
A r m s t r o n g)

The female Senior Class Officers
dccornte the tree while the male mem-
bers untangle the lights and garland.
(Photo by Mr. S hawn Hoschar)

Pages prepared by April Armstrong /77

Getting involved in clubs Leading the m eeting of Spanis h C luh i, jun io r pre i-
adds satisfaction to school day dcnt. Danielle Bojanski. Many me mbers of this club go
on 10 be inducted i1110 the Nat iona l Spani,h Honor Soci-
e ty. ( Photo courtesy of Danielle Bojanski)

As with every school year at South, stu- year on recycling and e nv iron mental issues

dents had many opportunities to become in- and members of the O utdoor C lub participated

volved in cl ub activities. - in many "outdoor'' activ ities incl ud ing the ir
With the variety of· a nnual Colorado ski trip.
Clubs provided en-
clubs and organizations

offered at South, every _"Clubs are something hancement to classroom
student could fi nd some- everyone should get learn ing a nd students
thing of interest. involved in." had opportunities to
mee t new peop le and
Foreign language

c lubs allowed stude nts -Nick McKeone, 11 develop the ir individual
to look into the c ultures interests in a relaxed at-

of other countries, whi le mosphe re.

Science Cl ub a llowed In addition , c lub

members to learn about snakes, spide rs, and me mbership gave students the opportunity to

even geology. learn public speaking and leadership, ski lls

Nebraska Naturalists worked during the which wi ll serve them well after grad uatio n.

Members ofthe Outdoor Club made a leather skin paim-
ing. Here junior Nick Mc Keonc is paiming three o r four
objects that represent things which are imponam 10 him.
Looking pn is Outdoor Club preside nt Alicia Cramer, a
junior. (Photo by Ms. Carole DeBuse)
Science C lub members help e lcmemary school students
understand the anatomy of bugs. Mrs. Pam Galus spon-
sors the Science Club. (Photo courtesy of Ms. Pam Galus)

78/club activities

Throug h pa r ticipation in cluhs. ,1utkn1, make nc,,
friend. a nd learn new thing,. Thc,c ,tudcn1, are ha, ing
run testing their skill with a dexterity IO) . (Photo h~ Jo~
Lang)

Sophom o res Deanne J a m es and i\latt Himclic arc pulling on
an all-German puppet show. They arc members or the German
Club spo nsored hy 1''1r. Stephen Brock. (Photo courtesy or Mr.
Stephen Brock)

Mr. Mario Remijio is the sponsor o f
Spanish Club and teaches Spanish 1-2 and
J-4. Mr. Remijio represents al l o f the staff
me mbers who sponsor a club for South
Hig h stude nts . (Photo courtesy o f Mr.
Mario Remij io)
Senior Shannon Jones presents a dem-
onstrat io n o n elcc1ric i1y. All presentation
material done for Science Club is re-
searched by the students. (Pho to courtesy
o f Mrs. Pam Galus)

Pages prepared by Joy Lang /79

Candy, cookies, tees, candles; .Junior C orey Kallhoff and senior April A nm trong se ll
Whatever sells, we have it coo kie~ in the hall hdon.: school. Mnncy raised goes to
D.E.C.A. (Photo by Nick Mc Kconc )

Even though the main purpose of clubs is camp. Junior Miche lle Zych sa id. "One time

to provide social opportunities fo r students, I sold so ma ny candy bars for c heerleadi ng. I

the bottom line is cash. went door to door almost e very day a nd e nded

Without an ad- up getting a rad io."

equate amount of Junior Kari

money, the clubs can' t "It's the major way to Campbell s aid, 'Tm
fu nction. And so it was, .:make money for glad I raised funds be-
as it is every school year, clubs." cause it he lped pay for
that students belonging my trip to Kansas City.

to a wide range of orga- -Lacy Stodola, 11 If I hadn ' t done it, I
nizations accepted an- wouldn't have been able

o ther respons ibility to go."

along w ith their c lub "Fund rais ing was

membership: fund raising. reall y helpful to me, " said junior LaNisha

The c heerleaders sold candy to raise Cook, "because it he lped the African A me ri-

money to help pay for uniforms and trips to can History Club with a varie ty of activities ."

