422 20 8842 https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/0a7bb8571595543aea2206283c9fe3ef.pdf 24e60e9ae78a94ec314c18b9033a9e46 PDF Text Text �THE BIG PICTURE �PROPERTY OF TRI-CENTER COMM SCHOOL DIS IC "1989 373.05 Tri-Center Annual Class T371b The Big picture ��The Big Picture THE TROJAN '89 Tri-Center High School Neola, IA 51559 Vo l. 31 The 1989 TROJAN is dedicated to the memory of Superintendent Melvin B. Rogers �Looking at The Big Picture THE BIG PICTURE Each year Tri-Center changes and improves. This year was no exception. We not only grew and changed, but we gave our fans, communities, and competitors THE BIG PICTURE of how great we could become. Several major changes have come about this year, starting with acquiring our new principal, Mr. Brett Nanninga (pronounced "nanning"). Mr. Nanninga had many new ideas for the school, all of which were improvements. Mr. John Brooke noted that Mr. Nanninga was "out in the hallway more than the kids!" Another change was creation of a new drill team, ending a twelve year tradition of Golden Girls. The addition of eighth grade exploratory classes in the high school caused junior Tammy Bertelsen to claim that the eighth graders were "all right, as long as they didn't roam the halls!" EXECUTE! Drum majors Ann Lucke and Joanne Ring hold for the final gun at State Field Marching Contest. "BREAKFAST" T hat's what junior Ly nette Thomas called a roll and a can of Mr. Pibb. · MALE OR FEMALE? New principal Brett Na nninga was bought at the slave auction by a group of guys with a sense of humor. 2 " Op,ning �Big Fun STUDENT LIFE p. 4 Senior John Hitchcock grins as he plots revenge on his owner for slave day. Big Smiles PEOPLE p. 24 Sophomore Leasa Stark and junior Becky Graham cheer the football team during the Homecoming Colossus. Big Brains ACADEMICS p. 42 Ernest Abariotes is sitting pretty in his piggy ears during Government class. Big Clubs ORGANIZATIONS p. 58 Senior Maria Olson makes sweet sounds during her trumpet solo for field marching band. Big Winners SPORTS p. 70 J unior Rodney Meinke wrestles an Underwood Eagle a he strives for a victory. Big Bucks GREAT GOGGLES Brian Ca lek, junior, melts co pper during chemistry, wea ring safety goggles to protect his eyes. ADS p. 100 Senior Tadd Kirk sits near ad billboard in lobby. Op'"iog " 3 �Big fun Student life The students at TriCenter were very dedicated. They put all of their effort into many different activities ranging from speech to sports. Senior Karen Jennings felt that "sports help people get prepared for the real world because of the competition." Another positive thing about the students was their attitudes. When a task was difficult, junior Teresa YUCK! Digging for gold? No, fres h man Shell y Shank, junior Kevin Ki ll pack, and senior Terry Wellman search hopelessly for Shell y's retainer. 4 Student Life Farley wouldn't give up. "I like things with a challenge! After I have finished a difficult project, I feel really great about myself." The students' lives centered aimost exclusively around school and its many activities offered to students. Junior Heather Wingert sighed, "I truly believe that I am at school more than I am at home!" WAKE UP! Taki ng a break from stud ies, juniors Ray Well man an d Heath Rodenburg, and senior Dan Pieper snooze in t he library. �HUNGRY? Sophomore Daryl Sparr shows off his cookie dough made in Food Prep. FAR OUT DUDES! Mr. John Burke is all decked out for Homecoming slave day. RIGHT ON That's what Bob Shank, junior, says to Tri- Center. ICK!! Mr. Bob Johnson was forced to "kiss the pig" by Mrs. Tami Harman during Collosus. Student Lifo " 5 �''Hold on to the Night'' Fun follies With dimmed lights and an atmosphere filled with anxious thoughts, the 1988 Homecoming Court was ready to "Hold on to the Night." As Mr. Bob Johnson and Mrs. Sarah Hansen announced Queen Maria Olson and King Jerry Green, the atmosphere was mixed with tears of joy along with disappointments. Happiness was also shared by Princess Jodi Sanders and Prince Joe Vetro. The entire student body enjoyed a dance, featuring American Music. When describing the purpose of Homecoming, Mr. Johnson explained, "It is to elect a King and Queen of the class and to recognize past royalty." Maria Olson said, "When they announced my name as Queen my first thought was no thought at all. I was just shocked." After a fun-filled week of showing school spirit, the whole student body now can tuck away the memories and can "Hold On To the Night" in their own special way. SLAVE DAY Senior Kevin Schmidt gives a big smile while portraying an M&M fo r slave day. GLAMOUROUS " I'm so embarrassed! Why do l have to be the 'Farmer in t he Dell ' anyway?" says senior Hollie Martens to jail bird Jodi Sanders. �NERD DAY "Look out Pee Wee Herman, here I come!" Natalie Hitchcock helps out the junior class in the class competion for Spirit Week. SLIDING HIGH The 1988 Royalty takes time out for fun after a busy Homecoming Week. Prince Joe Vetro, Princess Jodi Sanders, King Jerry Green, and Queen Maria Olson. HOMECOMING COURT 1988 Front row: Nathan Bertelsen, Justin Nelsen, Jason McEvoy, Amber Dow, Rachel Justice, Dana Jensen Row 2: Mindy Schafer, Candy Barrier, Lisa Bandow, Holli Martens, Crissy Divin, Ann Lucke, Lisa Casson, Jodi Sanders, Tracy Martens Row 3: Travis Justice, Scott Duhachek, John Hitchcock, Scott Huebner, Jerry Green, Maria Olson, John Ferris, Kevin Erich, Kevin Schmidt, Joe Vetro, Mark Lehan Row 4: Pages Dan Vetro and Gretchen Holstein. Stud•nt Lifo '11 7 �It's not all fun and games No gain Unfortunately sports weren't always fun and games. Minor aches and pains discouraged some athletes while a few serious injuries totally benched others. Feelings were hard to handle. Anger and depression were two feelings our injured players had. Senior running back Jerry Green who sat out most of the season after surgery for a knee injury • In • pain said, "At first I was really angry, but I've decided to fight back next year in college, with all my strength." Often some physical therapy was required, ranging from doing exercises to taking shock treatment. Therapy was not always easy, pushing themselves, and developing a "no pain no gain" attitude. Jerry's therapy was bike riding, straight leg raises, and NERVY PROBLEM A stret ch ed n erve in practi ce put a cast on junior b asketba ll pl ayer Lisa Huebn er , whi ch ca m e off in Dece mbe r. AN OUNCE OF P R E VENTI ON To ns of tap e and T.L.C. from basketball coach Ga ry Whi te was the st rategy to keep Karen Je nnings healthy. 8 ~ ~ Sports Injuries special shock treatment. After over two months of hobbling around on crutches, Jerry was as good as new. Senior tackle Scott Huebner's injured shoulder required him to lift weights, do special exercises and sit out two games. Coach Mary Conway felt lucky that the only volleyball injury was senior Karen Jennings. During a game she spiked the ball, came down on her ankle, but only had a minor sprain. Some were just plain tough. Lisa Casson, junior, had her thumb severely pulled when a Griswold Tiger came storming by in softball. Despite her pain she came back and hit a homerun! Participating in sports was fun , but for a few, it also resulted in injury. �TENDONITIS A sore arm needed a wrap for a while for volleyball player Tonya Matthews, junior. HUGS CAN HELP A sisterly hug for Jerry Green from little sister Brenda, ·sophomore, helped make it all better, so what if the whole student body was watching! EXPERT CARE Eric Elverio, chief physical therapist at Jennie Edmondson Hospital treated junior Nick Gambs' stomped hand during the AvoHa game. Elverio was part of the scene on the sidelines during nearly every game. �What's hot, what's not TRENDY Leather boots, long . skir t, scarf artfull y draped , senior Candy Barrier h as her fa ll wa rdrobe ready. Fashion '89 What was puff or plush, pastels or plaids? FASHION! Everywhere you turned there was a new fad coming our way. Many said earrings were for girls but if you asked some of the more daring guys, they disagreed. "Earrings are in!" said freshman Mike Burton, "along with Levis and t-shirts." "Some people just get up in the morning and don 't care if their socks match or if their shirts are wrinkled. While others wouldn't be seen without their B.D. Baggies shirts and Guess jeans," said junior Teresa Olofson. Many parents weren't aware of the demand to wear famous labels and they thought paying $20 for a shirt and $35 for jeans was outrageous. If you had asked today's teens, they would have told you that being in style was worth every penny. "A lot of people don't have a lot of money to buy a hundred different outfits, so you just have to learn to mix and match," commented junior Barb Watson. But what you wear makes a statement about who you are! · FASHIONABLE FOLKS Senior John Hi tc hcock, junior Karen Erich, sophomore Lia Carper and freshman T ony Larsen show off t heir fas hions. SUPER SHADES Even t he facu lty gets in to the act! Mr. Gaylord Schelling adds sunglasses to his ensemble. �ROCK STAR Knee high boots and tie dyeo shirt complete Mr. John Burke's version of a punk rocker, not his usual attire. FLOWER POWER "More power to the flower!" says this hip chic, also known as Mrs. Mary King recalling the sixties. CONSERVATIVE Principal Brett Nanninga selects a white shirt and tie. T HUMBS UP T eresa Olofso n, junior, gives the thumbs up sign to fash ion, as junior T ami Siebels stands by. COOL DUDE Guys wear earri ngs, too! Check out fashiona ble Mike Burton. Stud•nt Lifo " 11 �A big taste of business HARD AT WORK Seniors Juanita Schul tz a nd Laura Van Nordstrand look busy at t heir computer terminals. Model office The new Model Office allowed many of our students to get a "head start" on the business world. Model Office class is a branch of typing and computers, with the sole purpose of teaching students what it is like in the real world. Offered two periods each day, model office this year consists of only female students. In the near future the instructor, Mrs. Glenda Kunze, hopes that males enroll. Mrs. Kunze feels that Model Office "gives the girls the opportunity to see what it's like in an actual office setting." Senior Jennifer Handbury enjoys Model Office. "It's a great opportunity to get to use the new computers and other equipment. The atmosphere is great, too!" New IBM computers, desks, and remodeling of the typing room was the result of a grant which the late Superintendent Melvin Rogers applied for to the State of Iowa. When asked what she most liked about the new Model Office, Mrs. Kunze replied, "Working with the girls, of course!" IT WORKED! Mrs. Kunze helps senior Darcy Warner with a problem during Model Office. 12 1" DILIGENCE T hat's Juanita's goal! Mod•I Offi" �Exploratory: Discovering new ideas The eighth graders got some first hand experiences looking at high school this year. This new program was called the eighth grade exploratory classes. Exploratory was brought about by a combination of teachers, the counselor, and administration. Sarah Hansen felt that "familiarized eighth graders with high school and gave them a smoother way to get used to this level." Many things were taught to the eighth graders during first period. Bill Larsen liked Exploratory because he could show and encourage the students to take shop. During Home Ee Mrs. Hansen taught cooking, sewing skills, and a bit of parenting. Home Ee was Dan Vetro's favorite class "because of the food!" Typing and some computer skills were taught by Glenda Kunze so that maybe some students would consider a business career. The last subject offered in this program was art taught by Randy Weise. He hoped to recruit more students for his high school art classes. Karla Killpack and Wendy Martens agreed that they liked Home-Ee more than shop. " Shop is for boys!" they both exclaimed. / TYPE TIME Eighth grader David O'Neill learned ba ic keyboarding in typing. Student Life ~ ~ 13 �MY DEAREST MEG Mel Thomas is told by Joe played by Scott Johnsen as the rehearsal gets off to an exciting start. LISTEN UP PLEASE Mr. Welch, played by freshman Aaron George, gives his advice to Scott Johnsen about what he is pondering over . SING, SING, SING Mary Ellen Thomas, juniors Gwyn Meyerring and Joanne Ring, and senior Wendy Wedel let the harmony be heard during dress rehearsal. 14 �Have fun and watch the Damn Yankees A man past his prime home and wife Meg, senior Mary Ellen who yearns to be a big league ballplayer was the Thomas. Not to be outfoxed, theme of "Damn the Devil, sophomore Yankees" the musical Eric O'Neill, turns to the presented in November. Old Joe Boyd, junior sexy Miss Lola, senior Mindy Schafer, to turn Scott Johnsen, with the Devil's help, becomes the up the heat. sensational outfielder, The best laid plans go often awry and Joe Hardy, of the Washington Senators. ballplayers, freshmen Though Hardy is Troy Lehan, and Tony Larsen, and sophomores consumed with helping the Senators catch those Dan Elliott and Tyler "Damn Yankees" in the Maness remind us that "You've gotta have pennant race, his heart." thoughts turn to his WHATEVER LOLA WANTS Mr. Applegate, th e Devil, lends a listening ear to seductive Miss Lola in time of despair. LIGHTS, CAMERA, SOUND Junior David Schnitker was in charge of t he new central sound system which helped add to everyone's enjoyment . '1 15 �WORKING T OGET HER Big changes Lu Ann Carrigan jun ior, cons ul ts counselor E lliot t about ca reer choices. In a big department More than just your run-of-the-mill problemsolving palace, Mr. Ron Elliott's counseling office has changed significantly. Many changes have come about ranging from remodeling to a new computer. · First, the new computer the school has purchased is primarily for student use. The program used for the computer is a careerbased program called the GIS or Guidance Information System. There are up to 1000 colleges and universities, and 12,000 different occupations available for student reference. Another major change took place over the summer when Mr. Elliott's office was expanded. There are now two separate rooms, an inner office and an outer office. The inner office is to be used for private conversations, and the outer office is to be used for computer and career choices. Mr. Elliott " hopes that students will eventually feel comfortable with the outer office and come in during study palls to check out careers." HELLO? Mr. E ll iott is a very busy man hand ling everyt h ing from st udent problems a nd schedu les, to phone calls. COMPUTER FUN T his new App le II GS com pute r is to be used for st ud ents interested in caree r info rm a tion . - �DREAM , DREAM, DREAM Juniors Ray Wellman and Heath Rodenburg along with Senior Dan Pieper rest in th e library. Big sources MEDIA SPECIALIST Steve Stafford the library man hi mself at work. The library J UST BROWSING Senior We ndy Wedel does a bit of research. Books, books, and more books. Is that all there is to a library? Not the library at T-C! Ranging from research to a sanctuary for study hall potatoes, the library was used and appreciated by a very large percentage of our student body. Junior Ray Wellman liked to do his homework in the library because you " didn't have to go as far to get information for reports. " When asked why she used the library, senior Cathy Dargin admitted, " I'd . probably get more done in study hall , but the libr..iry has a more comfortable atmosphere. Besides, I can talk to my • friends in t h ere!" Socializing was a major reason to migrate t o t he library. T ri-Center Media Specialist Steve Stafford warned, "It's okay if you talk as long I don't h ear you or see your lips move!" Penalty for being caught breaking t h e quiet rule in t he library was a pass back t o study hall and a one week sentence there. 17 �1989 COITON BOWL BAND MEMBERS Front: Lisa Kenealy, Anjanette Holstein, Wendy Wedel, Maria Olson, Shiloh McCool, Joanne Ring, Sue Scoles and Natalie Hitchcock. Row 2: Jennie Hammitt; Nancy Schive and Geoff Schive, chaperones; Krissi Fox; Kim Miller; Jennifer Handbury; Heather Wingert; Arla Clausen and Greg Clausen, chaperones. SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY T his warm welcome and gracious good-bye was from t he Harvey Hotel where t he band stayed. 18 " Cotton Bowl B•nd PRE-PARADE PRIMPING T his was all part of t he game, or parade, in this case. Freshman Shiloh McCool prepares to march. DIET COKE FAN Director Geoff Schive gives a band member some marching tips. �SWIHMB march with pride! As director of the 1989 Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band, T-C's Geoff Schive, recalled, "I couldn't ask for a greater group of people to help me make my fondest dreams come t rue, and I mean it!" Among the 216 band members from across southwest Iowa were fourteen T-C students. "The feeling you get from working in a group this large is great, but when you know that what you have worked for has been achieved, the sense of pride is too immense to even begin to explain, " said junior flag twirler Heather Wingert. Practices were scheduled three days in August and the band then marched in the Iowa State Fair Parade. The parade was known to the band members and directors as the "March of Fire" referring to the temperature of that day. Many members had a difficult time staying on their feet because of the heat. All the hard work and dedication did pay off, though. Reflected junior Natalie Hitchcock, " It was a lot of work, but Dallas was worth it!" Pract icing was not he only activity t he band took part in while in Dallas. They were also able to go shopping, go the Hard Rock Cafe for lunch, tour the Dallas Stadium, and most import antly march in t he Cot.ton Bowl Parade. IN THE COWBOYS' LOCKER ROOM "Showeri ng" in the Dallas Cowboys private locker room are We ndy Wedel, Angie Holstein, Sue Scoles, Maria Olson, J oanne Ring, J ennie Hammitt, and J ennifer Handbury. Studont Lif• ~ 19 �Success BOOGIE DOWN! Senior An n Lucke shows her stuff in a swing choir performance. Starts here The 1988-89 year for the jazz and swing choir groups was nothing short of glamorous. But glamour doesn't grow on trees. Many hours of hard work and dedication were put into each number done by both vocal and instrumental teams. When asked what he thought of the season, sophomore Dan Elliott replied, "We were awesome! That's all I can say!" The honors of this year's swing choir include a first at the Wes tern Iowa OH YEAH! Senior Anjanette Holstei n grooves to the tunes of swing choir. Conference, a first at Fremont, a first at Bellevue, a second at Apollo, and a trip to the State Jazz Contest in Des Moines. Jazz 1 was also successful taking a Division I at state, with Jazz 2 receiving a Division II. At the Bellevue contest Jazz 1 earned a first place Division I rating with Jazz 2 getting fourth. Both musical groups received many more awards, and deserve a pat on the back for their accomplishments! SQUEEZABLE Junior Scott Johnsen is looking quite spiffy for contest day. SUPERSAX This duo consists of senior Mel Thomas and junior Tammy Bertelsen. �ALL RIGHT! Senior Kelli Jones received the American Government Award this year. STUDYING PAYS! Mr. Nanninga presented senior Ann Lucke a scholarship to Iowa State at awards day. ALL 8MILES Senior Karen J en nings receives a medal fo r outstanding sports and acade mic ach ievement. Recognize The best Each year T-C holds an honors day at which students are recognized for outstanding achievement in such areas as academics, physical education, community service, and the ever-famous senior most and best awards. Scholarships, plaques, medals, ribbons, and certificates were given to the deserving students. Diana Benzing felt that "Honors day was important because it recognized people for what the school is based on, academics. " �PROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Ashlee Martens, Stacy Plambeck, Michelle Arbaugh, Karen Erich, Joanne Ring, Kitran Trede Back Row: Jim Dermody, Ray Wellman, Heath Rodenburg, Nick Gambs, Scott Johnsen, Rob Larsen. PARADISE CITY. The threeman band called Competition provided great music for Prom. SOLD! Auctioneer Bill Erich rattles off prices as Erv Gunderson spots the in terested buyers at t he auction table. 22 (jjfj ~ Prom TWIST-N-SHOUT! Keith Siebels, Todd Smith , Candy Barrier, Mindy Schafer, and Joanne Ring dance the night away. �PARADISE CITY At Las Vegas Night The 1989 Prom, Paradise City, was held April 29 at the Lakeshore Country Club in Lake Manawa. Mr. Nanninga did the invocation, Mr. Abariotes was the guest speaker, and Ray Wellman and Lisa Casson spoke for the juniors and seniors. A band called Competition provided the music. Las Vegas Night at the high school was probably GUEST SPEAKER Mr. Abariotes gave the usual share of playful put-downs and sincere slams. the most exciting part of the night, especially for Heath Rodenburg, who won the 1980 Citation donated by Rhoden. Other prizes given away were: a $1000 bond, two compact disc players, and a TV. The junio r parents served a breakfast around 5:30 a.m., after an auction in which money from the gambling was spent. Senior Cristy Hadfield commented, "This year's Prom was the best darn prom I've ever been to!" WE LOVE TO DECORATE, MAN! Jon Dollen and Brian Calek take a break from decorating for the after-Prom party. Student Life 23 �Big smiles People From students to staff, school was centered around all different kinds of people. Junior Lynette Thomas claimed, "If everyone had the same personality and the same outlook on life, school would be a drag!" A drag T-C definitely was not as each day you saw people from locker room to lobby acting in their own unique way. Senior Maria Olson stated that the best thing about T-C was that, "The people let you be y~urself, no matter how different you are!" Along with people came pride, another element necessary for a school to function. People at T-C definitely had pride, was the opinion of senior Bryan Huebner as he stated, "Most students show up at the pep rallies and attend school-related events!" RESERVED FOR STYLE WITH A SMILE is what junior Kevin Killpack has. Kev in won the weekly parking space contest sponsered by the studen t council. 24 ~ Poopl• NAUGHTY OR NICE? Junior Doug Ring begs Santa for a new toy truck. �POLITICAL SPIRIT is what members of senior Karen Jennings's party showed as she ran for student body president. GO SHRINK HAMMITT Jennie Hammitt advises senior Jerry Green to "Go with that feeling!" during a presidential caucus. Vote for Ko..reJ\ BIC IEDf OH CHRISTMAS TREE! Sophomores Sarah Brich and Katie Leaders and senior Richard Thomas decorate t he Christmas tree in the lobby. Pooplo ~ 25 �Supt. Rogers leaves A legacy of caring Rogers' years saw growth, change In his 27 years of service to T-C, Supt. Melvin Rogers saw many changes including the addition of Minden in 1969 as well as completion of the new elementary building in 1978, which brought together all four elementary centers from Neola, Minden, Persia and Beebeetown. Through his professional associations, including serving for many years on the board of the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union, he earned the respect of area educators. In 1962, Mr. Rogers became principal, serving as the first principal in the new high school building, built to accomodate the newly organized Tri-Center Community School District. Three years later he became superintendent and remained in that job until his death from cancer on February 3, 1989. He was 52. Students and staff will remember his wit, good humor and tireless devotion to our school. The Rogers family has established a scholarship in his name which goes to a senior who plans to attend Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. Jerry Green was awarded the first scholarship. INT ERIM SUPT . Mr. Johnny Smith, retired superintendent from Oakland, Iowa was hired to work several days a week. (jjfj;; 26 ~ Brett Na nn inga P rincipal Administration/Support Staff Supt. Melvin B. Rogers July 1965-February 1989 SCHOOL BOARD Rosalie Roden burg, secty., Shirley Maske r, Katheryn Bintz Row 2: Larry Watson, J ay Anderson , Jim Carlson Ron Elliott Guidance Counselor Steve Stafford Media Specialist Alice Zimmerman School Nurse �Support Staff Lois Bradley Treasurer Mary King Prin. Secretary Rosalie Rodenburg Board Secretary Wendall Knauss Custodian J ed McDermott Custodian LaVern Wilson Bus Mechanic Mike Jensen Custodian Louise Jensen Custodian BUS DRIVERS Mike Je nsen, Karen Killpack, Ga ry White, Barb Plambeck, Wendall Knauss, Jan E lliott, Don Schni t ker, Paula Heim, Jo hn Killpack, Lowell Plambeck, Dale Osbahr, Bob Leinen, Bi ll Larsen, LaVern Wilson, Tom Ring, Bob Johnson. Not pictured: Lee Killpack, Larry Hornbostel and .Jerry Anderson FAMILIAR FACE The copy machine sees lots of use as Mrs. King runs off announcements. COOKS Joan Justice, Diana Meinke, Madge Bargenquast, Lois Flemming, Joann Knott and Herma Wilson, Director of Food Service. People 27 �Aaron George PRESIDENT Jessica Ackland Kerri Anderson Dustin Behrendsen Amy Bertelsen Linda Brich Joe Brown Mike Burton Eric Calhoon Chris Corrin Brian Crozier Iris Divelbess Jim Doyle Lisa Haddix Amy Handbury Rachel Honeywell Brenda Huebner Kristina Hurd Brenda Jared Jennifer Jensen Ronnie Laackmann Tony Larsen Angie Leaders Troy Lehan Dennis Leinen Angie Mansfield Chad Martens Josh McDermott Dawn Meier Darla Mergens Chad Minahan Amy Montgomery Mike Murray Brian Nelson R.J. Parks Nicole Plambeck -------- Gretchen King VICE-PRES. Shiloh McCool SECRETARY Jason Pohlman TREASURER �Starting up the ladder O f your high school career First Days! As the first day of high school neared, the freshmen had different ideas about what would happen to them. Brenda Jared thought that she might get shoved into her locker. Brenda Huebner thought that she would get lost trying to find her classes. They both thought that the upperclassmen were very helpful. Hopefully when they become upperclassmen they will remember what it was like to be a freshman. LOCKER WOES Mike Murray discovered along with his classmates that using a locker with a combination was not as much fun as it looked! Tom Pogge Shannon Pond Amy Pontious Gary Redinbaugh Carrie Rickard Helena Rieber Merridy Ring Debbie Schierbrock Jennifer Schuning Michelle Shank Hannah Spencer Heather Stafford Michelle Warner Kristie Witt Aaron Wul ff (Not P ictured) Brandy Lustgraaf People 29 �Dan Elliott PRESIDENT Sarah Brich Lia Carper Kevin Carroll Michelle Christiansen Angela Corrin Patrick Davis Jason Downing Erica Fairfield Krissi Fox Brenda Green Cassie Herkenrath Jason Honeywell Bill Jennings Kyle Koob Katie Leaders Tyler Maness Brian Manhart Melissa Matthews Chad Maxwell Duane Meier Kim Miller Amy Nihsen Eric O'Neill Kim Ord Ryan Petersen Sonja Ploen Diana Rieber Allan Ri ng Darin Ring Kim Ring Arie Thomsen VICE-PRES. Jay Brooke SECRETARY Bert Van Nordstrand TREASURER �Movin' up the line You're not nobodies any more This ring's for you On January 22 the sophomore class ordered their class rings from Jostens. There was a large variety of emblems. "The rings were expensive. At the time when everyone was getting them it was like mass confusion. But, it seemed like you just had to get one after listening to them talk about them," commented sophomore Leasa Stark. DECISIONS, DECISIONS Leasa Stark, Krissi Fox, Amy Nihsen, and Jason Honeywell try on the different styles as they look at the rings. Ralph Ring Randy R ing Dean Ritchison Kory Ronfeldt T odd Salmons Sherri Schuett Terri Schuett Jodi Schultz Jason Smith Rich Snedden Daryl Sparr Leasa Star Aaron Wellman P oop!• ~ 31 �Ray Wellman PRESIDENT Michelle Arbaugh Ember Bargenquast Tammy Bertelsen Chad Brich LuAnn Carrigan Jennifer Cattoni Mindy Cook Jesse Divelbess Nathan Divelbess Arlen Dollen Jay Dollen Jon Dollen Chad Driver Teresa Farley Chad Ferris Nick Gambs Becky Graham Andy Gunderson Jackie Hayden Natalie Hitchcock Justin Holstein Lisa Huebner Scott J ohnsen Kevin Killpack Jill Koebel Robby Larsen Brian Lund Ashlee Martens Tonya Matthews Rodney Meinke Darold Mergens Dawnette Meyer Gwyn Meyerring Kristina Michelson Mike N ieman Te resa Olofson Carl Pace Stacy P lam beck T roy P lambeck Shad Pond Doug Ring Joanne Ring 32 ~J' 'I~ umors Brian Calek VICE- PRESIDENT Jim Dermody SECRETARY Ka ren Brich TREASURER �Only one more year Then it's the real world Fast food fanatics Fast foods were a favorite of the new generation and the junior class was no exception. Ashlee Martens liked fast foods because "they are convenient and the food is good." Heather Wingert explained, "I don't like to cook. Fast food is very informal and I like the t aste of grease!" But Lynette Thomas disagreed and said, "I like to know what I'm eating, so I cook fo r myself." Most juniors agreed that fast food places were great for meeting people and seeing friends. FOOD! Lisa Huebner chows down on a hamburge r and fries. Chris Rodenburg Heath Rodenburg David Schnitker E ric Schni t ker Lisa Schultz Bob Sha nk Haro ld Short Aaro n Sh river Keit h S iebels Tam i Siebels Caryn Sparr Lori S tan ley J a nette T homas Lynette T homas Ki t ra n Trede Barb Watso n Kristina Williams Keith Wilso n Heather Wingert Juniors �..;:. . ~ -· Presenting . The class of '89 Lisa Casson PRESIDENT Lisa Bandow Kevin Brich Kristi Brich Angela Christiansen Angela Cooney Cathy Dargin 34 Scott Duhachek VICE.-PRESIDENT Steve Lemonds SECRETARY Candy Barrier TREAS RER �PRQllEITY Of Tm-CENIER COMMUNIT't SCHOOL DISTB:l Mike Davis Don Divelbess Crissy Divin John Ferris Jerry Green Cristina Hadfield Jennie Hammitt Jennifer Hand bury John Hi tchcock .· Anjanette Holstein Bryan Huebner Scott Huebner People 35 �Karen Jennings Jayleen Jensen Greg Jones Kelli Jones Travis Justice Lisa Kenealy Dean Killpack Gayla Laackm ann BUZZ! BUZZ! A tornado dri ll sends Scott Duhachek fo r cover to t he boys locker room with survival gear: a book and a Diet Coke. �Deanna Leinen David Lett Ann Lucke Hollie Martens Ethan Matthews Deanna Olson Maria Olson Sandy Parks Shelly Paulsen Dan P ieper S hawn P loen Jod i Sanders p,.,.,, ~ 37 �Mindy Schafer Kevin Schmidt Torn Schneckloth Tara Schroder Brian Schuett Juanita Schultz Susan Scoles Arny Spencer Mary Ellen T homas Richard Thomas Shane Thonvold Laura Van Nordstrand �WHAT A MOVE! John Hitchcock pops a balloon at the pep rally before state tournament play. J oe Vetro Darcie Warner Wendy Wedel Terry Wellman Vinnie Wilson People 39 �.. ''What lies before us, and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." TRASH T HE TRUCK The seniors got even with Mr. Ernest Abariotes as t hey dumped magazines, etc. on his t ruck. Full of surprises, ornery, ready, they're "outta here!" are just a few ways the class of 1989 could be described. After thirteen years of waiting for graduation day, many thought it would never come. But when it did on May 14, some didn't know if they were ready to leave. Karen Jennings said, "When you are going to school you know what to expect and you weren't scared to walk though the doors because you had been doing it for thirteen years. Now you don't want to walk out the door into the real world." School is a place where you know you will see your friends and you can get away with almost anything, but if you do get caught, punishment is minimal compared to the world outside. The class of 1989 will always be remembered as ornery and full of surprises, but this class is in a field of its own. VALEDICTORIAN Karen J ennings SALUTATORIAN Cathy Dargin THIRD An n Lucke FOURTH Ke lly J ones THE LAST TIME Moments before it is time to line up fo r the precession Richard T homas, Kev in Brich, Dave Let t and Mike Davis have their last serious talk 40 Graduation �AL L SMILES The Tri-Center Class of 1989, poses one last time before they're outta here! Dreams of Tomorrow LAST THOUGHTS S ue Scoles ta kes a brief moment to collect her though ts before she rece ives her diploma. The world, I've heard, Is made of dreams. Dreams of building, Of being, of becoming. Now it's our time to dream And our time to live As we stand here Facing our destinies, Ready to face the world And its challenges. Scared and uncertain, yet Excited and sure, Knowing a chapter in our life Is over, Never to be read again. Always saving a special place For those we've grown with, Shared with. We now must start again, with ne w dreams, And bigger expectations, For we are the future of tomorrow Tomorrow's dreams! - Crissy Divin Studont Lifo " 41 �Big Brains Academics Psychologists define learning as a relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experience. In order to learn, the students at T-C must have great teachers, and that's what we've got. The faculty worked hard each day to make our classrooms the best they can possibly be. "Teaching is not ordinary. Every time I teach psychology, even if it's the same course two times a year, it's never the same because there are different people," said John Brooke. Mr. Ron Elliott said that he did not begin at T-C until the fall of 1968. "Counseling was just then rising in popularity, and I was interested in it. TriCenter had an opening, so I took a shot at it and I've been here ever since." Some people may feel that teachers are there for the sole purpose of tea~hing, but the faculty made a point of doing more. They were friends to their students. Being able to communicate on a friendly basis made the classroom a more comfortable atmosphere. When asked what he most liked about teaching, Mr. Ernest Abariotes said, "I like the alumni. ·People who go on to college give us the neatest feedback!" ·~ HMMMM . .. NOW WHAT? Beverly Schelling gives freshman Tom Pogge some last minute advice before the bell rings. 42 Academics ,.., .......... . BIOLOGY IS FUN! Mr. Lee Kill pack lect ures to his biology class, as sophomore Alan R ing "pays attention". \ �OH PLEASE! Make an appointment! Wait until I get my hair done! expressed Mrs. Susan Johnson. STATES AND CAPITOLS! "You'll never pass your states and capitols test if you don't crack down a nd study!" says John Brooke. MY NATIVE SON NOTES? Mrs. Mary Conway searches for her missing folder with notes and a test for American Literature class. �Learning while exploring Nature's wonde rs Lee Killpack and Harold McKercher are the ones to see if you enjoy studying the way of nature's wonders. From Mr. Killpack there's Physical Science, Biology, and Physiology. He can show you many things from acid rain to the dissection of a frog. Mr. McKercher teaches Physics and Chemistry, so you can understand the atomic numbers and the symbols to all the elements and many compounds that are in t he world. Mr. McKercher uses computers in many demonstrat ions in labs. By using a special new overhead projector attached to a computer, he can show t hings that can be done in a lab for Physics. BORED? Josh McDermott ponders lab notes in Phys. Science. OH BOY, LAB! Mike Burton, Dustin Behrendsen and Jim Doyle (arm in picture) learn to melt glass. SCIENCE, SCIENCE M ichelle Shank and Tom Pogge (back to camera) can show you many things from how to start a bunsen burner to melting glass. Lee Killpack 44 (jjfj; ~ Science/Math �OH MAN! Mr. White looks ahead to give his General Math students tomorrow's assignment, while freshman Chad Martens gets ready to write. WORK WORK WORK Jason Pohlman gets busy in General Math. For a brighter future Take a number T. Gary White Nile Smith Harold McKercher For mat h you better go see Mr. Nile Smith, Mr. Gary White, and of course M r. McKercher. You can learn a lot from t hese three teachers like Algebra from Mr. Smith. For General Math, Geometry, and Business Math you need to see Mr. White. Mr. McKercher teaches Trigonometry, Calculus, and Algebra II. While he show you how to do Algebra, Mr. Smith might have a couple of magic t ricks to show you, so math might make more sense to you. Mr. White can coach you on a lot of things in angles. Mr. McKercher will "wow" you in higher math talking about sines, cosines and tangents! �TYPING CA N BE FUN Mr. J ohnso n ta lks to sophomore Ralph Ring in typing. Business is lots and lots of Keyboarding skills Mr.Brian Reed, Mr. Bob Johnson, and Mrs. Glenda Kunze can show you the business world. In the future you may need business training to get a good secretarial job, to become a computer teacher, or to gain employment in the field of accounting. Mrs. Kunze teaches these classes: Advanced Keyboarding, Apple I, and Longhand Speedwriting I, which is similar to shorthand (see page 13 for Model Office). Mr. Johnson teaches courses that you may need for taking care of your money problems. He teaches Accounting I, Personal Finance, and Business Law, besides Typing I with Mrs. Kunze. Mr. Reed is a new teacher hired this year to meet a growing student interest in computers. In addition to teaching two programming classes, he also teaches seventh and eighth grade mathematics at the junior high in Minden. Introducing Mr. Reed for computer • programming Brian Reed teaches Int roduction to Comput ers, which shows computer programming t hat was for merly taught by Mr. Harold McKercher. Students can learn computer languages such as BASIC or LOGO which allows them to make graphics. Brian Reed Bob Johnson Glenda Kunze �GOING OVER MATH Freshmen Tom Pogge and Mike Murray are getting a few things explained to them from Mrs. Schelling. CORRECTING PAPERS Mrs. Harman helps junior Arlen Dollen and senior Angie Cooney as they sharpen their skills. • Reading, writing and main ideas Mrs. Tami H arman and Mrs. Beverly Schelling can help you with your reading. "If you have trouble with your classes, it's not so bad to be helped by these teachers," said junior LuAnn Carrigan. Mrs. Harman taught reading and independent reading, which was changed for those who have been enrolled in regular reading class. She opened her classes to all Tami Harman students who score 403 or below on ITED tests. There is a special project her students do. She takes h er students to t he elementary to read to t he kindergarten-3rd grade students. Mrs. Schelling, a selfcontained teacher, teaches those wh o need help with any subject required for graduation. Sh e instructs reading, English , math, social studies, and science. Beverly Schelling Academics ~ ~ 47 �Studying human behavior today and yesterday Mr. John Brooke, Mr. Ernest Abariotes, and Mr. George Sorensen showed us things about human behavior and world conflict in their social studies classes. Mr. Brooke taught American History and Psychology, which is studying human behavior and the unconscious mind. He showed that certain behaviors can be exhibited by people with good minds, that death and dying is feared by everyone. Mr. Abariotes taught Sociology. Some things studied were capital punishment and mercy PSYCHED UP Mr. Brooke t ells h is class about attit ud es on death a nd dy ing in our society. killing. He also taught American Government which was a strain on the seniors' brains, but it was something seniors had to pass, since it was a course required for graduation from high school. The senior member of the -social studies department, Mr. Sorensen taught World Geography, World History, and Driver Education to sophomores and freshmen who wanted to get a driver's license. Mr. Sorensen retired in May after 29 years of teaching at TriCenter. PSYCHED OUT Today is a lecture on personal problems, but some days are activities and guest speakers. George Sorensen Socia l Science/PE John Brooke Ernest Abariotes �HELP ME, GUYS! Jim Christiansen was brave enough to allow the Iowa National Guard to help him put on the rapelling equipment. Sue Johnson Getting physical can shape your body Mrs. Sue Johnson, Mr. John Brooke and Mr. Bill Larsen are our PE teachers. They can really get you into shape, any time of the day. Mrs. Johnson is also the one and only health teacher. Two semesters of Health are required , one semester is taken each of two years. She teaches Peer in the morn mg. One of her activities was when she invited the Iowa National Guard to demonstrate rapelling. Many st udents t ried t heir hands at rapelling. "It was really neat to do. It's something new in P E rather t han doing the same thing every year. I really enjoyed rapelling because it was fun ," said junior LuAnn Carrigan. WHAT F UN! Sopho more Ji m Christia nsen is s liding down th e scaffold ing as he t ri es ra pelling. ANN IE, ARE YOU OK? Seni or Travis J usti ce saves t he d ummy from death as George F. Moody from th e Red Cross helps out . �Artistic interpretation This year in the Art Department, Mr.Randy Wiese got together with neighboring schools and formed a traveling art show of student work. The show stayed in each of the schools for approximately two weeks. The schools that were involved were TriCenter, Underwood, Treynor and Oakland. At the end of the school year a conference art show was held at AvoHa. T-C winners were as follows. Sculpture: Terri Schuett, 4th and 5th; Bob Shank, Honorable Mention. Ceramics: Sherri Schuett, 1st; Helena Rieber Hon. Men. Posters: Nick Gambs, 1st; Shawn Ploen, 2nd; Keith Wilson, 4th. Printing: Leasa Stark, 5th. Color Drawing: Nick Gambs, 1st; Keith Wilson, 3rd; Karen Brich, Hon. Men. Acrylic: Theresa Farley, 2nd; Jill Koebel, 3rd. New equipment to the art department this year was the addition of an air brush. The air brush is used for spraying paint on the desired spot instead of brushing the paint on. BUSTIN' OUT Mural of Trojan bustin ' out designed by Mr. Weise and was new t his year on t he lobby wall. Randy Wiese FRUSTRATI NG LOOKS Angie Cooney's looks of confus ion. WORKI NG H ARD Jodi Sanders, Lisa Bandow and Jay Dollen wor king ha rd in Art I. �It's not all just nuts and bolts This year in Industrial Arts Mr. Bill Larson bought some new equipment. They bought a radial arm saw which is used for cross cutting and cutting angles; they also bought a compound miter saw which is used for making picture frames, door frames, and window frames. Projects done by students this year were the freshmen making a pop can lamp and a metal tool box. Sophomores made a perpetual wooden calendar for their first project and for their second project was their own choice. Juniors made replica Civil War cannons in machine shop. They also made a complete house plan. Seniors made an 8' x 16' yard shed which is now a playhouse for four-year- old Luke "Duke" Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nile Smith. They overhauled several small engines. Toward the end of the year they made various repairs on their automobiles. Bill Larson GREASE YUCK Cristy Hadfield stands as far away as possible in order not to get dirty. MOWING SEASON John H itchcock is checking out an old law n mower engine. �From farming to mechanics in Voe Ag Mr.Kevin Matulka can show you how to tell the difference between certain kinds of soils, cattle, pigs, and sheep. He can teach you how to weld, how to do electrical wiring, how to repair small engines and how to do a little bit of marketing. BLADE ACTION Landscaping the bank in fron t of the sc hool was a project of the vocational agricu lture classes. CLEAN WATER Collecting water samples to se nd away for testing is a job for voe ag students Ray Wellman and Terry Wellman. 52 " Voo Ag/Hom• Eo Mr. Matulka teaches Vocational Agriculture classes which are open to students of all grades. New classes taught this year were Ag. Sales and job interviews, teaching the skills of salesmanship and interviewing. Kevin Mat ulk a �MEASURE IT UP Arlen Dollen a nd R.J. Parks are working to get something prepared . From sewing to designing your own room Mrs. Sarah Hansen teaches many courses: Advanced Clothing, to make clothes instead of buying them; Food Prep, to learn how to cook great meals; Parenting, to learn how to take care of those little ruggies. Home Economics is a little bit of everything. Interior Design is learning to design your own room. Independent Living is about living on your own, and Family Relations is all about what to expect in marriage. DON'T BREAK A YOLK. Iris Divelbess and Hannah Spencer, freshmen, learn to separate egg whites carefully. Sarah Hansen TILLER CHECK. Kevin Brich mounts the t il ler on the garden t ractor before working up t he soil on the front bank. �We became a community of writers Cured of writer's block "It was the best of times" as it says in Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. At least it was the best of times for student writers. Students saw their work published in Harvest, a collection of faculty, staff and student writing from all grade levels. · Keeping a journal and getting response from peers or teachers was an important part of the project. "When I read responses written in my journal, it made me want to write more," said Deanna Olson, senior. Others noted that writing reactions to literature as they read really improved their understanding. John Burke Mary Con way 54 ~ L•ogu•g• Art./fooch Seniors Greg Jones, Terry Wellman, Sue Scoles, Amy Spe:pcer, and Ethan Matthews had writing accepted for publication in AEA-13 writing book, "Patterns in Words". "Reading and responding to all that writing was really enjoyable, but very time consuming," said Mrs. Diana Benzing. "The open period in the schedule to go over writing was a real lifesaver," said Mrs. Mary Conway. "Without it, we couldn't have focused on writing as much as we did." COMPUTER CREATIVITY Computers played a larger ro le in writing; Kevin Carroll keys in work. Ruth Brich Diana Benzing SLEEPING SUB? No, Mrs. Brich is just readi ng along with the class while she substituted for Mr. Burke, on med ical leave. �Eleanor Gambs FOREIGN AID A puzzling exercise becomes clear as Mdm. Gambs gives Bert Van Nordstrand a few t ips on French grammar. French grammar comes alive when Frencll visitors arrive for two week exchange Conjugating verbs and mastering masculine and feminine nouns came to life here when nine French teens and their teacher, Maurice Velleret, came for two weeks as part of a school exchange program. The French visitors were house guests of our students who in June were guests in their PARIS PREVIEW Many grammar lessons are enriched by films and videos of French culture. Dan Elliott takes notes on the Louvre in Paris. homes in France. Living with a native speaker gave our students extra practice in the language. Cathy Dargin learned pronunciation from her F rench friend Pauline Desguerre. "She kept correcting me until I got it right!" laughed Cathy. Pauline wanted to speak English when she was here, while Cathy was expected to speak French in France. �Deadlines Amuse me! Deadlines. Pictures. Copy. Picas. Computers. What do these words mean to you? To a journalism student, they meant hours of work in and out of class. They also meant a rewarding finished project. Junior Lynette Thomas said, "Yearbook gives me a chance to learn about journalism. Now I can say I did this. This yearbook will mean more to me than any of the others because I put my time in working on it. I'm proud to say I helped put this together!" This year Tri-Center was chartered by Quill and Scroll, national honorary journalism society ~ Ashlee Martens, Karen Brich, Jennie Hammitt, Maria Olson, Wendy Wedel, Cathy Dargin, Kelli Jones and Tonya Matthews were inducted into Q & 8. BUSY is what she was all year doing ads is junior Ash lee Martens. SWEET AN D INNOCENT Ju nior Lynette T homas decides to start on her journ alism assign ment. 56 �BORING Yearbook, boring? Naaa! Senior Cristy Hadfield HOLDING THE CHARTER The staff of the 1989 Trojan Front: Photographer LuAnn Carrigan, Editor Heather Wingert, Journalist Cristy Hadfield back row: Journalist Lynette Thomas, Photographer Brian Schuett, Ads Ashlee Martens, and Journalist Lia Carper. 57 �Big Clubs Organizations From the candycirculating French Club, to the farm-featured FFA, our clubs were sprinkled with a variety of people and ideas. Mrs. Tami Harman, Student Council sponsor felt that the main purpose of organizations such as Student Council was developing leadership. " Leadership oriented groups teach students how to be in control. They also allow students to pass on GURGLE GURGLE! Senior John Ferris chugs a root beer from a baby bottle during a pep ra ll y. 58~ . '·~ t~ Organizations their leadership skills to underclassmen." Another of Tri-Center's organizations was the music department. Band director Geoff Schive felt that teaching this year as always was great because of the students.-"The students are interested in a variety and balance of activities, which helps keep the music department running, he said. " HUNGRY? Seniors Juan ita Schul tz a nd Laura Van No rd strand bake cook ies fo r FHA. �SNIP! Fr.eshman Kristie Witt cuts out heart decorations for the Valentine's Dance sponsored by the FHA. BEAUTY AND BRAINS! 1989 Academic Decathlon team consisted of Karen Brich, Karen Jennings, Cathy Dargin, Kelli Jones, Caryn Sparr and (back) Mike Davis, John Ferris coach Diana Benzing and coach John Burke who was taking the picture! JUST A S WING IN ' The 1989 swing choir, T -C Sensations, create mellow to nes duri ng a ballad at a n honora ry perfo rm a nce. Organization �Academic clubs are popular Learning is cool For a new kid on the block, the Academic Decathlon team made its mark in AEA-13 competition in March. With short notice and relatively little preparation, the team placed seventh out of eleven which included Thomas Jefferson, which won the AEA and state ch am pionshi ps. Mike Davis, senior, was the medal winner in science for Scholastic competitors. "We felt it was a really good experience for the students," said coach John Burke. "Everyone was a novice, even the coaches! Next year we plan to be better prepared," said coach Diana Benzing. Academic Decathlon joins two other academic organizations, National Honor Society, and the KMA Radio Brain Bowl Team. The NHS continued its philosophy of service to the community by organizing the blood bank in April. Ron Elliott was sponsor. The Brain Bowl team travelled to Shenandoah for the contest which was broadcast on KMA radio. The team lost in the first round. Steve Stafford was sponsor. GOLDEN HONOR As the Scholastic science champ, Mike Davis receives a gold medal from Mary Lou Bayliss, AEA 13. SUPER TOUGH Super quiz was super tough with questions over the Presidency. John Ferris, Karen Brich, Kelli Jones, Caryn Sparr, with Karen Jennings in the second row, wait for instructions at the Decathon. �KMA BRAIN BOWL Scott Duhachek Gwyn Meyerring STRIKE OIL? No oil , but precious blood is donated by Rich Thomas, senior when NHS organized the blood mobile. Angie Corrin assists the process. Daryl Sparr Joe Vetro National Honor Society Sara h Brich Angie Corrin Dan E lliot t Bill J ennings Melissa Matth ews Ki m Ord Ra lph Ring Ra ndy Ring Daryl Sparr Leasa Stark J esse Di ve lbess T eresa Farley Ni ck Ga mbs Becky Graham Robby Larsen Gwy n Meyerrin g Mike Nieman Teresa Olofso n H eat h Rod enb urg Ca ry n Sparr Ray Wellman Keit h Wilson J u niors Seni ors Ji m Dermody Candy Barrie · Sophom ores Krist i Brich Cath y Dargin Je n nie Hammitt Je nn ifer H andbury Anjanette Ho! tein Karen Jennings Jayleen Jensen Kelli Jones Lisa Keneal y Ann Lucke Maria Olson I\ indy Schafer Tara Schroder Joe Vetro Wendy Wedel Organizat ion ~ ~ 61 �FLASHY! This is the new digital display unit that was purchased during the fail by the Student Council. Turning over a new leaf Crackers, peanut butter bars, and chips! The Student Council brought back the Lance machine. So whenever you bought munchies, you contributed to the Student Council fund. . They bought a digital display unit that was placed above the pop machines. The purpose of this was to announce upcoming events, achievements, and tell the time. Student Council also sanded the wall in the lobby to prepare for the T rojan mural (see story page 50-51). They had a raffle to see FLYING P AINT! Seniors Mel T homas, Lisa S andow, and Hollie Martens and Mrs. Harman (center) sand the lobby wall for the mural. 62 Q' S'"dont Coundl/Spttoh who would be allowed to park in a reserved parking space in front of the school by the flag pole. The first person to win the raffle for the space was Kevin Killpack. The Council organized the Christmas Dance and Fun Day, a day of fun activities just before Christmas vacation. Fun Day consisted of showing movies like Beetlejuice and Return To Snowy River. playing games like T ..yister and Pictionary, and having volleyball tourneys. Mrs. Tami Harman was sponsor for the group. PRACTICE! The choral readers go over their lines while sitting in the gym at Glenwood before contest. �Speaking of speaking, what fun! . . . ~ .. ...... .. ....." ~ Speech students received three one ratings and a two rating at large gr.oup contest in Glenwood. They went to state contest and Reader's Theater received the only one and advanced to super state. Individuals received thirteen ones. Junior LuAnn Carrigan said, "It wasn't bad but I hated to get up at 6:00 a.m. to be here by 7:00 to practice." Senior Cristy Hadfield remarked, "I.liked it because I was up at 6:00 a.m. anyway. It was neat to go to contest because you met people and had to perform in front of strangers. PRACTICE! The choral readers go over their lines as they wait for their turn at large group contest in Glenwood in January. OH THOSE LEGS! Mrs. Mary Conway fixes senior Travis Justice's toga so that he doesn't trip while performing. - ~· . . �PEER Catch it! "I think PEER is great because it helps you relate with others better!" commented junior Barb Watson. This is the way the most of Mrs. Susan Johnson's PEER students feel. Junior Karen Brich realized that "PEER helped me find who the real me is! I'm looking forward to taking it again!" This year students who have previously taken PEER were able to AT WORK is junior Heather Wingert at the elementary for PEER II 64 ~ recieve credit a second time by helping an elementary teacher two or three times a week. "I enjoy working at the elementary because it gives me a different environment to work in. It is also a great experience!" said junior Heather Wingert. Junior Chad Driver feels that "Everyone should take PEER if they get the chance. It's great and you get to be yourself!" ALL SMILES is first hour PEER front: Ka ren Brich, Barb Watso n, Heather Win ge rt, Lori Stanley, Mindy Cook, Jennifer Cattoni back: Susan Johnson, Jodie Gi llfulin , Chad Driver, Lynette Thomas PEERJF,.n<h Club �YEE HAW!! Juniors Barb Watson a nd Lori Stanley help get ready for the elementary track meet. French Club BONJOUR! This group of French student,s stayed with TC students on a two week exchange program in March. Front: Da rcie Warner, Te resa Farley , Cathy Dargin, Ton y Larsen, Jason Honeywell Row 2: Sa ra h Itis, Akila Koudria, Pauline Desguerre, Guillaume DeVaux, Stepha ne Bourson Row 3: Nick Gambs, Rodolphe T ac k, J ohn Ferris, Eric Respinger, Maurice Velleret, Arnaud Leballeur, Daryl Sparr, Yannick Bonnard , Juanita Schultz RAISING M ONEY A big part of the French Club was running concession stands and a ca nd y cupb oard to help raise mon ey for a trip to France. Sophomore Kim Ring scoops popco rn at a volleyball game. Organizations ~ ~~ 65 �Water testing, landscaping projects keep FFA involved The Future Farmers of America found many activites to keep them busy this year. In March the FFA tried their hand at water testing. Area residents could have their water sent to a lab at Iowa State. Printouts of the results were sent back. In April the FF A got on a school improvement kick. They landscaped and planted grass on the east "GEE, THANKS, JOHN" Unmarried Mr. Matulka receives th is T-shirt from FFA president John Ferris. BEAUTY TREATMENT "How am I doing so far guys?" Kevin Erich helps landscape in front of school as fe llow FFA members supervise. 66 ii@' FFA/FHA side of the school. They also plan to put lava rock in front of the building. The new officers for 1989-90 are: President-Ray Wellman, Vice Pres.-Aaron Wellman, Secretary-Chad Ferris, Treasurer-Bill Jennings, Reporter-Chad Minahan, Sentinel-Brian Crozier. SWEET TREAT Freshman Kri sti Witt prepares coo ki es fo r Valentines Day fund-raiser. FAREWELL The 1988 FFA officers at t he a nnu al FFA banquet. Chad Ferris, Ray Wellman, John Ferris, Terry Wellman, Aaro n Wellman, Arie Thompsen , Mr. Kevin M atulka. �1988 and 1989 FHA officers at the FHA banquet. Seated: Old officers Darcie Warner, Kristi Brich, Sandy Parks, Kelli Jones, Cathy Dargin, Juanita Schultz. Standing: New officers Michelle Christiansen, Shiloh McCool , Kristi Witt, Amy Pontious, Michelle Warner, Brenda Huebner. Caramel apples, Valentines: FHA puts ''fun'' in fund • • ra1s1ng The Future Homemakers of America did many fun and exciting activities and fund raisers this year. In October they sold caramel apples. In December they toured the Dodge house in Council Bluffs and co-sponsored a dance with the FF A and the Student Council. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! Juanita Schultz and Laura Van Nordstrand help decorate for the Valentines Day dance sponsored by the FHA. In March Amy Pontious, Michelle Christian sen, and Brenda Huebner went to t he State FHA Conference. April was the annual awards banquet in which new officers were honored. They also gave the seniors a nice farewell breakfast. Sarah Hansen is the sponsor. Organ izations 67 �Arla Clausen Music everywhere Splendid sounds This year's chorus groups did very well. The girls group, the boys group, and the large group all received Division I ratings at large group contest in May. Throughout the year they attended several festivals and contests. LISTEN! T he boys chorus sings away at t he Fine Arts Banquet in May. Junior LuAnn Carrigan said, "Practice ·was fun. We got to learn some new songs, but we had to practice until it was right." In addition to the regular chorus groups, two swing choirs were organized, both competing in contests. HOLD THAT NOTE! The mi xed chorus sings at t he Fi ne Arts Banquet. �Geoff Schive In contests and competitions An unbeatable band Whether competing in crisp October air for field marching or a warm gymnasium for the concert band, our musicians hung together for another successful season. Division I rating was earned in State Field BATON RAISED When Mr. Schive raised the baton, concert band provided audiences with a wide variety of music. Marching Contest. At Clarinda Band Days second place was earned with our Satin Knights flags being named outstanding auxiliary group. The concert band earned a Division I rating in May's large group contest. "Student support and dedication made our jobs fun and exciting," Mr. Shive and Mrs. Clausen said. CLASSY BRASS A full brass section complimented by the reeds was key to this award winning band. A<•d•miu ~ 69 �Big Winners Sports When people from our community hear the word winners, they think of TriCenter. Consisting of a talented line of athletes, hard-working coaches and faithful fans, our athletic teams showed their school spirit with outstanding TWO MORE! Sen ior Karen Jennings shoots for it in a home game. 70 ~ Spo<~ performances all around. Senior Karen Jennings felt that athletics were important. "They teach aiscipline. They also give people a chance to show their potential and meet new friends!" SILENCE Sober faces sum up the footba ll season. Seniors Joe Vetro and Scott Huebner, are sidelined with injuries. �KICK IT! The Trojan football team starts off the season with a kick. FAN POWER! Juniors Ray Wellman and Jim Dermody have an interesting way of showing their school spirit. P IZZAZZ! Senior Hall of Farner Na ncy Frieze pitches with pizzazz! N O PAIN! Ju nior Rodney Mei nke toughs it out for cross country. Spm'-' ~ 71 �VARSITY & JV Front: Lynette Thomas, Cassie Herkenrath, Karen Brich, Kitran Trede, T ami Siebels, Janette Thomas, Terri Schuett, Erica Fairfield Row 2: Amy Nihsen, Angie Corrin, Katie Leaders, Mindy Schafer, Lisa Casson, Lori Ring, Angela Christiansen, Tonya Matthews, Leasa Stark Row 3: Coach Tami Harman, Diana Reiber, Sarah Brich, Pam Brich, Lori Christiansen, Tammie Vorthmann , Nancy Frieze, Natalie Hitchcock, Krissi Fox, and Coach Nile Smith. STEALING Coach Harman tells Karen Brich to get back befo re she is hit with the tag. ALL SMILES Nile Smi t h was all smiles afte r he received his plaque for Coach of t he Year. ON T O THIRD Tammie Vorth mann nears third while Mo. Valley goes scrambling. 72 ~ Softb•ll �STRIKE 3 A specialist in the change-up pitch, Hall of Farner Nancy Frieze caught many batters off guard. RECORD 33-4 Shelby-Tennant T. Jefferson Treynor West Harrison Corning Tourney Mo. Valley . Griswold AvoHa Logan Underwood Shelby Tourney WIC Tourney Woodbine Oakland I-K-M Tourney St. Albert Fremont Mills Carson Macedonia Orient-Macksburg W-L 2-0 Won 2-0 Won 3-0 2-0 3-0 2-0 Won 3-0 3-0 1-1 Won 2-0 1-2 Won Won Won Lost Conference champs Sizzlin' Sizzling heat and practice starting at dawn and ending by noon, Coach of the Year Nile K. Smith, got his season rolling. This wasn't just an average softball season, the Trojanettes having a 33-4 record and a third chance at state. Along with1an outstanding team record there were great individuals set ting records too. Nancy Frieze won 125 games in her career placing her in the Hall of Fame and was named to 5th team all-state, Lisa Casson was 3rd team all-state wit h Tammie Vorthmann honorable mention all-state. They were picked by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. "We didn't have any major weak areas and if we had one we'd work hard to strengthening that area,'' said Coach Tami Harman, who said "our strongest area was having veterans on the team. " When asked to summarize the season the players replied, "It took a dedicated team and a good coaching staff along with a supportive bench to put a winning season together. " OVER THE FENCE Lisa Casson gives her all as she hits her eleventh home run for the season. Sports 73 �Keeping it together through a tough season Good attitude makes the team The baseball team maintained a-good attitude and stuck together well through the season, despite the fact they had gotten off on the wrong foot. Their goal was to be conference champs, but ended the season with a 6-16 record. Even though they didn't fulfill that goal, they showed good effort all the way through, said Coach Gaylord Schelling. Coming in second in the West Harrison tournament in Glenwood was the high point of the season. Although the Trojans suffered in the beginning, they improved with the season. But "one of the main problems was not hitting the ball," said Coach S ~helling. In spite of the season record, some outstanding individuals were recognized for their efforts. Senior Tim O'Neill was fir st team All-Western Iowa Conference, all district and all-state catcher. His batting average was .500, which was one of the strengths of the team . Senior Brad Wilson was all-conference and second team in dist rict for pitching, another team strengt h . Junior Travis Justice and sophomore Scott Johnsen agreed that baseball is definitely a team sport! "It's like a machine. Everybody has to do their job, and if there's a flaw, it breaks down." WHAT A POWER SLIDE! Sophomore J ohn Ratigan had the Underwood Eagles hustling at second base. STRETCH! Junior Kevin Schmidt showed 'em how it's done! �BATTER UP! THIS ONE'S MINE! Senior catcher Tim O'Neill ended his career by being named to All-WIC, all-district and all-state teams. I GOT IT! I GOT IT! Ready for action on third base was junior J oe Vetro. Record 6- 16 VARSITY/JV Front: Jay Brooke, T yler Maness, Kevin Schmid t, John Ratigan, Travis Justice, Brian Lund Row 2: Nick Gambs, Tim O'Neill , Joe Vetro, Aaron Wulff, Cory Newland , David Schnitker, Eric O'Neill , Tony Larsen Row 3: Jennifer Cattoni, Coach Gaylord Schelling, Ryan Petersen, Eric Schn itker, Brad Wilson, Richard Witt, Scott Jo hnsen, Coach Kent P rescott, Ash lee Martens Not pictured: Craig Koob West Harrison Tourney 2nd Shelby-T ennant Won Treynor Won Cedar Falls Lost Missouri Valley Lost Griswold Lost Harlan Lost Oakland Won AvoHa Lost Underwood Lost T . Jefferson Classic 0-3 WIC Tourney 0-1 Treynor Won Missouri Valley Lost Won Oakland AvoHa Lost Shelby-T ennant Lost Sports 75 �Record T-C 3 3 3 9-2 Opponent West Harrison Treynor Griswold Lewis Central Oakland Underwood Abe Lincoln Mo. Valley Red Oak AvoHa Logan 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 EXPRESSIONS of drive show: on the faces of Karen Jennings and Mindy Schafer while going for the block. HIGH SET from Deanna Olson has Candy Barrier on the run against Underwood, as the rest of the team looks on. I I.RE ")I-\ 76 ~ Voll•yb•ll �DEFENSE That's the name of the game as Karen Jennings and Tara Schroder go against Shannon Kite of Elk Horn. Bump spike To the top The volleyball team had one of its great years again 26-2, falling just one game short of state. "The leader on the team had to be Karen Jennings," said Coach Mary Conway, "but it took the other six seniors to make a winning team." Along with the seniors there were talented juniors, Tonya Matthews and Natalie Hitchcock and sophomores Cassie Herkenrath and Sarah Brich which made up the rest of the team. Each member of the team had an important role to play. Even if the team members were not playing but were on the bench, cheering was an important part. "When excitement filled the gym, our adrenalin started to flow and we got psyched up for the game," said Lisa Casson. VARSITY Front: Brenda Green, Sarah Brich, Laura Van Nordstrand, Melissa Matthews, Row 2: Cassie H erkenrath, Angie Corrin, Krissi Fox, Heather Stafford, Katie Leaders, Lisa Schultz, Natalie Hitchcock Row 3: Coach Mary Conway, Tara Schroder, Deanna Olson, Lisa Casson, Karen Jennings, Tonya Matthews, Candy Barrier, Mindy Schafer, and Coach Brian Reed. Sports 77 �NO WAY will this ball get through Candy Barrier and Tara Schroder as they go up for a block against Underwood. BACK SET from Sarah E rich brings a hard driven spike from Katie Leaders while experiencing varsity playing time. Volleyball Photos by Brian Schuett �JUNIOR VARSITY Front: Coach Brian Reed , Natalie Hitchcock, Coach Mary Conway Row 2: Melissa Matthews, Angie Corrin, Cassie Herkenrath, Sarah Brich , Lisa Schultz, Brenda Green Row 3: Kim Ring, Krissi Fox, Tonya Matthews, Amy Nihsen, Katie Leaders, Heather Stafford FRESHMEN Front: Amy Pontious, Kerri Anderson Row 2: Brenda Huebner, Rachel H oneywell , Gretchen King, Debbie Schierbrock, Jennifer Jensen Row 3: Kristie Witt, Merridy Ring, Coach Brian Reed, Heather Stafford, Angie Leaders •••, .. ~ 79 �PASS COMPLETION Blocking by Scott Johnsen (16) with Heath Rodenburg (30) allowed Jay Brooke (not in picture) to catch a pass in the AvoHa game. VARSITY & JV Front: A. George, D. Behrendsen, A. Wulff, R. Parks, C. Martens, J . Brown, J . Pohlman, J. Smith Row 2: J . Vetro, G. Redinbaugh , J . H olstein , B. Van Nordst rand, D. Lett, D. Ritchison, E. Calhoon, H. Short, A. Gunderson Row 3: J . Green, D. Pieper, B. Larsen, T. Conway, G. Schelling, C. Cochran, N. 80 ~ Footboll Gambs, J. Hitchcock Row 4: C. Mi nahan, T. Jus ice, S. Johnsen, T . Schneckloth, S. Hueb ner, C. Maxwell, J . Honeywell, T . P ogge, E. Matthews Row 5: K. Killpack, H. Rodenbu rg, K. Schmidt, T . Maness, D. Ring, J. Brooke, R. Ri ng Row 6: T. Larsen, B. Manhart , B. Jennings, R. Well man, D. Elliott, B. Nelson �Record fails to show how close the games really were The 1988 football season was not one of the better years for the Trojans ending with a 2-6 record. Injuries had a great effect on the season, with senior starters Joe Vetro, Scott Huebner sitting out games and running back Jerry Green having t o sit out most of the season after knee surgery. Despite injuries Coach Gaylord Schelling felt that the team still worked hard, and they displayed the results of that work in the last two games of the season against Treynor and AvoHa. "We didn't meet our goal, and that was disappointing, but we gave a good effort," he said. "Unity was a double edged sword for us. When we pulled together, we did well. When we didn't pull together , we suffered," said J oe. Even t hough it was a tough season, Scott felt that " being a t ri-captain and working with the coaches and all the underclassmen was a memorable experience. " DEFENSIVE DUO Decisive action from J ustin Holstein and Randy Ring (28) hold back drive from Underwood Eagle Brett Ryan. PASS PROTECTION Quarterback Travis Justice is protected by Nick Gambs (73) and Dan Elliott (76) who keep Treynor in their place. Photo by Brian Schuett po•t ~ 81 �Photos by Brian Schuett FAKING IT Travis Justice (14) and Randy Ring (28) carry on a fake while tight end Ray Wellman (92) runs the ba ll around AvoHa Vikings. TACKLED! Runn ing back Randy Ring, downed by Vikings Harold Dittmar (84) and Greg Roush 178), is flanked by Jay Brooke, Ray Wellman, and Kevin Schmidt, (58). 82 ili' Football �Record 2-6 T-C I 8 8 27 2 14 12 7 0 Carroll Mo. Valley Underwood C&M Massena Oakland Griswold Treynor AvoHa ~ 14 28 12 19 8 21 35 13 SIDELINE CONFERENCE Coach Schelling gives quarterback Travis Justice some strategy while Coach Bill Larsen talks to Coach Carl Cochran in the crow's nest. END OF A DREAM Taking a last walk up the hill toward the locker room , Scott Johnsen, junior and senior John Hitchcock see a difficult season come to a close . ...... ~" �Watching their Weight Waking up at the crack of dawn headed for the Saturday tournaments and wondering if they'd make weight took a lot of dedication, with the season ending at 3-6. Along with dedication wrestlers had to keep weight down and the weight classes filled. Because of doubling of weight classes, two seniors being the victims, Terry Wellman and Kevin Brich at 171 had to battle it out for the varsity spot, said Coach John Brooke. Arie Thomsen led the way with 456 team points for the team. In the tournament spot Arie did a fine job, placing first at W.I.C. tournament, first at sectional, making it possible to qualify for districts. Arie fell one match short at districts placing him at third, stopping his hopes for state. Coach John Brooke said the hardest thing about coaching is "finding a group of kids that will work hard and be dedicated, while for the kids it is getting mentally ready for each match and willing to endure the pain during a match." ROLL 'EM OVER Tom Schneckloth tries to get Trey nor's heavy weight on his back for t he pin. HAIR CUT Dave Riley gets a little trim from mat maid Michelle Christiansen before his match. 84 Wrestling Photo by Lynette Thom s �WRAPPED UP Chad Brich has his hands full against West Harrison's 130 pounder. Front: Coach John Brooke Row 1: Chad Brich, Chad Martens, Arie Thomsen, Josh McDermott, Ryan Petersen Row 2: Dustin Behrendsen , Jay Brooke, Terry Wellman Row 3: Kevin Brich, Tom Schneckloth, Tony Larsen , Carl Pace, Jason Honeywell, Bert Van Nordstrand, Harold Short. 1. I I.~"'"J - KEVIN BRICH "Good luck next season. " HAROLD SHORT "The season was fun." Record COACH BILL LARSEN "Even with a young team and an inexperienced senior t he season went about t he way it should have." 3~6 T-C 26 20 51 50 21 44 26 21 18 Opponent Underwood 50 Treynor 44 St.Albert 19 West Harrison 20 Avoha/Shelby 51 Oakland/C-M/N.V. 30 Missouri Valley 47 Lo-Ma 42 42 Griswold Sports ~ 85 ~ �TOURNEY CHAMPS Dee Leinen was na med fi rst team all-state captain while Dee Olson was named second team at the state bowling to urney. GIRLS A Deanna Leinen Deanna Olson Wendy Wedel Sherri Schuett Jennifer Cattoni BOYS A Ryan Petersen Tom Schneckloth Chad Ferris Darold Mergens Chad Driver Shawn Ploen Vinnie Wilson • The other game 1n town BOYS B Kevin Carroll Troy Plambeck Nick Gambs Chris Corrin Gary Redinba ugh Girls B Mary E llan Thomas J anette Thomas Michelle Christiansen Lisa Bandow Jen nifer J ensen Subs Angi Leaders Sonja P loen 86 ~ Bowling Up to t he bowling alley at 7:00 a.m . and then t o t he alleys after school, now isn 't that dedication? This year's bowli ng team was an immaculate one. This is the first year we have had four bowling teams, two girls and two boys. Many individuals did accomplish individual goals, Chad Driver wit h a season high game of 255, and Wendy Wedel with a 246. Other accomplish ments follow: Boys A were Dist rict champs, Boys B were second place, and Girls A were District champs. The season ended with the Girls A placing 3rd at state, Boys A were 4th at state a nd Boys B placed 16t h . Coach Susan Johnson said that bowling is a lifetime skill and anyone can learn to bowl. This year did have a few rough spots but placing t wo teams in t he top five at state was great. Bowli ng/Cm" Count<y �Front: Teresa Olofson, Kim Ord, Gayla Lackmann, Linda Brich, Darcy Warner, Darold Mergens Row 2: Chad Brich, Chad Ferris, Mike Burton , Arie Thompson, Eric Schnitker, Jesse Divelbess Row 3: Daryl Sparr, Aaron Wellman, Nate Divelbess, Todd Salmons, Rod Meinke, Robby Larsen Row 4: Coach John Brooke and Brian Huebner A big Surprise A WINNING SMILE Rob Larson beams after receiving tenth place at State. DEDICATION Helena Rieber's face tells it all while running at State. "The 1988 Cross Countr team had its best year ever but it was a slow building process of conditioning a team," said Coach Brooke. At the beginning of the season people were asking who is Tri-Center? Then t hey got a big surprise from T -C boys and girls teams. The surprise was t hat two people placed at state, Rob Larson placing tenth along with H elena Reiber who placed twelfth. Going t o a state meet wasn't always a great experience. " Being t he only girl going," said Helena, "gave me a lot of pressure knowing that every step I took was watched." Rob would run t hree to seven miles a week and also ran in road races along with Chad Ferris. Rob's hard work paid off for him when he was named to the AU-State team. Sport. ~ 87 �Big switch makes for fifth straight trip to state tourney Twenty wins and four losses and a fifth return trip to the state tournament about says it all for the Trojanettes basketball team. Along with an outstanding record the Trojanettes had three valuable senior guards, Lisa Casson, Mindy Schafer, and Candy Barrier. The two starting forwards Tonya Matthews and Katie Leaders. These five individuals helped make Karen Jennings an All-Amerf:can. The season started out shaky with two successive losses. Then they ran up against two big teams which influenced Coach T. Gary White to make the switch and put Candy and Lisa into a guard court. "With Lisa and Candy in the guard court, I felt less pressured and more at ease," said Karen Jennings. Tonya Matthews said, "I learned that it is more important to play as a team and not as an individual." Karen received many honors throughout her high school career and after graduation Karen "Big Red" Jennings will be playing for Nebraska's Big Red. Record 20-4 T-C 94 30 72 79 103 91 71 114 95 60 72 74 89 78 102 78 78 (jj/j; 88 ~~ Opponent Avo-ha 80 Treynor 33 70 Lo-Ma 49 Mo. Valley 42 Griswold 61 Malvern Oakland 65 84 Underwood 87 Avo-ha 69 Treynor 79 Lewis Central 32 Mo. Valley 65 Griswold 48 Oakland 68 Underwood 75 Carroll Kuem per 44 Woodb ine CHARITY SHOT Karen J en ni ngs gets a free th row whi le Sarah Brich and Angie Corrin go for the rebound. Girls Basketball �REBOUND Senior guard Mindy Schafer recovers the ball as t he crowd yells encouragement. BIG HUG Natalie Hitchcock receives a big hug from her brother John, after the sub-state game. Spo•O; "89 �THREE POINTER \ Tonya Matthews makes attempt for three points against Griswold. VARSITY Fron t Row: Coach Pat Dalto n, Diana R ieber, Lisa Huebner, Tonya Matt hews, Ter ri Sch uett, Coach T . Gary Wh ite Row 2: Angie Corrin , Natalie H itchcock, Sara h Brich , Katie Leaders R ow 3: ,Joanne Ring, M ind y Schafe r, Kare n Jenn ings, Lisa Casson , Candy Barrier, Brenda Gree n 90 ~ GfrJ, B~keth•ll �0 RE IN TROJAN <O JNTRY FALLING HARD Angie Cooney gets tripped up while moving the ball up the floor. JUNIOR VARSITY Front Row: Merrid y Ring, Gretchen King, Row 2: Helena Rieber Linda Brich , Kr issi Witt, Debbie Schierbrock, Brenda Heubner, Back Row: Jessica Ackl and, Amy Hand bury, Heather Stafford, and Coach Pat Dalton �SHOOT IT Coon Rapids guards try to intimidate Heath Rodenburg. STAC KI NG UP One of t he in-bound plays used to confuse t he other team. Ray Wellman, Ji m Derm ody, a nd Dan Elliott. HEADS UP Tyler Maness eyes the basketball, looking for t he rebound . �Trojan jam session The Trojans had a jammin' season with a record of 16-6 with four lettermen returning. The key to the success was four players averaging in double figures and seven squad members scoring 10 or more points in a game. Another key was the fact that these guys have been playing together since the fourth grade. The only senior, Travis Justice worked hard and could be counted on to come in and do the good job when most needed. Individual honors were given to three players: Ray Wellman, Jim Dermody and Rob Larsen at the conclusion of t he season. Ray received first team All-WIC, Honorable Mention All-State and, All-SWI Nonpareil and World Herald. J im and Rob both received second team All-WIC Honorable mention All-State and All-SWI By the Nonpareil and World Herald. This year they dedicated their season to the memory of Mr. Melvin Rogers. Coach Carl Cochran said, " The guys did a great job this year and I'm proud of t heir accomplishments. Record 16-6 T-C 66 69 61 61 47 76 97 92 55 59 52 52 72 74 75 46 49 Avo-Ha Treynor Lo-Ma Mo. Valley Griswold Malvern Oakland Underwood A o-Ha Treynor Mo. Valley Griswold Oakland Underwood Woodbine EH-K St. Albert Opponent 41 58 53 60 43 40 39 56 45 42 55 65 40 46 71 79 65 �DRIVIN' IN Jim Dermody drives to the bucket for two as Travis Justice goes for the rebound. JUNIOR VARSITY Front: Aaron Wulff, Eric O'Niell, Jesse Divelbess, RJ Parks an d Chris Corrin Row 2: Mike N ieman, Gary Redinbaugh , Coach Jo hn Burke, Brian Nelson, Ralph R ing, and Brian Calek. 94 �FLYING HIGH Ray Wellman goes up and over for two against Griswold. NET ACTION Heath Rodenburg lays on off the glass as Rob Larsen gets ready t o rebound. VARSITY BASKETBALL Front: Becky Graham , Brian Lund, J im Dermody, Rob Larsen , T ravis Justice, Eric Schn itker, and Sandy P a rks Row 2: Coach Jo hn Burke, J:Ieath . Rodenburg, Dan Elliott, Ray Well man, Bill J ennrngs, T yler Ma ness and Coach Carl Cochran Sports 95 �Flying feet and strong forearms Bring a great year Fast feet, strong forearms and great kids are a few ways to describe the T-C track teams. This year's track team did an outstanding job sending two girls to state while the guys sent three individuals and one relay team. This year is the first time we have had an individual state champ, Tom Schneckloth in <lieus. Tom said, " I knew I BOYS T RACK T E AM: Front Row: Daryl Sparr, Eric O'Neill , J esse Divelbess, Jay Brooke, Scott J ohnsen, Arie T homsen, J oe Vetro, Justin Holstein , Bert Van Nordstrand Row 2: Ryan Petersen, Dean Ritchison, Ha ro ld Short, Rob Larsen, Nick Gambs, Aaron Wellman , Chris Corrin Row 2: RJ Parks, Mike Burton, Chad Ferris, Gary Redinbaugh, Doug Ring, Tom Schneckloth, Dan Elliott Row 3: Tony Larsen, Ray Wellman, Brian Nelson, Randy Ring and Rodney Meinke. 96 co uld do it but I didn 't expect to t hrow t hat good. " Other individual awards were given to Helena Rieber, Ka ren Jennings and Natalie Hitchcock who made t he All-Area First team. Rob Larsen also placed 7th in the one mile. Track takes a lot of sacrifice, practice, and dedication and TriCenter kids had all of these qualities in them. �GIRLS TRACK TEAMS Front: Helena Rieber, Lisa Haddix, Heather Wingert, N atalie Hitchcock, Terri Schuett, Darcie Warner, Merridy Ring Row 2: Kim Ord, Dia na Reiber, Katie Leaders, Sa rah Brich, Brenda Green, and J essica Ackl and FAST FEET Linda Brich hands off to Lisa Haddix as Heather Wingert watchs her teammates. 97 �FOOTBALL CH E E RL EA DERS Front Row: Arny Bertelsen, Jennifer Cattoni Back Row: Sue Scoles, Becky Gra ham, Leasa S ta rk, and Sh iloh McCool Not bumps on a log. Cheers!! Sore hands, tired feet, and exhausted voices are just a few of the pains cheerleaders have to endure. Other pains are when you can't get the crowd involved, said sophomore Leasa Stark, "and they sit there like a bump on a log!" Along with pains there are gains that go along with cheering. Heather Wingert said, "You get a good feeling being a cheerleader and it is a very rewarding experience. You learn to get the student body involved and t o show school spirit. Sponsors Tami Harman and Arla Jo Clausen said working with the ladies to create school spirit is the best part about being a sponsor. LETS GO! Lisa Kenealy, Heather Wingert and Michelle Warne r cheer on a T-C wrestler. 98 ~ Ch..,loodora/D•ill T"m �BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS Front Row: Michelle Shank Row 2: Jennifer Cattoni, .Jennife r Jensen, Row 3: Wendy Wedel, Back Row: Shiloh McCool. WRESTLING CHEERLEADERS Front Row: Erica Fairfield, Heather Wingert, Back Row: Lisa Kenealy and Michelle Warner. Good-bye Golden Girls Hello Drill Team T his year we said "bye-bye" to Golden Girls and "hello" to the Drill Team. L ike Golden Girls, Drill Team performed du ring half-time of the boys' basketball g mes. Unlike Golden Girls, Drill Team entered competitions for awards. Dri ll team started off slow but ended up with a second place win at Mid-western Spirit Performance contest. This year's squad nominated captain Maria Olson and co-cap tain Wendy Wedel to head the squad. Like all new things people were pesai mistic about drill team, thinking it -, ouldn't work because Golden Girls was a twelve year tradition, said senior Maria Olson. Junior Michelle Arbaugh said, "for the first year it went about the way it should - a slow building process. " Miss Linda England, coach, said she always wanted to be a sponsor of a drill team, since she was in cheerleading four years in high school and took twelve years of dancing. DRILL T EAM F ro nt Row: Shiloh McCool, Lisa Haddix, Amy Pontious, Wendy Wedel, Kitran Trede, Debbie Sch ierbrock, Mi chelle Shank, Back Row: Amy Bertelsen, Joanne Ring, Jodi Sanders, Lisa Huebner, Angi Leaders, Lisa Kenealy, and Michelle Arbaugh. Spmt. " 99 �Big Bucks Advertising The advertising section of our yearbook takes a lot of time and work. First of all, the ads must be sold by a team of students and the staff themselves. Then the ads must be drawn out and designed. This years ad editor was junior Ashlee Martens. She did the organization of the ads, layed them out and also did some over-the-phone selling. The Trojan yearbook staff would like to take LEHAN'S Minden pharmacy owned by Joe and Connie Lehan this time to thank our advertisers for their contributions this year. Without our advertisers, our dream of having a great yearbook would not be possible. When asked why Sehierbrock's advertises in our book, Mary Pat Schierbrock said, "All of my kids went to school at Tri-Center. It's a great school and I feel it is our responsibility to support it." NAPA Auto Parts run by John Kenealy in Neola �PHIL'S INN owned by Phil Herkenrath of Neola. MINDEN MEAT MARKET owned by Dave and Janice Lustgraaf of Coun cil Bluffs. CARRIGAN ELECTRIC owned by Roger Carrigan of Persia. SCH IERBROCK'S owned by Jerry and Mary Pat Schierbrock of Neola. 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(712) 3220267 When your heart has a message, say it with flowers. Midtown~m~Ml **Personne Wr plrdcr 2uaf,°fv ~( 2ua.-f.i('I lo bo lh rn1ployr n .1nd i1pphc.1nh •I 1c.u on.1~l1 co\I. 127 Sou1h M ~1 i n Slreel PERSONALIZED PRESCRIPTION SERVICE CA TA PAO CESSW C • ACCOU NTING• OfflCE SUPPORT r uc111 0111 cs RAN DAL SHIPLEY A..0 .0 . C•t1 ified Phone· (7121 323 ·3401 Counc il Blulls, tow• 51501 BOOllJt(tPlrlC H(UllS Al( !: ll l SI AUHAl lT INSUllAH ( t. f lH.0.14CIAL•SAl[S Phone (711 } JiB- 3 151 S f l.'. Hl 1AIHAL D .t.!A. tHIHY C l f lUCAL loll U•C .lt.l ·UC "L Al OW.l'I' & a,IA!t4 • )l.U f •US I lt L'll HAI S l l ltLla.. CV.11.C.1 UUJttS IA \!)Cl Some people will do anything for candy! CHOMPING UP Malted m ilk balls disappe r fa t for tate tournam ent power during t he prestate tournament pep rally. C hompers were Kev in Schm id t, Nata lie H itch coc k, Bill Jenning , Gretchen K ing CHEERLEADERS: Jen ni fer Jensen, Michelle S hank, S hil o h McCool �''On my honor, I am too young to be a flower child of the 60's!'' Mary King and J ohn Burke dressed for slave day dur ing Homecoming week. Mrs. King represented t he 60's while Mr. Burke was a pu nk rocker from the 70's. ~ Jim & John Straka Proprietors Phone: (712) 485-2663 ~truku ~rotqers ~euts @lb Jif orlo ~ausage 617 South Main Street Council Blutts . IA 51503 (71 2) 323-4433 ]I... rr & 41 O Remington St. Jfteut ~pecinltics Neola, low 51559 625 Hiway Street Underwood , IA 51576 (712) 566-2712 Owner: Diane Rodenburg National Bank of Logan JACK POWERS Manager 323 East Seventh Street Logan, Iowa 51546 3150 West Broadway Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501 (712) 322-0743 GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTION ON ALL OLYMPIC EVENTS FOR BOYS & GIRLS AGES 18 MONTHS TO 18 YEARS 1308-14 Chatburn Ave. Harlan, IA 5153i. 1529 9th venue Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Automotive parts &. Service Phone (712) 322-9914 �UNDERWOOD CONTINUING THE TRADITION OF QUALITY SERVICE SINCE 1945 ~-T_R_u_c_K_S_T_O_P_&_R_E_S_T_A_U_R_A_N_T ~~ ~ 1-80 at Underwood Exit EXIT 17 FUNERAL HOME RANDY MORRISS General Manager W. SCOTT SCHUMACHER DIRECTOR PHONE : 712-644-2929 21 5 NORTH FOURTH AVENUE LOGAN. IOWA 51546 SHIRLEY RING Restaurant Manager (712) 566-2522 (712) 566-2921 \! . MINDEN MEAT . PROCESSING ' . LYLE A. RODENBURG ATTORNEY AT RETAIL · CUSTOM PROCESSING LAW SIDES · QUARTERS CATERING · PARTY TRAYS ASSOCIATED WITH LYLE A. RODENBURG. P.C. 100-101 PARK BUILDING COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA 51503 BU $1N ESS t HOME 7 12-4 08 · 195 4 TELEPHONES : OFFICE: 322-2017 HOME: 322-59!16 1 ·800· 272 · 3529 71 2·483 · 2836 PO l!OX 98 P EllS IA. IA 51 563 PH E 485-2682 48!>-2028 WESTERN BEST IJO.UID FEED CO. JIM KATZER OWNER-OPERA TOA AUMEN NUTRITIONIST I~~ RODENBURG-WELLMAN, INC. FIELD REPRESENTATIVE JPacific Molas\es Company PRO - l.I X LIQUID FEED SUPPLEMENTS CONTR'ICTORS FRED RODENBURG F J WELLM~N SMITH MEL'S AUTO CO., INC. DAV•SI §Cl USED CARS AND TRUCKS INSUll NCE AGENC Y 5J2 IST AVENUE BODY SHOP FREE ESTIMATES COUNCIL BLUFFS. IOWA.51502 Specializing In Transmission and Engine OverhaU/ 322-1600 Homeowners Au<o Fa:m Business 323 South 6th Missouri Valley, IA 51555 (712) 6112·2713 .. Professioni l Services MEL TAYLOR 39 1·4326 Regency Court 0 Omaha. NE. 681 14 Compc cicive R.ucs Adv.,ti•ing ~ lll �' ' Are you looking at me?' ' FOOTB ALL FANS F reshmen J essica Ackla nd a nd Gretchen Kin g a re look ing smarter t ha n ever. FREE STUDENT CHECKING No monthly service charge No minimum balance requirement Tripp's Blue Moon Bar & Grill Neola, IA (712) 485-2091 No limit on checks written ONLY AT Council Bluffs i6i Savings Bank Ill Memt>er FO I c 320· 1856 A ·e ANKS OF IOWA 9A NK Counc il Bluffs. Avoca. Ca rson and McClelland Candy Barrier J.M. AUTO BODY Collision Repair Glass l rn1tallation Undercoating- Rust proofing Feat ring a custom pain t m ixing system Portsmouth , IA (712) 743-2401 �·SENI OR . PORTRAI TS l¥EDDINGS Dean Killpack 322-1012 La ura Va n Nordstrand Deanna Olson DONOVAN OIL CO. Best of Luck Class of 1989 Station & Tank Wagon Serv. Box 254 Front & Fourth Neol a, Iowa 51559 Tim and Mike Donovan 71 2-485-2327 Kelly's Carpet 825 West Broadway Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Wellman Const. Co. Neola, IA Walt or Mike 485-2416 �Tri-Center Auto Parts ALICE'S BEAUTY SHOP Men's and Women's Services Earpiercing Mary Kay 485-2385 Neola, IA 51559 114 3rd St. Neola, IA 51559 712-485-22-51 Linda J. Andersen Tax and Accounting Service Shelby Livestock Supply, Inc. CUTLER FUNERAL HOME Shelby, Iowa 51570 553 Willow Avenue Council Bluffs, Iowa Ph. 322-7779 Avoca, IA 51521 Ph: 712-3436474 Phone: (712) 544-2022 BURGER KING BURGER KING 1726 Madison Avenue Council Bluffs, IA 51503 �~IEC COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CO., INC. HOME OFFICE 325 W. So. OMAHA BRIDGE ROAD P. 0. BOX 395 COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 51502 Phone: (712) 322·2725 AND QUARTERHORSES Home of 9tttP~ ·Wo rld Ch amp io n CONGRA TULATES THE CLASS OF \989 �Phil's Cafe KOPPER KETTLE Tuesday-Mexican food Friday-Steak and Chicken Sandy, Imogene and employees Welcome You Neola, IA 51559 485-9406 I-80 and Minden exchange Minden, IA 51553 Eat in or Carry out Phone: 483-2828 Anjanette Holstein Ai-nana . ~l MARK JACOBS Avoca Implement Co. HUNDT APPLIANCE AND YORK HEATING Sales and Service Major Appliances, Heating, Window, and Central Air BOB HUNDT Shelby, IA 712-544-2369 P.O. Box 218 PHOTOGRAPHY, Inc. Box 649, 1202 7th st. HARLAN, IA 51537 (712) 755-2376 or 101 South Main St. DENISON, IA 51442 (712) 263-3042 Avoca, IA 51521 343-6354 44 0 Regency Parkway ~ Omaha, NE 68114 • (402) 390-9079 116 (jjfj;; ~ Advertising >,,.. ( �NEOLA TIRE COMPANY Leo Masker-Ken McDonald New and Used Tires 24 Hour Farm and Road Service 516 Front Street Neola, IA 51559 Business: 712-485-2110 Leo (home): 712-485-2077 Ken(home): 712-488-2621 Rolling Hills Ag Products , Inc. Harlan Sewing Center 601 Court Harlan, IA 51537 Rolling Hills P remixes Singer household machines Singer sergers and knitting machines ''How!'' Minden , IA 483 -2885 Sales and Service on vacuum cleaners and sewing machines INTERSTATE ELECTRIC U PPLY OMPANY Junior Aaron Shriver shows off his mohawk. ct.l ~~ I FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS 15th Street & West Broadway COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501 P HONE: 1-712-322-0291 Master Mix Feeds McCurdy's Seed JORGENSEN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 2104 Garfield Harlan, IA 51537 755-5878 �CONGRATULATIONS Specialty Feeds Co. Minden, IA 51553 Heritage Inn Avoca, IA 51521 Harlan Super Value Harlan, IA 51537 Carley Drug Avoca, IA 51521 Shelby Har~ware Shelby, IA 51570 Boyer Body Shop Neola, IA 51559 Mt. Crescent Ski Hills Crescent, IA 51526 Carrigan Electric Persia, IA 51563 Stempel Implement, Inc. Avoca, IA 51521 Heller Oil Co. Minden, IA 51553 Davenport Motors Oakland, IA 51560 Jack & Mary's Rocket Portsmouth, IA 51565 State Farm Insurance Avoca, IA 51521 Howard's Auto Service Persia, IA 51563 Lohafer Insurance Shelby, IA 51570 Town Cupboard Portsmouth, IA 51565 Deanna's Beauty Shop Persia, IA 51563 Rick's Cafe Persia, IA 51563 Elias' Supermarket Persia, IA 51563 Farm Service Co. Neola, IA 51559 118 ~ Sherbondy' s Garden Center Council Bluffs, IA 51502 Crusader Coach Lines Logan, IA 51546 Olsen Cleaners Avoca, IA 51521 Eby's Drug Logan, IA 51546· Mr.and Mrs. Bill Barrier Congratulations Candace Marlene Ray and Delores Olson Congratulations Maria! Ad""";,;ng �CLASS OF '89 it's the real thing 70-H AdvortiO ng ~ 1!9 �''Oh great! Not those people with the camera again!'' DON'T WORRY - BE HAPPY! Seniors Shawn Ploen and Kelly Arnold are always eager to work on school assignments during study hall. •• •• Darrah, Schroer & Kress, P. C. Certified Public Accountants Council Bluffs, Iowa 120 South Sixth Street Ph. (712) 322-8734 120 fiii!J.t ~ Advertising �STUDENTS! Peoples Stale Bank Can Gel You Started Off on the Right Fool Whr-llu: r )'"" ncc•I n lro.in fnr ('r•llf',Rt' nr • chr-( ki11 p. ll(('n11 11 I In pnV fnr 'lChonJ dnl h r!>. rc nplcs .!\1;1fr R:111k n 111 heir! \Y r 11Ucr finnn<i11 l 1•rroe l11cl'l ,01111 1 !>c r v i rr~ 1 h11 1 r11n ,RC I )'1111 u U nn lhc 1ip,ht foot. C1111u:: In u :o; fu r: · ~1 uil r 11t Chr1·kingl • S1m lr11t l .n1rn'' · ~ vi 111: :00 /\n·n11nbl • Bllnk hy '-bill .!\ln p in i.nr l vi ~i t wil h us nt.nu t )'nut fi 1111 nci11 I pl1rn!>. rrn 11lr) .5111!(' llllnk . ltrl1 •inp. ynu ,RCI yom Jul n rc o!f o n lhc r igh l fO'll. (" ............ .. ,..,". .. . ... .._"..,.. ,..._,11 ,, ... , ...... ( CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF '89 WE'RE THE FIRST PLACE ''Wait a minute! Do I re ally want to do this?'' PEOPLE'S DOWN is t he only way to go for Seni or John Hitchcock as he attempts to rape! for the National Guard. FOR ALL YOUR FINANCIAL NEEDS Hardware Appliances Sporting goods Housewares iJFl'RsT NATIONAL BANK OF COUN C IL BLU FF S 2917 West Broadway Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501 MAIN, BOTH MALLS, MANAWA, & WEST ON BROADWAY Advertising 121 �Thanks For Your Support Admar Agency 116 Alice's Beauty Shop 114 All Star Tire I 10 Allied Communications 115 Avoca Implement 105 Baker's Petroleum 108 Bare Elegance llI Beem-Belford Funeral Home 108 Bill & Connie Barrier 118 Blue Moon Bar & Grill 112 Bob Anderson Ford-Mercury Inc. 105 Boyer Body & Fender Service 118 Brich Plumbing and Pump I06 Burger King 114 Carley Drug Co. 118 Carrigan Electric 118 Citizens State Bank 105 Coca-Cola Bottlers 119 Computer Maintenance Facility I07 Corum's Flowers and Greenhouse 105 Council Bluffs Gym Club 110 Council Bluffs Savings Bank ll2 Council Bluffs Trailer Repair I03 Crescent Ski Hills 1 I8 Crusader Coach Lines 118 Cutler Funeral Home 104 Dan's Delight 108 Darrah's Apco and Dairy Supreme I04 Darrah, Schroer & Kress, P .C. I20 Davenport Motors ll8 Deanna's Beauty Shop 118 Donovan 's Oil Co. I I3 Eby's Drug Store 118 Elias' Supermarket ll8 The Embers 104 Farmer's and Merchants State Bank I02 Farm Service Co. I I8 Farner-Boeken Co. 104 ''Gee whiz, Mrs. Conway, do we have to do this reading?'' A little last minute preparation is in order before t he choral readers perform at speech contest in Glenwood. Caryn Sparr, Kelli Jones, Cathy Dargin , Teresa Olofson, Cristy Hadfield, LuAnn Carrigan, Travis Justi ce First National Bank of Council Bluffs I2I First National Bank of Logan 110 Flowers by Hinman, Inc. 109 G & R Feed and Grain 108 Harlan New Car Dealers 109 Harlan Newspaper 102 Harlan Sewing Center 117 Harlan Super Value 118 Harlan True Value Hardware 106 Heller Oil 118 Heritage Inn 118 Home Federal Savings and Loan Assoc. 108 Home Savings Bank of Persia 103 Howard's Auto Service 118 Hundt Appliance and Heating 116 Interstate Electric Supply Company 117 Iowa Clothes 108 J. M. Auto Body Shop ll2 Jack and Mary's Rocket I I8 Jack Holder Photography ll3 Jorgensen Chiropractic ll 7 Kelly's Carpet ll3 Korral Loung~ 103 KNOD Radio I05.5 FM 104 Kopper Kettle I I6 Lehan Pharmacy 105 Leinen Incorporated 108 Linda J. Anderson Tax Service ll4 Logeland Studio I08 Lohafer Ins., Inc. ll8 Lyle Rodenburg Law Offices llI McMullan Ford I I4 Mel's Auto Ill Minden Grocery 103 Midtown Personnel 109 Minden Meat Market 111 Minden Mini-Storage 102 Minden Elevator and Sentry Hardware 109 Neola Lumber Co. & Home Supply 103 Neo\a Tire Company 117 Noble Photography, Inc. ll6 Northside Lounge 104 Olsen Cleaners 118 People's State Bank I2I People's True Value Hardware I2I Phil's Inn 116 Plambeck Construction I05 Plambeck Trucking 109 Ray & Dolores Olson ll8 Rick's Cafe 118 Rolling Hills Agriculture 117 Schierbrock's Dep't Store I04 Schumacher Funeral Home llI Shelby Hardware ll8 Shelby Livestock I 14 Sherbondy Garden Center 118 Shipley Optical Dispensary 109 Smith Davis Insurance Agency l ll Specialty Feeds ll8 State Bank and Trust 106 State Farm Insurance ll8 Stempel Implement ll8 Straka Brothers Meat 110 Swanson Automotive 110 Sweeney Associates 102 The Town Cupboard ll8 Touch of Class I 10 Tri-Center Auto Parts ll4 Underwood Truck Stop lll Wellman Construction Co. ll3 Wellman-Rodenburg Inc. Ill Western Best Liquid Feed Co. 111 �General Index A-B Abariotes, Ernest 3, 23, 40, 42, 48, 126 Ackland, Jessica 28, 91, 97, 112 Anderson, Jay 26 Anderson , Jerry 27 Anderson, Kerri 28, 79 Arbaugh, Michelle 22, 32, 99 Arnold, Kell y 120 Bandow, Lisa 7, 34, 50, 62, 86, 104 Bargenquast, Ember 32, 104 Bargenquast, Madge 27 Barrier, Bill 118 Barrier, Candy 7, 10, 22, 34, 61, 76, 77, 78, SS, 90, 118 Bayliss, Mary Lou 60 Behrendsen, Dustin 28, 44, 80, 85 Benzing, Diana 21, 54, 59, 60 Benzi ng, Nick 127 Bertelsen, Amy 28, 98, 99 Bertelsen, Nathan 7 Bertelsen, Tammy 2, 20, 32 Bintz, Cathy 26 Bradley, Lois 27, 125 Brich, Bill 22 Brich, Chad 32, 85, 87 Brich, Karen 10, 22, 32, 50, 56, 59, 60, 64, 72 , 104 Brich, Kevin 7, 34, 40, 53, 66, 84, 85 Brich, Kristi 34, 61, 67 Brich, Linda 28, 87, 91, 96, 97 Brich, Pam 72 Brich, Ruth 54 Brich , Sarah 25, 30, 61, 72, 77, 78, 79, 88, 90, 97 Brooke, Jay 30, 75, 80, 85, 96 Brooke, John 2, 42, 43, 48, 49, 84, 85, 87 Brown, Gayle 127 Brow n, Joe 28, 80 Bu rke, John 5, 11, 54, 59, 60, 94, 95, 110 Bu rton, Mike 10, 11, 28, 44, 87, 96 C-D Calek, Brian 3, 23, 32, 94 Calhoon, Eric 28, 80 Carlson, Jim 26 Carper, Lia 10, 30, 57, 104 Carrigan, LuAnn 16, 32, 47, 49, 57, 63, 68, 103, 104, 122, 125 Carrigan, Roger 101 Carroll, Kevin 30, 54, 86 Casson, Lisa 7, 8, 23, 34, 72, 73, 77, 88, 90 Catto ni , Jennifer 3, 32, 64, 75, 86, 98, 99 Christensen, Jerry 127 Christiansen, Angela 34, 72 Christiansen, Jim 49 Christiansen, Lori 72 Christiansen, Michelle 30, 67, 84, 86, 104 Clausen, Arla 18, 68, 69, 98 Clausen, Greg 18 Cochran, Carl 80, 83, 93, 95 Condon, Mike 126 Conway, Mary 8, 43, 54, 63, 77, 79, 122 Conway, Tim 80 Cook, Mindy 32, 64 Cooney, Angie 34, 47, 50 Corrin, Angie 30, 61, 72, 77, 79, 88, 90 Corrin, Chris 28, 86, 94, 96 Crozier, Brian 28, 66 Dalton, Pat 90, 91 Dargin, Cathy 17, 34, 40, 55, 56, 59, 61, 67, 122 Davis, Mike 35, 59, 60 Davis, Patrick 30 Dermody, Jim 22, 32, 61, 71, 92, 93, 94, 95 Desguerre, Pauline 55 Dittmar, Harold 82 Divelbess, Don 35 Divelbess, Iris 28, 53 Divelbess, Jesse 32, 61, 87, 94, 96 Divelbess, Nate 32, 87 Divin, Crissy 7, 35, 41 Dollen, Arlen 32, 47, 53 Dollen, Jay 32, 50 Dollen, Jon 23, 32 Donovan, Tim 123 Dow, Amber 7 Downing, Jason 30 Doyle, Jim 28, 44 Driver, Chad 32, 64, 86 Duhachek, Scott 7, 34, 36, 61 E-F Elliott, Dan 15, 20, 30, 55, 61, 80, 81, 92, 95, 96 Elliott, Jan 27 Elliott, Ron 16, 26, 42, 60, 126, 127 Elverio, Eric 9 England, Linda 99 104, 122, 125 Hammitt, Jennie 18, 19, 25, 35, 56, 61 Handbury, Amy 28, 91 Handbury, Jennifer 12, 18, 19, 35, 61 Handbury, Maurice 123 Hansen, Sarah 6, 13, 53, 67 Harman, Tami 5, 47, 58, 72, 73, 98 Hayden, Jackie 32 Heim, Paula 27 Herkenrath, Cassie 30, 72, 77, 79 Herkenrath, Phil 101 Herman, Pee Wee 7 Hitchcock, John 3, 7, 10, 35, 51, 80, 83, 89, 121 Hitchcock, Natalie 7, 18, 19, 32, 72, 77, 79, 89, 90, 96, 97, 104, 109 Holstein, Anjanette 18, 19, 20, 35, 61, 116 Holstein, Gretchen 7 Holstein, Justin 32, 80, 81, 96 Honeywell, Jason 30, 31, 80, 85 Honeywell, Rachel 28, 79 Hornbostel, Larry 27 Huebner, Brenda 28, 29, 67, 79, 91 Huebner, Bryan 24, 35, 87 Huebner, Lisa 8, 32, 33, 90, 99, 104 Huebner, Scott 7, 8, 35, 70, 80, 81 Hurd, Kristina 28 Hurley, Richard 128 Service with a smile is what you get at Donovan's Fina station in Neola! Fairfield, Erica 30, 72, 99 Farley, Teresa 4, 32, 50, 61 Ferris, Chad 32, 66, 86, 87, 96 Ferris, John 7, 35, 58, 59, 60, 66 Flemming, Lois 27 Fox, Krissi 18, 30, 31, 72, 77, 79 Frieze, Nancy 71, 72, 73 G-H Gambs, Eleanor 55 Gambs, Nick 9, 22, 32, 50, 61 , 75, 80, 81, 86, 96 George, Aaron 14, 28, 80 Gillfulin, Jodie 64 Graham, Becky 3, 32, 61, 95, 98 Grandon, Timothy 128 Green, Brenda 9, 30, 77, 79, 90, 97 Green, Jerry 6, 7, 8, 9, 25, 26, 35, 80, 81 Gunderson, Andy 32, 80 Gunderson, Ervin 22 Haddix, Lisa 28, 96, 97, 99 Hadfield, Cristy 23, 35, 51, 56, 57, 63, TROJAN ADS WORK! Tim Donovan serves another happy customer, Maurice Handbury, an early S turday morning in May. General Index 123 �1-J Jared, Brenda 28, 29 Jennings, Bill 30, 61, 66, 80, 95, 109 Jennings, Karen 4, 8, 21, 25, 36, 40, 59, 60, 61, 70, 76, 77, 88, 90, 96 Jensen, Dana 7 Jensen, Jayleen 36, 61 Jensen, Jennifer 28, 79, 86, 99, 109 Jensen, Louise 27 Jensen, Mike 27 Johnsen, Scott 14, 15, 20, 22, 32, 74, 75, 80, 83, 96 Johnson, Bob 5, 6, 27, 46 Johnson, Susan 43, 49, 64, 126 Jones, Greg 36, 54 Jones, Kelli 21, 36, 40, 56, 59, 60, 61, 67, 122 Justice, Joan 27 Justice, Rachel 7 Justice, Travis 7, 36, 49, 63, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 93, 94, 95, 122 K-L Kenealy, John 100 Kenealy, Lisa 18, 36, 61, 98, 99 Killpack, Dean 36, 113 Killpack, John 27 Killpack, Karen 27 Killpack, Karla 13 Killpack, Kevin 4, 24, 32, 62, 80 Killpack, Lee 27, 42, 44 King, Gretchen 28, 79, 91, 109, 112 King, Mary 11, 110 Kirk, Tadd 3 Knauss, Wendell 27 Knott, Joann 27 Koebel, Jill 32, 50 Koob, Craig 75 Koob, Kyle 30 Krohn , Randy 127 Kunze, Glenda 12, 13, 46 Laackmann, Gayla 36, 87 Laackmann, Ronnie 28 Larsen, Bill 13, 27, 49, 51, 80, 83, 85 Larsen, Rob 22, 32, 61 , 87, 93, 95, 96 Larsen, Tony 10, 15, 28, 75, 80, 85, 96 Larson, Bill 51 Leaders, Angi 28, 79, 86, 99 Leaders, Katie 25, 30, 72, 77, 78, 79, 8 90, 97 Lehan, Connie 100 Lehan, Joe 100 Lehan , Mark 7 Lehan, Troy 15, 28 Leinen , Bob 27 Leinen , Deanna 37, 86 Leinen, Dennis 28 Lemonds, Steve 34 Lett, David 37, 40, 80 Lucke, Ann 7, 20, 21, 37, 40, 61 Lund, Brian 32, 75, 95 Lustgraaf, Brandy 29 Lustgraaf, Dave 101 Lustgraaf, Jani ce 101 M-N Maness, Tyler 15, 30, 75, 80, 92, 95 Manhart, Brian 30, 80 Mansfield, Angie 28 Martens, Ashlee 1, 22, 32, 33, 56, 57, 75, 100, 104, 125 Martens, Chad 28, 45, 80, 85 Martens, Hollie 6, 7, 37, 62 Martens, Tracy 7 Martens, Wendy 13 Masker, Shirley 26 Matthews, Ethan 37, 54, 80, 124 Matthews, Melissa 30, 61 , 77, 79 Matthews, Tonya 9, 32, 56, 72, 77, 79, 88, 90 Matulka, Kevin 52, 66 Maxwell, Chad 30, 80 McCool, Shiloh 18, 28, 67, 98, 99, 109 McDermott, Jed 27 McDermott, Josh 28, 44, 85 McKercher, Harold 44, 45, 46 Meier, Dawn 28 Meier, Duane 30 Meinke, Diana 27 Meinke, Rodney 3, 32, 71, 87, 96 Mergens, Darla 28 Mergens, Darold 32, 86, 87 Meyer, Dawnette 32 Meyerrin g, Gwy n 14, 32, 61 Michelson , Kri stina 32 Miller, Kim 18, 30 Minahan, Chad 28, 66, 80 Montgomery, Am y 28 Moody , George F. 49 Murray, Mike 28, 29, 47 Nanninga, Brett 2, 11, 21 , 23, 26 Nelson, Brian 28, 80, 94 , 96 Newland, Cory 75 Nieman, Mike 32, 61, 94 Nihsen, Amy 30, 31, 72, 79 0-P O'Neill, David 13 O'Neill , Eric 15, 30, 75, 94, 96, 106 O'Neill , Tim 74 , 75 Olofson , Teresa 2, 10, 11, 32, 61 , 87, 122 Olson , Deanna 37, 54, 76, 77 , 86, 113 Olson, Delores 118 Olson, Ma ria 3, 6, 7, 18, 19, 24, 37, 56, 61, 99, 118 Olson, Maureen 125 Olson, Ray 118 Ord, Kim 30, 61, 87 , 97 Osbahr, Dale 27 Behind the scenes: the only member of the team who didn't wear pads and a number. FOUR YEA RS OF SERVICE Foot ball ma nager Etha n Matthews stands ready fo r acti on on th e sidelines as he has each season fo r th e past fo ur years. �Pace, Carl 32, 85 Parks, R.J. 28, 53, 80, 94, 96, 104 Parks, Sandy 37, 67, 95 Paulsen, Shelly 37 Petersen, Ryan 30, 75, 86, 96 Pieper, Dan 4, 17, 37, 80 Plambeck, Barb 27 Plambeck, Lowell 27 Plambeck, Nicole 28 Plambeck, Stacy 22, 32 Plambeck, Troy 32, 86 Ploen, Shawn 37, 50, 86, 120 Ploen, Sonja 30, 86 Pogge, Tom 29, 42, 44, 47, 80 Pohlman, Jason 28, 45, 80 Pond, Shad 32 Pond, Shannon 29 P ontious, Amy 29, 67, 79, 99 P rescott, Kent 75 Q-R Ratigan, Gary 127 Ratigan, John 74, 75 Redinbaugh, Gary 29, 80, 86, 94, 96 Reed, Brian 46, 77, 79 Rickard, Carrie 29 Rieber, Diana 30, 72, 90, 97 Rieber, Helena 29, 50, 87, 91, 96, 97 Riley, Dave 84 Ring, Allan 30, 42 Ring, Darin 30 Ring, Doug 24, 32, 80, 96 Ring, Joanne 14, 18, 19, 22, 32, 90, 99 Ring, Kim 30, 65, 79 Ring, Lori 72 Ring, Merridy 29, 79, 91, 97 Ring, Ralph 31, 46, 61, 94 Ring, Randy 31, 61, 80, 81, 82, 96 Ring, T om 27 Ritchison, Dean 31, 80, 96 Rodenburg, Chris 33 Rodenburg, Heath 4, 17, 22, 23, 33, 61, 80, 92, 95 Rodenburg, Rosalie 26, 27 Rogers, M elvin 12, 26, 93, 126, 127 Ronfeldt, Kory 31 Roush , Greg 82 Rya n, Brett 81 S-T Salmons, Todd 31, 87 Sanders, J odi 6, 7, 37, 50, 99 Schafer, Mindy 7, 15, 22, 38, 61 , 72, 76, 77, 88, 89, 90 Schelling, Beverly 42, 47 Sch elling, Gay lord 10, 74, 75, 80, 81, 83 Schierbrock, Debbie 29, 79, 91, 99 Schierbrock, Jerry 101 Schierbrock, Mary P at 100, 101 Schi ve, Geoff 18, 19, 58, 69 Schive, N ancy 18 Schmidt, Kevin 6, 7, 38, 74, 75, 80, 82, 109 Sch neckloth, T om 38, 80, 84, 85, 86, 96 Schn it ker, David 15, 33, 75 Schnitker, Don 27 Schnitker, Eric 33, 75, 87, 95 Schroder, Tara 38, 61, 77, 78 Schuett, Brian 38, 57, 81, 82, 125 Schuett, Sherri 31, 50, 86 Schuett, Terri 31, 50, 72, 90, 97 Schultz, Jodi 31 Schultz, Juanita 12, 38, 58, 67 Schultz, Lisa 33, 77, 79 Schuning, Jennifer 29 Scoles, Sue 18, 19, 38, 41, 54, 98 Shank, Bob 5, 33, 50 Shank, Michelle 4, 29, 44, 99, 109 Short, Harold 33, 80, 85, 96 Shriver, Aaron 33, 117 Siebels, Keith 22, 33, 104 Siebels, Tami 11, 33, 72, 104 Smith, Jason 31 , 80 Smith, Johnny 26 Smith, Luke "Duke" 51 Smith, Nile 45, 51, 72, 73 Smith, Todd 22 Snedden, Rich 31 Sorensen, George 48, 128 Sparr, Caryn 33, 59, 60, 61, 122 Sparr, Daryl 5, 31, 61, 87, 96 Sparr, Dean 127 Spencer, Amy 38, 54 Spencer, Hannah 29, 53 Stafford, Heather 29, 77, 79, 91 Stafford, Steve 17, 26, 60 Stanley, Lori 33, 64, 65 Stark, Leasa 31, 50, 61, 72, 98 Thomas, Janette 33, 72, 86 Thomas, Lynette 2, 24, 33, 56, 57, 64, 72, 84, 104, 125 Thomas, Mary Ellen 14, 15, 20, 38, 62, 86 Thomas, Richard 25, 38, 40, 61 Thomsen, Arie 30, 66, 84, 85, 87, 96 Thonvold, Shane 38 Trede, Kitran 22, 33, 72, 99, 104 U-V Van Nordstrand, Bert 30, 55, 80, 85, 96 Van Nordstrand, Laura 12, 38, 58, 67, 77, 113 Vetro, Dan 7, 13 Vetro, Joe 6, 7, 39, 61, 70, 75, 80, 81, 96 Velleret, Maurice 55, 65 Vogt, Charlie 127 Vorthmann, Tammie 72, 73 W-X Warner, Darcie 12, 39, 67, 87, 97 Warner, Michelle 29, 67, 98, 99 Watson , Barb 10, 33, 64, 65 Watson, Larry 26 Wedel, Wendy 14, 17, 18, 19, 39, 56, 61, 86, 99 Weise, Randy 13 Wellman, Aaron 31, 66, 87, 96 Wellman, Ray 4, 17, 22, 23, 32, 52, 61, 66, 71, 80, 82, 92, 93, 95, 96 Wellman, Terry 4, 39, 52, 54, 66, 84, 85 White, T . Gary 8, 27, 45, 88, 90 Wiese, Randy 50 Williams, Kristina 33 Wilson, Brad 74, 75 Wilson, Herma 27 Wilson, Keith 33, 50, 61 Wilson, LaVern 27 Wilson, Vinnie 39, 86 Wingert, Heat her 4, 18, 19, 33, 57, 64, 96, 97, 98, 99, 104, 125 Witt, Kristie 29, 59, 66, 67, 79, 91 Witt, Richard 75 Wulff, Aaron 29, 75, 80, 94 Y-Z Zimmerman, Alice 26 Colophon The 1989 Trojan was printed by J ostens Printing and Publishing in Visalia, California. Copy was typeset by students using MicroGraph ix Autocopy computer program. T ype faces used were Century Schoolbook for body copy and picture captions. Headlines were Opt ima Bold. Cover, endsheets and t heme were designed by Heather Wingert, Editor-in-chief. Business and Advertising Manager Ashlee Martens supervised staff which sold over $3000 worth of advert ising. Jostens print ed 185 books selling for $20. " P hotographers Brian Schuett and LuAnn Carrigan took approximately 90% of t he photo and did darkroom work. Cristy Hadfield and Lynette T homas were section heads. heerful cooperation from district treasurer Lois Bradley, who patient ly managed our mon ey, wrote checks and paid our bills, allowed our operat ion to run smooth ly. Neola Gazette editor and publisher Maureen Olson saved us many times when we came up sh ort on photos. T hanks to both ladies!! The T rojan is a member of the Iowa H igh School Pres Association and Quill & Scroll. INTVIMATION General lndex 125 �Memories Last forever On February 3, 1989, the family and friends of Melvin B. Rogers along with students, staff and the Tri-Center community, were overwhelmed at the loss of T-C's superintendent. Besides being a prominent member of the community, Mr. Rogers was an administrator at T-C for many years. Mr. Rogers took pride in everything he did, but most of all in his school. "He was the reason T-C was so special. He trusted the teachers and let them take charge. His goal was to make Tri- Center better than OK. Melvin was a leader in every sense of the word," faculty member Susan Johnson said in tribute. Wit and a terrific sense of humor were a Rogers trait. Mr. Ernest Abariotes reflects on a particular story Mr. Rogers told on himself when he was at the beach in Florida. " It was great! The tide rolled in and flipped him over. When he emerged from the water, he had no bathing suit on. At prom the following year, we made sure to recognize him for his stunning rendition of "Moon Over Miami!" Tri-Center was Mr. Rogers' life, and there was almost never a day he wasn't here even on the week-ends. "Mr. Rogers wanted to make our students and faculty the best. He gracefully maneuvered people into doing great things so they would get compliments. He himself wanted to stay out of the limelight." said Ron Elliott. Each and every person that had the honor of knowing Melvin Rogers knew of a greatness and a dream becoming reality. His inspirational words and actions will silently fill the hallways of Tri-Center and the hearts of his friends forever. ROGERS HUMOR A keen wit and fine sense of h umor was a Rogers trademark. BLOOM ING DELIGHT Flowerpots compliments of Mr. Rogers who made t hem in his spare time. 126 Melvin Rogers �LIONS CLUB Gary Ratigan, Melvin Rogers, Nick Benzing, Dean Sparr, Jerry Christensen, Charlie Vogt, Randy Krohn, and Gayle Brown FRIENDS FOREVER Mr. Rogers and Ron Elliott celebrate Gary Ratigan's Principal of the Year award, May, 1988. Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: Atime~be~m,mdatime~ die; a time to plant and a tim~to pluck up that which is planted A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing; A time t seek and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love and a time to hate, a time of war, and a time of peace. DOORWAYS and the stage is where Mr. Rogers always perched during basketball and vo lley ball games. Here he visits with Nonpariel sports reporter Mike Condon. Melvin Rogers 127 �The Big Picture's Parting shot GOING OUT IN STYLE Retiring teacher George Sorensen was given royal treatme nt wi th a rid e home from school in a Cadillac limousine. Missouri Valley friends Richard Hurley an d Timothy Grandon honored George on t he last day of his 29 year career at T -C. 128 Closing ��THE BIG PICTURE �7/4 - --.:tS~ PROPERTY OF l Rl·CENTER COMMUNIT'r SCHOOL DISTRICT THE BIG PICTURE ��� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. 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Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1989 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 1989 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/b84817b7f78a5d6442c8c1327e617ba1.pdf f7680ac97cd51b0c32bfaccd8ba7aef8 PDF Text Text ,----~ .~--- GOLD GOING ~ ~~- - -- - --- - -- ~-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - �CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, p.48 �ACADEMICS, p. 64 ADVERTISEMENTS, p. 98 �CJ) co .q.q..qN 0 0 0 co I.{) N N Ct) �The Trojan 1990 Tri-Center High School Neola, IA 51559 Volume 32 T-C TALKS! Karen Brich visits with P.E. t eacher Mrs. Tami Harman. GOl~IG fOR GOLD ~r~tE �- BURN! Heath Rodenburg ( 12), Randy Ring (11), Scott Johnsen ( 12). Dan Elliott (11), and Ray Wellman ( 12) thro w a handmade dummy into the flames of the bonfire during the Homecoming pep rally . HOLD STILL! Gwyn Meyerring (12) puts the finishing touches on her younger brother Mike ( 4) for the musical. LOOK OUT! Heath Rodenburg (12) makes a mad dash through the hoop and onto the field before the Homecoming game . 2 Opening �Going for the Gold It's not just the gold medals, trophies, and ot her awards that make our school superior: it's the staff and students. Everyone here is an individual. We all have o ur own unique personalities, but we all contribute at least a little piece of gold to our school. We have always excelled in many areas and this year w as no exception. Whether it w as sport s. music , or academics. we alwa ys tried hard t o make outstanding accomplishme nts. We strive d t o do our best then. and we will continue "Going for the Gold " our whole lives. GIVE IT TO THEM! Mrs. Mary Conway advises the varsity volleyball team during a match against Aud ub on in regional p lay. WE DO! Kristie Witt (1 0) and Jason Pohlman ( 10) have t heir own moc k wedding c eremony for Health c lass. Opening �Student Life Golden Personalities Dances, concerts, athletics, clubs; these were just a few of the activities that students at Tri-Center participated in. All these gave us the opportunity to show our abilities and form many golden memories that will stay with us forever. From Homecoming to Prom we always found ways to get together with our peers and have many fun times. IMPROMPTU STUDY HALL. Katie Leaders ( 11 ), Tonya Matthews (12). Kerri Anderson (10), Angie Leaders (10), and Merridy Ring (10) get in some studying after school. FL YING FINGERS. Jennifer Schuning ( 10) types up an assignment in Mrs. Schelling's resource room . 4 Student Life Student life wasn't just school and school activities though . It was cruising Broadway, going to the mall, making Taco Bell runs, working, or anything else we did with our time out of school. Most important of all, though, was the many Golden Personalities here at Tri-Center that made our year what it was. �ROLL CALL. Mrs . Eleanor Gambs takes roll before a tour to Chausson. a van factory in Creil. ROMAN RUINS. Two thousand year old Roman ruins were recently discovered in Verneuil. YUM. YUM! Nick Gambs. ( 12) enjoys RE AL trench fries and a burger at McDonald's in Paris . 6 French trip �The ultimate in homework Assignment: France So, what did you do exciting in the summer of 1988? Visit the beach? Suntan every day? Work at a summer job? Go on a family excursion? Sevent een students, along with three teachers, were able to go where a T-C group has never gone before : France . The studen t s, along with teachers, Ed and Eleanor Gambs and Diana Benzing explored Roman ruins in Verneuil, took snapshots of the Eiffel Tower, visited an amusement park , enjoyed French cuisine and rode horses. And by staying in homes of local residents, each person's trip to France , wound up being uniquely different. Tony Larsen ( 10) was able to fly an airplane with a little help, while Daryl Sparr (11) attended a L' TOUR EI FFEL . Photographing and climbing the Eiffel Towe r was a " must " in Paris. four hour wedding feast. Shiloh McCool (10) liked visit ing the palace at Chantilly and the Napoleon House . The Paris International Air Show was a special t reat enjoyed by Rob Larsen (1 2) . Heather Wingert ( 12) heard famous Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti sing at the Paris Opera, after which she went to a disco with her family. Many others liked just e xperiencing France and being able to speak French daily. Teresa Olofson (12) especially "drank in the atmosphere and loved just being there. " Wherever the group's adventures t ook t hem, T-C students and tea c hers ha d an e xcellent time . Many of t hem are planning to return t o France soon. PICTURE PRETT Y. A street artist captures Shiloh McCool ( 10) in a pencil sketch. Student Ufe ~ 7 _I �FRENCH CUISINE . Mrs . Gambs and Mrs. Benzing enjoy a French pastry in medieval Senlis. BIG SPREAD. Jason Honeywell helps himself to a buffet lunch served by the town of Verneuil. "Going to France was like a 24 hour a day amusement park.'' -Tony Larsen "They drive like crazy and park on the sidewalk!" -Heather Wingert "I can always buy a car, but a trip to France is once-in-a lifetime." - Shiloh McCool "Best french fries I ever had, man." - Nick Gambs T-C TOURISTS. Class of 1989: John Ferris, Juanita Schultz, Cathy Dargin, Mike Davis and Darcy Warner Seniors: Teresa Olofson, Teresa Farley, Nick Gambs, and Rob Larsen . Juniors: Daryl Sparr, Jason Honeywell, Leasa Stark and Michelle Christensen . Sophomores: Kristie Witt, Shiloh McCool and Tony Larsen Chaperones : Ed and Eleanor Gambs and Diana Benzing WORLDS OF FUN? No, Asterix Park was on Daryl's itinerary. 8 ~ Fmnch r ,;p �SOUVENIR SHOPPING . Shopping for family and friends was another fun activity while in France . \ AU REVOIR . Saying t heir last good-byes at Marie Curie was tearful. French trip 9 �ISN'T THIS FUN? Kevin Jones (9) and Josh McDermott ( 10) are g irls in South Pacific! SOME ENCHANTED EVENING! Joanne Ring (12) is in love with Dan Elliott (11) in the 1989 musical. South Pacific Dreams Have you ever envisioned yourself on a balmy island in the South Pacific? Music students portrayed characters from the famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "South Pacific", in November. The cast had a lot of fun with it. Shiloh McCool (10) who played Liat said, "It was worth all the work even though I had to speak all my lines in French ." Arla Clausen, director. was excited that it went well. "The students know what it takes for a good show. Even though it was sad when it was all over. it was a sigh of relief." The parts were easy to memorize for Tony Larsen (10), or McCaffary, since his parts were written on the desk . Tony said that wearing make-up was " just part of acting." DAMES! " There is no thin' like a dame!" Sailors long for women during their South Pacific stay . 10 �BEAUTY MAKE-OVER. Aaron George sits patiently while Angi Leaders applies a last minute touch-up. STINGY BOYS ! Bloody Mary ( Teresa O lofson (12)) tries t o coax the sail- ors into buying her goods. Student Life 11 �Unique dressing showed School spirit School spirit was displayed this year when the whole student body got involved in Homecoming. Jim Dermody (12) said, "The activities were the best planned since I've been in high school. I really liked the competitions this year." Class competition was the name of the game which helped motivate everyone, from classes decorating the lobby walls to dressing up to show school spirit . "The senior class won the wall decoration and the class competition with 100% particpation on Black and Gold Day. " This is where we showed our leadership skills," said Michelle Arbaugh (12) . " The highlight of the week was the pep rally on Thursday night with a big bonfire and the dummies getting burned . Students dunking their heads in Jello to grab money, the class skits, and the slave performances gave us all a laugh . FLOWER POWER . Woodstock day was a hit and gave everyone a look at the past. 12 ~ Homecomlog �FANCY FEET . Scott Johnsen dances during Colossus to "Rubber Duckie". PEACE. DUDE . Tami Siebels and Ember Bargenquast (12) say "peace" on hippie day . WE BAD. Seniors show their school spirit as they dress in red for color day. DESTINY. The seniors' wall decoration says it all as they look for dreams down the road . Student Life 13 �PRINCESS . "Being Homecoming princess was a great way to start out my senior year." - Michelle Arbaugh (12) COMPETITION . " The way to describe the activies during Homecoming week was competition ." - Tina Rodenburg (10) -- CLOSE RACE. " The junior and senior class had a close race for first during class competition ." - Melissa Matthews (11) HAVING FUN . " Homcoming week was a good way to start off my first year of high school. " - Eric Wingert (9) CROWNING . Karen Brich is crowned Homecoming Queen 1989 by 1988 Queen Maria Olsen as Ray Wellman, Rob Larsen and Michelle Arbaugh enjoy the moment . 14 BIG HUG. Karen gets a warm hug from her mother Ruth Brich after being crowned . �1 & 2 & 3. Counting the beat and swinging their feet are Rob and Mindy as they dance at Homecoming Coronation . HOMECOMING COURT . Front: Mindy Cook. Andy Gunderson. Stacy Plambeck Back row : Heath Rodenburg, Ashlee Martens. Prince Rob Larsen. Princess Michelle Arbaugh, Jim Dermody and Joanne f~ing, Seated: King Ray Wellman and Queen Karen Brich. Not pictured : Scott Johnsen DIRTY TRICK . The queen candidates play a dirty tric k on the king candidate s by popping water balloons over their heads while trying to fill up a bowl. Student Life �FRIENDS. Hanging out at the water fountain is a "must" for seniors Darold Mergens and Chad Ferris. WINTER WONDERLAND . The bus drivers weren't so thrilled about snow. what Jessica Ackland called "essential"! 16 Bare Essentials FAMILY . Cousi ns and classmates Tami and Keith Siebels ( 12) are goofing off in Independent Living class . �GOOD MORNING! Seniors Barb Watson and Lynette Thomas talk Government before school w hile Barb drinks a Diet Coke to help her make it through the day. BREAKFAST TREAT . Two cookies and a pop make an energizing breakfast for e ighth graders Je re my Zacharias and Mike Olson . We get by with a little help from Bare essentials Cars, phones, T.V ., stereos and music - a pocketful of money to take t o the mall - friends and lots and lots of JUNK FOOD! Luxuries? No way!! These were just plain " bare e ssentials" a c cording to a poll taken by the Trojan in December. While Je ssica Ackland ( 10) was one of seve ral who said they couldn't live without t heir stereos, she a lso counte d snow a s a bare essential. Heathe r Olsen (9) said, " I nee d Mountain Dew and junk food to make it t hrough the d a y." Chris Rodenburg ( 12) said he needed "a fa st car and a fun time," while Katie Leaders (11) needed her friends to make it t hrough the day. Sophomores Lisa Haddix, Angie Leaders and Kristie Witt agreed that "a t rust worthy guy" was a t the top of t heir list. But Lynette Thomas (12) w a nt ed it all : "Give me a Diet Dew, c hocolate d onuts, a p hone, a car, a nd my friends and I can survive anywhe re. " Student Life 17 �STEADY NOW. Juniors Arie Thomsen, Randy Ring, and Dan Elliot t concentrate hard on getting the decorations just right. PROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. Sonja Ploen, Dan Elliott, Ralph Ring, Randy Ring, Arie Thomsen, Cassie Herkenrath, Melissa Matthews, Sarah Brich, Brenda Gr 0 , Katie Leaders. Not pic tured Bill Jennings and Ryan Petersen. life's been good Life's been good, and so has Prom. The night started at the 64 Club in Council Bluffs. We heard speakers Dan Elliott, Ray Wellman, Mr. Nanninga, and the wild and wacky " Wayne's World" acted out by Justin Holstein ( 12) and Ralph Ring (11) . It was an exciting addition and made for an original banquet . Michelle Christi an sen ( 11) felt the speeches were good bec ause, " nobody put ot her people and underclassmen down. " Prom was moved to Minden after the banquet 18 ~ Pcom for the dance and AfterProm party. A disc jockey from All American played music from 10:00 p .m . until 1:00 a.m .. The AfterProm party was rewarding for most who went . Who could refuse to attend with so many great prizes? Lisa Huebner (12) bought a small refrigerator, Mike Nieman (12) won a VCR, Kevin Carroll (11) bought a stereo, and these were just a few of the highlights at the Las Vegas Night/ auction . Congratulations juniors for another suc c e ssful Prom! �WHAT? Bert VanNordstrand gets caught by surprise in the middle of a decorating spree . PARTY ON I Justin Ho lstein (Wayne) and Ralph Ring (Garth) did a hilarious imitation of Satur day Night Liva's " Wayne ' s World". DANCE. DANCE. DANCE! Elliott Foster. Karen Brich (12). and Becky Gra ham (12) kicked off their shoes and boogied . LI FE'S BEEN GOOD! She rri Schuett. Sonja Ploen. Kim Ord. and Diana Rieber proudly display their work of art . Student Life 19 �BLEARY EYED. Karen Brich wipes a tear of joy and sadness from her eye as high school comes to a close. HONOR STUDENTS. Gwyn Meyerring, Salutatorian; Nick Gambs, Valedictorian; Jennifer Cattoni, fourth ; and Rob Larsen, third. FRIENDS FOREVER. Lisa Schultz, Janette Thomas, Lori Standley, Karen Brich, Barb Watson, Natalie Hitchcock, Lynette Thomas, and Michelle Arbaugh stand together as one for the final time . 20 Graduation �ADIEU. The mixed chorus sings a final farewell to the graduating class. SMILES. Heather Wingert is all smiles as the day she has been waiting for is finally here. Look out here we come The class of 1990 can be described as determined, successful, caring, capable and full of life . They are one big family , everyone helping each other and getting along . Together they have g rown from little kids to young adults. Now, after graduation they will t ravel on their own and make a p ath for someone else to follow. They had many good athletes and scholars and none a fraid t o achieve the impossible . Many scholarships were awarded to c lass members. This year's ceremony not only honored the seniors, but recognized those who have taught for m any years . Ernie Fuhs, Erma Watts, and Arlene Youmans, who retired at t he end of the year, were recognized at graduation for a combined total of nearly 100 years of service to TriCenter. "Graduation was a t ime to remember the past whether good or bad, to reflect on a ll we'd learned over those thirteen years of school. Now we will have the chance t o use those sk ills which we learned from t hose who cared: teac hers." - Lynette Thomas AT LAST. Jesse Divelbess received his diploma. Student Life 21 �SPORTS Giving It Their Best Hard work and dedication were characteristics or- the athletes and coaches at Tri-Center. It's not just the athletes that made our sports what they were, though. The fan support was another big reason why the Trojans again enjoyed a great year in athletics. The combination of young athletes and senior leadership proved to be the secret for the boys and girls. When fans STRIKE? Angi Leaders ( 10) looks on in amazement as she waits for her turn to bowl while Sherri Schuett (11) keeps score. SENIOR POWER . Lisa Casson tokes a swing at a pitch during a season ending game. Casson led her team to the state tournament twice . 22 came, they could expect to see one of the best programs in the state. Rob Larsen ( 12) said he enjoyed athletics because they helped develop character and leadership. "It helped me set and reach goals that will benefit me all my life," he said. The athletes and the fans gave it their best to make a whole year of sports exciting, fun, and victorious . �CONTENTS Softball .. ..... ...... p. Baseball ...... . .... . p. Volleyball ...... . . ... p. Bowling ...... . .. ... . p. Cross Country .. ... .. p. Football . ... . ........ p. Boys Basketball . .. . . p. Girls Basketball . . .. .. p. JV Teams ... . . ...... p. Wrestling ... . .. . .. . .. p. Track .... .. . . . ..... . p. . Junior High . ..... . .. . p. 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 STICK HIM! Ranqy Ring (11) tries to keep his opponent on his b'bck during t his tight match. SWISH! Jim Dermody (12) puts up a shot from the outside against AvoHa/Shelby-Tennant. �VARSITY Front : Mindy Schafer. Lisa Casson. Angela Christensen Row 2: Natalie Hitchcock, Joanne Ring. Kitran Trede Row 3: Assistant Coach Tami Harman, Sarah Brich, Katie · Leaders. Cassie Herkenrath, Head Coach Nile Smith RECORD-League Play Opponent TC-Opp. Oakland AvoHa Treynor 15-1, 10-0 9-8, 12-2 9-1, 3-2 Opponent TC-Opp . Griswold Underwood Mo. Valley 1-3, 5-8 3-4, 8-1 12-3, 15-3 SMACK! Cassie Herkenrath heads toward first as the team cheers her on from the dugout. 24 Softball �Dedication • brings BIG wins " Team" that's the word for the softball season. Everyone worked together to get themselves on track for a great 25-8 record . The Trojanettes played many tournaments other than the regular conference games. At Corning they tied for first with Audubon. At Irwin-Kirkman-Manilla Tournament they placed second; they placed third in the Conference Tournament and finished second behind Underwood in t he confer ence final standings . League record was 9-3; non-league was 16-5. The season ' s success seemed threatened when pitcher Sarah Brich broke her nose playing Underwood in TRICK PLAY. Coaches Nile Smith and Tami Harman get devious setting up a trick play w ith Lisa Casson (12). the first game of Conference Tournaments. The ball · came off her bat and hit her on the bridge of the nose. Sarah came back to pitch for the rest of the season. Mr. Smith commented, " I was a little leary about her playing with a broken nose, but she wanted to come back full force . It didn't worry veteran players Lisa Casson, Mindy Schafer.and Angela Christiansen. "I knew Sarah wouldn 't be down long; she's a fighter," said Lisa. Players earning specia l honors were : First t eam a ll conference : Lisa Casson, Mindy Schafer, and Natalie Hitchcock; Second team all conferenc e : Sarah Brich, Katie Leaders, and Angela Christiansen; All Academic Tearn all c onference: Mindy Schafer; Harlan's first all area team: Lisa Casson Second team: Mindy Schafe r, Natalie Hitchc ock. and Angela Christ iansen; Council Bluffs Nonpareil: First t eam: Lisa C a sso n Second team: Mindy Schafer and Sarah Brich. OUCHll @#?ll Sarah Brich (10) says "No problem" to a broken nose w hich she got batting against Underwood's Jenny Walker. READY . AIM. FIRE! Katie Leaders cocks back for the throw to first base while Angela Christiansen is ready for the backup . Sports 25 �Golden gloves and big ·bats Getting beat out at districts by the Logan-Magnolia Panthers symbolized the whole season for the Trojans. They had the opportunity to win, but a bit of bad luck gave them a heartbreaking loss. With a 10-12 record, the young team of only two seniors showed their inexperience early. As the season progressed they improved under Coach Gaylord Schelling and his new assistant, Tim Conway, pulling off late season victories over the powerful Griswold Tigers and the league champion Missouri Valley. A 6-6 WIC record gave them a fourth place finish . •• " It was rough at times, but we got better toward the end . Hopefully our experience will pay off next year," said Jim Dermody. HONORS Travis Justice- 1st Team All-WIC, 1st Team All-District, 2nd Tearn All-SWI, outfielder. Kevin Schmidt-2nd Team All-WIC, 2nd Team All-SWI, pitcher. Jim Dermody-2nd Team All-WIC, 2nd Team AllSWI, second base . BREAK IT UP. Trojan sophomore Jay Brooke slid es into second base a ttempting to break up a double play. LISTEN UP. Coach Schelling g ives some help ful advice to his team . 26 ~ LET IT RIDE! Pitcher Kevin Schmidt prepares a p itch for the Trojans. Bmeboll GOLD GLO V ES . Jim Dermody throws to shortsto p Eric O 'Neill for the force out at second . �RECORD OPPONENT West Harrison Logan-Magnolia Oakland AvoHa/S-T Treynor Mo Valley Atlantic Griswold Underwood A. Lincoln Dunlap Charter Oak North Polk TC·OPP 10-3 0-1. 1-6, 4-6 8-10, 10-15 5-9, 1-5 11-0, 7-5 2-12. 3-2 14-9 4-16, 6-7. 11-6 7-3, 11-1 3-14 16-4 5-1 5- 15 BIG BAT . Senior Travis Justice takes a swing against LoMa . Team : Travis Justice. Kevin Schmidt. Jim Dermody. Nick Gambs. Scott Johnsen. Rob Larsen. Heath Rodenburg. Dave Schnitker. Eric Schnitker. Jay Brooke. Kyle Koob, Eric O'Neill. Tyler Maness. Ryan Petersen. Brian Nelson, Gary Re dinbaugh Spec" ~ 27 �Volleyball team experiences _fl year to rebuild The Trojanettes handled a tough schedule, with young and inexperienced ~ayera, losing only to Harlan and Griswold, ending the season with 15 wins, 11 losses and 2 ties . "I felt that we had a very good seas<?n considering we were a very young team, with Ton ya and I the only seniors. We came on strong during tournaments, but by then it was too late," commented senior hitter Natalie Hitchcock on the season. Coach Mary Conway stated that many people didn't realize how tough the Trojanettes' schedule really was . "Avoha and ShelbyTennant were extremely tough combined, and we played Underwood, a state qualifier, three times." As for next year? " We lose two starters and return four. We also return lots of experience and a new year, " said Coach Conway. RECORD Opponent TC-Opp. W. Harrison Treynor Griswold L. Central Oakland Underwood A.L. Mo. Volley Red Oak AvoHo/ S/T Logan Westside Storm Lake C. Kuemper Harian Audubon 3-0 3-0.2-1 2-3 0-3 3-0 0-3, 0-3 0-3 3-0, 3-0 3-0 0-3, 3-2 3-0 0-3 3-0 0-3 1-2 0-3 "We came on strong, but too late"-Nat 28 ~ Volleyball VARSITY Front : Natalie Hitchcock, Sarah Brich Row 2: Melissa Matthews, Tonya Matthews Row 3: Heather Stafford, Angie Corrin. Katie Leaders Row 4: Coach Brian Reed, April Minahan, Cassie Herkenrath. Brenda Green, Coach Mary Conway �AIR BORNI Junior middle hitter Katie Leaders (12) gets ready to send the boll over the net. GET READY ! Setter Sarah Brich (14) sets the boll as senior outside hitter Tonya Matthews (7) prepares to spike it! 29 �Bowlers capture first at state At the state bowling both teams took home first and third. The girls won first place while boys got third in March at state tournament in Des Moines . They bowled against eighteen other schools and beat Perry by forty pins to take the title. Girls bowled a 2164, an improvement over a district total of 2006. Jennifer Jensen bowled a 476 series and placed sixth on second team all-state; Angi Leaders bowled a 470 and was placed tenth on second team all-state; Sherri Schuett bowled a 453 while her twin sister Terri bowled a 394; and Jennifer Cattoni a 371 series. Terri Schuett said, "People don't think about bowling as a sport, but they are wrong, it is a great high school sport! Jennifer Jensen said, "Bowling is not a sport that people think about often, and when they do think about it they think that it's a joke! Well, its not." The boys placed third in a field of thirty-two . They bowled a 2521 (district 2494) behind first place Madrid and second place Storm Lake. Ryan Petersen led with a 512 series; and Gary Redinbaugh with a 510; Chris Corrin a 507 series; Chad Driver a 502; and Chad Ferris a 490. Chad Ferris said, "It was cool going for the second time in a row, despite the ineligibility controversy." Ryan Petersen said, "This year was good and we did pretty well but next year we will take state!" BOYS TEAM Front: Gary Redinbaugh, Chris Corrin Back: Chad Driver. Ryan Peterse n, Chad Ferris Not pictured: Coach Bob Johnson 30 Bowling �IN ACTION. Terri Schuett approaches the line with a strike on her mind in pre-tournament practice at Minden. GOLD MEDALS. Je nnifer Jensen and Angi Leaders both received medals for placing on the all-state second team . GIRLS TEAM Front: Sherri Schuett. Terri Schuett Back : Jennifer Ca ttoni. Angi Leaders, Jennifer Jensen Sports �Seniors dominate season The 1989 Cross-Country season opened with high hopes for both the boys and the girls teams and also first time coach Pat Dalton. From the beginning to the end, the boys had no t rouble in getting and keeping their ranking in Southwest Iowa until finally reaching number five at the end of the season. The boys had their first ever Western Iowa Confer- ence Championship at Missouri Valley. But then the team, led by five seniors, Rob Larsen, Chad Ferris, Eric Schnitker, Chad Brich, and Jesse Divelbess ran their last race of the year at Coon Rapids when they fell nine points short from Woodbine for qualifying for the state meet in Ames. Senior Rob Larsen caught t he sixth and final spot for a trip to Ames where he placed tenth. Sophomore Helena Rieber who placed second in district came in third at state. Eric Schnitker reflected, "It was a successful season, despite a disappointing fifth place finish at district." TENSION. Chad Brich. Jesse Divelbess. Daryl Sparr. Eric Schnitker. and Chad Ferris get psyched up for Invitational at Arrowhead . Fastest Times BOYS TEAM Rob Larsen 16:51; Chad Ferris 17 :49; Chad Brich 18 :21; Daryl Sparr 18:31 ; Eric Schnitker 18:35; Jesse Divelbess 18:37; Mike Burton 18:39; Arie Thomsen 19:30; Josh McDermott 20:26; Nate Divelbess 24:48 GIRLS TEAM Helena Rieber 11 :44; JoAnn McDermott 12 :56; Wendy Martens 13:32; Gina Gittens 13 :4 7; Diana Rieber 13:49; Becky Sparr 13:56; Kim Ord 15:27 32 ~ CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY . Front : Becky Sparr. Helena Rieber. Gina Gittens. Diana Rieber. JoAnn McDermott . Wendy Martens. Kim Ord Row 2: Nate Divelbess. Chad Ferris. Eric Schnitker. Chad Brich. Arie Thomsen. Mike Burton. Josh McDermott Row 3 Rob Larsen. Coach Pat Dalton, Daryl Sparr �Running a Marathon was just as he expected a s senior C ha d Ferris learned when he ran the 26.2 mile race in Omaha November 5, 1989. Chad commented on his performance. "It was a challenge but I'm glad I ran it because it felt great." STATE QUALIFIERS. Sophomore Helena Rieber and senior Rob Larsen beam after winning the Tri-Center Run at Arrowhead. FINALLY. Eric Schnitker looks for t he finish as he reaches the final st retch at Arrowhead. 33 �YOU'RE INI Bert Van Nordstrand (40) plunges in for a touchdown against C-M-0. TOUCHDOWN! Heath Rodenburg (30) with the help of his teammates runs it in untouched for a touchdown . 34 Football �Back on the winning side After a rough season last year, the football program got back on the winning side, finishing with a 5-4 record . Coach Schelling had the players lifting weights all through the off-season, and talked most of them into going out for track . Even though all the hard work paid off, they didn't reach their goal of making it to the playoffs. To top it off, Scott Johnsen missed the last four games due to a broken collar bone. The Trojan offense added a new run and shoot type offense to assist the young quarterback, Brian Nelson. But the experienced de- tense was stinging, just like the defenses in the past. Coach Schelling said, "It was a decent rebound from last year, not quite as good as I would have liked. But it was positive. We won games we should have." All Southwest Iowa and all-Western Iowa Conference first team honors went to Randy Ring and Dan Elliott. WIC honors: Ray Wellman, first team; Doug Ring, Nick Gambs, Heath Rodenburg, and Bill Jennings, second team; Bert Van Nordstrand, Andy Gunderson, Justin Holstein, and Brian Manhart, honorable mention . WRAP THEM UP. Hard hitting from Ray Wellman (92) and Doug Ring (91 ) throw the opp onent for a loss. RECORD Opponent TC-Opp. Carroll 0-6 Missouri Valley 13-6 Underwood 50-0 Oakland 28- 16 Griswold 0-28 Treynor 0-34 AvoHa/Shelby-Tennant 17-6 Glenwood 7-21 "It feels great to improve over last y ear. " -Andy Gunderson FRONT: Jeremy Dea. Eric O'Neill. Mike Schnecklot h. Sean McMahon. Marvin Benning . Core y Arbaugh, R.J. Parks Row 2: Troy Lehan. Ludo Ladan. Aaron George. Joe Brown. Jason Po hlman. Eric Wingert. Kevin Jones Row 3: Jim Christensen. Justin Holstein. Coach Bill Larsen. Coach Tim Conway. Head Coach Gaylord Schelling. Coach Carl Cochran. Dean Ritchison. Bert Van Nordstrand Row 4: Heath Rodenburg. Andy Gunderson, Randy Ring. Scott Johnsen. Nick Gambs. Gary Redinbaugh. David Haddix, Dustin Behrendsen. Harold Short Row 5: Chris Corrin. Doug Ring, Brian Manhart. Darin Ring. Tony Larsen. Curt Brich. Chad Maxwell. Aaron Wulff Back : Tyler Maness. Brian Nelson. Dan Elliott. Ray Wellman. Bill Jennings. Adam Smith. Jason Honeywell �Leadership spells SUCCESS When the basketbQll season started the year, Coach Carl Cochran knew he had a lot of talent to work with. Along with that, he had seven seniors to provide leadership, and all five starters back again. The Trojans completed the season with an 18-6 record, including a WIC tournament championship. They fell short of reaching the state tournament with a substate loss to Wall LakeView Auburn, 53-50. Cochran said leadership was the key. "It's always tough to see seniors leave, especially ones that work as hard as t ese. I'm really go- 36 Bo ys Basketball ing to miss these guys." Commenting on the season, Senior Rob Larsen stated, "The season was successful. There are many teams in the state that didn't do this well." HONORS: 1st Team AllWIC; Ray Wellman, Jim Dermody 2nd Tearn Rob Larsen, Bill Jennings 1st Tearn AllHarlan Area; Ray Wellman 2nd Tearn Jim Dermody, Rob Larsen Honorable Mention All-SWI (Nonpareil); Ray Wellman, Jim Dermody, Rob Larsen, Bill Jennings BIG MEN. Ray Wellman powers the ball over Logan-Magnolia defenders for a bucket. �/,·i i f I I I I RECORD Opponent I I l l I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I TC-OPP AvoHa/S-T Treynor 98-55, 68-49 51-55, 64-41, 46-53 68-42, 64-63 Loma Mo . Valley 86-49, 77-49 Griswold 60-53, 76-62, 73-48 86-49, 77-53, Oakland 61-51 Underwood 71-42, 87-69 EH-K 61-64, 62-76 Woodbine 77-59, 84-62 St. Albert 45-56 Maple Valley 59-55 50-53 WLVA BANK SHOT. Dan Elliott takes it up for a shot as the other Troja ns c rash the b oards for the rebound. VARSITY. Front: Eric O'Neill, Rob Larsen . Jim Dermody. Eric Schnitker, Brian Lund. Chris Corrin. Gary Redinbaugh. R.J . Parks Back : Manager Becky Graham, Coach Carl Cochran. Mike Nieman. Brian Nelson. Dan Elliott. Ray Wellman. Bill Jennings, Tyler Maness. Heath Rodenburg. Coach John Burke GET OPEN . Rob La rsen looks for a place to pass as Jim Dermody moves t o get open. GET UP Bill Je nnings goes up high for a shot as Treynor defenders look on. Sports ~ 37 �HEY! HEY! Frisky junior guard, Brenda Green. yells in attempt to intimidate Treynor's Jennifer Winchell. TWO MORE! Katie Leaders adds to her game high 35 points as she shoots over Treynor's Morey Andersen. ALL MINE! Lisa Huebner. rebounds over Treynor's Heidi Guttau, while Natalie Hitchcock (22) and Tonya Matthews (32) look on . 