408 20 9056 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/5f4b1c59422dcbd09663c334b6372512.pdf b78e90cd87cf3ffa6ee50b2a00cef0d0 PDF Text Text Thornas; Jeffers;on l-ligh Qchool 2501 W Broadway Council Bluffs;. IA 51501 (7121 328-6493 2007-2008 Enrollment: 1194 res are just images that we look at now and then, right? ... not quite. Our pictures are actually imhat record the milestones of our lives. Pictures make our memories come to life, and last a lifetime. n looking at the picture of T.J., it is hard to see our improvement. T.J . has been looked down upon in the past, but when people assume these negative aspects about us, they're only looking from the outside in. They're not able to walk these .halls to see what T.J. is all about. The most noticeable change at T.J. is the school itself. After three years of rigorous construction, the image we have always wanted is almost complete. The cafeteria, the weight room, the ventilation system, the commons, and the entry way are all new and effective additions. Things are finally coming together to complete a beautiful picture. Inside T. J. , there are all different types of students. Students with black hair to students with blonde hair, students wearing jerseys to students wearing fishnets; we are all unique in our own ways. The great thing about T.J. is that we are able to accept each other for who we are. There is no perfect picture of how each of us should look; instead, we all have our own image of who we are. Even though we are all unique individuals, together we make up the picture of T.J . From the Friday night football games and final exams, to the long lunch lines and school dances, we have all experienced it together. Even though we may all have different perspectives of high school, we all still have something to remember about it. High school is full of memories, and this book can make every one of your memories last forever. After moments have passed, pictures are all we can turn to. We are making memories everyday, so smile, wait for the flash , and take a picture, it will last longer. Pullin ---- . - Student Life and A My favorite memory was ... ~ ~ .. NVhe n rny a rt vvas feature d in the a rt e xhibit b e c a u se it sho vvs h o vv creative I a 1n. -senio r Erica Bra n.son. ... building o ur n1o del in. e n.g in e rin.g, I lik t o build thin.gs a nd it vva s a lo t o f fun. -se nio r Rusty S utto n. ... going t o the d a n ces vvith my frie nds, vve a lvvays h a d so rn.uc h fun.. '' - junio r A nna G roat This section of the book is probably amongst the rnost impor'tant, and a lot of students' f avorite. It is because this sec- ·hon, Student Lif e and Academics. consist s of almost all of our 1nernories frorTl high school. Everyone should be able to relate to at least one event in this section. because these are the times t ha ~ rnake high school the rnost f un. Homecorrling w eek. school dances. big exams. and school trips are just some of the rrlost important things w e do. These events shape our m ernor ies of high school. The various pichwes and stor ies in t his section w ill help ~ou r erne1T1be1' those significant events. (I) Pciren:s and student '" e decorat ng the r vehoes and 11.a ring 1n the pa'ddP. (Z) The homewmng wurt stands together ,, e ~.ait ng to be announced at thP oonfTe. "I ,,CfS pretty e.><c1ted to t.>e on court ~el.3\J".,,e ·t "'as my seoor ye;; ,' ser or Brian O..n- said. (3) Sophomore Co rtr,ey RJ;' ta<esthpt:> ,.,· ppay~g nthepo1:der pul' ''JOtoa earne. ~) Seniors Bnan Carie , Tayor ,'/,;r.JP and f'rvJre;;, lacom9e strateqze durlrv,j a dadgeoa tot..marn.,-,t. "."/hen ft (.drre to th: ma 'l"fnP, t came dOv.fi t'J t?tb~"ss;· . /ao" said. 15) Jur110rs I 11organ 'I ams "'d .:na S.rr0n pcr.,e tr~ nerdy cut ts v. th sciP,r' e tear her ..on :1 arrs. A photo ll'j r '<Vr , /~,%.v. re from the " I remember Brian Clark drag - ging Seth Thompson awa~ from the fire because he was so c lose to it. " The blister" g fire got bigger by the minute and s ude ts had to retreat to keep safe. Th ery , rass caught on fire as small spa ~ s ere landing everywhere, includin • n the people. For most in attendance, th was a good time. The bonfire, w ich was meant to pump up everyone for t e big game, giot out of control at times. Students Ci.lescribed it as a huge wild fire. While o;iost were trying to get away from t e heat, othe s wee not affected, and c ually loved to be close to put on a perfor ance f · e crowd. They performed their c ers and dances in the grass in front o h fire. Although it was dark outside n t e flames from the fire made it difficult o see, the girls had no problem moving a nd and chanting for everyone. "It wasn't that d fficult to me to do stunts at night and i the grass for everyo e, " senior Heath r Schneckloth said, "It was the same as sual to me." The bonfire is a t adition that students the fire. '-----~--~--- eleeFat-e-every-ye r at the end of home- "I thought the fire was interesting. When I was close to the fire I didn't even feel any heat. I liked the fire," sophomore Seth Thompson said. A little less than half the school attended and participated in the bonfire activities. The whole varsity football team was there because they played in the homecoming game and the bonfire was one of the ways to get the team ready. Just like every other year, coach Strutzenberg spoke his most touching words and then left the rest for the captains of the team. "The bonfire boosted us up to get ready for a big game," senior Brad Brown said. The cheerleaders were also there· and coming week. It has been a part of the school for a few years now. Students questioned whether the whole bonfire was a good way to get everyone excited, but realized it was a ritual and agreed to attend. But was it a good enough tradition to keep around for the up coming years? "I think it's a good tradition because a lot of people come and have fun and it got everyone pumped up," Schneckloth said, "but not a good idea because the firemen had to come and it was too hot." Hot or not, many still went to the bonfire because it was a school function and another social event they could attend. So as long as the bonfire stays under control and the students still attend, then the event should keep on burning. Who is the Mystery person? 0) Gwiq the thurrt>S up. r'IOr JI . Llven - good 15 proud to show off hs outfit. Photo l:>y revin ;/'l<" re. (2) Sel'lor R,yan fUl(ham and hs date take a t me t from dan~ng to pose 'or a ~t·;re. "I loved the theme, the mJ54C ,.,as av .e50me, and my date y,as 'Ut' ~ senor Ryan fUrham 5.ak:I. Photo l:>y ( ew1 '/01•, re. (3) Ou~ Lucy OY15ter1Sen SmJeS at ring OiaMs Harns as they are -ew~l"lled at the daru. "It was a•1.esome ue ~ nomnate.d. let alon<: ~ ng ;· senor Ch3'1es Harrl5 5ald. Photo >:Jy Y.evin 'lic<·1:..re. 141 Jur'IOr Steven R ter>OUr gets his groove on vkole '"earYiq hos wcvrut shets and le.. Photo >:l'f ( .rr ;;, "· e. (5J Jead1er 1"1<:. lv'iCGlade and ~~ts decorate 'or the dar.c.e. The Pf'!~•'<lt<Crl5 tooi: alio;t three ar<J a ha f hOU!'S. Pnr. w >:l'f r ew. : /~)"1 .. re. from the "[My favorite pa rt of the Home - coming Dance was] the people and being able to hang out with a ll of my fr iend a . " Rophomore Abbu H ee v e rlo At any ordinary meet, the cross country team would be completely focused , and pumped up. However, that was not the case on Sept. 22. Not only did they have a meet in Harlan, but the Homecoming dance as well. Most of the runners did not know how they would get everything done, and make it to the dance on time. However, they tried not to let that interfere with their performance at the meet. "It made it kind of stressful, because it didn't give us a lot of time to get ready," sophomore Emily Arnold said. "But we just tried our best to concentrate on the meet." On the bus ride back, the runners , exhausted from the meet, began to anticipate the dance, and all the things they needed to get ready. They arrived back to the school with only a few hours before the dance started. It was the start of a runner's race against time. The girls and boys were worried about completely different things. For the girls, trying to fit everything in, in such a short amount of time, was stressful; getting ready, taking group pictures, going out to dinner, and getting to the dance on time, seemed almost impossible to do in just a few hours. "It was really stressful trying to get ready fast, and making plans with everyone in my group," junior Charity Oswald said. As far as the boys were concerned, they were more worried about getting a nap. in, n beg n. I 1dn't I me much time to get rea y,• ·unior Kyle Blue said. "I even got to ta e nap before the dance." Miraculously, the runners succeeded in their race against time, and were able to accomplish everything they had planned. Pulling out their flip-flops, summer dresses, and board shorts, they got creative and had fun dressing up in the theme. The commons was decked out in palm trees, flowered balloons, and bright colors. "The theme was pretty awesome this year," Blue said. "I wore my swimming trunks, flip-flops, and a polo with a lei." The biggest hit of the night for many was having 106.9 put on the music for the dance. They played a wide selection of music throughout the night. Students enjoyed dancing and having a good time. "The music was probably my favorite part of the dance," Blue said. "106.9 is one of my favorite stations, and they did a really good job at playing a wide selection." Overall, the cross country team was able to do well at their meet, and still have a good time at the dance. Most would agree that the rush to get everything accomplished was well worth it by the end of the night. The dance made for a great start to the school year, and a fun first dance. Everyone got into the theme, and made it more fun. c:Ye.omecoming ®uiz l Where wa5 the cro55 countrq meet that took place the 5ame daq a5 the Homecomt,ng /Janee? 2. How manq hour5 d1,d the cro55 countrq team have le ft to get readq? Who d1,d the football team plaq for the Homecomt,ng game? What Wa5 the 5core? 4: Wha t wa5 the theme? What wa5 the backdrop fOr p1,cture$? 6u1nas 4oea9 g 'dn s,µns p 6P uMorn e4 ~ £ £ z u~p H ~ (1) Senior Qielsey Stotts gives Osama bin laden (seoor Matt Eva~ a ki55 on the mask. "I had no Idea v,hat to dress up as. 50 I Just liought the mask. I thought 1t wou:d be lunn : Evans said. Sut11111tted photo. (2) Sel1l0rs Bnana Boner and Tara Maus dress up as J.mg'e girls for a Ha Ol\een party. Sui7mtted photo. (3) Jmors Kevin VonKampen, as Jm Hendnx, and Jamie Ha , as a prate, d•ess 1~re55 on Ha oween night. "Ha ,o;.een 15 my lavonte ho'lday, and v;&e too od to go tnC:"or-treat1ng, 50 v,e JJ5t decided to dress up and go to 1ne houses to 5ho"' of' Ot.J" C09tumes~ Ha :.aid. Suomitted pho::o. ~ Sophomore Cody Stites and }.ITTor Bruce TJrpen sho~1 their sense of humor YA th the r creative costume \3 pug and an out et). "I was at tre Goodv, ook111q for a wstume and I <:io~er.l over and sav, 1t. I nad w wy 1t, 1t was a\'.esow·~ Stites sad. Suomtted photo. (5) SerlOr r.ay ea I ams shows o" h~r carefu y carved purr~Jn. It took a ster. . a lot ot pat ence, and aoout 30 mrutes 'or her purrpr1n to come toqetner 5u'om tted photo :::: ~ 10:::: ~ • VOIC8S1romthd crow "My la s t co s tume I re member weari n g was a fairy. It was probably my favorite too be - cause it was eo m uch fun." The unspookable! - story by Chelsey Stotts ud Jorclu Mericle Music blaring, speakers thumping, teenagers dancing, people in costumes everywhere.. . sounds like a typical Halloween dance right? Well that was not the case this year. The first ever Halloween dance, "Get Your Spook On", scheduled to occur on Halloween night, was cancelled at the last minute. Not enough tickets were sold to continue on with the dance. The yearbook students were planning a fund-raiser so that they could raise some money for their trip to Philadelphia. At the time, a Halloween dance sounded like a good idea; students could get creative and dress up, and even win prizes. There was also no school the next day so it seemed perfect. The tickets were cheap and there were going to be some cool prizes. "I thought that it was going to be a great way to raise money. I was really disappointed that it didn't work out. We [yearbook students] put so much time into it," senior Briana Boner said. Many people thought that having a dance on Halloween was not a very good idea though. "I think having a dance on Halloween was a bad idea because no one was really interested in going and most people already had other plans made for that night," freshman Valeria Esquivel said. People had other plans: going to Halloween parties, passing out candy, or even going trick-or-treating themselves. "I just went to some Halloween parties and then stayed with my friends for the night. I had a lot of fun. It was definitely better than going to a school Halloween dance," sophomore Zack Poyser said. Even some of the teachers were not expecting many to attend the event. "There was no motivation for anyone to want to come. There should have been more announcements and more notice," P.E. teacher Dave Lutz said. ''There's also too many dances for us to hold a Halloween one now. There's homecoming, snoball, and prom, we don't need anymore." Even though there were differing opinions about having a Halloween dance, it turned out the students were unspookable. Barely anybody was interested, and instead decided it would be more fun to do their own thing. Either way, dance or no dance, Halloween still went on. hat did you do on Halloween? Which is the best pumpkin?? 100 students surveyed w - Story by Lyuie Larison don't touch me Lat in October the Janitorial staff h Cl to spray down and clean all of the lockers an weights. l:hey didn't complete this task for so ething to do, or JUSLto c ean. They had to hep prevent a stap outbreak. Wh n students heard the rumor abo staph, (Staphylococcus), contagious bacterial d' ease, a lot of students got worried a ,out catching it, s :hey took some precautions. Students did many diffe :ent things to prevent from getting staph. Some studel'lts s ayed home for a couple of days, and some students wouldn't touch anything in the school. "When I heard about it I got scared that I might get it," junior Martika Biggart said. Staph caused more worry this year than it had in the past years. Students seemed more aware of staph. "More people got it this year and more people heard about it so it made more people worry about it," Biggart said. It is common in teens. Students can get it by having an open cut that is not covered, or if the staph bacteria is on their skin and gets in their body through an open pore. It is also found in boils that are infected. If students have good hygiene they should not get it easily. The most common way of getting staph is by skin-toskin contact. Staph can live on a students skin harmlessly, until the skin is broken, then the staph can get in through the wounds and cause an infection. There are different kinds of staph that students can get. Some are more serious than others, and the kind of staph T.J . had was not one of the serious kinds. "I covered all of my skin for a couple of days and didn't touch anything in the school ," Biggart said If students were in sports and were touching things that other students were touching, then they should have made sure their hands were clean and that the equipment they were using was clean before and after they were done. "If you're in sports, after every practice you should take a shower right away, take all of your stuff home, and don't leave anything behind ," junior Jesse Brown said. If students had a cut, they needed to make sure they kept it clean and covered, and then they should have been safe from getting it. "Wash your hands regularly and keep your sores clean . Just keep your cuts clean and covered with a band aid," school nurse Jamie Smiley said . Some students went around the school playing jokes on their friends about having staph. For example some students went around poking their friends and saying, 'Now you have staph .' "A lot of my friends played jokes and messed around about it with me after they heard ," Brown said. Some students got more worried than they needed to be. "Its not as contagious as students think it is," Smiley said. "Some of my friends were over reacting when theY heard about it. Some of them made a bigger deal about it then they needed to," Biggart said. Staph didn't spread through the school like some students thought it would . What's your take? ... on Staph Not So Fun Facts About Staph! "'Staph ~ a ver:y mu•lftl hlctemun. pa111t oi ~ 90!1 er ill ~ Jl(llES of. abw.t 20-30 pm111t cl. tlJl JQPU]atbi ~ was so nasty and people d i drit k now what t hey eould foueh so that they w ou ldrit g et s taph. I even stayed home fol' a e 111tte o f d a y s. sophomofl'e David Lapal'eo as a fl'eally gl'oss outbfl'eak. The adminis - tfl'at ion n e eds t o keep the s ehools e leanel' s o we dorit ge t s ueh a bad out bl' ea an m ofl'e. sophotnofl'e Jenni fep Belt "- ~ ovmdl ~ iate W¥ alnlt 32 iJ1V;l.We blf~ per 100.000 peop1e "' ~~t Stapby~ aureus blf~ whdi are poteQ~ cWly. are rpt1 ~ fer all edi!Dated 12 JDil1Di wtpabait v&h adi ym fer 90!1 illf~ "-Mme poop1e w ill 2005 flU1l ~ illf~ ill ~ UQltal Stabs Um &c.n Alm "' ~ iqf~ C¥DJWlt fer almmt 19.000 deatbl d l1Mft tJm 94.000 hfe-tbreatai;qg di.-mi y&U' ill 1lJl us A Different DECA sponsor and business t eacher Deb Goodman shares her thoughts on staph, after battling t he sickness. Q: Were you nervous to have staph? A: I 1\ou·drt say nervous but I was 1n a lot of pain. Q: After surgery to get rid of staph what did you do t o prevent f rom get;. ting it again? A: I \\'.3S on some strong ant1b1ot1cs and 1'.ent t o 1'.ound care. Q: What do you think of how students react ed to hearing about staph? A: 115 not as 1:>1g of dea'. I dart think I caught 1t here. Q: Did students joke with you about having st aph? A: No Q: How did you get st aph? A: I have no c ue, I thnk 1t 11.as on my skin a11d got 1 through .'.I cutQ: Do you have a mark on your le from surgery? A !es I have a scar Q: How did you know you had staph? A: At frst 1t 1ooked 1ke a bug t:>1te anci 1n t1l"'le 1t 1\ent 'rom ,o0 1.1ng as big as my n y to t1\0 1nr hes 1n d1amt:t:::r. M:- thgh \\'as red and hurt rea y oad. Q: What was the worst case scenario? A: i' not treated I 11oud hal'e oeen hospita izea Q: What was your reaction when you found out you had staph? A: \ 1 .. as kind ot 11orned and ~red. 1. One of the man) ioders that had to iJPt sprayed do"n 'or staph. Photo ~Y l'.y ene Sarson. 2. Cean•ng supp.1es had to be used b) tne .).3'11tors to ais1nfec t the schoo' and hep m;:ike SL.re the staph did not spread. Photo bY Ky ene Car son. 3. li\O 11 rest ers sho1\ the most common 11a::,. o' "pr·eadng the St.3ph rn'e tr•' I:; 7ntact 11.as the e.asStci: 113) to spread t e l'actena. oto ''} Kevin\", 1c• 11 •-e. 4 \'/erghts 1·.ere us I t;y students 111 f.E. and ai'ter SGhOOI. \' 5011-Punf had ?taph, t f OU d l>e s17read througl1 t'"ungs th~:; ha1·e touchea. Pnotc ly ·~ ene Carsen. ausing - Story by A11gela Wba.ley NHS stuclmits get area tive clecora tiilg ChriSbnas tr 'O' Christmas t ee, O' Christmas tree, how ovely are your ranches? O' Christ as tree O' Christmas , ee, in summer s and winter snow, N made your branc es glow.' Fluffing Christmas trees was an activity N fional Honors Society pa icipated in close to the holidays "We he[Qed with Festival of Tree o save time for the Bluffs Art Counsel, j ior Taylor Re·. ofski said. The Bluffs Art Counse is a program that sponsors events that raise money to help others. Festival of Trees was sponsered by th Bluffs Art Counsel, which gave them a chance to show off their artistic side by decorating and their generosity. The Christmas trees were decorated to be sold at a bidding and the people who attended the bidding for the Christmas trees gave back to the community by donating the money raised to needy children at medical centers. NHS members have helped The Bluffs Art Counsel for the past two years in setting up this festivity. The Festival of Trees was held at the Mid-America Center where NHS members performed a number of tasks to help out. It was mandatory for all NHS members to attend the event. They unloaded supplies from trucks, set up, organized and decorated Christmas trees. They also fluffed the trees which is done after putting together a tree, people make it look better by moving the branches around to make if look full. "Fluffing trees was a lot of fun and it was for a good cause," senior Ana Miranda said. What's your take ... on Tree Fluffing? ~ The best pal'lofthe da y w a s eating at Famous Daves a nd deeor-ating a t!hr-istmas Tr-e e'' j11niot-Atnanda llfct!fut-e If helped me out with my community ser-viee houl's and I got to spend time with fl'iends.,' - j11niot- Tt-aci Bouvietfluff "Last year was different," senior Brianne Duncan said. "I painted instead of fluffing ; they had different Christmas sets for us to paint." The experience was a first for some of the students in doing any type of community service or fluffing Christmas trees. Reikofski said, "I wasn't able to attend the tree fluffig last year because I wasn't inducted into National Honors Society but I enjoyed doing it." When the students worked together they created new bonds, friendships , and also a new perspective of how to spread the holiday cheer. "It gave the students the opportunity to find out how volunteering can be enjoyable," said counselor, and National Honors Society sponser Nancy Hale. After working together, the students, along with Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Goodman, walked to Famous Dave's for a group lunch. "Famous Dave's was delicious; it was the best part of the day; eating and talking with friends is always good to do," Miranda said . Fluffing the Christmas trees at the MAC was not only a way to help out he Bluffs Art Counsel or a way recieve community service hours but a way for the students to become closer with each other and spread the Holiday cheer by being invovled with people who appreciate their health. hat is the best Christmas ····~~~ 50 students surveyed A Different Senior Connie Vieyra talks about fuffhg Christmas Trees for NHS. Q: How long did it take to put the trees together? A: It too · 3 hours to put up a'I the trees they had for us. Q: What is the best way to put up the Christmas trees? A: At frst Luci Mendoza and I took a' the part5 of the tree out the bo>-. Then 11e assembled the tree accorciing to r.he 1nstruct1ons. A emaiils Luci and I fl/fed the trees together. Q: What do you or would you do different to your tree that no one else would think to do with t heirs? A: My dream tree has a'11aJ'5 been a peary 11hlte theme tree. l~e a11ays wanted 1t to oe \\1th otS o' garand 11:th 11hte ,1ghts. pear co orp 'Chnstrnas oa sand a big ll'hJte ange at the top. I 11ant the tree to be about 10 ft. ta . Q: What do you do after setting up your tree? '\: I tum on the lights and get some dessert and observe my tree 'or aPout 15 mnute::. Q: What other ways do you help out the community during Christmas? A: I Sing Chnstmas caws v. 1th my church and qve m~ chdnge to people ou t:Slde stores. Q: What is the most important part of a Christmas tree? A: A-esents 11 ith my name on 1 because: thefe gifts for rne. Q: Whats your favorite Christmas song? .'\: '"\'/here are you Chnstma by '.::1ndy Lou \'!ho 'rom "The Gnnch:' (1) Senor Qissandra \'/etzel helping \\1th decorations at the Mld-Amenca Center for the Festival of Tre s. Photo by Chelsey Stotts. (2) Junior Luci Mendoza a'ong 111th seniors Connie Vie.) ra and Angela Korne1- fuff trees dunng t e NHS event. "It 11as real~ un, 1t 11as ~.:i different expenence:· Kerner sat . Photo L'Y Oletsey Stotts. (3) Senior Ka.'> e~ \'Ii 1ams decorates one o~ the sma Chnstmas trees. Pho:o b.) Chelse:, Stotts. (4) Senior E.n· \'/ha1ey cuts tags from the unloaded trees at the M/\C. "I 11anted the uees to look the best t'iey C:J ror he event:· \'/ha:e.) said. fhot.: b:;.. Che'se.) St,1tts. taste - Story by Chelsey Stotts 0 Philly As the yearbook and journalism students a cended the train depot stairs and took their first steps into the st eets of Philadelphia, hey knew theywere a ong way from home. +ry about 1 ,205 miles to be e act. They were about to realize that the big city was a complete y e+fferent wo Id than what they were used to. Witilin the first hour in Philly, they alread . ad a lasting memory to take home with them. "I will al ays remember the first ay. We walked around with our suitcases and everything trying to fin our hotel that was 'only a few blocks away', according to a certain someone," senior Stacie Zika said. "About an hour, and four miles later, we found our hotel. Eet:S ·ust say that 'certain someone' (Mr. Schoening) d1 n't kno--w Elere he was going." A positive to all the walking around was being=able to observe the people and atmosphere of the big city. "There were lot of bums and a lot of people were on foot. The streets ere packed with cars and tHere was a lot of honking," junior Shelby Mabbitt said. "The smells of the city were not pleasant. It smelled like dirty, grungy people." Zika had an interesting outlook on the city. She said, "It's ronic that Philly is called the 'city of brotl'.ierly love'. The people were rude most of the time, and everybody seemed too busy with doing their own thing. I wanted to say, do they know that's what they' e called?" The students got to experience a wide variety of activities, including: riding a subway, watching the 76'ers play, visiting Philly Sites historical sites, shopping, and going to their classes. "The best part for me was immersing myself in the history of Philadelphia," yearbook and journalism adviser Devin Schoening said. Senior Ryan Peckham had a little different opinion ; he liked watching the basketball game instead. "Going to the NBA game was like a dream come true to me," he said. Peckham had the luxury (some may call it something else) of being the only male stuaent in the group. He was surrounded by·11 other females, Mr. Schoening being his only ally. "Sometimes it got a little frustrating because it was nothing but girls but then again who could c0mplain?" he said . . , The trip could not be complete without a taste of what ~hill y s known for- a Philly cheesesteak of course. Those are a big deal in Philadelphia. "I thought it was interesting now you had to order it the 'right' way," Mr. Schoening said. "It was built up t be this great thing, but then when I finally tried it, it really wa n that great." Surprisingly, after four days of living in the big city life, no on was read to go home. Senior Brooke Wilhite said, "[The best part of the trip was] getting to now everyone and getting to experience the city. (In the city there's] more to do, more people. and everything is busier." Not only did the students get to take with them what the learned in their classes, but they got a taste of what it's al aoout. Now they would know what to expect the next time the stepped foot into the big city. Tbs N s&ool Co...ti:iiion Cerior - Anyth1rg yru we.r waritd lo krtM nlwt ths co11diir What's lrm ca" be learrs:J hue. F=:1nn111ig exlubu your take f!~~;r •C: lune/e« Rriifru:I< lughlighl the vit~ . ... on Philadelphia? I fhoughf if was vel'y e"eifing. It was so mueh diffel'ent than t!ouneil Bluffs thats fol' 11 e . ;uniof'l<ylie Vaflint!h Eve l'ybody walked evel'ywhel'e, w hieh is pubably why thel'e wel'elif voy many fat peo le. juniof' f;nah Hoqueison &dtm: nid grav• r>f t:0lr/11n lw m tlJG grrund' of f ho sqwm1. A Different Bntney Cronk rs a JOuma1sm student 1\ho attended the tnp. As a Junior, rt 11 as her frst year on the staff. Here rs her tai_e on F'h y .. Q: What is something about the trip you' ll never forgea A: F'robaby 11hen1•.e 11ent into the brg church and got to sit where important peop e had been sitting. that 11as reay coo:. Q: What was the most important thing you learned when in the city'? A: To never et Ryan asl peop1 e fvr d1rect1ons because they 11anted money and rt seemed 'IKe my money 11as a 1•.ays d1sappeanng. Q: So what did you think of South Street? A: I drdrt go because I 11 as sic that da.\i that 11as no fun. Q: What was it like visiting all the hist orical sites? A: It 11as pretty coo . I e never rea1y got to see something that rea. Al Coun -, Buffs has rs the Dodge House and f'h1lade phra defhtey '1ad more to olfer Q: And how was the weat her? A: It 11asrt that bJd, l1nd o' rhl y there, ~ut \'.hen I got home rt 11as nothing compared to here. Q: And all t he walking? A: It made up for a i:he greasy food 11e ate. (1) Junior· Jessica F"ov.ers, chaperone Brenda Stotts and 'vlr Schoening 1\a, 1\ h uggage do1•. n the si:re~ts of Fl 'y The group 1'.a 'ed around fvr a 1vho e hour trying to md their hote,. "It 1•.as a long 11a · . t>ut rt l\aS 11orth rt because 11e got to see the ct:, ~ F 011ers !'\aid. Photo by Chelsey Stotts. (2) Sen:or R:i an ~cl ham and .1uniors Shery Mal:>brtt, Ky1 1e \{3 :nch and Jessica Po11ers 11:al- through an eene a e.1 in the city. They 11e1-e trying to convey their he1gl1tend 'ee 1ng of 'n ht as they sa11 a homeiess ersu s seeping quarters. "The a eys 11ere reaY scary. 11a lrng t rough them 11as exciting Just t>ecause 11e dort get to e-,\:Jenence that at home:· M.:it>btt said. Photo t¥ 01esey Stot:'"..s (3) Sel1lor i<(y:an Feckh:arr> n:aos on JUnror Sher; Mabb1t15 shoul:ler 11 e 11a1t1ng 'or the rest o' the: group 1n the convenlron centet "Yeah I 11as seeping or·etty cod unt1 I 11as rude~ a11;:ikened i'Y the 'a'se fYe a'.arm'.' Fede ham said. Pho ro t•1· e Sv"'J Stotts. (4 - r11or Che sey Stots st1c'5 her· qum on me o' the- rnlamous gum trees on Soutl1 St:reet. South Street 11as at>0,11: 3 m e .ono stre h 'u o: oeope and silo~ .. It 11as 3 r"ea neat 3r"ea, 1 e.ry uruque and arts.1. The gum t:ree 11as ;:i tt e drsti;rt 'r thou~h · Stotts 5alll. Su~mi;. ted ohoto. II (1) Brer ~n S.r"' eto , Krysten\ ~60~. Katie VanderMeu'en and A Counter sm e for the c.amera as they em71 the.r tireal"'<ist. "The 1•1a11' re55es at !Hop were re.a y rl!Ce:' Vanderr11euen said. Su~mtted photo. (2) Chns Gen-nan, P-.ache e Oirst na arid t cco B<~gart get ClOSe 'or a pose after they fnsh their rr.i:.oi . Suol"'ltted photo. (3) /'I Counter and rri5t<na Barv.:ler.h ~e as trey g-'t t er orealJasts a~er 1'<a ting. Su9rr.tted photo. ~ 'v1ana Torres ard S.arah licGvre !\-&! up their orea;.iast "BP ng \',,th everyor,P v.as iareat;' Torres sav.:l. Swrr tterJ photo. (5) Lu e Katt arv.:I rrorP,. Lawm~e ta< and augh "''th er 'e "'" se! ors. Suom tted r.hot0. :::: ~ 18 :::: ~ • from the "We all went t o IHop w ith a bunch of people. It was like a brunch." - oen ior Kris tine Bande ra s ~~\'\~~iP to iHOP - Story by Molly Battiato The smell of syrup was in the air Halloween morning. While all the underclassman were at school, in class, 30 seniors were gathered at !Hop for bonding and pancakes for a senior skip day breakfast. So, of al l days, why Halloween? According to Chris German, the seniors chose Halloween because it gave them a longer break. Instead of a three day weekend, seniors decided to extend theirs to four. "It was my last long break before basketball started," senior Karena Nuno said. Everybody was excited for the big day, but they didn't want to get caught. That is why they chose a restaurant far awayIHop in Bellevue. They also decided on IHop because of the space. 'There was enough room for everybody and they have really good food," senior Ann Harmon said. The seniors took a skip day early in the school year, but it wasn't the only one they had planned. "We decided to have two," Nuno said. "One in the fall , the other in spring." Overall , senior skip day was a success. Everybody got to sleep in, have fun, and they didn't get caught. Some seniors were not very worried about getting caught, some had other things on their minds. "I didn't think much of getting caught, I was focused on having fun," Harmon said. Even though it turned out so well, some students thought the day could have been better planned. "I think it should have been a more all day thing, and have more seniors come," Harmon said. Skip days are something seniors have been doing for a long time and it is now known as a tradition. "We deserve it," Harmon said "We have been here for four years, and it is like a tradition." Senior skip day may be a tradition, but it has different meanings for different students. "[Senior skip day] gives us a break, since we have been here for four years," senior Chris German said. Some seniors think of skip day as a privilege, a right of passage to get to graduation. "It's just a valid excuse to skip, another right we have as seniors," Harmon said. After a long chatty breakfast everybody left full an_d satisfied. "I had bacon, eggs, hash browns, and orange juice," Nuno said, "and afterwards I was really tired." Ideal Senior Skip Day What would you rather be doing Skiing at: Ml:. Crescent: 17 Cia ta the movies 9 Sleeping 2 [jaing t:a an amusement park 24 Camping g Start " ..------I Yes 1--- Do you have any siblings? No If you did, what would you like more, being the oldest or being the youngest? Young· t · Would you want them to talk to you When you have a secret who do Sibling you tell? Friend Do you actu· ally ever talk to ~----' your siblings? Yes 1-------' No Baby· .-----1 sit 1--. Your friends ask you to go to the movies and your parents are going out. Do you stay home and watch your sibling or go with your friends? or ignore them? r----+--___l On the week· ends do you go ....____... out with your friends or stay home with sib· lings? If your sibling asks you to go do something do you go? Yes Your best friend is an only child. Are you jealous? Ignore t-t------i ..__ _______ _j---'---'Movies1----+- - *Adore* •You are very close to your sibling(s). •You like to do stuff with your friends but most of the time you choose to be with your brother or sister. •You share everything with them and you could never imagine hiding things from them. '----+-----i Room 1------i--~ •Secrets are usually kept safe between you guys. •You get upset with them sometimes but you talk it out and then you guys are good again. Sib(s).._ ____ __. Friends Are you and your sib· ling really close? Do your friends know your siblings? - Yes Your sibling has a game or a match. Do you go? Phone •You are an honest brother/sister and your sibling(s) love you as much as you love them. *Tolerate* •Of course you love your sibling(s), but sometimes hanging out with friends is more important. •You like to have your own space sometimes. •You would choose hanging out with friends over your brother/sister(s). •You guys fight over little things but after a few days you're over it. •They can get annoying but you still joke and mess ....---__. around with them. No •You are an alright sib. but you can always improve. Try doing more things with them to better your relationship. *Can't Stand* •You spend every moment with your brother/ sister(s) ... NOT!!! •You never do anything with them. •Even though you are related, you feel forced to love them. •You are constantly arguing with them and never resolve any problems you guys have. •Some day, you will soon realize that friends come and go but your sib(s) will always be there. •You should start bonding now, before time runs out and it is to late. ~ ::: lt ::: \:::y OU of Sight. out of SOWll policr lea.els to 110 •ore cell pho11 f roJU :z:so-2:50 - Story by Lyu1e Lariso11 ore lectronics One of the new policies that ca sed many problems with students was the out of sigbt, out of so nd rule which included all electronics for the entire day, including in the halls and at lunch. Out of sig · t, out of sou d meant that no electronics were to be heard or seen from 7:50- :50, or else they ere taken by a faculty member. While the faculty Ciid a good job enforc·ng the rule, anCI any students diligently llowed the rule, m ny students would still text and use thei electronics durin class, in the halls during passing time and at lunch. S me teachers would act like they did not see a stu ent texfing or just told the student to put it away. "I still text during class but it's harder than it was last year," sophomore Sara Parrack said. If students were caught using an electronic device during class it would get taken away. The teacher would then have to put the electronic in a zip lock bag and put a piece of tape with the students name on it. If students refused to give up their electronic to the teacher, the teacher had to write the student a referral . Then, when the student went to the office to receive their referral they would either have to give up their electronic or they would receive an in-school suspension for one day. If they gave up their electronic, the electronic would be placed in a safe until the student's parent or guardian came to pick it up. "I don't like the fact that our phones get taken away, but I like that they put it in a baggy to keep it safe. I also don't like how our parents have to come get them back," Parrack said. More than 240 phones and electronics had been taken awa. by January of 2008. "It seems this year we're having a bigge p oblem with cell phones than we did last year," Assistant Prin cipal Mike Johnson said . Some students thought that students should have been a lo ed to have their cell phones in the hallway and at lunch . "W liould just shut phones off during class," sophomore Heathe Sweeney said, "because we don't really need them." Some students thought it was a good rule to have at scho "I think it's a good rule, but there could be some changes sophomore Sarah Weaver said . "I would change the fact th we cannot have our cell phones in the hallway, it's not like it hurting anyone." Many students questioned why this rule was necessary. was because the faculty wanted to compare this year to la year to see if they should make any changes in the rule. "\fl, are collecting data and at the end of the year we will see if need to revise the rule or keep it the same," Mr. Johnson sai Many students complained that if they were not allowed t have their cell phones that teachers should not have been a lowed to have their phones either. "If kids can't then teache should not have cell phones either, it's not fair to us," Sween said . Students thought that teachers who had their cell phon did not set a good example for the rest of the student body an being the first year for this new rule. What's your take ... on the new policy? f 1s st11pid. We sho11 ld b e able t o I a t Pe rs on T a k e - Living witho ut a ~Jl.