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.Junior Andrea Lockett completes the South High swim-
a-thon. During the swim-a-thon, participants swim nu-
merous laps to raise money to buy new suits . (Photo by
Lacy Stodola)
Junior Lacy'S'iodola mans the phone in an e ffort to sell
advertis ing -for the yearbook. Money raised through ads
is used to he lp pay for the printing costs o f the book.
(Photo by Nick McKcone)

80/fund rai sing

M rs. Jua nit a G rier a nd Mrs. Ginny Vo mac ka , di cook-
ies and punch a l Op..:n Ho use . l\ lrs. Grie r and l\lrs.
Vomacka arc raising mo ney for the South High School
Parents C lub. ( Photo hy T iffa ny Uhland )

Sophomore Matt Ramirez cats a cookie he bought from
D.E.C.i\. This organization sells cookies to raise money for trips.
conventions . and other activities. (Photo by Tiffany Uhland)

Music groups helped pay some o f the ir

costs for a trip to Kansas City by selling

pizza and other food items. (Photo by Nick

Mc Keone) ·

Senior Pat Coate waits patiently to sell
a suc ker in the food court. The band sold
suckers to raise money to buy new uni-
forms . (Photo by Deleth Weaver)

Ms. Charnclla Mims and Mr.
Larry Masters se ll candy in 1hc

fourth floor ha llway before school.
(Photo by Nick Mc Keone )

Pages prepared by Nick McKeone /8 1

Sophomore Lydia Zaragosa bats
against Westside. Lydia 's efforts paid
off in a single for the Lady Packers.
(Photo by Bob Manning)

Junior John Sandoval tackles a North
High opponent. South went on Lhe win
this game, 20- I0. (Photo by Nina
DiBiase)

The Varsity volleyball team covers South
Nicole Conklin 's sc1. Nicole is a se- boasts
nior on the team. (Photo by Jessica sports
Patterson)
ofall kinds

Senior Tom Dickey retunis a ball at There is never a lack of some athletic activity or the oppor-
the State Tennis Tournament. Tom is
a second-year member of the team. tunity to compete at South.
(Photo by Danielle Bojans ki)
From football and softball in the fall to track and baseball in
the spring, South offers a wide variety of opportunities for stu-
dent athletes.

Being a good athlete takes hard work and dedication. To
participate in a school sport requires responsibility and stamina,
both physical and mental. Student athletes are expected to per-
fo1m well in the classroom by keeping their grades up, before
they even begin to compete on the playing field.

The student athletes at South have a lot of heart and it shows
in their attitudes and determination.

Freshman Erica Provencher per-
forms her routine on the hcam. (Photo
by Dele1he Weaver)

Pages prepared by Danielle Bojanski and lacy Stodo/a/83

T he Packers fight againsl 1he "This year the whole team
defensive line of North. Se nior worked hard, but I have to say
Corey Kallhorr leads the way this season was about the se-
in yards per game and to vic-
tory. 20-10. (Pho10 by Nina "
DiBiase)

-Mike Myers, 11

Senior Doug Kalkowski brings down a
rival Bryan Bear. This was Doug's sec-
ond year as a Yarsily Packe r. (Pho10 by
Nina D iB iase)
For the first time in 15 years, the Pack
made it back lo the Sia le Playoffs. On Nov.
4. the Packer Varsity learn fought to de-
feat the Millard North Mustangs. but lost
65-7 . (Pho10 by Jessica Perea)

84/ varsity football

Ball carrier. i\ lark Stewart . at1.:111p1s 10 score
six. Mark is a senior who has played four years of
Varsi1y foo1ball. ( Pho10 by Kalie Dihclka)

lweVarsity Football
made it to State!\

D esire. d ri ve. strength, The 4-6 record demonstrated
and dete rminati o n led the Pack- improvements made from last
ers 10 victory thi s season. season·s 0 -9 record.