38 Girls Basketball �Roller coaster season brings No trip to state "It was kind of a roller coaster season," said Coach White. Guard Lisa Huebner said, "I felt before the season had started we would be back at state. It was very disappointing." For the first season in five the Trojanettes were not part of the Iowa Girls State Basketball Tournament. With just three seniors this was a rebuilding season, ending at 11-10 with a third place conference finish. High points of the season were the triple overtime win over AvoHa/Shelby Tennant, the defeat of state- · ranked Lewis Central and the big win over Underwood in the first round of Sectionals. The forward court was tough with the strong shoot ing of Katie Leaders inside, the consistency of Angie Corrin outside, Sarah Brich's driving, and the great passes by Heather Stafford . Huebner's and Tonya Matthew's height along with Natalie Hitchcock's and Brenda Green's quickness made for a scrappy guard court. " With the experience in the forward court, and my experience as guard, we could be back on top again," said Green. HONORS: Katie Leaders : First Team WIC, Sec ond Team All Area Harlan Register, Third Tearn SWI Daily Nonpareil, Honorable Mention All State, Honorable Mention Iowa Newspaper Association. Angie Corrin: Honorable Mention WIC, Honorable Mention SWI Daily Nonpareil . Natalie Hitchcock: Second Tearn WIC. Lisa Huebner: Honorable Mention WIC . Record OPPONENT Elk-Horn Villisca AvoHa/ST Treynor Lo-Ma Mo-Valley Griswold Oakland L. Central Underwood AvoHa/ST Tre ynor Mo-Valley Griswold Oakland C. Kuemper Underwood Woodbine TC 0PP. 0 44-75 60-52 61-60 76-80 67-83 84-40 42-45 57-44 60-55 74-68 46-70 64-78 87 -47 68-64 70-43 58-64 87 -84 66-55 VARSITY. Front: Melissa Matthews. Sarah Brich Row 2: Heather Stafford , Diana Rieber. Helena Rieber. Kristie Witt. Jessica Ackland. Terri Schuett, Angie Corrin, Tonya Matthews Row 3: Asst . Coach Pat Dalton. Katie Leaders Top: Natalie Hitchcock, Lisa Huebner, Coach T. Gary White. Merridy Ring, Brenda Green Sport< ~ 30 �JV BASKETBALL. Front : David O'Neill, Marv Benning, Eric Wingert, R.J. Parks, Mike Haase, Kevin Jones Row 2: P.J. Colpitts, Chris Corrin, Adam Smith, Coach Burke, Brian Nelson, Gary Redinbaugh, David Haddix JV BASKETBALL. Front : Coach Dalton. Heather Olsen , Stephanie Brockman Row 2: Annette Ring, April Minahan, Diana Rieber, Terri Schuett Row 3: Heather Stafford, Kristi Witt, Merridy Ring, Jessica Ackland, Helena Rieber, Traci Manhart, Gretchen Holstein Junior Varsity Sports JV VOLLEYBALL. Front: April Minahan. Jennifer Jensen. Kerri An derson Row 2: Gretchen King, Coach Reed. Merridy Ring, Debb f Schierbrock Row 3: Cassie Herkenrath, Angi Leaders, Heathe r Stafford, Brenda Green, Melissa Matthews �• JV builds winners For some athletes junior varsity competition may be the most important level. It is meant for young a~hletes to grow physically and mentally to pr"epare for varsity . Many athletes are made at this level. Kids can gain confidence in themselves here and are then ready for varsity . For most sports, the season lasts as long as the varsity. Hard work at this level usually spells success in the future . Junior Terri Schuett commented, "Playing junior varsity basketball helped me a lot. I think it really got me ready for varsity." QUICK PASS. Junior Eric O 'Neill passes through two defenders on a fast brea k. O'Ne ill played JV first and earned valuable experience . He then went on to earn a varsity letter. VOLLEYBALL. Front: Dawn Ritchison. Traci Manhart, Jennifer Christensen. Shelly Elwell. Ka thy Brown, Heather Olsen Row 2: Stephanie Brockman, Rachelle Rodenburg. Gretchen Holstein. Trisha Matthews. Annette Ring. Coach Reed SOFTBALL. Front : Debbie Schierbroc~ . Amy Pontius. Terri Schuett. Kerri Anderso n. Janette Thomas Row 2:Shelli Shank. Kristi Witt. Karen Brich. Angie Corrin. Diana Rieber. Lynette Thomas. Kim Ord Row 3: Angi Leaders. Gretchen King. Helena Rieber. Amy Nihsen. Krlssi Fox. Heather Stafford. Michelle Warner Sports 41 �Wrestling wins return to T-C The Trojans ended their wrestling season with an impressive 9-1 record, plus two tournament wins. They took the Conference and TriCenter tournaments by storm. The wrestling staff had a newcomer this year . As head coach, Ernest Abariotes took command. He had previously been t he coach at Tri-Center in 1974. Coach Abariotes commented, "I was very excited. The kids were very tough and there were no major accidents." As the season came to W . Harrison Treynor St. Albert Underwood Avoha-ST. OCM Mo. Valley Loma Aud ubon Griswold TC·Opp. 54-16 46-20 57-12 57-16 32-31 35-28 58-05 36-32 42-22 33-35 "We had a great team effort, and we all did a great job." -Chad Brich 42 Wrestling tiers to the State Wrestling Tournament, where they both lost in the first round . The matches were both very close. Coach Abariotes said, "I was pleased that we sent two people to state." Thomsen commented, " I was very happy about going to the state tournament, but I wish I could have won one ." Bert was also proud to have gone and wishes that he could have done better, but both wrestlers are juniors and still have a year to improve. ·'· 11~ : b1JCCESS . ~~ Record Opponent ournament time the Trojans only got tougher, by sending four wrestlers to the District meet: Harold Short (160), Arie Thomsen (112), Jon Dollen ( 145), and Bert Van Nordstrand (189). But Districts were a trying time for the Trojans . They wrestled tough and earned their placings. Arie got second place, while Jon wrestied to a fourth place finish . After that Harold muscled his w a y to t hird place honors and Bert stormed through the tournament and earned second place honors. The Trojans sent two wres- WRESTLING TEAM Front : Chris Putnam. Jon Do lle n, Arie Thomsen. Ryan Sc hnitk e r. Josh Mc Dermott Row 2: Tony Larsen. Chad Martens, Aaron We llman. Harold Short. Bert Van Nordstrand. Jason Honeywe ll Row 3: Coac h Ernie Abariotes. Randy Ring, Brian Manhart. Carl Pace, Curtis Brich. Chad Brich. Coac h Bill Larsen Not pictured : Mat maids Mic helle Christiansen and Leasa Stark . �RIDIN' HIGH . Sophomore Josh McDermott catches his balance as he goes for the p in at the Western Iowa Conference . CROSS FACE . Junior Arie Thomsen rips on his opponent's face . ARMS TIED . Junior Randy Ring ties up his opponent 's arms as he t ries for the pin . Sports 43 �Girls set record in 3200 relay Boys qualify four for state With 29 boys Qut this year, track coaches Bill Larsen and Gaylord Schelling had their eyes set on a defense of the Western Iowa Conference crown. Despite falling a few points short of the WIC title, Coach Larsen was very pleased with t he team's season long performance. After the ninth final regular season meet, the Trojans were fortuna t e enough to send four different events on to the state meet in Des Moines. Those who advanced t o the state meet were : Scott Johnsen (100 meter run), 44 ~ Tcock Rob Larsen (3200 meter run), Brian Nelson (110 High Hurdles), and the 4x100 relay team (Scott Johnsen, Justin Holstein, Jim Christiansen, and Brian Nelson). Girls Track Girls' coaches Pat Dalton and assistant Brian Reed brought to the 1990 season a very young team of 17, which inc luded only one senior. " Our goal going into the season was to develop the young kids quickly and get th e m into shape," said Coach Dalt on. Unfortunately for the Trojanet tes, they were unable to qualify anyone for the state meet, but nevertheless had many strong points. They set a school record in the 3200 relay and earned a third place finish at the Lady Dane Relays. Hard working and enjoyable were how the track coaches described their teams . "We very much are looking forward to next season," said Coach Larsen. "We will still be a young team next year and hope to continue to develop," added Coach Dalton . �FINISH FIRST. Senior hurdler Natalie Hitchcock stretches across the finish line. She was the lone senior on the team. STRETCH IT. Senior sprinter Scott Johnsen stretches for the finish line in t he 100 meter da sh . HANG ON . Helena Rieber t ries to hold off the competition in a distance event . SOAR HIGH. Hig h jumper Ryan Petersen soars over the bar. He set the school record with a jump of 6- 2 1/4. Sports 45 �8th Grade-Front J.Sparr. T.Gook, D.Lustgraaf, M.Dalton,M. Maness, B.King Row 2: B.Christensen, C .Ring, R.Carlson, A. Martens, L.Stamp, B.Putnam, K.Davis, R.Meinke Row 3: Coach Burke, Coach Weise. C.Calek, S.Bennett, T.Kuster. R.Schroder. T.Ward, C.Polley, C .Anderson, Coach Smith 7th Grade-Front J.Cook, R.Dyke. R.Dea. D.Carlson Row 2: T.Ward. M.Wingert, S.Holstein, K.Skow. J.Morse Row 3: Coach Burke. Coach Wiese. C.Kunze, J.Baker, M.Lehan, Coach Smith 8th Grade-Front B.Heim. M.Dalton. L.Stamp. M.Maness, S.Minahan Row:2 R.Schroder. S.Bennett. T.Kuster, C . Ring 8th Grade-Front K.Anderson. W. Schultz. L.McDonald, M.Cook. M.Stein Row 2: J.Pohlman. B.Christensen. T. Short, L.Brich . J.Lund Row 3: K.Meyer, M.Loftus. A .Meyerring. J.Brich . E.Ring. T.VanNordstrand. M.Plummer. Coach Matulka 8th Grade-Front A .Meyerring. M .Ste in, J.Brich. L.Mc Donald Ro w 2. J.Pohlman. K.Meyer. T.VanNo rd strand. J.Lund Ro w 3: E.Ring , T. Short, Coach Smith. B.Ste phe ns, D.Wilson 46 7th Grade-Fro nt E.Heim , S.Gaudian. L.King. J.Leaders. T.Matth ews. J.Zimmerma n. S.Stamp Row 2: R.Nelson. P.Ord. L. Nyberg, B.G uill. B. Gambs. K.Leaders. K.Fa rley, A.Maaske. J.Schuning Row 3: Coa c h Jarre t t . S.Ploen . J.Rodenburg, M .Stafford . H.Schult z H.Larsen. A .Ring. MEibert �Future stars CLOSING IN. Trojan forward Denise Wilson closes in on the ball as Emily Ring attacks from behind . 7th Grade - K.Koob. R.Dyke. J.Cook. R.Dea Row 2: S.Holstein. C .Kunze. J.Baker. M.Lehan. M .Wingert 7th Grade- Front: L.King. L.Ring. B.Guill. E.Heim. A. Bennett . Row 2: S Ploen. H.Larsen. J.Schuning. J. Zimmerma n. A.Ring. J.Lemonds. K McCool. Row 3: Coach Smith. J.Rodenb urg . H.Sc hultz. T.Matth. K.Leaders. M.Stafford. TAKE DOWN. 8th grader Jeff Sparr wrestles w ith a n opponent for a take down. The team was coa ched b y Kevin Mat ulka . 7th a nd 8th Grade- S.Martens. B.Putman. J.Sparr. L.Stamp . S.Holstein. B.King Row 2: M.Booten. R.Meinke. C.Polley , C .Anderson. J. Marsh. B.Christensen Sports 47 �Clubs and Organizations Golden Opportunities Opportunity an,O_ involvement were two very important words when it came to clubs and organizations. Being involved in them gave us the opportunity to make friends who had the same interests, become more of a leader, and develop organizing skills. It was also a significant help in getting scholarships and being accepted into colleges. Being involved in several activities I VANT TO TAKE YOUR BLOOD! Mike Nieman (12). Gwyn Meyerring (12), Amy Handbury (10). Keith Wilson (12). and Nick Gambs (12) helped out the Bloodmobile as a NHS duty. INVOLVEMENT. It's strenuous but rewarding if you were involved in more than one thing . Just ask Amy Bertelsen (10) who was a cheerleader and band member. 48 gave that extra edge which put us a step above the rest . From band to Peer we developed skills that would stay with us for a lifetime. We proved that involvement in the many clubs and organizations at Tri-Center gave us Golden Opportunities to explore different areas and realize that highschool was more than just classes and homework. �CONTENTS Band ....... . .50 Chorus/Swing .52 Cheerleading . .54 Peer/Speech . . 56 Drill Team/Student Council ........ 58 FFA/FHA ........ . 60 Quill & Scroll/NHS . 62 FREEZE-FRAME! Only the camera could catch the T-C Sensations standing still. WORKING HARD - the key to success in Journalism. Jostens rep. Marc Fuller helps Kevin Killpack ( 12) on a yearbook page while the rest of the staff rushes to meet deadlines. �DAY-0. DAY-0. Singer Ralph Ring and dancers Shiloh McCool and Kristi Witt flaunt their stuff during a home football game. Band captures many hearts, but not trophies The young band expe~ ienced a growing year, but not a trophy year. But director Geoff Schive said, "This has been a productive year because of the great student involvement." First, the marching band traveled to Clarinda, but was unable to perform due to rain. They kept on practicing for the Glenwood state competition and earned a I rating for their efforts. "I was disappointed about Clarinda, but getting a I at Glenwood was a great feeling," said senior Caryn Sparr. Next came Jazz band, another challenge for the music program. For the second year, Mr. Schive worked with two Jazz bands and many hours of early morning ONE. TWO. THREE. Geoff Schive directs the junior high band so they can make beautiful music at the Christmas concert . 50 ~Bond --practice. Phoenix Jazz I received all I ratings, while Phoenix Jazz II (Assorted Produce) received all II ratings . Concert band finished by traveling to Treynor for Large Group contest in May. Although they worked hard, they received a disappointing II rating. Mr. Schive said, "It's not the rating you receive, but the respect you earn." Aft er six years of faithful service, Mr. Schive left T-C in August, 1990 to teach at Newton, Iowa. "Although I'm sorry to see him go, I'm happy for him. He's taught me a lot throughout my junior high and high school years," said junior Kim Miller. She and the rest of the band were saddened by his departure. YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHIN' YET. The marching band. complete with flags, is psyched to give a great performance for the crowd . �PHOENIX JAZZ I. Front: David Schnitker, Heather Stafford, Angi Leade rs, Kim Miller, Gretchen Holstein, Shelly Shank Row 2: April Minahan, Kevin Jones, Dennis Leinen, Dan Elliott, Justin Holstein, Eric O 'Neill. Aaron George, Josh McDermott, Chad Minahan, Nathan Divelbess Row 3: Geoff Schive , Krissi Fox, Aaron Delashmutt , Ralph Ring, Gwyn Meyerring, Angie Corrin PHOENIX JAZZ II. Front : Amy Bennett, Sandy Dargin, Gretchen King, Chris Downing , Joann McDermott, Marvin Benning Row 2: Stephanie Brokman, Michelle Loftus, Martin Kroeger, Jesse Divelbess, Missy Stein, Barbara Gambs, Tony Larsen, Ann Meyerring, Sean Minahan, Daryl Sparr Row 3: Becky Sparr, Geoff Schive and Shelly Shank BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT. A group of brass pla yers play their best and their loudest to impress and entertain the c rowd. Organizations 51 �Just a swinging and a singing " Get out your intonation sheet . Now let's begin, " are the words heard by the choir students from Vocal Director Arla Jo Clausen. This lady puts in many hours before and after school with her small groups and swing _choirs . This year was the first for two mixed swing choirs, T-C Fanfaires and T-C Sensatiom, to be tried at T-C . Without hard work and many hours of practice these groups couldn't have succeeded in all their outstanding accomplishment s. Outstanding Swing Choir Achievements w ere TC Fanfaires: Division II; TC Sensations: Division I, West ern Iowa Conference 2nd place, and Creston Contest 1st p lace. A wards were earned by G w yn Meyerring for string bass, vocal solo, All-Stat e, outstanding senior a w ard; Ralph Ring vocal solo; and Tony La rsen All-State. Joanne Ring received the Most Points Award . WAIT A MINUTE ! How a re we supposed to do t his. sing a nd dance and be a ll t ogether says the Sensations. ALL RIGHT . The Fanfaires show their stuff. WE BAD. Andy. Aaron , Dan and Tony get muddy after they pushed the TCS van out of the mud . 52 Chorus �T-C FANFAIRES Row 1: Janette Thomas. Marvin Benning Row 2: Jason Minahan. LuAnn Carrigan. Adam Dollen. Missy Davis, Row 3: Troy Lehan. Eric Wingert. Amy Handbury, Michelle Warner. Aaron Delashmutt. P.J. Colpitts Back : Lynette Thomas. Arla Clausen. Gwyn Meyerring, Eric O 'Neill. Geoff Schive. and RaeShelle Rodenburg. T-C SENSATIONS Row 1: Amy Pontious, Josh McDermott. David Schnitker. Gwyn Meyerring. Andy Gunderson. Shiloh McCool. Corey Arbaugh, Eric O'Neill. Joanne Ring Row 2: Krissi Fox. April Minahan. Scott Johnsen. Merridy Ring, Nick Gambs. JoAnn McDermott. Barb Watson. Kevin Jones. Gretchen Holstein. Kim Miller, Nathan Divelbess Row 3: Ralph Ring, Justin Holstein. Lisa Haddix, Geoff Schive. Leasa Stark. Tony Larsen. Arla Clausen. Mic helle Arbaugh. Aaron George, Becky Sparr. and Ryan Peterson. Organization 53 �Cheerleading, just do it!! Leadership, that's not sometimes go unrewarded . But that's something the name of the game this year. "In the past years we all face . Heather Wingert ( 12) we've had problems with commented, "I enjoyed appointing captains . No cheering because it gave one is ever satisfied and someone is always jealous. - me a chance to be inSo we decided to have volved in an extracurricular activity and besides - I the girls take turns . That love wrestling." Several way no one is left out and people had many great everyone gets a fair compliments for our cheerchance," said sponsors leaders this year. Mr. NanArla Jo Clausen and Tami ninga added, " I enjoyed Harman. watching our cheerleaders Cheerleading is just as throughout the year. They hard and strenous as being improved greatly and out on the court or field . learned how to keep the Getting up in front of the crowd involved to the very crowd takes a lot of courlast second . We had three age . It's hard to remember squads this year: football, all of the different cheers basketball, and wrestling . and formations. This takes These girls did an excellent a lot of time and hard job academically, also . practices . The time and efThanks for a great year!" fort they put into cheers, WRESTLING C HEERLEADERS Front row : Michelle Warner (10). Debbie Schierbrock (10). a nd Hea the r Wingert (12). Ba c k ro w : Melissa Davis (10) and Brenda Jared (10) 54 Cheerleaders �HOMECOMING! Cheering on the football team during Homecoming against Carson-Macedonia-Oakland were Jennifer Cattoni, Michelle Warner. Shiloh McCool. and Kristi Witt . BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS : Clockwise from the top-left: Jennifer Jensen. Angie Leaders. Amy Bertelsen . Shiloh McCool. and Lisa Haddix FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS : From the top left Je nnifer Cattoni (12). Kristi Witt (1 0). Amy Bertelsen (10). Shiloh McCool (10). Shelly Shank (10). and Leasa Stark (11) POM PONS! That's what the basketball cheerleaders added to help get the crowd involved and to add a little spark. BREAK TIME!! Heather and Debbie t ake a brea k after being busy with the matches a t the District Wrestling Tournament. FUN TIMES! The Wrestling Cheerleaders show tha t you don't always have to be serious when c heering . There's alwa ys room for fun! Clubs 55 �ACTION. Teresa Olofson acts out a scene in the musical South Pacific along with Scott Johnsen and Shiloh McCool. - HEE HAW. Mr.Schelling thinks something is funny in Peer as Sarah Brich, Sonja Ploen and Tonya Matthews sit contentedly. 56 Speech/Peer DEEP THOUGHT. Lori Standley is concentrating on what to write in her journal for speech class. �LIVER LOVER. Daryl Sparr acts out his part as Vern the Liver- aholic in speech c lass. Opening up and getting involved ~ What two classes let students open up and talk in class? If you said Speech and Peer, you got it. In Peer Mr . Schelling taught kids to talk out problems and to work with peers who have problems . While Jim Dermody was glad to learn to counsel peers, Lynette Thomas said that she thinks Speech helped her become a more open person and made it easier t o t alk to groups of people. " In Speech you receive certifi- cat es for accomplishments and in Peer you feel g ood helping someone t hough a roug h time, " she said After weeks of preparation, Coach Mary Conway took fourteen speakers to perform at Distric t Contest in Glenwood. Five speakers a d v a nc ed to st ate in Marc h: Teresa ·Olofson (Poetry and Dramatic Acting), Daryl Sparr (Prose, and After Dinner Spe ak in g ) , Eric Schnitker (Improvisational Acting ) , Lyne t te Thomas (Expository Address) and Kim Ord (Original Oratory). Receivin g I ratings at state were Daryl Sparr in After Dinner Speaking and Teresa Olofson in Poetry a nd Dramatic Acting. Teresa was named Outstanding for her Dramatic Acting and performed at Super State, where she was awarded a laviliere . "Teresa worked hard and is truly an outstanding speaker," said Mrs. Conway. Organizations 57 �Drill Team, what a kick!! The 1989-90 Drill Team performed several times this year, mostly at home basketball games, but they also traveled to Red Oak and performed in front of their crowd. They also competed in the State Drill Tearn Competition and got a Division II rating . Special performances were given by Teresa Olofson and Amy Bertelsen who performed in the Individual Drill Tearn Contest. Michelle Warner and Amy Bertelsen represented TC in the AllIowa Honor Drill Tearn that performed during the finals of the Girls State Basketball Tournament . At the State Drill Tearn Contest the 1988-89 Drill Tearn was presented with the Distinguished Academic Aci)ievement Award for maintaining a 3.25 to 4.0 GP A This team included seniors : Wendy Wedel, Lisa Kenealy, and Jodi Sanders; juniors: Kitran Trede, Michelle Arbaugh , Lisa Huebner, and Joanne Ring; freshmen : Shiloh McCool, Lisa Haddix, Amy Pontious, Deb Schierbrock , Shelley Shank, Amy Bertelsen, and Angi Leaders. " One of the funnest things about being on the squad was helping put the dances together. It's real exciting to see things work . But the best was meeting new people and making friends, " said Teresa Olofson (12) . The team's coach was Linda England. DRILL TEAM. Front : Lisa Haddix. Tina Rodenburg , Joanne Mc Dermott. and Amy Pontious . Ro w 2: Sonja Ploen, Shiloh McCool, Amy Bertelsen. RaeShelle Rodenburg. and Gina Gittins . Row 3: Michelle Warne r, Angi Leaders, Jessic a Ackland. and Jennifer Jensen. Not pictured: Teresa Olofson a nd Debbie Schierbrock IN THE DARK . First time props were ever used was in the song "Rhythm Nation" by Janet Jackson. Props included flashlig hts. 58 �FUN AT LAST! Bad weather twice spoiled Student Council's plans for Fun Day - a blizzard at Christmas and rain in May. STUDENT COUNCIL Front: RJ Parks, Jennifer Christensen and Arie Thomsen Row 2: Deb Schierbrock, Shiloh McCool. Gretchen King, Ashlee Martens and Karen Brich Row 3: Bill Jennings, Nick Gambs, Ralph Ring and Dave Haddix Bad weather can't stop the fun! The Student Council has done several act ivities this year . They sponsored a clean-up crew of members who went to Persia and cleaned up senior citizen's yards. They sponsored free admission to basket ball ga mes for senior citizens, alumni, merchants, and t he student body. Also, they planned a fun day for Christmas but it was cancelled due to a blizzard . So they rescheduled it for May 9th, awards day. But because o f c oo l rain y weat her it was p ostponed again until t he following week . On May 14 the sun came out and we got t o have our Fun Da y. Starting out with a co o kout, students then played in softball and volleyball tournaments plus various other games. Students agreed that the Council had a successful year. SCHOOL-B - QU E? Students go through the food line on the Student Council Fun Day as teac hers and some students prepare the fo od. Grilled ha mburgers with the wo rks. potato chips, baked beans. a nd make-your-own sundaes were on the menu. Organizations 59 �Building tomorrow's leaders today Leadership and service were the main goals of Future Farmers of America and the Future Homemakers of America . June 1989, the new FFA officers attended a Southwest Iowa leadership camp at Greer1field. In the month of August, six members and adviser, Kevin Matulka took a summer education trip to Missouri where they visited several agricultural related sites. The Building Our America Community projects included reinforcing a bridge at Arrowhead park . They also replaced the shrubs out in front of the lobby and seeded the bank near t he faculty parking lot with grass . In November Mr. Matulka and six members attended t he 62nd Annual National FFA Co nvention , in Kansas City, MO. December a nd January w ere pretty slow but it a ll pic ked back up again in March when a fe w members attended the State FF A Convention in Des Moines. FHA season started with -- making 300 caramel apples for the last home football game . In October there was a district meeting with District Representive Shiloh McCool attending . Later they put on the Annual Halloween dance. Through November and December was the Tom Watt Showcase fundraiser. Brandy Lusf. graaf was the top salesperson. In Febuary 200 carnations were sold for Valentine's Day . March was a very busy time for FHA member and the adviser Sarah Hansen. During this month they selected new officers. They planned Easter activties for the 810 year old boys living in Willow Cottage at Children's Square in Council Bluffs. In May they prepared a nd served breakfast to the seniors on their last day, May 18. Both organizations offered a year of service to school and community skills which help build b et ter citizens of tommorrow . YUM YUM. Michelle Christiansen a nd Am y Pontious prepare t he senior brea kfast a s one o f t he many a c t ivites in FHA. FHA/ FFA �MESSY MESSY! Katie Leaders cleans up the mess after preparing the senior breakfast. LEARNING NEW TRADES . Chris Rodenburg learns n:any new ways of doing things in FFA. Organizations 61 �A HELPING HAND. Jostens representative Marc Fuller helps Kevin Killpack with his 8th grade spread for the yearbook. COPY AND COMPUTERS . These are two things that Chad Driver uses for his yearbook and newspaper articles. - JOURNALISM STAFF 1990 Front Row: Rodney Meinke. Natalie Hitchcock. Karen Brich. Michelle Arbaugh, Lisa Schultz. Chad Ferris Row 2: LuAnn Carrigan. Ember Bargenquast. Sarah Brich. Tami Siebels, Janette Thomas. Ashlee Martens Row 3: Lisa Huebner. Barb Watson, Caryn Sparr. Lynette Thomas. Kevin Killpack Back Row: Keith Siebels. Jim Dermody, Eric Schnitker. Doug Ring and Chad Driver. Journalism means deadlines and more deadlines Picking a masthead and a theme are painstaking tasks a journalist must do to get a newspaper and a yearbook started on their way to publication. Four students helped manage this task : Karen Brich, Editor-in chief, and Eric Schnitker, Managing Editor for the T- 62 Publications/Q&S/ NHS C Times Ashlee Martens. Editor -in-Chief. and Lynette Thomas. Managing Editor. The Trojan . Reporters worked on both publications this year. thus increasing the amount learned. Quill & Scroll. honorary journalism society, induct ed four new members: Jim Dermody. Caryn Sparr. Michelle Arbaugh, and Lisa Huebner. The members worked on an extra publication, Senior Profiles. Other members were Karen Brich, Ashlee Martens. and Tonya Matthews . �Navona/Honor Society: A rewarding group "Being in National Honor Society (NHS) is the most rewarding thing in high school," said Teresa Olofson. It is a reward because you know that you are a leader, have good character and a grade point of at least 3.0, she said. The NHS does have two important jobs; they put the school calendar together and organize the Bloodmobile. The Bloodmobile is the most impor tant because it helps save lives. INDUCTEES: FRONT: Michelle Christiansen, Kristi Witt. Josh McDermott. Bert Van Nordstand, Sonja Ploen, Debbie Schierbrock Row 2: Shiloh McCool, Amy Handbury, Amy Pontious. Helena Rieber, Kim Miller. Krissi Fo x. Karen Brich Row 3: Amy Bertelsen . Michelle Arbaugh, Lisa Schultz, and Heather Stafford. NHS MEMBERS: Becky Graham, Melissa Matthews. Sarah Brich. Kim Ord. Angie Corrin, Teresa Olofson, Middle Row: Teresa Farley, Caryn Sparr, Gwyn Meyerring, Leasa St ark. Jim Dermody, Randy Ring, Keith Wilson. Jesse Divelbess, Rob Larsen. Back Row : Bill Jennings, Ralp h Ring , Dan Elliott. Ray Wellman, Mike Nieman, Daryl Sparr. and Heath Rodenburg . Clubs 63 �ACADEMICS Worth Its Weight in Gold Academics continued to be a top priority with faculty and students. To prove this, about eighty students were on the honor roll for the 1989-90 school year. Even foreign visitors knew how great we were. Ludo Ladan (12) exchange st udent, said / The teachers are more friendly here than they are in France, and easier t o talk to ." Kevin Jones (9) said the move from junior high to high school was "more of DEEP IN THOUGHT. Mr. Schelling p roves to b e a good listener in Peer cla ss . TEACHERS LEARN. TOO . Mr. Smith a nd Mr. Reed take extra classes where they 're the st udents. not the teachers. Mrs.Kunze t aught faculty members how to use the ne w Macintosh comp uters. Academics a challenge, but it's worth it." Fo r the improvement of the curriculum, t here were a few changes : Health was required three days a week instead of one, Macintosh was added, and seniors got the chance to earn college credit . Even though _the College Biology textbooks weighed a ton, the knowledge gained was worth its weight in gold . �ACADEMICS Worth Its Weight in Gold Academics continued to be a top priority with facult y and students. To prove this, about eighty students were on the honor roll for the 1989-90 school year. Even foreign visitors knew how great we were. Ludo Ladan ( 12) exchange student, said/' The teachers are more friendly here than they are in Frqnce, and easier to talk to." Kevin Jones (9) said the move from junior high to high school was "more of DEEP IN THOUGHT. Mr. Schelling proves to be a good listener in Peer class. TEACHERS LEARN . TOO. Mr. Smith and Mr. Reed take extra c lasses where the y're the students. not the tea c hers. Mrs.Kunze taught fac ulty members ho w t o use the ne w Mac intosh c omp uters. Academics a challenge, but it's worth it." For the improvement of the curriculum, there were a few changes: Health was required three days a week instead of one. Macintosh was added, and seniors got the chance to earn college credit. Even though the College Biology textbooks weighed a ton, the knowledge gained was worth its weight in gold. �CONTENTS College Credit Classes . 66 Science and Math ..... . ... . 67 PE/Health ... . ... 68 Computer Education . . .... 70 Junior High . . . . . . 72 Art .............. 74 Voe Ag and Home Ee ....... 75 English/Social Studies .. .. . . . . 76 Special Services . . ..... 78 PUCKER UP! Mrs. Benzing was chosen by the student bod y to kiss a pig during Homecoming week . A RARE MOMENT. Mr. McKercher takes advantage of an empty c lassroom to relax. �CHECKING OUR OPTIONS. Seniors and juniors visit with a representative from Colorado University to see if It's the place for them. With so many options, how do I ever decide? Today's job market isn't like it used to be. Thirty years ago, many people graduated from high school and then found a job. However, today more and more people are getting some type of job training before entering the work force . Although college is the most popular, many other students are going to technical, secretarial, or beauty schools. Joining one of the Armed Forces 66 such as the Air Force is also another option . Senior Lisa Huebner has chosen one of these options; she plans to attend airline school. ''Although college is not what I want to do, I still need a skill so I can get a good job," stated Lisa. Like Lisa, everyone needs to receive some kind of post high school education . It's a definite necessity in today's world . �BOOKING IT. Mr. McKercher gives some e xtra-special help to Pre-Calculus students before a test . Taking a new step What was new this year, required buying your own books, was taught in the morning, and proved to be a real challenge to many college-bound seniors? There's no doubt that the answer is the Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus and Biology college classes . For the first time, college classes complete with college credit were offered. These classes (Trigonometry/ Pre-Calculus and Biology) taught by Lee Killpack and Harold McKercher, proved to be a "real learning" experience. Mike Nieman said "Through taking both classes, I've really gained an understanding of college." If both these classes were taken, fourteen hours of credit were earned. This equals almost a semester's worth of credit. "I liked being in the Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus course because it put me ahead of many other high school seniors," stated Michelle Arbaugh . As a final comment, how did the teachers think of the new classes? Did they like them? "Hopefully in the future we will be able to add more college classes to our curricu1um said Mr . McKercher. TESTING IT OUT! Seniors Justin Holstein and Nick Gambs test out the tuning forks in a biology lab. STUDYING HARD. Students such as Brian Lund spend lots of energy concentrating on their equat ions. Academics 67 �PHYSICAL BEST. Ryan Petersen measures his flexibility by doing the " Stretch and Reach" . WATER FUN . Lia Carper wipes her eyes while saying, "My makeup, my makeup" ! The ''New'' PE Usually, when people think of P.E., they think of the same old boring games: scooter hockey, physical fitness, soccer, and kickball . This year many new changes have been made . Some of these changes were swimming at the Neola pool, dancing the t w o -step, running the 68 ~ PE/Health mile, the stretch and reach, and fishing at Arrowhead in May. Why have these changes been made? The new teachers, Mrs. Taml Harman and Mr. Tim Conway, wanted to incorporate more life skills into the P.E. curriculum . These skills may be handy some day! �We expected bones and muscles . But it's fun! Students were surprised that Health was not just the study of bones and muscles. "We learned that being healthy includes being mentally healthy, also," said Shiloh McCool. Health class was increased to five days a week, and was required . The goal was to familiarize students with physical and mental aspects of life. Kristie Witt said, "It was a break from other classes, and it gave you time to learn about yourself. " There were many things to learn, from the study of the human body to making a budget and getting married. Michelle Warner expected health to be about bones and muscles, but found out it was fun! HERE COME THE BRIDES. Chad Minahan escorts Shiloh Mc Cool and Kristie Witt d own the a isle for the mock wedding . JITTERBUG . LuAnn Carrigan and Daryl Sp arr sho w o ff their danc ing t echniques d uring a t est in the music room . Academic• ~ 69 �MYSTERIOUS MAC! Melissa Matthews tries to figure out the Macintosh. INTENSITY. Rob Larsen. Sarah Brich. and Randy Ring had to concentrate to learn to r~ the new Macs . Computer revolution makes waves ''Mac Attack'' hits hard Like a stone tossed into a pond. the computer revolution is making waves. Every day computer terminals are showing up in more offices and homes across the country . Understanding what computers are and how they work will help students gain a better understanding of how they can use them now and in the future , according to Mrs . 70 Spreadsheets can Glenda Kunze, instrucgenerate professional tor . Over one hundred looking sheets on the high school students Mac. The graphic p rotook the new elective grams on the Macin"Mac" class, along tosh can make even with sixty-two eighth the least creative pergraders using the Mac son look like an a rtist . in their exploratory Th e M ac has a lso keyboarding and com- made a plain docuputer application class . ment turn into a more In 1990-91 the ad- intere sting and more vanced Mac class will profession al - looking be added so students document, by the use can furthur develop of formatting with dif their skills . ferent fonts, sizes and Computer Education styles . Th e saying, "The Heartbeat of America ... is Today's Chevrole t" has d e finitely been changed to "The Heart b eat of T- C's Room 103 . . . Is Today' s Ma c in t osh . " Hopefully students will keep cruisin' into the 1990's w ith their Macs by p roducing "dyno Mac" work. �Broadening our horizons Although many areas in the school curriculum have not changed for several years. the area of computers certainly has. With the addition of AutoCad. or computer drafting, a new "revolution" came to the Industrial Arts department. With a teacher who was excited about teaching this new class, Kevin Matulka, and a group of student s who were excited about learning a new skill, AutoCad was a nice WORK! Bert Van Nordstrand does his Macintosh assignment . change of pace. Seniors enjoyed learning how to draft using a computer as a tool . It made the work get done much faster, and made it much easier to accomplish . As a final comment, David Schnitker noted that, "the best part of Auto Cad is I don't have to work with pencil and paper anymore. Computers take all the work out of it and make it more enjoyable." COMPUTER WHIZ. Brian Lund w orks in t he ne w AutoCad c lass. designing the fut ure . Academics �LIT CRITICS. Amy Ring. Chad Kunze and Shannon Martens enjoy a comfortable couch and a good book in Novel. "The Wonder Years": On the way to high school Like the show "The Wonder Years" , T-C's junior high students worked toward being high schoolers . They struggled w ith school, extracurricular activit ies, parents, getting a driving permit and the opposite sex . Junior high students enjoyed doing these 7hings and exploring new ideas. They liked being in chorus, swing choir, and band, performing in several contests and concerts. Be- -- ing involved in afterschool sports was new, too . Eighth-grader Jeff Sparr commented, "I really enjoyed being in football, wrestling and track the past two years. It taught me a lot about competition and cooperation ." Junior high was also a time for new friends and getting to know each other b e t ter through parties and dances. Having a best friend and/or a group of close friends made junior high a special time. Eighth-grader Ann Meyerring said, "Being with my friends created most of my special memories. Going on those road trips with the band and swing choir were fun too ." "The Wonder Years" proved to be a fun and enjoyable time, and not the drag they are made out to be by parents and TV shows . r PREPARING TO BE AN ASTRONAUT. Kristy Leaders could someday see space instead of just d rawing it. SPACE CADETS. Rachel Nelson and Sarah Gaudian d raw posters of the solar system during Science class . 72 Junior High �SPEED TYPIST. Dianne Lustgraaf practices her typing skills to become a whiz on the computer. COMPUTER WIZARD . Matt Mahoney looks right at the screen so he can't miss anything . The computer revolution hits the junior high Along with other changes that occured between elementary and junior high, the "computer connection " was another new experience . Pat Dalton taught students computer classes in the new Apple lie lab every other day, opposite reading class . From practicing typing to completing assignments. st udents found the computers t o be fun. FredWriter, Bank Street Writ er and AppleWorks were among t he p rograms learned. "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?" and " Oregon Trail" were p op ular social st udies computer p rograms. Because c omp uter literacy was made a priority , students in " The Wonder Years" acquired skills for high school and beyond. Academics 73 �Breaking a new mold in art class When someone thought about art class, what did they envision? They may never have thought of anything exciting or fun , but the Advanced Art class has proven them wrong. This class, along w ith photography, added spice to the applied arts curriculum . New to this year also was that Randy Wiese became a full-time high school teacher. Through these two classes, students expanded their current knowledge of art and photography. Senior Keith Wilson enjoyed expanding himself in advanced art. He, with the rest of the class, made sculptures, and then fired them in the kiln. For any student who wanted to discover themselves and their abilit ies, advanced art was an excellent opport unity. IMMORTALIZED IN STONE. The Lone Ranger wa s p ut into stone by senior artist Keith Wilson. SKETCHING IT IN. Senior Keith Siebels works hard to complete his impression of a dragon. 74 Applied Arts �RUNNING ORDER. Mr. Motulko helps out Vo Ag students working on getting the tractor into shape . UNDER CONSTRUCTION . Aaron Shriver. Troy Plambeck. and Harold Short stand proud ofter finishing a shed . No experience required People always say that the best way to learn is by doing, and that's exactly the way Sarah Hansen, Randy Wiese , Kevin Matulka , and Bill Larsen teach their students . From baking a cake in Home Ee to learning to use a saw in Industrial Arts to creating a masterpiece in Art class, students learned through experience. These things couldn't be learned by reading or seeing a film . They had to be tested and tried to see how they work. Senior Janette Thomas agreed . "The BUSY. BUSY. BUSY. Tricia Matthews won't give up until she finishes the lost stitch. best part of taking a "hands on" class is that you end up w ith something that you'v e made and designed yourself,'' said Janette. One of the best parts of hands - o n learning is its spontaneity. From one day to the next, anything can happen: a dress made with two left sleeves or a mishap with the power tools or an almost dropped ceramic creation. To get a piece of the action, check out "learning by doing". There's never a dull moment. �THE MEANING OF LIFE. English teacher John Burke displays two of the items he discusses in his literature class, an apple and f.p. WHERE IS IT? Senio rs Kevin Killpack and Chad Ferris locate the United States on the map during Government c lass. OIJ -- Experience new ideas Imag ine tal k in g about such ideas as world hung er and the U.N., reading " Hamlet" or "Catcher in t he Rye" , a nd learning w here different countries a re located . Disc ussing these topics by taking English and So cial Scienc es cla sses made school a little more intere sting. The English teachers, Mary Conway and 76 John Burke, taught their classes about different types of literature . They read such books as " The Count of Monte Cr isto" , " Hamlet " and " The Grapes of Wrath" . Student s enjoyed reading long books and then taking lots of fun quizzes over the material lea rned . From creating group · p rojects over chapt er English/ Social Sciences material in American History to doing self -relaxation exercises in Psychology, Gary lhnen' s students liked the variety in his classes . Ernest Abariotes ' classes examined world and national issues, and studied the Constitution , the Supreme Court, world hunger, nuclear arms race and terrorism. His class was kept on the ball by discussing many new and different current topics in class. Newsweek, Time and U.S. News and World Report were used to provide background to current topics . So you can see, Eng lish /Social Sci e nce s classes were d efinitely not ordinary c lasses. INTENSE STUDY . Senior Jennifer Cat toni pays attention ta lit erature as Mrs. C onway does the paperwork . �Who studies? Read, read, read. In school, it seemed like all we did was read . But how many students actually read the material which was given to them? How many of them read that history chapter or those magazine articles or even "The Grapes of Wrath"? If you ever got behind , you discovered how difficult it was to catch up . It was hard to finish assignments when you're a hundred pages behind. Senior Karen Brich said, "Don't ever get behind. As boring as it may be. it's even more boring to try to catch up." From freshmen to seniors, people complained about the amount of studying and reading time needed . "Although I enjoyed reading, I'm a slow reader. It took me a lot of time to complete the assignments," said sophomore Michelle Warner. To keep ahead of the game, study skills had to be learned and maintained to keep on top of all the information thrown at students . Yearbook editor Ashlee Martens had some valuable advice for underclassmen . Like the Nike ad, she advised, "Just do it!" WHAT ASSIGNMENT? Senior Aaron Shriver a sks Mr. Ab a riotes for some help figuring out his assignments and what to study . WHAT DO I DO NOW? Exchange student Ludo La dan gives up on reading his a ssig nment in The Old Man and The Sea for toda y' s c lass. Academics 77 �.At-Risk program serves many purposes This year the Department of Education required all school districts to have an At -Risk program in place for students who may be at risk for dropping out of school. "There is no strict definition for at-risk students," said Beverly Schelling. "They could be someone who has had a run-in with the law, or simply someone who is having trouble passing classes. This doesn't mean they are bad, wrong, or uneducated." THREE IS NOT A CROWD. Gretchen King ( 10). Darin Ring ( 11) and Randy Ring ( 11) know that studying together helps; peer tutoring was planned for fall. 1990. JUST ONE MORE TIME . Mrs. Schelling helps sophomore Brandy Lustgraaf with her homework from different classes. 76 ~ Resourc e/ At-Risk In place since January and still in the beginning stage, next year_Jhe At-Risk program will help students accept responsibility for their school work and behavior. It moniters student academic and social progress, an important link in the prevention of dropouts. In striving for the gold, we showed that everyone deserves a chance to be their best. That's t he real goal of the At -Risk program. �NOT NOW, l'M WORKING . Jennifer Schuning ( 10) and Chad Martens ( 11) are deep in thought. A CENTER OF LEARNING . Like an oasis, the Reading room provides a place for quiet study . Reading/resource: Places to build skills Reading-ResourcePeer Tutoring-Walk-in Center - what does it all mean anyway? And now, anyone can get help with homework? Change was in the wind this year with our special services . Some things were the same , however. Reading students were still selected for Mrs. Tami Harman's reading classes on the basis of Iowa Tests of Educational Development. "This is not the Resource Room ." said Mrs. Harman. Reading deals with reading in the content areas and study skills." "In the resource room, we look at the student's total academic program and plan a personal program for each student," said Mrs. Beverly Schelling . Peer tutoring was added to the plan for both of t hese programs for next year. " We tried a walk-in center at both the junior high and the high school," said Mrs. Diana Benzing, junior high resource teacher. The junior high added Teach er Assistance Tearns to deal with student problems. Because of t he changes, more students were reached and a greater effort was made to keep all students in the regular classroom, she said . DOING FINE . Mrs. Harman and freshman Melissa Davis work together to complete homework . Academics 79 �People -GOLDEN SMILES Freshmen will always have locker problems and seniors will always be anxious to graduate, and it is certain that there will always be many golden smiles at T-C, as is easily noticed when walking down the halls. Why are there so many smiles? Here are a few reasons given by the students : "All-in-all, the people are just one big happy family ." -Stacy Plambeck (12) "There's no cliques; everybody hangs out with each other. You can be " LARRY. CURLY. AND MOE?" No. it's seniors Nick Gambs. Justin Holstein. and Heath Rodenburg showing school spirit on Color Day during Homec oming festivities . SMILE. IT ONLY GETS WORSE! Tara Plambeck . Travis Kust e r. and And y Martens sho w that 8th graders study hard too . 80 People yourself and you don't have to work at being accepted. -Kevin Killpack (12) April Minahan (9) felt that the best thing was that "you know all the people." Gretchen King ( 10) added that T-C was unique because they were "trying new things, such as the bond issue." Like other schools, we had our groups, but everyone found a place to fit in. The majority of the other students shared these same feelings. �CONTENTS Faculty Adm/Staff 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade Seniors .82 .84 .86 .88 .90 .92 .94 .96 WHAT A COUPLE ' " There is no comparison between us." says Jodi Schultz (11). Jodi says that she and Todd Salmons (11) are just friends . WHAT' S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? Andy Gund erson (12) trie s out some new c heers he learned during lunch . People ~ 81 �Ernest Abariotes: Social Studies Diana Benzing: Language Arts. Jr. High Resource John Burke: Language Arts Arla Clausen: Vocal Music Carl Cochran : Guidance. Social Studies Mary Conway: Language Arts Tim Conway: Physical Education Patrick Dalton : Jr. Hlgh Reading.Computers Eleanor Gambs: Foreign Language Sarah Hansen: Home Economics Tami Harman: Reading. Physical Education Gary Ihnen: Social Studies Robert Johnson: Business Lee Killpack: Science Glenda Kunze : Business. Computers William Larsen : Industrial Arts. Physical Education Kevin Matulka: Science. Vocational Agriculture Harold McKercher: Science. Math Rosie Rastovski: Jr. High English Brian Reed: Jr. High Math Beverly Schelling: Resource Gaylord Schelling : Peer. Jr. High P.E.. Science Geoffrey Schive : Instrumental Music Nile Smith: Science. Math Steve Stafford: Librarian. Media Center T. Gary White: Athletic Director. Math Randy Wiese : Art Alice Zimmerman : Nurse HEALTHY! HEALTHY! Helping faculty keep fit was Supt. Rastovski's motive in purchasing several exercise bikes . Mr. Schelling tries out the new gadget in the junior high teacher's room . 82 ~ Faculty �Faculty is flexible and busy! Flexible . What does it tees to improve our curricumean? It's the ability to move or lum, plan in-service and change from one activity to market the school are part another, somet imes with of their job. Most members supervise one or more e xonly a moment's not ice. Our facult y has this ability. tra-curricular activities. They are encouraged to Somet imes people don't understand how dedicated stay fit by riding the new exour faculty is. Teachers have ercise bikes bought by the homework just like we do Wellness Committee. Many and must take care of their do volunteer work in our papers before or after communities in their " spare" school. Several must travel time . So NOW do you know five miles between the junior high and high school once or why they are called the even twice a day. Commit- " Flexible Faculty" ? WEEKEND WORK. Mr. Schive anxiously awaits State Field Marching competition in October . People gg 83 �Carole George. Treasurer Barb Dalton. Prin. Secretary Rosalie Rodenburg, Board Secretary Karen Kay, J.H.Secretary Custodians: Jed McDermott Wendall Knauss Jerry Anderson Mike Jensen Louise Jensen COOKS . L t o R: Joan Justice. Diana Meinke . Jan Flemming, Herma Wilson, Madge Bargenquast. and JoAnn Knott. 1990 BUS DRIVERS. Jerry Anderson, Ron Elliott, Jan Elliott, Paula Heim, Steve Heim. Larry Hornbostel. Mike Jensen, John Killpack. Karen Killpack . Wendell Knauss. Bill Larsen. Bob Leinen. Dale Osbahr, Barb Plambeck . Lowell Plambeck, Tom Ring. Don Schnitker, and Bus Mechanic Lavern Wilson . 84 Support Staff / School Board SCHOOL BOARD . Front : Jim Carlson, Katheryn Bintz. Back : Bill Brich. Lorry Watson, Jay Anderson YES OR NO? Francis Vogt watches as voters moved in and out all day voting for the bond issue . �T-C TECHNOLOGY . New superintendent Ed Rastovski gives school board members Jay Anderson and Larry Watson a tour of the new Macintosh room . VETOED BY VOTERS. The voters decidedly defeated this proposed building plan. Q !) (I I') Ii =-- - - - -· ' .. H u I <U TRI-CE NTER HIGH SCHOOL Bond issue bottoms out The Board of Education was faced with a very big issue this year: the Bond Issue . A poll given to the student body revealed a 129-62 vote in favor of the Bond Issue. The community voted against it , though, on March 20 with a 522-230 vote . The proposed issue's main objectives called for the addition of the Junior High onto the high school and a 400-seat audit orium . It would have c ost the taxpayers dn estimated 2.7 million dollars. .Mr., Rastovski . st ated that " by bringing the Junior High over here, we can save 25% of energy c osts from the inefficient fifty-year old Minden building ." He also added that it would have made better use of staff with students . "Too many teachers and coaches a re driving back and fort h when they should be in the classroom or on the practice field ." Changes for the 1990-9 1 school year have bottomed-out, b ut plans to reintroduce the Bond Issue a re underway . To be able t o reinstate t he Bond Issue , there must be a six month waiting period. Unless there is a major change in the issue, it will be vot ed upon a g ain sometime in September . Ed Rastovski. Superintendent Brett Nanninga . Principal Larry Hornbostle, Jr. High Principal Ed Gambs, Curriculum Director Ron Elliott , Guidance Counselor Adminiot<ation ~ �READING RIDDLES. Amy Ring asks Mr. Dalton a reading question while Seth Holstein waits his turn . Seventh grade: The big transition "Although it is new and scary, junior high is a lot more fun than elementary," said Sheri Stamp, a seventh grade student . Brenda Guill felt the same way : "I wanted to go to junior high, because I felt too old in elementary." Although there were no recesses or air-conditioning, and sometimes the classes were harder, sev- enth graders felt that it was definitely better than elementary . Many said the teachers respected them and they felt they were capable. Another bonus was after school sports. Seventh grade was the time in their life they re membered doing a lot of growing up. �Jody Baker Amy Bennett Charlie Bird David Carlson Jim Cook Tom Dawson Ryan Dea Brad Driver Robbie Dyke Mandy Elbert Kristin Farley Barbara Gambs Sarah Gaudian Bre nda Guill Matt Handbury Matt Heilig Emmy Heim Seth Holstein Laura King Kevin Koob Chad Kunze Heidi Larson Jodi Leaders Kristy Leaders Matt Lehan Jennie Lemonds Jason Long Allison Maaske Shannon Ma rtens Tami Matthews Brad Maxwell Kandi McCoo l Jim Morse Rachel Nelson Lea Nyb erg Penny Ord Shanda Ploen Amy Ring Jessica Ring Lynette Ring Ja mie Rodenburg J. R. Salmons Heidi Schultz Jessica Schuning Ke ith Skow Kristina Spiker Michelle Stafford Sheri St amp Tony Tichota Tim Wa rd Marc Wingert Janet Zimmerman People 87 �Chad Anderson Kandi Anderson Shane Bennett Matt Booton Janet Brich Laura Brich Chad Ca\ek Rodney Carlson Bobbi Christensen Brian Christiansen Michelle Cook Todd Cook Jamie Crozier Marty Dalton Keith Davis Barrett Heim Tomi Honeywell Brian King Travis Kuster Michelle Loftus Jamie Lund David Lustgraaf Dianne Lustgraaf Martv Mam:iss Jody Marsh Andy Martens Lori McDonald Ryan Meinke Kelly Meyer Ann Meyerring Sean Minahan Amy Nieman Mike Olsen Chad Plambeck Tara Plambeck Mindy Plummer Jill Pohlman Chris Polley Tonia Pope Monica Rieber Craig Ring Emily Ring Jill Ring Ryan Schroder Wendy Schultz Tammy Short Jeff Sparr Lynn Stamp Nicole Stark Melissa Stein Becky Stephens Sarah Utte rback Tressa Van Nordstrand Tom Ward Mic helle We del Dave Wilson Denise Wilson Rhoda Young Jeremy Zacharias Not pic tured : Ton ya C arman Matt Maho ne y Bob Put nam Brad Woods 88 Eighth Grade �Ready for high school? Being in the 8th grade brought about a certain type of feeling . It was about being top dog, and having no worries . Being able to boss around the 7th graders was enough to brighten up anybody's day. Having the freedom to intermingle in classes with their classmates was a prized asset for most 8th graders. Jamie Lund and Jill Pohlman enjoyed Math and English most due t o getting good grades and enjoying their teachers. Marty Maness e njoyed PE and General Science . The sports program was a highlight for Ke ith Dav is. When promotion d ay rolle d around in May, everyone was on top of the world . But Fall will soon come . "What's next ?" the students ask . Oh, NO! I'm going to be a Freshman. Where 's my locker? What' s my combination ? Where 's room 103? CHARLOTTE WHO? Isn't 5th period Math boring!? Not since Mr. Reed designed a live action Halloween spider complete with moving web. LUNCH TIME! Barrett Heim. Andy Martens. Chad Calek. Tra vis Custer, Ryan Schroeder. and Jeff Sparr People ~ 8Q �Marvin Benning Curt Brich Stephanie Brokman Kathy Brown P.J. ColP.itts Brian Cook Sandy Dargin Melissa Davis Jeremy Dea Oshanda Divelbess Cory Arbaugh President Adam Dollen Chris Downing Nick Dyke Shelly Elwell Jason Fitzgerald Valerie Flaharty Gina Gittins Michael Haase David Had ix Ken Haggerty Jennifer Christiansen Vice President Kendra Haggerty Ali Heimbaugh Gretchen Holstein Kevin Jones Martin Kroeger Traci Manhart Wendy Martens Tricia Matthews Joann McDermott Sean McMahon Karla Killpack Secretary Kris Meyer Kelly Miller Jason Minahan David O'Neill Heather Olsen April Minahan Treasurer Freshmen �Frosh say upperclassmen are friendly Coming into a new surrounding with a whole different teaching staff and a bunch of upperclassmen can be quite hectic for freshmen. Upperclassmen can be mean sometimes. "They like to go around and lock your locker, as if you don't have enough problems," said Joann McDermott. But Adam Smith said, "They are all pretty nice most of the time .'' With all the problems the upperclassmen cause freshmen, they still have more problems making decisions about what classes they can and cannot take . They must take English 9, Physical Science, Algebra I or General Math, Keyboarding, P.E. and two electives - all this and being on the bottom again! BOOGIE DOWN! Like many freshmen Rae Shelle Rodenburg got involved in activities; here she performs for drill team . HELPING HANDS. Heather Olson and Oshanda Divelbess help these third graders make cookies for Christmas. Troy Petersen Chris Putnam Annette Ring Da wn Ritchison Rae Shelle Rodenburg Mike Schneckloth Ryan Schnitker Adam Smith Luanna Snedden Matt Snedden Becky Sparr Kenneth Willard Eric Wingert People ~ 91 �Jessica Ackland Kerri Anderson Dustin Behrendsen Linda Brich Joe Brown Aaron George Lisa Haddix Amy Handbury Rachel Honeywell Brenda Huebner Angi Leaders Troy Lehan Dennis Leinen Brandy Lustgraaf Angie Mansfield Scramble for that license! Many thought the sophomore year was the best of their high school life. Most were getting their licenses and no longer had to be chauffeured by "Mom and Dad" as Jennifer Jensen sometimes was. Aaron George was lucky to get a pick-up but he said, " My mom does help with half of the gas and half of the insurance.'' Most kids were so excited to get their licenses they did not realize the disadvantages such as Debbie Schierbrock's mom and dad "being much more protective. " As a parent, Carole George \/fl:J 92 00 Sophomores said, "I felt a little apprehensive like any parent would." But she felt Aaron was "more aware of the money required for gas or the miles that are put on his pick-up.'' So for all who do not have licenses yet, remember, it's not all fun and games. Responsibility and reality may dampen your spirits! I GET TO DRIVE! Miche lle Warner proud! stands by one o f her most recent pri leges. �Mike Burton Eric Calhoon Chris Corrin Brion Crozier Iris Divelbess Gory Redinbough President Kristina Hurd Brenda Jared Jennifer Jensen Ronnie Loockmon Tony Larsen Chad Martens Shiloh McCool Josh McDermott Down Meier Dorio Mergens Amy Bertelsen Vice President ~ _, .... '<i!!Jl. .'!.~.,,, .. .. ...... " .... . : .·' . . .· ; .. Chad Minahan Amy Montgomery Brian Nelson R.J. Porks Nicole Plambeck Tom Pogge Chad Polly Amy Pontious Matt Rambo Helena Rieber Gretchen King Secretory Merridy Ring Tina Rodenburg Debbie Schierbrock Jennifer Schuning Michelle Shank Hannah Spencer Heather Stafford Michelle Warner Kristie Witt Aaron Wulff Jason Pohlman Treasurer People ~ 03 �Sarah Brich Lia Carper Kevin Carroll Jim Christiansen Michelle Christiansen Angela Corrin Patrick Davis Aaron Delashmutt Jason Downing Krissi Fox Dan Elliott President Brenda Green Andrea Hodges Jason Honeywell Kyle Koob Katie Leaders Tyler Maness Brian Manhart Melissa Matthews Chad Maxwell Duane Meier Randy Ring Vice President Kim Miller Amy Nihsen Eric O'Neill Kim Ord Ryan Petersen Sonja Ploen Diana Rieber Allan Ring Darin Ring Ralph Ring Bill Jennings Secretary Dean Ritchison Kory Ronfeldt Todd Salmons Sherri Schuett Terri Schuett Cassie Herkenrath Treasurer 94 Z8 Juniors �Getting closer to r 'real /ife,, Becoming a junior often meant more responsibility and individual decision making. St udents were now classified as "upperclassmen " and most were starting to prepare for life after high school by taking college prep classes such as Chemistry , Algebra II, or Model Office. Prom was also a new experience for many juniors. It was their responsibility to sell magazines and organize the prom for the seniors . Mrs. Sarah Hansen and Mr. Bob Johnson worked together with the class to plan Prom Jodi Schultz Jason Smith Rich Snedden Daryl Sparr Leasa Stark 1990. Michelle Christiansen said, "It was good not being the underdog anymore.'' Arie Thomsen Bert Van Nordstrand Aaron Wellman PROM COMMITTEE . One part of being a junior was planning prom with Mr. Johnson to assure another successful night of fun . People ~ 95 �What would we do without them? Class Officers "Being c hosen a class officer was neat because my whole class trusts me with all our money," said Keith Wilson. Having the chance to be a class officer is a really a rewarding position because it allows you to do a lot for your class . They have done a lot. They have designed our announcements and our senior shirt, decided on different colored robes for graduation, class flower, and planned our senior trip to Kansas City's Worlds of Fun . "I would say that they have done a lot for our class but they have made alot of decisions without g et· ting a vote from the class. For instance, with o ur senior shirt said Keith Siebels "I didn't have any idea about what they were going to look like untM they wanted me to sign my name .'' CLASS OFFICERS Ray Wellman President , Keith Wilson Treasurer, Joanne Ring Se c retary, and Karen Brich Vice President . SENIOR POWER. Karen Brich tries t o lift up the bus to show all h support for the senior class . Seniors �Mic helle Arbaugh Ember Bargenquast Tammy Bert e lsen C had Brich Kare n Bric h Brian C a lek LuAnn C arrigan People �Jennifer Cattoni Melinda Cook Jim Dermody Jesse Divelbess Nathan Divelbess Arlen Dollen Jay Dollen Jon Dollen Chad Driver Teresa Farley Chad Ferris 969 Seniors Nick Gambs Beck y G raha m �Andy Gunde rson Na t a lie Hitc hcock Justin Holstein People 96C �Lisa Huebner Scott Johnsen Kevin Killpack Ludo Ladan Rob Larsen Brian Lund Ashlee Martens Tonya Matthews Rodney Meinke Darold Mergens Dawnette Meyer 960 Seniors Gwyn Meyerring Kris Miche lson �Mike Nie man Teresa Olo fson Ca rl Pace People ~ 96E �Harold Short 96F Seniors Aaron Shriver Keith Siebels �Stacy Plambeck Troy Plambeck Doug Ring Joanne Ring Chris Rodenburg Heath Rodenburg David Schnitker Eric Schnitker Lisa Schultz Bob Shonk Tomi Siebels Caryn Sparr Lori Standley People 96G �-Janette Thomas Lynette Thomas Kitran Trede Barb Watson Ray Wellman 96H Seniors Keith Wilson Heather Wingert �CLASS MOTTO: I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path and I will leave a trail.-Muriel Strode CHECKING IT OUT . Dave Schnitker is watching his computer doing its thing in CAD lab. DRAWING AROUND. During French week Tersa Farley and Tammy Bertelsen make posters to show t heir creativity. SENIOR-ORITY ? Seniors goof off in Model Office LuAnn Carrigan, Barb Watson, Joanne Ring. Tonya Matthews, Lisa Huebner, Lisa Schultz, Karen Brich. and Stacy Plambeck . People ~ 97 �Advertising of Gold Without advertising, a yearbook would be impossible. This year adver- selling of the ads and designed the adtisers helped us produce a bigger book vertising pages. It takes a lot of time with 16 pages of color, gold foil on the and effort to complete this . cover and student designed endSo take a look at the ads and resheets - all this while giving you a per- member how important they are to sonalized book w ith your name our yearbook . Support these businessstamped on the cover for just $18. es just as they have supported us; tell Michelle Arbaugh and Lisa Huebner them " Thanks" from everyone at T-C, were responsible for the advertising especially the staff of the 1990 Trojan . section this year. They organized the They are t ruly " Pieces of Gold" to us. THANK YOU! Kitran Trede cheerfully works at Lehan's Pharmacy w here she has been after school a lmost every day for t wo years. HOWARD'S in Persia is where Arlen Dollen takes his business because he get s service w ith a smile from cashier Lisa Huebner. 98 ~ Advertising �!~ \ . ·•,. "' I I CHRYSLER Plgmoulfi .... 4NAPA~ ,.., HAPPY HAIRCUT! Allee Huebner makes yet another happy customer out of Caryn Sparr at her Alice's Beauty Shop in Neola. �''No job is finished until the paperwork is done'' Mr. Nanninga finds his office T.P.'d by spirits that hit during the Homecoming bonfire Thursday night of Spirit Week. BAKER'S PETROLEUM Minden, Iowa 51553 Thermogas L.P. 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Cor,gratula·tas ·tt•a Class oi ~, 990 Advertising 101 �EMPLOYEE OWNED MINDEN MINI-STORAGE KEITH JUSTICE 483-2953 FOOD STORES 1706 North 16th Street 1745 Madison Avenue Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Council Bluffs , IA 51503 (712) 328-9792 (712) 322-9260 FARMERS SAVING BANK Shelby Log eland Studio PlwtoKra11li ...- l1y MiclraPI J. 1024 6th Str. - Harla n 755-5 743 LEINE N, INC . Box 38 • I 05 MAIN STRE ET PORTS MOUTH . IOWA 515 65 . PHONE(712)743-2315 PAUL J . LEINEN. SR . PRES IDENT RES. (71 2 1743-2 1 35 Box 279 Shelby. Iowa 5 1570 Phone : 71 2-544-2626 Fax : 712-544-2030 PAUL J. LEINEN. JR . VIC E-PRES I DENT RES. (7 1 2 ) 743-5803 102 Advertising �''Get the picture?!'' Natalie Hitchcock shows perfect posture for t aking a perfect picture . CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF '90 PEOPLE'S DONOVAN OIL CO. Station & Tank Wagon Serv. Box 254 Front & Fourth Neola , Iowa 51559 Harlan Sewing Center Fabric and Notions 601 Court Harlan. IA 51537 Tim and Mike Donovan 712-485-2327 Sales and Service on vacuum c leaners and sewing machines Hardware Appliances Sporting goods Housewares 2917 West Broadway Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501 Singer household machines Singer sergers and knitting machines C.OOD;'iEAll USED TRUCKS & TRAIL.ERS INTERS TAT E 80 & SHEL.BY EXIT 34 SHEL.B Y, IOWA 51570 OFF ICE: (71 2) 544-223 1 ELDON NORGAARD HOME: (71 2) 544 - 2077 BRUCE CARLSON HOME:.: C402) 455-1279 Adverti.ing ~ 103 �SMITH D&·S~ ~ ~ IN SURAN CE A GE NCY 532- 1ST A venue Council Bluffs, IA 51502 . 322-1600 Homeowners Aut o Farm Business Professional Services at KOPPER KETTLE Sandy, Imogene and employees Welcome You 1-80 and Minden exchange Minden , IA 51 553 Tripp 's Blue Moon Bar & Grill Neola, IA (71 2) 485-209 1 Phone: 483-2828 Compe t itive Rot es BOB ANDERSO N FORDMERCURY Highway 30 West P .O. Box 370 Missouri Valley, Iowa 51555 Ph. (712) 642-2728 Council Bluffs, IA Ph. (71 2) 325-1500 PUSH 'EM OUT, SHOVE 'EM OUT, WA-A-Y OUT! The T-C Sensation men push the school van out of the mud at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids. 104 gg Advert ising NORTHS/DE LOUNGE Persia , Iowa Home of the Coyot e c rew Owners: John and Pam Hone ywell Congratulations Graduates of '90 HARLAN CAR DEALERS Miller Motors Chevrolet-Buick Harlan Auto Mart Dodge-Plymouth-Chrysler Olsen Motor Center Olds-CadillacPontiac-GMC Orv Rocker Ford Ford-Lincoln-Mercury �HOWARD'S AUTO SERVICE WeSuuort ... TAICENTER Box 35 Persia, IA 51563 (712) 488-7511 or 1-800-383-7918 Tank Wagon and Mini-Mart For Family Health CoNTEMPORARY DENTISTRY • Pl-~rrt1114 ~ens Cw• st.i.-io notn • Bonoed COSlnerc F~ & °" er._.. a heaOhfvl t\o&l\.9'-6 smile • o.n,.. 1moi.,ts ~ll'f Ml. t'\lnA'~ ftin'I ~~ • Enoomon1c:s froot ~» from The Mone~ People at N'W'Q lbx esMQ 1~ •Or•Sur~ 11""rloQulll!Vc.. 1 §rli'CI~ Me m be• FDIC ~LI.FIRST OfNATIONAL BANK ~~ COUN( l l BlUff 5 • Oin:todontc:s i.:~ COUNCIL BLUFFS. IA 51503 v - ..... D: Mitchen J. Siegel 01 L6th ·!Agan. IA 306""""15'. _ I , . Neola. Iowa ~ Offlco. "'-n'1 1 -R..... W4J'UO N"°"' om... <as-mJ Offices at Portsmouth Panama Elk-Horn Best of Luck Class of 1990 Wellman Const. Co. Neola, IA Walt or Mike 485-241 6 MINDEN ELEVATOR SENTRY HARDWARE Asgrow, O's Gold, and Schechinger Seeds Snapper Lawn Equipment Minden, Iowa 51553 BRICH PLUMBING & PUMP BACKHOE, TRENCHING DEEP WELL WORK 101 FOURTH STRE ET NEOLA. IA 51559 (il2) 485-2191 Herb 485-2261 Francis 485-2561 Advertising 105 �'\i e hare Your Dream ! Peoples 10 help ou en financing your future- hatever it ma be-remember People National Bank! 1 a1ional Bank ' an mak y ur dream reali y. \ (glJ~(g[ll]~ ational •Bank-I W Broedway • Comcll Bluffs • 3 -1333 1204 LOCUSl • Cater Lake • J.!7-6070 ember FDIC MINDEN GROCERY Garden Fresh Produce Ice Cold Beverages C ips. Candy, Ice Complete Variety Here to serve you locally Minden, IA 483-2794 Antona· G. & R. Phil's Cafe Tuesday-Mexican food F riday -Steak and Chicken N eola, IA 51559 485-9406 Eat in or Carry out Co., Inc. Portsmouth, Iowa LEONARD RAU, OWNER Portsmouth, IA 51565 Phone: 712/743-2425 Home: 712/743-2732 ~I FARNERBOCKEN COMPANY HUNDT APPLIANCE AND YORK HEATING Sales and Service Major Appl ian ces, Heating, Window, and Central Air BOB HUNDT S helby , IA 712-544-2369 106 Advertising Feed & Grain 720 9th Ave., Box 648 Council Bluffs, IA 5 150 2 1308- 14 Chatburn Ave. Harlan. IA 51537 Automotive Parts & Service Ph . 712- 822-7618 �. COCA-COLA BOTTLI G C01 F Advertising 107 �NEOLA TIRE COMPANY Leo Masker-Ken McDonald New and Used Tires 24 Hour Farm and Road Service 516 Front Street Neola, IA 51559 Business: 712-485-2110 Leo(home): 712-485-2077 Ken(home): 712-483-2174 MARK JACOBS B££M-B£LFORD FUNERAL f./OM£ 553 Wi&w AYt. Cxwi/ 8lu/li, lou1a p~ 322-6669 PHOTOGRAPHY, Inc. Box 649, 1202 7th st. HARLAN, IA 51537 (712) 755-2376 or 101 South Main St. DENISON, IA 51442 (712) 263-3042 HILLSIDE MORTUARY. Neola, IA 51559 Phone: (712) 485-2611 �Home Savings Bank MEMBER FDIC Persia, IA 51553 488-3735 SCHECHINGER SEED COMPANY Route 1, Harlan, Iowa 51537 Phont (712) 627-4218 Iowa W1t1 · 800-432-9375 JOHN PLAMBECK PLAMBECK TRUCKING CORN SHELLING GRAIN HAULING COB REMOVAL PHONE 712-488- 7522 BOX 202 PERSIA, row A 51563 Lehan Pharmacy • Prescriptions Hallmark Cards Russell Stover Candy Gifts Ph . 483-2884 Minden, IA State Bank & T~us: can help make vour dreams of colleg~ come true with low inte rest student loans .You don 't e\' en have to come in to apply. just call and we "ll send you . an application packet: · · Because no matter which col lege you choose. we want you to wear our jacket. STATE BANK& TRUST Main Bank 333 W. Broadway 35th and Broadway 323-7521 325-598 1 Branches located in Underwood . Macedonia. and Moda le Advertising 109 �eo11gratu!atiofls We believe that first pr ize goes to every individual " who cJoes his or her be st whether it's as cl competicor, a volunteer worker. a participant or a spectator. 'v\'inning isn't measured ]armers k )Vlercha1tfs State Ea1tl< by a ribbon or a trophy, but by each person's caring contribution and personal growth -our congratulations to each oi you! Ea.ch depo•it.or tn.ured to $100,000 Minden 483-2611 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO. NEOLA, IA 51559 Althea C. Sweeney John P. Sweeney 712-485-2335 110 Advertising FDlet flOUAL Of POSll IHSUU.HCf COIPOUllON Neola 485-2245 CUTLER FUNERAL HOME 553 Willow A venue Council Bluffs, Iowa Ph. 322-7779 �GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART! Josh McDermott and Eric O'Neill sing "Goodnight Sweetheart" to Katie King at a swing choir contest at Creston . JORGENSEN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 2104 Garfield Harlan, IA 51537 755-5878 ALICE'S BEAUTY SHOP M en 's and \i\l omen 's Services Earpiercing Mary Kay 485-2385 Neola, IA 51559 Tri-Center Auto Parts •,..,• 114 3rd St. Neola, IA 51559 712- 485-2251 HARLAN p1ofe11ional auto body Jim Bieker, Owner Ph. 755-3860 Home 755-7453 ~FI'1!]) 1905 Garfield Ave. Harlan, Iowa 51537 Dan 's Delight Ice Cream and Food Neola, Iowa HOME OWNED OUR NAME SAYS IT ALLI Across from Indoor Pool Ph. 485-2443 Saundra Matthews �MINDEN GROCERY Garden fresh produce Ice cold beverages Chips, candy, ice Complete variety groceries Here to serve you locally MINDEN, IA 483-2794 I I_.--=-• I . , . •• II •I • I"'-' W I I ·1 '1111114 ._... H Photography Gle nn I lov inga""' : Q2 -: ~422 Counci l Blu ffs . IA 51503 391 ·432 6 Regenc y Court • Om aha. NE. 681 14 ''No gyros, no tip?? Well, kiss my grits!" -Flo at Mel's Diner Whizzing around on a pair of roller skates. Homecoming Queen Karen Brich takes Mr. Abariotes' order during Slave Day. �''/ can't get no satisfaction. ,, -Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones WOODSTOCK REMEMBERED . 1990 style hippies, Sarah Brich. Dan Elliott and Ralph Ring recreate the " good old days" . FREE STUDENT CHECKING N o monthly service charge HARLAN HOME OWNED OUR NAME SAYS IT AL LI 1112 Chatburn Ave. Harlan, IA 51537 N o minimum balance requirement No limit on checks written ONLY AT Shelby Livestock Supply, Inc. LEADING THE WAY Council Bluffs Savings Bank Sholby, Iowa 51570 Phone: (712) 544-2022 �VV/11 I \l&;.;v "Two thumbs up! Totally rad!" -Wayne& Garth, Sat. Night Live " Party on l" Justin Holstein and Ralph Ring rate student spirit at a high school pep rally. Your "People" Station ]k. n· KNOD 902 Chatbum Avenue 105.5 FM Harlan, Iowa 51537 National Bank of Logan NEWS WEATHER SPORTS 712-755-3883 PHONE 4R5 2 82 48!1 2028 JACK POWERS ROD NBURG·WELLMAN , INC. Manager 3150 West Broadway Council Bluffs, Iowa 51 501 <'.ON TRAC TOR., FR(() ROO(NBURG (712) 322-07 43 F J W llMAN Phon : (712) 485-2663 • S ID E S · QUAR TE RS CAT E R ING · P AR T Y TR AYS Owner: D/1111 Rod nburp 7 1 2 · 4 8 3·2 8 36 ~ Advertising . ,. . " RET A IL · CUSTOM P ROC E SSING Neola, Iowa 51559 114 51!i~9 MINDEN MEAT PROCESSING 410 R mmgk>n ROUr 2 BOX I NEOLA IOWA 1 ·800· 272 ·3529 �CONTINUING THE TRAOITION OF QUALITY SERVICE SINCE 1945 ~ Jim & John Straka Proprietors ~traka ~roi~ers flteuis FUNERAL HOME W. SCOTT SCHUMACHER PHONE : 712·644 · 2929 215 NORTH FOURTH AVENUE OIRECTOR LOGAN. IOWAS I 546 Pr'o11t& ~&d&~~~ SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION @lb Worlo ~au sage & .ffi cat ,§pecinltics 617 South Marn Street Council Bluffs. IA 51 503 (712) 323-4433 625 Hiway Street Underwood. IA 51576 (712) 566-2712 GAZETIE Serving McClelland . Minden. Neola Persia . Shelby & Underwood 71 2 D U RA NT ST . B o x 7 13 H A RL AN . IOW A 51 537 (7 121 755 - 2 1 8 8 Box 7 . Neola . Iowa 5 1559 (7 12) 485-2276 ~ :"' ~- I I ~ •I : - ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR MEN'S & BOYS CLOTHING ALSO GREAT TUXES FOR PROM ~(?:~ 536 W. BROADWAY• (712) 322-5567 CO UN CIL BLUFFS , IOWA 51503 Linda J. Andersen Tax and Accounting Service Avoca , IA 51521 Ph : 712-3436474 Avoca Implement Co. P.O. Box 218 Avoca, IA 51521 343- 6354 �CITIZENS STATE BANK MEL'S AUTO CO., INC. USED CARS AND TRUCKS BODY SHOP FREE ESTIMATES 5/Jeclalizlng in Transmission and Engine overnaul -~ Oakland, Iowa Bank of a Lifetime 323 south 6th Missouri vauev. IA 51555 <7121 642-2713 MEL TAYLOR Member FDIC PHONE (712) 482-6431 THE EMBERS Cafe and Lounge Avoca, Iowa Ph. 343-2419 Rolling Hills Ag Products, Inc. State Farm Insurance Stempel Implement lncoporation Rolling Hills Premixes 306 N. Elm Avoca, IA 51521 Highway 59 South Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-6474 (712) 343-6750 or (712) 343-6720 Master Mix Feeds McCurdy's Seed Minden, IA 483-2885 ''Can't touch this!" -M.CHammer Bill Jennings. Heath (Waldo) Rodenburg. and Roy We llman toke time out from lifting to show off their muscles as Brion Nelson looks on. �co~'GRJ.\"fULJ.\"f 10~,s Class o·f '1990 Rust Western Shed & Shoe Service Harlan, IA 51537 Deanna's Beauty and Tanning Persia, IA 51563 Ray's Country Tavern Persia, IA 51563 State Farm Insurance Avoca, IA 51521 Schierbrock's Department Store Neola, IA 51559 Farm Service Co. Neola, IA 51559 Sue Fischer Photography Atlantic, IA 50022 Mickel~ Restaurant Harlan, IA 51537 Boyer Body & Fender Service Neola, IA 51559 Specialty Feeds Co. Minden, IA 51553 'Round the Corner . Shelby, IA 51570 Crusader Coach Lines Logan, IA 51546 Jensen Service Minden, IA 51553 Lyle Rodenburg Council Bluffs, IA 51501 True Value Harlan, IA 51537 Koenig Radiator Beebeetown, IA BeeBee Mart BeeBeetown, IA Davenport Motors Oakland, IA 51560 Shelby Hardware Shelby, IA 51 570 Lohafer Insurance Shelby, IA 51570 ... Sherbondy Garden Center Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Advertimg ~ 117 �a Abariotes. Ernest 42. 76. 82. 112. 123 Academics 64-79 Ackland. Jessica 10 16. 17. 39. 40. 58. 92 Administration 85 Advertising 98-119 Alice's Beauty Shop 111 All Star Tire 110. 114 Allied Communications 101 Andersen. Morey 38 Anderson. Chad 8 46-7. 88 Anderson. Jay 84 Anderson. Jerry 84 Anderson. Kandi 8 46. 88 Anderson. Kerri 10 4. 40, 41 . 92 Arbaugh. Corey 9 35. 53. 90 Arbaugh. Michelle 12 12, 14. 15. 20. 53. 58. 62-3. 67. 96A. 98. 112. 121. 123 AutoCad 71 Avoca Implement Co. 115 Feeling a bit tied down, lately? GOOD-BYE. BARN . Frisky seniors on their last day, May 18. give Mr. Johnson an unforgettable farewell with athletic tape and a flag pole . Did Nanninga approve this? FARNERBOCK EN COMPANY Baker's Petroleum 100 Baker. Jody 7. 46. 47 . 87 Bare Elegance 112 Bare Essentials 16 Bargenquast. Ember 12 5. 13. 62. 96A, 123 Baseball 26-7 BeeBee Mart 117 Beem-Belford Funeral Home 108 Behrendsen. Dustin 10 35. ·92 Bennett, Amy 7 51 . 87 Bennett. Shane 8 46. 88 Benning. Marvin 9 35. 40. 51 . 53. 90 Benzing. Diana 7. 8. 65. 79. 82. 12 1 Best Wishes Bloom Publishing Co. Logan Herald-Observer Ph. 644 -2705 Logan,lowa 720 9t h Ave., Box 648 Council Bluffs, IA 51502 Bertelsen. Amy 10 48. 55. 58. 63. 93 Bertelsen. Tammy 12 96A. 97 Bintz. Katheryn 84 Bird. Charlie 7 87 Bob Anderson Ford-Mercury 104 Booton. Matt 8 47 . 88 Bowling 30 Boyer Body & Fender Service 117 Brlch Plumbing 105 Brich. Bill 84 Brich. Chad 12 32. 42. 96A Brich. Curt 9 35. 42. 90 Brich. Janet 8 46. 88 Brich . Karen 12 1. 14. 15. 19. 20. 41 , 59. 62-3. 77. 96. 96A, 97 . 11 2 Brich. Laura 8 46. 88 Brich. Linda 10 92 Brich. Ruth 14 Brich. Sarah 11 18. 24 -5. 28-9. 39, 56. 62-3. 70. 94 Brockman. Stephanie 40-1 Brakman. Stephanie 9 51. 90 Brooke. Jay 26-7 Brown. Joe 10 35, 92 Brown. Kathy 9 41 . 90 Burke. John 37 . 40. 46, 76. 82 Burton, Mike 10 32. 93 c Calek. Brian 12 96A Calek. Chad 8 46. 88. 89 Calhoon. Eric 10 93 Carlson. David 7 46. 87 Carlson. Jim 84 Carlson. Rodney 8 46. 88 Carman. Tonya 8 88. 119 Carper. Lia 11 68. 94. 121 Carrigan. LuAnn 12 53. 62. 69. 96A. 97. 113. 121 Carroll. Kevin 11 18. 94 Casson. Lisa 22. 24-5 Cattoni. Jennifer 12 20. 3 1. 55. 76, 96B. 123 Cheerleaders 54 Christensen. Bobbi 8 46. 47 . 88 Christiansen. Angela 24-5 Christiansen. Brian 8 46. 88 Christiansen. Jennifer 9 41 . 59. 90 CORU'.T"t'S :FLOWERS & Ci'.R.1',:ENHOUS'.E . 639 5th Avenue Council Bluffs, IA Woodbine Twiner P h. 71 2-3 22- 7618 Ph: 647-2821 Woodbine, Iowa Ph : (71 2) 322-7355 - 118 Advertising/I ndex �Christiansen. Jim 11 44. 35. 94 Christiansen. Michelle 11 8. 18. 42. 60. 63. 94 Citizens State Bonk 116 Clausen. Ario Jo 53-4. 82 Coco-Colo 107 Cochron. Corl 35-7. 82 Colp itts. P.J. 9 40. 53. 90 Computer Education 70 Conway. Mory 3. 28. 57. 76. 82 Conway, Tim 26. 35. 68. 82 Cook. Brion 9 90 Cook. Jim 7 46-7. 87 Cook. Michelle 8 46. 88 Cook. Mindy 12 15. 96B Cook. Todd 8 46. 88 Corrin. Angie 11 28. 39. 41. 51. 63. 94 Corrin. Chris 10 30, 35. 37. 40. 93 Corum's Flowers 118 Council Bluffs Savings Bonk 113 Council. Student 59 Cross Country 32 Cro zier. Brion 10 93 Crozier. Jamie 8 88 Crusader Cooch Lines 117 Custer. Travis 89 Cutler Funeral Home 110 d Dolton. Ba rb 84 Dolton. Morty 8 46. 88 Dolton. Patrick 32. 39. 40. 44. 73. 82 Don's Delight 111 Dargin. Cathy 8 Dargin. Sandy 9 51. 90 Dorrington. Bill 98 Davenport Motors 117 Davis, Keith 8 46. 88. 89 Davis. Melissa 9 53. 54. 79. 90 Davis. Mike 8 · Davis. Patrick 11 94 Dowson. Tom 7 87 Dea. Jeremy 9 35. 90 Dea . Ryon 7 46, 47. 87 Deanna's Beauty and Tanning 117 Delashmutt. Aaron 11 51. 53. 94 Dermody, Jim 12 12. 15. 23. 26-7. 36-7. 57. 62-3. 96B. 121. 123 Divelbess. Iris 10 93 Divelbess. Jesse 12 21. 32. 51 . 63, 96B Divelbess. Nathan 12 32. 51. 53. 96B Divelbess. Oshondo 9 90-1 Dollen. Adam 9 53. 90 Dollen. Arlen 12 96B. 98 Dollen. Joy 12 96B Dollen. Jon 12 42. 96B Downing. Chris 9 51. 90 Downing. Jason 11 94 Dr. Mitchell J. Siegel 105 Driver. Brod 7 87 Driver. Chad 12 30. 96B Dyke. Nick 9 90 Dyke. Robbie 7 46-7. 87 e Eighth Grode 88 Elbert. Mondy 7 46-7. 87 Elliott. Don 11 2. 10. 18. 35. 37. 512. 63. 94 Elliott. Jon 84 Elliott. Ron 84-5 Elwell. Shelly 9 41 . 90 England. Linda 58 f Faculty 82-3 Farley. Kristin 7 46-7. 8 7 Farley, Teresa 12 8. 63. 96B. 97 Form Service Co. 117 Farmers & Merchants Bank 110 Formers Savings Bank Shelby 102 Forner-Boeken 106. 118 Ferris. Chad 12 16. 30. 32-3. 62. 76. Index 96B Ferris. John 8 First Notional 100 First National Bank. CB 105 First National BanK. Loyu11 ·114 Fitzgerald. Jason 9 90 Flaharty, Valerie 9 90 Football 34-5 Foster. Elliott 19 Fox. Krissi 11 41 , 51. 53. 63. 94 France 6-9 Fuhs. Ernie 21 Fuller. More 62 Fun Day 59 Future Formers 60-1 Future Homemakers 60-1 g G . & R. Feed 106 Gambs. Barbara 7 46-7. 51 . 87 Gambs. Ed 7-8 85 Gambs. Eleanor 6-8. 82 Gambs. Nick 12 6. 8. 20. 27. 35. 48. 53. 59, 67. 80. 96B Gaudian. Sarah 7 46-7. 72. 87 Gazette 115 George. Aaron 10 11, 35. 51 -2. 53. 92 George. Carole 84. 92 Gittins. Gino 9 32. 58. 90 Graduation 20-1 Graham. Becky 12 19. 37. 63. 96B. 123 Green. Brenda 11 18, 28. 38-40. 94 Guill. Brenda 7 46-7. 86-7 Gunderson. Andy 12 15. 35. 52-3, 81. 96C Guttau. Heidi 38 h Haase. Michael 9 40. 90 Haddix. David 9 35. 40. 59. 90 Haddix. Lisa 10 17. 53. 55. 58, 92 Haggerty. Ken 9 90 Haggerty. Kendra 9 90 Handbury. Amy 10 48. 53. 63. 92 Handbury. Matt 7 72. 87 Ha nsen. Sarah 16. 60. 75. 82. 95 Harlan Newspapers 100 Harlan Car Dealers 104 Harlan Super Valu 111 Horman. Tami 1. 24-5. 54. 68. 79, 82 Heilig. Mott 7 87 Heim. Barrett 8 46. 88. 89 Heim. Emmy 7 46-7. 87 Heim. Paula 84 Heim. Steve 84 Heimbaugh. Ali 9 90 Herkenrath. Cassie 11 18. 24, 28. 40. 94 Hillside Mortuary 108 Hinman Flowers 100 Hitc hcock. Natalie 12 20. 24-5. 28. 38-9. 45. 62. 96C. 112. 123 Hodges. Andrea 11 94 Holstein. Gret chen 9 40- 1. 51. 53. 90 Holstein. Justin 12 18-19, 35. 44, 51. 53. 67. 80. 96C. 114 Holste in. Seth 7 46-7. 86-7 Home Savings 109 Home Federal 115 Homecoming 12- 15 COUCH POTATOES. A comfortable old sofa p rovides a cozy place for eighth g raders Tonya Carman. Tomi Honeywell and David Lustgraaf to do reading assignments. Index 119 �Honeywell. Jason 11 8. 35. 42. 94 Honeywell. Rachel 10 92 Honeywell. Tomi 8 88. 119 Hornbostel. Larry 84-5 Hovinga Photography 112 Howard's Auto Service 105 Huebner. Alice 99 Huebner. Lisa 12 18. 38-9. 58. 62. 66. 96D. 97-8. 121 Hundt Appliance 106 Hurd. Kristina 10 93 HyVee 102 • I Ihnen. Gary 76. 82. 108 Iowa Clothes 115 • J Jared. Brenda 10 54. 93 Jarrett. Dennis 46. 47 Jennings, Bill 11 18. 35. 36, 37. 59. 63. 94. 116 Jensen Service 117 Jensen. Jennifer 10 31 . 40. 55. 58. 92. 93 Jensen. Louise 84 Jensen. Mike 84 Johnsen. Scott 12 2. 13. 15. 27 . 35. 44. 45. 53, 56. 96D Johnson, Bob 30. 82. 95. 118 Jones. Kevin 9 10. 35. 40. 51. 53. 64, 90 Jorgensen Chiropractic Clinic 111 Junior High 46-7. 50. 72-3. 86-9 Junior Varsity Sports 40 Juniors 94 Justice. Travis 26, 27 k Kay. Karen 84 Kenealy . Lisa 58 Killpack. John 84 Kiiipack. Karen 84 Kiiipack. Karla 9 90 Killpack . Kevin 12 49. 62. 75. 76, 80. 96D Killpack . Lee 67. 82 King, Brian 8 46. 47. 88 King. Gretchen 10 40. 41 . 51 . 59, 78. 80. 93 King. Katie 111 King. Laura 7 46. 47. 87 Knauss. Wendell 84 KNOD 114 Koenig Radiator 117 Koob. Kevin 7 47. 87 Koob. Kyle 11 27. 94 Kopper Kettle 104 120 Index I Leaders. Angi 10 4. 11. 17. 22. 31, 40-1. 51 . 55. 58. 92 Leaders. Jodi 7 46-7 . 87 Leaders. Katie 11 4. 17. 18, 24-5. 28-9. 38-9. 61 . 94 Leaders. Kristy 7 46-7. 72. 87 Lehan Pharmacy 109 Lehan. Matt 7 46-7. 87 Lehan. Troy 10 35. 53. 92 Leinen. Bob 84 Leinen, Dennis 10 51. 92 Leinen. Inc . 102 Lemonds, Jennie 7 87 Linda J. Andersen Tax 115 Loftus, Mic helle 8 46, 51. 88 Logan Herald-Observer 118 Logeland Studio 102 Lohafer Insurance 117 Long. Jason 7 87 Lund, Brian 12 37. 67. 71, 960 Lund. Jamie 8 46. 88-9 Lustgraaf. Brandy 10 60, 78, 92 Lustgraaf. David 8 46, 88. 119 Lustgraaf. Dianr.e 8 73. 88 Lyle Rodenburg 11 7 m Maaske. Allison 7 46-7. 87 Mahoney. Matt 8 73, 88 Maness, Marty 8 46. 88. 89 Maness. Tyler 11 27, 35. 37 . 94 Manhart, Brian 11 35, 42, 94 Manhart, Traci 9 40-1 , 90 Mansfield, Angie 10 92 Marsh. Jody 8 47. 88 Martens. Andy 8 46. 80. 88, 89 Martens. Ashlee 12 15. 59. 62, 77. 96D, 121. 123-4 Martens. Chad 10 42. 79, 93 Martens. Shannon 7 47 . 72. 87 Martens. Wendy 9 32, 90 Ma~thews. Melissa 11 14. 18. 28, 39, 40, 63, 70. 94 Matthews, Tami 7 46-7. 07 Matthews. Tonya 12 4. 28-9. 38-9. 56. 62. 96D. 97 Matthews. Tricia 9 41 . 75. 90 Matulka. Kevin 46. 60. 71 , 75. 82 Maxwell. Brad 7 87 Maxwell. Chad 11 35. 94 McCool. Kandi 7 87 McCool. Shiloh 10 7-8. 50. 53. 55. 56. 58-60. 63. 69, 93 McDermott. Jed 84 McDermott. Joann 9 32. 51 . 53. 58. 75. 90-1 McDermott. Josh 10 10. 32. 42-3. 51 . 53. 63. 93, 111 McDonald. Lori 8 46. 88 McKercher. Harold 65, 67. 82 McMahon. Sean 9 35. 90 McMullen Ford 110 Meier. Dawn 10 93 Meier. Duane 11 94 Meinke. Rodney 12 62. 96D Meinke. Ryan 8 47, 88 Mel's Auto 116 Mergens. Darla 10 93 Mergens. Darold 12 16. 96D Meyer. Dawnette 12 96D Meyer. Kelly 8 46. 88 Meyer. Kris 9 90 Meyerring. Ann 8 46. 51. 72. 88 Meyerring. Gwyn 12 2. 20. 48. 51-3. 63. 96D Meyerring. Mike 2 Michelson. Kris 12 96D Mickel's Restaurant 117 Miller, Kelly 9 90 Miller. Kim 11 50-1. 53. 63. 94 Minahan, April 9 28. 40. 51 . 53. 80. 90 Minahan. Chad 10 51 . 69. 93 Minahan. Jason 9 53. 90 Minahan. Sean 8 46. 51 . 88 Minden Elevator 105 Minden Grocery 106. 112 Minden Me ot Processing 114 Minden Mini-Storage 102 Montgomery. Amy 10 93 Morse. Jim 7 46, 87 Musical 10. 11 n Nanninga. Brett 18. 85. 100 Nelson. Brian 10 27 . 35. 37 . 40. 44. 93 Nelson. Rachel 7 46-7. 72. 87 Neola Tire Compony 108 New York Life 110 Nieman. Amy 8 88 Nieman. Mike 12 18. 37 . 48. 63. 67 . 96E Nihsen. Amy 11 41 . 94 Noble Photography 108 Northside Lounge 104 Nyberg. Lea 7 46-7. 87 0 O'Neill. David 9 40, 90 O'Neill. Eric 11 26-7. 35. 37. 41 . 51. 53. 94. 111 Olofson. Teresa 12 7-8. 11. 56-8, 63. 96E. 112 Olsen. Heather 9 17. 40-1 . 90 Olsen. Maria 14 Olsen. Mike 8 17. 88 Olson. Heather 91 Opening 3-4 Ord. Kim 11 19. 32. 41 . 57. 63. 94 Ord. Penny 7 46-7. 87 Organizations 48-63 Osbahr. Dale 84 p Pace. Carl 12 42. 96E Parks. R.J. 10 35. 37. 40, 59. 93 PE. Health 68 Peer 56 People 80-97 People 's National Bank 106 Petersen. Ryan 11 18. 27 . 30. 45. 68. 94 Petersen. Troy 9 91 Peterson. Ryan 53 Phil's Cafe 106 Plambeck. Barb 84 Plambeck. Chad 8 88 Plambeck. Lowell 84 Plambeck . Nicole 10 93 Plambeck . Stacy 12 15. 80. 96G. 97 Plambeck . Tara 8 80. 88 Plambeck . Troy 12 75. 96G Ploen. Shanda 7 46-7. 87 Ploen. Sonja 11 18-9. 56. 58. 63. 94 Plummer. Mindy 8 46. 88 Pogge. Tom 10 93 Pohlman. Jason 10 3. 35. 93 Pohlman. Jill 8 46. 88. 89 Polly. Chad 10 46-7. 93 Polly. Chris 8 88 Pontious. Amy 10 41 , 53. 58. 60. 63. 93 Pope. Tonia 8 88 Professional Auto Body 111 Prom 18-19 Putnam. Bob 8 46-7 . 88 Putnam. Chris 9 42. 91 r Rambo. Matt 10 93 Rastovski . Ed 21 . 82. 85 Rastovski. Rosie 82 Ray's Country Tavern 117 Redinbaugh . .Gary 10 27 . 30. 35. 37 , 40. 93 Reed. Brian 28. 40- 1. 44. 64. 89 Resource Room 78 Rieber. Diana 11 19. 32. 39-41 . 94 Rieber. Helena 10 32-3. 39-41 . 45. 63. 93 Rieber. Monica 8 88 Ring. Allan 11 94 Ring . Amy 7 46-7 . 72. 86. 87 Ring. Annette 9 40- 1. 91 Ring , Craig 8 46. 88 Ring. Darin 11 35. 78. 94 Ring. Doug 12 35. 62. 96G. 123 Ring. Emily 8 46. 88 Ring. Jessica 7 87 Ring. Jill 8 88 Ring. Joanne 12 10. 15. 24. 52-3. 58. 96, 96G. 97 Ring. Lynette 7 87 Ring . Merridy 10 4. 39. 40. 53. 93 Ring. Ralph 11 18-19. 50-3. ~9 . 63. 94, 114 Ring. Randy 11 2. 18. 23. 35. 42-3. 63, 70. 75. 78. 94 Ring . Tom 84 Rltchlson. Dawn 9 41 . 91 Ritchison. Dean 11 35. 94 Rodenburg. Chris 12 17. 6 1, 96G Rodenburg, Heath 12 2. 15. 27. 345. 37 . 63. 80. 96G. 116 Rodenburg . Jamie 7 46. 47 , 87 Rodenburg. RaeShelle 9 41 . 53. 58. 91 Rodenburg. Rosalie 84 Rodenburg. Tina 10 14. 58. 93 Rodenburg-Wellma n. Inc . 114 Rolling Hills 11 6 Ronfe ldt. Kory 11 94 Rust West ern 117 �s S Brand 109 Salmons. J. R. 7 87 Salmons. Todd 11 81. 94 Sanders. Jodi 58 Schafer. Mindy 24-5 Schetttng. Beverly 4. 78-9. 82 Schelling . Gaylord 35. 44. 56. 64. 82 Schierbrock's 117 Schierbrock. Debbie 10 40-1. 54. 58-9. 63, 92. 93 Schive. Geoff 50-1. 53. 82-3 Schmidt. Kevin 26-7 Schneckloth. Mike 9 35. 91 Schnitker. David 12 27. 51. 53. 71. 96G. 97 Schnitker. Don 84 Schnitker. Eric 12 27. 32-3. 37. 57. 62. 96G. 123 Schnitker. Ryan 9 42. 91 Schrader, Ryan 8 46. 88-9 Schuett. Brian 121 Schuett. Sherri 11 19. 22. 31, 94 Schuett. Terri 11 31. 39, 40-1. 94 Schultz. Heidi 7 46-7. 87 Schultz. Jodi 11 81. 95 Schultz. Juanita 8 Schultz. Lisa 12 20. 62-3. 96G. 97. 121 -2 Sc hultz. Wendy 8 46. 88 Schumacher Funeral Home 115 Schuning. Jennifer 10 4. 79. 93 Schuning. Jessica 7 46-7. 87 Seibets. Keith 12 96F Seniors 96-97 Seventh Grade 86-7 Shank . Bob 12 96G Shank. Michelle 10 41. 51. 55, 58. 93 Shelby County State Bank 105 Shelby Hardware 117 Shelby Livestock 113 Sherbondy's 117 Short . Harold 12 35. 42; 75. 96F Short. Tammy 8 46. 88 Shriver. Aaron 12 75. 77 . 96F Slebets. Keith 16. 62. 74. 96 Slebets. Tami 12 5. 13. 16. 62, 96G Skow. Keith 7 46. 87 Smith Davis Insurance Agency 104 Smith. Adam 9 35, 40. 91 Smith. Jason 11 95 Smith. Nile 24. 25. 46. 64. 82 Snedden. Luanna 9 91 Snedden. Matt 9 91 Snedden. Rich 11 95 Softball 24-5 Sophomores 92-3 Sparr. Becky 9 32. 51 . 53, 91 Sparr. Caryn 12 50. 62-3. 96G. 99. 121 Sparr. Daryl 11 7. 8. 32. 51 . 57. 63. 69. 95 Sparr. Jeff 8 46-7. 72. 88. 89 Specialty Feeds Co. 117 Sp eec h 56 Spencer. Hannah 10 93 Spiker . Kristina 7 87 Sp orts 22-47 Sp orts. JV 41 Stafford. Heather 10 28. 39-41 . 51 . 63. 93 Stafford . Michelle 7 46-7. 87 Stafford. Steve 82 Stamp. Lynn 8 47 . 88 Stamp. Sheri 7 46-7. 87 Stamp. Sherri 86 Standley, Lori 12 20. 56. 96G. 123 Stark. Leasa 11 8. 42. 53. 55. 63. 95 Stark. Nicole 8 88 State Bank 109 State Farm Insurance 117 Stein. Missy 8 46. 51. 88 Stempel Implement 116 Stephens. Becky 8 46. 88 Straka Brothers Meats 115 Student Life 4-21 Sue Fischer Photography 117 Super Vatu 113 Swanson Automotive 106 t The Embers 116 Thomas. Janette 12 20. 41 . 53. 62. 75. 96H. 121, 123 Thomas. Lynette 12 17. 20-1. 41. 53. 57. 62. 96H. 121 . 123-4 Thomsen. Arte 11 18. 32. 42-3. 59, 95 Ttchota. Tony 7 87 Touch of Class 114 Track 44 Trede. Kitran 12 24. 58. 96H, 98. 123 Tripp's Blue Moon 104 True Value 117 u v Utterback. Sarah 8 88 Van Nordstrand. Bert 11 19. 34. 35. 42. 63. 71. 95 Van Nordstrand, Tressa 8 46. 88 Vogt . Francis 84 Volleyball 28-9 w Walker. Jenny 25 Ward. Tim 7 46. 72. 87 Ward. Tom 8 46. 88 Warner. Darcy 8 Warner. Michelle 10 41 . 53-5. 58. 69. 77 . 92. 93 Watson. Barb 12 17. 20. 53. 62. 96H. 97 Watson. Larry 84 Watts. Erma 21 Wedel. Michelle 8 88 Wedel. Wendy 58 Weise . Randy 46 Wellman Construction 105 Wellman. Aaron 11 42. 95 Wellman. Ray 12 2. 14-15. 18, 35-7. 63. 96, 96H. 116 White. T. Gary 39. 82 Wiese. Randy 74-5. 82 Willard. Kenneth 9 91 Wilson . Dave 8 88 Wilson. Denise 8 46. 88 Wilson. Keith 12 5. 48. 63. 74. 96. 96H, 121 Wilson. Lavern 84 Winchell. Jennifer 38 Wingert. Eric 9 14. 35. 40. 53. 91 Wingert. Heather 12 7-8. 21 . 54. 96H. 121 . 123 Wingert. Marc 7 46-7. 87 Witt. Kristie 10 3. 8. 17. 39-41. 50. 55. 63. 69. 93 Woods. Brad 8 88 Wrestling 42-3 Wulff. Aaron 10 35. 93 y z Youmans. Arlene 21 Young. Rhoda 8 88 Zacharias. Jeremy 8 17. 88 Zimmerman. Alice 82 Zimmerman. Janet 7 46-7 . 87 Colophon 11 The 1990 Trojan staff celebrated with the 1989 staff when the 1989 Trojan received the third place Sweepstakes Award in the Iowa High School Press Association Yearbook Contest in October. Individuals earned the following awards: Ashlee Martens-1st place Advertising spread, Brian Schuett-1st place Sports Photo, Cristy Hadfield-3rd place Student Life spread, Heather Wingert-1st place Opening spread and 2nd place Student Life Copy, and Lia Carper 3rd place Special Features copy; LuAnn CarriganHM, Typography; Lynette Thomas, HM, Sp orts Copy. The Trojan was printed b y Jostens Printing and Publishing in Visalia, California . Copy was typeset by students using MicroGraphix Aut ocopy computer program; 225 books were printed. The whole book was student made. Division pages were designed by Ashlee Martens, Editorin-Chief. Lynette Thomas, Managing Editor, was head of the Student Life section . Other section heads were : Jim Dermody-Sports, Janette Thomas-Clubs, Caryn Sparr-Academics, Lisa SchultzPeople, Business Manager Michelle Arbaugh, Advertising Manager Lisa Huebner. LuAnn Carrigan, Head Photographer, took and developed most of the pictures for the book . Keith Wilson designed the cover and endsheets for an original look. Diana Benzing was adviser. The Trojan is a member of the Iowa High School Press Association and Quill and Scroll. I �Golden Mom ents Hold On To The Moment Single file but yet toget her, We have shared our greatest days. And we carry common memories In different ways. Though we don't know where we're going, We will cherish where we have been. Hold on to t he moment , Let the feelings show. Hold on to the moment , Never let it go. I can picture us t oget her With my arms around my friends . Just let me hold on to the moment , Before it ends. There was laughter, there were tears, Through the dozen golden years . Anonymous THE CLASS OF 1990 patiently waits to be released from their final day while posing for one last picture . A DAY TO REMEMBER. Lisa Schultz proudly displays the dozen roses she received from her family on her last day of school. 122 Closing ~~\·CtN1~~ . . ,, �We went for the GOLD. GOOFING OFF. Becky, Ember. Jennifer. Janette, Ashlee. and Kitran take time out during the senior trip to Kansas City. REVENGE . The seniors get back at Mr. Abariotes b y pinning up magazine covers all over his room . SWEET DREAMS . Jim Dermody and Doug Ring catch a few Z's on the way home from Kansas City. Don't they look cute? HEY MAN. Eric Schnikter say$, "Hey. t ry Speech. It's fun!" WET HEADS. Nata lie, Lori. Michelle. and Lynette get wet at Worlds of Fun. !~ '· . BREAKFAST. Heather. Janette. and Becky prepare to stuff their faces at the senior breakfast . 123 �Editor -in-chief Managing Editor AND WE GOT IT! ��CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS, p.48 �ACADEMICS, p. 64 ADVERTISEMENTS, p. 98 �r �� 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/. 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Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1990 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 1990 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/9db2f1b1695eb46cb1c56f0218520e19.pdf 66d699ff551e858109e72bf93cb158c6 PDF Text Text HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY ��L CX) L{) ..'tj" 'tj" C\J 0 0 0 CX) L{) C\J C\J Cl) 373.05 T731w 19'30 TYi-Center · Annual Staff We ar-e many, we aye one DATE DUE 373. <) 5 T731w II I we are many, we ar-e one I I - .. I I I I I - I ; ' HIGH SM I TH 45-112 1 '3'30 Tr-i-Center Annual Staff ��HELP FROM THE "BIG GU Y"I Tracy Cook and Kyle Koob get some worthy ad vice from Principal Brett Nanninga. SC HOOL SPIRIT! The s tude nt bod y shows the ir school s pirit an d c heers as one to sup port t he bo ys bas ke tb all tea m in se c t ionals. We are MANY We are ONE A FRIENDLY SMILEI Every da y Herma Wilson pr ov ides t he student s wi t h a nutritious lunch a nd a fr iendly sm ile to go with it. Tri-Center High School Neola, Iowa Volum e 33 LENDI NG A HANOI Amy Bertlesen. Ari e Thomsen, and Brian Nelson help Mrs . Ba rb Da lton out with some work in the off ice. �Expectations As it came time for the 199091 school year many began to wonder what the upcoming year had in store for them. Though they were a little weary to see a summer of playing ball. basking in the sun, and having fun with their friends come to an end. most were anxious to get back. The students, faculty, staff. and administration at Tri-Center always enter the school year with many hopes and expectations in mind. Whether it be academics. music , or sport s there is a tradition of success in which everyone strives to keep going. Everyone wants to make the upcoming year better than the previous. Though everyone enters the year with their own hopes and expectations, they all have one goal in mind-to keep the tradition of success going. Everyone wants to do their best, and they are all willing to put in the time and effort it takes. Nobody is afraid of a challenge. There is always someone there cheering you on and encouraging you to give your best. " We all know each other, and are all real close. There's always someone willing to help." said Angie Corrin Because of this closeness we a re able to overcome our challenges. The tradition of success will keep going because though " WE ARE MANY. WE ARE ONE. 20 Peo pl e: A Big Fami ly In the class room, o n the cou rt o r just ha ngin g out with peers people at Tri-Center form a " fa mily-like" bond. They are all close, cari ng an d will ing to help. It is the people tha t ta ke the credit of making Tri-Center as successful as it is. �Student Life: Getting Involved Everyone ' s heard the saying, " High school's the best time of your life. " Th is ca n only be true , however, if one gets involved . Tri-Center's students found Homecoming. the musical . prom , and more gave them the opportunity to get involved . They were able to get to know each other. while they also formed many lasting memories. Student Life 4 Homecoming•Musical•Prom•Faces In The Crowd•History in the Making-at home and Over Seas.Candids People 20 Seventh•Eighth•F res hm e n•So pho mores•Ju niors •Se niors•Grad uatio n•Faculty-Staff Academics 40 Yea rbook•Co mputers/ C. A. D. •Peer / Peer Tutorin g•Social Studies•Ma th•English• Health / P.E. •Brain Bowl / Academic Decathlon•Art/ Crafts/ Photography-Foreign Lang uages•Business•Shop / Auto Mechanics•Read in g/ Resource O rganizations .. Sports: Dedication It's amazing what a little hard work and dedication will produce. For this year's athletes it brought many victories, along with plenty of good times. Seven major sports teams had . 500 or better seasons. with the cross country and track teams producing many personal bests. 72 St ude nt Co un cil•National Honor Society-Voe. Ag . / FFA / FHA•Speech•Vocal Music•lnstrumental Music•Drill Tearn SS Softba ll•Baseball•Cross Cou ntry-Footba ll•Volleyba ll•Bowli ng•G i rls Basket ball•Boys Basket ball•Wrestling•Boys Track•Girls Track•Cheerlead ing•Jr. High llS Yearbook Supporters �CAN'T WE GO IN? WE'RE GETTING FROST BITE OUT HERE! Brian Manhart and Missy Stein outside while playing "s now softba ll" for p. e. "RIGHT ON I" Ralph Ring, Dan Elliott, and Aaron George show support for the Trojanettes. "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz l" The sandman and the camera man catch sophomore Matt Snedden during class. WHO IS NEXT? Secretary Barb Dalton attends to all of the students' needs before the bell. �Stud ent Life lt ~s a Small World It's a world of laughter, a world of tears; It's a world of hopes and a world of fears. There's so much that we share that it's time we're aware. This theme song from Disney World could easily descr ibe the life in any small-sized school in the world. At most small schools there is so much that the students and the faculty share because of the closeness between them. At Tri-Center we've laughed together, we 've seen each other's tears. All of us have a lot of hopes, and many · of us have some fears . Being part of a small school may make the world seem a little bigger, but it is time we're aware; it's a small world after all. It's a small world after all. CHUG! CHUG! CHUG! Senior Tyler Maness guzzles down a root beer while filling up the pop machines in the lobby. T-C marching band members goof off be for e posing for a more serious picture after a marching band contes t. "Excuse me7 Did you say sugar7" Sophomores Er ic Wingert, Ken Haggarty, and Corey Arbaugh are do ing a "woman's" job in food prep. Student Life �GET DOWNI Mr. ·Ernest Abariotes does the twist for slave day . -- SITTING PRETTY. The homecoming candidates take a moment to pose for the audience. King Dan Elliott awaits a hug from his mother as Prince Arie Thomsen looks on. Wa lking proud. Dan Elliott and Katie Leaders take their victory march. Homecoming �Homecoming was a very action-packed week at Tri -Center concluding on Saturday night with the Coronation of King Dan Elliott and Queen Katie Leaders. The candidates were Ralph Ring , Bill Jennings, Arie Thomsen, Ryan Petersen, Randy Ring, Sarah Brich , Michelle Christiansen , Brenda Green, Cassie Herkenrath. and Melissa Mathews. Saturday night was a very e xciting night for all involved. Diana Rieber said she liked the Coronation the best. Valerie Flaharty liked the dance the best. The drill team made their premiere appearance. Mr. Bob Johnson and Mrs. Sarah Hansen introduced the candidates and related amusing anecdotes concerning their prior school experiences. I Believe Fantasies , dreams, and wi shes Homecoming Court 1990 I be li eve ... was this year ' s home c oming the me. Homecomi ng �The Tri-Center Chorus Performs Oklahoma This year's musical, Oklahoma, wen t well for the cast as well as for the audience. "The kids were the right kind of group for this musical, and they were fun to work with," commented Director Arla Clausen. 'There was a lot of talent and some neat people who made it fun," commented Sarah Brich. Major cast members included Dan Elliott as Curly, Sarah Brich as Gertie, Tony Larsen as Jud, Lisa Haddix as Laurey Williams, Shi.loh McCool as Ado Annie, Aaron George as Will Parker, Eric O 'Neill as Aki Hakim, Amy Pontious as Aunt Eller , and Ralph Ring as Judge Carnes. Amy Pontious (Aunt Eller) is keeping busy by sewing in her rocking chair. I Eric O'Neill (Ak i Hakim) gives Shiloh McCool (Ado Annie) the "Persian goodbye." Musical Shiloh McCool (Ado Annie) Is take n b y surpri se when Aaron George (Will Par ker) treats he r to an Okla homa hello. , �Ralph Ring (Judge Carnes) is thinking over the situation. Ralph Ring (Judge Carnes) does some persuading to Eric O'Neill (Ak i Hakim ). I Jason Minahan, Aaron George, Shiloh McCool, Lisa Haddi x, J Joann McDermott , Ann Meyerring , Arny Pontious, Sarah Brich, Er ic O'Neill, Terri Schuett 3 Michelle Wedel, Missy Stein, Becky Sparr. Ralph Ring, Aaron Delashmutt. Dan Elliott , Tony Larsen, Gretchen Holste in, Kevin Jones The people lis ten well when Arny Pontious (Aun t Eller ) sings a tune. Mus ical �uStairway to Heaven If everyone behaved as well as they looked, then the 1991 prom would have gotten them one step closer on the "Stairway to Heaven." The 1991 prom cormri ittee decided on the theme of "Stairway to Heaven", Cascio's for the dinner, Mr. Schelling as the guest speaker, Arny Pontious as the Master of Ceremonies, the Minden Hall for the dance and after prom, and Don Christensen of "Dance to the Music" as the D. J. The speakers were also a success. "I thought Ralph and Bruno were a kill," said Michelle Christiansen of their impersonations of the Trojan faculty. With all of its successes the 1991 prom was definitely a little bit of Heaven. FOOTLOOSE ... Everybod y cut footloose during the dance, especially Tyler, Chad, Aaron, Jason , and Gary. HAND CHECK! Senior Michelle Chri sti anse n waves to t he c ame ra while dan cing with Al· Ian Ri ng. PLACE YOUR BETS, BOYS ! Mr . Nelson, fa ther of Bria n Ne lson, grabs fo r the money of t he boys at after prom. Prom 11 �"I GOT YOU BABE i" Mr. Schelling, as guest speaker, invites Ralph Ring up to help impersonate teachers of the staff. FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT .. . THE 1991 PROM As mistress of ceremonies, Amy Pontious tells the guests about the night 's coming events. "I thought the addition of Amy Pontious and Tony Larsen singing was a nice way to end the banquet," commented senior Sarah Brich. CUT N' PASTEi Behind the scenes look at t he work put into prom. Helping: Carol George, Debbie, Heather , Am y, and Je ssica. "YOU DON'T SAY . THE TUX ACTUALLY COST THAT MUCH!" Keith Siebels converses with Arie Thoms e n as oth er s look on. Prom �KEVIN CARROLL Kevin was chosen to be a page in the House of Representatives. where he was tb.yi selected as the Chief Clerk to Joseph O'Hern . SHERRI SCHUETT While being chosen I st Team All-State bowling. Sherri also had a sculpture earn a Gold Key Award and a selection as a finalist in the national contest. KATIE LEADERS Katie was selected Honorable Mention All-State and the Harlan Tribune's Volleyball Player of the year after leading her team in five categories. s her ability to als~ s an opponent. '------~r DAN ELLIOTT Along with many other football honors. Dan was selected 2nd Tearn All-State for both the Iowa Newspaper Associa tion and the Des Moines Register. ANGIE CORRIN Angie was selected Honorable Mention All-State in both volley ba 11 and basketb a 11. She led her teams in ace serves, freethrows and three pointers. SARAH BRICH Sarah was se lected Honorable Mention All-State in both vol leyball and softball. She averaged 4 . 5 assists per game and ba tted . 284 with a 1.3 ERA . TONY LARSEN LISA HADDIX AMY PONTIOUS Tony. Lisa. and Amy were three of the forty -eight to be chosen from the 450 in their district to take part in the Iowa All -State Choir. The 600 member choir performed at the Ames Coliseum• in November. �Faces In The Crowd There were many talented students in Tri-Center's academic, fine arts. and athletic programs. There were those few , however. that just seem to stand out in the crowd. It was those students who put that extra time and effort in to being the best in their fields . Those students s pent much time before and after school at practices and working on personal projects. They put in many hours at open gym and playing on USVBA and AAU teams. There were many students with- in Tri-Center who received numerous honors given throughout the conference and district. The students featured in this section were those who received special honors given throughout the state. For those students. dedication had a differen t meaning. They set their goals and never backed down from a challenge. They were determined to reach those goals. and because of their desire to achieve , they did become the best in thei r fie lds . "OH REALLY . USA! " commented Amy Pontious after Lisa Haddix asked. " Do you have anything on under that robe ? " I l I RaeSHELLE RODENBURG . KRISSI FOX. TONY LARSEN . TRACI MANHART . a nd SARAH BRICH. These stude nts we re chosen to th e SW I Ho no r Ma rchin g Band out of almost 500 stude nts. The THERE 'S NO PLACE LI KE HO ME! Al ong with all of the fun o n t he Da llas trip t here was a lot of hard work . and Krissi Fox was happy to be home. ::!:23 member ba nd had the honor of performing in the Iowa State Parade in Des Moines and the Cottonbowl Parade in Dallas. Texas. DARYL SPARR. KIM ORD. and KIM MILLER Daryl was selected from more than one million students to receive one of the 6.000 Merit Scholarships (Univ. of Iowa Merit Scholarship). He. along with Kim Ord and Kim Miller. was named Iowa Scholars. �BE All THAT YOU CAN BE! T-C s tudent Jason Honeywell wanted to be all he could be as a member of the reserves. but wasn't called . LET FREEDOM RINGI Even the school victory bell wore a ribbon to show support for the war. All lockers got yellow ribbons on the handles from the cheerleaders during Yellow Ribbon Week. Along with the support from home, support for the troops overseas was displayed as well. �History in the making At Home and Overseas Patriotism soared during the war. and with it. so did the sales of the American flag . Many things can become part of a student's life while they are at Tri-Center. Whether it is in athletics, academics, music, or clubs, every student seems to create their own bit of history while at T-C. The 1990-1991 school year brought with it a chapter in the his tory books that probably will not be forgotten. There was not a student at Tri-Cen ter who was not aware of the many American troops in the Middle East for the gulf crisis. Some felt the anxieties of war. which officially started January 16, 1991, more intensely by having a loved one overseas. Others read about it in government. while some analyzed it in sociology. Many of us felt a surge of patriotism during the Star Spangled Banner before a game, from seeing yellow ribbons throughout the school, and songs on the radio that were dedicated to the troops. The Gulf War was not the only thing to make history that school year. The Trojan football team had a very successful season that got them a spot in the 1990 playoffs. The 1990 T-C volleyball team also had a wonderful year, getting to regional semi-finals. Tri-Center also sent talented students to vocal all-state and to the 1991 Cottonbowl Parade. AND HOME OF THE BRAVEI Students stand fo r the National Anthem before a T-C ga mepe rhaps the true home of the br ave. Tod d Cook an d Trac ie Cook were all sm iles whe n the cease fir e was ca lled and they received a ca ll from the ir dad who was one of t he men overseas. War �All Work and No Play While the rest of the P. E. class st retches, Heather Olsen sleeps. Senior Tyler Maness overhaul s a n engine d uring auto mec hani cs. Co nfus ion in seve nth hour Algebra I. ~ ''"d'"' UI• Fre shman Tressa VanNord s trand he lps ou t in the office. �All Play and No Work Tyler Maness poses after pulling the bar off the wall while doing pull-ups. STICK 'EM UP! Senior Dan Elliott and junior Tony Larsen prepare for the musical. Senior Jodi Schultz gives a helping hand to Dary l Sparr dur in g the Student Council Fun Day volle yball tourn amen t. Sop homore P. J. Co lpi tts stru ts his stuff on Roll Reversal Day dur ing Hom ecom ing wee k. Student Life �Everyday Life Seniors Sarah Brich and Amy Nihsen work on the Macintosh computers. Sophomore Mike Schneckloth waits for the pop machines to be turned on. YUM! Dan Elliott chows down during the Stude nt Council Fun Day. St udent Life Mrs. Sarah Hansen helps bewildered fresh man Dave Wilson open his locker. �Unusual Experiences Senior Allan Ring acts tough aft e r re ceiving a black eye during wrestling. The marchin g band comes up from mornin g practice on Roll Reve rsal Da y during Hom ecoming week. HA NG O NI Senior Abraham Carpintero repe ls under the watchful eye of a National Guard member . Juni ors De bbie Sch ierbrock and Jen nifer Jensen register for second semeste r. Student life �Fres hmen Am y Nieman. Jill Rin g. and Tressa VanNordstrand give their time to help in the office. Juniors Amy Montgomery. Tina Rodenburg. and Lisa Haddix plan for second semester. Ryan Dobmeier gets service while Sarah Gaudian and Jessie McDermott wait in line. Ryan Schnitker . Wendy Mart ens. and Josh McDermott pose for the camera . �These are the people who make Tri-Center Tick Sophomore April Minahan trie s to ge t the ru nne r out on fir s t. The people who make up TriCenter School range from the students, to the faculty, to the support staff, and administration. Freshmen were no longer the youngest class as both 7th and 8th graders came over for exploratory classes. However, freshmen were still the object of upperclassmen 's pranks. "You get a lot of attention at first. but after a while people tre at you normal," says Freshman Mindy Plummer. For the sophomores and juniors. it was another step up the ladder. Sophomore Stephanie Brockman says, "It's like a big fami ly becaus e all your fri e nd s are The roy alty ge ts congrat ulations fr om t heir cour t. here." As for the seniors , it was their last year at Tri-Center. Senior Melissa Matthews comments , "I used to always want to be the one graduating and now that I'm a senior I'm not so sure. Although it has been a lot of fun , there were many important decisions that had to be made that I wasn't prepared to make. " "My muscles are bigger than yours!" Jessica Acklan d brags to Jim Chri stia nsen. Ralph Ring, Bert VanNordstrand, a nd Bill Jenn ings. People �Kory Arnold Kim Balk Mike Barnes s e Jay Behrendsen Ryan Bennett Sarah Benzing e n Going for the goall Christi Christensen plans her next move. t h G r a d e Julie Bibeau Angie Bird Celie Brich Craig Brich Richard Bruck Jason Burton Jackie Carlson Christi Christensen Heather Dalton Here we go againl Kim Balk looks forward to a new day. Troy Dargin Chad Davis Cara Dea Ryan Dobmeier Jamie Flaharty Je rem y Haas e Heather Heath B. J. Honeywell Ryan Jon es Hoping for two points, Kory Arnold shoots with determinat ion. �Sarah Killpack Melody Konz Joe Leaders Chandra Loftus Scott Malone Brian Mark Brandi Marshall Jason McDermott Jessie McDermott Deighe Mergens Erik Michelson David B. Miller David J. Miller Matt Minahan Becky Montgomery Keith Nelson Kevin Nelson Sara Nelson Ricky Nordman Kevin Olsen Sara Ord Shaya Ploen Carrie Radii She ila Rambo Carol Rimel Jason Rodenburg Clint Scoles Simon Sexton Art ema Steinkuehler Am y Stephens Jessica Stephens Jaci Thomas Laurie Thomsen Rich Young Julia Zoss Class of '96 On their way The seventh grade class has had many changes this past year. They've been busy with exploratory classes, new subjects, and adjusting to a new building and new teachers. Many of the students were glad to take that major step. Jessica Stephens said, "You have to take more responsibility and you're busy most of the time." Kory Arnold agreed, but thought everyone needed to be more serious and that there was a lot more classes and homework. Some of the seventh graders participated in after school sports as part of their new schedule. They made new friends and enjoyed new ex-~---, Seventh Grade periences. �Jody Baker Amy Bennett Brad Carlson E • I g h t David Carlson Jim Cook Tom Dawson Reading boring? Jim Morse. Tam i Matthews, and Barbara Gambs don't seem to think so. h Good-bye to the old and hello to A New Beginning G r a d Fire up! Emmy Heim and Kandi McCool try to gel the junior high crowd into the spirit. e Who's down there? David Carlson. Amy Ring, Kandi McCool, Heidi Schultz, and Jamie Rodenburg enjoy a high school game. - What are some changes in today's eighth grade from when you were in eighth grade? Mrs. Rosie Rastovski, on to her third year of teaching at the junior high, replied, "The most significant change that I see is that today's eighth graders are more aware of the world and the events surrounding them. The world was a much different place twenty years ago and we were more naive. " One change in the normal routine of the eighth grade is the exploratory classes at the high school. These classes have been offered for three years. They include shop. home-ec, and art. The classes are held the last period of the day. Each quarter they switch to a different class. - Do you think that exploratory classes will help you for next year? Amy Ring answered, "Yes. I will know where my classes are and know more about the teachers. " This year's eighth graders were the first to take pre-algebra ift the junior high. It is taught by Mr. Nile Smith who also teaches science at the junior high and Algebra I at the high school. - Is there much of a difference between teaching eighth graders than high schoolers? Mr. Smith, in his seventeenth year, commented. "Not really there isn 't. In class they still work at their subject. I guess the major difference is in their maturity. " - Do you like pre-algebra? "Yes." It's not that hard, but it helps me prepare for algebra next year, " said Jamie Rodenburg. - Are you looking forward to next year? Brenda Guill replied, "Yes. We will be treated more like adults." Emmy Heim added, "Yes. I've heard high school is fun , but we won't be able to get away with a Jot of tirings anymore. " �Ryan Dea Brad Dr iver Robbie Dyke Mandy Elbert Kristen Farley Barbara Garnbs Sarah Gaudian Brenda Guill Matt Handbury Matt Heilig Emmy Heim Seth Hols tein Laura King Kevin Koo b Chad Kun ze Heidi Larsen Jodi Le aders Krist y Le aders Matt Lehan Jennie Lemmonds Jami e Logg ins Ja son Long Alli so n Maaske Shannon Mar te ns Tami Matthews Brad Maxwell Kan di McCool J im Morse Rachel Ne lson Lea Nyberg Penn y Ord Shanda Ploen Arn y Ri ng Jess ica Rin g John Ri ng Ly ne tt e Ring Jami e Rodenburg J . R. Salmons Heidi Schultz Jess ica Schuning Ke ith Skow Michelle Stafford Sheri Stamp To ny Tichota T im Ward Marc Wingert Janet Zimmerman Eigh th Grade �Chad Anderso n Ka ndi Anderson Shane Be nnett F Den ise Wilson President r e s h m e n Ke lli e Black Matt Booto n Laura Brich Cha d Calek Rodne y Ca rl son To n ya Carme n Travis Kuster Vice Preside nt Bobbi C hristensen Br ia n Chris tia nse n Michelle Cook Janet Brich Treasurer Todd Cook Jaime Crozier. Mart y Daltori Ke ith Davis Ba rrett Heim Mike Hoffma n Sean Minahan Secretary It can be hard Starting Over Freshmen It's a big jump go ing fr om junior h igh to hi gh school. Freshme n are on the bo ttom rung of t he ladd er and have to s tart all over ag ain whi ch can be really hard sometimes. Some problems they face are be ing picked on by upperclassme n, ha ving d ifficu lt y remembering their locker combinat ion, and knowi ng where their ne xt class is located. Start in g over means all new teachers and more difficult subjects. For freshmen, starting over can be pure tor ture . �Tomi Honey well Isaac Hyde Brian Kin g Michelle Loftus Jami e Lund Da vid Lus tgraaf Dianne Lu s tgraaf Matt Mahoney Mart y Mane ss Jod y Mar sh And y Marten s Lori McDonald Ryan Me inke Kell y Mey er Ann Meyerrin g Am y Nie man Mike Ols e n Adam Parish Cha d Plambe c k Tara Plambec k Mind y Plummer Jill Pohlman Chris Poll ey Tonia Pope Bob Put nam Moni c a Rieb er Cr aig Rin g Em ily Ring Ji ll Ring Ryan Schroder Wend y Schultz Jeff Sparr Lynn Stamp Nicole Star k Meli ssa Ste in Becky Stephens Sarah Utter back Tressa Va nNords tra nd Tom Ward M ic he lle We de l Dave W il son Brad Woods Rhoda Youn g Je re my Za chari as Freshmen �Cory Arbaugh Marvin Benning Curt Brich s Karla Killpack President Stephanie Brockman Kathy Brown P. J. Colpitts 0 p h 0 Brian Cook Traci Cook Jeremy Dea Jennifer Christiansen Vice President m Oshanda Divelbess Adam Dollen Chris Downing 0 r e s Gretchen Holstein Secretary Nick Dyke Shelly Elwell Jason Fitzgerald Valerie Flaharty Gina Gittens Michael Haase Sandy Dargin Treasurer One step closer Sophomores move up the ladder Sophomores �David Haddix Ken Haggerty Kendra Haggerty Ali Heimbaugh Kevin Jones Traci Manhart Wendy Martens Tricia Matthews Joann McDermott Sean McMahon Kelly Miller April Minahan Jason Minahan David O'Neill Heather Olsen Troy Petersen Chris Putnam Annette Ring Dawn Ritchison Rea Shelle Rodenburg Mike Schnec kloth Ryan Schnit ker Adam Smith Luanna Snedden Matt Snedden Becky Sparr Heather Wilson Eric Wingert Not being the youngest in the school meant a lot to some of the sophomores. "We're finally ahead of the freshmen, " said Jason Fitzgerald. The high point of the year was the rece iving of their class rings, making them feel a step closer to being an "upperclassman". For others, the chance to play varsity came into perspect ive. April Minahan agreed with Kevin Jones when he sa id, "I was where everyone could see me, and I felt great dur ing the game." Another mi lestone for some of the sophomores was the long awaited time fo r the ir driver's li cense." Sophomores �J u n # Jessica Ackland Kerr i Anderson Amy Bertelsen Amy Pontio14.s. President I Jim Doyle Aaron George Lisa Haddix 0 r Brenda Koch Tony Larsen Angi Leaders s R. J. Parks Vice-president Josh McDermott Brian Meinke Chad Minahan Helena Rieber Merridy Ring Tina Rodenburg Kristie Witt Secretary Aaron Wulff The Class of 1992 is Lookin' Ahead Jason Pohlman Treasurer Juniors �Linda Brich Joe Brown Mike Burton Eric Calhoon Chris Corrin Brian Crozier Amy Handbury Rachel Honeywell Brenda Huebner Christina Hurd Jennifer Jensen Gretchen King Troy Lehan Dennis Leinen Brandy Lustgraaf Angie Mansfield Chad Martens Shiloh McCool Amy Montgomer y Brian Nelson Nicole Plambeck Chad Poll y Matt Rambo Gar y Re dinbaugh Debbie Schierbrock Jennifer Schuning Mi c helle Sha nk Hannah Spe ncer He a ther Staffor d Miche lle Warner The time has arrived for the juniors to experience life as upperclassmen. Lowerclassmen will now look up to them. "I feel basically like I did when I was an underclassman. except people don't walk all over me," says Junior Amy Pontious. This year also offered the juniors a chance to participate in additional activities. especially the prom. "I am excited and I think prom should be fun," commented Miche lle Warner. a member of the prom committee. Being a senior next year and playing Pididdle with Mrs. Arla Clausen. is what Amy Pontious says she looks forward to. Juniors �Seniors '91 This year's senior class was special in many ways. They were the first class to complete all thirteen years in the Tri-Center school. Through the years classmates have come and gone. some have even left only to later return. In junior high they received additional classmates from St. Joseph's elementary school. which resulted in new friends for all. Even teachers throughout the years have noted the class's uniqueness. Mr. Pat Dalton commented. "They were the only class on thebasketball court where the guys looked like the Chicago Bears." He also added that this was the only class that during study hall. the guys let girls put makeup on them and curl their hair. Mr. Gaylord Schelling had his own views about the class and their "willingness, desire to achieve, and ability to reach limits." To sum it up, Mr. Dalton said it best, "The most unique thing about the class of 1991 is that they have a closeness among them, unlike many others." Cheerleader Leas a Stark supports the Trojans. Class Officers Dan Ell iott, President; Randy Ring, Vice-President; Arie Thomsen, Treasurer; Michelle Christiansen , Secretary. �Sarah Brich Abraham Carpintero Kevin Carroll Jim Christiansen Michelle Christiansen Angie Corrin Aaron Delashmuu Jason Downing Dan Ellioll Krissi Fox Brenda Green Cassie Herkenrath Seniors �Jason Honeywell Bill Jennings Kyle Koob Katie leaders Tyler Maness Brian Manhart Melissa Matthews Kim Miller Amy Nihsen Eric O'Neil Kim Ord Ryan Petersen Seniors �Sonja Ploen Diana Rieber Allan Ring Darin Ring Kim Ring Ralph Rin g Ra ndy Ri ng Dean Ritchison Seniors �Todd Salmons Sherri Schuett Terri Schuett Jodi Schultz Jason Smith Rich Snedden Daryl Sparr Leasa Stark Arie Thomsen Bert VanNordstrand Aaron Wellman Not Pictured : Chad Maxwell Seniors �SARAH BRICH-vo leyliall If : a (4): track (3): softball (4): c swing choir (2): Homecomi date1 annual staff (2): Prom c m student council (I): NHS (3): ii ( I): vocal contest (3): flag corps ( 4 : offi ce aide (I): ele entary aide (I) : Cotton Bowl band (I): library aide: c committee (I) : KEVIN CARROLL-chorus (2) : acad · decathlon (I) : annual staff (I) : of ce aide: bowling team (2) JIM CHRISTIANSEN-football 3 : wrestling (I): track (I): c ass officer (I) MICHELLE CHRISTIANSEN-class officer ( I): Homecoming can ida1e1 annual staff (I): student counci (I): NHS (2): wrestling manager (3): FHA (4): elemen· ta ry aide: bowling team (2). peer tutoring ( I): library aide (I): gradual" hostess ANGELA C0RRIN-volleyball ketball (4): softball ( 4): ch nual staff (I): concert bJliiM~~4: ba nd (2): marching ( instrumental conte ( I )1 office aide 0 l R0 orus (3): swing choir (3): Home· coming candidate: concert band (3): jazz ban (3): march"ng band (3)1 Prom committee; student council (l): NHS (3): musical (l): FFA (2): vocal contest corps (l): office aide: elementary aide: band: · ·s ommittee YLER SS-football (4): basketball (4): baseball (4): chorus (l): swing choir (2 m ic ( ~OU B IA A H RT-footba tling (3): drill team (4): wres- MELISSA MATTHEWS-volleyball (3)1 basketball (4)1 Homecoming cand~ate1 Prom cotnmJHee, NHS (3.)1 d(IU e~ flag corps ( 4)1 off"sce .-lde1 e lemmtary aide (3) NT RANDY RING-football (4): wrestling (3): track (I): Homecoming candidate: class officer (l): Prom committee: NHS (3): ic Cle: elementary aide · · DEAN RITCHISON-football (4): track (3) : FFA (4): drill team <P TODD SALMON$-cr s country (I): tling (l)1ch ): speech contest (l) �Remember YesterdayJ Dream For TomorrowJ Live For Today Graduation, or commencement, is both a beginning and an ending. It is saying goodbye to old friends and hello to new ones. Commencemen t also means moving on to bigger and better things. This year had the highest percentage ever with 40 out of 44 pla nning to attend college. One planned to join the military, while the other three planned to enter the work force. Commencement was held on Sunday, May 26, 1991, at 2:00 p. m. '1: holarships were awarded to Katie Leaders, Michelle Christiansen, Dan Elliott, Bill Jennings, Ralph Ring, Krissi Fox, Sarah Brich, Kim Ord, Leasa Stark, Aaron Delashmutt, and Kim Mi r. This year ·~ ~ eakers were honor stu ts Krissi Fox and Kim Ord, alutatorian Daryl Sparr, an(i Valedictorian Kim Miller. i PROCESSIONAL! Kim Rin g and Daryl Sparr anxiously approach the final steps of their high school careers. CLASS OF 19911 The Comme ncement Ceremony is abou t to begin; the t ime has come for the class of 1991 to move on in thei r journe ys. Graduat ion �YOU CAN LET GO OF IT NOW! School Board President Katheryn Bintz awards Arie Thompson his diploma. FRIENDS. FAMILY. HONORED GUESTS .. . Honor Graduate Krissi Fox gives her commencement address. SAY SOI The Concert Choir sang " let the Redeemed of the lord, Say Sol" by Butler during the commencement ceremony. IT'S All MINE! Angie Corrin smiles with satisfaction as she walks away with her signed diploma. 11 21 31 Aaron Delashmutt. Michelle Christiansen , Allan Ring , Sarah Brich, and Dan Elliott move their lassies . Graduat ion �Ernest Abariotes: Social Studies Diana Benzing: Jr. High Resource John Burke: Language Arts Arla Clausen: Vocal Music Carl Cochran: Jr. High Social Studies Mary Conway: Language Tim Conway: Physical Education Pat Dalton: Jr. High Language Arts Eleanor Gambs: Foi;eign Languages Sarah Hansen: Home Economics Tami Harmen: Reading and Phys. Ed. _ Robert Johnson: Business and Computers Lee Killpack: Science Glenda Kunze: Business and Computers Bill Larsen: Ind. Arts and Phys. Ed. Kevin Matulka: Vocational Agriculture Harold McKercher: Science and Math Steve Patras: Social Studies Rosie Rastovski: Jr. High Language Arts Brian Reed: Jr. High Math and Ph ys. Ed Beverly Schelling: Resource Ga ylord Schelling: Jr. High Science Dan Schoening: Instrumental Music Nile Smith: Math. Science T. Gary White: Math, Athletic Director Randy Wiese: Art. Photography WHAT?I Jr. high language arts teacher Pat Dalton is in a state of confusion as he dec iphers the computer program RE LAXA TION I Phys. Ed. teacher Tim Conway takes a few moments out of his bus y day to enjoy a good book. /Faculty �Positive, hard-working, and Top Quality Teachers We have all heard how the school belongs to the students. but where would be be without the faculty? Tri-Center is very fortunate to have the top-quality teachers it does to guide the students along the right trails on some of their journeys in life. The faculty is very dedica ted to making the programs. both academics and extra curricula r activities, the best they can be. "Our faculty is very positive and hard-working. We also have some teachers with real unique personalities that make learning enjoyable for the students, " said Principal Brett Nanninga. Secreta ry Barb Dalton said , "T he faculty has a good attitude and a desire to build strong programs, but I feel the real rea son for all the success at Tri-Center is because we're so closely knit. The faculty. along with the rest of the school are like family." HARD AT WORK! Reading teacher Tami Harman and students Brandi Lustgraa f and Angie Corrin are hard at work during the new peer tutori ng class. MAKE MY DA YI Business teacher Glenda Kunze gets into the true sp ir it of Halloween WHAT ELSEl7 Language arts teacher Mary Conway mak e s a point while lecturing dur in g her sophomore English class. Faculty �Who's Running This Show? Dedicated directors making big action happen Ed Rastovski Superintendent To put on a show it takes more than just those people on stage. If this is the case, why is it then, that when it comes time to say. "Thanks", the people behind -- the scenes, or rather. the people "directing the show", are forgotten? Teachers may do a lot for the students: however. they are not the only ones here to lead the students in the right direction. The Administration. school board. and support staff at Tri-Center are also very determined in helping the students make the most of. and get the most out of. their high school years. "The administration. school board. and support staff are very caring. The staff does a super job and the board and administration are dedicated to giving the students every opportunity for a go.o d education," said Mrs. Rosalie Rodenburg. secretary of the school board. This group of people sees the importance of school and tries to encourage the students to give their best effort. JUST TRY IT! Mr. "Nice Guy" Stafford proves everyone has another side as he shows his "Tough Guy" side. Brett Nanninga, Principal Ron Elliott, Guidance Counselor Ed Gambs. Curriculum Director Steve Stafford . librarian, Media Alice Zimme'r man. School Nurse Rosalie Rodenburg. Board Secretar y Carole George, Treasu rer Barb Dalton, Prin. Secretary Karen Kay. Jr. High Secretary Larry Hornbostel, Jr. High Principal Admini stra tion �\' Cus todians : We ndell Knauss Jed McDermott Jerry And erso n Mike Jensen Louise Jen sen CO OKS: Joan Justice. JoAnn Knott , Diana Me in ke. Herma W il so n. Ma d ge Barge nquast. and Jan Flemming. WHY ME ?! Mrs. Carole George le t s out her fr us tration wi th the computer. - 1991 BUS DRIVERS: Mike Je nsen , Murlene Wilson, Pau la He im , Kare n Killpa ck, Jan Elliott, Lavern W il son, Larr y Hornbostel, John Killpac k, Tom Ring, Steve He im , Wend e ll Knauss , Lowell Plamba ck . and Donald Schn it cher. NO T PICTUR ED : Barbara Plamback, Bob Johnson , Lee Killpack , a nd Bill Larsen. SCHOOL BOAR D: Secretary Rosa li e Rodenburg, Bill Bric h , Kather yn Bi nt z. Babe tta Lu c ke, Jay Ande rson . and Ji m Car lson. TA KIN ' CARE OF BUS INESS! Mr. Nanninga is all sm ile s as he poses for a pict ure while takin g care of " offic ial " bus iness. Admini strat ion �DR . SEUSS OR LAURA INGALLS WILDER? Joe Brown helps an elementary student find a book. ONCE UPON A TIME ... Michelle Shank gets lost in a book with an elementary student. IS THIS BOOK EXCITING OR WHAT? Stephanie Brockman checks her pulse while reading a good book. NOW WHAT DO WE DO? Tricia Matthews and Wendy Martens contemplate the next move in home-ec. �Students, Teachers, Books, & Computers- Academics IS THERE AN ANSWER KEY IN HERE SOMEWHERE? Mike Burton studies Business Law. Often in the excitement of extracurricular activities, the real reason for school is forgotten. The true reason students come to school is to receive an education. Academics combine teachers and students with books and computers. This combination forms an education that can benefit students for the rest of their lives. Tri-Center provides a wide academic experience for its students. Something is offered for everyone's talents and preferences. Academics include everything from shop to English. Students are kept up to date with IBM and Macintosh computers, typrwriters, sewing machines, microwaves, and graphing calculators. Carpet was added to the library this year for those students who like to study their academics in comfort. The library also added computerized encyclopedias for those less ambitious students who just can't seem to open a book some days. To provide extra incentive, a ninth hour was added to the end of the day for those students who needed extra time to do assignments. Academics covers a wide var iety of subjects at Tri-Center, but the real goal of providing an education is not forgo tten. ,..:.-.· \ , •I ~ ; •' a- -.•A HEY, KEITH, TRY TURNING IT ONI Michelle Cook gives Ke it h Dav is some helpful ad vice. " AAAA . . . EERRRR .. . UUHHHHH?l??l l??I @ #* ~ UUUMM M M M ... . IN SPANISH, RIGHT ?" squirms Sean Minahan during second hour Spanish class. Academics �THIS ONE ? NO. NO . THIS ONE! Michelle Christiansen and Sarah Brich try to decide which picture to use. AN ERROR ! WHERE? Denise Wilson types out Arn y Ni ernan' s layout into th e computer. IT HAS TO FIT INTO THIS SPACE RIGHT HERE. Mrs. Rastovsk i helps Brian King with his layout. Yea rbook LET 'S SEE. WHER E SHOULD I PUT TH IS O NE? Kim Ord takes a moment to plan out her layout . �Creators THE 1991 YEARBOOK STAFF I KNOWI LET'S PUT THIS PICTURE WAY OVER HERE IN THE CORNER! Angie Corrin gives Kandi Anderson some helpful thoughts. Most of the time when people think of yearbook, they think of the end result instead of all the work that goes into it during the year. Besides class time, staff members must also use personal time to cover the stories. A member of the staff must be at most major events during the year so that they know first hand what happe ned. A photographer must also be present to take pictures. In addition to writing the cop y, the staff must also make a layout. Every picture , headline, caption, and word of copy must be measured to fit exactly. While doing this, students must also sell ads so that they can finance the yearbook. This requires that students take class and personal time to visit local businesses. Another responsibility that the DO A LL THE PICTURE S FIT? Kellie Black an d Jill Rin g experiment on a layout. staff must handle is selling the yearbooks. This year selling the books was done differently. Instead of selling them for several weeks all of the time, they were sold for one week. Another difference this year was a new adviser , Rosie Rastovski and a n e w yearbook company , Walsworth. The best way to sum up the ye arbook experience was with a quote by staff member Kandi Anderson, "It was a lot of hard work getting the deadlines in, but it was a great e xperience.'' Staff members were : Sarah Brich, Angie Corrin, Michelle Christiansen, Kevin Carroll, Brian King, Kellie 'Black, Jill Ring , Am y Nieman, Kandi Anderson , and De ni se W ilson. THE YEARBOOK STAFF , Brian Ki ng. Kim Or d . Sarah Brich, Angie Corr in, Michelle Christ iansen, Kellie Bl ack , Jill Ring, Deni se W ilson , Kandi Anderson, and Arny Nieman. Not pict ured , Kev in Carr oll. Yearbook �"One of these days . .. POW , right in the kisser!" Instructor Robert Johnson gets frustrated with the new IBMs. "Chad, this is called a Macintosh. It says so right here." Glenda Kunze helps Chad Martens with the Macintosh. "WOW! WO ULD YOU LOOK AT THA Tl" Seniors Jason Honeywell. Dean Ritchiso n, a nd Arie Thomsen sit back and watch the screen whi le it c reates a picture. Computers and CAID �Leading our futures COMPUTERS and PEOPLE • "l.f .~his doesn't work. I'm gonna eat this pencil! Chad Calek chews on his pencil while pushing buttons on the computer. AM I AN ARTIST OR WHAT? Instructor Kevin Matulka chuckles while helping senior Aaron Wellman in CAD. Computers are leading our futures to a more advanced workin.g environment. They are decreasing word time and increasing productivity rates. Leading the computer race are some of T-C's own CAD computers. Quicker. more graphic, and easier to use are some of its many qualities. It lets students get a look at what computers can actually do to help us. The IBM lab was installed at the beginning of the school year. With the new IBM lab installed, students at T-C have the opportunity to come in contact with any type of computer with the help of teachers Robert Johnson, Kevin Matulka, and Glenda Kunze. "I'll move this a touch to t he r ight." Ja son Honey well moves the mouse as Aaron and Mr. Ma tulka s it in the background. Computers and CAD �Seniors Bill Jennnings, Brenda Green, and Cassie Herkenrath have an intense discussion during peer class. WE'RE WAITING! Juniors Aaron Wulff. Chad Minahan. and Gary Redinbaugh wait for a response from Mr. Gaylord Schelling. TOLSTOV I I • • ii I PEER Mr. Gaylord Schelling was back for another year of Peer. Peer teaches students how to better relate with other students. and also with their teachers. The students in the class study one another's values, feelings. and personalities. They also learn more about their own persona Iities. The big event for Peer is Environmental Day for the sixth graders. where only seniors are allowed to attend. They go to Aarowhead Park and help the sixth graders with various activities. Cassie Herkenrath said , "I like Peer because I get to know people better and they get to know me better." Chad Minahan added, "Peer is fun and entertaining." Peer Students relate feelings with one another during class. �Both the tutors and the tutees get a lot from the teaching and learning experience of Peer Tutoring. Sophomore David O'Neill helps junior Kerri Ande rson and sophomore Tracy Manhart w ith t he ir Geometry assignments. PEER TUTORING ARE YOU GUYS REALLY STUDYING?! Freshmen Michelle Loftus and Ann Me yering and seniors Bill Jennings and Ryan Pe tersen try to look busy a nd spe nd their tutoring time wisely. Peer Tutoring was in trodu ced to T-C this year. The program is organized by Mrs. Tami Ha rma n. Mrs. Ha rman is responsible for matching tutees with th eir tu tors. " I don 't want to be pa rt of it. It's fo r the kids. After all. it is call ed PEER tutoring." said Mrs. Harma n. There were approximately fo rty stu de nts who participated in Peer Tutoring. Most students reacted well to being taught by another student, and most increased their grad es while lea rning better stud y ha bits. The program also seemed to build self-esteem. Gretchen King stated. " Tutoring someone helps me learn a lso." " It's not bad. I hel ped bring my grades up. " added Ja rod Dav is. Tuto r Lynn Stamp however. summed it up best by say ing. " It makes me feel special. " Pe er Tutor ing �DO YOU UNDERSTAND NOW? Mr. Killpack helps the biology class see into science. WATCH AND LEARN. Herold McKercher explains physics to senior Eric O'Neill and the rest of the class. ~111~ fllllGf r/JTBALL ·' THAT WASN'T SO HARDI Seniors Bert VanNordstrand and Dean Ritchison set an example. Science �2C + N2 + LIFE + C + N2 .. SCIENCE ISN'T THIS FUN! Senior Kirn Ord tries to make the most of physics. THINK . THINK, THINK ... Physics and chemistry teacher Herold McKercher works the minds of his students. How can science help to see into life? Science is knowledge acquired by deduction of laws and conditions and testing them by experiment , studying things that make up our life add to our knowledge. In most classes, reading and studying are how we learn more. Science classes like to add a different approach. "I prefer to do labs because labs give an opportunity to have handson experiences. It also gives students a chance to see if they can do the activities of science," commented Lee Killpack , who teaches physical science, biology, and college biology. NO W THIS GOES WHERE? Freshmen Brian Chr ist iansen a nd Jared Davis discover the wonders of sc ience. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO WHAT? Senior Dan Elliott waits for instruc t ions before he makes a move on his cat in college biology. �Social Studies classes get a taste of The Old and the New This year the Social Studies classes saw both a friendly . familiar face and a new. ener g~ tic face. Teaching in the Social Studies departmen t were Mr. Ernest Abariotes and Mr. Steve Patras. Mr. Abariotes taught American Government. Economics . Interna tional Politics. and Sociology. while Mr. Patras taught World Geography. World History. American History. and Psychology. " I learned a lot in all my Social Stud ies classes. especially Internationa l Politics." said Leasa Stark. Michelle Christiansen added . "I think t he Social Studies classes are good for you. And we had some pretty hot de ba tes in fourth hour." Some of t he topics covered were the gove rnmental system. fo reign policy. geography of t he U. S. and the rest of the world. major wars. the depression . and interactions. Although most Social Studies classes dealt with the past, there are exceptions. In classes such as Economics. Government, and especially International Politics. there was a lot of time spent discussing current issues. There was probably not a day that passed without discussing the Persian Gulf War. Mr. Abariotes's outlook on Social Studies is. " If you do not know where you have been. then you do not know where you are going." " I like Mr. Patras's class because we talk about current events and he gets us students involved. We don 't have to do everything by the book." said Laura Brich . OFF THE SUBJECT! Angi Leaders. Ralph Rin g, Gre t c he n Kin g, and Ra ndy Ring look as thoug h they have gotte n a li ttle off the subj ec t t hey are supposed to be disc ussing. Social Stud ies WHAT DOES THAT SA Y?I Mr. Ste ve Patras see ms to be hav in g a litt le trouble with readin g h is own wr it ing for h is le cture. �' ' ., • .' ' " • < 11f)4 I~ :•:• .. ,·~I ' • 411 ' i; , :::~":,i '.~- ,~: ,f,, ' ~ ·1 • : " t _.1 ':, • • ,\ ,i. ;',,\\. '"," '~ I~ I • ,, WHERE DID THAT GO ?I If you th ink doin g Governmen t ass ignme nts are hard, what do you th ink its like fo r Mr. Abariotes to find t hem in th is mess to c orrec t them ? W HER E IS THE POPCORN? Eighth hour Internat ion Polit ics class wants to know where the popcorn is for th is movie. A LI TTL E BREAK! Mr. Patras was kind e nough to give the eighth hour World History class that break we all need somet ime. Social Studies ' �Math-Calculating our way to the future -. The math department consists this year were scientific calculators of many different classes which for the advanced classes. should someday benefit students in Daryl Sparr felt the calculators the real world. "are of great use and make your "These classes will help the stu- work easier." dents organize, understand day-toMr. White agreed and said, day problems and manage money," "They are a great tool. but should said Mr. White. only be used after the student has Teaching the math classes mastered the fundamentals of ranging from General Math , Algebra math." I. Geometry. and on up to Claculus were Mr. White, Mr. Smith, and Mr. IS THAT THEROREM 5.3 OR 5.471 Nick Dyke McKercher. is hard at work trying to work out some proof New to the math department for his geometry assignment. LOOK BERT THEY'RE THE SAMEI Bert VanNordstrand shows off the new calculators as Daryl Sparr compares them. ALGEBRA Ill These Juniors seem to have a look of confusion on t heir faces as they sit in their Algebra II class. Mat hemat ics �l'M NOT SURE IF I CAN DO THIS MYSELF! Mr. Smith prepares the ne xt les son for hi s Algebra I s tudent s. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT AGAIN ?! Business Math students Ken Haggerty , Wend y Martin s. and Ali Heimbau gh look a little puzzled. PREPAR ING FOR THE FUTURE! These college mat h students want to get a head start for college in Trigonometry and Calcu lus . PROOFS! Mr. White takes ti me out to explain a proof to h is Geome try cl ass on the board. SLOP E INTE RCEPT! Today's topic for the Algebra I studen t s is the slope intercept and Mr. Smi th explain s it on the board. Mathematics �New and old English English 9 covered a wide range of literature including The Miracle Worker , Romeo and Juliet, and Night. English 10 classes experimented with speeches and with pantomimes. English II classes published their own writings and made their own magazine, which was a new program this year and went fairly well. Another new program they were involved in this year was working with Mrs. Stafford's third grade class, helping them with their reading and writing. English 12 classes were busy reading books including The Color Purple and Native Son. MIRACLES NEVER CEASE ... ALL OF YOU PASSED MY QUIZ! Mr. Burke expresses to the class how proud he is of them. IS THIS RIGHT? Amy Bertelson helps Mrs. Stafford's th ird graders in the Buddy-Boss program. English �INGlJR OHCKOV f ii WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? Tonia Pope looks enthused while paying attention to the lesson in English 9. LET 'S GET TO WORK NOW I Mr. Burke gets su spicious while Linda Brich and Kri stie Witt re ad Grapes of Wra t h. OH NOi I SEE A MISTAKE! An gi Leade rs che cks over a reading assignme nt for he r buddy-bo ss partner. YOU GUYS ARE ACTUALL Y READIN G? Kyle Koob da ze s off while Ton y Larse n re ads w it h the rest of the Engli sh II class . Eng lish �T-C' s students Build Their Bodies At Tri-Center we improve the mind and the body with classes such as health, physical education, and weight training. In health, Instructor Tami Harman lets the students run the class by choosing the chapters they want to study. "It's an open discussion and they ask the questions," said Mrs. Harman. Stress, drug abuse, AIDS, alcohol, and fitness are among the many things that they studied. New this year were guest speakers who came out from the Chemical Dependency Unit. Physical education teacher Tim Conway works hard checking bowling scores. Sophomore Gina Gittens gives full attention while fellow Sophomore Becky Sparr is speaking. Ph ys ical Educa t ion P. E. had archery as a new activity this year. "P. E. was a good time to get to know the upperclassmen because it's one of the few times you had a class with them," commented Freshman Mindy Plummer. Weight training, taught by Tim Conway and Bill Larsen, helps the students get into shape. Freshman Ann Meyerring said, "I was nervous at first, but Mr. Conway and everyone else made it fun." Sophomore Oshanda Divelbess listens closely when Mrs. Harman teaches the class. �Freshmen Missy Stein. Michelle Loftus, Becky Stephens, and Lori McDonald cheer on Ann Meyerring as she gives "Annie" CPR. Sophomore Ryan Schnitker takes a break from building up those muscles. TAKING WEIGHT TR AI NI NG SERI O USLY . Sophomore Chris Dow ning pumps up her leg muscles. · While watch ing the ot her s tude nts. Ju nior Angie Mansfi e ld gives Juni or Chad Mar tens a two-s te p on his fo ot P~ysi c a l I duca t ion �Home-Ee ... preparing for The Real World Mrs. Sarah Hansen had a busy schedule with all of tf::te different classes she taught. Home-Ee deals with clothing selection, meal management, child care, and interior design. Interior design deals with designing the home. Food preparation deals with preparing different foods. Advanced clothing tests sewing skills. Parenting studies a child's physical growth. Students get a chance to work with 6-year-olds. Family relationships increased the students' unders t anding of themselves and to acquaint them with others. Finally there is lndependant Living which will prepare individuals for immediate survival in the working world. When asked how hard it is to keep track of all of the classes, Mrs. Ha nse n quoted , "It is a challenge to prepare for six different classes in a day, but at the same time, I find it very interesting! In other words, I prefer this type of teaching assignments over having seven sections of one course each day." Freshman Jaime Crozier likes sewing and talking the best. Freshman Sarah Utterback likes talking and hearing the latest gossip. EXPLA IN MOREi Mrs . Hansen helps Freshmen Jamie Lund and Jill Pohlman while Emily Ring reads a magazine. Home-Ee �STUDY ? Seven t h hour class proves that Home-e c is fun. TAKING NOTES Mrs. Hansen tells some important things, while Todd Cook takes notes. THIS IS FUN! Dianne lustgraaf shows how fun school can be. WORK ING HARD Nico le Plambec k, l easa Stark, and Tr ic ia Matt hews work hard at sew ing to get a good grade. Home Ee �A First Place Finish This year, Tri-Center sent teams to both the fall and spring KMA Brain Bowls and the Academic Decathlon. The fall Brain Bowl team consisted of Seniors Daryl Sparr and Kim Ord, and Juni ors Aaron George and alternate Amy Handbur y. This team lo st th e ir f ir s t round match to Shenandaoh, who went on to win the cont e st. The spring Bra in Bowl t earn included Seniors Kim Ord and Dar yl Sparr, and Junior Hea t her St afford. This team lost a close f irs t round to Thomas Jefferson. The coach for both teams was John Burke. The Academic Decathlon team fared better. The team won first in their class. They finished fifth over all. Individual winners for the team were: Sonja Ploen, who f inished third in mathematics, Amy Bertelson placed third in Interview, and Kim Ord place d third in Language and Literature and first in the Super Quiz. The team members were Daryl Sparr, Kim Ord, Shiloh McCool, Sonja Ploen, Amy Bertelson, Ryan Peterson , and Michelle Shank. The coaches wer e Tami Harman and Joh n Burke. THE BRAI N BO WL TEAMS , Kirn O rd , Daryl Sparr . Arn y Ha ndb ur y, Aaron George. Not pic tured , Hea ther Sta ffo rd . Ryan Pe terso n prepa res fo r t he Ac adem ic Decat hlon. Aca dem ic Dec athalon Arny Bertelson a nd Shiloh McCool pose fo r their pi c ture a ft e r th e Ac ade mi c De cathlon. �ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM: Firs t Row: Daryl Sparr and Ryan Peterson. Second Row: Kim Ord . Miche lle Shank, Amy Bertelson , Shiloh McCool. and Sonja Ploen. Kim Ord with her meda l for wi nning The Super Qui z. Mrs. Harman a nd Mr. Burke di splay the trophy the Ac ade mic Deca thlon Team rece ived fo r wi nning t he ir class. Aca demics �Get drawn into ART The art classes this year were unreal. They had a lot of extraordinary ideas. In art class they were able to· use their creative minds. When asked how he felt about this year, teacher Randy Weise replied, " It was a fun year in the art department. We had a student, Sherri Schuett, have a sculpture piece make it to the national art show in Boston. All-in-all, it was a fun, productive year.'' BUS Y, BUSY . BUSY! Bill Jennings and Ralph Ring are looking good while busying themselve s with their works of art. LOOKIN ' GO O D! Sher r i Sc huett examines he r mar velou s li tt le pro ject for ceramics. Ar ts, Cra fts, and Pho tograph y �MASKED! Brian Manhar t awaits his doom from behind a concealed face . SMILE! Sherri Schuett smiles pretty while a happy cameraman takes her picture. PHOTOGRAPHY The ye arb ook / photogr a ph y class th is year was fantastic. When asked how he felt abou t the photography class, Randy We ise gave this sta tement, "Photography is easy whe n you have a good group of people, Sherr i and Terri Schuett, Leasa Stark , and Marvin Ben ning, working with you. However, when deadli nes get near , it can get a little cheezy, but the y are a great group to work with. " PROF ESS IO NALS! The yearbook photographers take t ime out to smile for the came ra. Arts , Craft s, and Photography �"IS IT DONE YET?" Sophomore Kelly Miller looks into the pan wh ile (Madame) Eleanor Gambs cooks her crepes for French II. Students look on while tryi ng to under sta nd exac tly just what language Fresh man Laura Bric h is attempting to speak. Fore ign Language "I'll have that and tha t a nd t ha t and that and that and that . .. " Stude nt s give money fo r some "Bon Bons" from Mrs. Gambs. �Je ne par/e pas Espagnol!! This year the foreign language department was expanded to add the new language of Spanish. This not only stretched the foreign language curriculum but also Eleanor Gambs's schedule. Spanish was offered to the incoming freshmen because they would be the only ones able to complete the possible four years. The new class seemed to be successful with the students and its teacher. French was as popular as always even with the addition of the new language. The senior class had several students who were in French IV, which meant that the "old language" was just as good as one that had just been introduced. Mrs. Gambs said she felt more comfortable speaking French than speaking Spanish, but that she enjoyed teaching both equally. The addition of Spanish was not the only thing on Mrs. Gambs's schedule. She also involved her students in the Foreign Language Festival. She made time to show students how to make the notorious crepes and allowed the st udents to enjoy a day outside to play boule. In addition to this , she and the foreign language stude nts are plan ning another t ri p to France this upcoming summer. Ma ybe selling all that candy does pay off! "Oh la lal C est un appariel-photol" Mrs. Gambs looks into the camera wit h astonishment. Foreign Language �Model Office The Model Office is set up to provide an effective learning environment that would reflect the modern office of today. The individual work stations provide a realistic office organization that permits flow of work from- o ne work station to another. This class prepares students for job success in the work world. "I think Model Office is an excellent class to take, especially if you plan to go into the secretarial or office management field. You can also improve your interviewing Front row : Melissa Mathews, Mrs. Glenda techniques and typing skills," said Kunze, Bre nda Green. Second row: Cassie Diana Rieber. Jodi and Rachel help each other on an assignment. Mrs. Kunze helps Rachel get her file in order. Model Office Herkenrath , Amy Nihsen. Jodi Schultz. Diana Rieber , Rachel Honeywell. �Business Law Business Law covers a wide range of topics, some of which include criminal law, civil law, law enforcement and the courts, special laws concerned with minors, consumers, businesses, and contracts. In real life people deal with things that could keep them out of trouble or save them financial problems in the future. Mr. Bob Johnson , who teaches the class, emphas izes , "The problem that we have with Business Law is there is not enough time in the high school to take everything that is needed." As Mr. John son helps Abraham Carpintero and Tyler Maness, the others look on. Brian Manhart helps Tyler Ma ness out. As Mr . John son teaches some of the terms, ever yone pays attention. Business Law �Instructor Bill Larsen stops to show Arlen Dollen what he should do nex t. "Just poke th is th ing into this thing here." Bert VanNordstrand attempts to show Jason Honeywell how to fix the part. Shop and Auto "Just hammer it down until it fi ts." Freshmen Ryan Meinke tells Chad Anderson while working during auto mechanics. �Wanna be creative? TAKE SHOP The automobile is the teenagers' best friend. It lets them get away from school faster than if they rode the bus. It lets them go out on a date without Mom or Dad hav ing to drop them off and pick them up again. It 's fantastic, or at least most of the time it is. But what happens when it all of a sudden decides to not work anymore? Take it to a mechanic? Most people do, but a lot of ambitious people take the task of repairing their car's engines by themselves. These are the type of students who took basic auto mechanics with Bill Larsen. Throughout the duration of the year-long class, the students studied t he parts of a motor like a doctor does the human anatomy. This hands-on e xperience is probably the best way of understanding the complexity of engines. Wanna be creative? For all of you who said yes , I ad• vise one prescription . .. take shop! It 's a different way of expressing yourself and it teaches skills that will be useful for the rest of your life. And no matter whi ch le vel of shop it is, you'll never learn a more e xc it ing , safer, or prac t ical way of being creative than t ak ing shop at Tri-Center. Seniors Arie Thomsen and Randy Ring share a few laughs wh ile try in g to attach parts to a motor. Shop and Auto �Kathy Fox helps Junior Brandy Lustgraaf while Freshman Tomi Honeywell sneaks a look across the room. Mrs. Beverly Schelling assists Sophomore Mike Schneckloth on his homework. Resource Room The students went to Mrs. Beverly Schelling in the resource room for extra assistance with their work. They felt a real sense of accomplishment when they completed all of their homework. "The resource room helps students when they don't understand or need a little extra boost to get things done," commented Junior Brandy Lustgraaf. The resource room is a place where the students go if they have trouble understanding their assignments. It's mostly there to improve their grade ave rage on t he periodic grading summary and for the s tud e nt s to get their homework in on time. Mrs. Kathy Fo x, who came from t he elementary school to help out, commented , "The re sour ce room gives support to students in t heir academ ic classes." Resource Room Ri ch Snedden works hard on hi s as signments. �Junior Troy Lehan give s full attention to his work. Mrs. Tami Harman helps Junior Troy Lehan while Junior Jim Doyle sits and reads . Reading Room WHAT'S NEX T? Tami Harman tak es a long look a t t he work ahead of her . The read ing clas s is mainly fo r the students to en joy re ading fo r pleasure , but it also function s as a place to wor k on the con tent area. It helps the s tudents accelerat e the Increased Re ad ing Ra te and Comprehens ion. The class helps the st udents improve t heir homework also by re ad ing t hrough the assignments easier and understanding them more. "The re are fe we r s tudent s, so you receive individual help with your classe s," sa id Senior Arlen Dollen. Some of the areas the students wor ked on were vocabulary. context clues, ma in ideas, inference, and ne wspaper. "Man y st udents like to read t he newspaper and plays the best."said teacher Tami Harman. Reading Room �Mrs. Eleanor Gambs and Kelly Miller make crepes during French II. The student council holds a meeting in the portable. P •. Amy Bertelsen and Krissi Fox at a National Honor Society meeting. A. Wellman, K. Koob, B. VanNordstra nd , J. Honeywell, A. Ring, and D. Ritchison adm ire their work . �The fun side of school Clubs and Organizations Aaron Wellman poses on the FFA tractor. Clubs and Organizations are a large part of school life. Students spend a lot of time participating in these activities. During this time and through these activities, students are given the chance to form friendships with others who have simila r interests. Clubs and Organizations give students the chance to develop leadership skills that can be carried with them throughout the ir lives. They provide unique learning e xperiences through trips. contests, and other activities. Clubs and Organizations also represent the fun side of school. They let studen ts become involved with more than just books and tests. Mic he lle Shank, Je nni fer Jensen, Am y Pont ious. De bbie Sc hie rbrock, and Amy Bertelsen fo rm a dr ill t eam li ne. A Nat ional Honor Society meeting in the library. �STUCO-A NEW ERA STU CO Student council took-on a new look and new ideas this year with a new sponsor. Mr. Steve Patras. STUCO . as it is better known by its members, organized many of their former events as well as many new ones this year. STUCO started off the year by sponsoring a Fun Day for all the high school students. They had food, volleyball games, and movies for the students. They sponsored Senior Citizens Night and Merchants Night at home basketball games, at which they provided a hospitality room for the special guests. STUCO also plans to have a student exchange with other schools in the district. STUCO members would go to another school and their Student council members would come to T-C for a STUCO MEMBERS, Jennifer Christiansen. Arie Toms en, Deb Schierbrock, Brenda Green. Michelle Christiansen, Aaron George, Ryan Schroder, Bert VanNordstrand , David Haddix , Jamie Lund. Ann Meyerring, Bobbie Christensen and Gretchen King . Not picture& Gretchen Holste in, Mike Haase. and Kristie Witt. Student Counci l school day. STUCO also held several fund-raisers. In the fall they raked lawns for the elderly in the area for donations. and in the spring they sold Easter candy. Mr. Patras commented , "We had a really good group to work with. They were energetic. It was a good year. " Freshman Jamie Lund added, "I liked being in STUCO. I got to know the upperclassmen better, and besides. it was a lot of fun." Students enjoyed nachos and pop as part of the STUCO Fun Day. �Sophomore Jennife r Chris tiansen and Principal Brett Nannin ga discuss cand y sale s. Students too k part in board games as we ll as volley ball durin g the STUCO Fun Da y. STUCO members raked lawns as a fund-raiser. Shown from left to right are Ryan Schroeder , Mr . Steve Patras, Gretchen King, Arie Thomsen, Ann Meyerring , Aaron George , David Haddi x , Bobb i Christensen, and Jamie Lund. Student Council �~ociety of Honor Being inducted into the National Honor Society takes more than a 3. 0 grade point average. Students need to show leadership. service, character, and scholarship. First, the students must fill out an application that is reviewed by a group of selected faculty and administrators. Their first chance to be inducted comes during the second semester of their sophomore year. Then a second chance i given their junior and senior years. This gives them a reason to bring their grades up or become more active in their school or community. "Being inducted was an honor and a great experience," commented senior Angie Corrin. Once inducted, members take on the making of a school calendar, which includes students' birthdays and activities. They also sponsored the bloodmobile, to which 96 people came to give blood. Sponsor Mr. Ron Elliott, added, "The National Honor Society is a neat experience because I work with the top students, leaders, and ~Ctive participants in school activ1tes." ~ic'1ene Christiansen pins the corsage on inUC!ee Gretchen King while Dan Elliott wa its to 8ive her a certificate. "OUCHI You said it would only hurt a little bit!" exclaimed sen ior Tyler Maness to t he nur se. "G IV E US SOME MORE ROOM DOWN THERE!" New and curre nt members file in for the ceremony. National Honor Society �CONGRATULATIONS ! Jennifer Christiansen receives her certificate from Dan Ell iott . "WHAT CAN I TAKE?" asks Brian Manhart wh ile Aaron Delashmutt and Bill Jennings don' t pay attention at the blood drive. "WHERE AM 17" Brian Manhart starts to fe el the effects of giving blood. Nat ional Honor Society �Freshman Rhoda Young carefully folds cards for the Valentine carnations. FHA members fold cards and wrap carnations for the unsuspecting Valentines. Future Leaders The Future Homemakers of America and sponsor Sarah Hansen were involved in many exciting things this year. They started out with fund-raisers such as selling caramel apples and their traditional Valentine's carnations. The FHA also joined the FFA this year with the fruit sale. In the fall members went to the District meeting held in Missouri Valley. A number of members also attended the fashion show at Iowa Western Community College in the Spring. Another successful event was the annual FHA Christmas party. Amy Pontious, FHA President, stated, "FHA is not about being a homemaker. It is about being a leader." Michelle Christiansen, FHA Vice-President, added, "FHA is a learning experience and a good way to meet other people." FHA FHA MEMB ERS: Firs t Row: Dianne l ustgraaf, Nicole Plambeck , Wendy Martins. Amy Pont ious, Sarah Utt e rba c k, Sponsor Mrs. Sa rah Hansen. Second Row: Jam ie Croz ier. Rhoda Young, Michelle Warner, Shiloh McCool, Miche lle Chri st ianse n, Tara Plambeck, and Leasa Stark. �Please, Matulka ? Can we go ride the boa ts? We'll only be gone a little while. Promise! Aaron Wellman, FFA Pres id e nt , lectures to some ver y 'attent ive' sen ior me mbers and sponsor Mr. Matulka. ~ ( "FFA is designed to d evelop an interest in ag ricultura l occupations, leadership d evelopme nt. and encouragement of members to become active in their commun ity ," sa id sponsor Mr. Kevin Matulka. FFA succeeded in achieving these goals by pa rticipating in co ntests involving leadership, speec h and agricultu ral business. This year. Dennis Leinen received a gold ra nking in arc welding; Brian Crozier was top in the d istrict and received a bronze in oxy acet welding; Jerem y Zacharias received a silver on his reciting of the FFA creed at district competition. But FFA wasn't all work. The group also enjoyed socia l activities, such as their summer trip to Chicago. a ski trip to Ne bra ska , a nd a pizza pa rty for their an nual fruit sales. FFA �J Speak Away! Speech i ~ une of the few classes in which students are encouraged to talk. It helps students develop skills that better enable them to speak in front of groups. Speech also touches on the different aspects of acting and drama. Students enact short plays and scenes in class. They also learn how to follow stage instructions. Students also learn how to portray mimes through facial expressions and g~stures. They then have the chance to experiment with mime makeup. Besides the classroom activities, students got to participate in speech competitions. In the fall three people, Kim Ring, Helena Rieber, and Amy Montgomery, partici- The state competitors for individual speech: Helena Rieber, Amy Bertelson, and Michelle Shank . Helena Rieber paints Todd Salmon's face during mime. Acad emics pated in large group speech competitions. In the fall several students, Kim Ord, Diana Rieber, Michelle Shank, Aaron George, Jason Honeywell, Kelly Black, Amy Bertelson, Todd Salmons, and Kim Ring took part in individual speech competitions. Three students, Helena Rieber, Michelle Shank, and Amy Bertelson, received I ratings and went on to compete at state speech contests. When asked what she felt about competing in speech contests, Helena Rieber said, "I was nervous, but I feel it was a valuable experience." Jason Honeywell practices his literary program in speech class. �I: A. George, Mary Conwa y, J. Hone ywell , K. Black, A. Bertelson. 2: K. Ord. D. Rie ber , C. Hurd. H. Riebe r, M. Shank, K. Ring . He lena Rieber pract ices her speech in fro nt of the class. Mrs. Conway wipes makeup off of Todd Salmon's face during a lesson on mime. Academics �Sensations and Fanfaires Swingin' to the mood Whether it was night or day the T-C Sensations and the T-C Fanfaires were always ready to give the people a good show. They were always ready to swing the mood to please the crowd. This year's road sho~; for the Sensations consisted of "Fire Up," " Friends of the Heart," "Swing Street," and " One Step at a Time," while the Fanfaires t hrilled their audiences with songs suc h as "Showt ime," "Inside of Me," and " Da ncin' In t he Aisles". At the state compe tit ion bot h groups performed very well. The Sensat ions recei ved a Division I rating, while t he Fanfaires recei ved a Division II rat ing. Mrs. Clausen sa id, "We perfo rmed very well, but the results were frustra t ing · at t imes." She added, "The road to success is always under cons truction." YUCK! Joa nn McDermo tt te lls Dire ctor Ario Jo Clausen what she th inks o f t he music select ion. SELLIN' THE SHOW! Becky Sparr. Joa nn McDermott , Leasa Stark, a nd Terr i Schue tt g ive that ext ra smile to sell t he show. ALL TOGETH ER NOW! The T-C Se nsat ions show us the ir st uff as they rehearse the ir road show. Chorus �Chorus: A New Line The term chorus has come a long way. It could range anywhere from five or six people to an entire group of people, such as the many talented vocalists at Tri-Center. Under the direction of Arla Jo Clausen the vocal music department has achieved many great accomplishments and pleased many crowds. Mrs. Clausen's most memorable performances this year was singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at some home basketball games. Other performances this year included the Christmas and Spring programs, small group contests, and the large group contest. Lisa Haddix said she likes chorus because "it's relaxing and a lot of fun .'' ACTING WEIRD! Jason Smith helps the chorus members relax before their spring performance. SMALL GROUP! Laura Brich looks as though she has sung t hi s song a few too man y t imes. WAIT FOR THE WAGON! Josh McDermott. Kevin Jones , Ralph Ring , Aa ron Ge orge . Shane Bennett. Daryl Sparr , and Dan Elliott. Chorus �A new teacher brings New Style This year Tri-Center got to say hello to a new director, Dan Schoening. With the new director ca e many changes. Students had to adjust to new music, new style, and a new friend . "It's very hard to adjust to a new band director when you're used to an old one," said Freshman Tressa VanNordstrand. When asked how his first year of teaching was, Mr. Shoening replied, "It was a learning experience." Mr. Dan Schoening goes through the music to perfect the band. FLAGS First Row: Bobbi Chris tensen, Lori McDonald, Laura Brich. Director Arla Clausen, Becky Stephens, Jill Pohlman, Sarah Utte r back. Second Row: Jenn ifer Christiansen, RaeShelle Rodenburg. Shiloh McCool, Kristi Witt, Kerri Anderson. Helena Rieber, Traci Manhart. Third Row: Cassie Herkenrath. Brenda Green. Melissa Matthews. Katie Leaders. Sarah Brich, Diana Rieber. The 1990-91 Trojan March ing Band �Mr. Dan Schoening goes through the music with Aaron George. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I Kim Miller bundles up for early morning marching band practice. BAND BORING? These band students look forward to another day of band. Instrumental �Drill Team dances to a new beat and has A Jammin' Year 1990-91 was t he third year for a drill team; however. it was also a first. This year's drill team was taken over and directed by Arla Clausen. "I was real nervous at first , but there were so me neat girls that made things fun. O nce thi ngs got easier. I actually had more fu n than I had expected ," said Mrs. Cla use n. This year' s d rill team. Ja m Connection, had so me more firsts. To put a little mo re class into the show the drill team got new uniforms a nd added some men. Mrs. Clausen sa id " I wa nted something with a little mo re glitter and pizzazz. I wanted a show that was flashy ." The Jam Co nnection consisted of Brenda Green, Melissa Matth ews, Sara h Brich. Debbie Sch ierb rock. Jennifer Jensen, Merridy Ri ng. Angi Leaders. Shiloh McCool. Lisa Haddix. Amy Pontious. Amy Bertlesen. Shelly Shank, JoAnn McDermott, Gre t chen Ho lstein, Laura Brich. Mindy Plummer, and Lori McDon- aid. These girls did routines to "Great Balls of Fire." "One or the Other." "Romeo," and the one song in which they danced with the men, "Your Momma Don't Dance a nd Your Daddy Don 't Ro ck ' n Ro ll." Some highlights of the year were state drill at Pleasantville (where they received I rating) a nd dan ci ng with the me n. "Danci ng with the men added a little more excitement to th e show. It was funny too. becau se Brian Ma nhart's shirt was soa ked before he even got on the flo or the first nig ht." said Mrs. Clause n. Laura Bric h and Lo ri McDona ld added . "It was a fun expe rie nce th at let yo u get involved a nd enjoy you rself, wh ile a lso meeti ng upperclassmen." DRI LL TEAM! First Row: Lisa Hadd ix, JoA nn McDermott, Debb ie Schierbrock, a nd Amy Pontious. Second Row: Shell y Sha nk, Sa rah Bri c h, a nd Mind y Plummer. Third Row: Angi Leaders, Sh iloh McCool, Merr idy Ri ng, Gre tc hen Holstein, and Laura Brich. Fourt h Row: Lor i McDonal d , Amy Bertelsen, Je nni fer Je nsen, and Me lissa Matthe ws. Not Pictured: Brenda Gree n. ARE YO U DO NE YET?! Am y Pont ious wa its patie nt ly while Ang i Le ade r s braids he r ha ir for a show. WHAT'S NEXT?! Gretchen Holstein revi ws her routine as she prepare• to begin a ho111 game performance. �SELLING THE SHOW ! Dean Richison, Lori McDonald , Aaron Wellman, and Lisa Haddi x add that extra smile to sell the show . STRUTTIN' THEIR STUFF ! She ll y Shank, Amy Pontious, and Jennifer Jensen strut their stuff during a home game performance . THA T'S ALL FOLKS! As t he performance end s, De bbie Schier brock e njo ys the crowds' applause. HOMEC O MING PERFORMANCE! First Row: Angi Leaders. Laura Bric h. Debbie Schierbroc k. Lisa Haddi x , and Sh iloh McCool. Second Row: Jennifer Je nsen, JoAnn McDe rmott . Merr id y Ring . and Lori McDonald. Third Row: Gretche n Holstein, Amy Ber telsen. Shell y Shank, and Mindy Plummer. Drill Team �SPIRIT! Deb Schierbrock and JoAnn McDer· mott show some spirit as the y c heer on the wrestlers during a tournament. HUDDLI NG UPI The varsity volleyball team huddles up during a time out for a l i ttle team meeting. SUPER SUBS! April Minahan. Annette Ring. and Tracy Manhart wait for some time to shine. A STRIKE! Jennifer Jensen has her mi nd set on a s trike as she ap proaches the alley . �A Year Filled With Success AN EXTRA PUSHI Helena Rieber gives that e xtra effort to be a step ahead of the rest at the Atlantic cross country meet. The coaches and athletes put a lot of heart into athletics, and provided the loyal fans with many exciting seasons during the 1990-91 sports year. Tri-Center is not a big school filled with a lot of all-stars. but that didn't bother the top-notch, qualified , and very dedicated coaches and athletes. Angie Corrin said she didn't see any disadvantage in the sports program because of the school's size. "It brings out the best in everyone." said Corri n. Melissa Matthews agreed by saying. "The fact that we don't have a lot of all-stars because of our size pushes people more ... It seems the sports program has had much success for quite a few years. The 1990-91 sports year was no exception. With two cross coun- try runners making it to state, the volleyball team making it to the regional finals. and the football team making the state playoffs. it is no wonder Tri-Center is thought of as the team to beat. Being thought of as the team to beat can also add a lot of pressure. However, with a lot of hard work and a little extra time the coaches and athletes overcame this pressure . Many put time in during the off-season lifting weights, going to open gym. playing USVBA volleyball. and participating in AAU basketball. "Sometimes it is tough being the target because you always have to be at your best. You can never take things for granted, .. said Katie Leaders. 35 BLAST! Da n Elliott (76) and Bert VanNord strand (40) open up a hole for Jim Chr is ti ansen (45) against the Gris wo ld Ti gers. A TEAM EFFORT! Aaron Wellman. Curt Brich, Chris Polly. Jody Marsh. Coach Abariotes (h idden) and Coach Larsen give it a team effort and cheer on a fellow wrestler. Spor ts Division �FIRE! Junior Sar Brich is determined to fire another strike for one of her 87 strikeouts. HIT THE DIRT! April Minahan, second in stolen bases. hits the dirt against a Griswold opponent. 180 League Record AvoHa/Shelby-T ennant Griswold Mo-Valley Oakland Treynor Underwood T-C/Opp 1-3 9-6 12-3 6-2 12-3 17-4 10-0 13-2 5-4 1-0 8- 7 2-3 Awards WIC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: Trede; ALLCONFERENCE: Ring, Brich (I st Team) Trede, Hitchcock, Minahan, Leaders (2nd Team); ALL-SWI NONPAREIL: Hitchcock, Brich (2nd Team) Ring, Herkenrath (Honorable Mention); ALL AREA HARLAN TRIBUNE: Hitchcock (I st Team), Trede, Ring. Bric h (2nd Team); SWI ALL-DISTRICT: Hitchcock (I st Team), Brich (2 nd Team); ALL ST ATE: Hitchcock (Special Mention) Ring. Brich (Honorable Mention) . First Row: Cassie Herkenrath, Sarah Brich. Kitran Trede, April Minahan, Natalie Hitchcock. Second Row: Heather Stafford, Joanne Ring , Coach Nile Smith, Angie Corrin, Kati e Leaders. �Positive Tearn Attitude Young Trojanettes gain experience All MINE! Junior Cassie Herkenrath takes this one, as she adds to her 16 putouts, and tags out Underwood's Paula Hiller. With the loss of All-slaters Lisa Casson. Mindy Schafer, and fellow graduate Angela Christiansen, many might have expected the young team, with just three seniors, to struggle in the 1990 season. However. that was not the case. "Our season went very well. considering the strength of our conference and the youth of our team," said Coach Nile Smith. Third-baseman, April Minahan. a freshman. agreed by saying, "I felt we did fine considering some of our youth and inexperience." High points of the season included the 8- 7 comeback-win over Underwood, the 1-0 victory over Treynor, and the pressure-filled sweep over Griswold to clinch the conference championship. Strengths of the 16-7 Trojanette were overall team attitude. hitting. and the experienced battery of Sarah Brich and Cassie Herkenrath. "One of our goals was to win the conference," said Coach Smith . "We shared the championship with Underwood, in one of Southwest Iowa's toughest conferences with a feeling of pride and accomplishment." First Row: Jennifer Christiansen, Terri Schuett , Deb Schierbrock. Amy Pont ious, Karla Killpack. Second Row: Angi leaders , Amy Bertelson, Kathy Brown, Kat hy Dargin, Stephanie Brockman. Third Row: Gre tchen King, Heather Olse n, Amy Ni hsen, Tr icia Matthews , Michelle Warner. SPEED! Senior Natalie Hi tchcock pours it on as she races home in a conference battle with Underwood. Team Awards • • • • Excellence Academ ic Achievemen t Award Western Iowa Confe rence Co-Champions Th ird Place WIC Tourna men t Co rni ng Tournam e nt Co-Champions Soft ball �Baseball players go to All-Conf ere nee teams Going for it all -LEAGUE RECORD T-C/Opp 13-11 2- I Oakland I- 7 4- 3 Underwood AvoHa/Shelby-T ennant I- 4 7- 8 . Treynor 13-1 1 3-13 Missouri Valley 3- 6 12-16 4- 7 3- I Griswold The boys of the 1990 baseball team were a group made up of many great individuals who had some outstanding moments during the season. They used the team's strength in defense along with their quickness to win over some impressive competitors. A non-conference game with Logan-Magnolia was the game of the year when Trojan baseball brilliance showed through. The team took on a tough pitcher and a solid defense and come out on top with a definite 3 to I win. It was a game when everything came together and it made coaching fun and playing enjoyable. However, there were some heartbreakers during the year. The most crushing was the loss to AvoHa Shelby-Tennant in extra-innings when a double-play ball was dropped. The 1990 Trojan field was the home of two very talented players who were named to special teams. Nick Gambs was named to All-Conference second team and All-Area honorable mention. Scott Johnsen was named to All-Area and All-District first teams. The 1990 Trojans ended their season with six wins and eleven losses. �Vars ity First Row: Eric O'Ne ill. Josh McDermott , David O ' Neill , Mar v in Bennin g , Ry an Schroder. Second Row: Kyle Koob, Jim Dermod y, Rob Larse n. Sean McMahon, Gary Redinbaugh, Cory Arbaugh. Third Row: Nick Gambs, Ryan Peterson, Tyler Maness, Brian Nelson, Chris Corrin , Scott Johnsen. •" Junior Varsity First Row: Cory Arbaugh, Ly nn Stamp, Marvin Benning, Craig Ring. Second Row: Mart y Maness, David O'Neill, Todd Cook, Sean McMahon, Josh McDermott, Ryan Schroder. Third Row: Rod Carlson, Chri s Corrin, Shane Be nnett, Brian Nelson, Eric Wingert . Gary Redinbaugh , Mike Schneckloth. �AND THEY'RE OFF! Helena Rieber. Caryn Crocfer, Gina Gittens. Oshanda Divelbess, and Diana Rieber. Junior Helena Rieber leads the Tri-Center girls winning eleven medals. RECORD Tearn Placings Boys Girls Abraham Lincoln 8/15 5/ 11 Lewis Central 5/ 9 5/10 Carroll Kuemper 7/14 4/ 13 Tri-Center 3/ 6 1/ 6 Harlan 5/9 3/ 6 Woodb ine I/ II 6/ 13 Atlantic 10/17 6/ 15 Missouri Valley 5/ 10 3/ 9 Treynor 1/ 6 1/8 Conference 3/ 7 1/6 District 9/11 6/ 11 Meet TAKING A WELL DESERVED REST. Je ff Sparr. Josh Mc Dermott, Kurt Bric h, Daryl Sparr , Ryan Schn itker, Rue Hough, and Sean Minahan. Cross Country �Tri-Center-Underwood Striding for the Top This year there was a new aspect to the cross country team. The Tri-Center and Underwood cross country teams combined. Underwood brought five boys and one girl to the team. Coach Pat Dalton said the only negative aspect to the combination was that it moved the team up from class IA to class 2A. The boys' team had five of the seven varsity positions often filled by freshmen. The girls' : team was more experienced with two seniors and one junior. The program produced two state qualifiers, freshman Marty Dalton and senior Caryn Crocfer. Both of them finished fourteenth at state. The highlight of the season for the girls was their first place team finish at the Woodbine meet. The brighter spot of the season for the boys was their first place team finish at Treynor. The medal winners for the boys were: Marty Dalton-10, Rue Hough7, Adam Justenson-3, Josh McDermott-3, Sean Minahan-3, Jeff Sparr2, and Mark Cerny-I. Medal winners for the girls were: Helena Rieber-II, Caryn Crocfer-11 , Gina Gitte ns-5, Diana Rieber-4, We ndy Martens-2, and Oshanda Divelbess-13. Freshman Marty Dalton lead th is year 's team and placed fourteenth at state. O N YOUR MARK, GET SET. GO I Ryan Schnitker. Tony Butler, and Mark Cern y take off. Senior Cary n Crocfer strides in front of a runner from Woodbi ne. Cross Country �Senior Eric O'Neill evades Glenwood tacklers on his way to the goaf line. Bert VanNordstrand, senior, runs the ball past two Aud ubon defe nsive pla yers. Record Glenwood Carroll AvoHa-ShelbyTennant Missouri Valley Underwood Carson-Ma cedoniaO akland Griswold Treynor Audubon Southe rn Cal Football T-C/ Opp 13- 19 26- 12 17- 8 34-27 12- 7 17- 0 40- 7 7- 13 28- 6 9-28 First Row, Todd Cook. Mar vin Benning, Keith Davl1, R. J. Park1. Ryan 5chroder, Sean McMahon, Eric O' N«lll. Second Row. Dean Rit chison, Bert VanNordttra nd. Roduey Cartoon. Travl1 kutter. Juon Pohlman, Jim Chrl11l1n1en, ly nn Stamp. Third Row, Kevin Jone•. Eric Wi ngert , Shane Bennett Cooch Corl Cochran. Cooch Tim Conway. Coach Bill La rse n. Head Coac h Ga ylord Schelli ng. Craig Ring, Corey .Vb1uah. A1ton George. Fourth Row Rand y Ring Chrl• Corr in. Ton y Larsen. Cur t Bric h, Brian Nel•on, Juan Honeyw~I. Gary Redlnbauah. Chad Anderoon. fifth R ,. Dnid Hadd ix. Brian Manhar t. Darin Ring, Bill Jennlna•. Da n Elllott. Tyler Mol1f'11, Ralph Rina. Ad1m Smith. �A successful season sends the Trojans to The state playoffs The 1990 Trojan football team had a very impressive season. They ended the regular season 7-1, but finished the post-season 0-1. The team lost its season opener to Glenwood and lost a close one to Treynor later in the season. The near I 00 degree temperature the night of the Glenwood game made play very exhausting. Bert VanNordstrand commented about the Glenwood game, "It doesn't matter how hot or cold it is. It's always fun to play, " Despite the loss of several players throughout the season such as Bill Jennings, Brian Manhart, and Tyler Maness, the Trojans made it to the state playoffs. Quarterback Brian Nelson starts calling plays as the Trojan offense takes the field . The team celebrate s after a :28-7 win over Audubon whi ch sent t he Trojans in to the playoffs. Coach Gaylord Schellin g' s hi t by Aar o n George durin g prac tice. Football �Sarah Brich and Katie Leaders go high for a block. FRESHMEN First Row: Kelly Meyer, Kandi Anderson. Second Row: Missy Stein, Lori McDonald, Coach Brian Reed, Ann Meyering, Michelle Loftus. Third Row: Tressa VanNordstrand, Mindy Plummer. Emily Ring, Jill Pohlman, Jamie Lund. RECORD Lewis Central A voHa/ Shelb y-Tennant Treynor Abraham Lincoln Griswold Oakland Red Oak Underwood Audubon Logan-Magnolia Missouri Valley T-C/Opp 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-1 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-2 0-3, 0-3, 0-3 3-0 3-0, 3-1 3- /, 3-1 VARSITY Fi rs t Row: Stephanie Brockman, Brenda Green, Kerri Anderson, April Minahan. Second Row: Gret chen King , Sarah Brich, Manager Laura Brich, Cassie Herkenrath, Debbie Sch ierbrock. Third Row: Coach Bria n Reed , Angie Leaders, Katie Leaders, Merridy Ring , Hea t her Stafford, Jenni fer Jensen, Coach Mary Conway. Not pictured, Angie Corrin. Volleyball �- Enjoyable, comeback wins make a Fun-filled season The varsity volleyball team ended their season with an outstanding record of 20-6-1. Even with the disappointment of not making it out of pool play in the Harlan Tournament. the team came back to take second in the conference and conference tournament. They took a first place finish in the Shelby Tournament for the ninth straight year. "Even though People t hink it wasn 't a very tough tournament, it was quite challenging," said Coach Mary Conway. High points of the season were the comeback wins over Red Oak and Lewis Central. Coach Conway, who won her 200th match this year, commented, "It was enjoyable beating Lewis Central for the first time ever, especially because of the way we had to come back." One of the team's strengths was its versatility in the event of illness and injuries. The team did a good job of pulling together with the changes of their offense and the absences of key players at times. Senior Katie Leaders commented, " It was kind of an up and down season because of our lack of concentration. However. we always seem to have fun and Mrs. Conway was right there in the middle of it." Debbie Schierbrock. Coach Mary Conway. and Coach Brian Reed show their emotions on the bench. JUNIOR VARS ITY First Row: Trisha Matthews. Angi Leaders , Coach Brian Reed, Debbie Schierbroc k, Gretchen Holste in. Se con d Row: Merrid y Ring, Stephanie Brockman , Kerri Anderson, Gre tc he n King . Third Row: Je nnifer Je nsen, Tra cy Ma nha rt. Heather Olsen. Heather Stafford and An gie Corrin attempt to block a spike by a Harlan oppone nt. Volleyball �STRIKE! Troy Petersen has his mind set on bowling a strike as he approaches the alley during a bowling practice. DON'T COACHES HAVE IT ROUGH THOUGH?! Coach Robl?Ft "Barney" Johnson takes time to relax and read the paper. READY, AIM , FIRE! Senior Sherri Schuett di splays great conce ntr at ion in attempt to str ike down the pins whi le bowling. Girls' A Team-Qualifying for the s ta te tourname nt were First Row : Terr i Schuett, Jennifer Jensen. a nd Sherri Sc huet t. Sec- Bowli ng ond Row: Karla Killpack, and Stephanie Brockman. �Keeping the tradition of success going- Bow I ers Go To State Tri-Center bowling teams have been quite successful the past few years. including two state champion girls' teams. This year's teams kept up that tradition of success and qualified both a boys' and a girls' team for the state bowling tournament, in which both had a respectful showing. " We had good participation th is season," said Coach Barney Jo hnson. " The state tournament wa s a little disappointing. but they all gave a good effort." High bowlers this season for the boys were Ryan Petersen for the A team with a 522. and Chad Martens fo r the B team with a 484. Sherri Schuett had the girls A team high with a 467, while Sonja Ploen had the B team high with a 422 . This year's bowlers included Boys A team : Ryan Petersen . Chris Corrin , Gary Redinbaugh. Troy Petersen, and Chad Calek. Gi rls A team: Sherri Schuett. Terri Schuett. Jennifer Jensen , Steph a nie Broc kma n, and Karla Kill pack. Boys B tea m: Dennis Leinen, Jeremy Dea , Mi ke Sc h n ec kl oth , Keith Davi s , and Barrett Heim . Girls B team : Michelle Christiansen , Sonja Ploen . Angi Leaders, Chris Down ing. and Wendy Martens. At the state tournament Gary Boys' A Team- Qualify in g for the s tate tourname nt were Firs t Row, Troy Pe terse n, Chr is Cor rin. and Chad Calek . Second Redinbaugh bowled the boys high with a 508 series, followed by Ryan Petersen's 506. Chris Corrin 's 487, Troy Petersen's 483 , and Chad Calek 's 442. For the girls' showing at sta te Sherri Schuett had the girls high with a 5 I 3 series. Stephanie Brockma n followed with a 460, Jennifer Jensen with a 444, Karla Killpack wit h a 415 , and Terri Schuett had a 348. Mr. Johnson add ed , " With a littie extra practice in the off-seaso n we could very well be back at state in 1992." Row, De nnis Lei ne n, Ryan Pe tersen, and Gar y Redinbau gh. NICE JO BI She rri Schue tt received a med al at the sta te tourna me nt aft e r bow lin g fo urth ove ra ll in t he tourna me nt . She rri was also selected to t he 1991 Fi rst Tea m All-S t ate team. Bow ling �YOU 'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE! Senior guard Melissa Matthews keeps her forward out of the action. OH NO YOU DON'T! Junior guard Merridy Ring holds her ground. THAT'S MINE! Senior forward Katie Leaders receives a pass to put in a nother basket. RECORD T-C/opp 39-65 94-35 74-91 98-38 79-61. 55-43 77-42. 89-52 79-40. 89-42 68-4 7. 86-4 7. 66-5 I 66-64 63-54. 73-64. 83 -62. 91-59 AvoHa/Shelby-T ennant 57-69. 70-96 Treynor 63-58. 53 -60. 58- 74. 58-60 Elk Horn Woodbine Logan Villisca Griswold Oakland Audubon Missouri Valley Carroll Kuemper Underwood Gi rl s Basketball VARSIT Y. HAN GIN' TOUGH! First row: Helena Rieber , Heat he r Staff ord , Sarah Br ich, Denise Wilson. Annette Ring, Diana Rieber. Second row : April Mi nahan , Brenda Green, Coac h T. Gary White . Manager Tracie Cook, Traci Manhart. Thir d row , Katie Leaders , Angie Corrin, Melissa Matthews, Merridy Rin g, As si stant Coach Pat Dalton. �An outstanding season results from Hangin' Tough The Trojanettes ended the 1991 season with 17 wins and 7 losses. In the Wes tern Iowa Conference Tournament they advanced to semi-finals, only to lose to Treynor. Eventually they took third place with a win over Underwood. They lost a tough struggle with Treynor by a shot at the buzzer. The team had to manage without their only returning starting guard, senior Brenda Green. Brenda went down with an injured knee in the Audubon Jamboree at the start of the season. Coach T. Gary White commented, "The 1990-91 season was fun because individuals gave their best to help the team be successful and our attitude was excellent." HONORS Katie Leaders: First team Western Iowa Conference, Second team South West Iowa (Nonpareil), First team (Harlan Newspaper ), Honorable Mention AllState. Angie Corrin : Honorable Mention All-State, Honorable Mention (Daily Nonpareil) All-South West Iowa, Academic All-Conference For Girls Basketball. Sarah Brich: Academic All-Conference For Girls Basketball. Melissa Matthews: Academic All-Conference For Girls Basketball. Heather Stafford: Second Team Western Iowa Conference. Merridy Ring : Second Team Western Iowa Conference. UP AND INI Senior forward Angie Corrin puts in another determined shot. Angie set a new record ·of 76 · three-pointer s made in a season . READY . AIM. FIRE! Freshman fo r ward Denise Wilson puts up t wo more points. I'll TA KE HERi Junior guar d s He le na Ri e ber , Hea th e r Sta fford, a nd se nior guard Diana Rie ber take ac tio n on the ins ide press ure . JUNI OR VARS ITY First row, April Minahan. Second row, Kelly Meyer. Gi na Gittens. Thi rd row, Coach Pa t Dalton, Jill Pohlman, O shanda Divelbess. Ma nager Trac ie Cook. Fourth row ~ Annette Ring, Traci Manh art. Fift h row , Jam ie Lund, Beck y Stephens. Sixth row, Becky Sparr. Em il y Ring . �HANDS OFF! Bill Jenn ings gives a look of determination as he fights for the ball. BUMPS ON A LOG! R. J. Parks and coaches Carl Cochran, Steve Patras, a nd John Burke. RECORD T-C/ opp 43-47, 46-40 Audubon AvoHa/ Shelby79-56, 85-43 Tennant 67-44 Elk Horn Kim balton 53-36, 79-92 Griswold 61-49 Logan Magnolia 63-54, 59-46 Missouri Valley 58-43, 48-45 Oakland 41-57 St. Albert 43-46, 56-55 Treynor 68-63, 76-55 Underwood 73-77 Woodbine WIC TOURNAMENT AvoHa/Shelby-T ennant 56-53 Missouri Valley 69-58 Treynor 65-54 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT 54-49 AvoHa/Shelby-T ennant Logan Magnolia 46-50 Boys' Basketball VARSITY First row . Gary Redinbaugh , Kevin Jones, David O ' Ne ill, Eric O' Neill, R. J. Park s, Ryan Schroder, Marvin Benning, Eric Wingert. Second row . Coach Steve Patras, David Haddix, Brian Nelson, Bill Jenni ngs. Dan Elliott , Ty ler Maness, Coach Carl Cochran , and Coach John Burke. �. Great success In Boys' Basketball With determination and a little luck, the boys' basketball team made out with a record of 17-6. Coach Carl Cochran said, "People weren't sure of the team at first, but the boys played well together and had an outstanding record. They learned and accepted their roles which helped to beat some more talented teams." Eric O'Neill commented that basketball has helped him to become a more disciplined person and a better team player. He also thought the roles he learned will help him to do his job to his best ability and to cooperate well with others. Honors : All Conference: Bill Jennings, first ; Tyler Maness, second; and Honorable Mention: Dan Elliott and Eric O ' Neill. All-SWI (World Herald) : Bill Jennings, second team. All-SWI (Nonpareil ): Bill Jennings , first team. All -Harlan Area: Bill Jennings, first; Tyler Maness, second. All-District by the Iowa Basketball Assoc.: Bill Jennings. Academic All Conference: Dan Elliott and Bill Jennings. ON THE MOVEI Dan Elliott dribbles past for a lay-up . JUNIOR VARSITY Front row : Marty Mane ss, Tra vis Kus te r , Da vi d O 'Ne ill. Marv in Be nning , Barrett He im, Mart y Dalton, Se an Minahan. Se cond row: Rod ney Carlson, Cra ig Ring , Shane Bennett, David Haddi x, Adam Smith , Er ic W in gert, Kevi n Jones, Coach John Bur ke. REACH! Tyler Maness goes up for a shot agains t St . Albert 's . Bo ys ' Basket ball �Sophomore Curt Brich attempts to break down his opponent for a win. Senior Bert VanNordstrand attempts to put his opponen t in a head lock and get the pin. "HMM? LET'S SEE HOW HE GETS OUT OF THAT?" Brian Manhart, Bert VanNordstrand, and Ton y Larsen wonder while they watch. Record Treynor St. Alberts Mo-Valley West Harrison C-M-0 Underwood AvoHa / ShelbyTennan t Lo Ma Griswold Audubon T-C/ Opp 36-33 48-15 32-35 60-21 35-25 39-30 33-31 35-33 43-30 23 -40 First Row: Lynn St amp . Ari e Thomse n. Todd Cook, Ryan Sc hni tke r , Jos h McDermott, and Jeff Sparr. Second Row: Chri s Corrin, Aaron Wellma n, Allan Rin g, Brian Manhart , Chris Poll y, Chad Ande rse n. and Wrestling Jody Marsh. Third Row : Ra nd y Ring , Curt Brich, Tony Lar se n, Ja so n Hone ywe ll , Ber t VanNordstrand , manager Mi c he lle Chri stiansen. �Two advance to Districts and wrestlers have A Winning Season The 1990-91 wrestling team ended the season with an S-2 record. The team had five seniors return from the last year's team and two of them were state qualifiers. Along with the T-C Tournament, Tri-Center was the host of the Sectional Tournament. Randy Ring and Bert VanNordstrand were the two T-C wrestlers to advance to the District meet. Randy had an exciting match that went into overtime; however, he was beat out by a two -point decision. and his chance for making state was lost. Unfortunately. Bert was also beat out in districts. The team had to deal with a few injuries throughout the season and wrestle with several open weight Coac h Ernie Abariotes lends some words of e ncouragement to senior Brian Manhart just classes, which hurt them in the tour- nament matches. But the team had a good season over all. Coach Abariotes was disappointed about_not returning to state this year, but hopes to have some of his boys make it there again soon. And hopefully next year he won 't have to go through so many black eyes. Randy Ring summed up his wrestling career with, "WOW!" Lynn Stamp added. "I really liked wrestling. It was a lot offun. I plan on being back next year." NICE SHORTSI Bert VanNordstrand puts his 'Good-Luck' shorts back on after his match. before a match . Senior Randy Ring goes for another pin whi ch helped to gain his way to the Distric t Wrestli ng Tournament. Wrestling �SOARING! Ryan Petersen gracefull y leaps into the sandpit, tryirtg to be the bes t. HOME STRETCH! Marty Dalton's thinking, "Only a couple of feet further and I' m done! " Front Row, R. J. Parks , Tony Larsen, Brian Ne lso n. Kev in Jones. Josh McDermott, Travis Kuster. Back Row, Marty Da lton , Eri c Boys' Track Wingert , Bill Jennings, Ryan Peterse n, Chad Cale k, Je ff Sparr. �HERE I COME! Brian Nelson flies with determination over the hurdles. GO FOR IT! Bill Jennings puts all that he has into the shot put. Running with BOYS' TRACK BEHIND THE SCENES! Talking with friends kept some of the team and students occupied and warm when they weren't competing. This year's boys' track team started off really well. Coach Bill Larsen commented, 'The season started out with the Trojans looking to be one of the top teams in the area." The Trojan boys didn 't succeed because at mid season, some of the key people were out with injuries. The intensity began to fade and teamwise the Trojans slipped to the lower half in team finishes . Top place winners for the season were senior Bill Jennings in the shot and in the discus , and freshman Marty Dalton in the 3200 and 1600. "We didn't have a lot of people out, but we lived up to our potential and placed high in some meets. Overall it was very enjoyable ," comment ed senior R. J. Parks. Boys ' Track �-- GO! Senior Kat ie Leaders takes off as Jun ior JoAnn McDermott hands off to her. ON YOUR MARKS! Coach Pat Dalton prepares to sound the gun. First Row, Oshanda Divelb ess , Gina Gittens, Stepha ni e Br ock man. JoAnn McDermott, Apr il Minahan. Second Row , Manager Heathe r Olsen, Terr i Sc huett, Dawn Rit chison. Hele na Rieber, Jill Ring. Third Row, Coach Pat Girls' Track Dalton , Tressa V anNo rdstrand. Ann Meyerring, Nicole Stark, Merridy Ring, Emily Ring , Sa rah Brich, Gretchen Holstein, Ka t ie Leaders , Asst. Coach Brian Reed. No t Pictured , Wendy Martens. �STRETCH! Freshman Emily Ring brings on the power as she races over the hurdles. ONE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. Senior Katie Leaders makes her way , step by step, to the finish line. GIRLS~ TRACK: Striving to the Top Girls' track means more t han just rinning . It means that the people invloved nee d to strive wi t h confidence and train to the bes t they can be, as in a ny t hing. The 1991 season was made of 18 me mbers , including onl y t hree se niors and two juniors. " Since th e maj or it y o f the PO UR IT ONI POUR IT ONI Freshman Ann Mey e rring gives it her all to beat t he rest. thi s year, the next couple of seasons should be good ones," comme nted Head Coach Pat Dalton. The highlight of he season was the achievemen t of gett ing r unner up at Tri-Cent e r invitationals. Fres hman Jill Ring added," We d id well as a team a nd as indiv iduals." members were young , we did not develop as qui ckly as we needed to. However, it was an enjoyable season and wit h all the youth we had Girls' Track �FOOTBALL CHEERLEADERS First Row: Arny Bertelson, Jessica Ackland, Shelly Shank. Second Row: Shiloh McCool, Leasa Stark , Kristi Witt. WRESTLING CHEERLEADERS First Row : Joann McDermott, Brenda Koch , Arny Pontious. Second Row: Debbie Schierbrock, Michelle Warner, Gretchen King. BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS First Row : Jennifer Jensen, Shiloh McCool, Shell y Shank. Second Row: Arny Bertelsen. Third Row. Angi Leaders, Kristi Witt. �Being a cheerleader Takes Spirit Some of the hardest parts about being a cheerleader are "Getting up early and going to wrestling meets or tournaments," said Michelle Warner. Joann McDermott said it's "making the crowd respond." Along with the bad, though, comes the good. One good thing is "feeling the thrill of the victory and excitement of the crowd," quoted Amy Bertelsen. The cheerleaders are the key to school spirit. 6 SHADOWS AND 4 PEOPLE? Football cheerleaders get students psyched for the homecoming football game. CAN YOU HEAR USl?l?I? Amy Pontious and Gretchen Ki ng shout encouraging cheers for the wrestlers. WHAT SO PROUDLY WE HAIL. .. The cheerleaders pause a mome nt for the "Star-Spangle d Banne r". Cheer le ading �SEVENTH GRADE BASKETBALL First Row , Chandra Loftus, Sarah Killpack. Second Row , Christy C hr istensen, Ce lie Brich , Jamie Flaharty. Sarah Ord , Melody Konz. Sarah Benzing. Heather Heath. Third Row , Sara Nelson, Heather Dalton, Jackie Carlson, Jaci Thomas , Jessica Stephens, Laurie Thomsen. Amy Stephe ns , Coach Nile Smith. SEVENTH GRADE VOLLEYBALL First Row , Shaya Ploen. Melody Konz. Amy Stephens, Jessie McDermott, Sara Nelson, Chandra Loftus. Second Row ' Sarah Benzing, Sarah Killpack, Heather Dalton. Deighe Mergens. Laurie Thomsen, Kim Balk . Celie Brich. Heather Heath. Third Row, Jaci Thoma s . Jackie Carlson, Jessie Stephens. Christy Christensen, Julia Zoss, Kara Dea . Coach Ta mi Harman. EIGHTH GRADE CHEERLEADERS Left to right , Lynette Ring, Emmy Hei m, Kandi McCool, Lea Nyberg, Sheri Stamp. On top , Jodi Lead e rs. SEVENTH GRADE BASK ETBALL Firs t Ro w, Clint Scoles, Matt M ina ha n, Rya n Do bme ier, Ke vin Nelso n. Second Ro w, Jason Burton, Joe Le ad e rs , Kor y Arnol d, Tro y Dar g in , Keith Nelso n. SEVENTH GRADE FOOTBALL First Row , Jason Burton, Clint Scoles, Ma tt Minah a n, Ryan Dobmeie r, Ke vin O lsen , Bryan Ma r k. Second Row, B. J . Honeywell. Jason Mc Dermott . Joe Lead er s , Kev in Nelson, Craig Br ich. Keith Nelson. Luke Sm ith. Th ird Row, Ass istan t Coaches Jo hn Bur ke and Randy Weise, Ryan Bennett, Kory Arnold, Ryan Jones, Coa c h Nile K. Smit h . �EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL First Row: Laura King, Heidi Schultz. Second Row : Amy Bennett, Jamie Rodenburg, Jessica Schuning. Brenda Guill. Tami Matthews, Shanda Ploen. Third Row : Janet Zimmerman, Heidi Larsen, Michelle Stafford, Rachel Nelson, Kristy Leaders, Jennie Lemmonds, Coach Nile K. Smith. EIGHTH GRADE VOLLEYBALL I Row: Jessica Schuning, Emm y Heim, Jamie Rodenburg. Sarah Gaudian, Laura King, Jodi Leaders, Tami Matthews. 2 Row: Shanda Ploen. Janet Zimmerman, Mandy Elbert. Jamie Loggins. Sheri Stamp. Kristin Farley. Penny Ord. 3 Row: Lea Nyberg. Kristy Leaders, Heidi Schultz, Michelle Stafford, Coach Kevin Matulka, Rachel Nelson, Amy Ring, Heidi Larsen, Allison Maaske. LISTEN UPI Coach Tim Conway gives special instr uctions dur ing an eighth grade basketball game as Chad Kunze, David Carlson, Robbie Dyke, and Ryan Dea listen intensely. EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL First Row : Robbie Dyke, Tim Ward , Bradley Carlson, Ryan Dea, Kevin Koob. Se cond Row: Jim Cook, Keith Skow, Jim Morse , Chad Kun ze , David C a rlson. Third Row: Marc Wingert. Matt Lehan , Jody Bake r . Seth Holstein. EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL f irst Row : Tim Ward. Robbie Dyke, Jim Cook, Ryan Dea , John Ring , Ke ith Skow. Second Row: Jason Long. Matt Heili g. David Carlson . Seth Hols te in , Chad Kun ze , Marc Wingert. Third Row: Coa ch Nile K. Smith . Ma tt Ha ndbur y , Jody Baker. Matt Lehan. Jim Morse. Assist:mt Coac he s Rand y We ise and John Burke. �A ride thro ugh th e juni o r hi gh From Start "HEY! HIT IT O VER HERE! Seventh graders Troy Dargin , Sara h O rd, and Artema Stei nk uehler get into the acti on duri ng p hysica l educa tion . THIS IS A BOWL! Seventh grad er Ryan Jones get s into Home Ee., one of th e exploratory calsses. WILL SHE MIS S IT? Seventh graders )aci Th omas and Sa ra Nelso n nervously list en to A my Steph ens sp ell durin g th e spe llin g bee. Seventh grad e w inner was Jac i Thom as. INTENSITY Seve nth grad ers Heath er Da lto n and Lauri e Th omsen concentrate during a high schoo l an d junior high conce rt. AAAAAAAHHHHH! Seventh graders Kevin Nelson, Troy Dargin, Rich Young, Eric Michelson, and Davi d Miller enjoy a cool one duri ng pop break. Pop break is a reward for the junior high students fo r having their study skills. �To Finish HIT IT LIKE THIS? Seventh grader Sheri Stamp joins the fun in ph ysical education, taugh t by Brian Reed. WORK, WORK, WORK! Eighth graders Matt Handbury and Rachel Nelson crack the books during English, which is taught by Rosie Rastovski. ISN'T THIS EXCITING? Some of the junior high students sit pati e nt ly during the spelling bee. 8th gr. winner - Janet Zimmerman . PAY ATTENTION! Junior high teac h e r Brian Reed gets the class in order. Mr. Reed teaches mat he matics and physical educat ion. ONE , TWO, THREE, FOUR . .. Dan Sch oen in g instr ucts the junior high band. �ADS $150 PATRON ALLIED COMMUNICATIONS & BIL CON (712)322-2725 -Bill & Connie Barrier-Owners Congratulations Class of 1991! COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. 3200 N. 30th St. Omaha. NE 68111 $100 PATRON AMBER LODGE NO. 569 AF & AM Underwood, IA 51576 $75 PATRON COUNCIL BLUFFS SAVINGS BANK Council Bluffs, IA 51502 (712)328-1856 LEADING THE WAY $25 PATRON ALL MAKES OFFICE EQUIPMENT FARMERS SAVINGS BANK Shelby, IA 51570 (712)544-2626 Member FDIC co. 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Scott Schumacher SHELB Y DAIRY Q UEE N Shelby, IA 51570 ( 712) 544-2622 David & Lorn a Wahling SHELBY HARDWARE Shelb y, IA 51570 WE ST CENTRAL ROOFING, INC. Minden, IA 51553 ( 712)483-2793 W ESTERN SHED RUST SHOE SERVICE Har lan, IA 51537 Rog er M . Ru st ZIMMERMAN SALE S & SERVICE Neola, IA 51559 (7 12)485-2677 Jer ome V . Zimmerman �WHAT WAS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT? WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT? "The awards banquet! I walked "Cheering for the Football Playoffs down for an award and didn't need as a senior." -Leasa Stark to." -Bert VanNordstrand ''The three month anniversary of "Getting locked in the restroom not wrecking my car. " -Jodi Schultz during softball practice and no one would get me out." -Terri Schuett "Road trips to the girls volleyball games." -Kevin Carroll "When I was a freshman and was doing CPR on Annie and dropped "Our senior class trip to Lake Okomy gum down her throat." -Katie boji." -Sonja Ploen Leaders "All the road trips to the state bas"Tyler knocked me down in football ketball games." -Amy Nihsen practice and I couldn't get back up." "Making the t wo freethrows to win -Ralph Ring the Logan game my junior year." "Being questioned for being in the Tyler Maness girls locker room." -Jim Christian"Qualifying to wrestle in the state sen wrestling tournament." -Arie Thom"/have many. It's too hard to single sen one out." -Chad Maxwell "Going to State in basketball my sophomore year." -Melissa Mat"I was driving in Persia, put on the brakes, slid into the sidewalk cor- thews ner, and popped a tire." -Diana Rieb"Graduation." -Cassie Herkenrath er "The time Ray Wellman made me eat crackers in front of the whole school, then I had to try to whistle." -Brian Manhart WHAT HAD THE MOST IMPACT ON YOU IN H. S. 7 "When I met Mr. Johnson." -Daryl Sparr "Mr. McKercher and his classes." Kim Ord "Watching the Scarlet Pimpernel in Mrs. Conway's class. " -Ryan Petersen "Mr. Abariotes and his scenarios. " -Allan Ring "Making the A/I-State Team for bowling." -Sherri Schuett "Mrs. Clausen and her sexy body." -Aaron Delashmutt "Mrs. Conway. She got me to read. . . something no other teacher's done before." -Jason Downing DO YOU HAVE ANY A DVICE TO PASS ON ? "Don't buy Barne y's ties!" -Kim Ring ''Think about it!" -Aaron Wellman DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO "People should alwa y s se t t heir - "Keep your mouth shut, your head goals and priorities and ne ver back down, and stay out of trouble. " -Eric do wn." -Sarah Brich O'Neill "Seniors are forever all-knowing. . WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT? . never question our authority!" -Mi· "A get together at my house . . "Yes, I'd do all my homework in gov- you're not invited. " -Kim Miller chelle Christiansen ernment when it was due." -Jason Honeywell ''To Mr. Abariotes, /'II get you back. ''The sky is blue for a reason. " -Dan SAY? . . if you know what I mean, Vern." Elliott "Ya, I'd read more of my books." - -Randy Ring Darin Ring "Enjoy every single da y and make "Que pasa you gringo geek?" -Abe it fun." -Bill Jennings "You bet, I'd pass government the Carpintero first time. " -Jason Smith "Be who you are, not who people "I appreciate all of you putting up want you to be." -Dean Ritchison "Oh # @ with me and good luck to all my fel* yes/ I would have studied a lot har- lo w classmates. " - Todd Salmons "Don 't quit 'cause you'll need it in d er. " -Kyle Koob the end." -A rlen Dollen ''To Barney, don 't quit your da y "/would not ha ve hurt m y kneel" - job." -Rich Snedden Brenda Green "/ would not have taken P. E. /" Krissi Fox Senior Quotes �A Abariotes. Ernest 6, 36, 50, 51, 107, 121 Ackland. Jessica 21, 30, 112 Adams. Greg 125 Anderson, Chad 26, 96, 106 Anderson. Jay 39 Anderson. Jerry 39 Anderson. Kandi 26, 43, 9S, 125 Anderson. Kerri 30, 47, S4, 9S, 99 Arbaugh. Corey 5, 2S, 93, 96 Arnold. Kory 22. 23, 114 B Brown. Joe 31, 40 Brown. Kathy 2S, 91 Bruck. Richard 22 Burke. John 36, 54, 60, 61 , 104, 105, 114. 115 Burton. Jason 22, 114 Burton, Mike 31, 41 Butler. Tony 95 c Calek. Chad 26, 45, IOI, IOS Calhoon, Eric 31 Carlson. Bradley 24, 115 Carlson. David 24, 115 Carlson , Jackie 22, 114 Carlson. Jim 39 Carlson, Rodney 26, 93, 96, 105 Carmen, Tonya 26 Carpintero. Abraham 19, 67, 121. 1032 Baker. Jody 24, 115 Balk. Kim 22, 114 Bargenquast. Madge 39 Barnes. Mike 22 Behrendsen. Jay 22 Bennett. Amy 24, 115 Ben nett. Ryan 22, 114 Bennett, Shane 26. S3, 93, 96, 105 Benning. Marvin 2S, 63, 93, 96, 104, 105 Benzing. Diana 36 Benzing, Sarah 22, 114 Bertelsen, Amy I, 30, 54, 60, 61, 72, 73, SO, S6, S7, 91, 112, 113 Bibeau. Julie 22 Bintz. Katheryn 39 Bird. Angie 22 Black, Kellie 26, 43, SO, 125 Booton, Matt 26 Brich. Bill 39 Brich. Celie 22, 114 Brich. Craig 22, 114 Brich. Curt 2S, S9, 94, 96, 106 Brich, Janet 26 Brich . laura 26, 64, S3, S4, S6, S7 . 98 Brich. Linda 31, 55 Bintz. Katheryn 35 Brich. Sarah I, 7. S, 9, 12. IS, 32, 34. 35, 42. 43. S4. S6, 90, 9S. 102, 110, 121. 125. Brockman. Stephanie 21, 2S, 40, 91. 9S, 99, 100. 101, 110 Carroll, Kevin 12, 43, 121, 125, 1032 Casson, Lisa 91 Cerny. Mark 95 Christensen, Bobbi 26, 74, 75, S4 Christensen . Christi 22, 114 Christensen, Don 10 Christiansen, Angela 91 Christiansen. Brian 26, 49 Christiansen, Jennifer 2S, 74, 75, 77, S4, 91 Christiansen. Jim 21, S9, 96, 121, D Dalton. Dalton. Dalton . 109 Dalton . Barb 4, 37. 3S Heather 22, 114. 116 Marty 26, 95, 105, IOS. Pat 32, 36, 95 , 102, 103, 110. Ill Dargin , Kathy 91 Dargin, Sandy 2S Dargin, Troy 22. 114. 116 Davis. Chad 22 Davis. Jarod 47. 49 Davis. Keith 26. 41, 96, 101 Dawson. Tom 24 Dea. Jeremy 2S, IOI Dea. Kara 22, 114 Dea , Ryan 25 , 115 Delashmutt. Aaron 9. 34, 35. 77. 121. 1032 Dermody. Jim 93 Divelbess. Oshanda 2S, 56, 94. 95. 110 Dobmeier, Ryan 20. 22. 114 Dollen, Adam 2S Dollen, Arlen 6S, 71. 121 Downing. Chris 2S. 57, IOI Downing. Jason 121, 1032 Doyle, Jim 30, 71 Driver, Brad 25 Dyke. Nick 2S, 52 Dyke. Robbie 25, 115 1031 Christiansen, Michelle 7, 10, 32, 34. 35, 42, 43, 50, 74, 76, 78. IOI. 106, 121, 125, 1032 Clausen. Arla S. 31. 36, S2, 83, S4, S6, 121 Cochran. Carl 36. 96, 104, 105 Colpitts. P.J. 17. 2S Conway. Mary 36, 37, SI, 9S, 99, 121 Conway. Tim 36, 56, 96, 115 Cook. Brian 2S Cook, Jim 24, 115 Cook. Michelle 26. 41 Cook. Todd 15, 26, 59, 93, 96, 106 Cook. Tracie 15, 28, 102 Corrin, Angie 2, 12, 35, 37, 43, 76, S9, 90, 9S. 99, 102, 103. 125, 1032, Corrin . Chris 31, ·93, 96, IOI, ICXi Crocfe r. Caryn 94, 95 Crozie r, Brian 31, 79 Crozier. ia im e 26, 5S, 7S E Elbert. Mandy 25, 115 Elliott. Dan 4, 6, S. 9. 12, 17. IS. 32, 34, 35, 49. 76, 77. S3. S9. 96, 104. 105, 121. 1032., Elliott. Jan 39 Elliott, Ron 3S, 76 Elwell , Shelly 2S • F Fa rley, Kristin 25. 115 Fischer. Sue 125 Fitzgerald , Jason 2S Fla harty. J a mie 22, 114 Fla harty. Va le rie 28 �Flemming. Jan 39 Fox. Krissi 13, 34. 35, 72, 121. 1032 G Gambs. Barbara 24. 25 Gambs. Ed 3S Gambs. Eleanor 36, 64, 65. 72 Gambs. Nick 92. 93 Gaudian. Sarah 25. 115 George. Aaron 4, S, 9, 30, 60, 74. 75. so. S3, SS. 96, 97 George. Carole 38. 39 Gittens, Gina 2S, 56, 94. 95, 103, 110 Green, Brenda 7, 66, 74. S4. S6. 9S. 102. 103. 121. 1032 Guill. Brenda 24, 25. 115 H Haase, Jeremy 22 Haa se. Michael 2S. 74 Haddix. David 29. 74, 75, 96. 104, 105 Ha ddix, Lisa S, 9. 12, 13. 20. 30. S3. S6, S7. Haggerty, Ken 5, 29. 53 Haggerty. Kendra 29 Ha ndbury, Amy 31 . 60 Han dbury . Matt 25. 115. 117 Ha nsen, Sarah IS. 36, SS . 59, 7S Ha rman, Tami 36, 37. 47 , 56. 60. 6 1. 71. 114 Heat h , Heather 22. 114 Hei li g . Matt 25, 115 Hei m. Barrett 26. IOI. 105 Heim. Emmy 24. 25, 114. 115 He im . Paula 39 He im. Ste ve 39 Hei mba ugh. Ali 29. 53 Herke nra th , Cassie 7. 46, 66, S4. 90. 9 1, 9S, 121. 1032 Hitchcoc k, Natalie 90. 91 Hoffman, Mike 26 Holstein , Gretc hen 9, 2S. 74, S6 , S7. 99, 110 Holstein, Set h 25, 115 Honeywell, B.J . 22. 114 Honeywell , Jason 14. 44. 45 . 6S. so. 96. 106, 121. 1033 Honeywell. Rachel 31 , 66 Honeywell. Tomi 27 Hornbostel. Larry 3S, 39 Hough. Rue 94 Huebner, Brenda 31 Hurd , Christina 31 Hyde, Isaac 27 J Jennings. Bill 7. 21. 34, 46, 47, 62. 77. 96, 97. 104. 105. 108. 109. 121. 1033 Jensen, Jennifer 19. 7 3, S6, S7. SS, 9S. 99, !00, IOI . 112 Jensen, Louise 39 Jensen. Mike 39 Johnsen , Scott 92, 93 , IOI. 121 Johnson , Robert Barney 36, 39, 44, 45 . 67. 100 Jones. Kevin 9 , 29. S3 , 96, 104, 105. 108 Jones, Ryan 22, 114, 116 Justensen, Adam 95 Justice, Joan 39 K Kay. Karen 3S Killpack . John 39 Killpack. Karen 39 _ Killpack , Karla 2S, 91, 100, 101 Killpack . Lee 36, 39, 49 Killpack , Sarah 23. 11 4 King. Brian 27 , 42. 43, 125 King. Gretchen 31, 47, 50, 75 , 76. 91 . 9S, 99. 112. 11 3 King . La ura 25, 115 Knau ss, Wend e ll 39 Knott. JoAnn 39 Koch, Brenda 30. 112 Konz , Melody 23. 114 Koob . Kevin 25 . 11 5 Koo b, Kyl e 55, 72. 93, 121. 103 3 Kunze. Chad 25 . 11 5 Kunze, Gl e nda 36, 37 . 44, 45 , 66 Kus ter. Tra vis 26, 96, 105 . 108 L Larsen, Bill 36, 39. 56. 6S. 69, S9. 96, 109 Larsen. Heidi 25. 115 Larsen. Rob 93 Larsen , Tony S, 9, 12, 13 , 17. 30. 55, 96, 106. IOS. Leaders. Angi 30, 50. 55, S6, S7 , 91, 9S. 99, IOI, 112 Leaders, Jodi 25, 114, 115 Leaders, Joe 23. 114 Leaders, Katie 6, 12, 34. S4, 90, 98, 99, 102. 110. Ill, 121. 1033 , Leaders, Kristy 25, 115 Lehan, Matt 25, 115 Lehan. Troy 31, 71 Leinen , Dennis 31 , 79, IOI Lemmonds, Jennie 25, 115 Loftus, Chandra 23, 114 Loftus, Michelle 27. 4 7. 5 7 Loggins. Jamie 25. 115 Long. Jason 25. 115 Lucke , Babetta 39 Lund, Jamie 27, SS. 74. 75 Lustgraaf, Brandy 31 , 37 Lustgraaf, David 27 Lustgraaf, Dianne 27 , 59, 7S M Maaske. Allison 25 . 11 5 Ma honey. Matt 27 Ma lone. Scott 23 Ma ness . Marty 27. 93, 105 Maness. Tyler 5, 16, 17. 67, 76, 93, 96, 97 ' 104, 105, 121. 1033 Manhart, Brian 4, 63, 6 7, 77, S6, 96. 97. 106, 107' 121. 1033 Manhart , Trad 13, 29. 4 7. S4, SS, 99. 102, Mansfield, Angie 31. 57 Mark . Brian 23, 114 Marsh , Jod y 27. S9, 106 Marshall. Brandi 23 Martens. Andy 27 Martens. Chad 31, 44, 57, IOI Martens , Shannon 25 Martens. Wendy 20, 29. 40, 53 , 7S, 95, 101. 110 Matthews, Melissa 7, 21 , 66, 84, S6, 89, 102, 121. 128, 1033 Matthews, Tami 24, 25 , 115 Matthews. Tricia 29. 40, 59, 91, 99 Matul ka. Kevin 36, 45, 79, 115 Maxwell . Brad 25 Ma xwell. Chad 121 McCool. Kandi 24, 25, 114 �McCool. Shiloh S, 9, 31, 60, 61, 7S, S4, S6, S7. 112 McDermott. Jason 23, 114 McDermott, Jed 39 McDermott. Jessie 20, 23, 114 McDermott. JoAnn 9, 29, S2, S6, S7, SS. 110, 112, 113 McDermott, Josh 20, 30, S3, 93, 94, 95, 106, 108 McDona d, Lori 27, 57, S3, S4, S6, S7 -McKercher. Harold 36, 4S, 49, 52, 121 McMahon, Sean 29, 93, 96 Meinke. Brian 30 Meinke. Diana 39 Meinke. Ryan 27 Mergens. Deighe 23, 114 Meyer. Kelly 27, 9S, 103 Meyerring, Ann 9, 27, 47, 56, 57 , 74, 75, 110, Ill Michelson, Eric 23, 116 Miller. David B. 23, 116 Miller, David J. 23 Miller. Kelly 29, 64, 72 Miller. Kim 13, 34, S5, 121, 1033 Minahan, April 21, 29, SS, 90, 91, 9S. 102, 103, 110 Minahan. Chad 30, 46 Minahan, Jason 9, 29 Minahan . Matt 23, 114 Minahan. Sean 26, 41, 94, 95, 105 Montgomery. Amy 20, 31, SO Montgomery. Becky 23 Morse, Jim 24. 25, 115 N O'Neill, Eric S, 9, 4S, 93, 96. 104. 105, 121, 1033 Olsen, Heather 16, 29, 91. 99, 110 Olsen, Kevin 23, 114 Olsen, Mike 27 Ord, Kim 13, 34, 42, 49, 60, 61. SO, 121, 125, 1033, Ord, Penny 25, 115 Ord, Sarah 23, 114. 116 p Parish. Adam 27 Parks. R.J . 30, 96, 104, IOS, 109 Patras. Steve 36, 50, 51, 75, 104 Petersen, Ryan 7, 47, 60, 61, 93, IOI, 108, 121, 1033 Petersen, Troy 29. 100, IOI Plamback, Barbara 39 Plamback, Lowell 39 Plambeck, Chad 27 Plambeck. Nicole 31, 59, 7S Plambeck, Tara 27, 7S Ploen, Shanda 25, 115 Ploen. Shaya 23, 114 Ploen, Sonja 60, 61, IOI, 121, 1034 Plummer. Mindy 21, 27, 56, S6, S7 Pohlman, Jason 30, 96 Pohlman, Jill 27, 5S, S4 Polley, Chris 27, S9, 106 Polly. Chad 31 Pontious. Amy S. 9, 10, 12, 13, 30, 31. 73. 7S. S6, S7, 91. 112. 113. Pope. Tonia 27, 55 Putnam, Bob 27 Putnam, Chris 29 R 104, 108, 109 Radii . Carrie 23 Rambo , Matt 31 Rambo, Sheila 23 Rastovski. Ed 3S Rastovski, Rosie 24, 36, 42, 43, 117, 125 Redinbaugh , Gary 31 , 46, 93, 96, IOI, 104 0 Reed, Brian 36, 9S, 99, 110, 117 Rieber. Diana 66, SO, S4, 94, 95, 102, 103, 121, 1034 Rieber, Helena 30, SO, S4, S9, 94, O'Neill. Da vi d 29, 47 , 93, 104, 105 1034 Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring, Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Amy 24, 25, 115 Annette 29. SS, 102 Craig 27. 93, 96, 105 Darin 96, 121 , 1034 Emily 27, 5S. 110, Ill Jessica 25 Jill 20, 27, 43, 110, Ill, 125 Joanne 90 John 25, 115 Kim 34, SO, 121. 1034 Lynette 25. 114 Merridy 30, S6, S7, 9S, 99, 102. 110 Ring. Ralph 4, 7, S, 9, 21, 34, 50, 62, S3, 96, 121, 1034 Ring, Randy 7, 32, 50, 69, 96, 106, 107, 121, 1034 Ring, Tom 39 Ritchison, Dawn 29, 110 Ritchison, Dean 44, 4S, S7, 96. 121, 1034 Rodenburg. Rodenburg. Rodenburg. Rodenburg. Rodenburg. Jamie 24, 25, 115 Jason 23 RaeShelle 13. 29, S4 Rosalie 3S, 39 Tina 20, 30 s Salmons. J.R. 25 Salmons. Todd SO. SI, 121, 1035 Schafer. Mindy 91 Schelling, Beverly 36 Schelling. Gaylord 10, 32. 36, 46. 96, 97 Nanninga, Brett I, 37, 3S, 39, 75 Nelson, Brian I, 10, 31, 93, 96, 97, Nelson, Keith 23, 114 Nelson, Kevin 23, 114, 116 Nelson, Rachel 25, 115, 117 Nelso n. Sara 23, 114, 116 Nieman . Amy 20, 27, 42, 43, 125 Nihsen , Amy IS, 66, 91 , 121. 1033 Nordman , Ricky 23 Nyberg . Lea 25, 114, 115 Rieber, Monica 27 Rimel. Carol 23 Ring. Allan 10, 19, 35, 72. 106, 121. 95, 102. 103, 110 Schierbrock. Debbie 31, 73, 74, S6, S7, SS, 91. 9S, 99, 112 Schive, Goeff S4 Schneckloth, Mike IS. 29, 93, IOI Schnitker. Ryan 20, 29. 57, 94, 95, 106 • Schoening. Dan 36, S4, 117 Sc hroder. Ryan 27, 74, 75, 93, 96, 104 Schuett. She rri 12, 62, 63, 100, IOI . 121. 1035. Sc hu ett . Terri 9, 63, S2, 91, 100, IOI, 110, 121 , 1035 Sc h ultz. Heidi 24, 25 , 11 5 Schultz, Jodi 17, 66, 121, 1035 Schultz. Wen dy 27 Schuning. Jennifer 31 �Schuning, Jessica 25, 115 Scoles, Clint 23, 114 Sexton , Simon 23 Shank, Michelle 31, 40, 60, 61, 73, 80, 86, 87, 112 Skow, Keith 25, 115 Smith, Adam 29, 96, 105 Smith, Jason 83, 121, 1035 Smith, Luke 114 Smith, Nile 24, 36, 52, 53, 90, 91, 114, 115 Snedden, Luanna 29 Snedden, Matt 4, 29 Snedden, Rich 121, 1035 Sparr, Becky 9, 29, 56, 82 Sparr, Daryl 13, 17, 34, 52, 60, 61, 83 , 94, 121. 1035, Sparr, Jeff 27, 94, 95, 106, 108 Spencer, Hannah 31 Stafford, Heather 31, 60, 90, 98, 99, 102, 103 Stafford, Michelle 25, 115 Stafford, Steve 38 Stamp, Lynn 27, 47, 93, 96, 106. 107 Stamp , Sheri 25, 114, 115, 117 Stark, Leasa 32, 34, 50, 59, 63, 78, 82, 112, 121, 1035 Sta rk, Nicole 27, 110 Stein, Missy 4, 9, 27, 5 7. 98 Steinkuehler, Artema 23, 116 Stephens, Amy 23, 114, 116 Ste phens, Becky 27, 5 7. 83, 84 Stephens, Jessica 23. 114 T Tho mas, Jaci 23. 114, 116 Thomsen, Arie I, 6, 7, 32. 35. 44, 69, 74. 75, 106. 121. 1035. Tho msen, Laurie 23, 114. 116 Tic hota, Tony 25 Tre de , Kitran 90 u Utte rba c k, Sa ra h 27 . 58, 78, 84 68. 74, 89. 96. 97, 106. 107, 121 . 1035 VanNordstrand, Tressa 16. 20, 27. 84. 110 w Ward, Tim 25. 115 Ward. Tom 27 Warner, Michelle 31, 78, 91, 112, 113 Wedel. Michelle 9, 27 Wellman, Aaron 45 , 73, 79, 87 , 89. 106, 121, 1035 Wellman, Ray 121 White, T. Gary 36, 52, 53, 102 Wiese, Randy 36. 62, 63, 114, 115 Wilson . Dave 18, 27 Wilson . Denise 26, 42, 43, 102, 103, 125 Wilson, Heathe r 29 Wilson, Herma 39 Wilson, Lavern 39 Wilson , Murlene 39 Wingert, Eric 5, 29, 93 , 96, 104, 105. 108 Wingert , Ma rc 25. 115 Witt, Kristie 30. 55 , 74, 84, 112 Woods , Brad 27 Wulff, Aaron 30, 46 y Young . Rhoda J. 7. 78 Young. Rich 23 , 116 z Zacha ria s. Jere my 27, 99 Zimmerm a n, Alice 38 Zimme rm a n, Janet 25. 115, 117 Zoss, Ju lia 23, 114 COLOPHON "We are MANY, we are ONE" was the theme developed for the 1991 Trojan yearbook. The stories and features were created and written solely by the yearbook students of the 1990-1991 school year. Walsworth Publishing Compan y of Mar c eline, Missouri printed the yearbook . The company representative was Greg Adams. Freshman Denise Wilson created the original cover design. The rest of the yearbook staff helped in finali zing the cover ideas and the theme under the advisement of Mrs. Rosie Rastovs ki. In the end , it is a lithographed cover printed in two colors of black and process red (PRR ). The cover is lamina ted fo r additional protection. Ends heets are blue grani te eagle stock paper. The st yle of t ypes chosen throughou t ra nge d in Lydian from point si zes of 6 to 72 point. All copy was typed o n a s o f t ware prog r a m called Com tran. Pictures were compliment s of the Tr i-Ce nter photography class, Sue Fischer Photography, The No npareil, The Harlan Tr ibune, and the Neola Gazette. The 1991Trojan Yearbook sold for $20.00 a copy, name included. 190 copies were ordered. Staff members for the 1991Trojan Yearbook were as fo llows: Sarah Brich (Edi tor-in-Ch ief ), Ke vi n Carroll and Angie Corr in (Stude nt Life ed itors ), Kim Ord (Sports editor ), Michelle Chr istiansen (Ad vert isement editor and Typi st) , De nise Wilson (Organ ization ed itor and Typist), Kandi Ande rso n (La you ts), Br ian King (Acade mic editor), Jill Ring (People ed itor), Amy Nieman (Layouts ), Kellie Black (Layou ts) , and Mrs. Rosie Rastovski (Advisor). v Va nNordstrand. Bert 21. 48, 52, Index �STUCO Fun Days Big Hit With Students This year's student Council (STUCO) sponsored both winter and spring Fun Days. with each having big success. Both events provided the students faculty, and administration with plenty of "chow" along with activities such as board games. ping pong. volleyball. softball. and more. The student council has sponsored a fun Day for the past three years. T-C makes Playoffs This year's football team earned a berth in the State Playoffs after capturing a piece of the WIC with a win over Audubon. Unfortunately they were defeated 28-9 by Southern Ca l. Bond Issue Defeated In March voters in the Tri-Center District went to the po lls and defeated a proposed bond issue to all ow the junio r high to be moved to the high sc hoo l site. The proposed meas ure. which wa s not to exceed $ 1, 220. 000 was defea ted by two and a half perce nt. 1:26 �Reflections As the 1990-91 school year came to a close many of us began to reflect on all the good and bad times we had shared with each other. Many reflected on all the fun they had in dressing up during Homecoming week, singing in the musical, dancing at prom. and crying at graduation. Others remembered the exciting victories in academcis , sports. and fine arts. along with the disappointing losses throughout the year. We accomplished many goals during the year and overcame many challenges. We lea rned to look past the bad times and concentrated on the good. Though the end of the yea r brought sadness to some. overall the 1990-91 school yea r had shone with talents and a bilities of a ll at Tri-Center. We had succeeded in making this school yea r one to remember. " WE WERE MANY. WHO BECAME O NE." Academics Overlooked Tri-Ce nter has a strong academic progra m. yet with so many extra curricula r activities it's easy to forget the real purpose of school-an edu cation . Though th is may be true we strongly follow the policy of success out of the classroom comes after success in the classroom. �Friends Packing up the dreams God planted in the fertile soil of you. Can't believe the hopes He's g·ranted means a chapter in your life is through. But we'll keep you close as always it won't even seem you've gone. 'Cause our hearts in. big and small ways will keep the love that keeps us strong. And friends are friends forever if the Lord 's the Lord of them . And a friend will not say never 'cause the welcome will not end. Though it's hard to let you go in the father's hands we know that a lifetime's not too long to live as friends. With the fai th and love God's give n springin' from the hope we know. We will pray th e joy you'll live in is t he strength that now you show. But we 'll keep yo u close as always it won' t even seem you've gone. 'Ca use o ur hearts in big a nd small wa ys will keep the love that _keeps us strong. Mic hae l W. Smith THANK YOU, THANK YOUI Melissa Ma tthe ws jo ins in the promise to "remember yesterday, dream fo r tomorrow , and live for today." MATURE GRADS ! Before the bell rings to start the last day, these seniors e njoy breakfast (a pop) and do some last minu te work . SENIORS '911 These frie nds gathere d for one fi na l picture toge ther before each journ ied the ir own way. Clos ing WALSWOHT l l PUO L I S ltl NC COM PANY/ M A RCE i.i N£, M ISSOUR I 040~11 ���� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1958-2006 are covered in this collection. 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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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1991 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 1991 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/488f36c7945a87cf542491e76a1eaf68.pdf b558f7a5acd61177cc40c7ed65eaf306 PDF Text Text • 9 • 9 • 2 TRI-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY ��375.05 T731k Tri-Cente r Annual 1992 Class Kiss another year bye ��KI SS ANO TH ER YEA R GOOD-BYE! Se ni o r Aaron Geo rge ai ves his m oth er Carole, th e fin a l k iss:;( his hiah sc hooi "' ca reer. Tri.-Center High School N eola, Iowa Volume 34 T1rle l ~ �A Student Life, Page 4; People, Page 14 OURNEY Academics, Page 3 2; Clubs and Organizations, Page 64 THROUGH Sports, Page 80; Junior High, Page 106 THE Ads, Page 112 YEAR ~ 2 T ahl c of Conte nts �f\lGIST 26 rlret day o[ school. (8 :lO- J:JOl AllllSf 30 Aln.ISf 31 FOC1fBllLL - Glem.u:xi (Ill VOLLEYBAlL TOORfW1EN1' at T. C. SEPTEMBER 1991 SUN 1 arr. lr'MC' crnraarr r~ R1'r.rn AT • 1n CM 5 SATURDAY FRIDAY THURSDAY WEDNESDAY 4 3 2 & 10th) AIL JDfE \/crLEYBAlL GAMES e&;IN AT 6:00 f'H (9th grM81 TUESDAY MONDAY I 9th 7 6 .. 00 SOOJL ~ 1".XJRNAHm1' Shel.by-Tennant-AvoHa fOOI'BAIL - carroll ( H) ~ 100RNM1ENr/JV Audubon LABOR DAY 8 12 11 10 9 13 14 . 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Valley (A) KJSIC ocosrrns atILI SUPrrn .. �A HOMECOMING, PAGE 6 JOURNEY VARIETY SHOW, PAGE 8 THROUGH '92 PROM, PAGE 10 OUR GRADUATION, PAGE 12 LIVES �flC l'l Vl'1Y O\lJ:lfili\l{ OCTOBER 1991 SUN MONDAY TUESDAY 1 VJH'b Val ky-A VU-JI Hb Valley-l 1 Fll-Jl I-AS l-i\ WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 3 2 VU-YtJ1 Tourneylli.ldm1 FRIDAY SATURDAY 4 FJJ-Utkl;llKl-11 5 IUU·Ut-ll N-; llC1 11L'CC1llll11J U>lOllatfo11 7::~l p.111 Soup Suµpcr 5:00 p. 1. 6 7 Vll-GJil.fereuce Toun-ey-Avo.:.a CX,'-Woodbine 8 Vll--Ont.ferern.:e Toun icy-Avoca 9 1Q \IU-Qxif erei ice _ 11 FJH;r:is1.JOld-ll Tourne y-Avoca fll-Jl 1-Uu<leruood-A 12 U-BmtdPlattSHK.JllUl u.>nt!!s t- I j t OC-Atla11tk l:lY-JV--Olkland-A COLUM!lUS DAY 13 14W-tb Valley ( <.bnf ereuce) 15 FU-Jll-<.;r:lswol<l-11 16 17 V&-\foo<lbiue-A 18 Fu-'lr:eynoi:A . 19r1-state &utd H.1rchi1~ FU-JV-Griswold-fl O.Hb v~d.lcy School !Joo rd MQ.: • 7:30 p .111. - -- 20 21 W-Treymr 22 M-Vcx:al Fal l Fest-Uuuerwcxxl 23 24 W-IJistrkt c c;_ £: " ,_,., 27 28 In.service t\O SOWL 29 30 31 ~ p N~ ~ ~ FU-/\uduliou-A End of lst ~ter FU-JV-Trey11orl l ;::" 25 HALL OWEf N 26 - - - ---- ·- H-Aii Stntc Musk Atlm1tk �Th e 1992 H o mecoming Roy alty wit h th e ir theme, "Top of the World." "Step left, around, and together with the right." Senior Amy Bertelsen dances for the crowd. Sen iors Debbie Schi erbrock and R. J. Parks tell a few jokes befo re the ceremony. "I've got you babe." Senior A ngie Leade rs shows her ~ cuff fo r the aud ience. dfftf!!J:f/l/!.l(A• "'~ll!lf/JJ' 6 Homecomi ng �Sailing on ''Top of the World'' "Testing. testing. l, 2, 3." Bob "Barney" Johnson.gives the introd uction. The 1992 H omecoming court chose "On T o p of the W o rld" as their theme. It suited this year's group perfectly. "I thought H omecoming week was successful and I enjoyed being on the Homecoming court," commented this year's princess, Merrid y Rin g. T o chose candidates for the court, the senior class se lected six girls and six boys. The whole student body and faculty voted for the queen and king of their ch o ic e. The 1992 kin g a nd queen were Aaron George a nd Gretchen King. R . ] . Parks and Merridy Ring were crowned prince and princess. "I thought it turned out we ll and everybody h ad a good tim e," co mmented Gretchen King as she reflected on H omecoming 1992. "Rnh. Rah , Siss, Boom, Bah' " C oach Jay Bell ar does a chee r fo r the game. King Aaron G eorge and Queen G retchen King walk 10 their throne. Se nior R. J. Pmks dances ro "Macho Duck" fo r the stud ents and staff. Hnmecomm~ 7 _J �Th e Lollipop Girls! Freshm en Lea Nybe rg, Heidi Sch ultz, and A my Bennett hold rh eir lollipops. Srrike ch ar pose! Sophomore Michelle Wedel fin ishes off rh e grand final e of 9 I Sing! Seniors Aaron George, Troy Lehan, and Freshman Jody Baker sa ng rheir hea rrs our, bur rh ose dam girls jusr wouldn 'r listen. W hile ending rh eir high school years, Seniors Ton y Larsen a nd A m y Ponfious sing "Don'r Know Much!" ,,ntrf//J/!tl/tlM• "'fiftl//lf/}Jr 8 Variety Show �Sing, Sing, Sing G uidance C oun e/or Ron Elliott stru ts his stu« wh ile r erfo rm ing rh ' fac ul! y song "YMCA! " "/ rh ink 1 cnuld learn ro lik e th is!" sa)'s Junior Ke vin Jones ro Soph omore Nikki Plam beck and enior S hiloh McCool. With more people and less tim e, director Arla Clausen pulls off yet another success! 91 Sing, directed by Arl a Clausen and student teacher Michelle Rive ria, was h ow many of the high school students spent their fall evenings. Mrs. C lausen started off by saying, "I lik ed th e va ri ety beca use it involved everybody. It was something different, but I will go back to a musical." Songs ra n ged from 'Tm Gonna W ash Th a t Man Ri gh t Out of My H air" to the "H ee Haw Song." All of them were filled with fun and exciteme nt! Freshman Jes sica Sc hunin g responded by add ing, "It was a good experience for me since it was only my fi rs t · yea r in hi gh schoo l. I worked with a lot of people I am never usually around ." AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH' "Ooh. ba b )', chat 's what I like' " Junior Dav id Haddix sings "Chanrill )' Lace. " \' ariety how 9 �"! cold you it was m )' glass slipper!" A m y Pon tious th inks during the prom banquet. "! got you, Babe!" Heather Stafford and Dave Schn itker dance close. "Th ere will be a quiz over this on Monda)' !" Mr. Ernest Abariotes entertains th e crowd with anecdotes about the senior class. "A m y ca n wait' I'm ge tting th is o ver with '" Seniors Aaron George and Amy Pontious speak to their classmates. 10 Prom �There Will Never Be Another Tonight "Merrid , rh ,n is SOOO rack y 1" rhinks senior G rerch cn Kin1: ro Merrid)' Ring. "There Will Never Be Another T onight" by Bryan Ad a ms was t h e theme of the 1992 prom. The Holiday Inn on 25th St. in Council Bluffs provided the banquet and dance hall for prom with music by Blue Malibu . Post prom was held a t th e high sc h oo l where there was Las Vegas Ni ght , Carnival Games, and volleyball and basketball in the gym. "It's an experience I'll n ever fo rget. It was more than I expected and more th a n th a t, " says juni o r Ali H eim baugh. "I enj oye d post prom better thi s year than last, but I thought we needed a bigge r dance hall. Th e Minden Community H all would h ave made more room, but I enjoyed prom ve ry much ," says senior Michelle Warner. '"See ! I co ld you it'd be fun!" says junior Jennifer C hrisri:insen ro her dare. Kevin Carroll. "Shake it up, Bab)', nor'" Debbie Schierbrock and Amir Ponrious show their swff "Yum' Yum! T his is so good'" thin ks S hiloh McCool and Corey A rbaugh . Pwmll ~ �Th e graduation class of 1992 poses fo r th eir last picture togeth er. "Please don ' t trip, please don 't trip!" Th e onl y thin g Mic helle Wa rn er worries about now is walking. "Congratula tions!" A aron George receives his diploma from Bill Brich. " I'm ge ttin g sen tim en tal! I did n 't think i t wo uld be this hard!" Shiloh McCool recites her speech. 12 G radua tion �Class of 1992 The Class of 1992 held their bacca laureate service Wednesday, May 20, and then comm encement was Sa /u ta torian H eath er S tafford speak s at th e Tri-Center comm encement. h eld on Sunday, May 24, 1992. G raduat ion is a tim e to refl ec t on wh a t they've done and to see what they can do. This year, out of the 4 7 seniors, 18 planned to go to a two year college, 21 to a four yea r co llege, and 6 to th e work-force or enrolled in the military. The commen ce ment addre ss was shared by fo ur honor students: Shiloh McCool, A my Pontious, Salutatorian Hea th er Stafford , and Valed ictorian Amy Handbury. G ood luck to the class of 1992 as they cross another bridge and remember, "We're tiny, we're toon y, we're ALL a li ttle looney! " \ al e di c t o ria n A m y H and b u ry a ft e r sh e receives her diploma. Th e ch oir m embers of the sen ior class as they sing "An oth er Bridge to C ross." After receiving the final o.k. , the senior class moves their tassles to the left to signify they've graduated. Graduation 13 ~ �A Seniors, Page 16; Juniors, Page 18 JOURNEY Sophomores, Page 20; Freshmen, Page 22 WITH Eighth Grade, Page 24; Seventh Grade, Page 26 OUR Faculty, Page 28; Staff, Page 30 PEOPLE Afftt1u,.,, Ytfftll/lf/JJr. 14 r i eop e �NOVEMBER 1991 SUN MONDAY ACTIVITY CALmWl TUESDAY WEDNESD AY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1liJsic Variety SOOw 2fusic Variety ShcM High School 7 : .ll !Ill High School 7: 30 l~n 3 4 VB-Dis trict Finals 7 :00 (X1l s ite to be anroun:ed 5 6 V!Hlegiooal Finals 7 Pf Conferea;e 7:00 pn 4-8 pn 11 12 13 17 ·1aus Ins trurental 19 Fes tival- TC Na ooa1 Ed atioo Week '.) ~ - 9:30 am 7:00 R1 24 ri' 20 25 14 ~~ ~ ~ sam. . , • .• 21 M-All State 22 Music Festi val in 16 Music Iloos ter Craft Fair 9 01 - 4 µn in High School 1-~ 23 D.M. \ ' BlhJH-B-Treyoor-H C<nert BB-Jlt-&UlklaOO -A 26 27 BB-Jll-8-tt> Valle -A 28n~rvoo VAG\TIOO BB-V-V-Auduboo Jambore ' -" ~ !() 15 ,,. 9 9-12 am site to be anoouoced School di smissed a t 2:.l) (X1l 10 8 Pl' Conference I Tl·l/\NKSO IVINO " 29 111Af.l<S;IVlt-G VAG\1100 30 �The Final Lap Class Morro: No thing is at last sacred but your own mind ... So we will wa lk with our own feet, we will work with our own hands, and we will speak with our own minds. Class Flower: Rose Class Colors: Black and Gold S howing School Spirit! Seniors R.j . Parks and T ina R odenburg participa te at Homecoming. Seniors As the seniors took their final lap around the school halls, they reflected on the past four years at Tri-Center. "They were fun and it goes by fas t. Everybody says it's the easiest time of your life, but it doesn 't seem like it," stated senior Michelle W arner. T heir prime goal was making plans for after grad ua ti o n . H ow h as Tri Center prepared them fo r their future? Senior H annah Spencer commented, "lt prepared me to go out in the real world and explore new te rritory." R. }. Parks, Secretary; Amy Pontious, Presiden t; Jason Poh lman , Treasurer; Aaron George, VicePresidenc. ~ !6Sen iors �Kerri Anderson Lea ndro Andreu A m y Berrelsen Linda Brich C hris Corrin Ji m Dovie Aaron George Lisa Haddix Amr Ha nrlburr Ra.::hd Honerwe// Brenda Heubner Kristina Hurd Seni0rs �Jennifer Jensen Grecchen King Brenda Koch Tony Larsen A ngi Leaders Tro y Lehan Dennis Leinen Brandy Lusrgraa( A ngie Mans(ic/d Beck y Marter Shiloh McCnnl Sen iors �Josh McDermorr Dawn Meier C had Min ahan Brian Nelson Rafael Nuch e R . ). Parks N 1.:nlc Plam beck ] as!ln Pohlman C haJ Pnllr Amy Pnnrious Gary Redinbaugh S<!n io rs �Helena Rieber Merridy Ring Tin a Rodenburg Debbie Schierbrock Jenn ifer Schuning Michelle Shank Hannah Spencer Hea cher Scafford Michelle Warner No r Picrurecl: Mike Burron Brian Crozier Andrea J-/oclges Duane Meier Se niors Krisrie Wi(( A aron Wu lff ��A lmost There ... Corey A rbaugh Marvin Benning Curr Brich Stephanie Brockman Jennifer Christiansen P. J. Colpitts Brian Cook T rac ie Cook Sandy Dargin Jeremy Dea Oshanda Divelbess Chris Downing N ick Dyke Sh elly Elwell Jason Fitzgerald Va lerie Flaharty G ina G ittens Juniors "It 's go ing too fas t !" sa id Valeri e Flaharty. That's the fee ling of a lot of the junior class, as they take one more step up the ladder. Becky Sparr commented, "Set your goa ls high and achieve what you can." "G e t invo lved wi th ac ti v it ies a nd make the most of them because it goes by fast," added Jennife r C hristiansen. T raci Manhart adv ised, "Don 't act like someone you're not." Dav id Haddi x, Pres ident; Eri c Winge rt, Vice Pres ident; Karla Killpack, Treasurer; Sandy Dargin, Secretary. ~ 18 Juniors �Mike Haase David Hadd ix Ken Haggerty Kendra Haggerty A li Heimbaugh G retchen Holstein Kev in Jones Karla Kill pack Martin Kroeger T rac i Manhart Wendy Martens Tricia Matthews JoAnn McDermott Sean McMahon Kelly Mi ller April Minahan Jason Minahan David O'Neill Heather O lsen T roy Petersen C h ris Putnam An nette Ring Dawn Ritchison Rae Shelle Rodenburg Mike Schneckloth Ryan Sch nitker Ada m Smith Luanna Snedden Becky S arr Eric W ingert Ju nior 19 ~ �One Step Closer Chad A nderson Kandi Anderson Shane Benne n Matt Boo to n Janet Brich Laura Brich C had Ca lek Rodney Carlson Bo bbi C hristi ansen Brian C hristiansen Miche lle Cook T odd Cook Jaime Crozier Marty Dalton Jarod Dav is Keith Dav is Barrett Heim Mike Hoffma n Sophomores Peop le say that yo ur so ph o m o re year i the h a rde st to ge t th rou gh . Sop h o mo re Lo ri M c Donald think s d iffe rent ly. "You a lways h ea r that you r soph omore yea r is the worst out of a l I yo ur ye a rs in high schoo l, b ut rea ll y it's probab ly th e best." Mi ssy Ste i n' s co mm ent was, " I think yo ur soph omore yea r is a yem to look back on a ll yo u've accompli sh ed and start to decide on wh ere you want to go n ex t." Shane Bc nncrr, Prc; idcnr; Dave Wi lson , Vice Prcsid e nr ; Den ise' Wibon, Tre;1; ure r; M;irr y Maness , Secre tary. ~ 20 Sophomores �T omi Honeywell Brya n King Travi s Kuster Michelle Loftu s Jamie Lund David Lustgraaf Dianne Lustgraaf Mmt Mahoney Marry Maness Jody Marsh Andy Martens Lo ri McDonald Ryan Meinke Kell y Meye r A nn Meyerring Sean Minahan A my Nie man Mik e O lsen Adam Parish Chad Pla mbeck Nicole Plambeck T ara Plambeck Mindy Plummer Jill Pohlman C hris Polley T onia Pope Bob Putnam Mon ica Rieber C ra ig Ring Emil y R ing Jill Ring Tracy Ro be rts Rya n ch rodc r Wendy Schu lt: Jeff Sparr Lynn Sta mp Missy Stein Becky rephe ns Sarah Utterback Tressa Va nN o rstrand T om W ard M ic helle W edel Dave Wi lson Den ise W ilson Brad W oods Rhoda Young Jeremy Zachar ias Sophomores 21 ~ �On Their Way Jody Baker Amy Bennett Brad Carlson David Carlson Jim Cook T om Dawson Ryan Dea Brad Driver Robbie Dyke Mandy Elbert Kristin Farley Barbara Gambs Sarah Gaudian Brenda Guill Matt Handbury Freshmen Finally, what they've all been waiting for .. . Freshmen at last! They usually have a preconceived idea of what high school is all about. ls it' all what it is cracked up to be? Sheri Stamp commented, "It's o.k. ! It 's much better than Jr. High. Of course I miss Mr. Schelling." Principal Brett Nanninga described the freshmen class as "Vivacious! A potentially great group of young ladies and gentlemen." Seth H olstein, President; Laura King, Vice Presiden t; Brenda Guill, Sec reta ry; Jess ica Schuning, Treasurer. ~ 22 Freshmen �Marr Heilig Emm y Heim Serli Holsrein Laura King Kevin Koob Chad Kunze Heidi Larsen Jodi Leaders Krisry Leaders Marr Leh an Jennie Lemonds Jamie Loggins Jason Long Allison Maaske Shannon Marrens Erin Ma rrer Tami Ma rrhews Brad Max well Kandi McCool j osh M orrison Jim Morse Rach el N elson Lea Nyberg Penn y O rd S handa Ploen Hearher Rice A m y Ring Jessica Ring j ohn Ring Lynerre Ring Jam ie Rodenburg }. R. Sa lm ons Heidi Schulrz Jessica Sch uning Keirh Skow Miche lle Srafford S heri Stamp T0ny Tichora T im W ard Marc Wingerr Janet Zim mt' rm;m Freshmen 23 ~ �Today, Looking Forward to Tolllorrow Kory Arnold Kim Balk Mike Barnes Jay Behrendsen Rya n Bennett Sarah Benzing Julie Bibeau A ngie Bird Cha rlie Bird Cil Brich C ra ig Brich Ri chard Bruck Jason Burton Jack ie Carlson C hristie C hri stensen Eighth Grade The eighth graders are looking forward to the future. 'They are a unique group of indi vid uals with th e ir own dist inct pe rsona liti es," sa id teacher Rosie Rastovski. Eighth grade is a t ime for hav ing fun and enjoy being the upperclass men. "This year is better tha n las t year, a lot eas ier, but I am not ready for the next year," said Jess ie McDermott. The future is right around the corner and they are loo king fo rward to the next fo ur years of high choo l. 0-C "Expla in bette r. " Eigh th grader Jacki e Ca rlson t ri es to ex plain h o w th e co mpute r wo rks to so me of the adu lts. ~ 24 Eighth G rade �Heather Dalton T roy Dargin Chad Da,·is Cara Dea Ryan Dobmeier Jamie Flaharry Heather Gravert Jeremy Haase B. J. Honeywell Sarah Killpack Joe Leaders Chandra Lofrus Brian Mark Brandi Marshall Jason McDermott Jessie McDermott De ighe Mergens Erik Mi chelson David B. Mi ller Matt Minah an Becky Montgomery Keith Nel son Kevin Nelson Sara Nelson Ricky Nordman Kevin Olsen Sarah Ord Shaya Ploen , h eiln Rambo Ja;on Rodenburg Nico le Schneckloth C lin t Scoles A rtema Steinkuehler Amy Stephens Jessica Steph ens Jac i Thomas Laurie Thomsen R ich Young Juli a Zoss Eighth Gracie 25 ~ �The Big Titne Jaime A nderson Misti A rbaugh Kyle A rnold Dana Bennett Heath Bertelsen A my Brich Becky Bruck Katy Bu rford Pau I Carlson Kevin C hristensen Roberr C hristensen Cary Cochran Brenda Crozier Josh Dau Kev in Dea Kim Dea Weston Dittmer Derek Driver Eric Esser Adam G ittens Dav id Gittens Seventh Grade A new year and the seventh graders fi ll t h e h a lls of t h e Jr. Hi gh o nc e more. "It's awesome," said Cary Cochran. "It is a change but I am rather enjoying it!" On her first yea r in junio r high, Ma ndy Hu eb n e r co mm e n te d , "It's fun. We got to have a dance and it was grea t!" Their lives will never be the same as they enter the world of 'THE BIG TIME !" "H as e verybo dy go t it n ow?" asks Mr . Bill La rsen wh il e teaching t h e se ve nt h g rad e exp loratot y class. ~ 26 Seventh Grade �Micheal Goetz Sarah G oodwin A ngela Hansen Kelly Hei lig Jason Heimbaugh Mandy Huebner Robbie Huebner John Jenk ins Kyle Jensen N ick Jepsen Dav id Killpack Karie King Nick Kuster Cheryl Le inen Mi ya M<1;1ske Hea ther Marsh Bill y Marrin Robbie Marrin Jake McDermorr Ru sry Me inke Da Ilas Mcrgcns Megan Minah an Amy Morse Dustin O lofson Angela Olsen John Ord Chad Pitts A!ldrea Plambeck Brenda Plambeck Rach ea l Plambeck Shawn Putnam Adam Ring Brad Ring G ina Ring Kirk Ring Lori Ronfe ldt Josh Saturley Scott Schn irker Brady Sch roder ierra Schu Ien berg Brian Skow A my Sm ith Dustin Smith Jamie Stephens Joshua Stone Sara Thomsen Willie VanN orsrrand Rebecca Witt Karen Yo ung Jo h Zacharias Seventh Uradc 27 ~ �Gift of Teaching Ernesr Abariores: Soc. St. Diana Benzing: J. H . Res. John Burke: Lang. Arts Arla C lausen : Voca l Music C arl Coch ra n: J.H . Hist. Mary Con way: La n. A rts/Sp. Par Dalto n: J. H . Lan. A rts El ea nor Ga mbs: Foreign Lan . Sarah Hansen : Ho me Ee. T a mi Harman: Read ing/P. E. Larry l-l ornbosrel : J. H . Hi s Roberr Johnson: Bus. /Comp. c ie n ce reac h e r Lee Kill pac k becomes aggrava ted by hi s new fres hmen ph ys. scie nce class. Lee Ki ll pack: Sc ience G lenda Kunze: Bus. /Comp. Bill Larse n: Incl. Arts/P. E. Suspec t nu mber three, please srep forward. ' ~ 28Facul ty �Kev in Ma ru lka: Vo. Ag. /Sc i. Harold McKercher: Sc. /M ath Bev Poda ny: Resource Ros ie Ramwski: J. H. Lan. Brian Reed: J. H. tvlarh/P. E. Ni le Sm ith: J. H. Marh/Sci . "S o me day it' ll be min e ! A ll m in e !" Vo. A g. te ac h er Kev in Maru lka can on ly drea m of be ing princ ipal. A lyce Spoto : Inst. Music T. Gary White: Marh Ra ndy Wi ese: Art/Photo "God's gift to the educational system," was the commen t by Mr. Steve Patras wh en h e was asked what he thought of the T -C fac ulty. W ith this great group of teachers, the T-C st ude n ts are be ing guided alo n g th e ri ght tra ils of life . Junior Jenni fer C hristiansen sa id, "They're God's gift to stude nts." Sophomore Ka nd i A nderson desc ribed them as, "A good infl ue nce o n kids who rea ll y wa n t to learn." Secretary Barb Da lton added , "The T -C facu lty consi ts of a lot of spec ial indiv iduals. T hey're all unique in their own way. " "U niq ue! Car ing! S h ar ing! D iversified p e rsonalitie~! C lose kn it group of indiv idua ls who are ded icated to the task of improving the lives of young adults," sa id Princ ipal Brett N ann inga. "Thi s is goi ng to be a long day '" Soc ia l S tudi es teac h e r , S t eve Parra s Junk s a t t h e c lock in despair. foculty _q ~ �We Love To Help •••• Superintendent Brett Nanninga High School Principal Jay Bellar Jr. High Principal Ron Elliott Guidance Counselor Ed Gambs Curriculum Director Rosalie Rodenburg Board Secretary Carole George Supt. Secretar y Barb Dalton Prin. Secretary Karen Kay Jr. H igh Secretar y Librarian, M edia Ed Rastovski Administration The Tri-Ce n ter ad mi n istrat io n, school board, and support staff are very ·helpful a n d fr ie n d ly peop le. Mr. Ell iott rep lied, "They are grea t people who get along wonderfu lly and still have a sense of hu mor." Mr. Stafford comme n te d , "Th e school board works hard to keep the school running smoothly." Mrs. Dalton also added, "I don't see eye to eye with my bosses ... beca use they are a lot ta ller than I am!!!" School Boa rd Me mbers: Jim Carlson, B ill Brich, Ba betta Luck e, Pa ul O'Neill. No t Pictured: Katheryn Bin tz ~ 30 Adm in istration Steven S tafford �And It Shows A lice Zimm erman School Nurse Kerry Co urtier C ustodian Jed McDermott Custodian Fred Hadfield C ustodia n Louise J ensen C ustodian Jerry A nderson Custodian C ooks : Jan Flemming, D iana Meinke, JoA nn Knott, J oan Justice, M adge Ba rgenqu as t, a nd helper Eric W ingert. Hard at work. Mr. Nanninga answers th e phone with his friendly T -C hello. Bus Drivers: Barbara Plambeck, Pa ula H eim , Ka ren Killpack, Mur/een W ilson, Lowell Plambeck , Joe G ro te, Joh n Killpack , Jerry A nderson, La vern W ilson, Tom Ring, and Joyce Zimmerman . Administrat ion 1 ~ �A Business, Page 34; Social Studies, Page 36; Computers, Page 38 JOURNEY Intellect, Page 40; Arts, Page 4 2; English, Page 44 THROUGH Yearbook, Page 46; Home Ee., Page 48; Peer, Page 50 OUR Health, PE., Weights, Page 52; Math, Page 54; Science; Page 56 CLASSES Shop/Auto, Page 58; For. Lang., Page 60; Reading/Res., P age 62 ~ 32 Academics �DECEMilER 1991 SUN MONDAY 1 AC T IVITY CALEN DAR TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 3 1.R~ Valley at TC 4 !kill 2 THURSDAY 5 Tan Invite 7i00pa 9 tt-Jll Ou: is tJros Progrma 71~ 6.BD-V-~bJ.Jr-A 7 H-State lkill/Flag BD-\JIHHhierwooct-i I DD-9Ul&.JV-fHhJe.cwood-rt. DD-9 th-BbG-i\Sl'-i i-9: 00 BD-V- BW-logon-A Tou.rrey st Elk llom Tourney at TC 8 SATURDAY st Cedar Rnplds llD-V-V-fow: Teaa BlhJV-V-V-f ow: Tem FRIDAY lllhJV-o-<:arscn-11 Fl.0011: ial Ald Hee t.1ng 7: OOpi at lJOOer.oxl 1QIllNlHH.a1u -il 11 12BD-JlHh\SNl BD-V-~I \.R-OOU ble LUU- \.ll.-Crcmfleld Toomey l.R-9tli>l0th-Al.idulxn 1 oucney 1 Joo-v-&CHSNI 11thS.JV-O-Lewia c.en tnU 91 OO:n Treynoc/ St . Albert \.R-<aaJ.IOOd .JV Tour:'Dll at·'I'reyooc . ' tHIS 17 BD-V-B&O-'l'reynoi:- '18 16 I \.R-tt!ple Valley Toua 19 BlhJIHrecawold 20BD-Y-!llD-ttJ Valle 21 -ii -tl Bll-9Ur-M reyoor-A-4 :J) 9tlm! ~ •,..n-u k1en.ioo<l Toomey 2 tV fJ.RLY DlSUSSAf. ' tt-£1.em OlC is t:nns Prog.c ~ 7:00pl 22 23 24 25 I iI I1 26 27 I I I I / Wiii lS T HAS 'I A~ATl O N I I !'lecmb>c 23 , l.91Jl - jJao.ar-/ 1, 1992 Clflm~ I ' ,28 I ! )> "'"'u.. "'3 ~ .,, .,, ~ I 130 II II 31 !i 1 SclDll reslm?S Jaia.q I i. 19<12 tl:el.l " I ty �Business: The Career Of Firsr Row: Angi Leaders, Jennifer Jensen. Second Row: Merrid y Ring, Kerri Anderson, Brenda Hu ebner, Krisrina Hurd, Brenda Koch, Mrs. Glenda Kunze. Senior Kerri Anderson puu-ing her omce sk ills co use. Senior Jennife r Jensen ge rs a n interview from Mr. Sreve Sra fford during model omce. ~ 34 Business �The Future .... Business Mr. Bob Johnson smiles for rh e camera wirh his 61voritc accounting book. jun wr Srep/w nic Brockman rakes a bus111ess law resr. is what the model office was se t up to provide, an effecti ve learning enviroment that would reflect the modem offi ce of today. The individual work stations provide realistic office organi zations that permit flow of work from on e work sta tion to another. Business Law cove rs a wide ra nge of topi cs, some of which include crimin al law, civil law, law enfo rcement , courts, spec ial laws concerned with minors, consumers, business , and contracts. Accounting is a class where tudents lea rn how to manage personn al fin ances. The accounting field h as many caree r opportunities fo r young persons. Freshman Rarbara Ca mhs ;i nd se n ior Brenda Hu ebner w11h rh cir awards afrcr che Peru Srnre Business Co111pcririo n . f rc •n r R1 J 1V : L uA nn S n t!dden, )<!"''." R111~. Sarah Ga u,lian, L" ri McDonald, S.in,/i- /)ari;m. hri D (llvn ing, Gina Girrcn>. Scc·n ihi Ro ll": Barbara G>1mbs, \ldleric F/afoirrr , Brenda KPch, R.j. I';irks. Krisrina Hurd. Th ird R,m·: Brcncfo Hu ebner. }a n e r Z im m crn1<1n, Grcrchen /\"ing. Bec k y Spa rr, Jason Minahan, Marrin , Kmegcr. No1 I'icwrcd: Rafael Nuche, Racht>I Honc1well. �Our Past Determines "Mr. Parras, wh ere is yo ur ri e roday ! " Mr. S reve Parras leads rh e discussion in W orld Hisro q 1 class. "/ wish I could put m y feet up like that in A lgebra!" Junior Ken Haggert y relaxes while in Economics. "A duh , Eric! Don 't look like you're so 'smart'!" 36 Social Studies �Our Future ••• Social Studies Jun ior Ken dra Haggerf)' works hard on her Econ /10me1rnrk . "Mr. Pa rras, your socks don 'r march !" \Vo rld Hisrory studenrs cry & rh ro w ,\!fr. Parras off during class. One of the many luxuries of taking a social studies class is "soaking up the air" . This is the o ne thing stud ents enj oy about the portable. Another thing is the W orld G eogra ph y mag azin es . Mr . S teve Pat ras co mm e nt e d o n th e m , "Th ey we re rea lly good this year! I was impressed with how everyone worked!" Senior Michell e Warner commented , "You can expect a quiz every Friday from Mr. Abariotes, but he really is a good teacher. " Mr. Ernest Abariotes teaches Gove rnm e nt, S oc io lo gy, In te rn a t io n a l Po litics, and Econ; while Mr. Pat ras t e ac h es W o rld Geogra ph y, W o rld History, and A merican History. "Oh , Lisa ! Please wak e up du ri ng class' " Lisa Haddix rakes a snvo:c J uring Sucw l" g)'. "A ren 'r we h a1·ing /ors o f fu n !" Afr Parras' W o rld Hisrory class rries ro sra r inreresred. Sucia l Stud1c'' 17 �Technology: The Way Mr. Kevin Marulk a sh ows Raphael N uch e, a Spanish exhange studenr, a CA D prin tour. "No w whar!" junior P.}. Colpirrs looks puzzled while working on CAD. Sen ior Krisrin a Hurd and Juniors Mik e Haa e and P.}. Colpirts cry w sray awake during CA D. ~ 38 Compurers/CAD �Of The Future •••• Computers/CAD A-B-C 1 Fresh ma n Sha nn on Marrens rries rea lly hard co ger /115 IBM assignm enr correc r. It's always been said that computers are a big part of peoples' lives today. With G lend a Kunze in Macintosh , Robert Johnson in IBM , and Kev in Ma tulk a in CAD , the student s are learn ing a ll d ifferent as pects of th e new computer world. "Mac I & II are fun classes because they are n ot li ke all the o thers. I'm proud of all the things I can do on the compu ters & confident I ca n lea rn more," said Junior Sandy Dargin. In today's wo rld, comp ute rs are a necess ity. High school computer cla es are preparing students fo r the challenges which lie ahead of them in the "real world". "Don 'r mess up!" Sen ior Lisa Haddix n-orks on rh e lvfacin cosh. "Very good '" Afrs. G lenda Kun:e looks o n 11·h ile Freshman }a ncr Zimm erma n works. Senior C hns Corrin /n,1b silistled as he looks on ar h is IBM <Tl'il fl! >ll . �Odyssey of the Mind Th e 1991-92 Odyssey of rhe 1\1/ind: Beckr Sparr, Wendr Marrens, Gina G iirins, Ada m Dollen, P. ]. Co lpirrs, Brad Ca r/son, Sarah Ca udian, a nd Jami e Logg in s. (nor pic rured: She ll y Eln·ell). "You ca n 't fa ll asleep now, Gina 1"·Adam Do llen rries celli ng C ina C irrins wh ile p reparing fo r rheir demonsrracinn. Odysse)' of rhe mind sra re quali fiers: r. ]. Co/pin s, We nd y Marrens, A da m Do i/en, Beck)' Sparr, ;rm/ C ina G ittins. ~ 40 Odyssey of th e Mind ••• �General Gorgeous ••• Speech--Play ''AAA H/-/H ! Don 'c hurr me'" chinks Nick D)•kc '.'.n~I De nn i.< Lcinc~.1 during rheir sm >rd l(dir in C•encr. 1/ Gnrgco11s . '"O oh ' Thar " "'"' a m·r one'" \Vend)' Marrens and Dennis Leinen durimz rhc 'kissin rz scene' in "Gen crnl Gnrgeous". ' , Thi s yea r Tri- Ce nt e r stud ents deve loped two Odyssey of the Mind tea ms. On February 29, these students went to lowa W es te rn Co mmunit y Co llege fo r Reg io n a ls. Th ese t ea ms both we nt on fro m there to co mpete in Gr inn e ll , Iowa on Ma rc h 18 fos state. O n M ay 19, Mrs . Ma ry Co nw ay and h er adva nced speech class put on the p lay, "Ge n e ra l Go rgeo us". Th e I :30 matinee was pu t o n fo r the ele m ent a ry a nd juni o r hi gh stud e nts. The students in the play were: Dennis Le in en, S h ell y Sh ank, Tin a Rodenburg, Becky Matter, A li Heimbaugh , N ic k Dyke, Os h a nd a Di ve lb ess, W endy Marrens, Matt Maho ney, and Adam Parish . " h. Honer! / /1 n ·e pm ! '' sa rs , heller Sh ,mk rn Denni.< Le in e n d11 rin~ che Sf't't' Ch riar. "Oh , n1 11 Al> cars .rrcn 'r hr.: Rodenburg ft > Den n i;/ L'lldll!!h' '" sa n Tin .i ,•111t•n .m,/ . ick Drkc. �Creativity is "DUH ! l hare rhese child proof label 1" Debbie Schierbrock is frusrrared with an objecr. "A re yo u su re 4 bo rrles are go ing ro be enough, Da wn 1" /-leather O lsen looks on as Dawn Ritchison prepares m deve lop fi lm . A s David Ca rlson work s on his arr work , j ohn Ring asks, "So, whar is ir '" ~ 42 Arts, Crnfrs, and Photography �alive and well ••• Arts, Crafts, & Photography ''T,10 bad Demi Moore wasn 't h ere to h elp out!" Eric W ingert srruggles with his pottery. at Tri -Center. The students today are offe red the chances to use their skills and talents in Arts, Crafts, and Photography classes. "Crafts has been real enj oyable this year because we had a good mix of students. H ewever, Tricia Matthews ra rely let anyone get a word in edge; wise (HA-HA), " said Mr. Randy Wiese. Mr. Wiese also commented that the diversity of studen ts in photograph y has lead to a wide variety of photo subj ects which is good because it gives you an idea of what the student is like. Because of classes like these, stu de nts are able to experience a wide variety of the arts. "Mom 's rea ll y going w like this ash tray!" Barrett Heim says while using th e potteqr wh eel. "/{ 1 k eep poking this n eedle, sooner o r lacer !'II fi nd rh e hole 1" Leandro A nLireu struggle.< with his a rr projecr. ''Foor can 'r figure ir our. l'irhl'r, bie Sch i rbrnck and Briclll ca mera fCir h elp. LcUl rouT' Deh ~ c/spn look ro rh e �Rotneo and Juliet to "Quick , ge r buS)' ll S h e's coming rh is wa)' 1 " Th e seni o r En glish girls rr r ro lo o k bus)' fo r rh e reacher. M r. Burke ch ecks rh e junior class 's jo urnals. G RO UP D JS U SS/O N . Th e j unio r class re // wh ar rh e)' reall y fe el abour reading /irerarure. ~ 44 Englih �Pet Semetery •••• English /I Ir.<. om va)' h elps sen ior Jenni fe r Jensen wirh her paper. "How much m ore is rh ere lefr ro go'" Senior Je nni fer Sclwning rries ro concen rrare on an English book. are some of the man y books and plays stud e nts read in th e ir fo ur yea rs o f En g li s h . Se ni o r Mich e ll e W a rn e r commented , "It's good to read them because yo u wo uldn't rea d o n yo ur own. Yo u see th a t they rea ll y hav e m ea ning to th e m, li ke H a ml et a nd Romeo and Juliet." W rit ing jo urn als duri n g the yea rs h elps imp rove the way the stude nts express their feelings. "I fee l that they will h elp me remember my freshma n year when I'm a senior and gradua ting fro m sch oo l," sa id fre shm an Lyn ette Ring. So, at the end of their high sch oo l ca reers, th e stud e nts a t T r i- Ce nt er look at th e ir English classes as grea t learning experien ces. Noses in rh e books. The sen iors work hard during cla. s ti me. "D id v·n u hea r a bouc .. .." ' Th e sop homore En "/; h c/<1ss "chms '' while rlw tc\ I< her '' our. �The Easiest Class "Work, work, work. Th at's all I ever do!" says editor Kandi Anderson. "Will yo u just leave m e alone!" says fre sh man L yn e tte Rin g to fr es hm a n J amie R odenburg. "He lp! I n ee d m o re co rr ection tape." Freshman H eidi Schultz tries to t ype on the typewriter. ~ 46 Yea rbook • lll School • lS �What Most People Think of Yearbook •••• Yearbook "Of co urse I love this class, " says se nio r Michelle Wa rner. It isn 't though . It takes a lot of concentrati o n, skill , a n d a tt e nti o n t o details. Durin g class th e stud e nt s p ut together page layouts and got a tas te of journ alism by wri ti ng th e copy to go with them. Students h ad to meet three dead lines thro ughout th e yea r, whi ch is qu ite a c h a lle n ge. "It is a class of lea rning," says ed ito r Kand i A nderson . "lt shows us how our writing and English skills can be usefu l." "I li ke this class because eve ry other year we had to wa it fo r the yea rbook to come out ," sa id Lynette Ring. 'T his way we ge t to see everything before it co mes out. " "I j ust sa w tliat, now where did it go?" wonders junior R aeSh elle Rodenburg. "B oy this picture has a lot of good look in' gu ys!" sa ys freshman Lirnette Ring. Front Row: Kandi A nderson, Mr.<. R,1sit' Rastovsk i, and RaeSh elle R od nburg. Seco n d Rovn Jami e R o denburg , Heidi SL·hul t =, Lrnette Ring, and Luanna Snedden. No t pictured: Michelle Warner. �Preparing tnen and "/ sh ould be h o me wa tc hing m y soaps riuh t n o w," Mrs. S arah H a nse n chi nk s co h e r;e lf while C urt Erich , Kristie W ire and Mi chelle W arn er listen. ' "ls rhis a square k not or " granny knot '" sa)'S Jason Burw n w himself in explorawry class. "/ CAN 'T BR EA T H E!" Man H eilig yells whil e T o mi H o n e ywe ll p iec es m ate rial wgerher in Home Ee. ~ 48 Home Economi cs �wotnen for the future ••• Hotne Econotnics " \~1here is Han sel and Grera l!" Jaim e Crozier wonders 1d 1ile purring rogerher her gingerbread house. is the main goa l of Home Economics. Home Ee is an elective class that is offered to both boys and girls in the hi gh sch oo l a t thi s tim e . Bak in g, sewing, and other home improvement ski lls are the main ac tivities in Home Ee. Juni o r Hi gh st ud e n ts a re a lso offered this co urse as an exp lora tory class. This is to get them ready for cou rses they will be tak in g in hi gh school. "Junior high and h igh schoo l students experience a range of activities both traditional and nontraditional in various home economic classes at TriCenter," says Mrs. Sarah Hansen . "\J?h isrle wh ile you 11-ork ' '' Mrs. Sarah Hansen makes rhc job go qu icker. "C inderella never had ir rhis hard," says N icole Plam beck ro T om i Honerwell. ''A dash o f rhis and a pinch ,,f rhar, " insrrucrs R }. Parks to A mr p, nrious and 1 emd1 Rmg Hnmc Econumtc> 49 ~ �Learning today Jun io r Mike H aase a nd so ph o m o re T race y Roberrs quierl y work in the library during peer tutoring! "Sec loo k , ir 's righ t th e re! " soph nm nre W end y Sc hulcz helps mn her classma re, Ma rr y M;m ess. "M y arms arc reall y srarring ro get sore ' " freshnw n Ke vin Konh rolls himse/( do wn th e hallwa y during <J peer experim enr. 50 Pee r/Peer Tu tor ing �gets us through tomorrow Peer/Peer Tutoring "No n·, 1Vhcrc did I sec rh ar!" ;isks Mrs. Tami Harman as she .<orrs rh rnugh her desk. Mr. ar/ Cochran leads rhe discuss ion tluring cigh ch hour peer class. Th e pee r/pee r tu to ring classes in hi gh sc hoo l are a mo ng man y of the thin gs that h e lp st ud e nts o ut. Pe er gives students a chance to talk openly with th e ir peers, and it rea ll y g ives them a chance to be themse lves. Pee r tutoring is a vo lun tary course they ca n ch oose to take if t h ey wish to he lp o thers with th e ir studi es. This class h as he lped many students ra ise th ere grades a n d a lso be more co nfid e n t with th emse lves. Wh e n as ked wh a t sh e li ked th e mos t a b o ut peer tu to rin g. Wendy Schultz commented, "It is fun working with o th er peop le. It fee ls good to know that I am helping out." Pee r and pee r tu to ring have bee n very successful at Tri-Center. Senitir R. ]. Parks helps junior his hn111c 11·ork . hri,; Pumam 1virh "Don 'r rake cha r picrure u{mC".1" 1\ fr., . Hamw n looks o n :is •rcrc hen K 111 g, ; 111d f'l, 1/i Purn;1 111 ll'c> rk rogcrher (lfl a rrohlec11 . l\:er/ Pu:r T lll .inng 'i l �Keeping the mind and J US T BUST A MUSCLE. Th e e ighth h our weight rraining sho ws che ir sruf( M r. Brian Reed shows R. }. Parks and Mike /-laase rhar it's nor good to slack -u(( in his class. "M11kc sure you /isren 1 " Mrs. Tami /-/a nn en reaches her hea lth class. ~ 52 Hea lth, P.E., and Weights �body in shape •••• P. E. ! Health! Weights! Fresh man Sara h Gaudian he lps sC'nior Jenni fe r · Sd1un i11g build her muscles. is o ne main goa l of Mrs. T ami H arman, Mr. Brian R ee d , a nd Mr. Bill Larsen. This yea r Mr. Re ed was add ed to the weight training and P. E. fa culty. "I enj oy tea ching hi gh sc h oo l P. E. and weights because I taught the students once and I enj oy teaching th em aga in ." "Each yea r we like to ad d a n ew unit to the P. E. curriculum . This year, badminton will be added and possibly pi c kl eba ll , whi c h is a ve rsio n of indoor tennis," sa id Mrs. Harman . This yea r, the hea lth cl asses h ave been invo lved with Iowa Pu blic T elevision as live audiences and phone- in cen te rs on topics of conce rn to teens . " Yo u 're n or reac hing ve q • far 1 " Sop h o m o re Tr:11·is Kusrcr rries rh c sir and rea ·h in P. E. "Weak 1" Mr. Bmm R ecd gi ves eninr R. .f. Parks he lp ,1 1 chc bench press. "Hcalrh, mak e., a blldr g Hid!'' ,\ fr,_ Hann.111';. soph omore clas.< lcil rns 111,>1.: ,1/,, •ur r/1,· /111 ma n lim ly. rkalrh. P.E., and W.:1ghr' ') 1 ~ �Looking forward to the "A re you sure chis test is on ly going co cake one hour!" geometry students wonder while caking a test. M r. T. Ga ry Wh ite corrects papers whi le wa iting for rhe bell co ring. "You're copying ' ll " Mr. Bob "Barn ey" John son wonders a Brad W oods looks on . ~ 54 Mathematics �jobs of the future ••• Mathematics .. "This sru p id calcularor doesn 'r work!!" yells Man ·i11 Benn ing dur ing A lgebra II. "This ca n 'r be righr '" i\lr. T. Gary W hite looks to th e ca mera fo r help while S arah G auJian looks on. is on e aspec t of the students tak ing Math this year. The T-C students are offered math classes in various areas, from Ge n era l Math to College PreCalc and Trig. Freshman Brenda Guill co mmented that she's glad sh e h ad the chance to be able to take Geometry with some of the upperclassmen. Math classes provide many for mulas that will be of use in the future. "If anything at all, we will get uses out of the Pythago rea n Theorem," Mr. T . Gary White sa id. Mat h wi ll be a lot of use in th e future years. No matter what kind of job you have, this class will always be of importance. "Kris ti , ro u a/wars kn o w t h e an swers, " a ys C hris Pol/)1 ro Krim Leaders. "Do you n1ind ? /'rn crp 11g to sleep herr!'' "''H'-' M ichelle Lo ft us during Genmerrr. �Yesterday, today, "Don 'r fa ll asleep on me n ow," says Lee Killpack ro seniors A ngi Leaders and Shiloh McCool. "Wh ich one of rhese chemica l are we nor suppose d rou se'" asks fr esh man T ami Marrhews. "Now Miss /-J add ix , whar do yo u rhink !" asks Lee Ki llpack m senior Lisa /-Jaddix. ~ 56Sc iencc �and totnorrow ••• Science '; \Yl/iar ?! '' quc.. t ion s j unior Sa ndy Darg in . ''Th e firsr rule in dissecring is 'keep your eyes open,'" insrruc rs Mr. Lee Killpack to his Bio log · class. science a lways h as been and a lways will be the know ledge of o bta ining information and expe rimenting with it. Science helps us le a rn fr o m th e past and prepare us fo r the future. ' "C oming fro m Jr. High I th ought that High School sc ience would be a lo t h arde r that it is," co mm e nt ed fre shm a n Lyn ette Rin g. Thi s yea r Phys ic a l Science is offe red by Lee Killpack, along with Biology and C ollege Biology. Harold M cKe rc h e r teaches C hemistry and Physics. "It i interesting to learn new and diffe re nt things," sa id sophomo re Kandi Anderson. Each class learn ed new things each day and experimented with the new kn owledge to understand it more easily. Am v Berrelsen, Am r Ponrious, Amy H:rnclbuqr. nnd Leandro A ndreu wo rk , ,n rh eir Ph ysics lab. "I hope my dcoJ ornn r '·' working r,x1ai·. ··chink, Mr. Haro ld 1\1cKcrch er :1.< he lcaurL's his L"1:1.<.'. �Creativity cotnes "Don 'r Jrill rour hanJ rhis rirne," sars freshrnan j ohn Schrnielau ro his parrn er David Carlson. "Ca n we rry no w, Mr. Larsen!" Th e sh op srudcn rs are anxious m help. "Oar s! I rhink we hrok e sornerhing." S ruclenrs rry w in vesriga cc rhe r rnh/em. 58 Shop �from the heart Shop "Otl rou rhink he will no ricc rhis scrarch !" asks fre shmnn Jim 1\ ft>rsc as Chad Kun:e cries ro heir. In shop ,. bes ides wo rkin g with wood, there are many other tasks, like we lding and mechanics. Without mec hanics, where wo uld we be? O ur automob il e may mea n a lo t to us, but wh en so mething h appens to it, we may be lost. In Mr. Bill Larse n's automobile classes, students study the structure of an auto mob il e, including the engi ne. Th e ski lls that the se peo pl e lea rn may be use fu l in the future. The shop classes also test creativity. If a person has a crea ti ve mind , they shou ld look into a basic shop class . If they think th ey aren't creative, they should try sh op class any way. The ir crea tiv ity may surprise them. 1\lfr. Lar.<en concenrrnre.< lln n boa rd rh;ir he has been preparing /cir a projec r. "l'ou hir rhe nni/ on chc head ilnd nor rnur tlni;er," freshma n ChaJ Ku n:c ndl"iscs hi, p<1rc11cr Ji m 1V/orsc. "CJ,, rn11 get h o n· ir works rn111·.'"' Seni<ir Rachel Hoc1 e)'\\·ell rcach e< De nnis Le in en and Br ian Ne/son iH>11 · rhc cn1!inc n·ork. �Fran\ais, Espailol Mrs. Eleanor Gambs is hard at work. Freshman Sheri Stamp drea ms o f that perfect Spanish man. Sophom ore Lori McDo nald is m akin g a C repe to celebrate Mardi Gras. ~ 60 Fo re ign L~ nguage �Bonjour! Buenos dias! Foreign Language ''M i ke, t he ac ti on is u p h ere, " says Mrs. Elea nor Ga m bs during h er fa vo rite Spanish clas.' o f th e day. Sopho mores S ha ne Bennell a nd C had Calek prove tha t men do look good in th e k itchen . V isito rs to room 130 may expe rie n ce a ki n d of c ul t ure sh o ck. Th ey migh t find posters with stra nge looking captions, and if th ey wan t to kn ow the date they would consult a French o r Spa ni s h ca lenda r. Dec o ra t io n s often appear in the nationa l colors of Fra nce, Spai n , or Mex ico, and in ce leb ra ti o n of h o li d ays t h a t a re n o t obse rved in the Un ited Sta tes. Fren ch st ude n ts obse rv e Ma rd i Gras in the tradi tional way by making and ea ting c repes. Spa ni sh st ud e n ts m ay ce le brate wit h a p in ara. S uc h sur ro undin gs a n d ac ti vitie s h elp s tu de n t s unde rstand the people and th e cult ure of oth e r countries whi le lea rning the language . A u revoir! Ad iosl D eco r atio n s of t h e upc o m ing Frenc h a nd Span ish holidays are shown on the wa lls of th e fo reign language room. Seniors Sh iloh M cC ool, Hann ah Spencer, a nd Kristie Witt join in t he fun of making .:repes for Mardi Gras in French IV. Fo re ign Lan guag 61 ~ �Finding unlitnited potential M s . Bev P oda n y gives a test to soph o mo re Chad A nde rson during Resou rce . ... f..• ~ • "A re ynu lisrening 1" Mrs. T am i H arm an ex plain . an ass ignm e nr w se nior N ico le Plambeck. "D-U-M - B M -A -C- 1-/ - / -N- E!" M s. Bev Podan y uses che computer for her resource classes. ~ 62 Read ing/Resource �in others and in ourselves ••• Reading & Resource "You \ ·e !!<1 [ w be k idding' " Senior N ico le Plambe.:k-looks contl1scd. • is one of the ma in goa ls fo r Ms. Bev Poda ny a nd Mrs. T a mi H arma n in their read ing and resource classes. Thi s yea r M s . Bev P o d a n y was added to the Tri- Center fac ulty . She assists her students in Resource while Mrs. Harman works on reading skills. "Reading class is geared to help the students imp rove their thinking and reaso nin g skill s. H e lp in g st ud ents keep o n rop of their co ntent a rea classes is also one of the major goals in Readi ng cl ass," says Mr . T ami H a rman . The sk ill of read ing is one of the main goa ls n eeded in the world today. W ith the h elp of Mrs. H arman and Ms. Poda n y, T -C takes the pride in teaching the students thi s skill. BO RING 1 Sop ho mo re Bo l' l'urna m rries ro keep h1.< arre nrion o n "On e Flew 0Fe r rh e Cuckoos Nesr ... "J11 son ! Jason' Wake -up 1" nph omo re Monica R ieher tries w wake junior Jason Fir:gerald. N ico le Plamhc c k. Br ian Cro:ier . J e nn1fr•r Schuning, and A da m I'a ri., h rrr 1<1 par aricnriCln tll 1\1.<. Rei· Poda n y. Rcad ing/Rcs"um: 63 ~ �A Vocal, Page 66; Instrumental, Page 68 OURNEY Drill Team, Page 70; Speech, Page 72; FFA/FHA, Page 74 ITH National Honor Society, Page 76; Student Council, Page 78 ACTIVITIES �JANUARY 1992 MONDAY SUN ACT I VI TY CALENDAR TUESDAY WEDNESDAY ,. THURSDAY FRIDAY 3 2 sam. REru1FS 1 SATURDAY 4 BB-V-BSG-Griswold-A BlhJH-B-St Alberts-A B&-9th&JV-D-Undc.1....,.,.; NEW YEAR'S 5 6 B&-JV-~ 7 BB-V-BW-Qikl.aOO-A 8 9 1QEnd of 1st Senesl ~11 B&-JV-B&O-ASl'-A WR-West Harrisoo at T< 12 13 BB Tourney 13-18 14 19 20 16 .:17 \.,R-C!u; -<BklaOO a t 23 Jazz Band Crotes1 • BB-JV-B&G-U>gan-A 9:00 a.m 24 BB-V-E&erASI'-1\ , 25 tt-NwMSU Swing c ir test QUtla00-4: ()() p m. -A . 18 ' Carson 21BB-V-IllY-UOOerwc kl22 IllhJV- BW-Woodbine-H B&-9th-B&G-Cakland-A 9:00 a.a: Inservice - Half I:ay BB-V-BW-Audulxxr-H 15 B-Auduboo G-tD Valley \.R-'l'C Toomey HR-corning Tourney . Qxi WR--Olming Tourney HR-A.Sr at TC BD-9th-B&G-lt> Valle ~t"fl 9:00 26 27 HR-.Ilt-Auduboo-A BlhJV-B&G-AST-H 28 BB-JH-V-Wgaxrll !ill-V-B&G-Treyoo.Nl B&-9th-B-Treyooi:-H 29 30 Swing Ch>ir Q:ntes t-'l'reyoor 4:00 p.in. B&-illt-G-ttJ Valley-H \..R-illHb Valley-A 31 B&-V- &G-tb ValliIY -A m. KEY: t I \ . . ~ OOll arsity High �Singing •••• Franc R ow: Missy Srein , Am y Ponrious, Jamie Rodenburg, H eidi Schulrz. Second Ro w: T roy Lehan, JoAnn McDermorr, Grerchen Holsrein, Tony Larsen , Lori McDonald, Shiloh McCool, Ke vin Jon es. Third Row: Serh H olsrein , Lisa Haddix, M arc Win gerr, Ann M ei,erring, David H addix, Beck y Spa rr, Amy Berre lse n , Josh McDerm o rr , M e rrid y Ring , A aron Geo rge , Gin a G irrens, R ya n Dea. Fourrh R o w: Arla C lau se n, Wend y Sc hulrz, Mich e lle Lo fru s , Chad Min ah an, Ma rr H andbury, Sean Min ah an , Barbara G am bs , Den ise Wilson, A l yce Spara . Nor pic cured: R ya n Sc hroder, S h an e Bennerr, C hris Polley, Corey A rbaugh. "He y, you g irls 111 rhe second row , you ca n 'r sleep!" I guess ir 's jusr another ,Jayo( chorus. "S it up s rra igh r, " sa ys Mrs. C lausen as sh e direcrs rh e women 's chorus. ~ 66 Chorus �You've Gotta Love It Chorus "Mrs. Clausen . 1;: rhar all you do? Ear?'" After traveling to places some people h ad ne ve r h ea rd of before, the Sensations and Fanfaires ended their year successfully. "Wo rki n g with so ma ny ta le nt ed students a nd t aking them places to show off their talent is a lways fun! It is n eve r a dull moment," commented Arla C lausen. Th e Sensa ti o n s pl aced third at Conference , wh ich was a t Treyn o r, and th ey a lso took third at Lemars, Norfolk, C re st o n, a nd No rth W es t Missouri State. As for nex t year, the Fanfai res and Sensat ions wi ll be back and roaring to go! " It 's a lways a ' hi gh ' tak in g th e sw ing ch o irs o ut to co mplete !" Mrs. C lausen adds. "Like de de Je boh boh hi da." Freshm en Kristr Leade - as she sings with a swing . . I • - M iche lle Wed e l. N ico le Plam heck . Alison Maaske. Laura Brich , Kandi /\1cCnol, Michelle Lofrus, Michelle Cook. Jessica Sch uning, Emmv H e im , Jodi Leader;, Je n nie• Lenwnds . Len N11herg, Ton ia Pop , L1lf1n Sr.imp. Amr Benn crr, Scan Mi nahan, 1\!la n d1 Elhcrr. D<i,·id O'Neil, Bren.fa Gui ll , C had Minahan, Kristen Farlc')', Minc/r Plumm er, Kriser Leaders. Arla C la use n , Bec kr Stephens. R1rbarn Gambs , Bo bhi C hri s ten se n, Oeni;;e Wi/scin, /\l arr Lehan, Lynette Ring, P. }. Cnlpirrs, Michelle Srnffortl, }odr Baker. Amr Ring, Man-in Ben ing. The Sensations rake a hrearher, rrring rn sing lyinf! pn rhcir hacks! �"Would r ou ger o ur of here! Th ey are pla ying rhe song no w," says freshm an heri S ra mp . "5, 6. 7. 8." coun rs junior G re rchen Holsrein. lnstrutnental Th e stud e nt s o f th e Tri-C e nt e r Troj a n b a nd h ave bee n rock in ' thro ugh another yea r. "Th e most fun of t he yea r fo r me was taking the jazz ba n d o n t h e roa d a nd co mp e tin g," said di rector A li ce S po to , aft e r h er first year here. In add itio n to conce rt and march ing band, an integra l part of the perfo rmances t his yea r was the nin eteen girl s who made up th e Sa tin Knight Flag Co rp . "It was a lot of work ge tting up in the morning for ea rl y morning practice , but in the end it was a ll worth it ," sa id freshman Jodi Leaders. Firsr R o w: A m y Be nnerr , G n:ic h en H o l.>re in, }C$S 1c.1 S lwn1n#, /){' n"c Wif,, .,n, :;rq '1~111c Brok ma n , 1-learhcr S taffo rd, Sa ndy Dargi n. S cconcl How: /3arh.1r,1 Uamfi ~. / l.1nn.1h !::-1 <·1 '< 1 /\lliche/le Lofrus, Chad Minahan. Mis.<y S rcin, A mir Ma n cm. Th ml Ho w: }11'h Md \ rn1t111 7, m Larsen, Marrin Kroeger, A lice Sporn, Ke1·in }1>ncs, Aarnn ne1•r,::c. Sc. 111 M111ahan 68 l n!>l rum en rn l �Jatntnin' through another year "Up, down , up, down , I, 2, ], 4," concenrrnres freshman Jodi Leaders. M s. A lice Sporn co n d ucts th e rrump e r and trom bone plarers. A mr Ring ;ind Emmi· Hei m leacl rhe ha nd in rh c H nn-,/n., cfa r p;i radc. "P/.n· 11 aua i n, Hc :JLhL'r. '' s .. " ·-' .\ fs. sen ior Hc;;rhcr S1ati;,,.J ~rnc ( 1 10 �"C ome back to me, bab y, " says M att Lehan to partn er Lori M cDonald. Senior Troy Lehan twirls Am y Pontious fo r th e crowd. Drill Teatn In their second yea r under t h e d irecti o n of A rl a C la usen, t h e Ja m Connection we n t to st a te to ge t a Divis ion I rating in Dance and a Di vision II ra ting in Porn. "It was a fun year with many dedicated a n d e n e rgized yo un g wo men . They liked to dance and perform and a lways did th e ir best," sa id Mr s . Clause n. Senior Amy Pontious put the ro ut ines together and used men from the high school to make the teams enj oyable to watch. "It was a lot of fun and I'm glad I got a chance to be a part of it," commented se nio r Me rridy Ri ng o n h er two yea rs with the Jam Connection. "Shake it baby, " scream all the girls as Drill T eam pa rtn ers strut th eir stu ff. ~ 70 Drill Tea m �Step Left, Around, and Together "Right, left. Why did I have to be in front?" wonders senior Angi Leaders. Th e Jam Connection put on a sh ow For their audience. Th e men o f Tri-Cen rer en re r ra in th e crowd during half-time. Th e D rill T eam ra kes ro rhc da nce flnor. Dnllleam 71 ~ �"/rea l/ )' have ro go ro rh e bachroom!" Senior Shelly Shank gives her dram a speech. "Oh, m an ! Don 'c m ess up'" Juni or Osh anda Oi velbess gives her speech ro rhe rerired ceachers. Speech On Ja nu ary 29 in C la rind a , the Adva nced Speech class kicked off th e yea r with la rge gro up . Three groups a tt e nd ed a nd th e Gro up Mim e by Shel ly S h a nk a nd H e le n a Rieb e r advan ced to sta te wh ere they rece ived th ree I ra tings . T wo oth e r b ig da tes fo r this gro up o f st ud e nt s we re Conference o n Feb ru a ry 19 at Io wa W est e rn ·where 11 stud e nts competed, a nd then o n Februa ry 29 in T abor 10 stvdents participa ted in d istric ts. S h e lly S ha nk, Dennis Le in en , N ick Dyke, Ali H e im ba ugh, and Osh a nd a Di ve lbe ss a d va n ced t o s t a t e. O n M a rc h 2 1, t h ese 5 tra ve led to N o rwa lk to co mpete , where S h e ll y a nd Osh a nda received a I rating. Senior T ina Roden burg pra ctices her lines with che help of Mrs. Mary Con wa y. ~ 72 Spccch �Speaking Loud and Clear! Senior Dennis Lein en demonsrrares his speech ro rh e rerired reachers in Persia. "This lirrle piggy goes on th is sq uare .. . "A li H eimbaugh explains in her exposirorr speech , "Qui/red Cards Come from the H earr." junior N ick D yke gives his exposirory address. ''Th e Evolution of John Deere " 1Vhilc Dennis LcinC'n assist . 11 Fdur score a n d $even rc.·ar!) ;: Jgu ... ··~ ... hell \· Slrn nk g i1 ·<!.> h e r sp eech r11 i\la u Ai.1/ic>1w 1·. Beckr Marrer, and Ali Heimhmrgh . Spmh7l ~ �"Yumm 1 Yumm ! This fingernail is rea lly good." says Mi ch elle Cook ro Mind y Plumm er and Michelle Sca ffo rd. Dennis Lein en dri ves th e combine during an FFA project while Jerem y Dea looks on. FFA/FHA Future Farm ers of America (FFA) students experienced many challenges throughout the year. Along with help fr o m Mr. Kev in Mat ulka, th e FFA sponsor, members so ld fr~ it , cleaned u p a creek (BOAC ), wo rk ed wi t h safety t ec hn iq u es, a n d attende d con- ventions. The Future Homemakers of A merica (FHA ) we re also involved in many ac ti v iti es with th e ir spo n so r Mrs. Sarah Hansen. The trad itional selling of Va lentines was a major fund ra ise r. Th e me mb e rs a lso a t te nd ed th e "S tree t of D rea ms." "It was a n ea t experience . The houses were way out of t h e o rd in a ry, " sa id fr es hm a n Lynette Ring. FHA members: First Row: M ichelle Wedel, Ann M1·yerring, Mic/w ile L.,(1 11 -. Dn i/y Rine Mnnn:.i Rieber, Jill R ing, and Dianne Lustgmaf Sewncl Row: f, (1 Li'.ider<, "/ 1inia T'ope, ].11n 1c 'ro:ie1, )1// Pohlman, Krisrie Leaders, M indy Plummer, Mich llt• S11ffon/, M1o helle (, 1 ,.i/r, I frn/1 Lam11. N1wle Plam beck, Emm y Heim, Tara Plamheck, Tre,sa VanN >rd'1ranJ, .1nJ Sarnh Urterrw /<. ~ 74 FHA/FFA �Preparing Students for the Future! Future "Leaders" of A m erica ! Krist y and Jodi Leaders willingly answer questions in FHA. "[( you rwo are so scrong, wh )' aren 'r you doing th e h amm e rin g?" ask s L ynn Sca m p ro T o m W ard and Nick D)'ke. "We ho uld cue this cow up & ear ir!" -say Brian Crozier, Barrerr Heim, Dennis Leinen , Jerem y Dea , C h ad Minah a n, Tro y Pe te rse n, M ike O lsen, & Jeremy Zacharias. T om Dawsan, j ohn Ring, T odd Cook, Barrerr Heim, Robbie Drke, and }ush Mo rrison wich rh eir awards fu r the Li1·e,n1ck Judging Cuntesr. FHA/FF 75 �"Take rwo o( rhese and ca ll me in che morning," says j unior Gina Gittins to sophomore Denise Wi lson. "l can 't believe that I a m back in th is school aga in," says guest speaker Kevin Wh ite. NHS On March 29, the N ationa l Honor Society Inductio n took place in the elementary gym. T h is yea r there were 21 inductees initi ated into the organ izat ion . Th e guest s peaker for thi s yea r's induct ion was for mer T ri-Center graduate, Kev in White. The Nationa l Ho nor Society takes part in putt ing togethei: a successfu l b lood mo b ile yearly. T h is yea r th at date landed on May 12. T he students t ook h a lf a day o ut o f the ir busy schoo l day to lend a hand and work at the blood mobile. T his project was a success. The NHS a lso puts on a breakfast for the honor roll students which took place ea rl ier in the yea r. Th e active members of the 1992 National H onor Soc1ery. ~ 76 Nat iona l Honor Society �National Honor Society "Tq1 ir aga in and rhis rim e don 'r tickle m e!" rhinks soph omore David W ilson as senior A m y Ponrious p ins on his corsage. "T ell me wh en ir 's going ro hurr," rhin ks Traci M anh art while g iv ing blood a r rh e 92 blood m obile. "A ! B! C! or all of rhe abo ve '" is one hard q uesrion for Mr. Kevin Maru lka fi lling his fo rms o ur at rh e blood mobile. "Oh, gos h! Warc h our for the pin!" t hinks bura Bric:h while April ,\ f111,1han )!Ct> ready ro applr rhe corsage. �Mr. R on Elliott chats with th e Student Coun cil spon sor from Benson. " Oh , I d o n ' t k n ow! I th ink we sho uld do someth ing di fferen t! Freshman Sheri Stamp prepares fo r th e big dance. T.C. STU--CO UNITED WE STAND The T ri- Cente r St ude nt C o unc il, sponsored by Mr. Steve Patras, started the yea r wi th a busy sc h ed ule. T he yea r was fi ll ed with t hi ngs ran gi ng from Mercha nts N ight, Se n ior Ci tize ns' Night, A lumni Night, "Opera tion Snowball", raki ng leaves fo r the e ld e rl y, st ud e n t excha n ges with sc h oo ls aro un d th e a rea, S.A .0 .0 . week, and a dance. "Ope rat ion Snowba ll" was a retreat held in Mason City, IA. T he students met lots of new frie nds, learned a lot about life, and were taugh t h o w to trea t oth ers. Remember: T he o n ly way you ca n succeed is to risk fa iling ! Fron t R ow: Sa ndy Dargin, Seth H olstein, Jenn ifer Ch ristiansen, L nn S tamp, Laura Brich, Gretchen Ho lstein. Second Row: La ura King, Heidi Schu ltz, Gretchen King, TJa~·i.t Haddix, Aaron George, Kristie Witt, Michelle Warner, Becky Stepl.ens, /I.fr. f'atra.<. ~ 78 Student Council �We Just Keep Going and Going "Oh, no! I think th ey just took m y picture. ,, One of the B enson Bunnies explains as she to urs our "Country School." •••• "Seth, you are not supposed to be eating th e cookies,,, Jennifer Christiansen says to Seth Holstein a t conferences. ----Some stu de n t co un cil m em bers sh a r e th eir thoughts at a n earl y morning meeting. " \Ve will have a short breakfast in the commis sary. Not!" St ud e n t C(lu ncil membe rs excha nge comments with the Benson B un nies. Student .<1t111c 1l 79 ~ �A Baseball, Page 82; Softball, Page 84; Volleyball, Page 86 JOURNEY Football, Page 88; Cross Country, Page 90; Boys Basketball, Page 92 Girls Basketball, Page 94; Bowling, Page 96; Wrestling, Page 98 THROUGH Girls Track, Page 100; Boys Track, Page 102; Cheerleaders, Page 104 ATHLETICS Jr. High Sports, Page 106 "'1fflltttt11 7t'ifftlll/IJJfa• BO Sports �FEBRUARY 1992 SUN MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY KEY: BB WR MJV JH - 2 1 Basketl:all Wrestling Music Junior Varsi ty Junior High H-State Swing/Jazz contest at Crestoo 3 4 H-ICDt\ Hooor Ch>ir at WR-Varsity Logan (A) 5 Lewis Central WR-JH Treyoor (H) WR-Varsity Ibubl e llial Griswold/Audubcc at Auduboo BB-Varsity G&B Griswold BB-JV G&B M. Valley (H) 6 (H) 7 Ilt-SfllVICE 1:00 Dismissal H- llirningside Jazz BB-JH G Treyoor (A) BB-Varsity G&B Oak1:uxl 11 10 WR-JH 03k.land (A) 12 BB-JH G 03k.land (H) BB-JV G&B C6klarxl (A) 7:00 SCHXlL BD MIG 16 17 00 SQkXJL IN-SfllVICE 13 14 WR-JH Undei:wood (H) IN-SfllVICE • 1:00 Dismissal BB-JH G Undei:wood (A) BB-Varsity G&B Audubon (A) 18 9:00 Speech Contest at Avoca BB-Varsity G&B lli.V,qllev (H) 19 20 BB-9th~ Auduboo (A) (H) BB-JV G&B Griswold (A) 9 8 WR-Griswold Tournanent 15 WR-Secticral at TC H-JH Vocal Contest 9:00 lli.V~ey ST. VALENTINE'S DAY 21 . H-Jazz Contest at Cres too 22 WR-JH West Harrisoo (H BB-Varsity B Elk Horn WR-District at Clarion (H) 2 gaioos WASHINGTON'S OlnntOAY 23 24 WR-JH Ave& 5-T (A) BB-JH G AvoHa S-T (H) 25 26 27 WR-JH Woodbine (A) BB-JH G Audubon (H) 28 IN-SfllVICE 1:00 Dismissal 29 H-JH !:boor Band at 9:00 Griswold �Working Harder "Ship up or ship out! " says Mr. Gaylo rd S ch e llin g to se ni o r R ya n Petersen between innings. PE TE RS Et. CAN 'T T O UCH THI S 1 Ju n io r Gary Redin baugh slides safely in to th ird base. 12 First R ow: Sean Minahan, Marty Maness, Barrett He im , Ji m Cook, T odd Cook, and Marc Winge rt. Second Row: Mike Schneckloth, Shane Benn ett, Ryan Schroder, Keith Davis, Lynn Sta mp, Marv in Benning, and Chad Ca /ck. ~ 82 Base ba ll "! bet I gee back hcfi. .r · fi rsr lmse in 11111 e. H•ll ,f,, 1 /11111<> c �"He)', T)'l er, rhi s is baseball, n o r leapfrog!" W hile rhe carcher rries ro find rh e ba ll, senior T )'ler Maness scores a run fo r rh e T rojans. Experiencing It According to Coach Gaylord Schelling, the Tri-Center T roja ns worked h a rd e r a nd h ard er through out the season to become better and better. Some of the tea m hi ghligh t. we re be ating Avoha/ Shelby Tennant and Underwood. Those were two good games the T rojans successful ly completed. When asked what Coach Schell ing enj oyed most about the season, he replied, "The gradual improve ment of the team was really good. I was h appy t o see Eric O'Ne ill play in th e A ll- Srar game because he rea lly enj oyed his chance to play with everyone." "It was a n exper ience!" exclaims freshm a n Lynn Stamp after being asked how he enjoyed his season. Th e T roja ns end ed th eir season with 12 wins and 12 losses. junior C hris Corrin rhrmvs rh e runn er our ar firsr base. A-S-T U nderwood T reynor Audubon Oakland G riswold T-C/Opp 10-6 "My most memorab le m o m ent in Hig h Sc h oo l would have to be when I was a fresh man, beca use I hit two h om e runs. " -Gaylord Schelling 4-5 12-2 2-12 1-7 14-5 Firsr Row: Josh McDermorr, R )'an S ch roder, Sean M inahan , Brian N elson , Tvler Mane• s, G ary Redinhaugh, Keirh O,wi.<, and Eric O 'Neill. Second Row: Lynn Srn mp, Eric Wingert, Aaron W u/If, Corey Arbaugh, C hris Corrin , R ya n Pe rerson , hane Benn e rr, Marvin Benning, and David O'Neill. Basehall8 \~ �The Achievement o f Success Last on e in is a ro tten egg! Senior Sa rah Brich and junior Kerri Anderson ex change that winning smile. "He y, did you hear the joke abour ... " Coach N ile "Kool" S mith cries ro ra ise rhe spirits o f th e Trojanerres. First Ro w: Kell )' Meyer, C hris Do wn ing, Jenn ifer Ch ristiansen, Sa ndy Dargin , Jamie Crozier. Second Row: Kerri A nderson , Laura Brich , Lori McDonald, Am y Nieman, Emil y Ring, Tressa Van Norstrand, Den ise Wi lson. Th ird ..d"lflflt dllUt,t.· "'~Z(/(f/JY R o w: Coac h N il e S mi t h , T ri c ia M a rth ews, H ea t h er O lse n , } ill Po hlm an , Kris ti e Wir r, Ste ph an ie Brokman, Karla Killpack, and Assistant Coach Brad A rmstrong. S1•n 111 84 Sofrba 11 <;..,,f flrich 1 n:t1l rorhrr>wasrrikeauo<S the plare �"I just need ro ro uch home place, then )'OU ca n have i1our spot back." Senior Katie Leaders leaps ro score fo r th e Trojanertes. A Hard W~rking The 1991 T rojanette Softball season ended successfully. The young team ended up winning th e Secti o n a l Championship and taking a trip to the Regional T oumament. With ma ny competitive games and hard practices, the T rojanettes had a 19-13 season. When as ked what the Team hi ghli ght of the yea r was, C oach Nil e Smith repli ed, "Winning the Secti o n a l T o urn a ment over Co nfe rence C hampion Underwood on their home di amond was the most enj oyable game of the season! " C oach Smith fe lt that the We ste rn Iowa Conference teams are the most enj oyable to play since they are the best in Southwest Iowa and every ga me is competitive. "Boy, it's hot out here'" Junior Am}' Po ntio us as she sta nds o ut in th e outfield. S-T-A-H Underwood Griswold Mo. Valley Audubon Treynor Oakland T-C/Opp 9-7 3-8 0-9 4-5 "The gi rl s were hard workers and enjoyed the benefits with an excellent record!" Coach Nile Smith 5-0 15-3 11-4 11-0 4-9 18-6 First R ow: Sa rah Brich, T erri Schuett, A my Pon tious, Debbie Sc hi erb rock, a nd April M in ahan. Second R o w: oac h Nile S mith, Heather Stafford , Angie Corrin, Kacie Leaders, Cassie Herkenrath, Kerri A nderson, and A ss t. Coach Brad Armstrong. �New Look Helps Brings Success "High five!" Th e varsiry team congratulates each other fo r winning anoth er game. JUNIOR VA RSITY: First Row: Lori McDonald, M ichelle Loftus, M issy S tein, Tressa VanN orstrand. Second Row: T raci Manhart, Jamie Lund, Emily Ring, Mindy Plummer, A nn Meyerring. Th ird Row: H eather Olsen , Tricia Marth ews, Gretchen Holstein , Coach Brian Reed. ,-, I ' : 0 • : ~' ' • I ',~ ' • -• "i~f" ,· ;'i'., • - ·~ - !. t 1·' ~ ', • ' . < t l,J'' I '.' ',1. ··w· • Pff<'!'f'l!J'~ ·'-~-' :r~~'A{$ J.A .'6.