~~~~()\'\Q.. 11se them at l11neh and d11f'ing passingfime. ,, sophomol'e Kendi' a Robinson f:s f'eally st11p;d beea11se eme,.- geneies pop 11p and we need them. ,, sophomol'e Shelby Bel'felsen I never forget my cell phone because without it I feel lost, but one day I did. It was just a regular day and I accidently left my phone on my charger upstairs in my room . I only realized it when I got to school to look at the time. I usually don't freak out when I can't text my friends because I don't want to get caught and get it taken away. After school I needed to call someone and reached in my purse, but then I remember I didn't have my cell phone with me that day. I then got home and went upstairs to see that throughout the day I got a couple of texts and that my mom called me after school. I will probably never forget my cell phone again. A Different Sophomore Jennifer Belt an511 ers 50me que5tron5 at>out the ne1' ce" phone 'tC)( Q: Have you ever fought with a teacher over your phone? A: 'la. becaU5e I drdrt 1•.ant to get rt tal-en a1,ay. Q: How mar.y time5 a day do you u5e your cell phone? A: Too many trme5 to count Q: Haw do you hide your phone from the teacher when you text? A: In my purse, rn my lap, I ca thrnk of any other \\.:J}'S that I hide rt. Q: Do teacher5 ever give you the eye when they 5ee you trying to text ? '\: Ya, 50metrmfS. Q: What do you think of the new cell phone policy? A: I t5 dumb, recause some peoc e may have rmpcr nt peop e to hear 1rom ,,e rhe11· parents or other" fam~ meml1er:,. Q: Do you think its fair that teachers get to u5e their cell phone5? A: Hed no! 11 students cart have them, teache•:; shOL.d-t either ('\l>ove) Sophomore Jame Snide 1· use5 5 ce phone dunng IV15. .~ nl.errauer5 Eng ISh c.ass. TI1e 'U e 11a5 much more stnc t and th~re 1 .. ne ess e e trorros seen rn tl1e ha 1\ays and ca55roonis. F'r.Jto l~ ~ ene Gi1·50n. (Fa~ e't)) Ju c• Jame Ha uses her ce pho~e c:unng c.a55. "li11 totay me 1\1th not b•n..3 a~ e to te\t rn c ass. llrt I d i1l ~ ho11 they too ,t .:J\\.3) -1unnq pas=;n t111 J unct1:· Ha sard. fhoto t') ~ ene Girson. (~ +:J e) Ft'eshman Je"'· Hams I' Jys pcrt.;it e F'ld,YSWt on n tre ha \'. dY fhoto l ·~ ene Carsen. (Le't) '\ studl'n · ce pt1on~ sits taacerl a i t'il2,1e<'.l rn we sa'e. " Frei' e r.e.\r too mu .11 1n ca~:· .;0(1cmare ns;:.a wrnrPnJ'i !?Ii to t '} K,\ c>ne Car15.:>n. (l) Ser.ors ~e '.'/etzel, , A , Bf\3na Boner, Kay'e.a \'I iam5, 1ayior '.'lade ar0 David Oart: sit ar:JUnd the tat>!e at IJleseY; house ar0 v.a1t for evel)One e5e so they can eave for cile Rox. "Al of U5 v.oud a i/J':/5 meet at Diel:;ey; house so 1'.e cC\ia a fd~m each other to the , \'let'le' :.a'll. SWmtr..ed photo. (2) J~oor ~ e Va nch stands tr'ed from a the danc 119 at Homecomf19. Dances v.ere another place st1.Jdmt5 eotia get oui and dance. Photo tl'j Kem .'/'(;(.y, re. (3) SenOf Qielsey J Stotts ge'5 ri:.acJy for the dub at her house. "Usu - a Y a bunch of U5 ~ v.oucJ go to someont!; house to get ready iogether tiefore toe c.\J~' Stotts :.alcl. S1!!1'1' ~ photo. ~ Senor Joe Roclno.uez ar0 J - rear S<y er Marsti2 d;ra together at Homecom - ~g. f'hato tiy Kevn \'1c<1.,re. (5) Ser ors Dyan Hope ard Oiesey 5'"..otJ.:s 91'...arlcl on stage iogemer at the Hornecorr r'l9 Da~~. Bo-11 er)cyed sperv.1119 t.me on the cla~:;e 'b!J( Fliato 1JY Kev{) , 1ic<v. re. ~ ~ 24 ~ ._,~._, • from the It s a club, \JOU go there to h ang out with friends, to get c ra z y." snphornore Andrew Barlow p ou can find me tl•C Lights flashing, music thumping, bubbles all over, crowds of people. This was a typical scene at the Roxbury. The Roxbury was a popular dance club that many students went to whenever theyj got the chance. No school on Friday meant Thursday night out, and club Roxbury, better known as the "Rox", was the place to be. It was a place where all the teens could go have fun , dance, and just meet new people. "The club means to hang out with the boys, kick back, get away from school, and dance with some shawties," junior Brederick Bryant said. The Rox is a club for people 18 and older, but that didn't stop students from going. The guards usually didn't check id's anyway. As long as students acted mature and didn't cause any trouble, then there were never any problems. Besides, what's wrong with a little harmless dancing? Bryant said, "Usually we hang there for a good 3 to 4 hours." The Rox was very popular for a while and more students ended up going over time. Senior Tara Maus said, "It's my favorite thing to do. I love to dance and it is a great chance to hang out with my friends." Senior Brianne Johnson said, "I chose the Rox over something else because everyone goes and all of us friends are - Story by Ryu Peckhillll OD W looking to have a good time!" Within the first few steps inside the Rox, it's easy to tell it's a fun place to be. Not only is there a foam pit, but a cage to dance in, a shadow room and a shower area. The Rox also has a bar area where you can buy water and other drinks if you are thirsty and if you are above age you may buy drinks and sit at the bar! Johnson said, "When I walk in I feel ready to dance and just really excited to dance with my friends!" The club was not meant to bring your girlfriend or boyfriend because everybody danced with everybody. Johnson said, "My boyfriend doesn't care that I go to the club because he trusts me, but I like to go by myself because then it is more fun." The club plays great music and students said some of their favorite songs to dance to are "2 Step", "Get Stupid", and "Get Buck In Her!" Sophomore Lacie Larison said, "After the club I usually go hang out with my friends more, than go to bed cause I'm worn out and tired!" By the time the nights were over, students could count on their ears ringing , clothes drenched in sweat and bubbles in their hair. All of this was a sign of a fun night at the club. hat is your favorite song to dance to in the Club? iology - Story by Jessica Flowers elps ICiJlS ey takes over AP Ruma~ Biology after Bale becoiaes Lew11 Ceatri utures "Teaching s · ould be such tli t w t is offered is pe ceived as a valuable gif.t and not as a hard duty," Albert Einst.ein once said. Science teacher Carmen Kinsley took up Aew course, AP Biology, after Mi e Hale left to be athlet'c-etirector at Lewis Central. Fortunately, the class onl - s1sted of nine students for a better learning nviro . en . This class wa Held during fourth and fifth period so there was more time for the students to complete what was required before taking the AP test in early May. "It helps when we have a lot of things to get done," junior Anna Wright said. Although the time frame helped out when the students had a lot of work to get done, there was a lot of time to relax when all assignments were completed. Wright said, "If there is nothing to do the class gets so long and boring." The students had to move up from regular science classes to a college course. Some took the move better than others. "It's more in depth and a lot more detailed than a regular biology class," junior Kyle Blue said. Others took a different look on the class. Junior Steven Morga! said, "It's a lot of material pushed on us at one time." In a regular class students were expected to try on their assignments and turn them in on time. "She (Ms. Kinsley) expects us to come prepared, she is not going to hold our hands through a college course," junior Shalynn Durham said. The students understood the reasoning behind this and supported it. They believed that in the long run the class would help with college and their futures. Junior Shawn Struck said , "It's one of my least favorite classes and doesn't really help me right now. I know when I go to college it will help me because I will kind of already know the material and know how tough college is going to be." Throughout the year the class had to complete 12 required AP labs. Between the big labs, that took two or three days, the students worked through littler labs, that only took a class period , to work on the material being taught. "My favorite lab was when we did the taste-tester," junior Jamie Swatek said , "it was fun to watch other people's reactions and we still learned about genetics." The class stuck pH paper in their mouths. If they could taste a foul taste instantly then they were tasters. If they did not taste anything , they were not tasters. In a bigger lab, the students went around the school with swabbing sticks and wiped different areas of the building. They then went back up to the classroom to figure out how much bacteria was in the school at these certain points. "We got to see what was in the school. The places we expected to be clean were dirty and vice-versa, it was gross but neat," Durham said. These nine students will leave the year behind knowing ne material and what to expect when they head off to college. Blue said, "It's a good learning experience and the people in the class make it a lot more fun . It is a good environment to be in." What's your take LABS 2 MRKINCi ... on HES biology? ~ f is a course that is good for those who plan on doing some - thing in that area:·'' j11niorAnna Wl'igh t £•" On11 Diffusion and Osmosis- The movement of molecules from high concentration to lower . f..J,fr11 Enzyme Catalysis- Conversion of hydrogen peroxide to water by enzyme catalase. ~ • t has helped me a lot. I talce HOtA too, so those two classes combined I learn a lot:· fenior Ana Hitanda I-ab three1 Mitosis and Meiosis- Observe onion root tips to watch the crossing over and recombinations. t.." l'lurr Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis- Transfer of electrons during light dependent reactions of photosynthes1 £•1' fl,v1 1 Cellular Respiration- Measure oxygen consumption during germination. £•" 5i.ir Molecular Biology- Use plasmids as vectors to transform bacteria. t.." S.v1n1 Genetics of Organisms- investigate independent assortment. determine if they are autosomal or sex-linked £•" et.1ht1 Population Genetics and Evolution- Understand the Hardy-Weinberg formula £•" Jt/f,n11 Transpiration- How water moves from roots to leave in terms of Physical/chemical properties of water f..J, r.n1 Physiology of the Circulatory System- Measure the heart rate and blood pressure. change body position and observe the effects It has on the heart rate and blood pressure f..J, el1v1n1 Animal Behavior- Observe pill bugs and fruit ft1es then describe their responses to the environmental van ability £•" fr1lv11 Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Primary Produ on- Measure pnmary productivity based on changes in d1 solved oxygen In controlled experiment Junior Tomas DeSantiago discusses tal<- ing the AP Human Biology Class. Q: Are you prepared to take t he Af fual test? Why? A: Kind of. I guess we 1\ 111 fud out when I tal..e 1t. Q: Describe your favorite lab. A: \'le went around scrubbing everything to see bactena, 1t was very 1nt erest1ng. Q: What was your favorite part of the class? Why? A: The people are fun t o be around. 1·1e never have a bonng day 1n there. I '/e all get along and have some great times t oget her in class. Q: Howmuch timea week do you think you spend on biology? A: 1\\0 to three hours. It all depends on how much \\'Ork I have and how hard 1t is. Q: On a scale of one to ten, what is the difficulty of the class for you and how do you deal with it? A: It can be very hard at times but easy occasional~ It all depends on how much time I wart to put 1n 1t. If I read all the matenal 1t 1s easier for me but sometimes I JUSt want to be lazy Q: What is your main way of studying for t ests? A: I try to get my wori<. done and loo~ over the matenal, other than that nothing. Q) Jur11ors Sha1,n Struc~ and Sha~nn Dunham 11atch as 11hat they ,11;e to ca•I the "shoci;e· 1s wmed on for their A i.ab Photo t>y Jessica lo11ers. ('2) Jur11or Anna l'.'nght aughs as dassmates tr) to make her mess up on putting the DNA samp'es into their SIOt5 "They 11ere tr:, 1ng to '1ghten me up l•ecause I 11as ne1' vous, L·ui I JUSi ot more nervous:· \'.'nght said. Photo by Jessica Fo11ers. (,3) Junior Jame 1otet_ concentrates on mak ng sure she ets the nqht amount of DNA out o' the test tu~es. Phctc t) Jessica F1011ers. (4) Senior Ana ~ randa S 01•. ' puts -r;he cover of the case on t o secure t e D A. ··1 nad to make sure I put 1t on n<3ht 1n order 'or the ab to 11orl:' M11"anda said. Photo by Jessica F o 1ers. (i) Sc e'1Ce teael\er v.;i.ent<nes tiox !or hos students w g ve h m v.;i'ent.nes. "I <neN students a' 1.crys v.ant togve ther teachersv.;i'entnesso I made rryse'f a IXT~ :· t I~ Meade s.a<:l. Photo 0y K¥ .ene Carlson. (2) Ser; or hk1an'1a IV ar hugs her t>iq dog she got on Va'er·t·nffi Day "hoto t;iy Y'/{~e Carlson. (3) Ji.r;or 1ir5ha tv'.eehan poses ,, th her ~ear she got on /aertrd; 'Ary, "I '"as shocr.ed that I got a g ~ 'rorr rry 'nerd for Va'ent.r.es Day,' IAeehan s.ao. f'hoto r:J<.1 Ky ere Carlson. (4) lls. HP,<''"'95 shous o!' her lovey fbw - ers tr.at she got 1rorn her s-ster. Photo tiy l'.y er:e Qi(oor. (5) Sophonxns Jes-se G'Jr"J.E'e2 ar.O L¥r.s e ~f'-501'1 v.a ( through tnP, ha s noo '9 hards. F"noto r:l'.I Ky•ene Cdr.scr. "There ere men\j different we\jB to meet someone, even on the internet." - freehman Emily 9tory First impression should be the best impression, but sometimes people let their nerves take over an end up saying something chee y. Although ne es are bi 1 factor in saying something c eesy, bottled up feelings can be a other re son why people end up revealing a huge s cret to their crush . So etimes when people talked to som one they liked, they did no think be . re they spoke and they endetl up g tting twisted in their words and a the rong time a corny pick-up-line came ut un xpectedly. Am I in heaven because see an angel " sophomore Jesse Gon2ialez said. acky pick-up-lines have bee used mariy times before. Most of the time the wer said to get a giggle out of ome0 e, but other times it surprisingly I ad to ge - ting date. " One that was said to me was that a thief broke into my house last night and stol my heart, it was funny because she look d just like you," junior Brittany Imrie said. Before the da ·119 actual! began, people had their own opinions on how they knew if they would be compatible with someone, or if they were even ready to date. "If I can't see myself being with someone for a long period of time I usually don't waste m11 1me i h them," junior Jeff Hempel sa·a. How can so eone even tell how long they would spend with someone else, or for that atter, if they even likett someone well nough to date them? "You can tell by the connections and the chemistry you have with that one person," junior Sam Slobodnik said. When people feel that the chemistry is right and the attraction between the two people has grown, they end up spenaing a ot of their time together. Some couples became so close to each other that they could tell each other eve~Himg and progress their relationship to another level. E en if a relationship happened with a sim . le acky pick-up-line, people might be tHankling it later because the P.ick-upline got hem into a long lasting elationship. "I'll always remember the day my boyfriend gave me a rose on Valentine's Day and he was the onl gu~ that gave me one and I asked him out the next day," Imrie said. "Hopefully we're together for a while." Where would you want ta go an your first date? I I R romantic Restaurant 24% The mavies 40% Ice skating B% Roller skating 0% Carnival 2S01i ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--·~ hanging - Story by Lindsey Hicks ew coutruptio11 projeets teaa to llliUlY exeiting diuges for all studen-ts. We changed, r arranged, and ixed it up a ittle bit with the oonstruction. The mrni"fications · eluded the n w cafeteria, the lo ker rooms, the wrestling room, the new w ight training facilities, and the east side entrance of the buil 'ng. The many changes were exciting i r most of the student body, ana ade the school not only: ok nicer, but also become more functiona for many oft · ograms. Senior Tasha Frieze nought the additions were okay, but they could be better. History teacher Doug Muehlig added, "The cafeteria was necessary for them to stop off campus lunch, and it looks nice." Junior Ada Gulizia felt that the new facilities were much better than what the school had previously. With the many construction changes the students were affected in countless ways. A majority of the students were affected by the shiny new cafeteria. Sophomore Brandon Goraczkowski said, ''I'm most influenced by the lunch room because it is really big and there is a lot of room to get around in." Students also believed that the New Fieldhouse affected them. "The locker rooms are great so the boys don't have to run out in the cold ," Scott Perrigo said. One of the main improvements with the New Fieldhouse was the new boys locker room. Most students agreed it was smart to add a boys locker room to the NFH . "It will make all of us feel more proud of our school," Gulizia said. With many students agreeing with her, Frieze said, "It will make it easier for the boys in the winter time." Perrigo added, "At least the boys won't have to run back and forth in the cold." UP Mr. Muehlig said, "Hopefully the students will have more pride in the school and coming here." There are mixed opinions on the renovations, though. The main question is, are they a good investment, or a waste of money? "It's not a waste of money because it is going to help," Goraczkowski said. "I think it's good investment," said Frieze, "because the school honestly needs it." Perrigo added, "They are a waste of funds because we don't really need them." Some students feel that the construction puts a boost in their school spirit. "It makes me proud to say I go to T.J .!" Frieze said. With the new cafeteria taking over the student lounge it has come to question if it makes the school a better learning environment. "Yes," said Frieze, "there is more room for students to sit when they need to study." Although the commons area and the new boys locker room are the main new attractions, there will also be a new weight room, training rooms, coaches offices and a new wrestling room. The wrestling room will greatly increase what the wrestling program is able to do, and it allows them the convenience of having their own space. Aside from the facilities which affect just the athletic programs and P.E., there were also be new areas for band , choir and orchestra. This space will allow these programs to gro and exand on what they already do. What's your take ... on the NFH construction? • ) What construction nro1·ect b ... are vou most exc 1ted a out=- ~ hink if is a g ood idea be eause if makes out' sehool look nie ~ -sophornotte Ashley Hathaway rit think ifs doing out' sehool any good beeause ifs faking too long~· ,, $&phornotte Rachel Gtiffis . .1.-.. ..... -- "L .. ._J ... a\..l.~= .... !.~.M.~:.~·~..L1--- .. .,_r.,~; \i:~ ..... ·' O% • ~lod<u • wrestling """" • trcining room • ,..;ght room A Different Freshman Ben Larson discusses how the new wrestling room will help the grapplers. Q: How do you feel about the upcoming wrestling room? A: I think 115 a good add1t1on. Q: How is practice going to be different from being on the balcony? A: I t hink v.e 1\1U be able to train hamer and execur.e moves better Q: Do you think the new locker rooms will be benef'cial? A: As long as t hey have warm showers. Q: Do you feel that the wrestling room will improve the performance of the athletes? A: I dart think 1t 11·1il hurt. Q: Do you t hink the new weight room is really needed? A: Not real~ because 11e a1ready have one. Q: Do you think wrestling practice will be a little easier when the wrestling department has its own room? A: No. were still going to train JUSt as hard. Q: Do you think all these additions will help the TJ. athletic department? A: Yes, ll'e 11111 have our 01rn space so we v-.ort have to share and have the d1stract1on. 0) Students and fclcu ty 11a' 1n and out tht ne11 entrance on the east Side of the schoo, a"ter the. end of the day. The entrance 11as beaut1fu},- designed 111th g ss and ta' doors. "I 1 ke 1t but I dort ke h.?\\ 115 a faculty par1'1ng:· sophomore Kayla Fink said. Photo by Kevin \'/icl\\1re- (2) Heavy equipment 1s brought 1n to start the ground \\Ori.. on the Ne\\ Fie house. ~ thC' end o' the scl1001 yea1- constr1Jct1on 1,as 1n fu effect, ta!..1ng over much of the parl..1ng lot Ph.no l:y Kev111 \'/ick\1 ire. (3) The ne1' , s ocker room IS v1s1~e from the south side of the NFH, and Iha y 'oaks ~ 1r. :s comng c:ogethe.r "I thn<. 1t 111 ma the students l'e a 1.ngge1- part or the s.::hoo1:· _,unc1· Mala'a Sorenson said. Photo liy Kevin \'.'1c v1re. (4) A tree 15 pu ed 'roM thE' '31-ound as t e ccnStr1Jc t1on 1'. cr\ers c ear the area r the ne1' I.> _ s :.ic'-er room. "It 'S probar~ a 11aste o' mone:i, S{lme o• it 15 at east:· sen·or Sheaia Durham sa Phcto !0\ Kevin \'.'1c,111re. v.e. dei:orate thP corrvnor15 area be;ore the dance . .. .'le nad fen decorat tiut "ot a lot of pe.ople 5r'a>'.ea up so v.e had to do a 1ot :' 1 ll<v..e 5ald. ('2) Senor Joo.Ji Jrman tafe5 time wt of h5 dar.ooq to pose or a qL¥) (Aeture. (31 .I.nor 1"1' Livengood • ..-.:! :.nor ~ttany i"'l'le t.;t.e a ,r•dl: to <aet ~ Srld'.• 5 at the 5'\a' • td!i'• 14) The Sro.a CC!)(t r-oc-es tor 3 rOt.41~ o• p.c..wr~ .. , was rp.ay mad ~'.ti~ I rf'\ad ... rO\Tt vew JC-_,f; I t .. ,~ ·, rrry fnends did •t or. !lll1XY. ~ sopl\or>Y..ro 51-»a-;uan Baxter ~. rs, $er,..y 'lki1"..0 :!ru'er ilnd 'lS 4r'- • ""r .o. f rl'Simao Shar1nvn b 'o/'1"-0n, danle to tr.- m~ cit Snw· "I e to h;.•1" a v.J - r •ty o' rrusv. ~"! :J •ri 1 ~o to dance'~ ,,..,f<#,, P( s.;,..;I f W.JtoS t'J'f y ~{) ,·, ... f'~ • from the "I h o pe that 9noball is bett e r ne x t ~ear!" Aopho m ore Erica Chri s tensen When people think of Mardi Gras, what exactly comes to mind? The thought of parties, having fun with your friends, and all different colors sounds pretty excitinp to many, but does Mardi Gras always tur out to be a good time? The Snoball theme for the 2008 year was none other than Mardi Gras. Peo~le were pretty excited to get dressed up in purple and gold and wear tons of beads. Did exciting Mardi Gras show at ttiie dance? "I liked the theme, and the decorations were cute, but I don't really rememben 1 any of them because by the time I left the were all torn down," freshman Amanda Wi1neinger said. With all the hype about the dance, many people actually wondered what it would be like. "I heard a lot of people weren't going, but I still wanted to see what it would be like," sophomore Cody Stites said. If you think about Mardi Gras, you would also think that there would be lots of people there. The attendance was low at Snoball and if other dances were looked at it would Show that many more people attend Homecoming and Prom than Snoball. "I was excited to go, but when I got to the dance there were not very many people there and "twas actually kind of boring ," junior Jared l=eller said. And the music was not exactly what people expected either. "I thought there were two good songs and the rest you just could not dance to," senior Eric Guzman said. Many older songs were played and it didn't seem to be getting people on the dance floor. Many of the songs played today, especially during Mardi Gras, are not usually old songs. Most are newer, more "hip" songs. 'T he music they played wasn't the kind of music people listen to today," senior David Coberly said. "People didn't enjoy it very much." Even though people thought it was a good theme, many people didn't think too much o it when they actually got to the dance. "T:Mere were weird people there whe I got to the dance," sophomore Jake Hadan said. "I was actually disappointed to be ho est." rdi Gras does sound fun to many peo le and lots of people were excited , bu the overall outcome of the dance didn't sliiow this. Many people came to the dance nd stayed for the whole night. "My date and I came around 7:30 p.m. and stayed until it was over," Stites said. As for others, ditching the dance early was their idea. "I got to the dance at around 7:45 p.m. and ended up leaving an hour or so later," Feller said. So, the question stands: Is Mardi Gras always fun? Some people's experience at Snoball made them end up disappointed and never want to go to anything Mardi Gras again while others loved it. So at least some people got what they expected out of Mardi Gras. Ideal Mardi [;ras Whal f irsl comes lo mind? Tans af people . 4 Staying out all night 18 All different colors 3 Nathin-:1, I don't like Mardi Ciras 2 imin - Story by Charity Oswalcl Acacl8lllic Success Ceu ter ucl or scholastic Drop--h ter focus u iilcreasecl gracluatio111l1lJll-... - 46 dropouts in t e first semester of the 2007-2008 school year. 83 dropouts i tl::ie 006-2007 school year. 569 F's in the first se ester of 07-08. 1, 196 lt's in the second se ester of 06-07 o combat these tr ubling numbers, two · itia ives were start d: The Success Center anCJ tlre JJrop- n Academic Center. The Drop-In Academic Center and the Success Center are two different programs put in place for the same purpose. They were started to give students the extra push to receive credits before graduation. "These programs were started to help with credit recovery," Assistant Principal Todd Barnett said. College Club sponsor Monica Brumfield explained that the Drop-In Academic Center was to assist any student in the completion of his or her homework. There were teachers, peer tutors, books and computers available. Students who attended the Drop-In Academic Center were able to do whatever was needed to get their work done. "They are able to work individually or in groups," Success Center advisor Amy Hawthorne said. The Success Center was a regularly scheduled class during the school day. Hawthorne described it as students who worked individually, guided by a program on the computer called Apex learning. Students were placed in this class for credit recovery or to maintain their class work. The Drop-In Academic Center helped students to get their homework done well without procrastinating. 'The Academic Center has helped me to not wait until the last minute to do my What's your take ... on the success center? success homework," freshman Abigail Torres said. Many students went to the Drop-In Academic Center on their own while others were required to attend. "College Bound Clu students are required to come Monday through Thursday for an hour," Brumfield said. Hawthorne explained that students were able to come to the Drop-In Center whenever they wanted. "It's open gym for aca demics," Hawthorne said. This program filled a void in the school's current programs. As sophomore Jennifer Belt explained, it gave students chance to ask for help and improve their grades. The Success Center gave students an alternative to ear credits, instead of putting them back in a class in which the had been unsuccessful. Senior Brianne Johnson said, "It's new experience of doing a class online and is a lot easier because you can work at your own pace." To benefit from the Success Center, you had to be self-dri en. "You don't have teachers breathing down your neck to ge your.work done," senior Sarah Donahoo said. These programs should continue, at least for the student' advantage. "They should continue to have The Drop-In Aca demic Center because many students need help and that's ju the place to go," Torres said. "The Success Center is a great program as long as the stu dents are willing to put forth the effort," Donahoo said. ~a good pl'Ogf'am beeause you ean wof'I< at you,. own paee ~ Main goal was to help everyone graduate in four years. Hink it's good beeause ;f's per sonal but if ean also get l'epet;- tive~· ,, sophornore Roman lemr The school st.?Ited this system because students were behind and they thought the students would be more cornfortable corning to their own school than Kanesville. It was also more flexible. It cost $100. ·There were reduction waiver for students that qualified. It was open 3:30-5:30 Monday th rough Thursday. You could receive credit re overy in English 9,10,11,12, World History, U.S. History, U.S. Govcrnm nt, Algebra, Geometry and P.E. A Different Q: How will being involved in the Success Center help you in your future? A I 5Cre1'ed up the past three ;ecirs i!y not gang to 1'113th cJas5 and i.lelrlg In the 5uCCe55 Center IS he:ping me get those creditS that I need to graduate 3nd go to co ege so that I have a future. Q: What made you join the Success Center? A: I needed m.al.e up th'ee ;ears of m.ath bet\\een Noverroer of 2()(X' and May of 2008 so that I coud graduate 1\lth myc~ Q: How did you fhd out about the Success Center? A: Mrs H.31e 1\35 ta trig w me aoout J'tematrve 1\3)-'S of get:trnq the creditS I needed. and I chose ths over night 5C I. Q: How is the Success Center class different than your other classes? A:l'.ehave w do e>ery th'l..J ourse ves and there IS no 'a a option If ;o 'a a CjlU ;o have to leep tr~ .. ing unt you oass ·c order to qo oc. Q: Do you enjoy working individually in the Success Center¥ A: I erio; rt very much. Everyvody k'1C>1•. s '115. ha1'. t/10"'1e IS aM:50me. Q: How has the Success Center 17een a 17enefft for you? A: The Succe:;s Cente' IS the re.:ison Im graduating. Q: Do you think the school should continue having the Success Center? i\: De:htefy. It IS a reay g tt\ t t tneye dOi• g. 0) Brandon Be·~a6. \\Olis on ,; mai assignment 1n cl.ass at the Success Center Photo t1y K; ene Canson. (2) Sophomore J.acyn Seh \\Or\S on a hcl"1e1\ori aSS1gnment. "I ke the tact that the center· is av3 . al'e and I c.<ln get hep;· S1eh sa . Pho t') !\\· c:ne Canson. (3) Matt Smth \\Ori-5 c lits homet\or\ \\,tr a '11enl1. Photo ~ !<,} ·ene Carson. (4) Scphomore S•iatJns~1 Johnson co~ up 1n•on11at1on on a ~mpurer. "i thin the Drop-In '\cademc Center is 300C1 :'cC<!L!St' 1t heped me catch ur \'.hen 11as re.a\ t'ehna and t ere 1\ffe r ecicriers and Geer tutor:: .:i13 al' e :· Johnsen said. f or ") !(1 ~np r.<Jrs,0 n. - Story by Ryu PeckhiUll off Col ege Bo a Club offers stucl.eats a UJliilue chuce to pr~ for college. in the end "[You] must aintain good grades attend school every day, and walk around with a smile every day," College Bound Club adviser Monica Bnumfield said. College Boun was an upward bo11nd program class that sophomores ana freshmen coulc:IAci e. It helped to challenge their abilities DY. working the college level. The club prepared students for the eoltege environment so that they could have a taste of what college would be like. Sophomore Trevin Taylor said, "I take College Bound so I can experience some hard work and I get money for college by taking this course." Brumfield said, "College Bound is a privilege. Students are paid quarterly to get good grades and attend the class. Students are able to join with their peers who have the same goal to go to college, and have a little fun as well." Brumfield added, "Students receive quarterly stipends based on there attitudes and grades." Sophomore Samantha Lloyd said, "I take this program because my parents don't make enough money and it's good for financial help. It takes up time and gives me something to do." Other students agreed. Taylor said, "I'm trying to get all the money I can get to help me out when I go to college. Besides, who wouldn't want to get paid to do a little school work." Brumfield was a new faculty member from the AIM Institute. She was hired to help start the club. Brumfield said, "I wrote a grant to T.J. with the AIM Institute to apply for it and got it! But most importantly this is where my heart belongs." What's your take Taylor said, "I like Miss Brumfield, she is a cool teacher anc she just wants to see me do good." College Bound was an after school program located in the old weight room area in the Old Fieldhouse. Students had the choice to take part in this program, but if they were in the program and did not meet the requirements and expectations, th consequences were immediate removal from the program. Not only did the program challenge students, but it also gave them time to complete their homework. Lloyd said, "I take College Bound to get all my homework done so I can help my little brother and so I can finish other important things in the as~ room." If students had tough schedules to work around they co~ I attend class either in the morning or after school. The rnorn1n sessions were Tuesday through Friday from 7:05-7:45 a.m. an Mondays from 8:15-9:15 a.m. The afternoon sessions wer right after school, for as long as the students wanted to stay. The College Bound Club proved to be a success for students. Thanks to Miss Brumfield for starting the program off. students proved that they could succeed at the college level Even though the work was challenging, and took up a lot of time, students realized that it all paid off in the end. Sophomore Dustin Coquat said, "I like Miss Brumfield she i~ a nice lady who pushes us to get our work done!" ... on the College Bound Club? f'ollege Bound gives stud e nts the ehanee fo e:tepand their minds. ,, If a student plans out their high school HES classes fo r all four yea rs they can possibly earn a total of 42 college cred it hours, which is eq uivalent to nearly four fu ll semeste rs. . . , Students who are in College Bound Club can also ea rn add1t1011al morn:) · sophornof"e l>usfin ~o-.ua t ~ 1-f h elped me out with my eommunif y s erviee hours and r got fo s p e nd lime with friends · to be applied towards college. ~The Tuition and Fees for the University of Iowa for the 2007-2008 lldll school year were $3,146.50. ~ The Tuition and Fees for Iowa State University for the 2007-2008 ~ school year were $2,676. Th e Tuition and Fees for the Univer ·ity of Northern Iowa for dw 2007-2008 school year were $6,112. Freshman nm Mantil discusses some of the advantages of College Bound Club. Q: Why did you j oin College Bound? A: It " as a chance to ma>.e 11: 111 college. so I took 1tQ: What is your favorite thing about College Bound Club? A: 11>.e tO meet people \\ho have ~een successful 111 co:,ege. beca - e some of t hem have the same career 1m:erest Q: What do you think about Miss. Brumfield? A: She 15 a rc:a'y fun person to get to l-no11 and she cares about every student that> 1n CBC Q: Do you think College Bound will help you for college if you plan on going? A: Yes. because 1 II prepare me 'or the obStacles of colle-.ae. What you plan on using all your money for that you get from working? A: Im gcmg to put 1t into sa1~ngs accouots that \\ he'p me \\,th Q: What will you remember most about College Bound? A: I'll rememoer ho\\ everyone treated each other <e f:am~ and ho•·· 11 e helped each other through halt> times. Q: What would be t he best advice for you t o give future students about this class? A: Mal-e sure you are ""'olved and 1-eep your grades "o. (I) US<n the computers to comp'ete home\'.Ori... students ,,, Co '.eqe Bound Cub must come n a"te·· schoo to keep their grades u~. Photo by Kyene Carson. (2) Sophomore Ane Sr~c a•r does her math homev.on; dunng study twne a"ter- schao · r- Co t'{le Bound C:uc ta ma:nta•n he-r '1-.ade.5. "I 11-C" don my hcme1\o there l'ecause I have more t:rme at home and then I can hang out \\ ith m.1 •nends mare:· she 5.al~, Pncto t'_I Ky ene Car-son. (3) Fresliman James S1 a~sor \\C'°\s on r.he computer to keep wught up on hi:'- 11 -ri... "Co - eqe Bound 15 not hard, rt5 st prett.1 demar •ng and there are a 'ot o' extra-curncu :ir· act.'v1t1es \\P have to rlo:' 51.,ansa11 said. The time a-re·· schoo 11~ere stud '1ts ccu d \\Ori.. 11 ith teachers and t tcr:; 11i..;L1e 1t e<is·er ior students tc get the,,. l1ome1•.or d, rie o o l'Y K) ~ne c:.