401 20 9126 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/df66460fa5a992d923629eb028b54c28.jpg 54514f28d75371f4f0e5830b2755769b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manawa Fish & Game Description An account of the resource Photographs from the collections of the Lake Manawa Fish & Game Club in Council Bluffs. Postcard a card for sending a message by mail without an envelope, typically having a photograph or other illustration on one side. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8 in x 5 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bathing at Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Postcard of people bathing at Lake Manawa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Lake Manawa postcard https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/cf90952a80235799214a4e6c96ece971.jpg 9b41c1d1ef8d29cd13bc817ac3d37d94 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manawa Fish & Game Description An account of the resource Photographs from the collections of the Lake Manawa Fish & Game Club in Council Bluffs. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 10 in x 8 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lake Manawa Aerial Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Aerial view of Lake Manawa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. aerial Lake Manawa photograph https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/4e45ea6c3f7ba59e62f2baa90fff08ff.jpg 7b1c8952acc0d4dae73f50bfaefe6aa2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manawa Fish & Game Description An account of the resource Photographs from the collections of the Lake Manawa Fish & Game Club in Council Bluffs. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4 in x 5 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Photograph of Lake Manawa taken from a boat. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1922 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Lake Manawa photograph https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/f88f05179245ae2ff7c02dcc5466eaa1.jpg e6edaa69a819cf31775c0edfc7b6784d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manawa Fish & Game Description An account of the resource Photographs from the collections of the Lake Manawa Fish & Game Club in Council Bluffs. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4 in x 5 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lake Manawa clubhouse Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Photograph of Lake Manawa Fish & Game clubhouse. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 4 in x 5 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Swimmers at Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Photograph of three swimmers at Lake Manawa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Lake Manawa photograph https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/1ec2285210fe563e968721516b50124f.jpg 8e20d49ac43cad85501be2683aa0ba62 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manawa Fish & Game Description An account of the resource Photographs from the collections of the Lake Manawa Fish & Game Club in Council Bluffs. Postcard a card for sending a message by mail without an envelope, typically having a photograph or other illustration on one side. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 in x 4 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boat Docks and Pavilion Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Postcard of boat docks and pavilion at Lake Manawa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. boats Lake Manawa photograph postcard https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/0adb4282f9af81c2f676e427bbe8a113.jpg 4f192b0850054cbe11555cd74f7be88d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manawa Fish & Game Description An account of the resource Photographs from the collections of the Lake Manawa Fish & Game Club in Council Bluffs. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 in x 4 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Slide at Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Photograph of children on slide at Lake Manawa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. 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Title A name given to the resource Lake Manawa Description An account of the resource People standing on dock at Lake Manawa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Lake Manawa photograph https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/6ad4b0def2b1a734cdbd494a26bf0d6b.jpg 32f6c276edc747e58d07cb933812739b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manawa Fish & Game Description An account of the resource Photographs from the collections of the Lake Manawa Fish & Game Club in Council Bluffs. Postcard a card for sending a message by mail without an envelope, typically having a photograph or other illustration on one side. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 in x 4 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Entrance to Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Postcard: Entrance to Lake Manawa Resort. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. 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Title A name given to the resource Dance Pavilion at Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Lake Manawa Lake Manawa Pavilion photograph https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/24a86691a39c293f811ee4c17d3dfee0.jpg 4b5528276352faf309e2ca3c0fd97f8f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manawa Fish & Game Description An account of the resource Photographs from the collections of the Lake Manawa Fish & Game Club in Council Bluffs. Postcard a card for sending a message by mail without an envelope, typically having a photograph or other illustration on one side. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 in x 4 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pavilion, Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Postcard of the Pavilion at Lake Manawa Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 in x 4 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Band Stand at Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Photograph of a crowd gathered at Lake Manawa band stand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Title A name given to the resource Postcard of Lake Manawa Water Front Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Postcard of Lake Manawa Water Front showing row boats and sail boats. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Postcard Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. boats Lake Manawa Lake Manawa Fish and Game Club https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/82a850ef872b90db3ec6aedb399a0002.jpg 287326e373d2354935eb971b5679c009 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Manawa Fish & Game Description An account of the resource Photographs from the collections of the Lake Manawa Fish & Game Club in Council Bluffs. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 in x 4 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lake Manawa postcard Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Postcard of boats on Lake Manawa. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 in x 4 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Piledrivers at Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Description An account of the resource Photograph of men installing dock at Lake Manawa. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 9 in x 7 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Elephants at Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. 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Title A name given to the resource Elephants at Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 9 in x 7 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Elephants at Lake Manawa Subject The topic of the resource Manawa, Lake (Iowa) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. elephants Lake Manawa https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/5717c7314e16f0095558174769602aee.pdf 2f95b096214fea61ce1c1698c4376c96 PDF Text Text Not even the cold weather could stop Erin Grudle from hitting the slopes at Mt. Crescent. With finals approaching, many teachers wouldn't let students attend the P.E. field trip. (Photo by Joshua Hale) After a summer of hard work, Lindsay Hutson cheers at the first pep assembly. The cheerleaders went to a camp in Okoboji and practiced every morning to prepare themselves for their debut. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) In a race to the finish, Justin Ruby and Jason Conroy couldn 't be stopped. The potato race was one of a series of games played during the Homecoming Olympics. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) While in Chicago at the national journalism convention, Stephanie Kracher gets Donnie Osmond's autograph. Nothing could stop the journalism students from waiting outside the Chicago Theater for over an hour to catch a glimpse of Osmond. (Photo by Sarah Scheer) ,, 2 With all his might, Josh Goldapp swings a sledge hammer at the hood of a car during a car bash. The bash was during a pep assembly before the AL-Tee Jay game and students were able to participate for a dollar a swing. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Sticky with whip cream, Kim Ferguson and Jamie Livingston wipe themselves off, as Alice Johnson looks on. Ferguson and Livingston participated in the games at the first pep assembly of the year. (Photo by Lindsay MCEiderry) Ready to serve, Margie Jennings and Elizabeth Waldmann make cotton candy. They each helped with the picnic because they were on student council. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Cheers from the crowd kept Mike Rinehart going as he did push-ups in the school gym. Rinehart did 17 push-ups; one for each point the Lynx would defeat their opponents by. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) stop us thought fill, they to h.~?ama.tter4!1at, we took the hit, passed the test and made the grade. We held our heads high and thought, "Try and stop us!" The year started with the pounding of hammers and the banging of boards as the roof was replaced. Due to all the leakage the year before, the roof was ruined. The noise was administration did too. They threatened us with no nutrition breaks and shorter passing periods. We were forced to show passes to go anywhere on campus. They locked all entrances with the exception of the gym doors, forcing us to check in and out with Bob Seevey, the new security guard. As they tightened cam pus rules some of us realized it was for our benefit, others disagreed. The class of 2000 invaded the school with almost constant during the first month of 412 students. They brought with them many classes. The teachers were detern1ined to keep outstanding qualities and accomplishments. classes going, and we were determined to to They also brought with them a local gang, keep learning. We blocked out the noise and "The Jury." Although the threat of gang vioabsorbed the information. lence scared adults, students scoffed at our As a tardy epedemic swept the halls, the own little gang bangers. Jokingly, the junior -continued on page 4 Q "'O 3 j .. Absorbed in thinking, Adam Sagert and Jennifer Bates sit blind folded in Rod Cameron's English class while he reads "On Going Blind." Cameron did the activity to show the students what it was like to be blind. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Rifles in mid air, Michael Large, Benjamin Pahl, Carolyn Price, Dan Solon, Tony Belt and Robbie Kalhn perform during the Homecoming pinic. The ROTC rifle squad often participated in pep assemblies. (Photo by Justine Lee) typical. When the fans arrived they were turned away because power lines were accidentially cut by construction workers, preventing the field lights and scoreboard to work, postponing the game until Saturday afternoon. The volleyball team got off to a slow start, losing eight games in a row. Slow 1 y but surely, despite skeptical fans, the team fought back, winning district finals. With the presidential election, the nation endured everything from countless speeches to negative capaign ads. The Dole/Clinton 4 At the bottom of the hill, Jessica Winter and Susan Daub ski and snow board at Mt. Cresent. Around 90 students went on the P.E. field trip, January 14. (Photo by Joshua Hale) In front of their peers, Angie Driggins and Sabrina Kunik, race their way to the side of the gym. Driggins and Kunik participated in the wheelbarrow race during the first pep assembly of the year. (Photo by Angela Bushman) race was not close, Clinton was almost always ahead in the poles months before the election. Clinton was reelected, winning 50 percent of the popular vote while Dole had 41 p ercent, and Perot with nine percent. Many students were first time voters, and they knew the new elected leader would affect their future, so they to took time to make the right d ecisions. The thought of something slowing us down didn't settle with us. We knew setbacks were supposed to come with the territory but that didn't mean we accepted them. We stuck together, experienced the joys of winning, the heartaches of losing, the pride of succeeding and the fear of growing up. Together we realized ... nothing could stop us! 0 S j .__ ~ - I ~ i t 6 e v e n t s of school and class work. It wasn't necessarily the events themselves that kept us busy, it was all the preparation leading to the big events. Hours were spent hunting for a Homecoming date, deciding whether or not to dress up for Halloween , or even shopping for the perlect Christmas gift. Just when we thought we could relax, it started all over again making preparations for the Spirit Week. By the time the last game was played at the school carnival, we found ourselves planning for prom and addressing graduation announcements. Events were supposed to be the biggest and best times of our lives. We wanted them all to be unique, and half the fun was getting there. Although we thought the big day would never come, once it did nothing could stop us from having the time of our lives. Homecoming Students got a taste of casino life with the Homecoming theme, Viva Las Vegas. Page 4 Halloween Some showed spirit by dressing up for Halloween and other showed spirit by attending the AUT J volleyball game. Page 12 One by one Tera Jensen and Stacy Hill carefully hang element ornaments on the chemistry Christmas tree. Students had to make the ornaments for assignments, but they also used the tree in the door decorating contest. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Carnival Bungee cords and the velcro wall brought an end to spirit week at the carnival. · Page 17 Holiday Dance Holiday magic filled the air as students kicked up their heels and let loose at the Holiday Dance. Page 14 f 8 Everything seemed normal. It was Friday night. The night of the Homecoming game against Skutt Catholic. The choir, band and football team were wrum ing up on the field. That was until they heard the news. At 6:30, Dennis Schmoker announced that due to an electrical failure in the stadium, which enabled the use of the lights or scoreboard, the game was postponed to Saturday afternoon. With the buses already gone, the players sat on the sidelines and watched the band practice their half time show while the parents and coaches figured out how Homecoming game postponed thanks to a power outage, sending the players home until Saturday afternoon's upset loss to Skutt everyone was going to get home. Justin Ruby's sister fit eight players in her car. "It was pretty crowded in our car," Ruby said. "It turned out to be pretty fun, even with five people in the back seat and three in the front seat." Many were disappointed as they watched the band loading the trailer, the cheerleaders tearing down the carefully planned decorations and the rush of cars leaving the stadium at only 7 :00. The fans couldn 't help but wonder what Saturday would bri ng, as well as hope that the postponement wouldn ' t bring down the spirit. On Saturday, with just five minutes to kickoff, hardly any fans were in the stands and the football players weren' t very pumped. The fans who were there expected to win and thought that the boys deserved a victory. "T he team worked really hard," Katie Malmberg said. "Not o nly were they supposed to wi n, they needed to win." With the small cheering section ofabout 70 people, the Lynx lost 37-7 with the ir only touchdown made by Kevin Stull in the second quarter. With the encl of the fou1th quarter, the players threw down their helmets in fu ry and frustration. "I gave it my everything a nd that's all I could do," Ruby said. "We just weren ' t playing as a team." When the Lynx left the stadium on Saturday, they had the same fee ling that they had on Friday night. .. disappo i nt me nt. By Dawn Bresley Wanna-be cheerleaders, Cory Hansen, Jeremy Schnitker and Loren Leclair and start a kick line. The night pep assembly was held annually before the Homecoming game for both parents and students. (Photo by Chris Tovrea) Blue eye shadow in hand, Angie Disalvo and Tera Jensen fix their makeup on Hippie Day. Besides Hippie Day, students had fun dressing up for Twin Day, Pajama Day and Spirit Day. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) up Hippies and twins take over the school when Homecoming excitement starts to build Nobody could keep die-hard Homecoming fanatics from putting their feet up and taking it easy. With laidback, peaceful hippies cmising the hallways and students going to class in the clothes they slept in the night before. Homecoming had a different attitude. But no marrer how easy they took it at the beginning of the week. excitement and spirit couldn't be held back by week's end. Peace signs hung from the necks of long haired. hippie teenagers dressed in bell-bonoms. Ir may have looked li ke the 70s. but it wasn't. It was just one of the dress-up days during Homecoming week. Dress-up days were just one of the ways students showed school spirit during Homecoming. Jenny McCarthy was one of the students that dressed up for Hippie Day on Thursday. •·1 was very relaxed in my hippie clothes." said Jenny McCarthy. who wore a green dress and white vest. ·•1 went through my mom· sold clothing to find just the right thing ... Students saw doubles on Tuesday when twins were spo11ecl in the halls. Conn ie Fehr dressed as a twin with her best friend Kristen Conner. ·'Kristen and 1 wore black Mossimo shins and white shorts," Fel1r said. ·'[think Twin Day was a good idea. I liked someone being like me:· Some students found the most comfortable day lo be Pajama Day. Wm·m pjs and fuzzy slippers were the hit of Lhe day . .. I wore my pajamas to be cute.'' said Amber Moll"is. ··1 enjoyed dressing up. Lt put me in a good mood. I was so comfortable thm l almost fell asleep in class:· Continued on page 11 9 0 9 Ill 8 9 5 While Harvey's and Ameristar Casino Riverboats remained off limits to those under 21, AL students, on October 17, were still able to experience the thrill of a Las Vegas Casino. Homecoming theme 'Viva Las Vegas' captured the wild tension and anxiety of Las Vegas without making Homecoming a gamble. "I thought Viva Las Vegas was a really unique theme," said Nicki Bomgaars. "Everyone bad a lot of different ideas about what kind of decorations we could make using the theme. It was just an easy idea to develop." However a small budget limited student council's options for choosing decorations. Using their avaiJable sources, they were able to narrow their ideas and build a mock Las Vegas Casino. Giant dice, cards, slot machines and a roulette wheel were only a few of the decorations that made Las Vegas a reality in the heart of AL's cafeteria. "I loved Homecoming," said Homecoming queen Angie Disalvo. "It was just a lot of fun seeing all the decorations and getting dressed up and just being with all my friends." The excitement and surprise of being crowned Homecoming queen added to Disalvo's enthusiastic attitude about Student Council brought a piece of casino life theme to AL. with the Homecoming theme Viva Las Vegas. Homecoming dances. "Since I was nominated for court I thought it made the dance more special for me," Disalvo said. "But the fact that I was crowned queen at my last AL Homecoming definetely made it more memorable." Along with memories of shaking to the 1 'Macarena,' riding the 'Train' and sliding to the 'Eletric Slide,' Angela French claimed she and group of friends had a killer kick line going as well. "Nicki Bomgaars, Kim Ferguson, Jenifer Grego, Megan Gray, Al ice Johnson, and I allgotuponstageanddid akickJine," French said. "Then Mr. Lake kicked us off because he was worried that we'd fall off the edge and hurt ourselves." Besides a few minor mishaps, overall, Homecoming was a great experience not to rruss. "Homecoming was not about who got king or queen, where you went for dinner, who you went with or how much money your outfit cost," Disalvo said. "These were just the tiny parts that make up one big wonderful night. ff you never went, you didn't realize what fun you missed." Nearly four hundred students traveled to Las Vegas for Homecoming. They brought with them their friends and dates and left with timeless memories. By Jill Ryan HOMECOMING DANCE COURT Front row: Jennifer Bates, Heather Kirkpatrick, Queen Angie Disalvo, King Kurt Ferguson, Jamie Mann Back row: Cliff Maddox, Tara Owens,Tieg Weathers.Jay Parker, Scott Coppock Teammate Angela French, Shawn Hayes and Philip Kealy push Haley Allen in an inter tube during the Homecoming Olympics. Teams also participated in Olympic skiing, potato racing, and twinkie eating contest. (Photo by Lindsay MCEiderry) One step at a time, Joel Brandt, Jason Conroy, Breanne Schweer and Angie Disalvo ski on the football field for the Homecoming Olympic games. The games were the closing of Homecoming week. (Photo by Lindsay MCEiderry) -Continued from page 9 The school Fiiday by wearing school colors. Josh Goldapp had spiiit ·mitten all over his face. "I painted my face red, white and blue," said Goldapp. "I thought it got the school ready for the game. Everyone was in red, white and blue it really showed school spirit." The Homecoming picnic was also on Friday. Students enjoyed hamburgers, snow cones, cotton candy and hanging out on the football fie ld with their friends. "The picnic showed a lot of school spirit."' Tamara Williams said. "I thought everyone who went had a really good time." The Homecoming Olympic games followed the picnic. Some of the games included intertube relay and a Twinkie eating contest. Alex Gum and three of his friends partcipated in the games . .. I had fun in the games because we did stupid stuff to try and win money,'" Gum said. Flannel pjs, a flash back to the 70s and a pile oftwinkies helped pump up the school's spirit for the weekend ro come and made Homecoming memorable. By Kristin Cooper 1 1 s 1 ~ 2 Trick-or-treaters show Halloween spirit by dressing up while others cheer for the volleyball team Some students chose cows, cheerleaders and managers whjJe other students choose nets, balls and cheering fans. With numerous students having planned to go to Lhe varsity volleyball game against Tee Jay on Halloween light. it was hard to indulge in the Halloween spirit, but some found the time. Jessica Hall and her co-workers at Redland Insurance Company dressed up in different costumes for Halloween. Hall dressed up as a cow and got many comments on how cute she was. " I couldn'teven walk down the hall without someone saying 'Ah, you look so cute'," Hall said. Some of the Taco Bell employees dressed up also. One of them even got a little creative with her costume. " I dressed up as one of my former managers," Cathy Haynes said. Haynes stuffed pillows down her navy blue work pants to make herself as fat as her ex-boss, and even went as far dying her blonde hair bright red to match her former manager's color. "Since everyone at work hated her, everyone thought that it was funny," Haynes said. "I even acted like her, I bossed people around all night. It was a blast." Krista Alba and friends had a different type of evening planned. Alba and friends Amy Yochum, Andrea Lapham and Melissa Wolhers, dressed up as pomers and cheerleaders and went trick-or-treating, despite disapproval from Alba's mom who thought they were too old. "Most people we went to were fine about our age, but some people gave us dirty looks, acted snotty and were just plain mean," Alba said. "In the end we got a lot of candy and that's all that mattered." Because many students chose to attend the volleyball game against Tee Jay, Halloween seemed to be forgotten. The students who clidn'tgo to the game, however, didn't regret a thfog and had a great time dressing up and getting into t11e real Halloween spirit. By Dawn Bresley Dressed for battle, Carrie Keenan passes out candy while she works at Musicland. She helped pass out candy for the safe trick-or-treat night at the mall. (Photo by Angela Bushman) Caught off guard, Carrie Thatcher discovers someone had her idea and dressed up like a clown. Rather than going out, she stayed home and handed out candy. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Bobby socks and bubble gum, Andrea Binns gives candy to a young princess who stops by. Binns thought handing out candy was a fun alternative to her normal job. (Photo by Angela Bushman) Among the frozen treats, Emmy Dawson tops off Halloween with a dish of soft serve. Devilishly, Dawson spent her night helping customers at Christy Creme. (Photo by Chris Tovrea) 1 4 Despite some lack of interest, DECA helps bring holiday cheer With Frosty's top hat on perfectly and Rudolph with his red nose bright. the Holiday Dance glistened with holiday cheer. " I thought the decorations looked fantastic, it really looked like a nice family Christmas,'· Heather Alexander said. "DECA put a lot of work into decorating." Despite the decorations. a lack of interest resulted in a low attendance and many early leavers. "I didn't think the winter dance was as fun as Homecoming this year," Summer Johnson said. "They were excluding groups of kids by playing only certain types of music." Playing certain music wasn · t the dee jay's own choice, but the school's. "We were told by the school not to play certain types of music, like alternative, because they were afraid it might cause a mosh pit or trouble," Brian Smith, the dee jay said. Even though some disliked the music, others thought it was the music that made the dance enjoyable. "The music had a good beat for dancing," Crystal McElroy said. " I danced all night with my friends and it was a relaxing way to start winter break." The music, however. stopped just long enough for DougJiskoot to announce the Holiday King Tieg Weathers and Queen Heather Kirkpatrick. "f was surprised to be King. I was happy about it, but it's not really a big deaJ." Tieg Weathers said. "But I did think the king's hat was really cool." Despite low numbers and music that didn't interest everyone, many still had a blast dancing their way into the holiday break. By Katy Pakenham Decked out for some serious dancing, Courtney Story, Leslie Meyer, Tracy Lane, Sara Meyer, Tiffany Shirley, and Jenny Norman show off their moves at the HolidayDance. Thetheme of the dance was Holiday Magic. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Before dinner, Brian Hill, Jason Hilz and Jay Parker talk around a table at Trini's. Trini's was a popular restaurant for students to eat at before the Holiday Dance. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Sparkles in hand, Racheal Newhuis decorates for the Holiday Dance. DECA sponsored the dance and raised over$1, 100. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) All by themselves, Tieg Weathers and Heather Kirkpatrick dance after being crowned King and Queen. Over350 students attended th e Hol iday Dance. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) l HOLIDAY DANCE COURT Front row: Tara Owens, Scott Coppock, King Tieg Weathers, Queen Heather Kirkpatrick, Kevin Stull, Julia Stein. Back Row: Eric Applegate, Tera Jensen, Jay Parker, Jamie Mann, Alison Eggers. Richard Halse. 1 ~ 5 ~ I 1 t 6 Determination pushes Nichola Day to run futher than her opponent on the Bungee Run. The Bungee Run was the most profitable event at the Lynx Carnival. (Photo by Angela Bushman) At the end of the plank, er~sa Weddle contently sits in the dunking booth. The dunking booth bungee run, and the velcr~ wall were all put up by the Student Council. (Photo by Angela Bushman) After a week of fun games, the Carnival bn an end to Spirit Week Splashing water, bungee cords, velcro and cotton candy all helped to make the second annual Lynx Carnival. The Carnival brought an end to Spirit Week and offered games and prizes for all students. While the Student Council spent a great deal of money and time organizing the carnival, making a profit was not a prio1ity. Overall, the carnival barely made over a hundred dollars. "Student Council didn't really do this as a money maker," Doug Jiskoot said. "We did it more to help promote school spirit, it would have been nice just to break even." The admission for the carnival was three dollars, including four game tickets. Extra tickets were available for twenty-five cents. There were big attractions, such as the bungee run, where two people would race to try to get a button the fmthest, while strapped to a bungee cord. There was also the velcro wall, where a student would wear a special suit and jump onto a wall of velcro. Clubs and organizations could also set up their own games and booths. "A lot of clubs I was in set up booths," Naomi Greelis said. "I worked with the Science club, Enviromnental club, jazz band, and Student Council." To attract people, posters were put adve1tising the carnival at Kim and Hoover. Student Council set up games the week of the carnival for Spirit Week, including the bungee run and the velcro wall on Friday during lunches. They also scheduled the carnival on the same night as the NNarsity boys basketball game against Roncalli. "I think that since people were already there, they could have just come dming a break or after the game," Tera Jensen said. " They didn't have to go out of their way to get there." For those who came,they were able to enjoy cotton candy, face painting, hoop shoot, spin <ut, snow cones, black jack and more. Many students tried their luck with the different booths and picked their favo1ites. "My favo1ite game was the Bungee Run and the Velcro Wall," Nichola Day said. "I liked them because I had never done them before." The booths and smaller attractions got their share of the excitement too. "l Like the fortune telling the best," Christine Talley said. "When they told yom fortune, they could tell you almost anything that you wanted to hear." The end of the carnival brought a close to Spirit Week and a week of fun and games. The many attractions brought fun and entertainment for all types of students. By Kathleen Snodgrass Some attended prom with friends, others with dates, both had fun ... Putting on t I 1 ! 8 A week before Prom, Nichole Van Winkle had a dress, shoes, jewerly and hair arrangements, but no date. Van Winkle went though a numberofbaddates before sectling two days before on going with a friend, Wendy Troff. Van Winkle wasn't the only one without a date. Jamie Metz went with Catherine Thompson, Annie McCullen and Melissa Hansen as a group of friends. To make it feel more I ike Prom they rented a I imo. The girls had a blast hanging out the sunroof and window but the fun was quickly stopped when the limo got pulled over for exhibition driving. "We were told to keep ourselves in the limo. At first we were scared but then we just lauhged it off," said Metz. Metz and friends didn't regret going as group, but Yan Winkle felt otherwise. "T don' tregretgoingwith a friend but I wish I would've had a date," said Van Winkle. Van Winkle and Metz both agree that they didn 't have to won-y about the romantic hassles that come with a date. The theme was Starlight in the City and cost was $22 a couple and two dol lars per person for Post Prom. Prom was held at the UNO Ballroom May 17th at 8:00 p.m. The most exciting thing about Prom was finding out that Heidi Livingston and Kevin Stull got Prom King and Queen. Li vinston was both happy and surprised at the smne lime. "I didn't even think that I had a chance of winning, I didn't even vote for myself." said Livingston. The majority of the people got bored around eleven p.m. and headed over to Post Prom at Brunswick. They won money playing Black Jack, bowling and pool. "With the money that 1 won I bought a Coleman Cooler, l wo telephones, tennfa balls and ten dollars cash." said Jason Picrret. But the best part of post prom was the hypnotist. "Tt was so fu nny to watch Jenny Norman as the Moon Girl." said Van Winkle All in all the students stayed for the whole post prom with or without a date. by Dawn Bresley Busting a move, Stephanie Kracher, Brian Hilland Tara Owens dance the night away at prom. Prom was held at UNO. (Photo by Ivy Landstrom) In a deep trance, Keri Brazil, Jenny Norman, Scott Coppock and Lindsay Hutson think they are Beavis and Butthead. The hypnotist was an annual attraction to post prom. (Photo by Ivy Landstrom) 6'/l l>lll(Jl • Getting ready for the dance, Heidi Livingston gets her hair done. Most girls had their hair done at a salon opposed to doing it themselves. (Photo by Raschele Underwood) PROM COURT front row: Jennifer Bates, Jeremy Mase, King Kevin Stull, Queen Heidi Livingson, Scott Coppock, Kerri Brazil back row: Alison Eggers, Andy Paulson, Brian Hill, Tara Owens 1 ~ a 9 g 12 0 _ With a toss of the dice, Mike Duncan plays craps at post prom. Students were able to gamble with fake money and cash in their winnings for nice prizes. (Photo by Molly Gordon) Looking for a bargain, Andrea Lapl1am shops for prom accessories at Claire's. Many girls got their prom outfits for around $50 after lots of bargain hunting. {Photo by Raschele Underwood) Getting ready to leave, Dawn Bresley pins her dates boutonniere to his lapel. Prom was held at UNO on May 17. (Photo by Justine Lee) Shaking their tale feathers, Haley Allen, Angela French and Anna Petersen do the chicken dance. Students also participated in the limbo and the hokey pokey. (Photo by Raschele Underwood) toplO list ... top ten prom night restaurants ... 1. The Bistro 2. Beverlee's 3. Grisanti's 4. Maxine's 5. Vivace's 6. Cascio's 7. Mr. C's 8. The French Cafe 9. Lo Sole Mio 10. The Aquarium ... top ten post prom . pnzes ... 1. refrigerator 2. television 3.microwave 4.VCR 5. cordless phone 6.grill 7. dishware 8. alarm clock 9. pool raft 10. fanny pack -- one mor: Senio a last minuite addition to their graduating class, principal Jim Lake It was the night that permenately changed the li ves of 256 people forever. Within the walls of AL, a new meaning was given to May 27. Through tears several witnesses claimed the memory of that evening would not be forgotten. It was there, in the thick muggy air of AL's large gym, the seniors said good-bye one last time. "Graduation night I expected to cry and be depressed," Wendy Troff said. "But actually I felt really great all night. It was hard leaving my friends, but I knew it was time for me to move on to bigger and better things." Graduation not only meant relief, but freedom, independence and a new beginning. It was the first and last time the entire class of '97 would be together. They were no longer students of AL, but alumni and individuals. " I wasn'tsad toseehighschoolgo," Krista Jacobsen said. "It was something all of us had lived and breathed for fou r years straight. After graduation it was gone forever." However, the memory of AL would eternally remain in their hearts. From the staff, to the students, to their former classrooms ... the seniors would remember. They realized AL had been more than just an education, but an irreplaceable piece of their past. "The smell of AL really stuck in my mind," Jacobsen said. "lt always distinctly smelled like a mixture of people and school lunch." Amidst the beaming crowd, fl ashing cameras, flying beach balls, toilet paper and siJJy string, an official ceremony had taken place. A milestone in not only the lives of the seniors, their family and friends, but also for their principle, Jim Lake. Along with the seniors, he too would be leaving AL. "We all knew how much Mr. Lake hated to leave," Angie Disalvo said. "In honor of his last graduation ceremony as principle of AL, Don Sheibler, seniorsponser, came up with the idea for us to make him an Honorary Member of our class. I think it was the right thing to do because he meant so much to all of us." It was the first time in 35 years a class had made anyone an Honorary Memeber. After being cloaked in an official blue graduation cap and gown, Lake expressed his gratitude and feelings he had for the class. "I don' tthink I had ever received a higher honor," Lake said. " f had been on TY, radio across America and on National Committees with generals in the Airforce, but becoming an Honorary Member was the highest, most wonderful thing that had ever happened to me." Lake claimed that his years spent at AL were a dream, and that he had never had better kids in his life. He reminded everyone that they would always have a place in his heart. That night a glimpse of a hero was seen in Lake as he concluded his speech. Together, the crowd stood and cheered, returning the kindness and hope Lake had given them. That evening the seniors and Lake left AL as equals. Each of them had begun AL with opportunities and dreams and finished with memories and accomplishments. by Jill Ryan Before graduation Renee Robicheau helps Jenny Skalberg fix her collar. The graduation ceremony was held on May 27. (Photo by Ivy Landstrom) Carefully helping Renee Robicheau hide her silly string, Erin Jones ties it to her back as Anne Harter looks on. If graduates were found with silly string or beach balls they were taken away before the ceremony. (Photo by Ivy Landstrom) After the ceremony Andy Paulson, Jim Lake and Angie Disalvo proudly lead the class out. Lake was made an honorary member of the graduating class. (Photo by Angela Bushman) During Keellia Thurber's speech, Alison Eggers and Mike Meyer hold up crowd response signs. The graduate speakers were Keellia Thurber, Alison Eggers, Mike Meyer and Shaun Hayes. (Photo by Joshua Hale) 2 ~ c 3 ~ ~ 2 4 -' student ife ere very different. The one ways of having a good time. For some it was through dating, others reminiscing with friends about first time experiences or relaxing with family. No matter what people did, we usually came back on Monday with an interesting story to share and an easygoing attitude, ready for another week. The year brought with it many big events, the Olympics, the presidential election, and many outerspace discoveries. In addition to the triumphs and discoveries crune the harsh eye-opening realities of the real world. We were shocked with the murders of the little beauty queen, Jon-Benet Ramsey and comedian Bill Cosby's son, Enis Cosby. Through it all we were touched and inspired by many different people and events. We gained much know ledge and learned that nothing could hold us back from having the times of our lives. Relaxing at home, Emelie Jurgens glances at a Star Wars book. With the re-release of the Star Wars trilogy the collectibles were popular with students. (Photo by Angela Bushman) Blind Dates Two couples discover that blind dates change with the times. Page 42 Firsts First experiences proved to be both exciting and terrifying at the same time. Page 36 Real World Four students experienced a taste of the real world by living together for a weekend. Page 38 Election Although many studeents couldn't vote, they still had strong opinions about the presidential election. Page 32 2 5 IJ> - c c. tD :s --.... tD - watc • gthe best Wanting to feel the excitement of the Olympics, some traveled down to Atlanta to experience it For moststudenLS, the Olympics were something that came around every four years in which their eyes stayed glued to the rube watching their favorite sport or country. Most people, however, would never get the chance to experience the Olympics first hand. A few lucky students went to the Olympics in Atlanta. They were able to see the sights, sounds, and more importantly, the athletes and the competitions. Jennifer Hansen was amazed at the prices of simple things and at rhe amout of people. "The price for a pop was three dollars or more, even a hot dog was five dollars," Hansen said. "Things could get very expensive since they were doubling prices. The crowds were so large attheOlympics,especially walking to and from Centennial Park. You couldn't even see around you because of the large amount of people." The variety of people proved to be one of the highlights of the trip. " I saw and met one of the Croatian basketball team members at an Atlanta mall," Hansen said. "He was at least 7 feet tall. You could tell who the athletes and officals were by their security passes." Getting tickets lo the games proved hard to get. The people who went had to plan their trip out months ahead. Glen Campbell was one of these people. "To get the tickets, first we had to order a catalogue then we submited our name and choices for the events you wanted to go to, sent it back," Campbell said. "The tickets were hard co get and the prices could go up to $200 or more for the more popular events such as the opening and closing ceremonys.'' The J 996 Summer Games had more events than recent times, displaying such new medaling sports as roller hockey, kayaking, and rollerblading. But the older events sti 11 proved to be the favorites. "I really enjoyed seeing Mens gymnasti cs," said Gina Campbell. " It's amazing that the gymnasts have that ski ll and can perform that well, I'm glad J had the opportunity to go." One of the most vivid memories for those who went to the Olympics was the bombing in Cenntienal Park. "I was at my hotel the night of the bombing and the building shook. It really scared me," Hansen said, "The blast was felt miles away." Besides coming back from the Olympics with the usual tshirt and some souvenirs, these students also came back with memories of a Ii fetime to hold on to. By Katy Pakenham In the 1996 Olympi cs , Mi c h ae l Johnson feared that his rivals would break the world record of 19.66 which Johnson had previosly set in the men's 2 0 0 meter.He ended up breaking his own world record with a time of 19.32. (Photo by Associa t ed Press) ~ 2 i 2 6 Ill Winnning America's first Olympic team gold medal Kerri Strug was left with two torn ligaments and a sprained ankle after her attempts on the vault. Strug's coach, Bela Karolyi, carried her to the arena for the medal presentation. (Photo by Associated Press) A bomb exploded July 27 in Centennial Olympic Park. One person was killed by the explosion and 111 were injured. (Photo by Associated Press) did you know ... The Uniled SrnLes won 44 gold medals. 32 silver and 25 bronze medals? This totaled to be I 0 I medals. !he most won by any coun- · 1ry in 1hc 1996 Summer Olympics. In fro nt of 83,000 peopl e, Muhammad ·Ali li t 1hc Olympic Lorch at the opening ceremony? Ali, a 1960 gold medalist for boxing. had Parkinson's disease. Michael Johnson won the 400 and 200-mcter dash? Johnson was the first to win both events also called a "double." He also set 1he world record for the 200-metcr with a time of 19.32 seconds. Carl Lewis won his ninth Olympic gold medal ? Lewis won the jump for 1hc 4th lime in a row. Lewis was 35. Doug Aarick 9 Mellow Ackerman 11 Hilary Acklie 9 Jessy Acosta 9 Michelle Adams 11 Abbie Adkins 11 Chris Adkins 9 Theresa Adkins 9 Hannah Ainsley 1 O Bianca Akers 1 O Brett Akers 9 Andrew Alba 9 Krista Alba 11 Richard Albin 9 Timothy Albright 11 Heather Alexander 9 Micah Alitz 1 O Bryan Allen 10 Haley Allen 11 Roger Alley 1 o Amie Allmon 1 o Nate Alsman 11 GreQ Andersen g Jamie Andersen 9 Lea Andersen 11 Matt Andersen 11 Courtney Anderson 1 1 Josh Anderson 1 O Matt Anderson 1 1 Anthony Anthony 10 ~ .... -.... ~ .E! Ill 2 8 ar skies Imaginations and the media explored the endless possibilities of outerspace Creeping out of the tall shadows, they invaded our televisions, newspapers and the big screen. With large, black eyes, they looked upon our world and decided to stay. Thealienshavelanded! Well, not exactly. AJthough aliens didn't land, they did invade our culture. With shows like The X- Files and Dark Skies, and movies like Independence Day, audiences discovered the possibility that aliens may not be as sweet as £. T. What used to seem absurb became questionable. Alien abductions, government cover-ups and Life in space were all contoversal subjects people were talking about. Summer Johnson, James Hill, Amber Umbdenstock, Ryan Brown and Jean Hurley got together to discuss outers pace. Q. Do you believe that there was life in outerspace? Hurley: The uni verse was too big for us to be the only living beings out here. Johnson: Yes, I mean, just think about it. If we were here, then there had to be someone else somewhere. Hill: Of course there were aliens because on ly people with incredibly large egos would believe they were the only ones in the universe. Q. What do you think an alien on Mars would look like? Johnson: Well, it's hard to say. It could have been some kind of green slime. Umbdenstock: But how do you know they were green? They could have been human-like. Hurley: They could have been humanoid and just blended in like the rest of us. For all we knew, we could have been surrounded by Martians! Q. What about bow the way that Hollywood portrayed aliens? Hurley: They made them all look similar. For example: the white, ovalshaped beads and the big black eyes. We didn ' t really know if that was what they looked like. Q. Did you believe that the scenario of lndependance Day was possible? Hurley: Why not? Hill: Anything was possible. Reality was a human- based thing. Q. Did the government cover- up alien encounters? Brown: I think that the government was trying to keep something, like a mutual thing going on with the aliens. Umbdenstock: I think the goverment was really afraid of what was real and what was not. Johnson: Instead of having alien ships flying all over the place, they would have said it was some new government ship so we wouldn't all freak out. Q. Will we live in outerspace in our lifetime? Johnson: Not in our lifetime. It would take too long. I don't think I have enough life left for them to do something like that. Maybe sometime, though. Hurley: l think sometime in 2000 we would be living in outerspace floating around! Who knows, we might have the Olympics in space! Q. Was the NASA program a benifit? Hurley: And to really understand our world's own history, we needed to find out the history about other planets. Like when we found organic lifeforms on Mars! Umbdenstock: They found new things when they'd go up, so I think they helped out a lot. Hill: The government would have . been more worth-while if they had loosened up. We spent too much time and money on stupid little things! Little green men didn't seem like stupid little things anymore. Alien life in the media started w look more realistic and clues of life in outerspace led some of us to believe we weren' t alone. by Kathleen Snodgrass ---tlllilllloM.i...i..- ...:.~ . .-...:. ...... ~-·'- ""-""· -- ... ft ... ... A space invasion took over the movies, t.v. and magazines. In between all the alien updates, we often looked up into the skies asking ... THE FORCE IS BACK With Star Wars, George Lucas played to ou r fantaci es; now, as the new version is released, he reveals his llrn~ February JO, J<}97 The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered. INDEPENDENCE DHY Don't make plans for August. · PG-13 ~ oms 1mm1111H crn10av 101 - are we PHBNOM.ENON To.urhstcm1• J. Pictures W' ? I . .rn l:SSiOn to fl ars How We'll Get There & What We'll Find Could humans live there? -Newsweek September 23. I 996 Eugene Archibald 10 Jolene Arterbum 9 Timothy Arterbum 9 Jeremiah Ashcraft 9 Matt Atherton 1 O Nick Atherton 9 Melissa Aughe 9 Hannah Auft 11 Leah Ault 9 Dustin Ausdemore 1 o Jessica Autrerra 9 Mindi Avis 10 Chad Bailey 11 Jess Baker9 Moira Baker 9 Aaron Ballenger 10 Emilia Banderas 9 Chandra Barnes 11 Jon Barnes 10 Adam Barrett 1 o Anna Barron 11 Joe Banon9 Sara Bass9 OaveBates9 Nick Batt 10 Rich Batt 9 Rob Batt 10 Eddie Bauer 10 Mike Bauerty n ChrfsBeam9 2 9 ~ .... - 3 0 'good • 00 Choosing clothes for others is so much easier than deciding what to wear Algebra 3-4. The boy in the third row, second seat. He wore a pair of baggy jeans, worn-out airwalks, and a Bush t-shirt everyday to school. Sometimes, when it was cold, he would add a long sleeved t-shirt underneath it. "I don't really mind the alternative look, but I would prefer the trendy look," Darci Drennen said. "I like to see guys in Tommy jeans and things like that." Drennen would have preferred to see that same boy in green corduroys and brightly colored sweaters. Students definitely had their opinions on exactly which style they preferred, not on ly for themselves but for the opposite gender as well. With stores like Gadzooks, wild clothing became more popular. Items such as orange sweaters and shiny tops were seen quite often. Along with the trendy clothing were Doc Martens. Even though these were one of the most popular fashions, they were not agreed on by everyone. "Lots of girls wore those big funky Docs," Micheal Duncan said. " f like the fish scale ones, but the nowered and the shiny ones should have been burned." Some students didn't care what they wore. They just put on what was comfortable and that was their style. "It didn't matter to me what most people dressed like," Haley Allen said. "We came to school to learn, not to impress anyone." The way people dressed, whether it was alternative, nerdy, trendy or casual, was the way they expressed themselves. High school years were the time for many to find what styles they preferred to see and what styles they hated. "One of the many styles was baggy jeans,'' Mikala Boze said. "I 1 ike to wear them because they were comfortable. I liked to see guys wear them because they looked sexy." When guys wore baggy jeans, many like Boze turned to look, but many also turned away. Karen Grimsley was one of those who disliked the baggy jean look. "Baggy pants look okay on some," Karen Grimsley said. "I only liked them if they had the who le alternative look, otherwise they looked dumb." With so many different clothing styles, it was impossible for everyone to agree. No matter what people wore on the outside, it was important to remember that it was the inside that counted. By Alanah Davis Ready for a night out, Richard Halse and Kiley Stemple model clothing from Gadzooks. They both tried on clothing that the other picked out. (Photo by Justine Lee) ' • •• ' - what's your look? The Jock Look Spor1s lover's broadcasl their favorite teams to all with Nike shoes that looked brand new. worn-in jeans and a clean. white T-shirt under the same jersey that was worn all week. The " I d o n 't ca re" Look As if put together in the dark. those who seemed not to care slapped on a few lay e rs of shirts Lhat were pulled off the floor wi th unmatching pants and shoes 1hat weren "t meant to go wilh the outfit. The Thrift Store Look Cheap was their m otive and one could t ell by the Grandma sweater and used mechanic s· shirts paired with plaid pants that must have been at the bottom of the pi le and old worn out shoes with shocking shoelaces. The Tr endy Look Wanting everyone to n o1ice Lhem. those who s pent large amounts of money on the late st trends. showed up with Doc Martens thal were hidden under wide - legged courdory pan ts and matched to ribbed sweaters that came in a variety of outrageous color s. Not satisfied with their new looks, Owen Gregg and Jim Zimmerman point and laugh at each other. Two females had picked out their new looks. (Photo by Justine Lee) Dressed to kill, Matt Kenkel shows off Andrea Oeremer's outfit. They each tried on clothes at Oillards in the Mall of the Bluffs. (Photo by Sarah Edrington) Brian Beason 11 Cory Bebensee 11 Mana Beck 10 John Bedlion 10 Matt Behlers 9 Jeremy Behrens 10 Laura Behrens 9 Franklin Belt 11 Susan Belt9 Tony Belt 10 Sarah Berry 11 Marissa Birchard 1 O David Simley 11 Jamie Black 10 Jordan Black 9 Zachary Blackford 9 Erin Blackman 11 Mark Blaney 9 Jeremiah Block 9 Erin Bockert 1 o Hannah Boh 11 Andrew Boham 10 Nickl Bomgaars 10 Dusty Borts 11 Becky Bosman 9 Heatfler Boydstun 9 Mlkala Boze 1 o Raymond Boze 10 Brian Bradfofd 11 Ryan Bramman 11 3 1 ;»' (II :r 0 -· ::s spe g their minds • Future voters keep eyes and ears open to the promises of candidates Parents and adults were making big decisions that their children would have to live with for a long time. Cutting taxes, balancing the budget and eliminating the Department of Education were the main issues and concerns adults discussed. But what were teens talking about? For some of students theelection was a huge concern. David Brown, Chris Pruitt and Amanda Fisher discussed the issues of the campaign. Q. Who did you think should had won the election? Brown: Bob Dole should have won because Bill Clinton was an extensive liberal democrat. Pruitt: I thought Dole because I was a Republican. Fisher: I was glad Clinton won because of the way Dole felt about chopping down trees. Q. Who had the more intresting issues? Brown: I thought Dole had good issues because taxes were a big deal and I liked his issues. Pruitt: They all basically bad the same issues. That was why they called the election a debate because they debated about the same questions. Fisher: It really did not matter to me. Q. What were your opinions on Clinton being relected? Brown: Bill Clinton was a really weak-minded man. I am not glad he was relected. Pruitt: ft did not really matter to me, I did not vote. Fisher: ram glad he was relected, r think he did a lot of good. Q. How did you feel about all of the tax laws and cuts'? Brown: I liked the fifty cent tax cut because we should increase taxes not government. Pruitt: I agreed, I think we paid too much taxes. Q. Dole had talked a bout cutting educational prog r amming. How did you feel about that? Brown: Just because he wanted to cut the education department did not mean he wanted to cut the education programming. Fisher: It said in the Omaha World Herald that he wanted to cut the educational programming so we know he wanted to do that. I think he needed to back off. Brown: The bottom line was that the states would be in control of the education. Pruitt: I didn't think he would cut the education programming. Q. With all the promises made, did you think that whoever was elected would fulfill t he ir promises? Brown: I didn't think Clinton would. He didn ' t fulfill them the first time. Pruitt: I thought they would say anything to get the votes. Fisher : I thought all the politicans believed in what they were pushing. Q. Who did you think had the best plan for bala ncing the budget? Brown: I liked Clinton's. He balanced the budget by cutting taxes. Pruitt: I agreed. Clinton had good ideas about how to get us out of debt. The votes were counted and Clinton was elected for another term. Whether teens liked him or not, the Americans dec ided Clinton would bring them into the 21st Century. By Kristin Cooper Registere d voters place their ballots outside the AL Fieldhouse. The polls were open between 7a.m. to 9 p.m. (Photo by Joshua Hale) During the round table discussion on the presidential election Amanda Fisher speaks her opinion. The discussion gave students a chance to voice their opinions. (Photo by Joshua Hale) what's your vote? Preside ntial --~!L.. paign ws er age nt down Clinton 50% Dole 411/0 Perot 97c I Voting population in millions Years of elections Percent who voted 'Source: Federal Election Commision In a heated discussion, Amanda Fisher, David Brown and Chris Pruitt talk about elections as yearbook staffer Kristin Cooper listens. Although most students weren't old enough to vote, many had opinions on the election. (Photo by Joshua Hale) A ... . ... ·:·v~ ~ Randi Brammer 9 Roger Brannan 10 Bambi Breckenridge 9 Chad Breckenridge 10 Matthew Britton 9 Naomi Brockway 9 Rachael Brockway 9 Wolston Brockway 11 Andy Brookhart 11 Beth Brown 10 Laurie Brown 1 O Mary Brown 10 Ryan Brown 10 Steve Brown 10 Jill Bryson 9 Kelly Bunkers 11 Jacob Bunten 1 O Jami Burgess 9 Kevin Burke 10 Trisha Burney 9 Mike Burns 11 Angela Bushman 11 Matt Buss9 Michele Buss 11 Greg Butts 10 Amber Caddell 9 Matt Cameron 11 Ammie Campbell 9 Brooks Campbell 9 Garrett Campbell 10 3 3 we are family Two big happy families under one roof takes patience and compromise It could have been death or divorce, but first came the break up, then the new 'perfect' man. Mr. perfect was Mr. Stepdad before too long if the feeling was right. The kids couldn' t be forgotten, they were what made it a family or at least a stepfamily. When someone new was added to a family, adjustments were the first things made. Sometimes screams proceeded adjustments, but life went on. "We were forced to adjust," said Melissa Halse. "At first I did a lot of screaming, but then I calmed down and accepted it." Richard and Melissa Halse had to quickly adjust when their mother's boyfriend and son moved into thesma!J, two-bedroom apartment. "They were well-built guys and the apartment seemed small with all five of us in their," said Richard. "We only had to live there for about fou r months though." Four months in a cramped apartment seemed like longer when everyone's habits interfered with each other. Changes from everyone had lo be made, but some thought it was a one sided-deal. "When they moved in with us, we all had our own habits, and then we had to adj ust," said Melissa. "The food had to be rationed along with the space because of the addition of two new people." Space and food weren't the only adjustments made. Authority also was spread out, and listening and taking orders was hard to learn. " I told my stepdad from the start he wasn't there lo bea father figure," said Richard. "At first he was upset over it, but after awhile he j ust complained to my mom and she dealt with it." When Marlina Howe's mother remarried, it came as somewhat of a shock. She had to learn to live with a new stepdad and two stepbrothers. "The hardest part was for me was knowing that my mom and dad were really separated and would never make up," said Howe. Although she knew her mom would remarry, nothing could really prepare her for it. "I knew it was going to happen," said Howe. "They had been dating for awhile, but it was still a shock. It was hard to see my mom get married to someone other than my dad." After the wedding, changes were in order and adjustments of all kinds were made. They didn' t occur just at first, they continued to happen quite a few years after the marriage. "I would ask my mom if I could go somewhere and my stepdad would jump in," Howe said. "I thought 'Why did he say anything? He's not my dad.' He'd been with us for awhile, but I didn ' t see him in that way." Howe didn't feel exactly comfortable in the beginning, having a stepfather and stepbrothers around, but he got used to them. She still couldn't consider them as her 'real' family. "I'll never think of them as family," said Howe. "I'm close to them, but I could never say l love them." With new family members around, adjustments were made, whether everyone was in agreement or not. They were part of the family, and fami ly was fami ly whether by blood or marriage. By Rachel Hamilton As the older children watch, Nicole Alsmon giggles with excitment. As her siblings, Nate and Breanne, all played a game of Clue. (Photo by Sarah Edrington) As they get ready for school, Joplyn, Jasmyn and Jessie Va n Houten and Angie Volovich try to squeeze into the bathroom. (Photo by Sarah Edrington) what T.V. family is most like yours? "My family was most like Home Improvement because there are three kids in my family, my dad was really into construction, and my mom a lways to ld my dad to behave." -Alisha Livengood 'Simpsons' -Alicia Drennen Tanner Family ('Full House') -Laurie Rolfe "My So Called Life was like my family. They' re not perfect, not bad, but it's crazy and confusing." -Lisa Taukc " Roseanne is not just a typi cal sitcom fami ly. They deal with real life issues just like my family. " -Karen Grimsley Gina Campbell g Glen Campbell 1 o Jennifer Campbell 11 Jeremy Campbell 11 Tamara Campbell 9 Susan Canan 11 Shawn Cannon 11 Tarra Carman 10 Beth Carpenter 11 Rebecca Cates 11 Karen Cavallaro 1 o Lauren Chambers 9 Matt Chambers 11 Nick Chambers 9 Courtney Chapman 11 Joe Chapman 10 Stephanie Chatterton 9 Brandl Chew 1 o Amber Christiansen 9 Amy Christiansen 11 Angela Christiansen 9 Chri~tina Christianson 1 Jennifer Christo 10 Jeremy Cichowski 11 Amy Clark 10 Andy Clark 11 Ben Clark 10 Holly Clark 11 James Clark 1 o Laura Clark 10 3 i .... 5 11 c::: • gs first Taking a first test, learning the first dance routine or making a first time T.V. appearance makes the firsts time a terrible time 3 6 Focused on the firsL test of the school year, Courtney Chapman tried to control the butterflies that danced in her stomach. Her sweaty palms rubbed the penci I while she nervous! y glanced over the test. "When Mrs. Smoley handed out our test, I thought I was going to die," said Chapman. "I thought the test was going to be easy. When I looked over the test, iL was very hard. There were questions on the test that were not in the book, and r was not prepared." Students had many firsts. Some were exciting and others were boring, but many agreed that their firsts were memorable. A first time host on Good Morning AL, Kala Ginn found that bringing the news Lo her peers was a big and nerve rackingjob. " I was very nervous when our first show came out," Ginn said. "At first l was just scared that no one would like how l hosted. Afler the first show, I wasn't so tense anymore and was more confident when doing the show." A rookie reporter for the AL Insider, Mark Church found his first story, a news feature, to be a challenge. ''There were so many little things, like logging and writing scripts, that I did not know how to do," Church said. "Sometimes I would get very discouraged but, in my mind, I knew I could do it. After awhile I enjoyed being on camera." After trying out for Porn Pon for the first time, Laura Liddick, waited by the phone, anxious to hear the outcome. She could hardly believe it when she found out she was a new member. "I had to learn the dances in a short amount of time and I was scared I would not make it," said Liddick. "Porn Pon took a lot of energy and hard work. It was much harder than cheerlcading." Whether it was a test or a dance routine, some students found that they had to struggle with their firsts. The results, however, were always rewarding. By Kristin Cooper In orger to meet a deadline, Erin Bockert and Jenny Norman quickly type their newspaper story. It was / Bockert's first year ~~~~~ as a member of the Echoes staff. (Photo by Angela Bushman) l what was your first . .. ? · 'My first job was al Dairy Queen on Broadway. I hat ed it because I had to wear a cand y - striping o utfit! " -Becky Matheson "My first performance was in th ird gra d e. l played a God in a myth and got to throw li ohtino ~ "' 0 bolls." -T iffa ny H e iser " My first pel was a brown hamster. l got it for my tenth or eleventh birthday." -Heidi Griffis In the air, Margie Jennings gets ready to hit the ball while Tracy Lane watches. It was Jennings first year on Varsity as well as her first time playing high school vo l l eyba ll. (Photo by Ange la Bushman) At the Hom ecoming Pep Ra lly, Susan Belt, Lexi Rubin, Dana Simmons and Darcie Drennen perform the ir cheer leading routine. The freshmen cheerleaders practiced at 6 :30 each morn ing to prepare for the assembly. (Photo by Angela Bushman) Maggie Clark 11 Sarah Clark g Tracie Clark g Josh Clayton g Mike Clifton 11 Andrew Cline 11 Laura Cline 10 Chris Coe l ho 1 o Eric Cohrs 10 Scott Coleman g Tyler Coley g Chris Collins 1 o Daniel Collins 11 Mindy Colliver g Abe Colpitts 1 o Heidi Comely g Shane Conaway 10 Ben Condecon 11 Af!1af1da Connelly 9 Knstm Connor 9 Shauna COOk 10 Traci Cooney 10 Kn~in Cooper 10 TenCooper9 Sarah Copeland 9 Jon Coret 9 Josh Craft 1 o Jon Crocker 10 Kristin Crook 11 Brandy Crooks 1 o 3 7 Learning how to live and interact with strangers gave four students a glimpse of the ... Trus is the true story of four students picked to live in an old lady's house and have their lives observed to find out what happened when people stopped being polite and started getting real. Real World- Council Bluffs. During the week, the four members of the Real World waited to meet the roommates whom they'd be spending the weekend with, looked at the people in the hall and wondered. On Friday, September 27, the wait was over. "When we pulled up everyone was on the porch waiting," said Rutlege. "I saw a couple people [ recognized but I didn't really know anyone." After the first impressions were made and the ice was broken, the roommates started their weekend by piling into a car in search of a bonfire. 'There were three people in the front and four in the back. Andy was laying across everyone in the back and his bony butt was digging into my leg," Lindsay McElderry, yearbook photographer, said. "Everyone thought they knew where we were going, but no one did. We drove around in the middle of nowhere, crammed in the car, until we finally found it." Although the car ride was a unique bonding ex perince for the group it seemed to work, for a short time. All the members stuck together as they walked toward the bonfire, they stood next to it and talked until it was time to head home. It only took hours before a conflict arose in the house and Dodson quickly found a way to get rid of the problem. Rutledge had done the impossible, he had annoyed the 3 8 entire group. "We were leaving for the grocery store and Andy was supposed to ride in my car," Dodson said. "Before he could get in the car, l drove off without him and left him standing in the middle of the street. Afterwards I felt really bad so I bought him a candy bar at the store to make up for it." Arguments were soon forgetten when the roommates wanted to learn more about each other. A question game got them to reveal some personal and embarrasing information about themselves. "I got to know things about the roommates that their own fri ends probably didn' t even know," Henn said. "And there were some pretty funny questions. You cou Id always tell which questions Andy put in because his never made any sense." The game was exhausting and everyone knew Saturday would be a long day, so at 2 a.m. the roommates piled into bed. Yet their rest was cut short by an alann set off by Rutledge at 3 wh ile he was trying to see what time it was. Saturday morning was spent like any other for the roommates, watching cartoons. But they all fou nd something better to do when Rutledge picked up the phone. "Andy called a bunch of people and talked in a Chinese accent, pretending to look for a restau rant," Underwood said. " He tried to order J 2 fortune cookies and some young choy." A scavenger hunl brought up a little friendly competition among the roommates as well as some laughs. Continued on page 40 Prank callers Andy Rutledge and Melissa Wagner struggle to control their laughter as th ey talk to a unsuspecting phone victim. Prank calls were one of many activit ies they participated in during their weekend 'Real Worl d' exper ience. ( Pho to by Lindsay McE l d erry) To get to know one another better, Andy Rutledge and Jennifer Henn play a question game. The game was played during their first night together. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Holly Croson 10 Jesse Cross 9 Sean Cullen 9 nm Curry 9 Cassey Curtis 1 O Mary Da ley 1 O Kerry D anburg 9 T erry D anburg 9 Brandy Danker 9 S usan D aub 10 Anthony Dav ila 9 Alanah Davis 1 O Jeff Davis 11 Marc Davis 11 Abby Dawson 1 O Emmy Dawson 11 Nichola Day 1 O Micheal Dempsey 11 Aaron Deroos 9 Rachelle Devereaux 11 Robin Devereaux 9 Sabrina Dewaele 9 Jason Diggs 9 Mark Dillehay 9 Kyle Dirks 9 Abby Dix 9 Nathan Dix 11 Nichole Dixon 1 o Valerie Dorador 9 Kyle Downing 9 3 9 QI 4 ._ ·-.... - c 0 ~ "ts ::i ..... UI Juliana Dodson Grade 12 "Shut up Andy" Steven Underwood Grade 10 "Talkie,Talkie,Talkie" Jennifer Henn Grade 9 "I'll kick your butt, '"" Andy Rutledge Grade 10 "I would like ten fourtune cookies" In order to fill their appetites, Julianna Dodson, Steve Underwood, Kelly Quigley, and Andy Rutledge, eat at Quigley's grandmother's house. Four students and two yearbook staffers participated in the yearbook story, The Real World. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) eal Continued from page 39. "When we walked into Drug Town and Jenn i Henn asked for condoms, the clerk questioned her about why she wanted them," Underwood said. "Jenni gave her a dirty look and said ·1t's on my scavenger hunt list.' " The roommates spent Saturday night strolling the Old Market. As a big group of people, they became target for religous messengers spreading the word. "It's not everyday that you' re walking down the street and have two guys stop and preach to you for an hour," Rutlegde said. While Rutledge stayed and listened to the men, others escaped. " I started to walk away and yelled back 'I'm going to the bath room,"' said Kelly Quigley, yearbook reporter. "Sarah Scheer and Julianna Dodson said 'Me too' and followed for an escape out." After the weekend was over. all members agreed it was a unique experience, orld learning how to get along with diffe rent types o f people. "I learned that you could sec someone everyday and not know them, but they could be a totally cool person." Rutledge said. When the weekend was over, any arguments or squables were fo rgotten, but the inside j okes the roommates shared were not. "T talked to a lot of the roommates afterwards and even hung out with them," Henn said. "We would still laugh about how annoying Andy was." Although staying with strangers wasn't always easy, the roommates d iscovered the weekend became much more than just hanging out. fn two short days, the roommates had created bonds, memories and fri endships with each other thaL would last long after the Real World. By Sarah Scheer and Kelly Q uigley f For a scavenger hunt, Jenni Henn purchases condoms at Drug Town. The hunt was just one of the activities that the ' roommates did over the weekend (Photo by Lindsa-y MCEiderry) From a variety o1 hotdogs, Julianna Dodson and Jeni\! Henn select a pack· age to cook Fr ~ 1 night. Shopping was one decision the teens were I faced with over the weekend. (Photo b} Lindsay McElderry' Shane Downing 11 Alicia Drennen 11 Darcie Drennen 9 Patricia Drey 9 Angie Driggins 11 Katie Driggins 9 Adam Driscoll 11 Jason Driscoll 11 Eric Dubois 11 Kara Duncan 9 Micheal Duncan 1 O Kelly Durick 9 Mike Earlywine 9 Amanda Edenburn 9 Tasha Edie 9 Sara Edmonds 11 Mike Edrington 9 Sarah Edrington 11 Ryan Edwards 9 Katie Eggers 1 O Kristin Eicher 10 Michelle Ellerbeck 9 Lindsay Elrod 9 Amanda English 1 O Howard Erickson 9 Amy Erwin 10 Jenni Evans 10 Mandi Evans 9 Jake Eye berg 10 Katy Eyeberg 9 4 1 4 2 • ' up Two couples learn that the typical blind date isn't what it used to be The blind date had been a means of hooking people up for years. When most students heard this phrase, the image of a short, stocky, pimple faced geek or an overweight, obnoxious troublemaker came to mind. This kept most students from giving up a Saturday night. However, the yearbook staff decided to find our if blind dates were really as bad as they seemed. Four AL students applied to go on an all-expense paid blind date. When Krista Alba, Sabrina Kunik, Glen CampbeU and Adam Driscoll met in the AL parking lot at 5:30pm on a Saturday evening, they knew they would be going out to a restaurant, but did not know what was in store for the rest of the night. As the couples made their way into the c rowded Pizza Hut, no doors we re opened for the ladies. As the ladies were seated, no chairs were pulled out. "I never opened car doors for my date," Driscoll said. " I' d open all other doors, but I didn't open car doors." When it came time to order, instead of the guys talcing their place as the decision maker, the girls forcefully set their minds on what they wanted lo order and placed it before the guys could offer suggestions. Kunik and Alba ordered a pitcher of Mountain Dew, just as Driscoll informed them that he was a Pepsi drinker. However, they ignored his request. As the seco nd pitcher of Mountain Dew arrived at the table, the couples were deep into a conversation on dating. "My mom said I shouldn' t call a guy first, they shou ld call me," Kunik said. Conversations of dati ng turned into debates about who should pay. "It doesn't matter who pays anymore," Driscoll said. "Girls had a lot of responsibilities too. But I still paid for my date." Alba rebutted w ith he r strongly opposing views. "I still expected the guy to pay, even if I asked him out." The dates all agreed that times have changed. Their parents did things differently, starting with bringing the girl flowe rs. "I had only gotten flowers twice," Kunik said. "Once it was for a two month anniversary." They concluded that romanticism had diminished over the years and dates had lost any emotions. Rather than coming to the door and meeting the parents, girls often have to run out the door to their date who's honking their horn. Although they had opposing views on how dates should act, they were all in compliance when the idea of an action-packed movie came up. The dates looked for four seats together in the c rowded theater and sat down immediately. As Ransom began with a kidnapping, Kunik was the center of attention. "I was just dozing off," Kunik said. "When I opened my eyes, there were all these people staring me." After the movie, they decided to end the night with hot chocolate at the 13th Street Coffee Company. The four re laxed and reminisced about the night and dating in the 90's. By M.Wagner and L.Berner With their eyes glued to the screen, Krista Alba and Glen Campbell play video games together at Aladdin's Castle during their blind date. Alba and Campbell finished their evening with a movie at the Omni 4 The- ater. (Photo by Chris Tovera) Down the stairs in the Old Market Passage Way, Kerry Danberg and Andrew Mcintosh laugh at a joke told by Mcintosh. Also on their date, the two went to Heartland Park. (Photo by Chris Tovera) Justin Fahrenkrog 1 Tim Fairman 10 Ted Falcon 11 Molly Farrell 9 Missy Faught 11 Brian Faurot 10 Connie Fehr 1 O David Fell 10 Deniece F ell 11 Kim Ferguson 1 O Adam Ferry 11 Amanda Fisher 11 Cy Fisher9 Nate Flenker 11 Abby Flickinger 1 o David Foote 11 Frank Foote 10 Nicole Foote 10 Aubri Forrester 11 Morgan Foster 9 Sarah Foutch 11 Christina Fowler 10 Bryce Fox9 Curtis Frank 11 Wesley Frank 1 o Ben Franks 1 O Lisa Franks 1 O Jeff Freed 9 Andrea French 9 Angela French 10 4 3 4 4 sports us practicing, our determinat. For some it was their year to win. Swimmer Joshua Hale went to State. He placed 8th in the 200 freestyle and 6th in the 500 freestyle. Nothing could slow Jason Conroy down, running solo at State for boys cross country. He placed third at Districts and nineteenth at State. Wrestler Joe Mason climbed his way to the top at Districts, earning a spot at State in Des Moines. He fought a long, hard battle placing fifth. Even though only a few of ow· athletes made it to State, they all demonstrated with a little hard work and dedication, anything could be accomplished. Up for a quick breath, Terry Danburg swims at the conference relays at Lewis Central on September 14. The girls placed second at the RCC relays. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Football Despite a losing season, the varsity football team still won their fans respect. Page 54 Volleyball While many under estimated the varsity volleyball team, the parents kept the faith. Page 58 Softball Closeness among the varsity softball team was the key for a winning season. Page 46 Wrestling Injuries and inexperience setback the wrestling team from meeting their goals. Page 78 Hoping for a home run, Brandi Riggs digs in to give it all she has. Varsity softball ended with a record of 30 -15. (Photo by Buzz Orr) Varsity Front Row: Arian Hock, Keri Feilen. Row 2: Brandi Riggs, Jamie Livingston, Amanda Hunt, Heidi Livingston, Kim Ferguson, Jessica Powers. Back Row: Coach Kevin Dunn Jessie Drake Stacy Hill, Janelle Kenny, Mia Reppe, Anna Peterse~ . Kelly Gillman'. Angie Driggins, Coach Mike Royer. J V Front Row: Amanda Hunt, Anna Petersen. Alleyn Gies1 Brandi Riggs, Jessica Powers, Jaime Livingston. Back Row St Hill, Geri McAtee, Janelle Kenny, Nichola Day. Maggie Wed Kim Ferguson, Coach Mike Royer. Freshmen Front Row: Jeannie Mayotte, Katie Driggins, Patsy Weddle, Theresa Weddle, Ciendra Tindall. Back Row: Becky Rossbund, Carrie Vanvoltenberg, Andrea French, Quinn Parrack, Coach Kelly DuRoss. Sleepovers and pizza parties pull team together "Closeness" was the motto for the varsity softball team. After a game, a tradition for the varsity softball team was born over a table full of pizzas. While eating at Pizza King, a player came up with the idea for a slumber party. The idea stuck, plans were made and the team met in Arian Hock's basement. They had a sleepover that night and many others following. Together, the team watched movies, did each other's hair and ate a lot of food. They even adopted thier own movie. "We all watched 'A League Of their Own' over and over throughout the night," Hock said. "Du ring practices and games we quoted lines from the movie." Not only did the team have their own movie, they also had a common hairstyle. "We braided each other's hair for Districts to look more like a team," Heidi Li vingston said. "Not only that but it intimated the other teams as well." Up to bat, Becky Rossbund prepares for the swing. The JV team ended the season with a record of 12 - 8. (Photo by Buzz Orr) The closeness of the varsity softball team not only brought the players together off the field, buc on as well. Together. they accomplished a 30-game winn ing season and finished 18th at Districts. By Dawn Br esley 4 ~ AnD thEy ScORe Varsity 30 - 15 JV12-8 All- State Heidi Livingston KeriFeilen Melissa Malick Arian Hock All-City KeriFeilen Trisha Gibler Arian Hock Heidi Livingston Melissa Malick In a race against time, Jamie Livingston hurries to beat the ball. They played against TeeJayatCBstadium. (Photo by Buzz Orr) Catcher Melissa Malick reaches to tag a a Lewis Central player. At the same time Heidi Livingston runs for home base. (Photo by Buzz Orr) 4 8 diamonds in the Parent support and inspiration helps freshmen and JV players grow Not so long ago girls were told to play with dolls. These girls didn't want dolls. They wanted diamonds, as in softball. "It was a wonderful year for us, we had a great amount of parent support this year,'' Coach Kevin Dunn said. Softball parents helped out, selling game tickets, working at concession stands or just cheering on their favorite players. "We had more students who came out to watch the games than seasons before," Dunn said. "It was nice to have their support. Support from students and parents alike meant a lot to the players. "I learned a lot. I improved on points in my game such as pitching and balling," Katie Dricrgins said. "It was a really tough season and0 we played good teams li ke Riverside." It has been said to be a good team they must learn to use teamwork and to learn from each other. "The fres hmen and JV girls looked up to the varsity players and learned from them." Dunn said. Coaches who care often mean more to players than wins or loses. "The coaches were reaJJy rooting for us ... Teresa Weddle said. "They were jumping up and down, screaming and cheering for us at all our tournaments." Though the JV and freshmen seasons were a~out half an~ half for wins and losses, they still accomphshed their goals and learned together. "We accomplished a lot as a team together," Dunn said. "The g irls wo rked together to improve. and they did .. , Years from now these girls might not necessa1ily remember their wins and losses but they will remember the fun times they had on the diamond together. By Katy Pakenham Tyler Gaines 9 AmyGann9 Guadalupe Garcia 9 Amy Gardner 10 Brian Garges 10 Jason Gaiza 11 Alicyn Geisler 11 Nell GDlesple 9 Elizabeth Ginn 11 Michaela Ginn 10 Lynn Gittins 10 JOshua Goeser 11 Josh Goldapp 1 o Devin Golden 9 Summer Good 9 Molly Gordon 10 Matthew Got.me 10 Megan Gray fO Mellssa=ra 9 Arlka G 110 Heather o 10 Hilda Gregg 10 JenHer Greg<> 10 Heidi $riffis 10 4 9 With a quick toss, Kevin Stull tags a runner out. AL beat TeeJay7-5. (Photo by Buzz Orr) 5 0 Varsity Front Row: Jason Hilz, Michael Langenkamp, Kevin Stull, Adam Nelson, Troy Doner, Tom Drennen, Brad Freeman, Matt Kenny. Back Row: Matt Miner, Eric Applegate, Eric Jergenson, Josh Evans, Andy Will, Todd Coppock, Matt Rea, Allan Smith, Kurt Ferguson, Coach Wes McMaines. JV Front Row: Chad Bailey, Adam Shaw. Josh Meis, Robby.Meis Chris Machmuller, Mike Clifton, Paul Smith. Rex Johnson, Matt Kenkel. Back Row: Coach Todd Lane, Adam Driscoll, Ryan Loos Lukas Smith, Mike Burns, Dennis Sut1r. Jeremy Cichowski. Jordan McCarthy, Micheal Dempsey, Coach Larry Kenny Freshman Front Row: Kyle Peterson, Mike Whitman, Jon Reid, Brian Hall, Ryan Brown, Erich Madden, WalkerWearne, Alex Gum, Ben Clark, Brandon Juon. Back Row: Coach Brian Ferguson, Adam Mattox, Josh Goldapp, Zach Smith, Garrett Campbell, Andrew Long, Blaik Woellhof, Josh Jensen, Rob Batt, Coach Tom Freeman. Pullingiltogethe~ teamates resulted in a record setting season The score was tied 5-5. There was one last player up to bat, Eric Applegate. He hit a home run. That put AL up 7-5, enough to win the game. "Our season opener was a spectacular game. We beat Tee Jay 7-5," Andy Will said, "Eric Appl ega te made three home runs in that game.'' .. , was really surprised to do that well , I thought the team played really well at the game," App legate sa id , "We were ready for that game.'· AL had their best season in ten years. They were ranked tenth in Stale and had four AllDistrict and eight A lt -W es t e r n League players. To top it off, they ~o fin ished second 111 the Tee J ay and Lewis Central tournament. and as a team.'' Despite a record-setting season. the baseball team had a seven-game losing streak. " It was tough for us during the losing streak," Coach Wes McMains said. "We played some really stro ng teams, bu t eve ntua ll y we pulled it together and had some more great games.·· With a season that went down in history as the best in te n years and records set. it was one to remember. By Katy Pakenham ·'We improved a lot from last year. Last season we didn' t quite have it all toge1her," Allan With solid strides, Eric Applegate runs across second base. He had 3 home runs at the Tee Jay game played at CB stadium. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Smith said. "This year we were together and improved on our game individually 5 1 AnD thEy ScORe Varsity 20-16 JV 14-15-1 Freshmen 6-24 TeeJay 5-2 Harlan 1-15 LC 10-5 LC 7-5 Harlan 4-1 St Albert 0-4 Sioux City North 4-2 Sioux City North 10-12 Des Moines Lincoln 0-2 Sioux City Heelan 5-4 Sioux City Heelan 5-2 St Albert 3-1 Sioux City West 4-2 Clarinda 3-1 Sioux City West 5-3 Red Oak 4-2 Des Moines East 3-12 Carroll 12-1 LC 5-3 Carroll 1 0-0 Des Moines 0-8 LC 1-9 LC 3-14 Sioux City East 3-6 Sioux City East 1-1 1 Centerville 14-13 Tee Jay 7-1 LC 7-8 Wound up for the pitch, Josh Evans gets ready to play ball. The baseball teams played several games and tournaments throughout the summer. (Photo by Buzz Orr) 5 2 Harlan 5-8 St Albert 11-1 Tee Jay 2-6 LeMars 3-13 Glenwood 3-0 Atlantic 10-6 Atlantic 2-6 Looks of curiousity paint the faces of Matt Kenny and Andy Clark. When players weren't on the field, they still offered their support. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Scott Grtffis 11 Karen Grimstey 1 o Sara Gronstal 9 Elizabeth Guest 1 O Alex Gum 10 AndyGum9 swea it out The heat of practice combined with the heat of games caused poor fan support and one very hot season The heat of practice was unbearable. Every morning theN /Freshman baseball players walked on to the field for practice and felt the blazing sun pour down on them. An hourand-a-hal f later, the players left, the sweat staining their red faces. " It took a lot of dedication," Mike Dempsey said. "While most people got to sleep in before heading off to their summer job, we didn't." The teams did not finish as well as they would have liked. JV ended with a record of 14-15-1 and freshmen with a record of6-24. Despite the statistics, the teams still had reasons to be proud. Four players drove in more runs than the best player last year and Matt Kenny made a school record with a 13-game hitting streak. "The game I am most proud of was the oarneagainstGlenwood," BrandonJuon said. 0 • l " "I pitched a two-hitter t Jat game. The excitement of the games thrilled players as well as spectaters. "When people hit homeruns, it really helped to pump up the crowd and then that would help to pump us up,., Jeremy Cichowski said. "That helped us to win." Second baseman RJ Johnson said everyone was really worked up at the LC game. "LC kept saying how they were going co beat us. We went into extra innings and finally came out on top:· Though both teams clid not have the best seasons, they all learned new things. "At the end of the season, with a ni:negame losing streak behind us, and everything done and over with, I fe lt we improved," Kyle Peterson said. The constant heat of the summer made the N and :freshmen baseball teams stronger. The heat of the games and the crowds made the season memorable. By Alanah Davis Inside the fifty yard line, Scott Coppock runs down the field during the Homecoming game against Skutt Catholic. Coppock made the All-Conference footbal l team. (Photo by Joshua -!ale) ~ 5 ~ 4 Varsity Front Row: John Reid, Eric Dubois, Andy Rutledge. Row 2: Alex Gum, Adam Shaw, Kyle Peterson, Tom Drennen, Walker Wearne, Adam Nelson, Todd Taggart, Curtis Frank, Anthony Anthony, Josh Watts. Row 3: Justin Ruby, Kurt Ferguson, Travis Kleinbeck, Cameron Godsey, Garrett Campbell, Matt Todd, Chris Solgat, Scott Coppock, Cory Hansen, Andrew Sawyers. Row 4: Eric Mccurry, Coach Dennis Devall, Coach Larry Argersigner, Coach Jay Conyers, Coach Vince Rue, Coach Chris Sorensen, Coach Rick Wahl, Coach Bill Gillman, Coach Jim Godsey, Coach Mark Royer, Coach Wes McMaines, Coach Kregg Clemens, Blake Woellhoff, Aaron Ballenger. Row 5: Jeremy Schnitker, Luke Kohl, Tim Lewis, Nick Batt, Micl1ael Rossbund, Randy Mescher, Brian Hamilton, Andy Will, Rob Batt, Thomas Johnson. Row 6: Kevin Stull, Adam Barrett, Mike Roth, Andrew Long, Jason Driscoll, Shane Conaway, Matt Atherton, Brian Peterson, Mike Burns, Drew Johannes. Back Row: Allan Smith, Josh Goldapp, Loren LeClair, Josh Geiser, Michael Duncan, Eric Applegate, Joel Brandt, Rocky Rocha, Hank Nielson, Jay Parker, Sean Steensen. Freshman Front Row: Chris Peterson, Andy Gum, Brandon Moss, Bradl~y Lewis, Travis Eagan Row. 2: Justin Story, Brad Hoden, Robert Mulvarn~ Matt McClary, Brandon Weihs, Cy Fisher, Jordan Black. w 3: Howar h Erickson, Ryan Mass, Coach Todd Coppock. Coach Dennis ev~lt, Coac Larry Argersigner, Bill Latham, Nathan Hogue. Row 4: Doug Aanck, Chad Mackland, Jesse Wright, Jason Diggs, Cory Kennedy, Tim Arterburn, Dave Bates. Row 5: Jason Witt, Cory Mass, Nick Vrana, Isiah Parks, Brooks Campbell, Joel Parker, Mike Earlywine. Back Row: Aaron Patten, Mark Blaney, Tim Curry, Grant Rasmussen, Danny Long, Joe Diltz. Jordan Knott. Struggling for wins brings tears to players on and off the sidelines Everything grew silent as the crowd waited for someone, anyone, to say something. The bitter air added to the sting of tears that rolled down the players faces. "Come on AL!" a single voice yelled from the stands followed by cheers of restored faith. Though city rival, TeeJay hadjustscored a touchdown, making the score l4-3, the varsity football players were still determined to do their best. "At the Tee Jay game I was upset because we thought we could have won chat game," Sean Stcensen said. "One of our main goals was to make it to the p layoffs. Losing that game only took us furthe r away from achieving that goal." The unexpected loss to Tee Jay left playe rs and fa ns shocked. The game captured their pride and plummeted the team into a threegame losing streak. "We lost a lot of oames because we I;> were a young team way we played." Nelson said. " [ f we heard them cheering us on. it pushed us a little harder. So when they yelled ·You guys suck!' or something, it only pu lled us down." Despite the team's loss to Gross, 35-42. the crowd went wild. Both players and fans agreed that Gross was AL ' s best played game of the season. As the game ended. AL quickly recovered their dignity as they held their he lmets high in the air and chanted "Go AL!'' lt was times like that which lifted everyone's spirits and gave them the courage to strive on. Besides speed. endurance. accuracy. and consistency, players overall must work as a team. Varsity teammates we re united by common interest and joined by friendship. With a 2-7 ret:ord that reminded them of the disappointing season they had on the fie ld, they never forgot the good times spent together off the field. with many inexperi enced players," Adam Nelson said. "We had a lot of "A lot of the Rob Batt and Chris Solgat attended summer football camp on August 19. Part of practice was to run into a dummy. (Photo by Angela Bushman) senior members would come to my hou c and stay the whole weekend,'' Parker said. "We'd always play my Sega football game ·Madden· and just hang out.., clipping and holding penalties called on us which took away our drive from getting the ball in the end zone." Together the team struggled with their inexperienced players and accepted this disadvantage. They slowly watched their dream of making it to the playoffs shatter. Players eventually turned to the crowd for support. However AL' s losses quickly grew old and 'betrayed' fans turned sour. Observers became only another obstacle to overcome. Coping with har h comments was a reality the team raced. ''The react ion of the crowd did affect the Players also attended game day team dinners and varsity volleyball games together. Regardless of their repeated losses. the team remained unified throughout U1c season. Varsity proved that football wasn · t just about wins and hard work. but leaderhip, courage and lasting friendships as well. By Jill Ryan 5 5 AnD thEy ScORe Varsity Lewis Central Blair South Sioux City Tee Jay 2-7 14-62 17-15 7-27 3-14 Ralston 26-54 Gross Skutt Roncalli Sioux City West 35-42 7-37 38-28 8-23 JV Freshmen Disappointed team members huddle together after learning of the Homecoming game delay. The Skutt game was postponed because of light difficulties . (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ~ 5 ~ 6 6-2 3-5 With an injured ankle, Kurt Ferguson gets help walking off the field by teammates, Justin Ruby and Jason Driscoll. Ferguson was injured in the Homecoming game. (Photo by Josh Hale) Crystal Harper 9 Corey Harm 11 Kendra rri~ 9 Sonya Harrison 11 Freshmen learn teamwork is a must The field was spotted by puddles of muddy water, and the rain remained constant. As practiced ended, rain streaked faces of freshmen football players peered through the pouring sheets of rain. No one said a word, but eveyone had an identical id ea. MUDFIGHT! " It was hilarious,,. Brooks Campbe ll said. "People were just sliding all over the place. By the time we got done, I was caked in mud!" Unfortunately, not all of the team's fights were this light-hearted. Throughout the season, freshmen fou nd themselves caught in a few more ·sticky situations.