T he young men o f the Varsity Senior Jimmy Bayly stated
Football team 110 1 o nl y brought the obvious.''All of our hard work
spirit back 10 the hall ways. but finall y paid off."
the community as well. A nd de-
s pite all the doubts. our Varsity Coach Jay Ball worked hard
players eve n made it 10 the Stale on kee ping his players foc used.
Playoffs for the first time in 15
years . "Overall it was a good
season. I fe lt li ke we sputtered
'·Our season went very toward s the end, but we took posi-
well due 10 good seni o r leader- ti ve steps fo rward. I apprec iate
s hip.'' said seni o r quarterback all the work the seniors put in all
S hane Kie lion. fou r years.'' Coach Ball said.

Vars ity Football
Coach: Jay Ball

SHS Bellevue West OPP.
Burke
24 26
6 Creighton Prep 10
14 Omaha North
20 Lincoln High 33
20 10
Bryan 16
7 Bellevue East 14
22 12
14 Central 3.1
Northwest 0
15 Millard North 65

7

Season Record: 4-6

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Vnrsily Foothnll team: hack row. Coach Greg Cavalciri. Coach Rich Miller. Coach Jeff Poner. Coach Rick Poole. Coach Coach Jay Ball makes a decision for the
Jay Ball. Coach Shane Pe1Tein: fourth row. Adam Napier. Nate Grier. Danny Masters. Tony Lopez. Ricky Loftin. Gary nexl play. This is his founh year as head
Alsman. Kevin Anderson: third row. Chris Heywood. Jerry Sorenson. Chad Harwick, Josh Grzehidski. Carlos Torres. Varsi1y Foo1ball coach. (Pho10 by Jessica
Jason Jasper. Vince Shiebal. Joe Russell. Stan Wrobleski. Jason Trowbridge: second row, Ricky Leach. Jesus Hernandez. Perea)
Dustin Vice. Gary Rachwal ik. Rick Johnson. Mark Stewart. Nick Navarrene. Doug Kal kowski. Mike Meyers, Chad
Elsasser. Nate Johnson: front row, Corey Kallhoff. Chris Alvarez. Cortes Clark. C lyde Sheard. John Sandoval. John
Lopez. Nick Yarpe, D. J. Galvin. Jimmy Bayly. Shane Kiclion Not pictured: Coach Ted Murray (Photo courtesy of
Arnold Clark Studio)

Pages pre pared by Nina DiBiase/ 85

Reserve Football team: back, Coach Perrein, Coach Dan Archie. Coach Brian Busteed. "Our victories showed our
Coach McIntosh; fifth row, David Kress. Jason Trowbridge, Derek Miner; fourth row,
Jamal Williams, Nick Navarette, Chad Elsasser. Justin Valdez. Chris Alvarez, Matt dedication ... a spirit of win-
Lalley; third row. Jon Sallenbach, Brian Howeth. Rick Johnson, Danny Masters, Gary nz.ng. "
Rachwalik, Ricky Leach; second row. Chris Franks. Robert Krause. Joe Russell, Chris
DeLong, Troy Campbell, Stan Wrobleski; front, Don McQuigg. Danny Kowal, Nick -JeffJohnson, 9
Yarpe, Brad Howeth, Zach Bitzes, Ruben Barton (Photo by Joni Kephart)

•

As quarterback, sophomore Nick Yarpe
proceeds toward the end zone for a touc h-
down. his o ffe ns ive line g uards h im
against a tackle . (Photo by Joni Ke phart)
As the Packers break throu g h the
Westside defense, sophomo re Daniel Mas-
ters fi ghts 10 get to his attempted posi-
tion. (Photo by Jo ni Kephart)

86/ underclassman football

S ophomore C had Elsasser procc.:c.:ds for a to uchdown against
Papillion·, dcfc.:nsiw line. This isChad'ssc.:cond year with Packer
footba ll. and he.: also plays o n the Varsity. (Photo by Joni Ke phart)

Underclass1nan Football

I Give it all you have I

TheReserve and Fresh- T he Reserves were coached

man foo tball teams gave it all they by Mr. Pe rre in. Mr. Dan Archie.

had this year. M r. B ri an Bu steed. a nd M r.

