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Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1998 Abraham Lincoln High School Yearbook 1998 Abraham Lincoln High School ALHS Annual schools Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/42cbb6a5bb1646ca7a863a3515977188.pdf 57c2eb637826533c338991eb45b2dc0c PDF Text Text ��DATE DUE 373. 05 Tri-.Centei: · -Y.'e a.I:boG>k . Clas ~ T731m·, Making · the . Connection: ·. ' Tri-Center Yearbook 199B· ; 3225800001515825 373.05 T731m Tri-Center Yearbook Class Makin§ ·the Connection: Tri-Cent~r 3225 800 006.6.8 25 Yearbook 1998 ��1998 TROJAN Volume 40 Tri-Center High School 33980 310th Street Neola, IA 51559 ~ ~_____;;: Jeremy Barnes leaps on the bus to go home on a cold afternoon. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) j\cademics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Student Life ------------------18 'People ---------- -------------40 6rganizations ----------------- 72 Sports ---------------------- 88 .?\ds------------------------114 TitJe Page ~ �Mall Tamms, Silvia Knoener and Brad Gui ll decorate Mr. Elli ott's bulletin board with current events. (P ho to by Rache l Wi tt. ) tJ1. Opening �Drew Mergens goes bowling for P.E. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Li sa Wellman is ready to cue lines during play rehea rsal. (Ph oto by Rac he l Witt. ) It was the beginning of a new school year. Students were sitting in the lobby discussing their schedules. The office was packed full , trying to keep up with all of the class changes, registrations and lunch money. In each of their rooms, the teachers were preparing for their new classes. Everyone was forced to make the connection between last year and the new year. Many new faces were seen in the halls along with all the familiar ones. Some students connected with Griswold every day to learn Calculus. New coaches were in store for many of the sports. The organizations were ready for a new start. Mr. Nanninga said, "For the sake of continuity, in friendships and relationships, time moves so quickly that staying connected is essential to the enjoyment that life brings. " By: Rachel Witt -¥- Nathan Hood, Marty Overgaard, Tara Dickey and Beth Carlson play in the marching band for half time of a football game. (Photo by Rachel Witt. ) Cheryl Brich and Aaron HruTi s extract DNA from fruit and vegetables in College Biology. (Photo by Rachel Win.) Opening !J). �It's a tight squeeze, but Ami e Christiansen manages to smooth out the inside of her pot. T his is one of the many proj ects students create in Cera mics class. (Ph oto by Tamara Wall ace .) m Academics Division �The books sit in front of us, wajting to educate us. Teachers prepare to put fo rth their greatest efforts. Pencils are sharpened. Books open and the connection is made. We begin to gajn the knowledge fo r the future. Academics are strongly encouraged at Tri-Center. "By Ashl ee Wulff and Jeremy Yan Arsdo l discover that the computer can be quite exci ting, espec iall y when th ey wo rk as a team . (Photo by Jake Stone.) learning at school, I am improving myself mentally fo r the future," said Peggy Bruck. Books are not the only Say goodbye, little bird. As part of h is Voc a tiona l Agri c u lture proj ect, Shane McDon ald ki ll ed and plucked the feathers out of a duck. (Photo by Jake Stone.) source of education. Many classes, such as Foods, use hands-on learning to acquire a ski ll. "B y learning thi s way, I am able to get involved and see the results," said Sara Wellman. We've been told many times in our li ves that education is our connection to success. Our hi gh school years are the time to prove it. By: Lacey Donovan C had Pitt s uses hi s co ncent ra ti o n skill s over strength in th e Ph ysica l Edu cati o n team proj ec t hosted by th e Na ti o na l G ua rd . (P ho to by Tamara Wa ll ac e .) -~- M r . Prew itt guides Steven Stuart and Amber Hunt as they learn to sew in seventh grade Home Eco no mi cs c lass. ( P ho to by Ta mara Wa ll ace.) Academics Division t:J �Jess Bennett takes Lime from her day to help out with a Pre-K student , Devon James. (Photo by Callie Roden burg.) Willy Herdliska cares for hi s " Baby Think It Over" during Pare ntin g c lass . (Ph ot by Sara Dau.) E ri c S untke n, Kr isti Ander se n, Kim Nieman and Seth Boos di scuss their plans befo re pre pa ring to coo k. ( Pho to by Ann ie Welbourn e.) I.• Mrs. Harman said, "Career competition is increasing, so the more challenging classes taken in high school could give a gre.ater advantage down the road." "Ill Brad Gui ll meas ures boards for hi s work benc h d urin g VoA g. (Photo by a lli e Rodenburg.) Academics �Kyle Kun ze prepares to make his cherry pi cker by drill ing holes th ro ugh metal. (Photo by Ca llie Rodenbu rg.) Mi ke Leonard pre pare s the dough fo r co okies in Foods class . (Ph oto by Sara Dau.) 'j>lans of Success Future pl a ns require s tud e nts to sc he dul e cert a in classes before gradu ating. " P a re ntin g prep a res students to become parents and learn rewards and responsibilities of thi s task," Mrs. Prewitt said. First semester students had the opportunity to observe the preschool and kindergarten classes . They learned different behaviors of children due to their family life. Second semes ter they were able to take home a "Baby Thin k It Over." which had to be ~~L :nn n( · .. cared fo r as a real baby. Health class provides students with more knowledge about their bodies, peers and drugs. They were also educated about wi despread STD 's. Coll ege co urses, whi ch were provided fo r juniors and seniors with ce11ain requirements, prepared the students fo r what they are going to be faced with in college. These classes were more challenging fo r the students and forced them to understand the subj ect to a greater extent. Students were req ui red to take a certai n amount of computer classes. These classes allowed students to become more k now ledgea bl e abo ut how today's technology works . Computer Aided Drafting will help sn1dents who plan on working in the fields of engineering and archi tecture. Preparing for the fut ure is an important part of becoming successful later in life. By: Cal lie Rodenburg Chris Hester prepares fo r co llege by fi ll in g out an app licati on. (Photo by Ca lli e Rodenbu rg .) Preparing fo r the Future:m �Jenni fe r Wi tt wo rks on he r Computer A id ed Dra ftin g project afte r sc hoo l. (Photo by Jake Stone.) Peggy Bruck catches up on her reading of To Kill a Mockingbird for Engli sh 9. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) ·- 'Prep Time Rises Pullin g into the sc hool parking lot at 8:29 a.m. and speeding out the door at 3:31 p.m. is the norm fo r many students. For the rest, dedication forces their day to begin earJjer and end much later. For so me, it starts at 7 a.m. and may not end until 9 p.m. The extra hours are spent earning the standard credit for classes. Band s tud e nts battle windy and freezing weather condition s during earl y morning practices in the first part of the school year. Caroline Hol stein said, "In Andy Chri stensen adds Lo hi s art project befo re sc hoo l. (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) t:f;(Acade mics the long run , I do believe it helps. It wasn ' t too bad. He (Mr. Gibson) didn ' t make us play in the rain ." Concert choir, Se nsations and the Phoenix Jazz have early and late practices throughout th e year to prepare for competitions, Variety Show, large group contests and solo/small group contests. Kelly Ring sa id , "The extra time doesn' t bother me. I like mee ting all the people and winning is great, of course. Swing contests get me out of work sometimes." Mr. Wiese's artists a nd photographe rs are ofte n seen before an.d after school workin g on the latest proj ects. Publications' stress is fe lt by all membe rs aro und deadlines. Writing, editing and cropping add to the stress. Cindy Roberts said, "We (the editors) so me times advise the other staff members to avoid us the days before a nd the day of newspaper di stributi on. " Extra time means extra effort and motivation . To most the sacrifice is worth the reward . By Tamara Wallace �Yearbook Editor, Rach el Will, spe nd s many of her mornin gs and evenin gs putting toge ther sp reads and editing them. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) At a Saturday marching band contest, Chad Alexander and Matt Preuss lea n on each oth er for support. Earl y mornin g band prac ti ce prepares members for several Saturday cont ests. (Photo provided by Mrs. Clausen.) =====''"""==----~!oa.,-:---,..-=-~--.,,.,.,...., Tracy Kosmacek sa id, "I do whatever homework I have plus, I study for any upcoming tests. Thi s usual ly involves trigonometry." ___~_ ~- -~ Mrs. Clausen pushes nnic Pettit , Brandi Huddl e and Michell e Hester fo r the solo/ small gro up voca l co ntes t. (Ph oto by · Tamara Wa ll ace.) Lacey Do novan fi ni shes a qui z for Mr. Dermody be fore s c hoo l. (P ho to by Tamara Wallace .) Extra Preparation Hours:$ �Mi ss Higby uses the IC N room equipm e nt to teach Ca lc ulu Center and Gri swold. (Pho to by Jake Stone.) to stude nts from Tr i- Andrea Fischer, Laura Gaudian and Sara E ser li ste n to Mrs. Gam bs' answe r La ura's qu estion about Spanish III. (Ph o to by Ma ria hWe llm an.) L earn in g a foreig n la ng uage , Li sa Ronfeldt does her Spani h Ill homework. ( Photo by Mariah Wellm an. ) Miss Hi gby sajd, "I think the ICN room is a good way of teachin g classes not ava il abl e to students in other schools, but it's not as good as individual instruction ." ti Be n Ausde more g ives h is book ta lk in Engli sh. (Pho to by M a ri ah We llm a n.) Academics �Nol an Solomon use s the ICN room to speak to middl e sc hool students abo ut th e hi story of the In dian tribes of Nebraska . (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) Caroline Holstei n li stens as Mi ss Hi gby teaches Calculus. (Photo by Jake Stone.) 'Jdeas Exchanged Communication is a simple word with one com mon meaning: to exchange information through a common system of symbols, signs, gestures or behavior. There are many ways students communicate in cl asses and outside of the c lassroo m. Whether they lelli-n English skills, Spanish or even learn to communicate with others through the ICN room, students learned to share their intelligence and ideas through these classes. Many students chose to take an optional language, Spanish, at Tri-Center. "I took Spanish to get it over with before college," Nick Troyer said. "It would be more fast paced in college than in hi gh school." Aaron Eckric h a lso agrees it is necessary to take a fo reign language. " You need to take at least two years of Spanis h to get into most co ll eges a nyway, " Eckrich said. "Why not take it now." Others have not and chose only to take English. Another me a ns of communication is through the ICN room. Students use the room for a jo int Calculu s class with Griswold high school. Gue st speakers also use the room along with students who passed the ASSET test. If they pas ed they could choose to take a number of classe befo re or after school fo r college credit. If they didn ' t pass they co ul d sti ll take th e c lass but recieve no college credi t. Bv: Mariah Wellman Tabath a Mud ra and Daw n Klein schmidt read fr m the ir E ngl ish boo ks . (Photo by Jake tone.) Communication :S �Chris Hes ter and Tina Bri sboi s fini sh a Jab during their Physics class. (Photo by Kari Nelson.) Adrienne Soppe and Sarah Shannon complete th ei r Hi s tory during free tim e . (Photo by Kari Nelson.) C lusters-Avail More often th a n not, when a student gets a j ob, they will be required at one time or another to work with other employees. Many teachers initiate group learning for a lot of reasons. Some do it to get students in volved with others. "I believe gro up learning improves social ski lls, study skill s, and overall grades," Mis Higby said . Gro up learnin g gives students an opportunity to socialize with those thev mav normally Ab ry Leazenb y, Tra vis Ben ni ng , Ke ith Inco nt ro and Sa rah Ring o pe rate together durin g P.E. to pick up th e cans wi th s tr in gs bou nd by rubber hands . (Photo by Jenny Smith.) $Academics not. "I think it's better to work with others rather than just by myself. Thj s way I find out things about other people just by being around them," Sarah Ring said. Interacting with others may help to broaden s tud e nt s' views on certajn things. "Group learning creates a variety of different things to do and it gives the students a chance to learn from each other rather than ju s t th e teacher," Mr. Elliott said. Confidence may also play an imoortant role durin g grouo learning. "I like know ing th at if [ need he lp there will be someone right there to help me out. It gives me the opportunity to he lp others as well. Some students are too shy to ask the teacher for help ," Jess Bennett sa id . Group learnin g may g ive students more pride in the ho mework they turn in . "It is always nice to have your work appro ved by other students," Kyle Dickey sa id. By: Kari Ne lson �Gl e n Cook looks over Arni e Ch risti anse n's sho uld er to make sure she is doi ng her Eco no mi c's ass ignm ent. (Photo by Kari Nelso n.) Jaso n Michl signs a survey fo r Jacob Graham about health habits during Health class. (Ph oto by Rac he l Witt. ) Mr. Knippelmeyer said, "We do Ada m Bruck and Matt Chh stensen wo rk on the press box during Bui lding Trades. (Ph oto by Kari Ne lson.) Li sa Ron fe ldt and Janet Bruck work together during Spa nish c lass. (Photo by Kari Ne lson.) group learning because people learn different responsibilities and not only one person is in charge. Each person has a certain job t make the assignment successful. " Group Leaming :~ �N ick Troye r de mo nstra tes hi s s peec h o n the ove rhead proj ec tor d urin g Hea il h. (Pho to by Rache l Wilt. ) Shawn Fl aharty helps to buil d the press box fo r th e foo tball fi e ld du ri ng Build in g Trades. (Pho to by Kari Nelson .) Carri e Pete rs, Anni e Pettit a nd Kathryn Graeve work to put a viru s together d urin g Biology. (Ph oto by Katie Mo rse.) Kim Nieman said , "Biology labs help me to actually see what we are studying. We a.ren' tju st reading, we a.re actually doing something." S. Le la nd B e nn e tt ta lk to the Eco no mi cs class a bout d rin kin g and dri ving. ( Pho to by Sara Dau.) Academics �Justin Tapp cuts his materi als fo r his sewing project. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Heath Richards shows cow intesti nes for hi s speech in Hea lth. (Ph oto by Rachel W itt. ) 'Learning by Touch Us in g th e h a nd s to make proj ec ts, so it can be understood full y, is a large part of learning in schoo l. Many teachers use hands-on learning to encourage others to learn and work together. In Mr. Killpack's science classes hi s students work on labs in groups of two, fo ur or even fi ve people. He said thi s gets them to communjcate with others and see what they think is the best way to do something. Co llege Biology works o n cat di ssec ti on. Bi ology stu dents did a lab where they used a dichotomous key to see which animal was in the jar they were given. " Hand s-o n wo rk help s the grades to go up and encourages people to work more," Heather Krohn said. Foods classes also work on labs. Mrs. Prewi tt said those having trouble in her class can get help by working together. "Thi ngs they do in labs as individuals and as a team help to prepare them for work in the real world," Prewitt said . In health classes, stude nts were requ ired to give a speech on a certfil n part of the di ges ti ve sy ste m . Kris te n Burbridge said , "The speeches were a good way to learn more inform ation about the body and your health." Another ki nd of handson learning is fo und in the computer lab, where students learn some modern technology. By: Katie Morse Katie Welbourne works diligentl y on her sewing project. (Photo by Kat ie MO! e.) Hands- On Learning :~ �Kyle Di ckey and Craig Handbury fini sh up wo rk before class. (Photo by Rachel W itt. ) Jason Andrews copes with the pressure of co mpl e tin g hi s ho mework o n tim e. (Ph oto by Jon Killpack.) S tress an Many factors contribute to students ' stress. Many se ni o rs have a high level of stress in pl anning for college and trying to ge t scholarships. Other seniors have hardly any stress at all. Amyjoe Forbes is pl anning to go to a co llege in New Jersey and she said she has no stress trying to get into that college. "There's nothing more you can do if you try your best," sa id Forbes. Seniors aren' t the only Ambe r Dau ru shes to ge t the pl ay se t painted before Lhe performan ce. (P ho Lo by Rachel Witt. ) $-Academjcs ones with s tress. Juni o rs have stress also. It mj ght be trying to pass a test, get a good score on your ACT or just get through the day. "A lot of my stress is from school and trying to get my assignments in on time," sa id Dan Olsen. "There is also a lot of stress in trying to get off the D and F li st. " Yearbook is al so a contributor to students' stress level. "Deadlines seem to come up very quickly and it ' s hard to get the spread s in on time," sa id Heath Gravert. es ts Stress leve ls also eem to go up around test time. " It gets very stressful when you have to study for a test and you have a lot of other thin gs go ing o n," sa id Traci Hester. There are factors that add to stress other than just takjn g the tes t. Preparin g for tes ts ca n be equally as stressful if not mo re. " I get stressed out studying beca use I don ' t know what is go ing to be on the test and what to study fo r," said John Wogoman. By: Jon Killpac k �Shane McDonald tri es lo keep hi s grades up by worki ng hard on biology. (Photo by Rac he l Witt.) Sara Dau crops a picture, hopin g to make her yearbook dead line. (Photo by Jon Killpack.) Stephanie Voge he lps Fann y Marc hi set study for an Engli h test. (Photo by Jon Ki ll pack .) Mrs. Kay said, "I take a deep breath, get a glass of water, and laugh about it (stress). I usually make a joke." Rya n Poll ey rcnecl s back on what he learn ed to help him on hi s test. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) Outside Classroom :"f!//i �With anlic ipalion bui lding, Kell y Ring, Fanny Marchi set, Katie Zell mer and Lori Piper search the ma ll for that perfect pro m dress. (Photo provided by Katie Zellmer.) ~ Student Life Di vision �~During the KMA Feature at school, Sara Fischer prepares fo r the Doughnut Eatin g Conte s t. (Ph oto by La cey Donovan.) Christal King cuts Eli zabeth Witt's hair as they get ready for weekend plans. (Ph oto by Lacey Donovan.) Feelings of excitement rush through the air and the biggest won-y is whether or not the car has enough gas to get home. From checking out the latest movies to cruising Neola, students connect with each other for a simple reason ...to have fun! Sometimes, even the strangest things turn out to be a blast with our friends. "I will never forget the time Jonathan Killpack and I drove all the way to Des Moines .. .just to go to the bathroom!" said Lance Maness. Many of us will always treasure the memory of Homecoming, which goes from wacky weekdays to a sentimental Saturday night. Then there is Prom, the most talked about event of the year. The school has made many connections in our lives. Through the school we have our friends. By: Lacey Donovan -~~f' . :: Jesse Baldwin wanders back in time through th e hall s to "Woodstock Day" for Spiri t Week. (Photo by Lacey Donovan. ) At the end of a memorab le ceremony, Katie Ki ng crown Caroline Holstein Homecomi ng pri ncess underthe eyes of Brian Skow and Brad Guill. (Photo by Mariah Wellman.) ... . t~ ,. ~ •: ,.1' ·.• . ~ . . I• Student L ife Division ~ �Mike Meyerring sings and dances fo r Errin Gunderson, Keith Incontro , John Wogomon , Danny Bloom and the re st of seco nd lunch on Friday. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Caroline Hol stein and Susie Rin g pretend to be Sonny and Cher by singing "I Got You Babe," at the pep rall y on Friday. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Ashl ee Wu lff and Glen Cook eat th eir lun ches on th e fl oor Friday. They were purchased by Harley Leaders and Jenny Smith. (Phot by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Mrs. Anderson dresses like Mr. Stafford for Twin Day. (Ph oto by Sadie Heimbaugh. ) $ Student Life �School Spirit Soars ~igh Jesse Baldwin tries to swoon Laci Leaders on Woodstock Day by walking her to class. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh.) By: Sadie Heimbaugh One week out of every year students get a chance to show how much school spirit they have. During spirit week there were five days of creativity, inspiration and enthusiasm. "I had a lot of fun during spirit week because it was my first year to go to homecoming, and I was at a new school with new friends. That just made it even more exciting," said Arny Minahan. Spirit week started off a little spooky with Halloween Day. On Tuesday, Tri- "'Every year Spirit Center looked like a Back to the Future movie, for Fifties Day. Students were seeing 'Week is tons of fun, double on Twin Day, Wednesday. Thursday, students and faculty seemed as though but this year it seemed like there was more participation and a lot they were waiting for bands to arrive on Woodstock Day. The fun began to subside on more creativity with the costumes," said .9\nnie cpettit. Friday as students ended spirit week by showing their Tri-Center pride. The slave auction took place on Tuesday. The 12 seniors on the homecoming court and the host and hostess were purchased as slaves. Sarah Shannon said, "My favorite day was Friday. I loved humiliating Laci, and watching the other slaves get embarrassed." The pep rally lasted one hour. Duiing that time the slaves danced, sang, tried to find hot dogs in a bowl of jello, and had eggs, peanut butter, and almost every other lcind of food smashed into their hair. Laci Leaders said, "I was a little embarrassed at the end of the day, but overall I had a good time and made some merno1ies that will alway r mind me of my high school career." Ab ry Leazenby and Laura Ring dress alik Twin Day. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh .) on Matt Preuss, Bryan Lefeber and Peggy Bruck march outside on Woodstock Day. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Spirit Week $ �'R$1ics C6reated 1996 King Brian Skow c row ns Brad Guill as prince. (Ph o to by M a ri a h Wellman.) By: Mariah Wellman Memories were made during Homecoming week and coronation. They were not only made during the coronation and dance, but also during the weeks of rehearsal and preparation by the Homecoming candidates and sponsors. A slide show of some of the memories made that week and at the begi nnjng of the year were presented by Mrs. Clausen and Mrs. Harman, Homecoming coorrunators. The pictures included shots of the candidates, students and faculty as they dressed up in their best costumes to show their school spirit. Harman and Clausen had four weeks to help and direct the candidates with their performance "'What 'l'll remember amazed at how well the students worked together to get trungs done and their great cooperation," said the most is the entire Harman. Most of the decorating was coordinated by Jiarman and was assisted by C lausen on the spirit week, having fun, firus rung touches. _ dressing up and the at the coronation ceremony. The candidates also helped prepare the gym for the njght to come. "I was During the coronation, tears were shed by many seniors when they reali.z:ed thi s was not onl y their last Homecomjng, but their last year at Tri-Center. There also was a sense of nervousness shared by many as they awaited the results of the votes made by students. Then through the tears came srrules and words of congratulations as the Homecomjng royalty was announced. The students' votes crowned Glen Cook, king, Laci Leaders, queen, Brad Guill, prince and Caroline Hol stein, princess. "It was a mi xture of happiness and surprise because there were others who could 've eas ily became queen instead of myself," Leaders said. Homeco min g Co urt , Front: Laci Leaders, Glen Cook. Back: Kari Nelso n, Ky le Ku nze, Susie Ring, Jay McDonald, Brad Guill , Caroline Holstein , Travis Be nn in g, Cheryl Brich, Mike Meyerrin g, Amie Chri sti a nse n. (Photo by Arl a Jo Clausen.) During the coronati on the ca ndidates performed a dan ce. Ka ri Nelso n smi les a t Ky le Kunze as they dance. (Ph oto by Maria h Wellm an. ) ~ Student Life football game," said Srad "§uill. �The Homecoming king and queen. Glen Cook and Laci Leaders, seated as royalty. (Photo by Arla Jo Cl ause n.) The Homeco ming co urt is shared with th e communities during the Hoo Doo Day parade in Neola. On the tai l gate: Lac i Leaders, Kari Nelson, Susie Ring, and Caroline Holstein. In back: Cheryl Brich. (Ph oto by Arl a Jo Clausen.) After be ing crow ned pri ncess, Caroline Holste in is congrallll ated by Jody Cook. (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen.) T he candidates get in one final huddle before th e coro natio n . ( Photo by Arla Jo Clausen. ) Homecoming m �Rachel Witt and Sara Dau get Kri s Osborne's autograph at the journali sm convention in St. Loui s. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) Rusty Smith prepares to go fishing during a camping trip at Willow Lake in Woodbine with Mr. Barrett . (Photo by Lindsey Johnson.) Nathan Hood and Jacob Graham co llect fire wood during a camping trip with Mr. Bwetl to Willow Lake. (Photo by Lindsey John so n. ) $ Student Life Kell y Ring and Kristen Burbridge set up their tent while camp ing al Will ow Lake with Mr. Barrett. (Photo by Lind sey Johnso n.) �6utside ~bsorption Sara Dau relaxes on the bed and phones home, while on a yearbook trip to St. Louis. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh .) Adventuring outside the classroom and into the real world is done sporadically throughout the year. The Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and Building Trades classes went to Iowa We tern Conununity College to learn and experience new technology. Adam Bruck said, "We saw demonstrations and new software for Auto CAD." IWCC also held a Reality Check career convention. Mrs. Kunze took her Marketing and omputer Applications classes and also a few seniors going into careers such as marketing and child "'We got to meet 'JCiis t9sborne from C8hannel t9ne, it was cool to meet real professionals," said 'Lacey 'Donovan. They went on tours of businesses and listened to two speakers. English Composition and the sophomore English classes went to the Omaha Playhouse to ee Macbeth. At the theater the students were able to ask questions about the play and the actors ' / Seven members of the Publications staff were able to take a weekend trip to St. Louis to xperience the National High School Journalism Convention. Lacey Donovan said they learned different ways to do yearbook spreads and how to improve writing. B y: Cindy Robe rts Abry Leazenby, Laura Lefeber, Mrs. Kunze and Mrs . Wood, who now teache in Exira, eat lunch and relax after a tour of Harvey's, during a R ali ty Check Work hop hosted by IWCC. Tracy Kosmacek observes the accounting offices in Harvey ' during a tour with Iowa Western Co mmunity Co ll ege, during th e Reality Check Workshop. (Photo by Kari cLo ~ Field Trips ~ �'Jmages ~ttain 'Life To acquire an elegant looking hand, Christal King went to a professional to have acrylic nail tips glued on. (Photo by Kari Nel son.) Along with romance, refinement and fantasy, prom gave students an opportunity to break down and just have fun. "Imagine." Many thjngs may come to mind from only hearing this one simple word. The junior class was in charge of making these thoughts come to life. Girls rushed to the tanrung salons as early as two months before prom to acquire a deep, dark bronze tan. Susie Ring said, "I tanned because "'lt was exciting and I didn ' t want to look like a girl from Iowa on prom njght." After the guys worked up the nerve to ask the girls out, or vice versa, tux deci sions were made. Many guys talked the girls into making these decisions for them. "I had to wait for my date to buy her dress so I would know which color and style to get," Aaron Harris said. Late January brought about many committee meetings. The week before prom brought about the most stress. "The kids having fun , and the memories created are well worth the stress and hassle," Mrs. Harman said. Slowly but surely things came together and the students were able to live the thoughts they had only imagined months before. By: Kari Nelson Jennife r Stephens looks over Mrs. Harman's shoulder whil e try ing construction of the Golden Gates. (Photo by Sara Dau.) LO fi gure out di recti ons for Fanny March iset and And rea Fischer wrap po les fo r th e Golden Gates whi ch were fea tu red durinmGrand March. (Photo by Sara Dau.) ~ Student Life took a lot of work but we all worked together and we did a swell job," CJ"im <Dalton said. �Tim Dalton cuts gold fo il to stu ff the glasses whi ch Tracy Kosmacek is unwrapping. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) "Wait, that's not ri ght," Chris Speight thinks to himself as Mariah Wellman tries to pin on his boutonniere to hi s lapel. (Photo by Linda Ben nett. ) Cindy Roberts looks into the mitTor as she is being fi tted for her dress. (Photo by Li sa Roberts.) Traci Mi nahan coun ts down her tanning minutes just days befo re prom. (Photo By Ka ri Nelson.) Prom Preparation~ �Callie Rodenburg, Cassie Payne, Susie Ring and Jesse Baldwin sing the song "Summer Nights" at post prom. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) Kaylee Dollen and Jason Cook get down and boogie at the dance. "I had so much fun dancing with everyone. No one cared who they danced with, they just had fun ," said Kaylee Dollen. (Photo by Laura Gaudi an. ) Ca ss ie P ay ne , J e nnife r S te ph e ns , Kevin Chri sten sen, and Eric Esser are cha ll e nged to eat a pi e. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) 1!1. Mike Meyerring sLruts hi s stuff. Mi ke was o ne of th e more c rea ti ve dancers. (Ph oto by Laura Gaudi an.) Student Life �'Unforgettable 91igbt Sara Esser, Mike Perry, Jennifer Stephens, Aaron Harris, Lacey Donovan, Eric Esser and Christine Matter converse to pass the time before dinner. Many stud ent s took th e opport un ity to check everyone ' s attire. (Ph oto by Laura Gaudian. ) Prom is an even ing of dancing, romancing and looking great. Anticipation tum1 to excitement and maybe even nervousness. Prom events began with pictures and dinner. After dinner Jon Killpack gave < speech, and Senior Class President Rachel Witt gave the senior response. Tami Harman and Lori Higby, prom sponsors, read the wills and prophecies. The Grand March began next. The gym had been magically transformed into < Paris setting. "Imagine" was the theme, and the juniors chose that song by John Lennon. Couples walked through golden gates as Junior Class President Jon Killpack and Vice President Jesse "'l'll always remem- Baldwin announced them . They made their way through the Eiffle Tower where they paused for a momen1 ber the night because as the crowd looked on. of the C§rand 9'iarch, the karaoke machine and the way everyone let loose at the The Grand March was followed by the dance. The juniors chose Don Christensen to disc jockey and everyone hit the floor dancing. Next Post Prom activities occuned. The theme was the State Fair. There were booths set up fm gambling, fortune telling, pick the baby and karaoke and much more. As the night wrapped up, the audience was intrigued by a hypnotist. He spent an hour entertain- dance," said Sarah ing the crowd as he made the students pe1form humorous acts . "It was fun watching people do things they normally wouldn't do," said Joe Bloom. The large p1izes were raffled and the students went home with them for a day's Shannon. rest. By: Sara Dau Hypnoti zed students are told to raise their hands if they know their name. Surprising to them they forget the ir names and struggle to an wer more q ue li ons. (Photo Laura Ga ud ian.) Heath Thomas and Jesse Baldwin give their all in a game of1\1g-Of-War. Other acti vitie to particpate in were Guess the Baby, Bu ngee Run and Jousting. (Photo by Willy Herdli ka.) ~ Prom . . . �9'ew <Beginnings Jess Bennett prepares to accept her diploma while Travis Benning is happi ly awaiting to receive his diploma also. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Finally, the moments of excitement, fear, tears and joy are here. Seniors have experienced thirteen years of education, and there may be more to come after this day of graduation is over. Some may call days after this "the days entering the real world." Four seniors were chosen to speak according to class rank. The Valedictorian was Ryan Ausdemore and the Salutorian was Jay McDonald. Other speakers were Tamara Wallace and Caroline Holstein. Various scholarshjps were also given at commencement. "'l am excited to get "Graduation is starting a new life, and a new beginning. It's a strange, yet good feeling for me out of school. 'lt is a and I can't believe it's happening," Laura Lefeber said. Seniors spent their last week attending various activjties, including Baccalaureate, which is a religious event for the graduates . They were also served a breakfast on their last day by the FHA said and NHS members. "I'm excited and overwhelmed about graduation. It is a great sense of freedom, " Amie Christiansen said. To many graduation was a memorable moment, one which will be cheri shed fo r years. By: Katie Morse Shawn Flaharty acqu ires hi s diploma from School Board President Jim Fi scher and Amyj oe Forbes wa its patiently to accept hers also. (Photo by Katie Morse. ) Jeremy Crozier looks arou nd at his fellow students before going to the commencement ceremony. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) ~ Student Life great feeling and 'J know there will be some great memories left for me to cherish," Sanet cBruck. �Glen Cook, Jeremy Crozier, Shawn Flaharty, Amyjoe Forbes, Brad Guill, Jason Haggerty and Craig Hand bury prepare to accept their diplomas. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Cheryl Brich examines her rose the hostess gave her. All se nior girls recei ved a rose before the commencement ceremony be ga n. (Photo by Katie Morse.) A moment of laughter is shared between Susie Ring and Tammy Rodenburg in the mu ic room before graduation. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Matt Preuss and Andy Kramer are congratul ated after the ceremony. (Photo by Kati e Morse.) Graduation S �Joe Bloom enjoys kicking back with Jason Burton at Four Sons during hi s spare time. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) Jodi Schuning and Jon KiJlpackenjoy a night of hanging out together and eating nice cuisine while in Washington, D. C. (Photo by Sarah Ring.) Heath Thomas gets a head start on Aaron Petersen as Petersen tries to figure out how to turn on die four-wheeler. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) Tara Dickey unl oads from the bus as she is about to begi n her fun at a church camp. (Photo by Megan Kerber.) a Student Life �'lt's 'Party 'Time Lance Maness, Jeremy VanArsdol and Eric Benning are often found together hanging out at Four Sons. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) It's Friday, the school week is over and it is time to relax. The weekends are the time when students and teachers relax and do what they please. There are a lot of things a person can do on the weekends. For instance, go to parties, ice skate, go to movies, go to a relative's house and go out with friends or a significant other. Levi McDaniel said, "I go target shooting at my grandma's house on the weekends "'J work during the week, and when the weekend comes, 'J use it as a time to relax and do whatever 'J want," said ~osh ~g. because she has a shooting range and it is one of my favorite things to do. " Another person who goes to his relative 's house is John Wilson. Wilson said, "I go to my dad 's house every weekend where I watch television and work on cars." Parties are also a big part of what students do on weekends. Most go to hang out with friends to have a good time. Some students do a little bit of everything on the weekends. Jeremy Petersen said, "I don 't usually do just one thing, I do a little bit of everything such as going to movies, parties and hanging out at other people's houses." By: Heath Gravert KoltThomas spends his leisure time working on his car, trying to make it a hi gh performance machine. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) tY Nick Troyer likes to ha ve fun with hi s rod and tackle by catching fi . h down al Wi tt 's pond on the weekends. (Photo by Heath Gravert. ) Weekends . .. 3 �Lac i, Tim and Bre nt Leaders sk i at Keys to ne , CO with their families. (Photo provided by Lac i Leaders .) Jumping hi gher and hi gher, Kaylee Dollen and her nephew bounce on the trampoline. (Photo provided by Kay lee Dollen.) Mr. Bell a r enj oys time wit h h is tw in sons, Zach and Jared. (Photo prov ided by Lori Bell ar. ) 1!!J. Ry an, LeAnn e, Han nah, Landon, Devon and Kell on Ausdemore stand still for th e ir pic ture . (Photo prov id ed by LeAn ne Ausdemore.) Student Li fe �3 2258 00006 6825 'Family'Provides Support Mr. Nannin ga, his wife, Sally and their children, Laura, Matthew and Amy smile for the camera as they get their picture taken . (Photo provided by Mr. Nanninga.) Family time is quality time. Being with families is an important part of someone's life. High school years could be the best years spent with family. After high school many students move away and don' t see their family for weeks at a time. Once college comes it will be harder for some to be with their family. Families do many different things together from going on vacations, getting together for the holidays or spending time together. Chad Alexander said, "Our fami ly goes to Canada camping every summer and on some other vacation." "~y family is some- thing that 'l take for granted. 'l just expect that they will always be there for me," said 'Laura C§audian. Holidays are a time when families are spending time with each other. "On Christmas we go to our grandma's to celebrate with all of our family," Sarah Plambeck said. Just spending time together can be quality time. Regan Schroder said, "On Sundays we go to church and come home and eat dinner as a family." "Family to me is not just blood related, but people that care and love each other," Sara Wellman said. Family members can be people who are easy to console and confide in if there is a problem. "Whenever I need to talk about something, my mom is there to li sten," Sarah Shannon said. By: Lindsey Johnson On Homecoming ni ght. Cheryl Brich and her sisters pose for the camera. (Photo pro ided by Cheryl Brich.) Kell y and Andrea Ring stand outside of the Tradew inds Hotel in th ey were on vaca ti on. (Ph oto provid ed by Ke ll y Rin g .) t. Pete1 . burg, Florida while Fa.mil Life: $ �Jeremy, Jamie , Jennifer and Johnnie Witt went to Washi ngton, D.C. on their summer vacat ion. (Photo provided by Jennifer Witt. ) Cindy Roberts, Kari Nelson and Laura Ring wen t to Stubenvill e, Ohio for a World Youth Gath ering. They are standing outside a replica of an ancient cathedral. (Photo provided by Cindy Roberts.) Jo n Killpack, Ni ck Th o mas , Dan O lse n a nd Hea th Thom as re lax in a j ac uz z i in Minneapo li s. (P hoto prov ided by Jon Ki ll pac k.) ~ Student Life Tara Dickey and Ni na Huebner from Tabor, Iowa went to a church ca mp in Plattsmo uth , NE. (Ph oto pro vided by Tara Di ckey.) �Sanding 'With Sunbeams Aaron Harri s goofs around on a hot summer day with family and friend s. (Photo provided by Aaron Harris.) Summer is a time for students to sit back and relax, work or go on a vacation with the family. During the three months of summer vacation many students find summer jobs which help them to earn money for the school year. These jobs can range from babysitting to waiting tables in a resturaunt. "'l went to Stubenville, t9hio this summer with «=8indy ~berts, ~ri 9ielson and others from the Chris Hansen stays with his grandparents in Sioux City and works as a grounds keeper at Morningside Nursing Home during his summers. He does this because he plans to start a business in gardening when he gets older. It's not all work and no play. Errin Gunderson said, "I worked at Allied Communications this «=8ouncil Stuffs C'fouth summer, but 1 also played baseball." C§roup, for a 'World C'f outh «=8onference," Family vacations are a common tradition over summer break. John Wilson went to South Dakota for two weeks this summer. "I went fis hing and saw the Badlands," Wilson said. said 'Laura ~g. Whether students are working, relaxing in the sun or going on a famil y vacation, summer is a time for students to kick back and prepare for the school year ahead. Ni ck Troyer and Ca rl Wa ll ace go tubin g on th e Tab! rock Da m durin g a trip Misso uri . (Ph oto pro vided by Tamara Wall ace. ) to Bra nson. Schu yler John son went to a Coca-Co la mu seum in Las Vegas on a family vacatio n during his summer. (Photo prov ided by Lindsey John on. ) Surruner ~ �~flection of 'Images One popular style was a vest and dress shirt sho wn here by Katie Bowen . (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Preppy, casual, athletic or grunge, any of these styles reflect personality. Students sported many different ways t-o reflect themselves. Jewelry, dress and tattoos were ways of reflection for students. Wallet chains were a hot item, but were soon banned when fac ulty said they were di stracting in the classrooms. "Chain billfolds are just ridiculou s "'Expressing yourself because they are absolutely useless for any practical reason," said Kolt Thomas. Levi McDaniel and who you are is added that they were also dangerous. important, CJ don't There were some people who liked to mix and match their styles. Being comfortable was the major factor for most. "I like to wear whatever is comfortable and a little preppy," Thomas said. Not just one style fit all the students. Some liked to mjx and match styles to fi nd something that fits their mood, but other sty les are just out of the question for others. "I am an everything but grunge kind of girl ," Sara Wellman said. By: Jenny Smjth James Ridder shows hi s sty le with his hair. The bu zz c ut was a Ridder Ori gin al for wrestling. (Photo by Jenny Sm ith.) Karen Kay mi xes casual and dressy styles to do her dai ly chores in the office. (Photo by Je nny Smi~- ~ Student Life think you should dress to fit in with people. Ofou should be an individual," said Stacie '8ross. �Austin McLandsborough wears wide leg jeans with large pockets to express himself. (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Matt Tamms has a sporty look with a Carolina jersey and jeans. (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Jodi Schu ning wears wide leg jeans to show her sty le while working on her fashions and fads portion of her decade report. (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Steve Stafford wears corduroy dres pants fo r a casual, yet dressy look. (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Fads/ Fashion :~ �Jason Cook, Amber Dau, Sarah Fischer, Ko lt Thomas, Kim Nieman, Jacki Thi ele n, Ni ck Thomas a nd John Ungrad cheer fo r the d1i ll team durin g halftim e of a boys' bas ketball ga me. (Ph oto by Lacey Do nova n.) ~~ People Division �~willy Herdliska hides in a room by himself. trying to fini sh his work. "It's all about getting the job done," said He rdli ska. (Photo by La cey Donovan.) Faculty a nd stud e nt s , including Stephanie Voge, were amazed at the "g um" tree in downtown Washington, D.C. Some people even contributed to thi s work of art. (Photo by Lacey Donovan. ) They came in all shapes and sizes, invading the halls of Tri-Center High School. From planning parties to cramming for tests , the student body made connections for success. During the school year, students aimed to have fun. "Most of the people at our school get along well and respect each other," said Kelly Ring. Pep rallies and sporting events built up student pride, while the teachers reminded us that homework just might be our worst enemy. At some time in our childhood, we walked into the doors of Trojan Country for the first time. As time went on, we connected, growing as students. The years passed quickly and now graduation is soon approaching. The homework will be forgotten, but the friends will forever stay in our memory. Tomorrow we will look back in amazement at the cheap 65 cent pops and tell our kids how we drove uphill to school... .both ways! ~~~-B-~Donovan Es la hora de la clase de espanol (it's Spanish time), Rusty ! While fighting the crowded halls, Ru sty Smith ge ts pumped up for Spani sh II. (Photo by Lacey Donovan .) Andrea Fi cher and Traci Mi nahan prove who has the biggest mouth und er th e supervi ion of Chad A lexander, Heath Gravert , and Aaron Harris. (Photo by Sara Dau.) �Faculty Top 5 Role Model Mom Dad Jesus Christ Former Teachers Former Coaches Favorite Place to Eat Zio's Pizza Home Taco Bell Red Lobster Any place with a buffet Favorite Movie Braveheart Stand By Me Rudy Top Gun Forrest Gump By: Heath Gravert Teachers and faculty play an important role in a student's life. They, in a different sort of way, shape the kind of person that students become. For instance, Doug Gibson and Jim Dermody said their past teachers are why they are where they are today. Gibson said, "I decided to become a teacher when. I was in fifth grade and it was basically because of the wonderful teachers I had. I chose to teach band because of the wonderful band director that I had." Dermody also was influenced by a past teacher. Dermody said, "The professor I had made me choose the subject area that I am in. He made something I didn ' t enjoy very much before enjoyable to me. He also showed me that I was able to enjoy it. The reason that I teach the grade level that I do is because I have a lot of younger nieces and nephews, and I wouldn ' t have the patience for it." There was a change in the atmosphere of where the teachers taught compared to last year. This year they didn ' t have to jump from classroom to classroom due to the addition of the middle school. Mrs. Rastovs k.i ex pl ains a Jes on in class whil e at the sa me time showing off her sc hool spirit du rin g Ho m eco mi ng wee k . ( Ph o to by Sa di e He imbaugh.) Mr. Killp ac k looks ove r his class as th ey wo rk d ili gentl y after they lea rned a new lesson. (Ph oto by Jake S tone.) ~People �Rhett Barrett Diane Benzing Kathy Blake Arla Jo Clausen Carl Cochran Jim Dermody Dan Elliott Mark Fritch Eleanor Gambs Doug Gibson Lori Higby Larry Hornbostel Dennis Jarrett Bob Johnson Lee Killpack Ryan Knippelmeyer Mary Kramer Glenda Kunze Bill Larsen Arny Lueders Am y Mathias Kevin Matulka Bev Ohlinger Mary Prewitt Rosie Rastov ki Ni le Smith T. Gary White Randy Wie e Faculty ~ �ersonne If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? "I would like to have wasted less time when I was younger." Steve Stafford "I would be more organized, a better housekeeper and bill payer." Janet Anderson "I would go back to being 21 and know everything I know now. Of course I'm only 22 now." Jerry Anderson ''I' m too easy going. I wish I was more assertive." Karen Kay "Sometimes I'm too stra ight and to the point." Cindy Stuart "A new neck - I broke the old one and it's sore most of the time. " Brett Nanninga "Exerci se more. I always ay I'm going to, but I put it off until later." Jay Bellar "I want to be better at spelling and reading. They are both very important in life." Kelly Dollen "I would change the size of my feet because everyone always ays they are so tiny! " Tami Harman By: Tamara Wallace Mothers, fathers, coaches, counselors, workers and friends make up the administration and staff. These people keep the school runnjng smoothly on a day to day basis. The admini strators construct and carry out policies that affect students and the community. Mr. Bellar is the middle school princ.ipal, a football coach and a new father to the "Bellar Boys." Mrs. Harman made a career hop from teaching Health, Weights and P.E. to being the high school guidance counselor. She said , "It is a lot like teaching. Now I teach kids how to fill out applications and career planning skills." Harman sai d there are different challenges. She is working to get the seniors started, but, "I can ' t hog-tie and pull them in to get them moving on college and scholarship applications." As high school principal, Mr. Nanninga touches every aspect of the school. His duties don ' t end at the end of the school day. Peopl e call him at home with matters relating to the school. He said, "You never know what is going to happen on a particular day." Nanninga said management type deci sions are made every day relating to students, parents and the community, not just discipline decisions. C indy Stuart adju sts the c lothin g on her Ha ll oween scarec row. Stuart decorated the middl e school office for each holiday season. (Ph oto by Tamara Wall ace.) Brett Nannin ga spea ks w ith two re fe rees at th e T-C Wres tlin g Tourn ame nt. The referee o n th right is retired teacher, Erni e Aba ri otes. ( Ph oto by Tamara Wall ace. ) : $ P eople �Janet Anderson (Tech. Coordinator) Jerry Anderson (Bus Driver, Custoilian) Madge Bargenquast (Cook) Jay Bellar (M.S. Principal) Raymond Bruck (Bus Driver) Kelly Dollen (Superindendant's Secretary) Jerry Driver (Bus Dri ver) Kim Esser (Cook) Lois Flemming (Cook) Barb Grap (Bus Driver) Joe Grote (Bus Driver) Max Handbury (Bus Driver) Tami Harman (Counselor) Paula Heim (Bus Dri ver) Sharon lncontro (Cook) Joan Justice (Cook) Karen Kay (Secretary) Sue Kline (Cook) Loma M atter (Cook) Jed McDennott (Head Custodian) Diana M einke (Cook) Brett Nanninga (H.S. Principal) Ed Rastovski (S uperintendant) Tom Ring (Cu todian) Lyle Rodenburg (B us Driver) Rosalie Rodenburg (Board Secretary) Steve Stafford (Media Specialist) C indy Stuart (M.S . Secretary) L avern Wilson (TransportaLion Director) Personn I~ �• If, like the characters in The Wizard of Oz, you could choose a heart, courage, or a brain-which would you take? Laura Ring - Courage Kyle Dickey- Brain Lisa Wellman - Courage Andy Kramer - Brain Matt Tamms - Courage Tina Brisbois - Courage Jeremy Nyberg - Brain Jason Schneckloth - Brain By: Rachel Witt From the time students start school, to the time they gradu ate, many things are learned. Sometimes students wonder how they will ever use some of thi s knowledge. The senior year is often a time when students make the connection. Laura Ring said she now realizes why she learned everything she did . She uses her skills in writing on applications for schol arships and college. Matt Tamms has also made the connection . "I' ve learned that you have to put forth an effort to achieve anything. It starts in high school and will follow you the rest of your li fe," Tamms said. Others have reali zed they will need these skills when they go out to the work force . Lisa Wellman said all of the math cl asses she has taken will benefit her when she gets her own busi ness. Ti na Brisbois said, "Accounting class and other math classes have helped me when I balance my checkbook. " Maki ng connections is a major part of being successful. Skills learned in ki ndergarten may seem simple now, but in the learning process one step leads to another. Ad ri enne Soppe ca rries the mai l over to th e elementary. (Photo by Rachel Wi tt. ) Shawn Flaharty does hi s homework before school i n th e l obby as Ada m Bru ck watc hes. (Ph oto b Rachel W it t. ) 11fJ People �Class Motto: Remember yesterday, dream for tomorrow, live for today. Class Colors: Black and Gold Class Flower: Yellow Rose Ti na Brisbois makes a phone call before school. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Laura Ring and Lisa Ronfeldt enj oy breakfast before school. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Seniors~ �~ 00 0.) ~ c\j ~ 00 0 Best Eyes: Jess Bennett Matt Christensen Best Smile: Susie Ring Jake Stone Best Hair: Amie Christianse1 Chris Hester Best Dressed: Cheryl Brich Glen Cook Rachel Witt Most School Spirit: Matt Tamms Ashlee Wulff Class Clown: Matt Tamms Lisa Wellman Quietest: ' John ,Wogomon Laci Leaders Best Looking: Matt .Christensen Ashlee Wulff Best Personality: Mike Meyerring Laci Leaders Most Athletic: Brad Guill Most Likely to Succeed: Tamara Wallace Jay McDonald Caroline Holstein Best All Around: Mike Meyerring �Ryan Ausdemore Jessica Bennett Travis Benning Cheryl Erich Tina Bri sboi s Adam Bruck Janet Bruck Britt Carlson Matt Chri stensen Amie Christiansen Glen Cook Jeremy Crozier Kyle Dickey Shawn Flaharty Amyjoe Forbes Brad Guill Seniors ~ �Jason Haggerty Cra~g Handbury Chris Hester Caroline Holstein Silvia Knoner Andy Kramer Heather Kroh11 Kyle Kunze Laci Leaders Abry Leazenby Laura Lefeber Jarrod McDonald Drew Mergens Mike Meyerrin g Kari Nelson Jei·emy Nyberg ~ People �Chad Pitts Matt Preuss Laura Ring Susie Ring Cindy Roberts Tammy Rodenburg Lisa Ronfeldt Jason Schneckloth Josh Shannon Jenny Smith Adrienne Soppe Matt Stephens Jake Stone Matt Tamms Tamara Wallace Li sa Wellman Seniors~ �Jennifer Witt Rachel Witt John Wogomon Not Pictured: . Joe Bloom Ryan Polley Matt Tamms works on the computer on Fifties Day. (Photo by Rach el Witt. ) ~ People �• un1ors If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be? "Myself, because you can be whatever you want to be and be yourself." -Chris Hansen "Rosie O' Donnell because she always has a smile on her face." -Sam Mefford "Jei::emy McGrath so I could be rich and ride dirt bikes for money." -Jay Ring "Nicole Kidman so I could be married to Tom Cruise and because she has gorgeous hair." -Christal King By : Katie Morse When you begin the junior year, some may say the pressure starts to set in . Thi s stress may come fro m prom, tests or sports. It also may come fro m preparing for coll ege, maki ng the grades or working at a job. Juni ors are responsible fo r doi ng prom fo r the seniors. Therefore, they mu st sell various things throughout the year. They are encouraged to take the ACT to prepare fo r coll ege. They also have to start thinking about future pl ans for themselves. Amber Ross said two of her pressures are homework and having to sell var ious things fo r prom. She said she is very busy thi s year. "I also have to take the ACT to prepare myself fo r college," Ross said. Josh Ring is beginning to think about colleges right now. 'T m looki ng for a school I' m interested in, like an electronic or technical school," Ring said. One of his press ure is hav ing prom fo r the first year. Ring said he will be taking the ACT because he has heard it is a great opportunity and he will benefi t fro m it. Christine Matter sai d she is trying to save money for pro m. "My pressures right now are to keep up my grades, get ready fo r my senior year and prepare for after high school," M atter said. A nne Ka la maj a pre pa res he rse lf fo r sc hool by getti ng her book s ready in the morn ing and putting away her bag and coa t. (Photo by Rac he l Witt .) After school Andrea Fisc her and Chad Alexa nder converse about the school day while waiting to go sta rt the ir ca rs lO leave fo r ho me . (Ph o to by Rac he l W iu. ) Seniors/Juniors .$ �Chad Alexander Jason Andrews Jesse Baldwin Dan Bloom Seth Boos Jason Cook Tim Dalton Sara Dau Bedane Divelbess Kaylee Dollen Lacey Donovan Sara Esser Andrea Fischer Sandi Foote Laura Gaudian Aaron Grandick Heath Gravert Errin Gunderson Chris Hansen Aaron Harris Will y Herdliska Tiffa ny Hester Keith lncontro Ryan Jensen Anne Kalamaja Jon Killpack Christal King Nancy Koch Tracy Kosmacek Thomas Leaders Charity Martens Chri stine Matter Sam Mefford Traci Mi nahan Ji m Nordm an l1ftt- People �Dan Olsen Cassie Payne Aaron Petersen Jay Ring Josh Ring Sarah Ring Derek Roberts Amber Ross Jodi Schuning Sarah Shannon Jennifer Stephens Heath Thomas Stephanie Voge Katherine Ward Christal King, Christine Matter and Annie Pettit wo rk on th e ir homework be fore schoo l. (Ph o to by Rachel Witt.) Junior ~ �ores Jeans ToI?,.!,~n ... Store 1. Tommy 2. Tommy Girl 3. CKBe 4. Michael Jordan 5. Brute 6. Stetson 7. Fetish 8. Preferred Stock 9. Pleasures 10. M gclcie 1. Gadzooks 2. Express 3. Buckle 4. Dill ards 5. Athletic F itte rs 6. Von Maur 7. Gap 8. Structure 9. JCPe nny LO. Hy-Vee 1. Tommy 2. Lucky 3. CK 4. Levi 5. Girbaud 6. Massimo 7. silverTab 8. Wrangl er 9. Utility 10. Jnco By: Jon Killpack Many transitions take pl ace from freshman to sophomore year. Sophomores aren' t new to the hjgh school any more. They don ' t get pick6d on as much as they did when they were freshmen . "I feel more powerful as a sophomore th an I did as a freshman, " said Austin McLandsborough. Many are just turning sixteen, wruch means they are now legal to drive. " Sometimes it gets me into trouble, so metimes it doesn ' t," Eric Benning said about driving. Jobs also become more important to sophomores. They need the money for going out with friends or on dates, to pay for their cars, gas and clothes. Mindy Felton mows the grass at the Neola cemetery. "I spend my money on clothes and shoes for school," Felton said. There are also down sides to having a job on weekdays. It cuts down on your free time. It is hard to participate in sports and maintain a job at the sa me time. There is also less time fo r academks. Kjds can't stay after school to work on art proj ects, yearbook, student council, sports and other activities. Na th an Hood look s up the reci pe for chocol ni ' chip cookies. (Photo by Jon Killpack .) K e! ly Rin g and L ance M aness w hi p so me egg whites for a lemon pie. (Photo by Jon Killpack.) �Kri sti Andersen Eri c Benning Eric Boos Zach Bowen Kristen Burbridge Stacie Cross Amber Dau Tara Dickey Aaron Eckrich Paul Evers Sarah Fi scher Kathryn Graeve Jacob Graham David Gravert Nick Greiner Justin Gunderson Jason Hansen Sadie Heimbaugh Michelle Hester Nathan Hood Brandi Hudd le Lindsey Johnson Jeff King Dawn KJeinschmidt Tim Leaders Holl Leazenby Michael Leonard Lance Manes Shane McDonald Austi n McLandsborough Ja on M ichl Katie Mor e Tabatha Mudra Kim Nieman Dustin Olson Sophomore ~ �Marty Overgaard Carrie Peters Jeremy Petersen Annie Pettit Lori Piper Heath Richards Kelly Ring Callie Rodenburg Regan Schroder Rusty Smith Eric Suntken Jacki Thielen Nick Thomas Nick Troyer Jeremy Van Arsdol Annie Welbourne Mariah Wellman Sara Wellman Katie Zellmer Austin McLandsborough works on a project for Graphic Arts. (Photo by Jake Stone .) ~ People �res Top 5 Toothpastes Top 5 Deoderants Top 5 School Lunches 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. Speed Stick 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Crest Colgate Mentadent Aqua Fresh CrestlVljnt 2. 3. 4. 5. Right Guard (tied) Secret & Sure (tied) Degree & Old Spice (tied) Teen Spirt & Arrid XX Dry Mexican Bar Potato Bar Pita Bread (tied) Chicken Nuggets & Chili Hamburgers By: Lindsey John son Walking down the hall that connects the middle school to the high school is a big step for some freshmen. The high school hall s tend to have more students, teachers and a lot more commotion. The first steps in the high schoo l can be quite scary for some. After being in eighth grade, the oldest ones in the building, and then coming and being the youngest is sometimes fri ghtening. "Being a freshman feels like you are starting all over from the beginning. One big change is the hallways that are very crowded," Peggy Bruck said. Hi gh school does have its advantages too. There are a wider variety of activitie fo r everyone. Acti vities that aren' t in middle school but are in high school are FFA and FHA. Jess ica Rugg les said, "Being in FFA is a good experience and fun , smce it wasn' t in the middle school." Sports activities in high school are a lot different. T here is a lot more time spent practicing and time spent in general. The season al o last longer in high school. Since the two schools are connected, it may not seem like there is that big of a change. Neil Cook said, "High school is a lot more fun because you have a lot more freedo m." High school does give students more independence. Amanda Wilson gets her books out of her locker as she prepares fo r a new day. (Photo by Rachel Wi t t. ) Kati e Bowen and Lesley Ri ng work diligentl y to ge t th e ir homework done befo re sc hoo l s tarts. ( Photo by Rachel Witt.) Sophomores/Freshmen ~ �Matt Anderson Dawn Andrews Ben Ausdemore LeAnne Ausdemore Rachel Behrendsen Dustin Benning Katie Bowen Peggy Bruck Beth Ann Carl son Rhonda Christiansen Brandon Clark Jennifer Clevenger Alay na Cohen Neil Cook Wendy Culver Amber Daringer Brandon Finken Rachel Finken Ashley Fi scher Jeremy Foster Donald Gruber Rachel Hansen Traci Hester Melissa Hicks Josh Kohl Adam Kramer Brent Leaders Bryan Lefeber Lindsey Lugsch Dav id Marshall Eli zabeth Matter Matt Maxwell Lev i McDaniel Joe Mefford Amy Mi nahan ~ People �Jessica Muhs Erin Obem1eier Josh Obrecht Brad Payne Susie Petersen Joe Pettit Sarah Plambeck Lesley Ring Jennifer Ruckman Jessica Ru ggles Nicole Schroeder Gavin Skow Justin Tapp Kolt Thomas Nick Walter Katie Welboume Andrea Wellman Amanda Wilson John Wilson Ehzabeth Witt Jamie Witt Joe Wollenhaupt Katie We lb ourne pl a ys the tenor saxophone duri ng band. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Fre hmen ~ �iddle School If you were making a movie of your life If you were reincarnated as an animal which who would be the characters in it? would you choose and why? - Luke Smith-Michael Jordan Andy Morse-Jonathan Taylor Thomas Jenny Troyer - "I would be a fox because they are good Dad-Tom Cruise Mom-Goldie Hawn looking, smart and could probably think up good comebacks." Mom-Jenny McCarthy Dad-John Candy Kim Nelson - "I would be an ant because it would be cool to be Best Friend-Kobe Bryant Brother-Tom Cruise small and explore the underground and still try to survive by Sisters-Julia Roberts and Rebecca Lobo making sure that no humans step on me." By: Kari Nelson As a child progresses through elementary school they may be anxious to advance to the middle school hoping others will no longer view them as little kids. However, they could be suprised by all the changes that await them in their new environment. "Being in the middle school has made me realize how much responsibility I have to have," Katy Toler said. The seventh and eighth graders look at it as a chance to be involved in extracurricular activites. "We are expected to buckle down on our studies so we can stay off the ineligible list," Tahni Roberts said. Along with responsibility comes trust. "As the students develop more tru st with their teachers they will be allowed more freedoms and in turn will get a better look at independence," Mr. Bellar said. The sixth graders get a greater sense of freedom. Jesse Kuhnle said, "We have our own lockers and get to move from class to class. We are also allowed to talk and discuss things to a greater extent which makes the classes more fun and exciting." Among sports are other activities such as band and choir. Being in band and chours at an early age helps the students be prepared for high school. "I like being in a chorus class where it is just us . It makes me feel more grown up," Kyle Welbourne said. "Band is also better. We get more one-on-one help. Both classes are very fun and exciting." 8th Grade Justi n Ashcraft Heidi Ausdemore Lisa Ausdemore Laura Bahrke Jeremy Barnes ~ . People Middle schoo l stude nts are all owed to work together freely when given permiss ion. Chri !!Iler gives Kyle Roberts insight on hi s science home work. (Ph oto by Kari Nel son.) �Megan Barrier Alyssa Beebe Linda Bruck Andy Christensen Ashley Christiansen Shawn Dalton Mandy Darrington Melissa Darrington Courtney Divelbess Ryan Donovan John Driver Josh Foster Amanda Gau Katie Gaudian Jared Graham Shari Greiner Zach Hanken Adam Harman Matt Hinman Tammi Honeywell Adam Hood Cassie Incontro Schuyler Johnson Chris Keller Steve Killpack Zach Ki nart J ~ n ny Kleinschmidt Brenda Koch Joey Kosomacek Jo n Krohn Paul Larsen Eddie Leaders ick Leuschen James Mangan Melissa Manhart Middle chool/Eightb .$ �Sarah Manhart Adam Marsh Josh Martens Seth Martens Joe Martinez Lauren McLandsborough Jenna Moen Brian Nelson Justin Nelson Nathan Parkhill Shawn Petersen Sara Plambeck Jennifer Reed · Jesse Ridder Justin Ring Kyle Roberts Erin Schierbrock Adam Schneckl oth Chri s Schroeder Kell y Shreeves Brian Sibert Krys tal Smjth Mark Smith Deborah Sparr Molly Stone Mchele Tessier Noah Thielen Carl Wall ace Brenna Weihs Sara Wellman Malinda Willett Ali sha Wi lson Allen Worden Laura Zell mer ~ People �7th Grade Joe Andersen Hannah Ausdemore Daren Barnes Kim Bennett Mat Blair Sam Bowen Colleen Carrigan Christina Clevenger Andri Cohen Marie Corrin Bradley Crozier Beth Dollen Ashley Eckrich Jon Frederiksen Kristin Graeve Andy Greiner Cassie Harryman Amber Hunt Michelle Jahde Lindsey Jensen Angela Krohn Kwin Kunkle Dusti n Laver Devin LeBaugh Julie Leonard Ryan Long Jon McDonald Kali Merritt Kel sey Miller Dary n Morri s Andy Morse Laura Nanninga Kim Nelson Travis Nelson Lindsey Obermeier Eighth/Seventh ~ �Holly Parker Nicole Pauley Brandon Petersen Katie Plambeck Trenton Rankin Calvin Rieber Andrea Ring Jeremy Ring Tahni Roberts Paul Ross Joel Ruggles Danielle Sigler Donnie Smith Luke Smith Nathan Smith Samatha Smith Robbie Stuart Steven Stuart Alex Suntken Tomi Lynn Toler Jennifer Troyer John Ungrad James Voge Ryan Ward Tessa Wellman Joe Wilson Christine Wimer Sarah Withers Cody Witherspoon Caleb Wohlers m People �6th Grade Joe Ausdemore Craig Barrier Katie Barrier Josh Brisbois Shannon Brisbois Keith Bruck Eric Clark Brett Cook Troy Courtier Jennifer Crozier Jenny Dalton Brent Daringer Amber Finken Lauren Finken Michaela Gray Kelli Greiner Dean Grote Jonathan Gwynn Brian Haggarty Jessica Heimbaugh Beth Herbst Cody Huebert Mike Kalamaja Ashley Keller Alicia Kenealy Sherry Killpack Nick Kinart Jesse Kuhnle Jennifer Lar on Cassie Leuschen Jeff Masters Bryan McEvoy Tommy Meintzer Amanda Minahan Jessica Myer Se enth/Six th ~ �Andy Olsen Nicholas Parkhj][ Joey Pauley Tommy Petrzilka Aaron Rastovski Tanya Redinbaugh Nickalos Richards Nathan Rieber Jamie Ring Ashley Schultz Katie Sibert Desiree Sigler Kristina Skipton Ashley Stangl Elizabeth Thielen Kathryn Toler Brandon Vorthmann Kyle Welbourne Stephanie Wellman John Wollenhaupt Amand a Ga u , Ta mmi Honeywe ll , Laura Zellm er, Co urtn ey Di ve l be s s, a nd Brenn a Weih s c heered for th e seve nth a nd e ig hth grade bas ke tb a ll tea ms. (Ph oto by Cind y Stu art. ) $ Sixth Grade �Helps Create Identity Erin Sh ierb rock spends Lime han gin g out in the dorms a l Iowa Western Communi ty Coll ege. The camp took place Jul y 2 1-25. Th e girls wi th her are fri end s th at she made at the camp. In these rooms the groups learned how to help each other and to beco me better leaders. (Ph oto courtesy of Erin Shi erbroc k.) By : Sara Dau M an y times during the year middle school students participate in fun activities such as dances. The organization of these events takes time and effort. The people behind it had to be organi zed and prepared. These people are the &tude nts' own peers. T he Leadership Academy, which takes pl ace at Iowa Western Community Co llege, has helped to prepare these young people to be better leaders and peers. At thi s camp, the students go to sess ions with group leaders and other tudents fro m diffe rent schools to di scuss acti vities they could do at their schools and how they can help students. They are spoken to by public leaders and peopl e who have made pos iti ve changes in their lives. Thi s year, the students who attended the camp were, Adam Harman, Jon Krohn , Eddie Leaders, Justin Nelson, Meli ssa Manhart, Sherri Greiner, A&hley Christensen, Courtney Divelbess, Erin Shierbrock, Amanda Gau, Allen Wor en and Schuyler Johnson. In order to be chosen to attend th e camp, the student had to submit an applicati on to Mr. Gibson, stating why they thought they should be chosen. Their goals were to have three dances and rai se money to fi x the track. They used the money they received from the admission from the dances to go toward the track. At the Febru ary dance, they collected canned food and gave it to the food pantry. They will also try to raise money by selling bumper tickers and t-shirts. T he reasons fo r thi s are to not only raise money, but to establish a middle school identity. Some of the money they raised went to a scholarship given to a gradµati ng seni or who was also a part of the leadership academy. "I learned to do more stuff with leader hip and on my own. I help more people in the classroo m in stead of sayi ng ' l don' t know,'" Adam Harman said. Students who attended the ca mp were involved in ma ny differe nt ac ti vi ti es. On e of the activites was visitin g F un Pl ex. ( Ph o to courtesy of Amanda Gau.) 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'Dermody 4% 8% 8% 8% 5% 28% ~ 16% 16% Favorites fll. �Excitement in DC Traci Minahan, Caro line Holstei n, Cindy Roberts , Tiffany Hes ter, Jennifer Witt and Tamara Wa ll ace all enj oy the dance on the Spirit of Washington cruise. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) By: Sadie Heimbaugh It happens every two years, and it is optional for all juniors and seniors. It is the Washington, D.C. trip. On Nov. 20 through Nov. 23, 65 juniors and seniors left with six sponsors. They spent every day sightseeing and learning about the nation 's Capitol. After their arrival they visited Union Station and ate lunch there. Next was the U.S. Capitol, and the Vietnam and Jefferson Memorials. Only after all of this they checked into the Holiday Inn where they spent the next three nights. For dinner they ate at Shakey's, then they made a few splashes in the pool before they hit the sack. Pounding on doors was a reoccurring morning ritual from the sponsors between 6 and 7:30. On Friday, the TriCenter clan began the day by visiting Arlington National Cemetery and witnessing the Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Lacey Donovan, Jon Killpack, Janet Bruck and Craig Handbury had the privilige of laying the wreath. After that they visited the National Cathedral, Embassy Row and finally lunch in the Ford's Theatre area. ~ M in iMag Lacey Donovan, Jon Killpack, Craig 1-l andbury and J an e t Bruck participate in the Wrea th Lay in g Ce re mony a t the Tomb o f the Unkow n Soldier. (Photo by Cassie Payne.) After lunch they toured Ford's Theatre, the Petersen House, Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, and the FBI building. Then they were off to the Lincoln Memorial, Iwo Andrea Fi sche r, Christine Matter a nd Aaron Harri s show their enthu siasm on the bus rides to and from the sites in Washington , D.C. (Photo by Laci Dono van.) Jima United States Marine Corps Memorial and a subway ride. Saturday took them to the S u- pre me Court, Nat io na l Arc hi ve s, the Washington Monument, the White House and Lafayette Park. They ate lunch at Pentagon City, then they toured the United States Holocaust Memori a l Mu seum . They had dinner and a dance on a crui se, aboard the Spirit of Washington on the Potomac River. On the last day of the trip, they saw Mount Vernon , Old Towne A lexan dria , th e Korea n War M e mo ria l, th e Fran]<Jjn Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and the Jwo Ji ma United States M arine Corp. Memorial for a second time, since d1e first time they went it was raining. Lunch wa at the Smithsonian . After lu nch they wer off to see all of the Smithsonian museums. "I couldn't believe how fast verything went," sa id Christal Ki ng. Their fin al journey wou ld be to board the jet pl ane for Omaha, and then home. �Mr. Killpack teaches Nick Greiner to recognize DNA models. (Photo by Sara Dau. ) Time Brings About Change By: Sara Dau Changes occur yearly. Students come and go. Teachers leave and new ones replace them. Sometimes this change occurs slowly and isn't recognized for many years. Karen Kay has been a secretary at Tri-Center for 25 years. Kay said, "One of the bi ggest changes is the use of computers." Kay started work at the junior high in Mi nden , running copies and typing tests for teachers who taught grades kindergarten through third and seventh and eighth grade. She also was the librarian and ran the lunch program. She can remember when they had a mimeograph, a hand cranked copy machine. One thing Kay said hasn' t changed are the students. She said, "Times have changed, but not the students. They still come from good families with good morals and values." Lee Killpack has taught through many changes. He has taught science classes at Tri-Center for 25 years. He has seen many advances in the science area. For example, he started teaching in what is now Miss Higby's room. It had one sink and he had to build the cupboard for storage space. Teaching techniques have not changed too much for Mr. Killpack. He said, "If something works I stick with it until it no longer works. I don ' t see a reason to change with every change that comes about. " Mr. Killpack likes to see the change in a student as he or she Kay has been working as a secretary at Tri-Center for matures over a few years. 25 years. (Photo by Sara Dau.) Silvia Knoener studies hard on learning the American By: Heath Lynn Gravert and Jonathan Eugene Killpack language . (Photo by Sara Dau.) Foreign exchange students have a rare opportunity that a lot of students don't have. That opportunity is the chance to explore another country and learn more about it. Two fo reign exchange students walked the halls of Tr-Center: Fanny Marchi set fro m Eastern France near Besacon, and Silvia Knoener from Germany. Marchiset said there are many differences between our countries. "In America, you can get your driver's license when you are 16. You have to be 18 to pet it in France," Marchiset said. The school systems are also different. Marchiset said there is more homework and it is harder in France. In France they have a long day, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a one hour, 45 minute lunch break. They have different classes every day, each an hour in length. "We have different classes (in France). We don't have parenting, cooki ng, art, or other classes like that," Marchiset said. Cass ie Pay ne had sim.ilar views on the subj ect. Payne said, "I think it is good that they get the opportunity to come to a different country because I think it would be exciting." Knoener said one of the things that liked about America is where you can go to a Burger King or McDonald ' and get free refill s on pop. In Germany the fast food places do not offer free refill . Another thing that Knoener liked is the way American are friendly and ay hello to people they don ' t even know. I unny Marchi set enj oys her idle hours watching telev i1011 with Chli stine Matter and Sara Esser. (Photo by Lacey Donovan.) Welcome to America Mini Mag-$. �DOWN 1. 1998 Super Bowl Winners 2. Calculus Classroom 3. Won Best Picture in 1998 4. Fastest Female Doughnut Eater At T-C 5. Hottest New Nighttime Soap Opera ACROSS 1. The Rubber Room 6. The choir received 18 Consecutive Division I Ratings at State 7. Wreaked Havoc With Weather Patterns 8. Principal's Signature 9. Requires Service, Leadership, Character, and Grades 10. 1998 Prom Theme 11. Made All State Chorus 12. What Tri - Center gave its students uonu:mP3 ·zI J;iq:i1:i1ueA.Ja·1 r :iu!iiuw1 ·o I SHN "6 N'v' H ·g ou1N 13 ·L llu1Ms ·9 All ld uwuJa · r :ut.\oa :>f:l:JJ:) s,uosMP.Q ·~ ;io1,\u)[ ·p ::J!UHJI.L "£ woo~ N::>I ·z; so::iuoJ a J:it.u:ia · 1 :ssol:Jy Pedal to Metal Kyle Kun ze arrives home at 2 work to get the car runn ing at consistant turn in a time that they fee l their car can a. m. on Saturday morning and is up and times. Consistancy is the goal ," Kunze con sis ta ntl y run in th e qu a rter m ile. gone again before the crack of dawn on said . Th e re are two rac in g Should the racers reach the e nd at a faster Sund ay. Thi s is a norm al ro utin e for competitions per weekend . Friday ni ght tim e tha n the di a led in time , they a.re Kunze during th ~ summer months. races are similar to street racing. Sunday di squalifi ed. "I reall y have to know my Almost every other weekend, he races are composed of a hi gher level of car's potenti al. Rhyth m is nece sary for and hi s '76 Nova head to Scribner, Neb. competition. The racers are required to perfec ti on as one late hift can cau e a Once there, he enters a hi gh school loss," Kun ze said . class division. Kun ze is attracted to drag rac ing D ur in g s ummer of '9 7 because he li ke the thrill of going Kuo ze's car traveled a quarter mile so fast in such a short di stance. in 13.4 second s and was clocked at Kunze bought hi s car when he speeds of over 105 mph. was 13 and is continu ally making After s pe nd ing ma ny it better. Kunze aid , " I bu ilt my hours under the hood he hopes to engine and it's satisfyi ng to know improve his time to a low 12 second that it is abl e to take ri rst place." range. "It takes hours of precise "$- MiniMag Kyle Kunze waits for the green light, before he slams it into gear. (Photo by Glenda Ku nze.) By: Kari Nelson �Future of Technology From megahertz to motherboards, these students are learning it all. Not a day goes by without a computer blessing students and faculty with its favorite word - "Error". A group of students with a love of computers have put their skills to use to benefit the school. With the help of Janet Anderson , the technology coordinator~ aides have a special time set aside for computer work. Aaron Harris, Josh Ring, Elizabeth Witt, and David Marshall all became tech aides for a different reason. "I saw how computers are bringing an incredible change in technology, and I wanted to be a part of that," said Ring. Harris decided to become one because he wanted more experience in programming. Marshall simply enjoys working with computers. Witt believes this will help her with her future career. Tech aides perform a variety of duties. Harris said he is a "microcomputer specialist," working mostly with the inside of a personal computer. Witt mostly installs programs, while Ring fixes problems in the computer labs. By: Lacey Donovan \ Volunteers Seek Duties It's called service with a smile, only without a paycheck. Some students have volunteered their time to do a certain job or belong to an organization that provides service to the community. Sadie Heimbaugh and Laci Leaders volunteer their time at Jennie Edmundson Hospital as candy stripers, or Teen Volunteers. This duty involves refilling patient's water, feeding people, wheeling patients to their cars, and many other duties. To become a candy striper, Leaders and Heimbaugh had to be interviewed, attend an orientation and go through a probational period. "It (volunteering) gives me experience in the field I want to go into and I can help people," said Leaders. Some organizations provide services to the community. Local youth groups sing carols to the senior citizens, participate in a 30-hour famine to help stop world hunger, organize fundraising meals for charity, and plant flowers in public areas. The organizations connect together, making a difference. By: Lacey Donovan SadiefJ · Ed ein1bau"h inundsen Ii "' .answers tb osp1taJ (P e Phone . hoto by L Part ofhe d aceyo r Uties onovan.) at Jennie Mini Mag"$.. �To prepare fo r the bi g night, Jacki Thi e len, Jennifer Stephens, Mi chell e Hester a nd LeA nn e Ausdemore practice sin gin g "My Guy" at th e Vari ety Show dress rehearsa l. They are fo ur of fourteen girls in th is group . (Photo by Mrs. Clausen.) a Organization s D ivision �Every member of an organization connects as a team, striving for a common goal. There are a variety of reasons why students join. "I am involved in school activities because it keeps me busy and makes me a more well-rounded person," said Heather Krohn . The Nation a l Ho nor Society planned an afternoon ice skating trip to he lp un ite the s tudent body. Caroline Holstein skates around the rink . (Photo by Mrs. Harman .) Elizabeth Witt, a Student Council member, prepares the school for Chrisunas by deco rating the lobb y. (Photo by Anni e Welb ourne.) The Trojan Marching Band was one of many organizations to make the connection. "We decided we wanted to improve our score from last year and worked really hard," said Bryan Lefeber. They received a Division I rating at State for the first time in eight years. Participation in organizations causes students to make connections, from winning awards to making new friends. Every secti on in the Marchi ng Band puts forth effort at th e State Competition in Council Bluffs, coming ho me with a Di v is ion I ra tin g. (Ph oto by Mrs. Cl ausen.) ---B-•i Dooovoo "Ev e rybody, let's c heer ! Supe r Spirit," yell the girls in black and gold. The football cheerleade r bu st a mo ve durin g a ti me -o ut. (Photo by L indsey Joh nso n. ) - !!...- . . ~· ·~ ~- H\ 1\ l ·' \ 14' ,.:, . ' . " -~ H \ ,._, ,I\ . ,, I - • ! ~ 'I ': I H ~ \~- ~ • • I __._ ii �Swing Choir girls sing a song at the Dinner Theater in the hi gh. school gymnasium. (Photo by Lindsey John son.) Ashley Fischer makes her voice heard in the Variety Show. (Photo by Arla Clausen.) Katie Zellmer sings out during her part in the Variety Show. (Photo by Arl a Clausen.) $ Organizations �Jodi Schuning and Chad Alexand er are the Spartan Cheerleaders. (Photo by Arla Clausen.) Swing Choir performs a numb er at the Dinner Theater. (Photo by Sara Dau .) 