~r ,,,in.~) Sophcmc'e C\Jsrin °qudL ets hr p ;,UP'\:;.- Ff nterven on =ct c;~ . " h'Ft c• c,., 1°: 'c\ '(\ c>nr w,-::-,1r verything Happens - Story by Brooke Wilhite For a Reason Ending his senior year with an exctiting trip to Atlanta, GA., Eth n Bartels rep esented fl"homas Jefferscm by participati g in the DECA National Conference. Beimg the only stude t from T.J. gave Ethan a great opportunity to broaden hi horizons. "Some of the most memorable times was getting to meet, a d talk to other students from different schools," Bartels sa·EI Ethan spent six days in Georgia taking classes on senior management. lfhe classes gave insight to kids in UP.- per level businesses, and how to manage employees. "The classes were a lot of fun ," Bartels said. "It gave me a good idea of what I'll eventually be doing in the career field someday." Getting the opportunity to listen to someone of a big executive figure was one of the highlights of the trip fo11 him. The executives spoke on their experiences in the career field. They gave students a lot of ideas on how to get where they want to go in life. "One of my favo ite speakers was the guy who is in charge of Finish Line," Bartels said, "it was interesting getting to listen to tHem, and their story of how they got to where they are today." However, taking classes wasn't all Ethan did. They got What's your tak . ... on DECA ~ he best patrf abtu1f DEt!A was Ni's. Goodman. ~he always made i f so mueh £un, and shes son~ e. · sehiof'Da11id t!laf'k he best patrf about DEt!A was] pl'obably getting out o£sehool £01raeoupleo£days. ~ jQhiOf' Kyle Bfqe :: ~ 38 :: ~ the chance to tour the city, and visit places like Turne• Field, or the Coca Cola Plant. One of his favorite places was Turner Field . Ethan go to walk around the stadium, and checR out the field. "I've always been a big Braves fam ," Bartels said. 'It was cool getting to see, and walk aro nd the field." Overall, the trip was a great way for Ethan to end hi senior year, and one he will never forget. It opened u some doors, and helped him be more sure than ever before on what he wanted to do with his life. Bartels said, "Going on this trip, and listening to people speak on how they got to where they are, made me real ize How everything really does happe for a reason." During the school year Bartels worked in the Beehi and was a key component of the DEGA organization. li be able to attend the National Conference students ha to compete at the state and regional level, and do we! enough to qualify for nationals. A Different Junio1 · Charity Oswald tells about her experience as a DECAmember, and v.hat she looks forvvard to next year. Q:Whatdo you look forward t o tl'le most for DECA next year. A: I hoping we will make 1t to nationals, and I also cart wait to help 1'v'1th the Beehive. Q: Why do you participate in DECA? A: I enJOY learning about business stuf" Especialt; sports marketing, because \ love sports. Q: What was the most memorable moment of t he year? A: Going t o stay for DECA d1stncts, and getting io spend the night. Q: Describe t he procedure of t he event you did at Nationals. A: I '/e \o\ere suppose t o have 10 minutes t o prepare for our role plciy Then we had t o go into the JUdges and show them our plan. ,'\fter we got done with all of that \o\e were given an hour t o take a 60 question (I) St.anding 1n the Coe.a-Co a useum. Ethan Bar;:e-s poses fo,· a picture ••.1th DECA spoYJSOr C'0 1- Goodman. Th!' museum \\ ilS one of t he many th n.as the group did tn Atant<J. (2) Outside of Tume' Fie \\here the Atl.:mta Braves pl.3.1" Barte s '\ rars hts arm around a statue:' o~ l•asc:'l>il qreat Hern) 'laror. (3) Barre's, a ong '" 1:1' the stucle'l 'rom A.L. se •er a .cture .:it t e con 'erence the~ Jttt'ncle . (4) Gi1 ng his t) rr J thuml>S up, Barte s en oys anc~her ~l1oto op \\tth t e entire erouo. A photo sulTl'lltred. idding - Story by Tyler Cooksey on the Fundraising i a difficult task fo any organizations. Selling everything from suckers to cookie dough, from candles to coupon books call be tough. That's why Activities Director Kris Hennings wanted to try something a little bif · erent. On April 5 the second annuaf Jae et acker Auction night took place in the commons area t raise money for all activities and teams at the schoo :file idea of the auction is to eliminate all of the little fundraisers sports and activities do during the ear. A number of different parts make up Jacket Backer Night. irst, those who attend pay $10 for dinner. The meal consisted of baked chicken, vegetables, potatoes, rolls and drinks. As soon as someone enters and pays for dinner, they are given a bidding number used to bid on items. While dinner is going on, people can wander around and look at baskets that were created. During this silent auction part of the evening, people use their bid numbers to write down how much they would pay for the basket. At the end of the night, the highest bid wins the item. Once dinner has been served, and silent auction items have been bid on, it is time the main attraction of the evening - the live auction. A professional auctioneer was brought in to auction off the big items of the night. People hold up their bid numbers when they want to bid on an item. Jacket Backer Night was a success in the second year, bringing in approximately $18,000. And although it was a suefuture cess, Mrs. Hennings still believes that the event can raise even more money for the school . Jacket Backer Night was not only created by Hennings, bu also the booster club. They were in charge of setting up and helping get baskets together. Departments and teams made large baskets related to the department that donated it for the silent auction, and also tried to get some big items for the live auction. Groups were given the amount of money their items brought in. For example, the choir department donated a basket filled with tickets to the Chanticleer Theatre. A lot of students also participated in the event. "I had a lot of fun but stayed really busy, " sophomore Catherine Wellman said. Students were responsible for preparing and cleaning up the area in which the benefit was held. More than 20 departments benefited from the auction , making the evening a success. To try and keep making the event better, Hennings said she would change one thing for sure. She said there were too many live auction items. But Jacket Backer Night was not just an auction, it also served as a night that families could go out together and hav fun , and in the process help the school. "I thought it was a nice way to get out of the house and spend time with my family," attendance secretary Pam Harold said. She won tickets to a Creighton game, where she took her daughter and friends. "It really made for a good girls day out." What's your take Let the bidding begin ..... ... on Jacket Backer Night ? r eally had a lot of"f"un pla y ing wifh all the balloons. '' sophornof'e ~afhef'ine Wellman tlilce if s o mueh bef fel'fhan do - ing l ilce l'egulal'f"undl'aisin g. ,, ff'f>shrnan tfephanie A"fel some popular items that were up for live auction. ~· - . -~ ' ' .. - ' . ._..._ . -~ Premier parking spots up close for the next school year. Three of thes items went for more than $200. Nebraska football tickets versus Colorado and an autographed Tom Osborne picture. This was purchased by Mr. Barnett. Bags of math teacher Gary Pogemiller's famous homemade beef jerky. Ticket packages to go to Kansas City to see the Royals play. One of the packages was for tickets when the Red Sox were in town. A five night stay in a cabin in the Ozarks. The Top These \\ere the t op ft.re eamers by group at t he 2nd Annual Jadet Backer Night Groups \\ere able t o donate items to be raffud off, and t he money then 1\·ent d1recty t o the group respon51b!e for the item. #1 General Funds $2,860 Available to all groups as a general fund. #2 Baseball $1,600 Baseball had many items up for auct ion and raked 1n the most cash of any one group. #3 Band $1,200 Band was also very successful, even aue t 1on1ng themselves off to play at an event. #4 Footbcill $725 Football was able to score a good chunk of change to help offset the costs of outfltt1ng a football team. #5 Choir $595 Choir had a number of items available t o bid on, and 1t showed 1n the money they made. ') Freshman Em ) Store)\ and her mother Diane, hep set up and get prepared for Jac;,et Backer 11ght The b005ter cub, and students. he ped set up. c ean up and serve at the event- Photo ty Knsta Cummngs. 2) Pre panng to bid on a we auction item. a guest hods her bid numl>er at the read). Tal- es seated eight guests, and a O\\ej for gre.at t.:ir> e- conversation. Photo l~ Knsta CumM1ngs. 3) Ready to l'" on. one o' the neary 50 bas~cs sics \\1th a l'id sheet 1n •ront of 1t There 1\ere many d1"erent types o' bas~ts fr;r pecpe to bid rn. Photo by ' w Cummngs.. 4) Ho ng up 'lnot~er ve uct1on item, sophomore Andrei\ · usgaam d1sp'ays tht> l'aS!..et for everyone to see. Photo l>y "'1st.a mm ngS- (I) Students re.ax at tfie dance as the prom court 1s .announced. (2) The prom court poses :or sorne ctures .after f ng .arid queen .are .announced. (,3) :1.a~'ngdov,n the .ais'-: for prom court, seoo~ Chris German ar,d Che>.;ey Stotts om th" other meml:>e~ on court (4) The sel'lor l7Qy'S qet together for one Last p!iture. "ifn gQlng to mss them [the sel'lor w~ bec..ause 1•.e .a have had some rea y good t1rnes togeth ~nor Ger.;;'d Meyerpeter said. (5) The prom cvurt membe~ starid side !:>}' scde as ser'°r, and Homecomng King, Char es Harns rroNrlS ?erJor 01ris Germ.an as Prom rJl1g "it 11as re.a<y coo to be cro1'.ned prom r ~g. my ·rw,rids v.erP, rP,,O y happy 'or m,, ;• Gerrr'l:tn c:,~v:i c. 1"111 t.r.P~ rihotos ::~:: ~ from the M~ group got to the dance re - ll ~ late, so I was onl~ able t o dance to like seven songs. - junior Nlo k Burton • Prep r1n 0 5:30am "My mom did my hair at 5:30 in the morning because I had a lot of stuff to do that day. I helped decorate for prom in the morning, and then had a choir competition at Lewis Central," junior Rosa Maria Walkingstick said. 8:00am "I had to go train people at the hospital I volunteer at that morning. I also had a work meeting. After all that was done I went to the mall with a friend so she could get some things for prom," senior Chris German said. 10:00am "I had a hair appointment to get hair extensions, it took about two hours," junior Jacqui Slater said. 10:15am "My mom and I got our nails done together. She also went with me to get my hair done, and helped me get ready. It was nice spending the day with my mom. I decided to go all out for prom since I didn't get to go last year," senior Brianne Duncan said. 11 :OOam "I got my nails done, and then got my hair and makeup done too. My mom and I made my dress. It took us about a month. I liked it because I got to choose how I wanted it to look, and I knew it would be different than everyone else's," senior Angela Korner said. 11 :30am "I picked up my date's corsage the day of prom. It was a lot more difficult to order it than I thought it was going to be," junior Bryan Brown said. 12:00pm "I went and got a manicure with my ri e_nd~ . It was kind of pricey considering that 1t d1dn t take very long," German said. 2:00pm "Getting ready was fun because I got ready with a friend. When I went to put on my dress though, some lace in the back broke so we had to hurry up and fix it," Slater said. ' 3:00pm "My day was really busy, so when I finally was able to get ready I was stressing ut be~ause my hair wasn't going right, and httle t~1ngs throughout the day weren't going right either,. but when I put on my dress, it just put ryt~ing together," Walkingstick said. 5:00pm All I had to do to get ready was shower a_nd put on my tux, it took me like 40 minutes, if that," junior Kyle Blue said. 5:15pm "It took me like 30 minutes to get ready. All I had to do was shower, shave, and fix my hair," German said. 5:45pm "I felt rushed getting ready, so I got kind of stressed out," Brown said. 6:00pm "Getting to our restaurant was difficult because we had to go through so much construction," Blue said. 6:00pm "My friends and I ate at Spaghetti Works and then walked around Central Park for a while," Walkingstick said. 6:30pm "I will always remember our limo ride, it was so much fun," Slater said. 7:30pm "I loved the decorations," Walkingstick said. 8:00pm "I didn't really notice them [the decorations]," Blue said. 8:15pm "The decorations were good, I especially liked the walkway and the fountain," German said. 8:30pm "I didn't think the music was good at all, I think they should've played some more popular songs," Slater said. 8:45pm "I like the theme because we all got to decide on it," Korner said. 9:00pm "My friend accidentally spilled grape koolaid on my dress. It was okay though because my dress was dark, and it was dark in the dance," Korner said. 9:45 "I didn't really feel anything special [when crowned prince], it just happened," Blue said. "I was shocked [when crowned king], I didn't expect it to be me. I heard a lot of people scream, so that was cool. My friends were really happy for me," German said. 10:00pm ''The dance was an all-around great time. I liked dancing and taking pictures with my friends," Duncan said. 10:30pm "The dance was fun overall. I liked being with my friends, it's not something you can do everyday. It was a special event," Brown said. 11 :OOpm "Prom turned out to be pretty good, which was surprising because it was a new teacher who planned it," German said. Match the dates D Taylor Wade Matt Evans F Ryan Peckham Kelly Baker 3 '!1:> "Ol/8 °,ll/\t "SJ8MSUB 0J Serrof'5 James Flittman a Bnan (fa~ pose 'or a Jl'.GtJ'e after rot nq n the nng at POSt prom. "It v:as a kit of tun tiut reaf( trnq. Jam~ oeat me~ Oa!"r sad Subm & oed photo. (2) Ser or rev n .'/ir:''" re 0'5 JP <e> m~'.h morey ;;e, ~- Stude.nts st got e.;<r v.d ev"'n tnOU<jh 1t 1•,iifS fa•e mo"ey (3) )J if NdZJ Tur te ce'ebrates ,•. rY •a me:sn.;, ind')' oaq. Th<; ,,;;sore. of the m.)"Y Pf'zt:S gv-.n ~·"I at p05t prom. C,,1bintud photo !4) .)Jr Qr I l• forton reaxes JS hP, qets a •re~ l'Yl.3';Sage. Subm& t.P.4 phow 15/ 5" r Taytrx , /~d., av .aits ~rt r~ ris p ze H-, r •ved a - refri;,i - f!rat/.Jr. w; nPPd~ t ror ((y dorm at C0 ~e I o' e •-:n ~ I ll<l'1e to t>uY,' , '3d~ 5ald. ';c.tirr. ~·4 pho· • from the "I had a reall~ great time. T h e h~pnotist was craz~ and the infl a table boxing ring w a s super fun. - eenior Looe!:f Bra!J • ~ - Story by Jessica Flowers ~\ tt work on Yo LI? I did what? She did? I don't remember that? I know what I was doing, it didn 't work. These were some of the many responses people have heard over the past few post proms. Why? Because of the hypnotist. Was there a trick to doing it? For some people it worked, for others it didn't. Eight students claimed to have been hypnotized. Four others didn 't get the chance to have it work on them. "All I remember is the arm thing he had us do at the beginning. Everyone said I was acting like a gorilla and Simon Cowell." -Junior Ndzi Tante "It kind of worked on me. All I remember is the first things he said and the last things he said. Then I woke up. " -Senior Briana Boner "It was a really weird feeling. I was told I was not really affected as much as other people." -Senior Stormie Hillers "I was just sitting there. It didn 't work on me so I got up and sat down." -Sophomore Cody Stites "I remember bits and pieces. I remembered more towards the end of it than the beginning." -Senior Kevin Wickwire "I was only hypnotized for ten minutes. He pulled me out and told me to go sit down. " -Senior Kris Rutz "I don't remember a thing. People just kept telling me I was rapping Amazing Grace." -Junior Stephanie Bryen "Everyone said I accused Kevin of Bestiality and was supposedly almost dropped while I was being a ballerina." -Junior Rosa Walkingstick "I wasn 't completely out. I was awake the whole time except at the end. I used my drama experience to keep going." -Senior Harrison Marsh "I remember sitting there with him talking, ready to fall asleep and then the last couple minutes when he was trying to wake us up." -Junior Alyssa Brock "It didn 't work on me. I couldn't relax. I got mad because it wasn't working. When I asked him why he kicked me off the stage." -Junior Nick Burton "I was really drowsy. I didn 't think twice about what I was doing and don't remember a lot of it because I was so tired." -Junior Samantha Slobodnik The hypnotist seemed to be the hit of post prom again. Not only for those who were hypnotized but for their friends who got to watch them act silly. There was no trick to being hypnotized. It was simply based on the person who was participating. What was your favorite part af past pram? 54 responses Blackjack 17% I Hypnotist 35% I Movies 7% Boxing Arena 28% The Maney Machine 1 3% ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- a king the S\enblg out of the _ orclilla,nr; these three girls have what·it takes. Your palms are sweating, your hea is racing, your voice is shaking, and your face is on fire. You'r standing in front of your 234 fellow classmates, and oh, say about 2000 other spectators. You are trying to re ember the speech you worked so hard to prepare, but somehow the words get lost, and you're panicking. Sounds like the ty ical symptoms of sta e fright, and who wouldn't be frightened in this type of see ano? Graduating from high chool ·s a 15ig day for everyone. One of the greatest honors is hearing your name called , and walking across stage to receive the diploma you've worked four years to earn. It's a day that most students want to sit back and relax. For Kaylea Williams, Ann Harmon and Krystle Thompson, it was a day that they had been preparing for. These three girls all had their own reasons for speaking at graduation. Williams said, "I wanted to speak at graduation so I could leave a lasting thought in everyone's mind before graduating." Harmon had a little different outlook on her reasons for speaking. "It means a lot to represent the student body. I wanted to share my memories with everyone," Harmon said . So how did they decide what to speak about? There are so many possibilities. For Thompson it was too easy. "I've had an idea [about what I was going to speak about at graduation] since sophomore English when I gave a fake graduation speech," she said. All three of the speakers had different themes for their speeches, which made it interesting for the audience. Har(flon's speech concentrated on things everybody has experienced together. as a class, and things to come. Thompson spoke about moving forward and not regretting the past. Williams focused on how life was a journey, and not a destination to be met. Williams explained how she came up with her theme. She said "I got together a bunch of notes and quotes, and then thou,ght about what my class would want to hear. I didn't w~nt my speech to be boring or sad, I wanted it to be funny and interesting , something they'd remember." For most people, speaking at graduation would be n;rv~ racking . "I felt calm and relaxed [while giving my speech], Williams said. "I focused on giving my speech to my class, and no one else." For others , speaking at graduation would be too much of an emotional breakdown. Thompson said, "Reality hit me, and I got kind of emotional that this was it, I would be leaving all my friends behind." The goal of all symposium speakers is to interest their class, and deliver a great speech. Whether the three speakers and their unique themes got to their audience is for them to decide. Either way, these three girls stepped out of the ordinary, and decided to take the extra step before closing the doors on the class of 2008. What's your take ... on the speakers at graduation? • Class Information ... J \f 011ght the speal< e f's wef'e f'e - ally good, they did a g f'ea t j oll .. Sl>hio~E~ie G11zrnah heif' speeehes f'eminded m e of all the memof'ies made in high sehool, and evef'ything I look fof'Waf'd to in the f11t11f'e ~ Class Size 235 Class Officers K aylea Williams (P), Erica Whaley (VP), Chelsey Stotts & Connie Vieyra (S), Chris German & Ann Harmon (T) Graduates with Distinction J ason Belt, Derek Bose, Brianne Duncan, AJ Kellar, Ke lly Hall, Alex Hedrick, Taylor Neumann, Chelsey Stotts, Megan Travis ther M.ace gves her perspective on the gradu- .at1on ce1·emony and te s al:>our. her 'uture pians. Q: What did you think of the speakers at graduation? A: I thought they \\ere rea y good. they d~ a good JO!:! Q: How did you feel while listening to the speakers? A: I 'e~t kind of emot1ona', I a moSt w.anted to cry \'- hen they started t.a'k1ng about the future. Q: So were you nervous at all when it was time to walk across stage to receive your diploma? A: Yes, I \1as hoping I \\ OU1 dri; fa1 • Q: How did you feel about the ceremony as a whole? A: It went pretty \1e!I, I thn'- lots of peop e eriO')ed 1t. Q: And what did you think was the best part of graduation? A:\ /hen M got to s1 .. 1tch over our t.r::>Se':-, ond everybody \1ent craz) 11 ith ihe s1 y stnng. Q: So what will you be doing in t he fall? A: I got a cheer scho'.arshp w lo11a I .este•TI, so I' tie \JOln<J ':here a1 d 1'11<lJOnng .n rte La\1. Q: And fually, what are you going to miss the most about high school? A: Getting to see my fnends a the i1me . .and eo1nq to the game;;,. 0) Keep ng ~ier coo , ''<lY ea 1·, ams soeaKs eas} at the graduation ceremony he:d at the Mid Ame..-:ca Center "I l'.anted my speech to be 'unny, but senous as \le :· she s.a~ . (2) As they 11a' across ::re stage to rece ve their dipomas. the sr111ors aescend r.~i' ;t;lirs, re1eved 1t is over(3) Studl'ritS Sit q et_ and St!' ito the speakers at graduation. Thi' grs ana . "" "'"e sc:paratal 'or the cerenrny: the J · s "·'i"P 1'.111 te ano1 the tioys 11ore l•ac . (4) A~n Harmon. Kryst e Thorq;- son an Ka) •ea \', iams 11.a l do11 n the St.3 rs a'ter they hdve ~1ven their· speeclie:::i. Fi:Jr the f'rst time trespe_;ikers oeCldd to sit 11 itr the-Jr class 1rstcad c' c., st.age after thelt' Sf'l'E'Ches. "'1'.e .,i .,creecl to st 11,;:h ou1 c ass this ye.ar \ : .. a1·e il re, ··esey ted as e.;iua ::-. so 11e shot..d get recog111ze..1 a"' e(;\u.as'.' H~rmor' ~i. Jerry Allen Adrian Emily Elyse Arrick Kris tina Danielle B anderas Jas on Thomas Belt Katherine A. Berg Jesse James Albers Andrew Robert Arthur Virginia Kathryn Barnett Kody Allan Belt Misty Dawn Bergantzel Tiffany Nicole Allen no PHOTO Mandi Michelle Atkinson Ethan Erwin Bartels Crystal Ann Bennett Heaven Elizabeth Allgire Micheal Alan Au ff art Brianne Kaye Arnold Korey Augustine Melissa Marie Bertelsen Briana Lee Boner Benjamin Lee Bramblett Eric Alan Brewer Dustin Burgett Nicholas KeniJan Biggart Derek J. Joseph Rand!J Brammer KaiJlee Mercedes Brinson Nicholas Michael Burgett Izabel RosaliniDizon Bilello Moll!J Jo Bob Lero lJ Branch Bradle\:I Jame s Brown Heather L!Jnn Butler 9amantha R . Bin au Andrew R!Jan Boutin Erica L!Jnn Branson BriJan James Brown Aaron R. Byers Jos hua Birchard- Archer Traci Nicol e Bouvier LaceiJ Li ane BraiJ BriJ a nt Travis Le e Carr Brad Joseph Chapin David William Coberl'd Lucid Kaid Christensen Rober'd Marvin Coberlld Ian J. Michael Douglas Christensen Jordan Kenneth Cooper Rachelle Kalde Christina Ali Breanne Counter no PHOTO Jerrod R'dan Danker De9antiago 9arrah Ann Donahoo no PHOTO Jeremld D. Clark Jake Steven Cudd Zaka rl:j John D orsett Brianne Ll:jnn Duncan She a la Ma rie Durha m Kaili Marie Eise n a u e r Jal:jme Eledge La niss a Rae Hilda E s peranza Cas taneda E s trada Matthe w A aron Sam a ntha Dawn E Exline ll iff Jacob WaiJne Fa r r Ev a n s Melis s a Mari e F ost e r N atas h a Marie Frieze H olden Morgan Furler K aren Deniss e Gonzalez Eric Ye s id G uzman Justin T. Garcia Brent Christopher Green Kell~ De~nn Hall lveth Cecilia Garcia - Cisneros Jake Wallace Griffe~ Jamie Lea Hansen Breana Nicole George 1'1111'-xJ ... :.. "rr"""---r:::mm~ Jennifer Guardado Christ opher Dea n German Todd M ic h ae l Guiser S ean D. Harre ll Charles Edward Kevin Allen H arris Tara L!Jnn Alexander James Hedrick Da!Jna J . Henrikus Luke Everett Hiatt Stormie Dawn Kaelie Lavonne Brian Stephen D!Jlan Andrew !: [) ::: 54 :: ~ ...... ----.,,..,.----...,......__, Kaitl!Jn Jeanette Hough Bradl!J Llo!Jd Houvenagle John Mich ae l H unt Holl a.-n_d _________ ..,H ope D a nielle Marie Hu t s on Joshua Dean Inman Br1Jan James Johnson A ll e n Keith Ke lla r, Jr. Chasit\j Ann James Jazzmond Zoe ZunderJohnson Alex RIJ~n Kennett Shawn M. James Matthew Dean Johnson Brittan\J Kristin Kirk AmlJ Nicole Jensen CodlJ L. Jones KorlJ JeffrelJ Klement Brianne LIJnn Johnson Grace L. Keisner Sarah Jane Knapp ( C l . ::: SS ::: ~ r~ an Michael K oelliker Lau r a Lynn Lars on Angela Marie Korner Kyle Chris topher Amanda Lee Kruse Michael Charle s Lindhorst Andrew Allen Kru se Ni c hola s Ethan M a ce Andrew J . Jess ica D awn Madsen Rebecca V ictoria Harrison Leo Na t han Scott Mars hall Ha e~ Ma ri e Manti I Marsh M a rt in Teri Jo Martin Z acharlJ Patrick Mendoza Tara L!Jnn Maus Jennifer Dawn Mericle Michael David MontgomerlJ Cameron McAllister Gerald R. Me!Jerpeter Heidi Dawn Moosmeier Tiara Danielle McGilvralJ ~n:"---.. Yolanda Negrete Ana Cisilia Miranda Sarah Rose McGuire Jessica Louise Monahan ::::: ~ 58::::: ~ Ta~lor Craig Neumann Kirst~ Marie Newland Karena Patricia Nuno Meagan Nichole Ottesen R~an Daniel Peckham Mercedes Nicole Ottesen Scott Allen Perigo, Jr. Chelsea Marie Overl~ Megan Marie Petr~ James Pattman Kimbe rl~ Ann Pieper Bryan James Pike OTO Zachary Premeau M a ndi Necole Quillen Roxanna Pimentel Joshua Curtis Prudhome Zach Ratashack Anthony Curtis Porter Amanda Lynn Pruett Alyssa Lee Rea Samantha J. Powell Lacy Annise Pruett Lydia Beverly Amber Lynn Reeder Francis Leroy Jason Adam Rice Mandy Lynn Richardson Joseph Paco Rodriquez Rhodd Ill Matthew Alan Richardson Amanda N . Ronk Stevie Marie Rockwell Kris tophe r L. Ru t z Alonzo 9hawnlee Rodriquez Terry Lee Rydberg. J r . Abb1:1 Fa1:1 L1:1nn 9ales Natasha Marie 9chmitt Jo1:1ce Ann 9chuster 9hawn Michael Allen 9ales HeatherAnn Max1:1ne 9chneckloth Brandi Jo 9cislowiczl Zachar1:1 9ales Jamie Lee 9chnider Jerr1:1 Lee 9ime Alexander Micheal 9chard Jessica Marie 9chupp BreAnn LaDawn Nicholas Craig Skudler T racy Allen Stubbs Derek M. Ta\!lor Amber Ros e Bi a nc a Lynn M a rie S ta nfill Chelsey Lauren Smith Stotts Ru s ty Lee Sutton Krystl e Marie Thompson A s hley N . T a ylor Maria F . T orres Robert Lyn Toth Kathleen L Chantel Paige Wachner C ass andra Ann Wetzel Whittingt o n Megan Christine Travis Alejandra A. Taylo_r William Wade Dougla s Wayne Wever Ke vin M ic h ae l W ickwire Derek Anthony Underwood Brandon James Jess e De a n Walker Eric a Michelle Wha le y Raychal Kay W ickwire Lucero Valdez - Saldana Maria Concepcion Al a nnah J a ynn e Waugh Mich a e l Andrew Wheeler E r ic J. Wild r ick Brooke Elizabeth Wilhite Wilson Heather K ay Wil_!c inson Winn Winn 9teven A d n rew Williams Wilson Jeffery L. Woolsoncroft Put a ------- - People favorite memory was ... '' .. :vvhen I a ccidently hit n1y frie nd Ste v e n in the h ead with a b aseba ll, it w as hila rio u s. '' - sopho m o r e Brett Derrig '' ... g ing and getting Chi n a B u ffe t a fte r a m a th con1.pet it i n . F o I durin£ sch ool hours is the b est. 7, - j unio r Bria n V a n01·sdol '~ .. just the who le experie nce of hig h schoo l, I got t o see wha t it w as like a nd h o w it will b e in the n ext few yea rs.'' -fr eshman Stephanie Axtell Even if ~ou don't want to admit it. a lot is learned in high school, and not _just what we take with us from all those classes and ~ests we have taken in the past. but we learn a lot about ourselves. And we tend to for get about the people in our pasts that huve helped shape who we are. We all remember- our first real dute. our f irst break-up. our first r-eal friend, and of course the loss ot f riends. Some of these people we will never forget. and son e we w ould r-ather- not r-emember-. Either wa~ . we still need l1 kr ow the ~ have helped us through high school. and will lwa~s I ClllOtn u prn-·t· of us. Jwors Class of 2009 Size· 251 Farrah Abraham Gary Adams Derek Adkins Bradley Aldredge Anna Allmon John Aragon Ethan Arrick Alison Arthur Tiana Avalos Cameron Avey Kevin Bailey Molly Battiato Thomas Bazer Benjamin Bell Juan Benavides Andrea Bentzinger Nicole Bequette Kody Bernacchi .. Winning our one garne against Sioux City West:• LAtTIN w 0 R ". _11ot•"01~'b'"~ !?:\ Juniors talk about favorite moments. ::::: &E. ::::: ~ .. Getting second forour4x8 tearn at CB Relays:· .it ' '\ he\~" ,f\~c 'W hen I fell on a rock and had to get 47 stitches:· :td\e\c. :t'3 os ... 0'3\c.O .. ~anging out "When S.C. West had with friends and to come back to c.B. joking around:·"-01, I tAO\,~ on y to get beat:· ... v.e'''J -01' \\ ,,.,':> ... set" · .. Glen Billesbach Kevin Blue Kyle Blue Melissa Brandon Christopher Brannen Nicholas Brewer Daniel Britson Alyssa Brock Bryan Brown Jesse Brown Jessica Brown Symone Brown Tamara Brown Brederick Bryant Stephanie Bryen Steven Bryen Olivia Burse Nicholas Burton James Carlson Cory Cashatt James Cavallaro Martin Ceballos Olivia Ceballos-Arroyo Brady Churchill Zachery Clemmons McKayla Cloyd-Hirz Kristen Cocco Kevin Collier Sarah Cook Tyler Cooksey Michael Coulston Brib1ey Cronk Zachery Cudd Jarrod Danahy Hanna Darling Anthony Davis The construction It has made our · school look better.· c:;t~ic.\c. . \\e ";} ... 0 ·31i'e Timothy Davis Justina DeLong Tomas DeSantiago Jade Donovan Amanda Dow Justin Dreager Jason Driver Mikayla Dubois Percy Dukes Dylan Dunkelberger Shalynn Durham Mikel Eidem Rosibel Escobar Jared Feller Emily Fisher Jessica Flowers Danielle Flynn Christina Foote Christian Foster Melissa Garreans Randi Gault Andrew Gillespie Matthew Golden Matthew Golden Nathan Goldsberry Brent Green Scott Green Jennie Griffin Anna Groat Ada Gulizia Hea ther Haas Heather Hadden Jamie Hall Danielle Hamby Seth Hanson Xanadu Hatcher Paul Hayden Isaac Heiss Mathilde Helgesson Jeffrey Hempel Kailey Hempel Nadine Herman Luci - story by Charity Oswald Mendoza 111entored by morn Most individuals have been profoundly influenced by role models in their life. Junior Luciana Mendoza did not have that one singular figure to influence her to work hard· she just had an unquenchable inner drive . .. ; just pushed myself because I wanted to be better," Mendoza said . Not only did her inner drive make her unique, but she was also home-schooled through elementary and middle school. Her family made a difference in her life by taking on the task of educating her, and she said, "It made me a stronger person." "When I came to high school , peer pressl)re didn't affect me and I could be who I am," Mendoza said . Mendoza's background of home schooling made an impact for her inner drive. Psychology and sociology teacher Mary Beth Runge said, "She is very responsible and committed to school and achievement." Many pursuits kept Mendoza busy. She was involved in NHS, volunteer work, ironman and Softball. Within these activities, various accomplishments were made. "In school, I am in NHS and on Silver Honor Roll," Mendoza said . She explained that in her softball career she has been awarded MVP, Most Outstanding Defensive Player, varsity letters and voted as team captain. There were numerous pros and cons to home schooling. Mendoza described some of the pros as: working at her own pace, no homework, less hours of school and breaks could be taken. Even with all the pros of home schooling, there was one major con. "One dislike I had was that I couldn't be with my friends during the day," Mendoza expressed. Public school had one variation from home schooling. There was not as much one-on-one teaching . Mendoza said this was just one of the adjustments she had to make when first going to public school. There were not only adjustments from home schooling to public school for Mendoza, but also for her family. Mendoza's mother said , "I now do in-home care for the elderly and handicapped, which gives me the opportunity to earn an income." Mendoza had behavioral differences from some other students. "Luci is very introverted and more mature for most kids her age," Mrs. Runge said . Mrs. Runge said that Mendoza followed directions, was organized, and did not distract others from trying to learn. "She is quiet and not rambunctious," Mrs. Runge said . There was inner motivation behind Mendoza's behavior. "What motivates me is knowing I can be whatever I want and that I have a bright future," Mendoza said. "I am working hard so that I can achieve my dreams and goals." Mendoza's dreams and goals are lofty. "To become a professional softball player for the U.SA softball team, become a successful counselor, and to have my own sports business," she said. Everyone has dreams and goals, but a person must persevere. Mendoza said, "I won't settle for anything less." our take er a gf'ea t pet' son. Easy going, gets along with eve t'yone, and a good leade... '' 1<1nior l>anielle Flynn er wondef'ful. he e ar-es and fs intense about her- gr- a d es a nd fhleffes. ~h e is also ver- y d r- iven ntl I tlorW see fhaf ver-y o£fen. '' 11siness T1>al'herllfrs. Goodman ... on Luci Mendoza • ~ he is ver-y dediea t e d in what s h e d o es. ,, junior .la~ed Feller '' ~ha a niee p e r-s on. e has tnot'a ls and do e srW swear-. ~he ju sf go e s lo sehool, wor-k, and ska'fes. sophomore l'ote l'a,.tson '' Jeannine Hess Tyler Heyer Lindsey Hicks Sarah Hogueison Raymond Holder Kayleigh Holton , Brittany Imrie Donovan Isaacson Stephanie Iw en Casey Jackson Pattrick Jennings Stephanie Jensen Amy Johnson Ryan Johnson Amber Jones Gary Jones Joshua Jones Aaron Jordan Jordan Joyner Janelle Kannedy Christopher Keefer Rachel Kennett MeganKing Rachel Kuenning :::: ~ 70 :::: ~ Amanda Kurtz Jessica Lam birth Tanner Lamer Alice Lee Shawn Lee Kory Leiss Jeffrey Livengood Shelby Mabbitt Cory Maher Jorden Mahoney Freddie Makaio Mary Mandery Michael Mardi Skyler Marshall Jaclyn Martin Adam Mass Brett May Josh May Amanda McClure Sarah McEwin Peter McNeal Andy Meeker Luciana Mendoza Wesley Menges Jordan Mericle Ryan Mickey Jesse Miller Samantha Miller Kelly Monahan Sarah Moore Luis Morales Avalos Steven Morgal Curtus Mount Shane Neff Tommie Neighbors Taylur Nichols Dakota Ostdiek Charity Oswald Trey Pa trick Marrisa Peck Kenneth Peirce Tabitha Pelletier Ashley Pendgraft Caleb Petersen Felica Powell Zabrina Poyser Rena Price Gerardo Ramos Julia Ramos Jackson Redden Samantha Reichart Taylor Reikofski Tyler Rensh aw Gage Rice Lindsey Rice Ashleigh Richardson Steven Ritenour Cory Ruckman Felipe Sanchez Cody Savage - story by Ky lie Vallillch Growing up 111aking 111usic Kevin VonKampen grew up around music. His mother was in a band when she was younger, which gave him the remarkable knowledge he has today to understand and write music. "I have known music pretty much my whole life," he says. "It was around me ever since I was younger. I always had a toy guitar and drum set when I was little." Even though he had all the toys that he could play music with when he was younger, he wanted to grow up and do the real deal and perform in front of many people. He was not only following in his mother's footsteps by forming his own band, but he planned to go even further with music. "I plan to go far with music because that's what I am going to major in and hopefully end up teaching ," VonKampen said. He plans to go to college and become a high school teacher - a career he thought would be a fun experience and would like to try. For now, VonKampen plays in a band outside of school. His band mates include graduate Bret Warden, juniors Jamie Hall and Scott Thayer and senior Heidi Moosemeier. Von Kampen not only plays in the band, but also writes the music for what they play. "When I write a song I first come up with a bass or a guitar part then I fill in the rest of the parts," Von Kampen said. "After that, I get the mood out of the song and then I come up with the lyrics." Music is a big part of Kevin , but it was not the only hobby he had. He also liked to play tennis, but he had his mind set on accomplishing a music career. With him accomplishing some of his goals already by having a band and performing at places like the Sokol Underground, has shown that he's determined and wants to accomplish every goal of his and major in music. "I practice every day and listen to a lot of music," he says , "I keep my mind Qoing in the right direction ." Even though Kevin was busy a lot of the time trying to make a band and keep it together, he will always have the memorable moments through trying to reach his goals. "We were on stage performing and the people in my band weren't really getting into it so when a guitar break came up I got into my guitar stance and my band said I looked pretty funny," Von Kampen said, "at least they got into it more and loosened them up a bit through the performance." Growing up around musi_c nd working with it for so many years of his life gave him the passion to pursue his goals. It Opens up a perspective on making it happen and living the life. What's your take ... on Kevin Von Kampen? ~ He is a gl'eat musician and a gl'e tath~teevent oughh e doesril go out fol' spo ~ H8 my best fl'iend,and an e go maniac, but he comes off a s a good pel'son. ,, ;uniot-llfike teltoening juniot- ft' off Tltaye>t- , , l<evin is one o f the hal'dest wol'king s t udent s in the s chool, he has accomplished a llandDif"eefo,.ffevf' oo - Jessica Sawyer Narong Saysanavong Cody Schandelmier Michael Schoening Gary Schultz Rodney Schultz Brittany Scott Troy Sellers Isela Serrano Nathan Shew Trevor Shoemaker Nina Simon Jacqueline Slater Samantha Slobodnik Charles Smith Matthew Snethen Megan Sondag Makala Sorenson Michelle Sparr Dustyn Starmer Ashley Stephens Alisha Stewart KaSandra Stinson Justin Stotts Shawn Struck Danielle Stuck Corey Sturm John Sullivan Jamie Swatek Tanja Tackett Ndzi Tante Scott Thayer Heather Thompson Mitchell Tibbitts Bruce Turpen Kylie Vallinch Joshua VanderWoude Brian VanOrsdol Johnny Vejar-Mora Gibran Velasco Ricky Villarreal Joseph Viola "Beowu«because it has a lot of good action in it and a good storv line." N 1unior uarq Adams 2. I Arn Legend \. St(•p Up 4. Supr'rbad 1. "Lollipop " - Lil' Wayne 2. "No Air" - Chris Brown and Jordan Spa rks 3. "Yahh Trick" - Soulja Boy 4. "With You" - Chris Brown 5. "Suffoca te" - J. Holiday "Watch My Shoes because it reminds me of the club." N 1unior Mckaqla Cloqd 'Tavlor Switt because she comes out with songs all oirls can relate 10. N 1unior Ht:tdt Kang 1. Lil Wayn e 2. Chris Brown 3. Disturbed 4. T-Pnin 5. Breaking Benj;:imin ~-The I lilb 3. Rob and Big 5. <.SI "Family Guy because every new oisode faces wortd Issues." N 1unt,or K11v1.n fJlut: "Buruer King because It is cheap and lhev have good rodeo cheese burgers." N 1unior /Jradq Churchi,/I l. Burger King 2.. Taco Bell 1. McDonald's 4. Arby's c:; , Subway 1. Friend's House 2. Home 3. Mall 4. Movie Theatres 5. Old Market '1he club because it is fun when evervone goes and the aner partv is even better." N 1un/.or f?ruce furpen Sean Yochwn Jose Zamora Comtney Zarek Lindsay Zyla "ChelSea Handler because she has a good sense or humor and reminds me or mrsen." N 1unior (qler CooA5eq 1. Jim Carey 2. Jessirn Alb.1 3. Will Smith 4. J0hnny Depp 5. Adam Sandler Crysta Wilson Kyle Wilson Nathan Winger Anna Wright Ashley Wysuph Ashley Yochum 1. Mrs. Runge 2. Mrs. Hanigan 3. Ms. Bunten 4. Mr. Brewer 5. Mrs. WiUiums "Mrs. Hanigan because she iS reallv friend)V and if vou need help she will Put in extra hours to malle sure vou know what vou are doing" N 1unior J u5f,i,na ()e/an :: ~ 7S :: ~ Sopho111ores Class of 2010 Size· 308 Melanie Adams Tim Adams Amber Adkins Kelsey Allen Felicia Anderson Emily Arnold Shawn Baker Nicole Balmer Jacob Banik Tyler Banik Stephen Bardot Andrew Barlow Rebecca Barnhart David Bates Tiffany Ba tes Sebastian Baxter Sharma Bellus Jennifer Belt Christopher Benavides Gabriel Benning Danielle Berry Shelby Bertelsen Martika Biggart Danielle Bittenbender Maxwell Boettger Meghan Boucher Jesse Brammer Jennifer Branson LA~TING WORD~ 'All of t he people who fought . • " v1s\<.' during lunch. "~cz\<.0 dO" GO .. • tL ... e,"~'"' Getbng frlQ.re nan Sophomores remember moments from the year three · ... c"r "Going to South Dakota for the band t rip:· t.1..0'' .... e1t" "I got the only r: I have ever had:· .... ~,~ \..C'" ''when sorneone ~~e''e looked at rne wrong so we fought:' ~'.