· Tension between members of the freshmen a lternative street gang, ·The Jury, .. and non gang members continued to mount. They had played only two games together before the matter esculated. "A couple of Jury members started a game of Hackey and asked me if I wanted to play." David Bates said. ··so as a crack against alternative people I said, 'No I forgot my chain wallet. ' Apparently Danny Long took offense 10 that. We said a few othe r insulting things 10 each othe r and be fore I knew it he was on me.'' Out of consideration for the team, Bates claimed he fe ll to the ground and re fused to fi~ht back. However, the fight had re injured ~te· s knee, forcing him to resign from the team. Long was kicked off the team and eventually transferred schools. The fight had taken two teammates and le ft behind~ shattered team. "Our internal problems were what he ld us back," Coach Larry Argensinger said. "It was really disappointing because we had enough talent to win al l of our games. We just needed to pull togethe r and work as a unit." Together the freshmen played and won their first rwo games. Divided they fell and lost their last five. An obvious decline in te am effort and sportsmanship left them with a disrespected reputation. 'The freshmen were pretty cocky:· Nick Batt said. ..They expected to win all their games without pucting any extra effort forth. On junior varsity. we all tried to make it up to the weight room at least three times a week:· N's determined will and extreme effort carried them through a winning sea on and earned them a 6-2 record. A rare task they said was completed by the encouragement they provided for each other. "Our first game against Roncalli, Luke Kohl, Alex Gum and l wore Y-Neck shirts, .. Jon Reid said. "Since we won that game everyone on the team started wearino VNecks for good luck." "' Above all. N had the attitude, leadership. and drive it took to win. As a resu lt, a c loser more commited team formed. They finished a stronger team, bound together by teamwork and friendship. By Jill Ryan Diving for a ball, Tracy Lane lands on the floor. Often to get shots from opposing teams, members had to dive or spike. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) 5 8 Varsity Volleyball Front Row: Tracy Lane, Lindsay Hutsor Melissa Malick, Christina Hamling. Row 2: Jennifer Hansen, Kim Ferguson, Heather Aughe, Chrissy Buffum, Kristy Hough. BaclRow: Coach Amy Hawthorn, Jaynie Dawson, Janelle Kenny, Alier Johnson, Mia Roppe, Margie Jennings, Marissa Birchard, Coach Chuck May. JV Volleyball Front Row: Jennifer Hansen, Nicole McKeeman. Row 2: Sarah Hough, Kristy Hough, Megan Gray, Marissa Birchard, Anna Petersen, Jenifer Grego, Melissa Hough. Back Row: Coa~h Amy Hawthorn, Michaela Ross, Alisha Livingood, Victoria Shamlin, Brandi Chew, Emily Re eder, Heather Plutschak. Parental support helps volleyball overcome the ups and downs As the ball sailed ~moothl y through the air, it was abrubtly stopped and slammed the other way with great force. The girls' volleyball team continued to pick up speed throughout the season. "We definitely got better as the season went on," Heather Aughe said. "At our first tournament, we were six different players. As the season progressed, we got to know each others' playing styles and we started communi c ating more." Before the y started communicating, the team lost their first seven games. Many people didn 't have much fa ith for the rest of the season. "Besides Chuck May, ourselves and our families, I doubt anyone thought we cou ld make it to the reoional fin a ls," 0 Janelle Kenny said. The parents had a good reason to believe in the team. After girls beat Tee Jay and LC, they earned a trip to the regional finals where they played Ankeny. "We really wanted lo win." Chrissy Buffum said. "There were higher expectations for us after we beat Tee Jay and LC. We didn ' t realize what an important game it was.'' With such an important game on the line. the team became ner vous. Although they tried not to show it. it came thro ug h in their games. After onl y th ree sh ort games, the team un fortunately lost to Ankeny. Even tho ugh they didn ' t earn a place at State. the team was proud of the ir efforts a nd hard work. Although some people had lost faith in the team, there were still a few die hard fans. Support from anywhere helOn her toes, Kim Ferguson strives to set the ball during a game. Ferguson was one of three sophomores on varsity. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) "We ended up with a losing record. but it didn't reflect how hard we worked ." A ughe said. ''At first we were under estimated. but then after beating Tee Jay and ped boost the team's spirit "We had a lot of parental support," Kenny said. "Jenny Hansen's dad put signs in their front yard that had all the player's names on them and a sign that said 'Good Luck.' Our parents believed in us when no one else seemed to." LC, I think people over estimated us:· The season had many ups and downs. but the team didn't let that discourage them. The players and their supporters worked to make the season the best they could make it. By Rachel Hamilton 5 9 AnD thEy ScORe Varsity 20-21-2 JV 21-7-4 Freshmen 18-7 Westside 1-2 Bellevue East 0-2 Norfolk 0-2 Elkhorn 0-2 Kearny 1-2 Treynor 2-3 Tee Jay 2-3 OM Hoover 2-0 OM Dowling 2-0 Ames 0-2 Knoxville 2-0 CR Jefferson 0-2 Skutt 2-0 Glenwood 2-0 Clarinda 1-2 Harlan 1-2 Creston 2-1 Red Oak 0-2 Roncalli 3-0 Manson 2-0 SC North 2-0 Positioned under the ball, Christina Hamling prepares to bump the ball. Hamling was on varsity since her freshman year. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) ! 6 0 SC East 2-0 LC 2-0 Hull WC 0-2 Ralston 2-1 Underwood 1-1 Denison 1-1 LC 0-2 Tee Jay 2-1 Denison 0-2 Atlantic 1-3 Gross 3-1 S. Sioux City 2-0 Marian 0-2 Millard South 2-1 Papillion 0-2 Westside 2-0 Millard South 1-2 Tee Jay 2-0 Gross 1-3 LC 3-2 Tee Jay 3-0 Knealt down and poundin' for more, Melissa Malick, Kim Ferguson and Margie Jennings show their team enthusiasm at their last qualifying Districts game. The team went on to qualify for Districts, and later made it to State. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Amber Hodge 1 O Nathan Hogue 9 Christi Holderness 9 John Hollinger 9 Stephanie Hollowell 10 Jem Holt9 competi~on nses Scrimmages helped JV work as a team, just as the freshmen had previously experienced Scrimmages were a big part of the JV volleyball team's daily practice. It not only made the team better, but the varsity team as well. Scrimmages between the two teams were meant to make both work harder. JV always started out with a twelve point lead, which they were suppose to keep, while varsity was suppose co come back and win. "Both coaches expected their own team to win," Kristy Hough said. "Sometimes we'd win, most of the time varsity wou ld." ln order to beat not only varsity, but their opponents in games as well, it took teamwork. It did, however, take the players awhile to learn how to play as a team. "We started out really slow because we had never really played together as a team before," Anna Peterson said. "After awhile, we oot better because we got to know each 0 other and how we played." Nicknames helped to loosen up the team and to get them to play as one. "Victoria Shamblen was really quiet at the beginning of the season," Hough said. "Then we started calling her "Slick Vic'. After that. she became a lot more open and became friends with everybody else.·· The freshmen volleyball team. however. already knew each other and playing styles well. The team played throughout j unior high together and even had off-season leagues. "Our game against Ralston was probably our best game all season, " Courtney Underwood said. "Everyone was playing really well and the game was really close." Knowing how to play together was important to both teams in order to be sucessful. Both finished the season with winning record . JV ended with a 2 1-7-4 record, and freshmen with a 18-7 record. By Sarah Scheer Alicia Hood 11 Derek Horton 9 Jared Horton 11 Kristy Hough 11 Melissa Hough 1 o Sarah Hough 1 O Pam Houser9 Theresa Houser 1 O Kelly Houts 1 O Aaron Hovlnga 9 Josh Howard 1 o Martina Howe 11 Charlce Hubbard 9 Sarah Huckins 10 Micheal Hudson 11 Sarah Hughes 11 Trey Hughes 11 Rainbo Hultman 11 Amanda Hunt 10 Stephanie Hunt 11 Knstin Hunter 10 Jean Hurley 1 O Chad Huseth 11 Lindsay Hutson 11 6 ~ 1 ~ I 6 ~ • Ill Front Row: Johna Linen, Michelle Hodapp, William Trescott, Andrew Ulman, Nichole Dixon, Jeannie Mayotte. Row 2: Angie Driggins, Trey Hughes, Amanda Fisher, Phil Kealy, Emily Scheer, Brandon Juon. Row 3: Coach Mick Freeman, Cara Jacobsen, Kristin Crook, Haley Allen, Krista Jacobsen, Tera Jensen, Angela French, Nicki Bomgaars, Coach Ron Lakatos. Back Row: Joe Chubick, Matt Stemple, Adam Mattox, Chad Fent, Matthew Mattox, Jason Conroy, Shaun Hayes, Wade Juhl. On a foggy Sa turday morning, Andrew Utman runs in lheALinv ite. Utman Placed 19th and the team placed 2nd. (Photo by Lindsay McEld e rry) Bursts of energy and speed led one to state Run ners could hear t he sc reams and chee rs as 1hey l ei out a burst of e n e rgy a nd s peed. W ith a qui ck drive, 1hey str e t c h ed th eir legs w ith their last bit of strength and crossed the fi n - i sh lin e. " W h e n you' re c lose to the finish line, that was the best moment. You got this kick of energy and speed." Wade Juhl said. "It fell like you were almost flying." While it was sometimes p ainful, Juhl lik ed the fact t h at cross co untry h e lped get him in shape. "Cross cou n - try gave me a lot of indurance and speed. It helped your l u ng capacity and breath i n g ," Juhl said. next race ." Conroy lOok his reve nge mnning to S t a te. "I knew at the beginn ing of the year l had a good chance to make it to State .·· Conroy said. "When I finally got th e re it was really exciting.'" Conroy made i r to State leaving his tea mmates behind wishing hm the best. .. It wa disappointing that only one person was able to go to State and that we were n ·table to go a. a team:· C had Fem said. For Jason C o nroy, the compc tion was the best aspect. Every race was in1 e nse for him. A long j ont throu gh the woods, Mike Green runs at Iowa We s t ern during a cross country meet. Ov e r all, the team placed e ighth on September 14. ( Photo by Lindsay MCEiderry) While the team may have had a few disappi onrments. they stilJ had a blast run ning !he distance. The varsity placed third at the Dennison Invite and second at the Shenandoah Invite. The varsity and jun - " Competion really drove me to improve my times." Conroy said. " If someone beat me one week, I wanted to beat them the i or var s i ty both p lace third at the M issouri Valley In - vite. Conroy placed third at Distr icts and nine1eenth at Stare. By Kathleen S n o dgrass 6 3 0 c = ~ Ano thEy ScORe Boys JV Girls JV Al Invatational 4th 5th 4th 3rd Lewis Central Invite 8th 7th 7th 3rd Carroll Kuemper 11th 10th 10th 10th Harlan Invitational 7th 7th 7th 4th Denison Invatational 3rd 5th 6th 2nd Shenandoal1 Invite 2nd 6th 5th 3rd River City Conference 5th 6th 5th 1st Mo Valley Invatational 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd Iowa Districts 11th 12th Iowa State 2nd Exahausted sighs escape from Nichole Dixon's mouth as she nears the finish line. Varsity placed fourth at the Iowa Western meet. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) 6 4 Determination carries Jeannie Mayotte and Krista Jacobsen to the finish line at the Iowa Western cross country meet, September 7. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) David Iliff 9 Mdrew Jackson 11 An~la Jackson 11 Jennifer JaOkson 1 o going the • Games like tag and leapfrog helped lead the girls to a fun and rewarding year After their stretches the girls prepared themselves for their daily warm-up. One girl reached out a hand and shouted. ·'You·re it!!!" Hard work and games made up the practices of the girls cross country team. With games of leapfrog. red light-green light. cross country tag and duck-duck goose. members of the girls cross country team played their way to Districts. "We tried to make the games a ritua1.·· Michelle Hodapp said. "Everyday was a diffe rent game. We had free time and it was something to do." While the girls may have goofed around, they didn 't lack determination. They balanced their fun with hard work. "We played games, but we practiced and worked hard." Andrea Lapham said. "We supported each other and the team.'· Support was a big factor for the team. Not only were there new fres hman runners. but other first-time runners as well. "It wasn"t that hard being a new runner.'· Nichole Dixon said. ··No one tried to exclude you and everyone made you feel like part of the team." No sore losers crossed the finish line at Districts. Although no one qualified for State. the team's main objective was to improve times. During competitions. runners were not only runnin g aga inst competitors, but their own times as well. "It was an indi vidual sport as well as a team span.'· Ktista Jacobsen said. ·'We tried to run as fast as we could and we did really well." Practice after practice, the girls cross country team played their way to a fun and rewarding year. The junior varsity placed second at the De nison ln vite and the Shenandoah Tnvite. They also placed first at the River City Conferance. The var ity placed second at the Shenandoah Invite and fourth at the A.L. Invite. By Kathleen Snodgrass === Matthew Jahns 9 deriny Jamlll 9 Margie Jennings 9 Jason Jensen 11 Jelemy Jensen 11 Josh Jensen 10 Julie Jensen 9 Gina Jepson 10 Zach Joas 1 er Drew JQhannes 11 Alloe Johnson 1 o Andy Johnson 11 Ben Johnson 9 Michael Johnston 11 Rex Johrison 11 Summer Johneon 10 Thomas Johnson Tim Johnson 9 Travis JohnStOl'n Chris Jones 10 LtzJonea 10 Tammy Jone& 10 11 9 6 .... a Ill Ill .... 0 c ::s 5 ~ While diving off the side of the pool, Shaun Hayes gets ready to do the backstroke. Hayes attended State at the end of the year and placed 42nd in the 100 backstroke. (Photo by Nesha Edmondson) 6 6 Boys Swimming Front Row: Ryan Redding, Adam Matto)( Mathew Mattox, Chris Tovera, Shasha Budendor, Coach Mik;0 Hale. Back Row: Trey Hughes, Andrew Utman. Nils Landstrom. Shaun Hayes, Joshua Hate. Girls Swimming Front Row: Terry Danburg, Crystal Muller. Row 2· Sarah Will, Jill Bryson, Cheyenne Higgins, Jamie Andersen, Marie Wickman, Lisa Tauke, Lindsay Parks. Row 3: Tracie Clark, Kerry Danburg. Brandy Danker, Nicole Welcl1, Katy Pakenham. Back Row: Coach Tim Kealy, Jennifer Will, Racheal Hamilton, JoAnn Danburg, Carrie Thatcher, Sarah Vorthmann, Amanda English, Emily Hensley,_Jennifer Kealy, Coach Jan Wild. Experience and long practices led to a successful year The team's goal of the season was record setting, whether it was a home meet or going off to State and Districts. They worked hard at this and were succsessfull because of it. "Since most of us were on the team the year before, the coaches expected a lot more out of us this year," Adam Mattox said. "·w e had worked really hard this season towards our goal of doing well at all of our meets, but especally Districts and State." Two individual members, went to State held in Iowa City, IA. One member, Josh Hale, advanced to the finals receiving sixth place in the 200 Freestyle and fifth place for the 500 Freestyle. "Since last year was my first time at State I was really nervous," Hale said. "Since this was my second time up at State, l had a really good time because I was more familiar wi th the meet." Shaun Hayes was the other member of the boys swim team who went to State. He received 42nd place in the 100 backstroke. "State was really s pectacular this year," Hayes said. "The facilities they provided for us were great and it was full of so many fans that it made it much more enjoyable for us to swim." With doing well at State and Districts, team members had some extra traveli ng time for fun. Most of the team's meets were held out of town which made for some long trips. Stroke after stroke, Chris Tavera is trying to keep his rhythm speed up. The boys swim team ended up sending two swimmers to State. (Photo by Joshua Hale) "We had fun going to meets together," Mattox said. "We would beat up on each other or just listen to music." With having set records and sending two members to state boys swimming proved to other teams that they were something to contend with. The team members had worked hard for their success by having long practices. " lt was a great year for all of us," Hayes said. ·'Our relay teams were outstanding and we all did well individually.'' With having a record tting year in swimming, they also set swimmers afire throughout the state with their successes wishing they cou ld get the same . Besides just winning, they deserved their success by working hard for it. By Katy Pakenham ..... . -·-........ - ... -- - - --------- AnD thEy ScORe Boys AL Oppon ent Gross 112 23 OPS Invite 3rd 85 pts. Ralston 56 108 Lincoln SE Invit 13th 48 pts LC/Central 80 Central 86 LC85 Roncalli/Brownell 113 55 LCinvit 7th 193pts Skutt 107 57 Urban lnvit 6th 104pts City Meet 2nd 208pts RCCCharnp 3rd 202pts Districts 6th 92pts State 20th 14pts Against th e clock, Katy Pakenham swims her fastest. The girls team placed second in the River Cities Conference, which is the highest they have ever placed. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) With an arm overhead, Jennifer Kealy takes a breath. The girls won the City Swim Meet for the first time in ten years. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Mellnda Joneson 1 O Shaun Jordan 11 Andrew Judkins 9 Crystal Juhl 11 Emelle Jurgens 11 Brandon Juon 10 off like a Speed helped this experienced team On the blocks, Jennifer Kealy waited impatiently for the timer to go off. When it did, she went off like a rocket. With Kealy's feet kicking and her heart pounding, teammates cheered on each other as team members finished swinuning at the River Citys Conference. "The support from each other really helped all of us," Kealy said. "When we were really exhausted, it helped us pull it together to finish well." With support from each other came a very positive environment for the team. This helped the team become more productive and work harder. "We had gotten along much better than the previous season," Amanda English said. "Since we had a Jot of goals for the team, it helped make us work together as one." Working together the swim team picked up the City Swim Championship for die first time in ten years, and scored second in the River Cites Conference, the highest ever. The team also went undefeated in the fa!J and lost only one meet in the winter. "The City Swim Championship meet was really exciting," Sarah Will said. "It took a lot of work, practice and dedication to get the championship but it was \.vor'th every minute of it." Besides swimming well at the City Championship the team also made an impressive showing at Districts in Fort Dodge. The team sent Lindsay Parks, a diver, to State. " I wasn't really that nervous diving at t. • ---~-- +- State," Parks said. "I was more worried diving at Districts wondering whether or not I would make State." During the winter, the major meet was the River Cites Conference. The meet was rewarding according to Kealy, because each swimmer finished with their best personal times. "That meet was really exciting," Kealy said. "We were really on top of our game that day, we all got our best times and placed second." Working hard aJI season, the swim team also took some time out for fun. Often after meets, teammates would go out for dinner together. "We really had a good time together after meets by teeping each other's cars, throwing snowballs and pulling pranks on the coach, such as throwing her into the pool," Terry Danburg said. "I thought doing activites together helped build team spirit and unity." Singing was another activity the girls did together as a team. "Since we liked to sing we would sing in the van to and from meets," Kealy said. "During the winter season the boys would get mad when we sang, so we just sang louder to annoy them." Wheather it was chowing on pizza, or swimming to the finish, the team did it together with pride. They had successfully completed a season of successes both in and out of the pool. By Katy Pakenham Kristin Justesen 9 Don Kadereit 9 Jennifer Kadereit 9 Keith Kadereit 9 Christopher Kaldenberg t O Emily Katzenstein 11 Jennifer Kealy 11 Phil Kealy9 Amanda Kelley 11 Lindsay Kellogg 11 Robert Kelly 11 Amanda Kemmish 1 O Kristi Kempf 9 Matt Kenkel 11 Cory Kennedy 9 Megan Kennedy 9 Janelle Kennr 11 Gary Keppy 1 Nicholas Kerkman 9 Randy Kilnoskl 9 nna Kilnosk110 Herb Kimberlin 10 Alissa Kinart 9 David Kingery 1 O 6 9 Ready to block a shot, Angie Driggins and Emily Reeder guard a Titan. The Lynx beat the Titans 38 - 24. (Photo by Ivy Landstrom) 7 0 Varsity Girls Basketball Front Row: Christina Hamling, Angie Driggins. Row 2: Angela French, Becky Rossbund, Nicki Bomgaars, Jamie Livingston, Kim Ferguson. Row 3: Toni Schultz, Janelle Kenny, Leslie Meyer, Alice Johnson, Margie Jennings, Emily Reeder. JV Girls Basketball Front Row: Jamie Livingston, Kim Ferguson Row 2: Amanda Norman, Nicki Bomgaars, Angela French, Brana Chew. Row 3: Coach Alynn Coppock, Nichola Day, Sandra Owen. Leslie Meyer, Toni Schultz, Coach Russ Mapes Freshman Girls Basketball Front Row: Amanda Shirley, Jeannie Mayotte, Quinn Parrack, Naomi Brockway, Elizabeth Waldmann. Row 2: Adrienne Henderson, Lyndsey Showers, Ciendra Tindell, Carrie VanVoltenberg, Autum Piper, Coach Jay Conyers, Beth Ann Miller. Back Row: Coach Phil Nielson, Gina Campbell, Courtney Underwood, Monica Perry. Fans and the coaches did lots of yelling at practices and games Struggling only made them stronger. The girls varsiry team went through a number of obstacles before they made it to the top. In the beginning it was coach versus girls. Coach Bullock would yell and scream in such a jumble of thoughts that the girls just didn't understand, even though he expected them to understand perfectly. The girls felt alone and in the dark. "At first we got so frustrated we wanted to quit but we never did. We knew that to make it as a team we couldn·t quit·· said Beck y Rossbund. " ll was that team unity that pulled the team and coaches together to form strong team unity. As the season moved forward. so did their progress. They learned to understand each other and form unity. The practices became more conditioning, full of motivation and encourageme nt instead of just yelling and running through plays and scrimages. Their games beIn the air, Christina Hamling reaches for the ball. The Lynx deafed Roncalli 57 - 42. {Photo by Justine Lee) came something more than just an ordinary game. They went out and tried their best everytime instead of just some of the time. They became better friends and even made up their own saying. " In our hudle before every game we said, 'Take care or each other, take care of the ball, but most of all. kick some butt,.,. said Angie Driggins. The girls started to pull themselves out of their losing streak and won a very tough game against Lewis Central. " We were ahead until the second half. We thought we were going to lose but in the last few seconds Emi ly Reeder sunk one in to win by a poim:• said Rossbund. That game gave the young team more confidence than anything all year. They went on to win over half of their games the rest of the season and showed their fans what they were really capable of doing. By Dawn Bresely 7 ~· iii 0- ~ U! 1 "'" II> - 0- ~ AnD thEy ScORe Varsity 13 -10 Harlan 43 - 64 St Alberts 39 - 57 Skutt 41-46 Ralston 49 - 47 TeeJay 54 - 41 TeeJay 51 - 30 Lincoln SE 21 -62 SC East 33 - 45 Blair 57-48 Roncalli 57 - 42 Lincoln E 31-29 Lewis Central 38 - 24 TeeJay 51 - 20 Ralston 51 - 36 Elkhorn 37 - 52 Gross 53-61 Atlantic 67 - 64 South SC 60 - 100 SC North 56 - 37 Skutt 45-39 Tee Jay 52 - 45 Lewis Central 49 - 84 Dowling 33 - 50 Focused on the ball, Kim Ferguson's next goal is to get to the basket. AL Varsity ended with a record of 13 -10. (Photo by Justine Lee.) Ready to shoot, Brandi Chew tries to to keep the LC girls away from Jamie Livingston. AL beat LC 38 - 24. {Photo by Justine Lee.) 7 ~ 2 Michelle Kinney 1 O Stephanie Kinnrcom 10 Dennis Kinsey 11 Laticia Kirk 9 Brandl Kitterman 9 Melissa Klahn 10 --- -----·- - ---- - .. - - ----- With good coaches and little talent, the team had a tough time adjusting Hard work doesn' l always pay off. The JV girls tried and worked their hardest but they just weren't playing like they should. The team got tired before the fourth quarter and couldn't keep up with their competitors. ''We couldn't play four solid quarters. Mostly we could play for three, sometimes only two, .. said Amanda Norman "It was really messing us up and made it really hard to win." The team had such a hard time this season they only felt comfortable with only one team and that was Tee Jay. ''They were a very easy team to beat. That made us feel great that we could go out and beat our rivals without hardly tring." said Norman "We knew we could beat them, so coaches, Jay Conyers and Phil Nielson, had a lot to do with it. "The coaches taught us more than any other coach that I' ve ever had" said Courtney Underwood. The coaches were there not only to teach them drills, scrimages and plays, but also about their attitudes. "Conyers put us all on the line and gave us an emotional speech about when we got older we would regret some of the things we were doing on and off the court. but if we did it right and did it now, there would be nothing for us to ~egret," said Elizabeth Waldmann. It was that speech that pulled them together after losing three players to varsity when they started playing scappy. They fought for the ball in every game and ended up we did, twice." coming on top. Even though JV had a hard season the freshmen had it under control <md their two c::=:::=====-========-=======~=::::=:::::=-._~~~~~~~~~..!;;:._~ -2J By Dawn Bresely Robbie Klahn 10 Travis Klelnbeck 1 O Amber Knauss 9 Maren Knott 1 O Megan Knott 9 Jasmine Koch 11 Luke Kohl 10 Ryan Kopera 9 Chnstina Kopiasz 1 O Michelle Kramer 1 O Adam Krauth 10 Bob Krauth 11 Jarrod Kristo 1 O Timothy Kukkonen 10 Sabrina Kunik 1 1 Mendel Kurland 9 Shaun Kyndesen 11 Tyler Lamson 11 Karn Lamkins 11 Ivy Landstrom 11 NHs Landstrom 10 Tracy Lane 11 Michael Langenkamp 11 Justin Langfeldt 9 7 3 ~. :!.. (/! O" ~ lll:"' ~ - O" ~ Stretching his arm, Cory Hansen tries to get the ball. The Lynx were defeated by Harlan 55 - 69. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) 7 4 Varsity Boys Basketball Front Row: Corey Harrill, Chris lsaachson, Mike Rossbund, Scott Coppock, Cory Hansen, Bobby Owen, Adam Nelson. Back Row: Coach Bruce Chubick, Ray Miller, Josh Powell, Sean Steensen, Jay Parker, Joel Brandt, Damian Teymer, Coach Shad Coppock. Confidence surrounded the boys at every game Confidence, poise and smooth moves filled the court as the boys basketball team played the iT first District game. They played with an air of authority and a deep passion for the game. Nothing could stop them. However, during the second half, the confidence faded as their shots stopped falling, and Souix City HeeJan's offense got the best of them. After loosing a close game, players werestrnck with the feeling of dissapointment. " I felt depressed when I knew we had the game won. but then lost because of mental miscues and stupid mistakes that we went over every day in practice," said Damian Teymer. Whether they won or lost by only a few points, they never gave up and always knew there was room for improvement. "Coach Bruce Chubick would always tell us, 'We should have won by more, but we' ll take thewin' ,"said Mike Rossbund. "It was a let down, but not a discouragement. We always tried to take two steps forward when we took a step back. We knew the mistakes we made could be changed." Even though the team won twelve games, some were convinced that they didn't play to their full abilities. "There were a few games where we should have been in total con- • trol," said Headed around a St. Alberts player, Scott Rossbund. "When Coppock heads for the b~sket. AL beat St. we played St. Albert Alberts 60-57. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) we won, but only by a few points, so it felt like a loss." Although they often felt they could have done better, some players were proud of the accomplishments the season brought them. "We had a better record than last season, but l knew we could have done better, and there were games that I knew we should have won," said Joel Brandt. "We were really confident and no matter who we played, we always went into a game thinking we could win. No one favored us to beat Fremont because they were ranked pretty high in Nebraska, but we went into their place and we won.'' Whether the game was won by a long shot, or by a three-pointer at the buzzer, the boys basketball te am proved that dedication and a love for the game could overcome small obstacles. They proved that being a winner wasn ·l a lvvays de te rmined by the scoreboard. but by the strive to do better and to c lear the path of anything that stood in their way. By Lisa Berner 7 5 AnD thEy ScORe Varsity Tee Jay Ralston SC North Tee Jay Roncalli BelluvueEast Roncalli Skutt Lincoln SE Fremont Tee Jay SC West South SC Ralston Gross Carroll Kemper Lewis Central Atlantic U-10 71-55 60-69 67-72 51-56 60-57 54-50 49 - 64 72 - 56 79 - 67 48 -44 73-66 50-56 68-64 63-80 66 - 51 71-65 65 - 73 53-51 60 -57 60-63 55-69 49-53 St Alberts Roncalli Harlan SC Heelan At pracitce Coach Bruce Chubick lets his players know what they are doing wrong. The Varsity team practiced whenever they didn't have a game. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry.) f 7 ~ 6 Focused on a point, Damian Teymer heads towards the basket during a game against TeeJay. Teymerwas the only AL player who made the AllCity team. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry.) Andrea Lapham 11 Kyle Lapham 9 Micheal Large 1 o Jesse Larosee 1 O Usa Larsen 11 Dianna Larson 9 the Because of lack of fans in the stands the JV team had to support one another The game had begun. The players raced up and down the court, sweating and working their hardest. However, once the first shot S\vished through the basket, there was no cheeri ng, no clapping, except a few parents in the stands. The start of JV basketball games often missed one important element. .. fans. Although players centered their attention on the game, the lack of support did not go unnoticed. "Every time we did something good during the game, we never heard much cheering," said Adam Driscoll. "For the first half of our games there was never anyone there, except our parents. We really depended on each other for support." With a lack of fans. the team was forced to give each other extra encouragement. "We counted on each other to be in our spots and do our jobs," said Josh Powell. "Even when someone messed up, we let them know it was okay and continued to cheer them on." Although the team cheered one another on in times of need, the fan support which they also needed was only provided for the varsity team. "Varsity was so good this year that people would come early to get a good seat.'' said Driscoll. "We all hoped that if we could put on a good show at the end of our games, maybe people would start coming earlier.'· Unfortunately. no matter how much they worked, the fan support did not increase, and neither did lhe players' confidence in their fans. 'The fan support for the JV team was the same every year, small," said Powell. ·'People just didn 't care about JV games. We were kind of our own fans. We really had to be." Although the bleachers remained body less for most of the season. the boys JV basketball team showed the fans they had what playing the games was all about They also learned from each other what the words teamwork and support really meant, and they transformed their team into a family. By Lisa Bemer Vicki Larson 9 BlllLalham9 Jessica Lautera 9 Joshua Leavell 9 Joshua Leazenby 9 Jeremy Lee 11 Justine Lee 10 Austin Leigh 1 o Jonah Leinen 9 Naomi Letserowltz 11 Bradley Lewis 9 Jason Liddick 1 O Laura Liddick 1 o Justin Lidgett 9 Daniel Liggett 1 o Ryan Linehan 11 Brandy Lippert 9 Joe Lippert 9 Alisha Livengood 11 Jamie Livingston 10 Andrew Long 10 Brant Long9 Jason Long 10 Stephannie Loop 9 7 7 tr 0 Struggling to get the pi n, Joe Mason tries his hardest. AL beat Skutt 42 - 18. (P hoto by Carrie Th a t c h e r .) 7 8 Wre stling Front Row: Chr is Bea m, Todd Sm i ley, Joe Mason ~sse ansen , Chr is Jones, D an W hite. Row 2: Coach C lark Allen Jim Tnpp, Abbie Adk i ns Anna P e t e rsen Bria n ne S i m o ns, Sa ndi Stiles, Micah Alitz. Row' 3: B ra d l ey L e w.is, A a r on Jacobs en, Joe Mesc h e r, L arry Hasti e, Dennis Siga foose, Andy Gum, Coach Tod...' am~tt . Back Row: Nick Vra na, Co lt Sievers, Mike Roth, Jeremy Schnitker, Luke Kohl, Ran dy Mescher, Patrick Marrill. Despite the losses, the boys had a ''fun time'' Dedication and hard work were essential elements that made up a team. Each individual worked together to reach a goal. While this goal was sometimes never met, the sense of accomplishment prevailed. For wrestling, this goal was St~H . With many injuries and a lot or young wrestlers, the team as a whole wasn't able to qualify. However, teammate Joe Mason advanced from first place at Districts to place fifth at State. " f remember Districts the most since only Joe Mason qualified for State. It was the biggest achievement of the whole team.'" Larry Hastie said. "Districts were a little disappointing and there were people with injuries." While the team was not able to advance, it was not because they didn't work. The team practiced from 3: 15 to4:30 every night and had running practices every other morning from 7:00 to 8:00. "During practice we worked on calestenics, push-ups. sit-ups, matches and sprints," Jesse Hansen said. "I joined wrestling because it was an exciting sport and it was a challenge:· Wrestling was a sport that was not often noticed, but it offered a challenge for those who joined. "Wrestling appealed to me because it was a one-on-one sport. J f you messed up, you couldn't blame the team," Mason said. Wrestling was a sport that involved strategy. As in all sports. they had to be competiti ve. At practice, Aaron Jacobsen and Chris Beam run through live drills. They practiced everday after school until 4:30. (Photo by Ivy Landstrom.) "I liked thccompetitiveness of wrestling and it was a sport that I was good at. The practices he lped too, .. Jim Tripp sa id. "They got my stamina up." As in every sport, wrestljng had its ups and downs. There were let-clowns, however there were also achievements. "I think we did fairly well as a team. We were young, with only two senoirs." Mason said. "1 think that the most disappointing moment was losing to Tee Jay. We just didn ·1 get enough points." Although the team had many set-backs, they were still able to overcome and accomplish something that many people overlooked, a fun time. By Kathleen Snodgrass 7 9 AnD thEy ScORe Varsity Gross Tee Jay Lewis Central SC East Harlan Papillion Roncalli Skutt Ralston Glenwood Prepared for an escape, Jesse Hansen sqeazes tight. AL lostto TeeJay42-21 . (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ~ 8 ~ 0 2-8 21-37 42-21 38-21 27-30 42-27 36-24 62-9 42-18 33-36 52-11 With all his strength, Randy Mescher pushes for the escape. The wrestling team ended with a record of 2 - 8. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Jennifer Loos 9 Chad Lorenz 11 Mark Lorenzen 11 Javier Lores 1 O Ryan Los 11 Thomas Lucas 1 O for the pin Overcoming low numbers and injuries was the main goal Struggling to be the best. the freshmen and JV wrestling team worked hard to beat their openents. While there were some set-backs. they practiced hard to overcome them. ··we usually did matches during the practices,"' Dave Bates said. "They really helped us think under pressure and got us ready for the meets.,. Wrestling offered many benefits that compelled athletes to join. including helping to improve the physical health ol' the wrestlers. " It kept you in shape and you learned a lot." Bradley Lewis said. "You learned how to keep yourscl fin good condition and helped you stay off the street." Wrestling offered a lot for athletes. however since it was during basketball season it was sometimes overlooked. Some might have been competing with just their oppt>- nenL the wrestlers were competing for attention and recognition. Even though it benefited those would tried out. the turnout was mall. 'The teams were pretty small and we didn't have many freshmen try out:· Bates said. ·'Other than the small teams. I think we had a pretty good wrestling year." Even with the small numbers. the wrestling team made the most of the year. maki n!! achievements and memories. ~ " I think the most exciting thing about thi year would be that I made JV my freshman year," Lewis said. The freshmen and JV wrestling team overcame low numbers and injuries. While some may have quit, they persevered and worked to reach their goals. By Kathleen Snodgrass Justina Lustgraaf 1 O Chris Machmuller 11 Chad Mackland 9 Erich Madden 1 O Nick Madigan 10 Jason Maney 11 Nick Mallory 10 Patrick Merrill 9 Jonathan Marsh 1 O Mary Marsh 11 OIMa Marlti 1 O Tiffany Marsh 9 Ginger Marshall 11 Angela Martin 10 Armando Martinez 9 Justin ~r1lnez a Joe Mason 11 Amanda MB88 9 CoiyMass9 Melissa Mass 11 RyanMass9 Jared Mathis 10 Elly Mattice 9 Robert Mattice 9 8 1 Off the blocks, Alex Gum takes off. The boys track team sent two members to State. (Photo by Brandy Mefferd) 8 2 ---------- . -- -- - -- - - ·-- - --- - - · - - - By pushing the limits the team sent two to State Pushing himself to the limit, Kyle Peterson ran his way down the last stretch of the race. As he neared the finish line, he knew that his hard work had not been in vain. He had practice, exercised and worked for hours a week. Somehow. it all seemed worth it. "Track was really competitve and you could see if you could match up to the other runners," Peterson said. "I liked the hard work." Hard work paid off for two of the boys track members who qualified for State. Joel Brandt qualified in the 400 and Jason Conroy qualified in the 1600 and 3200. Brandt tied for ninth, just missing finals. Conroy placed ninth in the 3200. He also placed ninth in the 1600 with a careerbesttirneof 4:28:01. "J beat my previous best time by about five and a half seconds,., Conroy said. "T had never been against that hard of competition, so 1 was excited that I ran well.., All sports had set-backs, large and With a swing of his arm, John Larsen throws the discus. Larsen placed well at the CB Relays. (Photo by Joshua Hale) small. For the spring sports the problem was the large amounts of rain and snow. "The weather was a big set-back. It cancelled track meets and practices," Peterson said. When many look back to high school they remember the moments when they were either at their best. or at the worst. ·'I had never qualified for State or the Drake relays before because I' ve had injuries and things. l was able to make it my senior year. so that was an achievement for me ... Conroy said. "Everything was clicking together." Some might have looked back and saw the races they ran. the snow and rain that fell cancelling track meets or pact ices. other might remember the moments when they stood out. However, no matter what they remembered, they were able to make memories that wou ld last their whole lives. By Kathleen Snodgrass 8 3 AnD thEy ScORe Girls 4x8 relay 18th place Melissa Hough, Sarah Hough, Jeanie Mayotte, Andrea Lapharr 100 meter hurdles 21st place April Reedy 300 meter hurdles 13th place Andrea Lapham Boys 200 meter 9th place Joel Brandt 1600 meter 9th place Jason Conroy 3200 meter 9th place Jason Conroy Hand in the lead, Monica Perry gives the baton to Alanah Davis. The girls placed first in the 4 x 100 meter relay. (Photo by Joshua Hale) ~ 8 ~4 Runners, Kristy Hough and Haley Allen stretch before they run their relay. The girls track team placed second at CB Relays. (Photo by Ivy Landstrom) Adam Mattox 10 Mathew Mattox 11 Zach May 10 Jeannie Mayotte 9 Bryan McAtee 1 O Jeri McAtee 11 • onung o s es Young team faced many hurdles caused by weather but overcame when they sent five to State Swiftly, with sweat pouring down their faces and exhaustion creeping in, the girls track team raced their way through a rewarding season. "Once we got halfway through the season we did well," Melissa Hough said. "In the beginning no one knew each other, but we had good leaders who brought everyone together." One way the team overcame the lack of experience for some members was practice. The team would run on the streets and on the track to get in shape. " ff we didn 't have a meet for awhile, we would have a hard practice," Hough said. "The hard practices helped you set goals and target your pace." Overall, the girls track team was young. with only two seniors. However, the team seemed unaffected by the inexperience and showed leadership. "The team was young, but as the year went on there was a lot of improvement," Amanda English said. "We respected each other and we tried to help each other." Qua I ifications for State were a big priority for all sports. The 4x800 relay, composed of Melissa and Sarah Hough, Jeannie Mayotte and Andrea Lapham qualified for State and placed eighteenth. Also, Lapham qualified in the 400 hurdles, placing fowteenth along with April Reedy, who placed twenty-first in the 100 hurdles. "Girls track only gets one chance to qualify for State, while boys can qualify throughout the year. So advancing to State was the most exciting," Hough said. A large factor that affected the team was the weather. Snow in April and rain in May did not benefit the team. Instead it became another complication they had to face. "We weren't able to run in our first outdoor meet for a couple weeks and a lot of our meets were cancelled because of the rain," Margie Jennings said. ·'It affected us because we didn't do as well in our first outdoor meet as we had hoped." Rain or shine, the u·ack team faced the hurdles set before them. Throughout the season, they botb set and accomplished their goals while enjoying the expe1ience. By Kathleen Snodgrass Kristy McAtee 9 Matt McAtee 10 Sarah McCall 9 Beth McCarthy 1 o Jennifer McCarthy 11 Jordan McCarthy 11 Matt McClary 11 Mike McClary 11 Misty McConnell 10 Eric Mccurry 11 Sarah McDonald 9 Clint McDowell 9 Joshua McDowell 9 Monika McDowell 11 Bridget McEklerry 9 Crystal McElroy 9 Jennifer McElroy 9 Trie1a McGlade 9 Amanda McHargue 9 Eric McHenry 1 f 8 Lisa McHenry 10 Andrew Mcintosh 9 Jeff Mcintosh 11 5 Jarrod Mcintyre 1 1 On her way to a goal, Erin Grudle chases the ball. The girls ended up placing second in the city. (Photo by Joshua Hale) 8 6 Varsity Front Row: Jennifer Kealy, Jennifer Hansen. Row 2: Am~ Yochum, Kim Ferguson, Quinn Parrack, Lori O'Brien, Alison Geisler Row 3: Becky Rossbund, Nicki Bomgaars, Angie Driggins, Le" Andersen, Katie Nelson, Heather Kirkpatrick, Karen Richards Back Row: Sandra Owen, Jessica Powers, Leah Minikus, Tracy Lane, Angie Disalvo, Erin Grudle, Andrea Dermer. JV Front Row: Sandra Owen, Molly Gordon. Row 2: Charlotte Reynolds, Theresa Weddle , Naomi Brockway, Maggie Weddle, Michaela Ross, Joplyn Vanhouten. Row 3: Tiffany Marsh, Mandy Wood. Michele Buss, Ama nda Norman, Courtney Story, Kristin Cooper, Caroline Mcsorley, Tracie Clark, Coach Adrienne Lee, Back Row: Coach Andy Ruff, Katie Driggins, Cara Jacobsen, Autumn Piper, Tina Clay, Danielle Ronk, Susan Daub, Lori Skow, Quinn Parrack, Carrie VanVoltenberg. Girls held on after players were hurt With speed and determination, Amy Yochum dribbled down the field on her way to make a goal when she tripped and fell. A girl from the other team then tripped over the top of her and ended up on the ground next to her. The two girls went to get up and Yochum couldn'tget up. She ended up having to be carried off the field with help from the other team's trainer. Because of her fall. she had to have surgery at the end of the season. Later in the game a bee stung the goalie, Nikki Spetman, in her eye. She ended up sitting on the bench the rest of the game next to Yochum. The girls soccer team had a season with injuries that put them through a rough time. Some started worrying about themselves getting hurt after watching their friends get hurt. However throughout it all, the girls kept things together and came out with a season of9-9. " At the begining of the season, the injuries rea ll y started to hurt us," Tracy Lane said. "But at the end it wasn't a factor. " The g irls had quite a number of players who couldn't play because of injuries because of this they had trouble at the games. "The main reason that the injuries were hurting us was because it was mostly the starters that were getting hurt," Yochmusaid. "Then other players had to learn to fill the open positions, and it was hard at first, but they adj usted wel l and With a kick of her leg, Katie Nelson tries to gain control of the ball. The girls ended with a record of 9 - 9.(Photo by Joshua Hale) ended up helping the team come back in the end." After Yochum had surgery and Jennifer Hansen was out for mono, the others started to worry about the team not being able to play their best performance. "I got really scared because my team was getting hurt," Jessica Powers said. "We weren' t doing proper stretches at games and I thought I was going to be injured next.'' ft was more thru1 just a teammate who was hurt because the airls had all been through a lot and had bonded. 0 "We all got along really well," Lane said. "That was one of the reasons why we were able to come back as a team near the end." It was team unity that pulled everyone through the rocky times and led the girls to a come back victory. At the end of the season. the team made a great e ffort and placed second in the CB Invitational. By Alanah Davis AnD thEy ScORe Varsity 9-9 JV2-10 The first 4 Varsity games were lost 1-0 but Varstiy came back and ended up 2nd place in the CB Invatational With all concentration on the ball, Kim Ferguson heads towards the goal. The girls had a rough year with many injuries. (Photo by Brandy Mefferd} ~ 8 ~ 8 Down low, Nicki Spelman tries to get the ball. During this game Spelman was stung in the eye by a bee. (Photo by Brandy Mefferd) AmyMcKee9 Nicole McKeeman 11 Jeremy McKem 1 O Robert McKnight 11 Sara McMaken 10 Caroline McSorley 9 Because of a young team, learning was essential and rolling in the mud was a bonus The rain just stopped as JV pracLice began. Kristin Cooper thought it would be fun to pick up a piece of mud and throw it at Quinn Parrack. All at once, the battle began. What started out as a simple gesture, an all-out war commenced. The combat was all in fun, but after that the coaches never let chem practice outside after it rained. The JV rerun consisted of many new faces to soccer. The team was mostly made up of freshmen and lots of inexperience. Because of the inexperience, the N rerun ended up with a record of 2-10 . .. Our team was basically a lot of new players," Tiffany Marsh said. "Not only made up of mostly freshmen, but we had quite a few people that were just learning the game and that was great." Except for the mud fight, the practices were hard. They consisted of running but mostly they were a lot of drill practicing because they had to teach the new players to control the ball and score. "Ar practice the former players showed all of the new freshmen how to play," Amanda Nonnru1 said. "We had to help a lot along the way." At the practices, the uperclassmen took a large role. They had to teach and be examples for the freshmen. 'The upperclassmen were great this year," Marsh said. "Because of chem, I learned a lot and tlle year was rewarding." Even though the JV had a tough year, it was a learning experience and now they were ready to take on whatever mud was kicked at them. By Alanah Davis Michael McSorley 9 Jennifer Meadows 9 Brandy Mefferd 1 O Josh Meis 11 Justin Meis 9 Robby Meis 11 Jeff Meredith 11 Chns Merk 11 Susan Merk 1 O Jody Mers1ck 1 O Randy Mescher 11 John Metz 11 Karen Meyer 1 O Leslie Meyer 11 Sara Meyer 11 Amy Michelson 9 Mindy Michelson 10 Clara Mllks9 Jefferey Miles 11 Andrew Miller 11 Joey Miller9 Patncia Miller 9 Shannon Miller 9 Staci Miller 9 8 9 With a smile on his face, Brady Spangenberg goes after the ball. AL lost to Gross O - 1 . (Photo by Joshua Hale) 9 0 Varsity Front Row: Jason Wickman, Glen Campbell. Row 2: Adrienne Henderson, Jeremy Mase, Mike Bauerly, Brian Hill, Scott Coppock, Brian Orth, Phillip Kealy, Jenny Jerrell. Row 3: Coach Jim Cuningham, Duane Hodapp, Henry Petersen, Jeremy McKern, Jesse Hansen, Chris Robicheau, Joe Lippert, Coach Chad Kenoyer. Back Row: Matt Ogle, Cory Hansen, Brady Spangenberg, Jarrod Mcintyre, Jeremy Campbell, Nathan Dix, Joe Mason. With fun and work the boys head for State All the way to the top, the varsity boy 's soccer went to State. The morning practices helped get the team to the top. "We won city and were rn District final s," Glen Campbell said. " We had a pretty good team I was really suprised." Although the boys lost River City Conference, they still managed to go to Districts. Practi ces were held before and after school. but the before school practices only lasted for a few weeks. " We beat every team we played in the city," Jarrod M cintyre said. "I especially enjoyed the practices, we goofed around a lot." A Jot of hard work, was put into this season. It was not easy to get to Districts. The boys practiced everyday from 3:00 to 5:00. " I am glad we were a great soccer team," Jesse Hansen Alone on the field, Henry Peterson takes over. The boys team went to state at the end of the year. (Photo by Joshua Hale) said. " We just had fun al practice. yet we got a Jot of accomplished." After a great season, the varstiy boys wi II al ways remember the practices after school. Even though they may not win all the time they still had fun. The team finished with a record ofl4-4 and placed at State. By Kristin Cooper 9 : 1 I AnD thEy ScORe Varsity 14 - 4 JV 6 - 2 - 3 Skutt Gross Roncalli Northwest Ralston Lewis Central South SC Bellevue East Tee Jay Ralston Gross Skutt Glenwood St Alberts Riverside Tee Jay St Albert Indianola Racing the clock, Mike Bauerly wants to score. AL beat Sout Souix City 8 - 0. (Photo by Buzz Orr) 1 - 0 0-1 1-2 3 -0 2-1 3 -2 8 - 0 3-0 2 - 1 4- 1 0 - 1 0-1 7 - 0 2 - 0 5- 0 2 - 1 2-0 5 - 0 Face on the ball, Joe Mason goes for the kick. AL lost to Gross 0- 1. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Leah Minlkus 11 Andy Mitchell 1 O David Mitchell 11 Janelle Mohr 9 M1$1Y. Monroe 9 Peart Monroe 11 • ram or snow Whatever the weather, team practices before and after school Everyone was up at school by 6:45 ready to run. Every morning the JV boys would start running and run at least a hour. The team also practiced in the snow and rain that helped the team to improve. "We had a great season,., Micheal Hays said. Practices after school were fun, especially the snow practices. We slid all overthe fie ld. Our team improved by better passing and teamwork." The JV and Varsity both had morning practices. The morning practices were tough but it separated the JV from the Varsity. The practices consisted of sprints, running the hills and a lot of drills. "I will always remember the practices." Josh Jensen said. "All we did were sprints. We had to be at school at 6:45. I would say our team has done a lot better." After all of those early morning practices the team was in shape. They were ready co play and win. "It was my first year to play,·· Man Atherton said. "I was a forward and our team got better at passing and the overall playing of the game." The effort and commitment required ro play soccer was difficult. All the hard work and hours spent practicing paid off at the end of the season. The boys finished the season with 6 wins. 2 loses, and 3 ties. By Kristin Cooper - ----- - - -- - -- ----- - - - - --- --- Eye focused on the ball, Jesse Hansen goes after it. The boys lost the whole season ending with a record of 0- 9. {Photo by Sarah Edrington) 9 4 Working through a season of trial and turbulation was not easy The boys tennis team's season was full of trial and turbulations. They had to work with fewer numbers and returning players. "We only had one other player returning besides me, so there was lack of expe1i ence with players having experience in a team situation," Josh Eve loff said. Members also had the problem of losing some matches. They had lost to Tee Jay for the fist time in ten years. " It was hard for us to lose to them," Tim Kukkone n said. " It had made the rest of our seaso n more dissapoin tin g fo r us." With disappointments a lso came success for team membe rs. Josh Eveloff had received second in the RiverCities Confere nce a nd was second in the Junior class of all River Cities Conference tennis players. Hand wide open, Mike Bauerly prepares to hit the tennis ball. The boys lost to St. Albert 4 - 5. (Photo by Sarah Edrington) Despite team members having in- dividual success the disappointment was still there. Players often didn 't get along. "We would not get along real well together so that made our season less enj oyable for everyone,'' Eveloff said. With 111any dissapointments and successes the boys tennis team had a mixed bag of results for the season. By Katy Pakenham 9 5 AnD thEy ScORe Boys 0-9 Lewis Central 2 - 7 St Alberts 3 - 6 SC West 3 -6 SC North 0-9 Tee Jay St Alberts Harlan Eyes focused, Eleanor Smith waits for the ball. The girls learned different styles because of a new coach. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ~ 9 ~ 6 1-8 4-5 3-6 Shades over her eyes, Katie Malmberg stays focused. Malmberg was a senior and finished well. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Josh Nelson 11 Katie Nelson 1 O Lucero Nelson 1 O Robbie Neuman 11 Racheal Newhuis 1 t Jessica Newkirk t 0 • • Because of a new coach there was adjusting and learning new ways The name of the game for tennis team members was learning. With a young N and varsity team, members had to get used to a new coach and different game styles. "Our new coach taught us a lot more about the game of tennis." Martina Howe said. "We had to learn more of the technical aspects of tennis from him." With a new team that was learning more about the game, came working hard together to make progress. A good portion of the team consisted of sophomores and freshmen. "I thought we worked a lot hm·der than we would have othe rwise since we were younger," Laura Clark said. "l thought we oot a lot out more of it.., /;> • With a team working together came a team learning together. Members of the team also took out some time for fun. "We would go out to cat after our matches.·· Kristin Eicher said. "We would discuss how our games wem and talk with each other. this helped us learn more from each other ... Despite having several exhibiton matches. they also had several wins. Varsity had a good season with members placino 11 D. . "'we at 1stncts and the River Cites Conferenc "The exhibitions helped me practice hare.ct . . . er smce it was like a competiton, yet 1 wa . 11 . . ,, C s sti practicmg, lark said. ''Althouoh . . "' . ome- nmes I wished J had a few more competiton matches to play in." With getting used to having a younQ team a new coach, and enjoying great c~esses: the Lady Lynx had a very fufi llino se· Th "' ason. e team proved despite beino yo 0 h . o un0 and avmg a new coach that they could succeed. By Katy Pakenham Ryan Nlce9 Hank Nielson 1 O James Nieman 10 lasen10 Randy Nbcon 10 Amanda Norman 10 Elizabeth Nonnan 9 Jenny Norman 11 rah Northmann 9 Lori O'Brien 11 Matthew 991e 11 Kathleen O Grady 10 Nate O'Grady 11 Morgan O'Hara 9 Brian Olsen 11 Joey0lsen9 Andy Opal 10 Melissa Opal 10 David0rsl 9 Michaela Orsi 10 Misty Ortez 11 Amber Osborn 9 Sarah Osborne 9 Miranda OSier 9 Club lined up, Matt Cameron is preparing himself to make this last stroke. Al went on to beat Roncalli 195-175. {Photo by Joshua Hale) With a rough start the boys pulled through Whiffing. A golfer's worst nightmare, yet almost everyone had experienced it at least once while golfing. "At one game I was really nervous teeing off in front ofabout40 people," Steve Underwood said. "The first time I swung J completely missed the ball and the second time, the ball only went about ten feet." Although mistakes did occur, they didn't rule the game. With a rough start to the fall and spring season, the boy's golf team ended up doing fine. The weather played a big role in the spring season. With rainy days almost every week, the team couldn't get out and practice. "We didn't get much practice at the beginning of the season," Jason Hilz said. "We got better at the end of the season because we were able to get out and practice." Once the boys wereabletopractice, a difference could be seen in their games. The team won the city invite and placed third at the River City Conference meet. "Our goal was to be the best we could," Ray Mi!Jer said. Doing their best was always important, but being the best wasn't. Golf was golf no matter howgoodofaplayer one was. "I may not have As the ball rolls Steven Wheeler hopes for it to go in. AL went on to beat Ralston 165 - 169. (Photo by Joshua Hale} been the best player," Underwood said, "but I enjoyed playing." Part of liking the game was playing good, but the coach also played a big role. When Mrs. Neilson passed away Ln the fall season, the team mourned along with Mr. Neilson. The day of the funeral the team had a choice to make, it was also the day of Districts. After an important decision, the team ended up going to Districts. "Mr. Neilson meant a Lot to me, he was always there," Hilz said. "I wanted to win for him." After going tlu-ough such a tough time together, namrally the team became closer. "Mrs. Nei Ison' s death brought some of the new members closer to the varsity," Miller said. With all the problems the team came across, they still tried hard to be the best they could. They enjoyed the game whether t11ey won or not and made the best of it all. By Rachel Hamilton 9 9 Q AnD thEy ScORe Boys 3-3 Roncalli 175 - 195 Skutt 164-158 Tee Jay 175-194 Ralston 165 - 159 South SC 160 - 159 Gross 161 - 156 Girls St Alberts St Alberts Tee Jay Shannendoah Lewis Central Sand in her way, Breanne Schweer tries to make the best of this shot. Girls ended with a season of 5 - 0. (Photo by Joshua Hale) 5-0 207-208 208-226 208-289 219-234 205-213 Sun in her eyes, Jenny VanBibber squints to find the perfectangleforhershot. Van Bibber was able to attend State. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Dustin Ostdlek 9 Bobby Owen 1 O Sandra Owen 11 Josh Owens 1 O Ryan Page 11 Benjamin Pahl 11 • Competing to carry golf balls was a source of fun from the seriousness of playing golf Twenty golf balls were not easy to carry all at once. yet the girls golf team worked on it every practice. The team would chip balls onto the green and when they were done, they would have to bring all the balls they hit back. "Mr. Brown accused me of not bringing enouoh balls back.'' Calli Sorensen said. "So 0 Jenny Non-nan said she'd teach me how to carry all of them back in my hands." Everyday in practice Sorensen and Nom1an would work on carrying all twenty balls in their hands while Breanne Schweer and Sarah Will stuffed the balls in their shirts. "We competed to see who could carry the most balls without cheating," Sorensen said. "If you put the balls in your pockets or shirt, that was cheating.'' By the end of the spring seas~ , Sorensen was able to carry twenty balls 111 her hands. Schweer and Will continued to cheat by carrying them in their shirts. . In matches and tournaments, the team did not cheat. They played their hardest and their efforts payed off. "We won basically all our matches,'' Schweer said. "It was my best season since my freshman year." Although the weather wouldn · t cooperate with the team, they adjusted and continued to play. With a wet and windy spring season, the girls worked even harder to play their best. "We were a young team," Schweer said "and we all knew what we had to improve on: We grew as a team and got better everyday." With individual and group improvements, the team played hard and had fun. "Golf is a sport you didn't have to be good at to enjoy," Sorensen said. Playing golf gave the members a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. How well they played wasn't the deciding factor to continue. it was the atmosphere in which they played. By Rachel Hamilton Katy Pakenham 10 Susan Pannhof 9 Clyde Parker 1 O Joel Parker 9 Isiah Parks 9 Lindsay Parks 9 Rvan Parks 11 Chad Parrott 1 o Quinn Parrak 9 Aaron Patten 9 Woody Paulsen 11 Mon1Ca Perry 9 Anna Petersen 1 O Anthony Petersen 10 David Petersen 9 Henry Petersen 9 Angela Petersen 9 April Peterson 9 Chris Peterson 9 David Peterson 10 Kyle Peterson 10 Afrf'/ Lynn Pattengll 1 1 Amber Phillipe 9 Matt Phippen 9 Carefully, Courtney Story and Sarah Copeland decorate a car. During Homecoming week, there was also a picnic and a car rally. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Cheerleading Front Row: Jennifer Hansen, Courtney Story, Marie Wickman, Angela Disalvo, Tracy Lane, Lindsey Richards. Row 2: Michele Buss, Melissa Wohlers, Melissa Walton. Shawn Cannon, Jill Ryan, Melissa Wagner, Alanah Davis. Row 3: Erin Beckert, Dana Simmons, Lexie Rubin, Amanda Shirley, Elizabeth Norman, Christine Talley, Holly Croson. Back Row: Aja Reed, Becky Flodenburg, Ashley Funkhauser, Lindsay Hutson, Sarah Copeland, Darcie Drennen, Brandy Mefferd. by a "rookie" ~~~~ sponsor, with the ~~~9.:~~ps expectations of forming a flawless cheerleading squad. The task was unmeasurable and the search for a starting place was overwhelming. Fresh summer mornings started at 8 a.m. With cheerleading camp fast approaching they worked quick to organize a cheer. They began with the basics and grew from there. After a few weeks of practice, they were prepared. "Camp was new to me, so J was a little scared about going there:' Jenny Hansen said. "After I got there, I realized that it was a great time, but was also very tiring and stressfull." Throughout their week of camp, the squad participated in various sessions. They not only learned a variety of techniques, but also the importance of squad unity. " My favorite activity at camp was the 'Shower of Compliments' activity," Tracy Lane said. "We all lined up and took turns going down the line and hugging everyone while they complimented you. Thal brought us closer together, and by the Lime we finished we were all in tears." The end of camp meant competition. Because they were nominated for the Top Team award, their determination pushed their sun - burned bodies to the max, which resulted their win for the Top Team award and a spirit stick. The bus ride home was qui et and smooth, quite a contrast to the year that was in store for them. The arrival of a new sc hool year brought with it the anual football picnic, pep assemblies and football dinners followed by the weekly Friday night football game. Among other things. they were required to maintain a positive spirit, a task that was not always easily accomplished. Their innocent atArms raised, Angie Disalvo cheers for the crowd during a football game. The varsity cheerleaders attended all the varsity football games and helped bring spirit to the crowd and players. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) titudes were forgotten on the night before the Homecoming game when the squad gathered at Lindsey Rich;u-d's house for an evening of toilet papering the senior football players· cars. Loaded with dark clothes and a stack of autographed "Good Luck!'' signs, they set out at midnight. They finished around 3 a.m. and were up for 7 a.m. practice the next morning. "My alarm clock didn' t go off, so my mom woke us up about fifteen minutes before we had to be at school, .. Richards said. "At the pep assembly we flashed our gangsta· hand signal. OGVRC. (Original Gangs1a· Regulacin' Varsity Cheerleaders)."' A year of laughter. disappointment and practice had left them with unforgeuablc memories and lasting friendships. Somewhere in between the beginning and end of the season. they had became what they had hoped to become. a team. By Jill Ryan Careful not to slip, Lindsay Kellogg scrapes up shaving cream from the gym floor. Students had flung the cream all over the gym floor after using it in a game in the first pep assembly. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Arms posed in the air, Stacy Hill performs with the varsity and JV cheer leaders at the Homecoming Picnic. To prepare for the dance, the cheer- leaders practiced every morning at 6:30 AM for two weeks. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Joe Phoenix 9 Jevon Pierson 1 O Autumn Piper 9 Mary Pippert 1 o Ellen Pleake 11 Heather Plutschak 1 O getting JV' s friendship forms unity w e freshmen learn how to become close After a hard morning practice, Burger King never looked so good. The familiar s~ent of buttery hash brown patties and melred cheese crossantwich sandwiches were irresistable at 7:30 in the morning. Visiting the restaurant became an anticipated daily ritual for some JV cheerleaders. Early practices served as more thanjusr an opportunity to perfect the squad, but a great excuse to retreat co their favorite fast food place afterwards. "We decided who would go by seeing how many people we could smash into a couple of cars." Krista Alba said. "Going there nearly every morning and talking about something other than cheerleading gave us a chance to learn more about each other. Plus, we had a good breakfast too! " However, it was more than just early rehearsals that bound the squad together. Friendship and trust did as well. Two important qualities that allowed the team to function smoothly. "JV had a very unique quality:· sponsor, Kathy Wesrphal said. "They were friends and teammates at the same time. That was usually not too common, escpecially among a group of teenage girls." JV squad members were not only close, but dedicated as well. Throughout the season they cheered at all home and away JV and Reserve games, and attended all home Varsity games. Cheerleading was ofren their first priority on their school and social schedules. "I had a game to cheer at nearly every night of the week, and a lot of weekends coo.·· Elin Bocker! said. " le was really hard to be commited to cheerleading and school at the same time." While the JV squad personalities meshed near perfecrly, the freshmen cheerleading squad had a little more diJficulry. Soon after cheerleading began the squad became divided and argumentative. Cheerleading became a stressful! chore for freshmen caprains forced to listen to the complaints. ''At firsr the squad was di vided into two clicky groups." Elizabeth Norman said. "The two groups had a lot of problems and fights. Then there were two people thal separated from the groups so, everyone picked on them too." As the year progressed, the freshmen squad learned to cope with their problems and began to function as a productive squad. With the help of Westphal, they choreographed a routine which they competed with. "I loved practicing our dance, cheers and stunts together over Christmas break." Norman said. '"lt was the first time 1 felt like we were really a team. Even though we didn't place in the competition, we all had a great time celebrating our effort afterwards." For both squads. cheerleading had provided a year of learning and growing. They came to know a lot about one another and grew closer together. The sport that had unired them soon ended, but the friendship it brought still remained. By Jill Ryan Charlie Points 1 o Lindsay Potter 10 Jamica Powell 9 Josh Powell 11 Jessica Powers 11 Carolyn Price 10 Danielle Prout 11 Jacqueline Purscell 1 o Lindsay Putman 1 o Kelly Quigley 11 Kelly Quinlan 1 o Eliza Rasmussen 9 Grant Rasmussen 9 Brad Ratliff 11 Steve Raymer 1 O Bridgett Redden 10 A1a Reed9 Brady Reed 10 Kevin Reed 10 Emily Reeder 9 April Reedy 9 Nicholas Reese 1 O Jon Reid 10 Christine Reiners 11 1 0 5 ,..., :r n> t1) ::::!.. t'OI I» 9" ::I Cl':l With their porn pons, pommers spell AL during their half time performance at Homecoming. Homecoming was one of several Varsity events that pommers performed at. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Pom pon Front Row: Raschele Underwood, Amy Yochum, Melissa Malick, Tara Owens, Laura Liddick, Sarah Summy. Back Row: Andrea Lapham, Jamie Mann, Molly Gordon, Hannah Ainsley, Heather Kirkpatrick, Jill Stein. A trip to Nationals and a cheer called "Hercules" kept this squad together With the competiti veness of Nationals, team work and sportsmanship was a must. Not only within the squad, but with other squads as well. The pommers were on a bus with another squad, on their way to Epcot Center in Florida, when one of the girls from the other squad shouted "Let's do 'Hercules!" Nicki Bomgaars and Molly Gordon laughed a little, but once they saw the little cheer. they thought it was cute and asked if the other squad could teach it to them. The other squ ad was fri endly and showed them the cheer. "At Nationals all of th e different squads had to be friendly to one another. You couldn' t be rude just because you were competing against them," Gordon said. "AfSmile on her face, Liz Jones grooves to the music in her porn pon dance at a pep assembly. Pommers performed at nearly every pep assembly. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) ter all, you were in Florida with them for five days." Continued 0 11 Page l 09 Ready to dance, Heather Kirkpatrick looks around at a pepassembly. Thepommers competed at the Florida Nationals in January. (Photo by Chris Tovera) Doing a dance at the pep assembly Tara Owens and Melissa Malick get into the music. The pommers all enjoyed performing in front of the school throughout the year. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Charlotte Reynolds 1 O Ned Reynolds 1 O Haylle Rice 11 Karen Richards 1 o Kathryn Richardson 10 Brian Ridder 11 c~mingtoa ose The end of the season brings tears among this group of friends Comi1111ed from poge I 07 When the pommers walked onto the field to perfom1 their National' s routine. they all sang the Hercules cheer together. Even when the squad held their pom pon camp, they caught the little girls the 'Hercules.' The pommers would not have been on that bus or learned that cheer however. if it wasn' t fo r the camp that they a11ended over the summer. It was a UDA camp in Lincoln where they competed against many different squads and placed fourth in their home dance. Because they did so well at camp they recieved the opportunity to allend Nationals. in Florida. "We worked really hard throughout the we spenc a loc of time cogether and really got to know one another:· The pommers felr that their National·s performance was the besc all year. even though they didn ·c qualify for the semifinals. ··1 wasn' c disappoinced in our National's performance:' Amy Yochum said. ..We worked really hard to get where we got and the other squads down there were really talented." When the squad returned. they only had one performance left as a ream. At half-time of the last home basketball game. it wa noticable that the squad had bonded at Nationals. Their lase dance was more Lhan the end of die season, it was a symbol of teamyear," Bomgaars said. "lt was really impor- work. tant that we had squad unity and at Nationals By Alanah Davis James Ridder 11 Gii Ridenour 9 Michael Ridgway 10 Rachael Riggs 9 Micheal Rimel 10 Chris Robicheau 9 Rocky Rocha 1 O Shawn Rocha 9 Beckv Rodenburg 9 Mia Rodman 11 Alexis Rodriguez 9 KC Rodriguez 9 Laurie Rolfe 9 Danielle Ronk 10 MiaRoppe 10 Eddie Rosales 11 Michaela Ross 11 Becky Rossbund 9 Michael Rossbund 10 Mike Roth 11 ChadWick Rowland 9 Jodi Rowland 9 Jamie Royalty 1 O Lexie Rubin 9 senior section top us aveled the same four year y took different paths along the way, some won academic awards, lost a few games, passed tests and flunked a project or two. Some took the short cuts while others took the long way around. No matter which way they went, the Class of '97 had the same destination in sight: Graduation. The high school journey was a long one. They learned lessons for life and prepared for the real world. They supported, encouraged and taught eachother. The class of 1997 encountered many common obstacles along the way, passing junior english, driver's tests and rebuilding sports teams were a few. After reaching their destination the seniors realized the journey ahead was an even longer one. This time they would not have their classmates treading the same path beside them. This difficult journey was going to be traveleld alone. What the seniors had were the exp eriences and memories collected along the way to support, encourage and teach themselves on their new journey. With this in mind, they would not let road blocks or detours slow them down. They would not be stopped. With smiles of joy, Jay Parker and Tera Jensen take one last stride down the ramp at graduation as Adam Sage rt waits to recieve his diploma. The seniors last day was May 23. 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Many clubs had fundraisers in order to earn enough money for educational trips. The journalism department went to Chicago, Illinois fortheNHSPANationalJournalism Convention and choir traveled to New York to perform and attend a workshop. The speech and d ebate team went to state. Alison Eggers walked away as the first female debate champion in Iowa. Whether clubs were having weekly meetings or traveling around the country, they could n't be stopped from having a blast and found that the busier they were, the better. Arm outstretched, Chrissy Buffum gets ready to donate blood. Student Council sponsored two blood drives to help the American Red Cross. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Student Council Student Council helps the community with service projects such as the adopt a family program. Page 130 Band Hours of practice prepared band and jazz band for the annual Dinner Concert. Page 146 Mime Without saying a word, the Mimes took the highest award at All-State. Page 128 DECA A cookie sale helps DECA raise money to send members to California. Page 126 1 2 1 Major setbacks can't stop a group of ... • It was only six hours before regional competition and Krista Jacobsen's Odyssey of the Mind team was still awake in their Sioux City hotel room, beating on drums and trying not to wake the neighbors. The team's problem, 'Can You Dig It?', required a skit that had two acts; one set for ancient times and the other on modern times. Other requirements for the skit included an archeolog ist character and four artifacts. "It was two o ' clock in the morning and we had just started rehearsing our skit for the first time," Jacobsen said. "Even though we were exhausted, we were dancing around in the room playing tribal music." Practice was essential for the team because there was an e ight minute time limit for the ir skit. If the skit went over time, they would be penalized. The team had not been able to practice until the night before because of last minute problems. "When we were loading the cargo van to leave A sticky mess 1 2 2 With newspaper and paper mache, Krista Jacobsen makes a giant head to be used as an ancient artifact in her skit. Jacobsen's team placed feurth at State. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) for Sioux City o ur membership sign fe ll apart into about ten different pieces because the glue tn:ll held it together wasn"t dry yet," Carisa Satrorn said. "We had to redo the sign in the hotel room and we oat blue glue all over lhe carper:· The ~am members finall y got to bed at 3:{)(: a.m. and were rudely awakedjust three-and-a-hnll hours later by the ir wake-up call. "I really didn ' t want to get up because I was ~ tired and I kne w r had a long day ahead of me. Kee llia Thurber said. " Also. I had left the air conditioning on all night long and the room wa.:- freezing." , 1 Despite the Jack o f sleep, the team placed firS . . d 1d O\'er- in their spontenous compeution an sec0t all. They also qualified for State where the) finished fourth. Another team from AL. in the OMerdriod problem, finished first at regionals ruid second at state. d "It seemed like the longest day of rny life an .. needless to say, we slept the whole way home, Satrom said. by Sarah Scheer Proud of his creation, David Lake practices controlling his robot that he built for his team's OM skit. Lake's team placed second at State. (Photo by Ivy Landstrom) nowing the answers Geography students could have learned a few things from the Academic Deacthalon team who creatively discovered a way to memorize all 52 countries in A frica. For competition. the team spent hours studying ten different topics, including social studies. " We came up with a really crazy idea to memori ze the count ires in Africa," Ryan Edwards said. "From the northeast corner of the continent to the southwest. we took the first letter of each country and used it in a really long story we made up." Besides memorization, the team also used other techniques to learn the vast amounts of information. ··we'd each research a different topic and give presentations to the group. Later we'd quiz each other over the information." Rainbo l-lultman said. " After studying. we'd do something fun like go out and cat pizza together." The most difficult topic to study was the Super Qui z topic. which changed from year to year. Their topic was the Information Revolution and by competition time, the team even knew how a computer worked and the complete history of the computer. "It was all really boring stuff,"' Hultman said. " But i f you asked an}<me of us a question about it months later. sadly enough we'd 1 now the answer.·· After months of studying. the team proved to know the answers at State where they placed tenth. Indi vidually. Naomi Greelis was • \\ardcd a bronze medal in language and l iterature and Beth Hansen rccc1vcd a silver medal in social studies. by Sarah Scheer Rocky Rublnk 1 o Justin Ruby 11 Elizabeth Ruckman 9 Shadle Ruckman 1 o Brett Ruff 1 O Zach Ruiz 9 Andy Rutledge 1 o Nathan Rutledge 11 Candice Ruud 11 Jill Ryan to Pamela Saar 9 Amber Sagert 11 Traci Saitta 11 Jacob Sandau 9 Andrew Sawyers 1 O Sarah Scarpello 11 Emily Scheer 9 Risa Scheer 9 Tonya Scherer 10 Stacy Schliep 10 Kathleen Schnitker 9 Tiffany Schreck 11 Jeremy Schultz 9 Robert Schultz 11 Toni Schultz 11 Mandy Schuster 9 Ehren Schweer 10 Mary Sciortino 9 Dawn Scoles 10 Pauline Seymour 10 1 0 2 ~ > 30 s Speaking her mind Pointing her finger, Monica Perry practices a speech for competition. Speech and Debate members had good evalutions at most of their meets and Alison Eggers placed first in debate at State, qualifying her for Nati on a Is. (Photo by Justine Lee) Morbid Room 208 was pitch black. Urns, dead bodies and skeletons were scattered all over the floor. Suddenly a light turned on and eight students walked in weari ng black shirts with the words "No, we don't disect corpses (as much as we like)" scrawled across the back. It might have sounded li ke the opening to a horror story, but it wasn't. It was a group called ALHS Forensics. t-shirts help out some ... Holly Clark, one of the Speech and Debate members came up with the idea to use Forensics as the theme for Speech and Debate. She came up with the idea of Forensics because it was what the ancient art of speaking was referred to. "We all liked the Forensics idea," said RainboHultman. "We considered the death as ki ll ing out opponents in our debates. So, we were a little morbid." Morbid, maybe, but that did not stand in the way of two AL . E a rs and Mikt debate rs pl a~in g at State_- A Itson "' e · . The t\\l' Meyers met face to face 111 the sc011flnals f ti . h , . . ,. h a1·s and a -rer ,. ad a l'r1endly rivalry 1or l ree ye · .. "th the '~ heated debat E•lgers walked away wi • 0 f al roun• tory. Later that day, she won her in_ . 11. becoming the first female debate cha~np n 111 " Lincoln-Douglas Debate's 57 year history. . I .cl 't really ft'< " I was proud that l won , but I ct n . u debate.\\ much ofanyth111g. Usually, when yo cl f. I know whether you won or lost by the en ° 1 - . . nd l prett• round. So at the end of my llnal 1ou ' , h wasn t mu. 1 much knew that r had won. Sot e re 'IS h·1ppv b of a surprise. I was happy, the team W< ' r k There '' ' othe r than that the re wasn't any shoe · no great buildup before they anounced tnY narm Eggers said. k After State, the debaters we re able to loo their shirts and see that the motto was true becmi· the debaters reall y had ki lled their opponents. competition, that is. by Alanah Dn1 L• he verdict's • tn Many hours of hard work a nd studying for o ne competition didn' t always pay off as the seven members o r Mock Trial experienced. "We had to study a lo t for compe tition in W interset." Krista Jacobsen said. "T he trial was about a Brazilian re fugee who was accused of smuggling cocaine . I was the re fugee so I had to dress up and speak with a Brazilian accent. which was the best part." The members piled into coach Dick Me redith 's van and drove to Winterset. They ate breakfast at the diner seen in the movie Bridges 0 ! Madison Co11111y. As they arrived at the courtroom and opened the 20 foot doors. they saw two creaky stairways IO feet wide. They competed in this ancient courtroom that morning and won. After returning from lunch, they competed a second time and lost. It made AL the runner Up. ·'Mock Trial was run fo r me because I was a witness," Jonathan Marsh said, "and whe n I got c ross-examined, even thoug h I had been Prepped and prepared as a witness, I didn't have any idea what they Were going to ask me. We ll. I kind o f had an idea, but the uncertainty Was fun ... Even though the te am lost, they still had a fun and rewarding experience that late r benefited them. by Alanah Davis For a Speech and Debate exercise, Elizabeth Norman hangs another Ziploc bag on the back of Jane Nelson's door. Members competed in a variety of speeches including impromtu, poetry and humerous interp. {Photo by Justine Lee) Diana Shamblen 9 Victoria Shamblen 1 O Adam Shaw 11 Jodi Shaw9 Molly Shepard 11 Amanda Shirley 9 Tiffany Shirley 11 Tony Shively 11 Lindsay Showers 9 David Shreffler 1 O Criss Siders 9 Richard Siemer 10 Colt Sievers 9 Clarice Silva 11 Dana Simmons 9 Brianne Simons 11 Lon Skow 10 Angela Slate 11 Annie Siemer 9 Todd Smiley 11 Andrew C. Smith 9 Charlie Smith 11 Eleanor Smith 11 Erin Smith 9 Joel Smith 11 Lukas Smith 11 Nate Smith 9 Tony Smith 10 Zach Smith 1 O Tim Smothers 11 1 ""' 2 ~ ~- s ~ - Competitions leave DECA Through the aisles, DECA students ducked behind shelves of make-up, fake nails and purses, each armed with a bottle of perfume. Dawn Bresley, JoAnne Danburg, Heather Kelly and Jenney Lee were hiding from Doug Jiskoot who was also holding a bottle of smelly stuff. Ducking in and out of aisles, the group sprayed each other any chance they got. with some ... "It was awful," Danburg said. "Mr. Jiskoot was 1 2 6 using the worst kind, the old grandma smelling perfume." DECA students were ata mall in Des Moines after competing at State. Everyone was able to compete, and while they were there they got to get to know each other better. "When we all went to State," Bresley said, " we bonded, but when we came back nothing was different from when we left." Cookie monster At State, Bresley competed in Quick Serve and was able to earn a fourth place rating which took her to Nationals. Jaime Metz and Jiskoot went along to Anhiem, California to attend a conference, while Bresley competed. The trip wasn't all A perfect salesman, Doug Jiskoot sells Otis Spunkmeyer cookies to Alisha Livengood. The cookies were sold during the nutrition breaks and profits went to DECA. (Photo by Jost:lua Hale) work though. "Our stay was so fu n:· Breslcy said. "It didn'I seem like I was there to compete, it seemed like I was on vacation. I only had to compete two ou1 of the six days we were there." DECA students were also able to attend a conference in Minneapolis. "It was neat to go to the conferences and other events," Chris Pruitt, president of DECA, said. "We were always meeting new people from the midwest." Besides meeting people, the conferences taught the group many tasks that could be valuable in life. " You were able to use what you learned in DECA in everyday life," Pruitt said. DECA also did a fundra iser that lasted all year. Many students looked forward to the day on which DECA students baked fresh cookies and sold 1e0l. "We did well on our cookie sales," Pruitt ·aid. "We used the money from the cookie sales for our trips to districts, state and nationals and also the Valentine's Day dance.'· The few students in DECA accomplished 3 lo! and had fun while doing it. The class taught skill. that cou ld be used in everyday life and even taught them which kind of perfume not to buy. by Rachel Hamilton Hard at work, Heather Kelly helps decorate the small gym for the Valentine's Day Dance. Thethemeforthedancewas Valentine Hoe-down. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) alifornia girls A free trip to Californ ia. Almost everyo ne would have lik ed a c hance to receive that. For DECA membe rs w ho earned a third place or above, a trip lo California to comp e te in Nationals was giv en. Dawn Bresley comp eted at State in Des M oines along with many other DECA members. She rec ieved a fourth place rating in Quick S erve. but another student who double qualified gave up her spot and Bre sley was on h e r way to Californi a. A not h er m ember, Jaime Metz, went along with Bresley to a tt end a leadership co nfe r e nce. "J didn ' t earn a spot at Nat i o n a l s, but since I did w ell du 1ing the competitions, I was invi t ed to attend t he confe r e nce," M e tz sai d . The leade r ship conference and Nati onals took p lace al the sa me time and when stud ents had fini s h ed competing or listen ing to \pt!aker s, they we re ab le to visit all the t ourist spo ts. " We went to Disneyland. Uni versal Studios, Ven ise Beac h, Hard Rock Cafe, and many other places," M e tz said. ··we were the typical touri s t s." Whi le Bres ley co mpe t e d, Metz att end ed the co nfere nce and did rnany activ ities. The gro up li s t ened ro s pea k e rs talk about bu siness, learn ed how lo uo int erviews fo r jobs and a lso we re ab le to play ga m e s. ·While at the confe r e nce. I m et a l ot of peop le from all over the LS,' M etz said. "Whi le J was th e re I m e t my best frie nd who li ves in Minne sota." Going to all the parks and atte nding conferences and com p etitions made the week a memorable experie nce. Along with meeting people anu having fun. the students who spent a week in California for OECA al so l earned many things th at they wou ld be ab le to use in life. by R achel Hamilton Kathleen Snodgrass 1 O Sarah Snyder 11 Chris Solgat 10 Dan Solon 11 Calli Sorensen 9 Brady Spangenberg 9 Nikki Spetman 11 Andrew Spitznag te 9 Ben S pitznagle 1 O Jennifer Sprat 10 Starla Spratt 9 Cindi Springer 1 O Eric Stacy 10 Corey Stager 1 o Chad Stark 10 Dusty Stark 1 O Tiphani Stark 9 Justin Steadman 9 Sean Steensen 10 Jiii Stein 11 Kylie Stemple 1 o Jeff Steppuhn 11 Rebecca Stevens 9 Sarah Stevens 11 Knsty St. John 11 Sandi Stiles 11 Chnstina Stokes 10 Zac Stortz 9 Courtney Story 11 Justin Story 9 1 2 Taking a spin In a car that's not going anywhere, Christina Dixon, Garrett Higginbotham and Shawn Cannon practice their mime act about drunk driving. The mimes made and choreographed their own skits. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Drama Club Rings of smoke filled the auditorium and the scent of peppermint floated through the air. Stage director, Tracy Schaefer ran around frantically trying to find the source of the sweet sme ll. She was drawn behind the curtain to a group of actors puffing away on herb cigarettes. puts on productions by ... 1 2 8 "For one of the plays we used fake, herb cigarettes as a prop. They tasted and smelled like peppermint," David Shrefner said. "We were all curious about what they were. Since they weren't • at all harmful we d~cided to give them a try. The director wasn't very happy to In see us smoking them. She practically pulled them om of our mouths like we were little kids." The Drama Club not on ly had n fun goofing around before and after plays, but did some serious planning and a lot of hard work in preparation of big perfo rmances like Yourt1 Good Man Charlie Brown am You Can't Take It With You. "One of the main purposes for the Drama Clul was to get ready for the plays. Most of the tee., crew and stage hands were involved with_ lhe,~ ut· along with the actors." Leah Thomas said. Bt' sides play practice, it gave us all time wgether h share ideas and get things done.·· . The club also worked hard on enhancing lht'r acting skills. They often went 10 see otJ1er pla) and picked up on new ideas and ec hn ique~. "Once we all went to a Chanticleer Children Theater play," Shreffler said. '·One o f t11 e acto1 graduated from AL the year before. It was fun ti see him and how he improved.'" Actors and actresses alike enjoyed the event and new ideas Orama Club provided. They ab, discovered that the more fun they had, 1hc easier 1 was to stay dedicated unti I the plays were per fected. by Jenni Underwoot ilent but strong After monlhs of practice and preparation the AL mime troop, The Even Dozen was ready for Districts. The troop would perform in hopes that Lhey would earn a spot in the State competition and eventually All-State competition. Performing at All-State was the highest honor any troop could receive. After many d ivision I ratings and recommendations, the anticipated day arri ved, All-State competi tion. Five nervous and excited mimes waited backstage of a Des Moines high school auditorium. They ran their act, Over the Edge, over and over in their minds. They were ready and their turn to perform had finally come . The troop performed with skill and ease, the difficult part was waiting for the judges' decision. "We all knew that winning the All-State banner was the biggest honor any troop could receive," Stacy Watkins said. "After our performance we were all prelly confident the banner would be ours to take home, but waiting was difficult." Soon the waiting was over and the decision was announced, giving The Even Dozen the Iowa A I I-State banner to take home. The jud~es commented that the g irls performed flawlessly with excellent facial expression, body movement and muscle tension. "After we found out we got the banner we were all totally pumped," Watkins said. "We were jumping up and down, screaming and practically hyperventilating. The whole auditorium seemed to be in a roar. It was awesome." ln the end the mime troop d iscovered that with a little hard work and dedication anything is possible. by J enni Underwood For her act titled 'Hungry,' Mary Marsh begs for food. The mimes had to show a wide range of emotions in their routines. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Alexandra Suro 9 Erica Swanger 9 Melissa Swanger 9 Zachary Swanger 10 Lany&Nard9 Ryan Sweeney 10 Todd Taggart 11 Tracy Taggart 9 Scott Tague 10 Christopher Thacker 10 Jodi Thoma's 10 Leah Thomll& 10 1 2 9 3 §" !!. Q. ;: 51 Ill Stu Co members learn how to ... The dropping temperature bit at their bare ski n and left their breath in frosty puffs of smoke. By the armful, dozens of donated gifts and goodies were retrieved from the loaded van and delivered into the tiny house. The owners sobbed tears of joy as they vowed never to forget the happiness brought to them that afternoon. While most students began their Christmas vacation watching TV in their cozy fire lit homes, Student Council was hard at work. "For our community service project, we went through the Salvation Army Adopt-a-Family program and adopted a sing le mom with two kids," Jamie Mann said. "We met the family at Chuckie Cheese and treated them to dinner so we could decide what kind of Christmas presents they' d like best. Then from our We've got spirit 1 ~ 3 v 0 In preparation for Spirit Week, Katie Malmberg makes posters to hang up around school. Throughout the week, Student Council hoped to boost school spirit by having games during lunches and hosting a carnival. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Homecoming dance profits and business donations, we bought them a whole bunch of present· · and food and delivered them to their grandparent' home." The less fortunate "adopted" family had suffered through a series of tragedies which left thetll l ·c1 a fearful that they would not be able lo prov1 e • Christmas for the children. Therefore, Student Council's help was greatly appreciated. "I could tell the grandparents were reallY • moved," Jason Conroy said. "All of us felt privleg!.!d to be able to give them gifts and watch the expres· sions on their faces." . . The Student Counc il conducted various acuvt· c ties for the student body throughout the year. However, the most rewarding activity, was the one they received no profi t. It was the ~ne eve~! ~h:t blessed them all with the warm feeling of g1vtn: · by Jill Ryan 1 Behind the registration table, Angie Driggins and Marjie Jennings volunteer at the blood drive. Student Council members held two blood drives which helped the Ame rican Red Cross. (Photo by Heather Green) rof essional painters It was one week before school started and there we re no signs of student life except for the multicolored footprints scattered around the hall. Student Council spent the week transforming the plain, whi te walls of the math wing into a colorful und e rwater scene. "We accidently spilled a bunch of paint on the carpet and people were walking through it, leaving footprints behind them," Katie Malmberg said. " It was pretty fu nny b ut then we got in trouble and had lo c lean it up." Student Council used the l eft over paint that was used on t he cafe ter ia walls and had a little h e lp on painting their masterpiece. "We put the de signs on an over head and traced them on the wall," Malmb e rg said ... Breanne Schweer and I paint ed the yellow subma - rine." Besides organizing and participating in school activities, the Student Council was also act ive in projec ts that b enifited organizations anu the community. They volunteered at two blood drives which h e lped the American Red Cros s. "[liked h e lping out at t he blood dri ves because I got to wo rk with a lot of peop le at school," Elizab eth Norman said. "My j ob was to escort the donors to the mats after they gave b lood and make sure t h ey were okay." But things didn't always go okay and Stud ent Council m emb e rs had to deal with that. '·One guy fe ll asleep after he gave blood and started s n oring," Norman said. " I tried to wake him up but he blacked out. l think ii scared eve rybody e lse who was about to give blood.'' Whether it wus footprints or blackouts, the Student Council found ways to contribute to the sc hool and the community. by Sarah Scheer Sarah Tometen 9 Chris Tovrea 10 William Trescott 9 JimTripp9 Sharon Troff 10 Jayme Trujillo 9 Rex Tuper10 Rachelle Turek 10 Sama ntha Tyler 10 Amber Umbdenstock 9 Courtney Underwood 9 Raschele Underwood 10 Steven Underwood 1 O Andrew Utman 9 Erin Van Bibber 11 Ryan Vandefhelm 11 Shane Vandervort 10 Joplyn Vanhouten 10 Carrie Vanvottenberg 9 Nichole Vanwinkle 11 Cecil Vennule 10 Josh Vermule 11 Veronica Vlllone 10 Joni Vinsonhaler 1 O Ian Viola 11 Stacy Vofiz 9 Sarah Vorthmann 9 Nick Vrana9 Melissa Wagner 1 t Elizabeth Waldmann 9 Kitchen help NHS members find ways to get. .. With napkin in hand, Leslie Meyer sets the table for the National Honor Society induction dinner on March 20. It was the job of NHS members to serve the new inductees at the dinner. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Some students thought National Honor Society was just about grades, but it wasn 't. NHS did a lot for the school and community, such as community service. One project that NHS did was the adopt a family at Christmas and the computer compatibility test at Valentine's Day. "We adopted a family at Christmas and every member was told to bring a gift of some kind," more mor 1nvo ve Carrie Thatcher said. "Some of the kids asked for clothes. Just different things like that. NHS was great, I tried to encourage other students to get involved." Students were able to participate in another activities at school. It was a chance to meet other students . . ti er "I think NHS was a oood way lO meet 0 1 • e I " KevUl people and get involved with our schoo ' f Stull said. "My job was to basically help set up or the induction of the new members . ., Id be , NHS did a lot. It was a chance that wou remembered for a lifetime. . . 'd . ,, L 11·e Meyer sai . "It was a good opportunity, es . . "l would have definitly told other students to JOJO because it looks on college applications." 1 cl . S . , s·chool re ate National Honor oc1ety was a . ., . . b recomzed 1or act1v1ty and helped snrclents to e . . St dents would the1r grades and achievements. u d h remember the projects they worked on an t e_ . . "rHS for the rest ot experience they received from'" their lives. by Kristin Cooper essons for the future T&I was a class that taught about life after college. Students could take this course to be more aware of the difficulties of life out of high school. They could also learn how to do taxes and get a good job. "Trades and Industries helped you to prepare for the real world," Heather West said. "ln that class, we learned to balance our checkbook and how to manage money when we are older. I work at the CB Credit Bureau. I enjoyed my job because I got to deal with other people." For a grade in the Trades and Industries class, part of the grade ~a e from class work while the other part came from the students JOb. "We researched jobs that we were intrested in for the future." Melanie McLean said. " I learned how to do my taxes and got a lot of experience with other jobs." IL was a class that would prepare the students for the future. They would learn how to support a fami ly or use credit cards. "I learned how to do good job interviews," Andi Binns said. "I ~vorked at Kaybee toy store and taking this class helped me at my JOb." . Trades and Industries was a class that would benefi t the students m and out of college. They learned valuable skills that would assist them in their future careers. by Kristin Cooper In a crowded media center, John M. Espinosa talks to NHS members about his life. Espinosa was one of three alumni nducted Into the Hall of Fame. (Photo by Chris Tovrea) Heather Walker 11 Nick Watter 10 Melissa Walton 10 Kammy Wardlow 11 Ron Waschkowsld 10 Kaori Watanabe 11 Stacy Watkins 10" Josh Watts 1 O Kelly Weakland 11 Mlche1le Weare 11 Walker Weame 10 Maggie Weddle 10 Patricia Weddle 9 Theresa Weddle 9 Sara Wegman 11 Brandon Weihs 9 Sean Weller 9 JUIWeUman9 ndrewW~tO Andrew Whaleri 11 Rebecca Wheeler 9 Stevan Wheeler 10 Courtney White 11 DanWhlta9 Mike Whitman 10 Jason Wichman 9 Nicole Wilcox 10 S.rthWIH Tamara Wllltema 1 Ta.-.·WllUan'IB 1 Environmental Club members aren't afraid to be ... "You can die for all I care!" "As you wish." "Oh, my dear Wesley, what have I done?" Yelling lines from Princess Bride, members of the Environmental Club went rolling down the hill at Big Lake. The club, along with the A.P. Biology class, went to Big Lake to take water samples, test them and sent them to the state. The Environmental Club did many different activities. Planting flowe rs, picking up trash along Bonham and recycling paper and pop cans in school were just a few things the club did. " ldon'tthinkl'll forget planting the flowers in the courtyard," Karen Meyer said. "I spent over eight hours digging ou t the bushes and planting new flowers." The Environmental Club Tossing it out Environmental Club member Mary Pippert takes out the paper trash to be recycled. The Environmental Club recycled paper, planted flowers, adopted animals and was involved in many other activities. (Photo by Heather Green) planted the flowers to beautify Lhe courtyard and a11ract butterflies. With the bushes that the)' removed, mulch was made for the nowers. f The group also was involved in the protest 1 ° the Loess Hills. A lot was being done to stop t te tearing down of the unique hills. . .. "We had started a le tte r writing can1pa1gn. . 0 ffjcal' , Molly Shepard said. "Students wrote city f .tl e t..oe ~ and asked them to stop the destruction o 1 Hills. We figured if enough people wrote to them . 1 ey were they would stop and think about what t 1 d . " omg. d . ·er' The Environmental Club also did a fun at~ sellino Eart11-conscious shirts and bags. 'fhe monel) o . er at 1 te raised was used to adopt a Siberian 11g Henry Dorly Zoo. . 1 Clu~ , Throuohout the year, the Environmenta o b 1 , uLify 11e had fun while he lping to clean and ea . II· school and community. Working in the dirt .. y~ull ing movie lines and protesting all added up to a and rewarding year for the members. 'll n By Rachel fiaJJll 0 A protest in progress, Joe Lee, Amanda Fisher and Chris Curtis proudly display their signs. Protesters from the Environmental Club, as well as other volunteers, stood up against the destruction of the Loess Hills. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) tar struck Beneath the starlit sky and beaming autumn moon, the Science Club.watched. The whole magnifi cience of the Milky Way and the glowing planet Saturn were intriguing to their curious eyes. "We were all gathered in the clearing drinking hot cocoa and roasting marsh mellows," Naomi Greelis said. "It was very relaxing laying back and gazing up at the sky. There weren't any clouds and everything looked really beautiful." That evening, Arrowhead Park was the sight for one of several Science Club watches. Beyond the freshly frosted earth and crackjjng camp fire. the sky slowly faded and the stars emerged. "That night I talked and watched with other members until around mjdnight," Greelis said. "The watches were always casual and interesting. 1 learned a lot about outer space." However, star watches weren't the only activity members found themselves engaged in. Overthecourseofthe yeart11ey also traveled to the UNO Koontz Planitarium. and hosted a balloon popping dart booth at the Lynx Carnival. "Watching the little kids try to pop the balloons was really cute," Angie Driggins said. "Working at the booth increased school spirit, and I felt good knowi ng that I was helping the school out in a way." Many people inquired about outer space, but few pursued their cunousity. For those who did , it was the mystery of the moon and !winkle in the stars that brought Al's Science Club together. By Jill Ryan lmbry Wlllis9 Bethann Wilson 9 Ne11 Wllson9 Tanya Wilson 10 Justin Wlnchell 1 O Daniel Winger 9 Amanda Winkler 1 O Jessica Winter 11 Shannon Wise 9 Scott Wlskus 1 o Eric Witt 10 JasonWrtt9 Nathan Wobbema 11 Blaik Woellhof 11 Derek WoeUhof 11 Melissa Wohlers 11 Erik Wolter 11 AbbyWood9 Mandy Wood 10 Tee Jay Wood 10 Ryan Woodward 9 Mike Wooten 10 Bnan Wright 11 Jayne Wright 9 Jesse Wright 9 Laura Wright 11 Keith Yeoman 9 Arny YoctlLlm 11 Jake YoChutn 11 Brad Zieger 9 1 3 ...... ~­ s ~ . ------- ------....._ -- ... ----- - A-ttention Proud ROTC Flag Guard members, Tony Belt, Sara Snyder, Tonya Scherer and Dan Solon display the United States and Iowa flags at the Homecoming pep assembly. The Flag Guard marched at nearly every AL home game. (Photo by Sara Edrington) Lack of dedication leaves the ROTC with ... Hard work, determination and skills were what the Drill Team practiced to qualify for a trip to Daytona, FL. Two weeks before it was time to oo b> however, Sergeant Von Cook decided they would not be traveling anywhere. " I wanted to go to Daytona," Dan Solan said. "I think no one put in enough work and effort and that's why the trip was cancelled." The Drill Team practiced after school to get prepa.red for the meet. When students stopped showing up for practices, the trip was cancelled. " I knew we weren't going," Ben Pahl said. "Everyone had lost interest. It was as if no one cared." Dedication was an important factor. Anyone who wanted to be in Drill team was expected to give 100 percent. "I worked hard in Dri 11 Team " Tonya Scherer said. "I unde~ stand why we didn't get to go to Daytona. There wasn' t one perI " son that maked up a team, but severa_ · 0 . 11 Teamwork meant a lot in order Jor the n . . not all thiu Team to be successful. Marchmg was was done. . r " [ dedicated all or my free time to practt~es ' Daytona," Sarah Snyder said. "Theo the tnp wt cancelled." d' When certain members of Drill Team tdn show up to practices, it penalized everyone. " Schcn "I wasn' t that upset about Daytona. - said. "We really didn 't work as a tearn." Hard work was another part o f Drill Tent Some members felt it was unfair to cancel the u after the hard work put in. " I put in a lot of work," Snyder said. ··1 ~am~ all of the practices and was always there 10 tm and ready to perform." The Drill Team had mjxed reactions about t trip. Those who worked hard were penalized b remained to keep their heads high. For those" 1 didn't work hard, it really didn' t seem to man. by Kristin Coop • surprise drill With a loud scream the ROTC Drill team yelled, "Surprise" to Sergeant Von Cook. While at a drill meet they celebrated Cook's birthday. "We threw him a surprise birthday party while we were in Topeka, Kansasfor adrill meet," Audra Brammer said. "We danced and ate, it was so much fun after we had worked so hard all weekend." There were many reasons to celebrate. The ROTC practiced for hours and were happy they went to the meet. On the way to the party, however, Ben Condecon had some difficulties. "I was running to the party so fast because I was late. When I got there. The door was closed , I couldn' t stop and I ran into the door head first," Condecon said. Everyone else at the party was in a good mood. While playing games and eating cake and ice cream, some embarrassing moments happened. "We started doing handstands across the room and Nie Kerkman split his pants and everyone started laughing," Brammer said. Also ROTC placed first in their first drill meet of the year. ROTC worked hard to meet the requirements of the team. "We placed first in Exhibition," Mike Large said. "We also placed first in Regulation Riffle with basic drills." All together ROTC marched on with pride, not just for themselves but with pride for their school. by Krisitin Cooper Blind folded, members of the ROTC Drill Team #1 practice their routine. Members perfected their performance during and after school. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Kristen Ziegler 1 O Jim Zimmerman 11 1 3 ~ .___7~ Despite complaints, yearbook members .. . Roaring engines and calls for passengers to board their planes surrounded journalism students as they waited for their luggage. They landed in Chicago on November 18 to participate in the NHSPA convention along with three thousand other students from around the United States. "After we got off the plane, there weren ' t any shuttle buses to take us to our hotel," Melissa Wag ner said. "We tried to think of the fastest way to get there." In order to get to the hotel, yearbook adviser Kevin Sharpe, suggested taking the subway. "At first it wasn't a bad idea," Wagner said. "But after we got on the subway, we were told our exit was closed." Two exits later, they found themselves about nine blocks from their hotel, so they grabbed their bags and their map and began walking. "Each of us had two or three bags to carry plus we were tired and cold," Jenni Underwood said. Read all about it 1 ~ 3 ~8 Just aHer an issue of the Echoes arrives, Carrie Thatcher and Alison Eggers check out their work. Members of the Echoes passed out free copies of the paper once a month. {Photo by Heather Green) "Mr. Sharpe kept saying, 'Three more blocks'." Little did they know that+ one block on the map was equivalent to approxiamtely three blocks. "He ended up carrying our bags while we whined the entire way," Underwood said. "But we finally made it to the hotel." The excitement didn ' t stop there. During the awards banquet at the end of the convention, they found out that the 1995-96 Crimson and Blue yearbook had won tenth place for Best of Show in the nation. Underwood also won a superior rating for enclsheet and cover design and Lisa Berner won a superior rating for inside page layout. By the end of the convention. they had packed up their bags and left for the airport. "When we got outside of the hotel Mr. Sharpe had a surprise for us," Underwood said. "He feltso bad about the subway incident he rented us four limosines." The hard feelings were resolved and the jo~rnalism students returned home with the memones ot their trip to Chicago. By Kristy Reedy While attending the Crimson and Blue editors retreat, advisor Kevin Sharpe, Jenni Underwood and Melissa Wagner plan out the 1997 yearbook. The editors spent two days at the Residence Inn and got a head start on the book. (Phato by Lindsay McElderry) rinting problems The teams were ready. Krista Jacobsen and Jenny Norman crouched down behind the three foot wall on the balcony waiting for the attack. Carrie Thatcher was strategically placed in the kitchen with the freezer door open, armed with handfu ls of ice. As Norman peeked over the wall, the ice fight began. The Echoes editorial board was staying at the Residence Inn in Omaha to plan the issues for the year. "We had been cooped up in our room all day," Norman said. "~y mi'dnight we were all jumping off the walls, so we started an ice fight." The editorial board, composed of about six people, brainstormed and planned all day. taking breaks for meals and occasional am~s . "Even though we were working all or the time," Norman said. "We still managed to have fun and bond with each other." The retreat he lped the staff to get to know each other and set goals for the year. Most said they felt the accomplished the goals, but thought lheir biggest problem was missed deadlines. '·Nobody really put their effort into newspaper except for a few l!ditors," Tracy Lane said. "Therefore, people missed their story deadlines which set back the design and photography staff, and in turn sel back the issue as a whole." They not only dealt with the difficulty of missed deadlines the design editor quit just a few days before the first issue. Th~ desi? n as:tistant, Krista Jacobse n. had to step up to complete the designs for lhe issue as well as for the rest of rhe year. Through the difficulties, the staff thought they improved thrnughout the year, learning from their mistakes. The set backs made them ·vmk harder and as a team. All in all, the Echoes staff proved they JUld produce quali ty work and have fun doing it. by Melissa Wagner People Magazine 's Basketball bad boy, Dennis RodmaA appears on an episode of Third Rock from the Sun. Rodman was suspended from the NBA for 1 O games after he kicked a photographer. (Photo by the Associated Press) 25 Most Intriguing People Rosie O'Donnell Theodore Kaczynski Carolyn Bessette Kennedy Dennis Rodman Princess Diana George Clooney Richard Jewell Binti-Jua, a gorilla who saved a three year old boy Jenny McCarthy Christopher Reeve Kathie Lee Gifford Dilbert Gwyneth Paltrow Marian Wright Edelman. children's advocate Tom Cruise Shannon Lucid. astronaut who spent 188 day. in space Alan:is Morissette Carolyn McCarthy, politician who pushed for a ban on assult weapons Brooke Shields Canon O'Brien Madonna Tiger Woods Goldie Hawn Chelsea Clinton Bob Dole 1 3 ~ Strung out Jazz band members play to the beat of a ... Looking their best, the orchestra participates in the All-City Festival. The festival included both Al's and Tee Jay's orchestras. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Amidst the clutter of drums and amplifiers, a group of friends rehearsed. This wasn't the regular band, but it was the school's jazz band. "We had a really great year togther," Sarah Will said. " I had fun with the other band members at compitions where, after we played, we just all goofed around and had a good time.'' Besides just enjoying the riches o f team work, the jazz band also took home third place from the Creston Jazz Festival held in Creston, IA. This competiton was for all high schools in southwest Iowa. "We were really proud that we won,., Will said. "It took a lot of work and dedication in the mornings and on the weekends of practice together to get that title." The other jazz band, Jazz Band One also won many exciting honors. They received honors from a tour through Colorado and got a one at the UNO Jazz Festival. "We thought that was really special receiving honors in Colorado considering we had no drummer and almost no percussion, " Naomi Greelis said. "We even had to borrow a drummer from another school while on tour." The jazz band also had the problem of a ne\\ . . d · econd semester. Om· drummer com1no in unng s . 0 . . ... rra"ernents had to ~~ to the previous one qu1tt111g.'" ':: made. . . . d · econd semester 11 "Smee I JUSt came 111 unng s · ·• John Crod.t:r took me awhile to learn the music. said. " I wasn' t qui te up to the level. rhe.o~h:r I I d ·0 yable tune 11111. students were at, but 1a an enJ When new members j oined in, the band had hl learn to play together. "Having to learn to play together .was our bl!' accomplishment of the year . ., Chance Almonl! said. " It took us awhile to do that, but we soundeJ a lot better because of it.·· Jazz Band One already knew how. to pl~y ll gether, but they had to learn to play as mdu idunl' as well. Since they had limited numbers m euch section they had to play out the part Lhemsclvt'~ "We were a tight group and got along well hut since we had a small percussion section we had · play individually, " GreeUs said. "We had to mJl · sure our parts were heard well." . By playing well and gelling along Wtlh CJ• other rhe jaz7 band seemed to be in perfect 11.1 mony with each other and the music. They prO\ that they could overcome difficulties with c: .. i. other and came our winners. by Katy Pakenham a smashing good time Having to travel to the Beatrice OrchesLra Festival, members of the orchestra thought the re was something very unsual about this srnaU town. Besides having to stay with host fam iles and enjoyng the small town atmosphere, the unusualness came with Lhe towns people's cars. "Some of the people in Beatrice, Nebraska couldn ' t drive at all," Rebecca Cates said. " We saw two car wrecks in one day and they also had big dents in the ir cars from minor wrecks.'' Besides smashing into the local scene, members of the orchestra made a good impression at the town's orchestra festival. The festival was an annual event which invited high school orchestras from all across Nebraska and western Iowa. Members stayed with host farniles during their stay. Besides playing music all day, members relaxed in the even in o by ooin o to the movies bowlino or by ooino 0 bQ ' ~ 00 on a car ride. Having several membe rs of the orchestra in the car came little room. . "We had ten people smashed into thccartogether.'' Erin Blackman id. "People were on top of each other and on the floor. so for fun we just drove all around Beatrice and met some of the townspeople.'· Particpating in activites togethe r made members learn more about each other. Their two hour bus ride to Beatrice also contributed to the learning process. "On Lhat trip and in the car we oot to know and understand each other a.lot bette r," Emelic Jurgins 0 saicl. Taking the bus ride back to AL, members continued to learn from each other. They proved they could play well in many different 5ituations. by Katy Pakcnham Practice makes perfect for Cara Jacobsen who tries to get down her licks. Jazz band members spent a lot of time learning their individual parts. (Photo by Angela Bushman) i The world's mos eligible bachelor John F. Kennedy Jr privately marriec Carolyn Bessette or an island off the coast of Georgia The wedding was sc secret that somE family memben didn't know about it (Photo by Associ· ated Press) Rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Months later, Notodous B.I.G. was also killed when a passing car fired several shots at him as he left a party. Michael Jackson married long time f1iend, Debbie Rowe. Three months later, Rowe gave birth to Jack on· first child, Prince Michael Jackson Jr. The Star Wars Trilogy returned to movie theater 20 years after it' first release. The restoration of the movies cost $ 15 million and included four and a half minutes of new, computer-generated footage. A lamb named Dolly was the first mammal ever cloned from a single adult cell. The breakthrough raised scientific and ethical questions about the cloning of humans. AL Insider 0 Laughs rolled down the hall while Chris Machmuller and Don Swanson tied themselves together with old microphone wires. They were taping for their entertainment segment entitled, 'Excape from Grandick's room.' "They were trying to run down the hall after Mrs. Grandick had beaten them with a meter stick," Haley Allen said. "We also got them trying to run down the stairs and fa lling:· ore e Swanson and Machmul ler had been harrassed about getting their stories done for weeks. They started to feel as if they were in a jail and the producers were the wardens. Testing 1,2,3 With microphone in hand,Marsh a Grandick interviews Kevin Harter for Channel One while Sarah Scheer videotapes. The AL Insider received a Honorable Mention for Channel One's "Best News Broadcast" contest. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Insider consisted of reporters, editors and producers. The producers were to keep on the report· ers case to get their stories in on time, which caused " The them to be labled as " the mean producers. reporters had one story per month and were .re· quired to do in-depth reporting on even the eas1eSt stories. Editors worked after school for hours to get each story to look exactl y as it should. 1: " Few people realized the amount of hard wor and effort that went into the show," Mar ~ Grandick said. " I was very pleased with how.we .. 1 everyone worked on staff. They did a terrific Job. Once each story was taped, ed ited and final~ viewed, the students got to sec how all their ha work looked in the end. by Kelly Qu e~ As a way of saying thanks, Jennifer Hansen presents a clock to Marsha Grandick from the AL Insider production staff. Throughout the school year, the AL Insider produced 18 shows that aired at school arad in the community. (Photo by Melissa Wagner) • orn1ng news Good Morning Al was a new experience for all students. lt had a new format, weekly airing time and its own class period to prepare stories. GMAL took a new approach by doing the same types of stories as lnsider. They not only informed us of the news and announcements but also provided us with weather, entertainment and features. "Features were a new addition this year," Sabrina Kunik said. "We got to do in-depth stories on people at our school and got to cover poeple better." Having a class period to do their stories gave reporters a chance lo do research and tape during school. They onJy had to come to school early on the days that their show would air. "I left cbeerleading practice early the first " A" Day of every week to do our show," Lindsay Hutson said. . GMAL staff members' hard work was proven when they received an Honorable Mention for Announcement Show of the Year from Channel One. . "I was excited to get mentioned because so many schools were 1 hvolved in those contests," Shaun Hayes said, "We must have done Well to even get mentioned." Hard work and more time proved to benefi t GMAL throughout the year as their shows grew more popular. by Kelly Quigley Tiger Woods teed off as a professinal golfer in the fall of 1996 .Woods helped bring more minorities into the game and made the sport more diverse. (Photo by Associated Press) Bill Cosby's only son, Ennis, was murdered just off of a San Diego freeway where he had stopped to fix a flat tire. Eighteen year old, Michael Markhasev was charged with the murder. Over 1.1 million Tickle Me Elmo dolls were sold through the end of 1996. After Elmo's success, Tyco released a Tickle Me Big Bird, Cookie Monster and Ernie. Timothy McVeigh was put on trial and found guilty for the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City which killed 168 people. McVeigh was sentenced to death by lethal injection. Way to go Counting her warm fuzzies, Jill Ryan shares her compliments with Mary Daley. The concert choir wrote warm fuzzies to each other every year at their retreat. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Concert The substitute sat in the back o f the room watching Grease. Since the rest of the concert choir class had seen the movie repeatly, they sat there, bored stiff. choir has fun being ... 1 .g 4 "ti 4 Mike Bauerly, Adam Driscoll and Shawn Cannon sat brainstorming what to do. All of a sudden Cannon grabbed some smarties out of his pocket and chopped them up to a fine powder. Baurley and Driscoll r r~ just sat and stared, not knowing what was yet to come. After dicussing a game plan, Driscoll dared Jill Ryan to sniff the powder up her nose. Ryan turned to them with a nasty look on her face and refused , suggesting that they sniff it themselves if they were so bored . Drisco ll re fused, but the idea didn't seem 10 bad to Cannon. He sniffed it and the results wrncd up right away. . .. "My face turnec.1 bright red:· Cannon aid. M) eyes started to water so I ran to the bathroom. Seconds later, my nose started to bleed." . Cannon spent about fift een minutes clcamng ur the blood and returned to class, trying to act as 11 nothing happened . At the end of April, 56 choir -;tudents took a.,~ hour bus ride to New York where they :!>pent fm11 days touring. auending a workc;hop at Senton L'n1 versity and also perfo rming. The concert cho ir worked hard and had man' performances but they never forgot to have fun ath· entertain thernsel vcs. by Dawn Bresk: erfect performance Jennifer McCarthy was running very late fo r a New Design performance at the 64 Club. The performance was already in progress and Mika la Boze was singing her solo, ·•somewhere Over the Rainbow ... McCarthy ran up to her spot on the top riser and hit her head on the chandelier hanging from the ceiling. "Everyone tried so hard not to laugh," McCarthy said, "but it put a smile on our face for the rest of the night and another memory for the choir." The embarrassing two second event caused some long lasting effects. Besides havino a lllloe bump on her head for a few weeks, 0 0 McCarthy poscssed a new nickname, ·somewhere over the ching, ching.' "We couldn ' t resist g iving Jenny a nickname because it was the most ~bara!>s ing and funny thing that happened all year," Nichole VanWmklc said. The Swing Choir d id over 40 performances, including the one at lhe64 Club. They also received numerous awards such as a Di vision I rating al State and at the Bellevue East Contest. by Dawn Brcsley One can at a time, Ray Miller and custodian Vern Erks pack up can goods for the food pantry. Instead of charging admission to the winter concert, the choir took food donations for the needy. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) / -I Memorials along the coast of Fire Island, NY remembered the 230 people who died on TWA's Flight 800. The plane exploded and crashed into the ocean while on its way to Paris. (Photo by Associated Press) Ellen DeGeneres announced that she was a lesbian on the April 30th episode of the TV show Ellen. Ellen became the first TV show to be built around a gay character. Some sponsors, such as Chrysler, pulled their advertisments from the episode. Jon Benet Ramsey, a six year old beauty queen, was found dead in the basement of her Denver, CO home the morning after Christmas. Her murder questioned the world of child pageantry. Rosie O'Donnell became a hit with her own talk show and proved she had the ability to sell anything. Her on-air mentions set-off sales of Koosh balls, Tickle me Elmos, Ring Ding and Listerine. 1 4 g. s 5(it Band members take charge to put on a ... • As the streamer ceiling was lowered, students ran under and pulled all of the streamers off the center ring. When all the streamers were down, freshmen became the target of the clean up crew. A few freshmen were caught and pushed down into the pile. More and more streamers were added to the pile, and soon the freshmen were no longer visible. The clean up crew stood around the pile and laughed while the freshmen tried to escape. When they got up, again they were attacked and wrapped with streamers. The students were cleaning up from the band dinner concert. With many hours spent decorating, taking it all down was much simpler. "We spent a lot of time decorating," Jenni Will said. "Many of the band students came on Friday evening and Saturday morning to help decorate." Staying late into the night, students put up streamers, decorated the halls, bathrooms and gym and made a giant mask made of tissue paper. Primarily organized by the students, the dinner Party animals 1 ~ 4 t.:l 6 Digging in, Stacie Voss and Kylie Stemple cut Richard Halse's birthday cake. Band members celebrated Halse's birthday at Godfather's Pizza. (Pf:loto by Sarah Edrington) concert was done to raise money for the band. Parents and friends of students made reservation . As food was served to the guests, the students; dressed in formals and tuxedos, performed on stage. The concert band , jazz one and jazz two performed along with a qui ntet from the University of Wisconsin. Students worked hard practicing the music and organizing the concert. A new director set the band back, but they didn ' t let it slow them down. "The dinner concert went pretty wel I for having a director who hadn't done it before," Will said. "The students did a good job." Adjusting to a new director was a difficult tas~ for the band, but it wasn ' t the first one. There were many other hurdles during the year. "Befo re school even started," Fent said, "most of our drumline quit and we had to recruit a new one." A few of the students voluntered to be part of the drumline, although some had never played before. By the end of the marching season. the new drumline had adjusted to their new postilions. With all the changes made during the ye~. students worked even harder to accomplish their goals and have fun. by Rachel Hamilton Like a ballerina, Katie Richardson dances to the music of the marching band. The danceline and flag line attended all of the halftime shows and parades with the band. (Photo by Sarah Huckins) appy campers After a bot morning of practice, eight tired girls and their sponsor !>at around a table in the cafe teria of the college in Pella, Iowa. The danceline had just been d ismissed fo r lunch from a hard practice of 1 learning fl ag routines. "Karri Richardson, our sponsor, had j ust cut into her carrot cake when she saw a bug," Katie Richardson said. "The bug was still alive and moving.'' As Richardson stood up to throw away he r food, the girls vowed not to eat the food in the cafe teria again. "We ate mainly ice c ream after the bug incident," Calli Sorensen said. "The food in the cafe teria was gross anyway." Living on ice c ream and worki ng e ight hours in the hot sun didn't work well togethe r. "We had ice cream and pop for a meal or two," Richardson said, "b ut then we got really hungry, so we started eating a few things from the cafete ria. Our vow to not eat in the cafete ria didn' t last long." The danceline went to the camp to the learn new moves with their Oags and improve their marching style. "We leamed a routine with our flans and then had to perform in front of the other groups," Sorensen id. The group practiced for most of the day, but the re was also time tn relax and get to know each other in the town house they stayed in. "Before we went to camp we were j ust a group of g irls thrown logethcr," Amanda Ke ll y said . "We became bette r friends at camp tnce we were together most of the time." The group performed with the band at every home football game anct other compe titions such as State and the Clarinda competition. At the end of the band's ma rching season, rhe girls parred from U1c1r flag:. and each othe r with the memories of the camp and the rn • .my times together. by Rachel Ha milton -I At the Democratic Convention, Bill and Chelsea Clinton point and wave at supporters. Clinton was re-electea lo another term as president and Chelsea made news by her decision to at tend Stanford University. (Photo by Associated Press) Thirty-nirie members of Heaven's Gate killed themselves in a Rancho Sante Fe, CA manson over a span of three days. The group believed that a spacecrat traveling behind the Hale-Bopp comet was going to take them to the Level Above Human. At age 20, Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer ever to win the Masters. Woods signed endorsement deals with Nike and Titleist for $60 million over five years. Floods hit the midwest causing $1 billion in damage and 4.5 million acres in North Dakota and Minnesota to be under water. Grand Forks, ND was hit the hardest- 50,000 residents were evacuated and half of the historic business district was destroyed by fires. - ---- -- -...: academics mined to do well in our studies and did whatever it took to succeed. In addition to their studies, juniors had performance based assessments to worry about. Starting with the class of 1998, students needed to earn 21 validations in order to graduate. The validations were something new for both students and teachers. Several new teachers and coaches added to the tradition of academic excellence. Bob Hansen joined the math department, Carrie Harrill started teaching art and ceramics and Bruce Chubick was new to the physical education department. Even though ow· school work may have slowed us down sometimes, we knew it would benefit us in the end. The challenge of school never stopped us completely; it made us work harder. We wanted the education that would give us the skills and training for the future. Careful not to break the m ask, Jaines Yopp gets help from art teacher CatTie Harrill. Cceramics was one of the two art classes available to students. (Photo by Lindsay M cElderry) Art Getting creative with clay made for some interesting projects. Page 160 Math Sometimes extra help was needed when numbers got confusing. Page 152 Social Studies A mock trial gives students a better understanding of government in their Civics class. Page 150 Industrial Arts Birdhouses were just one of the many projects done by students in Wood Tech. Page 156 --- - - - -· -· -·-- - The burnt out sen ior was surrounded by books stacked to Lhe ceiling, notebook after notebook full of notes and six cans of Mountain Dew that could have drown out any sleep that dared approach. stacked The end of the semeste r was one of the most dreaded times in the school year. Every teacher seemed to think their class was most important. They would give huge exams without realizing other teachers did the same thing. Tests and projects piled up, while sleep became nonexistanl. "I stayed up almost all night before my project was due." Lisa Tauke said. "Mrs. Gepner gave our class a four to six page essay about the fall of Rome and how it was like the present day United States." g The pressures of the ending semesters left students sleepless and homework piled high The difficulty of the test or projects depended on the teacher. There were some teachers who could be counted on to give hard tests. "Mrs. Smoley gave the hardest semester test," Sara Edmonds said. "There was so much we had to know. The test had 60 vocabulary words and twenty multiple-multiple choice questions. We also had to identify quotes from throughout the semesBadgering the witness, Chad Mackland question Michelle Ellerbeck during a mock trial in Denny Devault's civics class. The trial helped students learn about the judicial system. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Scientists at work, Mick Freeman helps Jeremy Schnitker with a physics lab. The class used a wooden car to perform a suspension experiment. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) ter. Although the word .. test" hung over some people like a big gre)' cloud. some of them cou ld be con· qucred. "My French test was actually easy," Kristin Crook said. "I took time to sit down and study for it, so it wasn't that hard." Whether easy or hard, when the tests, projects and semester were over. students were relieved and happy. "I felt so happy because I got so . sick of some of my classes," Taukr.! said. "Only three of my cla. ses changed, but k " that was o ay. Most seemed to be in better moods when the semester ended. Some new c lasses we re added, some were changed and schedules were rearranged. "When the semeste r ended. 1 \~as so relieved," Crook said ... It fell hkr . k ff my shoul- a weight had been ta en o ,, ders. Then J got to start over. Semester tests and projects ovcrb t .,hei1 it was all whe lmed many, u \:v • 1 . 1 . ed to go a 11 tt k over, 1 e seem I smoothe r. By Rachel Hamilton .. Sidney Klopper. my teacher. saying. 'The answer is .. . ... Scott Wiskus "Roger Kuhl's long lectures that could take him three days to finish because he usually went off on different subjects.·· Greg Butts " Instead of doing our labs, my group would look out the window at the Driver's Ed students who backed over curbs." Kylie Stemple "ln Human Biology, we had to take about eight quizzes on muscles. I will never forget that." Amanda English "Terrell Clinton. our teacher, telling us to stroke our worm and 'treat it gentle.' when we had to dissect them." Andy Brookhart Carolyn Allen Choir Accompanies! Clark Allen Metals, Welding, Wrestling Gayle Backes French 1-2 & 5-6, French Club, French NHS Stephen Barker Prin Tech, Geology, Astronomy Marcia Blaine Librarian Diane Born Intro to Business, Consumer Education, BCA 1 Mary Ann Boscardin Science, English, Social Studies, Math Betty Brittain Cook Dave Brown PE, Golf Ruth Brown AP Calculus. Algebra 12 Paul Bullock PE, Girls Basketball Constance Byrnes Program With C, Trig/Pre Cale, Pascal Rod Cameron AP English, TAG Bruce Chubbick Basic Health, PE Terrell Clinton Gen Science, Bio/Zoology Von Cook ROTC Alynn Coppock English 5-6, Porn pon Jim Cunningham Spanish 1-2, 3-4, Boys Soccer ~ •' d Some students met the challenge by taking advanced classes Within the walls of Business 1-2, Steve Swee teaches students Tamara Williams and Stephanie Hunt about writing checks. Students in the class also learned how tobalance checkbooks during the seMore homework and extra hours of studying? Some students wanted a challenge and chose AP and Honor classes over academic classes. ··1 thought my honor classes were more of a challenge:· Jean Hurley said. ··1 found that the teachers expected more quality in my work:· Certain students discovered their first year in an AP or Honors class was different than academic classes. However most students were ready to try some thing harder, or maybe something easie r. '·t decided to take a second year in soc io logy for coll ege c redit," Stephanie Ho llowell said. " I thought that honor and AP classes he lped to me to prepare for college. The classes were more in depth, and I thought that the extra homework wou ld pay o ff in the end .'' A lthough the AP and honors classes were longer, that didn't stop student Jason Westphal from selecting the AP mi ry course. ··1 thought the first year chemi tr} was easy. so I decided to try some· thing more objective:· Westphal said .., took AP Chemistry and found it to be more di flicu It and longer:· When sllldents made the choice to sign up for AP or honor classes. some thought of the knowledge they would gain. Others thought about the col· lege credit they would receive. ··I thought about the credit I would recieve from my honor classe · Tonya Scherer said. ..I really en· joyed some of the projects that our class did. In Mary Gepner's World History class, we did a journal about the Olympic games.'' Despite the fact thal AP and Honors classes were more difficult and time consuming many. students s11ll chose the challeng ing classes. Mo!it of the students chose the classes because they wanted a college credit or just wanted a challenge. By Kristin Cooper \NhOI do you obeor o Sblll ondbU'SI~~ hcM?ln , common? ~ 1 mester course. ·5 S (Photo by 1 2.i-- e>------~;;;;;;------;;;;;;;;;--;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;==~ .. 1 would always remember when I was in Trisha Hagar's first hour Algebra class. Luke Kohl and Adam Krauth tried to climb outtbe window during a fire drill." Stacy Schliep .. One day when I was in Wes McMains math class I took out a CD out of my purse and I started to fix my hair in the reflection. The whole class got silent including our teacher and everyone started laughing at me." Brian Olsen .. The fun niest thing I will remeber was when DougJiskooL bussiness teacher. started reading out the wrong attendance sheet. The whole class was laughing because he was marking everyone absent."' Jason Witt "One thing 1 remebered was in my Bussiness class when my teacher, Deb Tettenbom, called Chad Roland 'willow.· It was a nickame the whole class called him." Kelly Quinlan Careful not to make a mistake, Pauline Seymour gets extra help from her math teacher, Robert Hansen. Hansen was a new, teaching Geometry and Algebra. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Jo Cupp Creative Writing, Honors English 3, English 3 Dennis Devault US History, AP History. Civics Bill Emsick Algebra 1-2, PreAlgebra Vern Erks Day Custodian Mary Kay Farber Day Custodian Daniel Fee Drafting 1, Woods 1- 2, Intro to construction Christine Fink Chemistry, AP Chemistry & Lab, NHS Patti Ford Child Care, Family Living, Basic Health, Applied Health Bill Forsee AP Biology & Lab, Biology/Botany, Biology/Zoology Kelly Frascht TAG English 1-2, Honors English 1-2, English 1-2 Michael Freeman Physics, AP Physics, Cross Country Linda Gardner cook Mary Gepner World History 1-2, Honors World History Shookoh Ghasri Special Education Jane Gibler cook Marsha Grandick Honors, TAG, Regula\ English 4, Intro to Brodcasting, GMAL, AL Insider Trisha Hagar Algebra 1 ·2, 3-4, Pre Algebra Jacque Hall English 5-6, Creative Writing 1 ~ 53(. I m ng As children. skipping was associated with jump rope or hopskotch. As teenagers, it applied to a whole different meaning. Skipping a class could be fun, but it also could mean trouble. " I wanted to skip once. but got caught," Tracy Lane said. "They sent a pass for me and I wasn ·l in my class, so they knew I skipped. After that. I just didn't want to skip anymore." No matter the conceq ucnccs, some still ran the risks of getting caught rathe r than going to class. While some played it safe by not skipping, other took the risk and faced the consequences ·•r skipped so I could get out of school. I usually went home, went out toeatorsomething," Jesse Larosee said. " It really depended on what hour the class was." There were. however, many enforcements to prevent skipping, s uch as new hall passes and a security guard, but it didn ' t seem to change With an appetite, Mike Bauerly spreads jam onto a roll in his German class. Foreign language classes had a foods day to teach students about the culture and lifestyles from the country they were studying. (Photo by Brandy Mefferd) For an assignment in Jane Nelson's class, Kim Ferguson tries to get her classmates to vote for her for Porn Pon captain. Persuasive speeches were just one of the many speeches students had to give in Oral Communications class. (Photo by Brandy Mefferd) the attitudes or some . .. A lot of kids didn't like their c lasses, so they didn't go. Frankly. I didn' tblamcthcm," Josh McDowell said. " I never rea lly got into trouble for skipping, it was just a slap on the wrist." Even though skipping was easy for some. other kids still didn't want to take the risk of the consequences. ''It was really a person's ow~1 choice if they wanted to skip a1~d _ 1 f they wanted the risk of gett1nig caught." Heidi Griffis said. ·'I oe\ t!r sk ipped because I was always afraid of getting caught." . While the meaning of skipping changed, the choice to skip or not to skip was still up to the individual. However, many students found that it was also the responsibility of the indi vidual to accept the concequences. By Kathleen Snodgrass " In my English class, I remembered when Jacque Hall lost her brain and it was held for ransorne. It was a sponge brain we used when we learned about learning styles." Kayla Ginn "In Linda Smoley"s class. I remember getting in groups to do Transcendentalist essays. We had to teach the class and it didn' t go over very well."" Christine Reiners "One thing about my Spanish class I would always remember was Linda Patton's bell. that she had used to keep us quiet and gel our attention with. She had to ring it almost a hundred times each day." Melissa Mass Robert Hansen Geometry 1-2, 3- 4, Algebra 1-2 Carrie Harrill Ceramics 1-2 Larry Harris Custodian Joe Hauser Biology/Zooology, Human Biology Jan Hawkes Assistant Principal Doug Jiskoot T&I, Business Management, DECA, Student Council Randi Kennedy Art, Ceramics Chelly Kenney Special Education Larry Kenny Worfd History, TAG World History, World Geography, Baseball Chris King Attendance Secretary Sidney Klopper World Geography . Dennis Koch Business Math, PreAlgebra Stephanie Krijan Orchastra Nancy Krogstad Counselor Mary Kyte PE Ron Lakatos Algebra 3-4, TAG Algebra 3-4 QBasic Programming, Visual Basic Programing Jane Lake Home Ee James Lake Principal a st From class to class. not only did the teachers change. but so did the styles of teaching. Most students found thaLall teachers had different ways of presenting their lessons. The difference in the way the matcrisal was taught usually differed in each subject. "My English class was mostly discussion," said Alisha Livengood. "However, my science class was more hands on."' With many teaching styles, the teache rs own style of teaching was sometimes based on the students and the class performance. Teachers have different ways of presenting lessons, but this also means different teaching styles " I found with group work sometimes students wou ld become somewhat lazy and not learn as much," Linda Smoley, English teacher, said. " Induvidua l work drilled responsibilty and discipline into the student and sometimes they learned more from the assignment by doing it individually rather than groupwise.'' Concentration is key for Jake Eyberg as he cuts a piece of board. Eyberg was finishing his project for his semester Wood tech class taught by Daniel Fee. (Photo by Justine Lee) Determination keeps Amy Erwin weightlifting everyday in PE. Erwin did many stations but the hip sled was her favorite. {Photo by Justine Lee) Most teachers agreed with Smoley. though most students thought the different styles did not olely depend on the class performance. " I didn't think the teaching styles depended on the subjects," JeremY Schnitker said. " II depended more on the teache rs than anything." History teacher. Larry BrO"'." thouoht that math was more a try at. pracGcc it and do it subject. Where as science and social studies had a lot of information that had to be told. T~c only problem was how to present tt. "Studies showed that studen~s learn better when taught by their peers" Brown said. "But that seemed to ~ different at AL. Students didn't even listen to what other students said." The teachino styles were based 011• 0 d LS of the teachers and how the stu en · that class interacted. By Katy Pakenhalll "I really liked line dancing. I particulary enjoyed learing the waltz. Dancing was a nice break from the normal things we did in P.E." Jennifer Bruder "I thought P.E. needed to be more active and have more of a vaiiety because volleyball and basketball got boring year after year, but I liked line dancing because I Liked country music.'· Jenni Henn "I really enjoyed bowling beacause it wasn't typically something we did in P.E. Plus I liked the bowling tournament:' Stephanie Hollowell Dani Linneman Earth science Albert Mabbitt Custodian Anina Madsen Geometry 1-2, Pre-Algebra Fred Maher Assistant Principal Chuck May Girls Volleyball Rose McCormick Cook Midge McDaniel Registrar Kay McKern Secretary Micheal Messerli Activities Director Rebecca Moad Cook Scott Moore ROTC Cindy Morris Cook Donna Mott Special Education Nancy Mulvania Secretary Jane Nelson English 4. Forensics 1-2. 3-4 Phil Nielson Physical Education Wayne Norman Business Computer Applications. IBM Linda Patton Spanish 5-6, 7-8 • --·-- - ·- -- - ··- --- --- - A loud ala rm went off at 7:00 a.m. in Ben Peterson's room. Slowly. he rolled over and pushed th snooze button for ten more minutes of sleep. He laid there. not wanting to get up. stressed out In his mind, he knew that he only had to go for two classes. but he couldn' t convince himself to get out of bed. Having a short day was j ust one of the many symptoms of senioritis. Some of the others were deciding what classes were important enough to actually go to and juggling work and homework. but under control "Working and doing my homework challenged me a litt le bit more than last year." Peterson said. " Having short days really helped me to get things done." Even though Peterson could handle juggling work and homework, some seniors couldn't. Some students stopped doing their homework altogher. others skipped a lot more classes than normal, and in quite a few cases. some even graduated early. As graduation nears, more and more seniors faced a classic case of senioritis as the challenge of juggling homework and work became almost impossible "I graduated early." Lisa Alba said. ··1 wanted to get out of school and I needed to work more to pay for all of my expenses, Busy putting the pieces of the human body back together, Traci Saitta and Hanna Haynie learn about different parts of the body. This was all during a class at Career Center. (Photo by Angela Bushman) While playing doctor to Sandi Stiles, Tim Lewis takes her blood pressure. Students had the option of taking different classes in the health field . (Photo by Angela Bushman) such as my car." Seniori tis wa:. found to be the worst on senior picture day. November 16. Seniors arri ved at 8:05 a.m. with the intention of leaving right afterwards. The administration and security guard, however. were the re to ~top them. The yelling and complaining seniors forced Fred Maher to tulk to Principal Jim Lake. After a long 15 minutes of waiting. the seniors decided. as one, that they had waited long enough. All at once. they flooded out the gym doors. The administration could not stop them. No one could. T hey were invisible. " I felt such a big rush when we all left. I was one of the first ones out the door," Jennifer Lee said. ··rt was the highlight of my senior year. Nothing could top it." It was only when they walked down the reel carpet of the AL gym with their diploma in hand. that they found _all the stress of being a senior worthwlule. By Dawn Brcslcy ··one thing th at I learned in Career Center was anthropo logy. Working in a hospital t a u ght me to work wi th pe ople and alJ the medical terms.·· Becky Matheson .. I learned from self-motivati o n. Not only thal. but working w ith cars taught me that I re ally needed to use so me common sense:· Roger W etz el ··one ching that I learn ed from Ca reer C ent er was experience. Even t hough I wo rked at K-Mart aut omotive cente r, I never team ed as mu ch there as I did in Career Cent e r." Brinn Merit Gina Pearson Special Education Robert Pettepier Algebra 1-2, Trig. Analysis Jean R egan English 1-2 Mike Rinehart Band, Jazz Band Peggy Rod riguez German 1-2, 3-4, 5- 6, 7-8 Don ald Scheibler Latin 1-2. 3-4, Eng. 7-8 Dennis Schmoker Chemistry, AP Chemistry, General Science Dick Scheppner Counselor Ni la Sevey Secretary Kevin Sharpe Newspaper, Yearbook, Journalism. English 1-2 Billie Shelton Counselor Jakkl Siefken Cook Susan Smith Wor1d History. AP Wor1d History. Civics Linda Smoley English 5-6. Honors English 5-6 Lee Spann Mixed Choir.Concert Choir, Show Choir Mary Spitznagle Media Center Aide Tom Stull Driver's Education Betty Struthers Secretary "I j ust don 't understand!" was a common statement often heard in classrooms. Blank faces stared at numbers, letters. dates and words that seemed meaningless and impossible to learn. Teachers searched fo r a reliable reason as to why students continued to struggle with classroom work. However, the cause for fa ilure most commonly overlooked was the student's gender, which affected the success they experienced in certain subjects. At the University of Pennsylvania, studies of the male and fema le brain showed there was a difference in the way men and women learned. Females learned to read, write and spell quicker because they possessed bener auditory, verbal and motor skills. Males, on the other hand, progressed faster in math and science because they had more advanced visual and perception skills. Students discover that gender differences may be the cause for difficulties in some classes "The girls enjoyed reading more than the boys in my class," Carol Tiller, special education teacher, said. While making bread in Home Economics, Gil Ridenour and Justin Meis knead the dough. Students were taught not only how to prepare food but also about nutrition and kitchen safety. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) Busy making cuts in her relief tile, Alicia Drennen imprints a design. Students spent several class periods working on the relief tile projects. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) '"It seemed li ke the girls were more anxious to please me. so they" d pay more a11ention during class too. The boys seemed more hyperactive and needed to change activities more often." Students agreed with Tiller's observatio ns. In an AL survey, 17 o f25 girls said English was rheir easiest subject, while only nine boys agreed. However. 12 o f 25 boy said math was easier as opposed to four girls. ·•1 couldn · t really relate to math or science because I got really confused in those classes:· Walron said. ·'English and speech classes were my favorite. J felt most comfortable in a c lass, li ke speech, that I understood well, because I didn ' t have to worry so much about saying something totally wrong ... Expectations for both genders remained constant and equal regardless of what research showed. Disappoi nted students discovered gender was not a reli able exc ~e for late homework and had to meet theirdeadlines. by .Jill l~ an 1 "We h ad this b ig si1 1k of bub b les and eve ryone started throwi ng th em all over 1he place. Na ncy Tange men. our Foods teac h er. d i dn · t even catch us! There was scummy d ish water everyw here!" Elizabeth Waldmann ·'One day Zach Swanger and I !Ook so me dirty dish water and put it in a glass and gave it to C o lt S ieve r s. We told h im it was ice tea. so he d r a nk it! .. Ja son Liddick .. O ne 1jme A d am Ne lson threw a piece of c lay at Gil Riddnour, but a girl got in the way a nd s he got hi ~ ri ght in the face. S he threate ned to beat A dam up and he was really scar e d. It was funny." Jennifer Hansen .. One time we took a rubber ba nd a nd ti ed it around the sink bose. When Car r ie Harrill, our C eramics teac her. went to t urn on the si nk and the water d i d n't came out the fa ucet, it came o ut the hose and s q uirted her in the face." Ad am Nelson St e ve Swee Accounting 1-2, 3-4, Business Law. Basic Computer App. Nancy Tange m an Foods 1, Foods 2 Deb Tett enborn Senior Survival, Intro. to Business Rox anne Tilford Teacher associa te Carol Till er Special Ed Jim Tornabane Counselor Dulc inea Vasgu ez Cook Joe Wheeler Counselor Bill Willard Psychology, Understanding People, Am. Govt. Joyce Wright Assistant cafeteria manager Marjorie Yochum Cook Pam Z iebarth Business Prep, Basic Computer App. Macintosh ~1 t2 6 e 2 p -- - --- --- ·--- ersonali profi es Sometimes we found ourselves wondering what it all was for. Even though our personalities and outlooks may have differed greatly, we were alike in one aspect, we had the drive to succeed and the persistence to meet our goals. This section profiles six people who went above and beyond to accomplish their goals and become role models for their peers. We wanted to profile many aspects of student involvement, therefore we covered an athlete, a journalist, an actress/musician, a gymnast, a cheerleader and a volunteer. No matter what struggle they encountered or setback they faced, they all had one thing in common, they couldn't be stopped. ty ~1 ~ 6 8 4 AL was down 7-6 in the third quarter of the Roncalli game. The Crimson Pride kjcker anxiously jumped in place while Kutt Ferguson and Scott Coppock waited for the ball. As a team player and leader, Scott Coppock is a valuable asset when he plays wanted to accomplish that othe rs followed his actions. He was a great team player and leader." Coppock said he looked at sports differently than he used to. He focused more As the ball sailed through the air towards Ferguson, Coppock began to run towards the endzone figuring Ferguson would catch the ball and follow close behind. :r:. I VL a I w /)_ '/ S +'1. r I II~ cf par/ of c.. on the benefits of the team as opposed to his own achievement.<;. 011. bei1t.5 .+ tl4.M . I ha_d -lo bf, Howeve r. Coppock realized he was mistaken when he glanced over his shoulder to sec the ball bounce on the ground and Ferguson was no where in sight. Coppock, with victory close at hand, went back, picked up the ball and started running. VVt y h~sJ 5() r '-VDIA. IJ~r I l f- W\ y s ( # "I didn't care i fl scored a lot of points or made the paper for my passing yards or rebounds." he said. "I just wanted the team to win. If it would've helped my statistics, but do nothing for the team as a whole. I didn · t do it." 0, fAe ..fettM d ~Wll His perception of sports wasn't always thought of as a team effort. He said his brother and coach, Shad, changed his outlook. -- ::> l off Corr o c)c_ '"Normally wedidn'tget good returns if we didn't initially catch the ball. But, this was an exception," Coppock said. "With the help of the team, I ran the ball back for a touchdown. T just did what 1 had to do." Many of Coppock' s most memorable moments were because he "just did what he had to do" for the team. "I loved lo compete, no matter what the game," he said. "T strived to be the best that I could be, and I haven't let myself down yet." Coppock's dedication could be seen by the number of sports he played. He was active in football, basketball and soccer. He also played baseball for awhile. His strive to be the best left him with many recognitions. He was All-City and All-Conference for soccer in 1996, and A 11-Ci t y, A II-Con Ference. Most Valuable Player for AL and nominated for City Player of the Year, during the football season. Rick Wahl, head football coach, was convinced that Coppock earned the awards. "Coppock had a fierce desire to compete and be successful." Wahl said. "He was so intense about what he " He taught me to be a team player," Coppock said. " He would work with me during off seasons to improve my skills." Not on ly did Shad help Coppock improve his techniques, but he introduced him to athletics in the begi nning. " My clad, Shad, my brother Todd and I would always be playing one sport or another," he said. "Because Shad was older, I looked up to him, and wanted to be like him. He was my hero." Shad thought Coppock had given a lot of hard work and dedication to get where he was. ·'Being his coach gave me the opportunity to watch him grow.'' Shad said. " I was nothing but proud of him ... Coppock not only excelled in athletics, but also in the classroom. He knew that academics always came before sports, and maintained a 3.8 GPA. Through the wins and losses, Coppock remained dedicated not only to school but also to the spo1ts he loved. His ·'team player,. attitude made him a success on and off the field. By Melissa Wagner With just his arm, Scott Coppock protects the basketball from the Roncalli players. Coppock was captain of the basketball team his senior year. (Photo by Ivy Lanstrom) Under pressure from the Skutt players, Scott Coppock tries to avoid the opposing defense. Coppock played football all four years in high school and was Most Valuable Player. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Hands up, Danna Kehm and Jeff Meredith practice their routine to the song Time Warp. Kehm had participated in New Design since she was a freshman. (Photo by Joshua Hale) Back to back with her partner Brandon Holmes, Danna Kehm gives it her all during practice. Music played an important role in Keh m's life everyday. (Photo by Joshua Hale) 1 ; 6 6 - -------- --- ---- --- --- - -- ------- --- --------- - must = . go on ~'.,. "fl when her big drea ever comes true, ": '19 n~q Kehm . r.~iY.J~S her life for music ...... '\>:: •• ·.·.;;.~. ~~· ......... "~ ... , .;>; ......... <·'" ft was practically impossible to recall the elite series of plays and musicals she perfom1ed in, choirs she sang with and competions she won. However, something she would never forget, was the one Shortly after her AU State disappointment, Kehm received ~e lead role.as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz . Kehm was thnlled to receive the role, but claimed she would have honor she never had. Water pooled in Dana Kehm's eyes as she fought to hold back the unbearable memory of what happened just months before. Uncontrolled teardrops began to rol I down her flushed checks. Si"9\\~ DJ\d fX~rM·~ Clf tL ~ po..r + o~ l'Y\.d.... J:-t's ~ ~if.t- +c:. been just as pleased to have played a chorus member. "Being a lead in a play was more work and time than taking a calculus class!" Kehm said. "I could sin~ an? react in front of people, which 1s basically all a chorus member did. Except I was terrible at speaking in front of an audience and memorizing speaking parts .. , "Not making All State, (Honor Choir) was really hard for me this year," Kehm said as she wiped her eyes. ''Everyone in my tryout quartet made it except for me. I made call backs, and J knew then I wouldn't make it because I usually OA'<!f>t'\!L w~ w ·, \ l \)a.~ <A..~+iDr'\ Although nerves and staoe frioht 0 0 hardly ever got to Kehm, a performance gave her a sense of accomplishment and self-wonh. The frantic rush of adrenalin beam.in a spotli ghtsanddarkaudie~ceswer: aJI Kehm breathed, lived and sano for. ~KJ--- 0 choke at call backs." Above all, Kehm claimed that All State was the highest singing related accomplishment one could receive in high school. As leader of her quartet, she scheduled practices every morning nearly three months prior to the competition. After two previous failed attempts to make t11e All State Honor Choir, Kehm was determined and prepared to be a senior member. "When I got the results that I didn 't make it l was crushed," Kehm said. "You know that feeling you get, right in the center of your gut, when your sad and depressed? It was there, and it was huge." Her final attempt to make the All State HonorChoirended in anguish. The reality of defeat had settled and Kehm was forced to face t11e music and move on. "I remember crying myself to sleep that night," Kehm said. " I woke up the next morning and thought to myself~1at moaping around was silly and pointless. So I went for a3og and felt tons better." The iITesistible desire Kehm !Cit for music was quickly restored. Within her wounded soul, confidence reappeared and her content for music remained unharmed. Her disappointment was disguised by her unfailing familiar smile. To others, Kehm appeared stronger than ever. . "Danna worked extremely hard all three years she tned out for All State," Lee Spann said. "J respected her so much for the way she handled failure. She always had a very positive, great attitude for music that never changed." "For me, performing was one tremendous rush," Kehm said. "When I was on staoe I was forced to smile and act awake and excited. And it rubbed off and I'd come off stage alive and ready to go again.'' ' After dozens of perfom1ances, there was only a few Kehm remembered best. From her times spent performino as her favorite role as a chorus member in Aladdin, to the 0 embarrassing moments her friends would never let her forget. "We were performing with swing choir in front of a huge audience our sophomore year," Breanne Schweer said "Somehow, Danna had tucked the back of her dress up int~ her pantyhose and w~und up performing that way! After we got off stage we all JUSt broke up laughing. Danna and r performed a lot together. but that was one tbino I never let her forget." 0 . Through the good times and bad, Kehm realized it was her m1 ak~s th~t made her better. She knew that music was ded1cat1on, 111volvement and cooperation. Music was beino a leader and a follower at the same ti me. That is what inspired her ~he most and kept her contenc with music year after year. Eve~ though ! got worn out of music. I couldn't picture a ?ay .~v 1tbout g.01~g s~mewh e and just singing," Kehm said. I couldn t 11nagine not being able to sing or who l vould !iave been without music. My schedule proved 1t...mus1c was my life.'' By Jill Ryan 1 ~ 6 ~ ~ 1 6 8 With editorial positions in both AL Insider and Crimson & Blue, and an internship at a local television station, Sarah Scheer found that she had ... With only the rjng of the bell, the halls were bombarded with sudents rushing towards the doors. Only one student dared to work against the crowd towards the editing room. producers. Along with producer, Scheer was named managing editor for the yearbook staff. "My first choice was editor-in-chief, and at first I was While everyone's day had just ended, Sarah Scheer' s day had hardly begun. "Right after school r would edit for AL Insider until 5:00," said Scheer. "Then I would go to Channel 17 until 6:30, and go back to school until 9:00 for yearbook." 1YU m..tfilA,, to...n. 'r\o...ue o.... fC~ft.J .\rf\9°'-ti {5Y\ '"\'Y\e.., ? u.b \ \ c. Cu"\ cl ""hi ().·f s w hl'.ll ·, n ~ ¢\ r-e.cl o.xxl. disappointed that I didn' t get it," Scheer said. "But now I'm glad because of all the stess I would' ve had. With only being one step below editor-inchief, I still had a lotofresponsibilities." T'Y\C-1\ \J e>.* e.cl me. 'tn e, MO ~-t . Responsibilities and stress are two synonyms for journalism. ()nc.e_ I <jD+ \~ "I was always busy. I would either be finaling stories or editing," Scheer said. " Plus I had school, work and getting ready for college to deal with." Of course, these responsibilities were expected considering she was a producer for AL Insider, managing editor for the Crimson and jD u.rn~\.SY"1\ I t.cwM.-t ) ge.+ cw-. ~~ Along with Scheer's work load her senior yem·, she also interned at Cox Cable, Your News 2. Bl ue yearbook and production assistant for Cox Cable, Your News 2. Scheer's interestinjournalism was strange in the sense that she got this far from "accidents." As a freshman, Scheer took an Introduction to Journalism class only because she needed another credit. However, she liked it, so she signed up for yearbook. Scheer admitted she was intimidated her first year. "The upperclassmen would sit at the computers and they wouldn' teven acknowledge us," Scheer said. "Then again, that motivated me to put more effort in my stories." BecauseofScheer's dedication to meet deadlines with high quality, she was named people editor for her junior year. Besides her leadership responsibilities for yearbook, she was a reporter for AL Insider. "It was a tough year," Scheer said. " I was new at editing and reporting. r had double the deadlines and double the responsibilities." Scheer handled the pressure welJ. At the insider banquet, she received awards for the second Best Feature Story and runner-up for Best Story of the Year. Thanks to her awards she won during her first year, she was named Repo1ter of the Year. "I couldn't believe that I got those awards, especially Reporter of the Year," Scheer said. "I was in the running against a couple seniors and L thought they would never elect a rookie." After the awards for the 1995-96 season, applications for editorial positions for the 1996-97 staff followed. "Somehow my name ended up on the list to apply for producer," Scheer said. "I didn't want to say no so I just filled ouL the forms. r didn 't think I had a chance anyway." To her surprise, Scheer was accepted as one of the two "l started out rippin g scri pts and running tbe teleprompter or camera," she said. "But then in December 1 was moved up to production assistant. Then. i nsteacl of just being an intern, I got paid." Even though Scheer was always on the run, she was confident it would all pay off. "It gave me a lot of leadership skills and first-hand experience that I could take with me. I was always learning something new and getting better at what I did." She was not sure whether she wanted to major in print or broadcast journalism, or where she wou Id go lo college. Jenni Underwood, editor-in-chief of the yearbook, was confident Scheer would excel in whatever she chose. "Sarah's going to be someone someday," Underwood said. "She wasn't afraid to take risks. Whatever it took. Sarah met the challenge." With Underwood's experience, she thought Scheer had what it took to be a journalist. "She was very goal-oriented and talented," Underwood said. "She was independent, but on the other hand, she also worked well with others. She was a strong leader and very motivating." Sarah said she relied on motivation. She strived to make her work the best and thought the most rewarding moment was when she got to see her finished project. "There were times when the pressure got to me and l just fe lt li ke quiting," Scheer said. "But then 1' d get such a rush from seeing myselfon the TV screen or reading my name in the yearbook. That's what really kept me going." It was Scheer's love of journalism and need for perfection that kept her after school day after clay. Every finished deadline moved Scheer a step closer to her dream. By MeUssa Wagner In order to meet a yearbook deadline, Sarah Scheer helps Jenni Underwood place a story. Scheer and Underwood often found themselves glued to a computer for hours on end. (Photo by Justine Lee) While writing her storyboard, Leslie Meyer asks Sarah Scheer for help. Checking scripts and tapes were just a few of the duties Scheer had as producer of the AL Insider. (Photo by Justine Lee) Q) In the middle of a swing, Matt Kenkel looks ahead to a back toss on the parallel bars. Kenkel practiced twelve hours a week at the Artistic Academy of Gymnastics. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) With the strength of one arm, Matt Kenkel practices routines on the pommel horse. At Nationals, Kenkel made finals in the event. (Photo by Lindsay McElderry) 1 b The crowd was awed by his amazing abilities along with his strength and focus. He perfectly performed his routine nine and a half feet above the ground on the still rings. He attempted a double flip as the crowd he ld their breath. When Matt Kenkel fell head fast to the floor, the crowd gasped. "I tried to do two flips, but I got lost somewhere in the middle and did one and a half, " Kenkel said, " It didn't hurt, itjustshocked me." Mistakes, however, weren 'tcommonduring performances for Kenkel. It was near perfection that won him a nationaJ award, took him to State, and the Junior Olympics. From the Lime he was tluee years old, Kenke l flipped and tumbled in and out of the gym. When he began, gymnastics was just something for Ke nkel to do, but soon there was a goal to achieve. "We put him in gymnastics as sort of an outlet for energy," Gail Kenkel, Matt's motl1er, said. "It was like, here try tl1is. After awhile, he just got hooked." Kenkel practiced at the gym three nights a week from six until nine. His coaches, Todd Crouse and George Hall, not only helped him perfect his routines, but inspired him as well. "Todd had done in the sport what I wanted to do." Kenkel said. " l wanted to be a college gymnast and compete at tl1e Olympics in the year 2000.'' Kenkel worked hard to change his dreams to reality. In August of 1996, Kenkel competed at the Junior Olympics in New Orleans. LA. He finished e leventh overall. Kenke l said he could have clone better, but he was sick with strep throat for part of t11e week. Ke nke l also achieved the title of National Vault Champion in 1995. Kenkel' s other achievements included receiving the Joel Ferre l I award and a nomination for the row a Gymnast of the Year. "A coach who watched me perform nominated me for the Iowa Gymnast award. not my own coaches.'' Kenkel said. "Even thoug h 1 didn't receive it, I felt honored because sophomo res weren' t usually nominated." He did. however, receive the Joel Ferre ll award. The award was given to one male and one female gymnast in tile nation for their leadership skills and abiUty. The award was presented to him at the Junior Olympics. "l was surprised when tlley called my name. I had no idea tllat I was in the runnino for it," Kenkel said. "' Despite all tl1e hours of hard work Kenkel spent in the gym, he still made time for his friends, school and work. " Matt wasn't left out of the social circle at all," Chris Machmuller said. "We went to football games and did things other teenagers did." Kenkel' s mother agreed that he was able to handle everything just fine. "He gave it all up willingly," she said. "It was his decision to continue to focus on gymnastics and go for the goals he made." Kenkel's parents suppo11ed him over tile years. They went to meets and showed him how much they cared. "They were supportive, but tlley didn't pressure me," Kenke l said. "Basically. tlley were the nonnal proud parents.'' His parents never pushed, they always made sure what he did was what he wanted. "Life is fo ll of decisions," Mrs. Kenkel said. "We didn't force him, it was his choice . We've always made sure he continued on his own will." Altllough his main focus was on gymnastics, Kenkel also got invoJved in otller activities. He played tile French horn in band and tile trumpet in jazz band, he nm hurdles for track and was on the basebal I team. and also a part of National Honors Society and the Sci~nce Club. With not much free time and a lot to do. some wondered why he continued to do gymnastics. "Ifs what defined me," Kenkel said. " It's just what I did." Gymnastics was what Kenke l did, rmd he was good at it. He worked hard to pursue his goals and never gave up, no matte r what happened. Even a fall on his head during a routine didn't phase him-too much. By Rachel Hamilton 1 ~ 7~ 1~ 1 .!! ~ 7 ~ 2 Volunteering to help those in need, Ammie Campbell tou ch es others with compassion and shows that ... pprh Itwasadaylikeanyother. Ammie Campbell made her way down the hallways of Kim and entered the handicapped room where she volunteered. She wondered why the room was so clean. It was never this clean. She sat down with the other students to play a game, but was distracted when a camera crew entered the room. TY news reporter Caroll Schrader asked if she was Ammie Campbell, then congratulated her for being the recipient of Channel 7's 'Puning People First' award. "My mom had nominated me buc r had no idea about it," Campbell said. ' 'They taped the entire surprise and put it on the news. It was pretty cool." The day she was recognized by the community for her volunteer work was unlike any other for Campbell, but she didn' t devote so much of herself to others for the awards. Campbell volunteered as a helper in the handicapped room not because she had to, because she wanted to. "Everyone at school was really mean to the handicapped kids," Campbell said. "Over time I became one of their friends and someone they depended on. I liked it when they came up to me in the hallways and gave me hugs." Having a student helper in the room had a strong impact on the handicapped students. Campbell proved that she was not like everyone else. "Ammie didn' t treat the kids any differently. She would do things like look through magazines with the kids just as she would do with her own friends," Pat Bennett, a teacher's assistant, said. ''The kids had problems just like anyone else, and they liked having the opportunity to talk to someone their own ageaboutthem." Campbell's nature wasn't to sit around and feel sorry for those in need. She acted upon her concerns. " I guess I just had a super-tender heart because every time I saw a homeless person 1 wanted to cry," Campbell said. "I used to drive past the Micah House eve1yday, so one day J stopped in." While many teenagers complained when they had to clean their rooms, Campbell gave up weekends and took notice. vacations to do most of the cleaningandchoresat the shelter. Helping out in the smallest ways gave Campbell a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment. "I would make posters and play with the kids at the shelter,,. Campbell said. ''The kids were just happy to have someone there to play with them." The special bonds Campbel I shared with those she helped kept her wanting to do more and more good deeds. She gave up every Saturday and began candy striping at Jennie Edmudson Hospital. Her generosity was sincere and others "Ammie always displayed a positi ve, helpful attitude," Sarah Huckins, a fellow candy striper, said. "After Ammie left patients' rooms, I would hear them say how nice she was. That reflected well on Ammie and the program." Helping others was not just a phase Campbell went through, but something she wanted to continue for the rest of her Life. She planned to become a teacher for handicapped children because helping others helped Campbell become someone she was happy with. "Volunteering gave Ammie a great attitude about everything else in her life,'' Jeremy Campbell, her brother, said. "I thought it was great that she liked helping people." Suppo1t from fami ly and friends meant a lot to Campbell. It didn't take awards for those close to her to recognize how hard Campbell worked to help others. "Ammie always put people ahead of herself," Emily Reeder, Campbell's friend, said. "She gave everyone a chance. It didn't matter what they looked like, who they were or what background they came from." To touch others' li ves with compassion and kindness was not only an ability Campbell possessed but something she thrived on. The satisfaction she received from helping others was worth more to her than any award. By Sarah Scheer Roles reversed, Ammie Campbell eats a spoonful of applesauce from the child she babysits. Campbell liked working with children and also volunteered her time to help handicapped kids. (Photo by Sarah Huckins) At candystriping, Ammie Campbell hangs towels in a patient's room. Campbell volunteered every Saturday at Jennie Edmunson Memorial Hospital. (Photo by Sarah Huckins) -- - --- - - - ---- - - - .. -- --- Just as loud and spirited as every other cheerleader, Shawn Cannon pumps up the crowd with a cheer. Being the only male cheerleader in school history, Cannon had many supporters. (Photo by Joshua Hale) As the cheerleaders perform a stunt at a football game, Shawn Cannon helps support Melissa Wagner. Cannon's upper body strength was a benefit to the squad and helpful when performing stunts. (Photo by Joshua Hale) --.- ·-- - -- ------- --- - --- ---- - Commitment was the first step to excellence in any sport. Shawn Cannon knew that. Along with the rest of the team, he practiced hard, improved his moves and perfected his The night after tryouts Cannon received the call from cheerleading sponsor, Ronda Nieto, who told him he had made lhe junior varsity squad. At firsL no one knew how sportsmanship. He was loud and spirited just like his teammates. The only difference was he didn't shave his legs, and he never wore a skirt. r:' ve.. ~ \ '-VC\."(f bee"' o ~~ to +Y'f ~e..\.V +~;~t . So) ~"'e\\ committed Cannon was about cheering. It wasn't until the first day of school, when all the cheerleaders wore their uniforms, lhat they knew he was serious. According lo Cannon, being different was hard, but being AL's only male cheerleader was a challenge. "I was used to being the center of attention because I'd been in a lot of plays. bul being a cheerleader was different," Cannon said. "I felt like the crowd was constantly critiquing me because I was lhe only male ~'l"ist-"- J "'<.obt&\ bV'o "'j "+ i.A.~ +"'4,. 1'().t~ "f- ~t.t.vl tqd, ~ J :r: !t:t1tA/'&J'1or Jo.-.,._, ~S~ ~.e...-f~ .... +Yyi~ o~1""? 1 ' ·Tue first day of school I got a lot of positive comments alono . 0 with about six negative ones;· Cannon said. "I think people who put me down for being a cheerleaderdid il because they were not used to seeing male cheerleaders.·' ~11lt--- According to his squad co-captain, Melissa Wohlers,judging by Cannon's altitude at practice he seemed 10 enjoy practicing and cheering. on the squad." Before tryouts, during his sophomore year, Cannon never considered Lrying out for cheerleading. It wasn't until haJ fway through first quarter, that he even took cheerleading seriously, when his friend Krista Jacobsen, suggested he tryout. ''When Kiista first mentioned that I should go out for cheerleading, she was just joking. But after I thought about it awhile, I thought, maybe it is something I'd want to lry." With cheerleading Lryouts fast approaching in April, Cannon had to decide whether he should tryout for cheerleading. He sought advise from Jo Cupp, his English instructor. "I encouraged Shawn to tryout for cheerleading when everyone else was telli ng him not to," Cupp said. "I knew he could do it, and he's a easy person to get along with." Two days before tryouts Cannon told his parents he had decided to t1yout for cheerleading. He missed the first day of practice, therefore he only had the remaining two scheduled practice days and the weekend lo !cam lhe tryout dance. two cheers, make up a chant and perfect his jumps. All the odds were against him, but Cannon remained determined to make the squad. "Shawn's a very dedicated person. If he decided to do somethi ng, he's going to give it his all," said Jim Cannon, Shawn·s father. "Shawn talked to a male cheerleader over the internet who had gotten a scholarship from cheerleading. I think knowing that really inspired him:· ·'Shawn's a positive person. and he's fun to be around." Wohlers said. ·'He fit in well, just like any other person on the squad. We needed more guys like Shawn on the squad. It's just that people made ha vino a ouy on the squad up to be a lot more than it really was." "" "' Cannon was prepared and anxious to see just how people would react to him at his first pep assembly. He was overwhelmed when nearly half of the student body gave him a standing ovation. Cannon was just as pleased with the positive response of the crowd toward him at the football games. "Cheerleading was a really great experience," said Cannon. ''I'd definitely encouraged other males to tryout for cheerleading for the same reason l would have encouraoed girls. It was fun and something to do." 0 As far as other activities went, Cannon claimed he would continue to participate in all of his cu1Tent perfo1111ino art activities and clubs. However. sports would remain a thing of Cannon's pasl. ·'People were always asking me why I didn'tplay football. Well, I wasn't good at football:· Cannon said. ··1 couldn·t he! p it if l don't tit their standards. The only thing u1at mattered to me was what I thought.·· Mosl people accepted and respected the factthat there was a male cheerleader. Those who didn't were invisible to Shawn. "People were entitled to say what they wanted:· Cannon said. "but like l'vc always said. never take to heart lhe opinions of people you don't respect.'" By Jill Ryan r----..--- community "t tookzg cash out of rt.akin econdjob to pay for the trip to Spain we did it. We did what it took; we couldn't be stopped. The money we spent kept the businesses going, and the jobs they supplied kept us shopping. In the past, high school students with jobs were a rarity, now it's almost a given. Not as many businesses developed in the area as in years past. Several closed down including Homers, Valentinos on Broadway and quite a few shops in the Mall of the Bluffs. The recent development of the casinos, and the restaurants and hotels in the Lake Manawa area may have slowed business down, forcing a few to close. We were partners with the community, working together to get what we wanted . .. 1 ~ Hard at work, Brian Hamilton checks groceries at No Frills. 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Love, Mom, Dad & Sarah What is your favorite fast food restaurant?* 32% Taco Bell 30% 17% 12% 9% Burger King Subway McDonalds Arbys - *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey of 177 students. Senior Pictures? No Problem! Come to ... Eric Applegate and Heather Kirkpatrick went to Jack Hanson for their senior pictures . Not only did they get great pictures, but they had fun creating their poses. 122 ... 