11 Talent By : Kati e Morse Beautiful voices and musical talent brought to mind the Chorus class. There were 82 chorus students. They were chosen from auditions held in May. They practiced during school hours and they had early morning practices in April and May, to prepare for Small Group Contest. This involved full concert choir, the women's chorus and the men's chorus. Arla Clausen was the choir director and said it took a lot of practice and her accompani st, Linda Zimmerman, he lped out a lot. Nathan Hood said, "It is very challenging to make it to all the practi ces and be good at what you do. It is a lot of fun , and I enjoy it." Lori Piper was also in vo lved in the chorus program. She received three Division I awards. "I love music and chorus is very entertaining. Mrs. Clausen is a great teacher and I hope everyone will be ab le to reach their musical goals from the choru s class," Piper said. The choru s attended the WIC Fall Festival at the first of the year. They also attended a Large Group Contest to close the show choi r sea on. Choru s also held a Variety Show and a Dinner Theater. Lori Piper makes use of her voice during a Variety Show rehear-al. (Photo b rla Clausen.) Vocal Mu ic S �Jenni fer Witt , Jenni fer Stephens and ndrea Fi her p lay th e alt o saxaph o nc at dinn e r th ea ter. ( Phot o hy Lind s ey John so n.) Alay na Cohen practices w ith th e Ph oeni x Jazz Band as th ey prepare fo r co ntes t. (Photo by Tam ara Wall ace.) " I tepping In Time By: Lindsey Johnson Marching in style. For the hi gh school marching band, thi s was an exciting year with their new uniforms. The uniforms brought a new look to the field as they marched to their Division I rating at the state competition at Lewis Central. This was a major accomplishment for them. Strenuous practices and determination helped out. "The instrumental department gets better and better each year," Mr. Gibson said. Drum major Sara Wellman said, "Everyone put in 100 percent effort and worked their hardest to get a Division I rating at state. This was an improvement from last year." There were many trips taken during the year. "Going on all of the trips for contest is a blast and really fun ," Amber Daringer said. After the season of marching, concert, jazz and pep bands all get their music ready to practice. They prepared mu sic with a variety of styles for contest. "Jazz band did quite well. They took second or third at every competition," Gi bson said. Jason Michl said, "I enjoy bei ng in band because I li ke music and I am interested in hearing the individual sections play." ti Organizations Trumpet secti on Ryan Jensen, Matt Preuss, Ad am Kramer, Caro line Holstein, Bryan Le feb e r a nd Pegg y Bru c k be fo re the Chri s tma s c on ce rt. (Pho to by Di a ne Rod enburg. ) �Band horns up! Katie Gaudian and Sheri Greiner march to the beat as they direct the middle school marching band. (Photo by Linda Piper. ) It's a Friday night and freshmen Dav id Marshall and Adam ~---:i•-----~ Krame r perfo rm durin g half-time of th e footba ll ga me. (Phot o by Lindsey John so n.) Sara Wellman leads the hi gh schoo l marching band at the Hoo-Doo parade. (Photo by Linda Piper.) �Front: Tamara Wallace, Susie Ring, Laci Leaders, Hea ther Kro hn , and Laura Lefeber. Midd le: Sa ra Wellman, Callie Rodenburg, Jodi Schuning , Ashl ey Fi scher, Sad ie Heimbaugh, Kri ti A nde rsen, ant.I Katie Zellmer. Back: Laura Gaudian, Traci Minahan, Andrea Fischer, Jenn Stephens. Lacey Donovan. Rachel Witt and spon sor Sharee Barrett. (Photo by Studio B.) Li sa Ronfeldt and Rhonda Christiansen help lead the band at Clarinda Band Days. (Photo by Maribeth Dau.) Mr. Gibson and Mrs. Cl ausen after the fie ld show perfo rmance in C larin da whic h Tri- Center finished in second place. (Photo by Sara Dau .) "t!/1 Organizations Andrea F ischer starts the dance routine while other members of Jam Conn ection wa it fo r th e ir turn . (Photo by Ann ie Welboume.) �'Pride 'Portrayed Bottom: Tamara Wallace, Ashlee Wulff, Laci Leaders, Jenny Smith. Middle: Lisa Ronfeldt, Sara Dau , Rhonda Christiansen , Callie Rodenburg , Amie Christiansen. Back: Kristi Andersen , Christine Matter, Je ss Bennett, Kim Nieman, Mariah Wellman, and Laura Lefeber. (Photo courtesy of Studio B.) Entertainment added by the Satin Knights blew the football fans away. "The time and effort spent on practices shined through in every performance," Kim Nieman said. Satin Knights practiced from 7 to 8 a.m. every other day, alternating each week. They also practiced every day first hour. Some requirements for being a Satin Knight are to learn the school song and to learn part of a routine for "'l have always loved dancing, and the girls who danced always made it look like so much fun," said ~eather 'l<!;ohn. try-outs. "It was a lot of hard work," Laura Lefeber said. Sharee Barrett was the new Jam Connection sponsor this year. "She really knows what she is doing," Jodi Schuning said. Andrea Fischer said Barrett taught them several dances. "We, as a group, improved on our technique," Fischer said. Jam Connection went to Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines and performed. They received two Division II ratings and one Division I-. "They were 1.6 points from a I rating," Barrett said. Barrett thought her team accomplished many things at state, such as working as a team. "Team work is very important, we all have to stay together. That can' t happen if we don ' t have teamwork," Kri sti Andersen said. By: Annie Welbourne The Satin Kni ghts lead the marching band at Clarinda Band Days. (Photo by Maribeth Dau. ) Trac i Min ahan and Lacey Dono va n perform with other Jam Co nn ec tion member du ring in termission of the South western/Mi ssouri Va ll ey double dual at Tri-Center. (Photo by Annie Welb ou rn e.) Drill Team/Flags $. �Wres tl ing C hee rl e ad e rs . Front: Jamie Win , Les ley Ring. Back: Li sa Ronfe lt, (P ho to La ura Rin g . Ci nd y Robe rt s . courte y of Jack Ha nson. ) Eli zabeth Will, Lacey Donova n, Andrea Fischer, Rache l Witt, Heather Krohn and J ane l Bruck after a h a rd d ay at c he er lcad in g camp. (P h o to by Lori Bell ar.) aring Spirits By: Sadie Heimbaugh For the eight football, six basketball and five wrestling cheerleaders, many new obstacles had to be overcome in order to produce a successful year. For the cheerleaders, cheerleading can be a lot harder than it looks. It's more than just keeping a smile on their faces and doing all the right moves, it's pleasi ng the crowd. It's staying after school to practice, practice, practice. It also includes long bus rides to cheer for, a sometimes unresponsive, crowd, and for football cheerleaders, to cheer in the freezing cold. "When a crowd is really into the game, it makes all the hard work worth it," Heather Krohn said. Not only do the cheerleaders work during the specific season they cheer for, they al so work during the summer. For three days, TriCenter held a cheerleading camp for the three groups of cheerleaders. "I didn ' t know what to expect since it was my first year in a high school sport. After the season began I had a great time and ca n' t wait for next year," said Lesley Ring. S Organizations Laura Rin g, Jan e t Bruc k , Ra che l Will and Abry Leazenby cheer for the crowd . (Ph o to by Lacey Do no van.) �Andrea Fi sc her , Lacey Donov an, Janet Bru ck, Rachel Witt , Heath er Krohn and Elizabeth Witt try a new stunt during a basketball ga me. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) Tamara Wallace and Heat her Krohn get the students and fac ulty fired up during a pep rally. (Photo by Caroline Hol stein. ) Front: S usie Rin g, Tamara Wallace, Jenn ifer Will and Rachel Witt. Back: Hea ther Krohn, Laura Ring, Abry Leazenby and Janet Bruck. (Phot o by Lori Bell ar.) Cheerleading :~ �Jessica Ruggles looks at a lamma at a rodeo the FFA members. attended during th eir trip to Kan sas City. (Ph oto by Yvette O loff.) Jason Andrews takes a nap on the bus ride home from FFA's Kansas City convention. (Photo by Yvette Oloff.) Janet Bruck exp lains pl ans to other FH A me mbe rs at an early morning meeti ng. (Photo by Heather Krohn.) 'IJ;.1- Organi zati ons �The twelve members of FHA take a group picture in front of the high school. (Photo by Mariah Well man.) Sil via Knoener receives a fl ower, provided by FH A, on Valentine 's day. (Photo by Lacey D onovan.) ture Focus By: Mari ah ellman Community, a single word that plays a large part in the FFA and FHA organizations. Service of the community is a main foc us of the organ izations. "We want others to be in volved with their communiti es," Stacie Cross said. "Also to learn to help others who are less fo rtunate." Future is also a part of the focus in FFA and FHA. Both organizations are concerned with the future of the comm unities and themselves. FHA is not only involved in the community by Adopt-a-Highway, Crop wa lks and fu ndraisers, but also in education. Every year FHA sell s roses, carnations and balloons to raise money for a scholarshi p for a senior member. FFA is invo lved in Adopt-a-Highway also. They clean it twice a year and are also a pcut of the landscaping of the Tri-Center campus. Neither FFA or FHA are sex oriented, both males and fe males are all owed to join ei ther group. Derek Roberts is the only male in FHA FFA member take a picture oulS ide of the Kansas City Science Museum. (Photo b and Jess ica Ruggles is the only fe male in FFA. Yvette Oloff.) FFA/FHA ti1. �J ack i Thi e len, Tin a Brisbois, Jennifer Stephen and Christal Ki ng pl ay a gam e of cards to pass the lime at Disuict Large Group Contest. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Ra che l Witt partici pa ted at II -State. Thi s is o ne of th e h ighes t hon o r fo r peec h team. ( Ph oto p rov id ed by Lori Hi gby.) .. eaking Out By: Jenny Smith Drama class put together their own account of the teac hers' lounge. Their play was called The Rubber Room . ''We had lots of fun and it was hard work. The Rubber Room explained my thoughts of the teachers' lounge completely," said Adrienne Soppe. This was the thought of many people involved. Advanced Speech class does all of the directing with help from Miss Higby. The set was built by the middle school shop class. A I t of people helped to put together thj s production. Speech Team also had a great time. "Thjs was one of our most successful , dedicated and fun years ever," Miss Higby sa id. Of the 34 individuals that went to Di stricts, I 5 went on to State. They received rune Division I' s and six Division Tl's. Ni ne groups went to Large Group and seven of the groups made Districts and two of them made State. Annie Peuit was one of 400 students selec ted to panicipate at All -State. (Photo provided by Lo ri Hi gby.) 1iJ." Organi zations �Laura Gaudian, Bryan Lefeber, Jon Ki ll pack and Lacey Donovan practice their lines in costume. They began to practi ce weeks before the play. (Photo by Lori Hi gby.) Laci Leaders tries to convey a confu sed look. Hi gby.) Stephanie Voge pl ays the reporter in The Rubber Room. She practices her lines for the dress rehearsal. (Photo by Lori Hi gby.) (Photo by Lori �National Honor Society Front Row: Sara Wellman , Lind ey John son, Mi chell e Hester, Katie Mo rse, Tara Dickey, An ni e Pe ttit a nd Jacob Graham. Back Row: Ryan Ausdemore, Jay McDonald. Carol ine Holste in , Hea th e r Krohn , Rac hel Witt, Kari Nelson, Tamara Wallace. (Photo by Tami Ha rm a n. ) Jennifer Witt and Kari Nelson admire the work they put into decorating th e lo bb y for Chri s tm as . (Photo by A nni e We lbourne.) Mi chell e Hester he lps an ele memary studen t in the e le me ntary computer lab for th e men toring program. (Photo by Annie We lbo urne.) �Mr. Nanninga calmly waits to give blood to the American Red Cross.The National Honor Society made it poosible for students, staff and co mmunit y me mb e rs to donate blood.(Photo by Sara Dau .) Jami e Witt fills the new candy machine before school starts. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) By: Annie Welbourne Qualities needed to be in Student Council and National Honor Society are "responsibility" and "matmity," Michelle Hester and Stephanie Voge said. Student Council meets when there is so mething major to discuss said Hester. "Something major would be the food machine. We (the Student Council) all decided the school needed one and it needed be in simple taste," Hester said. "Organi zation is the key," said Jess ica Ruggles. " If you are organi zed you will work well together. " Ruggles said. "National Honor Society is like the name, it is an honor, it makes you special," Voge said. To be in NHS one has to establish a 3.5 grade point average. Those in NHS have filled out an applicati on. The applicati on is then read by a committee. The committee makes a selection b a~ed on the application. Once accepted , the GPA has to be maintained. Ryan Jensen said , "It looks good on college references and on your resume." Tamara Wallace pins a carnation on Jacob Graham's shirt when he wa accepted into NHS . (Photo by Rach l Witt.) Student Council/NHS $. �ORTS With a look of determ ination and confi dence, Bedane Di velbess pushes his li mits at the Tri -Center cross-co untry meet. He's had a lot of practice on thi s course at Arrowhead Park. (Photo by Kari Ne lson.) ~ Sports Division �~l • - • - ,np/,i ~·v~vv r.AA A vur l<Y !Fv-,..,.....,. ~~A/ · ~ v Riverside was the scene of the event. Football fan s were overcome with suspense. Our players put II I I I their hearts and souls out on the field to accompUsh a 14-7 lead, with only three minutes left. It was all up to the defense. The Troj an defensive line stepped up to the cha!lenge, and held the Bulldogs for four downs. The team ~ Brad Guill conquers hi s opponent at a wrestling meet. Guill is one of the se ni or lead ers o n the tea m . (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) Swoosh! With perfect form , Rusty Smith downs a free throw at a basketball game against Treynor. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) worked together and defeated their rival. Teamwork is neces11 sary for a successful program. All the members make connections, pushing for a victory. People on a team have enjoyed the thrill of victory, and survived after the moment of defeat. "I feel that in order to be successful , you have to work together as a team if you want to accompUsh your goals," said Jo h Obrecht and Bryan Lefeber put fo rth all their effort during the pregame warm-up. Th e foo tball team showed th at practice and focu s can pay off. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) Tracy Kosmacek. B~Donovan With the help of her de fen ive backup, Katie Morse goes up for the kill agai nst Harlan. Teamwork is important in the game of volleyball. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) Sports Di ion ~ �el A • Matt Pre uss looks o n as T reynor pitche. him the ball. T he team went on to bea t Trey nor. (Ph oto by Laura Gaudi un.) Wes ton Dittme r catche a ball in center fi eld to record an out. (Photo by Laura Ga udi an.) Jay McDonald keeps up with a S t. A lbe rt pl aye r as th e team beats St. Albert in the fir s t ro un d of d is tri c ts. (Photo by Laura Gaudi an .) C hri s Hes ter swi ngs low to hit a ball pitc hed to hi m by St. A lb e rt. ( Ph oto by Laura Gaudian .) Ryan Ausdemore tries to tag a St. A lb e rt 's p laye r, but doesn' t get him soon enough as Jay McDonald backs him (Ph o to by La ura up . Gaudian. ) Front: Jeff Ki ng, Brad Payne, Jo h Obrecht , Justin Ta pp, Brya n Le febe r, a nd Bra ndo n Finken Second: Aaron Eckrich, Errin Gunderso n, had A le xa nd e r , Re gan Sc hrod e r , J ay M c Don ald , Weston Dittmer, Chri s Hester, and Mike Barne . Third: Ass istant Coach Doug Gibson, Jacob Graham , Je re my Pe te rse n , Ru s ty S m ith , Ryan Ausede more, Jesse Ba ldwi n, Matt Pre uss, Gl t> n Coo k, Matt C hriste nse n, Aaro n Pe te r en , Brad Guill , and Head Coach Andy VanFossan. (Photo by Studio B.) �By: Katie Morse For first year coach Andy VanFossan , the baseball eason was full of surprises. The baseball team had a record of 12-8, and beat teams including St. Albert, Missouri Va lley and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. " Considering they didn't know what to expect from me, and I didn't know what to expect from them, I thought the season went well," VanFossan said. "I had a good first year with them and learned a lot from them . Hopefully they learned a lot from me too." On e of the tea m 's goal was to win the conference tourn ament. Vanfossan sa id the team could have won the conference if they would not have had any rainouts. The other goal was to make the . f~-i. State tournament , but were beaten out by Mi sso uri Valley. The te a m ' s and We ston Dittmer, who recei ve d first team AllConference and All-District. Glen Cook received first team All-Conference and seco nd team All-District. R ya n Ausdemore received seco nd =!!!llj~team All- Conference and All- Mike Barnes uses all hi s might tc pitch strik es. (P ho to by La ur< Gaudian.) Matt Pre u ss, w ho pl aye d first base a nd made honorable mention AllConfe rence sai d, "We had a slow start, but eventually got things goi ng." Chris Hester was the team ' s catcher. He said, "The beginning of the season was shaky but Coac h VanFossan brought a new attitude to the team, which attributed to the good seaso n." seniors were Mike Barnes, who rece ive d seco nd team AllConference and All- District, ~. ~~ TC Om;!onent LoMa 6 Griswold 5 Boyer Valley 4 Riverside 13 HST 4 Mo Va lley 12 Aud ubon 9 Trey nor 5 Underwood 2 Riverside 10 (WIC tny) Audubon 6 (WIC tny) Underwood 13 l .V IC tny) f'. B. Tee Jay 8 H T 7 Mo Valley 3 Aud ubon 6 St. Albert 2 Trey nor 8 St. Albert 5 (Dis tricts) Mo Valley 4 (Districts) 11 7 7 15 5 3 2 4 0 5 12 8 5 5 2 5 12 2 3 5 Coach And y Ya nFossa n confers with his tea m afte r they co me off the fi e ld durin g the St. Albert game. T he team advanced in di stricts after beatin g S t. Albert but ended up losing to Missouri Valley in the seco nd round. (Photo by Laura Gaudi an.) Ra ban$ �By: Heath Gravert Experienced could be the term used to describe the Lady Trojans. Nearly all of the girls had played together before. Kaylee Dollen said, "It was a fun team to play with because most of us got along pretty well and we made it exciting." Other players had the same thoughts. Sara ~.sser said , "I thought thi s year's team was fun because we all know each other and we all got along really well." There were some changes in the coaching staff of the Lady Trojan s. Thi s season they were coached by Sarah Elliott and assisted by Jeanine Masker. Andrea Fischer sai d, "She (Coach Elliott) brought new views to the game and ex perience use d her as a for m er player -·-·-·"'1' . I .•.•Ill •• . . .,. ' ': ""f1 . . • ~JJ.~ ' l, '· .• Mega n Minah an get ready to step up to the plate and hit the ball o ut of th e pa rk. (Ph o to by Rac hel Witt. ) well. I thought she did a good job as a coach since it was her first year." Va rs ity s tarte rs included Amy Morse. pitcher, Am y Sm ith , ca tc he r, T rac i Mi n a h an , th ird , Megan M in a han , h o rt s top. Mi s ti Arbaugh, first, Stacy Alexand r. second, Laci Leaders, le ft field, Jess Bennett, center fi e ld and Angela Hansen, right fi eld. Traci Minahan W<l1 th only underclassman to s tart va rs it y. M ina ha n said , "I felt privi leged to play with the varsity because I was the youngest one to tart. ., The Lady Trojan had a sea on of seven win s and l 9 losses. Th e junior varsity had a winning sea on w ith nine wins and on.ly even detriments. Laura Gaudi an said, "I remember the varsity game with Audubon because it was close and exc itin g a nd we played well. I will also re member the best practi ce we had when we were mu d sli di ng." f!J-1, tlk R.~ •••••••••••• T Lo ga n G ri swold Ri verside E x ira Ea rlh a m C o rnin g A HST I0 0 3 I 11 9 LO 5 4 7 11 4 16 5 0 0 6 4 6 6 4 2 Mo .Va lley () A udu bon 2 2 2 rey nor Underwood 1 3 9 0 0 I C) So uth west Boyer Va ll e y 4 8 Wa ln ut lt was a sunny day out with relatively no clouds and M isti Arbaugh, one of the few seni ors on the team, wai ts at first base to play robust defense, so the Lady Trojan s cou ld pitc h a shut o ut. (Ph oto by R achel Witt. ) $ : . Sports Q1212o!l.ilnt 4 3 5 7 10 14 3 10 10 13 3 2 8 • 2 2 5 I �Amy Morse takes advantage of hav in g the home field as she rockets th e orb ri ght pas t the batter and int o th e ca tc her 's m itt. (P hoto by Rachel Witt. ) r~ Laci Leaders gets in her oftba ll stance as she gets ready to smite the sphere out of the park . !Photo by Rachel Witt.) Sw in g , ba tt e r batter! The Unde r wood playe r sw in gs aft e r the ba ll Oi es past her and takes a nes t in the ca tc he r 's mitt. (Ph o to by R ac he l Wit t. ) The ball rolls on the ground after Traci Minahan hobbles over h e r o pponent. Amy Sm ith hust le s o ver to retri eve it and sav e a score . (Ph oto by Rac hel Wi tt. ) Coach Ell iott calls a time-out to plan their strategy and put away the oppone nts. (Ph oto by Rachel Wict.) Fron t: Jac ki Thi e le n, Jenni fe r Stephens, Sarah f ische r, Trac i Min ahan, Kay lee Doll en, Brandi lludd le, Laura Le feber, Laura Gaudian. Second : Stacy A lexa nder, Katherine Ward , Lac i Leaders, l\ti Arhaugh, Megan Minahan, Callie Rodenburg, K.,11e Moi se, Jess Bennett, Michelle Hester, Amr I Jau . Back: Ass istant Coach Jeanine Masker, A~h l ee W ulff, Ange la Hansen, Amy Smith, Sara Dau, A my Mo rs e , M a ri a h We llm an , Ami e Chris ti anse n, Lind sey Joh nson, Andrea Fisc her, 'iara Esser, Coach Sarah Elli ott. (Photo by Fischer Photog ra phy.) S ftball ~ �Beda ne Di velbess gives it hi s all as he pu hes towa rd the fi ni sh line in the meet at Qua il Run Go lf Co urse. (Photo by Pat Dalton.) S u ie Pe te rsen puts n her shoes as she get> ready to go home from th e bowli ng tou rname nt a t Red O ak. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Ch ad Al exa nd e r a nd M a tt Pre uss run w it h Be d a ne Di ve lbess, Aaron Harri s and Tim Dalto n in the meet held at Qu ai l Run Golf Co urse. (Photo by Pat Dalton.) M a tt Pre u ss, Ch ad Al exa nd e r a nd Ryan J e nse n he lp out the c ross-country team in their meet at Quail Run GolfCour e. (Photo by Pat Da lton.) Jenny Dalton helps Mr. Dalton record times as Sil via Kn oener checks in with him. (Photo by Barb Dalton.) The bow ling tea m included, Susie Pe tersen, Amie Ch ri ti ansen, A hlee W ul ff. Susie Ring, Rachel Witt and Amber Dau. (Photo by Ca ll ie Rodenburg.) Arnie Chri sti ansen prepares to bowl at red oa k. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) �By: Callie Rodenburg Aggressiveness was the key to all the vigorous work achieved by both the crosscou ntry and bowling teams. Regular bowling eason took place during the months of January , February and March. This included a district meet that was held at Red Oak Lanes in Red Oak. Each bowler was able to bowl at the state meet which was held in Cedar Rapids if they qualified. In order to qualify, the team must win the di trict tournament. This year the team didn't qualify. "The boys' bowling te a m failed to materialize because of ineligible bowlers and/or lack of practice," Mr. John son said. Most of the girls that pa rticipated on the bowling team graduated this year so the team will start off with youngsters next year. with the Along Tim Dalton uses all his mi ght to reach the fini sh line before hi s opponents. (Photo by Pat Dalton.) exceptional work produced by the bowling team, the crosscountry team also ended up with some wonderful standings at their meets. Cross-country runners were faced with many challenges which brought them closer to achieving their personal goals for the year. Tim Dalton proved to be successful by finishing in first place in seven out of ten meets. He also finished in fifth place at the state meet in Fort Dodge. Silvia Knoener added a little more spunk to the crosscountry team this year. She almost always finished in the top ten at the meets. She finished twelfth at the district meet at Coon Rapids so she was not able to go on. Along with Dalton and Knoener, Aaron Harris and Bedane Divelbess competed in meets. Bedane Divelbess finished nineteeth in the conference meet and Aaron Harris finished twentieth. Cross Country Best Time Tim Dalton Bedane Divelbess Aaron Harris Silvia Knoener Bowling 16: 11 19:58 19:38 14:05 Avg Score Amje Christiansen Amber Dau Susie Petersen Susie Ring Rachel Witt Ashlee Wulff 135 98 139 124 127 145 Amber Dau said, "The seni ors did a wonderful job of both bowling and display ing positive attitudes throughout the year. " Amie Chri tiansen watches attenti vely as her bal l nears the pins dming an early morning practice at M inden Bowl Cafe. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Cro -Countr ·/Bowling S �By: Callie Rodenburg Attitude and ambition decided the football team 's success. Through many hours of practice in both the hot and cold weather they put together an outstanding record. During the season they were unranked until they came head to head with the Riverside Bulldogs. The Trojans came through to beat the Bulldogs 14-7. Not only were..the coaches proud but the players felt they had accomplished a great task. With great pride, the Trojans stepped into SWI ratings at fourth. With three more games to go before making the state playoffs the Troj ans prepared to take on Underwood, Walnut· and AHST. Proving everyone right, they came through to beat them alJ . With high hopes they be ga n the ir journey to th e s tate Underwood throws a pass as Brent Le aders tr ies lo make h is wa y throug h the pi le to b loc k th e throw.(Photo by Call ie Rodenburg.) short when Bedford got the best of them. The Trojans fo ught till the end but couldn ' t manage to jump ahead. Bedford won 3114. "A group of guys that didn 't want to lose helped our team tremendously," aid Coach Bellar. A ll the footba ll players were ick of hearing how good la t year ' e ni o rs were and decided to prove eve ryone ey were just a good. The Troj a ns fi ni s he d th e sea on w ith a 9- 1 record . Coach Bellar said he felt everyone ha improved a great deal throughout the season. At fir t the kick off team needed to be worked w ith the most but with a lot of hard practice they improved to help the team in a positi ve way. They proved to everyone d1at all th long practices and extra effort did actuall y pay off to conclude the seaso n with a record that pleased die coaches and fan s. tlk R~ ...... .... ... f~ ' TC OgpQnent So uth west 42 14 Corn ing 12 0 W. Monona 28 Coon Rapids 31 Tracy Kosmacek makes his way down the fi e ld as Hea th Gravert and Jun Killpack keep a crowd full of ambiti ous and aggressive men from getting in hi s way. (Photo by Call ie Rodenburg.) $ Sports 6 L MA 48 22 Riverside 14 7 Underwood 45 7 Walnut 42 0 AHST 14 8 Bedford 14 31 �Coac h Bell ar watches as the tea m lines up for the announc in g of the starting lin e up . (Ph o to by Ta mi Gravert.) Brad Guill and Gl en C'uo k a re rea d y for an yt h ing to happen o n defe nse. (Ph o to by Calli e Rodenburg.) Chris Hester gets ti ed up as he tries to prevent Underwood from rece ivin g. (Ph oto by Calli e Rodenburg.) Dave Gravert, Mike Meyerring a nd La nce Maness stre tch befo re taking on West Ma no na . (Photo by Tami Gravert.) Matt C hri stense n di ves for hi s opponen t as Brad G uill prepares to back him up on d efe nse . (Photo by Ca lli e Rodenburg. ) Fro nt : Bryan Lefeb e r, Brando n Finke n, Ju stin G underso n, Joe Woll enh aupt , Ju stin Tapp, Ne il Ciak, dam Kramer, Joe Mefford. Seco nd row: ric S untk e n, Jo hn Wa ga man , Coac h Jim Dermody, Coach Mark Fritch, Coach Jay Bellar, Coach Da n Elli o tt , Coach Ca rl Coc hra n, Jos h Obrec ht. Gav in Skow. Third : Brad Payne, Josh Yo bl, Dave Gravert , Donald Gruber, Ka lt Thoma , Du stin Bennin g, Eric Boos . Fourth: Ryan Jensen , Many Ove rgaa rd , Lance Man e s, Paul Evers, Ru sty Smith, Tim Leaders, Brent Leaders. Fifth: Mike Meyerring, Tracy Kosmacek, Regan Schroder . Travi s Be nnin g, C hri s Hes ter, Eri c Be nn in g, Je re my Peterse n, Jon Killpack . Back: Matt C hri stensen, Shawn Flaharty, Heath Gravert, Heath Thomas, Jake Stone, Brad Guill , Glen Cook. <t'hoto co urtesy of Stud io B Photograph y.) Football m. �Callie Rodenb urg dive s for the ball as Laci Leaders, Adrienne Soppe and A shl ee Wulff await 10 bump the or b lo their opponent s . (P hot o by Anni e We lbourne. ) T rac i Min ahan ck~ back 10 crve the !>all in a g ru dge match again s t Und er~uod . (Phot o by Jenn' S mi th. ) Lac i Leader mashes th e ball imo a Harlan o pp o nent wh ile th e re l of the team prepare s fo r a ret urn. ( Ph o to by Annie Wc lbourn e .) After a return by Lac i Leade rs, th e team re sets i ls defen se to stop Harl an's attack. (Photo by A nni e Welbourne. ) Laci Leaders looks on as her teammate , L a ura Gaudian , build s s tea m for a viciou s bump against Harl an. (Photo by Anni e We lbourne.) VARS ITY Front: A mi e Chri sti ansen, Lac i Leade rs , Ad ri e nn e So pp e , A s hl ee Wu lff. Middl e : LeA nn e A usdemore, Ca lli e Rode nburg, Jennifer Ste ph ens, Ka ti e Morse, Lacey Dono va n. Andrea Fi sc he r, Trac i Minahan . Back: Sarah Fi sc he r, Laura Gaudian, Kaylee Doll en, Cassie Pay ne, Sara Dau , Sara E sser, Amy Minahan . (Ph oto by S tu dio B.) ~ Sports JUNJOR VARS ITY Front: Brandi Huddl e, Kat ie Ze llm e r, Sara Fi sc her , Amber Da u , Sadi e Heimbaugh. Middle: Kell y Ring, Lori Piper, Jacki Th ie len, Calli e Rodenburg, Kim Nieman , Annie Welbourne , Annie Pettit. Back: Lacey Dono va n, Sara Dau, Lau ra Gaudi an, Mariah We llm an, Sara Esser, Andrea Fischer. (Photo by Studi o B.) FRESHMEN F ront: Kati e Bowe n , L Anne Au sde mo re , Tra c i Hester, J e nn y C levenger, Rh o nda Chri stian se n . Mid d le: Rac he l Finkrn Amy Minahan , Nicole Schroeder, Ra hel H an~cn A shl ey F isc he r. Bac k: J ess ica Ru gg le>, Knll t Welbourne, Jess ica Muh s, Erin Obermeier, Su'iit: Peterse n. (Ph oto by St ud io B. ) �y: Jon Ki ll pack Up and down bal l led an up and dow n season. "We didn ' t lack ability, I think we lacked foc us at so me ti mes ' sa id coac h Kev in Matu lka. "No one outmans us as much as we do ourselves . We played a lot of up and down ba ll." T hey started the season with a different makeup !Tom la t year. "T he pl ayers this yea r d idn ' t hav e a lot of experience, but they still started out strong," said Matulka. Mat ul ka fe lt they played quite a few good games, but rheir best game was against their major rival, Unde ·wood. "Even though we lost, we were very focused." Juni o r Varsity setter Kelly Ring fe lt good about their ea on. "We could have done a littl e bette r, b u t I fe lt th e ~o season went good," sai d Kelly R 1 n g Matulka said h va rs ity's flattest C oac h M atul ka g ives a pep ta lk. (Photo by Lace y Donovan .) g ame was again st A udub on. They came off as a decent team against Trey nor, but they let themselves dow n by not being as foc used as they should have bee n aga in s t Audub o n. Matu lka also said di strict play also included extreme ups and d ow n s. In th e fi r s t round agai nst AHST they would play well and then let up. When the girl s let up, it allowed them to co m e b ac k w hich fo rced the girls to beat th e m in fi ve ga mes , Matulka said. The second round was more consistent. " They co nce nt rate d o n th e game and got out to some early leads, w hi ch is toug h to do against Underwood. They lost in three straight games, but still pl aye d goo d b a ll ," sa id Matulka. ''We weren' t as fast as some of the other team s, so we had trouble passing the ball. It's a lo t eas ier w he n yo u a re physically prepared," Matulka said. R.~ f&i, U,e ••• •• •••••••• TC O pponent Wa lnut 3 0 HST 3 0 oy. Valley OM 3 3 0 Riverside 3 2 G riswold 3 arlan 3 o. Valley 2 3 3 L.C. 0 3 St. A lbert 0 3 .\udubon 0 3 ndcrwood 0 Jennifer Stephens prepares fo r a bump agai nst Harlan. T he Trojanettes lost in three games to the Harlan Cyclonettes. (Photo by Ann ie Welbourne.) Volleyball 9 �By: Tamara Wallace Wrestlers could be called contortionists. They twist their bodies and their opponents' bodies into some of the most painful looking positions. Wrestlers put themse lves throu g h inten se physical stress . Though it is not encouraged by Coach Barrett, volunt ary fas ting a nd ... dehydration are not uncommon. One may wonder if the stress is healthy for grow in g bodies. Coach BaITett tiies to keep hi s boys at or abo ve seve n percent body fa t. Barrett said , "I would only make them lose ten pounds, max . Not eating just isn't healthy. You 've got to eat. They do it (lose the we ig ht) gradu a ll y, over a week." Since he stu d ied health and nutrition in college, Barrett is aware of the importance of nutrition and how it affects strength a nd e ne rgy . Barrett also sai d , " I Heath Richards wrestles at Sk utt. He fini sed in third pl ace . (Pho to by Tamara Wall ace .) One of the main contnbutions to the progra m was the n w coac hing style of Barrett. Nick Wal te r sa id , "He showed me new move and I improved a lot from last year." Ri c h a rd s sa id , "He (Barrett) rewards u if we do we! I. He'll take us out to eat or plays ga mes in practice." Thi mjrrors Ban·ett's belief in hard ork and strong di sc ipli ne combined with fun. Brad Guill 's leadership played an important part tu Lhc younger members of the team. Ri chards sa id , " He showed what it took to be a seni or. " Barre tt a id the bo y wre tied to their potential. They were a young team, but they have th e potenti al to be a powerfu l team if the guys sti ck with iL. make my wrestlers eat in moderation. Thi s means not eatin g four hot dogs at lunch." f-0,,, tfw R~ •••••••••••• w·1 s D. Bloom E. Boos J . Coo k N. Coo k J. Foste r D. Grube r B. G uill J. Gunderso n M. O vergaard B. Pay ne H. Ri c hards J . Ridder G. Skow E. Su ntk en N. Walter J .Wo ll e nh a upt 0 13 12 10 4 2 35 I..l2slli I 13 22 21 12 (, 10 20 9 " 6 17 26 2 5 17 14 6 14 20 ~2 8 13 22 16 Awards Most Pin s B. Gu ill 24 Mos t Ta kedow ns B. Payne 4~ Mo st Impro ved H.Ri c hards & J . Gunder on $ - sports A referee wa tches as Coach Barrell aids Justi n G unde rson in pa tc hin g up a mi no r inj ury. No o pe n wounds are all owed o n the wres tlin g mats. (Photo by Ta mara Wa ll ace.) Leade rship B. Gui ll Fastes t Pin B. Payne JO sec Best Record B. Gui ll 34 10 �Tl) Eri c Boos uses a few seco nd s betwee n s prints to ca tch hi s breath at prac ti ce. (Ph oto by Tamara Wall ace .) Donald Gru l er, Mike Mcye rring. and Mark Fritc h wa tch th e act ion w hi le J ay Mc Donald keeps stats at th e T -C To urne y. (P ho to b y T a m ara Wall ace .) Joe Wo lle nh a upt works fo r a n e cape at the Skutt To urn ey. (Photo by Ta m a ra Wa ll ace .) Coach Barrett watches as hi s wres tlers do tra in pushups . Barrett 's new coachi ng style bro ught new exe rci ses and drill s . (Ph o to b y Ta m a ra Wa ll ace. ) Er ic Boos hold s his opponent to the mat. (P hoto by Tamara Wall ace .) F1ont: N ic k Wa lt e r. J oe Wo ll e nh aupt , Er ic • untkcn, Gav in Sko w, J eremy Foster and Man.igcr Su ie Ri ng. Second : Manager Cassie Payne, lleath Ric ha rds. Ne il Coo k, Jus tin Gun de rso n, John Wogor11an. Dona ld Gru ber, Brad Pay ne and Olen C o k . Back : Coac h Rhett Barrett, Brad G ill . Eric Boos, Paul Evers, Marty Overgaard , lames R idder, Ja un oo k a nd Ass istant Coac h Doug G ibson. (Ph oto by Studi o B Photography.) �Kay lee Dolle n wai ts for a Trey nor player to shoot the ball at a home game. (Photo by Anni e Welbourne.) Jess Bennett look fur someone to get open tu pass the balJ in. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) Katherine Ward wa lk to Lhe othe r e nd of the co urt before a tea mmate shoot a freerhrow. ( Ph o to by An ni e Welboume.) Jess Bennett prepares to shoot a fr ee throw, w h i le L a ura Gaudi an plan ts her feet fo r a re bound . (Ph o to by Anni e Welboume.) Jess Bennett and Kaylee Dollen ru n the offense at the Ri vers ide g a me . ( Ph o to by A nn ie Welboume.) VARSITY, Front: Jess Bennett, Lac i Leaders, Adrienne So ppe, Laura Lefeber. Midd le: Kay lee Do ll e n, Kath erine Ward , Katie Morse, Laura Gaudi an. Back: Coach Pat Dalton, Rachel Fin ken, LeAnne Ausdemore, Nicole Schroeder, Mari ah Well man, Lindsey John on, Coach Kn ippelm eyer. (Photo by Stud io B.) S Sports JUN IO R VA RST JY, Front: Rachel Fink en, Lind t) Jo hn so n, LeA nn e A usde mo re, N ico le S chrocd~r Midd le: L a ura Gaud ia n, Kathe rin e Ward, ManJh Wellm an. Bac k: Eri n Obermeier, Ashley F1seht Amanda Wilson, Coach Dalton. (Photo by St11 d10 H. i �taught us new offenses and By: Annie Welbourne Katherine Lady Trojans had a defenses ," said. new coac h this year, Ryan W a r d Knippelmeyer. "He gave us a lot of oppmtunities to improve jA,"I I • .,,,. 'l . o ur weak spots ," Nico le I Sc hroeder said. " We have imp ro ved from the first prac tice to the last game. ..J .. ''Pi He pushed us and never .• .• r11111j ( '.llft.UIM .· i . ..•,',. gave up on us. He never ' 'f .'.. · ,. '. he ld back on what he ~~~ tho ug ht about u either," Schroeder sa id. LeAnne Ausdemore said , "T he upperc las s men were always supportive and they alway helped out. Junior varsity is not as experienced N. Schroeder, R. Finke n, and M . a nd : lowe r 01oving than Wellman join the team for a time out. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) varsi ty," Au sdemore said. "In varsity you are always going." C o a c h Rachel Finken said Knippelmeyer taught us how she thinks shooting was the to work together, and since most improved. She said she he' s a ne w co ach to us, he K.-..u . , liked the new coach, because he allowed time in practice to work on their weaknesses in practice. This year they really stressed the fundamentals of basketball, Knippelmeyer said. He thought the girls realized it was more important to do the little things right than it was to run offenses perfectly every time. "Our defenses this year were very similar to those in the past. The biggest change for the girls was offensively," Knippelmeyer said. Rebounds, shots, turnovers, assists, shots, steals and defensive stats are statistics the managers recorded. "Defensive stats were the most important. We worked really hard in allowing opponents only one shot down the court," Knippelmeyer said. . . J. ···~tt: . . · -:AJ ' ,rttlllr~ ."'·~; " ~~ 1• ', . .FfYI: .~ -~~~- ' I . TC 01212onent Southwest Lo-Ma Ri verside G riswold Mo. Valley Treynor St. lbert AHST Audubon Underwood Rivers ide Mo. Vall ey Af-IST Mo. Vall ey Trey no r Gri swold Mo. Valley Treynor A HST Underwood Audubon Mo. Va lley 56 53 64 58 49 38 37 64 37 70 58 60 46 13 35 48 65 43 53 56 58 53 39 30 38 44 62 62 95 74 68 52 51 58 55 8 64 36 59 62 62 45 61 59 Mariah Well man prepares to shoot a freeth row at a River ide game. (Photo by Ann ie Welbourne.) Girls' Ba ketball ~ �By: Cindy Roberts Highs and lows promised plenty of excitement for the 1997-98 boys ' basketball team. The season ended with eight wins and 13 losses. "The kids played hard and always gave an opportunity for a win," Coach Carl Cochran said. Injuries led to missing pla.yers in many ga me s . Thi s made it difficult to gain m o mentum. Cochran sai d there were seve ral games that were lo st by four or fewer points. "If we would have won these games , it would have been a great seaso n , " Cochran sa id . Audubon was one of th e toughest team s this season. Cochran sa id , "They beat us four different times, so me games came close." R y a n ' A"sdemoce Rusty Smith pla ys defense in a game against Audubon. (Photo courtesy of th e Gazelle.) said that St. Albert and Avoca were also tough teams to play. Senior leadership was benefic ial. The boys weren't vocal , but e ncou raged the other pl ayers throu g h th eir actio ns. The e nior players consisted of Ausdemore, Matt C hri ste nse n, J ay McDonald and Matt Preuss. "They were good peop le who tried to show the way," Coc hran sa id. Cochran also said he w is he d th ey could h a ve h ad a better rec o rd fo r th e enio r becaus e they don get another chan ce. Au s d e m ore aid the h a r d es t p a r t of th season was n o t knowin g whi c h of th e ot her p layers were goin g to be avai lable for th e nex t ga me. " Durin g the season the te am ra n into man yob s tac les, b ut s till managed to impro ve . Th e season was fun and exciting." McDonald sa id . flJ,,, ~ R~ut •••••••••••• K Logan Ri verside Griswold Mo. Valley Trey nor St. A lbert AHST Audu b n Underwood Rivers ide Riversid e Griswold Aud ubon Griswold Mo. Valley Treynor ......... . ·~ $ - s ports so S3 63 59 2 50 71 61 64 SI 60 7S 73 n9 67 S5 56 so )2 S6 60 so 77 47 62 AHST Underwood S2 Audubon 43 Woodbine 70 . Districts Aud ubon Matt Preuss plays defen se aga inst AHST. (Photo courtesy of the Gazette.) QJWQ11!<nl S9 60 63 66 70 42 .4 55 49 64 58 62 53 64 �Rya n A usde mo re plays stro ng offense at a home ga me aga in s t T rey no r. ( Ph o to c o u rtesy o f th e G aze tt e .) Heath T ho ma s looks for a pass at a ho mega mc aga in s t Treynor. ( P ho to co urt esy o f th e Gaze tte.) T he tea m g a th e rs aro un d Coac h Coc hran d ur ing time out fo r ga me strategy. (P hoto co urt es y of the Gaze tte .) H e at h Th o m a s, Ma tt C hr is te nse n a nd R ya n A usd e mo re s ta r t o ff the T reynor game w ith a j ump balI. (Photo co urtesy of the G azette .) Jay McDonald concentrates durin g the ho me ga me against Treynor. (Photo by An nie We lbo urne.) Var. ity: Front: Tracy Kos macek. Rega n Schroder, Coch ra n . CoaL' h De r m od y, Co ac h rm5trong, C hri s Spe ight , Rya n Je nsen. Bac k: Brent J eaders. Jeremy Va n Arsdol, Ru sty Sm ith , Matt Preuss , Heat h T homas, Matt Chri tcnse n, Jay M\:Dona ld . Ry an Au sdemo re, Dav id Gravert. IPhnto hy Cindy Ro be rt s .) l oac h Ju nio r Va rs it y: Fro nt : T rac y Kos mace k, Eric B e nnin g, N ic k Tro ye r, Rya n J e nse n , D a vid Graver t. Bac k : Austin McLan dsborough, Jeremy Van Arscl ol, Jeremy Peterse n, Chri s Hansen, N ic k T ho ma , Coac h Arm stro ng . (Ph oto co urtesy of Fisher Photography.) Fres hmen: Front: dam Kramer, Brya n Lefeber. B ra nd on Fi nke n . J oe Petti t, Du st in B e nnin g. B ack : .T us t in Tapp . Brent Leaders. Coac h Dermody, Jo h Kohl, Jo h Obrecht. (Photo courtesy of Fis her Ph otography.) Boy ' Ba ketball m �LeAn ne Au demorc turn s he r la s t co rn e r fo r th e straight away to the fini sh line, puni ng her relay in first place. ( Ph o to b y Ka ri Nelson. ) Laura Ga ud ian take a soari ng leap in t11e long j um p co mpe ti tio n or Essex. (Photo by Kmi Ne lson.) Coach Dalton gives Kari Nelson a pep talk whil e Jacki Thielen, Sara Fischer and Kim Neiman stand close by. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Sara Es ser, m ie Chri sti ansen and La ura G a udi a n c hee r o n a team mate. (Photo by Kari el son. ) Sara Esser receives her track letter from Coach Dalton at the gi rl s track banquet. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Amber Daringer helps Sil via Knoe ner rel ax before her u·ack meet in Underwood by g iving her a . ho ulr!er massage o n the bu s. (Photo by Kari Nelso n.) �By : Sadie Heimbaugh "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when yo u take your eyes off your goal," sai d Henry Ford. Goals are exactly what it takes to make it on the girls' track team. The 23 girls out for track spent up to seven hours a w ee k running , j umping hurdles and training for their tests , which would happen at each track meet. The girls opened the season with a track meet at Underwood, placing sixth . Thi s place did not disco urage runners , instead it ga ve the m a new goal. · "I think track is a great opportunity to prove to yourse lf how well you can do if you only put your mind to it. Since it was my se nior year, I wanted to do really well. I feel that I did the best that I could do and even though I wasn't the star of Rachel Hansen fli es over a hurdl e in the shuttl e hurdle relay. (Photo by Kari Nel son.) the team, I was proud of myself," said Amie Christiansen. "I thought we could have done a little better at Underwood, but there 's a Jot of talent on the team that will be very useful in the future," said Coach Dalton. There are many things that make up a track team and the track girls proved that they have got all of them by placing 10 out of 22 teams at districts . "Track was a whole new experience for me since this was my first year in high school. I was a little scared and intimidated but after the season got rolling I began to feel a lot more comfortable and started to enjoy myself a Jot more," said Amber Daringer. In the same sense that hurdles are obstacles blocking the path, track is just another obstacle for the 23 girls who chose to challenge th a t obstacle. .f.!J11-. .tf!w . . .R.eaJ-uJ.. ..... TC Oppone nt Underwood 6th out of 6 Boyer Valley 8th out of 14 Treynor I 0th out of 15 Underwood 10th out of 12 Harlan 7th out of 8 Woodb in e 6th out of 8 WIC Treynor 5th out of 8 Shenandoah 4th out of 5 Essex 2nd out of 7 Di tricts I 0th out of 22 Amie Christiansen takes a relax ing nap whil e li sten ing to Ozz ie Ozbourne on her portable CD player. before ·he has to compete at a track meet in Woodbine. {Photo by Kari Nelson.) �By: Lindsey Johnson George Allen once said, "Overcoming obstacles, getting torn up inside, then winning--that's what life is all about." There were definitely many obstacles to overcome with a rainy start for track. It was a wet and s loppy st art for track and continu e d throughout the year. "The guys continued to work hard through the ·wet weather," Mr. Larsen said. Workin g ha rd throu gh the rainy weather, track brought a bout man y accomplishments. Why do students go out for track? There are many reasons. " I am out for track because it is going to help me get in shape fo r the upcoming ·· seas on of base ba ll ," J aco b G r a h a m said. Bedane Divelbess puts out his bes xertion when running the 800-meter nm at Und erwood. (Ph o to by Lin dsey ohnson.) me in better fitn ess. and I have better mental toughess," Bryan Lefeber sa id . ··one of my goals is ti fi ni sh in the top five in the 80 meter run ," Ryan Jen en aid. Tracy Kosmacek said, " I would like to improve all of my time from last year. and I hope to return to tate." At th e di trict meet Tim Da lton qu alified for th e 3 ,200-me ter ru n. His time was 10:02.71. the best he has ever had. Kosmacek m issed qualifing in the JOO-meter da h by 0.01 of a econd. L arsen a id, ''There were onl y thirteen guys that went o ut for track. They were a grea t group to work with. They were always at practices and did what l ac;k d of them. Ou r tea m wa. n' t very big so we usuall y fin ished in the middle of the group." "We worked well as a team but had great indi idual events thi s year," Larsen ai I. ffJ-1- tfw R~ •••••••••••• TC 0 ,1;monent Underwood 4th out of 6 Treynor I 0th out of l 4 Logan 12th out of I.! Underwood 7th out of 12 Treynor 5th out of 10 W. Monona 12th our of 14 Woodbine WIC 12th out of 14 6th out of 8 Boyer Vall ey l~th out of 18 Districts Tracy Kosmacek puts fo rth hi s effort to thrust past his crossfires du ring the I00meter dash. (Ph oto by L indsey Johnson.) S Sports 11th out of 22 �Josh Obrect runs like the wind blows as he pushes himself to the fini sh relay. ( Photo provided by Harlan Tribune.) T im Dalton puts o n hi s game face on as he gets ready to burst ou t of his ta nc c a nd w in th e 3200-meter run. (Photo by Barb Da lton.) ~ Rus ty S mith s praw ls o ut in hi s a ttempt to loosen his physique just before he gets ready to run. (Photo by Lindsey Johnson.) Aaron Harris tries to fight the wind to over take his opponent. (Photo by Barb Dalton.) Justin Gunderson uses his massive strength to unhorse the shotput past his opponents. (Photo by Annie Welboume.) Ryan Jen~e n and Tracy Kosmacek are shaking in their boots as they wait to run the ir nex t race. (Photo by Li11d. cy John on.) �Seventh Grade Volleyball First row: Tessa Wellman , Je nn y Troyer, Tina Clevenger, Danielle Sigler, Katie Plambeck, Kel sey Miller. Second row: Andrea Ring, Amber Hunt, Sara Wi thers, Lindsey Obermeier, Ashley Eckrich, Kwin Kunkl e, Colleen Carri gan, Cass ie Harryman. Third row: Kim Ne lso n, Hann ah A usdemore , La ura Nanninga, Mari e Conin, Tomi Toler, Brooke Brady, Coach Roger Larsen. (Photo by Studio B.) Seventh Grade Football Fi rst row: Andy Greiner, Sam Bowen, Alex Suntken, Josh Foster, Jonathan McDonald. Second row: Jon Krohn, Robbie Stuart, Zack Kinhart, Brandon Petersen, John Ungrad. Th ird row: Coach Ryan Knippelmeyer, Daryn Morri ss, James Voge, Ryan Long, Ryan Ward, Andy Morse. (Photo by Studio B.) Seventh Grade Girls Basketball First row: Kri sti n Graeve, Tina Clevenger, Hannah Ausdemore, Amber Hunt, Kim Nelson. Second row: Sara Withers, Lindsey Obermeier, Tomi Toler, Ashl ey Eckrich, Nicole Pauley. Third row: Coach Kathy Blake, Andrea Rin g, Lindsey Jensen, Marie Co rrin , Kim Bennett, Chri stine Wimer. (Photo by Studi o B.) ~Sports �Seventh Grade Boys Basketball First row: Steven Stuart, Robbie Stuart, Luke Smith, Andy Greiner, Jonathan McDonald. Second row: Coach Dave Lefeber, Brandon Petersen, Ryan Ward, Andy Morse, Ryan Long, Donnie Smith. (Photo by Studio B.) Middle School Girls Track First row: Sara Withers, Krystal Smith, Kirn Nelson, Tessa Wellman, Hannah Ausdemore. Second row: Amber Hunt, Sara Wellman, Brenda Koch, Megan Barrier, Michele Tessier, Mandy Darri ngton, Alyssa Beebe, Marie Corrin , Molly Stone, Laura Nanninga. Third row: Tammi Honeywell, Laura Zellmer, Sarah Manhart, Amanda Gau, Laura Bahrke, Holl y Parker, Danielle Sigler, Kim Bennett, Brenna Weihs, Katie Gaudi an. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) Middle School Boys Track Front row: Noah Thielen, Paul Larsen, Eddie Leaders, Brandon Petersen, Shawn Petersen. econd row: Btian Sibe rt, Andy Morse, Adam Hood, Jared Graham, Shawn Dalton, Luke Smith. Third row: Kelly Shreeves, Schuyler Johnson , Seth Martens, Matt Hinman, Zach Ki nart, Joey Kosmacek. Chris Schroeder, Jeremy Barnes, Adam Harman, Jenna Moen. Not pictured: Rya n Dono va n. (Photo by Amy Lu eders.) Middle School .S �Eighth Grade Volleyball First row : Amanda Gau, Mandy Darrington, Megan Ba rr ier, Bre nda Koc h , Li sa A usde more, Erin Schierbrock. Second row: Melissa Manhart, Kati e Gaudian, Ashley Christiansen, Shari Greiner, Manager Laura Bahrke. Third row: Melissa Darrington, Molly Stone, Sarah Manhart, Laruen McLandsborough, Heidi Ausdemore, Sara Pl ambeck, Coach Kim Aneweer. (Photo by Studio B.) Eighth Grade Football First row: Manager Krystal Smith, Justin Ring, Mark Smith , Joe Mar tinez, Zack Hanken, Joey Kos macek, Justin Nel son, Seth Martens, manager Michele Tessier. Second row: Steve Killpack, Paul Larsen, Matt Hi nman, Jeremy Barnes, Adam Harma n, Ju stin As hcraft, Schuyler Johnson, Coach Rhett Barrett. Third row: Coach Randy Wiese, Adam Hood, Shawn Dalton, Josh Martens, Noah Th ielen, Eddie Leaders, Brian Sibert, Shawn Petersen, Andy Christensen, Bill Sibert. (Photo by Studio B.) Eighth Grade Girls Basketball First row: Michele Tess ier, Kati e Gaudian, Mandy Darrington, Alyssa Beebe, Amanda Gau. Second row: Laura Bahrke, Cass ie Incontro, Sheri Greiner, Sarah Manhart, Brenna Weihs. Third row : Ma nager Mo ll y Stone, Ashley Chri stiansen, Heidi Au sdemore, Jenn a Moen, Krysta l Smith , Coach Breu Nanni nga. (Ph oto by Studio B.) S Sports �Middle School Wrestling First row: Mark Smith, Josh Foster, Justin Nelson, Alex Suntken, Justin Ring, Zach Hanken, John Driver. Second row: Coach Kurt Wollenhaupt, Seth Martens, J erem y Barnes, Josh Marten s, Adam Marsh , Matt Hinman, John Ungrad. (Photo by Studio B.) Eighth Grade Boys Basketball First row : Zach Kinart, Ryan Donovan, Jeremy Barnes, Seth Martens, Steven Killpack, Joe Martinez. Second row: Eddie Leaders, Schuyler Johnson, Paul Larsen, Noah Thielen, Nathan Parkhill, Adam Harman, Manager Jon Krohn. Third row: Coach Brett Nanninga, Shawn Petersen, Andy Chri stensen, Shawn Dalton, Adam Hood, Jared Graham, Brian Sibert. (Photo by StudioB .) Schuyler Johnson and Jared Graham compete in a tournament. (Photo by Robert Johnson. ) Middle Sch ol S �For ex tra money, Ke ll y Ring works as a cashier fo r Schi erbrock 's in Neola. Schi erbrock's is a patron of the Trojan . (Photo by Lacey Do novan.) a - A ds Divi sion �Not only do they provide service to our community, but they help the school in innummerable ways. Community members are truly members of Tri-Center. They show this by supporting students as they strive for the best. It is important to make a strong connection between the People's Nati onal Bank has added a new location on Bennett Ave. in Council Bluffs. PNB is a patron of the Trojan. (Photo by Lacey Donovan .) community and the school. The local businesses are an asset to our community because of the services they Steve John se n purchased th e former bakery building and turned it into a sign shop in N.e o la . Johnse n Signs is a patro n of the Trojan. (Ph oto by Lacey Donov an.) provide and the financial help they give the students. There are so many ways that these businesses help student activities. Prom, National Honor Society, Music Boosters, Athletic Boosters, Yearbook, and many other areas are dependent on community support. These contributions make it possible for students to Neola Pres byterian Church , a yearbook patron , is one of the places many Tri-Center students wors hip. (Photo by Lacey Donova n .) be their best and achieve their g~Donovan Yearbook patron, Fill and Food, is one of th e newer busin es. e ofte n visi ted by s tud e nt (Photo by Lacey Dono van.) Ad, Division$- �PATRON ADS $150 Patrons ii llC+l DI! lillJ -National Bank:201 Bennett Ave. - Box 557 Council Bluffs, IA 51502 For all the hometown advantages! $100 Patrons ALLIED COMMUNICATIONS Equipment Supply Co. , Inc. (712) 322-2725 Bill & Connie Barrier- Owners DPI MERCHANT SERVICES Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Troyer Honey Creek, IA 51542 A full service merchant account service provider and creclit card processing company. FARM MAINTENANCE CO. 306 5th St. - Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2373 Painting- building repair- cleanup FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK - Member FDIC (712) 485-2245 Neola, IA Minden, IA (712) 483-2611 HALL INSURANCE AGENCY 300 1/2 Front St. Neola, IA (712) 485-9507 HALL & WELBOURNE REAL ESTATE (712) 485-9507 Steven J. Welbourne - Broker 300 112 Front St. Neola, IA LARSEN PAINTING Interior/ Exterior, Woodworking Free estimates (7 12) 485-2036 Mike, Kim , Paul , Bryan & Monte TOTAL SERVICE STATION Lincoln Highway Minden, IA (7 12) 483-2001 Owner- Al Bach SAds $75 Patrons DONOVAN OIL CO. Neola, IA 309 Front St. (712) 485-2327 $50 Patrons GRAVERT ELECTRIC 21859 .York Rd. Mo. Valley, IA (888) 545-4013 HILLSIDE MORTUARY Neola, IA (712) 485-2611 Serving all faiths . KNUDSON MANAGEMENT CO. 29 S. Main St. Council Bluffs, IA (712) 328-2222 KNUTSON FUNERAL HOME Ron Knutson Box 657 Avoca, IA 51521 KOPPER KETTLE Family Restaurant Minden , IA 51553 LEHAN PHARMACY 317 Main St., Minden (712) 483-2884 NEOLA TIRE CO. Leo Masker- Ken McDonald (712) 485-2110 or (800) 982-1023 WILLIAM PLAMBECK CONST. Persia, IA 51563 All types earth moving. Basement Digging, Backhoe, Bobcat Rental SHELBY COUNTY BANK 110 Main St. Portsmouth , IA (712) 743-2715 STUDIO B PHOTOGRAPHY Kris Beebe, photographer 31518 335th St. Minden, IA 5 1553 TRIPPER'S BLUE MOON BAR & GRILL Neola, IA 51 559 We're always happy to serve you! WESTERN MARKETING ASSOCIATES PO Box 385 Mi ssouri Vall ey, IA $35 Patrons AGRILAND FS , JNC. 1212 Industrial Parkway Harlan, IA 5 l 537 ERICH PLUMBING, INC. Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2 191 For all your plumbing needs ! CROSSROADS SUPPLY BB MART Beebeetown, IA (712) 644-31 2 1 DON'S FUEL & AUTO, INC. Hwy 191 , Neo la Don King- Owner (71 2)485-20 15 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 400 2nd St. , Neola Worship- -10:30, Sun. School- 9: 15 You're always welcome ! GAZETTE Neola, IA IOWA FEED & GRAIN RESTAURANT Cre cent, IA NEBRASKA MACH CNERY 0 . Jim Fischer (402) 346-6500 Omaha, NE NORM'S DOOR SERVIC Sales & Service, doors and operators. 8920 Washington Circle Omaha, NE (402) 33 1-8920 ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION 1200 8th Ave. Council Bluffs, IA (71 2) 323-146 1 SHIPLEY OPTICAL 516 East Broad way Council Bluffs, IA (7 12) 323-3401 SWANSON AUTOMOTIVE 1308 Chatbum Avenue, Harlan (71 2) 755-5 187 or (800) 733-5188 �THOMAS EQUIPMENT SERVICE Heavy equipment repair and new trailer sales in Underwood 130 4th St. (712) 566-2341 UMBAHALL PO Box 63, Underwood (712) 566-2222 UNDERWOOD TRUCK STOP Exit 17, Underwood WELLMAN CONSTRUCTION Mike We llman Neola, IA (7 12) 485-2416 $25 Patron_s BOB ANDERSEN FORD-MERCURY, INC. Box 307, Missouri Valley LINDA J. ANDERSEN TAX & ACCOUNTING Avoca, IA (7 12) 343-6474 AUSDEMORE CONSTRUCTION 26966 Maj or Ave. Neola, IA 51559 AVOCA BUILDING MATERIAL CENTER, INC. Sawmill Drive, Box 147 Avoca, IA 51521 AYO A CLEANERS 127 N. Elm, Avo a (712) 343-6756 Ken & Sandy Mess inger BREADEAUX PISA Hwy 183 Morman Bridge Rd . Cres ent, IA (7 12) 545-9320 COOP FARM SERVICE CO. 1020 South 8th St. Council Bluffs, IA 51501 COUNTRY MALL Neola, IA (712) 485-2511 Jackie Dollen DAVE'S WATER CONDITIONING Culligan Water Softners, Purifiers & Bottled Water (712) 322-2046 CUTLER FUNERAL HOME Funeral Directors Since 190 I 533 Willow Ave., Council Bluffs (712) 322-7779 D &DTIRE Car & Truck-Ultrex II, Hancoch Persia, IA (712) 488-2401 DEANNA'S BEAUTY, TANNING & VIDEO 409 3rd Avenue Persia, IA (712) 488-2941 EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY Defiance, IA 51527 (712) 748-7011 FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC HEALTHCARE Dr. Gary W. Jorgensen Harlan, IA (800) 759-5878 FAMILY EYECARE CENTER Dr. Barry J. Jose-Council Bluffs, IA The right place to go .. .. to see! FARM SERVICE COMPANY Mark Pogge Neola Branch Manager Office: (712) 485-2449 CAMPil LL INSURANCE 103 North Av . Council Bluffs, IA 5 1502 (712) 328-3975 FISCHER PHOTOGRAPHY 302 Chestnut St. Atlantic, IA (712) 243-6242 CARLEY DR G CO. Box 698, Avoca (712) 343 -6777 Box 247, Shelby (7 12) 544-28 12 THE FLOWER BASKET Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-2502 or (800) 352-6428 COAST TO COAST fOTAL HARDWARE 18 I 0 Chntburn Ave. Harlan, IA (712) 755-5642 FOUR STAR SEED COMPANY PO Box 235, Minden Leo Kenealy (712) 483 -2920 GREAT SWINGS Whether it's the game of baseball, softball, or the game of life, swing for the fence. (402) 451-8054 H&RSALVAGE We buy junk cars, trucks and scrap metal of all kinds. (712) 328-0274 HANCOCK ELEVATOR, INC. Oakland, Avoca, Walnut, Neola, Shelby, Griswold, Elkhorn & Hancock locations. (800) 451-0919 JACK HANSON PHOTOGRAPHY 200 Kingsridge Rd. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712)322-7585 or (800) 491-7585 HARLAN VISION CLINIC, PC Howard H. Mccutchan, OD Harlan, IA 2306 12th St. HENRY'S DINER Nothing Finer Crescent, Iowa HUMMELL INSURANCE 142 N. Main - PO Box 579 Oakland, IA (800) 482-6426 HARLAN HY-VEE Open 24 Hours (7 12) 755-2154 JANE'S DEW DROP INN Bar & Grill 109 Main St. (712) 566-9200 McClelland, IA DALE R. JENSEN VETERINARIAN (7 12) 485-2430 Neola, IA JOHNSEN SIG S Neola, IA (712) 485-2378 Council Bluffs, IA (712) 323-7110 JORGENSEN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC - Harlan, IA (712) 755-5878 or (800) 759-5878 K & K ENTERPRIZES & SONS Ag Repair (712) 485-2079 �KEY REAL ESTATE . Lynn Leaders (712) 328-3133 Certified Residential Specialist THE PATCHWORKS Colleen Wellman (712) 485-2373 Need your clothes fixed or repaired, just call! SHELBY VETERLNARY CLLNIC D.C. Hansen D. V.M . K.D . John son D.V.M. (800) 947-1 662 LARSEN, CHILDS , HALL & CHRISTIANSEN Robert W. Hall Harlan, IA 1005 7th St. (712) 755-2111 PAUL'S CARPET UPHOLSTERY & CLEANING 904 10 St. Harlan, IA (712) 755-5944 SORENSEN EQUIPMENT CO. Ford , New Holl and & Kin ze Dealer Hwy 59, Harl an, IA 5 I 537 LARSON HOE SERVICE Larry Larson (712) 545-3430 or (712) 545-3335 PETER'S LAW FIRM Scott J. Rogers Neola: (712) 485-2265 Council Bluffs: (712) 328-3157 SOUTHWEST ORTHODONTIC CLLNIC - 40 Northcrest Dri ve Council Bluffs, JA 51 503 (71 2) 323-7589 RASMUSSEN MECHANICAL SERVICE Bruce E. Rasmussen, President Council Bluffs: (712) 323-0541 (800) 237-3141 ED SPENCER REA L ESTATE & AU CTION 322 East 7th Logan , IA: (71 2) 644-2 151 Mo. Vall ey IA: (71 2) 642-4772 RAY'S COUNTRY TAVERN 110 Main St. Persia, IA (712) 488-2335 STATE FARM INSURANCE Rhonda Hope, Agent 306 N Elm, Box 188 Avoca: (7 I 2) 343-2577 LEARNING TOOLS 900 Woodbury Ave. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 LOESS HILLS WOODWORKS Handcrafted Quality Furniture, Custom Cabinetry Crescent, IA (712) 545-3684 MACE'S AUTO SUPPLY NAPA Auto Parts Missouri Valley, IA MAD HATTER MUFFLERS Bill Coats Council Bluffs , IA (712) 322-7500 MARSH MASONRY 23959 Whippoorwill Rd . (7 12) 545-3552 Neola, IA MICKEL'S RESTAURANT Harlan, IA (712) 755-2400 MINDEN GROCERY (712) 483-2794 Open Mon.-Sat. 8-8 Sun. 10-6 MINDEN MEAT Jeff Hodges, Owner (712) 483-2836 or (800) 272-3529 MO. VALLEY IMPLEMENT, INC. Missouri Valley, IA 51555 (712) 642-4106 or (800) 658-4451 Owner- Greg Christiansen LYNN OLSEN TRUCKING 34040 Rosewood Road Minden, IA (7 12) 483-2044 ~Ads RICHARDSON SALES & SERVICE "If it's sick, we'll fi x it quick." Council Bluffs (712) 322-6914 RIDGE FAMILY PRACTICE 401 Broadway Minden, IA (712) 483-2077 RODENBURG CONSTRUCTION Fred Rodenburg (712) 485-2682 Neola, IA SAINT PATRICK'S CHURCH Neola, IA 51559 PO Box 127 THOMAS R. SCHIERBROCK DDS ANDREA L. CARDENZANA DDS 427 E. Kanesville Blvd. Ste. 200 Council Bluffs , IA 51503 SCHIERBROCK'S GROCERY & PATRICIA'S CATERING Box 36 Neola, IA (71 2) 485-218 1 SELECT AUTO BODY Quality Refini shing 100 South Saddle Creek Rd. Omaha (402) 558-4230 SHELBY INSURANCE AGENCY Dave Robinson Shelby, IA (7 12) 544-2628 DR. THOMAS STEG · 317 Main (71 2) 483-2 122 Minden, IA STRONG INSURANCE AGENCY Logan: (7 12) 644-2710 Persia: (7 I 2) 488-2365 TOUCH OF CLASS By Diane Rodenburg 410 Remington (71 2) 485-2663 Neola, IA WARD CUSTOM BALING Paul Ward & Sons 30329 State Lane Neola, IA (71 2) 485-2571 WARD TRUCKING Tim Ward 30329 State Lane Neola,JA (71 2) 485-2571 WEST CENTRAL ROOFING "Flat Roof Specialists" Minden, IA PETER A. ZIEGLER, ORTHODONTIST 7333 Farnam Street Omaha, NE 68 11 4 ��Supplied by AP "Men in Black," starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, was the blockbuster movie of tl1e summer. The sciencefiction comedy about federal agents battling extraterrestrials won the Oscar for ·best make-up. A multi-billion-dollar settlement between the tobacco industry and the attorneys general of 40 states was reached in June. In exchange for immunity from futu re legal action, the indust1y agreed to pay $360 billion over the next 25 years to smokers and states to compensate fo r health costs related to smoking. Also included in the settlement was a ban on most cigarette advertising, especiallyadvertisingdirected at children. As a result, Reynolds Tobacco Co. was fo rced to retireJoe Camel, the Fl ashycartoon character blamed for luring kids to smoke. The WNBA made a name for itself in its inaugural season with the backing of tl1e 1 BA and a catchy slogan, "We Got . ext! " The league. consisted of eight teams in the NBA's largest markets, such as ew York, Los Angeles and Houston. In the first WNBA Chan1pionship Grune in August, the Houston Comets beat the New York Liberty, 65-51 Union workers for United Parcel Service went on strike for 16 days in August, crippling the world's largest package delive1y company and wreaking havoc on virtuallyeve1yone in the business world mid their customers. The stri ke, which involved 185,000 membersof theTeamsters' union, w;L5 the largt in the United States in more than a decade. It was caused by UPS's increasing reliance on part-time workers and was ultimately resolved by the creation of 10,000 new full -ti me jobs. Mike Tyson displayed a raw savagery that sickened even the most die-hard boxing fans when he bit off pieces of not one , but both , of Evander Holyfield 's ears during their heavyweight title bout in June . By the third round , Tyson had become frustrated and at some point discarded his mouth piece. Soon after, he took a bite out of Les StoneJSYGMA Mir, the 12-year-old Russian space station , experienced several mishaps durin g the )'ear, the worst of which was in June when an unmanned cargo ship crashed into Mir, leaving a gash in the pressurized vessel that was responsible for a substanti al power loss. In Januaiy, American astronaut David Wolf Floated outside the Mir on a mission to examine the outer hull . The aging complex is a test-bed for the international space station Alpha, components of which will be launched in 1998. Holyfield 's right ear and then, after a penalty, bit his left ear, caus ing the referee to disqualify him. In July, Tyson 's boxing licens was permanently revoked and he was fined $3 million . • ltali,1 i fashion des igner Gianni Versace , 50, was gunned down in July outsid e hi s South Beach mansion in Miami by serial kill er Andre ~ �Death of a Princess The world lost one of its pre-eminent humanitarians when Princess Diana died Aug . 31 . Her good will efforts extended far beyond her royal obligations and included charitable work for children and those with AIDS and Bullil MarqueZ/AP The British colony of Hong Kong officially ceased to exist onJuly I, when, after 156 years of colonial rule, the economically sound terri tory was returned to Beijing's control. The handover took place without incident, but it caused concerns about whether China would suppress the human ri ghts of Hong Kong's 6.4 mill ion people. Many residents have since noted with relief that, for the most pa11, their daily lives had not ch;u1ged and the economy remainsstrong. NASA/A P The Mars Pathfinder, canying the rover Sojourner. made a histori c journey to our planetary neighbor injuly, collecting fa.-cinating and usefu l inform ation. In October. scientists announced that Mars, likethe Earth, has acrust, a mantle and an iron core, making it likely th at the planet once had water on it. lnitiallv, Pathfinder's mission was planned to h~t ) 0 da) , and Sojourner was only expected to n111 for a week. Hut the batteri es held ou t, and tire mi sion conti nued for three 1110111hs, sending back 2.6 bi ll ion bits of inforrnatlon and 16,000 images. The Chi cago Bulls held off the Utah Jazz in U1e BA Finals in June10 win their frfth championship in seven seasons. For the fir.;t time, however. the Bul ls, led bv the perennJal trio of~ Iichael jo11lan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, had to battle thei r way to the top. Hard-fought plH\ iff games with Wa5hington, Atl anta an<I ~ liami set the sta?,e for a no-holdsbarre<l tilt with the.Jazz. Many blamed the paparazzi for causing the tragic accident that killed Princess Diana. The car she was riding in crashed following a high -speed chase with photographers on motorcycles. Some of the blame was later placed on Diana's chauffeur, Henri Paul , when an autopsy revealed he was more than three times over the French blood-alcohol limit for driving. Millions watched Sept. 6 as the royal family bade farewell to their princess. The coffin containing Diana's body was transported to a memorial service at historic Westminster Abbey by horsedrawn carriage. Celebrities and dignitaries attended the service , which was televised internationally. vau _ How much ~ · · respons1b1l1ty did the PAPARAZZI have in Princess Diana's death? J Pat Carter/AP Timothy McVeigh was found guilty in June and later sentenced to deatJ1 by lethal injecti on for thedeathsof 168 people in theApril 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. People all over the world shared in the triumph of the victim s' fam ilies and friends following theverd ict. Prosecutors in thecase were glorified for bringingclosure to what many considered the worst act of terrorism in American history. Cunanan . The subject of a national FBI manhunt, Cunanan shot l11ms If to death less than a week later in a houseboat just a short distance from Versace 's villa. • The wacky antics of a " Seinfeld" episod e had an American brewery executive lau ghing all the way to the bank. Jerold McKenzi e was fired by his company after lie Princess Diana's untimely death shocked the world , resulting in an unprecedented outpouri ng of grief from around the world. Thousands of people li ned the streets of London to pay their last respects. Flowers and personal mementos piled up at the gates of London 's Buckingham and Kensington palaces and the royal family received condolence card s by the millions. discussed the episode with a female co-worker. In the episode. Jerry forgets his new girlfriend's name and can only remember it rhymes with a female body part. The co-worker complained to her bosses and McKenzie lost his $130 ,000-a-year job. He filed a wrongful dismissal clai m against the brewery and in July won $36 �WHO SAID: 2,256 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NAnON. Supporters of 19-year-old British au pair Louise Wood ward picket outside the superior courthouse in Cambridge, Mass. Althou gh Woodwa rd was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of in fant Matth ew Eappen, Judge Hi ller Zobel overturned the verdict, calling it a "miscarriage of justice. " Instead of the mandatory sentence of 15 years to life, Woodward was sentenced to time served an d released . Todd KoroVSIPA Press The capital murder trial of Theodore Kaczynski , the rep uted Unabomber, began in ovember, was delayed in December and abruptly ended in January when Kaczynski agreed to a plea bargain, admitting that he was responsible for 16 explosions that killed three people and injured 23 others. During the three months of the trial, Kaczynski, 55, a Harvard graduate and former university math professor, kept his defense lawyersJlrosecutors and tlie judge in tliecase busy by first attempting suicide and tlien demanding that he be allowed to defend himself. Ultimately, Kaczynski avoided possible execution by assuming responsibility as one of tlie most mysterious serial killers in U.S. hi oey. Was Justice served when Louise Woodward was released? Victoria Arocho/AP Was Mike Tyson's punishment fair? Is there life on other planets? Greg Gibson/AP The First Family got bigger in December when President Clinton welcomed Buddy tlie First Dog into the White House. The chocolate-brown Labrador pup becan1e the first canine resident at the mansion since the Bush's dog, Millie, lived tliere. Although it took some time, it was said that Buddy and Socks, the Clinton's cat, were getting along wonderfully. mlllion. + NBC sportscaster Marv Albert, arguably the most recognizable voice in sports, pied guilty to assault and battery charges in September and was subsequently fired by the network. The charges stemmed from an affair in which Albert apparently bit a woman several times on her back. With the plea, prosecutors Gusu:avo Fer1a1VAP Tensions flared and the th reat of war escalated in Iraq when Saddim1 Hussei n continued to refuse U.N. inspectors access to suspected chemical and biological weap ons sites. The United States and the world remained diligent trying to foster a commitment from Hussein to end his country's programs for weapons of mass d truction The military bui ld-up in Iraq began in the fa ll and continued into the n ewyearw~11 a U.N.-lraq accord Wll5 signed, giving inspectors fu ll access to sites previouslydeclamt off-limits. The accord, worked out by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, averted potential U.S. air strikes. dropped the charge of forcible sodomy. + Hundreds of thou n of black women converged on Washington for the "Miiiion Wom n March" on Oct. 25. Undaunted by gloomy weather, the wom 1 joined together for a walk through the city to show solidarity and to help bring to the forefront issues they believe are ignored b �The upstart Florida Marlins captured their first-everWorld Series chru11pionship in October by defeating the Clevelru1d Indians in seven games. Shortly afterwards, the terun was dismru1tled as OwnerWayne Huizenga traded several marquee players in ru1 attempt to make the orgruiization more profitable. Coaching great Dean Smith retired in t11e fall as head basketball coach at t11e University of North Carolina after 36 years al the school. Smith, 66, had a career mark of 879-254, charting the most career wins by a basketball coach in NCM history. Along t11e way, Smith coached NBA superstars Michael Jordan and James Worthy, winning national chrunpionships in 1982 ruid 1993. His teams made 27 NCAA Tourn ament appearances, reaching the Sweet 16 an impressive 21times. Paul Sakuma/AP First Daughter Chelsea Clinton, 17, left theWhite House for Stanford University in Septembe[ While President Clinton and First Lady Hillary adapted to t11eir empty nest, Chelsea attempted to become just ru10ther face in the crowd. Her trrui ition into college life wa5 less t11an conventional 11~th the Secret Service shadOl~ng her every move. Dnvk:I Longstreath/AP Thousands of dignitaries and in- Boasting a new population of 3,407, the city of Carlisle, lowa, rallied behind residents Kenny imd Bobbi Mccaughey after Bobbi gave birth to four boys and three girls, the world's on ly vited guests from around t11e world convt:rged on Calcutta for the funeral mass of Motlier Teresa, who died Sept. 5 of a heart attack at the age of 87. Mother Teresa, a Nobel Prize winner, was the Wi1firl"smost exalted humanitariru1. More than 1.000 nuns are pledged to the order ~h e fou nded, serving the poor, homeless and . !ck and dying all over the world . known set of living septuplets. The miracle birth was the result of fertility drugs, which Bobbi was taking before ru1d after conceiving her first child, Mikayla. The daunting task of caring for the newborns - Kenneth, Alexis, Natalie, Kelsei; Brru1don, athaniel, ru1dJoel -was made easier when, within hours of their birth, the septuplets were showered with gifts, including cash and college scholarships, as well as car seats, strollers and lifetimesupplies of Pampers and Gerber babyfood. Local businesses also pitched in to build the familyof 10 a new house. Stovo Uss/SVGMA mainstream women's groups. + Mattel Inc. introduced and began marketing a " politica lly correct" Barbie in November. The less busty Barbie was designed to give a more realistic profi le to the best-selling doll that has ired feminists and at the same time become an icon fo r generations of young girls. Features of the new Barbie include a thicker waist and slimmer hips. as well as a new nose and softer, straighter hair. The changes mark the third time Barbie has evolved since her debut in 1959. Since that time, more than a bil lion dolls have been sold worldwide. + Terry Nichols was found guilty in December of conspiring with Timothy McVeigh �Kato OshiharatSIPA Press Electronic or virtual pets were the year's most popular and intriguing toys. About the size of an egg, the toy is a beloved domestic pet that lives and dies within the confines of a miniature screen. The well-being of the electronic pet is in the hands of its master. With propercare, the pet can live for up to 15 days. Demand for the toys was incredibly high with some stores repo1ting they sold out within hours of a new batch arri ving. Three students were killed and fi1·e others were injured in December at Heath High School in West Paducah, Ky.. when fellow student ~ lich ae l Carneal opened fire witl1a handgun in the school lobby. Lockers of the victims were decorated in the days following theshooting, which occurred~ severalstudenL5 fini shed an informal prayer meeting in the crowded lobby. Carneal, 14, told investigators he was inspired bya scene in the 1995 movie "The Basketball Diaries," in which the main characte1; played by Leonardo DiCaprio, dreams about methodically gunning down five classmates while other studenL'i cheer. The Heath High School incident was one of fo ur fatal school shootings during the year. Questions began circulating on Capitol Hill in Decembe r regarding FonnerAmbassador Lany Lawrence's presumed use of inflated credentials to earn permission fo r burial· at Arlington National Cemete1y. Rep ublican lawmakers publicly questioned the combat service claims that cleared the way fo r his burial in the historic cemetery. Law rence's widow qui ck lv decided to have her husbm1d's body exhumed, but the controversyover how he received permission in tl1e first place remained. Aspecial oversight committee was charged with investigatin past and future waivers. M.irk Humphrey/AP Tim FitzgcraldlAP _ _ _ __,,!ton John experienced a whirl wi nd year of tragedy and triumph.I-le dealt with the tragic loss of two friends when Gianni Versace and Princess Diana re ki lled. In tribute to the fa llen priness, john rewrote his popu lar ball ad, "Candle in the Wind." In March, he was 1ighted fo r his service to British pop music and his work fo r AIDS charities. Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown wiL'i knocked unconscious in December during a g;unc again t the New York jets and had to be removed fram the field byemergency personnel. Ile later underwent a four-hour surge1y to fuse two vertebrae. Less than a month later, Brown made a stunn ing appear.mce at a hospital press conference, getting up out of his wheelchair and walking to the podium to give a talement Although doctors were pleased with his progress, they noted that Brown wou ld never fully recover and thal his football career is most likelyover. Following Brown's tra~ic injury, the I.ions dedicated their first-round pla~ off game against Tampa Bay to him. to bomb the federal building in Oklahoma City, but was acquitted of taking part in the actual bombing . He was also found gui lty of invo luntary manslaug hter for the deaths of eight federal law enforcement agents who were in the building when the truck bomb exp loded on Apri l 19, 1995. Ni chols , 43 , has yet to be se ntenced , but the judge in the case has indicated he is leaning toward hand ing down a life sentence. The job of imposing a sentence wa I ft to the judge after jurors failed to agree on a punishment. + Th De partme nt of J ustice cleared the first hurdle in its atitrust battle with Microsoft Corporation in Novem ber, winning a tempo1 ary �Tom Osborne , the Nebraska Corn huskers' legenda1y coach, announced his retirement in December after 25 years on the job. Osborne, 61, cited health concerns and a desire to be with his family as reasons for retiring. He had a career record of 25549-3 and reached his 250th victo1y in 302 games, 18 fewer tl1an Penn State·s joe Paterno needed. 'l\vo back-to-back national championships in 1994 and 1995 and a share of the title in 1998 make Osborne one of college foo tball 's most prolific coaches ever. In his last game, the native 1ebraskan went out in style as the Corn huskers walloped Tennessee, 42-1 7, in the Orange Bowl. TV s Whirlwind Year I Jerry Seinfeld announced in December that his top-rated NBC sitcom , Seinfeld, was in its final season, . indicating he wanted f ., · the show to go out 19~ ' while it was still in top form. In nine seasons, Seinfeld evolved into a cultural signpost an d one of television's most . popular shows. Seinfeld's finale on May 14 was estimated to be among the most widely viewed events in television history. Commercial airtime for the final episode commanded higher prices than the Super Bowl with a 30-second spot costing $1 million. The debut of Comedy Central 's crudely animated hit, South Park, was wildly successful as it became the network's highest-rated show ever. The exploits of potty-mouths Kenny, Kyle, Gartman and Stan were considered by some to be even more offensive than those of MTV's Beavis & Butt-head. Network censors were comfortable with most of the show's stunts, which included Kenny being killed in every episode, but balked at an episode where Stan was set on fi re by another character. John Gnps Ill/AP E.R., television's top-rated medical drama , created quite Don Ayan'AP La Ire II Sp rewell of the Golden State Warriors assaulted coach P.J. Carlesimo twice du ring a practice Dec. I and W<L5 subsequently suspended from the NBA for one year. the longest non-drug ban in league hist01y. The decision sparked a heated debate over whether the punishment was fai1: In March, an arbitrator ordered that Sprewell be t'l~instatrd and his suspension be reduced. a stir with its live season-opening episode. Actors had one take to get ii right and, when they finished, they did it again to accommodate all time zo nes. E.R. :S live episode set the stage for a season of unusual television developments wi th Chicago Hopes musical episode , Seinfeld's backward s episode and Mad About You's no-commercial episode. YOU ~ dit:iid... MTV's Beavis & Butt-head ended its successful five-year 1un with a final episode in January as senes cre ator Mike Judge hoped to spend more time on his FOX hit Kmg of the Hill. Fans can still catch the show on MTV, where re-runs will air indefinitely. What is your favorite television show? WHO SAID: 2,256 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. injunction banning the company's forced bundling of its Internet Explorer web browser. The justice department considers the browser a separate commercial product, while Microsoft argues tllat it is an integral feature of its Windows 95 operating system. Tile inj unction, which came after seve ral hearin gs involving Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will remain in place until a fu ll judgment is made. In short, the injunction ordered the company to stop forcing compute r manufacturers to license and preinstall its browser. • Poultry workers and government officials in Hong Kong began til e massive slaughter of birds in December. the first step in a �Hollywood 's Golden Globe Awards ceremony was marked by a poignant moment when Ying Rhru11es gave his trophy for best actor in a TV miniseries to fellownom inee jack Lemmon. Rhames was nruned best actor for his portrayal of boxing mogul Don King, while Lemmon was nominated for his role in a remake of "12 Angry Men." The unselfish gesture did not go unnoticed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which sponsors the awards, as Rhrunes was presented with another Golden Globe trophy a week later. The Michigan Wolverines' thrilling 2J-!6 victory in the Rose Bowl capped off ru1 impressive season that ended in a share of the national championship with Nebraska. Charles Woodson, Michigrui 's all-purpose pl ayer and wi nner of the Heismrui Trophy, was a key factor in tl1e Wolverines' undefeated season. Eric Draper/AP The 25th Anniversary of the Sueme Court's historic Roe versus Wade ecision was celebrated injrumaiy. Thousruids on botl1 sides of the volatile issue traveled to Washington, D.C. to observe - - -Jlleevent. The 1973 rulingbythe nation's - - - - - -1-t1ghest court barred states from banning ortion, finding that a woman's right ...