\"~'' ~O~'"'" Katherine Branson Madison Bravo Ricky Breeden Leroy Brenneman Macaulay Brock Marissa Brown Shane Bryson Dekota Buchholz Travis Butler Kelsey Byers Guillermo Cano Kylene Carlson Stephen Carlson Patrick Carpenter Ulises Carrizalez Joseph Carter Benny Castro Elizabeth Chadwick Erica Christensen Megan Clark Spencer Clemens Meggan Coan Courtney Coberly Cassandra Colbert Caleb Coley Samantha Connelly Michael Cooper Amanda Cox Courtney Cumberledge Krista Cummings Deon Daigh Michelle Davids Rebecca Deal Blaine Demare Brett Derrig Rebekah Domayer Michael Donnelly Cedrick Drabek Nicholas Duncan Jessica Elmore Samantha Emerine Maria Escobar Karla Espinoza Raymond Falanga Kayla Fink Rormie Fisher Tera Ford Cerissa Forristal I Zackary Foster :Jarnie and Derric were always putting extra ingredients inf ood:· cs . Gr~" ... o''"'"} Micllelle. "' ----~ - story by Charity Oswalcl Davids strives for success through studies HES Sociology_ HES English. HES Spanish. HES Calculus. AP Chemistry. This may seem like a tough schedule for the smartest of seniors, but for sophomore Michelle Davids it was just another day. "Michelle thrives when presented academic challenge in the classroom," English teacher Jane Hanigan said. It is tough to get students to take college credit courses when easier choices are available. But math teacher Al Hudek explained three reasons why college credit courses are beneficial: you are able to get many classes paid for, better study habits evolve, and students have a better chance for scholarships. In addition to the college credit classes Davids took in high school, she also took classes at Iowa Western Community College. Davids was not only involved in college credit classes, but was also involved in different organizations, such as ASTRA, Student Council and Spanish Honor Society, and also sports including volleyball and tennis. "There have been times that it was hard to manage my schoolwork and sports but I set my priorities," Davids said. School was Davids' first priority and it showed in her grades. Michelle had a 4.0 grade point average. Not only did Davids have natural talent but she worked hard to earn the grades she did. Mrs. Hanigan said, "Michelle has a tremendous work ethic." Along with Davids work ethic for her own studies she was able to expend energy to help other students. Mr. Hudek said, "Everyday there is a group of students surrounding Michelle for help on their homework and she readily gives up her time to help others and never complains that she needs time to do her own work." Davids developed into a helper, but at an early age she was the one being helped. Davids explained that when she was little her older sister would have her sit in the basement and play school with her. Davids said, "She made me take spelling tests and name the seven continents." The supports from Davids family pushed her to strive for excellence. "They have high expectations for me," Davids said. Family input as well as the qualities Davids exhibited will contribute to her success in the future. She set her goal high to become a pharmacist. "I want to be someone people can go to if they ever need help or have questions. I also want to be able to have a nice lifestyle where I won't have to worry a ton about money and being a pharmacist would allow me to have a life outside of my job " she said. ' Davids has lofty goals, and she knows that pushing herself in high school will prepare her to reach them. "I will hopefully have an edge over my peers and be more successful ," she said. What's your take 'i isave. yniceand catit1gpe tson. fh es fun .. . On Michelle Davids? a nd outgoing but can b e setious a nd do s chool w o tk. You ca n b e atound h e tno m affe,. w hat mo o d yo,..e in a nd w h a f 's goingon a f'o h o . jt1hiol'AleK Wl'iqht lv.e eve I' seen h etih a b a d mood. Even ifl was in a b ad mood s h e would put m e in a g ood mood. f h lis too n ice t o even f alt.e b e ing mean. f h e h as mof'e potential than to be a p h at'm ac isf in myo I ·on. sehiol' Bl' ad Bl'OWh ' '.titer a m azi hg. fhe i s l'eally tmal'f artfl talehfed ih e ve l' y f hing she does en she do esrit b l'ag aboqf ; fl'l'~hmah l'o111'fhl't' l' he is a good f11 fol' and she gets along with evel'ybody. j«1n1ol'Taylol'fl 1kof'f • ' Brandan Fowler Janae Fox Samantha Fries John Fuller Jordan Gall Patricia Garcia Valerie Garrean Cody Gascoigne Clayton Gault Aaron George Mara George Jesus Gonzalez Brandon Goraczkowski Olivia Graves Rad1el Griffis Benjamin GubbeJs Heidi Gutha Paul Gutha Jacob Hadan Emily Hall Samantha Hanna Kylee Hansen Ricky Hansen Russell Harlan Daven Hatcher Ashley H athaway Kyle Hathaway Stephen Haveruidge Matthew Haynie Abigail Heaverlo Jacob Hedges AJexandrea Hedrick John Hemmerid1 Timothy Hempel Hayley Hendrickson Ciera Henke Austin Hennings Pablo Hernandez Alex Hildenstein Kaitlyn Boden Joshua Hodges Sausha Hogg Brittiany Holland Ashley Holste Abbie Hotz Patrick Hover Joseph Hunt Shane Hunt Savannah Hunter Jay Jahn Melissa Jansa Joseph Jansen Dill an Jefferis Cody Jensen Brandon Jerrett _ Cody Johnson DeVante Johnson Haley Johnson Kriss Johnson Shabriski Johnson Brandi Jones Candice Jones Kayla Jones Kristen Joslin Patrick Kalar Vasilisa Kameneva Kendra Kane Christine Kang Melissa Kellar Steven Kilmer Alysha King Andrew Klement Nichelle Koehrsen Andrew Kousgaard David Kousgaard Kendra Kuhl Anthony LaChappell Brandon Lafferty Lacie Larison Lynsie Larison Craig Larsen Jacob Larson Kleo Lee Roman Lemr Rene Lemus Bethany Leos Tasha Lewis Sammantha Lloyd Nathanael Long Zachary Long David Loparco Guadalupe Lopez David Lunsford Kelena Lyon Craig Mabbitt James Mace Hanna Madsen David Mahan Timothy Marr Alejandra Martinez Audon Ma rtinez Laura Ma rtinez Phillip Matzen Ashley McAllister Rachel McGuire Amber McKeem an Timothy McNeal Lin dsey McQulim Ed uardo Memije Jessica Mendjeta Whj b1ey Merchen Mandy Meyers Adrianna Millar-Dickens Chanh Milner Kan1ela Moffi tt Seth Moffitt Luis Montelongo Kristopher Moore Mark Moore Estephania Morales Dillon Morris Angela Mou nt Amanda Murphy Bernave Navarrete Antonjo Negrete Makayla Nelson Kara Neumaiu1 Alexandra Newland Ashley ey Skylar Nigh tser Lorraine Oberg Chr istopher Ochoa Shelby OHara Jenrufer Olsen Cristian Otero Justin Parker Sara Parrack Samantha Pa tent Jarnje Pearson Anthony Pech Cassandra Pelton Elizabeth Perez Walter Perez DanjeJ Pester Rosemary Petty Francisco Pierce Joshua Pietrzak Kaele Pike Jennifer Pineda-Castillo Deric Poldberg Zachary Poyser Courtney Pritchett Russell Prosolow Tracy Pruett Christopher Raes Justin Raes Crystal Ramos Joshua Ramspott Daniel Randall Cole Rasmussen Carlson Joseph Rees Mercedes Reiman Danielle Renshaw Nicholas Reynolds Tunothy Rice Duane Richardson Kendra Robinson Ryan Rodriquez Tyler Rojas Jessica Roller Saraya Rollins Dylan Rooney Courtney Ruff Jewel Sanford Jordan Sanford Hollie Sawyer Michael Seganakis Paige Sheard Keri Shields Jaclyn Sieh Nicholas Sieh Allison Sillik Ariel Sinclair Jamie Sindelar Navannah Slezak Mary Smelser Kyle Smith Ryan Smith Hea ther Sobbing Caitlin Sollars Juan Soria Lucia Soria Jaysen Spooner Cody Stites Brian Stopak Paige Struck Sebasaan . l lijJ 1 -story by Jessica Tiowers Tierney makes effort to uplift schoal spirit Sebastian Tierney by day, Buzz by night. Not many people can grow up and say they were their high school's mascot, but Tierney is one of the lucky few who was chosen to take over that job. "Mrs. Hennings asked me one day. I said what the heck I might as well try it out," Tierney said. "It was a new experience." Growing up, he spent a lot of time with his laid back family and friends. He loved to watch "Family Guy" and mess around with his friends. "We live it up," he said. "We try to have the most fun possible and be kids while we're doing it." Tierney's life.style helped shape not only who he is, but how he acts in his job of being Buzz. Tierney said, "You have to be the person in the suit. My job is to get the fans excited, so that's what I try to do. I can't worry about how stupid I look." Just like a lot of other teenagers, Tierney had responsibi lities. At home he had chores and had to look after his two-year old sister sometimes. At school he made sure that he was keeping his grades at C's or better. He also would make sure that he got his work done before he started to mess around with his friends. Responsibility carried over to the suit. Tierney said, "I have to interact with all of the fans that are at the games, I have to do crazy things but make sure they are appropriate. I am still representing the whole school." Although there were responsibilities Tierney was allowed a lot more leniency while he was in costume. "Outside of the suit if I mess around with other students or with the teachers, I may get in trouble or make them mad," he said. "In the suit I can mess around with whoever I want and not get into any trouble or make anyone mad because everyone knows it is just an act." Being Buzz was a fun experience and many people looked at the bee and wanted to be the person in the suit just to be able to mess with the fans out in the crowd. "It's funny when people say that to me," he said, "I don't think they realize there is more to it than just getting dressed up. I have to think of new ideas and have to act differently, as if I'm someone else, and that's not easy when they all know it's me inside the suit." Many people may have looked at Buzz and thought it was nothing but a silly costume with a kid who was just looking for something to do and have a little fun , but Tierney liked to compare it to Superman. "He has to be heroic in the costume and be an average person outside of it," Tierney said. Buzz might not have been saving the world, but to the crowd he was saving the spirit. What's our ta e is alwa ys so e n e f'gefie. lie f'eally loves bei n g Buzz a nd ifs obvious fo see w hen y o u wafeh him. ' o ho1notf' Dillan .leffef'is hies fo make a j oke out of eve,.yfhlng. If helps a lot when p eople af'e sff'f'ssetl oqf, h 1; m a k es the · a b e t fef' mood. o htt1nof'f' Paff'iek l<alaf' ... on Sebastian Tierney• is f'eally funny. lie aefs like a little kid a lot but he is sef'ious when he needs to be. freshman role llfillaf'tl .r liasfian is a v e r-y enfhusias fil! p e r-son. lie h as a fol olst!hool spir-if a nd does a g r-eat job as Buzz_,' llisfol' y feaehef' Amy .rhannon ,, "lMV favorite moVie isl P .s. I love vou, it was a reallv cute movie." N sophomore f:lant,e/le Renshaw 2. I Am Lengcnd 3. Aero"" Thi' Universe 4. <,tep Up 2 ever Back Dem n Brown 2. "Sorry" - Buckcherry 3. "In this Club" - Usher 4. "Stealing Cinderella" - Chuck Wicks 5."1-2 Step" - Ciara "Mv favorite song isl Mv Six Four. because I like the beat." N sophomore 1lmothq Rice "lMV favorite musical arlisl isl Linkin Park, because ii Is up beat." N sophomore Joseph Carter 1. Breaking Benjamin 2. Chris Brown 3.Lil Wayne 4. l~a scal flatts 5. Buckcherry I. Family Guy 2. The f !ills 3. Grey.., \.natorny 5. 01w Trt>l' I !ill "lMvtavorlte IV show ISJ George Lopez, becau e h II really tunny." N !'Ophomore Walter Fftre-z Tyler Youngblood "IMY favorite fast food restaurant Isl Amvs. lhev have good cblcllen and fries .. " ~ 5ophomore Haleq Johnson I. Burger King '2 'f.i co Bell 3. McDonalds l. ulw .. ily l. Friends House 2. Mall 3. Movies 4. Skate Park 5. Stay Home "lMV favorite hang out isJ the old market, because evervones there." ~ sophomore Chnstine Kang "IMv favorite actor Isl cam Glgandet. he Is someone vou can 10011 up to .. " Sarah Weaver Ka ty Webb Catherine Wellman Daniella West Michael West H arley Will ett Duane Wilson Malcolm Wolfe Mid 1ael Wolfe Leah Wright Natasha Wright Rebecca Wright KaSandra Yopp T!Illothy Young 1. tvlr. Muehlig 2. Mr. Meade 3. Mr. ep ple 4. Mrs. Shann on 5. f\.ls. Bu nten ~ sophomore Nichlos (homas 1. Will Smith 2. Jo hnny Depp 3. Jim Carey 4. Adam Sandler 5. Orlando Bloom "lMv favorite teaeher Isl Mrs. Hanigan. she listens to vou and llnows how 10 motivate lllds." ~s phomore Kqlene Car/5on Freshmen Class of 2011 Size· 336 Guadalupe Acosta Stormy Adams Melissa Adrian Hugo Aguirre Travis Alwan Ailish Andersen Jorge Arismendi Jessica Armendarez Guadalupe Avalos Jesse Avalos Veronica Avalos Stephanie Axtell Kelli Baker Jessica Barajas Caleb Bartels Kellie Bates Tyler Baxter Derek Bazer Andrea Beggs Brandon Belback Spencer Bell Tanner Belt Zach Benedict Brandon Bequette Genia Bigham Raven Binau-Rowe Heidi Blunt Shelby Bockert Meeting a lot of new friends:·:, "' 'w" ·tt \l'l':I ... flf' Freshmen reflect on their -Arst year at TJ. ~ow many people were at t he pep rallies:· ··setting to pick f rorn all new electives:· fw\OI'~ ... J~\\O 0 Going to all the Lancer games .. Makingthe dance team as a freshman: cc"~'' ... 'f\1''"'"·' with my friends:· sv"" t"evl ... tA:_)t MacKenzie Boner Jacob Braunersrither Blair Bray Brianna Bremmer Patrick Bremmer Damien Bren Billy Brockman Zachary Brown Jacob Bryant Joshua Bryant Neil Bryant Dalton Buchholz Ashlie Burton Michael Byers Delton Campbell Eduardo Cano Michelle Canty-Rodriguez Jesse Cardenas Alex Carlson Alexis Carlson Gabrielle Carman Telsie Carter Chaslyn Catanese Cory Cavallaro Joshua Chafa Gerrett Chapin Jacquelyn Chapin Abel Chavez Jesus Chavez Barbara Christensen Zachary Christensen Katy Christina Courtney Circo Cory Clapper Alexander Clark Chelsea Clark Stephanie Clemens James Clemons Kyle Coley Michaela Cook Dustin Coquat Sevar Cotton Matthew Crusius Kaila Dale Miranda Dale TI1omas Deal Janae DeSantiago Dylan Doiron Amy Doner "When Kim exploded a test tube in science:· .\\ . st''''· "~~,e ... stc\) - ::::: ~ av ::::: ~ .- .. / :J ... ·. :: 88 :: '. j · .. . __ ,,..,, , Brandon Donnelly Jakob Dorsett David Dose Allyson Downing Jeremy Drabek Alicia Dubuc Mikala DWUl Saige Durham Christopher Durrett Lonnie Ebertowski Samantha Edison Jessica Eledge Andrew Eppert Gustavo Espinoza Valeria Esquivel Erick Estrada Miranda Ethen Courtney Etherington Jonnathon Evans Samantha Evans Suzanne Falanga Matthew Farrell Christopher Featherstone Sarah Featherstone Casey Fink Felicia Fisher Stevie Fortner Natashia Frizzell Nathaniel Garber Julio Garcia Rebecca Gearhart Angelica Gessiill Dakota Giese Edward Gifford Lacy Gillette Darci Goldsberry Yessenia Gonzalez-Duarte Jacob Good Mandy Grady Ma kayla Graef Trecia Graves James Greise Miranda Griffeth Joseph Griifith Na than Hall Jhonathan Hamilton Cody Hammers Steven Hand Jeremy Hankenson Breann Hansen Colton Harlan Rachele Harrill Jeff Harris Nicholas Harrison Branden Hartmann Kyla Hartog - story by Tiln Mantil Frosh deals with illness, death With the news of a life-threatening illness some people would give up. They would quit and wallow in self pity, while continually asking themselves, 'Why me?' On the other hand, some people, when presented the same scenario decide to fight. They dig in for the long haul and take on the attitude that 'this is NOT going to beat me'. One of those that chose to be a fighter was freshman Brittany Schnider In February of 2006, Schnider was diagnosed with Bartel's Disease causing her kidneys to fail. During that same year, Schnider's mother died adding to her tragic year. This caused her to miss a lot of school. "That year I missed most of that year, because my mom died and because of the surgery ," Schnider said. Bartel's Disease is an illness that attacks the kidneys really fast. This attack is unnoticeable to the person that is under siege. It also dehydrates the person to dangerous levels. On March 22, 2006, Brittany was sent in for surgery. Her own father gave his daughter his kidney. After the seemingly never-ending surgery, Brittany was in the hospital for three weeks. When she was released , Schnider had some strict rules to follow. During the three weeks of recovery, Brittany had to walk a few steps each day. She had to stand for a couple of minutes a few times a day. She was slowly taken off her IV's. "I went to the doctor and he told me to switch my eating habits and I'd be fine," Schnider said. A lot of things students take for granted can be taken away in the blink of an eye, just like it was for Brittany. Something that was taken away from her that many take for granted was soda. "Oh gosh, I hate it," Schnider said. "It is hard when you go to a restaurant, because there are so many choices of pop." Brittany also isn't allowed to be up in the air. And she can't go out for sports, because of the risk of getting injured. Brittany had a lot of supporters to help her through her tough time. "I was there to talk to (her)," freshman Angel Gessini said. Angel stood beside Brittany and helped her through the rough times. Family and friends were one of the big motivations that helped Brittany along. "It was very important for my family to be there," Schnider said, "because my mom died and they wanted to be there. I had all my family members lined up for me." Schnider has taken advantage of having her family and friends close to her during the entire ordeal. She has dealt with a lot in a short amount of time, and she cotinues to push on, and refuses to give in, or give up. our take ~ ass~a f'ykno wingshe ~011 ld die. '' ff'eshman Angel Gessini hough if wa.s ef'azy .she wa.s playing .soeeet' .so £a.sf. ,, lf'Pshman .Jes si11a Eledge ... on Brittany Schnider• ~ h ought if was pt"etty diffef'e nt. I n evef'fho ughf someone hef'age would gefbofhkidneystakeno freshman Gina Pf'osofow fhink .she i.s a wondet'£11I, hat'd wof'king gif'I. I ean eounf on het' to do anything. '' English feaehe,. iandy leadef's Dillen Ha tcher Marrisa Hatcher Brandie Hathaway Taylor Hauger Genevieve Hawkins RaLynn Hayden Shyla Heistand Megan Hempel f ajth Henley Adrian Hernandez Eduardo Hernandez Bradley Herring Reno Heyer McCauley Hogan Jacob Hopkins Taylor Hotz Savannah Hughes Brittani Hunt Stephanie Hunt Joie Hutchj on Kaylena Jager Karin Jelen Ashly Johnson Brandon Johnson Rachele Johnson Sarnia Johnson Cody Johnston Tara Kennedy Kevin Kesselberg Brandon Kinnear Dakota Koehrsen Anna Konecny Alexander Korner Tyler Kuhl Sean Lan egan Benjamin Larson Jennifer Leafty Sarah Lear Kyle LeBa ugh Sara Leruh an Scott Lindhorst Tiffany Lin quist Anastasia Loehr Larry Love Justin Lundy Colene Mahoney Ma tthew Manley Timothy Ma nti! Desiree Ma resch Manuel Martinez Bekka Matzen Paige Ma us Chelsie McAll ister Brea nna McCormick Ta nn er McCoy Elizabeth McGuire Emily McGuire Stacey Meehan Tm.isha Meehan Wayde Menges Joel Menke LeAnn Meyers Chad Middleton Jordan Millage Cole Millard Kelsey Mills Cameron Molitor Diana Montelongo Jennifer Montgomery Diana Morales Maggie Morales Yoni Morales-Avalos Brittney Moreland Tiffany Moreland Danielle Morris Chase Mortensen Jessie Morton Na than Mmmt Saral1 Muckey Brittney Mueller Zachary Murray Amber Mutchler Haley Naggatz Ana Navas Shilo eff Jordan ielsen Teresa Niemiec Winston orris Brittany Odell Ashley Osby Malani Otte en Ma tthew Overly Annissa Panack Britt Parrack Dylan Payne Cody Pearce Corey Pearson Steven Peck Emma Pelletier Amber Pendgraft Dyllon Perdue Yovani Perez BrieAnne Pester Chloe Pierce Stephanie Pimen tel Sterling Poff Brittney Pond Tyler Portrey Lisa Poulson Julia Power Clu-istopher Pritchett Regina Prosolow - story by Lindsey Hicks Twin sisters stick t ogether Having a twin is unique in itself, but freshman fraternal twins Stacey and Tinisha Meehan take it to a whole new level. The sisters were born premature, and Stacey had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck, causing many problems. They both had heart surgery, Stacey had collapsed lungs, and she also is bound to a wheelchair. Has the tragedy of their birth affected their relationship? "Oh yeah," Tinisha says. "We're like best friends." Tinisha also says that is has made here a little protective of her sister, and really anyone that has a disability. Being the caring sisters they are, Tinisha and Stacey like to lend a hand and help each other. Tinisha likes to help her sister with things like her homework while Stacey helps Tinisha with her computer troubles. Tinisha likes to help with math, and she takes a fun approach while doing it to. "I usually help her with her math, we play little games with numbers," said Tinisha. They also like to hang out and do things together. Stacey said, "We like to play 'Sorry' together." Tinisha likes doing other things with her sister as well. "We like to go on walks and watch what she calls 'the word game' or Wheel of Fortune," Tinisha said. Because of them spending so much time together they have realized what they have in common with each other. "We both love board games, and we have the same eyes," Tinisha said. "Our personalities are very alike, and we are not afraid to show off ourselves." Because they spend quite a bit of time with each other they have become very close. "Usually she knows who I'm talking to or what I am about to do," Tinisha said. "We are really close," Stacey added. Even though they are twins and they have common interests they are not the same person, so they also have differences in their personalities . "She likes the outdoors," Tinisha says, "and indoors is all me." Sometimes their differences cause them to argue. Tinisha said the main reason they fight is their mom. "We usually fight over what we are watching, and our mom, who gets her at what time, what we are eating for dinner that night, or even how long we get mom's attention," Tinisha said. In terms of who is actually the older of the twins, that honor goes to Tinisha - by a whopping 11 minutes. "I really don't see the difference in being the older sister," Tinisha said, "besides it's only 11 minutes difference any ways. "So we get treated the same and we share the same responsibilities with each other." "I like being the younger sister " Stacey said. While they may not be a normal set of twin sisters In the perfect sense of the word, there is no doubt the Meehan's are sisters. our take They always s f ie l< fog ethetfht-011gh the good and bad times. ,, feniorl(aitlyn flo•19h ,, They a t-e vet- y l11el<y t o have e aeh ot het-1 ,, feniorfleaven IHlgii-e ... on Tinisha and Stacy Meehan• ~ hen I get Info ho11ble I have two people yelling at me! ,, ,,,. ffl hey evet-have a pt-of>letn they ean go fo eaeh othet-. ,. Derek Pruett Dylan Pruett Luis Ramirez Gabrielle Rapaich Jessica Rea Pa trick Rea Stephanie Rend er Ben Renshaw Nicholas Romesburg Courtney Ronk Ashley Ross Holly Ross Mariah Ross Ariel Rydberg Amanda Schafer Jessie Schlotterback Kristina Schmidbauer Brittany Schnider Allyson SchuJtz Cassandra Schu pp Derek Scott Marcos Segovia Dale Shockey Douglas Siepker Sadie Simbro Preston Singleton Brandon Sinnott Kelsie Skow Jesse Smith Matthew Smith Allison Sobbing Makaela Sommerville Courtney Sondag NoaJ1 Sorenson Cesar Soto Stephanie Stanfill Matth w Stark Brandon Stewart Jacob Stewart William Stoops Emily Storey Courtney Straka Tanner Sh·ong Joshua Sh·utton Stephanie Stubbs icole Swanger James Swanson Justin Swanson Heather Sween y Marc Sweeney Aron Taggart Andrew Thomas Dan a Thomas Kendra Thompson Shannon TilJrnan Bri ttney Todd "lMY favorite song isl Lonelv Dav because its a good song and verv sad." N fre5hman Nathan Hall 2. Never Back Down .5. f'ridny '\light Light~ 1. " With You" - Chri !:> Brown 2. "Sorry" - Buckcherry 3. "Touch My Bod y" - Ma riah Carey . 4. "Bro ken" - Lifehouse 5. "Bl eedin ' Love'' - Leona Lewis "lMV favorite movie isl Wedding Crashers because it's reallv runnv." N fre5hman 5teven Hand "lMv favorite TV show isl Americas Best Dance crew because i like seeing all the dinerent dance stvnes." N fre5hman A5hlte @urton l. Chris Brown '.?. Lil Wnyne 4. Akon 1. llw I fill '> '2. r,u11ily Cuv 1. I<nb and Big 4 'oulh 1'.ir 5 l hat 70' Shu1 "lMV favorile hangout isJ The mall because vou get to be vourself and reallv tun." 1. Taco Bell 2. Burger King 3. McDonald's 4. Arby's 5. Subway Nichole Yo rd t Michael Young Kindra Zuelsdorf 1. Friend's House 2. Home 3. Movies 4. Mall 5. Skate Park "lMV favorite fast food place isJ Taco Bell because I like tacos." N fre5hman 1?11/an Pa11ne "CMV favorite teacher isl Mrs. Gillespie because she is easv tor students to understand under." N fre5hman tJiana Montelongo 1. Jim Carey 2. Will Smith 3. Will Farrell 4. Adam Sandler 5. Joh1my Depp Tamara Wilcoxen Cody Wills Courtney VVilson Valencia Wilson Khayman Wi.nfield Keith Wise Ap ril Wulff 1. Ms. elson 2. Mr. Kaeding 3. Mrs. Leaders 4. Mr. Strutzenberg 5. 1 r. Brewer "lMJ tavorile actor/actress isl Drew Berrvmoore because she's tunnv in some movies." N fre5hman ~rittan11 Oddell Laura Anderson, Science Angie Ankenbauer, English Todd Barnett, Assistant Principal Jean Blue, Special Education Chris Brewer, Social Studies Mark Brown, Science Monica Brumfield, College Bound Club Diance Brummer, Special Education Brooke Bunten, English Elizabeth Busch, English Jay Conyers, Special Education Deb Cook, Counselor Holly Demarque, P.E. Rob Dittmer, Social Studies Jason Drake, Business Kelly Duffek, Special Education Patty Gillespie, Reading Deb Goodman, Business Nancy Hale, Counselor Deb Hall, Special Education Heather Hall, Spanish Jane Hanigan-Kinney, English Rhonda Hardiman, Business Kristy Harris, English Bruce Hathaway, Welding Amy Hawthorne, Academic Center Justin Hayes, Special Education Charissa Haynie, Reading I English Kris Hennings, Activities Director Tricia Higgins, Resource Officer Jane Howard, English Al Hudek, Math Karla Hughes, Counselor Sara Jennings, Drama Ida Jessen, Business Michael Johnson, Assistant Principal Lester Kadner, Auto Mechanics Dave Kaeding, Science Justin Kammrad, P.E. Dale Kassmeier, Business Suzie King, Secretary Carmen Kinsley, Science Ryan Loots, Social Studies Dave Lutz, P.E. Pam Mass, English Mary McGlade, Special Education Bud Meade, Science Mark Meyer, Math Chris Moore, IJAG Steve Moore, Band Charlotte Moreland, Secretary Doug Muehlig, Social Studies Christina Nelson, English Pat Nepple, Math Mary Newman, Media Specialist Judy O'Brien, Principal Tamara Pendegrass, Science Marla Peterson, Math Gary gemille1~ Math Carrie Pope, Art Wendy Punteney, Spanish Evelyn Rock, Math Michelle Rosen, Secretary Luann Ruff, Associate Mary Beth Runge, Social Studies Sheila Schneider, Math Devin Schoening, Journalism Amy Shannon, Social Studies Jamie Smiley, Nurse Miriam Smith, Spanish Trudy Stevens, Special Education Cathy Straub, Foods Dan Strutzenberg, Special Education Stephanie Tallman, Science Al Vandenburg, Counselor Nicole Vetter, P.E. Lisa Wheeler, Math Lori Williams, Science Monte Wilson, Associate Nancy Wilson, Secretary Matt Young, Math Jerolyn Weese, Special Education Melissa Braymen, Special Education Pam Harold, Attendance Secretary - Story by Ly:QSie LariSOll Math teacher takes unique tr~p Live to ride, ride to live. Either way you put it, math teacher Matt young and his father Gary representthis Harley Davidson motto for ten days every year. Matt and Gary go on a motorcycle trip every summer. The summer of 2008 was their seventh motorcycle trip together. They have been to Buffalo, New York, Niagara Falls, the Salt Flats, the Appalachian Mountains, Canada, and Blue Ridge Parkway. Every year they go to different cities or countries, but don't plan were they are going to go. They spend some time in one place. Matt and his dad started going on trips after Matt returned from the Navy. Matt was in the Navy for six and a half years . "I joined the army just to get away. I had no money, and I didn't have anything. It vas the best way I could get my life started and grow up," Matt said . While in the Navy Matt went to Italy where he decided to get a Harley from overseas. Gary was not so happy about Matt joining the Navy. "I was proud of him, but I didn't really like him being away for 1ears," Gary said. When Matt returned home he told his dad he wanted to just take off and ride. 'I thought he was a little bit crazy," Gary said. After taking some time to think about 1t Gary decided he wanted to take a ride too. Part of the reason they decided to go was because they both are interested in our I f hihk ifs f'ea lly cool, and I admif'e f haf he has the lime fo do fhaf. ,, fh ri 1 l'al Nepple Hes eool, ahd hes weif'd. 11 Sf'I llaf'len '' motorcycles so they c:lesided to go on a trip. When they finally left to take their first motorcycle trip together they both got back and decided that they enjoyed the trip. "I find it a good time to spend time with my dad and it's relaxing and I enjoy having nowhere to go, and the biggest thing now is that we can spend time together before it's too late," Matt said. So Matt and Gary decided to go on one every year from then on. "My butt always gets kind of sore so I make sure I bring extra padding," Matt said. Matt and Gary enjoy riding with the wind blowing in their faces, feeling free out in the open, having some time to spend together, and relax without any thing to bother them. "We both enjoy riding and like hanging out together," Gary said. Matt and Gary's longest trip together was 6,500 miles, and their longest ride in one day was 927 miles. While on their motorcycle trips, Matt has collected postcards from every place they have stopped along the way. He wanted to bring his postcards to school and let his high school senior class look through them and find a place that they would like to go to in the future. Then he would address the postcard to himself and give it back to the student. If the student ever got to the place on the postcard they would write a note on it to Matt telling him how they had gotten there, and their experience. ke ... on Matt Young • ~ Hes pl'eff y nice, and a g ood feac h e f', I like him. ,, fophornof'P t!helsea rfal'lc kind ofwe if'd, and he sounds like Vin Diesel. ,, fophornof'e t!ef'issa fou isfafl The w\nn\n -------- .... Sports ~ favorite memory, was ... '' .. MThe n I w nt five a nd o n e at the M o unt Ayr t o urna m e nt 30 pounds abov e rn.y vve ig h t class. '' -junio r wrestle r Nick Burto n '' ... the A.L. vs 1). (footba ll) gam e , I lead t h e team in t ackle s for that ga1ne . '' - junio r football player Shawn Stru c k ', __ .my first year o n the d ance tean1., it vvas a lot of fun because I g ot to learn new d a nce inoves. '' -senio r d a nce team n-1ernbe r K a itly n Hough Being involved in sports is a great wa~ to build a sense of team, and a chance to achieve greatness. Even if ~ou're not involved in ports, w e all seem to enjo~ watching t he games. It's alwa~s excit ing t o see the winning t ouchdown, t he three- point buzzer beater, or the final nal ~ R.ick, to deterrriine t he game. Man~ 1 emories, along with gr'eat friends, are made amongst these v?rious sports teams. When ~ou look t hrough t his section, t he pictures will br' ing bacR. t hat inte nsit~ shown in the quarter - buck, the point guard, or t he goalie. These shots will pause t he uc1 ion that was once r eal. as w e watched the winning shots being made. Not on ~ is a winning shot t he outcome of the game. but it's a great picture. You should be able to look back and sa~:J. "I remember t hat." :: ~ 102 :: '(_0 A D E R s H I p A young team came into the season expecting great things. Although they ended the season with a record of 11-27, the team.learned many things and became a team oriented group of girls. "For how many seniors were lost we played good, in a way we became a family and bonded really well," eighth grader Mandy Ethan said. There were many memories for all the players; playing good in a game, finding their closest friends, or having a fun practice. They came together, ore each and every day. "After a Ion practice we jumped in a puddle of mud at first ase," junior Connie Vieyra said, "it was fun and unexpected." Most of the best memories were a practices. Liz Chadwick said, "We ran through the sprinklers and when we started to warm up throwing I got hit in the nose with the softball." Running bases could get confusing for the girls. They had to know the signs and if the coach was talking to them or not. "I was on third base going home and another girl was going to second," sophomore Luci Mendoza said, "I thought she was yelling at me to run to score but she was yelling at the girl on first." Softball could be considered an individual team sport. Everyone had to do well in their position to help the team be successful throughout the season. Because of this, there was a lot of pressure put on the girls. "Striking out was my biggest fear," Chadwick said, "I was afraid to let my teammates down." Hitting, fielding , and being a leader were many of_ the areas of pressure for the team. Not many people experienced the pressure of an underclassman on varsity. "I felt I needed to prove myself and live up to the standards of my coaches," Ethan said. Towards the end of the season the girls became closer together as a team and as friends. This is what carried them through the rough times. "Our season wasn't the best but we kept each other's heads high and stayed as a team," Mendoza said. Three seniors left the squad with a lot of memories and leadership. These seniors were; Sadie Smith, Sara Slobodnik, and KiePsten R ff. " lay hard a d have fun because it's not always abo t winning, it's about having un. Winning is just a plus," Smith said. Only returning o varsity starters, Smith and Ruff, there was a lot of work to be done and a team ad to be formed in a matte of two wee s. This did not seem to be a problem "We adapted very well," Vierya said, "ev n if the season didn't go as planned ." Winning th ee out their first four games set UR a lot of excitemert fo the rest of the season They had big expe1 ctations. "We went · to the season knowir g we were a young team, Sloflodnik said, "but we knew we could achieve great thin!!J s together." :tie tlo ding and coming together on the field could only set up to have a great season next year. Chadwick said, "I'm excited to get back out there next year. To be with the '"[Th e m o s t m e mor a b l e m ome nt wa s] w as the m a lmo s t l ea ving m e a t a tou r n a m e n t in C o rning. .. [Th e most m emo t able mom e nt wa s] when I got two t tiples in one game ." Iowa. " vighth grocior Emil'J Siototj J' ,,.,,,.. B~h Number of seni s that were on the varsity team. Number of girls on the varsity rosten Runs scored in the s e ason Runs scored against by the teams opponents. Eighth grade starter for varsity $OFTBA'-'- ~r,,.,) Senor Kiersten f' "con:.er.