~ ! ~ FRES HMEN: First Row: Tami Matthews, Jessica Schuning. Second Ro w: Penn y O rd, Jodi Leaders, Emm y H eim, Kristin Farley, Heidi Larsen , Jamie Rodenburg, Sarah Gaudian. Th ird Row: Lynette R ing, A m y Ring, Heidi Schultz, M ichelle S tafford, Laura King, Janet Zim merman, A llison Maaske, Coach Bria n Reed. ' ./11· r hold Mill nne second " j unior 1 r.11 I Man/1,lf! gees read y ro erve the ball. �Senior A ng i Leaders cheers senior Heather Stafford when receiving th e ba /J. Th e Tri-C e nt e r va rsit y vo ll ey ball t ea m e n ded t h e seaso n with a 2 1-4 reco rd , rated thirteenth in the state. • "There were n't any supers ta rs; we we re eve nl y ba lanced with five good hitters," co mm e nt ed H ead Coa ch Mary Conway. Th e n ew thing this yea r was the n ew unifo rm s. They went to short sleeves instead Fa ns wa tc h as jun io r Matthews bumps the ball. o f th e long sleeves. Th e biggest change, h owever, was th e swi tch to bun hugge rs. C oach Conway commented , " Look good, play good !" The highlight of the season was winning the H arlan T ourn a me n t. Th is was the fir st t ime sinc e 1987 th ey won th e regular con fe ren ce and the co nference to urnamen t. W inning th e Sh elby T o urn a me nt for t h e te n t h year in a row was another highlight. T ricia T-C/Opp A-S-T Lewis Central Treynor G riswold Oakland A braham Lincoln Red Oak Underwood A udubon Lo-M a Woodbine St. A lbert 3-2 2-3 3-0 3-1 3-0 1-3 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-3 VARSITY: First Row: Coach Mary Com va)', Traci Manhart, Tricia Matthews, Hea th er Olsen, Hea th er Stafford, Jenn ifer Jensen, Coach Brian Reed. Second Row: G retchen Holstein, Apri l Minahan, Debbie Schierbrock, A ngi Leaders, Merridy Ring, Ann Me)'erring. Third Ro w: Stephanie Brockman. Volle loall 87 �A New Beginning "Come on Guys 1" Th e se nior guys ye ll ro get rhe offense back on the fi eld. "That way 1" Coach Jay Be ll ar tells h is ream whar ro do on rhe fi eld. Front Row : Ryan Dea, Se th H o lste in, Tim W ard , R. J. Parks, Leandro Andreu, John Ring, Josh Morrison. Seco nd Row: C had Anderson , Chris Pol ley, Jim Morse, Shane Bennett, Travis Kuster, Ryan Sc h roder, C had Calek, C h ad Kunz e , David Ca rlson, T odd Cook. Third Row: Coach Jay Bell a r , Rafa e l Nuche, Marvin Benn ing, Kevin Jones, Sean McMahon. Garv Redinbaugh , C orey Arbaugh, Jaso n Po h lm a n, T roy Lehan , Marc Winge rt, Ke ith Skow, Rod ney Ca rl son, Jaso n Long, Coach Fred White . Fou rth Row: A ss r. Coac h Car l Coc hran, Jody Bake r, Dav id H add ix, Adam S mith , C urt Bri ch, C hri s Corrin , Brian Ne lson , Eric W ingert, Aaron George, Tony Larse n , Aaron Wu lff, Lynn Stamp, Mau Lehan , Asst. Coach Brad Armstrong. "He's down! " Seni or H by hi> reammare, . J. Pa1ks take' .i playPr down while l mg h< 11 ( l �"Pract ice h arde r." Frc s hm a~ Da vid Carlson and sophomore Shane Bennett work hard at practice. Trojan Football The 1991 Troj an Football team start ed th e year with ~ many new changes. "It was a tough year. We were hurt by ine xpe ri enc e and our size. It took a while for the players to adjust to a new sys t e m, " commented new coach Jay Bellar. Ea rl y in th e season the re am re a li zed th at winning wou ld take a lot of work. The The T rojans take a srand and defend their goa l as the referee signals time to play ball. T-C /Opp G lenwood Ca rro ll A-S-T M is ouri Valley Unde rwood Oa kland Griswo ld Trey no r A ud ubon Troj ans beat the Underwood Eagles with a score of 41 to 7. The ga me boosted the team and they kept trying h arder. " I t hink the future will be much better; th e players kn o w what is expected of th e m. Th ey a r e liftin g weights, and o ur attitude is much better. We must keep working h ard to get better," said Coach Bellar. 0-23 0-35 0-34 7-30 41-7 0-12 "This football year was a good opporrunity fo r the undcn.:la smen to get a lot of playi ng rime." 9-36 0-43 6-26 David Carls n (Freshman) "H ut, hut, hike!" Se nior Brian Nelson ge ts ready to put a pl ay in motion. Foorball R9 <ffff:./j)J'• �Tri--Center--Underwood Cross Country "Ah, somebody starred earl y. Everybod y n eeds to go back." Th e cross coun try runners start th e race at the Tri -Center meet. Th e 1991 girls cross country ream: Helena Rieber, Oshanda Divelbess, and Coach Pat Da lton . Th e I 99 1 boys cross coun tr y tea m: First Row: Ma rt)' Ma n ess, Justin Kin n ey, R ya n Sc hni tl e r, and Sea n .dl!lJ'f/,'l/{lAA• "'~ll/fl/}J' 90 Cross Counrry M in ah an . Second Ro w: Coach Pat Da/ron, Marty Dalton, Josh McDermott, Je ff Sparr, and Mark S utton. "Fast as fa sr rnn be, Y1J1J rhe T ri-Cenrer meet. c.111 'r carch "1 '" �"I think I'm going ro make it! I thin k I 'm go in g ro m ak e it !" H ele n a Rieber, senior, tries ro keep a good pace. Highlights of the Season "Getting two peo ple to • ' state again," Coach Pat Dalton sa id, "was o n e o f th e hi ghli ghts of th e season ." Se ni o r H e le n a Rieb e r and so r h o mo re M a rt y Da lt o n were t h e two c ross country runners that made it to state competition. O ne downfall fo r the seaso n was t he va n br ea kin g down on the way to Helena's state meet . It was a real disapp o intment for the whole team. Othe r hi ghli ghts o f the seaso n we re th e b oys ' fir st place win a t Tr ey n o r, a nd H elen a's fir st place win in th e girls' rac e and M a rt y's first p lace win in th e boys' rac e . An o th e r wo uld b e Marty' s first place fini sh a t W oodbine which was his first pl ace c ross co untry fini sh ever. Marty commented , "I'm looking fo rward to next year because almost everyone will be back. "Slave ! A ll th e y th in k of me is a slave!" Ryan Sch nitker and Just in Kin n ey , m ak e 7t h gra der Jak e McDermott do all th e work. Meer Team Placing Lewis Central 7/12 Carroll Kuemper 9/15 Tri-Center H arlan Shenandoah 'Xloodbu1e A tlantic Missouri Valley Treynor onference Districts "I was thrilled to have an o th e r chan c to run at state, but wh en we arri ved just as the gun went off for m y race, I was real d isappointed. I am looking forward to the track season , th ough ." 4/7 10/13 6/15 4/8 4/16 7/16 1/6 2/8 6/23 H elena R ieber, Senior "Ir 's go ing ro be o ver soon !" Soph omores Jeff Spa rr and Sea n Minahan push ro the finish. Lr Cwss Country 0 1 <fff'§!J.;~· �Playing Tough "Come on Dave, shoo t it l" Juni or David H addix scram bles to get th e ball! "! bet I can jump h igher chan you!" sa ys Ju n io r Dav id H addix as h e jumps for a rebound 1 First Row: R)1a n Dea, Robbie D yke, Kevin Koob, T im Ware/, and Bradly Carlson . Second R o w: M art y Da lcon , M art y M an ess, M arvin Ben ning, Sean M inahan , Kei rh S k ow, and Marr Lehan . T h ird Row: Coach S re ve Patras, Chae/ Kunze, T ravis Kusrer, Jod y Ba ker, A c/am S mirh , Ji m Morse, Rodn e y Carlson, and A sst. Coach Brad A rm srrong. ~ 92 Boys Basketba ll N ow thar's what I call getrinu "H1i;h" on blocks a shor. 'f'"rl'' <;, ,, ,/, ''' 'T• �Senior Brian Ne lson rries hard roger a sh or off Audubon 's defense! BOYS BASKETBALL The 91-92 boys basketball team endeci their year with a reco rd of 3-11. Coach C arl C o ch ra n co mm e nt e d , " It would h ave been nice to win mo re games , but I wo uldn't trade rhe work ethic & posit ive attitude our players had for 1 more wins!" The last oam of t h e s aso n wa s played at Un..:lerwood aga inst Lo Ma. A lthough they ended up los ing, the game was very cl ose up until the last few minutes. The tea m played hard in a ll the ga me s, a nd wo rk ed h a rd in practice. The y impro ved in m a ny a r eas throughout the season. Coach C och ran commented, "It would have been easy for lesse r people to give up and quit trying, but no t this team." Junior Dav id Haddix co mmented , "We worked h a rd every da y a nd eve rybody hung in for the whole year." Freshman David Car/son sh oors during a junior va rsiry game. 81 T-C/Opp U nderwood 57-51 , 53-57 Avo-Ha/S-T 80-62, 46-66 Treynor 40-88, 44-51 Griswold 41-57, 51-52 Oakland 53-44, 39-52 A udubon 36-65, 34-51 Mo. Valley 53-105, 39-58 E-H-K 67-89 Wood bine 52-60 Lo- Ma 44-73 " I re a ll y lo ok ed up to my coaches! I remember the type o f p eop le th ey we re m o re th a n a ny game tha t took place !" -Coach Carl Cochran Firsr Row: oach icve Parras , R.}. Park s, M arvin Benning , David O'Neil, Ryan Sch roder, Kevin Jones, Marry Da /ron, and Mind v Plumm er. Second R o w: Coa ch Brad Armsrmng, Trn 1·is Kusrer, Eric Wingerr, Brian Ne lson , Adam Smirh , Da vid Haddix, S hane Benn er, Laura Brich , and Coach Carl Coch ra n. Boys Basketball 91 ~ �Firsr Row: Brenda G uill, Michelle Srafford, T am i Marrhews , Laura King, Annerre Ring, and Amy Bennerr. S eco nd R o w: Krisrin Farley, Emm y Heim, Amy Ring , H earher Stafford, April Minah an , J amie R odenburg, Denise Wilson, C oa ch T. Gary Whire, Merridy Ring, Traci Manh arr, H e le n a Ri ebe r, }ill Pohlm an , Becky Srephen s, Kris ry Leaders, Heidi Schulrz, and Coach Par Dalron. Firsr Ro w: Emmy H eim, C oach Par Dalcon , and Kristin Farley Second R o w: H eath er Rice , Jamie R odenbu rg, Janee Zimmerman, Amy Benn err, Kri s ry Lea d e rs, Michelle Sraffo rd , H e idi Sc hulrz, L yn e rre Ring, Oshanda Divelbess, and Jamie Loggins Third R o w: Bren da Guill, T ami Marchews, A m y R in g, Laura Kin g , S h anda Ploen, and Je ss ica Schun ing "Ge r o u r o f my wa y, chi s o n e 's min e," says Junior Traci Manharr as she waifs for the rebound. ~ 94 G irls Basketball Only Going for the Best - "Nice and easy, jusr ge t it th ere, " sa ys Juni o r T rac i Manhart wh il e passing rh e ba ll. �"Give me that," says Senior M erridy Ring as she rak es th e ball away. Girls Basketball \ Another year and another season. The T ronj anettes end o n e mo re gre a t yea r with twelve victories and six losses. In the W estern Iowa Confe re n ce T o urn a me nt, t h e T ro jan e t tes bea t Audub on a nd G ri swo ld a nd lost t o Trey n or. In sec t ion als th ey e n ded with a loss aga in st Logan-Magnolia, 40-58. "It was great co ming so close to beating A voca," sa id senior, H elena Rieber, when sh e was asked wh at the h ighlight of her 1992 season was. Ri ebe r also sa id that sh e would miss th e T ro jan ett es tea m un ity th e mos t out of h er high school career. "I'm loo kin g fo rwa rd to be ing able to play with players that work hard and want t o win, lik e it a lways h as bee n ," says op h o mo re Deni se W ilson. De nise fin ish ed a ll co n fe re n ce a lon g with H elena Ri eber. Second t ea m a ll co n fe re n ce wa H ea th e r Staffo rd an d Me rridy Ring. "/ 'i·e gar it ," says se nio r Merridr R ing as she awaits rh e rebound. Elk H orn Villisca Woodbine Logan U nderwood S-T/Avoca Treynor Griswold Oakland A udubon Mo. Valley TC/Opp 58-96 82-53 65-39 60-49 84-30, 78-36 62-95, 42-45 62-66, 54-65 26-33, 65 -44 56-41, 71 -47 67-42, 50-45 68-56, 51-34 "I 'l l n ever fo rge t the n ight we came close to beating Avoca. I wi ll also never forget t h e t eam un ity, t h e way everyone was always so close and was always trying to be better." -Helena Rieber "Don 't lose rhe conccnrration now," says sophomure Denise W ilson to herself a she goes fo r a three poinrcr. �Practice Equals Success "[ h ope nobody is behin d m e chis rime," th inks Wendy Ma rcem as she gees ready to bowl. G IRL S A TE AM. Fra n c R ow: S ceph anie Brokman , Jennife r Jensen . Secon d R o w: A ngi Leaders, Em il y Ring, Ka rla Killpack. Tara Plambeck ta k es th e score fo r the ceam during praccice. ~ 96Bowling "[ rea ll y need ch ac spa re'" C hris Do wn ing co nce n tra res on ge rt ing che spare. �Wend y Marrens rakes aim roger h er bal/ down rhe al/ey rhis rime. Bowling . Bowling at Tri-Center this ye ar was "Right down their alley." This year the Girls' B bowling te am qualified for state in Des Moines. They finished th tournament ranked tenth in the state. The team consisted of Chris Downing, Tara Plambeck, Emmy Heim, and Jamie Lund. The girls' A T eam included Stephanie Brokma n, Angi Le aders, Emily Ring, Ka rl a Killpack, and Jennifer Jensen. The boys' A team was Chad Calek, Troy Petersen, Dennis Leinen , Mike Schneckloth, and Chris Corrin. The boys' B T ea m consist ed o f Barrett Heim, Matt H e ili g, Keith Davis, Jeremy Dea, and Dav id Wilson. The girls' B bowling team had Chris Downing with a high of 456 for a three-game series. Angi Leaders had the A team high of 439 . C hri s Corrin held the boys' A T earn high with 471. Jeremy Dea had the B T eam's high with 443. READY. AIM, FIRE' T ara Plambeck gers ready ro fire anorher srrike. All th e te a ms gave a good effort, but we were just a little inconsistent. Coach Bob "Ba rn ey" Johnson C Do wnin a E. Heim,}. Jensen , E. Ring, A. Leaders, K. Killpack, S. Brokm <~ , W. Marrens, Coac h Bo b "Barney" J o hnso n, D. L~inen, T. Perersen , C. Corrin, C. Ca lek, }. Dea, M . Sch neck loch , D. Wilson , M. Heilig, B. Heim. Rowling97 ~ �Running Them Down with Power Senior Chris Corrin gives his opponenr rroub/e ar rhe Secrional Tournamenr. 1-2-3 ! Pin rhar guy, ]osh 1 From R ow: R yan Schnirker, Ji m Cook, Shann on Marrens, Lea ndro Andreu, Tom Dawson, Todd Cook. Second Row: Josh McDerm orr, Lynn Sra mp, Jody Marsh, Serh Ho lstein , John Ring, Je ff S parr, Marc Wingerr. Thi rd Ro w: Coach Bill Larsen, C had A nder on, Tony Larsen, C hris Corrin , C urr Brich , Chris Polley, Coach Ernie Abariores. ~ 98 Wrestling �Coaches Ernie Abario tes and Bill Larsen doing th eir thing. Wrestling . The 1991-1992 wrestling • (earn ended the season with a 4 -6 rec o rd , with 3 seni o rs returning from last year. For the first time in T-C history, a foreign exchange student, Leand ro Andre u, wrestl ed with the team. Tri-Center hosted the T-C Tournament which sent two w r stl ers o n t o distri c t s: se nior Chris C orrin a t 160 and junior Ryan Schnitker at 119. The two wre stlers fell short of a trip to state, but Ryan says he'll work h ard to make it next year. Spanish exchange student Le a nd ro Andreu sa id h e enj oyed wrestling, but didn 't get to wrestle as much as h e would h ave liked beca use of an injury. C oach A ba riotes felt he learned the sport well. Th e hi ghli ght o f th e wrestling seaso n fo r Coach Ab a riote s was t a king First pl ac e a t th e t o ugh Map le Valley T ournament. Juni o r R ya n Sc hn it ker wres tl es rough at Districts. Mo. Valley T reynor St. Alberts West Harrison C arson A -S-T U nderwood Lo Ma A udubon G riswold T-C/Opp 16-47 51-18 42-27 51-20 "It was fun and a lot of h ard work. I can 't wait un til n ext year to hea r the rest of Larsen's stories." -Marc Wingert 23-45 43-30 32-35 18-41 30-43 24-39 Senior h eavyweight Ton y Larsen wrestles for a victory. Wrestl111g 99 ~ �.. Striving for the Best Sophomore M ichelle Wedel runs her relay. Th e I 992 G irls' T rack T eam. "Run' Run' As (asr you can 1" chinks Jill Ring during rhe disrance medley. 100 Gi rl;' T rack "OH, jusr a /irrle bir more '" chinks junior Dawn Ri rchison d uring h er 4x800. �/ " ! , 2, and srrerch, I, 2, and srrerch !" counts G rerch en Holsrein while sh e gers read)' fo r h er open 400 race. Girls' Track The 1992 Girl s' T rack team grew from a team of 18 last year to a tea m of 26 this ye a r. Th e re wer e o nly 2 se ni ors, but 10 freshmen . I think we're looking at a good future for the T-C G irl s Track T eam. Junior Trac i Manh art says, "Over all it's fun and enjoyab le ! I'd say go fo r it! Da lton's great and it goes fast ." On May 5, these girls trave led t o Und erwo o d Hi gh Schoo l for th e Confe ren ce T rack Meet where they came in 6th place. H elena Ri eber came in first p lace in the 1500 Meter Run and second in the 3000 Meter Run. "Th e pr acti ces were n 't that bad and the meets were a lo t o f fun ," say juni o r Stephanie Brokman . "}us r a lirr/e bir fur rh e r!" rhinks junior JoAnn McDermorr while run n ing rh e 4x800. The b st part of track is tha t it's over! It's not a bad as everyone said it would be! -J odi Leaders "l musr! I musr! I musr increase my .... pace!" rhinks freshm an }0J1 Leade rs during her race. Girl.;' rrad. 101 ~ �The Year's Highlights Firsc R ow: M. Benning, K. Koob, L. Andreu, R. Schnickcer, M. Maness, }. Cook , S. M in ahan. Second Ro w: C. Kunze, S. Holescein, K. Jones, C. Calek, M. Lehan,}. Morse, 0. Ca rlson, M. Da lcon. Third Row: E. Wingerc, A. S mich, K. Davis, }. Schmielau, }. Baker, 0 . Haddix, M. Wingerc,}. Sparr, M. I-landbury. ------Tri-Cencer's very own Marcy Dalcon puccing all his efforc inco his cwn mile run. 10 2 Boys' T rack �"Hey Barn ey! Jr 's prerry brigh r our, isn 'r ir!" Our own persona/ favorire, Mr. Roberr Barney Johnson, h e lps wirh rhe hurdles. Boys' Track With the highlights of the year be in g D av id Ca rl so n jumping 21'4.5" in the long jump a nd M a rty D a lton breaking the school record in the mile and re ally close in th e two mil e, Coach Bill Larse n co mmented, "We've got young, talented kids who have made a drastic improvement! W e could explode into a great track future if they decide to stay out! " Th e mos t t ouching mo ment was when thi s yea r' s track tea m was gett ing second place at their own invitational! The young Troj an tea m fell in the last eve nts, los in g first place by tw o points to Underwood. "We worked hard and really improved over the season. We sh o uld be even bette r n ext yea r !" Sop h o mo re Marty Dalton commented. Freshm an David Ca rlson struggles with the 110 High Hurdles. :r "O n your marks, get ser, GO!!" Junior Ke1·in ]•mes in rhe m irring blocks. Roys'Trac k 103 ~ �WRESTLING. Sheri Stamp, Amy Pontious, Heidi Larsen, Jodi Lea ders, JoAnn M cDermott, Michelle Warner. BASKETBALL. M1 ch e /l'e Wede l, S h ell y Shank, Kerri A nderson, Kristie W itt, Shiloh McCool, Amy Bertelsen. FOOTBALL. A m r Pontious, Kristie Witt, S h ell y S h ank , Mic h e ll e Wede l, S h i loh McCool, Amy Bertelsen. ~ 104 C hec rl cading �Cheerleading B e ing out o n th e co urt or field is n o t everything. There a re a few o ther JOY AND PAIN. Sh eri Stamp and Jodi Leaders s ho1.- their dancing skills. ways of being involved in sports. One of these is cheerlead ing. It takes a lot of effort to get a crowd and team up and ge t them on their feet. Learning all the cheers, and being at all th e practices can resu lt in as ma ny hours of preparat ion as oth er spo rts. "We had fun, and we all go t a lo ng great," commented wrestling ch ee rleader Michelle Warner. The cheerleaders are a major part of schoo l act ivit ies. They get both the fa ns a nd the at hl e tes mentally a nd phys ica lly in to the games with their pride and enthusiasm. "Because our pride is ... " Senior Amy B ertelsen do es her ch ee r wh ile fr es hman Jodi Leaders holds up her letter. G retch en King does her cheers with the Basketball cheerleaders du r ing H omecoming. G O! FIGHT! W I ! Wn.<tling cheerlea ders en courage th e temn during . diona/s at T ri- Center. �OURNEY Sports, Page 108 THROUGH Activities, Page 110 R. HIGH SPORTS ~ 106 Junior H igh �MARCH 1992 TUESDAY MONDAY SUN 1 ACTIVITY OOlID\R 2BB-~A SATURDAY FRIDAY THURSDAY WEDNESDAY 7 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 ful of 3rd Qtr. 14 \.,R-Jl:l-{;riswold-H 8 9 Sclxxll l3oard Meeting 7: 00 EJil . I 15 16 18 17 19 Pr Cooferen:e 2Q ScOOol dismissed at 2 :XJ J:lll 21 State ~ividual Pr Coofereree 4-8 J:lll N) 9-12 an saw.. Speech .. ST. PATRICK'S DAY 22 23 24 29 30 31 Swing ();v;)ir/ Sensa tioos-Le.Mar ~ lt>rtheast Swing/ Jazz-Norfolk Elan. Spring Progran 7: XJ J:lll 25 26tH>re--Ontest Reci tal at TC 6:00 J:lll 27 1:00 Inservice EJil Dt cmt ~~-. . 28 KEY: M ::s Music BB a: Basketball V = Varsity JV = Jr. Varsity JH"" Jr. High \.JR =- Wrestling �Seventh Grade Volleyball Seventh Grade Football T R I c E N T E R 7th Grade Girls' Basketball ~ 108 Junio r High 7th Grade Boys' Basketball Team1Vorkll Th aLS die ticket ro succe . GJach Brett N.mn inµa ench grade ream. g 11 /,;, r / 11 1 �Eighth Grade Volle yball Eighth Grade Football 8th Grade Girls' Basketball Eighth Grade Boys' Basketball Eigh th G raders Jac k ie Ca rlson and Heath er Oa lrn n pla)' basketball against th~ A udubon W h eelers. Jun11>r H igh I Q �Wimer Cheerleaders: Mary Zellmer, Heath er Marsh, Sierra Schulenberg, S arah Goodwin , Rachel Plambeck, Chann y Loftus, Cheryl Le inen . Junior High Wrestling Girls' Track Boys' Track I lO Junior High Fall Ch eerleaders: Sarah Goodwin, Karen Ynung, S heila R amf,., JI i d 1> r ( 11"'11, C heryl Le in en . �"H e)' d id vou gee num ber 5 on ch e secon d pa re !" asks se ve nth g rad er Bill )' Marrin ro David Killpack. " .. . an d th e y li v ed h app il )' eve r afrer," says Jessie McDermorr ro one of che h eadscarc presch oolers. "Hev look how clean m y locker is," ex cl aim s se v enth grade r Westo n Dimner. T he Junior High swing choir. Spe llin g Bee Winners. Se 1·c'nth grader Rebecca W itt placed 3rd , and eigh th grader Kara Dea placed /st. Jumur High 11 \ �A Patrons, Page 114 OURN EY Seniors, Page 118 IT H Top Ten, Page 120 OUR PATRONS ~ 112Ads �APRIL 1992 MONDAY SUN TUESDAY THURSDAY WEDNESDAY 1 2 3 6 8 7 Boys Track @ Treynor 2: 00-4:00 ''SUNDAE 9 5:00 Girls Track @ IXml.ap/Dow City 4 Music-Solo/sma11 Group Contest at Red Oak 5:00 Girls Track @ Nishna Valley 5 SATURDAY FRIDAY 10 5:00 Boys Trac~ @ Unden.iood SUNDAY'' 11 Music-swing/Jazz @ Freiront 4:00 .lJi Girls Track @ in the Kirn elementary gymnas ium 13 12 14 15 16 17 18 5: 00 Boys Track @ Logan 7 :30 swing Oioir/ Jazz Band Concert 7:00 K, 1st, 2nd Music Program a t H.S. 19 1 20 NO SCliCOL - FA5TER BRFJ ~ 22 '21 23 EAST ER 26 27 28 5:00 Boys Track @ Woodbine 4 :00 JH Track @ Musi c Boosters 13aJGuet 5:00 Boys & Girls Track @ Tri-Center 25 5:00 Girls Track @ Unden.iood 4 : 00 JH. 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Rust ~ 116Ads ZIMMERMAN SALES & SERVICE Neola, IA 5 1559 (7 12) 485-2677 Jerome V. Zimmerman COLOPHON "Kiss Another Yea r G ood-Bye" was the t heme developed for th e 1992 Trojan yea rbook. T he stories and fea tures were created and written solely by the yea rbook students of t h e 1991 - 19 92 sc h oo l ye ar . Wa lsworth Publis hing Company of Ma r ce line, Misso ur i pr inted the yearbook. The company representative was Greg Adams. The book ha s a lithographed cover printed in two colors of black and cherry red. The cover was laminated for additional protection. Endsheets are red stock paper. The style of types chosen throughout ranged in Goudy from point sizes of 6 to 72 point. All copy was typed on a s1..iftware program called Comtran. Pictures were compliments of ti T ri-Center photography class, Sue Fischer Photography, and the Harlan Tribune. The 1992 Trojan Yearbook sold for $20.00 a copy~ name included. 190 copies were ordered. Staff members for the 1992 Troj an yearbook were as follows: Ra sShelle Rodenburg (Academic editor ), Michelle Warner (People editor), Jamie Rodenburg (Organi:ution editor), Ht>idi SLhultz ( por s editor), Lynette Ring (Student Lif• editor), Kandi Anderson (Editor in Chief, Ad editor), Mrs. Rosie Rastovski (Ad 1sor). �Th e j unior high ba nd, di rec red by A lyce Sporo. "Do )'O U know whac's going ro happen nexr!" asks Heacher G raverc co her Head S care preschooler. Th e jun ior high wing choir singing along. Th e junior h igh arr c:xplorarorr class. "Wh ar is th e name o ( rhis, anyway.'" as ks Mr. Bill La rse n co his junior high exploraroq1 ·rudenrs. Jr High 11 7 �Senior Ads Hannah, Good luck to you and may your future be a happy and successful one. Dad, Mom, Luke, and Katie Look out world! H ere I come! Love you, Angi M om and Dad Kerri, Congratulations ! Good luck in the future . Love, Mo1n, Dad, Kevin, Keith , Kelli, and Kandi ~ 11 8 Scni orAJ s �As a little girl you sailed through school, 1nostly with a high tide. As a young lady you tried to sail sometilnes with a low tide and your goals see1ned a little farther out to sea. As a young woman, le t you r knowledge see the high tide an d you '11 sail around the world. We lo ve you, Brenda Mo1n andDad The beauty of a rainbow co1nes fron1 a gentle blend of many colors. Thus it is with the many di verse aspects of your character that have blended together to beco1ne a beau-tiful you. Love, Mo1n, Dad, Dave, and Lori ScniorAd> 119 ~ �Basketball Baseball l. Minnesota Twins 1. Los Angeles Lakers 2. Kansas City Roya ls 2. C hicago Bulls 3. C hicago C ubs 4. Oakland Athletics 5. A tlanta Braves 6. N ew York Mets 7. Boston Red Sox 8. New York Yankees 9. Tri -Center T rojans 10. C inc innati Reds Football 3. Bos ton Ce ltics 4. Detro it Pistons 5. Seattle Super Sonics 6. Portland T ra il blaze rs 7. UNL V Rebels 8. Sa n An toni o Spurs 9. Phil adelphi a 76ers 10. O maha Race rs 1. C hicago Bears 2. Los Ange les Raiders 3. N otre Dame Fighting Irish 4. Nebraska Cornhuskers 5. San Fra ncisco 49e rs 6. Kansas C ity C hiefs 7. Iowa Hawkeyes 8. N ew York G iants 9. Denver Broncos 10. Co lorado Buffalos Mall Stores 1. The Buckle 2. Van ity 3. Lerner's Jeans l. Pepe 2. Lev is 3. Lee 4. G uess 5. Lawman 6. C h ic 7. Wranglers 8. Z Cavaricc i 9. Legend 10. Bugle Boy ~ 120 T op T en 4. Debs 5. Oill ards 6. Limited Express 7. Sportsman 8. M r. Bul ky's 9. G iG i's 10. Oise Jockey Tennis Shoes l. N ike 2. Ree bok 3. Prow ing 4. Ad ida 5. Asics 6. Keds 7. L.A. G ear 8. British Kn igh ts 9. C on ve rse 10. Jordash �Teachers' Sayings School Foods 1. Homecourt 2. N o h o mewo rk 3. That's one 4. Tha t is 30 minutes 5. If you will 6. Be quiet 7. It's your education 8. Yo ! 9. T a ke care of your gum 10. Yo u go t a n A ... Cars l. Pizza 2. Chili 3. T acos 4. H amburgers 5. Cookies 6. H am and Cheese 7. Mash ed Potatoes 8. Shrimp Poppers 9. Ch icken Patty 10. Burrito l . Beretta G T 2. Mustang 3. Porsch e 4. Geo Storm 5. Ford 6. BMW 7. Pinto 8. Grand Am 9. 1-ROC 10. Monte Carlo Pop l. Mountain Dew 2. Dr. Pepper Home . . Cooked l . Fri ed C hicken 2. Steak 3. Mash ed Potatoes 4. Lasagn a 5. H ome made Pizza 6. Spagh etti 7. Frozen Pi zza 8. Roast 9 . C hili 10. Turkey Dinner 3. Peps i 4. Coke 5. Diet Coke 6. Sprite 7. C h erry C oke 8. Mello Yell o 9. Mr. Pibb 10. Diet Pepsi Best Guy's Lips l . Seth Holstein 2. Mike H aase 3. Sea n McM ahon 4. Jody Baker 5. Luke Perry 6. Rynn ~ h roder 7. Ke vin Jones 8. Dav id arlson 9 . Jason Pohl man TupTcnl 21 ~ �A Abariotes, Ernest 10, 28, 37 , 98, 99 Anderson, Chad 20, 62 , 88, 98 Anderson , Jaime 26 Anderson, Jerry 31 Anderson, Kandi 20, 29, 46, 47, 57, 11 6 Anderson, Kerri 16, 34, 84, 85, 104 Andreu, Leandro 16, 43, 57 , 88, 98, 102 Arbaugh, Corey 11 , 18, 66, 83, 88 Arbaugh, Misti 26 Armstrong, Brad 84, 85, 88 , 92, 93 Arnold, Kory 24 Arnold, Kyle 26 B Baker, Jody 8, 22, 67 , 88 , 92 , 102 Balk, Kim 24 Bargenquast, Madge 31 Barnes, Mike 24 Behrendsen, Jay 24 Bellar, Jay 7, 30, 88 , 89 Bennett, Amy 8, 22 , 67, 68, 94 Bennett, Dana 26 Bennett, R yan 24 Bennett, Shan e 20, 61, 66, 82, 83, 88, 89,93 Benning, Marvin 18, 55 , 67, 82 , 83, 88 , 93, 102 Benzing, Diana 28 Benzing, Sarah 24 Bertelsen, A my 6, 16, 57 , 66, 104, 105 Bertelsen, Heath 26 Bibeau, J ulie 24 Bintz, Katheryn 30 Bird, A ngie 24 Bird , Charlie 24 Booton , Matt 20 B rich, A my 26 Bric h , B ill 12, 30 Brich, Ci! 24 Brich, Craig 24 Brich, Cu rt 18, 48, 88, 98 Brich, Janet 20 Brich, Laura 20, 67, 77 , 78, 84, 93 Brich, Linda 16 I 22 Index Brich, Sarah 84, 85 Brockman, Stephanie 18, 35, 68, 84, 87, 96, 97, 101 Bruck, Becky 26 Bruck, Richard 24 Burford, Katy 26 Burke, John 28, 44 Burton, Jason 24, 48 Burton, Mike 16 c Calek, Chad 20, 61, 82, 88 , 97 , 102 Carlson, Brad 22, 40, 92 Carlson, David 22 , 42, 58, 88, 89, 93, 102 , 103 Carlson, Jackie 24, 109 Carlson, Jim 30 Carlson, Paul 26 Carlson, Rodn ey 20, 88 , 92 Christensen, Bobbi 20, 67 Christensen, Christie 24 Christensen, Kevin 26 Christensen, Robert 26 Christiansen, Jennifer 11, 18, 29, 78, 79,84 Clausen, A rla 9, 28, 66, 67, 70 C ochran, Carl 28, 51, 88, 93 Cochran, C ary 26 Colpitts, P.J . 18, 38, 40, 67 Conway, Mary 28, 41 , 45 , 72 , 87 Cook, Brian 18 C ook, Jim 22, 82 , 98, 102 Cook, Michelle 20, 67, 74 Cook, T odd 20, 75, 82 , 88, 98 Cook , Tracie 18 Corrin, Angie 85 C orrin, Chris 9, 16, 39 , 83 , 88, 97, 98 Courtier, Kerry 31 Crozier, Brenda 26 Crozier, Brian 16, 63, 75, 84 Crozier, Jaime 20, 49, 74, 84 D Dalton, Barb 29, 30 D alton, H eath er 25 , I 09 Dalton, Marty 20, 90, 91, 92 , 93 , 102, 103 Dalton, Pat 28, 90, 91, 94 Dargin , Sandy 18, 35, 39, 57, 68, 78, 84 Da rgin, Troy 25 Dau, Josh 26 Davis , Chad 2 5 Davis, Jarod 20 Davis, Keith 20, 82 , 83, 97 , 102 Dawson, Tom 22 , 75, 98 Dea, Cara 25, 111 D ea, Jeremy 18, 74, 75, 97 Dea, Kevin 26 D ea, Kim 26 Dea, Ryan 22, 66, 88, 92 Dittmer, W eston 26, 111 Divelbess, Oshanda 18, 41, 72 , 90, 94 D obmeier, R yan 25 Dollen, Adam 40 D owning, Chris 18, 35, 84, 96, 97 Doy le, Jim 1036 Driver, Brad 22 Drive r, D erek 26 D yke, Nick 18, 41 , 72, 73, 75 D yke, R obbie 22, 75 , 92 E Elbert, Mandy 22, 67 Elliott, Ron 9, 30, 78 Elwell , Shell y 18, 40 Esser, Eric 26 F Fa rley, K ristin 22 , 67 , 86 , 94 Fitzgerald, Jason 18, 63 Flaharty, Jamie 25 Flaharty, Valerie 18, 35 Flemming, Jan 31 G G ambs, Barba ra 22 , 35, 66, 67, 68 G ambs, Ed 30 Ga mbs, Eleanor 28, 60, 61 Gaudian , Sarah 22 , 35 , 40, 53 , 51, 86 George, Aaron] , 7,8, 10, 12, 16,6<i, 68, 78, 88 George , Carole 1, 30 Gittens, Adam 26 Gittens, David 26 �Gittens, Gina 18, 35, 40, 66, 76 Goetz, Micheal 2 7 Goodwin, Sarah 2 7, 110 Gravert, Heather 25, 110, 117 Grote, Joe 31 Guill, Brenda 22 , 55 , 67, 94 H Haase, Jeremy 25 Haase, Mike 19, 38, 50, 52 Haddix, David 9, 18, 19, 66, 78, 88, 92, 93, 102 Haddix, Lisa 16, 37 , 39, 56, 66 Hadfield, Fred 31 Haggerty, Ken 19, 36 Haggerty, Kendra 19, 3 7 Handbury, Amy 13, 16, 57 Handbury, Matt 22 , 66, 102 Hansen, Angela 2 7 Hansen, Sarah 28, 48, 49, 74 Harman, Tami 28, 51, 52, 53, 62 Heilig, Kelly 2 7 H eilig, Matt 23 , 48, 97 H eim, Barrett 20, 43 , 75, 82, 9 7 He im, Emmy 23, 67 , 69, 74, 86, 94, 97 H eim, Paula 31 H eimbaugh, Ali 11, 19, 41, 72, 73 He imbaugh, Jason 2 7 Herkenrath, Cassie 85 Hodges , Andrea 16 Hoff man, Mike 20 Holstein, Gretchen 19, 66, 68, 78, 86, 8 7, 101, 102 Holstein, Seth 22, 23, 66, 78, 79, 88, 98 Honeywell, B.J. 25 Hon eywell, Rachel 35, 59, 1036 Honeywell, Tomi 21, 48, 49 Horn bostel, Larry 28 Huebn er, Brenda 16, 34, 35 H uebner, Mandy 26, 27 H uebner, Robbie 27 Hurd, Kristina 16, 34, 35, 38 J Jtnk i11s, John 27 Jensen, Jennifer 16, 34, 45, 87, 96, 97 Jensen, Kyle 27 Jensen, Louise 31 Jepsen, Nick 27 Johnson, Robert 7, 28, 35 , 39, 54, 97, 103 Jones, Kevin 9, 19, 66, 68, 88 , 93, 102, 103 Justice, Joan 31 K Kay, Karen 30 Killpack, David 27, 111 Killpack, John 31 Killpack, Karen 31 Killpack, Karla 18, 19, 84, 96, 97 Killpack, Lee 28, 56, 57 Killpack, Sarah 25 King, Bryan 21 King, Gretchen 7, 11 , 16,3 5,51 , 78, 105 King, Katie 2 7 King, Laura 22 , 23, 78, 86, 94 Knott , JoAnn 31 Koch , Brenda 16, 34, 35 Koob, Kevin 23 , 50, 92 , 102 Kroeger, Martin 19, 35 , 68 Kunze, Chad 23 , 59 , 88, 92 , 102 Kunze, Glenda 28, 34, 39 Kuster, Nick 27 Kuster, Travis 21, 53, 88, 92, 93 L Larsen, Bill 26, 28 , 53 , 59, 98, 99, 103, 117 Larsen, Heidi 23, 74, 86, 104, 300 Larsen, Tony 8, 16, 66, 68, 88, 98, 99 Leaders, Angi 6, 16, 34 , 56, 71, 87, 96, 97 Leaders, Jodi 23, 67, 68, 69, 74, 75 , 86, 101, 104, 105 Leaders, Joe 25 Leaders, Katie 85 Leaders, Kristy 23, 55, 67, 74, 75, 94 Lehan, Matt 23, 67, 70, 88, 92 , 102 Lehan, Troy 6, 8, 16, 70, 88 Leinen, Cheryl 27, 11 0 Leinen, D ennis 16, 4 1, 59 , 72, 73, 74 , 75,97 Lemonds, Jennie 23, 67 Loftus, Chandra 25, 11 0 Loftus, Michelle 21, 55, 66, 6 7, 68, 74, 86 Loggins, Jamie 23 , 40, 94 Long, Jason 23, 88 Lucke, Babetta 30 Lund, Jamie 21 , 86, 97 Lustgraaf, Brandy 16 Lustgraaf, David 21 Lustgraaf, Dianne 21, 74 M Maaske, Allison 23, 67, 86 Maaske, Miya 2 7 Mahoney, Matt 21, 41 , 73 Maness, Marty 20, 2 l, 50, 82, 90, 92 , 102 Maness, T yler 83 Manhart, Traci 18, 19, 77 , 86 , 8 7, 94, 101 Mansfield, Angie 16 Mark, Brian 25 Marsh, Heather 27 , 11 0 Marsh, Jody 21, 98 Marshall, Brandi 25 Martens, Andy 21, 68 Martens", Shannon 23, 39, 98 Martens, Wendy 19, 40, 41, 96, 97 Martin, Billy 2 7, 111 Matter, Becky 16, 4 1, 73 Matter, Erin 23 Matthews, T ami 23 , 56, 86, 94 Matthews, Tricia 19, 43, 84, 86, 7 Matulk a, Kevin 29, 3 , 39, 74, 77 Maxwell, Brad 23 McCool, Kandi 23, 67 McCool, Shiloh 9, 11. 12, 13, 16, 56, l, 66, 104 McDermott, Jake 2 7, 91 McDermott, Jason 25 McD ermott, Jed 31 McDermott, Jessie 24, 25, 111 McD ermott, JoAnn 19, 66, 101, 104 McDermott, Josh 16, 66, 68, 83, 00, 98 McDonald, Lori 20, 21, 35, 60, 66, 70, 84, 86 McKercher, Harold 29, 57 lmlrl'1~ �McMahon, Sean 19, 88 Meier, Dawn 16 Meier, Duane 16 Meinke , R yan 21 Meinke, Diana 3 1 Meinke, Rusty 27 Mergens, Dallas 27 Mergens, Deighe 25 Meyer, Kelly 21, 84 Meyerring, Ann 21, 66, 74, 86, 87 Michelson, Erik 25 Miller, David B. 25 Miller, Kelly 19 Minahan, April 19, 77, 85, 87, 94 Minahan, Chad 16, 66, 67 , 68, 75 Minahan, Jason 19, 35 Minahan, Matt 25 Minahan, Megan 27 Minahan, Sean 21 , 66, 67 , 68, 82, 83, 90, 92, 102 Montgomery, Becky 25 Morrison, Josh 23, 75, 88 Morse, Amy 27 Morse, Jim 23, 59, 88, 92, 102 N Nanninga, Brett 22 , 30, 31, 108 Nelson, Brian 16, 43, 59, 83, 88 , 89, 93 Nelson, Keith 25 N elson, Kevin 25 Nelson, Rachel 23 N elson, Sara 25 Nieman, Amy 21, 84 Nordman, Ricky 25 Nuche, Rafael 16, 35, 38, 88 Nyberg, Lea 8, 23 , 67 0 O'Neill , David 19, 67, 83, 93 O'N eill, Eric 83 O'Neill , Paul 30 O lofson, Dustin 2 7 Olsen, Angela 27 Olsen, H eather 19, 42, 84, 86, 87 O lsen, Kevin 25 Olsen, Mike 21, 75 Ord, John 27 ~ 124 1ndex Ord, Penny 23, 86 Ord, Sarah 25 p Parish, Adam 21, 41, 63 Parks, R.J. 6, 7, 16, 35, 49 , 51, 52, 53, 88,93 Patras, Steve 29, 36, 3 7, 78, 92 , 93 Petersen, Ryan 82 , 83 Petersen, Troy 19, 75, 97 Pitts, Chad 27 Plambeck, Andrea 27 Plambeck, Barbara 3 1 Plambeck, Brenda 2 7 Plambeck, Chad 21 Plambeck, Lowell 31 Plambeck, Nicole 9, 16, 21, 49, 62, 63 , 67, 74 Plambeck, Rachel 27, 110 Plambeck, T ara 21 , 74, 96, 97 Ploen, Shanda 23 , 94 Ploen, Shaya 25 Plummer, Mindy 21, 67 , 74, 86, 93 Podany, Bev 29, 62, 63 Pohlman, Jason 16, 88 Pohlman,Jill 21, 74, 84,94 Polley, Chris 21, 55, 66, 88 , 98 Pontious, Amy 8, 10, l 1, 13 , l6, 49, 57, 66, 70, 77, 85, 104 Pope, Tonia 21, 67 , 74 · Putnam', Bob 21 , 5 1, 63 Putnam, Chris 19 , 51 Putnam, Shawn 27 R Rambo, Sheila 25 , 11 0 Rastovski, Ed 30 Rastovski, R osie 24, 29, 47, 11 6 Redinbaugh, Gary 16, 82, 83, 88 Reed, Brian 29, 52, 53, 86, 87 Rice, H eather 23, 94 Rieber, Helena 16, 72 , 90, 91, 94, 95, l01 Rieber, Monica 2 l , 63, 74 Ring, Adam 2 7 Ring, Amy 23 , 67, 69, 86, 94 Ring, Ann ette l 9, 94 Ring, Brad 27 Ring, Craig 21 Ring, Emily 21 , 74, 84, 86, 96, 97 Ring, Gina 27 Ring, Jessica 23 , 3 5 Ring, Jill 21, 74, 100 Ring, John 23, 42, 75, 88, 98 Ring, Kirk 27 Ring, Lynette 23, 46, 47, 57 , 67 , 74, 86, 94, 11 6 Ring, Merridy 7, 11 , 16, 34, 49, 66, 70,87, 94, 95 Ring, Tom 31 Ritchison, Dawn 19, 42, 100 Riveria, Michelle 9 R oberts, Tracy 21, 50 Rodenburg, Jamie 23, 46, 47, 66, 86, 94, 116 Rodenburg, Jason 25 R odenburg, RaeShelle 19, 4 7, 11 6 Rodenburg, Rosa lie 30 Rodenburg, Tina 16, 41, 72 Ronfeldt, Lori 27 s Salmons, J.R. 23 Saturley, Josh 27 Schelling, Gaylord 82, 83 Schierbrock, Debbie 6, 11, 16, 42, 43, 85,8 7 Sc hmielau, John 58, 102 Schn eckloth, Mik e 19, 82, 97 Schneckl oth, Nicole 25 Schnitk er, Ryan 19, 90, 9 1, 98, 99, 102 Schnitker, Scott 27 Sc hrod er, Brady 27 Schroder, Rya n 21, 66, 82, 83, 88, 92, 91 Sc huett, Terri 85 Schulenberg, Sierra n , 110 Schultz, Heidi 8, 23, 46, 47 , 66, 78, 86, 94, 11 6 Schultz, Wendy 21, 50, 66 Schuning, Jennifer 16, 45, 53, 63 Schuning, Jess ica 9, 22, 23 , 67, 68, 86,94 Scoles, C lint 25 Shank, Shelly 16, 41 , 72, 73, 104 Skow, Brian 27 �Skow, Keith 23, 88, 92 Smith , Dustin 2 7 Smith, Adam 19, 88 , 92, 93, 102 Smith, Amy 2 7 Smith, Nile 29, 84, 85 Snedden, Luanna 19, 35, 47 Sparr, Becky 18, 19, 35, 40, 66 Sparr, Jeff 21, 90, 91, 98, 102 Spencer, Hannah 16, 61, 68, 1039 Spoto, Alyce 29, 66, 68, 69, 117 Stafford, Heather 10, 13, 16, 68, 69, 85,87,94,95 Stafford, Michelle 23, 67, 74, 86, 94 Stafford, Steve 30, 34 Stamp, Lynn 21, 67, 75, 78, 82, 83, 88, 98 Stamp, Sheri 22, 23, 60, 68, 78, 104, 105 Stein, Missy 20, 21, 66, 68, 86 Steinkuehler, Artema 25 Stephens, Amy 25 Stephens, Becky 21, 67, 78, 94 Stephens, Jamie 27 Stephens, Jessica 25 Stone, Joshua 27 T Thomas, Jaci 25 Thomsen, Sara 2 7 Thomsen, Laurie 25 Tichota, Tony 23 u 104, 300 White, Fred 88 White, T. Gary 29, 54, 55, 94 Wiese, Randy 29, 43 Wilson, Brad 21 Wilson, David 20, 21, 77, 97 Wilson, Denise 20, 21, 66, 67, 68, 76, 84,94, 95 Wilson, Lavern 31 Wilson, Murleen 31 Wingert, Eric 18, 19, 31, 43 , 83, 88, 93, 102 Wingert, Marc 23, 66, 82, 88, 98, 99, 102 Witt, Kristie 16, 48, 61, 78, 84, 104 Witt, Rebecca 27, 11 l Woods, Brad 54 Wulff, Aaron 16, 83, 88 y Young, Karen 27, 110 Young, Rhoda 21 Young, Rich 25 z Zacharias, Jeremy 21, 75 Zacharias, Josh 27 Zellmer, Mary 110 Zimmerman, Alice 31 Zimmerman, Janet 23, 35, 39, 86, 94 Zimmerman, Joyce 31 Zoss, Julia 25 U tterback, Sarah 21, 74 v VanNordstrand, Tressa 21, 74, 84, 86 Va nNordstrand, Willie 27 w Ward, Tim 23 , 88, 92 Ward, Tom 21 Warner, Michelle 11, 12 , 16, 37, 45, 47, 48, 75, 78, 104, 105 , 11 6 Wedel, Michelle 8, 21, 67, 74, 100, Index 125 ~ �MAY 1992 SUN 3 KEY: ACTIVITY CALENDAR MONDAY 4 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 5 'lR-.B&G-Unde['.ol()Od 6 WIC 3:00 Illl H = Music TR = Track THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 7 1R-JH-.B&G--Gciswold 8 4:00 µn 9 M-Large Gtoup-1l're~}'DOI Pron 1R--C-wgan-5:00 IXU TEA CHER APPRECIA TI ON WEEK 10 11 M-fl.ag try-outs 12 1R-JH-B&G 13Awards D:ly Griswold-4 :00 Sclxx:>l Boat"d 14 ms Bloodmobile 15 9-3 Senior Trip 16 ~t ing 7::JJ µ 11 'lK-1.A.ullap/lhl Ci t y 5:00 µ 11 ~ing try-outs Stuco Cook-Out 17 18 Athletic .Banquet 19 ~petcll Play I : 30 Illl and 7:00 µn 2Q 21 27 28 Ur ill try-outs M-JH Couc&t 7:00 iXll 22 23 29 30 MOTHER'S DAY 24 25 NJ saroL Gr.aduation 2:00 lJll 31 MEMORIAL DAY 26 . �,'Crayons. books. a nd building blocks. Tel ling time on grown-up clocks. Learning how to write and spell. Knowing all our 'tables· well ... Playg rounds. kickballs. ropes and bots. Boots and mi ttens. coo ts and hots. Days w e tho ugh t would never end . Songs and go mes -- two special friends ... That was our world then . 1Aeors hove come and gone away. Memories fill our hearts today .. ~ Classrooms. hallways. locker doors. Proms and projects. tests and scores. Science fairs and football games. Yearbooks with familiar names ... All too soon those days hove passed. But friendship shored will alwa ys lost. Wherever we may be! '' '(! . �1991 1992 AUG JAN 2 s 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 2 3 1 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEB SEPT 1 2 8 15 22 29 -. 3 4 5 6 7 91011121314 16 1 7 1 8 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 _ ~~i\~ - ~/bCT MAR ~~~ -- . _ ,~ 1 2 3 4 5 '.. ·6 7 8 9101112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOV 1 8 345678 1• DEC 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ~1u. 1~' 10 11 12 13 14 15 1t 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ·~ 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2 .. APR s 1 7 8 2 3 A 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY 1 2 3 A 5 6 7 8 9 ��.. �� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1958-2006 are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958-2006 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. 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Description An account of the resource 1992 yearbook (annual) of Tri-Center 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 1992 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 Western Iowa Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. 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The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1992 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 1992 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/2201fe34acafd0ff84a48e7b68b74fe5.pdf 09311a3610efcbaaa25ebe87b31b3078 PDF Text Text 1994 373.05 T371rn �/ ' �;qqt( 3 73, cJS 7 3?/ /?11 1 9 94 373 . 0 5 T37 1m DATE DUE Tri-Center Annual Class Haking ALittle Noise 1994 Trojan 1994 373.05 T3711 RSN=00002031 Tri -Center Annual Class Making ALittle Noise 1994 Troja n 1994 373.05 T3711 RSN=00002031 �I �RR 2 Box 217 A Neola, Iowa 51559 Volume 36 Student Life Academics People Sports Organizations Ads 4 24 46 72 100 116 The Tri-Center High School , The students of Tri-Center are makin · a llttfe noise at a pep rally. Title/ 11 • �~ ""~ Makin' Noise by Kandi Anderson Surprise! Bobbi Christensen is caught off guard b y the camera. - The students work hard on the greenhouse. ( 2;opening Page • ''M akin' a Little Noise" not only described the exponding of the TriCenter High School. b ut also the growing spirit in the students. From ac ademics to sports a nd activities, students sho wed en t husi - asm for their school. Senior Amy Nieman shared her thought on the past year. " Eve ryone raised the decibel level in th e gym. School sp i rit was awesome!" �Ryan Schroder jumps high to go for the basket. Ryan Dea. Ma tt Handbury. Chris Polley. Marc Wingert. and Troy Dargin practice for the Variety Show. Jamie stephens doesn 't notice the camera, but Jim Morse couldn't help but pose. Opening Page/3' • �Students get excited at a pep rally. Travis Kuster gets into it as Shane Bennett looks on. ( 4/Student Life Division • �Student Lite W Ith all the exciting things that happen through the year, all are accompanied by noise. Lots of people made noise on their summer vacations or heard a lot of noise. "I have never seen so many people, you couldn't even hear the person next to you ," said Kristin Farley a bout her trip to the Fiesta Bowl! Homecoming week produced lots of noise too. The pep rallies and fun activities gave everyone a chance to make some noise. "It's fun to see everyone so involved, especially during football season. I love hearing the rest of the student body show their support by gettin ' loud at games and pep rallies," Heidi Larson commented . The most noise probably came from Graduation . Between some parents crying and most of the seniors screaming, it was a noisy affair. Tri-Center had quite a noisy year. -Jackie Carlson Get down and shake it! Everyone tries to dance at a football pep rally. Peace , Amy Ring and Heidi Shultz relax in the gym. Student Life Division/51 • �Sara Thomsen getting ready to jump off "Devil's Elbow" in Branson , Mo. Summer Vacations When school starts it's always an e xciting affair , but when schoo l gets out for the quizzes. Lori McDonald said the most exc iting thing she did t his summer was "jumping off a 50 s u m toot cl iff in to mer it' s even the Colorad o greater ! ParRiver." "/ went and saw a ties to go to , Cara Dea people to see, said th e m ost Garth Brooks' conbe i ng l a z y , e xciting thin g cert." so ap opera s she d id was Kristi Leaders to watch , and that , "We spent best of all , the the w eek end good old famiin Kansas City . ly vacation! A family trip always We went to a b all ga me and seems to be a great ti me . It World 's of Fun. " throws away an y thou g ht s of By Bobbi Christensen homework, t e sts, and p o p Jodi Leaders standing on top of Bobcat Mountian in Vail, CO. Christi Christensen feeding a deer at Royal Gorge, Colorado. ( • 6/Summer Vacations �Laurie Thomsen and Barrett Heim swim in Table Rock Lake, Branson, MO. f,r. / ( I rI ,r I r J Jessica Shunning and Heidi Larson get on old fashioned picture token in Bronson , MO. Kyle Kunze , Donny Olsen, Chad Kunze , Kevin Olsen and Mike O lsen o n a Bahama Cruise. The h ouse boa t Heidi Larson and Jessic a Schunning lived on for a week in Branson, MO. Summer Vacation/7 1 • �Who is Mr. Bel/or's new love? Jay Bellar gives a pig a great big kiss! Homecoming 93 Homecoming started off a lit- and gold. tle crazy this year with "crazy hat Homecoming 93 started to and hair day. " Tuesday, students come to an end Saturday night at were seeing the coronation. The court condouble on "twin day." sisted of Jamie Wednesday Lund , Jill PohlBrady Schroder statstarted off with man , Laura everyone dresed, "The HomecomBrich, Ann Meysed in their faverri n g , Becky ing festivities were orite duds f or Stephens, "cowboy day " splendid!" Bobbi Christensen, Tom Ward , and ended with a boom at the Shane Bennett, bonfire . Dave Wilson , Thursday was groovin' and Barrett Heim, Ryan Schroder, Lynn peace was in the air on "hip- Stamp. py/grunge day." Friday everyone -Bobbi Christensen showed up dressed to win in black Seniors Emily Ring and Brian ChristirJnsen won for best twins. King Tom Ward and Queen Ann Meyerring give their best smile. ( • 8/H omecoming �Th e 7993 Homecoming Court-Fischer Big Dreams .. Rollin ' down a dusty road In my daddy's Ford ... Big dreams in a small t own Eighteen and glory bound. Nothing here t o tie us down Big dreams in a small town . ... OH , ain 't it funny how it always seems, How time has a way of changin ' all your dreams. Problems Emm y? Junior Emmy Heim trying to fix he1 hat for crazy hat a nd hair day. Seniors Ryan Schro d e r and Jill Pohlman give the ir impressio ns of being twins. Sick em p artner! Senior Denise Wilson and junior Seth Holstein strut their stuff. Homecoming/9 1 • �Lvnn Stamp gets into the spirit of things during a pep rallv. Spirit is Unstoppable The school spirit has been on and the crowd did an excellent the rise since the past years. "I job setting the spirit for the rest of really felt that the cheerleaders the year, " said Coach Carl did an excelCochran . lent job of get"People "The student body ting the stuhave pride in did an excellent job dent body bewhat they are hind the teams. involved in, " of getting behind Student insaid Ann Meythe crowd. It was volvement was erring. the best I've seen. " carried through "There Carl Cohran the whole year. seemed to be I have been a lot more here a long time, and the pep people at the games , it was rallies through the fall seasons great having the student body were the best that I can remem- behind us," said Jessica Steph ber. The football cheerleaders ens. Kandi McCool a nd Ann Meverring bust a move d uring bleacher mania. "Come on vou g uvs this is easv," Sara Nelson dances to Id Id Id oh. (1 0/School Spirit • �Michelle Wedel, Laurie Thomsen, and Katie King get the c rowd on their feet. Thunder Jugs Something new this year were thunder jugs. Everyone was encouraged to decorate a milk jug or plastic container. Then to make noise many put rocks or marbles in them and shake them to make a lo t of noise. The thunder jugs were used for the football and basketball games and at the pep rallies , "Makin ' a lot of noise for the games was the best. It was cool to see all the other decorated jugs and who could be the loudest," said Amy Nieman , Sa ' cheeze Amy. Amy Neiman poses with her c lover ears on St. Patties day. Do it like this Kirk! Jodi Leaders and Michelle Wedel show Kirk Ring how to dance. Missy Ward, Lynnett Ring, and Laurie Thomson make the hoop for the Homecoming game. School Spirit/l 11 • �"There ain 't no thing like a dame ! " Freshman Jake McDermott d ances. Rock-n-Roll Pretty Woman and Rock well , especially the ventriloquist Around the Clock were just some act, ha ha. " of the songs sung at the 1993-94 Everyone had fun, even at the Variety Show , practices . The Rock-n-Roll! Variety Show There were required lots also many small of hard wo rk. "ft was something groups that Jason Burton to be proud of," appeared. said, "It was fun Missy Ward and Clausen said Missy Ward. sa id , "I wa sn't was grea t , surprised by all She 's just a silly gal! " t he t alent this year. It was something to be The Variety Show concl ud e d proud of." with a bang and the show was a Troy Dargin added, "I think the success. Vmiety Show went exc eptionally -Sarah Benzing Rock-n-Roll symbol for the 7993-94 Variety Show. Sophomore Troy Dargin and senior Laura Brich perform a ventriloquist act. (1 2;variety Show • �Marc Wingert poses with the Line Dancing Ladies! Many Helpers During the Variety show there were a few people who helped make it a success. Linda Zimmerman accompanied all of the music for the show . Kyle Jensen and Weston Dittmer handled the spotlights and Mr. Jonathan Bell ran the sound. Dittmer thought it wasn 't all hard work. He said, "I had fun laughing at Kyle Jensen when he stopped half way through the pra c tice because he thought he had b roken the sp otlight when really all he had done was trip over the cord. " Kris t y Le ad ers an d Ry a n Dea drew lots o f laughs from their old man , old woman a ct. Senior Ke ith Davis, Junior Laura King , seniors Michelle We d el and Chris Polley. Whoopie Goldberg 's Sister Act nuns, directed by Emmy Heim! Variety Show/131 • �O ne of the m a ny displays at Joslyn that the freshme n saw on their trip . Educational Trips Class trips were created so going up to the roof of Clarkson the students could get away to see the Sky-Med helicopter." from the everyday routine The juniors went to Allied of school and Communicastill learn sometions and to thing . Each the Zoo , after "They (the museclass spent their trip to May 4th doing Omaha North ums) were a lot of just that. was cancelled fun and educaTh e seniors after an accitional." -Brian Mark headed to dent . Ma ny Rosenblatt student s Park, Clarkson enjoyed the Hospital and Nebraska Furniture zoo but were disappointed that Mart . Wendy Schultz summa- they couldn't go to Omaha rized the day, "It was a fun day. North. The best part o f the day was Amy Nieman heads to the dugout at Rosenblatt. Sarah Killpac k and Heather Dalton wait for others at Weste rn Heritage. ( 14/Class Trips • �Chow time! Some of the junior boys pig out. Trips cont .. The sophomores toured the SAC Museum and the Western Heritage Museum . Brian Mark admitted it wasn't the greatest possible trip in the world, but it was still somewhat fun . Some of the sophomores enjoyed something about a guy hitting a construction barrel on the interstate. The Freshman class went to Boys Town and Josyln Museum . They all admitted to learning something and it was better than school. - Marty Dalton A display on the freshmen 's tour at Boys Town . Play it again Adam! Freshman Adam Ring tries to impress his fellow classmates. The sophomores try to hide from the teachers under the p lane at SAC Museum. Class Trips/151 • �Christi Chris tensen poses fo r the c a mera as she works at Tri-Cen ter. Students at Work Remember when you got that when everybody w a nt e d you first pay check . Or what about to? that boss that always yelled at In high school everyone is getyou. Then there ting o r ha s a was the time job. Sometimes "My job has made you quit your it ' s th e b e st me more responsijob . Or when thing in y o ur you a sked for life . But at other ble and has helped time o ff to go times it can b e prepare me for the t o pro m or the worst thing. real world ."-Tressa homecoming. You fina ll y Van Nordstrand Do you rehav e y o ur inm e mber not dep endence ha vi ng your homework done and you're m a king m oney t o because you had to wo rk the help you along . Yo u also got night before ? Also not bei ng that car you always w a nted . able to g o out that Friday night Jamie Rodenburg sorts out cards while working at Lehan's. Laura King gets coffee ready to serve at Kopper Kettle. ( 16/Jobs • • �Missy Stein helps to get food ready while she caters for Hy-Vee. Looking Ahead There are the people that get a job to get money for college , or to pay for their gas to go out. Some people just want money so they have some for the future. "I put most of my money in the bank that I make mowing," said Joe Leaders. For some people a job means helping their parents and not getting paid for it . They do anything from farm work to cleaning the house. All jobs are important and jobs teach people responsibility. M ichelle Loftus takes care o f business on the phone working at the Underwood Truckstop. Tressa VanNordstrand prepares some food for customers at the Underwood Truckstop. Bobbi Christensen gets ready to leave for work a t Hy-Vee. Jobs/ 17, • �Tom Dowson rides a bull at the rodeo on his weekends. Students at Play Weekends mean a lot of we did in high school. Laura King things to a lot of different peo- commented, "Live it up while ple. Some people will remember you can, fight hard." When asked their youth by what they did Kory Arnold on the weekwhat he liked "Freedom's just ends. Like goto do on the another word for ing to the d irt weekends he nothing left to said, " Stay road fo r that wild party that home and lose." got busted. study. " Emily Ring And hanging David Carlout with your son sa id, friends at Wellman's . There ' s "Weekends are a time to let all always the bonfire parties at the the stressors of school out. " shed. These are some of the little -Tomi Honeywell things we all will remember that Amy Nieman strikes a disco pose for a cam era. More Wingert and Jim Morse try to out muscle each other. ( 18/Weekends • �Emily Ring takes a snooze while on her trip. Weekends There are the people that don't stick out in the crowd . the shy ones. The ones you don't see unless you are in school. The ones that always have a smile on their face because they don 't have any troubles. There is also the one person that is unique. The person that did Channel One for us. Brad Carlson said . "I like weekends because I can stay up as late as I want and watch movies on HBO ." Janet Bric h relaxes on the co uch during her weekends. Jodi Leaders, Brenda Guill, Jessica Schunning, and Tami Matthews pose for the camera. The sophomores take a breather by the fountain at the Kansas C;ty Plaza. Weekends/ 191 • �M r. Haro ld McKercher was the g u est speaker during the dinner at Angi's. Nothing Else Matters The Junior Class spent the time consuming , frantic, frustratweek of prom decorating and ing, but most all a lot of FUN, " transforming the gym into a said Tami Harman. "I thought beautiful place prom was one for the seniors "I thought Prom night to reto enjoy. Many was a night to member dur of the Juniors ing my senior worked from remember during year. I had a 6:30 p .m . until my senior year. I had really fun 10:30 most a really fun night." night, " sa i d nights . A new Becky Stephens Becky Stepart of prom phens. this year was Eva Diaz said, "It was a lot of the Grand March. Many people from the communities came to fun . My first and only prom was take a peek at all the students the best." that attended. "The week was - Jodi Leaders Mike Olsen , Kelly Meyer, Amy Nieman , and Kandi Anderson sing to Elvria. lmke Schroder in daze while othe rs dance the night away. (20/Prom • �Jessica Schuning decorates part of the gym during prom week. Prom 1994 Dancing out in the middle of the floor The music sweeps you away You are caught up in the moment With nothing else to say You ' ve been waiting for this day You wonder if it is really all it seems You awake from your sleep with Nothing e lse but dreams As you are making yourself perfect This night you want to keep Your feelings and emotions Nothing else but deep For the juniors it's their first The seniors their last This night has come to an end Nothing else but fast The juniors are on their first step And the seniors have climbed their ladder This prom night is unforgettable Cause nothing else matters By Shanda Ploen Some of th e guys were Ta ken ' care of business during the dance. Tami Harman really gets into prom by staying up all night m aking everyone have a lot of fun. Prom/21, • �M issy Ward gives a sp eec h about what the future holds for graduates. A New Chapter For many years the class of '94 many of them college is the next has been together. They have step, for some it's jobs, and for laughed together and cried others it is marriage. G raduation will be a big together, they ch ange for have partied , each of these and they have This is not the end. p e o ple, but it fo u ght but It's the conclusion is not the end. th ro ugh it all of one chapter, but It 's on ly the almost everyc onclusion of one got along . the beginning of all one chapter in Then j ust the rest. th e ir lives and when they t he b e g inning t hought it would never end , it was sudden- of all the others . ly over. Who would've thought - Bobbi Christensen t he years would have gone so slow, yet flown by so fast? For Ryan Meinke receives his d iploma with a big smile. Valedictoria n Denise Wilson g ives thanks to a ll who have changed her life. (22/Graduation • �Th e Tri-Center ch oral group, led by Mrs. Clausen, sing a song fo r the 94 graduates. Friends Packing up the dreams God planted ... Can ' t believe the hopes he granted .. . But we'll keep as close as always , it won 't even seem you 're gone .. . ... And friends are friends forever if the Lords t he friend of them , and a friend will not say never cause the welcome will not end. Tho ' it' s hard to let you go , in the Father's hands we know that a lifetime 's not too long to live as frien d s. Mr. Nanninga and Mr. O 'Neill, school board president, helped with the graduation. Ryan Schroder concentrates on which hand to shake with , and which hand to grab . The graduating class of 1994. Graduation/ 231 • �Brod Maxwell and Deighe Mergens work hard. Adam Parish thinks everyone should worship him. ( 24/ Academics Division • �Academics S tudents made a lot of noise in their classes. Not all of the talk was just chit chat. The sophomores presented speeches to their English classes . Other classes that made a lot of noise were the foreign language classes. They had to practice conversation and words, with all those people talking it's bound to get loud. Starting second semester were Gold & Sliver Cards. Gold Cards were awarded to those students who had a 4. 0 grade point average. Teachers and Administrators could award a Silver Card to anyone they felt deserved it. The cards expired a fter one quarter, and new ones were issued for each q uarter. The benefits of a card included free admission to home athletic events , free ice cream , a nd a d iscount on merchandise sold in t he office. Gold card members also received an honors T-shirt. -Jackie Carlson What goes around comes around. Tami Matthews throws an unwan ted paper In the recycle box. Ci/ Brich a nd Chandra Loftus work o n a clay pot during art. Academics/251 • �Missy Word in Trigonometry asks to leave the class. Chad Cale k looks confused about College Trigonometry. Mariah Hilligas looks over he r work. Lo ri Higby, a new teacher this year, sits at he r d esk. Jodi Le ade rs gets a new a ng le o n m a th . ,26/Math • �Above it All I by Julia Zoss N Math is a good • expenence used later in life o matt er how you look a t it, math will always be math. All math has its level of import ance even when most peop le ask, "When will I use this in life?" Teachers hear this line often. The math department consists of many different c lasses whic h could someda y benefit students in the real world. Wendy Schultz said, "The college courses here have been a good experience because I'll use them later in life. " "Math is getting better toward the end of the year," said Sarah Guadian. Each st udent has their own way of overcoming the barriers of math books. Jessie McDermott sa id, " At first Algebra was hard , but then I caught on." Teachers have many expectations from their students. Mr. Nile Smith said, "I expect a learning attitude and a focus on mathematics." Miss Lori Higby , new t eacher , said , "Sometimes the best learning occurs when the students are teaching each other or d iscovering for themselves. I try to have my st udents learn from each other as much as they can ." The classes offered this year are Math 8 , PreAlgebra 8, Algebra 8, I, and II, Applied M ath , Geometry, C ollege Trig ., Pre-Calculus , and Accounting. Ma ny stude nts learn from other students' m istakes in the classrooms. Others help each other to get through the c lass. It takes t ime a nd p atience to learn math. 3rd Hou r A le gra II work ing together in their group s. 8th ho ur Algebra looks fascinated about the lesson. Mathematic s/ 271 • �"This thinking gives me a headache! " said Sarah Benzing. "Does this really have to make sense?" said Robbie Martin. Keep Smiling Heather Dalton , it's almost June! "A re th e re two ways o ut o f here?" said Cit Bric h. Ja mie Flaharity gives her speech in English Class. ( 28/English • �I English Composition comes to TriCenter. A New Change by Sarah Killpack E nglish has changed this year. The freshmen and sophomores have Miss Amy Miller for a teacher. Freshman Cary Cochran said, '"Miss Miller is intellectually sound and has adapted well to the students. " The juniors and seniors have Mrs. Mary Conway . "This year has been renewing for me. I haven ' t tau g ht A merican Literat ure for a long time. I espec ia lly like having this year 's juniors again. The f orm at for Senior English has changed somewhat. I've had quite a turn out for World Literature. It's been fun," commented Mrs. Conway. This year Mrs. Rosie Rastovski taught College English. She said, "I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching College English this year. The paper load has increased considerably, but the interaction with the students far outweighs that. It's very refreshing to teach seniors again. " The freshmen class has worked on To Kill a Mockingbird and just recently on Romeo and Juliet. Sophomores have been working on Julias Caesar. "It has been a very tough story to follow, but it's getting easier, " commented Nicole Schneckloth . The juniors have been busy writing reports on plays they have recently read. This has taken a lot of time, but will prove to be helpful. The seniors have also been busy . They have read and analyzed poems. They have also written research papers which took time and effort. "Wh ich way is up ?" thinks Nick Kuster. "/ fin a ll y fo und a use for this thing! " said Matt Minahan. Engllsh/29, • �History projects done by eighth graders are interesting. Mr. Abariotes gives instructions as students wait. BOOM! Katie King prepares for her next blow to the enemy. Th e se many histo ry proje c ts attracted many sp ectators. Jason Heimbaugh tries ve r y hard to look busy. ( 30/ Social Studies • �Input From the Past I History students • en1oy learning about past. by Marty Dalton S ocial Studies teachers teach . a variety of classes ranging from American History to World Geography and Government to Sociology.' Many of today's students have found the ups and downs of these particular classes and offered a little advice. Wendy Schultz sa id, "take my advice, don't take government first hour. It's hard to pay a tte ntion when you are sleeping! " Mr. Abariotes has been know n as one of the toughest teachers in school. Many of the students who were asked responded with some interesting input . Dave Wilson said, "I think when he was younger he must have been beaten up by kids just about our age when he was in high school, so now he is old and he takes it out on us." Mr. Aboriotes is not the only social studies teacher in the school. There is also Mr. Cochran. Mr. Cochran teaches t hree required cou rses: World Geography, World History, and American History. Younger students learn a lot from these requ ired courses. Megan Minahan said, " I like World History because it's interesting. I like studying about wars a nd military geniuses. They should go into more details on the wars, so we don't repeat over time." Teaching Jr. High socia l studies is Mr . Hornboste l. The junior high students enjoy learn ing about curren t e ven ts because it keeps them informed with the world. Seth Bo os said , "I enjoyed World Histo ry b ecause I li ke Mr . Hornbostel. He has interesting things and makes it fun." " You Sun k my Battleship! · thinks Matt Minahan. Holoc aust Panel brought interesting d iscussions about the past. Social Studies/3 11 • �Bryan King and Bobbi Chris tensen dissecting cats. Sophomores in sixth hour Biology learn about Phylums. Tom Burford setting up his rocket In science c lass. Mr. Jom es C larke instructs a student on the rockets. M r. Lee Killp a ck in stru c ts h is College Biology class. ( 32/Science • �I Knowledge and Theory by Julia Zoss S Science is a way of gaining the key to knowledge. cience is not only intriguing, but it also makes you want to learn more about nature. Jamie Flaharty sa :d , "All the different organisms and plants are interesting to learn about." Science is not only a way of gaining knowledg e of the world around you but also an e xplanation for things that aren 't observed. Car a Dea replied when she was asked what she liked best about sc ienc e, " Mr . Killpack because he's a good teacher. He challenges you and you have to work for your grade." Every year , science classes are discovering new and interesting things . " Doing labs and discovering new things were interesting, " said Paula Wilson . The classes that are offered this year are Physic a I Sc ience, Biology , College Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Science 7 and 8. Science can be taught in many ways. The best way that science can inform students is through the understanding of the students ' personal ities . Most students like to learn about a certain subject in d ifferent ways and it's important for a teacher to understand that need. Mr. Killpack and Mr. James Clarke have accomplished those needs and informed their students. When asked what he expected most out of his students , Mr. Killpack replied , " I expect lots of hard wor k and understanding of the concepts studied and I also expect them to apply those concepts." Sophomore Jason Burton a nd Jackie Carlson in Biology. Senio rs Wend y Schultz a n d Missy Ward in College Biolog y. Science/331 • �Jason Burton and Shaya Ploen in 8th hour Mac I. Kevin Dea and David Killpack take a breather in Mac. -~ ' Nick Arevadze shows his excitement for computer class. Jody Baker draws attention to himself during Mac c lass. Clinton Sauvain focuses hard on his typing. r 34/Computer/Business • �M inds At Work I by Julia Zoss Computers prepare people for facing challenges. of computer applications." n real life, people deal Most students enjoy with things that could computers and learning keep them out of trou- about them. Junior ble or save them from Penny Ord said, " Comfinancial difficulties in puters are interesting the future. "CcFilput- and they' re fun to learn ers will help you in the about. " future ," said sophomore Mrs. Glenda Kunz e Jason Burton. Computers said , "By taking computand Business help people er classes, students can prepare for unexpected learn through active inchalleng e s t h a t l ie volvement using authenahead in their future . tic applications ." Mr. Ba rn ey Johnson Some stud ents have a said about his classes, "I d ifficult time understandhad reall y n ice class es ing computers and some this year. They are enthu- on the actions of others. siastic and they seem to Junior Ryan Dea said, have a g ood knowledge "How Mrs. Kunze puts up I 3 2258 00002 0533 with the Freshman , don 't know?" Learning about com puters and Business is a knowledge of the future . In the future , computers will be a part of everyone's lives and careers . Working with computers is a good way to get a good start on the ladder of success. " I learned a lot from Mrs. Kunze . She 's my favorite teacher," said freshman Kevin Dea . The teachers ' influence on the student' s actions and learning have a greater effect on their lives. Ryan Bennett works hard on his Mac assignment. Sweating it out in computer c lass. l Computer/ Business/35 • �Cara Dea relaxes in the leaves at French camp. Jason McDermott and e xchange student Nick Noviko vz pose. Sarah Ord and C ara Dea practice their song for camp. lmke Schroder and Eva Diaz are c hatting during class. lmke Schroder g ives fencing a try a t French camp. ( 36/Foreign Language • �A Whole New World by Amy Smith -------------1 Students learn to speak new lang-uages. lot of the students chose French or Spanish as one of their classes be cause they thought it would be fun and interesting. Kim Dea thought French was interesting and plans on taking it next year. "Spanish is an easy class and I enjoyed learning a new language ," said Rusty Meinke . "It has been a real treat having lmke Scroder and Eva Diaz in class this year. They give us two new and different viewpoints so that we can compare American , French, German , and Spanish customs, languages, foods , schools, and lifestyles, " Mrs. Eleanor Gambs said. French and Spanish are more than just speaking the language, they are learning about the people, the way they live and the way the Americans compare with other countries. Cara Dea said , ''I've learned a lot about the culture of the French peop Ie and it ' s interesting learning a new language. " There are expectations for French and Spanish also. Like becoming more aware of other cultures and how we feel about other cultures. "I would like to see students become more aware of other cultures and more aware of their own feelings about o ther cultures. There are so many great things t o learn about languages, about peop le, about other parts of the w orld . The world in which today's students will live and w ork will be one in which they need to think on a worldwide level, " commented Mrs. Gambs. Jessica Sch u nin g , C lin t Scoles , Kristy Le a de rs, Keith N elson, Bobbi Ch ristensen , Cara Dea, and Sarah Ord c elebrate M ardi Gras by showing off festive m asks. C h rist i Christensen an d Shaya Ploe n pose with the 'dead man. Foreign Language/37, • �Junior Seth Holstein is repelling during P. E. class. Mrs . Harman 's health class is promoting Drug Free Week. '~ Jessie McDermott stre tc hes during c ircuit training. Kandi McCool finds rape/ling an uncomfortable experienc e. Jeremy Schmie lau a nd Shannon Martens warm up. ( 38/Health/P.E./Weights • -J!. l �A great year at T-C I New a ctivities • 1n Health/ P. E. /Weights. by Amy Smith his year ' s physical education classes were full of fun and exciting activities . Some of the new activities were canoe ing, cross-country skiing, and downhill skiing at Mt. Crescent. It seemed that students really got involved in badminton this year. Gina Ring said, "Choosing our own teams and to see how people began to get better and better -each time t hey played was ve ry fun ." Students are to get a T lot of facts about their overall health and wellness in their health class. As health teacher Mrs . Tami Harman said, "State of Iowa mandates that a health cur1k.:ulum be impleme nted into all school districts . One semester is required here at Tri-Center. Students learn about their overall health or wellness level. Subjects covered are mental d isorders, suicide, a lcohol , tobacco, illegal substance abuse , HIV-AIDS, and STD's. They are exposed to the harm that these behaviors do to their bodies and how to live a healthy life ." It seems that health is one of the important classes that students must take and learn the most about. In today 's world students have to know about their bod ies and what the consequences are . Weightlifting classes are usually used for building up strength for all kinds of sports. It helps us to be physically able to do more things and helps us keep in shape. Tressa VanNords t rand said , " It gets me in shape for softball and oth e r sports." Jody Marsh , Marty Dalton , and Shane Bennett show off. Dave Wilson uses the hip sled in weight c lass. Health/P .E./Welghts/ 391 • �Kevin Matulka demonstrates the right way to plant flowers . Jeremy Zacharias screws hinges on for the door. Compute r A id Drafting helps students draw floor p lans. Stude nts use th e ir strength as th ey dig a g ully for pipes. Locked in! Mike Olsen c uts his way o ut of the cag e. ( 40/Vo-Ag/lndustrial Arts • �Busy with Projects I by Marty Dalton I Greenhouse built by students a dds a new addition fyou haven'twalked outside by the shop you probably haven't noticed the newest edition to the school , the greenhouse. Many of the guys came in over the summer and helped lay the foundation and set up the structural support. Chad Kunze best summarized the learning from the proj e ct . "We learned a lot from building it. Hopefully it will help us in the future." The sch o o l also saw many improvements out- side led by teacher Kevin Matulka. The grounds saw many beautiful flowers planted around the school. This was a great joh. In CAD students learned the p roper way to lay floor plans and even got to experiment with their own ideas. In Vo-Ag , they studied tissue culturing to market c rops . David Carlson gave the inside scoop on tissue culturing . "We have been working on tissue culturing for the past few weeks. It has been interesting because we are learning how to grow a whole plant from just a portion of the leaf." Crop Marketing is when they learned to keep their options open and found the price for their grain. In Industrial Arts many students learned how to build essentials needed for living . They built VHS cassette holders and many other things. Brad Maxwell best summarized the year, "We learned a lot in there about wood chuck , wood chuc k, wood c huck chuck . Plus it's very entertaining with Larsen and his many stories. The final piece of plexiglass was laid for the greenhouse. One of the many projects was the landscaping around signs. Vo-Ag/Industrial Arts/4 11 • �Jody Marsh paints with Adrian Long and Adam Long. Kelly Meyer sits while Kelsey Handy and Adrian Long kiss. John Ring c omforts Joshua Calhoon during Parenting. " Peek -a-B oo " Bo bbi C hristensen lo oks f rom th e D a rk Ro om. "I'll figure this o ut som e doy." Mrs. Julie Wood said. ( 42/Home Ee / Art • �Creative Imaginations I Art and Home Ee exper1-• enced new twists this year by Jodi Leaders wo elective areas that Tri-Center studen t s can take while in high school are Hom e Ee an a Art . M any students find this an enjoyable break in the day. Mr. Randy We iseand Mrs. Julie Wood take it upon themselves to make their classes educational and fun. A new face in the Hom e Ee Department has brought new changes. " Through lndependent Living it has taught me how to deal with life T after high school and Mrs. Wood just makes it easier," said Kevin Taylor. "My first year of teaching has been a learning experience. I've learned a great deal about not only the area in which I teach and the activities that I sponsor, but about myself as well," said Mrs. Wood. The classes th at she taught this year are Parenting, Family Relations, Food Prep, Independent Living, Home Ee, 7th and 8th grade Home Ee. Th e art c lasses have also been busy this year. Some of the new activi- ties t hey d id this y ear included a clay relief w a ll hanging, various types of relief print making and silver smithing. "Art has been re ally g reat this year because there is a lot of tale nt and Mr. Weise makes it really fun ," said Cil Brich. Mr. Weise teaches Art I, Advanced Art, C ra m ics, Crafts, Photograghy, 7th a nd 8th grade Art. "Art c lasses this y e ar have been very interesting. A f ew new projects have been tried and comp leted with some interesting twists," Mr. Weise said. "I don 't want a picture!" Shane Benne tt said . "I have to get this finished . "Andy Martens replied . Home Ec/Art/431 • �Jackie Carlson gives her full attention on her layout. Amy Smith and Sarah Benzing look at some negatives. Julia Zoss reviews her layout on the computer. Mo n dy Frederikson looks fo r ideas for a layout. Miss Am y Miller g ives pointers to Bobbi Christensen. ( 44/ Yearb ook • �It Takes Cooperation I The year- book grows and gets a new advisor. by Kandi Anderson I f you wondered how the yearbook is put together, here is a little inside scoop on how it is created . Each staff member had their own pages to work on and complete . Their jobs included getting the pictures t hey needed and come up with a story summarizing the school subjec t o r sport. All the staff membe rs helped to come up w ith a new th e m e a nd new cover. They also m ad e the e f f o rt o f h e lp ing each other out w ith layouts. Describing her experience on the yearbook staff, junior Jodi Leaders commented , "This being my first year iii yearbook .has been great. The staff is so much fun. We work well together and eat a lot . Mr. Nanninga thinks t ha t we are a rotten group because we steal all of his candy and ne ve r do a nything . In fa ct, it ta kes a lot of hard work to write a story and c rop pict ures and everything e lse we have to d o to meet the deadlines. It is frustrating at times, but in the end it is all w orth it to see the finished product, the yearbook itself." A new person to t he yearbook staff is Miss Amy Miller . She has joined as the yearbook advisor. Commenting on her first year at t he TriC enter yearbook she said , " My first year as yearbook advisor at TriCenter has gone exception a 11y well . I' m im pre ssed with the hard work t hat most students put f o rth to co m plete t he book. The year has bee n e njoyable because of the dedicated staff members." Miss Am y Miller help s Marty Dalton with the c aptions. Am y Smith is in deep thought when d esig ning a layout. Vearbook/451 • �Peace dude! Students dress up for homecoming week. Innocent, John? Jim Cook and John Ring give their pose. ( • 46/People �Need We Say More E veryone likes to "make a little noise." With all the junior high and high school in one building it's b ound to be noisy. The students did in everything fro m Academics t o Athlet ics. Students also made more noise at pep rallies , g a mes and other activities. They heered on classmates and the fellow student bod y. The attitude of the whole school changed . "The attit udes are much improved ," commented Barb Dalton. "S udents and teachers are all working together this year to raise school spirit," stated Brandi Marshall. Nicole Schneckloth said, "I think the new t eachers made a good addition to the school." With all the new found school spirit, great attitudes, and new teacher the school year seemed to be a success for everyone involved . -Jackie Carlson Shake it! Niki Plambeck, Ann Meyerring, and Kandi McCool dance at the pep rally. You 're so sexy! Shone Bennett Chad Calek, and Ryon Schroder give their best faces for the camera. People/471 • �C utes t C o up le - 7. Jill Poh lman , Rya1 Schrode r 2. Bobbi C hrist e n sen , Jot Munch 3. Chad Ca/ek, Travis Kuster The Final Step There are many people in the Sen ior Class who nobody will ever forget. They will be remembered forever for something they did, or for a special personality tra it tha t they had . Who can forget that cute couple everyone thought was perf ect for each other? Who can forget the great ha ir everyone was jealous of, o r that good-looking person that everyone stared at? Well, you won 't have to forget because we took a p o ll to find out "The Best and Most of the Senior Class" ! Best Eyes- 1. Laura Brich , C had Sm a rtest- 7. Lori Mc Do nald, Sean Mina ha n 2. Denise Wilson, Sha ne Bennett 3. Janet Bric h , Chad Calek Best Hair- 7. Jamie Lund, Sean Minahan 2. Bobbi Christensen, Bria n Christiansen 3. La ura Bric h , Chad Calek ( • 48/ Senio rs Plambeck 2 . Michelle Coo k, Tom Ward 3. Em ily Ring , Sean Minahan; Quietest- 1. Diane Lustgraaf, Tom Ward 2. Janet Brich , Jeremy Zachrias 3. Ja m ie Crozier , Jeff Sparr; Sm iles Most- 1. Becky Stephans and Dave Wilson 2. Bobbi Christensen , Andy Martens 3. Ann Meyerring , Marty Dalton; Most Talente d- l . Denise Wilson , Dave Wilson 2. Missy Ward , Shane Benne tt 3. Ann Meyerring , Ryan Schrod er; Best Personality-1 . Bobbi Christensen , Dave Wilson 2 . Jil l Polhman , Marty Da lton 3. Ann Meyerring , Sean Minaha n �Chad Anderson Kandi Anderson Shane Bennett Janet Brich Laura Brich Chad Calek Rodney Carlson Bobbi Christensen Brian Christiansen Mic he lle Cook Tod d Cook Jaime C rozier Marty Dalton Barrett Heim To m ara Honeywell Seniors/48al • �Bryan King Travis Kuster Michelle Loftus Jamie Lund Marty Maness Jason Markussen Jody Marsh Andy Martens Lori McDonald Ryan Meinke Kelly Meyer Ann Meyerring Sean Minahan Amy Nieman Mike Olsen r 48b/Seniors • �Adam Parish Chad Plambeck Nicole Plambeck Tara Plambeck Mindy Plummer Jill Pohlman Chris Polley Tonia Pope Emily Ring Jill Ring Jason Sauvain Ryan Sc hro der Wendy Sc hultz Jeff Sparr Lynn Stamp Seniors/48c' • �Becky Stephens Tressa VanNorstrand Missy Ward Tom Ward Michelle Wedel Dave Wilson Denise Wilson Jeremy Zacharias Not pictured : Eric Calho on David Lustgraaf Dianne Lustgraaf Brad Woods ( 48d/Seniors • �Best Smile- 7. Bobbi Christensen, Dave Wilson 2. Becky Stephens, Ryan Schroder 3. Laura Brich, Marty Dalton Most Athletic-1. Denise Wilson, Travis Kuster 2, Jill Polhman , Ryan Schroder 3. Ann Meyerring , Marty Dalton Most School Spirit-1. Missy Ward , Brian Christiansen 2, Amy Nieman , Shane Bennett 3. Nikki Plambec k, Travis Kuster Mr. and Mrs. Flirtatious-1 . Nikki Plambeck, Chad Calek 2. Michelle Cook, Brian Christiansen 3. Jamie Lund , Travis Kuster Best Looking- 7. Laura Brich, Tom Ward 2. Jamie Lund, Shane Bennett 3. Ann Meyerring, Ryan Schroder Best Dresse d- 7. Laura Brich, Chad Calek 2. Barrett Heim , Jill Pohlman 3. Wendy Shultz, Lynn Stamp Class Clown- 7. Nikki Plambeck, Mike Olsen 2. Amy Nieman, Adam Parish, Kandi Anderso n Seniors/491 • �Jody Baker Amy Bennett Brad Carlson David Carlson Jim Cook Tom Dawson Ryan Dea Eva Diaz Robbie Dyke Kristin Farley Sarah Gaudian Brenda Guill Matt Handbury Emmy He im Marah Hilligas Seth Holstein Laura King Class of '95 ( • 50/Juniors �Kevin Koob Chad Kunze Heid i Larsen Jodi Leaders Kristi Leaders Matt Lehan Jennie Lemons Allison Maaske Shannon Martens Erin Matter One More Step It is hard trying to find words to fit the class of 1995. Maybe Jim Morse put it best, "The junior c lass knows how to speak their mind openly. We never give up and we fight until we win ." The jun ior class is very involved in everything from rodeo s to football and volleyball. Many have exc e lled in academics. It seems that since they entered high school they all have grown in their own way. "The junior c lass is very close in friendship between each othe r," Tom Dawson said when asked about his c la ss. Th e junior class has worked well together for p rom . "The prom committee is very excited about d ecorating for the dance and having fun at the a fte r p rom ," said Chad Kunze. "95 Kix," Brad Carlson replied. Many remember ho w the junior class was winning during Homecom ing until the games on Friday. They plan to rule next year. "The class of 1995 is hot! Next year we will rock the house !" Amy Ring said. If in t wenty years this class rereads th is story , rem e mber all the good times that were made during high school. Remember the bonds with friends and all the laughter that you saw in the ha llw ays and on the weekends. Senior year is the year to look forward to , the last of everything in high school. So make the best of your junior year. Live life to the fullest. -Jodi Leaders "Circ le o f Friends " Maff Ha ndbury, Marc Wingert, Kevin Taylor, Lvne ffe Ring , Amv Ring , Jessica Schunning , Tami Maffhews, Brenda Gui//, Sarah Guadian. l Junlors/ 5 1 • �Tami Matthews Kandi McCool Jim Morse Rachel Nelson Penny Ord Shanda Ploen Carrie Popken Amy Ring John Ring Lynette Ring Jamie Rodenburg J. R. Salmons lmke Schroder Heidi Schultz Jessica Schuning Keith Skow Michelle Stafford Sheri Stamp Kevin Taylor Tony Tichota Tim Ward Mark Wingert Janet Zimmerman r• 52/Juniors �Jill Andersen Kory Arno ld Mike J. Barnes Jay Behrendsen Ryan Bennett Sarah Benzing Julie Bibeau Celie Brich Cra ig Brich . Da vid Brisbois Richard Bruck Jaso n Burton Jackie Carlson Christi Christensen Heather Dalton Troy Darg in Cara Dea Class of '96 Sophomores/53 1 • �Ryan Dobmeier Jamie Flaharty Heather Gravert Jeremy Haase B. J. Honeywell Sarah Killpack Joe Leaders Chandra Loftus Brian Mark Brandi Marshall A Style All Our Own " Full of unique persons and I enjoy being around them because they are just as weird as I am ," said junior Brad Carslon about the class of ' 96 . The class of "96 " has gone through many changes. Being able to drive and getting jobs are jail part of sophomore life. Being able to drive is great. You can just jump in the car and go do things with your friends, " said Ryan Bennett. Sophomores also have begun to get jobs and take responsibility with their money. Deighe Mergens said , "It's good because I get to make my money and it gives me somethi'ng to do. Barb Dalton commented, "As I have watched the class of '96 over the years, I find that they have matured into young adults ." Along with being able to do more they also found themselves making new friends . "I like the way we stick together when someone has a problem ," said Jessie McDermott. Cara Dea added, "We are a pretty good class and we all get along well. " The class of '96 also happens to be the smallest class in the high school, but the biggest in spirit, and seem to leave their mark on everyone . You can always find them in the crowd at a basketball game or football game making a little noise. Junior Heidi Schultz had this to say, "They have a style all their own. " ( • 54/Sophom ores -Sarah Benzing Good Morning/ Jason Burton, Ryan Bennett, Celie Bric h b egin a nother average morning at T-C. �Jason McDermott Jessie McDermott Deighe Mergens Matt Minahan Keith Nelson Kevin Nelson Sara Nelson Ricky Nordman Kevin Olsen Sarah Ord Shaya Ploen Sheila Rambo Nicole Schneckloth Clint Scoles Amy Stephens Jessie Stephens Jaci Tho mas Laurie Thom sen Julia Zoss Sophomores/ 55 1 • �Jaime Anderson Misti Arbaugh Kyle Arnold Mike Barnes Heath Bertelsen Angie Bird Amy Brich Becky Bruck Katy Burford Paul Carlson Kevin Christensen Cary Cochran Brenda Crozier Josh Dau Kevin Dea Kim Dea Weston Dittmer Class of '97 ( • 56/Freshmen �Eric Esser A dam Gittins David Gittins Sarah Goodwin Ange la Hansen Jason Heimbaugh Mandy Huebner Robbie Huebner John Jenkins Kyle Jensen A New Beginning Although the freshmen class complained about upperclassmen having more rights, they handled being stuck between junior high and high school well. " High school is fun and there's a lot more privileges than in junior high , but the classes are harder, " commented Dustin Olofson. Most of the freshmen seemed to like being part of the high school, but some of them felt differently. "It's like we have to act older than the junior high class , but can 't have as many privileges as the upperclassmen ," said Sarah Goodwin . Freshman like the idea of choosing their own c lasses and making their own decisions. "The teachers were better and we got to choose our own classes," commented Mandy Huebner. Billy Martin thoughts on his freshman year were t his, "We got to do more activities in high school than in junior high ." Some people thought of being in high school as a sip of pop or a free ride. As freshman Brady Sch roder commented, " High school is like a can of pop . A sip of pop is like a year out of your high sc hool career. Sooner or later it's going to be g one." Freshman Brian Slow thought, " It isn 't that bad . You have three grades and everyone lets freshma n ride for free ." Alot of freshman thought that being in high school wasn 't that much different because they w ere here last year. Skow siad , "It's not as bad as I thought it would be because it wasn't much different from last year because we were here in our eighth grade year." -Amy Smith Becky Bruck, Amy Morse, Angela Olson work together in English while Heath Bertelsen and Rebecca Witt study. Freshmen/ 57 1 • �David Killpack Katie King Nick Kuster Cheryl Leinen Miya Maaske Heather Marsh Billy Martin Robbie Martin Jake McDermott Rusty Meinke Dallas Mergens Megan Minahan Amy Morse Dustin Olofson Angela Olson John Ord Andrea Plambeck Brenda Plambeck Racheal Plambeck Adam Ring Gina Ring Kirk Ring Lori Ronfeldt Clint Sauvain Jeremy Schmie lau Scott Schnitker Brady Schroder Sierra Schulenberg Brian Skow Amy Smith ( • 58/Freshmen �Dustin Smith Jamie Stephens Joshua Stone Sara Thomsen Willie VanNordstrand Paula Wilson Rebecca Witt Josh Zacharias Mary Zellmer Andrea Plambeck, David Gittins, Derek Driver, a nd Rusty Meinke work hard in English class. Rebecca Witt studies her science for the big test. Freshmen/591 • �Ryan Ausdemore Jessica Bennett Travis Benning Joe Bloom Cheryl Brich Tina Brisbois Adam Bruck Janet Bruck Tom Burford Britt Carlson M Roxanne Caton atthew Christensen Amie Christiansen Glen Cook Heidi Cooper Jeremy Crozier Kyle Dickey Class of '98 ( • 60/Eighth Grade �Alison Eisinger Shaw n Flaharty Brad Guill Jason Hagge rty Craig Handbury Chris Hester Caroline Holstein Andy Kramer He athe r Krohn Kyle Kunze Laci Lea ders Ab ry Leaze nby Lau ra Lefeber Ryan Loeffe lholz C harity Marte ns On Top of the World "C ool and upcoming, " said Kelly Alters about the c lass of "98 ". The eighth grade year is a time to fe e l o n top and excited about the new year. They all have lots of fun with their friends and classes. Kari Nelson described her eighth grade year as, " A fun time for everyone." Jesse Bennett added, "Time where you can get to know the cuter boys and almost live life to the fullest ." Alo ng with having fun the eighth grade year also b rings a time to get prepared for high school. Tom Burfo rd commented , "This year has been awesome , but I think ninth grade will b e c ool! " -Sarah Benzing Just a nother d a y in 8th grade. Tami Rodenburg smiles while p ulling her b ooks out of her locker. 1 Eighth G ra de/ 61 • �Jarrod McDonald Drew Mergens Mike Meyerring Carly Moen Kari Nelson Jeremy Nyberg Chad Pitts Tamara Potter Matt Preuss Laura Ring Susie Ring Cindy Roberts Tammy Rodenburg Lisa Ronfeldt Justin Salmons Jason Schneckloth Jenny Smith Adrienne Soppe Luke Spencer Matt Stephens Jake Stone Jimmy Tac ket Matt Tamms Larry Taylor Lisa Wellman Jennifer Witt Rache l Witt Ashley Wulff ( • 62/Eighth Grade �Jason Andrews Angelo Arrick Jesse Baldwin Danny Bloom Seth Boos Jason Cook Timothy Dolton Sora Dou Bedone Divelbess Kaylee Dollen Melissa Dollen Lacey Donovan • Sora Esser Amand a Fe lton Anarea Fischer Sandy Foote Corey Franks Class of '99 Seventh Grade/63 1 • �Lauro Gaudian Melissa Gill Heath Gravert Errin Gunderson Christopher Hansen Tiffany Hester Keith lncontro Ryan Jensen April Jo hnston Jonathan Killpack Adju$f to-Change Sara Esser thought it was difficult starting seventh grade. "It was really different having a lot of teachers ." The seventh graders had to adjust not only in grades but also in responsibilities. Diane Benzing said it best when she replied. "The hardest adjustment is being responsible for carrying books and other materials. Also having so many teachers and different homework." The seventh grade may have had a hard time adjusting to the change, but that didn't keep them down . "They are very energetic and fun to work with , " said Arla Clausen . There is one thing that the seventh grade does not lack-personality. Everyone had his or her own personality. Barney Johnson comments, "It took a semester before they stopped squirreling out on me. Not!" "The biggest change seventh graders experinced was changing from classfroom to classroom ," siaid Erin Gunderson . Another change was having different teachers throughout the day. Gunderson said , " In seventh grade you don ' t have anyone watching over you and you have more freedom ." This year was the first year that the seventh grade was in the high school building. Last year ost of the seventh grade classes were in the ele- r• 64/Seventh Grode mentary. Being in high school gave them m o re advantages and they could make their m ark. Jason Andrews said, "In the high school there are more sports, more test and harder work. " -Julia Zoss Jesse Baldwin and Derek Roberts prepare for ano ther day. �Christal King Nancy Koch Tracy Kosmacek Thomas Leaders Chris Madsen Christine Matter Samantha Mefford Traci Minahan Isaac Myers Jim Nordman Danny Olsen Cassie Payne Aaron Peterson AmyRheam Emily Ring Jay Ring Joshua Ring Sarah Ring Derek Roberts Amber Ross Jodi Schuning Jennifer Stephens Heath Thomas Stephanie Voge Katherine Ward Se enth Grade/ 65 1 • �Ernest Abariotes Jon Bell Diana Benzing James C larke Arla Clausen Carl Cochran Mary Conway Eleanor Gambs Tami Harman Lori Higby Larry Hornbostel Robert Johnson Lee Killpack Glenda Kunze Bill Larse n Kevin Matulka Amy Miller Educating for the Future ( 66/Faculty • �Bev Podany Rosie Rastovski Brian Reed Nile Smith Steve Stafford T. Gary White Randy Wiese Julie Wood Teachers As young college students aspire to be a teachers. they have visual dreams of what life will be like in their classroom . They have expectations and hope that t heir e xpectations will be met as they become a high school teacher . They have visions and hopefully during their careers . they will be followed through. As the years in a teacher's life fly by mo re ex pectations are added. and more aspirations are sought. and more v isions are visualized. Four teachers. new and old. were asked what the expectations of their students were . Ms. Podany believes in responsibility . She stated a quote that is hanging on her wall , "Who is responsible? You are!" Mrs. Woods , also a firm believer in respo nsibility, stated that she expects her students to "take responsibility for their actions." Miss Lori Higby has three expectations of her students. she said , "Try hard. ask questions. and do your best ." Mrs. Tami Harman has a lot of expectations of her students, she stated that she expects her students to , " As they are here they grow as individuals and as they leave us they can become productive in society." May the visions be seen and expectations be met. -Bobbi C hristensen Laura Brich congratulates Mr. Lee Killpack on his teacher of Teacher o f the Month Awa rd for February. �Ed Rastovski Brett Nanninga Jay Bellar Ron Elliott Don Youtz Barb Dalton Kelly Alters Karen Kay Rosalie Rodenburg Jerry Anderson Jed McDermott . The Ones That Keep Us Together , 68/Staff • �Joann Knott, Sharon lncontra, Joan Justic e , Lois Flemming, Diane Meinke, Madge Bargenquast, Judy McKee. Lavern Wilson, Paula Heim, Barbara Grap, Karen Killpack, Raymond Bruck, Joe Gro te, John Killpack, Max Handbury, Tom Ring , Lo well Pla m b ec k. Great Moments at T-C Students think they are the only ones who get e m barrassed , but the Tri-Center staff members have also had their moments. Mr. Jay Bellar said tha t when he was bought on the slave auction his fi rst year he had to wear a cheerleader outfit. Recently he had to kiss a pig for homecoming. When Mrs. Karen Kay was asked she replied, "Two cheerleaders asked me to open Mr. Satfford 's door. My key got stuck and wouldn't come o ut! The girls went to get Jed , and he had to take the d oor off the hinges just to get it open. Bar b Dalton said, " My most embarrassing mom e nt was when I reminded a teacher to bring treats for someone's birthday and I reminded the teacher who was being honored instead , so they b rought treats for their own birthday, Oops! " Ron Elliott said , "Two things come to my mind a lthough I'm sure there are many more. One was after I ha d b een at school for almost half the day a nd sudde nly realized I had two different colored shoes on . They w e re different styles and one was b lack a nd the other brown . The other incident is o n e that most guys e xperience sometime or a noth e r and that is walking around with your fly o pen a nd a student or teacher has to tell you abo ut it. This has happened more than once." Lois Flemming replied , "The time I slipped on something slick on the kitchen floor and I was on m y bac k b efore I knew what happened. " n Diana Meinke said , "Just a few years ago , Doris Knauss and I were transporting a rack of fish across the parking lot to the elementary building . The cart hit a crack in the drive and trays of fish went flying everywhere . We hurriedly picked up the d irty fish and returned to the high school to cook more . It wasn't until several days later that I found out Mr. Wright had watched the whole episode from his office windows! n Judy McKee said , " My most e m bar rass ing moment at T-C was when I was a c ook at the Jr. High. I transported all the food except the meat for the sandwiches , so I had to hurry back over to the high school and pick up the meat. Wow , what a fast trip that was and when I got back, there were signs all over telling me I 'forgot the beef and the jo ke was on me! I had to swallow hard with embarrassment! " Joann Knott commented , " I dropped a jar o f salad dressing , it spattered all over the ceiling , me and my glasses was white and of course the stu dy hall saw the event. It was very difficu lt to c lean up also." Kelly Alfers said , " Callin g Miss Miller ' Mrs. Miller' over the intercom then to have her com e into the office a nd give me a hard time in front of an offic e full of staff and students. -Tomi Honeywell n Staff/691 1 • �Cool School Hot n' Not The year of '93-'94 at Tri-Center was a very casual year for clothing . People seemed to find comfortable to be 'cool '. Styles in shirts ranged from sweatshirts, to sweaters, to T-shirts, to flannel shirts, to body suits. Co-Ed Naked shirts were also cool , but they were outlawed in the halls. As for jeans ' less was best'. People seemed to ignore the designer jeans and head for the cheaper ones. Popular places to buy them were t he Limited and Vanity. At the beginning of the year c olored jeans were seen on most people , but by the end of t he year it was plain old blue jeans again. lmke Schroder wore her jeans a little different. She wore bell bottoms and blue jeans with patches on the butt. They were different, but definitely cool! Shoe styles were of variety , and of taste. Footware that was definitely cool was cowboy boots, fake Birkenstocks , combat boots , work boots , ropers, mountain boots , Converse shoes, and tennis shoes. As for jewelry , there weren't many new trends. Chokers were an ' in' at the beginning of the year, but died off by the end of the year. At one time body piercing was the thing. Michelle Loftus and Ann Meyering pierced their noses, and Jenny Lemmonds pierced her belly button. This trend did not last long due to angry parents and infections. As for hair, there were no special trends. Most g irls wore t heir hair long , with no ba ngs, th o ugh some people dared to cut their hair short . One e xample was Mindy Plummer. Guys wore their hair in typical do's: short. As for those who dared to be different, Brian Skow died his hair b lack, one night when he was bored , a nd Jay Behrensen and Kirk Ring shaved their sides. As every year, there were those who were dared to be d iffe rent, but were cool '. Two prime examples were Cary Popkin , in her Danzing shirts, shorts, and combat boots , and then t he re was Tom Dawson , that bul l riding daredevil, who started the cowboy trend. They were different, but they were definitely cool'! In the middle of the year the enti re school took a survey. The students got to write who and what they thought was hot', and not'. Here are the answers. Some of the answers may have two or more people or things due to extreme high or low opinions of subjects. -Bobbi Ch ristensen (70/Surveys • Songs: Hot-I Would Do Anything For Love Not-Achy, Breaky Heart Barney Song Anything by Michael Jackson TV Shows: Hot-Home lnprovement Not-90210 Cars: Hot-94 Mustang 93 Camero Not-Pinto Station Wagon Models: Hot-Cindy Crawford Krissy Taylor Nikki Taylor Perfe rred Stock Guy Not-Christie Brinkley Cindy Crawford Actresses: Hot-Julia Roberts Jodie Foster Not-Julia Roberts Madonna Actors: Hot-Mel Gibson Ch ris O'Donnel Tom C ruise Not-Patrick Swayze Tom Cru ise ��, Snowstorms, ice and sub-zero temperatures crippled the East Coast for much of the winter. In Washington, D.C., the federal government was shut down for one and a half days, and New York City received a record 53.4 inches of snow. isasters ....................................... . Firefighters watch helplessly as flames burn out of control in the Thousand Oaks area of Southern California. The fires, some of which were set by arsonists, lasted 16 days and did $1 billion in damages. Eighty-four lives were lost due to the fires; 67 of those were firefighters trying to control the blaze. Bob lloble/GLOBE After the L.A. earthquake; more than 14,000 people were forced to live in temporary shelters or camp out in parks. More than 20,000 people were left homeless, and many would later have t6 spend hours in line trying to get relief funds and supplies. Les S!ono/ SYGMA The sentiments expressed by this homeowner were unfortunately more the exception than the rule during the Midwest floods. More than 30,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes, and more than 40 died. Sometimesmere secondsdecidedwho lived and who died when an earthquake that measured 6.6 on the Richter scale hit Southern California in January. The quake killed 55 and caused damages that were estimated at $30 billion. Some highway repairs could take a year to complete. : : ~ : ) Actor Bill Bixby, whostarred in My FavoriteMartian and TheIncredibleHulk, diedof prostate cancer at 59. ~ Al\ era rourt battleth at went : as far as tl1e U.S. Supreme ; Court, two-year-old Baby : Jessica was returned to her : biolo~cal parents. Her natural : : : : : : . . mothergave thechild up for adoption, and later sued for custodywhenshemarried Jessica's father. Thesuit touchedoff debates about parentaland adoption rights. : : : : ~ : : Alabama, Georgia, orth and South Carolina, and Tennessee were thestates hardest hit bya storm sy tern that ripped across the Southea tin late Marrh. More than 40 people w e ; killedas tornados, hail and : heavy rainsstruck the regwn . �The flood in the Midwest drewpeople together to help savetheir homes and property from the rising waters. Five states were declared federal disaster areas, and damages were estimated at $10 billion. ; : ; ; : ; ~ . Steve Li1s/ llM£ : ~ : ~ ; : : ; ~ Charlotte, N.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., were awarded new National Football Leaguefranchises. The Carolina Panthers and tlieJacksonvilleJaguars brought tlie total number of NFL teams to 30. CIA counterintelligence chief Aldrich Ames was arrested in March on espionage charges. Ames sold U.S. secrets to the Russians for nine years and cot~d be responsiblefor betraying at least 10 operatives executed bytheKGB. ~ Conway Twitty, whose 55 ; No. I hits were the most bya ; country singer, died in June ~ of an abdominal aneurysm at : theage of 59. Amilitary aircraft accident in which two planes collided at Fort Bragg, N.C., in late March killed 23 paratroopers. The two planes struck each othr1 1111 their approach to pe Air force base. : ; ; : • . . ; Damian Williams and Henry ; Watson were acquitted on ~ charges of attempted murder _ _ ."""Les..;:;St.ane ;::.. / l""" YG... MA : for the beating Of trucker Barbra Streisand, who had BeverlyHills90210starShaimen ~ ReginaldDenny duringtl1e ; L.A. riots in 1992. Williruns not ~ven a paid concert in 22 ; Doherty married Ashley years, sold out Las Vegas : Hamilton in September. : was sentencedto I0years in ~ Doherty, whose character on : jail for the assault, and shows on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Ticket prices : 90210was jailedfor breaking ; Watson received four years ranged from $50-$1000. : into ru1 mimal research lab, left ~ probation. : the show amid rumors tliat she • : hadbeen fired. �Seven astronauts went into space to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in December. Aflaw in the main mirror of the telescope was keeping it from transmitting clear pictures. The repair, which was seen as a make-or-break mission for NASA, was asuccess. Disneywas forced to cut scenes from its movie, The Program, when teenagersin Pennsylvania laid on the center line of a road in imitation of the film. One died after being struck byapickup truck. Dodger fans mourned the loss of two past greats this year. Pitcher Don Drysdale, whose streak of 58 consecutivescoreless innings stood for two decades, died at 56 of aheart attack. Roy Campanella, tl1e first African-American catcher in the major.leagues, also died of aheart attack at age 71. Don Shula, head coach of the Miami Dolphins, broke the record for most wins byan NFL coach, ending 1993 with 327. Shula's season ended on alow note; the Dolphins lost five straight games and failed to make the playoffs. Erik and Lyle Menendezwere put on trial in Los Angeles for killing their parents in 1989. The brothers alleged that the killings were inself-defense following years of sexual and psychological abuse bytheir llASA/llPA John unl1/llPA Cynthia Johnson/TIME PW leader Yasir Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin met in Washington, D.C., in September to sign an interim peace agreement. The agreement, which was to begin setting termsfor Palestine self-rulein Jericho and the Gaza Strip,was lauded as thepreludeto peace in the Middle East, but both sides hadto deal with dissent in their parties. In a four-day visit to Denver that culminated in World Youth Day, Pope John Paul II met with President Bill Clinton and addressed 190,000 youths from around the world. The Pope's Sunday Mass drew nearly 400,000. UPI/SI PA parents, and separate juries declared mistrials in botl1 the brothers' cases. Ernesto Zedillo was selected as the presidential candidate for Mexico's governing party after tl1e ori~nal candidate, Luis Dooaldo Colosio, was gunned down in Tijuana, Mexico. Fears about safety, particularlyfrom Germans, led to increases in security at Florida airports and rentalcar agencies after two foreign tourists were murdered within one weekin September. Fred Gwynne, theactor who was best knowfor his portrayal of the lovable Herman in the populnr television pro gram, T/1e M1111stP~ , died in 1993of cancer. He wa 66. �The passenger train, Sunset Limited, plunged off a bridge into an alligator-infested bayou in Alabama. The crashed killed 47 people, the worst in Amtrak's history. A barge had struck the trestle, weakening its supports. • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Originally a humanitarian mission, the United States' involvement in Somalia increasingly became more combative. In capturing three Somali aides, 17 U.S. soldiers were killed, 77 were injured and one, helicopter pilot Michael Durant, was captured and later released. President Bill Clinton kept his promise that all American troops were to be removed by March 31. Greg fngli1h/ IYGMA PHOTOREPORTERI South African President F. W. deKierk and Nelson Mandela met in October to accept a Nobel Peace Prize given for tl1eir work to end apartheid. The South African Parliament voted to allow blacks to participate in government for the first tin1e. In November, an interim constitu 'on was signed granting equal rights to blacks and whites for the first time in 300 years. Grammyawardsfor Album of the Year, Recordof the Year and Female Pop Vocalist went to Whitney Houston for h·r work on the soundtrack of 1he film, The Bodyguard. Song of theYear honors went to AWhole New World from the film, Aladdin. ; Host country Norway won : the most Olympic medals ~ with 10 gold, 11 silver and : five bronze, and the U.S. cap: tured six gold, five silver and : two bronze medals at the : 1994 Winter Olympics in : Lillehammer. . : Houston Oilerstack.le David : Williams wasdocked a : week's pay whenhefailed to : makeagame in Boston : against theNew England ~ Patriots. Hestayed behind in : Houston to bewitl1 hiswife, : who had just~ven birtl1 totl1e : couple's son. . �• lCS •••••••••••••• ••••••••••• Tonya Harding was nearly barred from the Olympics for her alleged role in the Nancy Kerrigan attack, but her lawsuit forced the USOC to let her compete. Harding finished eighth. She later pied guilty to impeding the investigation into the attack. Short-track speed skater CathyTurner won a gold medal in the 500 meter race. Her victory was marred by a protest lodged by Zhang Yanmei, the Chinese silver medalist, who refused to take the podium with Turner after she alleged that Turner knocked her off balance during the race. Judges later disqualified Turner from the 1000 meter race for cutting off another skater. William R. lallar/DUOMO Al Ticlemons/DUOMO PHOTOREPORTERI American speed skater Bonnie Blair won her fourth and fifth gold medals at the Winter Olympics. Those medals, for the 500 meter and 1000 meter races, gave her the most total medalswon bya U.S. woman Olympian. TommyMoetook homeagold medal in .the men's downhill, and asilver medal in the men's super-G. The Alaskan resident became the first American male to win a medal in Alpine eventssince 1984. After sevenfailures, speedskater Dan Jansen finally won an Olympic gold medal. Jansen, who holds several world records, set a new mark for the 1000 meter race in his last try for theOlympic gold. ; ln hopes of reducingthe ; number of guns on the cities across the coun.:: street, try followed New York's lead ~ and participated in swapping : : : : : programs: peoplecould bring in tl1eir guns, no questions asked, and in return receive items such as toys, gift certificates and concert tickets. ; Jay, Dave, Conan, Arsenio, : Journalist and author Randy : and Chevy squaredoff in the " Shilts, whose book, And the : late-night talk show wars. Band Played On, chronicled : The Foxnetwork was thefirst theearly years of the AIDS : to throw in thetowel, canepidemic, died of AIDS-relatcelling The Chevy Chase Show ed complications inFebruary. after onlysix weeks of poor : Hewas42. ratings. �Nancy Kerrigan won a silver medal in figure skating. finishing mere percentage points behind Oksana Baiul of the Ukraine. In January, Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee in what was later found to be a plot by Tonya Harding's ex-husband and aformer bodyguard. Doug BeghleVIYGMA M1V moved its popular but controversial show, Beavis and Butt/lead, to alater time slot after an Ohio mother alleged that references on the show caused her five-year -old son to light a fire that killed his youngersister. Nolan Ryan, considered by some to be the hardest· throwing pitcher in baseball, retired at the age of 46. November saw tlle passage of two highly-debated bills by Congress: NAFfA, a trade treaty between Mexico, Canada and the U.S., and the Brady Bill, which puts a fivedaywaiting period on tlle purchase of handguns. FOi Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Cobain, reportedlymissing for six days, was discovered in his Seattle home April 8. !JJng Island residents were horrilled whenColin Ferguson opened fire on aNewYork com- muter train. Six passengers were killed and 19 were injured. Police believe the attack was racially motivated because letters expressing dislike for whites,Asians and some African-Americans were found in the gunman'spossession. Manassas, Va., was the scene of one of tl1e most closely· watched trials this year. Lorena Bobbitt, charged with malicious wounding for sever· ing her husband's penis, was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Her husband had earlier been fow1d not guilty of marital sexual assault. North Carolina barelyedged Louisiana Tech to win the women's NCAA basketball championship, 60-59. A three-point shot byCharlotte Smitll with lesstllan asecond remaining on the clockgave the Tar Heels tlle victory. �Charles Kuralt hosted his last broadcast of CBS Sunday Morning in April. Kuralt had been a mainstay at CBS for 37 years with his Sunday appearances and his series, On the Road, which took viewers through small town America . On Aug. 13, authorities positively identified the remains of a body found in a South Carolina creek as those of the father of former NBA star MichaelJordan, James Jordan. The elder Jordan had been murdered bytwo men who stolehis car at arest stop. Oregon U.S.Senator Bob Packwood, accusedof sexual harassment by more than two dozen women, lost abattle with the Senate ethics committeein November when his colleaguesvoted that hispersonal diariescould be subpoenaedfor the case against him. Packwood later lost an appeal of the subpoena. Parachutist James Mill~r crashedthe November heavyweight championship boxing matchbetween Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe, and caused a21-minutedelay itch JQ[obion/llPA GLOBE List, Steven Spielberg's gripping, three-hour drama about the Holocaust, won seven Oscars. Included among those were the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Schindler~ Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg's movie about dinosaurs cloned from prehistoric DNA, beat out his own E.T. as the highest-grossing movie of all time. With over$700 million in worldwide ticket sales, Jurassic Park also captured Oscars for visual effects,sound, and sound effectsediting. Political riots in Moscowcul- in the matchwhenhebecame : minated in a takeover of tangledin theringropes.After ~ Russia's parliamentary building in October. Troops loyal beingpummeledbyspectato President Boris Yeltsin tors, Millerwas finallyfreed ejected hardline rebels bysecurity guards andtaken from thebuilding. out of thebuildingon a stretcher. Holyfield won the matchand regainedhis title. IYGMA QueenElizabethgranted an • honorary knighthood to U.S. · : ArmyGeneral Colin Powell ~ Dec. 15. Powell resigned as : chairmanof the Joint Chiefs ofStaff in August. Race car drivet Davey Alli on was killedwhen the helicopter he was flying crashed in Alabama. He was 32. Rising tensions overnucle : accountability led to p ob: lems in orth Korea early in 1994. The country would not �Actor and rapper Tupac Shakur was convicted of aggravated assault and battery and sentenced to 15 days in jail. His arrest and the actions of similar recording artists raised questions about the message of "gangsta rap." It was a tough year for Michael Jackson. Amid charges of sexual molestation surrounding a 14-year-old boy, Jackson cancelled the last part of his world tour and sought treatment fo r addiction to painkillers. The civil charges filed against Jackson by the boy's family were dropped following an out-of-court settlement, but the singer still faced criminal charges. Randoll (oughie/ GLOBE Michael Ginsburg/ABC NYPD Bluestretched the limits of what was normallypermitted on network television in terms of profanity and nudity. ABCignored protests and the reluctance of advertisers and began broadcasting what was widely considered to be the best new show on television. allow U.N. inspectors to view all their nuclear production facilities, causinga breakdown in relations between the U.S. and North Korea. ; ; .: ; ~ ; ; ; Ruth Bader Ginsburgbecame thesecond woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice whenshe was confirmedAug. 3. Ginsburg, who was seen as an acceptable nominee to both liberals and conservatives, won Senate approval by a margin of 96-3. ; Serbs, Croats and Muslims ; continued to oppose each ; other in Bosnia. The U. ., : backed by. U.S. air power, : demanded a cease-fire in ~ the capital ofSarajevowhich ; marked the beginningof sev: era! uneasy peaces in the ; war-torn country. . . �••••••••••••••••••• For the second straight year, the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series, beating the Philadelphia Phillies four games to two. The Blue Jays came from behind to win Game Six on Joe Carter's three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. ••••••••••••••••••• Former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson came back to coach his old team at the end of the 1994 season. Johnson, who won his fust two games as head coach, said that he only agreed to coach the rest of the season as a favor to team owner Jerry Buss. Rumors had Johnson returning as coach only if he was allowed to purchase part of the team. ick ickmon/DUOIAO Rick Rickman/DUDMO Ben VanHoak/DUOMO Wayne Gretzky became the NHL's all-time leading scorer when he broke Gordie Howe's career mark of 801 goals. Gretzky, who holds 62 NHL records, accomplished ih 15 seasons what it took Howe 26 seasons to do. Former NBA great Michael Jordan's bid for baseball stardom with the Chicago White Sox fell short. He was sent to theM-class farm team in Birmingham, Ala. The defending champion Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl, 30-13, handing Buffalo its fourth straight Super Bowl loss. In March, Dallas head coach Jimmy Johnson and owner Jerry Jones had a parting of the ways, and Johnson left the Cowboys. : Shannon Faulkner became : the first female student : allowed to attend classes at : the Citadel. The U.S. ~ Supreme Court ruled that she : could attend without cadet ranking while sheawaited the : resolution of her sexual dis: crimination suit against tlie ! all-male military college. . l . : SterlingMartinwon his first ; NASCAR race in February : when he triumphed at the : Daytona 500. : ; ; : ; : ; : Tens of thousands perished when a devastating earthquake struck India. Most of the dead were impoverished families whose poorlyconstructedhouses collapsed on tliem. Over 100,000were left homeless. �The Arkansas Razorbacks won their first national charnpi· onship when they defeated the Duke Blue Devils in the men's NCM basketball tournament. Arkansas, cheered on by First Fan Bill Clinton, won 76-72. ; ; ~ ; ~ constitutional protection for abortion, announced his retirement in early April. Blackrnun, 85, served on the court for 24 years. . : Vietnam war protester : Katherine Ann Power turned ; herself in after spending23 ~ years on the run. Power, in an ; effort to finance anti-war ; activities, was involved in a ; bank robbery that resulted in ; the deathofa police officer. : : : : ; : : ; . Vince Foster, adeputy White House coU11sel andboyhood . friend of President Bill Clinton, committed suicide in July. Foster later became the focus of investigations about his role in the Whitewater scandal . . working on afilm in .; While Mexico, actor John Candy ; died in his sleep of a heart ; attack. He was 46. rom Hanks won the Oscar for Best Actor with his portrayal of an AIDS-stricken attorney in Philadelphia. Best ctress honors went to Holly Hunter for The Piano. Tommylee Jones won Best ll111101 l ngArtor for The 1''1 11 ve, and II-year-old ; Anna Paquin won Best ; SupportingActress for The Piano. Universal health care was the goal of President Bill of Congress had some wondering if it was possible to offer insurance to all Americans. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, who : ; Clinton's proposed Health : Security Act, but opposition ; wrote the Roe vs. Wade decision establishing ~ from lobbyists and members : Whitewater became the latest in astring of controversies that plagued President Bill Clintonand his \vife, Hillary. A special grand jury was fom1ed to decidewhether there was any link between the Arkansas real estate venture and afailed savings and loan institution. �••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Vincent Price was considered the master of horror films, making movies that were terrifying without being tasteless. Price died in October at the age of 82. Television's top lawyer, Perry Mason, never lost a case, but Raymond Burr, the actor who portrayed him, lost his battle with kidney cancer this year. River Phoenix died on Halloween night after collapsing outside the L.A. nightclub, The Viper Room. The actor, who was 23, overdosed on cocaine and morphine. Phoenix was a promising young actor who first won acclaim when he was 15 for the movie, Stand By Me. He later received an Oscar nomination for his performance in Running on Empty. Musician Frank Zappa, who was known for blending rock, jazz, blues and classical music died Dec. 4 of prostate cancer. Zappa, who was 52, released over 60 albums in a career that spanned three decades. "X-rated" is howsome Year-end college football polls describe his radio talk show, put Rorida State at No. 1, but shock jock Howard Stern : but the quirky season had made it onto the best-seller some callingfor a playoff sysList with his tell-all book, tern to decide the champion Private Parts. The autobiograrather tl1an traditional bowl physold over a million copies. games. . .. Zealot Baruch Goldstein opened fi re inside a Muslim mosque in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank of Israel. Dozens of people were killed, andGoldstein himself was beaten to death. ProducedbyWalswortl1 Publi~hing Company G1994 Wheller/ SIPA �Movies e re are the Top 18 Movies of the decided by Tri-Center students. ir, Fun Facts Tri-Center Fun Facts ... Here are some fun facts about the Tri-Center StudentBody. V ynes World II o d yguard 3. -;-hree Muskateers Mrs. Doubtfire <J ~asic Instinct -The percentages of what T-C students listen to: 40% country 30% rock 75% rap 7% oldies 7%pop l % alternative .:iliver 1'10 ddin I ent of a Woman -The unanimous favorite food of T-C students is: Pizza . Free Willy 1 1. 8 Seconds A ce Ventura ' Sleepless in Seattle -The top five favorite restaurants of T-C students: Taco Bell Subway Pizza Hut Mc Donalds Burger King Jurassic Park 1 Schindler' s List -Favorite Sport of T-C students is: Football M ajor League II D2 7 Naked Gun 33 l /3 The Fugitive -The dream c oncerts of T-C stude nts a re: Garth Brooks ACDC Cypress Hill Nirvana l Surve ys/ 71 • �I got It! April Minahan catches a fly ball. Michelle Stafford and Jackie Carlson attempt to block. ( 72/Sports Division • �.. Sports Sports can be a very exciting chance to be active in extracurricular activities. They give students an escape from school. Not all sports require physical strength . Such as cross country all you need is a strong mental ability. Sometimes that is harder to c ome by than p hysical strength. Another sport that just requires a little practice and a little natural ability is bowling. Michelle Loftus gave her o p inion about bowling and the bow ling coach Barney Johnson. " Barney is the only person I know that can make bow ling inte resting." Rebbecca Witt talked about her c ross country experience. "Cross Count ry is the challenge of m ind a nd body. The goal I had was to neve r come in last . My advi e to any person who wants to become a great runner is "The bun works. " -Jackie Carlson Karla Kiiipack throws another strike at a softball g ame. nme Out! Coach Joy Bellar calls his players over for a talk. Sports Divislon/73, • �Shaya Ploen , Kristi Leaders, Jessica Schuning, Jodi Leaders, Jamie Rodenburg, Cit Brich, Nicole Schneckloth, Jackie Carlson , Shanda Ploen, Sarah Benzing, Sarah Ord, Penny Ord, Heidi Larsen, Lynnette Ring, Heidi Schultz, Tressa VanNordstrand, Brandi Marshall, Coach Pat Dalton. "I got it," yelled Stephanie Brockman, while Denise Wilson backed her up. "Nothing gets by me," said April Min ahan as she gets o ut the Audubon girl. ( • 74/Softball April Minahan gets the out. �·p1ease le t this be a strike," says Karla Killpack a s she winds up. Team Conquers All I oftball was frustrating ended up fourth in the conference , because of the weather but the team really pulled it off but the girls • when it came to the w o r k·e d regionals. They made hard and we had it to the quarte ropportunities against Despite the finals. "Going to the every te a m w e ra iny weather, regionals was the played, " com mentthe Troianette highlight of the sumed Coach Nile Smith J mer," said Smith . on t he 1992 softball Softball team -Jodi Leaders season. had a successTri-Center g irls softball ful season. Brenda Guill Denise Wilson Emily Ring Ann Meyerring Lori McDonald Smith April Minahan Steph Brockman Tricia Matthews Karla Killpack Jenn Christiansen Coach Pat Dalton. Second is covered," said Emily Ring as 1e goes for the out at second. Scoreboard T-C / Opp 4-5 , 4-1 Underwood Adair-Casey 5- 1 C-A-M 12-2 1-8, 0-3, 3-4 Audubon 7-6 CB TJ 2-7, 7-17 Treynor A-S-T 9-8 5- 12 1-9 J I 9-6 Mo. Valley 14-5 Griswold 6-4, 9-4 , 12-4 Oakland Dunlap/Dow City 8-7 Coon Rapids 4-5 4-7, 3-10 Walnut 3-2, 0-8 LOMA 1-K-M 8-2 Sottball/751 • �Hey batter, batter, batter swing! Senior Corey Arbaugh awaits the pitch. Rocket fire! Marc Wingert throws a strike against Underwood. Sm ash! Sea n M c M a n o n hits an o ther hom e run . ( • 76/Baseball Ke vin Koob prepa res to tag o ut the runner stealing second base. �Sophomore Jim Cook prepares to steal second against Treynor. Hard Work Pays Off [I] I ven though the Trojan learning experience that we just baseball record worked through ." doesn't show their The Trojans ended the season succe;;:;, the 5- 14, 5- 11 in the Trojans gave it their all Conference , and learned a lot from "Last year was which p Iaced their mistakes. Chad rough, but a them fifth . Sean Calek bes t summa/otofgood McMahon was rized the season. "Last things came elected to secyear was rough, b ut a : out of it." ond team All lot of good things Chad Calek Conference. cameoutofit.Alotof Gradua t ing un derc lassmen got seniors were p lenty of p laying time. M c M a h o n , We 've got a lot of returning tal-1 Corey Arbaugh , and David ent that sh ould really improve O ' Neill. the team a s a whole. It was a -Marty Dalton BASEBALL ROSTER Sean McMahon Corey Arbaugh Dave O'Neill Chad Calek Shane Bennett Sean Minahan Marty Maness Marc Wingert Seth Holstein Jim Cook CF c 2nd l st P/ 3rd 2nd LF P/OF RF RF 2nd OF SS 3rd Kevin Koob Ryan Bennett Matt Minahan Kevin Olsen G riswol d Treynor A-S-T St. Albert 8-21, 4-8 , 2-12 3-2, 13-8 6-5 , 4-5 2-21 SCOREBOARD Oakland Dunlap Underwood Mo. Valley Audubon Woodbine 1-0, 1-0 4-16 0-12, 4-6 l - l 5' 0-5' 0- l l 1-5, 0- 10 3-13 c::i-,ane P.ennett awaits the retav throw home. Baseball/77 l • �Junior Varsity: Jess Stephens, Jackie Carlson , Sara Nelson , Jaci Thomas , Shaya Ploen , Laura King , Heather Dalton , Ci/ Brich , Channy Loftus, lmke Schroder, Emmy Heim, Allison Maaske , Heather Gravert, Sierra Schulenberg, Jamie Stephens, Cara Dea, Janet Zimmerman, Heidi Larsen , Kristen Farley, Coaches Brian Reed and Mary Conway. Heidi Schultz, Michelle Stafford, Emily Ring and Ann Meyerring celebrate. Freshman: Rebecca Witt, Katie King, Kim Dea , Angela Hansen , Andrea Plambeck, Misti Arbaugh , Mary Ze llm er, C heryl Leinen , Sara Thomsen , Jam ie St ephens , Sierra Schu lenberg , Am y Smith , Gina Ring, Amy Morse, M e gan Minahan, Katy Burford , Coac h Bri a n Reed. Way to go Jess! Jessica Stephen the ball as Heidi Shultz looks on ( • 78 /Volleyball �Swing Ha rdi Michelle Stafford spikes the ball. Winning Big he awards received by Meyerring, and Stafford were first the volleyball team 'i eam All Conference. Mrs. Conreflected their success- way commented on the season ,"We had some f u I seaso n ~ incred ibly tough They placed second in the Confercompetition this "The most fun year, and yet we finence Tourney. They was beating ished second in the were also secti ona l Underwood Conference Tournachampions. As for inditwice after ment. I think the two vidual titles Emily Ring they killed us received Harlan Player h ighligh t s for me d uring the regof the Year. Ann Meyerwere beating ular season." Treynor a t Treynor ring an d M ichelle Tami Matthews a nd beating UnderStafford a lso received wood in the Conferfirst team, Heidi Shultz ence To u rn ament received second team and Tami Matthews got an Honor- and in Sectionals. " -Jackie Carlson able Mention for orion Tribune and All C o nfere nce . Ring , Ann Varsity-Emm y Heim , Ann Meyerring , Jamie Lund, He idi Lorson, Tomi Matthews, Emily Ring, Jackie Carlson, Sara Nelson , Heidi Shultz, Coach Mary Conway, Sierra Schulenberg , Michelle Stafford, Jane t Zimmerman , Jamie Stephens, Heather Gravert, Coach Brian Reed . Scoreboard A-S-T AL. L C. Mo Valley Griswold Aud ubon Underwood 3-0, 3- 1 0-3 2-3 3-0 3-0 Red Oak Lo Ma Riverside Woodbine 2-3 3-0 , 3-0 3-0 3-0 0-3 1-3 , 3-0, 3-0, 2-3 1p Emily! Emily Ring , who holds the rf" .ord for b locks, g e ts another one. Volleyball/79 1 • �Luke Brittian . Brion Mork. Joke McDermott. Cory Cochron. Kevin Dea. Kyle Arnold. David Gittins. Jason Burton. Nick Kuster. Weston Dittmer. Kyle Jensen . Robbie Huebner. Brody Schroder. Brion Skow. John Ord. Keith Nelson. Eric Esser. Kirk Ring. Corf Cochron. Joy Bellar. Brod Armstrong. Josh Zacharias. Josh Stone. Adam Ring. Jason McDermott. Mott M inahan. Ryon Dea. Seth Holstein. Keith Skow. Chad Kunze. Jim Cook. Mott Lehan. B. J. Honeywell. Robbie Dyke. Rodney Carlson. More Wingert. Jim Morse. Lynn Stomp. David Carlson. John Ring . Mott Hondbury. Tom Word. Ryon Schroder. Chad Co/ek. Shone Bennett. Travis Kuster. Chad Anderson. Chris Polley. Kory Amold. "Get out of my way because here I come. · said junior Seth Ho/stein. "Keep covering m e.· said junior David C arlson to tea mmate More Wingert. Senior Tra vis Kuster ca tc hing the boll with off his effort ( • 80/Football �Coach Ja y Bellar gives the quarterback, senior Lynn Stamp some advice. Thunder Trojans emarkable is the only way very happy with the way everyone to describe the Trojan too!< part and we had very good 1993 footleadership and everyball season . •• one took part and we Although with the loss had very good as a of ten seniors from last "It was a good team. In the future we year the Trojans maincomeback are expecting better tained an incredible and better things, " 5-4 record. "The footyear and We commented Coach ball team this year is made a lot Of Jay Bellar. very much improved improvement." -Heather Dalton this year. Kids had a -Lynn Stamp really good attitude and worked hard at competing. We were I Quarterback Lynn Stamp trying to throw the ball before he is tackled. Scoreboard Griswold Audubon Boyer Valley 1-K-M Underwood f T-C/Opp 27-7 32-25 26- 14 6-20 13-24 A-S-T C-A-M Wall Lake Gutherie Center 6-33 13-12 18-20 16-0 ?ach Jay Bella r having a c hat with his m during a timeout. Football/81 �Heather Dalton and Denise Wilson pick up the pace to beat the competition. Joe Leaders eyes the finish line. Jessie Mc Dermott and Denise Wilson fly by the competition. ( • 82/Cross Country You can 't beat wha t you can 't catc h Marty Dalton w ins a nother race. �Jeff Sparr runs through the pain to help out the Trojans. Striving for the Top ITJ his se a son the cross successfully defend the ir title as country team tried to they only lose one senior . Denise take a new Wilson . G raduat ion a12proach will hit the boys' to the sport . They "Our team team h ard. Th ree competed with a full . , seniors , Jeff Sparr , girls' team for the first d1dn t pan OUt Se a n M i n ah a n , time in tw o years to the way We Marty Dalton w ill be join t~ e boys ' tean: . wanted it to , absent f rom the The g irls made the ir . team next fa ll. Th e fi rst meet bac k a suebut we were still boys missed a trip to c essful one , a s they awesome." state b y one plac e. w o n th~ w_est Harr!-Sea n Mina ha n However M arty Dolson lnv1tat 1o nal. Th is t on d id q ua lify f o r was only the second st ate a n d b rought team title in the history of the sport I back t he individ ual g old . Wa y to for t he g irls. Next year they look to make some noise . I Girls team p oses for the c amera before they toe the fin ish line a t districts. Scoreboa rd Mike Barnes follows the lead pac k to the finish line. A. L. West Harrison Carroll Kemp. Tri-Center Harla n Boys/ Girls 5 l 2 l 5 9 8 8 9 Woodbine Conference M o . Valle y Districts 534 94 11 Cross Country/83 l �Senior Denise Wilson strutting her stuff! Jessie Stephens, Mandy Huebner, Amy Morse, Heather Gravert, Amy Smith, Becky Bruck , lmke Schroder , Jaci Thomas, Megan Minahan, Andrea Plambeck, Jamie Flarahty, Sara Nelson, Pat Dalton, Rebecca Witt, Sara Thomsen . 6·1us BOWLING CLASS A STATE CHAMPS 1990 .. "~.. ·' ' Senio r Jill Pohlm a n slaps the b all away from a n Audubon p layer. ( 84/Girls Basketball • Junior Kristy Leaders drives to the baske t. �Senior Jill Pohlman and junior Michelle Stafford fight for the rebound. A New Era he 1993- 1994 season Coach White commented , "The first year of five-onwas the befive competition at ginning. cf a "They kept g etTri -Center started new era! The ting better as the season propoorly and just kept switch from si x-on-si x gressed. For the getting better as the to five-on-five was the season the oftenseason progressed. " biggest cha ng e . Th e sive average was Trojanettes w ere known 60. 