1~8~ 200 KiNGSRidGE DR. Seeing is Believing! fu!!!IYE~ C E N T E R DR . BARRY J . JOSE OPTOMETR I ST The Right Place to Go ... to See Council Bluffs. IA 51503 160 I Ave O 323-5213 Established in 1975 Tara Rae Owens You were always an independent, smart, caring, energetic, smiling little girl - with all of that you have turned into a wonderful young woman. Follow your heart and go after your dreams. Life is a journey and without a doubt, you will take the journey to the fullest - we are very proud of you and proud to be a part of your life. We love you, Dad, Mom and Josh Dave Drennen Class of 1913 Jim Drennen Class of 1918 Dana Drennen Class of 1996 Tom Drennen Class of 1997 Drenaea Automotive Alicia Drennen Class of 1998 Darcie Drennen Class of 2000 Darah Drennen Class of 2006 1023 N. 16th St Phone (712) 323·7845 Dave, Jim fd Sam Drennen Julia, You are loved for the little girl you were, the special woman you are now, and the wonderful daughter and sister you will always be. Learn from the past, work hard in the present, and achieve your goals in the future. We're very proud of you. Love, Dad, Mom, Jill, Daniel and Snoop Anthony T. Smith Mall of the Bluffs ristY Council Bluffs, IA 51503 re me Christy Creme is the only Place to go to recieve~ °'~~ • service ~~ ~ ~ m,~clenta,e ea/Uu. Tooth Emporium and William J. Braymen D.D.S. 179 Bennett Ave Co. Bluffs, IA Office: (712) 322-2231 Home: (712)526-2338 How many of You have a job?* 56% 46% yes no *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students HORSEBACK RIDES V $10 per hour V 30 horses available HAYRACK RIDES V $5 per person V can accomodate up to 150 people • : . £ • • Lisa, We love you for the beautiful person you are and always have been. What a joy you are to have in our lives. You are capable of attaining the u nattainable - hold fast to your dreams. Always know how proud we are in what you've accomplished in your life. And Lisa, listen to your hearts desire, for there lies your true happiness. With love, Mom, Dad, Eric and R.R. 4 Box 311B, Council Bluffs (Highway 183) 51503 323-1932 Con or I I I ) What fun we had watching you grow into such terrific young men. We wish you all the best. Thanks for the memories and tl1e laughs! We'll miss you all. .. come see us!! ~ t Front row: Damian Tey1ner, Brian Hill, Andy Will, Jeremy Schnitker, and Allan S1nith; Back row: Ryan Conaway, Kurt Ferguson, Cory Hansen, Eric Applegate, Scott Coppock, and Jay Parker Do you have a car?* 53% 47% yes no Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students After Trendsetters offers beauty supplies for all occasions. For everyday good looks or special events, Trendsetters has a style for you at a price you can afford. Sarah Scheer models a new look designed just for her at Trendsetters. Before Trendsetters & Beach Club Tanning 1840 Madison Ave. 328-9777 ,HEARTLAND ~ PROPERTIES INC.~ Congratulations to the Class of Heartland Properties Inc. Equal Housing Opportunity 1997 301 West Broadway Co. Bluffs IA S1S03 Andi, We are proud of you and hope all your dreams come true. Love, Dad, Heather, Grandpa and Grandma Nebraska and Iowa's Largest Multi-line New Car Dealer • Chevrolet • Oldsmobile • Pontiac •Buick • Chrysler • Plymouth •Dodge • Dodge Trucks MOTOR CENTER INC. 1-800-432-5830 Our company's goal is to understand the needs of the client and to meet and satisfy those needs with a high quality product, personalized service, and cost effectiveness. Highway 30 West at Missouri Valley Exit on 1-29 Lanny Walker President Personalized and Qualified Service 323-4688 1824 Second Ave. Jay, We are blessed to have you as our son and brother. You have brought so much to our lives with your outgoing pesonality. You have filled our home with laughter, good times and good friends. Always follow your dreams, continue to make good choices, be happy, smile a lot, and have fun! We are so very proud of you. Love, Dad, Mom and Joel How much money do You sPend on eas each week?* 35% 24% 22% 19% 0-10 10-15 15-20 20+ *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted of 177 students What is Your favorite weekend activity?* 41% 25% We're so proud of you, Beth, who you are and everything you've accomplished. 19o/o You're intellegence and beauty are 8% 7% wonderful, but your sensitivity is your greatest gift. May you always find success and love in your life. Friends Parties Sports Movies Relax Love, Mom, Dad and Maggie What do You own?* Stereo/ CD TV Cell Phone 6 % Beeper 13% 26o/o 25% *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students. *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students. ~ Bowling On "THE HILL" 32 Bowling Lanes Billiards Room/ Game Room Snack Bar Fun For All AGES ..... BnmswickValley\f le\'Vl..a'les 1900 Madison Ave. Council Bluffs, IA (712)328-2374 Do YOU have Internet access?* 59% 41% Yes No *Results based on a Crimson & Blue su rvey conducted by 177 students. Lindsay, my daughter teeter-totter Full of ups and downs With a few bumps and bounces Sometimes a balancing act • Requiring effort and teamwork - And you must hold on tightly As you graduate Keep a smile on your face Enjoy life Like a child on a teeter-totter Your good health matters Ronald K. Miller, M.D. Daniel J. Larose, M.D. Clifford K.Boese, M.D. Huy D. Trinh, M.D. iller Orthopaedic Affiliates, PC Docters Building, Suite 307 201 Ridge Street 323-5333 How many hours do You spend online?* 57% 22o/o Cheerish your childhood memories and Hang on tightly to your dreams for the future. 9% 12% Congratulations! Love, Dad 0-5 - 5-10 10-15 15+ *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students. - --. --- -- ---- - -- - Mul\IClle Lrs.1"'0 Se<vc• MLS A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you today just the way you are A We do not remember days, we remember moments A Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun A Success is a journey, not a destination A When it's time to die, let us not discover what we never lived A The best mirror is a friend's eye A It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness A A person who wants to lead the The Past is history, orchestra The future is a mystery their back and now is a gift. crowd A That's why we call way to the Present. to speak good Bryan, FoR YouR BEST DEAl! V Randy Abbott 734 -5402 V Richard C. Bentely Bus. Phone 734-5402 Fax 734-5574 JiM 1 S DodqE COUNTRY 5402 L St. 734-5402 We are proud of you for becoming an Eagle Scout, for joining the National Guard and for graduating. May God bless your future. Love, Dad, Mom & Jeni WOODWORKS 1 Congratulations TED McElDERR~ CPA 1-712-325-0344 25 South 15th, Suite B P.O. Box 1832 Council Bluffs, IA 51501 V Designing V Building V Detailing · 242 Harrison St. 328-8230 you set out to do. Then follow your heart and make it happen. In the beginning you squeaked and squawked with your clarinet, now you entertain to many applauses while playing many instrun1ents. Wir lieben dich, Vati und Mutti How many of You 2et an allowance?* 66% 34% yes no *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students -- - -- - -- - - --- --- --- Stephanie, All the dremns 'We'd thought you'd be are all the things you are. You were once our little girl and noiu our shining star. You have always been so special in everything you've done and we are so very proud of you. Love, Mom, Dad, Jen, Sassy and Maddie Construction How much do you 2et for an allowance?* 36% 910 19th Ave (712) 322-7898 25% 20% 19o/o $5-$10 $10-$15 $15-$20 $20+ *Resu I ts based on a Crimson & Bhtt survey conducted by177 students Flowers by Hinman carries a wide variety of flowers for all occasions 1800 McPhearson Ave. 322-0267 Nobody Does It Like ... . .......-. zzza ~ounter 610 W. South Omaha Bridge Road 520 East Broadway Eric, 366-0593 323-7245 We are very proud of you and love you with all our hearts. Never forget your dreams. Love, Mom and Dad Dine In• Carry Out. Delivery . Pizza Spaghetti • Sandwiches • Salads Garlic Bread How much do vou spend on the weekends?* 31% 23% 23% 23% $5-$10 $10-$15 $15-$20 $20+ *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students . -- - -- - - .. - - ----- -- -------- - Triple L Transmission & Automotive J !land PCII}{ Offering ... * TRANSMISSION REPAIR AND EXCHANGE * 4-WHEEL DRIVE SPECIALISTS * BRAKE SERVICE * REASONABLE PRICES The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. We are so very proud of you. Love, Mom Dad & Robbie Our Philosophy ... We try our best to serve your family carefully grown and handled friuts and vegetables. Martin's Orchard 1511 AVE. L 328-7113 Rt. 3 Box 75 322-8010 II 1. 11 II For the Best Coverage of SOUTHWEST IOWA NEWS READ The Daily Nonpareil Daily and Sunday 117 Pearl Street Council Bluffs,IA 51503 (712) 328-1811 Serving Southwest Iowa Since 1857 Always be proud of the different drummer in you and remember to always fly high! We're proud of you. Love, Dad, Mom, Justin, and Prince Where do You like to shoP? * 23% 23% 21% 17% 15% JC Penny Dillards Buckle Gadzooks Express *Results based on a Crimson & Blue surve conducted b 177 students. Does anyone really know just how wonderful you are? We do. We wish you good luck in whatever you do. We wish you success and real happiness, too! Love always, Mon1, Aaron and An1y David, Congratulations! We are proud of you. May you experience the great happiness in your life that you have given us. Love, Dad, Mom and Beth "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to ·what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson What is Your favorite tYPe of music?* 43% 26o/o 11% 10% 9% Alter- Pop Oldies Country R&B native Rock Soul *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students. How many hours a week do you spend on homework?* 41% 28% 19% 12% 0-5 5-10 10-15 • 15+ *Results based on a Crimson & Blu e survey conducted by 177 students. IOWA WESTERN' s NOT YouR TYPICAL ir. COMMUNITY ~" I! COLLEGE. ~l~-~ •START YOUR BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT IWCC AND EARN TRANSFER CREDITS TO THE SCHOOL OF YOUR CHOICE! •AFFORDABLE TUITION, PLUS SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE •NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS • f IFTY PLUS APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRO- ~~ GRAMS IN HEALTH SCIENCES, INFORMATION AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AGRIBUSINESS, AND FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES! •COUNCIL BLUFFS CAMPUS IS JUST MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN OMAHA CALL 1-800-866-4922 FOR MORE INFORMATION IOWA ~ OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.IWCC.CC.IA.US How many hours a week do you spend shOPPing?* 48% 33% 11% 8% 0-5 5-10 10-15 15+ *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students. Thanks for loving us and accepting our love in return. We are very proud of you! We love you! Mom and Tim Bill and Pam ) Melinda, From your first day of school to . your last, we have been very proud of you. You're a great daughter and we love you very much. Keep Smiling. Love, Mom and Dad D·o You attend SPOrtin2 events?* 67% 23% yes no *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students. Good Luck Class of 1997 Searle Petroleum Company Division of Red Giant Oil 1701 S. Third 323-2441 Congratulations Rocky! - We are very proud of you and wish you • much success in the future. Love, Mom, Dad and Gina Thanks lor everything, Sharpe! Love, The 1996-1997 Editorial Board Dawn, I watched with pride as you learned to walk, to ride a bike and to drive a car. Your 11 can do 11 attitude will help you succeed at any thing you do. We love you very inuch, and wherever your path may lead, we'll always be there for you. Love, Mom, Bob, Misty and Angel What subjects do you like?* 1. Science 2. Math 3. Foreign Language 4. History 5. English *Results based on a Crimson and Blue survey conducted by 177 students - 366-1766 HEAR~fLAND I ~PROPERTIES INC.® 301 West Broadway Council Blufff, IA 51503 ~ro~er · Ow~er MLSIB~ Fax (712) 325-1656 Bus. (712) 325-0445 Voice Pager 221-1517 Mobile Ph. 681-4812 e~o1 1997 I 3119 S. 9th Street 2 ~ ~ ~ Christy, Congrad ula tions ! We are very proud of you, and all your accomplishments. You are very special to us. We hope all your dreams come true. We Love You, Mom, Dad and Teri Jo How often do YOU skiP a week? * 40% 31% 15% 8% 6% 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-11 never Classes *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students. The Pricemaker Need helP looking for the rblht car? Come to John Barber at Rhoden Auto Center for friendly helP and a great Price. AUTO CENTER 3600 South Expressway 366-9400 c APARTMENTS •DOT APARTMENTS p E L Cab le Hookups Lau ndry Fa c i Ii ties 711 East Broadway Unfurni shed Central Air No Pets 1-2-3 Bedroom apts Gas & Water Paid 328-1869 What radio station do you listen to?* 41% 28% 12% 11% 8% 101.9 98.5 99.9 103.7 96.1 *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students. Angie, From boxelder bugs to Homecoming Queen, you'll always be our special angel. We love you. Mom and Dad Montang Body Shop Auto Body Work and Painting Pat Montang 1426 2nd Avenue Keellia, (712) 322·1088 Shop (712) 36&-1888 Home There are two types of births really, all Mothers know this to be true. The first is when you are born into the world, the second is when you go into the world to learn about and define the woman you will become. It is when you give birth to yourself. We will watch as you develop your God given talents with the same joy, and anticipation we experienced when you first came to share our lives and began your won journey. Thank you for the blessing you have been to our family. Love always, Mom and Dad Julianna, What a real joy it is to see tha t warm, beautiful smile and those brown eyes sparkle. You have made us so proud and thankful that you are ours. You will always be a "big" part of our lives and so very special to us. We love you very much and will always be here for you! That Special Girl, Julianna! Love Mom & Dad What do You watch on T.U.? * 1. ER 2. Seinfeld 3. Party of Five 4.I-Iornelrnprovernent 5. Sports Center *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey conducted by 177 students Jene, Haircuts, Perms, Color and Tanning HOURS: Mondaythru Friday 9-7, Saturday 8-4 Dolores, Shay and Tami 107 4th Street 322-2250 So independent, strong-minded, yet sweet and caring. All these different characteristics that make you-you! We wish you all the luck in the world and all the love you can stand. Love Mom, Dad and Joni '99 Mindy, We have seen you grow into a wonderful young woman. You have always made our lives interesting. May you continue to love life and enjoy the excitement of the future. You will always be in our hearts. Love Mo1n & Dad ~~1~ Lile "1id ... Shipley Optical Dispensary Personalized Prescription Service s~ etuetacU Randal Shipley A.B.O. Certified 537 East Broadway (712)323-3401 What' is your favorite movie?* 1. Grease 2. Independence Day 3. Scream 4. Jerry McGuire 5. Happy Gilmore *Results based on a Crimson & Blue survey condu cted by 177 students Love Mom &Dad Raymond, Congratulations! We are proud of you. May all your dreams come true. Congratulations! 7~~ ~~ ~ dtuee. U'e~ tte'U/' doae, ~~ ~· ~ ~~ ~ad. ~· 'U'e ttwe, ~! c:: '8ea <¥ t«d, ""' att, ~ M.. Z>tm't ef,l(!lt; ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ de~. Sarah Scheer, Stephanie Kracher, Lindsay McElderry, Mr. Sharpe, Lisa Berner, Jenni Underwood, Melissa Wagner, Kelly Quigley Cutter's Corner V's Kitchen & Catering Mike Wallace- McCullen Ford Jean Corey David C. Anderson Pat & Patty Quigley Thomas R. Schierbrock, D.D.S. Andrea L. Cardenzana 0.0.S. Midwest Walnut Gary & Sharon Bruns Matt & Shawni Atherton In memory of Trevor Stichler 1986 A.L. Grad Campbell Insurance Agency Inc. Lorraine Scheer Mary L. Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Cork Oamek >(. --====~-::.. ":I:.====- * The Wohlers Family Atherton Phillips 66 Since 1928 Kathie Pakenhan1 Larry & Janice Powell Bernie & Denise Beck Chuck & Joan Bemer c:: 7 .p .S• Melissa Wohlers, Kristy Hough & Amy Yochum The Hough Family 1 T ~T 7'~ ~ r'll ""' . .... , ... .......,.~ . ..L. ..a. ~ ¥ ..&.. ..&.. Lb """- 91 16 Connie Circle 322-3422 Matt, Congratulations! From child to teenager to adult, every step of the way you have made us proud. We love you! Mom, Dad and Janelle Make Memories Last By Joining Yearbook! Yearbook has lllany different aspects, there is solllething for everyone: • 01n V' Writing V' Designing V' Photography V' Selling CRIMSON & Bl:..11E FRONT ROW: Chris Tavera, Brandy Mefferd, Jill Ryan, Dawn Bresley, Katy Pakenham, Melissa Wohlers, Kristin Cooper. ROW 2: Joshua Hale, Justine Lee, Melissa Wagner, Alanah Davis, Kristy Hough, Kathleen Snodgrass, Angela Bushman, Heather Green, Rachel Hamilton. BACK ROW: Lindsay McElderry, Kristy Reedy, Kelly Quigley, Lisa Berner, Stephanie Kracher, Jenrili Underwood, Sarah Scheer. 1997 Crimson & Blue yearbook Staff editor-in-chietJenni Underwood managing editor Sarah Scheer activities director Lisa Berner design editor Kristy Reedy design assistant Alanah Davis design assistant Kristen Cooper copy editor Melissa Wagner writer Dawn Bresley writer Rachel Hamilton writer Katy Pakenham writer Jill Ryan writer Kathleen Snodgrass photography editor Lindsay McElderry photographer Angela Bushman photographer Heather Green photographerJoshua Hale photographerJustine Lee photographer Brandy Mefferd photographerChris Tovrea business manager Stephanie Kracher account excutlve Kelly Quigley ~2 g 1 ~ ~ 2 ads staff Kristy Hough ads staff Melissa Wohlers adviser Kevin Sharpe Last Words Letter from editor, Jenni Underwood It is hard to believe it's all over. I guess you could say we've accomplished our goal-we may have been slowed down, worked to death and tired, but we were never stopped! The last three years have been very n1emorable, in fact the list of memories could go on forever. Most importantly,· we grew as friends yet became individuals. The lessons learned in room 234 did not stop with journalism but continued with life. As far as tips for life are concerned we should survive if we remember to listen to Smashing Pumpkins at least once a day, eat beans, never chew on foil and just be your "Basic girls". For a few of us, the last two summers have been yearbook "bonding" experiences. Both Dana College and UNL will never be forgotten. What will we do next fall when don't have any stupid Jenni stories to laugh at? Wagner and Quigley, I suggest you learn the Hymleck maneuver, and Lisa, always carry a spare key to the bathroom. Even though only a few of us got to enjoy summer workshops, we all got the pleasure of attending the retreat. That was the first time we realized exactly how extremely different we all were. In fact, the only thing we could all agree on was Body, Mind and Soul (Everyone except for Sharpe anyway!) It is amazing how each one of us (unique as we were) contributed to such an important part to the book. It couldn't have been done without every single person. Thank you to every one of you, your hard work and dedication was appreciated. Most of all thank you to Sarah Scheer. Sarah was my cheerleader when I was down, kicked me in the butt when I gave up and a friend when I needed it most. This book wouldn't have been done without her. Her strength, talent and dedication really shined this year. Get her autograph now because she's going to be something some day! By the way, what was that you ran over Sarah, a deer, dog, or woodchuck? Whatever it was, it must have been in disguise! We were quite a team. A team that shared the joys of winning (are you sure there's not another AL?), the tears and heartaches of growing up (He gave me a seashell), and the pride of success (my file cabinet shrine is better than yours!) Where ever life may lead you please hold precious the memories we shared. We have created friendships for a lifetime. With the wisdom and knowledge we have instilled in one another the world is in our hands. We will not be stopped. Ready to go home, Sharpe, Kelly Quigley and Sarah Scheer wait for the limos to take them to the airport. Enjoying thier first night in Chicago Thatcher, McElderry, Scheer, Berner, Kracher and Underwood relax with dacquari. After a long week, Lindsay McElderry, Sarah Scheer and Lisa Berner ride to the Chicago airport in a spacios limosine. Atthe NHSPAjournalism convention Jenni Underwood and Lisa Berner got superior ratings in their write-off contests. Those pesky newspaper people! Lindt s a y McElderry and Carrie Thatcher share a bonding moment. Index A Andersen, Greg 26 Andersen, Matt 26 Anderson, Courtney 26, 2 16 Anderson, Jaime 67 Anderson, Jamie 26, 228 Anderson, Josh 26 Anderson, Lea 26, 86, 2 14, 220 Anderson, Matt 26 Andrews, Ross 225 Anthony, Anthony 26, 54 Applegate, Eric 15, 50, 51 , 54, 113 Archibald, Eugene 29 Argersinger, Larry 54, 55 Arterburn, Jolene 29 Arterburn, Timothy 29, 55 Aarick, Doug 26, 55 Ashcraft, Jeremiah 29 Ackerman, Mellow 26 Atherton, Matt 29, 54, 93 Acl<lie, Hilary 26 Atherton, Nick 29 Acosta, Jessy 26 Atkinson, Amanda 11 3 Adamko, Aaron 11 3, 214 Aughe, Heather 58, 59, 11 3 Adams, Michelle 26 Aughe, Melissa 29 Adkins, Abbie 26, 78 Ault, Hannah 29, I 13 Adkins, Chris 26, 227 Ault, Leah 29, 229 Adkins, Theresa 26 Ausdemore, D ustin 29 Ahrens, Billi 229 Autera, Jessica 29, 229 Ainsley, Hannah 26, 107, 229 Autera, Sarah 11 3 Ainsley, Josh 11 3, 222, 226 Avis, Mindi 29, 225 Akers, Bianca 26, 227 Akers, Brett 26 Alba, Andrew 26 Alba, Krista 12, 26, 42, 43, 105, 175 Alba, Lisa 11 3 Albin, Richard 26 Albright, Timothy 26 Alexander, Heather 14, 26 Alitz, Micah 26, 78 Allen, Bryan 26, 228 All en, Carolyn 15 1 All en, Clark 78, 15 1 Allen, Haley 11, 26, 30, 62, 84, 214, 220, 223 Allen, Marc 113 Alley, Roger 26 Allmon, Amie 26 Alsmon, Nate 26, 34, 216 Alsmon, Nicole 34 B Backes, Gayle 15 1 Bailey, Chad 29, 50 Baker, Jess 29 Baker, Moira 29 Ball , Matthew I 13 Ballenger, Aaron 29, 54 Banderas, Emilia 29 Barker, Stephen 15 1 Barnes, Chandra 29 Barnes, Jon 29 Barrett, Adam 29, 54 Barrett, Todd 78 Barron, Anna 29, 215, 22 1, 223 Barron, Joe 29 Bartlett, Audrey I 13 Bass, Sara 29 Bates, Dave 29, 55, 8 1 Bates, Jennifer 4, I 0, 11 3 Batson, Jeremy 227, 228 Academic Decathlon Front r ow: James Hill, Naomi Leiscrowitz, Ben Nourse, Catherine Crocker. Margaret Hansen Back row: Jodi Thomas, Elizabeth Hansen. Jordan McCarthy, Rainbo Hultman, Ryan Edwards. Shawn Cannon. Dan i Linneman AL Insider Front row: Josh Turek, Erin Grudle, Angela Disalvo, Sarah Scheer. Jennifer Hansen, Jill Stein. Don Swanson Row two: Marsha Grandick. Katie Malmberg, Andrea Lapham, Jenny Norman, Amy Yochum, Haley A llen, Kristy Hough, Tara Owens, Aubri Forrester Back row: Nicho le Yan W inkle, Mark Church, Lea Anderson, Leslie Meyer, Janelle Kenny, Mathew Mattox, Wendy Troff, Jeff Meredith, Chris Machmullcr Band Brass & Percusion Front row: Sara Hallam, Ky lie Stemple, Beth Brown. Andrea Denner. Michelle Hodapp, Lisa Tauke, Scott Wiskus Row 2: Cara Jacobsen. Patricia Drey, Kristin Eicher. Sandra Owen, Courtney Whi te, Heather Walker. Naomi Greelis, Aaron Adamko Back r ow: Kristi Kempf, Mi ke Edri ngton, Ryan Schnacke l, Mathew Mattox, Ryan Yanclerhe lrn, David Brown Batt, Nick 29, 54, 2 16 Batt, Rich 29 Batt, Rob 29, 51, 54, 55, 228 Bauer, Eddie 29 Bauerly, Mike 29. 91, 92, 95, 2 I 6, 223 Beals, Joey I 13 Beam, Chris 29, 78, 79 Beason, B1ian 3 1 Bebensee, Cory 31, 217, 223, 225 Beck, Maria 3 I , 2 J 6, 2 19, 222, 225 Bedlion, John 3 1 Behlers, Matt 3 I Behrens, Jeremy 3 1, 228 Behrens, Laura 3 1, 228 Belt, Franklin 3 1 Belt, Susan 3 J Belt, Tony 4, 3 1 Bennett, Dani ell e I 13 Bennett, Jalyn 113 Bennett, Pat 172 Berner, Lisa 113, 218, 223, 226 Berry, Sarah 3 l Billman, Bill 54 Binns, Andrea 13, 113 Birchard, Jared 113 Birchard, Marissa 31, 58, 59, 220, 223, 229 Bimley, David 31 Black, Jamie 3 1, 216, 228 Black, Jordan 31, 55 Blackford, Zachary 31 Blackman, Erin 31, 225 Blaine, Marcia 151 Blaney, Mark 31, 55 Block, Jeremiah 31, 227 Blodgett, Jason 113 Bockert, Erin 31, 103, 105, 219, 223 Boh, Hannah 3 I Boham, Andrew 31 Bomgaars, Nicki 10, 31, 62, 70, 86, 107, 109, 229 Born, Diane 151 Borts, Dusty 3 I Bos, Ada 113, 215, 216, 219, 223, 228 Bosman, Becky 31 Boydstun, Heather 31 Boyle, Eric 113 Boze, Mikala 30, 31, 216, 224 Boze, Mike 229 Boze, Raymond 31 Bradford, Brian 31 Bragg, Sarah 113, 216, 223, 224 Bramman, Ryan 31 Brammer, Audra 113, 229 Brammer, Jennifer 215, 228, 229 Brammer, Randi 33 Brandt, Joel 11 , 54, 75, 83, 84, 113 Brannan·, Roger 33, 227 Brazel, Keri 113 Breckenridge, Bambi 33 Breckenridge, Chad 33 Bresley, Dawn 113, 216, 218 Brewer, Jake l l3 Bridges, Veronica 113 Brittain, Betty 151 Britton, Matthew 33 Brockway, Elizabeth 225 Brockway, Naomi 33, 71 , 87 Brockway, Rachael 33 Brockway, Wolston 33 Brookhart, Andy 33, 216 Brown, Beth 33, 214, 215, 223 Brown, Dave 101 , 151 Brown, David 32, 33, 113, 214, 215, 221, 223 Brown, Laurie 33 Brown, Mary 33 Brown, Ruth 151 Brown, Ryan 28, 33, 51, 215 Brown, Steve 33 Browning, Nick 113 Brunow, Stephanie 113 Bryson, Jill 33, 67 Budendor, Shasha 66 Buffum, Christina 58, 59, 113, 121 Bullock, Paul 71, 151 Bunkers, Kelly 33 Bunten, Jacob 33 Burgess, Jami 33 Burke, Kevin 33 Burney, Trisha 33 Burns, Mike 33, 50, 54, 216 Bushman, Angela 33, 218, 225 Buss, Matt 33 Buss, Michelle 33, 87, 103, 216, 229 Butts, Greg 33 Byrnes, Constance 151 c Caddell, Amber 33 Caffery, Nicole 113, 225 Cameron, Matt 33, 98, 215, 221 Cameron, Rod 4, 151 Campbell, Am1nie 33, 172, 173 Campbell, Brooks 33, 55 Campbell, Garrett 33, 51, 54 Campbell, Gina 35, 7 l Campbell, Glen 35, 42, 43, 91 Campbell, Jennifer 35, 2 16 Campbell, Jeremy Band Brass & Percusion 2 Front row: Sara Hallam, Sarah Osborne, Michelle Hodapp, Chad Fent, Ryan Vanderhelm, David Brown, Matt Cameron Row 2: Lindsay Parks, Naomi Greelis, Martina Howe, Kylie Stemple, Beth Brown, Patricia Drey, Garret Higginbotham Row 3: Anna Barron, Courtney White, Kristin Eicher, Teri Jo Cooper, Mendel Kurland, Derek Horton, Ryan Brown Back row: Sandra Owen, Scott Wiskus, Rachel Hamilton, Tim Curry, Mike Rinehart, Mike Edrington, David Iliff Band Woodwinds Front row: Adam Mattox, Ada Boss, Kelly Weakland. Naomi Greelis. Clu·isty Cooper, Jennifer Will, Alisha Livengood Row 2: Cecil Vennule, Lisa Franks, Kathleen Snodgrass, Jennifer Brammer, Lisa Tauke, Richard H~1Jse, Hilda Gregg, Sarah Will Row 3: Jenny Kempf, Jean Hurley. Kathryn Richardson, Wendy Troff, Tracie Clark, Molly Shepard Back row: Amanda Norman, Elizabeth Hansen, Andrew Utrnan, Amanda English, Nicholas Kerkman, Stacie Voss, Amanda Kelly 35, 91, 172 Campbell, Tamara 35 Canan, Susan 35 Cannon, Jim 17 5 Cannon, Shawn 35, 103, 174, 175, 214, 216, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 229, 228, 229 Cantrell, Tracy 227 Carman, Rene 113 Carman, Tarra 35 Carpenter, Beth 35, 221 Carrithers, JoAnne 229 Carta, Lou 229 Cates, Rebecca 35, 225 Cavallaro, Karen 35 Chambers, Lauren 35 Chambers, Matt 35 Chambers, Nick 35 Chapman, Courtney 35 Chapman, Joe 35, 227 Chatterton, Stephanie 35, 227 Chew, Brandi 35, 59, 70, 72 Christenson, Ctuistina 35 Christiansen, Amber 35 Christiansen, Amy 35, 221, 228 Christiansen, Angela 35 Christie, Richard 229 Ctu·isto, Jennifer 35 Chubick, Bruce 75, 76, 148, 151 Chu bi ck, Joe 62, L 13 Church, Dustin L 13 Church, Mark 113, 214 Cichowski, Jeremy 35, 50, 53 Cima, Tommy 113 Clark, Amy 35, 228 2 1 ~ 5 Concert Choir (Alto & Bass) Front row: Serena Hanisch, Jennifer McCarthy, Sarah Bragg, Raymond Miller, Angela Disalvo, Marie Wickman, Nichole Yan Winkle Row2: Jamie Black, Amber Morris, Dawn Bresley, Carolyn Price, Michaela Ginn, Michelle Buss, Monika McDowell Row 3: Nichola Day, Christina Dixon, Christine Reiners, Carrie Thatcher, Joan Schlotman, Tamara Williams,Jaynie Dawson, Teresa Williams Row 4: JopJyn YanHouten, Maria Beck, Danielle Prout, Ada Bos, Andy Brookhart, Trey Hughes, Ryan Edwards, Jeff Mcintosh, Brian Olsen Back row: Adam Driscoll, Mike Bauerly, Derek Woellhof, Mike Bums, Jordan McCarthy, Mike Roth, Nick Batt, Blaik Woellhof, Cooper Moon, Brian Williams, Jeff Meredith, Jason Ekern Concert Choir (sopranos & tenors) Front row: Jennifer Spratt, Heidi Griffis, Candice Ruud, Lindsey Richards, Leah Thomas, Mikala Boze, Beth McCarthy Row 2: Courtney Anderon, Caroline McSorley, Melissa Mass, Walker Wearne, Jared Mathis, Mark Lorenzen, Holly Croson, Arika Graybill Row 3: Jennifer Campbell, Amber Hodge, Christine Talley, Jill Ryan, Travis Johnston, Jacob Sandau, Danna Kehm, Amy Lynn Pettingell, Breanne Schweer Back row: Mary Pippert, Elizabeth Hansen, Catherine Crocker, Nate Alsman, Jason Pierret, Brandon Holmes, Shawn Cannon, Bonny Stowe, Courtney Story, Elizabeth Ginn Clark, Andy 35 Clark, Ben 35, 51 Clark, Holly 35, 220, 224, 228 Clark, James 35 Clark, Laura 35, 97, 217, 223 Clark, Maggie 36 Clark, Sarah 36 Clark, Tracie 36, 67, 87, 215 Clay, Tina 87 2 ~· 1 ~ 6 Clayton, Josh 36 Clemens, Kregg 54 Clifton, Mike 36, 50 Cline, Andrew 36 Cline, Laura 36 Clinton, Bill 4, 32, 33 Clinton, Terrell 151 Cobaugn, Brandon 228 Coelho, Chris 36 Cohrs, Amanda 113, 219, 226 Cohrs, Eric 36, 227 Coleman, Scott 36 Coley, Tyler 36 Collins, Chris 36 Collins, Daniel 36 Collinson, Jody I J 3 Colliver, Mindy 36 Colpitts, Abe 36 Comley, Heidi 36, 229 Conaway, Shane 36, 54 Condecon, Ben 36, 228, 229 Connelly, Amanda 36 Connor, Kristin 9, 36, 229 Connor, Samantha 113 Conroy, Jason I, 11, 44, 62, 63, 83, 84, 113, 223, W, W Conyers, Jay 54, 71, 73 Cook, Shauna 36 Cook, Von MSGT AASI 151, 227' 228, 229 Cooley, Jamie 228 Cooney, Traci 36 Cooper, Christy 113, 215, 223 Cooper, Kristin 33, 36, 87, 89, 217, 218, 225 Cooper, Teri Jo 36, 215 Copeland, Sarah 36, 102, 103 Coppock, Alynn 70, 151 , 225 Coppock, Scott 10, 15, 54, 75, 91 , 113, 223 Coppock, Shad 75 Coppock, Todd 50, 55 Coret, Jon 36 Craft, Josh 36 Crocker, Catherine 214, 216, 225 Crocker, Jon 36 Crook, Kristin 36, 62, 221 Crooks, Brandy 36 Croson, Holly 38, 103, 216, 228 Cross, Jesse 38 Crouse, Todd 171 Cullen, Sean 38 Cunningham, Jim 91, 151 , 228 Cupp, Jo I 53, 175, 222 Curnyn, Dan 228 Curry, Tim 38, 55, 215 Curtis, Cassey 38 Curtis, Chris 113 D Daley, Mary 38 Dall, Larry 113 Danburg, JoAnn 67, 113 Danburg, Kerry 38, 43, 67 Danburg, Terry 38, 45, 67, 69 Danielsen, Tina 113 Danker, Brandy 38, 67 Daub, Susan 4, 38, 87 Daugherty, Dave 1 13 Davila, Anthony 38 Davis, Alanah 38, 84, 103, 218, 220, 223, 228 Davis, Jeff 38 Davis, Marc 38 Dawson, Abby 38 Dawson, Emmy 13, 38 Dawson, Jaynie 58, 113, 2 16 Day, Nichola 16, 17, 38, 70, 216 Dempsey, Mike 38, 50, 53 Dermer, Andrea 31, 86, 113, 2 14 Deroos, Aaron 38 Devault, Dennis 54, 55, 153 Devereaux, Rachelle 38 Devereaux, Robin 38 Dewaele, Sabrina 38 DiCenzo, Rocky 113 Diggs, Jason 38, 55 Dillehay, Mark 38 Dillz,Joe 55, 113 Dirks, Kyle 38 Dirks, Ryan 113 Disalvo, Angela 9, 10, 11 , 86, 103, 113, 214, 216, 223, 229 ' Dix, Abby 38 Dix, Nate 38, 91 Dixon, Christina 113, 216, 219, 222 Dixon, Nichole 38, 62 Dodson, Julianna 113 Dole, Bob 4, 32 Doner, Troy 50, I 13 Dorador, Valerie 38 Downing, Kyle 38 Downing, Shane 40 Doyle, Mindy l J 3, 2 18 Drennen, Alicia 35, 40 Drennen, Darcie 30, 40, 103 Drennen, Tom 50, 54, 113, 229 Drey, Patricia 40, 2 14, 2 15, 219, 228 Driggins, Angie 4, 40, 62, 70, 71, 86, 229, 229 Dr~ ggin s, Katie 40, 49, 87 Dnscoll, Adam 40, 42, 50, 77, 216, 224, 228 Driscoll, Jason 40, 54 Dubo is, Eric 40, 54, 229 Duncan, Kara 40 Duncan, Michael 54 Duncan, Micheal 30, 40 Dunn, Kevin 49 Durick, Jeff 113 Durick, Kelly 40 E Eagan, Travis 55 Earlywine, Mike 40, 55 Edenbum, Amanda 40 228 Edie, Tasha 40 ' Edmo nds, Sara 40 Edmo ndson, Nesha 11 3 Edrington, M ike 40, 214, 215, 222 Edrington, Sarah 40 Edwards, Ryan 40, 2 14, 2 16, 224 Egenberger, Chris 228 Eggers, A lison 15, I 13, 120, 219, 223, 226, 228, 229 Eggers, Katie 40 Eicher, Kristin 40, 97, 214, 2 15, 220, 223 Ekem, Jason 216 Ellerbeck, Miche lle 40 Elrod, Lindsay 40 Emsick, Bill 153 English, Amanda 4o, 67, 69, 85, 215 Erickson, Howard 40, 55 Erks, Vern 153 Erwin, Amy 40, 228 Escritt, April 113 Evans, Chris 115 Evans, Jenni 40 Evans, Joshua 50, 52, 115 Evans, Mandi 40 Eveloff, Josh 95, 11 5 Ewing, Danielle 115 Eyeberg, Jake 40 Eyeberg, Katy 40 F Fahrenkrog, Justin 43 Fairman, Tim 43 Falcon, Ted 43 Falknor, Oliver 115 Farber, Mary Kay 153 Farrell, Molly 43 Fastnacht, Jami 115 Faught, Missy 43 Faurot, Brian 43 Fee, Daniel 153 Fehr, Connie 9, 43 Fell, David 43, 227 Fell, Deniece 43, 217, 225, 227 Fent, Chad 62, 63, 115, 215, 221, 222 Ferguson, Brian 51 Ferguson, Kim 3, 1 O, 43, 58, 70, 72, 86, 88, 229 Ferguson, Kurt 10, 50, 54, 115 Ferry, Adam 43, 226 Fichter, Misty 115 Fichter, Randy 115 Fink, Christine 153, 220 Fisher, Amanda 32, 33, 43, 62, 219, 220, 221 , 229 Fisher, Cy 43, 55 Flenker, Nate 43 Flickinger, Abby 43 Foote, Chad 115 Foote, David 43 Foote, Frank 43 Foote, Nicole 43, 228 Ford, Patti 153 Fo1Tester, Aubri 43, 2 14 Forsee, Bill 153 Foster, Morgan 43 Foutch, Sarah 43 Fowler, Christina 43 Fox, Bryce 43 Frank, Curtis 43, 54 Frank, Wesley 43 Franklin, Chantal 115 Franks, Ben 43 Franks, Lisa 43, 2 15, 217, 223 Frascht, Kelly 153, 2 17 Freed, Jeff 43 Color Guard & Dance Front row: Sarah Hallam Calr S Bridget McElderry Alisha' L" I orendson, Amanda Kelley, Lindsay Parks · • iveacoo Back . L · Richardson, Rachel Hamilton Mar"'1· H r~'''. aura Clark. Kathryn • ma owe, Lisa Franks Conflict Managers Ch Front row: Summer Good Tan1ara w·11· J . ' I iams enny Ke f B . n stopher Pruitt. Deniece Fell. Tan a Wil ' mp ' nan Merit. Angela Slate. Jodi Thomas Kristin ~ son Back row: Kelly Frascht. Jennifer Hansen, Cory Beb:ns J" Tooper. Andrew Miller. Tracy Lane ee, im omabane. Billie Shelton , Freeman, Brad 50 115 Freeman, Michael ' 62, 153, 229 Freeman, Tom 51 French, Andrea 43 French, Angela 10, 11, 43, 62, 70 Frieze, Tracy 48 Frisbie, Carissa 48 Frohardt, Andrew 48 Frommelt, Lynn 48 Funkhauser, Ashley 48, 103 Funkhouser, Levi 48, 227 G Gahm, Sam 115 Gaines, Tyler 49 Gann, Amy 49 Garcia, Guadalupe 49 Gardner, Amy 49 Gru·dner, Linda 153 Garges, Brian 49 Gru·ges, Tricia 115 Garza, Jason 49 Geiser, Josh 54 Geisler, Alicyn 49, 86 Gepner, Mary 15 3 Ghasri, Shookoh 153 Gibler, Jane 153 Gibler, Trisha 60 Gillespie, Neil 49 Gillman, Kelly 11 5 Ginn, Elizabeth 49, 216, 224 Ginn, Michaela 49, 216, 221, 224 Gittins, Lynn 49, 228 Godsey' Cameron 54 Godsey. Jim 54 Goeser, Joshua 49 Goldapp, Josh 3, 11. 49, 51, 54 Golden, Devin 49, 219. 224 Good, Summer 49, 217, 227 Gordon, Molly 49, 87, 107 Gouge, Matthew 49 2 i 1 '" 7 Crimson & Blue Front row: Kristin Cooper, Alanah Davis, Kristy Reedy, Lisa Berner, Stephanie Kracher, Melissa Wagner Row 2: Kristy Hough, Jill Ryan, Kathleen Snodgrass, Dawn Bresley, Brandy Mefferd, Katy Pakenham Back row: Justine Lee, Melissa Wohlers, Chris Tovrea, Joshua Hale, Heather Green, Angela Bushman DECA ro~t row: Doug Jiskoot, Tamara Williams, Chris Pmitt, Dawn Bresley, Janue Metz Back row: Heather Kelly, Angi Gunderson, Mindy Doyle Grandick, Marsha 153, 214, 221 Gray, Megan 10, 49, 59, 220, 223 Gray, Melissa 49 Graybill, Arika 49, 216, 219, 223 Graybill, Myndi 115 Greelis, Naomi 17, 115, 214, 215, m, 221, 223, 2215, 229, 229 Green, Heather 49, 218 Green, Mike 63, 115 Gregg, Hilda 49, 215, 222 Gregg, Owen 3 l Grego, Jenifer 10, 49, 59, 223 Griffis, Heidi 49, 216 Griffis, Scott 52, 221 Grimsley, Karen 30, 52 Gronstal , Sara 52 Grudle, Eri n 2 · 1 ~ I>'. 8 1, 86, 115, 214 Guest, Elizabeth 52 Gum, Alex 11 , 51 , 52, 54, 82 Gum, Andy 52, 55, 78 Gump, Crystal 53 Gunderson, Angi 218 H Hagar, Trisha 153 Haigh, Shannon 53 Hale, Joshua 44, 53, 66, 67, 218, 223 Hale, Mike 66 Hall, Ashley 53 Hall, Brian 51, 53 Hall, George 17 l Hall, Jacque 153 Hall, Jeanie l 15 Hall, Jessica 12, J 15 Hall, Nicholas 53 Hall, William 53 Hallam, Sara 53, 214, 215, 217, 222 Halse, Melissa 34, 53 Halse, Richard 15, 30, 34, 115, 215, 221 , 223 Hamilton, Amanda 53 Hamilton, Brian 53, 54 Hamilton, Rachel 53, 67, 215, 217, 223 Hamling, Christina 53, 58, 70, 71 Hanafan, Erin 115 Hanisch, Serena 53, 216 Hanke, JoAnn 115 Hansen, Adam 115 Hansen, Beth 226 Hansen, Bob 148 Hansen, Cory 9, 54, 74, 75, 91, 115 Hansen, Denver 115 Hansen, Elizabeth 115, 214, 215, 216 Hansen, Jennifer 53, 58, 59, 86, 87, 103, 214, 217, 225 Hansen, Jesse 53, 78, 79, 80, 91, 94, 226 Hansen,Joshua 53 Hansen, Kurtis 53, 227 Hansen, Margaret 53, 214 Hansen, Melissa 115 Hansen, Robert 155 Hanson, Raechel 53 Haraldson, Tracy 53 Harbin, Stephanie 53 Harding, Paul 220 Hardy, Seth 53, 227 Hargrave, Jeff 53 Harper, Crystal 56 Harrill, Carrie 148, J 49, 155 Harrill, Corey 56, 75 Harri ngs, Jon 115 Harris, Kenda 56 Harris, Larry 155 Harrison, Sonya 56 Harter, Anne 115 Harter, Kevin 56 Harvey, Michelle 56 Harvey's, Casino 10 Hastie, Larry 78, 79, 226 Hauser, Joe 155 Hauskins, Jennifer 56 Hawkes, Jan 155, 229 Hawthorn, Amy 58, 59 Hayes, Shaun 11 , 62, 66, 67, I 15, 22 1 Haynes, Cathy J 2, 115 Haynie, Hanna 56 Haynie, Raelyn 56 Hays, Micheal 56, 93 Heather, Robert 56 Heaverlo, Brooke 56 Heiser, Tiffany 56 Heithoff, Elizabeth 56 Helbling, Melissa 56 Hemmingsen, Nick 115 Hemmingsen, Phil 56, 228 Hemmingsen, Tyler 56 Hempel, Tisa 56 Henderson, Adrienne 56, 71, 91, 229 Hendrick, Jennifer 56, 227 Henn, Jenni 56 Henn, Kristy 115 Hensley, Emily 67 Hicks, Meleah 56 Higginbotham, Courtney 60 Higginbotham, Garret 56, 215, 219, 222, 229 Higgins, Cheyenne 67 Hill, Alicia 56 Hill, Brian 14, 91, 115 Hill, James 28, 56, 214 Hill, Jeff 56 Hill, Stacy 104, 115 Hillers, Christina 56 Hilz, Jason 14, 50, 52, 99, 115 Hodapp, Duane 56, 9 1 Hodapp, Michelle 56, 62, 2 14, 215, 221 , 228 Boden, Brad 55, 56 Hodge, Amber 60, 216, 228 Hoff, Michelle 115 Hogue, Nathan 55, 60 Holderness, Christi 60 Hollinger, John 60 Hollowell, Stephanie 60 Holly, Kellie 115 Holm, Jennifer 220 Holmes, Brandon 115, 166, 216, 219, 224 Holt, Jerri 60 Hood, Alicia 61 Horton, Derek 61 , 215, 222 Horton, Jared 61 Hough, Kristy 58, 59, 61, 84, 214, 218 Hough, Mel issa 59, 61, 84, 85, 220 Hough, Sarah 59, 61 , 84, 85 Houser, Pam 61 , 228 Houser, Theresa 61 , 228 Houts, Kelly 6 I Hovinga, Aaron 61 Howard, Josh 61 Howard, Kyle I 15 Howe, Marlina 34, 6 1, 97, 215, 217 Hubbard, Charice 6 I Huckins, Sarah 6 1, 172, 223, 225 Hudson, Micheal 61 Hughes, Sarah 6 1 Hughes, Trey 61 , 62, 66, 216 Hultman, Rainbo 6 1, 214, 220, 223, 224, 228 Hunt, Amanda 6 1 Hunt, Jamie 11 5 Hunt, Stephanie 6 1 Hunter, Kristin 6 1 Hurley, Jean 28, 6 1, 2 15, 219 Huseth, Chad 6 I Hutson, Lindsay 1, 6 1, 103, 221 Hutson, Lyndsay 58 I Iliff, David 64, 2 15, 222 Isaachson, Chris 75, 11 5 J Jackson, Andrew 64 Jackson, Angela 64 Jackson, Jennifur 64 Jacobsen, Aaron 64, 78, 79 Jacobsen, Cara 62, 64, 87, 214, 222 Jacobsen, Krista 62, 11 5, 2 19, 224, 226 Jacobsen, Marcy 64 Jacobsen, Sarah 64 Jahns, Matthew 64 Jarrell , Je nny 64, 229 Jennings, Margie 3, 58, 64, 70. 85, 229 Jensen. Jason 64 Jensen, Jeremy 64 Jensen, Josh 51 , 64, 93 Jensen,Julie 64, 222 Jensen, Tera 9, 15, 17, 62, 115, 220, 223, 229, 229 Jepson, Gina 64 Jergenson, Eric 50 Jerrell, Jenny 91 Jiskoot, Doug 14, 17, 155, 218 Jobe, Annie 115 J oes, Zach 64 Johannes, Drew 54, 64 Johnson, Alice 3, 10, 58, 64, 70 Johnson, Andy 64 Johnson, Ben 64 Johnson, Eric 115 Johnson, Kristin 115 Johnson, Michael 64 Johnson, Rex 50, 53, 64 Johnson, Summer 14, 28, 64 Johnson, Thomas 54, 64 Johnson, Tim 64 Johnston, Travis 64, 216 Jones, Chris 64, 78, 115 Jones, Erin 1 15 Jones, Jason 115 Jones, Liz 64, 107 Jones, Tammy 64 Joneson, Melinda 68, 228 Jordan, Shaun 68, 227 Judkins, Andrew 68 Juhl, Crystal 68, 223, 225 Juhl, Wade 62, 63, 115 Juon, Brandon 51, 53, 62, 68 Jurgens, Emelie 68, 225 Justesen, Kristin 69 K Kadereit, Don 69 Kadereit, Jennifer 69 Kadereit, Keith 69 Kaldenberg, Christopher 69 Katzenstein, Emily 69 Kealy, Jennifer 67, 68, 69, 86 Kealy, Phjl 11, 62, 69, 91 Kealy, Tim 67 Drama Club Front row: Tracy Schaefer, Devin Golden, Ada Bos, Mary Marsh. Molly Shepard, Naomi Leiserowitz, Michael Meyer Row 2: Kathleen Snodgrass. Angela Peterson, Stacy Volz, Joplyn Van Houten, Jacob Sandau, Christina Dixon, Garret Higginbotham Back row: Maria Beck, Jean Hurley. Kurt Morgan, Shawn Cannon, David Shreffler, Brandon Holmes. David Tibbles Echoes Front row: Raschele Underwood. Mandy Cohrs, Jenny orman. Ali on Eggers, Jill Stein, Krista Jacobsen, Carrie Thatcher Row two: Matt Kenkel. Danielle Prout. Tracy Lane. Amanda Fisher, Patricia Drey. Andrea Lapham Back row: Kevin Sharpe. Erin Bockert, Tieg Weachers. Jeremy Schnitker. Arika Graybill Keding, Jillian 11 5 Keenan, Carrie 13, 115 Kehm, Danna 115, 166, 167' 216, 224, 228, 229 Kelley, Amanda 69, 215, 217 Kellogg, Lindsay 69, 104 Kelly, Heather 115, 218 Kelly, Robert 69 Kemmish, Amanda 69 Kemp, Chris 115 Kempf, Jenny 115, 215, 217, 221, 223, 225 Kempf, Kristi 69, 2 14, 222 Kenkel, Gail 171 Kenkel, Matt 3 1, 50, 69, 170, 171, 219, 221, 223 Kennedy, Cory 55, 69 Kennedy, Megan 69, 2 15, 222, 229 Kennedy, Randi 155 Kenney, Chelly 155 Kenny, Janelle 58, 59. 69, 70, 214. 220, 223 Kenny, Larry 50, 155 Kenny, Matt 50. 53. 115 Kenoyer, Chad 91 Keppy, Gary 69 Kerkman, Nicholas 69, 215, 222, 228, 229 Kerns, Amanda 115 Kilnoski, Randy 69 Kilnoski, Tina 69 Kimberlin, Herb 69 Kinart, Alissa 69 King, Chris 155 Kingery, David 69 Kinney, Michelle 72 Kinney. Missy 228 Kinnrcom. Stephanie 72 Kinsey. Denni 72 Kirk, Laticia 72 Kirkpat1ick, Heather 10, 14, 15, 86, L07, 108. 115 Kitterman. Brandi 72 Klabunde, Matthew 227 2 ~ 1 9 Environmental Club Front row: Molly Shepard, Tera Jensen, Naomi Greelis, Naomi Leiserowitz, Alanah Davis, Haley Allen Row 2: Christjne Fink, Joplyn Yan Houten, Amanda Fisher, Michaela Ross, Lea Anderson, Mary Pippert Back row: Karen Meyer, Shawn Cannon, Leslie Meyer, Janelle Kenny, Stacie Yoss, Jenny Norman, Tamara Williams French NHS Front row: Rainbo Hultman, Holly Clark, Tera Jensen, Carrie Thatcher, Marissa Birchard Back row: Kristin Eicher, Jennifer Holm, Megan Gray, Melissa Hough, Paul Harding Klahn, Melissa 72 Klahn, Robbie 4, 73, 227, 228, 229 Kleinbeck, Travis 54, 73 Klopper, Sidney 155 Knauss, Amber 73 Knott, Jordan 55 Knott, Maren 73 Knott, Megan 73 Koch, Dennis 155 Kock, Jasmine 73 Kohl, Luke 54, 73, 78 Kopera, Ryan 73 Kopiasz, Christina 73, 227 K.racher, Stephanie 1, 115, 218, 223, 226 Kramer, Michelle 73 Kramer, Rusty 228 Krauth, Adam 73 Krauth, Bob 73 Krijan, Stephanie 155, 225 2 · 2 ~ 0 Kristo, Jarrod 73 Krogstad, Nancy 155 Kukkonen, Timothy 73, 95 Kunik, Sabrina 4, 42, 73, 221 Kurland, Mendel 73, 215 Kyndesen, Shaun 73 Kyte, Mary 155 L Lainson, Tyler 73, 225 Lakatos, Ron 62, 155 Lake, David 35, 117 Lake, James 10, 155, 229 Lake, Jane 155 Lamkins, Karri 73 Landstrom, Ivy 73 Landstrom, NiJs 66, 73 Lane, Manely 117 Lane, Todd 50 Lane, Tracy 14, 58, 73, Pi>, ITT, lffi, 217, 219, 223, 225, 228 Langenkamp, Michael 50, 73 Langfeldt, Justin 73 Lapham, Andrea 12, 76, 84, 85, 107, 214, 219, 223 Lapham, Kyle 76 Large, Micheal 4, 76, 228, 229 Laro see, Jesse 7 6 Larsen, John 117 Larsen, Josh 83 Larsen, Lisa 76 Larson, Dianna 76, 229 Larson, Vicki 76, 227 Latham, Bill 55, 76 Lautera, Jessica 76 Leavell, Joshua 76 Leazenby, Joshua 76 Leclair, Loren 9, 54, 117 Lee, Adrienne 87 Lee, Jennefer 117 Lee, Jeremy 76 Lee, Justine 76, 218 Leigh, Austin 76 Leinen, Jaclyn 117 Leinen, Jonah 76 Leiserowitz, Naomi 76, 214, 219, 220, 222, 223, 225 Lester, Doug 117 Lewis, Bradley 55, 76, 78, 81 Lewis, Tim 54 Liddick, Jason 76 Liddick, Laura 76, 107 Lidgett, Justin 76, 227, 228 Liggett, Daniel 76 Limpp, Justin 117 Linehan, Ryan 76 Linen, Johna 62 Linneman, Dani 157, 214 Lippert, Brandy 76 Lippert, Joe 76, 91 Livengood, Alisha 35, 76, 215, 217, 223 Livingood, Alisha 59 Livingston, Heidi 48, 60, 117 Livingston, Jamie 3, 48, 70, 76 Long, Andrew 5 I, 54, 76 Long, Brant 76 Long, Danny 55 Long, Jason 76 Loop, Stephanie 76 Loos, Jennifer 80 Loos, Ryan 50, 221 Lorenz, Chad 80 Lorenzen, Mark 80, 216, 227, 228 Lores, Javier 80 Los, Ryan 80 Lucas, Thomas 80 Lustgraaf, Justina 81 M Mabbitt, Albert 157 Mace, Tim 117 Machmuller, Chris 50, 81, 171, 214, 221, 229 Mackland, Chad 55, 81 Madden, Erich 51 , 81 Maddox, Cliff 10, 117 Madigan, Nick 81 Madsen, Anina 157 Maher, Fred 157, 229 Mailey, Jason 81 Malick, Melissa 48, 58, 60, 107, 108, 117, 225 Mallory, Nick 81 Malmberg, Katie 8, 96, 117, 214, 223, 229 Malone, Bryan I 17 Mann, Jamie 10, 15, 107, 117, 223, 229, 229 Mapes, Russ 70 Marrill, Patrick 81 Marsh, Jonathan 81, 224 Marsh, Mary 81, 219, 222, 228 Marsh, Olivia 81 Marsh, Tiffany 81 , 87, 89 MarshaJI, Ginger 8 J, 225 Martin, Angela 81 Martinez, Armando 8 1 Martinez, Justin 81 Mase, Jeremy 91 , 117 Mason, Joe 44, 78, 79, 81, 91, 92 Mass, Amanda 81 Mass, Cory 55, 81 , 224, 228 Mass, Melissa 8 1, 2 J 6 Mass, Ryan 55, 81 Mass, Shane 117 Matheson, Becky l 17 Mathis, Jared 81, 216, 224, 225 Mattice, El I y 8 l Mattice, Robert 8 1 Mattox, Adam 51, 62, 66, I 67, 84, 2 15, 223, 228 Mattox, Mathew 62, 66, 84, 214, 223, 226 May, Chuck 58, 59, 157 May, Zach 84 Mayotte, Jeannie 62, 71 , 84, 85 McAtee, Bryan 84 McAtee, Jeri 84 McAtee, Kristy 85 McAtee, Matt 85 McCall, Robert 1 17 McCall, Sarah 85 McCarthy, Beth 85, 216, 222, 223, 224, 228 McCarthy, Jennifer 9, 85, 216, 224 McCarthy. Jordan 50, 85, 2 14, 216, 224 McClary, Matt 55, 85 McClary, Mike 85 McConnell, Brandy 117 McConnell, Misty 85 McCormick, Rose 157 McCun-y, Eric 54, 85 McDaniel, Midge 157 McDaniels, Troy 117, 225 McDonald, Sarah 85 McDowell, Clint 85 McDowell, Joshua 85 McDowell, Monika 85, 216, 228 McElderry, Bridget 85, 2 17 McElderry, Lindsay 1 17 McElroy, Crystal 14, 85 McElroy, Jennifer 85 McGlade, Tricia 85 McGuire, Kelly J 17 McHargue, Amanda 85, 229 McHem-y, Eric 85 McHenry, Lisa 85 Mcintosh, Andrew 43, 85, 229 Mcintosh, Jeff 85, 2 16, 224 Mcintyre, Jarrod 85, 9 1 McKee, Amy 88 McKeeman, Nicole 59, 88 McKe rn, Jeremy 88, 9 1 McKern, Kay 157 McKnight, Robert 88, 228 \1cLean, Me lan ie 117 McMains, Wes 50, 5 1, 54 \.1cMaken, Sara 88 McSorley, Caroline 87, 88, 216 McSorley, Michael 89, 229 Meadows, Jennifer 89, 228, 229 Mefferd, Brandy 89, 103, 218 Meis, Josh 50, 89 Meis, Justin 89 Meis, Robby 50, 89 Meredith, Jeff 89, 166, 214, 216, 224 Merit, Brian 117, 217, 225 Merk, Chris 89 Merk, Susan 89 Mersick, Jody 89 Mescher, Joe 78 Mescher, Randy 54, 78, 80, 89 Messerli, Micheal 157, 229 Metz, Jaime 218 Metz, Jamie 117 Metz, John 89 Meyer, Karen 89, 220, 223, 225 Meyer, Leslie 14, 70, 89, 169, 214, 220, 223, 229 Meyer, Michael 117, 2 19, 224, 228 Meyer, Sara 14, 89 Michelson, Amy 89 Michelson, Mindy 89 Miles, Jefferey 89 Milks, Clara 89 Miller, Andrew 89, 217, 225 Miller, BethAnn 71 Miller, Joey 89 Miller, Patricia 89 Miller, Raymond 75, 99, 117, 2 16, 224 Miller, Ryan 117 Miller, Shannon 89 Miller, Staci 89 Milligan, Josh 117 Miner, Matt 50 Minikus, Leah 86, 92 Mitchell, Andy 92 Mitchell, David 92 Moad, Rebecca 157 Mohr, Janelle 92, 228 Monroe, Misty 92 Monroe, Pearl 92 Mooberry, Laura 11 7 Moon, Cooper 93, 2 16, 225 Moore, Alisha 93 Good Morning AL Front row: Michaela Ginn, Lindsay Hutson, Sabrina Kunik. Jessica Winter, Beth Carpenter Back row: Marsha Graodick, Lisa Tauke, Michelle Hodapp, Shaun Hayes, Amy Christiansen, Kristin Crook, Scott Griffis Jazz Band 1 Front row: Richard Halse, Jennifer Will, Molly Shepard, Chris Machmuller. Stacie Yoss, Mike Rinehart Row two: Matt Kenkel, Naomi Greelis. Anna Barron, Amanda Fisher. Jenny Kempf, Ryan Loos Back row: David Brown. Sammy Nestico. Ryan Vanderhelm, Marc Cameron. Chad Fent, Ryan Schnackel Moore, Jessica 117, 228 Moore, Scott Major ASI 157, 227' 228, 229 Moreland, Matthew 93 Moreland, Skip 93 Morgan, Gene 93 Morgan, Kurt 219, 222 Morley, Charles 117 Morris, Amber 9, 93, 216, 224 Morris, Cindy 157 Morris, Pat 93 Morrison, Angela 93 Moser, Erin 93 Moser, Natalie 93 Moser, Robyn 93 Moses, Miranda 93 Moss, Brandon 55, 93 Mott, Donna 157 Mowery, Clinton 93 Muller, Crystal 67 Mulvania, Mandy 117 Mulvania, Nancy 157 Mulvania, Robert 55. 93 Myers, Jeff 93 Myers, Melissa 93 Myers. Mike l l 7 Myhlhousen, Rhiannon 93 N Nailey, Mark 93 Neff, Melinda l 17 Neighbors, Chris 93 Neighbors, Nicole 93 Nelson, Adam 50, 54, 55, 75, 93 Nelson, Jane 157 Nelson, Jen-y 117 Nelson, Joey 93 Nelson, Jolene 93 Nelson, Josh 96 Nelson, Katie 86, 87, 96 Nelson, Lucero 96 Nestico, Sammy 221 Neuman, Robbie 96 Newhuis, Racheal 15, 96 2 i 2 ·- 1 Jazz Band 2 Front row: Sara Hallam, Megan Kennedy, Sarah Osborne, Sarah Will, Hilda Gregg, Julie Jensen Back row: David Iliff, Mike Edrington, David Shreffler, Kristi Kempf, Nate Smith, Cara Jacobsen, Nicholas Kerkman, Derek Horton ,. ___ ~ Mimes Front row: Theresa Weddle, Leah Thomas, Molly Shepard, Christina Dixon, Naomi Lciserowitz. Beth McCarthy Row 2: Stacy Watkins, Shawn Cannon, Mary Marsh, Jo Cupp Back row: Kurt Morgan, Maria Beck, Chad Fent, Josh Ainsley, Scott Watkins, Garret Higginbotham Newkirk, Jessica 96 Nice, Ryan 97 Nielsen, Phil 71, 73, 157 Nielson, Hank 54, 97 Nieman, James 97 Nieto, Ronda 175 Nissen, Amy 97 Nixon, Randy 97, 227 Norgard, Carrie 117 Norman, Amanda 70, 73, 87, 89, 97, 215, 223, 228 Norman, Brian I 17 Norman, Elizabeth 97, 103, 105, 228, 229 Norman, Jenny 14, 97, 101, 214, 219, m m, 226. 229, 229 Norman, Wayne 157 Northmann, Sarah 97 Nourse, Ben 117, 2 14, 228 2 s· 2 ~ 2 0 O'Brien, Lori 86, 97 Ogle, Matthew 91, 97 O'Grady, Kathleenn 97 O'Grady, Nate 97 O'Hara, Morgan 97 Olmstead, Denise 11 7, 223 Olsen, Brian 97, 216, 224 Olsen, Joey 97 Opal, Andy 97 Opal, Melissa 97 Orsi, David 97, 228 Orsi, Michaela 97 Ortez, Misty 97 Orth, Brian 91, 117 Osborn, Amber 97, 227 Osborne, Sarah 97, 215, 222, 229 Osler, Miranda 97 Osmond, Donnie l Ostdiek, Dustin I 00 Owen, Bobby 75, l 00 Owen, Sandra 70, 86, 87, 100, 214, 215 Owens, Josh 100 Owens, Sandra 86 Owens, Tara 10, 15, 107, 108, I 17, 2 14, 223, 229 p Page, Ryan I 00 Pahl, Benjamin 4, 100, 227' 228, 229 Pa ken ham, Katy 67, 68, 101, 218, 225, 228 Pannhof, Susan 101 Parker, Clyde 101 Parker, Jay 10, 14, 15, 54, 55, 75, 117 Parker, Joel 55, 101 Parks, Isiah 55, 101 Parks, Lindsay 67, 69, 101 , 2 15, 2 17, 227 Parks, Ryan 101 , 117 Parrack, Quinn 71, 86, 87, 89, 101 Parrott, Chad 10 l Patten, Aaron 55, 101 Patton, Linda 157, 228 Paulsen, Woody 10 1 Paulson, Andy 117 Pearson, Gina 159 Pengra, Carmen 117 Perot, Ross 4 Perry, Monica 7 1, 84, 101, 228 Peters, Matt 117 Petersen, Anna 59, 6 1, 78, 101 Petersen, Anthony 10 1 Petersen, Ben I 17 Petersen, David 101 Petersen, Henry 101 Petersen, Ken 229 Peterson, Angela 10 1, 219, 229 Peterson, April JO I Peterson, Brian 54, I 17 Peterson, Chris 55, I 0 I Peterson, David l OJ Peterson, Henry 9 1 Peterson, Kyle 51, 53, 54, 83, 101 Pettengill, Amy Lynn I 01 , 216, 225 Pettepier, Robert 159 Philips, Amber 10 I Phippen, Matt 10 1 Phoenix, Joe I 04 Pierret, Jason I 17, 216, 223, 224 Pierson, Jevon 104, 227 Pike, Schia I 17 Piper, Autumn 71, 87, I 04 Pippert, Mary 104, 2 16, 220, 223 Pleake, Ellen I 04 Plendl, Harry 1 1.7 Plutschak, Heather 59, I 04, 223, 225, 228 Points, Chari ie I 05 Potter, Lindsay I 05 Powell, Jami ca 105 Powell, Josh 75, 77, 105 Powers, Jessica 86, 87, I 05 Price, Carolyn 4, 105, 216, 228, 229 Proctor, Ben 117 Prout, Danielle I 05, 216, 219, 223, 225, 226, 229 Pruitt, Chris 32, 33, I J 7, 217, 21 8, 225 Purscell, Jacqueline J 05 Putman, Lindsay I 05 Quigley, Kelly 105 Quinlan, Ke lly I 05 R Rablin, Danielle 117 Rannells, Nikki I J 7 Rasmussen, Eliza 105 Rasmussen, Grant 55, I 05 Ratliff, Brad I 05 Raymer, Steve I 05, 227 Rea, Matt 50 Redden, Bridgett l05 Redding, Ryan 66 Reed, Aja 103, 105 Reed, Brady 105 Reed, Kevjn 105 Reeder, Emily 59, 70, 7 I, 105, 172 Reedy, April 84, 105, 229 Reedy, Kristy 117, 218, 226 Reese, Nicholas 105 Regan, Jean 159 Reid, Jon 5 I, 54, 105 Rejners, Christine 105, 216, 224 Respeliers, Nolan 1 I 7 Reynolds, Charlotte 87, 108 Reynolds, Ned 108 Rice, Haylie 108 Richards, Karen 86, 108 Richards, Lindsey 103, 117, 216 Richardson, Kathryn 108, 215, 217 Ridder, Brian I 08 Ridder, James I 09, 228 Ridenour, Gil 109 Ridgway, Michael 109 Riggs, Brandi 117 Riggs, Rachael 109, 229 Rimel, Micheal 109 Rinehart, Mike 159, 215, 221 Roan, Michell 117 Robicheau, Cluis 91, I 09 Robicheau, Renee 117 Rocha, Paul 5 Rocha, Rocky 54, 109 Rocha, Shawn 109 Rodenburg, Becky 103, 109 Rodman, Mia 109 Rodriguez, Alexis I 09, 227 Rodriguez, KC 109 Rodriguez, Peggy 159 Rolfe, Laurie 35, 109 Ronk, Danielle 87, 109 Roppe, Mia 58, l 09 Rosales, Eddie l 09 Ross, Michaela 59, 87, I 09, 220, 229 Rossbund, Becky 70, 71, 86, 109 Rossbund, Michael 54, 75, 109 Roth, Mike 54, 78, 109, 216, 223 Rowland, Chadwick 109 Rowland, Jodi 109 Royalty, Jamie 109, 225 Royer, Mark 54 Rubin, Lexie 103, 109 Rubink, Rocky 122 Ruby, Justin 1, 8, 54, 122, 226 Ruckman, Elizabeth 122 Ruckman, Shadie 122 Rue, Vince 54 Ruff, Andy 87 Ruff, Brett 122 Ruiz, Zach 122 Rutledge, Andy 54, 122 Rutledge, Nathan I 22 Ruud, Candice 122, 216 Ryan, Jill 103, 122, 216, 218, 228 Ryba, Cathy 229 s Saar, Pamela 122 Sagert, Adam 4, 117 Sagert, Amber I 22 Saitta, Traci 122 Sandau, Jacob 122, 216, 219, 229 Satrom, Carisa 119 Sauvain, Clinton 119 Sawyers, Andrew 54, 122 Scarpello, Sarah 122 Schaefer, Tracy 219 Scheer, Emily 62, 122, 224 Scheer, Risa 122, 227 Scheer, Sarah 119, 168, 169, 214, 223, 224 Scheibler, Donald 159 Scheppner, Dick 159 Scherer, Tonya 122, 228, 229 Schliep, Stacy 122 Schlotman, Joan 119, 216 Schmidt, Dale 11 9 Schmidt, Diane 119 Schmoker, Dennis 8, 159, 229 Schnackel, Ryan 119, 214, 221 Schnitker, Jeremy 9, 54, 78, ll9, 219 Schnitker, Kathleen 122 Schrader, Carol 172 National Honor Society Front row: Naomi Greelis, Naomi Leiserowitz, Richard Halse, Carrie Thatcher, Tera Jensen, Jenny Norman, Angela Disalvo Row two: Molly Shepard, Christy Cooper, Matt Kenkel, Andrea Lapham, Haley Allen, Katie Malmberg, Sarah Scheer, Melissa Wagner, Courtney Story Row three: Leslie Meyer, Bonny Stowe, Keelia Thurber, Rainbo Hultman, Jill Stein, Denise Olmstead, Alisha Livengood, Ada Bos Row four: Jason Conroy, Wendy Troff, Sarah Bragg, Alison Eggers, Kevin Stull, Tara Owens, Stephanie Kracher, Lisa Berner, Jamie Mann, Mike Bauerly Back row: Mike Roth, Shawn Cannon, Janelle Kenny, Mathew Mattox, A11drew Will, Stacie Voss, Jennifer Will, Ryan Va11derhelm National Honor Society (new inductees) Front row: Amanda Norman, Erin Bockert, Marissa Birchard, Megan Gray, Scott Coppock, Jenifer Grego, Alanah Davis, Sarah Summy Row 2: Beth McCarthy, Joplyn Van Houten, Beth Brown, Lisa Franks. Jenny Kempf. Tracy Lane, Jessica Winter, Crystal Juhl, Anna Barron Row 3: Danielle Prout, Kristin Eicher, Rachel Hamilton, Laura Clark, Mary Pippert, Sarah Huckins, Joshua Hale Back row: Arika Graybill, Karen Meyer, Don Swanson, Jason Pierret, Adam Mattox. Heather Plutschak. Tamara Williams Eric Stacy, David Brown, Cory Bebensee ' Sclu·eck, Tiffany 119, 122 Schultz, Jeremy 122 Schultz, Robert 122 Schultz, Toni 70, 122 Schuster, Mandy 122 Schwarz, Rosanne 119 Schweer, Breanne l l , 100, 101 , 119, 167, 216, 224, 229 Schweer, Ehren 122 Sciortino, Mary 122 Scoles, Brian 119 Scoles, Dawn 122 Sealock, Rita 229 Seavers, Colt 78 Sevey, Bob 3 Sevey. Nila 159 Seymour, Pauline 122 Shamblen, Diana 124, 227 Shamblen, Victoria 59, 61, 124, 225 Sharpe, Kevin 159, 219 Shaw, Adam 50, 54, 124 Shaw, Jodi 124 Shelton, Billie 159, 217. 225 Shepard, Molly 124, 215, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223 Shirley, Amanda 71 , 103, 124 Shirley. Tiffany 14, 124 Shively, Tony 124 2 -· 2 ~ 3 New Design Front r ow: Jennifer McCarthy, Nichole VanWinkle, Elizabe1h Gi nn, Michaela Ginn, Mikala Boze, Danna Kehm Row 2: Shawn Cannon, Amber Morris, Courtney Story, Breanne Schweer, Marie Wickman, Chris1ine Reiners, Jared Mathis Row 3: Lee Spann, Brian Olsen, Teresa Wiliams, Sarah Bragg, JeffMc lntosh, Brandon Holmes Back row: Adam Driscoll, Jordan McCarthy, Raymond Miller, Jason Pierret, Jeff Meredith Odessey of the Mind Front row: Holly Clark, Emily Scheer, Sarah Scheer, Kellia Thurber, Krista Jacobsen, Rainbo Hultman Back r ow: Devin Golden, Ryan Edwards, Cory Mass, Be1h McCarthy, Jonathan Marsh, Michael Meyer Showers, Lindsay 71, 124 Shreffler, David 124, 219, 222, 225 Siders, Criss 124 Sieck, Paula 119, 225, 228 Siefken, Jakki 159 Siemer, Richard 124 Sievers, Colt 124 Sigafoose, Dennis 78, 119 Silva, Clarice 11 9, 124 Simmons, Dana 103, 124 Simons, Brianne 78, 124 Skalberg, Jenny 119 Skies, Dark 28 Skow, Lori 87, 124 Skow, Michele 119 Slate, Angela 124, 217, 225, 228 Siemer, Annie 124 Smiley, Todd 78, 124, 227, 228 2 2 ~ 4 Smith, Allan 50, 51, 54, 119 Smith, Andrew 11 9, 124 Smith, Brian 14 Smith, Charlie 124 Smith, Eleanor 96, 124 Smith, Erin 124 Smith, Jeremy 119 Smith, Joel 124 Smith, Lukas 50, 124 Smith, Nate 124, 222, 228 Smith, Paul 50, ll9 Smith, Susan 159 Smith, Tony 124 Smith, Zach 51, l24 Smoley, Linda 159 Smothers, Tim 124 Snodgrass, Kathleen L 26, 2 15, 2 18, 2 19 Snyder, Heather I 19 Snyder, Sarah 126 Snyder, Tami 119 Solgat, Chris 54, 55, 126 Solon, Dan 4, 126, 227' 228, 229 Sorensen, Calli l 01 , 126, 21 7 Sorensen, Chris 54 Spangenberg, Brady l 26 Spangenburg, Brady 90, 9 1 Spann, Lee 159, 167, 224, 229 Spetman, Nicki 88 Spetmari, Nikki 87, 126 Spitznagle, Andrew 126 Spitznagle, .Ben 126 Spitznagle, Brian 119 Spitznagle, Mary 159 Sprat, Jennifer 126, 216 Spratt, Starla 126 Springer, Cindi 126, 225 Springer, Dan 119 St.John, Kristy 126 Stacy, Eric 126, 223, 225, 226 Stager, Corey 126 Stark, Chad 126 Stark, Dusty 126, 225 Stark, Tiphani 126 Stazdas, Jonelle 128 Steadman, Justin 126 Steensen, Sean 54, 55, 75, 126 Stein, Jill 107, 126, 214, 219, 223, 226, 229 Stein, Julia 15, 119, 229 Stemple, Kylie 30, 126, 214, 2 15 Stemple, Matt 62, 119 Steppuhn, Jeff 126 Stevens, Rebecca 126, 229 Stevens, Sarah 126, 225 Stietbeck, Brandy 128 Stiles, Sandi 78, 126 Stoddard, Keisha 119 Stokes, Christina 126 Stortz, Zac 126 Story, Courtney 14, 87, 102, 103, 126, 2 L6, 223, 224, 228 Story, Justin 55, 126 Stowe, Bonny 119, 216, 223 Stowe, Mary 128 Strazdas, Jone!Je 225 Strode, James J 28 Struthers, Betty 159 Stucker, Don 128 StuJl, Kevin 8, 15, 50, 54, 119, 223, 226 Stull, Tom J 59 Suhr; Dennis 50, 119 Summy, Sarah 107' 128, 223, 229 Suro, Alexandra 128 Swain, Heather 119 Swanger, Erica 128 Swanger, Melissa 128 Swanger, Zachary 128, 227 Swanson, Don I 19, 2 14, 223 Sward, Larry 128 Swee, Steve 16 l Sweeney, Ryan 128 T Taggart, Todd 54, 128 Taggart, Tracy 128 Tague,Scott 128 Talley, Christine 17, 103, 128, 216 Tangeman, Nancy 161 Tauke, Lisa 35, 67, 128, 214, 2 15, 221, 228 Taylor, Lindsey I 19 Teeple, Steve 128 Tettenborn, Deb 16 l Teymer, Damian 75, 76, 119 Thacker, Christopher 128 Thatcher, Canie 13, 67, 11 9, 216, 219, 220, 223, 226, 229 Thomas, Jodi 128, 214, 217, 225, 228 Thomas, Leah 128, 216, 222, 225 Thomas, Micheal 128 Thomas, Nicole 128 Thomas, Tiffani 119 Thompson, Benjamin 128 Thompson, Catherine 1 19 Thompson, Misty 128 Thurber, Jared 128 Thurber, Keelia 119, 223, 228 Thurber, Kellia 224 Tibbles, David 128, 2 19, 228, 228, 229 Tilford, Roxanne 161 Ti lier, Carol 161 Timoshin, Dema 119 Tinda ll, Cieandra 7 1, 128 Todd, Matt 54, 128 Tomford, Jason 11 9, 228 Tomford, Kristin 128 Tomabane, Jim 161 , 217, 225 Tometen, Sarah 130 Tovrea, Chris 66, 67, 130, 218 Traylor, April 119 Trescott, William 62, 130 Tripp, Jim 78, 79, 130 Troff, Sharon 130 Troff, Wendy 119, 214, 215, 223 Trujillo, Jayme 130 Tuper, Rex 130 Turek, Josh 119, 214 Turek, Rachelle 130 Tyler, Samantha 130 u Vmbdenstock, Amber 28, 130 Vnderwood, Courtney 61, 71, 73, 130 Underwood, Jenni 119, 168, 169 Vnderwood, Raschele 107, L30, 219 Underwood, Steven 99, 130, 225 (Jtman, Andrew 62, 63, 66, 130, 215, 229 v Van, Joplyn Houten 219 VanBibber, Erin 130 VanBibber, Jennifer 100, 119 Vanderhelm, Ryan 130, 214, 2 15, 221, 223 Vandervort, Shane 130 VanHouten, Jasmyn 34 VanHouten, Jessie 34 VanHouten, Joplyn 34, 87, 130, 216, 219, m , 223, 225, 229, w Van Vol ten berg, Carrie 71, 87, 130 VanWinkle, Nichole 130, 214, 216, 224 Vasquez, Dulcinea 161 Vermule, Cecil 130, 215, 228 Vermule, Josh 130 Villone, Veronica 130 Vinsonhaler, Jene 119 Vinsonhaler, Joni 130, 229 Viola, Ian 130 Voliz, Stacy 130, 219, 228 Volovich, Angie 34 Vorthman, Sarah 67, 130 Voss, Stacie 119, 215, 220, 221, 223 Vothman, Sarah 228 Vrana, Nick 55, 78, 130 Wagner, Melissa 103, 130, 174, 218, 223 Wahl, Rick 54 Waldmann, Elizabeth 3, 71, 73, 130 Walker, Heather 132, 214 Walter, Nick 132 Walton, Chris 119 Walton, Melissa 103, 132 Wardlow, Kammy 132 W arnert, Bran di 11 9 Waschkowski, Ron 132 Watanabe, Ka01i 132, 225 Watkins, Scott 119, 222 Watkins, Stacy 132, 222, 225 Watts, Josh 54, 132 Weakland, Kelly 132, 215, 225 Weare, Michelle 132 W earne, W a Iker 51, 54, 132, 216, 228 Weathers, Tieg 10, 14, 15, 119, 219, 229 Webb, David 119, 227, 228 Weddle, Maggie 87, 132 Weddle, Patricia 132 Weddle, Theresa 16, 49, 87, 132, 222, 229 Orchestra Front row: Dusty Stark, Naomi Leiserowitz, Elizabeth Brockway, Teresa Williams, Heather Plutschak, Janelle Strazdas, Katy Pakenbam Row 2: Kaori Watanabe, Maria Beck, Emelie Jurgens, Leah Thomas, Amy Lynn Pettengill, Stacy Watkins, Jared Mathis Row 3: Stephanie Krijan, Angela Bushman, Erin Blackman, David Shreffler, Ginger Marshall, Sarah Stevens, Catherine Crocker, Crystal Juhl, Nicole Caffery Back row: Sarah Huckins, Cindi Springer, Eric Stacy, Troy McDaniels, Victoria Shamblen, Ross Andrews, Rebecca Cates, Karen Meyer Peer Helpers Front row: Kelly Weakland, Paula Sieck, Melissa Malick, Tracy Lane. Jennifer Hansen, Joplyn Van Houten, Kristin Cooper Row 2: Billie Shelton, Tanya Wilson, Deniece Fell, Jenny Kempf, Angela Slate, Jodi Thomas, Mindi A vis, Jamie Royalty, Danielle Prout Back row: Joe Wheeler. Alynn Coppock, Steven Underwood, Andrew Miller, Tamara Williams. Cooper Moon, Chris Pruitt, Cory Bebensee, Tyler Lainson, Brian Merit. Jim Tomabane Wegman, Sara 132 Weihs, Brandon 55, 132 Welch, Nicole 67 Weller, Sean 132 Wellman, Jill 132 Wenninghoff, Jeanette 119 West, Heather 119 Westphal, Jason 119 Westphal, Kathy 105 Wettengel, Andrew 132 Wetzel, Roger 119 Whalen, Andrew 132 Whaley, Troy l 19 Wheeler, Joe 161 , 225 Wheeler, Rebecca 132 Wheeler, Steven 99, 132 White, Courtney 132, 214, 215 White, Dan 78, 132, 227 Whitman, Mike 51, 132 Wichman, Jason 91 , 132 Wichman, Tim 229 Wickman, Marie 2, 67, 103, 216, 224, 229 Wilcox, Jeremy 119 Wilcox, Nicole 132 Wild, Jan 67 Will, Andy 50, 51, 54, 119, 223 Will, Jennifer 67, 119, 215, 221 , 223 Will, Sarah 67, 69, JOI , 132, 215, 222 Willard, Bill 161 Williams, Brian 119, 216 Williams, Roger 229 Williams, Tamara 11, 132, 216, 217, 218, 220, 223, 225 Williams, Teresa 2 2 ~ 5 Powerlifting Front row: Adam Ferry, Justin Ruby, Kevin Stull, Jesse Hansen, Larry Hastie Quill & Scroll Front row: Kristy Reedy, Carrie Thatcher. Alison Eggers, Lisa Berner, Stephanie Kracher Back row: Jenny Norman, Amanda Cohrs, Krista Jacobsen, Jill Stein, Danielle Prout Quiz Bowl W) n I,Jl Front row: Krista Jacobsen, Eric Stacy, Mathew Mattox,Josh Ainsley Back row: Beth Hansen, Naomi Greelis 132, 2 16, 224, 225 Willis, Imbry I 34 Wilson, Bethann 134 Wilson, Lisa I I 9 Wilson, Neil 134 Wilson, Tanya 134, 2 17, 225 Winchell, Justin I 34, 228 Winger, Daniel 134 Winkler, Amanda 134 Winter, Jessica 4, 134, 22 I, 223 Wise, Shannon 134, 227 Wiskus, Scott 134, 214, 215 Witt, Eric 134 Witt, Jason 55, 134 Wobbema, Nathan J 34 Woellhof, Blaik 51, 54, 134, 216 Woellhof, Derek 134, 216 Wohlers, Melissa 12, 103, 134, 175, 2 18 Wolter, Erik 134 Wood, Abby 134, 229 Wood, Mandy 87, 134 Wood, Tee Jay 134 Woodward, Ryan 134 Wooten, Mike 134 Wright, Brian 134 Wright, Jayne 134 Wright, Jesse 55, 134 Wright, Joyce 161 Wright, Laura 134 y Yeoman, Keith 134 Yochum, Amy 12, 86, 87, 107, 109, 134, 214 Yochum, Jake 134 Yochum, Marjorie 161 Yopp, James 149 z Ziebarth, Pam 161 Zieger, Brad 134 Ziegler, Kristen 136 Zimmerman, Jim 31, 136 ROTCl Front row: Lindsay Parks, Joe Chapman, Deniece Fell. David Webb, Matthew Klabunde, Seth Hardy, Zachary Swanger Row 2: Dan White, Eric Cohrs, Shannon Wise, Tracy Cantrell, Jenni fer Hendrick, Risa Scheer, Kurtis Hansen Back row: MSGT Von Cook AASI, Chris Adkins, David FelJ, Sreve Raymer, Roger Brannan, Major Scott Moore AST ROTC2 Front row: Bianca Akers. Jeremy Batson. Robbie Klahn. Risa Scheer. Randy Nixon, Jeremiah Block, Eric Cohrs Back row: MSGT Yon Cook AASl. Todd Smiley, Mark Lorenzen,JevonPierson.BenjaminPahl, Levi FunkJ1ouser. Summer Good. Justin Lidgett, Major Scott Moore ASI ROTC3 Front row: Stephanie Chatterton, Alexis Rodriguez. Christina Kopiasz. Amber Osborne Back row: MSGT Von Cook AASI, Vicki Larson. Dan Solon, Shaun Jordan. Diana Shamblen, Jeremiah Block. Major Scott Moore ASI ROTC4 Front row: Jessica Moore, Mark Lorenzen, Jamie Cooley, Rusty Kramer Back row: MSGT Von Cook AASI, Dan Curnyn, David Tibbles, Justin Winchell, Major Scott Moore ASI ROTC5 Front row: Tonya Scherer, Amber Hodge, Carolyn Price, Amy Clark, Janelle Mohr, Jennifer Brammer Row 2: MSGT Von Cook AST, Justin Lidgett, Justin Winchell, David Orsi, Robbie Klahn, Dan Solon, Major Scott Moore ASI Back row: Jeremy Behrens, David Webb, Benjamin Pahl, Ben Condecon, Nicholas Kerkman, Micheal Large ROTC6 Front row: Robbie Klahn, Jeremy Batson, Robert McKnight, Jason Tomford, Laura Behrens, Missy Kinney Row two: MSGT Yon Cook AASI, Tonya Scherer, Todd Smiley, Brandon Cobaugn, Cecil Vermule, Ben Condecon, David Orsi, Major Scott Moore AST Back row: Justin Lidgett, Lynn Gittins, Bryan Allen, Chris Egengerger, James Ridder 2 ~ 2 .s 8 Spanish Club Front row: Sarah Vorthman, Katy Pakenham, Lisa Tauke, Paula Sieck, Jill Ryan, Tracy Lane, Alanah Davis Row 2: Ada Bos, Amanda Norman, Michelle Hodapp, Angela Slate, Jamie Andersen, Amanda Eden burn. Courtney Story, Holly Croson Row 3: Walker Wearne, Danna Kehm, Jodi Thomas, Melinda Joneson, Jamie Black, Theresa Houser, Pam Houser Back row: Linda Panon, Adam Driscoll, Heather Plutschak, Rob Batt, Nate Smith, Adain Mattox, Nicole Foote, Jim Cunningham Speech & Debate Front row: Keelia Thurber, Rainbo Hultman, Michael Meyer, Alison Eggers, Ben Nourse, Shawn Cannon Row two: Patricia Drey, Beth McCarthy, Stacy Voliz, Elizabeth Norman, Jennifer Meadows, Monika McDowell Back row: Cory Mass, Holly Clark, Mary Marsh, Monica Perry, Phil Hemmingsen, Amy Christiansen, David Tibbles Student Council F r ont r ow: Jason Conroy, Breanne Schweer, Angela Disalvo, Jamie Mann, Jenny Norman, Naomi Greelis, April Reedy Row two: Kim Ferguson, Angie Driggins, Julia Stein, Tara Owens, Eric Dubois, Joplyn VanHouten, Sarah Summy Row three: Dana Kehm, Nicki Bomgaars, Marissa Birchard, Marie Wickman, Katie Malmberg, Shawn Cannon, Tera Jensen, Jennifer Meadows Back row: Elizabeth Norman, Danielle Proue, Margie Jennings, Chris M achmu ller, Carrie Thatcher, Tieg Weathers, Alison Eggers, Jill Stein, H annah Ainsley Young Design F ront row: Rebecca Stevens, Kristen Conner, Sarah Osborne, Rachael Riggs, Leah Ault, Abby Wood Row two: Amanda McHargue, Adrienne :He nderson, Jenny Jarrell, Heidi Comley, Dianna Larson, Megan Kennedy, Theresa Weddle, Angela Peterson Back row: Lee Spann, ~co? Sandau, Michael McSorlcy, Andrew Utman, David Tibbles, Garret H1gg111botham, Andrew Mc intosh ROTC7 Front row: MSGT Von Cook AASI, Joni Vinsonhaler, Tonya Scherer. Carolyn Price, Jennifer Brammer, Audra Brammer, Jessica Autera, Major Scott Moore ASI Back row: Robbie Klahn. Dan Solon, Nicholas Kerkman. Benjamin Pahl, Micheal Large, Mike Boze, Ben Condecon School Board and Administration Front row: Micheal Messerli, Richard Christie, James Lake, Fred Maher, Billi Ahrens Row 2: Jan Hawkes, Rita Sealock. JoAnne Carrithers. Cathy Ryba, Ken Petersen Back row: Roger Williams. Tim Wichman, Lou Carta Science club Front row: Jamie Mann, Tera Jensen, Jason Conroy, Jenny Norman. aomi Greelis, Tom Drennen, Michele Buss Back row: Dennis Schmoker, Joplyn Van Houten, Angie Driggins, Shawn Cannon. Leslie Meyer, Amanda Fisher. Michaela Ross, Michael Freeman 2 ~ 2 9 2 3 0 At a choir retreat N ico le Vanwinkle and Mikala Boze couldn't be stopped from having a good time. As one of the many activities they karoked in the hall. (Photo by Lind say McElderry) ted tryouts and inconsistencies in the judging swept obstacles m the halls. Two weeks later a parent met with the announcement of principal Jim Lake leaving Mike Messerli and pointed out the inaccuracies AL, and, two, the announcement of the new in tryouts opposed totheconstitution. Adminisc11eerleading squad of 67 members. tration then decided to have re-tryouts, the reThe decision for Lake to leave came as a shock sponsewasoverwhelming. They had many calls to almost everyone. He would be taking over the from angry parents, some threatening law suits. position as the Supervisor of Vocational and After the attempt of re-tryouts failed the new Elective Education. Many tears were shed and consensuswastoletall67cheerleaderswhotried students were disappointed to see such an asset out stay on the squad. With the new 67 member and a positive influence go. The seniors inducted squad AL made national headlines. Things soon Lake into their class as a honorary member on graduation night. The seniors thought it was only fitting to show their great appreciation and settled down but this wasn't the end to the cheerleading situation, only the beginning. With all confusion and sometimes disappointrespect for Lake. Lake was later offered a job as ment of the hectic year came a lot of good. Many a principal in Califonua and accepted it. personal goals were met and many rewards of a The announcement of the cheerleading squad successful year received. Whether we were sayof 67 members didn't seem to be as big of a shock. ing goodbye or overcoming a setback, we were For several days after tryouts rumors of tainted not stopped. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Abraham Lincoln High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Abraham Lincoln High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1921-present are covered in this collection. Previous to 1921, this school was called Council Bluffs High School. Please refer to the "Council Bluffs High School yearbooks" collection for yearbooks before 1921. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abraham Lincoln High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1921-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Crimson and Blue 1997 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 1997 Yearbook (Annual) of Abraham Lincoln High School. Volume 99. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abraham Lincoln High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Special Collections 373 C-C83a Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1997 Abraham Lincoln High School Yearbook 1997 Abraham Lincoln High School ALHS Annual schools Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/f69aa5cc6c8a43f29eb2c0c9e5b3222f.pdf 36681c429b21b847b133dc611bcf66a3 PDF Text Text 1 9 9 5 Community 158 KT <& Opening 2 People 114 II I l~l]~1~)/11i1~ ~l ~l lil l~lrn~~i~ ll 11 3 5226 00313192 7 Cl ubs & Classes 74 Sports 40 CUTIIN' UP. Late one night during newspaper dead- line, Echoes staffers Rhonda Fanning, Eric Wallner, and Joanne Whalen help Lisa M~lskeit cut her story so it will fit the desired space, while Jason Ruiz types his story on the computer. Echoes staffers were used to making long stories short, especially after attend- ing a national redesign workshop in St. Louis where they learned to use less copy and more graphics. (Photo by Heather Olson) L ooks of disbelief and anger covered the faces of more than 200 juniors and se1 niors as they were turned away from the desk at registration. For 45 minutes they had stood in a long line, only to find the administration short on parking stickers. All 290 stickers had been sold, and they would have to start the year without one. Once school started, even those who got a parking sticker found themselves short tempered. Due to construction on Bonham and Frank Streets, they found themselves sitting in a line that stretched from the stop sign on Bonham to the tennis courts and snaked around the lot each day after school. It was a long wait for a short trip to the corner. After a long t rip to Cedar Rapids, the volleyball team was stopped short at the end of the first match. Most f elt that . . . cont inued on page 5 • Student Life designed by Heather Neumann TIMES OF JOY. Ecstatically, Brandon Doles jumps up from his seat to cheer as the basketball team scores the final basket and the clock runs out. The Lynx defeated Ralston 71- 70 on Jan. 16. (Photo by Heather Olson) PITTER PATTER. Game point brings on more than applause as the packed bleachers tremble w hen the volleyball team's loyal fans pound their team to victory against Carroll Kuemper. Thatvictory tookthegirls to State. (Photo by Laura Hicks) SURPRISE! SURPRISE! Sneaking u p behind Skylar Hunt, Tim Wrigh t and Mike McCarthy throw a couple buckets of ice cold water on Hunt, executive student body president. The attack came during the Friday pep assembly of Homecoming week. (Photo by Heather Olson) Opening written by Jennnifer Kracher GO LYNX! Football fans cheer on the team as the players run onto the field before the Tee Jay game Sept. 23. The Lynx defeated the Yellowjackets 14-0. (Photo by Laura Hicks) CAT NAP. Exhausted, Heather Swain catches a few winks at the end of concert choir. The choir had just returned from a day-long music competition. Swain said she had a hard time staying awake during the 95- minute blocks. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • ~-- Student Life designed by Heather Neumann STAN DIN' AROUND. Curiously, Scott Kaufman takes a glance back towards the end of the long line at registration Aug. 17, and Rikki Rodenburg looks ahead, trying to see the beginning of the line. Some stood in line for up to one hour just to get their pictures taken. (Photo by Matt Stemple) ... continued from page 2 the team was robbed of two match points in con- "-----@~ 0 troversia I referee calls that even radio questioned openly. Long waits and J[T aL short tempers set the mood for the year. But many said the longest wait of all occurred each day as they sat through four 95-minute classes. In October, The Echoes polled 167 students, and 71 percent hated the blocks, the 25-minute lunches, and the short five-minute passing periods, which were finally lengthened to seven minutes. But to make a long story short, even the hassles, the letdowns, and the block schedule couldn't stop students from making lasting friendships, creating memories, and adding to their accomplishments in academics, athletics, t heater, andjournalism. lt istothese memories and accomplishments that t his short story of a long year is dedicated. Opening written by Jennifer Kracher CHRISTMAS JOY. Decorations have never been more fun for Matt Timm and Stacey Knauss. Even though none of the presents were for them, they had a lot of fun arranging them in a sleigh for the Christmas Dance Dec. 17. (Photo by Heather Olson) e story of our lives I was a hectic one. Most of us were up by 7 and in school until 3. Some of us hung ({))1111Jr around until after dark ___ o\Yl~ practicing a sport, working on a publication, or perfecting a performance. Others went to work until 10 or 11. A few of us even managed to do it all, and then go home to a backpack full of homework. "During cross country I practiced from 3:30 until 5:30, worked from 6 until 10 at Dairy Queen, and t hen came home and did my homework until about 1 in t he morning," Lisa Malskeit said. Amidst the hustle, we had to take a f ew quiet moments to think about some tough decisions like how to balance a job and school, and whetherto yield to peer pressure. "I have learned to follow what I thin k instead of what my friends think," Kathy Daley said, "because in the long run, I have to live with the consequences." Although our calendars were always filled to the limit, and our minds were filled with never ending problems, we still found time to have fun. Parties, dances, and concerts always found a way to sneak into our lives, adding a refreshing break. To make a long story short, we were busy. Spirit increases after appearance of Channel One reporter with ... GREAT ne hot October sun shone brightly on the ractice field at Friday's outdoor pep assemly. Sticky and tired students, who had been standing around on muddy grass for more than an hour, trudged lethargically toward student council sponsor Doug Jiskoot as he cajoled them, "Get away from the cotton candy machine! We're trying to have a pep assembly here! A lot of people put work into planning this, so let's show some spirit!" As cheerleaders led cheers and coaches talked about their seasons, students barely responded. Instead, out of the comer of their eyes, they saw a dark haired man in jeans and a denim shirt speaking with Principal Jim Lake. As more students noticed the tall, good looking guy standing off to the side, they scrounged for PP EAL tising the Olympic Games, we modeled the dressup days, and we spent late nights painting back drops for the dance." But not enough teams entered the games, few students dressed up, and the entryway was torn down within the first half hour of the dance. Yet following the applause for Valverda at the pep assembly, students cheered enthusiastically at the football game against Westside, despite the 54-0 score, and a record number of more than 600 students attended the dance on Saturday. In addition to Channel One being there, the promise of a good DJ from Sioux City and an eightfoot MTV video screen convinced students to attend the dance. stray napkins, old assignments in lf{}L[} TlfEl1PPLlftfSE. Channel One re- "The songs they played were tons better than the years before," said Sarah Farrell. "Plus, the video screen was like a visual aid to make people dance." their back pockets, anything Channel One reporter Rawley V alverda could autograph. Suddenly, V alverda walked toward the microphone, and the pep assembly turned around. porter Rawley Valverda waits patiently for students to calm down before speaking at the picnic on Friday. (Photo by Heather Olson) Channel One had come to cover the use of breathalyzers, which began two years ago at AL activities, but at the time, students were unaware of When V alverda handed the microphone to head that purpose. football coach Rick Wahl, students screamed wildly for the team, most hoping to catch the Channel One camera. Unfortunately, the student council had worked all week, unable to accomplish what V alverda had accomplished in five minutes. "We put a lot of work into planning Homecoming," Tim Wright said. "WehunguppostersadverHOMECOMING COURT: FRONT ROW: Queen Stacey Knauss, Marjie Muehlig, Kristin Scott, Brandi Christie, Shannon Rindone. BACK ROW: David Bills, King Skylar Hunt, Todd Lane, Jason Tindall, Kenny Chini. • ~~­ Student Life designed by Heather Neumann "I just figured they came to see what our Homecoming was like," Brian Hill said. "Even though the final story that aired made our school look bad, like we were all alcoholics, Channel One being there for Homecoming brought more school spirit." Whatever the reason Channel One came, it transformed an average high school homecoming into a very special one. SLl111T OF 1111;11[). In preparation for Homecoming week, Tricia Collins and Trisha Gibler paint a window outside of the gymnasium on Saturday, Sept. 24. (Photo by Heather Olson) 111Tl1Ctt. With a crowd cheering them on, football players Ben Roth and Ton y M erksick run towards a dummy dressed as a Westside football player at the pep assembly on Friday. (Photo by Matt Stemple) 8()88111' R(}tf/l!J. After an unsuccessful attempt to get an apple, Brandon Doles brings his dripping head up for air. Bobbing for apples was just one of many games that took place at the outdoor picnic and pep assembly Friday, Sept. 30. (Photo by Kim Boltorr) Y () n the Tuesday of Homecoming week my friends and I decided to dress up. It didn't matter that it happened to be Switch Day. We got up early in the morning to get ready. I put on my tight little shirt, stuffed my bra with lots of socks to give me a little bit of chest, and pulled a tight jumpsuit over my arms. Then I looked in the mirror. Boy, was I one cute girl with hairy legs! Then I smeared on some of mymom'smakeup, putmy hair back in pigtails, grabbed a purse, and I was on my way! -#ate tkl~ CLASS A'ITENDANTS: FRONT ROW: Christine Lam, Julia Stein, Racheal Newhuis. BACK ROW: P.J. A ndersen, Mark Chu rch, Nate Nelson. Homecoming written by Christine Lam Ll.f!TI/ tf P. "I said no thank you!" Sir Reginald, alias Jim Wood, screams into Colette Johnson's French horn that she used as a hearing aid during Cinderella. Johnson played the Queen. (Photo by Heather Olson) MYcfr'ORY llJ,1 /hat have I gotten myW self into?" I asked myself when the weight of how much there was still to do hit me. "I need just one more week!" I thought. But there was no week to be had. It was the night before opening. It was midnight and people who knew their lines before didn't know them now. The sound board and microphones hatched a new problem every minute. Stress was the demon that lovingly embraced the auditorium, enough out f my reach so that I couldn't grab it and rip it to shreds. I blinked, the rough weeks were gone. It was our 12th show, closing night. The performance was brilliant and the audience loved it. And I began to think, 'This moment was worth every ulcer." -RoJ;I( cf k-e;Ol'rl Ttf~(}r/if.t1R Outrage divides the cast as Cinderella, played by Molly Shepard, and her ugly stepmother, played by Nichole Van Winkle, fight for the rights to the prince's love. The prince is played by Mike Bauerly. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Student Life designed by Heather Nuemann Performing their roles for nearly two weeks, four guys soon become ... BOSOM DDIE ? re engine red lipstick, frilly pink dresses, and stocking stuffed bras weren't usually a part of Nate O'Toole's everyday dress, but for about two weeks at the end of October and beginond time, and the news spread of the fantastic performances. After all the auditorium seats were filled, metal folding chairs were brought out of storage rooms and placed at the back of the ning of November, he wore them almost constantly. O'Toole wasn't alone though. Shawn Cannon, TomJensen,and Kehry Lane also found themselves transformed into some rather repulsive females. The four of them had been chosen for the two double-cast parts of the very ugly stepsisters, Belladonna and Esmerelda, in the Children's Theater production of Cinderella. "Originally I hadn't planned on playing a cross dresser in the play," Cannon said, "but after Brian Collier transferred to anotherschool, I was asked by Robin Shepard if I wanted to take the part of an ugly stepsister. I thought it would be a lot of fun, so I took it." T{)tf(}ll!l'lt/ tf P For fear of a smear of firey red lipstick, Shawn Cannon, who played an ugly stepsister, fixes his makeup with the help of a compact mirror while his ugly mother, played by Nichole VanWinkle, dances her way over to him. (Photo by Heather Olson) auditorum for a few extra showgoers. There were the usual jitters before each show, but one particular show caused a little more than butterflies in cast members' stomachs. "When I found out that my cast was performing the matinee show for the whole student body, I got kind of scared;" O'Toole said. "But then I figured that. this was my senior year anyway, and I would like to go out doing something that I would be remembered by." All of the guys said they had to chuckle at themselves when they first saw the way they looked in full costume. "When I went into the bathroom and looked at myself in the full length mirror, I just laughed," Cannon said. "Afterall, I was in the men's restroom wearing a dress and boobs with my hair curled." Althouo-h the ugly stepsisters 0 . . Shepard directed the Cinderella cast of 241 students with the help of three assistant directors, Lisa Kehm, Jim Wood, and Jensen. The six evening shows of Cinderella had the highest percentage of a non-vested audience, people who had no children on stage, in the history of the Children's Theater. The last two evening performances sold out as fans returned for the secmay have spent a long trme m drag, none of them had any urge to put on their dresses, curl their hair, and whip out their lipstick after the last curtain was drawn. "PtElfS'E TlfttE tfS' lt!ITll f/{Jtf. N On their knees, Kehry Lane and Nate O'Toole, the two ugly stepsisters, b eg Cinderella, p layed by Molly Sh epard, to take them to the palace. (Photo b y Heath er Olson) (}t{Rt 8t/ (}tfRt. After many nights of fixing h er sister's hair, Sarah Kehm deftly rolls the curling iron around a lock of hair, while Lisa Kehm patiently waits 25 minutes until Sarah's done styling. After her hair was finished, she had to sit for another 15 minutes while Sar ah did her makeup. (Photo by Heather Olson) Cinderella written by Jennifer Kracher Last minute shopping and put-off planning lead some into a ... HURRIED Rushing from Dillards, at one end of the mall, to The Closet at the other, Amy Schaben frantically searched for a dress with only a half hour left before the mall closed. "Jeremy Doyle wasn't planning on going to the dance until he found out he was on court," Schaben said. "I went to Hy-Vee after the r AL vs. Gross game and he was working. Matt Timm pulled me to the aisle Jeremy was in, so he could ask me to the dance. I had heard he wanted to ask me, but I thought he had given up because it was the next night." Schaben was nervous about finding a dress since she would be busy at a swim meet the next day and the only chance she had to shop was the short time before the mall closed at 10 p.m. DECA students may have felt a little rushed, Timm, DECA's president, felt the dance turned out much better than previous ones. "I thought the advertising was well executed, and there was a good turn out," Timm said. "At least 50 more people came than last year, even though many left right after coronation. We made about $500 more from this year's dance than last year." For some, last minute plans came as a result of working extra hours during the Christmas rush. "I worked 35 hours a week during the two weeks of Christmas break and couldn't shop until after I got off of work on Dec. 23, " Erin Wilson said. "I felt stressed because I had so much to buy and I almost ran out of time." "It was funny to rush past mall customers because Arny DuBois and I were in such a hurry that we were almost running," Schaben said. "Arny and I went through every store and I didn't find a Mlltll/'/l}(}L. Laughter erupted from Amy Schaben while she watched her date, Jeremy Doyle, dance. (Photo byLaura Hicks) Even the student council charity drive was a last minute rush. The winner of the contest, Trisha Hagar's third hour B-day class, didn't have a single can of food on dress until The Closet, the last store we went to." Even though Doyle waited until the last minute to ask Schaben, their date seemed to be a success. "We had.a great time at the dance," Schaben said. "I'm glad we ended up going." Doyle and Schaben weren't the only students who waited until the last minute to plan for the dance. Because of a trip to Chicago, DECA members delayed their planning for the dance until a couple weeks before it was to be held. Even though CHRISTMAS DANCE COURT: FRONT ROW: Kim Wigington, Shannon Rindone, Kristin Scott, Brandi Christie, Cindi Tripp. BACK ROW: Kenny Chini, Jeremy Doyle, Todd Lane, Queen Marjie Muehlig, King Jason Tindall, Ben Lake, and David Bills. (Photo by Heather Olson) • Student Life designed by Heathe r Neumann the morning of the final day of the drive, but by 1: 30 p.m., they had a total of 346 cans out of the 852 cans donated by the school. "We all left during lunch on the last day because Moe and Tex were in the cafeteria and not in the parking lot," Sarah Kehm said. "We went to No Frills and bought 346 grocery items, and I felt good that we helped the community." Last minute plans seemed to wear on students' nerves, but in the end, the holidays turned out to be memorable in many ways. RfJt/llL PlllR. After being crowned king and queen, Jason Tindall and Marjie Muehlig had the whole dance floor to themselves. (Photo by Matt Stemple) PltT«REPERrEtT. Working with Cindi Tripp and her date, Matt Helm, Glen Hovinga patiently poses the couple. Hovinga took d ance pichues for the last foUI' years. (Photo by Heather Olson) ();t!E, TW'tJ, ttltt/ Synchronized precision was not the key in this kick line of J.J. Thielen, Sonja Smith, Beth Carpenter, Ben Sall, Tonia Tauke, and Ben Roth at the Christmas ·Dance. (Photo by Laura Hicks) MYJ'tORY· -J;J efore Christmas dance, LJ ToniaTauke,BenSall,Ben Roth, Beth Carpenter, Courtney Haines, Brandon Doles, and I went to Sara Borman' s house. Her dad did card tricks and other magic tricks for us, and then her parents served us a steak dinner. Usually, when I go to the dances, I just get my picture taken. This time, though, we got there at 9:30 and stayed there until 11:30 when it was over. I was having a lot of fun and we actually danced, which is a big change for me. t/ET!J()k/;11/ Lost in his own world but still entertaining others, Brandon Doles dances to the latest hits at the Christmas Dance, Dec. 17. (Photo by Laura Hicks) !fattdutl(I~ Christmas written by Erin Summ CO;lft#q 111ROtfqll! Shrieks of joy are muffled by a gust of cold wind as Andi Binns, Jamie Hunt, and Stephanie Kracher fly down a hill outside the Mall of the ·Bluffs. The girls went sledding on the last day of winter break, when the temperature was 20 degrees. (Photo by Laura Hicks) MtjtoRY () utdoor adventure is something I like because I feel I can block everything out of my mind and have some fun. In the summer I like to get out on the water and go skiing and tubing. When I'm not on the water, I enjoy playing baseball, golf, and every once in a while, shooting a few hoops. When the snow starts to fly, I pull the skis out and hit the slopes at Mt. Crescent. I spend about four days a week skiing because I have a need for speed and I like getting air. Just a piece of advice for the non-adventurous types: get out and enjoy life. ll!lT!