- - e!:> en gewn~ an ll"fod pop-ft) ·:ir a~ ~Y out agafl5t Souv City ee:ai. Pnoto subrr tud t US- , sra~.com 1. Glove Kelsey Allen [Le't~ Freshman Kara Neumann advances to :: rd base. siding 1r treprocess to rema n sa-e against Sou> C.t; Hee an. Photo S~!"'r11'.:tt".d t~ lJSrorts'ar'"1.ccm 4. Extra softball socks 3. Sliding pad 2. Hoodie f.c.1 :::: 103:::: ~ L E D E T 0 p "You owe it to yourself to be the best you possibly can be, in baseball and in life."-Pete Rose. The seniors tried to make this happen for the team. They had pushed the underclassmeriharder and helped them become a closer team when all else failed . "We wanted to have a good season ourselves," senior Matt Herrick said, "we (the seniors) couldn't do that on our own so we had to push them." The season started off by going into extra innings with Harlan and losing only by the infield fly rule. The team beat A. L. three out of four games. Freshman David Kousgaard said, " think that the most important games tot e seniors are beating A.L. because th our rivals." Junior David Clark said, "% e worked hard this year, it ma no showed it on our record b 't t e en'ors lead us through some tough time ." The team did no cord by endifl season 9-25, but was led ~ €jreat 1or leadership. Senior Cor f Gree ad the best batting average at .4 Herrick hit six home runs tt;i roughout the season and was the team's ace for the pitching staff. "I put in a lot of time and work and the results came," Herrick said. Green and Herrick, side b ide, led the team with amazing leader. hi . "Someone needs to s ep it up xt year when we're gone and lea rs," Green said. Throughout th ear most players thought they, ere strugg ing. They could not get tl>leir offense going and would try to do too mucfi, cat:tsing a lot of mental errors on defense. "I think the seniors really stepped it up this year and showed great leadership, they played their hearts out all year long," junior Luke Hiatt said. Injuries also plagued the team. "It seemed like none of us could stay healthy. When we were finally getting to our full roster, someone else would always get hurt," junior Shawn James said. The seniors huge impact on the team. "We o t a lot o ood seniors this year, the· leadership wi be missed next ye " ophomore Nat oldsberry said. The players agree that the team had great talent bu j t could not put the pieces together. a e of the team's highs was a win over a tate qualifier and conference foe. Clark said, "The most exciting game for me was when we ten-runned Sioux City Heelan on enior night. It gave the seniors omethin hat they could be proud of." The sel'liors left the underclassmen with some big shoes fill including having a new coach to learn from. "They (underclassmen) are lucky to have had Coach Heath take over as the new head coach," Green said, "they need to trust his de;:isions, he has a lot of baseb II knowledge." AsiC:le from having some hard times and having to learn from a new coach, the tea needs to remember some y aspects to successful fo xt sea n "Work hard a ave fun. You can't have a g season if you're not having fun ," Herrick said. "[Th e moa t me m orab le mome nt wa s] winning aga ins t Sioux Citij Hee la n beca u se t h ey w e t e top in our di v ision ." "[The mos t m emor a bl e moment wa s] m 1:1 f irst vsrs it\;j game t hat I s t arted against H arl en. " junior J u11tif"'I 9totto J Jrtior Ju n..f r: If r Number of senio rs on the team. Of the nine games t hey won, the number which cam a g ainst A.L Number of players who made all-conferenc e . RBl's by Mat t Herrick and Ma tt Renshaw. S t rike o uts t hrougho u t the sea son by the pitchers . " q Senor Matt Heme· s:retches l'lllt t0 catch a ba at frst t>ase • ?15t a runner from S.cux City ~ Photo su!Jmtted from 1JSpor::57lcom proJ,j Seoor Matthel'. Rensha1'. ~a ead off at second base and .au;hes cosey as Sioux City \'lest p hes. Photo su!mltted by 1JS· port~.com [OOtto~ :?..nor Corey Green rnal.es a d.ving ~ and makes a thrO\' hcp1 t0 frl5h the play and get the cut. Phow submtted by 1JSports'an.com 1.Bat Tyler Renshaw [Left Matt Rensha\\. attemots to beat the Sioux City \'/est runner to th:i'll t:iase to get the out. The piay \I.EIS not successfu·. Photo sut:im1:: ted l'Y lJSpcrts'dn.com 4. Batting gloves 3.Glove 2.Cleats Start " How many sports are 0 ~---1 What do you do in your spare time? Do you think being active is good? you involved L----- in? ._.____,Sleep L--- - - Do you play sports for your· self or for oth· ers? Do you like watch· ing sports on tv and the internet? Do you know the rules in most sports? ould you do sports if u were not ' forced" to? No JEFfER O' Do you want to play sport s in college? 53 Yes Have you attended camps or clubs for any sports? '-----,I Yes I No -----1 Yes 1-------, •Sports do not come very easy to you and you pre· fer to not get involved in them. • You would rather watch t.v. than go outside and do Would you play sports if you were good? '---I--- something. •You don't know much about sports & the rules in playing them. How often are you able to relax be· cause of your sports? ....___ •You are very good at giving up and quitting things because you don't like to work hard. Do you play Pick up games with your friends outsiCle of school? Yes Yes 1---+-. Are you involved in more than two sports? Is it your goal to play a sport professional? No -'-----1 Yes 1-------• • Being active is good, so you should try to get involved more. • Sports may not be your tFi1ng, but you could always play Pick up games with your friends,_ be· cause being active keeps you healthy and fit. *Average Joe* •You are not involved in a lot of sports, but you still are at least doing something. •If you had more skills you would most likely be involved in more sports than you are now. • You don't always try your best, you just do things just to get by. •You are active and doing things but you could do a better job at getting more involved and trying harder to improve your skills. *Athlete* •You're always trying your best. •You never give up, and you try to improve more and more each day. •You do everything you can to improve your skills. •You find yourself with having less time to relax and hang out. •You have goals to be athletic in college, and you have the desire to reach those heights. •Take pride in what you're involved in because not everyone has the abilities to be in a sport. •Stay active, and stay healthy f 10 ~ because it will pay off in the end. ~ Fl u n n e A :::: ~ 108 :::: ~ Standing at 5-foot nothing and weighing in at five pounds shy of 100, sophomore Courtney Ruff does not look the part of a great athlete capable ofextraordinary accomplishments. But within that frame beats the heart of a champion. According to coaches Doug Muehlig and Pat Nepple, Ruff has a heart as big as a lion, and her heart more than makes up for her size. "As a runner she is amazing," Coach Nepple said, "Given her lack of height, she has to take two steps for everyone else's one. "This truly shows heart." The sizzling sophomore learned to compensate for her size, and recorded the team's fastest 4k girl's time. Ruff also earned All-Conference during her freshman and sophomore year, placing 5th at the MRC Conference Meet as a sophomore. She is the only female cross country athlete from T J ever to get top 10 in the Missouri River Conference. At the district meet, Ruff ran a phenomenal race. Coach Nep!i>le said, "What she did that day was nothing short of miraculous." According to Muehlig and Nepple, a top 30 finish would have been incredible. Ruff finished 13th. "She beat people who had beaten her by 30 or 40 seconds the week before," Coach Muehlig said. Coach Muehlig also stated that he had never coached an athlete who gave that sort of all-out, gutsy performance, in all ttie years he has coached football and cross country. "I had my heart in my throat," he said, "she gave everything she had." One example of Ruff's big heart was when she fell immediately after crossing the finish line at the District Meet. "The last hill my legs started to give out because I was so tired, but I knew I had to .. [The most memorable moment w as] the bus ride s there and beck s itting bid Allison jus t me ssing aro und ... keep going and sprint the last half-mile," she explained. The outstanding runner, just a sophomore, has many qualities that make her a great athlete, and furthermore, a great runner. "She doesn't have preconceived notions of where she should finish," Nepple said. "She has a 'refuse to lose' type of attitude." Throughout the season Ruff prepared herself physically and mentally prior to each race. "I like to make goals for myself for that day, including what place and time," Ruff said. During her races, she tried to stay positive mentally. "I think of it as the end of a soccer game where you have to give it your all to win the game," she said. While many athletes have their good and bad days, Ruff consistently ran well in meets. Muehlig said, "She seems to rise to the occasion to meet challenges." Ruff runs cross country because she is a competitor, but she enjoys the sport for other reasons. "Our team is like a family and there is not drama," Ruff said. "No matter what school you're from, othe~ schools cheer for you." When it comes to Ruff, her athletic capability is greater than some would think at first sight. "At first glance you wouldn't think that Courtney would be able to run as well as she can," Coach Nepple said. "But she is able to overcom her height disadvantage because of her heart." "[Th e moo t memorab le moment woe] whon o f ew o f tho e ophomoro e were ru n ning o route for proofioe e nd got a ride b o ok to schoo l bu a r a nd o m per e on and B~h Girls w'1o ran va ity eac'1 and every meet. Girls on t'1e squad, th most ever in school history. The best time record· ed in the season by sophomore Courtney Ruff. Girls made Academic All Conference. Good enough to earn a team medal at the Shenandoah Invite. th e n Coo c h Driv er uel led e t them." fre' .. HnQI J .. , if j r I tlg CAO$$ coun-rA"' , ~unor5 ChJnty <E ... a:i. ,,'Id e 5...o;;ek. and sop rrore K ra ' etmam 5ta't the race at a good pu: w get 111 good p051tlOn. " ,'/hen . 'tro(J the race I try w stay at the ~• o· the pack so th.'.lt I dart .~t . 3° iietW1<:J'.' .JUOOr Jame S.".Otel -;ad_ F''noto by Kevin \' ic• v. re. ~ ") Coach Mueh g q vc:5 • unar rn;.ri;y Q5i,a'd a hug a~er her race. feel very v.e that day t·uL 'l3Ch \'.'35 st happy 1\lth ha,., I ran ~·.cause I ran the best I cou d that dal ~r0lanty0sl1adsad. Fhow l1y Y .t:V\11 \' ICk\'. ire. 'Bottom) The var51ty g· s 1•.at 'or :he gun ta sr..art their t1'0 and ha f •race. F"nota by Kevin '/icl 1'.1re. 1.Snacks Molly Battiato (Le~) Junicr5 Moy Battiato. Jamie S1\0tek, Oianty Os":ad and sophomores A'\son S k. and Kara NP.umann start the rG1c~ at the AL 1m ite. Photo by ~v1n .'.1c \'.1ro-, 4. Medals 3. C.D player 2. A good book I Fl s T "I ran all week as hard as I could, was mentally focused and the coaches pushed me hard," senior Joe Rodriquez said. Rodriquez did not know at the time, but he was preparing to win the A.L. Invite. With the help of his coaches this was possible. History teacher and Coach Doug Muehlig said, "We would go practice on the course, do a walk through - and even run it. They had to prepare mentally." Lining up at the starting line, his coach gave him last minute advice that many runners heard that day. "Believe," Mr. Muehlig s id, "if yo can't dream, it can't haJDpen.' Rodriquez was in the op five runners for the first mi e and a half, working his way to the front of the pack. "I didn't expect to win because Alden Wignal (Glenwood runner), had beaten me before," RodriCijuez said, "but I tried my hardest." Rodriquez worked his was t0 second place and turned on the heat in the last quarter of a mile to completely outrun Wignal. "I was confident," Rodriquez said. "I knew I could keep up with him. I've been running with him since our freshman year." Confidence and motivation from his coaches helped him achieve something a lot of runners do not get to do. "He came in ~is freshman year as a runner. As the years went by he got mentally tougher," Mr. Muehlig said. Winning was not the only thing Rodriquez was excited about. "I was so happy Coach Nielsen got to see me cross the fin ish line," Rodriquez said. Rodriq ez ran all summer to keep in shape for the season, having a positive Ol!J tcome. "The hard work finally pa·d off. It was completely worth it," he said. Crossing that line was not only exhilarating for Rodriquez, but for his ceaches and teamjllates. "As long as they do their best and put forth the effort, that's all that matters. They don't have to win," Mr. Muehlig said "but when they do a good job I will hug, squeeze their necks, and even head butt them." There wer:e 61 other o:ompetitors ·n the A.L. Invite that odriquez had to out race, including two of his teammates who placed top 10 along with him: seniors Ryan Peckham and Jason Rice. Rodriquez finished top 1 O in every meet of his senior year, excluding districts where he placed 1Mh. He placed third at the conference meet a d made the all-conference team with teammates Rice and junior Kyle Blue. "It's all about getting people to believe in the selves Joe could do it!" Mr. Muehlig said. .. [MIJ fa v orite mem o r oJ was] Coach Muehlig"s head b u tts." .. [M~ favorite memor~ wee] the f ir a t me e t whe n both JV and va it~ ran toge the1-." - o ophomor o Matthe w Ho\jnie B~h .J Boy team members who made the All-Con· ference team. Boys who made Academic All-Conferenc . Senior Jason Rice was the only runner to compete in the AllStar race. Seniors on the squad. Runners who earnod a varsity letter all four years. '.!.-. Roo'lG\UPZ 1\3S a t·.:-_.a • ..>.-j ' ., face ,·. r e ~ie r1..r.-15 t ur:: J'l., _ _. "Seriq fea'ed is 'l'lpcr:;;,nt • •,afit tc v.~( ri~~p..: S.J d . .. a K.evn .'IU,\'11rP :>P • 1 Pyar1 fl:c.,ham 'ocuses on runh.ard to ~eep 111 'ront o' his cp- ,,.~t. "I try to st<JY 'ocused 1•. hen ~" 1511<,!ht l:>ehnd me~ Feel am P'lOt t:iy r~\fln \'i1ck\o. «e x .tori') A en Ke tar sue hes ,,.,, out tie fore eetx 110 read) to run. S;.methrJ every '1.lrner m t do I:>& 'e a mP-et. "I a ways ma<e sure I :r.-rc11 qood t:>e'ore -aces and a"ter rear sa 1. Spikes Matt Smith Runners take off, pacing themselves to run successful . Junior '~tie Blue said, "I try to get out ahead so I dott get boxed iri'.' Photo by Kevin I '/1ckw1re. 4. Running shorts and shirts 3. Homework 2. Gatorade T E A T E "Let's go ladies," and "We can do this girls," was generally what was heard from the players on the volleyball court. Encouragement was exactly wbat the girls thought they needed to help them be a better team. Compared to last year, the girls were much more amiable, and much more of a team. They preferred being friends rather than having another drama-filled season. "We got along," sophomore Jackie Sieh said , "a lot better than last season." Knowing this, it was easy to predict that there was more communication and connections both on and off the court. They always went to each other when they needed things or just wanted to talk. "We always kept each other up beat," senior K:aylea Williams said. "That's the key to a good team." Along with keeR"ng each other happy, they did many other things to keep t heir heads held high and have the heart to return to the court the next day. "We would always compliment each other's strengths," Williams said. By the middle of the season, the girls were attached, not only on the court, but off the court as well. They made plans on the weekends to hangout and have fun. Some of the girls went to the street dance together and ended up staying at senior Chelsey Stotts' house. "At Chelsey's, Briana was standing on the bed and it fell and we thought it landed on he·r dog," Sieh said. "It was fu nny." Although the girls were really close, that sometimes had a negative effect on the team. It never caused major drama but some girls got upset when they lost their spots. 'There was so much competition between us," Williams said. Senior Briana Boner added that it was difficu lt to play good as a team because everyone was so worried about getting the position they wanted. In the end though, they all agreed they preferred to have the best girls on the court. Having the best on the court called for having a freshman starter. Rachele Harri ll found bonding with the girl s was not as easy as it was for the others. "They would talk about girls, and I wouldn't know who they were talking about because I have not gone to school here long," she said. With a well-fused team, as crazy as it sounds, they never imagined being as close as they did. "I thought it was going to be all drama, just like all the other sports," Harril l said, "but there wasn't and it made the season run smoother." The girls will never forget this season. Many memories were made, and friendships were created. Now, whether the fnendships last or not, the memories are something that will never be forgotten. "I will never forget ho much we made each other laugh, or our wicked, bloody accents," Boner said. "I wi ll n e v e r forge t Jes s ic a p la !:j in g a j o k e on Che lse!:j. a nd Che ls e !:j punching J e s s ica w h e n s h e fo und out it wa s a j oke . " "I w ill n ever fo rget when Che lse!:j w ent up to hit and her leg w e n t o u t on her and collaps ed to the groun d la ughing.• juhlr>t Joo ico Flower Total number of mat c hes won in the whole sea son. Number of seniors on the team. Freshman t ha t starte d f or t he team. Re t u rning players on va rsity. Total number of g a mes won in the whole season. - junior Kulie V o llinch VOLLEYS.ALL "'.re, Tne team poses 'or .:; 'unny :t.re o re they have qo dun.3e it'd get ready for t heir qam~ a a nst Sou 0cy East. '·:/hen reo ,., sa1·. ~ ae55Gd up, they 1·.oud as~ 1•. liy 3"d cilen ft1ll out 1•.e had a qame <I'd then they 1·.ood come. That is ,•, 11e got some o' our fans:· JU - 'V' A.ma A!mon said. Photo by r ~v1n , ;, e. rcro...)Freshman Rachee Ham conGentrates on the ba so she 1<. 1 be rrMy to defend 11hen the ba is hJt w:r the net. Photo by Kevin \'/irli:re. (Leh:) Senior K.3ylea \'/ii'1ams saves a ball dunng a match against A.L. Photo t>y Kevin \'/IGl-1\lre. (Right) Junior Angela \'/ha'ey 11 a1tS for the ba'I to be served t o move to her spot on the court- 'flt frst I d 1t like my spot because I was not use to 1 t, but 1• .. hen I got use to 1t, I started to Iii~ 1t bei'ter then my o spot;' \'/haley said. Photo by Kevin \'/icl1'ire. 1. Prewrap Chelsey Stotts (Left) Sophomore Jackie Sieh hnes u at the net 11<i1t1ng i1r the ba' to be served to maM: the point. ·•I thln1'. to myseV this IS our time to make a play, " sophomore Jackie Sieh said. Photo by Kevin \'/ick111re. 4.Gum 3. A towel 2. Deodorant A A :r:he golf team's trip to Des Moines for a tournament turned out to be an exciting one, as the stormy weather kept the team there overnight. The tournament was supposed to be one day, but the teams had to stay up there to wait out the weather so they could finish the tournament. The weather on the day of the tournament started out fine, but as the day progressed the weather kept getting worse. "When we first got there it wasn't raining, but then the clouds got darker and the wind started blowing, then rain came for about five minutes and stopped, and then it started to pour on and off for the rest of the day," junior Joseph Viola said. Once the tournament was postponed it was time to find a place to sleep, so the team stayed at Fairfield Inn. "It was a pretty nice hotel. We had three people to a room, and the hotel had a pool, weight room and it also had the internet," Viola said. When the team got to the hotel they needed to find different things to do so they could pass the time. "Some people messed around in their rooms, other people went swimming, and some just watched T.V," senior Nick Burgett said. Now that they had a place to stay they needed to figure out who would pay for it. "The school paid for the hotel and dinner, but when we went to the mall, if we wanted something we had to pay for it ourselves," Burgett said. When the team went to the mall, they got the chance to spend more time together, and they also got to try and find different things that they wanted. "Some people bought shorts to swim in at the hotel, but we basically just window shopped," Burgett said. Since there was so much rain, there was a chance the golfers might have been affected by it, and have trouble golfing as well as they usually did. "It was really wet out so the ball didn't roll very well that day," junior Bryan Brown said. With all the rain, the course was affected to some extent. "The night before there were puddles on the greens," Burgett said. Even with the rain and the overnight stay, the team was able to do very well the day of the tournament. "We did really well, we got tenth out of fifteen and we stomped A.L.," Viola said. Besides just beating A.L., the team was able to do their best all year at the tournament. "We shot the best that we did all year there," Burgett said. Although the weather was bad, the team came away with a fun experience in Des Moines, and shot their best all year. They went to Des Moines to play golf, but got the chance to become closer friends and have a fun experience. "I s tarted ~ing golf so I could s pend more time with m~ uncle." "[Th e mos t memorable mome nt w ee] the last meet I played in b ecause I s h ot my best eoore: - aonlot Nathan Marohall B~h , Lowest s core shot by junior Gordon Bittenbenden Was the lowest team s core shot at districts. How many m e ets t he team competed in. How many seniors were o n the team. Number of teams that competed at districts. o.Js GOl..f , '.-J ~g a point. 'reshman '.'/1 - .,,,, Sioops gets 111to ros• n ht - G tia "1"1y goa for tr.at ma ten 1•.as ::; ':1'01. e1el)l'.Jne up:· said Stoo ~ ~ 1'.e have a sma team. ~mean v.e ar gocJ<:f' Photo :>Jr.ev~\', Te. ~..c .. .) Ser.or Nathan 1"1.arsha 1:ee ~ r~ down. as he focuses on the L and hs S1•. 111g. Pho by Kevin ,/&;, e. ·ec;;r~ Oioos;ng JJSt the n ht c 'or the shot. freshman \'Ii iam Stoups pi.ans out hs next shot. ~LO ~ r-eim '.'/IC I\ .re. (Le't) Trying w fi1d the nght uch. freshman \'Ii iam Stoops taos the i:'.i to1\arti the hoe. "The t>est part at>out golf IS gett:ng to hangout 1• 1th ali !11)' fr ends;· Stoors said. "115 even a good l\a:; fur me to re 1eve some stress." Pnoto by Kevin ; /ick11 ire. 4. Golf balls t's dlf $ ~~ 3.Tees 1. Umbrella 2. A glove Gordon Bittenbener p L y R A I n As the players got on the bus to go t0 CB Stadium, they all had a feeling ef intensity. Sioux City West was in the same situation as they were; they hadn't won a game all season. It was crucial that they would go in there, ready to win, to finally come out victorious. Except nobody thought the game would start that Friday, and finish the following Monday. As the game started to get going, the rain began to fall. Nobody thought that the game would get cancelled, but to everyone's surprise, after waiting for the delay of game, the game was rescheduled for Monday. "I didn't think the game would have gotten rescheduled until it started to ightning," senior Taylor Wade said. The game Clid get rescheduled , but the players didn't lose their intensity over the weekend. "After the game we had a meeting and the coaches gave s a Rep talk and got us ready to fi ish out the win," senior Andrew Kruse said. How did the P.layers feel? "I didn't think it was weira but it reminded me of JV, because JV usually plays on Mondays,'' senior Brad Brown said. "It was also fun to play in the mud." Since it was senior night and the last home game, many seniors were very upset because it was their last game at CB stadium, but it made them want to win even more. "We were all excited because it was senior night,'' Wade said. "We had a great week of practice and we were prepared for the game," Kruse said. ''The whole team had confidence and we had a lot of intensity." With the team practicing hard for the game and ready to win, they went out onto the field looking like winners already. When on the field, the team looked fierce. Just then, Wade scored a touchdown that got the whole team excited. Then West made a touchdown, but the Jackets were determined to score again. "I don't think they should have scored once against us. We all felt like we were definitely going to keep up,'' senior Brad Brown said. Then came Monday. With the players ready to take home a win, they got out onto the field with a tie game of 7-7 and the clock ready at 6:46. Jake Griffey then caught a touchdown pass. The game went into overtime as Brian Clark went in and scored to win the game. The final score was 21-14, ana the Jackets were overwhelmed with the victory. "We were on fire. I was sad because it was the last home game at CB stadium, but happy that we won ," Brown said. "On e t hing I w ill n e v e r f orget is h ow we came back in the Wes t ga m e." ··1 w ill n e v er forget winning the SC W est game and me ssing w it h coach Watt e a ll \leer.·· fJenior Mntt Evano 1_=- - -- Margin of victory in the win against Sioux City Wes t Number of s niors in the '07 season Number of victories Number of touch· downs throughout the year Number of players planning on playing col· lege foot ball 1't5 wrr.e out "" ~h _ ·-<>..3!: ::en:.ty ·or a g<imP. "\'ie 1 .. ere rea} "' ~d a!iout the game a~"5;; SC , -:<..t. ,·.e knei.. it 1'.\?U'd b~ a c ose -: ~ 1•.e <ne·:. that 1• 1•.e 1•.on :rCl 1.e 1·.ood 5t1 have a shot at ~ence~ J-IOOr Sha1" n Struo 'Ud. Photo t7,)' KeV111 l'id1' re. yrJ lay'or \'lade tnes to avOld a l."<J ht agd1n5t Sioux City '.'/est. -ne ~eam •.on its ony game o' the )'3' O\la the \'lo'vennes. '.'lade 11as ore o' tte tea s ead r,g rushers. ft tow Kevin \'/ich.,ire. The Jackets look intense 1".h.e 11a1i; 1ng for the snap against AL. one of tlie biggest nva~ "I thin that our defi:nse a;ia1nst AL plq).ecJ pretty hard. but not hard enougn'.' JUnior Ndz1 Tante 5ald. Photo t>y Ke11n \'/1ci< 111re. w 1. Cleats Brian Clark The defi:nse s11arrl'ls a Des M01nes Hoover player dunng the teams rrst game of the year It \\<JS a tough defi:at for the Jackets losing 26-20 1n overt1rre. Photo t>y Kevin I 'ftck1' ,re. 4. Wrist Coach that shows all plays 3. Compression shorts 2. Chicago Cubs t-shirt 0 A c H E s Figuring out the right way to coach tually cared." a team sometimes takes more than just The coaches all made changes in the having experience and knowledge of tile way they coached. They changed the way game. ---=:1.----they Goked at things and tried to underKnowing what lays to cal t chieve stand wt:ie e the girls were coming from victories is ot t e only thing caching is when they had a pro lem 1 a hing about. Ther we e ther factors that had 'The coaches actually listenea to what to be taken into e>ons1deration, two )J cy we ctd to say and tried to improve on the small, (at least in size) factors that affect- things that we had problems with," Flowed the girls' coaching staff. ers said. Coach Nicole Vetter's life changed There were more positive attitudes drastically the day her daughter Mack- during practices and games. The coachenzie was born. She became a proud es, along with the girls had their moments mother to a beautiful little girl. "She made when times were not so good, but they got me realize that there are more important through it as a team. things other than basketball, and I had to There was one time when the girls lost realign my priorities," she said. a really close game and everyone was reAlso becoming a parent was assistant ally frustrated and words were said in the coach Mike Naughton. He also became a locker room that dia not need to be saitf. father to a little girl which he and his wife "We had our problems, but we wo ked decided to name Addison. them out, and got through it," Vallinch said, "I didn't hold Addie as much as Kenzie, "It just made us even closer than before." but she was still really cute," junior Jacqui With the coaches being the way they Slater said. were in the past, the girls did not expect Both coaches had different reactions them to change and learning life lessons to having someone so special in their was not expected either. It was lives now. "My life is so much better," Vet- a good thing though, as it made ter said. the team more positive with While Naughton said, "She sometimes each other, and learned things steals my patience, so I did not have much that actually mattered. left for the team." Overall the season went very With this being said, the players also well, for both the coaches and reacted to having babies around. "I love the players. Most would agree holding Kenzie, she is so cute," junior Ky- that the year was very different lie Vallinch said. from previous ones, but that The team took to her very well, and just comes to show how mporVetter seemed to think so also. "I think the tanl s me things, or pe pie, are girls are fabulous with her," she said. in life . Not only did the players react to the Everyone learned many infants, but also to the coaches' new at- new things that wi ll be forever titudes. "Vetter taught us life lessons, and carried with them throughout not just basketball plays," junior Jessica high school and the rest of their Flowers said. "It just showed that she ac- lives. " [Th e most memora bl e m o - m e nt wa s] a lmo s t dl:Jing o n the bu s w h e n w e w e r e going t o Hee la n . " "[The mo s t memorable mo m e n t wo e] a lway s making up s o n g s a n d c h eete in i h e locke r r oom be for e the game." B~h , Special babies added to the team. Varsity players that suited up the last game of the ye an Lu ky seniors that had agreatyean Highest scoring game in the season. Games lost by less than 10 poin ts. ~ry;.) Se110r En.;a 1·1na t'Y shoots ~- ree. tlY01\S a~r be1t1.;i 'ou d. "I a :.a-,s 5.3'd to rnyse' oe confident aid rt ' o,o in:· she said. Photo oy ·.cl-:)•, re. '3ottorr) Jt;nors Ky e Va nch. Char- : Js<.,.ad, Sheoy Ma!:>!.>.t:, arid Jar0.1 Slater, arid seracrs En::a \'Iha ey 'o r.:irena Muno lau,Jh 1·,1tn Coach '"::er dunn.g a tn1e o t. Photo l:>)t 'ft \,'v:,~\, "'e. 1.Shoes Erica Whaley (Le"t) Juniors JacqUJ S.ater and She - l?y Mal:>b1tt 11atch the game 'rom the l>endi. "I a 11~-s 11as 1n "ou r.rau :e so I spent a 1ot o' tme on the t>ench ~ JUnior She oy Malib1tt sa<d. Photo ::iy Kevin \' /1ckll'1re. 4. Tylenol 3. Socks 2. Headbands I y E bW 911rW B~~~~~ve R S' E n c u H Tile lights were out, as the spotlight was on the starting players. All eyes were 011 the boys as they came out, fired up, to their theme song. The gym was packed with more than 1,000 fans cheering on tbe bo s basketball team as they were about to play one of the biggest games of the season, against cross-town rival, Abraham Lincoln. Despite coming into the game with only one win, the boys were pumped up, and ready to play. "We came out, motivated to win, and not willing to give up," senior Aaron Byers said. "For a lot of us this is our senior year, and the last time we will ever play A.L." After having double digit wins in five straight seasons, the boys basketball team had quite the reputation to live up to. However, a lot had changed since then; losing a couple key starting players, a change in offense, and a change in the schedule, alvcontribu ed to how their season played o t. The boys ena red an embarrassing loss toA.L. in the eginning of the season, and were deter ined to make up for it the next time arourilq "We were hoping to try and redeem ourselves from itie embarrassing loss," senior Ryan Pe am said. "We worked hard at practice, a come game time, we came out all fired O , and ready to pla . ' All week the ys repar d for t e game during practice. The team new A.L. ran a 3-2 z ne defense, so t y focused on that. All se son ong e team lacked on ball movement a d P. . netration, so during that wee!<, they d a little extra on thos t fngs, h ~ that would change o things-on be c urt. Proving e erfo e wrong, by showing they could play against anyone, the boys led the entire first half. They came out strong, and made all the hard work during practice that week pay off. Offensively, the boys played the best team ball they had played all season long. Aaron Byers torched the basket, having 6 three-pointers the first half. He finished the game with a school record of 8 three-pointers. "I was really pumped up," Byers said. "The crowd was really loud and into it, so I just fed off of it." T e s went into the locker room at hal time le ding by 10. Everything was goi g right, and it seemed as though the bo s might have their second win of the sea on. "When we got into the locker room we talkea abo , being complacent. We wante t ake sure we finished the game out t said. e er despite how well the boys d ring the first half, and how far ey were, it · st wasn't enough to . Dur'ng the second half, a totally differ nt tea from the one that played in the first half hawed up. The boys couldn't idemtify shooters, and didn't play with any offensive inte sity. "We could 't handle the pressure," assistant coach Devin Schoening said. "We melted under ball pressure." The 1-44 loss was disappoin i the players wh so hard to pr par for this game. For over. h If of the team, it was t e last time they would ever la .L. "It was disap nti g to all of us. We work a so hard, and wanted to win this game more than anything," Belt said. '[T h e moo t m e m o r a bl e m o - ment we e] w h e n w e p la1:1e d A .L. It wee a riv a l ga m e. end the inte n e it\:j wee high. ·· "[The m ost m e morabl e mom e nt w oo] who n A uo tln H ennlngo hit t h e bu zze r s h o t t o g o in t o over t i m e (agains t Siou x Cit \j W eot). I wo e f eel;ng h o pp\j thet we got a nother o h o n oe ... - Jllni,11· Br.:derick B1) ;11H uoph'l THH'•~ T Three-pointers Aar on Byers made in the A.L. game. The number of seniors on the varsity team. Senior Ryan Pec k ham had the highest p oint average per game. Neil Bryan t w as the only f r eshman t o play in a varsity gam e. Games vs . ranked op · p onents. 'P.l,f1tl Ired up. the ooys t>ase;xt. team gathered up 111 a group rWd e to dt5cu55 the<r game p>an. • :e <nevi goog 111 as a team that ,,e needed to ignore 1•,hat pecp'e :hought, and said at>ou us. and do 'Jf be9t v.e po551l:>y coud. no m.;u; ta the odds:· smor Jason Be. t :;ad. Photo iJy KeV111 \'!ic•v.ire. (Below) Soar111g to the baslet to mal.e a lay up. 5e110r Da\ll:Ol Oar1 goes 1n for u.o. "I felt Ike we had a reay good '.I 3lCe at 11,mt1111g:· sP..J110r David Oar1 S<ld. "\'le v-ere up iJy 101" Photo iJy ~ \'/1Ck1~ire. (3ottom) Scramb'Jng to brea •oose.. µ10r Bredenck Bryant tnes to md .;ri open spot. "Dunng the frst ha f I tnought for sure 1·.e 1•.ere g0111g to ,·.