----!i7o privacyunder the U.S. constitution included tl1e right to end a pregnancy. -~-..--.P Marg <u et Nor1 onlAP Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs made a big showing with an unmatched seven nomin ations and two wins during the 40th Annual Grammy Awards in Februaiy. Puff Daddy, shown giving presenter Danny DeVito an impromptu rap lesson, won Grrui1mys for best rap pe1formance by a duo or group for tl1e song, "I' ll Be MissingYou," and best rap album for "No Way Out." plan to contain a mysterious "bird flu" virus. Having crossed over to humans, the virus caused four deaths and infected scores of other people. The government killed , disinfected and buried every chicken in Hong Kong - some 1.3 million of them . An unknown number of ducks, geese, quail, pigeons, doves, and other birds Maik LonnihanlAP The Denver Broncos shocked the world in January with a 31-24 victory over the defending-champion Green Bai Pack• I'!. in Super Bowl XXX II. It was the AFC's fi rst world champin1c hip in 14 years and john Elway's first Super Bowl victory afu:r thl'l.'e previous losses. Terrell Davis, Denver'sstar running back, scored three touchdowns ru1d was named Super Bowl IVP that had been in close proximity to the chickens were also de tr + A new pill that stops hair loss and increases hair growth t some men won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Ad mini - r tion in December. The manufacturer, Merck and Co., said the one · a-day pill , called "Propecia," was developed for baldness after men �Twenty people died in northern Italy when a U.S. military fighter jet hit cable car lines, severing them and causing a car from the Mt. Cennis cable car line to plunge 300 feet and crash onto the side of a mountain. TI1e cable car was carrying vacationers to the Cemiis ski resort in the Dolomites mountains near the city of Cavalese. Four U.S. Marines were later charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide after an investigation detennined their jet was flying too low and too fast. The crewmen also face charges for damage to military property, damage to private property and dereliction of duty. Dallas Cowboys' head coach Barry Switzer resigned in January following a dismal season that saw his team miss the playoffs for the first time since 1990. Switzer, 60, compiled a 40-24 record in fou r seasons with the Cowboys and led the them to a win in Super Bowl XXX, but never won over Dallas fans after succeeding the popular JimmyJohnson. WHO SA/O: 2,256 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NAnON. Favorite Movies of 1997 The three-hour epic "Titanic" was the blockbuster film of the year, sailing into history by earning more than $1 .2 billion to eclipse "Star Wars" as the highest-grossing movie ever. Was Seinfeld in top form in its last season? EdAMUiAP t k ng It for prostate enlargement noticed Increased hair growth. + Daniel Devlin , the Republican mayor of Upper Darby Borough near Philadelphia, was arrested in December after a daring daylight ro bbery of a local bank. Authorities said Devlin, who was <lespondent over losing a bid for re-election and facing unemploy- ment, entered the bank wearing sunglasses a Miami Dolph ns jacket and a baseball cap. He told a teller he had a bomb and demanded cash. The teller turned over $1 ,500 and Devlin walked casually out of the bank. He surrendered to authorities 30 minutes later. + The bright flashing lights of a popular Japanese televi- �Sen. John Glenn , the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, got his wish to go back intospace when NASA announced injanual)' that he will be aboard the shuttle Discovel)' in Octobec At 77, Glenn will be the oldest person to Oy in space. His presence on Discovel)' will aid researchers in their understanding of how the weightlessness of space affects the body as it ages. The Ohio Democrat lobbied for months to return to space, and has passed the ri gorous physical tests required by NASA. Ruth FremsonlAP Pop music sensation Hanson led the year's "kid-rock" phenomenon, joinin g Sil ve rch air, LeeAnn Rim es and johnny Lang in pre-pubescent popula1c ity. Brothers Issac, Taylor and Zac, drove fell ow teeny- boppers wild with their snappy-happysongs of life and love. Their breakthrough album , "M idd le of owhere," earned Grammy nominations for record of the year and best new album. Chris O'M eara/AP ob Dylan scored big at the Gra111111ys in Februa1y. The rock 111usic legend's urn, "Ti111e Out of Mind," won albu111 of the year. He also won best 111ale rock pe1fo r111ance for the song "Cold Irons Bound." The icing on the cake ca111e for Dylan en his son, Jakob, and his band, the Wallnuwers, won two Gra111111ys for best rock ng and best rock perfo r111ance by a duo or group for "One Headlight." Winston Cup driver Dale Earnhardt capturL,J lu~ lirst ever Daytona 500 win in February, breaking a streak of l l) straight losses in stock car racing's showciL~e e_vcnt. I1w 11 111 •bo ended a 59-race Winston Cup losing treak. I·..arnhan.lt h,id In t Daytona twice before on the last lap, but this tune heh.I 1 11 a host of challenge rs. Acrash on the 199th lap allowi'i.1 hi111 t1 take the checkered nag alone and virtu <Lily unchal lcn~ed sion cartoon came under scrutiny in December. when it was dis- in a particular episode, where characters were fightin~ each otl r covered they had triggered seizures in hundreds of children . Re- inside a com puter and a bomb exploded resulting in five sec..ond ports indicated that more than 600 children had suffered convul - of flashing red lights. + Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers b sions, vom iti ng , irritated eyes , and other symptoms afte r watch- came the first player in NFL history to be elected league MVP ing the cartoon "Pokemon ." The phenomenon was linked to a scene three times when he and Barry Sanders were chosen as co MVP �Spirit of Nagano I Karla Faye Tucker, a convicted iLx murderer and born-again Christian, becmne the fi r.>l woman to be executed in the United States since 1984 when the state of Texas put her to death in Febm:uy She was only the second woman executed since 1976, when the Supreme Court allowed capital punishment to resume. 'lltcker, 38, was sentenced to die for the 1983 pickax murder of two people in Houston. Her case touched off an international debate over redemption and the moralityof the death penalty. Forsome it was a gender issue, but not for Tucker. She argued for clemency based on her newfound faith, claiming she had been rehabilitated :uid wanted a life sentence so she could help other.; behind bar.;. Snowboarding made its inaugural showing during the 1998 Winter Olympics and created controversy when a Canadian snowboarder lost his gold medal after testing positive for marijuana. He later got the medal back on appeal. The controversy was not the only problem the exciting new event encountered, as several days of heavy snow wreaked havoc by sending snowboarders sideways down hills. After a long delay, the much m1ticipated visit of Pope john Paul II to Cuba came to piL~ in January. Welcomed byFidel Castro, the ailing pontiff spent five days in Cuba on a visit that mm1ybelieved would set a new cour.;e fo r the Cuban church. Tens ofthousiuids ofpeople gatltered to see the pope as he madestops and celebrated mass in several Cubm1cities, including Havana and Camaguey. Th e U.S. women 's ~~!:':!:~~~!!~!!~ hockey team beat Canada L to win the gold medal at American skier Picabo Street Nagano in the fledgling captured the Super-G gold medal in dazzling style, captivating fans of the last Winter Olympics of the 20th Century with her extraordinary zeal. That zeal was missing in action during the downhill competition when she went for a second medal and lost. sports' first-ever Olympics showing. After finishing second to Team canada in tour previous world championships, the United States got their revenge with a 3-1 victory mthe gold-medal game. 11 after the 1997 season. Favre's three consecutive MVP honors matched him with the legendary Joe Montana as the only NFL quarterbacks ever to win the award in consecutive years. His seIPctton in 1997 was based in part on a record-setting fourth conP,r.utlve season of throwing 30 or more touchdown passes. + Researchers announced in January they had traced the very first case of HIV infection to a man living in what was then the Belgian Congo in 1959. They say the sample looks like an ance tor of several subtypes of HIV now found around the world. It suggests that HIV "evolved from a single introduction into the Africa popu- �The University of Kentucky won its seventh NCM championship, putting together a record-setting rally to beat Utah, 78-69. TheWildcats were behind most of the game, including a JO-point deficit at halftime, the largest anychmnpion has ever overcome. The Final Four field of Kentucky, Stm1ford, Utah , and North Carolina marked tl1e first time in toummnent history tl1at no No. I seeds advmiced. Director James Cameron 's exciting win as Best Director was just the tip of tl1e icebergfor his epic movie "Titmiic" at the 7oth Annual Academy Awards. The colossal blockbuster took home an Oscar in 11 of the 14 categories for which J'lill----it was nominated, includingBest Picture. At the box office, "Titanic" became the highest-grossing movie of all time by mnassing more tlim1 $1.2 billion in ticket .__ __..,sales worldwide. - - - -'Talk show host Oprah Winfrey claimed victory after being sued for allegedlydefmning tile beef industry. Ajury rejected a lawsuit filed by Texas cattlemen, who argued that Winfrey's televised comments about thedangers of mad cow -~-disease caused the beef market to plunge - - - - - :and cost them millions of dollars. lation in a time frame not long before 1959." +The NFL signed .a staggering eight-year, $17. 7 billion television contract in January, renewing its agreement with FOX to broadcast NFC games and turning the AFC games over to CBS. By losing the AFC package , NBC will be without football for the first time in more than three decades. CBS, which four years ago lost its long-standing NFL contract to upstart FOX, paid $4 billion to acquire the AFC rights away from rival NBC. As part of the contract. ABC ren ewed its rights to Monday Night Football and agreed to broadcast the games an hour earlier at 8 p.m. EST. • Golfer Tiger Woods took �Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky became the center of attention when her secret claims of having an affair with President Clinton surfaced. Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr led a White House probe, while media and political pundil5 debated the veraci~· of the allegations. The president firmly denied the charges both publicly ru1d in a historic grru1d jury deposition. Meru1while, in asimilar case, ru1Arkansas judge threw out the sexual harassment suit fi led against tl1e President by Paulajones. v~au ~ e WHOSA/0: 2,256STUOENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. ~ e The Most Jmportant Issues Facing Teens Today The Silliest Trends of 1997 The Most Influential Person of 1997 o· The Spice Girls proudly display a pair of their trademark platform shoes during a promotion for the movie, "Spice World," the release of which followed the success of their self-titled debut album that sold more than 6 million copies. The Tennessee Volunteers won their third-straight championship with a 93-75 wi n over Louisiana Tech in the Women's NCAA Tourrnm1ent. The win capped a perfect 39·0 season, the most wins ever for a women's NCAA te<m1. The championship was the sixth for the Lady Vols in the last 12 years. home three ESPYs for excellence in sports in February. Woods, the 1997 PGA Tour player of the year, shared male athlete of the 1ear honors with Ken Griffey Jr., and also won performer of the year and showstopper of the year for his win at the Maste~. + A 5-year-old Florida girl was placed under arrest on felony charges in February for allegedly biting and scratching a teacher. The girl went into a rage and attacked a kindergarten support teacher who tried to calm her. Facing a felony charge of battery of an educator, she was released into the care of her parents. The charges were later dropped. Appalled by the school's actions, the child's par- �Four students and a teacher were killed mid l I otherswerewoundedat Westside MiddleSchool in Jonesboro, Ark., when two boys opened fireon classmates after allegedly luring them outside with a false fire alann. Authorities said theboys. 13 and 11, were friends and committed thecrime to retaliate against theoldest boy"s girlfriend. who had broken up with him. TheArkansas shootingwas theye;u..sfourth fa tal shooting in aschool. "Grease," Hollywood's most profitable musical ever, was re-released in theaters in March for its 20th Anniversary. Fans of all ages flocked to see the movie, which featured adigitally remastered soundtrack. The sceneinside most theaters was extraordinary with si nging, clapping and dancing in the aisles. In its openingweekend, "Grease" rivaled the blockbuster "Titanic" in ticket sales. Since its debutin 1978, "Grease" has grossed more than $340 million. Supplied by Globe Ph010s Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt charmed movieaudiences :uid >\cad 111~ rnt erswith their work in "As Good As It Gets," each taking hornea best-acting 0. ·ar lnr their stellar performances. Nicholson·s win was his third, while ilunt won her 111 ·t Academy Award. ents pulled her and her sister out of the school and enrolled them elsewhere. • NFL owners again rejected a proposal to bring back instant replay during a league meeting in March . The measure fe ll two votes short of the 23 votes it needed to pass. Nine team s turned down the latest proposal , a system that wo uld have al- lowed coaches a limited number of challenges per game to call for video review. • Atornado ravaged eastern India in Ma1ch k1ll1rig more than 200 peop le and destroying scores of villag es. The deadly tornado carri ed with it wind s in excess of 300 mil es per hour • Russian Presid ent Boris Yeltsin made a bold move in Marcil whe n �Blame It On EL Nino Rollerblading in February is not usually popular in Buffalo , N.Y. But with the effects of El Niiio, Buffalo experienced unseasonably warm temperatures during most of the winter months. El Niiio, the mysterious weather phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years , was predicted to be the "climate event of the century." Although residents of Buffalo might disagree, El Niiio's return in 1997 was largely unwelcome. Mmk HumphreylAP Heng-Ming Chen, a soft-spoken 42-yeaicold former professor from 'faiwan, and Iii followers believed God would descend to Earth lo save hundreds of !llill ions frolll 11ud ar holocaust by whisking them away in flying saucers. Chen claimed to be the father of.le·us Christ and said that al l 0 a.111. on March 31God would assumehisbody. Actmg on hisword, 150 sect !llembers left their lives in 'faiwan and moved lo Garl and, l'rxas, to witness the arrival of God. he fired his entire cabinet. Citing his attempt to try to jump start the country's plodding reforms, Yeltsin dismissed loyal Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and his entire government. Conventional isdom was that Chernomyrdin was destined to be Russia's next president, but Yeltsin 's move threw wide open the race to elect his El Niiio was responsible for record rainfall amounts in California as storm after storm drenched the Pacific coast, causing widespread flooding and landslide damages. Swollen rivers caused several roads to col lapse, leading to costly destruction and several deaths. In 1982, the last time El Nino surfaced , an estimated $13 billion in damages was recorded worldwide. Experts believe damages this time around would be In mid-March, a far worse. winter storm on the heels of an El Niiiorelated warm front dropped as much as 20 inches of snow and ice on areas of th e Northeast and was responsible for more than 10 deaths The swirling sno w and bitter w111ds of this classic '·Nor'eastc r" came after weeks of El Nino-driven tornadoes walloped parts mostly mild temperaof central Florida in late February, killing tures, also credited to more than 30 people and destroying hu n- El Nino. dreds of homes and businesses. As many as 12 tornadoes were recorded , one of which measured 200 yards wide with winds of 150 to 250 miles per hour. At the height of the storms, it was estimated that nearly 140,000 people lost power. successor in the year 2000. +Loyal football fans in Cleveland rejoiced in March when the NFL passed a measure to bring back the Browns. The city, which lost its team in 1996 when it relocated to Baltimore, will field an expansion team in the 1999 season known again as the Cleveland Browns. �Lasting Impressions Chris Farley, 33, the over-the-top actor who spent four seasons on "Saturday Night Live" and later starred in several movies, died Dec. 18 in a Chicago apartment. The cause ofdeath was detennined to be an accidental overdose. Congressman Sonny Bono'swife, Mary, kisses the casket of her late husband, while their daughter, Chi anna, takes a moment to reflect, following Bono's funeral Jan. 9. The fonner entertainen rnd mayor of Palm Sprin gs, Calif., was killed in a skiing accident. KCVOfk DjanseziaNAP John Swart/AP - Legendary Chicago Cubs' broadcaster Harry Caray, 77, died four No ma dic new sma n Charle s Kuralt, 62, diedJuly 4 of heart failure. For 13 years, Kuralt hosted the CBS television program, "On the Road," sharing poetic sto ries of ordinary people and places along America's bvways. days after collapsing at a Valentine's Day dinner. l.aray, whose seventh-i nning stretch renditions of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" became a cultural standard, spent 53 seasons broadcastin g Major League Basebal I. Folk singer John Denver, 53, was killed Oct. 12 when his airplane crashed into California's Monterey Bay. Denver's homespun musicalstyle was exemplified in hits such as "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "Rocky Mountain High." o 1998 Walsworth l'ubllshing Company, Inc. Ali cover photos, ""ccpt jack Nicholson, by ~ Nicholson photo by Gl obe Photos. �PARENT ADS Heather, You are a caring, thoughtful person. We are so proud of all you have become. We love you. 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45 Donovan, Lacey 9, 29, 50, 68, 78, 79, 80, 81 , 85 Donovan, Ryan 59, 11 3 Driver, Jerry 45 Driver, Jonathan 59, 113 Carlson, Beth 3, 56 GREAT ExPEcrnrroNs Carrigan, Colleen 61, 110 Christensen, Andy 8, 59, 112, 113 Eckrich, Aaron 11, 53, 90 Christensen, Kevin 28 Eck.rich, Ashley 61 , 110 Christensen, Matt 13, 1001 , 90, 97 , 105 Elliott, Dan 12, 43 , 97 Christiansen, Amie 4, 13, 22, 30, 48, 78, Elliott, Sarah 93 93, 94, -95, 106, 121 ' Esser, Eric 29 Christiansen, Ashley 59, 65, 112 Esser, Kim 45 Christiansen, Rhonda 56, 78 Esser, Sara 10, 29, 50, 69, 93, 106 Clark, Brandon 56 Even,Paul53, 97, 101 Clark, Eric 63 Clausen, Arla Jo 43, 79 Clevenger, Jennifer 56 HONTY Clevenger, Tina 61, 110 Felton, Mindy 52 Cochran, Carl 43, 97, 104 Finken, Amber 63 Cohen, Alayna 56, 76 Finken, Brandon 56, 90, 97, 105 Cohen, Andri 61 Finken, Lauren 63 Cook, Brett 63 Finken, Rachel 56, 102, 103 Cook, Glen 13, 20, 22, 23, 31, 48, 90, Fischer, Andrea 10, 26, 4 1, 50, 68, 76, 97, 101 78, 80, 81, 93 Cook, Jason 28, 40, 50, 101 Fischer, Ashley 56, 74, 78, 102 Cook, Jody 23 Fischer, Jim 30 Cook, Neil 56, 97, 101 Fischer, Sarah 19, 40, 53 , 93, 106 Corrin, Marie 61, 110, 111 Flaharty, Shawn 14, 30, 31 , 46, 48, 97 Courtier, Troy 63 Flemming, Lois 45 Cross, Stacie 53, 83 Foote, Sandi 50 Crozier, Bradley 61 Forbes, Amyjoe 16, 30, 31, 48 Crozier, Jennifer 63 Foster, Jeremy 56, 101 Crozier, Jeremy 30, 31, 48 Foster, Josh 59, 110, 11 3 Culver, Wendy 56 Frederiksen, Jon 61 Fritch, Mark 43, 97 DEVfL'S ADVOCATE Fuu Dalton, Jenny 63 , 94 Dalton, Pat 94, 102, 106 Dalton, Shawn 59, 111 , 112, 11 3 Dalton, Tim 27, 50, 95, 100, 109 QooD Wf LL HUNTfNG Gambs, Eleanor 10, 43 Gau, Amanda 59, 64, 65, 11 1, 11 2 �Gaudian, Katie S9, 77, 111, 112 Gaudian, Laura 10, 27, SO, 78, 8S, 93, 102, 106 Gibson, Doug 43, 6S, 76, 79, 90, 101 Graeve, Kathryn 14, S3 Graeve, Kristin 61, 110 Graham , Jacob 13, 24, S3, 86, 90, 108 Graham, Jared S9 , 111, 113 Grandick, Aaron SO , 68 Grap, Barb 4S Gravert, David S3, 97, lOS Gravert, Heath 16, 41, SO, 96, 97 Gray, Michaela 63 Gre iner, Andy 61, 110, 111 Greiner, Kelli 63 Greiner, Nick S3 Greiner, Shari S9 , 6S, 77, 112 Grote, Dean 63 Grote, Joe 4S Gruber, Donald-S6, 97, 101 G uill, Brad 2, 6, 19, 31, 48, 89, 90, 97, 101 Gunderson, Errin 20, 37, SO, 90 Gunderson, Justin S3, 97, 100, 101, 109 Gwynn, Jonathan 63 HOR.SE WHfSPER_ER_ Haggerty, Brian 63 Haggerty, Jason 31, 48 Handbury, Craig 16, 31, 48, 68, 128 Handbury, Max 4S Hanken , Zach S9 , 112, 113 Han en, Angela 93 Han en, Chris 37, 49, SO , lOS Han en, Jason S3 Hansen, Rachel S6, 107 Hannan, Adam S9, 6S, 111, 112, 113 Harman, Tami 22, 26, 44, 4S Harri s, Aaron 3, 26, 29, 37, 41, SO, 71 , 94, 109 Harryman, Cassie 61, 110 Heim, Paula 4S Heimbaugh, Jessica 63 Heimbaugh, Sadie S3 , 71 , 78 Herbst, Beth 63 Herdli ska, Willy 6, 41, SO Hester, Chris 7, 12, 48, 90, 91 , 97 Hester, Michelle 9, S3, 72, 86, 93 Hester, Tiffany SO Hester, Traci 16, S6 Hicks, Melissa S6 Higby, Lori 10, 12, 43 Hinma n, Matt S9 , 111 , 112, 113 Holstein, Caroline 8, 11, 19, 20, 22, 23, 48, 68, 73, 76, 86 Honeywell, Tammi S9, 64, 111 Hood, Adam S9 , 111 , 112, 113 Hood, Nathan 3, 24, S2, S3, 7S Hornbostel, Larry 43 Huddle, Brandi 9, S3 , 93 Huebert, Cody 63 Hunt, Amber S, 61 , 110, 111 fN .e OUT L.A. CONFfDENTfAL Incontro, Cassie S9, 112 Incontro, Keith 12, 20, 50 Incontro, Sharon 45 q.r. Krohn, Heather IS , 48, 73, 78, 80, 81 , 86, 119 Krohn, Jon 59, 65 , 110, 113 Kuhnle, Jesse S8, 63 Kunkle, Kwin 61 , 110 Kunze, Glenda 43 Kunze, Kyle 22, 48, 70, 121 JANE Jahde, Michelle 61 Jarrett, Dennis 43 Jensen, Lindsey 61 Jensen, Ryan 50, 76, 97, lOS , 109 Johnson, Bob 43 Johnson, Lindsey 53, 86, 93, 102 Johnson, Schuyler 37, 59, 111, 112, 113 Justice, Joan 45 Krss THE qrR.LS Kalamaja, Anne 50 Kalamaja, Mike 63 Kay, Karen 17, 38, 44, 45, 69 Keller, Ashley 63 Keller, Chris 58, 59 Kenealy, Alicia 63 Killpack, Jon 32, 36, 50, 68 , 8S, 96, 97 Killpack, Lee 42, 43, 69 Killpack, Sherry 63 Killpack, Steven 59, 112, 113 Kinart, Nick 63 Kinart, Zach 59, 110, 111, 11 3 King, Christal 3, 19, 49, 50, 51 , 68, 84 King, Jeff 53, 90 King, Katie 19 Kleinschmidt, Dawn 11 , 53 Kleinschmidt, Jenny S9 Kline, Sue 45 Knippelmeyer, Ryan 13, 43, 102, 110 Knoener, Silvia 2, 48, 69, 83, 94, 106 Koch, Brenda S9 , 111, 11 2 Koch, Nancy 50 Kohl, Josh S6, 97, lOS Kosmacek, Joey 59, 111 , 112 Kosmacek, Tracy 9, 2S , 27, SO, 89, 96, 97, 105, 108, 109 Kramer, Adam 56, 76, 77, 97, 105 Kramer, Andy 31 , 48 Kramer, Mary 43 Krohn, Angela 6 1 Larsen, Bill 43, 108 Larsen, Paul S9, 111 , 112, 113 Larsen, Roger 110 Larson, Jennifer 63 Laver, Dustin 61 Leaders, Brent 34, 56, 96, 97, 105 Leaders, Eddie S9 , 6S , 111 , 112, 113 Leaders, Laci 21, 22, 23, 34, 48, 71 , 78, 85, 93 , 102, 121 Leaders, Thomas 50 Leaders, Tim 34, 53, 97 Leazenby, Abry 12, 21 , 25, 48, 80, 81 Leazenby, Holly 53 Lebaugh, Devin 61 Lefeber, Bryan 21 , S6 , 73, 76, 85, 89, 90, 97, 105 Lefeber, Dave 111 Lefeber, Laura 25, 30, 48, 78, 93, 102, 120, 128 Leonard, Julie 61 Leonard, Mike 7, S3 Leuschen, Cassie 63 Leuschen, Nick 58 Long, Ryan 61 , 110, 111 Lueders, Amy 43 Lugsch, Lindsey 56 MAN fN THE fRON MASK Maness, Lance 19, 33, 52, 53, 97 Mangan, James S9 Manhart, Melissa 59, 6~, 112 Manhart, Sarah S9 , 60, 111, 112 Marchiset, Fanny 17, 18, 26, 69 Marsh, Adam 59, 60, Ip Marshall, David S6 , 71, 77 Martens, Charity SO Martens, Josh 112, 113 Martens, Seth 60, 111, J12, 113 Martinez, Joe 60, 112, 113 Masker, Jeanine 93 Masters, Jeff 63 Mathias, Amy 43 Matter, Christine 29, 49, 50, 51, 68 69, 78 Matter, Elizabeth 56 Matter, Lorna 45 �Matulka, Kevin 43 Maxwell, Matt 56 McDaniel, Levi 33, 56 McDermott, Jed 45 McDonald, Jay 22, 48, 86, 90, 91 , 105 McDonald, Jonathan 61 , 11 O, 111 McDonald, Shane 5, 17, 53 McEvoy, Bryan 63 McLandsborough, Austin 39, 53, 54, 105 McLandsborough , Lauren 60, 112 Mefford, Joe 56, 97 Mefford, Sam 49, 50 Meinke, Diana 45 Meintzer, Tommy 63 Mergens, Drew 3, 48 Merritt, Kali 61 Meyerring, Mike 20, 22, 28, 48, 97 Michl , Jason 13, 53 , 76 Miller, Kelsey 61, 11 O · Minahan , Amanda 63 Minahan, Amy 21 , 56 Minahan , Megan 92, 93 Minahan , Traci 27, 41 , 50, 68, 78, 79, 93 Moen , Jenna 60, 111 , 112 Morriss, Daryn 61 , 110 Morse, A my 93 Morse, Andy 61 , 110, 111 Morse, Katie 53, 86, 89, 93, 102 Mudra, Tabatha 11 , 53 M uhs, Jessica 57 Myers, Jessica 63 Nanninga, Brett 3, 35, 44, 45, 112, l l 3 Nanninga, Laura 61, 110, 111 Neiman, Kim 106 Nelson, Brian 60 Nelson, Justi n 60, 65, 112, 113 Nel son, Kari 22, 23, 36, 48, 86, 106 Nelson, Kim 58, 61, 110, 111 Nelson, Travis 60 Nieman, Kim 6, 14, 40, 53 , 78 Nordman, Jim SO Nyberg, Jeremy 48 DEJECT OF HY AFFECTION Obermeier, E1i n 57, 102 Obermeier, Lindsey 61 , 110 Obrecht, Josh 57, 89, 90, 97, 105 Ohlinger, Bev 43 Olsen, Andy 64 Olsen, Dan J 6, 36, 5 1 Olson, Dustin 53 Overgaard, Marty 3, 54, 97, 101 ~Index PRJMARY COLORS Parker, Holly 111 Parkhill, Nathan 60, 113 Parkhill, Nicholas 64 Pauley, Joey 64 Pauley, Nicole 62, 110 Payne, Brad 57, 90, 97, 101 Payne, Cassie 28, 69, 101 Peters, Carrie 14, 54 Petersen, Aaron 32, 51 , 90 Petersen, Brandon 62, 110, 111 Petersen, Jeremy 33 , 54, 90, 97, 105 Petersen, Shawn 60, 111 , 112, 113 Pej:ersen, Susie 57, 94 Petrzilka, Tommy 64 Pettit, Annie 9, 14, 54, 84, 86 Pettit, Joe 57, 105 Piper, Lori 18, 54, 75 Pitts, Chad 5, 48 Plambeck, Katie 62, 110 Plambeck, Sarah 35, 60, 57, l l2 Polley, Ryan 17 Preu ss, Matt 9, 21, 31 , 48, 76, 90, 91 104, 105 , Prewitt, Mary 5, 15, 43 WAR AT HOME Rankin, Trenton 62 Rastovski , Aaron 64 Rastovski, Ed 45 Rastovski , Rosie 42, 43 Redinbaugh, Tanya 64 Reed, Jennifer 60 Richards, Heath 15, 54, 101 Richards, Nickalos 64 Ridder, James 38, 101 Ridder, Jesse 60 Rieber, Calvin 62 Rieber, Nathan 64 Ring, Andrea 35, 62, 110 Rin g, Jamie 64 Ring, Jay 49, S 1 Ring, Jeremy 62 Ring, Josh 33, 49, 51 , 71 , 128 Ring, Ju stin 60, 112, 11 3 ~ng, Kelly 8, 18, 24, 35 , 41 , 52, 54, 11 4 Rmg, Laura 21, 36, 47, 48, 80, 81 Ring, Lesley 55 , 57, 80 Ring, Sarah 51 Ring, Susie 20, 22, 23, 26, 28, 3 1, 4 8, 78, 81, 94, 101 Ri ng, Tom 45 Roberts, Cindy 8, 36, 48, 68, 80, 120 Roberts , Derek S 1 Roberts, Kyle 58, 60 Roberts , Tahni 58, 62 Rodenburg, Calli e 28, 54, 78 , 93 Rodenburg, Lyle 45 Rodenburg, Rosali e 45 Rodenburg, Tammy 3 1, 48 Ronfe ldt, Li sa 10, 13, 47, 48, 78, 80 Ross, Amber 49, 5 l Ross, Paul 62 Ruckman , Jennifer 57 Ruggles, Jessica 57, 82 Ruggles, Joel 62 Schierbrock, Erin 60, 65 , I 12 Schneckloth , Adam 60 Schneckloth , Jason 48 Schroder, Regan 35 , 54, 90, 97, 105 Schroeder, Chris 60, 111 Schroeder, Nicole 57, 102, 103 Schultz, Ashley 64 Schuning, Jodi 32, 39, 5 1, 75, 78 Shannon, Josh 48 Shannon, Sarah 12, 2 1, 29, 35, 51 Shreeves, Kelly 60, 11 I Sibert, Bill 112 Sibert, Brian 60, 11 1, L12, l J 3 Sibert, Katie 64 Sigler, Dani elle 62, 110, J l L Sigler, Des iree 64 Skipton, Kri stina 64 Skow, Brian 19 Skow, Gavin 57, 97, I 01 Smith, Amy 93 Smith, Donni e 62, 111 Smith, Jenny 48, 78 Smith, Krystal 60, l 11 , 11 2 Smith, Luke 58, 62, I l l Smith , M ark 60, 1J 2, 11 3 Smith, Nathan 62 Smith, Nile 43 Smith, Rusty 24, 4 1, 54, 89, 90, 97, 105, 109 Smith, Samatha 62 Soppe, Adrienne 12,46, 48, 102 Sparr, Deborah 60 Speight, Chris 27, 105 Stafford, Steve 39, 44, 45 Stangl, Ashley 64 Stephens, Jennifer 28, 29, 5 1, 72, 76, 78, 84, 93 Stephens, M att 48 Stone, Jake 48, 97 Stone, Moll y 60, 111 , 11 2 Stuart, Cindy 44, 45 Stuart, Robbie 62, I I 0, 11 l . �Stuart, Steven 5; 62, 111 Suntken, Alex 62, 110, 113 Sunt.ken , Eric 6, 54, 97, 101 TtTANfC Tam ms, Matt 2, 39, 48, 120 Tapp, Justin 15, 57, 90, 97, 105 Taylor, Jenny 58 Tes ier, Michele 60, 111 , 112 Thielen, Elizabeth 64 Thielen, Jacki 40, 54, 72, 84, 93, 106 Thielen , Noah 60, 111, 112, 113 Thomas, Heath 29, 32, 36, 51, 97, 105 Thomas, Kolt 33, 40, 57, 97 Thomas, Nick 36, 40, 54, 105 Toler, Kathryn 58, 64 Toler, Tomi Lynn 62, 110 Troyer, Jenny 62, 110 Troyer, Nick l h 14, 33, 37, 54 ULEE'S GOLD Ungrad , John 40, 62, 110, 113 VoLCAND Van Arsdol, Jeremy 5, 33, 54, 105 Vanfossan, Andy 90, 91 Voge, James 62, 110 Voge, Stephanie 17, 41 , 51, 85 Vorthmann, Brandon 64 WAG THE DOG Wallace, Carl 37, 60 Wallace, Tamara 48, 78, 81 , 86, 121 Walter, Nick 57 , 101 Ward, Katherine 51, 93, 102 Ward, Ryan 62, 110, 111 Weihs, Brenna 60, 64, 111, 112 Welbourne, Annie 54 Welbourne, Katie 15, 57 Welbourne, Kyle 58, 64 Wellman, Andrea 57 Wellman, Lisa 3, 48 Wellman, Mariah 27, 54, 78, 93, 102, 103 Wellman, Sara 5, 35, 54, 76, 77, 78, 86 Wellman, Sara 60, 111 Wellman, Stephanie 64 Wellman, Tessa 62, 110, 111 White, T. Gary 43 Wiese, Randy 43, 112 Willet, Malinda 60 Wilson, Alisha 60 Wilson, Amanda 55, 57, 102 Wilson, Joe 62 Wilson, John 33, 37, 57 Wilson, Lavern 45 Wimer, Christine 62, 110 Withers , Sara 62, 110, 111 Witherspoon, Cody 62 Witt, Elizabeth 19, 57, 71 , 73, 80, 81 Witt, Jamie 36, 57, 80 Witt, Jennifer 8, 36, 48, 68, 76, 81 , 119 Witt, Rachel 9, 24, 48, 78, 80, 81, 84, 86, 94, 119 Wogomon, John 16, 20, 48, 97 , 101 Wohlers, Caleb 62 Wollenhaupt, Joe 57, 97, 101 Wollenhaupt, John 64 Wollenhaupt, Kurt 113 Worden, Allen 60 Wulff, Ashlee 5, 48, 78, 93, 94 Cnln~'1-v The 1998 Trojan was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the company. All copy was created and written by the Publications staff exclusively. The cover was full litho printed in four - color process with gloss lamination applied. Christie, Mariah, Helvetica, . Times New Roman, Emerald Isle and Commercial Script BT were chosen for the type styles and the point izes ranged from 8 to 130. The computer program used to create the layouts was PageMaker 6.5. Graphics were designed or taken from Freehand 5.0. The theme W's " Making the Connection." The cover artwork was done by Daryn Morriss. Expenses were sub idi zed entire! thiough ad verti sing by merchants and senior parents, through yearbook sales and fundraising. There were 190 copies printed: th ·y were sold for $23 without a name and $25 with a name. The Trojan staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooperation in making the yearbook successful. These commendable people were: Steve Sta fford Karen Kay Randy Wie e Arid Jo Juu en Harlan News papers The Gazette Kelly Dollen Fischer Photography Brett Nanninga Janet Anderson TCHS Faculty Jay Bellar Greg Adam Aaro n Harris Ed itor: Rachel Witt Assistant Editor: Lacey Donovan Index Editor: Sara Dau Photography Editor: Tamara Wallace Business Managers: Callie Rodenburg & Lacey Donovan dviscr: Amy Lueders Staff Members: Ci ndy Roberts Callie Rodenburg Jenny Smith Jennif Stephens Tamara Wallace Annie Welbomne Mariah Wellman Sara Dau Heath Gravert Sadie Hei mbaugh Lindsey Johnson Jonathan Killpack Katie Morse Kari Nelson lnde �Mr. Killpack e njoys a little dancing on th e crui se in Was hin g to n , D.C. (Pho to by Rachel Witt. ) It was the last day of school. Semester tests were taken, the final bell rang, lockers were cleaned out and finally the halls cleared out. The year was full of important connections that needed to be made. Students will be able to apply all their new knowledge, wherever they may be, next year. One major connection was made. On the senior's last day of school, they used one . skill they had practiced many times, but had never had to use. The whole school was forced to take cover in their tornado warning safety places. Mrs. Harman said, "We run a lot of drills and you never think you'll use them. When I walked around the school, I noticed the students knew this one was serious." Although many connections were made, there are still many to be obtained. Jennifer Stephe ns enjoys bowling on he r weeke nds ( Pho to by Rache l Win .) By: Rachel Witt Laura Lefeber, Craig Ha ndbury and Josh Ring wait for their luggage in D.C. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) -.g. -¥- Closing WA LSW O R T H PU OLI S lllNC COMPANY r M AHCEL I NE. M I SSO UR I 0 40!10 On the senio r's last day, students lake cover in the hall way during a tornado warn iqg. T he y re mained there for one h ur. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1998 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 1998 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/c944e6a3df1b9e3753d7866e07b5bc8e.pdf abb3011e48292e2623661a9cb3befc36 PDF Text Text Who s !he :7Joss.? The Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad Executive Dir. -Board of Regents, Mr. Wayne Richey Superintendent of ISD Dr. William Johnson 4 } 'Boarcf of ~gents Board of Regents, Front: Dr. Beverly Smith, President Owen Newlin, Mrs. Nancy Pellett, Mr. James Arenson; Back: Mr. Roger Lande, Ms. Lisa Ahren , Mr. David Fisher, Mrs. Ellengray Kennedy, Dr. Clarkson Kelly, Jr. W ILLIAM r. Ji ·H i'.S. •N, PH .P., S Ul' ERlNTENI •F. r Dear Students, The theme for 1998's Yearbook is "Days of Our Lives."" What an appropriate theme for all of you. To you who are seniors, each memory you've collected this year will be recalled many times over in the future. You have had many highlights-Homecoming, Prom, athletic competition, academic competition, a memorable senior trip, a unique graduation "speaker," and many daily significant events. Among the senior class we had our first undergraduate acceptance at a Regent university, a first athletic scholarship "signee," outstanding leadership in all school events, and one of the best overall academic achievement accomplishments in the school's history! Definitely, you have had some wonderful days of your lives. While the seniors receive much recognition, the student body all saw great athletic recognition (both the area and national), participation in Project Close-Up, the GPSD Academic Biathlon, Space Camp, excellent academic achievement, and numerous activities. You've learned, you've taught, you've laughed and you' ve cried. You have had a year of wonderful and significant experiences. All too soon you'll have the senior experience. These "Days of Our Lives" have given you meaningful experiences as you look to your future. They've been important as you mastered academic and vocational skills that will enable you to obtain meaningful employment; as you improved your interpersonal skills in getting along with other people; and as you learned and developed those skills that enable you to be an independent, contributing member of society. My best wishes to each and every one of you. You had some wonderful "Days of Your Lives" and surely you will have many, many more. 9-::::'E Superintendent ~ Carol Amos, El e m ent ary Marcia Anderson, Prin cip al Off-Campus Progra ms Guy Baker, Food Se rvice Jennifer Bakkerud, Audi o logist Cheryl Balk, H i gh Schoo l / Brain Bowl Cheryl Banks, Speech Path o logis t/ O r a t o rica l S peec hes M aurine Barron, Girls Res ide nce Jody Bethards, Girls Resid e nce Dorene Biederman, Girls Residence Dan Borgaila, Boys Resid e nce Tom Brannen, L. I.F.E. D e xter Bre w er, Ho usekeeping Rob Brookhart, Scho ol Psycho log ist Karen Br u ndidge, Midd le Sc hool Ken Bru n didge, Teacher / Inte rpreter Resource Lois Carls on, L.l.F.E. / HS. Student Council Mary Carpent e r, Boys Residence Kathy Churchill, Housekeepi ng Di ck Coleman, High School Counselor Ri ch Connell, Dir ector of Facilities Lar aine Conway, Elementary Princip al J ohn Cool, Director of Stud e nt Li fe Carmen Cox, Secretary-Off Carn.pus Prog. Darsi Dafen, Social Worker Mary Danburg, Boys Residence Patty Defrancesco, L ead -Girls Residence Julie Delka -Miller, Hi gh School/Close Up Norm Devine, L.l.F.E. Monica Dixon, Ed ucational Int erpr e t er Cheryl Evans, Bu siness Office Barb Feller, Secre tary-E leme ntary Phyllis Fleharty, Director-Human Resources Ed Foss, Outreach Coordi.nator Lynda Fox, Secretary-Facilities Diane Garten, Girls Residence Elizabeth Gates, Boys Residence DeeAnn Good, Elem. School Ass i stant Dan Grado ville, Woods/ Athel eti c Dir. /Ass i s t. Football, Boys Basketball, and Middle School Track Coa ch Jane Gradoville, P.E. & Health Charles Grandick, Gra phic Arts Produ ctions Mike Grandick, S m all Engi nes Lori Green, Head Reg i s t e r ed Nurse Jackie Grote, Boys Re sid e nce Marsha Gunderson, State Hea ringImpaired Consultant James Haley, Boys Residence Dwight Halliburton, Boys Resid e nce Kathy Hanson, Boys Residence Lily Hedrick, Gir ls Resid ence 6 · Personne[ - Dick Henke, Power House Jolene Hensley, Educational Interpreter Elizabeth Herman, Girls Residence Charlotte Herrman, Elementary Jim Heuer, Director-Business Operations Shirley Hicks, Coorindator of the Deaf Resource Center Melodee Hielen, Elementary / Bell Choir Julie Holland, Elementary / Boys Club Greg Hollins, Storeroom Lorie Horn, Middle School/ Sena te President Sheila Iddings, Girls Residence William Johnson, Superintendent Kate Kasal, Elementary Geri Knoebel, Recrea tion Coordinator Kerry Krabbe, Housekeeping Moliy Kramer, Middle School / Student Council Brad Kruse, Boys Residential Counselor/ Boys Track Coach Rosemarie Lazzaro, ltinerate Teacher Karen Lechner, Volleyball Coach / Assista nt Girls Basketball Coach Diane LeDoux, L.l.F.E. Deb LeHeup, Girls Residence Counselor Denise Leuck, Nurse Barbara Lindsley, Adm. Assistance Ann Linger, ltinera te Teacher Linda Lippert, Housekeeping Sue Livingston, urse Jan Lovenn, Itinerate Teacher Kathy Malick, Elementary / Boys Club Carol Manning, Sign La nguage Teacher Denna Massey, Teacher / interpreter I Resource Rhonda Matthew, [tinera te Teacher Kathy McCuen, Boys Residence Tim McGrath, Au to Body Sue Meidlinger, Elementary / Bell Choir Nora Metteer, L.l.F.E. Student Assistant Sue Miles, Speech Pathologist/ Oratorica l Speeches Keith Miller, Lead Housekeeping Tim Miller, Boys Residence Maggy Morrison, Accountant Specialist Sharon Morrison, Secretary-Student Life Tina Murdoch, ltiJ1era te Teacher Mark Murray, Football Coach / Assista nt Track Coach Kristen Newton, Middle School Debbie O 'Meara, Boys Res. Counselor Linda O 'Neal, Girls Residence Kathy Oder, Food Service Steve Owens, Power House Evencio Pelaez, Housekeeping Personne[ ? Elizabeth Peters, El e m entary / Pixies/ Boys Club Eric Peterson, High School/Middle School Gary Phillips, Bo ys Res ide nce Nancy Pietrzak, E d uca tio nal I nterpr e t er I A ssistant Volley b all Coach Sara Planck, El e m./ Bell C h oir Direc t or Rose Prail, Boys Re s i d e nce Vicki Prigeon, L.I.F.E. Helen Propst, Se c r e tar y -Hi gh School Sue Purcell, Hi gh School Jan Riche, T r a nspor tati on Joni Riddle, Food Service G ayle Ridgway, S ecre t ary - Administration San dra Rolfe, H o use kee p i ng C i n dy R o m e y, Eleme ntary Sch o ol A s s i st. W endy R u s tad, L I. F E. / Ass t. Girls Tra ck D enise R y a n, Bu s i ness Office/ Se cret ary -Human Resources Julie Schn ackel, Boys Residence Robert Sch ulze, Metals Eunice Schupp, Motor Technici an J o a n ne Sh anno n, Yearbook / Graphic Arts K a th y S h anno n, El e m. Sc hool Assis t a nt Mike Shannon, P .E. & Health/ Gir ls Basketball and Track Coach J erry S iders, ln~ ion~ l Tec h n o logy L on S1efenng, Li b rarian St eve Slater, H igh School Pril1cipal Da vid Sl augh ter, Grou nds Nyle Smith, Dean of Boys Cindy S oppe, A rt Jane Sorensen, Food Serv ice M i chelle S outh, Food Se r vice Donna S t e p he n s, Dean of Gir ls Danny Stevens, Housekeeping J o yce Szemplen ski, Middle School/ Stude nt Council M ike Sz e m p lensk i, Elem. Counselor Camille T e ch, In structiona l Techno logy I Elem. Resource/ Boys C lub & P i x ies Ann Thiessen, Speech Pathologist · Colleen Thompson, Nurse Paula Traylor, Girls Residence Susan Utter back, L.l.F.E. Student Assist. Dee Van Nor d s trand, Graphic A r ts Patty VanSoelen, Girls Residence Kenny Walk er, Boys Residence / Ass i stant Football Coach Jeanette Watson, MjddJe School Cow1se lor Susan Whitt, High School Cheryl Wilhite, Housekeeping Dee Willer, N u rse Kristi Wills, L.l.F.E. Marty Wilson, Power House 8 Personne[ • Sandy Wood, Boys Residence John Woods, Power House Katie Wright, Elem. School Assistant Rick Wyant, Food Service Director/ Assist. Football Coad1/ Assist. Boys Basketball Coach Mr. Woods and Mr. Miller are moving the big paper cutter from the old pri.nt shop to the new prod uction room. Senior Trent Johnson gets instructions from Mrs. Shannon. Employees Not Pictured: Scott Bergren, Grounds Tracy Borgaila, Boys Residence Amy Filler-Katz, Nurse Marv Hodapp, Boys Residence Tim James, Power House Lyle Jensen, Transportation Linda Kingery, Girls Residence Diane Knigge, Nurse Ellen LoChiano, Nurse LaMar Prail, Boys Residence Larry Propst, Transportation Marlene Wagner, Girls Residence Al Walgenbach, Power House Mr. Steve Owens is busy installing a bulletin board. Eve ncio Pe laez flashes a big smile befo re continuing his janitorial duties. High School Counsel or, Mr. Di ck Colema n, is knee deep in paper work. Mid d le School Teachers, Mrs. Bru ndidge, Ms. Horn a nd Mrs. Kramer dutiful ly hold their doors up w hile waiti ng for stud ents. ickReed and Katie Romey aTe wa !king to their next class. Principa ls, Mrs. Anderson and Mr . Conway are having a fri endly chat. Personne[ fl .9 The women who played hard against the ISO basketball girls in the staff vs. student game are: Ms. Karen Lechner, Ms. Deb LeHeup, Mrs. Molly Kramer, Ms. Sheila Iddings, Ms. Geri Knoebel, Ms. Vicki Prigeon, and Mrs. Jackie Grote. Mrs. Cheryl Balk is showing Cole Gardner and James Yochum interesting fac ts on the computer. During gym class, Mrs. Jane Gradoville helps Jaime Hall roller skate. Ms. Sheila Iddings and Ms. Marlene Wagner are holding some of the gingerbread houses and trees that were made in the Girls Residence by students and staff. What's so funny? Brandon Cornett and Mrs. Lori Siefering are having a good laugh. Mr. Slater is working hard on his pa perwork. 10 · Personne[ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Norman Devine Lead Teacher L.1.F.E. Program 37 Years of service Good Luck Retirees! Mr. Norm Devine began his tenure at Iowa School for the Deaf thirty-seven yea rs ago. During those years, he has served in a va riety of capa citi es th at ha included a thletics, the residence program, classroom teacher and administrator. Mr. Devine has always put th e interests of stud ents first a nd has been a mentor for many staff members throu ghout his yea rs. Barb Lindsley Adm. Assistant • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mr. Devine's presence on campus will be grea tly missed. Tha nk you, Norm, fo r a ll that you have d one fo r Iowa School fo r the Dea f. 15 Years of service • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• sea Eat ywr food Raise ywr hand The Nanny Mrs. Elizabeth Peters Mrs. Dee Ann GDod Alyssa Femside Bryce Moore Nathan Rageth Lauren Wellman l Ms. Kate Kasal Mrs. Katie Wright Anthony Hatfield Kenny Hulett Robby Petersen Zachary Raes iz, ' Prescfwo[ &Pre-'l(j.ncfergarten Mrs. Elizabeth Peters is making Alyssa Fernside bea utiful for her school picture . Nathan Rageth and Lauren Wellman participate during a group activity. An th ony Hatfield, Robby Peterson,2.achary Raesand Kenny H ulettareworking under the table. Acting si ll y, Bryce Moo re makes a werid expression. Zacha ry Raes is feeding the class' pet fis h. Robby Pe te rso n raises his hands to answer the qu estion w hil e Anthon y Hatfi e ld watches. .... , Colby Gleason is dressed like an Na tive American. Is he looking for Pocahontas? Hea th e r a nd Dani ell e a re exc itedl y learni ng new signs. Joshua Brown and Dusti n Janssen are drawing during art class. Ms. Julie Holland Mrs. Kathy Shairnon Kathy Beery Colby Gleason Mrs. Kathy Malick Joshua Brown Pee k- a-boo, I see yo u Co lby Gleason and Ka thy Beery. Santa's Little Elves are Danielle Strong, Colby Gleason, Ka thy Beery and Hea ther Hale. Fawn Humlicek, you should be working on your homework and not paying attention to the camera. Kathy Beery and Danielle Strong pose with Santa Claus after giving hjm milk and cookies. Heather Hale Danielle Strong Fawn Htmtlicek Dustin Jai1ssen Primary JI & '13 1 ./..3 Flintstones Mrs. Sara Planck Dustin Balm Rachel Lynch Heather Nurse Ja son is busy writing. Binh puts glue on his paper. Mrs. C. Herrman Mrs. Cindy Romey Dawn Bailey Sunny Chase Binh Nguyen Dustin Balm holds his head in his hand s. 14 r. Primary C/'D Swrny Chase is excited to Dawn Ba iley sits at the table sit on Santa's lap. in the cafeteria. Rachel Lynch, Heather Nurse, and Mrs. Sara Planck have fun while they learn. Jordan Borga ila is read ing a good book. Eric Humlicek is havi ng a good la ugh with Joshua Knudsen. During class, Elizabeth Gramblin and Joshua Knud sen work on their assignments. Meredith Kasa l and Michael Zimmerman are having a lively conversation while ea ting lunch. Ms. Melodee Hielen Jordan Borgaila Chelsa Crowner Stephanie Daffin Everyone is happy when they see Santa-- Tommy Offenburger smiles after receiving a gift from Santa Claus. Chelsa Crowner sits quietly reading a book in the library. In a rt class, Nick Chanley d raws a picture. Mrs. Carol Amos Eric Humlicek Elizabeth Gramblin Meredith Kasal Joshua Knudsen Mrs. Sue Meidlinger Tommy Offenburger Jason Sheehan Michael Zimmerman Nicholas Chanley As Mrs. Ka thy Shannon helps, Colby Gleason points at the sentence he is reading. Na than Rageth signs "food" to Mrs. Pe ters as Mrs. Dee Ann Good wa tches. Kenny Hulett and Zachary Raes are pretending to drive. Wa tch out for them on the road!! Binh Nguyen pays attention to Mrs. Cindy Romey as she shows him the sign for li ttle. While sitting next to Ms. Melodee Hielen in science class, Michael Zimmerma11 works on I.is assignment. i.6 · 'Elementary Stucfents Robby Petersen is getting the dust off the computer. "Cheese!" ... Mrs. Peters trys to get Bryce Moore to smile for a school pi cture. Mrs. Sue Meidlinger is teaching Jo rd an Bo rga ila a bo ut Ma rtin Luther King, Jr. During g roup time, Dustin Ja nsse n wa tches a nd learns w hil e M rs. Kath y M a li ck teaches class. Rugrats Stephanie Doffin helps Chelsa Crowner with her school work. "Bless you." Nicholas Chanley sneezes while Tommy Offenburger scratches the back of his head. Heather Hale and Kathy Beery show Danielle Strong a picture of herself. During speech class, Eric Humlicek sits with his head on his hand. Student Council Members: Eliza beth Gramblin, Sponsor-Mrs. Medolee Hielen, ChelsaCrowner, Eric Hw11licek, Tommy Offenburger, and Nick Chanley. Not pictured: Stephanie Doffin. While working a t the chalkboa rd, Fawn Humli cek asks Mrs. Malick a question. Meredith Kasa l concentra tes on her work while sitting at her desk. 'E[ementary Stucfents E _z /' Dustin laughs at something funny but Mic is rather serious. Rachel watches her friend while she takes her coa t off. The "Excited" Trio ... Tommy, Eric, and Jason sit and wa tch their classmates swim. New stud ent, Mic Dolan, wa tches the teacher instead of looking at the camera. What a good boy!! Mered ith and Jordan catch their brea th after swimming. J_8 'E[e.mentary Sturfents All eyes are on Ms. Hielen as Jason, Che! a, Stephan ie and Meredith lea rn some in teresting science fa cts. Tommy takes a sip of his juice. - Alyssa is tired of wa iting for everyone to fi nish their lunch; she wa n ts to go outside a nd PLAY! 1 Nathan is working with a n interesting program on the computer. ... More Rugrats Little Santa Bryce is busy givi ng presents to all the good little boys and girls. "Boy Talk" amoung Eric!-I., Mike Z., a nd Joshua Knudsen; poor Elizabeth is the only girl at the lunch table. At group time, Bryce and Alyssa sit around Mrs. Peters as she gets Alyssa's atten- tion. Joshua Brown is crea tin g some- thine; special in art class. Lauren takes a BIG BITE of her lunch. Jord an, wa tch out! Don' t let Mike push you into the water. Girls first! Heather and Rachel were first in line for lunch. 'E[eme.ntary Stuclents , .Z.9 Pixies Heather Hale, Fawn Humlicek, Dawn Bailey, Elizabeth Gramblin, Danielle Strong, Rachel Lynch; Mrs. Kathy Malick, Chelsa Crowner, Kira Roberts, Heather Nurse, Sunny Chase; Stephanie Daffin; Mrs. Elizabeth Peters, Meredith Kasal. Not pictured- Mrs. Camille Tech. Boys Club Dustin Balm, Mic Dolan; Eric Humlicek, Dustin Janssen, Joshua Brown, Mike Zimmerman; Mrs. Camille Tech, Tommy Offenburger, Nicholas Chanley, Joshua Knudsen; Mrs. Elizabeth Peters, Ms. Julie Holland. Bell Choir Elizabeth Gramblin, Rachel Lynch, Dustin Balm, Heather Nurse; Stephanie Daffin, Meredith Kasal, Joshua Knudsen, Tommy Offenburger; Mrs. Sue Meidlinger, Mrs. Carol Amos, Mrs. Sara Planck. z,aJa'.Efementaiy C[u6s Eric and Michael are wa tching Mr. Robert Schulze cut out their pine wood derby ca rs on the band saw. Joshua, Stephani e, and Meredith all are doing a grea t job ringing their bells. Tommysmilesas heplays the bells. Mic Dolan is sanding his wood car while Joshua B. waits for his turn. Some of the Pixie girls show off the scarves they made to wea r during their meetings. The Mickey Mouse Club During a Boys Club meeting, Dustin Balm and Joshua Knudsen are using a vise to hold their wood project. Sunny, Danielle, Kira, and Meredith, show off their d oily hangings they made for Easter. Heather N. and Dawn d isplay the sunflower cards they made in Pixies. During a Pixie meeting, Meredith, Elizabeth, Stephanie, and Chelsa are busy working on their lea ther project. Befo re prac ticin g the new so ng, Heather N. checks the paper that tells which bells she needs to use. Nie and Tommy are busy sanding their wood project. Mrs. Kathy Malick is helping Rachel, Hea ther H., and Fawn wrap the Gard en Kit they made for Mother's Day. Mr. RobertSchulze is helping ic and Josh K. cut out their derby cars. At bell practice, Elizabeth and Ra chel are playing beautiful music. 'E[ementary C[u6s · <.z A l yssa Ferns i de, Zad1ary Raes, Mrs. Cindy Romey, Binh g u y e n , Laur e n Wellman, A n t h o n y Hatfield, and R o b b y Peterson a re waiting at the starting line. Ms. Kate Kasal and Mrs. OeeAnnGood wa tdi as Mr. M i k e Szemplenski e n co urages A l yssa Fernsid e before her race. In the tent, Ms. Kate Kasal reads books to the young racers w hi le waiting for their events to begin. ii· 'Elementary 'Track_ & !Fida He's got style. Bryce Moore runs in the bean bag race. Easy as 1-2-3. Kathy Beery, Chelsa Crown er, and Canieron TI1omas race for the finish line. Binh Nguyen nms for the finish line. Ballet Rachel? Rachel Lynd1 is ready to throw the softbalJ. Pull! Will the aduJts win at tug of w<ir? Eliza be th G. and Hea ther ' urse race to the fi nish line. Pump those arms, Jordiln B o rgil il a , Mic hael Zimmerman, M e r ed ith Ka a l, Eri c Hum li ce k , fosh Knud en, a nd ickolas Ch11nley! Lofl'k~ like ci close ra ce for Kenny Hul ett, Zac Rcies, ci nd Anthony I l.itf1eld. EliZilbeth G. and Stephanie D. are After her race, Lauren Wellman read y fo r the three-legged race. walks with her mom. Rea d y, Set .. . Dcinielle Strong, Heather Ha le, Dustin Ba lm, Dawn Bailey, a nd Sunny Chase get ready to run. Fawn Humlicek bounces to the Ahhh! Heather Ha le feels good finish line d uring the sack race. a fter drinking her Gatorade . 'Elementary 'Traci( & ';:iefa Cameron T., Nie C., Josh K., Mike Z., Mrs. Sue Meidlinger, Meredith and Eric are at the starting li ne. Eric H. flys through th e air in the s ta n ding long jump while Josh K., and Mikez. wa tch. Nie C., Jordan B., and Jason S. are ha vin g fun durin g the sack race. Josh K., Mic D., Colby M., Josh B., and Dustin J. are working hard to win this tug of war match. Jason S. skims over the high jump bar. The three-legged sack race is a popular event with this group. Dustin and Joshua B. are ready for the sack race. Tommy O.,and Kira R. pull on the tug-of-wa r rope. Broadway Family Dentistry Council Bluffs 323-3615 Misty and Michelle are painting a beautiful picture in art class. Jada is writing a story in language class. Katie Romey is working on a division problem at the chalk board. Misty Armine Jesse Dalley Michelle Janssen Tyler Kerger Ed li n Dorn Katie Romey z,6 Si?(tfi (jracfe "Team Tag", Scott, Jada , Ed lin, Justin, and Jesse enjoy playing this game in gym class. Shane Estes Justi n Evans Shane a nd Jesse are read ing a new book tha t is full of in fo rma tion in Ms. Horn's class. It's Thursd ay and tha t means e li gi b ili ty fo rms .... Ju stin shows off the grades he received to Tyler. Jada Ha rt 7th Heaven Holli Ba ll Adam Bantz Sarah Brown Brandon Cornett Dani el Lewis Karen Ruckman Alex Schultz April Stultz Sara h ci nd April cire repamng the sander in Mr. Mike Grandick's general shop class. N ie, Brandon, and Mr. Chu ck Gra nd ick a re busy colla ting papers for the Grea t Plains School for the Deaf tournament book. Jeff Goergen Adam Leitch Scott Tinkham Nie Upchurch Jeff helps Daniel Lewis with homework in Langu age Arts class. The three "A's", Adam Bantz, Adam Leitch and Alex Schultz are jumping rope in gym class. After gym class, Scott Tinkham is talking with two friend s, Karen and Holli in the lobby. Seventh. (jraae 1 Wild Mike Baird Ricky Brown Lorelei Gray Chris Knudsen Lorelei pays attention to Mr. Mike Grandick as he explains where to get the tools. Mrs. Kra mer's class sta nd s together and thinks "Hey, look at us, we're the class of 2002!" 'Eigfitfi y racfe and Jacob Clark John Metteer Crazy Kids Tina Crouch Travis Gable Daniel Gilchrist Nickolas Reed Scott Stultz Adam Welte Nick Reed takes a look in the file cabinet as he sea rches for his papers. In Mr.Sc hul zc's m e ta l class, Jo hn Metteer and Tina Crouch are making their own screwdrivers to use at home. Adam Welte seems to enjoy working at the computer. Tic Upchurch designs a new car on the computer that he dreams to have someday. Jesse Dalley is working hard at the computer. Katie Romey is wa lking down the hall. Middle School Student Cow1- cil Members: Tyler Kerger, Scott Stu1tz, Katie Romey, Mrs. KramerSponsor, Mike Baird, Mrs. SzemplenskiSponsor, Jada Hart-Sec re- tary, Karen RuckmanVice-President, and Sarah BrOl·Vn- President; Not pictured-Tina Croud1. Where do you think you are going, Travis G., Nick R., Jacob C., Nie U., and Brandon C.? Tyler K. and Ed lin D. are walking down the steps to 'Jvfic£d[e Schoo[ Students~ .2o their next class. .ilJ: J :Pbh>er ~er~ ---~--- Shane is warming up for his next race. Sarah Brown lets the discus fly. Ed lin skims the hurdles. 30 :Mic[c[[e Scftoo[ 'Traci(_ Timers Mr. Brad Kruse, Mrs. Sue Miles, and M r. Norm Devine closely watch the runners in the cold weather. At the ISO Invitational, April Stultz places 2nd in the long jump. Ricky Brown anchors the sprint medley relay. Between their own races, ica nd Ricky ho ld th e tring at the fin ish line. Jeff pa ses the ba ton to Jesse in the 4 x 100 relay. Sara h is up and over in the hig h jump. Jeff takes off in the 4 x 400 relay. After running, Edlin checks his time with Mr. Norm Devine. Coach Dan Gradoville talks with Shane and Nie while Coach Grote watd1es. In the 100 meter, April lunges for the finish line. Middle School Track Team: Front-Jesse Dalley, Sarah Brown, April Stultz, and Sha ne Estes; Back-Jeff Goergen, Nie Upchurch, Ricky Brown, and Edli n Dorn; Not Pictured: Scott Stultz and Coach Dan Gradoville Jesse hu rriedly ties his shoe while getting ready for the 4x200 relay. 'Jvfirfrf{e Schoo[ Trac{ John, Ricky, Jacob, and Scott are watching the coach during halftime. Go get 'em in the second hali, boys! Girls Basketball: Kathy Wrage, Holli Ball, April Stultz, Jada Hart; Coach Mike Shannon, Katie Romey, Sarah Brown, Heidi Winger, Lorelei Gray, Amanda Eads, Assist. Coach Karen Lechner Not Pictured: K a r e n Ruckman 3'].,' 'lvf.irfrf{e Sdwo[ Sports During a time-out, Coach Lechner talks with her team. Jacob,don'ttry to steal the ball from Edlin, he's your teammate! Both Jacob and Edlin go for the rebow1d. Rickyisready tohelphisteammates asScottand Edlin go for the ball. Good rebound Karen! Katie moves in to assist. Boys Basketball: JolrnMetteer,Shane Estes, Michael Baird, Tyler Kerger, Daniel Lewis; Jacob Clark, Michael Hamann, and Scott Tinkham; Coach Tim Miller, Edlin Dorn, an d Ricky Brown Da ni e l Lew is a nd Scott Tinkham pla for the Lewis Central footba ll team. Charity Coon signs "What's up" to the camera. During Drug Awareness Week, Heidi Winger is an example to the other kids that people can die from using crack. During a class meeting, NickAdla nd and Sean Gorham get front row seats. Amanda Eads Jaime Hall Jennifer Raim Chris Sager 34 · :Freshmen/ Sophomores Amanda Hwnlicek Katrina Landolt Heidi Winger Neil YoungBear Jaime Hall and Amanda Eads are decora ting the Christmas tree so it ca n look good for the holid ays. D u rin g first period, Nei l You ngBeara nd Lori Merrill are wa lk in g u p th e sta irs to science class. While in woods cla ss, James Jensen p icks u p a boa rd so he ca n start wo rking o n it. Lori Merrill Khuong Pham Nick Adland Jean Frink Jim Metteer Toons Adventures Charity Coon Sean Gorham David Nelson Jona thon DeBoer Stanley Dixon Ryan Dolan Sophia Gray Amber H ainline J anles Jensen Clint Oelberg Tona Schmitz Jessica Wittrock James, Rya n, and David a re pay ing a ttention w hil e looking a t examples o f class rings. Ka trina La nd olt wa nted to ca tch up on her sleep so she doesn't have to work in Yea rbook class. Jeremy Farnsworth Michelle Merritt "Whoa, Slick, Tha t's a good one," bu t I hope a teache r doesn ' t see you doing tha t, Chris Sager. ']"resfz.men! Sophomores ..3 s 3rd Rock from Marie Baumel Travis Brandenburg Danny Case Casey Clark Candice Goodwin Jake Herrington Candice Housley Rachel Huebner Kurtis Wiley 36 Juniors James Yochum Kurtis Wiley looks up from his work. Scott P ., w ith his mom, register for school on Sunday, August 17, 1997. At lunch, Rachel H. helps Bihn N. ea t a good meal. Frustrated at the computer, Ca ndice G.? Join the Ca thy Club! Travis Brandenburg is using th e jointer to smooth his piece of wood . Ca ndi ce Housley hangs a poster on the wa ll. the Sun Jessie Fox Cole Gardner Scott Plambeck Leo Stessman lt :::.:. ::lJ 2 x + 3 y = ? Scott P. a nd Cole G. a re working on their math. Ca ndice, Maija, and Casey are visiting while decorating the hall. Jon B., Khuong P., Amand a H. and Clint 0., are studying for a test. "What's up?" Leo Stessman signs while glancing at the ceiling. James is working hard at his desk. Amanda Eads is working on her math problems. Um, What do I need ? Nick is getting his books out of his locker for his next class. Hi gh School Student Council Members: Ryan Le n ih a n- Presid e n t, Travis Bra nd enburgVice President and Jessica Wittrock-Secretary; Neil YoungBear, H eidi Winge r, Lo is Ca rlson- Spo nso r, Amanda Eads, and Jake Herring ton; No t Pictured-Ryan Dolan Between classes, Rya n teases Tona in the hallway. While Mrs. Dee Van Nordstrand e. plain a computer assignment to Charity, Amber works at her comp uter. J{i.gfi Scfwo[ Stucfents Senior Shelly Horrocks jumps and make-. a grea t block. n~Vl'f ..,dV "Die'" I L>llo•~· your dream;, and heart. MAIJA KOIVISTO I'm rea lly proud of the TEAM. This year, we did not have any luck at GPSD, but next vL·ar. go for the h.1mpionship. he;irt.vc1u re\'\!flll~. ~TACIE ;-.;EUFELD 38 ; 1/o[fey6a[[ GPSD All-Tourname11t Team Casey Clark Shelly Horrocks Sophomores Jean Frink and Amber Hainline get into position prior to the serve. Senior Shelly Horrocks makes a block whi le Ju n ior Candy Housley goes for a spike. On th e serve, freshman Amandil Humlicek su bstitu tes fo r sophomore Amber Hainline. Senior Stac ie Neufeld pre - pares to help as Senior Maija Koivisto goes for th0 pas. F r l' !. h m a n Deaf All American Second Team Sl1elly Horrocks H onorable M ention Stacie Neufeld Casey Cln rk All-City Honorable Mention Shelly Horrocks Nebraska Deaf Thomas Jefferson Lewis Central Inv. Underwood NC Lourdes Thomas Jefferson Lewis Central Omaha Christian ebraska Deal Minnesota Deaf MaJvern Us 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 Them 0 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 GPSD @ Missouri Boys Town Homecoming Nebraska Deal Missouri Deaf Fourth Place 2 0 Second Place 3 0 1 2 Sophomorl' ]l>ssica Wittrock Cl)llCl'ntratt>s on her st>rvc. G :iod set!JuniorCandiceG xlwm sct~ the ball to her teammate. Coach Ka ren Lech ner and s:,istant Coc1ch ancy Pietrzak take a mom 'nt to laugh d uring the gJme. Coach Karen Lechner answers the girls' questions regarding the game. nni l'f aim, Casey Clark, Can s ey, Maija 1 to, _ tacie Neuteld, h lly Horrocks, Sophia Gray; Amber l lainJine, Candice Goodwin, Amanda I lumlicek, Head Coach Karen Lechner, Assit. Coach Nancy Pietrzak, Jea n ri ik, Ka trina Landolt, Jessica Wittrock, Not Pictured-Heidi Winger 1/o[fey6a[[ - 39 Ready and willing to play, Sean Gorham, Jon De Boer, and David Telson are eager to help their team. Ben Harris and Dirk Yl'.iller block for Ryan Dolan as he goes for a touchdown. Quarterback Ryan Dolan hands off the football to halfba ck Stanley Dixon, as Dirk Miller, Trent Johnson, and Ben Harris block. Lel> Ste~sman and Clint Oelberg wait for a word from their coach to go into the game. It's a juyful moment. .. Air Jeremy Farnsworth jumps in the air after making a touchdown. Jeremy had a tot,11 of seven touchdowns for the season. Jake Herrington gets a quarterback sad., which brings his season total to 11 sacks. Jake leads the nation in quaterback sacks in 1997. Words of Wisdom Dirk Miller: When you join Trent Johnson: All you need football you will oe frus- to play football is a lot of trated, but you will get used heart and guts. Remember to it Clnd you will succeed. that champions always push You \·viii love the game. themselves to new limits. i Joot6a[[ Ben Harris: Play hard, and win it all baby! If you do, you will have no trouble in the game. Deaf All-American First Team Jake Herrington--Offensive Line Trent John son--Defensive Line Ryan Dolan--Defensive Back Honorable Mention Jeremy Farnsworth Danny Case Ben Harris All-City Team Ratings First Team-Defense Trent Johnson Honorable Mention Rvan Dolan Stanley Dixon C Lourdes Lincoln Lutheran Lewis Central Thomas Jefferson Minnesota Olathe Christian Missouri Omaha Christian Dawson-Verdon Didn't we do this in practice? Did they <1rget how to do it? Coaches Dan Cradoville, Mark 1urra , and l\1ck Wvant 1r L stand ing on the sideline ob t:rvin g the game. 2nd by The Deaf Nation 3rd by The Silent News Us Them 64 36 0 4 34 41 50 42 22 5_ 72 34 48 14 6 24 60 34 Stanky Di>. on, Khuong Pham, Jim Metteer, David Nelson, Mgr.Travis Cable; I L·o ~sman, Clint Oelber Dirk Miller, Trent ohnson, Chris g~r, Sl•an Gl>r mm, gr. James Jensen; Assit. Coach Rick Wyant, 'iit Coa h Dan Gradoville, Jonathon DeBoer, Danny Ca e, Ben Harii YoungBear, Jake Herrington, Jeremy Farnsworth, Head Coach urra , ol Pictured-Assit. Coach Kenny Wa lker & Ryan Dolan "Uhh, at last we get a break! " Trent Johnson, Ben Harris, and Dirk Miller are tired from all their hard work. The defensive team Ben Harris, Jeremy Farnsworth, Stanley Dixon and Ryan Dolan, are trying to stop the Lewis Central Titans from gettin g a touchdown. -·-- Football Riddle: How many Eagle does it take to get one big Bobcat (Dan-the-Man) down? n wer: Eight, if they cheat!! Cheryl Harper uses all of her streng th during the "throw in" part of the soccer competition. Some of the ISD Olympians, Tina Cro u ch , Ad am We lte, Zac Ziegler, Ad am Ba ntz, N ick Adla nd, Ri cky Brow n , a nd Adam Leitch sit toge th e r w hil e waiting for their turn to p articipa te. Go Daniel! Daniel Gilchrist controls th e ball while dribbling. Scott Stultz receives First Place in the soccer competition. Jaime Hall focuses on the ball while scoring. Jamie Hall is happy to get a medal for 5th place in the softball throw. Jessie Fox gives a big smile as she puts on her b owl in g shoes. 46 1 Specia[ O{ympics Ricky Brown is ha ppy he won first pl ace in the 400 meter dash. Ricky Brown a nd Da niel Gilchrist are resting before their events begin. Nick Ad land is having fun while bowling. Dawn Ba iley wa its for her bowling ball to come back. unny Chase a nd Dawn Ba iley a re excited a fte r winning ribbons at the track meet. Ready, S t.. . Tina Crouch i!- read y to la rt her race. We're all winners! This very special team proudly displays their ribbons. During the soccer event, Kurtis Wiley gets ready to 'throw in'. It's neck and neck as Zac Ziegler (middle) rLmsin thelOO meter dash. Congra tula tions a re given to Alex Schultz for placing 4th in the 50 me ter dash. Special Olympic Team: Front: Amanda Eads, Cheryl Harper, Tina Croud1,Jamie Hall& Jessie Fox; Middle: Zac Ziegler, Alex Sd1ultz, Dawn Bailey, Swmy Chase, Adam Bantz & Adam Welte; Hack: Daniel Gilchrist, Ricky Brown , Kmtis Wiley, Scott Stultz, Nick Ad land & Adam Leitd1 Specia[ O{ympics Stacie's expression shows she is working har d to pull the ball away as Candy and Ka trina watch. WORDS OF WISDOM: Sara Kile: The girls basketball players worked really hard. And they had good teamwork, helping each otherout, it doesn't matter who is good or bad. You have to learn how to play and show that you want to play the game and reaJly mean it. So play hard next year! Maija Koivisto: This was my first year to play basketball and 1 reaJly enjoyed it! You guys are wonderful. You' re all so good' Good luck next yea r' Jn 1999, you all have a big responsibility. Believe in yo urselves. I love you ! Stacie Neufeld: We showed a lot of teamwork which made games go smoother this yea r. Work hard next year! Keep up with all your work! And the seniors of 1999,show great leadership for next yea r! Keep a positive attitude. 48 fl yirfs 13ask!t6a[[ GPSD All-Tournament Team Jennifer Railn The shorter the faster . .. 5'8" Casey tries to dribble around Missouri 6'1 " Nada. A moment of silence and lots of pressur e as Candice a nd Sa ra get ready to rebound at the free th.row line. Aman d a dribb les aroUJ1d the d efensive player. Quite the expression M a i j a, Am anda , Sara, and Candy. Do you have 1 a s t m inut e jitters? Casey, Jennifer, Ama nd a, a nd Ka trina set up for a n out-of-b ound pl ay. As Candy concentrates on the basket at the free throw line, Sara gets ready to rebound. All-City Honorable Mention Cnsey Clark Snrn Kile Name Missouri Kansas Underwood Minnesota "Parent's Day" Brownell-Talbot Minnesota Des Moines Grandview NC Lourdes Fremont-Mills Nebraska Thomas Jefferson GPSD@Iowa Missouri (GPSD) Kansas (GPSD) ebraska (GPSD) Omaha Christian Nebraska Louisville Malvern Omaha Central Christian Us Them 24 58 25 45 29 39 27 30 29 38 26 42 39 28 26 39 25 30 54 22 48 26 5th Place 24 53 38 47 49 18 42 32 34 22 31 28 25 28 20 53 Tona and Amber look really serious as they watch their coach talking to the team. 1lrreeagainstone. Maija issandwid1ed between three NSD Tigers but she manages to get past them. Coach Mike Shannon is The Lady Bobcats get together in a circle and discuss game plans. showing his team what to do as Assislant Coach K a r e n L e chner watches. As she rebounds, Jennifer Raim is pushed by a opposing team player. Frl)n t: Amber Ha inline, Amanda Humlicek, Stacie Neufeld, Katrina Landolt, Ca ndice Goodwin and Mgr. Jessie Fox; Back: Coach Mike Shannon,JenniferRaim, Ca ndy Housley, Maija Koivisto, < asey Cla rk, Tona Schmitz, Sara Kile and Assistant Coach Karen Lechner Katrina catches the ball and will then dribble around the defendi ng player. (jirfs 13as,(et6a[[JEI <l.9 Good defense, Pat and Dirk, you have him trapped; now hold him! WORDS OF WISDOM: Dirk Miller: You saw us win the GPSD championship. And you will want to wm one. You will win one. Teamwork is the most important key in basketball. Ben Harris: Practice hard, show up on time, spend less timewifhgirls,andhaveteam- work. There is no '1" in team. Cooperate and then you will win fueGPSDchampionship. Trent Johnson: The main rea- son I play basketball is because there is a strong sense of pride and teamworl<. PatFalco: Thekeytowinning a championship IS teamworR! Make sure you go to practice every day on time. Focus - and when you feel confident, shoot the 5all. This year, our teamwasv~ha py oprove we are the best. We practiced for three months ana learned to trust each other. 50 'Boys '13as/(g,t6a[[ GPSD A ll-Tournament Team Ryan Dolan Ben Harris Pat Fa lco That's it, Trent, box him out, and get the rebow1d. Ben a nd Jeremy go up fo r the re- bound, w hil e Dirk gets ready lo assist. Da nn_y Ca se cu ts off a 12 iece of th e net a fter !SD won the GPSD tour- nament. Pat Falco rises to th e occa sion as he and the others celebrate the C PSD cham pionship. Dea f All American First Team Bwjnmin Harris All-City Second Team Benjnmin Harris Honorable Mention Rynn Dolnn Us Missouri 56 Kansas 37 Underwood 71 Minnesota 48 BroW11ell-Talbot 59 Minnesota 53 Des Moines Grandview 62 Fremont-Mills 52 NC Lourdes 49 Lincoln Parkview 47 ebraska 55 Thomas Jefferson 49 Nebraska (G.P.S.D) 69 Kansas (G.P.S.D) 53 Minnesota (G.P.S.D) 68 Omaha Christian 54 .Nebraska 63 Louisville 45 Malvern 74 Omaha Central Christian 63 Coach Dan Gra doville sig na ls to the players, as " si tant ( oach Rick V y a n t wa tc h es. Them 38 42 38 65 66 40 64 55 32 70 10 42 25 50 49 75 28 32 52 57 Da vid and Jake wa tch as Trent Rya n Dolan fli es as he goes for a rebounds. lay-up. The Fabulous Five, Ryan Dolan, Dirk Miller, Jeremy Farnsworth, Patrick Falco, and Ben Harris get ready to play. David runs to get the rebound; Jake, don' t just stand there, go help! It's a warm moment fo r Coach Gradoville and Pa t Falco after Patrick is selected to the All Tournament Team at GPSD. front: Sean Gorham-Mgr. , Jim Metteer, Clint Oelberg, James Jensen, David Nelson, Pa t f·alco; Back: Coach Da n Gradoville, Dirk Miller, Ryan Dolan, Trent Johnson, Ben Harris, Danny Case, Jake Herring ton, Jeremy Fa rnsworth and Assista nt Coa ch Rick Wya nt. 'Boys 'BasK._et6a[[ 5j Candice Goodwin finishes running her leg of the 400 meter sprint medley relay with her time of 1:14.22. Coach Mike Shannon and AssistantCoachJackieGrote con gr a tu la te Jessica Witffock after she runs the mile. WORDS OF WISDOM: Stacie Neufe ld : My best memory is when I won 1st place in the discus a t GPSD last yea r. Also,IbrokeGPSD's record (91') and the school's record (98'). Whoever reads this, I know track isn't as much fun as basketball, volleyball, or footba ll; but it's worth it because of tne great teamwork! You alwayssl!P.portand enjoy each other. Work ha rd antt achieveyourgoals. Don' t give up! Mnijn ~o to : I have many memories, some are not very good. The worst was our first game in West Ha rrison. The outside was really cold and in the 4 QY 200 relay, 2 girls fell. Two cfa_ys before tha t J fell about 1U ya rd s before finishing the 4 oy 200, and I got hurt in man y p laces. Tfi e best memories are~ of course, GPSD and the ISO m vita tional. At GPSD, we d id our best and improved our relay times. But we were aga in in 4lh p lace as a team. I rea lly enjoyed being on the great track team, we had so rrya_ny _girls, we had grea t team sp1nt. Remember some- times practices are awful, but it realfy improves our time. I rea lly 1ove you a ll! S12ecial thanks to Coach Mike nonand Assistant Coach Jackie Grote! 5z, lfiJifgfi Scfwo[ 'Trac{ Ben Harris places 4th in the mile. Jennifer Rairn throws the dis- cus 79'3 1/ 2" at the ISO Invitational. At GPSD, she wins 1st place with a throw of 88'5". Neil You ngbea r throws the discus 76' 1" . Jennifer Raim holds the starting block while Sea n Gorham gets ready to run. James Jensen ta lks to Danny Case about his nex t event. Jake Herrington places 4th in the long jump. Ama nda Eads runs a hard mile. Kiltrina Landolt hands off the baton to Stacie Neufeld in the sprint medley relay. Heidi Winger finishes the 100 meter dash. manda H mnlicek throws the shotput. What a good friend! Jessica Wittrock blocks the cold wind from Jennife r Raim as she takes her swea ts off in prepara tion to throw the discus. Trent Johnson runs the 100 meter dash. Jeremy Farnsworth wins 1st place in the sprint medley. Maija Koivisto wins 1st place in the long jump with 14'8 1I 4" . Fron t: Assistant Coach Jackie Grote, Heidi Winger, Amanda Humlicek, Amanda Eads, Coach Mike Shannon, Back: Stacie Neufeld, Maija Koivisto, Candice Goodwin, Jessica Wittrock, Jennifer Rain1, Katrina Landolt. Front: James Jensen, Ben Harris, Trent Johnson, Jake Herrington; Back: Manager Kurtis Wiley, Sean Gorham, Chris Sager, Danny Case, Neil YoungBear, Jeremy foarnsworth, Coach Brad Kruse. Not pictured: Assistant Coach Mark Murray. Jligli Scfwo[Track_ E-B The winner are: h ont- Katrina Landolt, Amanda Humlicek, Heidi Winger, and Candice Good w in. Back- Maija Koivisto, Cand y Housley, Jake Herrington, Lori Merrill, Jean Frink, and Lori Gray. Jake Herrington, what are you wond ering about? Jake's commitment to the future is to get more ed ucation. GPSD-Oratorical Contest Iowa - 3rd Place Speech Coordinator Mrs. Cheryl Banks Assistant-Mrs. Sue Miles '4 1 Speech Contests Optimist Oratorical Contest Division II First Place - Amanda Humlicek Second Place - Heidi Winger Third Place - Katrina Landolt Division I First Place - Candy Housley Second Place - Candice Goodwin Third Place - Jake Herrington Ca ndice Good win and Jea n Frin k are p racti cing their speeches while Lori Merrill and Heidi Winger hide behind them, laug hing. Casey Clark and Katrina Land olt are chatting during a break. Heidi Winger a nd Lori Me rrill a re smiling w ith relie f afte r fin - ishin g their speeches. After th e speeches we re g iven, the contesta nts ga ther in the hall wa iting fo r the judges to ma ke their final d ecisio n. The jud ges at this year's co ntest are: Mr. No rm Devine, Mrs. Sand y Kruse, and Mr. Jerry Sid ers. Iowa Communication Contest for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Winners Jake Herrington & Amanda Humlicek both will receive a $1500 scholarship FANTAS/C FOUR: Coach Bob Schulze, Captain Trent Johnson, Dirk Miller, Alternate Clint Oelberg, Regan Peppers, Ben Harris, and Coach Mike Grandick <fttagnificent 9Vtineroas: Coach Sue Purcell, Casey Clark, Captain Stacie Neufeld, Maija Koivisto, Candice Goodwin and Alternate Heidi Winger Sara Kile and Rya n Leniha n show tha t they are responsible fo r ha n d lin g the scores. The Timers: James Yochum, Jon DeBoer, and Mr. Ed Foss pay attention to the game w hile M rs. De nna Massey a nd Mr. Rob Brookha rt smile a t the amera. Th e judges, M rs. Shirley Hi cks, Mr. Steve Sla te r, and Mrs. Jeanette Watson, give a thumbs up for a correct answer. Freshmore Scorpions: Coach Eric Peterson, Jean Frink, Lori Merrill, Captain David Nelson, Katrina Landolt, and Alternate Sophia Gray IN,.El.l.IGEN,. DREAME~S: Coach Susan Whitt, Michelle Merritt, Captain James Jensen, Jennifer Rairn and Jake Herrington GPSD Competition Iow a - 3rd Place Team Members: Trent, Maij a, Jake, David, Jennifer, and Candice-Alt. '.Brain '.Bow[ ss Amanda Humlicek (Old Woman) and Tona Schmitz (Muscle Woman) are ignoring each other in the play "New York Street". The middle school boys, sitting in the aud ience of "The Jacob Show", went wild! The elementary girls give a curtain ca ll at the end of their play ca lled "The Red Ball". 56 ' Scfwo[ P[ay In th e play, "Snow White and the Seven Little Men", Kurtis Wiley almost hits Ricky Brown with an ax while Nick Adland and Adam Leitch lau gh at them. The middl e school girls grow older in the play ca lled "Now and Then" . Ryan Lenihan is pretending he is a female life guard at the beach, w hile Ben Ha rris is another life guard in "Terror On the Beach". Tyler Kerger, Steve Urkel look-a-like, is ready for his pa rt in "Jacob's Show". Awards Best Actor Eric Humlicek Tyler Kerger Ryan Lenihan Most Creative Meredith Kasal Ka tie Romey Amanda Humlicek Best Actress Meredith Kasal Katie Rom.e Amanda Humlicek Jamie Hall Best Group Performance: Snow White & The Seven Men Most Entertaining Group: Snow White & the Seven Men Most Creative use with the Red Ball: Terror on the Beach Marie isco (Preacher) is marrying Casey Cla rk (Mother) and Cheryl Ha rper (Fa ther) in the play "The Black Widow" . The pins (boys) fall after Mic Dolan throws a strike in "Bowling" . the IYlasl< Casey Clark (Mother) is giving birth to twins. Sara Kile (Doctor) is helping her d eliver the babies in "The Black Widow". Jamie Hall as Snow White, cleans the house the Seven Little Men left so dirty. Amber is just clowning arou nd in the play "New York Street" while Heidi Winger reads a newpaper! Rachel Huebner introduces the p lay "The Black Widow " . Schoo[ P[ay ! S,7 J1trf nff t'9 JJfTf lf lr!.Jr~s Nick Adland watches "Wh eel of Fortune" in his room with his friend. While sitting t his desk, Daniel Lewis reads his magazine before bedtime. Katie Romey reads her fa vorite book after school. Mic Dolan, Eric Hu mli cek, Mike Zimmerman, Liz Gramblin, Fawn Humlicek, Houseparent Mrs. Kathy McCuen, Dawn Ba iley, Dustin Balm and Anthony Hatfield are shocked when Robby Petersen breaks the pinata at the Valentine's party. Shop 'ti! you drop-Cheryl Ha rper and Tona Schmitz go on a shopping spree. 58 2(esiaence -- Hot Game' Ed lin Dorn tries to beat Jake Herrington at foosball whil e Daniel Gilch rist watches. Ouring stud y hour, Mike Baird conentrat son his science homework. Mrs. Jackie Grote, Ms. Deb O'Meara, Mrs. Liz Gates, and Mr. Kenny Walker enjoy the Chrish11as party at the Teen Center. Candice Goodwin, Shelly Horrocks, Candy Housley, Cheryl H arper, Casey Clark, Maija Koivisto, Jessie Fox, and Rachel Huebner dress up for a Halloween party. Scary, isn' t it! The boys, Ben Harris and Ryan Dolan, and the staff, Mr. Brad Kru se, Mr. Dwight Halljburton, Mr. Rick Wyant, Mr. Ny le Smith, and Mr. Jim Haley watches the ball after Jeremy Farnsworth shoots. In the end, the staff wins,56 - 54. Do you think they cheated? Joke of the Year: Q: Where in the World is Anthony Hatfield? A: Right here at ISD playing hide and seek in the snow. Lorelei Gray relaxes while reading a book. :J(esicfence s3 While getting ready for school, Michael Zimmerman combs his hair. Nie Upchurch, Daniel Lewis, Mike Baird, ick Reed, Ricky Brown, Adam Leitch, Scott Tinkham, Justin Eva ns, and Travis Gable make thier own box cars. Adam Bantz and Nick Ad land go swimming at the YMCA. Meredith Kasa l, Ms. Ma ureen Barron, and Elizabeth Gramblin display their gingerbread houses they mad e. Lori Merri.IJ and Jen nife r Raim are trying out the stocks at the Pumpkin Pa tch. 60 1 'l(esicfence Goofy Shane Estes, Nie Upchurch ----- :Jun 'll(igfit - 6.z 64 Senior 'Trip Seniors I FLCl<HISCIC!r< On May 6, 1998, we left on an airplane at 12:30 p .m. with our chaperones, Mrs. Julie Delka-Miller and her husband, Kory Miller. We were all so excited to leave our home and school for our senior trip. We arrived in Florida around 6:30 p .m. Florida was so hot and humid! We rode on a shuttle van to our hotel, Wilson World. We had four day passes to four parks in Disney World. We went to Epcot, MGM, Magic Kingdom, and the new park, Animal Kingdom. On May 11, 1998, we had to sign-out of our hotel room by 11 :00 a.m . We rented a van and went to Planet Hollywood. It was a n eat place to look around. We saw jewelry, guns, and pictures from different movies. Our plane left at 5:30 p.m. from Florida. Finally, we a rrived back home. All of us were so worn out and tired. 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Candice Goodwin receives medicine from Nurse Lori Green. ~ J &@Simplex Simplex Time Recorder, Co. 4654 S. 132nd Street Omaha, NE 6813 7 Phone:402-334-8744 Fax:402-334-7213 "Your complete systems provider" Fire Alarm Security Communications Service & Maintenance Time & Attendance •t .- ~ L.,~~~=--=-r-~---;:..,--=----;=-:-::::-:--::::;::::;;;:--=:~-=~-;;:z ~27":;~---==-:--=~-=---=.;,.----~~~--=rr-- ~..-- ;:==~_ Lorelei Gray & Holli Ball ' Sarah Brown Matthew Larrison, Tyler Kerger Dan iel Gilchrist, Jacob Clark, John Metteer Edlin Dorn 7 4 · .7ufvertisementsl'Jvfiadle Schoo[ Stuaents friends 'Jvfofc{[e Scfzoo[ Stucfents fl 7s ) 76 'r,cfosing Cfosing 1 Life Goes On 8 Farm Service Comp any sof1Life War~ . 