Wh ile ending the season w ith McIntosh.

a 1-8 record. the Reserve team The Freshman team. coached

agrees that they have room for by Mr. Greg Wilcox. Mr. An-

improve me nt. drew Webb. Mr. Jason Bartman.

--Even thoug h we d id n' t do as and Mr. Charl ie Z iemba. ended

we ll as we planned. o ur losses their season with a 3-6 record.

gave us mo ti vatio n to do better T he team worked on develop-

nex t year.'· ing fu ndamentals and teamwork.

While spending the summer Defeating O maha Benson,

practi c ing. the team w ill learn M illard West. and O maha North

new techniques and move on to gave the team confidence in sue-

the Varsity team. ceeding nex t year.

Freslunan Football
Coach: Greg Wilcox

SHS Millard South OPP.
Benson
13 34
7 Millard West
20 North\vest 6
7 l4
7 Omaha North
Central 38
0 Bryan
14 6
22 Millard North 40
0 Burke 27
28
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Season Record: 3-6

Freshman Football team : back row. Coach Greg W ilcox. Coach Andrew Webb. Coach Jason Bartman. Sophomore Brian Howeth tries to ad-
Coach C harl ie Z ie mba; fi ft h row. Jo hn Franks. C heyenne Camerlink. Carl Simmons: fo urth row. Matt vance the ball against the defenders from
Vorthman. Erich Halterman. Michae l Dacey. Cory Hull-Koh ler. Jose Hernandez. Jake G rubel: third row. Millard West. (Photo by Jo ni Kephart)
Justin Maso n. Nick Brown. Jake Ne lson. Tim Allen. Bill Meyers. Ted Beaudreux: second row. Miles
Shafer. Brandon C utaia. Lenny Pal mcsano. Jake Bathen. Joey Buhr: first row. T. J. Graham. A. J. Bake r.
To ny Baker. Je ff Johnson. Jake McConne ll. Jake Bosto n (Photo by Jon i Kephart)

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Junior Stephanie Sprei1zer "We had a really good season

goe.s up for a kill while senior

and I enjoyed playing with allLori Sidzyik andjunior Jessica

Richen cover. (Phoio by April ofmy wonde,ful tea,nmates... "
Arms1rong)
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-Danielle Bojanski, 11

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Senior Vicky Otero passes 1he bal I 10 1he
seller. This is Vicky's firsl year on the
Varsi1y 1eam, and she plays back row spe-
c ialist. (Pho10 by Lori Sidzyik)

Junior Jessica Richert gets low to pass
the ball during 1he second game al the
Metro To urnament. This is Jessica's firsl
year at South High and her first year to be
on Varsity. (Photo by Lori Sidzyik)

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Senior Nicole Conklin warms up hefore the game.
Thi, is Nicok's fou rth year on Varsity and second
year a, team captain. (Photo by Lori Sidzyik)

Volleyball

I Lots of 'heart'

Throughout the fall sea- a South High volleyball legacy."'
so n. the Lady Packers Vars ity said Coach Reed.
vo lleyball tea m played w ith a lo t
of determination and heart. The seniors on the team said.
·'It's been the best season out of
..We worked hard to achieve the four years that we have played
our goals and we played well to- at South. We owe it to a great
get her as a team:· said se nior coach who we believe is going to
Jessica Perea. change the whole volleyball pro-
gram here at South:·
Under the direction or a new
and determined coach. Ms. Patti The season ended with three
Reed. the team practiced every w ins.
day to work on playing to win
and basic fundamentals. Junior Danielle Bojanski
said, ··...I'm looking fo rward to
..This year's vo lleyball team playing under Coach Reed next
was a great beginning to starting year.'·