<Bryant said. "\'le 11 ere going co "t tnern come back:' Photos t:>y Kevin '.1.:h,fe.. 1.Gatorade Aaron Byers (Left) Focu5ing on the court. senior fyan lt:ckham, searches fur an open player to pass the ba·1 to. "I 11;is feeling reay pumped up the entire lrst ha. ,. senior fyan Feckh.am said. "I fe1t like l'.e cou'drt t:>e stop0ed'.' Photo 1:>y Kevin 1·1ickll'1re. 4. Uniform 3. IPOD 2.Basketball Shoes a c T H e I Ff a w n Imagine you are a football player the school. But with a brand new and you practice on the baseball wrestling room, maybe the wresdiamond. Or imagine you are a tiers will be mentioned on the volleyball player and have to prac- same level as other sports at tice on the tennis courts. How school events more often. would you feel? Many athletes "It's pretty bad when we have would feel slighted or unappreci- home meets and the away team ated. has more fans than us," Pruett Well, welcome to the world of said. the wrestlers. But not for long. With not enough recognition , The wrestli team has not:-ha ~ t e wrestlers feel like all of their its own prac ice room since the Hard work is for nothing. ··we had late 1980's, hen they practiced two ranked wrestlers this year and in the basement. won a lot of matches, and the bas- "I feel unimp rtant," senior Brad ket all team only won two games," Brown said. "We put in hard work sophomore Justi Raes said. "It's and don't get enough back." just not fair to us." With all of the construction go- The room is planned to be fining on, T J decided t finally build a ished in early August. With a new new wrestling room, eight room, room the wrestlers will hopefully loGker room, and much more on be able to go into practice with the the south side of the New Field- feeling of being known. house. A wrestling room is a first 'The balcony was the only place for T J since twenty years ago. I knew as a wrestler," "I can't wait until the new room senior Francis Rhodd is finished," freshman Dylan Pru- Ill said. "I think that if ett said. "I think we will take really I was here I would be good care of it." very happy with a new The wrestlers have also had room . It's just too bad some problems with practicing that I have to leave on the balcony. "EYeiyda the without being able to bas et all players would get hot use it.' and open the doors and our mats With the new wreswould get cold and hard," Brown tling room on the way, said. "It would also be really hard the wrestlers can have to lose weight." higher hopes for next Even with the new room, the year, and finally a place wrestlers still feel like they do to call their own. not get enough recognition from "[The most m e m orable mome n t we e] when I p inn ed e ~ from She n a ndo a h e nd got o meda l." '[The m o et m emora bl e mo - men t w as] when w e we r e in M ount A ir o nd D\j lon P r uett wee fou nd c uddl ing with Coac h Carr." Number of r anked wrestlers in t he st a t e. Number of senio rs on the wrest ling team . Number o f m a tches won by all wrestlers. Numbe r of matches won by Br ad Brown, w ho had the most matches won. Number of freshman o n the wrestling team. 'K iit] Sophornore Dere' B3Ze« ;ro;c.; hands before gett ng reddy :,;,, t.a•.e do"n h5 oppor.ent. Photo by K.'Vl'l '.'/d\.,.re. ~.-e. 1 Sophomore Coay Stites ~ t<l<t: do\'. n a 145- under rom Atlantic. "I lost a anst At an tic tm; It ~ll5 a tough ma h and I ~ave ~my a ~ Stites said. Ft.oto by Kevin I< ~ ,'. re. 1. Headgear Derek Pruett [Left] Sophomore Duane R1chari:;ison goes 1n to tum the \\restler from At.antic on h15 back 'or· a [Jin. Photo by Pvtn l".'iclw,1re. 4. Wrestling Shoes 3. Mouthpiece 2. Extra Clothes e c n the past, girls' bowling was only considered a "club" and not an actual sport. Bvh This was the first season that the rules 't oines tourams, includes onies East, . Adding to regionals orne. "I t that it · ved, ten en, goals were so. "I had a number of ~ins. "-;.....JWS!lill-~ ason , it was my bes year so f r Sub-state ende p being OOdt in- because I had my highest bo ling av teresting for the girls. "One of the other age ever," Groat said. coaches was trying to say we had an ii- Playing more as a team made e legal sub, and that we could not get first," of the girls' season better than last. "We Williams said. came together as a team, and According to Coach Hawthorne, the actually tried our hardest," Wilother coach was interpreting the rules Iiams said. wrong and he needed someone to explain Accomplishing so many of the rule to him. "I was not very happy with their goals only brought them the whole thing, but I got out my rule book closer. "I made new friends that and showed him th.e actual rule," she said. I never talked to before," Chris- "We got it settled though, and we were go- tensen said, "and I will always ing to state." be friends with them now." Being able to win regionals and go to Between making new friends state was very exciting for the girls. "I was and setting new records, the so excited, I started crying and I hugged girl bowlers had a memorable everyone," Groat said. season . They placed in tourGetting ready for state was not a hard naments, won regionals, and thing for the girls. They just practiced hard made it to state. It does not get and tried to sfay focused . "We practiced any better than that. and enjoyed our time spent together as a team," Williams said. "[The m o s t me m o r able m o m ent w ee] e t a \j ing o t th e h o t e ls b e - ceu ee w e were e ll t ogethe r h a ng - ing o u t. en d it we e r ee ll \j fun : "[T h o most m e morabl e moment wo o) K oyl eo fr!J lng t o f o n o ff the ( ire o lorm beoouee one of the moms forgot t o open the vent to the fir e p lace. " Seniors on junior var· sity and varsity. Highest bowling average by Senior Kayle Wiliams. Time going to state being a sanctioned spor t . Number of wins in head to head competit ions. Highest game of the year as a team ; played against St. Albert. • r:i xno• K;;y ea "! iar"5 . • nor a, and suµnornores Er>ca ll"5tenc....en. (<;. t Sd.dr5. and f3 ge e 'or the G3mcra dunng 'x:wm) Ser.or r..ay1e.a \"/1 ams. JU· ~ Sanm M er and Anna GroaL. or a p.cture a~er 1•.1nn.ng the rnatcn ·" g? to state. "I was ~ ocl ed. :Je :.;u;e I <idrt thnf 1'.e v.oud rnai e 1 t.:· ".msten:;;en said. B W JNG EGIONAL TEAM CHAM PIO~ 1. Bowling Ball Caitlin Sollars Sophomore G31t rn So' ar5 ro1·s her t>a down the lane hoping for good resu'te. " Right before I !:>O\'. I concentrate on the. arro1\ s:· sl1e said 4. A towel 3.Socks 2.Shoes :::: ~ U.25:::: ~ UJ E E T ot to swim, that is the Lucy Christensen r ara Christensen swim! Even been on any ot ether they did team. o le think there would ence having a brother or siste on a school sports team with them, owever Barbara said, "It was weird, but it was okay because I had someone to o mp ain to." Lucy may agr e 'th h sister about how she likes the same team but for a di e ~ SOI]. Lucy said, "It's different playir:igt sport with my little sister." Being sisters may have helped as far as comfort goes. Lucy wa always encouraging Barbara. "She always tells me to work harder when I start to slack off," Barbara said. Barbara might be younger than her sister, but great minds thought alike. "I try to encourage her," Lucy said. Although neither of the girls ad ever wanted to drown each other, they did have their fair share 0f fighting . "When we fight," Lucy said, "we just end up laughing it off a little bit later." The girls spend time together outside of school as well. "We do a lot of everyday normal stuff together," Lucy said. However going out all the time was not a part of it. "We just usually stay home and hang out there," Barbara said. The girls were very close to each other and they trusted in each other, which could take them a long way in life. Not everyone has had such a good relationship with their brothers/ sisters. Some people wish they had the relationship Lucy and Barbara have. Though they are close, Lucy will be leaving for college after graduation. They both hope to remai ·µst as close as they are now, if not eraser. That did not seem like a possibi for either of them. Lucy said, "I e to be close, but I am going awa college." Even wrth their doubts that their relationship will remain, iracles do happe Barbara sard "We robably t be as c 0se beca when I have a pr lem she might not understand because she's not at tiome with me." Despite how well they worked together, it was the first time they had ever been bn a sports team together. Their hard work paid off for them. Having Lucy there was a great support for Barbara. "We would always joke a bout how we we r e t h e only T J girls.'' ''It's a fact that the T J g irls were the best!" junior Jordon Jouno r B~h Number of g irls o n the team from T.J. Numbe1• of meet s for the entire yean Num ber of s c hools t hat make up tho team. Number of practices. Num b er of invitationals. "' , Senor Lucy Oins~ensen ' . m5 the le\•, '5 Cen tra host tCUI' :rr.ent Lucy said. ··y. s. • t erfty , " 1'.or:;t Stroi·p~ Photo t>y Kevn '%0:.j Fre5hman Baroa•<i Ons- •rePJi S':.-ms .;t the Le., s Centra , t.ouma•nent 1" th the encour- ~Jernent of her StSter Lucy. Pho to Kevr1' '/6,v, re. 15Q•wr ~ Senor Lucy frnstensen ;,, 1"6 her hardest at the rn mee · • ire t:>reaststroke because r thl' ~ 'or me:· she sard. Photo l:>J' ( tvn :11ch.1re. 1. Practice suit Jordan Joyner (le~) Senror Lucy Oinstensen wori:s hartl at the Le1'.1S Centra1 host tournament Photo~ Kevin\' dl'.1re. 4. Yogurt 3.Team suit 2. Swim cap L I I ' • r • ::::: ~ U28 ::::: ~ s T A T E T I T L e s lihe ironman season started and ended in a way coach Kammrad would not have expected. Senior James Pattman and junior Shawn Struck both won state while junior Ryan Smith placed second in state with a great competing year. Pattman lifted a total of 1,310 pounds at state (475-squat, 330- bench, 505-dead lift) while Struck heaved 1,285 (500-squat, 310- bench, 475-dead lift) . Though those are great successes they all have stories and issues to go along with their accomplishments. Discipline issues were factors in the season and resulted in some early and late losses . Pattman qualified for nationals but could not compete at nationals because of disciplinary reasons. Struck didn't compete all year until the last meet because of disciplinary reasons as well. Even though there were some issues, great things happened to others. Junior Jared Feller said, "I was a lot stronger at the end of the season from when I started." Feller said he would continue to lift and stay in shape so he can get better for baseball. "Feller is a kid who came in the year and was an average lifter and then was a huge surprise at the end of the .year," head coach Justin Kammrad said. Feller said next year he would like to break the squat record that "[The moo t m e mor a bl e m o m e n t w oe] jus t a ll the t ime w e a pont toge t h e r. Eve ry o ne like d t o p loy j okes o n each oth e r"' junior Sholynn Durham Pattman set. Feller said it would make him extremely happy to break that record. Kammrad said, "You didn't ever have to worry about Feller. He always gave an effort." Disciplinary reasons aside, Pattman had a great year. "lronman has made a huge difference on my life and helped me get better for football," Pattman said. "I always lifted and never took a day off because I figured my opponents didn't, so I couldn't." Pattman broke coach Kammrad's records this year, to add to more of the successes that happened. Kammrad said, "I couldn't be happier for James. He competes at such a high level and always worked extremely hard and strived to be the best." Most students might say they go out for ironman because they want to get ready for another sport, or to be a part of a team, or to just make themselves better in every category. Students like Smith on the other hand are full-time body builders and fully committed themselves to lifting and making their body look as good as possible. Smith said, "Being in lronman just motivated me to lift more. It made me feel like I was competing for something more than an award." B~h The total pounda James Pattman lift a t the state meet. The number of s e· niors on the t am. The number of meets t he t eam competed in. People who placed top ftve at the st ate meet. The number of state champions on t he team. "[The moe t me morabl e mome nt wae] wh en I g ot my d eed lift up. b e oeue e I kn ew I wo n t h e c h ampushes h1msel w get tirggr>r. t·l't tP 1ronman hours. Fa ttman 1\ JS d. v.e1ght room each day. pio n s hip : j•ff 1'1 l'.Jh Wll f.Ht11f k fl':;,•, "J "' ' e . .. · \o.RQ. 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Submtted photo. 4. T·shirt What's ·~ 0§0 ffm R~ ~~~ 3.Tennis shoes 1. Shorts 2. Compression Nate Kammrad shorts = ~ li') = \__0 T E A m Consistency is important for any team if they hope to be successful, and that is no different for the cheer team. That consistency also extends to the coach leading the team. Ove~ the past five years, the cheerleading squad hasn't been able to keep a coach for more than a year. Many reasons play into that. However, one sticks out the most: Drama. "Coaches don't seem to like us very much, because our team is filled with stupid drama," said sophomore Courtney Cumberledge. "They can't put up with u for very long." "In the past years we've had a lot of drama, and it's mostly been past seniors," senior Briana Boner said. With all the drama and confrontation between the squad, it has made it very difficult to not only have a team bond, but one with the coach as well. Former cheerleader Stacie Cunningham took on the coaching position for the '07-'08 season. Being young, and having cheerleading experience was beneficial to some of the girls. "She was really understanding of u , because she was younger," said jun or Anna Groat. "We were all able to go t er for a lot of things." "I think because she was younger it weis easier to relate to her," said Boner. "Sfiie was more like a friend to us." B~h The approximate number of games the team cheered at. The n umber of seniors. The approximate number of miles traveled to c heer at events. The approxim a te num - ber of practices for the entire yean Number of different schools wher e the team cheered. Being so young had its negative as well. Being her first year to coach, un~~~ ningham lacked the coaching experie ce. That seemed to cause a few issues. She took on more than her fair share o responsibilities by having two jobs, being full-time student at IWCC, and co ch1ng the Jacket cheer squad. "I think it was really hard for her to ave "[The mo st memo r able moment was] the h omecoming game. We got to teac h the little ki ds c h ee rs f or t he c heer c lin ic . ·· nenior k1"1~oiln ThornJ.,~•on ~[ Th e moat memotobf e moment wa s] I gueea bo a k otbo ll gomee b eco u ee t hey w ere o lwa\:19 fun . e v erybod'd wo e a ll pumped up for tho s e ... AO\OG CHEERL.Eri - ;r~ ther µpr:;;<r'li>I" - 1•. :1 a •. the cr~ereaders fhsn u thP r • ~ a: " pep a55em?~~ ":vly 'avomc: • c: ci".eenea~g ths yec.r 1-.as the r;, ~ senor Briana B0r.,,r sa ·· ::e , • ov our routines. and 1t 1'.aS st. a • • : ti'" Photo by r.evin .. \'. re. ~ .. ) Senors Kaye.a ;, rns. Bnana , r, and Qelsey Stotts and unior '"'"~\'I ms stop w ta p a cwr~ ,: a co'd ""'1'J game. Photo By I' .ev,n .. e. ~t~ F\.Jmp.ng up tre au·;:aders jOlned the mmers at the 'r5t pep assemby o' tre schoo1 year. ··1 1-d ::eria on the cheer squad this yea : .~nomre Courtney Cumoel"edge said • o' u5 ,ust had fun by be:ng Wgetl1er. 1 ..1.oqhnq'.' Photo by Ke n ','/ich' ire. 1.Pom Pons Courtney Cumberledge (Left) DrscuS5irlg 1t "1th her teammates, JUntor McK.:lyla Ooyd tnes to come up "'1th a cheer to pump up the footba team. "Overa' , us gins 1usi; made i;he best of tre year by fomi1ng a sisterhood:· Coyd said. Photo l"'} Kevin \'/ick\\1re. 4.CheerShoes 3.Socks s T Fl E s s :: ~ 1132 :: ~ or Alannah Waugh having to get a new coach her senior year of dance was disappointing, after having one coach do tryouts and put new dancers on the team, then quit, leaving the team to get a new dance coach before the beginning of the year. "It was hard on us girls having to get a new coach every year," Waugh said. The team needed a coach who wouldn't quit after coaching for only one year. "It needs to be a coach who can handle teenage girls well, can bond with us, and get along with us. That's why our coach last year quit, we were too much for her to handle," Waugh said. The dance team eceived a new coach in the summer of 2 ff?-, Lynnae Joha nas. Uohannas has taught dance for 16 years, coached two dance teams, solo competitors, and Riverside and Omaha North's dance teams. Johannas does not have the girls make up the routines anymore because she loves to make the choreography for the dance routines. "The girls probably thought 'who is this person,' and 'why do I have to run the mile,"' Johannas said. They had practice on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 4-5:30 p.m. During every practice in the summer of 2007 the team had to do conditioning and fitness for an hour and a half. "Summer practices were hard on a lot of the girls. We had to be very athletic to do w at she wan ed us to do. She wanted us to tone up and get in shape," sophomore Lacie Larison said. The dance team we t to dance camp and worked on ild n~ their techniques. Since the dance tealill worked out and practiced all summer, lot of the girls think the dance team has i proved. Dance ca p was good for team building and the gi ls got to know each other a lot mo~ . f he became more like friends ' I would j u st SS \:I m a king it [w as m1:1 f a v o rite p a rt of d a n ce]. beca u se I didn't think I was g o ing t o make it . ·· freohrnnn T~ninho MoAt. 1n then just dance partners. They helped each other practice dances and learn techniques. "We've had improvement on working as a team," junior Sarah Hogueison said. " But, we still have a way to go." When school started in the fall, Johannas had to redo tryouts because she was not involved in the first set of tryouts, and had no idea what the dancers were rated on or their skill level. After Johannas and Activities Director Kris Hennings talked about having tryouts, they decided it would be best. "The girls got another chance to be on the team, I was glad because the first tryouts were unfair," WaugH said. Being Waugh's senioryear all these problems made her not want to be on dance team. "At first I idn't want to tryout but dance is my life so I said 'oh wefl, just do it,"' Waugh said. After new tryouts, th re were eight new dar:icers accepted onto the dance team to make the dance team bigger. The dancers had to learn all new routines. ·We did pre well after we got to know each other, I think we did really good," Johannas said. Waugh is now planning for colleg and her future so she's not as interested in dcince like she was. Waugh has to decide on what college to go o and what she wants her maior to be, so dance is no longer her top priori . "I'm ery excited. I m excited alilout finally ge ing out there im the real world, nd becoming an adult and p suing to ge even closer to reach my goal and get my bachelor (degree ," Waugh said. '"[M1:1 f a vorite p e rt of dance wee ]. h ow it w a s fu n and going o u t to eat and eve r1:1thing . The number o f solo dancers at state. The num ber of seniors o n the t eam. The num ber of new d a ncers o n the squad. The number of freshmen who made t he team. Tot a l number of dancers that made up the s q uad. "..ti!:) Dur.ntj h.a ft1m~ <ot .o · (l:;p;, tJlie, the dance te.am er forms a · · ~ ·1:: 15 very difflcu t to per-'orm a ~ iJCk ne .mh so m;;ny g s:· u- -.,. A.ma \'.' ,ht 5ad. PhotC> ly Kevin , ,•,Te. (Bea ... ) '."leann the 'oowa 1erseys o 5efl0r5, the dance te<im performs a speaal routine at the f-'.omp,c;om n :iar.e. .. ."le shoud nave stayed to eth- '!! more as a te.am than rnd.vrdua s:· sophomore Laoe l.Enson 5aid. Phot.o !:y ~.'Ml \'/dw1re. (:le~ Getting a chance te.ach. c:l;Ta team members tal.e a l'O\', 1•.rLh :h: eementary krds o 01,,ng a per'or' rr,au The Ce.am put on a d3nce c .nrc fvr the }()Ung g;ris arid per'ormed at a home basketba1 game. Photo by Kevrn :N..," re. 1. Dance shoes. Lacie Larison '.left:) The Dance te.am prepares to do a sta'1 dunng ha'ft:tme at a footba' game. Photo by Kevrn I· /tck1' 1re. 4.Candy. 3. Uniforms. 2. Porns. F I A s T s Teams are built by spending time with each other, encouraging each other, and solving problems as a team. Being together for a long time causes the team to bond and it only gets better from there. team have been togethe since eshmen year. They creat connect1 ns with one another and h ve more t an a handful of memories t ether. " e had a really good team this e nior Kaylea Williams said. "W al along really well." The girls could not wait for t to begin and they counted down days until their first match. They we very excited and anxious. Praying th the weather would be nice enough to play the girls were ready for the season to actually start. When game day came around all their hopes fell short because the weather was too bad to play. "If I could of changed something it would have been all our matches get- ;,; ting rained out," senior Briana Boner said. Another thing they wished could of changed is losing to Urb dale. "I wish we would of beat the c out of Urbandale," Williams said. Being their senior year, they pie e the right time to tie for first in conf ence. Every year since they we freshmen they have taken second they finally stepped up and took first. That was one major goal they accomplished. Another big accomplishment they made was taking first in city. They were very proud of themselves. Smiles filled the girls' faces after the long-fought victory. The achievements they made as a team only brought the girls closer. They had good relationship between each other and that made the season go by a lot smoother. Not only were their team goals met but individual goals were also. "Kaylea and I won conference for doubles," senior Chelsey Stotts said. "We were so happy." Senior Connie Vieyra also achieved some of her goals. "I strengthened my forehand and backhand and it helped me win more matches," Vieyra said. This b . ing ir last season, they e ha py how it turned out. r9 eir record from last spend time with their omething they like to pie of minor girls all agreed not change anyappened. d a perfect seas said, "We always est so no one could had an unforgettable They will carry with e memories that they al s ed and how much fun they had together. This being their last season together. It could not have possibly turned out any better than it did. "[The moe t me m orabl e mom e n t was] w innin g CitlJ t o urnament. a ll our g irle p le\jed to the ir pote ntia l a n d s ome even exceeded it." "[The moo t m o m orobl e momont wos] whe n Connie t o ld e v er\r one I w oe bulimic ... e h o m eont p s ychi c ." rJonior CnnnlA Vio~r.n B~h Seniors on varsity. Best singles record on team by sophomore Mic helle Davids. City champions for the first t ime since 200 3. Tied for 1st in the Missour i River Confer ence. Overall team reco rd. ., "'"Pr"l5 Coach 'Ii?.• Cou T :.. w the dou '~ tear~ o' "" A.! Borer and sopnornore rv: "'e e ~. Id: , te ng them 1•,hat they snou '"erentY. Suomned rhc to. %- '-)The qr1sha~ea 1tte fun 1n the c, oo tiler 1113Y up w Des Mones 'or :r re: ona tournament. ·· ,'!P had ; .re.a• t1rne, a o' us get a ong are.at :e. a team~ 51'n.or Briana Bcner sa·d. ?..tmtted photo. 'S/.t.om) Num!:>er one dou< es t:eam. ?er\Ol'5 Ole'sey Stotts and K.:ly '!.a , '3115, converse and t<J\.e a brea\ • .,.er ci'leir pont. "CoMmuniamon "::re key w our do oes team. '/e '.ave played together for 'our ye.<irs re ... and our hard \'.Ori. is !:>~nn ng ~pay off. I coud as> 'or a better 00\.tles partne .' \'/1 lams sa•d. Photo ':Jf r •v111 \'lid Mre. (Wft) FO 01•.1ng through after a serve, se111or Briana Boner atterr.ptS to ace her opponent ~~ a match versus Sioux Citv \'/est. Sub"tlltted photo. 4. Prewrap 3.Gum 2. Deodorant 1. A racket Michelle Davids H 0 m A s I n s H ::~:: ~ ~ "She is an amazing coach and we've learned so much," senior David Coberly said about the boys' new tennis coach. "We have such a better team now because we have such a great coach." You may have heard that the boy's tennis team got a new coach , but do you really know who she is? Her name is Bridget Kemasinsky, or as the team calls her-, "Coach K". "She does a really good job coaching, anGI she really k ows what she's doing," senior Taylo Neumann said. C h Komasi y is from Omaha, Nebraska and attended Millard South High School. In all four years of high school she played on the girl's tennis team. While on the team, she played the number one singles and doubles spot on the top six varsity for all four years. Komasinsky also played tennis in college. She first went to Drake University and played number six singles and number three doubles. She then went on to play at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where she played number one singles and number one doubles. When she got asked to coach the boy's tennis team , she was very excited. "I have always wanted to coach tennis," Komasinsky said. "I really like playing and coaching tennis. It's fun to teach people how to play." When the boys st rted practice with their new coach, the were exci ed to have "Coach K" c oach "[Th e mo s t m e morable moment we e] the b eet coac h eve r and how m u c h I improved . " l'r~rchmon Mnrf':on Begovio them. "While having Coach K coach us, we got a lot more 'hands-on' coaching, and it helped us a lot more as we tried to improve," junior Brian Vanorsdol said. Also, the boys loved ow Komasinsky could take their se ses of or. "She is very easy to get along with," Coberly said. "We never had any complaints about her." Komasinsky loved their senses of humor just as much as they loved how she could take them. "I love seeing the boys improve and I really appreciated their senses of humor throughout the year," Komasinsky said. The team also loved how she made it so everyone got along and the team became closer than ever. "We became more of like a family," Vanorsdol said. "We just all around enjoyed having her as our coach." During the season, the boys got to learn so much more t · an they would have eve ·magined. "We worked on lots of l:ljn we d"d ' work on in the years before, like form, and we worked on the things us as individuals needed to improve on," Neumann said. The boys seem to love their new coach and seemed to have a wonderful season with her. As Coberly said, "She cares a lot about the team and pushed us to do our best everyday. That is more than we ever asked for." .. [T h e mo a t memoro b le m o m ent wo e] f h e r oa d frlp o going up t o t e nnis ma t c h es b eco u ao If wo o laid ba ck. w e h a d no worries. and It c lea r e d our m ind s t o b e read~ for the match."' B~h The number of seniors. The number of match· es won through ut the season. The number of match es played. The number of play· ers that went out for tennis. The number of people on the top varsity. $ -rennts SOY -r id} ;r , ~" . n ,. t5 d.:J 1 t>al• " S P LO t113•.e wTlellL '1.Jl1 for the :•.:i oto <'Y "r.a1?<:n :~ 1 Senor O.avia Coue•y uses rs - r;nd ;i~ an oppon~n: LO opt' '~..e ~,..,to a ms::.a·t>. Phc •'Y ~C°a'"?Y'J1. ~ :::r.rr) >urior t'..ev.n \4Jr.Kampen d ves »t thP. v:i so that 1t does not go ~:; rr a-..::l ma'.e hm ose the po. t. ' :;o '7'J ~ e~e Carson. 1. Tennis Racket Taylor Reikofski (Left) Junor Aaron Jori:lan !?ends to use his backhand to hit the ba'I. Photo by Kylene Canson. 4. Deoderant 3.Gum 2. Lots of Tennis Balls 0 n E "It only takes one." From the first Coach Royer said. practice to the last game, the girls Even though there were many soccer team heard head coach Mark challenges for the team, it made them Royer re12eat this quote many times. stronger athletes and people. It also "I told the girls about this quote I gave some girls the chance to prove had heard," Coach Royer said, "I themselves and get more playing wanted them to understand it only time,,._......, took one time to make or break the ' hro hout everything we got game. I wanted them going 110 pe~- riends and teammates. We cent. We played a lot of good team , e good players but we came they had to do their best." back stronger. We communicated betThe team started the season ith rand g t along a lot better because 7 4 players and ended with 62 This the ti , e we spent together," sophowas the most girls the prograrh """'~llilililk' re · mily Arnold said. ever seen. "It didn't affect us because E otionally, the girls were beat up most of us were friends. So e grrls but t?ey would not let it show on the had their cliques but all in all w stu field or they knew it would only take together," sophomore Kendra ·ob' - one oal to win the game. Instead of son said. g apart they became closer. "We The amount of girls tied i spent a lot of time together and it kept motto for the season. Becau of pulling us closer," Singleton said. so many girls there was I s laying In the end, it only took one save time for some so they to work from the goalie, one stop from the harder to get a spot. defender, one pass from the mid, Coach Royer would often explain and one shot from the forto the team that it only takes one of ward to 'make or break them to push them all to be better. the game'. If Coach Royer Senior BreAnn Singleton said, "We were to look back and sum knew we only had one chance and the season up in one word, we had to give it our all." it would be 'one'. Throughout the season there was "We all worked hard toa lot of adversity that the team had gether. We wanted to prove to overcome. They lost players, to everyone that we were had many rain outs, they were very better than they thought, young, and no one believed in them. because we were," sopho- ''They did great overcoming it. more Melissa Kellar said. There was always an obstacle for them to get over but no matter what they got stronger and got better," "Tho who le neooon w o e o h ig h lig ht b eoou ae wo h o d o lo t o f t oom b o nding off t h e a id. W e went thro ug h s o m u oh but w e wer e s t ill v e r!J o loae w ith ea c h o t h e r ... nophomor,., Novonnoh 91ozok .. J u s t getting t o p l o ij w ith t h o gir ls and b e a p o rt o f t h e toom wo e so m u c h fu n . The r e is not o n e mome n t I w on' t r e m ember. The season w o e fu ll of excit e - m e n t ." B~h Games went into overtime. The number o f girls tha t sta rted the season. Games lost by o ne goal. Total num ber of goals s cored . Total n umber of goals allowed. J ..01""1Cf"r1t,....atl.'1g. :;.,...o 01 er v r-r- ' R sor tnro1.s the va '• try r 3 to • • 1e: ~.- ~P Fe "It \'. rt"> a ,•.;;ys ~•Ci ' c:r.e \'.35 mOV\l'lg, you JU?t lia l :. 1t as £:.r as you ccu d:· "11d. '-n) -he team nes up en senic r • tO aw.,~d the senors on the r arc ~ ments "It 1'.dS sad have t o tne iJl'15. They meant so t"luch 1.0 •: '""' r ldra 1"1aus 5a<d. 1. Knee brace Jennifer Belt (Le~) Ftepanng themse:i1es, sophomore Kendra Ro!?1nson and Junor Oianty Os\\<Jd in( together w bu1.d a 1\;a' and hopefu y stop the shot t>y l.t:1\ is Centra·. 4.Shoes 3.Socks 2.Tape s H CJ A T :::: ~ 140:::: ~ As we all know, this Spring was one that could be characterized as nothing short of rainy. Due to the wet weather, the boy's soccer season was cut short. There were tllree make-up games that the boys never got time to play. Even though their season was shorter than ever, the boys tried to compensate for it with their other games. The team had a lot of obstacles to overcome throughout their season. "Our team was very young , we lacked technical skills when it came to ball handling," senior Jesse Witzke said. Senior Ethan Bartels agreed. He said, "We had a lot of good, young guys playing, so when you play young guys you know they'll be inconsistent." Even though the team's biggest struggle was its lack of experience, they did have some strengths to speak for. Witzke said, "We had speed and good conditioning." Senior Robby Coberly had a different opinion on the team's strengths. "We had good defense, because most of the defensive players were experienced," Coberly said. Bartels agreed by saying, "We had trouble scoring sometimes, so when you have trouble scoring, you better defend. We defended well most of the year." The team had a few really close, "nail-biting" games. Those games are the ones that the team will never forget. For Witzke it was the A.L. game. "I had three goals in that game. It was a great feeling to come out and show everyone I'm good, and I know how to play," Witzke said . . •[The mo s t m e m o r a b le mom e n t wa s ] w h e n I s cor e d three g oa ls a g a in s t A L as a sen ior. r:onior Jonuo Wit1ko Witzke also gave some insight on another of his favorite games: T.J. versus St. Albert. He said, "They [St. Albert] had scored two goals within the first ten minutes of the game. I scored two goals in the first half, and then assisted Alex Korner for the third goal, to win the game. It was great." Bartels agreed. "St. Albert thought that they had already won it, until we scored three unanswered goals. It was great to come back and show them up," Bartels said. One thing that never changed during the season was the coach. All the players had something positive to say about their head coach , Gail Anderson. "He never had a bad attitude about the position that the team was in, he was always uplifting," Coberly said. "He is a great guy. He never gave up, and was always encouraging us," Witzke said. B~h The numbe r o f s eniors on t he team. Highest n umb e r of goal scored by s enior J e ss Wit zke in the s e a s on. J esse Wit z ke was ho o nly player to make all· stat e from TJ. The team tied for first for c ity champions. The n umbe r of ove r· t imes t he team went into. Bartels agreed with both of the players description of their coach . "He is always ~-~~~~~~~~~-- very positive, even when there's absolutely nothing positive happening. That really helped our young guys stay upbeat and relaxed. I hope they remember that about Gail for the future of the program," Bartels said. With the team having such a great coach , it was easy to stay positive and play to their full potential. The season was short, but the guys learned from what games they did play in. -[T h e mo e t m e mo r abl e momo n t wa s] w h e n w e came b ac k f r om being d o w n 2 - 0 t o w in 3 - !2 i n o v e r t i m e again s t S t . A l b e r t w h o w as r a n k e d t h ird In divi s ion o n e - a . • f en1or Mott Ev11n4 ry~to ... ..t.PJ t.~~r.:::i ~rt:n1tl,e :ent, sp~ or tll .. ti; Evar1S rur;s h:..1d iet n 'ront o' i; n. Photo !.I)' K v.n :,YP ; : A'r.er the 11a is hea'.:J~ 1y LI'~ team. 'reshrrldn Sean La 3;in to vy Kt>v1n ~- ~After the 17a has !>een 11c• :d • , feld, 'llOr Etlun Arnci . and s~ F'-OWy Coticry run J 'ter 1 "'ho to l~ What's 1. Starbursts Robby Coberly (Left) Freshman Sean Lar11gan runs head to head "1th his opponent w get the i:>a . Photo l;>y Kevin \' .1c1, "ire 4. Clothes for after the game 3. Extra money for food 2. Extra pair of game socks A T A T I m E The number two was very significant when it came to the girls track program. Two sports, two coaches, two teams, two practices, two records, two purposes. Fourteen out of the twenty-six girls on the track team also participated in soccer and both programs had the same purpose. To make it to the state. Along with this purpose came challenges. Girls track coach Pat Nepple said, "Doing both sports is hard on their legs because they are doing too much and they get pulled in two different directions." Participating in soccer did affect the girls' performances. Junior Jamie Swotek said, "Even though I was giving 100% it was still not my best." Participating in both programs made it hard on the girls, but both the track and soccer programs benefited from the situation. "Most of the girls that do soccer are very good runners," said sophomore Liz Chadwick, who did not play soccer. It was revealed that they were very good runners when two of the girls that took part in both programs broke a school record . Freshman Rachele Harrill in the 100-meter dash and Jamie Swotek broke her former record in the 100-meter hurdles. Harrill ran the time of 12.25 and Swotek 14.97. To break a school record is a great accomplishment that not many athletes are able to achieve. Harrill said, "I felt amazing because it tells me I'm improving and that I can run with the best of the best and not worry." Swotek said, "I was really excited and overwhelmed, it was what I was reaching to do." Unfortunately, Harrill was hurt with a knee injury and was unable to finish the season. There were various advantages that came from girls participating in both sports. Girls soccer coach Mark Royer said, "It proves that they can multi task and are dedicated to more than one sport." Royer also said, "It shows that they want to compete for themselves, their teammates, and the school." The main goal was to qualify as many events to state as possible. Both Swotek in the 100-meter hurdles and sophomore Courtney Ruff in the 3000-meter run qualified. Through the challenges two records were broken and two qualified for the state track meet. Courtney Ruff finished 14th with a time of 11 :20 and Swotek finished 10th with a time of 15.04. Both were pleased with the outcome of their race. Despite many of the girls doing both track and soccer there were many successful performances. .. [The most memorable moment was] goi n g to Drske because not man~ fre s h - man get that opportunit~_ ·· •[The moat memorable moment w as] going to the Iowa S ta t e Tr ack Meet and talking in our Brit ish accents ." frooftmar1 ArnancJu c,,ffrlt ,, Track participants who also played soccen School records broken. Number of seniors on the track t eam. Rachele Harrill's time in the 100 meter dash to break the school record. Jamie Swotek's time in the 100 meter hurdles to break the school record. J ..t.nor Jarrve S.'