#qTllE.fLOPE.f. With determination, Adam Hansen tries to hold himself upright as Brian Anderson teaches him the proper skiing postion. They went to Mt. Cresent with about 80 other students on a field trip Jan. 13. (Photo by Heather Olson) • Student Life designed by Heather Neumann /l()R.fEPLIW. Gently brushing the neck of one of the stable horses, Doug Bristol finishes grooming one afternoon at work. He had worked at Shady Lane Stables for eight years. (Photo by Laura Hicks) .. Fresh air and urge to be one with nature lead many to walk . . . ON THE roggily pushing away her warm comforter, Jaime Metz would glance slowly at her alarm clock, which often read 5:30 a.m. Hurriedly, she would clothe herself and begin to whistle as she headed outside to the horse stalls, where tedious work awaited her. "I don't mind getting up early to medicate and feed my horses and even shovel manure because it's so peaceful and relaxing outside," Metz said. Like Metz, many students found life outdoors relaxing and enjoyable. UTSIDE Some students, on the other hand, found the thrill of the kill drew them to the outdoors. "I shot an eight point, 185-pound buck two years ago," aid Nolan Respeliers, who hunted regularly on his family farm outside of Crescent. "He ran by while I was doing chores outside, so I ran inside and grabbed my 12-gauge shotgun, and then I leveled myself next to one of our fence post barriers surrounding a field and shot him straight on. That was one of the proudest moments of my life." Other students enjoyed the rush of award winning bulls-eyes "I started biking and h without the blood. iking with my brothers as far back as I can even remember," Denise Olmstead said. "It's always been my way of relieving stress and a chance to get away from things. I hope someday I can take a trip to the mountains and enjoy the beautiful scenery and the whole outdoor experience." According to Carmen Pengra, hiking was the only way to appreciate the wonder of wild animals. lvlfTCll ()tfT! Flying down a hill in h is grandfather's backyard, Jason Jensen holds on to his handlebars. He enjoys riding his dirt bike in his spare time. (Photo by Laura Hicks) "I won first place for my age division at the West Oak Archery Competition this past summer," Randy Fichter said. "I competed in the 3-d bulls-eye division, and I was given 40 fake animal hearts to shoot at and given 10 points for every bulls-eye, 8 for the next ring, and 5 for the following rings. "I was really proud of myself for winning, because my skill and equipment enabled me to win, not just luck." "Hiking is so awesome," Pengra said. "You get to see how d eer, squirrels, turkeys, and other animals survive by scurrying for their food and shelter." Students agreed that time spent on outdoor activities uplifted them mentally and physically and enabled them to cope with the stresses of life. RM!N, lfltfl. With determination, Nolan Respeliers steadies his bow in hopes of spotting a deer. He often took advantage of his family's acreage. (Photo by Heather Olson) PtfZZtliV~ PIE('ES' Anxious to p ut h er stove together before it gets too dark, Carmen Pengra opens a bag of parts. Sh e enjoyed camp ing with h er family. (Ph oto by Heather Olson) Outdoor Fun written by Sarah Kehm ffR!ttfA PO.fE. Patiently Cindy Wilson helps Tony Giambo and Shilo Lacy Caley prepare for their pichrres. (Photo by Heather Olson) ;ff!ITC!l;ffllttER. Patiently, Ruby Swigart wa its as Kristin Scott find s her computer match up sheet. The sheet showed the 10 people in school Swigart would be most compatible with . The National H onor Society held the annua l fundra iser and made $400. (Photo by Heather Olson) • Student Life designed by Heather Neuma~n ORY _Carly in the evening, I t- brought her flowers and an enormous balloon. Then we wen t to d inne r a t a cozy, candlelit restaurant. We like to keep things very simple and warm. We talked about things tha t ma tter, things that don't, and wh y. She told a few secrets, as did I, and we spent the rest of the evening alone together, dancing, enjoying the laughter, and feeling very, very sp ecial. It was one of those moments tha t lives and lives. Everyone should be so lucky. -Uu.rtilf kfeorl .f!lllttE, RllmE, 111/!JR()!f. With a smile, Christine Ha u ser wa tch es Lisa Malskeit, Shannan Brooks, and Marjie Muehlig show their moves atthe Valentine's dance. Three h undred attended the dance sponsored by student council Feb. 18. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Missing loved ones and exchanging gifts have many saying ... BEMY itting quietly w ith her head in her hands, Courtney Brummer w as not paying a ttention to the class going on around her. Instead, she was missing her boyfriend, who w as away at college, making this year's Valentine's Day a very lonely one. "My friend from Tee Jay knew I was really depressed because m y b oyfri end was about five hours away a t college, so on Valentine's she got me this big teddy bear and told me, 'Here's something to cuddle.' It meant a lot to me since I felt so down ." Although only half the number of flowers and gifts were delivered to the office this year as compared to years before, many students found that Valentine's Day still seemed the perfect time to cheer up someone special. 8/()k/ #E[)()k/;f/ Exhausted from a long day of decorating, Jenny Norman relaxes on the floor in the small gym while tying a balloon. (Photo by Matt Stemple) around," Ada Bos said . "He got me a dozen roses, a teddy bear, five balloons, and a card. But I got him a little plastic car and filled it up with Hershey's Kisses. It was neat to see the look on his face because I knew he wasn't expecting anything from me. I've always loved to give people stuff when they don't expect it; I love to k n ow tha t I m a d e someone happy." Student council also gave students a gift for Valentine's Day by sp onsoring "Jungle Love," the Valentine's Dance Feb. 18. The gym w as decorated for the dance with multicolored streamers hanging abou t like vines, cardboard palm trees, and p arrots hanging on the walls. The dance cost $3 a ticket, taking in $600 but making only a $100 profit. "My boyfriend and I had been fighting since about three days before Valentine's, and I didn' t expect him to get me anything," Renae Andrews said . "On Valentine's Day, he took me out to eat and then to a movie. It was ROC/11! Sfl(8JEt TS As queen and king, instructors Alyn n Jaegar an d Ron Lak atos dance to "Jungle Love." (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) "I was glad we had the dance because we needed a break," Jason Ruiz said . "I just went with a bunch of my friends because my girlfriend w anted to go to the movies instead, bu t it was really a lot better tha t way be ca use I could n m around an d talk with everyreally nice. I was so surprised." Although most students agreed getting something special was nice, others found enjoyment in giving ra ther than receiving. "My boyfriend and I had been going out for a little over fou r months when Valentine's Day came one and not be strapped to my date all night long." So whether it was better to give or to receive, students found that Valentine's Day was more than just a day for romance; it was a good time to cheer up someone special. _ _ __ Vi_a_l_e_nt_in__e_'_s _D_a_Ly_ . written by Janna Hightower Popular preppy look of junior high gives way to less expensive indviduality in the . .. 8 ack in junior high, girls roamed the halls sporting Guess Jeans, Esprit bags, three inch bangs, and thick coats of Shimmery Flamingo lipstick, and the boys were clad in Umbra shorts and styled their hair like Vanilla Ice. Appearance and conformity meant everything. But the high school scene was different.Jeans from Good will became more frequent than brand- t names, and flannels ruled the l school. Gel and hairspray went out the door for most, replaced by the need to be themselves. their own clothes. "My budget doesn't allow m e to sh op exp ensive," Joanie Schlotman sa id. "I only buy clothes on sa le. Why should I pay $80 a t The Buckle when I can pay $10 at Walmart?" Clothing wasn't the o nly thing that changed for students; excessive worries about hair and makeup also diminis hed for rnost. "Junior high was where we all would wear the Pepe stuff," Matt Weddle said. '.'Now, it's what I can afford. I figured that if I had to dress a certain way to be popular, then there were a lot of people in line ahead of me." Weddle wasn't alone in opting for nonconformity instead of expensive designer duds. "I used to shop at The Buckle and wear all brand names," Casey S'ti/El!Tl!l'fTOtlT On her way to catch her ride, Melinda Howerton leaves her house one morning dressed in a sweatsuit. Howerton found it comfortable to spend her day at school in sweats. (Photo by Laura Hicks) "During junio r hig h I woke up at 6:30 every morning to fix my hair and put on my makeup before I left the ho use," Stephanie Kracher said. "Now I wa ke up at 7 and don't really worry about perfecting my hair and makeup. I don't feel that I have to impress anyone. High school isn't like the fashion show that junior high was. I figure people can think what they want to think about m e." Whether fashion was d e termined by finances or personal sa tisfaction, students were happier with their high school selves than Wilhelm said. "I tried to dress like everyone else, so I wouldn't stand out. Now, I care about comfort." Many girls also began hunting for a less expensive wardrobe, especially w hen they began to buy ~at~rs $3.29 Student Life ~ designed by Heather Neumann the junior high version. !Jl!Rc/lfl!l!ltl!ITERS'. Shifting through the racks at Helping Hands Goodwill Store, Tara Owens, Heidi Livingston, and Heather Kirkpatrick look for the best buy. (Photo by Laura Hicks) 81/f/f/!/I/' ff Between classes, Tieg Weathers opens his locker while talking to Jeremy Schnitker. Both boys enjoyed wearing baggy jeans and big untucked shirts. (Photo by Laura Hicks) / 1 /hen I was in sixth grade, W I started ratting my bangs and \•Vearing them really high. In junior high it became a contest between my friends to see who could get their hair the highest. I remember about 10 people in my seventh hour study hall would get out a ruler to measure our hair. One time mine was nine and a halfinches high. I would go through a can of hairspray a week and take over 45 minutes to get ready. At night I had to wash my hair before I went to bed or my head would hurt when I woke up. -&;If llal(afo.lf .ftRtl/f/Cll!fT!;tf E. Swiftly pulling her h air back into a ponytail holder, Mich elle Johnson takes a break from Spanish. She liked wearing her hair in this style because of its simplicity. (Photo by Laura Hicks) ----:-~ Fashion • . written by Kelly McGuire Hf/E, S'«, S'Ef/E#, El llT. Rehearsal runs late forTitanium White as Josh Lamb and Tom Wherett from Omaha practice another one of their numbers in Kevin Bills's basement. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ORY T his past year I think I went to 10or11 concerts. I go whenever I have the money. I like to go because I appreciate the music more once I've seen it live. Last year, Rhonda Fanning, Gina Malloy, Brandi Christie, Chad Nation, Lisa Malskeit, and I went to the Violent Femmes concert. It was supposed to be free, but we had to pay $20 for tickets because the people who got them for us charged us. During the first band, Hanna's Porch, we saw Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie in the crowd. We were the only ones who recognized them, so we went over, met them, and had our pictures taken with them. T?f/f/E T!;ffE. Thumbing through the hard rock section of Musicland, Dan Dawson looks for some of the newer CDs from Pearl Jam. (Photo by Adam Hansen) • Student Life designed by Heather Neuma nn Tkf(} S'TEPPl/11: Slowly maneuvering through the crowded dance floor, Schia Pike and her boyfriend, Mike M iller, dance a t G uita rs and Cadillacs. Th ey frequ ently went there on Sunday n ights. (Photo by Heath er Olson) Some find best part of concerts to be mashing or ... CATC I ___ '--=- ' ~ Moisted up by a group of strangers a t an Offpring co nce rt at the Ranch Bow l, Jeremy Batson was passed around among hundred s of people as objects flew overhead and like Karlene Olsen, said they walked away with bumps and bruises. "I was in a mosh pit at the Offspring concert," she said. "At first we were up front, but then we were groups of people slanrn1ed into each other below. "It's like being up on millions of fingers," Batson said. "It's quite a rush." Crowd surfing wasn't always such a rush. Blake Taylor found tha t out w hen he set sail on a sea of p eople at a Lollapalooza concert in Ames. "Some p eople boosted me up, and the w hole crowd passed me a round over their heads," he said. "Afte r a w hile, though, I was d ropp ed in the mud a nd ~ trampled ." • Taylo r sa id h e was a lso punched and kicked, but he received only bruises. Unfortunately, injuries were some times a part of life for the concert enthusiast. Of 163 stud ents polled, 25 said tha t they had been injured a t a wild con- .fO?f/f/O(}l/E(}tr. Headphones help M att Kuhlmann as he tests a CD before purchasing it at Homers. Many liked being able to listen to CDs before buy ing them. (Photo by Adam Hansen) told that you can get really hurt there, so we moved back into this gigantic mash pit. Everyone was jumping around and some kid put his elbow out and hit me in the nose. It was bleeding and swollen. Then I fell down and hurt my neck, and I was really afraid that p eople would step on me, but this guy helped me up. Everybody was surprisingly nice about it." Despite the risk of injury, 33 percent of students polled said they had been to what they considered a wild concert. John Plamondon said the thrill of violence during the concert was what he enjoyed. "Sometimes when everyone is groovin' to the music," he said, "you kind of feel like you bond w ith the performers and the crowd. At Nine Inch ails, the music was perfect, and the band cert. "I was jumped a t the Stone Temple Pilots Concert," Batson said. "Five or six guys a ttacked me and my knee was hurt. I had trouble walking for two weeks." N ot all injuries were as bad as Ba tson's. Most, was freaking out; two of the three keyboards were smashed, and Tren t Reznor' s guitar was thrown through the drums. Trent jumped the guitarist and they were wrestling on the stage. It was so wild, like one huge party. That was the best concert I'd ever been to in my life." O/f/E ffEP !IT If T/;ff E Going over th e Louisiana Sw ampr a t, Kristy Ramsdell and Mandi Ziegler learn th e line dance in P.E. classes second quarter. Classes learned four line dances and square danced for over a month. (Photo by Heather Olson) ~!;ff;ff E If 8ElfT Entranced, Christine Hauser, Marjie Muehlig, and Kristin Scott watch the lead singer of the Navy Band, Paul Schiver. The band performed for the student body Jan. 20. (Photo by Laura Hicks) ---,---;--c..:...:....;_; Concerts • written by Bonnie O'Hara ##;tf, ##;tf, tfOOO. At The Bistro, Amy Schaben, Tim Mescher, and Shelly DeWitt enjoy their dinner before prom. They were with a group of 14 people. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) () n Prom night, my date, Tony Merksick, and I and the couples we were with, Lisa Merrill and Tom Drennen and Jenny Schneider and Bo Allbritton, had decided to go to the Olive Garden for dinner. When we found out that it would be an hour wait, Bo jokingly said, "Whydon'twegoto Chuck E. Cheese!" Everyone agreed, so we went. We ate pizza, watched the little show, and played games. We didn't use all of our tickets to get prizes because we didn't have enough time, but Jenny got a Chuck E. Cheese umbrella! Everyone looked at us funny, butwehadfun,and that's what counts. !fT'S R()C!f. Smiling, David Bills and Angi Gunderson get down at Prom. The D.J. was provided by Magic Music and played mostly rap and slow songs. (Photo by Heather Olson) !fT'SEAT Trying to stay awake, Amy Snyder and Larry Snodgrass finish eating at Perkins after Post Prom. Many students went to eat breakfast at 5:30 a.m. to conclude the eventful night. (Photo by Hea ther Olson) tL ih ~~~~- designed by Heather Neumann Students find ways to save money and enjoy a .. FRUGAL 11 t the Salva tion Army on a routine shopping trip, Rosanne Schwarz didn't plan to buy a Prom dress, but there stood her mom holding a long cream colored gown with a gold jJ.cket. It was love a t first sight, the dress fit, and the best thing about it was the cost: $1.50. Because Prom could cost nearly $350, including clothing and accessories, dinner, tickets, fl owers, and transp orta tion, m any stud ents found themselves looking for ways to save bucks. Severa l girls shopped thrift stores and borrowed dresses, guys recycled tuxes, and many found ways to make d inner cheaper. Holly Wolfe used her mother's old dress and mad e alterations. ORMAL ways to save on di1rner. J.D. Knudson's step mom and dad made an elegant dinner for him and his date. "My step mom is a great cook," he said. "She made asparagu s soup, chateaubriand with potatoes, and Neopolitan tarts. My date really liked it and so did the other couple." Kim Bolton and her group just ordered pizza. "We d ecided it wo uld be cheaper and we wanted to spend more money on the limo," she said. "It was also easier to do that instead of going to a restaurant with so many people." To make Prom affordable, people had to scrimp, but most agreed Post Prom was a bargain at the $2 a person price, thanks to a BoosterClub donationof $3500. "I used the dress becau se nothing I tried on looked good enou gh for the cost, so my mother and I d ecided to work with something w e knew fit," she said. "We cut off the sleeves and rolled them under to give the d ress a nice neckline and make the top look like a tank top." ffR!ttEAPOS'E. With a little help from Sundee Pyles, John Christiansen and Rosanne Schwarz get ready for a picture. (Photo by Heather Olson) Free food, bowling, pool, craps, and prizes were available, but students en joyed the hypnotist most. "People have told me so much stuff about wha t I did while hypMatt Weddle just reused his swing choir tux. "I wore my swing choir tux because it was a lot cheap er," he said. "I spent $19 on a vest and bow tie instead of $80 to $100 to rent a whole outfit." While some students found inexpensive ways to dress for the occasion, others thought of creative 80ti/! ;If£ {){!ER. Preparing to throw a strike, Amy Sellers looks to the lane ah ead of h er. Many stu dents took advantage of the free bowling and pool at Post Prom. (Photo by Laura Hick s) notized," Matt Stemple said . "I can' t remember what really happened except that he told me after I woke up that I was king. I couldn't figure out why he called me the king, because I thought I was the queen." All in all, couples found that priceless Prom memories didn' t have to cost a fortune. PROM COURT: FRONT ROW: David Bills, Cindi Tripp, Queen Kim Wigington, King Todd Lane, Tom Jensen. BACKROW:TraceyBourke, Stacey Knauss, Brandi Christie, Ben Lake. -______:_.:_.::_:_:_:___ Prom . written by Theresa Price Steps to ensure decorum help seniors get through night ... ON GOOD Rolls of tape traveled through the hands of 216 graduating seniors as dozens of them taped bottles of silly string to their arms and legs minutes before the commencement ceremony. But before graduates could march through the doors of the field house, dozens of the bottles were detected and ripped off by instructors who stood by the doors. "A teacher ripped off the bottle I had taped to the upper part of my arm," Nicholle Fastnacht said. "My family was sitting by the door and saw the whole thing. I was so embarrassed. When I sat down, I looked at my arm and there was a huge welt where the tape had been. It stung through the entire ceremony." Dozens of grads complained their secret weapons were painfullyrippedaway as they entered the gym. After a decade of noisy, unruly behavior at commenceEHAVIOR music even played as the seniors received diplomas. For the most part, precautions paid off. "The students behaved a hundred times better than past years," said instructor Carol Tiller, Senior Class sponsor. "I was extremely proud to be a part of the ceremony." Nevertheless, a few seniors managed to smuggle in enough silly string and beach balls needed to make a commotion. Surprisingly, though, they waited until every senior received a diploma and Principal Jim Lake completed a short speech before they celebrated at 9:20 p .m. "I was really shocked that everyone waited until we flipped the tassels to spray silly sting," Jennifer Krach er said. "I think everyone was scared to do anything, and personally, I liked being able to hear every name called." With the grads' no nonsense behavior, the ceremony lasted just over an hour, making it the shortest any teacher could remember. ments, the search and destroy op- k!E'RE.ftJPRtJtf!J. With big smiles, Jim eration was part of a concerted Wood and Nora Greer walk back to effort by the administration and their seats after receiving their difaculty to make the ceremony or- plomas. (Photo by Heather Olson) "I couldn' t believe it when I noticed what time it was as I handed in my robe," Joel Grondek said. "I had planned on being there for at least two hours." derly and dignified. Teachers sat at the end of each row of seniors and monitored behavior, collected taboo items such as beach balls and squirt guns put under chairs, and kept audience members from handing anything to seniors. To create a mood of decorum, classical For their good behavior, members of the Class of 1995 walked out of the fieldhouse with an extra hour to party on their own. fWE!l!J.f rtJREttER. For one last time Amber Wilmore, Jessie Morris, Ki~ Bolton, and Sar a Adams share a group hug after the commencement ceremony. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ll!;tftJff PERrECT Trying not to move, Steve Watkins waits for Teena Juhl to fix his tassle before graduation. (Photo by Heather Olson) • Student Life designed by Heather Neumann PART(( 77/ffE. Silly string and beach balls fly through the air following the tassle switch as amused teachers assigned to each row wa tch. (Photo by Heather Olson ) ffr/(ttf ();ti f(()tf. Mischievously, Stacey Knauss tapes a can of silly string to Kim Wigington's arm before commencement. (Photo by Heather Olson) MYJ1'0RY 8 ecause our house has limited space, my mom thoughtitwouldbe a goodidea to have my open house somewhere else. We decided to have it at the Fish and Game Club at Lake Manawa because my aunt and uncle are members there. It was a lot of fun because we got to paddleboat, ride the pontoon boa t, and be outside for the four hours. -/ a ;II M"!'"i!! (/!/ff;f{Elf!ltft/ Excited to be done with high school b u t sad to be leaving old frien ds, Matt Timm gives a hug to Rhonda Fanning after turning in their gowns. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Vl!llfT If rEEtl!Vt/ After a shower of silly string fell on them, Leslye Brown picks the stuff out of one graduate's hair as Anne Tobias and Melissa Albertson watch. (Photo by Heather Olson) ---Graduation • written by Nora Greer Binging and purging make for a dangerous . .. WEIGHT After not eating anything for two days, Lea Adkin* stepped on her scale. When she read 113 pounds, her heart sank. As hunger rumbled through her stomach, she fumbled to open a bottle of diet pills. Adkin said she became overly concerned about her weight in junj.or high when she was thrown into a new social environment. "I met a lot of people and wanted to impress them," she said. "Even though people said I looked fine, I didn' t think so." Adkin reached the point where she took four diet pills daily, but ate only one small meal. She also began vomiting involuntarily, fasting for days at a time, and exercising obsessively. "After eating I ran until I was exhausted," she said. "One time I could barely make it in the door before I calla psed and fell asleep." Adkin wasn't the only student to experience the trauma of an eating disorder. Rene Jones* became bulimic to win the approval of her parents. Standing 5'3" and weighing 105 pounds, Jones took drastic steps to lose weight after enduring constant criticism about her looks from her parents. "I wasn't good enough for my parents," she said. "The pressure built up so much I felt like I couldn't control anything but my weight. I made up in my mind that I would stay skinny no matter what. I vomited anywhere from four to five times a day." With support of a friend, Jones brought her bulimia under control without hospitalization, but some weren't so lucky. For Deena Smith*, a bout with bulimia ended in Mercy Hospital. "When I binged, I would eat anything I could," she said. "I ate non-stop. I once ate a bag of chips and a carton of ice cream." To purge the food, she eventually began to vomit between eight and nine times a day. Finally, her brother caught her vomiting after dinner. "I had threatened I would loose weight somehow," Smith said, "even if I killed myself doing it." Smith was admitted to rehabilitation for two and half months. "Being in treatment was hard," she said. "I missed out on a lot." Although she still occasionally got the urge to vomit, Smith felt she had regained control. "Sometimes I want to run to the bathroom," she said, "but my therapist has me on a good diet, and I have it under control." -Nora Greer lt'fhesenames were changed at the request of the sources. Going vegetarian leaves some students not caring ... here's the beef and chicken? Surrounded by friends devouring hamburgers and hotdogs at lunch, Erny Chase sunk her teeth into her tantalizing, mouthwatering .. . salad. For a small percentage of students, even the thought of eating meat turned their stomachs. "In fourth grade I went to a church activity about animal rights," Chase said. "I quit eating meat then, but I got sick, so I had to start eating chicken again. I wasn't old enough to know how to eat healthy. Now I don't eat • Student Life designed by Heather Neumann any meat and I have no problems." Although one student found that giving up meat was unhealthy, she continued to avoid it. "The doctor said not eating meat and playing volleyball weakened my muscles," Courtney Heuwinkel said. "I had reconstructive su rgery on my shoulder after the volleyball season. Now I have to ea t chicken for protein, but I'll never ea t any other meat; it just makes me sick." -Nora Greer .f();effT!ll;t/f/ TlJ S/(};efl{t!I. Carefully reading a package of diet pills Jenny VanBibber decides wheteher to take them. Vanbibber had taken die t pills for two months. (Photo by Ben Thomas) flEt/f/l;t/' ()tfT Opening her mouth wide, Kelly McGuire eats a salad and vege t ab les for lunch. Fear of E. coli and other contaminations led McGuire to quit ea tin g m eat. (Photo by Ben Th omas) for Thought Who Eats What? (300 polled) -E 90 - ~ 80 .2 70 ~ 60 ~ 50 0) 40 .E c: 30 Q) ~ 20 Q) 10 a.. ~o >Z 97 Eat Breakfast Eat Eat Lunch Supper Most Popular Lunches ( 141 polled) l. School Lulilch 53% 2. Sack Lunch 18% 3. Ice Cream 11% 4. Cookie 13% 5. Candy Bar 2°A Number of Students Who Count Fat Grams (141 polled) YES NO 31 110 - -. . - -.. ......... . Some students try to eat better, but most still have . .. nhealth Tur ning her nose up at breakfast, Erin Jones usually got by at lunch by nibbling on a cookie and ice cream. Finally a t 5:30 she was able to ea t a healthy meal. For Jones and many other students, eating unhealthy had become a part of everyday life. In a poll, one third of the students said they didn' t eat breakfast, and one third said a typical lunch was a cookie or ice cream. "I gave up eating breakfast in eighth grad e," Jones said. "I wanted to get up later because I was tired from gymnastics, and the habit stuck." Jeff Kelly was also an unhealthy eater. His pattern, however, was to ea t cereal for breakfast, fries for lunch, and no supp er. Kelly said he didn' t have time to ea t supper because he went to work directly from school. "Eating's not one of my priorities. " he said. "School, work, and n1oney are." Although one third of the students admitted to eating poorly, Rosanne Schwarz said she had been ea ting healthy her whole life. "There is not one unhealthy thing in our house," Schwarz said. "My mother never le t u s eat • et1tes HoHo's, chips, or ice cream ." Schwarz, whose breakfasts and lunches usually consisted of raisins, fruit, and rice, said she tried to stay in shape for swimming. For most students, though, eating healthy became even more difficult when vending machines w ere pla ced throug h out the building second semester and students were allowed to take food into the classroom. Although the snacks were supposed to provide a nutritious perk for students during the long block, a study done by The Echoes showed the snacks had an average of 219 calories and 10 grams of fa t. "When I first heard abou t the nutrion machines I w as excited," Holly Wolfe said. "I thought it would be neat, bu t very few of the snacks are nutritious. Kids need something besides junk food to get them through the day." -Kelly McGuire 8RElftt771fE. Checking out on e of the new nutrition machines, Carrie Thatcher, Jenni Underwood, and Lisa Bern er h elp Mark Church make a decision b etween classes. (Photo by Ben Thomas) Food for Thought • art by Katie Harrill Mixing drinking and driving puts some students' lives ... ON THE A fter drinking nearly a whole bottle of Vodka and three beers, Paul Petersen left his friend's house, got behind the wheel of his car, and drove to school. "I'd never been so drunk," he said. "I tried to take notes in class, but I was seeing double. Next thing I knew Mr. Lake was there and I was in the office." Petersen was suspended for 10 days, but he agreed to be evaluated by a psychiatrist, which shortened his punishment to five days of suspension. "I was scared what my baseball coaches would say," he said. "I shouldn't have come to school, butwhenyou'redrunk, youdon't care what you do." Although few students came to school drunk, it wasn't unusual to drive drunk. More than 45 percent of seniors and 33 percent of juniors polled admitted to driving under the influence. For Ben Hassett, the fun of driving drunk came to a halt when he got caught. "I got my license revoked until I'm 18, six months probation, 100 hours community work, and I had to attend a course for drug and • Student Life designed by Heather Neuma nn alcohol rehabilitation," he said. Despite all the public service announcements and media a ttention on alcohol related deaths of Omaha teens, an even larger percentage of students admitted to regularly riding with a drunk driver. Polls showed that more than 55 percent of all upperclassmen and more than 40 percent of freshmen had knowingly been passengers in a car with a drunk driver. "It's the spur of the moment thing. You don't think it could be that bad until you actually ride with a drunk driver," Danielle Bennett said. "Besides, they're your friends, you trust them to get you home safely." Many students who had driven under the influence said they knew when they were sober that driving drunk was dangerous, but once the booze kicked in, all their fears disappeared. Perhaps one senior boy summeditupbest. "l'mscaredof getting caught or getting in an accident," he said, "but I've done it once, so it seems like I can do it again and again. I know eventually it will catch up with me." -Kim Fulfs Livin' on the Vandalism and Shoplifting Who's guilty? How many get caught? (180 polled) 47% haven't been CQUght Drinking Trends Percentage of students who have ridden with a drunk driver. Grade % 9th 37 10th 60 1 lth 63 12th 55 Percentage of parents who know their kids drink. YES 19% NO 81% (232 polled) tjOTCllA/ Gleefully, Tim Owen and Carrie Thatcher teepee Courtney Brummer's house in an act of friendly revenge. Most considered teepeeing to be a harmless activity. (Photo by Heather Olson) t!tj!ITl!Vtj tf P Inhaling, Matt Owen puffs on a cigarette. Owen started smoking three years ago because all his friends did. (Photo by Laura Hicks) After committing illegal acts, few find themselves ... ht red-handed Sophmore Jill Brown* was thrown up against a wall, searched, handcuffed, and read her rights after getting caught shoplifting a $15 t-shirt from a military store her freshman year. After being searched, she had to fill out official forms and stay in a temporary jail cell for three hours. The officials then called her mother to pick her up. "My mom was so mad that she didn't even want to ride in the same car with me, so I had to ride home with my friend's mom," Brown said. But despite being caught and punished by her parents, Brown continued to shoplift. "I shoplift about once a month to get free things," she said. "I'm not really scared of getting caught." Brown was not the only student caught committing illegal acts. Out of 170 students polled, 32 said they had been caught for either shoplifting or vandalizing, but of those caught, half were given no more than a warning. Such lack of harsh punishment encouraged some students to break the law without fear of getting caught. With nothing better to do on As adults quit, more teens enjoy. . . Saturday nights, sophomore Matt White* and his friends often vandalized houses with revenge on their minds. From friends to teachers, they harassed a variety of victims. "We mostly use eggs, having cream and toilet paper," White said. "We have used spray paint, though. One time the police drove by and stopped, but we just ran to our cars and got away. Besides, all they can do is make you clean it up." One boy, on the other hand, found thathis punishment would make him think tw ice before he committed another illegal act. Shawn Cannon said he attempted tosteal gunsfromahome the summer before his freshman year, but he was caught and given probation, 100 hours of community service, and an 8 p.m. curfew until April. "I think I was just caught up in the moment and the punishment I got will keep me from doing something like tha t again," Cannon said. But with little threat of punishment for many, students continued to commit illegal acts. -Stacie Voss ~hcse nil mes were changed a t-the request of the sources. etting into a smoke habit Although adults were purchasing nicotine patches and putting away their ashtrays, record numbers of teens were lighting up. Tobacco use had dropped among the general population, but the number of teens who smoked was up, with 44 percent of students in an Echoes poll saying they smoked and 28 percent of teens smoking nationally. Of students who smoked, 75 percent said they started by age 14 due to peer pressure. "I started smoking when I was 15," Varge Frisbie, "because all my friends were." Health problems due to smoking uch as asthma, influenza, and cancer didn' t scare most young smokers. "One weekend my parents were out of town and my friends and I took the opportunity to smoke in my house," Connie Hoden said. "I smoked about four packs and by Saturday night, I was so sick I swore that I would never snwke again. But the ne, t morning before I went to church, I had a cigarette." The block schedule may have been hard on smokers, but according to Jan Hawkes, assi - tant p rincipal, there were few di ciplinary problems due to tobacco use becau e most moked off campus. -Nam Greer Living on the Edge • art by Katie Harrill Good and bad jobs are ... ~11 in a da 's work On the floor of the Manawa Taco Bell, with a bucket of soapy water and a scrub brush in hand, Jennifer Mass scoured the floor at 2 a.m. most Saturday nights. Though she liked her job, Mass disliked cleaning up late nights. "Thecleanupisn'thorrible, but it's not a highlight," she said. "By 2 a.m. the floor of the food area is really greasy, so I put degreaser on the whole floor, then hand scrub and squeegee it. When I'm done, it's about 3 a.m. and I'm really tired so I go home to bed." Mass said one thing that made late nights pass easily was friendliness among co-workers. "Sometimes I think of other things I could be doing," she said, "but I get along with everyone, and they cheer me up." Mass agreed with 59 percent of employed students polled that friendship among co-workers was important to job satisfaction. In contrast with Mass, Mandi Ziegler, a cashier at an Amoco gas station, found her job a drag due to lack of co-workers. "There's absolutely no one to talk to because it's only me and the mechanic," she said. "He's back doing his thing, so if there are no customers, I have nothing to do but guard the register." Other factors in job satisfaction were flexible hours and easy work. Matt Kuhlmann liked his hours at Hy-vee. "If you ask in advance for time off, they'll give it to you." he said. "That's really nice, especially at Thanksgiving and Christmas." Jenny Burgess said her job at the Public Library consisted mainly of shelf reading, which she completed quickly, leaving her with extra time. "Since I have free time, I get my homework done," Burgess said. "It's helpful for English because I can do research there. When I have questions, I can ask a librarian. They're all friendly." -Bonnie 0 'Hara M1J'!l!/t/(/ r:f P. Dirty tables and fingerprinted windows are wiped off by Karrie Marshall while she works late one night at Taco Bell. (Photo by Adam Hansen) Whether saving or extras for scrounging for basics, students are ... to make ends meet As her exhausted body shuffled to the desk in the corner of her room, Melissa Gonzalez struggled to keep her drooping eyelids open. She still had homework to do - and bills to pay. Gonzalezwas oftenexhaustedafter a 12- hour shift at Walmart. Every two weeks Gonzalez earned an average of $300, but she spent only $50 of it on herself. Most of her check wen t to the family bills. She paid part of the monthly rent and one of the utilities or the phone bill After Gonzalez's parents divorced, she was forced to help out with the bills because her fa ther couldn't afford them alone. "It really doesn't bother me," Gonzalez said. "I'm learning something and helping my family, and they come before my needs." Gonza lez was definitely different from most teens, according to a poll of 150 students. Although 91 students polled held a part • Student Life designed by Heather Neumann time job, earning an average of $4.65 to $4.85 per hour, most spent their money on fast food and CD's; in fact, the most any other student paid on a family bill was $18 on a teen line. Like the majority of students, Jennifer Collinson worked for frills, not necessities. "I have a job to help pay for my car and insurance," Collinson said. "My parents didn't force me to work." DanSpringerwasarare studentwhodidn' t have to pay for anything. His parents paid for everything from his car to lunch money. "I think my parents look at it this way," Springer said. "They will support me until I'm 18. They really don't think I need a job and want my top priority to be school." But whether to help pay family bills or buy the ex tras, most students felt part time jobs were a necessity. -Jenni Underwood Mff Clf.f!I. Patiently waiting for the Shazam machine to take his card, Danny Garges reads the directions again. Garges often got money from the cash machine for convenience. (Photo by Adam Hansen) • Makin' a • 1trl Number of Hours Students Work in a Week ( 150 polled) Percentage of Students Who Work ( l O l polled) 81 % work 19% don't Where Do Students Get Money? (150 polled) Job 61% Allowance 21 % Parentsby request 18% What Students Make an Hour (150 polled) -:c~ 65% 22% 13% Many who have jobs do less in class, but still find themselves . .. HARD AT W ith his head resting on his desk, Dan Dawson strained to stay awake during physics. Dawson had workedatChristy Creme since he was in sixth grade, as a stocker about one hour a week, but by his junior year, he was working about 20 hours a week. Dawson admitted working late hours took a toll on his performance at school, but like many others, he said his work didn't suffer much. "I think if a teacher knows a student has a job, he'll be lenient with the work and let them get away with more," Dawson said. Some teachers agreed they were more lenient with working students but didn't feel that lowering standards was right. "Education used to be about the three R's and ABC's . Now it's dominated by the two D's: delete and delute," instructor Mary Gepner said. "We take from what we used to teach and water it down to make it easier, mostly because students are working." While some found working long hours at night made things harder the next day, Shawna Becker found her hours at the Red Lion Inn suffocating not only her work, but also her social life. "I get around 30 hours a week because I work everyweeknight," Becker said. "Although my bosses are reasonable about giving me time off, I miss all the time that I used to spend with friends." Some found working lowered grades and cut social lives, but others found success in limiting hours and managing time. Having time for friends was no problem for AubriForrester, who worked 10hourweeksatHy-Vee. "I like my job and the money." she said. "If you manage your time, you can still do your homework and have fun with friends." If students insisted on having jobs, working fewer hours seemed a good idea to their teachers. "Kids'll be all right if they don't overdo it," said instructor Jacque Hall. "Students have to get their priorities straight, school before job. Yougettoworkfortherestof your life; it's best to get an education now and move on to better things than flipping burgers." -Janna Hightower ();fl Tl!E <708. During his 20-minute break at Hy-Vee, Jeremy Doyle tries to finish up some of his homework. (Photo by Adam Hansen) Making a Livin' • art by Katie Harrill A few with great age differences find ... rue love has no limits Shiny and spotless, a new 1995 car rolls up your drive. He taps the horn and comes to the door. He is greeted by your anticipating expression and the hesitant look of your parents. Maybe he does look a little older than you had said. He hands you a bouquet of flowers and your mother a rose. He shakes your dad's hand and exchanges small talk. Then you leave for your date. Many girls said they would die for· a date like that, but most seemed to think only an older guy could pull it off. "Older guys have cars, jobs, and money that make it easier for them to take you out," Mellow Ackerman said. "They can stay out later without having to answer to their parents. Younger guys have to find rides and need to tell parents everything." Although money and cars were important, girls said the best thing about dating older guys was the respect they gave their dates. "Older guys are more mature and treat you better," Nichole VanWinklesaid. "Theycomment on how good you look, even when you could be wearing a lamp • Student Life designed by Hea the r Neumann shade on your head." According to more than 65 percent of students polled, most parents remained calm about accepting a dating age difference. Amber Duncan, 17, and her boyfriend Russ, 25, dated for about two years after they met over their personal computers. Despite the difference, her parents didn't seem too concerned. "There had to come a time when Russ would meet my parents," Duncan said. "He came over and things went well. They talked to him and then we went to a movie. My parents just told me they thought he was a little old. At first, they made us go out with other couples because they didn't want us alone, but we eventually went out alone." Even though many girls were attracted to older guys, most agreed only a guy who treated them right was worth dating. -Erin Summy !IE!P/11/(/ OtfT. Confused, freshman Molly Shepard gets help at home on her Algebra 3-4 from her boyfriend, Kehry Lane, a senior. Lan e often came over to help with homework. (Photo by Matt Stemple) Notes Age Differences Between People Who Date ( 116 polled) en -c Q) "U ::J -tJ) -0 .... Q) .0 E ::J z . .... ·46%· 1 :Year: ·or tess · Who Dates Who? 90 - 80 - 70 60 50 40 - 30 20 10 ( 150 polled) 67 56 16 I Date Date Date Older Younger Same Girls Boys Age 53% 47% 11 Don't • Date CllR!J'T;ffll.f11;ff E. Prickly needles poke Chrissy Buffum as she arran ges a n ornament on h e r boyfriend's family Ch ristmas tree. Justin Wood ask ed Buffum to h elp h im d ecorate his tree one night while sh e was at his house. They h ad been going out for alm ost a year. (Photo by Matt Stemple) Some choose abstinence when confronted with . . . ABIG A IDS, sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancies, and the desire for self resp ect--these forces convinced a growing number of sh1- d ents to remain abstinent. Forty-seven percent of boys and 53 percent of girls polled said they were virgins. ''I've decided to stay a virgin until I'm m arried ," Colette Johnson said. "It's mostly because of my belief in God." She also didn' t want to disappoint her parents or herself. "It's too emotionally difficult for a teen to have sex," Johnson said. "That's a big commitment and it makes it hard to break up." Although Johnson was not embarrassed about her virginity, it wasn ' t som e thing sh e would scream off the top of a building. "There is pressure from the outside," Johnson said, "but I also think p eople respect my decision." Jason Schlotman said he felt no pressure to have sex before he was read y. "Remaining a virgin is a value I picked up from my family," said Schlotman, whose mother became pregnant when she was only 17. "She had plans to go to college, but ended up being a waitress for Break-ups can start . .. HO ICE a while. She had a hard tim e with two kids and one income." Schlotman said he didn' t want to make the same mistake and hoped to stay a virgin until he was married. Other students who had become sexually active regretted it. "The person I had sex with, I didn't love," Dawn H artley said . Realizing that she had made a mistake, Hartley decided to wait until marriage to have sex again. "You should only have sex with the one you 're going to spend the rest of your life with," she said. Before Jillian Kading and her boyfriend started having sex, they discussed the issue openly. "We talked about all the consequences," Kading said. "We discussed how we would handle it if I ever got pregnant." Kading felt not everyone was mature enou gh to deal with sex. "A lot of people just do it because they want to or feel they have to," Kading said. "They would have no idea what to do if they got pregnant or got AIDS." Although many were not concerned abou t the dangers of sex, a growing number had decided to hold on to their chastity belts just a little longer in today's "everyone is doing it" society. -Sa rah Scheer lifetime of friendshi After telling her boyfriend of a year that their rela tionship was over, Dan ielle Bennett figured she would never see him again, but soon the phone started ringing, and the hellos in the hall became more frequent. "It took a couple weeks before we started talking again," Bennett said, "but I'm glad because I would rather be friends than never talk to him again ." Many realized how much they missed the friendship of their ex and found themselves calling each other shortly after the break-up. "When my boyfriend broke up with me," Ka tie O'Connor said, "I couldn't hold a grudge against him. I'm just a forgiving person." Missing the closeness of a friendship kept some in touch. "He listened to me and gave me good advice when 1 had some family problems," Julianna Dodson said. "It didn't work as a relationship, but we cared too much not to remain best friends." Like Dodson, many students found that even though a romantic relation hip didn't work out, a friendship could continue to thrive. -Li 'n Bemer Love Notes • art by Katie Harrill THINGS "1~tu~­ tai,~de- ~4~~ WE de~endetu SAID ado«tal~ 46~U#te<t~ C4ptta.t punu~­ ~ i4, t6e ~ ABOUT THE JORI ES JI,,.~,,·,,,,.,.,,// ~~· ,, OF OUR DAY -~ed~~ Strucl< Out Eighth strike in 23 years cancels World Series For the first time in 40 years, the World Series was canceled. All totaled, the baseball strike beginning on August 12 forced the cancellation of 52 days and 668 games of the regular season. The owners demanded that a cap be put on players' salaries, contending that 12 to 14 of the 28 clubs were losing money because smaller cities earn less TV revenue than bigger cities received. The players, whose salaries averaged $1.9 million a season, wouldn't buy the idea though, fearing a loss of job security for top free agents. As of, still no hope. Q Do you side with the players or owners? Why? A "I agree with the owners because I think the players are getting enou gh money. Most players say they are playing for the love of the game, but they are so concerned about the money they will make. It is just a game and if they really enjoy playing, money shouldn't ma tter." 7~ "I agree with the players because the team owners and the managers are also making enough money. Teams seemed to be getting along well before the owners started bringing up the salary cap. There should just be a limit put on the highest wage a player can make." 1tate ()'~ • Student Life designed by Heather Neumann .. AND lTS GONE. KenGriffeyJr. of the Seattle M ariners w as well on his way to breaking Roger M aris' homerun record of 61 when the baseball season came to an abrupt end. Griffey alread y h ad an amazing 40 hom eruns and Matt William s of the San Fransico Giants was the only player rank ed aboved him w ith 43 homeruns. By m id March it looked doubtful that G riffey w ould find his p lace in the record books during the 1995 season. (Ph oto by RM Ph o tos) AST ACTS MOTHER DROWNS SONS •After lying to the public for nine days, Susan Smith, 23, of Union, SCconfessedtodrowningherson , Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months. Allegedly, she let her car, with her sons strapped into their safety seats, roll into the John D. Long Lake Oct. 25. Before leading police to the car, Smith set off a nationwide manhunt, telling them her sons were taken by a black carjacker. TROOPS GO TO HAITI e Landing in Haiti on Sept. 19• U.S. forces tried to secure an environment for the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Ari stide. Under the Jimmy Carter accord, Haitian military powers were ordered to surrender by Oct. 1 5 when Aristide would be reinstated as president. Between 1 5 ,000 and 20,000 U .S. troops were sent to Haiti to preserve the peace. FLOODS HIT TEXAS •Flood waters in southeast Texas during the w eek of O ct. 24-3 I forced at least 13,000 res idents from their homes. More than 20 inches of rain fell in less than 48 hours, sending the San Jac into River to record levels. At least 1 8 peopll died in the swirli ng flood w ater . . Wf? RKI NG IT 0 UT. Governor Terry Branstad listens as former President George Bush makes a pomt. Brandstad and Bush were in Council Bluffs for a $25-a-plate breakfast fundraiser. The money was used to help pay for Branstad's campaign. (Photo by Buzz Orr) Swept Away After 4.o cans win years Republ ia majority After bitter campaigns all over the nation, he Nov. 8, 1994 election came to be known a& the Republican Sweep. The Republican p arty picked up 52 seats in the House and 8 in the Senate. It was the first time in 40 years Repub.licans won a majority. During the campaign, the Republicans released a "Contract with America" in which they promised to. reform welfare, cut taxes, form an anticnme package, restore national security, and pass a balanced-budget Amendment. Q How do you feel about the Republican landslide and the Contract with America? Sixteen years after his arrest for the rape and murder of Jane McManus, Harold LeMont Otey, 43, was the first person since 1 ?59_ to be executed in Nebraska. Otey died m the electric chair at the State Penitentiary on Sept. 2. Outside the penientiary, death-pena lty supporters cheered and counted down the last minutes of Otey's life while opponents of the death sentence prayed and wept for him. A "I th.ink the Republican sweep is great because Democrats have been in office long enough. I agree with most of the Contract with America, especially the balanced budget because it is something that definitely needs to be d one." ~&~ "I think it's funny the way voters show their feelings about disagreeing with the President by voting Republican. I don't agree with much of the Contract with America becau se many of the issues are unnecessary." 'M,te ~ !9% of students were against capital punishment 81 % were for capital punishment 18% of students disapproved af appeals on death row 82% supported a limited number of appeals on death row *101 studen ts polled In Again Reelected for his fourth term as Iowa's governor, Terry Branstad defeated Democrat Bonnie Campbell Nov. 8. Branstad supported isssues such as more state aid for schools and lower income taxes. Campbell favored cutting sales tax by one cent and increasing student training on co fe s. Q Do you believe Branstad should've been reelected? A "I think Bonnie Campbell would have offered new ideas in Iowa's government and Branstad had many -chances to improve. Iowa needs someone new in office." ~7~ "I would've voted for Branstad because he's made many improvements in school funding and agriculture." WORDS OF POWE R. Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole fe lt there wasn't a health care crisis but instead h e pushed a GOP plan for welfar~ reform. (Ph oto by RM Photos) Voters rejected a $20.5 million bond issue that would have renovated Franklin ' Roosevelt, and Wilson, and replaced Pusey Elementary with a new school. 51 % of students support the bond Issue 17% were against the bond Issue 32% had no opinion *100 tudent. polled Fall News • written by Erin Summy THINGS "1{~~totd~ tJ~e~ tee t44Z ~ h:td W E SAID A1Z>S, t~eet ~~ ffti4- ABOUT THE ~~ . . . JORI ES m<:uUf fuuJltLe, ~ ~ <U4'ted o.{ it. ,, OF OUR DAY -{J~P~ Go ing Public After years of secrecy, Greg Louganis opens up on talk shows and in his autobiography telling of his hidden lifestyle Greg Louganis, 1984 and 1988 Olympic gold medal diver, announced his homosexuality at last year's Gay Games in New York. On Feb. 22 Louganis said he had AIDS and admitted he knew he w as HIV-positive before the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In those games he cracked his head on the springb oard while doing a reverse dive in the preliminary competition. He said he had feared he migh t have spread the virus when his blood went into the pool and he could have transmitted the disease to the doctor who stitch ed h is head without wearing gloves. Q Should Louganis have told the 1988 Olympic Committee that he had Al DS? The National Hockey League Strike ended Jan. 20, 1995. A salary cap caused 103 days of lockout and a 10-day strike in 1992. 46% of students felt owners should've locked out players 54% of students disagreed w ith the lock out *150 students polled • Student Life designed by Heather Neuma nn A "No, if he had told the OlympicCommittee that he had AIDS, they might have misjudged him or judged him d ifferently. At that time AIDS was not a very well known d isease and many people were ra ther scared of it. " fl~ 'Peffltd "Yes, I think tha t Louganis should have told. It was right for everyone to know he had AIDS when he was bleeding openly in the pool and since the doctor stitched him u p without using gloves. By not telling anyone, he was putting people at risk just because he was embarrassed." Several Republican leaders wanted to get rid of affirmative action requiring employers to hire a certain percentage of women and minorities. 52% of student s d isagreed wit h affirmative action 48% of st ud ents agreed w ith affirmative action *150 students polled EARTHQUAKES IN JAPAN • Buildings fell to rubble and interstates toppled on their sides Jan. 1 7 when an earthquake hit Kobe, Japan. It reached a 7.2 on the Richter scale, causing 5,000 deaths. Nearly 26,000 were injured, 900 people were missing, and damages ranged from $30 billion to $80 billion. OJ SIMPSON TRIAL •OJ Simpson went on trial Jan. 23 for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and friend Ron Goldman. As of April 12, six jurors had already been released. One worked for Hertz (where OJ was a spokesman), another went to OJ's doctor, two allegedly had been involved in abusive relationships, one may have bet on the verdict, and one was keeping notes in his room, possibly for a book. CALIFORNIA FLOODS •Torrential rainstorms burst open riverbanks, closed highways, and forced thousands of Californians from flooded homes. The floods resulted in 11 deaths, 3,000 homeless people, and $300 million in damages. President Clinton declared 48 out of 58 California counties in a disaster area . Fl • nal ly After numerous atternpts, the Nebraska Cornhuskers win the Orange Bowl The Nebraska Cornhuskers' pursuit of a national title ended happily Jan. 1. The 24- 17 victory over Miami in the Fed Ex Orange Bowl gave the Huskers a 13-0 season and Coach Tom Osborne his first national championship. The victory was sweeter since the team prevailed despite Tommie Frazier being out nearly all season with a reoccurring blood clot in his leg and back up quarterback Brook Berringer missing games with a collapsed lung. Q Should Tommie Frazier have been able to start the Orange Bowl? Baby Boom Time magazine reported that every year half a million teenagers have babies with half dropping out of school and entering a downward spiral into poverty. Republican sponsored legislation would deny benefits to unmarried mothers under the age of 18, eliminating payments for some 4.5 million children. In President Clinton's plan, every mo th er would be required to identify the child's father before she could collect welfare. Fathers who failed to pay child support would have their drivers' license revoked. Q Do you think welfare for unwed mothers under 18 should be denied? A "No, because Brook Berringer had been playing most of the season while Tommie Frazier was injured . I don't think they would have made it to the Orange Bowl w ithout Brook Berringer playing in the first place." "Yes, because Tommie Frazier is a good quarterback. Even though he was injured a lot of the season, he did a lot of work to help Nebraska to the Orange Bowl." fl~~ Welfare reductions rnay lead to fewer teenage rnothers A "Yes. Ireally do thinkthattheyshould have to get some sort of a job. They were very irresponsible for not using any kind of protection, so they should have to pay for everything for their children just like ev1 II eryone e se. flo,e. Lee "No, because it is like one of the stepping stone towards a better and improved future. They should receive just enou gh money to support themselves and their family, but not more than tha t." Bowl Over Since 1990, the NFC (National Football Conference) has beaten the AFC (American Football Conference) 5 out of 6 times in the Super Bowl. Q Do you watch despite the lack of a real contest? A "I don't watch the Super Bowl because it's boring. There's never any competition and nothing to keep you on the edge of your seat. You always know who's going to win." 1tdi "?tdkt "You already know who's going to win, but I still watch it because I really like the commercials." GO LONG. Th e San Francisco 49ersscored early and often as e perts had predicted in Super Bowl XXIX to defeat the San Diego Chargers49-26. The49ers quarterback Steve Young was named the game's most valuable player and broke the Super Bowl record with six touchdown passes. (Photo by RM Photos) MARVELOUS TH LNGS. Newt Gingrich, a conservative congressman from Georgia, was elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. As the leader of the new Republi can-controlled Congress, Gingrich set out to enact "Contract With America." When Congress convened on Jan. 4, Gingrich promised, "We're going to do marvelous things in '95." (Photo by RM Photos) Winter News • written by Kristy Reedy THINGS WE SAID "1 d elini&et(f- ~~ U ~41-ed~ ~ aJte du- ~c4e~ taa~ ... ~~toa ABOUT THE JORI ES 4"j4t °' ~ OF OUR DAY With only four alternate jurors left after two months, the Simpson murder trial concentrated on the trail of blood from the murder scene to the OJ estate. DNA experts testified the blood was a mixture of OJ's and the two victims, while defense attorneys focused on proving blood samples were contaminated or planted. Q Do you believe OJ is innocent or guilty, and do you think he'll be convicted? A "OJ is such a superstar and if he is guilty, the jury won't convict him." 'i!?&WaHe~ "There's lots of evidence proving OJ is guilty, but not everyone believes it because he is a hero. If convicted, it won't be a strong sentence." Do you think television cameras should be allowed in court during a trial? Examples: OJ Simpson murder trial and the upcoming Oklahoma bombing trial. 75 students polled 28% yes 72% no • Student Life designed by Heather Neumann FAMILLAR FACE. OJ Simpson was regulary seen listening to evidence during his televised murder trial. (Photo by RM Photos) In two recent court cases, birth fathers were allowed to take away their children from adoptive parents because they claimed they weren't aware the mother put the child up for adoption. 12% agreed with the court 76% disagreed 12% had no opinion 75 students polled ACTS JORDAN RETURNS TO THE BULLS •Greeted by a roar of joy, No. 45 took to the floor for his first basketball game in two years. Michael Jordan had returned. Averaging 27 points and 5.3 rebounds in the first 38 minutes of his first seven games, Jordan helped the Bulls win five of those games. BASEBALL RESUMES PLAY •Costing $950 million and 921 regular season games, the baseball strike officially ended April 1. The 232-day strike ended when a district judge issued an injuction forcing owners to return to the rules of the collective-bargaining agreement. Fans were left with a season of 144 games set to open April 26. TYSON RELEASED FROM PRISON • Formerly the number one heavyweight boxer in the world, Mike Tyson, 28, was released March 25 after serving three years in the Indiana Youth Center. He was sentenced in 1992 after being convicted for rape. NERVE GAS ATTACK IN JAPAN • Killing 1 O and injuring 5,000, a poisonous nerve gas attack March 27 in a Tokyo subway was linked to cl group of religious fanatics. Explosion of Terror Oklahoma City bombing kills 167 and shocks the nation One minute workers were going about the usual business of the day at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City, and the next, their lives were blown apart. A crudely made bomb of fuel and fertilizer exploded at 9:02 a.m. April 19, ripping a crater from the street to the roof of the ninestory building and causing concrete to collapse in a roar to the street. Rescue efforts began immediatedly. Police, firefighters, National Guard troops, nurses, doctors, and volunteers risked their lives in the unstable building for 16 days. Rescue workers walked out for the last time May 5. The bomb killed 168 people, includng three adults whose bodies were not recovered until after total demolition of the building. Nineteen of the victims were children. Less than 48 hours after the bombing, the nation was shocked to learn the bomb was made by American citizens, not international terrorists. The first arrested suspect, Timothy McVeigh, was found in jail on charges of driving an unregistered car and carrying an unregistered handgun. Arrested an hour after the bombing, McVeigh was to have been free d from jail hours before he was turned over to the FBI in connection with the bombing. McVeigh and his army buddy, Terry Nichols, faced the death penalty if convicted of the bombing, but the search continued for other suspects. Following the bombing, President Clinton said the hateful talk of right wing extremists fueled the violent feelings toward the government that led to such crimes against innocent people. Do you feel the views of Q right wing extremist talk show hosts are responsible in any way for the Oklahoma City bombing? A "Yes, I ~hink _tha t extre_mist groups had a direct mfluence m the Oklahoma City bombing. People upset by the government are influenced by the views of the extremists and can react." 7.fJ. LUUM- "No, I fe el tha t the government was looking for another person or group to point fingers at. The people responsible for the bombing had their own ideas in their heads." eO/Uf~~ Tai k show appearance leads to Violence Three days after appearing on the Jenny Jones show, Scott Amedure lay dead in his kitchen, killed by two shotgun blasts to the chest. Fifteen minutes after Amedure died, Jon Schmitz called 911 and confessed, telling police he felt humilated by an experience on the Jenny Jones show. Amedure, a homosexual, went on the show to reveal his crush on a man he had met in his apartment complex. Schmitz had agreed to come on the show to meet a secret admirer, whom he assumed was a woman. Although he remained calm on the show, Schmitz later said he was shocked when Amedure was introduced as his admirer. Jones stated that all guests knew the secret admirers could have been members of the same or opposite sex. Television commentators said talk shows had deteriorated into a world of sleaze where people expose weird personal experiences to millions of viewers. Q How do you feel about the topics on talk shows, and do you think they show corruption of our society? A "I definitely think society is corm pt and talk shows display the truth to a point. Some talk shows cover good topics that are important, but others have lost sight of quality programming." ~~aiifu "Some sho.,vs are realistic and related to everyday life, but others are like tabloids. They're entertaining when I'm bored, no matter what they are about." AHja-~~ HITTING HARD. While w orkers looked for survivors of the bombing, Sierra Noe, David Skaanning, and Michele Skow listen to a description of Joh n Doe on Channel One in instructor Mary Gepner's class. (Photo by Heather Olson) Spring News • written by Erin Summy M easuring up wasn't always easy, but the Lynx managed to stand tall and proud against op- .---...... ponents in the Metro, the new River Cities Conference, and the state tournaments . .... -.... .......... leyball and ond and third Before leaving the Metro after a 32-year affiliation, the volgirls' basketball teams placed secin their Metro and varsity wrestlers finished with a 9-0 dual record against Metro schools. "We'l l really miss competing against the highly ranked teams in Nebraska," Nikki Mauer said, "but we left the Metro conference as a top contender and have already set the standards for the new conference." In addition to success in t he Metro, the volleyball team and both tennis teams took first place in River Cities tournaments, and the girls' swimmers broke eight records in 12 events at their River Cities meet. The Lynx turned heads on the state level too, qualifying four senior wrestlers, four swimmers, two runners, the volleyball team, and the girls' basketball team for state tourneys. The girls' basketball team even adva nced to the semifinals of the state tournament-- something no other AL team had accomplished. To make a long story short, we had games to play, teams to beat, and titles to claim . • designed by Heather --- Neumann DRAWING THE FOUL. As Melinda Marshall, Keri Feilen, and Tara Belok watch, Nikki Mauer fakes Elkhorn defender Laura Ohm on her way up for a layup. Defeated 69-53 in a slow paced game, Elkhorn was an easy mark for the state bound Lynx. (Photo by Heather Olson) ~a-wddpitch, '-"M~lis~a Malick leans back from a Missouri Valley throw. The Lady Lynx went on to defeat the Big Reds 3-0. (Photo by Susan Wheeler) ... Elizabeth Opal led the team with 27 runs ... Mandi Phillips was named AllCity Player of the Year ... Chad Nelson, Mandi Phillips, Heidi Livingston, Melissa Malick, and Keri Feilen made first team All-City ~"' de ~. Coach Kevin Dunn V gives Keri Feilen her options from third base. Feilen made first team AllDistrict, second team All-Southwest Iowa, and fifth team All-State. (Photo by Kevin White) S~e ~~~~~~­ designed by Christine Lam ~"' de«ded ~. Coach Rick Wahl U lays out the game plan, and the team huddles around to listen. "Most of the time when I call a time out," Wahl said, "I focus on telling them the defensive adjustments we need to make." (Photo by Kevin White) ~AKING I/HISTORY BASEBALL Lewis Central Missouri Vall ey St. A lbert Sioux City Heelan Le.Mars Atlantic Districts Tee-Jay Dowling JV RECORD FRESHMAN RECORD SOFTBALL Lewis Central Glenwood Sioux City Heelan St. Albert Treynor Tournnme11ts Atl.mtic Shelby -Te nant Urbandale Lewis Central Districts JV RECORD FRESHMAN RECORD 11-29 AL OPP 2 3 2 14 2 13 9 5 3 11 5 2 1 7 11-20 1}-9 11-16 AL OPP 5 1 4 3 1 9 4 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 5-14 5-5-1 TEALi NG THE SH0"1 s~ Uaffl- ~ (Ut, ~ ~ ~, ~~Uaffl-~o.{-6-~~4~ ~~Dowling'spitch 0 Eric Applegate lean~ over, ready to steal a base. ~pplegate started outplaying the freshman team but played well enough to move up and start right field for varsity by the end of the season. (Photo by Kevin White) S liding recklessly face first into second base, Rachael Kohl expected to feel only the sting of dust in her eyes. Instead, burning tears came to rinse the dirt away as the forearm of the Treynor second baseman collided with Kohl's nose. "It was the very beginning of the game in the Shelby-Tenant tournantent," Kohl said. "I went to steal second, and the girl knocked me in the nose trying to tag me. After Coach Wild took me to Jennie Edmundson, we knew it was broken." Though the team lost Kohl thatday,KeriFeilen said the girls pulled together to take second place in the tournament. "We went into the game with big heads," Fe ilen said. "They weren't very good, so we weren't playing seriously. But after Rachael got hurt, we wanted to win it for her. The score wasO-Owhensheleft. We went back into the game playing aggressively." Despite the pain, Kohl said it was worth it to try the steal. "I go full board in sports and I sacrifice everything," she said. "I wasn't sorry; I had to steal." Sacrifices made by Kohl and the entire team paid off. The team ended the season with 21 wins and 16 losses. Withhisveins bulging over the peak of his knuckles, Todd Lane clenched the bat and stepped up to the plate, ready to score against Tee-Jay, the first ranked team in the state. "The Nonpareil expected Tee-Jay to win because of their statecham pionship title," Lane said, "and they had more experience as returning starters." But Tee-Jay didn't live up to The Nonpareil's prediction. "We scored on them early, and Chad Nelson just kept striking out evVARSITY I JV I FRESHMEN. FRONT ROW: Molly Shepard, Jennifer Bales,JiU Raes, Danelle Sorensen, Krista Ja cobse n, Anna Barron. ROW 2: Kelly DeRoos, Janelle Kenny, Jeri McAtcc, Jessica Powers, Lori O'Brien, Michelle Johnson, Kelly Gillman, Jamie Hunt. ROW 3: Jan Wild, Annie Bums, Christina Hamling, Michelle Hoff, Melissa IVlalick, Brandi Riggs, Hanna Roppe, Olivia Ropp e, Kim Fulfs, Jacl y n Leinen, Kevin Dunn. BACK ROW: Marissa Michael, Elizabeth Opal, Gina Malloy, Jennifer Petersen, Mandi Phillips, Keri Feile.n, Heidi Lh; ngston, Nikki Mauer, Rachael Kohl. VARSITY. FRONT ROW: Andy Will, Jo s h Hamme rs, Kurt Ferguson, Chad Nelson, Jason Hilz. ROW 2: Todd Lane, Paul Petersen, Jason Convin, Sam Johnson. Andy Watts, Adam Bragg. BACK ROW: M ike Housley, Bill Gillman, Wes McMains, Rick Wahl, Mick Freeman. ery hitter he pitched at," Paul Petersen said. "I hardly had a ball hit out into my side of the infield." Surprisingly, the Lynx shut out the Jackets 9-0 in the season opener. "That game boosted our confidence fur the rest of the season, " Lane said. But the Lynx couldn't keep the mom en tum, suffering a losing str eak against southwest Iowa teams like Sioux City East, Heelan, and North. Confidence returned at the end of the season in Districts when AL faced Tee-Jay again and came out on top 5-4, going on to Substate. U nfortuna tel y, the Lynx fell to Dowling, ending the season 11-29. ""Jedt. ol · H eidi Livingston / gives it her all in the Lady Lynx's first s_eason game again st M issouri Valley. The final score was 15-1. Livingston broke the school record by pitch ing 22 wins in a season. (Photo b y Susan Wheeler) ( '1A~~~ 'll the edge of their chairs at the state tournament, Hanna and Olivia Roppe stare with their mouths open while Christine Hauser bites her nails. The ball was served 275 times with Clinton scoring 70 points and AL 69. (Photo by Tim Owen) ~AKING IA-ii STORY VOLLEYBALL 31-9-3 AL OPP Sioux City East 3 0 Sioux City West 3 0 Gross 1 Bellevue East 0 3 Benson 3 0 Bellevue West 0 2 Westside 3 0 Millard North 3 0 Marian 1 2 Tounra111e11ts Des Moines Invitational ls! Tee jay Invitational 1st River Cities 1st Metro Tournament 2nd Regional Creston 3 0 Lewis Central 3 0 Canoll Kuemper 3 0 State Clinton 2 3 IV RECORD 22-4-2 FRESHMAN RECORD 18-6-1 .,.. Sara Borman, Brandi Christie, Christine Lam, and Tonia Tauke made the AllCity first team .,.. Tonia Tauke was named The Daily Nonpareil's city player of the year ~ ~ de d.4't and focusing on efficiency, Sara Borman bumps with ease. Borman led th e Lady Lynx with 263 dig saves and finish ed third on the squad in hitting precision with 162 k ills. (Photo by Heather Olson) .,.. Brandi Christie led the team with 86% hitting efficiency • Sports designed by Jill Hunter VARSITY. FRONT ROW: Christi ne Lam Brandi Christie, Sara Borman, To nia Tauke, O iri • tine Hauser. BACK ROW: Hanna Roppe: Rachael Kohl, Nikki Mauer, Courtney H euwinkel, Shan.nan Brooks, Olivia Roppe, Chuck May. JV. FRONT ROW: Melissa Malick, Lindsay Hutson,Cluistina Hamling, Chrissy Buffum. RO.W 2: Stephanie Kracher, Katie Malmberg, Heathe r Augh e, Jayne Dawson. ROW 3: JuJia Stem, Jennifer Bales, Reg ina Eng!Jsh, Amy Hawtho rne . FRESHMEN. l'RONT ROW: Kristy Hough, Michaela Ross, Christine Reiners, Lea And ersen, Crystal Ju11l, Jill Stein, Brand i Riggs. ROW 2: Larry Kenn y, Aman d a Smith, Amy Yoch um, Alicia Hood, Mindy Engstrom, Jen ny Norman, Kelly Fcascht. BAC K ROW: Alish a Liveng ood, Brianne Simons, Jane lle Ken ny, Tracy Lane, Sheila Ri ndone, Jeru1ifer Hansen. CREAN\ING SUCCESS '?~ ~ ~ tada&e- ~, ~~~~~ta~~· ""~Jit4- ~arms W raised, Tonia Tauke and Shannan Brooks ce~ ebrate an ace serve by Brooks. She had a total of 18 ace serves during the season. (Photo by Heather Olson) ~~to- (./dig up a ball close to the floor, Rachael Kohl gives it her all. "Rachael often tries to swim without water," Coach Chuck May said. (Photo by Heather Olson) E erie darkness clung to the enormous Four Seasons Auditorium in Cedar Rapids where 11 girls lay on the cold hard floor and thought about the state tournament that would take place later that day. "I thought about how big it was and how far it was from one side of the court to the other," Sara Borman said. "We hadn't practiced or even held a ball for two days and we were limited on practice time." For Brandi Christie, the tournament was the last time she would compete with the team. "Going to State was a good way to end the year and my high school career," she said. "We had a good team, and I'm glad we got that reward for all our hard work." The girls battled Clinton for a 2-2 tie going into the fifth and final game, when the Lady Lynx held theiropponents to a 14-10 lead until Clinton came back with some powerful serves to bring the score to 14-15. "It was like in a movie when a scene is in slow motion," Christie said. "I was in the front row and I saw the girl go up to svvipe the ball, butit waslikeit wasn't really happening." As the ball was tipped over the net and the final point decided, the girls remained paralyzed as they slowly realized it was all over. "We were frozen," Courtney Heuwinkel said. "We couldn't believe it. We were ahead 14-10 and vve let them do it. Everybody's heads just dropped and most of us cried. We went outside to wait to go back to the hotel, and everyone started screaming at the top of their lungs. Through the whole night, the team talked about what we should have done and why we lost." S taring in awe, the fans gasped as the Lady Lynx smashed the ball in the faces of the Millard North team ye t again to bring the score to a devastating 15-0. "People came up to me after the game and asked me why we beat them so bad when they were supposed to be so good," Tonia Tauke said. "The Millard North team just fell apart. Our adrenaline was running high and we were working together really well because we wanted to win this game so much." In the following games, the girls hammered their opponents, winning by 15-1 and then 15-13. For a handful of the girls, the motivation was stronger than the usual game. "Some of us played under the Millard North coach on our River City teari1," Tauke said. "She is so intimidating and she tries to play mind games with us. I wanted to win this game as revenge on her for all the wayssheputusdown when we played for her. I wanted to show her that a program that has fun and plays well is better than one thatis hard and not enjoyable." But Christine Lam expressed mixed feelings about the victory against the girls from Millard North. "Even though we wanted revenge, personally I fel t bad because of the way she would treat her players," Lam said. "I knew she would take her anger out on them and I knew how that felt. Mr. May tells us what we do well and what we can do to improve. He gets his idea across and is still helpful and sincere." Volleyball • written by Ji ll Hunter -~ ~ ~ stormed the field ~-following the win against cross town rival Tee-Jay, players Jay Parker, John Hargrave, and Ken Harrell walk proudly off the field. It was the first time since 1991 that the team had won a game. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ™AKING ~ISTORY FOOTBALL Lewis Central Bellevue East Benson Tee-Jay Westside Bellevue West Millard North Creighton Prep Sioux City West JV RECORD FRESHMAN RECORD ~throughhis copy of the group photo, Tom Schultz points out the rest of the defense to his mother at the football banquet Jan. 23. Coach Rick Wahl ended the banquet with a motivational speech for the returning players, challenging them to reach their peak in the new River Cities Conference next year. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Sports designed by Jill Hunter 1-8 6-35 0-50 6-61 14-0 6-49 12-55 0-47 0-54 20-64 3-5 4-5 VARSITY I JV. FRONT ROii': Tri sha Gibler, Carrie Buckles. ROW 2: Ben Roth, Kurt Fergu son, Tom Schultz, J ason Rui z, Ma,rshal1 S t effe n se n A ll a n Sntith, Jason Tindall, Da~id Latino, Tim Woicke, Kevin Stull. ROW 3: S teve Bradford, Greg McCoy, Jeff King. Marc All~n, Chris Reinert, Brian Nomtan, Bn an Anderson, Jeff Kalar, Chad Holmes, Scott Coppock. ROW ~:Jere'."'y Schnitker Loren LeClatr. Mtke Hou sley, Wes McMain s, Rick Wa~L Bill GiUman, Mark Royer, Kevin Dunn, Dan Mohatt, Jo s h Saar. ROW 5: Jake Reid, Donnie Mann, David Sigafoose, Brandon Dole s, J•y Parker, Eric John s on, Rpn Schnackel, Colbey Sulli va n, Jim Ha st-ie Tony Merk sick, No el Lacey. BACK' ROW: Ben Watts,Eric Roy· a lty, Ryan Brown, Cliff ~addo John Larsen, Mike Mass, Enc Doty, Joel Brandt, A nd y Will, Totll Drennen, Chris Jones. FRESHMEN. FRONT ROW: A dam Driscoll, Randy Me scher, Curtis Frank, Adam Ne lso n, Andrew Frohard t, Chris Furlow, Jerem Cross. ROW 2: Eric DuBois, Ryan Loo s, Adam Shaw, Jesse Han son, Paul Ro cha, R .J. John son, Ry•n Pa .rks. ROW 3: Eric McHenry, Jeremy Cichowski, Mike Roth, Justin Ruby, Eric Mccurry, Chris Merl., Andrew Johannes. BACI< ROW: Ja - son Driscoll, MikeBurns,Jolrn Gril - fia, Jay Conyers, Oiris Sore nsen; Larry Arger singer, Cory B ebenseo., Nate Wobbe.ma . URE ENDURANCE ~evz,d ~, ~~ ~~~ ~~~~UJ,~(Ut, l'Jeut ~he throws to 7, the intended receiver, Jason Tindall, Ryan Brown grips the ball and pulls back while Josh Saar rushes to block. (Photo by Matt Stemple) As he pulled on his shorts and shirt, Jeremy Schnitker could feel his anger rising w hil e the boys' mocking voices drifted from the other side of the locker room . "On the d ay of the Tee Jay game, I heard some kids saying in P.E. tha t the flag football players were b e tt er th a n our whole team combined," Schnitker sa id . "That made meso mad tha t Dan Mohatt and I just sat out in front of the gym by all the medals and trophies and visualized the game. "I thought about how important the game was and h ow much we need ed to w in. I ran the plays through my head. Then I remembered everything in the world tha t mad e me mad, and I pulled it all together so I could take it out on the field." Just a few hours later, the visualizing had become a reality. Students sca led the wire fence as the final seconds ticked away on the scoreboard. With the sa tisfaction of ending a 26-game losing streak and d efeating their city rivals, teammates raised their helmets in triumph. Ben Roth said everything fell into place during the 14-0 victory. "We were supposed to ha ve won the last two years and we lost," he said. "This year we were rated the underd ogs, but we proved something to everyone and showed them w hat we were all about." Although it was the only win of the season, the Tee Jay game became a source of pride for the boys as they thought ~ ~ rip through streamers as r-- the starting offensive line is announced. (Photo by Troy Mc Daniels) /::J ~· Eric Royalty lifts up his (,;;' ankle for the trainers to ch eck his sprain. Royalty was hit in the ankle by a Westside defender's h elmet wh en tackled. (Photo by Kim Bolton) about the next year, when they would leave the Metro and enter the River Cities Conference. With sweat dripping off weary faces, the boys sat in silence on the locker room b enches. Holding Bellevue West to 28 points and scoring in the first half pushed spirits to new heights as they listened to Coach Wahl's instructions. "First half we played with a lot of emotion," Ryan Brown said. "We were read y on offense to score first before the opponents. Our defense was pumped up because they hadn't been scored on after the first quarter. We were all excited because we scored in the first half on a powerhouse Metro tea1n." l Al thou gh the game was going well, the team knew it wasn't over yet. "Coach told us not to g ive up yet," Brian Anderson said. "He told us not to curl up and die. Our spirits were high and we kept trying to help each other stay enthusiastic." However, the team's high expectations fell short in the third quarter. The Thunderbirds' offense suddenly errupted, leaving the Lynx's defense behind. "Once Bellevu e got momentum, it was hard for us to get it back," Dan Mohatt said . "Defen - sively we were missing tackles and we were just worn down, and our offense couldn't get the ball moving like w e did in the first half. It was disappointing to lose 55-12 in a game I felt we played pretty good." I STANCE ~Jake Reid led the defensive line with 52 tackles ~ Jason Tindall, Josh Saar, Jake Reid, and Jim Hastie made first team All-City ~ Steve Bradford led the team in rushing 402 yards for the season ~ Jason Tindall took first place in the Metro with 755 total yards received 11"/A ~ j«4,t the average ,/,I Joe Demory leads the small pack with Jason Hendrix trailing behind him in the JV Missouri Valley Invite. Demory and Hendrix both ran one of their best times. (Photo by Heather Olson) .... Ann Heitman and Mike Green were voted as the most improved runners .... Nikki Oayton ran a personal best of 13:23, placing 11th in the Class of Metro .... Jason Conroy and Jason Steger remained within the top 10 of southwest Iowa runners throughout the season ~atteH-tt.¥, Marjie r"'""'"Muehlig waits for Coach Ron Lakatos to tape her ankle. Muehlig twisted her ankle during practice, when sh e tried taking a short cut and stepped into a hole in Coach M ick Freeman 's backyard. (Photo by Matt Stemple) ~: ___,__ - - • Sports designed by Christine Lam ,,~J it4~4-'U1Uabove VV her head, Crystal Knauss catches her breath afterjustrunning a 2.1 mile course at Iowa Western. The Lady Lynx finished fourth in the Lewis Central JV Invite. (Photo by Matt Stemple) ~A TY I JV: FRONT ROW: Hal':'y All.e n, Alis.on Eggers, Marjie M uehl ig, Lisa Malskeil, Jamie lumb. ROW 2. Ntkk 1 .Clayton, Sonp Sm 1th, Jamie Mann, Stephanie Hollins, Crystal Knouss, Ron La~ s. ROW 3: Tom Sch u ltz, Ke isha Stodda rd, Tera Jense n, Arian Hock, Jessica Craft. BACK R W: Knsta Jacobsen, Kristin Scott, Sardh Pip pcrl, Teresa Schullz, Ann He itman. ~AKING I STORY AI ~~ I J~b ONT ROW: Dou g Bristol, M ike Todd, Jason Steger, Jason Conroy, Trey Hugh es, ~:v. { i°n.H W 2' ) as.on He ndri x, Ma rk Hoog, Mi ke Green, Joe Demory, Mick Freeman. BACK · Y er ans en, Anc Yochum, Dave Zimmerman, Chad Fent, Brandon Rochholz. CROSS COUNTRY BOYS AL Inv. 5th LC Inv. 6th Class of Metro 8th Kuemper Inv. 7th RCCMeet 3rd Harlan Inv. 5th Denison Inv. 3rd Millard N. Inv. 6th Metro Meet 10th Mo. Valley Inv. 4th Districts 9th GIRLS 4th 6th 6th 10th 3rd 6th 3rd 8th 8th 8th 10th A CING UP SO/Y\E FUN ~~~~u~&4e e<JU ~~~ ~~u~ ll'!J/eqi,tn fj- o.ne u qi, l'...in front of the other Toni Schultz and Sarah Pippert run at a steady p ace. " I always try to strive to k eep up with the person ahead of me," Pippert said. "It' har d to keep going u n - til the end of the race." (Photo by Heath er Olson) Doing the hokie-pokie a n d singing the Brady Bunch the1ne song, the girls' tean-t tried to keep wa rm before the River Cities Meet Sept. 22. "The o th e r team s looked a t u s like, 'Wha t are they d oing? !'" Krista Jacobsen said. With temps in the low SO's, and sleet blowing in their fa ces, th e g irls played Follow the Lead er and Du ck-Duck Goose w hile waiting for three other groups to run. When the team did get to run, the trail was covered w ith mud slides. "When I ended the race, my shoes weighed two p ounds m o r e," Jacobsen said, "and that's a lot when running." Captain LisaMalskeit tri ed to keep up the team's spirits. "I told the girls, 'The faster we run, the sooner we'll be done,"' Malskeit said . Jacob sen , h owever, had her own p hilosophy to take off the pressure. "I figured there may be good cold runners there," Jacob sen sai d , "but the majority of the people w ho were shivering und er the trees were in th e same boat I was." The girls didn't let the weather conditions slow them down . Overall, they finished third in the meet, making it one of their best finishes all season. \\ I beat you!" Jason Conroy yelled. "Yeah, well I whipped you last week!" Jason Steger replied. This was part of everyday friendly competition between Conroy and Steger. "In one meet, they had flags to mark the trail," Steger said . "Conroy was leading and I wa following. He'd hit the flags with his elbow so they w ould snap back and hit me in the face." Steger said the competition was all in fun . "I beat him in that race anyway," Steger said. In the end, Steger beat Conroy in six meets while Conroy beat Steger in five. "In meets, we tried to beat the other com.petitors first and each other last," Conroy said. "In practice we always tried to outrun each other to make ourselves better." Com petition helped the rum1ers achieve their goals. Both qualified for state; Steger finished 29th and Conro 48th. Cross Country •· written by Sarah Scheer ROM ANOTHER A NGLE ~~~~~,~~e:ued­ ~~~~~~Ut,a,~~ o~ u add some fin- z ishingtouches,Chantal Franklin and Lindsey Richards wrap some red streamers around the fence by the front admission gate. It has always been traditional for the cheerleaders to decorate C.B. Stadium for every home game. (Photo by Troy McDaniels) I magine the varsity boys' basketball team and the varsity cheerleaders crowded into one family dining room to ea t spaghe tti. This sounds like it could have turned out to be a messy situa tion, but that was the ris k Da ve Zimmerman's parents took w hen they invited the tw o groups into their home for lunch together on a Saturday. "It was a get-together to s h ow a pprecia tion among the cheerlead ers and the basketball players," Stacey Knauss said. "It's nicer to cheer for them after you have spent some quality time w ith them." Although the boys sat at one table and girls at the other, they managed to liven up and mingle once the food was brought out. "Every one s h outed 'FOOD!' and rushed towards the table a t once," l\1eggan Jensen said. "That's w he n we all started talking. We stuffed our fa ces w ith about 40 pounds of pickles and carrots." Althoug h the luncheon w as awkward at first, cheerleaders felt the comra d e r y it crea ted made supporting the basketball players more like cheering for a friend. "After that day, it was more like my friend Dave mad e the basket," Andrea O'Brien said. "It makes you more proud of them when you know them." After spending all afternoon together, the two groups went to the away "'~ J~ Jill Wenninghoff h olds a comVV pact mirror, Stacey Knauss p uts on her mascara. "We had our Christmas party at 7 a.m. instead of having practice," Knauss said. "We exchanged our Secret Santa gifts and ate our treats." (Photo by Laura Hicks) ~at the top of their lungs, Kim (,;-'Wigington, Tracey Bourke, and Joan Robich eau lead a cheer at a b ask etball game. To start off the n ew conferen ce, Bourk e and M eggan Jen sen were named All-River Cities Conferen ce Ch eerleaders. (Photo by Kim Bolton) • Sports designed by Christine Lorn game against Northwest where the cheerleaders cheered with more enthusiasm for the team. B efore entering the large gym, Erin Grudle passed through congested halls filled with girls who were stretching, chanting, and jumping. H er pa lms became swea ty, a nd s he waited nervously for her number to be called. When her turn fina lly came, Grudle and three other girls ran in to the gym yelling, "Go AL!" and stopped in fron t of a panel of fourjudges, w ho then told each girl which cheer to d emonstrate. "The judges were a ll sitting in a row smiling at us," Jill Stein said . "The seniors w ere holding up sig ns that sa id, 'P-U farted !' and , 'Straight up and smile!" But the stres didn' diminis h after tryout· the girls had to go horn ' and anxiously await th phon e ca l 1 from thei s p onsor, Rhonda Ro w ho informed each gir of the n ight's outcome. "I was so nervous ' ery time the phone ran and M iss Roy d idn't al m e u n til 10 p .m., Racheal Newhuis said. In additiontotheei ht hours of scheduled practice, the girls came befor and after school for e tr,1 practice. Many girls felt th trr· outs w ere much hard than last year's ecaus~ out of 30 girls, onl 1 m ade varsity, but thos w ho did make the qu;1l had good reason to jumf for joy . < HEFRLEADING. FRONT ROW: Eliz.1be th Opa l, Stacey Knauss, Jill Wcnninghoff, Shannon Rindone, Kim Wig ington, fraccy Bourke, Joan Robicheau. ROW 2: Jcnnilcr Johnson, LaSluwntca Pcte.rscn, Andrea O'Brien, Melinda Howerton, Lindc.;ey Richards, Chanti'll Franklin. ROW3:Courtncy Story, Sarah Meyer, R.1chca l Ncwhuis, Stacy Hill,Jill Stein, Me lissa \.Vohlerc;, Aubri Forrester. BACK ROW: Misty Ortez, Lindsey Kellogg, A ngclil Ois,,Jvo, Erin G rudlc, Katie O'Connor, DJn ielle Bennett, Michelle Buss, j.l.mic Barrett. ""'1'~ jut. spirit, Dana Vf/ Drennen, Elizabeth Opal and Jill Wenninghoff hold Andrea O'Brien, who leads the crowd with a cheer at a football game. (Photo b y Heather Olson) nu.r:c-4,tff. Meggan 4 Jensen, Shannon Rindone, and Kim Wigington spray layers of whipped cream into a snow tube. In one of the pep assembly games, selected students were to fish through the gooey whipped cream and find a white sock. Seniors were the winners. (Photo by Matt Stemple) -----=C=--hc..::... e-=- er_le'-"a-'-'-d-=- in_....g,___ . w ritten by Lisa Berner ,,~Jed~ erupting from her VV exhausted body, Anne Harter bends down on her knees while practicing for tryouts March 28. Of the 53 girls who tried out, 16 girls made the squad. (Photo by Adam Hansen) ~ u, t4e ~of her feet with arms (/held high, Tara Owens prepares for a russian. "The greatest part of doing a routine is getting finished," Owens said. "It's the best feeling to know you learned the whole dance and performed it for everyone." (Photo by Matt Stemple) _Aa<14.e<UU up rigidly, Joanne Whalen ~practi ces w ith new members for their Follies routine. The girls sp ent two week s cramming to learn the dance to b e ready for dress rehears al. (Photo b y Ma tt Stemple) • Sports designed by Jill Hunter •. L:}~~.Renee ~ ~ochicheau attempts a. russian. The squad practiced every day from 6:30 to 7:30 to. prepare for pep as- semb hes or half h . "n1e en- terta1.nment for tw o weeks at a time. (Photo by Adam Hansen) RIGINAL ROUT·INE 7'(}#1,~ ~ ~ Uffle, Co-~~~ aud~~~~~~ S hrieks and giggles pierced the air at Con Agra Park as new p01n pon girls were bombarded with water balloons. The Con Agra Complex and the Old Market were last stops on an initiation trip organized by porn pon m embers. Members first took the five girls to the center court of the ma ll and smeared their faces with layers of makeup. Then they were taken to the Tee Jay baseball game to sing to the crowd. "I didn' t think they would embarrass us so much," Courtney Haines said. "After a while I didn't care because I didn' t know any of the people around. I ran in front of stores, pressed my face against windows and made a fool of myself." Sonja Smith was lmmiliated mostly by her strange appearance. "I was the first one they picked up," Smith said . "Erny Chase and Kris Scott went through my closet and m.ade me put on a tight black and pink sequined dance leotard w ith boxer shorts. " Renee Robicheau said the outing brought the squad closer together. "The initiation was one of the first activities thatwedid together," she said. "We soon didn't feel embarrassed because we were idiots together. We opened up to each other and got to know the wild sides of everyone's personalities." F ocus1ng on mimicking every dance move Corey Foote made, fourth grader Rachel Lenhardt gazed up in admiration . The squad organized a porn pon clinic for 55 young girls on Feb. 4. "The group was really enthusiastic," Foote said. "They followed directions well and wanted to get up and go as soon as they got in the gym. We got the chance to work with them one on one." The girls attending the clinic were divided into three age groups. The squad spent four hours teaching three sepera te dances later performed that evening at the basketball game against Benson. Pommer Mollee VanNordstrand said the clinic benefited the squad as well as the girls. "Besides the fact the squad raised money," she said, "It was neat how the little elementary girls looked up to us with such respect." POM PON FRONT ROW: Mollee VanNordstrand, Kristin Scolt, Rikki Rodenburg, Corey Foote. ROW 1: Erny Chase, Anne Harter, Joanne Whalen, Sonja Smith, Melissa Malick, Courtne)" Haines, Renee Robicheau, Tua Owens. ~~ up from the ,..,,, mat, Melissa Malick performs at the AL vs. Central wrestling meet as Mollee VanNordstrand and Joanne Whalen balance beside her. The squad attended a camp onJuly26- 29 and received a superior trop h y for its ro utine. (Photo by Carrie Th atch er) ----"------'-- PomPon . written by Jill Hunter ' tlfl'? ~~a.