1020 S. 8th St. Council Bluffs Twilight Zone Cfosing JfI 6'.J Kathy Beery ... I will always remember when on Homecoming I carried the crown for the Homecoming Queen Stacie Neufeld. Also I will always remember my dance with Homecoming King Dirk Miller. I will always remember being able to play with my friends, especially Jada Hart, in the girls' dormitory. Tyler Kerger .. . My most favorite memory at ISO is when Mike Baird and I acted like cheerleaders at the GPSD basketball tournament. Joshua Knudsen ... The best thing that I like at ISO is Boys Club. I play car races and mine was very fast and it won and I got a gold medal for it! Scott Stultz ... I broke the record of 62 situps in the fall of 1995 during gym time. Michael Zimmerman .. . I had lots of ftm bowling with Boys Club. Heather Nurse ... I liked it when I was the Crown Bearer in the yearof 1992-1993. I was so little at that time! I like the yea rbook because I think it would be fun! Amber Hainline ... I remember Jesse, Jean, Tona, Charity, James Y.; Ryan D., Stanley, and I were in Julie DelkaMiller's 4th period classroom, we always played around and chatted too much. We waste our class time and enjoy making Mrs. Julie Delka-Miller mad at us. It was fun and Julie did a great job handling the situations! Stan ley Dixon ... I remember when we played a great Homecoming game and beat Missouri Deaf. It was great because we finally won since nine years ago. I am so proud of my team and I would like for them to keep it up! Khuong Pham ... I just practice track at 3:00 pm. and when I go to GPSD in Missouri on April 25 I will enjoy it because I would be meeting more deaf people to be friends with! Jean Frink ... I remember this year when it was raining really hard and we were running across the road coming from Lewis Central. I tripped over my own feet and pushed Jessi into the mud, which got all over her pants and coat! 841 Cfosing Fired Up -.::W-..:a.mp ~e>:a>e:: :£e>:r ~e::;a,::r-t; Mr . Ka ren Brundidge, Mrs. Jane Gradovill e, Jeff Goe rgen, Jesse Da ll ey, April Stultz, and Sara h Brow n Karen Ruckman, Tyler Kerger, and Sa rah Brown Tina Cro u c h, Mr s. Kathy Malick, M e r edith Kasal, Jason Shee h an Eric Humlic e k, Josh Knudse n, and Mi c hael Zimm erm an C[osi111J , o>s The Prosecution Attorneys are Jean Frink,( Petitioner Karrnia Kahn-Candice Goodwin), Jessi Wittrock, Michelle Merritt, and David Nelson. James Jensen gives the opening statement for the defense. <Jne of the Defense Attorneys, Casey Clark, is surrounded by Paparazzi Rachel Huebner, Lori Merrill, and Marie Cisco. The Defense Attorneys are: Casey Clark, (Respondent Keith Ka hn - Be n Ha rris), James Jensen, and Sophia Gray. The Honorable Judge Brad Kru se is talking to the jury before the trial begins. The pe titi o ner, Ka rmi a Kahn (Ca ndice Goodwin), is consulting with her lawyer, Jessi Wittrock. "I solemnly swear..." Clerk Leo Stessman and expert criminologist, Mrs. Julie Delka-Miller, swear in the ne xt w itness, Ca nd y Housley - a.k.a. Terry Sellars. Keith Kahn's religious belief is that only the nusband can discipUne the children and may discipline the wife when neeaed. Keith was trying to defend his son and did not intend to hurt his wife, Karmia, when he slapped and hit her after she disciplined their 4 year old son. Karmia wants her husband to go into counseling. The veriJ-ict is Qllilt.y. of domestic violence! The 12 members of the petit jury are: Marie Cisco, Mr. Charles Gra ndick, Mr. Jerry Siders, Stan ley Dixon, Ryan Dolan, Tona Schmitz, Amber Hainline, Stacie Neufeld, Mrs. Sue Purcell, Mr. Eric Peterson, Mrs. Cheri Balk. and Chari ty Coon . Athletic Awards Most Valuable Player Vo lleyball: Stacie Neufeld Footba ll: Trent Johnson Girls Basketball: Casey Clark Boys Basketball: Ben Harris Girls Track: Stacie Neufeld Maija Koivisto Boys Track: Trent Johnson Girls Sportsmanship: Candice Goodwin Boys Sp ortsmanship: Dirk Miller Bernie Saggau Senior Athlete of tlz e Year: Trent Johnson Booster Club Girl Athlete of the Year: Maija Koivisto Booster Club Boy Athlete of the Year: Ben Harris Outstanding Service to the Athletic Dept: Norm Devine New High School stud ents: David Nelson, Sean Gorham, Khoung Pham, Jon DeBoer, Ca ndice Goodwin, Maija Koivisto and Marie Cisco Close-Up in Washington D.C.: Ca ndy Housley, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, Maija Koi visto and Mrs. Julie Delka-Miller Athleti c Award Recipients New Middle School students: Shane Estes, Matt Larrison, N ie Upchurch, Adam Bantz, Edlin Dorn, Kathy Wrage, Alex Schulz, Matt Rice and Mike Hamann Close-Up in Washington D.C. at Capitol Hill: Candy Housley, Mrs. Julie Delka-Miller, and Maija Koivisto New Elementary students: Jord an Borgaila, Bryce Moore, Mic Dolan, Cameron Thomas, Nick Chanley and Kira Roberts C[osing E cf,> Marie Baumel and Trent Johnson Clockwise from the bottom: Sara Kile, Casey Clark, Maija Koivisto, Rachel Huebner, MarieCisco,and Candice Good win Katrina Landolt, Jennifer Raim, and Candy Housley,Stacie Neufeld, Jean Frink, Jake Herrington,Jessica Lori Merrill Wittrock, and Sophia Gray 38 ' 'Year6oof(Stajj Giving a birthday bubble salu te to Ca ndi ce Goodwin are: Casey Clark, Maija Koivisto, Sa ra Kil e, Rachel Huebner,and Marie Cisco. We mean business! Co-Editors Trent Joh nson and Stacie Neufeld take a firm stand. The Yearbook staff eats lu nch at Godfather's Pi zza. A well d eserved lunch fo r working so hard throu ghout the school year. Jessica Wittrock, Jennifer Raim, Ma ija Koivisto, Marie Cisco, Stacie Neufeld, and Katrina Landolt a re pictured . New and Imp roved This is our first yea r w ithout a da rkroom. Instead o f d eveloping film a nd printing ou r pi ctures in a dark, chemic.:i l based environment, we now use dig ita l ca meras a nd scanners. With these three pieces o f hardware, we are able to put our pictures o n the computer and manipulate th em to o ur sa tisfaction. We ex pe rimented cl lot this yea r to see w ha t we can d o a nd to see what we lik -. This was o ur first yea r to use Photoshop and to use version 6.5 of PageMake r. The year was very rewa rding after our initi al fru stratio n of lea rning a ll our new equipment and softw a re; ou r deadlines wou ldn ' t wa it. The Yea rbook Sta ff had a fantastic a ttitude a nd were ve ry eager to lea rn. We must THA K Mr. Ed Foss for having the fo resig ht of know ing w hat equipme nt we need ed and to Dr. Johnson for hav ing the d ete rmina tion to find the mea ns. We certa inly d on' t want to forget to than k Mr. Ed Foss· Mrs. Deb LeH eup, Mr . Rose Prail, a nd Ms. Geri Knoebel for taking pi ctures a nd sharing them with us. We tru ly d o appreciate it. Last but no t least, a heart-felt th a nk yo u goes to Mrs. Dee YanNord stra nd for all o t her pa ti ence, her assista nce, a nd er crea tive ideas that s he very willingly shares with us. 1998 Yearbook The theme and headlines in our 1998 Yearbook are names of past ?t11d p resen t tel evision prog r ams. W e hope you have fun remi nis - ing as you read them. Printing of the '98 Yearbook is done by Josten s in Visalia, Ca lifornia. Mr. Jny And erson was our Josten s representative; h owever, a fter he left, Mrs. Letty Evan become ou r new representative. Captions are e ig ht point Pala tino. The Yearbook is created on th e Macintosh computer using PageMa ke r 6.5, Photoshop 4.0 and Jostens' Yeartech program. Adviser Mrs. Joanne Shannon Senior Editors Stacie R. Neufeld Trent Johnson I Sports I I Science I I World I I Lifestyle I Jan ) A 15-day school strike in Ontario, Canada, affects 2.1 million students. Late in October, 128,000 teachers walk out to protest a controversial bill that would alter educational funding and centralize government control of education. A Governments and businesses worldwide race lo remedy the "Year 2000" problem. Unless key computer systems are rprngr~mmrd lo rrcogmze date m the new century the world foces lht threat of c<ilitstrophir fai lure in critical areas like banking, air sa e~, public utilities and defense. The remains of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, martyred Marxist revolutionary, are laid lo rest in Cuba in October, 30 years afler his execution in Bolivia, where his bones recently had been found. ( Asian economic turmoil triggers global unrest. In October, Hong Kong's stock market crashes. Asian countries receive billions in bailout dollars from the International Monetary Fund. After 32 years of autocratic rule, President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire is deposed in May 1997 and later dies in exile. His successor, Laurent Kabila, changes Zaire's name lo Democratic Republic of the Congo. A I-long Kong reverts to China at 12:0 1 a.m.,July I, after 156 yea rs of British colonial ru le. China says Hong Kong will continue its Western way of life and free-market economy. <( Montserrat, once called the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean," i devastated by ongoing eruptions from a volcano that had been dormant for 400 years. 1\vo-thirds of the populace evacuates. Change sweeps Great Britain as labor Party leader Tony Blair's landslide election in May 1997 ousts the Conservatives and makes Blair, at 44, Britain's youngest prime minister in 185 years. Hunicane PauHne slams Into Mexico's Pacific coast in October, causing flash floods, landslides and at least 200 tatarlties. The resort city of Acapulco is heavily damaged. A Powerful earthquakes in ceniral Italy kill I I people and damage art trea ures, including enturies-old frescoes by Italia Renaissan e painters, in the Basilica of St. Franris of Assisi. Halloween fever seizes France. At the base of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 8,000 pumpkins are displayed, and French children parlicipate in an American-style lialloween celebration. President Jiang Zemin of China meets for summit talks with President Bill Clinton in October, the first 1~ il in 12 years of a Chinese leader lo the U.S. During his slay, demonstrators protest China's treatment of 11bel. ~ The death of "the people's princess" generates an emotional outpouring of love and grief, 1~d ce d by floral tributes heaped at Diana's Kensington Palace home. Diana, Princess of Wales, one of the world's most famous and admired women, dies al 36 in a violent car crash in Paris on August 31. At the funeral, Elton John performs "Candle in the Wind 1997," rewritten in tribute to Diana. The recording quickly sells more than 35 million copies, becoming the best-selling single or all time. Sales proceeds benefit the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fu nd. ' One of the most poignant images of Di na's funeral: her young sons following her coffin into Westminster bey. Crisis flares again in Iraq in late 1997 as Saddam Hussein protests U.N. sanctions and blocks inspection of suspected Iraqi weapon sites. In June, shortly be fore Diana's death, an auction of 79 of her evening gowns raises $3.26 million for AIDS and cancer charities. Top price paid for a single gown: 222,500. world National Once-mighty Apple Computer is close to failure when arch-rival Bill Gates of Microsoft "rescues" it with a 150 million bail-out in August. The event opens a new era of cooperation between formerly fierce competitors. British nanny Louise Woodward, 19, is convicted in Massachusetls of murdering a child in her care. The judge later reduces the charge to involuntary manslaughter and releases her. • On July 23 suspected murderer Andrew Cunanan, 27, commits suicide in Miami Beach. Cunanan was the prime suspect in a cross-country killing spree that left five dead, including fashion designer Gianni Versace. • Americans join "Stop the Violence" campaigns nationwide • Timothy McVeigh is convicted of murder and conspiracy in June for the Apri l 1995 bombing of th e Alf red P Murrah Pederal Bui lding in Oklahoma City. McVeigh is later sentenced to death. in an attempt to generate awareness of and solutions to the problem or violence in America. • In April 1997, Ooods ravage the enlire Red Riv r Valley between Minnesota and the Dakotas. Ninety percent of downtown Grand Forks, North Dakota, is under water. • tobacco advertisi1 aimed al minors and institutes sw ping tobacco advertising restri lions. First Lt. Kelly Plinn accepts a general discharge from the Air For e, avoiding court-martial for lying about <1 11 affair and di sobeying orders. Pl inn had been the first and only female B-52 pilot in the service. • A rare url n tornado prowls through ~ iami on May 12, uprootin trees, shattering 111ndows nd snapping power lin s. Fortunately, the stori innicts only minor injuries. Attorney General Janet Reno r f'c!ses to name an independent prosecutor lo investigate Clinton administration fundraising, causing friction with l'BI Director Louis Preeh. • Terry Nichols is found guilty of conspiraoy and manslaughter in the 1995 IDklahoma City bombing. Nichols i spared a federal death sen tence in January 1998, but still laces Oklahoma state charges. UFO enthu ia. t gather in Ro. well, New Mexico, to celebrate the 50th anniver ary of the alleged UPO crash there in July 1947. Fast-food giant Burger King is forced to stop se rving burgers when supplier Hudson Foods recalls 25 milhon pounds or hamburger suspected of contamination with£. coli bacteria. It is the biggest beef recall in U.S. history. The all-male Promise Keepers movement inspires praise and controversy for its message of spiritual revival and personal responsibiJib' for men. In October, the group holds a giant rally in Washington, D.C. Once-secret tape recordings of former presidents Kennedy and Nixon are released publicly. The tapes provide an unvarnished, and sometimes unflattering, glimpse into the two presidents' actions and conversations in the White House. Bobbi McCaughey, Carlisle, fowa, gives birth November 19 to seven babies, the U.S.'s first living septuplets. McCaughey and her husband Kenny now have eight children . At the lnterneVOnline Summit in December, Vice President Al Gore announces government initiatives lo protect young Internet users from online pornography. • On October 25, al least 300,000 African-American women gather in Philadelphia for the Mi llion Woman March. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the speakers. . ----- National Science ~aw~­ '' .J ' " Russia's aging Mir space station collides with an unmanned supply vehicle in June and is seriously damaged. This is only one in a series of crises casting doubt on the viability of the station. Research produces medical breakthroughs, including a genetically engineered "bullet" molecule being tested to fight cancer and new drugs to control or prevent Parkinson's disease, osteoporosis and congestive heart failure. • Viewers worldwide see the first-ever high-resolution color pictures of Mars when the Palhfinder spacecraft lands July 4. The lander and its rover, Sojourner, collect and transmit extraordinary data for three months. Th e popular diet regimen fen-phen is pulled off the market in September. The combination of fenfluramine and phenterinine is shown to c.1 use heart valve disorders, as is th e diet drug Redux, also recalled. In September, CAT scans of petrified dinosaur eggs found in China reveal a dinosaur embryo. • For $8.36 million, Chicago's Field Museum of atural History buys "Sue," the mos t complete 7'yra1111osa11111s rer fossil yet discovered. The sale occurs October 4 at Sotheby's in New York. Scottish scientists in February 1997 announce the world's first cloning of an adult mammal. The sheep, named Dolly, fuels controve rsy ove r possible misuse of the technology. Aided by th e Hubble Space Telescope. astronomers discover the Pi stol Star- the brightest star yet observed in the Mili-'Y Way. The Pis Loi Star is 25.000 light years from Earth. ~ Comet H<tle-Bopp captures imaginations world111de as it streaks past Earth for the first time in 4,200 years-or, since 2203 B.C. Hale-Bopp next returns in 4397. In December, 159 nations gal her in Kyoto, Japan, and negotiale a climate treaty to combat global warming by reducing greenhouse gases. Y. On October 13, the British jet-c<n Tlm1st .l:S'C becomes the first vehicle 10 break lhe sound barrier on land, I raveling 766.6 miles per hour in the Nevada desert. The Food and Drug Administration approves a dental laser for treating cavities. Unlike traditional dental drills, the laser in most cases causes virlually no discomfort. PrcmierlaserS)'Slcms, \nc. Riven, lhe long-awaited compuler advenlure game sequel lo Mys t, proves lo be just as popular and even more sophisticated visually than its :A: El Niifo stirs up global weather patterns. Caused by warmer-thannormal waler temperatures in the equatorial Paci fic, the '97 El Niiio is blamed for storms and weather problems world1vide. A Protesters unsuccessfully attempt to prevent the October launch of NASA:s Cassin! spacecraft to Saturn, fearing an accident could shower the Earth 1vith the rocket's radioactive plutonium. French oceanogrnpher and award-winning rilmmaker Jacques Cousteau dies in June at 87. His work gained rrnown th rough the popular television series "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau." .... aw..- '' .> " Science Teen People, a a~Vf monthly magazine for and about teenagers, premieres in February I 998. This year's look in cosmetics is glimmering, ~ sparkling and colorful. o Riding this wave, cosmetics giant Christian Dior introduces Mascara Flash, temporary hair color in a va riely or outrageous lints. • In October, a cyberfashion show at the M.l.T. Media Lab Wearable S~mp um features fashions with built-in computer devices and electronic hardware. M.1.1'. students designed the high-tech fashions. Platform shoes, a fashion statement during the disco '70s, make a style comeback in a big way in 1997, inspiring even platform sneakers. Princess Diana tribute merchandise abounds, including a double CD sel and a new Beanie Baby named Princess, a royal purple bear adorned with a rose. Profits benefit Lhe Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. Fashion advertising and clothing trends inspire the popularity or the color orange, which replaces neon green as the fad color or the year. slick-on bindi, a tiny decorative accent worn in the middle or the forehead, is popularized by Gwen Stefani, lead singer or the band No Doubt. "1\vo Fat Ladies" becomes the Food Network's hottest new cooking show in th e U.S., attracting rans with its unconventional British stars, two overweight, middle-aged worn n. The Chevrolet Corvette is named Motor Trend magazine's 1998 Car or the Year. Mattel introduces Share a Smile Becky in May 1997. Seated in a bright pink wheelchair, the doll is marketed as a friend to the traditional Barbie. A new $50 bill featuring a larger, off-center portrait of President Ulysses S. Grnnl is unveiled in October. Design details make the bill more difficult to forge. Popular board games appear on CD-ROM in ever-growing numbers, including interactive favorit es Monopoly, Scrabble, Sorry, Risk ;rnd Boggle. designs painted on the body with henna dye, is a popular expression or the fashion trend toward Eastern themes and patterns. After nearly 40 years, Mattel's Barbie doll lakes on a more rea listic face and body shape than the Barbie of the '60s. The new doll 1~ 1! begin to appear in stores in early 1998. Digital "pets" are a 1997 toy craze. These virtual crittNs keep their owners busy by beeping when they need care or feeding. If ignored, they "die." Canada issues a Superhero postage stamp series that includes a 45-cenl stamp featuring the colorful, comic-book image of Superman. -- -- --· ·- ---- Lifestyle )- The wst IVorld, Steven Spielberg"sJuras ic Park sequel, breaks summer box--0ffice records evervwhere. It earns 5229 million in the U.S. Pox network launches "King of the Hill," an animated show that focuses on the lives or a propane dealer from Texas and his family. The show goes on to become a smash hiL -( ABC's gritty police drama "NYPD Blue" remains one of the most popular one-hour dramas on television in 1997, capturing fou r Emmy Awards. ~ Scream 2, the chilling hit sequel to Scream, is a wildly success ful mix of ca rnage and comedy starring Neve Campbell, Jerry O'Connell, Tori Spelling, .Jada Pinkett and a host or other stars. A Comedian Chris Farley dies at 33 r a drug overdose on December 18. He starred in NBC's "Sa turday Night Live" and movies including r 111111y Boy and Beverly Hills Ninja. Col ... rr omtllt Kobol Coilfflloo ( Jerry Sein feld, creator and star of U1 e NBC hit "Seinfeld,"' announces in December that the 1997- 19!)8 season is the show's last. The final episode airs in May, ending the popular show's nine-year nm. In its second season, the WB's campy sitcom "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" blossoms into a huge favorite with many viewers. Jenny McCarthy stars in a new fall NBC comedy "Jenny'' that, in January 1998, goes into hiatus only a few months into its first season. McCarthy had been an MTV personality before moving to the networfl. A Horror films draw ccnagcrs 10 the box office. I K110 W/iat )'<Ju Did last Summer, starringJ nni fer Love HeWJtt and Sa rah Michell Gellar. is one of the year's biggest ttractions. Critically acclaimed Amistad, directed by Steven Spielberg, Jells the story or an 1839 slave ship mutin). The film culminates years of effort b produce r Debbie Allen to bnng the story to life. • Religion is a common theme on eight fall-season network 1V shows inspired by the success of CBS's ''Touched by an Angel" starring Roma ey, Della Reese and John Dye. New programs include ABC's "Nothing Sacred" and "Teen Angel." • Michael Flalley's pulsating show "Lord of the Dance" fuels the extraordinary popularity of Irish dance. The show lours 15 cities in the U.S. through October. • Ti1a11ic_is a huge_ critical and b_ox-office success._ 111e movie event of the year, this $200 m1lhon picture 1s the most costli 111 history. After 45 days in the theaters, Titanic lrnd earned $308 million. fQ1.~ramoun t from Sbootifll! t~r • In the fall, Fox debut "Ally McBeal," a comedy/drama starring Calista Flockhart as a young Boston attorney. The show captures a Golden Globe Award in January 1998 for best series/musical or comedy. Summer blockbuster Me11 in Black grosses more than $500 million world1vide to become 1997's biggest hit. The sci-fi comedy stars Wi ll Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. APNtKk!Worid • Star Wms captures a new generation of fans when George Lucas re-releases the film trilogy 20 years after the first film was shown. In Washington, D.C., the National Air and Space Museum moun ts a huge exhibition of now-historic Siar Wms artifacts. • Matt Damon stars as an attorney in The Ra111maker, a movte based on the John Grisham novel. Damon's successes also include the film Good Will Hunting. • TI1e 1997 season premiere episode of "ER" is broadcast live and draws 42.7 million viewers for NBC, iucluding tho e who watch it on a giant screen in Times Square. ~ Fiona Apple, 20, one of rock's female superstars, is named M1Vs Best New Artist in a Video. Her single "Criminal" soars to the top of the charts. Country music superstar Garth Brooks releases Sevens, his first album in two years. The album sells 800,000 copies the first week. Chumbawamba's hit single "Tublhumping" brings long-awaited success to this British band. The song becomes popular al pro sports events, kicking off games for several teams. -( With their hit single "MMMBop," three young brothers from Tulsa become one of the biggest breakthrough acts of 1997 as the Walk This Way: The Autobiograpl1y of Aerosmith chronicles the long career of the band notorious for its excesses in the '70s and '80s. The group's new album Nine lives is nominated for a 1998 Grammy. band Han on. :A Rap artist the Notorious B.l.G. is killed in a March 1997 drive-by shooting in LIJS Angeles. He is posthumously awarded M1Vs 1997 Best Rap Video Award for "Hypnotize" and is named Spin magazine's Artist of the Year. A Lilith Fair, an all-female summer rock concert, draws large crowds on its 37-stop tour. Canadian sinHer-songwritc1 Sarah McLaohlan masterminds the festi 11 and releases a hit album, Surfacing. :A: Smash Mouth popularizes a genre of alternative rock known as neo-ska with its hit single "Walkin' on thr , un" and debut album fus/1 Yu Mrmq British pop phenomenon, the Spice Girls, makes millions with mega-hits such as "Wannabe" and sells 14 million albums and 10 million singles. Ron o.r.u. Sboo11ng Stu CTtm Mosenfelder. Corbis Adam Yauch of the Beas tie Boys engineers the second 11betan Freedom Concert, held in June in ~. w York, offering 27 music acts and a f ree-11bet political message. The album No Way Oul by Purr Daddy & the Family goes mulliplatinum. Puffy's single "I'll Be Missing You," an elegy to his friend the Notorious B.l.G., also tops the charts. Sixteen-year-old R&B phenom Jonny Lang opens for the Rolling Stones' fall tour and spends 16 weeks at No. I on Billboard's blues chart with his album lie to Me. CD.r.idCocio. Retna Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, superstar producer songwriter singer, receives more 1998 Grammy nominations than any other artist, including one for his album T11e Day. Edmonds and wife Tracey also produce the film Soul Food in 1997. ft a• h Metallica releases a seventh album, Re-Load, that confinns its position as the premier heavy-metal band in the music world. Radiohead is Spin magazine's Band of the Year. Critics praise Radiohead's album OK Computer, variously described as haunting, revolting, inscrutable, stunning and gorgeous. The album receives a 1998 Grammy nomination for Rock/Pop Album of the Year. Third Eye Blind, after several years in San Francisco's underground music scene, goes big time in 1997. Their song "Semi-Charmed Life" is listed as the top-selling modern rock single for 1997 in Billboard magazine. AP1Wide World Al 15, count!}' music sensation LeAnn Rimes sells more than 12.5 million recordings in the U.S. in 1997 and is named B11/board Music Awards Artist of the Year. Her single '·How Do I Live" is one of the year's be t sellers. • Quarterback John Elway leads the Denver Broncos to a 31-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXll in San Diego,January25, 1998. It is Elway's first Super Bowl 1vin in four appearances. • Pittsburgh Penguins' Mario Lemieux retires in April 1997 after a spectacular comeback from Hodgkin's disease and injury. Lemieux is elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in September. • In July, 16-year-old Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis becomes the youngest Wimbledon champion since 1887. Hingis wins three of the four 1997 Grand Slam events. • In April 1997, the premier issue of Sports Illustrated Women hits the newsstands. The magazine reflects the explosive growth or female participation in sports. • The Florida Marlins are baseball's 1997 World Series champs and the first team ever to win the Series without winning its league pennant. The Marlin defeat the Cleveland Indians in seven games . • Tiger Woods, 21, becomes the youngest golfer ever to 1vin the Masters Tournament. His 18-under-par score sets a Masters record. Woods wins 3 other tournaments and sets a PGA Tour earnings record or $2.I million for the season. Swedish golfing phe11ome11011 Annika Sorenstam, 26, tops the lPGA earnings list in 1997 with a record s 1,236, 789. Professional sports salaries keep skyrocketing. One of the most pubficized of 1997 is Kevin Garnett's $126 miHion contract to play basketbaH for the Minnesota Tunberwolves. Mike 'fyson bites orr part of Evander Holyfield's ear and is disqualified in th e WBA Heavyweight rema tch in June 1997. 'fyson is finell nearly $3 million and his boxing license is revoked. • Charles Woodson, Michigan's ve rsatile junior cornerback, becomes the first primarily defensive player to 1~n th!! Heisman Trophy, awarded in December • Jeff Gord n, at 26, win the 1997 NAS \\finston Cup, his second Winston Cup point title in three y ars. Gordon's 1997 points tot 14,710. • Nagano, J pan, hosts the 1998 Wi nter 01 pie Games during February. Three new medal sports ma e their Olympic debut: curling, snowboarding and women's ice hockey. In its debut season, th• e WNBA exceeds all league expectations for success. The Houston Comets' championship win over the New York Liberty caps the 1997 season. D troit Red Wing captain Steve Yzerman power hi team to the 1997 Stanley Cup championship, its fir l in 42 year , by sweeping th e Philadelphia Flyers in four games . • The Chicago Bulls beat the lllah Jazz in June 1997 for their fifth NBA championship in s ven vears. Michael Jordan i chosen l'inals MVP a record fifth time. When the college football se son ends. two teams hare the national chlmpionship. Michigan (12-0) i named No. I by the sports writers· poll, and Nebraska , 13-0) by the coaches' poll. Dean Smith, 11rj nningesl coach in college basketball history, retires in October after 36 seasons at North Carolina. Sports Illustrated names him 1997 Sportsman of the Year. • Chelsea Clinton begins her freshman year at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Despite ecurily measures, she reportedly 1,ill lead as normal a college life as possible. American Jody Wi lliams and th e International Campaign Lo Ban Land Mines are awarded the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize in October. The U.S. and China refuse lo sign an international treaty Lhal would ban land mines. • Miss Illinois, Katherine Shindle, is crowned Miss America 1998. For lhe first time in its 77-year history the pageant allOl?S contestants to wear two-piece swimsuits in competition. • Ted Turner, vice chairman of the Time Warner media empire, pledges $1 billion Lo United Nations programs. It is the largest single gift in philan thropic history. For lhe first time, a computer beats a world chess champion when IBM's Deep Blue beats Russian Garry Kasparov in a six-game match in May 1997. Beloved actor Jimmy Stewart dies in July at 89. Stewart's enduring nice-guy popularity is exemplified by It's a Wonderful life, his 1946 movie that is now an American cultural icon. Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa of Calcutla dies September 5 at the age or 8 . Revered for a lifetime or helping the poor st of the poor, her many honors include th 1979 Nobel Peace Prize . • Sa rah Ferguson, Duchess of York, appears in ads as a spokesperson for Weight Watchers International. 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Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1998 Iowa School for the Deaf Yearbook 1998 Annual Iowa School for the Deaf ISD schools Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/e333bcbf5218fe69fe97da2684e6d8b1.pdf 40c75f16f27e9d0756a1194c910a8cfa PDF Text Text St. Albert High School 400 Gleason A venue Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 ,,,.,_ _____ ~- (712) 328-2316 Enrollment (9-12): 301 ~ As one of the marn aging eE!iters, one of my jobs is to write the theme page ana explain the theme. At first, I thought this would be an easy tasK. All I needed was a full yearbook page of writing, right? Wror:i§! fie firs time I sat down to write about this wonderfully simple concept, I realized how difficult it was to apply "True @olors" to St. Albert High School. "Whafthe heck are the true colors of St. Albert?" I knew they were not just green and gold, but what are the true colors? ®ur adviser, Mr. Tom Kaup, my fellow managing Eeiitor, Molly Borman and I tried many different angles. We assigned a color to each division of our yearbook, and had people describe how the color relates to the division. We got things back like, "Red represents sports, because red is an excellent color and St. Albert is known for excellence in sports." This wa~ not wbat we were looking for. Back to the drawing board. Next we tried to describe the outside appearance of the school and then describe the many colors an outsider would not see. This was closer to what we were looking for, but was still not what "True Colors" really meant to us. I then decided to put the theme aside and continue to work on the rest of the yearbook. For the next eight months I would pull the theme folder out of my work box and look at it, but would then mutter something to myself and put it away fpr another day. That "ane!her day" did not come for a long time. So here I am, three days after graduation, trying to figure out what the tnerme of this yearbooR we have been putting together for the last year, means. In one last desperate attempt, I sought out the help of our vet6'an art teacher, Ms. Deborah McGuire. Who better to tell me ab0ut colors, then the Color Wheel Queen herself? She gave me a Macintosh disk full of her own writings on the subject. I tromRed down to the old mac lab and found a computer that was sti ll in working order. I put in the disk and pulled up the iive or six saved files. I found her poems and stories fun and amusin§, but nothing really useful. That is, until I got to a story called the "Crayon Factory." I read: ·crayons are born, wrapped in paper, all dressed alike. All arranged . . . gentle pressure from all sides . . . side by side . . . lined up in rows, and then the sorting begins. Everything has an order, your place in the box is preordained. Packaged and ready for life's experience . .. This was close to what I was looking for, but I still did not know my own thoughts. I then read "all lined up," the last poem: I like that arrangement before the first pouring of color. It doesn't matter, it will never be the same . . . Never arranged in quite the right order Some tips worn off The neighbors may have changed. We are all born in the same way, just as the crayons are born. When we come to St. Albert, we are wrapped alike. Our wrappings are our school uniforms. We are packaged in the St. Albert green and gold and are put in the box called St. Albert. Even though we all are wrapped alike here, we each become our own separate color. Each person's color is not the same as any other color in the St. Albert box. Each color shines through in the activities he or she is involved in. We also shine by relating with t e other colors in our box. Since this is the last act I am performing, I have seen this "True Colors" yearbook come together in fine fashion. have witnessed the many different colors in our box excel, and sometimes fail, in academics and activities. So here they are. Some colors are smudged, some are worn, some are used, some are just perfect, some are bright and some just tend to hide in the background. Enjoy looking at the 1997 /98 year of the colors in the box we like to call St. Albert. Joe Ord Managing Editor 2 . people pg4 sports pg68 organizations pg52 " A ' academics pg38 student life~ · pg 106 , , Freshmen enjoy going to dances, playing sports, going to pep-rallies for the first time, and socializing with the upper classmen. "It's fun having friends that can drive." -Jennifer Rochelle Sara Albertson Brandon Baas Caitlin Beresford Erinn Beresford 6 Andrew Balk Devon Brosnahan Freshmen Bridget Bartels Cassy Brouse "Relaxation" James Plamondon takes a break from his reading during a Freshmen English class. (Photo by Jake Driver) " Groovin " Andrew Ba lk grooves to his music w hile learning computer skllls in the IBM lab. (Photo by Jake Driver) Justin Baxter Kimberly Beltran Jacob Brown Nicholas Buck Class of 2001 Marcus Burbridge Jeffrey Burkey Kimberly Burns Ann Caniglia Martha Colburn Brad Conlon Nick Conlon Sara Connolly Rachel Cunningham Philip Danzer Rebecca Fennell Andrew Fetter Sara Fritzsche Jarod Fuchser Jacob Gradoville Aaron Grote Charles Hannan Darin Heideman Natalie Hering Molly Hiatt Abbey Hi gginbotham Meg Hobbins Patrick Hoffmann Adam Hotz ~ ~ - ~ Kara ~ Huffman Elicia Jo hnson Mandie Kilnoski Brian Koch Joshua Koch Melanie Koch Class of 2001 Matthew Kramer Jeremy Lewis Seth Martin Claire Masker Matthew McDermott Lisa McEvoy Tyler McGlade Adam McKeag ney Jason McNeal Rachel Meade Katie Milner Hannah Minor Ryan Murphy Shannon O'Neill Evan O'Toole Kassandra Owens Angela Peters James Plamondon Drew Pospisal Aimee Prichard Sarah Reinhardt Mel issa Respeliers Jennifer Rochelle Alison Ronk Kelly Sabatka Cody Sanderson Adam Sawatzke Skyler Schlater Graham Schmidt Scott Stronck 'S Class of 2001 Emily Stuhr Mike Stuntz Ryan Swanek Thomas Sweeney Michael Whannell Patrick Whannell Lucas Wills Andrea Wise "Where Fore Art Thou Romeo" Katie Milner and Elicia Johnson work on " Romeo and Juliet," a unit all freshmen study in their literature class. (Photo by Jake Driver) ·Tiffani Trowbridge Claire Weidman C> ~ "Time to Lecture" Melissa Respel iers listens to a lecture in Mr. Wilson's class. (Photo by Jake Driver) Class of 2001 "Sharing a Smile" Abbey Higginbotham and Jennifer Rochelle share a moment in science class. (Photo by Jake Driver) "Group Work" Bridget Bartels and Kim Burns work together on a science worksheet in Mrs . Mooney 's class . (Photo by Jake Driver) "Daydreams" Marcus Burbri dge daydreams while Brad Conlon reads the assignment. (Photo by Jake Driver) "Computer Time" Sara Fritzsche looks over her assignment before getting back to work. (Photo by Jake Driver) "A Smile" Natalie Hering sits in class and smiles at the photographer. (Photo by Jake Driver) / Class of 2001 " Feel The Need To Read" Cody Sanderson experiences the excitment of History through reading . (Photo by Jake Driver) " Hard at Work" Kara Huffman is at hard at work with her word proceesing worksheet. (Photo by Jake Driver) "Searching" Emily Stuhr searches to find an answer on a worksheet. (Photo by Jake Driver) "Art Work" Aaron Grote, Claire Masker, and Jake Gradoville work on perfecting their art posters. (Photo by Jake Driver) "Preparing for Class" Rebecca Fennell searches for an assignment in Mrs. Mooney's Physical Science class, enjoyed by all freshmen. (Photo by Jake Driver) "Shy Sophomores" Paul Chambers and Matt O'Donnell chuckle, while Dan Biede works diligently on his U.S. History assignment. (Photo by Leslie Morrow) Jake Andersen Emily Aney Sam Bjorling Emily Borman 12 Cody Baines Angela Boyer Sophomores Kara Belt ~ ~ - ~ ~ Ryan Burden "Studying" Most people think Geometry is a challenge. Andrew Coughlin concentrates on measuring every angle and hypotenuse correctly. (Pho to by Christina Hasen kamp) Nick Belt Daniel Biede Katie Busch Paul Capel Class of 2000 Nikki Carter Paul Chambers Amy Clouse Katie Conlon Andrew Coughlin Niki Crockett Fred Driscoll Annie Driver Josh Endelicato Phil Epperson Brandy Ficek Chris Fietz Emily Fischer Jacob Flom Chad Gaul Laura Gray Sean Hall Brandon Haug l. Karmel Headen Emily Hensley Tom Houser Mary Hughes Ben Jackson Daniel Jensen ~ +-c. fkto ~ Amberly Johnson Ross Jung ~ Lance Kellogg Linsday Kennebeck Duke Kilnoski Dan Koch 13 ~-- Class of 2000 Stephanie Koch Tim Koch Kyle Lindeman Greg Linquist Alan Livermore Abby Lowndes Jayne Malone Michelle Matzen Kristy McAtee Josh McGlade Matt Michels Jerad Mitchell Ian Mittermeier Alison Nicholas Erin Nielsen Jennifer Nutter Shellie O'Connor Matt O'Donnell Jason Olsen Jenny Patten Ben Pedersen Nate Pedersen Angie Petersen Laura Quinze Tai-Nina Ramirez Adam Reinhardt Jeremy Richards Christopher Ring Clinton Rockwell Chris Rodenburg ~4 J'. Class of 2000 Eric Ronk Adam Rosenthal Julie Ryan Pat Ryan Dustin Scheel Kathleen Schnitker Matt Sewing Ben Shanno T.J. Smith Eric Szmurlo Charlie Vanfossan Elise Vogel Sarah Weidman Nicole Welch lmbry Willis "Perfect Technique" Chad Gaul uses great " artistic" skills while completing a drawing." (Photo by Ellen Masker) "Geometry" II _:_J As the end of class nears, Andrew Couglin, Julie Ryan, and Emily Fischer work to complete their assignment. (Photo by Christina Hasenkamp) "Studying" lmbry Willis works on a paper for her Religion class. {Photo by Les lie Morrow) 15 Class of 2000 "Taking a Breather" This group of sophomores takes time out to relax. Sophomores relax by reading, studying, drawing, telling jokes, and talking with their friends. (Photo by Christina Hasenkamp) "Studying Together" Students work together to complete their homework. Everyone helping out gets the job done a little faster. (Photo by Ellen Masker) "Homework" Karmel Headen uses a protractor, prism, and a ruler to complete this tough assignment. (Photo by Ellen Masker) "Studying" Kathleen Schnitker and Jenny Patten concentrate on their Biology assignment. (Photo by Leslie Morrow) " Memories" "The most memorable event of my sophomore year would have to be Cross Country. We had a lot of fun. I will always remember going to the State meet." -Jake Andersen (Photo by Ellen Masker) Class of 2000 "Taking notes" This· group of Sophomore students take notes over the new chapter that is being discussed. (Photo by Leslie Morrow) "Memories" "The part of my sophomore year that I will remember the best would have to be getting my driver's license. The second thing would be participating in the Social Justice Lockout. The Lockout was an experience I will never forget." -Julie Ryan (Photo by Ellen Masker) "Memories" "The thing that I will remember t he most about my sophomore year would have to be participating in State Porn-Pon, and winning. It was an awesome experience, one that I will never forget." - Lindsay Kennebeck (Photo by Ellen Masker) "Brainbusters" Nik Gruber and Jake Anderson ponder the finer points of French class. (Photo by Leslie Morrow) "Memories" "There are two things that I will remeber the most about my sophomore year. The first is running cross country, and going to watch the girl's team run In the state meet. The second is portraying a schizophrenic in the Social Justice Lockout." -Andrew Coughlin {Photo by Ellen Masker) 17 "Yes, Chemistry Can Be Fun!" Kristen Ostenso and Brooke Janecek prove work and play can go hand in hand. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) J\ Nathan Baas Lu ke Bertelsen Andy Colburn Jolene · Connolly 18 Dana Bojanski Jeremy Crampton Juniors Alyssa Bouska Mary Beth Danzer "And the Answer Is ... " Tony Gusman prepares to answer a question using a microphone in the new ICN Lab. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) Sarah Burke Matthew Burkey Jay Dilts Lucas Dinklage Class of 1999 Celeste Ellenberger Rachel Escritt Mathew Fetter Scott Finken Anne Fischer Marc Freeman Sarah Gorman Phill.ip Graeve Nikolas Gruber Tony Gusman Margaret Hannan Nicole Hansen Rachel Heck Ryan Hoffman Jonathan Hubbard Bryan Huffman Brian Hughes Brooke Janecek Blanchard Johnson Tony Koch Michael Kramer McKayla Kroll Kelly Kuehl Alexander Kuhns Christian Lear Anthony Leick Steven Lindeman Jeanne Long Chri s topher Lownes Brian Markel 19 Class of 1999 Jill Mathiasen Brian Mauer Julie McDonald Jason McEvoy Marly McGruder Scott McNeal Brian Meidlinger Anitra Mendoza Gram Mether Ryan Milner Andy Mitchell Leslie Morrow ~--· $lia:::zz io(O ~ ~ ~ Ch rystal Mueller Kathleen O'Grady Kristen Osten so Darren Pekny David Petersen Derek Pospisal Megan Prichard Kristina Qu igley Kyle Regan Daniel Roane Blake Roux Holly Schnitker Judd Shea Katie Shea Ellen Sievers Kelli Siford Andrew Smith Justin Stubblefield 120 Class of 1999 Tony Stuntz Justin Trowbridge Ryan Vogel James Waggoner Margaret Waugh Virginia Webering Lori White Paul Wise LaChrista Woods Danielle Zimmerman - --·-... "Concentration" Ryan Milner, Chris Lownes, and Brian Mauer let nothing break their steady concentration as they work on their Journalism assignment using HP Deskscan software to prepare photos for the Accipiter. Junior journalism students not only succeeded in publishing seven issues of the paper, but won 7 awards in writing and photography from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Creighton University. Photo b Joanie Conlon "I Promise I Won't Spill" Gram Mether ponders what would happen if he really were to spill. {Photo by Joanie Conlon) ---..,---._ -.,--..,,_----,.-" -" - " ~- ': -· ....... ': - -:: .... ~-.. ;~ ..._ .... ~ .,_ .. ~---- ........ -- - Class of 1999 "Cheese!" Dani Zimmerman, Sarah Gorman, and Kelly Kuehl smile for the camera while Blanchard Johnson checks the time. (Photo by Luke Bertlesen) '22 "Working Hard" Lucas Dinklage concentrates on his chemistry assignment. (Photo by Celeste Ellenborger) "E=mc2" Tony Leick, Tony Stuntz, and Gram Mether work put brain power to work on their assignment in chemistry (Photo by Celeste Ellenberger) "Look What I Can Do!" Steve Lindeman shows off his gymnastic ability. (Photo by Darren Pekny) My Most Memorable Experience "Dunking in my basketball games." -Tony Leick [j Class of 1999 "Should I Call 911 ?!" Leslie Morrow and J .T. Waggoner display their acting abilities while working on their photography unit for Journalism I class. (Photo by J. T. Waggoner and Leslie Morrow) My Most Memorable Experience "Snowball fights in the parking lot after school." -Nikki Hansen My Most Memorable Experience "Everybody making my face turn red." -Ryan Milner "Was it This Messy Last Time? " Bryan Huffman gathers his books for his next class. (Photo by Celeste Ellenberger) My Most Memorable Experience " Lunchroom stories with the girls." -LaChrista Woods 23 -- : --~~ ~:::.: "'"': - -... -; -- ~-"! ': .... ... ,-_ ... ... - --- Do not walk ahead of· me for I may not follow. Do not walk behind me for I may not lead. Just walk beside me And be my friend. From Poppies lunchboxes to mid-terms and that scary first day of driving, the jour- .ney to graduation has been an exciting one for the class of 1998. There have been notable firsts, high academic achievements, and phenomenal athletic records credited to the class of 1998. And as each individual continues their journey through life, may they always have someone whose path they can follow, someone who admires their path enough to follow them, and most importantly, someone to walk the path alongside them. ~ ~~--- ----~--~-~ --~- ~ Watertight "Direct Hit" Rob Turner takes aim on a helpless victim and fires. The senior watertight has become a great tradition at SA. The watertight is also one of the most greatly anticipated priveliges to being a senior at SA. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Jake Driver explodes from in between two cars as he launches a balloon at someone. The SA parking lot is a great place to hide while waiting to nail someone with a water balloon. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Mary Willms returns from the cooler fully loaded and ready to shoot down anything in sight. Every year brings some new waterfighting invention, but the water balloons are ever present. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Joe Houser braces himself as he prepares to take a wicked blow from a flying water balloon. Joe pays the price for being out in the open and out of ammunition (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Drenched" Molly Borman and Mary Burgett wring out their soaked t-shirts. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Molly O'Neill demonstrates how shirts make a great place to hold what you plan to throw during the watertight. Other forms of ammo included: buckets, backpacks, and slingshots (Photo by l.uke Bertelsen) 33 Mr. Tony Jaworski Assistant Principal Dr. John Cronin President Mr. Dick Wettengel Activities Director Administration Mrs. Marilyn Wandersee Principal Mrs. Kathy Regan Campus Minister Mrs. Jonna Andersen Junior High Coordinator "Honored for Excellence" Ms. McGuire poses with Bishop Charon after she was awarded her 25 year pin. Every year St. Albert honors teachers for their hard work and dedication. This year Mr. Gruber, Ms. McGuire, and Mr. West were recognized for their 25 years of outstanding service to our school. {Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Faculty Maryann Angeroth Rhonda Applegate Barb Boltinghouse Dean Bragg Teresa Fox Mike Gill Steve Gruber Tom Heithoff Gretchen Henriksen Fr. Phil Hobt Holly Jarrett Tom Kaup Jeanette Kenny Nick Kimble Carter Leeka 35: 36 Faculty Virgie Oatman Wanita Printy-Zika Nancy Schalles Ken Schreiber Caroline Swartz Julie Wake Sterling West Konnie Wiegman Fred Wi lson "People are the most important thing in life . . . treat them with respect and love them." - Ms. McGuire Joe Connolly Director of Operations and Finance "Lunch ladies" Staff Tilman Adair Director of Development Theresa Beauchamp Main Office Bill Powers Main Office "Business ladies" Lynn Vogel Main Office Thanks to these ladies, Jeanette Masker, Donna O'Connor, Cindy Connolly, and Pat Nelson for making those well-balanced meals that keep all of the St. Albert students healthy. (Photo by Mary Willms) When students take a trip to the Business Office in the Moriarty Center they can count on these two ladies, Gloria Blum and Pam Danzer, to help them with anything they need. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) Every day we walk down the same halls and through the same rooms. There are a few dedicated people who keep these rooms and halls maintained. From the ends of the 100 wing down through the new Math and Science Wing, students have a good environment to learn in, because of the support that these troops bring to our school. Students must be brought to school, fed a nutritious breakfast and lunch, and rely on coming to a clean and healthy school. These valiant maintenance people can be counted on to do just that: Harold Russell, Elmer Rodenburg, Jack Fauble, Robert Towers, Eric Bojack, Roger Hasenkamp, and Richard Jones. 31 • , I . - I • ,• .J • - ' f , , ~ I ' t ICS 39 "Under Tl'le Hood" Jill Svoboda shows what a real woman can do by getting under the hood during her auto class. (Photo by Ryan Milner) "The Great Escape" Marc Freeman and Megan Heideman prepare to leave school to experience another day at the Tucker Center. (Photo by Ryan Milner) 4Q "Lights, Camera, Action" Megan Heideman listens intently as her teacher explains television and radio production. (Photo by Ryan Milner) 'Where It All Happens" The Educational Service Center (Tucker Center) is where many students participate in hands on classroom activities. (Photo by Ryan,,llilner) "Fixing A Carborator" "Watch This" Mandy Hunter watches carefully while experimenting in the Control Room during her Radio and T.V. Programming class. (Photo by Ryan Milner) Jill Svoboda works on putting a carborator together during her Career Auto 1-2 class at the Tucker Center. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) " Dewey's Drawer" Students use the card catalog to locate books. The library is in the process of updating this system with the addition of computers. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "Explanation, Please" "Student At Work" Junior Mary Beth Danzer concentrates on her assignment while sitting in one of the coveted lounge chairs. (Photo by Tom Kaup) Ms. Oatman guides sophomore Clinton Rockwell through his math assignment. Ms. Oatman is inspirational in the educational development of many students. !Photo by Tom Kaup) "Decisions, Decisions" "Hand" reaches to grab a book on Iowa History. The library offers a large assortment of fiction and nonfiction works. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "So many books, so little time" Juniors Ryan Vogel and Marc Freeman expand their minds by reading their health books. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "Multi-Media Coordinator" Mrs. Angeroth is responsible for the airing of Channel 1 News. She is pictured in the Iowa Communications Network room. Next year students will have the the opportunity to be educated by teachers statewide via the fiber optic network. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "Word Processing " Liz Balk, Heather Pettit, and Adam Angeroth work diligently on the Gateway 2000 computers in Mrs. Shalles' Word Processing I class. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Classroom Work" Andy Murphy works to complete his Accounting assignment. (Photo by Nik Gruber ) s ~ ~.._ Business/ Computers .._-.......~--~------~ "Work, Work, Work" Ryan Vogel looks up at the camera as he finishes his accounting assignment. (Photoby Luke Bertelsen) "Accounting" Books, calculators, pencils, and worksheets are all used for Accounting class. (Photo by Nik Gruber) "Studying Up" "Teachers Helping Students" Scott Krumholtz and Jason Sabatka receive help from Mrs. Shalles, one of the Business/ Computers teachers. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Tiffany Thompson and Kelly Harrington work on their journal entries for their Accounting class. (Photo by Ni k Gruber) English "Homework" Sarah Weidman works on her assignment in Mrs. Kenny's Sophomore English class. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Class work" "American Literature" American Literature teacher Mrs. Wiegman, assists students Matt Michels and Sean Hall with their assignment. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) , LaChrista Woods uses her notes to study for a test coming up in her Ameri can Literature class. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Group Work" .Mandy Hunter and Kristina Quigley work together to finish a project by the end of the class. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Coat of Arms" Students Eric Ronk, Laura Quinze, Jake Flom, Nicole Welch, and-Sam Bjorling display their Coat of Arms project. Every year Mrs. Kenny's Sophomore English students are assigned a Coat of Arm s project, which displays their family history. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Studying" Kristina Quigley shows some deadline stress while Tony Stuntz uses his English skills to correct errors in theAccipiter, a newspaper produced by the St. Albert Journalism department. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) 43 "Senora's Students" Phil Graeve and Brian Meidlinger sit in Senora Printy-Zika's classe carefully finishing a worksheet. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Are You Hungry or Thirsty?" Madame Boltinghouse lectures her students about how to survive in France. She teaches them commonly used words such as faim and soif, which mean hungry and thirsty. {Photo by Mary Wiiims) 44 Foreign Languages ~-~ "O, AS, A, AMOS, AN" Kyle Regan focuses on the common endings for Spanish nouns. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) " Ecoutez et Repetez" Kristen Ostenso listens intently as Madame B conducts a French lesson. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Class Time" "Senor Smiley" Mark Applegate smiles c heerfully as he completes his Spanish work. (Photo by Mary Wl/lms) Brian Hughes and Jay Diits contemplate hunger and thirst in French. Luckily for them, in C.B. lunch has already been served. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Finishing Up" Tiffany Thompson and Claire Masker clean their brushes after a day of painting their color wheels in art class. {Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Toot Your Own Horn" Fine Arts "Sing Your Heart Out" Jill Svoboda and Shannon O'Connor belt out a tune during choir practice. {Photo by Joanie Conlon) Ben Shanno practices his saxophone skills after school. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) ' "New Technology" Band director, Carter Leeka, and Choir director, Rhonda Applegate, work on the new computer equipment. {Photo by Joanie Conlon) ~- "Sculpting" Courtney Wandersee molds the clay to resemble her own face in Ms. McGuire's Art Ill class. {Photo by Mary Willms) "Color Wheel" Greg Lindquist skillfully blends paint from his color palette while protecting his tie. {Photo by Joanie Conlon) 45: "The Three Amigos" Joe Hensley, Dimitri Mitchell, and Danny Reilly show their teamwork by hitting the books in their Calculus class. (Photo by Mary Burgett) <. " Math Whiz" Mary Hughes exhibits her Algebra 2 knowledge on the board in Mrs. Swartz's room. (Photo by Mary Willms) 46 "Math Measures Up" Stephanie Koch demonstrates her math skills by completing her project in Mrs. Jarrett's math class. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) Math "Wiegman's World " Sean Hall, Matt Michels, and A ndrew Coug hlin listen intently as Mrs. Wiegman gives instructions in her Geometry class . (Photo by Ab/Jay Salyers) "Freshmen Take Time Out" " Math Mind" Molly Borman works diligently on yet another frustrating Calculus assignment. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) Ryan Swanek, T.J. Smith, Ann Caniglia, Adam Hotz, and Graham Schmidt demonstrate the varied activity that takes place in their interactive Algebra class in Mrs. Fox's room. (Photo by Mary Burgatt) Health/P.E. ST. ALB "The Line Up" Mr. Schreiber lays down the law as the freshman stand in awe. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) "Hockey Time" "Face Off" Pat Whannel and Ryan Murphy face off in a fierce game of P.E. hockey. (Photo by Mary Burgett! Mr. Schrieber hurries away from a speeding puck shot by Brian Markel and Tim Koch. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) "P.E. Play Time" Devon Brosnahan and Jennifer Rochelle display the basics of hockey. (Photo by Mary Willms) "Heithoff's Health" Mr. Heithoff preaches enthusiastically about nutrition to his health ilnd religion classes. (photo by Mary Burgett) "Speedball" Joe Hensley looks for a pass to score for his team. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) ··('-' -47', > ~ ,i. ,. "Scientific Bonding" Kri sten Ostenso, Gram Mether, and Tony Leick take a moment to pose for a picture as Leick models a pair of scientific goggles. (Staff Photo) "Concentration" Blake Roux utilizes his knowledge of human anatomy gained in Mrs. Henricksen's Advanced Biology to complete a tough assignment. {Photo by Jay Diits and Phi/ Graeve) A$ "Taking It All In" Matt Birkhofer concentrates during a class discussion about single displacement reactions. (Photo by Phil Graeve) Science "Writing It Down" Ashley Arnold takes notes during Chemistry. (Photo by Jay Dills) "When In Doubt, Ask" "Demonstrations" Christina Hasenkamp works on a model for Mrs. Mooney's Physics class. {Photo by Phil Graeve) Mrs. Wake answers a Chemistry question as Anne Fischer listens attentively. (Photo by Ph/I Graeve) "Making Observations" Shannon O'Neill examines a photograph of the Fertile Crescent in her World History book. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Listening Hard" "Always Be Prepared" Erinn Beresford prepares a study sheet for a test on the Trojan War. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) Ryan Burden focuses on a discussion aboutthe Byzantine Empire in Mr. Kimble's World History class. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "A+++" Matt O'Donnell smiles as he realizes that all his answers are correct. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Opening the Mind" Mike Whannell discovers the difference between Gothic and Romanesque architecture. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Always Thinking" Alison Nicholas ponders the effects of rationing during World War I. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) 49 "Religious Huddle" Kyle Lancial, Becky Firestone, and Kristan Hering work on a prayer service that they will lead during their Prayer and Liturgy class. (Photo by Jake Driver) "St. Albert the Great" St. Albert the Great greets every student, teacher, parent, and guest that walks through the doors of St. Albert High School. St. Albert was a strong supporter of the sciences and a lover of nature. In fact, his favorite bird was the accipiter, or falcon, which is our mascot and name of our newspaper. St. Albert was a great teacher, mentor, and believer in education. (Photo by Tony Gus man) "We Love Religion!!" Joe Beltran and Christina Hasenkamp prepare for a skit about proper communication in Mr. Gruber's Relationships class. (Photo by Matt Burkey) Theology "Hail Mary ... " Sara Albertson prays that she will do well on her upcoming morality test. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "A Symbol of Faith" "Hungry for Justice" Tony Koch and Katie Busch discuss the homeless characters they will portray during the Social Justice Lockout. (Photo by Matt Burkey) Kelly Harrington's silver crucifix is a symbol of St. Albert High School and its faith community. Faith is something taught in the theology classes and is a very important part of Catholic teaching. (Photo by Ryan Milner) "Outstanding Poets" Leslie Morrow and Jay Dilts are happy about winning the Saint Albert Poetry awards. First place went to Alyssa Bouska for a full scholarship to SA her senior year, second went to Jay Dilts for $300, and third went to Leslie Morrow for $150. (Photo By Luke Bertelsen) "An Oµtstanding Senior" Heather Pettit accepts her Rotary Outstanding Senior Award from Ben Nicholas. (Photo By Darren Pekny) "Well Rounded" Senior Jeremy Koch smiles as he receives The US Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award . (Photo by Andy Smith) "Leadership, Service, Character" Senior Joe Hensely gratefully accepts his NHS award from Beth Ficek. (Photo By Andy Smith) "SA's Best Photographer" Kelli Siford accepts her journalism award. Siford was runnerup for The Best News Photo in UNO's annual journalism COmpettion.(Photo by Darren Pekny) hands with an editor from the World Herald as he accepts his Key Staffer Award. (Photo By Darren Pekny) "Future Engineers" Seniors Molly Borman, Megan Heideman and Beth Ficek grin as they look at their Sociey of Women Engineers Awards. (Photo By Andy Smith) 51- -sa " Peek-a-boo" Katy Long peers over a book that will help to prepare her for the Academic Decathlon competition. (Photo by Jake Driver) "Reading" John Butalla studies for the upcoming competitions. (Photo by Jake Driver) "Highlighting" Katy Long points to highlights in the passage. (Photo by Jake Driver) 54 Bottom Left : Sponsor Maryann Angeroth, Alyssa Bouska, John Butalla, and Katy Long. 2nd row: Lucas Dinklage, Blake Roux, and Joseph Beltran. (Photo by Jake Driver) Pep Band/Swing Choir ~t:: ............ ~~ .... """"" ... ,,_ .... "And The Band Played On" Tony Koch and Elizabeth Balk warm up before band practice. (Photo by Leslie Morrow) " Ready To Perform" "All Dressed Up" Sara Fritzsche, Emily Hensley, and Rebecca Fennell read their music as they get pumped up for the big show. Emily Aney and Ashley Arnold do some last minute practicing before going on stage. (Photo by Leslie Morrow) "Musically Inclined" (Photos by Leslie Morrow) "Family Ties" This year's National Honor Society welcomed five pairs of siblings into the St. Albert Chapter of the society. They are, from left ro right, Anne and Emily Fischer, Molly and Emily Borman, Beth and Brandy Ficek, Ben and Alison Nicholas, and Joseph and Emily Hensley.(Photo by Linda Borman) "I Light the Candle of Scholarship" Beth Ficek lights a candle after giving a speech at the NHS induction ceremony. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) 1 ant New Inductee' Emily Borman writes her name into NHS history as her sister, Molly, smiles down at her. (Photo by Linda Borman) " 1997/98 National Honor Society" Bottom Left:Joseph Ord, Joseph Hensley, Ross Meade, Anne Fischer, Ben Nicholas, Jermey Koch 2nd Row: Courtney Wandersee, Sarah Burke, Ellen Masker, Christina Hasenkemp, Dani Zimmerman, Molly Borman, McKayla Kroll, Ashley Arnold 3rd: Megan Heideman, Kristen Ostenso, Michelle Grote, Kristan Hering, Beth Ficek, Abbey Salyers, and Meghan Beresford. New inductees not pictured: Jacob Andersen, Emily Aney, Emily Borman, Angela Boyer, Katie Conlon, Andrew Coughlin, Mary Beth Danzer, Brandy Ficek, Emily Fischer, Phil Graeve, Nikolas Gruber, Emily Hensley, Mary Hughes, Abby Lowndes, Alison Nicholas, Michelle O'Connor, Angela Peterson, Christopher Ring, Blake Roux, Julie Ryan, Ben Shanno, Tony Stuntz, Nicole Welch, Mary Willms. Campus Ministry "Singing" Members of the choir sing at Ash Wednesday Mass. This choir is under the direction of Lyn Stuntz. (Photo By Darren Pekn "Distributing Ashes" --- "Serving" Andrew Coughlin assists Bishop Charron while he celebrates Mass during Catholic School's week. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Mr. Wettengel administers blessed ashes to Karmel Headen at the school's annual Ash Wednesday Mass. (Photo by Darren Pekny) "Campus Ministry Students in Action" (Photos by Luke Bertelsen and Tony Gusman) 51 "A Perfect Pose" Cheerleaders Kristina Quigley, Leslie Morrow, Emily Hensley, and Anne Fischer show us the true form of cheerleading. (Photo by Dara Willis) "Peppy At A Pep Rally" Jayne Friedrichsen and ol . Connolly show their school spirit at the pep rally. "GO Falcons GO" Julie McDonald cheers as the girls basketball team moves t hrough districts. (Photo by Kelly Harrington) 58 Cheerleading ;'1. :.\ "--< - "VarSTty Cheerleaders': · '- Bottom Left: Leslie Morrow, Amy Baines, Kristina Quigley, Angie Boyer, Second Row: Anne Fischer,Nicole Welch, Kelly Harrington, Emily Hensley, Virgina Webering, Third Row: Katy Colburn, Molly O'Neill, Jayne Friedrichsen, Ellen Masker, Jolene Connolly, Julie McDonald. (Photos by Molly 0 "Neill. Darren Pekny, and Kelly Harrington) 59 "Good Teacher; Great Actor" Mr. Kimble is not only a very valuable member of the St. Albert teaching staff, he also played an important part in the play "South Pacific", as Captain Brackett. "Young love on the sea" Senior Jeremy Koch places a lei around the neck of Sophomore Rebecca Fennell. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Acting isn't as easy as it looks" Senior Danny Reilly pauses momentarly to try to remember his next line in the play "One Day at the Zoo". (Photo by Joanie Conlon) DRAMA "Rising Turmoil of a Captive Family" Imprisoned Homo-Sapiens Meghan Beresford, Jeremy Koch, Kelly Harrington, and Ben Nicholas contemplate their new lives as atrractions in an alien exhibit in the one-act play 'One Day at the Zoo" directed by Mr. Fred Wilson. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Aloof Mom" Kelly Harrington sulks after a blowout with her teenage children. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Actors, directors , stage-hands teachers and students all make up Saint Albert's Drama Department. 61 "Concentration" Mary Burgett and Sarah Weidman focus before per- "State is Great" Courtney Wandersee and Stephanie Haug are ready to perform at Vets Auditorium in Des Moines. (Photo by Carol Hasenkamp) "Working Hard" Wendy Clayton and Kelli Mauer break for a picture at Porn Pon camp at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. (Photo by Peggy Clayton) Porn Pon "1997/98 Pommers" Bottom Lett: Sarah Burke, Mary Burgett, Ashley Arnold, Courtney Wandersee, Christina Hasenkamp, Stephanie Haug, and Nikki Hansen. 2nd row: Rachel Owens, Wendy Clayton, Marly McGruder. 3rd row: Angie Petersen, Sarah Weidman, Meghan Beresford, Kelli Mauer, Lindsay Kennebeck, and Kara Belt. (Photo by Jack Hanson) "Seniors Celebrate A Team Championship" Bottom left: Christina Hasenkamp, Mary Burgett, Stephanie Haug, Meghan Beresford 2nd row : Rachel Owens, Courtney Wandersee, Ashley Arnold, Wendy Clayton, and Kelli Mauer. Photo b Maril n Wandersee "All Smiles" (Photos by Marilyn Wandersee, Deb Kennebeck, and Joanie Conlon) "Trust Fall" The members of the Student Council participate in a trust building activity while on a retreat at the St. Thomas More Center. {Photo by Virgie Oatman) "Meeting Time" Members of the Student Council meet to discuss the results of the Mr SA Contest. {Photo by Bryan Connolly) "Intense Disscussion" Liz Balk, Megan Heideman, and Jeremy Koch meet to discuss the strategy for magazine sales. Student Counci l also organizes school dances and other fundraisers. (Photo by Bryan Connolly) 64 Student Council c;;_~~~~------- "Contestants" The contestants of the Mr. SA contest get ready to strut their stuff. The contestants were Dan Biede, Jake Gradoville, Mark Applegate, Dean Gray, Danny Reilly, Andy Murphy, Brian Mauer, Kyle Regan, Gram Mether, Tony Leick, Mike Stuntz, Nick Conlon, Aaron Grote, Chris Lear, John Sealock, and Joe Houser. Mr. SA is one of the Student Council's largest fundraisers. {Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Brian Mauer was Mr. SA, with first runner-up going to Danny Reilly and second runner-up to Joe Houser. Danny Reilly was also Mr. Congenial ity. Mark Applegate received the Peo le's Choice award. Photo b Luke Bertelsen {Photos by Kelly Siford, Luke Betelsen, and Jonna Anderson) 65 "Seeing A New Side Of Journalism" This photo captures a bird's eye view of Darren Pekny and Tony Gusman as they develop pictures in the darkroom. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Story Line" Katy O'Grady works hard on a story trying to meet a deadline. (Photo by Ryan Milner) "Candid Camera" Phil Graeve shows his photographic style and technique. (Photo by J. T. Waggoner) 66 Journalism 1 "Journalism 1 Class " Bottom left: Phi l Graeve, Jolene Connolly, Nik Gruber, Mr. Kaup, Ryan Milner, Kelly Siford, and J.T. Wa ggoner. 2nd row: Jay Di lts, Anne Fischer, Luke Bertelsen, Les lie Morrow, Chris Lownes, Jill Mathiaaen, Andy Smith, Kristina Quigley, Tony Stuntz, Mary Beth Danzer, and Scott McNeal. (Photo by Mary Willms) "Review" Michelle Grote waits to receive some editorial corrections. (Photo by Mary Willms) "Surrounded" "Deadline" Editor Joe Ord assists Bryan Connolly in computer work. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) Journalism Adviser Tom Kaup assists Molly O'Neill and Mary Burgett with their yearbook pages. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) Journalism students are shown here working on various tasks. (Photos by Mary Burgett, Joanie Conlon, and Molly O'Neill) 67 "We met a lot of challenges this year, but asa team we were able to accomplish our goals." -Jeremy Koch "QB Sneak" "Run, Jeremy, Run" Varsity Football Tony Stuntz scrambles away Falcon Jeremy Koch rushed down field in the State Playoff game against Missouri Valley. from defenders as he looks down (Photo by Nik Gruber) field. (Photo by Nik Gruber) 70 "The 1997 Varsity/JV Football Team" Left Bottom: Trainer Jiii Whlte1 Jeremy Koch, Jake Driver, Brian Mauer, Duke Kllnoski. Phil Groeve. 2nd row: Coach Gentile, Jason Trowbridge, Blanchard Johnson Ill, Pnt Ryan, Chris Ring, Derek Posplsal, Chad Ga ul. 3rd row: Coach Wettengel, Scott McNeal, Justin Trowbridge, Cody Baines. Dan Jonson, T.J. Smith, Mat1 Mlchols. 4th row : Co-Head Coach Schreiber. Paul Wise, Justi n Stubblefield, Kylo Lindeman, Matt O'Donnell, Fred Driscoll. 5th row: Co-Head Cooch Duggan, Steve Lindeman , Jeremy Richards, Tom Houser, Eric Ronk, Jerad Mitchell. 6th row: Coach Alndono, Luke Bertelson. Tony Stuntz1 Chad Schocning1 Jlm Bracker.JooOrd. 7th row: Coach Culjat, Danny Roane, Tony Liock, Tim Koch, Brian Meidlinger. (Photo by Pyles Studio) "Hold 'Em Line" Quarterback, Tony Stuntz, gets the offensive line ready to run over the opponents. (Photo by Nik Gruber) "Falcon Pride" Chad Schoening proudly displays the State Qualifying Trophy after a hard fought battle, against Missouri Valley. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) "The Sideline" Falcons encourage each other as they eagerly await their chance to take the field. (Photo by Darren Pekny) 1997 Football Record TJ Sgt. Bluff Red Oak WW/Sloan Maple Valley Boyer Valley Mo. Valley Shenandoah SA 6 17 45 44 34 38 0 31 State Playoffs Them 0 10 7 14 0 6 3 0 Mo. Valley 3 14 *District Runner-up First Team All-City Jim Bracker Jake Driver Blanchard Johnson Ill Brian Mauer Danny Roane Chad Schoening Second Team All-State Jim Bracker Third Team All-State Brian Mauer 71 "Never Say Never" The Freshman team never gives up. (Photo by Molly O'Neill) "Headed For The Endzone" Duke Kilnoski evades the tackle, as Fred Driscoll runs to make a block. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Arrrgh!!!" Paul Wise goes for the tackle. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "The 1997 Freshman Football Team" Bottom Left: Jarod Fuchser, Pat Hoffman, Aaron Grote, Adam Sawatzke, Jeff Burkey. 2nd Row: Brian Koch, Scott Stronck, Tyler McGlade, Andrew Balk, Jake Gradovi lle, Andrew Fetter. 3rd Row: Nick Buck, Coach Gentile, Mike Stuntz, Skyler Schlater, Thomas Sweeney, Darren Heideman, Coach Rindone, Matt Kramer, and Brad Conlon. (Photo by Mary Burgett and Mary Willms) Freshman/JV Football " Here Come The Falcons" Derek Posplsal and Fred Driscoll make the play. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "The Freshmen" Bottom left: Kim Burns,Shannon O'Neill. 2nd row: Jennifer Rochelle, Abbey Higginbotham, Kara Huffman,Coach Avey, Sarah Reinhardt, Rachel Meade, Claire Masker. 3rd row: Ann Caniglia, Tiffani Trowbridge, Kelly Sabatka, Melanie Koch. 4th row: Kassy Owens, and Molly Hiatt. (Photo by Studio BJ "The Block" Abby Lowndes blocks the ball in her opponent's face. (Photo by Mary Burgett) "The Spike" Kelly Sabatka goes for the spike. (Photo by Jason Sabatka) -""'"''i..;.~ "" .. :J"-• "Block" "1997 JV" Abby Lowndes anticipates the block. __ _.....,_ (Photo by Abbey Salyers) Kristen Ostenso, Brooke Janecek, Sarah Gorman, Marly McGruder, Lori White McKayla Kroll, Sarah Burke, Jayne Malone, Annie Driver, Emily Borman, Jen Patten, Laura Quinze, Katie Conlon, Lindsay Kennebeck, Stephanie Koch, Ka Belt, Coach Pat Kroll, Mary Hughes, Abby Lowndes, Erin Nielsen, Shellie O'Connor, Julie Ryan, Managers: Angie Boyer, Emily Aney. (Photo by studio BJ "I was pleased with how great a season we had. We reached a lot of the goals we set in August. It was fun playing on a team with such great diversity. We are proud of our record and how we played each game." -Becky Firestone "The highlight of the season was when we won districts. We won as a team and worked well together. We worked really hard and made a lot of progress throughout the season. " - Ali Nicholas "The Approach" Shellie O'Connor gets ready for the set. (Photo by Darren Pekny) 74 Varsity Volleyball "Going for the Kill" Molly Borman quick sets, while Michelle Grote goes for the spike and the defense isn't ready. (Photo by Linda Borman) 3 ~!!.::~_L_ _ _J "The 1997 Varsity Volleyball Team" Bottom Left: Kristen Ostenso. 1st Row: Brooke Janecek, Mary Willms, Abbey Salyers, Becky Firestone, Michelle Grote, and Beth Ficek. 2nd Row: Coach Jarrett, Ali Nicholas, Shellie O'Connor, Brandy Ficek, Emily Borman, Managers: Angie Boyer and Emily Aney. 3rd Row: Courtney Wandersee and Molly Borman. (Photo by Studio BJ 1997V Us Underwood 0 Bergan 3 Atlantic 1 Harlan 0 Creston 1 Norwalk 2 Underwood 0 Glenwood 2 Winterset 2 Duchesne 3 Harlan 3 Logan-Magnolia 2 Malvern 2 Underwood 1 W. Harrison 2 N. Valley 2 Mo. Valley 1 Neumann 1 ars1tv V 0 II Them 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 " Celebratio n " Ali Nicholas, Becky Firestone, Abbey Salyers, Michelle Grote, Molly Borman, and Brandy Ficek celebrate after a kill. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Spike it up" Abbey Salyers gets ready to show off her might and spike the ball. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) " On the Attack" Molly Borman, Ali Nicholas, Beth Ficek, and Becky Firestone are ready for more points. (Photo by Lin da Bor m a n) ev b a II R ecor d Us Them C.Christian 3 0 Tri-Center 3 0 LC 2 3 Mercy 0 2 TJ 2 0 AL 0 2 Kuemper 0 2 Den ison 1 2 C.Chri stian 3 0 Aquinas 1 2 L.Christian 2 0 Neumann 2 0 Boystown 3 0 Glenwood 3 0 Mo. Valley 3 0 Atlantic 3 2 Red Oak 1 3 Season Record 20 11 75 76 "Cross Country was a tough sport, but I'm glad I did it." -Ross Meade "/ran cross country because I wanted to stay in shape and meet new people. -Kevin Lancia/ "Determination" Kevin Lancial's determined look enables him to finish strong. (Photo by Joanie Con)oJJ) Boys Cross Country "Stride for Stride" Andrew Coughlin and Phil Epperson push each other to the finish line. {Photo by Joanie con/on) "The 1997 Girls/Boys Cross Country Team" Bottom Left: Kristina Quigley, Christina Hasenkamp. 2nd row; Sarah Weideman, Angie Petersen, Ross Meade, Cail Irwin, Rebecca Fennel. 3rd row; Jason Leick, Ryan Milner, Andrew Coughlin, Joe Hensley, Ryan Vogel, Phil Epperson, Judd Shea, Ross Jung. 4th row; Liz Balk, Mandy Hunter, Kristan Hering, Jolene Connolly, Melissa Respelicrs, Anne Fischer, Katie Busch, Emily Fischer, Katie Milner, Coach Milner. 5th row; Brian Markel, Kevin Lancial, Kyle Lancial, Jeremy Crampton, Kyle Regan, Scott Finken, Jake Andersen, Ben Nicholas, and Josh McGlade. (Pholo by Hovinga) Meet Abraham Lincoln Lewis Central Red Oak Bellevue West Tri-Center Harlan Boystown NCC Missouri Valley Districts "Why Me?" Kyle Lancia! listens intently as Ben Nicholas questions why he decided to participate in this grueling sport. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "The Chase" Ross Meade runs up the hill in pursuit of a T J runner and a first place finish. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "A Truck?" Ryan Milner wonders what the large truck behind him is doing at a cross country meet. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) Finish Letter Winners 4th Andrew Coughlin 5th Jeremy Crampton 4th Phil Epperson 9th Joe Hensley 3rd Kevin Lancial 6th Kyle Lancial 5th Josh McGlade 4th Ross Meade 4th Ryan Milner 11th Andy Murphy Judd Shea TT. "Winning state and being part of a great unified team highlighted my St. Albert 1997 cross country season." -Kristina Quigley "Ahead of the Wind" Claire Weidman runs with flying colors and proves how hard practice pays off. {Photo by Ryan Milner) 78 Girl's Cross Country "Wi 11 power" Katie Milner gives it her all at the Iowa State Cross Country meet. (Photo by Ryan Milner) "The 1997 Boys/Girls Cross Country Team" Bottom left: Kristina Quigley, Christina Hasenkamp. 2nd row: Sarah Weidman, Angie Petersen, Ross Meade, Calt Irwin, Rebecca Fennel. 3rd row: Jason Leick, Ryan Miiner, Andrew Coughlin, Joe Hensley, Ryan Vogel, Phil Epperson, Judd Shea, Ross Jung. 4th row: Liz Balk, Mandy Hunter, Kristan Hering, Jolene Connolly, Melissa Respeliers, Anne Fischer, Katie Busch, Emily Fischer, Katie Milner, Claire Weidman, Coach Milner. 5th row: Brian Markel, Kevin Lancia I, Kyle Lancia I, Jeremy Crampton, Kyle Regan, Scott Finken, Jake Andersen, Ben Nicholas, and Josh McGlade. Not pictured: Andy Murphy and Joanie Conlon. (PhotobyHovinga) 1997 Schedule Date Who Where 9/6 AL IWCC 9/13 LC IWCC 9/15 Red Oak T 9/19 Bell.West T 9/27 Harlan T 10/2 Boystown T 10/10 NCC Scotus 10/18 Mo.Valley T 10/23 Districts Atlantic 11 /1 State Fort Dodge "Preparation" Christina Hasenkamp and Kristina Quigley prepare for another run. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Endurance" Christina Hasenkamp displays determination and love for cross country. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "I'm Sure That's It!" Kristina Quigley makes sure she knows her course, as Melissa Respeliers and Katie Milner look on. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) 1997 State Qualifiers Coming in first at Districts, the team qualified for State, going on to place sixth. Kristina Quigley qualified first in the top seven, sending her to State also. State Winner Kristina Quigley took the 1997 State title in the two mile run. 79 "The team chemistry helped us become a better unit on the floor. The unity made us friends both on and off the floor:' - Co-Captain Chad Schoening ""Defense" Duke Kilnoski prepares a defensive stance as he and Chad Schoening wait for the ball. (Photo by Nik Gruber) 80 ....... -..ca~'--Varsity Boys Basketball ~--t---~-..........-------- "Lay it in" Chad Schoening shows perfect technique and adds another two points to the score. (Photo by Ryan Miiner) "The 1997/98 Boys Basketball Team" Bottom left: Coach Chad Kavaras, Mike Stuntz, Duke Kilnoski, Brian Mauer, Jerad Mitchell, Luke Bertelsen, Manager Nick Belt. 2nd row: Coach Greg Gentile, Tony Stuntz, Tony Leick, Danny Roane, Chri s Lownes, Chad Schoening, Andy Smith, Head Coach Dick Wettengel. (Photo by Jack Holder) Us Them Mo. Valley 100 52 T.J. 82 36 Harlan 50 45 Lin. Pius X 59 82 Tri-Center 71 50 Shenandoah 88 49 Ronca Iii 64 69 Cent. Christ. 87 62 Neumann 57 59 Red Oak 86 60 Kuemper 67 51 L.C. 73 49 1998 Class 2A "Long Arms" Chris Lownes , Counc il Bluffs player of t he year, throws the ball in to one of his teammates. {Photo by Mary Burgett) "Air-borne Agony" Brian Mauer soars over the defense on his drive to the basket. {Photo by Nik Gruber) "Please go in" Jerad Mitchell concentrates as he attempts to use perfect form on a three point shot. (Photo by Ryan Milner) Us Them Bergan 62 52 Mt. Michael 58 64 Lincoln 55 90 Atlantic 45 65 Skutt 76 61 Boystown 79 45 Bergan 85 66 A.L. 56 48 Underwoo d70 51 Southwest 86 63 Clarinda 73 69 Mapleton/ 54 61 M. Valley District Champions 81 Freshman/ JV ........ £~_--..:___§oy's Basketbal I "Warming Up" The Freshman boys basketball team warms up for their big game. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Watching His Back" Jeff Burkey uses his basketball skills to drive by the defense to score a basket. uke Bertelsen) "1997/98 Freshman Boys Basketball" Bottom Left: Brandon Baas, Mike Stuntz, Luke Wills, Brian Koch, Ryan Murphy, Adam Hotz, Nick Conlon. 2nd Row: Jake Gradoville, Tyler McGlade, Scott Stronck, Pat Whannell, Jeff Burkey, Aaron Grote. 3rd Row: Marcus Burbridge, Adam Sawatzke, Justin Baxter, Mike Whannell, Matt McDermott, Devon Brosnahan, Andrew Fetter. 4th Row: Coach Jim Duggan, Nick Buck, Darin Heideman, Jason McNeal, Cody Sanderson, and Coach Joe Connolly. Not pictured: Jacob Brown. (Photo by Tom Kaup) 8~ "1997/98 JV Boys Basketball" Bottom Left: Ryan Milner, Chad Gaul, Ross Jung, Andrew Coughlin, Paul Capel, Phil Epperson, Jason Olsen. 2nd Row: Manager Nick Belt, Josh McGlade, Alan Livermore, Josh Endelicato, Adam Reinhardt, Andy Smith. Brandon Haug, Alex Kuhns, Eric Ronk, and Coach Chad Kavars. (Photo by Nik Grubtlr) Freshman/JV Girls Basketball-- "The 1997/98 Freshman Girls Basketball Team" Bottom Left: Melissa Respeliers, Claire Weidman, Shannon O'Neill, and Caitlin Beresford. 2nd Row: Emily Stuhr, Hannah Minor, Rachel Meade. 3rd Row: Claire Masker, Alison Ronk, Kelly Sabatka, and Abbey Higginbotham. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "Soar" Kim Burns goes up for a shot while Abbey Lownes watches in anticipation. (Photo by Darren Pekny) "The Shot" The JV girls try to score against the ag gress ive, opposing team. "The 1997/98 Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Team" Bottom Left: Emily Borman and Jayne Malone. 2nd Row: Meg Hobbins, Alison Nicholas, Kim Burns, Katie Conlon, Laura Quinze, and Emily Aney. 3rd Row: Pat Kroll, Shellie O'Connor, Abbey Lownes, Kelly Sabatka, Erin Nielsen, and Melissa Respel iers. (Photo by Studio B) 83 With young, new faces on the varsity girls basketball team, predictions were skeptical, no one knew how the Saintes would perform. But the young Saintes pulled together and dispelled all rumors of being less than any teams of the past. Although the team was a win short of making their fifth straight state tournament appearnce, they accomplished a 20-3 record and won the mythical Council Bluffs' city title. "Jump Shot" Becky Firestone puts up a three. (Photo by Darren Pekny) 84 ....... ~~'-Var ity Girls Basketball .._ __ t-----~------ "Lay-up" Molly Borman puts up a lay-up as Jayne Malone watches. (Photo by Darren Pekny) Us Them A.L. 55 51 · Blair 58 42· Cent. Christ 66 26 Ronca Iii 48 33 T.J. 62 18 Tri-Center 95 37 Neumann 58 55 Gross 54 28 Duchesne 50 55 St. Cecilia 74 49 "Jump Up, Jump Around" GICC 57 71 Kim Burns powers a shot over a Boystown defender. Aquinas 62 50 (Photo by Darren Pekny) " 1997-98 St. Albert Saintes" Bottom left: Molly Borman, Becky Firestone, McKayla Kroll, Beth Ficek and Brandy Ficek. 2nd row: Meg Hobbins, Ali Nicholas, Katie Conlon, Emily Borman, Jayne Malone, Liz Balk, Emily Aney. 3rd row: Asst . Pat Kroll , Abby Lowndes, Jennifer Rochelle, Kim Burns, Michelle Grote, Abbey Salyers, and Coach Tom Heithoff. (Photo by Studio B) "Scramble" Jayne Malone scrambles among Duchesne defenders for a loose ball. (Photo by Darren Pekny) "Reaching For the Stars" Jennifer Rochelle launches a shot over a defender. {Photo by Darren Pekny) Us Them Bergan 65 37 Boystown 77 50 LC. 51 37 Plattsmouth 50 35 Harlan 38 35 Heelan 45 24 Mercy 61 23 LO-MA 86 40 Mo. Valley 56 26 Riverside 60 21 District Audubon 48 50 8 1998 Varsity Wrestlers 103 Thomas Sweeney 119 Skylar Schlater 125 Chris Ring 130 Jarod Fuscher 135 Patrick Hoffman 140 Dave Petersen 152 Jake Driver 160 Sam Bjorling 170 Jason Trowbridge 189 Justin Trowbridge H.W. Tim Koch H.W. Derek Pospisal " Look of Disbelief" "Victory is Sweet" Wrestling Senior Captain, Jake Driver, is Freshman State-qualifier, Thomas Sweeney, proudly displays his district win that advanced him to the state awarded a victory after pinning his tournament. Opponent. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) (Photo by Molly O'Neill) 86 " 1998 St. Albert Varsity Wrestling." Bottom left: Manager Annie Driver, Chris Ring, Jake Driver, Thomas Sweeney, Patrick Hoffmann, Tim Koch, and Manager Elicia Johnson. 