.Ote< runs thP rrew hurd'es at Dr;;1e S o - ;;• u-.e 2008 state u::;ei meet- • r.a5 tlw;'~ get a"ter it. do rnr . tl15 rs 1t, and d1atevP• ap- , happeffi I got to .e.ave 1t a o t . er rottirw:{ F'hoto by LuAnn u· '· ;w ... ) A group of eons trac•. te.arn ,.ft'tiers pose for a pi cw re at the o St.ate Indoor Tracl Meet- Suo- ~:~ photo. ;~twm) Sophomores Sha? sl 1 moon and Ha'ey Hedncl;son run :'le spnr.t med ey at tne Drstnct 0 '<£1 111eet at LUAS Centra. Photo 1 '..evTI \'/ick1,1re1.Spikes Shalynn Durham (Left) Sophomore Courtney Ruff runs at the 101\a State Track Meet 1n the 3000 meter run. "I was rea'y nervous Put I was excited. I was th1nk1ng I \\3S going to run my best and thas a I cou'd ask fo. Photo by luAnn Ruff 4.Smiley tennis ball 3.Sweats 2.Food ::: ~ 143 ::: '(0 T a s T A T E ::: ~ 144 ::: ~ Fourteen athletes ended a solid boys track season with events at the state track meet in Des Moines. The team was represented in 13 events at the meet. Two seniors even ended their careers with medals. Dylan Hope and Jason Belt placed in the long jump and the discus respectively. Hope finished on 5th place with a jump of 21-2 1/4. It was his second time medaling in the event, as he placed 8th as a junior. Belt, after qualifying as a sophomore and missing his junior year, recorded a personal best at state with a throw of 163-1 for a fourth place finish. It was the first time he had thrown over 163 feet. Belt also qualified for state in the shot put, along with junior Ndzi Tante, and finished 18th with a throw of 45- 1 1/2. Tante fouled on all three of his throws. Also in the field events, senior Brian Clark finished 14th in the high jump with a jump of 6-feet. Clark had also qualified as a sophomore. Three individuals qualified in track events. Senior Jason Rice qualified in the 800 and finished 24th with a personal best time of 2:04.75. Junior Kyle Blue made it in the 3200 and finished 22nd, also crossing the line in a personal best of 10:22.82. Clark also qualified in the 110 High Hurdles and finished 17th. Six relay teams took their batons to the state meet, with the 4x800 team doing the best. They had the best time of the year at 8: 19 and finished 17th. That team consisted of seniors Joe Rodriquez, Jake Farr, Rice and freshman Ben Renshaw. Other relays included the 4x100 which finished 19th, the 4x200 was 21st, the 4x400 was 23rd, the 1600 Medley was 18th and the Shuttle Hurdle was 17th. The shuttle hurdle team also had the best time of the year at :59.78 led by Clark who ran the 11 O High Hurdles, along with Rodriquez, junior Bruce Turpen and sophomore Justin Raes. Other members who ran on relays teams at state included: sophomore Terrence Taylor (4x100, 4x200, 4x400, 1600 Medley), Taylor Wade (4x100, 4x200, 4x400) and Derek Adkins (4x200, 4x400, 1600 Medley). The team was also very successful at the Missouri River Conference Meet. Clark won the high jump with a leap of 6-2 and the 110 high hurdles for his fourth and fifth conference titles. It was his third consecutive high jump conference crown. Belt won the discus title with a throw of 147-11 leading up to state. The 1600 Medley Relay also won an title with the quartet of Renshaw, Farr, Rodriquez and Hope. It was the third career conference title for Rodriquez and the second for Farr. Hope also got his third career title with a brill iant long jump performance. Hope smashed the conference meet record by seven and a half inches jumping 22-3. h ------------------- Fastest 100 met er dash t ime. Records broken. Seniors on t he team. Number of runners that compete d at Dra ke . Number of runne r that competed at st a t e . "'I will a lwa ..i a r e m e mbe r t h e coac h e s a nd a ll m..i f rie nd s b eca u se I know the ..i will a lwa..is b e the r e f o r me! "" I'll a lw ald9 r e m e mbe r th e c o ld . r a lnlj t r oo k m oo t a w h o n wo fr oze , a n d t h e Or e k o r e l a y e . ond t h e e t ofe m ee t . T h ose ex p e ri e n ces o r e wh a t ma k es t rac k fu n and u n f o rge t - t able.· (Above) Sophomore Nier Dunc.in st..irtt t city nva's at t e L.C. lnv11-e. Pr1oto ! '"'' Senior Androw Cru"o Snflinr Duloo Hui • :~ ..,;"V.entrattr1C3 en rr1~· r3 ~tr fn:,n, <XJP omore Jus: ~ '°'.3"S o;er the hurtles <Jt trP LL ~ F'hototiyl<i'vln\'/i "" r"'. 1 . I bu prof en. Kyle Blue [Le't~ As he ,e,aps over tl1e hurd'e, ;reshman Tunner Bet focuses on h6 ne..\ t hu•1fr and mal1ng 11; to the fush ne. Photo l Kevi~ \'i Cl" re. 4. Bottle of water. 3. Sweats. 2. Track spikes. I Getting a hole in one can be very exciting, but it did not happen very often for the girl's golf team. To have a team to turn around to, and to hear their cheers, always kept a positive attitude throughout the year though . The girls golf team had some struggles or~ ~ through the season. They were not quite SV f(\j t~e the undefeated team, but they held on \((,l, tt ~11icfv strong with their spirit. "Our team had a lot of integrity, we are really close and a supportive team," senior Alex Wright said. 0 n E The girls had a lot of respect for each other, that's why they got along so well. They never put each other down, and they only kept pushing one another to keep their heads up. Even thought their strengths were their positive attitudes, it did not always help the weaknesses of the team. The team was very young and inexperienced, a lot of the girls were playing golf for their first year, along with a new coach , Rob Dittmer. A new coach was another adaptation that tbe team had to adjust to. The team had to get use to the game of golf plus getting along with their new coach anm the different coaching strategies that were used. "We tried to emphasize the short game of golf, as in punting, we did a lot of fundamentals because there were a lot of girls that were beginners," Dittmer said. Overall, the team got along with their new coach and each other. They became "[Th e mo e t m e mor a b le moment wa s] w a t c h ing 'Finding Nemo' on the wa\:I up to Audubon. lows. " each other's support team. The girls also had their individual goals that they wanted to succeed, but they all improved together th roughout the season. "My goal was to never get the worse score possible," sophomore Amber McKeeman said. Not having a winn ing season does not mean they were undefeated. The girls never gave up, instead they kept each other going. Even their coach did not let them give up. "Our coach was a very good coach for his first year, he was fun to be around and he was very understanding," McKeeman said. The girls may have started off the season inexperienced and struggled with their competition, but they worked hard individually and improved as a whole. "[ T h e m ost memor a b le mome nt was] w h en E mily 9tore u w oo In t h e p o rt- o - p ott11 ot W eotwoo d o nd A lox W righ t end I w e r e me eo ing with h e r wi t h out g o lf c lubs ."' <>1 r p lk, l Total girls that went out for g olf. Wa s t he tea ms lowe st scor e of the season. Senio r tha t had a great year this season. Total m e e ts t he team performed in. Was t he highe st scoring meet of the season. -:> :1 l(ee1'1"1'3 h.:r head d .'. r , i e irai:.na on ui~. ·o ~... i:r• ' ''. lrr'"re Y,yene Cdrsrn f "'· (> '. "lh5 1\35 rry tiest ~· p out r;· L ~ e el"t re )e.3 ,' Carsen a fl · ''l r;y r..ev1n , ! C<\\ ire 'Bc:tcrr~ Sophomcre .. ~takes her Prst S\', 3 • tr 1p :ason. Photo by Ky <>.re G,r sen. 1. Golf shoes Alex Wright (Le't) Sophomores Becca :mght. Catie S: a•':'\. K~ ~re Ca~s,on "1'°' •resrrn.:ir· Er ' ::>tore~ Ma·-e tre · tnp to Red Ja, ':.ir I) :;..; " <3 '° } p . tur"s on t~e r 1· a~ :nere. '· '.e •e'.1 t~ 1,atcr 'Fir0ng r~emo or road t' ~s · Fresnm.an fui.) s~cl) So . Ph(Jt.o :..~ Ky ei.e ea.-iscn. 4. Bottle of water 3.Snacks 2.Socks G R c u n D :: ~ 148 :: '(V A strike is not considered a strike unless all the pins fall, just like a team is not considered a team unless everyone is involved. In many ways the boys bowling team resembled what happened on the lanes almost every day. Sometimes not all the pins fell when bowling the first ball, but when that second ball came there was no doubt that those pins were getting left behind. It was the same for the team. They would not leave anyone behind. It was either all of them or none of them. They worked as a team to improve and get better. "At first we struggled, but then we came together as a team and got better," junior Ray Holder said. Working together is the reason for the boys taking third in regionals. It took a team effort to get them that far. They were disappointed not to make it further but they were happy with how much they had already improved. "We had our best score at substate and we had improved a lot by that time," senior Nick Burgett said. The team did many things to get better. They practiced every day so they could get better in their next match. "We practiced every week and worked on getting spares," Burgett said. In order for the boys to improve, they had to set goals that they could accomplish. "Our goals were to have a good season and go to state," Holder said. Although they did not go to state, they still had a memorable season. They practiced hard and had fun with each other. Some of the boys set individual goals that they wanted to accomplish and nothing made them more proud than to accomplish those goals. "I made varsity like I wanted to," senior Rusty Sutton said, "and I learned how to bowl the right way." Even though they worked hard and improved, some thought they could have had a better season. "We did good, but we could of won more matches than what we did," Sutton said. There is always room for improvement, and that takes hard practice, dedication and time. When that is all put together the team has nothing to lose, but when something was missing they fell short. They still stuck it out as a team and finished the season off having learned what a team is about and how to be a team member. Just goes to show how much more can be accomplished with a team instead of an individual. '"[Th e most m e m ora b le m o - m e nt w as ] o n e t i m e dur i ng practic e I bowl e d a 2 6 4 . it we e exc iti ng. " '"[Tho mo o t m e m oro b lo n 1ome nf wo e] ot e ub- s to t e w h en o bowl e r o n a n o the r t eo m w e n t t o roll hi o b a ll and hi e nger g o t o t uo k in t h e hole a nd the bo ll went s tra ig h t u p on the o i r ... ft'aohnwn Ttjlffr Bnxfm What t hey pla c ed a t r e g io nals. Highe st bowling aver· age by Nick Burge tt. Total number of w ins in t he sea son. The m ost pins they had in o ne event. Total pinfall from the whole season. ti!!!!. eo w L.\ nG 90Y- • t.Xv.Jer tremenaous µrP.SSure. Dal.at.a Ostae' concpn;:rai;es •.ocl rig dOI\ n the :asi; ~n .as his 't'.,')'mlate5 \'.:3t;ch. :=;eO\'.) The lJ i:10\·.'er ro 5 ~15 t.>a 11; .. n the Lane 111 hopes o' thro1\ 1n9 • <t< .e. Bo1•. 'ers had to try and l:>e ' '.<;se. to ht the ~hi; arrows on i;he .;re:;, 11 orijer to get a si;,11.e. '3-Jttoo! After ro 11113 ~ l:>a . se111or r: '5ty Sutton concentrates on ''liol" through as he 1·.au.hes his ba :rate.I dO\'.n the Lane. ~ prows l:>y K~ .ene Cal150n. w 1. Bowling Ball Nick Burgett [Le'g Jurllor Ray Holder 1s sure to follo1' through on his form after ro. · 1ng the IJa I down the ane. Photo by Ky ene Carlson. 4.Cards 3.Slip and slide 2.Towel ::: ~ 149 ::: '(0 ~lr\ke a -------- -Fine Arts and Organizations My favorite memor;y, was ... ' (b (b .. :vvhe n. vve vve n.t t o S o uth D a - k o t a fo r h o n.o rs o rchestra . I got t o s p e nd a vvho le d a y n o t a t s chool a nd vvith i-r1y frie nds. - senio r o rchestra rne 1nber Bria nne Arn.o ld .. :whe n. the s h o vv cho ir got finals a t Oma h a S o uth. It vvas the firs t ti1ne TJ h as o tte n. fina ls fo 1· a vvhile . - junio r s h o vv cho ir ine n:1ber Andrea B e ntzinger ... the i1npro v-a -tho n., e v e ryo n e got a cha nce t o s h o w the ir unique t a le nts, a nd mY.'sl it ina d e everyo n e la u g h . -senio r dra 1na t earn. rn.en-1be r I a n. D eSa n.tiago Each person has his or her own picture of who they are and how they should look. Each person has his or her own interests and hobbies that make them unique. So what makes you an individual? ... Playing the saxophone in the school _jazz band. or acting out a skit in fr' ont of an audience? Maybe it's volunteering with 1-he National Honor Society. or planning school dances with t he student council. This section will show you the fine arts and orgunizations w here students shine, and becorT1e unique individuals. !Wt?atl'rit?<f PAtiP !aft,,, "When the color guard threw water balloons at us during band camp!' - junior Danielle Stuck "Getting to march in the pride parade for high school finally!' - freshman Tanner Strong "Our trip to South Dakota was something we will always remember.• - sophomore Beth Leos The marching band prepares for one of its most important compet1t1ons of the year 1n Clarinda. The annual compet1t1on took place on Oct. 13 and the lv1onticelld? Regiment took 4th place overall. Photo by Kevin V Jickw1re. ::~:: \__V t3o.h& \'Y\0.'-\ ~\. ~\'\ ~i \'\ . Drum majors Bntt<Jny Imrie and Jamie H.;;I' focus on le.:id1ng the band ho 1ng for vie to Photo by Kevin \'/1crv,1rf'. Drumming away, JUnlOt' Kevin Von Kampen helps cheer on the girls basketball team again Saint Nbert. ~~ /~(} Before the A.L. basketball games, band director Steve Moore gets the top of hts head painted. S-\:0&.o..vt~ °'~&. 0~0.. yY\0~·~~ °\:(} io..-\: -\:~o.. 0-0&.·~o..\'\~Q_ ·~vto..l\o..~-\:o..&.. !Wt7mtrn~<P P-At?Pf ad1f,,, "It was just an all around fun year to spend with all of my friends and have a good time:' - senior Taylor Neumann "Dressing up for all the different themes at the basketball games and getting to have fun doing it:' - senior Laura Larson a glance. JUriior Stealing r prepares to Scott ll1aye f'\lot.O 'oy pla the c;\rums. Kevin\' 1ic~v.,1re. lh t~Q. r\)J(}l(d.~ (}~ ... The Sponsor "Compedrive Speech can be individual or team. Jc helps students with public speaking, which is essendal to every student, regardless of career dwice. Anyone can join and there is always something for him or her to do." -spansor Mrs. Hanigan Fer arming 1n a v1us1cal eater large group skit, Justina vel.ong, Kdyle1gh Holton, Brad Chapin, Brittany Scott, Madison Bravo and Andrea BentZJnger play to the crowd 1n "Br. .. nng'.' The gro p v1ent to state and earned a 1 rat ing. !Wt?mtl'n'tf~ P-AtiPf a4tt, "One thing that I will always remember is the time I got all one ratings at state~' - junior Ndzi Tante lh t~Q. r\)J(}l(d. ~ (}~ · The Student "Speech is fu o because you gee to meet new people. Before joini11g you have to gee more comfortable ca/king in from of people. Jc has helped me because I want to be a teacher and ic . }} gave me new expenences. -sew'or Kryscfe Thompson ln t\Q. C\}0(}i{~~ (}~ ... The Sponsor "Scudrncs should join because ic helps scudencs co become bcucr communicacors, reaches swdencs co ppr ~1 e rheacre and sharpen accing skills and co enco11rage all swdcncs co observe 1hea1re eC1q11ccre." Drama reacher Ms.Jcmiings said. J':: school, 1nclud1ng basketball, mov- >=:'7, t v,1ster and more. The lock-in took ~ 0 , t. 26, 2007 and was for all , , .. :.s 1n erested 1n drama as a get \'. f:ac.h other event. Phot o by x f' r 'rlson. !Wtf 11tt7/itf~ P-lfllPf aJ;f,:, "My most memorable moment was when Tanner hit his head on the wooden beams up in the catwalk. It was so funny!" sophomore Kylene Carlson. The Road Show was a talent show with either dancing, art and s1ng1ng for people to perform their talent. The Road Show came back as an event after a long hiatus which t ook place Dec. 6 during the day, and Dec. 7 at night. The show was open to anyone 1n the school. f'hoto by Kylene Carlson. ln t~t ~(}i{~~ (}~ ... The Student "We have held ch.e Hitchcock nawre center for ch.e Halloween bike for kids, we l1ave cwo plays a year, cake field trips visiting od1er cheaters and have Tommy awards." senior Kevin Wickwire said. l\'\ t~Q. (\)J(}l{ct~ (}~··· The Sponsor rcsrudents should join because we are small but mighty. We won the center and that is huge because we haven't won it ever until this year!" - Ms. Copeland Facing trerr.endous press re, the orchestra performs at their : linter Festival. Photo by ( ev1n 1' /icrw1re. 1n U'11SOr. dtx.ng : he \'/rnte ·'St;;va ,oc;.:.: f d~ I /CC. the per'ormance t he or··'1e:> r.:i pl wd "U1rc·1·1 i C '<' <: by CorrP . "I .' :Grad'er Su1ti! Ly [·~ ndl' ',_,i } ~"d 0-ristr• Sno '- C3Se ry ,Arr IS<Ja . Pho;;o t:-y Kf'vrn .".irl 1·,,···. !Wtf'mtYitf'<f P-Atitf fad1t ·1 w1,I/ alwaL{s remember when we d1,d a concert at the mall and went to World's of fun and Ch1,caqo:· ,.., /3r1,anne Arnold 1\'\ t~Q. (\)J() l{ct~ (}~ ·· The St udent rr1 like Orchestra because of the people I got to meet and I just love to play." -sophomore Sam Ern ~ me l>l'amas sel!ond play 0£ the yea I' was "I Nevel' ~aw Anolhel'Butfe,.£1~' "'- 0 !Wt'11ttr/lt'<f P-A!?Ptad1l,, "My f avorite memory was going out for 'Murder's Bad but Monday Can Kill You!" - senior Ian Desantiago "My f a vorite memory is going to rehearsals for 'Murder's Bad but Monday Can Kill You' and making tons of inside jokes:' - sophomore Leah Wright " My favorite part of 'Murder's Bad but Monday Can K ill You' was all of the improvisation we had to do. We also had fun with inside jokes:' - sophomore Megan Boucher • ·" h the stress of the time, actors 1n "I never thF:r bucte.rfly deal 11v1th Nazi airplanes flying rh 3' tors 1n this scene include (from left) rker, Stephanie , 1 ,1 l h on B1·avo. Photo l>y Kylene Carlson. "At!ling isril hal'd, but l!OVel'ing up £ol'youl' mistakes, and doing if well, that's hal'd;· sophomol'e Megan Bout!hel' said. Makeup 1,a5 key to the fT5t per'o·' mance of the year. "Murder 15 B.3d. but Mond.3y wn . ~ou'.' Ml'..ah.3n Boucner ets her mal-eup ready for tne perroF rnance. The £inf play o£the yea,. was "Mul'dels Bad but Monday ran Kill You~· Start " 11:.very· ~-----11 day i---------.i I ri ever~ How often do you listen to music? I I Yes I ' lsome·l_ I times r ' / Do you have a avorite station~ When you get in the car do you listen to the radio? some·1 times I When you are at home is your stereo on? + '-----~~: No fAre you con·" stantly turn· 1 I ing the radio 1----41 No 1- ------ I to that sta· tion? , ... ,___ ____ ____. 1------rl Yes I Is any type of music okay with you? Do you turn down the radio when it's loud or do you turn it up and jam? 1-----11 Yes I ' rI Turn itl dnwn _J Do you own n i·pod or mp3 player? , I No __ _,I Yes II---___, I I Do you prefer a specific genre of music? Yes 1----r----- 1------1: No 1--------' , Do you own a stereo: No re you always!--__. behind on the latest music? Would you like to have an i·pod or an mp3 player? *Love* - • Music is important to you and you could not go one day without it. •You always download new music and you know all the newest songs out. • You are often singing the lyrics to songs ~--+---l--'""-----1--=--__;;,,,.---.i-----· even when it is not playing. Yes No Do you listen to music when you sleep? Would you spend ore than $20 on a newed? No 1--1---.+---1 Yes L-1------t--i No • When new songs come out you are the frst to listen to it and tell others about ·t. • On your ipod or mp3 player you have over 1,000 son s. • When the music is on you sing but you don't get carried away with yourself. • When someone asks what you want to listen to you often reply "I don't care!' • You have some cd's but you don't listen to them that often. • You don't really pay attention to the new music that comes out. • If you have an ipod you don't listen to it all the time but sometimes when you leave the house you do. *Hate* - • You don't care what music is on. • You don't have an ipod or mp3 player. • You never know what the newest songs L-.....,-: .;:.,.....~.?:--~Hf--~-..!....-r-:t--H'--l--+-~~ are and it doesn't bother you that you don't. • You can sometimes sing parts of songs but you don't know a lot of the lyrics. • You think there are better things to do than listen to music. As part of his duties as a NHS off.cer, senior Alex Hedrick hghts the candle for service at the NHS 1n1 - t1at1on ceremony. Photo by Kevin \'/1ckw1re. \\Q_ ~-tkJ~Q_vt~ -t~a--t ~()_l}Q_ ·~ olt t\0.110.t-\:o..11, 1,t\(}l o.111,\·, · \;.O..I\ \} 0 ltO.., O.\'\& lo..o.&0..111;.\· · · Tr1mmng a Christmas tree at the M1d -Amencan Center, Junior Amanda McClure elps decorate at the annual Festival of Trees. · Submitted photo. !Wt7mtrnc4" P-AtiPfa J;f, ''NHS outings give you a chance to interact and correspond with people you wouldn't nec e ssarily interact with. ,, -Senior Tracy Bouvier '' I liked doing the Festival of Trees, it was fun and nice doing something for our community. : - junior Ada Gulizia The Leadership Workshop. At the wo hop they d a m) <:;tery dinner "here they had to f\a•m:: out •1. o the murderer was, 'ocus tra1n - ll'i3 < :6Ses, payt>,d the st ockmari-et game. P_.,.me.n tc 01nmunic.1te \\lthout speaking. anc1 sa1·. a wmed1an and Juggler A~erwards the} '"l"nt out to t'.dt at Stell& and "ent to J r<Jan C.rt>t>• tlla' .____.....~.......- \o_~·~J\i ~0-1\ Q_ (} % ~u~·~Y\Q.~~ !Wt'mtr1it7! P-AtiPtaJ;t,:, ''The duct tape activity was fun and a good way to raise money for The Heart Connection. '' - senior Shawn James ''When us girls at state DECA were educated The Beehive. At the Beehive students can get a vanety of food and dnnks. Ever,day of the \\eek t l1ere 1s food from a different f.:Jstfood restaurant. The members of DEC.A that 1<.orl.ed 1n the Beehive \\ere Chelsey Stotts. Lu Chnstensen. Ethan Bartels and Dylan Hope on the importance of staying away from kidnapping pizza guys from Mrs. Goodman.'' - Senior Connie Vieyra :: ~ 1&1:: ~ The Day of The Dead is a Spanish holiday, similar t o our Halloween. They got together and celebrated the people who have passed on, by playing games, soc1ahz1ng, and eat ing food. Photo by Kevin V/1ckw1re. t\al\\6: tnc Gu~man sra\16: S6niot ··•on· S6Ct6\3fll fOSlu · ot fUI\ faC\: so-. .. . " . "\ am 1\\6 lm6anmll . , \I\ S031\\S\\r A student cuts the cake to start off the Day o the Dead celet:iration held on Oct. 31 1n Spanish Teat.. he~ Mrs. Smith's room. All students were 1nv1ted, even 1f they were not involved 1n the Spanish National Honor Soc1e ty Phot by v 0 •-...ev1n \'/1ckw1re. o. So Q_&.o. &. '\-\()Y\()1\0.1\ o. '\-\·~~ O.Y\'~to. !Wtfmt1?ltf <t P-AtiP- !af f,, 0 gives us insight to other cultures!' - Junior Brittany Scott "I like how we are able to interact with people that don't always speak English!' - Junior Shalynn Dur ham ' f!hes s is v e ,.y popula,. not only in t he II ~. b u t in the t'est o£the w o,.ld. !Wtf'mt/rltf'{f P-AttPta d1 t, The chess club was starte d up again during t he school year. It had been a number of years sinc e the school had a chess club. Band Director Steve Moore star ted the chess c lub and it only had a few mem bers and was fairly info rmal as it got started. They a re hoping to inc rease awareness and part ic ipation next year. \ t!hess is played on a boa,.dthatlooksve,.y mueh like that used to play eheeke,.s. The,.e a,.e si" pieees used in ehess: king, queen, ,.ook, bishop, knight a nd pawn. ln t~Q. rw~l(a~ ~~··· The Sponsor One of die reasons srudencs should join is because it gives a behind die scene look co whac it's like co be a reacher. Jc involves mming with speakers and job shadowing. -Co-spansor Cnhy Scraub e on eren e ~ e students were able to bond and hang out together away from school. The UNO conference was very bene-Acial for the students as they studied and preoared for different career paths. :: ~ lb4:: ~ t \ec.cher ~ Ut711tt7/'ltf ~ iflf:tiif tall, "When we went to UNO and attended a variety of classes that they had for us. It was very fun and interesting!' -sophomore Kendra Kuhl The FEA students were able to attend a conference a-i:: the Un1vers1ty of ebrask.a at Omaha during the school year. They IA ere able to listen to speakers and gc:un lots of valuab!e information about career fields. ln t~Q. rw~l(a~ ~~··· The Student "! dunk studencs should join die FEA because ic helps you deade 1f you wane co a be a ceacher or noc. The aaivicies we have done was where we wenc co UNO for a ceaching, a bunch of ceacliers calked co us abouc their careers and whac ic was like co be a readier." - freshman Felecia Fisher The ll0 $A emble m ... s tu · dtnfsjoin t his pf'o9,. a rn if lhe yhave a n ihfe,.e.sf ih th e medica l fi e ld. I f h e lps th e m ge t ajurnp .sfaf"f fo the ;,. !Wt!!Jtt7/i!l<f taJtl,, "I will always remember the Spring Conference when I stripped at the dance~' - senior Chris German " I will always remember the trips because we got to hang out, a n d meet people from all over the state~' - senior Ana Miranda "[I will always remember] going to IWCC for a career explo re day and getting to learn how to draw blood, tape a n kles, and give shots~' - junior Jamie Swotek Stoel 1ng cans -For the food dnve, senior Cassie \'letzel rart1c1pates 1n a community act1v1ty as part of HOSA. ThP, students not on studied and worked 1n t he med1· ca· .fleld, but they also tned to do good things fo1· those around them. ']-(os~ ams are made, and futures begin" randa and Jeny Adn· an. and .JW'IO•-S Jame Sl1otel- and Bruce 1Urpen have a ~ttle fun " h'e at a convention. Suiimt'ted phota Senior Bnan CarX poses 1~1th his new round fnend at the Fall Con· ference 1n Des Moines. Submtted photo. "- American Heart ~ Association® V' Learn and Live.M \ ,•d••h;•NO"w•••••o eerfified by the Ame,.icah ffeat"f Assoeiafioh. The Amencan Rul 0-055 B'ood Dnve v.as an event Student Cound voted on Man:l6 Gras as the St:u. Co. he<d •n the Fa and Spnng. Student5 (16 theme r the Snot>a, danc.e. Com-nttee5 v.ere yrs. ard older), and adu:t5 "'ere encouraged to do- fonmed to co~!eu: the 1•.or1'. Th' commtv.RS nate a p111t of ~- Student CounCI merribers r& ~~.ere: sa5hes. DJ. . posters. decor.atlO~. c.oun: b::tlcn•ted donors at: lunch the v.eek befure the event. lot51ticr.et5. and crov. nslfbMrs. \t;tif1<J for SnoM Stu. Co. memoers he'ped the Rul Cross set up for court t.00< place n f:ne\sh c"'55<:5. St:udent Courcl ::ne . 5'9" donors 1n. es.core donors a~er they met the momng of the da to der..orav-. They had donated. and ran the canteen are.a \•,here ~. re atso r~por61t1e hep r..ai.-..e doJ.n the: d~c.cdf1nk5 and snac.;s 1•.ere proVJded to the donors. rations. K1 and Queer v.ere DaVJd CotJetO .and and may heped tac.e do"n the event. Ann Harmon. !Wt7111ttrlt7<f P-AtiP- !aft,,, ing -sophomore Miche lle Davids ''The retreat that was in Sioux City because we learned about leadership and played a lot of fun games.'' - Sophomore Courtney Ruff A.CTRA put ,.eey - eling bins in eve,.y elass at T.J. Mr:111t1r1r:<1 P-AttPta J'/;, "I will always remember everyone's hard work to make a difference in our community!' - senior David Coberly "My favorite memory is building and decorating the \ltoat for the parade!' - senior Brianne Duncan "My favorite memory from ASTRA would be seeing the faces of people we've helped and getting to spend time with friends!' - senior Ann Harmon Showing off t he pillars of the ASTRA organization, the members prepare t heir Aoat for the Homecoming ~rade. Although ASTRA dissolved after· flrst semester, 1t 1s still a vital organization to the school. For one o' 1t5 many .act1vit1es, the group decided to get dirty .and grab trash b.ags to c'e.an up Big Lake Fark. Hoopsfo,.Hea,.thappens eve,.y yea,. to ,.aise money, awa,.eness, and to just have fun. elothing d,.ive that ,.aised mo,.e than goo items. The emblem ... The Enginee,.ing Team is something that ean be found af ahnost evel'y sehool. The teams eorne up with something to build in theil' eommunify, and then ff'eaf if as if if wel'e l'eally going to be built. When the learns go to eompefifion, they rnusf pl'esen-f fheil'idea well in ff"onf of a panel ofjudg "I'll always remember when Kris Rutz put a dreamel to his lip and he wouldn't stop bleeding!' - senior Rusty Sutton " I'll always remember when we got everything put together and the engineers messed up our scale!' - junior Chris Keefer " I'll always remember putting a lot of hard work into all the models~' - senior Kody Belt BrowStng the other models 1n the compet1t1on, seniors Jason Belt, Nick Burgett and Gerald Meyerpeter; along with an engineer sponsor; compare their model to others. Photo by rev1n '/1dw1re. - Senas Rusty S<irwn and Y-.ody Belt. a'ong 1·., t 1unor B 0•1 'Ian Orsdo' compare other rn..'lrl;:.S \\,th their 0-1.n 11tne5t1o\1, room of tner corr.pe tion. f'ho tJy KeVtn \'/t<,r ~,re. \ A tie ... I he Engineef"ing Team had to df'ess up fol' fhell'compelilion held a f IWt!t!. The team got a s;lvH medal fol' fheil' pl'ojeef. The students get asked a question and think very hard for the nght answer. l\\ -t\Q. {\JJ()l(a~ ()~ ... The Sponsor "Quf.s Bowl is a team activity chat has to do with academic questions. There are questions from all academics and it hdps build knowledge. Jc is ve1y fun, even more fun than other dubs or spares." -spansor Mr. Hudek ie stuciP,11ts get ready to hit their buzzers , ,v:,.r the question. !Wtf11tt7!7itf <f p/Jtip ta~t. "I liked feeling like the really cool kids because everyone that we went against was nerdy looking~' -junior Amanda McClure 1\\ -t\Q. '\}J()l(a~ ()~ ... The Student "All of die competitions are fun. Everyone likes co show off how smart they are. If srndents want co be in ~ Bowl one word of advice is co GET SMAR Tl And it is good for students because it helps diem become more of a leader." -sophomore Cody Stites lh t~Q. t\}J()l(&.~ ()~ ... The Sponsor "Creadng die yearbook is a process d1ac cakes a spedal group of scudencs. The scaff muse be dedicaced co creadng a producc whid1 noc only ref feces die mood of che sd100!1 che scudencs and cl1e communicy, buc also scrives co meec a high journaliscic scandard. " Adviser Devin Schoening A group of yearbook (and a couple of newspaper kids) students sit 1n the lobby at the National Journalism Convention 1n Ph1ladelph1a :: ~ 1r10:: \___0 AdJusting a 1cture on the computer; Junior ~ - he Vallinch 1s war! 1ng on the last pieces a' her spread. Sta.cf mem ers vvere revtuired to design spreads, v,nte stones, ta e 1ctures .8 anything else necessary to flnish the1r spread. !Wt111ttrl'lt1<1 P-AtiPtad1t, "When Angela fell out of her chair during class one day and Jessica made an effort to catch her but was too slow;' sophomore Brittney Vincent said, "It was so funny because it was all in slow motion:' lh t~Q. t\}J()l(&.~ () ~ ... The Student "Even dwugh being edicor can be stressful ac times, ic was still a foe off un. I goc co work wich a foe of great people who conmbuced a foe co che yearbook. I goc co be a pare of a very success! ul yearbook Staff " £dicor-in-Cl1ief Cl1elsey Scocrs l\'\ -\:~l (\\.)(}!(&.~ \}~ ... The Sponsor "Being on clu: newspaper scaff is a unique experience. Scaff members are given che freedom co chink oucside che box, co wrice abouc and plwcograph and cover copies w!ud1 w11l live forever in princ. le is an awesome respansibilicy and honor co be able co creace something chat will lase for ecernicy." Adviser Devin Sdwening r Ut"'i v.ori 1ng on f1n1sh1ng and flne-tun1ng the p 1~.>1c:.at1ons. Stephanie Bryen works on a story r one of the issues 1n V1:hich worlc nights would 0t until as late as 10 p.m. trat1ng, parts of creating the pubhcat1ons was des1gn1ng pages. Students got more refued at the art as the year progressed. !Wtf11tt7/ltf {f P-AllPf aJtt, "Schoening and I got into a snowball fight in the classroom;' senior Kevin Wickwire said. "He got snow off the building and threw it at me, I did the same~' l\'\ -\:~Q. <"\)0(}1(&~ \}~ ... The Student "Being on die staff can be overwhelming at dmes, and the work nights can last till IO p.m. I like being on staff anyway because you learn so many things chat apply to just about anything, chat is, except . , . " geneac engmeermg. Ediror-in-Cl1ief Ryan Mickey ftrfom11ng late 1n the year; members o.c the choir; 1nclud1ng Stephanie Bryen, Hamson Marsh and Kevin \' /1ckw1re focus 1ntentfl on the music. Photo by Krista Cummings. ~() \t\ ~Q_ l\-\/t\) 0-l\~·~i ~~()~l\ (Left) l'-latasha \' /nght, Courtney Coberfl and Rebekah Domayer sing at a performance late 1n the year on May 15. ~o.·~ 1:,·~\'\i () JJ.1' t\) ~·~C!_Q.I:, M~mt7n't'<f tfAtitf ta~f, one form I forgo crow part of my outfit and it fell down during the performance;' Sophomore Leah Wright said. "The most m e morable part of choir is when we got into final, in the top six I was so excit ed~' Hayley He ndrickson said. !W~mtrnt7<t P-AtZPtaJ;f,, "I think dancing is a m emory that lasts for m e;' Samantha Edison said. "I like waiting behind the stage right before you go out, thats my favorite part;' Emily Storey said. "I like going to competitions;' Clay Gualt said. \'latching their partners perform .a flip .a t the UNO performance, (Le~) Sophomore Anel Sincl.a:r. Junior Jamie Hall, Sophomore Al:1son S1!i . Jtephan1e Bryen and Brad Chapin sing together nng a performance. Both were leaders within ho'• rho1r groups. JE and Second Ed1t1on ogether many uniqe and interesting rou- Snoball Court Jefferson Edition S cond Edition Jefferson Jazz Choir Concert Band Jazz Band Marching Band Orchestra Shredder Skate Team ITS TV News Speech Grou ASTRA Iowa Youth Congress Monticello Staff NHS Signal/Hodgepodge Staf f _ _...., --- - - ~ Quiz Bowl Team Spanish Honors Societ ::: ~ 1'77::: ~ Boys Basketball Boys Golf. Cheer Team Cross Country Dance Team Freshmen Volleyball JV Volleyball Wrestling Iron man Girls Basketball Girls Track Girls Tennis (Above) JV Softball (Below) Varsity Softball Varsity Football Vaugbter, Tott are tbe beauty of our lo.'/Je and 'We treasure e'Perytbing ttbout yo11. 