~· Jason Tindall 'n' drives for a lay up Jan. 6. The Lynx rallied to a 71-70 win against number one ranked class B Ralston. "We were really pumped because they had beaten some teams badly," Tindall said. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ~Al<ING VfilSTORY BOYS' BASKETBALL 5-15 AL OPP South 54 51 Bryan 56 64 Sioux Gty West 56 55 Gross 43 58 Ralston 71 70 Tee Jay 53 57 ~estside 60 66 Creighton Prep 52 69 Northwest 60 70 Millard North 64 74 Harlan 80 50 Bellevue West 75 77 Benson 48 66 Bellevue East 74 81 St. Albert 58 68 Lewis Central 75 77 Carroll Kuemper 54 74 Holiday 'foumament Tee-Jay 31 50 Bryan 49 42 Districts Des Moines Roosevelt 69 73 JV RECORD 10-6 FRESHMAN RECORD 3-10 ~~ t4e ~ with the City V Jamboree at Lewis Central, Ryan Conaway dribbles against St. Albert defender Joe Kuehl. "The Jamboree is a nice way to start the season," Coach Francisco Pepin said. "It's a chance to showcase the four city teams in one gym." (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Sports designed by Christine Lam C VARSITY I JV. FRONT ROW: Scott Bentley, P.J. Andersen, Scott Coppock Jason Hendrix Ryan onaway Ja r d 11 T" M ' ' B ' son ll1 a , 1m eschcr,ToddLane.ROW2: GarryMilbourn BenLake DaveZimmerman en Roth Ad M . ' ' · · ' Par ' . am umm, Donny Kramer, MattJennmgs, Cory HanslOn. BACK ROW: Francisco Pepin, Jay ker, Enc Applegate, Jason Lehmer, Brandon Doles, Josh Brandt, Josh Saar, Jason Hilz. ~S RVE I FRESHMEN. FRONT ROW: Josh Powell, Mike Bauerly, Adam Driscoll, Jarrod Mcintyre, RO;z' ~e on, _Mike ~i , Corey Harrill, Brandon Rochholz, Andrew Frohardt, Andrew Whalen. C" 1 2· N~ e Dix, Rob bie Neumann, Jeff Hargrave, Jeremy Campbell, Eric DuBois, R.J.Johnson, Jeremy D•.c ~owsk , Matt Ch ambers, Jim Zimmerman, Matt Ogle. BACK ROW: Jay Parker, Kevin Stull, Ryan " s, Loren LeClair, Matt Ball, Josh Milligan, Mike Langenkamp. .... P.J. Andersen was named first team AU-City and All-Division in Metro .... Ryan Conaway received honorable mention in Metro .... Dave Zimmerman made second team All-City .... Donny Kramer received honorable mention All-City .... Josh Brandt was named the most improved player by the coaching staff a 'tO.@diH-CJ a'tO.U.H-d (,,;-' Coach Francis co Pepin, the team listens to the offensive game plan against St. Albert's man-toman defense. But the Falcons shot 57 freethrows compared to AL's 11, outscoring the Lynx SS-68. (Photo by Matt Stemple) EAKS AND VALLEYS 7~ ~UJ,~~ ~,~~ ~ 4<J.#te, ~ ~ ~ UJ, ~ UJ, ~ ~ _,~ Jid, ~ ~ on th e VV prize of an other two points, P.J. Andersen drives in the laneagainstthreeTee Jay d efend ers. Andersen led th e team with an average of 14 points a gam e. (Photo by Carrie Th atch er) Anned with h e r h a ir c lipp e rs, Teresa Tindall shuffled her feet through mou nds of hair and called for her next victim. On the spur of the moment, boys' basketball teamma tes d ecided to s have their h ead s to pump themselves up for the game against Tee-Jay. "First Jason Tindall got in the chair just to shave the sides of his hair, and we started joking about how funny it would be if we all shaved our heads," Josh Brandt said . "Then Teresa Tindall, in a serious voice, said, "I think you should; it'll show team unity." Although it seemed like a good idea at the time, some players later paid the price. "People would rub my head, and it'd hurt, so I had to put lotion on it for a while," Brandon Doles said. Even though the boys went through a lot of effort to show team unity, they never came together d u ring the game . The Lynx broke down defensively, and the offense couldn' t keep up with the Jackets, ending the game with a 53-57 defeat. E n terin g the Harlan locker ro01n at halftin1e, Dave Zimmerman p aused to glance at the scoreboard to convince himself the 12-point lead was real. Suffering from a fivega m e losin g streak against Metro teams, the boys achieved a long awaited victory against the Cyclones, 80-50. Th e Lynx h ad not beaten Harlan in the Cyclone gym since 1988. "Every three-pointer, lay-u p, and free throw went in, and our press forced 21 turnovers, giving us a lot of lay-ups," P.J. Andersen said. With the shots falling in and the defense working to perfection, the Lynx set the pace. "We were in control through out the whole game," Zimmerman said. "There was no doubt this was the best game the Lynx had played all season." "We finally used the potential we had; it was a matter of pro ing it to our elves and everyone else," Andersen said. "The win was for us as a tean1." Boys' Basketball • written by Christine Lam HRILL OF VICTORY Loa~,~~,a#d~~ addu~,~~4-~~~ ~~togetby '-""' M arian defender Maggie Fenell, Keri Feilen dribbles down the court. The Lady Lynx lost 61-63. Feilen made All-Division and second All-Metro, first team All-City, All-District, All-Southwest Iowa, AllMetro Tourney, and Alls tate. (Photo b y Carrie Thatcher) _Aa Teresa Schultz slides ~through Tara Belok's pick, Tonia Tauke helps Schultz gu ard Tricia Thierolf. "One of my goals this year was to work on my defense," Schultz said. At the end of th e season, the Lynx gave up only 40.8 points a game. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) • Sports designed by Christine Lam fter~ di~ap­ p 01nt1 n g first half at a Millard Nor th game, basketball players sauntered into the locke r room a nd awaited a pep talk from Coach Dave Brown. But he didn' t have one. "Out of nowhere, he started yelling about us not making any of our shots and tha t we had gone over our plays everyday in practice and should know them by now," Tonia Tauke said . As the coach continued his lecture, players said something out of his character happened . "He was yelling and telling us everything we did wrong," Keri Feilen said. "Then he kicked a A~ ~for ~ an open teammate, Courtn ey Hain es pivots around Bellevue West d efender Amy Martin. The Lady Lynx poun ded West 62-39. In preparation for Districts, the girls practiced on fundamentals like pivoting and passing. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) trash can and papers flew everywhere." This unusual behavior sent the girls bursting into laughter. "We knew he was serious, but the whole incid e nt w a s hil a ri o u s," Feilen said. The team went on to lose the game, 50-51, but the 'trash can incident' was never forgotten. "It was a big joke tha t eve ryon e teased him about," Feilen said. "So for the awards banquet at the end of the season, we gave him a trash can for a present!" S trobe lights flashed and music blared as the girls' basketball team ran into the gymnasium a t a special pep assembly to receive their med a ls of recognition for ma king it to Sta te. "We were rea lly excited about going to Sta te and everyone was so supporti ve," Jessie Drake sa id. "Th e assembl y pumped us u p a nd got everyone ready to pl ay," Going into the first game, players admitted they were intimid a ted by som e of the la r ger schools. "We knew they'd be tough, so we had to m ake ourselves think we were better," Courtney Haines said. "We went in w ith a lot of confid ence, pl ayed well as a team, and won the game." But the season cam e to an end w hen the team lo st th e second sta te game. "We had seen Valle; pl ay before and thought w e'd have a pretty ea win," H a ines said. " e wa nted to p lay the championshi p game so badl; tha t w e did n' t concentra te as much on the second game as we shoul have and ended up lo - ing it a ll." T h o u g h t h e te an end ed Sta te w ith a d isapp ointing th ird place finish , this m a r k in th e school's a thle tic is r~ m ade the season memorable. "It's been a season I' l never forget," Christin Hauser sa id. "It's nea t t~ know that we'll ~ b e remembered as Uu first girls' basketball tean to make it to State." ~ ' ) DISTANCE ~ Sara Borman was named All- Division Metro, first team All-City and rece ived an · h onorable mention in the Metro ~Toni a Tauke mad All-City, AllSouthwest Iowa, All-Division and second team AllMetro, second team All-State, and All-Tourney State ~ Christine Hauser made second h'an All-City VARSITY I JV. FRONT ROW: Car· rie Thatcher, Nikki Mauer, Keri Fe il e n, Sara Borman, Christine Hauser, Tonia Tauke, Reg·ina Eng lish, Danielle Bennett. BACK ROW: Joanie Scldotman, Heather Kirkpatrick, Jessie Drake, Cluistine Lam, Christina Hamling, Teresa Schul tz, Heidi Livingston, Jaclyn Leinen. FRESHMEN. FRONT ROW: Alicyn Ge isler, Lea A nd e rs e n, Ang ie Driggins. ROW 2: Jennifer Han ~n, Toni Schultz, Hal ey All e n, Lisa Larsen. BACK ROW: Jay Conyers, Lindsay Hutson, Sandra Ow ~, Janelle Kenny,Jcnnifer Kealy, Leslie Meyer, Kevin Dunn. ""~ J ~~Elkhorn defend- VV ers Kristie Demmel and Laura Ohm, Sara Borman shoots a lay-up. The team went on to defeat Elkhorn 69-53. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) NAAl<ING ~IS:TORY GIRLS' BASKETBALL 21-5 Al OPP Harlan 64 62 lewis Central 72 20 St. Alber! S3 39 South 67 32 Bryan 45 52 Sioux City East 90 45 Gross 71 33 Ralston 80 27 Westside 49 38 Northwest 75 25 Tee Jay 65 27 Millard North 50 51 Elkhorn 69 53 Bellevue West 62 39 Marian 61 63 Bellevue East 50 31 Holida11 To11n1ament South 77 35 Millard orth 54 51 Millard South 55 57 Marian 56 .J7 Regio11a/s Tee Jay 78 25 Creston 84 36 Des Moines Lincoln 83 73 State Ankeny 61 45 Des Moines Valley 52 54 JV RECORD 6-11 FRESHMAN RECORD 10-5 ~~ft-~~ aeau. teammates V/,,; cheer at the first round of State against Ankeny. Due to the terrible snow storm Jan. 6, many fans could not attend, but the Lynx won 61-45 with the support there. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ___ G_i_rl_s '_B_a_sk_e_tb_a_ll • written by Carisa Satrorn '1~ focusing on the necessary -/maneuvers for his next match, Tom Schultz jumpsrope·during practice. Wrestlers started off practices with calisthenics and then started their first five 6-minute matches. (Photo by Ben Thomas) S ~ oat, Mike Roth wraps his arms around his Westside rival to put him in a headlock. Roth won the match by a fall. Roth was the 185-pound freshman Suburban Conference Champion. Jesse Hansen and Aaron Jacobsen were also champions in their weight classes. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ff AWA IJ RAINBOWS ~AKING [,A-ti STORY WRESTLING VARSITY 7-3 AL OPP Benson 36 33 Tee Jay 42 21 Burke 53 15 Tee Jay 59 15 South 51 10 Central 43 23 Westside 51 15 Harlan 24 36 Sioux City East 30 42 Lewis Central 16 41 Tournaments Harlan 3rd CB Invitational 3rd Bellevue East 4th Metro 7th State Mike Porter 3rd JV RECORD- 7-3-1 FRESHMAN RECORD 2nd Suburban Ralston Invitational 6th USHING THE Ll/tAITS ~et-ddeu-tr; standing ~up, Zach Beam strives for a reversal against his Creighton Prep opponent, Nick Diznona. Beam won the match 6-4. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) • • Sports designed by Jill Hunter C ompleting e i g h t rounds against Omaha Central, Dennis Sigafoose lowered his eyes in defeat and disappointment. The score rem ain ed 0-23 when Sigafoose was beaten by his opponent 4-10. "We were pretty frustrated," he said. "The meet started off tough. Our losses were unexp ecte d b eca u se we started off strong and then lost it. " But Central' s winning streak was short lived . 11 Around th e 145- weight class we put ourselves back on track," Tom Schultz said. "I pinned a 260-pound gu y in the first period, and that was a huge moment for me. Everybody got pumped up and wanted to do better than the previous teamma te did." Gradually, the score changed to 43-23 in AL's favor. As the boys made their comeback, Jesse Jobe said he knew his hard work had paid off. "I felt great winning my match and elevating the morale of m y team," h e said. "Be for e the ma tch I found an isolated spot and concentrated on every move to prepare my mind. I needed this win to make me feel better about m yself and my ability. " W itha steady stream of blood oozing down his face, Andrew Meyers covered the gash with his hand and walked off the mat. "At the Harlan Invitational I had my opponent in a h alf nelson," Meyers said . "He tried to back off the mat, and as T pulled bim b ack, h e n a iled the back of hi ~ head against my eye. l put m y h and tom~ e and whenllooked,itwa, full of b lood. " Th e m a t ch W<i . stopped and CoachClark_ Allen a ttempted to ten1- porarily fix the cut b _ stu ffing the wou nd with v asaline . " Twas so focu sed thn.t I couldn't feel the pain . Meyers said ." I scored ' ll my points a fter l was in jured , bu t I still lost by , couple points. " ln the face of ov r w h e lm ing obsta cl Meyers and the wrestli1 team reached goals at gained achievement . ARS!TY I FRESHMEN. FRONT ROW: Bria n Ri dder, Aaron Jacobsen, Chr is Walton, Joe Mason, Jesse Hansen. ROW 2: '>h•li>Sa Ma lick, M ollee VanNordstcand, Zach Beam, James Ridder, Rocky D iCe nzo, Abbie Ad kins, Annie Jobe. ROW 3: Jtt!• n Wright, Doug "Bristol, Nolan Res peliers, Aaron Jerome, Mike Porter, Dennis Sigafoosc, Cla_rk Allen. BACK RO\.V: Ju -lin James, Jesse Jo be, M ike Roth, Jeremy Schni tker, Tom Schullz, And rew Meyers, Daiv Mohatt. '1?~ J it~ u {ac-e VV'mashed into the mat, Jamin Walters grapples ·Chris Carter from Bellevue West in the Metro Tournament during the quarter fin als. Walters lost the match 10-4. (Photo by Carrie Th atcher) ~his teeth, Mike Porter attempts a le. In the Metro Tournament, Porter defeated Westside's Zach Thatcher and won the round 19-3. (Photo by Laura Hicks) DISTANCE ~ .... Dan Mohatt, Aaron Jerome and Justin James qualified for State .... Mike Porter captured third place at the state tournament .... Joe Mason earned third place at the Metro Tournament .... Aaron Jerome was undefeated in dual meets __ Wrestling _....___ • . written by Jill Hunter ~Al<ING Viii STORY SWIMMING BOYS 1-6 GIRLS 1-6 AL OPP AL OPP Westside 39 122 60 124 '1 u aepu~'· Amy -/ Schaben stea d ily swims her best event, the b utte rfly, in 1:01.20. Schaben led the city and was one of the top finishers in th e Metro in th is event. (Photo b y Carrie Thatcher) • .. ___,_____ Sport-- s designed by Christine Lam Ralston 42 121 80 104 Lewis Central 66 96 84 98 Benson 74 68 101 54 Millard North 52 94 65 112 Bellevue West 78 79 73 110 Prep I Marian 43 125 51 133 Invitationals BOYS GIRLS Urbandale 5th O.P. S. 4th 0 . P. S. 2nd River Cities 3rd River Cities 3rd Lady Lyn x 7tb l ewis Centra l 6th Ram Relays 5th City 2nd Metro 10th Districts 7th City 2nd Districts 4th Stal e 22nd SWJM_M LNC. FRONT ROW: Jen nife r Will, Rosami e Schw arz, Ca rri e er, CI_audia B~rg, Kristi ne Flury. RO W 2: M arie Wickman, Amy Schabe n, Chnstm a DlXon, Ju li a Kayser, Jessica Wi nte r, Erin Jones. BACK ROW: Chad HolJn es, Shaun Hayes, Marshall Steffen en, Jason SchJotman, Brandon Holmes, Trey H ugh es. OME WET & WILD FUN Laee ~~ am::t~ ~ ~ ~, am::t~,~~~~o1~~ ~~~evuuup D for a backstroke Marie Wickman swims ~ 200 IM stroke drill. Warm up at Kirn Pool consisted of 16 laps in freestyle also. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) "'_bforaquickbreath, V[/ Brandon Holmes gasps for air in the SOOM distance freestyle. Coach Dave Hook commended Brandon on an outstanding freshman year. (Photo by Laura Hicks) ~ . :J DISTANCE .... Rosanne Schwarz led the Metro in the lOOM freestyle with a 54.74 ..,. Girls qualified in seven events for State, the most in Al's history .... Tim White ' Shaun Hayes, Chad Holmes ' and Wes Belt set a record in the 200M freestyle relay in 1:52.22 Upside down furniture, breaded inushrooms, shaving cream, and rolls of to il e t pape r-- that stran ge combination made for an exciting time for four members of the girls' swim team the night before sta te competition. Amy Schaben, Joann Dan burg, Rosanne Schwarz, and Marie Wickman sp ent a wild night before their state meet a t Fort Dodge. "We were bored at the hotel so we started d oing things to keep us busy," Danburg sa id . "We turned everything in the roo m , including th e tables and chairs and the T.V., upside d own. We stayed awake until about midnight ea ting cheese balls and bread ed mushrooms that we ordered from the ho tel restaurant." According to Schwarz, the girls had been warned to b e o n th e ir best behavior because of how badly they had teepeed their coaches' room at Districts, but the warning didn't keep them from making a mess of their own room. "The four of us were ga th ered around the bathroom sink shaving," Wickman said. "We got shaving cream all over the mirror and the floor. Later, we started throwing rolls of toilet paper around--we pretty much teepeed the whole entire roo1n." But the nig ht was young and there was more fun to be had . According to Schaben, the girls had a fruit fight with oranges and grapefruit before they finally decided to settle d own and rest for the big day ahead. Despite the wild night, the girls swam hard and finished 22nd out of 65. Any old tean1 could get together at a senior's house for a nice pasta dinner, but only the boys' swim team would turn tha t pasta dinner into a head shaving party. When Tim White, Chad Holmes, Marshall Steffensen, and Shaun Hayes got together, they knew that shaving their head s would cut their swimming time by about five seconds, but they wanted more than decreased times--they wanted to get a reaction. "We tried to come up with different designs to ~afdd4. Chad Holmes swims the fiill.- lOOM butterfly event at Districts in 1:05.91. Holmes improved his time by eight seconds from last year's district time. (Photo by Laura Hicks) A ~~,waiting for the starting ~ gun, Trey Hugh es sets his mark at practice on the block. Hughes swam the 200M freestyle as well as the lOOM backstroke. (Photo by Laura Hicks) shave into our heads, but not all of them turned out so well," White said. One included the Speedo symbol, which was shaved into the back of Holmes' s head. However, Steffensen, who probably received the strangest do, said the other gu ys kept shaving more and more hair off and creating new styles until his hair was completely gone. "We put different styles into Marshall's hair, like a mohawk and a monk look, " Hayes said. "I had a Superman symbol, but I shaved it off before Districts." No matter how strange they appeared or how cold their heads were, the boys' swimmers managed to turn the heads of many people and take second place at Dish·icts. Swimming • written by Lisa Berner • ACING AGAINST RAI N rlcra ~~~,and,~,~~~~ o6- ~~and-~~ ~ ~ ~.Andy Will and Ben Roth push themselves during sprints after school Mar. 24. 'Tm out for track to improve for other sports," Will said. "It has improved my speed and stamina." (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) W ith their h e a d s hanging low after stretching, the girls' track team counted on a hard practice since it was the last one before Districts. But to their surprise, Coach Don Schwartz lectured them, not on the subject of track, but on the bond issue he hoped would pass the following week. Confused expressions came over the girls' faces. "At first Mr. Schwartz asked if we were aware of the bond issue, but we were all like, 'We can't vo te!"' Jenny Norman said. "Then he explained it was our job to run down to the neig hborhoods around the school and put these flyers on as many doorknobs as possible." Of course, the girls used the workout to their _L'/ a fl4'tt of daily practice, Marc Allen ~ stretches Tom Drennen's hamstring by pushing h is knee down on his chest. (Photo by Kim Bolton) ~~.Jessica Winter runs the L./ th ird leg of the shuttle hurdle relay at the Glenwood Co-ed Relays, where they placed fo urth. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) • Sports designed by Ch ristine Lam advantage. "It was either running through neighborhoods or running six 400's," Jessie Drake said. "So we grabbed a stack of flyers, as few as possible, and ran to the 7-11 gas station. We put them on top of all the gas pumps, stuffed a bunch in the mailbox of Valley View Baptist Church, and left a stack of them in someone's bird bath." But the silliness and fun came to a halt for Meggan Jensen when she stepped on a glass bottle. "Sara Borman and I were running back when I stepped on a Mr. Pibb bottle and turned m y ankle," Jensen sa id. "I couldn't wa lk on it, so Sara ran all the way back to AL, and Kris Scott came to drive me back to the school." Unfortunately, the workout didn't qualify any girls fo r State. "Although we didn't qualify a n yo n e," Norman sa id, "a t least we ended our season wi th some grea t memories like three cancellations and four postponements due to ra in, and most important, the way we bonded as a tea rn ." With a gy1n bag over his head and the rain soaking his shoes, T.J. Lucero dod ge d every parent, track m ember, and coach running in his pa th a ttheGlenwood Coed Relays to get on the right bus hom e. "The second hea t of the boys' 200M was read y to start w hen a crack of lightning struck a nd it started pouring," Lucero said . "So we gra bbed our bags and swea ts and ran for our bus." But the bus wasn't that ea sy to fi nd . "There were 11 bu . in the parking lot, and w ith the rain comin down so hard, it was hard to tel 1 who our bus d riv r was," Josh Ely aid . After the bus sea rdl, the boys had to wait ano ther 30 minutes bef r th e Glenwood head tra k. coach officially called ff the m ee t. Even th o ugh Moth r Nature cut the Glenwoo Co-ed Relay short, th boys w e re in fo urth pla w ith six even ts left a.· unfinis hed business. Rain p layed a big fa - tor in the boys' mediocr season. "Many of the guys 1 the team cou ld have run be tter times, but the ca . ce ll a tion s, p ostpon " m ents, a nd rainy pr 1.. tices limited the a thl t ~ from running to their pote n ti a l," Coa ch Joe Hauser said. t'MAKING VHISTORY TRACK BOYS GIRLS U .N.0. Indoor 4th 5th C.B. Rel ays 3rd 2nd Lema rs cancell ed Ram Re lays cancelled ruver Cities Relays 4th 4th Lewis Central Co-ed 7th 4th Lady Lynx Inv. cancelled Glenwood Co-ed 4th 2nd M etro Tournament 14th 18th Distric ts Tee-J ay Inv. Freshmnn Lu M illard North Suhurban Conf. 8th itationals 8th 2m 4th 1st GIRLS' TRACK. FRONT ROW: Andrea Lapham, Jessie Drake, Jill Stein, Jenny Norman, Marji e Muehlig. ROW 2: T e res a SchuUz, Chrissy Buffum, Jessica Wi_ntcr, \-Vc.ndy Troff, Haley All en, S tacy Hill, Lisa Malsk eil. ROVV 3: Don Schwartz, M arie Wickman, Eli z abe th Opal, Christine lam, Jessica Cra ft, Tracy Lane, April Traylor, Amy Hawthorne. BA CK ROW: Janell e Kenny, Krista Jacobsen, Regina Eng lis h, Ann H eilman, Kristin Scott, Sara Borman, Christine Haus er, rvt eggan Jensen, Ron Lakatos. BOYS' TRACK. FRONT ROW: Shaun Ha ye s, Brian Olse n, Brandon Holmes, Eric McCurry, Justin Ruby, Chris Jones, Andy Will, Je remy Schnitker. ROW 2: Josh Ely, Jason Conroy, Mike Burns, Chad Holmes, j ohn Larsen, T.J. Luce.ro,JasonStcger, josh Saa r, Jaso n Lehme r. BACK ROW: Tom D re nn e n, Mi ke Ro th, Joel Brandt, Mike Todd, Co lbcy Sullivan, Ben Rotl1, Eric Appl ega te, Ra nd y Mesch e r, D o nnie Mann. '11t t4.e. e~ zone, ~/Jamie Mann takes the baton in the 4x800M from the first leg, Krista Jacobsen. The Lady Lynx finished second out of eight teams, with the last five events cancelled due to rain. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ~ ~ DISTANCE .... Jason Steger qualified for State in three individual events, the 3200M,the 1600M, and the BOOM .... Ann Heitman ran 12:23.00, a personal best in the 3000M .,._ Jessica Craft, Christine Hauser, and Lisa Malskeit were named AllMetro academic 111'? / ead <Wett- . Christine Lam .,.,, sails over the high jump bar. Lam placed second out of 14 high jumpers at the Glenwood Co-Ed Relays. Lam jump ed 4'10" consistently through out the season. (Photo by Carrie Th atch er) ~~~- Boys' and Girls' Track • . written by Christine lam "141 ii.. ?a-a. Noah Weller tries to ,,{,,!fasten the tennis net during practice in October. "Somehow a bolt and washer have to be stuck in the ground," he said. "Otherwise the net is too high." Since the coach wasn't there to do it, Weller attempted to do the job himself. (Photo by Laura Hicks) BOYS' TENN IS. FRONT ROW: Richa rd Halse, Jason Hendrix, Jeremy Doyle, Tim Wright, Noah Well er. BACK ROW: Eric Wallner, J.D. Knudson, Josh EveloH, Brian Norman, Rya.n Dirks. GIRLS' TENN IS. FRONT ROW: Helene D ivel, Anja Hochl an, Sonj a Smith, Christy Schmidt, Ca rrie Th atcher, Kati e Malmberg, Jayne Dawson, Sara Edmonds. BACK ROW: Lindsay Hu tson, je nnHer Kracher, Sarah Scheer, Kristy Reedy, Keell ia Thu rber, Sara Edri ngton, Elea nor Smith, Haylie Rice. I'/!::)~ a 4e!U'e, Jeremy Doyle ,,...,. warms up w ith a forehand hitting drill. The practice p aid off for Doy le, w ho placed s econd in b oth fourth-s e eded singles and second-seed ed doubles in the city tournament. (Photo by Lau ra Hicks) • Sports designed by Sarah Scheer and Kristy Reedy ~Al<I NG [/HISTORY GIRLS' TENNIS 2-7 AL OPP Ceptral 2 7 Bl'llcvue East 3 6 Benson 7 2 Tee Jay 3 6 Westside 0 9 Bellevue West 3 6 Millard North 1 8 Marian 0 9 Gros 7 2 lnvil11 t i onals Atl antic lnvitaional 5th River Cities Conference 1st City Meet Jed Metro 8th JV RECORD 2 - 2 BOYS' TENNIS 7-1 AL OPP Lewis Central 4 5 Tee Jay 8,5 l,7 St. Albert 5 4 Red O ak 7 2 DM Roosevelt 7 2 Harlan 6 3 111v itntionals City roumamcnt 1st Atlantic Invitaional 3rd Districts 3rd ERVIN' ~~. indsay '-6/ Hutson reach es for a backhand. Hutson lost to Marian 6-8, May 6. (Photo by Heather Olson) DISTANCE ~ .... Lindsay Hutson was named Most Valuable Player .... Jessie Morris was named Most Inspirational .... J.D. Knudson was the city champion in singles .... Knudson and Eric Wallner won first place doubles in the city and the Rivers Cities Conference HARD Tl/v\ES ~~~~~~~u Z>e4fUU ma-fan~, ~, ~ ~ ~ a~ ,,.,'-e~isrnade / wh en Christy Schm idt returns a serve delivered by Marian, April 6. The Lyn x w ere s hu tout by Marian and Westside. The team suffered only four shutouts all season, down from nine last year. (Photo by Heather Olson) After soundly defeating St. Albert and Lewis Central, Jason Hendrix and Josh Eveloff were confid ent they could easily w in their last ma tch over Tee Jay in the city tournament April 25. "We started goofing around and serving underhand, w hich normally isn ' t d one becau se it's easy to return," Hendrix said. "Their coach was wa tching u s and yelled, 'This isn' t a circus act! Keep doin g tha t a n d you ' ll be disqu alified.' There was no way he could have disqualifi ed u s because it's legal to serve underhand." The underhand serving duo stopped their antics and beat Tee Jay to capture first place in third seeded d oubles. Everyone finished first or second, despite several setbacks the team had faced . "Our coach was fired right before the city tournan1ent," Brian Norman said, "and we had three different coaches w ho took turns watching our practices." The team also went w ithout two of its top rated players. "Noah Weller was out w ith a shoulder injury for the entire season ," Norman said . "Jason Will was a lso in and ou t because of grades and an injury." Despite the absences, the boys won the city championship and finished the season with a 7- 1 dual record. Six n1e1nbers of the girls' tennis team sauntered onto the Tee Jay courts la ughi~1g and not taking anythmg seriously. They did n't think they had a chance of winning the River Cities Conference because with a 1-4 record, they were used to aetting beaten. 0 "When we first got there," Jayne Dawson said, "we just goofed off because we had the idea th at we couldn't win, especially since we had to play against the returning champions, Sioux City." But as the day went on, the attitude of the team improved with each match the girls won. "We had two teams undefeated," Dawson said, "so we knew we had a chance of at least placing third." By the day's end, to the team's surprise, the girls were six point ahead of the closest team behind them, giving them the overall championship of the River Cities Conference. "Taking first place," Katie Malmberg said , "gave us a better attitude far ther stofthesea on." Tennis . written by Sarah Scheer and Krisly Reedy • ada deilt ~ interwine, Jeremy Hall /T struggles to break free of Millard North's Tom Kausgard. Few yellow cards were called despite the roughness between players. The Mustangs defeated the Lynx 5-0. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ""~ J ~~~on the airborn ball, VV Brad Klement prepares for a header against St. Albert during the City Tournament. The Lynx defeated the Falcons 1-0 and went on to become city champions. (Photo by Matt Stemple) OLLY ON THE FIEL D ~~~eutd caa~ u~~,~~~~~ ~ towards the ,..,,,. ball, Andrew Meyers prepares to pass down the fie ld. Players practiced from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. for five weeks . Conditioning consisted of three-mile runs, sprints, and weightlifting. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) • Sports designed by Jill Hunter Kicking vigorously and clawing the ground, Jarrod Mcintyre laughed and screamed, trying to avoid b e ing d ragged thro u g h the mud b y Garry Milbourn and J .J. Marsh as p art of his initia tion to the soccer team . "After the first varsity game I played , J.J. Marsh wanted to con gratula te m e in a ni ce way," Mcintyre said . "He did it by dropping m e in a mud pudd le in the middle of the field in front of everyone." After his embarrassment, Mcintyre was looking for revenge. "I got him back b ecause he gave me a ride home and I got mud all over his car," M cin tyre said. Mcintyre w asn't the only muddy victim. "With all the rain, there were tons of mud on the field," Eric Gift said, "so we dropped about all of the freshmen in puddles. The initiation has never been so dirty." Even after their humilia tion, freshmen helped the JV finish its season 6- 4-2. With eyes as big as silver d ollars and mouths gaping open, 11 stunned players stared a t the goal during the Riv er Cities Conference ch ampions hip g ame against Ralston . Waving their arms, p oin tin g their fingers, and stom p in g a rou nd, th ey s cre am e d an d sh outed all a t once: "D id you see tha t?! Where are you r eyes, ref?! I can' t believe it! " Wh a t they h ad just seen was an illega l goa l off a Ra lston playe r': h an d . The call was cru· cial b ecau se the Lynx h ad h eld the 12th ranked tearn in the n a tion scoreless f . m o r tha n a p eriod. Bu t th y didn' t let the badccl! sto p them . "We were p laying tl b est w e did all seas n , D anny Wagen fue h said , "but after that c II w e had m ore reason h p lay even harder." Even a fter losing 1-l) th e team was proud · "Taking second p l, · · in the to u rn ament """" nothi ng to be d is a 1 pointed ab out," Co Hansen said. ~Al<ING I STORY SOCCER VA RSITY 8 - 5-2 AL OPP Benson 4 1 North 1 0 Lewis Cen tral 3 1 Bellevue West 1 0 Pap iJlion/La Vista 0 0 MiJlard North 0 5 Bryan 1 1 Bellevue East 1 2 Westside 1 2 Gross 2 0 Ralston 0 1 Tee Jay 6 0 Lewis Central 2 1 St. Albert 1 0 Lewis Central 1 2 JV RECORD 6-4-2 M h Ma tt Kenoyer, Cory Han sen, VARSITY. FRONT ROW: Garry M ilbourn, Jeremy a~e, J.J.A :se~v Meyers, Jeremy Hall. BACK Brad Klement. ROW 2:Jcff King, M ike Bauerly, Matt mn~ n rf ehr Brad Andersen, Eric Gift. ROW: Jim Cunning ham,J.J. T heil en, Tim Mescher, Danny agen u ' M 5011 Brad Va nce, Wolston Brockway, Andy JV . FRONT ROW: j osh Powel l, Ma lt Kenoyer, Jo)e ~· 'term an Jeremy Campbell, Eric DuBois, Brookhart. BACK ROW: Wade Juhl, John Pa Iser, im tulll ~ ' Jarrod Mci n tyre, Jim Cunni ngham. ll!f::)ead'f' to defend ,..,,_his Millard North opponent, Garry Milbourn tenses and blocks the ball's path. (Photo b y Carrie Thatcher) ~ DISTANCE llJ- Brad Klement led the varsity team in scoring with six goals .,.. J.J. Marsh had six shutout games Eric Gift, Garry llJ- Milbourn, Matt Timm, and Danny Wagenfuehr comprised a stingy defense allowing only 16 goals ll""!Jlf.o.m the sidelines, /. St. Albert players watch as Eric Gift sends the ball away from the Lynx goal. Gift played varsity for four years. (Photo by Matt Stemple) Boys' Soccer • -w~ritt y---,-Je -,-n'd rw~ -d.,.- • ll"'!J~on the ball, Nikki Mauer tries 7 to save it from going out of bounds against Papillion/LaVista at CB Park. Mauer was unable to finish the rest of season due to surgery on the lateral release in her left knee April 25. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ""~ J~for the referee's okay, Arian VV Hock gets ready to throw the ball inbounds. The Lynx were defeated by Roncalli 2-1 in the River Cities Tournament. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) ~AKING I/HISTORY GIRLS SOCCER 8-8 AL OPP Benson 3 0 North 2 0 Bellevue West 0 2 Pap illion I La Vista 1 5 M illard North 1 8 Bryan 7 0 Bellevue East 3 2 Westside 0 5 Lewis Central 5 3 Hoover Cup Tournament Bellevue East 2 3 River Cities Tournament Ronca Iii 1 2 Tee-Jay 1 0 City To11r11ament Tee-Jay 4 1 St. Albert 0 1 Lewis Central 1 2 Tee-Jay 3 0 JV RECORD S-S-4 • Sports • : .;;;_e""'--' ig ed _,.. ri in am ___ _ HALLENGING FEATS '1 n- a ~ dtrdt, 1 Angie Driggins passes the ball from the sideline. Many of the practices consisted of cross country hills for warm-up, and a half hour each of fundamental drills and scrimmages. (Photo by Heather Olson) S ixteen heads were bowed in denial and disappointn1ent. For the first time in city history, the Lady Lynx had lost to Lewis Central 2-1 in the round robin of the city tournament May 11. "We didn' t really realize what had happened until we played Tee Jay for third place," Angie Driggins said. "None of us thought w e could lose to Lewis Central. I guess tha t proved that we got overconfidentandtl1ey wanted it more than we did." Varsity goal keeper Jennifer Hansen said the team had a difficult time executing its game plan. "At the beginning of the game we were focusing on our offense, so our d efense letup a little, and that was all it took for LC to score two goals," she said. "If one thing wasn't failing, some thing else was. We just couldn't get it together." But hopes of capturing a city soccer title weren't entirely d ashed. "We're a really young team. Most people on our team have played together since they were seven or eight," Driggins said. "We're losing only three seniors, so I think a city title in the future isn't out of our reach." Knowing she washitwhen the runny earthcake struck the back of her leg, Krista Alba immediately picked up a freshly watered section of earth and nailed h e r opponent, Amy Yochum, square in the face. This sort of activity was common during JV practices due to the unusually wet spring. It relieved the monotony of soccer practices. "We had practices two hours a night," Yochum said , "so som e times things got pretty tiring, but our coaches let us do fun drills like sliding IJll> Keri Feilen, Trisha Gibler, and Arian Hock made first team All-City headers and grow1d tackles w hen it was w et outside." But most players agreed the best part of soccer was the friendships formed throughout the season. "I think the reason we have so much fun playing JV is that we're all r eally good friends," Alba said. "When we're standing in line for drills and warm-ups, w e talk about things like families and boyfriends." Fun and friendships proved to be part of a potent combination for the successful JV squad, w hich finished the season 11-4-5, the best JV record in school history . V TY. l'RONT ROW: Lori O'Brien, Angela Disalvo, Jennifer Hansen, Angie Drig!lins, Trisha Gibler. ROW 2: Al1cyn Geisle r, Kelley McAtcc, Nicole Dawso n, Carrie Buckles, Karne l\llarsh all, Nikki Spctma n, Lea And e.rscn. BACK ROW:j cnniferKealy, ArianHock, Keri FciJcn, N ikkiMaue.r, Stacey Knauss, Sa.rah Kehm. ...,. Jennifer Hansen, Karrie Marshall, and Kelley McAtee made second team All-City JV. FRO TROW: Angelo D isalvo. ROW 2: Molly Shepard, Amy Dubois, April Escritl, Emy Chase, Jessica Powers, Amy Yochum. ROW 3: Leah Minjkus, Michaela Ross, Jennifer Smith, Andi Binns, Jenny Barker, Da n11n Kehm, Krista Alba. BAC K ROW: Andrea Deremer, JiU Raes, Ti.na Clay, Aubri Forrester, Sheila Rindon e, Brin C rud le. IJll> Varsity placed fifth in the River Cities Tournament IJll> JV earned first place in the City Tournament II')~ J id aMH4, ~' Lori O'Brien VV struggles with Bellevue East's Christina Hascall for the ball. The Lynx beat the Chieftains 3-2 at CB Park Apr. 24. Coach Warren Lee commended O'Brien for h er hustle and aggressiveness on the field. (Photo by Carrie Th atcher) ----'--'-'-- Girls' Soccer . .. written by Sarah Kehm \A/INGING SUCCESSES ~ ~ 4'i"''J his entire VC,, body, Donny Kramer leans into the swing at the Council Bluffs In v itational A pril 7. Kramer placed third in the tou rnament. (Picture b y Heather Olson) After striking the ball again and again at the City Tournament, Melanee Day became frustrated. Each time her ball traveled only a short distance and then landed in puddles. "I lost at least four balls," Day said. "And it was hard to walk because I was not only carrying my bag and myself, but also all the w a ter that soaked into me. " The soggy conditions were not unusu al during the spring, causing precious practice time to be lost. Coach Dave Brown said fundamental skills were not developed, and as a result, goals were not achieved. "We had a lot of cancelled pra ctices," Day said. "No one became dedicated because when there were once a week practices, girls would have conflicts in their schedules." Yet, at the City Tournament, the girls took second place. "Even thou gh there w ere so many things to distract u s," Jenny VanBibber said, "w e tried to keep focused as if GOLF. VARSITY/JV. FRONT ROW: Nick Hall, Robb ie Neumann, Dustin Stairs, Jason Myers, Donny Kramer, Adam Wilson. ROW 2: Melanee Day, jenny VahBibber, Naomi Leis erowHz, Matt Cameron, David Ankenbauer. BACK ROW: Denn is Sigafoose, Jas on Tindall, Jason Hilz, David Vannier, Chad Fent, David Lake. • Sports Cfes1gned by Jill Hunter A 4' 44.e ~from re - ~ trieving a runaway ball, Breanne Schweer scales a fen ce during a duel match with St. Albert. " I felt stupid because people were giving me stran ge look s," Schweer said. "It w as the w orst hole I've ever played." (Photo by Heath er O lson) it were a sunny d ay . W e had never even played the course before and everyone medaled." With w ide smiles, the boys raised their clubs after defeating Millard N orth in the Central Invitational. "We were tied w ith Millard N orth, so w e h ad a playoff for first p lace," Curtis Hinman s a id. "They took the best four scores o f both team s and then we were matched up according to our individual scores. ltonly took us on e hole to win th playo ff." . David Vannier sa1 d efea ting M illard ort.1' was an accom plishm n since the Mu stangs w i the M e tro Tou rnan e later in the season. "We a ll felt like d oin_; cartw heels off the aoll carts," he sa id. "We d on' b ea t a team like that o ften." The Centra l In vit · tion al was a reflection the b oys' performanc the entire season, sim: they took first in four of nine tournamen ts an third place in the Ri\' r Cities Conference. ~ D ISTAN CE ~ The boys' team shot a 309 at the Lewis Central Inv., ju st 10 strokes shy of the school record ~ Jenny VanBibb er p laced fifth in Tee Jay Inv., with a personal best ot 98 ~ Donny Kram er made a h ole in on e at the Burke/ Millard N orth Inv. ~ Curtis Hinman took first place in the City Tourna ment with 76 strokes '1~Jid ~ dod<finfullrotation,Jenny VV VanBibbertakesapow erfulswing at the Tee Jay Invitational May 8 at Dodge Park. Van Bibber placed fifth at the match and was seeded first on the girls' team. (Photo by Heather Olson) S ~stud ing the green, Jason Hilz squints to judge the distance to the ninth hole April 24 at Dodge Park. Hilz received two letters for the season. (Photo by Heather Olson) l'vv\AKING (Ail STORY GOLF BOYS Council Bluffs Inv. 1st Central Inv. 1st Lewis Central Inv. 1st Bellevue East Inv. 4th River Cities Conference 3rd Burke/Millard North Inv. 4th Metro Tournament 4th City Tournament 1st GIRLS Tee Jay Inv. 5th AL Inv 2nd District 5th City Tournament 2nd ' ~ UJk ~ another basketball ,,.,.,,_ practice, Christine Hauser's father, Joe, tapes her ankle. "It's easier for me to have him tape my ankle; that way I don't have to look around for a trainer everyday," Hauser said. (Photo by Laura Hicks) I STANCE ...... Melanie Ferguson, mother of Kurt Ferguson, videotaped every football game, helped make sack lunches for the Sioux City North game, and organized the spaghetti dinners before every Friday home game ...... Stacia Reneau, mother of Courtney Heuwinkel, made Good Luck signs and hammered them in each player's front yard before the girls left for the volleyball state tournament ...... Chris and Dan Steger, parents of Jaso~ Steger, attended every meet .and runnmg event since 7th grade, travelmg as far away as Houston, TX to watch Jason compete in Nationals OREVER FAN CLUB ~ ~ some needed 7 extra support, Greg Albertus and Patrick Andersen, broth er-in-law and father of P .J. Andersen, clap their hands w ith encou rag em ent a t th e S t. Albert game Feb. 14. Both attended every boys' basketball game, ch eering the team on, w hoever the opponent, whatever the score. (Photo by Carrie Th atcher) As volleyball players s trolled down the halls after qualifying for State, they noticed something oddly familia r hanging on the wall. It w asn' t the u su a l "Congrats" posters they had been expecting. Instead, they were shocked to see their baby pictures staring back at them. The stunt hadn' t been performed by the cheerlead ers, but by the girls' parents. "Some of the parents thought it would be a neat thing to do for the kids, so we made collages of the girls using their baby pictures," Patti Borman, mother of Sara Borman, said. "We also arranged a limo ride and dinner, and the parents had a lot S~ ~-,--~~~~~ designed by Christine Lam of fun doing it for them. Although not all parents were as creative in showing their support, many proved to be the ultimate fans. For m any yea rs, Phyllis Mauer, mother of Nikki Mauer, nurtured her six children through volleyball, soccer, softball, and basketball. "I try to make it to all of my kids' games, but som e times yo u ca n' t make it to every single one ofthem," Mauersaid "so I take the oldest kid playing, and they get the priority over everyone else." Many parents thought their support was a valuable key that kep t the team going. "I support all of the boys on the team," Jane Conaway, m oth er of Ryan Conaway, said. "I think as long as kid s see their paren ts are supportive and interested in their sport, they too will continue to be interested ." Susie Liv ingston, m o ther o f H e idi Livingston, agreed. "I believe in team effort," she said. "I always stand b e h in d th em whether they win or lose or play well or bad ly." When Delores Bristol, mother of Doug Bristol, first began going to her son's meets, she was surprised by how many parents attend ed . "Even when wrestling meets were as far away as Sioux City, there'd always be at least one parent there for every kid ," she said. Some of the most consistent and su rprisi ng su p port for all of the teams came from Larry and Darla Fent, paren - of Chad Fent. Though , their son participat d only in cross countr , they regula rly attended varsity ba ketball, volle. ·- ball, and football game:' to cheer the teams on. "I've enjoyed going tl the games, eve~ if mys 1 isn' t p laying in , she said. "My p non ti ~ a re where my kids Tl: involved and the schrn: l they're in volved in." Though parent c 1 tribu ted coun tless ~ a week to their '~ sport, they felt it wn~ worthwhile. "It's sometimes diff cult to get to your kid ~ sport, and it gets v r time consuming," BrL tt' said. "But you just ha\ to double-up and mak 1 because you're actualh supporting them for ju a short time." ~ 'UJ.ud grandmother ,.....Helen Hecksman hugs her granddaughter, Courtney Haines after U1e girls' b asketball team won the first round of the state tournament. This was the first time Hecksman h ad seen Haines play this year. (Photo by Carrie Th atcher) ""'~} id a ~and VV a parent award in h and, Eric Doty shows his mother, Teri Talcott, his appreciation at the last home game against Creighton Prep. Doty said his mother was the one who finally let him go out his senior year. (Photo by Kim Bolton) A~ in hooded ~ sweatshirts, ear muffs, and gloves, Chris Steger, mother of Jason Steger; Barb Burns, mother of Mike Burns; and Linda Muehlig, mother of Marjie Muehlig, sit shivering through another rainy track meet to support their kids. The last six events at the Glenwood Ram Coed were never finished due to lightning and rain. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Parent Support • written by Carisa Satrom ROLL 'EM . Laughter erupts from Julie Bogardus w hile Amy Snodgrass records a scene from the student directed play, Ten Little Indians. The girls were taping for their part of the upcoming news portion of Insider. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • Clubs & Classes de5igned by Heather Neumann Time flew by so fast, even if it seemed to drag on forever. The end of the year seemed so far ~-- away when we signed up for our eight block classes. We thought we would have al l the t ime in the world as we chose -----.@~ 0 to get involved in band, Insider, newspaper, yearbook, student council, and HcatU1L Little did we know exactly how many other organizations. hours of preparation we would put into each performance, issue, page, or show. One story demanded up to a dozen revisions, one scene could be practiced 50 times, and one on-air minute cou ld require up to an hour of t aping. The same went for courses. We never realized we would spend so many hours outside of class studying for one s hort t est or researching f or one short paper. We found out soon enough we were in for the long haul, and a lthough we might have complained about having no t ime for fu n, we knew all our hard work wou ld pay off. We knew someone could be touched for a lifetime by a scene we performed, a story we wrote, or a show we televised. We a lso knew, as much as we griped about al l the homework and studying we had to do, we would be impacted f or a lifetime by the t hings we learned. To ma ke a long story short, in a few s hort months we added a lot to our long list of accomplishments. Clubs & Classes Division • written by Jennifer Kracher After a schedule change, students feel all locked U •Resting her cheekbones on her thumbs and propping her eyelids open with her index fingers, Jill Hunter tried unsuccessfully to stay awake during her chemistry class. "When my teacher lectures for an hour and a half, it's really hard for me to keep my eyes open," Hunter said. "When I start drifting off, he often calls on me. It makes me feel bad because I don't know what's going on." Loss of concentration while teachers lectured was one of the biggest problems students found with the 90-minute all block schedule. In a poll of 171 students, only 21 preferred the schedule. "The attention span for the average American teenager is only 38 minutes," Alison Eggers said. "I really think that the administration needs to take a step back and look at the situa tion from the student's point of view." Other students found they had difficulty remembering assignments and explanations over the extra day between classes. "When I have math on Thursday and don't have it again until Monday, my notes don't make any sense when I do my homework," Caroline McSorley said. Some teachers found forgotten assignments were not the only problem. According to Robert Pettepier, ma th instructor w ho helped in the attendance office, skipping, absences, and truancies d efinitely increased this year. "I think the extended period of • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher time is the reason more students skip," Larry Kenny, history instructor said. "In two blocks you can drive to Des Moines and back." The only major advantage students found with block classes was off campus P.E. "With off campus P.E. we were able to do things that were not available at school," Katie Malmberg said. "It seems to make the day go by faster ." Off campus activities included golf, bowling, use of Y.M.C.A. facilities, roller skating, aerobics, bicycling, hiking, archery, self defense, fishing, and canoeing. "I do like the blocks in classes like science, art, and P.E.," Jason Westphal said. "I like the longer classes because I have more time to do hands-on assignments and talk to my teachers, and I have less homework to take home." All in all, sixty-seven percent of students polled said a mixed schedule with some 45-minute calsses and some 90-minute classes would be the best compromise. Jeff Kalar summed up the feelings of many students when he said "Classes like P.E are great beca~se on the block we have more time to actually do things, but in math and foreign language we need the repetition of every day classes." • Crasl1 landing. A collision on the roller skating rink puts Sara Borman on the floor and brings Arian Hock down with her. Raelyn Haynie fights to stay up as Regina English watches during off campus P.E. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Sittin' prettu. Following their aerobic instructor, Danelle Sorensen, Ivy Landstrom, and Angela Bushman do situps at the Depot during off campus P.E. The class also went bowling and roller skating. (Photo by Laura Hicks) JUST " • In a poll of 95 students, the majority agreed that of academic classes, science worked best on the block. • in the same poll nearly half (42 students) said math was the least effective class on the block. •About 125 students signed up for offcampus P.E. first quarter compared to 250 fourth quarter. THE FACTS • Uncler construction. During the early stages of an Indian project, Doug Bristol and Ben Thomas secure the base of a tee pee in instructor Jacque Hall's English class. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Slippi11g awau. Fifty minutes into a block class, Amy Schaben, Tieg Weathers, Donnie Mann, and Colbey Sullivan begin to drift off. (Photo by Ben Thomas) _ _ __ B_lo_c_k_s_. written by Sarah Scheer • SpeaRi11' out. During her TAG World History class, Alison Eggers uses visual aids to give a report on Bermuda. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • Drag quee11. Carefully, Janna Hightower applies eyeshadow to Chris Merk. Hightowerput on his makeup before placing a wig on him for a videotap ed skit which would use Spanish grammar and be p layed for the class as a final project. (Photo by Matt Stemp le) • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher • Juiced up. Together, Andrea O'Brien, Jennifer Gordon, Ben Roth, Tim Wright, and Jake Reid work on a grapefruit battery lab during chemistry (Photo by Matt Stemple) JUST •Faculty trainers took 20 hours of instruction in PBA. •Over two years, teachers attended six inservices on PBA. THE FACTS • Spill the wheel. After creating Spin It, a b oard gam e on Transcenden t11 lism, P.J. An derson waits for Amy Roemen and Brad Klement to twirl the spinner in American Literature class. Th ey chose the game as a final project to explain Transcend entalism. (Photo by Ben Thomas) ( ( Performance based assessment leads to asRs rlot Tests • Wearing an oversized toga and sandals, Matt Cameron sauntered onto the set of "The Tale of the Golden Apple," a Greek mythological play created by Cameron's Honors World History class, which se rved as a performance based assess - m ent (PBA) task. As the di strict moved to outcome based assess m ent, teac hers we re required to write two tas ks stud ents could p erform to d e m o n str a te district outco mes s u ch as complex thinking and collaboration. The tas ks h elped stud ents improve th eir communication, problemsolving, responsibility, creativity, and time manage m ent. The ba sic requirements for the world history task consisted of writing a Greek play, casting ro les, des i gning costumes, building scenery, and performing the play. "The tasks were a lot more difficult than a regular assignm ent," Cameron sai d . "A l ot of the time we were int eracting with a vari e ty of stud ents, so we h ad to t a ke everyo ne's ideas and pull th em toget h er to make a finished project." History was n ' t the only class in which stud ents had to comp lete a performance based task. "For calculus, we had to wri te example problems using interest rates and create o ur own c hap ter like yo u'd find in a regular m ath book," Chris Reese said. "We h ad to make sure that we included every little detail and step in our examples." Before stud ents began performance based tasks, detailed instructions were given and a specific s t andard of grading, called a rubric, was established. "We we re given very explicit instructions and were graded in several areas on a 4,3,2,1 sca le, with a 4 meaning th at we had successfully demonstrated an outcome," H eather Aughe said. "I felt confident knowing the teacher's expectations before actually begi1rning the tasks." In an Oral Communications class, stud ents were assigned the task of developing a pil ot s how for a new childr e n's television series. "Our target audience was children between the ages of 6 and 12 years o ld, and it had to be entertaining as well as educationa l," Wendy Troff said. The students were then given a role to play, such as a producer, videograp her, prop manager, costume designer, or actor. "Everyo ne really worked together as a team to get the script written and th eir own jobs done," Troff said. "Our finished product con t ained a title, music, sound effects, a set, costumes, and closing credits." Overall, students felt that completina such tasks was essential for 0 entering the real world. "T he old style tes ts don ' t get you anywhere," Aughe said, "but with the tasks you actually step into a role for a specific job and take on the r e spon - sibilities a nd difficulties that come with that job." New Grading & Rubrics • written by Carisa Satrom Early graduation, college courses put some a Ahead / •While some students found that occasionally skipping a class was the only way they could keep 7 their sanity, some students found ways to legally skip whole semesters of high school. Five seniors graduating at midterm "I'm going to work more hours at and four juniors graduating at the end Hy-Vee after I graduate," Jade of the year found senior English and Anderson said. "Then I'm leaving P.E. to be their only requirements, and around June to go into basic training an additional 12 seniors chose to leave for the Guard. I think it will be a good campus to take college classes at Iowa experience, and it will help me make Western. money for college." Some students came to school early Other students chose to start their to attend an early bird P.E. class, and college careers by taking advantage of some got their English credit by the senior select program, which attending night or summer school. allowed them to take classes at Iowa "I had a form filled out last year by Western Community College while Mr. Lake and my counselor," Robin still in high school. Fuller said. "I went to summer school "Going to IWCC lets me get part of for English 8. It lastedsix weeks, but as college out of the way," Carrie soon as you had everything done and Buckles said. "I get to be part of my had earned an A, you could leave. I high school and still be with my was done in four weeks." friends while getting a head start on Though they still had to go through college." all of the steps to graduate early, some Some of the most popular classes students had been getting a head start students attended at Iowa Western since they began high school. included Honors English Comp 2, "I was always taking advanced and psychology, biology, Interpersonal honor classes,"Heather Heese said. "I Communication, and Auto Cad took my first year of Spanish my Drafting 2. freshman year, then tested out of my "I have a really big psychology second and third year. I was done lecture class where there is one w ith my fourth year and had 36 or professor for about 150 kids," Erin more credits at the end of my sopho- Brown said. "It's so different from more year. I was looking forward to high school because there are no going to college, so I didn' t want to stupid worksheets handed to you just waste a year just so I could take to keep you busy; all you do is read English and P.E." the chapter and take the test." Working more hours to make Even through long hours of night money and getting a head start on school and long days of college college were some of the main reasons classes, students felt content with the students wanted to gradua te early. decision to end their days at AL early. • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher JUS • Sudents could take nl classes in English, science, and social studies for Iowa Western College credit. • Students saved $24 credit hour by taking t courses at AL. •By April '95, 17 underclassmen had already signed up to graduate at the end of their junior year. THE FACT • Searcl1in' around. Taking advantage of Iowa Western's computer program, Iowa Locator, Erin Brown, who graduated at semester, scans through lists o f books for h er English Composition project at the Iowa Western library. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • Bal)!Jland. Surrounded by toys, Becky Feller keeps Kaitlin Carlon and_ Connor Thomas happy while she works at St. Mark's Care Center after she graduated a semester early. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • Tall~ing it out. Courses and credits are among the things Amber Duncan and counselor Dick Schoeppner talk about before her decision to graduate early. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • BOORWOrm. Blocking out all distractions, Holly Wolfe concentrates on her homework. In the middle of her junior year, Wolfe decided to graduate a year early and had to take a semester of English at nigh t school. (Pho to b y Matt Stemple) Early Graduation written by Lisa Berner • t • Makin' a potion. In the middle of a pressure lab, Joel Grondek adds an unknown chemical as John Palser takes note of the reaction during AP Physics so they can determine the chemical. (Photo by_ Matt Stemple) • All pumped up. After a chapter on the circulatory system, AP Biology students Frank Barrett and Tera Jensen take each other's blood pressure (Photo by Kim Bolton) • Read mu mincl. Silently, Julia Kayser strains to receive subliminal messages from Robin Shepard. Shepard wrote her final paper in AP English on ESP and tested kids in her class for her project. (Photo by Kim Bolton) • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher JUST • To teach an advanced placement course, a teacher had to have a master' degree in that subject area. • About 215 students were enrolled in one of the advanced placement classes. THE FACTS A.P. courses teach some that school isdt just the Book •Careful not to breathe in the mild anesthetic, 17 A.P. Biology students slipped wands past clear plastic vials filled with energetic fruit flies. previous class p eriod, but then the class turned into an hour of lecturino- o After the flies reacted to the anesthetic, the students carefully placed them on a microscope, moving quickly enough to count the number of male and female, w hite and wild combinations. A combination of complicated tasks like the genetic fruit fly lab and tests over massive amounts of material distinguished the seven advanced placement courses from others. In addition to five-page labs and two-page formal lab write-ups, A.P. Biology students took a test every two weeks over three or four chapters of more than 100 pages. To help stud ents understand reading material, they were given a five-page packet and were ad vised to spend three hours out of class studying to every hour spent in class. "I spend more time out of class working on A.P. Biology than I have in any class," Brian Norman said. "I read all the chapters that go along with the next test. It takes about an hour to read one section of the chapter. When Mr. Forsee lectures, I take lots of notes, and I sp end about an hour studying the chapter and my notes on the night before the test." A.P. Biology was not the only course w hich required hard work and extra time outside of school. According to Erik Edwards, A.P. Calculus students started each session like a regular ma th class in which they checked assignments from the and note taking. "Because the concepts are more ad vanced and complicated, it may take me a couple of days to understand how to do it," Edwards said. "We get about 30 problems to work on every day, but we get only a little bit of class time to work on them. The simple problems take only a minute or two, but the harder ones take me up to 10 minutes. I spend about half an hour a night studying for tests." Tasks and tests also challenged A.P. History students. In one assignment, they were required to create a character from a historical period and write a journal from that character's point of view. Although that task required thought and creativity, those who chose to take the A.P. test found it to be the most challenging part of the course. "The test had 80 multiple choice questions which were over 200 years of history, and there were three essay questions." Dawn Coulter said. "We got out of first and second block to take it." A.P. classes could bring abou t sleepless nights and challenging days, but students felt they were worth it. "It's a good idea to take an A.P. class if you plan to go to college," Nate O'Toole said, "because it gives you an idea of what college might be like." APC/asses • written by Lisa Berner &Jennifer Kracher • Practical classes prepare students for he Real •One minute, Jennifer Pennel looked just the same as any other student walking down the hallway, but the next minute, she was walking around the room with enlarged breasts and a protruding belly, just like that of a pregnant woman. Fennel's appearance was totally transformed when she d onned the Empathy Belly in instructor Pa tti Ford's Child Care class. Weighing 35 pou nds and strapped on by velcro in the back, the Empa thy Belly gave students a chance to exp erience the reality of being pregnant. "I learned the many stages of pregnancy, and I w ore the Empathy Belly to get the look and feel of carrying around a child for nine months," Pennel said. "I plan on going into early childhood d evelopment after I gr adua te, so I found this class b eneficial." Although students som etimes took business and home economics courses just for an easy A , they often found courses like Child Care, Foods, Clothing, Family Living, and Senior Survival to be educa tional. "Although in the beginning I took Clothing as an easy class, I had a lot of fun, and even thou gh I didn't get homework, I still learned a lot," M a tt Rea said. "Some of the m ost basic things I did tha t everyone should know how to do were things like sewing on buttons and zippers." Like Rea, many students found these classes useful in everyday life outside of school. "I learned all about measu rem ents and how to make lots of new things • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher like Orange Juliuses, w hich we ma ke a t home all the time now," said Olivia Roppe, a Food s student. "I even saved the recipes we got in class, and n ow I make my own trea ts w hen I need them for sp ecial occasions." While some p eople learned to save pe tty cash by rep airing their own zippers and m aking their own dinners, others like Jeff Coffman took Senior Survival and learned how to save big bucks. "We learned a lot about getting apartments, such as requirem ents like leases and d eposits and the responsibilities of the landlords," Coffman said. "I realized that it wasn't as easy or as cheap as I thought it w ould be to go out on your own and rent an apartment." Karrie Marshall said Senio r Surviva l w as one of the most valuabl e classes she had taken . "We learned about saving m on ey w hen buying a car by not buying on impulse," she said. "I recommend this class to all seniors. I even think it should be mandatory because you learn a lot of things tha t are no t taught in any other class." From sewing on buttons to renting their own apartments, students found m any real life skills could be learned in practical classes. JU S • Of the 130 seniors signed up for Senior Survival, only 85 got • Food classes went through 2,400 eggs year and spent $13 student In groceri s THE FACT Unknown i But not Forgotten •All tied up. For the tenth time, Benjie Romans tries to get a tie knotted around Amber Sny der's neck during Senior Survival. Some tried the feat as many as 20 times before tying the knot perfectly. (Photo b y Heather Olson) • Sign of t11e times. Hanging their piece for the AIDS qu ilt in the common s area, Stacey Knauss, Kristy R a m s d e ll , Bra n dy McConne ll, and San dy Stiles mak e sure it's straight. Clothin g class made the p ieces in anticipation of the AID S quilt coming to Omah a. (Photo by Heather O lson ) • Pirmecl down. Careful not to poke h er finger, Heather Walker pins material to a pattern for a n ightgown during instructor Patti Ford's Clothing class, while Lisa Kehm sews behind her. (Photo b y Heather Olson) • Eeewww, gross! In disgust, Aubri Forrester and Jill Stein wrinkle up their faces as they taste test 20 different cheeses during Foods class. (Photo by Heather Olson) Life Preparation Classes •• written by Kim Fulfs Transatlantic trip leaves some saying on Vo •As morning broke and the sun crept into his bedroom in Madrid, Brian Anderson headed to the kitchen for an unappetizing breakfast of cold coffee, warm milk and hard cookies with his host family. It seemed that breakfast was not the only strange meal that students had while visiting Spain. Sarah Bragg found dinner just as hard to digest. According to Robin Shepard, these "At dinner we were having some weren't the only kinds of breaks creamed dish that was disgusting," available to the students at the school Bragg said. "Our 'mom' wouldn't let us she and Doyle attended. leave the table until we were done, so "Kids at school would take breaks we sat there for about 45 minutes stuff- during class and go smoke in w hat ing food down our throats." they called the smoking square," Seventeen Spanish students Shepard said. "In Germany, the legal traveled to Spain and 14 German age is 16, so if you were 16 and stayed students traveled to Germany in June, within the designated area, it was all touring for two weeks and then okay." staying with a host family for a week. In finding out how relaxed EuropeStudents were surprised not only ans are about smoking and drinking, at the eating habits of Germans and many also discovered how unconSpaniards, but also at their drinking. cerned Europeans are about personal "It was weird seeing Spanish kids modesty. our age drinking alcohol like we do "We went to a public swimming pop," Jennifer Catron said. "You pool in Germany," Doyle said, "and could walk into McDonalds, and we saw little kids up to eight years of along with your Big Mac and fries, age running around naked playing you could order a beer, and no one soccer. One of the older boys kicked would care." the ball by us and came over and got While in Germany, students also it as though it wasn't a big d eal." saw drinking as an every day thing, Ben Smith was also shocked. even as a means of celebration at "I was surprised that most of the school. topless women were older," he said. "The school was having its "an that they actually had bikini Abitur," Mindy Doyle said, "which bottoms in vending machines" was a party for the graduating class. A~ students experienced things out They had a big beer stand outside the of this world, or out of this country at school. The teachers would offer the least, they learned a lot about other kids beer, and there were 15-minute cultures and have the time of their beer breaks." lives while in a foreign country . • Clubs & Classes designed by Je nnife r Kracher • Balter, l)atter, swing. Crazily swinging a wooden stick at a candy filled pinata, Chrissy Buffum laughs aloud at a Spanish Club Christmas party. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Language l)arrier. Placing her letters on the board, Anne Harter plays w ith Christina D ixon, Melissa Malick, and Kristy Ramsdell during German. (Photo by Adam Hansen) •"I've got it!" In a frantic a ttempt to get the most candy that fell from a broken pinata, Jonathan Weister dives to the floor at the Spanish Club Christmas party . Other activities included watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. (Photo by Lama Hicks) JUST • Second year French students memorized 350 words a semester • AL was one of seven schools in Iowa which taught Latin. • Spanish classes had one authentic food day a semester. THE FACTS • Frencl1 cuisine. Careful not to bum his crepe, Shaun Hayes flips the light pastry in the air. In celebration of a French holiday, French class took a day away from studies to cook crepes in th e home econ omics kitchen. (Photo by Adam Han sen) Foreign Language •• written by Lisa Berner Designing homes, sculpting heads require reative Minds As Josh Saar sat down to hi;; computer, he • wondered how he was going to fit a refrigerator, stove, and sink into the kitchen he had just designed on the computer. For Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) students, d esigning house plans became a reality. "We were basically on our own," Saar said. "We had to create and design every thing about our house, including the windows, doors, stairs, kitchen, and bathroom." The five-week project required much research . "We used books with samples of various house plans that showed us how to begin our own houses," Justin Ruby said. As students went along, they found there was a lot more to designing rooms than just drawing little squares and putting labels on them. "At times it got difficult," Adam Tanner said. "When we were designing the bedrooms, we had to make sure there was room for at least a single bed, dresser, and closet space." CAD students felt this class prepared them for college or an occupation in some field of technology. W ith clay gun in hand, Sarah Stevens • began to sculpt hair follicles on the miniature head she had created in her ceramic class. Students began this project with only a lump of clay, rolling pins, and metal sculpting tools. "It was difficult trying to make a round face and mold facia l features like the nose, eyes, and hair," Stevens said. Techniques such as coiling, carving, and working on the wheel were tau ght before students began their projects. "After we learned some of the techniques, w e sculpted a pot, a head, a car, and a candy dish," Joanna Hanke said, "but the head was the hardest because we had to mold the eyes and nose to look like a real face." Many students agreed that the class w as m ore than they had bargained for. "It was hard going into a class like ceramics because I had never tried it before," Hanke said. "It got easier as I went on and go t to work with the clay. Now it seems more like an extracurricular activity than an actual class." • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher • Mecl1anicallLI inclinecl. As the solitary girl in her power mechanics class, Miche lle Collins tightens up a part on the lawnmower engine she must repair. (Photo by Adam Hansen) • Str ~e bu tr ~e. With a little advice from art instructor Randi Kennedy, Hannah Ault tries to put a little bit of humor into her drawing. (Photo by Adam Hansen) • Almost perfect. Picturingwhatshewants her ceramic slab to look like, Renae Andrews struggles to make that picture a reality during ceramics class. (Photo by Adam Hansen) JUST • At the Iowa Western Scholastic Art Exhibit, Ben Lake received a Gold Key and two Honorable Mentions. • About 4000 pounds of pottery clay were used in ceramics class. • The technology lab housed $65,000 worth of equipment, including a $6,000 robot. THE FACTS • Hold it steacl\:J. Working toge ther, Adam Nelson and Matt Tracy assemble a box during Wood Technology class. (Photo by Adam Hansen) _ _ l_n_d_u_st_n·a__l _&_F_i_n_e_A_r_ts_ ••• written by Carisa Sotrom Deadlines, uncovered stories leave staff fl the Ed S winging their legs over a ledge outside • the journalism room, Jessica Craft and Katie Harrill, two Echoes editors, enjoyed a beautiful day. While it was a nice day outside, the pressure of an upcoming deadline was building inside. Facing printer back-ups, computer shutdowns, lost or unfinished stories and layouts, and a broken waxer, the two editors needed to get away. "We climbed through the windows and onto the ledge to enjoy one of the first nice days of the year," Harrill said. On the last four days before a final printer deadline, it was common for editors to still be staring at their computer screens long past midnight. "A week before deadline you basically have to drop everything to get stories placed and pages laid out," editor Joanne Whalen said. "I even had to take a computer home once to get all the work done." Despite their stress, Echoes staffers had many successes, winning 4 awards in the National Gold Circle contest, 21 in two state contests, 6 from the National Quill and Scroll, and 13 from UNO. W ithout taking time to set her books • down, Courtney Brummer ran into Room 234 yelling, "Smoley, we have to talk! There is so much more to this story!" A week earlier, Echoes staffers discussed ideas for their first issue and decided to do a follow up story on the bond issue that failed in June. "Everybody had a story assigned to them, including me, but I said I would do it with som.eone," Brummer said, "and Jason Steger said he would help me. A group of us went to Carter Lake school first, then to Tee Jay, but it wasn't until after w e went to Pusey that I got upset." The reporters saw horribly crowded classrooms and inefficient heating and cooling systems at Pusey. "I just about keeled over," Brummer said. "The rooms were so small and hot, and the library was in the hallway; it was awful. I was upset and happy all at the same time. I was upset because I hated seeing how limited an education the kids were getting, but happy because I could show the community what they had turned down." After finishing the first story and turning the bond issue into a series for the Echoes, Brummer w ent on to win many awards, including the Iowa H igh School Journalist of the Year. • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher ... I> .0 .. • Pi in ' pictures. Not sure which picture to print, Laura Hicks asks Heath er Olson to choose one. Olson worked for both newspaper and yearbook staffs. (Photo by Kim Bolton) • Excl1anged ideas. To find new ideas, Krista Jacobsen, Mandy Cohrs, and Niki Fuller leaf through n ewspapers from other sc hools. (Photo by Kim Bolton) • Goofing around. Near newspaper deadline, Adam Sagert gets some needed help from sports editor Rhonda Fanning on his boxing story. (PhotobyKim Bolton) JUST • About 9,000 Echoes are printed each issue, and distributed by the Nonpareil in the AL area. •This was the thirteenth year out of 16 that the Echoes was named one of the top three newspapers in Metro. THE FACTS • TaRin'out the trash. At a stressful worknight, Tim Owen and Matt Timm decide to have a little fun by stuffing Katie Harrill into a trash can. (Photo by Heather Olson) Echoes written by Stacie Voss Staff mixes long hours and fun times to With tightly pursed lips, wrinkled eye- • brows, and squinted piercing eyes, year book editors Jennifer Kracher, Nora Greer, and Heather Neumann stared hypnotically into their computer screens. It w as 3 p.m. and staffers knew they had five more spread s to finish in just two hours in order to beat the Federal Express man to the loca l pick up station and get the required pages to the plant by deadline. The room was silent except for the clicking of computer keys and a soft w hisper. The tension was so thick it could be cut w ith a knife. Suddenly, out of now here, Jill Hunter, an editor on the o ther side of the room, blurted out, "Jen, how was your ho t date this weekend?" Shouts of laughter filled the room as Kracher, the editor-in-chief, blushed, giggled, and began the humorous story of her blind date. The staff found tha t little things could change the entire mood . "When you're busy a t deadline and your friends aren't, they can be a big help," Sarah Scheer said. "Just d oing little things helps a lot, but it helps most when they make you lau gh as the stress builds up." Although things might have gotten tense around deadline time, the memories and laughter inRoom 234 helped create friendships that would last long after the final d eadline. Leafless branches swayed in the cool • autumn breeze, and the yellow moon shone through the black sky. The sounds of the Brady Bunch theme song filled the air as staffers rod e the trails a t Shad y Lane Ranch on a hayrack ride. Since it was the first event of the year, staffers found tha t plenty of hay fights, s'mores, and laughter brought them closer together. "We were dumping hay on each other," Lisa Bemer said. "The ha y was in our shirts and starting to itch . Probably half the hay from the rack was in ou r clothes instead of beneath us." After getting rid of the hay, staffers stuffed themselves with s'mores. "Everyone was moa ning because they were so full," Heather Olson said. "We even had food left over for the next d ay in class. " The laughter was almost as plentiful as the food . "I laughed so hard a t the gu y tha t was driving I almost wet my pants, "Kristy Reedy said. "Hedidn' tquite know w ha t to think ofus." After the fun filled night , staffers rea lized they had gotten to know each other better, beginning new friendships tha t grew all yea r. • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Krocher JLJST •Yearbook staffers had more than 60 Monday and Wednesday worknights from 6:30 until 10 p.m., sometimes 11 p.m. • The staff won 9 state awards, including the Neubert for Outstanding Whole Book, 18 national Quill & Scroll awards, and two sweepstakes awards. THE FACTS • Don't l1 ~e! Gleefully, photographer Ben Thomas pours Sprite into photographer Kim Bolton's mouth at the yearbook get-to-know-you party in October at Pizza King. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • rl in ' it out. • Time tbr bed. Late one worknight, adviser Linda Smoley catches some sleep. Smoley often stayed at school until 11 p.m. advising staffers on stories, layouts, and photos. (Photo by Laura Hicks) Focusing on the computer, w~i ers Kristy Reedy and Cans.a Satrom wait patiently for editor-in-chief Jennifer Krach er to p lace their stories on the ay out, w hile m u gs co-editor Bonnie O'Hara works on her spreads. (Ph oto by Kim Bolton) • Dow11 to busi11ess. Left with th ree more stu dent ads to sell, Breanne Sch weer frantically calls p arents and persu a d es them to b uy. (Ph oto by Kim Bolton) Crimson & Blue • ---=~~ · written by Jenni Underwood ' Strange happenings don't stop Insider from ollio' AIOr\ As she sat in the passenger seat of Marjie e Muehlig's car while it moved through the • mall parking lot, Jenny Barker spotted a tan flash come barreling toward her. She wasn't able to scream before the two cars collided - because it wasn't in the script. The "collision" h ad to be repeated four times to get the angles just right. Those shots would be edited until a commercial masterpiece was formed for Montang Auto Body Shop, earning the Insider $30. Barker said they wanted the two cars to run into one another, but they didn't know exactly how to do it. Finally, an idea sprang to mind. Barker sat in the passenger seat filming the scene while Muehlig drove her car and Ben Lake drove toward them in Barker's car. "No one cared because the cars were already dented," Barker said. "There was a lot of space between us, although it didn't look like it." This was the fist year the staff produced commercials, so when adviser Marsha Grandick brought it up, Barker used the body shop commercial as a way to prove she could take on ad production. "I was excited because it turned out just like I wanted," she said. I t started out as a simple mission for Insider staffers Matt Jennings, Tim Wright, and Ben Roth. Seek and shoot a National Guard Armory. But the unsuspecting teens had no idea what was in store. When Roth was assigned a story on ROTC, he wanted to film at the Armory, and Jennings and Wright went along. When they arrived, they didn't want to get in trouble, so they followed a UPS man inside. "We saw a guy dressed in camoflage and shiny shoes," Jennings said. "We asked to talk to someone. I knew then we were in for it." A recruiter then came and invited the boys into his office. "He took u s further and further into the place," Jennings said . "I started wardering if we'd ever get out." The recruiter admitted not knowing about ROTC, so he filled them in on the Guard and had them sign card s. Roth didn't know what h e was signing, but he found out la ter when a recruiter called him. "I'm glad the card was just for info," he said. "But he keep s calling and wanting to set up an appointment to talk to me. He asks a lot of questions. I tell him the Guard's not for me, but he doesn't listen." Roth said he never got to film that armory, so a couple days later he went to the recruiter's office in the mall and completed his mission . • Clubs & Classes ~ designed by Jennifer Kracher •Close-up. After carefully focusing, Courtney Heuwinkel starts recording her special feature on trends. Insider staff members traded positions of reporter and camera operator. (Photo by Laura Hicks) UST • In one year the staff used about 150 two and a half hour video cassettes. • Insider taped about 300 hours of footage in a year. • About 360 batteries were charged in one year. THE FAG TS • WeeRl!:J report. In midsentence, Kristin Scott · concentrates on reading her report for the school announcements. Scott aired the weekly show with the help of the editing staff. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Cuttin' it up. Busy in the editing room, Jenny Barker and Shannan Brooks work at cutting different portions of Insider. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • 011e last tim . While giving the closing at the Insider banquet, Ben Lake cuts up for the last time. (Photo by Lauta Hi ks) ---AL Insider • written by Bonnie O'Hara · Speech, mock trial members find themselves eaRin With all eyes on her, Jessie Morris step- • ped up to the witness stand. She knew she had to convince the judge that she was innocent. For the mock trial team, Morris played the role of Jerry Ryan, a young person accused of abusing an elderly cousin. • "I was supposed to be a free-loader in trouble with the law," Morris said. "I couldn't help but let my own personality show, and I think that helped my character seem more innocent." But as Morris tried to prove her innocence, her teammate, Jennifer Ridgway tried just as hard to prove Morris' guilt. "It was difficult to prove the defendent guilty because the case was stacked against the prosecution," Ridgway said. "The evidence was circumstancial and the facts didn' t prove anything." Although Morris was finally found guilty, the team's final place was based on performances, rather than legal merits. "One time this guy kept asking me the same question over and over," Stephen Freilinger said. "It was annoying, but I got more points for keeping my composure." With all the convicting and defending, the mock trial team placed first at Districts and eleventh a t State. Turning the key in the ignition again, Coach Jane Nelson tried hopelessly to get the Budget Rental van started after a speech and debate competition in Omaha. "Miss Nelson kept asking everyone if we did anything to the van," Jeff Marsh said. "She asked us all about three times." Finally, Nelson decided to call Budget Rental for road service, but all their workers had been sent home. Meanwhile, the members ran back and forth across the street to a bowling alley. Later they learned N elson's parents had driven up and down the same street looking for them. "We waited and they never showed," Jamie Blaha said. "We weren't sure what to do, so we called Jessie Morris's and Jennifer Ridgway's parents. Finally, after an hour and a half, they all came." Allin all it was a night from hell. Later, the team found out that only one of its members, Shelly DeWitt, had done well a t the competition, placing second, compared to most tournaments in which an average of five Lynx competitors mad e it to fina ls. • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher Sf • Placing first, Jessie Morris, Shelly DeWitt, and Jennifer Ridgway qualified for national speech and debate competition in Florida. • After 32 students tried out for mock trial, 17 were selected for the two teams. THE FACTS • 'He went tl1at-a-vvau!' Caught off guard by Jeff Marsh's antics during speech practice, Mike Mcintosh laughs aloud. (Photo by Kim Bolton) •Hop on. Ready for mock trial Districts in Winterset, Jennifer Ridgway, Holly Clark, and Kehry Lane load the van. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • Butterecl up. After a long mock trial presentation in class, Lindsay McEld erry and Jenny Van Bibber h elp themselves to popcorn and pop d uring a nutrition break. (Photo by Kim Bolton) • Mal'\in' memories. While h anding out awards, fo rensics coach Jane Nelson pauses to recalf a memory at the banquet a s Sh elly DeWitt watches. (Photo by Matt Stemple) Speech & Mock Trial written by Kristy Reedy • Artists at worl~. For an OM skit, Sarah Scheer and Kristy Reedy paint a background of mountains. (Photo by Ben Thomas) • MonRin' around. After putting on her monk costume at Sarah Scheer's house, Keellia Thurber prepares to run through an OM skit. (Photo by Ben Thomas) JUST • 111C~ un !p11 ~111 · ~= llrn Y1 1l 1! II i ! I I 11 1! p 11 1 \I nu I! • 1 ·11hn1111 ~1!11 1 qn n !pr~ !11111! jl l Ill! II THE FACTS • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher •Cram time. After school, Marla DeWitt, Kate Gronstal, and Shelly DeWitt study for upcoming decathlon competetions. (Photo by Ben Thomas) •Using t11eir nooclles. Ready to begin at decathl on district com petetion Feb. 17, Noel Lacey and Beth H an sen relax. (Photo b y Matt Stemple) Academic Decathlon, OM teams play a • ra1r1 ame • As Keellia Thurber, otherwise known as Janet the facially hair endowed female, gave advice on life, precious time ticked away and cost the Odyssey of the Mind team a chance at State. At Regionals, the team's project, a vaudeville skit, included singing, juggling, and ventriloquism .. Because the team hadn't practiced the entire skit, it went three minutes over the eight-minute limit. "We didn't work as hard as possible, and we slacked a lot because we thought of Regionals as practice for State," Ben Nourse said. "I was disappointed when I found out it wasn't a sure thing." Through the year, the students had been told by their coach they would automatically qualify because of the lack of high school teams. But instead, the team was penalized 90 points because of the extra time and finished in last place. The second team from AL actually finished with negative points, but because they were the only team in their division, they qualified for State, where they finished fourth. "We had 44 points, but 65 were deducted," Erik Edwards said. "It was unbelievable that we went under and still qualified." Despite the mediocre finishes, the vaudeville team members said they would do it again. "Sometimes we'd work 15 to 20 hours a week on it," Nourse said, "but I like the creativity and the challenge in it." ''What does a bun have to do with the • First An1end1nent?" Concentrating on memorizing the five parts of the first amendment, Academic Decathlon members told Beth Hansen that a hamburger bun would help. Amendment One, they said, rhymed with bun, so they drew a picture of a bun. The hamburger in it was divided into five sections, one for each of the five rights. "Amendment Two, the right to bear arms, rhymed with shoe," Hansen said. "We drew a gun upside down to look like a shoe." The group used such word associations to _memor~ e facts of government, art, science, and other topics tested m D1stncts. "At first I thought it was really dumb ~d it wasn' t going to stick," said Kate Gronstal one of the 13 Academic Decatha.lon members. "I was pretty amazed' when it worked and I remembered everything." In addition to district competetion, students also participated in the Knowledge Master Open, receiving 1201 out of 2000 points. OM & Academic Decathlon written by Sarah Scheer • \\ • Si11g me a so11g. Practice makes perfect as Young Design members run through their performance one evening at rehearsal. (Photo by Heather Olsen) •Twisted up. At the concert choir retreat Oct. 14, Melissa Albertson, Tom J ensen, and Katie Malmberg play Twister on a huge homemade Twister board. (Photo by Kim Bolton) • ROCR '11' roll. In synch, Young Design members Lindsey Richards and Shawn Cannon dance to ''We Will Rock You" during the Winter Concert March 21. (Photo by Laura Hicks.) • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher • Showtime. All dressed up, New Design members Sara Smith and David Latino sing "Kansas City" during the Show Choir Extravaganza. (Photo by Laura Hicks) T •New Design received two first places and one DMsion I rating. • Solos and 1111111 ensemble groups received 18 Division I l'lllnp. • u.. Kehm, Robin Shepard, and .......... Joe Lie made It to AllStale. THE FACTS On or off stage, choirs become close ehirtd it Al I ''Don't let me fall! " screamed Tim Blake. • "H ave some faith !" replied Tim Wright as he led blindfolded Blake through empty classrooms and hallways during the annual concert choir retreat Oct. 14. Exercises such as this were used at the retreat to build trust and reliance among vocalists and form group esteem and unity. "I thought the lock-in was the most fun thing we've done as a group this year," Sarah Bragg said. "It gave us a chance to have fun with people we sometimes get really competitive with." Most members felt it gave them a chance to get to know fellow members on a more personal level. "When I first started concert choir, I felt kind of out of place with the upperclassmen," Jayne Dawson said. "But after I wentto the sleepover, I got to know everyone and I felt more a part of the group." Some found the gathering was not only a bonding experience, but a chance to enjoy a variety of activities. "You could play volleyball, watch movies in different rooms, sing on the karaoke machine, or stay up until 2:30 a.m. sharing gh ost stories in the courtyard," Breanne Schweer said. "It w as so awesome because you could do basically whatever you wanted." I magine getting your dress caught in your • pantyhose or having your pant seams split while performing for an audience of 40 people. Such embarrassing moments were common among New Design Show Choir performances. "I did a Russian during our first performance," Tom Jen sen said. "When I was done, I heard something rip, and I thought it was my pants, but I kept singing and tried not to draw any attention to myself. After the performance I asked everyone if my pants were split, and they said no. I was relieved, but something still felt wrong. Finally, I figured out my boxer shorts h ad split open." Some said they weren't as fortunate as Jensen had been. "I was singing at the Show Choir Reunion," Danna Kehm said. "Somehow my dress got stuck in my p antyhose. I performed the entire show without realizing I was exposing my butt to the whole audience." All choir members dreaded such flushed filled moments, but they realized it was just part of the risk they took as avid performers. "Everyone messes up, "Kim Bolton said. "You just keep going, no matter what happens. Like they say, the show must go on." Swing & Concert Choirs • written by Sarah Kehm Lots of practice has band and color guard inel Tuned With soaking wet hair plastered to their • heads and mud covering their white uniforms, 12 color guard members struggled to make a lasting impression at the Lewis Central competition after receiving fifth place at Burke earlier that day. • "It was sleeting and cold," Brooke Bunten said. "Other teams looked perfect because they came straight from their busses, but we were all wet and muddy after our first p erformance. Color guard girls are supposed to be beautiful and glamorous, but we were far from it!" After slipping in the mud, Denise Olmstead felt anything but glamorous. "I was running during the routine and I hit a muddy spot, slipped, and fell to my knees," she said. "Luckily, I made a quick recovery, but I still felt extremely stupid." Despite all the wet hair and muddy clothes, the color guard managed to get a Division I rating at LC. Trailing after the already performing marching band, Josh Eveloff was pushed onto the field by band mothers after they plopped his large band hat, stuffed with socks and gloves, back on his head . "They told me, 'Go! You can catch up if you hurry!' about a minute after the band had started," said Eveloff, whose hat had a h abit of falling down and covering his eyes. Getting dressed in their uniforms was an interesting and difficult process for some band members. "You have to teach the freshmen, sometimes even dress them," Jason Lehmer said. "There was a certain order to dress in, and if you forgot one thing, you had to take everything off." For som , dressing was v n a dangerous pro ess. "Anna Barron was jumping around trying to get her pants on when she slipped and hit her knee on a table," Richard Halse said. "An ambulance came and took her to the hospital h alf-dressed." Tired of wearing the same old uniforms every year, veteran drum majors found ways to spice up their appearances. "Matt Timm, Jeff Koontz, and I all war box rs under our white pants," Dan Dawson said. "yvhile we were directing, everyone could see the Mickey Mouse and polka-dot sh orts through the uniforms." Whether due to knee injuries or Disney ch aracters, band members found their hectic uniform changes memorable . • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher • Marching band had 125 members, including 35 freshmen. • Marching band received a I rating and two superior ratings at State. • Color guard received three superior ratings and one Best Color Guard at Loess Hills . THE F C S ,. ; • We've got the beat. With all therestofthemarching band doing formations in the rear, drum.line members put on their own show during a home game halftime. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Tooting l1is l1orn. During halftime at a home football game, Chad Fent plays his baritone to the song "Carmina Burana." (Photo by Ben Thomas) • Whippin' in the wind. Concentration takes over as Val Harriott performs the color guard routine during halftime at a home football game. (Photo by Kim Bolton) • Str il e up the bane!. All dressed up, members of concert band perform at the band dinner concert April 2. (Photo by Matt Stemple} Band & Color Guard written by Jenni Underwood •All that jazz. Up in the band room, Molly Shepard plays her saxophone during class. Shepard has played the sax for three years and was the section leader her freshman year. (Photo by Troy McDaniels) • StiCRU strings. Right before orchestra, Travis Reynolds rosins his bow. Orchestra students rosined their bows before playing because the rosin makes the bow stick to the strings. (Photo by Troy McDaniels) • Perfect pair. Tuningup,JimJeppesenand Naomi Greelis prepare for a concert with the choir at First Presbyterian Church. (Photo by Heather Olson) • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kroche r ST • Orchestra members Catherine Crocker, Holly Wolfe, and alternate Naomi Leiserowitz made it to All-State. • Band made a $2000 profit from the band dinner concert, Including a $1000 donation from Harveys Casino. THE FACTS •All tuned up. With perfect p osture, Holly Wolfe p lays Haydn Symphony No. 88 at the All-City Orchestra Festival. (Photo by Heather Olson) New experiences lead musicians to With sweaty palms and nervous smiles, • Emelie Jurgens and Erin Blackman slowly walked to the door of the huge old house. Many thoughts ran through their minds before they met the family they were about to spend the night with at the Music Festival in Beatrice. • "We had to sleep in an old scary attic," Jurgens said. "We heard noises, and an old rocking chair gave us the creeps. We finally ended up falling asleep at 5:30 a.m. and having to get up at 6:30 a.m." A scary home wasn't the problem for Jeff Meredith, Erik Edwards, and Mike Mcintosh, but they found their host brother a little eerie. "The family was friendly, with the exception of the son," Meredith said. "The whole time we were there, he didn't say a word. On his door there was a poster of a bloody swastika. He stayed in his room listening to the first 10 seconds of the same CD over and over again." While some braved the nights with host families, Jenny Burgess and Sarah Stevens chose to rent a hotel room. "Sara's dad came to Beatrice with us to see the final concert. He rented the rooms for us," Burgess said. "It was pretty fun; we didn't do much besides watch TV and play card games." Whether they stayed in strange old houses or got their own room, all the musicians got up the next morning and played in the festival. E xchanging their dew soaked sneakers, grungy sweatshirts, and mud-caked jeans from marching band season, musicians slid into clingy formal dresses, high heels, tuxes, and wingtips for the band's annual dinner concert April 1. "During the fall when we are marching, we get used to seeing everyone in sweats and tennis shoes," Jessica Powers said. "When I arrived at school, I hardly recognized anybody. You never get to see people you're with everyday look so sophisticated." Musicians were amazed not only with their own transformation, but also with the gym's transformation into a lavishly decorated candlelit restaurant depicting the theme "A Night in Hollywood." But students Jeff Koontz and Lane Knauss felt the concert wouldn't have happened without the help of a few dedicated people. "About five or six parents and students worked a total of 20 hours two days before," Koontz said. "It was hard work, but well worth the satisfaction we felt when people were amazed at what we had done." Orchestra & Jazz Band written by Jenni Underwood • Going to extremes, actors and mimes As Naomi Leiserowitz stepped into the • crowded gym of Wilson Junior High, her stomach tightened and her hands began to shake. After receiving a Division 1 rating at Regionals, her mime duet had made it to State to perform a skit entitled "Cycle of Abuse." As Leiserowitz and partner Colette Johnson began their skit, they glanced at their judges and recognized one female judge from Regionals. "I was really nervous when I realized we had that judge again," Leiserowitz said. "She never seemed to notice what we were doing. All she would do was just write notes. I never could understand how she knew what to write because we're mimes, and you have to watch us." But the girls were determined to catch the attention of their distracted judge. When the skit reached its climax, they paused for a moment until the judge looked up. Although the duet received a Division II rating at the competition, they were pleased, considering it w as the troope' s first year at State. As Mike Bauerly slowly read the note • that was handed to him, he smiled, thankful for the w ish of good luck from instructor Wes McMains. It was the opening night for "Ten Little Indians," the first ever AL production which had two casts, one of students, and one of teachers. Although at first it was doubtful the two casts would be able to break down the teacher I student barrier, it was obvious by opening nigh t that these casts were as close as any other w hen the teachers showed up bearing gifts and wishing luck to the students. "On opening night the teachers gave the student who had the same role as them a gift," said Nichole VanWinkle, a member of the student cast. "Mrs. Rodrigez and I both played a cook, so she gave me a cook book Inscribed in the cookbook w as a note of good luck and best wishes." Along with gifts and notes, the casts supported each other by attending each other's shows. "I knew they w ould l;>e there opening night because our director, Jim Wood, told u s we were supposed to go to every show," Bauerly said, ''bu t I wasn't expecting them to bring gifts. It w as neat because that was when everyon e realized how far w e had come in getting closer than any of us ever expected." • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher T •At All-State, mime Kehry Lane performed "Prisoner of His Past" and earned an outstanding rating. • The mime troupe performed four skits and received three I ratings and one II rating at state competition. THE F Clf S • on \1'titl1 her heacl! In an attempt to kill Vera Claythorne, played by Lisa Kehm, Judge W argrave, alias Kehry Lane, strangles the last Indian in Ten Little Indians. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Plau acti11g. Trying his hardest to be accepted into the mime troupe, Josh Ainsley has to make his audience believe that he actually is a gorilla. (Photo by Heather Olson) • Best of buds. Immediately following dinner, Fred Rogers, played by Michael Meyer, contemplates the situation with ~ Blore, the private eye, alias Shawn Cannon. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • Sile11t but e11tertai11i11g. Wi,_th a look of fright, Colette Johnson performs her skit, "The Mask," during mime practice one day after school. (Photo by Heather Olson) • Tech110-me11. Hard at work, Jason Pierret, Tom Cima, and Tom Anderson concentrate on fixing spotlights before the opening night of Cinderella. (Photo by Laura Hicks) Drama & Mime Troup ~ written by Janna Hightower • • Bargain hunters. On a field trip to Hy-Vee with the Trades and Industries class, Sally Christensen and Tasha Nelson compare prices of potato chips. (Photo by Laura Hicks) • DECA had 22 senior members. • At state competition, Vanessa Dingman placed third and Matt Timm, J.J. Thielen, and Stacey Knauss received honorable mentions THE AC 5 • 'Egg'static. Before thanking Bob Brooks, Dana Drennen and Tiffany Herring collect money in exchange for an egg they had been given at the previous house. The girls were on a DECA fundraiser. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher •'Framed.' Carefully, Scott Evans balances a roof join t as he walks throug h th e a isl es at Menards, where h e h ad a part-time job forT&I. (Photo by Matt Stemp le) • Countin' down. Methodica11y, Jayme Joyner and Brid get Hannan arrange earrings w hile taking inventory at Claire's Boutique for a DECA project. (Ph oto by Ma tt Stemple) • Some students find DECA, T&I classes 11 Business Stranded in the middle of Iowa long after dark, DECA members, on their way home from a leadership retreat in Chicago, listened to funny sounds coming from their bus, which broke down not once, but twice. "The bus kept going and stopping, going and stopping," Stacey Knauss said. "Luckily, the driver was able to fix it, but we were still scared because we didn't know if it would break down again." Afraid to take any chances, the members called for another bus after successfully making it to a truck stop. "The truck stop had everything, from stereoes to teddy bears," Bridget Hannan said. Once there, students called their parents to talk about the ride. "We laughed about it once we realized we'd be okay," Knauss said. "We finally got home around two that morning." Although that ride didn't go well, the year overall turned out great for nine members, who later placed at the state conference. Vanessa Dingman even qualified for the national conference, making it the eleventh straight year an AL shident qualified for the co'mpetition. Very seldom do people go to the grocery • store, fill two carts with groceries, fail to pay for them, and then put them all back. But this is exactly what 43 Trades and Industries students did when they went to Hy-Vee to learn how to shop smart. Students pretended to shop for a family of four, including two parents and two kids, ages 12 months to 15 years. First, students made up a daily meal chart. Then they bought groceries from their list. Steve Butts said making a menu wasn't bard at all. "It was pretty much your basic necessities," he said. "Just milk, eggs, and meat, but we had to make sure we had a variety." Sh1dents found out that groceries were expensive. "Kids had two cart fulls with totals up to $180," Butts said. "The lowest total for two carts was $120." After getting all their food, students had to put their groceries back. "It took a lot longer to put the stuff away," Elizabeth Opal said, "because we had to remember where everything went." Students enjoyed shopping without having to pay, but they learned how expensive a week's groceries could be when feeding a family. Business Clubs written by Sarah Scheer & Theresa Price • StiCRU busi11ess. While working the cotton candy machine at the homecoming picnic, Ruvane Kurland tries some candy as Skylar Hunt watches. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • I wa11t uour blood. Under Kate Gronstal's watchful eye, instructor Christine Fink signs in to give blood May 2 while Connie Hoden watches. (Photo by Heather Olson) • Helpi11g ha11ds. Preparing for the Student Council Teacher Appreciation Breakfast the next morning, Christine Lam makes an egg and ham casserole in the home economics room. (Photo by Heather Olson.) • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Krache r • l11terior decorators. Hard at work, Valerie Harriott and Christy Schmidt decorate the small gym in preparation for the Valentine's Day Dance. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • Lifesaver. Keeping Helene Divet's mind off giving blood, Christen Grimsley talks to the foreigner about Americans. (Photo by Kim Bolton) us- •There were 38 active student council members. •Out of the 131 students who attempted to give blood at the May 3 Blood Drive, 115 units were drawn. • Five members spent a total of eight hours painting the backdrops for Homecoming. THE FAClS Blood drive, bugs make council members a ittle ueas A s students walked down the hallway to • the big gym, they were suddenly stopped by a black gate in front of the concession stand and a pair of important authority figures-the blood drive security guards. The guards were needed to keep students out of the gym who weren't there to give blood, but when Mike Todd and Mike McCarthy took on the job, they made it a little more interesting. "We made the job more fun by acting like we were very serious about it," Todd said. "We made cardboard badges for ourselves. We paced the halls outside of the gym. Every time someone started toward the gym, we would open the gate and ask to see their I.D. and their signed pass to make sure they were supposed to be there." According to McCarthy, kids would have been in the gym eating cookies if it hadn't been for him and Todd keeping them out. "We were obnoxious because it made our job more fun and made the day go faster," McCarthy said. "We carried squirt guns around with us all day and squirted people just for giving us the wrong look." All in all, the blood drive raised 115 pints, with the hard work of Todd, McCarthy, and 48 other student council members. As student council members approached • their cabin at Camp Maha during an August retreat, they stopped to stare at the screen door, which was covered with dead daddy long-legs. The sight of the insects caused many students to feel uneasy and h ave a hard time sleeping the night of the retreat. "I don't like spiders too well to begin with," Todd Lane said. "When we got to the cabin there were daddy long-legs on the windows, floor, and ceiling. I was afraid that when we slept they would fall on u s from the ceiling." But not everyone was bothered by the dead spiders and chose to use other people's nervousness as a form of entertairunent. "Todd was whining all night about h avin g bugs on him," Jason Conroy said. "Tim Wright and I would tease him and try to make him think there were bugs crawling on him. He would try to brush the imaginary bugs off and shake his sleeping bag out." When the sun finally rose the next day, student council members spent th e day planning homecoming festivities. The bug infested cabin made for a sleepless night, but some managed to make the time move faster by causing others to "bug out." ----=...:Student ~.:...:.=;:.__ Council • written by Lisa Bemer • NHS, Environmental Club learn to help by H iking through the forest on a cold November day, nine members of the Environmental Club searched long and hard for stuffed, camoflauged birds in the trees above. The club's trip to the Fontenelle Forest was one activity to teach the members how animals can hide and adapt in their own environments. "We knew the general location of all the birds, but they were still really hard to see," Christy Schmidt, president, said. "They were hidden among leaves and in the bushes and it took a while." The highlight came when they saw a group of real animals. "At the very end of the trail, someone shouted, 'I see deer,"' Chandra Kyndesen said. "There was a group of four deer eating grass. It was really neat because we didn't think we'd see any." Although Naomi Leiserowitz enjoyed it, sh e was anxious to leave. "The weather was supposed to be warm," Leiserowitz said. "But when we got there, it started snowing and I was the only person wearing shorts. To keep warm, I walked as fast as I could." Along with the trip to Fontenelle, the 25 members were involved in at-shirt sale, an Earth Week essay contest, and paper pick-ups. ''would you like some cream for your • coffee, sir?" "No, but do you have any Jack Daniels?" "Um, I don't think we have any, but I'll go check," Nora Greer said to a man as she served tables at the National Honor Society (NHS) Induction dinner March 23. While refilling waters, Jennifer Kracher was asked by the same man about the whereabouts of his drink. "The man said he sent Nora to find the Jack Daniels, but she never came back," Kracher said. "Hiding a smile, I said I was really sorry and I would go see where she was." Returning to the kitchen, Kracher joined a group of 13 current NHS members, who went to the auditorium to help escort new inductees. The first thing they noticed was the small number of inductees -- only 22 students compared to 56 the year before. Sponsor Chris Fink said fewer students were inducted because students failed to turn in their applications on time or they didn't have enough leadership, service, or community 'work. • Clubs & Classes designed by Jennifer Kracher • Eart11 matters. Holding the heavy box steady, Jessica Craft and Christy Schmidt empty the paper trash from Room 103 into their can of recyclables. (Phtoto by Heather Olson) • Full service. As practiced, Shelly DeWitt takes the guests' empty salad plates and replaces them with a chicken dinner at the NHS induction. (Photo by Heather Olson) • Watch out belovv! Careful not to wobble the ladder, Jason Myers changes the school's marquee for his NHS service project. (Photo by Heather Olson) JlJSf • NHS made just under $600 from the Valentine Computer Matchup. •Environmental Club adopted a Lemon Shark, Golden Lion Tamarin, and a Green Tree Frog at the Henry Doorley Zoo. •Of the 128 eligible NHS applicants, only 44 turned in applications. THE FACTS • Flami11g process. Slowly so not to blow out the candles, Jen Ridgway lights the Candle of Service atthe NHS Induction. (Photo by Heather Olson) ___ un_1_,. ·1y~C_lu_b_s_ . written by Sarah Scheer ' once upon a time there was a school whose halls were filled with {<:S? students and teachers who had ~their own stories to tell. J.J. Marsh and Jason Honig Vee. Marsh and Honig, who followed the get-away car and copied down the license plate, turned heads when their heroic story was told in The Daily Nonpareil. While Marsh and Honig were drawing attention from the community, Erin Jones made a quiet splash as the only diver on the girls' swim team. Jones had a fairytale season, performing betterthan she ever imagined. She broke six records and continued to improve. Mike Bauerly didn't live a fairy tale, but he acted in one. The freshman played the lead, Prince Charming, in Cinderella. Bauerly said although the practices were long and hard, it all paid off when the curtain went up. Though Bauerly had several years left to appear on stage, instructor Linda Smoley decided it would be her last year as adviser of The Echoes and Crimson & Blue. Smoley closed a chapter in her career as she resigned after20years. Citing personal and family needs, Smoley opted for an English position. To make a long story short, we turned heads and told ta les . • ~ designed by Heather Neumann ' MAKEOVER. Laughter erup ts from Nate Nelson and Adam Nelson as Brandi Riggs blindly smears foundation on Adam's face. They were taking part in a pep assembly game in wh ich the blindfolded girls put makeup on the boys, and then the cheerleaders chose the prettiest boy. The winners were s en iors Jason Ti1lda1l and Dan Mohatt. (Photo by Laura Hicks) ~ Divisiol] __ ... written by Nora Gree1 "5J Mistakes behind the wheel cause OUGHBRAKES S lippery snow and ice covered the roads as Travis Reynolds tried to get home from school, but the thought of being in a three-car collision didn't cross his mind. "I was going d own the road in front of school," he said. "Up ahead I saw Erny Chase hit Julia Stein's car. I started to apply m y brakes about a half block away, bu t I slid right into Erny anyway. If there was one thing I learned , it would be never follow someone too closely when the road s ar e icy." Breanne Schweer also found slick roads a major fac tor in an acciden t. "I was going d own Bonham," Trying not to get dirty, Jon Nelson hooks a chain to his truck to help people out of the mud. He was on e of many who drove through m ud at the construction site on Bon ham Avenue. (Photo by Laura Hicks) After a fender bender, Melissa Malick and Christina Hamling kneel to inspect the damage done to Malick's car. Malick had just received the '85 Chrysler Lebaron for her birthday. (Photo by Laura Hicks) .a People - seniors ~ designed by Nora Greer sh e said. "I turned the w heel, lost control, and slammed into a p ole . N ow, I found m yself not driving as fa st becau se I am scared to." For Katie Harrill a ccide nts weren' t the problem; traffic citations were. "I h ad to a ttend a driving class this summer b ecause I h ad three m oving viola tions in one year," she said. "The class didn't help m e a t all because it was basically a class about controlling your emotions w hile you a re driving, a big group therapy session. I have never m e t such a stran ge varie ty of p eople in m y entire life." Even thou gh the class didn't make H a rrill m ore cautiou s, being on p roba tion did. 'T m on probation for on e year, sta rting the d ay the class ended , and if I get on e m ore tra ffic violation, I get m y licen se su sp ended ," she said. "I'm really p a ranoid to drive and I avoid it as much as p ossible. When I d o drive, I h ave m y seat belt on, m y glasses o n, m y license a nd registra tio n w ith m e, and I drive about two mil es an hour under the s p eed limit." It wasn't the numbe r of s p eed - ing ticke ts tha t p osed the p roblem for Matt Kuhlmann it was the price of just one. "I was driv ing to De nison to see m y mom. There wer e no ca rs a round, so I was going 18 miles over limit," Kuhlma nn sa id. "I looked behind m e a nd saw a sta te patrolman. H e pulled m e over and gave m e a $54 sp eeding ticket. M y d a d was m ad a t m e for a week, but h e didn't punis h m e. He thou g ht p aying the ti cket an d the p ricerise in m y ins u ra n ce would b e enou gh ." Whe ther it was becau se of collisions or cita tions, m ost found there was a lo t to learn from their drivin g mis h ap s, even t hou g h they had to learn the h a rd way. T2h DRIV ING LESSONS Look behind before backing out of your d riveway. -Efizaieti, tJ;a Be careful not to run stop signs; tickets a re expensive . -Oatrlfj (/at"jM Don't slam on t he brakes when someone is tailgating. -Lil(clr~ ,f lr,e,,.,,,tJ.f( Mailboxes are meant for mail, not for fenders. -lfNe t/oekuw Make sure you're not in reverse at intersections. -.feha Pt'ie.. Don't speed on Frank Street; the cop s w ill catch you. -Je~efl(? !fa Don't run into fire hydrants; water sprays everywhere. ..Jotiff Co!ff "tr.fO!r Don't change the radio station while d riving fast. -.feott Co;;oel Try no t to fall into a d itch. -Ja.l Ml(a OorkM D rivin g w ith a pop in your h and m akes it h ard to turn. -<7 a/f(f~ radl(aolrl - • . ..... Tedd Ackerman Lanny Adams Sara Adams Melissa Albertson Brian Anderson Jade Anderson Scott Armstrong Carly Bach Jeromy Baumbach Claudia Berg Andrea Bertelsen Da vid Bills Kevin Bills Julie Bogardus Kirn B olton Laurie Boren Bill Bos Tracey Bourke Greg Bo wlds Josh Brandt Dale Brink Sha1man Brooks Erin Bro wn Leslye Brown Ryan Brown Courtney Brummer Carrie Buckles Steve Butts Ben Cain Jennifer Chac on Cathy Ch amb e rs Cole Chambers Ke1my Chini Sally C hris t e nsen Brandi C h r i stie Arny C lay t on Jeff Coffman Michelle Collier J e nnlfer Co llin on Jesse Cote Shari Cozad l ath Dale r Driving Mishaps o written by Jenni Underwood Joe DeI:Qory Shelly DeWitt Vanessa Dingman Helene Divet Eric Doty Jeremy Doyle Amber Duncan Bennet Eichstadt Scott Evans Heather Falknor Rhonda Fanning Sarah Farrell Becky Feller Deke Fichter Gary Fichter Mike Fischer Andrew Fitch Corey Foote Waylon Foutch Stephen Freilinger Matt Frohardt Robin Fuller Danny Garges Eric Gift Nora Greer Joel Grondek Lara Grund Paul Grund Karla Gubbels Amy Haggstrom Jeremy Hall Josh Hammers Jamie Hansen Katie H arrill Valerie H arriott Jeff Hartzell Jim Hastie Travis Hatcher Christine Hauser Hea ther Heese Stephanie Hollins Nichole Hopkins • Peon/e - seniors : - r=-----:-:---- designed by Nora Greer It feels good when students END A HELPING HAND E very other day when most students rushed to their fourth hour class, Kathy Daley headed for the special education room. Daley volunteered to play games w ith Pearl, a mentally and physically handicapped student. "I treat her like any kid," Daley said. "I think she likes being with a friend who doesn' t talk dow n to her." Apprehensive a t first, Daley said she started volunteering to assure herself that she wanted to work with handicapped children for the rest of her life. "When I help these children, I get a rush of good feelings inside," she said. "I know I want to help handicapped kids." While Daley volunteered with the future in mind, Sarah McLean volunteered with her past in mind. McLean, wh o began candystriping a t 14, had a cancerous tumor on her kidney when she was eight, putting her in the hospital on and off for two years. "Being in the hospital was boring," she said . "But the candystripers always cameandcheered me up." Because of h er experience, McLean felt she could relate to her patients. Whether volunteering with the past or the future in mind, students found the rewards far outweighed the effort. After schoo_l, Samantha Dingman shows Joame Balk how to organize hospital records. Both volunteered at Jennie Edmundson H ospital doing things such as filing and photocopying. (Photo by Heather Olson) Volunteering written by Kristy Reed '- 1 t pays to stick with tasks through HICK&THIN A s students began to talk, pass notes, and do other work, Sarah Autera sat quietly at her desk with her pencil in hand, working to get through the short Spanish assignment other students had already finished. "I like Spanish; it is just really hard for me," Auterasaid. "I can't quit because I know quitters never get anywhere in life. In everything there is discipline, and if this teaches me one thing, it is discipline." Many students who got through tough classes, competitive sports, and challenging activities knew that times were not always going to be easy, but a • People - seniors designed by Nora Greer small handful of dedicated students found out that hard work and determination really did pay off. "Staying with volleyball was really hard," Alicia Hood said. "The people who were not as good did not get to play; instead we had to go to all the practices, but we still had to sit on the sides while the good players got the attention that we needed. I would get frustrated, and I wanted to quit but I didn't. Finally, in the last couple of games I got to play. It felt so good, and I knew that not quitting had definitely been the best choice for me." But students in hard classes and sports were not the only ones who thought of quitting. Some extracurricular activities also required perseverence. "I had a lot of problems with my camera and my pictures when I was on the Echoes during my freshman year," Tim Owen said. "But I decided to be responsible and keep trying. Finally, I figured out what I was doing wrong and things got better. I have stayed on the newspaper staff for four years, and I'm really glad that I didn't let my little problems push me into quitting because I have really learned a lot. Being on the Echoes was one of the best experiences of high school." Before newspaper deadline, editor Courtney Brummer helps writers Julia Kayser and Niki Fuller work out some minor bugs in their stories. Brummer was used to spending long, hard hours perfecting stories and layouts for the Echoes, and taping and editing for Insider. She was named Iowa High Schol Journalist of the Year and said that the hard work paid off when she received a journalism scholarship. (Photo by Heather Olson) TOP EN HARDEST THINGS TO DO AT AL Square dancing in P.E. _p,,eu- Tal&, Finding a prom dress. _,;;11 ttaw1t Answering yearbook surveys. -h-atrf 811/'rdt Finding money for vending machines. -.f tae1e. ti MC Getting along with teachers. -R,ta,,.R~ Remembering to bring a real bra to porn pon practice -SO~ cfhl'tt/r, Making it through basketball practice. -Jo.cM e,/r,h!'~ Getting through the freshman hallway without stepping on anyone. -8Mtl'te. O'!lara Trying to find a parking spot in the student lot. -Jeff /Jw•tel Staying awake thro ugh all four block classes. -tf:w1ir ifao,,. 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Marsh Karrie Marsh all Courtney Martin Mike Mass Jackie Mayberr Brian Mcintosh Jenny Mcintosh Kevin Mcintosh Susan Meisenbach Tony Merksick Hard Work Pays Off . written by Janna Hightower Lisa Merrill Jon Merritt Dan Mohatt Kelly Mooberry Jessie Morris Marjie Muehlig Tracy Mulnix Jason Myers Tasha Nelson Heather Neumann Elizabeth Opal Nate O'Toole Tim Owen Nick Petersen Paul Petersen Jennifer Porter Mike Porter Shane Powers Camber Price Kevin Quigley Mandy Rageth Mike Rau Chris Reinert Maggie Respeliers Jason Rice Jennifer Ridgway Shannon Rindone Joan Robicheau Rikki Rodenburg Benjie Romans Eric Royalty Ben Sa ll Christy Schmid t Jenny Schneider Kristin Scott Amy Sellers Robin Shepard Amie Sherman Ben Smith Sa ra Smith Sean Smith Amy Snodgrass '---le io _s~~~~ designed by Nora Greer Close friendships often become a RUE TEST OF TRUST S ome of high school's most powerful lessons dealt not with math, butwith trust and loyalty. Erin Summy told a 'friend' a secret, and before long, everyone she knew had caught word of what she said. "You should not talk behind people's backs," she said. "Somehow or another, word will get out, everyone will be mad at you , you will lose your friends, and no one will be able to trust you." Camber Price thought she had built a trusting relationship with a friend until she needed help. "On my birthday, my best friend came to me and told me she thought she was pregnant, so I left my party and went with her to get a pregnancy test," she said. Yet when Price needed her friend, the friend wasn't there. "Since then, I have gone back to my old friends who have always been there," she said. Melanee Day learned about loyalty when her best friend abandoned her for a new boyfriend. "My friend and I used to do everything together, until she found her new boyfriend," Day said. "I've learned that if you spend too much time with your boyfriend, your friends will break away, ~nd when you break up, your fn ends may not be there to support you." Time seems to fly by as Breanne Schweer, arah Bragg, and Danna Kehm hang out on a Friday night. The best friends always seemed to be together, whether it was while they were growing up, living next to each other, or performing in New Design. (Photo by Kim Bolton) Friends • written by Kim Fulfs Some learn from experience that om&DadKnow M ost parents were notorious for giving unsolicited ad vice to their teenagers, and most teenagers were notorious for ignoring that advice and doing wha t they pleased. But as mu ch as the students hated to admit it, most students found out Mom and Dad usually know best. Stephanie H ollins learned to take her parents' ad vice when she went out with a friend her parents disapproved of. Hollins was stranded at the mall w hen her friend left with two guys and H ollins' parents had to come pick her up. "The girl told her parents she Practicing hard, Sara Edrington perfects a song with her mom, Kathy, before a weekly p iano lesson. Edrington originally d isagreed with her mom about the benefits of piano, but she realized her mom was right. (Photo by Matt Stemple) • People - seniors designed by Nora Greer was staying w ith me, and her mom showed up at my house to give her a message tha t she had to babysit in the morning," H ollins said. "I had to tell her tha t her d au ghter was staying with tw o guys." Students found out tha t parents gave good ad vice a bout more than just friends. Shawna Becker gave her mom credit for teaching her to shop wisely. "In junior high w hen the Guess jeans fa d was in, I wanted my mom to buy me a pair," Becker said. "She said it was ridiculou s to spend $70 on clothes I would grow out of." Becker said she finally cam e to agree with her mom and became thrifty with her money. "I could u se the excuse tha t becau se I'm tall, I have to buy exp ensive jean s, but n ow I' d Debating about colleges with h er mother, Ph yliss, Kim Bolton looks at several brochures. T h e tw o disagreed about coll ege choices. Bolton decided on the University of Northern Iowa for a degree in education . (Photo by Tim Owen) ra ther spend time looking fo r jeans tha t fi t and are cheap er," Becker said. Although parents spent a lo t time giving ad vice about fri ends and clothing, the most important ad vice they gave concerned their children's safety. Danny Wagenfuehr said his mom advised him not to d rink and then drive home. "I told her I would n' t drink much, so I d idn' t," Wagenfuehr said. "I was d riving home on my motorcycle and d rove into a d itch . I was lucky nothi ng happened thou gh." W agen fue h r never to ld his mom about the incident. "She d oesn' t need to kn ow because no thing happened except my jeansgotdirty," he said. "Even though I ha te to admit it, m y mom was right and I won' t ever do it again." T2h PARENTAL SAYlNGS Don't tease your brother and sister. -JoJ'j,, 8/"Q!fdt When I was your age, we didn't do those things. -J (}jf(/°e, ;tfQ/(I( Wait until you grow up. -If t?da L1intrj<J I I don't care about them; they're not my kids. -Paa! Pe-ter-J'ur What did I just tell you? -8FW.lflfe .foiwUl'- Be home by . . . -;tlatt k/elt!ltlt all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you? -Paaf .ftar-l I told you once before; I'm not telling you again. -OoNirlfe flt· Because I am the mom. That s why! When you are a mom, you can decide. -!Jalftdl'e Pl'iJaC Remem ber this the nexttime you as k me to do something tor yo u. Amber Snyder David Solon Kevin Sorensen Stephanie Spratt Dustin Stairs Erica Stansberry Paul Stark Heather Stormo Josh Stortz Troy Sulley Peter Talley Adam Tanner J.J. Thielen Matt Timm Jason Tindall Anne Tobias Dan Townsend Matt Tracy Cindi Tripp Richard Vandasselaar Glen Vanderpool Mollee VanNordstrand Eric Wallner Joey Ward Matt Weddle Jonathan Weister Julia Weitschat Jill Wenninghoff Tim White Dan Whitney Jeremy Wichman Jessica Wickstrom Jeremy Widtfeldt Kim Wigington Amber Wilmore Adam Wilson Chad Witt Tim Woicke Jim Wood Chris Woods Arie Yochum Dave Zimmerman -~~ Parents Know Best e w ritten by Theresa Price Scott Adams Vince Albertson Brad Andersen Michelle Andersen P.J. Andersen Tom Anderson Renae Andrews David Ankenbauer Brad Archibald Mandy Axtell Tim Bach Jenny Barker James Barnes Frank Barrett Tracy Bartlett Silke Bauer Zach Beam Shawna Becker Becky Belt Jamie Bla ha Tim Blake Andrea na Blaney Angie Blaney Melissa Boham Jeremy Bahls Sara Borma n Nicole Boroughs Jeremy Bowman Doug Bristol Brooke Bunten Kell y Capron Aaron Carman ~ ...:R:.,..:e=-.:o=.tp=-:l-7ce,--!.l-· u_n7io-::r::-::s:-:---- ~ designed by Bonnie O'Hara T·R·A·N·S·F·O·R·M ·----- t4at ~~a~ s Courtney Brummer stared a t the rusting body of th e '79 M ustang her fa ther had p urchased, she wond ered if it would ever be ready for her to drive. "It was awful! " she sa id. "The body was a ll rusted, most of the pa rts were gone, and the engine didn't work. In fact, no thing rea lly worked." Brurnm er's fa ther bought the Ford Musta ng for about $700 in May of her junior yea r. Tha t summer they worked toge ther on the car for two months. "My dad and I never rea lly spent a ny quality tiIT1 e t gether until we \•vorked o n the ca r," she said. pending more tha n $5,000, the two rebuilt the ngine, pu t on new tires, replaced the w indows and a rusted d oor, reup holstered the sea ts, and put in a new Pioneer CD p layer. 'We repainted it a lig ht blue-green color and I couldn't wait to d rive it," Brummer said. "When I fina lly though t I'd have m y cha nce, I found out tha t my dad had sold the car for $12,000. It was a big le tdown. Then my mom told me he was using threeGREASE MONKEY: Under the hood of his car, Eric Johnson puts the protec tive boot back over a wire coming from th e alternator in his eng ine. Johnson said that he spent two to three h o u rs a d ay restoring his '69 Chevelle. !Photo by Troy McDaniels) fou rths o f the money to pay off the mortgage and the rest fo r my college savings. I forgave him, even though tha t car was one of the best accomplishments of my life." Like Brummer, many students had dreamed of fi xing up an old car or truck and being able to call it their own . For Jason Lehmer, working on his 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air became a drawn out affair of more than a year and a half. "I spent three to four hours a week working on the car before I got my license," he said. Lehmer paid $1,500 for the car and more than $2,000 on the engine, paint, and bod y repair. "It was a very unique experience trying to d rive it a t first. It didn't have power steering or p ower brakes, so I had to work twice as hard," he said. "But it was worth the time I spent rebuilding it." Eric Johnson said he spent all his tim e working on cars and not enough time on school and with his family. "N ow I'm trying to build a 1937 Chevrolet," he said. "I have a job tha t helps pay for most of the expenses, and I go to swap meets, and I look in the paper for d eals." For many students, fixi ng up their dilapidated old cars became tim.e and effort well spent. '' My dad and I never really spent any quality time together until we decided to work on the '' car. -e~~~ Jennifer Casady Jennifer Catron Emy Chase Hope Christensen Jolu1 Christiansen Jeremy Church Je sica Clevenger DeeDee Cobb Jesse Collins Mark Collins Tricia Colli11s Rya n Conaway Andrew Condecon Todd Coppock Dawn Coulter icoleCox Jessica Craft Dan Dawson Nicole Dawson Melanee Day Melissa Dempse Marla DeWitt Mandi Dickins Brandon Doles Je sie Drake Dana Drennen Amy DuBois hav n Ebling Michael Edie Erik Edwa rds Leah Edwards Regina English Cars written by Stacie Yoss '' I was so glad I got the cellular phone. We would've had to walk for miles to get to a pay phone.'' - fie# ()pat, P·H·O·N·E () ut in the bitter cold, halfway between Glenwood and Council Bluffs, Jeff Opal was riding in the car of a friend when the motor blew up. Shocked and not knowing what to do, Opal remembered that he had just purchased a cellular phone a few days earlier and could call for help. "I was so glad that I got the phone," Opal said. "We would've had to walk for miles to get to a pay phone; instead we had to wait for a half hour for the tow truck to come."· Opal paid $25 a month for his phone and $9 a month for a pager. He got them so friends and family could reach him easily and for emergencies. "My mom calls me about five times a day to check on me," he said. "I like it because I can screen my calls. If I don' t want to talk to someone at that time, I can wait and call them. But if I need to talk to them, I use my cellular." Tired of not receiving phone messages because of not being home due to work and other activities, Oliver Falknor decided to get a pager. "My parents got me a pager for Christmas and I have to pay for it every month," he said. "If they HOOK ME UP: Rushing to the nearest phone after hearing a series of beeps, Steve Haider holds up his pager to see who called. (Photo by Matt Stemple) ONE RINGIE - DINGIE: On the road with his cellular phone in hand, Erik Edwards informs his ,parents of his whereabouts. Edwards h ad the phone for six months. (Photo by Matt Stemple) ~ _P.,....e_o...Lp_l_,., e,_-_.l'-·u_n_io_r_s ___ _ ~ designed by Bonnie O'Hara H·O· M·E need me at my job, all they have to do i page me. lt'i really convenient." Some chose to get a phone or pager f r safet reasons. After being in an accident and rmrning out gas a few times, Jennifer Kracher talked her paren into getting her a cellular. "After my car ran out of gas and I had to walk to gas station, and a few weeks later I got rear-ended b a semi, my parents thought I should carry a phone wit me whenever I drive," she said. "Now I never lea home without it. I've used it only when my c wouldn't start one night and when 1 witne sed a accident." Concerned parents also suggested Dan Spring get a pager a year ago. "My mom thought it was a good idea to get o because now she can get hold of me when she needs and my friends can too," he said. Despite the high costs of maintaining a cellul phone or a pager, most agreed it was worth themone "I would rather help rny parent pay for the cellul than be in a situation w here I would really need help Kracher said. "I don' t want to walk to a gas station e again. Being safe is worth $35 a month." - Nick Epperson Deseria Fairchild Dan Fairman Brian Fastnacht Keri Feilen Kristi Flury Jaymee Foster Kaylynn Fouts Chris Freed Kirn Fulfs Trisha Gibler Chris Gilmore Maria Gobin Darrin Golden Alisa Gonzalez Melissa Gonzalez Jennifer Gordon Nichol Grandick Christen Grimsley Kate Gronstal Aaron Hadaway Courtney Haines Steve Handley Tyler Hansen Cortney Harding Kiley Hartzell Michelle Hauger Carrie Hauskins Ann Heitman Matt Helm Jason Hendrix Tiffany Herring Courtney Heuwinkel Laura Hicks James Higginbotham Janna Hightower Corinne Hill Curtis Hinman Anja Hochlan Arian Hock Connie Hoden Chad Holmes Jason Honig Melinda Howerton Jill Hunter Kent Jacobsen Matt Jennings Dave Jensen Meggan Jensen Colette Johnson Jennifer Jolmson Jessica J olmson Michelle Johnson Sarah Jurgens Jill Kadereit Andi Katzenstei.n Sarah Kehm Bill Kellogg Jeff Kelly Michael Kelly Quinn Kelly Dan Kemp Aaron Kephart Jeff King Margot Klein Brad Klement Lane Knauss J.D. Knud on Rachael Kohl Mandy Kon cny Brian Koontz L-.... Jeff Koontz ..._ Electronics • written by Nora Greer Julie Kruse Michael Kuehl Matt Kufilrnann Ruvane Kurland Chandra Kyndesen oel Lacey Christine Lam Josh Lamb Tina Lapel Chad Larsen Trent Larson Jason Lehmer Marisa Leytham Angela Lomba T.J. Lucero Kristina Madden Shana Mailey Lisa Malskeit Donnie Mann Heidie Mark Julie Maron Jeff Marsh Ashley Martin Jennifer Mass Sadie Mass Adam Mathis Nikki Mauer Kelley McAtee Jamie McCart Mike McCarthy Monica McClary Greg McCoy Larry McCoy Bobbi Jo McDowell Mike Mcintosh Sarah McLean Dan McMaken Alisia Mendoza Mandie Merksick Tim Mescher Crystal Meyer Suzanne Meyer Andrew Meyers Garry Milbourn Sarah Miller Matt Miner Kellie Mitchell Jeremy Mortensen Jill Nelsen Erik Nelson Jon Nelson Kendra Nemecek Andrea O'Brien Jeff O'Brien Katie O'Connor Bonnie O'Hara Hea ther Olson Jeff Opa l John Palser Andy Pa rker Eric Parrack Lesley Petersen Shannon Pike Sa rah Pippert Matt Pitcher Rob Pleas Jeff Plum Jayson Pointer Stephen Porter Theresa Price Kristy Ramsd ell Missy Rasmussen Chris..Ree.s e~0Lp~le-=-:---~i un_~·o~r~s-:--~~­ ,. designed by Bonnie O'Hara B·E·D·A·Z·Z·L·E·D e a.ftivated by shinunering gold rings set with s parkling diamonds and rubies, Karlynn Ferris looked up from the glass case at her dad and said, "That's the one!" Such jewelry store moments occurred every Christmas and Easter for Ferris, costing her parents an average of $350 annually. But Ferris wasn't the only student addicted to expensive jewelry . "I wear arow1d $2000 worth of jewelry a day," April Traylor said. "I love my jewelry and feel naked when I'm not wearing it." Students like Kristina Madden, an avid jewelry wearer, agreed with Traylor. "I think jewelry adds excitement to my clothes, and expresses my personality subtly," she said. Many jewelry lovers felt some people wore too much, though. " I think it looks tacky when people wear rings on every finger and three o r four necklaces. It lessens the DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND: For Christmas, Amber Wilmore is surprised by a diamond ring from her boyfriend, Marty Mcintosh. The two had been seeing each other for over a year. (Photo by Kim Bolton.) value of each piece of jewelry," Heather Swain said. "I usually wear just two or three rings, two necklaces, and three earrings every day." Students like Swain and her boyfriend Mike Holten, who bought jewelry regularly, had even discovered the benefits of having their own personal jeweler. "Mike usually buys me a piece of jewelry every three months," Swain said, "so it's nice to have someone like Steve, who used to manage Brodkey's, and now has his own store, because he knows our taste and price range." But jewelry addicts like Traylor didn't care who sold her jewelry or where she bought it. "I have rings I've bought in Mexico and Las Vegas," she said. "I think limiting yourself to just a few stores kind of restricts your personal taste." Most jewelry fiends said they chose pricey jewelry over the cheap stuff because they got their money's worth. "I bought Mike a $70 watch from The Buckle, and within two weeks it turned his wrist green and the watch band had broken," Swain said. "Needless to say, we took it back and got our money back. It's just not worth the time and effort to buy cheap jewelry if you can buy quality jewelry for a few more dollars." '' I wear around $2, 000 worth of jewelry a day. I love my jewelry and feel naked WI "th out It. . '' -~put,7~ -------=-Je=-w-.:...=el:..:.... ryc__ .ft written by Sarah Kehm ,., Chris Reese Ryan Reeves Jake R eid Br ett Rhoa des' Josh Ri c h ardson Sa ra Ri e k en Cristy Ries l and Carol Rim el Chris R obb H anna R a ppe Oli v ia Rap pe B en R oth Jason Ruiz Josh Saar Amy Sc haben Jason Schl o tman Bruce Sc hofi e ld J a mie Schultz T e resa Schu l tz T om S c h ultz Lora S hanks K eith Shannon Jerry Shaw Lindie S h erm an J e r e my Shi p l ey David S igafoo se D avid Ska a nni ng Eli zabeth Smiley Kenny Smith So nja Smith A n d r ea Sn y d er Dan elle So r e nsen T o ny Spr att David St. John Matt Stageman Mar s h all St effe nsen Ja s on Steger Heather S t einke C o l bey Sullivan Er in S ummy D an S w igart T onia T auke Chuck T empl e m an Ben Th o mas S hawn T i arks Mike T odd Br ad V ance Dav id Vanni er Danny Wage nfu e hr J amin Wa l t e rs Rob Wa tson Th e resa W a tson T om W a u gh To ny Wed d le Scott W e ilage Noah W ell er Anth o ny W ell m an Joanne W h a l en J e r e my Wilcox Casey W ilh e lm Jason Will Corinna WiJli a ms Erin Wi lson T iffa nyWinger Holly Wolfe Justin Wood Todd Wood S usan Woody Tim Wr i g ht Mandi Z ieg l er J ennifer Z u ern josh Zu rn .. Peop le - iun iors ~ designed by Bonnie O'Hara ,.., 4~~-t: .1 . * ~ - - - ~ -- ' ,.~ . . . ,.,.... I M·O·N·S·T·E·R·S hen most people wanted to work on their cars, they went to a garage, but when Brad Vance worked on his, he just reached underneath his bed. Vance kept remote control car carburetors under . his bed becau se he liked to listen to music while he worked on them. "Jn the garage, I can't listen to music," Vance said. "In my bedroom, I just lay towels d own on the floor and work. My mom d oesn't live w ith me so she can't get mad and I don't think my dad even knows." Vance said if he got a spot on the floor, he didn't worry; he just u sed Resolve to take it out. When students were randomly asked to look under their beds and name the most bizarre items they found, most students found half-read books that they meant to finish, m oney, old clothes and shoes, and dirty dishes, but one of the grossest items found was a moldy bologna sandwich. Mindy Engstrom found the sandwich while she was cleaning her room. "Iwasvacuuming underthe bed when the vacuum tarted making strange noises," Engstrom said. "I . . . "' put the handle of the vacuum on the floor so that the bottom of the vacuum was upright. I yelled at my sister for leaving it there and told her to throw it away. She and a friend evidently fell asleep while watching television and forgot about it." It was fairly common for students to leave food under their beds, especially before going to sleep. Carrie Thatcher was surprised when she found a moldy bowl of cereal under her bed that she left there one night, meaning to pick it up the next morning. "I was picking up my room and found it. I let out a little scream and then took it into the kitchen," Thatcher said. "It had green mold floating on the top of it so I threw it away, including the bowl. It was pretty gross." Even though carburetors seemed bizarre, and fuzzy, old food was a shock, some people found a hidden treasure under their bed. Cristy Riesland found a hidden treasure of $50 under her bed and used the money to go shopping. "Up in Mo Valley, a lot of people drop by my house," Riesland said. "I doubt it was mine, but I decided to keep it anyway. It was a nice surprise." • '' I was vacuuming and it started making strange noises ... I yelled at my sister for leaving the sandwich there.'' -~&~ WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE: Surrounded by clutter found under her bed, Nora Greer makes room for a waterbed. She found such things as a baseball card collection, a beachball, a sewing basket, and The Twelve Days of Christmas glass collection. (Photo by Heather Olson) A REALLY BIG SHOE: On the floor of his bedroom, Joel Smith reaches under his bed to grab the mate to his other shoe. (Photo by Heather Olson) . \ ' Under the Bed Treasures • written by Theresa Price Jody Acosta '- Michelle Adams Josh Ainsley Lisa Alba Eric Applegate Heather Aughe Sarah Autera Matt Ball Jamie Barrett Audrey Bartlett Jennifer Bates Jeremy Batson Joey Beals Courtney Belt Danielle Bennett J alyn Bennett Lisa Bemer Andi Binns Jared Birchard Jason Blodgett Jim Bonar Anderia Bonebrake Ada Bos Eric Boyle Sarah Bragg Dawn Bresley David Brown Lenny Brown Nick Browning Stephanie Brunow Julie Budwell Chrissy Buffum Jenny Burgess Nichole Caffery Rene Carman Dustin Church Mark Church Tom Cima Nikki Clayton Misty Coffman Mandy Cohrs Jody Collinson Jason Conroy Christy Cooper Scott Coppock Jody Cordell Eugene Creller Chi-is Curtis Melissa Daeges Larry Dall Joann Danburg Tina Danielsen David Daugherty Kim Davidson Misty Davis Jayne Dawson Andrea Deremer Rocky DiCenzo Ryan Dirks Angela DiSalvo Chiistina Dixon Julianna Dodson Troy Doner Mindy Doyle Tom Drennen Jeff Durick Alison Eggers Troy Eicher April Escritt Joshua Evans Josh Eveloff Danielle Ewing ~ ----- ___ __, .ft People - sophomores W' designed by Bonnie O'Hara Students tell the craziest pick up lines they've heard "One of my teachers told me that people who had opposite birth orders in their families made perfect mates, so I made that into my own pick up line; I just go up to somebody and say, 'Hey, baby, what's your birth order?' and sometimes it works!" -Jennifer Ridgway "Hey, honey! Are your legs tired? 'Cause you been runnin' through my mind all night." -Skylar Hunt "One time while I was at this party, this guy who had a bet with his friend to see who could pick up other p eople first, came up to me and said, 'Hey, there baby. I have a credit card without a limit; date me and you can use it all you want." -Melissa Albertson "Once I w ent cruising with a couple of my friends, and a car full of guys pulled up next to us, and one leaned out and told me that he lost his phone number and wanted to know if he could borrow mine. It was so embarrassing. " -Melinda Howerton "One time I was at a hockey game and I had this condom in my pocket, so I walked up to this really hot chic and said, 'Hey there, would you like to help me use this after the game?' I held up the condom, and she just said, 'No thanks, young man. I have a boyfriend, but I'm really flattered.' I just shrugged my shoulders and turned to leave, but as soon as I did, I slipped and fell down some stairs." -Harry Plendl "You may think you have the greatest body in the world, but I'll put mine up against yours any d ay." -Jason Ruiz 'hing-clong. After answering the ~oor, Corinne Hill welcomes boyfnend Woody Paulsen inside to go over plans for prom. The two p_lanned ~m renting a limosine and gomg to dmn er with two other couples. (Photo by Matt Stemple) '' . . . th" IS guy had a bet with a friend to see who could pick up someone f. 1rs t ... '' 1Jou.'u jo1hi129 nul Just to double check, TheresaPriceasksJoshHammers if he is going to come to her birthday party. Price celebrated her 17th birthday at the zoo with eiaht friends. (Photo by Matt Stempl~) Pick up Lines • collected by Janna Hightower L.. 23mik a fe9. With a handful of crutches, Anna Barron hobbles through marching band practice. She dislocated her knee when she slipped alld hit it on a table. She wore a brace for three months. (Photo by Heather Olson.) J!ook ma, one hand! In the small gym, Dennis Suhr shoots baskets one-handed. He broke his collar bone playing football and wore a brace for six weeks. (Photo by Ben Thomas) Oliver Falknor Stacey Farrell Richard Farson Jami Fastnacht Jennifer Faurot Angie Fender Chi-is Fender Chad Fent Kurt Ferguson Karlynn Ferris Misty Fichter Randy Fichter Chad Foote Tina Foote Chantal Franklin Brad Freeman Christina Frieze Niki Fuller Samuel Gahm Tricia Garges Kelly Gillman Myndi Graybill Naomi Greelis Mike Green Erin Crud.le Steve Haider Jeanie Hall Jessica Hall Richard Halse Erin Hanafan Adam Hansen Cory Hansen • _P_e_o_,p_l_e_-_so_.p,____h_o_m_o_r_e_s __ designed by Bonnie O'Hara Students tell about their stupidest injuries "I was riding my bike down the St. Albert hill and about halfway down, I hit a patch of sand. I skidded pretty far. When I got up, there was a big chunk of skin missing from my leg." -Darrin Golden "My brother got a moped for his birthday, and my dad told me I could ride it. I didn't want to, but my dad and brother said I was chicken, so I drove it. I went way up the street and decided to turn around, but I couldn't find the brake and ended up skidding and landed on my side. My brother rode his bike to find me because I was gone for a long time. When he found me, he went back to get my mom. She brought the car to take me to the hospital, but I told her not to. My elbow and knee were just scraped up." -Jessica Hall "I was at my first hockey game with my friend. This lady sitting next to me was talking to another person, and then she stuck her hand in front of my head. I turned to see why. A hockey puck was flying straight toward me. It ended up bruising the lady's hand and my head. I still have the hockey puck." -Angela Bushman "One night my friends and I went out in the country and covered peoples' mailboxes with ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and honey. When we were walking down the road, we saw a car coming and threw the ketchup and other stuff in the woods into a ditch and ran. When we were running, we tripped over barbed wire and fell down a hill. We ended up in the same ditch with the honey, ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard. Plus I was on the bottom!" -Sue Harrison "My friends and I went to a concert, and we were crowdsurfing. The last time I went up, this big guy picked me up. It was okay for a while, but then there was a huge gap and I was dropped. My face on one side was bruised up really bad." -Daniel Collins ''when we were run- . n1ng, we tripped over barbed wire and fell down a hill?' Beth Hansen Melissa Hanson Jon Barrings Sue Harrison Anne Harter Dawn Hartley Shaw1 Hayes Cathy Haynes Elliot Heiman Nick Hemmingsen Amber Henry Brian Hill Jason Hilz Michelle Hoff Keith Holeton Robert Houts Jamie Hunt Chris Isaacson Krista Jacobsen Tera Jensen Eric Johnson Katrina Jolrnson Kristin Johnson Chris Jones Erin Jones Jason M. Jones Raymond Jones Wade Juhl Jillian Kadi11g Nichole Kadlec Mark Kaufman Carrie Keenan - lniuries . collected by Kristy Reedy ~ Danna Kehm IHeather Kelly Chris Kemp nn ~empf MattKennx_ Amanda Kerns Loretta Kingery Heather Kirkpatrick Stephanie Kracher David Lake John Larsen David Latino Loren LeClair Jennefer Lee Joe Lee Jaclyn Leinen Louis Lerette Justin Limpp Heidi Livingston Cliff Maddox Melissa Malick Robert Mallory Katie Malmberg Bryan Malone Jamie Mann Jeremy Mase Shane Mass Becky Matheson Bryan McAtee Bob McCall ~ Brandy McConnell Troy McDaniels I- ~ - !J(ahina ~tockin9e.7. • People - sophomores designed by Bonnie O 'Hara dl/(an, oh, man, did[] cau1-£ Daring students admit to causing mischief "One time a friend and I let the air out of our coach's tires after practice. It w as meant as a joke, but h e freaked out. He was really mad and so were my parents, but I didn't get punish ed." - J.D. Knudson "Once, some friends and I put a condom on the theater room doorknob. The b and director opened the d oor, grabbed it, and jumped away. He kept asking who put the stran ge b alloon on the doorknob." - Justin Wood "One night I had two of my friends spend the night. My mom ap.d dad were working so they w eren' t home . One of the girls was d runk and sh e ran outside in the rain. When we went out with h er, w e m et some guys and they came in and spent the night. One of the guys was in my closet, another at the end of my bed, and another und er my step sister's bed . My d ad came home and saw one of the gu ys under th e bed and shon his flashlight on him, and the guy pretended h1:: was a girl. My paren ts found out later, and I got grounded for three months." - Katrina Stockinger "Once, a friend of mine got caught stealing coat from a store in the m all and a cop cam tc talk to u s. I freaked out and took off in m · friend's car. Wh en I came back to pick up m. friend, the cop stopped me because he thought I was in on it too. H e searched me and found m' fake I.D. I'm still waiting to go to court." - Varge f'risb·t "One night my friends and I were bored on garbage nigh t. We d ecided to take some rop' and tie some garbage cans to the back of my a . We dragged the garbage cans around all nig until they ended up in a ditch." - Jesse lo - Kelly McGuire Brian Merit Jaime Metz Michael Meyer Ray Miller Josh Milligan Laura Mooberry Jessica Moore Mandy Mulvania Amy Munch Adam Nagunst Malinda Neff Natasha Nelson Doug Nice Rieka Nixon Carrie Norgard Brian Norman Ben Nourse Matt Ollie Denise Olmstead Karlene Olsen Brian Orth Tara Owens Jay Parker Andy Paulson Carmen Pengra Jennifer Pennel Lashawntea Petersen Jason Pierret Schia Pike Jeremyah Pleas Jamie Plumb §otcfza! With one foot in the room, Corinne Hill sn eaks into her sister's bedroom after a night out. Hill used to sneak out until h er father caught h er and she was grounded for ab out two months. (Photo by Laura Hicks) i.!Jut on a L£d9£: Taking a break during a newspaper worknight, Jason Ruiz and Adam Sagert help Nate Rutledge in from the ledge. Police were called after a concerned citizen spied the trio on the ledge outside Room 234. (Photo by Matt Stemple) Causing Trouble collected by Kristy Reedy Ben Proctor Danielle Rablin Niki Rannells Brandon Reed Kristy Reedy Nolan Respeliers Travis Reynolds Lindsey Ri chards Michell Roan Renee Robicheau Adam Sagert Carisa Satrom Joanie Schlotrnan Dale Schmidt Diane Schmidt Ryan Schnackel Jeremy Schnitker Rosanne Schwarz Breanne Schweer Brian Scoles Rebecca Sears Dennis Sigafoose Mike Simms Jenny Skalberg Michele Skow Allan Smith AndySmjth Jeremy Smith Paul Smith Heather Snyder Chris Sorick Brian Spitznagle • People - sophomores designed by Bonnie O'Hara Memories of embarrassing moments turn faces red "I was at Spaghetti Works with my family once. Someone said something funny and I started laughing and coughing so hard that a noodle came out my nose. I got really embarrassed, and my face turned red!" -Nicole McKeeman "My boyfriend's a dish washer and was wet, so he borrowed some clothes from me. A couple of days later, I went to pick up my clothes at his house, and they were on the floor. I must have · picked up his underwear and didn't realize it. The next day my mom was doing the laundry and noticed a pair of boy's underwear in with my clothes. She asked me how it got in my laundry. At that time, I had no idea. A couple days later, I figured out what happened." -Nicole Caffery "Last year at the orchestra Christmas concert, I put my bow in the F holes in my bass and set it down. When I picked it up to play, my bow was stuck. We had to stop the concert so Mrs. Krijan could help me pull it out. It was terrible; the whole school was staring as w e struggled to get it unstuck." - Andy Smitli "One summer I was playing softball, and Jennifer Bates was pitcher, and I was first base. My friends came to watch me play, so I wa trying to impress them. It was really sunny out, and with the glare, it was hard to see. The opposing team bunted the ball, and Jenn caught it and threw it to me. I didn't see it because of the glare, and it bounced off of m head and knocked me out. The referees and coaches rushed over to carry me off the field. I was so embarrassed that I didn't want to getup." I - Jody Cordell cJVa-na-na boo-boo! Behind instructor Roger Kuhl's back, Courtney Brummer makes faces at Jayme Joyner in soci· ology. The two girls were called on to read the~ answ.ers in front of everyone. "We were trying to b e ~s actmg while he expanded on our answers," Brummer said. (Photo by Laura Hicks) - Dan Springer Julia Stein Matt Stemple Katrina Stockinger Keisha Stoddard Bonny Stowe Kevin Stull Dennis Suhr Heather Swain Donald Swanson Ruby Swigart Blake Taylor Lindsey Taylor Carrie Thatcher Tiffani Thomas Catherine Thompson Keellia Thurber Jason Tomford April Traylor Wendy Troff Josh Turek Jenni Underwood Jene Vinsonhaler Stacie Voss Chris Wal ton Brandi W arnert Scott Watkins Tieg Weather Jeanette Wenningh ff And Will Jessica Wilson Tina Winger Embarrassing Moments collected by Jenni Underwood 11 / lvacl tlve a1eif<'de<ft d/<'ea/lf fa<ft If tjlvt . Students visit the unknown, tell their • • • JJ TALES FROM THE SLEEP rapped at the end of a tunnel with no place to go, Kammy Wardlow turned around only to face a huge stone rolling toward her. Just as the stone was about to crush her, Wardlow woke up from her dream with a sheen of sweat glistening on her forehead. "I was trapped in a room with a bunch of tunnels and only one led to the exit," she said. "Each tunnel had a different shaped entrance and I had to answer a riddle to pick the right tunnel. I don't think my dream meant anything, just that I chose the wrong tunnel." Although many people could not remember whatthey dreamed when they went through R.E.M., or the mode of sleep called rapid eye movement, some students did remember their strange dreams. The only explanation Colette Johnson had for one of her weird dreams was that she had overdosed on biology. "I dreamt I had taken my eye out of its socket and put it in a glass of soapy bath water," sh~ said. "The concentrations of salt were differdreams played like an old television movie, including bad special effects. "I had little wings I could fly through time with, and I was going all these different places," she said. "Bayliss ent, so because of osmosis, my eye swelled. I tried to put it back in my head, but it wouldn't fit, so in order for my eye to "I WAS TRAPPED IN A GLASS BOX Park was my headquarters where I could pick different orbs which told me different places in time I could v isit. When I would go AND IT STARTED TO CLOSE IN ALL AROUND ME ... ,, shrink to normal size, I had to suck on it. I put it in my mouth until it shrank. Then I put it back in my head." "I think I was studying too much about osmosis," Johnson said. One of Krista Jacobsen's places, people could see me but not the orb. The bad guys saw the orb and took it, but they didn't know how to use it. The bad guys started chasing me around the city, in and outofbuildings, so they could find out how to use the orb. Fi- • People -­ - freshmen designed by Nora Greer nally, I flew into this house and hid out there until I woke up." "I think my dream just means that I wa tch too much TV," Jacobsen said. While some students' dream had no sigruficance, Justin Wood said his reoccurring dream showed he was under too much pressure and stress. "I was trapped in a glass bo · and it started to close in all around me until it got too small," he said. "One time the glass began to cut through me." Whether they could remember their dreams or not, students continued to dream the night awa · Most had no explanation for th ir strange dreams. DREAMLAN D. With glasses close at hand, Connie Hod en dreams peacefully at the concert choir lock· in Oct.14. Hoden said she rarely had a nightmare. (Photo by Kim Bolton) Mellow Ackerman Abbie Adkins Krista Alba Tim Albright Kevin Aldrich Haley Allen Jerry Andersen Lea Andersen Matt Andersen Courtney Anderson Matthew Anderson Justin Ashlock Amanda Atkinson Hannah Ault Chad Bailey Jose Banderas Anna Barron Mike Bauerly Cory Bebensee ·Franklin Belt Tami Belt Sarah Berry David Birnley Erin Blaclanan Christina Blanton Eva Bowers Ryan Bramman Wolston Brockway Sunshine Brunow Philip Buchanan Mike Bums Angela Bushman Michelle Buss Matt Cameron Jennifer Campbell Jeremy Campbell Shawn Cannon Beth Carpenter Rebecca Cates Crystal Caynor Matt Chambers Courtney Chapman Bobbi Chew Lisa Chizek Jeremy Gchowski Andy Oark Holly Oark Maggie Clark Tina Oay Mike Clifton Andrew Cline Kimberly Coleman Daniel Collins Michelle Collins Benjamin Condecon Shawn Cook Michelle Cook Catherine Crocker Kristin Crook Jeremy Cross Dan Curnyn Jeffery Davis Ma.re Davis Emmy Dawson Michael Dempsey Sam antha Dingman Nathan Dix Ron Doss Shane Downing licia Drennen Angie Driggins Adam Driscoll Dreams writen by Stacie Voss Jason Driscoll Eric Dubois Crystal Duncan Sara Edmonds Sarah Edrington Josh Ely Ja~es English Mindy Engstrom Megan Erickson Justin Fahrenkrog Teddy Falcon Misssy Faught Deniece Fell Adam Ferry Amanda Fisher Nate F1enker David Foote Aubri Forrester Sarah Foutch Curtis Frank Lori Freeman Tracy Frieze Carissa Frisbie Andrew Frohardt Jeremy Funkhauser Chris Furlow Jason Garza Alicyn Geisler Elizabeth Ginn Judi Gouldsmith Kevin Graymer Scott Griffis • 11~ ~--- People - freshman designed by Nora Greer I magine sitting on your bed hypnotized by the flickering glow of your television, as your digital clock flips to 1:30 (a.m. that is). You turn on your a larm clock to wake you up for school the next morning and then pick up your phone and dial your best friend, who you know is waiting for your nightly call. Such behavior seemed strange to many, but some enjoyed being awake during wee hours. Talking on the phone at a ll hours often ke pt Jenni PERFECT? Late one night, Robin Shepard works in her bedroom on a mural of musical notes which she has painted all around herroom. (Photo by Laura Hicks) 1 '1 u;air a; all If tilvt rlo1ff? . . . . /1 Many find ways to pass time during the WEE HOURS Underwood up late, even though she intended to be in bed by 10:30 p .m. "Someone a lways calls me after I've gone to bed," she said. "My alarm and my mom have trouble waking me up, but the minute I hear the phone, I'm wide awake . My friends call late because we have to get home from work and get homework done first. Sometimes we talk for hours - - my mom would kill me if she knew, but I shut off her ringer and pick it up on the first ring." Joel Grondek found himself staying up all night studying. "I'm usually up until midnight studying," Grondek said. "I usually go to Village Inn three or four days a week with a couple friends, order something to drink, and study. I am a regular there now. " Crystal Meyer spent late Saturday nights w ith her fa ther, w hom she saw only every other weekend, due to a divorce. "Sometimes we stay up until about 2 a.m. talking and watching movies we rent," Meyer said. "We really get the chance to talk and learn a lot about one another." While some stayed up well past midnight, others rose much before dawn. Rosanne Schwarz spent the '"'ee hours in a pool of water. "I get up about 4:30 a.m., four to five days a week. I drive to Ralston for swimming practice with the USS Swim Omaha team," she said. 'Tm used to getting up early because it's been my routine. " T~~ WEE HOUR ROUT INES Work on play sets; go out with the cast. -!Ja!',.1ir (/o!tlel( Talk on the phone really late with my good friends. -tf Ql',./fo.MitirJ' Write poetry and listen to music. ...J'aMMtki Paek.co Do homework and study for big tests. -lltr;el'a 8 aJ'k4trQI( Watch USA Up All Night on the weekends. -Jeal(1'e- Ila!! Stay out and go to parties . ..Jo.J'Mlirt- !foci, Eat a weiner roasted over an open flame. -8ol(l(t't- O'lla!'a Go to Village Inn with friends and have coffee. -tfe/,,.? /al(e Work 'til close on the weekends. -Jf!,l(l(f/et< #aJ'J' Go out with fri ends in Bellevue. Angie Gunderson Christina Hamling Serena Hanisch Joanna Hanke Jennifer Hansen Jesse Hansen Tracy Harald on Jeff Hargrave Sonya Harrison Raelyn Haynie Melissa Helbling Stacy Hill Michaela Hirayama Brandon Holmes Sara Holme Alicia Hood Kristy Hough Michael Hough Sarah Hughes Trey Hughes Rainbo Hultman Stephanie Hunt Chad Huseth Lindsay Hutson Joe Hytrek Aaron Jacobsen Jason Jens n Pridraic Jensen Annie Jobe Andrew Johri1me Mid1riel Johnson R.J. Johnson Wee Hour Routines • written by Kim Fulfs Tina Johnson Travis Johnston Shaun Jordan Crystal Juhl Emelie Jurgens Nichole Kadlec Jennifer Kealy Lindsey Kellogg Robert Kelly Matt Kenkel Jan elle Kenny Jamie Kephart Sean Kinart Misty King Dennis Kinsey Peter Kitterman Jasmine Koch Bob Krauth Andy Kruse Sabrina Kunik Shaun Kyndesen Karri Lamkins Ivy Landstrom Tracy Lane Mike Langenkamp Andrea Lapham Lisa Larsen Naomi Leiserowitz Ryan Linehan Alisha Livengood Ryan Loos Chad Lorenz Kristina Mabbitt Chris Machmuller Scott Mahrt Jason Mailey Celine Markel Mary Jo Marsh Ginger Marshall Joe Mason Melissa Mass Mathew Ma ttox Jeri McAtee Jennifer McCarthy Jordan McCarthy Mike McClary Eric McCurry Monika McDowell Eric McHenry Jeff Mcintosh Jarrod Mcintyre Nicole McKeeman Melanie McLean Caroline McSorley Robby Meis Trenid a Mend oza Jeff Meredith Chris Merk Cheryl Merritt Randy Mescher John Metz Leslie Meyer Sarah Meyer Jeffrey Mil es Leah Minikus David Mitchell Megan Mitchell Sarah Mohatt Pearl Monroe Jacob Montgomery Skip Moreland Kurt Morgan • ~. ~1=----,--,---- Peon/e - freshman designed by Nora Greer Toothbrush .. . check. Clean Underwear. .. check. As 16 publications students packed the ir s uitcases, they looked forward to traveling to Dallas, TX for the Na tional Journalism Conven tion Nov. 16-20. They didn't, however, look forward to what they thought would be an uneventful drive to Kansas City to catch their 7:23 p.rn. flight. But the drive did save each student $200 and proved to be one of the highlights of the trip. "We met a t Mrs. Smoley's house to leave for the airport," MattStemple sa id. "Jessica Craft parked her car in Smoley's d riveway and locked her keys in it." Craft's car was parked too close to Smoley's garage, w hose car was still inside. "Smoley had to ma neu ver her car between her bushes and my car," Craft said. "Sh e kept mov11t/oa. t<JtJI( C Jefie~e t<J~at ~a;;el(ecl to l!fe ... Students endure really strange experiences II ON THE ROAD AGAIN ing backwards and forwa rds, not accomplishing anything." Meanw hile, Mary Gepner, history instructor, acted as a traffic controller, directing Smoley and pro t e ctin g her bushes. "Tim Owen did all the work changing the tire," Stemple said. But the douglmut could barely keep the car going 55 mph. A few miles and cellular calls later, an old "We had tears in our eyes fro m laughing so h ard ," Craft said after watching the events. 'THREE MEN replacem ent tire was fow1d inHamburg, WITH ONLY SIX IA. TEETH ... DROVE "Hamburg was a hi ckto w n ," Heather Olson said. "The old man BY HONKING ... " T h e d oon1ed car trip finall y started 15 minutes later. They left Smoley' s house, not worrying about missing their flight. But before reaching Missouri, Smoley' s front tire blew. The fourcar caravan stopped on the shoulder of I-29 to put on a spare. who changed the tire had on overalls and looked like someone from The Beverly Hillbillies." The $20 tire was good enough to get the caravan to the KCI airport with just enough time to eat and board the plane. Luckily speech and debate members never had car problems, but they did like playing road tricks on their coach. "We put a huge poster on the back of Ms.Nelson's van that read 'Please honk at the lad y in the blue van; she's our coach and she's single,"' Shelly DeWitt said. They also made signs that read, "I brake for big rigs" and "I like truckers." "Three hairy men with maybe six teeth between all of them drove past in a red pick-up honking and waving," DeWitt said. "Nelson had no idea what was going on!" CAR TRIPPING. In tight conditions, Stephani e Kracher, A dam Hansen, and Jenni Underwood snooze on the way to the girls' state basketball game. They rode to Des Moines with Jennifer Kracher and Nora Greer. On the way home they witnessed an accident. (Photo by Troy McDaniels) ~~~~~~- writen by Sarah Scheer r~p~s=-- • W ith heart-pounding curiosity, Carrie Thatcher frantically rushed through the door of her house and eyed the button tha t contained the answers to her hidden life. This life saving device cu red Thatcher's daily problem of being unable to w atch her daytime soap operas. "I tape my soaps. I have a time recorder on my VCR and put it on every morning," she said. "Then I watch them when I get home from school. Soaps come first, before homework." Thatcher said the soaps allowed her time to relax from her busy schedule of sch ool and sports. "It's something for me to look Matt Morgan Amber Morris James Morrison Jim Morrison Pa tricia Mortensen Adam Nelson Jolene Nelson Josh Nelson Nate Nelson Robbie Neumann Racheal Newhuis Jason Nichols Jenny Norman Imran Nukhtar Lori O'Brien Matt Ogle Brian Olsen Misty Ortez Hea ther O'Shea Sandra Owen Samantha Pacheco Ryan Page Benjamin Pahl Ryan Pa rks Jaime Parsons Woody Paulsen Ryan Pelzek Brad Peters Erin Petersen Arny Pettengill John Plamondon Ellen Pleake • People - freshman designed by Nora Greer 11n ·I in I _/ ? II v la ffOa. iree v ~ ffeirtet<-aOff, Some go crazy over daytime T.V., create SOAP MANIA forward to other than everyday life," she said. Like Thatcher, Kelly Gillman said soaps helped take her mind off things. "It's a different life than wha t we know. There's never the same old story," she said. "They cover everyd ay problems such as marriage conflicts in unpredictable ways." Although it was unusual for g u ys to wa tch soap s, Mark Church admitted to being a soap fana tic. "Some of my friends think it's strange for me to be watching soaps," Church said . "But I tell them they' re really good and have a lot of moralistic principles." Church began watching soaps a couple years ago due to boredom from summer vaca tion. "Once you start watching, it becomes addictive; that's how soaps keep their audience," he said. "Once one plot is over, another one begins." Church said he especially enjoyed a subplot on The Young and the Restless when two married couples started having feelings for each other's spouse. "One of the ladies got pregnant," he said. "She took a pill that was supposed to d estroy the baby, but the baby actually ended up being born prem a turely. The result was two divorces." Whether watching soap operas for relaxation, addiction, or simply a change of pace, some students believed there was more than "One Life To Live." T~~ EVIL C l-I Al"tACTERS Sheila is the most kniving charachter on Bold. -Tt-1:rM. Jiu Kendal on Children is a real witch. - f/rue.r.ra /)ilfflf(M Erica is totally ruthless on Children. The meanest person on Restless is Victor Neuman. -#t'k t;lf(lf(! On Restless, Lauren Fenmore is vengeful. ...f tact-j' tflfaa.r.r Jill is deceitful on Restless. -J,,lflf/11/orlf(ll.lf On Restless, Victor is a total jerk. -RFPdzd Hospital's Lucy Coe is very cunning. -!fa!ril"orre.rtu<- Bo Buchanon is totally egotistical on One Life . -tf1Mt Uaookur Children's Adam Chandler is very vengeful. ...ftaot~ fl OJ'! REALLY? Mesmerized by the diverse articles in Soap Opera Weekly, Sara Adams catches up on her favorite soap operas during some free time. (Photo by Matt Stemple) DAYTIME. Kneeling to set the VCR, Mark Church prepares to record his favorite soap, The Young and the Restless. Church said he watched the soap every day after school. (Photo by Matt Stemple) Dawn Pogge Josh Powell J essicaPowers Danielle Prout Kelly Quigley Brad Ratliff John Raymond Ron Reed Shelia Reed Christine Reiners Haylie Rice Brian Ridder Jam es Ridder Brandi Riggs Sheila Rindone Paul Rocha Brandon Rochholz Adam R01T1esbmg Mike Roth Justin Ruby Nate Rutledge Candice Ruud Valory Ruiz Amber Sagert Traci Saitta Sarah Scarp llo Steven Schreck Tiffany Schreck Toni Schultz Audre chwiedop Adam Shaw Bo Sheldon - ____.__ Soap Op~-era ~ Fanatics ~. • writen by Carisa Satrom S uddenly David Cox's 185- pound body trembled in fear as the dainty spider crawled along the d ashboard of his moving car. All he could think about was pulling over and somehow smashing the spider. "I've always been afraid of spiders," Cox said. "I remember hating them when I was little. I just thought they were creepy, crawly, and ugly." The most frightening experience Cox ever endured was awakening to find a spider in bed with him. "When I woke up one morning, there was a big spider crawling on my chest," he said. "I flew out of bed, flipped the spider off my chest, found the closest shoe, and beat it to death." A random poll of students, showed the four most common phobias were of heights, spiders, EEWWW! Flin ching, Wend y Troff lets her fear of bugs get th e best of her as Quinn Kelly teas es her with a fake insect in algebra class. (Photo by Laura Hicks) ~ People - freshmen ~ designed by Nora Greer f(l/a1re I etret<- t()lcl !()a. I a/ff clea t~t, a/t<-a/cl ()/, Irrational phobias leave some ' ' ?" TREMBLIN'WITH FEAR snakes, and small spaces. "My claustrophobia actually stops me from doing a lot of things," Nick Browning said. "It's not only small rooms that bother m e, I couldn' t breathe and I couldn't even imagine going in." Michelle Hoff suffered from a far less common phobia. "In second grade, I was standing in m y like most people think. Even getting tangled up in my sheets at night really bothers me. I have to sleep with my door open . If I don't, I can't "EVEN GETTING TANGLED UP IN driv e wa y waiting for m y s ch oo l bus," H o ff s aid . "This boy threw his p ocket knife at me, and it almost hit m e. Ever sin ce , I've been terrified of sharp MY SHEETS AT NIGHT REALLY BOTHERS ME .. 11 sleep because I feel so uncomfortable." "At Halloween time my friends and I went to a haunted house, andatonepoint,Ihad to go all the way back and get out because I saw a tunnel," he said. "I felt like Fl RE! Fl R.E ! Carefully Naomi Greelis lights a b u n sen burner. Greelis h as such a fe ar of fire that sh e wouldn't light a match. (Ph oto by Laura Hicks) knifes." Hoff said every time someone used a sharp knife around her, she became uneasy and found herself withdrawing from the situation . "Last yea r in science class someone had a pair of scissor and I thought it was a knife," Hoff sa id. "The person came up behind me and pre tended to cut m hair. I got rea lly nervous and had to m ove aw ay, even though I knew they w e re joking around." Instead ofrunnin g fromknive , Nora Greer found herself running to a ba r of soa p and a stick of d eodorant. "M y biggest fear is smellin bad ," she sa id. "After P.E. I put on tons of d eodorant, even ii w haven' tdone any thing. Idon't g anywh e re w ithout showerina, and I brush my teeth, u se mouthwash and chew gun1 all the tim . I ba te to smell other p eople's bod) od or, and I don't want someon to have to smell mine. Smellin bod y od or is tortu re. " From ord inary fears to the m u ncommon, students found phobias were nothing to lau gh at. Molly Shepard Mellissa Shipley Tiffany Shirley Amy Shoemake Bria1me Simons Angela Slate Amanda Smith Charlie Smith Eleanor Smith Joel Smith Lukas Smith - Tim Smothers Sarah Snyder Daniel Solon Nikki Spetman Starla Springs Kristy St. John Jill Stein Jeff Steppuhn Christine Stevens Sarah Stevens Tina Stifle Sandy Stiles Kevin Stoddard Courtney Story Jonelle Strazdas Craig Suhr Anthony Swanson Ben Thompson Misty Thompson Matthew Todd Misty Trezona Benjamin Truksa Erin VanBibber Ryan Vanderhelm Nichole Vanwinkle Josh Vermule Ian Viola Angela Vogt Denise Ward Melissa Wagner Heather Walker Kammy Wardlow Kelly Weakland Michelle Weare Sarah Wegman Mindy Welty Jason Westphal Andrew Whalen Courtney White Marie Wickman Brent Widtfeldt Tamara Williams Teresa Williams Teri Williams Dara Willis Kelly Wilson Nate Wilson Jessica Winter Nate Wobbema Derek Woellhof Melissa Wohler Erik Wolter JoAnna Woods Barbara Worle Brian Wright Laura Wright Amy Yochum Jake Yochum jam s Yopp Karen Young Jim Zimmerman '---------- - _J Phobias • written by Jenni Underwood _ o,o You KNOW Teachers find satisfaction in after school jobs Workin1 Ove • e ? • • Instructor Dennis Devault has a twin sister named Dixie " I have moonlighted as anything from an assistant for an independent tax preparer to a handy man doing patios or painting houses, but it seems the biggest job I do is helping run the Douglas County Fair for three weeks during July and August. I help set up and take down everything before and after the fair and act as adviser keeping ev~rything in order. I really enjoy this the most because I'm outside , who is seven minutes older than and it pays really well." --Steve Swee, business he is. IJN'l1 f) t_.J) s~ • Raised i n S a n Fransisco, instructors Francisco Pepin and Linda Smoley grew up in the same neighborhood, but Smoley said they didn't know each other because she is 15 years older than him. "M y husband lost his job three years ago. He wasn't able to find a job fast, and we had been interested in the ostrich market for a few years, after visiting a booth at the state fair about •Instructor Bill Willard built a log home for his family. He acted as his own contractor for most of the construction and did all the work except for the electrical and plumbing. • Although she is known for not tolerating bad behavior from students, instructor Mary Gepner ran away from school several times before the age of 11 . As a punishment, she had to sit in the corner ' where she said she l scratched all the paint off the walls . raising ostriches as a meat product. We fig- ~red now was a good time to get started. It's expen- ~ive and time consuming, but we both enjoy doing it. We were both raised on farms but we don't have the space for a farm. Since ostriches don't require much space, we got what we were looking for, and we plan to do it for the rest of our lives." --Anina Madsen, math Clark Allen .. Power Mechanics, Technical Mechanics, Technical Welding, Head Wrestling Larry Argersinger. Physical Education, Powerlifting, Boys' Track Julie Augustin. Teacher Associate Gayle Backes. French 1-2, 7-8, French Honor Society Stephen Barker. Astronomy, Geology, Principles of Technology Marcia Blaine. Special Education Dave Brown. Physical Education, Head Girls' Basketball, Head Girls' Golf Ruth Brown. Basic Math 1-2, A.P. Calculus Constance Byrnes. Computer Programing, Algebra 3-4, Analysis, Triginometry, • People - teachers designed by Nora Greer & Bonnie O'Hara ''I t kind of seemed right that after being raised on a farm and having a degree in biology and chemistry, I start my own chemical lawn care agency. At the timewhenl started 15yearsago, I did it because of the need for extra money to help pay for my son's college tuition, keep a decent running car, and have basic extras we needed. If I were given a chance to go back 15 years, I would probablydoitagajn, butonlyiflneeded the money." --Dennis Schmoker, chemistry "I work as a consultant for a firm m.~t ~f Linco~ NE. My job is to fix problems Wlthin a business such as advertising, employee relations, and any aspect of the business that needs improvement. I evaluate what's happening by interviewing employees, spying, and checking records to pin point problems within the company . The business can take my advice or they can refuse. I get paid through my firm either way. I can make anywhere from $30 to $160 an hour. At times I consider doing it full time, but then I remember I love what I do. I can bring in business situations and relate them to the text so students will remember what is being taught." --Koger Pearson, business Ice cream man. At his Dairy Queen, instructor Ron Lakatos makes a tasty blizzard. Lakatos had owned the Dairy Queen at the Lake Manawa Power Mall for eight months. The franchise had been in Lakatos's wife's family since 1949. Instructor Larry Argersinger was also a part owner of the restaurant. (Photo by Ben Thomas) School Board. FRONT ROW: Cathy Ryba, President Rita Sealock, Billi Ahems. BACK ROW: Lou Carta, Kevin Monroe, Ken Petersen, Vice President Tim Wichman. (Photo by Heather Olson) Jeannie Callan. Special Education Terrell Ointon. General Science, Biology, Zoology Jim Cunningham. Spanish 1-2, 3-4, Spanish Club, Head Boys' Soccer Jo Cupp. Honors English 3, English 3, Mime Troupe Dennis De Vault. U.S. History 3-4, A.P. U.S. History, Football William Emsick. Pre-Algebra 1-2, Algebra 1-2 Christine Fink. Chemistry 1-2 Patti Ford. Child Care, Health, Family Living, Applied Health William Forsee. Biology, Botany, Zoology, AP Biology Kelly Frascht. TAG English 1-2, English 1-2, Honors English 2 Mick Freeman. Physics, A.P. Phy ics Head Cross Country Mary Gepner. World History 1-2, Honors World History 1-2 Shookoh Ghasri. pecial Education Marsha Grandick. Oral Communications 4, Honors Oral Communications 4, AL Insider Trisha Hagar. Algebra 1-2, Algebra 3-4, PreAlgebra 4 Entrepreneurs • writen by Sarah Kehm I'm so excited! Saying good-bye to Nikki Mauer before she leaves for the girls' state basketball tournament, instructor Dennis Schmoker gives her a brief pep talk and a big hug. (Photo by Carrie Thatcher) Day Custodians. Pat Ryan, Mary Kay Farber, Al Mabbitt, Vern Erks. (Photo by Heather Olson) Joe Hauser. Honors Biology, Honors Zoology, Biology, Zoology, Human Biology, Head Boys' Track. Jan Hawkes. Assistant Principal Alynn Jaeger. English 1-2, Honors English 5-6, Creative Writing, Boys' Basketball, Porn Pon DougJiskoot. Tradesandlndustry,Student Government Randi Kennedy. Art, Ceramics Chelly Kenney. Special Education Chris King. Attendance Secetary Sidney Klopper. U.S. History 3-4 Dennis Koch. Formal Geometry, Business Math Stephanie Krijan. Orchestra Roger Kuhl. Sociology, A.P. Sociology, American Government, A.P. American Government, Political Issues, Humanities Jim Lake. Principal Dani Linneman. Earth Science, Weather, Geology Geri Livermore. English 1-2, 3 Jenny Long. Special Education Anina Madsen. Informal Geometry, Formal Geometry, Pre Algebra 1-2 Fred Maher. Assistant Principal Chuck May. Special Education, Head Volleyball Bev Mccumber. Head Secretary Wes McMains. Algebra 1-2, Desktop Publishing, Fundamental Computer Applications, Football, Head Baseball IA People - teachers W' designed by Nora Greer & Bonnie O'Hara Practical jokes prove that some teachers are o,o You Kids at He KNOW " I pledged a fraternity in college. Part of my initation was to r efinish a frat inember's floor. So I sanded it to perfection, making it look beautiful. Then instead of adding a stain to it, I poured honey over it and put a 'Wet Floor' sign on the door. The guy kept asking me when it would be done and I' d always say, a couple more d ays. After a week, he fig ured out what I had d o ne." --Instructor Stephen Brockway, drama "T he custodians several years ago were taking the extra food the teachers put in the faculty refrigerator, so we decided to get even. Several of u s teachers got together and made dog food sandwiches. We disg uised then• and put then• in the refrigerator. When we came back to school, the sandwiches were gone. We asked the janitors what happened to the sandwiches we had rnade for Alf, a teacher's seeing eye dog. The custodians were furious. " --Instructor Mary Gepner, history ' 'w hen I was in high school, I had a teacher I didn' t ? • • When instructor Roger Pearson was in elementary school in a like. He was having a septic tank installed, so a friend and I went over to his house. We knocked his port-a-potty into the hole they had dug to put the tank in and set it on fire." IJN'l1 ftl .. J) s~ small Iowa town , he had to attend a segreg a t e d school. --Instructor Larry Brown, social studies Mike Messerli. Assistant Principal Carol Murray. English 7-8 Jane Nelson. Oral Comunications 4, Forensics, Mock Trial Wayne Norman. Keyboarding 1-2, 3, IBM Buisiness Computer Applications Jay Nugent. Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Color Guard Linda Patton. Spanish 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11- 12, Spanish Club Gina Pearson. Special Ed ucation Roger Pearson. Business Management, Business Law,Consumer Education, Retailing, Marketing Education, DECA Jean Reagan. English 1-2 Peggy Rodriguez. German1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, German Club Tracy Schaefer. English 1-2, 7-8, Creative Writing Dennis Schmoker. Chemistry 1-2, AP. Chemistry elnstructo r Shookoh Ghasri, who came to the United Stat es in 1976, is from Iran. • In college, instructor Jo Cupp was an avid fencer. She went to several competitions and even placed second in the state of Missouri. • On average, instructor Joe Hauser goes pheasant and quail hunting 15 times a year. He has a trainedGe r man Sho rthair named Heidi that always accompanies him. •To earn some extra money and pass the time, instructor Lee Spann paints houses in the summer. Rowdy Teachers • ------'-'-=----=--.L--- writen by ~ Sarah Kehm Teachers' kids tell tales about Mom and Dad Spilling the Beans • • Once a year, instructor Geri Livermore vacations in Florida, where she goes for walks on the beach, swims . . . and rides a boogie board. • During his college years, instructor Doug Jiskoot played the cello in the Sioux City '' l 1( Then we lived in California there was a \I \I fa culty banana eating contest a t the school w here my d ad was principal. After everyone was blindfolded and told to start, they took off their blindfolds as a joke and wa tched my d ad eat. He a te over three pounds of bananas in five minutes!" -- David Lake, son of Principal Jim Lake " M y d ad and I went fishing and I got a trevel hook caught in a tree. So he yanked it out and then it got caught in his mouth! He had to go to the emergency room and get it surgically removed. --Brad Freeman, son of physics instructor Michael Freeman S y m - phony, and he still plays. "we went on a trip to Eng lan d, a nd trying to d rive on the other side of the road was really challenging. My d ad always gets his sunglasses and regular glasses mixed up, so w hen IJN'l1 f) I~I) s~ we were getting read y to go, he put on his su nglasses and accid entally •In college at left his regular glasses on top of the car. Iowa State, instructor Marsha Grandick was one of 12 Diamond Darlings, who collected balls and bats in miniskirts during baseball games as a gimmick to increase attendance , which rose 3,000 by season's end. • Forthe past two summers, instructor Alynn Jaeger has gone canoeing on the Dismal River near Chadron, NE. • Instructor Don Scheibeler studied in a monastery for four years . Dick Schoeppner. Counselor Nila Sevey. Treasurer Susan Smith. World History, U. S. History, American Government, Humanities Linda Smoley. Newspaper, Yearbook, Journalism Mary Spitznagle. Media Center aide Betty Struthers. Secretary Tom Stull. Driver's Education Jim Sutherland. Formal Geometry, Geometry, Consumer Math Steve Swee. Accounting 1-2,3-4, Keyboarding • People - Teachers designed by Nora Greer a nd Bonnie O 'Ha ra My mother and gra ndmother were d riving behind usanddroveoverthem . Hewas basicallyblind! We spent six hours in a crowd ed shopping mall waiting for new glasses." -- Jennifer Barker, daughter of science instructor Steve Bark er "There's this old picture of a kid sitting on a pot going to the ba throom and it looks exact] like my d ad when he was little. My grandma always teases him and tells other people that it's him. People rea lly d o think it's him and he alwa gets red in the fa ce w hen she talks about it." -- Haley Allen, daughter of indus· trial arts instructor Clark Allen "My mom and d ad and I were out walking our tiny dog w hen we saw this huge dog run toward us. To protect our dog, my mom lifted her off the ground by her leash. She was hanging there and she started to cough and choke. W accused Mom of strangling her. The other dog ju t came over and sniffed us and licked our fee t." Sara Smoley, daughter of j our · nalism teacher Linda Smoley Nancy Tangeman. Foods 1-2 Vonnie Tangeman. Drafting, Woods 1- 2, Computer Aided Drafting 1-2 Deb Tettenbom. Intro to Business, Senior Survival, Keyboarding Carol Tiller. Special Education Jim Tournabane. Counselor Rick Wahl. Football, Earth Science, P .E. 9-10, Weather Dara Walker. Color Guard Sponsor Joe Wheeler. Counselor Bill Willard. American Government, Psychology, Understanding People Chris Wood. Woods 1-2, Educational Technology Lab, Principles of Technology No kidding? On the last day of school, Jenny Barker tells her dad, science teacher Steve Barker, about how Naomi Leiserowitz put hundreds of plastic black spider rings all over the back seat of her car on the way home from lunch. (Photo by Heather Olson) Horsing Around. On her horse Amber, Haley Allen watches her father, instr uctor Clark Allen, put a brace on her horse's leg. Everyone in the Allen family was involved in rodeos, and they rarely missed going to one. Haley also competed and had won several awards. (Photo by Heather Olson) Family Secrets • written by Cori5o Sotrom GETTIN' SOME AIR. With ball in hand, Ryan Vanderhelm aims through the upper cylinder at Matt Cameron, who was on the other side in the Space Ball cage. The boys often played Space Ball at the new Fun Mart in the Power Mall by Manawa. (Photo by Matt Stemple) :AC . ~ designed by Heather Neumann Telling the world about Council Bluffs wasn't something most of us would have done, until now. New businesses were popping up before our eyes. Walmart, Sam's Club, Menard's, Homer's Records, two more Dairy Queens, a Fun Mart, and another Taco Bell had materialized in the past year. Construction on Red Lobster and Cracker Barrel restaurants had begun. Plans were well underway for three hotels in the Power Mall area, and the riverboat casino, convention center, and hotel complex were in the final stages of planning. But with all the expansion, Council Bluffs continued to focus on its history in preparation ofoursesquiannual celebration in 1996. Volunteers were already getting trained as tour guides, and monuments were scheduled for clean up in anticipation of a projected 1 million visitors from around the country. We knew our city didn't have all the diversity and entertainment available in Omaha, but we were glad it also didn't have the gangs, drive-by shootings, murders, and robberies that Omaha did. To make a long story short, with its urban expansion, history, and sma ll town atmosphere, we found a lot ""illl• • ill ' • • ~ ill~ •• "'- ~. written by Jennifer Kracher Shady Lane Ranch HORSEBACK RIDES · • $10 per hour • 30 horses available HAYRACK RIDES • $4 per person • Can accommodate up to 150 people R.R. 4 Box 311B In Council Bluffs (Highway 183) 323-1932 Large groups and organizations welcome -r,e,a~el' tt11C-~ if Ol!(etJl(e 1oa tP'a.ft Airline Tickets Cruises Amtrak Tickets Hotel & Car Reservations Motorcoach Tours Group Tours Passport Photos International Driving Permit American Express Travelers Checks-FEE FREE Travel Agency 322-2669 900 Woodbury Avenue 1-800-884-2669 Nationwide • Community designed by Vanessa Dingman Doc's Truck Parts Repair Machines Welding Portable Welding, Heliarc Blaxing-Arc 1611 Avenue M 323-2082 Shop 323-4330 Home Haircuts, Perms, Color, and Tanning (}ol'oP'eif & "/Mr/ Hours: Monday thru Friday9=7 Saturday 8-5 107 4th Street 322-2250 eo11r-atalati01(J" tl.l(r/ ~ool !a.et to tie etaJ"J" of 1995 (}~ 8~arf lftfjNirbtJtitJ.IK o~ R1eiar-rl J. RtJl(t ck. 200 South 29th Street 322-7912 e~S~'95 Todd, We are so proud of the man you have become. We love you very much. Love, Mom and Dad David and Kevin, Cherish yesterday, Dream tomorrow, Live today! We love y<;>u, and we are proud of you. Mom and Dad Congratulations on all your many achievements! May you dance happily through life. Love, Your Family Nebraska and Iowa's Largest Multi-line New Car Dealer Chevrolet • Oldsmobile • Pontiac • Buick • Chrysler• Plymouth •Dodge •Dodge Trucks 1-800-432-5830 Highway 30 West at Missouri Valley Exit on I-29 MOTOR CENTER INC. Community • designed by Vanessa Dingman • 8top and smell the roses. . . and other flowers. At flowers by Iiinman we offer a wide variety of floral arran8ements for all occasions. flowers tt by inman 1800 McPherson Ave 322-0267 We'll bowl you over! Bowling enthusiast Jennifer Burgess poses with General Manager Jay Leitman at Valley View Lanes, where you'll find a wide variety of enjoyable activities for all ages. srunswic~ Recreation centers Valley View Lanes 1900 Madison Avenue 328-2374 Jamie, We're very proud of you-- You've overcome many obstacles-- You've worked two jobs while going to school-- You're "finally" learning responsibility-- --Always smile, have faith and try your hardest-- We love you .... always-- Dad, Mom, Laura, Kyle, Aunt Beckie, and Uncle Dave Montang Body Shop • Community designed by Michelle Johnson Auto Body Work and Painting 1426 2nd Avenue (712) ~22-1088 Shop (712) 366-1888 Home PATMONTANG 7~~~ ~~aft~. 'JM~~~~ ~~,7~ Wei~~~atei ~ ~ caH- ~· 7tm ()~~4~~ ~fea~~~e~ ~at7~. While at Trendsetters, get that summertime look with Beach Club Tanning Trendsetters & Beach Club Tanning 1840 Madison Ave 328-9777 Community • designed by Michelle Johnson • "THE BOWHUNTER'S HEADQUARTERS" ~-'T' ~ ~ "~ .&...,C::EK::E:..,""2'" Brian Koontz, trying out a bow, comes to West Oak Archery for target practice and all his hunting needs. Mick & Elaine Brown 113 West Broadway 328-3148 Brandi, You always bring joy, laughter, and happiness--what more could anyone ask for! We are so very proud of you! We wish you luck and success in all that you set out to do. May God Bless! Love, Dad & Mom Kelly, Tori, & Jason "Only exclusive full line Isuzu dealer in the area." Over 100 used vehicles in stock. DOT I-80 Lake Manawa Exit 360-0000 APARTMENTS -1-2-3 BEDROOM APTS -GAS & WATER PAID -CABLE HOOKUPS -LAUNDRY FACILITIES -STOVE & REFRIGERATOR FURNISHED -CENTRAL AIR -NO PETS 711 East Broadway 328-1869 Community ~ designed by Michelle Johnson VISIT OUR FAST, FRIENDLY FULL SERVICE BANK The Heartland's Bank FEDERAL BANK FDIC Insured * COLLEGE LOANS * INSTALLMENT LOANS * MORTGAGES * INVESTMENT COUNSELING 421 West Broadway P.O. Box 1169 328-3803 GET TOTAL SATISFACTION AT Y®Ya~ FILL & FOOD Truckin' the way .. to the top! e IN DIRE NEED OF GAS? e DO YOU HAVE A GROWL IN YOUR STOMACH? e IS MONEY IN SHORT SUPPLY? YOU'LL FIND AFFORDABLE GAS, SNACKS, & A PLEASANT SMILE AT TOTAL FILL &FOOD 1928 Sherwood Dr. 328-8114 701 32nd Avenue 366-5453 Z'~ '97 You give your all For volleyball, When life's the game, You play the same. Such a blessing, You keep us guessing. Our hearts you lift, God's precious gift. All Our Love, Grandma Luckey, Grandpa Harlan, Great Grandma Hackley i"e ~taitelft,Aketa •Low prices •Friendly help •Hundreds of cars Need help looking for the right car? Come to John Barber at Rhoden Auto Center for friendly help and a great price. ~~o~e" -. AUTO CENTER 111111 3600 South Expressway 366-9400 s~ Z'e1fJttt '95 Through the years you have blessed us with your quick wit and sense of fun. Always remember we love you. "Everything is Rossible to you that believe." Mark 9:23 Love, Dad, Mom,& Marla Community • designed by Michelle Johnson • TRIPLE L TRANSMISSION & AUTOMOTIVE Waiting for the race to begin, sophomore Bub LeRette sits in his '69 Chevelle sponsored by Triple L. OFFER/IV~ .. - TRANSMISSION REPAIR AND EXCHANGE - 4-WHEEL DRIVE SPECIALISTS - BRAKE SERVICE - REASONABLE PRICES 1511 A VENUE L Congratulations, Vanessa. In life you'll have many opportunities. We hope you choose tl\e right ones. Always do your best. Love, Mom, Dad, Samantha, and Shawn • Community designed by Stephanie Kracher 328-7113 Robin, You are a loving, caring, and very spirited young woman now. No matter where life takes you, we will be there to love and support you. Mom, Dad, and Molly Spec Shoppe Checking out the selection at Spec Shoppe, Michelle Johnson tries on a pair of glasses. Hal Gaspard Certified Optician 301 W. Pierce 328-3450 CREME OF THE CROP Christy Creme cremes the competition with all of their c1reme at the crap seniors like Brian Anderson, Kathy Daley, and Courtney Martin. CHRISTY CREME 2735 N. Broadway 322-2778 Michael, ---"~[telM We are so proud of you. Lisa, You have brought joy and laughter into our -.~ lives. Your gentleness and kindness will take you far in life. We wish you all the happiness your future will bring. We love you. Mom, Dad, Scott, ~ andJulie We couldn't be more proud of you. Never give up on yourself or your dreams. Congratulations. We love you. Mom and Lori We. 11~~ ft All Fo~ YoM-1 Mti a.II ?orue-ft'&r cfet"v-ie~ etJcf!1fei/e~ cfeiool cf«fJ/'1~ a.lfrl/ilU'11ra.eea.tteal lfeerk, [)"'°#1 To«llf 1:r ?orue- ev-et"tfti11f cfto!"e. DrusTown 1745 Madison Ave. 322-9097 Community • designed by Stephanie Kracher Arnold's Tool & Die, Inc. 3135 West Broadway 0 {Jutte· ~~ '95 Julie, As you set out on your journey through life ... Remember there is great excitement as well as fear in the unknown. I know you have the courage to embrace it with open arms! Never be afraid to follow your dreams! I love you and will always be there for you. Love you, Mom P.S.Mayyou always share your beautiful smile with others throughout your journey. It's the most important thing you '11 be w earing! Personalized and Quality Service , Lanny Walker Owner 1824 Second Ave. • Community designed by Breanne Schweer Dies-Molds-Jigs-Fixtures Special Machines Lloyd Arnold-President 323-9330 e~o1199s1 Better - · Quality Cassettes 2101 South 35th 328-8060 Our company's goal is to understand the needs of the client and to meet and satisfy those needs with a high quality . product, personalized service, and cost effectiveness. 323-468 e Challenge You! Come Play Our Course 18 Holes-Remodeled Fairways 2000 New Trees-Driving Range Pro Shop & Repair Lessons by Tom E. Nelson PGAMember Spacious Clubhouse Weddings- Parties- meetings Corporate Outings 31st St. & So. Omaha Bridge Road 366-4653 Community • • designed by Breanne Schweer Heather, From preschool to graduation, you're beautiful in so many ways, both inside and out. You're a very special person who's always there for your friends. Remember, wherever you go, whatever you do, we'll always be here for you. Love You, Mom & Dad ---------- e We design beautiful arrangements of fresh or silk flowers and create unique gourmet baskets and balloon bouquets • Our expert designers can make any special event one to remember. We do weddings by appointment and make banquets beautiful with a variety of decorations. •We offer delivery in the entire metro area , FTD ,and AFS wire services nationwide. g'~~ ?~/?~ 7~ ~pen~.- 7'zt. B'-5 fuH- & Sat. eueti1, I fJ~-Z'OJU<t & Pete ~~ 3200 5th Ave. 328-3092 It's never too early to establish and enjoy the benefits of a good financial relationship! See Us About Student Checking ----National• Bank---- Council Bluffs • Missouri Valley • Carter Lake • Cresent •No minimum balance• No per-check fees e Onl y requirements: must be a full time student, age 24 and under Member FDIC • Community designed by Breanne Schweer Seeing Is Believing! The Right Place to Go ... to See! FamilN Ey:ecare CE TE R Dr. Barry Jose Optometnst 1601 Ave. D 323-5213 -------------------- Nobody Does It Like ... Jamie Hunt and Ben Smith make a pizza. Pizza Counter Dine IneCarry Out• Delivery Pizza •Spaghetti • Sandwiches Salads • Garlic Bread 610 W. South Omaha Bridge Rd. 366-0593 520 East Broadway 323-7245 Kehry, You are a true joy in our lives. It is our privilege to be your parents. Love, Mom&Dad Congratulations Class of 1995 Dalilia§ J (Q)h fil§(Q)fil Grcecenh(Q)U§ce "Wholesale Only" 2802 Twin City Dr. 366-0407 Community . designed by Breanne Schweer At C.B. Vet Clinic your pet will be treated like royalty C.B. VET CLINIC 1229 THIRD ST. 323-2147 Make Firstar your first stop for student loans Before you head to college, head to Firstar Bank. We offer a variety of Stud ent Loans that can help you get the education you dream about. Firstar. The smart choice for Student Loans. M ain Street Friendly. Wall Street Smart. C 1994 Firstar Corp. d'1A Community ~ designed by Suzanne Meyer FIRSf".R Member FDIC Dustin, Our little boy is growing up. Remember you don't get better or worse as you get older, but more like yourself. We wish you the best as you take your next step toward being your own person. Love, Mom and Dad 11 II II 11 M elissa Malick's ferret Stinker gets great care at CB Vet Clinic. ~ ... 8 ~ .. d'8 •or ~o-.. Bud's Hobbies and Crafts that is! Your Complete Hobby Supply Store. RC-Cars, Planes, Boats, & Model Railroads Bud and Judy Kilnoski 133 W. Broadway (712) 322-1378 II Wishing the Class of 95· the best of luck Searle Petroleum Company Division of Red Giant Oil 1701 S. Third 323-2441 You've had a great beginning. Remember to always be responsible and respectful. Now spread your wings for a bright future, but never forget your roots. Love, Mom, Dad, Andrew, and Amy THE BIG STORE Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota's #1 Ford Dealer Highest Customer Satisfaction Rating in Omaha ... Rated by Ford Motor Co. ATC HE LY FORD, INC 1-800-747-FORD 3633 North 72nd Community • designed by Suzanne Meyer Philip w. Meyer M.D. Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Pediatrics~ children & adolescents WEEKEND & EVENING HOURS doctors building #303 201 Ridse St. 322-0253 • Community designed by Melissa Ma lick I For all your legal needs! ~ Richard A.Porter 1f AW "Tony" Tauke IE Stephen C. Ebke The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements or self proclaimed expertise. This disclosure is required by rule of the Supreme Court of Iowa. Bring Us Your Dreams Hawkeye Bank of Council Bluffs can help your dreams come true. You don't even have to come in to apply; just call and we'll send you an application packet. No matter which college you choose, we want to be your bank. Ryan, You have been a real joy and pleasure to us. You are a good athlete and an even greater son and brother. Play hard, work hard, and you can have it all! Love, Mom, Dad, and Jimmi ~ YE BANK 333 W. Broadway 35th and Broadway OF COUNCIL BLUFFS Merriber FDIC 323-7521 325-5981 Community . designed by Melissa Malick Brooke Bunten fills up her tank at McB's Main St. Station. Full I Self Service Gas A Convenience Store CITGO Tires & Repairs Quick Oil Changes iiL1XJL - ! C-t,. ! C-t,aa,-t,i+ •:aJL 822 So. Main St. 325-8351 CONGRATU LATIONS CLASS O F Oliver 0. Over, Sr. ( 1910-1991) Oscar 0. Over Oliver 0. Over OVER, OVER& OVER, P.C. AlTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 604 South Main Street 328-2658 "T~e ~utting Edge" From classic to danng, we'll find the haircut or style Stephanie Kracher picks out one of many stylin g products at Gar bo's Salon . • Community designed by Suzanne Meyer • I-lair Care that's right for you. •Manicures • Sculptured Nails • Make-Overs • Perms & Colors Reflecting your interest in quality dental care. WILLIAM J. BRAYMEN D.D.S. Three blocks past Mall of the Bluffs towards 179 B A Abraham Lincoln HS ennett ve. 322-2231 Hom.e & Garden SherbondYs SH9WPLACE 319 Sixteenth Avenue Phone 323-7985~ Fax 323-9969 Melissa Malick and Suzanne Meyer standing outside at Beem-Belford Beem-Belford Funeral Home Maurice O 'Neill, Matthew O'Neill, Stephen O'Neill 553 Willow Avenue 322-6669 Carpe diem! With love, Dad, Gr amps, & Christine Community • designed by Suzanne Meyer Senior Pictures ... No problem! Come to ... Jeff Kalar and Rikki Rodenburg went to Jack Hanson for quality photographs. Not only did they get great pictures but they had fun creating their poses. Jack Hanson PHOTOGRAPHY 322-7585 200 Kingsridge Dr. Kristin, May your path to sucess be filled with sunflowers and happiness. Love, Dad&Mom • Community designed by Vanessa Dingman Mollee-- You are loved for the little girl you were ... The special young woman you are now ... And the wonderful daughter you will always be! Love, Morn and Dad FOR ALL YOUR CAMPING NEEDS .... Come to ... Council Bluffs' Oldest Optical Business Since 1937 Come to us for total eye care including: Eye Exams Thousands of Frames Contact Specialists Great Prices Great Service Monday-Friday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m.-Noon Evening Appointments Available "The RV Professionals" Easy Parking 366-2581 2201 West Broadway 1629 W. So. Omaha Bridge Rd. 322-4554 Our Philosophy ... We try our best to serve your family carefully grown and handled fruits and vegetables. Martin's Orchard Rt. 3 Box 75 322-8010 Congratulations Lady Lynx!! Congratulations to the Lady Lynx volleyball and basketball teams for making it to State. Truckomat 3119 S. 9th Street 366-1766 . fl.fl. 7~ '95 J.J.-- Our (baby) brother and son. You have grown and grown into a responsible young man. We are so proud of and love you very much. Continu e on as you are. Mom, Dad, Chad, and Jeff fl~~ '95 Jeni, We love you and we are so very proud of you. May God direct your future "Sunshine." Love, Dad, Mom,& ....;.;..._;; _ __..;:::;..,. Bryan Come to us for a wide variety ranging from: Nascar Collectibles Steins Sports Collectibles Coca-Cola Items To our finest: Calico kittens Mary Moo Moos Dream Sicles 323-9421 Mall Of the Bluffs # 446 Community • designed by Vanessa Dingman 1972 Ford Maverick Chevy Powered Owned and driven by Dan Varn, owner of Yarn's Body Shop, this car is drag raced locally and nationally. Built and painted by Yarn's Body Shop Sponsored by Triple L Transrnisson, Redshaw Paint, and Drennen Automotive 1604 Avenue J • Community designed by Vanessa Dingman to, ... 1970 Nova Chevy Powered Owned and driven by Tim Varn, 17 year-old senior, this car is drag raced locally and nationally. Built and painted by Yarn's Body Sh op Sponsored by Triple L Transmission, Redshaw Paint, and Weld Wheels 323-7093 Trailer Hitches Installed For All Makes & Model Cars WIRING TOW BARS . Council Hitch Service, Inc. 322-4717 219 North 16th Street INTERSTATE ELECTRIC ~~e~ ... .. •.. . - . . . . ·. • ••• . • • Conaratulations to the araduatina Class of 1995 322-1441 3426 2nd Avenue Todd, Josh, Remember to keep in touch with your dreams! We are very proud of you. Love, Mom, Tom, Rachel, & Caleb You've always been there when I've needed you, and I'll always look up to you. Don't ever forget you 're always going to be my big brother. Love, Tracy Erica Stansberry got quality pictures from BE2Y Photography. BEZY PHOTOGRAPHY 291-1093 BELLEVUE Jen Ridgway enjoyed the variety that BEZYprovided. Community •• designed by Vanessa Dingman Your determination and hard work will open many more doors for you in the years to come. Remember ours is always open. We are very proud of you. Love, Mom and Bob Congratulations Class of 1995 The Daily Nonpareil The Key to Southwestern Iowa 117 Pearl Street• (712) 328-1811 Daily and Sundays• Established 1857 ShiP Off to a New Look! ----- Courtney, • Community designed by Melissa Malick Jill Wenninghoff and Mr. Bunny get quality eyewear at Shipley Optical, your number one eye specialist in Council Bluffs. 323-3401 May the future bring you as much love and happiness as you have given us. We are very proud of you. Keep your faith and determination, and you ......__;;;r,,...11..1....-....__. will reach your goals. We will always be here for you. Don't forget to eat your breakfast and call home if you are going to be late. Mom, Dad, Grandpa , Grandma, Cara, & Lindsey ~nesville ~llectables Comics LP"s CD"s Cassettes We would be happy to buy, sell, or trade any type of music or comics that are rare or out of print. Monday-Saturday 10-5 328-8731 530 Fourth Street Ronald K. Miller, MD Daniel J. Larose, MD Clifford K. Boese, MD Huy D. Trinh, MD Miller Orthopaedics Affiliates, PC Doctors Building, Suite 307 201 Ridge Street Kathy, You are our sunshine! Love, Mom and Dad 323-5333 7tm ()fb.eH, , 9 5 Congratulations, Tim, Joel, and Tedd. You've reached the first plateau of the rest of your life. With Love, Mom, Dad, and Sandra CUTLER FUNERAL HOME 1901 ~l!~~~~~!!!l .. -. 533 Willow Avenue 322-7779 Community • designed by Melissa Malick • ~ ~ ~ A Business of A.L. Alumni 125 W. Pierce 322-6636 William A. Ba llenger 1955 Jeff Ballenger 1983 Randy Ballenger 1993 Harold D. Ballenger 1960 ~ C~ "~ 111S! John Burns, ~ Attorney at Law ~=-~ ~ '95 Nora, From Sugar Bear to Squidbait, you have grown into a successful young woman. We are proud of you and all you have done. Love, Mom, Dad, Kerry, Ned, Dinky, & Cricket Congratulations, Jennifer! We are proud of you and all your accomplishments.You have brought much love, happiness, and laughter into our lives. With your strength and determination, we know you will reach whatever goals you set in life. Love, Morn, Dad, Stephanie, Callie, and Sassy QUALITY GENTLE DENISTRY NEW PATIENTS WELCOME - ADULTS AND CHILDREN Immediate Emergency Care & Denture Repair - PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY - INSURANCE ACCEPTED - EXTRACTIONS - COSMETIC DENISTRY - CROWNS & BRIDGES - BONDING EVENING U SATURDAY HOURS AVAILABLE - ROOT CANALS -DENTURES & PARTIALS - MEDICAID ACCEPTED Gary A. Smith D. D. S. 323•3615 2201 W. Broadway Next to Wahl Optical & Midlands Family Medicine & Medicap .. Community ~ designed by Stepha nie Krache r At Portraits by Jacqueline, Jacqueline McCoy will personally serve you with a wide variety of indoor and outdoor settings for your senior portraits. Portraits By (Lrit- ~ac.q u.e. R.R. 4 Box 179 A 323-5146 You will be in our hearts forever, Dad, Mom, and Mindy Lifelong Friends: Arie Yochum, Joe Demory, ·· Andy Yochum Josh, You're definitely one of a kind! You're . funny, bright, and we are having a great time watching you GROW into a wonderful young man. Love, Mom&Dad May the road rise to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sunshine be warm upon your face, the rains fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again ..... may God hold you in the palm of His hand. "Where Camera Bugs Have a Habit II of Developing" DEAN'S CAMERA CENTER Dean's One Bour Lab .Minolta .Ricoh .Nikon .Novation .Canon. Fuji .Plus Dark Room Equipment • Developing • Prinilig • Fnla:rgir.g from 135-120 220 C41 film only Omaha.493 · 7SSS 747 N. 114th St. Miiracle Hills Square 1 Blk N. of 114th & Dodge Z>ewe ~ ~ <>11973 Z>euea~ ~ <>11996 Z'.)~ ~ 1~ 1975 !DJR !E !NJ !NJ !E !NJ A~~M,v,t, flim~ d444- <>11975' 7tun-~ ~ <>12000 Z'.)~~ ~<>12006 1023 North 16th Street Phone (712) 323-7845 Dave, Jim, & Sam Drennen ;4~;4.~. 7~ d444- <>I 1997 /lticia, ~ d444- <>I 199 B' Community • designed by Stephanie Kracher • ro~ C/otV' B~tOeaf.1 RANDY ABBOlT 734-5402 RI CHARD C.BE NTE LY BUS. PHONE 734-5402 FAX 734-5574 Jim's Dodge Country 5402 L St. 734-5402 Rhond a, As the time comes for you to set out on your own, we wish you all the best. We know that you can reach any goa l you set yourself. But most of all, don't lose your sense of humor! Love, Mom, Dad, and Janelle • Community Designed by Stephanie Kracher THOMA0 EQ!lIPMENT 0EQVICE New and used trailer sales Heavy Equipment Repair &Parts Both Field Service and In-Shop 130 - 4th Street - P.O. Box 190 Underwood, IA 51576 Phone 712-566-2341 Julia, Thanks for a great exchange year. May your future be as bright as you are! Love, Mark, Kaye, Robin, and Molly OPEN FLAV OF WEEK BUTTERSCOTCH GODO LUCK AL SE NIORS .Different flavor each week .waffle cones 5-Cvn'W/ 4 tf'W/ ~ ai~w I SPecialtY Sandwiches: • tasterites • tenderloins • jumbo chili does • chicken striP basket French fries. Curly Q·s. & Cheeseballs 1) - 4105 S. 11th St. 366-9654 Katie, Jim, Wherever the road of life takes you, remember that you have a family that loves you very much! Dad and I are so proud that you are our daughter. It doesn't seem possible that you're graduating from high school already. You've been in so ·many activities, but none Love, Mom and Dad •DESIGNING •BUILDING •DETAILING WOODWORKS 242 Harrison St. 328-8230 ...a.. - ..L..L -- 16 Connie Circle 322-3422 can match what you do best - drama. We share your joy in the smiles you bring to your audiences. May the Lord watch over you and be with you always. Love, Morn and Dad P.S. Give 'em hell on Broadway! Community •• Designed by Stephanie Kracher Eric, A perfect world you seemed to enjoy ... with Mooch, the monkey, Mountain Dew, and of course, Miami Hurricanes. There was always soccer, then Samurai, and your favorite ... apple pie. We admire your great attitude and your oneof-a-kind personality. We wish you the best of luck in college and in the years ahead. Love, Dad, Mom, Kim, Tony,and Kristi .. ~ '95 Congratulations, Heather! We're so proud of all you've accomplished. Good luck in all you do. You have a smile for everyone and are a best friend to all you meet. Set your goals and discover where your dreams will lead you. Never forget to give yourself all the credit you deserve. We are proud of you and will always be Mom, there for you. Dad, Robbie, and Tony Love and best wishes, ~-....... ~- Dad, Mom, and Jerry A Helpful Smile ... Kin1, Always remember to reach high for your dreams. I wish I could fl y you to the moon so you could play with the stars ... In other words, I love you! Mom In Every Aisle Courtney Heuwinkel helps a customer at the video counter. • Community · - --L--- designed by Breanne Schweer Hy-Vee salutes the Class of 1995! 1745 Madison Ave. 1706 N . 16th St. 7~ta~ P~ol­ ~~ ~~~ :NINETY ~ ~ ~ ~UI& ~.s~. In memory of Dr. Stephen R. Nelson Dr. and Mrs. Selvakumar Mark and Dani Eveloff The Stemple Family Baskin Robbins Jim and Judy Whalen In memory of Roger Demory Dick and Jane Keating Bob, Kim, and Heather Olson Robert and Therese Scheer Matt and Shawni Atherton In memory of the Class of '71 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Vallier Kermit and Helen Haas Darryl and Becky Petersen Marvin and Cai:olyn V annier Harley and Rose Schlemmer The Michael Winter Family Ed and Pat Nemecek Philip and Jane Meyer Jean Corey Wayne and Deb Powell 'We ·u ~~at~ t4e ~~~a.a t4e tiffl.e t4.at e<-te did w.id tf<'"• ex.~ ?.e . ~diet. 'U'e '<,te a/4,o, ~a tat~ ~ aud aa, ~ ea, Mt, ~~Me (Ud, ~ ~ 't ~ t«-tk .ad- 'P'D2. ~ doea ~ ~ '¢- 7ao.taie d, ~. Ule'<,te 4titt ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 94-• M t4e, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~&d ~ e<,te did ~ e<,te wdt ~ ~. 'We 'U ffli4a 'f<'"• 'i!Zed! P.S. "D~ ea,~ a 44oe aate. "?~~ tad ad-~ ~ & ~t«e ~· Philip E."Pete" Capel The Koontz Family John and Linda Alexander Parker Painting Helen S. Blanchard Cerv's Driving Range Dave and Kathy Wolfe Peter and Jane Smith Ken and Betty Milford Joe and Debby Thomas Thomas Equipment Service Curt and Burlene LeClair Ken, Barb, and Michelle Malick Robert and Janice Summy Bernard and Denise Beck Phyliss Bolton Barbara and Thurman Johnson Thomas R. Schierbrock D.D.S. Justine Littell Golden Chain Gang The Buckle Anonymous Patrons Carrie, You have always been very special to us. We know you will succeed in everything you do because of yom determination to do you r best. Love, Mom &Dad 1i:£e: -l;e:e::ai LIFE Mass 6 p.m. Sunday LIFE program follows ••• ~~~(64~~~~~ de &~ad, ead ~. 3304 4th Ave. Queen of Apostles Church 323-2916 ----,------,--,----'---- Community • : . designed by Vanessa Dingman ACADEMIC DECATHLON 98, 99, 190 Ackerman, Mellow 32, 143 Ackerman, Tedd 117 Acosta, Jody 134 Adams, Lanny 117 Adams, Michelle 134 Adams,Sara25, 117, 149, 194,200 Adams, Scott 126 Adkins, Abbie 59, 143 Aherns, Billi 153 Ainsley, Josh 134, 198 AL INSIDER 94, 95, 190 ACADEMIC DECATHLON & ODYSSEY OF THE MIND . FRONT ROW: Rainb o Hultman, Aud rey Schw iedop, Kate Gronstal, Christy Schmidt, Marla DeWitt, M olly Shepard, Niki Fuller. ROW 2: Celine Markel, Naomi Leiserowitz, Beth Hansen, Michael M cin tosh, Erik Edwards, Shelly DeWitt, Krista • Index designed by Heather Neuma nn Alba, Krista 69, 143 Alba, Lisa 134 Albertson, Melissa 25, 100,117, 135, 193 Albertson, Vince 126 Albertus, Greg 72 Albright, Tim 143 Aldrich, Kevin 143 Alexander, John 189 Alexander, Linda 189 Allbritton, Bo 22 Allen, Clark 59, 152, 157 Allen, Haley 49, 57, 63, 143, 157,202 Allen, Marc 46, 62 AMNESTY INTL 191 Andersen, Brad 67, 126 Andersen, Jerry 143 Andersen, Lea 44, 57, 69, 143 Andersen, Matt 143 Jacobsen, Sarah Scheer. ROW 3: Ellen Winter, Keellia Thurber, Rebecca Cates, Mary Marsh, Chrissy Buffum, Ben Nourse, Adam Sagert. BACK ROW: Kristy Reedy, Catherine Crocker, Mark Church, Nate O'Toole, Justin Wood, Ruvane Kurland. Andersen, Michelle 126 Andersen,P.J. 9,55, 72, 78, 126 Andersen, Patrick 72 Anderson, Brian 14, 46, 47, 86, 117, 202 Anderson, Courtney 143 Anderson, Jade 80, 117 Anderson, Matthew 143 Anderson, Tom 107, 126 Andrews, Renae 17, 89, 126 Ankenbauer, David 70, 126 AP CLASSES 82, 83 Applegate, Eric 43, 55, 63, 134 Archibald, Brad 126 Argersinger, Larry 46, 152, 153 Armstrong, Scott 117 Arnold Tool and Die 168 ART 88, 89 Ashlock, Justin 143, 191, 197 Atchely Ford 173 Atherton, Matt 189 Atherton, Shawni 189 Atkinson, Amanda 143, 192 Aughe, Heather 44, 79, 134 Augustin, Julie 152 Ault, Hannah 89, 143, 203 Autera, Sarah 120, 134 Axtell, Mandy 126 Bach, Carly 117 Bach, Tim 126 A.L. INSIDER. FRONT ROW: Tim Owen, Lisa Malskeit, Joanne Whalen, Tonia Tauke, Kristin Scott, Em:yChas~,JenniferRidgway.ROW 2: Tim Wnght, Shannan Brooks, Andrea O'Brien, Sonja Smith, Jenny Backes, Gayle 152 Bailey, Chad 143 Balk, Joanie 119 Ball, Matt 55, 134 Ballenger Automotive 184 Banderas, Jose 143 BANDS 102, 103, 191, 192 Barker, Jenny 38, 39, 69, 94, 95, 126, 157, 190,200 Barker, Stephen 152, 157 Barnes, James 126 Barrett, Frank 82, 120, 126, 191, 197 Barrett, Jamie 51 , 134 Barron, Anna 43, 102, 136, 143, 191, 197,202 Bartlett, Audrey 134 Bartlett, Tracy 126 BASEBALL 42, 43 BASEBALL STRIKE 34, 38 Bates, Jennifer 43, 44, 134, 140 Batson, Jeremy 21, 134, 192, 197 Bauer, Silke 126 Bauerly,Mike 10, 55, 67, 106,114, 143,203 Baumbach, Jeromy 117 Beach Club Tanning 163 Beals, Joey 134 Beam, Zach 58, 59, 126 Bebensee, Cory 39, 46, 143 Beck, Berna rd 189 Beck, Denise 189 Becker, Shawna 31, 124, 126, 195, 198, 202 BEDROOMS 132, ] 33 Beem-Belford Funeral Home 177 Barker, Cou rtney Brummer, Christy Schmidt, Jeff Kalar. BACK ROW: BenLake MattTimm,JeremyDoyle, Marjie Mueh lig, im H astie, Christine H auser, Anc Yoch um, Dan Dawson, Jim Wood. BEEPERS 128, 129 Belok, Tara 41, 56 Belt, Becky 126, 193 Belt, Courtney 134 Belt, Franklin 143 Belt, Tami 143 Belt, Wes 61 Bennett, Danielle 28, 33, 51, 57, 134 Bennett, Jalyn 134 Bentley, Scott 55 Berg, Claudia 60, 117 Berner, Lisa 27, 92, 134, 194, 196 Berry, Sarah 143, 198 Bertelsen, Andrea 117, 195, 201 Better Quality Cassettes 168 Betty's Flowers 170 Bezy Photography 181 Bills, David 8, 12, 22, 23, 117, 161, 195 Bills, Kevin 20, 117, 161, 194,208 Binns, Andi 14,69, 134, 196 Birchard, Jared 134 Birnley, David 143 Blackman, Erin 105, 143, 200 Blaha, Jamie 96, 126, 198, 202 Blaine, Marcia 152 Blake, Tim 101, 126 Blanchard, Helen 189 Blaney, Andreana 126 Blaney, Angie 126 Blanton, Christina 143 BLOCKS 5, 76, 77 Blodgett, Jason 134 BLOOD DRIVE 111 Bluffs Isu zu 164 Bogardus, Julie 74, 117, 168 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. .RO~T ROW: Marjie Muehlig, Kristin Scott, Brandi Christie, Christin Hauser, Shannan Brooks, Lisa Boham, Melissa 126 Bohls, Jeremy 126 Bolton,Kim 23,25,93, 101, 117, 124, 188, 192, 194, 199,200, 201 Bolton, Phyliss 124, 189 BOMBING, FEDERAL 39 Bonar, Jim 134 BOND ISSUE 35 Bonebrake, Anderia 134 Boren, Laurie 117 Borman, Patti 72 Bowers, Eva 143 Bowlds, Greg 117 Bowman, Jeremy 126 Boyle, Eric 134 BOYS' BASKETBALL 54, 55 BOYS' SOCCER 66, 67 Bradford, Steve 46, 47 Bragg, Sarah 86, 101, 123, 134, 192, 199,202 Bramman, Ryan 143 Brandt, Joel 46, 63 Brandt, Josh 55, 117, 124 Remember "At the Homecoming picnic, Rawleyfrom Channel 1 came, and it was our first pep rally on the football field. I thought it was one of the best because we have never had anyone 'famous' come to our school. It seemed as though everyone got along, and everyone got pumped up for the football game." -Elizabeth Opal WhenV Borman, Sara 13, 44, 45, 57, 63, 77, 126, 199, 203 Boroughs, Nicole 126 Bos, Ada 17, 134, 192, 202, 203 Bos, Bill 117, 191, 193, 199 Bourke, Tracey 23, 50, 51, 117 Malskeit. BACK ROW: Kim Wigington, Stacey Knauss, Jill Wenninghoff, Ellen Winter, Nora Greer. Branstad, Terry 35 Braymen, William D.D.S. 177 Bresley, Dawn 134, 192, 202 Brink, Dale 117, 208 Bristol, Delores 72 Bristol, Doug 14, 49, 59, 77, 126 BAND (BRASS & PERCUSSION). FRONT ROW: Rocky DiCenzo, Anna Barron, Niki Fuller, Andrea Deremer, Matt Kenkel, Jessica Powers. ROW 2: Trey Hughes, Josh Eveloff, Jeff Durick, Jim Jeppesen, Jeremy Doyle, Oliver Falknor, Michaela Ross, Sandra Owen, Courtney White, Krista Jacobsen. ROW 3: Tamara Williams, Christine Brockway, Stephen 155 Brockway, Walston 67, 143,203 Brookhart, Andy 67 Brooks, Bob 108 Brooks, Shannan 16, 44, 45, 95, 117, 190, 191, 195, 199 Brown, Dave 134, 191, 197 Brown, David 56, 70; 152 Brown, Erin 80, 81, 117 Brown, Larry 155 Brown, Lenny 134 Brown, Leslye 25, 117 Brown, Ruth 152 Brown, Ryan 46,47, 117, 175, 193 Browning, Nick 134, 150 Brummer, Courtney 17, 29, 90, 117, 120, 127, 140, 182, 190, 195, 198,201 , 202, 203 Brunow, Stephanie 134 Brunow, Sunshine 143 Buchanan, Philip 143 Buckles, Carrie 46, 69, 80, 117, 189 Buckle, The 189 Bud's Hobbies and Crafts 172 Budwell, Julie 134, 192 Buffum, Chrissy 33, 44, 63, 87, 134, 190, 192,202 Bunten, Brooke 102, 126, 193 Burgess, Jenny 30, 105, 134, 200 Burns, Annie 43 Burns, Barb 73 Burns, Jolm, Attorney 184 Burns, Mike 46, 63, 143 Bush, George 35 Bushman, Angela 77, 137, 143, 145, 200 Reiners, Ryan Vanderhelm, Mark Hoag, Matt Timm, Dan Dawson, Chris Woods, Marshall Steffensen, Shaun Hayes. BACK ROW: Matt Cameron, Bill Bos, Dan Kemp, Shaun Kyndesen, Justin Wood, Mathew Mattoy, Ryan Schnackel, Dave Brown, Jason Steger, Justin Ashlock, Frank Barrett. Index • designed by Jennifer Kracher BAND (WOODWINDS). FRONT ROW: Megan Mitchell, Jessica Wickstrom, Amy Sellers, Christy Cooper, Stephanie Hunt, Andrea Lapham, Ada Bos. ROW 2: Holly Clark, Carmen Pengra, Amy DuBois, Molly Shepard, Naomi Greelis, Sara Edmonds, Beth Hansen, April Traylor, Alisha Livengood. ROW 3: Richard Halse, Sarah Kehm, Jennifer Will, Julie Budwell, Michele Skow, JoAnna Woods, Amanda Buss, Michelle 51, 143 Butts, Steve 109, 117 Byrnes, Constance 152 Caffery, Nicole 134, 140, 200 Cain, Ben 117 CALCULUS 79, 83 Caley, Shilo 16 CALIFORNIA FLOODS 36 Callan, Jeannie 153 Cameron, Ma tt 70, 79, 143,158, 191, 197 Campbell, Jennifer 143 Campbell, Jeremy 55, 67, 143 Cannon, Shawn 11, 29, 100, 107, 143 Capel, Philip 189 CAPITAL PUNISHMENT 35 Capron, Kelly 126 Carlon, Kaitlin 81 Carman, Aaron 126 Carman, Rene 134 Carpenter, Beth 13, 143 CARS 126, 127 Carta, Lou 153 Carter, Chris 59 Casady, Jennifer 127 • Index designed by Heather Neumann Fisher, Amanda Atkinson, Sarah Edrington. ROW 4: Jenny Kempf, Sean Kinart, Denise Olmstead, Wendy Troff, Stacie Voss, Chrissy Buffum, Keisha Stoddard, Keellia Thurber, Katie Malmberg, Bonny Stowe.BACKROW:JeremyBatson, Alison Eggers, Jason Lehmer, Arie Yochum, Jim Wood, Paul Stark, Jeff Knootz, John Plamondon, Eric Mccurry. Cates,Rebecca 143,190,198,200 Catron, Jennifer 86, 127, 202 Caynor, Crystal 143 CELLULAR PHONES 128, 129 CERAMICS 88, 89 Cerv's Driving Range 189 Chacon, Jennifer 117 Chambers, Cathy 117, 194 Chambers, Cole 117 Chambers, Matt 55, 143 Chapman, Courtney 143 Chase, Erny 26, 53, 69, 116, 127, 190 CHEERLEADING 50, 51 CHEMISTRY 78, 207 Chew, Bobbi 143 CHILD CARE 84 Chini, Kenny 8, 12, 117 Chizek, Lisa 143 CHOIRS 100, 101 Christensen, Hope 127 Christensen, Sally 108, 117 Christiansen, John 23, 127 Christie, Brandi 8, 12, 20, 23, 44,45, 117, 164, 191, 195, 199, 203 CHRISTMAS 12, 13 Christy Creme 167 Church, Dustin 134 Church, Jeremy 127 Church, Mark 9,27, 134, 148, 149, 195 Cichowski,Jeremy 46, 55, 143 Cima, Tom 107, 134, 196 CONCERT CHOIR (AL TO & BASS). FRONT ROW: Christina Dixon, Sarah Pippert, Jessie Morris, Kim Bolton, Sara Smith, Robin Shepard,Valerie Harriott. ROW 2: Dawn Bresley, Carrie Keenan, Jamie Mann, Christy Schmidt, Jennifer Collinson, Jenny Schneider, Chantal Frankin, Tiffany Winger. ROW 3: CINDERELLA 10, 11 Clark, Andy 143 Clark, Holly 97, 143, 192 Clark, Maggie 143 Clay, Tina 69, 143 Clayton, Amy 117 Clayton, Nikki 48, 49, 134 Clevenger, Jessica 127 Clifton, Mike 55, 143 Cline, Andrew 143 Clinton, Terrell 153 CLOTHING 84, 85 CLUBS AND CLASSES 74-113 CLUBS AND CLASSES DIVISION 74, 75 Cobb, Dee Dee 127 Jennefer Lee, Ada Bos, Marjie Muehlig, Carrie Thatcher, Sarah Bragg, Angie Disalvo, Jeni Malone, Jessica Wickstrom. BACK ROW: Kathy Daley, Tom Jensen, M att Stemple, Matt Weddle, Eric Doty, Ray Miller, Steve Haider, Jayne Dawson, Lindsay McElderry. Coffman, Jeff 84, 117 Coffman, Misty 134 Cohrs, Mand y 91, 134, 193, 195 Coleman, Kimberly 143 Collier, Michelle 117, 194, 203 Collins, Da niel 137, 143 Collins, Jesse 127 Collins, Mark 127 Collins, Michelle 89, 143 Collins, Tricia 8, 127 Collinson, Jennifer 30, 117, 192, 194, 199 Collinson, Jod y 116, 134 COLOR GUARD 102, 103, 193 COMMUNITY 158-189 COMMUNITY CLUBS 112, 113 &em ember "When I came to school one day and saw a blow-up doll in Abe Lincoln's crotch, I thought it was pretty funny because I don't know how they got the top screwed off of the glass case and got it in t here wit hout getting caught." -Josh Powell CONCERT CHOIR (SOPRANO & TENOR). FRONT ROW: Connie Hod e n, Becky Belt, Melissa Albertson, Jayme Joyner, Paula Sieck, Lindsey Richards. ROW 2: Colette Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Tina Winger, Malinda Neff Heather Swain, Andrea O'Brien, J ulte Maron, COMMUNITY DIVISION 158 159 , COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING 88 Conaway, Jane 72 Conaway, Ryan 54 55 127 CONCERT BAND '103 CONCERT CHOIR 100 101 192, 193 , , CONCERTS 20, 2l Condecon, A ndrew 127 Condecon, Benjamin 143 Conroy, Jason 48 49 63 111 134 , , , , Conyers, Jay 46, 57 Cook, Michelle 143 cook, Shawn 143 Cooper, Christy 134, 192, 193 Coppock, Scott 46, 55, 116, 134 Coppock, Todd 127, 207 Cordell, Jody 134, 140 Corey, Jean 189 Corwin, Jason 43 Cote, Jesse 117 Coulter, Dawn 83, 127, 202 Council Bluffs Vet Clinic 172 Council Hitch Service 181 Cox, David 150 Cox, Nicole 127 Cozad, Shari 117 Craft, Jessica 49, 63, 90, 113, 127, 147, 195, 199,201 Creller, Eugene 134 Crocker, Ca therine 104, 143, Mandy Cohrs. ROW 3: Danna Kehm, Breanne Schweer, Delvyn Shockley, Heather Snyder, Christy Cooper, Beth Hansen, Melanee Day, Shannon Pike. BACK ROW: Bill Bos, Ryan Brown, Dave Zimmerman, Jason Pierret, Joe Lee, Rosanne Schwarz. 190,200, 202 Crook, Kristin 143 Cross, Jeremy 46, 143 CROSS COUNTRY 48, 49 Cunningham, Jim 67, 153, 202 Cupp, Jo 153, 155, 198 Curnyn, Dan 143 Curtis, Chris 134, 200 Cutler Funeral Home 183 Cutter's Corner 160 Daeges, Melissa 134 Daily Nonpareil 182 Dairy Shoppe 186 Daley, Kathy 7, 11 7, 119, 183, 192 Dall, Larry 134 Dallas Johnson Greenhouse 171 Danburg, Joann 61, 134 Danielsen, Tina 134 DATING 32, 33 Daugherty, David 134 Davidson, Kim 134 Davis, Jeffery 143 Davis, Marc 143 Davis, Misty 134 Dawson, Dan 20, 31, 102, 127, COLOR GUARD. FRONT ROW: Lisa Merrill, Jennifer Smith, Brooke Bunten, Valerie Harriott, Denise 190, 191, 198 Dawson, Emmy 143 Dawson, Jayne 44, 64, 65, 101, 134, 165, 192 Dawson, Nicole 69, 127 Day, Melanee 70, 123, 127, 193 Dean's Camera Center 185 DECA 108, 109, 194 Demmel, Kristie 57 Demory, Joe 48, 49, 118, 199 Dempsey, Melissa 127 Dempsey, Michael 143 Deremer, Andrea 69, 134, 191, 202 DeRoos, Kelly 43 DeVault, De1mis 152, 153 DeWitt, Marla 98, 127, 190, 195, 198, 199,200 DeWitt, Shelly 22, 96, 97, 98, 113, 118, 147, 165, 190, 195, 196, 198, 199,201,202 DiCenzo, Rocky 59, 134, 191 Dickins, Mandi 127 Dingman, Samantha 11 9, 143 Dingman, Vanessa 108, 109, 118, 148, 166, 194 Dirks, Ryan 55, 64, 134 Disalvo, Angela 51 , 69, 134, 192, 199 Divet, Helene 64, 110, 118 Dix, Na te 55, 143 Dixon, Christina 60, 87, 134, 192, 196 Diznona, Nick 58 Olmstead. BACK ROW: Stacie Voss, Alisha Livengood, Kammy Wardlow, Serena Hanisch. Doc's Truck Parts 160 Dodson, Julia1ma 33, 116, 134 Dole, Bob 35 Doles, Brandon 3, 9, 13, 46, 55, 127, 199 Doner, Troy 134 Doss, Ron 143 Dot Apartments 164 Doty, Eric 46, 73, 118, 192, 199 Downing, Shane 143 Doyle, Jeremy 12, 31, 64, 118, 185, 190, 191, 197 Doyle, Mindy 86, 134, 196 Drake, Jessie 56, 57, 62, 63, 127 DRAMA 10, 106, 107 DREAMS 142, 143 Drennen, Alicia 143 Dre1men, Dana 51, 108, 127 Drennen, Tom 22, 46, 62, 63, 134 Drennen Automotive 185 Driggins, Angie 57, 69, 143 DRINKING 28 Driscoll, Adam 46, 55, 143, 203 Driscoll, Jason 46, 144 DRIVING 116, 11 7 Drug Town 167 DuBois, Amy 12, 69, 127, 192, 200, 202 DuBois, Eric 46, 55, 67, 144 Duncan, Amber 32, 81, 118, 195, 201, 202 Duncan, Crystal 144 Dunn, Kevin 42, 43, 46, 57 Durick, Jeff 120, 134, 191, 197 Index • designed by Jennifer Kracher EARLY GRADUATION 80, 81 EA TING DISORDERS 26 Ebke, Stephanie C., Attorney at Law 175 Ebling, Shawn 127 Edie, Michael 127 Edmonds, Sara 64, 144, 192 Edrington, Ka thy 124 Edrington, Sarah 64, 124, 144, 192, 199 Edwards, Beth 190 Edwards, Erik 35, 83, 99, 105, 127, 128, 190, 196,200 Edwards, Leah 127 Eggers, Alison 49, 76, 78, 134, 192, 195, 198,202 Eicher, Troy 134 Eichstadt, Bennet 118 ELECTRONICS 128, 129 Ely, Josh 62, 63, 144 EMBARRASSMENT 140, 141 Emsick, William 153 ENGLISH 77, 78, 82 English, James 144 English, Regina 44,57, 63, 77, 127 Engstrom, Mindy 44, 133, 144 ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB 112, 113, 195 Epperson, Nick 129 CRIMSON & BLUE. FRONT ROW: Breanne Schweer, Heather Olson, Vanessa Dingman, Nora Greer, Kim Bolton, Jennifer Kracher, Kristy Ree d y. RO W 2: Laura Hicks, Michelle Johnson, Sarah Kehm, Kim Fulfs, Melissa Malick, Stephanie • Index designed by Hea the r Neuma nn Erickson, Megan 144 Erks, Vern 154 Escritt, April 69, 134 Evan~Joshua 134,200 Evans, Scott 108, 118 Eveloff, Dani 189 Eveloff, Josh 64, 65, 102, 134, 191, 197 Eveloff, Mark 189 Ewing, Danielle 134 FACULTY152-157 Fahrenkrog, Justin 144 Fairchild, Deseria 129 Fairman, Dan 129 Falcon, Teddy 144 Falknor, Heather 118 Falknor, Oliver 128, 136, 191, 197 FALL NEWS 34, 35 Family Eyecare Center 171 FAMILY SECRETS 156, 157 Fanning, Rhonda 1, 20, 25, 91, 118, 186, 195, 201 Farber, Mary 154 Farrell, Sarah 8, 118, 194, 195, 196,203 Farrell, Stacey 136 Krach er, Lisa Berner, Adam Hansen, Carisa Satrom, Sarah Scheer. BACK ROW: Heather Neumann, Theresa Price, Bonnie O'Hara, Janna Hightower, Matt Stemple, Christine Lam, Suzanne Meyer, Stacie Voss, Troy McDaniels, Ben Thomas. Farson, Richard 136 FASHION18, 19 Fastnacht, Brian 129 Fastnacht, Jami 116, 136 Fastnacht, Nicholle 24 Faught, Misssy 144 Faurot, Jennifer 136 Feilen, Keri 41, 42, 43, 56, 57, 69, 129 Fell, Deniece 144 Feller, Becky 81, 118 Fender, Angie 136 Fender, Chris 136 Fenell, Maggie 56 Fent, Chad 49, 70, 103, 136 Fent, Darla 72 Fent, Larry 72 Ferguson, Kurt 34, 43, 46, 136 Ferguson, Melanie 72 Ferris, Karlynn 131, 136 Ferry, Adam 144 Fichter, Deke 118 Fichter, Gary 118 Fichter, Misty 136 Fichter, Randy 15, 136 FINE ARTS 88, 89 Fink, Christine 110, 112, 153, 195,200 Firstar Bank 172 Fischer, Mike 118 Fisher, Amanda 144, 192, 197 Fitch, Andrew 118, 194, 203 Fjare Woodworks 187 Flenker, Nate 144 Flowers by Hinman 162 Flury, Kristi 60, 129 DECA. FRONT ROW: Sarah Farrell, Jennifer Collinson, Vanessa Dingman, Kevin Bills, Jayme Joyner, Cathy Chambers, Bridget Hannan. ROW 2: Amber Wilmore, Jeremy Hall, Michelle Collier, Camber Price, FOOD 26, 27 FOODS CLASS 84, 85 FOOTBALL 46, 47 Foote, Chad 33, 136 Foote, Corey 53, 118 Foote, David 144 Foote, Tina 136 Ford, Patti 84, 153 FOREIGN LANGUAGE 86, 87 Forrester, Aubri 31, 51, 69, 85, 144, 148 Forsee, William 153 Foster, Jaymee 129 Foutch, Sarah 144 Foutch, Waylon 118 Fouts, Kaylynn 129 Fox Run 169 Frank, Curtis 46, 144 Franklin, Chantal 50, 51, 136, 192,203 Frascht, Kelly 44, 153 Freed, Chris 129 Freeman, Brad 136 Freeman, Lori 144 Freeman, Mick 43, 48, 49, 153, 201 Freilinger, Stephen 96, 118, 198, 202 FRENCH 86, 87 FRENCH CLUB 196 FRESHMEN 142-151 FRIENDSHIPS 122, 123 Frieze, Christina 136 Frieze, Tracy 144 Frisbie, Carissa 144 Frisbie, Varge 29, 138 Kim Wigington, Joan Robich eau, Shane Powers. BACK ROW: Roger Pearson, Sara Adams, Andrew Fitch, J.J. Thielen, Ben Sall, Stacey Knauss, Kevin Quigley, Matt Timm. I Frohardt, Andrew 46, 55, 144 1 Frohardt, Matt 118 Fulfs, Kim 35, 43, 29, 194, 196 / Fuller, Niki 37, 91, 120, 136, I 190, 191, 195, 197,203 Fuller, Robin 80, 118 1 Funkhauser, Jeremy 144 Furlow, Chris 46, 144 Gahm, Sam. 136, 200 Garbo's Salon 176 Garges, Danny 30, 116, 118 Garges, Tricia 136 Garza, Jason 144 Geisler, A licyn 57, 69, 144 Gepner, Mary 31, 147, 152 153 155 , , GERMAN 86, 87, 207 GERMA CLUB 196 Ghasri, Shookoh 153 155 Giarnbo, Tony 16 ' Gibler, Trisha 8, 46, 69, 129, 148 Gift, Eric 66, 67, 118, 188, 199 Gillma n, Bill 43, 46 Gillman, Kelly 43, 136, 148 Gilmore, Chri 129 Gingrich, Newt 37 ECHOES. FRONT ROW: Tim Owen, M att Timm, Jim Wood, Courtney Brummer, Christy Schmidt, Jessica Craft, Heather Olson. ROW 2: And rea Bertelsen, Mandy Kerns, Jamie Mann, Mike Meyer, Marla DeWitt, Sonja Smith, Shawna Becker, Shelly DeWitt, Amanda Cohrs, Niki Fuller, I<eell ia Thurber. ROW 3: Katie H a rri ll, Jill Kadereit, Kendra Ginn, Elizabeth 144, 203 GIRLS' BASKETBALL 40, 56, 57 GIRLS' SOCCER 68, 69 Gobin, Maria 129 Golden, Darrin 129, 137, 145 Golden Chain Gang 189 GOLF 70, 71 Gonzalez, Alisa 129 Gonzalez, Melissa 30, 129 Gordon, Jennifer 78, 129 Gouldsmith, Judi 144 GRADUATION 24, 25 Grandick, Marsha 94, 153, 156 Grandick, Nichol 129 Graybill, Myndi 136 Graymer, Kevin 144 Greelis, Naomi 37, 104, 136, 150, 192,202 Green, Mike 48, 49, 136 Greer, Nora 24, 92, 112, 118, 133, 147, 150, 184, 191, 194, 200,201,202 Griffey, Ken Jr. 34 Griffin, John 46 Griffis, Scott 144, 198 Grimsley, Christen 110, 129, 203 Grondek, Joel 24, 82, 118, 145, 195,200 Gronstal, Kate 35, 98, 99, 110, 129, 190, 196, 199, 203 Grudle, Erin 50, 51, 69, 136 Grund, Lara 118 "I remember how hard I laughed when the senior guys dumped the freshman boy in whipped cream during one of the first pep assemblies. The reason I laughed was because I was no longer an underclassman, and I was happy that it wasn't me out t here." -Jennifer Johnson Nemecek, Dan Mohatt, Krista Jacobsen, Holly Wolfe, Julia Kayser, Alison Eggers, Joanne Whalen, David Bills, Keisha Stoddard. BACK ROW: Jason Ruiz, Ruvane Kurland, Jeremy Schnitker, Ben Nourse, Adam Sagert, Mark Church, Eric Wallner, Carrie Thatcher, Catherine Thompson, Rhonda Fanning, Lisa Malskeit. ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB. FRONT ROW: Courtney Brummer, Jessica Craft, Christy Schmidt, Brandi Christie, Shannan Brooks. ROW 2: Val Harriott, Jenny Schneider, Amber Duncan, ChrisGrund, Paul 118 Gubbels, Karla 118 Gunderson, Angi 22, 145 Haas, Helen 189 Haas, Kermit 189 Hadaway, Aaron 129 Hagar, Trisha 12, 153 Haggstrom, Arny 118 Haider, Steve 128, 136, 192, 199 Haines, Courtney 13, 53, 56, 73, 129,203 HAITI 34 Hall, Jacque 31 Hall, Jeanie 136, 145 Hall, Jeremy 66,67, 116, 118, 194 Hall, Jessica 136, 137 Hall, Nick 70, 200 Halse, Richard 64, 102, 136, 192, 197 Hamling, Christina 43, 44, 57, 116, 145 Hammers, Josh 43, 118, 135, 181 Hanafan, Erin 19, 136 Handley, Steve 129 Hanisch, Serena 145, 193, 203 Hanke, Joanna 88, 145 Hannan, Bridget 108, 109, 194, 199 tine Lam, Chandr a Kyndesen, Naomi Leiserowitz, Christine Fink. BACK ROW: Sarah Farrell, Tim Owen, Skylar Hunt, Joel Grondek, Suzanne Meyer, Sarah McLean. Index .ft designed by Jennifer Kracher ,., FRENCH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. FRONT ROW: Anne Tobias, Lisa Merrill, ToniaTauke,KimFulfs, Sarah Pippert, Carrie Thatcher. Hansen, Adam 14, 136, 147, 194 Hansen, Beth 34, 98, 99, 137, 192, 193 Hansen, Cory 55, 66, 67, 136 Hansen, Jamie 118 Hansen, Jennifer 44, 57, 69, 145 Hansen, Jesse 46, 58, 59, 145 Hansen, Tyler 49, 129 Hanson, Melissa 137 Haraldson, Tracy 145 HARD WORK 120, 121 Harding, Cortney 129, 196, 202 Hargrave, Jeff 55, 145 Hargrave, John 46 Harrell, Ken 46 Harrill, Corey 55 Harrill, Katie 90, 91, 116, 118, 187, 195 Barrings, Jon 137 Harriott, Valerie 103, 110, 118, 192, 193, 195, 196,200,201, 203 Harrison, Sonya 145 Harrison, Su e 137 Harter, Anne 52, 53, 87, 137 Hartley, Dawn 33, 137 Hartzell, Jeff 118 Hartzell, Kiley 129 Hascall, Christina 69 Hassett, Ben 28 Hastie, Jim 46, 47, 118, 190 Hatcher, Travis 118 Hauger, Michelle 129 Hauser, Christine 16, 21, 44, 56, 57,63, 72, 118, 190, 191, 199 Hauser, Joe 62, 72, 154, 155 • Index designed by Heather Neumann BACK ROW: Kate Gronstal, Val Harriott, Bonnie O ' H ara, Sonja Smith, Holly Wolfe, Erik Edwards, Jessie Morris. Hauskins, Carrie 129 Hawkes, Jan 29, 154 Hawkeye Bank 175 Hawthorne, Amy 44, 63 Hayes, Shaun 60, 61, 63, 87, 137, 191, 197 Haynes, Cathy 137 Haynie, Raelyn 77, 145, 198 Hecksman, Helen 73 H eese, Heather 80, 118, 182 Heiman, Elliot 137 Heitman, Ann 38, 48, 49, 63, 129,200,202 Helbling, Melissa 145 Helm, Matt 13, 129 Hemmingsen, Nick 137 Hendrix, Jason 48, 49, 55, 64, 65, 129 Henry, Amber 137 Herring, Tiffany 108, 129 Heuwinkel, Courtney 20, 26, 44,45,95, 129 Hicks, Laura 91, 129, 194 Higginbotham, James 129 Higginbotham, Brad D.D.S. 161 Hightower, Janna 78, 129, 194, 203 H ill, Brian 8, 137 H ill, Corinne 124, 129, 135,139 Hill, Stacy 51, 63, 145 H ilz, Jason 43, 55, 70, 71, 137 Hinman, Curtis 70, 129 Hoag, Mark 49, 191, 202, 203 Hochlan, Anja 39, 64, 129, 200, 202 Hock, Arian 49, 68, 69, 129, GERMAN CLUB. FRONT ROW: Lesley Petersen, Connie Hoden, Robin Shepard, Peggy Rodriguez, Candice Ruud, Shelly DeWitt, Amy Sellers. ROW 2: Christina Dixon, Sean Kinart, Lesley Petersen, Kellie Mitchell, Andrea O'Brien, Stephanie Krach er, Emelie Jurgens, Kristy Ramsdell, Sarah Farrell, Mike Meyer, Andi Binns. ROW 3: Mindy 199, 202 Hoden, Connie 29, 129, 142, 193, 196, 199,200, 203 Hoff, Michelle 43, 137, 150 Holeton, Keith 137 Hollins, Stephanie 22, 49, 118, 124 Holmes, Brandon 60, 61, 63, 145, 196, 203 Holmes, Chad 46, 60, 61, 63, 129,200,204 Holmes, Sara 145 HOME ECONOMICS 84 HOMECOMING 8, 9 Honig, Jason 114, 129 Hood, Alicia 44, 120, 145 Hopkins, Nichole 118 Hough, Kristy 44, 145 H ou gh, Michael 145 Housley, Mike 43, 46 Houts, Robert 137 Hovinga Photography 13, 187 Howerton, Melinda 18,51, 129, 135 Howland, Bryan 121 Hughes, Sarah 145 H ughes, Trey 49, 60, 61, 145, 191,203 Hultman,Rainbo 145, 190, 198, 200,202 Hu nt, Jamie 14, 43, 137 Hunt, Skylar 3,8, 110, 121, 135, 195,203 Hunt, Stephanie 145, 192 Hunter, Jill 76, 92, 129, 200 Hurley, Tina 121 Doyle, Katie O ' Connor, Lane Knauss, Tony Spratt, J ennifer Pennel, Wendy Troff, Jeni Malone, Cortney Harding, Lisa Bemer. BACK ROW: Tom Cima, Kurt Morgan, Ben Nourse, Jim Wood, Dan Whitney, Jeff Mcintosh, Roxanne Rock, Mary Marsh, Peter Talley, Brandon Holmes. Huseth, Chad 145 Hutson, Lindsay 44, 57, 64, 65, 145 Hy-Vee 188 Hytrek, Joe 145 ILLEGAL ACTS 29 INDUSTRIAL ARTS 88, 89 Inigo, Juan 202 INJURIES 136, 137 INSTRUMENT AL MUSIC 102, 103 Intersta te Electric 181 IOWA WESTERN 80, 81 Isaacson, Chris 137 Jack Hansen Photography 178 Jacobsen, Aaron 58, 59, 145 Jacobsen, Kent 129, 148 Jacobsen, Krista 43, 49, 63, 91, 137, 142, 190, 191, 195 JAZZ BAND I. FRONT ROW: Justin Wood, Jessica Wickstrom, Jenny Kempf, Niki Fuller, Molly Shepard, Matt Kenkel. ROW 2: Shaun Hayes, Dave Brown, Richard Halse, Jeremy Jacqueline, Photos by 185 Jaeger, Alynn 17, 154, 156 James, Justin 59 JAPAN EARTHQUAKE 36 JAZZ BAND 104, 105,197 Jennings, Matt 13, 55, 94, 129 Jensen, Dave 129 Jensen, Jason 15, 145 Jensen, Meggan 50, 51, 62, 63, 129 Jensen, Padraic 145 Jensen, Tera 49, 82, 137 Jensen, Tom 11, 23, 100, 101, 121, 192, 199,203 Jep pesen, Jim 104, 121, 191, 197 Jerome, Aaron 59, 121 JEWELRY 130, 131 Jim's Dodge Country 186 Jiskoot, Doug 8, 154, 156, 203 Jobe, Annie 59, 145 Jobe, Jesse 58, 59, 138 JOBS 30, 31 Johannes, Andrew 46, 145 Johnson, Barbara 189 Johnson, Colette 10, 33, 106, 107, 129, 142, 193, 198,202 Johnson, Eric 46, 127, 137 Johnson, Jennifer 51, 129, 193, 195 Johnson, Jessica 129 Johnson, Katrina 137 Johnson, Kristin 137 Johnson, Michael 145 Johnson, Michelle 19, 43, 129, 194,200 Johnson, R.J. 46, 55, 145 Doyle, Stacie Voss, Jim Jeppesen. BACK ROW: Ryan Schnackel, Frank Barrett, Jason Lehmer, Arie Yochum, Paul Stark, Chris Woods, Matt Cameron. Johnson, Sam 43 Johnson, Thurman 189 Johnson, Tina 146 Johnston, Travis 146 Jones, Chris 46, 63, 137 Jones, Erin27, 60, 114, 137 Jones, Jason M. 137 Jones, Michael 121 Jones, Raymond 137 Jordan, Michael 38 Jordan, Shaun 146 JOURNALISM 90, 91, 92, 93 Jouromsky, Vladimir 121 Joyner, Jayme 108, 121, 140, 193, 194 Juhl, Crystal 200 Juhl, Teena 24, 121 Juhl, Wad e 67, 137 JUNIORS 126-133 Juan, Kevin 120, 121, 200, 202 Jurgens, Emelie 105,146,196, 200 Jurgens, Sarah 129 Kadereit, Jill 120, 129, 195 Kading, Jillian 33, 137 Kadlec, Nichole 137, 146 Kalar, Jeff 46, 76, 121, 190, 200 Kanesville Kollectables 183 JAZZ BAND II. FRONT ROW: Sean Kinart, Anna Barron, Denise Olmstead, Jennifer Will, Jenny Kempf. ROW 2: Oliver Falknor, Michaela Ross, Ryan Vanderhelm, Amanda Fisher, Josh Eveloff, Jeremy Batson. BACK ROW:- Jeff Durick, Justin Ashlock, Mathew Mattox, Matt Cameron, Eric McCurry. &· memt7er "We were riding to the girls' state basketball game on the charter bus in all the snow and ice. We kept passing overturned cars, and everybody st arted freaking out because t hey thought t hat we were going to die." Katzenstein, Andi 129 Kaufman, Mark 137 Kaufman, Scott 4, 121 Kausgard, Tom 66 Kayser, Julia 60, 82, 120, 121, 186, 195 Kealy, Jennifer 57, 69, 146 Keating, Dick 189 Keating, Jane 189 Keenan, Carrie 137, 192 Kehm, Danna 69, 101, 123, 138, 193, 199, 203 Kehm, Lisa 11, 85, 100, 107, 121 Kehm, Sarah 11, 12, 69, 129, 192, 194, 202, 203 Kellogg, Bill 129 Kellogg, Lindsey 51, 146 Kelly, Heather 138, 207 -Brian Merit Kelly, Jeff 27, 129 Kelly, Michael 129 Kelly, Quinn 129, 150 Kelly, Robert 146 Kemp, Chris 138 Kemp, Dan 129, 191 Kempf, Jenny 138, 192, 197 Kenkel, Matt 146, 191, 197 Keru1edy, Randi 89, 154 Kenney, Chelly 154 Kenny,Janelle 43, 44,57,63, 146 Kenny, Larry44, 76 Keru1y, Matt 138 Kenoyer, Matt 67 Kephart, Aaron 129 Kephart, Jamje 146, 203 Kerns, Amanda 138, 195 Kmart, Sean 146, 192, 196, 197 Index ~ designed by Jennifer Krocher ~ King, Chris 154 King, Jeff 46, 67, 129 King, Misty 146 Kingery, Loretta 138 Kinsey, Dennis 146 Kirkpatrick, Heather 18, 57, 138 Kitterman, Peter 146 Klein, Margot 129 Klement, Brad 66, 67, 78, 129 Klapper, Sidney 154 Knauss, Crystal 49, 121 Knauss, Lane 105, 129, 196 Knauss, Stacey 6, 8, 23, 25, 50, 51,69,85, 108, 109, 121, 148, 191, 194 Knott, Murphy 121 Knudson, J.D. 23, 64, 65, 129, 138 Koch, Dennis 154 Koch, Jasmine 145, 146 Kohl, Rachael 43, 44, 45, 129 Konecny, Mandy 129 Koontz, Brian 129 Koontz, Jeff 102, 105, 129, 192, 199 Kracher, Jennifer 24, 64, 92, 93, 112, 121, 128, 147, 184, 194, 200,201 Kracher, Stephanie 14, 18, 44, 138, 147, 194, 196 Kramer, Donny 55, 70, 121 Krauth, Bob 146 Krijan, Stephanie 154 Kruse, Andy 146 Kruse, Julie 130 Kuehl, Joe 54 Kuehl, Michael 130 Kuhl, Roger 140, 154 MIME TROUP. FRONT ROW: David Lee, Mike Mcintosh, Colette John son, Matt Weddle, Naomi Leiserowitz, Scott Griffis. BACK ndex ~ designed by Heather Neumann Kuhlmann, Matt 21, 30, 116, 130,207 Kunik, Sabrina 146 Kups, Kelli 121 Kurland, Ruvane 38, 110, 130, 190, 195,203 Kyndesen, Chandra 112, 130, 195 Kyndesen, Shaun 146, 191 Lacey, Noel 46,98, 130 Lakatos, Ron 17,48,49, 63, 153 Lake, Ben 12, 23, 55, 89, 95, 121, 190, 200 Lake, David 70, 138 Lake, Jim 8, 24, 154 Lam, Christine 9, 44, 45, 57, 63, 110, 130, 194, 195, 199, 201,203,207 Lamb, Josh 20, 130 Lamkins, Karri 145, 146 Landstrom, Ivy 77, 146 Lane, Kehry 11, 32, 97, 106, 107, 121, 145, 171, 198 Lane, Todd 8, 12, 23, 43, 55, 111, 121, 161, 181, 199, 203 Lane, Tracy 44, 63, 146 Langenkamp, Mike 55, 146 Languein, Ryan 121 ROW:JoAnna Woods, Marla DeWitt, Peter Ta lley, Kehry Lane, Josh Ainsley, Jo Cupp. Remember "Atour first pep assembly, BrentWidtfeldt got strapped to a chair with masking tape. Justin James, Kenny Chini, Jon Nelson, and Waylon Foutch carried him out into the middle of the gym." -Sarah Berry & Raelyn Haynie Lapel, Tina 130 Lapham, Andrea 63, 146, 192 Larsen, Chad 130 Larsen, John 46, 63, 138 Larsen, Lisa 57, 146 Larson, Trent 130 LATIN 87 Latino, David 46, 100, 138 Leach Camper Sales 178 LeClair, Burlene 189 LeClair, Curt 189 LeClair, Loren 46, 55, 138 Lee, David 121, 198 Lee, Jennefer 138, 192 Lee,Joe37, 100, 138, 193, 199, 202 Lee, Warren 69 Lehmer, Jason 55, 63, 102, 120, 127, 130, 192, 197, 199 MOCK TRIAL. FRONT ROW: Christy Schmidt, Mike Mcintosh, Jessie Morris, Jenni fer Ridgway, Shelly De Witt, Dan Dawson. Row 2: Rainbo Hultman, Jamie Blaha, Courtney Brummer, Mike Meyer, Leinen, Jaclyn 43, 57, 138 Leiserowitz, Naomi 70, 104, 106, 112, 146, 157, 190, 195, 198,200, 201,202 Lenhardt, Rachel 53 Lerette, Louis 138 Leytham, Marisa 130 Liddick, Jamie 121, 162 LIFE PREPARATION 84, 85 Life Teen 189 Limpp, Justin 138 Linehan, Ryan 146 Linneman, Dani 154 Littell, Justine 189 Livengood, Alisha 124, 146, 192, 193 Livern1ore, (;eri 154, 156 LIVIN' ON THE ED(;E 28,29 Livingston, Heidi 18, 42, 43, Mary Marsh, Molly Shepard. BACK ROW: Stephen Freilinger, Reb ecca Cates, Jim Wood, Be n Nou rse, Shawna Becker, Alison Eggers, Lindsay McElderry. 57, 138 Livingston, Susie 72 Lomba, Angela 130 Long, Jenny 154 Loos, Ryan 46, 146 Lorenz, Chad 146 Lougnis, Greg 36 LOVE NOTES 32, 33 LOY AL PARENTS 72, 73 Lucero, T.J. 39, 62, 63, 130 Mabbitt, Al 154 Mabbitt, Kristina 146 Machmuller, Chris 146 Madden, Kristina 130, 131 Maddox, Cliff 46, 138 Madsen, Anina 152, 154 Maher, Fred 154 Mahrt, Scott 146 Mailey, Aaron 121 Mailey, Jason 146 Mailey, Shana 130 MAKING A LIVING 30, 31 Malick, Barb 189 Malick, Ken 189 Malick, Melissa 37, 42, 43, 44, 53,59, 87, 116, 138, 194 Ma lick, Michelle 189 Mallory, Robert 138, 202 Malloy, Gina 20, 43 Malmberg, Katie 44, 64, 65, 76, NEW DESIGN. FRONT ROW: Ray Miller, Sarah Pippert, Marjie Mueh lig, Kim Bolton, Breanne Schweer, Eric Doty. ROW 2: Danna Kehm, Connie Hoden, Sarah Bragg, Angie Disalvo, Sara Smith, Robin 100, 138, 192 Malone, Bryan 138 Malone, Jeni 121, 179, 192, 196 Malskeit, Lisa 1, 7, 16, 20, 49, 63, 130, 190, 191, 195, 199, 201 Mann, Donnie 46, 63, 77, 130 Mann, Jamie 49, 63, 124, 138, 192, 195,203 Mantich, Jody 121 Manz, Amy 121 MARCHING BAND 102, 103 Mark, Heidie 130 Markel, Celine 146, 190 Maron, Julie 130, 193 Marsh, J.J. 66, 67, 114, 121, 188 Marsh, Jeff 96, 97, 130 Marsh, Mary 146, 190, 196, 198,203 Marshall, Ginger 146, 200 Marshall, Karrie 69, 84, 121 Marshall, Melinda 41 Martin, Amy 56 Martin, Ashley 130 Martin, Courtney 121 Martin's Orchard 179 Mase, Jeremy 67, 138 Mason, Joe 59, 67, 146, 202 Mass, Jennifer 30, 130, 145 Mass, Melissa 146 Mass, Mike 46, 121 Mass, Sadie 130 Mass, Shane 138 Matheson, Becky 138 Mathis, Adam 130 Mattox, Mathew 146, 197 Mattoy, Matthew 191 Shepard, Sarah Edrington. BACK ROW: Jeff Koontz, Jason Pierret, Tom Jensen, Steve Haider, Matt Weddle, Matt Stemple, Joe Lee, Bill Bos. Mauer, Nikki 40, 41, 43, 44, 57, 68, 69, 130, 154 Mauer, Phyllis 72 May, Chuck 44, 45, 154 Mayberry, Jackie 121 McAtee, Bryan 138 McAtee, Jeri 43, 146 McAtee, Kelley 69, 130 McB's Main St. Station 176 McCall, Bob 138 McCart, Jamie 130 McCarthy, Jennifer 146, 203 McCarthy, Jordan 37, 146, 203 McCarthy, Mike 3, 111, 130, 203 McC!ary, Mike 146 McClary, Monica 130 McConnell, Brandy 85, 138 McCoy, Greg 46, 130 McCoy, Larry 130 McCumber, Bev 154 McCurry, Eric 46, 63, 146, 192, 197 McDaniels, Troy 138, 194, 200 McDowell, Bobbi Jo 130 McDowell, Monika 146 McElderry, Lindsay 97, 192, 198, 202 McGrath, Nick 200 McGuire, Kelly 26, 139, 145 McHenry, Eric 46, 146 Mcintosh, Brian 121 Mcintosh, Jeff 146, 196, 203 Mcintosh, Jenny 121 Mcintosh, Kevin 121 Mcintosh, Marty 131 Mcintosh, Mike 97, 105, 130, 190, 198,200, 202 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY I. FRONT ROW: Matt Timm, Christine Lam, Tim Owen, Brandi Christie, Christine Hauser, Shannan Brooks, Kristin Scott. ROW 2: Andrea O'Brien, Joanne Whalen, Lisa Malskeit, Marjie Muehlig, Sonja Smith, Marla DeWitt, Kate Gronstal, Jennifer Collinson, Kristy Ramsdell. Mcintyre, Jarrod 55, 66, 67, 146 McKeeman, Nicole 140, 146 McLean, Melanie 146, 200 McLean, Sarah 119, 130, 195 McMains, Wes 43, 46, 106, 154 McMaken, Dan 130 McManus, Jane 35 McSorley, Caroline 76, 146 Meis, Robby 14, 146 Meisenbach, Susan 121 Mendoza, Alisia 130, 207 Mendoza, Trenida 146 Meredith, Jeff 105, 146, 200, 203 Merit, Brian 35, 139, 197 Merk, Chris 46, 78, 146 Merksick, Mandie 130 Merksick, Tony 9, 22, 46, 121 Merrill, Lisa 22, 25, 122, 167, 193, 196 Merritt, Cheryl 146 Merritt, Jon 122 Mescher, Randy 46, 63, 146 Mescher, Tim 22, 55, 67, 130 Messerli, Mike 155 Metropolitian Bank 165 Metz, Jaime 15, 139 Metz, John 146 Meyer, Crystal 130, 145 Meyer, Jane 189 Meyer, Leslie 57, 146 Meyer, Michael 107, 139, 195, 196, 198,202 Meyer, Sarah 51, 146 Meyer, Suzanne130, 194, 195 Meyer, Philip W., M.D. 174, 189 Meyers, Andrew 58, 59, 66, 67, 130 ROW 3: Shelly DeWitt, Arian Hock, Sara Borman, Tonia Tauke, Jessica Craft, Bridget Hannan, Christy Schmidt, Erin Wilson. BACK ROW: Eric Gift, Joe Demory, Colbey Sullivan, Brandon Doles, Jason Lehmer, Dave Zimmerman, Todd Lane, Mike Todd, Tim Wright. designed by Jennifer Index Krocher •· NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY II. FRONT ROW: Jessica Wickstrom, Connie Ho den, Robin Shepard, Kim Bolton, Jessie Morris, Amber Wilmore, Sara Adams. ROW 2: Joel Grondek, Jenny Barker, Michelle Johnson, Nora Greer, Valerie Michael, Marissa 43 Milbourn, Garry 55, 66, 67, 130 Miles, Jeffrey 146 Milford, Betty 189 Milford, Ken 189 Harriott, Jennifer Krach er, Jen Ridgway, Jill Hunter, Amy DuBois, Christine Fink. BACK ROW: Arie Yochum, Erik Edwards, Chad Holmes, Kevin J uon, Ben Roth, Paul Stark, Amy Schab en, Jeff Kalar, Ben Lake, Jim Wood. Mo ha tt, Sarah 146 Monroe, Kevin 153 Monroe, Pearl 146 Montang Body Shop 162 Montgomery, Jacob 146 &em ember "I'll always remember when the football team beat Tee Jay, because I hate Tee Jay and they played dirty. I was excited· t hat we finally beat them because we hadn't for the first three years I was here. I was just really relieved that we finally beat the losing streak."~ -Jeff Ka lar Miller, Mike 20 Miller, Ray 139, 192, 199 Miller, Sarah 130 Miller Orthopaedics 183 Milligan, Josh 55, 139, 203 MIME TROOP 106, 107, 198 Miner, Matt 130 Minikus, Leah 69, 146 Mitchell, David 146 Mitchell, Kellie 130, 196 Mitchell, Megan 146, 192 MOCK TRIAL 96, 97, 198 Mohatt, Dan 46, 47, 59, 122, 195 • Index designed by Heather Neumann Mooberry, Kelly 122 Mooberry, Laura 139 Moore, Jessica 139 Moreland, Skip 146 Morgan, Kurt 146, 196 Morgan, Matt 148 Morris, Amber 148, 203 Morris, Jessie 25, 65, 96, 122, 192, 196, 198,200,202 Morrison, James 148 Mortensen, Jeremy 130 Mortensen, Patricia 148 Muehlig, Linda 73 Muehlig, Marjie8, 12, 16, 21, ORCHESTRA. FRONT ROW: Erik Edwards, Erin Summy, Joshua Evans, Anja Hochlan, Naomi Leiserowitz, Rainbo Hultman. ROW 2: Ginger Marshall, Marla DeWitt, Crystal Juhl, Jonelle Strazdas, Jenny Barker, Nicole Caffery, Melanie McLean, Teresa Williams. ROW 3: Travis Reynolds, Jeff Meredith, 48,49,63,94, 122, 190, 191, 192, 199, 202 Mulnix, Tracy 122 Mulvania, Mandy 139 Mumm, Adam 55 Munch, Amy139 Murray, Carol 155 MUSIC 20, 21 Myers, Jason 70, 113, 122 Nagunst, Adam 139 Nation, Chad 20 NA TI ON AL HONOR SOCIETY 112, 113, 199,200 Neff, Malinda 139, 193 Nelsen, Jill 130 Nelson, Adam 46,55,89, 115, 148 Nelson, Chad 42, 43 Nelson, Erik 130 Nelson, Jane 96, 97, 155 Nelson, Jolene 148 Nelson, Jon 116, 130, 207 Nelson, Josh 148 Nelson, Natasha 139 Nelson, Nate 9, 115, 148 Nelson, Tasha 108, 122 Nemecek, Ed 189 Nemecek, Kendra 130, 195, 202 Nemecek, Pat 189 Mike Mcintosh, Erin Blackman, Angela Bushman, Emelie Jurgens, Amy Pettengill, Catherine Crocker, Sarah Stevens, Rebecca Cates. BACK ROW: Andy Smith, Nick Hall, Steve Watkins, Ann Heitman, Chris Curtis, Troy McDaniels, Jason Schlotman, Nick McGrath, Sam Gahm, Jenny Burgess. Neumann, Heather 92, 122, 188, 194,201 Neumann, Robbie 55, 70, 148 NEW GRADING 78, 79 Newhuis, Racheal 9, 50, 51, 148 NEWSPAPER 1, 90, 91 , 195 Nice, Doug 139 Nichols, Jason 148 Nixon, Rieka 139 Noe, Sierra 39 Norgard, Carrie 139, 202 Norman, Brian 46, 64, 65, 83, 139 Norman, Jenny 17, 44, 62, 63, 148,203 Norman, Wayne 155 Nourse, Ben 99, 139, 190, 195, 196, 198 Nugent, Jay 155 Nukhtar, Imran 148 NUTRITION 27 O'Brien, Andrea 50, 51, 78, 130, 190, 193, 196, 199, 203 O'Brien, Jeff 130 O'Brien, Lori 43, 69, 148 O'Connor, Katie 51, 130, 196 O'Grady, Nate 34 QUILL & SCROLL. FRONT ROW: Christine Lam, Matt Timm, Tim Owen, Courtney Brummer, Christy Schmidt, Jim Wood. ROW 2: Heather Olson, Shelly DeWitt, Rhonda FanO'Hara, Bonnie 30, 93, 120, 130, 145, 194, 196 O'Shea, Heather 148 O'Toole, Nate 11, 122, 190 ODYSSEY OF THE MIND 98, 99, 190 Ogle, Matt 55, 148 Ohm, Laura 41, 57 Ollie, Matt139 Oln1stead, Denise 15, 102, 139, 192, 193, 197,202 Olsen, Brian 63, 148, 203 Olsen, Karlene 21, 139 Olson,Bob 189 Olson, Heather 91, 92, 130, 147, 189, 194, 195,201 Olson, Kim 189 Opal, Elizabeth 42, 43, 51, 63, 109, 116, 122, 191 Opal, Jeff 128, 130 OPENING 1-5 ORAL COMMUNICATION 79 ORANGE BOWL 37 ORCHESTRA 104, 105, 200 Ortez, Misty 51, 148 Orth, Brian 139 O tey, Harold 35 OUTDOOR FUN 14, 15 Over, Over, & Over, P.C. 176 OVERTIME JOBS 152, 153 Owen, Matt 29 Owen, Sandra 57, 148 Owen, Tim 29, 91, 120, 122, 147, 183, 190, 195, 199,201 Owens, Tara 18, 52, 53, 139, 202 ning, Joanne Whalen, Lisa Malskeit, Jessica Craft, Andrea Bertelsen. BACK ROW: Heather Neumann, Nora Greer, Jennifer Kracher, Kim Bolton, Jason Steger, Sonja Smith. P.E. 76, 77 Pacheco, Samantha 145, 148 Page, Ryan 148 Pahl, Benjamin 148 Painting, Parker 189 Palser, John 67, 82, 130 PARENTS 124, 125 Parker, Andy 130 Parker, Jay 46,55, 139 PARKING STICKERS 3 Parks, Ryan 46, 148 Parrack, Eric 130 Parsons, Jaime 148 Patton, Linda 155, 202 Paulsen, Woody 124, 135, 148 Paulson, Andy 139 Pearson, Gina 155 Pearson, Roger 152, 155, 194 Pelzek, Ryan 148 Pengra, Carmen 15, 139, 192 Pennel,Jennifer 36, 84, 139,196 PEOPLE 114-157 PEOPLE DIVISION 114, 115 People's National Bank 170 Pepin, Francisco 54, 55, 152 Peters, Brad 148 Petersen, Becky 189 Petersen, Erin 148 Petersen, Jennifer 43 Petersen, Ken 153 SCIENCE CLUB. FRONT ROW: Jennifer Kracher, Naomi Leiserowitz, Val Harriott, Jessica Craft, Amber Petersen, LaShawntea 51, 139 Petersen, Lesley 130, 196 Petersen, Nick 122 Petersen, Paul 28,43, 122, 124 Pettengill, Amy 148, 200 Pettepier, Robert 76 Phillips, Mandi 42, 43 PHOBIAS 150, 151 PICK UP LINES 134, 135 Pierret, Jason 107, 139, 193, 199 Pike,Schia 20, 116, 139 Pike, Shannon 130, 193 Pines, The 179 Pippert, Sarah 49, 130, 192, 196, 199 Pitcher, Matt 130 Pizza Counter 171 Plamondon, John 21, 148, 192 Pleake, Ellen 148 Pleas, Jeremyah 139 Pleas, Rob 130 Plendl, Harry 135 Plumb, Jamie 49, 139 Plumb, Jeff 130 Pogge, Dawn 149 Pointer, Jayson 130 POM PON 52, 53 Porter, Jennifer 122 Porter, Mike 59, 122, 167 Porter, Richard A., Attorney at Law 175 Porter, Stephen 130 Powell, Deb 189 Powell, Josh 55, 67, 149, 185, 192 Powell, Wayne 189 POWER MECHANICS 89 Duncan, April Traylor. BACK ROW: Mick Freeman, Dennis Schmoker. Powers, Jessica 43, 69, 105, 149, 191 Powers, Shane 122, 194 Price, Camber 122, 123, 194 Price, Theresa 130, 135, 194 Proctor, Ben 140 PROM 22, 23 Prout, Danielle 124, 149, 202, 203 Pyles, Sundee 23 Quigley, Kelly 149 Quigley, Kevin 122, 194 QUILL AND SCROLL 201 Rablin, Danielle 140 Raes, Jill 43, 69 Rageth, Mandy 122 Ramsdell, Kri ty 21, 85, 7, 130, 196, 199 Rannells, iki 140 Rasmussen, Mi sy 130 Ratigan Motor Center 161 Ratliff, Brad 149 Index • designed by Jennifer Kracher SPANISH CLUB. FRONT ROW: Marjie Muehlig, Arian Hock, Kendra Nemecek, Sarah Bragg, Amber Duncan, Erin Wilson. ROW 2: Anja Hochlan, Amy DuBois, Chrissy Buffum, Denise Olmstead, Joe Mason, Danielle Prout, Jennifer Catron, Naomi Leiserowitz. ROW 3: Anna Barron, Jonathan Weister, Joe Lee, Tara Owens, Nora Greer, Robert Mallory, Cortney Harding, Rau, Mike 122 Raymond, John 149 Rea, Matt 84 Reagan, Jean 155 Reed,Brandon 140 Reed, Ron 149 Reed,Shelia 149 Reedy, Kristy 64, 93, 98, 140, 190, 194 Reese, Chris 79, 132 Reeves, Ryan 120, 132 Reid, Jake 46, 47, 78, 132 Reiners, Christine 44, 100, 149, 191,203 Reinert, Chris 46, 122 Reneau, Stacia 72 REPUBLICAN SWEEP 35 Respeliers, Maggie 122 Respeliers, Nolan 15, 59, 140 Reynolds, Travis 104, 116, 140, 200 Rhoades, Bret 132 Rhoden Auto Center 165 Rice, Haylie 64, 149 Rice, Jason 122 Richards, Lindsey 50, 51, 100, 140, 193,203 Richardson, Josh 132 Ridder, Brian59, 149 Ridder, James 59, 149 Ridgway, Jennifer 96, 97, 113, 122, 135, 190, 198,200,202, 203 Rieken, Sara 132 • Index designed by Heathe r Neumann Naomi Greelis, Andrea Deremer, ROW 4: Linda Patton, Mark Hoag, Carrie Norgard, Alison Eggers, Tieg Weathers, Wendy Troff, Ada Bos, Catherine Crocker, Sarah Kehm. BACK ROW: Tamara Williams, Kevin Juon, Ann Heitman, Brian Anderson, Rosanne Schwarz, Erin Summy, Haley Allen, Jim Cunningham, Juan Inigo. Riesland, Cristy 132, 133 Riggs, Brandi 43,44, 115, 149 Rimel, Carol 132 Rindone, Shannon 8, 12, 51, 122,203 Rindone, Sheila 44, 69, 149 Roan, Michell 140 Robb, Chris 132 Robbins, Baskin 189 Robicheau,Joan50,51, 122, 194 Robicheau, Renee 53, 140 Rocha, Paul 46, 149 Rochholz, Brandon 49, 55, 149 Rock,Roxanne 196 Rodenburg, Rikki 4, 53, 122, 203 Rodriguez, Peggy 155, 196 Roemen, Arny 78 Romans, Benjie 85, 122 Romesburg, Adam 149 Ronk, Richard D.D.S. 161 Rappe, Hanna 43, 44, 132 Rappe, Olivia 43, 44, 84, 132 Ross, Michaela 44,69, 145, 191, 197 Roth, Ben 9, 13,46,47,55,62, 63,78,94, 132,200 Roth, Mike 46, 59, 63, 149, 203 ROWDY TEACHERS 154, 155 Roy,Rhonda 50 Royalty, Eric 46, 47, 122 Royer, Mark 46 RUBRICS 78, 79 Ruby, Justin 46, 63, 88, 149 SPEECH&DEBATE.FRONTROW: Dawn Bresley, Mike Mcintosh, Jessie Morris, Jen Ridgway, Shelly DeWitt, Rainbo Hultman. ROW 2: Dawn Coulter, Courtney Brummer, Colette Johnson, Christy Schmidt, Ruiz, Jason 1, 17, 46, 132, 135, 139, 195 Ruiz, Valory 149 Rutledge, Nate 139, 149 Ruud, Candice 149, 196, 203 Ryan, Pat 154 Ryba, Cathy 153 Saar, Josh 46,47,55,63,88, 132 Sagert,Adarn 91, 139, 140, 190, 195 Sagert, Amber 149 Saitta, Traci 149 Sall, Ben 13, 122, 194 Satrorn, Carisa 93, 140, 194 Scarpello, Sarah 149 Schaben, Amy 12, 22, 60, 61, 77, 132,200 Schaefer, Tracy 155 Soheer, Robert 189 Scheer, Sarah 64, 92, 98, 190, 194 Scheer, Therese 189 Scheibeler, Don 156 Schierbrock, Thomas D.D.S. 189 Schlemmer, Harley 189 Schlemmer, Rose 189 Mike Meyer, Lindsay McElderry, Jenny VanBibber. BACK ROW: Stephen Freilinger, Jamie Blaha, Alison Eggers, Shawna Becker, Peter Talley. Schlotman, Jason 33, 60, 132, 200 Schlotrnan, Joa nie 18, 57, 140 Schmidt, Christy 64, 65, 110, 112, 113, 122, 161, 190, 192, 195, 198, 199,201,202,203 Schmidt, Dale 140 Schmidt, Diane 140 Schrnoker, Dennis 152, 154, 155, 201 Schnackel, Ryan 46, 140, 191, 197 Schneider, Jenny 22, 122, 192, 195 Schnitker, Jeremy 19, 46, 47, 59, 63, 140, 195 Schoeppner, Dick 81 Schofield, Bruce 132 Schreck, Steven 149 Schreck, Tiffany 149 Schultz, Jamie 132 Schultz, Teresa 49, 56, 57, 63, 132 Schultz, Tom 46, 58, 59, 132 Schultz, Toni 49, 57, 149 Schwartz, Don 62, 63 Schwarz, Rosanne 23, 27, 60, 61, 140, 145, 193,202 Schweer, Breanne 70, 93, 101, 123, 124, 140, 193, 194, 199 Schwiedop, Audrey 149, 190, 203 SCIENCE 82, 83, 201 Scoles, Brian 140 STUDENT COUNCIL. FRONT ROW: Christine Lam, Sonja Smith, Brandi Christie, Skylar Hunt, Courtney Brummer, Andrew Fitch, Mike Todd. ROW 2: Jen Ridgway, Sarah Kehm, Val Harriott, Tom Jensen, Andrea O'Brien, Christy Schmidt, Kate Gronstal, Shannon Rindone, Christen Grimsley. ROW 3: Mark Hoag, Connie Hoden, Sarah Farrell, Janna Hightower, Michelle Collier, Rikki Rodenburg, Julia Stein, Heather Swain, Amber Morris. ROW 5: Ruvane Kurland, Tonia Tauke, Danna Kehm, Jamie Mann, Jenny Norman, Adam Driscoll, Danielle Prout, Jamie Kephart, Don Swanson. BACK ROW: Doug Jiskoot, Kristin Scott, Mike McCarthy, Colbey Sullivan, Sara Borman, Courtney Haines, Tim Wright, Josh Milligan, Todd Lane. Rememt1er "I walked into my Human Biology class and there were dissecting trays on the table. They had never been there before, so the whole class was wondering what we would be dissecting since we were studying the male reproductive system. The trays were actually just left over from the biology class before ' us." WheN~Fv Scott, Kristin 8 12 16 21 49 53, 63, 95, 122, J78, 1 190, 191, 199, 203 Sealock, Rita 153 Sea rle Pe troleum Company 173 Sears, Rebecca 140 Sellers, Am y 23, 122, 192, 196 SENIOR SURVIVAL 84, 85 SENIORS 116-125 Sevey, Nila 156 Shady Lane Ran ch 160 Shanks, Lora 132 Shannon, Keith 132 Shaw, Ad am 46, 149 Shaw, J rry 132 Sheldon, Bo 149 Shepard, Moll y 10, 11, 32, 43, 104, 151, 190, 192, 197, 198 Shepard, Robin 10, 11, 82, 86, 100, 122, 145, 166, 192, 196, 199, 200 Sherbondy's 177 Sherman, Amie 122 Sherman, Lindie 116, 132 Shipley, Jeremy 132 Shipley, Mellissa 151 Shipley Optical Dispensary 182 Shirley, Tiffany 151 Shockley, Delvyn 193 Shoemake, Amy 151 SHOWS, TALK 39 Sieck, Paula 193, 203 Sigafoose, David 46, 132 Sigafoose, Dennis 58, 59, 70, YOUNG DESIGN. FRONT ROW: Amber Morris, Chantal Franklin, Lindsey Richards, Candice Ruud, Paula Sieck, Ada Bos. ROW 2: Melissa Wagner, Courtney Story, Christine Reiners, Elizabeth Ginn, Jenny McCarthy, Hannah Ault, Nichole VanWinkle, Audrey Schwiedop. 140 Simms, Mike 140, 148 Simons, Brianne 44, 151 Simpson, OJ 38 Skaanning, David 39, 132 Skalberg, Jenny 140 Skow, Michele 39, 140, 192 Slate, Angela 151 Smiley, Elizabeth 132 Smith, Allan 46, 140 Smith, Amanda 44, 151 Smith, Andy 140, 200 Smith, Ben 86, 122 Smith, Charlie 151 Smith, Eleanor 64, 151 Smith, Gary, D.D.S. 184 Smith, Jane 189 Smith, Jennifer 69, 193 Smith, Jeremy 140 Smith, Joel 133, 151 Smith, Kenny 132 Smith, Lukas 151 Smith, Paul 140 Smith, Peter 189 Smith, Sara 100, 122, 192, 199 Smith, Sean 122 Smith, Sonja 13,49,53,64, 120, 132, 190, 195, 196, 199,201, 203 Smith, Susan 34, 156 SMOKING 29 Smoley, Linda 93, 114, 152, 156 Smoley, Sara 152 Smothers, Tim 151 Snodgrass, Amy 74, 122 ROW 3:. Wolston Brockway, Mike Bauerly, Teresa Williams, Tamara Williams, Serena Hanisch, Mary Marsh, Jeff Mcintosh, Trey Hughes. BACK ROW: Adam Driscoll, Jeff Meredith, Mike Roth, Brandon Holmes, Derek Woellhof, Brian Olsen, Jordan McCarthy. Snodgrass, Larry 22 Snyder, Amber 85, 125 Snyder, Amy 22 Snyder, Andrea 132 Snyder, Heather 140, 193 Snyder, Sarah 151 SOAP OPERA 148, 149 SOFTBALL 42, 43 Solon, Danny 151 Solon, David 125 SOPHOMORES 134-141 Sorensen, Chris 46 Sorensen, Danelle 43, 77, 132 Sorensen, Kevin 125 Sorick, Chris 140 SPANISH 78, 86, 87 SPANISH CLUB 202 Spann, Lee 155 Spec Shoppe 166 SPEECH 96, 97, 202 Spetman, Nikki 69, 151 Spitznagle, Brian 140 Spitznagle, Mary 156 SPORTS 42-73 Spra tt, Stephanie 125 Spra tt, Tony 132, 196 SPRING NEWS 38, "9 Springer, Dan 30, 128, 141 Spring , Starla 151 St. John, David 132 St. John, Kristy 151 Stageman, Matt 132 Stair , Dustin 70, 125, 14 , 172 Stansberry, Erica 125 Stark, Paul 124, 125, 192, 197,200 Index • designed by Jennifer Kracher &emember "At our final metro track meet at Burke, the bus driver parked in the mud. When the meet was over we were stuck for an hour and a half before a tow truck, which also got stuck, finally pulled us out." Steffensen, Marshall 46, 60, 61, 132, 191 Steger, Chris 72, 73 Steger, Dan 72 Steger, Jason 48, 49, 63, 90, 132, 191, 201 Stein, Jill 44, 50, 51, 63, 85, 151 Stein, Julia 9, 44, 116, 141, 203 Steinke, Heather 132 Stemple, Matt 23, 141, 147, 192, 194, 199 Steppuhn, Jeff 151 Stevens, Christine 151 Stevens, Sarah 88, 105, 151,200 Stifle, Tina 151 Stiles, Sandy 85, 151 Stockinger, Katrina 138, 141 Stoddard, Keisha 49, 141, 192, 195 Stoddard, Kevin 151 Stormo, Heather 125, 170 Stortz, Josh 125 Story, Courtney 51, 151, 203 Stowe, Bonny 141, 192 Strazdas, Jonelle 151, 200 Struthers, Betty 156 STUDENT COUNCIL 8, 9, 17, 110, 111, 203 STUDENT LIFE 6-39 STUDENT LIFE DIVISION 6, 7 Stull, Kevin 46, 55, 141 Stull, Tom 156 Suhr, Craig 151 Suhr, Dennis 136, 141 Sulley, Troy 125 Sullivan, Colbey 46, 63, 77, 132, 199,203 Summy, Erin 123, 132, 200, 202 Summy, Janice 189 Summy, Robert 189 SUPER BOWL 37 Sutherland, Jim 156 Swa in, Hea ther 4, 131, 141, 193, 203 Swanson, Anthony 151 • Index designed by Heather Neumann -Chad Holmes /, Swanson, Don 141, 203 Swee, Steve 152, 156 Swigart, Dan 132 Swigart, Ruby 16, 141 SWIMMING 40, 60, 61 SWING CHOIR 100, 101, 199, 203 Talcott, Teri 73 Talley, Peter 120, 125, 177, 196, 198,202 Tangeman, Nancy 157 Tangeman, Vonnie 157 Tanner, Adam 88, 125 Tauke, AW, Attorney at Law 175 Tauke, Tonia 13, 44, 45, 56, 57, 132, 190, 196, 199,203 Taylor, Blake 21, 141 Taylor, Lindsey 141 Templeman, Chuck 132 TEN LITTLE INDIANS 106, 107 TENNIS 40 Tettenborn, Deb 157 TEXAS FLOODS 34 Thatcher, Carrie 27, 29, 57, 60, 64, 133, 141, 148, 192, 195, 196 Thielen, J.J. 13, 67, 108, 125, 179, 194 Thierolf, Tricia 56 Thomas, Ben 77, 93, 132, 194 Thomas, Connor 81 Thomas, Debby 189 Thomas, Tiffani 141 Thomas Equipment Service 186, 189 Thompson, Ben 151 Thompson, Catherine 141, 195 Thompson, Misty 151 Thurber, Keellia 64, 98, 99, 141, 190, 192, 195 Tiarks, Shawn 132 Tiller, Carol 24, 157 Timm, Matt 6, 12, 25, 67, 91, 102, 108, 125, 190, 191, 194, 195, 199,201 Tindall, Jason 8, 12, 46, 47, 54, 55, 70, 125 Tindall, Teresa 55 Tobias, Anne 25, 125, 196 Todd, Matthew 151 Todd, Mike 49, 63; 111, 132, 199, 203 Tomford, Jason 141 Total Fill & Food 165 Tournabane, Jim 157 Townsend, Dan 125 TRACK 40 Tracy, Matt 89, 125 TRADES AND INDUSTRIES 108, 109 Traylor, April 63, 131, 141, 192, 201 Trendsetters 163 Trezona, Misty 151 Triple L Transmissions & Automotives 166 Tripp, Cindi 12, 13, 23, 125 TRIPS 146, 147 Troff, Wendy 63, 79, 141, 150, 192, 196,202 TROUBLE 138, 139 Truckomat 179 Truksa, Benjamin 151 Turek, Josh 141 Tyson, Mike 38 Underwood, Jenni· 27 141 I I 145, 147 VALENTINE'S DAY 16, 17 Valley View Lanes 162 Valverda, Rawley 8 VanBibber, Erin 151 VanBibber, Jenny 26, 70, 71, 97, 202 Vance, Brad 67, 132, 133 Vandasselaar, Richard 125 Vanderhelm, Ryan 151, 158, 191, 197 Vanderpool, Glen 125 Vannier, Carolyn 189 Vannier, David 70, 132 Vannier, Marvin 189 VanNordstrand, Mollee 53, 59, 125, 178 Van Winkle, Nichole 10, 11, 32, 106, 151,203 Yarn's Body Shop 180 VEG ET ARIANISM 26 Vermule, Josh 151 Vinsonhaler, Jene 141 Viola, Ian 151 VIRGINITY 33 VOCAL MUSIC 100, 101 Vogt, Angela 151 VOLLEYBALL 4, 5, 40, 44, 45 VOLUNTEERING 118, 119 Voss, Stacie 120, 141, 148, 192, 193, 194, 197 Wagenfuehr, Danriy 66, 67, 124, 132 Wagner, Melissa 151, 203 Wahl, Rick 8, 42, 43, 46, 157 Wahl Optical 178 Walker, Dara 157 Walker, Heather 85, 151 Walker Printing 168 Wallner, Eric 1, 64, 65, 125, 195 Walters, Jamin 59, 132 Walton, Chris 59, 141 Ward, Denise 151 Ward, Joey 125 Wardlow, Kammy 142, 151, 193 Warnert, Brandi 141 Watkins, Scott 141 Watkins, Steve 24, 200 Watson, Rob 132 Watson, Theresa 132 Watts, Ben 46 Waugh, Tom 132 Weakland, Kelly 151 Weare, Michelle 151 Weathers, Tieg 19, 77, 141, 202 Weddle, Matt 18, 23, 124, 125, 192, 198, 199 Weddle, Tony 36, 132 WEE HOUR 144, 145 Wegman, Sarah 151 Weilage, Scott 132 Weister, Jonathan 87, 125, 202 Weitschat, Julia 125 WELFARE CUTS 37 Weller, Noah 64, 65, 132 Wellman, Anthony 132 Welty, Mindy 151 Wenninghoff, Jeanette 141 Wenninghoff, Jill 50, 51, 125, 191 West Oak Archery 164 Westphal, Jason 76, 151 Whalen, Andrew 55, 151 Whalen, Jim 189 Whalen, Joanne 1, 52, 53, 90, 132, 190, 195, 199,201 Whalen, Judy 189 Wheeler, Joe 157 White, Courtney 151 White, Tim 61, 125 Whitney, Dan 125, 196 Wichman, Jeremy 125 Wichman, Tim 153 Wickman, Marie 60, 61, 63, 151 Wickstrom, Jessica 125, 192, 197,200 Widtfedlt, Brent 151 Widtfeldt, Jeremy 125 Wigington, Kim 12, 23, 25, 50, 51, 125, 191, 194 Wil, Andy 62 Wilcox, Jeremy 132 Wild, Jan 43 Wilhelm, Casey 18, 132 Will, Andy 37, 43, 46, 63, 141 Will, Jason 65, 132 Will, Jennifer 60, 192, 197 Willard, Bill 152, 157 Williams, Corinna 132 Williams, Tamara 151, 191,202, 203 Williams, Teresa 151, 200, 203 Williams, Teri 151 Willis, Dara 151 Wilmore, Amber 25, 125, 131, 194, 200 Wilson, Adam 70, 125 Wilson, Cindy 16 Wilson, Erin 12, 132, 199, 202 Wilson, Jessica 141 Wilson, Kelly 151 Wilson, Nate 49, 151 Winger, Tiffany 132, 192 Winger, Tina 141, 193 Winter, Ellen 190, 191 Winter, Jessica 60, 62, 63, 151 WINTER NEWS 36, 37 Witt, Chad 125 Wobbema, Nate 46, 151 Woellhof, Derek 151, 203 Wohlers, Melissa 51, 151 Woicke, Tim 46, 125 Wolfe, Dave 189 Wolfe, Holly 23, 27, 81, 104, 132, 195, 196 Wolfe, Kathy 189 Wolter, Erik 151 Wood, Chris 157 Wood, Jim 10, 11, 24, 106, 125, 187, 190, 192, 195, 196, 198, 200,201 Wood, Justin 16, 33, 132, 138, 142, 190, 191, 197 Wood, Todd 132 WOOD TECHNOLOGY 89 Woods, Chris 125, 191, 197 Woods, JoAnna 151, 192, 198 Woody, Susan 132 WORLD HISTORY 78, 79, 83 Worley, Barbara 151 WRESTLING 40, 58, 59 Wright, Brian 151 Wright, John 59 Wright, Laura 151 Wright, Tim 3, 8, 64, 78, 94, 101, 111, 132, 190, 199, 203 YEARBOOK 92, 93, 194 YochUITI,Arny 44, 151 Yochum, Arie 49, 116, 125, 173, 190, 192, 197,200 Yochum, Jake 151 Yopp, James 151 Young, Karen 151 Young, Steve 37 Ziegler, Mandi 21, 30, 132 Zimmerman, Dave 49, 55, 125, 193, 199 Zimmerman, Jim 55, 67, 151 Zuern, Jennifer 132 Zuern, Josh 132 Colophon Wit h t he assistance of Jostens in Topeka, KS, 30 st affers of t he Crimson and Blue produced 900 copies of t he 97th volume, according t othefollowing specif ications. Body t ype is Palatino, except for t heme pages in T ekt on. Folio t abs are in Fut ura Reg ular, and caption type is in Palat ino Bold. Headlines were set by the st aff, wit h Freehand and Pagemaker programs. Division headlines were designed by Lori Bezek. Student Life heads are in Freestyle Script, A garamond, and Helvetica Narrow. News is in Friz Quadrata and Optima. Sport heads are in Lithos, subheads are in Brush Script, Scoreboards are in Lithos, and Fact Boxes are in Brush Script and Lithos. Academic and Orga nization heads are in Middlet on, subheads are in Tekton, and Fact Boxes are in Tekt on, designed in Freehand. People section heads a re in Helvetica, Park Avenue, Benguait, Tragen, and Pa latino. S id ebars use Helvetica, Freestyle, and Trajan. The book is printed on 80-pound gloss and feat ures a blue marble litho cover with spot color. Eight pages are in full color and seven pages are in spot color. Colors include Josten s 287 Royal Blue and va rious percentages of Josten's process red and blue, red and yellow, blue and black, and yellow and blue. Photos were chosen from more than 8 ,500 negat ives taken by student photographers. All ca ndid photos were developed and printed in t he school darkroom, except for color photos, wh ich were cust om printed at Phot ographies Inc. in Omaha, NE. Potraits were t aken by Bob Pyles and group pictures were taken by Glenn Hovinga. Court pictures were taken by Pyles, Hovinga, and Mike Messerli. Our t hanks to Bob, Glenn, and Mike. The 1994 Crimson and Blue received a Five St ar All American, Medalist, 14Gold Circle awards from CSPA, seven Natioanal Quill and Scroll awards, including two Sweepstakes, and nine State of Iowa awards, including the Neubert and Index • designed by Jennifer Krocher I nstead of sunshine, warmth, and outdoor fun, May brought one cold, dreary day after another. Each day was the same: we awoke to sun -....-... or the promise of sun, but by second block, the clouds had rolled in, and by fourth block, the familiar announcement blared over the PA: "The boys' tennis match is postponed; golf practice is canceled; the track meet will be rescheduled .... " Enough said. To make matters worse, near the beginning of May the school's time and bell system failed, causing every clock to click and buzz for hours, spin uncontrollably f or a few minutes, and eventually stop, making time seem to come to an unnerving halt. Despite countless end -of-the-year projects and performance ba sed tasks, the already long blocks really seemed t o ... cont in ued on page 208 .. Closing V' designed by Heather Neumann ( EEEWWW! GROSS! Much to the delight of Matt Kuhlmann, Christine Lam spits out a bite of chocolate cake in disgust. A.P. Chemistry students baked a boxed cake in a milk carton by using electrical currents and a battery on the last day of class. (Photo by Laura Hicks) CATCHIN' SOME 'ZZS. With summer vacation only days away, Heather Kelly sleeps during German class while Alisia Mendoza passes the time by cleaning out her notebook. The girls had already finished everything they had to do in German. (Photo by Adam Hansen) SKIPP\N' OUT. Walking through the doors by the gymnasium on one of the very few sunny days in May, Todd Coppock and Jon Nelson leave campus during lunch. (Photo by Adam Hansen) Closing • written by Jennnifer Krocher t ... continued from page 207 drag on forever now, as students asked each other again and again for the time . . . . Enough said. The monotony of it all was seldom broken, but on Thursdays, student council arranged for local fast food restaurants to take turns catering lunch and providing incentive not to skip campus. Another long anticipated break occurred May 18 when 90 seniors traveled to Worlds of Fun for the first senior trip in decades. But again high spirits were dampened as T-shirt and short-clad seniors were soaked in rain and frozen in 50-degree temperatures as they made their way through the amusement park. But to make a long story short, even rain, cold, and time that seemed to stand still couldn't lessen memories of fun, friendships, and accomplishments recounted in this short story of a long year. GIDDY UP! Happytofinallybedonewithhigh school, Kevin Bills gets a piggyback ride from Dale Brink through the back hall after graduation May 30. (Photo by Laura Hicks) \ Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Kracher (Clubs & Classes) Editors Nora Greer (People) J ill Hunter (Sports) Christine Lam (Sports) Heather Neumann (S'!;udent Life) Bonnie O'Hara (People) r-------.1 ..... -----1- -Otographe s ___________ Ki1r1)ferly Bolt on (Editor) ,__ ___________________ _, tfather Olson (Editor) Ada m Hansen Laura Hicks Troy McDaniels Matt Stemple Ben Thomas Advertising Vanessa Dingman (Editor) Michelle J ohnson Stephanie Kracher Melissa Malick Suzanne Meyer Breanne Schweer Adviser Linda Smoley Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Abraham Lincoln High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Abraham Lincoln High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1995 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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