Varsity Volleyball

Coach: Patti Reed

SHS Bellevue Wes! OPP.
Burke
0 Mruian 2
0 2
0 Omaha North 2
I Northwest 2
Cenu-al 2
l
Millard West 2
0 Burke 2
0 Central 2
0 Benson 2
0 Benson I
2 2
Bellevue West 2
I Westside 2
Bryan l
0 Central 2
0 Central 2
2 Roncalli 3
0 Benson 2
0 Mru'ian 2
2 Burke 2
I 2
0 Bellevue East
0
0

Seaso n Record: 3-17

Varsity Volleyball team: fro nt. Nicole Conk lin. Lori Sidzyik. Nicole Peterson. Jessica Perea. Victoria Coach Patti Reed takes a 1ime-ou1 dur-
Otero: back. Stephanie Spreitzer. Danielle Bojanski. Coach Pa11i Recd. Kelli Bojanski. Crystal McCu1chcn. ing the Metro game at Westside. Coach
Jessica Ric hen. (Photo by Katie Dibclka) Recd is new to South this year as Varsity
Volleyball coach.(Photo by Kati~ Dibelka)

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Sophomores Linds ey Selk, Janet Lopez. "This year's tea,n was
and Co unney Franks ge1ready 10 retum a better than eve,: We've
serve. The three have been playing vol- got great coaches and
leyball for South for the past two years. detennined players."
(Photo by Tiffany Uhland)
-Lindsey Selk, 10
Freshman VoHeyball
Coach: Ricky Ruffin

SHS a P.

2 Northwest
0
2 Millard West ·'A" 2
0
2 Millard West ·'B'" 0
Millard South 2
2
0 -Millard South " B"' I
I Be nson I
2
Bellevue West 2
2
I Burke 2
2 Bryan " B'. 0

2 Millard North I
I
0 North 2
2
2 Central "A" 0
0 Central " B'" I

Bellevue East 2

Marian 2

Bryan 0

Burke I

Benson 2

Season Record: I0-9

Sophomore Lindsey Selk passes a ball
during practice. Lindsey said...Hard work
in practice really pays off du ring a game:·
( Photo by Tiffany Uhland )

Sophomores Lindsey Selk a nd J a ne t
Lopez yell "out.. an oppo ncn!"s se rve .
Janel is the caprain for lhe Junior Varsi1y
team. (Pharo by Ti ffany Uhland)

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Sophomore Becky Zarai.:osa prcp:m.:s 10 sci lhc
hall a, lhc rc,1 o f 1hc 1ca111 readies for a rclurn.
(Phow by Tiffany Uhland )

Underclassman Volleyball

,IPlayers are dedicated\

Thisycar·s freshman and crowd's support during all of our
games ."
Junior Varsity Volleyball teams
had dedicated players and excel- Li nclsey Selk added, ·'We
lent coaches. according to sopho- had a pretty good team this year.
more playe r Lindsey Selk. but next year's team will be even
better.'' Both Lindsey and Janet
The fresman team was have played for South since their
coached by Mr. Ricky Ruffin. a freshman year.
physical education teacher new 10
South. The JV team was coached Freshman Bridget Kilawee
by Mrs. Sally Welling. a con- said. "I enjoyed being part of such
sumer science teacher. a fun team(the freshman team). I
know we might not have had a
As captain of the JV team. great season. but I know we will
sophomore Janet Lopez said, ··1 be belier next year. I can' 1 wait
had a lot of fun playing volleyball until next season!"
this year. We had a lot of the

Junior Varsity Volleyball
Coach: Sally Welling

SHS Bellevue Wes t OPP.
Burke
0 Marian 2
0 2
0 Omaha North 2
2 Northwesl 0
1 Central 2
1 2
Millard West 2
0 B enson 2
1 2
0 Bellevue East 2
0 Westside 2
0 2
0 Bellevue West 0
2 S1. Albert 2
0 R o nc a l li 2
0 S kull
Bryan