2nd row: Derek Pospisal, Sam Bjorling, Jason Leick, David Petersen, Skylar Schlater, Jarod Fuscher, Jason Trowbridge, Justin Trowbridge. Standing: Coaches Bob Martin and Blanchard Johnson II. (Photo by Pyles Studio) "Psst.. .... l'm Winning" Derek Pospisal appears to be squeezing the life out of his opponent while managing to tell the referee a secret. (Photo by Abbey Salyers) "Try Getting Out" State-qualifier,Thomas Sweeney flexs his muscles as he puts his man right where he wants him--on the bottom. (Photo by Molly O'Neill) "Don't Mess with Me" Pat Hoffmann tangles another wrestler in a powerhalf lock and makes him beg for mercy. (Photo by Kelly Siford) 1998 Wrestling Record Us Them Us Them West Monona 24 51 Red Oak 24 39 Logan Magnolia 21 46 West Harrison 42 19 Lawton-Bronson 12 60 Riverside 39 28 Tri-Center 36 33 Underwood 8 54 Treynor 34 31 Raymond Central 57 18 Southwest 23 38 Arlington Ashland 48 30 A-H-S-T 24 48 Greenwood 33 45 Elkhorn-Kimblelton 53 3 Boystown 34 30 Woodbine 16 51 Falls City 43 28 Meryville (JV) 54 12 Clarinda Academy 31 42 Shenandoah 27 37 87 Varsity Boys Soccer "Use The Force!" Using an ancient Jedi mind trick, Ross Meade elevates the ball. He calls this one his "Magnetic Kidney" trick. (Photo by Lyn Stuntz) "Seniors" Ben, Mike, Kyle, Ross, Jeremy, & Kevin wat~h as Coach Shea reviews battle plans. {Photo by Lyn Stuntz) "The Controller" Tony Stuntz passes the ball under the watchful eyes of Darin Heideman. (Photo by Lyn Stuntz) "Varsity Soccer" Bottom From Lett: Luke Wills, Ross Jung, Thomas Sweeney, Andrew Coughlin, Ross Meade, Adam Holz, Adam Rosenthal 2nd Row: Manager Katy O'Grady, Darin Heideman, Josh Endellcato, Jeremy Eppersen, Jake Gradovllle, Ben Nicholas, Mike Draper, Kyle Lanclal, Assistant Bryan Brabec, 3rd Row: Managers Matt Wetmore and Katie Shea, Josh McGlade, Jeremy Crampton, Mike Stuntz, Scott Finken, Tony Stuntz, Brian Hughes, Kevin Lancial, Andy Colburn, Coaches Shawn Shea, and Dennis Shea. (Not Pi ctured: Brian Mauer) (Photo by Tony Gusman) "Jubilation" Senior Captains Ross Meade, Jeremy Epperson, and Ben Nicholas hoist aloft the Iowa State Class 1·A State Championship trophy after their 3·1 victory over Davenport Assumption. Coach Dennis Shea and his Falcons earned their first state soccer title in the history of the school at t he tournament played In Muscatine, Iowa. (Photo by Lyn s tuntz) J V Boys Soccer ---~...:!le..,__ "Out of Bounds" Junior Ryan Vogel scouts out a target and fires a throw in that direction. A good throw-in is an artform that is difficult to master. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "The Trap" Tom Sweeney demonstrates trapping on defense, fooling opponents. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Triple Deek!" Andrew Coughlin uses his impressive dribbling ski lls as he outwits his opponent. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Chip Shot" Ryan Vogel shows great form as he sends the ball downfiel d. "Junior Varsity Soccer" Bottom Lett: Adam Rosenthal, Jake Gradoville. Middle:Coach Shawn Shea, Gram Schmitt, Ryan Vogel, Luke Wills, Thomas Sweeney, Andy Colburn, Skyler Schlater, Jarod Fuscher, Tyler McGlade. 2nd Row: Coach Dennis Shea, Assistant Brian Brabeck, Assistant Pat McGlade, Brandon Haug, Scott Finken, Jeremy Crampton, Jake Flom, Chris Fietz, & Managers Katy O'Grady and Katie Shea. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Determination" Jayne Malone spies the ball and heads down field in hot pursuit. {Photo by Darren Pekny) "Good Pass" Senior Abbey Salyers looks to pass the ball up field to an open teammate. (Photo by Luke Bertlesen) "Move It or Lose It" "Nice Move" Mary Willms maneuvers around opposing defenders. (Photo by Luke Bertlesen) Ali Nicholas tries to get around a defender deep in the corner of the field while looking for someone to pass the ball to. (Photo by Darren Pekny) "Congratulations" Molly Borman celebrates a goal made by one of her teamates against cross town rival Thomas Jefferson. (Photo by Darren Pekny) Girls Soccer ------ ------- ---....-~---- "Header" Emily Borman prepares to head the ball towards a teammate as the Saintes move the ball up the field for another score. (Photo by Darren Pekny) " Running With the Wind" Jayne Malone chases after the ball during a heated battle. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) " 1998 Girls Soccer" "What Skills" Brandy Ficek shows us her stuff during a soccer competition. (Photo by Luke Bertlesen) "Kick It" Al i Nicholas nails the ball and sends it sailing for a goal. (Photo by Darren Pekny) - Bottom Left: Claire Weidman, Rachel Owens, Mary Willms, Liz Balk, Abbey Salyers, Molly Borman, Brooke Janecek, Kassy Owens, Megan Heideman, 2nd Row: Beth Ficek, Jayne Malone, Katie Conlon, Emily Stuhr, Emily Borman, Megan Prichard, Lindsay Kennebeck, Rachel Meade, Caitlin Beresford, 3rd Row: Melissa Respeliers, Brandy Ficek, Ali Nicholas, Elicia Johnson, Jennifer Rochelle, Erin Nielsen, Katie Milner, Hannah Minor, Kara Belt. (Photo by Darren PeknyJ 91 Varsity Boys Tennis "Playing the sport" Adam Reinhardt reaches up to return the ball. (Photo by Kelly Harrington) ''Relaxing ... lnTennis?'' Phil Danzer, Ryan Swanek, David Petersen, and Bryan Huffman relax while another player walks towards his team. "Which one is this?" "Preparing for another match" Bryan Huffman prepares for another match by finding his equipment. (Photo by Kelly Harington) David Petersen completes his swing after hitting the ball to his opponent. Tennis players use many different types of swings to attempt another victory for their team. (Photo by Kelly Harrington) "1998 Boys Tennis" Left to Right: Cody Sanderson, Bryan Huffman, David Petersen, Adal11 Reinhardt, and Ryan Swanek. (Photo by Jo/ans Connolly) Girls Tennis ~;.......-- "Eye of the Tiger" Shellie O'Connor shows the determination on her face as she hammers the ball at her opponent. {Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Concentration" Katy Colburn concentrates as she returns the serve. {Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "1998 Girls Tennis Team" "Relief" Katy Colburn glances down at the court taking a moment of reflection during her match. {Photo by Luke Bertelsen) "Net Serve" Kelly Harrington retreives the ball after a serve. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) Emily Aney, Amy Baines, Angie Boyer, Amy Clouse, Katy Colburn, Niki Crockett, Rachel Escritt, Kelly Harrington, Abbey Higginbotham, Kara Huffman, Melanie Koch, Stephanie Koch, Abbey Lowndes, Shellie O'Connor, Jenny Patten, Laura Quinze, Tai Ramirez, Katie Shea, Ellen Sievers, Tiffani Trowbridge, Margaret Waugh, Andrea Wise, Coach Jonna Andersen. 93: "Golf is Cool" Nick Conlon takes a minute to show us why golf is cool. Conlon competed in all of the varsity meets, and won the Nebraska Centennial Conference championship. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "Such a Nice Day" Harold washes the bus on a day so nice, he'd rather be on the golf course. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "Practice Makes Perfect" " Long Drive" Ben Shanno waits to see where his ball will land after a long drive. (Photo by Tony Gusman) Boys Golf 1998 JVNarsity Boys Golf Mark Applegate Andrew Balk Brad Conlon Nick Conlon Chad Gaul Aaron Grote Jason Leick Steve Lindeman Matt Michels John Montagne Jason Olsen Joe Ord Eric Ronk Chris Lownes practices his golfing technique on the football field. Chris Ch • L had an excellent season, finishing with the lowest stroke average and the ns ownes John Sealock Ben Shanno Jeremy Sherman Mike Whannell Most Valuable Golfer award. {Photos by Tony Gusman) 94 Girls Golf "Swinging Hard" Nicole Welch tees off in the city golf meet at Lakeshore Country Club. {Photo by Tony Gusman) "Good Follow Through" Michelle Grote tracks the flight of her ball while finishing her swing. {Photo by Tony Gusman) ~'!&~~~"Concentr ti n" Nicole Welch prepares to putt by taking a ·,. practice swing. {Photo by Tony Gusman) f-..t.....,...iilll!~~~ll.!!=~~ .. Nice Putt" 1998 Girls Golf: Jul ie Ryan demonstrates ideal fo rm while sinking this putt. ---------{Photo by Tony Gusman) Bottom Left: Michelle Grote, Mary Hughes, Julie Ryan. Back Row: Nikki Carter, Nicole Welch, Laura Gray, Rebecca Fennell. Not Pictured: Holly Schnitker, Emily Hensley. {Photo by Kelli Siford) The athletes practice on the cracked sidewalk surrounding the front of the school. Gill hurdles are placed at the proper intervals and off they run. Determination and grit overcome a great many things, and at SA the athletes in track and field can compete at any level. The athletes enjoyed a season of personal and team success in spite of the difficulties. ''I like Leick!'' -Coach Nick Kimble "The Throw" Junior Brian Meidlinger launches another disc. Meidlinger placed fifth in state competition. (Photo by Tony Gusman) ;96 Boys Track "The Champion" State Track champion Tony Leick displays his amazing ability to hurdle. Leick placed first in the 11 0 meter High Hurdles and 400 m Low Hurdles at the state meet in Des Moines. In spite of the fact th I the school does not have a track fac1l1ty Leick came home with two gold medals. (Photo by Tony Gusm. '' "The 1998 Boys Track Team" Bottom Left: Adam McKeagney, Ryan Milner, Brian Koch, Tom Houser, Cody Baines, Nik Gruber. 2nd Row: Coach Nick Kimble, Dan Jensen, Jeremy Koch, Nick Buck, Matt Fetter, Jake Andersen, Tony Leick, Scott McNeal, Brian Meidlinger, Blanchard Johnson, Kyle Regan, and Coach Bill Powers. Not pictured: Tony Koch, Brian Markel, Andy Murphy, and Brian Terveer. (Photo by Tom Kaup) Invitationals LC Indoor Boystown CB Relays Glenwood Relays Logan Relays Sioux City Relays LC Coed Relays Tiger Relays Drake Relays Glenwood Coed Denison Coed NCC Meet TJ Invite Seargent Bluff-Luton State "Stand and Deliver" Tony Koch , Ryan Milner, Cody Baines and Jake Andersen proudly display their track uniforms. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "The Handoff" Anchor runner Rya n Milner snatches the baton from a disembodied hand belonging to Kyle Regan. Quick thinking on their feet has made these two handoff specialists. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "$10,000 Pyramid" Kyle Regan, Cody Baines, Jake Andersen support Ryan Milner and Matt Fetter while Tony Koch anchors the top. With spirit and creativity this track team can practice anywhere and anyhow. (Photo by Tom Kaup) The 1998 edition of the Girls track team fared well in Southwest Iowa and at the State tournament in Des Moines. During the season the Saintes finished first or second in seven events. The Saintes qualified ten for the State tournament at Drake University in Des Moines. Nine of the ten Saintes who qualified for state were underclassmen with the lone senior being Megan Heideman. With such a young talented group, Coach Scott Milner will be enjoying success for years to come. "Nest e Qulk" Junior Kristina Quiqley finishes the 1,500 m run at the state meet in Des Moines. (Photo by Ryan Milner) 98 Varsity Girls Track "Leader of the Pack" Sophomore Alison Nicholas leads the competition as she participates in the Sprint Medley Relay on Jim Duncan Track at Drake University. (Photo by Ryan Milnor) "1 998 Girls Track Team" Bottom Left: Kristan Hering, Kristina Quigley, Christina Hasenkamp, and Melissa Respeliers 2nd row: Emily Fischer, Katie Milner, Jennifer Rochelle, Elisha Johnson, Jolene Connolly, Claire Weidman, and Sarah Weidman. 3rd row: Coach Scott Milner, Natalie Hering, Sarah Fritzsche, Megan Heideman, Katie Conlon, Katie Busch, Angie Petersen, Brooke Janecek, Sarah Gorman, Hannah Minor, Sara Connolly, and Kim Burns (Photo by Darren Pekny) Invitational LC Indoor Boystown Indoor CB Relays Griswold Boyer Valley Glenwood Sioux City Relays LC Outdoor Lady Lynx Underwood Glenwood Co-ed Denison Co-ed 2A District 2A State "Champion" Junior Kristina Quiqley enters the final stretch in the 3,000 meter run in hopes of representing her team well and medaling. (Photo by Ryan Milner) " Run, Claire, Run" Freshman Claire Weidman prepares to hand off the baton and recieve a much-needed rest after competing in the 4 X 800 meter relay. (Photo by Ryan Milner) "Flight" Sophomore Katie Busch displays grit and determination as she anchors the 4 X 800 meter relay in Class 2A competition. (Photo by Ryan Milner) Place No Team Score 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 5th No Team Score 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 6th 2nd 5th 99. "We worked hard and we had fun." -Shellie O'Connor "/twas a great learning experience." -Abbey Higginbotham "Warm-up" Melissa Kroll is preparing for another great game. (Photo by Deb Janecek} 00 Varsity Softbal I "The Hit" Brooke Janecek puts the ball into play. (Photo by Deb Janecek} ... . . ·:~ .. ·· ·, _ ..... "The 1997 Softball Team" Bottom Left: Julie Ryan, Laura Quinze, Melissa Respeliers, Elicia Johnson, Emily Fischer, Sara Connolly. 2nd Row: Abbey Highinbotham, Shellie O'Connor, Kristen Ostenso. 3rd Row: Coach Gentile, Amy O'Connor, Melissa Kroll, Brooke Janecek, Jayne Malone, Annie Driver, Tiffani Trowbridge, Coach Johnson, Coach Respeliers. (Photo by Deb Janecek) Riverside Underwood Essex Riverside Essex Southwest Treynor W. Harrison Harlan CAM Woodbine AL AL Us 1 0 1 0 1 13 5 0 1 2 3 0 3 "Social Run" Amy O'Connor, Kristen Ostenso, Jayne Malone, Melissa Kroll, and Brooke Janecek take a warm-up lap. (Photo by Deb Janecek) "The Runner" Laura Quinze is on her way to second base. (Photo by Deb Janecek) "On Lookers" First year coach Greg Gentile talks to Melissa Kroll and Jayne Malone about their game plan. (Photo by Deb Janecek) 1997 Softball Them Us Them 13 AL 0 9 9 AL 0 11 11 Mo. Valley 2 6 12 Shenandoah 1 14 13 Glenwood 0 12 0 Shenandoah O 14 13 Le Mars 1 13 11 S. Sioux City 8 6 13 TJ 0 12 16 TJ 1 11 13 Glenwood 2 7 10 LC 0 6 13 LC 0 12 Loaan Maci. 4 0 "The Throw" First year member Erin Walsh starts to throw the ball towards first base. (Photo by Jolene Connolly) "Ground Ball" Kristen Ostenso picks up a ground ball to throw it to third base. (Photo By Jolene Connolly) "Great Catch" "Squatting" Sophomore Emily Fischer squats to grab a ground ball. (Photo by Jolene Connolly) Sara Connolly makes a great catch during softball practice. This is Connolly's second year as a varsity softball player. (Photo by Jolene Connolly) Softball Preview " 1998 Varsity Softball" Bottom Left: Angela Roux, Tara Reilly, Courtney Stubblefield, Anne Caniglia, Erin Walsh, Sarah Vogel, 2nd Row: Jade Knudson, Sara Connolly, Stephanie Bomert, Erin Belt, Meghan Kennebeck, Laura Quinze, 3rd Row: Coach Kelly Duffeck,Tiffany Trowbridge Liz Regan , Kristen Ostenso, Megan Prichard, Melissa Respel iers, Kristina Quigley Terilee Mescher, Emily Fischer, Courtney Prichard, Coach Lisa Ricks. (Photo By Joleno Connolly) 1997 Freshman/JV Baseball ~~~~ "1997 St. Albert Freshman Baseball Team" Bottom left: Cody Baines, Paul Capel, Lance Kellogg, Brandon Haug, Chris Rodenburg, Jason Olsen, Pat Ryan. 2nd row: Coach O'Brien, Sam Bjorling, Eric Ronk, Matt Sewing, Charlie Vanfossan, Ben Shanno, and Phil Epperson. (Photo by Pyles Studio) "Hey Batter" Tony Stuntz looks a little nervous as he prepares to blast one over the fence. (Photo by Lyn Stuntz) "On your toes" First baseman, Mark Applegate, is ready ....;;o--.... to make a play for (Photo by Lyn Stuntz) "Stretch" ;.::~~ Tony Stuntz closes his eyes and prays (Photo by Lyn Stuntz) "1997 St Albert JV Baseball Team" Bottom Left: Derek Pospisal, Bryan Huffman, Jason Leick, Jason McEvoy, Tony Koch. 2nd row: Pat Schmitz, Steve Lindeman, Brian Mauer, Gram Mether, Phil Koch, Brian Markel, John Sealock. 3rd row: Coach Kavars, Tony Stuntz, Darren Pekny, Mark Applegate, Jay Dilts, Scott McNeal, and Brian Meidlinger. (Photo by Pyles Studio) 103 "Throwing Smoke" Chris Lownes shows perfect form as he launches a strike for the Falcons. (Photo by Lyn Stuntz) "The Pitch " Tony Stuntz has the look of determination as he winds up for another strikeout. (Photo by Lyn Stuntz) ........ llC" '-1997 Varsity Baseball -----t----..:--........,------- "Playing at the Big Field" The Falcons celebrate their win against TriCenter at Rosenblatt Stadium. 1997 Baseball Record SA Them Woodbine 5 0 Mo. Valley 9 11 Clarinda 0 10 A.L. 1 3 Harlan 3 7 A.L. 0 10 T.J. 6 2 Treynor 6 2 T.J. 8 3 Riverside 14 0 Dowling 5 10 Davenport 1 11 Heelan 1 3 Mo. Valley 19 2 A.L. 2 3 Griswold Shenandoah Atlantic Logan Denison Spencer Glenwood Walnut S.West T.J. Tri-Center Underwood L.C. Tri-Center Record: 16-13 9 4 5 7 2 7 5 7 10 1 12 11 1 3 7 3 4 9 0 12 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 "1997 St. Albert Baseball Team" Bottom Left: Jason Leick, Brian Mauer, Gram Mether, Jake Driver, Blanchard Johnson, Matt Meidlinger, Jay Dilts, Dean Gray. 2nd Row: Coach Schreiber, Coach O'Brien, Mark Applegate, Tony Leick, Charlie Narmi, Chad Sheening, Chris Lownes, Ryan Stuntz, Alex Waugh, Coach Rindone, and Coach Kavars. (Photo by Pyles Studio) 1998 Baseball 1998Summer Schedule 1998 Freshman Baseball Bottom Left: Jeff Burkey, Brandon Baas, Thomas Sweeney, Skyler Schlater, Andrew Fetter, Drew Pospisal Top Lett: Jake Gradoville, Tyler McGlade, Mike Stuntz, Aaron Grote, Adam Sawatzke, Darin Heideman, Adam McKeageny, Coach Culjatt. (Photo by Pyles Studio) Date 5/26 5/28 5/29-30 6/2 6/3 6/4 6/6 6/8 6/10 6/11 6/12 6/13-14 6/16 6/17 6/18 6/19 1998 Jun1 ior Varsity Baseball ~~~~ ottom Left: Brian Markel, Phil Epperson, Bryan Huffman, Derek Pospisal, Tony Koch, Jason McEvoy, Jason 6/27-28 01 n, Top Left: Coach Ferguson, Brian Meidlinger, Scott McNeal, Steve Lindeman, Sam Bjorling, Charlie 6/30 Vanfossan, Ben Shanno. (Photo by Pyles Studio) 7/1 1998 Varsity Baseball Bottom Left: Emily Aney, Elise Vogel, 2nd Row: Phil Koch, Brian Mauer, Gram Mether, Dean Grey, Jay Dilts, Blanchard Johnson, Steve Lindeman, 3rd Row: Coach Schreiber, Jason Leick, Jake Driver, Brian Markel, Mark Applegate, Nathan Baas, Coach Kavars, Top Left: Coach Ferguson, Tony Stuntz, Chad .. choening, Brian Meidlinger, Chris Lownes, Tony Lieck, Coach Culjatt. (Photo by Pyles s tudio) 7/3 7/6 717 718 7/10 7/11 7/13-21 7/24 7/29 Team Southwest Mo. Valley (iv) Mo. Valley Tourn Calrinda AL Hara In LC Tourn. Bedford TJ (9&V) Riverside LC Dowling Tourn. Mo. Valley Red Oak Griswold Shennandoah Atlantic Loma Kuemper Tourn. Glenwood Walnut LC TJ Tri-Center AL Boyer Valley Hilltopper (jv) Districts Substate State ~o 107 "The Stare" Luke Bertelsen showed his football pride by sporting his jersey the entire week. This has been a tradition for many years at SA. (Photo by Mary Burgett) "Balloon Man" Tyler McGlade helps his team to a victory in the balloon race. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) / 1Q8 Homecoming "'---"'to._..:. :~~ -------- "At the Hop" Sarah Weidman and Meghan Beresford show their SO's dance style at the pep rally. The pep rally was a true success and showed the true spirit of the St. Albert community. (Photo by Mary Willms) "The Royalty and their Court" From left to right: Jeremy Epperson, Jim Bracker, Becky Firestone, Dean Gray, Joanie Conlon, King Ross Meade, Queen Elizabeth Balk, Molly Borman, Christina Hasenkamp, Jake Driver, Kristan Hering, Chad Schoening. (Photo by Linda Borman) "Captain" Jeremy Koch gives an inspirational speech to the homecoming pep rally crowd. Jeremy and the football team went on to win the football game against Red Oak 45-7 in regular season conference game. (Photo by Mary Burgett) "Oddball" Kassy Owens shows her wacky side on oddball day during homecoming week. Many students showed their true colors by dressing up for the festivities. Students dressed up in their pajamas, backwards clothes, SO's attire, and spirit clothes along with oddball outfits for the week. (Photo by Mary Wiiims) "Totally Cool" Molly O'Neill is a true SO's girl in her glasses and sweater. The theme for this year was "Lets Go To The Hop." The student body enjoyed the SO's theme as they dug into their parents old attire for theme day. Some even wore their outfits to the dance. (Photo by Kelly Harrington) " Pajama People" Liz Balk assures Kyle Regan that it is alright to see Joanie Conlon in her pajamas during homecoming week. (Photo by Molly O'Neill) "Batgirl" Claire Weidman spins her way to the finish line during the dizzy bat race. There were many exciting activities for the students at the pep rally. The seniors dominated the pep rally with a huge finish in the eating contest. (Photo by Kelly Harrington) 109 WEEKEND ACTIVITIES YEAR ROUND .... FALL: Football games, cross country meets, volleyball games, yard work, and watching games on T.V. WINTER: Sledding, ice skating, snow ball fights, basketball games, and wrestling. SPRING: Soccer games and track meets. SUMMER: Swimming, baseball, softball, vacations, and laying out. Throughout the entire year people enjoy dances, parties, watching movies, and JUST HANGING OUT. "TOGA!!!TOGA!!!" "MOVIES" Kristina Quigley and Katie Busch Jake Andersen models his 101 Dalmatian toga attire. He added his own "color" to this particular party. display their fear of Freddy Krueger (Photo by Cait Irwin) to the camera. (Photo by Catt Irwin) ~10 f "Man In Red" Andy Colburn works hard as a checker at Target. (Photo by Cail Irwin) Heather Petitt works at the Council Bluffs Animal Hospital. She says the color of her job is yellow, because animals make her happy, and yellow is a cheery color. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) Jason Leick works at Menard's. He says the color of his job is red because red is the color of the Menard's uniforms. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) Kristina Quigley works at Hy-vee. She says the color of her job is a combination of colors because of the variety of costumers. (Photo by Joanie Conlon) "Showing Pride In Your Work" Mark Applegate does his own "thing" at Thingsville. (Photo by Ca/t /rwln) Nik Gruber works at Lidgett music store. The color of his job is blue because they usually play the blues on the job. (Photo fly Joanie Conlon) 111 "Self expression is shown through your thoughts, words, and actions, not by what you wear. .............. . AS IF!!!!!" -Molly O'Neill and Mary Burgett "Get a Clue" Jake Driver sports his not so trendy fads. (Photo by Molly O'Neill) "Trendy Teens" These fashion divas strike a pose to show off their great style. Bottom left: Elicia Johnson, Kristen Ostenso, Angie Petersen, and Josh Endelicato. 2nd row: Meghan Beresford and Rachel Owens. 3rd row: Kelly Kuehl, Bryan Huffman, Dean Gray, and Darren Pekny. (Photo by Mary Burgett) ,, "These Shoes are Gonna Walk all Over You" Students circle to display their "in" shoes, such as Dr. Martens, clogs, and the summer favorite, flip-flops. (Photo by Luke Bertelsen) In Body piercing Short, layered hair Bottled water Flared Jeans Untucked blouses Dr. Martens Skinny pants Play Station Dark denim Out Temporary Tattoos Long, permed hair Diet soda Tapered jeans Sweater vests Jellies Miniskirts Nintendo 64 Stonewashed In Cat eyed glasses Leonardo DiCaprio Carmen Electra Spikey headbands Stocking caps Sideburns Clunky purses Brown Spice Girls "A Working Man's Jeans" Carpenter jeans were a hit for the 97-98 winter season. (Photo by Mary Burgett) Out Contacts Jared Leto Jenny McCarthy Baby Barrettes Berets Goatees Mini back packs Lime green Hanson 113 "1996/97 Europe Trip" Bottom Left: Molly Borman, Jason Leick, Andy Watson, and Meghan Beresford. 2nd Row: John Sealock, Megan Vanscoy, Dara Willis, Joanie Conlon, Johnathon Montagne, Adam Angeroth, and tour guide Delphine. (Photo by Linda Borman) "A Day in Monaco" Molly Borman, Joanie Conlon, and Meghan Beresford take a picture with Prince Albert. (Photo by Linda Borman) 114 Foreign Trips "1997/98 St. Lucia Trip" Bottom Left: Rachel Owens, Kelly Harrington, Liz Balk, Meghan Beresford, Jeremy Koch, and Megan Heideman. 2nd Row: Kevin Lancial, Jeremy Sherman, Joe Ord, Ben Nicholas, and Cait Irwin. (Photo by Kathy Regan) "1997/98 Europe Trip" Bottom Left: Amy Baines, Mary Burgett, Chrystal Muller, Marly McGruder, LaChrista Woods, Molly O'Neill, and Mandy Hunter. 2nd Row: Katy Long, Kristen Ostenso, Mary Willms, Bryan Huffman, Wendy Clayton, Abbey Salyers, Tiffany Thompso.n, Courtney Wandersee, and Brian Mauer. 3rd Row: Jayne Friedrichsen, Rachel Owens, Brooke Janecek, Sarah Burke, Stephanie Haug, Gram Mether, Steve Lindeman, Liz Balk, and Kristan Hering. 4th Row: Molly Borman, Joe Hensley, Michelle Grote, Matt Birkhofer, Eric Fietz, Mark Applegate, Danny Roane, Joe Beltran, Tony Stuntz, Danny Reilly, Dean Gray, and Scott Finken. "Punishment" (Photo by Linda Borman) " London Smashing Baby" Molly Borman and Mary Burgett stand on the street In front of their hotel in downtown London. The weather in London was chilly during the trip. It even snowed huge snowflakes one day. Shopping for the day included stops at The Hard Rock Cafe, Dr. Martens, and Covent Garden. After spending several days in countries with foreign languages, strange cuisines, and other odd customs, it was somewhat of a relief to speak English and eat at McDonalds again. (Photo by Linda Borman) "Wet Paint" John Sealock gets tied up in a dungeon. (Photo by Molly Borman) Joe Ord shows the hard working attitude of St. Albert students by painting a wall. While in St. Lucia, St. Albert students and faculty helped to restore parts of the hospital. They also took time to visit with the patients and to help boost the economy with shopping. Although there was a lot of hard work, there was also time to enjoy St. Lucia's beaches, scenery, and shops. (Photo by Father Phil Hobt) With.or without you "Whewwwww!!!!!!" "Gettin' Jiggy With It" Prom Senior Kelly Harrington displays Juniors Kristen Ostenso and Phil Graeve enjoy the friendly atmosphere of Prom. Prom is a chance for the stress involved in attending many students to enjoy one last farewell before the year closes. (Photo by Tom Kaup) Prom. (Photo by Tom Kaup) 116 "1998 Senior Prom Court" Seniors selected for the 1998 Prom Court are (from left) Jeremy Epperson, Christina Hasenkamp, Dean Gray, Kristan Hering, Danny Reilly, and Molly O'Neill. (Photo by Tom Kaup) Seniors Kelly Harrington, Liz Balk, and Cait Irwin display their funky gyrations. Dinner at Kobe's obviously didn't make this trio lethargic on the dance floor. ( hoto by Tom Kaup) The owner of this tuxedo jacket most likely shed his outer layer due to the sweltering heat in the gym. The weight room turned into an impromptu coat room during the evening. (Photo by Tom Kaup) Seniors Stephanie Haug and Dean Gray are greeted by a camera. The 1998 Prom ticket sales were 25 percent higher than in previous years. (Photo by Tom Kaup) "S.A. Royalty" King Dean Gray and Queen Kristan Hering. (Photo by Tom Kaup) Master of Ceremonies Darren Pekny rattles off biographies for the Junior-Senior Prom Court during the coronation of the King and Queen midway through the evening. (Photo by Tom Kaup) 1l The end of the process. A final curtain for twelve years of experience in the American system of education. The vision of Dewey, Albert the Great, and countless supporters of our school system leads all to this final point. A moment of joy, of hope, and of sadness. An ending and a beginning all wrapped up in the colors of green and gold. The same ritual, and same old song. But always, with a different hue, the shades of '98 pass on. "Its A Wonderful Life" Finally finished!!! Graduation Senior Bob Busch and his broad Ela ted gradua tes Moll y O'Neill and Ben Nicholas display th eir fri endship as they remi nisce ab out their smile says it all. experiences at St. Alb ert. The neck ribbon and gold medallion were given to graduates with a minimum grade (Photo by Nik Gruber) point average of 3.5. (Pfloto uy Tom Knuf'J Mrs. Wie g man puts th e finis hing touch es on M a ry Burge tt's gown prior to the graduation ceremony. (P/1010 liy To m Kn 11 pi Bishop Joseph Charron awards Liz Balk her diploma as School Boar d President John Masker looks 00. (Plw t o by Tom Knupl "Which way does this thing go?" asks John Sealock as he prepares himself for his last day as an SA student. (Plwto by N ik Grubt•r) Wendy Clayton and Tiffany Thompson proudly display their diplomas. Seventy students received their diplomas at the May 24th ceremony. (Photo ln1 Tom kn11pl "Graduation Notables" Valedictorians: Molly Borman, Beth Ficek, Megan Heideman, and Courtney Wandersee. Spirit of St. Albert Award: Jeremy Koch and Megan Heideman St. Albert Award: Ray Reineke Hall of Recognition: Joann Hopp, Father Daniel Delehant, Marshall Scichilone, and Monsignor Edward Hurley. Dean Gray takes a break from celebrating to express his true feelings about sleeping in and missing math ClaSS. !Photo l• y fom k aup/ 119 ; Adam: "Make it so." Love, Mom, Dad & Michael You started small and cute, and you've grown into a beautiful woman, ready to take on the world, and what's in it. You make me so proud. Congratulations and good luck! I love you, Mom Dara Willis 1998 Graduate of Saint Albert High School Mary Burgett Class of 1998 CONGRATULATIONS MARY! We are so proud of you. May your future be full of God's blessings! LizLove, Mom & Dad We'll shed a tear As you walk out of the doorWe won 't be writing poems On your lunch sacks anymore! CONG RA TULA TIO NS! WE LOVE YOU! Dad, Mom, & Andrew Congratulations MOLLY! You always were in a class of your own! We love you! Mom & Dad Shannon & Brianne CONGRATULATIONS JOANIE! Look forward. Turn what has been done into a better path, for it is you who will help caiTy out the promise of our destiny. Love, Your Family Congratulations, Molly! It has been a great joy watching you grow. From your biggest fans with love and pride- we will always be there to cheer you on. Momma, Dad, & Lil'Sis Molly Borman 1998 Graduate of Saint Albert High School Joe & Mike Now aU grown-up and still buddies! We're so proud of you both! CongratuJations! We Love You! Ma ry Willms Class of 1998 CONG RA TULA TIO NS We are so proud of you "Everybody Hurts Sometimes! " Love, Mom, Dad, & Kevin Kelly Harrington Class of 1998 Congratulations Kristan Good Luck at IOWA Wendy, We ' r e so proud of you. We Love You , Mom & Natali e You've always made us proud. Good Luck in the future. Thanks for being you! Love, Mom &Dad Wendy Clayton 1998 Graduate of Saint Albert High School Congratulations Jayne ! From Pre-K to Graduation, we've always been proud of you. Keep up the good work! Love, Mom, Dad, Jodie, & J ulianne J ayne Friedrichsen 1998 Graduate of Saint Albert Ben, Good Luck in the years ahead. Love, Mon1 & Dad Michelle Grote Class of 1998 You 've ma d e us pr oud over & over! Love, Mom, Dad & Aaron Abbey Salyers Class of 1998 You' ve grown into a sophisticated, beautiful, talented, intelligent young lady. We 're proud of you. Mom, Dad, & Missy ChristinaWhat a Doll! We Love You! Mom, Dad, Anne, & Phil Rachel Owens Class of 1998 Congratulations Rachel! We hope all your dreams come true. We Love You & We are Proud of You! Love, Mom, Dad, & Kassy Heather Pettit & Andy Murphy You ' ve come a long way babies! I'm proud of you both! Love, Mom Joey O rd Class of 1998 Congra tulations on all you have accomplished d u ring you r High School years. We are very proud of you! Love, Mom & Dad Tiffany - Thirteen years of Parochial school completed. CONGRATULATIONS Love You, Mom & Dad Bob, Congratulations! We are proud of you and all that you have accomplished! Love, Mom, Dad, Dan, and Katie Andy Murphy Class of 1998 CONG RA ULA TIONS ANDY! We Love You, Mom, Dad, Ryan, & Eric Johnathon Montagne Class of 1998 "Par" does not begin to describe you. You're an "Ace" to us. Love always to our favorite son. Mom &Dad Congratulations Cait! We're so proud of everything you have already accomplished and we can't wait to see what you do in the future. Love, Mom, Dad, Andy Tex & Huey Mark Appelgate Through the years you've always been everything we had hoped for. We are proud of you and what you have accomplished. Congratulations! Love, Mom & Dad Class of 1998 Meghan Beresfo r d Class of 1998 CONGRATULA TIONS DAR'LIN This is but the beginning ... Love, Mom (1 -10)-(6+8) & Dad Congratulations on four great years. You were the Sainte with pride. We are proud of you! Love Mom & Dad Rebeccca Firestone Class of 1998 Congratulations on a great senior year & continued success in whatever you do. Love, Mom & Dad I .Jim Bracker Class of 1998 I Courtney, From pigtails to prom dresses, life with you has n wer been dull! 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NE 68104 Mindi Sales OWNER/OPERATOR - Featuring a Touchless Car Wash (712) 322 - 4403 2924 North Broadway - Council Bluffs, IA 51 503 LYN OPT Prescript ICAL ions Accurately 6) Filled ~ Contact Lens Fittings Service and Quality at an Affordable Price 2600 West Broadway Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Examinations Avai!a !a 322-3097 D. Tye, Owner Best Wishes - Higginbotham & Ronk :14 Colophone 1997-1998 "True Colors" Dimensions Staff Managing Editors: Copy Editor: Design Editor: Computer Specialists: Photo Director: Photo Editors: Business Manager: Index Editor: Page Editors: Adviser: Molly Borman Joe Ord Ellen Masker Caitlin Irwin Bryan Connolly Eric Fietz Abbey Salyers Mary Burgett Joanie Conlon Mary Willms Michelle Grote Molly O'Neill Wendy Clayton Jake Driver Kelly Harrington Christina Hasenkamp Kelli Mauer Andy Murphy Jason Sabatka Thomas J. Kaup, C.J.E. The 1997-1998 Dimensions Yearbook "True Colors" was printed in 6-10 point Helvetica, with the headlines printed in 26-72 Helvetica Bold. Mr. Jay Anderson was the representative from the Josten company who provided invaluable assistance. The Dimensions staff was able through book sales and advertising to raise enough funds to completely pay for this yearbook without any school subsidy. Index Albertson , Sara 6, 50 Andersen , Jacob 12 16 17, 56, 64, 65, 77, '79,' 97, 110 Angeroth , Adam 24 30 42, 72, 114, 121 ' ' Aney, Emily 12, 55, 56, 73, 75, 83, 85, 105 Appelgate , Mark 25 44 65, 103, 104, 105', 11'1, 115, 124 , Arnold , Ashley 24, 26, .29. 30, 48, 55, 56, 48, 63 B Baas, Brandon 6, 82, 105 Baas , Nathan 18, 105 Baines, Amy 28, 59, 11 5 Baines, Cody 12, 71 , 97, 103 Balk, Andrew 6, 64, 69, 72 Balk, Elizabeth 24, 25, 26, 42, 55, 64, 65, 77, 79, 85, 91 , 109, 113, 114, 115' 117' 119' 121 ' 122 Banks, Kelley 28 Bartels, Bridget 6, 1 o, 59 Baumert, Stephanie 102 Baxter, Justin 6, 82 Belt, Erin 102 Belt, Kara 12, 63, 73, 91 , 93 Belt, Nickolas 12 16 81 82 ' , ' Beltran, Joseph 50, 54, 115 Beltran, Kimberly 6 Beresford, Caitlin 6 59 83, 91 ' ' Beresford, Erinn 6, 49, 59 Beresford, Meghan 28, 29, 30, 31 , 32, 56, 61 , 63,64, 108, 112, 114, 124 Bertelsen, Luke 18, 66, 71 , 81 , 108, 126 Biede, Daniel 12, 65 Birkhofer, Matthew 48, 114, 115 Bjorling, Sam 2, 12, 43, 87, · 105, 103 Bojanski, Dana 18 Borman, Emily 12, 56, 73, 75, 83, 85, 91 Borman, Molly 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 33, 46, 51 , 56, 74, 75, 84, 85, 90, 109, 114, 115,121 , 122, 126, 140 Bouska, Alyssa 18, 54 Boyer, Angela 12, 56, 59, 73, 75, 126 Bracker, James 25 71 109 ' ' ' 124 Brosnahan, Devon 6, 47, 82 Brouse, Cassy 6, 59 Brown, Jacob 6, 39, 82 Buck, Nicholas 6, 72, 82, 97 Burbridge, Marcus 7, 1 O, 82 Burgett, Mary 25, 26, 30, 62, 63, 67, 112, 115, 119, 121 , 33 Burke, Sarah 18, 56, 63, 64, 73, 115 Burkey, Jeffery 7, 70, 72, 82, 105 Burkey, Matthew 18 Burns, Kimberly 7, 10, 10, 73,83, 85, 99 Busch, Katie 12, 50, 77, 79, 99, 110 Busch, Robert 27, 123 Butalla, John 54 c Caniglia, Ann 7, 46, 73, 102 Capel, Paul 12, 82, 103 Carter, Nicole 13, 95 Chambers, Paul 12, 13 Clayton, Wendy 24, 26, 28, 30, 62, 63, 115, 119, 122, 140 Clouse, Amy 13 Colburn, Andrew 18, 88, 89, 111 , 144 Colburn, Katherine 27, 59, 93 Colburn, Martha 7, 59 Conlon, Brad 7, 10, 72 Conlon. Nick 7, 65, 82, 94 Conlon, Katrina 13, 56, 73, 83, 85, 91 , 99 Conlon, Joan 25, 28, 30, 31 32, 109, 114, 121 , 122, 140 Connolly, Bryan 67, 126, 140 Connolly, Jolene 18, 58, 59, 66, 77, 79, 99, 126, Connolly, Sara 7, 59, 99, 101 , 102 Coughlin, Andrew 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 46, 56, 57, 76, 77, 79, 82, 89, 144 Crampton, Jeremy 18, 77, 79, 88, 89, 144 Crockett, Nicole 13 Cummingham, Rachel 7 D Danzer, Mary Beth 18, 41, 56, 66 Danzer, Philip 7 Dilts, Jay 18, 39, 44, 51 , 66, 103, 104, 105 Dinklage, Lucas 18, 22, 54 Draper, Michael 25, 27, 88, 121 , 144 Driscoll Jr., Frederick 13 71 72 ' ' Driver, Annie 13, 73, 87, 101 Driver, Jacob 2, 25, 33, 27, 71, 86, 87, 104, 105, 109, 112, 125 True Colors Outstanding Achievements "St. Albert's Best Teacher" English and Journalism teacher Tom Kaup received the Teacher of the Year award from the faculty, presented by Dr. John Cronin. (Photo by Ryan Milner) "Council Bluffs' Best" English instructor Jeanette ·Kenny received the Noon Rotary Club's Council Bluffs Teacher of the Year award. Kenny is congratulated by Dr. John Cronin, President of St. Albert. (Photo by Ryan Milner) "Valedictorian" Courtney Wandersee shared the top academic honors with Molly Borman, Beth Ficek, and Megan Heideman. (Photo by Tom Kaup) 14~ E Ellenberger, Celeste 19 Endelicato, Joshua 13, 82, 88, 112, 144 Epperson, Jeremy 25, 27, 31, 79, 88, 109, 117, 125, 144 Epperson, Phillip 13, 16, 76, 77, 79,88, 103, 105 Escritt, Rachel 19 F Fennell, Rebecca 7, 11, 55, 60, 77, 79, 95 Fetter, Andrew 7, 72, 82, 105 Fetter, Matthew 19, 97 Ficek, Beth 28, 29, 31, 51 56, 75, 85, 91 Ficek, Brandy 13, 17, 56, 64, 75, 85, 91 Fietz, Christopher 13, 89 Fietz, Eric 28, 115 Finken, Scott 19, 77, 79, 88, 89, 115, 144 Firestone, Rebecca 24, 25, 32, 50, 64, 74, 75, 84, 85, 109, 122, 124 Fischer, Anne 19, 28, 48, 56, 58, 59, 66, 77, 79 Fischer, Emily 13, 15, 16, 56, 77, 79, 99, 101 , 102 Flom, Jacob 13, 43, 89, 144 Freeman, Marc 19, 40, 41, 126 Freidrichsen, Jayne 26, 28 58, 59, 113, 115, 122 Fritzsche, Sara 7, 11 , 55, 59, 99 Fuscher, Jarod 7, 72, 87, 89 G Gaul, Chad 13, 15, 71, 82 Gorman, Sarah 19, 22, 73, 99 Gradoville, Jacob 7, 11 64, 65, 72, 82, 88, 89, 105 144 ' Graeve, Phillip 19, 38, 44, 56,64, 66, 71 , 116 Gray, Dean 25,28,39, 65, 104, 105, 109, 112, 115, 117, 119, 124 Gray, Laura 13, 95 Grote, Aaron 7, 11, 65, 72, 82, 105 Grote, Michelle 24, 27, 29, 30, 56, 67, 74, 75,85, 95, 115, 122, 126 Gruber, Nikolas 17, 19, 56, 66, 97, 111 Gusman, Anthony 18 19 108 ' ' H Hall, Sean 13, 16, 43, 46 Hannan, Charles 7 Hannan, Margaret 19 Hansen, Nicole 19, 23, 63, 126 Harrington, Kelly 26, 31 , 42, 59, 64, 93, 113, 114, 116, 117, 122 Hasenkamp, Christina 4 24 25, 29, 31,48,50,56,63,' 67, 69, 77, 79, 99, 109, 117, 122, 123 Haug, Brandon 13, 82, 89, 103 Haug, Stephanie 25, 28, 30, 62, 63, 115, 117, 126 Headen, Karmel 13, 16, 57 Heck, Rachael 19 Index Heideman, Darin 7, 72, 82, 88, 105, 144 Heideman, Megan 24, 25, 27,29, 40,51 , 56, 64, 91, 99, 114 Hensley, Emily 13, 55, 56, 58, 59, 95 Hensley, Joe 25, 27, 28, 29, 46 47 51 ~6 , 77, 79, 115, 121 , 126 Hering, Kristan 26, 29, 50, 56, 77, 79, 99, 109, 115, 117, 122 Hering, Natalie 7, 11 , 99 Hiatt, Molly 7, 73 Higginbotham, Abbey 7, 1 o, 73, 83, 100, 101 Hobbins, Meg 7, 83, 85 Hoffman, Patrick 2, 7, 72, 87 Hoffman, Ryan 19 Hott, Adam 7,46,82, 88 Hauser Ill, Joe 25, 27, 65 Houser, Thomas 13, 71, 126 Hubbard, Jonathan 19 Huffman, Bryan 19, 23, 103, 112, 115, 126 Huffman, Kara 7, 11 , 59, 73, 93 Hughes, Brian 19, 44, 88, 144 Hughes, Mary 13, 17, 46, 56, 73 Hunter, Amanda 25, 26, 28, 30,40,43, 77, 79, 115 I Irwin, Caitlin 28, 30, 31, 65, 77, 79, 114, 117, 124 J Jackson, Benjamin 13 Janecek, Brooke 18, 19, 73, 75, 100, 101 , 115, 126 Jensen, Daniel 13, 16, 71 , 97, 106 Johnson, Amberly 13 Johnson 111, Blanchard 19, 22, 71,97, 104, 105, 113 Johnson, Elicia 7, 9, 87, 91 , 99, 101 , 112 Jung, Ross 13, 77, 79, 82, 88, 144 K Kellogg , Lance 13, 103 Kennebeck, Lindsay 13, 17, 63, 73, 91 Kennebeck, Megan 102 Kilnoski, Mandie 7, 59 Kilnoski , Mark (Duke) 13, 71 , 72, 80, 81 Knutson, Jade 102 Koch , Anthony 19, 50, 55, 97, 105 Koch, Brian 7, 72,82, 97 Koch , Danny 13 Koch, Jeremy 24, 25, 27, 29 32,51,56, 60, 64, 70, 71 , 97, 109, 114 Koch , Joshua 7 Koch, Melanie 7, 13, 73 Koch , Phillip 25, 31 , 103, 105 Koch, Stephanie 14, 46, 73 Koch, Timothy 2, 14, 45, 47, 71 , 87 Kramer, Matthew 8, 72 Kramer, Michael 19 Kroll , McKayla 19, 56, 73, 85 Kroll, Melissa 100, 101 Krumbholz, Scott 42 Kuehl, Kelly 19, 22, 112, 126 Kuhns, Alexander 19, 82 Index L Lancia!, Kevin 29, 30, 76, 77, 79, 88, 114, 144 Lancia!, Kyle 29, 30, 50, 77, 79,88, 144 Lear, Christian 19, 65 Leick, Anthony 19, 22, 23, 48,65, 71, 81, 96, 97, 104, 105, 108 Leick, Jason 27, 32, 77, 79, 87, 103, 104, 105, 111 , 114, 115 Lewis, Jeremy 8 Lindeman, Kyle 14, 71 Lindeman Steven 19, 23, 71 , ' 103,105,115 Linquist, Gregory 14, 45 Livermore, Alan 14, 82 Long, Jeanne 19 Long, Katy 54, 115, 126 Lowndes, Abigail 14, 56, 73, 83, 85 Lownes, Christopher 19, 21, 66, 68, 81 , 94, 104, 105 M Malone, Jayne 14, 73, 83, 84, 85, 90,91, 101 Markel , Brian 19, 47, 77, 79, 97, 103, 105 Martin, Seth 8 Masker , Claire 8, 11, 45, 73, 83 Masker, Ellen 24, 26, 29, 56, 59, 124, 140 Mathiasen, Jill 20, 66 Matzen, Michelle 14 Mauer, Brian 20, 21, 39, 65, 71, 81 , 103, 104, 105, 115 Mauer, Kelli 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 62, 63, 140 McAtee, Kristy 14 McDermott, Matthew 2, 8, 82 McDonald, Julie 20, 58, 59 McEvoy, Jason 20, 103, 105 McEvoy, Lisa 8 McGlade, Josh 14, 77, 79, 82, 88, 144 McGlade, Tyler 8, 72, 82, 89, 105, 108 McKeagney, Adam 8, 97, 105 McGruder, Marly 20, 38, 63, 73, 115, 126 McNeal, Jason 8, 82 McNeal, Scott 20, 39, 66, 71 , 97, 103, 105 Meade, Rachel 8, 73, 83, 91 Meade, Ross 28, 29, 73, 56, 76, 77, 79, 88, 109, 144 Meidlinger, Brian 20, 44, 65, 71,96,97, 103, 105 Meidlinger, Matt 104 Mendoza, Anitra 20 Mescher, Terilee 102 Mether, Gram 20, 21, 22, 48, 65, 103, 104, 105, 115 Michels, Matthew 14, 16, 43, 46, 71 Milner, Katie 8, 9, 77, 78, 79, 91, 99 Milner, Ryan 20, 21, 23, 39, 66, 77, 79, 82,97 Minor, Hannah 8, 83, 91, 99 Mitchell, Andy 20 Mitchell, Dimitri 46, 126 Mitchell, Jerad 14, 71 , 81 Mittermeier, Ian 14 Montagne, Johnathon 28, 30 114, 123, 126 Morrow, Leslie 20, 23, 51 , 58,59,66, 132 Mueller, Chrystal 20, 115 Murphy, Andrew 27, 29, 32, 42,65, 77, 79, 97, 123, 140 Murphy, Ryan 8, 47, 82 N Narmi, Charlie 104 Nicholas, Alison 14, 16, 49, 56, 64, 74, 75,83,85,90, 91, 98 Nicholas, Benjamin 25, 29, 30,51,56,61 , 64, 77, 79, 88, 114, 118, 122, 144 Nielsen, Erin 14, 73, 83, 91 , 126 Nutter, Jennifer 14 0 O'Connor, Amy 101 O'Connor, Michelle 14, 56, 64, 73, 74, 75,83,93, 101 O'Conner, Shannon 24, 45, 74, 100 O'Donnell, Matthew 12, 14, 49, 71 O'Grady, Katy 20, 66, 88 O'Neill, Molly 24, 26, 29, 30, 31 , 33, 53, 59, 67, 109, 110, 112, 115, 117, 121 , 126 O'Neill, Shannon 8, 49, 73• 83 O'Toole, Evan 8 Olsen, Jason 14, 16, 82• 103, 105 Ord, Joseph 28,56, 67, 71 , 114, 115, 123 Ostenso, Kristen 18, 20, 25• 44,48, 56, 73, 75, 101, 102, 112, 115, 116 Owens, Kassy 8, 59, 73, 91 • 109 Owens, Rachel 63, 91 , 112, 114, 115, 123 p Patten, Jennifer 14, 17, 73 Pedersen, Benjamin 14 Pedersen, Nathan 14 Pekny, Darren 20, 39, 66, 103, 107, 112, 117 Peters, Angela 8 Petersen, Angela 14, 56, 63, 77, 79, 112 Petersen, David 2, 20, 87, 92 Pettit, Heather 25, 29, 31 , 32,42, 51 , 53, 111 , 123 Plamondon, James 6, 8 Pospisal, Derek 2, 20, 71 , 72, 87, 103, 105, 126 Pospisal, Drew 8, 105 Prichard, Aimee 8, 59 Prichard, Courtney 102 Prichard, Megan 20, 91 , 102 Q Quigley, Kristina 20, 25, 43, 58, 59, 66, 69, 77, 78, 79, 98, 99, 102, 110, 111 Quinze, Laura 14, 43, 73, 83, 101 R Ramirez, Tai-Nina 14 Regan, Kyle 5, 20, 44, 65, 77, 79, 97, 109 Regan, Liz 102 Reilly, Danny 28, 29, 46, 60, 65, 107, 115, 117, 126 Reilly, Tara 102 Reinhardt, Adam 14, 82, 92 Reinhardt, Sarah 8, 59, 73 Respeliers, Melissa 8, 9, 77, 79, 83, 91 , 99, 101 , 102 Richards, Jeremy 14, 71 Ring, Christopher 2, 14, 56, 71, 87, 106 Roane, Daniel 20, 71 , 81 , 115 Rochelle, Jennifer 6, 8, 10, 47, 73, 85, 91 , 99 Rockwell, Clinton 14, 41 Rodenburg, Christopher 14, 103 Ronk, Alison 8, 83 Rosenthal, Adam 15, 88, 89 Roux, Angela 102 Roux, Blake 20, 48, 54, 56, 126 Ruff, Ryan Ryan, Julie 15, 16, 17, 56, 73, 101 Ryan, Patrick 15, 71 , 103 s Sabatka, Jason 24, 28, 42, 125, 140 Sabatka, Kelly 8, 73, 83 Salyers, Abbey 26, 27, 31 , 56, 67, 75, 85, 90. 91 , 115, 122 Sanderson, Cody 8, 11 , 82, 92 Sawatzke, Adam 8, 72, 82, 105 Scheel, Dustin 15 Schlater, Skyler 2, 8, 72, 86, 87, 89, 105 Schmidt, Graham 8, 89 Schnitker, Holly 20, 95 Schnitker, Kathleen 15, 17 Schoening, Chad 26, 28, 69, 71,80,81, 104, 105, 109, 126 ~ ; J44 ' r. .... ._ ....... ._._ ............ ...::: ............... Index~ ~--..... ~,,,....__ ....... ........_...__ ____ _ Sealock, John 25, 28, 65, 103, 114, 115, 119 Sewing, Matthew 15, 16, 103 Shanno, Benjamin 15, 45, 56, 94, 103, 105 Shea, Judd 20,77, 79 Shea, Katie 20, 88 Sherman, Jeremy 28, 30, 32, 114 Sievers, Ellen 20 Siford, Kelli 20, 51 , 66 Smith, Andrew 20, 66, 81 , 82 Smith, T.J . 15, 46, 71 Stronck, Scott 8, 72, 82 Stubblefield, Courtney 102 Stubblefield, Justin 20, 71 Stuhr, Emily 9, 11 , 83, 91 Stuntz, Mike 9, 65, 72, 81 , 82, 88, 105, 144 Stuntz, Ryan 104 Stuntz, Tony 21 , 22, 43, 56, 66, 70, 71 , 81 , 88, 103, 104, 105, 115, 144 Swanek, Ryan 9, 46, 92 Sweeney, Thomas 2, 9, 69, 72, 86, 87, 88, 89,144 Svoboda, Jill 40, 45 Szmurlo, Eric 15 T Terveer, Brian 97, 126 Thompson , Tiffany 25, 28, 30, 42, 45, 115, 119, 123 , a Trowbridge, Jason 2, 71, 87 Trowbridge, Justin 21 , 71 , 87 Trowbridge, Tiffani 9, 73, 101 , 102 Turner, Robert 27, 33 v Vanfossan, Charlie 15, 16, 103, 105 Vanscoy, Megan 114 Vogel , Elise 15, 105 Vogel , Ryan 21 , 41 , 42, 72, 77, 79, 89 Vogel, Sara 102 w Waggoner, J.T. 21 , 23, 66 Walsh , Erin 102 Wandersee, Courtney 24, 26, 30,31 , 45, 56, 62, 63, 75, 115, 124, 141 Watson , Andy 24, 114 Waugh, Alex 104 Waugh , Margaret 21 Webering, Virginia 21 , 59 Weidman , Claire 9, 64, 77, 78 79 8391 , 99, 109 ' , , l'.j Weidman , Sarah 15, 16, 4.., 62, 63, 77, 79, 99, 108 Welch Nicole 15, 17, 43, 5 ' 59, 69, 97 Whannell, Michael 9, 49, 61 82 Whannell, Patrick 9, 47, 82 White, Lori 21 , 73 Willis, Dara 30, 114, 121 Willis, lmbry 15 .. Willms, Mary 26, 29, 30, 3 56, 75, 90, 91 , 115, 122, 126, 140 Wills, Lucas 9, 82, 88, 89, 144 Wise, Andrea 9, 126 Wise, Paul 21 , 71 , 72, 126 Woods, LaChrista 21 , 23, 43, 115 z Zimmerman, Dani 21, 22, 9 56 1998 IOWA STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONS "A Moment to Savor" St. Albert Falcons display' their Championship troph moments after displaying their TRUE COLORS in a victorious rout. (Photo b L n Stuntz) 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 St. Albert High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. St. Albert High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for St. Albert High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. 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Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1998 St. Albert High School Yearbook 1998 Annual SAHS schools St. Albert High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/7ec5c33e1a3961a81636ef93b03c6381.pdf 97366869e835b110438ba96f7bd864f2 PDF Text Text M NTIC ELLO· 19 11111 1~ 1] ~m~]m 1t1 11 11 3 5226 00243542 8 f I . I i Decade by Decade Generations SO'sBaby Boomers 60'sFlower Children 70'sDisco Fever 80'sThe "ME" decade 90'sGeneration x GO BIG ORANGE! The student body cheers on their school, embracing the new spirit flag. 2 • Division COMING THROUGH! As the school year began, the halls were especially crowded. The increased number of freslu11en caused numerous traffic jams in the halls. All Tied To The Tiines By Brandie Jacoby Photos By Michaela Kanger When we look back through the times and see all the changes that have occurred through the years inany of us tend to look ahead and wonder what the future holds and what new changes will occur. It seems like "the way things were" and "the way things are going to be" will be a drastic change, but really, what has changed? During our high school years we've worried about our grades, our friends, getting our drivers licensesandespeciallywhatwewere going to do on the weekend. "Back in the day" as our parents would say, teenagers were worried about the same things as we are today. They were concentrating on school, talking on the phone to friends, getting their drivers licenses and of course always looking for a good time. Many of the details hav e changed. Teenagers have decisions to make about drugs, sex and relationships that may not have been of the same seriousness as in the past, but still relate directly to the same kind of decisions that teenagers of the past had to make. The music has changed and so have the fashions. While our parents are griping about the effects of us listening to No Doubt, TuPac and Marilyn Manson, in the back of their minds are memories of their parents griping about Buddy Holly, James Brown and Elvis. Leisure suits, hip-hu ggers and clogs can be found in many of our parents closets, as we rampage the mall looking for miniskirts, baggy jeans and sweater vests. It's all coming clear now, many of the things of the past are in essence the same as the present. As many teenagers listening to new sounds are turning to the oldies station. Who could miss the retro fashion wave? Thrift stores are as popular as the mall and bell bottoms are seen just as frequently as in the 60's. Although in the past the details were a little different, not much has changed. So what can we say about the future? Is it going to bring the drastic changes that we imagine, or is everything going to stay "Tied to the times? " MMM,MMM GOOD! Assistant Principal Jolm Neal receives a pie in the face from sophomore Kim Toman, as Assistant Principal Cyle Forney and Principal Warren Weber watch in delight. Opening • 3 Decade by Decade Movies SO'sRebel Without A Cause 60'sPsycho 70'sStar Wars 80'sET 90'sForrest Gump SCHOOL SPIRIT. Senior cheerleaders N ikki Brown and Jamie Pogge pose with Buzz during halftime. 4 • Division A HELPING HAND. An ASTRA member participates at Jenny's House with the ASTRA group volunteering their time with children. Organizations Consume Hours By Brandie Jacoby Photos by Michaela Kanger Organizations were a corner- letic with their stunts. stone of students' lives. Many The Pommers also showed students spent numerous hours their athleticism during their volunteering their time for the performances. The halftime good of the school. dances remained to support the Many of the same organiza- team and entertain the crowd, tions that were in the past were butthemoveswereupdatedand still around, like cheerleading, emanated the times. porn pon and DECA. The Student Council took The purpose of these organi- charge and made things happen zations remained the same, but throughout the school. They some of the characteristics were took it upon themselves to make altered over the years. the school a better place to be. The cheerleaders were there They looked to the past and to cheer on the sports teams like found a priceless commodity in always, but they added a little the old fountain. Plans and efspice to their usual routines. forts were made to restore the They spent more time practic- fountain as it was in the past. ing and proved to be more ath- The community service groups planned volunteer hours and contributed their time for the good of others. ASTRA and NHS spent many hours doing activities such as blood drives, mentoring and donations. The players changed and the ahnosphere was different, but the game remained the same and all the organizations kept striving to represent the school well. • ARE WE DONE YET. Senior Jessica Rinehart hopes her donating time is up. She participated in the Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by NHS. Organizations • 5 Council Gives Helping Hand "Knowing that I am doing something to help students." Senior Nikki Brown "Being able to help people." Sophomore Jonathan Taylor What was the best thing about Student Council? MMM, MMM, GOOD.Senior Nikki Brown sorts cans by content for the Student Council sponsored food drive. By Jackie Hammers Photos by Ben Schroeder The work of the Student Council could be seen from one end of the campus to the other, especially at certain times of the year. Among the many activities of the Student Council was sponsorship of several dances. At times, members found planning for these events to be very involved and hectic. Senior Shannon Burgstrum said,"Two sets of flowers acciden tl y got ordered for Snoball without anyone realizingituntilitwas toolate. VVe had way too many flowers. It was crazy." Burgstrum said that Homecoming was also a 6 • Organizations bit chaotic for members who worked behind the scenes. "VVe had to run around, trying to get everything organized," Burgstrum said. Junior Larissa Christensen said that planning for dances was not the only trial for Student Council members. "Everything was stressful, because it took time and commitment and not everyone had it, but we all got along very well and we shared great ideas." Junior Stephanie Simpson said she had fond memories throughout the year, but especially of one particular activity. "VVe had tons of fun with Up VVith Families. It was a great experience,"Simpson said. Up VVith Families paired members with siblings of handicapped children, like a big brother /big sister program. Other activities of the Student Council included a food drive, RCC Leadership Academy, selling bricks to raise money for restoration of the fountain in the front of the building, passing out VValgreens' ads and holding a dinner for the faculty. Officers included president senior Dawn Thelen, vic e president Simpson, treasurer senior Luke Gutzwiller and secretary junior Erin Hilton. The Student Council ended on a positive note, setting a good example for students. ·>. ~~ :: ( .[ I STUDENT COUNCIL. Front Row: Nick LeGuillou, Dawn Thelen, Stephanie Simpson, Erin Hilton. Middle Row: Larissa Christensen, Briana Smith, Nikki Brown, Ka tie Guill, Haim ah Sorensen,Niki Brown. Back Row: Daphine Mindrup, Pat Rose, Jonathan Taylor, Krystle Quakenbush, Erica Walling, Michelle Medearis. MAKING THE SCHOOL A GOOD PLACE TO BE. Senior Nikki Brown presents an idea before the cotmcil during a meeting. Sponsor Deb Cook and jtmior Erin Hilton listen and look on. CHARITABLE ACTS. Student Council member soph omore Jonathan Taylor stacks and organizes cans for the "Can Wars" food drive which the StudentCowKil sponsored. Homerooms competed against each other to see who could give the most cans for charity. FOLLOW THE LEADER. President Dawn Thelen reads over plans for an upcoming Student Cotmcil event, while jtmior Stephanie Simpson, senior Pat Rose and sophomore Nick LeGu_illou follow along. Student Council • 7 "When I was helping a girl over to the mat and she passed out." Senior Kelly Foster "It makes your scholarships look really good." Senior April Slack DRAINED.JuniorJoshFoutslays in a daze during the October blood drive. Success By Mindi Richardson Photos by Michaela Kanger The National Honor Society had an extremly successful year. Students needed a 3.5 GP A along with community service hours to be considered for NHS. Students also needed two teacher recommendations and one community person recommendation. "NHS is a great organization to be apart of," senior April Slack commented. "It also makes scholarships look really good too." The annual blood drives were held on Oct. 9 and April 2 in the New Fieldhouse. NHS members and the American -- 8 • Organizations Beamed Red Cross sponsored the blood drive. "In October we had about 100 people donate blood," senior Kelly Foster said. "The most memorable event was when I was helping a girl over to the mat and she passed out." NHS officers included president senior Brandie Jacoby, vice-president senior Kelly Foster, treasurer senior Laura Fuhs and secretary senior April Slack. Sponsors of NHS were math teacher Evy Rock and orchestra teacher Brenda Copeland. "I really enjoy being the NHS sponsor," Mrs. Rock said, "All the kids are wonderful to be with." • In NHS Along with the blood drive, NHS had an induction ceremony. The ceremony was held on March 26 in the auditorium for the new members and the returning members. The ceremony was held to honor the new inductees and welcome them to NHS. NHS members also baked cookies for Christmas at the Micah House and had a campus cleanup. The members also sold Valentine's grams and did other activities arom1d the comm uni ti ty and the school. "The members of NHS did a great job participating the community activites," Jacoby said. / l NHS. Front Row: Carrie Baxter, Stephani Maron, Jennifer Hron, Linda Eng. Middle Row: Sponsor Brenda Copeland, Erin Hilton, Amy Clark, Jessica Rinehart, April Slack, Kelly Foster. Back Row: Laura Herrick, Brian Clark, Brandie Jacoby, Andrea Mueller, Brooke Hallberg, Jam.ie Schreiber, La ura Fuhs, sponsor Evy Rock. ALL AROUND HELPER. Senior NHS member Alex LeGuillou gives blood at the October blood drive. She participated as a donor and a volunteer. PICTURE PERFECT. Science teacher Bud Meade smiles as he and senior Alex LeGuillou pose for the camera at the October blood drive. A HELPING HAND. NHS vice president senior Kelly Foster helps senior Alisha McCoy who is giving blood at the October blood drive. NHS • 9 Holy smokes! Show me the money! Sophomore Lyndsey Neill Being a senior, it saved me some money not having to buy another uniform like the underclassmen. Senior Dawn Thelen What were the expenses of Porn Pon? BOOGIE TJME. The pommers perform at a football game halftime. Pommers Accumulate Awards By Daniell Birchard Photos by Michalea Kanger Third place at Metro and a Division one rating at state were some of the many awards the Porn Pon squad recieved. This was the squad's first time participating at the state competition. "The situation at state was horrible because we had no time to get ready and it had been our first time participating. We had to get dressed in the hall. We didn't get to warm up before we had to perform," junior Stephanie Simpson said. Awards were also earned during the summer. At the UNL camp during the summer the squad earned spirit sticks everyday. They placed second on their home routine and got a bid to nationals. They chose not to attend beacuse of lack of time to prepare. At the River Cities competition the squad placed third. Senior Andrea Mueller and junior Sarah Whitney were chosen for the All-Conference team. This was Mueller's third time to be placed on the squad. "I was really happy at how well the squad did taking third at Metro, but I wish I could have been part of it," junior Tiffany Hancock sa id . Hancock was out most of the season with an injury. The pommers bought new costumes. The costumes were black leotards, black pants, a silver sequence top and black shoes. These were used during competitions and during some halftime performances. "An advantage for our appearance in competitions was having the costumes," sophomore Lyndsey Neill said. Midway through the year the squad saw a change of sponsors. Attendance clerk Ann Clinton and teacher Wendy Koontz took over as new sponsors. "The new sponsors did a good job considering they came right before the River Cities competition," senior Dawn Thelen said. 10 • Organizations LOOK AT MY MUSCLES. Seniors Dawn Thelen and Kylene Kermoade have fun during summer camp at UNL. DOWN 'N' DIRTY. The Pommers perform for the student body during a pep assembly. They did original dances throughout the year. POM PON. Front Row: Andrea Mueller, Mindi Richardson, Kylene Kermoade, Dawn Thelen, Sarah Whitney. Back Row: Amanda Moore, Stephanie Simpson, Stephanie Nielsen, Lyndsey Neill, Renae Martin, Larissa Christensen, Briana Smith. HIGH STEPPERS. During a halftime performance at a football game the Pommers presented one of the many dances they choreographed. Porn Pon • 11 I loved flying. I love being in the alf. Freshman Erica Walling I enjoyed meeting new people and new friends. Sophomore Tami Hod en What was the best thing about cheer leading? WORKING TOGETHER. The cheerleaders combined squads and did a building stunt for a pep assembly. Cheerleading Numbers Decline By Sara Foster Photos by Michaela Kanger The cheer squad started out with36 girls, due to other commitments and conflicts, 28 remained. That left only four on the varsitysquad. Not only did the numbers decrease, but they also saw a season of ups and downs. The cheerleaders started their season at UCA Cheer Camp in Okoboji June 15-18. All the squads did very well. The freshman, J.V. and Varsity squads received second place champs, all blue ribbons and spirit sticks. Sophomore Carla Pollard said, "It was really hot practicing in the camp's gym, but learning the dances and cheers was fun." During camp, the girls got up early to fill their days with jumps, chants, cheers, dances and building stunts. Sophomore Jennifer McKeeman said, "It was hard being separated from your friends at home, but you got to make new ones at camp and got closer to your squad." When the school year began, the girls had to be a t school at 6:10 a.m. to prepare forthenewyear. This included learning cheers for each sport, preparing for pep assemblies and competitions as well. Freshman Candace Cox said, "It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get up that ea rly in the morning for practice, go to school all day and then go to the games after school." With the squad having the opportunity to build, the chance for accidents increased. This was seen during a pep assembly w hen sophomore Lynsi Brooks was dropped while being lifted. This was the first fall the squad had in two years. Brooks said, "I was really surprised that it just scraped my elbows and didn't leave a scar. I trust my squad and I really don't have a fear of falling." \ / 12 • Organizations - ·- __,.., J.V. Front Row: NaMee Turner, Tami Haden, Jennifer McKeeman, Nikki Kuhl. Middle Row: Sara Foster, Heather Berry, Sarah Colter, Lynsi Brooks. Back Row: Jenny Ward, Carla Pollard, Pam Stahlnecker, Janet Schuster. GO T-E-E J-A-Y! The cheerleaders show the student body and faculty how much their hard work and practice during the summer has paid off while doing a stunting routine. GOING UP. The cheer team gets the crowd pumped up during a pep assembly while showing off their jumping skills. FRESHMEN . Front Row: Erica Walling, Ashlee Bonar, iki Brown, Nicole Farley, Kim Ager. Middle Row: Amanda Fuller, Stacy Malone, Jennifer Noah. Back Row: Melissa Fredrickson, Candace Cox, Deirdre Conner, Stacy Gray. Cheer leading • 13 Spanish Activities Provide Fun "The Spanish birthday party was my favorite Spanish Club activity." Sophomore Tammie Miller "I liked trying the new, interesting foods." Senior Brenda Sturm What do you remember about the Spanish Club? STRIKE. Sophomore Kendall Crane throws the ball at a Spanish Club outing. Story & Photos by Dawn Radice The Spanish Club held monthly activities for the second year of its existence. Many students chose to join this organization to improve on their Spanish language, learn about Spanish culture and make new friends. "I joined Spanish club because it sounded fun, interesting and I needed an after school activity," sophomore Kendall Crane said. Taking Spanish as a foreign language was not a prerequisite for participation in the club. "I joined the Spanish Club because it looks good on college and scholarship applica14 • Organizations tions," senior president Andy Brodahl said. Spanish club met on the second Tuesday of every month. One of the first activities of the year was the traditional breaking of the pinata. "It was funny when Justin Hendrix fell flat on his rear after he tried to hit the pinata but missed," sophomore Susan Richards said. Other activities included bowling, bingo, pictionary, trying Spanish food and having a Spanish style birthday party. "The best part of the party was that they put toys inside the cake," sophomore Tammie Miller said. Spanish club officers included president Brodahl, vice president, senior Mark Smith, treasurer, sophomore Ben Mawhiney, and secretary, Crane. Spanish teacher Janet Beckstead was the Spanish Club sponsor for the second year. "The kids were great and they made the meetings fun. I wish that we could have had more meetings and had more students attend," Mrs. Beckstead said. "The seniors were fun. They picked on the freshmen, not to be mean, but to be funny," Crane said. Spanish Club was an activity that was appealing to everyone. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS. Spanish Club mem.bers talk about what they want to do at the next meeting. I KNOW THIS ONE. Sophomore Tammie Miller draws a picture while freshman Justin Hendrix tries to guess wha t she is drawing. SPANISH CLUB. Front Row: Dawn Radke. Second Row: Susan Richards, Kendall Crane, Tammie Miller. Back Row: Brenda Sturm, Justin Hendrix. READY, AIM, FIRE. Freshman Justin Hendrix rolls the ball at the bowling alley on a Spanish Club field trip, trying to win the game for his team. Spanish Club • 15 I liked the Jenny's House because all the kids were so cool. Junior Michelle Medearis I liked the Jenny's House because I got to work with kids. Senior Brenda Sturm UTILE HELPER. Junior Rachel Kritenbrink gets help from her friend at the Jenny's House. ASTRA Receives Recognition By Arny Doty Photos by Michaela Kanger ASTRA members spent their time volunteering and had fun in the process. Junior Rachel Kritenbrink said, "My favorite time was when we went swimming all day long with the little kids." While some had fun, some gotalittlemad. Junior Meghan Hardie said, "I was wrapping Christmas presents for the Target Christmas Party, some old lady had me wrap her presents and after I was done she told someone she was going home to rewrap it. I thought I did a good job, but I guess it wasn't good enough for her." Some students expressed their anger by throwing pies at the ASTRA Homecoming Booth. Some students found the teachers expressing their anger at them. Contestants had to answer questions ranging from sports to science. The person who answered it right got to throw the pie. "Everyone got whipped cream all over. It was great to see teachers get pies in their faces," sophomore Emily Gregor y said. Officers for the year were seniors Laura Fuhs, president, Daphne Mindrup, vice president, Jennifer Hron, secretary and junior Jamie Barth, treasurer. English teacherJane Hanigan was the new sponsor. "ASTRA has tried to reorganize with the new sp nsors, but we got back on our feet and headed in the right direction. It went good, but there was room for improven1ent," Fuhs said. ASTRA was awarded internationally for their dedication. Miss Hanigan said, "I think the recognition the ASTRA program received reflects positively on Tee Jay. We should be very proud of the club. The ASTRA members were the kind of students who organize and in large parts motivate themselves. They deserved all of the credit for their success." 16 • Organizations ASTRA. Front Row: Dawn Radice, Jamie Barth, Michaela Kanger. Second Row: Lisa Christensen, Susan Richards, Jamie Parsons, Janelle Walters. Third Row: Aretha Gillespie, Wendy Maloney, Meghan Hardie, Misty Richards, Brandy Kellner. Fourth Row: Amy Doty, Rachel Kritenbrink, Ben Vorthmann. Back Row: Brooke Hallberg, Andrea Mueller, Daphne Mindrup, Laura Fuhs, Enjoli Barksdale, John Sinnott. LITTLE HELPERS.Senior Laura Fuhs helps the Little Children at the Jenny's House. I GOT THE QUESTION RIGHT FOR ONCE. Mr. Strutzenberg decided he was going to to get to throw the pie at Deacon Hagan at the ASTRA Carnival Booth. MAKINcs . kids mak PI.DERS. Brenda Sturm and Brandy Kellner help the little e spiders a t Jenny's Hou se. ASTRA • 17 . . p 1 ay1 n g M 1 n d m.!1-.:S!l..r.ililA:• "It was great to have people who would actually listen to me when I told my Jewel stories." Senior Rachael Steinke "State! It was the best! We were hyped on Mountain Dew and Pixie Sticks!" Sophomore Jessi Raim BRA VO. Academic Decathlon students applaud at the River Cities Conference academic challenge. By Natalie Biede & Laura Herrick Photos by Ben Schroeder The Academic Decathlon team placed eighth in the state for the third year in a row. "The best part of Ac Dec was laughing with all of the people I hadn't ever met before," junior Jackie Hammers said. One highlight of the year was when sophomore Jessi Raim's speech won first place at state competition. "I never thought I would get first. When I found out I started jumping up and down," Raim said. Not only did the team receive numerous awards for 18 • Organizations their academic abilities, they also had a lot of la ughs outside of competition. "The group of guys I stayed with stole a paper sign from another team's hotel door room to retaliate for the theft of our sign. We still have the sign so mew here," junior Matt DeWolf said. Another organization to challenge student minds was Brain Bowl. The team competed in two tournaments, one at Bellevue and the other at Peru Sta te. In the Bellevue Quiz Competition the team finished fifth out of 24 teams. "Finishing so well out of all those teams was the best," freshman Justin Hendricks said. At the Peru State CompetiG a m e s tion the team got a chance to improve, as all members had the opportunity to participate. "Although we did not do as well as we hoped, it was a good chance for everyone to compete. With so many w1- derclassmen, it was good practice," Coach Mike Larsen said. Competitions w ere not the only highlight. Practices were also a source of many laughs. "We didn't focus on scores we just tried to have fun," Hammers said. "I was very proud of the team," Coach David H errick said. Organizations didn' t just challenge students minds. They also formed new and lasting friendships. BRAIN BOWL: Front Row: Elizabeth Henry, Jessi Raim, Natalie Biede, William Christopher, Middle Row: Tammie Miller, Jackie Hammers, Dyanne Henrikus, Tom Dorsett, Coach Mike Larsen. Back Row: Laura Herrick, Justin Hendricks, Coach David Herrick. NEED A BRAIN BREAK. Seniors Shannon Burgstrum and Justin Poast take a break from their studying to read the latest Shakespeare. ACADEMIC DECATHLON. Front Row: Coach Dave Murphy. Justin Poast, Thayne Wright, Luke Gutzwiller, Chad Kellner, Samantha Slyter, Matt DeWolf. Back Row: Laura Herrick, Shannon Burgstrom, Jackie Hammers, Jessi Raim, Rachael Steinke, Matt Greer. GIDDYUP HORSEY! Freshman Justin Hendricks, senior Rachael Steinke, sophomore Jessi Raim and junior Laura Herrick take time out to relax after the Brain Bowl meet at Bellevue University. Acaden1ic Decathlon/ Brain Bowl • 19 I had my inductee dress up like an old lady and carry around a stuffed dog. Junior Jeff Smay I had all kinds of smelly food thrown all over me. Junior Stephanie Nielsen What do you remember about inductions? FACE OFF. The Thespians show off their mask creations as they pose for the camera. Talent cc s h ~~ ows Through By Kami Hammond & Mindi Richardson Photos by Ben Schroeder The Thespians had a successful year. Some of the activities included Kiss Me Kate, Wait Until Dark, inductions and the Tommy Awards. The Tommy Awards were held at Mr. C's on May 15. Some of the awards included; Best Actress: senior Lisa Schlotfeld, Best Supporting Actress: junior Stephanie Nielsen, Best Actor: senior Tim Hough and Best Supporting Actors: juniors Josh Fouts and Jeff Smay. Individuals had to accumulated 10 points throughout the year to be inducted. They could accumulate these points in various ways such as, ushering at the Orpheum, participating in plays and musicals and doing various activities concerning drama . A big activity to accumulate points was the Press Club Show. This was a show in Omaha about Omaha's politicians. They learn to sing, dance and do other various talents. Many Thespians gained points by doing backstage activities, making props and being lighting managers. Officers of the Thespians include seniors: Pat Rose, Megan Webster, Renae Martin, Nichole Moore, Jamie Story, Schlotfeld and Hough. Twenty-four new members were inducted for a total of 60 members. The inductions were held May 15 and 16. The formal inductions along with the Tommy Awards were held at Mr. C's. After the inductions, they held a dance in the courtyard of Mr. C's. Following the formal inductions, inductees were dressed in funny clothes and were expected to perform various stupid activities at the hands of existing Thespians. "Along with torture, the inductions consist of formal inductions, where inductees state the Pledge and sign the roster of names," Smay said. 20 • Organizatons THESPJ ANS. Front Row: Steve Pruett, Nicole Moore, Lisa Schlotfeld, Amanda Kerns, Amy Clark, Karen Turnbeaugh, Megan Webster. Middle Row: Tim Hough, Sandie Sparr, Jamie Aldredge, Janie Aldredge, Michelle Medearis, Becky Gardner, Kristin Tilley, William Christopher, Jene Maron, John Gibson. Back Row: Adam Ashley, Lindsey Jastorff, Kim Ryan, Justin Hend rix, Jenny Sandhorst, Shaun Skudler, Deacon Hagan, Josh Fouts, Clint Kephart. AND THE WINNER IS .. .Spanish teacher Sam Martinez and Drama teacher John Gibson give an award away at Thespian Inductions. ANXIETY ATTACK. Juniors Stephanie Nielsen and Lindsey Jastorff sit nervously as they await for awards to be announced. CAST PARTY. Seniors Megan Webster, Amy Clark and Renae Martin smile as they pose for a "Kiss Me Kate" photo. Thespians • 21 "Engineering isn't all cut, dry and boring. It was a lot of fun to my surprise." Sophomore Jesse Raim "There was a lot of good competition in the school. Everyone played tough." Junior Jose Vargas What do you remember about your activit ? BRAINPOWER. Sophomore Jessi Raim, senior Luke Gutzwiller and sophomore Clint Kephart check their work. Students By L ynsie Nelson Photos by Michaela Kanger. Taking out the courtyard and putting in a swimming pool was the task of the Society of Engineers. With this task they were awarded the Engineering Award. The students used a computer program and got first hand ad vice from a professional architect. Sophomore Jesse Raim said, "The night before the competition, Clint Kephart and I stayed at school until 9 p.m. to finish preparing. By the end of the night we were exhausted." Taking land that had already been developed and converting it into something 22 • Organizations Use Brainpower new gave students the opportunity to acquire new skills. "It gave me a chance to get out there and put all my brains to use. It gave me a chance to do things I wouldn't do otherwise," said Raim. Society of Engineers weren't the only students racking their brains. The chess club was challenging their skills as they had a school wide tournament throughout the second semester. Students signed up for the tournament through History teacher Colin Smith and competed during homeroom. Mr. Smith started the chess tournament because he said it gave students another activity that was challenging, not to mention, fun and competitive. "During the tournament I learned many new techniques that I added to my already extensive line of strategies," said junior Jose Vargas. Vargas began playing chess in third grade, when he was taught by a friend. According to Vargas, playing chess stimulates the brain and makes him think in a way that nothing else does. Many students took advantage of the opportunity to take part in the chess tournament. The tournament gave students an equal opportunity to show their brain power. PAWN, KNIGHT, QUEEN. History teacher Colin Smith instructs junior Justin Kammrad on which piece to move during a chess game. LISTEN UP. Members of the Society of American Engineers listen to an architect advisor on tips about how to improve their project. SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ENGINEERS. Chad Kellner, Nick LeGuillou, Luke Gutzwiller, Clint Kephart, Jessi Raim. CHECKMATE! Junior Jose Vargas and senior Shawn Marley compete during the homeroom chess tou rnament. Society Of Engineers/ Chess Club • 23 Decade by Decade Movie Stars SO'sJames Dean &Marilyn Monroe 60'sPaul Newman &Audrey Hepburn 70'sRobert Redford & Barbra Streisand 80'sMichael Douglas & Kathleen Turner 90'sTom Cruise & Nicole Kidman BEAT OF THE DRUM. Sophomore Nick LeGuillou plays the drums with all his emotion during a parade. 24 • Division EDIBLE CELLS? Students in Human Biology class made replicas of cells from edible products and presented them to the class. r~- - --- --- - -- -- -- - - -- - . I L_ - • - - • Classrooms Add Technology By Brandie Jacoby Photos by Michaela Kanger In the classroom, teaching aids dents participated in classes to were different from the past and prepare them for the new workmany teaching techniques were ing world. Business classes like also, but the students came to DECAand BPAhelped students school to do assignments, take understand what the business quizzes and tests and earn their working world would be like grades just like students of the when they graduate. past. The artistic classes gave stuNew improvements and up- dents a feel for hands on particigrades with technology in the pation. Students, like in the past, building helped students to im- produced a product in the course prove and upgrade learning, of the class. Band, choir and grades and fun in the classroom. drama students got to perform Thejournalismdepartmentre- outside of class as well as in ceived a grant to upgrade their class. computer facilities and several The science department took rooms, including the library theArborDaytraditionofplantWere turned into computer labs. ing a tree to the extreme. StuInstead of FFA and FHA stu- dents worked with teachers to produce the Nature Area. It included different types of trees, plants and flowers. A pond was also a new addition. Students got to learn about science in the thick of it all. Animals, along with the plants were present to study for classes such as environmental science. Whether students were sticking to the classic courses or indulging themselves in new technology courses they were progressing towards the final goal of graduation just as all students have done and will continue to do. TEE JAY. COM. With all the newly purchased computers, students got a chance to surf the net and use the computers for numerous class assignment . Academics • 25 26 • Academics SING IT BABY! Not only did the jazz choirs. perform a t their ~ appearances, they also Sang with the other chous a t concerts throug out the year. SECOND EDITION. Front Row: Kristen Jackson, Daniel Pizano, Jenny McKeeman, Erica Walling, Corey Gray, Jennifer Rinehart, Christina Griffis, Kirk Behrens, Janelle Walters. Middle Row: Jessie Raim, Ann Ronk,Christine Hambright, Robert Jones, Erin Stanfill, Kenny Dofner, Dan Peterson, Spring Madsen, J ason Mickey, Melissa Evans, Roxanne Harper, Kira Lupton, Krystl Quakenbush, Staci Malone, Dawn Kauffman, Chay lie McCloud. Back Row: Cheri Bradley, Deidre Conner, Brandy Merrifield, Lorraine Garcia, Jamin Fletcher, Jeff Wiggington, Helena Bonar, Andy Meredith, Justin Williams, Nick Vittitoe, Heidi Sa les, Jessica Schroeder, Charles Bennett, Jeff Myers, Laraina Michalski, Sarah Wilson, Sonya Kemplin. SING IT OUT. Senior Nicole Moore and juniors Jene Maron a~d Lindsay Jastorff practice hard during a Jefferson Edition practice :Jaaa, efi~~ Old Song & Danee By Laura Herrick Photos by Ben Schroeder "I love being able to dress up and dance around like an idiot and get a credit for it. I even got to cluck like a chicken in one of our songs!" sophomore Jessi Raim said. Second Edition was choreographed by graduate Dylan Peck. "Dylan's been an incredible asset for the group," choir director Jerry Gray said. Second Edition didn't stay in room 101 all the time. On a few occasions they were able to take their talent into the community. "By February we had only been to Creston and the Indian Hills Nursing Home, but we attended many more throughout the year," junior Brandy Merrifield said. Second Edition was not the only group to be on stage. Jefferson Edition also stole the spotlight a few times and turned a few heads in the process. "The best part of Jefferson Edition was the performances and the competitions, especially when we won!" junior Jeff Smay said. Jefferson Edition participated at Creston, Peru State and performed at catering establishments around the area. While competing at Creston, Jefferson Edition earned an Excellent rating. "I expected a great group with a great set of songs and all of my expectations were fulfilled," Smay said. Aside from having great songs, Jefferson Edition also had great moves which were choreographed by Travis Walker. "Mr. Walker has done a wonderful job of using aerobic choreography," Mr. Gray said. "Every year the choreography gets A WHOLE CITY OF SINGING. Several choir directors from around better and better and this year was no different," senior Sarah the area look on as the choirs practice for the all-city festival. Porter said. JEFFERSON EDITION. Front Row: Dave Young, Andrea Mueller Second row: Ca rla Polla rd, Jon Sealock, Tami Hoden. Back Row: Travis Norton, Nicole Moore, Stephanie Nielsen, Ma tt Story, Sarah Whitney, Chris Quakenbush, Lyndsey Neill, Nick Shields, Lindsay Jastorff, Mike Garreans, Jenny Sandhorst, John Phillips, Bra nden H w1t, Sarah Porter, Jene Maron, Shawn Carmi chael, Amy Clark, Jeff Smay. JEFFERSON JAZZ. Jenny Sandhorst, Nicole Moore, Jolu1 Phillips, Keith Hensley, Step hanie Nielsen, Sarah Porter, Mike Garreans. Also taking their rightful place in the spotlight was Jefferson Jazz. Though they only performed in the variety show, they proved they had moves of their own. The group had eight members, two from each vocal range. Whether it was on the stage or off, Second Edition, Jefferson Edition and Jefferson Jazz always showed that they had class and spirit that it takes to really jazz it up. Jazz Choir • 27 28 • Academics SING OUT LOUD. Choir students from other high schools practice one of their songs for All-City festival. Sophomore Clint Kephart and junior Chris Quakenbush sing the right notes at All-City . Front Row: Kelly Scott, Amy Clark, Sarah Wagner , Emil y Gregory, Kristen Jackson, Justin Norton,Stephnie Nielson, Lmdsay Neill, Sa rah Witney,April MacPhearson, Sa rah Gutzwiller, Megan Webster, Terri Ashley. Second Rm : Stephnie Gray, Elizebeth Robi nson, Jenny McKeeman, Erin Stanfill, Reggan Wilson, Bethanny Yambor, Anita Owen, Tami Haden, Ch ris Qu akenbush Doug Lear, David Youn g, Adrienne Henderson, Janelle Wa lters, Sarah Colter, Sarah Wilson, Chaylie McCloud Third Row:Karen Turnbeaugh Spring Madsen, Angie Driver, Sarah Fields, Sarah Porter, Nicole Moore Trey Hughs, Tarrence Marril, David Pitt, Jeff Smay, Brandon Hunt, Jo h Selleck, Nick Thomson, Ca rla Pollard, Jennifer Nelson, Kara Pokhow, Kim Smith. Back Row: Laura Herrick, Lee Mallory, Brandy McrrifiC'ld, Jcnnif 1 Walker, Ashley Gardner, Matt Story, Shawn CharmKhael, Andrea Mue ller Keith Hensley, Mike Garreans, John Phillips, Jon Sealock, ' lint Keph art, Jene Maron, Lindsay Jastorff, Jenny Sandhorst, Christina Griffis, Jessie Ra im. SING IT OUT. Seniors Reggan Wilson and Beth Yetmber sing their hearts out during a perfomance. STARIN' EYES. Sophomore Sarah Colter tries to pay attention to her music , but it was too tempting to keep her eyes on the music without looking at all the students from surrounding schools. MIXED CHOIR. Front Row: Jessica Birk, Megan Wiles, Terri Ashley, Sheri Mcintosh, Cassie Anson, Jamie Flora, Sarah Kochen. Second Row: Christina Farmer, Jamie Delp, Lynn Lippert, Chay lie McCloud, Audra Nuzum,Jem1y Paez,Jenn iferSelene, Ka tie Adams. Third Row: Mindy Bunch, Chandel Scott, Christina Peters, Tammie Miller, Jenny Smith, Sa rah Widner. Back Row: Laurie Parks, Amber Bowan, DeDe Carter, Justin Messmore, Andy Sieverston, Craig Halverson, Rob Leonard, Matt Hotz. Produee Large Numbers By Janelle Walters & Laura Herrick Photos by Ben Schroeder Students who chose to participate in the music department for one or more of their electives had the opportunity to work with other students to produce a quality product in the sound of music. Students were able to sing as a group and individually, to show off their talents. With close to 200 students participating in Freshman Choir, Mixed Chorus and Concert Choir the groups were some of the largest ever. "Yes, the groups are large and that does create some conflict, but with this many singers the pluses outnumber the minuses," junior Kara Polchow said. It was not only the number of students involved that made the sound pleasing to the ear, it was also the technique. "He's (choir director Jerry Gray) done a lot more with sight reading and tuning and it has benefited us greatly," sophomore Chaylie McCloud said. The choirs not only stayed in the room, but also tended to show off a little for whoever would listen. During the year Mixed Choir had four concerts, Freshman Choir had four and Concert Choir had two. Concert Choir also p articipated in the annual All-city choir with the choirs from Abraham Lincoln, Lewis Central High, Saint Albert's, Woodrow Wilson and Kirn. "The choir worked very hard and w as very dedicated to learning the music. The result couldn't h ave been better," Mr. Gray said. Even though the groups were most often seen together, there were times that they performed as individuals. Sophomore Branden Hunt was given the opportunity to go to Minneapolis to sing in a large group choir with select voices from all accross the nation. "It was a lot of fun and I got to meet a lot of cool people. I was glad to have been given the opportunity,"Hunt said. Whether in a group or seperate, the choirs always did their best to achieve that something extra and made sure that the halls were always alive wih the sound of music. FRESHMEN CHOTR. Front Row: Denyel Doughman, Va lerie Watts, C1ri den, Rai.na Thallas Ann Ronk, Dan Pe terson, Corey Gray, Jason Mickey, tacy Malone, Cr stal Flnnagan Rebecc~ Gilmore, Me lissa Evans, April McClain. Second Row: Jessica Schroeder, Heid i Sale , Stephaney Hathaway,Ka iree Kell y,Richard Resider, janain Fletcher, Robert Jones, Kenn Dofner, Jenny Rmehart, Emily Field , Kira Lupton, Lorrame Garcia, Elizabeth Henry. Third Row: Jody Achenbaugh, Sarah Farrell, Jami e Achenbaugh, Deidre Conner, Amand a Kuehn, Jeff Myers, Josh jastorff, Jeff Wigging ton, Nick Vittitoe, Tajmeca Krise!, Roxanne Harper, Dawn Kauffn1an, Beth Jones. Back Row: Helena Bonar, Kim Garvey, Jamie Petry, dnd ice Leisinger, Cheri Bradley, Dan Pi za no, Charles Bennett, Jimmy Ferrin, Ju tin Williams, Kirk Behrens, Ricky Thompson, ndy Mered ith, Ca rl offman, Mary tepp, Angela Bequette, Sonya Kemplin . Lyn Burk. Choir • 29 30 • Academics PLAYING UNDER THE LIGHTS.Amy Doty, Ric Marshman, Sar h Porter, Emily Gregory and Meghan Hardie perform at one of th many football games. MONTICELLO REGIMENT. Front Row: Jane Bera nek, Shane Andersen. Second row: John Phi llips, Autumn Rockwell, Ari ana Wright, Rick Griffis, Denk Sherlund, Dave Young, Ni<-~ LeGuillou, Morris Eckes, Meghan Hardie, Sara h Porter, Amy Doty. Emi ly Gregory. Third rm, Dave Clark, Kristi e Martin, Kara Polchow, Melissa McClain, Krbtina Poll ', Amanda Dilleha1 Trisha Richard son, jenny Lisko, Mandy Skudl er, Catie Roeman, Amy Clark, Megnn WebM 1 Valerie Spa rvell, Kristin Jackson, Delene Carter. Fourth Row. Lindsay jastorff, \ hri ti n Chava rria, Lori McVey, Amber Dib, andie Cox, Brenda Sturm, Jill Rice, Jessica VanFosser Jessica Hansen, Steven Jolly, Beth Ann Schendel, Kendall Crnne,jarn1 Kmg, Melis a Evan~ f1tt Row: Jenni e Sandhorst, Torn Porter, jenny Brown, Tyler Bartl mg, W1ll1am Biede, Ad· rn sh)C', Ryan Redding, Luke Jefferson, had Luna, Ni k Ashkv, Doug Lear, Jenny R1< hard• .. u .. Ri chards, Lisa Moore, Kira Lupton. Sixth Row: Kendra LehmC'r, Jim B.i5ch, Cail MH·rs, )C'lllll Nelson, Brandy Pebley, Adam Smith, Billy Plunkett, Rebetta Moort.o, AnJn.:w t h:.ith , J,1 Jefferson, Dave Macfarlane, Nikki Knauss. Back Row MisltC' Martin,ju,tin I iendri~k..,, Tim (' · Shaun Skudler, Regan WilJi arns, Matt Doty, Chad Dennis, Zack Korner, Ja on Sm ith, Ad,1r Birnl ey, Rachel Kritenbrink, Brandy Kellner and Fr 111 f hi ton REHEARSING WITH THE CHOIR. Band studen ts play along with the choir at the rehearsal right before the Winter Concert. 