7 points per to many as t he ca ngame," stated Coach White. non bombers, for all of the thre e pointers they shot. Michelle Stafford. Tomi Matthews. Joci Thomas. Jill Po hlma n. T. Gory White . Sarah Benzing . Amy Stephens. Sarah Goudion. Pot Dolton. Amy Bennett. Jessie Stephens. Brend a Guill. Jac kie Carlson. Denise Wilson . Soro Nelson. Heather Dolto n. Kristy Leaders. Scoreboard T-C/Opp Junior Mic he lle Stafford goes for a n easy 'WO p oin ts. Southwest = Woodbine= LoMa = Treynor = Griswold = A-S-T = Underwo od= Riverside = Audubon= Mo. Vall ey = 80-45 56-69 57-62 60-90 51 -54 52-70 77-34 79-50 49-29 76-51 Mo . Va lley = 69-51 A-S-T = 57-62 Griswold = 40-44 Griswold = 51-36 A-S-T = 48-55 Underwood = 74-38 Riversid e = 51-44 A udubon = 66-46 Mo. Valley = 77-58 Treynor= 52-63 A-S-T = 41-68 1 Girls Basketball/ RS • �David Carlson drives past on Underwood defender. David Gittins , Heath Bertelsen , Nick Kuster. Jason Burton, Clint Scoles. Weston Dittmer. Mike Barnes. Adam Ring , Ryan Dea, Robbie Huebner, Kevin Dea, Mott Minahan , Kevin Taylor. Joe Leaders, Josh Dau, Kevin Nelson. Keith Nelson. Jody Baker, Brad Carlson, Chad Kunze, Ryan Dobmeier. mu Ryan Benne tt puts up a jumper. ( 86/Boys Basketball • C ary Cochron goes in for two �Keith Nelson puts it up for two points. Shining Through rn he boys basketball \ throughout the year." team was Th e Tr o j a n s "The season we ended the season m 0 r e improved and mademarked with a 13-8 record. overpastseasons. Ch 0 d KUnze SOI'd , . th'IS h Ord er WOr k1ng Because we were year. Jason Burton abletowina num"We only had two . d "W berofclose . SOI , e were games. we seniors gra d ua t e, hard working and improved.tremenso we are a young dous/y. -Carl we kn ow what it Cochran t e a m w h ic h takes to win should be very games. It was fun fun." being part of the team I - Heather Dalton Matt Lehan, Jim Morse, Travis Kuster, Ryan Sc hroder, Cary Coc hran, David Carlson , Ryan Bennett, Laura Brich , Nick Kuster. Robbie Huebner, Jody Baker, Kevin Nelson, Keith Nelson , Chad Kunze, Ryan De a , Jason Burton, Ci/ Brich, Carl Cochran. Scoreboard T-C/Opp Ryan Be nnett co mes down with the rebound. Woodbin e LOMA Treynor Griswold A-S-T Underwood Riverside Audubon Mo. Valley 68-72 49-25 69-58 54-48 85-75 87-61 57-70 60-69 84-88 Treynor Audubon Riverside G riswo ld A-S-T Underwood Riverside A udubon Mo . Valley Treynor E-H-K St . Albert 66-63 59-67 47-66 81 -57 83-82 92-88 68-75 72-69 92-87 97-82 80-52 57-8 1 Boys Basketball /87, • �Shannon Martens goes for a leg during a wrestling meet. Chad Anderson goes for the pin during the 789 match. Marc Wingert tries to ge t his m a n back on the mat fo r the w in . ( as/Wrestling • B. J. Ho neywell goes fo r the reversal to p in Mike Ha nsen of A -S-T. �Seniors Jody Marsh and Jeff Sparr pose pretty for the picture. Dedication Pays I restling takes a lot out of a Saturday and meets usually on person. You always have Tuesdays. This year the wrestling to watch your W8ight so team had one man make it to yo l.; can state. State is what wrestle at meets and "Going to the every wrestler reacht o u r name n ts on State Wrestling es for. weekends . It is tota l tournament "The overall seadedication. son was great . We "There m a y be a WaS my dream had a lot of fun . This is team cheering for you come true. It the best year tor me. but when you step on was a great Going up t o the state the mat it is only you expe rience.,, wrestlin g to w restle and anot he r g uy, " C was my d ream come said Marc Wingert. had Anderson true . It w as a great The w restling seae xpe rience t o be son is one of the longest seasons. I able t o wa lk on t he state mats ." There is a tournament about every said Chad Anderson. J. McDermott, K. Christensen, L. Stamp, B. Sko w. J. Ord , D. Olofson: Ba c k Row; B. Larse n , J. Marsh. B. J. Honeywell, C. Anderson. M. Wingert, a nd E. Abariotes Scoreboard ~'· ~''..:~ "Yes Lynn , I a m la ug hing a t yo ur musc.:le s," C ha d A nderson la ughs as Lynn Sta mp sh o w s o ff his m usc les fo r the wrestling p ic ture. Treynor St. Alberts Und erwood West Harrison Riverside TC/Opp 5 7- 72 40-29 25-47 42-30 78-59 Wood bine A-S-T Loma A udubon G riswold 73-57 72-57 3-6 7 30-48 24-42 Wrestling/89' • �Katie King , Heidi Larson, Brenda Guill, Michelle Wedel, Jodi Leaders, Denise Wilson , Kristi Leaders, Mariah Hilligas; Kristin Farley, Jessie McDermott, Rebbecca Witt, Angie Hansen , Sarah Goodwin , Jackie Carlson; Amy Smith , Kim Dea , Amy Morse, Katie Burford, Sarah Benzing, Sarah Killpack, Heather Dalton Jackie Carlson hands off to Heather Dalton in the Distance Medley. Denise Wilson , He ather Dalton , Sarah Goodwin and Jackie Carlson have fun . r90/Girls Track • Heidi Larsen runs in the 4x200 relay at the Underwood Invitational. �Jessica Steph e ns runs a s hard a s she can. Picture Perfect I r. Dalton commented was a lot of hard work. The practices on the season, "1994 were hard and the track meets were a N OS a lot of fun . The 4x200 good year. relay was the best of We had an all! I think we were in increase in numbers "The track the paper more than wanting to run an d , any other relay team made gre a t strides team had a in the Conference." thro ughout the seasense of al/ for lmke Schroder said , so n. Many girls " It was a g reat new improved with each one and one experience for me. I meet and many set for all. ,, Sarah had a lot of fun even I new personal records thought sometimes in their events. We lose Benzing that I would die. " two seniors who have Sarah Goodwin been good leaders. " said , "I hope I have as Jod i Leaders tells of much fun next year." her tra c k experience. "This year 1 -Jackie Carlson The only two tra ck seniors Michelle Wedel and Denise Wilson smile for the c amera before they run . Kim Dea tries to get first by running her hardest. SCOREBOARD Boyer Valley 12th Glenwood 6th Underwood 6th Treynor 9th W. Iowa Conference 6th Boyer Va lle y 3rd Distric ts 11 th DISTRICT PLACES Amy Smith-2nd Shot Put Jackie Carlson-3rd 400 Hurdles, 4th Long Jump Heather Dalton-5th 3200 STATE PLACES Jackie Carlson-8th 400 Hurdles Girls Track/ 911 • �Jason Burton tries to hold off ano ther run ner in the 1600. Da vid Carlson jumps hurdles at th e Treyn or Invitational. Marty Dalton has no competition in sight as he runs the 3200. (92/Boys Track • Marc Wingert heaves the discus �Seth Holstein runs a relay at the Conference Meet. [!] Running Wild xcited, energetic, and I qualifying for state. Another is Marty fun are just a few Dalton being the Drake Relays Chamwords to pion in the 3200. describe Ryan Dea said, t r a c k "Running in snow is meets . Those may better than rain ." He describe the meets "With the small was speaking of the but practices are a numbers we snow at the Drake whole d ifferent story. Relays. had OUt We "Track was great Pratice is hard work so when the meets were very SUCthis year. It was really come th e team is fun running with prepared. And when cessful.,, Coach Marty . He pushed a trackster receives a Bill Larsen you and that is what medalmanywillsayit y ou need on the w as worth the hard team . There was work he put in . The great attitudes on the team this year had team and it was fun ," some examples with four events said Jason Burton. -Jackie Carlson I Front-0. Carlson, M. Wingert, D. Wilson , J. Ord, K. Christensen; S. Holstien , R. Dea, J. Morse, M. Da lton; Back-M. Ba rnes, C. Coc hran, N. Kuster, J. Zacharias Ryan Dea sprints for the finish line . SCOREBOARD Jerome Howe Logan Underwood Treynor West Monona Woodbine Conference Districts Sta te Qualifiers 3rd 1st Marty Dalton- 1600, 3200 4th Jim Morse-400 hurdles 4th David Carlson-Long Jump 1st 4th 6th 7th Boy's Track/93, • �7TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL Front row: Andrea Fischer, Lacey Donovan , Jodi Schuning, Traci Minahan Middle row: Jennifer Stephens, Kaylee Dollen , Sara Esser, Tiffany Hester, Emily Ring, Nancy Koch , Laura Gaudian Back row: Coach Tara Barrier, Sara Dau, Katherine Ward, Cassie Payne, April Johnston , Christal King VOLLEYBALL EIGHTH GRADE Front row: Heidi Cooper, Amie Christiansen, Ashley Wulff, Caroline Holstein Middle row:-Laura Lefeber, Tamara Potter, Jenny Smith , Rachel Witt, Cindy Roberts, Jennifer Witt, Pam Madsen Back row: Cheryl Brich , Laci Leaders, Jessica Bennett, Coach Kevin Mutulka, Adrienne Soppe, KariNelson, Lisa Ronfeldt FALLS SPORTS C HEERLEADERS front row: Laura Ring, Abry Leazenby Middle row: Tamm y Rodenburg , Janet Bruck Back row: Stephanie Voge, Sara Ring, Susie Ring (94/Jr. High Sports • �SEVENTH GRADE FOOTBALL Front row: Ryan Jensen , Jason Cook , Corey Franks, Josh Ring, Tracy Kosmacek Middle row: Chris Hansen , Aarron Petersen, Jason Andrews, Jay Ring, Issac Myers, Errin Gunderson Back row: Heath Gravert, Seth Boos, John Killpack, Heath Thomas, Danny Olsen, Jesse Baldwin , Coach Nile Smith EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL First row: Britt Carlson , Chris Hester, Mike Meyerring, Tra vis Benning , Jimmy Tacket Second row: Rya n A usdemore, Matt Stephens, Adam Maguire, Tom Burford, Brad Guill, Jason Haggerty Third row: Luke Spencer, Matt Pruess, Matt Tamms, Glen Cook, C raig Handbury Back row: J.R . Nyberg , Kyle Kunze , Jake Stone, Matt Christiansen, Shawn Flaharty, Coach Randy Wiese WRESTLING Brad Guill, Luke Spencet , Coach Kevin Matulka, Jason Cook, Jimmy Tacket Jr High Sports/95l • �SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL Front row: Lacey Donovan, Andrea Fischer, Jodi Schuning, Kaylee Dollen , Traci Minihan Second row: Christal King, Emily Ring, Sara Esser, Laura Gaudian , Jennifer Stephens Back row: Sandy Foote , Sara Dau, Cassie Payne , April Johnston , Katherine Ward, Sarah Ring EIGHTH GRADE G IRLS BASKETBALL Front ro w: Laura Le feber, Tamara Potter, Rac h e l Witt, Jennifer Witt, Jane t Bruck Second row: Amie C hristiansen , Ashley Wulff, Lac i Leaders, Jenny Smith , Charity Martens, Cindy Roberts Back row: Jessica Bennett, Adrie nne Soppe, Kari Ne lson, Alison Eisinger T R 0 J A N s BASKETBALL C HEERLEADERS Front row: Heather Krohn, Abry Leazenby Back row: Christine Matter, Heidi Cooper, La ura Ring (96/ Jr. High Sports • �SEVENTH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL Fro n t row: Corev Franks, Tim Dalton, Dannv Olsen, Ryan Jensen, Keit h lncontro Second row: Chris Madsen , A aron Pete rsen , BedaneDivelbess, Errin Gunderson Back row: Ja v Ring , Jesse Baldw in , Heath Gravert, Heath Thomas EIGHTH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL Front ro w : Britt Carlson, Jaso n Schnecklo th , Ryan Ausdemore, Matt Stephens, Travis Benning Second row: Mike Meverring, Luke Spencer, Glen Cook, Matt Preuss, Craig Handburv Back ro w: J. R. N yberg, Jay McDonald, Andy Kramer, Ma tt C hristiansen , Kyle Kunze JR. HIG H G IRLS TRACK Fron t row : Amv Rheam, Jodi Schuning, Kaylee Dollen, Traci Minahan, Jennifer Stephens, Lacev Donovan , Andrea Fisc her Second row: La ura Lefeber, Laura Guadian, Lac i Leaders, Tamara Po tter, Sara Esser, Amie Christia nsen Third row: Adrienne Soppe, Sarah Ring, Cassie Payne JR. HIGH BOYS TRACK Front row: Tracv Kosmacek, John Killpack, Ryan Jensen , Tim Dalton, Mike Meverring , Tim Fredric kson, Bedane Divelbess Second row: Isa ac Mevers Third ro w: Chris Madsen, Heath G ravert, Sh awn Flaharty, Ja ke Stone , Jav McDonald, Kyle Kunze, Brad Guill, Chris Hester, Craig Ha ndburv Jr. High Sports/97, • �Bth graders Jennifer Witt and Tamara Potter talk with the Con Agra Representative. Callie McDermott explains her job as a radiologist. T - BIDI@ Travis Justice tells the Jr. High about his job in TV and radio. ( 98/Jr. High Career Day • "Can this get anv more exciting?" Jennv Smith. asked �Mr. McSore ly shows how science relates to the Airforce. "What: s this? " asked Glenn Cook the physical therapist. Danny Olsen listening to his mom, a travel agent. Jr. High Career Day is a Hit A step toward the future I by Sarah Benzing irforce, nurse , and lawyer. These are caree rs that the 7th and 8th graders le arned about on the third annual Jr . High Career Day. It gave the Jr. High students a chance to exp lore their opportun ities for the A future. "It was interesting and I enjoyed learning about what I can do in t he future," said Caroline Holste in. The spea kers w ere al l people wh o lived in the area or alumni of TriC enter. Mr . Roge rs, a lawyer said , " ltwent well. I was surprised by the genuine interest of the Jr. High students showed . I was im p ressed by the fa ct that they were sincere in looking forward to p ossib Ie careers after h igh school." Mr. Bellar, the orga nizer o f the Jr. High activity , was pleased with the turn out a nd said , "The reason we started this was to get kids to think about possib le careers t hey would be interested in." Jr High Career Day /991 • �Robbie Dyke and Tim Ward help build the new greenhouse. "We 're so lo vable," say Jodi Leaders and Michelle Wedel. (100/0rganlzatl ons Division • �Organizations There are lots of ways to make noise, and organizations find a way. Chorus is an organization that makes a lot of noise. Lots of singing and contests are great ways to be loud. Clint Sauvain said ,"Chorus is great and everyone knows Ten ors rule!" Other people like to make noise by being in Band. The Drill Tearn makes a lot of noise with their music and spect acular dancing. But the noisiest people are the cheerleaders because that is their job. "It's fun trying to get everyone involved and to make a little noise to support their teams ," said cheerleader Laurie Thomsen . -Jackie Carlson Mike Olsen, Chad Andersen. Je remy Zacharias , and David Carlson use teamwork to build the greenhou e . Amy Nieman po es for the camera as Amy Ring. Emm'y Heim, Jae/ Thomas , and Tressa VanNordstrand watch Channel I. Organizations Division/ l 0 il • �Mrs. Arla Clausen is all smiles when giving blood. Denise Wilson , Rachel Nelson, and Tressa VanNordstrand help the nurses. Some Tri-Center boys sing a tune for the audience. ( 102/ National Honor Society • Denise Wiison lights one of the candles during the ceremo n y. �Jeremy Zacharias gives Heather Dalton her flower. Missy Stein helps Eva Diaz with her pin. Blood donors chat and have a snack after giving blood. Honors of the Future I by Kandi Anderson NHS has largest number of inductees ever. he National Honor Society inducted 21 new members into its organization on April 13, 1994. The presentation of inductees was done by Ron Elliott and the address was given by Jody Ratigan , a 1986 TriC enter Graduate. "National Honor Society T was a grea experience for me. I felt very proud watching the new membe rs being inducted ," c ommented senior Wen d y Schultz. One of the m embers activities included helping with the blood mobile drive on May 3. Juni ors and seniors took shifts in half-days in helping th e nurses. Ron Elli ott co m mented on the induction ceremony and the bloodmobile d rive. "The induct ion went very well. The audience was very attent ive. I thought Jod y Ratigan did a nice job on her address to the study body and new inductees. It w as the largest n umber o f inductees. Very good partic ipation from the hi g h school for the blo o d mobile drive." Nationa l Honor SocietyI l m l • �Seth Holstein and Ryan Dea bound for the Book of World Records. Look! It's the Tri-Center '93-'94 Student Council! " Who said that work can't be fun?" Thinks the Student Council. ( 104/Student Council • "Who ate a ll the ro lls?" ask Jody Marsh and Shane Benne tt. �Hey, batter, batter ... what? It's Jody Marsh with a rake! Smile! It 's Denise Wilson and Celie Brich. Marty Dalton , Laura Brich , Bobbi Christensen , and Shane Bennett. Students with New Ideas I S Student Coucil he Id a . C hr1stmas a nee. by Bobbi Christensen tu-Co this year has been a great experience for all of those involved. This year the Stu-Co decided to have alternate members. The alternate members were expected to participate in each meeting and activities. Stu-Co started this year with a cook out at Mr. Nanninga 's house . The next activity was the annual Fall Cleanu p for the surrounding towns. The day consisted of rakin g leaves and then a cookout and hay rack ride at Becky Stephens ' house. Next was th e annual pancake breakfast for faculty and staff. The biggest pancake in the world was made by Seth Holstein and Ryan Dea. A Christmas Dance was held in December, the DJ was Dance to the Music and the cost was a can of food. The a nnual Spring Flingwas held in Ma y. It was a great day full o f burnt hamburgers, melted icec ream , and baseball games. l Student Counc il/ l 05 • �Jeremv Zacharias, Kevin Olsen, and Mike Olsen get their cars readv to race. The Advanced Speech class feeling successful after its plav. The schoo l van gets a beating after Sarah Benzing gets a One at A ll-State. (106/0dessey of the Mind/Speech • Sarah Benzing with a big smile after her fabulous performance a t A ll-State. �Jessie Stephens and Jackie Thomas beautify their hair for he ploy. Pole-faced Emily Ring. Go car, g o ! Jere m y Zacharias cheering on his car. Something to Talk Aboutl Th is year was a great success! I by Bobbi Christensen T his year has been an exciting year for Advanced Speech , Speech Team and Odessy of the Mind. Odessey of the Mind was sponso red by James C larke a nd Kevin Matulka . The Odessey members met twic e a week and they made vehicles that t ey ran around a course. "I had fun and a n interesting exp erience ," stated Richard Bruck a bout Odessey. This year sp e e c h was taught by Lori Higby. They had a successful year with their interp retation of The Phantom Strikes Again. Miss Higby a lso brought an exciting addition to TriCenter this year, a Sp eech Tea m! It had eight participating members and was packed full of talent. They received four rating Ones at State and seven rating Ones at District. Sarah Benzing , the highlight of Speech Tearn , went to Allstate w ith her interpretation of "Sophie's Choice" . Odessy of the Mind/Speech/1 07' • �Students start putting together the greenhouse. The students climb on the roof of the greenhouse. Jere m y Zacharias a n d Josh Zach a rias work together to g e t the walls up . (108/FHA/ FFA • M rs . Julie Wood w o rks w ith the FHA m em bers. �The seniors enjoy th eir brea kfast given by FHA. Michel/e Stafford helps get ready the b reakfast. The students put cement on the ground for the greenhouse. C lubs Looking at the Future f fA ~uilds reenhouse for the c hool. _ _ _b_v_T_o_m_ i H_o_n_e_vw_e_11_ _ N 1 ot too many people know what the FHA and FFA really are about. This is a way to know what it is and what they do. People that are not in t hese clubs may better understand what FHA and FFA are about. " The Tri -Center FHA chapter was involv d in two major activities. The first was the annual sale of f lowers for Va lentin e's Day. Another activity that we were involved in was to make bake goods along with the food prep class that could be sold for the Randy Do nahue Benefit, " said Mrs. Ju li e Wood. Th e FFA's activities included building a greenhouse, took a state conve nti on tour that included the John Deere manufactu ring and p hawn engineering. "The most fun I had this year in FFA w as the state co nvention. It was definitely a learning experience. Oh , and Mike, you can 't take a b ath if it' s fu ll of ice ," said Matt Handbury. FHA. /FFA/1 091 • �The 7993-94 T-C Sensations Conference Champs directed by Arla Jo Clausen. Junior Ryan Dea standing at attention during Hoo-Doo Dov parade. The 7993-94 Phoenix Jazz band, under the direction of Mr. Jonathan Bell. (110/ Music/Band • Juniors Jessica Schuning and Amy Bennett singing a duet. �"Wanta Funyun? " Asked Freshman Westen Dittmer the spotlight guy. Sophomore Amy Stephens is all smiles ~uring Jazz bond. The 1993-94 Satin Knight Flag Core. I Making a little notes E Striving I xuberant , benevot 0 b e \\ lent , virtuous and loud ," said Amy better Nieman about the music department. Chorus started with th an the Variety Show meanwhile Missy Ward and fh e b es t Brandi Marshall earned by Sarah Benzing the honor to sing with the All-State choir. After Variety Show they worked on small and large group contest. This year the T-C Sensations did well . They received one first place , a Division one at state . and two 2nd p laces. Mrs. Clausen said, 'Tm very proud to be th e conductor and stand in front of an outstanding dedicated group of students who strive to be better than the best. " Although Phoenix Jazz didn't place this year the band and Mr. Bell were pleased with their performance. The concert band has worked hard for large grou p contest. Mr. Bell said , "The band students have worked hard and put up with me quite we ll in order to produce a good product. " MUSI /Band/ l 11 ' • �Front-Jackie Carlson, Kristin Farley, Sara Nelson ; Second-Jessica Schuning , Denise Wilson , Missy Ward, Michelle Wedel , Lori McDonald, Heidi Larson; Third-Jodi Leaders, Mindy Plummer, Laurie Thomsen , and Laura Brich; MissingKristy Leaders, Ann Meyerring and Nicole Plambeck Lori McDonald, Nicole Plambeck, and Laurie Thomsen dance. Rubber Duc ky yo u 're, the one ! Jodi Leaders and Sara Nelson go for a swim . ( 112/Jam Connection • Kristin Farley and Laurie Thomsen get ready at State Drill Team Contest. �ILori McDonald and Kevin Dea ore dancing up a storm. Denise Wilson , Laura Brich and Mike Olsen perform. Michelle Wedel , Missv Ward and Mindv Plummer get readv. Drill Team is Full of Pizzaz I Tl1e am Connection team had a very successfu I year. The team went to State Drill hada Team Contest in Marshalltown. They great went up Friday night and stayed over night at a perforhotel. The next day they competed in the dance mance at and porn pon categories. State. bv Jackie Carlson J They rec eived a Division One rating for the dance. Jessica Schunning said on he r e xperience at State Drill Team,"The most memorable mom ent I have of Drill Team is going to State and seeing Sara Nelson and Jod i Leaders singing "Rubber Ducky" in the tub . What a bunch of Joey's!" They also performed at ba sketba ll games. The men performed with the team at some games to the song " Romeo ". Mrs. Arla Clausen commented , "T-C Jam Connection c onsists of 16 ladies ful l of pizzaz and dedicated energy. They are a lways a fun group to work with." Drill Tea m/l 131 • �M. Stein, J. Leaders, M. Wedel, N. Plambeck, L. Thompson , L. King , K. King , L. Ring, H. Larsen The wrestling cheerleaders wait to cheer at the state tournament. Stomp to the sound of the beat. The basketball c heerleaders c heer o ur team s. (114/Cheerleade rs • Katie King is lifted while Nikki Plambeck and Missy Ward are the bases. �S. Sch u lenbe rg , K. King, L. Thomsen, L. King, M. Wedel, L. Ring Laura King gets the crowd to their feet at a pep rally. S. Stamp , H. Larsen , J. Schuning, H. Marsh, J. Leaders, K. Farley, E. Heim Cheer and Make Some Noise Cheerleaders a re big help all year round I By Jodi Leaders I f you don 't think cheerleading is a sport, you have missed the whol e game. " said Kristin Farley. This upholds in the cheerleading constitution. It states tha t a cheerleader must uphold school pride, be able to get the crowd behind the team when things are down or to keep t he spirit up when they are w inning. A cheerleader must not disagree with any call that a referee made. During the course of th e year the cheerleaders are kept b usy . Th ey hav e sold p izzas an d pies. This helps to pay fo r new uniforms and camp . They also organize parents' night. Parents' nig ht c onsisted of t he recogniti on of those par e nts who ' s children w e re in tha t sport. The c heerlea ders rec e ive d a new sponso r, Mrs. Julie Wood . "As a first year sponsor there were a lot of details that I was not aware of. The cheerleaders were very helpful a n d patient with me ," said Wood. Cheerleaders/ 1151 • �Neola Tire Co. is a patron of the Tri-Center Yearbook . . One patron of the Trojan is Napa Auto Parts. (116/ Ads Division • �Ads I Ads are to show who all supported the publishing of the Trojan. A lot of these places are businesses where students spend their money and others serve the community. The survey asked: What do y ou spend your money on? Several people answered "What Money?" and others couldn 't think of an answer. But many p eople did answer. The most frequent answer was c lothes, and the second w as food . The third most given answer was a tie between gas , music and boyfriends/ g irlfriends . Othe r common answers w e re cars, shoes and other bills. Some d ifferent answ ers were shoe strings, toys, wreaks and of course Jodi Leaders. -Jackie Carlson Ch a d Andersen uses the Coke machine. Coke purchased a new baseball and football scoreboard for the school. Al/led Communications Is a patron of the Trojan. Ads Dlvision/l l 7' • �Ads $75 Patron ALLIED COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CO., INC. (712) 322-2725 Bill & Connie Barrier-Owners LOGOS ETC. 4121 South 87th St. Omaha, NE 68127 (402) 331-1192 or (800) 5424736 HALL INSURANCE AGENCY Neola , IA 51559 (71 2) 485-2245 $35 Patron $50 Patron COCA-COLA BOTILING CO. 3200 N. 30th St. Omaha , NE 68111 THE DAILY NONPAREIL 117 Pearl St. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 328- 1811 FARMERS SAVINGS BANK Shelby, IA 5 1570 (712) 544-2626 Member FDIC • LIBERTY BANK & TRUST Persia, IA 51563 Member FDIC Full Service Bank FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK Member FDIC Neola, IA 51559 Minden, IA 51553 "A Bank With Friendly Service! " KOPPER KETILE Family Restaurant "The Place With You In Mind." 1-80 Exit 29 Minden, IA (118/Ads LEHAN PHARMACY, INC. Minden, IA 51553 (712) 483-2884 Prescriptions-Gifts HAWKEYE BANK Underwood Office 321 Highway St. Underwood, IA 51576 (712) 566-2244 HILLSIDE MORTUARY Neola , IA 51559 BOB ANDERSON FORD MERCURY INC. RR 2 Missouri Valley , IA (712) 642-2728 ANNE'S BEAUTY BOUTIQUE Minden , IA 51553 (712) 483-2784 AVOCA BUILDING MATERIAL CENTER, INC. Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-6323 AVOCA IMPLEMENT C O ., INC. Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-6351 AVOCA RED-E-MIX 103 S. Elm Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-6397 BEEM -BELFORD FUN ERAL HOME 553 Willow Ave . Council Bluffs, IA 51 503 (712) 322-6669 WELLMAN C ONSTRUCTION C OM PANY Neola , IA 51559 (712) 485-24 16 BLUE MOON BAR & GRILL Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2091 $25 Patron BRICH PLUMBING 101 ~th St. Ne ola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2191 LINDA J. AN DERSEN Tax & Accounting Service Avoca, IA 5152 1 (712) 343-647 4 BUD'S HOBBY 133 W. Broadway St . C ounc il Bluffs, IA 5 1503 �BURNS BROS. TRUCK STOP 1-80 Exit 29 Minden, IA 51553 (712) 483-2567 CAKE CREATIONS Bakery & Coffee Shop 303 Front St. Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2585 CARLEY DRUG Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-6777 Shelby, IA 51570 (712) 544-2812 CLUB 64 701 McKenzie Ave . C ouncil Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 323-6464 COGLEY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC C ouncil Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 328-1801 C O LONIAL MANORS OF AVOCA 11 00 Chestnut St. Avoca, IA 51521 (7 12) 343-6398 C O UNTRY CORNER Persia , IA 51563 (7 12) 488-2107 COUNTRY MALL 3 16 Front St. Neola, IA 51559 Ja ckie Dollen C O UNTRY TIRE SERVICE Tire Sales & Service (71 2) 483-2061 C REATIVE DESIGNS, LTD . Becky Olson RR l Box 148H Hone yc reek, IA 51542 (7 12) 545-9540 CRESCENT LOUNGE & GRILL Crescent, IA 51526 (712) 545-9395 DEE'S KUT-N-KURL Minden, IA 51553 (712) 483-2632 DENNY'S PLACE 408 Old Lincoln Hwy .• Crescent, IA 51526 (712) 645-3919 DICENZO PAINTING & CARPET C LEA NING Underwood , IA 51576 (712) 566-2227 DONO !\N 'S OI L C O. , C ITGO PROD. Ne la , IA 5 1559 712) 485-2327 DR. ALE R. JENSEN 103 Mendel Ave . Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2430 ED 'S H&S AUTO REPAIR 231 3rd St. Underwood, IA 51576 (712) 566-2220 THE EMBERS 1-80 Avoca, IA 51521 EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY 319 5t h St. Defia nce, IA 5 1527 (7 12) 748-7011 FARM SERVICE C O. Neola , IA 5 1559 (71 2) 485-2445 FISCHER PHOTO GRAPHY "Photography for Every Need" Bo x 103 Atlantic, IA 50022 (712) 243-6242 THE FLOWER BASKET Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-2502 or 1-800-3526428 FOUR SONS 353 Tracy St. Neola , IA 51559 GAZETIE Neola , IA 51559 (712) 485-2276 HALL & WELBOURNE REAL ESTATE Steve Welbourne-Broke r Neola & M inden, IA (71 2) 483-2611 or 483-2087 HARLAN CONTRACTING CO., INC . 1101 C hatb urn Ave . Harlan , IA 51537 (712) 755-50 16 HARLAN NATIONAL BANK Harla n, IA 51 537 (71 2) 755-2126 Memb er FDIC HARLAN NEW C AR DEALERS 5th & Market Harlan, IA 51537 (712) 755-2145 HARLAN SINGER SEWING CENTER 601 Court St. Harlan , IA 5 1537 HARMONY INN 107 Main Persia , IA 51563 (712) 488-218 1 HENRY'S DINER 51 1 Lincoln Hwy. Crescent, IA 51526 Ads/1 191 ~ --- • �HINMAN FLOWERS 1800 McPhearson Ave. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 HOWARD'S AUTO SERVICE 104 Main Persia , IA 51563 (712) 488-751 l JORGENSEN CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 2194 Garfield Ave. Harlan, IA 51537 Dr. Gary W. Jorgensen (712) 755-5878 K. D. ANTIQUES Minden , IA 51553 (712) 483-2842 K&K UTILE CORNER STORE Hwy. 183 Morman Bridge Crescent, IA 51526 K&M SERVICE 502 W. Erie St. Missouri Valley, IA 51555 KNOD l 05. 3 STEREO Harlan, IA 51537 Listen for local news, weather, spo rts & ag features! KNUTSON FUNERAL HOME Ron Knutson, Director Avoca , IA 5 1521 (712) 343-2453 or 800-44 72588 LARSON HOE SERVICE Larry Larson-(712) 545-3430 LOGELAND STUDIO Photog ra phy b y Mic heal J. 6th St. & Court Harlan , IA 5 1537 LOHAFFER-KRUMMEL INSURA NCE, INC . Avoca, IA 5 1521 (7 12) 343-6332 f1 20/Ads • LYLE OLSEN & SONS TRUCKING Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2084 Grain & Livestock Hauling NAPA AUTO PARTS 322 E. Erie St. Missouri Valley, IA 51555 Mace's Auto Supply 1-800-246-6223 LYN OPTICAL 2600 W. Broadway St. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 322-3097 NEOLA FAMILY DENTISTRY Laura Romito, DDS 306 Front St. Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2033 MAD HADER MUFFLER CENTER 3338 W. Broadway St. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 322-7500 MICHELS' MINDEN GROCERY Minden, IA 51553 Open 7 Days! MI NDEN BOWL & CAFE LOUNGE Minden, IA ·51553 (712) 483-293 7 Ronald & Ida Ruth Coffman NEOLA TIRE CO. Neola, IA 51559 Leo Masker & Ken McDo nald (712) 485-2110 New & Used Tires 24 Hr. Service NUTRITIONAL ADVANCES, INC . /NAI Minden, IA 51553 (712) 483-2316 THE OLD POST OFFICE P. 0. Box 293 Underwood, IA 51576 MINDEN DENTAL CENTER Dr. Thomas B. Steg 317 Main Minden, IA 51553 (712) 483-2122 OLSON CLEANERS Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-6756 Dry Cleaning & Alternations MINDEN GRAIN For Yo ur Grain Hauling Don & Wes Orme (712) 483-23 19 PENNY ' S VISIONS G A LLE RY Box 243 Neola , IA 51559 (712) 485-261 8 MISSOURI VALLEY IMPLEMENT, INC. Gary Chapin, Manager Hwy. 30 West Missouri Valley , IA 51555 1-800-658-4451 or (71 2) 6424106 PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK Council Bluffs, IA 5 1503 411 E. Erie St. Missouri Valley , IA.51 555 101 Old Lincoln Hw y . Crescent, IA 51 526 MT. CRESCENT SKI AREA Crescent, IA 51526 PETERS LAW FIRM PC 401 Front St. Ne ola , IA 51 559 (7 12) 485-2265 �PURC ELL CONSTRUCTION 1190 W. St. Clair Missouri Valley , IA 51555 PRYOR AUCTIONEERING & USED EQUIPMENT SALES Missouri Valley, IA 51555 (712) 642-3553 Sales-(712) 642-3555 or 6423144 RATIGAN MOTOR CENTER 1-29 W. Hwy. 30 M issouri Valley, IA 51555 RAYS COUNTRY TAVERN 110 Main St. Persia, IA 51563 (712) 488-2335 RO DENBURG-WELLMAN CONST. INC. Fred Rodenburg & Fritz Wellman Neola , IA 51559 (712) 485-2682 RUST WESTERN SHED & SHOE SERVI C EHarlan , IA 51537 Roger M . Rust SCHIERBROCK DEPARTMENT STORE Neo la , IA 51559 (7 12) 485-2181 SCHU MACHER FUNERAL HOME if./. Scott Schumacher, Director Logan , IA (712) 644-2929 Persia, IA (712) 488-3622 SHELBY C OUNTY STATE BANK 111 Main St. Portsmouth, IA (7 12) 743-2715 SHC LBY DAIRY QUEEN She lb y, IA 51570 (7 12) 544-2622 David & Lorna Wahling SHELBY HARDWARE Box 294 Shelby, IA 51570 (712) 544-2021 TOUCH OF CLASS Neola, IA 5 1559 (712) 485-2663 Diane Rodenburg SHIPLEY OPTICAL DISPENSARY 537 E. Broadway Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 323-340 l TRUE VALUE HARDWARE 603 Court St. Harlan, IA 51537 (712) 755-7444 MARVIN L. VANNIER Attorney a t Law 221 South Main Council Bluffs, IA 5150 l (712) 323-3266 SORENSEN FORD EQUIPMENT co . .. Ford-New Holland-VersatileKinze-Krause-DMI Harlan , IA 5 1537 (712) 755-2455 or 755-5530 SOUTHWEST ORTHODO NTIC ASSOCIATES 40 No rthwest Driv e Counc il Bluffs, IA 51 503 SUPER AV ER 114 1 No . Broadw ay C o uncil Bluffs, IA 51503 (7 12) 322-8778 WESTERN BROKERAGE ASSOC IATES 108 N. 2nd St. M issouri Valley, IA 51555 (712) 642-4 127 WEST C ENTRAL ROOFING L-66 Box 186 Minden, IA 51553 (7 12) 483-2793 SWANSON AUTOMATIVE 1308 14 C hatburn Ave . Harlan, IA 51537 WITI FARMS Gail Witt, Sa les Rep . Beebeetow n , IA (71 2) 642-4339 SWEENY ASSOCIATES New York Life Ins. Co . Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2335 ZIMMERMAN SALES & SERVICE S. 4th St. Neola , IA 51559 (712) 485-2677 THOMAS EQUIPMENT SERVICE 130 4th St. Underwood , IA 51576 (712) 566-234 1 TRI-CENTER YEARBOOK WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE ADVERTISERS! Ads/ 1211 • �Still Noisy Even with the school year gone, softball and baseball season broug ht the kids back to make some noise for their school mates. Teache r s prepared fo r the new year and th e new b unch of seniors coming in t o le ad t h e sc hool. The students expressed their support for their school by "Makin ' a Little Noise! " Ryan Schroder chases a fter the ball d uring a game . (1 22/Closing • Jim Morse poses with his hot that he got from prom. Ho loca ust survivors talk to the stud ents and faculty. �COLOPHON The 1994 TROJAN was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the company. All copy was created and written by the yearbook staff exclusively. The base material for the yearbook is Moss Green Leathertone and all copy and art is gold silk screen. Endsheets are blue granite. Avant Guard was chosen as the type style and the point size ranged from 6 to 36. Comtran software was used for copy and layout production. The theme was "Making a Little Noise." Expenses were s ubsidized entirely through advertising by merchants and yearbook sales. There were 175 copies printed; they were sold for $22 a piece, n ame included. The mini-mag insert was published by Walsworth and inserted by yearbook staff members. The Trojan staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooper ation in making the yearbook'successful. These commendable people were: Brenda Search Fischer Photography Ricky Nordman The Gazette Ron Elliott The Harlan Tribune Randy Wies e Steve Stafford TC'H S Faculty Barb Dalton Greg Adams Brett Nanninga STAFF Editor: Kandi Anderson Assistant Editor: Jackie Carlson Head Photographer: Christi Christensen Advisor: Amy Miller Staff Members: Sarah Benzing Bobbi Christensen Todd Cook Heather Dalton Marty Dalton Ma n dy Frederickson Tomi Honeywell Sarah Killpack J odi Leaders Amy Smith Julia Z.OSS Colophon/ 1231 • �A Abariotes, Ernest 66 Alters, Kelly 61. 68. 69 Andersen, Jill 53 Anderson, Chad 48. 88. 89. 101. 117 Anderson, Jaime 56 Anderson, Jerry 68 Anderson, Kandi 2. 20. 45. 48, 103 Andrews, Jason 63 Arbaugh , Corey 76. 77 Arbaugh, Misti 56. 78 Arevadze, Nick 34 Armstrong, Brad 80 Arnold, Kory 18. 53, 80 Arnold, Kyle 56. 80 Arrick, Angela 63 Ausdemore, Ryan 60 B Baker, Jody 34, 50 Baldwin , Jesse 63. 64 Bargenquast, Madge 69 Barnes, Mike 56. 83 Barnes, Mike J. 53 Behrendsen , Jay 53. 70 Bell , Jon 66, 11 O Bellar, Jay 68. 69. 73 , 80. 81, 99 Bennett, Amy 50, 85. 11 0 Bennett, Jessica 60. 61 Bennett, Ryan 35. 53 . 54 , 77 Bennett, Shane 4, 39. 43 . 47. 48 , 77, 80. 104. 105 Benning, Travis 60 Benzing , Diana 64. 66 Benzing , Sarah 28. 44 . 53. 54. 6 1. 74. 85. 90. 91.99.106.107. 111 Bertelsen, Heath 56. 57 Bibeau, Julie 53 Bird, Angie 56 Bloom , Danny 63 Bloom, Joe 60 Boos, Seth 31 . 63 Brich, Amy 56 Brich, Cheryl 60 Brich, Cil 25. 28. 43. 53 . 54. 74. 78. 105 Brich , Craig 53 Brich, Janet 19. 48 Brich, Laura 12 . 48. 67. 105. 113. 127 Brisbois, David 53 Brisbois, Tim 60 Brittian, Luke 80 Brockman , Stephanie 74 Bruck , Adam 60 Bruck , Bec ky 56. 57. 84 Bruck, Janet 60 Bruck, Raymond 69 Bruck, Richard 53. 107 Burford , Tom 32. 60 . 6 1 Burford, Katie 56. 78. 90 Burton, Jason 12.33,34.35.53.54 .80 . 92. 93 c Calek, Chad 47.48. 77. 80 Calhoon, Eric 48 Calhoon, Joshua 42 Carlson, Jackie 33. 44 . 47. 53, 72. 74 Carlson, Brad 19.50.51.54 Carlson, Britt 60 Carlson, David 18. 41, 50, 80, 92. 101. 78. 79, 85, 90 Carlson, Paul 56 Carlson, Rodney 48. 80 Caton, Roxanne 60 Christensen, Bobbi 2. 17. 32. 37. 42. 44. 48. 105. 107 Christensen, C hristi 16. 37. 53 Christensen, Kevin 56 Christensen, Matthew 60 Christiansen, Amie 60 Christiansen, Brian 48 (124/lndex • Clarke, James 32. 33. 66. 107 Clausen,ArlaJo 23.64.66. 102. 110.127 Cochran, Carl 10. 66, 80 Cochran, Cary 29. 56. 80 Conway, Mary 29. 66. 78. 79 Cook , Jim 46. 50. 77. 80 Cook, Glen 60. 99 Cook, Jason 63 Cook, Michelle 48 Cook, Todd 48 Cooper, Heidi 60 Crozier, Brenda 56 Crozier, Jaime 48 Crozier, Jeremy 60 D Dalton, Barb 47. 54. 68. 69 Dalton,Healher 28.53.78,81.82.85.90. 103 Dalton, Marty 39. 41. 45. 48. 82. 83. 92. 105 Dalton, Pat 74. 84. 85 Dalton, nmolhy 63 Dargin, Troy 3. 12. 53 Dau, Josh 56 Dau, Sara 63 Davis, Keith 13 Dawson, Tom 18, 50. 5 1. 70 Dea, Cara 33. 36. 37. 53. 54. 78 Dea, Kevin 34. 56. 80. 11 3 Dea, Kim 37. 56. 78. 90. 9 1 Dea, Ryan 3. 13. 35. 50. 80. 93. 104. 110 Diaz, Eva 20. 36. 37. 50. 103 Dickey, Kyle 60 Dittmer, Weston 13, 56. 80. 111 Divelbess, Bedane 63 Dobmeier, Ryan 54 Dollen. Kaylee 63 Dollen, Melissa 63 Donovan, Lacey 63 Driver, Derek 59 Dyke, Robbie 50. 80. 100 E Eisinger, Allison 61 Elliott, Ron 68. 69. 103 Esser, Eric 57. 80 Esser, Sara 63. 64 F Farley, Kristin 5. 50. 78, 115. 126 Felton, Amanda 63 Fischer, Andrea 63 Flaharty, Shawn 61 Flaharty, Jamie 28. 33. 54. 84 Flemming, Lois 69 Foote, Sandy 63 Franks, Corey 63 Frederiksen, Mandy 44 G Gambs, Eleanor 37. 66 Gaudian, Laura 64 Gaudian, Sarah 50. 85 Gill, Melissa 64 Gittins, Adam 57 Gillins, David 57. 59, 80 Goodwin, Sarah 57. 90. 91 Grap, Barbara 69 Gravert, Heath 64 Gravert,Healher 54.78.79,84 Grote, Joe 69 Guadian, Sarah 27. 51 Guill, Brad 61 Guill, Brenda 19. 50, 51. 85. 90 Gunderson, Errin 64 H Haase, Jeremy 54 Haggerty, Jason 61 Handbury, Craig 61 Handbury, Matt 3. 50. 51 . 80. 109 Handbury, Max 69 Handy, Kelsey 42 Hansen, Angela 57. 78 Hansen, Christopher 64 Harman, Tami 20. 21. 39. 66. 67 Heim, Barrett 48 Heim , Emmy 13, 50. 78. 79. 101 Heim, Paula 69 Heimbaugh, Jason 30. 57 Hester, Chris 6 1 Hester, Tiffany 64 Higby, Lori 27. 66. 67, 107 Hilligas, Mariah 50. 90 Holstein, Caroline 61. 99 Holstein, Seth 38. 50. 77. 80. 93. 104 Honeywell, B.J. 54. 80. 88 Honeywell, Tomaro 48. 66 Hornbostei, Larry 66 Huebner, Mandy 57 . 84 Huebner, Robbie 57. 80 lncontro, Sharon 69 lncontro, Keith 64 J Jenkins, John 57 Jensen, Kyle 13. 57. 80 Jensen, Ryan 64 Johnson, Barney 35. 64. 66 Johnston, April 64 Justice, Joan 69 Justice, Travis 98 K Kay, Karen 68. 69 Killpack , Karla 73. 75 Killpack, David 34. 58 Killpack, John 64. 69 Killpack, Karen 69 Killpack , Lee 32. 66. 67 Killpack, Sarah 54. 90. 126 King, Bryan 32. 48 King, Christal 65 King, Katte 11. 30. 58. 78. 90. 114 King, Laura 13. 16. 18, 50. 78. 115. 126 Knauss, Doris 69 Knott, Joann 69 Koch, Nancy 65 Koob, Kevin 51 . 76. 77 Kosmacek, Tracy 65 Kramer, Andy 61 Krohn, Heather 61 Kunze, Chad 41 , 5 1. 80 Kunze, Kyle 61 Kunze, Glenda 35. 66 Kuster, Nick 29. 58. 80 Kuster, Travis 4. 48, 80 .L Larsen, Bill 66. 93 Larsen, Heidi 5. 5 1, 74. 78. 79. 90. 90. 91. 100. 117 Leaders, Jodi 11 , 19, 45. 5 1. 74. 75 Leaders, Joe 17. 54, 82 Leaders, Kristy 13. 37. 5 1. 74. 84. 85. 90 Leaders, Laci 61 Leaders, Thomas 65 Leazenby, Abry 61 Lefeber, Laura 6 1 Lehan, Matt 51 . 80 Leinen, Cheryl 58. 78 Lemonds, Jennie 51 . 70 Loeffelholz, Ryan 61 Loftus, Chandra 25. 54. 78 Loftus, Michelle 17. 48. 70. 73 �Long, Ada m 42 long, Adrian 42 Lund, Jamie 48. 79 lus1g ra af, David 48 lus1graaf, Dianne 48 Ord, Sarah 36. 37. 55. 74 p M Maaske , Allison 5 1. 78 Maaske, Miya 58 Madsen, Chris 65 Maness, Marty 77. 1037 Mark , Brian 54. 80 Markussen, Jason 48 Marsh, Heather 58 Marsh, Jody 39. 42. 48. 89. 104. 105. 127 Marshall, Brandi 47, 54 . 74. 111 Martens, Andy 43. 48 Martens, Charily 6 1 Martens, Shannon 38 . 5 1. 88 Martin, Billy 57. 58 Ma rtin, Robbie 28. 58 Maller, Christine 65 Matte r, Erin 51 Matthews, Tami 19. 25. 5 1. 52. 79. 85 Matulka , Kevin 40. 4 1, 66, 107 Maxwell, Brad 24. 4 1 McCool, Kandi 10, 38 , 47 . 52 McDermott, Callie 98 McDermott, Jake 12, 58. 80 McDermott, Jason 36. 55. 80 McDermott, Jed 68 Mc Dermott, Jessie 27. 38 . 54. 55. 82 Mc Donald, Lori 11 3 McDonald, Jarrod 62 McDonald, Lori 48. 112 McKee, Judy 69 McKerche r, Harold 20 McMahon , Sean 76, 77 Mefford, Samantha 65 Meinke, Diana 69 Meink e , Rusty 37 . 58, 59 Meinke, Ryan 22. 48 Mergens, Dallas 58 Mergens, Deighe 24, 54. 55 Mergens, Drew 62 Meyer, Kelly 20. 42. 48 Meyerring , Ann 10. 47. 48, 70. 78, 79 Meyerring, Mike 62 Miller, Am y 29. 44. 45. 66 Minahan, April 72. 74 Minahan, M att 29. 3 1. 55. 77. 80 Minahan, Megan 3 1. 58. 78 . 84 Mlnahan, Tra c i 65 Minahan, Sean 48. 77 . 83 Moen, Corty 62 Morse, Amy 57, 58. 78. 84. 90 Mo!se,Jim3. 18 , 5 1. 52 . 80. 122 Myers, Issac 65 N tklnninga, Brett 23. 68 Nieman, Amy 11. 18. 20. 48. 101. 111 Nelson, Sara 10. 55. 78 . 79. 84. 112 Neison, Kari 61 . 62 Nelson, Keith 37. 55. 80 Nelson, Kevin 55 Nelson, Rache l 52, 102. 127. 85 Nordman, Jim 65 Nordman , Ricky 55 Novikovz, Nic k 36 Nyberg, Jeremy 62 0 O 'Neill, Dove 77 Oto!son, Dustin 57. 58 Olsen, Do nny 65 , 99 Olsen, Kevin 55, 77 . l 06 Olsen, Mike 20 . 40. 48, 101. 106. 113 Olson, Angela 57. 58 Ord, John 58. 80 Ord, Penny 35, 52. 74 Parish, Adam 24. 48 Payne, Cassie 65 Petersen, Aaron 65 Pitts, Chad 62 Plambeck, Andrea 58. 59. 78, 84 Plambeck, Brenda 58 Plambeck, Chad 48 Plambeck, Lowell 69 Plambeck, Nicole 47. 48. 11 2. 114 Plambeck, Racheal 58 Plambeck, Tara 48 Ploen, Shanda 52. 74 Ploen, Shaya 34, 37 , 55. 74. 78 Plummer, Mindy 48. 70. 113 Podany, Bev 67 B5 Pohlman, Jill 48. Polley, Chris 3. 13. 48. 80 Pope, Tonia 48 Popken, Corrie 52, 70 Potter, Tamara 62. 98 Preuss, Matt 62 84. R Rambo, Sheila 55 Rastovski, Ed 68 Rastovskl, Rosie 29. 67 Reed, Brian 67 . 78. 79 Rheem , Amy 65 Ring, Ad a m 58. 80 Ring,Amy5. 51 . 52 , 101 Ring, Emily 18 19, 48. 65. 75. 78. 79. 107 Ring, Gina 39, 58. 78 Ring , Jay Ring, Jill 48 Ring, John 42, 46, 52, 80 Ring, Joshua 65 Ring, Kirk 11 . 58, 70, 80 Ring, Laura 62 Ring, Lynette 11,51, 52, 74 Ring, Sarah 65 Ring, Susie 62 Ring, Tom 69 Roberts, Cindy 62 Roberts, Derek 64, 65 Rodenburg, Jamie 16, 52. 74 Rodenburg, Rosalie 68. 126 Rodenburg, Tammy 61 . 62 Ronfeldt, Lisa 62 Ronfeldt, Lori 58 Ross, Amber 65 s Salmons, J.R. 52 Salmons, Justin 62 Sauvain, Clint 34. 58. 101 Sauvain, Jason 48 , 127 Schmielau, Jeremy 38. 58 Schneckloth, Jason 62 Schneckloth, Nicole 29. 47. 55. 74 Schnitker, Scott 58 Schroder, Brady 57. 58 . 80 Schroder, lmke 20, 36. 52, 70. 78 , 84 . 9 1 Schroder, Ryan 3, 23. 47. 48. 80. 122 Schulenberg, Sierra 58 . 78 , 79 Schultz, Wendy 14.27. 31.33. 48. 103 Schuning, Jodi 65 Schuning, Jessica 19. 21. 37. 51 . 52. 74 , 110 Scoles, Clint 37 . 55 Scroder, lmke 37 Schultz, Heidi 5. 52 , 54, 74 . 78 . 79 Skow, Brian 57 . 58. 70. 80 Skow, Keith 52. 80 Smith, Amy 37. 44. 45. 57. 58, 78. 84, 90 Smith, Dustin 59 Smith, Jenny 62 . 98 Smith, Nile 27 . 67. 75 Soppe, Adrienne 62 Sparr, Jeff 48 , 83 . 89 Spencer, Luke 62 Stafford, Michelle 52 , 72 . 78. 79. 85. 109 Stafford, Steve 67 Stamp, Lynn 10, 48 , 80. 81. 89 Stamp, Sheri 51. 52 Stein, Missy 17. 103 Stephens, Amy 55. 85. 111 Stephens, Becky 20. 48 Stephens, Jamie 3. 59. 78. 79 Stephens, Jennifer 65 Stephens, Jessica 10. 55. 78, 84. 85. 91. 107 Stephens, Matt 62 Slone, Jake 62 Slone, Joshua 59, 80 T Tacket, Jimmy 62 Tamms, Matt 62 Taylor, Kevin 43. 51. 52 Taylor, Larry 62 Thomas, Heath 65 Thomsen, Laurie 11. 55. 101, 11 2 Thomsen, Sara 59. 78 . 84 Thomsen, Laurie 11 Tichota , Tony 52 Thomas, Jaci 55.78,84 , 85, 101. 107. 101. 102 v VanNordstrand, Willie 59 VanNordstrand, Tressa 16. 17. 39, 48 . 74. 75 Voge, Stephanie 65 w Ward, Katherine 65 Ward, Missy 11, 12. 22. 33, 48. 111 . 113. 114 Ward, Tim 52 . 100 Ward, Tom 48. 80 Wedel, Michelle 11 . 13. 48. 90. 9 1, 100. 113 Wellman, Lisa 62 White, T. Gary 67. 85 Wiese, Randy 43 , 67 Wilson, Dave 31 . 39. 48 Wilson, Denise 22. 48. 74. 82 . 83 , 84. 85. 90. 91. 102. 105, 113 Wilson, Lavern 69 Wilson, Paula 33. 59 Wingert, Ma rc 3. 13. 18. 51. 52. 76. 77. 80. 88 . 89, 92 Witt , Rebecca 57 . 59. 73 , 78. 84 Witt, Je nnifer 62. 98 W"rtt,Rachel62, 126 Wood, Julie 42. 43. 67 . 108.109, 115 Woods, Brad 48 Wulff, Ashley 62 y Youtz, Don 68 z Zcicharias, Jeremy 40. 48 , 101. 103. 106. 107. 108 Zacharias, Josh 59. 80, 108. 127 Zellmer, Mary 59. 78 Zimmerman, Janet 52. 78. 79 Zoss, Julia 44. 55 lndex/ 125, • �Kristen Fa rley plays a solo during the concert. Rac h e l Witt talks to Rosalie Rodenburg In career day. ~' ... ....,~ ~•• . .~. ·""'"'" ' ' I .- . ' ~·~· ~ \. ': .~ . '. ••• w. ' I • I I . • La ura King enjoys h e r ice c ream after lunch. Sarah Killpack models a dress for the Bridal Show. (126/Photos • ,,,.r' •. t•• - . - ~~ ; �Laura Brich and Jody Marsh ride back from Kansas City. 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"' l ., ( ��� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1958-2006 are covered in this collection. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958-2006 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. 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Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1994 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 1994 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/56534d94d34aa1a41ce340912220588e.pdf 48d5c89a1366da72297ad039ddffae62 PDF Text Text ��J J5.o<:" . TRI-CENTER \ HIGH S'CHOOl. U RAmt' T 7/) I J 7 /) DATE DUE Tri-Center Annual Class Haking the Pieces Fit 375.05 T7311 1995 RSN=00002682 I Tri-Center Annual Class Haking the Pieces Fit 375 .05 T7311 RSN=00002682 1995 ~ ��Making the Pieces Fit 1995 TROJAN Volume 37 Tri-Center High School RR2 Box217A Neola, IA 51559 Student Life 4 S ports 28 Organizations 54 People 78 Academics 100 Ads 11 6 �Lynette Ring and Rebbecca Witt cheer on the basketball teams at the Conference Tournament. ·ALL FOR ONE Making the pieces fit is the way to describe Tri-Center. The students put evei:ything together piece by piece in the big puzzle of school. They tie up loose ends in everything they do. If it's sports or drama T-C puts it all together to get the end result. All students smooth out the rough edges to fit and get along so T-C truly has the right combination. Seth Holstein cleans up after the Homecoming Coronation that was held in the gym. �Ready, on three, smile. Jodi Lea ders, Brenda Guill, Jessica Schuning and Sheri Sta mp work a t the wrestling meet. Be carefu l. it ·s slick ou t. Deigh e Mergens realized she n eed ed to slow down on the corner when it ls snowy outside. Th e pep band plays the school s ong at a pep rally. Th e band was directed by Mr. Doug Gibson. �Go-Fight-Win! The fans go wild at a home football game against St. Albert. Student Life Division �Student Life Kandi McCool and Sheri Stamp get a pop out of the pep rally. Ryan Dobmeier. Kevin Taylor and Jason Burton are Intense while watching a football game. Laura King waits for her moment in the spotlight as Callie Rodenburg and Katie Morse hand out flowers . What do students remember most about high school after they have graduated? Most will say Prom, Homecoming and Graduation. They are the most fun and the saddest. Student Life includes all of these and many more. Student Life ranges from the biggest events of the school ·year to the smallest. It is what students do and how they do it. Weekends are always a big topic. What did you do this weekend? What are you going to do next weekend? Activities range from sports to music and parties to reading a good book. Some events are dealing with school and others do not, but they are all things students do while not being burdened by the s tress of school. -Jackie Carlson �"Flannels with a Tshirt underneath is really popular." -Heidi Schultz "Clothing is more casual and laid back." -Sarah Goodwin "Large pants so they can wear underwear under them and let them show." -Mrs . Tami Harman said when asked what a fash ion trend was. What's Hot P Fashion Trends at T -C epe, Guess and Levi's are just a few of the many brands of clothing students wore. But it takes more than just wearing clothes to say it's fashion. Fashion or Style is defined a s a manner or c u stom that prevails. The prevailing s tyle of 1995 was jeans with a shirt . If one w alked down the hallway there wouldn't be one shirt in particular that everyone was wearing. Sh irt s ranged from No Fear to flannel and dressy to casual. Cowboy Up! In keeping with the country school, some stu dents took up the Western look. -Jackie Car lson Tom Dawson wears a cowboy hat. Tom competes in rodeos; he is a bull rider . �Jess Stephens with her unique style wears overalls as a jean alternative. Megan Minahan has on a flannel shirt which was the most popular trend . "A lot of people are into western wear." -Kevin Christensen '"Ropers" -Matt Handbwy said was the 1994-95 trend in shoes. "Pro Team Jackets'" -Ashlee Wulff said was the lastest in fashion. Ba rr e t t Hei m a n d Laurie T h omse n dressed in Western clothing for Homeconling. What ar e you looking at? Andrea Plambeck has on casu a l clothing for sch ool. Team logo T-shirts are popular with <;::had Kunze and Robbie Dyke . �"This is the great life ." Ashlee Wulff and family pose for the ca mera With Mi k e and Maty, two daytime talk show hos ts . "It is freezing out here! Huny up and take the picture," thinks Jodi Leaders and Laci Leaders after a hard day of skiing. "I enjoyed going to Branson, Mis sowi for my vacation." -Kevin Christen sen 'The BadLands are uniquely bad ." -Mike Barnes "I went t o Nas h ville and I got to see Ala b a m a in con cert . I even got to go on s tage!" -Jennifer Witt Katie King and Megan Minahan spend their va cation in Keyston e , Colorado. Adrienne Soppe p oses with on e of the ch ipmunks at Walt Dis n ey World. "Giddy u p h orsey!" J en nifer Witt enjoys riding the Dolly Wood carou s el in Ten n esse. The carrou sel is over 100 years old . �Exciting Vacations Time to just get away Everyone looks forward to the summer when they get to go on their family vacations . It is not only fun to get away from home and school , but it is a time to explore different areas of the U. S. Some of the students at Tri-Center go skiing at Colorado during Christmas break as their vacation. Vacations can range from going camping to taking a trip to California to see the ocean . Whether it is big or small everyone enjoys vacations and they are always anxious to get back to school to share stories with their friends. -Heather Marsh Amie Christianse n takes a break by Lake Superior. "I went to Missou ri and visited the Ozarks. It was neat." -Heather Krohn "I wen t to Forida and visited Disney World!" -Pa ul Carlson "Vacation time in Chicago is great. Every day and night I was out. It is an awesome place to go to." -Dallas Mergens Vacations �"Spirit Week was a blast!" -Lisa Ronfeldt "l liked the participation in Spirit Week when everyone showed their school spirit." -Jaime Anderson "Pep Rally was the best out of Spirit Week." -David Brisbois Spirit Week involved all Many activities planned S pirit Week was a week full of fun a nd competition . A slave auction was held durin g the week in which the Homecoming candidates were sold. There was also a jers ey auction . The money that came from the slave and jersey auctions helped pay for the Homecoming candidates material for their tuxedos and dresses . Th e bonfire, like always, had excellent participation . The pep rally on Friday pu mped up everyone for the game that n ight . The competi- tion was close throughout the week, but in the end the Juniors and Seniors tied for first! -Heather Marsh Yo! Sara Thomsen , Megan Minahan, and Shaya Ploen participa te in Hip pie Day. �The seniors get pumped at the pep rally while they perform their skit. "Come on. it's worth more than that!" thinks Senior Jim Morse. "Spirit Week was a riot. There was a lot of participation this year. Every one was just loaded with spirit!"-Ryan Dea "I liked Halloween day the best be cause of everyone's costumes. They were really neat." -Becky Bruck "Spirit Week was weird. everybody dressed up and participated in it." -Jeremy Schrnielau B. J. Hon eywe ll participates in Halloween Day. Jamie Roden burg sings to Mr. Doug Gibson at the pep ra lly. as part of h er s lave d uty . Christi Christensen, Megan Minahan . Amy Bri c h . Shay a Plo e n . an d J ess Stephen s show their school spir it at the bonfire. Homecoming 11 �The 1994 Homecoming Court: Marc Wingert, Laura King. Matt Lehan. Jodi Leaders, Matt Handbwy, Jamie Rodenburg, Seth Holstein, Sheri Stamp. David Carlson. Kandi McCool. Jim Morse. and Brenda Guill. Christi Christensen , Cil Brich , Jessie Stephens, Katherine Fischer, Shanda Ploen, and Jackie Carlson take a break after dancing. "Homecoming was a lot of fun. especially the music." -Sarah Killpack "l liked the slide show." -Lori Ronfeldt "At the homecoming coronation I liked th e music and li ste ning to the canidates· speeches." -Rachel Witt Homecoming candidate Matt Handbury gives his mom a kiss. Mary King congratulate s d a u g hte r Laura while others watch. Hosts Emmy Heim a nd Ryan Dea s mile for the camera . �'In My Dreams • • • ' Dance was a success T he 1994 Homecoming court chose "In My Dreams" for its theme. The coronation was unique with the slide show. The evening was enjoyed by most students as they danced the night away. Homecoming sponsor Tami Harman stated, "The Homecoming festivities were a lot of fun and the addition of the slide presentation gave it an emotional effect." -Racheal Plambeck King Marc Wingert a nd Qu een La ura King take their first walk as royalty. "l thought the homecoming dance was unique." -Andrea Plambeck "Th e s li d e show was pretty n eat at the coronation:· -Adrienne Soppe "l liked how most people dressed up because they look ed good." -Amy Brtch �"The Variety Show was great! It was fun to do and a blast working with other classmates. - Emmy Heim "l thought it was a great show and everyone did a great job." -Laura Lefeber "It was worth it for the silver card." -Brad Guill I . I ·\ . . ~ . Variety Show Swings into action T he Variety Show for the much talent and I wish I could 1994-95 school year was have put everyone in the spotfull of talent. Highlights of light," said Mrs. Clausen. -Jenny Smith the evening were the rhythmic performance by the SWing Guys, the courageous performance by Brad Guill and the mysterious California Raisins. There was a lot of hard work put into the show. The chorus started working on the songs at the beginning of the year. People in the show put forth a lot of effort with rehearsals every night of the week Sara Nelson and Chris Heste r doing prior to the show. their bes t. "I am fortunate to have so 14 Variety S how . �L. KJng, E. Helm . S . Rambo. K. Lea ders. J. S teph ens. J. Carlson . A. Rin g. N. Schneckloth. and S. Killpa ck looking and s lnglng their bes t. J essica Stephens waits to sing her solo. "I appreciate everyone's time and support, that's what makes a production great." -Mrs. Arla Clausen "All of the hard work from the nights before paid off wi th two even ings of fun and excitement." -Kevin Dea "We all worked really hard and were proud of our performance." -Abry Leazenby Ryan Dea and Kristy Leaders do a cheer for the crowd. Brad Guill jumps high and looks good s howi ng a lit tle hu mor. Mike Meyerring. Rya n Dea a nd Rya n Dobmeier s hake it for the crowd . Variety Show �Sarah Killpack shows a smile to all the customers while she waitresses at Kopper Kettle. Sara Thomsen and Laurie Thomsen pose for a picture at Schierbrock's Grocery where they both work. "A good first job is baby-sitting. It takes a person with a lot of responsibility." -Becky Bruck "Any kind of job that you get paid for. If you 're not going to get paid, why work?" -Misti Arbaugh "If you get p a id WORK! It's better than bugging your parents." -Kari Nelson Brenda Guill cooks up a storm at the Kopper Kettle. J a mie Rodenburg smiles while working as a cashier at Lehan's Pharmacy. Nicole Schneckloth h e lps a fri endly cu s tomer at Minden Grocery. �Trying a New Road What a First Job Teaches A first job is an experience people never forget. It's a chance to get extra spending money. Kevin Dea said, "It gives you the satisfaction of being able to buy your own stuff." A first job also teaches you responsibility. A job makes you take responsibility seriously. It will teach you money management. Nicole Schneckloth said, "It makes you wiser with your own money. It also gives you a taste of the real world." Many students can only work after school so they only work about 10 to 15 hours a week. Work is a big responsibility. Laurie Thomsen said, "It shows kind of what we have to look forward to." -Mandy Huebner Pe nny Ord ge ts r ead y for t h e lunc h crowd at Hardee"s . "Ajob that pays U. S . cu rrency!" - Megan Minahan '"Any k ind of job you can h andle. If it is too m u ch slow down and find on e you can handle. " - Ryan Bennett "Jobs that are fit for t h e pers o n a nd they can handle it." - C indy Roberts Jobs �"My ideal weekend would be to go to a hockey game with my boyfriend and friends and then do something afterwards." - Shanda Ploen "My ideal weekend: To go anywhere that I wanted but not spend any money at all!" - Brenda Guill "A weekend to just kick back and do absolutely nothing that I had to do would be ideal. " - Amy Bennett Weekend Freedom Students enjoy fun life G oing out with friends and hanging out are a couple of things to describe stu dents' weekends. Most of the students go out with a group of their friends. Kandi McCool said her favorite thing to do on weekends was party. Katherine Fischer's favorite thing to do is to "go out with Jess, Cil, Chris and Shaya after games and all pile into the Toyota on the driver's s ide. " Jessica Stephe ns summed it up when she commented , "We go out every week- Weekends /Dating end and have a blast together. Each weekend is a new memory that we can add to the book." -Kim Dea Kristen Farley and Jason Burton enjoy a competitive game of air hockey. �Michelle Stafford and Jodi Leaders team up for a fierce game of ping-pong. Heidi Larsen makes her shot in a pool game during a weekend break. "'A weekend of skydiving, mountain climbing, and all the other deathdefying events there are would be my ideal weekend." - Dallas Mergens "Going with my friends to Adventureland and stay there all day and ride every ride 20 times and make fools of ourselves!" - Angela Olson "Going to "Guitars and Cadillacs" with the guy I like and going for a walk in a park and watching him fall in the water. " - Heather Gravert An1y Stephens and Sarah Benzing relax and relis h in a piece of cake during one weekend . A birlliday party fill s up one of Heather Dalton's week ends. Andre a Pl a mb eck, Amy Eri c h , a nd J a mie Stephens enjoy their ice cream while a t a church youth group function . Weekends / Dating �Sarah Ord tries on her dress as her mom asks her how long she wants the dress to be. Richard Bruck puts himself on the line as he raises the decorations to the ceiling to create a starry night. "I took ten minutes to get something unusualmy Mickey Mouse vest." -Tom Dawson "I really didn ' t enjoy finding my dress b ecause it took me forever to decide. " -Julia Zoss "One m on th - I picked the dress . put it on layaway: then t h e night before, 1 went and bought s hoes and gloves." -Deighe Mergens Prom Sarah Benzing and Cara Dea, cover ed with tape, h elp decorate the gym. Jamie Flaharty escap es the fum es of spray paint as Sheila Rambo watches . Julie Bibea u, a rmed with a glu e g u n , helps decorate the b ackdrop of the gazebo. �Frantic Rush Plans Unfold for Big Night Prom party-goers casually entered Cascio's dressed in formal prom dresses and tuxedos looking like they had been ready for ages. They mingled and laughed as if everything had just fallen into its proper place. On the other hand, if one rewinds to the beginning of the week, all the hard work that was taken care of before prom night can be seen. Many details, such as transportation , shoes, accessories, flowers and decorat ions for the gym, were ironed out and put in place. After all was said and done, everything turned out for a magical Saturday night. - Cara Dea I ., ,.J ... ~- _. - - A "dream come true" limousine ride for Jessie McDermott and Kyle J ensen. "My car died and I h a d to wai t a n hour and a half at t h e flower shop while I waited for my parents." -Kristin Farley "I forgot about my flowers till the last day." -Shannon Martens "I was arudous bu t I was ready for it ... -Kandi McCool Prom �"I thought it was really nice, everyone did a good job." -Erin Matter "The best part of after prom was Lyle Olsen's blackjack table. The whole casino thing was fun ." -Rachel Nelson "The games were good a nd so were all the decorations." -Penny Ord Follow Your Dreams Dreamers Wish Upon Stars Passing through the gazebo , over the footbridge , and past t h e wa te rfall , 50 couples en t ered the Grand March and displayed their formal wear to the public. The dance was held on the b a lcony of the Follow You r Dr e ams Cafe wh ere dreamers danced und e rn e ath the midnigh t sky and wish e d u pon the s t a r s . Th e st ud e nt s we r e set b ack in time - t h e w il d west. P o st prom revealed many new a nd challengi ng ga m es s u c h as Outhouse Toss, Buzzard Bowl22 Prom ing, and "live" horse races. The games fulfilled player's dreams of winning big bucks. -Cara Dea David Killpack and Allis on Maaske s top fo r a pose during Grand March . �Chad H e ilig. Sh a nda Ploen. Angie Olson . and Brad Driver e njoy the dream-like setting of the dance. Tom Dawson a nd John Ring show off their own unique dance moves. On a scale of 1 to 10. the prom was an. "8. The decorations wer e nice a nd the atmosphere was full of energy." -Sarah Gaudian "8 . Bec a us e of the way everyone leaves all past diffe r e nces behind and just h as a LOT OF FUN. " -Clint Scoles "8 . I knew it would be a fun ni g ht with my fri ends ... -Shanda Ploen Kevin Olsen and C hristi Chris tensen enjoy a ride in the horse-drawn carriage . a n ew feature of p st prom. Jake McDermott cata pults himself on to the Velcro wall (Tumbleweed Spla t). the n ewes t post-prom a ttraction. Chad Kunze. a true card s h ark. stares down his opponents while Sarah Thomsen eyes h er money. Prom 23 �Corey Wiesman. an arcrutect from Da n a Larson Roubal, shows the sophomor e class slid es and pict ures of di ffer en t accomplishments th ey h ave m a de. Sophomores Angela Hansen, Cheryl Leinen , Heather Marsh , Katy Burford, and Lori Ronfeldt take a break to pose for the camera at the Old Market. "Th e Freshm e n c lass trip was okay. Boys Town wa s interestin g. Altogether it was a fun day.'· -Cindy Roberts "Our class trip turned out great because we spent most of the d ay in the m a ll or s h opping at NF'M!" -Emmy Heim "The Fr es hm e n class trip to Boys Tow n was in te r e sting. All in a ll the day was fun. " -Pam Mads en 24 Class Trips Freshman Lisa Ronfeldt looks a t a ll t h e n eat stuff at Boys Town . Clint Scoles. Kevin Nelson . Keith Nelson , Ryan Benn ett , a n d Ma tt Minahan. icole Sch nec kloth looks 'bad' for t h e camera while Cara Dea li stens inte ntly to a speak er in the background. �Class Trips Time for Fun With School W • hen we have class hips we load a bunch of buses and go to the Omaha/ Council Bluffs metro area. At first a lot of kids don't like the idea of going places with their teachers , but once the day is over they realize it's a lot of fun and a good learning experience. The places we go are really neat. The freshmen went to BoysTown and the Joslyn Museum . The sopho mores went to the Western Heritage Museum and Dana Larson Roubal and Associates. The juniors went to Allied Communications and Omaha North High School. The seniors went to Rosenblatt Stadium, Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Clarkson Hospital. -Racheal Plambeck Rachel Witt takes a break to eat a t the Westroa d s on h er class trip. "'I wa s r eally s urp rised a t Ro sen b la tt. It was super groovy ! I e njoyed see in g the C lub Ho u se and the restaurant.·· -Heidi Larsen "Th e b e st p ar t a b o u t our cl a ss t r ip was t h e Old Market! " -Bren d a Pla mbeck "The junior class trip was a ll righ t . Omaha Nor th was fun a n d i t was a huge school. .. -Deigh e Mergens Class Trips 25 �A graduation day dread may be "Tripping and falling wh ile rm walking up on the platform getting my hopefully signed diploma." -Tami Matthews "Somebody behind me pulling my chair out from under me making me fall and tripping when I reach the platform" is another fear. -Lynette Ring The greatest cause for panic on graduation would have to be. "Not graduating." -Jeremy Salmons Anxiety Arises Good-Byes Signal New Start Anxiety and fear are often at the worries of tripping on the symptoms of graduation day stage, they'll laugh and see h ow anticipation as well as facing far they've come in life . the uncertainty of the future . -Cara Dea After graduating, the seniors were once again put at the top of the ladder of achievement. They were faced with new c hallenges and opportunities as they migrated out into the world on their own for the first time. The newly gained independence that once seemed unattainable had now become a reality. Twenty years Bra d Carlson gr ac iou s ly r eceives bis from now when they look back diploma from Bill Brich . 26 Gra duation �Janet Zimmerman. Allison Maaske. Kristin Farley. and Erin Matter. we re overjoyed after gradu ating as they posed one last time for the yearbook. DaVid Carlson is awarded his diploma from his father, Jim Carlson. Rising fears include. ''Tripping over my own feet and going the wrong way when everybody e lse is going the opposite direction." -Michelle Stafford "Mr. Nanninga forgetting to call my n ame to com e up and get my diploma. Also falling down the steps and landing on my face." -Jodi Leaders Anxiety after graduating wou ld be caused by "Going to college and n ot having a job after I gradu ate." -Heidi Schultz S om e m e mber s of the n ewly gradu a ted class of 199 5 ta lk of the ir n ew fo und freed om and say a few last good byes. Brenda Guill. sa lu tatorian. gave an e motional graduation speech w hi ch included a poem that she wrote as a fres hman titled, "The Cla ss of 95. " Heidi Larse n. Jodi Lea de rs, a nd Kris ti Leade rs smile big realizing that. afte r thirtee n yea rs. th ey fin a lly m a d e it to the top . Graduation �David Carlson starts the game off with a jump ball as Jim Morse and Ryan Bennett ge ready to grab it. Sports Division �t' Sports JeSS!ca Stephens goes up for a ball on the net when playing Mo Valley. The team won in three games straight. Matt Lehan and Jim Morse come on to the field before a football game. Sports is just one piece of the big puzzle of school for many students. Sports take lots of time from an already busy schedule. Many athletes juggle practices, work, and school trying to find the right combination. Mr. Gibson said, "I have really enjoyed watching sports here." One team put all the pieces together and made it to the ultimate goal: STATE. The boys' basketball team qualified for the state tournament at Veterans Auditorium for the first time since 1986. They demonstrated the qualities of winners by achieving a great goal. Matt Minhan said, ''Tri-Center is on a rebound from the past few years . We have recovered n icely. " -Jackie Carlson Rebound! Heidi Schultz and Mandy Huebner waJt for a ball during wannups. Sports Division �Smack it Mega n! Mega n Minahan gels ready to hi t. T earn Gains Experience C oach Nile Smith described the 1994 summer softball season as " a learning experi"It's ence." Although we'll the team's record showed they were short on wms, they had a lot of desire . Smith said , "They played hard in every contest. but inexperience let us down many times." The girls gained the needed experience and l got it! Heidi Schultz fields the grounder. Get it Lac i! Laci Leaders pitches the ball. selected second team all conference and received Honorable Mention All State from the Athletic Union. The team had a a year to remember and grade point averbe ready for next year." age of 3.44. -Brenda Guill Smith agreed it was a learning year and they are already prepa r ing for next year. lot from the season. -Amy Morse Brenda Guill was valuable game time this year. They were always positive so they learned a The Trojanette Softball team relaxes b efore a big gam e. Ni co le Sc hn ec kl oth h as to make an em ergen cy pi t stop! �Softball 3-24 Kristy Leaders, J essica S c huning. Jodi Leaders. Lynette Ring. Laci Leaders, Denise Wilson. Tressa VanNordstrand . Lori McDonald. Pat Dalton. J amie Rod e nburg. Heidi Larsen . Heidi Schultz. Brenda Guill , and Nile Smith. Reb ecca Witt. Shaya Ploen . Jess Stephens. Ci! Brich, Katy Burford . Angela Hansen . Nicole S chnecklo th . Sarah Ord . Brandi Ma r s h a ll. Amy Smith. Megan Minahan . Misti Arbaugh . Amy Morse. Heidi Lar s en. and Coach Pat Da lton. Not pictured: J ackie Ca r ls on and S a rah Bf" nzing . The b e n c h pre p a res to c h eer their tea m on. Go team! Get ready Amy. h ere it comes ! Amy Morse gets ready to hit. Softball 31 �David Carlson shoots a free throw at the state tournament while the team rebounds. Amy Smith gets r eady to throw the discu s a t S tate Track Meet. Sh e pl ace d seve n t h w it h a throw of 112 feet. Seth Holstein , Ryan Dea. Jim Morse , a nd Josh Zac h a ri a s s how h ow gr e at th e ir 4 x 400 team is. State .. �We're on to State A t the beginning of went hard because they fied along with Jim the seasons, peo- knew the task at hand. Morse in the 400 hurple all have their They had to beat the dles. Marc Wingert and eyes on state. Not very number one team. The David Carlson made it in many people get to goal wasn't just to make the discus. Morse placed 7th at State ; advance to the Carlson placed state competi9th ; Wingert tion. We've man"State was a great experiplaced 10th. aged to have Although Amy quite a few athence, very interesting. We Smith was the letes make it to will be back next year," said only girl to make the state conRob Huebner. it to State she tests. Here is a worked long and closer look. hard for a week When the 1994- 95 boys basketball it to state, it was to win. so she could try to win. team qualified for state it Although the Trojans Smith was very happy in was a thrilling moment. came up short against making it to state and Some counted the team Osage, they had plenty to wished some teammates out, and when they made be proud of. The Trojan could have gone also. it to state there was pan- basketball team had a Amy went on to place seventh in the discus. demonium. They had a great, fun filled season. The boys track team -Nick Kuster & week of preparation to get ready for Osage. In had six people go to Cary Cochran those practices, everyone state. The 4x400 quali- Dav id Ca rl so n and Mar c Winge1·t practice h ard for their last high school track m eet. Jim Morse cu ts down the net after d efeatin g Southern Ca lh oun in the substate game . State �.J' United We Run U ' .. ,,,,. . \ team. times. Witt said that she Goal setting played an improved her t ime each a good way to sum up the Cross Coun- important part in the sea- meet, which was h er main goal. try season. Coach Heather Dalton Dalton said received the AcadRebecca Witt, e m ic All Confer'The meets were fun, but the Jessie McDermott en ce Award. She and Kim Dea practices were horrible," wa s was c hosen as showed a lot of Jake McDermott's summary of o n e o f t e n boys unity. 'They did a a nd girls in our the season. good job of groupconferen ce by the ing together to WlC At hletic Dihelp improve each rectors. Looks like other's strength son. ln the big meets , thi s CC te am has the and speed." New members on the everyone seemed to strive Right Combination! -Kim Dea team were Sarah Goodwin harder to get their best and Dea. Jake McDermott, Jimmy Tackett, Steven Batory and Jason Reb e c ca Witt a nd Kim D e a J oe Lead e rs pulling ah ead to a strong fi nis h fo r th e team. Burton also joined the stick together to the finis h. nity and support is Heather Da lton la u gh s a t h er compe titi on while running at the dis trict m eet. Jake Mc Dermott h as a look of fi e r ce d e t e rmin a ti o n d ur ing the dis tric t m eet. Cross <;ou ntry Hea th e r a nd Re becca ge ttin g lhe kinks out b efore districts . �TRI-CE TER HIGH SCHOOL LI BRARY 3 2258 00002 7116 Cross Country SCOREBOARD A. L. Woodbine Carroll Kemp. Harlan Tri-Center Conferen ce Districts West Harrison Boys/Girls Pla ces 9 8 7 7 17 3 7 10 8 9 8 5 14 The girls team includes Heather Dalton. Rebecca Witt. Kim Dea. J essie McDermott and Sarah Goodwin for the season. J a son Burton a nd J i mm y Ta ckett ch eck ou t th e competi tion b efore the district race. Running for the boys team is Jimmy Tackett. J ason Burton. Steven Batory. Jake McDermott. Joe Leaders. and Mike Barnes . J a son endu res the pa in for the Trojans during the conferen ce meet. Cross Country 85 �Volleyball 20-6-2 SCOREBOARD Walnut A-S-T Boyer Valley Audubon Rivers ide Underwood Lewis Central Treynor Mo Valley Lo Ma Griswold Red Oak Corning Harlan Tourney A-S-T Tourney T-C/OPPONENT 3-0 3-0, 3-1 , 3-0 3 -0 3-2 3-0 3 -0, 0 -3 , 1-3 3-2 1-3, 3-0 3-0 3 -2 3-1 0 -2 0-2 1st Place 2nd Place Var s ity: Ci! Erich , Megan Mina h a n , S h aya Ploen , J ess Stephens, Amy S mith , Misti Arbau gh , Sara Nels on. J ackie Carlson . Bri a n Reed, Heid i Schul tz . Mi ch e lle Stafford , Tami Matthews. Amy Morse. Mary Conway. Junior Varsity: Mary Zellmer, Katy Burford, Andrea Plambeck, Angela Hansen , Ci! Erich, Cara Dea. Sara Th om sen. Shaya Ploen, Coach Brian Reed. Amy Smith, Amy Morse, Misti Arbaugh. Megan Minahan . and Coach Mary Conway. Volleyball Get d own and get ready . Tami Matth ews. Sara Nelson, and Amy Morse await the serve . Con centrate Mich elle! Michelle Stafford sends h er serve soaring across the net. �Yes! Ano th e r ace for th e Trojanettes . Hard Work Pays Off H ard work paid off was named a Mizuno All commented that going to for the 1994 vol- Star. Michelle and Sara the UNO team camp leyball team . Nelson achieved first helped her team break the serve receive They received record that had many awards. 'The highlight of my season was when been the same The team had a we beat Treynor in the semifinals of the since 1983. Her twenty win seaConference Tourney and Underwood highlight of the son for the first during the regular season in three season was win time since 1988. games. We played like a team." ning the Harlan The team fin-Jess Stephens Tournament and ished in a tie for beating Treynor first place in the WIC, and got first place team all conference and in the semifinals of the in the Harlan Tourna- Jackie Carlson achieved Conference Tournament. Michelle Stafford second team all confer- ment. ence. Michelle was also The team had a lot of the Harlan Area Player fun , worked hard , and Smack it Ci!! Ci! Brich s ends of the Year. received a lot of awards . another s erve over the net. Coach Mary Conway -Amy Morse Fre shman : La ci Lea ders . Jenny Smith, Amie Christiansen . Ashlee Wulff. Jennifer Witt. Caroline Holstein. Adrie nn e S o p pe. C h eryl Bri c h , Brian Reed. Tamara Wa llace . La u ra Lefebe r. a nd Ra c hel Witt. J u m p Girls! Jackie Ca r lson and J essica Stephens pre pare to block the attac k . Volleyball �Cary Cochra n throws a strike to th e end zon e for a TD. Tearn Effort Works T in five years which ri-Center's foot- up," said Adam Ring. The team came back helped turn their season ball team came into the season and beat Southwest, the around. David Carlson not knowing said, "The sea"It was an exciting year and everywhat to expect. son was simply body did their part in making us a The critics had awesome." The successful football team. The kids already written Trojans went on worked very hard and were deterthe Trojans off, to post a 6 -3 mined to make the '94 season a sucbut Coach Jay record for the cessful one." Bellar and his season. -Coach Bellar troops didn't let This Trojan that affect them. After falling to a record # 1 ranked team in the footb a ll team truly was of 1-2, people started district. This homecom- driven to succeed. -Nick Kuster believing the critics, but ing victory was the first the team members never hung their heads ."This was a great year for me Jim Morse makes a gr eat catch Ryan Dea breaks through . getand goes in for a TD. ting ready for the Falcons. because we never gave The Trojan s ide lines ch eer on the defense. Coach Tim Co nway can' t believe the refe ree's call. �Football 6-3 SCOREBOARD Underwood Audubon St. Albert A-S-T S outhwest River side Coming Griswold C-A-M T -C OPPONENT 42 6 18 42 30 6 32 48 24 12 7 26 12 26 20 20 6 22 First Row: Shawn Flaharty. Kyle Kunze. Travis Benning. Mike Meyerring. Brad Guill, Tom Burford . Chris Hes ter. Second Row: Cra ig Handb u ry. J im Cook. Eric Ess r. Kirk Ring. Brian Marc. Matt Preu ss. Third Row: Adam Ring. S eth Holstein . Nick Kuster . Brady Schroder. Ryan Dea. Rob Huebner. Brian Skow. Fourth Row: Keith Skow, Ch ad Kunze . Jim Morse . David Carlson . J ohn Ring, Jas on McDermott. Fifth Row: David Git tins. Kevin Dea. Cary Coch ran. Josh Zacharias . Mar c Wingert . Matt Christen sen, Jake Stone. SiJ...1:h Row: Matt Leh an. B. J . Hon eywell. Jody Ba ker. Ryan Bennett. Keith Nelson . Matt Han d bury. Catch him if you can. David Carlson runs wild. Seth Holstein is determined to get to the end zone. Football 39 �. Wrestling t':"'·rr,,,~ fl SCOREBOARD 103 130 14 0 152 171 189 HWT 14 5 145 160 103 Jim Tackett Jake McDermott Jason McDermott Brad Guill Dave Killpack Kory Arn old Kevin Christensen Brian S k ow Kyle Arnold BJ Honeywell Jeremy Crozier ~ 26/20 17/11 14/10 6/20 3/16 8/19 5/25 18/12 4/9 11/15 5/6 Front: Jeremy Crozier, Tom Dawson, Jake McDermott, Jim Tackett Second row: Kevin Christensen, Jason Mc Der mott, Brian Skow, Bra d Guill, Kyle Arnold Third row: Coach Abariotes, David Killpack, Kory Arnold, Eric Esser, BJ Honeywell, Coach Larsen Front: Tom Dawson, Eric Esser Second row: David Killpack , Kyle Arnold. Jake McDermott, Brad Guill Third row: Kevin Christensen. J ason McDermott, Jeremy Crozier. Brian Skow, Coach Abariotes. BJ Honeywell, Jim Tackett, Kory Arnold J immy Tackett gets two points for a take down . Kyle Arnold gets into a tigh t po s iti on durin g on e of his m atch es. J �Dave Ki llpack a nd BJ Honeywell wres tle h ard for T-C . B ack to Basics W restlers for only had a few wrestlers ence in the final the 1994-95 and little experience, round." Kyle Arnold agreed season start- we caught on quick." with the coach ed learning from small about the basics. "It "I thought that wrestling was fun and numbers on the was a learning gave me lots of experience for my first team . He said , year. We're fairly high school year." - Jeremy Crozier. "We had a good young, but I team but there thought we wasn't enough of us to The inexperience was made pretty good get team points for a just too much for the progress," coach Abariwin. " team. Abariotes said, otes said. Kory said, "We had a Kory Arnold said, "I "In most tournaments think that we started we started out well and good season thanks to out a little rough . We showed our inexperi- our coaches and our returning wrestlers from the last wrestling Eric Esser tries hard to keep Kory Anlold smiles while takseason." his man down . ing his opponent down. -Jenny Smith BJ Honeywell take s a Wood bine opponent to the m at. B rad G u ill gets som e advice from h ead coach Abaiiotes . �Kathe ri n e Fis c h e r gets ready to r ece ive th e b all. Their Best Efforts 1 of the best team s in the 995 brought many kept us in every game." Team defense was an area. Heidi Schultz said, accomplishments to the girls basketball important part as the Tro- "It felt g re a t wh e n we played Griswold at program. They their gym, and we "We emphasized the importance of received fourth were ahead at halfdefense and that is what made us a place in the conferEven though time. ence tournament. real competitor." -Megan Minahan we ended up losing Heather Dalton janettes gave up only an we gave it our best." was named to first team average of 42 points per This goes with the all conference while Jackgame. The girls were whole season as Fritch ie Carlson and Michelle always giving their best said, "We made some Stafford achieved honorable mention. The team efforts. They finished the giant steps forward and had a new coach, Mark season with a record of had a successful season. " -Amy Morse Fritch. He said, "I applaud 10-12. They beat a couple the girls on their determination and intensity on the floor. Our strength Heath e r D a lton driv es ri g ht Heidi S chul tz m akes s ure s h e h as con trol of the b al l. past the d efender s to score. was team defense, which Jackie Carls on looks to elude h er defender. Brenda Guill dribbles the ball up the fl oor while looking for the pa s s. Girls Basketball �Girls Basketball 10- 12 SCOREBOARD TC/OPPONENT Southwest Woodbine 35-36 29-28 49-44, 39-65, 50-46, 39-38, 43-44, 39-4 1, 31-30, 26-39, Logan Treynor Mo. Valley AST Audubon Unden vood Riverside Griswold 27-46 29-46 , 37-27, 36-50, 41-40 51-28 35-22, 18-36 38-56 58-48 53-77 34-42 Varsity tea m: Brend a Guill, Kristy Lea d e r s . Michelle Sta fford . Heidi Schul tz, Tami Ma tthews. Amy S mith, Amy Morse . Mandy Huebn er, Katherine Fisch er. Jackie Carlson , Megan Minahan, and Heather Dalton . Tami Matthews runs the tean1 offense as she looks to score. Mi c h e lle Stafford prac t ices sh ooting a free-throw in practice . Junior Var sity: Amy Smith , Megan Min ahan. Laci Leaders, La ura Lefeb er , J es sica Bennett, Kari Nelson, Mandy Hueb n er. Amy Morse, Katy Bu rford , and Pa trick Dalton . Girls Basketball �Boys Basketball 20-5 SCOREBOARD TC/OPPONENT Woodbine Lo-Ma Treynor Mo. Valley A. s. T. Audubon Underwood Riverside Griswold E -H-K Red Oak So. Cal Osage 78-48 93- 50 81-65, 88-66, 50-43 70-55, 85-65 108-57, 91-54, 84-52 79- 59, 65-60 76-55, 64-41, 93-45 57-68, 83-86, 72-65 57-44, 52-66, 61-70 97-49 69-61 73-70 55-71 Varsity: Ch eryl Brich , Matt Lehan, Ryan Dobmeier , Kevin Nels on, Ryan Bennett, Keith Nelson, Jim Morse, Ada m Ring, Rob H uebn e r , Ci! Brich , Sara Thom sen , Brady Schroder , Nick Ku ster , Cary Cochran, Ryan Dea, David Carls on, Matt Minahan, Jason Burton. Junior Varsity: Mike Barnes, Joe Leaders, Kevin Dea, Josh Dau, Adam Ring, Ryan Dobmeier, Brady Schroder , Matt Minahan, J ason Burton, Hea th Bertelsen , Kyle Kunze, Jay McDonald, Matt Chris tensen , J eremy Nyberg, Sh awn Fla harty, Weston Dittmer, Ryan Aus demore, Britt Carls on, Matt Preu ss, Mike Meyerring, Travis Benning, J ason Sch neckloth, Glen Cook . Boys Basketball J im Morse a nd Rob Huebner fight to get the ball in a hard fought game with the Treynor Cardinals . Tri-Ce n ter break s from the ir h uddle at the end of a lfm e out. �''B oys Make State" T em Cal by three led by ri -Center's boys on the season. The Trojans went to Cary Cochran 's 42 basketball team began the season Districts and beat AST, points. The Trojans were on their way to with a bang. They state for the first "I thought the season was full of excitehandily won time in eight ment and good hard basketball. I think the first seven we accomplished a lot. There were ceryears. Although games . Although tain goals we set out to get and we went they would lose the Trojans lost after them," said junior Ryan Bennett. to Osage in the to Riverside , in first round of the next game Riverside and Red Oak in state they could be proud they would go on to win the conference tourna- the District finals. After of what they did. "We achiev ed our ment. The Trojans went Districts was Substate on to post a 16-4 record where they beat South- main goal in making it to state," said Rob Huebner. This Trojan team was Cary Cochran and the Trojans Nick Kus ter looks for an open destined to win. get the conferen ce trophy. man up court. -Nick Kuster Keith Nelson hustles down a loose b all and then looks for an open man . Cary Cochran swishes a three in a regular season game with the Treynor Cardinals. l.Javid Carls on cu ts down th e net after subs ta te. Boys Basketball �Katy B urford gives a ll her stren gth lo get th e shotpul to 35·, Racing For Success Rainy days and cold competition and practice, strong in the hurdles and weather was how the girls we started improving. sprints and Amy Smith. track season started off, While it was wet, we Jaime Anderson and Katy but that couldn't keep the weren't able to work up to Burford in t he field events." team from making it a hit. Eight Amy Smith was freshman girls the only qualifier "Qualifying for s tate was a goal I had joined the team for the state meet. all year. I was disappointed with my and added some Sh e qualifi ed in throw, but earning s eventh place was a needed speed iri the discus with a good finish. I think that qualifying will the relays . There throw of 105.7'. give me more experience for the were only three "It's awesom e. future." -Amy Smith seniors on the My first year expeteam but they rienc e was coo l. demonstrated I can't wait until good leadership for th e our full potential. We only next year," said Kari underclassmen. They were lose three seniors, so next Nelson - Kim Dea always there to cheer year I look to Jackie to be everyone on. Coach Dalton gave his summary of the season , Wha t a handoff! Angie H ansen passes Janet Bruck gives it "Once we were able to get the baton to Janet Zimmerman at the Freshman her all in the 400 meter run . outside and have some Woodb ine m eet. Arny Smith gets some practice time in before the state meet. She r eceived a seventh place finish at state . Nicole Schneckloth strides out during the Underwood m eet in the 4 by 4 00 m eter relay for a great time. Girls Track �Girls Track 1995 SCOREBOARD Dunla p Treynor Underwood Woodbine WIC Charter Oak Underwood Districts - PLACED 12th 11th 7th 6th 5th 5th 3rd 11th Districts: 1s t -Amy Smith , discus 2nd-Amy Smith , s hot put 3 rd-Jackie Carlson, 400 hurdles 5th-Katy Burford , shot put Left to 1; gh t: Heidi Larsen . J anet Zimm erman. Krtstin Farley . Hea ther Dalton . Sarah Kill pack . Amy S mi th. Jaime And er s on . Caroli n e Hol s tein , J essie McDermott. J ack ie Carls on . Nicole S chneckloth . Angie Ha n sen . Sarah Good w in . Ka ty Burfo r d . La u r a Ring . Adrie nne Soppe. Amy Mors e. Ka ther in e Fisch er. Reb ecca Witt. Mary Zell mer. Kim Dea. Becky Bruck. J ess Ben nett. Kari Nels on . Rac he l Witt. Janet Bru ck Heidi La rsen edges by the competition for a s econd p lace fin is h. Teamma te Kari Nelson fo llows closely in th ird. Ma ry Zell m er enj oys a s h or t break from the m eet at Woodb in e . Gir ls Track 47 �Boys Track OPPONENTS' TRACKS Treynor Underwood Lo-Ma Treynor West Monona Woodbine Treynor - WIC Charter Oak-Ute Boyer Valley at Dunlap Districts at Treynor Back to fro n t: Kevin Christen sen , Stefan Batory, Kyle Kunze , David Ki ll pack, Joe Leaders , Jim Morse. J osh S ton e . Ma rc Wingert, E ric Esser , David Carlson. Josh Zach arias, S eth Holstein. J ason Mantz. Cary Cochran , Mike Barnes. J ake Stone, Nick Kuster , John Ord, Ryan Dea. Joe Leade rs looks ahead as he t ries to catch hi s com petition. Josh Zachari as takes a big leap into the long jump pit at dis tricts in Treynor. 48 Boys Track �Mike Barnes stre tch e s as h e ge ts ready to run. Fighting Adversity One way to describe the Barnes was ineligible for meet of the season. Jim 1995 Tri-Center Trojan five meets and was only Morse was always in the top three at most of the track team was injury able to run in four meets. prone. In the first meet of Despite all the Trojans meets in the 400 hurdles. Ryan Dea and the season David Seth Holstein Carlson pulled his "I felt we had a great team for the limitadded points with hamstring and ed people we had and we always gave it their efforts in the was unable to run a good effort. We were determined to 100 and 200. "I the rest of the seado good and we went out and did good thought we gave it son. Jim Morse at each meet we ran in," said sophoall we had each also strained his more Jason Mantz. meet," said Mike hamstring that meet and didn't Barnes. Even with all of run the next meet. But following the second problems early on they the problems the Trojans meet Morse came back to had many bright spots. never gave up and gave it run for the Trojans. To The Distance Medley team all they had day in and day top off the injuries Mike placed in almost every out. They fought the adversity and did a great job. Marc Wingert practices throwSeth Holstein h a nds to Ryan -Nick Kuster ing the discus for state. Dea in th e 4 x 400 . Nick Kuster give s it his all in the l 00 m e ter d a sh a t distric ts in Tr eynor. Mike Barne s look s d e termined as h e j umps over the hurdle on his way to the finis h line . Boys Track 49 �EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL Front row: Bryan Dalbey. J a son Andrews, Jim Nordman. Keith Incontro. Ryan J ensen Seco nd row: Aa ron Pete rs e n , J a y Ring. Jason Cook. Paul Heitman , Errin Gunders on. Tracy Kosma cek , Isaac Myers Third row: Da n Olsen. J o n ath a n Killp ac k. Hea th Thoma s. J e s se Baldwin, Heath Gravert. Danny Bloom. Seth Boos SEVENTH GRADE FOOTBALL First row: Aaron E ckrich , J eff King . Ma tt Hotz, Eric Suntken . Rega n S c hrod e r S econd row : Ru sty S m ith, Eri c Be nnin g. La n ce Ma n ess. J u stin Gund e r s on , J aso n Ha n se n. J e r e m y Van Arsd ol, Du stin Olson Third row : Coach Fritch , Nic k Th o m as , Dou g He itma n, Ma r ty Overgaard. Tim Lead e r s . J e r e m y Pete r sen, Da vi d Kinnard -Grave rt. Pa ul Evers T R 0 J A CHEERLEADERS Andrea Fisch e r . Lacey Don ova n . J od i Sc huning S econd row: Ch ri s ta l Ki ng. S a ra We llman Third row: Sarah Ring, Sara Da u 50 Jr. High S por ts �EIGHTH GRADE VOLLEYBALL First row: Lacey Donovan , Kaylee Dollen , Jodi Schuning . Traci Minahan . Andrea Fisc h e r . J e nnife r Ste phe ns S econd row: Sara Da u , Tiffany Hester. S a ra Esse r. Nancy Koch. Emily Ring Third row: Coach S tafford. Christal King. Cassie Payne. April Johnston . Sarah Ring . Ka the rine Wa rd. La ura Gaudian SEVENTH GRADE VOLLEYBALL First row: Ke ll y Ring. Amb er D a u. Kat ie Zell mer. Sadie Heimba u gh. Annie Welboume. Alliea Mille r . Mariah Wellma n S econd row: Kristen Burbridge. Annie Pettit. Brandi Huddl e. Wendy Mansfield. Carri e Peters . Holly Leazenby. Lindsey Johnson Third row: Rachel Beh re ndsen . Michelle Hester. Callie Rod enburg . Ka tie Morse . Jacki Thielen , Lori Piper. Kim Niem an . Coach Bellar EIGHTH G RAD E BOYS BASKETBALL First row: Tim Fred e rikse n . Ryan Jensen . Brya n Dalbey. J osh Ring. Tim Dallon Second row: Bed a n e Divelbess . J ay Ring. Errin Gund erson . Aaro n Petersen. Chris Madse n T h ird row: Dan Olson. Heath T h omas. Seth Boos. J esse Baldwin. Heath Gravert Jr. High Sports 51 �SEVENTH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL First row: Jeff King, Regan Schroder, Jeremy VanArdsol, Nick Thomas Second row: Tim Lea ders. Rusty Smith, Jeremy Petersen, Coach Lefeber, Eric Benning, David KinnardGravert, Marty Ove rgaard EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL Front row: Andrea Fischer, Jodi Schuning , Jennifer Stephens, Kaylee Dollen , Traci Minahan, Laura Gaudian Second row: Sara Dau , Cassie Payne, Sarah Ring, Sara Esser, April Johnston, Emily Ring, Kath erine Ward SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL Front row: Lindsey Johnson , Mariah Wellman, Sadie Heimbaugh, Annie Pettit, Sara Wellman, Alliea Mille r, Amber Dau Second row: Rachel Behrendsen, Mic h elle Hester. Callie Rod e n burg, Katie Morse , Kim Nieman, Lori Piper , Carrie Peters 52 Jr . High Sports �BOYS TRACK Front row: Jesse Baldwin , Regan Schrode r . Chris Madsen. Tim Dalton, Ryan J ensen. Jim Nordman, Tim Frederiksen, Bedane Divelbess Second row: Eric Benning. Dan Olsen . J ason Cook , Heath Thomas, Jonathan Killpack. Tracy Kosmacek, Isaac Myers, Heath Gravert, Da vid Kinnard-Gravert GlRLSTRACK Front row: Brandi Huddle , Katie Zellmer S econd row: Annie Pettit, Holly Leazenby, Carrie Peters. S a di e Heimbaugh, Andrea Fischer, Lacey Donovan. Kaylee Dollen. Traci Minahan Third row: Sara Wellman. Lindsey Johnson , Amy Rheam. Rachel Behrendsen. Sarah Ring, J e nnifer Step hen s, Jodi S chun ing. Laura Gaudian. Katie Morse . Sara Esser Jr. High ports 53 �Ryan Dea cleans up the mess after the Christmas tree fell over while Jessica Schuning puts the decorations back on. Orga niza tion Division �Organizations Q rganizations were a big part of the school year. Without them the school Cheerleaders Jodi Leaders and Laurie Thomsen pose for a picture at pep rally where nobody is camera shy. Katie King performs with drill team at half time of the boys game against Riverside. would have been much different. What would a game/duel have been like without the cheerleaders or without the halftime show by the drill team or flags? How about Valentine's Day without the flower sales by FHA members? A year without fruit sales by the FFA members would be boring. The year just wouldn't be complete without the variety show, dinner theater and spring concert or without the speech play or NHS induction. Of course one can't forget the Spring Fling put on by the Student Council. The school year just wouldn't be the same without Organizations. -Jackie Carls on Relaxing b e fore a marching band contest are Emmy Helm. La:ura King, Lynette Ring, and Amy Ring. Organization Division 55 �School Spirit E nergy! Spirit! Enthusi- cheering for. Cheerleaders asm! These are just a have to practice until everyfew things cheerlead- thing is perfect. They do not just throw on a uniform and ers need to be successful. The Tri-Center High clap their hands . They spend School cheerleaders had a lot of time learning new another exciting year. Each cheers and making up new individual squad fulfilled ones. They also spend a lot their duties to the highest. of time organizing pep rallies They made sure they and learning new dances for pumped-up the crowd and -them. Their practices usualsupported their teams no ly lasted over an hour and a matter what th e outcome . half. They also go to a camp in the summer just like the The crowd also helped a lot. other athletes. The Basketball CheerleadWhat would a game be like ers had the most thrilling season of all. They were the without cheerleaders? There privileged ones who got the would be no one there to cheer for the team. They arouse the crowd ; no one cheered on the Basketball there to get the people on team every step of the way, their feet and yelling. The cheerlead e rs work all th e way to the State hard at what they do a nd game! Cheerleading is just as this season they proved it! -Heather Marsh hard as the sport they are Ka ti e Kin g. Re b ecca Wi tt , Hea th e r Mar s h , S ie rr a Sc hul e n b e rg . Sara h Benzi ng, a nd Sarah Good wi n get ready to fi re up the crowd at the Pep Rally . Cheerleaders Wres tling Cheerleaders from top to righ t. Angie Hansen . Sarah Goodwin . Andrea Pla mbeck , Heath er Marsh , and Sarah Benzing. "Th e Football ch eerleaders· abilities didn't end on the footb a ll field . The cheerlead e r s were r e cog nize d by th e At hl e ti c Ass ociation for d i s t ingui s h e d academic achievem e nt . Th e w re s tling ch ee r lead e r s prove d th ei r d e dic a tion by giving up ma ny S at urday s to c h ee r on th e wrestling squ a d . They did a fantas tic job of not only ge tting th e team fired up , but th e crowd as well . The b as ketba ll cheerl e ad e r s work e d very hard to keep the crowd che er1ng . e s p e ci a lly during the state tourn a ment. -Kim An e we e r, Lori Bell a r and Jodi J a cobson . �Rebecca Witt . Jodi Leaders . Laurie Thomsen. Sie rra Schulenberg. Lyn e tte Ring and Ka tie King g e t the crowd pumped during a time out at a Basketball game. Front Row: Jodi Leaders. Jessica Schuning. Heidi Larsen. S econd Row: Laurie Thomsen. Lyne tte Ring. Sierra Schulenberg. Back Row: Rebecca Witt and Katie King. ~- ~ I . ~' Andrea Pla mbeck a nd Angela Ha n sen pose for th e cam e r a a t th e wrestling to u rn a m e nt in Corning. ,...., ., ~ ~ "'·.. Th e Basketball c h eer lead ers incl ud ed: Lynette Ring. Katie King . Sierra S ch ule nbe rg. Jodi Lead ers. Rebecca Witt and Laurie Thomsen. Cheerleaders 57 �Get Down! Heidi Larsen performs at half time of the Riverside boys game. Heidi was one of six seniors in Jam Connection. Shake it, swing it and smile. Ci! Brich has her drill team routine down . Jackie Carlson. Jodi Leaders , Laci Leader s . He idi Sc hul tz, J essica Bennett. Lynette Ring. Laura King. Amy Ring , Emmy Heim . J amie Rodenburg, He idi Larsen. Heath er Marsh, Andrea Plamb ec k , Sierra Schu le nburg , a nd Lisa Ronfeldt Drill Team/ Flags Heidi S c hultz holds h er fl ag at ri g ht s houlder a rms. S h e p e r forms a t h a lf time of the football gam e versus Southwest. Flags practiced at 7:00 a .m . on Tuesday and Thursdays to get ready for performances and contests . �Spirits Fly High F "All I have to say is 3 words: Men's Drill Team," said Cil Brich when asked what the best part of State Drill Team Contest was. eel the beat. That is what it takes to be in the Satin Nights and Jam Connection. All of the music and good times made the members proud to be a part of great organizations. For most of the girls on the squads, their favorite memories come from contests or performances. "I got stung by a bee and so did Sarah Killpack (at the Plattsmouth contest)." said Jess Bennett about her most memorable experience from flags. For Laci Leaders her favorite memory was, "performing at Lewis Central in the rain." "The Satin Nights are the frosting to the marching band. These ladies are always working on perfection. I like working with ladies with lots of pride," said Mrs. Arla Jo Clausen about the flag squad. The biggest event for the Drill Team is going to state contest. They performed a dance and a porn pan rou tine. The squad received two Divison 1 ratings. They also got the Distinguished Academic Award for having a grade point average from 3.25 to This r a in is m essing up m y h air. Emmy He im. Mrs. Arla Cla u sen . Jodi Leaders a nd La ura Ki n g ta ke cover from th e r a in at State Marc h ing Ba nd Contes t. The contest was h eld a t Lewis Ce ntral . Kristin Farley . Jess ica Schuning. Jackie Carlson. Kristi Leaders. Laurie Thomsen. Ch ery l Brich. Laci Leaders. Sara Nelson. Jodi Leaders. Lynette Ri n g. Heidi Larsen. Ci! Brich. Sarah Ki ll pack. Jessica Stephens. Rebbecca Witt. Misti Arbaugh. Katie King. a n d Heather Dalton 4 .0. Mrs. Arla Clausen explains what Drill Team is all about, "T-C Jam Connection is a dance squad consisting of 18 dedicated ladies. It's a fun group of ladies that entertains with execution and personality. I'm proud to have been a part of the T-C Jam Connection. Keep Jammin '." -Jackie Carlson Drill Team / Flags 59 �FHA/FFA Serves All T he FHA has been doing a lot of new activ ities . They are an organization that contributes to others while having fun at it. There are only 13 members but they do the work of 50. They sold balloons , carnations, and roses for Valentine's Day . FHA started baby-sitting at Parent/Teacher confe r e n c es and started a $200 s cholarship for a senior FHA member. They a re also planning to 'Adopt-A-Highway .' Gina Ring t hinks FHA is beneficial. " It is a great thing to get involved with, " she said. Bre nd a Croz ier said, "I t h ink FHA is fun. " Jamie Stephens agreed. "FHA you got t o join. It contributes to others and it's FHA members Amy Brich and Gina Ring help the kids at Head Start carve pumpkins for Halloween. fun and interesting." In the U.S. there are over 450 , 000 members in FFA. Most students think th a t FFA is only for males but , they have one femal e, Cheryl Leinen. "It helps the kids learn about agriculture and it helps with leadership~ " said Mr. Matulka about FFA. For most, it runs in the family to be a farmer and FFA helps them to be better farmers even if that is not their career choice . FFA helps you understand and prosper from its benefits. The FFA took a field trip to the national FFA conven tion in Washington. They built a safety display for t h e e lementary. They also sold fruit. -Racheal Plambeck The three FHA officers: Senior s Kristi Lead er s, La u ra Kin g, and Michelle Stafford . They h elp t o make FHA a better organization. "It's b een a b u s y year for the FHA m em be rs . We've b e e n inv olved in m any m ore ac t i vities i nc lu d i n g ba b y - sit t i ng a nd the H e ad Start WalkA - Thon. Valentine's Day was e sp ecially wild! We almos t doubled our flow er sales fr om last year. " -Julie Wood �The 94-95 FHA members : Heather Krohn, Cheryl Leinen, Brenda Crozier. Octavia Sexton, Lisa Ronf1edt, Lori Ronfeldt, Amy Brich . Jamie Stephens , Andrea Plambeck, Gina Ring. Mrs. Julie Wood. Heather Stafford, Laura King. Kristi Leaders. The FFA members stop to take a picture with the cows on their trip to Maryville. Missouri. For FFA wee k the m embers drove th eir trac toi-s to sc hool. He re are just a couple of t h e t r ac tors bu t t h e r e w e r e m a n y more . Mr. Ma tulka looks back on FFA membe rs wh en th ey ta ke a trip to Maryville. �David Brisbois ge ts his fa ce painted for Red Ribbon Week. Every 20 minutes the Stu Co picked a person to die in an alcohol related a ccident since it is becoming a problem. Some of the Student Counc il m embers have fun while decorating the Christmas trees for the school lobby. Mike Meyerring. Ryan Ausdemore, J ason Burton, Jessica Stephens. Marc Wingert. Jackie Carlson, Jim Morse, Brad Guill , Kevin Dea, Josh Zach arias, Cary Cochran. Rach el Witt. Sarah Killpack, Caroline Holstein. Heather Dalton. Brenda Guill. J essica Sch uning, Jamie Steph ens, Kevin Taylor. and Ryan Dea. Student Council Sophom or e Cary Coch ran a nd freshma n Brad Guill decorate a Christm as tree for th e h igh sch ool lobby. This is jus t one of th e m any things t h e S tud ent Counc il does to im prove our sch ool. The s t u d ent cou ncil strives h ard to m ake our sch ool and community a b e tter place. �"The 1994-95 Student Council was committed to serving the students, staff, and community of TriCenter. Almost all of the projects were a big success and everyone seemed t o enjoy themselves while working, playing, or eating donuts during early morning meetings. I was proud to be associated with this group of young men and women." -Mr. Nanninga Benefits To All S tudent Council is an organization that helps out the community and the school. They strive to work hard at the many activities that they participate in. Rebecca Witt said, "I've really enjoyed being in Student Council. We have participated in many fun activities that have helped people around here. I would suggest anyone to run for Stu Co." "I've enjoyed being in Student Council. You get involved with helping others. We have raked leaves for people. We also got involved in National Education Week," said Jamie Stephens. The Stu Co members are elected by the students in their classes. They have 22 members and are sponsored by Mr. Nanninga. The officers are President Brenda Guill; Vice President Jim Morse; Secretary Jessica Schuning; and Treasurer Marc Wingert. "It is a fun and interesting experience. It is well worth the time and it's a great chance to help out the community and around the school," said Kevin Dea. Cary Cochran said, "Stu dent Council gives not only itself a chance to help change the school, but me also." Jessica Schuning said, "This was my first year in Stu Co and I have really enjoyed it. It has been a good experience for me. I have had a lot of fun with all the other students and everybody was always fun to be around ." -Rach eal Plambeck Heidi La rsen p oses fo r the camera while J es s ica Schu n ing and Sarah Killpack decorate the Ch ristmas tree for the lobby. Sophomore Jake Mc Dermott gets ready to be killed in a car accident by a drunk driver for Red Ribbon Week. Student Council �GPA Raises Honor A s fifty percent fewer formerly a 3.0. In deciding on the new students (compared to guidelines, the faculty looked 1993-94) were inductat other area NHS schools' ed into the National Honor Society, some questions were guidelines. Most of the raised as to why there was a schools that were viewed had smaller number of inductees. a minimum cumulative GPA The answer was in the new of at least 3.5. The faculty felt guidelines set up by the fac- -they should raise the GPA not ulty. They chose to increase only because of other the minimum cumulative schools, but "We wanted to GPA to 3.5 from the previous make sure the ones (stu3.0. The new guidelines dents) we chose were the top applied to the sophomore of their class - a well rounded class. Juniors and seniors student (service, leadership, character) ," said Ron Elliott. used the 3 .0 minimum GPA. Raising the standards will Acquiring the minimum make NHS more competitive GPA was only the first step in to get into. Sarah Ord (NHS applying for National Honor member) said, "'It (the change) Society. Students' service , will make students work leadership, and character harder to be in it and th ey were rated on a 4.0 scale by think of it as more of an will faculty members . The comhonor if they make it." bined average of those ratings -Cara Dea must have been at least a 3.5, Rachel Hall Eikenbeny, gu est speak er of the NHS induction , s poke to the n ew inductees of ch a llenging themselves to excel in everything they do. National Honor Society Brandi Marshall, a n ewly inducted National Honor Society m emb er is given a rose and pin fro m J anet Zimmerman. senior member. "We want to honor the students who achieve highly in these categories (leadership , character, service). If it's (NHS) important to a student, then they will work for it. Being a member is an honor!" - Ron Elliott �Kevin Olsen receives a rose and NHS pin from Allison Maaske as tokens of his newly honored membership in the National Honor Society. Jamie Rodenburg lights one of the four candles that represent scholarship. service . leadership. and character. all of the qualities displayed by NHS members. 1994 -95 Na tional Honor Society Me mbers: Pro nt Row: J essica Schuning. Krislin Parley. Brenda Gu ill . Al lison M anske, Amy Bcnnctl. Second Row: Mall Lehan. l<ylc Jensen. i\aU1crine F ischer. Sara Thomsen. Rebecca \ Vitt. S tefan Balmy. J osh Zacharias. l<ev1n Olsen . Amy Morse. Brandi Marshall. Third Row: Cil Brlch. Sarah Benzing. Hca U1cr Dalton. Sarah Ord. Laurie Thomsen. Cara D ea . a.rah Killpack. lmke Schroder. Jess St ephens. Jodi Leaders. Sarah Gaud ia n. J a mie Rode n bu rg. Heidi Larsen . J essie McDermott. Nicole Schneckloth. J acki e Carlson. Pou rlh Row: Rich a rd Bru cie Troy Dargin . Seth Hols tein . l<evi n Taylor. Dm~d Carl on . Ryan Dea. Ma tt Handbu ry. J im Morse. J a net Zimmerman. Rache l Nelson. Mir hc llc Stafford. Lynette Ring. Laura King. Tami Matth ews. Sara Nelson National Honor Society 65 �Rachel Witt. Sarah Benzing, and Katherine Fischer practice their fighting scene during rehearsal. Sarah Benzing and Jaime Anderson watch while the rest go over their lines . S p eech Team: Tom Dawson, Amy Bennett, J odi Leader s , Brenda Guill , J essica Schuning, Deigh e Mergen s. Reb ecca Witt, Lyne tte Ring , David Killpack . Jaime Anderson , Brad Carlson , Rob Dyke, Cha d Kunze, Mis s Higby, Rach el Witt , Brandi Marshall, Sarah Ben zing and Katherin e Fischer Brenda Gu ill gives direction s on a scene s h e directs . Drama I Speech �Speaking Out T "It's been fun! I hope the underclassmen involved this year do it again! There's a lot of talent in the other classes. I know that we'll be awesome! " Brad Carlson he speech team is one play is a murder mystery that of self support as well will keep you in the edge of as team support. your seat," said David Killpack. There are many exciting When asked what to look foractivities in which they par- ward to in the play Killpack ticipated in. Rachel Witt said, said, "A lot of funny stuff." Rachel Witt said we should "Going away to speech meets" look for, 'The comedy and the were the best. suspense." Shaya Ploen said, "The For the play to be a suctrips and the bus rides cess a lot of hard work had to home," were the best. So what do the people on be put in. Rachel Witt said, the speech team learn? Ploen "We spent two hours every said, "It teaches you to b e night about two times a week, but now it's about eve r y academic not athletic." What does being on the nigh t." Another problem was the speech team teach you that no other activity can? "It cost. "We raised money b y helps you get up in front of selling guesses of how many people and be less n ervous. It jolly ranchers in a jar. We also teaches yo u to speak also have a Precious Moments that you can buy a out," said Ploen. chance to win for fifty cents," This would also help with said Rachel Witt. the play 'The Long Red Her-Jenny Smith ring" that they put on. "The Play Cast: Sarah Killpack. Sarah Benzing. Jodi Leaders. Brandi Marshall. Tina Brisbois. Miss Higby. Rebecca Witt. Katherine Fischer. Shaya Ploen, Jes sica Stephens, Troy Dargin. Rachel Witt. and Jaime Anderson Brandi Marshall says her lines with a lot of feeling. Drama / Speech �New Tune Chimes W ondering what would make Doug Gibson different from the three previous directors , the band eyed him cautiously. Many minds eased when he positively listed his expectations and goals for a successful band. He enthusiastically defined SPIRIT, one of the keys to success , as "Something Positively Incredible Restoring Inner Talents!" "PRIDE , Professional Results In Daily Effort ", another step on the path to improvement, according to Mr. Gibson, was on the rise throughout the year as students' attitudes shifted to one of success. Allison Maaske said, "We have a lot more pride in what we do as a band because we have worked hard and had fun doing it! " Br en d a G uill , Sarah Killp ac k , a nd Rach el Wi tt we re a m ong th e m any pep band m em bers w h o e n co u raged t h e s pectators at the boys state basketb a ll ga m e. Instrumental Music The band members took personal and group steps to achieve these improved results. Ryan Dea said, "Hard work and determination has always been the key to doing anything successful." The hard work and effort cantinued all year as the band performed at various competitions. The marching band decked out in new hats for marching band contests. Jazz Band competed at WIC Jazz contest , State Jazz a t Creston , and at Creston Jazz Band receiving division two ratings at all three. The Jazz Band received first place in class 2 -A at Bellevue Eas t Jazz cont ~ st . -Cara Dea Troy Da rgin directs the m arc hi ng b an d a t Pl atts mou t h con t est wher e a divis ion two ra ting was received. "The k ey to a successful band is t eamwork and willingness to improve. " -Kristin Farley �Allison Maaske . Amy Stephens. Weston Dittmer and Sarah Benzing play out with other pep band members during a pep rally. The trumpet line marches all in step at the Hoo Doo Day parade. J essie McDem10tt. standin g tall. looks sharp as s h e p e rforms the m a r c hing band routine a t halftime during a football game. J ennifer Witt, Cara Dea. Sar'.lh Benzing. Kristin Farley. and Sarah Goodwin perform the ir s axo ph on e fea ture a t the Swing/Jazz Dinner Theatre . , Instrumental Music �Ryan Dobmeier. Jim Morse , Marc Wingert. Seth Holstein , and Matt Lehan fin e tune a song before contest at the precontest recital at Tri-Center. Jessie McDermott and Mike Meyerring entertain the crowd with a dance durin g swing choir at the Dinner Theatre. TC Swing: N. Schneckl oth. S. Killpack . S. Nel son. J. Rodenburg. K. Leaders. K. Farley . B. Gu ill. J. McDer mott. J . Burton. S. Benzing. J. McDermott. A. RJng. L. King. B. Guill , M. Meyerrtng. C. Hester. K. Nelson . M. Preuss. L . Zimmerman . T. Dar gin . A. Bennett. S. Hol s tein. J . Stephen s. C . Hol s tein. J. Schuning. R. Bru ck. B. Marsh all . A . Gillin s. K. Dea. M. Lehan. A. Maaske. J. Morse. K . Nel son . H. Schul tz. M. 1-fand bury. R. Dobmeier. R. Dea . Mrs. Clau sen Vocal Music A du e t by Troy Da r gin and J essi c a Schu ning pleases th e audien ce during the J azz Dinner Theatre . �"Now being a senior, I look back and am very glad I became a part of the music department. Clausen has pushed me to become the very best I can be, and has made it lots of fun. I wish future vocal groups good luck and much success." -Amy Bennett I I TC Sings Their Best P izzaz! Spirit! Outstanding voices! These are just a few words to describe the exciting sounds of the T-C chorus. "It's been a very good year because there are so many talented seniors to lead the group," Mrs . Clausen reflected. "I feel that since I was a freshman we've really filled the room with people who want to sing, not just take the class because their friend is ," added Troy Dargin. The T-C Sensations had an excellent year at contests . They received ones at the state contest in Creston, the Western Iowa Conference, and a t Lewis Central. The S ensa tions also earned a rating two at Urbandale. A lot of hard work went into the success of the choir. Mrs. Clausen commented , 'The kids always did the best they could, but they also had a good time doing it. I'm proud to say to others , we're from T-C ." Not everything goes as planned during a performance. As these students ex plained , mishaps do hap pen. "Jessica Schunning was singing her solo and I was trying to hold back a cou g h because I thought it would b e rude to cough during her solo . My eyes watered and my face turned red. Afterwards, everyone a sked me if I was crying," replied Jessie McDermott. After such a great year anyone can see the T-C ch oir h as the right combination. -Kim Dea Heidi S c hul tz an d Ryan Dea ra ise their voices a n d try n ot to m a ke a mis take during the pre<'on test recital a t TC . Th e T -C gir ls s exte t h a rmonizes a perfect sound whi le p erforming at the Dinner Th eatre. ..J r Vocal Music 71 �W here i8 the bowlin8 learn pa8e? _ Who wa8 voted &nior Mo8l and Be8l ? The 8YID roof wa8 replaced! When? The Mini Ma8 wa8 created lo cover 8ome of tho8e 8lorie8 that don't U8ually make it into the yearbook. It would b e impo88ible l o c over everylhin8 tha t hap pened durin8 the year but a few of the extra 8lorie8 are i nc lude d here in the Mini Ma8. Ba by Think It Ove r s its in its car seat while wai ting for a tte n tion. I t's three a.m., you wake up to the sound of a baby crying, but you are in high school. Is this a dream? Of course not you are hearing Ba by Thin k It Over. The Family and Consumer Science class , Parenting, got to find out w h a t it was like to care for a b a b y fo r two days. The doll cried when turned on its s tom ach and when it w as hungry. The students had to s imul ate fe e d in g by put ting a probe in the doll's bac k. The doll has a microchip in its b ack to record how long it took t h e p arent to respond to it s crying . On e s tudent was brought up on charges of ch ild n eglect. Laurie Thoms en s aid, "Baby Think It Over g ives us s tud e n t s a fairly goo d idea of what pare nting w ou ld be like ." 'T m really excite d a b out our elec tro n ic b a b y . We are one of the firs t sch ools in the area to get one , and w e have had gr eat success with it," commented Mrs . Wood. -J ackie Carls on 72 Mi ni Mag . Misti Arbaugh holds the baby w h ile in class. ��U.S. troo The last of the United Nations troops left Somalia in March after a two-year peace-keeping mission . The troops were unable to persuade the Somalis to form a national government. 111 Haitian Pre Aristide v a offi ce in 0 1 An earthquake that measured 7.2 on the Richter scale struck Kobe, japan, in January. More than 5,000 people were killed by the quake. On Sept. 1, the Irish Republican Army declared a cease-fire in Northern Ireland. The IRA sought to resolve the question of unity through political channels only. The Russian republic of Chechnya was invaded by Russian forces in December. The ineffectual Russian army was held back by rebel Chechen troops for weeks before the republic finally fell. President Boris Yeltsin's inability to stop the bombing of the Chechan capital had many wond ering how much control he had over hi,s own government. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Kenny Rogers pitched a perfect baseball game on July 28, givi ng the Texas Ran gers a 4-0 victory over the California Angels. It was th e first perfect game in three years, the 12th in ma jor league history. • Over 250,000 peo ple ga thered in Saugerties, N.Y. , on an August weekend for Woodstock '94, the 25th anniversary celebra tion of the original Woodstock. Curren t bands like Nin e Inch Na ils and th e Red Hot Chili Peppers sh ared th e stage with performl't from the first Wood tod. includi ng Joe Cocker and Bob Dylan. • onfirm ing rumors which had been circulating for weeks, Lisa Marie Presley announced that sh e had married pop super'itar �tl · assisted as ex iled sident Jean-Be rtrand s restored peacefully to :tober and the military it was fo rced out. Violence in the former Yugoslavia continued despite several attempts at cease fires and peace treaties. The presence of U.N. peacekeepers in Bosnia and Croatia did little to stop the bloody war. Fighting between warring tribes in Rwanda forced more than a million people to flee the country and establish refugee camps in neighboring Zaire. Epidemics of cholera and dysentery killed thousands before the Hutu tribe declared victory and Rwandans began their exodus home. ••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Michael Jackso n . • A New Mt:xico woman was awarded nearly $3 million by a jury when sh e 'iUPd Mac Donalds after bri11g scalded by hot coffee '>he spilled in her lap. A judge lat r reduced the 1111ount to $640,000. •Jordan's Ki ng Hussein and Israeli Prime Min ister Yitzhak Rabin signed a peace treaty t h at en ded 46 years of war between th e two countries. • Cuban President Fidel Castro stopped trying to block Cubans from leaving the country for the U.S. Th ousands of refugees in makeshift rafts were picked up by the U.S. Coast Guard and sent to detention centers in Guantanamo. • USAir flight 427 crashed near Pittsburgh in September, �Forrest Gump took home six Academy Awards. Gump won Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Zemeckis), and its star, Tom Hanks, won Best Actor for the second year in a row. Pulp Fiction was a violent, complex film that won mu ch acclaim, including the to p award at the Cannes Film Festival. Nomin ated for si x Oscars, Pulp Fiction won Best Original Screenplay. SYGMA ER zoomed to near the top of the Nielsen ratings in its first season, attracting millions of viewers with its gritty storylines of emergency room trauma. SIPAPress Raul Julia, who starred in Kiss of the Spider Woman and both Addams Family films, died in November after suffering a stroke. He was 54. Salt N Pepa received a Grammy award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Other big winners at this year's ceremony were Bruce Springsteen, who won four awards for the song "Streets of Philadelphia," and Sheryl Crow, who won three Grammys (Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Pop Female Performance) . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ki lli ng all 132 on board. Just three months earlier anoth er USAir fligh t crash ed in North C arolin a, killing 32. Th e Pittsburgh crash was USAir's fifth in five yea rs. • For th e first time in 38 years, footba ll fans could not t une in to CBS for N FL broad cast s. C BS was outbid for the rights by Fox, at a p rice of $ 1.56 billion. It was estimated tha t Fox w o u ld lose $ 7 m illion in th e d eal, but b road castin g football solidified th eir p o sitio n as the fourth major n et work . • Britain's Royal Family con tinued to make n ew s, inclu d in g a llegatio n s th at Pri n cess Diana h ad made over 300 crank phone calls to a married m ale friend, while tell -a ll boo ks on bo th Diana a nd Prince C h a rles co ntained rep o rts of m a rita l in fideli ty �Members of the band Pearl Jam testified before a Congressional sub-committee in June, calling Ticketmaster a monopoly and accusing them of imposing unfair service charges on concert tickets. The band was angered when the service charges made it impossible for their fans to buy tickets for less than $20. •·• ''This was your suggestion,Edna! .. .'Let's play Twister, everyone, let's play Twister!"' Q 1985 fanvorks, lnc. •Dist. by Universal Press Syndicate Cartoonist Gary Larson retired his popular comic strip, The Far Side, at the end of 1994. The feature, which began in 1980, has appeared in 1,800 newspapers . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • by th e couple. • Ira qi President Saddam H ussein see m ed poised for a repeat of th e 1991 Gulf Wa r in Oct ober, when h e asse mbled 64,000 Iraqi troops on the border of Kuwa it. The U .. dispatch d additiona l troops to Kuwa it, forcin g Saddam to back o ff. Th e U.N. refu sed t o ap peal sa n ction s against Iraq . • Francisco Martin Duran fired on the White House with a sem i-automatic assa ult rifle . Du ran p ied not guilty b y reason of insanity to attempted assas- sin ation of th e p resident, but was found guilty. • Act or Burt Lan cast er died at the age of 80 . Lan cast er, w h o died of a h eart attack, was one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood. • PLO leader Yasi r Arafat, Israeli Foreign Minist er �f Several health-care reform plans were introduced in Congress, but legislators could not agree on funding or employer contributions. Allan Tannenbaum • SYGMA Radio and TV talk show host and best-selling author Rush Limbaugh continued to delight conservatives with his assaults on Democrats and liberals. M. Suriani • Photoreporters Tom Foley became the first Speaker of the House to lose his seat in Congress in 1 30 years. Foley was just one of many Democratic incumbents defeated in the November elections. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich represe nted the new order in Congress, pushing through votes on the Contract With Am erica . Although the Republican majority in the House approved several of the proposed bills, other points of the Contract, such as term limits, failed . Larry Downing • SYGMA ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Shimon Peres and Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shared the Nobel Peace Prize for their treaty which attempted to bring to an end the decades of fighting between Israel and Palestine. • In November, Ronald and Nancy Reagan confirmed what many had feared. The form er president released a han dwritten letter statin g th at h e was affli cted with Alzheimer's di sease. • An American agle commuter plane crashe d In Indiana, killi ng 64 passengers and four crew • Although author Anne Rice originally pro tested the casting of Tom ruise in the film version of her n ovel Interview with the Vampire, she later retracted her statements after seeing t he movie. Fans m ~ mbers . �,CAN'T FORD GET Bob Dole, newly installed Senate majority leader, was considered a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination even before he declared his candidacy. Cl<I• Senator Phil Gramm became the first Republican to officially enter the 1996 Presidential race when he announced in February that he would run. Allan Tannenbaum • SYGMA ~--·NEW '!EAR'S RESOLllTIONS •PiiL• Distributed by Tribune Media Services Some saw the November elections as representing the discontent of American voters with Democratic leadership. But polls showed that few voters thought a Republican Congress would do much better. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• must have agreed Interview went on to earn more than $100 million in ticket sales. • Marion Barry was re-elected as mayor of Washington, D.C., after an absence during which he served time in prison for buying crack cocaine from an undercover police officer. • Former President Jimmy Carter played a role in foreign relations, traveling on peace missions to man y of the world's hot spots including North Korea, Haiti and Bosnia. • In January, ational Hockey League players and owners h am mered out a n ew c llective bargaining agreement, ending a 103-day lockout. The season was shortened to 48 games and post- ea on play was delayed. �A stalled pattern of heavy rainstorms hit the West Coast in January, causing floods from Oregon to Southern California. Eleven people died in the floods, which caused more than $700 billion in damages and resulted in widespread mud slides. Despondent over the breakup of his marriage and a failed business, Frank Eugene Corder flew a stolen single-engine plane into the side of the White House, killing himself. From the Bronco chase to the enclave of reporters camped outside the courthouse, the O.J. Simpson trial was a constant media event, turning members of the LAPD and even Nicole Brown Simpson's dog into celebrities. Distn buted by Tribune Media Services When O.J. Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman were found murdered in June, the former football star was charged with the killings. The emotional and drawn-out trial, which began in January, took its toll on everyone involved several jurors were dismissed for improprieties, a prosecutor, Michael Hodgman, was admitted to the hospital suffering chest pains and members of the defense team feuded amongst themselves. SYGMA ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • Two new television networks premiered in 1995 - United Pa ramount Network and WB began broadcasting. Both n etworks hoped to du plicate the success of Fox, picking up shows targeted toward young adults. • Two people were killed and five were wound ed when a gunman opened fire on a Planned Parenthood agen cy in Brookline, Mass. Both abortion-righ ts supporters and oppon ents condemned the killings. • Star Trek: Voyager pre- m iered, the third spin-o ff of th e original Star Trek series. Voyager was one of th e firs t shows broadcast on th e n ew United Paramount Network. • Former Vice Pr id nt Dan Quayle, expected to make a bid for the �Benjamin Chavis, executive director of the NAACP, was dismissed after it was discovered that he promised a form er aide up to $332,000 of th e civil rights group's funds to avoid a lawsuit charging sexual harassment. Jelfrey Mar1cowilz • SYGMA President Bill Clinton signed the crime bill into effect in September, increasing the amount of money spent on law enforcement and outlawing semi-automatic weapons. Spartan Herald Journal • SYGMA Susan Smith asked a shocked nation for help when she claimed she had been carjacked and her two sons kidnapped. The shock turned to outrage when she later admitted to killing her children . •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• presidency in 1996, a nnounced in Fe bruary that he would n o t run, choo ing, he sa id, to put his fam ily firs t . Som e, h owever, point d to lack of funds a nd recent health proble m a additiona l rc><1son for h is withdrawal. • Ro ean ne began h er third try at married life. Th e sitcom sta r, w h o married h er fo rmer bodyguard an d chau ffeur, was p regnant with triplets through in-vitro fertiliza tion . Sh e later lost one of the babies in a miscarriage. • Th e n ew Denver International Airport open ed in February, 16 m onths beyond the sch eduled d ate a n d $3 billion over b u dget. • My SoCalled Life was named one of the best new shows on television by some critic , who applauded it realisti c �Boxer George Foreman became the oldest man to win the WBA heavyweight boxing title when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round . Foreman was 45 . The San Francisco 4 9ers won Super Bowl XXIX, defeating the San Diego Chargers, 49-26 . It was the 49ers fifth Super Bowl victory, which set an NFL record . In March, Olympic diver Greg Louganis announced that he had AIDS. U.S. Olympic officials said that Louganis had no obligation to disclose his condition when he competed in the 1988 games. Former heavy-Weight champion Mike Tyson was released from prison in March, after serving three years of hi s six-year sentence for rape. Tyson was expected to return to the ri ng later in the year. Stephen Dunn • ALLSPORT USA •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• l I look at teen age life. Low ratings, h owever, force d t h e sh ow in to hi atu s after only one season. • Paul Hill was fo und guilty of murder aft er he sho t a do cto r and a security g uard, killing both and wife, outside a Pensaco la, Fla., wom en's h ea lth ce n t er w h ere abortions were performed. H ill p leaded not guilty, claiming the murders were ju stifiable homicide. • Speed skater Bonn ie Blair retired from wounding the gu ard'-s-~- _ _ co m petition_i_n_M_ar h. Her five O ly mpic gold m eda ls were the most eve r won by an America n woman. • Barings, a 2 32- year-o ld Brit ish bank, collapsed when trader N icholas Leeson ga mbled o n the Japanes stock m arket. L eso n was captured in �"I'm back." With that terse, written statement, Michael Jordan ended his 21-month absence from basketball. Jordan rejoined the Chicago Bulls in March, soon after he had announced his retirement from baseball. The hiatus had obviously not diminished his basketball skills - he scored 55 points against the New York Knicks in only his fifth game back. Tennis legend Martina Navratilova retired at the age of 37. Navratilova made it to the Wimbledon finals for the twelfth time in her career, but was defeated by Conchita Martinez. Some said it would never catch on, but World Cup soccer took off in America, drawing huge crowds and high 1V ratings . •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Germany aft er a week on th e run. • Presid ent Bill C lin t o n u sed executive authority t o provide billio n s of doll ars in economic relief t o Mexico, where t h e peso h a d fa llen to an a ll-time low. C linton 's order circu mvent ed Congress, wh ose support for the b ailout was almost n o n-exist ent. • Rap st ar Eazy-E, of the grou p N.W.A., died of AIDS in late Ma rch. •Jessica Lange won the Oscar for Best Actress for her p erformance in Blue Skies; Martin Landa u won Best Support ing Actor for Ed Wood; an d Dianne W iest won Best Supporting Actress for Bullets over Broadway. • Ten people d ied an d 5,000 became ill wh en nerve g as was released in a Tokyo subwa Members of a doomsday �Otto Greule • ALLSPORT USA To players and owners it was a matter of great seriousness, but as the baseball strike wore on, it seemed more and more ridiculous to fans, many of whom swore they would not attend another game when the stri ke ended. The Nebraska Cornhuskers won college football's Orange Bowl for the first time in 15 trips. Nebraska fini shed the season ranked No. 1 in the country after defeating Miami, 24-1 7. -·~--Distributed by Tribune Media SeMCts The strike ended in April when both sides voted to return to work under the previous year's rules. However, there were no promises made by either side that another strike by the players or a lockout by the owners would not occur. The last-minute maneuvering delayed the start of the season by three weeks . •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• cult were suspected in th e attack. • Th e University of Connecticut defeated the Un iversity of Ten nessee, 70-64, to win the NCAA women's basket ball title . UConn finished the season und feated at 35-0. • Grammywinning Latin singer Selena was kill d in a Texas hotel in April , alleg dly by the f ounde r of her fan club. Selena had gon e to the hotel to fin. th e founder when she was shot. • U LA won a record 11th NCAA basketba ll championship when they defeated th e rkansas Razorbacks, 89-78 . It was UCLA's first title in 20 ears. �~~r:;:~ ~ ':li~:dto ',1 :\.\-\il the8 catch a ~v: T ~:ill~~ ~~;~u l/-0 rg- Mr. Larsen and Mr. Nanninga grill h a mburgers for lunch. ers , cheers from the softball field, and ice cream sundaes. Is this school? Yes, but it happens to be the last day which is the annual fun day. The last day of school seems to be the only time in which it will fit. The last weeks of school are full of activities that the teachers couldn't even spare one day. The Seniors didn't get to attend because they graduated. They did have the option of coming back, but none chose to do so. Students brought water guns but couldn't use them because of an order by Mr. Nanninga. The teachers grilled hamburgers for the outdoor picnic. The day let the students relax and have fun without the pressure of Semester Tests. Now they just have to sweat it out until they get their report cards. -Jackie Carlson S ara Thomsen . Sarah Benzing, J essie McDermott. Sarah O rd. Cara Dea, and Laurie T h omsen get som e sun while watching a game of softball. Gle n Cook a ttempts to kick the b a ll as Ryan Ben n ett. the goalie. snatches it away from him. t udents e njoyed playin g soccer at the Fun Day. Ada m Ring and Brady Schrod er go hig h for th e vo lleyb all. Volleyb all was one of the m any ac tivities availab le to do on the last d ay of school. Mini Mag 73 �Students Prepare For A CT T aking the ACTs is a part of high school ing on how one scores in each area will help life. The dreaded thought of filling in them decide what they want to do in life. dots on the ITEDs, aren't as frustrating Some students prepare for these tests bY as when the dots have studying, doing p rac .. an important impact on tice tests , and attend .. your life. The test takes ing semina r s on h oW approximately four to take th e t est s . hours (not including Several students froll1 filling out the registraTri-Cente r attend ed tion) and a lot of brains. seminars and they said The impact the test it helped them . Som e can have on the test advice for stud e nts taker's life depends on planning to take ACTs. what they score. Most "Relax, eat a go o d colleges will accept an breakfast, and get plen "' average score and some ty of sleep. Good Luck!'' will give scholarships Amy Stephen s receives h er scor es back from h er ACT test -Shaya Ploen if the score is high from guidance counselor Mr. Elliott. Amy took the test on 8, at Ab ra h a m Lincoln High Sch ool. Abou t 10 Ju n ior s enough. Also, depend- April took the test tha t sam e d ay. C'-· T ..+-J ro ~ ~ 0 ~ a) s ·~ ~ 74 Mini Mag he time set aside for listening to the announcements and watching Channel 1 , is Advisory. Jason McDermott said, "We can't even talk, we have to watch Channel 1. If we don't we get a detention." It is also used for many groups to hold meetings instead of before or after school. Students also use Advisory for other things. "We talk when we want to and go to Junior meetings. It's sometimes considered another study hall when I have some t hings to do that day," said J eremy Haase. A tradition that got started was bringing t r eats to Advisory on Fridays . In s ome groups it got out of hand and s tudent s (and teachers) were bringing food all the time. In other classes no one brough t food. Nicole Schneckloth s aid , "Our Advisory never b rought food ." -J ackie Carls on Laci Lea ders and Adrien n e Soppe read El n ews paper during Advisory . �A Leaky Business Th e roof on the gymnasium turn ed out to be a leaky business this year. During the winter if the snow on top of the roof me lte d, in came the rain. It ca used lots of commotion for a few weeks at the school. Th e 1995 Conference basketball tournaments were located at Tri-Center this year. The roof leaked all during that week. Mr. Bell ar h a d to lin e up Junior Hig h st ud e nts to b e "floor Wipers" during the games. Not only d id it slow up games but also practices. The gym at one time was c ove r e d with tr a sh can . So, th e roof n eeded to b e fixed. Th e school board looked into ge tt in g t h e roof fixed. They ended up hiring a company to fix it, RL Craft. The cost of the r0 uf was $ 82 ,000. Insurance covere d $ 5 7 ,000 , a big portion of the b ill. It took a bout a week and a h a lf fo r the proj ect to get com p l e te d. Stud e nt s didn ' t mind t h e wait as th e proj e ct prom ised a mu c h more productive year t o come . Look Who's ~o Why a re t he t ea cher s dressed in bl ack? Well. Mrs. Cl a u sen turn ed forty a nd the sc h o ol c elebr a ted o r m o urn ed . N ex t cam e Mrs. Co nway. and M rs . Cl ausen was o ut f or reven g e . M rs. Co nway was dressed up as o n o ld maid and also sa ng to by the men's choru s. Th at was n' t all . Mrs. Harm a n hadn't had her turn . Alth o ugh her birthday w asn't Mrs . Conway pos es with h er bouquet of unt il sum me r. th ere was an prune roses on h er birthday. ho norary bi rthd ay for her. She h ad a Ch a nn e l 1 e pi so d e devo ted to her. Also her ca rt in August so she had to wa it th at she takes fro m class to un til th e nex t year to celec las s w as al so d eco r a t ed . brate her birt hday. Mrs. Ras tovski also turn ed LJO -Jac ki e Carlso n It costs what? Does a n y one r em ember t h e cost of gas five years ago? Most people do not. Well now if someone wants to know wha t things cost in 1995 they can look in this book. Gas $ 1.25/gallon Movie $5.50 Soda Candy b ar Yearbook $.50 $ .55 $24 Mind e n Grocery disp lays t h e cost of items in their store . Mini Mag 75 �Bowling Team D etermination, talent, and lots of time. These are only a few of the requiremen ts it takes to be a T-C bowler. The boys' team consisted of Paul Carlson, Dustin Olofson, Rob Dyke, Dave Gittins, Chad Kunze an<;f Marc Wingert. Th e gi rl s' team con sisted of Lynette Ring . Lau r ie T hom sen. Sara Thomsen , Cheryl Leinen. Ashlee W ul ff and Susie Ring. They only competed in one match and the District tournam ent. At Dis trict s t h e g irl s' got second and t he b oys· received third. Bowli n g Co ach Bob Johnson s a id "The gir ls' had fo ur f i r st time bowlers , a n d are working hard to m a k e it to state. The boys· are losing their top three bowle rs, so we will have to r eplace them to be competitive.·· -Heather Marsh T hey show up for practices and games , but they don't get all the awards. They are the managers. They are dedicated to the sport and do many things to help out the team. Heath Bertelsen has a big job. He has the responsibility of taping all the football and boys' basketball games. The volleyball, wrestling and basketball managers keep books and stats for the team. Cil Brich said, ''The best th ing about being a manager is goofing around with the guys on the bus. It was the b e st cheer ing them on to state. " -Jackie Carls on Mini Mag The managers for boys and girls ba sketba ll work h ard at games �Most and Best T he Seniors will always be remembered for being hard working and talented. To ensure they would never forget the characteristics of their classmates, the yearbook and Mr. Abariotes took a poll. The Seniors were asked to vote for the most and best of the graduat ing class of 1995. BE ST EYES: MALE-Tim Ward FEMALE-Amy Bennett BEST SMILE: MALE-Seth Holstein/ Jim Morse FEMALE-Jodi Leaders BE ST HAIR: MALE-Matt Lehan FEMALE-Laura King BEST DRESSED: MALE-Jody Baker FEMALE-Heidi Larsen MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT: MALE-Brad Carlson FEMALE-Brenda Guill CLASS CLOWN: MALE-Tom Dawson FEMALE-Amy Ring QUIETEST: MALE -Keith Skow FEMALE-Penny Ord BEST LOOKING: MALE-Jim Morse FEMALE-Jodi Lead ers MOST ATHLETIC: MALE-David Carlson FEMALE-Michelle S t afford MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEE D: MALE-Set h Hols t ein FEMALE-Janet Zimmerman/ Rachel Nelson BEST PE RSONALITY: MALE-Ryan Dea FEMALE-Kristin F arley / Kandi McCool BEST ALL AROUND: MALE-Marc Wingert FEMALE -Laura King Mini Mag �Teachers Podany. Higby, Rastovski, Hannan, Stafford. Con- way and Gibson assume the usual place at a pep rally. People Division �People Senior Kristi Leaders looks up her subject in the Facts-on-File for yet another Abarlotes class. Junior Keith Nelson looks thrilled at the thought of his picture being in the yearbook. Laughter, loud talking and many shoes on the floor are sounds of the hallways. Just a walk down the hall is a way to tell that Tri-Center has a whole new attitude. The freshmen as usual come into the year expecting a lot along with being scared. Sophomores are more experienced in the maze of teachers, homework and knowing what advisory to go to, but they have trouble picking out the right class ring. Juniors are making sure they have all the classes they need and that they filled out the ACT registration the right way. Last b u t cert a in ly n ot least, the Seniors a re ordering their graduation ann ouncements and finishing up the last of Mr. Abariotes' classes. A lot of busy in dividuals con1bine to make one student body. -Jackie Carlson Rebbeca Witt. Jake McDem10tt and Josh Z.acharias wait for a good song to dance to at Homecoming. The DJ was n.c. People Division �ADMINl~TRAT/i Kris Beebe Jay Bellar Barb Dalton Ron Elliott Karen Kay Brett Nanninga Ed Rastovski Rosalie Rodenburg Board Modifies The 94-95 School Board L to R: 1st Row: Babetta Lucke, Bill Brich. and Paul O'Neill. 2nd Row: Jim Fischer.James Carlson. A lot of people don't realize what th e School Board does. They are the final d e cision makers for the school about policies , projects and all financial matters. This year they made a lot of changes. The voters elected a new memb er, Jim Fischer. The Board modified the facili ti es with n ew doors , carpet, scoreboards and stage curtain. They also exte nd ed 1.he parking lots. "We have an ex cellent School Board . Very knowledgeable and concer ned . They're a pleasure to work with ," stat ed Rosalie Rodenberg, Board Secretary. The administration's goal has b e n to work hard to make our school one of th· best. Karen Kay thinks the adminis tra tion has helped make T-C students better "by keeping up with the latest technologies ." She a lso said by, "Teaching us to b e punc tual, organized , and responsible. By h iring the best faculty and staff." - Ra cheal Plambeck �Kristi Andersen Matt Anderson RachelBehrendsen Enc Benning Enc Boos Zach Bowen Kristen Burbndge Sta cie Cros s Amber Da u Tara Dickey Aaron Eckrtch Pa ul Ever s Mindy Felton Bnan Fis h er Misty Gillett Katie Goodwin Jacob Graham Nick Greiner Justin Gunderson J ason Hansen Sadie Heimbaugh Douglas Heitman Mich elle Hester Nathan Hood Matthew Hotz Seventh Grade �Starting Out Lance Maness and Regan Schroder dance at a pep rally. Brandi Huddle Sara Jepsen Lindsey Johnson Jeff King David Kinnard-Gravert Tim Leaders Holly Leazenby Michael Leonard Lance Maness Wendy Mansfield Jason Michl Alliea Miller Kati e Morse Tabatha Mudra Kim Nie man Seven th Grade Seventh grade is a new experience for everyone. The change in buildings is confusing, Sara Wellman said. It was "more crowded and hectic. " Rosie Rastovski likes the change . She said, "I don't have to tr avel and carry all my books and papers back and forth ." Students like the change as well. Regan Schroder said , "We get t o move from class to class." Rusty Smith felt the biggest change was the freedom. Students get to do more and have more privileges. They are able to have more than one teacher. They have the option of junior high athletics, J ay Bellar said. The change in people is als o a big adjustment. Callie Rodenburg said, "We get to see more people than we u s u a lly would have ." The changes people go through in seventh grade are big changes . -Mandy Huebner �Dustin Olson Marty Overgaard Erik Pauley Carrie Peters Jeremy Petersen Annie Pettit Lori Piper Jason Reid Kelly Ring Callie Rodenburg Scooter Salmons Regan Schroder Rusty Smith Eric Suntken Jacki Thielen Nick Thomas Jeremy VanArsdol Annie Welbourne Mariah Wellman Sara Wellma n Monta n a Wi th erspoon Ka tie Zellmer Seven thGrad e 83 �Jennifer Adam Jody Adam Jason Andrews Angela Anick Jesse Baldwin Danny Bloom Seth Boos Jason Cook Bryan Dalbey Tim Dalton Sara Dau Bedane Divelbess Kaylee Dollen Missy Dollen Lacey Donovan Angela Driver Sara Esser Amanda Felton Andrea Fischer Sandi Foote Tim Frederiksen Laura Gaudian Heath Gravert Errin Gunderson Chris Hansen Eighth Grade �Looking Ahead Tiffan y Hest e r works h ard in class. bu t Chris tine Ma t ter couldn"t h elp but pose for the ca m era . Eighth graders are busy preparing for their last four years of school. They are learning a lot about what the future will bring. Many of them are excited and ready for High School. Lacey Donovan said, "Eighth grade is better than seventh grade was, but high school will be even better." They enjoy getting to pick out some classes they want to take, but look forward to getting to choose more freely. Keith Incontro said, "Study halls are fun ." The eighth graders have taken lots of action this year . Some of them attended Leadership Academy last summer and now that group sponsors dances. They have been sponsoring recycling throughout the school. They take care of gathering up the materials each week. Many of them are in chorus and band. They also actively participate in sports. Eighth grade has brought about changes since seventh grade. They now are the role models . It also means more activities to get involved in. They all look forward to the even greater change next year. -Amy Morse Paul Heitman Tiffany Hester Keith Incontro Ryan J en s en April J ohnston Jonathan Killpack Christal King Nancy Koch Tracy Kosmacek Th omas Leaders Christopher Madsen Christine Matter Samantha Mefford Traci Minahan Isaac Myers Eighth Grade �James Nordman Dan Olsen Cassie Payne Aaron Petersen AmyRheam Emily Ring Jay Ring Joshua Ring Sarah Ring Derek Roberts Amber Ross Jodi Schuning Jennifer Stephens Heath Thomas Stepha nie Voge Katherine Ward Jodi Schuning and Cassie Payne work hard together in Algebra class . �Ryan Aus demore J essica Bennett Travis Benning Joseph Bloom Cheryl Erich Tina Brisbois Adam Bmck Janet Bmck Tom Burford Britt Carlson Roxanne Ca ton Matthew Ch ristensen Amie Christian sen Glen Cook J eremy Crozier Kyl e Dickey Sha wn Flaharty Brad Guill J a s on Haggerty Craig Ha ndbury Ch ristopher Hester Caroline Holstein Andrew Kra m er Heather Krohn Kyle Kunze Fresh men 87 �Making Goals Freshmen class officers Chad Pitts. Amie Christiansen, Travis Benning, and Mike Meyerring. Laci Leaders Abry Leazenby Laura Lefeber Angela Lujan Pam Madsen Charity Martens Jarrod McDonald Drew Mergens Michael Meyerring Carly Moen Kari Nelson J eremy Nyberg Chad Pitts Ryan Polley Matthew Preuss The people in the class of 1998 are getting the hang of the new life they are a bout to lead through the next three years . They are making their goals and setting their ways. College is one of the things that some people are looking forward to. "I plan to go to college, m edical school and to make something of myself," said Amie Christiansen . The goals are very high for some of the people in this class. Some of the people are already planning their money status like Adrienne Soppe. She said, "I plan to be a successful lawyer and to be very rich. " The people in the freshman class are still thinking about all of the schooling that they have to go through even after they finish high school. "I plan to go to college and be a child psychologist , but it might b e too much school, "said Cindy Roberts. Jarrod McDonald is making plans too. He said, "I hope to graduate from high school and go on to major in engineering." -Jenny Smith �Laura Ring Susan Ring Cindy Roberts Tammy Rodenburg Lisa Ronfeldt Justin Salmons Jason Schneckloth Octavia Sexton Jenny Smith Adrienne Soppe Matthew Stephens Jacob Stone James Tackett Matthew Tamms Tamara Wallace Lisa Wellman J ennifer Witt Rachel Witt Ashlee Wulff Ashlee Wulff and Jessica Bennett play around after getting lheir faces painted on "Day Of The Dead" . Freshmen 89 �tOPf-/OMO J aime Anderson Misti Arbaugh Kyle Arnold Mike Barnes Heath Bertelsen Amy Brich Becky Bruck Katy Burford Paul Carlson Kevin Christensen Cary Cochran Brenda Crozier Josh Dau Kevi n Dea Kim Dea Weston Dittmer Derek Driver Eric Esser Mandy Frederiksen Adam Gittins David Gittins Sarah Goodwin Angela Hansen Mandy Huebner Robbie Huebner Sophomores �Excuses Get Wild Class officers: Secreta ry Mike Barnes. V. President Ka tie King, Treasurer Megan Minahan . and President Brady Schroder. One knows what it's like to come to school and realize they've forgotten to do their homework. Or when walking down the hall to the next class and the tardy bell rings. What are you going to tell the teacher? This sophomore class has a few ideas. Brian Skow said an excuse of his was, "The dog had my keys." A favorite excuse of Jaime Anderson was , "My brother was abducted by aliens so we had to celebrate." Most of the time the sophomores can get the teachers to believe their stories , but as Angela Olson said, "It depends on the teacher. " Sometimes, the teachers hear some pretty wild excuses too. Mrs. Harman has gotten a few written excuses on reasons to not go swimming - "I don't want to come back to school looking like a drowned rat," "I can't tie my trunks," or "I didn't want to get wet." Another written excuse she's gotten from someone is "Please excuse my son from P.E. he don't fill good!" Now one knows what to say next time they need an excuse! -Kim Dea John J e nkins Kyle J ensen David Killpack Katie King Nick Kuster Cheryl Leinen Miya Maaske Heather Marsh Rober t Martin J ake McDermo tt Rusty Meink e Da llas Mergens Megan Min ahan Amy Morse Du stin Olofson Sophomores 91 �Angela Olson John Ord Andrea Plambeck Brenda Plambeck Racheal Plambeck Adam Ring Gina Ring Kirk Ring Lori Ronfeldt Jeremy Schmielau Scott Schnitker Brady Schroder Sierra Schulenberg Brian Skow Amy Smith Jamie Stephens Josh Stone Sara Thomsen Willie VanNordstrand Rebecca Witt Josh Zacharias Mary Zellmer �Jill Andersen Kory Arnold Michael Barnes Ryan Bennett Sarah Benzing Julie Bibea u Craig Brich Mary Cecilia Brich David Brisbois Richard Bruck J ason Burton J ackie Carlson Christi Christensen Mark Da lbey Heather Dalton Troy Dargin Cara Dea Ryan Dob meier Ka therine Fisch er J a mie Flaharty Hea ther Gr ave rt J eremy Haase Bernard Honeywell Sar ah Killpack Joseph Leaders Junior �Are You Ready? With only one year of high school left many juniors started thinking about careers and what they were going to do out of high school. Knowing that they only had to conquer one more year before Junior class officers from left to right: Ryan Bennett (Secretary), J ackie Ca rlson (Treasurer), Jessie Stephe ns (Preside nt) . a nd Sarah Killpack (Vice President). Some of th e du ties of the class officers m ay include helping with Prom a nd h elping with th e m agazine sales. Brian Mark Brandi Marshall J ason McDermott J essie McDermott Deighe Mergens Matt Minahan Keith Nelson Kevin Nelson Sara Nelson Richard Nordman graduation d a y , fe e lings among the junior class varied. "Feels gr eat. I can't wait to go to college ," Kevin Nelson s a id. On the other hand it m ay h ave been overwhelming for some." I think it is scary because I have no clue what I want to do after college." commented J essie McDem10tt. Some juniors h ad very sure feelings about leaving high school. "I think tha t it is great because I can't wait to get out of sch ool." stated Heather Gravert. Inspiration m ay be the k ey for many in choosing a care e r. Ofte n w h at career o ne chooses is based on who h e looks up to and how he grew up and who h e gr w u p around . Some follow in the footsteps of som eone they look up to like a parent or grandparent. One example of t his is the response from Richard Bruck about his inspiration, "Ma inly myself. but my dad, uncle, and th e love of t he ou tdoors for me. " Many of the juniors m entioned going on to college as a way of purs uing their career . Some of the juniors prepa r ed for college by takin g classes in high school that h elped th em in the field they chose to go into . S u ch classes included Vo-Ag. Accounting, Busines s , Psychology, and college-p~ep cl as s es (P r e - Calcul us. Trigonometry). For some no m atter which career is ch osen, "Experience life to the full est." said S arah Benzing. -Cara Dea �Kevin Olsen Sarah Ord Shaya Ploen Sheila Ra mbo Nicole Schneckloth Clin ton S coles Amy Stephens J essie Stephens Laurie Thomsen Julia Zoss F 0 R I E N R E v E R What makes good friendships last? The answers to this question may help explain what friendship is. There are many answers to this question but Julia Zoss's response sums up the feelings of many about their friends: "A good friendship will last if both are very honest, caring, and share the s am e interests. Most good friendships last forever. " -Cara Dea D Who are all these Jillie m w1chklns? Sarah Killpack. Heather Dalton . Nicki Clayton , Sarah Benzing . J ess ie McDer m ott. a nd Ch a n n y Loftus. "Th ank God n on e of u s look the sam e n ow as we d id then ." -J es s ie McDermott. s son. Brian M ar k. Keith Nelson. Malt Minahan. and. Jason Burton enjoyed good Ja m ie Fla harty a nd She ila Ra mbo a ll d ec ked out fo r H a lloween Da y of Spirit Wee k . " W e've neve r h a d a fig h t ... stated S h e il a Ra mbo. l i mes toget h e r at Homecoming. Juniors �8UCCE8C) HA8N'r S eniors are the leaders of the school. They are looked upon as ex amples of Tri-Center students. They are models for the underclassmen beca use of their great leadership abilities. They have brought pride to the school through athletics and academics. They made the pieces fit in everything they did. Mrs. Mary Conway said, "This year's seniors have been a real fun bunch of people to teach. In the classroom th ey are, as a whole, a very bright group. They are great competitors in the classroom as well as on the court {diamond, track, whatever)." The final year of high school brings memories for ~eniors. After their careers at Tri-Center, they have many to remember. Two seniors share their thoughts. Jessica Schuning said , "My senior year has definitely been interesting and very challenging. I'll never forget the football and basketball games! But especially my senior year in music! I'll never forget anyone and I have many memories to take with me when I leave. " "I can definitely say our class is original! We seem to always achieve everything we set our minds too! Our school has definitely given us challenges .. . especially government," commented Kristy Leaders on her class of 1995. �Rafael Aguiar Jody Baker Amy Bennett Brad Carlson David Carlson Jim Cook Tom Dawson Ryan Dea Robert Dyke Kristin Farley Sarah Gaudian Brenda Guill Seniors 97A �Matthew Handbury Emmy Heim Seth Holstein Laura King Kevin Koob Chad Kunze Heidi Larsen Jodi Leaders Kristy Leaders Matt Lehan Allison Maaske Erin Matter 978 Seniors �Tami Matthews Kandi McCool Jim Morse Rachel Nelson Penelope Ord Sh anda Ploen Arny Ring Jessica Ring John Ring Lynette Ring Jamie Rodenburg Jeremy Salmons S eniors 97C �Heidi Schultz Jessica Schuning Keith Skow Michelle Stafford Sheri Stamp Kevin Taylor Anthony Tichota Tim Ward Marc Wingert Janet Zimmerman 970 S eniors NOT PICTURED: Stefan Batory Bradley Driver Shannon Martens Brad Maxwell Bruna Rezende �8POILED U8 YETI Sen iors 97 �FACULTY!