'We 'Will al'Ways be!ie'Pe in you. L:o'Pe uf°l'Ways ... Strom and 'Dad an Marshall Nathan, OJngratulationsl We are so proud of you! Enjoy life, it has just hep-ff ___ __, Love, Mom and Dad Skyler and Karli Rachelle Christina Congratulations Rachelle You mode it and w ith such high honors. We are proud of you and your accomplishments. We can't wait to see what awaits you. W love you and remember to keep your feet on the ground but don't be afraid to reach for the stars Matthew 1926 Love Mom De d & Katy Je~~ica Monahan Congrats Jessica We all love you. Good Luck! Gma&Gpa Owen Mom, Tim, Kara& Thomas c;;X,,aztlpn cJ!eanette Starting with preschool, on to Rue, Wilson and now graduation from ll1omas Jefferson High School. You have grown i11to a beautiful y oung woman and we are so ve y proud of you. You will always be our "Sweetpea" and we will always l1e here to support y ou in all your dreams. All our love, Mom, Dad, and Daisy Lou "Like the wind the years go by - spread your wings and flj.' **Butterfly Kisses** \'~ I ca-i ha'dy beeve r.hat it's trre fey my Mall Eva la?t cre to eove tre nest. y QJ hate been p-epa-rg rre fa- :tus 'cr CjUrte a 'eJ.', ye.as 1Ht:h yar ~ ~rty. Th:re a-e ro \\U'ds that I ca-i sha"e 1"rt:h yru to teJ yru jL6t lu\ p-ctd I an of yru a-0 al r.hat yru we a:carpr:h::d n yar 18 ye.as aready. ~ path liasri't <i;.,·;ays been e<Ey as yru v.ere 'creed to g"o.'1 LP ea"'y •Jffl yru "ere pa;ed n ba'rlrg ervrcrrrents w ~ yru a-0 e1erycre aways e>q:JeC'i.ed so nu:h rrcre "rem yru In tre rexi:: ye.as at cd~ yru 1d ~ 1•.ro yru a-e. Y ru wl t.vld fnerd31v; a-0 ve ~ierres that w rr'Vd yar c:ha"ri..er. RerreM:>::r ea:h day tre dec1Suis yru ma<e ta<e yru n a rev, drectrn Rlefn; row, yar 'ife IS a d::a1 :1.ate: yar croces 01 tre p..rrey of 'ife m.E>t be re-eval.Jated of1:er1 so 'ro..s 01 v.hat IS :nJy rr'jX'<tJTt a-0 be ca-eflJ n yar dec1Suis. Y ar a?ln::y w cm'yze tre wdd, yar :elf crnfiliu: a-0 yar ::erise of h.mx v:I be tre eeeern:ia' cmp:::rern;s to yar . Trere a-e ro ro..nda-es 'a- i:merri;.al n yar fe. i'b matter raw fa- av.ay yru a-e I v.I stl v,crry ~ yru I wEnt yru to be hq;py a-0 to we tre best chn;e at :ife. I an :fe,ays trere fa- y. ro mater v.hat rt i::J. Lo.re M::m We prav that God would fill vour bean with dreams. And that faith gives vou the courage to dare to do great thin us. We're here for vou whatever this life brings, so let our love uive vou roots, and help vou find vour winos. We'll have tears as vou take on. but we'll cheer as vou 11v. Congratulations Briana Class of 2008 Another mile tone ha~ been reached. an achievement o wonderful and grand. For graduation on any c;cale i~ a ~ucce~~ in the life yowe planned. and daughter no matter where you go. or what you choo~e to do. remember a~ you graduate we re ~o very proud of you. We re ~o glad to have you for our daughter. and love you rnore than wordc; can how. Love. om~ d Francis Rhodd Ill On Maq I~ 1990 our son was born. He t,s one of the greatest gt,fts that uod has gt,ven to us. A happq and funnq kttle fellow that has been a lot of fun. It has been a real JOI/ to watch hi,m grow 1,nto the qoung man that he has become. ~ ape verq proud of hi,m~ and ht,s determt,nati,on t,n hi,s /t,fe. ~ know that no matter what he goes onto do he wt,// do well It t,s hard to const,der that he w1,I/ go on to become h1,s own man and w1,I/ no longer be in our home. His dailq presence w1,I/ be sorrilq missed His hearts 1,ntegritq and conv1,ct1,ons w1,I/ drt,ve hi,m to become whatever he sets h1,s m1,nd to do. ~ can onlq hope that /t,fes 1ourneq w1,I/ br1,ng h1,m a br1,ght future. J% know that no matter what life throws h1,s waq~ he will keep his chin up and alwaqs keep moving forward! He has made us proud/ Congratulations Aaron! We are so proud of all you have accomplished! Love, MomtDad Sarah, Dustin, Staci t Kelsey "Un/e55 a man undertake5 more than he po551,b/q can d~ he .will never do all that he can:~ A special note of thanks to mv two senior editors, Chelsey and Stacie: I want to thank both of vour for vour hard work and dedication to the newspaper and vearbook. No student, especially a senior on his or her wav out, mat take on the task of being the editor, but both of vou chose to do so, and for that I am thankful. We had to put in a lot of extra hours for both publications, and it was through vour hard work and dedication that we were able to pull it on. Thank vou to both of vou, and I wish vou nothing but the best in the future. You are both great kids, and I appreciate that fact I was privileged to work with vou both. Schoening Thank yo11 to my seniol" sta££membel"s: Kevin Wit!kwil"e - Newspapel" and Yea1"book photo91"aphe1" 81"iana 8one1" - Yea1"book seniol"editol" 81"ooke Wilhite - Yea1"book sta££w1"ite1" Ryan Pet!kham - Yea1"book sta££wl"ifel" I wish yo11 all nothing b11t the best and I appl"e t!iate the wol"k tha t yo11 did £01" both the news papel" and the yeal"book . ~t!ho ening B LUFFS TOOL & mACHlnE 1230 lOTH Ave. CounCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501 ,12-328-2001' CREATIVE AUTO SOLUTIOns 2110 23RO Ave. #B CounCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501 ,12-256-31'51' ConGAATULAT1ons CLASS OF 2008 CLASS OF 1946 ConGRATULAT1ons CLASS OF 2008 CLASS OF 1955 THE IRAQ WAR meT ITS 5TH AnnlVERSARY In mARCH. 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Can G RATULAT1ans CLAS S O F 2008 Tim GEARHA RT & FAmlL'"r' BARACH O B AmA Ano HILLARY CLlnTon enGA GE In A HEATEO BATTLE FOR THE OemoCRATIC nom1nATIOn FOR P RESIOEnT. 0BAffiA BECAffiE THE f iRST AFRICAn-AmERICAn TO Wi n THE nom1nATIOn FOR EITHER PARTY. maBILE STORAGE SOLUTIOns MOBILE STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Connie GARRETT 2101 S. 35TH ST. #300 Counc1L BLUFFS, IA 51501 ,12-256-=1095 402-502-1512 CanGRATULAT1an s CLASS OF 2008 DAVE Ano DEBORAH CARLSOn & FAmlLY CanGRATULAT1ons C LASS OF 2008 ROBERT LARISOn & FAmlLY THE z TEAm Your Personal Handyman HERR"r' Z1mmeRmAn 2115 5TH Ave. 1'02-G90-=l25G ConGRATULAT1ons CLASS OF 2008 CLASS OF 1984 TRIPLE L TRAnsm1ss1on 1511 Avenue L CounCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501 ,12-32e-=n13 ConGRATULAT1ons CLASS OF 2008 Dee GooomAn Ano mAR"r' BETH RunGE LIBERTY BAnH Liberty i!;BanR 2650 WEST BROADWA"r' CounCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501 ,12-325-4494 Index The index counts all the times the a name is listed in a story, pull quote, caption or any other text. The name matches to the official name listed on transcripts, so some names will not match every time. Page numbers are not listed for your school picture. The page numbers for each grade are listed in this index and they are in alphabetical order. If some names are incorrect, we apologize. We tried our best to make sure all were correct and everyone was listed. A Abraham, Farrah Adams, Gary Adkins, Derek Adrian, Jerry Albers, Jesse Allen, Kelsey Alle n, Tiffany Allgir e , Heaven Allmon, Anna Arnold, Bria nne Arnold, Emily Arric k, Emily Arrick, Ethan Arthur, Andrew Axtell, Stephanie 10 74 144, 145 18, 49, 136, 165, 167 49 103 49 49, 92, 133 113 49, 151, 156 9, .138, 142, 143 49 141 49,52 3,65 43 18, 49 24 49 Basch, Jamie Battiato, Molly Baxter, Sebastian Baxter, Tyler Bazer, Bret Bazer, Derek Belback, Brandon 49 19, 109 32 148 49 123 35 Bell, Benjamin 165 Belt, Jason Belt, Jennifer 46, 49, 121, 144, 145, 160, 168 12, 23, 34, 139 Belt, Kody 49, 168 Belt, Tanner 145 Bennett, Crystal 49 Bentzinger, Andrea 151, 154 Berg, Katherine 10, 49, 155 Bertelsen, Melissa 50 Bertelsen, Shelby 22 Biggart, Martika 12 Bigga rt, Nic holas 18, 50 Bilello, lzabell 50 Binau, Samantha 50 Birchard-Archer, Josh 50 Blue, Kevin 74 Blue, Kyle 9, 26, 38, 43, 110, 111, 129, 144, 145, 161 Boner, Briana 6, 10, 11, 24, 33, 45, 50, 56 , 112, 122, 134, 135, 136, 166, 170, 201 4 6,50 50 Bose, Derek Bose, Mo lly Boucher, Meghan B Baker, Kelli Banderas, Kristina Barlow, Andrew Barnett, Virginia Bartels, Ethan 38 3 9 4 9 Bouvier, Traci ' ' ' 157, 169 14, 36, 50, 16 62, 140, 161 I Br amblett, Benjamin Brammer, Joe Branch, Bob Brannen, Christopher Branson, Erica 50 50 50 123 5, 50, 166 149, 152, 155, 157, 201 Carr, Travis 50 Carter, Joseph Chapin, Brad 84 Bravo, Madison 154, 155, Christensen, Barbara 157 51, 53, 154, 172, 173 126, 127 Br ay, Lacey Brinson, Kaylee Brock, Alyssa Brockman, Billy Brown, Bradley Brown, Bryan 44,50 50 45 94 Brown, Jesse Bryant, Brederick 7, 24, 50, 78, 116, 122, 123 43, 50, 114, 116 12 25, 120, 121, 154 50 120 45, 157, 171, 172, 173 50 50, 114, 148, 149, 168 94 42, 44, 45, 101, 122, 123 50, 172 50, 114, 120, 121 6, 118 Bryant, Derek Bryant, Neil Bryen, Stephanie Burgett, Dustin Burgett, Nicholas urton, Ashlie Burton, Nicholas Butler, Heather Byers, Aaron yers, Kelsey c Christensen, Erica 32, 124, 125 Christensen, Lucy 8, 32, 51, 58, 126, 127, 134, 135, 161, 166 Christensen, Mike 51 Christina, Rachelle 18, 51, 167 Churchill, Brady 74 Clark, Chelsea 98 Clark, Brian Clark, David Cloyd-Hirz, McKayla Coberly, Courtney Coberly, David Coberly, Robert Cooksey, Tyler Cooper, Jordan Counter, Ali Coquat, Dustin Counter, Ali Cronk, Britney Cummings, Krista D Danker, Jerrod Davids, Michelle 57,64 54,64 74 78, 172 33, 51, 136, 137, 166, 167 51, 140, 141 40, 74, 201 51 51 36,37 18 17, 171 23, 41, 154, 172 51 78, 134, 135, Car lson, Kylene 13, 23, 28, Delong, Justina 166 75, 154 35, 37, 85, 136, 137, 146, 147, 148, DeSantiago, Ian 51, 151, 157 DeSantiago, Tomas 27 Deal, Rebecca 7 Derrig, Brett 65, 169 Domayer, Rebekah 172 Donahoo,Sarrah 34 Donovan, Jade 28, 157 Doremus, Courtney 51 Duncan, Brianne 14, 18, 43, 46, 52, 162, 167 Duncan, Nicholas 144, 169 Durham, Shalynn 6, 26, 27, 128, 129, 139, 143, 162 Durham, Sheala 31, 131 E 173 52 Garcia, Justin 53 Garcia-Cisneros, lveth 53 George, Breanna 53 German, Christopher 18 , 19, 42, 43, 46, 53, 165, 166 Gessini, Angelica 89 Goldsberry, Nathan 66, 104, Gonzalez, Karen Good, Jacob Goraczkowski, Brandon Graves, Olivia Green, Brent Griffey, Jake Griffin, Jennie 129 53 123 Edison, Samantha Eisenhauer, Kaili Eledge, Jessica Emerine, Samantha Esquivel, Valeria Estrada, Hilda Evans, Matthew 89, 108 Groat, Anna 30, 76, 130 71 34 116 166 5, 124, 12er 5~ 5~ 30, 130, 16(- 156 Guardado, Jennifer 11 Guiser, T.J. 52 Gulizia, Ada Exline, Samantha 10, 43, 52, 116, 140, 141 52 Guzman, Eric F Hadan,Jacob Farr, Jacob 52, 144, 145 Hall, Jamie Farrell, Matthew 148 Feller, Jared 33, 69, 128, 129 Hall, Kelly Fink, Kayla 31, 131 Fisher, Felicia 164 Flowers, Jessica 6, 17, 26, 27, 45, 83, 102, 112, 118, 138, 201 Flynn, Danielle 68 H 33, 43, 4 . 53, 16 3 10, 23, 72, 152. 153, 173 46, 53, 6J 94 123 94 53 6) 123 Forristall, Cerissa 98 Frieze, Natasha 52 G Hall, Nathan Hammers, Cody Hand, Steven Hansen, Jamie Hanson, Seth Harlan, Colton Harmon, Ann 19, 32, 46, 47, 53, 60, 166, 167 Harrell, S ean 53 Imrie, Brittany 29, 32, 1S2, Harrill, Rachele 112, 113, 1S3 142, 143 Inman, Joshua 32, 55, 153, Harris, Charles 8,42,54 157, 160 Harris, Jeff 23 J Hathaway, Ashley 30 James, Chasity 55 Havenridge, Stephen 169 James, Shawn 55, 104, H aynes, Tara S4 .. 114, 161 H aynie, Matthew 110 Jensen, Amy 5S Heaverlo, Abigail 8, 154, 155, Johnson, Brianne 18, 2S, 34, 157 55 H edrick, Alexander 46, 54, 160, Johnson, Bryan 55 162 Johnson, Haley 84, 138 Hempel, Jeffrey 29 Johnson,Jazzmond 55 ttendrickson, Hayley 172 Johnson, Shabriski 3S, 143 H ennings, Austin 120 Jones, Cody SS }-lenrikus, Dayna 54 Jones, Steven 123 1-tiatt, Lucas 54, 104, 116 Jordan, Aaron 137 t"icks, Lindsey 30, 92, 130, Joyner, Jordan 126 201 K rlillers, Stormie 45,S4 Kalar, Patrick 82 , tlogan, Kaelie 54 Kammrad, Nathan 129 ttog ueison, Sarah 16, 132 Kang, Christine 84 tlolder, Raymond 148, 149 Kang, Heidi 74 tlolland, Brian 54 Keefer, Christ opher 168 tlolton, Kayleigh 154 Keisner, Grac e 55 tlope, Dylan 24, 54, 129, 144, Kellar, Allen 55, S8, 111 145, 161 Kellar, Me lissa 138 •t4ough, Kaitlyn 54, 92, 101, Kennet t, Alex 55 133 K ennett, Rachel 66 ttou venagle, Bradly 54 Kirk, Brittany 55 tlun t, John 54 K lement, Andrew 123 Hun t e r, S a vannah 1S3 Klement, Kory SS Hutchison, Joie 147 Knapp, Sarah SS I Koeliker, Bryan 56 140, 156 15, 43, 56 41 104, 171 Martin, Haley Martin, Teri Jo Maus, Tara 56 57 10, 24 , 25, 4 2, 57, 139 Korner, Alexander Korner, Angela Kousgaard,Andrew Kousgaard, David Kruse, Amanda Kruse, Andrew 56 McAllister, Cameron 57 L 56, 116 McClure, Amanda McGuire, Sarah 14, 160, 169 18, 57, 160, 162 146, 147 92 28, 87, 92 15, 69, 102 57 57 11 18, 42, 57, 168 160, 171 82 124, 125 14, 26, 27, Kuhl, Kendra Lacombe, Andrew Larison, Lacie Larison, Lynsie 164 6, 18, 56 25, 132, 133, 201 12, 22, 28, 99, 132, 171, 201 Larson, Benjamin 31, 122 Larson, Laura 56,153 Lee, Shawn 166 Lemr, Roman 34 Lemus, Rene 77 Leos, Bethany 152 Liddick, Kyle 56 Lindhorst, Michael 56 Lindhorst, Scott 86 Livengood, Jeffrey 8, 32, 156 Lloyd, Sammantha 36 M Mabbitt, Shelby 16, 17, 24, 119, 124, 134, 201 56 56 77 Mace, Nicholas Madsen, Jessica Mahan, David Mantil, Rebecca Ma ntil, Timothy Ma rs h, Ha rris on Marshall, Na tha n Marshall, S kyle r 56 89,92 45, 56, 61, 172 56, 114, 115 24,43 McKeeman, Amber Meehan, Stacey Meehan, Tinisha Mendoza, Luciana Mendoza, Zachary Mericle, Jennifer Mericle, Jordan Meyerpeter, Gerald Mickey, Ryan Millard, Cole Miller, Samantha Miranda, Ana Monahana, Jessica Monahan, Kelly Montelongo, Diana Montgomery, Michael Moosmeier, Heidi Morgal, Steven Morton, Jessie N 57, 165 57 67 9 4 18, 57 57 26 155 Neff, Shilo 9 4 Negrete, Yolanda 57 Nelson, Anthony 57 Neumann, Kara 103, 108, 109 Neumann, Taylor 46, 55, 58, 136, 137, 153, 160 166 Newland, Alexandra 7 Newla nd, Kirsty 58 Quillen, Mandi Q 59 Nuno, Karena 19, 58, 118, R 119 Raes, Justin 122, 123, 144, 0 Ostdiek, Dakota 67, 149 Oswald, Cha·rity 9, 34, 39,, 69, 78, 108, 109, 119, 139, 143, 161, 201 Ottesen, Mercedes 58 Overly, Chelsey 58 p Parker, Justin Parrack, Britt Parrack, Sara Pattman, James 157 148 22, 171 44, 58, 128, 129 Payne, Dylan 95 Pe ckham, Ryan 8, 16, 17, 25, 36, 43, 58, 110, 111, 120, 121, 201 Perez, Walter 84 Perrigo, Scott 30, 58, 130 Pet ry, Megan 58 Pieper, Kimberly 58 Pietrzak, Joshua 156 Pike, Bryan 59 Pimental, Roxanna 59 Poldberg, Deric 110 Porter, Anthony 59 Poys er, Zabrina 10 Poyser, Zachary 11 Pruett, Amanda 59 Pruett, Lacy 59 Pruett, De r e k 123 Pruett, Dyla n 122, 123 , Ratashak, Zach Rea, Alyssa Redmond, Lydia Reeder, Amber Reikofski, Taylor Renshaw, Ben Renshaw, Danielle Renshaw, Tyler Rhodd, Francis Rice, Jason 145 59 59 59 60 14, 78, 137, 166 144, 145 84 105 60, 122, 123 60, 110, 144, 145 Rice, Timothy 84 Richardson, Duane Richardson, Mandy Richardson, Matthew 123 60 60 Ritenour, Steven 8, 154 Robinson, Kendra 22, 138, 139 Rockwell, Stevie 32, 60 Rodriquez, Alonzo 6 0 Rodriquez, Joseph 24, 56, 60, 110, 111, 14 4, 14 5 Ronk, Amanda 60 Ross, Ashley 166 Ruff, Courtney 6, 108, 142, 143, 166 Rutz, Kristopher 45, 60, 168 Rydberg Jn, Terry 60 s Sales, Abby 61 Sales, Shawn 61 Sales, Zachery 61 Stewart, Brandon 114 Schard, Alex 61 Stites, Cody 10, 33, 45, 123, Schmitt, Natasha 61 169 Schneckloth, Heather 7, 53, Stoops, William 115 61 Storey, Emily 41, 102, Schnider, Brittany 86,89 146, 147, 173 Schnider, Jamie 61 Stotts, Chelsey 10, 11, 15, Schoening, Michael 28 16, 17, 24, 42, 46, 54, 62, 112, 113, Schupp, Jessica 61 134, 135, 140, 161, 166, 170, 200 Schuster, Joyce 61 Stotts, Justin 104 Scislowicz, Brandi 61 Strong, Tanner 152 Scott, Brittany 154, 162 Struck, Paige 124, 125 Segovia, Marcos 136 Struck, Shawn 26, 27, 10 ~ Sheard, Paige 92, 132 117, 128, 129 Sieh, Jaclyn 35, 112, 113 Stubbs, Tracy 6 2 Sillik, Allison 28, 109 Stuck, Danielle 67, 152, 160 Simon, Nina 6 Sutton, Rusty 5, 62, 148, Sinclair, Ariel 37, 173 149, 16 8 Sindelar, Jamie 23, 110 Swanson, James 37 Singleton, BreAnn 18, 61, 138, Sweeney, Heather 22 139 Swotek, Jamie 26, 27, 4 4 , Skow, Kelsie 155 109, 142, 143, 165 Skudler, Nicholas 62 T Slater, Jacqueline 43, 118, 119 Tante,Ndzi 44, 45, 117, 14 4, Slezak, Navannah 138, 143 154, 173 Slobodnik, Samantha 29,45 Taylor, Ashley 62 Smith, Amber 62 Taylor, Terrence 144, 145 Smith, Matthew 35 Taylor, Trevin 36, 120 Smith, Ryan 128, 129 Thayer, Scott 72, 153 Sollars, Caitlin 125, 147 Thomas, Nicholas 8 4 Sorenson, Makala 31, 131 Thompson, Krystle 46, 47, 6 2, Spar r, Miche lle 166 154 Stanff 11, Bianc a 62, 172 Thompson, Seth 6,7 Stanff 11, Stephanie 87 Tierney, Sebastian 83 Stark, Matthew 87 Torgerson, Shannon 32 Torres , Abigail Torres, Maria Tot h, Robert Travis, Megan Turpen, Bruce 34 Whaley, Erica 15, 46, 51, u Underwood, Derek v 18,62 63 46, 63, 155 10, 74, 144, 145, 165, 169 63 Valdez-Saldana, Lucero 63 Vallinch, Kylie 6, 7, 16, 17, 24, 29, 72, 112, 118, 119, 146, 166, 170, 201 Vanorsdol, Brian 3, 65, 136 VanderMeulen, KathleenlO, 63 Vargas, Alejandra 63 Vaughn, Brandon 63 Vieyra, Connie 52, 62 Vincent, Brittney 170, 201 Viola, Joseph 114 VonKampen, Kevin 10, 72, 137 w Wachner, Chantel 63 Wade, Taylor 6, 10, 18, 24, 43, 44, 51, 63, 104, 116, 117, 144, 145 Walkingstick, Rosa Maria43, 45 Walker, Jesse 63 Waugh, Alannah 63, 132, 133 Weaver, Douglas 63 63, 119, 166 Wheeler, Michael · 32, 63 Wickwire, Kevin 6, 7, 8, 13, 24, 31, 32, 44, 45, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 127, 131, 132, 133, 135, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 160, 162, 168, 171, 172, 201 63 63 Wickwire, Raychal Wildrick, Eric Wilhite, Brooke 9, 16, 38, 64, 120, 201 Williams, Kaylea 10, 15, 24, 46, 47, 55, 64, 112, 113, 124, 125, 134, 135, 165, 166 Williams, Morgan 6 Williams, Steven 64 Wilson, Krysten 18, 57, 64 Wilson, Kyle M. 64 Wineinger, Amanda 33 Winger, Nathan 7 Witzke, Jesse 64, 140 Woolsoncroft, Jeffrey 64 Wright, Alex 64, 78, 146, 147 Wright, Anna 26, 27, 133, Wright, Leah Wright, Na t asha y 166, 201 155, 157, 172 172 Weaver, Sarah 22 Wellman, Catherine 40 Yopp, KaS a ndra Wetzel, Ca ssandra 10, 15, 24, Z 157 63, 165, 166 2 ika, Stacie Whale y, Angela 14, 113, 119 2 ue lsdorf, Kindra 16, 64, 171 157 e I Flash. One last picture. To remember who we are ••• ••• and where we came from. One last picture. Take it. And make it last. A e I to~~ Staff ... Senior Ryan Peckham Staff Writer J unior Kylene Carls on Photographe r It's weird to believe the year is finally over. all our hard work is done. and wrapped up into this book I can honestly say it has been a great year. We've had our ups and downs. but we have worked hard and completed our goal. I will always remember the trip to Philly for our yearbook convention. We took a lot with us from Philly. including a lot of what is in this book I am very proud of the staff. Once we all sat down and came together. a lot was accomplished. I am close to most of you. so it has been fun being around all of you. I think a lot of you are very talented when you put your minds to it I appreciate the hard work and dedication. well most of the time anyway. I also want to thank Mr. Schoening the yearbook adviser. Somehow in this crazy journalism world he never got stressed out. which I appreciated. I have known him in the capacity of a teacher and adviser for three years. In those three years I have learned a lot from him. Last but definitely not least. I just want to say how mu book. and I hope you all do tou A lot of time and effort w it was all worth it in the end. I wish you all the best of I been great! Brittney Vincent Photographer Junior Shelby Mabbitt Student Life Editor Junior Jessica Flowers Sophomore l..ynsie Larison Sports Editor Staff Writer The 2007-2008 Thomas Jefferson Monticello rvolume 85J titled 'Take a Picture. It Lasts Longer' was created by a staff of 16 students as a co-curriculB.1' academic course. The Monticello is 200 pages and there were 400 copies printed. Jostens pubhshed the book out of Visalia. California. The caver was designed by students and was a litho type caver. All spreads were designed by students using Adobe In.Design C&2 and the Creative &uites package. including Photos hop and I I ludrator on iM ac computers. The staff was assisted by Mike Cru·I and Andrea Gonz aJez who were representatives from Jostens. The cod of the book to students was MB. Book sales and advertising revenues paid for the book. Senior Kevin Wickwire Photographer Sophomore Lacie Larison Staff Writer/Ads Junior Kylie Vallinch Staff Writer Senior Briana Boner Senior Editor Junior Anna Wright AdManager 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 Thomas Jefferson High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Thomas Jefferson High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1924-present are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monticello 2008 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 2008 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School. Volume 85. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Special Collections 373 C-C83t Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2008 Thomas Jefferson High School Yearbook 2008 Annual schools Thomas Jefferson High School TJHS Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/4f49c52259abe71a9438d7a880ceda82.pdf 2229cf47673f34cdcdc3a428945850a0 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 Thomas Jefferson High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Thomas Jefferson High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1924-present are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monticello 2009 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 2009 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School. Volume 86. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Special Collections 373 C-C83t Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2009 Thomas Jefferson High School Yearbook 2009 Annual schools Thomas Jefferson High School TJHS Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/5dcf0ade454439c911208436e2da57a6.pdf 5fab7db06de51c17f4fd248858ca04e3 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 Thomas Jefferson High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Thomas Jefferson High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1924-present are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monticello 2010 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 2010 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School. Volume 87. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Special Collections 373 C-C83t Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2010 Thomas Jefferson High School Yearbook 2010 Annual schools Thomas Jefferson High School TJHS Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/74710fc71ea98da7d1d03aae683a67bb.pdf 3ddcdf9c3c273931bf1f5737d92d355b 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 Thomas Jefferson High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Thomas Jefferson High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1924-present are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monticello 2011 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 2011 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School. Volume 88. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2011 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Special Collections 373 C-C83t Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2011 Thomas Jefferson High School Yearbook 2011 Annual schools Thomas Jefferson High School TJHS Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/cc957c1ca97325135aca532700f6a294.pdf 4d061c7f8b144f9ddc51a8ea574211f8 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 Thomas Jefferson High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Thomas Jefferson High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1924-present are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monticello 2012 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 2012 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School. Volume 89. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Special Collections 373 C-C83t Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2012 Thomas Jefferson High School Yearbook 2012 Annual schools Thomas Jefferson High School TJHS Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/df9f54cd031566c7a81eb1eddacdb466.pdf 746ac1933d801d91bca1a50db99f29b1 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 Thomas Jefferson High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Thomas Jefferson High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1924-present are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monticello 2013 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 2013 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School. Volume 90. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Special Collections 373 C-C83t Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2013 Thomas Jefferson High School Yearbook 2013 Annual schools Thomas Jefferson High School TJHS Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/307f83f1707a66e314f8c88edb2a933d.pdf cc9b6623f713a5052587cdcdbf81c23a 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 Thomas Jefferson High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Thomas Jefferson High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1924-present are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monticello 2014 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 2014 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School. Volume 91. 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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. 2014 Thomas Jefferson High School Yearbook 2014 Annual schools Thomas Jefferson High School TJHS Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/e1381b82a0cc00921862ac340ab73013.pdf 21e9b9fcc1b25dc9ecb0984c212d642e 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 Thomas Jefferson High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Thomas Jefferson High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1924-present are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1924-present Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Monticello 2015 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs. Thomas Jefferson High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 2015 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School. Volume 92. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Jefferson High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Special Collections 373 C-C83t Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2015 Thomas Jefferson High School Yearbook 2015 Annual schools Thomas Jefferson High School TJHS Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/b7f6c174d5e87cd7aeeff785f8c0fa58.jpg 3c103b4ad4267b21880a5d52fec0c7d4 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 11 x 17 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The monuments and memorials of Council Bluffs Subject The topic of the resource local news Description An account of the resource The Black Angel Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil November 10, 1981 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981-11-10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Dodge_Memorial_Ruth_Anne_11_10_1981_017.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. Black Angel fountains Memorials Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial statues https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/2ca4a877db7731ce733a8a8d3bc5cea9.jpg 371c32f9ce816eb42bcc39828bec2471 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8.5 x 14 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The monuments and memorials of Council Bluffs; One in a Series Subject The topic of the resource local news Description An account of the resource Broadway Methodist Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil November 18, 1981 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981-11-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Broadway_United_Methodist_Church_11_10_1981_014.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Broadway Methodist Broadway United Methodist Church buildings Churches https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/4440b774bcd42c5bd35cc552da1f6d62.jpg e23ba912bae83005f63f70a7070fa1e3 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 21 cm x 21 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The New Look: Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Flaming gas torches atop fancy iron work and fresh brick flowerbeds give the Lincoln Monument a new look. The renovated monument at Lafayette Avenue and Oakland Drive was dedicated Tuesday evening in a brief ceremony. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil July 17, 1963 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963-07-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lincoln__Memorial_07_17_63_001.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. Lincoln Memorial Lincoln Monument https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/9402315b99df757e5c0b5a355c05efbc.jpg d08f495aa164461e14567ae4224bdfd7 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 12 x 20 cm. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Ordinary Is Exceptional For Donna; Girl Born Without Arms Subject The topic of the resource local news Description An account of the resource Writing Her Name...with her artificial arm is Donna Joe [sic] Rock of Oakland, who was born without arms. She prefers to write and do others tasks with her feet., Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil February 27, 1972 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-2-27 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1965_1974_2_27_1972_15.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Western Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. Best Stories 1965-1974 birth defects Donna Jo Rock https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/560eee6b261361e76e59b49fe7eeeef8.jpg ef3c9b8b39be7043cdb8fdb9ed86a10f 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 19.5 x 15.5 cm. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Ordinary Is Exceptional For Donna; Girl Born Without Arms Subject The topic of the resource local Description An account of the resource Giving The Beauty Treatment...to her little sister, Diana, requires nimble toes for Donna, who is a second-grader at the Oakland Elementary School. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil February 27, 1972 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-2-27 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1965_1974_2_27_1972_16.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Western Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. Best Stories 1965-1974 birth defects Donna Jo Rock https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/644be5582cb2ab8f7fa488c9c907016b.jpg f145749e842dd4ec9d36c8e23a0fc26f 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 9 x 15 cm. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Phone Rings Twice--And Robber Gets $176; New Approach To Crime Subject The topic of the resource local news Description An account of the resource Denny Fairchild Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil December 4, 1959 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959-12-4 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Best_Pictures_Best_Stories_1959_12_4_1959_5.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/7ba187baedd64d67584a2309840c5511.jpg b72f51c8e84b287a113742887e80bbf5 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 14 x 22 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The public library's new bookmobile . . . Subject The topic of the resource local news Description An account of the resource The public library's new bookmobile . . .rolled into Council Bluffs Saturday and work began immediately to stock the shelves and give the $29,473 vehicle its "shake down" cruise. About to enter the new vehicle are Mildred Smock, librarian, and Mrs. Barbara Janssen. -Nonpareil Photos. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil March 18, 1972 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-03-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Council_Bluffs_Public_Library_File_#1_03_18_1972.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. Barbara Janssen bookmobile Council Bluffs Free Public Library Council Bluffs Public Library Mildred Smock https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/bfa2ee0ebac9ba24d097cfc19bf3808c.jpg 5ea5e00b8c4b14d8f8c5551796351970 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 15 x 19.5 cm. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Pumpkin Tree Subject The topic of the resource local news Description An account of the resource When pumpkins grow on apple trees, it's time to take a second look. Mike McDuffie, 11, son of Mr. aand Mrs. James McDuffie, 21 S. 9th St., admires his 15-pound pumpkin that is thriving in an apple tree--about 20 feet above the ground. Mike got the pumpkin seeds from his uncle, Clifford McDuffie, and planted them on the latter's property at 2732 Avenue L. The pumpkin vine latched onto the apple tree with this weird result. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil September 18, 1968 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-9-18 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Best_Pictures_1967_1970_9_18_1968_06.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. Best Pictures 1967-1970 Mike McDuffie pumpkins https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/808bd23b275a4dee404d46c91236bd79.jpg 1f414a931dc8fe3e54b7feeef56cec22 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 24 x 12.5 cm. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rites Of Spring? Subject The topic of the resource local news Description An account of the resource It was Ground-Hog-Day Eve and the temperature was a balmy 51 in Council Bluffs. Atop a hill in Fairmount Park, four Creighton University students and their friends cavorted while on a picnic, becoming silhouettes against the setting sun. It was a good thing they picnicked when they did. Temperatures dropped drastically in Council Bluffs--from 42 at 8 p.m. Sunday to 1 degree at 8 a.m. Monday. Cavorting are students Peg Hausmann of Belleview, Ill,, Loretta Conway of Alburquerque, N.M., Ron Mattia of Gary, Ind. and their friend Bill Dent of Chicago, Ill. Nonpareil photo by Don Wright. [Folder also contains uncropped photo, 24 x 18 cm. Nonpareil used the cropped photo.] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil February 2, 1970 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-2-2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Best_Pictures_1967_1970_2_2_1970_45.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Best Pictures 1967-1970 Bill Dent Don Wright Fairmount Park Groundhog Day Loretta Conway Peg Hausmann Ron Mattia https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/ae74e95b13bd7931b08c0762827a1609.jpg b8f7d45c62b29ece9f6c818a9e2cd4ed 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 19 x 15 cm. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Rush Isn't Over Yet Subject The topic of the resource local news Description An account of the resource General Delivery Clerk Henry Christensen, 210 Greenview Drive, prepares to stuff a load of mail into a rented box at the Council Bluffs Post Office. Although this year's volume of Christmas mail was down slightly from last year, postal authorities don't look for a slackening in the holiday pace until the last stamp is licked. Nonpareil Photo by Jack Kennedy. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil December 22, 1968 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968-12-22 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Best_Pictures_1967_1970_12-22-1968_19.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. Best Pictures 1967-1970 Christmas Henry Christensen Jack Kennedy mail post office https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/b8804bb7cd9ce6171990306b15ab1777.jpg 6c19062ea208e2b1156e242bbe0d46ee 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 Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Subject The topic of the resource News, events and people of Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa. Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and photographs from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 19.5 x 11.5 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Scales Are Now Gone Subject The topic of the resource local news Description An account of the resource All wiring has moved underground and parking meters have replaced hitching posts. The streets are smooth asphalt and traffic moves one way. The courthouse at left, opened in 1887, is still in use although the tower has come down. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nonpareil photos Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Daily Nonpareil November 5, 1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-11-5 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Black and white photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Changing_Scene_1953_11_5_1953_003.jpg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/b373f8cc8a633e3ba3dd75ae5258cb2b.pdf 94493406c1395ae9b04769477e7c3aea 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 Council Bluffs Organization Cookbooks Subject The topic of the resource Organization Cookbooks-- Iowa-- Council Bluffs Description An account of the resource A collection of local organizations', churches', and societies' cookbooks. These were published to share these groups' favorite and memorable recipes. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Language A language of the resource English Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The School Lunch Ladies Cookbook Subject The topic of the resource Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- Organization Cookbooks Description An account of the resource A cookbook from Council Bluffs area school cafeteria employees. Contains: -Recipes from local school cafeteria employees -Dedication Page Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The School Lunch Ladies Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Spec. Coll. 641.5 Sch65 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Council Bluffs, Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Council Bluffs Public Library is unaware of any claim of copyright in the images in the collection. We encourage use of these materials under the fair use clause of the Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq). The Council Bluffs Public Library has provided in the catalog records for these materials all known information regarding the photographer or other persons associated with the materials. This information is provided as a service to aid users in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the user. Language A language of the resource English 2001 Cookbook Organization Cookbook recipes School Lunch Ladies