1,2.3, READY MARCH. Chad Dennis and Meghan Hardie perform during one of the parades. The band marched in many parades throughout the year. -LET'S PLAY FOR THE SCHOOL. Drum majors Shane Andersen and Jane Beranek conduct the band as they play songs for the school. FLYAWAY. Flag members do their dance while the Band is playing along at a Pep Assembly for the school. gjand Best Borns in Town By Amy Doty & Michaela Kanger Photos by Chad Boyer Band members found themselves starting with Marching Band and filling their free time with Pep Band and Concert Band. Many hours went into practicing and performing for all of the events. At the River City Roundup Parade the Monticello Regiment earned third place. In the Loess Hills Fieldfest they won first place out of Lewis Central and Abraham Lincoln and got an award for the Best Horn Line. At State they received a division one rating. Junior Rachel Kritenbrink said, "Marching Band is the best part of band because you don't have to sit in one place all hour and we get to go to competitions and win awards." Because of the band's winning tradition they were accepted to go to Florida in June to perform in Orlando. "I was excited to go. It was a real privilege. I always wanted to go to Disney World, too. It was cool to meet Mickey Mouse," junior Autumn Rockwell said. Kritenbrink said, "The only bad thing was riding 30 hours on a bus." "Concert band is exciting. Some of the music can get boring, but some of it was so exciting that I got chills," Rockwell said. Most band members enjoyed playing Pep band for the basketball games and pep assemblies. Freshman Zach Korner said, "It was fun playing Black Sabbath and Deep Purple at the basketball games." Another thing band students were not used to was having a Band Council. President was junior Adam Ashley, vice president was sophomore Nick LeGuillou and secretary was junior Amy Doty. "It is good to have a Band Council because there were some important decisions that needed to be made and without a council they wouldn't be made," LeGuillou said . Band • 31 32 • Academics TAKE THREE. Junior Luke Samstad, sophomore Stephen Debolt and freshman Dan Krueger practice for the Orchestra tours. JAZZ BAND. Front Row: John Phillips, Andrew Heath, Adam Smit! Jake Jefferson, Dave Macfarlane, Zach Korner. Middle Row: Sar Porter, Nick LeGuillou, Rebecca Moor , Regan Williams, Sh a Skudler, Adam Birnley, Dan Krueger. Back Row: Ryan Reddin Adam Ashley, Luke Jefferson, Jennifer Bowen, Nick Ashley, Tylt Bartling. PLAYING WITH STRINGS. Sophomore Stephanie_ Gray strir, away. JAZZING IT UP. Senior John Phillips plays a solo on his saxophone during the A.L. Jazz Festival. Some students were selected to play solos throughout the year. ORCHESTRA. Front Row: Je1mifer Paulsen, Ricky Thompson, Debra Damewood. Middle Row: Dyanne H enrikus, ElizabethHenry,Kristyn Shamblen, Brend a Cop eland . Back Row: Dan Krueger, Luke Sam s tad , Stephen Debolt, Sh awn Marley SLIDING DOWN. Junior Ad am Birnley and sophomore Sh aun Skudler p lay their song a t the A.L. Jazz Festival. Provide Big Sounds By Amy Doty & Trisha Richardson Photos by Ben Schroeder While some students were sleeping, the Jazz Band was busy practicing for their concerts and competitions in the early hours of the morning. Sophomore Nick LeGuillou said, "If it was for anything else I wouldn't want to wake up." Other people on the other hand don't recall the things they did in Jazz Band be ca use they weren't awake yet. Band Director Dave Clark said, "One of the students brought Pixy Stix one morning an d everybody woke up finally and got hyper." Awake or not, the Jazz Band went to the A.L. Jazz Band Festival and got a number two division rating. Clark said, "The Southwest Iowa Competition was a big one for us, it w ould qualify us to go to the Iowa Jazz Championships. The students didn't need much improvement. They had a very high playing level. The things they needed to improve on were just little picky things." The orchestra had an important year, one of the major events was the state solo ensemble contest. The orchestra went as a chamber and then also had seven students go as individuals. "We were all really excited for the competition, it was an excellent year for us all," sophomore Stephanie Gray said. With hard work and a lot of preparation the orchestra preformed a Christmas concert with the band and the choir. "We loved being able to play with them and would sure love to do it again," Orchestra Director Brenda Copeland said. The orchestra students w ent on two tours. During the beginning of the year the orchestra traveled on a Christmas tour to a nursing home and then to the Mall of the Bluffs. They also did their annual elementary tour, traveling to the different locations of elementary schools, showing off the instruments and performing for the children. "The group this year was very strong with rhythm. We stuck together and there was a w onderful sound," Ms. Copeland said. Jazz Band/ Orchestra • 33 34 • Academics CHECK IT OUT! Juniors Jose Vargas and Chris Moore, along witl senior Chad Gnader, look over the critiques of their stories at tht Creighton University Workshop. MONTICELLO STAFF. Front Row: Jeremy Maschmeier, K ylene Kermoad ' Ryan Wood, Daniell Birchard, Kami Hammond, Janelle Wa lters. Seconl Row: Bobby Rich, Mindi Richa rdson, Carrie Baxter, Lynsi Brooks, Jessil Rinehart, Stephani Maron, Josh Flaharty, Michaela Kanger. Third R<.n Jennifer Sharp,Olivia Perez, Hope Redmond, Sara Foster, Laura Fuhs, )1;; Carroll, Enjoli Barksdale, Lynsie Nelson, Andrea Hall, Crystal Dirks, Da 1 Reynolds,Dawn Radice. Fourth Row: Na talie Biede,Jackie Hammers, l t Koopmeiners,Reggan Wilson,Jem1 ifer McClelland, Jamie Kennedy, Tri Richardson, Nicki Hall. Back Row: Rusty Thomsen,Chad Boyer, Lau Herrick. SCAN MAN! Senior Josh Flaharty scans a pich1re to put in tht.: Signal.The scanner was just one of the new additions out of th $11,500 spent on the Journalism Department. ROAD TRIP! Seniors Laura Fuhs, Josh Flaharty and Brandie Jacoby view the making of the yearbook at the Jostens Publishing plant in Topeka, Kansas. : ICNAL STAFF. Front Row:Jamie Barth, Ryan Wood, Chad Gnader, Chris 1oore Ora l White, Larissa Christensen, Amanda Moore, Stephanie Simpson. tiJdle Row: Heather Berry, Marie Wajda, Jessica Bith1er, Jose Vargas, 1 gela Kim, Janie Wolfe, Matt DeWolf, Jackie Hammers, Tammie Miller, MKhaela Kanger. Back Row: Nikki Morain e,Carrie Baxter,Josh Flaharty, David Reynolds, Chad Peterson. C AMPIN' O UT! Senior Brandie Jacoby proofreads her mock-up paper at 1c)llrnalism camp. Many other students attended camp with Jacoby. Captt.••·e Me1no•·ies By Jessica Rinehart Photos by Michaela Kanger Looking back on high school, where would one be if they had no yearbook or old school newspaper to freshen those memories? That is exactly where the journalism department came into play. This department specialized in the memory making projects of the school, and consisted of two counterparts: Monticello(yearbook) staff and Signal(newspaper) staff. The yearbook staff was made up of 45 students, divided into two classes. Editor, senior Brandie Jacoby said, "In yearbook, being editor, I have to keep track of everyone. It gets hard to tell people what to do without doing it for them. " Many times before deadlines, staffers were stuck with numerous stories assigned to them. Senior Stephani Maron said, "What do they think I am, a miracle worker?!" During the summer, many students went to yearbook camp. Senior Laura Fuhs, Ad Woman, said, "I went to camp with Jacoby and we took pop out of the cafeteria everyday, and on the last day when a janitor told us we couldn't, Jacoby said,'Fine!' and poured her pop all over the counter!" Although yearbook isn't considered an organization, it is still a job that takes teamwork to get done. Juniors Daniell Birchard and Kami Hammond said, "It makes us feel like we're part of something." Senior Kylene Kermoade said, "Yearbook is stressful, but it's a team effort. We do this for our school, and we'll be remembered for that." The newspaper staff consisted of 28 students, who produced a paper each month. Junior Michaela Kanger was a photographer for yearbook and newspaper. She said, "You have to have a photographer at every event. It's a one chance thing. You either get the shot or you don't." Senior Josh Flaharty was the editor for the newspaper and graphics designer for both. He said, "I am doing now what I plan to do with the rest of my life, which is design computer graphics." All journalism staffers worked late nights and long days to make the memories of high school possible by just the turning of a page. Journalism adviser Deb Goodman said, "It's the students that make me come back every year." J ournalisn1 • 35 36 • Academics / CAN I TAKE YOUR ORDER PLEASE? Senior Jamie Jansen mak change at the Beehive while senior Annie Hensley takes the ne order. SAY CHEEESY. Senior Jessica Bittner rounds up carts in the Jubil parking lot, but takes a break to smile a t the camera. RING ME UP. Senior Jeremiah Knutson rings up lunch fo r Beeh · customers. He worked in the Beehive during the lunch period h DECA. DECA. Bottom to Top: Jim McGlade, Chanda Jones, Tisha Moore, Beth Rowe, Annie Hensley, Jamie Schreiber, Jessica Bittner, Janie Wolfe, Andrea Burns, Chad Gnader, Jamie Jansen,Jeremiah Knutson, Mark Smith, Lewis Davids. e a Makes a Differenee By Natalie Biede Photos by Ryan Wood The Distributive Education Clubs of America made their mark in numerous ways. These ranged from helping to support different athletics to feeding hungry students lunch and even breakfast. DECA helped to keep students' stomachs full and even helped some to celebrate a friend's birthday with a balloon at the Beehive. Students had the opportunity to send balloon bouquets to friends on their birthday to their homeroom. The Beehive also donated 10 percent of the profits earned in one day to different sports. "Our sales were up this year and we just wanted to help out organizations that needed money," sponsor Gary Bannick said. DECA also introduced a new idea of selling Cash Cards. They cost students $5 and allowed them to receive discounts at many local businesses. These orange and white cards with a photo of Buzz entitled students to discounts such as free fries at Burger King or $1 off movie admission at the Omni Theatres. "I love my Cash Card. I saved a lot of money when I went out to lunch with my friends," sophomore Tammie Miller said. The cards expired in one year. Competition was also a big part of the list of activities that DECA participated in. DECA made trips to places such as Des Moines and Ames, where they competed in a Delegate Assembly. "We take a lot of trips to competition," senior Chad Gnader said. "Going to Ames was a lot of fun. We all had a good time. We were very close to having candidates win, it was very exciting," senior Jamie Schreiber said . DECA not only kept track of present participants, they also remembered those from previous years. In February they conducted an Open House for all past members. DECA students from the past 25 years were invited . Together they enjoyed food, games, pictures and videos. Though DECA proved to be a wonderful way to spend time with fri ends. It also proved to be a very edu cational experience for all. "I have learned a lot abou t marketing and I have thought about going into that career field," senior Janie Wolfe said. DECA • 37 38 • Academics CAST YOUR VOTE! Seniors Carrie Baxter and Nikki Brown stand behind their booths before the campaign rall y begins at the Busines Professionals of America State Officers Conference. BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA. Front Row: Andrev , Brodahl, Nikki Brown, Michelle Ryan, Amanda Cha tterton. Middl Row: Anne Vanderpool, Carrie Baxter, Elisha McCoy, Kelly Scott, Julia Larison, Joshua Weesner. Back Row: Susan Sch utt, Jamie McMahon, Chris Andrews, April Lindberg. SPEAK UP1 Senior Carrie Baxter gives her election speech . Each candidate was expected to d liver a three minute sp eech to th(.' delegates from various schools. STACK IT UP! Senior Erin Raymer scales a ladder to stock shelves at work. She can work afternoons thanks to her T & I class and still get school credit for it. WORKIN' 9 TO 5! Senior Linda Points helps a customer at the Dairy Queen on 32nd and Broadway as part of her T & I work class. SCRUB A DUB DUB! Watch out for those dishpan hands. Senior Steve Lewis is busy washing dishes at his T & I job. W hi I e By Carrie Baxter & Michaela Kanger Photos by Jeremy Maschmeier What could be better than getting out of school and still getting credit for it. That's what students in Wayne Maines and Julie O'Doherty's T & I and Business Prep classes enjoyed doing. It gave them great work experience plus school credit. Senior Paul Davidson liked being in T & I. "If I ever had to apply for a job I'd know exactly what to do. It's helped me a lot," Davidson said. Senior Michelle King got stuck in the class because she had no other choice. "I took this class because my counselor told me I had to to get enough credits," King said. Senior Justin Thiles wanted to be in T & I for the credits. "It offers a lot of credits that I need to graduate," Thiles said. During the fall, students involved in Mrs. O'Doherty's business prep class took a trip to Des Moines to participate in the Business Professionals of America State Officer Conference. Senior Nikki Brown ran for state office of Secretary I Treasurer. "I ran for the heck of it, but I really wanted to win. It was fun," Brown said. Senior Carrie Baxter ran for state reporter. "I wanted to run because it sounded interesting. The whole election and campaign rally was really fun," Baxter said. The conference included giving speeches, caucuses, a campaign rally and a dance. "The speeches were the toughest thing for me. There were over 300 people there and my voice was really shaky," Baxter said . "The caucuses were easy. They asked questions like who I wanted to have dinner with. Of course I said Elvis Presley," Brown said. Mrs. O'Doherty found that the conference was a good experience for her students and was beneficial. "It was a very rewarding experience. The competition was very tough, but the campaign rally and caucuses were enjoyed. I w as very proud of our two candidates,"Mrs. O'Doherty said. T&I/ BPA • 39 40 • Academics ROLE PLAYING. Counselor Al Vandenberg along with conflic mediators Travis Black, Mitchell Danahy, Dan Ingram and Sara, Moore are training in a situation similar to a real conflict. TEE JAY TODAY. Front Row: Ben Schroeder, Nicole Moore, Megn Webster, Jamie Pogge, Alex LeGuillou, Adonis Quakenbush, Ji1 McGlade, Minako Tome. Back Row: Christian Goodloff, Ch. Peterson, Shawn Beau, Josh Fouts, Lisa Schlotfeld, Regi Beutler, T i Hough. 100% PROGRAMING. Senior Alex LeGuillou is using her ill~ program information for Tee Jay Today broadcasting. Many le rn this technique because of the new equipment. LIGHTS,CAMERA,ACTION ! Senior Jamie Pogge,like other video production students ,learns to use the camera. Tee Jay Today used the camera on numerous occasions to tape their show. v CONFLICT MEDlA TION. Front Row: Deb Cook, Trudy Steven s, Al Vande11berg, LuAnn Ruff, Judy O'Brien . Middle Row: Jonathan Russell,Dan Ingram, Jennifer Lisko, Tina Austin, Rob Leonard, Travis Black, Sarah M0orf'. Back Row: Mitchell Danahy,Angela Kim, Adonis Quakenbush, £3randi Vore, Cherokee Tuttle, Lucas Bose, Carlos Ochoa, Tom Reikofski. SHE'S GOT THE LOOK. Counselor Deb Cook is teaching the best ways of being a confli ct mediator. Key f 0 1· Classes By Enjoli Barksdale Photos by Ben Schroeder "Where there is a conflict, there can be a mediator." That was the motto for those who participated in the Conflict Mediation program. To be a conflict mediator students had to fill out an application explaining why they were qualified. "After we picked students, we had two days of training, specifically dealing with conflict mediation. The first day was for learning and the second day for practicing the technique. They learned about active listening and 'I' messages," said Counselor Deb Cook. Students also learned about ground rules, confidentiality, the four stage process and telling friends that the conflict was settled were all part of the process. "It has changed my attitude, to remind me to watch my temper," said senior Lisa Schlotfeld who worked with a mediator. Most conflicts start by lack of communication and "he said, she said rumors." "Conflict Mediation was a great way for a change. If a student has been through this process it may very well help any other conflicts in their life," said Vice Principal Judy O'Brien. "I think the whole initiative is great. It's an alternative to getting suspended. More people are willing to do it because it is student to student. The adults aren't there to get into your business. The program has been pretty successful. Thank god for people who argue," said junior mediator Cherokee Tuttle. Communication was the key for Conflict Mediation and also for Tee Jay Today. Tee Jay Today was a video production by students that came on the T.V. before Channel 1 during homeroom. It was used to inform students about upcoming events and things in the community. A new $7,000 editor was added to the equipment available for the students to use. The editor allowed students to produce videos in the classroom. As a result of the new equipment the videos became more professional looking. "I did a lot of new music, graphics and dressed up Buzz for Halloween week. We also dealt with new stories and had special edition reports," said senior Alex LeGuillou. TJ Today I Conflict Managers • 41 42 • Academics LEVELING OFF. Many freshmen p u t a lot of effort into th e Na ture Area. The freshmen were the fo urth class to work on the Na ture Area. The students were fla ttening the ground for the pond liner. HERE COMES THE WATER! Science teacher Brooks Schild holds the fire hose while students and faculty members watch. The Council Bluffs Fire Department donated thPir time and equipment to help fill the Nature Area's pond. LA YING DOWN THE LINER. Freshmen Bo Norris, Kirk Behrens, Kenny Dofner, Roxam1e Harpc>r and sci rce teac..hl'r Don Knudsen lay out the liner for the bottom of the pond Stucienh hc1d f undraiscc to raise enough money for the $2,800 liner. Tt ht1lds 52,000 gallons of water and is approximately six to eight feet deep. DIGGING DEEP! Students help dig a trench for the water line from the irrigation system that keeps the pond filled with water. KEEPING IT TOGETHER! Freshmen Justin Hendricks works with science teacher Don Knudsen and one of the construction workers to tar the pieces of liner together to prevent leaks in the p ond . MULCH, MULCH, MU LCH! Freshman Derek Gaston holds the wheel barrel while freshmen Mandy Reed uses a rake to spread mulch on one of the Na ture Area's p a ths. Comes Fu 11 Ci1~c1e By Janelle Walters Photos by Michaela Kanger The Nature Area came upon its fourth year of existence and every class had the opportunity to be involved in its development. "Every class has ownership of the Nature Area," said science teacher Brooks Schild. Sophomore Chaylie McCloud said, "It made everyone work together. Not just one person could keep it up, we all had to pitch in. " The Nature Area was constructed because the school's surroundings are buildings and concrete. "The nearest contact with nature is a mile or two away. City people h ave very little chance to have contact with nature, and the Nature Area provides it," said science teacher Don Knudsen . There were many benefits of the Nature Area. Freshman Gary Hensley said," The Nature Area gives kids something to study outside. It's pretty cool because I've seen quite a few animals, like a lot of birds and bugs. So that gives us a chance to learn about animals while learning about plants. " The first winter storm in late October did not cause much damage to the Nature Area. Mr. Schild said, "All that was lost were some branches off the cottonwood trees and a top of a maplewood. I think everything in the Nature Area came out okay. Everything in the Nature Area is young and they just bent over due to the ice." The sprinkler system was damaged because it hadn't been winterized. Some lines and a valve broke. One major addition was the p ond. The p ond was 52,000 gallons and six to eight foot deep. There was also a six foot fence around the pond so everyone could be safe. Students kept involved with the Nature Area doing maintenance work. They had the opportunity to prun e trees, put mulch around plants and on the path, replant the native grassland prairie and put up birdhouses and feeders. "When it was being built I just thought that it is was neat. I've always liked that stuff, but it didn't hit me until this summer when I came to help clean it up that the seniors were the first to beginit and it feels really awesome! We left our mark here. Years after we leave students will be able to enjoy the Nature Area," said senior Jamie Story. ...,.._.,_....,..... ...... ,......,,.._~ ....... ~-~ Nature Area • 43 44 • Academics EYES ON THE ROAD! Sophomore Doru1ie Brewer shows off hi< rainy day driving skills in Driver's Educa tion. Students learned to drive in all types of weather including rain and snow. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS! Driver's Ed uca tion tea her Tom Stu! coaches his students as they d rive. BOOK IT. Sophomore Kris Mower works hard or his class work Driver's Education consists of more than just Jri 1 i g Students h 1 to hit the books as well as the road. WATCH OUT! A student checks his side mirror before proceeding in his driving . This is an important procedure to follow when practicin g good driving skills. PROCEFD WITH CAUTION . Sophom ore Erin Stanfill carefully com- :,lch'::. a three poin t turn to avoid a semi-truck on h er way out of the 1, ry mg lot. EEP TO THE RIGHT. Stud ents en ter simula tor to practi ce their dri 1 ing kil ls. The simulator was a good way to get d rivin g experit nce withou t ac tually getting into a car. A Bumpy Ride By Jennifer Sharp Photos by Dave Reynlds & Chad Boyer Having a driver's license was the thought on many student's minds. The only thing standing in their way (besides waiting to turn 16) was taking Driver's Education. The number of students wanting to take Driver's Education was very high. The classes were divided into three groups, car, simulator and study hall. Car had up to 12 groups, each containing two or three students. Simulator had A, B and C groups. Study hall was necessary because there weren't enough cars or places in simulator available. The teachers were Tom Stull, Harv VanNordstrand and Michael Forbes. Many students thought they were ready to hit the streets with no instruction. "Simulator was easy, but with the directions the guy gave, I got confused and turned the wrong w ay," sophomore Olivia Perez said. "Simulator was a lot different than driving a real car, but it was easy to get used to," sophomore Tiffany Pogge said. However, some students felt differently about the class. "Simulator was dumb, it was nothing like a real car," sophomore Janet Schuster said. Sophomore Chad Boyer said, "Simulator was a waste of time because it was very outdated." Most of the sh1dents seemed in agreement. "I think the car and class was easy if you paid attention. It w as the simulator that was different," sophomore Bryan Smith said. "When they were driving Paul Stawowczyk hit the curb and almost hit a stop sign. It was a good thing no one got hurt," sophomore Loni Koopmeiners said. Some other fantastic adventures happened while students were behind the wheel of the Driver's Education cars. "When I almost hit a city truck, everyone in my car freaked out," Perez said. "When our car was doing figure eights in the Woodrow Wilson Pool's parking lot, sophomore Donnie Brewer was going too fast and the car spw1 out and hit the curb," Boyer said. Students in the class had to proceed with caution, regardless of their thoughts on the technology. Driver's Education • 45 46 • Academics WAR GAMES. Student teacher Laura D rby assists sophomore Cai Myres as she completes an assignment in conju nction with her proj on the Cold War. I LOVE TRASH. Freshman Tony Dorsett removes old newspap litter, which was found floating in the wa ter, during the day 101 Frosh team field trip to Lake Manawa Park on Earth Day. LUNCH TIME. Freshrnen KrystleQuakenbush,Erica Walling, A hl Bonar and Amber Baker take a break to cat their lunche~ The re~t , the day was spent focusing on pnrk bf'autifi\..c tiot1 1 hi-, wa-, a co plished by splitting students into two gwt'P' Ollt group plant trees while the other collected and removed garbage. PICKING UP. Freshmen Tony Dorsett and Tommy Opal clean up garbage with o ther m embers of the frosh team at Lake Manawa Park as part of the Earth Day festivities. ~ ~ .._ :~ FROM SEEDS TO TREES. Freshmen Jason Anderson, Mike Driver, Justin Williams and Travis Bailey prepare holes for saplings to be planted . Trees were planted throughou t the park. REMEMBERING . Sophomore Aretha Gillespie reads names listed on the pseudo-Vietnam m.em orial. Plan Activities By Jackie Hammers Photos by Ryan Wood With the enthusiasm and creativity of student teachers, many students reaped the benefits of projects that enriched their minds and kept them having fun in the process. One example was history teacher Todd Barnett's student teacher, Jeff Dybvik, who created a Vietnam War Memorial from a 1,200 page list of fallen soldiers from the internet. The memorial filled both walls by the activity window and a third wall by the main office. Mr. Dybvik said, "I got the idea when I saw something similar in north central Iowa. They had a whole list on the outside of a building." Volunteers to hang up the papers appeared to be endless. "Kids in every class I taught helped. Some kids who had study halls helped then too, "Mr. Dybvik said. "It is like being slapped in the face, realizing how many died," Mr. Dybvik said. That was apparently the feeling of many students and teachers, who stopped and looked for names of people they were related to or that they knew personally. Mr. Dybvik said he was pleased when he saw the interest people took in the project. "People were curious. They were stopping and asking, What is this? It was good to see." Other projects included a power point presentation by Amy Jardon, who was student teaching with English teacher Linda Gardner. Ms. Jardon said, "Miss Gardner had talked about it and I thought it sounded like a good idea. Technology is something to utilize later in my career." Also using technology, Jolm McKinley's student teacher Laura Derby supervised American history and sociology classes while they searched on the web for maps, graphks and diagrams on the Cold War. Mike Larsen, student teacher for history teacher Dou0 Muehlig, supervised freshmen a t Lake Manawa as they beautified the park. "The kids enjoyed getting out of school and being helpful, "Mr. Larsen said. Trees were planted and litter was removed . Because of the su nny weather, many had sunburns, but Mr. Larsen said, "It was worth it, spending constructive time with students." Student Teachers • 47 Decade by Decade TV Shows SO'sI Love Lucy 60'sLeave It To Beaver 70'sAll In The Family 80'sFamily Ties 90'sSeinfeld MAKING A SPLASH. Junior Briana Smith plunges into the dunking booth during the Homecoming Carnival. 48 • Di vision SUPERMOM. Special Edu ca ti on teacher Deb Hall models her costume of Supermom for the Homecoming festivities. DD Fun Fills Student Lives By Brandie Jacoby Photos by Michaela Kanger Students' lives were packed Starting off with Homecomwith fun-filled, heart-wrench- ing, students began the festiviing, mind-boggling twists and ties with the first Homecoming turns provided by school spon- win of the decade. The crowd sored activities. went wild and celebrated the From dances to plays and va- weekend away. The win made cations to field trips, students the dance all the more memohad the opportunity to fill their rable. high school days with adven- Studentsspenttheirweekends ture, sharing the excitement with keeping tabs on their social lives. friends. Movie theaters were filled with In the midst of the homework students as were the shopping blues and term paper pileup, centers, which provided many students got to let loose and en- hours of enjoyment. joy their free time. During the winter months, Just like in the past, students especially Christmas vacation, spent time at dances. That gave students took to the ice. Skiing them weekends to look forward and ice skating were popular to food, fun and dancing. but snow ball fights and the construction of snow forts took the cake. Holidays gave students a vacation from school and a time to celebrate. Parties and family get togethers highlighted students' lives. Whether students were participating in school activities or making their own fun they found that the details have changed but they were all looking for a good tin1e just like in the past. TUG OF WAR. During a pep assembly students joined in on a game of Tug of War between the classes. Pep assemblies provided students with many opportunities to participate in fun acti ities . Student Life • 49 s -....::1- ~rs II1-:r-:"1--:1-- :I3 ~ ~ C> 111 ~ t1 ~ I-I~~ By Rusty Thomsen Photos by Michaela Kanger When the final bell of the year sounded, students determined what they were going to do for the summer. Many students vacationed at theme or national parks. But one student chose to go beyond the limits of the United States. Senior Regan Wilson traveled to Paris, France to participate in the World Youth Days hosted by Pope John Paul II. "It was crazy, people were getting rushed, pushed and stepped on," Wilson said, "Aside from those problems, the trip was pretty fun." If vacationing wasn't exciting enough, there was always the sport ofracing. Senior T.J. Nath said," I like helping out in the pits, you learn a lot while giving yourself a future in racing." The most dedicated of racers spent their whole weekend working at different race tracks. Concerts were a fun way to burn off some time and energy. TheWestfair amphitheater was the site for the No Doubt concert. The hit alternative group came from Anaheim, CA. to entertain on June 8. Junior Michaela Powell said, "The concert was fun because No Doubt tried to get the crowd involved. The only bad part was when I got pinned in the mosh pit!" For the nights when there was nothing to do, students flocked to the local movie theaters. By far, Men in Black was the most popular summer movie among students. "The end was pretty cool when Will Smith fights the alien," junior Brandy Valyer said. Other popular summer movies were Face Off, Anaconda and Batman and Robin. Some students worked to stay in shape during the summer months. Hoop it Up, a three on three tournament, helped keep peoples' basketball skills sharp. Other students worked to keep the income rolling in. Sophomore Lindsay O'Dell got a job at Fox Run Golf Course polishing golf clubs. "I really had fun. I enjoyed meeting all the different people." With so many things to do, some found it hard to stay home and watch the three months go by. 50 • Student Life I NEED WORK TOO! Physics teacher Dean Todd uses his spare tim in the summer to earn extra cash and have fun while working at KGOR, an oldies radio station in Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. Todd didn't like the "screwy hours" but enjoyed having the opportmuty to ha two jobs that he enjoys. OOH LA LA! Seruor Reggan Wilson takes time to strike a pose while vacationing in Paris, France. She traveled there to participate in th World Youth Days. Wilson sa s, "The best p art of the whole trip wa getting to see the Eiffel Tower." WHOOSH! Senior Bub LeRette takes off pursuing his favorite sumIT1er past time of racing. 45 42 40 35 30 25 ,, -= 20 15 10 5 ~ HERE SHE COMES ... Junior Larissa Christensen competes in the Miss Westfair Pageant. She won Miss Congeniality. IS ... r1, l'i 45 - Sports 40 C:=J Sleeping Concerts 35 - Movies 30 25 18 20 15 10 5 ~ 0 Summer Vacation • 51 By L ynsi Brooks Photos by Michaela Kanger After a 19 year drought, the football team helped cap off a successful Homecoming week when they beat Roncalli 32-6. Senior Nick Hollinger said, "We went out there and gave it 100% and came out the winner, it felt good." Homecoming festivities came earlier than usual, falling on the week of Sept. 15. Other activities included spirit week, a Carnival, a parade and a dance. Spirit week consisted of hat or wig day, Hawaiian day, superhero day, camouflage day and spirit day. The carnival and dance was sponsored by the Student Council. Sophomore Nikki Morraine said, "It was good that they had more booths than last year." The Student Council put a lot of effort into the preparation of the Homecoming festivities. Freshman Student Council member Niki Brown said, "Being involved in getting everything ready for the carnival and dance was a great experience." The Leadership Class hired Madame Z, a professional psychic, to work at a booth. Sophomore Bridgett Schmitt said, "Everything the psychic told me was true." Junior Michaela Powell disagreed with the fortune Madame Z told her." At first I didn't know what to believe, but now I'm convinced it was all made up," she said. Other booths at the Carnival included a duck pond, a pie throwing trivia contest, a dunking booth, a karaoke machine, a football throwing contest and a velcro wall. Sophomore Darrell Adams said, "The carnival was a lot of fun, I did the velcro wall, which was exciting." The Homecoming Dance was held on Saturday, Sept. 20 , at 7 p.m. in the New Fieldhouse. Freshman Kevin Kucks said, "The dance was a lot of fun." Senior Dawn Thelen said, "The Carnival had a lot more participation this year!" Senior Kylene Kermoade was crowned Homecoming queen and senior Don Zdan was crowned king. Zdan said, "The D.J. was really good compared to last year's and the dance was a lot of fun. More people need to get up and dance to make it a lot more fun." 52 • Student Life HOMECOMING COURT. Fron t Row: Josh Ream, Jessica Bittner, KatieHunt,KyleneKermoade,DonZdan,ChadGnader,JanieWolfe, Josh Sorensen, Nikki Brown,PatRose. Back Row: Angela Kim, Dawn Thelen, Leslie Knecht, Chanda Jones, Jamie Pogge, Nikki Baker, Nick Brougham, Lewis Davids, Derek Gruber, Troy McAtee, Bob Gittin , Luke Gutzwiller. HUGS AND KISSES! Children fl ocked to Buzz during the p arade that proceeded from Tee Jay to C.B. Stadium. The band, pep squads and the court were all involved in the parade. SMASHING IT UP! Sophomore Craig Halverson takes a swing attheschmagon- agon. / I "The weather was perfect. Pride, spirit and 1= =--­ school involvement were at an all time high." Teacher man Nikki Farley is moving on the dance floor. Paul Hans Homecoming • 53 1 -ca. 1'11: "LI- s 1 I3:r:ir:i._gs w hr~ s By Laura Herrick Photos by Michaela Kanger Kiss Me Kate. How romantic! Or not. Imagine this ... Fred Graham is dragging a kicking and screaming Lilli Vanessi around the stage. In the fall play, "Kiss Me Kate", that was the norm. Seniors Sarah Porter (Lilli V anessi) and Mike Garreans (Frederick Graham) held the two leads. Other parts consisted of senior Nicole Moore (Ginny), senior Jamie Story (Bianca) and junior Jeff Smay (Bill Calhoun). This play not only created many fun times, it also created many memories. "The best memory was seeing Mike and Sarah together. It was so cute!" sophomore Christina Griffis said. Garreans also enjoyed it thoroughly. "My favorite quote from the play was 'Kiss me Kate"', said Garreans. Porter, on the other hand, enjoyed harrassing Garreans more than conversing with him. Her favorite line was "Comb thy mouth with a three legged stool!". There were some mishaps with the play. One of these was having all of the cast members keeping track of their clothes. For instance, during the Sunday performance, sophomore Branden McAtee appeared on stage without his tights and without his shoes. Sophomore Darrell Adams recalls during the Friday performance, "When the Haberdasher's pants fell down he was so nervous that he couldn't even pull them up. I had to hold them up for him. I've never laughed so hard in my life!" Due to the cost of producing a musical, one is only able to be done every two years. This year the set was ordered from Las Vegas, N evada at a cost of $500. Director John Gibson and music director Jerry Gray were also involved in quite a few memories. "My best memory was when Mr. Gibson cried at the end of a rehearsal because we did so well," said junior Beckie Gardner. Adams added, "I love Mr. Gibson and Mr. Gray and I'm very glad that we got to combine both of their know ledge to make another great show come out of Thomas Jefferson." 54 • Student Life WHO WILL BE THE ONE? The female members of the cast fall all over junior Jeff Smay as he serenades them. Mean whil e, senior Keith Hensley sneaks up behind them. Hensley was a gangst r sent to brin back the money that Smay lost gambling. HELLO, MR. GUMPY? Senior Keith Hensley and freshman Josh Griffis look on while fellow gangster, senior Tim Hough, makes a business arrangement. The gangsters were a favorite part of the play for many people. "If the gangsters could sing on ke , it wouldn't hav made it as believeable," recalled one student. TAMING THE SHREW. This is what senior Mike Garreans was sent to do. row and ended up being covered with feathers." Teacher Senior Mike Garreans sings about his experiences with women in his life. Shannon CdeBaca Fall Play • 55 By Stephani Maron Photos by Chad Boyer Creepy and spooky may be great words to describe a typical Halloween. "This year was especially spooky, because everything was dark and mysterious," said junior Josey Fredrickson. A sudden winter storm occurred the week before, and left trees down, electricity out and entire towns in ruins. This led to a very creepy Halloween night. Carter Lake Mayor Wanda Rosenbaugh urged parents to keep their children inside after 5:30 p.m. due to the storm. The dark night, lack of street lights and electricity was considered too dangerous for the trick-or-treaters. Students obeyed the mayors rules--to a point. Some stayed home with friends to enjoy movies and snacks, while others found costume parties. Sophomore Becca Moore said, "I spent Halloween at my boyfriend's house . We watched movies and handed out candy. We didn't have to do too much though, because we only had four groups of kids." Junior Bonnie West said, "On our way to Grandmother's house, my friend and I drove around Big Lake, just as we were almost out, a black cat darted in front of our car. My friend had to stop really quickly to avoid the black cat who just sat in front of the bumper and stared blankly at us." Some students were faced with the dilemma of the last football game or Halloween festivities. Freshman Sasha Miller said, "I chose to go to the game and give up trick-or-treating. I wanted to show my school spirit because I figured not many people would show up because of Halloween, the cold wet weather and the game's location (Sioux City)." The Student Council sponsored a bonfire and hayrack ride at Shady Lanes on Nov. 1 to celebrate the holiday. Unfortunately it was cancelled due to bad weather. Senior Ben Schroeder said, "I showed up at the ranch anyway because they failed to call me. I waited for 30 minutes for everyone to show up. I was really upset when no one did, and my mom was too because she needed the car." 56 • Student Life DRESSED FOR SUCCESS. Sophomores Jennifer Sharp and Micha l O'Neil were the only ones at their job to get into the H alloween sp irit. Sharp said, "I felt really awkward because we were the only on dressed up and the rest of the crew said everyone would be dresse up along with us." ATTEN-HUT! Sophomore James Barnett shows his American prid in his army gear. This sort of costume rnay be easy to come by, but a costume rarely seen on Halloween . Other students dressed in mor common costumes like clowns, witches and vampires. SPICE IT UP! Juniors Sandie Sparr, Jamie Aldredge, Michelle Medearis, Becky Gardner, and Janie Aldredge dress like the Spice Girls for Halloween. How did you spend Halloween? Football Game (27%) Partying (21 %) ALL DRESSED UP. Junior Regi Beutler shows a morbid display of Halloween festivities. Other (3 %) At Horne (23%) Working (15 %) Trick or Treating (LI %) Halloween • 57 58 • p s M H a v 0 c By Luke Samstead Photos by David Reynolds & Ben Schroeder Silvery shimmering snowflakes, iridescent packages and the glow of the candlelight all provided "Icicle Dreams" for the Snoball dance. Not every dream is a positive one. One incident occurred, when planning for the dance the flowers were double ordered. "The first place that we ordered from was the wrong place because the name had changed," senior Student Council President Dawn Thelen said. The group then ordered flowers from another florist. "We saved about $100 with the place that we ordered from the second time," Thelen said. The first order was not cancelled until the last moment and almost created a massive amount of flowers. Decorating proved to be costly for the group. "We spent a lot of money, because the type of colors we had were very costly," Thelen said. The colors were iridescent and blue. Attendance for the dance was up and more people were on the dance floor than in previous years, sponsor Paul Hans said. "I was really impressed at how well behaved the students were and how all of them enjoyed themselves," Mr. Hans said. The attire for the event has become semiformal. "I think that as the years go by the dance has been getting more formal. It is a Christmas dance so I guess that is why," Mr. Hans said. The dance was held in the New Fieldhouse from 7-10 p.m. on Dec. 20 and the cost was $5 a person or $8 a couple. Seniors Nikki Brown and Josh Ream were crowned the royalty for the evening. The evening did not end with the conclusion of the dance. Many students went from icicles to ice skating or a private showing of a movie. "I convinced my w ork to run 'Scream II' for a bunch of us at midnight," sophomore Heather Berry said. Student Life SNOBALL COURT. Front Row: Troy McAtee, Chad Gnader, Josh Ream, Nikki Brown, Janie Wolfe, Leslie Knecht, Dawn Thelen. Back Row: Ryan Wood, Derek Gruber, Lewis Davids, Don Zdan, Kylene Kermoade, Andrea Mueller, Angela Kim. REFRESHMENTS ANYONE? Students attending the Snoball dance took a break from dancing to get some refreshments to energiz themselves so they could hit the dance floor once again. Man students believed the music was much better for dancing durin0 Snoball than during some of the other dances. DANCING FOOLS. Stude nts ga the r · around on the dance floor showing off their inoves. "I didn't go to the dance but afterwards I went to a bonfire." Senior Josh ~­ ANTICIPATION . Stud ents wait in line to e nt e r the Sn ob a ll dance. Flaharty Snoball • 59 60 . 0 n T d i t 1 r a c:::J- :r C> w s e r L a r g • By Kylene Kermoade & Jenny Sharp Photos by Jerem Maschmeier The new aspect of the senior Dickens' hallway was an added feast. Students spent most of December decorating the hallway and were rewarded on the 18th. Hot cider, crackers, cheese, cookies and fruits were served as seniors took a stroll down the London street and saw what they had accomplished. All of the senior English classes participated in decorating the hallway to give it the full effect. After studying Charles Dickens and reading "A Christmas Carol" in class, students finished researching topics on their own. Groups were assigned to different sections of the hallway and were graded on their creativeness. Senior Jeremy Smith said, "Having our own section allowed us to take ownership in our work." "We got our picture in the Nonpareil because our section was the best," senior Jim McGlade said. The hallway was tied to the production of "A Christmas Carol." Elementary schools toured the hallway on their way to the play. "Decorating the hallway gave the elementary students a chance to see how far back in time the play took place," senior Heather Peterson said. During the feast senior choir members along with choir director Jerry Gray sang Christmas carols. Throughout the Dickens' hallway wishes for Happy Holidays could be heard. Even with all of the holiday joy, the "Bah-humbug" of Ebeneezer Scrooge could be heard above them all. For the first time, "A Christmas Carol" was performed for the Christmas play. With only three weeks of work, a cast of 36 and a large stage and lighting crew, the play was put together. "It was fun working with the sounds because you got to experiment with the special effects," sophomore Nick Le Guillou said. The cast along with drama teacher John Gibson went to a lot of work on the script. They looked at three different versions of the play before choosing the one they did. "It took about five years of planning, but this year we've finally done it," Mr. Gibson said . Stu d ent Life IT'S FINALLY FINISHED! In celebration of the hallway completio1 seniors gather in circles to feast on fruits, crackers and cookie ·. Thursday Dec. 18 during third hour all of the seniors got out of cla:: to attend the feast. Students got to view their work and exchan stories. -, AN EYE FOR DETAIL. Senior Janie Wolfe concentra te as she draw. wood grain on the fireplace. Students put extra effort into sections the hallway and spent many days after school to ensure th ir war would be perfect. A CAROLING WE GO! Senior choir members along with choir director Jerry Gray sing carols. "I had fun being in the play, but I didn't like wearing the stage make-up." Sophomore Shaun BAH HUMBUG! Senior Tim Hough plays Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol." Skudler. Christmas Hallway • 61 62 a r t s h e w e e t s <=i-- :i_ "7" ~ t . y e 1 v a r • By Lori McVey Photos by Ben Schroeder From balloons and flowers, to teddy bears, candy, and even expensive jewelry, those gifts are what many students received as Valentine's gifts from friends and loved ones. "Shane Anderson gave me and six other girls carnations because we are all friends. I guess he wanted our day to be special and make us smile," said junior Amy Doty. Some students got creative with the Valentine's they gave out. Sophomore Emily Gregory made a necklace out of a guitar pick for her boyfriend, freshmen Zach Korner, who is a guitar player in the pep band. Some students received gifts they would classify as horrible or even unbearable. Senior Stephani Maron recalled a gift she was given. "One year my friend, that was a guy, gave me a board game because he said it had sentimental values because the first time we met we were playing that paticular game." That Friday before Valentine's Day, which happened to be "Friday the 13th", many students received deliveries ranging from flowers, balloons, stuffed animals and one student received a flower with a ring inside of it. For the first time the National Honor Society sold Valentine Grams. They consisted of a message from the person and were tied to candy. They cost $1 and NHS raised around $76. "I'm glad we are finally contributing to the school and participating in more activities," senior Brandie Jacoby said. DECA sold balloon bouquets for $7 and with a stuffed bee for $13. Many students were disappointed that there was no Sweetheart Dance. Senior Class President Jessica Rinehart said, "I was very frustrated that all of our efforts turned into a waste of time!" Rinehart and others put time into the dance, they booked a D.J., photographer and made arrangements for decorations, but later found out that their plans were to be terminated. "A lot of people were upset that there wasn't a dance, so they tried to blame the officers but it wasn't our fault,"s~nior class secertary Laura Fuhs said . Student Life NO TIME LEFT FOR YOU. Seniors Chad Gnader and Ti ha Moor spend their extra time preparing Valentine bouquets that wer sponsored and sold by DECA. Many students took advantage of th inexpensive gifts to give to their friends during the school day. Th balloon bouquets were delivered during h omeroom. Other deliveries were not allowed to be picked up until the end of the day. SURPRISE, SURPRISE! Government teacher Todd Barnett was surprised to receive a balloon bouquet from tha t special som eone in hi~ life. He was very appreciative of the sentimental gesture and r turned the favor with a gift of his own. I \ ·-- --- .. --=-~ THANKS MOM! Sophomore David Reynold's mom surprises him, dressed for the occasion. The number of outside deliveries decreased from previous years. More students took advantage of in school fundraising Senior Jeremiah Knutson gets busy putting together balloon bouquets. gifts. --11~ Valentine's Day • 63 64 . . s t 1 e . v 1 s t 1 F e _A_ re ~ 1..1 t t h 0 r s By Dawn Radice Photos by Ben Schroeder Wednesday-pajama day; Thursday- Hawaiianday;Friday-spiritday. Waitaminute. What happened to Monday and Tuesday? Due to that lovely, fun white stuff that falls in the winter, school was canceled on Monday and Tuesday. If school had not been canceled, Monday would have been hat day and Tuesday would have been tie-dye day. "I didn't care that we didn't have hat day or tie-dye day because I didn't have anything to wear anyway," sophomore Erin Standfill said. "I was upset that we didn't reschedule the activities for the week. I always look forward to hat day, because I can get away with wearing my hat during school. I really missed it this year," junior Rob Leonard said. The special week was for T.W.I.R.P. (The woman is required to pay). The highlight of the annual T.W.I.R.P. week was the dance. It was held on March 14 at 7:30-10:30 p.m. in the New Fieldhouse. The theme was Aloha Hawaii. The dance was sponsored by the cheerleaders. They decorated the New Fieldhouse the day of the dance. The T.W.I.R.P. court was voted for on March 9 in homeroom. Each class picked four girls and four boys to represent them at the dance. This was the first year that girls were on court. The girls were added to the court because the Sweetheart dance was canceled. The cheerleaders made the decision. "It seemed funny to have females on the TWIRP court, since it traditionally has been males. Since they didn't have a Valentine's Dance I see why they did it," senior Josh Flaharty said. Winners were announced at the dance. Royalty included freshmen Shaun Hollenbach and Erica Walling; sophomores Jon Taylor and Nicki Kuhl; juniors Adam Ashley and Sara Williams; seniors Derek Gruber and Dawn Thelen. People did a variety of things after the dance. "I went with my date and friends to Family Fun Center," sophomore Anita Owen said. "We went bowling at Thunderbowl until about one," Jackson said. • Student Life " 1 , ~~~~!. ,; !! ~ TWIRP COURT. Front Row: Niki Brown, Shaun H ollenbach, Eric. Wailing, Jon Taylor, N ikki Kuhl, Dawn Thelen, Sara Williams, Ky 1 n Kermoade, Nikki Brown. Second Row: Mike Young, Clay Jone. Craig Halverson, Shawn Carmichael, Lindsay O'Dell, Lari :: Christensen, Adam Ashley, Josh Ream, Sara h Whitney, Chri· Quakenbush, Derek Gruber. Back Row: Justin Hatcher, Joey Zd Tina Bonacci, Candace Cox, L ynsi Brooks, Jared Podraza, Jonas Bo Megan Hardie, Josh Sorenson, Lisa Schlotfeld, Mark Showers, Nild Baker, John Jensen, Angela Kirn, Ryan Wood. UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. Studen ts share a romantic dance T.W.I.R.P. NEXT PLEASE. Senior Dave Yow1g and sophomore Kristen Jackson pay to get in the dance. Due to no Valentine's Dance, TWIRP court added women to th.e m ix. ALL HUNG UP. Sophomore Sarah Colter and sophomore Heather Berry hang the d ecora tions for T.W.I.R.P. _,...--, TWIRP • 65 66 . ' 0 r s n 1 s e c ll r t a 1 Ill I c a By Trisha Richardson Photos by Chad Boyer • "Wait Until Dark," was expected to be just another spring comedy. On the contrary, it was more like a serious drama. The play dealt with four drug dealers played by juniors Josh Fouts, and William Christopher, seniors Tim Hough and Nicole Moore. They brought drugs into the United States. Then Moore left the other three. She gave a doll to junior Jeff Srna y who then gave it to his wife who is played by senior Lisa Schlotfeld. After awhile the other three drug dealers figured out what Moore did and tried their hardest to retrieve the doll. This play was the last curtain call for three of the seniors. They were Hough, Schlotfeld and Moore. As the seniors took their final bow new faces appeared on the stage. One of these was junior Stephanie Nielsen. "Everyone was very nice to me, I liked it a lot," she commented. For her first performance on stage in a drama production she thought her hardest part was talking loud enough for everyon~ in the auditorium to hear her. Each actor I actress practiced for days and days on end. Practices were held every night after school. In the last two weeks before the performance they were held every night after school plus a second practice on Tuesday and Thursday nights. In the last week of practice many were very busy until 11-12:00 p.rn. The set of the scene was meant to be more eloquent, something different than before. The creators worked little by little a month in advance, but then started to crack down two weeks ahead of the show. Altogether the set rounded out to costing $2,000. Though the set had an elegant look, there were the usual difficulties. "The stairs were very little and during the rehearsals people would fall either up or down them," Nielsen said. As for Drama teacher John Gibson's closing remarks, "It is over!" Student Life CHITCHAT.JuniorJeffSma yandseniorLi aSchlotfeldaredis u - ing their differences during a scene in "Wait Until Dark." CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Ju niors Josh Fouts and William Christoph catch senior Tim Hough in the act. Hough's character had a habit 1 telling many white lies and always ducki ng under the truth. LET 'EM HA VE IT. Junior William Christopher and seniors Lisa Schlotfeld and Tim Hough tell junior J ash Fouts how it is. I especially liked the end of the show because of all the action. Senior Ben Schroeder THE LOOK.Junior J ash Fouts ponders his next move. Spring Play • 67 68 • p r 0 m Pre> "V" es . 1 v p 0 s . 1 t By Lori McVey & Enjoli Barksdale Photos David Reynolds e EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it, Tee Jay's Prom was held at Harveys Casino! From the front page to the nightly news, Prom was the leading story due to the feelings of some concerned parents. Many believed that having a prom at a casino was sending the wrong message to students. Even though the media hyped it up, there wasn't much of a story because the students PROM COURT: Front Row: Jamie Pogge, Ryan Wood, Leslie Knecht were well behaved according to Vern Welch, John Jensen, Nikki Brown, Josh Ream, Chad Gnader, Janie W If Harveys Manager. The prom made many unfor- Derek Gruber, Dawn Thelen, Kylene Kermoade, Don Zdan, Sa:; gettable memories. The colors were blue and Williams, Adam Ashley. Back Row: Matt DeWolf, Holly Womo hil silver and the theme was "My Heart Will Go Chris Quakenbush, Nikki Baker, Robert Blotevogel, Kelly Fost~r On." A new accent was the heart shaped ice Larissa Christensen, Jonas Bose, Brad Blakeman, Meghan Hardi sculpture that was made by Harveys. "This was Sarah Whitney, Harvey Coble. the first year to have a dessert bar and servers in ROY ALTY. After getting the news that they won, seniors Ja ni e Wolft tuxedos to remove our plates," Prom sponsor and, Chad Gnader and juniors Larissa Christensen and Jonas Bo f Deb Goodman said. The royalty were seniors pose for their pictures. Chad Gnader as King, Janie Wolfe as Queen and juniors Jonas Bose as Prince, and Larissa Christensen as Princess. "While we were at the Old Market after dinner in our limousine, we'saw a guy with three orange spikes on his head. We yelled at him then he started chasing us around the Old Market. Then he picked his nose and wiped it on our window. Our limo driver got mad and got out and yelled at the guy," junior Matt De Wolf said. Post Prom was held atThunderbowl, from 12- 4 a.m. The highlight of Post Prom for many was the hypnotist. Many students volunteered to get hypnotized. One of students who was hypnotized was senior Ryan Wood. /1 All I remember was laying on the floor and holding Jessica Rinehart, I didn't know if I was making out with her or not," Wood said. The centerpieces at Prom were a popular item. Many students took them home as memorabilia. The plates were also a popular item. "Everyone wanted mints so I threw them on a plate and walked out of Harveys with it. I didn't know I wasn't supposed to take them," senior Jamie Pogge said. The controversy didn't affect the success of prom. Student Life SLEEPY TIME. The hypnotist relaxed many students to put them in a deep hypnotic state. "Having prom at Harveys was a con- /=~~~ troversy." Sponsor Deb Goodman CLASS! Senior Ryan Ronk arrives to Harveys with his date ready to have a wonderful time. Prom • 69 70 s s t u d e n t s Leave F r . 1 e By Daniell Birchard Photos by Michaela Kanger • "We met as strangers, grew as classmates, and leave as friends," was the motto for this graduating class. The seniors met at C.B. Stadium on May 28 to say their farewells to high school and to leave their friends and fellow classmates. After having graduation inside the last three years, due to weather conditions, it was held outside on the field at the C. B. Stadium. With a little humidity and the sun setting, the ceremony turned out well, even with the occasional interruptions of airplanes flying over. Although outside the weather cooled off, waiting for the ceremony inside the Wilson gym was hot. "It was fun except it was so hot before graduation when we were waiting to get started with the ceremony," junior escort Janie Aldredge said. The valedictorians were Brian Clark, Luke Gutzwiller, Stephani Maron and Sarah Porter. The salutatorians were Nick Brougham and Kelly Foster. The symposium spe kers were Tim Hough and Megan Webster. The valedictorians along with the symposium speakers had the opportunity to address the senior class and all spectators during the event. Other speakers included Principal Warren Weber and School Board President Ken Peterson. The faculty led the 196 graduating seniors into the stadium, which made for a short ceremony because of the small amount of graduates. This was the smallest graduating class in decades. The choir sang the class song, "That's What Friends Are For," during the ceremony and the senior choir members sang an ensemble also. The Alma Mater was sung at the end of the ceremony by seniors Mike Garreans, Keith Hensley, Nichole Moore and Porter. The seniors were honored for all their academic achievements. As Maron said in her speech, "Today we are all equals for our academic achievements as we leave high school." Student Life LAST PERFORMANCE. Before receiving their d iplomas, the seni r choir members sang" At The Beginning." The performan e proved tt be emotional for many of the seniors, who realized this would b their last performance. HA HA THAT WAS FUNNY. Seniors Nikki Brown, Lau ra Fuhs n 1 Sam Barta laugh at one of the speeches duri ng gradua tion. All thr were class officers and therefore got to sit a t the fron t of th cl as~ during the ceremony. WE'RE OUT OF HERE. Seniors celebrate with silly string after graduation. "Except for the bugs, having graduation outside was really neat-o!" IT'S ALLOVER. Valedictorian Luke Gutzwiller presents his speech. enior Laura ~-,, Fuhs Graduation • 71 72 • p p a g r r o Prepares p i I u m s By Lynsi Brooks Photos by Ryan Wood The Adult Transition Program, operated by Council Bluffs School District, moved to a new location. The program which was located at school moved to a house on Mill Street, which was owned and used by Children's Square at night. The program was for those with special needs, who wanted to have jobs and take care of a home. From September, students and staff were busy renovating the house. "The kids did the painting," transition specialist Joyce Schaeffer said. "Over the summer the kids worked outside doing various jobs such as painting the outside of the house and planting flowers and grass." There were 13 students and five staff members staying at the house. Two of the students earned money working at McDonalds and the Garden Cafe. Other work sites included Target, Godfathers and the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce. Tasks included attatching security tags to compact discs and video tapes at Target, janitorial work at Godfathers and filing papers at the Chamber of Commerce. Statistics showed that 90 percent of all students, such as those in the Adult Transition Program, were put in a paid job after they graduated from high school. Statistics also showed that the 95 percent of students who were without a job was due to a lack of proper training, transportation and support. The students also spent time on hobbies and in recreational activities like bowling or going to the mall. The Council Bluffs YMCA donated a year membership to the students and staff of the program. The teachers in this program were constantly working to better the community and system support connections, including the Job Training Partnership Act, which ensured a smooth transition for students when they exited the program at age 21. The program provied to be a continued success and produced many well prep ared stud en ts. Student Life KEEPIN' TRACK! Senior Richard May makes sure all of the om pa discs are in the right place at Target. Target wa s just one of the m n~ places students in the Adult Transition Program w orked. TAG-YOU'RE IT! Senior Doug Hartley keep s busy on th e jo tagging compact discs at Target. Students went to job sites d w·ing th week to gain experience in the w ork force . Man y stud ents remained on the job upon graduation from the transition program. CLEAN UP TIME! Associate Kris Elliff helps Deena Ladlay and Jemtifer Smith put away the dishes after lunch. The kids helped to paint the house /==~-i and get it fixed up. Teacher Joyce MR. CLEAN! Senior Brian Gress cleans off the cow1ters after eating at the house. Schaeffer Special Education • 73 s c . 1 a e c PA th letest p e 0 m I By Jamie Barth Photos by Dave Reynolds e Many athletes dream of going to the Olympics, even special education students. On April 17 these dreams came true, as 15 students competed in the Special Olympics held at C.B. Stadium. While everyone received a participation medal, all participants had dreams of getting the gold. "Most of our students placed first through sixth. The medals and ribbons were nice, but I think the students' ultimate reward was the praise that came from the spectators. A hand shake, a high five, or a hug made the students feel better than a medal on the wall ever could," special education associate Jan Smith said. Out of the 15 participants, eight qualified for state with first place wins. The Des Moines Special Olympic Committee paid for everything except transportation. Students had to finance their own transportation. Each participant was asked to donate $20 to help cover transportation costs. The Iowa State Olympics were held May 21- 22. "Although I have never been to state, the students enjoyed going. They made everything really nice for the athletes. On the first night there was a carnival and they had entertainment," Mrs. Smith said. Senior Tony Kramer said, "We stayed in dorms when we went to the Olympics, all we did was sit there and talk, it was all right." The eight students who were eligible to go included: freshmen Jacob Sorenson, Jim Bob Anderson, Brian Bird, Crystal Brannan, juniors Adam Winger, Crystal Dutson and Brandon Weese and senior Tony Kramer. "This was my second time going, it was a lot of fun last year. We played games and did crafts, I made sand bottles, lava lamps and bracelets," Kramer said. Brannan also made her second trip to the State Olympics. "I am happy I was able to go. I got first place in jumping in the Olympics held at CB Stadium," Brannan said. 74 • Organizations READY, SET. GO. Junior Adam Winger gets a quick start a his heat begins. He finished the race in first place. After getting the gold in tht' race he was eligible to go to state Olympics in Des Moines. WATCH OUT. Freshman Danielle Ferguson tries her best to thr '' the shotput as spectators watch. Many people came to support th athletes at the track meet. THE FINISH LINE! FreshmenJimBobAndersonand Jacob Sorenson race to catch up to senior Tony Kramer. The highest reward the athletes ;==~__. can receive is the praise from spectators. Associate Jan Smith Eric McKern displays his participa ti on medal to his friends. Special Education • 75 ~s ~ t<=>::r £> ~ 1 t ~ c::t... ~::r By Amy Doty Photos Jennifer Sharp When forecasters said the metro area would get snow, the students and faculty didn't realize that the neighborhoods would look like they were struck by a tornado afterwards. Many people lost their electricity, water, trees and many other things because of the rain showers, snow storm and wind gusts. Due to the power outage many people had to stay at other people's houses. Social Studies teacher John McKinley had his wife's parents and his parents over. He said, "I was so happy when they left because they were worried about everything and my mom has alzheimer' s so every ten minutes she kept saying 'oh it snowed'." With no T.V. or lights, people resorted to burning candles while they tried to do homework or read books. Junior Rachel Kritenbrink said, "There was nothing to do besides read or sleep". Some people had to eat out every meal. Restaurants were swamped because of the lack of electricity and because many places in Omaha were closed. Junior Morris Eckes, Wendy's employee said, "We made more money in four hours that night than we made all day." Many Carter Lake students were left without power for a week and many students were left without clothes. Honey-Creek resident, sophomore Pam Stahlnecker had no power for three days. "I have a gas stove and I cooked snow so we could have water and that was all we could do for excitement, except listen to a radio that had a battery. My family had to go to my grandparents house to take showers and I didn't like it." Many homes were damaged due to trees that caused electrical and structural damage. An estimated 2.3 million dollars was spent by the city to clean up the trees. Even though the storms caused many inconveniences, some were forced to spend time with their families and get through the tough times. 76 • Student Life WHITE HALLOWEEN. Winter came earlier than expected thi year. Autumn was passed over with the snowfall coverin many Halloween lawn decorations, including these jack-olanterns. WHERE IS THE SCHOOL? The school could hard ly be seen with the trees and debris that covered the school ground . Luckily the Council Bluffs School District was not forced to u a snow day because a previously scheduled teacher inser k day was going on. • ALL RIGHT!Even though many trees were lost custodian John Hansen was happy that this tree was gone. like a scene out of the ==~ ~ movie Twister after the storm." Senior Josh Flaharty CAR! Trees caused power lines to go down and people to lose power. Snow Storm • 77 78 s h 0 T a w c C=>f I e a s e n t By Natalie Biede & Crystal Dirks Photos by Michaela Kanger Talent lit up the stage as students sang, danced, played instruments and made others laugh with a funny skit. "I knew that I would have a blast with whatever I did," junior Jene Maron said. The show was the first variety show in nine years. It was filled with vocal talent whether it was their own, or singing along to a favorite song. Acts that showed off vocal skills ranged from lip synching Spice Girls, a solo performance of the hit song from "Titanic," by senior Sarah Porter and even a performance by the elite choir group Jefferson Jazz. Two groups also decided to kick up their heels. The dance troupe walked around in bright bags that resembled pillow cases "It was really hot inside the bag," junior Melissa McClain said. Adding to the festivities were two different clogging groups. On Friday there was an adult group and on Saturday a childrens' group performed much to the delight of all who were there. "They looked really nervous, but they looked really cute as well," sophomore Tammie Miller said. The show also featured instrumental talent such as the Jazz Band, a jazz group called Razzle Jazzle, and a drum solo performed by sophomore Nick LeGuillou. • There were also many acts to make one laugh. "Our act 'Cardiovascular System' was full of laughs," junior Jamie Aldredge said. Freshman Josh Griffis and freshman Corey Gray performed a confusing but very comical act entitled, "Who's on First?" "It was extremely confusing," Gray said. Some laughs were not planned. As Jefferson Jazz prepared to sing, their pianist, choir teacher Jerry Gray, took a fall when his chair came out from under him. "Even though the setup of the Jefferson Jazz was planned, the falling off wasn't!" Mr. Gray said. Adding to the humor was a slip of the tongue by one of the fifth hour drama students during their performance of "GreenEggsandHam." "lwasmadathim. The audience laughed the rest of our skit because of what he said," sophomore Amanda Kerns said. Student Life WELCOME TO THE SHOW. Junior Regi Beutler and seniors Li 1 Schlotfeld, Tim Hough, Megan Webster and Renae Martin introduce themselves to the audience at the beginning of the variety show. Th production showcased many different talents of s tu den ts that are n always seen in everyday school life. HARMONY SETS SAIL. Senior Sarah Porter sings the hit song,"M\ Heart Will Go On" from the award winning movie "Titanic" whilt she plays the piano. Porter performed in numerous acts of ingin• and acting throughout the variety show. YOU'RE OUT. Senior Mike Garreans and drama class gives their rendition of Casey at Bat. setup Jefferson Jazz was planned, the falling off wasn't. Teacher ~ Jerry Gray Junior Jamie Aldred ge gives her first speech in the act "Cardiovascolur S stem." Variety Show • 79 80 w G d e e k e n .A...cti v-i ties e I o r a By Jamie Barth and Loni Koopmeiners Photos by Michaela Kanger When the final bell rang on Friday afternoons, students started their weekends and found ways to enjoy their time. The Old Market was a popular place for teens to spend their weekends. "The Old Market, Border's and Downtown Grounds are all pretty popular for teens," senior Shannon Burgstrum said. Junior Holly Redmond agreed, "I know a lot of people who go to the Old Market on weekends. I usually go to the Old Market or the movies." Others liked a more active atmosphere," Guitars and Cadillacs is popular. I go dancing there," sophomore Dasiti Summers said. Freshman Tony Dorsett said, "On Sunday at Guitars they have teen night." "On Friday nights they have a Christian bowling night at Broadway Bowl, it's not very popular with Tee Jay students, but it is a lot of fun," junior Marie Wajda said. Sophomore Todd Rieper goes bowling, but not with a church. "I like to go to Cosmic Bowling at Thunderbowl. It costs about $10 for unlimited bowling." Money was a factor in deciding where students spent their weekends. "I don't know how much I spend, however much my girlfriend wants me to. We usually just stay at home and that saves a lot of money," junior Rodney Johnson said. "I spend about $30, but if I have a girlfriend I spend more," junior Travis O'Dell said. • "I usually go to parties with my friends, that doesn't take much money, but it is still fun," sophomore Dawn Powers said. Burgstrum spends money depending on what kind of weekend she has, "If I have a big weekend I spend however much I have depending on where I go. More than likely you will find me at a coffee house." Some students spent their weekends making money instead of spending it. "I work most of the weekend, but if I don't have to work I go to the Old Market," O'Dell said. No matter what the cost, it -seemed that students were able to find fun on the weekends. Student Life GETTING TOGETHER. There were many school activitie that k rt students busy over weekends. Students met to receive their y books at the yearbook signing party. Other activities such a po&.- band, drama and choir kept students involved over the weekend. BOWLS-EYE! Junior Harvey Coble is on the lanes to spend hi~ weekend. Bowling was a popular weekend activity for stud nts. l was an activity that a group of students could enjoy together with being outrageously costly. A new type of bowling called Cos t bowling intrigued many students to take up the old time activity. GETTING 'MALLED'! Junior Delinda Long takes a trip to the mall on a weekend. On weekends students spend an average of __ ~ WOOD WORKING. Senior Ryan Wood spent his weekend working. $30. Weekends • 81 82 • s 0 p & t I::> ::r C> p R o I By Kami Hammond Photos Michaela Kan er I Bruises, bumps and skiing the hilltops were all parts of the Senior Ski Trip. The ski trip was held on Feb. 5 at Mt.Cresent ski area.The trip included 72 of the seniors and the cost was $20. For many of the beginners the cost was $25, due to the $5 charge for ski lessons. Physical education teacher Lavonne Pierson said, "This was the first year out of many previous years that we had only this amount of kids, usually it's like double the amount that went." Senior Kane Kuhn said, "I think that the ski trip was well planned and fun." Not only were there skiers, but also snowboarders. Senior Aaron Ring said, "I like snowboarding better than skiing. It's hard for me to be the best at it though, because I always have to teach everyone else." As for bumps and bruises, there were many of those due to the ice. The bad weather the week before left the slopes with not as much cushioning to break one's fall. One of the worst injuries was when senior Tony Renshaw fell and had to go to the hospital. Renshaw said, "I don't know how it happened, all I know is that I was skiing really fast and fell, then I was in an ambulance on my way to the hospital." Senior Lance Kramer wouldn't know about that because Kramer said, "I heard that it hurts when you fall, but I wouldn't know because I'm a p rofessional." Ms. Pierson said, "The ski trip was very fun, but it was hard for the beginners to learn, due to the ice. " Physical education teacher Sharon Semler said, "All together it went great, it made me realize how many great kids we have in the senior class." "Laura Fuhs and I didn't realize we left our lessons early. So we found Mr.Kinsel to help us learn how to ski. When he sent us into the trees we realized he was no help, so we had to get lessons from Ms. Pierson," senior Enjoli Barksdale said. For some it was one ski trip that will never be forgotten. Student Life WIPE-OUT!! Some of the senior students who attended the enior' trip were just beginners and took their time learning the slop . T more advan ced skiers whisked down the hills with fan cy mo ~ accelerated speeds. By the end of the day even the w orst skier~ h improved. UP, UP AND AWAY. Seniors Jamie McMahn and Nikki Baker tru·· about the way down, as they ride the ski lift to the top of M Crescent. The lift lines were sh ort most of the day due to the fa t tl not many seniors took the opportm1ity to get out of school and hit ti slopes. ON THE SLOPES. Senior Jason Haw kins takes a breather after skiing over a hill on Senior Ski Day. I almost ran over and killed Michaela Kanger with my skis. TAKE A ST AND. Senior Lewis Davids, one of the many snowboarders, is showing his moves. Ha ha. Senior Jessica Bithi.er Senior Ski Trip • 83 84 • . f e h t I I . g N 1 ~ ~ t t h 0 r s By Loni Koopmeiners & Olivia Perez Photos by Michaela Kanger Curfews w ere one issue that came into play between parents and teens during the school year. Many students had a curfew, but the stipulations of each family's decision on what time the teen had to be home varied. The matter of trust was one thing that made parents think twice about their child's curfew. Freshman Sara Morris said, "I don't have a curfew because my morn can trust me." "I am a senior and I still have a 12 o'clock curfew because my dad doesn't trust me one bit. He knows me well," senior Ryan Wood said. Some students felt that it wasn't a matter of parent/ teen trust. Senior Jessica Rinehart said, "When a parent asks their kid to come home early, it isn't necessarily that they don't trust them . There are a lot of dangerous people out there, and they just want their teen to be safe." Many students didn't have a set time they had to be home, but their parents still had a hold on them. Sophomore Derek Button said, "It doesn't really matter what time I come home, just as long as my morn knows w here I am, but I think kids under 17 should have a curfew." Sophomore Nina Pikschus said, "My curfew is 1 a.rn. I have to let my morn know where I am and with w hom." Some p arents gave their child a curfew because of w ho they hung out with. "My morn made me come home early every time she knew I was going to be with my boyfriend, Chris, because she thou ght he was a bad influence on me," junior Amand a Moore said. Some parents gave cu rfews d epending on students ages. Senior Linda Points said, "When I was 17 my curfew was 12:30 a.m. and now it's 1:00 a.rn. and I'm 18. I think that parents give curfews to their kids to show that they care." Curfews proved to be one way tha t parents showed their concern for their teens and kept them safe . Even if it was a burden for the students, most realized the curfew was for the best. Student Life NIGHT LIGHTS. Students drove down Broadway to meet curfe\o\::; that were set for them. Many students were often pushing the speed limit to make it home before the time that their parents had set f r them. RUSHING HOME. Sophomore Kristen Jackson rushes in the door t avoid the penalty of missing her curfew. Students had differ nt curfews for different places they were going and some had curfew" that varied with their age. ------ NO CRUISING! The no cruising law helps to prevent teens from staying out past curfew. Many parents gave curfews to their teenagers because they felt that if they gave the1n an inch, they would take a n1ile. WHAT TIME DID YOU SAY? Senior Phil Maxwell checks his watch to make sure he will be home before his curfew. Curfews • 85 Decade by Decade Music Sensations SO'sElvis Presley 60'sBeatles 70'sBee Gees 80'sMichael Jackson 90'sGarth Brooks CRAZY PEOPLE. Science teacher Brooks Schild is dressed in drag for a project for the freshmen to conduct an interview. 