~N Ernie Abariotes Diana Benzing Arla Clausen Carl Cochran Mary Conway Mark Fritch Eleanor Gambs Doug Gibson Tami Harman Lori Higby Larry Hornbostel Robert Johnson Lee Killpack Glenda Kunze William Larsen Kevin Matulka Amy Miller Bev Podany Rosie Rastovski Brian Reed Nile Smith Steve Stafford T. Gary White Randy Wiese Julie Wood Faculty / Staff �Hard Work Worth it Bus Drivers: Front Row: Tom Ring. Lavern Wilson, Paula Heim, Murlen e Wilson. Back Row: Max Handbury. Lyle Rodenburg. Joe Grote. Steve Heim. Raymond Bruck. Cooks: J oan Knott. Madge Bargenquast. Joan Justice, Diana Me inke, Lois Flemming. J ean Ch r is tiansen w orks h ard after sch ool to m ak e s u r e ou r school stays in tip-top s h a p e . • IS The Faculty and Staff at Tri-Center Jr. / Sr. High School strive to do what is best for the s t udents. The teachers try to teach the students something that is fun to learn, but also educa tional. They only want to do what is in the best interest of their students. The teachers do expect a lot from their students but then, don't we expect a lot from them? We sometimes tend to expect the teachers not t o give us any homework on game nights . Well, without a good education you can not go anywhere. They are just trying to prepare us for what is ahead. Like Mr. Lee Killpack said, "I believe our s t udents should be challenged to develop to their fullest potential. This requires discipline of bot h t he teacher and the student. I attempt to give m y best to that goal and expect the same of our s t udents." We may think they are push ing us too h a rd , but actually they just ex p ect out of us wh at we expect out of them. You m ay not think t his way now , but after high s c h ool not only will yo u remember your friends and t he grea t times you had, but you will also remem ber your teachers. You will be thanking them for a ll t he time a n d effort they put in jus t so you c ould go on and become wha t you h ave a lways d r eamed of becoming. Withou t our teachers and their expectations we would be nothing. -Heather Marsh Mr. Lee Killpack. Mr. Larry Hombostel. Mrs. Eleanor Gambs. and Mrs. Glenda Kunze enjoy themselves at the Homecoming Pep Rally. Th e teachers did their own skit for the rally. �-------, The Physics class drops eggs off the crows nest in the gym. Rlck Nordman and Steph an Batory won the contest. Academ ics Division �Acadeniics Lynette Ring works on the computer for her English Composition class. \ Kristin Farley and Tami Matth ews work on making rings for art. Did you ever wonder, "Why come to school?" Well, academics would be the answer. Leaving with knowledge is the main purpose of school. Even if it's as basic as knowing how to tie a shoe. Tri-Center is a leader in the classroom as well as on the court. Many seniors elected to get a head start on their college classes by taking them through Iowa Western in their regular schedules. The college classes offered are Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus , Calculus, Biology, and English Composition. Another place T-C took the lead was in the computer department. Many teachers got new Gateway 200 0s for their classrooms. Mrs. Conway even did slide presentations every day for her class using a new computer program. -Jackie Carlson Kevin Taylor draws a gra ph on the board for Trig. Trig was one of many college clas ses offered . Academics Division �Computers are the future . They will b e in every job everywhere. "We are in a soci ety that is becoming increa singly computerized ," Glenda Kunze said. Comput er s are used everywhere. They help people learn problem solving skills. " Bob Johnson said, "Almost every occupation requires some comput er knowledge . Anywhere from a programmer to a data entry person or som e on e w h o accesses computers for informa tion." Math is also a skill used in a lot of j obs . Many students don 't und e rstand w h y they have to learn math. Lori Higby said , "Math_is a subject that t ea c hes logical processes and analytical thou ght. Th e things math teaches are going t o b e valu able for the r est of our lives. " Like computers , "Math is used everywhere. " Nile Smith said . "Math is u sed Ryan Dea wor ks h ard on the compu ter in the li brary. Derek Driver works h ard on a uniqu e pum pkin d uring computer class. daily in life." "Math h as been essential in day to day livi n g a nd is even mo r e important in tod ay 's technologica l world ," T. Gary White said . The futu re is going to rely on the techn o logy of c omputers a nd t h e skills of math . "Tech nology is inc reas ing m ore and more every year . I don' t th ink it will over power humans completely, " Reb ecca Witt said. The world revolves arou n d the technology of compu ter s so m a th and busin ess class es are important to students. -Mandy Hu ebner Glen d a Kunze pu ts up h e r fi s h on h er bulletin board . �Penny Ord completes her accounting homework during class. Keith Nelson works on his math homework. Kristin Fa rley a nd Lynette Ring complete a n ass ignment on th e IBM com puter s . Kyle J ensen wor ks on his pumpkin for Halloween in comp u ter class . Ma th / Bu lne-ss/ Computer �"Education is the power," reads the sign above Katherine Fischer, Shaya Ploen. and Nicole Schneckloth who are anxiously learning their Spanish lesson. :re• d Nick Gre ine r a nd Rachel Be hre ndsen are a b s orbed in their books for seventh grade novel reading. J aso n Burton scr atc h es hi s h ead in wond er trying to decipher his English assignment w hile Kristin Farley translates it in her own words . English / Foreign Lang u age While reading The C ruc ible. (a story of the Salem witchcra ft tri a ls) Sh e ila Rambo posed as a visual aid dressed in black and carrying a broomstic k . �Emphasis Set on Language T eachers wanted to emphasize to their studen t s that there were pr actical reasons for taking lang u age classes. French and S p anish teacher Eleanor Gambs said , "I hope that students who have had this experience will have more confidence to try something that is totally n e w and different in their He a t h e r Grave r t . Kath e rin e Fi s ch er . S h aya Ploen . Brandi Mars h all. Michelle S taffo rd , Nicole S chneckloth a nd Brad Ca r ls on recognize the Day of the Dead . futures ." Rosie Rastovski, who taught Language Arts and English Comp II, knew that her students would continue to use reading and writing throughout their lives . She commented, "I want them (students) to realize the importance of reading and writing as lifelong skills. " Mary Conway, who taught Senior English and English 11, spoke of how she enjoyed reading and wanted her students to do likewise. "I want them to read for pleasure." Although many students used their language skills to try n ew things , others utilized the language for use in college or for future traveling . ''I'll use it (French) when I go to France this summer," mentioned Susie Ring. Whether based on teacher's emphasis or students needs, there are various r easons for students having taken language classes. -Cara Dea Kevin Ols en act s ou t his part for En glish 1 1 in The Nigh t Thoreau Spen t in J ail. John Ord , Sarah Goodwin, and Jaime Ander s on work intently on th eir Francais Valen tines, h oping to make theirs the b est on display. Englis h / For eign Language �I n science classes students have been ing about the past . They've worked h ard busy learning about new technologies and learned about what the world used to that will help their futures. However, in be like . They disc us sed w a r s , govern· social studies classes they have been ments and the countries in general. J anet Zimmerman said, "Go vernm e n t . . . learning about the past. expressing your thou ghts and listenin g to Science courses offered this year were others. " Courses offered this yea r wer e Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, World Geography, World History, AmeriPhysics, College Biology, and Science 7 can History, International Politics and and 8. Teachers included Lee Killpack, Government. The teachers included Carl Kevin Matulka and first year teacher Mark Cochran, Ernest Abariotes an d Larry Fritch. These classes have been learning about new discoveries in the science field Hornbostel. Students learn about th e p ast a n d and have also been learning the basics. relate it with new technologies to make a The students enjoy learning with their better future for all. hands in the laboratory. Sarah Goodwin -Amy Morse said, "I like the labs we do in Biology." College Biology and Biology dissected, while Physical Science, Chemistry and Physics J essica Bennett. Tamara Wallace and J ennifer Witt worked with experiments in science. work together in World History class . Social studies classes have been learn- Jarrod rv.tcDon~d and Craig Handbury work senously m History class. Laura Lefeber checks on her lab experiment in Physical Science class. �Charity Martens and Cheryl Brtch share their notes in World History class. Troy Dargin finalizes the plans for his Physics project. Sarah Ord looks up with confus ion as she prep ares h er egg for take off. "Now how does it go again?! " Kory Arnold and Jaime Anderson work together in Biology class. Socia l Studies / Science �Kory Arrlold practices CPR on an Annie doll. OOPS! Jody Baker slips while repelling. The National Guard offered repelling for a day during P.E. Serves up! Derek Driver a nd Allison Maaske venture into a gam e of badminton. PE / Health / Weights Dustin Olofson saves Choking Charlie from choking to death on a lima bean . This was the first year Charlie was a vailable for use by students. �F Students Work Out badminton and hockey. They learned CPR, body conditioning and when the students were lucky enough for it to snow, they had winter activities which included sledding, skiing, and an occasional snowball fight. Other students were in Weights. They didn't run and exercise as much, but they did work out. They lifted weights of all kinds. Students would work to improve their muscles by bench pressing, doing squats, power clenches, and the hip or a long time P. E ., Health, and Weights have been a part of the program here at TriCenter. In P.E. students had a good chance to exercise their bodies and have a good time doing it. Even though some people thought it may be a crucial punishment, they got a good workout. Activities in P.E this year were rollerskating, swimming, Kari Nelson s h ows off h er strong muscles . - sled. Grades were based on these four weights to show how everyone improved on lifting the weights. Health was also a part of this program. Students learned about illness, wellness, diseases , and how to keep their bodies fit and healthy. From P.E., Health, and Weights students have learned a lot mentally and physically so students can be strong and healthy. - Octavia Sexton ~1JCCESS lllJS'l'l.E SPlltl'f Relaxing after a hard day's play outside, J amie Stephens kicks back! SNOW! During our snowy days the P.E. classes went tubing . Eighth h our P.E. shows how much fun it was. PE / Health / Weights 109 �0 ..+-J T his year, the Indus t ri al Arts classes had a lot of p rojects . They built the set for the play, "The Long Red Herring." That was a n important one. Actually, they u sed t h e same set that they used th e yea r before except the walls we r e p ainted . "Overall , the biggest needed improve ment is they (the students) n eed to develop a stronger work ethic ," c ommented Mr. Bill Larsen on th e 199495 Industrial Arts stude nts. In Industrial Arts I, stud e nt s learned drafting. They got to draw up the plans for their projects a nd then actu ally put the plans into motion . In the CAD class, s t ud e nts d esigned 3-D images on the compute r. Not only were the pictures neat but the s tudents had fun making them . Mark Winger t programs in the dimen sions of his dream house. Matt Han dbury sees hi s h a r d wo rk come to life in 3-D. Many c lasses kept Mr. Ma t u lka busy, one of w hich was VoAg. With all of t h e proj ec ts they had, this class a lon e co u ld h ave ke p t a n y n or mal pers on bu sy. They made s h e lves for the storage area in t h e library . b u ilt more s h e l ves for Mr . M at ulk a's office , in stall ed a new com pu te r system in th e VoAg room , a nd m a intained the fis h tank t o p ro duce th e longest surviving b a tc h of fi s h in th e last three yea r s . "Everyon e in th e cl ass ha s worked t ogeth er t o accomplish everything we've d on e thi s year, " said Brian Ma rk . -Rick Nordma n Jim Tacke tt works di lige ntly to get his d raft in before the dead line. �Mr. Larsen teaches the proper techniques to have a fantastic turn-out. Tom Burford leans closer to make sure his lines are perfect. Josh Sha nnon looks for the an swers in his text book. J er emy Crozier c hecks to make sure everything is just righ t. VoAg/ Industrial Arts �Jodi Leaders works on her creativity and gets her hands dirty with clay. Megan Mina h a n and Brady Schroder prepare to s tart their clay projects for Art. "Smile," th e Parenting class a nd FHA me mbe rs h elp Head Sta rt kids carve pumpkins for Halloween . Junior B. J. Honeywell works on his clay pot in Art. �Art & FCS Help The Future S is a range of classes. Each lass teaches students how to ve out on their own in more than one way. Food Prep teaches them how to cook. Independent Living teaches them how to manage on their own. Family Relations teaches them how to deal with a family while Parenting teaches students how to be a parent, and Home Ee teaches Josh Da u roll s pi zza dough a s Heather Mars h mixes the s a u ce in Food Prep . them a little information from each class. Tony Tichota said, "Mrs. Wood was a good teacher." Sarah Goodwin said, "I thought Parenting class was very interesting. You learn a lot of facts about child development. It was really fun and I recommend it to anyone." In Art students get to use their imaginations and creativity. They can take many Art classes such as photography , crafts, art. and advanced art. Art helps them express themselves. "Photography is a fun class. At first it's a pain because of all the reading and tests, but afterwards it's fun. And it's giving me an idea for the future ," said Jamie Flaharty. Sheila Rambo said, 'What I like about Art is that he kept on harping on you to get things in your head and I now remember everything (well, almost everything) he taught us about photography." -Racheal Plambeck T h e Pa r e ntin g c l a s s p oses w ith E m mie Wood a ft er p laying gam es with h er and feeding h er. Par enting student Dustin Olofson h elps a li ttle girl carve her pumpkin. FCS / ART 113 �Y earbook is a class that takes a lot of you want it to look," said Amy Mors e . The deadlines created a lot of stress for time and energy from its staff. It's a fun class to take. Throughout the the staff. The editor, J a ckie Carlson , and the advisor, Miss Amy Miller , h ave th e year we are swamped with deadlines. To meet our deadlines, we had to have most stress. They have to make s ure that the spreads done. "The hardest part was everything is right and gets in on time. The stress that involved the yearbook when you waited unW the last minute, and staff was to get everything done . We had to only had a week to get your spread done," write and rewrite stories, get quo tes from said Heather Marsh. students , draw triplica tes and crop picThere were times when everyone got on edge because the didn't have their pictures tures before our deadline is done . We also had to create our spreads on the computer. or quotes. The yearbook is a book of m emories that Amy Smith, the Business Manager, said that the hardest part of her job was taking you can look back on forever! "no" for an answe:r. She was in charge of all -Mandy Huebner the advertising and billing. Yearbook isn't all hard; there are fun times too. 'The most fun thing about yearbook is learning about your classmates Jackie Carlson draws th e stud ent b ody layou t for other s taff m ember s . and also how to design the book the way Ca ra Dea make s correc tions on h e r spread s o everything is perfect. Yearbook Staff. Front row: Octavia S exton, Rick Nordma n , Nick Kus ter. Second row: Amy Miller. Heather Ma rsh , J e nny Smith , Jac ki e C a rl s on , Amy Smith . Third row: Rach eal Pla mbeck, Mandy Huebner , Kim Dea, Amy Mor se, Christi Chris tensen , Cara Dea Yearbook �Heather Marsh and Racheal Plambeck pick out photographs for the next deadline. Octavia Sexton thinks hard on a headline for her layout. Each headline must include a noun and a verb. Kim Dea crops h er pictures . Picturesn eed to be cropped so th ey fi t jus t righ t . Amy S mith trtes to sell ads to memb ers of the surrounding communities. She sells a d s so t h e yearboo k ca n b e publis h ed. Yearbook �Lehan Phannacy in Minden is a patron of the Tri-Center yearbook. �Ads Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Neola and Minden supports the Tri-Center Trojan. Neola Tire Company is a patron of this book. It provides services for the surrounding communities. To make a great yearbook the staff needs to have g~eat advertising. The TriCenter staff had that advertising. Many area businesses bought ads in the annual not only for their own gain but also for the benefit of the school. The students support the community by buying from the businesses. The students, communities, and businesses are all interlocking· like a giant puzzle. All of the people involved make the pieces fit by supporting one another. The staff started selling ads when school started. Amy Smith took over as full time salesperson to make sure the book had enough money. Letters were sent to all Senior p arents to see if they wanted to purchase a personal ad for their children. The staff came u p w ith a n e w fundraiser. They sold raffle tickets for being "Principal for a Day". The winner was Macy Zellm er. Mr. Nanninga had to go to her classes for a day while she did his duties. -Jackie Carlson Schierbroc k Gr ocery a dver tised in the Trojan. The s tore ls on Main Street in Neola. Ads Division �Ads $75 PATRON ALLIED COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CO., INC . (712) 322-2725 Bill & Conn ie BarrierOwners FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK Member FDIC Neola, IA 51559 (7 12) 485-224 5 M inden, IA 51553 (7 12) 4 83-2611 $50 PATRON FARM SERVICE COMPANY 1020 Sou th 8th Street Council Bluffs, IA 5 1501 HALL INSURANCE AGENCY Neola, IA 51 559 (712) 485-224 5 KNUTSON FUNERAL HOME 1-800-44 7-2588 LIBERTI BANK & TRUST Persia, IA 51 563 M ember FDIC LOGOS ETC. 4121 S. 87th St . Omaha, NE 68127 Ph : (402)331 - 1 192 (8 00) 542-4 736 Fax: (4 0 2) 331 -2995 M ERCY MIDLANDS Ads 7500 M ercy Road Omaha, NE 68124 SHELBY COUN1Y STATE BANK P.O . 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Neola, IA 485-2 4 16 Walt & Mike $25 PATRONS A GAIN Selling & Consi gning Brand Nam e Clot hing 2820 N . Broadway 322-9333 -Gloria Hawn �ALICE'S BEAU1Y SHOP Alice Huebner 103 3rd St., Neola 485-2385 LINDAJ. ANDERSEN Tax & Accounting Service Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-64 7 4 AVOCA BUILDING MATERIAL CENTER, INC. Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-6323 ' C & G CONSTRUCTION & HOME IMPROVEMENTS 31 0 Garfi.eld Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2364 Gene Meyerring & Chris Colpitts CAB LESO FT E n gineering Inc. 508 I-I uron Street P.O. Box 216 Missouri Valley, IA 51555 (7 12) 642-2128 Office & Fax: 642-451 7 CAPTAIN VIDEO A Radio Sha ck Dealer 3 20 E . Erie Street Missouri Valley, IA 51555 (7 12) 6 4 2 -4 021 CARLEY DRUG Box 6 98 Avoca, IA 5 1521 (7 12) 343 -6777 Box 247 S helby, IA 5 1570 (712) 544-28 12 CITIZENS STATE BANK P.O. Box 68 Oakland, IA 51560-0068 Phone (7 12)482 -64 31 Fax (712) 482-3330 COUNTRYSIDE TRAVEL 406 E. 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Full Agency Service 302 Elm Street Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-6332 (800) 260-6332 WEST OAK ARCHERY 113 W. Broadway P.O. Box 935 Co. Bluffs , IA 5 15 02 TRI-CENTER YEARBOOK WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE ADVERTISERS! Ads �Deserved Awards Here are the awards: Kevin Taylor-USMC Bull Dog Award; Janet Zimmerman-USMC Academic Award; Brenda Guill-USMC Music Award, Outstanding Instrumentalist; Sarah GoodwinHugh O'Brien; Seth Holstein-Doctors Lee/Welbourn Award; Drama Awards-Brandi Marshall, Clint Scoles, Brad Carlson, Jaime Anderson, Rachel Witt, Sarah Benzing, David Killpack , and Kathrine Fischer; American History Awards-Jessica Stephens and Jackie Carlson; Outstanding Language Arts Students-Matt Handbury, Rachel Nelson, Kevin Taylor, Janet Zimmerman, Cil Erich and Cara Dea; Foreign Lang uage Awards-Penny Ord and Janet Zimmerman; Outstanding Health students-Amy Morse, Kevin Dea, Sarah Killpack, and Josh Zacharias; Outstanding VocalistJessica Schuning; Outstanding Government Students-Rachel Nelson, Rob Dyke, Jim Cook, Sheri Stamp, Matt Lehan and Janet Zimmerman; Outstanding International Politics StudentsLaura King and Jackie Carlson. Jessica Schuning's face turns red a fter receiving an award. I Mr. Nanninga gives J ac ki e Carlson the Outstanding Yearbook Student awa rd in pas sionate purple pen. Jermey Haase r eceives the Most Improved Langu age Arts Student award from Mrs. Conway. Mr. Elliott a nnoun ces th e se ni or top ten in acad e mi c rank. Awards �Seth Holstein was given the Outstanding Biology Student Award by Mr. Ki llpack. Here he is in class with Laura King. Jim Morse received the Bernie Saggau. American Citizenship. a nd the Distin guished Athle te awards. COLOmON The 1995 TROJAN was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline. Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the company. All copy was created and written by the yearbook staff exclusively. The base material for the yearbook is Slate Grey Leathertone and all copy and art is silver silk screen. Endsheets are Eagle A Blue Granite. Bookman, Rage Italic and Jefferson were chosen for the type styles and the point size ranged from 6 to 60. Comtran software was used for copy and layout production. The theme was "Making the Pieces Fit." Expenses were subsidized entirely through advertising by mercnants ana semor parents and through yearbook sales. There were 150 copies printed; they were sold for $22 without a name and $24 with a name. The mini-mag insert was published by Walsworth and inserted by yearbook staff members. The Trojan staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooperation in making the yearbook successful. These commendable people were: Fischer Photography Steve Stafford The Gazette Barb Dalton Brett Nanninga Arla Jo Clausen Jay Bellar Ron Elliott Brenda Search Randy Wiese Karen Kay Greg Adams TCHS Faculty STAFF Jackie Carlson Head Photogapher: Christi Christensen Advertising Manager: Amy Smith Staff Members: Cara Dea Kim Dea Mandy Huebner Nick Kuster Heather Marsh Amy Morse Rick Nordman Racheal Plambeck Octavia Sexton Jenny Smith Advisor: Amy Miller Awards �Parent Ads Dear La~ra, From the moment you were born, it was obvious that you had a mind of your own. In some ways, this has been very challenging. However, your work, drive, and determination will prove to be very positive forces in your life ... make them work to your advantage. We're very proud of you and love you lots! Mom and Dad "FRIENDS ARE FRIENDS FOREVER" We've watched you grow and become adults. Remember our good times together. We love you both! Jamie Rodenburg and Jim Cook Dear Jody, Your goal of playing football with your friends has been realized. May you find direction in life to be pleasant and your future filled with happiness. Love you always, Dad and Mom Don't walk ahead of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend. David Carlson �Tony TichotaThe world can only be a better place because you are here. We are proud of you. Love, Mom and Dad Sheri Always keep smiling and never let go of your dreams! Love, Mom & Dad Kristin - Your smile has brighten ed TC from Kindergarten through your Senior year! We're very proud of you and love you very much! Mom&Dad J im CookNo. 5 Centerfield, No. 24 Split E nd and Strong Safety, No. 1 in our H earts Forever. Love, Dad & Mom Lynette RingGraduation is a new beginning. We will always be herefor you. Good Luck. We Love Yo~ Dad and Mom �a Cook, Jason 50. 53. 84 Cook, Jim 3. 97 Cross, Stacie 8 1 Crozier, Brenda 60. 61 . 90 Crozier, Jeremy 40. 87. 111 Abarlotcs, Ernie 40. 98 Adam, Jennifer 84 Adam, Jody 84 Aguiar, Rafael 97 Andersen, Jill 93 Andersen, Krlsti 81 Anderson,Jahne 10.47.66.67 .90.91. 105. 107 Anderson, Matt 81 Andrews, Jason 50. 84 Aneweer, Kim 56 Arbaugh, Misti 16. 31. 36. 59, 72. 90 Arnold, Kory 40. 93. 107. 108 Arnold, Kyle 40. 9 0 Arrick, Angela 84 Ausdemore, Ryan 44. 62. 87 Baker, Jody 39. 97. 108 Baldwin, Jesse 50. 51. 53. 84 Bargenquast, Madge 99 Barnes,!'.fichael 93 Barnes, Mike 8 . 35. 44. 48. 49. 9 0. 9 1 Batory, Stefan 34. 35, 48. 65. 9 7 Beebe, Krls 80 Behrendsen, Rachel 51. 52. 53. 81. 104 Bellar, Jay 8 0 . 82 Bellar' Lori 56 Bennett, Amy 18. 65. 66, 71. 97. 128 Bennett, Jessica 43. 47. 58. 59. 63. 8 7. 89. 106 Bennett, Ryan 17. 24. 39. 44. 73. 93. 94 Benning, Erle 50. 52. 53, 81 Benning, Travis 39. 44. 87. 88 Benzing, Diana 98 Benzing, Sarah 19. 20. 31. 56, 65. 66. 67. 69. 73. 93. 128 Bertelsen, Heath 44. 76. 90 Bibeau, Julie 20. 93 Bloom, Danny 50. 84 Bloom, Joseph 87 Boos, Erle 8 1 Boos, Seth 50. 5 1, 84 Bowen, Zach 8 1 Brlch, Amy 11. 13, 19, 60, 6 1. 90 Brlch,Cheryl 3 7 .44.59.87. 107 Brlch, Cll 12. 3 1. 36. 3 7 . 44. 58. 59. 65. 76. 93 Brlch, Craig 93 Brisbois, David JO. 62. 93 Brisbois, Tina 67. 87 Bruck, Adam 87 Bruck, Becky 1 1. 16. 47. 90 Bruck,Janet 46.47.87 Bruck, Raymond 99 Bruck, Richard 20. 65. 93. 94 Burbridge, Kristen 5 1. 8 1 Burford, Katy 24. 3 1. 36. 43. 46. 4 7. 90 Burford, Tom 39. 87, 111 Burton, Jason 5. 18 . 34. 35. 44. 62. 73. 93. 95. 104 Carlson, Brad 26. 66. 97, 105. 128 Carlson, Britt 44. 87 Carlson, David 12. 2 7. 28. 32. 38. 39. 44. 45. 48. 49,65.97 Carlson, Jackie 12. 3 1. 36. 3 7 . 42. 43. 4 7. 58, 59. 62.65.93.94, 114 Carlson, Paul 9. 76. 90 Caton, Roxanne 8 7 Christensen, Christi 11 . 12. 23. 93. 11 4 Christensen, Kevin 7 . 8. 40. 48. 90 Christensen, Matt 39. 44. 87 Christiansen, Amie 9. 3 7. 8 7. 88 Christiansen, Jean 99 Clausen, Arla 15. 59. 98 Cochran, Carl 98 Cochran, Cary 38. 39. 44. 45. 48. 62. 63. 90 Conway, Mary 36. 37. 96. 98. 105 Conway, Tim 38 Cook, Glen 44. 73. 8 7 N Dalbey, Bryan 50. 5 1. 84 Dalbey, Mark 93 Dalton, Barl> 80 Dalton, Heather 19. 34. 35. 42. 43. 47. 59. 62 . 65. 93 Dalton, Pat 3 1. 43 Dalton, Tim 51. 53, 84 Dargin, Troy 65. 67. 68. 70. 7 1. 93. 107 Dau, Amber 51. 52. 8 1 Dau, Josh 44. 9 0. 11 3 Dau, Sara 50. 51. 52. 84 Dawson, Tom 6. 20. 23. 40. 66. 97 Dea,Cara20.24,36.65.69. 73.93. 11 4 Dea, Kevin 15. 17. 39. 44. 62. 63. 90 Dea, Kim 34, 3 5. 47. 90. 11 4. 11 5 Dea, Ryan 11. 12. 15. 32. 38. 39. 44. 48. 49. 54. 62. 65. 71. 97. 102 Dickey, Kyle 8 7 Dickey, Tara 8 1 Dittmer, Weston 44. 69. 90 Divelbess, Bedane 5 1. 53. 84 Dobmeier, Ryan 5, 15. 44. 70. 93. 95 Dollen, Kaylee 51. 52 . 53. 84 Dollen, Missy 84 Donovan, Lacey 50. 51. 53, 84. 85 Driver, Angela 84 Driver, Brad 2 3. 97 Driver, Derek 9 0 . 102. 108 Dyke, Rob 7 . 66. 76. 9 7 Guill, Brenda 3. 12. 16 18. 27. 30 31 4:.1 43 . ti2 63.65.66. 68. 97 Gunderson, Errln 50. 5 1. Gunderson, J ustin 50. 8 1 Haase , Je remy 93. 122 Haggerty. J ason 87 Handbury, Craig 3 9. 87, 106 Handbury, Matt 7 . 12 , 39. 65. 97 Handbury, Max 99 Hansen , Angela 24 . 31. 36. 46. 47. 56. 57. 90 Hansen, Chris 84 Hans en, Jason 50. 8 1 Harman, Tami 6 , 98 Helm, Emmy 12. 14. 24. 55. 58. 59. 9 7 Helm, Paula 90 Helm, Steve 99 Heimbaugh, Sadie 51. 52. 53. 81 Heitman, Doug 50. 8 1 Heitman, Paul 50. 85 Hester, Chris 14. 39. 87 Hes t e r, Michelle 5 1. 52. 8 1 H ester, Tiffany 5 1. 85 Higby, Lori 66, 67 . 98. 102 Holstein, Caroline 37. 47 . 62. 8 7 Holstein, Seth 2. 12 . 32. 39. 48. 49. 65. 70. 97. 123. 128.970 1 Honeywell, B .J. 11. 39. 40, 93. 11 2 Hood, Nathan 8 1 Hornbostel, Larry 98. 99 Hotz, Matt 50. 8 1 Huddle, Brandl 5 I. 53. 82 Huebner, Mandy 29. 43. 90. I 14 Huebner, Robbie 39. 44. 45. 90 lncontro, Keith 50. 8 5 Eckrich, Aaron 50. 8 1 Elliott, Ron 80 Esser, Erle 39, 40, 48. 90 Esser, Sara 51. 52. 53. 84 Evers, Paul 50. 81 Farley, Kristin 18, 21. 27. 47. 59. 65. 68. 69. 97. 101, 103. 104 Felton, Amanda 84 Felton, Mindy 8 1 Fischer, Andrea 50. 5 1. 52. 53. 84 Fischer, Katherine 12. 18. 42. 43. 47. 65. 66. 67, 93. 104. 105. 128 Fis her, Brian 81 Flaharty, Jamie 20. 93 Flaharty, Shawn 39. 44. 8 7 Flemming, Lois 99 Foote, Sandi 84 Frederiksen, Mandy 90 Frederiksen, Tim 5 1. 53 . 84 Fritch, Mark 42 . 98 Gambs, Eleanor 98. 99. 105 Gaudlan, Laura 5 1. 52. 53. 84 Gaudlan, Sarah 23. 65. 97 Gibson, Doug I I. 98 Gillett, Misty 8 1 Gittins, Adam 90 Gittins, David 39. 76. 90 Goodwin, Katie 8 1 Goodwin, Sarah 6. 34. 35, 47. 56. 69, 90. 105 . 106 Graham, Jacob 8 1 Gravert, Heath 50. 5 1. 53. 84 Gravert, Heather 19. 93. 94. 105 Greiner, Nick 8 1. I 04 Grote, Joe 99 Guill, Brad 14. 15. 39. 40. 62. 8 7 Jacobson , Jodi 56 Jenkins, John 9 1 Jensen, Kyle 2 1. 65, 91 . J0 3 Jensen, Ryan 50. 51. 53. 85 Jepsen, Sara 82 Johnson, Bob 76. 98. 102 Johnson, Lindsey 5 1. 52 . 53. 82 Johnston, April 51. 52 . 85 Justice, Joan 9 9 Kay, Karen 80 Killpack, David 22. 40. 48. 66. 9 1 Killpack, Jonsthan 50. 53. 85 Klllpack,Lee 98.99 Killpack, Sarah 12. 16.47,59,62 .63.65. 67 68. 93.94 King, Christal 50. 51 , 85 King, Jeff 50. 52. 82 King, Katie 8. 55. 56, 57. 59, 91 King, Laura 5. 12. 13. Fi5. 5R. 60. 6 1. 65. 97 Kinnard-Gravert, David 50. 52. 53, 82 Knott , Joan 99 Koch, Nancy 51. 85 Koob, Kevin 97 Kosmacelr., Tracy 50. 53. 85 Kramer. Andrew 87 Krohn, Heather 9. 61 . 87 Kunze, Chad 7. 2 3. 39. 66. 76. 97 Kunze, Glenda 98. 99. 102 Kunze, Kyle 39. 44. 48. 87 Kuster, Nick 39. 44. 45. 48. 49, 9]. 114 Larsen, Heidi 19. 25. 27. 31. 47. 57, 58. 59 0:1. �65.97 Larsen . William 40. 58. 59 . 6 7 . 9 7. 98. 110 Leaders. Jodi 3 . 8. 12 . 19. 27. 3 1. 55. 57. 58, 59, 65. 66. 67. 98. I 12 Leaders , J oe 34. 3 5. 44. 48. 93 Leaders, Kristy 15. 2 7. 3 1. 43. 59. 60, 6 1. 79, 96. 97 Leaden;, Lacl 8 .30. 3 1. 3 7 .43.58.59. 74 ,88 Leaders, Tim 50. 52. 82. 85 Leazenby, Abry 15, 88 Leazenby, H olly 51. 53. 82 Lefeber, Laura 14. 3 7. 43. 88. 106 Lehan.Matt 12 . 29. 39.44. 65. 70.97 Leinen, Cheryl 24 . 61. 76. 9 1 Leonard ,Mlchael 82 Lujan, Angela 88 Maaske, Allison 22 . 2 7 , 65. 69, 9 7 , 108 Maaske, Miya 9 1 Madsen, Chris 5 I. 53 . 85 Madsen , Pam 24. 88 Maness, Lance 50. 82 Mansfield, Wendy 5 1. 82 Mantz, J ason 4 8. 49 Mark, Brian 39. 94. 95. 11 0 Marsh, Hesther 24. 56. 5 8 . 9 1. 11 3. 11 4 , 115 lllarsbaU, Brandi 3 1. 64. 6 5. 66, 6 7 . 94. 105 Martens, Charity 88. 107 Martens, Shannon 2 r. 9 7 lllartin, Robert 9 1 Matter . Chrlstlne 85 Matter. Erin 22 . 27. 97 11.fatthews, Tami 26. 36. 4 3 . 65, 97, I OI Matulka, Kevin 98 McCool, Kandi 5 . 12. 18. 21. 9 7 McDermott, Jake 23. 34. 35, 4 0 . 63. 79, 9 1 McDermott, Jason 39. 40. 94 McDermott, Jessie 2 I. 34. 35. 4 7 . 65. 69. 70. 71. 73.94.95 McDonald, Jarrod 44, 88. 106 McDonald , Lori 3 1 Mefford, Samantha 85 llleln.ke. Diana 99 Meinke, Rusty 9 1 Mergens, Dallas 9. 19. 9 1 llfergens, Delghe 3. 20. 25. 66. 94 llfergens. Drew 88 llfeyentng.Mike 15 .39.44. 62. 70.88 Michl, Jason 8 2 ld!Uer, Aillea 5 1. 52. 82 ld!Uer. Amy 98. I 14 Minahan, Matt 24. 44. 94. 95 lllinaban. Megan 7. 8. I 0 . I I. 17. 30, 3 1. 36. 42. 4 3. 91. 11 2 Aonaban.Tracl5I. 52.53.85 lloen. early 88 Alorae, Amy 31 . 3 6 . 4!'1. 47, 65 . 9 1. 11 4 "one, Jim 1 1. 12. 2 . 32. 38. 39. 44. 48. 49, 62. 63, 65, 70. 97. 123 Monie , Katie 5. 51. 52. 53. 82 fdudra, Tabatha 82 llyera, Isaac 50. 53. 85 Olson, Angela 19. 2 3 . 9 1. 92 Olson, Dan 5 1 Olson, Dustin 50. 83 Ord, John 48. 92. 105 Ord, Penny 17. 22. 9 7 . 103 Ord, Sarah 20. 3 1. 65. 73 . 95. 107 Overgaard, Marty 50, 52. 83 Pauley, Erik 83 Payne, Cassie 5 1. 52, 86 Peters, Carrie 51. 52. 53, 83 Petersen, Aaron 50, 51. 86 Petersen, Jeremy 50. 52, 83 Pettit, Annie 51. 52. 53. 83 Piper, Lori 51. 52. 83 Pitts, Chad 88 Plambeck, Andrea 7. 13. 19, 36. 56, 57. 58. 6 1. 92 Plambeck, Brenda 25. 92 Plambeck, Racheal 92. 1 14. 115 Ploen, Shanda 12. 18 , 23. 9 7 Ploen, Shaya 10. 11. 31. 36. 6 7 . 95. 104. 105 Podany, Bev 98 Polley, Ryan 88 Preuss, Matt 39. 44, 88 Rambo, Shella 20. 95. 104 Rastovski, Ed 8 0 Rastovski, Rosie 82. 98. I 0 5 Reed, Brian 36. 3 7 , 98 Reid, Jason 83 Rezande, Bnma 97 Rheam, Amy 53. 86 Ring, Adam 38. 39, 44. 73. 92 Ring, Amy 55. 58. 97 Ring, Emily 51. 52 . 86 Ring, Gina 60. 6 I. 92 Ring, Jay 50. 5 1. 86 Ring, Jessica 97 Ring, John 23, 39. 9 7 Ring, Joshus 5 1. 86 Ring, Kelly 5 1. 83 Ring, Kirk 39, 92 Ring, Laura 47. 89 Ring, Lynette 2. 26. 3 1. 55. 57. 58. 59. 65. 66. 76. 9 7 . 101. 103 Ring, Sarah 50. 51. 52. 53. 86 Ring, Susie 76. 89. I 05 Ring, Tom 99 Roberts, Cindy 17. 24. 89 Roberts, Derek 86 Rodenburg, Callie 5. 51. 52. 82. 83 Rodenburg, Jamie I I. 12 . 16 . 3 1. 58. 65. 97 Rodenburg, Lyle 99 Rodenburg, Rosalie 80 Rodenburg, Tammy 89 Ronfeldt, Liss 10. 24. 58, 6 1. 89 Ronfeldt. Lori 12. 24, 6 1. 92 Ross, Amber 86 n 1'ianntnaa,Brett80 _ell1011, Kut 16. 43. 46. 47. 88. 109 £1.ogn, Keith 24. 39. 44. 45. 79. 94. 95. 103 elaon, Kevin 24. 44. 94. 95 elson .Rachel 22.65. 9 7 Nelson, Sara 14. 36. 37. 59. 65. 94 Nieman, Kim 5 I. 52. 82 Nordman, Jim 50. 53 . 86 lliordman, Rick 94. 114 Nyberg, Jeremy 44. 88 Olofson, Dustin 76. 9 1. 108. 113 Olsen, Dan 50. 53, 86 Olsen, Kevin 23. 65. 95. 105 Sahnons,J. R .26. 9 7 Sahnons, Justin 89. 97 Sahnons, Scooter 83 Schmielsu, Jeremy 11. 92 Schneckloth, Jason 44. 89 Schneckloth, Nicole 16. 17. 24. 30 . 3 1. 46. 4 7. 65. 95. 104. 105 Schnitker,Scott 92 Schroder, Brady 39. 44. 73. 9 1. 92. 112 Schroder, Im.kc 65 Schroder, Regan 50. 52 . 53. 82. 83 Schule nberg, Sierra 56. 57. 58. 92 Schultz, Heidi 6. 27. 29. 30. 3 1. 36. 42. 43. 58. 71. 97 Schunlng, Jessica 3 . 3 1. 54, 57. 59. 62. 63. 65. 66. 70.96. 9 7 . 122 Schunlng, Jodi 50. 51. 52. 53. 86 Scoles , Clint I. 23. 24, 95 Sexton, Octavia 61 , 89. 11 4. 115 Shannon, Josh 11 1 Skow, Brian 39. 40. 91. 92 Skow, Keith 39. 97 Smith, Amy 31. 32, 36. 43. 46. 47. 92, 114. 11 5 Smith, Jenny 37, 89. 11 4 Smith, Nile 3 0 , 3 1. 98, 102 Smith, Rusty 50. 52. 83 Soppe, Adrienne 8, 13. 3 7, 47, 74. 89 Stafford, Heather 61 Stafford, Michelle 19. 27. 36. 3 7. 42. 43. 60. 65. 9 7, 105 Stafford, Steve 98 Stamp, Sheri 3, 5, 12, 97 Stephens, Amy 19. 69, 95 Stephens, Jamie 19. 60. 61. 62, 63, 92 . 109 Stephens, Jennifer 51. 52. 53, 86 Stephens, Jessica 7 . 11. 12. 18. 29, 31. 36. 37. 59. 62.65.67.94.95 Stephens, Matthew 89 Stone, Jake 39. 48, 89 Stone, Josh 48. 92 Suntkcn, Eric 50. 83 r Tackett, Jim 34. 35. 40. 89 Tamms, Matthew 89 Taylor, Kevin 5 . 62 . 65. 97, IOI Thielen, Jacki 51. 83 Thomas, Heath 50. 5 1. 53. 86 Thomas, Nick 50, 52. 83 Thomsen, Laurie 7 , 16. 17. 55, 57. 59. 65, 72. 73. 76,95 Thomsen, Sara 10. 16.23, 36.44,65. 73 . 76.92 Tlchota, Anthony 97 1/ VanArsdol, Jeremy 50. 52. 83 VsnNordstrsnd, Tressa 31 VsnNordstrsnd, Wlllle 92 Voge, Stephanie 86 Wallace, Tamara 37. 89. 106 Ward, Katherine 5 I. 52, 86 Ward, Tlm 97 Welbourne, Annie 51 , 83 Wellman, Liss 89 Wellman, Mariah 51. 52. 83 Wellman. Sara 50. 52. 53. 82, 83 White. T . Gary 98, 102 Wiese, Randy 9 8 Wilson, Denise 31 Wilson, Lavern 99 Wilson, Murlene 99 Wingert, Marc 12. 13, 33. 39. 48. 49. 62. 63. 70, 76.97 Witherspoon, Montana 83 Witt,Jennlfer 8.37 , 69. 89, 106 Witt, Rachel 12.25.37,47. 62, 66.67. 68.89 Witt, Rebecca 2. 31. 34 . 3 5 . 47. 56. 57. 59. 63. 65. 66. 67. 79.92. 102 Wood, Julie 6 1. 9 8 WulJI, Ashlee 7. 8. 37, 63. 76. 89 zacharlas, Josh 32. 39. 48. 62 . 65. 79, 92 Zellmer, Katie 51. 53. 83 Zellmer, Mary 36, 47. 92 Zlmmerman, Janet27. 46.47,64. 65.97. 106 Zoss, Julia 20. 95 27 �The Last Piece Katherine Fischer a nd Sarah Benzing get into the action during the "The Long Red Herring." A s the grads all moved their tassels and the semester tests are completed, the last piece fits into the puzzle. Together the year is seen as one big puzzle. You tackle each problem with a new piece and in the end it all comes together. Seth Holstein receives an award from Mr. Nanninga at awards day. Amy Bennett and Brad Carlson give the camera a view of their cat's intestine. Closing WAt.SWO O TH PUDL I S IH NC COM i>A f'l Y r MA R CELI N£. MISSOU RI IH&H ���� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1958-2006 are covered in this collection. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tri-Center Trojan 1995 Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource 1995 yearbook (annual) of Tri-Center High School Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1995 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Western 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. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1995 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 1995 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/e3bedc4f39abbb42f7efd16b0a9707ae.pdf 94b0ed6ff26935537937fab04b82d96b PDF Text Text 1996 TROJfln �373.05 T731t .· .\ .' .· �313.tJS. "/ 1.3/t DATE DUE Tri-Center Annual Class Ti1e For AChange: 1996 Trojan 373.05 T7llt 2SN=00005!67 Tri-Center Annual Class Ti1e For ACh~nge: 1996 Trojan 373.05 T7311 lSlf=00005!67 ��Time for a Change XII 1996 TROJAN Volullle 38 Tri-Center High School 33980 3 lOth Street Neola, IA 51559 Enrollment: 230 (9-12) Title* 1 �As the clock ticks, the school changes with the times. Tri-Center experienced many changes this year. The school year started moving, literally. The trucks moving dirt could be felt throughout the school. As the pi le of dirt got higher, students got more excited for the addition to be built. New bleachers were a needed change because of time. The old b leachers wore out after 30 years of service. The new bleachers brought the gym up to date and were safer. In this book, there are also changes. The yearbook staff decided to change the academic section to make the book more inter esting. The staff decided to cove r areas of t he curriculum, inst ead of individual classes. The order of sections was a lso r earr a nged. All the changes in and aro und t he s c hool made for an exc iti ng y ear. It was definitely t ime f or a c hange. - Jac ki e C a r lson 2 * Opening �Out with the old and in with the new. Jason Parker helps tea r down t he bleachers in the gym. Rob Huebner an d jason McDermott examine a pi ece of art work at the Ke nnedy Center. Caroline Holstein is ready for a · fashion change. She is dressed up for Spirit Week. Openi ng * 3 �Students and facu lty spend quality t ime enjoying student body activ ities. They want to make life as a student exciting. Every year student activities have a new attitude. The hallways are fi lled w ith new voices and lockers are decorated to one's liking. People change and a fresh new class comes into the building w ith new ideas and personalit ies. The freshmen now get to compete during Spir it Week and the seniors are challenged to rema in on top of the entire student ody. Students also get to spice up their lives and show off t he ir talents for crowds of people in many on-stage performances. The biggest change occurs when it's t ime to come back to school after summer vacation . People are now requ ired to be at school and they can't s pend their day doing whatever t hey please. A lso, life in th e fast la ne begins. Now everyone is busy being involved in marching band, flags, sports, c horus, e lecting class officers, and many other events. Some students get the best change of t he ir lives. T hey now get a car a nd hav e t he pleasure of being able t o dr iv e wh erev er t hey want t o go. Life outs ide the classroom he lps stude nt s reliev e stress. They can hav e good t imes w ith friends and spend quality t ime hav ing fun. A st udent's life is w hat ever he or s he makes of it , and some of the best t imes are had participating at school activ it ies . Some activ it ies that students go t o are sporting e ents, the V ariety S how, marching band contests, the s pri ng drama play, and many more. 4* Student Life �T-C fans, Kevin Dea, Jake McDermott and Brad Guill get ready to rumble. During Spirit Week, Swing Choir dances to prepare for its upcoming performances. At a Stu- dent Council dance, senior girls relax, dance and enjoy the music. Student Life *5 �se11sa..t1oris Time Taken for Summer Relaxation and relax while making By Rachel Witt new frie nds. " After 180 da ys of sc hool , the During the summer many summer sun months are s tudents work. A ndy much appreciated. Kramer spent the su mmer Summer can working on th e farm . mean playing a sport, Kramer said, "Work gives going on vacation, m e t he c h a nce to ge t working, or a number of money and experience leisure activities. for a job after sc hoo l. " Roxanne J a n e t Bruck Caton said, "I spent my continued to wo rk summer swimming and throu g h the s umm er. shopping." Bruck said , "I spen t my Ch:i.rity Marsummer taking life guard tens' summer was spent lessons but I did not g L ta nning a nd hang ing the opport unity to use out with her friends. Cil and Cheryl Brich are s itting on my skills. " She also went on a faro- a rock in the Rocky Mountains in A n oth er way ily vacation to So uth July. students at Tri-Center spe nd their summers Dakota. Brad Guill enj oyed being with hi s is at camp. Heather Krohn said , "I enjoyed friends from hi s church's youth group while going to Missouri to a music camp with Mrs. in San Antonio. Guill said, "I benefited from Clausen." No matter how a summer is spen t, San Antonio because it was an opportunity to see another part of the U nited States it is a break from months of school. 6 *Summer �Among the people visiting San Antonio are J ackie Carlson. Rebecca Wilt. Rachel \Vitt. Brad Guill . Tamara Wallace. and J ennlfer Witt The Neola Soft.ball team poses fo r a picture a fi.er a ra ined out game . Brian Skow holds a King S a lmon in Alaska. Nancy and Brenda Koch experience Disneyland With Beast. Ashlee Wulff jet skis with h er cousin in Ne- braska. Summer* 7 �Jess Stephens performs her skit at the pep rally with Mr. Killpack. Jess was sold as a slave and h er owners chose what she'd do for her skit. What year is this??? Miss Higby helps Katy Burford with a math problem on 50's Day. Both got into it by wearing their outfits . Kevin Dea and Weston Dittmer not only had matc hing outfits fo r Twin Day , but a lso matching breakfasts . 8 * Spirit Week Mr. Nanninga strikes a pose for the camera on 50's Day. Dress up days were enjoyed by all students and faculty and participation points were awarded. Who are these good looking g ir ls? J e nnifer Stephens , Christal King, Sara Dau, Laura Ga u dlan , Cassie Payne a nd Lacey Donovan get into Crazy Day as au of them h ave crazy hairstyles, clothes, and all of the appropriate accessories. �fli_es h1gh Participation soared during spirit week By Amy Morse A pep rally Every second was held for the entire and minute of spirit school. The homecomweek was full of class ing candidates percompetition and particiformed their skits as pation . This year's of being a slave. part homecoming theme was There were also class "Time." skit that followed the The five dress theme, "Time." These up days for class compeskit were judged and tition were titled Crazy classes were awarded Day, Twin Day, 50s Day, poi nts accord ing to Cowboy Day, and Dress wh at place they got. Up/Black and Gold Day. Point s were a lso L aura Gaudian said , awarded on dress up "The best part of Spirit day s. The class with Week was dress ing up and seeing what every- Hey Matt w h at's up? M att Minahan the most participation one else wore. I also is looking pretty wild in his Crazy each day received the enjoyed smashing eggs Day outfit. There were many unique most poin ts . Games outfits on Crazy Day. were played at the pep on Matt Minahan's head rally as part of the class competition. As at the pep rally." The annual slave auction the last Whoppers were chewed and the was held. The senior football jerseys and last head spun on the bat, the eniors had all of the homecoming candidates were aucwon clas competition again. As Jamie tioned off. The auction was held to raise Stephens aid, "It wa more exciting this money for the coronation decorations, outyear with a lot more people involved. Parfits, and the DJ. The candidates were aucticipation was great." tioned off to be slaves. Spirit Week *9 �to celebra_te Events led to a night to always remember By Heather Marsh Lights! Camera! Action! This year's Homecoming theme was "Time," and the theme song was "Time" by Hootie and the B lowfish . The Homecoming court spent long hours working on their dances, decorating the gym, picking out patterns, a theme, a theme song an d colors for their dresses and tuxedoes. Not to mention the an- she just happened to have handy for such an occasion. Homecoming night started out with a dance by the football cheerleaders . As the drumroll sounded they announced the prince, princess, king and queen. The prince was Matt Minahan and the princess was Jackie Carlson. The king and queen were Kory Arno ld and Jessica Stephens. The slide tici pa ti on of the big The 1995 Homecoming King and Queen, Jes- show was a big event at night ahead. sica Stephens and Kory Arnold, proudly pose the coronation. It disMrs. Harman fo r the camera as they take their thrones of played the events of the di scussed the best part royalty. homecoming court, facof working with the Homecoming court as, ulty and students all through spirit week. "The candidates spent a lut oftime together. It was a time when everyone got to see They had fun and showed it w ith the ex- just how crazy homecoming week was . pressions on their faces." The coronation was followed Whi le the Homecoming court by the dance . Don Christensen got things was in the music room practicing their ro lling by starting the various kinds of dances for the big night, a tragedy almost music and getting people on the da nce occurred. Matt Minahan's tuxedo jacket floor. The night was filled with laughter, split up the back. Mrs. Clausen saved the dancing, music and fun with friends. d ay w ith a needle and thread 10 * Homecoming �L ro R: C.Ch ri stcn se n. K.Ol sc n. K.Fis chc r. R .Bc nn ctl. J .S 1e ph c ns . M. Min ahan. S .Kill pac k. H.Dalt o n. J. Ca rl son. K. Arn o ld . K.Ne lso n. J.Bur1on . Fro nt ro w: D.Wellm an. G.Ol scn. and Princess Jackie Carlson and Prince Matt Min ahan smile with pride at their new titles. K.Bakcr The 1995 Homecoming Court from left to ri ght: Princess Jackie Carlson, Queen Jessica Stephens, King Kory Arnold and Prince Matt Minahan. The 1994 Homecomin g Queen La ura King crowns Jessica Stephens the new 1995 Homecoming Queen. Matt Mi nahan looks on with a smi le as the parents congratulate the 1995 Homecom ing Court. Homecoming * l1 �Jason Burton is doing h is part to m ake the Variety Show funny during his number, "Respect" with Matt Minahan and Ryan Dobmeier. The large group choir members pose for a picture at a Variety Show rehearsal after working very hard to make the show a success. Kaylee Dollen, Tamara Wallace, Miya aaske, Angie Driver, Tiffany Heste r , Laura Gaudian an d Jim Nordman pose a fter the Variety Show. 12 * Variety Show Sara h Be n zing as Sally Sue and her doll that can do m a ny t ric ks po se on th e ch a ir during Varie ty Show. Andrea Fischer, Sara Nelson. Traci Mina h a n , Lacey Dono va n , Rebecca Wi tt , Caro li ne Hol s t e in , Ryan J ensen, a nd Jim Nordm an s mile for the cam era as th e Swing Choir r ehearses for Variety Show. �13ea..t 1s Ori Choir had no ..problem keeping the rhythm know what was going By Jennifer Witt on when the li ght s Time, hard work were shut off and dedication is what it The show featook to make the Variety tured many solos such Show a success. as Sarah Killpack singThe small in g, "C o lo rs of th e groups and solos met Wind " a nd Mik e several nights after Meyer ri ng sing in g schoo l rehearsing for "Angel s Among Us." the openi ng night. EvIt al so included many eryone was busy getting small groups such as ready for it. It took a lot "Book B ag B oogie " of time to set up the and "Why Haven't I sound system and get Heard From You." The the li ghts hung. People Sensation men di d a were busy findin g their medley of "D uke of places and seeing how long they had to get Brandi Marshall performs h er solo E ar l, " "Jo h n n y B . ready for their next num- during th e Variety Show. S h e sang Goode, " and "Silhou"You 've Go t A F1;end ." ette " wh ic h closed bers. the fir t half of the VaAfter th e first , couple of rehearsal s the performers knew riety Show. Then the Sensations opened the where they had to be and when they had to second half of the Var iety Show with be there. The Variety Show needed dedica"Reaching Higher and H igher." There tion from everyone. "I thought the Variety Show went well. If you have a chance to be were also some skits such as Sarah Benzing in chorn s, go out for it because it is fun ," as a "Sally Sue" and Kevi n Dea as "Carnac the Magnificent" and Jake McDermott as said Jess ica Bennett. Variety Show opened up with the his ass istant. It closed with a repri e of full choir singing "Thi s is It," "Oh Happy "We are Singing for the Lord is Our Light" Day," and "We are Singing for the Lord is and "Let Freedom Ring. " "The Variety Our Light," with which light sti cks were Show was a lot of fun . I had a lot of talused. There were many good comments ented people to work with , and I think evabout the use of the light sti cks. The audi- eryone gave me their ALL," said Mrs. ence was in suspense, because they didn't Clausen. / Variety Show * 13 �Passing Idle F--Io"l...1rs Friends, work, school activities fill free-time By Tamara Wallace ties. Some decide to or When the bell must work. Extra inrings at 3 :30 p.m. on come is always appreciFriday afternoon until ated. the first tardy bell on R y a n Monday morning, Dobmeier said, "I work mixed feelings of rein Omaha. Most of my lief, anxiety and excitemoney is spent on gas to ment run wi ld get to work and girls." throughout the student Ashlee Wulff body. works at a favorite After living weekend resort, the through the stressfu l Minden Bowling Alley. wee k, students can't A p r i 1 wait for the weekend to Johnston said, "I work at begin. Bowling, Indian Hills Retirement watching the seaso nal ~ Center. My 1noney goes spo rting event or at- Wrestling cheerleaders Susie Ring to all my necessities : tending sc hool func- and Angela Hansen spent part of shopping, roller skating tions like ban d or their weekend on the phone at Corn- or the phone bill." ing. speech contests occupy In between work, a lot of the weekend hours. school functions and just hanging out, the Jake McDermott said, "I usually student body cannot forget about the other go to wrestling tournaments on the week- five days of the week, school days . Weeken ds." ends are made special because students Like most students , Sus ie Ring know they don't last forever. said, "I go out with my friends. " Weekends are best summed up Tina Brisbois said , "Speech con- with Richard Bruck's statement,"I have a tests take up some of my weekends." heck of a good time ." "l play the phone number game at Friday after 3:30 p.m ., Saturday parties. You think of girl s' phone numbers and Sunday provide an appreciated di verand whoever has the most numbers wins," s ion from teachers, homewo rk a nd the said Eric Esser. daily monotony of school. Not al l T-C scholars can spend the who le weekend engu lfed in le isure activi- 14 * Weekends �Sp eec h tea m , H ea th e r Krohn , S a r a h Killp ac k . La ura Ga udi a n , Crystal King. Sa rah Ben zing and Ta m a ra Wa lla ce , play Clue a t state. Andy Kram er a nd Kyle Kunze lou nge on t h e fl oor, in te ntly studyi ng a Beavis and Butthead mw;lc vid eo. Ma ny stud en ts spend t heir weekends as cou ch pota toes in fron t of th e televi, ton . Kari Nels on gets a big s u p rise on h er s ixteen th birthday as sh e walks in the door to Cindy Roberts' h ou se. Rachel Wi tt shows off h er spoon balancing s kills. Caroline Ho lstein , Ryan Ausdemore. and J ason Schneckloth pay close attention to their cards in an in ten se game of Spoons. Weekends * 15 �Keith In c ontro ge t s ready to leave school. Jay Ring and Jason Cook take off for home. Rob Huebner's Chevy S 10 was one of many S1Os m the parking lot. He has added ma ny fea tures to his truck since he got il. 16 * Cars David Gittins puts his bag in the back of his car as he tries to leave early from Tri-Center High School. Kyle Kunze's Chevy Nova is on of the nicest cars a t Tri-Center becau s e he is always ta ki ng care of it and adding new things to it:. �i_rite> f--._:i_ t--._:i_r e Cars major part of teen's life in 90's in g w ind s a nd the By Nick Kuster frigid weather because One of the most it caused my motor important objects in a vehicle to have a lot of teenager's life is his or her trouble turning over. I car. Like a person, cars had to ride in Brenda's go through good times motor vehicle, which I .and bad times. opposed." Five cars are There is also popular .among kids of good weather for kids Tri-Center because they and their cars , like are sporty and they have summertime. Summera sty le th at kids li ke. time is the time for kids These cars are the Monte to get their cars lookCarlo , th e Dod ge ing nice and for showDaytona, the Chevy S 10, ing them off. Most the Oldsmobile Cutlass, kids like summertime and the Chevy Cavalier. The cars th a t Ryan Bennett shows off his Camero the best because they can cruise around with are popular among the after school. their windows down teachers are the Blazers, have the breeze and the Explorers , and the blow through their hair. Rusty Meinke said, mini vans. They can get around in bad "I like to get my car all shined up and go weather and can hold a Jot of people. Speaking of bad weather, the cold cruising in the summer." Cars are a very important part of weather thi s year caused a lot of people to ask for rides to school because their cars everyday life and without them people wouldn't start in the cold wi nd chill s. Misti would have troubles getting to places. Arbaugh said ," I did not care for the blister- Cars * 17 �o f the so-._:i_l Students keep the memory alive on at the Outback, poker By Amy Morse a nd bl ack j ac k ta bl es "Mo m e nt s w e re full in M o nte Pass You By" was the Ca rl o , turtl es raced in theme fo r prom 1996. Tahiti , ta ttoos we re a ll The banquet was held over, bumper pool was at the Minden Commupopul ar in Ame rica, and nity Hall. The dance a nd post pro m we re the most famous acti vity held at the hi gh school. was the Sum o suits in P ro m n ig ht Japan. was an important night D a I I a s fo r the j uniors and seMe rge ns sa id , "M y fani ors. The J unior class vori te thing at post prom spent $2500 preparing w as ge ttin g m y p a lm read because everything for Prom. The students the fo rtun e te ll e r sai d wanted it to be a very was correct. Pri zes were special night that they a wa rded eve ry fiftee n wou ld remember for Adam Ring, Kevin Dea a nd Rebecca Witt play craps at post prom . Mon ey the rest of their lives. minut es. F oo d w as Many memories were was won and s pent al l nigh t long for avail abl e all night long recreation . made or shared as the includin g ice c rea m couples e njoyed eatin g th e ir mea ls by fl oats, fo rtune cooki es, punch a nd many candleli ght. othe r treats. Grand prize drawings and The dance was also a success. It breakfast were at 5 :00 a.m . was a chance fo r everyone to sit down, reAmy Ste ph e ns sa id , "Prom is lax , and talk with their fri e nds or to be out something everyone looks fo rward to and on the da nce fl oor having a good time. when they fin all y get to ta ke part in it a nd Post prom was exc iting as students ex perie nce the fun , it is something they exp lored the enchanted isles on a crui se. will re me mber fo rever. Thi s was one of Fortunes were read in Indones ia, surfi ng the grea t tim es peopl e sha red in hi g h was popu lar in Hawaii , horse races were bet schoo l with everyone, not just the ir best fr ie nd ." 18 * Prom �Br a d Guill. H ea th e r D a lton and Kyle J en sen enjoy their m eals at the prom banquet. The meal was c ooked by junior parents. Servers a t t he pro m ba n qu e t we re: J essica Benne tt, Cindy Roberts. J en nifer Witt. Chr is tal Kin g. Lacey Do n ov a n . Jodi Schuning. Kyle Kun ze. Ma tt Preuss and J ason Schneckloth. They served the m eals to each person who a tten ded the ban quet. John Ord and J ohn J en kin s take a break to watc h t h e Su mo wres tl e r s at p ost prom. The wr estling was exciti ng to watch all nigh t long. Rob Huebn er prepares to tackle th e enemy with a look of determination in his Sumo wrestling sui t. Ma n y s tu dents h a d fun p articipating in this. Cindy Cochran reads Dallas Mergens' palm . Fortu ne telling was popu lar in Indonesia as stu d ents cru ised the islands . Prom* l9 �Willie Van Nordstrand speeds up the decorating process by helping to carry in a card table. Mary Zellmer an d Heather Marsh strin g Chri s tm as li g ht s on the patio fe nce during the pre-prom decorating week. Angela O lson puts the finishing touches on her expert ly applied makeup. 20 * Prom Preparations Kevi n Dea rises hi gh lo put up the gossa mer ceilin g. Stacy Alexander and Kim Dea tape up the decorative bac king for the b l ~c h ­ e rs afte r it fe ll the first time. �t~rii_rig Final polishing keeps everyone occupied reluctantl y utilized . By Tamara Wallace Juniors spent a total of Buying a dress, 42 hours decorating renting a tux and planand tearing down. ning meetings are only a Miss Lori few of the preparations Higby and Mrs. Tami that went into making Harman both put a lot • one magical night. of time and effort into Most of the lathe da nce a nd bandies who attended prom quet. They organi zed bought their dresses beall the commitees fore they chose a date. which inclu ded Some g irl s, suc h as a mon g others: Christi Christensen, had \ glasses, memory th eir dresses since last books , it~ v itation s, year. Others waited undecorating and pictil the last minute. tures. Miss Higby and Th e g uy s did things just the opposite. Jaime Anderson discovers another use for a Mrs . Harman met wi th the commitees They got their dates and hair dryer while she gets ready for Prom. regularly, called in orthen roped the girls into der and collected making the cruci al tu x money for dinners, glasses and T-shirts for decisions. The junior class sold magazines at post prom. Prom goers and some parents the beginning of the school year to rai se money for the big night. They made about needed to fi nd a way to pay for the usual expenses. Brian Skow said, "I financed the $4,000 thi s year from the sales. After the money was raised, it had entire night by collecting aluminum cans. to be decided how it was to be spent. This I raised $62 and it took care of everything." was where the meetings began. The junTo pay for the rental of hi s tu x, iors picked colors, theme, decorations and David Gittins said, "I worked for a couple of weeks to raise money." mu sic. After the decorati ons we re seF inding a dress or tux, getting up lected, they had to be put to use. The gym the courage to ask that certain someone. was closed the week before the dance. and panicking when plans don't work out School was out that Monday so the juniors pe1iectly during decorating all add to prewere able to work all day. There wa one prom stress. In the end, things fell into small problem. The water was shut off. place. Porta-potties and countryside ditches were Prom Preparations * 21 �s t e p h1gher Preparing for the real world By Miya Maaske Students took a break from class in May to explore Omaha and surrounding communities. The freshme n went to Boys Town and also to Joslyn Art Museum. Whi le at Boys Town, they got to look at the church and went to the school to see the different classes. "My favorite part of Boys Town was going to the church and seeing the stain glass windows," Seniors Jeremy Haase said Roseanne Forbes. e nj oy a v ie w from At Joslyn the students Rosenb latt. look ed at many pictures, statues and many other pieces of art. Th is year the sophomores went to De Soto Bend and to the Fort Calho un Nuc lear Power Plant. At De Soto Bend the class watched movies and looked at artifacts form the boat Bertrand and artifacts from the 1800s. At the Nuclear Power Plant they went to many stations and got to see how the power plant worked. Jess Bennett and 22 * C lass Trips Jay McDon a ld di scovered what it was like to wear radiation protecti ve clothing. The juniors went to Allied Communications and to Omaha North Hi gh School. While at Allied, the stude nts exp lored m a ny di ffe re nt stat ion s a nd also saw how everything was put together to make the bu s in ess run . At North stude nts took a c lo ser look at w hat it wo uld be like attending a larger schoo l. and David Bris bois th e bo x se at s a t The se ni or class went to Rosenblatt, Sky-Med, and C ity Hall where they talked to Omaha mayo r Hal Daub. The sen ior class also went to the 9 11 Center. Thro ug hou t the d ay st ud ents learned many new and interesting things. Go ing on field trips wi ll help the stude nts better prepare themselves for the real world and let them see what the world has to offer. �Katherine Fischer,Clint Scoles, Jason Burton, Brian Mark and Ma tt Minahan li sten as the flight nurse explains the contents of his bag. Cra ig Handbury li ste ns whil e they are at the Fort Calhoun N ucl ear Po wer Plant. 1 he junior cl ass li stens as the ass istant pri nc ipa l te ll s th e stud e nt s a bout orth fl igh Schoo I. J ay Mc Do na ld de m o nstrates to the sophomo res what it wa like to wear rad iati on protecti ve cloth ing. T he fres hmen class enjoys a break while on the class trip at Joslyn Art Museum . Class Trip * 23 �Jeremy Haase waits patiently to be escorted in by Josh Zachartas. Mr. Nanninga is givin g Sarah Ord and Cara Dea last minute advice on their speeches. Richard Bruck hands t h e Olsen family a plaque from the senior c lass in m e mory of their son, Kevin. 24 * Graduation After getting her diploma, Sarah KJllpack checks to make sure it is signed. After receiving their dip!oma s, and moving their tassles, the seniors look anxious to get ou t of their caps and gowns. �beg1riri1rigs Graduation means fresh start' for seniors The y a lso to ld th e By Heather Marsh and teachers what a good Rachel Witt job they did teachi ng Speci a l ti mes them although there and special pl aces, spewe re so me to ug h cial fri ends together; the tim es . After th e mom e nt s pass so h es, Mr. speec quickly, but the memoNan ninga presented ri es last fo rever, was the the eniors by saying senior class motto. they had met all of High School is their requirements to years of me mo ri es , graduate. la ug hte r, cry in g, a nd It was th en special times with your time to give the class frie nds. "You'll never of 1996 their diplohave fri ends like you had mas . Each one of in high school," said Ci! them walked to the Brich. Gr a du a ti o n S arah Benzing h olds h er flower while platform with a differstarted out with the high s h e p atiently waits for graduation to ent expression on their face. Next it was time sc hool band . As they begin. for the seniors in choir pl ayed Pomp and Cir"This Day". After the song it was to sing cumstance, the senior class of 1996 strolled time for the scholarship . There were to their seats. Jessie Stephens then welmany scholarships given out from many comed the crowd with the invocation. The T-C choir sang "Every Time different places. There was a pecial preI Feel The Spirit" as a tribute to the seniors . sentation given to the Kevin Olsen family Following the choir, Babetta Lucke, presi- fro m the senior class. The Olsen family dent of the school board, welcomed the also awarded a scholarship in honor of Kevin to Richard Bruck. crowd agai n along with the graduates. Sarah Killpack then gave the Next the top four students of the senior class; Cil Brich, Sarah Ord, Cara Dea benediction . While the band played the and Jackie Carlson, gave their peeches. recessional the graduated class of 1996 They talked about al l the great times they walked out and shook the hands of the had with all of their friends and expre sed people in the crowd. their memories they had from elementary. Graduation * 25 �Ot anization~ Organizations spent" t"heir t"ime organiz ing fun event's and social act"ivit"ies for t"he st"udent" body t"o attend. The FHA and Yearbook organizat"ions held a cookout". FHA also sold flowers and balloons on Valentine's Day. The goal of these groups is to make student life more exciting. Students who participate in these groups hope to make the school year fun for their fellow classmates. Student Council sponsored dances as wel l as supporting th ings such as Teacher of the Month awards and an appreciation breakfast during National Education Week. The cheerleaders are a lso important. Their t ime and dedication helps pep rallies and ball games be exciting. F lags, Chorus, Band and the Drill T earn made great performances to entert ain the student body, facu lty and fans . The speech team put on a spring drama play, Murder Runs in the Fam ily. National Honor Society sponsored blood mobiles and inducted new members. FFA group was D istrict Champion. T he FCA held fifrh quarters for the student body to attend aft-er sporting events. T hese groups used the money they earned during f undraisers to support their group activ it ies. They a lso used it for trips they went on. Most of the money was put back into the school somehow. They ei- ther used it for t heir next planned activ ity or it w as used to purchase an item the group could use. Each group has its own style and w orks towa r d c hanging boring t ime into valuable , ent erta ining time. 26 * Organi zations �Swing Choir performs at a contest. They won first place in the conferen ce competition. The Dri ll Team e nte r ta in s at halftime of a basket ba ll ga me. They dan ced wit h props. Marching band and flag members head home after a long day at a performance. Organizations * 27 �National Honor Society leads students to success By Cindy Roberts National Honor Society is an organization that involves many students who have a lot of good qualities and are talented. These students all strive fo r excellence in scholarship , service, leadership and character. The requirement that the students must have is a 3.5 GPA. After being eli gible for NHS , they have to fi ll out an application . The students are then rated by the faculty members. They judge the students by the four basic stones. New inductees for this yea r we re juni or, Stac y Alexander, and soph o mores , Rya n A usd e mo re, H eat he r Krohn , Kari Nel son, Caroline Ho lstein , Jay McDonald and Rachel Witt. The students also get advantages outside their school years. When trying io get a job, if an employer knows that they are involved in NHS they mjght be more motivated to hire them. Afte r a ha rd d ay of co ll ec tin g mo ney fo r the Arth riti s Fo un da tio n, NHS me mbe rs re lax w ith a game of volleyball. NHS sp o nso r R o n Elliot said, "It benefits the students by letting them know that they are going in the ri ght directi on, and that th ey s ho uld keep go ing toward that. " NHS is in vo lved in the community. Each year the Red Cross has a bl oodmobil e in the Tri-Center gym. T he junior and se nior me m bers take turn s thro ughout the day to he lp the nurses, and also to keep foo d on the tabl e fo r th e donors. The members are also in charge of calling around and letting the c o mmunity kn ow a bo ut th e bloodmobil e . An o th e r co mmunity involved acti vity is the Arthriti s Foundation. The members go door to door during the fa ll , in the tow ns o f M inden, Neola, and Persia. They as k people for donation s to the fo undati on. NHS helps a perso n to stay on the right track in li fe. The me mb ers work toge th e r and get in volved in the soc iety. What does it fee l like to be a new ind uctee of NHS ? "It feels nice. It's nice 10 know that there is more to recogni ze th en sport.s. •· · llemh er Krohn Brandi Marshall give s new in d uctee Rachel Witt her flower a nd pin for in duction. Sarah Kill pack and Heather Da lton go door to door collect ing money for the Arthr iti s Found ation. " I tl11 nk it's cool. Bu t people call me a N HS nerd ." - Kari Nelson 28 * National Honor Soc iety �Rachel Witt, Kari Ne lson, Jay McDonald, Heather Krohn , Caroline Holstei n, Ryan Ausdemore and Stacy Alexander stand while bei ng inducted into NH S. Jessie McDermott roasts her hot dog on an open fi re, after a hard day of collecting money. The NHS members take a break for lu nch at their pi cnic at Arrowhead . Cara Dea and Rebecca Witt collect money from Leland Bennett fo r the Arthrit is Foundation. National Honor Society * 29 �Tamara Wallace, Sara Da u, Shaya Ploen, Rache l Witt, La ura Ga udian, a nd Katy Burford at speech. Mi ss Hi gby joins in on a game of charades at speech contests in Des Moines. Jason Buton dies while deli vering a message fro m Aunt Zelda. Lacey Donovan, Kathe ri ne Fischer, and Sarah Benzing ta lk during the play. 30 * SpeechfD rama �Look Who's Talking Now Most Memorable Time . . . Speaking is Believ ing was thi s year's sloga n fo r the Outspoke n Dra ma Club. It was fi rst expressed at District Large Group Contests in Glenwood. All of the paiti cipants received Division l l ratings. They are required to get a Di vision I to go onto state. The next competition was Conference Individ uals in Oakl and. ln Oakland, the participants did not receive ratings because it was a practi ce meet. After Confe rence the participants moved on to Distri ct Indi viduals. At di stricts the speech team rece ived 14 Division I ratings. The participants who rece ived Di vison l ratings moved onto State Indi viduals in Des Moi nes. In Des M oines th e tea m stayed at the Marri ott. N ine of the parti cipating members rece ived Di vis ion [ ratings and five received Di vison Tl 's. Mi ss Hi gby said, "Speech team was great this yea r! Those that competed put in a lot of hard work thi s year. 1co uldn't be more proud ofthem!" The Spring Drama Pl ay is one thing many people look fo rward to each year. The play was directed by the speech cl ass and the cast was made up of students who tried out. The play put on this year was Murder Runs in the Fami lv. It was a mystery and a comedy. The cast agreed it was a fun play to put on and the people they worked with were great. Miss Higby said, "There were 37 people who hours of practice. It started out with one practice a week and quickly became two. A long with the practices came a dress rehearsal. At the dress rehearsal the actors and actresses were required to dress in their outfits and wear makeup. It was a chance to see how the play w as g o in g t o b e as far as the c ast k..-no wi n g lines and knowin g h ow lo n g to ex- pect the pl ay to be. Ke it h Nelso n sa id, "M y most memorable moment was when Katy put make-up on me because it was my first time fo r the play. " The play also had people behind the scenes. There were peopl e to get the cast on stage at the ri ght time. There was someone to prompt lines if the actors or actresses forgot them. Someone was there to get the props ready and make sure they were in their ri ght clothes. There was someone to video tape it, people to run the sound and lighting, and a lot of other jobs. Keith Ne lson talks about his plan on the phone in the play. tri ed out which is remarkable, and the choices were very hard." H igby hopes that there will be another good tum out next year. The play required many Glen Cook sa id, "Running the sound effects the night of the pl ay wi th Clint Scoles wa the best. " Hi g by sa id, "We had a great cast. Everyone involv ed has learned a lot and hopefu lly had a lot of fun. " By Rachel Witt "Th e bus rides home." -Jaime An derson B.J. Honeywell looks for the will during the confus ion. Jaime Anderson holds the gun at David when she rea lizes he knows she's the killer. "When Kci1h hand ed me wate r." -Dnvid Ki llpack Speech/Drama * 31 �Striving for Success By Racheal Plambeck help people , a nd seein g a Future Homemakers of group of people working toAmerica is quite a success to the gether to get something done." students in it. The FHA organiThe FFA is also suczation is inv olved in many cessful. They have done some school and community a,ctivities greenhouse work, raised livethrou ghout the school year. stock, and explored many opOver Christmas, they were involved in the Adopt-A-Family pro g ram and showed th e ir Christmas spirit by bringing toys, clothes, and food for their adopted family. Junior Amy Brich said, "One of the many things I enjoyed doing was helping the kids out for the Adopt-A-Family over Christmas. " Sophomore Lis a Ronfeldt said, "I enjoyed making the seniors breakfast on their last day of school." There are eight memMr. Matul ka helps FFA butcher bers in the FHA organizati on chickens. and all of them were busy during the year. portumt1 es in argri c ulture . Mrs. Wood, FHA ad- They raised chickens as one of visor, said, "My biggest sense of their proj ects. They have also accomplishment is being able to done some community service projects and have gone to conve nti o ns a nd co mp e titi o ns . They got fo urth in So il at Distri cts and sixth at State in Ag Business Management. There are thirty-o ne me mb ers in F FA . Rich a rd Bru ck s a id , "T he reas on l joined was because I wanted to learn so me manage ment and things fo r myself. I wa nted to be with my frie nd , Kev in , in so me thin g we both e njoyed anyway." "Be ing abl e to work alongsi de the members, co mpleting FFA proj ects and acti vitie s and see in g th e look o f pride after compl etin g a tough j ob are a few things that give me the greatest sense of accomplishment," said Mr. Matulka, FFA advisor. Bo th orga ni za ti o ns hav e bee n ke pt bu sy w ith fundrai sers and have left a pos itive effect on everyone. What's great abo ut FFA/FHA? "The reason FFA is in teresti ng 10 me is because I love to work with my hands. I also like being able to he-Ip w1imals." · Cheryl Leinen Jake Stone practices weldi ng for FFA competi tio n. Heather Krohn peels potatoes for the FHA/ Yearbook cookout. "There nrc n lot of neat th ings in FHA . We ore always willing to help wi1.h ce rtain thi ngs and we all make the best of it. " ·G ina Ring 32 * FFA/FHA �Freshmen FFA members , Errin Gunderson and Jason Andrews, water their plants. Mrs. Wood chops onions to make potato salad for the FHA/Yearbook cookout. FHA members: An g ie Drive r, Li sa Ro nfe ldt , Mand y Frederiksen, Cheryl Le in en, Pres id ent Racheal Plambec k, Secretary Amy Brich. and Vice Pres ident Andrea Plambeck. Not pi ctured : Treasurer Gin a Ring. Kev in Olsen feeds the fi sh that the FFA raised fo r its fi sh fry. FFA/FHA * 33 �Student Council takes a break and plays in the leaves. Jason Burton and Keith Ne lson concentrate to make sure they set up correctly the screens for the Joyride presentation. Heather Marsh sets up a screen for the 1oyride presentation. The Stud ent Co uncil ra kes leaves as vo luntee r work . 34 * Student Counci l �3 2258 00005 2874 Leadership sn1nt;:, through Student Council members What is the most interesting thin g the student cou ncil did? If anyone should happen to walk by Miss Miller's room some morning at 7:30 and see a group of students eating doughnuts and having a good time, it would be the Student Council. In order to get into Student Council students have to be voted in by their classmates and teachers. The students also fill out a nomination application. The juniors and seniors this year had the opportunity to go to Ames to a leadership conference. They spent the whole day there, and when they were heading home, they ran into an ice storm. It took three hours to get home ! Student Council sponsored the Valentine's Day dance, Senior Citizens ni ght, the Joyride presentation, Teacher Ap- preciation Breakfast, raked leaves around Neola and Minden, and helped organize Andrea Fischer gives a helping hand at Senior Citizens' N ight. the last day of schoo l cookout. All the profits from the Valentine's Day dance went to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Senior Citizens' Night was the ni ght of a basketball game. The senior citizens got free admission to the game, and during half time the Student Council made them fee l at home by serving them coffee, cookies, and punch. The Joyride presentation was a multi-media assembly. Student Council spent two hours helping set up. The presentation was a slide show about things students suffer from and how to prevent themselves from falling into the trap of relying on drugs and alcohol to solve their probl ems. Student Counci l does a lot in the schoo l, and outside of scho o l to help others . They strive to do what is best fo r their school and communi ty. By Heather Marsh "It was a lot of fun doin g the di fferent ac ti vit ies fo r school." -Christine Malter Jo d i Sc hun ing a nd Sara h K il lp ack sample the punch in the hospitality room. Lacey Donovan watches with interest as she helps set up the .J oyride presentation. "Studcn1 Couni.: 11 is a lot of responsibi lity but a lo t of fUn. The di ffe rent th ings we do thro ughout the communit y nrc run . - Rachel Witt Student Cou ncil * 35 �Chorus introduces vitality to common procedures By Cindy Roberts Chorus keeps many people busy throughout the year. Students are always practicing for contests or concerts. Getting ready for an upcoming event takes a lot of work. Included with all the work, the students have fun and learn a lot. "Chorus keeps me busy when contests come around," said Laura Lefeber. The benefits of being in chorus are that you are more involved. Laura Gaudian said, "You get to spend time with others and work with them." Another benefit to being in chorus is that you get to go to new places and watch other students perform. Ri sing to the top with excitement and competition is one way to describe the 1995- 96 Sensations. They started with winning first place at Audubon's WIC tournament. Chris Hester sings hi s solo for Variety Show rehearsal. Then at state contest at Gri swold they received a Divison One. Next, they took their talents to Urbandale and got second place in their class. "I enjoy being in chorus because I like to sing, especially in the small groups," said Tiffany Hester. Students like to sing and chorus lets them do this during school hours. "Singing in chorus is fun because you get the chance to learn a lot of neat songs," said Sara Esser. Chorus keeps the year going fast and gives the students something fun to do. If chorus was not a part of the everyday schedul e then there wouldn't be concerts for parents to watch. There wou ldn't be any contest for the students to prepare for. "Everyone seems to work well together. They all want to be the best they can be," said Mrs. Clausen . Why did you take choru s? "Because I li ke to sing. " · Tmci Minahnn Jessie Stephens sings with Sara Nelso n and Jacki e Carl son fo r Variety Show. Troy Dargin performs hi s solo for the audi ence for the Chri stmas concert. "Jl's fun . J'm n good singer. And I like mu ~ i c . · Mau Preuss 36 * Vocal Music �The choru s si ngs "Let Freedom Ring" during the Veterans Day assemb ly. Heather Krohn bravely enacts her solo on stage for the audience at Variety Show. Swing choir performs its ballad at Gri swold state contest. The swing guys end their ong "Si lhouette " with a solo from Matt Preuss. Vocal Music * 37 �The concert band performs during the Veterans Day assembly. The pep band performs during a home basketball game to keep the crowd excited. Pep band keeps the c rowd pumped during th e hom e basketball game. Phoeni x Jazz includes Sarah Benzing, Cara Dea, Jennifer Witt, Sa rah Ord , Amy Stephens, Brad Gu ill , Weston Dittme r, Sarah Ki llpac k, Jake McDerm ott, Chri s Hester, Matt Preuss, Rebecca Witt, Kev in Dea, Andy Kramer, Ky le Jensen, Caroline Holstein , Jessie McDermott, Heather Mars h, and Jodi Schunin g. 38 * Instrumental Music �Concert band and Phoenix Jazz Express enthusiasm and pride What do you enjoy most about band ? By Jennifer Witt Another exciting year of contests and concerts has passed by the T-C band. Although band isn't just about concerts and contests, they are very important parts of it. The band· keeps the crowd pepped up during the football and basketball games. The marching band performs the national anthem and the school song for the pre-game show. They also did a field show at half time. The pep band plays before the girls basketball game, halftime of the girls game, and between the girls and boys games. During marching band, they went to Clarinda and received second place for street parade competition and tied for first place in field competition. At the state marching band contest, they received a Divi- sion II rating. "They went to Clarinda with a mission ... ! thought we accomplished that and more," said Mr. Gibson. Phoenix jazz also Cara Dea plays her solo durin g State Jazz contest held at Griswo ld. went to the SWCC jazz band contest at Creston and rece ived third place. At State Jazz Band in Griswold they received a Di- vision II rating. At Morningside they received a Division II rating, and they were the only band to go in the conference besides Treynor. At Bellevue East they received a Division II rating. They also performed at Christmas concerts and Spring concerts at school. The jazz band featured seven soloists including, saxophones, Cara Dea, Sarah Ord, Sarah Benzing, Jennifer Witt, and trumpets , Kevin Dea, Kyle Jensen, and Matt Preuss. Concert band ensembles including many brass solos and woodwind solos included many di ffe rent people. The Phoeni x Jazz Band also performed at the dinner theater. Concert band, marchin g ba nd a nd Phoe ni x J azz band have had a sens ational year full of great memories. "I enjoy band because we gel to go on road tri ps for concerts that arc very fun ." -Kei th Jn co ntro N icole Schneckloth twirls her flag du ring state marching band. Marching band perform s at state held in Harlan. "Learn some thi ng new at every turn ." ·Mary Ze ll mer Instru mental Mu ic * 39 �Satin Knights, Jam Connection strive to please half titne crowd By Miya Maaske Long practices, hard work and determination are some of the required elements that come with being involved in Jam Connection and Satin Knights. The Jam Connection practiced on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 7:00. The Satin Knights practiced every other day at 7:00 to help prepare for shows. Under a new director, Wendy Barrett, the Jam Connection competed at State Drill Team Contest and performed at half time of the boys' games. At state, the Jam Connection received a One Rating and second place in Small Group Prop. They also received the Academic Achievement Award in which the squad had to maintain a 3.5-4.0 G.P.A. "Drill Team was a lot of fun this year. We got along great, had cool dances, and kicked butt at contests," com- Nicol e Schneckloth thinks about the moves to the next song at State. mented Sarah Killpack. As part of the Marching Band , the Satin Knights competed at contest and performed at football games. The squad competed at State Marching Band where they received a two rating. The squad al so traveled to Clarinda where they earned first place in the field show and second place in the parade. Jess Bennett said, "I enjoyed going to contest, hanging out with everyone,"and getting to know new people." "We had a lot of new flag members and they all caught on fast. I was proud to be a part ofthis dedicated bunch of ladies. They are the gli tter of the marching band," commented Arla Clausen. The hard work of the Jam Connection and the Satin Knights paid off with the appreciative looks on the faces in the crowd. What is your most memorable moment in Satin Kni ghts? "TI1e bu s rides on the way to compe1i1ions were the best. " -Heather Mar h Jam Connection members smile for the judges at State Contest. Th e Satin Kni ghts striv e to please the crowd at Hoo Doo Days. "State Marching Band was the best. It wns fun because it was my fi rst tim e nt State nnd I got to perform the show for the firs1time." ·L nurJ Lefeber 40 * Flags/Drill Team �Jam Connec tion performs its program at State competiti on. Ashlee Wulff performs at State Marching Band at Lewis Central. Lauri e T homsen, Sara Thomsen, Adrienne Soppe, Am ie Christi anse n, Megan Minaha n and Angie Hansen relax on the bus after a performa nce. Jam Con nection pumps up the crowd with a half time performan ce. Flags/Drill Team * 41 �Heather Marsh and Laurie Thomsen do a cheer for the crowd during halftime ofa basketball game. Basketball cheerleaders: Andrea Fischer, Katie King, Heather Marsh Back: Rebecca Witt, Sierra Schulenberg, Laurie Thomsen. - Basketball cheerleaders wo rk hard at cheerin g on the team. Footbal l cheerleaders: Sara h Killpack , Rebecca Witt, Kati e King, Heather Dalton , Heather Marsh, Sierra Schul enberg, Abry Leazenby, and Laurie Thom sen. 42 * Cheerleading �Cheerleaders intensity gets crowd fired up What is yo ur most memorable moment? What exactly is the role of a cheerleader? Some think it is as simple as throwing on a skirt and jumping up and down. The real role is to pump up the crowd with school spirit, and cheer on the team no matter what the scote is. Cheerleaders don't just grab their pom pons, run out on the floor, and scream "Go , fight, win!" There is a lot more to it. For a uditions the girls have to attend three days of hard practice . During these practices they learn a chee r and a dance. For the day of auditions they have to make up a cheer and reate three posters. They also have to know the school song, the dance, and a cheer the sponsors choose. They also have to pass a qui z over the sport they are trying out for. After they have made the squad, they attend a summer camp where they learn all Sie rra Sc hul e nberg ge ts th e crowd pumped at a pep rally. the old and new cheers. Th e c heerl ea d e rs practice one to two times a week. During that time they make posters and plan pep rallies. Cheerleading does n't seem as hard as the sports they cheer for but cheerleaders are athletes too. It is hard to get the crowd excited for a game when the team is behind. The cheerleaders work hard to keep that positive attitude. When the team lo ses the cheerleaders still encourage the team. Cheerleading means sacrificing all Friday and Satw-day ni ghts . It really does take a lot of dedication. As a ny one ca n see cheerleaders do have a big part in sports. lt does involve a lot more than just throwing on an outfit and yelling. It involves energy, spirit and ded ication. By Heather Marsh "It \\as rea lly exciting to go to state for 13. J." -J ennifer Witt Wrestlin g Cheerl eaders L to R: Jennife r Witt. C indy Robe rts, La ura Ring, Sus ie Rin g, Rac he l Win , a nd Angie Hanse n. Abry Leazenby relaxes before a foo tball ga me. " rhe bus rides 10 and from wrestling tournaments." -C indy Roberts Cheerleading "' 43 �~flott~ A t ime for change in sports refers to regroup ing as a team for the new y ear and season. Seniors from the prev ious year have graduated and now new leaders lead their teams to v ictory. If a team member is injured, t he rest of t he team has to step up and accept the change. Sports are a big part of the student body . They provide entertainment two and three nig hts a week. Many students have to juggle homework and t he ir j obs around sports. Practice and games t a k e up a lot of t ime. Sports provide relaxatio n and they relieve stress after a long, har d day at school. T earns shoot for the ult imate goals : the Conference Tournament Championship and t he State Tournament. Many athletes achiev ed t he ir goals , and some made it to t he Stat e Tournament th is y ear. Amy Smith placed t hird in the d iscus at State a nd a lso competed in t he shot put. Jack ie Carlson ran the 400 hurdles at state. B .J. Honeywe ll made it to t he state wrestling tou rnament. The boys bask etball tea m won the W IC c hampionship in r egular season pla y and the tournament. T he g ir ls bask etba ll team fin is hed th ird in r egu lar season pla y . The footba ll team ended at th ird place in their d istrict, a nd j ust narrowly missed the play offs . As t he records show, many teams had a good y ear. Many students t hr iv e on competit ion and it g iv es t hem something t o look forw ard to each y ear . 44 * Sports �The Trojanette defense makes a play in the Conference Tournament. Brady Schroder and Keit h Ne lson prepare for the offensive attack during a game. The girls basketball team waits for the rebound as they play Griswold. Sports * 45 �M all Mi na han throws hi s hea t fo r a s trike on the batter. Striking Out Rivals ard work, and dedica- 1 win more games," sa id Laci Leaders. tion led to improvement for The Trojan baseball team po ted a both the Trojan baseball record of 11-11 , and fini shed fourth in team and the conference. the Trojanette softball "With on ly losi ng team. three seni or , and hav"A lot of young "The team worked ing JV pl ayers go J0people got to play that hard a nd did many 4 , we ' re looking to should help our things well ," said softhave those player . tep ball coach, Nile Smith . up and fi II the gaps," upcoming season." The Troj a nette s said coac h T im -Matt Minahan finished the season 3Conway. 24 and eighth in the Both oache s conference. agreed that both teams "We have a very tough conference will continue to work hard and continue and everyone on the team has talent. to improve. Over the next year we will improve and By Jay McDonald Another ou t for the Troj anettes as Lac i Leaders cntc hes the oflball . 46 * Baseball/Softball �The Trojan defense comes up with the play as Marc Win ge rt waits on first base for the th row o ut. Scoreboard •••••••••••••••••• Trojan Baseball Audubon Riverside Boyer Valley A-H-S-T Treynor Griswold Woodbine St.Albert Underwood Mo. Valley 1-2, 6-0 9-8 , 6-16, 5-4 3-6 4-2, 5-3, 7-6 7-3, 15-4 4-15, 6-10 6-3 6-14 10-4, 5-1 0-10, 2-12, 2-16, 1-3 •••••••••••••••••• Softball First row: Lynne tte Ring. Brenda Guill , Jess ica Schuni ng. Kristi Leaders Second row: Heid i Schu ltz, Amy Smith, Jackie Carlson, Megan Minahan, Laci Leaders, Kalherine F isc her Third row: Angela Hansen , Coach Pat Dalton , Katie King, Katy Burford, Amy Morse, Rebecca Witt, Coach Nile Smith, Sarah Ord The Troj anette defense gets ready for the pi tch as Lac i Leaders start s he r wind up. Brady Sc hroder conce nLrates on the batter as he wait s fo r the ba ll to be pitched. Baseball First row : Adam Ring, Kev in Koob, Josh Stone, Marc Wingert Second row: Clint Sco les , Matt Preuss, Chris Heste r, Weston Dittmer, M att Min ahan, B.J . HnneywellThird row : Ryan Ausdemore, Kevin Olsen, Mike Barnes, Brad Gu ill , Jay McDo nald, Keith Nelson , Brady c hroder. G len Cook Baseball/Softball * 47 �Tim Da llo n works for a good place m She nand oah. Cross-Country : Scoreboard •••••••••••••••••• Meets Lewis Central West Harrison Tri-Center Harl an Shenandoah Woodbine Coon Rapi ds Girl s' Place 2 7 13 WIC 5 Tri-Center 2 The boys participated in the meets. •••••••••••••••••• Back Row : Sara h Rin g, Kim Dea, M a ry Ze llm e r, Rach e l Witt. Front Row : Chad Alexander, Tim Dalto n, Jason Burton , Heath e r Dalto n, Bedane Di ve lbess . Kim Dea, Sarah Rin g, Mary Zellme r, and Heather Dalton pre pare for their race. Jason Bu11on and Chad Alexa nder stick togethe r from beg innin g to e nd. Tim Dalto n is stri vin g fo r a victo ry. 48 * Cross Coun try �Mary Ze ll mer shows how much fun cross Country can be. One Step At A Time @] ompetitive, Heather Dalton and Jason Burton, were proud of how they did. Burton said, "It nerveracking, and fun are was fun even though I didn't place well just a few words the cross at aJI the meets." country runners use to de"Being a senior on s c r i b e -----------the cross country team, their sport. Kim Dea "Cross Country you have to set an ex said, "Some of the pracampl e for a ll of the tices were really tough, practices are a and I got really nervous younger kids. If you time for running before the meets. Other pu sh yourse lf they' ll and socializing," pu sh themselves. The than that, cross country team was reaJly close was a lot of fun." said H. Dalton and we became good Every week the friends ," said Dalton. team ran between 25 Freshman Sarah Ring said, "There's and 30 miles. The members all said runnothing like the fee ling you have when ning was the worst when the weather you cross the fi nish line." was bad. Th e two se nior s on the team, By Rachel Witt oach Da lton gives Mary Zellmer, Kim Dea, Sarah Ring, and Heat he r Dalton an inspiring talk prior tu their run . Cross Country *49 �Brian Skow looks fo r an ope ning in the Viking defen se. Striving to be Best hen Tri-Center's foot- 1 com ing then travel to So uthwest to deball team came into the sea- feat them in a blowo ut. 'I th ought we son the critics were once pl ayed well in the first five games cona g a i n sidering the fact chat co untin g them out. our team wa inexperiOne of the reasons for "I was proud to enced," said enior B.J. this was they lost 16 of play on a team Honeywe ll. the 22 letterwinn ers. The Trojan lost to Thi s meant th at the With this much Ri verside t he s ixt h Trojans would have a game of th season and heart." young team with only fell out of the playoff -Ryan Bennett race. They would go six returning. on to post a"" 5-4 record They bega n the season by cr us hin g on the year surpri si ng Underwood. They had heartbreaki ng many. "I fe lt we p layed with heart al l losses to Audubon and St. Albert. The seaso n long," said seni or Keith Nelson. By Nick Ku ster Trojans would crushA-H-S-T on Home- Keith Ne lson and Adam Rin g pi le o n as Nie~ Kuster and Chri s Hes ler look to see who has the footba ll . 50 *Football �Keith Nelson haul s in a pass from Cary Cochran in a Di stric t ga me aga in st A- H-S-T. Football 5-4 •••••••••••••••••• Underwood Audubon St. Albert A-H-S-T Southwest Riverside Corning Griswold CAM 36-8 20-28 14-30 36-7 30-6 20-34 40-6 13-12 8-21 •••••••••••••••••• VARS IT Y: Front to back: Shawn Flaharty , Ryan Jensen, Ji m Nordman , Keith Incontro. Jason Andrews, Jason Cook. Jake M cDcnnotl , Jay Rin g, Josh Ri ng, Aaron Pc1erscn, Tracy Kosmncc k. Errin Gunderson, Jonathon Killpack , SeLh Boos. Nick Kur.; ter. Coach M ar~ Fri1c h. Coach Jay Bellar. Coach Curl Cochran. Dan Olsen. Chris Hester, Pou l Heitman. Joh n Ord. Matt Chris1cnscn. David Gittins, Brian Mark. Man Minahan. Jason Mantz. Kyle Jensen, Eric Esser. Heath Thomas, Chris Mad'\cn. Jake Stone, Jesse Baldwin. Cary Cochran , Heath Graven. Brad Gu il l, Brady Schroder. Glen Cook. Bri an Skow. Jason Bunon, M ike Barnes, Josh Stone. Ryn n Bennell . Adam Ring. Kory Arn old. Keith Nelson, BJ Honcy \\. Cll . Kevin Dea. D avid Ki llp:tck, Ryan Dobmeier Jason Burton looks for somebody to hit dow nli e ld as Ke ith Nelso n boo ts it away. SE NIORS : Front to Back: BJ Ho neywell , Keith Ne lson. Kory Arnold, Ryan Bennett , Jason Burto n. Matt Minahan, Brian Mark. Ryan Dobme ier Matt C hri stensen ki cks through an ex tra po int as Cary Cochran ho lds it fo r him . Football *5l �T he Trojanellcs. Jess Stephens, Jacki Ca r lso n , A m y Mor se , a nd Mi sti Arbaugh, set up the ir defe nse. Volleyball 10-13-1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • e • • • • Walnut AHST Boyer Valley Audubon Underwood Riverside Lewis Central Treynor Mo. Vall ey Lo-Ma Griswold Harlan 3-1 2-3,3-2 1-3 1-3, 1-3,1-3 0-3,2-3 3-1 0-3 1-3 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-2 •••••••••••••••••• VARSITY: Fron t Row-Adrienne Soppe, Laci Leaders, Megan Min ahan , and Ci l Brich. Second Row-Kaiherine Fischer, Jackie Carl so n, Sara Nelson, and Amy Smi th. Back Row-Amy Morse, Jess ie Stephens, and Misti Arbaugh. JUNIOR VARSITY: Front Row-Laura Lefeber, Tamara Wall ace, Sara Thomsen, and Amie Chri stiansen. Second Row-Adrienne Soppe, Ashl ee Wulff, Amy Smith, and Lac i Leaders. Back Row-Jess Bennett , Ka ty Burfo rd, Cheryl Brich, and Angie Hansen. Juni or Misti Arbaugh goe hi gh before a big kil l. Seni or Sa ra Ne lson gives it her all whil e on the court. 52 * Voll eyball �Freshm an Cass ie Pay ne spi kes a ball in prac tice. Tealllwork Spikes Foes ITJ ea mwork prov ed to be a I lot of fun thi s year. It was easy to get along maj or factor on the volley- with my teammates as friends. We made a good ball team this season. Coach team." M a r y The Lady Trojans improved grea tl y as th e seas on p ro Conway said, "It was a rea lly tou gh confe r"I think that I gressed. They recorded huge couldn't have win s over Gri swold , H arl an, ence thi s year, three of fo ur teams pl ay ing to and AHST, the latter two comgo to state were from played with a in g o n th e oppo ne nts ho me better team." court. our confe rence. Two qu alifi ed ." She a lso -Laci Leaders Sara Nelson commented on sa id she was h app y bystanders' thoughts before the season. "The beginning of the overall with the season. She was proud of the year, everybody said we were seni ors and the undercl ass man improved. going down hill, but we picked it up and proved The team was very cl ose as in- them wrong." dicated by Ci! Eri ch. "Volleyball was a By Cary Cochran T he Trojane ttes kee p eyes o n the ac ti o n . On th e floor are Amy Mor e, Mi sti Arbaugh, Jackie Carlso n, Sara Nelson, Jess Stephens, an u Katherine Fi sc her. Volleyball * 53 �B.J. Honeywe ll w in ~ another match as the ref holds hi s hand up victorious ly. Bound for Success etermjned is just one of Trey nor in a du el. On e of th e bri g ht spots o n the the ways to desc ribe the 1995-96 Tri-Center wrest)jng Troj an's team was B.J . Honeywell who had a great season and team . The Trojans , who were e nd e d up wi nn ing a short handed this year Brad Guill said, " I chance at state. Th is with wrestlers, went to would be hi s first time thought we had a eac h meet lo sin g 30 wrestli ng at state, and great season and points because of di sit coul dn ' t have come any later since this was qualifications. everybody gave his fi nal year wrestl ing Jas on Cook said , their full effort." fo r the Troja ns-. At " We went into every state he ended up with mee t thinking th at if a record of 1-2. we won every match For not hav ing many wre tiers, the there would be a chance for us to still win." They proved thi s by beating A- Troj ans still had a great season. -N ick Kuster H-S-T in a duel and by also beatin g ...._~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jim Tackett tries to get posi ti on as he goes !'or a pin . 54 * Wrestl in g �Jake McD e rmo tt ge ts t wo for a ta ked ow n i n a ma tc h he ld a t Trey no r. Wrestling RECORDS •••••••••••••••••• 11 2 Jim Tackett 23/13 135 Shawn Flaharty 3/11 140 Brian Skow 32/13 152 Kyle Arnold 7/2 1 145 Jake McDermott 21118 160 Jason Cook 10/12 160 Eric Esser 1911 3 171 B.J. Honeywell 30/14 180 Brad Guill 15/23 HWT John Ord 1/4 HWT Kevin Christensen 7/23 John Killpack inj ured •••••••••••••••••• Front: Eric Esser, Jason Cook, Jake McDe1mott, Jim Tackett Second Row: Brian Skow, Brad Guill , Kyle Arnold, Shawn Flaharty Back Row: Coach Ernie Abariotes, John Ord, B.J . Honeywell , Kevin Chri stensen. Coach Bill Larse n Brian Skow gets two fo r a takedow n aga in st a to ug h oppone nt fr o m Trey no r. Front: John Ord. Eri c Esser Back: Brian Skow. B.J. Honeywell, Jason Coo k. Brad Guil l. Jake McDermott, Kyle mold, Shawn F laharty. Jim Tackell, Kev in Christensen B.J . Honeywell gets two fo r a reversa l as he tri es desperately to pin his oppone nt before time runs out . Wrestling * 55 �Brady Sc hroder shows his vert ical ash~ goes in fo r th e IJy up. Boys Basketball 20-2 •••••••••••••••••• Woodbine Logan-Magnolia Griswold Mo. Valley A-H-S-T Audubon Underwood Treynor Riverside Elk Hom-Kimballton 65-58 84-49 94-54, 64-61, 72-47 89-52, 80-70, 88-54 87-57, 92-56, 85-68, 77-57, 46-49,48-57 108-50, 87-45, 97-36 94-92, 85-65 88-32, 86-35 82-62 •••••••••••••••••• VA RSITY Front: Managers Cil Brich and Chery l Brich First row: Kevin Dea, Weston Dittmer, Nic k Kuster, Rob Huebner, Jaso n Burton, Jay McDo nald , Matt Minahan Second row : Ryan Dobmei er, Adam Ring, Ryan Bennett, Ke ith Nelson, Kev in Nelson, Ca ry Cochran, Matt Christensen, Brady Schroder, Coach Carl Cochran. JUN IO R VA RSITY First row : Kyle Kunze, Travis Be nning, Matt Pre uss, Britt Ca rl son, Mike Meyerring Second ro w: J .R. Nyberg, Matt Stephens, Jason Schneckloth, Ryan Ausdemore Third row: Mike Barnes, Brady Schroder, Kev in Dea, Andy Kramer, Matt Christensen, Weston Dittmer 56 * Boys Bas ketball Nick Kusterand Ke ith Nelson hustle fo r the rebound. Tri -Ce nter passes the century ma rk as they double the score on the Underwood Eagles. �Cary Cochra n shoots from beyond the three point line. Refusing to Lose oys basketball season started out with a bang for the 1995-96 Trojans. The team started out hot winning its first eight games before going into the conference tournament. Tri-Center kept its streak ali ve and breezed through the WIC tournament unbeaten. "I'm proud of winning the WIC tournament. It was a great team effort that we all accomplished," said Ryan Dobmeier. After the tournament, Tri-Center earned a second place rating in the state. I Four more games were won by the team before the first game of the season was lost, but it didn't get them down . They came fighting back to win the WIC regular season trophy. The Trojans came ready to play in districts with a first round win over Missouri Valley, but lost to Audubon in the second round. The team finished with the second best winning percentage in school history with a record of 20-2. By Jay McDonald "It was fun to play on a winning team," said Kevin Nelson. Ryan Bennett, Rob Huebne r, and Nic k Kuster get read for the rebo und as Ke ith Ne lson shoots h is fre throw. Boys Basketball * 57 �Heather Dalton execute. the scoo p shot for two. Tides now turned the ladies out prior to downpl ayed the success ".. .it was the best the season. Team unity to the girls. He sai d, overall team I have "They deserve the credit and successful practices led the way to a quick played with because for this successful season through their work hab7-1 start. of the closeness," its and team effort." Coach Fritch said K. Fischer The team fi nthought the season was ished with a 14-6 recor d. successful overall. Th ey finish ed th ird in About the critics, coach said, "We knew we could do it, but we the WIC with a 10-4 record. They proved just had to go out and prove it to our- aga in th at th e critics could eas il y be selves." wrong. By Cary Cochran Jack ie Carlson looks for an open tea mmate ao; Ka the rin e Fi sc her sets a scree n for Adri enne Soppe. 58 * Girls Basketball �Adri e nn e Soppe wi th he r pate nte d turn-around jumper. Girls Basketball 14-6 overall 10-4 WIC •••••••••••••••••• Southwest 36-27 Woodbine 50-39 Lo-Ma 49-21 ,46-26 Griswold 33-36,28-52 Mo.Valley 56-46,38-43 AHST 54-46,58-43 Audubon 48-44,61-57 Treynor 65-60,36-53 Riverside 61-58,43-59,49-40 Underwood 50-33 ,49-41 St.Albeit 48-5 8 •••••••••••••••••• VARSITY: Front Row: Heather Dalton, Lac i Leaders, Jess Bennen. Second Row : Jack ie Carl son, Katherine Fischer. Laura Lefeber. Back Row: Amy Smith. Ad rienne Soppe, A my Morse. Lac i Leaders bl ows by an Unde rwood player. J UNlOR VA RSITY: Trac i Minahan. La ura Gaudian , Jenni fer Stephens. Jodi Schu ning. Cass ie Payn e. Kay lee Doll en. Sarah Ring, Sara Esser, Katherine Ward , Apri l Johnston. Katherine Fi scher, Heather Dalton , and Jess Be nnett go up to get the board. Gi rls Basketball * 59 �Ja ke McDe rmott i; ex hau sted as h• hand. the ba ton to Ryan Je n. e n in tli. 4x800 me ter re lay. Boys Track Team Places •••••••••••••••••• Jerome Howe Logan Underwood Treynor Onawa Woodbine WIC Boyer Valley Districts 8th 11th 7th 7th 7th 11th 7th 16th 15th •••••••••••••••••• Front: Ryan Jensen, Weston Dittmer, Brad G uill , N ick Kuster, Eric Esser, Bedane Di velbess Middle: Jon Killpack, Tim Dalton, Jake McDermott, John Ord, Kev in Ch ristensen Back: Ky le Kunze, Mike Barnes, Cary Cochran, Kyle Je nsen. T irn Dallon get set to run the 1600 me ter ru n at the confere nce mee t at Unde rwood. Brad Guill uses pe rfec t form as he throws the shot put at the confere nce meet. 60 * Boys Track �An ex hausted Ky le Je nse n re aches for the fini sh line a l th e end of the 220 yard dash. Compete with Heart IBJ ea.rt and determination goals and team relay goals. Some of are just two ways to de- I the runners that placed in the meets were scribe the 1996 boys track Tim Dalton in the 3200, Weston Dittmer te a m. For the second in the high jump and high hurdles and s traight Mike Ba.mes in the 400 meter low hurdles. year Tri-Center's track "I felt we tried our "I feel that alteam was short-handed though we didn't score with runners . Albest in each track many points, we sti ll though they we re ineet and ran with gave it our all and ran short-handed, they ran heart," said Jake ha rd ," sa id Mike hard every practice and tried to get all the Ba.mes. McDermott. Th ey still points they could in the achieved a lot although track meets. The short-handedness caused their season wasn't as successful as they the Trojans to have troubles winning at would have liked it to be. -Nick Kuster the meets , so they turned to individual Eric E se r hands the bato n to Kyle Kun ze in the 4x21JO me te r relay. Boys Track * 61 �Carolin e Holste in ru ns hard in th e Sprint Medlei Relay. Hard Work Pays Off I orking hard is one of Becky Bruck agreed, "Track was hard, the qualities that made thi s but it was fun beating our o ld. times." year's Tri-Center Girl s track Beating times and di stances were t e a m not rare. In fac t, two standout. Their dediathl etes qu alifi ed fo r c a ti o n le d to ma ny "(Qualifying for the state meet. Jac ki e state) is an incenCarl son co mpeted in positive results on and off the track. th e 40 0 me te r I ow C oa ch P a t tive to continue to hurdl es while A my Dalton sa id what he work hard," said Smith threw the shot liked mos t about the Coach Dalton. put a nd th e di c us. Each came away with season was, "Great atone di stri ct champion;: titude of the kids. Eve ryon e wo rked ha rd ship . and together, making the season very enTh e grea t atti tude and work j oyabl e." ethi cs of the ladi es will lead to success While the gi rl s were working in the years to co me. hard , they still found it worth while. -Cary Cochra n ~ - Trac i Minahan clears Lhe last hu rd le anti hcatb l'l1 in for a good lime. 62 * Girls Track �Kay lee Doll e n goe s hard down the backstretch in the 4x800 Rel ay. Girls Track Team Places •••••••••••••••••• Boyer Valley Treynor Underwood Harlan Woodbine WIC Districts 9th 8th 5th 7th 2nd 7th 6th •••••••••••••••••• First Row: Rebecca Will, Jac ki e Carl son, Kari Ne lson. Kaylee Dollen, Janet Bruck, Amy Morse, Amy Smith. Second Row: Rachel Witt, Katherine Fischer, Susie Ring, Kim Dea, Sarah Ring, Sara Esser, Cassie Payne, Stephanie Voge. Back Row: Laura Ring, Caroline Hol tein, Angie Hansen, Bec h.-y Bruck, Jaime Anderson, Coach Pat Dalton, Mary Zell mer, Laura Gaudian , Heather Dalton, Traci Min ahan, Jennifer Stephens, Andrea Fi scher, Lacey Donovan. Ang ie Ha nse n exec uted a pe r fec t hand-off to Amy Morse in the Distance Medl ey. Kari Nelso n fini shed strong in her I 00 mete r da h prelims. Girls Track * 63 �SEVENTH GRADE FOOTBALL First row: Joe Mefford, Dustin Benning, Adam Kramer, Joe Wollenhaupt, Nick Walter, Matt Maxwell, Brandon Finken, Bryan Lefeber Second row: Josh Kohl , Bill Caton, Dav id Marshall , Jeremy Foster, Gavin Skow, John Wilson, Joe Pettit, Donald Gruber Third row: Coach Charles Gruber, Brent Leaders, Ben Ausdemore, Nei l Cook, Kolt Thom as, Donald Sigler, Justin Tapp, Brad Payne, Coach Lynn Stamp, Coac h Ryan Schroder SEVENTH GRADE VOLLEYBAL L First row: Jamie Witt, Trac i Hester, Lesley Ring, Katy Bowen, Rhonda Christi ansen Second row: LeAnne Ausdemore, Rachel Fi nken, Lindsey Lugsch, Jess ica Muh s, Katie We lb o urn e, Ash ley Fischer, E rin Obermeier Third row: Coach Lori Beller, Nicole Sc hroede r, Andrea Wel lm an, Jennifer Ruckman, Rach el Hanse n, A lay na Cohen, Jess ica Ru ggles, Coach Roger Larso n SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL First row: Elizabeth Witt, Katie We lbourne, Jess ica Muhs, Jennifer Clevenger, Eli za beth Matter Second row: Jessica Ruggles, Amanda Wi lson, Lesley Ring, LeAnne Ausdemore, Rache l Finken, Ashl ey Fischer Third row : A mber Darin ge r, E rin Obermeier, Andrea Wellman , N ico le Sc hroeder, Rache l Hansen 64 * Junior High �EIGHTTH GRADE FOOTBALL First row : Regan Schroder, Matt Anderson, Jaso n Hansen, Jeff King, Aaron Ec krich, Eric Suntken Second row: Brian Fisher, Rusty Smith, Paul Evers , Eric Benning, Justin Gunderson, Jeremy Yan Arsdol , Nick Thomas Third row : Coach Randy Wei se, David Gravert , Doug Heitm a n, Tim Leaders, Marty Overgaard, Jeremy Petersen EIGHTH GRADE VOLLEYBALL First row: Annie Welbourne, Lindsey Johnson, Callie Rodenburg, Michelle Hester, Amber Da u, Katie Morse, Second row: Holly Leazenby, Kri sten Burbridge, Sarah Fischer, Kri sti Ande rsen, Kim N ieman , Annie P e ttit , Katie Ze llm er, Sa die Heimba ugh Third row: Coac h Lori Beller, Jacki Thi elen, Lori Piper, Kelly Ring, Mindy Fe lton, Raebel Behrendsen, Carri e Peters, Mariah Wellman , Brandi Huddle, Coach Roger Larson t \ EIGI-ITI-1 GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL First row: Sarah Fisc her, Lind ey Johnson, Sara Well ma n, Ca lli e Rode nb urg Second row: adi e Heimbaugh, Kim N ieman, Katie Mo rse, Mi chelle Hester, Ca1Tie Peters Third row : Sara Jepsen, Annie Pettit, Mariah Wellman, Rachel Behrendsen. Lori Piper, Annie Welbourne, Coach Kathy Blake Junior High * 65 �SEVENTH GRADE BOYS BASKETBA LL First row: Ada m Kram er, Dustin Benning, Gavin Skow, Bryan Lefeber, Joe Petti t, Brandon Finken Second row: Donald Gruber, Josh Kohl , Kolt Thomas, Coach Dave Lefeber, Donald Sigler, Justin Tapp, Brent Leaders JUNlOR HJGH WRESTLING Fi rst row: Heath Richards, Joe Wollenhaupt, Matt Maxwe ll , Adam Kramer, Eri c Suntken, Jeremy Foster Second row: Ben Ausdemore, Donald Gruber, Gavin Skow, Brad Payne. Philip Reid, N ic k Thomas Third row: Nei l Cook, Eric Boos, Paul Eve rs, Lance Maness, Eric Benning, Matt Anderson J UN IOR HlGH G IRLS TRA CK First ro w: Kelly Ring, Kati e Mo rse, Sara We llm an, Ca lli e Rodenburg, Sadie Heimbaugh, Katie Ze llm er, K im N iem a n Seco nd row: Sarah Fischer, Er in Obermeier, LeAnne Ausdemore, Tabatha Mudra, Ambe r Dau, Annie Pe ttit, Anni e Welbourne, Brandi Huddle, Holl y Leazenby, Katie We lbourne Third row: Sus ie Pete rson, Jess ica Ruggles , Ashley F ischer, Kri sti Anderse n, Jess ica M uhs, Eli za beth Wi tt. Jenni fer Clevenger, El izabeth Matter, Ka ty Bowen, Amber Daringer, Lori Piper, Rache l Hanse n, Lindsey John son 66 * Junior High �EIGHTTH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL First row: Nick Tro ye r, Aaron Eckr ich, R ega n Schroder, Nick Thomas, Jeremy Van Arsdol, Eric Benning Second row: Rusty Smi th, David Gravert, Marty Overgaard , A ust in McLandsborough, Tim Leaders, Jeremy Petersen JUN IOR HIGH BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS First row: Rhonda Chri stiansen, Kri sti Andersen Second row : Katy Bowen, Lindsey Lugsc h, Jam ie Witt Third row: Nicole Schroeder, Jacki Thielen, Jess ica Muhs JUN IOR HIGH BOYS TRA CK First row: Justin Gunderson, ick Troyer, Jeremy Foster, Dustin Benning, Brad Payne, Bryan Lefeber. Joe Pettit, Donald Gruber, Je remy Van Ar do! Second row: Justin Tapp, Jacob Graham , Dav id Gravert, Jeremy Petersen, Rusty Smith, Donald igler, Nick Thomas, Brian Fisher, Eric Boos Junior High * 67 �Le!adl!t!!hip Doe!!! ft All The nine students in Junior High Leadership did many things to develop leadership skills. They gave a $150 scholarship to two graduating seniors whom were past members. The seniors must apply and tell how they used their leadership skills. This year's recipients of the scholarships were Sarah Ord and Sarah Killpack. They raised money for the scholarships by having bake sales and craft sales at basketball games. They also held four dances: Halloween, Valentine's Day, end of the year, and one for fifth and sixth graders. They also helped the high school Student Council with the Teacher Appreciation Breakfast. Each leadership member had to apply to be in the group. They summited an application on why they wanted to be in the group and new ideas they had for the group . The applications were looked over by a panel of teachers and Mr. Bellar, jr. high principal. They then choose nine students to be in the group. All these activities kept th e Leadership members very busy, but they enjoyed all the work they did , and developed leadership skills. The me mbers o f th e Leade rship Acade my were Aa ro n Eckrich , J e re m y Va n Ar sd o l, M a ri a h We llm a n, Ambe r Da u, S adi e He im ba ug h, Sa ra We llm a n, Kati e Mo rse, Anni e Pe ttit , a nd Kri slin Burbridge. Kati e Mo rse a nd Anni e Pe ttit cook sa usage for the teach e r bre akfas t. Katie Zellme r a nd Ambe r Dau da nce to -YM CA at the Va le ntin e's Day dance held by the Leade r:,hip Ac ade my. 68 * Mini Mag �Rooms Express Identity What does your bedroom mean to you? To lots of people a bedroom is a place to get away and be alone. For others it is only a place to sleep. Some use a bedroom to express themselves. These many different types of bedrooms still have one main function- a place to sleep. With all the choices of decora tions, bedrooms vary. Some people like to use a theme while others use personal creativity to create a comfortable room for the owner. Katherine Fischer showed her creativity and uniqueness by "Here fi shy, fish~." Fish were popul ar pets to have in one's bedroom. decorating her room with her own artwork. She painted and drew on her walls to create original walls. Laura Gaudian also used her creativity to paint her room . She sponge painted stars and a moon in gold. Pets were also a popular thing to have in bedrooms. Fish are the most popular because they are easiest to care for and feed. All these types of decora tions show the kind of personality of the bedrooms owner. Different personalities make for many different types of bedrooms. "Oh, Mi ckey you're so fin e." Jennifer Stephens shows off her Mi ckey Mouse theme in her bedroom. Sports items were a popul ar decorati on fo r many guys rooms. Posters of fa mo us sports fi gures rated the hi ghest in wa ll coverings. Mini Mag * 69 �Adventures in If you could go anywhere in this country where would you go? On November 912, forty juniors and seniors stormed in D.C. ready for all the sights. We were not disappointed. The experience was great. We saw everything from Union Station to the President himself! It was a whirlwind weekend ; we were always on the move, but our tour guide kept us going with his funny antics and interesing facts . Our first day, Thursday, we saw the Washington Monument. We all got a kick out of seeing the famous site where Forrest Gump made his speech! We met with Senator Grassley, and had a photo taken with him. After that it was on to Ford's Theater and Peterson House. Also we visited the National Archives where the Constitution and Declaration are on display. Bright and early on Friday morning , we all rose to tour the US capitol building. John, our tour guide, described all of the paintings and the murals. As we made our way through the Capitol, we listened in on a session of Congress. Later we toured the National Cathedral. It boasts 300 stained glass windows and seven chapels. Our next stop was Arlington Cemetery and the wreath laying ceremony. We all had the 70 * Mini Mag Group taken at lwo Jima Memorial Front Row: Rebecca Witt, Sarah Killpack, Jessie McDermott, Jackie Carlson , Heath Bertelson; Second: Mr. Abariotes, Miss Miller, Becky Bruck, Angie Hansen, Mary Zellmer, Ka tie King, Cara Dea, Heather Dalton, Sarah Ord, Amy Stephens, Stacy Alexa nder, Mariana Cordeiro;Third: Mr. Nanninga, B.J. Honeywell, Mrs. Rastovski, Miya Maaske, Sierra Schulenberg, Katie Burford, Mike Barnes, Deighe Mergens, Jaime Anderson.Angela Olson, Gina Ring, Kim Dea, John Jenkins,Adam Gittins, John Ord , Kevin Christensen ; Fourth: Rob Martin, Andrea Plambeck, Nicole Schneckloth, Shaya Ploen, Clint Scoles, Misti Arba ugh , Rob Hueb ner, Dave Killpack, Nick Kus ter, Jake McDermott, Jason McDermott B. J. Honeywell keeps busy during a layover in Minn -apolis. The Juniors had a direct flight while the Sen r· did not. Cara Dea and Becky Bruck board the Peter Pan bu; after sightseeing . �Vashington D.C. Becky Bruck, Sarah Ord, Jessie McDermott, and Mary Zeller get advice from John , the tour guide, on how to lay the wreath at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier. Rob Huebner shows off the food he brought along on the trip while he waits for everyone to get their luggage at Washington National Airport. ~ ti Arbaugh and Andrea Plambeck dress up for a clav out on the town. The group dressed up for the wreath laying ceremony and the dinner theater. chance to see the changing of the guards and lay a wreath for our school. Friday evening , we toured the Vietnam and Korean War Memorials. Saturday we toured the Kennedy Center. For lunch we went to Union Station and enjoyed the many different stores and resturants. Next we headed to the White House to wait in line for a tour. As we were waiting we saw the Presidental Motorcade. We all waved at Bill and got lots of pictures . On our way to the Holocaust Museum, we got rained on . It was worth it. The museum was very detailed and taught a lot about WWII. On Saturday night we got a lighted tour of the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials. By the time we got done, we were running to the bus to get out of the downpour. Sunday was our last day in D.C. We walked around the grounds at Mount Vernon and saw the Potomac River and the inside of the house. Back in D.C. we visited the lwo Jima Memorial and took a subway ride. Then we walked through Lafayette Park to the White House and took more pictures. After lunch we were on our own to visit the Smithsonian Museums. After a sorrowful good-bye to Washinton we were on the plane back home to Iowa! by Kim Dea Mini Mag * 7 1 �Students Break out of traditional mold The students at Tri-Center are often involved in sports or some type of extracurricular activities. Chad Alexander is one of the few if any who has taken on the challenge of ice hockey. He is a freshman. Chad began playing ice hockey in the second grade. He was influenced by his cousin who was older and whom Chad thought was "cool. " When he was seven, his famil y moved back to Canada where he continued to play hockey. When he moved back to Indianapolis he began playing in leagues. He also made the All Star Team, with which he traveled around the United States for five years. Chad tried out for the Junior Lancer Team and made it. He declined the opportunity in hope it would give him more time to spend with friends at his new school , Tri-Center. He does plan on trying out again nex t year when he h as more time. by Rachel Witt C had Alexander plays hockey. He gave up playing fo r th e La nce rs to have mo re ti me for sc hoo l. 72 *Mini Mag Stephani e Voge participates in the Pride Day Pa rade in Coun cil Bluffs. She is me mber of Sea Cadets and wa nts to be in th e Navy. What are students doi ng to prepare for life after high school ? Most are taking cla ses that will h Ip them in the area they plan to work. Stephanie Voge i · doing more than that. She plans to join the Navy aft 1 hi gh school. To prepare for the Navy, she joined th Sea Cadets. Stephanie was introdu ced to the Sea Cadets by a Navy Officer at career day in eighth grade. She joined the group of fifteen last summer and attended boot camp. Boot camp lasts two weeks and all cadets are required to attend . Stephani e attends Sea Cadets instruction once a month. She is also able to attend ca mps in the summer. Many other opportun ities are avai lable such al\ travelli ng to other countries and learning fire fightin g and nautical skills. by Jackie Carlson �Harvest of J]ooe Kevin Lyle Olsen was killed in an accident on October 20, 1995. He was driving his truck home after a lat~ night out in the field . He ran off the road, for an unknown reason, just minutes after talking to his dad on a citizens band radio. He was thrown from the pickup and sustained a spinal injury. Kevin was laid to rest in the Minden Cemetery on October 23, 1995 . Kevin is the son of Lyle and Denise Olsen. Kevin was a member of the Class of 1996. He was President of the FFA chapter. He was a member of National Honor Society and played baseball. He was on the Homecoming Com1 and worked at Bilcon Horse Barn and Felton Angus Farm. Richard Bruck told the reason he joined FFA. "I wanted to be with my friend Kevin in something we both enjoyed anyway," he said. Kevin was known for being a nice guy who had a great sense of humor. He touched the lives of many people and memories of him will always be in their hea11s. Kevin Olsen and Chri sti Christensen pose fo r a senio r pi cture. Kev in O lsen, Chr isti Chri stensen and Jackie Carl son ride in a convertible around the track during the Ho mecoming foo tball game. Kevi n O lsen and Richard Bruck me s around whil e decorating for Prom 1995. Mini Mag* 73 �The seniors left for Estes Park, Colorado, at eleven p.m. on May ninth. They arrived on a Chief chartered bus in Estes after stopping for breakfast in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They drove into Rocky Mountain National Park to Rainbow Curve, the furthest point open. After stopping for pictures and climbing, the group loaded on the bus and headed to the YMCA of the Rockies to check in and eat lunch. After a lunch of pizza and salad the group was ready to explore the area. Some seniors went swimming, while others played basketball, volleyball and putt putt golf. Still others took the time to relax and enjoy the seventy degree weather. After spending the afternoon at the YMCA, the group headed into Estes Park to eat dinner at La Casa. Many seniors took the opportunity after dinner to watch the movie Twister while others shopped. At nine-thirty everyone headed back to the rooms. Saturday morning, the seniors and sponsors, Mr. Nanninga, Mr. Bellar, Mrs. Conway and Mrs. Rastovski; ate breakfast at the YMCA. After breakfast, about one half of the group went hiking up Eagle Cliff Mountain. It has an elevation of 8,904 feet. Later some of the group stayed at the YMCA to hike more while the rest went to Estes Park for lunch and shopping or golf. That night everyone attended a bonfire. Sunday it was time to head back home. After a nine hour bus ride, the group arrived at the school. The seniors had lots of fun whil e spending time together. 74 * Mini Mag �Relaxing Last Day One extra snow day caused students to have to come back on Tuesday May 28 . According to State Law students must attend school 180 days . In an attempt to get students to come the day after Memorial Day, the administration had all classes meet so students had to tum in books. After students their shortattended all cl asses , the e n e d council held student nu a l coo k thei r anof m ea l out. The g r i l 1e d hamburgers , potato ch i ps , grapes, and baked beans could not be held beside the weight room like previous years because of the construction . The food was good inspite of the cold, rainy weather and Jess room because of the construction. Caroli ne Holstein gets the hamburger buns read) fo r the coo kout. Jarrod Mc Do nald fi shes pop out of the tras h can . Pop was kept cold by ice in the tra h cans. Mini Mag * 75 �People of d ifferent types are a ll over the school. It is fi lled w ith a ll d ifferent personalit ies. Friends occupy school t ime by laughing in the halls. Everyone is his or her own person and people learn to respect that. Freshmen are of course nervous about their first year in high school. They become involved in many th ings and learn a lot. Sophomores get back in the o ld routine. They enjoy knowing that they 've made it through a year and look forward to the end. Juniors are busy preparing for their first prom and decid ing on e lect ive classes they w ish to take. Seniors have a big load on their shou lders. They are busy fil li ng out financial aid forms and college applications as well as participating in their last high school events. The facu lty and school board lead the w a y. They set good ex amples and work to improve the school for the people in it. Staff members do their best to make the school look nice and improve its qualit ies . People help out others to make the school y ear as successfu l as it can be. Life is constantly chang ing for a ll high school students. exciting a nd Th is t ime of c hange is a big part of their lives. They make cho ices to prepare for their futures . 76 * People �Kyle Dickey shows others his personality in c I ass. Seniors Melanie Martinez and Richard Bruck have fun in the ir skit . Sarah Ring chills out during advisory with a smile. People* 77 �The senior year is said to be the best year in school. It is also a year of lasts: sporting events, homecoming dance, prom, plays, and many other things. Amidst savoring all these moments, seniors aren't stress free. They have senior pictures to be taken and paid for, tests to take, college appli cations to fill out, government class, and the usual stress ~ items in life. Then one wonders, how can this be the bes t year ever in high school if a senior has so much stress? Seniors are at the top and have freedoms. The year is full of fun and memories for all seniors. So what makes this class unique? The class 0f ninety-six will KevJaso n Burton, Sara h Killpack, a nd be remembered f 0r not in O lse n pe rfo rm 1n the Ho meco mWan ting to be like in g C and idate s kit at the pe p ra ll y. everyone else. They were not a class of followers, but a group of leaders. Seniors are looked upon as examples for underclassmen and examples they were. They walked with pride and showed the way. 78 * Seniors �Seniors * 79 �Senior Most and Best Matt Minahan shows what an exceptional personali ty he has whil e singing to Ryan Dobmeier, who has a great hair sty le. Cara Dea works at a computer whil e showing school spirit. She was voted most likely to succeed and was also first in the seni or class academic ranking. 80* Seniors Best Eyes: Richard Bruck Sarah Benzing Best Smile: Ryan Bennett Sarah Killpack Best Hair: Ryan Dobmeier Heather Dalton Best Dressed: Jason McDermott Amy Stephens Most Schoel Spirit: Clint Scoles Laurie Thomsen Class Clown: Jason Burton Nicole Schneckloth Quietest: Craig Brich . Sarah Ord Best Looking: Ryan Bennett Jessica Stephens Best Personality: Matt Minahan Christi Christensen Most Athletic: Keith Nelson Jackie Carlson Most Likely To Succeed: Troy Dargin; Cara Dea Best All-Arau nd: Richard Bruck Katherine Fischer & Jackie Carlso �Kory Arnold Mike Ba.mes Ryan Bennett Sarah Benzing Julie Bibeau Craig Brich Cecilia Brich David Brisbois Richard Bruck Jason Burton Jackie Carlson Christi Christensen Seniors * 80a �Heather Dalton Troy Dargin Cara Dea Ryan Dobmeier Kathrine Fischer Jamie Flaharty Jeremy Haase Bernard J. Honeywell Sarah Killpack Joseph Leaders Brian Mark Brandi Marshall 80b * Seniors �Jason McDermott Jessie McDermott Deighe Mergens Matt Minahan Keith Nelson Kevin Nelson Sara Nelson Kevin Olsen Sarah Ord Shaya Ploen Nicole Schneckloth Clinton Scoles Senior * 80c �Amy Stephens Jessica Stephens Laurie Thomsen Juila Zoss NOT PICTURED: Sheila Rambo Melanie Martinez "Kev in you're the greatest! " Ryan Bennett sings to Kev in Nelson at the Homeco min g pep ra lly in co lo rful c loth in g. Jess ica Stephe ns ex presses herse lf in E ng li sh whil e Sara Nelson and Sarah Ord look on. All three are showing school spirit by dressing up fo r spirit week. 80d *Seni ors �Juniors Juniors Kim Dea, Stacy A lexander, Andrea Plambeck, a nd Rebecca Witt take a break to pose on a s tatu e at Union Sta tion in Was hin gton , D.C. There are some moments in life that just can not be forgotten. It might be a first kiss or your first date. It could even be your dreaded first day of high school. Kevin Christensen said that one of his most memorable moments was, 11 Getting third at the Mo Valley Tourney." "My most memorable moment was going to Washington D.C. with all of my friends and having a lot of fun, " said Rebecca Witt. By Racheal Plambeck Amy B1ich, K atie King. Katy Buford, aud Marianna Cordiero talk about the ir American Hi tory reports. Stacy Alex ander Jaime Anderson Misti Arbaugh Kyle Arnold Mike Barnes Heath Bertelsen Arny Brich Becky Bruck Katy Burford Paul Carlson Juniors* 8 l �Juniors Kevin Christensen Cary Cochran Mariana Cordeiro Brenda Crozier Josh Dau Kevin Dea Kim Dea Weston Dittmer Derek Driver Eric Esser Mandy Frederiksen Adam Gittins David Gittins Angela Hansen Robert Huebner John Jenkins Kyle Jensen Dav id Killpack Katie King Nick Kuster Cheryl Leinen Miya Maaske Jason Mantz Heather Marsh Robert Martin Jake McDermott Rusty Meinke Dal las Mergens Megan Minahan Amy Morse 82 * Juniors �Juniors Dustin Olofson Angela Olson John Ord Tina Petersen Andrea Plambeck Brenda Plambeck Racheal Plambeck Adam Ring Brad Ring Gina Ring Kirk Ring Lori Ronfeldt Jeremy Schmielau Scott Schnitker Brady Schroder Sierra Schulenberg Brian Skow Amy Smith Jamie Stephen Joshua Stone Sara Thomsen Willie Van Nordstrand Rebecca Witt Joshu a Zacharias Mary Zellmer Juniors * 83 �Sophomores Being a sophomore h as its high and low poi nts. T hey are no longer freshmen , but not quite uppercl as men. Many said banging out with fri end. was a pl u . Not hav ing to worry about anything is a high for Kari Ne! on . Cheerl eading brought up Laura rung's spirits thi s year. Although included with all the high points, there are also a few low points . Some cla. . take up a lot of time and effort, such as Biology sai d Kyle Kunze. Knowing that you still have two more year to go is a defi nite low said Caroline Holstein . By Cindy Roberts As a usual morning routine sophomores Kyle Kunze, Kari Nelso n and Susie Ring chat while waiting for first period to begin. Ryan Ausdemore Jess Bennett Travis Benning Joe Bloom Jim Bonar Cheryl Brich Tina Brisbois Adam Bruck Janet Bruck Tom Burford · 84 * Sophomores Mike Meyerring. Travis Be nnin g, Ashlee Wulff, Jenny Smith and Laci Leaders strike a pose during English. �Sopholllores Britt Carlson Roxanne Caton Matt Christensen Amie Christiansen Glen Cook Jeremy Crozier Kyle Dickey Shawn Flaharty Amyjoe Forbes Brad Guill Jason Haggerty Craig Handbury Christopher Hester Caroline Holstein Andy Kramer Heather Krohn Kyle Kunze Laci Leaders Abry Leazenby Laura Lefeber Pam Madsen Chaiity Martens Jarrod McDonald Drew Mergens Mjke Meyerring Carly Moen Kari Ne! on Jeremy Nyberg Jason Pai·ker Chad Pitt Sophomores * 85 �Sophotnores Ryan Polley Matt Preuss Laura Ring Susie Ring Cindy Roberts Tammy Rodenburg Lisa Ronfeldt Justin Salmons Jason Schneckloth Josh Shannon Jenny Smith Adrienne Soppe Matt Stephens Jake Stone Ji m Tackett Matt Tamms Tamara Wall ace Lisa Wellman Jennifer Witt Rachel Witt Ashlee Wulff 86 * Sophomores �Freshmen Tiffany Hester and Sara Esser are getting a dri nk during P. E. a ft er playing a ga me of floo r hockey. This year the freshmen class has started making goals for their future. They are deciding what careers they want to have in the future and what classes they need to prepare. "I want to go to school to become an actor," said Josh Ring. · "When I get out of high school I plan on going to school to be a nurse," said Christine Matter. They are realizing that now is the time to make their decisions and put forth the effort to achieve their goals. By Jennifer Witt The freshmen perfom1 their skit during the homecoming pep rally, which included Danny Olsen as a sportscascer. Chad Alexander Jason Andrews Angela Arrick Jesse Baldwin Danny Bloom Seth Boos Jason Cook Tim Dalton Sara Dau Bedane Divelbess Freshmen * 87 �Freshmen Kaylee Dollen Missy Dollen Lacey Donovan Angel a Driver Sara Esser Jennifer Fannon Amanda Felton Andrea Fischer Sandi Foote Roseanne Forbes Laura Gaudi an Heath Gravert Errin Gunderson Chris Han sen Paul Heitman Tiffany Hester Keith lncontro Ryan Jensen April John sto n Jonathan Ki llpack Christal Ki ng Nancy Koch Tracy Kosmacek Thomas Leaders Chri s Madsen Christi ne Matter Samanth a Mefford Traci Min ahan Jim Nordman Danny Olsen 88 * Freshmen �Freshinen Cassie Payne Aaron Petersen Amy Rheam Emily Ring Jay Ring Josh Ring Sarah Ring Derek Roberts Amber Ross Jodi Schuning Sarah Shannon Jennifer Stephens Heath Thomas Stephanie Voge Katheri ne Ward Sandi Foote and Sara Dau decorate the freshmen hall way for homecoming. Freshmen * 89 �Eighth Grade For eighth grade students there are many ways of tran ponation. Thi s year means driving to school for ome of them . For others it means fmcling a ride to early morning practices or getting a tide home from an after-school activi ty. For Katie Morse and An ni e Pettit getting a ride to ·chool is right in their homes; their mom s bri ng them. Like many ighth grade siblings, Regan Schroder comes and goe. with his brother. For a number of students, Lik Sara Wellm an. they have to call ar und town for a ride. Saclie Heimbaugh was accomf)anied by many eighth graders when she said,"My 1ide to school is the bu ." By Rachel Witt Eric Benning and Jeremy Van Arsdol recycle paper fo r leader hip. Th e eight h grade bas ke tball team warms up before a game. Kristi Andersen Matt Anderson Rachel Behrendsen Eric Benni ng Eric Boos Zach Bowen Kristen Burbridge Stacie Cross Amber Dau Tara Dickey 90 * Eighth Grade �Eighth Grade Aaron Eckrich Paul Evers Mindy Felton Sarah Fischer Brian Fisher Mi sty Gillett Katie Goodwin Jacob Graham Nick Greiner Ju stin Gunderson Jason Hansen Sadie Heimbaugh Douglas Heitman Michelle Hester Nathan Hood Brandi Huddle Sara Jepsen Lindsey Johnson Jeff Ki ng David Kinnard-Gravert Ti m Leaders Holly Leazenby Lance Maness Wendy Mansfield Austin McLandsborough Jason M ichl Katie More Tabatha Mudra Jason Nelson Kim Nieman Eighth Grade * 91 �Eighth Grade Dustin Olson Marty Overgaard Carrie Peters Jeremy Petersen Annie Pettit Lori Piper Jason Reid Kelly Ring Callie Rodenburg Scooter Salmons Regan Schroder Ru sty Smith Eric Suntken Jacki Thielen Nick Thom as Nick Troyer Jeremy Van Arsdol Annie Welbourne Mari ah Wellman Sara Wellman Montana Witherspoon Katie Zellmer 92 * Eighth Grade �Seventh Grade Th is isn' t as easy as I thought it would be, thin ks Bill Cato n as he g ives hi s spe ac h to hi s seve nth g rad e Engli s h class. Are you a little nervous? Do you have the Jr. High jitters? These are two things that run tJu·ough a student's mind when they are starting junior high . These years can be a fun , yet frightening experience. It is fun to finally be out of elementary. but scary to be with so many older people. They no longer have coat closets or a playground to play on. Now they have their own lockers and only three minutes to get from one class to the next. The classes are a lot harder and the hall s a lot more crowded. Seventh grade is a year they will always remember. By Heather Marsh Seventh Grade Basketball Girls pl an an attack agai nst the Gri swold Tigers. Dawn Andrew Ben Ausdemore Leanne Ausdemore Dusti n Benning Katharyn Bowe n Peggy Bruck Lynn Burk Beth Carlson Bill Caton Rhonda Crui sti ansen Seventh Grade * 93 �Seventh Grade Brandon Clark Jennifer Clevenger Alayna Cohen Neil Cook Amber Daringer Chris Daugherty Corey Dollen Brandon Finken Rachel Finken Ashley Fischer Jeremy Foster Donald Gruber. Rachel Hansen Traci Hester Chri s Jensen Joshua Kohl Adam Kramer Brent Leaders Bryan Lefeber Li ndsey Lugsch David Mars hall Eli zabeth Matter Matt Maxwell Joseph Meffo rd Jess ica Muhs Erin Obermeier Brad Pay ne Joseph Pettit Sarah Plambeck Phi lip Reed 94 * Seventh Grade �Seventh Grade Lesley Ring Kyle Roberts Jennifer Ruckman Jessica Ruggles Nicole Schroeder Donald Sigler Gavin Skow Ju stin Tapp Kolt Thomas Nick Wal ter Katie Welboume Andrea Wellman Amanda Wilson John Wilson Elizabeth Witt Jami e Witt Joseph Wolloenhaupt Not pictured: Levi McDaniel Mrs. Rastovski's English class listens with interest as one of their classmates gives a speech. Seventh Grade * 95 �• Oflll All in a Day's Work Every day at Tri-Center High School is a busy day. The cooks arrive at 6 a.m. to begin their daily routines of preparing and planning. Shortly after the cooks start, the bus drivers get their motors running. "I enjoy it. I've got a good bunch of kids," said bus driver Jerry Driver. As soon as students arrive at school. they head to the office to buy lunch and breakfast tickets from some of the bu iest women at school, the secretaries. Karen Kay answers the phone, selJs lunch and breakfast tickets, and keeps track of absences. Kris Beebe does the same thing for the junior high. Kelly Dollen takes care of Mr. Rastovski's secretarial needs. "All I know is that I'm tired at the end of the day," said Karen Kay, high school p1incipal's secretary. After a busy day of schoolwork, food, and phones, the work still isn't done. After everyone has gone home on the bus or in a car, the custodians are still hard at work. The custodian keep TriCenter in tip top shape. Sometimes they work untill after 11 o'clock. It is easy to say a lot goes into a day at Tri-Center. Student should not forget the people that make it all possible. By Tamara Wallace Janet Anderson c Media Technician) Kris B eebe (J r. High Principal's secretary) Jay Bell ar(Jr. High Princ ipal) Ke ll y Dollen (Supcrintende ni's secretary) Ro n E ll iott (Guidance Counselor) Kare n Kay (H.S. Principal's sec retary ) Bre tl Nanninga (H.S. Principal) Ed Rastovs ki (Superintendent ) Rosali e R o denb urg (Board Sccro1ary) 96 * School Board/Admi ni stration �School Board Hard at Work Making Decisions Board members are Bill Brich, Babetta Lucke, Pau l O'Neil , Jim Fischer, and Ga il Witt. Even though most of the student body doesn't realize it, the school board plays a major part in their everyday school lives. Every member on the school board has a difficult job. They make important decisi ons affecting students directly and indirectly. The board handles all the finances and deadUnes for the addition. They also make decisions concerning the new bleachers and both new parking lots. The payroll and other expenses are figured and recorded at meetings by the secretary, Rosalie Rodenburg. The use of school material s is recorded too . If student disciplinary actions need to be taken past In School Suspension and Out of School Suspension, the school board handles the problem. They decide if the student should be given another chance or if he or she should be expelled. There is a lot of hard work and decision making that goes into being a member on the school board, but it mu st be done. By Tamara Wallace Above, Bus Drivers First row: Joe Grote. Barb Grap, Paul a Heim, Steve Heim, Murlene Wil son Second row: Jerry Anderson, Jerry Driver, Max Handbury,Tom Ring, Lyle Rodenburg, Karen Ki llpack, and Lavern Wil son. Above left. Custodian Jed McDermott works to keep our choo l in tip top shape. Left, Cooks Joanne Knott, Diana Meinke. Sharon Incontro, Joa n Ju tice, M adge Bargenquast, Lois Flemming, and Kim Esser. School Board/ Administration * 97 �cu Very often things that teachers do for students go unnoticed. Correcting tests and papers, preparing for class, doing school work at home, and being involved in extracurricular activities a.re some things that may go unnoticed . In return for their hard work teachers often have many high expectations for their students. Teachers set their expectations for them elve and for their students so they both can continue to improve at their work. "I want students to be here every day, try to the best of their ability, and be honest," said Robert Johm;on, business teacher. "I want students to make decisions on how they feel rad1er than on what others feel," said Tami Harman, health and P.E. teacher. Maybe the highest expectation of a teacher for their students is to have the students succeed at what they teach . "I consider my expectations high for my students. I want every student to succeed and have every student tTy because if they don't try they will never know if they can succeed," said Lori Higby, algebra teacher. As teachers continue to work they will continue to have expectations for their students and as expectations get higher improvement will continue to show. By Jay McDonaJd Ernest Abariotes (Government, Economics, Int. Pol., Psycho logy) Diana Benzing (Resou rce, Grades 7-9) Kathy Blake (P.E., We ights) Arl a Clausen (Vocal Mus ic) Carl Cochran (Am. Hist. , Wld. Hi st. , Wld. Geography) Mary Conway (Engli sh. Pee r) Mark Fritch (C hem istry, Phys ics, Sc ience 8) Eleanor Gambs (Spa ni sh. French) Doug Gibson (Inst rumental Music) Tam i Harman (Health, P.E.) 98 * Faculty �Lori Higby (Al gebra. Speech) Larry Hornbostel (W ld. Hist.. Am. Hist) Robert Johnson (Keyboard. Acct. ) Lee Killpack (B iology. Physical Science) Glenda Kunze (Keyboard. Computers) Bill Larsen ( Shop. Indu strial Arts) Kevin M arulka (VoAg. Science 7) Amy Mill er (English. Yearbook) Bev Ohlinger (Resource.Grades 10-12) Rosie Rastovski ( L.A. s. L. A. 7) Nil e Smith (Mathe matics) Steve Stafford (Media Spec ialist) T. Gary White (Mathemati cs) Randy Wiese tA rt, Phmograph y) Julie Wood (Family Consumer Science) Teachers fire up the studen ts play ing the school fight song at the homecoming pep rall y. Mr. Ki ll pack helps Sarah Benzing on her college biology cat. Fac ul ty *99 �As the theme states, th is year was a "T ime for a Change." Academics are chang ing as well. Teaching strateg ies are chang ing to keep up w ith new techno logy. Th ings like team teaching were introduced this year. Parenting became required and field trips became effective ways of learning. The Academ ics section changed th is y ear also. Instead of covering each su~ect indiv idually, a new route was taken. The section was split into s ix categories: Outside the C lassroom, Field Trips, Life Long Learning, Labs, Linking Past- Present and Curricu lum Changes. Each topic covers all su~ect areas. Today , students learn outside the classroom just about as much as inside t he classroom because ofjobs and homework t hat requ ires ta lki ng to relatives and frie nds for research. F ie ld trips are a fascinating, new and excit ing way of learning. Things students are learning today are lifelong skills , such as learning to figure in A ccounting I or learning to coo k a meal in F oods class. Labs teach students to work togeth e r as they w ill have to in the work force. Linking past to present develops a new fee ling towards ancestors for s ome students. Curriculum changes w ere a big part of the y ear. Portfolios, wh ich w ill be beneficia l even after high school, were requ ired for grades 9-12 for the first t ime. All of these new classes made t he school change to prepare for cha nging t imes. J 00 * Academics �Brad Guill learns while having fun during a lab in Shop class. Mrs. Gambs enjoys a moment wh ile t each ing Spani sh class. Cindy Roberts learns how to compose a spread in yearbook class. Academics * lO 1 �Richard O'Connor bowls at Minden Bowl during P.E. class. Heath Thomas uses hj s study hall as a time to finj sh up hi s homework. Mr. Doug G ibson directs the band as they perfonn at the Veterans Day assembl y. The student body puts forth the effort to have some fu n at an asse mbl y. J02 * Outs ide Classrooms �New Way of Leaming I By Miya Maaske earning doesn't stop L Atime of learningcan be any- time and anywhere. mmal on PIC Hall. The muwhen students leave the classral was dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of World War IL room, it happens outside of the Although the weather did not classroom as well. work with the class the stuStudents take for granted what they have and dents put forth their best efdon't realize how lucky they forts. Angie Hansen said, "It was wet and cold, but at the are. Imagine not having the use of an arm. John Foppe of end it was worth it." Dallas was born with a condi-· . Students took a tion that he has learned to cope break from class to listen to with everyday. "The most the Air Force Band, Night Wing. Night Wing's songs important thing I learned was, no matter what yom condi- ranged from country, to rock, tion, if you have self-confi- to disco. Students also learned dence you can do anything," about Veterans Day and how said Samatha Mefford. Advance Art stu- to handle struggles in life . dents also did some learning Students that went to Washoutside of school. The stuington, D.C. spoke about the dents went Persia to paint a experiences they had while to they were there. During study h all, students do many different things. Some students find it a time to talk about the latest news, and some actually study. Mrs. Tami Harman said, "My biggest pet peeve that people try to do during study hall is sleep." Studying improves the knowledge that students have learned in school. Some students study with the radio on and so me students study in complete silence. "I study at home because it's quiet and I get most of my homework done," said Tim Dalton. Traverse Hall addresses the student body during the VeterJns Day assembly. Joe Leaders tells the student body about hi experiences at Boys' State. Outside Classrooms * 103 �Field Trips Add to Classes I by Cindy Roberts M Helping students to embrace knowledge aking sure students understand what they a re learning is an important part of being a teacher. Many field trips are taken throughout the school year to help the teachers accomplish this, and to add to classroom activities. While lectures, taking notes, and tests help students comprehend what they learn, taking field trips let the students view what they learned in a whole different aspect. "You actually see what yo u learned instead of just listenin g to it," said Pam Jenn ifer Witt and Heather Marsh concentrate on the co mputers whil e they learn a new yearbook program. At Headstart, Ke ith Ne lson watches as the kids color during the parenting field trip. Amy Rheam and Laura Lefeber look at a magazine while waiting for the girls basketball tournament to start. 