Season Record: 2- 13

Junior Varsity Volleyball team: back. Janet Lopez. Lindsey Selk. Jamie Perea. Mariah Rohling. Coach Sophomore Janet Lopez concc111ra1cs as
Sally We lling: fro nt. Jamie Rytych. Courtney Franks. Kelli Bojanski. Brooke Fonfara. Nicole Brown she prepares 10 bump the ball. (Photo by
(Photo courlesy of Lindsey Selk) Dan ielle Bojanski)

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Junior Varsity Softball "We had a really great season
and it was fun playing with all
Coach: Mario Remijio the new players. I look forward
to playing next year."
SHS Bellevue We.:;i OPP.
Burke -Lacy Stodola,
26 Marian 5
3 13
0 Omaha North 10
Cemral 16
16 Central 7
0 10
0 Bellevue Wcsl
19 Ccniral 14
4 17
0 Mill:ird West 0
0 Benson II
4 Bryan
6
2 Bennington 7
No rthwe s t 8
4 Bellevue E:is1 5
5
0 Plattsmouth 12
6
Papillion/La Vista
Millard North
Millard South

Wests ide

Season Record: 3- 16

Freshman Celia Remijio practices her
swing on the on-deck circle. ( Photo be
Megan Jackson)

S ophomore Lydia Zaragosa gets ready
to fie ld a ground ball aga in st O m a ha
Westside. Lydia is a second-year Varsity
letter wi nner. (Pho to by Robert Manning)

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Freshman Janie Kudlncz awaits the pitch aga inst
Omaha Marian·s J V team. (Photo by Megan Jack-
,on)

Softball

Team sets record

0 nee again the Lady Omaha South Invitatio na ls were
hi ghlights o f the season.
Packers' Soft ball team had a great
season. as the ir hard work and " I think that we had a very
dete rminatio n paid o ff. competiti ve team and could play
with anybody. Throughout the
The Vars it y tea m, season everyone improved in her
coached by Mrs. Ro ni Huerta, own way and nex t year, hope-
fini shed the season with 12 w ins full y, we w ill have a w inning
and 15 losses. The 12 w ins set a record," said sophomo re Lydi a
new school record for w ins dur- Z aragosa.
ing a regular season.
The JV team, coached by
Season hig hlights inc luded a M a ri o Re mij io, fini shed w ith
victory over Marian, who was o ne three w ins and 16 losses, bu t w ith
o f the to p teams in the state. eig ht returning Varsity letter win-
ners, the future looks bright.
A lso, second place fin-
ishes in the Omaha No rth a nd

Junior Vars ity Softball team: Varsity Softball
back. Coac h Lo ri Bobier.
Amanda Dodson. Jackie Heeren. Coach: Roni Huerta
Megan Jackson. Celia Rem ijio.
Sarah Wrobleski. Chanel Norton: SHS OPP.
front. Monica Mahoney. Janie
Kudlacz. Amber Conklin. 4 Bt:llevue West
Le ticia Ledesma. Lindsay
Blolrn. Lydia Zaragosa . Becky I Bwke 4
Mlady (Photo by Laura
Pederson) I Marian 0

Varsity Softball team: back. 6 Omaha North 2
Coach Mario Rcmijio. Jennifer
Clark. Jessi Riddle, Andrea 4 Benson 3
Lockett. Andrea Hotchkiss.
Coach Roni Huerta; middle. 3 Belle:vut! West 2
Lydia Zaragosa. Jackie Heeren.
Meri Gilbert. Amy Janssen. 3 Vallcv 4
Lacy Stodola: front . Shauna
Riggs. Megan Jackson (Photo I Cenml1 3
by Robert Manning)
3 Cenlrul I