86 • Division - ------'~------ FREETIME. Students spent freetime enjoying various activities such as ska teboarding and rollerblading. Just Faces In The Hall By Brandie Jacoby Photos by Michaela Kanger Faces in the hall were seen dents of each group were all seen everyday. Every one different in the same way and not as indiand unique to its owner. For the viduals. most part though, those faces Each person was an imporwere grouped together and not tant factor in the make-up of the seen as individuals, but as just student body. From the jocks to oneinagroupofmany. Whether brainiacs, the fashion queens to one was classified by the clothes the plain Janes each person had they wore, the friends they as- a place in the school. sociated with or the groups they The faces in the halls w ere participated in, all students de- what made the school what it served to be recognized. was. Each individual contribIn the early years students uted a little piece of themselves were classified in the same way. to improve the school. Through The groups were a little differ- ideas, thoughts and feelings, ent then, but the idea was still each person made their mark on the same. Different groups the school. emerged from different styles, Throughout each one's high trends and interests. The stu- school career they changed and grew from freshmen to seniors, just as they did in the past. Whether one was in this group or that group, they showed that their presence was important. No matter what decade and what the make-up of the student body was, they showed that the students would all stay Tied to the Times. DIFFERENT FACES. Juniors Matt DeWolf and Stephanie Simpson showed their face around the halls and in the classrooms. They were just two of the many stu dents involved in school and extra curricular activities. People • 87 Angela Ankenbauer Todd Barnett Janet Beckstead Chuck Black Traci Bloom Michael Bond Cliff Bryson Virginia Cantrell Dale Cerny David Clark Jeff Coble Debra Cook Brenda Copeland Charles Crouse Pat Daugherty Vicki Davids Doug Donaldson Anita Eckley Jolene Edmonds Jack French Linda Gardner John Gibson Deb Goodman Jerry Gray Sandra Griffis Mike Hale Nancy Hale Deb Hall Paul Hans Don Hansen Rhonda Hardiman Laura Hartley Roxanne Herrick Jane Howard Al Hudek Karla Hughes Kay Hutchison Barb Jerome Mike Johnson Peggy Justice Lester Kadner LaRue Gilman-Martinez 88 • People KEEPING TRACK. Substitute teachers kept track of everything a full time teacher is responsible for. SUBSTITUTE. Substitute teacher Dale Driver laughs with the class while filling in for an ill teacher. substitutes 1a e By Hope Redmond Photos by Chad Boyer Paula Rosenthal, Dale Driver and Marchele Dorsett are all familiar faces around the school. These were the substitute teachers that seemed to have been at school most. Being a sub has many different pluses and minuses. According to Mrs. Rosenthal, the best points of being a sub are the "variety of subjects and if you don't want to work at a place you don't have to, or if you just don't want to work that day, you don't have to. " Mr. Driver said the worst days he has is when the teachers have poor lesson plans or no lesson plans at all. "Those type of days don't come along a lot. All days are good, some are just better than others," he said. Joe Schick said, "The worst days he has are those days when students are restless and don't listen to instructions to the assignment the first time, because they were too busy talking. When students are in that type of attitude it makes problems for the teacher and the students who are trying to pay attention and do their work." There are some d ays when the teacher is gone and the substitute is there and they are not able to help students with the questions they have for that day's work. Sophomores Travis Parrack and Nate Foley said, "Mr. Driver is our favorite sub. He explains things thoroughly if you don' t understand the work." Mr. Schick said, "The most humiliating thing I have ever done is during Parent Teacher Conferences. A mother and student came in and I didn't recognize the student's face . I looked at the mother's last name and immediately knew the student. So, I went on with the conference talking to the student about her grades and how she was doing. When the conference was over the student said, Tm not your student, I go to Wilson."' Faculty • 89 David Kaeding Dale Kassmeier Verla Keim John Kinsel Donald Knudsen Dan Koch Sandy Leaders Wayne Mains Michele Madden Kirk Madsen Grant Magnuson Sam Martinez John McKinley Joe McNamara Doug Muehlig Dave Murphy Patrick Nepple Bob Nielsen Michael Nuschy Judy O'Brien Julie O'Doherty Pat O'Doherty Marla Peterson Garry Pogemiller Evelyn Rock Vicky Rockwell Joyce Schaeffer Brooks Schild Kelly Scott Sharon Semler Bob Smilley Jan Smith Dan Strutzenberg Mary Jane Swesey Peggy Terveer Terry Todd Alan Vandenberg Roxy Watkins David White Lori Williams Nancy Wilson Camelle Yost 90 • People PAY ATTENTION. Consumer Education teacher Camelle Yost explain an assignment to her class. THE NEW GUY. Math teacher Patrick Nepple listens to students ask que tions about their assignment. \ , Neff' Faces htighten Ra\1~ By Nicki Hall Photos by Michaela Kanger & Chad Boyer New faculty members dotted the halls and filled classrooms with their presence. The students were introduced to six new teachers and a new bookkeeper at the first pep assembly. Patrick Nepple, Marla Peterson and Julie Betterton added to the new faces in the freshman halls, as the three new math teachers. Mike Nuschy became the new special education teacher while Camelle Yost and Traci Bloom were appointed the job of teaching Family and Consumer Science. Roxanne Herrick as the bookkeeper finished out the roll call. "I love to teach here. The students are fun, it has a great atmosphere, there's a lot of school spirit and people are able and willing to work very hard," Miss Yost said. Students and faculty members welcomed the new teachers with open arms. " I was surprised when Ms. Peterson came to teach here since I knew her as a softball coach, it was nice to see her in the halls," junior Arny Doty said. The veteran teachers showed the new teachers the ropes and still had time to give them some out of class pointers. English teacher Kirk Madsen said, "Mr. Nepple was a solid addition to the ninth grade teams, however he needs to work on his jump shot." Throughout the year new and veteran teachers and students got used the new faces in the hall. By the end of the year everyone was molded into their own place. Faculty • 91 Jamie Achenbaugh Jodi Achenbaugh Kimberly Ager Autumn Albright Tamara Allan Calla Allen Matt Allen Kay Altstadt Aaren Andersen Jason Andersen Jim Bob Andersen Rachael Andrews Ross Andrews Amanda Aparo Nick Ashley Michelle Austin Travis Bailey Amber Baker Philip Bartholomew Jam es Basch Kirk Behrens Crystal Bell Charles Bennett Christina Bent > 0 ~ 92 By Kami Hammond & Arny Doty Photos by Ben Schroeder • People There were many things that the students thought were enjoyable. Among those enjoyable things were movies, music, style and trends. When it came to movies junior Krissy Mandolfo said, "I liked Jerry Maguire, because the little boy is so cute." Sophomore Jared Podraza said, /1 I liked Liar Liar, because Jim Carey is my favorite actor." Senior Jamie Pogge said, "Picture Perfect is the best movie, because it's a good chick flick." Along with every movie there was always a song to go with it. Junior Jaka Schuster said, "My favorite song is 'You Make Me Wanna' by Usher because not only is it a good song, but it also reminds me of what always happens to me." Sophomore Josh Sevey said, "My favorite song is 'Flow' by Smash Mouth, but I really don't know why." Junior Shaunte! Krisel said, "I liked the Barbie Girl song because when I was little people said that I reminded them of a Barbie." Movies and music not only reflected current styles and trends, but so did clothes. Among the trends were clogs and bell bottoms. Not only were they hip, but they were really popular with students. Styles, clothes and trend s varied fror person to person. Some p eople liked th casual look or the grunge look while oth ers went for the preppy look. Junior Meghan Hardie said, "I prefr casual because it is more comfortable One day you can wear a sweater and t next d ay a sweatshirt. Clothes are a 1:-i partof people'slives. Tthinksomepe p worry about it too much." What one's friends wore also affech.: what one wore. Sophomore Emily Gr gory said, "You are more likely tow clothes like your friends and buy stut from the same store as them." Senior Joh Sinnot said, "Half of my friends do m shop where I shop. I like to shop at Sah tion Army and Goodwill." Quality of clothes affected whatpeoi: w ore. Social Studies teacher Joh1 McKinley said, "I buy clothes that\ / ,, long and are more durable and comh able. I try to buy more practica cl h . Some styles were w0rn \en in tl of danger. Senior Jessica Bittner ~. 1. wore a pair of clogs and ended up spr l' ing my ankle.'' No matter what the must enjoyal', things were they were always fl comn\\H thing among the stud~'nts. I' NICE SHIRT. Junior Lindsay Jastorff and sophomore Misty Martin compare their clothes as they arrive for school. Chad Bentzinger Angela Bequette Travis Bever Megan Bevirt Brian Bird Kristie Birkholtz Chris Black Quintin Black Michael Blair Kelli Blakeman Jennifer Blanchard Tina Bonacci Ashlee Bonar Helena Bonar Lisa Bower Nathanial Bowery Bill Boysen Cheri Bradle Freshmen • 93 Randi Brammer April Briggs Ryan Brooks Niki Brown Sammantha Burk Dena Card Bobby Carter Tim Case Jeff Chambers Darrell Chatterton Clint Christensen Natalie Churchill Crystal Clark Carl Coffman Mindy Colliver Deirdre Conner Amanda Countryman Candace Cox Alexis Cunningham Jamie Delp Kyle Dillehay Matthew Dillehay Randa Dingman Dustin Dirks rJJ 0 0 94 By Jamie Kennedy & Enjoli Barksdale Photos by Michaela Kanger • People A change in scenery was in store for students when they acquired a detention. Students served detentions while they ate lunch in the auto shop room. Assistant Principal John Neal, who is in charge of attendance, said, "Detentions are to make students miserable." Taking away students' open campus privileges made them pretty miserable. Junior Rachelle Booher commented that she'd rather have detentions after school so she and her friends could do things at lunch. "!think that it's totally unsanitary. They shouldn't make us eat in the auto shop room," junior Autumn Rockwell said . According to Mr. N eal the room was inspected by health officials and met all inspections. The only reason the auto shop was chosen was because it was the only available room. "I like lunch detentions better than staying after school and it doesn't interfere w ith after school activities," junior Janie Aldredge said . Mr. Neal said it didn't matter if it was con venient for the students, it was whether the problem got solved or not. The lunch detentions produced a higher percentage of people showing u p for detentions which lead to the conclusion that lunch detentions were working. Another focus for stu d ents was to ir crease their knowledge and u e of t -t nology. This was accomplished by tt addition of new computers. "People v.· be forced to learn to opera te comput " becau se in the future almost everythir w ill be ru n by computers," comput chairperson Dave White said. The committee that h elped the scht · acquire computers with a $150,000 gr.11 were Mr. Whit e , Paul Hans, l Daughtery, Rhonda Hard iman, Mr. L\ Jerry Gray andPatrickNepple. Thete d' ers put together a proposal to show h '' and why it is important to have cornpt ers for the students. The new computers could be faun throughout the school on every level. Tl· stu dents found that w ith more compu ers it helped them out when big proj 1 were due "There were a lot of differ 1 cultures and interesting things about tory while I wa:-. doing my psychok ' project," c:;;oph )Dl >n ( I c1d tersun sai~ Student \1\.-t:JL liel-:1rl'SP111::.1blefor 11t use on the mternet and were mon·h. · for inappropriate use. "l got in troul be ause I was looking up Nike not F chology," junior Jose Vargas said . COMPUTERS. Senio rs Tom Reikofski and Jared Powell use the new computers in the counseling center. Anthony Dorsett Thomas Dorsett Denyel Doughman Michael Driver Ambre Dunblazier Katie Dunlap Melissa Evans Nicole Farley Kevin Farr Sarah Farrell Joe Faubus Gweneth Fay Dani 1 Felts Danielle Ferguson Jam es Ferrin Stephanie Ferris Nicole Fichter Emily Field s Freshmen • 95 .Josh Fink Kevin Fink Brandon Flannagan Melissa Fredrickson Camden Frieze Amanda Fuller Thomas Funkhouser Jessica Garcia Lorraine Garcia Maria Garcia Kimberly Garvey Tabitha George Heidi Getzschman Josh Gibler Sara Giles Crystal Gilmore Rebecca Gilmore Corey Gray Stacy Gray Jayme Green Joshua Griffis Katie Guill James Hall Christine Hambright d 0 • 'l""""I d 0 _ , .. Stu\\ By The Richardsons (Mindi & Trisha) Photos by Jeremy Maschmeier 96 • People In sophomore Chad Boyer's case the word dedicated didn't even begin to explain what he went through just to complete an assignment. Boyer was supposed to meet the band at the school before they boarded a bus downtown to march in a parade . Boyer, not having a car, packed up his camera and trip od and opp n "hi bike. Off to school he went, 10 blocks in the cold, snowy weather, as it had begun snowing that afternoon and proved to be a miserable day. Boyer took the band pictures and completed his assignment. The band boarded the bus and left for the parade. Boyer followed on his bike. Midway through his jou rney a car skidded in the slick street right into Boyer. "l saw the car coming at me and thought 'Oh boy, that car is going tohitme,"'Boyer said. Well for most, that would be enough to pack up and head for home. Not for Boyer. He got right back on his bike and proceeded to the parade. "After I told one of the band parents about getting hit by the car she wouldn't let me ride my bike anymore. She insisted that I get a ride home with the band," Boyer said. As for yearbook ad viser Deb Goodma1 and the band parents, they were v r: pleased w ith Boyer and his dedication t the yearbook. Bu t from Boyer's mouth, "I don't kn ow about this yearbook tuff an more ... " PeTSonalizec\ \ t ~ r , m r\. an more it'I. th e parking lot. ron " Do" to "Glebean," students got creati with personalized license pla tes. Stud n believed that personalizing their platL provided a way for them to ~press th n s elv e s. Senior Dawn The len h "BabyDol" on her plates. "I decided ) BabyDol because my mommy used l call me that," Thelen said. It seemed that most personalized platl' had some thing to do with the per on name. Senior Nikki Brow n's pla tes ai · "Nikster." "My family calls me .Ni ~t ' so I decided to have it put on my plat ' Brown said . One student had pla tes that hel other studen ts pronounce her last nam Senior Alex LeGuillou had "Luck - "Peop le have a tou gh time pronoun i my name, so I though t if I got Luc people could pronounce it easier," sl said . JACKETS. Junior Tony Jordan shows school spirit on his personalized license plates. Heather Hansen Jessica Hansen Jeffery Hargens Trent Hastings Stephaney Hathaway Andrew Heath Justin Hendricks Dyanne Henrikus Elizabeth Henry Gary Hensley Josh Hiatt Shau n Hollenbach Darrell Holt Jennifer Hubbard Jason Hurd Joshua Jastroff Jacob Jefferson Christopher Jensen Freslu.nen • 97 Whitney Jensen Joanie Johnson T.J. Johnson Carrie Jones Elizabeth Jones Robert Jones, Jr. Albert Joseph Henry Joslin Monica Kammerer Dawn Kauffman Sonja Kemplin Roberta King Zach Korner Taimeca Krisel Katrina Kroger Amanda Krueger Daniel Krueger Kevin Kucks Amanda Kuehn Archie Lankster Diana Lessig Michael Lewis Jennifer Lisko Jim Logan u 98 • o\di'{{> By Kami Hammond & Amy Doty Photos by Ben Schroeder People . The Cash Back receipt program sp onsored by the Mall of the Bluffs helped many schools out by donating money. A number of students participated by taking receipts from stores they had bough t items from in the past and putting them in a box that was labeled w ith their school name. Each school received a certa in amount of points for the amou nt shown on the receipt. After points were add ed , the school with the highest p oint totals received money . Biology teacher Bud Mead e said, "I am grateful to the businesses tha t are willing to d ona te to schools that want to participate. It's not just one school, it's m any . I think it's great! " There were many studen ts that helped benefit the school just by turning in receipts. Sophomore N ate Foley said, "I participa ted in the cash back because I thou ght the school d eserved it." Within the school there w as a contest betw een homerooms to see who could bring the m ost r eceipts. The top homerooms were rewarded with various prizes such as a field trip to Harveys for a free lunch, gift certificates and doughnuts. At the beginning of the year each stud ent was introd uced to their new best friend, their agenda . The new agend as were to be used fo r various things th rou ghou t th e school day. They included a stamp for internet u se, the code of conduct and a calendar for assignmen ts. Most importantly they con tained a new system for hall passes. One could not leave the classroom w ithout their agend a in hand. "I like the agendas because it's more convenient and it puts more pressure on stu d ents to be prepared for class," history teacher John McKinley said . "I think agendas are okay, they keep me more organized than withou t ha - ing one," freshman Ana Martinez said. Some stu dents had comp lain t about the agend as. "I think they were a hassle to carry arou nd all the time," sophomore Jenn y Bowen said. "A piece of paper is much easier t carry around, it fits in you r pocket much better than a book, especiall when you have to goto the bathroom, " sophomore 1eorg<> Ro ·efand said. Students that got caught in the hall after the bell rang received two deten tions, and if caught without their agenda they rPceived two more. No matter what one's opinion wa of the new pass system, it looked like they were booked for life. ~ ---- I I' I CASH BACK. English teacher Mike Johnson takes receipts from freshman Demetriou s Dalby for the Cash Back program. ---1 .. -1 Jose Ramon Lopez Wendy Ludwick Nathan Lukavsky Chad Luna Kira Lupton Brett Lynch Katharine Mace Stacy Malone Tara Marsh Lisa Martin Ana Martinez Rusty Mayer Ru.sty McBride D rek McCabe Robert McCart April McClain Travis McCord Alan McCread y Freshmen • 99 Justin McHugh Amanda Mcintosh Jeremiah McKeeman Joseph McN eal AimeeMcVey Jenny Medearis Norma Medina Andy Meredith Alysha Merksick Jason Mickey Harry Miller John Miller Matthew Miller Sasha Miller Lisa Moore Crystal Mowery Jeffery Myers Becky Navarette Brandi Navarette Aaron Naylor Freadom Nelson Anthony Nichols Rachel Nuno Cari Oden By Ryan Wood & Jamie Ba1t h Photos by Ryan Wood 100 • People Nov. 19,1997 was a momentous day in the history of the world. For the first time septuplets were born and all seven babies survived. The babies were born to Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey in Des Moines. Bobbi, 29, was bedridden for months before the actual delivery of the septuplets. There were four boys and three girls. The birth miraculously only took seven min - utes, from 12:48 p.m. to 12:54 p .m . Along with seven new babies the family received many new gifts. The gifts included: diapers for life, a new house, baby goods from Gerber and a full sized van that seated 15 people. The gifts helped support the family, which already had one daughter and made their three member family a 10 member family overnight. Birthdays come and go, from January to December, most people look forward to their birthdays each year. Some students like the gifts or the n ew responsibilities that come with each year they grow older. "I love birthdays. I love the presents and the parties," sophom ore N ikki Moraine said. "The older I get the more responsible my mom thinks I am," junior Sarah Field s said. Major birthdays can be memorabL ones. "There are new things you can when you get older, at 16 you can d ri ·t at 18 you can vote and are consid ered c I adult. Then when you turn 21 youcan gc into bars and casinos," jun ior Heath r Selin said. "For m y 13th birthday m y dad b ou g me 13 roses. It was one of the best birtl day p resents I ever h ad ," junior Mist Richards said. "For my last birthd ay Lynsi Brook.., Lindsay O'Dell and Min di Richard l. I planned a surprise party for me. T~ ' took m e out to App leBee's and after \ were d one, we w en t back to Lynsi' s hou. w here there were aw hole bunch of peop 1 I have known since elementary sch 1 We did all the little kid things like hav ~, scavenger hun t and a te cake and i · cream," sophom ore Hea ther Berry sail "My boyfriend sent Daffy the Clm · toschool on mybirthday. Iwa ·soemb rassed but I knew it was coming b cat I had her come on his birthday lai.:.t v • senior Carrie Baxter said. Birthdays gave everyone surpri throughout the year. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Daffy the Clown visits senior Carrie Baxter at school for her birthday . Kevin Oles Joshua Olsen Tommy Opal Ian Ottesen Bob Palmer Traci Parker Amber Parks Jennifer Paulsen Jamie Pearson Brandy Pebley James Perales Jamie Petry Chris Pickinpaugh Daniel Pizano William Plunkett Michael Points Sherry Poorker Thomas Potter Freshmen • 101 Timothy Potter Katherine Poulson Dasha Proslow Jeffrey Pruett Tonya Pruett Andy Pruitt Dusty Purcell Krystle Quakenbush Leslie Ratekin Jesse Reed Mandy Reed Richard Reseter Eileen Rhoades Cally Rhoten Jessica Richmond Meleah Rice Chris Riggle Jenny Rinehart Collin Robertson Adam Robinson Shaun Rocha Saul Rodriguez Angela Romesburg Ann Ronk on 0 ~ Graue.Co ~ ro Q) ,..c: By Laura Herrick & Natalie Biede u Photos by Ryan Wood 102 • People What's more important? Earning a good grade or getting plenty of sleep? For many the two went hand in hand. Whether the student stayed up late to study or they got a good night's sleep and blew off studying, many found cheating to be the right answer. Cheating was not the only by-product of abnormal sleeping habits. The amount of sleep received affected everything that a student's body could or could not do. There were various reasons that students did not get enough sleep. Those ranged anywhere from getting home late because of work to staying up la te watching T.V. For many, sleep deprivation became a part of life. "I am sleep deprived just like every other teen, but the difference is that I have come to accept the fact that it is just a part of life and I need to live with it," junior David Pitt said. After a while, droopy eyes and yawns during history lectures became a habit and were hard to do away with. One common way of getting more sleep was sleeping pills. "I take them so that I can get more sleep," sophomore Stepha nie Gray said. One popular idea for ending sleep deprivation was to have school delayed by two or three hours every day. "The administration should get smart and start school three hours later so we can get more sleep. Then "'t wouldn't be so tired, fall asleep in class, flu out of school and go on to lead truly worthl and degrading lives," junior Audra Nuzu said. Sleep deprivation was not the only practi that was common among students. Cheati11·' was also rampant whether caused by n sl or just pure laziness. For most the lure t 100 ata neighbor's test, borrow a friend's pa pert "compare" answers or take out a handy che sheet proved to be too tempting. "I sav\' person write the answers on their hand an i was a fifty question test!," sophomore Lauri Park said. The decision to cheat did not come witl1 )t' conquences. When students were caught ch at ing they were punished in various ways. "I pk up their test and tear it up," special ed- ucatil) teacher Chuck Black said Consequences or n consequences students still felt the n ed. h cheat. Estimates on how often students chea ranged from twice a month to everyday. " h dents cheat whenever there'& an op urtunit senior joaquma Borund,1 ad Some students \ ·ere 1 l t ' u p 1 lh , these cheating wClys. 'l b .. He l 1t s 1 v1.:r ,, to cheat because you're not going to , through life by -heating," .:;ophomore Mi h.\ O'Neil said . ZZZZZ. A students takes some time to catch up on ms sleep during class. Maggie Rose Jeremy Roseland Shanna Ross Heidi Sales Dusten Schaffer Jessica Schroeder Noah Scott Kristyn Shamblen Tiffany Shanks Robie Shaw Derik Sherland Sarah Shreeves Mandy Skudler Ryan Smith Justin Soar Hannah Sorenson Jacob Sorenson Tim Speck Freshmen • 103 Chris Speight Diana Stangl Mary Stepp Beth Sturm Adam Sulley Raina Thallas Swann Thomas Terry Titus Dustin Veihs AbbyVeydt Nick Vittitoe Kirsten Von Fumetti Sherry Von Fumetti Benjamin Vorthmann Tim Wagner Jennifer Waite Nicole Walker Jill Wallace Erica Wailing Tony Warpness Valerie Watts Angela Weatherill Kelly Welsh Rebecca West • '!"=( By Laura Herrick & Jackie Hammers Photos by Jenny Sharp 104 • People TheJeopardythemesongplayedin the minds of every contestant, a question was read and then, buzzz! 1:.he fourth annual Paul Hans Trivia Bowl took place both lunch periods, from one to three times each week. The contest ran from December to January. Teams of four students were placed against other student teams. It was much like the TV show Jeopardy. The prize was a listing of the first place team on a trophy that w as kept in room 109, where the contest was held. Two dollars was required of every team to help pay for the engraving and the buzzers used during the competition. Though the competition was intense, it was quite friendly and players from opposing teams left chatting and laughing together. All in all, the contest went well and was especially rewarding for God iva's Army, the winner of the cornpetiton. Seniors Luke Gutzwiller, Shan non Bu rgstrum, Jared Powell and Justin Poast ·met every challenge and conquered every time. They won by a large margin in every match. Team competition w as not the only pressure for stud ents. Other factors co1 tributing to stud ent st ess levels includ homework, extracu rricu lar activities an . jobs. Senior Jamie Frieze said , "I work t ~ many hours and I d on' t get enough sleer That stresses me out." Frieze was u in: the money she earned to p ay for ht braces and half of the cable bill. Fri 'I.· added , "I thin k we should be able t' enjoy ou r teenage years, we hav the r of our lives to work.'' Another stressful part of life as a l c tive high scho 1 stud ent was practice. It ord er to be their best, th Drama Dep 1 ment often practiced away entire e\ nings, for weeks on end. "I always had t be a t play p ractices to learn w hen pr r should go on and make sure the ri :7h p rops w ent on," sophomore Tamm· Miller said. Practices could last until t or eleven at night. Miller said,"I hud stay up to finish my homework. I f asleep in class. ft was really stre:~fl l But for most, the hilrd Vl rk ~ 11 l with a winning g, me r,ood h parents or some extra ca~h m1 I able to stop pulling out their hair. '. r: .-. . ' - I ' ' . rr QUIZ TIME. Brain Bowl coach David Herrick administers questions at the trivia con test. Jason White Sienna Whitford Dan Wilcox Ronald Wilcoxen Justin Williams Daniel Wilson Guy Wilson Lenny Wilson Nicole Wilson Ryan Wilson Scott Wise Tam my Wise James Wold Ariana Wright Michael Young Brannen Zaloudek Jamie Zarek Freshmen • 105 Chad Boyer Travis Breitkreutz Edra Brenaman Donny Brewer Lynsi Brooks Capri Brown Pam Brown Danielle Bryant Carl Cain Nicole Cain Steven Callaway Tommy Camp Melissa Campbell Shawn Carmichael Jessica Carrol Derek Carruthers Jeff Carruthers Deidre Carter Sarah Colter Kendall Crane Alysha Dahlberg Jeremy Darnold Chad Dennis Tonya Diaz Cassie Anson Heather Ault Laura Baldwin Ben Ballantyne Brent Barnes Jam es Barnett Tyler Bartling Michael Benedict Natalie Biede Nicole Bonar Sara Booker Zachary Booth Lucus Bose Jennifer Bowen Joshua Bowers 106 • People Darrell Adams Tim Albertus Rebbeca Allan Alicia Altergott ---------- ----- DIANA'S DEATH. Freshman Josh Nuno reads about the tragic death of Princess Diana. By Reggan Wilson & Laura Fuhs Photos by Michaela Kanger The national news was filled with both heartbreaking and distressing events during the months of August and September that affected the students, as well as the world. Thedeathof Princess Diana was a shock to many. On Au g. 31 the car Diana was in crashed into the wall of the tunnel at Pont del' Almabridge killing Diana, Dodi Fayed, the chauffeur and seriously injuring Diana's bodyguard. It was first thought that paparazzi were pursuing the car, causing the car to lose control in the pursuit. Some of the photographers w ere arrested and then later released when they found that the driver was intoxicated at the time of the accident. The princess was laid to rest at the Althorp Estate on Sept. 7 at the age of 35. The day before the funeral of Diana, the loss of Mother Teresa was also felt around the world. She died of a heart attack. The services were held at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in Calcutta. Back in the states tragedy struck w hen an outbreak of E-coli caused 10 deaths and many others to become ill. Many food servicing establishments were not able to serve beef for a few days. "When I w ent to Burger King's drive through they said they only had fish or chicken," senior Carrie Baxter said. The cause of the E-coli break-out was never d etermined. Another loss of service to the country occurred w hen U.P.S. employees went on strike. Chaos was abundant across the nation with packages being d elayed and not delivered. The workers were not satisfied with their pay and benefits and therefore decided to strike until they received a pay raise. " My brother almost had to delay his wedding because they didn't think the wed ding dresses would get here on time," ju nior Amy Doty said. Events that effected the world also hit home in the lives of students and faculty. E. COLI. Local Burger King restaurants were forced to limit their menu due to the E. Coli scare during the summer. No red meat was served during the 24 hour confusion. Sophomores • 107 Christina Griffis Justin Gruber Michelle Gunzenhauser Deacon Hagan Nichole Hall Tiffanie Haney Darrel Hastie Jami Bemiller Adrienne Henderson Leilah Hennings TamiHoden Richard Hodtwalker Brad Holding Joseph Hothersall Branden Hunt Kristen Jackson Angel Johnson Stephen Jolly Clay Jones Kevin Kaufman Brandy Kellner Clinton Kephart Angela Kermeen Amanda Kernes Roni Edie Christina Eilenstine Amy Faircloth Jennifer Fisher Jamie Flora Pedro Flores Nathan Foley Sara Foster Ashley Gardner Ben Gerken Aretha Gillespie Jamie Gladwell Danny Gray Stephanie Gray Emily Gregory 108 • People Eric Dofner Jeremy Dofner Rebecca Driver Michael Dudley \ ESOLUTIONS. Some students resolved to help others throughout year. Senior Pa t Rose helps with the food drive. l-...;_ ,., --~J ' ~ By Ricky Proslow & Bobby Rich Photos by Michaela Kanger & Chad Boyer As the new year approached, many students and teachers had an idea of what their resolution was going to be. The question was whether they would follow through with it or not. Social Studies teacher Pat Daugherty said, "My resolution is to not make resolutions." Several students had resolutions concerning school. Some said they would come to school more often and get better grades. Others just wanted to pass a class. Some were also habit-ending resolutions. Junior Jamie Aldredge said, "My resolution is to stop procrastinating." Others said they would stop biting their nails, stay ungrounded and stay out of trouble. Some students had resolutions that were more long term, such as finding the right girl, working out everyday, practicing tennis skills and just being a better person. "My New Year's Resolution was to stay in shape for track and lose the extra pounds I gained over Christmas break," senior Josh Flaharty said. "It isn't tough to think of a resolution, it's just tough to keep it, "English teacher Jane Howard said. For many students Christmas vacation was just time away from school and time for relaxation. There were students who were never home during break. "I did anything and everything just to get out of my house and keep away from my family during vacation," junior Michaela Kanger said. Sports was one activity that kept many students busy during Christmas vacation. Junior Ryan Redding said," I had swim practice everyday except Christmas and New Year's." "Basketball practice was pretty much all I did," senior Kelly Foster said. New releases at the theaters gave some students something to do. "I lifted weights and went to movies during break," senior Nick Hollinger said. Making money was on the minds of many students as they spent their vacation working. "I worked tons of hours during vacation but I did make some money though, so it was worth it," senior Dawn Thelen said. Christmas vacation gave all a time to do what the plea ed whether working, playing or making resolutions. DANCE-FOR JOY. The Fezziwig dancers show off their moves for the student body at the winter fine arts pep assembly. Sophomores • 109 ' I Loni Koopmeiners Rusty Kramer Tony Kramer Jared Kruger Nicole Kuhl Richard Lachappell Reginal Lankster Nick Le Guillou Doug Lear Lynn Lippert Ryan Loeffelholz Richard Loparco David Macfarlane Cyndee Magers William Malone Michael Mandolfo Patrick Marrill Ric Marshman Kristie Martin Mistie Martin Gerardo Martinez Benjamin Mawhiney Michael McClelland Chaylie McCloud Lisa McCombs Jacob McCormick Aaron McDaniel Jennifer McKeeman Eric McKern Joshua McKern Amie McMahan Michael Mendoza Laraina Michalski Rodney Moore Nicholina Moraine Gail Myres Lyndsey Neill Lynsie Nelson Kristina Malone 110 • People Robert Kier Nikki Knauss Sarah Kochen Nick Konecny GETTING INVOLVED. Senior foreign exchange student Minako Tome got involved with Tee Jay Today, the school's TV news show. By Carrie Baxter & Jenny Sharp Photos by Ben Schroeder Scared, excited, happy, confused. These are just some of the emotions one might feel when visiting a different country on vacation. Now imagine having these emotions for an entire year. That is how foreign exchange students seniors Robert Blotevogel of Germany, Laura Cuhna of Brazil and Minako Tome of Japan felt as they walked the halls. The most exciting thing for Blotevogel and Cuhna were the sports. As for Tome it was the clothing freedom. "I tried volleyball for awhile. The day after my first practice I was so sore. I decided I didn't want to do that any more," Cuhna said. "The whole atmosphere is really cool, especially at the football games," Blotevogel said. "Your clothes are so free. You can wear anything you want," Tome said. Even with all the excitement the students missed their families. Blotevogel missed his friends the most. Cuhna even left her boyfriend to come to America. "I miss him very much, but we talk on the phone," Cuhna said. "My family is w hat I miss, but I like it here also," Tome said. Veteran students helped the new students get over their homesickness and enjoyed having them in class. "Everyone has been very accepting," Blotevogel said. Cu hna, Tome and Blotevogel agreed that everyone was really nice. For Tome there were differences in American schools and her Japanese school. "In Japan students have to w ear school uniforms and w hite socks. The girls aren't allowed to wear make-up, earrings or have long fingernails. Also in P.E. freshmen and sophomores have separate boy and girl classes," Tome said. Even w ith the differences Tome said, "I like it here. " Besides the fun, the main goal for the exchange students was to learn more English and to learn how to adjust to new things. Problems were few and far between because of all the helpful people. "The only problem that I have had is with my locker, but I figured it out," Blotevogel said. The students planned on learning as much about America and its culture as they could before they returned to their native countries. SCHOOL DAZE. Senior foreign exchange student Laura Cuhna enjoys the casual classroom atmosphere in Ms. Howard's English class. Sophomores • 111 Dawn Radice Justin Radke Jessica Raim Robert Ratay Dan Rathke Donnie Redden Hope Redmond Jill Rice Jennifer Richards Kristi Richards Susan Richards Trisha Richardson Todd Rieper Melissa Rindone John Robine Elizabeth Robinson Travis Rockwell Kelly Rose George Roseland Jon Russell Kim Ryan Chasity Sales Steve Schleidt Bridgett Schmitt Tessa Ortiz Anita Owen Travis Palmer Laurie Park Travis Parker T.J. Parrack Travis Parrack Craig Pender Olivia Perez Pascal Perrine Toni Petersen Joe Pike Nina Pikschus Jared Podraza Tiffany Pogge 112 • People Dan Neville Justin Norton Lindsay O'Dell Michael O'Neil WATCH YOUR BACK. Junior Josh Fouts plays a prank on senior Pat ose. This prank could have been dangerous but everyone was okay. By Stephani Maron Photos by Josh Weesn er As humans, it seems that everyone finds humor in the humiliation of another person. Possibly, it's nut just to have a laugh at the other's expense, but many times that's th e way it seems. Many times no harm is meant by the common prank, but sometimes the pranks cause emotional or physical distress. Physics teacher Terry Todd said, "On our way to grandma's house with a bucket of crawdads for fishing, I decided to play a cute little trick on my mother whose arm was dangling out of the window in the front seat. I picked up a crawdad from the bucket of bait and placed it on my mother's arm. She panicked and grabbed hold of my father who just happened to be driving. Apparently that startled him and he swerved off the road into a ditch. That one little prank could have caused the death of our whole family." Luckily, for Mr. Todd, they were able to pull the car out of the ditch and nobody was hurt. Emotional frustration could be the result of another harmless prank. "I told a kid who was few years younger than me that there was going to be a toga party later that night. He was supposed to have been home by 4:30 p.rn. that day, but he didn't leave until 10 p .rn. when he realized there was no party. He left for home extremely angry and beat himself before he got home. He told his morn that he got beaten up on the way home and that was why he was late. His morn didn't buy the story, and he w as grounded for three months," junior Brad Blakeman said. Pranks aren't all about the person who plays them on someone else. Often, the person who the prank is played on remains silent so few people will find out that they were pranked. Senior Nick Brougham said, "I was at a party, I fell asleep and someone put hot sauce in my mouth. I ran to get a drink of water, I got so hot that I stripped off my clothes. Everyone was laughing hilariously at me. Throu ghout the whole incident, I thought I was dreaming." "Even if one person thinks a prank is really funny, the person who the prank is on usually ends up getting hurt or feeling really stupid," freshmen Jill Wallace and Becky Navarrette said. Pranks can be fun as long as they remain harmless and nobody gets hurt. But for all those pranksters, watch you r back because you might get a taste of your own medicine. T.P. TIME. Junior Mich aela Kanger and senior Steve Lewis show off the mess they made after t.p.ing cars after a football game. Sophomores • 113 1 I Benjamin Schulz Wade Schumann Chandel Scott Jennifer Sharp Jesse Skudler Shaun Skudler Katie Slusher Bryan Smith Jason Smith Jennifer Smith Mitchell Smith Elizabeth Sorenson John Sprinkel Pamela Stahlnecker Erin Stanfill Paul Stawowczyk Matthew Story Dasiti Summer Cory Swolley Adam Tabor Amy Tallant Jonathon Taylor Todd Thelen Nicole Thomas Melissa Tietsort Kimberly Toman Namee Turner Cherokee Tuttle Anita Vargas Crystal Waite Brooke Walker Jena Walker Janelle Walters Jennifer Ward Sarah Widner Jeff Wigington Bo Wilson Nicole Wilson Nicole Wilson Sarah Wilson Adam Wigner Paul Wink 114 • People CIOWNING AROUND. Senior Mark Smith sits in class showing other students his wild personality. By Janelle Walters Photos by Michaela Kanger Pay Attention! Students have all heard those w ords repeatedly in their lifetime. Some just can't help but make those lon g lectures in class somewhat exciting. Some students don't try to be funny it just comes naturally. For sophomore Jonathon Taylor many students find him to b e one of the biggest class clowns. Taylor said, "I've been a class clown since I was in kindergarten. I don't care if people think I'm annoying or obnoxious, I'm just being m yself!" Junior Lindsay Jastorff said, " A class clown can w ear on your nerves because they usually end up getting the w hole class in trouble. When someone is honestly funny they know w h en to stop." "The biggest class clow n around is Jessica Bittner. She can get anybody laughing in a second. She's the funniest person I know, especially when she starts talking about Dave Letterman!" senior Brandie Jacoby said. "The only person that I know that is funnier than I am is Brandie Jacoby. She is a hoot in class. I wish I could be half as funny as her. Boy she sure is funny!" senior Jessica Bittner said. It isn't just students that play the class clown role. There are teachers that have fun while teaching. Many students find Drama teacher John Gibson the biggest class clown around. Junior Michelle Medearis an d sophomore Branden Hunt said, "Even if we' re in a bad mood, w e don't leave Mr. Gibson's room without laughing." English teacher Dan Koch enjoys having fun in class but knows when to d raw the line. Senior Kane Kuhn and Mr. Koch said, "We're n a turally funny, but we don' t need to act it. We were born to be corny ." Sophomore Jamie Gladwell said, "Th ere is nothing wrong with being funny, you just h ave to know when to stop. Most of my teachers can b e funny if they really want to, but when the students start getting out of line the teacher usually stops the clow ning arou nd and gets the class going on work that needs to be done. So in other words, you can have fun in class but learn w h ere to draw the line so that the entire class will not get into trouble." So from bein g class clown or just plain funny there are many different types of personalities. CLASS CLOWN. Junior Jose Vargas is clowning around with fellow classmates. He kept the newspaper class entertained quite often throughout the year. Sophomores • 115 Janie Aldredge Josh Allen Michelle Andersen Shane Anders en Adam A shley Tina Au stin Doug Baxter Arthur B e b er Ky le Behrens David Bequette Ja ne Beranek Regi Beutler Daniell Bircha rd Adam Birnley Travis Black Brad Blakeman Nick Blanchard Brandi Blum A m y Blu xome Rac h elle Booher Aaron Bonar Tom Aldmeyer Jamie Aldredge 116 • People By Lori McVey & Lyn si Bro o ks Photos by Ry an Wo od 1 Most students think th a t havi n g a baby at suc h • young age would be a m a j or c h a n ge in th eir li ves. Some students e xperienc ed the situ a tion for real and sorn el just for a da y. Many students took interest in the C h ild Care classe~ instru cted by Traci Bloom. Stu d ents fou nd out how it felt to be pregnant by wearing a d e v i ce c alled th Empathy B elly. The Empathy B elly co n s i s ted of a wat pock et that had the baby in it, two w e i ghts we re a lso ·1 th e re th a t pu s h ed into the s t o m a ch to make it feel likt: the baby's elbows and le gs were g o ing into the moth '~ stomach. "Wearing t he Em p at hy Belly giv es you th realizati on of being pre g n ant ," sophomore Sara. Widner said. Junior J o sh G e rj evic said, "I do n 't n\" ~ wom en th at a re p regnant, and I d on 't think I co u ld w eJ that much e x c ess we i ght for ni ne mont h s ." From being a tee n ager strai g h t to b e i ng an a d ult sever al s t u d ents experi e nced b eing parents at s uch ' young age for real. " W hen I first found o u t I was going to be a dad at th · age of 15 I was ve ry scared," sophomore Tra ·i~ Breit k reutz sa id. From chang ing diapers, ivin · fe edi ngs, going to t he do c tor and most impor t a nt spend ing time with the ba by, the ma jori ty of teenage parent· lives we re d isrupted. B reitkr eutz said, "I have ne · e1 regre tted havi ng Johna thon and I never will, I p lan h ra ise my s on to my full po t ential. I'm not like most gu_ • and run away fr om my mis t a kes and responsibili ie . Sen ior Danielle Egge tt sa id, "J can't go out w ith m: fri ends and it's a l ot of responsibility. My dad sends d a u ghter stuff since he lives in Florida, and my mot helps wa tch her. My boyfr iend pays for almost ev r · thing." Senior Jessi ca Schu ster also experienced bei ng a P< entwh i le s till in high school." Having a child to care fl~ is eas i er t han people make it seem. However, I wi ·h would have wait e d ," Schuster <;aid t first Schuster" mom took the news very hard, but lat 'r was v l supportive. Whether for real or just pretc1 ding Jor .:i day, ..., dents got to experience the responsibilities of havin baby. /t l'REGNANT MAN? Senior Steve Pruett knows w ha t it te:els like to have a little more weight to carry arou nd on his belly. Jonas Bose Nathan Buffington Natasha Cannon Douglas Carroll John Case Holly Caylor Thomas Chatterton Herman Chioco Larissa Christensen Lisa Christensen Ben Clark Jamie Coan Harvey Coble Kelly Coffman JustinCollier Jamie Darngaard Mitchell Danahay Tara Desantiago MattDeWolf Amanda Dillehay Crystal Dirks Am Dot Matt Doty Juniors • 11 7 Kirn Driver Justin Dunblazier Crystal Dutson Morris Eckes Joseph Eledge Travis Ellerbeck Linda Eng Veronica Erlacher Eric Erskins Lori Ferguson Jesse Fett Jeremy Fichter Sa r a .h F i elds Nacoties Flo yd Josh F outs Jo s ey Fredrickson Beck ie Gardner Jo sh G erjevic Alicia Gilland Kelly Gillette Heather Ginn 118 • Marcus Dreher Heather Driver People By Jamie Barth & Dawn Radice Photos byMichaela Kanger & Stephanie Simp on Spiders, snakes, college, heights and d yin g. What ' these things have in common? They are all comm . fears. "I am going to be one of those people that n e ver' leaves my house when I'm older because I am afraid ' I everything," sophomore Aretha Gillespie said. Many students are afraid of dying, "I'm afr a id I'll l murdered and not die in a natural way," junior Britt an' Tolen said. Some fears like death are common. Water i• freshman Tony Dorsett's worst fear. "I am afr a id l' being underwater because I don't know how to sw im. Car wrecks are also one of the most com mon f a . "I'm afraid I'll get in another car wreck and my dad wil kill me," junior Krissy Mandolfo said. Junior M eli-< McClain agrees, "I'm afraid I will get in a car vVT L too." "I am afraid of falling down a flight of s t a i rs, an l'l be lying there with a broken neck and everyo ne wouli laugh and point at me," junior Audrey Grieder s a i c. There are fears from claustrophobia to t hing lik getting ki cked out of school. Some peop le fear n ight mare dates. Some people always have the perfect date. A nil person, good dinner and an interesting c o nversati ' Then there are the rest of the people who only see m • have disaster dates. One such date happened to juni, Jamie Aldredge when she took her date to the mo\'i "We went to see Scream with a group of fr iend s. Heh' me and didn't come back for an hour," A ldredge s i • Aldredge wasn't the only one who got l eft behi nd 1 a date. Sophomore Lynn Lippert was left beh ind aft she got a bad hair cut. " He paid for me to get m h.r cut and w h en he saw how bad it turn ed out, he left 1 • b ecau se he didn't want to be seen with me," Lipp' said. Some of the wor st dates are blind d a tes. Sophonw1 John R o bine and his blind date went to t he moviE's. went for a frie nd. He double booked a nd had two d '\tl He nee ded me to t a ke one, so I did. He and hi i. t • , into a big fi ght and he wanted the g irl he had tnl t back. He yell ed so loud th at we got kicked out l movi e," R abine said. OH GROSS! Juniot Michelle Medearis shreiks away from one of her worst fea rs, snakes. Many students' wor_? t fears were c;nakes, spiders and other animals. WORST DATE. Junior Amanda Moore hopes to never end up with a date anything comparable to Dr. Bob. Christian Goodloff Robert Gress Brian Gress Amber Groat Andrea Hall Brooke Hallberg Jackie .Haininers Kaini Haininond Tiffany H ancock Ka trina Hand Matt Harrill Meghan Hardie Doug Hartley Alfred Haussner Rachael Heck Matt Hendrix Laura Herrick Aaron Hicks Erin Hilton Rachel Hopkins Shane Hoss Meggan H ytrek Daniel Ingram Juniors • 119 Luke Jefferson Katie Johnson Rod Johnson April Johnston Tony Jordan Amanda Joslin Nicole Kammerer Justin Kammrad Michaela Kanger Alicia Kauffman Chuck Keefer Chad Kellner Jamie K enn e dy B ernie Kinsella Derike Kinzie Joe Koopm einers Mic h elle Kra m er Pa tricia Kriley Shaunte} Krise! Kerry Kritenbrink Rachel Kritenbrink 120 • Lindsay Jastorff Matthew Jefferis People By Jeff Diamond & Andrea H all Photos By Ryan Wood Many students are dependent on the money that they earned through their job. When minimum wa raised from $4.65 to $5.15 an hour in Iowa, studen~ saw an increase in their disposable income. "Even though I only work part-time I saw an incr ase of 1 per pay period that I didn't have before," se nior Brandi Jacoby said. Although, minimum wage increas ed there wert: some jobs where students did not receive minimum wage. In these occupations students mu st re ly on tips to bring their wages up to that of minimum wages. "I make minimum wage, but the tips h e lp it average out to about $8-10 an hour on weekdays, a nd $12-20 an hour on weekends." senior Ryan Harris aid, wlw works at Ameristar Casino doing val et parking. Students can make enough money in tips in one night tl pay for gas for the week or even an in surance payment "You can't always rely on tips thou gh," Ha rris sai "You can have a really bad night or get a lot of stiffs.' Students were not the only people happy to see it increase, par ents w e re grateful a lso. "When my o Jeff worked at Jubil ee, I still had to keep forking u money for him, b e c a use he made so li ttle," par 1 1 Karen Diamond said. "I know p a r ents are happi r l see minimum wage go up becau se every little 1 counts." Insurance is one of the many ex p e nses that stude 1t ... have to pay for. This is e speci ally necessary for tho, students who h a ve accidents. Senior Rochelle Bartl and junior Jamie Barth have been involved in num r ous accidents throughout the year. Senior Reggan Wil son was a lso an accident victim She was involved in a a hit-and -run. The person whl hit h er car smas hed the who le passeng er side of h" car. "I thou ght it was someone from our parking lot b then later fo und out that it was a bus from WiL ' Junior Hi g h," Wilson said, "We'll probably haY" , sue the company for the damages." So w hen it comes to money students worked har e arn it and watched that pile dwindle rapidly. MO' MON EY. Senior Andy Bredahl looks at the guts of his car and predicts how much money it will take to fi ~ his car this time. I ASHED! Students sp ent their hard earned money fixing "nts, dings, scra tches and smashes. Mindi Krueger Christian Lear Marci Leftridge Kendra Lehmer Rob Leonard Dusty Lindsey Delinda Long Spring Madsen Ryan Lybhrger Wendy Maloney Krissy Mandolfo Tim Manz Jennifer Maron Anna Martin Felicia Martinez James Mawhiney Richard May Melissa McClain Jennifer McClelland Scott McConnell Pete McNeal April McPhere on LoriMcVey Juniors • 121 Brandy Merrifield Justin Messmore Amanda Moore Angela Moore Chris Moore Clint Mowery Jason Muholland Rick Neumann Adam Neville Stephanie Nielsen Travis Norton Audra Nu zum Michelle Medearis Becky Mercer Travis O'Dell Chris Osborne Dennis Owens Jennifer Paez Kristina Peters Paul Pettit Jennifer Pierce Kara Polchow Kristina Potts 122 • People By Jessica Rinehart Photos by Michaela Kanger From coins and stamps to chewed u p gum and ol shoelaces, collections weren't just the basic box of ba ball cards or poptabs anymore.They were anythin from serious and sentimental to superstitious and silly. Many were acquired in a short period of time, b t according to chemistry teacher Shannon CdeBaca, c 1- lections represent a long string of memories with contributions from loved ones. "It all starts when peopl g t something they like. Everyone assumes they want mor of that kind of thing and it a 11 snowballs from there, Ms. CdeBaca said. Many students took p ride in their collections an :l turned them into hobbies. Senior Laura Fuhs collect d anything "Barbie" related . She said, "The next additi 1 to my collection will be the Barbie and Elvis set." On th same tune, Elvis seemed to be a commonly collect item. Senior Nikki Brown collected Elvis paraphen a• lia. "Practically everything I have has to do with Elvi ,· Brown said. "I believe I was married to h im in a pa t life His spirit lives in my room." Some collections were obtained by "pack-rat fever, but many others really meant something to the coll1.::c· tor. Ms.CdeBaca said, "I collect lab ap rons, among oth things. Almost all of them were given to me b my mom. All of my collections mean more to me sentimen tally rather than for their value. " Student teacher Mike Larsen said he collected super hero comic books, including some series that have b e1 published since the 1960s. "It's interesting to see h ' both the writing and drawing style for certain cha a · ters has evolved over the years. They are a welcor departure from all of the other things I have going n~ . my life . It's really no different from peop le who watch soap operas as a means of escape." What makes something valuable isn't alway, it cash value. It is said that "One man's trash is anoth' · man's treasure," and as one ages, their fondness f their collections tend to change; for the better, nn t sometimes for the worse. But above all, they w r' representation of that person's pPrS<1nalil , and 11 were often great stories behind thusl t, )- le "tl who's got a story to tell? PRONS GALORE. Chemisty teacher Shannon CdeBaca shows off her favorite collection of lab aprons. Her mom gave her the majority of them and that mad.e them special to her. J\NlE BABIES. Junior Lau ra H errick is smothered in beanie ,,ibies. They were a popular collectible item with students ,1nd teachers. Michaela Powell Ryan Price Ricky Prosolow Adonis Quakenbush Chris Quakenbush Jason Rasmussen Ryan Redding Brandy Reed Doug Reichart Mike Renshaw Kevin Rhoten Misty Richards Mindi Richardson Cassie Richey Autumn Rockwell Joe Russell Jon Ryba Jennifer Sandhorst Greg Schnackenberg Anna Schnitker Tony Schorg Jennie Schorsch Jon Schreiber Jaka Schuster Juniors • 123 Jamie Scott Heather Selin Dustin Sharp Sammie Sheilds Tiffany Shitbroun Mark Showers Stephanie Simpson Jeffrey Smay Briana Smith Dawn Smith Ste ve Smith Colleen Sorensen Kri stopher Sorensen Sandra Sparr Sara Spring Robbie Starmer Ron Starmer Laura Stogdill Christina Stokes Ron Sulli v an Trav is Tay lor Jos h ua To d d Brittany To len Karen Tumbeaugh 124 • People By Lynsie Nelson & Crystal Dirks Photos by Ryan Wood & Ben Schro e der The love for the sport is what kept senior Mark S mith and junior Nick Blanchard wrestling through the s ummer. They both competed in State competition an qualified for Nationals in North Dakota. Smith was th only one who chose to attend. "I lo ve wres tling a nd like to spend my free time training to im prove m_· skills," Smith said. At State competition in Urbandale, Smith fin ishe third in Greco. Blanchard finished first in Fr eesty le and second in Greco. "Wrestling this summer was a l ot of fun. It was my first year wrestling at Stat e. It w as a gr t experience," Smith said. Smith and Blanchard trained all sum mer, practicin~: three days a week. They also lifted weights everyd . and went to wrestling camps. They par tic ipated 1. tournaments too. At a tournament in Underwood, Smi finished third in Greco. Blanchard finished seco nd in Freestyle and Greco. They also went to a t o u rn a ment a Lewis Central where Smith finished second in Greco Blanchard fini s h ed first in Freestyle a nd third in Gree . The wrestlers we r en't the only ones traveling, th students also made field t r ips. Field trips were tak en for fun, as rewards and som were even education al. S ome of tho se ed u cational trip. included science t e a c her Mike H a le's Human Biol g, class going to Unive r sity Hospit al in Io wa City, mat 1 teacher Al Hud ek' s trig onom etry class went to West n Heritage Museum to measure the Chris t mas tree and print shop t each er Dave White took his students to jol sights to l earn profession al printin g. "We u sed tri a ngles and counting the tiles to figur out the h eight of the tree at the museum," junior Laris 1 Christensen said. The fre shm en h ad num erous fi e ld trips. They went We stern Heritage Mu seum and to a first run mm "At the mo v ie som eone s h ot a card across the th a trying to hit t he s c reen, but hit a girl instead. Theref some of the students were brought back to sch ol l'l.l didn't get to finish the movie," freshman Dust_ · sai d . Fun and phy sics was the main objective ot t 'l Terry T o dd's trip to Worlds of Fun. "I usually a bout 20 students each year," Mr. Todd said. Field t r ips pro vided students with an opp01 tuni app ly the k nowledge they gained during the year. MOVIE TIME. The freshmen teams took a field trip to the rr ovies. The students had an opportunity to view a fi st run rnovie. Students were expected to act as if they were in school ' uring fi eld trips. lESTLE. Junior N ick Blanchard practices his wrestling r ( '•s w ith senior Tu Nguyen. Blanchard kept his skills ·,l <trp all year round. Melissa Uhl Brandy Valyer Jose Vargas Brandi Vore Meggan Vorthmann Marie Wajda Chad Walker Jennifer Walker Jesse Walters Eric Webb Shawn Weber Brandon Weese Bonnie West Dana White Sarah Whitney Jeremy Wilber Mike Williams Regan Williams Sara Williams Lesley Wilson April Wise Holly Womochil Thayne Wright Mike Young Juniors • 125 0 • • By Jessica Rinehart Photos By Chad Boyer Two words. Cha, ching. Words often heard when one becomes a senior. Among the things that reduced the patience and emptied the pocketbooks of seniors were the costs for announcements, cap and gown and senior pictures. And that was just the beginning. With the end of high school, many seniors considered going to college. With college came tuition expenses, not to mention mere application fees. Many seniors were responsible for a part of their tuition, if not all of it, challenging their ability to fill out financial aid forms and scholarship applications. Senior Jared Powell said, "If I go to Creighton University, I will need tons of scholarships to help me pay for tuition." Some fortunate students were able to find alternatives to the high prices and were able to cut costs. Some decided to stay home for college, others picked a cheaper package of senior pictures. Senior K ylene Kermoade said, "I was a representative for Jack Hanson Photography, so I saved about $200 on my pictures." A final alternative to saving money during one's senior year was to simply go without the extras. Powell said, "I just didn't get a class ring." Reflecting on all of the costs of the year, senior Justin Nourse said, "When it comes to all of the money I've spent on senior stuff this year, I don't know where to begin." The thought that one would only be a senior once somewhat comforted the broke seniors. Nikki L. Baker Enjoli M. Barksdale Jason L. Barlow Carrie I. Baxter Shawn S. Beu William E. Biede 126 • People Christopher M. Andrew Terri J. Ashley Samuel M. Barta, Jr. Jessica L. Birk GOT SP ARE CHANGE? ~enior Lewis Davids was pretty tapped out when it came to extra money. Jessica R. Bittner Randi M. Blakeman Joaquina A. Borunda Nichole M. Brown Robert Blotevogel Erich J. Blue Amber N . Bowman Michelle L. Bradley Shannon D. Burgstrum Christian M. Cannon Nicole L. Boettger Nicholas A. Brougham Amanda J. Chatterton Class Motto: We met as strangers, grew as classmates, and leave as friends. Seniors • 127 • 0 By Bobby Rich Photos by Michaela Kanger Performance Based Assessments (PBA's) became a factor on graduating. The class of '98 was the first graduating class that was required to have 21 validations along with 44 credits to graduate. Students earned the checkoffs in various categories such as, Complex Thinker, Knowledgeable Person, Effective Communicator, Self-Directed Learner, Quality Producer, Collaborative Participant. To get the total of 21 checkoffs students needed 7 CT, 7 KP, 4 EC, 1 SDL, 1 QP, and 1 CP. To earn the 21 checkoffs students needed to complete tasks. A lot of seniors already had all of their validations before mid term. Senior Josh Jackson said," I received all my validations by the end of my junior year." Many students felt that the validations were not needed. Senior Andy Sivertson said, "I didn't understand why they even started the PBA' s in the first place." Others felt that the PBA's were no different than doing regular work, but with the validations. Senior Ryan Ronk said, "The validations just make it harder to earn the grade and harder to graduate." Jackson also commented on the future of PBA's for students. "If they keep putting more and more pressure on the validations, it's going to make it harder to graduate for upcoming classes," Jackson said Senior Rusty Thomsen said, "I thinkPBA'sarehelpful. We have to pay more attention in class and less time messing around." Lewis E. Davids III Jeffrey E. Diamond Amber R. Dib Brian Durgin Joshua R. Flaharty Sara E. Flynn 128 • People Amy L. Clark Manuel J. Dotson Kelly D. Foster PBA TIME. Seniors Sam Barta and Jeremiah Knutson tudy hard for a very important assesment. Jami J. Frieze Laura L. Fuhs Ricky C. Griffis l'yan M. Harris Michael A. Garreans Chad M. Gnader Derek J. Gruber Luke R. Gutzwiller Donald D. Hastie Jr. Jason M. Hawkins Aminda M. Grasmick Lucy E. Han sen Benjam in A. Heath Seniors • Class Song:. That's What Friends Are For 129 0 • • u By Rusty Thomsen Photos by Jeremy Maschmeier Going off to college can be a scary experience. Some students got a head start by taking college credit classes during high school. Some of the complications were taken out when it came to fees and registering for these courses. More and more students took advantage of the service that was provided by the school district. The classes that were taken for credits were: Senior English, Calculus, Physics, Trigonometry, Government and Human Biology. There was no cost to the students for any of the Early Start classes, the school district paid the bill. Students had to take an Asset test to be eligible for a college course. In the past, a student could take the test as many times as they wanted before they passed it. Now students could only take the test one time. Senior Ron Watts said, "Taking these classes really gave me a head start. Now when I go to Creighton, I can focus on more important things, since some of the basic stuff is out of the way." Early Start college credit courses were a great way to get an edge on others and take advantage of a no-cost college education.The only disadvantage that students could find is the ASSET test. Senior Justin Poast said, " The ASSET test was kind of hard. But it is well worth the effort since you get college credits for the course. A college credit is very important to me. I think I would of done anything to of gotten in that class." Nicholas J. H ollinger Timothy M. Hough Jennifer A. Hron Joshua S. Jackson Brandie M. Jaco by John F. Jen s en 130 • People Annie L. Hensley , Keith E. Hensle Ka th rine M. Hunt Chand a J. Jone WORKING HARD. Senior Lisa Schlotfeld practices her pottery in one of the many art classes that were offered in the building. Tara L. Joslin Chad J. Kennedy Michelle King Lance J. Kramer Kylene B. Kermoade Laura A. Kier Leslie A. Knecht Jeremiah L. Knutson Julia K. Larison Alexandra A. LeGuillou Class Hower. Angela K. Kim White Rose tipped • zn Kristina J. Korte orange. Louis L. LeRette III Seniors • 131 0 132 • • • By Stephani Maron Photos by Ryan Wood Throughout all of a person's schooling years, they are asked what they want to be when they grow up. Soon, the commonly asked questions progressed to what they wanted to achieve in their lives. Answers varied, but many said they wished for wealth. Senior Luke Gutzwiller said, "I want to get filthy stinking rich and live the rest of my life in shameless hedonistic luxury." Many times, a college education is necessary to reach wealth . Senior Alex LeGuillou said, "I plan to graduate from college and have a successful career that will support my family." Others had a more specific idea of how to achieve their wealth and future happiness. "I plan to attend college form y CMA (certified medical assistant), then I'll go to college for another five years for an RN," senior Jennifer Walker said. Senior John Sinnott said, "I want to be a bio-chemist, so I can work with the FBI and high profile crimes. All of the money I would be making would be a nice extra." Still, others' dreams seemed farfetched and would require quite a bit of work. Senior Andy Brodahl said, "I'm going to own my own island with the only natural resource being beautiful women." For some, a more realistic idea was a better choice. Senior Jeremiah Knutson said, "I want to move to Twin Cities to start a career in business communications after graduating from college." Shad E. Mahanke Shawn P. Marley Stephani L. Maron Renae L. Martin Dawn M. McCombs Elisha A. McCoy People Kristie M. Lewis April M. Lindberg Tarrance L. Marrill William J. McGlad WHEN I GROW UP. Senior Kelly Foster finds herself looking for help with future plans in the counseling center with counselor ancy Hale. Many other students chose this route for help with scholarships and applications. Sherry L. Mcintosh Jaime M. McMahan Mandy Monroe Angie M. Nelson La Tisha J. Mecseji Felicia A. Mendoza Nicole R. Moore Tisha L. Moore Jennifer J. Nelson Justin M. Nourse Daphne R. Mindrup Andrea L. Mueller Eric D. Oles Seniors Gown Colors: Girl's - • White Boy'sBlack 133 0 • • By Enjoli Barksdale Photos by Josh Flaharty Many students face the issues of meeting new, losing old or saying good-bye to their friends. "Lewis Davids and I have been friends since eighth grade. We keep our friendship going by not letting things get to us. I definitely think we will stay friends after high school," senior Jeremiah Knutson said. Some friends are so close they almost share the same brain. "When I start a sentence," senior Stephani Maron said. "I just have to finish it," senior Jessica Rinehart said. "People tend to think Stephani and I are twins because we wear the same clothes, and do everything together. We're very different people and because of our different personalities, it keeps us friends. You'll always see us in the hall we're like siamese twins but not connected," Rinehart said. Can a male and female be friends? "Bobby Gittins and I have been friends since our freshman year. I believe opposite sex friendships can be confusing. No matter what, we are still friends," senior Lisa Schlotfeld said. "Joaquina Borunda and I have been acquaintances since kindergarten but really we've became better friends over high school years by having classes together," senior Jennifer Nelson said. Many people believe that once a friendship is over one will forget. "High school friendships are your first love. They might end, or lose touch but, it will always occupy a spot in your heart forever," counselor Deb Cook said. Kent M. Peterson Jonathan M. Phillips Justin M. Poast Linda K. Points John L. Porter Sarah R. Porter 134 • People Christina L. Peter on Heather S. Peterson Jamie L. Pogge Jared C. Powell FRIENDS UNTIL THE E D. Seniors Jessica Ri nehart and Stephani Maron have been friends since eighth grade and say they will stay friends until they are old and gray. Erin M. Raymer Joshua S. Ream Jessica L. Rinehart Patrick J. Rose Jr. Thomas M. Reikofski Anthony R. Renshaw Aaron M. Ring Ryan L. Ronk Greg A. Roseland Jr. Beth A. Rowe Robert E. Rich Jr. David R. Rose Michelle L. Ryan Seniors Valedictorians: Brian Clark Luke Gutzwiller Stephani Maron Sarah Porter • 135 0 136 • • • By Kylene Kermoade Photos by Ryan Wood While some seniors chose to attend college after graduation, others chose to serve their country. Some seniors joined the armed forces. Students that joined the armed forces got a head start on their future. Some students who signed up to serve in the army began their career while still in high school. Throughout the year these students not only went to school all week, but were also required to attend a certain number of sessions of training on weekends. "If you sign up to leave before July you have the option to get some training done ahead of time. This allows you to leave earlier," senior army recruit Josh Ebert said. According to senior army recruit Troy McAtee, since he wasn't leaving for boot camp until after graduation he was only required to attend weekend training once a month. "To prepare us for boot camp, one day out of every month we all get together and learned something new. One time we had to study maps and then the next time they wanted to do something fun, so we went bowling. I guess they just wanted us to get in the army a tmosphere," McA tee said. Senior Don Zdan also enlisted in the army. Zdan said, "I wanted to be in the army because it gives me a chance to serve my country. I think it's a neat opportunity and I wanted to try it." The brave souls who enlisted, gave themselves an opportunity to serve their country and receive an education. Lisa N . Schlotf eld Jamie J. Schreiber Benj amin A. Schroed er Kelly J. Scott Steven J. Seely Joshua M. Sillik People Thomas W. Ryan Zackary D. Sales Susan L. Sch utt John N . Sinnott FOR THE RED, WHITE A D BLUE. Senior Josh Ebert proudly holds an American flag. He plans on serving his cow1 try, as he has joined the Army. Andrew L. Sivertson April D. Slack icholas L. Sorenson Heather L. Steskal Jeremy L. Smith Mark W. Smith Valerine S. Sparvell Nicholas P. Stahlnecker Jamie L. Story Randall R. Surbeck Joshua G. Sorensen Rachael L. Steinke George J. Teague Class Officers: PresidentJessica Rinehart Vice PresidentNikki Brown SecretaryLaura Fuhs TreasurerSam Barta Seniors • 137 0 • • By Janelle Walters Photo courtesy Jeremy Maschmeier While some students spent their time lounging around, other students put their energy into non-school activities. Some students played hockey, wrestled or perfected the technique of karate. Senior Jeremy Maschmeier played hockey for the Omaha Gladiators. He had been playing for the past eight years. "Hockey takes a lot of my time. Practices run two hours a night, four days a week. From August to March there is a lot of weekend time spent traveling to play out of town teams. All the long, hard hours of practice have paid off because the Gladiators are among the top teams in the Iowa High School Hockey League." Hockey is not a school related activity, but when students heard that some students wrestled, they automatically thought that they wrestled for the school. Senior Mark Smith wrestled out of school. "I like to wrestle because I can get out in the ring and show myself how good I can really be. If I do not win, it makes me try even harder the next time," Smith said. It is a different story for senior Tu Nguyen. Nguyen had been perfecting the technique of karate for ten years. He stopped karate two years ago due to other activities. "I just lost interest in karate after doing it for so long. I have too many other activities to do." There are many different types of activities in and out of school like hockey, wrestling and karate. Kristen M. Tilley Daniel R. Wagner Jennifer J. Walker Megan M. Webster Oral W. White III Christy A. Wh yte 138 • People Dawn M. Thelen Russell A. Thomsen, Jr. Ronald E. Watts Megan A. Wiles A COOL GAME. Senior Jeremy Maschmeier watches over an Ames Cyclones player to make sure he doe n't get away with the puc k. Reggan K. Wilson Janie K. Wolfe David J. Young Robert E. Gittins Jr. RyanM. Wood Robert E. Woods Theresa A. Zalesak Ryan M. Zimmerman Amy M. Haines Derek A. Henry Bethanny A. Yambor Angela Estess Michael A. Minor Seniors Class Sponsors Joyce Schaeffer Don Hanson • 139 0 u 140 • By Carrie Baxter Photos by David Reynolds. Confusion? Yes, many seniors felt this when trying to decide on what day Senior Skip Day would be. Senior Skip Day was held on May 15, but many students were in school due to sports conflicts. For those students who were able to take part in this senior tradition, the day was filled with unexpected events. Mother Nature took her toll and left some seniors stuck at home. Even the tornado sirens could not put a damper on this special occasion for others. Some students decided to take a road trip and visit friends. Senior April Slack drove an hour and a half to see her boyfriend. "I woke up at about noon and packed my bags. Then I went to see my boyfriend who lives in Bedford, IA. I got stuck by a train and it took forever," Slack said. For some, skip day was not a very pleasant experience. Senior Katie Hunt had to get her wisdom teeth removed. "My appointment was for 7:30 a.m., but I was in the waiting room until 10:30 a.m. Then I finally got my wisdom teeth pulled. When I got home my mouth was so numb the soup I was eatingkeptdribblingdownmy chin," Hunt said. It'snodoubtthatSeniorSkip Day was a memorable one. Whether students were stuck in a disaster drill or left town to flee the weather, seniors tried to follow the tradition. Jeremy J. Maschmeier Connie M. Monahan Eric T. Rogers Jennifer K. Smith Adam D .. Smith Ann M. Vanderpool People Andrea R. Burns Stephen A. Lewi Brenda J. Sturm f - 1981 ...• -· 1983 By Carrie Baxter Another tradition for seniors was Honor Day. Seniors were rewarded for all those long hours of filling out scholarships and sometimes unwanted test taking. Although the ceremony seemed long, and not all students received dWards, the seniors were glad to be recognized for all their hard work. Senior counselor Nancy Hale was the coordinator for Honor Day. She thought everything ran very smoothly dec;;pite the heat. "It went really h 1ell, but it was too hot. I was very proud of the behavior of lie students watching as well the behaviors and dress of <;eniors. All the students owed a lot of class," Mrs. ft1 le said. P\ON 1589 Senior Dawn Thelen was surprised to receive her scholarships. She received the Janet Mitchell Memorial Scholarship for $700. "This scholarship meant a lot to me and to a lot of people at school. I felt honored that I was able to accept it in Ms. Mitchell's name. It came as quite a surprise," Thelen said. For some seniors the day made them wish they would have filled out more scholarships. "Ididn'tgetanymoney, but I got cords for my GP A andNationalHonorsSociety," senior Jennifer Hron said, "It was nice to see my friends get scholarships. I wish I would have filled out more applications." The highlights of the ceremony included senior Brian • . . . Clark receiving the Iowa West Foundation scholarship for $5000 per year for four years and Senior Ron Watts receiving the James V. Hawk scholarship for $2000 per year for four years. Senior Luke Gutzwiller also was awarded The University of Iowa Presidential Scholarship among many other high honors. The honor day not only gave seniors a chance to receive the awards that they had earned and to be honored by the student body, it also gave underclassman a chance to see what they would experience in the future. The h onor day brought honor to the senior class. Not only the honor of receiving awards, but also that of being able to finally say, "We did it." ~~ ~ SHOW ME THE MONEY! Seniors Ryan Wood, Carrie Baxter and Kelly Foster go up to receive the TJ Booster Club Scholarship from president Mary Foster at the Senior Honor Day assembly. It was a reward for a ll the hard work of filling out scholarships and applying to colleges. Amount of money received by seniors at Senior Honor Day: $350,479 Seniors • 141 Decade by Decade Sports Stars SO'sMickey Mantle 60'sMuhamrnad Ali (Cassius Clay) 70'sO.J. Simpson 80'sMary Lou Retton 90 'sMichael Jor - dan RACING TO VICTORY. Senior Jo sh Flaharty co n - tributed to the Cross Country team's success during the season. 142 • Di vision ..... --- Ii" •• ~~···- ' POWERLIFT. Senior Brian Clark shows off his muscles during a p ower lifting competition. Clark finished well in many Ironman events. Sports Show Success By Brandie Jaco by Photos by Michaela Kanger In the recent past, Tee Jay level and when mistakes w ere sports teams were not known as made the athletes learned from powerhouses or for that fact even those mistakes and applied what quality tea1ns. The future holds they learned to the future. inany surprises and during the Some things didn't change, course of the year, the present like positive attitudes and the proved to many that things can players dedication to sports. Like change. in the past, students w ere reSports teams flourished dur- quired to attend practices every ing their seasons. Winning more evening in order to prepare for games and improving their games. The athletes put forth skills. Players excelled in athlet- much effort to succeed at their ics proving to be stronger and sport. faster. Coaches taught the students The teams that didn't end up skills and strategies. They enwith a winning record still ended couraged the athletes to put their with a positive outlook on the best foot forward, to work hard season. When the athletes sue- and to never give up. ceeded they took it to the next Fans filled the bleachers cheering for their favorite team and player. They showed their support with their attendance. With the new found success, the school finally got the recognition that was always deserved for the hard work and effort all of the athletes had alw ays given. The sports organizations w ere looked upon as quality teams and as teams to be reckoned with. HOORAY! Members of the football team celebrate on the sidelines during a game. The football team had the first winning season of the decade. Sports • 143 GIVIN' IT YOUR ALL. Graduate Jason Mcintosh uses the full ex tent of his stretch to put speed on the ball. 144 • Sports VARSITY. Back Row: Coach Lee Toole, Jason McClelland, Tomm. Parrack, Harvey Coble, Mike Perkins, Jason Macintosh, Chad Kucks. 1 Front Row: Ben Heath, Marc Berry, Matt DeWolf, Justin Kammrad. 1 Ryan Wood, Tom Reikofski. I J.V. Front Row: Rod Johnson, Bobby Rich, Tony Schorg, Chr Quakenbush, Chad Gnader, Matt Harrill, Jared Podraza, Br<l Blakeman, Jonas Bose, Bernie Kinsella. Back Row: CoachMarkM ) 't Chris Moore, Josh Sorensen, Keith Hensley, Matt Hendrix, Tran O'Dell, Mark Showers, Josh Ream, Luke Porter, Coach Dave Murph FRESHMEN. Back Row: Coach Heath, Chad Jensen, Chad [J' 1 Wade Schumann, Jonathon Taylor, Doug Walker, Tommy Richard Hodtwalker, Coach Jeff Coble. Front Row: Coach 1 Shawn Carmichael, Andrew Heath, Todd Rieper, T.J. Parrack., l\ ,I Moore, Travis Parrack. A SU M MER OF By Hope Redmond Photos by Lee Toole RUN, MATT, RUN! Junior Matt Wolf lead s off to the next base h ping for a tea l. Swing batter, batter, Swing ... The varsity baseball team finished its season with a record of 25-16. Even though they didn't make it to districts, they played well as a team. Coach Lee Toole said, "This was the summer of two seasons. The first -half was filled with injuries and adversity. The second -half found the team working as a well oiled machine, winning 11 straight games and 12 of our last 14 games. Despite losing in the first round of the tournament. This team proved again and again what hard work can do along with a 'never say never' attitude. I am very proud of this group and what they accomplished. This group learned to work together, become a team, put aside all individual differences and strove to become the best they could." Senior Ryan Wood said, "Matt DeWolf really stepped up from the junior varsity level to the varsity level." Junior J ustin Kammrad a long with graduate Tommy Parrack helped to lead the team to success. Kammrad led the team in homeruns with 6 and Parrack had a .433 batting average. Five Yellow Jacket players were selected to the All-City team. They were Marc Berry, Jason Mcintosh, Parrack, Harvey Coble and Kammrad. Parrack made first team AllState, and made the All-Star Team. The junior varsity team felt they played with pride . "Coach said we had the best record of any team he has ever coached," said junior Mark Showers. The J.V. team finished its season with a record of 28-11. s T According to Coach Murphy it was the most wins in ten years. The players and fans could always sense the emotion in the game. "With sophomore Jared Podraza stepping up this season to make some really great plays, other players took his lead and stepped up also to make the season memorable," Showers said. The freshmen team finished its season with the record of 28-7. Sophomore Chad Dennis said, "Chad Jensen really stepped up from the lower ranks to become a clutch hitter." The team finished the season placing second in the conference. Sophomore Nate Foley said, "We all played well as a team and individually." Through the entire season the players hoped to play as a team, and they felt they accomplished that. T S C 0 R E S 1J 10 Walnut 7 1J 21 Boyer Valley 1 1J 6 North Scott 12 1J 7 SC Heelan 1 1J 2 MasonGty 3 1J 0 S.CHeelan 1 1J 5 Lewis Central 7 1J 5 Tri-Center 8 1J 10 Red Oak 2 1J 7 SC East 8 1J 13 Red Oak 1 1J 5 SC East 15 1J 5 Ft. Madison 3 1J 5 AL 7 1J 2 Indianola 4 1J 13 Harlan 2 1J 4 Atlantic 5 1J 0 St. Albert 1 1J 3 St. Albert 8 1J 16 Logan-Magnolia 11 1J 1 SC West 2 1J 5 Logan-Magnolia 4 1J 3 SC West 7 1J 10 Denison 1 1J 7 Missouri Valley 0 1J 10 Denison 3 1J 6 SC North 1 1J 8 Clarinda 4 1J 4 SC North 3 1J 2 Clarinda 0 1J 11 AL 5 1J 5 LeMars 4 1J 8 Glenwood 2 1J 13 Creston 3 1J 10 Glenwood 0 1J 5 Glenwood 2 1J 2 Lewis Central 4 1J 10 Glenwood 6 1J 12 Des Moines East 10 1J 3 SC West 5 1J 21 Boyer Valley 0 Baseball • 145 VARSITY. Front Row: Lyndsey Neill, Tina Bonacci. Second Rm;. Stephanie Simpson, Amanda Moore, Regan Williams. Third R \\: Alex LeGuillou, Kelly Foster, Kylene Kermoade, Andrea Burn . Bad Row: Silina Childers, Laurie White, Jena Verpoorten, Melissa Roch.• 1 J.V. Front Row: Regan Williams, Jessica Vanfossen . Middle Ro Capri Brown, Brandy Pebley, Nikki Moraine, Melissa Tietsort, Jam Pearson, Angie Romesburg. Back Row: Regi Beutler, Becky Mer~ 1 Heather Driver, Kelly Gillette, Stephanie Simpson, Amanda M o Lyndsey Neill, Sara Gutzwiller, Tiffany Pogge, Hea ther Steskal. SLIP AND SLIDE. Freshman Tina Bonacci slides into the dirt while UP, UP AND AWAY! Junior Stephanie Simpson gives new nw, wondering if she is going to be safe at the base. to the words,"Fly like an eagle. " 146 • Sports GIRLS OF SUMMER SEE By Trisha Richardson Photos by Michaela Kanger HEY BATTER, BATTER! Junior Amanda Moore steps up to the plate getting ready to smack the ball. The softball season was full of positive and negative moments. A very negative memory for the girls was when the storage shed was broken into. The night before a home game all the bats, softballs, pitching machines, balls, whiffle balls, helmets and all the other equipment was throwninto Wilson's pool and ruined. The coaches had to go buy brand new bats so they could play in the game the following day. The girls were responsible for holding a garage sale at school to raise money for new equipment to be bought. People offered donations to the team to help out. Even though there were bad memories the good outweighed the bad. "At practice, Coach Peterson hit a ball way deep. Alex LeGuillou was running to catch it and flipped over the fence," sophomore Lyndsey Neill remembered as a humorous memory. Another highlight of the season was when the team joined in with A.L.'s softball team to have a clinic for little girls to raise money. The clinic was held at C.B. Stadium. The girls learned how to catch a softball, how to rw1 bases, sliding and how to hit. "It was a lot of fun.Not only for the little girls, but for the older ones too," junior Regan Williams said. All-City team members included graduates Melissa Rocha, Jena Verpoorten, and Laurie White. All-Tournament team for Missouri Valley was White and freshman Tina Bonacci. Awards for the season went to; Varsity: Rocha (M.V.P.), Kylene Kermoade (spirit), Williams (coaches s T award) and Rocha (sportsmanship). For the freshmen team M.V.P. went to Jessica Van Fossen and spirit went to Jenny Raim. The season ended with a 14- 18 record. One game with Logan Magnolia ended in a tie because of the lights going out on the field. "I'll always remember when Kelly Foster hit a homerun. Foster is so small, no one thought she could do it, but she did," LeGuillou said. "Melissa Rocha hitting a homerun off of A.L's pitcher, Heidi Livingston, is something to remember," Neill said. The top hitters for the team were Rocha with a .370 batting average and Bonacci w ith a .330 batting average. The girls proved that they were up to any challenge and could face any hardship that they encountered. A N T S C 0 A E S Glenwood win LC loss Sioux City West loss Logan Magnolia tie Red Oak loss Lady Lynx Invite loss Mo Valley Invite wm Sioux City East loss St. Albert Wln St. Albert wm Creston win Nishna Valley wm Riverside Wln Griswold loss Underwood Invite loss Denison wm AL loss AL loss Treynor loss Cyclonette Invite loss Mo Valley wm Sioux City Heelan loss Softball • 147 HE COULD GO ALL TH E WAY! Junior Justin Kammrad takes the ball to the goal line d u ring a practice r un . Kammrad rush ed for over 800 yards over the course of the season . 149 • Sports HERE WE GO! Senior Chad Gnader breaks through the hoop to tart off another victorious game. The cheerleaders were always a big part of the games as they urged the crowd to cheer loud for the team. FRESHMEN. Front Row: Anita Va rgas, Joe Zd an, Kyle Dill ehay, Nick Gaddy, j sh Gibler, Clint Christensen , Darre l Cha tterton, Hope Redmond. Second Row: Dusfn Dirks, Corey Gray, Mike Bla ir, Coach Doug Dona ldson, Coach Dave Murphy, Chn Speight, Shawn Hollenbach. Third Row: Aa ren And ersen, Coty Gra ham, Nick \littitw T.J.Johnson, Rick Thompson, Chad Bentzinger, Jim Basch. Back Row: Brian Kreft, im Speck, Justin Hatcher, An thony Dorsett, Dustin Adkins, Mi ke Sh rader, Ma tt Allen. VARSITY. Front Row: Tu Ng uyen, Bern ie Kinse lla, Ben Ba ll antyne, Lu cas Bose, Jeremy I id1tc Mawhin ey, 13rad IJlakeman, j ason Schu lle, IJria n SmHh, Richie Lachap pell. S cond Row: Lon l\1c\, DcWolf,Jared Podraza, Joe Eled ge, Trav is Pa lmer, Dave Rey nolds, j uslin Dunblaz ier, Lu ke Porl l'r, 1< Taylor, Chris Moore, Justi n Kamm rad . Third Row: Sha un tel Krisel. Alisha Kauffman, Shawn C.on111d Jeremy Smith, Tom Reikofski, Coach Bob Nielsen, Coach Joel Beyenhoff, Coach Da n rut7e b~rg l \l, Pat Da ugherty, oach Todd Barnett, Mark Smith, Chad Gnad er, Josh Rea m, Darrel Hastie Fourll R<1i Tony Jord an, Shawn Beu, Ora l White, Deacon 1-l aga n, Travis Parke r,Je ff Carruthers, N ick Thomp>c>n. R, l , Doughman, Dan Wa gner, Ma rk Showers, Na te Foley. Fifth Row: Bria n Howell , Ad am Nev11lc, RrJn , , t Nick Holl inger, Ben Mawh iney, Robbi e Ra tay, Pasca l Perrine, Morris Eckes, Luke Samslad, f•"• \I r Back Row: Lewis Davids, Chad Dennis, Josey Fredrickson, Lenn y Edmond s, Jose Caba llero, Keith H,••1. 1 Mike Hadden, Wade Schumann, Justin Nourse, josh Sorensen. By Jeff Diamond Photos By Michaela Kanger INSPIRATION IS THE KEY! Coach Pat Daugherty gives the team some advice on how to win on and off the football field. The varsity football program turned the tables during the season, winning five out of nine games for an above .500 win average. The season was full of highlights that players and fans were very proud of. They finished second in the River Cities Conference and defeated Roncalli in the Homecoming game which hadn't been won in 19 years. The team also beat cross town rival A.L. impressively. "We played very well as a team and had a good season, despite barely missing the playoffs," said Head Coach Dan Strutzenberg. Mr. Strutzenberg talked about rebuilding the football program and changing the losing ways since he took over as head coach in 1994. In 1997 he guided the program to new heights. Some of the team's success might have been attributed to two former coaches rejoining the staff. Coach Pat Daugherty and Coach Bob Nielsen returned to give some experience to the coaching staff. "I was very satisfied personally to have the kind of year we did. We had lots of talent to work with this season," Coach Daugherty said. That talent resulted in the best record in the 1990's. The players were very grateful for the coaching staff. Senior Nick Hollinger took the liberty of having every piayer on the team sign a football and dedicate it to the coaching staff. "It was our way of thanking the coaches for every thing they have done for us throughout our years here," Hollinger said. Weightlifting also played a part in the success of the team according to players. Most of the players lifted from the end s T of last year through the season. The players lifted before school or after school and some participated in the Ironman program. "Lifting weights enabled me to compete at a higher level," said junior linebacker Matt DeWolf. The weight room w as also open to players in the summer. "Since most of the linemen I go up against are taller than me, lifting all through the summer enabled me to get more leverage on them and break through the line," said senior defensive tackle Oral White. Team awards were a highlight of a few of the players season's. SeniorTomReikofski won the Butkus Aw ard for the team's best linebacker. Offensive and defensive players of the year were aw arded to junior Justin Kammrad and senior Josh Ream. N T S C 0 R E S TJ 0 St. Albert 6 TJ 6 LC 27 TJ 32 Roncalli 7 TJ 24 AL 22 TJ 3 South Sioux 24 TJ 20 Skutt 4 TJ 34 Ralston 3 TJ 3 Gross 0 TJ 13 Siou x East 18 All-Conference First Team Seniors: Tom Reikofski, Josh Ream, Justin Nourse. Juniors: Justin Kammrad. Second Team Seniors: Ryan Wood. Juniors: Chris Moore. Honorable Mention Seniors: Oral White, Lewis Davids, Chad Gnader. Sophomores: Jonathon Taylor. Football • 149 I CAN SEE MY HOUSE FROM HERE! As the crowd watches intensely, senior Alex Le Guillou smashes the ball down in an a ttempt for a point during a va rsity game. 150 • Sports VARSITY. Back Row: Alex LeGuillou, Melissa Rind one, Jamie Schreiber, Sarah Morris, Daniell Birchard, Coach Mike Bond. Middl Row: Kelly Foster, Lyndsey Neill, April Slack, Kylene Ke rmoade. Front Row: Annie Hensley, Amanda Moore, Lindsay O'Dell. J.V. Back Row: Marie Wajda, Brooke Hallberg, Nikki Moraine, Sa1\1h Morris, Coach Lori Williams. Middle Row : Melissa Rindone, Lyn, it' Nelson, Lynsi Brooks, Tiffany Pogge. Front Row : Daniell Birch Larissa Christensen, Jamie Coan. FRESHMEN. Back Row: Ch ristina Bent, Jessica VanFosson, .b Pierson, Heidi Sales, Hannah Soren son, Coach Jenny Barne tt. Midd1 Row: Joanie Johnson, Leslie Ratekin, Krystal Quakenbush, Ti 1 Brown, Abby Vedyt. Second Row: Jennifer Noah, Ann Ronk, Wench Ludwick, Whitney Jensen. Front Row: Stacy Gray. By L ynsie Nelson Photos by Ben Schroeder BUMP, SET, SPIKE. Junior Sarah Morris keep s her balance after hitting the volleyball. A new coaching addition and new wuforms were all plans of the new season. Some of these plans came to be, while others did not. The new addition to the staff came from Rachel Eikenberry who joined Coach Mike Bond in his varsity coaching duties. Sophomore Lindsay O'Dell said, " 'Ike the Spike' was a great addition to the team, she helped me improve my skills and improve as a player." Ms. Eikenberry came with a lot of experience. She was a middle hitter during her collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame. As the new season began the team anxiously awaited their promised new uniforms. As the weeks progressed this however did not occur. The uniforms were ordered but did not arrive until long after the season was over. Coach Mike Bond said, "We ordered the uniforms at the beginning of the year, but the manufacturers didn't make extra large or large uniforms. So to avoid having the whole varsity team in extra-extra large uniforms, we told the manufacturers to hold the order." Senior Annie Hensley was disappointed the team didn't get the new wuforms. Hensley said," I was looking forward to the new uniforms since it was my senior year, of course I was very disappointed." Without new uniforms, but with a new coach the varsity ended its season with a 10-19- 8 record. Hensley was selected for the All-Tournament team in Red Oak. The varsity played well in Districts, winning one game in the first round against Lewis Central, but unfortus T nately lost the match and w as eliminated. Senior April Slack said, "The beginning of the season w as slow . By our District match we had improved as a team and showed a lot of unity. It w asn't a matter of winning or losing, it was a matter of playing together as a team." The junior varsity team finished the season with a record of 6-5-7. There were a number of personnel changes betw een the freshmen, J.V., and varsity teams. The teams h ad to learn to interact with new players and adjust to the changes. Junior Larissa Christensen said, " This year w as fun. We worked w ell w ith all th e changes we w ent throu gh." By the end of the season the team accomplished their goal of playing as a team and showing unity. A N T S C 0 R E S SC East 15-12 15-4, 15-6, 9-15, Carroll Kuernper 9-11 11 - 9 t Treynor 15-5, 12-15, 15-12, 15-13 AL 8-15, 4-15, 6-15 CR Ke1medy 4-11, 7-11 Ames 9-11, 11-6 Rooseveltll-3, 8-11 DM North 15-7, 15-6 Carroll Kuemper 7-15, 13- 15 Roncalli 15-4, 15-5 Creston 14-16, 15-12 Clarinda 16-14, 10-15 Harlan 9-15, 9-15 Atlantic 15-11, 5-15 Red Oak 13-15, 10-15 AL 11-15, 8-15 Ralston 6-15, 15-12, 11-15, 8-15 Skutt 7-15, 9-15, 16-14, 9-15 St. Albert 8-11, 10-12 AL 7-11, 4-11 Ralston 12-15, 15-11, 15-7 Denison 9-15, 14-16 South Sioux 15-5, 15-11 Missouri Valley 1 5 - 8 , 12-15, 16-14, 15-6 Bellevue East 4-15, 0-15, 2-15 Knoxville2-11, 12-10 Pella Christian 11-4, 7-11 Iowa Falls 3-11, 10-12 Atlantic 8-11, 4-11 Ames 12-10, 11-6 Ames 15-9, 9-15, 15-10 Iowa Falls 9-15, 5-15 Gross 5-15, 10-L Ralston 15-9, 10-15, 15-13 AL 6-15, 2-15 Skutt 7-15, 10-15 Lewis Central 6-15, 6-15, 15- 11, 5-15 Volleyball • 151 GOING FOR THE GOLD! Senior Derek Gruber paces himself during one of the cross country meets so he can finish the race strong. 152 • Sports CONFERENCE TIME! After a long hard run, cross cOLmtry coach Doug Muehlig shows senior Katie Hunt and jLmior Regan William how they did. Coach Muehlig encouraged the runners to learn from their experiences. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! Seniors Kristina Korte, Ka tie unt and junior Linda Eng practice hard to improve throughout thl season. They had a strong work ethic in order to improve their tin e~ from meet to meet. CROSS COUNTRY. Front Row : Becca Moore, Rod Moore, Nick Bland Dan Neville, Mike Dudley, Don Zdan, Ron Watts, Lu ke JeffPrson, Kri Korte. Middle Row: Kara Polchow, Ben Schulz, Josh Ebert, Chad K Jin John Jensen, Derek Gruber, Randy Huff, Jessie Fett, Kati e H unt Back R 1\1 Jane Beranek, Regan WiJliams, Coach John Kinsel, Coa h Patrick Nen Mike Driver, Ha rvey Coble, Josh Flaharty, Shane Andersell, Jon Ru.·:. 11 James Barnett, Coach Dou g Muehlig, Linda Eng, Lisa Christensen CROSS COUNTRY By Kylene Kermoade Photos by Michaela Kanger STRIVING FOR STATE! Junior Harvey Coble concentrates as he passes ano ther runner. Coble placed 56th at state. "If you can dream it, it can happen," was a quote heard by the cross country members numerous times throughout the season. Senior Don Zdan said, "CoachMuehligused this quote all the time to get us prepared for the meets." The team consisted of 20 boys and eight girls. "Our goal is to be the best we can be," said Coach Doug Muehlig. The teams proved that, they went the distance. A new face was added to the coaching staff. Math teacher Patrick Nepple volunteered his time to work with the runners. "I liked working with the Cross Country teams," Mr. Nepple said. Along with a new coach, more victories were added this season. The boys' team placed first in the Tri-Center Invite, Cyclone Invite and Missouri Valley Invites. The team also won the Abraham Lincoln Invitational. It was the first time in nine years that they had taken the title and only the second time ever. At the end of the season the team took a trip to Fort Dodge to watch and cheer on teammate junior Harvey Coble as he ran at the state meet. Coble qualified for state the week before at districts which were held in Atlantic. Coble placed 56th at state which was the best ever Sk finish by a boy from the school. Coble w as named to the All-Southwest Iowa team along with senior Jolu1 Jensen. Coble also made the All-Conference team. The girls' team also had a good season. Although they only had two seniors and not much depth, the team had to work extra hard during practice and everyone had to step up and show leadership in s T order for the team to show improvement from meet to meet. The upperclassmen especially had to take charge and show a lot of leadership to the younger runners. Junior Linda Eng, a three year participant of the cross country team, said," After participating in the sport for so long you learn to respect the other runners. Especially the ones behind you, because they still finish the r ace ev en though they might be last. " Coach Muehlig gradu ated seven seniors. They included Josh Flaharty, Ron Watts, Derek Gruber, Jensen, Zdan, Kristina Korte and Katie Hunt. Jensen said, "We set many new team and individuals records. By h aving gre at coaches and a strong season w e were able to enjoy the sport more." T S C 0 R E S Boys' Varsity Ram Invite Second AL Invite First LC Invite Second Carroll l<uemper Seventh Tri-Center First Cyclone Invite First Shenand oah Invite Second Woodbine Invite Second Missouri Valley First River Cities Conference Fourth Girls' Varsity Ramette Invite Eighth AL Invite Eighth LC Invite Thirteenth Carroll Kuemper Twelfth Shenandoah Invite Ninth Woodbine Invite Tenth River Cities Conference Sixth Iowa High School Athletic Association Team Award Boys 3.14 (new record) Girls 3.51 (new record) All-Conference-Harvey Coble All-Southwest Iowa- Harvey Coble, Jolu1 Jensen Cross Cotu1try • 153 VARSITY. Front Row: Kris Mower, Tim Albertus, Jon Ryba, han Hoss, Justin Radke, Travis O'Dell, Robert Blotevogel, Jose arg . Back Row: Mike Lewis, Chad Dennis, Wade Schumann, Nie ' Brougham, Nacoties Floyd, Tim Manz, Dennis Owens, Eric Erskins. _ ... _·11 II FRESHMEN. Front Row : Mike Young, Ricky Thompson, Jeff Cha bers, Shaun Hollenbach, Josh Erickson, Mike Perales. Back Rm\ : Mike Lewis, Tony Warpness, Justin Williams, Justin Hatcher, Mike Driver, Ryan Smith, Tommy Opal. SUPERSAM.SeniorSamBarta handlestheball with fi nessas he looks TAKING AIM. Junior Eric Erski ns takes a shot while the~ for an open man. Ca tholic defender puts the pressure on. 154 • Sports BOY S' BASKETBALL , By Hope Redmond Photos by Michaela Kanger fULL STEAM AHEAD. Junior Shane Hoss takes a charge. A little heart is all you need according to sophomore Justin Radke. The varsity basketball team finished with the season record of 0-20. The season ended with the 54-94 first round district loss to Sioux City East. Throughout the season they had to find the things that motivated them most, said sophomore Justin Radke. Some of these elements were self-pride, determination and a whole lot of heart. Senior Nick Brougham said, "To be honest, it was hard to keep motivated this year because of the sluggish season. It was a rough year, but I think the guys learned a lot. You learn a lot more from negative situations than positive ones. We practiced hard all year and never quit." Brougham and junior Nacoties Floyd were the season 'leaders. The combined duo averaged 20 points a game. Throughout each game the players tried to take it upon themselves to help the team out in any way possible. "I think Wade Schumann really stepped up this year. He's just a sophomore with a good future ahead of him. He stepped in to the starting role when junior Dennis Owens got hurt. He did a lot of positive things for us. For being a sophomore, he rarely ever made any mistakes," Brougham said. Though many of the players on the team tried to fill the leadership role, the true leader was Brougham according to Coach Colin Smith. "He really came out with a strong attitude and the willingness to succeed," Coach Smith said. Brougham proved to the team what leadership really meant. I N s T "I kind of took the leader role by calling people up in the summer and trying to get them active with lifting, tournaments and that sort of thing. I just tried to lead by example, by working hard during the season and during the off season," Brougham said. "Even though w e had a rough year, we still worked hard and never gave up. The fans who kept coming to the games and really getting into the games even though we didn't do well this year, were a tremendous support to the team," Brougham said. The Junior Varsity finished with a 3-14 record. Coach Dave Murphy said, "Overall, everybody show ed a big improvem en t on their ind ividual skills." The sophomore team finished with the record of 5-12. A - N T S C 0 R E S Opponent TJ Ron calli 81 45 Sioux City West84 32 S. Sioux City 76 53 Skutt 76 55 Saint Albert 82 36 Harlan 73 50 Sioux City North73 37 South Sioux City67 54 Bellevue West 78 32 Sioux City East 68 46 AL 71 39 Ralston 88 74 Caroll 54 46 Benson 103 54 Gross 55 25 Lewis Central 80 55 Roncalli 69 47 Denison 67 55 AL 71 48 Sioux City Eas t94 54 Final Record 0-20 Boys' Basketball • 155 ON THE LINE. Sophomore Nikki Moraine shoots a free throw as senior Kelly Foster looks on from the side. 156 • Sports VARSITY. Front Row: Larissa Christensen, Kelly Foster, Kati e Johnson, Stephanie Simpson, Tammie Miller, Jamie Scott. Second Row: Lee Mallory, Christy White, Kylene Kermoade, Holly Redmond, Tiffany Pogge, Brenda Sturm, Nikki King. Third Row: Tina Bonnaci, Alex LeGuillou, Elizabeth Sorenson,Lindsay O'Dell, aria Pollard, Lynsie Nelson, Nina Pikschus. Back Row: Annie Hensley, Melissa Campb II. Nikki Morraine, Hope Redmond, Audrey Greider, Patty Kriley. FRESHMEN. Front Row: Kristie Birkholtz, Jessica VanFosson, Am Ronk. Middle Row: Whitney Jensen, Katie Guill, Aimee McVey Amanda Fuller, Leslie Ratekin. Back Row: Coach Mechels, Jenn~ Medearis, Boots King, Stacy Gray, Megan Bevirt. 1-2-3 GO JACKETS!!! The girls huddle up to decide th next Unity was a major factor in the girls' basketball season. L E A DERSHIP Jy Ricky Prosolow Photos JY Michaela Kanger JP A N D IN. Senior Alex .eGuillou shows her shooting t to the crowd at the New icldhouse. The varsity girls' basketball team had a record of 4-17. They had victories over Ralston, Sioux City North, Boystown and Mercy. Although they started out with a strong 2-2 record, the victories did not continue. Along with Social Studies teacher Todd Barnett, English teacher Jack French coached the team. "It's worth the effort" was the teams motto. "Everyone worked hard at practice, but only five could be on the floor at a time. This meant that on the court or on the bench we were all a team," senior Alex LeGuillou said. Senior Annie Hensley broke a school record with 15 rebounds in one game and senior Christy Whyte was close to breaking a school record with five three pointers in a game. Whyte was also named I to the All-City team. The six seniors were named the MVP's. That included Hensley , Whyte, LeGuillou, Kelly Foster, Kylene Kermoade and Brenda Sturm. Foster also received a sportsmanship award. "Having six seniors gave the team a lot of leadership and gave the younger players people to look up to," junior Larissa Christensen said. LeGuillou said, "With almost the same teaIIJ. as last year we had a pretty good season. We were close in a lot of games, which caused many tears." The junior varsity ended their season with a 4-13 record. Junior Stephanie Simpson said, "Regardless of our record the season was awesome. I became good friends with a lot of underclassmen. The Gross game sticks out in my N s T mind also." "I thought the JV season went pretty well," sophomore Nikki Moraine said. "Towards the end of the season is when we did our best. The Gross game was probably the best game we played. It was close, but they won on a last second shot." The freshmen had a record of 0-18. Math teacher Brenda Mechels coached the freshmen. "We stuck together as a team and we didn't give up," freshman Aimee McVey said. "I had fun playing basketball and working with my teammates," McVey said. The team ended their season with a banquet, which was held at Godfathers. The girls' received their awards from the coaches and got the season's stats. Then they all attended a basketball game at Iowa Western. A N T S C 0 R E S Opponent TJ AL 51 35 Omaha Gross 43 41 Sioux City West60 52 Ralston 37 45 Duchesne 62 45 AL 51 28 Sku tt 53 46 Sioux City North40 50 Mercy 38 54 Lewis Central 53 41 South Sioux City 97 36 Bellevue West 41 39 Glenwood 42 38 Blair 66 26 Ralston 58 41 St. Albert 62 18 Omaha Ben son 54 27 Gross 56 33 Lewis Central 61 47 Roncalli 61 43 Final Record 4-17 Boys town 48 61 Girls' Basketball • 157 TIMBER. Sophomore Ben Ballantyne takes down his opponent. 158 • Sports TURN YOUR MAN OVER. Junior Nick Blanchard works hard t turn his opponent to his back during a dual against Missouri alley held at home. The team went on to beat their opponent even with the low number of wrestlers who competed. KEEP HIM ON THE MAT. Freshman Kenny Dofner is cone ntratin~ hard on holding his opponent on the mat and not allowing an es npc Drills during practice helped the wrestlers improve on skills such a~ this so they would perform well during competition. WRESTLING. Front Row: Jenny Medearis, Coach Mike Wit , • Gary Eliff, Pat Marrill, Jason Mickey, Don Zdan, Ben Ballan! Mike Blair, Ken ny Dofner. Back Row: Lorraine Garcia , Emil Fil 1 Matt Allen, Tarrance Marrill, Jon Taylor, Mark Smith, Nick Blanl 1.11 Coach Wes Doughman, Coach August Manz. W RE STLING 3y Daniell Birchard ''hotos by Ryan Wood GO TEAM, GO. The team cheers m fe llow teammates during a meet a t home . The season had a lot of obstacles, from injuries to not enough wrestlers to fill the weight classes. Overall the season went well. Junior Nick Blanchard and senior Mark Smith started off the season by winning two tournaments back to back. Although, four wrestlers were out with injuries and four weight classes needed to be filled the team managed to still compete. "The team would have been better if we had a wrestler for every weight class," Blanchard said. "For the youth and number of wrestlers, we had a great season," Coach Mike Witt said. "Everyone had to pull together and they all did very well." Some wrestlers were forced to compete at a different weight class in order to fill spaces of missing wrestlers to ·- give the team a chance at winning. This' meant some wrestlers had to cut we'ight or wrestle opponents of a heavier weight. That gave some freshmen a chance to wrestle varsity. "It (wrestling at the varsity level) wasn't as hard as I thought it would be," freshman Jason Mickey said. The team consisted of only two seniors, Smith and Don Zdan. "The two seniors, Mark Smith and Don Zdan, were outstanding," coach Witt said. Smith and Zdan showed leadership by example with outstanding records. Smith finished at 21 -7 and Zdan at 28- 10. "I was somewhat disappointed with my season because I always happened to choke in the important situations," Smith said. One highlight of the season I s T was junior Nick Blanchard going to the state tournament. To get to state one needed to place second at districts. Blanchard placed first at Districts and then advanced to state. Blanchard said, "This year it was a lot tougher to get to state." This had been his second year participating at state. At state he w on his first round match then lost in the second and third rounds of the double elimination competition. "I feel that I could have done better, but now I know what to w ork on ," Blanchard said. His final record was 34-6. Some wrestlers kept in shape by competing in the off season to prepare for the consecutive year. Blanchard and others wrestled for a club in the off season to keep their skills fresh. A N T S C 0 R E S South Sioux City win Carroll Kuemper wm Ralston loss Sioux City North loss Skutt Catholic loss Clarinda Invite AL loss C.B. Invite Roncalli win Sioux City East Invite Gross loss Skutt Catholic Invite Missouri Valley win RCC Tournament Atlantic loss Districts Glenwood loss State Tournament Lewis Central loss Final Record 4-12 Wrestling • 159 AND THEY'RE OFF! First time swimmer sophomore Rebecca Moore takes off in one of her meets. 160 • Sports OOH, UGH. Junior Jose Caballero attempts to m ake hi lift to strengthen his muscles. Many members of Ironman practiced and competed in order to build muscles and strengthen their bodies. The weightroom was available after school for the lifters to impr ve. SWIM TEAM. Ryan Redding, Jonas Bose, Jane Beranek, Rebe ·a Moore lRONMAN. Front Row: josh Bowers, Krstyle Quakenbu sh, Jill Wa llace,R1d1<ird Dud ley,Jason Ba rl ow, Berni e Kinsell a, Lucas Bose, hris Q uakenbush, Amand'1 1 '0 •' Clark, Justin Ebe rt, Matt Ha rri ll , lin t hristen en, Demetrious Dalby,Jrssica C.,m:i", Koger, Michele Kimmish,Josh All en. Middle Row: Phil Bartholmew, M.itt Ala n, Matk "h ,, john Jensen, Robby Doughman, had Kellner, Apri l Komor, Shawn Carmicheal, Jon 1 ' Chad Gnad er, Ben Mawhiney, Joe Eledge, Brad Blakeman, Kyle Dillehay, Nick Vittit ' f 1 Johnson, Steve Smith, Darrel Hastie. Back Row: Coach Kinsel, had DernHs, Adam l\L'\ ilk l u~ Samstad , Jose Caballero, Justin Nourse, Tony Jordan, Pasca l Perrine, Nick Kon ·en 11 ,I Osmers, Jon Russell, had Jensen, Coach Jenkins. IRONMAN & SWIMMING 3y The Halls' (Nicki & \ndrea) Photos by Vlichaela Kanger UPE R WOMAN. Senior Heather Steskal show s her lifting kills during practice. The Ironman season was a good one for the team. Not only did they break previously set records, but they also gained new honors as they won many meets. For the fourth consecutive year, senior Brian Clark took first at the state competition. Clark also broke the current deadlift record and tied for the squat record in his weight class. Clark took first in his weight class, 123 pounds, in every meet.Junior Matt Harrill also turned some heads with his deadlift. In his weight class, Harrill set a new record of 305 pounds. Clark went to the National High School Power lifting Meet on April 3 in Lincoln, Nebraska. "It has always been a dream or goal to make it to Nationals and my dream has come true, I just hope I represented Ironmen well," Clark said. Clark received the Lifter of the Year Award from the Ironman organization and is the only lifter from Council Bluffs that made it to Nationals. Men were not the only ones who competed and won. The females also held their own. Junior Amanda Moore took first place in her first ever meet. "I only went out for Ironman to help me condition for track and softball. I never really intended to compete. The only reason I did was that my boyfriend talked me into it. I'll never lift competitively again," Moore said. There were four meets in which they competed against Abraham Lincoln and South Sioux City High Schools. Another winter sport that took numerous after school hours was the swimming. The s T team was made up of students from Tee Jay, Abraham Lin- · coln and St. Albert. Coach Mike Hale was the lone coach for the boys' team. Students were members of various relay teams combined with the swimmers of the other three schools. "I really wanted the boys to finish well at Districts. They had to come a long way in a short time and they deserved a chance to compete at state," Mr. Hale said. The girls' also had a new coach for the winter season. "I only went out for swimming because we had a new coach and she helped us a lot," sophomore Becca Moore said. The swim team held only three meets. This season there were four swimmers with sophomore Becca Moore and juniors Jonas Bose, Ryan Redding and Jane Beranek. A N T SC . ORES Lifter of the Year: Brian Clark Female Lifter of the Year: Amanda Moore Best Lifter: Josh Bowers Rookie Of the Year: Luke Samstad & Chris Quakenbush Most Inspirational: Matt Harrill Extra Mile: Jon Taylor Most Dedicated Woman: April Komor Most Dedicated: Clint Christensen, Tony Jordan, Phil Bartholmew, Brain Clark, Joe Eledge, Darrel Hastie & Bernie Kinsella Most Improved: Joe Eledge Leadership A ward: Chad Gnad er & Jason Barlow Extra Rep: Robbie Doughman 4 Year Ironmen: Manuel Dotson &Brian Clark Swimming/ Ironman • 161 FL YING HIGH. Senior Mark Gress takes to the air in the long jump competition at the C.B. Relays. 162 • Sports ... REIGNING CHAMPION. Senior Derek Gruber runs the hurdle a t a track meet. Gruber placed first at the Drake Relays in the 400- met r low hurdles. He also ran the fastest recorded time in the hi tory f southwest Iowa. GET OUT THERE. Junior Justin Kammrad begins his leg of the r l;n · Josh Ream and sophomore Nick LeGuillou cheer him on an as senior C h Nielsen walks away checking his watch. The relay team w l. oac d 1 . h on to break the school recor ater mt e season. TRACK. Front Row: josh Ream, josh Ebert, jos h Fla harty, Justin Nourse, ewi ~ p, Gress, Tom Ri ekofski, De rek Gruber, joh.n Jensen. Second Row: T.J. Johnson, , <. nt Deacon Hagan, Tra vis Bailey, Nick LeGu illou, Shaun Holl enbach, Jonas Bose, W.1d1'. In, Ben Schul z, Shawn Ca rmichael. Third Row: James Mawh iney, Jose Vargas. Justin Kn. , Dusty Dirks, Jason Ande rsen, Henry Joslin, Josey Fredrickson, Dan Nevil le, Mike Ll'w" Driver, Ha rvey Coble Fourth Row: Mark Showers, Chad Bentzinge r, Bern ie Kin dl.1, )01. Taylor, Steve Smith, Justin Ebert, Adam Nevi ll e, Nick Gaddy, Travis Pa rke r, Rod r.foore Row: Ben Mawhiney, Chad Kell ner, Chris Moore, Chad Jensen, Mat Allen, Aaron And• Ricky Thompson, Tony Dorse tt, Chad Dennis. RE CORD SEASON By Hope Redmond Photos by Josh Flaharty SEE HARVEY RUN. Junior Harvey Coble runs at a C.B. Stadium. The season was all the boys' track team expected it to be. The first win came at the C.B. Relays where senior Derek Gruber took gold in both the 110-high and 400-low hurdles. The 4x400 relay team, which consisted of juniors J ustin Kammrad, Chris Moore, Mark Showers and sophomore Jonathan Taylor, also won. The 1,600 medley team ran to a victory with an anchor leg run by junior Harvey Coble. "We felt we had a good chance of winning the CB Relays. We had a lot of confidence going in," Showers said. Many records were broken this year including the 4x400. The 4x100 record was broken by senior Mark Gress, Kammrad, Gruber and Showers and the 4x200 record was broken by Taylor, Kammrad, Gruber and Showers. Gruber broke the record in both the 110-ln.igh and 400-low hurdles. Gruber also became the second person in T.J. history to win an event at the Drake Relays when he won the 400- meter low hurdles. "I thought I had a good chance of winning the race. I was very happy afterward. I felt like all my hard work had paid off," Gruber said. At the River Cities Conference meet, Tee Jay came out on top with a score of 116-102 over second place South Sioux City. "After we won the Conference I was real excited. The most memorable part of it to me was the look on Coach Nielsen's face. I'm just glad we won one for him," Taylor said. The team qualified for 12 of the 17 events at state, including all five relays. Gruber qualified in the 110-high hurdles, 400-low hurdles and I s T open 200. Coble advanced in the 800 and 1,600 meters, Kammrad and Gress both made the 100, and senior Justin Nourse qualified in the shot put. The team scored 13 points, earning them 11th place in the State meet. The 4x400 team placed second, breaking the school record for the fourth straight time. The team consisted of Showers, Kammrad, Moore and Gruber. "I just barely held off the Des Moines Valley kid at the end of the race," Gruber said. Nourse placed 6th in the shot put with a throw of 50'8.5" and Taylor, Kammrad, Showers and Coble ran for a 6th place finish in the 1,600 medley. "Without Coach N ielsen and the other coaches w e never would have gone as far as we did this season," Taylor said. T S .C 0 R E S Lewis Central Indoor Invite CB Relays Ram Relays Cyclone Relays Sioux City Relay Titan Co-ed Invit Drake Relays Glenwood Co-ed Invite Trojan Invite Nor West Relays River Cities Conference Meet Tee Jay Invite South East Polk Meet Johnson Cyclone Last Chance Meet IHSAA State Meet Boys' Track • 163 INDOOR CONDITIONING. The girls work up a sweat inside the school building. Running up and down the stairs was a practice that helped many of the girls in endurance and speed. 164 • Sports GOING THE DISTANCE. Sophomore Becca Moore is runs the mile at the C.B. Relays. Moore was one of the few girls on the team who possessed the endurance to run the long distance races. IT'S ALL IN THE HANDOFF. Junior Stephanie Simpson hands otf the baton to sophomore Carla Pollard in one of the relay race at C.B. Stadium. With more girls out this year, the team was able to field runners in more events. GIRL'S TRACK. Front Row: Shaun tel Krisel, Tiffany Pogge. SeL Row: Erica Walling, Larissa Christensen, Megan BeVirt. Third Ann Ronk, Kendall Crane, Briana Smith, Amy Faircloth, Ka tie J olms ) Lynsi Brooks, Becca Moore. Back Row: Amanda Moore, Carla r~ ... 1 lard, Nikki Morraine, Regan Williams, Stacy Gray, Brooke Hallbl. Tracy Dragoun, Alicia Altergott. NUMBERS INCREASE By Ricky Prosolow Photos by Josh Flaharty UP AND OVER. J w1ior Stephanie Simpson shows her talent in the hurdles. "I beat a lot of my own personal goals. I felt I achieved personal success." Although those were the words of junior Amanda Moore, it seemed as if the whole girls' track team felt the same way. With a season without many wins, the team still had many individuals who improved and succeeded. They felt that was more important than tallies in the win column. Sophomore Tiffany Pogge said, "A lot of people stepped up and tried to be leaders. We had more girls out than last year, so we were able to fill more events. Coaches were easy to get along with, making for a fun year." At the beginning of the season, the girls had to practice a lot inside because of the poor weather conditions. Sophomore Nikki Morraine said, "It would have been better to practice outside because we couldn't practice with our relay teams inside." Highlights of the season included a broken school record, competing at the Drake Relays and the JV team winning the River Cities Conference meet. During the South Sioux City meet the 4x200 meter relay team broke the school record. The team included Moore, senior Alex LeGuillou and sophomores Carla Pollard and Morrnine. Five runners competed at the Drake relays in the 4x 100 meter relay and in the 100 meter dash. One disappointing loss that didn't occur on the track was the departure of the lone senior, LeGuillou. She said, "In the past four years, this was my best year. I changed from a long distance runner to short distance runner. !improved 100% from last I s T year and I was able to run at the Drake Relays." The number of participants went up from previous years drastically. Athletes were allowed to compete in two sports at the same time. "I did much better than I expected. I liked having the chance to do track and soccer," junior Larissa Christensen said. "I'd have to say there were two reasons why there were more girls out. One was the support of other coaches in other sports. Two was the heavy recruiting effort by assistant coach Pa trick N epple," Coach Mike Johnson said. "I thought our season was successful. Our number one goal was for every girl to improve in speed and longevity, which we accomplished. Another goal was for the girls to get in shape and track is just the sport to do that," he said. T S C C> A E S LC Indoor CB Relays Nebraska City Invite Cyclonette Invite Plattsmouth High School Co-Ed Invite Girls Ram Relays ISD Invite (Fresh.man) Titan Co-Ed Invite Lady Lynx Invite Drake Relays RCC Meet (JV) Glenwood Co-Ed Invite Raider Girls Relays RCC Meet (Varsity) Suburban Conference (Freshman) IGHSAU District Meet Girls' Track • 165 FANCY FOOTWORK. Sophomore Jared Podraza dribbles the ball looking for a teamma te to pass to. 166 • Sports HERE'S THE WIND UP. Senior Robert Blotevogel winds u p to kick the ball past his opponent. Blotevogel, a foreign exchange tudent, took advantage of the opportunity to play many sports such as soccer while he was in the United States. GOAL! The team gets together to celebrate after scoring a goal, then run back to their positions to await the kick off. Some members of the team had rituals like dancing after scoring goals. SOCCER. Front Row: Jon Ryba. Middle Row: Ralph Harmon, Mi Mendoza, Richard LaChappell, Tony Schorg, Jared Podraza, K11 Mower, Shad Mahanke, Ron Sullivan, Matt Harrill. Back Row : Assi:· tant Coach Danny Lamkins, Robert Blotevogel, Justin Hatcher, Ni ' Konecny, Nick Brougham, Sam Barta, Jared Powell, Shane Ho, Coach Gail Andersen. B O YS ' SOCCER By Hope Redmond Photos by Michaela Kanger NICE SA VE. Junior Jon Ryba saves the game by not letting the opposing team score. A new addition came to the boys' soccer team mid way through the season. This addition was assistant coach and graduate Danny Lamkins. "The season went well after Danny started to help coach the team," junior Jon Ryba said. The first win came against AL in the early part of the season. "It really gave us a lot of confidence to win against our rivals," sophomore Kris Mower said. During the season came many hard practices, rain or shine. "I hated it when we had to practice in the hail, but it is game weather," sophomore Richard LaChappell said. Some had other views on the weather. "Iloved practicing in the rain. It is the funnest," Mower said. The River Cities Conference tournament ended with a loss to Gross. "I was disappointed after the game. I felt that we had a good chance to win. We just didn't do the things that we needed to do," junior Tony Schorg said. Late in the season came the win at the 2nd Annual TJ Classic. "People never think of TJ with a winning soccer team. With a little will and a lot of effort anything is possible," senior Shad Mahanke said. Many memories came out of the three game series. Junior Shane Hoss said, "The thing I remember most during this season, is when we played Lewis Central in the last game of the TJ Classic tournament." The tournament's final game ended with a 1-0 win. "I won't forget blocking Jason Mayor's shot to win the game," Ryba said. Throughout the season many of the players tried to s T take it upon themselves to become a leader. "Sam Barta and Jon Ryba helped the younger players out a lot on defense throughout the sea son, " sophomore Nick Konecny said. Defense played a big part in the tough games. "Defense was the key to winning most of the games. I thought that our team's defense was really strong throughout the whole season," Hoss said. During Districts the team had a rematch with AL The finalscorewas3-1. 'Weplayed them tough throughout the entire game. It came down to the end and we just couldn't pull through and score the goals we needed," La Chappell said. The season ended with an 8-8 record. Even with the .500 season the team felt they succeeded. T S C 0 R E S Ralston A.L Glen wood Skutt G ross R o n c alli RCC Tournament Riverside St.Albert TJClassic Glenwood Riverside LC LC Districts: AL Boys' Soccer • 167 ' SLAM IT. Senior Mike Garreans slams a backhand to his opponent. 168 • Sports FALL TENNIS. Front Row: Greg Schnackenberg. Middle Row: Chris Andrews, Dave Young, Robert Blotevogel. Back Row: Steve Callaway, Mike Garreans, Matt Doty, Justin Poast. HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY! Junior Mike Williams is on hi way to return a serve from his AL opponent. He was not injured n the play. Many tennis injuries occurred after such d angerou attempts for the ball. SPRING TENNIS. Front Row: Mike Williams, Clint Kephart, Ti Albertus. Back Row: Dave Young, Matt Doty, Ju stin Poast. B OYS' TENNIS By Amy Doty Photos by Michaela Kanger GET IT OVER THE NET! Junior Matt Doty returns a forehand to his opponent. The boys' fall and spring , When the boys played St. tennis teams took to the courts Albert the team actually won and gave much effort. The on court. Yet,duetothelackof boys' fall tennis team had a players, the team was forced record of 4-5. to forfeit some matches and Improvements were made lost 5-4. from last year. Senior Mike Senior Dave Young said, "It Garreans said, "Our volleys would have been nice to have were something which had a better turnout as far as parroom for improvement. We ticipants. We might have had practiced hard to improve that a few more wins with more part of our game." players." Head Coach Jack French The team placed sixth in the said, "The players showed im- River Cities Conference tourprovement during the season, nament. Garreans took third but more work needed to be place in the tournament. He done during the off season." said, "I worked hard all sumThe spring boys' tennis team mer when no one else prachad one thing in common with ticed. Some people felt that I the fall season; they lacked didn't deserve it, but I had participants, but they stuck out something to prove." the season and played their In the City Meet the boys best throughout the spring tied for third. Senior Robert despite an 0-9 record. Blotevogel took second place Junior Matt Doty said, "We at number six singles. Doty improved all around and we and freshman Mike Williams worked as a team." took second place at number I s T two doubles. Young had injuries early in the season and had to sit out some meets, but he still gave the team leadership. He said, "The season was good, we had a lot of fun. I wish it would have shown in our wins." One downfall for the team was lack of conditioning and basic skills. Coach French said, "They all needed to be involved in winter leagues to be more competitive." One unexpected event was when the team's van was vandalized. Doty said, 'We were in a tennis center in Sioux City and the guy that worked there asked if that was our van with the window broken. We went out to look and there w as a rock laying on the ground next to the van. We had to cover it up with a plastic bag and drive all the way home like that in the rain." T S C:: C> R E S TJ Opponent 5 Gross 4 AL i Roncalli est 1 6 4 Bryan 5 0 Ralston 9 0 Denison 9 1 AL 8 ~ 8 5 D . I A:dulion Glenwood G St. Albert Boys' Tennis • 169 CRUSH IT! Junior Janie Aldredge takes a close one by the net. Aldredge was a big part of the teams' su ccess. 170 • Sports VARSITY. Front Row: Kristina Korte. Second Row: Janie Aldredge, Jamie Aldredge, Jamie Schreiber. Third Row: Amy Doty, Misty Richards. Back Row: Michelle Medearis. J.V.FrontRow:SandySparr, WendyMaloney. Middle Row: Meghan Hardie, Becky Driver, Katie Guill, Autumn Rockwell, Carry Guill, Michelle Medearis. Back Row: Brandy Kellner, Catie Roeman, Patty Kriley, Aretha Gillespie, Becky Gardner, Elizabeth Sorenson, Nikki Wilson, Chasity Sales, Hannah Sorenson, Samantha Slyter. DETERMINATION ! Not only was the sun shining, but so was ju111 Misty Richards. Richards was determined to let nothing go by. G IRLS ' TENNIS By Kylene Kermoade Photos by Michaela Kanger ARE YOU READY FOR THIS ONE? Senior Jamie Schreiber concentrates as she decides where she wants to place the ball. The girls' tennis team started off their season with a racket. Two new coaches, Nichole Vetter and Brenda Mechels took over the team. Coach Vetter who had previously helped the team finish their last season came back as the head coach. Ms. Mechels filled in as the junior varsity coach. Between JV and Varsity the team consisted of 24 members. That was the most the tennis team had out in many years. Only two varsity letter winners returned. They were seniors Kristina Korte and J arnie Schreiber. The team had more than enough players, but not a lot of experience. Schreiber and Korte took control of the team early. The two seniors not only led practice with stretching and drills, but they also led the varsity with their outstanding play. Juniors Janie Aldredge, Jamie Aldredge, Arny Doty and Misty Richards also contributed to the teams' success by collecting wins throughout the season. Korte said, "At the start of the season we really didn't know how the team would look. After a few matches and wins we knew we were good." The varsity finished with a 7-4 record. They placed fourth in the River Cities Conference meet and Schreiber placed third individually in the tournament. One highlight of the season was when the team defeated cross town rival AL. "I think we surprised a lot of people. Corning into the season with only two returning players, we did pretty well. Defeating AL was probably the best thing that happened this I N s T year. We were all so pumped up," Schreiber said. Schreiber took the number one spot with Korte following at the number two spot. Richards played number three with Doty, Jamie Aldredge, Janie Aldredge and junior Michelle Medearis challenging for the four, five, six and seven spots throughout the year. During regionals, which were held in Des Moines, Schreiber placed third in singles. Two doubles teams, consisting of the Aldred~e sisters, Doty and Medearis, also competed, but failed to place. Doty said, "The entire trip to Des Moines was really fun and a big learning experience for the whole team." The girls made up for the lack of experience with hard work, persistence and lots of effort. A N T S C 0 R E S TJ Opponent 7 AL 2 3 Omaha South 6 7 South Sioux City 2 7 Gross 2 2 Skutt 7 2 Ralston 7 8 Roncalli 1 7 St. Albert 2 8 Northwest 0 3 Glenwood 6 Girls' Te1mis • 171 I I -----.. --- CONCENTRATE! Sophomore Nate Foley tries to sink a short put during a past tournament. 172 • Sports GOLF. Front Row: Kirk Behrens, Kevin Kucks, Nate Foley, Tony Nurton. Back Row: Coach Kirk Madsen, Zach Booth, Justin Williams, Jon Sealock, Pasquel Parrine, Andy Heath. WALKING THE DISTANCE. Athletes weren' t allowed to have golf carts during their matches. One part of the game w as having enough endurance to walk to the 18 holes and still be able to play quality golf. SO CLOSE! Junior Chuck Keefer watches as his ball is just outside l hole. C O A CH RETIRES By Rusty Thomson Photos by Michaela Kanger CELEBRATION! Junior Chuck Keefer throws his hand in the air after making a good shot. .. .. Boys' golf had a big change. After years of service as head golf coach, Jack Rosenthal retired. Kirk Madsen took over the reigns as coach. "The team showed some signs of life, but it was difficult to keep the enthusiasm up in the fall," junior John Sealock said. No tournaments were won in the fall season, but the effort was there. The weather didn't exactly cooperate with the schedule, forcing some changes in practices. The young men showed improvement, consistently improving their scores and mastering difficult shots. Practices were held at Fox Run golf course. Dodge Park was closed due to repairs on the course. In the past years this is where the practices were held. During the fall, not many . ··i·.:":-.. .·· were out for the sport, but those who participated showed dedication and worked to improve for the spring season. In the spring, the numbers improved greatly for the team. Coach Madsen said, "Participation grew dramatically in the spring. In the past, not many students went out for the sport, but now the sport has grown in popularity and the students are responding to it, it's terrific." Junior Chuck Keefer, who participated in both the fall and spring seasons, said, "It was exciting to see so many of my friends out for golf tin the spring. In the fall, the tournaments were kind of boring because there wasn't many others on the team. The spring season was exciting because I was able to play golf and have some fun withallofmypeers." s T During the spring season the team had many highlights and showed their improvement with lower scores and golfers placing at tournaments. Individually, Sealock tied for tenth place out of 110 golfers in the Bellevue East Invite. Keefer took second place in the City Tournament. As a team they beat Logan with the lowest team score in five years. "The only thing missing is some school support. If we had some of that, then maybe we could perform even better," junior Kyle Behrens said. Coach Madsen said, "I hope that the students stay interested in the sport, because we could always use more players. The turnout for spring was fantastic." Numbers proved to be a factor in the success of the team. T S C 0 R E S AL/ TJ Invite Gross LC Invite Skutt Bellevue East Invite Ralston/ AL Roncalli Millard North St. Albert/ Logan South Sioux City I AL River Cities Tournament City Tournament Boys' Golf • 173 TEED OFF. Junior Misty Richards prepares to tee off. 174 • Sports SPRING GOLF. Front Row: Janelle Walters, Sarah Morris. Middle Row: Kira Lupton, Jami Bemiller, Tonya Diaz, Laraina Michalski, Sasha Miller, Kristi Malone. Back Row: Jody Churchill, Leilah Hennings, Jamie King, Staci Malone. LINING IT UP. Sophomore Jami Bemiller lines up her shot. The girls found it was harder to aim the ball in the right direction and actually hit it there than they thought. PLAYING IN THE SAND. The girls golfers practiced in the san volley ball courts to work on pitching out of the sand traps . G I RLS' G 0 L F FORE. Freshman Sasha Miller w atches her ball to make sure it does not hit any other golfers on the course. As in years past, there were two girls' golf seasons. The girls had the option of playing during one, or both, seasons. The fall season started one week before school and lasted through October. During the season the girls played in the River Cities Conference. The season started with many girls that had never golfed before, so there was a lot of room for improvement. "None of us ever golfed before, so we might not have been the best golfers, but we improved a lot and we all had a lot of fun. So overall it was a pretty good season," sophomore Sara Gutzwiller said. Despite the lack of experience, the girls practiced hard and competed well. "All of the girls worked very hard and put a lot of effort in their games. By the end of the season the girls knew their strengths and .... weaknesses," Head Coach Wayne Mains said. The spring girls' golfers were eagerly waiting to just get outside to practice. The girls practiced in coach Mains' office for the first two weeks due to the wet and cold weather. After the clouds broke up, the girls team grabbed their bags and ran out to practice . There were a record number of players out during the spring season. There were 32 at the beginning of the season, but the numbers diminished to 21 by the end of the season. Due to the increase in numbers the team added some help. This help came in the form of counselor Karla Hughes and P.E. teacher Lavonne Pierson. These two individuals donated their time to help the girls improve their skills. I s T Junior Marie Wajda was the only returning golfer from the previous season. "I think the spring team made a vast improvement from the beginning of the season to the end. I enjoyed golfing with all of the other girls because they were easy to get along with," Wajda said. Both the fall and spring teams practiced at Cerv' s Driving Range and Westwood golf course. A sophomore duffer said, "I stole about 50 balls from Cerv' s, but don't tell anyone because I think I could get in trouble or something. 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64, 94, 150 Brown, Nikki 4, 7, 38, 52,58,64,68, 127 Brown, Pam 106 Bryant, Danielle 106 Bryson, Cliff 88 Bunch, Mindy 29 Burgstrum, Shannon 19, 127 Burk, Lyn 29, 94 Burns, Andrea 37, 140, 146 Caballero, Jose 148, 160 Cain, Carl 106 Cain, Nicole 106 Callaway, Steven 106 Camp, Tommy 106 Campbell, Melissa 106, 156 Cannon, Chris 127 Cantrell, Virginia 88 Card, Dena 94 Carmichael, Shawn 27,28,64, 106, 144, 148, 160 Carroll, Jeci 34, 106 Carruthers, Derek 106 Carruthers, Jeff 106, 148 Carter, Bobby 94 Carter, Deidre 29, 106 Carter, Delene 30 Case, Tim 30, 94 CdeBaca, Shannon 123 Cerny, Dale 88 Chambers, Jeff 94, 154 Chatterton, Amanda 38, 127 Chatterton, Darrell 94, 148 Chavarria, Christina 30 Childers, Silina 146 Christensen, Clint 94, 148, 160 Christensen, Larissa 7, 11, 35,51,64, 68, 150, 156 Christensen, Lisa 152 Christopher, William 19,21,66,67 Ch urchill, Natalie 94 Clark, Amy 9, 21, 27, 28,30, 128 Clark, Brian 9, 128, 160 Clark, Crysta l 94 Clark, Dave 30, 88 Coan, Jamie 150 Coble, Harvey 68, 80, 144, 152, 153 Coble, Jeff 88, 144 Coffman, Carl 29, 94 Colliver, Mindy94 Colter, Sarah 13, 28, 29, 65, 106 Conner, Deirdre 13,26,29,94 Cook, Deb7, 41, 88 Copeland, Brenda 9,33,88 Countryman, Amanda 94 Cox, Candace 13, 30, 64,94 Crane, Kendall 14, 15, 30, 106 Crouse, Charles88 Cunningham, Alexis 94 Dahlberg, Alysha 106 Dalby, Demetrious 99, 160 Damewood, Debra 33 Danahy, Mitchell 40,41 Darnold, Jeremy 106 Daugherty, Pat 88, 148, 149 Davids, Lewis 37, 52, 58,83, 128, 148 Davids, Vicki 88 Debolt, Stephen32, 33 Delp, Jamie 29, 94 Dennis, Chad 30, 31, 106, 144, 148, 154, 160 Derby, Laura46 DeWolf, Matt 19, 35, 68,87, 144, 145, 148 Diamond, Jeffrey 128 Diaz, Tonya 106 Dib, Amber 30, 128 Dillehay, Amanda 30 Dillehay, Kyle 94, 148, 160 Dillehay, Matt 94 Dingman, Randa 94 Dirks, Crystal 34 Dirks, Dustin 94, 148 Dofner, Eric 108 Dofner, Jeremy 108 Dofner, Kenny 26, 29, 42, 158 Donaldson, Doug 88, 148 Dorsett, Tom 19, 95 Dorsett, Tony 46, 47, 95, 148 Dotson, Manue1128 1 Doty, Amy 30 Doty, Matt 30 Doughman, Denyel 29, 95 Doughman, Robby 148, 160 Doughman, Wes 158 Dreher, Marcus 118 Driver, Angie 28 Driver, Dale 89 Driver, Heather 118, 146 Driver, Kim 118 ' Driver, Mike 47, 95, 152, 154 Driver, Rebecca 108 Dudley, Mike 108, 152, 160 Dunblazier, Ambre 95 ' Dunblazier, Justin 11 8, 148 Dunlap, Katie 95 Durgin, Brian 128 Dutson, Crystal 118 Ebert, Josh 137, 152 Ebert, Justin 160 Eckes, Morris 30, 118, 148 Eckley, Anita88 Edie, Roni 108 Edmonds, Jolene 88 Edmonds, Lenny 148 Eggett, Danielle l16 Eilenstine, Christina 108 Eled ge, Joe 118, 148, 160 Ellerbeck, Travis 118 Elliff, Gary 158 Elliff, Kris 73 Eng, Linda 9, 118, 152 Erickson, Josh 154 Erlacher, Veronica 118 Erskins, Eric 118, 154 Estess, Angela 139 Evans, Melissa 26, 29, 30,95 Faircloth, Amy 108 Farley, Nicole 13, 53, 95 Farmer, Christina 29 Farr, Kevin 95 Farrell, Sarah29, 95 Faubus, Joe 95 Fay, Gweneth 95 Felts, D.J. 95 Ferguson, Danielle 74,95 Ferguson, Lori 118 Ferrin, James29, 95 Ferris, Stephanie 95 Fett, Jessie 118, 152 Fichter, Jeremy 118, 148 Fichter, Nicole 95 Fields, Emily 29, 95, 158 Fields, Sarah 28, 118 Fink, Josh 96 Fink, Kevin 96 Fisher, Jennifer 108 Flaharty, Josh 34, 35, 128, 142, 152 Flanagan, Brandon 96 Flanagan, Crystal 29 Fletcher, Jamin 26, 29 Flora, Jamie 29, 108 Flores, Pedro 108 Floyd, Nacoties 118, 154 Flynn, Sara 128 Foley, Nate 108, 148 Foster, Kelly 9, 68, 128, 133, 141, 146, 150, 156 Foster, Mary 141 Foster, Sara 13, 34, 108 Fouts, Josh 8, 21, 40, 41,66,67, 113, 118 Fredrickson, Josey 118, 148 Fredrickson, Melissa 13, 96 French, Jack 88 Frieze, Camden 96 Frieze, Jami 129 Fuhs, Laura 9, 34, 35, 129 Fuller, Amanda 13, 96, 156 Funkhouser, Thomas 96 Gaddy, Nick 148 Garcia, Jessica 96, 160 Garcia, Lorraine 26, 29, 96, 158 . Garcia, Maria 96 Gardner, Ashley 28, 108 Gardner, Becky 21, 57, 118 Gardner, Linda 88 Garreans, Mike 27, 28, 55, 79, 129 Garvey, Kim 29, 96 Gaston, Derek 43 George, Tabitha96 Gerjevic, Josh 118 Gerken, Ben 108 Getzschman, Heidi 96 Gibler, Josh 96, 148 Gibson, John 21, 88 Giles, Sara 96 Gilland, Alicia 118 Gillespie, Aretha 47, 108 Gillette, Kelly 118, 146 Gilman-Martinez, Larue 88 Gilmore, Crystal 96 Gilmore, Rebecca 29,96 Ginn, Heather 118 Gittins, Bob 52, 139 Gladwell, Jamie108 Gnader, Chad 34, 35, 37, 52, 58, 62, 68, 129, 144, 148, 160 Goodloff, Christian 40, 41, 119 Goodman, Deb 88 Graham, Coty 148 Grasmick, Aminda 129 Gray, Corey 26, 29, 96, 148 Gray, Danny 108 Gray, Jerry 61, 88 Gray, Stacy 13, 96, 150, 156 Gray, Stephanie28, 32, 108 Green, Jayme 96 Greer, Matt 19 Gregory, Emily 28, 30, 108 Greider, Audrey 156 Gress, Brian 73, 119 Gress, Robert 119 Griffis, Bambie 196 Griffis, Christina 26, 28, 108 Griffis, Josh 54, 96 Griffis, Ricky30, 129 Griffis, Sandra 88 Groa t, Amber 119 Gruber, Derek 52, 58, 64,68, 129, 152 Gruber, Justin 108 Guill, Katie 7, 96, 156 Gunzenhauser, Michelle 108 Gutzwiller, Luke 19, 22, 23, 52, 129 Gutzwiller, Sara 28, 146, 196 Hadden, Mike 148 Hagan, Deacon 21, 108, 148 Haines, Amy 139 Hale, Mike 88 Hale, Nancy 88, 133 Hall, Andrea 34, 119 Hall, Deb 49, 88 Hall, James 96 Hall, Nicki 34, 108 Hallberg, Brooke 9, 119, 150 Halverson, Craig 29, 53, 64 Hambright, Christine 26, 96 Hammers, Jackie 19, 34, 35, 119 Hammond, Kami 34, 119 Hancock, Tiffany 119 Hand, Katrina 119 Haney, Tiffanie 108 Hans, Paul 88 Hansen, Don 88 Hansen, Heather 97 Hansen, Jessica 30, 97 Hansen, Lucy 129 Hardie, Meghan 30, 31, 64, 68, 119 Hardiman, Rhonda 88 Hargens, Jeffery97 Harper, Roxanne 26,29,42 Harrill, Matt 119, 144, 160 Harris, Ryan 129 Hartley, Doug 72, 119 Hartley, Laura 88 Hastie, Darrel 148, 160 Hastie, Donald 129 Hastings, Trent 97 Hatcher, Justin 64, 148, 154 Hathaway, Stephaney 29, 97 Hausener, Alfred 119 Hawkins, Jason 83, 129 Heath, Andy 30, 32, 97, 144 Heath, Ben 129, 144 Heck, Rachael 119 Henderson, Adrienne 28 Hendricks, Justin 15, 19, 21,30,43, 97 Hendrix, Matt 119, 144 Henrikus, Dyanne 19, 33, 97 Henry, Derek 139 Henry, Elizabeth 19, 29, 33, 97 Hensley, Annie 36, 37, 130, 150, 156 Hensley, Gary 97 Hensley, Keith 27, 28, 54, 130, 144, 148 Herrick, David 19, 105 Herrick, Laura 9, 19, 28, 34, 119, 123 Herrick, Roxanne 88 Hiatt, Josh 97 Hicks, Aaron 119 Hilton, Erin 7, 9, 30, 119 Hoden, Tami 13, 27, 28 Hodtwalker, Richard 144 Hollenbach, Shaun 64, 97, 148, 154 Hollinger, Nick 130, 148 Holt, Darrell 97 Hopkins, Rachel 119 Hoss, Shane 119, 154, 155 Hotz, Matt 9 Hough, Tim 21, 40, 41, 54, 61, 66, 67, 78, 130 Howard, Jane 88 Howell, Brian 148 Hron, Jennifer 9, 130 Hubbard, Jennifer 97 Hudek, Al88 Hu ff, Randy 152 Hughes, Karla 88 Hughs, Trey 28 Hunt, Branden 27, 28 Hu nt, Katie 52, 130, 152 Hurd, Jason 97 Hutchison, Kay 88 Hytrek, Meggan 119 Ingram, Dan 40, 41, 119 Index • 193 Jackson, Josh 130 Jackson, Kristen26, 28, 30,65, 84 Jacoby, Brandie 9, 35, 130 Jansen, Jarnie36, 37 Jastorff, Josh 29, 97 Jastorff, Lindsay 21, 27, 28, 30, 93, 120 Jefferis, Matt 120 Jefferson, Jacob 30, 32, 97 Jefferson, Luke 30, 32, 120, 152 Jenkins, Robert 160 Jensen, Chad 144, 160 Jensen, Chris 97 Jensen, John 64, 68, 130, 152, 160 Jensen, Whitney 98, 150, 156 Jerome, Barb 88 Johnson, Joanie 98, 150 Johnson, Katie 120, 156 Johnson, Mike 88, 99 Johnson,Rod120, 144 Johnson, T.J. 98, 148, 160 Johnston, April 120 Jolly, Stephen 30 Jones, Beth 29 Jones, Carrie 98 Jones, Chanda 37, 52, 130 Jones, Clay 64 Jones, Elizabeth 98 Jones, Robert 26, 29, 98 Jordan, Tony 97, 120, 148, 160 Joseph, Albert 98 Joslin, Amanda 120 Joslin, Henry 98 Joslin, Tara 131 Justice, Peggy 88 Kadner, Lester 88 Kaeding, David 90 Kammerer, Monica 98 Kammerer, Nicole 120 Kammrad, Justin 23, 120, 144, 148 Kanger, Michaela 34,35, 113, 120 Kassmeier, Da le 90 194 • Index Kauffman, Alicia 120, 148 Kauffman, Dawn 26,29, 98 Keefer, Chuck 120 Keim, Verla 90 Kellner, Brandy 30 Kellner, Chad 19, 23, 120, 152, 160 Kelly, Kairee 29 Kemplin, Sonja 26, 29, 98 Kennedy, Chad 131 Kennedy, Jamie34, 120 Kephart, Clint 21, 22, 23,28 Kermoade, Kylene 11, 34,52,58,64,68,131, 146, 150, 156 Kernes, Amanda 21 Kier, Laura 131 Kier, Robby 110 Kim, Angela 35, 41, 52, 58,64, 131 Kimrnish, Michele 160 King, Jamie 30 King, Michelle 131 King, Nikki 156 King, Roberta 98, 156 Kinsel, John 90, 152, 160 Kinsella, Bernie 120, 144, 148, 160 Kinzie, Derike 120 Knauss, Nikki 30, 110 Knecht, Leslie 52, 58, 68, 131 Knudsen, Don 42, 43, 90 Knutson, Jeremiah 36,37,63, 129, 131 Koch, Dan90 Kochen, Sarah 29, 110 Komor, April 160 Konecny, Nick 110, 160 Koopmeiners, Joe 120 Koopmeiners, Loni 34, 110 Korner, Zach 30, 32, 98 Korte, Kristina 131, 152 Kramer, Lance 131 Kramer, Michelle120 Kramer, Rusty 110 Kramer, Tony 75, 110 Kreft, Brian 148 Kriley, Patty 120, 156 Krisel, Shauntel 120, 148 Krise!, Taimeca 29, 98 Kritenbrink, Kerry 120 Kritenbrink, Rachel 30, 120 Kroger, Ka tie98, 160 Krueger, Amanda 98 Krueger, Dan 32, 33, 98 Krueger, Mindi 121 Kruger, Jared 110 Kucks, Chad 144 Kucks, Kevin98 Kuehn, Amanda 29,98 Kuhl, Nikki 13, 64, 110 LaChappell, Richard 110, 148 Ladlay, Deena 73 Lankster, Archie 98 Lankster, Reginal 110 Larison, Julia38, 131 Larsen, Mike 19 Leaders, Sandy 90 Lear, Chris 121 Lear, Doug 28, 30, 110 Leftridge, Marci 121 LeGuillou, Alex9, 40, 41, 131, 146, 150, 156, 157 LeGuillou, Nick7, 23, 24, 30, 32, 110 Lehmer, Kendra 30, 121 Leisinger, Candice 29 Leonard, Rob 29, 41, 121 LeRette, Bub 51, 131 Lessig, Diana98 Lewis, Kristie 132 Lewis, Mike 98, 154 Lewis, Stephen 39, 113, 140 Lindberg, April 38, 132 Lindsey, Dusty 121 Lippert, Lynn 29, 110 Lisko, Jenny 30, 41, 98 Loeffelholz, Ryan 110 Logan, Jim 98 Long, Delinda 81, 121 Loparco, Richard 110 Lopez, Jose 99 Ludwick, Wendy 99, 150 Lukavsky, Nathan 99 Luna, Chad 30, 99 Lupton, Kira 26, 29, 30, 99 Lybarger, Ryan 121 Lynch, Brett 99 Mace, Katharine 99 MacFarlane, Dave 30, 32, 110 MacPhearson, April 28 Madden, Michele 90 Madsen, Kirk 90 Madsen, Spring 26, 28, 121 Magnuson, Grant 90 Mahanke, Shad 132 Mains, Wayne 90 Majors, Cyndee 110 Mallory, Lee 28, 156 Malone, Kristina 110 Malone, Stacy 13, 26, 29,99 Malone, William 110 Maloney, Wendy 121 Mandolfo, Krissy 121 Mandolfo, Mikel 10 Manz, August 158 Manz, Tim 121, 154 Marley, Shawn 23, 33, 132 Maron, Jene 21, 27, 28, 121 Maron, Stephani 9,34, 132, 135 Marrill, Pa t 110, 158 Marrill, Tarrance 28, 132, 158 Marsh, Tara 99 Marshman, Ric 30, 110 Martin, Anna 121 Martin, Kristie 30, 110 Martin, Lisa 99 Martin, Mistie 30, 93, 110 Martin, Renae 11, 21, 78, 132 Martinez, Ana 99 Martinez, Felicia 121 Martinez, Gerardo 110 Martinez, Sam 21, 90 Maschmeier, Jerem y 34, 139, 140 Mawhiney, Ben 110, 148, 160 Mawhiney, James 121, 148 Maxwell, Phil 85 May, Richard 72, 121 Mayer, Rusty 99 McAtee, Troy 52, 58 McBride, Rusty 99 McCabe, Derek 99 McCart, B.J. 99 McClain, April 29, 99 McClain, Melissa 30, 121 McClelland, Jason 144 McClelland, Jennifer 34, 121 McClelland, Mike 110 McCloud, Chaylie 26, 28, 29, 110 McCombs, Daw n 132 McCombs, Lisa 110 McConnell, Scott 121 McCord, Travis 99 McCormick, Jacob 110 McCoy, Elisha 9, 38, 132 McCready, Alan 99 McDaniel, Aaron 110 McGlad e, Jim 37, 40, 41, 132 McHugh, Justin 100 Mcintosh, Ama nda 100 Mcintosh, Jason 144 Mcintosh, Sherry 29, 133 McKeeman, Jenny 13, 26, 28, 110 McKeeman, Jeremiah 100 McKern, Eric 75, 110 McKern, Josh 110 McKinley, John 90 McMahan, Amie 110 McMahan, Jaime 38,82, 133 McNamara, Joe 90 McNeal, Joseph 100 McNeal, Pete 121 McPhereson, April 121 McVey, Aimee 100, 156 McVey, Lori 30, 121, 148 Meade, Bud 9 Mechels, Brend a 156 Mecseji, LaTishal3.l Medearis, Jenny 100, 156, 158 Med earis, MichelJe 7, 21, 57, 119, 122 Medina, Norma100 Mendoza, Felicia 133 Mendoza, Mike 110 Mercer, Becky 122, 146 Meredith, Andy 26,29, 100 Merksick, Alysha 100 Merrifield, Brandy 26,28, 122 Messmore, Justin 29, 122 Meyer, Mark 144 Michalski, Laraina 26, 110 Mickey, Jason 26, 29, 100, 158 Miller, HarrylOO Miller, John 100 Miller, Matt 100 Miller, Sasha 100 Miller, Tammie 15, 19, 29,35, 156 Mindrup, Daphne 7, 133 Minor, Mike 139 Monahan, Connie 140 Monroe, Mandy 133 Moore, Amanda 11,35,119, 122,146,147, 150, 160 Moore, Angie 122 Moore, Becca30, 32, 152, 160 Moore, Chris34, 35, 122, 144, 148 Moore, Lisa 30, 100 Moore, Nicole 21, 27, 28,40,41, 133 Moore, Rod 110, 144, 152 Moore,Sarah40,41 Moore, Tisha 37, 62, 133 Moraine, Nikki 35 110 146, 150, 156 I I Morris, Sarah 150, 151 Mower, Kris 44, 154 Mowery, Clint 122 Mowery, Crystal 100 Muehlig, Doug 90, 152 - Mueller, Andrea 9, 11,27,28,58, 133 Muholland, Jason 122 Mu rphy, Dave 19, 90, 144, 148 Myers, Gail 30, 46, 110 Myers, Jeff 26, 29, 100 Navarette, Becky 100 Navarette, Brandi 100 Naylor, Aaron 100 Neill, Lyndsey 10, 11, 27,28, 110, 146, 150 Nelson, Angie 133 Nelson, Freadom 100 Nelson, Jennifer 28,30, 133 Nelson, Lynsie 34, 110, 150, 156 Nepple, Patrick 90, 91, 152 Neumann, Rick 122 Neville, Adam 122, 148, 160 Neville, Dan 152 Nguyen, Tu 125, 148 Nichols, Anthony 100 Nielsen, Bob 90, 148 Nielsen, Stephanie 11, 21, 27, 28, 122 Noah, Jennifer 13, 150 Norris, Bo 42 Norton, Justin 28 Norton, Travis 27, 122 Nourse, Justin 133, 148, 160 Nuno, Josh 107 Nuno, Rachael 100 Nuschy, Mike 90 Nuzum, Audra 29, 122 O'Brien, Judy 41, 90 O'Dell, Lindsay64, 150, 156 O'Dell, Travis 122, 144, 154 O'Doherty, Julie 90 O'Doherty, Pat 90 O'Neil, Michael56 Ochoa, Carlos 41 Oden, Cari 29, 100 Oles, Eric 133 Oles, Kevin 101 Olsen, Josh 101 Opal, Tommy 47, 101, 144, 154 Osborne, Chris 122 Osmers, Jared 160 Ottesen, Ian 101 Owen, Anita 28 Owens, Dennis 122, 154 Paez, Jennifer 29, 122 Palmer, Bob 101 Palmer, Travis 148 Park, Laurie 29 Parker, Traci 101 Parker, Travis 148 Parks, Amber 101 Parrack, T.J. 144 Parrack, Tommy 144 Parrack, Travis 144 Paulsen, Jennifer 33, 101 Pearson, Jamie 101, 146, 150 Pebley, Brandy 30, 101, 146 Perales, James 101, 154 Perez, Olivia 34 Perkins, Mike 144 Perrine, Pascal 148, 160 Peters, Kristina 29, 122 Peterson, Chad 35, 40, 41 Peterson, Christina 134 Peterson, Dan 26, 29 Peterson, Heather 134 Peterson, Kent 134 Peterson, Marla 90 Petry, Jamie 29, 101 Pettit, Paul 122 Phillips, John27, 28, 30, 32,33, 134 Pickinpaugh, Chris 101 Pierce, Jennifer 122 Pikschus, Nina 156 Pitt, David 28 Pizano, Dan 26, 29, 101 Plunkett, William 30, 101 Poast, Justin 19, 134 Podraza, Jared 64, 144, 148 Pogemiller, Garry 90 Pogge, Jamie 4, 40, 41, 52,68, 134 Pogge, Tiffany 146, 150, 156 Points, Linda39, 134 Points, Michae 1 101 Polchow, Kara 28, 30, 122, 152 Pollard, Carla 13, 27, 28, 156 Poorker, Sherry 101 Porter, Luke 134, 144, 148 Porter, Sarah 27, 28, 30, 32,55, 78, 134 Potter, Thomas 30, 101 Potter, Timothy 102 Potts, Kristina 30, 122 Poulson, Katherine 102 Powell, Jared 95, 134 Powell, Michaela 123 Price, Ryan 123 Pro slow, Dasha 102 Prosolow, Ricky 123 Pruett, Jeffrey 102 Pruett, Stephen 21 Pruett, Tonnya 102 Pruitt, Andy 102 Purcell, Dusty 102 Quakenbush, Adonis 40,41, 123 Quakenbush, Chris 27, 28, 64, 68, 123, 144, 160 Quakenbush, Krystle 7, 26, 46, 102, 150, 160 Radice, Dawn 15, 34 Radke, Justin 154 Raim, Jessica 19, 22, 23, 26,28 Rasmussen, Jason 123 Ratay, Robbie 148 Ratekin, Leslie 102, 150, 156 Raymer, Erin39, 135 Ream, Josh 52, 58, 64, 68, 135, 144, 148 Redding, Ryan 30, 32, 123, 160 Redmond, Holly156 Redmond, Hope 34, 148, 156 Reed, Brandy 123 Reed, Jesse 102 Reed,Mandy43, 102 Reichart, Doug 123 Reikofski, Tom 41, 95, 135, 144, 148 Renshaw, Mike 123 Renshaw, Tony 135 Reseter, Richard 29, 102, 160 Reynolds, David 34,35, 63, 148 Rhoades, Eileen 102 Rhoten, Cally 102 Rhoten, Kevin 123 Rice, Jill 30 Rice, Meleah 102 Rich, Bobby 34, 135, 144 Richards, Jennifer 30 Richards, Misty 123 Richards, Susan15,30 Richardson, Mindi 11,34, 123 Richardson, Trisha 30,34 Richey, Cassie 123 Richmond, Jessica 102 Rieper, Todd 144 Riggle, Chris 102 Rindone, Melissa 150 Rinehart, Jenny 26, 29, 102 Rinehart, Jessica 5, 9, 34, 135 Ring, Aaron 135 Robertson, Collin 102 Robinson, Adam 102 Robinson, Elizabeth 28 Rocha, Melissa 146 Rocha, Shawn 102 Rock, Evelyn 9, 90 Rockwell, Autumn 30, 123 Rockwell, Vicky 90 Rodriguez, Saul 102 Roeman, Ca tie 30 Rogers, Eric 140 Romesburg, Angela 102, 146 Ronk, Ann 26, 29, 102, 150, 156 Ronk, Ryan 69, 135 Rose, David 135 Rose, Maggie 103 Rose, Pat 7, 52, 109, 113, 135 Roseland, Greg 135 Roseland, Jeremy 103 Ross, Shanna 103 Rowe, Beth 37, 135 Ruff, LuAnn 41 Russell, Joe 123 Russell, Jon 41, 152, 160 Ryan, Kim21 Ryan, Michelle 38, 135 Ryan, Thomas 136, 137 Ryba, Jon 123, 154 Sales, Heidi 26, 29, 103, 150 Sales, Zack 136, 137 Samstad, Luke 32, 33, Index • 195 148, 160 Sandhorst, Jenny 21, 27, 28, 30, 123 Schaeffer, Joyce 90 Schaffer, Dus ten 103 Schendel, Beth 30 Schild, Brooks 42, 86, 90 Schlotfeld, Lisa 21, 40, 41,64,66,67,78,131, 136, 137 Schnackenberg, Greg 123 Schnitker, Anna123 Schorg, Tony123, 144 Schorsch, Jennie 123 Schreiber, Jamie 9, 37, 136, 137, 150 Schreiber, Jon 123 Schroeder, Ben 40, 41, 136, 137 Schroeder, Jessica 26,29, 103 Schulte, Jason 148 Schulz, Ben 114, 152 Schumann, Wade 114, 144, 148, 154 Schuster, Jaka 123 Schuster, Jessica 116 Schuster, Janet 13 Schutt, Susan 38, 136, 137 Scott, Chandel 29, 114 Scott, Jamie 124, 156 Scott, Kelly 28, 38, 90, 136, 137 Scott, Noah 103 Sealock, Jon 27, 28 Seely, Steven 136, 137 Selene, Jennifer 29 Selin, Heather 124 Semler, Sharon 90 Shamblen, Kristyn 33, 103 Shanks, Tiffany 103 Sharp, Dustin 124 Sharp, Jennifer 34, 56, Bambie Griffis 196 • Index 114 Shaw, Robie 103 Sherlund, Derik30, 103 Shields, Nick27 Shields, Samantha 124 Shirbroun, Tiffany 124 Showers, Mark 64, 124, 144, 148, 160 Shrader, Mike 148 Shreeves, Sarah 103 Sillik, Josh28, 136, 137 Simpson, Stephanie 7, 11,35,87, 124, 146, 156 Sinnott, John 136, 137 Sivertson, Andy 29, 137 Skudler, Jesse 114 Skudler, Mandy 30, 103 Skudler, Shaun 21, 30, 32,33, 114 Slack, April9, 137, 150 Slusher, Katie 114 Slyter, Samantha 19 Smay, Jeff 27, 28, 54, 66, 124 Smilley, Bob 90 Smith, Adam30, 32, 140 Smith, Briana 7, 11, 48, 124 Smith, Bryan 114, 148 Smith, Colin 23 Smith, Dawn 124 Smith, Jan 90 Smith, Jason 30, 114 Smith, Jennifer 114 Smith, Jennifer 73, 140 Smith, Jenny 29 Smith, Jeremy 137, 148 Smith, Kim 28 Smith, Mark 37, 115, 137, 148, 158 Smith, Mitch 114 Smith, Ryan 103, 154 Sara Gutzwiller Smith, Steve 124, 160 Soar, Justin 103 Sorensen, Colleen 124 Sorensen, Josh 52, 64, 137, 144, 148 Sorensen, Kristopher 124 Sorenson, Elizabeth 114, 156 Sorenson, Hannah 7, 103, 150 Sorenson, Jacob 75, 103 Sorenson, Nick 137 Sparr, Sandie21, 57, 124 Sparvell, Valerine 30, 137 Speck, Tim 103, 148 Speight, Chris 104, 148 Spring, Sara 124 Sprinkel, John 114 Stahlnecker, Nick 137 Stahlnecker, Pam 13, 114 Stanfill, Erin 26, 28, 45, 114 Stangl, Diana 104 Starmer, Robbie124 Starmer, Ron 124 Stawowczyk, Paul 114 Steinke, Rachael 19, 137 Stepp, Mary 29, 104 Steskal, Heather 137, 146, 161 Stevens, Trudy 41 Stogdill, Laura 124 Stokes, Christina 124 Story, Jamie 137 Story, Matt 27, 28, 114 Strutzenberg, Dan 90, 148 Stull, Tom 44 Sturm, Beth 104 Sturm, Brenda 15, 30, 140, 156 Sulley, Adam 104 Sullivan, Ron 124 Summer, Dasiti 114 Surbeck, Randall 137 Swesey,Mary 90 Swolley, Cory 114 Tabor, Adam 114 Tallant, Amy 114 Taylor, Jonathan 7, 64, 114, 144, 148, 158, 160 Taylor, Travis J 24 Teague, Jason 137 Terveer, Peggy 90 Thallas, Raina 29, 104 Thelen, Dawn 7, 10, 11, 52,58,64,68, 138 Thelen, Todd114 Thomas, Nicole 114 Thomas, Swann 104 Thompson, Nick 28, 148 Thompson, Ricky 29,33, 148, 154 Thomsen, Rusty 34, 138 Tietsort, Melissa 114, 146 Tilley, Kristen 21, 138 Titus, Terry 104 Todd, Joshua 124 Todd, Terry 50, 90 Tolen, Brittany 124 Toman, Kim 108, 114 Tome, Minako 40, 41 Toole, Lee 144 Turnbeaugh, Karen 21,28, 124 Turner, NaMee 13, 108, 114 Tuttle, Cherokee 41, 108, 114 Uhl, Melissa 125 Valyer, Brandy 125 Vandenberg, Al40, 41, 90 Vanderpool, Ann 38, 140 VanFosson, Jessica 30, 146, 150, 156 Vargas, Anita 108, 114, 148 Vargas, Jose 23, 34, 35, 115, 125, 148, 154 Veihs, Dustin 104 Verpoorten, Jena 146 Veydt, Abby 104, 150 Vittitoe, Nick26, 29, 104, 148, 160 VonFumetti, Kirsten 104 VonFumetti, Sherry 104 Vore, Brandi 41, 125 V orthmann, Ben 104 Vorthma nn, Meggan 125 Wagner, Dan 138, 148 Wagner, Tim 104 Waite, Crystal 108, 114 Waite, Jennifer 104 Wajda, Marie 35, 125, 150 Walker, Brooke 108, 114 Walker, Chad 125 Walker, Doug 144 Walker, Jena 108, 11 4 Walker, Jennifer 28, 125, 138 Walker, Nicole 104 Wallace, Jill 104, 160 Walling, Erica 7, 13, 26, 46,64, 104 Walters, Janelle 26, 28, 34, 108, 114 Walters, Jesse 125 Ward, Jenny 13, 108, 114 Warpness, Tony 104, 154 Watkins, Roxy 90 Watts, Ron 138, 152 Watts, Valerie 29, 104 Weatherill, Angela 104 Webb, Eric 125 Weber, Shawn 125 Webster, Megan 21,28,30,40,41, 78, 138 Weese, Brandon 125 Weesner, Josh 38, 140 Weidner, Sarah 28 Welsh, Kelly 104 West, Bonnie 125 West, Rebecca 104 White, Dana 125 White, David90 White, Jason 105 White, Laurie 146 White, Oral 35, 138, 148 Whitford, Sienna 105 Whitney, Sarah 11 , 27, 28,64,68, 125 Whyte, Christy 138, 156 Widner, Sarah 29, 108, 114 Wiging ton, Jeff 26, 29, 108, 114 Wilber, Jeremy 125 Wilcox, Dan 105 Wilcoxen, Ronald 105 Wiles, Megan 29, 138 Williams, Justin 26, 29, 47, 105, 154 Williams, Lori 90 Williams, Mike 125 Williams, Regan 30, 32, 125, 146, 152 Williams, Sara 64, 68, 125 Wilson, Bo 108, 114 Wilson, Daniel 105 Wilson, Guy 105 Wilson, Lenny 105 Wilson, Lesley 125 Wilson, Nancy 90 Wilson, Nicole 105, 108, 114 Wilson, Reggan 28, 34, 50, 139 Wilson, Ryan105 Wilson, Sarah 26, 28, 108, 114 Winger, Adam 74, 108, 114 Wink, Paul 108, 114 Wise, April 125 Wise, Scott 105 Wise, Tammy 105 Witt, Mike158 Wold, James 105 Wolfe, Janie 35, 37, 52, 58,60,68, 139 Womochil, Holly 68, 125 Wood, Ryan 34, 35, 58, 64,68,81, 139, 141, 144, 148 Woods, Robert 139 Wright, Ariana 30, 105 Wright, Thayne 19, 125 Yambor, Bethany 28, 139 Yost, Camelle 90 Young, Dave 27, 28, 30, 65, 139 . Young, Michael64, 105, 125, 154 Zalesak, Theresa 139 Zaloud ek, Brannen 105 Zarek, Jamie 105 Zdan, Don 52, 58, 68, 152, 158 Zdan, Joe 64, 148 Zimmerman, Ryan 139 Jeremiah Intelkoffer On Wednesday May 20 ,1998 Jeremiah Intelkoffer, a sophomore, passed away. Jeremiah's last few moments were spent playing basketball. During the game he suddenly collapsed and died a few minutes later of cardiac an·est. "He was a great person. He always wanted to make people laugh. If you wouldn't laugh he would try harder and he wouldn't do anything until you did laugh. He was a good friend and will be missed by many people," sophomore Katie Adams said. Janet Mitchell On Sunday November 30, 1997 a legacy ended as Janet Mitchell passed away. Mrs. Mitchell was a special education teacher at Tee Jay and had been for many years. Mrs. Mitchell had been fighting a battle with cancer. "The thing I remember the most is that she was really nice and she was always in a really good mood. It was good that she was always in a good mood even though she had so many problems. It taught us a lot," junior Amy Doty said. Index • 197 Decade by Decade Social Changes SO'sSuburban Expansion 60'sSocial Revolution Individual Rights 70'sWatergate Scandel 80'sEnvironmental Awareness 90'sTechnology Advances GOING UP. Senior Ben Schroeder plays in the Jan Mitchell Scholarship sand volleyball game. 198 • Division CASHING IN. Seniors Josh Flaharty and Carrie Baxter receive awards from journalism teacher Deb Goodman a t the River Cities Journalism Award s. Memories of the past ... tomorrow's future? By Brandie Jacoby Photos by Michaela Kanger After yet another school year , an entire year of memories is all that is left. There were so many things to remember. The successful sports teams, the new graduation requirements and Prom at Harveys. The new football coaches, Bob Nielsen and Pat Daugherty, just good, old familiar faces from the past returning to the future. There really were some new faces taking over for the old ones. Kirk Madsen taking over the golf team and Jane Hanigan heading up ASTRA. Are the memories going to be different than the year before? Will they be any different than next year? People coming and going, building improvements and lockers falling apart. Look back to the past, 20 years ago, things don't seem quite so different. The class of '68 was heading out to the real world to find jobs, go to college and start families. The class of '98 seems pretty much the same (yes, college is much more expensive though). Now look 20 years in the future. Technologically, the world will probablybemoreadvanced than one can even imagine. Then again 20 years ago nobody could i1nagine taxes being filed through the internet and even having hopes of making it to Mars. No matter which memories one decided to take with them, they will always be a part of 1998 at Tho1nas Jefferson. The students have left their ' mark on the school and the school has left it's mark on the students. In so many ways the student body will look back to 1998 and remember how it was and how it might always be ... at least in their minds and maybe forever. SIGNING UP. Seniors Ryan Wood, ick Hollinger and Tom Reikofski sign their letters of intent to play foo tball at Dana college. Many seniors made plans for the foture early to ensure they would be succe sfol. Closing • 199 Okay well here it goes, my final hurrah. Let's just say I am so glad it is over. All the hard work, the long hours and possessed computers (yes Josh we're still blaming you for the Middle Eastern names you gave them). I guess this is where I am supposed to thank everybody. My mom always tells meJ am no good at thank yous and Goodman always says I don't let anybody help me, so here is the best I can do. Goodman, thanks for not killing me for waking up late the last week I was supposed to be here, you knew I'd make it, eventually. And I'm sorry for turning your daughter into a vegetarian. We had a huge staff with many people who really did try to get their stuff done on time, you know who you are. I knew tne week of bad food and a hard bed during-the summer would motivate Michaela .to take wonderful pictures. Fuhs, you and me at camp proved to be about the worst week of both of our lives, good thing we were together or I don't think either of us would have made it. It seems as tho gh the only people left are the two that fought the most, complained about each other the most and by any bystanders view would think they hated each others guts (I think they might have at one point in time). Goodman could have killed them, but the top secret Top Ten List made everything OK. Bittner and Josh. Josh and Bittner. I just don't know what to say. Bittner you were always there to listen to me complain and to help me write those horrible division pages. You were definitely my moral support, even through the Mr. Larsen era. I'm sure we will continue our infamous top ten lists until we get on the Late Show. Josh you know we really didn't hate you (I didn't anyway and Bittner liked you mo,re than Mr. Larsen at least). I didn't know about you for a while, but you stuck it out with me at the end when we were the lone graduates, not seniors, left in the building. You even tried to hit you know who with me. Thanks all you guys, oh yeah and Mr. Larsen too. I do appreciate all the time and effort everyone put into fhis book, I'm sure all who read will find glimpses of all of us in there. Thank you. 200 • Closing Editor-in-Chief Brandie Jacoby The Yearbook Staff Ad Woman Laura Fuhs Index Lynsi Brooks Lynsie Nelson Photo Editors Michaela Kanger Ryan Wood Graphics Josh Flaharty Editor-in-Chief Brandie Jaco by Student Life Stephani Maron Jessica Rinehart Organizations Amy Doty Mindi Richardson Sports K ylene Kermoade Ricky Prosolow Bobby Rich People Laura Herrick Lori McVey Academics Jackie Hammers Senior Section Janelle Walters Carrie Baxter Business Manager Mindi Richardson Writers & Photographers Enjoli Barksdale, Jamie Barth, Natalie Biede, Daniell Birchard, Chad Boyer, J eci Carroll, Jeff Diamond, Crystal Dirks, Sara Foster, Andrea Hall, Nicki Hall, Kami Hammond, Jamie Kennedy, Loni Koopmeiners, Jeremy Maschmeier, Jennifer McClelland, Olivia Perez, Dawn Radice, Hope Redmond, David Reynolds, Trisha Richardson, Luke Samsted, Ben Schroeder, Jennifer Sharp, Rusty Thomsen & Reggan Wilson Colophon Adviser Deb Goodman The 74th volume of the Monticello was printed by the Jostens Publishing Company in Topeka, Kansas. 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