5 Bellevue East

0 Elkhorn 5

0 Millard West 10

8 Benson 3

I Marian 8

8 Bryan

16 Roncalli 4

4 Bennington 2

0 Northwest 12

6 Bellevue E.'\St 10

3 PJausmou1h 0

0 Papillion/Ln Vista 6

4 Millard Nonh 5

0 Millan!Soutl1 I

0 Westside I

8 Linl.'.(1ln Nonhi:,aq 10

Lincoln Southeast to

Season Record: 12- tS

Scorekeeper Mr. Richard Benak keeps
the team·s gloves on his head. He did
this for good luck. (Photo by Megan Jack-
son)

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"This year was a fun

Erika Provenchers, a so phomore . season; we ilnproved a
stretches before practice. Stretching is

something the team does before every lot. "
practice and competition. (Photo by
Deleth Weaver)

• -Brandi Grice, 11

Senior Amber Jusevich practices her
form before the Stale meet. Floor exer-
cise is just one of the many eve nts in which
gymnasts compete. (Photo by De let h
Weaver)
Working on the uneven bars is freshman
Cassie Hoods. (Photo by Dele1h Weaver)

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S ophomore ,\mhcr Oahir practices her routine on
the halancc beam. Balance and technique arc c rit i-
cal to thi, e\'ent. ( Photo be Dclc.:th Weaver)

Gymnastics

J Tearn works on skills J

TheGirls· Gy mnastics improve o n team work a nd over-
all fundame ntals ...
tea m worked hard throughout the
seaso n. A ll o f their e ffort paid off The team had nine meets this
in improve me nt made toward the year and. althoug h they did not
e nd o f the season. wi n any. showed consiste111 im-
provement o n the ir scores
..As a team. we improved. throughout the season.
We broke a · I00."' junio r Brandi
Grice said . The team broke 100 in their
scores in both the Metro and State
Again thi s yea r. the Lady meets. with 101.05 at Metro and
Packe rs had students from Bryan 101.35 at State .
Se nio r High on their team because
Bryan did not have its own team. This was Buddy Benal<'s first
year coaching gy mn as tics a t
The gi rl s o n the team said that
they felt that Mr. Buddy Be nak South.

--was a good coach and helped us

Girls· Gymnastics
Coach: Buddy Benak

shs OPP.

87.85 134.05
75.5 12 1.65
93.80 10 1.95
113.4
61.8 126. 15
124.30
92.75
92.6 72.6
1)3.35
Inv itationals: 10,1.S
Ra ls t o n 101.35

Millard South
Metro
State

Gymnastics team: Coach Buddy Benak. Amber Juscvich. Brandi Grice. Cassie Hood. T rish Givler. Erika
Provencher. Holly Jones. Amber Dahir (Photo by Dc lcth Weaver)

Freshman Cassie Hoods practices on the
bars for her ro utine. Cassie was a letter
winner thi s year. ( Photo by Deleth
Weaver)

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Senior John Lopez smashes " We had a lot offun this
year. I savv a lot of im-
the ball back 10 the opponent. provement in the teani."
John isgood al sideam1 r<!turns.
(Photo by John Janousek)

-Eric Vana, 12

Boys' Tennis
Coach: Kirk McLaughlin

SHS Bellevue West OPP.
Burke
2 7
0 Creighton Prep 9
0 Omaha North 9
I 8
6 Roncalli 3
I Bryan 8
Thomas Jefferson 2
7 Benson
3 Bellevue East 6
Central 9
0 Gross 9
0 Northwest 5
4 6
3

Placed 13th at the Metro Tournament

Season Record: 2-10

Senior Troy Cogswell saves the ball from
goi ng out on his side of the court. Every
player on the South team wenI 10 Stale this
year. (Photo by John Janousek)

Tennis team: top, Tom Dickey, Coach
Kirk McLaughlin, Troy Cogswell, John
Engesser; bouom, John Lopez. Nick
Geronimo, Eric Yana (Photo by John
Janousek)

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