104 *Field Trips Madsen. Field trips help many of the students see what the working world is like. It shows them that even after graduation, new things can be learned everyday. "Field trips help me discover that the real world is like a learn in g center," said Janet Bruck. Going on field trip also help s students decide what they want to do with their li ves. Seeing another person doing their job may help them decide what they want to do. "It helps me learn what other peop le do with their time," sa id Abry Leazenby. Many field trips were tak n this ear. Th e pa renting c la sses to o k a trip to th e hospital. They saw the I bor room , th e nurser , and many different machines. So m e me mb e rs o f the yea rbook staff went to Elkhorn High Sc ho ol. They learned how to use a new comp uter program ca ll ed Pagemaker. So me of the other field trips were taken by the Vo. Ag. cla s to Kansas City. The juniors went to lWC for career day . Also the sophomore went to a play at the Omaha Playhouse. Fi e ld trips fi li ed the year, he lping it to go by fast. �Amy Morse, Jackie Carl son and Miss Miller adjust to a new yearbook program at Elkhorn High Schoo l. Ci ndy Roberts gets help from E lkhorn student, Jolene Strehle, whil e learning a new yearbook program. Jay McDonald learns how to work a new yearbook program at Elkhorn High Schoo l in Nebraska. Cary Coch ran watches as the nurse shows him how to work the stirrups in the labor room. Field Trip * 105 �Kory Arnold and Mr. Steve Stafford discuss research problems in the library. Tina Peterson improves her phy sical health with weight lifting. C rai g Handbury learn s how to install bl eachers. In Teen Li ving, Mi ssy Doll en prepares for her future by learning about healthy foo d c ho ices a nd preparatio n tec hniques. 106 * Life-Long Learning �Paving Foundation of Life I by Tamara Wallace S •+ 1 Paving l 11 e S foundation begins today, continues into future tudents' opinions may differ when asked about the usefulness of school work. Tina Peterson's opinion was , "I probably will use some math stuff, butthat's about it." Believe it or not, things being learned now in school will be useful in the future . Peer teaches ski lls that can be used in business and personal relationships. Stephanie Voge agreed with this statement when she said, "It teaches you how to effectively communicate with people." Foods , Parenting , Independent Living and Health sJ.<_ills can be applied later in life if someone decides to have a family or to live alone. Foods teaches about proper food storage and how to read a recipe. Mrs. Julie Wood said, "Most people will cook sometime in their lifetime." Parenting discusses child development. It explores how at certain age levels someone can discipline and play with his or her children to make them the best people they can be. Among other things , Independent Living instructs students on how to complete a job application and how to buy a car. Mrs. Tami Harman said,"Health helps in decision making . It increases knowledge about disease treatment and prevention." Physical Education and Weight Training will help a student to stay healthy and fit to lead a strong life. The CPR unit in P.E. may save a life one day . In reference to Algebra and logical thought processes, Miss Lori Higby said,"You may not use all of it but it teaches you to do things in order." Calculus may not be a part of everyday life , but classes are taught for a reason. Some things learned in school will be used in daily life. Adam Rin g, Robbie Marlin. Robbie Huebner. and B.J. Honeywell fi x a desk in Bui lding Trades. Ange la D ri ve r, Samanth a M fford and Josh Dau get ready in Peer class for th e toug h c ho ices of th e ir futures . Life-Long Learning .. 107 �Scholars Experience Labs I by Racheal Pl ambeck L Labs differ from class to class. But, in any lab, important facts are learned. bs are a part of almost every lass. There are the most obious ones like in Biology, Physical Science, Chemistry, Phy sics , Principles of Technology and Computer Lab. But even reading a speech in front of class in Engli sh, making a project in Art, cooking in Family Consumer Sciences and making a toothpick bridge in Algebra are labs. Yearbook is also a lab because it requires getting hands on experience on how to make a book. It also requires le arn in g how to make a Sara Nelson and Jason Cook help tear down the old bleachers Lo make room for the new o nes. Mrs. Wood teac hes her seventh grade Home Ee class how to sew. A ndre a Plamb ec k a nd M a nd y Fredrik sen do a lab experime nt in Bio logy. 108 *Labs spread all come together and learnjng a lot in u·ying to do so. Learning correct grammar and communication skills help giving a speec h in c lass be classified as a lab. Labs are meant to te ac h everyone and also all ow them to have fun. They are some things parents wou ld never allow to be done at home. Some labs are dangerou s li ke mixing chemicals you don't know, but if they are done right, eve ryone w ill lea rn s omethi ~g new and exciting. "Labs are a great lea rning experie nce. Th ey a re fun , too," aid Chri s Madsen. Jason Andrews said, "Lab are interesti ng and ducationul and fun. l find it easier to do a lab than 1i ten to th e teacher ta lk." All in all , labs are an important lea rning tool. They will he lp in eve ryday life and in future educati on. Jam ie S tephens said . "It helps us lea rn better because we can see what's going on in deta iI. " Mr. K illpack aid, "The lab is s uccessfu l o nl y when students learn the principle or concept be ing studi ed ." �Josh Zacharias and Richard Bruck water flo wers in the greenhouse. Stephanie Voge mixes some chemicals in Physical Science class. Heather Marsh proofreads a Yearbook layout. Proofreadi ng is very important because mi stakes are not all owed when the pages get printed, Mrs. Kunze helps Amy Rheam learn how to use an IBM computer. Labs * 109 �Mr. Cochran helps Adam Ring on hi s American Hi story project abo ut the !930's. Clint Scoles and Katie King research some in formatio n for their English reports. Wi llie Van Nordstrand , Paul Carlson, Adam Gittins, and Mary Zellmer work on an American Hi story project. Brad Gu ill and G len Cook act out a skit of A Midsummer Night's Dream. LJO * Linking Past to Present �Past to Present Affiliation by Jennifer Witt w Linking past events to help out in future ith this year being an election year, it is very important to know about past events. American History, World History, Politics and Economics are excellent classes to take to learn about the past wars, the Depression and other events that caused problems in our country. "One of the most important concerns during all of the campaigning of each candidate is the media. The media has a great effect on the candidacy. Whether it be television, newspaper, or magazine, the media has more of an effect than people think. The other most important co.ncern is the issues each candidate has to of- centuries. "I think that it is imporfer. If the person isn't offering tant to know where you've been, anything that can make our to know where you are going," country better or keep peace, said Mrs. Conway. Understandthat candidate isn't going to get ing their way of writing and how many votes, " said Mr. it is different from the stories and poems they read today is also Abariotes. These classes help very important. people learn about past wars "Everything in life is and problems so they can pre- based on English, reading the stovent them from happening ries helps us understand things again. They also teach them better," said Ju stin Salmons. about problems going on Shakespeare's poetry and stories around the world today so they are written in a different style can learn how they could pos- than the writers today. Students and teachers think it is essential sibly be stopped. English can link the to take Hi story and English past to the present by reading classes so we can understand stories and poems of writers in events of the past, and to help the seventeenth and eighteenth them in the future. Pam Madsen, Jess Bennett and Justin Salmons act out a skit from A Midsummer Night"s Dream during English class. Adam Ring. Sierra Schulenberg, and Mike Barne. make decisions on lheir American Hisiory projects. Linking Past to Pre ent * 111 �Alterations apparent for all N Widespread renovations run rampant through halls. by Cary Cochran ticabl e changes took pl ace hroughout the classrooms that occupied students' minds and ime. Parenting class was a first for man y now that it w as required . Mrs. Wood said , "Th e new p a rentin g requirement g i ve s e very student an opportunjty to think about and di scu ss how th ey ca n and w ill interact wi th children. " Stude nts like the change. Olofson Du s tin commented, "I be lieve th at parenting is a good cl ass for Trees were c ut down to make room for the new parking lot. Surveyors scope out where they will start wi th the co nstruction. The parenting class had vis itors. Amy Morse and Sara Thomsen play with the kid s whil e Craig Bric h and Jere my Ny berg look o n. 112 * C urriculum Changes upp erclass me n as th ey are heading into adu Ithood." Po rtfo li os are a lso now require d , b ut fo r a bi gge r reason ; to gradu ate. Thi s year, seventh graders thro ugh seniors are working on them. Mrs . Con way sa id th at she wished she co uld have done it when she was young so she could look back on it. These w ill includ e t ra nsc ript s, artifacts fro m fo rmer cl asses, and honors. An o th er c ha nge th al occure d in vo l ve d bo th teachers and students. Mrs. Rastov ski and Mrs. Harman ex pe ri me n te d w ith tea m teac hin g . Tea m teac hin g i ~ whe n bo th teac he rs teach lang uage arts cl ass , twice a week. Thi s method in vo lv s both teache rs teac hing. The two princ iple reason s are that s tud e nt s d o n't ge t e nou gh lang uage arts and the teacher have a n ove ra bund a nce of work . Both teachers li ke it. T he m ajor co nstru ction o uts id e c a u sed major pro bl ems in side. Th e noi e fro m th e co ns tru c ti on crew thi s fa ll was "distracting and annoy ing" according to Miss Hi g by . Mr. Smith c laim ed th a t th e no ise "cau ed stoppage o f class w ith the big machinery ." �Jerry Ori ver and Max Handbury check out th e new ly torn up parking lot. Jerem y Crozier watche s w ith the Parenting class as the nurse shows the pediatrician's doll. Mr . Rastovski and Mrs. Harman ture to the stude ms. l c~­ Jeremy Haase works hard on hi portfo li o. Curriculum Changes * I 13 �Cornrnunitt.1 Though the Tri- Center commun ity appears to be small , the people and businesses in it are not small at heart. Local businesses purchase advert isements that are found in the T rgan each y ear. These purchases help to cover the cost of photography and publication of the y earbook. A T ime for Change in th is section t his year is that it is not only a tribute to businesses who sponsor the book, but also to the people who support the school in any way. The commun ity provides a vari- ety of donations each year from Post- Prom to he lping at fundra is ing suppers and clothing drives. Another type of support in the community are t hose who spend their t ime preparing for or attending any Tri- Center H igh School or j un ior hig h activities. Large crowds from the commun ity can be seen at athletic e v ents, plays , coronations, mus ic competit ions and productions a nd any other stude nt performances. E v ery commun it y spends qual ity t ime g iving to the school in order to k eep the great trad it ions going. If it w ere not for their t ime and energy, the school wou ld not be what it is and t here wou ld not be a 1996 Trgan. 114 *Comm unity �Sierra Schulenberg gets a supportive crowd r a 1lied at a ball game. B.J. Ho n eywe ll, Jaime Anderson and Shaya Ploe n en te r ta in t he community. Matt Tamms creates a coloring book for kindergarten roundup. Community * I 15 �Patron Ads $75 Patron Allied Communications Equipment Supply Co.• Inc . (712) 322-2725 Bill & Connie Barrier- Owners Coca Cola Company 3 200 N. 30th St. Omaha, NE 68111 Congra tulation s and continued s uccess to the class of 1996 from: Farmers & Merchants State Bank Member FDIC Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2245 Minden, IA 51553 (712) 483-2611 $50 Patron Breadeaux Pisa The Little Corner S tore Hwy 183 Morman Bridge Rd. Cresent, IA (712)545-3362 (712)545-9320 Kirk Campbell S cott Campbell 103 North Ave. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 32 8-39 75 Country Mall . Crafts, Greeting Card s, Weddmg, Sewing, Rentals, Flowers, Ballons. Toning Machines Jackie Dollen, Neola, IA (712)485-2511 \ Farm Service Company Mark Pogge Neola Branch Manager Office: (712) 485-2449 Denny Kenealy 31970 Road L-34 Neola, IA 51559 Knutson Funeral Home Box 657 Avoca. IA 51521 Ph . 1-800-447-2588 *.4• LIBERTY ~-> • BA N K & TR U S T Persia--Pisgah--Woodbine Logos Etc. 4121 S . 87th St. Omaha, NE 68127 Ph: (402) 331-1192 (800) 542-4736 Fax:(402) 331-2995 Shelby County Sta te Bank Harlan , Elk Horn . Irwin , Panama, Portsmouth , Shelby West Broadway Auto 2732 9th Ave. Council Bluffs, IA 51501 "4x4 Specialists" Terry Rob erts- Owner (712) 328-3398 $35 Patron T ripp er's Blue Moon Bar l!i. Grill 3 12 Front Street Neola , IA 51559 485-2091 For All Your Re n tal Needs U. M.B.A. Hall P.O. Box 63 Underwood, IA 5 1576 (712)566-2222 Heated/ Air Cond ilioned $25 Patrons Bob Anderson Ford-Mercury, Inc. Box 307 Missouri Valley, IA 51555 Actlo Truc k Parts & G ars We Buy Trucks Any Condition 1021 S. 17th St. Council Blu ffs, IA 1-800-873-0 139 The Dairy Shoppe- Ice Cream & Sandwiches Across from Drive In on S. Omaha Bridge Road Council Bluffs , IA 366-9654 Ed's H&S Auto 24-Hour Towing Service Complete Auto Sercice Underwood, IA (712)566-2220 Hall Ins uranc Agency 300 1/2 Fron t Street Neola, IA 51559 Ph. (712) 485-9507 Alan Hedegaard Con struction Fr am ing Specialis t Rt. 2 , Box 127 Neola, IA 51559 (7 12)545-3747 Mobile (402)681 -44 13 * Advertising Thomas Equip . S ervice Heavy equipment repair and new trail r sales 130 4th St. Underwood, IA 51576 (7 12)566-2341 Agriland F.S. Inc. Underwood & I.,,ogan , IA Product, People, S ervice , Knowl edge The Natural Resource 4!~ 116 Mace's Napa Auto Parts 322 East Erie Missouri Valley, IA 642-4156 1-800-246-MACE Able Locksmiths 24 Sou th 7th St. Cou n cil Bluffs, IA 5 1501 322-7501 Mercantile Bank of th e Bluffs Coun cil Bluffs - Underwood (712)323-752 1 llSEED K & K Enterpri zes & Sons Ag Repair Preven tive Maintenance Specialist Kurt and Ka thy Wollenhaupt (7 12)485-2079 Again Selli ng & Con s ign ing Brand Na m e Clothing 2820 N. Broadway (7 J 2)322-9333 Ala n An derson Attorney At Lm Logan, IA Linda J. Anders e n Tax & Accounting Servi e Avoca. IA 5 1521 (71 2) 343-6474 Anne's Bea uty Boutique Minden , IA 51553 (712)483-2784 �Avoca Building Ma terial Center, Inc. l Sawmill Drive Avoca, LA 51521 (7 12)3 43-6 3 23 Cutler Funeral Home A Fa mily of Funeral Directors Since 1901 533 Willow Ave . Council Bluffs, LA 51503 (712)322-7779 Bare E legance "Fine Ladies Lingerie" Regen cy Cour t Omah a, NE 68114 (402)391 -4326 Culligan Trust the Experts Bottled Water- Coolers- Softners- Drinking Water Filters 1-800-789-2046 Mo. Valley Bill's Major Appliance Repair 36 10 Ronald Roa d Coun cil Bluffs Denny's Place Pizza, Cold Beverages, Darts, Pool Br lc h Plumbing . Inc. Neola. LA 51559 485-21 9 1 For All Your Plumbing Needs Captain Video A Radio Shack Dealer 4 04 E. E1ie St. Mo. Valley . LA 51555 642 -4 021 Hours : 10:00- 10:00 Mon.-Sa t. 11 :00-7 :00 Sun Carley Drug Box 698 Avoca, LA 5 152 1 (712)343-6777 Box 247 S h elby . LA 51570 (71 )544-28 12 Club 64 Steakhouse 701 McKen zie Coun cil Bluffs. LA s tea k, seafood. c hicken Open 7 Days a Week Coa l to Coa t Total Hardwa re 1810 halburnAve. lf,lrlan. IA 5 1537 !712)7'55-5642 < ogley Medl<'al Associates PC ( uuncll Bluffs. IA 51503 (7J2)328- 180 1 Country Cuts Salon Open Tues.-Sa t. & Wed. eve ings Men, Women and Children Pf'rms-Color-Eyebrow Wax-Haircuts 103 3rd St. Neola . LA (712)485-2385 reative Designs Be<'ky Olson Honey Creek . LA 545-934 0 Crescnl Lou nge & Gri\J Crcc;ent, LA 5 1526 (7 12)545-9395 Divercon Construction, Inc. 10547 Bondesson Circle Omaha, NE 6812~ Don's Fuel and Auto RR2 Box 71 T Neola, LA 51559 Donovan Oil Co. Front and Fourth S treets Neola. LA 51559 (712)485-2327 Gazette Neola, LA 51559 (712) 485-2276 The Glass Mecba.nix Windshield Repair Service 1714 1500th S t. Kirkman, LA 51447 (712)766-32 66 Hall & Welbourne Real Estate Steven J. Welbourne-Broker 300 1 /2 Front St. Neola. LA 51559 (712)485-9507 Jack Hanson Photography 200 Kingsridge Rd. Council Bluffs. LA 51503 3 22-7585 or 1-800-491 -7585 Harlan New Car Dealers Harlan Auto Mart Keast Ford, Lincoln, Mere . Miller Motors Oles en Motor Cen ter Eames Electronics Repairing Computers, Ster eos, Televisions, VCR's and Camcorders " 128 W. Broadway Council Bluffs. LA 5150 3 (712)322-2865 The Embers Avoca, LA 51521 Open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Seven clays a week Event Photography 3 195tl1St. Defiance, LA 51527 (7 12)748-70 11 Family Eyecare Cen ter Dr. Barry J. Jose 1601 Ave . D Council Bluffs , LA 5150 l (7 12)323-5213 First Star Bank Broadway at Pearl & Ma.in Council Bluffs, LA Fisch er Photography 302 Ch estnut S t. P.O. Box 103 Atlantic . LA 50022 (7 12)243-6242 The Flower Basket Avoca, LA 51 52 1 (7 12)3 43-2502 or 1-8 00-352-6428 Flowers By Hinman , In c. 1800 McPherson Ave. Council Bluffs. LA 5 1503 Neola . LA 5 1559 (7 12)485-2276 Advertising * 117 �Harlan Contracting Co .. Inc . 1101 Chatburn Ave . Harlan, IA (7 12)755-5016 The Harlan National Bank Since 1913 Member FDIC Harlan Newspapers Tribune: Every Tuesday PennySaver: Every Tuesday News-Advertiser: Every Friday (712)755-3111 Harlan Vision Clinic P.C. Howard H. Mccutchan , O.D . J ay C. Christensen , O.D. 2306 12th St. Harlan. IA 51537 Hawkeye Mercantile Wanted Guns - Gold- Silver- Dia monds Jewelry & many more items. Cash PaidLoan, Buy, S ell, Trade 2709 W. Broadway Council Bluffs. IA Jorgensen Chiropractic Clin ic Dr. Gary Jorgen sen 2104 Garfield Ave. Harlan, IA (712)755-5878 or 1-800-755-58 78 Kevin Ring Bulldozing Bulldozing of a ll kind s & h a uling with dump trucks. KNOD 105.3 FM S ter eo Harlan, lA 51537 (712)755-3883 Fax: (712) 755-7511 Kopper Kettle 1-8 0 Minden Exit Restaurant, Gifrshop, Gas Wher e frie nds go to m eet. Dr. Larry Kinter DC. CCSP. Box 6 1206 7th St. Harla n , lA (712)755-5406 Mille r Motors Chevrolet a nd Bu ick Harlan. IA (7 12)755 -2145 MilJe r Orthopedic Affilia te . P.C. 201 Ridge St. . Suite 3 0 7 Council Bluffs , IA 5 1503 1-800-562-33 11 Mind en Grocery (712)483-2794 Open Mon -S a l 8 -8 Sun 10-6 Minde n Meat Ma rke l Box 25 Minde n , IA 51553 (712)483-2836 Missou ri Va lley Imp!.. In Gary Chapin , Ma nager Hwy. 30 Wes t Missouri Vall y , IA 51555 1-800-658-445 1 or (71 2)642- ~ 106 Larsen , Childs, Ha ll & Christensen Robert W. Hall 1005 7th St. Harlan, lA 5153 7 (712)755-2 111 Mon tang Body Shop 142 6 2 nd Ave . Council Bluffs, IA (712)3 22- 1088 L & S Auto Parts/ Leonard 's Repa ir 106 8th Ave . Box 430 Maniila, IA 5 1454 Mt. Crescnt Ski Area 2 miles north of Cr esen t , IA (712) 545-3850 Hillside Mortuary Beem & Belford 553 Willow Ave. Council Bluffs , IA 51503 (712)322-6669 Charles Leaders Trucking Local and Long Distance Grain and Livestock Ha uling Minden , IA 51553 483-2755 Napa Auto Pa rts Neola, lA 51 559 Humme l Insurance Agency, Inc. Craig C. Hummel 14 2 N. Main Oakland , IA 51560 (712) 482-6424 Learnin g Tools Woodbury Shopping Center 900 Woodbury Ave. Council Bluffs , IA 51503 Heartland S cenic Studio 13 0 8 Jackson St. Omaha, NE 68102 Equipment- Design- Fabrication (402)341-9121 1-800-727-9423 Fax (402)341 -984 1 Hundt Appliance & Heating, Inc. "The Bus iness Thal BujJt Service" 365 15 Sycamore Rd . Avoca, IA 51521 (721)483-2359 After Hours (712)483-2642 Hy-Vee Food Stores 2003 Chatburn Harlan, IA 5153 7 (712)755-2154 Iowa Feed & Grain A Full Service Restuarant located at 1-29 Honey Creek Rd. Open Daily 6:30am- 9:00pm (712)545-3190 Jon es' Food Center Missouri Valley, IA (712)642-3302 We appr eciate your business. 118 * Advertis ing Logela nd Studio Photography by Michael J. 1024 6th St. Harlan , lA 5 153 7 (712)755 -5743 Lynn Optical 2600 W. Broadway Council Bluffs. IA (712)322-3097 The Machine1y Station. Inc . No. Hwy 75 Auburn. NE 68305 Toll Free- 1-800-456-99 16 Fax: (402)274-511 3 Mad Hatter Mu ffl e rs Mu ffl e rs- Conve rters - Brakes-Shoc ksStru.ts 3338 W. Broadway Council Bluffs . IA 5 1501 Nels on Moto r Parts, Inc. NAPA Auto Parts Harla n, IA (71 2)755-3 15 1 1-800-3 73-6 440 Nebraska Air Filter 344-3800 Neola Family Dentis try De ntis try for l h e w hole family J effery T. Garvey. D.D.S. 3 06 Front S t. Neola, IA 5 1559 (712) 485-2033 Neola T ire Co . Leo Maske r --Kcn McD011ald 204 Front St. Neola. IA 51559 1-800-982 - 1023 Nor m 's Door Service Sales & Service . ove rhead doors and opera tors . 8920 Was hingto n Cir.. Omaha . NE (4 0 2)331-8920 Nu -Trend 630 3 "L" St. Omaha. NE 681 17 �Oakes Variety Store 512 Marke t S t. Harlan. lA 51537 (7 12)755-2746 Olson Clean er s 320 E lm Avoca . lA 51521 (7 12)343-6756 Pau l's Clean Care P.O . Box 87 Harlan. lA 5 153 7 (712)755-5944 Pamicla, In c. Hwys. 44 & 59 Harla n . IA 51537 (71 2)755-3 148 Penny's V ision s Gallery Box 243 Neola, IA 5 1559 (712)485-2618 Peop les Nalion al B ank 1600 W. Broadway P.O. Box 557 Co . B luffs. lA 5 1502 (7 12)328-1333 Fax: (712) 3 28-291 l People's Nation al Bank Cou nci l B l uffs . lA 51503 304 Wcs l E 1;e St. Missouri Va lley. lA 51555 10 l Old Lin coln Hwy. C r csenl, lA 5 1526 Pizza King J 10 1 N . Broadway Council B luffs, lA Dr. Gen e Ranney & Dr. Ernes t Skar e II . hiroprac tlc 1705 McPherson Ave. ( ouncll 13luffs, IA (7 I :.!)322 -633 6 ll~smusscn Mechanical Se rvi ce Cor p. ·n22 Nebrask a Ave. C..ounf'il Bluffs . lA 5 150 1 1 800-237-3 141 (712)323-0541 Fax: (7 J 2)323-868 J RJng Transfer "Give us a RJNG for all your freight and storage needs." (712)566-2123 1-800-543-7464 Touch of Class 410 Remington St. Neola, IA 51559 (712)485-2663 Diane Rodenburg, owner Roberts Construction Any type of new construction or remodeling. commercial or residential. Free estimates 1201 6th Ave. Council Bluffs, IA 51501 Treynor Hardware & Lumber Wheel Horse- Lawnboy- Maytag- Crosley (712)487-3433 True Value Hardware 603 Court H arlan . IA 51537 Schierbrock Department Store Patricia's Catering Neola. lA 51559 (712)485-2181 Schumacher Funeral Home 215 North Fourth Ave. Logan , lA 51546 ' Shelby Insurance Agency Dave Robinson 544-2628 Shelby. lA 51570 Shelby Veterinary Clinic 305 Center St. Shelby, lA 51570 (712)544-2521 1-800-94 7-1662 Shiply Optical D .S. Council Bluffs. lA Sorensen Equipment Co. Harlan. lA 51537 (712)755-2455 Southwest Orthodontic Assoc. , P.C. 40 Northcrest Dr. Council B luffs. lA 51503 1-800-3 73-2402 True Value 291 7 W. Broadway Council Bluffs, IA 51501 (712)755-7444 Wes t Central Roofmg Harley Leaders Hwy. L-66 Box 186 Minden, IA 51553 (712)483-2793 Western Iowa Insurance, Inc. 302 Elm St. Avoca, IA 51521 (712)343-6332 (800)260-6332 West Oak Archery 113 W. Broadway P.O. Box 935 Council Bluffs, lA 51502 Western Marketing Associ ates. Corp. P.O. Box 385 Missouri Vall ey, lA 51555 1-800-8 52- 7152 Witt Farms B eeb eetown, lA Th e Spec Shop Hal Gaspard , Certified Optician 30 l W. Pier ce Council Bluffs, IA (712)328-3450 Stemple Implem ent H wy 595 P.O. Box 117 Avoca, IA 5152 1 Hed"s Cafe Good Home Cooking 1 J I High Sl. Avoca Strong 3 12 E. Logan. Logan: Per sia: Insurance Agency Inc . 7th St. lA 51546 (712) 644-2710 (712)488-2365 RJchardson Sa les & Servi ce 'If !l's Sick , w e·11 Fix Il Quick " (712)322 -6914 or 322-5509 Swanson Automotive 1308- 14 Chatburn Ave. H ar lan , lA 5 1537 Rich mo11cl Auto Parls 2748 Wes t Broadway Cou ncil Blu ffs. lA 51501 Total Food Sh op 502 W. Erie Missouri Valley . lA Advertising * 119 �Strive for the ~~~~,~ top. May all your dreatns cotne true. Thanks for enriching our lives. We love you! Motn & Dad Not a minute goes by that we don't think of you. You enriched our lives, made us proud and brought us such joy. Remember how much we love you. LoveDad, Mom, Mike and Dan I20*Parent Ads Brandi! belieye in you ! Love, Mom Jackie, Remember "Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is!" Set your goals high. Love, Mom & Dad �Richard, You always did want your own wheels! We're proud of you and your accomplishments. Love, Mom&Dad Amy, You're not only my daughter but you've become a very good friend. Good luck in everything you do. Be happy. Love you lots. Mom and Dad "Comes the Dawn" After awhile you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and co mpany does n't mean sec urity. And you begin to learn that kisses aren't .-...iocCJl._1 promises . And you begin to accept defeats with yo ur head up a nd yo ur eyes open, w ith the grace of a wo man, not the grief of a child . And yo u learn to bui ld a ll of yo ur roads on tod ay because to morrow's gro und is too uncerta in for plans and futures have a way of fa lling down in mid fli ght. After awhil e you learn that even sunshine burns if you ge t too much, so yo u plant yo ur own ga rden and decorate yo ur own so ul instead of wa iting fo r someone to bring yo u flowe rs . And yo u learn that you rea lly can endure. That yo u rea ll y are strong. And you reall y do have worth and you learn and learn. With every good bye yo u learn. Troy, All through the years we've watched you grow with such determination to achieve your goals. Keep in 1nind what Grandma always told you, "Do the best you can do, smile no matter what, and always be yourselfl" We're very proud of you. Love, Mom and Dennis Parent Ads * 121 �Index ,Apollo 13 Abariotes, Ernie 70,98 Alexander, Chad 48,87 Alexander, Stacy 20,29, 70,81 Andersen, Kristi 65,66,67 ,90 Anderson, Jaime 21,31,63,70,81 , 115 Anderson, Janet 96 Anderson, Jerry 97 Anderson, Matt 65,66,90 Andrews, Dawn 93 Andrews , Jason 33,51,87 Arbaugh, Misti 17,52,70,81 Arnold , Kory 11 ,51,80, 106 Arnold , Kyle 55,81 Arrick, Angela 87 Ausdemore , Ben 64,66,93 Ausdemore , LeAnne 64,66, 93 Ausdemore , Ryan 15,29,47 ,84 Braveheart Baldwin, J esse 5 1,87 Barnes , Michael 80 Barnes , Mike 4 7 ,51 ,81 , 111 Beeb e, Kris 96 Beh r endsen , Rachel 65 ,90 Bellar, Jay 51 ,96 Bennett, J ess 13, 19 ,52 ,59 ,84, 11 1 Bennett, Ryan 11 , 17 ,51 ,56 ,57 ,80 Bennin g, Dustin 64,66 ,67 ,93 Benning, Eric 65 ,66 ,67 ,90 Benning, Travis 84 Benzing, Diana 98 122 * Index Benzing, Sarah 12, 15,25,30,38,80,99 Bertelsen, Heath 81 Bibeau, Julie 80 Blake, Kathy 98 Bloom, Danny 87 Bloom, Joe 84 Bonar, Jim 84 Boos, Eric 66,67,90 Boos, Seth 51,87 Bowen, Katy 64,66,67 ,93 Bowen, Zach 90 Brich, Amy 81 Brich, Bill 97 Brich, Cheryl 6,52,56,84 Brich, Cil 6,52,53,56,80 Brich, Craig 80, 112 Brisbois, David 22,80 Brisbois, Tina 14,84 Bruck, Adam 84 Bruck, Becky 62,63 , 70,81 Bruck, Janet 63,84, 104 Bruck, Peggy 93 Bruck, Richard Christiansen , Amie 4 1,52 ,85 Christiansen, Rhonda 64,67,93 Clark, Brandon 9 4 Clausen, Arla 13,98 Clevenger, Jennifer 64,66 ,94 Cochran, Carl 51,56 ,9 8 Cochran, Cary 51 ,56,60 ,82 , 105 Cohen, Alayna 64 ,9 4 Conway, Mary 53 ,98 Conway , Tim 46 Cook, Glen 31,47 ,51,85,110 Cook, Jason 16,51,55,87, 108 Cook, Neil 64,66,94 Cordeiro, Marianna 70,81,82 Cross , Stacie 90 Crozier, Brenda 82 Crozier, Jeremy 85 14,24,77,80 , 109 Burbridge, Kristen 65 ,90 Burford, Katy Dangerous Minds 8 ,30,4 7 ,52, 70,81 Burford, Tom 84 Burk, Lynn 93 Da lton, Heather Burton, Jason Dalton , Tim l l , 12,2'.3.~.&1:,48,49,51 ,E6,78,00 l l ,28,48 ,49,58 ,63 , 70 ,80 Dalton, Pat 47,62,63 48 ,60,61,87, 103 Da rgin, Troy 36 ,80 Daringer, Amber 6 4 ,66 ,94 C1ueless Dau , Amber 65,66 ,90 Dau, Jos h 82 , 107 Carlson, Beth 93 Dau , Sara 8,30 ,87 ,89 Carls on, Britt 85 Daugh erty, Chris 9 4 Carls on, Jackie Dea, Cara 2 4, 29 ,3 8 ,70 ,80 l l ,44,47,52,58,62,63,80, 105 Dea, Kevin Carls on, Paul 81 , 110 5 ,8, 18,20 ,3 8, 51 ,56 ,82 Caton , Bill 64 ,93 Dea, Kim Caton, Roxanne 85 20 ,48,49 ,63, 70 ,81 ,82 Christen s en, Chris ti 11 ,80 Dickey, Kyle 77 ,85 Chris tensen , Kevin Dickey, Tara 90 55,60 , 70 ,8 1,82 Dittmer, Weston Christensen, Matt 51 ,56 ,85 8 ,38,4 7 ,56,60 ,61 ,8 2 Divelbess, Bedane 48,60 ,87 �Dobmeier, Ryan Gaudian, Laura 12, 14,51 ,56,57 ,80 Dollen , Corey 94 Dollen, Kaylee 12,59 ,63 ,88 Dollen, Kelly 96 Dollen, Missy 88 , 106 8 , 12, 15,30 ,36,59 ,63 ,88 Gibson, Doug 98 , 102 Gillett, Misty 91 Gittins , Adam 70 ,82 , 110 Gittins , David 16,21 ,51 ,82 Goodwin, Katie 91 Graham, Jacob 67 ,91 Grap , Barb 97 Gravert, David 65,67 ,91 Gravert, Heath 51 ,88 Greiner, Nick 91 Donovan, Lacey 8 , 12, 19,30 ,35 ,63 ,88 Driver, Angela 88 , 107 Driver, Derek 82 Driver, Jerry 97 , 113 Executive Decision E ckrich, Aaron 65 ,67 ,91 Elliott, Ron 96 E sser, Eric 51,55 ,60 ,61 ,82 E s s er , Sara 36 ,59,63 ,87 ,88 Evers , Paul 65 ,66,91 Fear Fannon, J ennifer 88 Felt on, Amanda 88 Felton, Mindy 65 ,91 Finken , Brandon 64 ,66 ,94 Fink en , Rachel 64 ,94 Fisch er , Andrea 12,35 ,63 ,88 Fisch er, As hley 6 4, 66 ,94 Fisch er, Brian 65 Fis ch er, Jim 97 Fischer, Katherine 11 ,23 ,3 0 ,4 7, 52 ,58, 63,80 Fis cher, Sarah 65 ,66 ,9 1 Fis h er , Br ian 67 ,9 1 F laharty, J a mie 8 0 Flaharty, Shawn 5 1,5 5 ,85 Foote, Sandi 88 ,89 F orbes , Amyj oe 8 5 Forb es , Roseanne 22 ,88 Foster, Jerem y 64 ,66 ,67 ,94 Fred eriks en , Mandy 82 , 108 Fritch, Mark 5 1,98 Grumpier Old Men Gamb s, E leanor 98 Grote , Joe 9.7 Gruber, Donald 64,66 ,67 ,94 Holstein, Caroline 12, 15,29 ,38 ,62 ,63 ,84, 85 Honeywell, B.J. 31,44,47,51,55,70,80,115,107 Hood, Nathan 91 Hornbost el, Larry 99 Huddle , Brandi 65 ,66 ,9 1 Huebner, Rob 16, 19,56,57 ,70 ,82 , 107 I ndependence Day Incontro , Keith 16 ,3 9 ,5 1,88 J umanji Guill , Brad 5,38,47,51 ,55,60,85, 101, 110 Guill , Brenda 47 Gunderson, Errin 33 ,51 ,88 Jenkins , John 19 ,70 ,82 J en sen, Chrts 94 J en sen, Kyle Gunderson, Justin 3 8, 5 1,60 ,61 ,82 Jensen , Ryan 12,51 ,60 ,88 J epsen , Sara 65 ,9 1 J ohn son, Lindsey 65 ,6 6,91 Johnson, Robert 98,99 J ohnston, April 14,59,88 65 ,67 ,91 Happy Gilmore Haase , J eremy 22 ,24 ,80 , 11 3 Hagger ty, J a son 8 5 Handbury, Cra ig 23,85 , 106 Handbury, Max 97 , 113 Hansen, Angie 14 ,43,47,52 ,63 ,70 ,82 , 103 Hansen, Ch ris 88 Hansen , J ason 65 ,91 Hansen , Rachel 64,66 ,94 Harman, Tami 98, 103, 113, 107 Heim, Pa ula 97 Heim , Steve 97 Heimbau gh , Sadie 65 ,66,9 0 ,91 Heitman, Douglas 9 1 Heitman, Paul 51 ,65 ,88 Hest er, Ch1is 3 6 ,38 ,47, 50 ,5 1,85 Hes ter, Michelle 6 5, 91 Hest er, Tiffany 12,36,87,88 Hest er, Traci 64,94 Higby, Loli 8 ,30,98,99, 107 Bro:Ken.Arrow Kay, Karen 96 Killpack, David 31 ,51 ,70,82 Killpack, Jon 51 ,55,60,88 Killpack, Karen 97 Killpack, Lee 8,99 Killpack, Sarah 11 , 15,25,28,35,38, 70, 78,80 King, Christal 8, 15, 19,88 Kin g, Jeff 65,91 King, Katie 47,70 ,81,82 , 110 Koch, Nancy 7 ,88 Kohl, Josh 64 ,66,94 Koob, Kevin 47 Kosmacek, Tracy 51 ,88 Kramer, Adam 64 ,66 ,94 Kramer, Andy 15,38 ,85 Krohn, Heather 15,28,29 ,32 ,3 7 ,85 lndex * 123 �Kunze , Glenda 99, 109 Kunze, Kyle 15, 16, 19,60 ,61 ,84,85 Kuster, Nick 50,51 ,56,51,60 , 70 ,82 Up cLse and Personal Larsen, Bill 99 Leaders , Brent 64,66,94 Leaders , Joe 80, 103 Leaders, Kristi 47 Leaders, Laci 46,47 ,52,53,59,84,85 Leaders , Thomas 88 Leaders, Tim 65 ,67,91 Leazenby, Abry 85, 104 Leazenby, Holly 65,66,91 Lefeber, Bryan 64,66 ,67,94 Lefeber, Laura 36,40,52,59,85, 104 Leinen, Cheryl 32,82 Luck e, Babetta 97 Lugsch , Linds ey 64 ,67 ,94 M ission: Impossible Maaske , Miy a 12, 70 ,82 Madsen , Chris 5 1,88 Madsen, Pam 85, 104 , 111 Maness, Lance 6 6 ,91 Mansfield , Wendy 91 Mantz, Jason 51,82 Mark, Brian 23 ,51,80 Marsh, Heather 38,40 ,82, 104, 109 Marshall, Brandi 13,2 8,80 Marshall, David 64,94 Martens , Charity 85 Martin, Rob 70,82 , 107 Martinez, Melanie 77 Matter, Christine 35,87 ,88 Matter, Elizabeth 64 ,66,94 Matulka, Kevin 32,99 Max.well, Matt 64,66 ,94 McDermott, Jake 5 ,14,38,51,55,60,61,70,82 McDermott, Jason 70,80 124 *Index McDermott, Jed 97 McDermott, Jessie 29 ,38, 70 ,80 McDonald, Jay 29,47 ,56,85, 105 McLandsborough, Austin 67,91 Mefford, Joe 64,94 Mefford, Samantha 88, 103 Meinke, Rusty 17,82 Mergens, Dallas 19,82 Mergens, Deighe 70 ,80 Mergens, Drew 85 Meyerring, Mike 84,85 Michl, Jason 91 Miller, Amy 70,99 Minahan, Matt 9 , 11, 12,23,46,47,51 ,56,80 Minahan, Megan 41,47,52 ,82, 106 Minahan, Traci 12,36,59,62,63 ,88 Moen, Carly 85 Morse, Amy 47 ,52,59 ,63 ,82 , 105, 112 Morse , Katie 65 ,66 ,91 Mudra, Tabatha 66,91 Muhs , Jessica 64,66,67 ,94 Nixon Nanninga, Brett 8, 24 , 70 ,96 Nelson, Jason 91 Nelson, Kari 15,28,29,63 ,84,85 Nelson, Keith 34,45,4 7 ,50,51,56,80 Nels on, Kevin 56,57,80 Nels on, Sara 12,52 ,53,80, 108 Nieman, Kim 65 ,66 ,91 Nor dman, Jim 12,51 ,88 Nyberg, Jerem y 85, 1 12 Mr. Holland's Opus Obermeier, Erin 64,66,94 O'Connor, Richard 102 Ohlinger, Bev 99 Olofson, Dustin 83 Olsen, Dan 5 1,87,88 Olsen , Kevin 1 1,47,78,80 Olson, Angela 20 , 70 ,83 Olson , Dustin 92 O'Neil, Paul 9 7 Ord , John 19,51 ,55,60 , 70 ,83 Or d , Sarah 24 ,38 ,47 ,70 ,80 Overgaard , Marty 65 ,67 ,92 Pocahon tas Parker, Jason 85 Payne, Brad 6 4, 6 6,67 ,94 Payne, Cassie 8, 59 ,6 3,89 Peters, Carrie 65 ,92 Peter sen , Aaron 51 ,89 Peter s en, J er emy 65 ,67 ,92 Petersen, Tina 83 , 101 , 106, 107 Pet er s on, Sus ie 66 Pettit, Annie 6 5, 6 6,92 Pettit, Joe 64, 66 ,67 ,94 Piper , Lor i 65 ,66 ,92 Pitts, Ch a d 85 Plambeck, Andrea 7 0 ,8 1,83 , 108 Plambeck, Brenda 83 Plam b eck, Rach eal 83 Plambeck, Sarah 94 Ploen, Sh aya 3 0 ,7 0,80 ,115 Polley, Rya n 8 6 Preu ss , Ma tt 19, 36,38,47 ,86 Bed of Roses Rastovski, E d 96 Rastovski, Ros ie 70 ,99 , 113 Reid, Jason 92 Reid , Philip 66 ,94 Rheam, Amy 89,104, 109 Richards, Heath 66 Ring, Adam 18,47 ,50,51,56,83,107, 111 �Ring, Brad 83 Ring, Emily 89 Ring, Gina 32, 70,83 Ring, Jay 16,51,89 Ring, Josh 51,87,89 Ring, Kelly 65,66,92 Ring, Kirk 83 Ring, Laura 43,63 ,86 Ring, Lesley 64, 95 Ring, Lynnette 47 Ring, Sarah 48,49,59,63,77,89 Ring, Susie 14,43,63,84,86 Ring, Tom 97 Roberts, Cindy 19,43,86, 101, 105 Roberts, Derek 89 Roberts, Kyle 95 Rodenburg, Callie 65,66,92 Rodenburg, Lyle 97 Rodenburg, Rosalie 96 Rodenburg, Tammy 86 Ronfeldt, Lisa 86 Ronfeldt, Lori 83 Ross,Arrtber 89 Ruckman, Jennifer 64,95 Ruggles, Jessica 64,66,95 Seven S a lmons , Justin 86, 111 S almons, Scooter 92 S c hmielau , Jeremy 83 Sch neckloth, Jason 15, 19,86 Schneckloth, Nicole 39,40, 70 ,80 Schnitker, Scott 83 Schroder, Brady 45,47,51,56,83 Schroder, Regan 65 ,67,92 Schroeder, Nicole 64,67,95 S chulenberg, Sierra 40, 70 ,83 , 115, 111 Schultz, Heidi 4 7 Schuning, Jessica 47 Schuning, Jodi 19,35,38,59,89 Scoles, Clint 23,47,70,110 Shannon, Josh 86 Shannon, Sarah 89 Sigler, Donald 64,66,67,95 Skow, Brian 7,21,51 ,55,83 Skow, Gavin 64,66,95 Smith, Amy 44,47,52,59,62,63,83 Smith, Jenny 84,86 Smith, Nile 46,47,99 Smith, Rusty 65,67 ,92 Soppe, Adrienne 41,52,59,86 Stafford, Steve 99, 106 Stephens, Amy 38, 70,80 Stephens, Jamie 9 ,83 Stephens, Jennifer 8,59,63,89 Stephens, Jess 8, 11,36,52,80 Stephens, Matt 86 Stone, Jake 32,51 ,86 Stone, Josh 47,51,83 Suntken, Eric 65 ,66,92 Twister Tackett, Jim 55,86 Tamms, Matt 86, 115 Tapp , Justin 64,66,67 ,95 Thielen, Jacki 65 ,67 ,92 Thomas , Heath 51 ,89,102 Thomas , Kolt 64 ,66,95 Thomas, Nick 65 ,66,67 ,92 Thomsen, Laurie 40,80 Thomsen , Sara 52 ,83 , 112 Troyer, Nick 67 ,92 Ace Ventura II Van Arsdol, Jeremy 65,67,90,92 Van Nordstrand , Willie 20,83, 110 Voge, Stephanie 63,89 , 109, 107 Wateiworld Wallace, Tamara 12, 15,30,52,86 Walter, Nick 64,95 Ward, Katherine 59,89 Welbourne, Annie 65,66,9 2 Welbourne, Katie 64,66,95 Wellman, Andrea 64,95 Wellman, Lisa 86 Wellman, Mariah 65,92 Wellman, Sara 65 ,66 ,92 White, T. Gary 99 Wiese, Randy 99 Wilson, Amanda 64,95 Wilson, John 64 ,95 Wilson, Lavern 97 Wilson, Murlene 97 Wingert, Marc 4 7 Witherspoon, Montana 92 Witt, Elizabeth 64,66,95 Witt, Gail 97 Witt, Jamie 64,67 ,95 Witt, Jennifer 19,38,43,86 , 104 Witt, Rachel 15,29,35,43,48,63,86 Witt, Rebecca 12,18,29,38,47,63,70,81,83 Wollenhaupt, Joe 64,66,95 Wood, Julie 33,99 , 108, 107 Wulff, Ashlee 7 , 14,41,52,84,86 DaZed and Confused Zacharias , Josh 24 ,83 , 109 Zellmer, Katie 65,66,9 2 Zellmer, Mary 20,39,48,49,63,70,83, 110 Zoss , Julia 80 Index * 125 �Awards Progralll 1996 USMC Distinguished Athlete: Keith Nelson USMC Bulldog Award: Heath Bertelsen USMC Academic Award: Jackie Carlson USMC Music Award: Cru-a Dea U.S. Navy Award: Sarah Ord, Cil Erich, Jackie Carl son, Cara Dea, Sarah Killpack, Heather Dalton, Nicole Schneckloth , and Rich ard Bruck U.S. Army Reserve Scholar/Athlete Award: Heather Dalton and Matt Minahan U.S. Air Force Outstanding Math/Science Award: Jackie Cru-lson, Cara Dea and Josh Zacharias American Citizenship Award: Jackie Carl son Bernie Saggau Award: Jackie Carl son Doctors Lee/Welbourne Award: Sarah Killpack Tandy Scholorship Awa rd: Jackie Carl so n and Sarah Ord Woodman of the World American H istory Award: Amy Morse and Brian Skow Honorable Mention: Stacy Alexander, Cary Cochran, Kevin Dea, Kim Dea, Kyle Jensen , Nick Ku ster, John Ord , Scott Schnitker, Amy Smith and Sara Thomsen Perfect Atten dance Award: Fres hm e n-Jaso n Andrew s, Bedan e Divelbess, Sara Esser, Ryan Jen sen, Stephanie Voge Sophomores-Rya n Au sdemore, Travi s Benning, Susie Ring , Li sa A my Morse and Bri an Skow rece i ve th e Woodman of th e World Hi story Award from Mr. Cochran. Wellm an and Je nnifer Witt Juniors-Jaim e Anderso n, Jos h Da u, Kim Dea , Kyl e Je nse n, Jake McDerm ott, Amy Smith and Mary Zellmer Seni ors-Jackie Carl son, Sarah Ord and Lauri e Thomsen Senior Academic Top Ten: Jackie Carlso n, Cara Dea, Sara h Orel , Mary Cecilia Bri ch, Sarah Killpack , Heather Dalton, Nico le Schneckloth , Ri chard Bruck, Brandi Marshall and Shaya Pl oen Seniors with C ummulative G.P.A. of 3.0 o r Higher: Sarah Be nzing, Mary Cecili a Brich, Ri c hard Bruck, Jackie Carl so n, Heather Dalto n, Troy Dargin , Cara Dea, Kath erin e Fi sche r, Sarah Killpack , Brandi Marshall , Jessie McDe rm ott, Sara Nelso n, Sarah Ord, Shaya Pl oen, Nicole Schneck loth, Jessie Stephe ns and Lauri e Thomsen Academic Letter Awa rds: Sarah Be nzing, Mary Cec ili a Bri ch, Becky Bruck, Katy Bu1fo rcl, Jacki e Carl son, Cary Cochran, Heath er Dalton, Troy Dargin, Cru-a Dea, Kevin Dea, Kyle Jensen , Sarah Killpack, Heath er Krohn, Kyle Kunze, Jarrod McDo nald , A my Mo rse, Sarah Ord , Sara Thom sen, Tamara Wall ace, Rac he l Wi tt , Re becca Witt, a nd Jos h 126 * Award s D ay Zacharias Drama Awards: Jason Burto n, Mike Barnes, Jaime And erso n, Kath erine Fi scher, Lacey Donovan, Mel anie Maninez, B.J. Honey well, Shaya Ploen. Keith Nel so n, Sarah Benzing, Sarah Killpack and David Killpack Science Awards: Outstanding Freshman Physc ial Scie nce Student-Ryan Je nse n Outstanding Sopho more Biology Stude nt-Tamara Wall ace Outstanding Coll ege Biology Student-Cara Dea Outstanding Yearbook Student: Amy Mo rse Outstand ing Health Students: Ryan Ausde more, Travi s Benning, Cheryl Brich, Heath er Krohn , Kari Nelson, and Tamara Wallace Outstanding Physical Education Students: Ryan Bennett. Wes ton Dittmer, Tiffan y Hes ter, Jessie McDermott, Brian Skow, Sara Thom en, Tamara Wall ace, and Josh Zachari a Outstanding Peer Tutors: Rya n Ausdemore, Troy Darg in , Josh Dau, Samantha Mefford , Sara Nelso n, Shaya Ploen, and Clint Scoles Outstanding Math Students: Algebra I- C had Al exander, C hristal King, Chri stine Matter, and Susie Rin g Algebra 11- Stacy Alexa nd er, Ryan A usdem o re, Katy Burford, Eric Esser. Caroline Hol stei n, Heather Kro hn , Jarrod McDonald , Laura Rin g. Ja on Schneckloth , Tamara Wall ace and Rachel Witt Pre-Cal culusffri go nometrv- Kevin Dea, Kyle Jensen, Amy Mo rse, Sru-a Thomsen, and Josh Zachari as Calculu s- Cil Brich, Jackje Carl son, Sarah Killpack, Sarah O rd and Shaya Pl oen AHSME Test Finishers: I st- Josh Zacharias; 2nd- Sarah O rd ; 3rd- Dav id Kjllp ac k Speech Awa rds: Di visio n I- Jaime Anderso n, Sarah Benzing (2), Troy Dargin , Sara Dau , Lacey Donova n, Sarah Killpack, Rac he l Witt and Rebecca Wilt Di visio n ll- Tina Bri sbois, Katy Burford , Laura Gaudian , Sarah Killpack and Tamara Wall ace Oustanding Fres hman Speaker- Sara Dau Oustandin g Sophomore Speaker- Rac he l Witt Outsta ndin g Juni or Speaker- Jaime Ande rso n Outstandin g Se ni o r Speake r- Sarah Be nzing Outstandin g Speech Team Me mber (A ll Around)- Shaya Pl oe n Outstanding American Government S tudents: Jac ki e Carlso n, Sarah Be nzin g, Mary Cec ili a Bri ch and Sarah Orel Outstanding International Politics Students: Heathe r Dalto n, Sarah Killpack , and Amy Stephe ns Music Awa rds: The John Philip Sousa Award- Amy Stephe ns Rya n A usdemore gets hi s award from Mr. John son. He recei ved an accounting award along with outstan di ng biology student. �Senior Most and Best Awards: Front : Best A ll-Aro und: Matt Minahan , Best Personality: Jason Burton, Best Athlete: Jac kie Carlson, Best Personali ty: Sarah Benzing, Best All-Around: Cil Erich, Most Like ly to Succeed: Cara Dea. Second: Best Lookin g: Ryan Bennett, Most Likely to Succeed: Kev in Nelson, Best Athlete: Keith Nelson, Most Likely to Succeed: Troy Dargin, Best Looking : Sarah Killpack . O utstandin g Vocali st: Sara Nel son Nati o nal Choral Award- Nicole Schneckloth Business Awards: O utstanding Computer Applications I: Jonathan Killpack and Tim Dalton O utsta nding Compute r Applications II: Amy Stephens O utstanding Business Law Student: Heather Daltcrn Outstanding Accounting Students: Deighe Mergens, Jessie McDermott, Jarrod McDonald, Sara Thomsen, Nick Ku ster, Amy Stephens, Heather Dalton , Sarah Killpack , Laurie Thomsen, Matt Minahan and Jeremy Haase Outstanding Work Place Readiness Students: Deighe Mergens and Brandi Marshall COLO Pf-ION The 1996 Troj an w as published by Wa ls worth P ublis hing Compa ny of Marceline, M isso uri . G r eg Adams served as repre·s entative for t he c ompany . All copy w as created and w r itte n by the y earbook staff ex clus ive ly. T he cov e r w as f ull litho print ed in four - colo r process with s atin laminat ion applied . A ll copy and art is s ilver silk screen. B ookman, T imes New Roman, G raphite Light A TT, Beng uiat Fr is ky , L ucido C as ual, A vante G oar d, Sig net R ound hand A TT, Bookman O ld S tyle, P hyllis A TT, Arial N arr ow , Beng uiat Fris ky A TT, Footlig ht MT Light and Goudy O ld S tyle A TT w ere chosen for the type styles and the point s ize rang ed fro m 6 t o 48. T he computer progra m used t o creat e t he layouts was Page Maker 5.0. T he theme was 'T ime for a C ha nge." E xpenses w ere subs id iz ed e ntir e ly th rough advertis ing by merch ants and s enior parents and thro ug h yearbook sales. There w e r e 170 c opies printed: they were s old for $ 23 without a name and $ 25 w ith a name. The Trojan staff w o uld lik e t o recog nize the following people for t heir hard w ork a nd c ooperation in mak ing the 'e~rbook succes sfu l. T hese com mendable people w ere: Fischer P hot ography Rosie Rast ov s k i The G azette Brett N anninga TCH S Faculty Kelly Dolle n S t ev e Staffor d G reg A dams Arla Jo C laus en Karen K ay E d Rastovs ki Ste phanie Gmes Kris Beebe Ron E lliott J ay Bellar Ros ie Rast ov s ki Randy W iese STA F F Edito r : J ackie Car ls on Ass is t ant E d itor: Amy Morse Adverti s ing Managers: J e nny S mit h a nd Amy Smith Mini Ma g: Jackie Carls on S taff Memb ers : Cary Cochran M iya Maas ke Tama r a Wallace Amy Morse Rache l Witt Rachea l Plambeck N ic k Kust e r Cindy Roberts Heat her Mars h J e nnifer W itt In de x E ditor : Heat her Mar s h Advi s o r : Amy M ille r Award Day* 127 �Change Does Not Stop Here Throwing away old papers, cleaning out lockers, turning in books and taking semester tests are all signs of the end of the school year. The completion of the year signals a fin, ish for school ac, tivities, but many things wi ll con, tinue throughout the summer. The construction on the new addition will be in con , st ant action Tiffany Hester recei ves throughout the an award for Outstanding Physc ia l Educat io n summer. Baseball Student at Awards Day. and softba ll ac , tion will continue despite the con, B.J. Hone ywe ll rece ives the most li ke ly struction. So all to return award from does not end with Mr. Abariotes. summer break. The construction was the most obvious sign of change this year, but there were many o ther changes not only in the building, but in the people who attended the school. Students are a year older and teachers have anoth er year of experience under their belts. The changes in the school and in the people h ere wi ll continue even though the 1995, 1996 sch ool year h as ended. 128 * Closing ���� 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/. 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Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1996 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 1996 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/cae7e44d1be54f5decf8bf4be8d67cd6.pdf 29d59430dbe874652b30fc3098e1457b PDF Text Text �( �) d. 3 7 3.05 T731o DAT E DUE Tri-Center Annua l Class Organized Chaos 373.05 T731o - RSN=00005512 =- - I - Tri-Center Annual Class Organised Chaos 373.05 T731o RSN=00005512 �f' ./ J I c f ( �1997 TROJAN Volume 39 Tri-Center High School 33980 310th Street Neola, IA 51559 Title Page § 1 �Mud puddles were fou nd throughout the cons truction site, as shown here in the middle schoo l gym, follo wing many fall rainstorms. However, construction proceeded and was done on schedule. (Photo by Amy Miller.) Workers spent quality time rep lacin g til e fl oors in the old building as we ll as laying new tile in the new building before the move began. (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) Constructi on equi pment was stored in a tra ile r in the parking lot while the work was being done. As a resul t, parki ng was limited and areas were spec ifica ll y designated for park in g. (Photo by Tama ra Wall ace.) - 2@ opening �Division @ 3 �Jacob Graham practices his saxaphone for band. (Photo by Rachel Witt. ) T-C Sensati o ns perform at the gra nd o penin g of the middle school. (Photo by Rac he l Witt.) Sara Thomsen, Stacy Alexander an d Kyle Jen sen eat at Pizza King for National Honor Socie ty. (Photo by Am y Morse.) 4 @ 0rganizations �• Organization @5 �organizations sharing the spirit Both the Satin Knights and the Jam Connection provide halftime entertainment for crowds of Trojan fans . Sara Th omsen.Si erra Sc hul enberg, and Chris tine Matter wa rm up in a Clarinda parki ng lot. (Photo byArla Jo Clausen. ) Jess ica Benn ett pe rfo rm s th e fl ag ro utin e at C larind a a long with other band membe rs . ( Photo by Arl a Jo C lause n.) By Mariah Wellman Satin Knights are considered the glitter and pizzazz of the band performance during halftime of the football games, said Mrs. Clausen, the coordinator. Some students have been members for four years but for others this was their first year. "I love being in flags. At my first performance, I was cold and nervou s,"s aid Kim Nieman. "But it was reassuring to have another fres hmen in fl ags also." Ni eman also said that the practices in the bitter cold fro m 7 to 8 a.m. were the worst part for her. To join the Satin Knights, Mrs. Clausen said you cannot be in band. The only other requirement is to audition . There is a limited number to the Satin Knights, 16, because there are only that many uniforms . Mrs. Clausen looks fo r students who can keep in step and handle the flag at the same time and also know left from right. Mrs. Clausen knows how to coordin ate a fl ag team because last summer she went to a fl ag routine camp. There she learned how to handle the flag , march and tell left from right herself. Ki rn N ie man and Ashl ee Wul ff warm up before the Satin Kni ghts performance at th e state co mpetiti o n in C lari nda . (Ph oto by A rl a Jo C lausen) Providing entertainment during halftime of the basket- ' - - ---· ball games is the Jam Connection. The Jam Connection tried somethin g new by doing a different dance everytime they performed. Jam Connection's sponsor this year was Mrs. Rastovski who took over fo r Wendy Barrett in November. Because of the switch, the drill team was unable to make the Nov. 1 deadline for tate competition. The forme r sponsor planned on getting new uniforms. Mrs. Rastovski said, 'There was no need for new uniforms , and there was no ti me." Choreographer for the Jam Connection was fo rmer TriCenter student, Sara Nelson. There were also other choreographers including Cheryl Brich, Rebecca Witt and Sierra Schulenberg. Nelson said to join the Jam Con nection she held practices and tryouts last spring. At the audition, she looked for smiles, rhythm and good atti tude. Lac i Leaders , Susie Rin g, Ca lli e Rode nburg an d Laura Lefeber perform at Jam Connection held practices on Tuesdays from 7:30 to halft ime of the Aud ubon game. (Ph oto by M ariah We llman.) 8:00a.m. 6 () Organizations �Lacey Donovan and Jennifer Stephe ns along w ith others perfo rm in Ja m Co nn ec ti on 's halftime entert ainment show. (Ph oto by Mari ah We llman.) Cheryl Brich, Katie King, Sierra Schulenberg, Susie Ring, Laci Leaders, Laura Lefeber and Rebecca Witt perfo rm fo r Jam Conn ecti on. (Photo by Mariah Wellman.) Hl'lto m: Je nny S m ith , Ashl ee Wu lff. Lac i Leade rs , Megan Mi nahan. Sara T ho mse n. Midd le : Laura Lefeber, Heat her Marsh. Tamara Wa ll ace, Am ie l' hnstla nsen, Jess ica Be nnett, Lisa Ronfeldt, Sara Dau. Top : Chri sti ne Ma tter, S ierra Schulenberg, Ki m Niema n. Kristi Andersen. (Photo by Sue Fi cher.) Flags/Dri II Team ~ �Kyle Kunze dries a tractor tire rim after cleaning it. Kyle Kunze said, " I love FFA. You have to, it's Matul ka ." (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) Mr. Matulka supervises while Shawn Fl aherty and Adam Bruck put a tire rim on the work tabl e. (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) A small mistake caused all the oil to drain out of the tracto r the FFA members were work ing on. Jeremy Crozier attempt s to c lean up so me spi lled oil and repair the damage. (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) s@organizations �organizations preconceptions unjust to whole Hea the r Krohn separates fl owe rs a nd ba ll oo ns fo r th e a nnu al FHA Va le ntine 's Day sal e. Mo ney earned goes toward a s ho la rs hip fo r a se ni o r me mb e r. (P ho to by Ta ma ra Wa ll ace.) Improving the community and avoiding stereotypes occupies a large quantity of FHA and FFA's time. 1 ll A mem be r Am y Bric h pi tc hes in fo r th e Adopt a Highway clea nu p. trhoto by J uli e Wood. ) Cheryl Le ine n takes inventory of the fruit the FFA memhers so ld. T he shop area was fu ll of fr uit boxes. (Photo by Ke vin Matu lka .) Future Farmer s of Am eri c a and Future Homemakers of America are two misunderstood groups. Adam Bru ck , a member of FFA, said, "We' re not just a bunch of far mers. There is a lot more to agribusiness than just farming. We work on computers and q~al with the marketing of crops and At the state FHA convention in Des livestock." Moi nes , J ane t Bruck met Na th a n Cheryl L einen , a De no, a sta te FH A officia l. (Ph oto member of both FFA and FHA, by Ju lie Wood .) said, "Not onl y guys can be in FFA but girls can too. The same goes fo r FHA." Mrs. Julie Wood said, "FHA is being changed to FLA, Future Leaders of America, to change the 'Girls Only ' stereotype." Heather Krohn said, "A lot of people think we cook and clean in FHA but that' s not true at all. One of our main purposes is community service." In fact, both groups foc us on improving the community. FFA and FHA have adopted highways and clean them twice a year. FFA members are in charge of all the landscaping arou nd the school. This includes the large T-C below the gravel parki ng lot. They also grow fl owers and vegetab les to sell to the community. FHA members Heather Khron and Lisa Ronfe ldt along with adviser, Mrs. Wood, took a trip to Glenwood for the District Star speech and interview competition. FHA members give speeches on child and fami ly related topics and participate in job interviews. Those who receive a Division I rating advance to the state competi tion. Future plans for FHA incl ude a Read to Me program. This will involve handing out fo lders to new mothers about the importance ofreading to chi ldren. Whatever money the FHA raises through the sale of Valentine carnations and roses goe toward a scholarship they have set up. Learn ing about agriculture and improving fami ly life are the mai n objecti ves ofFFA and FHA. Working to achieve these and other goals contributes to the community and the incli iclual. By Tamara Wallace FHA!FFA @ 9 �organizations getting it done right With it being a busy year, band and chorus found a way to get it done right. Choir and band had an interesting year. They were busy with contests from the beginning of September until May. Many times the contests were on a weekend and on the student's own time. Some of those contests were at Johnston, Northwest Missouri State University, Sioux City, Lewis Central, Elizabeth Matter and Nicole Schroeder Western Iowa Conference in sing during the Christm as program. Griswold and the state contest. (Photo by Jennifer Stephens.) Band, marching band, and jazz band also performed in many contests. They performed at Creston, Clarinda, Bellevue East, Western Iowa Conference in Griswold and state. Eric Boos said, "Going to the contests and events was the best thing" for him in band. Some events for vocal/instrumental were the All-State Concert on Nov. 21 and 23. They had a Christmas program on Dec. 16, the Tri-Center Dinner Theater on Mar. 16 and on May 5, they had the music awards night. The Dinner Theater was filled with food and many perfo rmances put on by the students. It was to show everybody what they had learned all year long. Tri-Center had many ratings throughout the year, ranging from Division I to Division II ratings. The eighth grade boys choir sings during l11ei r Christmas program. (Photo by Jennifer Stephens.) Th e seventh grade choi r shows off th eir singing abilities in the Chri stmas program . (Photo by Jennifer Stephens.) Many students who were out for band or choir spent many hours corning in before and after school to practice. Jeff King said, "Choir and sw ing choir was real long but interestin g." The vocal music was taught by Arla Clausen and the instru mental music was taught by Doug Gibson. Eric Boos said , "Band was real long thi s year but I learned a lot and had a lot of fun playing in contests." By Tracy Kosmacek It is time to play some music. The Jazz Band perform s in front of a crowd in the new gym fo r open house. (Photo by Sara Dau.) I0 @Organ izations �Waiting to pl ay during halftime of a football game, Craig Handbury stands sti ll with his trombone. (Photo by Miya Maaske.) Caroline Holstein, Sierra Schulenberg, David Marshall and Cheryl Leinen al l play in band during a Friday ni ght football game. (Photo by Miya Maaske.) The Swing Choir gi rls perform o n the stage whil e Jake McDermott. Brad Guill , Kevin Dea and the rest of the guys di~play their talents for open house. (Photo by Sara Dau. ) Vocal/Instrumental Music @11 ���organizations making it all count National Honor Society, Speech Team and Drama Class make sure everything they do is beneficial. Speech Team worked hard, NHS proved not giving up and working hard pays off and the drama class produced another successful play. For most, this will be a year to never forget, but for a few speech team members, it might be a year they will never want to re-live. These speech team members had quite an adEric Esser and Dan Olsen performed venture with Mr. Gibson. While in th e pl ay " Hillb ill y Weddin '. " they were going from a speech (Ph oto by Heath er Marsh.) meet in Denison to a Swing Choir contest in Johnston , the school van broke down. They were stranded at a rest area. A truck driver was kind enough to give them a ride to John ston . The girls had to sit on the bed inside the semi while Mr.Gibson rode "shotgun." The drama class put on a play this year entitled "Hillbilly Weddin ' ." Students were able to audition for the play. The drama students directed the play and did all of the make-up and costu mes. While the drama cl ass students were busy showing off their talent to the community, the National Honor Society was busy making a few changes. The students who were about to become new members of the National Honor Society were surprised with a yellow carnation which they wore all day at school. Then, that night the induction ceremony was held at Pizza King. Every year NHS sponsors the blood mobile. The American Red Cross comes to the hi gh school and any student 17 or older, including the community, are free to donate blood. This year there were difficulti es. Anyone who had eaten school lunch after February 12, was unable to donate due to the strawberry scare. Government strawberries fro m Mexico were shipped to six states and were thought to carry the virus Hepatitis A. Some of those strawberries were shipped to Iowa. They checked lot numbers and TriCenter's strawberries were in the clear. Due to the ri sk, no one could don ate. This reduced the donors greatly, but members of the community picked up the slack. On Apri l 30th, the American Red Cross returned and there was a tremendous turn out by students and staff. By Heather Marsh 14 @ 0rgani zations Inductees of NH S: Front: Sara Dau, Kim Dea, Christal King, Andrea Fi scher, Laura G&udi an. Tamara W all ace, Rya n Jensen Back : Sa ra Esser. Jo n Ki ll pack. Ca ry Cochra n, Kev in Dea, C had A lexa nder, Stephanie Voge and Eric E ser. (Photo by Amy Mor e.) Mr. Ro n E lli ot ga ve th e ope nin g speec h at th e Nati o na l Ho no r Soci e ty Induction Cere mony. In stead of havin g the ceremo ny in sc hoo l, it was a pri vate one with just the members and their parents. (Photo by Amy Morse.) Caro li ne Holstein gives a bl ood dono r some food and a drink. Du e to th e lack of stude nts unab le to donate, every donor was grea tly app rec iated . (P hoto by Ta mara Wa ll ace.) �Tamara Wallace was honored by being choosen to perform at All-State. This is an accompl ishment th at not many young individu als achi eve. (Ph oto courtesy of Lori Hi gby.) Mrs. Clause n was one of th e teachers who was able to donate blood. (Photo by Heather Marsh.) Hea ther Krohn , Tara Dickey, Christal King, Laura Gaudi an and Kevin Chri stensen were all cousins in the play. They loved to play their they had no mu sc ial ta lent. (Photo by Heather Ma rsh.) i n s trumen~ s although National Honor Society/Speech ~15 �Bedane Di velbess, Ju stin Gunderson, Jacob G raha m and Wes ton Dittmer prepare fo r track as Dav id Killp ack watches. (Photo by Sara Dau. ) Kari Ne! on stretches out before track prac ti ce. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Megan Mina han makes a tag at second . (Ph oto by Rebecca Witt.) 16 @ Sports �.. n ':::J r.:\17 Sports Div1s10 �Glen Cook connects with the ball for one of hi s three homerun s. Cook pl ayed third baseman thi s season. (Photo by Jackie Carlson.) Mike Barnes pitches another strike. Coac h G ibson said th e pitc he rs worked hard all season to improve their pe rform ance o n the mou nd. (Pho to by Jackie Carlso n.) o go as far as possible in district play the focus of the Trojan baseball team, knowing they wou ld have to face some tough competitors along the way. "We knew we would have to face Missouri Valley and St. Albert, two of the top rated teams in the state," said assistant coach Doug Gibson. With some teamwork and the will to win the Trojans pulled a 7-7 conference record and a 10-13 record overall. "Teamwork this year helped us to win, especially during the game with Walnut. Even though we didn' t win , we pl ayed some of our best ball of the year in that game," said Gibson. With onl y three seniors this season, Matt Minahan, Jason Burton and Keith Nelson, the Trojans had to rely on their younger players to fill in gaps. These play- ~ ers stepped up to the challenge. Individual players received many honors this season. Matt Minahan earned first team All-Conference at shortstop. Matt Preuss also received first team fo r designated hitter. Brad Guill received second team for outfield. Chris Hester was named to Honorable Mention. Three pitchers primari ly split the chore on the mound. Matt Mi nahan, Matt is @ sports Christensen and Mike Barnes strived all season to q~tter their petform ances from game to game. At the beginning of the season Jay McDonald was expected to pitch also, but an illness left him out of play for most of the summer. Coach Gibson is looking forward to hi s return to the mound for the 1997 season. Although they wi ll lose three prominent players, they have a plethora of young talent to look forward to. Much of the team will be returning next year. By Andrea Fischer Persiste Pays Off �SCOREBOARD Woodbine Dunlap AHST Treynor Audubon Underwood Mo.Valley Riverside Walnut D.M.East St. Albert Griswold 10-15 10-2 10-9, 9-7 , 11-7 14-9, 6-9 4-5, 3-9 8-4, 5-1 3-22, 1-11 4-2, 12-4 5-6 9-7, 1-14 1-14 11-13, 13-10 FIRST ROW: Juke Stone. Gl en Coo k SECOND: Mike Barnes. Weston Diumer. Chris Hester. Chnd Alcxnndcr. Errin Gunderson, Aaron Pe1erscn THIRD: Ma u Preuss. Ry an Ausdemore. Jesse Baldwin, Ad am Ring, Brad Gu ill , Mall Chri stense n. (P hoto by Tamara Wall ace.) First baseman Kei th Nelson ke eps a c lose eye on th e rival runner. (Photo by Jackie Carlson .) Matt Preuss awai ts the pitch. Preuss stepped in as the des ignated hitter thi s year. (Photo by Jacki e Carlson .) l'hi rd base ma n Brad y Schrod er wa ils to make 1he out. (Ph oto by Jackie Ca rl son.) Matt Minahan hurl s a stri ke to another unsuspec ting batter. Minahan will continue hi s ca reer at Central Co llege in Pell a. (Ph oto by Jackie Carlson. ) Baseball @19 �SCOREBOARD VARSITY: Front row: Nicole Schneckloth, Megan Minahan Second row: Rebecca Witt, Adrienne Soppe, Amie Christiansen, Jessica Bennett, Jennifer Stephens Third row: Ashl ee Wulff, Katy Burford, Amy Riverside 2-15, 1-6, 2-6, 0- 14 Logan-Magno lia 6-4, 4-5, 2-1 Morse. Laci Leaders, Amy Smith Last row: Traci Minahan , Angela Han sen, Kati e Kin g, Stacy Alexander (Photo by Kri s Beebe.) JR. VARSITY: Front row: Jessica Bennett, Traci Minahan Second row: Sara Dau, Kaylee Dollen, Jodi Schuning, Andrea Fischer Third row: Jenn ifer Wiu. Laura AHST 0-5, 2-4, 3-0, 0-5 Treynor 0-13 ,0-3 Griswold 6-5, 4-11 CBTJ 1-9 Audubon 9- 12, 13-12 Underwood 0-10, 2-11, 1-0 Gaudian, Sara Esser, Katherine Ward, Amy Rheam, Laura Lefeber Last row: Laura Rin g, Rac hel Witt. Christal King, Adrienne Soppe, Amie Christiansen, Ashlee Wulff, Jennifer Stephe ns (Photo by Kri s Beebe.) Missouri Val ley 0-8, 5-18 Southwest 12-8 Boyer Valley 12-7 Katy Burford makes a catch at first when the varsity pl ayed Griswo ld. (Photo by Jackie Carlson.) Megan M inah an warms up for the bi g ga me by getting a ground ball at seco nd base. (Photo by Jackie Carlson .) 20 @ Sports Nicole Schneckloth wails pati entl y for a catch at thi1·d base. (Photo by Jacki e Carl son.) �Coach Nil e Smith prepares the team fo r one of hi s last games as a coach , while Amy Smith is warmi ng up for catcher. (Photo by Jackie Carlson. ) Angie Hansen ru ns to catch the pop fly for another out against Gri swold. (Photo by Jackie Carlson.) oftball had a young team with Nicole c . eckloth being the only seni or on the roster. Amy S mith said , "Thi s year ' s team was a lot more competitive, and we could compete with the better teams. Because we only lost one senior, we will have more experience under our belt." The Trojanettes started out winning onl y two out of their firs t ten games. To fi nish the season, they won four of their last five games, including a six to five victory over St Albert. They had to face the Underwood Eagles in di stricts and pulled an upset 1-0 A of victory. Co a ch Nile Smith aid , "I thought it was a learning experience and the girls grew up. Improvement was obvious by the 1-0 victory over Underwood in the districts." Through the long season of 27 games, the Trojanette went 9-18. Amy Smith led the team with 20 runs followed by Megan Minahan with 18, and Katie King and Nicole Schneckloth with 12 each. The whole team had 92 runs, 82 RBI's and one home run by Amy Smith. The pitching consisted of Laci Leaders and Amy Morse with almost equal playing time. They had a combi ned ERA of 2.70,182 hits and 203 run . By Heath Gravert alent Softball @ 21 �Katy Burford gets up and puts a kill past the Treynor blockers. Misti Arbaugh prepare s for the oncoming di g if the Treynor defen se blocks the kill. (Photo by Gazette.) ps and downs filled the Trojanette e , all season. There were several close e and many solid wins over Walnut, A-H-S-T, Riverside, Missouri Valley and Logan. "Our season was much like a roller coaster," head coach Kevin Matulka said. "We had a strong start, and then we were up and down depending on the day." "This year went well but could have gone better," Traci Minahan said. "I wish I could have improved more. " The 1996 schedule like always was a tough one. When the team played to their best ability, they were competitive with anybody. They can' t have the off nights like they did, said Matulka. "This year was a tough one but it was nice to see everybody sticking to it the whole way. We played real tough at the end of the season," senior Amy Smith said. T hi s year the ladies had close games with teams from Underwood, Boyer Vall ey and Treynor. The ladies played four tough games in di stricts with Underwood but lost to end their season . With the coaching change, one would think the team 's level of quality would decrease. This year the ladies proved that to be a false statement. Wi th new coach 22@ s ports Matulka, the season went as well or better than previous years, said Kaylee Dollen. Blocking and hitting were strong areas this season. With a somewhat tall team the ladies had no problem getting above the net. Passing was the biggest problem this year, said Matulka. "Passing is the key to volleyball and we need to master it. Some games we passed great and other nights it just wasn ' t working. Passing was one of the cars on our roller coaster of a season," Matulka said. "This year was a lot of fun and more of an emotional drain than I thought it would be." By Chad Alexander Ups, Do Mix Sea Megan Min ahan gets set to pound a serve past th e opponent. (Photo by Chad Alexander.) �SCOREBOARD Walnut A-H-S-T Boyer Valley Griswold Riverside Mo. Valley Treynor Lewis Central Audubon Logan Underwood Harlan WICTourney A-H-S-T Tourney Harlan Tourney Districts Underwood 3-0 3-0 1-3 0-3 3-2 3-0 1-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 1-3 0-3 2-3 10-6 0-6 1-3 VARSITY: M. Minahan, K. Dollen, A. Christensen, K. Morse, T. Minahan, A. Wulff, A . H ansen , L. Leaders, A. Soppe , A . Smith , L. G audian , K. Burford , M. Arb augh , Coac h K . Matulka , A . Morse, C . Payne JUNIOR VARSITY: K . Mors e, C. Pay ne , K. Dollen , T. Minah a n, S. Da u , L. Dono van , A . Fi s cher, J. Ste ph e ns, Co ach K. M a tulk a, L. Gaudian, S. Esser, C. King FRESHMEN: A. Dau , S . Fi sch e r, A. Pettit, K . Zellmer, S. Heimbaugh, L. John so n, A . Welbourn e , K. Ni e ma n, K. Rin g, B. Huddle, Coach K. Blake, K. Burbridge, J. Thi elen, C . Rod e nburg , L. Piper, Coach K. Matulka Cass ie Pay ne leaps hi gh to put a hard spike at the opposing team. Laura Gaudi an gives backup support. (Photo by Chad Alexander. ) Lac i Leaders jumps hi gh to set a good block ag ianst the oncomin g ki ll fro m th e oppo ne nt. (Ph oto by C had Alexa nder. ) Katy Burford , Amy Smith , Amy Morse, Adr ienne Soppe and Laci Leaders set up th e TC de fe nse. (Photo by Gazette.) olleyball @ 23 �SCOREBOARD FRONT ROW: Tracy Kosmacek, Ryan Jensen, Jake McDermott, Regan Schroder, Ni ck Kuster, Brian Skow, Eric Sunkten. SECOND ROW: Nick Thomas, Eric Boos, Jay Ring, Lance Maness, Paul Evers, John Ord, Jason Cook, Justin Gunderson. THIRD ROW: Jeremy Petersen, Eric Esser, Brian Fisher, Coach Ted Peck, Coach Carl Cochran, Coach Jay Bellar, Coach Mark Fritch, Rusty Smith, Shawn Flaharty, Eric Benning. FOURTH ROW: Kevin Dea, Matt Christensen, Mike Barnes, David G_ittins, David Gravert, Kyle Jensen, Rob Huebner, Chris Hester, Brad Guill , Jon Killpack. BACK ROW: Jeremy Christi ansen, Adam Rin g, Marty Overgaard, Glen Cook, Heath Thomas , Brady Schroder, Josh Stone, Tim Leaders, Cary Cochran , Jake Stone. Southwest 43-6 Corning 43- 14 West Monona 20-13 Coon Rapids/Bayard 42-14 Logan-Magno lia 14-17 Riverside 23-10 Underwood 34-0 Walnut/E-H-K 41-6 A-H-S-T 35-0 LeMars-Gehlen 14-47 Rob Huebner and Brad Guill make openings for the offense whil e Kyle Jensen wai ts for someone to hi t. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) Brian Skow breaks into the wide open with Coon Rapids/B ayard defe nders close behind. (Photo by Laura Gaud ian.) 24 @ Sports Brady Schroder uses hi s speed to get around his opponents. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) �Jeremy Christi ansen fi ghts off A-H-S-T players during a Distri ct IO game. (Photo by Laura Gaudian. ) Glen Cook heads for an A-H-S-T pl ayer while Brad Guill and Heath Thomas keep others fro m advancing dow n field. (Photo by Laura Gaudi an.) .. e te rmin at io n a nd tea m wo rk the 1996 Troj an foo tball team end great season and record. Coach Jay Bellar said, "The team pl ayed real well and everyone contributed." Many people were skeptical of the Trojans at the beginning of the year. The team toppled their skepticism by becoming District 10 champions and winning a berth into the state playoffs. For the fi rs t time in six years, the team burst into the state pl ayoffs. Their first opponent was LeMars-Gehl en, las t year's state champion. The Troj ans came up short at the end , but gave it their all. Jake McDermott said , "Confidence and Pursuit Playoffs intense practice helped our team a lot thi s season. " The Troj ans ended their season as District 10 champions with a record of eight wins and two losses. Their only loss in the regular season was to LoganMagnolia. Brad Guill aid, "After the loss to Logan-Magnoli a, we were determined to win the rest of our games." Win s aga inst Riverside, Underwood, Walnut/Elkhorn-Kimbalton a nd A-H-S-T came after the loss to Logan-Magnolia. Earlier in the season the Troj ans came up with wi ns over Coming, Southwest and a homecoming victory over Coon Rapids-Bayard. Teamwork and e ni or leadership were given a lot of credit by coaches and players. Kyle Jensen said, "Communication and experience helped our teamwork a lot thi season." By Laura Gaudian Football @2s �Tim Dalton, Mike Barne s, and Bedane Divelbess are off to a good start in the seco nd hom e cro ss country meet at Quail Run golf course outside of Neola. (Photo by Chad A lexa nder. ) ndurance and pride were major s the cross country team. Members e team carried on the tradition of being small but strong wiUed. Coach Pat Dalton said most runners competed in about ten meets. The boys had four runners while the girls had six . The boys did not have enough players to make a team. The girls had enough to make a team in the majority of the meets. Although the team was small , many runners did well. Tim Dalton said, ''This year's team was small, not a lot of people." For some runners , thi s was a totally new experience. The team practiced after school at the school or sometimes they went to Arrowhead Park and Quail Run. The home meets were held at Arrowhead and Quail Run Golf Course. Aaron Harris said, "I thought thi s cross country team was a lot of fun, but a lot of work." Many runners were competing at the top of their game. Coach Dalton said, "I thought the cross country team did pretty well." He said that one of their goal s was to get better at every meet. This is hard because ev26@ sports ery course is different. Coach Dalton thought to improve cross country at TriCenter, there definitely needs to be more involvement and more peo ple need to watch. Mary Zellmer said, "I liked the cross country team because I got to meet a lot of new people." All of the runners improved during the season. Tim Dalton , Sarah Ring, Bedane Divelbess, Stacy Alexander and Mike Barnes improved the most, said coach Dcilton. Of all Tim's accomplishments this year, the state meet was hi s greatest. He finished 27th place. By Ryan Jensen Room to Run Mike Barn es find s himse lf all alone whil e running al Qu ail Run . (Ph oto by Chad A lexa nder. ) �BEST TIMES TimDalton 16:47 Bedane Di velbess 19:50 Aaron Harri s 20: 11 CROSS COUNT RY: Bedane Di velbess, Aaron Harris, Tim Dalton, Laura Lefeber, Sarah Ring, Stacy Alexander, Mary Zellmer, and Kim Dea. No t pi ctured : Mi ke Barnes and Ka ri Nelso n. (Pho to by Cindy Roberts. ) Mike Barnes 18:40 Kim Dea 13: 13 Sarah Ring 14: 10 Mary Zellmer, Sarah Ring, Stacy Al exander, and Kim Dea start running the distance at the AHST meet. (Photo by Barb Dalton.) Kari Nelson 19:48 Stacy Alexander 14:40 Mary Zellmer 14:25 Laura Lefeber 18:58 Bedane Divelbess, Aaron Harri s and Tim Dalton are set and ready for the race to begin. (Photo by Barb Dalt on .) Kim Dea puts for th her bes t effo rt at Qu ail Ru n whil e she tr ies to pas an oppo nent. (Photo by Chad Alexander.) Stuc y A lex a nder im proves her posit ion at Quail Run . (Photo by f'had Alexa nder. ) Sarah Ring tri es to pu ll out in fro nt of th e pack at the second Tri-Center meet. (Photo by Chad Ale xander.) Cross Country @ 27 �Varsity: Kay lee Dollen, Amy Smith , Katherine Ward , La ura G a udi an , Mor se, Calli e A my Rodenburg, Laura Lefebe r, K ati e Morse , Jess ica Be nnett , Laci Leaders, Adrienne Soppe Junior Vars it y: Laura Gaudi an, Kathrine Ward, Mariah Wellman, Kaylee Dollen, Michelle Hester, Kati e Morse , Lind sey Johnson , Mi nd y Fe lton , Trac i Mina han , Sadie He imb a ugh, Sara Wellman , Sara Fi scher, Callie Rodenburg SCOREBOARD Southwest 60-54 Woodbine 30-50 Lo Ma 36-55 Riverside 20-44, 39-53 29-53, 51-28 Griswold Mo. Valley 51-63 , 52-46 Treynor 46-52, 52-56 AHST 47-71 , 48-52 Underwood 54-42, 74-57 Audubon 47-46, 30-62 WICToumey Griswold 43-65 Districts St. Albert 34-5 3 Laci Leaders uses her strength to fight for the ball with two St. Al bert pl ayers. (Ph oto by Harla n Newspapers.) Amy Smith puts up the jumper with back up support from Katie Morse. (Photo by Harl an News papers.) 28@ Sports Adri enne Soppe leaps hi gh to put up a shot over the Audubon defenders. (Photo by Harlan Newspapers.) �Jess Bennett squares up to th e basket to put up a shot over the Audubon defense. (Photo by Harlan News papers .) Amy Smith and Kaylee Dollen bring the ball up the court in an attempt to put two more poi nts on the board. (Photo by Harlan Newspapers.) • !though the Trojanette basketball S cS 11 got off to a rocky Start, they turned it around before it was all over with a little help from St. Nick. "I was very happy with the second half of the season. We started off rocky, but through hard work the girls were able to become very competitive," said coach Mark Fritch. After returning from the Christmas break, the girls came back like a whole new team. Before the break, the girls had a record of L-6 and after the break the ir record was 5-7. "Over the Christmas break, the girls' work ethic was the major fac tor ca us- Reform After Recess ing the second half of the season to go better," said Fritch. With two rem a inin g senio rs, Amy Smith and Amy Mor e, there was some experience on the floor. Only having two seniors meant they had an exceptionally young team. With four juniors, three sophomores and two fres hmen, most of the team can return for at least one more year at Tti-Center. "Our seniors showed great leadership, and the younger players learned from them . A lot of our success during the late part of the season was due to a change of attitude of the team due to the leadership of the sen iors," said Fritch. "Thi s year was fun. We practiced real hard and we tried our be t," said Adrienne Soppe. "We tried to use our height as a strength but being a young team slowed us down." T urnovers and ball handling were a weakness throughout the course of this season, said Fritch. But they also had height, post player and rebounding as strengths. By Chad Alexander Girls Basketball~9 �Cary Cochran attempts to elude bis defender as the Troj ans take on St. Albert during the first round of sectional play. (Photo by Halan Newspapers.) lames rolled as the Trojan baske ball team got off to a firing hot The team was 23-2 on the year. They went undefeated until February 15 when their only regular season loss came at Treynor. Their second and final loss came during the first round of the state tournament. It was to St. Ansgar, 60-55 . The Trojans were Western Iowa Confe re nce champi o ns for the regular season as well as being WIC tournament champion s. Coach Carl Cochran said , "Understanding their roles very well and playing so well together led to the team's accomplishments." Cochran said overall, the guys acheived as much as they were able to achieve. The Daily Nonpariel named the team the No. 1 team in Southwest Iowa, and the Omaha World-Herald named them the No.2 team in the state. T wo team members were given special awards during the year. Coach Carl Cochran won his 400th career victory on February 18 at Elk-Horn Kimbalton. Also, Cary Cochran became Iowa's all-time career scoring leader. All of the success the team shared resulted in a large crowd following. "Some 3o@ s ports of the high points of the season were making the state tournament and the great following we had throughout the year and on the state trail ," Cochran said. "Fan support was great. As Cary was approaching the state record , we had many people come to watch who had not even been to a game in years. Watching our team was kind of contagious," Cochran said. Fans travelled from near and far to participate in the excellent season the boys had. They worked hard and achieved many goals. Their accompli shments will be looked up to m the future. By Amy Morse and Rachel Witt Vic to Nights Adam Ring and Rob Hu ebner receive the co nferenc e ch a mpion ship pl aque . ( Ph o to by Rac he l Witt.) �SCOREBOARD Woodbine Lo-Ma Riverside Griswold Mo Valley Treynor AHST Underwood Audubon EH-K Districts 72-59 81-67 90-77, 87-52 68-77, 88-47, 74-50 109-45, 88-57 85-71,87-89 80-55, 82-56, 77-49 73-54, 80-56, 74-50 67-55, 64-63, 68-54 107-59 St.Albert 73-56 Maple Valley 47-41 Substate Red Oak 55-44 State VARSITY: Manager Jim Nordman , Adam Ring, Cary Cochran, Heath Thomas, Kevin Dea, Jay McDonald, Matt Christensen, Matt Preuss, Kyle Kunze, Nick Ku ster, Rob Hueb ne r, R yan Ausdemore and Brady Schroder. (Photo by Fisher Photography.) J. V.: Heath Gravert, Matt Preuss, Chri s Ha nse n, Heat h Th o mas , Matt Christensen, Kyle Kunze, Dan Olsen , Regan Schroder, Chris Madsen, Josh Rin g, T racy Kosmacek, Tim Dalton , Ryan Jensen and Ru sty Smith . (Photo by Fischer Photography.) FRESHMEN : Austin McLandsborough, D av id Gravert, Tim Leaders, Ru sty Smith, Jeremy Petersen, Eric Benning, Nick Troyer, Jeremy Van Arsdol, Regan Schroder and Nick Thomas. (Photo by Fisher Pho tography.) St. Ansgar 55-60 Nick Kuster weaves his way th rough three St. Albert players on his way to the basket. (Photo by Har lan Newspapers.) Rob Huebner tries to speed past hi s Maple Valley defender. (Photo hy Harlan News papers.) Ryan Ausdemore plays tough defense on the Maple Valley dribbler. (Photo by Harl an Newspapers.) Boys Basketball @ 31 �WEIGHTS Heath Richards- l 03 Eric Suntken- 112 Aaron Harris- 135 John Wogoman- 135 Justin Gunderson- 140 Jake McDermott- 145 Eric Boos- 152 EricEsser-160 Jason Cook- 171 Brad Guill-189 Jon Killpack- 189 Kevin Christensen- HW TEAM AWARDS First Row: Aaron Harri s, Heath Ri chards, Jake McDermott, Eric Suntken . Second Row : John Wogoman, Justin Gunderson, Jon Killpack, Eri c Esser. Third Row: Brad Guill, Jason Cook, Coach Kevin Matu lka, Eri c Boos, Kevin Christensen . Mcpermott and Guill- 17 pins Esser- Most Improved McDermott- Most takedowns-41 Esser- 40 takedowns Outstanding Freshman- Suntken Eri c Esser stru gg les with hi s opponent. (Ph oto by th e Gazette .) Kev in C hriste nse n tri es to brea k loose fro m hi s opp o ne nt. Gazelle .) 32@ s ports (Ph oto by th e Ju stin G und erso n is pu t into a ti ght pos it io n. (Ph oto by the Gaze tte.) �Jon Killpac k is prese nted as the winner of hi s ma tch. (Ph o to by Je nn y Smith. ) John Wogoman tri es to ta ke hi s OPJ:!?ne nt dow n fo r the win. (Photo by Je nny Smith.) xperi ence took down wrestl ers wHo ho ed for State. The inexperience of the wrestling team made it hard for the team to get far. Yet there are people who are prospects for next year. Eric Esser said, "Eric Suntken only needs a little more mat time and he ' ll get to where he he needs to be." With only fo ur seniors and one, Brian Skow, graduating midterm , the rest of the team was left without many guys that knew the ro pes or that could teac h the younger ones d1e ways to win . Justin Gundersen said, "All we need is more experienced wrestlers to work harder and to be more of a team to get • r1ence further. " There were many trips down to the mat for their opponents though. Wi th 17, Brad Guill and Jake McDermott led the team with the most pins. " Ove r all , co ns id ering the numbers that we had, we did pretty well," said coach Ernie Abariotes. Abariotes said all they need for nex t year is off- season tra in ing , tournaments, wrestling camps and weight training to get into shape for the big wins. They also need to fi ll more of the weight classes so they are better prepared against teams that have all of their classes filled. "Many matc hes were p retty close, except for teams where all the weights were fi lled," said Abariotes . "Wrestling is different because you compete individually, but it takes total team effort in the practice room to bring indiv iduals to a higher competitive level," said Kevin Matulka, assistant coach. By Jenny Smith Wrestling ~33 �Kari Nelson sprints a l 00 meter dash on a cinder track which is at the Woodbine Track Meet. (Photo by Laura Gaudian. ) rack and field is definitely a fast pace port. Many girls realized that not all running and conditioning come easy. It takes a lot of long practices, hard work and dedication , Coach Pat Dalton said. Although track is a short season, the girls managed to fit in eight meets. The track team traveled to Boyer Valley on April 17 to kick off their season and ended with Districts at Treynor on May 13. Amy Smith qualified for state in both the shotput and the di scus. The state meet was held in Des Moines. Amy placed 16th in the shotput and fourth in the discus. Katie Zellmer said that track practice was full of running, conditioning and getti ng ready for the next meet. Many events did repeatedly well. With the weather not cooperating well this season, many practices were called off. The shortness of practice time did not allow the girls to get to the level th at was available. Track practice consisted of set workouts whi ch depended on what was run at meets. Weightlifting to build muscle and to gain overa ll strength was also emphasized at the beginning of the season. "Setting goals and sti cking with them and competing against yourself is the 34@ Sports .. - ~~~ \• -' . - . J ' key to success in track," Coach Dalton said. With more people willing to run track and less injuries, the track program will steadily improve. Although every runner improved and did well, Zellmer impressed the team tl~e most and Annie Pettit improved the most according to Coach Dalton . By Ryan Jensen Fast Paced s Laci Leaders competes in the shuttl e hurdle relay at districs in Trey nor. (Phot o by Lau ra Gaudian .) �3 2258 00005 6107 TRACK SCHEDULE AND PLACES BOYER VALLEY 9th TREYNOR 8th UNDERWOOD 8th HARLAN 6th WOODBINE 5th GRISWOLD (WIC) 8th UNDERWOOD 3rd DISTRICT 11th Fro nt : Trac i M inaha n, Lac i Lea ders , Sarah F isc her, A mi e Chri s ti a nse n, Kati e M orse. Middl e: Ma riah Wellman, Sara Esser, Sarah Rin g , Am y Smith , Kim Dea, Laura Gaudian. Back: Brandi Huddle, Kari Ne lso n, Jen n ife r Stephens, Mary _Zellmer, Ann ie Pettit, Lori Piper, a nd Ka t ie Z e llm er. (Ph oto by Amy Morse.) Sarah Fischer runs the shuttle hurdle relay at the Treynor mee t. (Ph oto by L aura Gaudian.) Am y Smi th th ro ws the di scus at Trey nor. She advanced to State. (Photo by Laura Gaudian. ) Katie Mo r e throws the d iscus at Harlan. (Photo by Laura Ga udi an.) Katie Zell mer takes off in the open 800 meter run . (Photo by Ryan Je n en. ) iris Track@3s �TRACK SCHEDULE AND PLACES The 96-97 Boys Track Team included: Brad Guill, Glen Cook, Tracy Kosmacek, Shawn Flarh arty, Kyle Kunze, Jacob Graham, Bedane Divelbess, Ryan Jensen , Tim Dalton, John Wogoman , and Ju stin Gunde rson . Not pictured Jake McDermott, Kyle Jen sen , John Ord , Eri c Esser, Ke vin Christensen, Weston Dittmer and Jeremy Christiansen. (Photo by Sara Dau .) ONAWA 4th TREYNOR 4th TREYNOR 8th UNDERWOOD 12th UNDERWOOD 6th WIC 6th DISTRICTS 15th Tracy Kos macek practi ces running the 200 meter das h. He qua lified for state with a time of 23.56. (Photo by Sara Dau.) John Ord throws the shot put in pratice. His best throw of the season was 30'0". (Photo by Tracy Kosmacek.) 36@ Sports John Wogo ma n gives his all d uring prac tice. Kos macek.) ( Ph o to by Tra cy �Shawn Flaharty gets set to run the 400 meter dash. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) Brad Guill throws the shot put at district c0mpetition. (Photo by Sara Dau.) eady, set, wait was that a sprinkle? That is how the boy track season started out. Coach Bill Larsen said, "It was a miserable season, meets were postponed and we weren't where we should have been going into districts. " Times had gone down by the third meet, showing improvement. According to Coach Larsen, they were strong in the hurdles with Weston Dittmer and Tracy Kosmacek, but they were Jacking runners in the 400 and 800. John Ord said, "I went out for track because the meets are fun , and it's fun to hang out with my friends." Ord also said loom y eason that the team had to find where they belonged in the distance races. At the Underwood meet the boys placed in many events. Kosmacek placed first in the 200 meter dash and third in the 100 meter. Glen Cook placed second in the discus and third in the shot put. Kyle Kunze also placed third in the long jump. Tim Dalton placed third in the 3200 and the 1600. Kunze, Kyle Jensen, Eric Esser, and Jake McDermott ran in the 1600 meter relay and also placed third . At districts, Kosmacek qualified for state in the 200 meter run with a time of23.56 seconds. Kosmacek said, "I wasn't expecting it. I was really surprised, but I'm glad. I've had to practice hard to make it." Kosmacek also ran in the 100 meter dash and placed fourth with a time of 11.56 seconds. Larsen said, "Tim (Dalton) ran his season's best 10:36, but placed fourth missing state by nearly econds." Larsen also stated that the team d.idn ' t have as many hard practice days as they should have had due to the rain . By Sara Dau Boys Track ~7 �Seventh Grade Volleyball First Row: Katie Gaudian, Erin Schierbrock, Amanda Gau, Melissa Manhart, Sara Pl ambeck. Second Row: Shari Greiner, Ashley Christiansen, Lisa Ausdemore, Sarah Manh art, Moll y Stone. Third Row: Mandy D arrin g to n , M ega n Barri e r, Bre nd a Koc h , Sara Wellman, Melissa Darrin gton. (Photo by Fi scher Ph otog raph y.) Seventh Grade Football First Row: Schu yler John son, Ju stin Ne lson, Zac h Hanken, Ryan Donovan, Joe Martinez, Zach Kinart, Ju stin Rin g , All en Worde n. Seco nd Row: Na tha n Parkhi ll , Paul Larsen, Seth Martens, Bri an Nelson, Carl Wall ace, Joey Kosmacek, Jo nathan Krohn , Jere my Barnes . T h ird Ro w : Matt Hi nm a n , N ic k Leuschen, Shawn Petersen, Andy Christensen, Shawn Dalton, Daniel Gdowski , Eddie Leaders, Noah Thielen, Brian Sibert, Adam Harman, Coach Wiese. (Ph oto by Fi scher Photograph y. ) Seventh Grade Girls Basketball First Row: Brenna Weihs, Krystal Smi th, Shari Greiner, Amanda Gau, Erin Schierbrock, Katie Gaudian. Seco nd Ro w : A lys s a Beebe, La u ra Bahrke , Sa ra h Manh art, Cassie Inco ntro, Laurel McLand sborough, Me lind a Wi ll ett, Mo ll y Stone. T hird Row: Jenn a Moen, Heidi Ausdemore, Sara Well man, Brenda Koch, Mega n Ba rri e r, Ma nd y D arr ing to n, Ashl e y Chri sti ansen, Coach Blake. (Photo by Fischer Ph otog ra ph y.) 3s@ Middle School Sports �Seventh Grade Boys Basketball Firs t R ow: Joey Kos macek , Pau l La rse n, Zac h Kin art, Carl Wall ace, Seth Martens, Brian Nelson. Second Row: Matt Hinman, Schuyler Johnson, Ryan Donovan, Adam Harman , Noah Thielen, Jared Graham. Third Row: Eddje Leaders, Andy Christensen, Adam Hood , Shaw n Petersen, D ani el Gdowski. (Photo by Fisc her Photograph y. ) Seventh Grade Girls Track First Row: Sara Wellm an, Laura Bah rke. Second Row : Mandy Darrin gto n, Ke lly Sh ree ves, Brenn a Weihs, Aly ssa Beebe, Courtn ey Divelb ess. Third Row: Ka ti e G a udi a n, Cassie In co ntro , Me li ssa Man ha rt , A ma nd a G au, Sara h Ma nhart, La ura Zell mer. (Photo by Fischer Photography.) Seventh Grade Boys Track First Ro w: Adam Harm a n, Eddi e Leade r , Sh aw n Dalton, Adam Hood, Andy Chri tensen. Second Row: Chr is Schroder, Paul Larsen, Noah Thielen, Schuyler Jo hn so n, Rya n D o novan. T hir d Row: Jona tha n Krohn , Zac h Ki nart , Brian Si be rt, Joey Kos macek , Sh aw n Peterse n, Jared Gra ha m. Na th a n Pa rkhill. (Photo by Fisc her Photograp hy.) Middle School Sports ~9 �Eighth Grade Volleyball First Row: Jennifer Clevenger, Leanne Ausdemore, Katharyn Bowen, Nicole Schroeder, Rachel Finken. Second Row: Lindsey Lugsch, Katie Welboume, Andrea Wellman , Traci Hester, Rhonda Chri stiansen , Elizabeth Matter, Jessica Muhs. Third Row: Susan Petersen, Jessica Ruggles , Jennifer Ruckman , Rachel Hansen, Erin Obermeier, Ashley Fischer, Jamie Witt. (Photo by Fischer Photography.) Eighth Grade Football First Row: Nei l Cook, Jo seph Wollenhaupt, Josh Kohl , Adam Kramer, Brandon Finken. Second Row: Josh Obrecht, Donald Gruber, David Marshall , Dustin Benning, Gavin Skow. Third Row: Coach Wiese, Ju s tin Tapp , Kolt Thom as, Brent Leaders, Brad Pay ne. (Photo by Fi scher Photog raphy.) Eighth Grade Girls Basketball First Row : Eli zabeth Matte r, Leann e Au sde more , Dawn Andrews, Rachel Finken, Jennifer Clevenger. Second Row: Susan Petersen, Ashley Fischer, Amanda Wil son , Amber Daringer, Erin Obermeier, Jess ica Muh s. Third Row: Coac h Na nnin ga, Bet h Ann Carl son, Andrea Wellman, Nicole Schroeder, Rachel Han sen. (Photo by Fischer Photography.) 40@ Middle School Sports �Middle School Wrestling First Row: Matt Hinman, Donald Gruber, Brent Leaders, Mark Smith, Justin Nelson. Second Row: Adam Marsh, Nicholas Walter, Joseph Wollenhaupt , Ad am Kramer, Gav in Skow, Ju stin Rin g. Third Row : Co ach M atulka, Ne il Cook, Kolt Thomas , Brad Payne . (Photo by Fisch er Photography.) Eighth Grade Boys Basketball First Ro w : B ra ndon Finke n, Jo se ph Petitt , Matt Maxwe ll , AdamKramer. Second Row: Gav in Skow, Dustin Benning, Donald Gruber, Bryan Lefeber, Josh Obrecht. Third Row : Brent Leaders , Kolt Th omas, Ju stin Tapp, Josh Kohl. (Ph oto by Fisc her Ph o tog raph y.) Eighth Grade Girls Track First Row: Rachel Fink en, Lea nne Au sdemore, Rachel Hansen. Second Row : Erin Obermeier, Ashley Fischer, Nicole Schroeder, Amber Daringer. Thi rd Row: Kati e Welboume, Jess ica Ruggles, Rhonda Ch ri stiansen. (Photo by Tracy Kos mace k.) Eighth Grade Boys Track First Row: Donald Gru ber, Bryan Lefeber, Jo h Obrec ht. Second Row: Dustin Benni ng , Bre nt Leaders, Ju stin Tapp . (Photo by Tra cy Kosmacek .) Middle School Sport @4t �Jason Hansen , Ju stin Gunderson and Chad Pitts work on a Shakespearean puzzle in Mr. Peck 's advisory. (Photo by Laura Gaudi an.) Amy Smith , Tin a Bri sbo is, Su sie Rin g, Stac y Alexander, Caroline Holstein , Syl via Ballke, Jaime And erson, Heather Krohn a nd Kim Dea awa it sc hoo l o n O ccup a tion D ay . ( Ph o to b y M a riah Wellma n.) Abry Leazenby helps Emmi e Wood during snack time at playsc hoo l. (Pho to by Hea the r M a rsh .) 42@ People �People Division ~3 �Staff/Faculty On New Ground "The changes are wonderful, I've died and gone to heaven! " -Arla Clausen Moving, moving and more moving. Many teachers had different classroom locations this year. Mr. Wiese moved from the north side of the old building to the south side of the new middle school building. He said, "First semester has been a real struggle because my supplies have been in boxes, which meant a lot of trips to the shed." He said, "We have the material s, but need to get Mi ss Mi lle r spies on the e ne my durin g Homecomi ng Wee k. (Photo by Sara Dau.) Mr. Smith he lp s Ambe r Ross with he r m ath. ( Ph o to by M a ri a h We llm a n.) 44 @ People them properly organized into the right pl aces." There were new classrooms and some were redesigned. Teacher had to shuffle rooms to meet the needs of the construction worker . Mrs. Harman, known for her traveling skills, has never had her own classroom and didn ' t get one in th e new buildin g . Harm a n sai d , "There hasn't really bee n much of a change for me, ex- cept the weight room. We have to keep Lhe numbers down ." During th e break between se m e ·ters , man y teachers had to move their entire rooms. Teacher from the elementary aJso moved over to the middle school. Few teacher didn'thave to move to new cla srooms. The c hanges brought new pos ib ilitie and haped TriCentcr into wh at it is today. By Saia Dau �Staff/Faculty Ernie Abariotes Diane Benzi ng Kathy Blake Arla Jo Clausen Mark Fritch Eleanor Gambs Doug Gibson T ami Harman Lori Hi gby L arry Hornbostel Robert John son Lee Killpack Glenda Kun ze Bill Larsen Kevin Matulka A my Mi ll er Beverl y Ohlinger Ted Pec k Ros ie Ras tovski Nile Smith Steve Stafford Randy Wiese T. Gary White Ju lie Wood Miss Higby and Mrs. Blake pitched in to help teachers mo ve to th e ir new c lassroom s. (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) Staff/Faculty ~ 45 �School Administration Decisions Pave Way "We like the new kitchen and appreciate it very much." -The Cooks School administrators were a definite part of the organized chaos. Following the end of the last school year, many changes were being made. Most of the changes that took place were made to help improve the quality of the school. A new kitchen was put in. It was much bigger in size. In addition to a new kitchen, the lunch program also underwent chaos. The Mr. Jay Bell ar auctions off junior high football players' jerseys durin g homecoming. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Kim Esser and Sue Kline di stribute the main di sh and vegetables at lu nchtime. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) 46 @ People cooks were now required to serve four lunches a day instead of the origina l three. Administrators were in the midst of fhe chaos . They made many important decision s regarding th e new proced ure s durin g school hours. Office secretarie s were re loc ated . There was a new middle school office which contained a middl e school principal's office and ecrerary' desk . C ustodi a ns no w had more school area to clean. Duties were redistributed in order to make the whole proces go smoothly . Although the year was full of chaos, the sc hool perso nn e l made man y beneficiary and tough deci ions. By Amy More �School Personnel Jay Bellar Ron Elliott Brett Nanninga Ed Rastovski Janet Anderson Kelly Dollen Karen Kay Rosalie Rodenburg Cindy Stuart Madge Bargenquast Kim Esser Lois Flemming Sharon Incontro Joan Justice Sue Kline Lorna Matter Diana Meinke Aaron Petersen rece ives a cookie for de sert from head cook Joan Justice. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) School Administration @ 47 �Seniors Dave Killpack and Gina Rin g check out the r1rst issue of the Trojan Excl usive imm d iately .follow ing d istribut ion during ad vi ory. (Photo by Sara Dau.) ~eniot!: t e Future Choos ing a career is a major aspect concerning the future of a sen ior. There are many steps along the route of this major journey during their li ves. For many, the j ourney begi ns with the process of cboosing a college. Some students choose not to go to college. A few even choose to serve in the military. All colleges differ in some way, and fi nding the perfect one is sometimes quite difficult. Angi e Olson said , "I took a college visit to UNO, and that made my decision easier. Seeing the college allows you to see if it is right for you." Others fi nd the decision of picki ng a school extremely easy. Kim Dea said , "I knew by October that I was going to Iowa State Uni versity." Angie Hansen agreed, "I knew I was going to ISU as soon as I was accepted there." Many choose their college because it has the kinds of programs they want for thei r future career. Eric Esser said, "I chose Iowa State because it was the onJ y school that had the best opportunities fo r the fi eld I am looking in to." 48 @ Peop le In order to get into th e coll ege of ch ice, tes ts have to b passed and appli cations have to be fi ll ed ou t. Many studcn, took the ACT during the fa ll or summer months. Most colleg require a minimum ACT score or c lass rank in order for admit tance. Si nce the cost of an ed ucation is al o hi gh, ma ny se· niors appl y for as many scholars hip as possible. A fin ancial aid estimator also mu st be filled out. Much of the paperwork. re quires the help of most parent . , o, the proce o f 1.:hoosing coll ege is a joint proj ect. Some seniors choose to go in to the workforce immedi ately after high schoo l. They deal with the process of fin ding . job foll owing grad uation . Whatever a seni or chooses to do with hi or her future, he or she mu st make many deci sions along the way. The ~eci ­ sions vary with diffi culty, and sometim es require thought an extra input. By Amy Mors �Stacy Alexander Jaime Anderson Misti Arbaugh Kyle Arnold Mike Barnes Heath Bertelsen Amy Eri ch Becky Bruck Kathryn Bu1ford Pau l Carlson Kevin Christen en Jeremy Christiansen Ca ry Cochran Brenda Crozier Josh Dau Kevin Dea Seniors 48a �48 b Kimberly Dea Weston Dittmer Derek Driver Mandy Frederiksen Adam Gittins David Gittin s Robert Huebner John Jenkin s Kyle Jensen Dav id K illpack Katie King Nicholas Kuster Cheryl Lein en Miya Maas ke People E ri c Esser �Heather Marsh Robert Martin Jake McDermott Ru sty Meinke Dall as Mergens Megan Minahan Amy Morse D ustin Olofson Ange la Olson John Ord Tin a Petersen Andrea Plambeck ·. I• Brenda Plambeck Adam Ring Brad Ring ~ ~~' Gina Ring Seniors 48c �Lori Ronfeldt Scott Schnitker Brady Schroder Sierra Schulenberg Brian Skow Amy Smith Jami e Stephens Joshu a Sto ne i• \f . . ' Sara Thomsen Willi am VanNordstrand Not Pictured: Racheal Plambeck Mary Zel Imer 48d People Rebecca Witt , ,.,, 1<1 1 1.. 1' Joshua Zacharias �"I chose to go to Iowa Lakes Community College because the school had the programs I was interested in and needed for my future career." -Kevin Christensen Senjor cheerleaders Sierra Schule nberg, Katie King and Rebecca Witt get the student body involved at a pep rally by showing them just how fun the Macarena can be. The three were varsity cheerleaders for several sports during high school. (Photo by Mariah Well man.) Cheryl Leinen attacks a ducking e nemy, Sarah Shannon. while enjoying some time well spent outside of the schoo l. During the fir t snow, it was popu lar among students to go out and participate in snowball fights. (Photo by Heather Marsh.) Nick Ku ste r and Cary Cochran stroll th rough the lobby on Slave Day during sp irit week while singing and dancin g. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh. ) "Choosing a college and career was an easy decision for me because I have been around sign language my entire life. I simply found the best college for 1ny career in sign language interpreting." -Jaime Anderson �SENIOR MOST AND BEST BEST EYES: BEST SMILE: BEST HAIR: BEST DRESSED: MOST SCHOOL SPIRIT: CLASS CLOWN: QUIETEST: BEST LOOKING: BEST PERSONALITY: MOST ATHLETIC: MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED: BEST ALL-AROUND: Brenda Plambeck Brian Skow Stacy Alexander Brady Schroder Rebecca Witt David Killpack Katie King Cary Cochran KatieKing Kevin Dea Misti Arbaugh Rob Huebner Mandy Frederiksen Josh Stone Rebecca Witt Adam Ring Stacy Alexander Jeremy Christiansen Amy Smith Cary Cochran Amy Morse Josh Zacharias Stacy Alexander Brian Skow Megan Minaha n 1wirls her nag at a pep ral ly wh ile th e pep band acco mpani es. (Pho lo by Monah Wellman.) Seniors Eric sser, Ka ty Burford, Mi. ti Arbaugh mi Brian Skow perfonn the senior class skit at the hon coming pep ra lly. (Photo hy Mariah Wellman I �Juniors Jumping Right In Junior year consists of classroom work and tests. It is al o mixed with prom and other dances that bring fun to the year. School prepares students for college and the real world. Susie Ring said, "I'm in Mr. Abariotes' economics class and it is complicated." Classes aren ' t the only things students work hard on. There are three tests taken by the juniors. One test is the optional preliminary SAT.. The others are the ITED and ASV AB. These tests are mandatory. The scores of these tests will be shown to colleges and some work places. Mr. Elliott said these tests would help students make a career choice and give them an idea of what they want to do ·after high school. Along with the classes and tests, there are fun things to do. Juniors are responsible for put- ting on prom. They have to raise money by selling magazines. Juniors start to fundraise right at the start of the year. When school starts, students receive materials to sell magazines. Abty Leazenby said she is looking forward to decorating with her friends and just having fun while getting ready for prom. By Cl.ndy Roberts "Junior year is going fast, because of all the changes that have been going on." - Jeremy Crozier. Kari Nelson gets a shake poured into a glass while it sits on her head, at Stella's Blue Sky Diner. (Photo by Ci ndy Roberts.) Mr. Johnson, Abry Leazenby and Drew Mergens ex plore the fi rst issue of the Trojan ExclusiYe. (Photo by Sara Dau.) Junior 51 �Juniors ' Ryan Ausdemore Sylvia Ballke Jess Bennett Travis Benning Jim Bonar Cheryl Erich Tina Brisbois Adam Bruck Janet Bruck Torn Burford Britt Carlson Roxanne Caton Matt Christensen Amie Christiansen Glen Cook Jeremy Crozier Kyle Dickey Shawn Flaharty Amyjoe Forbes Brad Guill Jason Haggerty Crai g Handbury Chris Hester Caroline Hol stein Andy Kramer Heather Krohn Kyle Kunze Laci Leaders Abry Leazenby Laura Lefeber Pam Madsen Charity Martens Jay McDonald Drew Mergens Mike Meyerring 52 @ People �Juniors Kari Nel son J.R. Nyberg Chad Pitts Ryan Poll ey Matt Preuss Laura Ring Susie Ring Cindy Roberts Tammy Rodenburg Lisa Ronfeldt Jason Schneckloth Josh Shannon Jenny Smith Adrienne Soppe Matt Stephens Jake Stone Matt Tamms Tamara Wall ace Lisa Well man Jennifer Witt Rachel Witt Jon Wogornan Ashlee Wulff Juniors ~ 53 �Sophomores Taking a Step Ahead "Don't fall too far behind because there are only two years left." -Josh Ring Most sophomores look forward to something new. This is the year most sophomores tum sixteen and look forward to driving and new privileges. This is a year of relaxation for most sophomores. Last year was new for them and now they know the ropes . Sophomores also begin to feel like they get more power. They are no longer the Jjttle freshmen that get picked on. They are a 'step up on the ladder. Rya n Je nse n, Ke ith ln co ntro and Aaron Harri s try out their new lockers. (Ph oto by Tamara Wa ll ace .) Se th Boos takes advan tage of th e first snow fa II of th e year. (Ph oto by Hea th er Ma rsh.) 54 @ People Most student get their license s wh en they are sophomores. Dan Olsen said that driving i a good thlng because thi s way he doesn't have to go around asking parents or fri ends for rides from place to place. Keith lncontro said he likes driving because now he doesn' t have to ride the bus or go places with hi s parents. Along with dri vi ng, mo t ophomore. are lo king for jobs. They n ed the ga money and money for en1crtainmcn t and friend . W ith the job comes more repon!.-iibi Ii ti e like gell ing school work do ne and time for sports. Keith Incontro sa id hav ing a job i good bu t it takes away a lot of free time. By Tracy Kosmac k �Sopholllores Chad Alexander Jason Andrews Jesse Baldwin Dann y Bl oom Seth Boos Jason Cook Tim Dalton Sara Dau Bedane Di ve lbess Kay lee Dollen Missy Doll en Lacey Donovan Sara Esser Andrea Fischer Sandi Foote Rosea nn e Forbes Laura Gaudi an Aaron Gra nd ick Hea th Gravert Errin Gunderson Chris Hansen Aaron Harris T iffany Hester Ke ith l nco ntro Ryan Jensen Jon Kill pack Christal King Nancy Koch Trac y Kos mace k Thomas Leaders Chris Madsen C hri stine Matter Samanth a Me fford Trac i M in aha n Jim Nord man Sophomores ~ 55 �Sopholllores Dan Olsen Cassie Pay ne Aaron Pe terse n Emily Rin g Jay Ring Josh Rin g Sarah Ring Derek Robe rts Amber Ross Jodi Schuning Sarah Shannon Jenni fe r Stephens Heat h Thomas Step hani e Voge Katherine Ward Heath Thom as an d Sarah Shannon show schoo l spirit on tw in day durin g spirit week. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) 56 @ People �Freshmen Building Years Begin For many freshmen their first year is a building year. They have to think .ihead for the future: estabJi sh i ng how many credits they will need, and what classe they have to take in order to graduate. Freshmen have diffe rent freedoms than they di d when they were in junior hi gh. For instance, in junior high, gum is not allowed but in high school it is. nc Boos is reading durin g advisory the fir. t ne wspaper th at th e sc hoo l p bli,hed (Photo by Sara Dau.) In the freshmen year, establishing goals is also important. It is important because some colleges require certain classes and grade point averages before they will accept a student. Most students in today' s society plan on going to coUege. Something that can help getting into a college is a scholarship. Not everyone is a great athlete, so some students might take the way of an academic scholarship. To receive one a student would have to start in the freshmen year. Career planning should be considered so a student can plan on taking the coITect classes in college that would help them to get a better look at what the job requires. The information on what a certain job requires could be found in the guidance office. By Heath Gravert " An important aspect of being a fre shmen is making a good impression on older people." -Eric Benning Ho ll y Leaze nb y shows her sc hoo l spiri t by participating in spirit week du ri ng homecom ing . ( P hoto by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Freshman ~ 57 �Freshlllen Kristi Andersen Rachel Behrendsen Eric Benning Eric Boos Zach Bowen Kristen Burbridge Stacie Cross Amber Dau Tara Dickey Aaron Eckrich Paul Evers Mindy Felton Sarah Fischer Brian Fisher Joe Gittins Kathryn Graeve Jacob Graham David Gravert Nick Greiner Justin Gunderson Jason Hansen Sadie Heimbaugh Michelle Hester Nathan Hood Brandi Huddle Sara Jepsen Lindsey Johnson Jeff King Tim Leaders Holl y Leazenby M ike Leonard Lance Maness Shane McDonald Austin McLandsborough Jason Michl 58 @ People �Freshtnen Katie Morse Tabatha Mudra Kim Nieman Dustin Olson Marty Overgaard Jeremy Petersen Robbie Petersen Annie Pettit Lori Piper Heath Richards Kelly Ring Callie Rodenburg Regan Schroder Andy Smith Rusty Smith Eric Suntken Jacki Thielen Nick Thomas Nick Troyer Jeremy Van Arsdol Annie Welbourne Mariah Wellman Sara Wellman Katie Zell mer Not pictured-Scooter Salmons Freshmen ~ 59 �Eighth Grade Planning for Future "The move from the high school to the middle school is better and less crowded." -LeAnne Ausdemore Eighth graders are finishing junior high and getting ready to move on to high school. Next year the eighth graders will be in high school and will be starting their last four years of school. Traci Hester said, "It' s fun and cool to be the leaders of the middle school." There are some ad- Kat ie Bowen sin gs her solo at th e ju n io r hig h C h rist mas P rog ra m . (Photo by Je nni fer Stephens .) Amanda W il son asks M r. Hornbostel a q ues tion abo ut a tes t. (Photo by Tama ra Wa llace.) 60 @ People vant ag e s of b eing a n eighth gra d er. Su s ie Petersen said it is better to be an eig hth g rader "because now you can pick o n the seventh grade r ." Now th a t th e middle chool is fin ished and the si xth, seventh and eighth graders have moved into it, the eig hth grader are like the seniors o f th e middle school. The middle school foo tball players had aje ·ey aucti o n like the hi g h sc.:h0ol. M r. Bellar wa the auctioneer for it. The money that they colkctcd wen t to the hig h ~c hooJ to help pay for homecom ing ex pen ~e!>. Now tha t th gym in the middle sc hool i fi nished the middle . hool athle tes don 't have to get up so earl y to practi ce in the morn in g anymo re. They get t practice after school By SJra fa · · 1 �Eighth Grade Matt Anderson Dawn Andrews Ben Au sdemore LeAnne Au sdemore Dustin Benning Katharyn Bowen Peggy Bruck Beth Ann Carlson Bill Caton Rhond a Christiansen Brandon Clark Jennifer Clevenger Alayna Cohen Neil Cook Amber Daringer Corey Do ll en Brandon Finken Rachel Finken Ashley Fischer Donald Gruber Rac hel Hansen Traci Hester Melissa Hicks Joshua Kohl Adam Kramer Eri n Kunkle Brent Leaders Bryan Lefeber Lindsey Lugscb Dav id M ars hall E li za beth Matter Mart Maxwe ll Levi McDaniel Joseph Mefford Jess ica Muhs Eighth Grade ~ 61 �Eighth Grade Erin Obermeier Josh Obrecht Brad Payne Susan Petersen Joseph Pettit Sarah Plambeck Lesley Ring Jennifer Ruckman Jessica Ruggles Nicole Schroeder Gavin Skow Ju stin Tapp Kolt Thomas Nicholas Walter Katie Welbourne Andrea Wellman Amanda Wilson John Wilson Elizabeth Witt Jamie Witt Jose ph Wollenhaupt 62 @ People �Seventh Grade New Experiences Seventh graders enjoy being out of the elementary and moving on to bigger and better things. There are some disadvantages of being a seventh gra d er though . Erin Schierbrock said, "It is tough being with hi gh school students because they. always see m to be pushing us around o r j u t. co mpl aining to us about how crowded it is wi th the little junior highers." They are excited to be getting into the new junior high so that they won' t have to be crowded in the hi gh school. It will give them the freedom for having their own school. Tam.mi Honeywell said, "l think that there is a lot more room now that we have our own junior high." Some of the new fun activities that .,they get to do different from elementary are volleyball, basketball, football , track, cross country, wrestling and being able to have a choice oi' being in choir;, swing choir and jazz band. P.E. is a lot different from elementary, like having to dress out and getting a varitey of activities to do. It is different for the seventh graders to have eight different classes to go to with all different teachers fot each class. Katie Gaudian said, "I think that it is fun to have all the different classes so we can be with everyone." By Jennifer Stephens "I think that we get more privileges being in junior high like getting ice-cream and having a variety of classes with all of our fri ends." -Katie Gaudian Seventh grader Eddie Leaders plays hi s te no r saxa pho ne in the Chri stamas program. (Photo by Jenni fer S te phe ns .) The ~cven th grade sw in g gets in the swing o f thing at the jun io r hi gh fhristma program. (Photo hy Je n ni fer '>t •phcn~ . l ~hmr Andy Arrick Ju st in As hcraft He idi Au demore Lisa Ausdemore Seventh Grade ~ 63 �Seventh Grade Laura Bahrke Jeremy Barnes Megan Barrier Alyssa Beebe Linda Bruck Ton ya Carroll Andy Chri sten se n Ashley Christian sen Shawn Dalton Mand y Darrington Melissa Darrin gton Courtney Divelbess Thomas Dollen Ryan Donavan Amanda Gau Katie Gaudian Jared Graham Shari Greiner Zachary Hanken Adam Harm an M atthew Hinm an Tammi Hon ey we ll Adam Hood Cass ie fn contro Chri s Jensen Schu yler John son Chri s Keller Ste ve n Killpack Zac hary Kin art Brenda Koch Joey Kos macek Jo nathan Krohn Paul Larsen Eddie Leaders N ichol as Leuschen 64 @ People �Seventh Grade Melissa Manhart Sarah Manhart Donald Maresch Adam Marsh Joshu a Marten s Seth Marten s Joe Martinez Laurel McLandsborough Jenna Moen Brian Nelson Justin Nelson Nathan Park hill Jay Pauly Shawn Petersen Sara Plambeck Jenni fer Reed Justin Ring Kyle Roberts Erin Schierbrock Adam Schneckloth Christopher Schroder Kelly Shreeves Brian Sibert Krys tal Smith Mark Smith Deborah Sparr Moll y Stone Michele Tessier Noah Thie len Carl Wallace Brenn a Weihs Sara Wellman Mel inda Willet! A llen Worden Laura Zellmer Not Pictured: Daniel Gdowski Seventh Grade @ 65 �Ry an Donovan paints a pumpkin for Mrs. Ben zing. (Photo by Chad Alexander.) Laci Leaders , Jaso n Schneckloth and John Wagaman work in a group for Mr. Cochran's Hi story class . (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Jo sh Obrecht giv es a presentation in scie nce. (P hoto by Tamara Wallace.) 66 @ Academics �.. @67 Academics Div1s1on �ACADEMICS Pages by Sara Esser here.It all began When the students returned on the first day of school, they had to get organized for the next four months. They got their locker numbers and combinations and were given time to get their lockers organized. Then, they got their class schedules and were able to make changes on them throughout the first week of school. Before the middle school was finished and the high school was still being remodeled, the junior and senior high school students were all crowded into the same building. Since the rooms weren't all finished, all of Mr. Wiese's and one of Mrs. Harman's classes were on the stage. Being on the stage.may have affected some of the students' ability to learn. Some of the starting points for the freshmen were taking physical science and a history class. Another class that some of the freshmen take is Spanish. The seniors have more choices of what classes they are going to take. Many are taking college courses this year, some are needed for their profession. Several seniors who haven't decided on their profession are taking all of the college courses they can fit into their schedules. College c?urses the seniors and juniors can take include College Biology, College English, College Pre-Calculus, College Calculus, and College Trigonometry. "I think college classes help me get a good start for college," said Josh Zacharias. When the students came back from Christmas break and the middle school was finished, they had to start all over again. All of the students received new lockers and a new class schedule. They also had to get used to some new classrooms because of the moves some teachers made. At the beginning of February, the new computer lab in the middle school was finished. As a result, the high school students only had one computer lab to work in. The middle school has their own computer lab. It was much easier for them to find an available computer to use when they need it. Taking Spanish class is another starting point for students in all grades. Many colleges require a foreign language, either for a student to enter or graduate from their college. Miss Higby and Mrs. Harman hand the juniors new locker combinations at the begi nning of the second semester. (Photo by Tammara Wallace.) The School Board and the Steering Committee cut the ribbon for the new middle school al open house. (Photo by Sara Dau.) 68 @ Academics �Peo ple fr o m Mex ico ta lk to th e Spani sh IV class. (Photo by Miya Maaske .) Mr. Smith and Mrs. Blake move desks in the new middl e sc hoo l. (Photo by Tamm ara Wall ace.) David Ki ll pack and Katie Ki ng di ssect a cat in College Biology.(Photo by Amy Morse.) Justin Salmons cuts a board for the roof of the shed for Bui ldi ng Trade . (Photo by Sara Es er.) Rebecca Witt and Sierra Schulenberg clea n out their loc ker so they can move. (Photo by Tamara Wal lace.) Starting Points @ 69 �Lori Piper and Sara Wellman project th eir voices during a choir reher al. (Photo by Andrea f'i sc he r. ) Rebecca Witt, Jennifer Stephens and T rac i Min aha n wo rk o n th e ir moves. Drill Team practices Tuesday an d Thursd ay mo rn ings . (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) M a tt Pre uss co nce ntra tes o n h is notes. Group rehersals beg in three months before con tes t. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) Jackie Thi ele n pa ints a face for a mime contest. (Photo prov ided by Lori Higby.) Ashlee Wul ff and Chris Hester practi ce before schoo l. They sang in a mi xed doub le qu artet. (Pho to by Andrea Fischer. ) 70 @ Academics �ACADEMICS Pages by Andrea Fische1 • 1me Many activities require students to put in extra time and hours to achieve goals they have set. They strive to keep their lives organized, but often experience chaos trying to get everything completed. Music is an activity that students work hard at. During marching band season, instrumental and flag students brave the often cold temperatures at seven o'clock in the morning at least three mornings a week. Students auditioning for All-State Choir are here every other morning for rehearsals, also at seven o' clock. Small groups and solos practice before and after school February through their April contest. "There is not enough time during the school day to practice with every group, so early mornings are the only time we have left. If we didn ' t spend the extra time we could not be involved in as many musical events," said Clausen. Drill team members sometimes experience organized chaos because they are pressured to learn dances quickly o there will be a variety in their performances. The practice pays off because over time their movements become more accurate and precise. Speech team has several competitions during their January to March season. The month before are spent pickin 0 their speeches and practicing them to incorporate dramatic ski!Js. Speech coach Lori Higby helps them make their decisions about what material they will prepare for contest. Higby said, "Putting extra time and effort into Speech is important to success because practice makes perfect. Practicing is the only way you can learn the rules and techniques of Speech. You learn about Speech through practice, not watching." Not all extra time is spent on activitie . A lot of time is spent cracking the books and getting an education. Students spend a lot of extra time preparing for quizzes and tests and getting their homework assignments in. This is especia!Jy true for students taking college level classe . Students at Tri-Center can give credit for some of their success to natural talent, but if they were not devoted, they would not have wonderful results. They have proved they have what it takes to be dedicated. Tamara Wall ace, Kati e King and Sierra Schulenberg perfect a Drill Team dance. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) Jaime Anderson, Christal King, and Jennifer Stephen rehearse. Speech team practices before and after school. (Photo provided by Lori Higby.) Extra Preparation Hours/Challenges ~ 71 �ACADEMICS Pages by Jon Killpack of pportunity Tri-Center is trying to help its graduates become successful in the world by offering classes that prepare them for the future. Some of these classes are vocational agriculture, sociology, health, speech, marketing, computer aided drafting, college english, family and consumer sciences, teen living, prinicples of technology and parenting. Vocational agriculture, VoAg, is taught by Kevin Matulka. In his class, they learn about livestock, crops and other agricultural topics. This year they also rebuilt a tractor. Computer aided drafting and principles of technology, also taught by Mr. Matulka, allows the students to use computers to make plans for buildings and machines. Lori Higby teaches speech class, where students learn how to speak in front of an audience. Parenting, family consumer sciences and teen living are all taught by Julie Wood. She said, "Parenting makes them (students) think about whether or not they are going to be parents. If they choose to have kids, it makes them a better parent." The class also teaches students how to care for their kids and how much money, persistence and time a child will take. In family consumer sciences, the students learn about things around the home such as cooking, cleaning and shopping. Teen living teaches the students about the new obstacles they are encountering, how to deal with stress and how to deal with their relationships. Marketing, taught by Glenda Kunze, is a class where you learn salesmanship. For example, the students developed a fake soft drink and tried to sell it. Ernie Abariotes' sociology class takes problems in the world and tries to figure out ways of solving them . Students learn about their health and the risks of drugs in Tami Harman 's health class. "We learned about our body and how drugs hurt us," said Jason Andrews. These classes and others will allow Tri-Center's youth to become better, more well-rounded adults. Cheryl Leinen waters her fl owers for VoA g. (Photo by Jon Killpack. ) Adam Gittins operates the mechani cal arm fo r CAD. (Photo by Jon Ki ll pack.) 72 @ Academics �Amyjoe Forbes visi ts the maternity ward. (Photo by Heather Marsh.) Britt Carlson holds the artificial baby for parenting class. (Photo by Jon Killpack.) Je rem y C hri sti a nse n, E mil y Rin g. Katie King , Sara Fischer and Jesse Bald win prepare a meal for Mr.. Wood's Foods cla s. (Photo by Amy Morse .) Jo s h Zac hari as fixes a fuse bo x. (Photo by Jon Killpac k. ) SeventJ1 graders Brian Nelson, Joey Kosmac e k , S ha w n Pe te rso n a nd Noah Th ielen make pi zza for Famil y and Consumer Science. (Photo by Heather Marsh.) Prepaiing for the Future 73 �Regan Schroder and Nic1'. Thomas look in !heir books 10 fi nd an wcrs IO q ues tions Mi ss M il ler gave th em . (Ph oto by Ma ri ah We ll man .) Nick Grein e r, Mike Leon ard a nd Scooter Salmons pic k up tra sh for Indus trial Arts 1. (Ph o to b y Sara Dau.) Kyle Arnold, Josh Dau, Mr. Larsen, and Jason Schneckloth buil d a shed fo r Buil di ng Trades class. (Photo by Sara Esser.) Rac hea l Plambec k, Li sa Ronfe ld t, Amy B ri c h, C he ryl Le in e n, Lo ri Ro nfe ldt, a nd Mrs. Woo d pick up tras h fo r FH A . (Ph oto by Andrea Plambeck .) T rav is Be nnin g a nd Chri s Hes ter play bad mitto n in P.E. (Photo by Mariah We ll man.) 74 @Academics �ACADEMICS Pages by Sara Esser Clusters knowledge 0t Working together in a small group helps some people understand things better. In some classrooms, teachers put kids in small groups to work on their assignments together. Letting the kids work in groups saves the teacher from being asked a plethora of questions. When the students work together in their groups, they can learn from each other.. The students in the groups usually are not together during the rest of the day. This is one of the reasons that the students are allowed to work on their homework at the end of class. With this time the students are more likely to get their work done so they don' t have to take any home. In Algebra, Miss Higby has her students think of a group name, handshake, cheer and motto so they are an official group. She lets each group do a presentation of their name, handshake, cheer, and motto and lets them have some fun within their group. The groups are assigned according to the seating arrangement. There are usually groups of four that sit together. At the end of every class period, Miss Higby lets the students do their homework in groups. When it comes time to do a lab in foods class, the students are put in groups. The students first have to fill out a lab sheet that tells Mrs. Wood what th y are going to make, how they are going to make it and when they are going to do each step. The next day they start to cook as a group, which means that they all share the responsibility of making the food, and they all do an even amount of work to prepare their food. After they are finished, they are graded on how well their food tastes, how well they followed their lab plan and how well they worked together as a group. There was a CPR course taught in P.E. this year. After the students watched a movie and took notes, they practiced on the Annie's. There were four Annie's thi year, so the students got to pick which Annie they wanted to practice on. There was anywhere from two to four people at each Annie that helped each other practice. The students practiced the conscious choking on each other. This course is a good lesson to be taught in P.E. for future purposes. Danny Bloom and Nancy Koch cook in Foods class. (Photo by Sara E ser.) Jaime Anderson, Christal King, Ryan Polley, and Cheryl Brich work on their assignment together in Algebra class. (Photo by Sara Esser.) Group Learning ~ 75 �ACADEMICS Pages by Jennifer Stephens Qut for exploring Activities other than homework get the students excited to learn about their subjects. Parenting and VoAg even get to go on trips to learn more about the class they're taking. Students from English 10 made family trees. They had to go back to their great grandparents. Some of the names that their great grandparents had are still popular today. English 9 students explore outside the classroom with their timelines by exploring their family history. Miss Miller assigned this project to learn more about their history and it also has to do with the book they read, Night by Elie Wie~el. Michelle Hester said, "It was exciting to do the timelines because I got to look back at my past to find out new facts about my family that I didn 't know before. I also learned a lot about history and the different dates at which things occurred." English isn' t the only class that does different activities besides homework. Parenting also does some interesting things like visiting the hospital, taking home the baby and doing journals about their lives compared with other people. Susie Ring said, "I like to be able to talk about different things in class and give my own opinion. I have learned a lot more about the different forms of abortion that I didn' t know about before." In VoAg, there are many things done outside the classroom. Doing yields for crops, soil judging, planting, and driving their farm equipment to school are a few things they get to do. Jeremy Crozier said, "I think that it's good to do these activities so that we can make the school look better, and it gives some students a new experience that they might never get again." Students enjoy doing these activities for their classes so they can learn more about their subjects and still have fun. Ad venturous things can happen in class besides everyday homework for students. Wil li e Va·n Nordstrand sprays the plants during VoAg. (Photo by Jennifer Stephens .) VoAg lined up their farm vehicles in the school parki ng Jot for FFA week. (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) 76 @ Academics �Paul Carlson has fun bowling during P.E. class . (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Rac hel Witt a nd C ind y Ro berts we nt to Mi sso uri to ge t edu ca ted a bout th e theme of th e yearbook . (Photo by Amy Miller. ) Glen Cook lakes the job seri ously while helping out Ashty n Alfers in parenting. (Photo by Jennifer Witt.) Weston D ittmer goes for a da ngerous j ump during P.E. class. (Photo by Chad Alexander.) Ab ry Leazenby, Matt Preuss, Ryan Ausde mo re a nd Cra ig Ha ndbury play w it h ch ildren d urin g pl aysc hoo l. (Photo by Jennifer Wi tt. ) Exploring Outside the Classroom �Derek Roberts pu t~ on hi s computer face a~ hc: trie 10 figure out his assignment in Computer Applications. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) Nick Thomas and Andy Smith work with test tubes in Mr. Killpack's Physical Science class. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) Jaime Anderson and Stacy Alexander ex pl ore th e in side of a ca t in Mr. Killp ack ' s Co ll ege Bio logy class . (Photo by A my Morse.) Ma tt Tamm s prac ti ces CPR on an Ann ie that the Red Cross provided. (Photo by Jon Ki llpack.) Josh Ring types out his assignment dur ing Mrs . Kun ze 's Comp uter Appli cations fl class. (Photo by Heath Gravert. ) 78 @ Academics �ACADEMICS II Pages by Heath Gravert Jfands with Learning Hands on learning is found in many classes. Labs help students to better understand what is going on. Working with the hands is an everyday thing. Everyone does it and most students are in classes that involve using their hands. For instance, the College Biology class dissected cats for a project. In Yearbook class, the students work diligently on spreads'. They take the pictures, develop the film , print the pictures and crop them to fit the photo slot on the spread. Then, the students go to the computer and type the spread. Hands on learning is directly related to doing labs. Mr. Killpack's classes are two of the many classes a student has to go through in order to graduate. In order to pas his cla s, labs will be involved. In Physical Science, the students brought samples of food to class and tested each food to see if it had certain starches and sugars in it. David Gravert said, "I learned more by actually doing it rather than looking at it on paper." In Mr. Killpack's Biology class, the students made a DNA molecule and did a dichotomous key to find the correct insect in each bottle. Dan Bloom said, "Doing the dichotomous key helped me to understand what it was better. With him j ust tallcing, I didn't understand it that well ." In Physical Education, the students learned to do CPR. There are many steps involved,and they must be done in the correct order. The students must do a test on the Annie, or plastic dummy. This involves breathing into the Annie and doing compressions on its chest, or doing abdominal thrusts which involve pressing the abdominal area to force the object out of the airway. Key boardi ng and Computer Applications are other classes where the students are using their hands. In computer classes, hands are used the most. The student spends the entire period typing on the computer. Jessica Bennett and Aaron Harris mea ure the wall in Mi ss Hi gby's room for the mural in Graphic Arts class. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) Sarah Ring and Tammy Rodenburg are drawing parts of the mural. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) Hands on Leaming ~9 �Jess ica Bennett doe s the bungee run at post prom. (Photo prov ided by Jenni fer Witt. ) Ca llie Rodenburg and Lindsey John son dress for twin day dur ing spirit week. (Photo by Sadi e He imbaugh.) Lisa Ronfe ldt stu ffs and addresses pro m in vitations. (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) 80 @ Student Life �. . n t::\o Studen t LifeDiv1s10 ~l �PRIDE SHINES THROUGH "9fus year's spirit week was one to remember!" -Lacey Donovan "--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- School enthusiasm soars to highest peak during spirit week On Twin Day Lori Pi per and Brandi Hudd le d ress as doctors. (Photo by Sad ie Heim ba ugh.) B y S a die H e i mbaugh a nd Maiiah Wellman For so me s tu dents, days passed by a l mos t too quickl y d uring spirit week. Competition was tight between cl asses trying to show more spirit than the seni ors On Monday, students got a li ttle freaky for Hall oween day. T here was do uble the enjoyment on Tw in day. From managers at Menards to lawyers, there was a w ide variety of co stumes on Wed 1esday, Occupation day. Temporary hair color was smelled in the hall s as tudents sprayed each others hair for Punk Rock day. Pride was show n thro ughout Tri-Center on Friday, a students dre sed fo r B lack and Gold day. " T hi s ye a r ' S pirit Week was tons of fu n, people showed a lot of creati viti y w ith their costumes," said Lindsey John<;on. On Friday, at the pep rally, eve ryone s ho wed the ir school spirit a they got ready for the "big ga me." T his year was the fir st year fo r the Junior High to have a Jersey Auction. The highest bid for a jersey was $8. "The cheerleaders <lid a good JOh of gett ing the team und tic crowd rallird," said Laci L adcr,. Regan Schroder aid that by the way the football player were acting at the pep rally there was no chance for CoonRupids . TI1e pep rally lasted too long so they had to cancel the b •.11ing of the class dummies . At the game, students and parents gave the pl ayers all the support needed to win the game. The final score was 4214. ( ary Cochr n sings " Happy Rirthd, y' tu H · llh Thomas at the Home( or111nF. pep 1ally. <Photo by Mariah Wcllm n 1 �Nath an Hoo d takes a break durin a Science on Occupation Day. (Phot~ by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Josh Zachari as dre es like Dorothy fro m the "Wi zard of Oz." (Photo by Sadie Heimbau g.h. ) Ho ll y Leaze nby tri es to accompli sh MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: to earn her fres hmen class more po in ts tha n th e so ph omores, juniors and se ni ors, by dress ing up on Occ upati on day. (Photo by Sadie Heimba ugh.) Stacy Alexander, Ni ck Kuster, Adam Rin g. Brian Skow and Gina Ring dance to the Macarena al the Homecoming Pe p Rall y. (Photo by Mariah We ll ma n.) Sara Wellman sho w Lacey Donovan where to spray Sarah Shannon's hair. (Photo by Sadie Heim baugh.) Spirit Week @ 83 �Jess Stephens, the 1995 Homeco ming Queen, cro wns Mi sti A rbaugh, the Homeco min g Princess. (Photo by Sue Fischer.) Brady Schroder presents himself to the crowd on Coronati on ni ght as G ina Ring looks o n. (Ph oto by S ue Fi scher. ) As the ceremony ca me to an end, Josh Zachari as took time to adju st his crown after t>cing crciwncJ prince. The co mmunity ca me to see the crowning of the new queen and 1-ing ~hi h w,1~ ft llow I by th e dance. (Ph oto by Sue Fischer. ) Sierra Schu lenberg and Jeremy Chri sti ansen were chosen to be the ho stess and hos t for the Homeco mi_ng co urt. (Ph oto by Sue Fi scher.) 84 @ Student Life T he Ho meco min g Co urt co ngratulates the new ly cro wned roya lty. (Photo b}' <:;uc Fi scher.) �ASTOUNDING NIGHT " ~ronation was fun, the memories I made will be cherished." -Cheryl Leinen Coronation leads to memorable night for all By M iya Maaske As students filled the gym on coronation night, many e mo tion were fe lt. Some emotions were joy for the new king and queen, sorrow to mark the end of homecoming and exc itement for all the good times !'. hared. Coronatio n began w ith a d a nce by the Homecoming court. The theme was "Days Gone By," which was also the theme so ng by Slaughter. Co urt members had mo re res pons ibility than perfo rm in g th e ni g ht of c •J1 >n ation. T he put free time in b y do ing thin gs uch as p ie. ki ng o ut co lo rs, dres s ttc rn~, tuxedos, the theme md theme song. "l thought it wa neat when they brought the National G uard in as they escorted the Homec omi n g court," s a id Angela Olson. "Mission Impossib le" was th e th e me of th e slide show . It gave a glimpse of Spirit W ee k and ho w the students got involved. The ~ li de show also took a look at the ca ndidate s in th eir At the e nd o f C o ro na tio n, Kati e King and Brian Skow were e corted h} the National Ga urd. (Photo by " Fi~c h c r.) childhood as Mrs. Clausen and Mrs. Harman read how each candidate would remember the memories they made and their plans for the future. E ac h candidate got the opportunity to give their parents a flower as a token of their thanks. "My favorite part of coronation was the slide show because it showed sc hoo l spirit, and it brought back memories," said Kim Dea. The moment the court was waiting for atTived when King B1ian Skow, Queen Katie King, Piince Josh Zachaiias and Princess Misti Arbaugh were announced. Katie King and Brian Skow display their royalty attire a the Homecoming queen and ki ng. (Photo by Sue Fischer.) �VARIETY TONITE "at...A was a great show. " -Errin Gunderson Many talents make Variety Show hit Ke vin Dea and Jake Mc Dermott lip sync as the Blues Brothe rs. (Ph oto by Jon Ki llpack.) By Jon Killpack " It w as very fun ," said Kayl ee D o ll e n . Th majority of the performers felt the same way about the Variety Show. The performers me t for a few hours almost every night, weeks in ad vance, to practice for the performance. "I liked rehearsal. W e brought blankets and fo od and it was fun ," said Christine Matter. Th e Var iety S ho w opened with Jake M cDermott and Kevin Dea as the Blue s Brothers . Then the Concert Choir sang "Get Happy" and "Can You Find a Place For Me." Soloi s ts th at fo ll owed were Rebecca W itt, Abry Leazenby, Chri s H e ter , Kell y Ring. Caroline H o ls tei n and Mike M eyerring . T here we re also many small group performance . such as "Can' tHurry Lov ,""If I Knew You WereComin' ,"' and "T heMan T hatGotAway." The openin g ha lf was cond ud ed with the Concert Choir Women sing ing " Wedding Bell Blues." The econd halfb g:m with the T-C Sensation singing " Ey e o f t he T iger" and "Celebra te This New Day " They were followed by many s o lois ts. They were ori Ro nfe ldt, Kev in Dea. nur'a F isc her , Matt Preus , T tal 1 Minahan , Lori Piper and l a Dono van . The s mall group. in the second half were "Go A" a Litt le Girl ," "1 Say A Little Prayer" and "B r aking Up I H ard To Do." T he Variety Sh o w wa~n ' t on l} inging, there wa · com P. dy l < o . Bra d Guill apperu J oft~n with hi " Fanni;;1 Dell" jokes. Jake McDermott and Kev in Dea had many &ho1t jokes. The clo'>ing of the Variety Show was an "Exterminators· skit w ith Matt Pruess, Jerem) VanArs dol and Mike Meyerring. The Swing Chi m srnj!. "l elchru11• Thi s N1;w D11y." t I hoto h A.da Cl ausen l �Lacey Donovan, Lori Piper, Cass ie Payne, Susie Ring, Laura Gaud ian and Sara Wellman sing "The Man Th at Got Away." (Photo by Jon Killpack. ) Brad Guill 's " Farmer Dell" comedy had th e audi ence rolling in the aisles. (Photo by Arl a Clausen.) Kint ie man . J ack i Thiel e n and Mi che ll e Hester e nthu s ias ti ca ll y sin g " If I Kne w You Were ( comin' •· (Pho to by Arla C lau sen .) Linds ey Jo hnson ings '' I Will Survive." (Photo by Jon Killpack.) Jeremy VanArdsdol, Mike Mcyerring and Matt Preuss close the show with their "Ex terminator" ki1. t Photo by Arla Clause n.) Variety Show @87 �Various members of the junior class, seated in the gym, work on the seni o r p ro phicies and class wills. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) Matt Chri stensen, Andy Kramer, Brad Guill and Kyle Kunze load wood fl ats on a trail or at Interstate Electri c. (Photo by Tamara Wa ll ace.) Many members of the decorating co mmi ttee lay on th e gym floor pee r on the Genie. (Photo by Tra vis Benn ing.) Matt Pre uss helps out in the gym by taping up ball oo ns over the entrance to the gym . (Ph oto by Tamara Wa ll ace.) 88@ Student Life J a pi ctur i~ lilken h a Doug G ibson and Tami Hann an work hard to ge l the Minden Communi ty Ha ll looking it bcsl. (Ph oto by Ta mara Wa ll ace .) �Anticipation Leads to Action " Q'tcorating for Prom was a lot of fun." -Abry Leazenby Built up excitement fills stuqents' minds before Prom By Chad Alexander Although prom night ca n be a time of unforgettable things, it can also be stressful and crazy. Girls h ave to ge t a dress , h ave their hair and makeup do ne, or poss ibly do it themse lves , and for some cret '"' that golden brown tan wanted by all. · For so me girls th e '.11ost dreaded thing about prom is putti ng on a dress with that ghost white skin. Some g irl s start tanni ng mo nth s before prom and continue tannincr unti l days before it. "' G uys, onl y hav in g to rent a tux , have less thin bcrs to piepare for the bi g ni ght. Juniors, b e in g the younge r of the two attending c las es, do a ll of the preparing at chool. Different committees do certain tasks ass ig ned to them . Some order mu bcrs and glasses w hil e o th ers a re in charge of getting a li st of songs ugges ted by th e a tte ndin g st udent bo d y for th e d isc jockey. Also tJ1e gy m mu st be decorate d. S poo ls u sed as tables in the gy m were picked Laura Lefeber and Miss Hi gby bl ow 11p ba ll oo ns tu ha ng ove r the e ntiances to th e gy m . ( Ph oto b y ldm ara Wa ll ace .) up at Interstate Electric by juniors. Lori Higby and Tami Harman , prom sponsors, were in charge of all activities related to prom preparations. Prom servers were sophomores and picked by the junior class. To fund all these wonderful things, the juniors sold magazines to the community and around the sc hool. The profit made from selling these magazines was used to pay for decoration s, halI re ntal , DJ , meals and memory books. Sara Wellman , Sadi e Hei mbaugh a nd Lindsey Johnson soak their feet in preparati on fo r a ped icure. (Pho to by Diana Wellman.) �A Night to Remember "§will never forget prom night for as long as I live." -Cheryl Brich Memorable inoments that will never be forgotten Chris He ste r enjoys th e turtle races at Pos t Prom . ( Photo by Tam ara Wa ll ace.) By Sadie Heimbaugh Prom is one word with several different mean ings. Prom was held on Saturday. The night was full of magic, fairytales , and dream s coming true . The theme was "L.A. Nights," a song by Ozzie Osbourne. Prom night started off with the dinner. The choices were chicken, steak or prime rib. The meal was cooked by Darrell Morse . There was no pro m speaker, in stead the junior class de cid e d on cla ss wi ll s and proph icies. " I tho ug ht th e c lass wi ll s and phrophicies were a good idea, a nd ga ve us all a good lau g h ," a id A m ie Christian sen. After dinner, a ll of the students who were going to the dance met at the school, and if they chose to, they could partic ipate in th e G ra nd March. T he dance fo ll owed. American Bandstand wa the disc j ockey. Jo s h S ha nn on said , "The dance was a lot of fun , I think everyone e njoyed themselves." After the dance, postprom bega n. The post -prom theme was "A Ni ght to Rememher." There we re different c ities wi th di ffe rent thing~ to do 111 each one. Some of the m w 1 a tt ra c tion s we re t he bung c j um p competiti on, jou ting and caricactu re dra wings, but many agreed that the be~t part of the ni ght was the hypnotist. P rom 1997 was one to al ay remember, and will stick in many memories fore ver. Jason SchncL klolh. Rya n u sd~mo re , M att Tamm s, Jay Mc Dona ld , Gl en Cook, Brad Guill , Josh Shannon, Mike Mcyerri ng, T1 av1 Benning, and Ch t ' H1:\fcr po'c fn r the camera (Pho tu by An11 9o@ s tudent Life I lt 11~ t rn n t 'll ) �Ana Coehlo and Becky Bruck enjoy the banqu et meal. (Photo by Miya M aas ke.) Sadi e Heimbaugh and Kaylee Dollen are hypnotized to think they are body builder in a contes t. (Photo by Tamara Wa ll ace.) Adam Bruck and Shawn Flaharty try their hardest to knock eac h other off on the jousti ng ga me at Pos t Pro m. (Ph oto by Tamara Wall ace.) Jay McDo nald , Jeremy C hri sti ansen, Laci Leaders, and Jason Schneckloth enj oy play ing pocker with the fake mo ney the Post Pro m parents gave. (Photo by Ta mara Wall ace.) Jay McDonald give it his all while racing on the bungee run. (Photo by Amie C hri tiansen.) Prom @ 91 �The 60 members of the graduating class of 1997 stand in prayer. (Photo by Ed Rastovski .) Dustin Olofson, Tin a Petersen, Josh Dau, and John Jenkin s smil e before the ceremony. (Photo by Ed Rastovski.) Mega n Minahan and Brady Schroder watch a junior escort Laci Leaders hand Sara Thomsrn her National Honor Society ropes . (Ph oto by Ed Rastovski.) Valed ictorian Arny Morse prepares befo re th e commencement. (Photo by Ed Ras tovski.) 92@ Student Life Arla Clausen helps Kim Dea pin on her cap. (Photo by Ed Ras tovski.) �Memories Cherished "§knew graduation may be the last time we were all together." -Katie King Memories will be cherished as seniors move on to next phase of life. By A nd rea Fi scher and Sara Dau G raduation is the day eniors have been preparing and li v in g for during their thirteeen years of school. Th e s eniors s pent their fi nal day as an entire class on May 18, 1997 and prepared to move o n to the next phase of the ir live . For some that move will inc lude co llege or some other fo rm o f education. Some are enteri ng the work force right away. Four seni ors joined the mi litary. Wh atever they have decided will lead them into a life b yond high chool fo r which they have been busily preparng he ceremony began t 1 Stac..y le ander 's "silent" n oc..ation due to a microphone ma1functi n. The welcome was presen te d b y sc hoo l boa rd prcc;ident Jim Fischer. Ho nor students gave hl! co m me nce men t add res s . he acade mi c to p fo ur were Valed ictorian A my M orse, Sa1utator ia n Jo s h Z a c h a ri as , Kev in Dea and Kyle Je nsen. The class wa s pre se nted by Princ ipal Brett Nannin 0cra and the class of 1997 was awarded their diplomas. Derck Driver, Ky le A rn o ld , a nd \V11!ie Va n Nordstra nd pose. (Photo by )ara 0du.) Thirty-eight different scholarships were given to the graduates. Two full-ride scholarships were awarded. Katy Burford recei ve d the Peter Kiewit Scholarship and Cary Cochran received an athletic scholarship to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Class President Arny Morse closed th e ce re mony with the benediction . The class began their fi nal farewell s as a whole and parted as indi viduals. A s th e ho nor students stated in their speeches, they have grown as a class and as friends and will cherish the memo1ies made. Dav id Kill pack, Katie Ki ng and G ina Ring converse before graduation. (Photo by Ed Rastovs ki .) �Exploring Outside World "Gfie IMAX was the best part of the trip, it was a great experience." -Sam Mefford Adding a little excitement to school days brings knowledge to students At Automated Conce pts Travis Bennin g had the opportunity to control one of the robots. (Photo by Cindy Roberts. ) by Cindy Roberts D ay in , day out the repetitious school daynequire a little exc itement. For the seniors ' fi eld day trip d ay, th e y we nt to Rosenblatt Stadium, City Hall , 911 Center, M edical Cente r and Sky-Med. For lunch they went to the Old M arket. Those seni ors in M r. Killpack's college bi ology class also went to the Creighton Bio Medical Center. The j uni ors went to Alli ed Communi cati ons. T hey saw many different electronical machines that help in comm uni cati on. They then topped at the O ld Market for lunch. L au ra Ring said the best part of her trip was eei ng Scott Frost at Old hicago, and getti ng hi autograph. Afte r lunc h the j unior s he ad ed fo r uto m ated Concepts. Here the saw robots and the student got an opportuni ty to run them. Sophomores w nt to the Western H ritage l\'Iuseum, IM AX Theater and the O ld M arket for lunch. The frc hmen went to Boy Town and Josyln Art Mueurn. For lunch they went to the Wcstroads food rnurt. "I thought Boy.; To\\-n was v ry tnt<•re~tmg " aid Et Sunrk 11. Mr. Nannmga sa1J th· reason that cla. trips are ta en are so student have exposure to the metro area. It also let~ them have a better under<;tan jing of careers and busine ., opp n unitie<;. CJ · ~ trips also hei r students learn to appreciate hi storical and cultural information. Mrs Blnke, Jumi St<'pht n and Mr <iamh. h lt>11 l.u how lht ">k) M.:d h hu>ptcr """'' s 1< 1.1 h, M1 1a.l' ·t ) 94 @ Student Life �David Gittins and Heath Bertelsen get the chance to sit in the helicopter at SkyMed. (Photo by Miya Maaske.) Lisa Ronfeldt enjoys her food while eating at Old Chicago in the Old Market. (Photo by Cindy Roberts.) D.tn Olsen looks at the model train station in Omaha at the Western Heritage Museum. (Photo by Sara Dau) Tin,1 B risbo is, Roxanne Caton and Joe Bloom wait for the tour at Allied Communications to begin. 'Photo hy Cindy Roherts.) The seniors learn about the Sky-Med helicopter and how it work . (Photo by Miya Maaske.) Class Trip @95 �A ndrea, Ashl ey a nd A lic ia Fi sc he r met M inni e Mouse. Many stude nts trave led o ut of s ta te o n vaca ti o n . (Photo pro vided by And rea Fisc her.) Jess Be nnett, Trac i Mi naha n and Matt Preuss fin d fu n on trampolines. (Photo provided by Laura Ga ud ian.) Annie Welbourne and Kim Nieman use their leg muscles over the summe r. Many stude nts e njoyed padddle boating and canoeing over the summer months. (Photo provided by Annie We lbourne.) Lindsey and Schu yler Johnson and their fa m il y vacatio ned in Ne w York C ity this summer. Pic!Ured are th ei r mother Brenda and father Mr. John son. (Photo provided by Lindsey Johnson.) 96 @ Student Life Ke lly Rin g, A nni e Pe ui t, Lindsey John son, Sa ra Wellma n a nd Lace y Do nova n a tte nded No rthwest M issou ri S ta te Un iversi ty mus ic ca mp thi s sum me r. (Ph oto prov ided by Ke ll y R 111~ \ �SIZZLING SUMMERS ".9fie best part of summer was spending time with my family." -Michelle Hester Students find time to sizzle during summer. By Laura Gaudian Whe n the bell tolls on Lhe last day of school, it's a be ll of fr ee dom for three months. Summertime for some is for sunta ns , vacations and sports. Ma ny others find ti me lo ma ke mone y for the months to co me. T raci Minaha n said , "My sum mer was full of mowing lawns, and I started to lifeguard . I was also bu sy pl ayrng softbal t. " Some turn to camps and ma ll s while others find it the perfec t ti me to kick back Jr1d re lax. " I like s umm e r be ' It g ives me the c hance ri atch up wi th my soap opTiffany Heste r said . Ma ny s tude nts find then um me rs p re- pl a nn e d "'ith annu a l vaca tion s in vohcd . A nn ie Pe ttit goes to inne ota eve ry yea r. She r,tays wi th he r who le fa mil y in a cabin. •a·,,' Othe rs, like Lind sey Johnson, go to a differe nt destination eac h year. She visited New York C ity over vacation . Josh Zacha ria s part icipated in teer v. r~~tling nt the Sidney Rodeo . (Photo 1>V1tlt:d hy Josh Zacharias. ) For most students, the worst part of summer is the realization that it all goes by too quickly. Michelle Hester said, "The worst part of summer is realizing that it's all over." Teachers find summer a time to catc h up on things they weren' t able to do over the 180 day.s of school. Many return to school. Mrs. Harman said, " I have taken classes fo r the last three years and it consumed most of my summer." Wh e th e r it ' s swimming, shopping, or even camping, summer is a time to relax and enjoy the lazy days. Kyle and Ryan J en~en prepare to go boating at Lake of the Ozarks. (Photo prov ided by Ryan Jensen.) �Memories Being Made " .96 me weekends mean freedom. " -Lance Maness Weekends can mean many different things but to most people something special will be remembered. Da nn y O lse n rides th e ba rre l in h is ba rn o n so me wee ke nds. (P ho to by Pe nn y C hr iste nsen .) By Sadie Heimbaugh wo ul d make. For some, week.Weekends. To most ~ ends g ive a person a sense or students thi s word is mu sic to freedom and care freene s. the ears. Everyo ne has a differG e t ti ng toge th e r, ent idea of what to do on weekwatching movies, bowling, and e nd s. " I try to have a new hanging out with frie nds and ad venture eac h weekend," said peers are so me of the enj oyKay lee Do llen. ments of weekends . Nick Thomas aid he "Weekends a.re something that students look fo rward enj oy s hi s weekends becau~e to all week,'' sa id Adri e nn e they g ive hi m a chance to rest Soppe . Soppe also said week- and get ready for th next week. " I have to get all my ends are too short. ho mework done on FritJay tight Some students enjoy when I get ho me from school, the weekend because it g ives 1110111 won' t let me go out or my them a chance to feel grow no n that wee ke nd," sa id Lance up and yet fee l like a k.id, and make mi stakes th at onl y a child Ma ness. S tud ents aren 't th on ly ones who look forward to the weeke nd, teachers do ton. Mr. S m it h said he wishes he could go lf in the winter. He al o sa id , "Weekends are recovery time ." So whether it's hanging o ut with fr ie nd or tlying so lo, no matter what it is that u person does, memories are defi nite ly be ing made. Ka y lee Do ll en, J od i Schuning and Sara h Sha nn on have a playful argu ment a t Nick Thomas 's hous e (Photo by Sad ie ll t'imhuagh.J �H ea th Th o m as . Aaro n Pe te rse n , Lance Maness, Sarah Shannon, Nick T h o m as , Jo d i S c hu n in g , a nd Adri enne Soppe enj oy ju st hangin g out with each other. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Brad Guill and Kyle Kunze hunt and trap at Shelby Co. Trap & Skeet. (Photo by Jim Nordman .) Abry Lca1cnby, Rya n Ausde more, Kari Ne lson , Jam ie Wi tt, Rachel Witt , and Jess Bennett play Ir rJJcs nt Je nn ifer Witt 's New Year 's Eve Party. (Ph oto by Ci ndy Roberts.) 1 nnic P~ ltit, C hri stal King, Laura Ga udian , Jennife r Step hens, Traci Mi nahan, Sara Dau, Sadie Heimba ugh , C hristine Matter, Cassie Pay ne, Andrea F i he r, Jod i Sc hu ning, and Lacey Donova n dl Lacey's go in g away party. ( Photo by Ka ylee Do ll en. ) Amber Dau. Jack ie Thi e len. Kim Ni eman . and Kri sti Ande rsen stac k up the fun o n weeke nd s. (P hot o by Trud y Dec ker.) Weekend @ 99 �Magazine cutouts and posters reflect Lori Pipe r 's indi vudual s tyle and dream s for the future . (Photo by Lori Piper. ) Sponge paintin g, trophi es and a te lev is ion show parts of Laura Gaudi an's life. (Photo by Laura Gaudi an.) Sadi e Heimbough 's headboard conta ins names, glow-in-th e-dark stars, handpri nl. and other additi ons. The Mickey Mo use border re fl ec ts he r care free perso nality. (Photo hy Tamara Walla ce.) Trac i Min ahan's stereo, bears and pictures occ upy a corn er o f her heart and a co rner of her roo m. (Photo by Tamara Wa ll ace.) loo@ Studen t Life Ho ll y Leazenby chose to use hand prints on her wa lls as an alternative to traditiona l paint or wa llpaper. (Ph oto by Holl y Leazenby.) �BEDROOMS "./~room reflects my future ambitions." -Lori Piper Bedrooms supply more than a place to sleep. They provide a needed refuge to teens. Laughing, listening, screaming, crying, sleeping, or being alone. Where do all these acti vities come into play? The answer is simple, the bedroom. Bedrooms are more than just a place to crash after a long day or ni ght. They are an ope n canvas for personal expression. Not everyone has glow-fo-the-dark stars adhered to eve ry flat surface in their room . Indi vi dual tastes and ambitio ns co me throuoh when someone is allowed the"'freedom to decorate . Danny Ol se n sa id , 'The wal ls re fl ect different parts of my personality. One wal1has ode o tu ff, the others have gun s and snowmobi le pictures . There is a hole in one wall from where I was shooting a bird." Those seeking asylum from the hazards of the world rna y do so in th e be droom. Cooling off in one's room may be the first step to solving life's problems. Wi th a clear head, proble ms can be approached in a mature manner. Talking on the phone o r li ste n in g to Alanis or Metallica helps to pass time when " Friends" is a repeat and the quality of fami ly time taking place in the li vi ng room doesn' t sound particulary en.ticing. S adie Heimb augh said, "I've designed my room with comfort in mind. I go in there to destress." With stereos , telephones, computers and televisions taking up res idence in bedrooms across the nation, is, "Go to your room," really a terrible punishment? By Tamara Wallace A ndrea We ll man textures her bedroom wal ls to enhance the appearance of he r spec ia l a rea. (Ph oto by Tam ara Wa ll ace.) ~\ ' ~ .,'~ '~ ' Jodi Sch unin g atte mpts to sLra ighten he r bed in a hurry. (Photo by Tam ara Wa ll ace.) Bedroom @ 101 �FAMILY TIME " pou never know how much time you have." -Tina Brisbois Quality hours are a student's time well deserved By Jennifer Witt H olidays, bi rthdays, re uni o ns a nd vacat ion s a re times students spend with family. Rachel, Re becca and Elizabeth Witt, Sierra Schule nberg a nd Aaron Rastovski at Lh e Epcot Cente r in O rl a nd o, Flori da . (Pho to pro vided by Rac hel Witt. ) " On so me weeke nd s and du1ing the summer, my family goes camping. We hike, fi sh, pl ay vo ll eyball and ri de bik es whil e on these campi ng trips," said Adam Marsh. Sum mer is when students don' t worry about stud ying fo r tests, after school sport , or contests fo r cho ir or band. They foc us on th ings like j obs and spending time with fri ends and fa mily. Students have e no ugh time after school to do special acti vities daily, but some students aren' t able to because of jobs, sports, etc. During the high school years s tud e nts te nd to spend . more time with their families because some of them onl y have fo ur more years in their hou e before they go off to co llege. So me famil ies take small trips during the year. Kari Ne lson went to her brother's N a vy g ra d ua tio n . J e ss ic a Bennett went to Arizona during the sc hoo l yea r to visit her gra nd pare nts . H o l id a y s a re times when . tudents see re latives that they may not see any otJ1 r tinw during the year d ue to long i tance or becau e they muy h:J\I ( re lati ves that are i n the service. So me s tud ent s have uniq ue ways in which they celebrate ho li days. "My fami ly celebrate St. Nicholas on Dec. 5. We open stocki ngs my parents fill ed on th.i s day," said Caroline Holstein. Hi gh school students al ways try to fi nd ways to pend time with both thei r friends am! fa mi lies. T ime with their family at home becomes Jes, as college draws nearer. Matt Preu ~s s pe nds tim e w llh hb family for C hri stmas dinner. (Phot,, provided by Mau Pruess.) �He ath G ra ve rt a nd D av id Grave rt spend time talki ng with their dad afte r a c hurc h s uppe r. (Ph oro take n by Je nni fe r Wit t.) Rac hel H ansen and C herry Han sen come together to a church service. (Ph oto take n by Je nnifer Witt. ) Lela nd , Ryan, Kim. Lind a and Jess Bennett stand in front of the Hi storic Liberty Jail on th eir summer vaca ti o n to Utah. (Ph oto pro vid ed by Jess Bennett. ) Keith lnco ntro poses wi th hi s fa mil y, Jim. Sharo n and Cassie In contro. (Photo taken by Jennifer Witt. ) Kari elson attend Kevin ·s graduation fro m the Chicago aval Bas with her si blings. (Photo provided by Kari Ne lson.) Family Life @1 03 �Amber Dau and Annie Welbourn e spend the ir income on CDs, magazine s and phon e bill s . (Photo by Sara Dau. ) Ma rty O ve rgaa rd spe nds so me o f hi s g ree n bac ks o n foo d. (Ph oto by Jon Killpac k.) Ru sty Smith in ves ts in a lun c h ti cke t befo re school. (Photo by Jon Killpack ) Chad Pi tts works d il igentl y at school ea rnin g hi s money as a ma inte nce techni c ia n. (Photo by Jon Killpack.) T he Iowa Ambassado rs o f Mu s ic took a trip to Europe and spt:nl lnads ot money I 11 Ccmcr me mbe rs inc lude Jenni fe r Wi tt, Susie Ring, Ryan kn en and K Ii.: Jc11\cn Ph to hy J If Schot:nm ) 104-@ student Life �Show Me the Money "~u By Jon Killpack Money is a big deal in the country and in the schools. The national deficit is in the trillions, and the welfare and unemployment issues are becoming bigger. In the schools, the admini strato rs are fig uring out what to do w ith the school' s money. Additi ons to the buildings and updating the technology is expensive. Students also have to pay fo r everything. Dates, cars, foo d, gas, clothes, movi es and other weekend activi ties are just ome of expenses hi gh school students have to pay fo r. " I spend a lot of my money on clothes, gas and movie ."said M ike Barnes. Ma ny stud e nts have tu manage and work for their own mo ney. Summer and after school j obs are how most students make the ir money. M any students that live o n the farm rai e thei r o wn li vestock . Mow in g law ns is a very popular job in the summer. " I mow law ns in the um mer and scoop snow in the winter," said Heath Richards. can't get through senior year without it." -Willie VanNordstrand Chris Madsen sai d, "I earn extra money during the s umm e r by mow in g w ith Barnes." Baby-sitting is also a popular job. " I sometimes babysit," said Dan Bloom. Students are also trying to earn money fo r college, and college costs money, lots of money. The mi nimum college fund fo r fo ur years is about 7,000 G notes. That's without a ny gra nt s or sc holarship s. Most students pl anning to go to college will try to go to one within the state fo r cheaper rates. Aaro n Peterse n spends some of hi s ca bbage on hi (Ph oto by Jo n Kil lpack. ) fou r-w heelin g ho bby. Paul Evers counts hi s ca h after purchasi ng a tasty nack at the conces. io n s ta nd a t a ba s ke tb a ll g a me. !Photo by Jo n Ki ll pack .) Money @ tos �Roping Doesn't Come Easy Lacey Donovan hand feeds a kangaroo at the National Wildlife Reserve in Australia. Donovan also reported that she had seen a kangaroo in the wild. (Photq courtesy of Lacey Donovan.) Adventures in the Outback By Laura Gaudian After 15 hours on a plane, Lacey Donovan arrived to her destination, Australia. Ever since she was little Lacey had wanted to visit the land down under. Lacey arrived in Australia on February 1 and stayed as a foreign exchange student for five months. She stayed with the Martin Fallow family in a suburb of Sydney. The hou se, that Lacey stayed in had a pool and many different fruit trees in the back yard. Lacey was also pleased to find out that she lived only minutes away from a mall. Lacey noticed many differences between Australia and the United States. Australi a's foo d is a lot different, Lacey met a person who had j ust tried Kool-Aid for the first time. Lacey also said she never ate so much fruit in her life. Lacey got to see "Ci nderella" at the Sydney Opera house. She attended a school for the performing arts and made the choir. Lacey also got the chance to meet up with her pen pal in Australia, whom she had been corresponding with for a long time. She also visited the outback and went canoeing. With a variety of new thjngs to explore, Lacey found Australia an exci ting adventure. l06 @ Mini Mag By Ryan Jensen .Josh Zachaiias has been competi ng i!l rodeos for about two years. He competes in steer wrestling, calf roping, and team roping. He also practices three to six night a week when the season is in full swing. Zac hari as competes in about 40 to 50 rodeos per year. He became in volved in rodeo because he has always be n interested in it and he had a friend in 4-H that was in volved in the sport. To be competi ti ve in rodeo, Zacharias be lie ve a g od horse, seriou s attitude, coord ination and being athl etic are keys to being successful. Practice an d competi ng in rodeos will al o help people be competitive. One can practice different way . He trie to do somethlng as fast as he can, work on one area of roping and work on teamwork. He also works a lot wi th hi s horse to keep it in top shape. Zachari as has hac!, some bad luck with injurie . He has an injured knee which he weai·s a knee brace for when he steer wrestles. He has also had a horn hit hi s teeth which cau ed him to need a root canal. He has been kicked in the head a well, and he 's had a rope burn across hi s lips. He competes in the local rodeos at Carson and at Syd ney. Zacharias plans to attend Iowa State U ni ve r ity and compete in intercoll egiate rodeo and other rodeos which he ha already competed in. "If you want to be involved in rodeo, start now. The only downside is that it can be expensive," Zachai"ia said. La t year he team roped with Bobby Ju stice, and thi , year he is team roping with Jeff Strajt. He has wo n abo ut seven rodeos. Some high school rodeos give out points and other have a cash prize. Josh is off to a good season standing in the top ten in all of his events. DNfT,I Josh Zacharias is ai r born as two horses leave him in the du,,t at the high diool r xi n in Sidney Iowa. Jo h al. o compete in team ropiug. <l'liulo i:ourt } uf fo h Zachari as.) �Tae-Kwon-Do: More than Self-Defense By Andrea Fischer Tae-Kwon-Do is a martial arts form that teaches selfcontrol and self-defense and means "technique of kicking and punchjng" . A few students at Tri-Center take classes to learn about the art form and about respect and discipHne. Tae-Kwon-Do originated in Korea around the first century BC, and is sometimes compared to karate. After World War II, it went through a tremendous revival due to a national effort to instill patriotism and unity. It became mandatory in mjlitary training and was introduced into the schools. TaeKwon-Do has been growing in popularity ever since. There are five tennants, or themes, of Tae-Kwon-Do. They are respect, self-defense, self-control, integrity and per everance. All of these themes are focused on during a regular class. When class starts, all students Hne up in order of their belt color. The lowest color is white and the highest is black. The students bow to their teacher. This is a sign of respect, which is the whole purpose of Tae-Kwon-Do. Then, students spend the remainder of class learnjng kicks. They also learn free sparr, which is fighting with each other. They spend time learning correct terms for their movements. There are two flags hanging in the practice room. One is the American flag and one is the Korean flag. The upper left hand corner of the Korean flag is for the heavens. The upper ri ght hand corner is for fire . The lower left hand corner is for water and the lower right hand is for the earth. Tae-Kwon-Do al so teaches respect for all of these thjngs , as well a for other people. Sisters Kelly and Andrea Ring take classes at the American Legion Hall in Neola. Kelly Ring said, "I enjoy Tae-Kwon-Do because it has taught me about defending myself and has also helped my self-esteem. I am a lot more confident, and I set goals for myself now. Some of the goals are to improve at certain things in Tae-Kwon-Do, but usually they are outside of class for the rest of my Hfe." Tina Brisbois' favorite part of Tae-Kwon-Do is sparring. Brisbois said, "Sparring is fun because you get to fight with other people." Brisbois said the three T 's, time, temperature and tension, are also an important aspect of Tae-Kwon-Do. Time is putting in an extra effort to practice. Temperature is getting hot from working out, and tension is relieving stress through tills martial art form . Jaime Anderson said that she has learned selfindurance and respect. "I have more respect for the flags and for history," said Anderson. Tina Brisbois, Gavin Skow and Kelly Ring all attend Tae-Kwon-Do lessons at the same place. and they have the same instructor a well. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) Gav in Skow perfo rms a techn ique he learned at Tae-Kwon-Do. The participants meet once a week with their instructor for lessons. (Photo by Andrea Fi cher.) Mini Mag @ 107 �STRESS PROVES BURDENSOME By Laura Gaudian and Mariah Wellman Homework, sports and deadlines are all common stressors to many high school students. Almost all students face stress everyday. For some it's the stress of the big game that night, but for others it '.s j ust the ta k of getting homework done every night. Jeff King said, "Schoolwork is stressful for me because sometimes I don 'r get ir done. " Adrienne Soppe said that homework is stressful for her because it takes up a lot of her time at night. Parents are something that many students find to be a major stressm: Tiffany Hester said, "My parents always put some kind of stress on me. " Deadlines to be met are also a burden to many students. For seniors it'.~ deadlines f or scholarships or essays. Yearbook and newspaper find deadlines to be troublesome, especially when stories are due or spreads. In a life full of chaos and confusion, stress is a normal occurrence in many students ' lives. MULTIFORMITY OF CREATURES By Mariah Wellman When you hear the word pet, do you think of man 's best friend the dog, a common cat or do you think of an exotic animal like a snake or a lizard? Kelly Ring is just one person at Tri-Center who thinks differently. She owns a green iguana that is three feet long now but is expected to grow up to eight feet long by the time it is fully grown. "Iguanas have razor sharp teeth and often bite when they are disturbed while shedding their ski n," Ring said. Her iguana's name is Chuquita and has a diet consisting much of what humans eat, fruits and vegetables, but they are not allowed to be fed junk food like pizza and hot dogs. Not only does Ring own an iguana, but she also owns two ferrets named Mayzie and Sammy. They can live up to ten years and lose their ability to smell when they are about a year old, but still have a smell to them . . Kell y Rin g's ferrets li ke to be held. She feed s them a diet suppl ement cal led Ferretone to keep them at a good weight. (Photo by Kevin Taylor.) J08 @ Mini Mag Sierra Schulenburg also owns two iguanas. Max i a two year old boy. He is two feet long and eats vegg ies. He likes carrots the best. Iggy, the other one, eats bananas. He whips hi s tail hard and likes to fake bite. Not all students have exotic pets. Most ·tudents have dogs and cats, such as Michell e Hester. She has a Basset Hound named Boomer and a fis h named George. "I'd rather have a ' normal' pet than an 'exotic' pet because you know what to expect of them," Hester said. David Killpack has fi ve li zards. He has fo ur leaf-tailed gecos and one bearded dragon . They eat all ki nds of insects. "I don 't have many li zards ri ght now because I am getti ng ready to get more from Madagascar." Killpack is going to spend pait of the summer in Madagascar working w ith li zards. Many th r students al so own pets and some are as close as best fri ends. David Kil lpack is shown here wi th one of his many pets. (Photo courtc v nf Killpack.) n.1 1 �One Special Night By Ryan Jensen Many fans enjoyed watching the Trojan basketball team achieve many victories throughout the season. Many team goals were achieved as well as individual ones. The team had success as a whole, but one team player achieved a special honor. On Monday, February 24, Cary Cochran broke the Iowa all time career scoring record. He broke the record in the first round district game against Saint Albert. A crowd of about 1500 watched as Cary sank a 19 foot jumper with 5:34 left in the fourth quarter. Cary led scoring with 27 points. The Trojans won the game 73-56. The sixteen year old record of Todd Berken pas, of Maple Valley, no longer stands in first place. Cary ended his high school scoring title with 2,650 points over four years compared to Berkenpas' 2,536 points. Cary 's record definitely came as a result of hard work and dedication to the sport. Cary will continue his basketball career at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln next year. Cochran takes a long three pointer during a regular season game with Underwood. The team was 18-1 during the regular season. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) Car) Coc hran was popular with many people duri ng the record-breaking basketba ll sea on. I lei shown here sign in g autograph fo r little kids after he broke the record on February 24. (Photo by Amy Mi ll er. ) Cary Cochran goes up for a shot against many St. Ansgar defenders at the state tournament. (Photo by Amy Morse.) Mini Mag @ 109 �Strong Efforts Prove to be Rewarding By Amy Morse Success was shared by many teams and seasons. Three teams and two individuals headed to state to represent the school. The three teams were football , boys basketball and bowling. The football team lost only one game during the season and won its di strict. They advanced to the state playoffs, and despite a superb effort, they fell to Lemars-Gehlen in the first round 14-47. The boys basketball team also sported an excellent season. They had only one loss heading into post-season play. Despite some hardships with injury, they faired well and advanced to state. They made a galliant effort, but fell during the first round to eventual state runner-up St. Ansgar. The girls bowling team was the third and final team to make it to state competition. They fini shed second in their di strict Tracy Kosmacek and Amy Sm ith each ad vanced on to lhe stale track meet. (Photo by Amy Morse.) Members of the state girl s bowling team qualifiers were Sara Th om~en , Amie hri sti ansen, Coach Barney John on C hery l Leine n, Ashlee Wul ff and Susie Ring. (Photo by Mary Ann Wulff.) Me mbers of the boys basketball tea m come forward to receive their participation trophy after losing d urin g the firs t rou nd. (Photo by Ed Rastovski.) 110 @ Mini Mag and went on to place fiftee nth at the state bowling tourn ament in Cedar Rapids. Two indi viduals also had sparkling seasons that led them to state. Am y Smith and Tracy Kosmacek made it to the state track meet in Des Moine . Smith qu alified in the shot put and discu whil e Kos macek qu alified in the 200 dash. Smith pl aced 19th in the shot put and fourth in the di scus. Success wa also ac hi e ved in other areas. Tamara Wallace was named to all-state speech . Music groups al so participated at state. A ll of these indi vidu als a nd teams worked hard te» achieve thi s success, ancl their efforts were rewarded at state competiti ons. Two Troj an fa ns, Jonathan McOnnald and Andrea Ring, me dres~cd imd ready to show their schoo l spi ri t ~I a ~I r • amc ( Phnt<J by I u; na Rmg ) �Last Day of School Cookout By Amy Morse On Thursday, May 29 , after a brief and fin al meeting with their teachers, the entire student body headed outside for a clay of fun. The Student Council, along with some help from the fa culty, grilled hamburgers and hot dogs . Other goodies were also pro vided , such as potato salad and baked beans. Dessert was ice cream sandwiches provided by the cooks . The cookout began at 11 :30 and students were dismissed to go home at 1:30. The rain held off long enough for the students to enjoy a cool day. Games were provided fo r anyone wishing Lo s tay and enj oy their las t clay togethe1: Mr. Fri tch and Mr. Abario tes enjoy a plate of food. (Photo by Tamara Wa ll ace.) Four-wheelers were brought to chool on the last day. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) • Paculty me mber. Mr. Nanni nga, Mr. Ell io tt, Mr. Larse n and Mr. Wiese grill hamburgers. (Photo by Tamara Wa ll ace .) Mini Mag ~ 111 �Seniors go on Last Trip By Sadie Heimbaugh Colorado was the destination, the date was May 1, and the time was 11 :30 p.m., as the seniors left as a class for their greatest journey ever. Tri-Center's41 seniors arrived by charter bus at Estes Park around noon on May 2. The seniors went to many different places and had many exciting adventures while they stayed in Estes Park. They spent two and a half days of relaxing and having the time of their lives. "Friday was kind of cold, but Saturday was about 65 degrees, and the rest of the time it was pretty warm," said Adam Ring. While at Estes Park, seniors visited the Stanley Hotel, where the movies "The Shinning," and parts of "Dumb and Dumber," were filmed. They also went swimming, golfing , shopping and climbing to the top of the mountain, Eagle Cliff. Brad Ring said, "I wasn ' t sure if I wanted to go on the trip, but I am glad I did because I had a fun time ju s t hanging around with my friend s." Kevin Dea and Jeremy Christiansen both agreed that their favorite part of the trip was the golfing. Memori es were made , s tori es wer shared , and te ar were shed as the 1996-97 senior class of Tri-Center High School co ncluded what may have been one of the greatest trips they have ever been on , and will ever go on together. Seniors gather fo r one final gro up photo before headi ng back to [owa from Estes Park. (Photo by Arla Clausen. ) Rebecca Will gets ready to fire a snowball at the enemy as Kim DLa looks on. Snowball fi ghts were enj oyed by all when the group tir;t arrived in the mountains. (Photo by Amy Morse.) All of the travellers gath ered at La Casa on Friday ni ght in Estes Park for a mex ican mea l. (Photo by Amy Morse.) 112 @ M ini Mag �Awards Day 1997 By Tamara Wallace and Amy Morse To some, Awards Day is just a few hours away from class. To the majority, it is the moment when njne months of hard work receive recognition. Awards received in hjgh school can be useful in the future. Employers will be impressed when an abundance of awards are listed or included in a resume. Awards reflect character and ability. Awards Day also provides the faculty with an opportunity to show their humorous side. Mr. Abariotes gave out movie posters that reminded seniors of funny or memorable experiences in their life. All of the faculty and students gathered in the gym for Awards Day. A variety of awards were given to a large group of students. Teachers awarded trungs like the top grade point in the classroom or the hardest worker. Group awards were also given. Some of these were to the Jam Connection members and actors and actresses in "Hillbilly Weddin' ". All of the seni ors who won Most and Best awards gathered fo llowing Awards Day for a photo. (Photo by Tamara Wa llace.) Mr. Abariotes handed out mov ie po ters for awards to sen iors. They were comical awards that all owed the day to be fu n. The awards were for memorable moments of embarrassment. (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) Mi ni Mag @u3 �• Amyjoe Forbes helps decorate cookies at the parenting class's playschool. (Photo- by Heather Marsh .) Matt Preuss swims at the pool in Neol a for physical education . (Photo by Chad Al exander. ) Bi ll Brich auctioneers the footba ll jerseys for Homecomin g. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh. ) J14 @ Community �. . ~115 Ads Div1s10n ':::,} �PATRON ADS $100 Patrons We support the high academic standards and extracurricular excellence of the TriCenter Community School District Allied Communications Equip. Supply Co. (712)322-2725 Bill and Connie Barrier- Owners Hall and Welboume Real Estate Steven J. 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Bluffs, IA 51502 Mjck & Elrune Brown (712)328-3148 Closed Tuesdays & Sunday Witt Farms Gail or Duane Witt Pioneer Seed Sales Beebeetown, Iowa Thank you to all the businesses that supported the 1997 Trojan yearbook!! Ads ~ 119 �Stacy, You've accomplished a lot with all your hard work and we ' re proud of you! Good things do come in small packages. Love, Mom and Dad l(yle, We will always love you . We even like you . Be true to yourself. Keep smiling. Love, Mom and Dad Eric, Never let yesterday's di sappointments overshadow tomorrow's dreams. We are behind yo u in whatever path yo u take. Love, Mom , Dad and Sara 12o @ Ads �Angela. Let your dreams be your limit! Believe in yourself! Love, Mom, Dad and Rachel l\aty . Your smile conquers all. Reach for the stars, your dreams will come true. We are proud of you. Love, Grams and Dad Car y, Thanks for the memories! Love, Mom and Dad Parent Ad ~121 �Katie, Your postive attitude will help you negotiate the "moguls" of life and ski to the summit of contentment. We' re very proud of you and love you lots! Mom and Dad Sierra, Dreams come true for those who work while they dream. May all your dreams come true! Love Mom, Dad and Aaron Robbie, We're wishing you success and happiness thoughout your life. Follow your instincts and keep on smiling. Love Forever, Grandma and Grandpa 122 @ Acts �Heather Kay, . Our monkey doodle shine! Keep the faith in all you do! We Love You! Mom and Dad Sara, Life is a challenge! Always believe in yourself and be the best you can be. Thanks for being a wonderful daughter. You are special to us! We love you, Mom and Dad Rebecca, You have given us many wonderful mem01ies and so much enjoyment. We are proud of you. Love, Mom and Dad Mary, You are a caring, loving young lady. Cherish each day God gives you . Know that I am here for you. Love, Mom Parent Ads ~ 23 �Index A Time to Kill Abariotes, Ernie 45 Alexander, Chad 55 Alexander, Stacy 4, 13, 20, 26, 27, 42, 48, 50, 78, 83, 120 Andersen, Kristi 58 Anderson, Jaime 42, 48, 70, 75 , 78 Anderson , Janet 47 Anderson, Matt 61 Andrews, Dawn 40, 61 Andrews, Jason 55 , 72 Arbaugh, Misti 22, 48 , 50, 84 Arnold, Kyle 48 , 74, 93 Arrick, Andy 63 Ashcraft, Justin 63 Ausdemore, Ben 61 Ausdemore, Heidi 38, 63 Ausdemore, LeAnne 40, 41, 61 Ausdemore, Lisa 38, 63 Ausdemore, Ryan 19, 52, 77, 90 Beverly Hills Ninja Bahrke, Laura 38 , 39, 64 Baldwin, Jesse 19, 55, 73 Ballke, Sylvia 42, 52 Bargenquast, Madge 47 Barnes, Jeremy 38, 64 Barnes, Mike 18, 24, 26, 27, 48, 105 Barrier, Megan 38, 64 Beebe, Alyssa 38, 39, 64 Behrendsen, Rachel 58 Bellar, Jay 24, 25, 46, 47 , 60 B ennet~ Jess 6, 7,20, 28, 29, 52, 79, 80, 96, 102 Benning, Dustin 40, 41 , 61 Benning, Eric 24, 58 Benning, Travis 52, 74, 90, 94 Benzing, Diane 45 Bertelsen, Heath 48, 95 Blake, Kathy 38, 45, 69 Bloom, Dan 55, 75, 79, 105 Bloom, Joe 95 Bonar, Jim 52 Boos, Eric 10, 24, 57, 58, 32 Boos, Seth 54, 55 Bowen, Katie 40, 60, 61 Bowen, Zach 58 124 @ Index Erich, Amy 9, 48, 74 Erich, Cheryl 6, 7, 52, 75 , 90 Brisbois, Tina 42, 52, 95, 102 Bruck, Adam 8, 52, 91 Bruck, Becky 48, 91 Bruck, Janet 9, 12, 13, 52 Bruck, Linda 64 Bruck, Peggy 61 Burbridge, Kristen 58 Burford, Katy 20, 22, 23, 43, 48, 50, 121 Burford, Tom 52 Burton, Jason 18 The Crucible Carlson, Beth Ann 61 Carlson, Britt 52, 73 Carlson, Paul 48, 77 Carroll, Tonya 64 Caton, Bill 61 Caton, Roxanne 52, 95 Christensen, Andy 38, 39, 64 Christensen, Kevin 32, 48 Christensen, Matt 18, 24, 52, 88 Christiansen, Arnie 7, 20, 35, 52, 90 Christiansen, Ashley 38, 64 Christiansen, Jeremy 24, 25, 48, 50, 73 , 84, 91 , Christiansen, Rhonda 40, 41, 61 Clark, Brandon 61 Clausen, Arla 44, 45, 92 Clevenger, Jennifer 40, 61 Cochran, Carl 24 Cochran, Cary 16, 24, 48, 50, 82, 121 CDehlo, Ana 91 Cohen, Alayna 61 Cook, Glen 18, 24, 25, 52, 77, 90 Cook, Jason 24, 55, 32 Cook, Neil 40, 41, 61 Cross, Stacie 58 Crozier, Brenda 48 Crozier, Jeremy 8, 52, 76 Dante's Peak Dalton, Pat 26, 34 Dalton, Shawn 39, 64 Dalton, Tim 26, 27, 55 Daringer, Amber 40, 41, 61 Darrington, Mandy 38, 39, 64 Darrington, Melissa 38, 64 Dau, Amber 58, 104 Dau, Josh 48, 74, 92 Dau, Sara 7, 20, 55 Dea, Kevin 11 , 24, 48 , 50, 86 Dea, Kim 27, 35, 42, 48, 85, 92 Dickey, Kyle 52 Dickey, Tara 58 Dittmer, Weston 16, 48, 77 Divelbess, Bedane 16, 26, 27, 55 Divelbess, Courtney 39, 64 Dollen, Corey 61 Dollen, Kaylee 20, 22, 28, 29, 55, 91 98 Dollen, Kelly 47 Dollen, Missy 55 Dollen, Thomas 64 Donovan, Lacey 7, 12, 55, 82, 83, 87 Donovan, Ryan 38, 39, 64, 66 Driver, Derek 48, 93 The English Patient Eckrich, Aaron 58 Elliott, Ron 4 7 Esser, Eric 24, 48, 50, 120, 32 Esser, Kim 46, 47 Esser, Sara 20, 35, 55 Evers, Paul 24, 58, 105 Fargo Felton, Mindy 28, 58 Finken, Brandon 40, 41 , 61 Finken, Rachel 40, 41, 61 Fischer, Andrea 12, 13, 20, 55, 96 Fischer, Ashley 40, 41, 61, 96 Fischer, Sarah 28, 58, 73 Fisher, Brian 24, 58 Flaharty, Shawn 8, 24, 52, 91 Flemming, Lois 47 Foote, Sandi 55 Forbes, Amyjoe 52, 73, 114 Forbes, Roseanne 55 Frederiksen, Mandy 48, 50 Fritch, Mark 24, 29, 45 Grosse Pointe Blank Gambs, Eleanor 45 Gau , Amanda 38, 39, 64 Gaudian, Katie 39, 63 , 64 Gaudian, Laura 20, 23, 28, 35, 38, 55, 87 Gdowski, Daniel 38, 39, 65 Gibson, Doug 18, 45, 88 Gittins, Adam 48, 72 Gittins, David 24, 48, 95 Gittins, Joe 58 Graeve, Kathryn 58 �Graham, Jacob 4, 16, 58 Graham, Jared 64, 39 Grandick, Aaron 55 Gravert, David 24, 58, 79 Gravert, Heath 55, 103 Greiner, Nick 58, 74 Greiner, Shari 38, 64 Gruber, Donald 40, 41, 61 Guill, Brad 11, 18, 24, 25, 52, 86, 87, 88, 90, 32 Gunderson, Errin 55 Gunderson, Justin 16, 24, 42, 58, 32 Jensen, Chris 64 Jensen, Kyle 4, 24, 25, 48, 104, 120 Jensen, Ryan 24, 54, 55, 104 Jepsen, Sara 58 Johnson, Lindsey 28, 58, 80, 82, 87, 89, 96, 97 Johnson, Robert 45, 96 Johnson, Schuyler 38, 39, 64, 96 Justice, Joan 4 7 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Kay, Karen 47 Keller, Chris 64 Killpack, David 16, 48, 50, 69, 93 Killpack, Jon 24, 55, 32, 33 Killpack, Lee 45 Killpack, Steven 64 Kinart, Zachary 38, 39, 64 King, Christal 20, 55, 75 King, Jeff 10, 58 King, Katie 7, 12, 13, 20, 48, 50, 69, 71, 73, 85, 122 Kline, Sue 46, 47 Koch, Brenda 38, 64 Koch, Nancy 55, 75 Kohl, Joshua 40, 41, 61 Kosmacek, Joey 64, 73 Kosmacek, Tracy 24, 38, 39, 55 Kramer, Adam 61 Kramer, Andy 52, 88 Krohn, Heather 9, 13, 42, 52 Krohn, Jonathan 38, 39, 64 Kunkle, Erin 61 Kunze, Glenda 45 Kunze, Kyle 8, 52, 88 Kuster, Nick 24, 48, 83 Haggerty, Jason 52 Handbury, Craig 11, 52, 77 Hanken , Zachary 38, 64 Hansen, Angie 21, 48, 121 Hansen, Chris 55 Hansen, Jason 42, 58 Hansen , Rachel 40, 41, 61, 103 Harman , Adam 38, 39, 64 Harman, Tami 44, 45, 68, 88 Harri s, Aaron 27, 54, 55, 79, 32 Hei mbaugh, Sadie 28 , 58, 89, 91 , 101 Hester Chris 18, 24, 52, 70, 74, 86, 90 Hester: M ichelle 12, 28, 58, 76, 87 , 97 Hester, T iffa ny 55 , 97 Hester, Traci 60, 61 Hicks, Meli s a 6 1 Higby, Lori 45, 68, 75 , 89 Hi nman, M atthew 38, 39, 64 Hol stein, Caroline 11, 12, 13 , 42, 52, 102 Honeywell , Tammi 63, 64 Hood , Adam 39, 64 Hood. Nathan 58, 83 Hornbostel, Larry 45, 60 Huddle, Brandi 58, 82 Huebner, Rob 24, 48, 50 Inventing the Abbots Incontro, Cassie 38, 39, 64, 103 lncontro, Keith 54, 55 , 103 Incontro, Sharon 47 Jerry Maguire Jenki ns, John 48, 92 King Pin Liar Liar Larsen, Bill 37, 45 , 74 Larsen, Paul 38, 39, 64 Leaders, Brent 40, 41, 61 Leaders, Eddie 38, 39, 63, 64 Leaders, Laci 6, 7, 20, 23, 28, 34, 35, 52, 66, 82,91, 92 Leaders, Thomas 55 Leaders, Tim 24, 58 Leazenby, Abry 13, 42, 51 , 52 Leazenby, Holly 57, 58, 83 Lefeber, Bryan 4 1, 61 Lefeber, Laura 6, 7, 20, 27, 28, 52, 89 Leinen, Cheryl 9, 11 , 48, 72, 74, 85 Leonard, Mike 58, 74 Leuschen, Nicholas 38, 64 Lugsch, Lindsey 61 , 40 Micheal Maaske, Miya 48 Madsen, Chris 55, 105 Madsen, Pam 52 Maness, Lance 24, 58, 98 Manhart, Melissa 38, 39, 65 Manhart, Sarah 38, 39, 65 Maresch, Donald 65 Marsh, Adam 65, 102 Marsh, Heather 7, 12, 48, 123 Marshall, David 11 , 61 Martens, Charity 52 Martens, Joshua 65 Martens, Seth 38, 39, 65 Martin, Rob 43 , 48, 122 Martinez, Joe 38, 65 Matter, Christine 6, 7, 43 , 55 Matter, Elizabeth 10, 61 Matter, Loma 47 Matulka, Kevin 8, 22, 45 , 32 Maxwell, Matt 61 McDaniel, Levi 61 McDermott, Jake 11, 24, 25, 48, 86, 32 McDonald, Jay 18, 52, 90, 91 McDonald, Shane 58 McLandsborough, Austin 58 McLandsborough, Laurel 38, 65 Mefford, Joseph 61 Mefford, Sam 94, 55 Meinke, Diana 4 7 Meinke, Rusty 48 M ergens, Dallas 48 Mergens, Drew 51, 52 Meyerring, Mike 52, 86, 90 Michl , Jason 58 M iller, Amy 44, 45, 74, 75 Minahan, Matt 18 Minahan, Megan 7, 16, 20, 22, 48, 50, 96 Minahan, Traci 20, 22, 28, 35 , 55, 70, 96, 97 Moen, Jenna 38, 65 Morse, Amy 20, 23, 28, 29, 48, 50, 92 Morse, Katie 12, 28, 35, 59 Mudra, Tabatha 59 Muhs, Jessica 61 Nutty Professor Nanninga, Brett 47 Index @ 125 �Nelson, Brian 38, 39, 65, 73 Nelson, Justin 38, 65 Nelson, Kari 16, 27, 34, 35, 43, 51, 53, 102 Nelson, Keith 18 Nieman, Kim 6, 7, 59, 87, 96 Nordman, Jim 55 Nyberg, J.R. 53 One Hundred and One Dalmations Obermeier, Erin 62 Obrecht, Josh 62, 66 Ohlinger, Beverly 45 Olofson, Dustin 48, 92 Olsen, Danny 56, 95, 101 Olson, Angela 48, 85 Olson, Dustin 59 Ord, John 24, 48, 93 Overgaard, Marty 24, 59, 104 Phenomenon Parkhill, Nathan 38, 39, 65 Pauly, Jay 65 Payne, Brad 62 Payne, Cassie 23, 56, 87 Peck, Ted 24, 45 Petersen, Aaron 47, 105 Petersen, Jeremy 24, 59 Petersen, Robbie 59 Petersen, Shawn 38, 39, 65, 73 Petersen, Susie 60, 62 Petersen, Tina 48, 92 Peterson, Aaron 56 Pettit, Annie 12, 13, 35, 59, 97 Pettit, Joe 62 Piper, Lori 35, 59, 70, 82, 87, 101 Pitts, Chad 42, 53, 104 Plambeck, Andrea 48, 114 Plambeck, Brenda 48, 50 Plambeck, Racheal 74, 114 Plambeck, Sara 38, 65 Plambeck, Sarah 62 Polley, Ryan 53, 75 Preuss, Matt 19, 53, 7 1, 86, 88, 96, 102, 11 4 R ansom Rastovski, Aaron 102 Rastovsk.i, Ed 4 7 126 @ Index Smith, Mark 65 Smith, Nile 21, 44, 45, 69, 98 Smith, Rusty 24, 59, 104 Soppe, Adrienne 20, 23, 28, 29,53,98 Sparr, Deborah 65 Stafford, Steve 45 Stephens, Jamie 48, 94 Stephens, Jennifer 7, 20, 56, 70, 71 Stephens, Matt 53 Stone, Jake 19, 24, 53 Stone, Josh 24, 48, 50 Stone, Molly 38, 65 Stuart, Cindy 47 Suntken, Eric 24, 59, 94, 32 Rastovski, Rosie 45 Reed, Jennifer 65 Rheam, Amy 20 Richards, Heath 59, 105, 32 Ring, Adam 19, 24, 48, 50, 83 Ring, Brad 48 Ring, Emily 56, 73 Ring, Gina 48, 83, 84, 92 Ring, Jay 24, 56 Ring, Josh 56, 78 Ring, Justin 38, 65 Ring, Kelly 12, 59 Ring, Laura 20, 53, 94 Ring, Lesley 62 Ring, Sarah 26, 27, 35, 56, 79 Ring, Susie 6, 7, 13, 42, 51, 53, 76, 87, 104 Roberts, Cindy 53, 77 Roberts, Derek 56, 78 Roberts, Kyle 65 Rodenburg, Callie 6, 28, 59, 80 Rodenburg, Rosalie 47 Rodenburg, Tammy 53, 79 Ronfeldt, Lisa 7, 53, 74, 95 Ronfeldt, Lori 48, 74, 80 Ross, Amber 44, 56 Ruckman, Jennifer 62 Ruggles, Jessica 62 Tamms, Matt 53 , 78, 90 Tapp, Justin 62 Tessier, Michele 65 Thielen, Jacki 59, 70, 87 Thielen, Noah 38, 39, 65, 73 Thomas, Heath 24, 25, 56 Thomas, Kolt 62 Thomas, Nick 24, 59, 74, 78 Thomsen, Sara 4, 6, 7, 48, 92, 123 Troyer, Nick 59 Star Wars Volcano Salmons, Justin 69 Salmons, Scooter 74 Schierbrock, Erin 38, 63, 65 Schneckloth, Adam 65 Schneckloth, Jason 43, 53, 66, 74, 90, 91 Schneckloth, Nicole 20 Schnitker, Scott 48, 67 Schroder, Brady 19, 24, 48, 50, 84, 92 Schroder, Christopher 39, 65 Schroder, Regan 24, 59, 74, 82 Schroeder, Nicole 10, 62 Schulenberg, Sierra 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 48, 69, 71 , 84, 102, 122 Schuning, Jodi 20, 56 Shannon, Josh 53, 90 Shannon, Sarah 56, 83 Shreeves, Kelly 39, 65 Sibert, Brian 38, 39, 65 Skow, Brian 24, 48, 50, 83, 85 Skow, Gavin 62 Smith, Amy 20, 22, 23, 28, 29, 35, 42, 48, 50 Smith, Andy 59, 78 Smith, Jenny 7, 53 Smith, Krystal 38, 65 VanArsdol, Jeremy 59, 86 VanNordstrand, Willie 48, 92, lOS Voge, Stephanie 56 The Rock Water World Wallace, Carl 38, 39, 65 Wallace, Tamara 53 Walter, Nicholas 62 Ward, Katherine 20, 28, 56 Weihs, Brenna 38, 39, 65 Welbourne, Annie 59, % . 104 Welbourne, Katie 62 Wellman, Andrea 62 Wellman, Lisa 53 Well man, Mariah 28, 35, 59 83 Well man, Sara 28, 38, 39, 59, 65, ?O, ' 89 White, T. Gary 45 Wiese, Randy 38, 44, 45 Willett, Melinda 38, 65 Wilson, Amanda 60, 62 Wilson, John 62 �Witt, Witt, Witt , Witt Witt, Eli zabeth 62, 80, 102 Jamie 62 Jenni fer 12, 13, 20, 53, 104 Rachel 12, 13 , 20, 53, 77, 102 Rebecca 6, 12, 13, 20, 48, 50, 69, 70, 102, 123 Wogoman , John 32, 33, 53, 66 Wollenhaupt, Joseph 62 Wood, Julie 9, 45, 74, 75 Worden, Allen 38, 65 Wulff, Ashlee 6, 7, 20, 43 , 53, 70 Zeus and Roxanne Zacharias, Josh 48, 50, 68, 73, 83, 84, 97 Zellmer, Laura 39, 65 Zellmer, Katie 34, 35 , 59 Zellmer, Mary 26, 27, 48, 123 Colophon The 1997 Trojan was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the company. All cqpy was created and written by the yearbook staff exclusively. The cover was full litho printed in four - color process with satin lamination applied. Signet Round hand, Bodoni, Bookman, Times Roman, Times, Benquiat and Cooper Black were chosen for the type styles and the point size ranged from 6 to 48 . The computer program used to create the layouts was Page Maker 5.0. The theme was "Organized Chaos." The theme was chosen due to construction at the school. Expenses were subsidized entirely through advertising by merchants and senior parents, through yearbook sales and fundraising. There were 175 copies printed: they. were sold for $2.3 without a name and $25 with a name. The Trojan staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooperation in making the yearbook successful. These commendable people were: The Gazette TCHS Faculty Karen Kay Randy Wiese Stephanie Gates Ron Elliott Ed Rastovski Kelly Dollen Greg Adams Arla Jo Clausen Kris Beebee Rosie Rastovski Jay Bellar Steve Stafford Fischer Photography Brett N anninga Harlan Newspapers Janet Anderson Staff di 1 • A ny Morse st ,tant Editor: Rachel Witt Ad"cnisrng Manager: Jennifer Witt Mini Mag: Amy Morse Advisor: Amy Miller IPt.kx Editor: Miya Maaske Staff Members: Chad Alexander Sara Dau Sara Esser Sadie Heimbaugh Ryan Jensen Andrea Fischer Laura Gaudian Heath Gravert Jonathan Killpack Tracy Kosmacek Laura Lefeber Cindy Roberts Jenny Smith Jennifer Stephens Tamara Wallace Mariah Wellman Colophon ~ 127 �An End to Chaos When the final bell rang on May 29, Organized Chaos came to a screeching halt. No longer were the halls full of students clustering around lockers or heading to classes. The sounds of pots and pans clanging in the kitchen had ceased. The school year brought good times and bad times. Many memories were made. Students and teachers will use the information they gained during the year to make the future a brighter place. Summer has begun. S o me will pl ay sports such as softball and Students enjoy eating together for the last time for the year at the cookout. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) I 28 @ Closing WA LSW O RTll PUD LIS lll N C C O MPA NY / MA R CELIN E , M ISSOUR I 0 4 030 baseball whi le other may get a job or pentl their summer vacationing and relaxing. Whatever the case, another year of Organi zed Chaos is complete. �I ��� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. 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' Tri-Center Yearbook 199B· ; 3225800001515825 373.05 T731m Tri-Center Yearbook Class Makin§ ·the Connection: Tri-Cent~r 3225 800 006.6.8 25 Yearbook 1998 ��1998 TROJAN Volume 40 Tri-Center High School 33980 310th Street Neola, IA 51559 ~ ~_____;;: Jeremy Barnes leaps on the bus to go home on a cold afternoon. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) j\cademics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Student Life ------------------18 'People ---------- -------------40 6rganizations ----------------- 72 Sports ---------------------- 88 .?\ds------------------------114 TitJe Page ~ �Mall Tamms, Silvia Knoener and Brad Gui ll decorate Mr. Elli ott's bulletin board with current events. (P ho to by Rache l Wi tt. ) tJ1. Opening �Drew Mergens goes bowling for P.E. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Li sa Wellman is ready to cue lines during play rehea rsal. (Ph oto by Rac he l Witt. ) It was the beginning of a new school year. Students were sitting in the lobby discussing their schedules. The office was packed full , trying to keep up with all of the class changes, registrations and lunch money. In each of their rooms, the teachers were preparing for their new classes. Everyone was forced to make the connection between last year and the new year. Many new faces were seen in the halls along with all the familiar ones. Some students connected with Griswold every day to learn Calculus. New coaches were in store for many of the sports. The organizations were ready for a new start. Mr. Nanninga said, "For the sake of continuity, in friendships and relationships, time moves so quickly that staying connected is essential to the enjoyment that life brings. " By: Rachel Witt -¥- Nathan Hood, Marty Overgaard, Tara Dickey and Beth Carlson play in the marching band for half time of a football game. (Photo by Rachel Witt. ) Cheryl Brich and Aaron HruTi s extract DNA from fruit and vegetables in College Biology. (Photo by Rachel Win.) Opening !J). �It's a tight squeeze, but Ami e Christiansen manages to smooth out the inside of her pot. T his is one of the many proj ects students create in Cera mics class. (Ph oto by Tamara Wall ace .) m Academics Division �The books sit in front of us, wajting to educate us. Teachers prepare to put fo rth their greatest efforts. Pencils are sharpened. Books open and the connection is made. We begin to gajn the knowledge fo r the future. Academics are strongly encouraged at Tri-Center. "By Ashl ee Wulff and Jeremy Yan Arsdo l discover that the computer can be quite exci ting, espec iall y when th ey wo rk as a team . (Photo by Jake Stone.) learning at school, I am improving myself mentally fo r the future," said Peggy Bruck. Books are not the only Say goodbye, little bird. As part of h is Voc a tiona l Agri c u lture proj ect, Shane McDon ald ki ll ed and plucked the feathers out of a duck. (Photo by Jake Stone.) source of education. Many classes, such as Foods, use hands-on learning to acquire a ski ll. "B y learning thi s way, I am able to get involved and see the results," said Sara Wellman. We've been told many times in our li ves that education is our connection to success. Our hi gh school years are the time to prove it. By: Lacey Donovan C had Pitt s uses hi s co ncent ra ti o n skill s over strength in th e Ph ysica l Edu cati o n team proj ec t hosted by th e Na ti o na l G ua rd . (P ho to by Tamara Wa ll ac e .) -~- M r . Prew itt guides Steven Stuart and Amber Hunt as they learn to sew in seventh grade Home Eco no mi cs c lass. ( P ho to by Ta mara Wa ll ace.) Academics Division t:J �Jess Bennett takes Lime from her day to help out with a Pre-K student , Devon James. (Photo by Callie Roden burg.) Willy Herdliska cares for hi s " Baby Think It Over" during Pare ntin g c lass . (Ph ot by Sara Dau.) E ri c S untke n, Kr isti Ander se n, Kim Nieman and Seth Boos di scuss their plans befo re pre pa ring to coo k. ( Pho to by Ann ie Welbourn e.) I.• Mrs. Harman said, "Career competition is increasing, so the more challenging classes taken in high school could give a gre.ater advantage down the road." "Ill Brad Gui ll meas ures boards for hi s work benc h d urin g VoA g. (Photo by a lli e Rodenburg.) Academics �Kyle Kun ze prepares to make his cherry pi cker by drill ing holes th ro ugh metal. (Photo by Ca llie Rodenbu rg.) Mi ke Leonard pre pare s the dough fo r co okies in Foods class . (Ph oto by Sara Dau.) 'j>lans of Success Future pl a ns require s tud e nts to sc he dul e cert a in classes before gradu ating. " P a re ntin g prep a res students to become parents and learn rewards and responsibilities of thi s task," Mrs. Prewitt said. First semester students had the opportunity to observe the preschool and kindergarten classes . They learned different behaviors of children due to their family life. Second semes ter they were able to take home a "Baby Thin k It Over." which had to be ~~L :nn n( · .. cared fo r as a real baby. Health class provides students with more knowledge about their bodies, peers and drugs. They were also educated about wi despread STD 's. Coll ege co urses, whi ch were provided fo r juniors and seniors with ce11ain requirements, prepared the students fo r what they are going to be faced with in college. These classes were more challenging fo r the students and forced them to understand the subj ect to a greater extent. Students were req ui red to take a certai n amount of computer classes. These classes allowed students to become more k now ledgea bl e abo ut how today's technology works . Computer Aided Drafting will help sn1dents who plan on working in the fields of engineering and archi tecture. Preparing for the fut ure is an important part of becoming successful later in life. By: Cal lie Rodenburg Chris Hester prepares fo r co llege by fi ll in g out an app licati on. (Photo by Ca lli e Rodenbu rg .) Preparing fo r the Future:m �Jenni fe r Wi tt wo rks on he r Computer A id ed Dra ftin g project afte r sc hoo l. (Photo by Jake Stone.) Peggy Bruck catches up on her reading of To Kill a Mockingbird for Engli sh 9. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) ·- 'Prep Time Rises Pullin g into the sc hool parking lot at 8:29 a.m. and speeding out the door at 3:31 p.m. is the norm fo r many students. For the rest, dedication forces their day to begin earJjer and end much later. For so me, it starts at 7 a.m. and may not end until 9 p.m. The extra hours are spent earning the standard credit for classes. Band s tud e nts battle windy and freezing weather condition s during earl y morning practices in the first part of the school year. Caroline Hol stein said, "In Andy Chri stensen adds Lo hi s art project befo re sc hoo l. (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) t:f;(Acade mics the long run , I do believe it helps. It wasn ' t too bad. He (Mr. Gibson) didn ' t make us play in the rain ." Concert choir, Se nsations and the Phoenix Jazz have early and late practices throughout th e year to prepare for competitions, Variety Show, large group contests and solo/small group contests. Kelly Ring sa id , "The extra time doesn' t bother me. I like mee ting all the people and winning is great, of course. Swing contests get me out of work sometimes." Mr. Wiese's artists a nd photographe rs are ofte n seen before an.d after school workin g on the latest proj ects. Publications' stress is fe lt by all membe rs aro und deadlines. Writing, editing and cropping add to the stress. Cindy Roberts said, "We (the editors) so me times advise the other staff members to avoid us the days before a nd the day of newspaper di stributi on. " Extra time means extra effort and motivation . To most the sacrifice is worth the reward . By Tamara Wallace �Yearbook Editor, Rach el Will, spe nd s many of her mornin gs and evenin gs putting toge ther sp reads and editing them. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) At a Saturday marching band contest, Chad Alexander and Matt Preuss lea n on each oth er for support. Earl y mornin g band prac ti ce prepares members for several Saturday cont ests. (Photo provided by Mrs. Clausen.) =====''"""==----~!oa.,-:---,..-=-~--.,,.,.,...., Tracy Kosmacek sa id, "I do whatever homework I have plus, I study for any upcoming tests. Thi s usual ly involves trigonometry." ___~_ ~- -~ Mrs. Clausen pushes nnic Pettit , Brandi Huddl e and Michell e Hester fo r the solo/ small gro up voca l co ntes t. (Ph oto by · Tamara Wa ll ace.) Lacey Do novan fi ni shes a qui z for Mr. Dermody be fore s c hoo l. (P ho to by Tamara Wallace .) Extra Preparation Hours:$ �Mi ss Higby uses the IC N room equipm e nt to teach Ca lc ulu Center and Gri swold. (Pho to by Jake Stone.) to stude nts from Tr i- Andrea Fischer, Laura Gaudian and Sara E ser li ste n to Mrs. Gam bs' answe r La ura's qu estion about Spanish III. (Ph o to by Ma ria hWe llm an.) L earn in g a foreig n la ng uage , Li sa Ronfeldt does her Spani h Ill homework. ( Photo by Mariah Wellm an. ) Miss Hi gby sajd, "I think the ICN room is a good way of teachin g classes not ava il abl e to students in other schools, but it's not as good as individual instruction ." ti Be n Ausde more g ives h is book ta lk in Engli sh. (Pho to by M a ri ah We llm a n.) Academics �Nol an Solomon use s the ICN room to speak to middl e sc hool students abo ut th e hi story of the In dian tribes of Nebraska . (Photo by Tamara Wall ace.) Caroline Holstei n li stens as Mi ss Hi gby teaches Calculus. (Photo by Jake Stone.) 'Jdeas Exchanged Communication is a simple word with one com mon meaning: to exchange information through a common system of symbols, signs, gestures or behavior. There are many ways students communicate in cl asses and outside of the c lassroo m. Whether they lelli-n English skills, Spanish or even learn to communicate with others through the ICN room, students learned to share their intelligence and ideas through these classes. Many students chose to take an optional language, Spanish, at Tri-Center. "I took Spanish to get it over with before college," Nick Troyer said. "It would be more fast paced in college than in hi gh school." Aaron Eckric h a lso agrees it is necessary to take a fo reign language. " You need to take at least two years of Spanis h to get into most co ll eges a nyway, " Eckrich said. "Why not take it now." Others have not and chose only to take English. Another me a ns of communication is through the ICN room. Students use the room for a jo int Calculu s class with Griswold high school. Gue st speakers also use the room along with students who passed the ASSET test. If they pas ed they could choose to take a number of classe befo re or after school fo r college credit. If they didn ' t pass they co ul d sti ll take th e c lass but recieve no college credi t. Bv: Mariah Wellman Tabath a Mud ra and Daw n Klein schmidt read fr m the ir E ngl ish boo ks . (Photo by Jake tone.) Communication :S �Chris Hes ter and Tina Bri sboi s fini sh a Jab during their Physics class. (Photo by Kari Nelson.) Adrienne Soppe and Sarah Shannon complete th ei r Hi s tory during free tim e . (Photo by Kari Nelson.) C lusters-Avail More often th a n not, when a student gets a j ob, they will be required at one time or another to work with other employees. Many teachers initiate group learning for a lot of reasons. Some do it to get students in volved with others. "I believe gro up learning improves social ski lls, study skill s, and overall grades," Mis Higby said . Gro up learnin g gives students an opportunity to socialize with those thev mav normally Ab ry Leazenb y, Tra vis Ben ni ng , Ke ith Inco nt ro and Sa rah Ring o pe rate together durin g P.E. to pick up th e cans wi th s tr in gs bou nd by rubber hands . (Photo by Jenny Smith.) $Academics not. "I think it's better to work with others rather than just by myself. Thj s way I find out things about other people just by being around them," Sarah Ring said. Interacting with others may help to broaden s tud e nt s' views on certajn things. "Group learning creates a variety of different things to do and it gives the students a chance to learn from each other rather than ju s t th e teacher," Mr. Elliott said. Confidence may also play an imoortant role durin g grouo learning. "I like know ing th at if [ need he lp there will be someone right there to help me out. It gives me the opportunity to he lp others as well. Some students are too shy to ask the teacher for help ," Jess Bennett sa id . Group learnin g may g ive students more pride in the ho mework they turn in . "It is always nice to have your work appro ved by other students," Kyle Dickey sa id. By: Kari Ne lson �Gl e n Cook looks over Arni e Ch risti anse n's sho uld er to make sure she is doi ng her Eco no mi c's ass ignm ent. (Photo by Kari Nelso n.) Jaso n Michl signs a survey fo r Jacob Graham about health habits during Health class. (Ph oto by Rac he l Witt. ) Mr. Knippelmeyer said, "We do Ada m Bruck and Matt Chh stensen wo rk on the press box during Bui lding Trades. (Ph oto by Kari Ne lson.) Li sa Ron fe ldt and Janet Bruck work together during Spa nish c lass. (Photo by Kari Ne lson.) group learning because people learn different responsibilities and not only one person is in charge. Each person has a certain job t make the assignment successful. " Group Leaming :~ �N ick Troye r de mo nstra tes hi s s peec h o n the ove rhead proj ec tor d urin g Hea il h. (Pho to by Rache l Wilt. ) Shawn Fl aharty helps to buil d the press box fo r th e foo tball fi e ld du ri ng Build in g Trades. (Pho to by Kari Nelson .) Carri e Pete rs, Anni e Pettit a nd Kathryn Graeve work to put a viru s together d urin g Biology. (Ph oto by Katie Mo rse.) Kim Nieman said , "Biology labs help me to actually see what we are studying. We a.ren' tju st reading, we a.re actually doing something." S. Le la nd B e nn e tt ta lk to the Eco no mi cs class a bout d rin kin g and dri ving. ( Pho to by Sara Dau.) Academics �Justin Tapp cuts his materi als fo r his sewing project. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Heath Richards shows cow intesti nes for hi s speech in Hea lth. (Ph oto by Rachel W itt. ) 'Learning by Touch Us in g th e h a nd s to make proj ec ts, so it can be understood full y, is a large part of learning in schoo l. Many teachers use hands-on learning to encourage others to learn and work together. In Mr. Killpack's science classes hi s students work on labs in groups of two, fo ur or even fi ve people. He said thi s gets them to communjcate with others and see what they think is the best way to do something. Co llege Biology works o n cat di ssec ti on. Bi ology stu dents did a lab where they used a dichotomous key to see which animal was in the jar they were given. " Hand s-o n wo rk help s the grades to go up and encourages people to work more," Heather Krohn said. Foods classes also work on labs. Mrs. Prewi tt said those having trouble in her class can get help by working together. "Thi ngs they do in labs as individuals and as a team help to prepare them for work in the real world," Prewitt said . In health classes, stude nts were requ ired to give a speech on a certfil n part of the di ges ti ve sy ste m . Kris te n Burbridge said , "The speeches were a good way to learn more inform ation about the body and your health." Another ki nd of handson learning is fo und in the computer lab, where students learn some modern technology. By: Katie Morse Katie Welbourne works diligentl y on her sewing project. (Photo by Kat ie MO! e.) Hands- On Learning :~ �Kyle Di ckey and Craig Handbury fini sh up wo rk before class. (Photo by Rachel W itt. ) Jason Andrews copes with the pressure of co mpl e tin g hi s ho mework o n tim e. (Ph oto by Jon Killpack.) S tress an Many factors contribute to students ' stress. Many se ni o rs have a high level of stress in pl anning for college and trying to ge t scholarships. Other seniors have hardly any stress at all. Amyjoe Forbes is pl anning to go to a co llege in New Jersey and she said she has no stress trying to get into that college. "There's nothing more you can do if you try your best," sa id Forbes. Seniors aren' t the only Ambe r Dau ru shes to ge t the pl ay se t painted before Lhe performan ce. (P ho Lo by Rachel Witt. ) $-Academjcs ones with s tress. Juni o rs have stress also. It mj ght be trying to pass a test, get a good score on your ACT or just get through the day. "A lot of my stress is from school and trying to get my assignments in on time," sa id Dan Olsen. "There is also a lot of stress in trying to get off the D and F li st. " Yearbook is al so a contributor to students' stress level. "Deadlines seem to come up very quickly and it ' s hard to get the spread s in on time," sa id Heath Gravert. es ts Stress leve ls also eem to go up around test time. " It gets very stressful when you have to study for a test and you have a lot of other thin gs go ing o n," sa id Traci Hester. There are factors that add to stress other than just takjn g the tes t. Preparin g for tes ts ca n be equally as stressful if not mo re. " I get stressed out studying beca use I don ' t know what is go ing to be on the test and what to study fo r," said John Wogoman. By: Jon Killpac k �Shane McDonald tri es lo keep hi s grades up by worki ng hard on biology. (Photo by Rac he l Witt.) Sara Dau crops a picture, hopin g to make her yearbook dead line. (Photo by Jon Killpack.) Stephanie Voge he lps Fann y Marc hi set study for an Engli h test. (Photo by Jon Ki ll pack .) Mrs. Kay said, "I take a deep breath, get a glass of water, and laugh about it (stress). I usually make a joke." Rya n Poll ey rcnecl s back on what he learn ed to help him on hi s test. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) Outside Classroom :"f!//i �With anlic ipalion bui lding, Kell y Ring, Fanny Marchi set, Katie Zell mer and Lori Piper search the ma ll for that perfect pro m dress. (Photo provided by Katie Zellmer.) ~ Student Life Di vision �~During the KMA Feature at school, Sara Fischer prepares fo r the Doughnut Eatin g Conte s t. (Ph oto by La cey Donovan.) Christal King cuts Eli zabeth Witt's hair as they get ready for weekend plans. (Ph oto by Lacey Donovan.) Feelings of excitement rush through the air and the biggest won-y is whether or not the car has enough gas to get home. From checking out the latest movies to cruising Neola, students connect with each other for a simple reason ...to have fun! Sometimes, even the strangest things turn out to be a blast with our friends. "I will never forget the time Jonathan Killpack and I drove all the way to Des Moines .. .just to go to the bathroom!" said Lance Maness. Many of us will always treasure the memory of Homecoming, which goes from wacky weekdays to a sentimental Saturday night. Then there is Prom, the most talked about event of the year. The school has made many connections in our lives. Through the school we have our friends. By: Lacey Donovan -~~f' . :: Jesse Baldwin wanders back in time through th e hall s to "Woodstock Day" for Spiri t Week. (Photo by Lacey Donovan. ) At the end of a memorab le ceremony, Katie Ki ng crown Caroline Holstein Homecomi ng pri ncess underthe eyes of Brian Skow and Brad Guill. (Photo by Mariah Wellman.) ... . t~ ,. ~ •: ,.1' ·.• . ~ . . I• Student L ife Division ~ �Mike Meyerring sings and dances fo r Errin Gunderson, Keith Incontro , John Wogomon , Danny Bloom and the re st of seco nd lunch on Friday. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Caroline Hol stein and Susie Rin g pretend to be Sonny and Cher by singing "I Got You Babe," at the pep rall y on Friday. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Ashl ee Wu lff and Glen Cook eat th eir lun ches on th e fl oor Friday. They were purchased by Harley Leaders and Jenny Smith. (Phot by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Mrs. Anderson dresses like Mr. Stafford for Twin Day. (Ph oto by Sadie Heimbaugh. ) $ Student Life �School Spirit Soars ~igh Jesse Baldwin tries to swoon Laci Leaders on Woodstock Day by walking her to class. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh.) By: Sadie Heimbaugh One week out of every year students get a chance to show how much school spirit they have. During spirit week there were five days of creativity, inspiration and enthusiasm. "I had a lot of fun during spirit week because it was my first year to go to homecoming, and I was at a new school with new friends. That just made it even more exciting," said Arny Minahan. Spirit week started off a little spooky with Halloween Day. On Tuesday, Tri- "'Every year Spirit Center looked like a Back to the Future movie, for Fifties Day. Students were seeing 'Week is tons of fun, double on Twin Day, Wednesday. Thursday, students and faculty seemed as though but this year it seemed like there was more participation and a lot they were waiting for bands to arrive on Woodstock Day. The fun began to subside on more creativity with the costumes," said .9\nnie cpettit. Friday as students ended spirit week by showing their Tri-Center pride. The slave auction took place on Tuesday. The 12 seniors on the homecoming court and the host and hostess were purchased as slaves. Sarah Shannon said, "My favorite day was Friday. I loved humiliating Laci, and watching the other slaves get embarrassed." The pep rally lasted one hour. Duiing that time the slaves danced, sang, tried to find hot dogs in a bowl of jello, and had eggs, peanut butter, and almost every other lcind of food smashed into their hair. Laci Leaders said, "I was a little embarrassed at the end of the day, but overall I had a good time and made some merno1ies that will alway r mind me of my high school career." Ab ry Leazenby and Laura Ring dress alik Twin Day. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh .) on Matt Preuss, Bryan Lefeber and Peggy Bruck march outside on Woodstock Day. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh.) Spirit Week $ �'R$1ics C6reated 1996 King Brian Skow c row ns Brad Guill as prince. (Ph o to by M a ri a h Wellman.) By: Mariah Wellman Memories were made during Homecoming week and coronation. They were not only made during the coronation and dance, but also during the weeks of rehearsal and preparation by the Homecoming candidates and sponsors. A slide show of some of the memories made that week and at the begi nnjng of the year were presented by Mrs. Clausen and Mrs. Harman, Homecoming coorrunators. The pictures included shots of the candidates, students and faculty as they dressed up in their best costumes to show their school spirit. Harman and Clausen had four weeks to help and direct the candidates with their performance "'What 'l'll remember amazed at how well the students worked together to get trungs done and their great cooperation," said the most is the entire Harman. Most of the decorating was coordinated by Jiarman and was assisted by C lausen on the spirit week, having fun, firus rung touches. _ dressing up and the at the coronation ceremony. The candidates also helped prepare the gym for the njght to come. "I was During the coronation, tears were shed by many seniors when they reali.z:ed thi s was not onl y their last Homecomjng, but their last year at Tri-Center. There also was a sense of nervousness shared by many as they awaited the results of the votes made by students. Then through the tears came srrules and words of congratulations as the Homecomjng royalty was announced. The students' votes crowned Glen Cook, king, Laci Leaders, queen, Brad Guill, prince and Caroline Hol stein, princess. "It was a mi xture of happiness and surprise because there were others who could 've eas ily became queen instead of myself," Leaders said. Homeco min g Co urt , Front: Laci Leaders, Glen Cook. Back: Kari Nelso n, Ky le Ku nze, Susie Ring, Jay McDonald, Brad Guill , Caroline Holstein , Travis Be nn in g, Cheryl Brich, Mike Meyerrin g, Amie Chri sti a nse n. (Photo by Arl a Jo Clausen.) During the coronati on the ca ndidates performed a dan ce. Ka ri Nelso n smi les a t Ky le Kunze as they dance. (Ph oto by Maria h Wellm an. ) ~ Student Life football game," said Srad "§uill. �The Homecoming king and queen. Glen Cook and Laci Leaders, seated as royalty. (Photo by Arla Jo Cl ause n.) The Homeco ming co urt is shared with th e communities during the Hoo Doo Day parade in Neola. On the tai l gate: Lac i Leaders, Kari Nelson, Susie Ring, and Caroline Holstein. In back: Cheryl Brich. (Ph oto by Arl a Jo Clausen.) After be ing crow ned pri ncess, Caroline Holste in is congrallll ated by Jody Cook. (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen.) T he candidates get in one final huddle before th e coro natio n . ( Photo by Arla Jo Clausen. ) Homecoming m �Rachel Witt and Sara Dau get Kri s Osborne's autograph at the journali sm convention in St. Loui s. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) Rusty Smith prepares to go fishing during a camping trip at Willow Lake in Woodbine with Mr. Barrett . (Photo by Lindsey Johnson.) Nathan Hood and Jacob Graham co llect fire wood during a camping trip with Mr. Bwetl to Willow Lake. (Photo by Lindsey John so n. ) $ Student Life Kell y Ring and Kristen Burbridge set up their tent while camp ing al Will ow Lake with Mr. Barrett. (Photo by Lind sey Johnso n.) �6utside ~bsorption Sara Dau relaxes on the bed and phones home, while on a yearbook trip to St. Louis. (Photo by Sadie Heimbaugh .) Adventuring outside the classroom and into the real world is done sporadically throughout the year. The Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and Building Trades classes went to Iowa We tern Conununity College to learn and experience new technology. Adam Bruck said, "We saw demonstrations and new software for Auto CAD." IWCC also held a Reality Check career convention. Mrs. Kunze took her Marketing and omputer Applications classes and also a few seniors going into careers such as marketing and child "'We got to meet 'JCiis t9sborne from C8hannel t9ne, it was cool to meet real professionals," said 'Lacey 'Donovan. They went on tours of businesses and listened to two speakers. English Composition and the sophomore English classes went to the Omaha Playhouse to ee Macbeth. At the theater the students were able to ask questions about the play and the actors ' / Seven members of the Publications staff were able to take a weekend trip to St. Louis to xperience the National High School Journalism Convention. Lacey Donovan said they learned different ways to do yearbook spreads and how to improve writing. B y: Cindy Robe rts Abry Leazenby, Laura Lefeber, Mrs. Kunze and Mrs . Wood, who now teache in Exira, eat lunch and relax after a tour of Harvey's, during a R ali ty Check Work hop hosted by IWCC. Tracy Kosmacek observes the accounting offices in Harvey ' during a tour with Iowa Western Co mmunity Co ll ege, during th e Reality Check Workshop. (Photo by Kari cLo ~ Field Trips ~ �'Jmages ~ttain 'Life To acquire an elegant looking hand, Christal King went to a professional to have acrylic nail tips glued on. (Photo by Kari Nel son.) Along with romance, refinement and fantasy, prom gave students an opportunity to break down and just have fun. "Imagine." Many thjngs may come to mind from only hearing this one simple word. The junior class was in charge of making these thoughts come to life. Girls rushed to the tanrung salons as early as two months before prom to acquire a deep, dark bronze tan. Susie Ring said, "I tanned because "'lt was exciting and I didn ' t want to look like a girl from Iowa on prom njght." After the guys worked up the nerve to ask the girls out, or vice versa, tux deci sions were made. Many guys talked the girls into making these decisions for them. "I had to wait for my date to buy her dress so I would know which color and style to get," Aaron Harris said. Late January brought about many committee meetings. The week before prom brought about the most stress. "The kids having fun , and the memories created are well worth the stress and hassle," Mrs. Harman said. Slowly but surely things came together and the students were able to live the thoughts they had only imagined months before. By: Kari Nelson Jennife r Stephens looks over Mrs. Harman's shoulder whil e try ing construction of the Golden Gates. (Photo by Sara Dau.) LO fi gure out di recti ons for Fanny March iset and And rea Fischer wrap po les fo r th e Golden Gates whi ch were fea tu red durinmGrand March. (Photo by Sara Dau.) ~ Student Life took a lot of work but we all worked together and we did a swell job," CJ"im <Dalton said. �Tim Dalton cuts gold fo il to stu ff the glasses whi ch Tracy Kosmacek is unwrapping. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) "Wait, that's not ri ght," Chris Speight thinks to himself as Mariah Wellman tries to pin on his boutonniere to hi s lapel. (Photo by Linda Ben nett. ) Cindy Roberts looks into the mitTor as she is being fi tted for her dress. (Photo by Li sa Roberts.) Traci Mi nahan coun ts down her tanning minutes just days befo re prom. (Photo By Ka ri Nelson.) Prom Preparation~ �Callie Rodenburg, Cassie Payne, Susie Ring and Jesse Baldwin sing the song "Summer Nights" at post prom. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) Kaylee Dollen and Jason Cook get down and boogie at the dance. "I had so much fun dancing with everyone. No one cared who they danced with, they just had fun ," said Kaylee Dollen. (Photo by Laura Gaudi an. ) Ca ss ie P ay ne , J e nnife r S te ph e ns , Kevin Chri sten sen, and Eric Esser are cha ll e nged to eat a pi e. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) 1!1. Mike Meyerring sLruts hi s stuff. Mi ke was o ne of th e more c rea ti ve dancers. (Ph oto by Laura Gaudi an.) Student Life �'Unforgettable 91igbt Sara Esser, Mike Perry, Jennifer Stephens, Aaron Harris, Lacey Donovan, Eric Esser and Christine Matter converse to pass the time before dinner. Many stud ent s took th e opport un ity to check everyone ' s attire. (Ph oto by Laura Gaudian. ) Prom is an even ing of dancing, romancing and looking great. Anticipation tum1 to excitement and maybe even nervousness. Prom events began with pictures and dinner. After dinner Jon Killpack gave < speech, and Senior Class President Rachel Witt gave the senior response. Tami Harman and Lori Higby, prom sponsors, read the wills and prophecies. The Grand March began next. The gym had been magically transformed into < Paris setting. "Imagine" was the theme, and the juniors chose that song by John Lennon. Couples walked through golden gates as Junior Class President Jon Killpack and Vice President Jesse "'l'll always remem- Baldwin announced them . They made their way through the Eiffle Tower where they paused for a momen1 ber the night because as the crowd looked on. of the C§rand 9'iarch, the karaoke machine and the way everyone let loose at the The Grand March was followed by the dance. The juniors chose Don Christensen to disc jockey and everyone hit the floor dancing. Next Post Prom activities occuned. The theme was the State Fair. There were booths set up fm gambling, fortune telling, pick the baby and karaoke and much more. As the night wrapped up, the audience was intrigued by a hypnotist. He spent an hour entertain- dance," said Sarah ing the crowd as he made the students pe1form humorous acts . "It was fun watching people do things they normally wouldn't do," said Joe Bloom. The large p1izes were raffled and the students went home with them for a day's Shannon. rest. By: Sara Dau Hypnoti zed students are told to raise their hands if they know their name. Surprising to them they forget the ir names and struggle to an wer more q ue li ons. (Photo Laura Ga ud ian.) Heath Thomas and Jesse Baldwin give their all in a game of1\1g-Of-War. Other acti vitie to particpate in were Guess the Baby, Bu ngee Run and Jousting. (Photo by Willy Herdli ka.) ~ Prom . . . �9'ew <Beginnings Jess Bennett prepares to accept her diploma while Travis Benning is happi ly awaiting to receive his diploma also. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Finally, the moments of excitement, fear, tears and joy are here. Seniors have experienced thirteen years of education, and there may be more to come after this day of graduation is over. Some may call days after this "the days entering the real world." Four seniors were chosen to speak according to class rank. The Valedictorian was Ryan Ausdemore and the Salutorian was Jay McDonald. Other speakers were Tamara Wallace and Caroline Holstein. Various scholarshjps were also given at commencement. "'l am excited to get "Graduation is starting a new life, and a new beginning. It's a strange, yet good feeling for me out of school. 'lt is a and I can't believe it's happening," Laura Lefeber said. Seniors spent their last week attending various activjties, including Baccalaureate, which is a religious event for the graduates . They were also served a breakfast on their last day by the FHA said and NHS members. "I'm excited and overwhelmed about graduation. It is a great sense of freedom, " Amie Christiansen said. To many graduation was a memorable moment, one which will be cheri shed fo r years. By: Katie Morse Shawn Flaharty acqu ires hi s diploma from School Board President Jim Fi scher and Amyj oe Forbes wa its patiently to accept hers also. (Photo by Katie Morse. ) Jeremy Crozier looks arou nd at his fellow students before going to the commencement ceremony. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) ~ Student Life great feeling and 'J know there will be some great memories left for me to cherish," Sanet cBruck. �Glen Cook, Jeremy Crozier, Shawn Flaharty, Amyjoe Forbes, Brad Guill, Jason Haggerty and Craig Hand bury prepare to accept their diplomas. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Cheryl Brich examines her rose the hostess gave her. All se nior girls recei ved a rose before the commencement ceremony be ga n. (Photo by Katie Morse.) A moment of laughter is shared between Susie Ring and Tammy Rodenburg in the mu ic room before graduation. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Matt Preuss and Andy Kramer are congratul ated after the ceremony. (Photo by Kati e Morse.) Graduation S �Joe Bloom enjoys kicking back with Jason Burton at Four Sons during hi s spare time. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) Jodi Schuning and Jon KiJlpackenjoy a night of hanging out together and eating nice cuisine while in Washington, D. C. (Photo by Sarah Ring.) Heath Thomas gets a head start on Aaron Petersen as Petersen tries to figure out how to turn on die four-wheeler. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) Tara Dickey unl oads from the bus as she is about to begi n her fun at a church camp. (Photo by Megan Kerber.) a Student Life �'lt's 'Party 'Time Lance Maness, Jeremy VanArsdol and Eric Benning are often found together hanging out at Four Sons. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) It's Friday, the school week is over and it is time to relax. The weekends are the time when students and teachers relax and do what they please. There are a lot of things a person can do on the weekends. For instance, go to parties, ice skate, go to movies, go to a relative's house and go out with friends or a significant other. Levi McDaniel said, "I go target shooting at my grandma's house on the weekends "'J work during the week, and when the weekend comes, 'J use it as a time to relax and do whatever 'J want," said ~osh ~g. because she has a shooting range and it is one of my favorite things to do. " Another person who goes to his relative 's house is John Wilson. Wilson said, "I go to my dad 's house every weekend where I watch television and work on cars." Parties are also a big part of what students do on weekends. Most go to hang out with friends to have a good time. Some students do a little bit of everything on the weekends. Jeremy Petersen said, "I don 't usually do just one thing, I do a little bit of everything such as going to movies, parties and hanging out at other people's houses." By: Heath Gravert KoltThomas spends his leisure time working on his car, trying to make it a hi gh performance machine. (Photo by Heath Gravert.) tY Nick Troyer likes to ha ve fun with hi s rod and tackle by catching fi . h down al Wi tt 's pond on the weekends. (Photo by Heath Gravert. ) Weekends . .. 3 �Lac i, Tim and Bre nt Leaders sk i at Keys to ne , CO with their families. (Photo provided by Lac i Leaders .) Jumping hi gher and hi gher, Kaylee Dollen and her nephew bounce on the trampoline. (Photo provided by Kay lee Dollen.) Mr. Bell a r enj oys time wit h h is tw in sons, Zach and Jared. (Photo prov ided by Lori Bell ar. ) 1!!J. Ry an, LeAnn e, Han nah, Landon, Devon and Kell on Ausdemore stand still for th e ir pic ture . (Photo prov id ed by LeAn ne Ausdemore.) Student Li fe �3 2258 00006 6825 'Family'Provides Support Mr. Nannin ga, his wife, Sally and their children, Laura, Matthew and Amy smile for the camera as they get their picture taken . (Photo provided by Mr. Nanninga.) Family time is quality time. Being with families is an important part of someone's life. High school years could be the best years spent with family. After high school many students move away and don' t see their family for weeks at a time. Once college comes it will be harder for some to be with their family. Families do many different things together from going on vacations, getting together for the holidays or spending time together. Chad Alexander said, "Our fami ly goes to Canada camping every summer and on some other vacation." "~y family is some- thing that 'l take for granted. 'l just expect that they will always be there for me," said 'Laura C§audian. Holidays are a time when families are spending time with each other. "On Christmas we go to our grandma's to celebrate with all of our family," Sarah Plambeck said. Just spending time together can be quality time. Regan Schroder said, "On Sundays we go to church and come home and eat dinner as a family." "Family to me is not just blood related, but people that care and love each other," Sara Wellman said. Family members can be people who are easy to console and confide in if there is a problem. "Whenever I need to talk about something, my mom is there to li sten," Sarah Shannon said. By: Lindsey Johnson On Homecoming ni ght. Cheryl Brich and her sisters pose for the camera. (Photo pro ided by Cheryl Brich.) Kell y and Andrea Ring stand outside of the Tradew inds Hotel in th ey were on vaca ti on. (Ph oto provid ed by Ke ll y Rin g .) t. Pete1 . burg, Florida while Fa.mil Life: $ �Jeremy, Jamie , Jennifer and Johnnie Witt went to Washi ngton, D.C. on their summer vacat ion. (Photo provided by Jennifer Witt. ) Cindy Roberts, Kari Nelson and Laura Ring wen t to Stubenvill e, Ohio for a World Youth Gath ering. They are standing outside a replica of an ancient cathedral. (Photo provided by Cindy Roberts.) Jo n Killpack, Ni ck Th o mas , Dan O lse n a nd Hea th Thom as re lax in a j ac uz z i in Minneapo li s. (P hoto prov ided by Jon Ki ll pac k.) ~ Student Life Tara Dickey and Ni na Huebner from Tabor, Iowa went to a church ca mp in Plattsmo uth , NE. (Ph oto pro vided by Tara Di ckey.) �Sanding 'With Sunbeams Aaron Harri s goofs around on a hot summer day with family and friend s. (Photo provided by Aaron Harris.) Summer is a time for students to sit back and relax, work or go on a vacation with the family. During the three months of summer vacation many students find summer jobs which help them to earn money for the school year. These jobs can range from babysitting to waiting tables in a resturaunt. "'l went to Stubenville, t9hio this summer with «=8indy ~berts, ~ri 9ielson and others from the Chris Hansen stays with his grandparents in Sioux City and works as a grounds keeper at Morningside Nursing Home during his summers. He does this because he plans to start a business in gardening when he gets older. It's not all work and no play. Errin Gunderson said, "I worked at Allied Communications this «=8ouncil Stuffs C'fouth summer, but 1 also played baseball." C§roup, for a 'World C'f outh «=8onference," Family vacations are a common tradition over summer break. John Wilson went to South Dakota for two weeks this summer. "I went fis hing and saw the Badlands," Wilson said. said 'Laura ~g. Whether students are working, relaxing in the sun or going on a famil y vacation, summer is a time for students to kick back and prepare for the school year ahead. Ni ck Troyer and Ca rl Wa ll ace go tubin g on th e Tab! rock Da m durin g a trip Misso uri . (Ph oto pro vided by Tamara Wall ace. ) to Bra nson. Schu yler John son went to a Coca-Co la mu seum in Las Vegas on a family vacatio n during his summer. (Photo prov ided by Lindsey John on. ) Surruner ~ �~flection of 'Images One popular style was a vest and dress shirt sho wn here by Katie Bowen . (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Preppy, casual, athletic or grunge, any of these styles reflect personality. Students sported many different ways t-o reflect themselves. Jewelry, dress and tattoos were ways of reflection for students. Wallet chains were a hot item, but were soon banned when fac ulty said they were di stracting in the classrooms. "Chain billfolds are just ridiculou s "'Expressing yourself because they are absolutely useless for any practical reason," said Kolt Thomas. Levi McDaniel and who you are is added that they were also dangerous. important, CJ don't There were some people who liked to mix and match their styles. Being comfortable was the major factor for most. "I like to wear whatever is comfortable and a little preppy," Thomas said. Not just one style fit all the students. Some liked to mjx and match styles to fi nd something that fits their mood, but other sty les are just out of the question for others. "I am an everything but grunge kind of girl ," Sara Wellman said. By: Jenny Smjth James Ridder shows hi s sty le with his hair. The bu zz c ut was a Ridder Ori gin al for wrestling. (Photo by Jenny Sm ith.) Karen Kay mi xes casual and dressy styles to do her dai ly chores in the office. (Photo by Je nny Smi~- ~ Student Life think you should dress to fit in with people. Ofou should be an individual," said Stacie '8ross. �Austin McLandsborough wears wide leg jeans with large pockets to express himself. (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Matt Tamms has a sporty look with a Carolina jersey and jeans. (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Jodi Schu ning wears wide leg jeans to show her sty le while working on her fashions and fads portion of her decade report. (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Steve Stafford wears corduroy dres pants fo r a casual, yet dressy look. (Photo by Jenny Smith.) Fads/ Fashion :~ �Jason Cook, Amber Dau, Sarah Fischer, Ko lt Thomas, Kim Nieman, Jacki Thi ele n, Ni ck Thomas a nd John Ungrad cheer fo r the d1i ll team durin g halftim e of a boys' bas ketball ga me. (Ph oto by Lacey Do nova n.) ~~ People Division �~willy Herdliska hides in a room by himself. trying to fini sh his work. "It's all about getting the job done," said He rdli ska. (Photo by La cey Donovan.) Faculty a nd stud e nt s , including Stephanie Voge, were amazed at the "g um" tree in downtown Washington, D.C. Some people even contributed to thi s work of art. (Photo by Lacey Donovan. ) They came in all shapes and sizes, invading the halls of Tri-Center High School. From planning parties to cramming for tests , the student body made connections for success. During the school year, students aimed to have fun. "Most of the people at our school get along well and respect each other," said Kelly Ring. Pep rallies and sporting events built up student pride, while the teachers reminded us that homework just might be our worst enemy. At some time in our childhood, we walked into the doors of Trojan Country for the first time. As time went on, we connected, growing as students. The years passed quickly and now graduation is soon approaching. The homework will be forgotten, but the friends will forever stay in our memory. Tomorrow we will look back in amazement at the cheap 65 cent pops and tell our kids how we drove uphill to school... .both ways! ~~~-B-~Donovan Es la hora de la clase de espanol (it's Spanish time), Rusty ! While fighting the crowded halls, Ru sty Smith ge ts pumped up for Spani sh II. (Photo by Lacey Donovan .) Andrea Fi cher and Traci Mi nahan prove who has the biggest mouth und er th e supervi ion of Chad A lexander, Heath Gravert , and Aaron Harris. (Photo by Sara Dau.) �Faculty Top 5 Role Model Mom Dad Jesus Christ Former Teachers Former Coaches Favorite Place to Eat Zio's Pizza Home Taco Bell Red Lobster Any place with a buffet Favorite Movie Braveheart Stand By Me Rudy Top Gun Forrest Gump By: Heath Gravert Teachers and faculty play an important role in a student's life. They, in a different sort of way, shape the kind of person that students become. For instance, Doug Gibson and Jim Dermody said their past teachers are why they are where they are today. Gibson said, "I decided to become a teacher when. I was in fifth grade and it was basically because of the wonderful teachers I had. I chose to teach band because of the wonderful band director that I had." Dermody also was influenced by a past teacher. Dermody said, "The professor I had made me choose the subject area that I am in. He made something I didn ' t enjoy very much before enjoyable to me. He also showed me that I was able to enjoy it. The reason that I teach the grade level that I do is because I have a lot of younger nieces and nephews, and I wouldn ' t have the patience for it." There was a change in the atmosphere of where the teachers taught compared to last year. This year they didn ' t have to jump from classroom to classroom due to the addition of the middle school. Mrs. Rastovs k.i ex pl ains a Jes on in class whil e at the sa me time showing off her sc hool spirit du rin g Ho m eco mi ng wee k . ( Ph o to by Sa di e He imbaugh.) Mr. Killp ac k looks ove r his class as th ey wo rk d ili gentl y after they lea rned a new lesson. (Ph oto by Jake S tone.) ~People �Rhett Barrett Diane Benzing Kathy Blake Arla Jo Clausen Carl Cochran Jim Dermody Dan Elliott Mark Fritch Eleanor Gambs Doug Gibson Lori Higby Larry Hornbostel Dennis Jarrett Bob Johnson Lee Killpack Ryan Knippelmeyer Mary Kramer Glenda Kunze Bill Larsen Arny Lueders Am y Mathias Kevin Matulka Bev Ohlinger Mary Prewitt Rosie Rastov ki Ni le Smith T. Gary White Randy Wie e Faculty ~ �ersonne If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? "I would like to have wasted less time when I was younger." Steve Stafford "I would be more organized, a better housekeeper and bill payer." Janet Anderson "I would go back to being 21 and know everything I know now. Of course I'm only 22 now." Jerry Anderson ''I' m too easy going. I wish I was more assertive." Karen Kay "Sometimes I'm too stra ight and to the point." Cindy Stuart "A new neck - I broke the old one and it's sore most of the time. " Brett Nanninga "Exerci se more. I always ay I'm going to, but I put it off until later." Jay Bellar "I want to be better at spelling and reading. They are both very important in life." Kelly Dollen "I would change the size of my feet because everyone always ays they are so tiny! " Tami Harman By: Tamara Wallace Mothers, fathers, coaches, counselors, workers and friends make up the administration and staff. These people keep the school runnjng smoothly on a day to day basis. The admini strators construct and carry out policies that affect students and the community. Mr. Bellar is the middle school princ.ipal, a football coach and a new father to the "Bellar Boys." Mrs. Harman made a career hop from teaching Health, Weights and P.E. to being the high school guidance counselor. She said , "It is a lot like teaching. Now I teach kids how to fill out applications and career planning skills." Harman sai d there are different challenges. She is working to get the seniors started, but, "I can ' t hog-tie and pull them in to get them moving on college and scholarship applications." As high school principal, Mr. Nanninga touches every aspect of the school. His duties don ' t end at the end of the school day. Peopl e call him at home with matters relating to the school. He said, "You never know what is going to happen on a particular day." Nanninga said management type deci sions are made every day relating to students, parents and the community, not just discipline decisions. C indy Stuart adju sts the c lothin g on her Ha ll oween scarec row. Stuart decorated the middl e school office for each holiday season. (Ph oto by Tamara Wall ace.) Brett Nannin ga spea ks w ith two re fe rees at th e T-C Wres tlin g Tourn ame nt. The referee o n th right is retired teacher, Erni e Aba ri otes. ( Ph oto by Tamara Wall ace. ) : $ P eople �Janet Anderson (Tech. Coordinator) Jerry Anderson (Bus Driver, Custoilian) Madge Bargenquast (Cook) Jay Bellar (M.S. Principal) Raymond Bruck (Bus Driver) Kelly Dollen (Superindendant's Secretary) Jerry Driver (Bus Dri ver) Kim Esser (Cook) Lois Flemming (Cook) Barb Grap (Bus Driver) Joe Grote (Bus Driver) Max Handbury (Bus Driver) Tami Harman (Counselor) Paula Heim (Bus Dri ver) Sharon lncontro (Cook) Joan Justice (Cook) Karen Kay (Secretary) Sue Kline (Cook) Loma M atter (Cook) Jed McDennott (Head Custodian) Diana M einke (Cook) Brett Nanninga (H.S. Principal) Ed Rastovski (S uperintendant) Tom Ring (Cu todian) Lyle Rodenburg (B us Driver) Rosalie Rodenburg (Board Secretary) Steve Stafford (Media Specialist) C indy Stuart (M.S . Secretary) L avern Wilson (TransportaLion Director) Personn I~ �• If, like the characters in The Wizard of Oz, you could choose a heart, courage, or a brain-which would you take? Laura Ring - Courage Kyle Dickey- Brain Lisa Wellman - Courage Andy Kramer - Brain Matt Tamms - Courage Tina Brisbois - Courage Jeremy Nyberg - Brain Jason Schneckloth - Brain By: Rachel Witt From the time students start school, to the time they gradu ate, many things are learned. Sometimes students wonder how they will ever use some of thi s knowledge. The senior year is often a time when students make the connection. Laura Ring said she now realizes why she learned everything she did . She uses her skills in writing on applications for schol arships and college. Matt Tamms has also made the connection . "I' ve learned that you have to put forth an effort to achieve anything. It starts in high school and will follow you the rest of your li fe," Tamms said. Others have reali zed they will need these skills when they go out to the work force . Lisa Wellman said all of the math cl asses she has taken will benefit her when she gets her own busi ness. Ti na Brisbois said, "Accounting class and other math classes have helped me when I balance my checkbook. " Maki ng connections is a major part of being successful. Skills learned in ki ndergarten may seem simple now, but in the learning process one step leads to another. Ad ri enne Soppe ca rries the mai l over to th e elementary. (Photo by Rachel Wi tt. ) Shawn Flaharty does hi s homework before school i n th e l obby as Ada m Bru ck watc hes. (Ph oto b Rachel W it t. ) 11fJ People �Class Motto: Remember yesterday, dream for tomorrow, live for today. Class Colors: Black and Gold Class Flower: Yellow Rose Ti na Brisbois makes a phone call before school. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Laura Ring and Lisa Ronfeldt enj oy breakfast before school. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Seniors~ �~ 00 0.) ~ c\j ~ 00 0 Best Eyes: Jess Bennett Matt Christensen Best Smile: Susie Ring Jake Stone Best Hair: Amie Christianse1 Chris Hester Best Dressed: Cheryl Brich Glen Cook Rachel Witt Most School Spirit: Matt Tamms Ashlee Wulff Class Clown: Matt Tamms Lisa Wellman Quietest: ' John ,Wogomon Laci Leaders Best Looking: Matt .Christensen Ashlee Wulff Best Personality: Mike Meyerring Laci Leaders Most Athletic: Brad Guill Most Likely to Succeed: Tamara Wallace Jay McDonald Caroline Holstein Best All Around: Mike Meyerring �Ryan Ausdemore Jessica Bennett Travis Benning Cheryl Erich Tina Bri sboi s Adam Bruck Janet Bruck Britt Carlson Matt Chri stensen Amie Christiansen Glen Cook Jeremy Crozier Kyle Dickey Shawn Flaharty Amyjoe Forbes Brad Guill Seniors ~ �Jason Haggerty Cra~g Handbury Chris Hester Caroline Holstein Silvia Knoner Andy Kramer Heather Kroh11 Kyle Kunze Laci Leaders Abry Leazenby Laura Lefeber Jarrod McDonald Drew Mergens Mike Meyerrin g Kari Nelson Jei·emy Nyberg ~ People �Chad Pitts Matt Preuss Laura Ring Susie Ring Cindy Roberts Tammy Rodenburg Lisa Ronfeldt Jason Schneckloth Josh Shannon Jenny Smith Adrienne Soppe Matt Stephens Jake Stone Matt Tamms Tamara Wallace Li sa Wellman Seniors~ �Jennifer Witt Rachel Witt John Wogomon Not Pictured: . Joe Bloom Ryan Polley Matt Tamms works on the computer on Fifties Day. (Photo by Rach el Witt. ) ~ People �• un1ors If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be? "Myself, because you can be whatever you want to be and be yourself." -Chris Hansen "Rosie O' Donnell because she always has a smile on her face." -Sam Mefford "Jei::emy McGrath so I could be rich and ride dirt bikes for money." -Jay Ring "Nicole Kidman so I could be married to Tom Cruise and because she has gorgeous hair." -Christal King By : Katie Morse When you begin the junior year, some may say the pressure starts to set in . Thi s stress may come fro m prom, tests or sports. It also may come fro m preparing for coll ege, maki ng the grades or working at a job. Juni ors are responsible fo r doi ng prom fo r the seniors. Therefore, they mu st sell various things throughout the year. They are encouraged to take the ACT to prepare fo r coll ege. They also have to start thinking about future pl ans for themselves. Amber Ross said two of her pressures are homework and having to sell var ious things fo r prom. She said she is very busy thi s year. "I also have to take the ACT to prepare myself fo r college," Ross said. Josh Ring is beginning to think about colleges right now. 'T m looki ng for a school I' m interested in, like an electronic or technical school," Ring said. One of his press ure is hav ing prom fo r the first year. Ring said he will be taking the ACT because he has heard it is a great opportunity and he will benefi t fro m it. Christine Matter sai d she is trying to save money for pro m. "My pressures right now are to keep up my grades, get ready fo r my senior year and prepare for after high school," M atter said. A nne Ka la maj a pre pa res he rse lf fo r sc hool by getti ng her book s ready in the morn ing and putting away her bag and coa t. (Photo by Rac he l Witt .) After school Andrea Fisc her and Chad Alexa nder converse about the school day while waiting to go sta rt the ir ca rs lO leave fo r ho me . (Ph o to by Rac he l W iu. ) Seniors/Juniors .$ �Chad Alexander Jason Andrews Jesse Baldwin Dan Bloom Seth Boos Jason Cook Tim Dalton Sara Dau Bedane Divelbess Kaylee Dollen Lacey Donovan Sara Esser Andrea Fischer Sandi Foote Laura Gaudian Aaron Grandick Heath Gravert Errin Gunderson Chris Hansen Aaron Harris Will y Herdliska Tiffa ny Hester Keith lncontro Ryan Jensen Anne Kalamaja Jon Killpack Christal King Nancy Koch Tracy Kosmacek Thomas Leaders Charity Martens Chri stine Matter Sam Mefford Traci Mi nahan Ji m Nordm an l1ftt- People �Dan Olsen Cassie Payne Aaron Petersen Jay Ring Josh Ring Sarah Ring Derek Roberts Amber Ross Jodi Schuning Sarah Shannon Jennifer Stephens Heath Thomas Stephanie Voge Katherine Ward Christal King, Christine Matter and Annie Pettit wo rk on th e ir homework be fore schoo l. (Ph o to by Rachel Witt.) Junior ~ �ores Jeans ToI?,.!,~n ... Store 1. Tommy 2. Tommy Girl 3. CKBe 4. Michael Jordan 5. Brute 6. Stetson 7. Fetish 8. Preferred Stock 9. Pleasures 10. M gclcie 1. Gadzooks 2. Express 3. Buckle 4. Dill ards 5. Athletic F itte rs 6. Von Maur 7. Gap 8. Structure 9. JCPe nny LO. Hy-Vee 1. Tommy 2. Lucky 3. CK 4. Levi 5. Girbaud 6. Massimo 7. silverTab 8. Wrangl er 9. Utility 10. Jnco By: Jon Killpack Many transitions take pl ace from freshman to sophomore year. Sophomores aren' t new to the hjgh school any more. They don ' t get pick6d on as much as they did when they were freshmen . "I feel more powerful as a sophomore th an I did as a freshman, " said Austin McLandsborough. Many are just turning sixteen, wruch means they are now legal to drive. " Sometimes it gets me into trouble, so metimes it doesn ' t," Eric Benning said about driving. Jobs also become more important to sophomores. They need the money for going out with friends or on dates, to pay for their cars, gas and clothes. Mindy Felton mows the grass at the Neola cemetery. "I spend my money on clothes and shoes for school," Felton said. There are also down sides to having a job on weekdays. It cuts down on your free time. It is hard to participate in sports and maintain a job at the sa me time. There is also less time fo r academks. Kjds can't stay after school to work on art proj ects, yearbook, student council, sports and other activities. Na th an Hood look s up the reci pe for chocol ni ' chip cookies. (Photo by Jon Killpack .) K e! ly Rin g and L ance M aness w hi p so me egg whites for a lemon pie. (Photo by Jon Killpack.) �Kri sti Andersen Eri c Benning Eric Boos Zach Bowen Kristen Burbridge Stacie Cross Amber Dau Tara Dickey Aaron Eckrich Paul Evers Sarah Fi scher Kathryn Graeve Jacob Graham David Gravert Nick Greiner Justin Gunderson Jason Hansen Sadie Heimbaugh Michelle Hester Nathan Hood Brandi Hudd le Lindsey Johnson Jeff King Dawn KJeinschmidt Tim Leaders Holl Leazenby Michael Leonard Lance Manes Shane McDonald Austi n McLandsborough Ja on M ichl Katie Mor e Tabatha Mudra Kim Nieman Dustin Olson Sophomore ~ �Marty Overgaard Carrie Peters Jeremy Petersen Annie Pettit Lori Piper Heath Richards Kelly Ring Callie Rodenburg Regan Schroder Rusty Smith Eric Suntken Jacki Thielen Nick Thomas Nick Troyer Jeremy Van Arsdol Annie Welbourne Mariah Wellman Sara Wellman Katie Zellmer Austin McLandsborough works on a project for Graphic Arts. (Photo by Jake Stone .) ~ People �res Top 5 Toothpastes Top 5 Deoderants Top 5 School Lunches 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. Speed Stick 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Crest Colgate Mentadent Aqua Fresh CrestlVljnt 2. 3. 4. 5. Right Guard (tied) Secret & Sure (tied) Degree & Old Spice (tied) Teen Spirt & Arrid XX Dry Mexican Bar Potato Bar Pita Bread (tied) Chicken Nuggets & Chili Hamburgers By: Lindsey John son Walking down the hall that connects the middle school to the high school is a big step for some freshmen. The high school hall s tend to have more students, teachers and a lot more commotion. The first steps in the high schoo l can be quite scary for some. After being in eighth grade, the oldest ones in the building, and then coming and being the youngest is sometimes fri ghtening. "Being a freshman feels like you are starting all over from the beginning. One big change is the hallways that are very crowded," Peggy Bruck said. Hi gh school does have its advantages too. There are a wider variety of activitie fo r everyone. Acti vities that aren' t in middle school but are in high school are FFA and FHA. Jess ica Rugg les said, "Being in FFA is a good experience and fun , smce it wasn' t in the middle school." Sports activities in high school are a lot different. T here is a lot more time spent practicing and time spent in general. The season al o last longer in high school. Since the two schools are connected, it may not seem like there is that big of a change. Neil Cook said, "High school is a lot more fun because you have a lot more freedo m." High school does give students more independence. Amanda Wilson gets her books out of her locker as she prepares fo r a new day. (Photo by Rachel Wi t t. ) Kati e Bowen and Lesley Ri ng work diligentl y to ge t th e ir homework done befo re sc hoo l s tarts. ( Photo by Rachel Witt.) Sophomores/Freshmen ~ �Matt Anderson Dawn Andrews Ben Ausdemore LeAnne Ausdemore Rachel Behrendsen Dustin Benning Katie Bowen Peggy Bruck Beth Ann Carl son Rhonda Christiansen Brandon Clark Jennifer Clevenger Alay na Cohen Neil Cook Wendy Culver Amber Daringer Brandon Finken Rachel Finken Ashley Fi scher Jeremy Foster Donald Gruber Rachel Hansen Traci Hester Melissa Hicks Josh Kohl Adam Kramer Brent Leaders Bryan Lefeber Lindsey Lugsch Dav id Marshall Eli zabeth Matter Matt Maxwell Lev i McDaniel Joe Mefford Amy Mi nahan ~ People �Jessica Muhs Erin Obem1eier Josh Obrecht Brad Payne Susie Petersen Joe Pettit Sarah Plambeck Lesley Ring Jennifer Ruckman Jessica Ru ggles Nicole Schroeder Gavin Skow Justin Tapp Kolt Thomas Nick Walter Katie Welboume Andrea Wellman Amanda Wilson John Wilson Ehzabeth Witt Jamie Witt Joe Wollenhaupt Katie We lb ourne pl a ys the tenor saxophone duri ng band. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Fre hmen ~ �iddle School If you were making a movie of your life If you were reincarnated as an animal which who would be the characters in it? would you choose and why? - Luke Smith-Michael Jordan Andy Morse-Jonathan Taylor Thomas Jenny Troyer - "I would be a fox because they are good Dad-Tom Cruise Mom-Goldie Hawn looking, smart and could probably think up good comebacks." Mom-Jenny McCarthy Dad-John Candy Kim Nelson - "I would be an ant because it would be cool to be Best Friend-Kobe Bryant Brother-Tom Cruise small and explore the underground and still try to survive by Sisters-Julia Roberts and Rebecca Lobo making sure that no humans step on me." By: Kari Nelson As a child progresses through elementary school they may be anxious to advance to the middle school hoping others will no longer view them as little kids. However, they could be suprised by all the changes that await them in their new environment. "Being in the middle school has made me realize how much responsibility I have to have," Katy Toler said. The seventh and eighth graders look at it as a chance to be involved in extracurricular activites. "We are expected to buckle down on our studies so we can stay off the ineligible list," Tahni Roberts said. Along with responsibility comes trust. "As the students develop more tru st with their teachers they will be allowed more freedoms and in turn will get a better look at independence," Mr. Bellar said. The sixth graders get a greater sense of freedom. Jesse Kuhnle said, "We have our own lockers and get to move from class to class. We are also allowed to talk and discuss things to a greater extent which makes the classes more fun and exciting." Among sports are other activities such as band and choir. Being in band and chours at an early age helps the students be prepared for high school. "I like being in a chorus class where it is just us . It makes me feel more grown up," Kyle Welbourne said. "Band is also better. We get more one-on-one help. Both classes are very fun and exciting." 8th Grade Justi n Ashcraft Heidi Ausdemore Lisa Ausdemore Laura Bahrke Jeremy Barnes ~ . People Middle schoo l stude nts are all owed to work together freely when given permiss ion. Chri !!Iler gives Kyle Roberts insight on hi s science home work. (Ph oto by Kari Nel son.) �Megan Barrier Alyssa Beebe Linda Bruck Andy Christensen Ashley Christiansen Shawn Dalton Mandy Darrington Melissa Darrington Courtney Divelbess Ryan Donovan John Driver Josh Foster Amanda Gau Katie Gaudian Jared Graham Shari Greiner Zach Hanken Adam Harman Matt Hinman Tammi Honeywell Adam Hood Cassie Incontro Schuyler Johnson Chris Keller Steve Killpack Zach Ki nart J ~ n ny Kleinschmidt Brenda Koch Joey Kosomacek Jo n Krohn Paul Larsen Eddie Leaders ick Leuschen James Mangan Melissa Manhart Middle chool/Eightb .$ �Sarah Manhart Adam Marsh Josh Martens Seth Martens Joe Martinez Lauren McLandsborough Jenna Moen Brian Nelson Justin Nelson Nathan Parkhill Shawn Petersen Sara Plambeck Jennifer Reed · Jesse Ridder Justin Ring Kyle Roberts Erin Schierbrock Adam Schneckl oth Chri s Schroeder Kell y Shreeves Brian Sibert Krys tal Smjth Mark Smith Deborah Sparr Molly Stone Mchele Tessier Noah Thielen Carl Wall ace Brenna Weihs Sara Wellman Malinda Willett Ali sha Wi lson Allen Worden Laura Zell mer ~ People �7th Grade Joe Andersen Hannah Ausdemore Daren Barnes Kim Bennett Mat Blair Sam Bowen Colleen Carrigan Christina Clevenger Andri Cohen Marie Corrin Bradley Crozier Beth Dollen Ashley Eckrich Jon Frederiksen Kristin Graeve Andy Greiner Cassie Harryman Amber Hunt Michelle Jahde Lindsey Jensen Angela Krohn Kwin Kunkle Dusti n Laver Devin LeBaugh Julie Leonard Ryan Long Jon McDonald Kali Merritt Kel sey Miller Dary n Morri s Andy Morse Laura Nanninga Kim Nelson Travis Nelson Lindsey Obermeier Eighth/Seventh ~ �Holly Parker Nicole Pauley Brandon Petersen Katie Plambeck Trenton Rankin Calvin Rieber Andrea Ring Jeremy Ring Tahni Roberts Paul Ross Joel Ruggles Danielle Sigler Donnie Smith Luke Smith Nathan Smith Samatha Smith Robbie Stuart Steven Stuart Alex Suntken Tomi Lynn Toler Jennifer Troyer John Ungrad James Voge Ryan Ward Tessa Wellman Joe Wilson Christine Wimer Sarah Withers Cody Witherspoon Caleb Wohlers m People �6th Grade Joe Ausdemore Craig Barrier Katie Barrier Josh Brisbois Shannon Brisbois Keith Bruck Eric Clark Brett Cook Troy Courtier Jennifer Crozier Jenny Dalton Brent Daringer Amber Finken Lauren Finken Michaela Gray Kelli Greiner Dean Grote Jonathan Gwynn Brian Haggarty Jessica Heimbaugh Beth Herbst Cody Huebert Mike Kalamaja Ashley Keller Alicia Kenealy Sherry Killpack Nick Kinart Jesse Kuhnle Jennifer Lar on Cassie Leuschen Jeff Masters Bryan McEvoy Tommy Meintzer Amanda Minahan Jessica Myer Se enth/Six th ~ �Andy Olsen Nicholas Parkhj][ Joey Pauley Tommy Petrzilka Aaron Rastovski Tanya Redinbaugh Nickalos Richards Nathan Rieber Jamie Ring Ashley Schultz Katie Sibert Desiree Sigler Kristina Skipton Ashley Stangl Elizabeth Thielen Kathryn Toler Brandon Vorthmann Kyle Welbourne Stephanie Wellman John Wollenhaupt Amand a Ga u , Ta mmi Honeywe ll , Laura Zellm er, Co urtn ey Di ve l be s s, a nd Brenn a Weih s c heered for th e seve nth a nd e ig hth grade bas ke tb a ll tea ms. (Ph oto by Cind y Stu art. ) $ Sixth Grade �Helps Create Identity Erin Sh ierb rock spends Lime han gin g out in the dorms a l Iowa Western Communi ty Coll ege. The camp took place Jul y 2 1-25. Th e girls wi th her are fri end s th at she made at the camp. In these rooms the groups learned how to help each other and to beco me better leaders. (Ph oto courtesy of Erin Shi erbroc k.) By : Sara Dau M an y times during the year middle school students participate in fun activities such as dances. The organization of these events takes time and effort. The people behind it had to be organi zed and prepared. These people are the &tude nts' own peers. T he Leadership Academy, which takes pl ace at Iowa Western Community Co llege, has helped to prepare these young people to be better leaders and peers. At thi s camp, the students go to sess ions with group leaders and other tudents fro m diffe rent schools to di scuss acti vities they could do at their schools and how they can help students. They are spoken to by public leaders and peopl e who have made pos iti ve changes in their lives. Thi s year, the students who attended the camp were, Adam Harman, Jon Krohn , Eddie Leaders, Justin Nelson, Meli ssa Manhart, Sherri Greiner, A&hley Christensen, Courtney Divelbess, Erin Shierbrock, Amanda Gau, Allen Wor en and Schuyler Johnson. In order to be chosen to attend th e camp, the student had to submit an applicati on to Mr. Gibson, stating why they thought they should be chosen. Their goals were to have three dances and rai se money to fi x the track. They used the money they received from the admission from the dances to go toward the track. At the Febru ary dance, they collected canned food and gave it to the food pantry. They will also try to raise money by selling bumper tickers and t-shirts. T he reasons fo r thi s are to not only raise money, but to establish a middle school identity. Some of the money they raised went to a scholarship given to a gradµati ng seni or who was also a part of the leadership academy. "I learned to do more stuff with leader hip and on my own. I help more people in the classroo m in stead of sayi ng ' l don' t know,'" Adam Harman said. Students who attended the ca mp were involved in ma ny differe nt ac ti vi ti es. On e of the activites was visitin g F un Pl ex. ( Ph o to courtesy of Amanda Gau.) 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'Dermody 4% 8% 8% 8% 5% 28% ~ 16% 16% Favorites fll. �Excitement in DC Traci Minahan, Caro line Holstei n, Cindy Roberts , Tiffany Hes ter, Jennifer Witt and Tamara Wa ll ace all enj oy the dance on the Spirit of Washington cruise. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) By: Sadie Heimbaugh It happens every two years, and it is optional for all juniors and seniors. It is the Washington, D.C. trip. On Nov. 20 through Nov. 23, 65 juniors and seniors left with six sponsors. They spent every day sightseeing and learning about the nation 's Capitol. After their arrival they visited Union Station and ate lunch there. Next was the U.S. Capitol, and the Vietnam and Jefferson Memorials. Only after all of this they checked into the Holiday Inn where they spent the next three nights. For dinner they ate at Shakey's, then they made a few splashes in the pool before they hit the sack. Pounding on doors was a reoccurring morning ritual from the sponsors between 6 and 7:30. On Friday, the TriCenter clan began the day by visiting Arlington National Cemetery and witnessing the Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Lacey Donovan, Jon Killpack, Janet Bruck and Craig Handbury had the privilige of laying the wreath. After that they visited the National Cathedral, Embassy Row and finally lunch in the Ford's Theatre area. ~ M in iMag Lacey Donovan, Jon Killpack, Craig 1-l andbury and J an e t Bruck participate in the Wrea th Lay in g Ce re mony a t the Tomb o f the Unkow n Soldier. (Photo by Cassie Payne.) After lunch they toured Ford's Theatre, the Petersen House, Hard Rock Cafe, Planet Hollywood, and the FBI building. Then they were off to the Lincoln Memorial, Iwo Andrea Fi sche r, Christine Matter a nd Aaron Harri s show their enthu siasm on the bus rides to and from the sites in Washington , D.C. (Photo by Laci Dono van.) Jima United States Marine Corps Memorial and a subway ride. Saturday took them to the S u- pre me Court, Nat io na l Arc hi ve s, the Washington Monument, the White House and Lafayette Park. They ate lunch at Pentagon City, then they toured the United States Holocaust Memori a l Mu seum . They had dinner and a dance on a crui se, aboard the Spirit of Washington on the Potomac River. On the last day of the trip, they saw Mount Vernon , Old Towne A lexan dria , th e Korea n War M e mo ria l, th e Fran]<Jjn Delano Roosevelt Memorial, and the Jwo Ji ma United States M arine Corp. Memorial for a second time, since d1e first time they went it was raining. Lunch wa at the Smithsonian . After lu nch they wer off to see all of the Smithsonian museums. "I couldn't believe how fast verything went," sa id Christal Ki ng. Their fin al journey wou ld be to board the jet pl ane for Omaha, and then home. �Mr. Killpack teaches Nick Greiner to recognize DNA models. (Photo by Sara Dau. ) Time Brings About Change By: Sara Dau Changes occur yearly. Students come and go. Teachers leave and new ones replace them. Sometimes this change occurs slowly and isn't recognized for many years. Karen Kay has been a secretary at Tri-Center for 25 years. Kay said, "One of the bi ggest changes is the use of computers." Kay started work at the junior high in Mi nden , running copies and typing tests for teachers who taught grades kindergarten through third and seventh and eighth grade. She also was the librarian and ran the lunch program. She can remember when they had a mimeograph, a hand cranked copy machine. One thing Kay said hasn' t changed are the students. She said, "Times have changed, but not the students. They still come from good families with good morals and values." Lee Killpack has taught through many changes. He has taught science classes at Tri-Center for 25 years. He has seen many advances in the science area. For example, he started teaching in what is now Miss Higby's room. It had one sink and he had to build the cupboard for storage space. Teaching techniques have not changed too much for Mr. Killpack. He said, "If something works I stick with it until it no longer works. I don ' t see a reason to change with every change that comes about. " Mr. Killpack likes to see the change in a student as he or she Kay has been working as a secretary at Tri-Center for matures over a few years. 25 years. (Photo by Sara Dau.) Silvia Knoener studies hard on learning the American By: Heath Lynn Gravert and Jonathan Eugene Killpack language . (Photo by Sara Dau.) Foreign exchange students have a rare opportunity that a lot of students don't have. That opportunity is the chance to explore another country and learn more about it. Two fo reign exchange students walked the halls of Tr-Center: Fanny Marchi set fro m Eastern France near Besacon, and Silvia Knoener from Germany. Marchiset said there are many differences between our countries. "In America, you can get your driver's license when you are 16. You have to be 18 to pet it in France," Marchiset said. The school systems are also different. Marchiset said there is more homework and it is harder in France. In France they have a long day, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a one hour, 45 minute lunch break. They have different classes every day, each an hour in length. "We have different classes (in France). We don't have parenting, cooki ng, art, or other classes like that," Marchiset said. Cass ie Pay ne had sim.ilar views on the subj ect. Payne said, "I think it is good that they get the opportunity to come to a different country because I think it would be exciting." Knoener said one of the things that liked about America is where you can go to a Burger King or McDonald ' and get free refill s on pop. In Germany the fast food places do not offer free refill . Another thing that Knoener liked is the way American are friendly and ay hello to people they don ' t even know. I unny Marchi set enj oys her idle hours watching telev i1011 with Chli stine Matter and Sara Esser. (Photo by Lacey Donovan.) Welcome to America Mini Mag-$. �DOWN 1. 1998 Super Bowl Winners 2. Calculus Classroom 3. Won Best Picture in 1998 4. Fastest Female Doughnut Eater At T-C 5. Hottest New Nighttime Soap Opera ACROSS 1. The Rubber Room 6. The choir received 18 Consecutive Division I Ratings at State 7. Wreaked Havoc With Weather Patterns 8. Principal's Signature 9. Requires Service, Leadership, Character, and Grades 10. 1998 Prom Theme 11. Made All State Chorus 12. What Tri - Center gave its students uonu:mP3 ·zI J;iq:i1:i1ueA.Ja·1 r :iu!iiuw1 ·o I SHN "6 N'v' H ·g ou1N 13 ·L llu1Ms ·9 All ld uwuJa · r :ut.\oa :>f:l:JJ:) s,uosMP.Q ·~ ;io1,\u)[ ·p ::J!UHJI.L "£ woo~ N::>I ·z; so::iuoJ a J:it.u:ia · 1 :ssol:Jy Pedal to Metal Kyle Kun ze arrives home at 2 work to get the car runn ing at consistant turn in a time that they fee l their car can a. m. on Saturday morning and is up and times. Consistancy is the goal ," Kunze con sis ta ntl y run in th e qu a rter m ile. gone again before the crack of dawn on said . Th e re are two rac in g Should the racers reach the e nd at a faster Sund ay. Thi s is a norm al ro utin e for competitions per weekend . Friday ni ght tim e tha n the di a led in time , they a.re Kunze during th ~ summer months. races are similar to street racing. Sunday di squalifi ed. "I reall y have to know my Almost every other weekend, he races are composed of a hi gher level of car's potenti al. Rhyth m is nece sary for and hi s '76 Nova head to Scribner, Neb. competition. The racers are required to perfec ti on as one late hift can cau e a Once there, he enters a hi gh school loss," Kun ze said . class division. Kun ze is attracted to drag rac ing D ur in g s ummer of '9 7 because he li ke the thrill of going Kuo ze's car traveled a quarter mile so fast in such a short di stance. in 13.4 second s and was clocked at Kunze bought hi s car when he speeds of over 105 mph. was 13 and is continu ally making After s pe nd ing ma ny it better. Kunze aid , " I bu ilt my hours under the hood he hopes to engine and it's satisfyi ng to know improve his time to a low 12 second that it is abl e to take ri rst place." range. "It takes hours of precise "$- MiniMag Kyle Kunze waits for the green light, before he slams it into gear. (Photo by Glenda Ku nze.) By: Kari Nelson �Future of Technology From megahertz to motherboards, these students are learning it all. Not a day goes by without a computer blessing students and faculty with its favorite word - "Error". A group of students with a love of computers have put their skills to use to benefit the school. With the help of Janet Anderson , the technology coordinator~ aides have a special time set aside for computer work. Aaron Harris, Josh Ring, Elizabeth Witt, and David Marshall all became tech aides for a different reason. "I saw how computers are bringing an incredible change in technology, and I wanted to be a part of that," said Ring. Harris decided to become one because he wanted more experience in programming. Marshall simply enjoys working with computers. Witt believes this will help her with her future career. Tech aides perform a variety of duties. Harris said he is a "microcomputer specialist," working mostly with the inside of a personal computer. Witt mostly installs programs, while Ring fixes problems in the computer labs. By: Lacey Donovan \ Volunteers Seek Duties It's called service with a smile, only without a paycheck. Some students have volunteered their time to do a certain job or belong to an organization that provides service to the community. Sadie Heimbaugh and Laci Leaders volunteer their time at Jennie Edmundson Hospital as candy stripers, or Teen Volunteers. This duty involves refilling patient's water, feeding people, wheeling patients to their cars, and many other duties. To become a candy striper, Leaders and Heimbaugh had to be interviewed, attend an orientation and go through a probational period. "It (volunteering) gives me experience in the field I want to go into and I can help people," said Leaders. Some organizations provide services to the community. Local youth groups sing carols to the senior citizens, participate in a 30-hour famine to help stop world hunger, organize fundraising meals for charity, and plant flowers in public areas. The organizations connect together, making a difference. By: Lacey Donovan SadiefJ · Ed ein1bau"h inundsen Ii "' .answers tb osp1taJ (P e Phone . hoto by L Part ofhe d aceyo r Uties onovan.) at Jennie Mini Mag"$.. �To prepare fo r the bi g night, Jacki Thi e len, Jennifer Stephens, Mi chell e Hester a nd LeA nn e Ausdemore practice sin gin g "My Guy" at th e Vari ety Show dress rehearsa l. They are fo ur of fourteen girls in th is group . (Photo by Mrs. Clausen.) a Organization s D ivision �Every member of an organization connects as a team, striving for a common goal. There are a variety of reasons why students join. "I am involved in school activities because it keeps me busy and makes me a more well-rounded person," said Heather Krohn . The Nation a l Ho nor Society planned an afternoon ice skating trip to he lp un ite the s tudent body. Caroline Holstein skates around the rink . (Photo by Mrs. Harman .) Elizabeth Witt, a Student Council member, prepares the school for Chrisunas by deco rating the lobb y. (Photo by Anni e Welb ourne.) The Trojan Marching Band was one of many organizations to make the connection. "We decided we wanted to improve our score from last year and worked really hard," said Bryan Lefeber. They received a Division I rating at State for the first time in eight years. Participation in organizations causes students to make connections, from winning awards to making new friends. Every secti on in the Marchi ng Band puts forth effort at th e State Competition in Council Bluffs, coming ho me with a Di v is ion I ra tin g. (Ph oto by Mrs. Cl ausen.) ---B-•i Dooovoo "Ev e rybody, let's c heer ! Supe r Spirit," yell the girls in black and gold. The football cheerleade r bu st a mo ve durin g a ti me -o ut. (Photo by L indsey Joh nso n. ) - !!...- . . ~· ·~ ~- H\ 1\ l ·' \ 14' ,.:, . ' . " -~ H \ ,._, ,I\ . ,, I - • ! ~ 'I ': I H ~ \~- ~ • • I __._ ii �Swing Choir girls sing a song at the Dinner Theater in the hi gh. school gymnasium. (Photo by Lindsey John son.) Ashley Fischer makes her voice heard in the Variety Show. (Photo by Arla Clausen.) Katie Zellmer sings out during her part in the Variety Show. (Photo by Arl a Clausen.) $ Organizations �Jodi Schuning and Chad Alexand er are the Spartan Cheerleaders. (Photo by Arla Clausen.) Swing Choir performs a numb er at the Dinner Theater. (Photo by Sara Dau .) 11 Talent By : Kati e Morse Beautiful voices and musical talent brought to mind the Chorus class. There were 82 chorus students. They were chosen from auditions held in May. They practiced during school hours and they had early morning practices in April and May, to prepare for Small Group Contest. This involved full concert choir, the women's chorus and the men's chorus. Arla Clausen was the choir director and said it took a lot of practice and her accompani st, Linda Zimmerman, he lped out a lot. Nathan Hood said, "It is very challenging to make it to all the practi ces and be good at what you do. It is a lot of fun , and I enjoy it." Lori Piper was also in vo lved in the chorus program. She received three Division I awards. "I love music and chorus is very entertaining. Mrs. Clausen is a great teacher and I hope everyone will be ab le to reach their musical goals from the choru s class," Piper said. The choru s attended the WIC Fall Festival at the first of the year. They also attended a Large Group Contest to close the show choi r sea on. Choru s also held a Variety Show and a Dinner Theater. Lori Piper makes use of her voice during a Variety Show rehear-al. (Photo b rla Clausen.) Vocal Mu ic S �Jenni fer Witt , Jenni fer Stephens and ndrea Fi her p lay th e alt o saxaph o nc at dinn e r th ea ter. ( Phot o hy Lind s ey John so n.) Alay na Cohen practices w ith th e Ph oeni x Jazz Band as th ey prepare fo r co ntes t. (Photo by Tam ara Wall ace.) " I tepping In Time By: Lindsey Johnson Marching in style. For the hi gh school marching band, thi s was an exciting year with their new uniforms. The uniforms brought a new look to the field as they marched to their Division I rating at the state competition at Lewis Central. This was a major accomplishment for them. Strenuous practices and determination helped out. "The instrumental department gets better and better each year," Mr. Gibson said. Drum major Sara Wellman said, "Everyone put in 100 percent effort and worked their hardest to get a Division I rating at state. This was an improvement from last year." There were many trips taken during the year. "Going on all of the trips for contest is a blast and really fun ," Amber Daringer said. After the season of marching, concert, jazz and pep bands all get their music ready to practice. They prepared mu sic with a variety of styles for contest. "Jazz band did quite well. They took second or third at every competition," Gi bson said. Jason Michl said, "I enjoy bei ng in band because I li ke music and I am interested in hearing the individual sections play." ti Organizations Trumpet secti on Ryan Jensen, Matt Preuss, Ad am Kramer, Caro line Holstein, Bryan Le feb e r a nd Pegg y Bru c k be fo re the Chri s tma s c on ce rt. (Pho to by Di a ne Rod enburg. ) �Band horns up! Katie Gaudian and Sheri Greiner march to the beat as they direct the middle school marching band. (Photo by Linda Piper. ) It's a Friday night and freshmen Dav id Marshall and Adam ~---:i•-----~ Krame r perfo rm durin g half-time of th e footba ll ga me. (Phot o by Lindsey John so n.) Sara Wellman leads the hi gh schoo l marching band at the Hoo-Doo parade. (Photo by Linda Piper.) �Front: Tamara Wallace, Susie Ring, Laci Leaders, Hea ther Kro hn , and Laura Lefeber. Midd le: Sa ra Wellman, Callie Rodenburg, Jodi Schuning , Ashl ey Fi scher, Sad ie Heimbaugh, Kri ti A nde rsen, ant.I Katie Zellmer. Back: Laura Gaudian, Traci Minahan, Andrea Fischer, Jenn Stephens. Lacey Donovan. Rachel Witt and spon sor Sharee Barrett. (Photo by Studio B.) Li sa Ronfeldt and Rhonda Christiansen help lead the band at Clarinda Band Days. (Photo by Maribeth Dau.) Mr. Gibson and Mrs. Cl ausen after the fie ld show perfo rmance in C larin da whic h Tri- Center finished in second place. (Photo by Sara Dau .) "t!/1 Organizations Andrea F ischer starts the dance routine while other members of Jam Conn ection wa it fo r th e ir turn . (Photo by Ann ie Welboume.) �'Pride 'Portrayed Bottom: Tamara Wallace, Ashlee Wulff, Laci Leaders, Jenny Smith. Middle: Lisa Ronfeldt, Sara Dau , Rhonda Christiansen , Callie Rodenburg , Amie Christiansen. Back: Kristi Andersen , Christine Matter, Je ss Bennett, Kim Nieman, Mariah Wellman, and Laura Lefeber. (Photo courtesy of Studio B.) Entertainment added by the Satin Knights blew the football fans away. "The time and effort spent on practices shined through in every performance," Kim Nieman said. Satin Knights practiced from 7 to 8 a.m. every other day, alternating each week. They also practiced every day first hour. Some requirements for being a Satin Knight are to learn the school song and to learn part of a routine for "'l have always loved dancing, and the girls who danced always made it look like so much fun," said ~eather 'l<!;ohn. try-outs. "It was a lot of hard work," Laura Lefeber said. Sharee Barrett was the new Jam Connection sponsor this year. "She really knows what she is doing," Jodi Schuning said. Andrea Fischer said Barrett taught them several dances. "We, as a group, improved on our technique," Fischer said. Jam Connection went to Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines and performed. They received two Division II ratings and one Division I-. "They were 1.6 points from a I rating," Barrett said. Barrett thought her team accomplished many things at state, such as working as a team. "Team work is very important, we all have to stay together. That can' t happen if we don ' t have teamwork," Kri sti Andersen said. By: Annie Welbourne The Satin Kni ghts lead the marching band at Clarinda Band Days. (Photo by Maribeth Dau. ) Trac i Min ahan and Lacey Dono va n perform with other Jam Co nn ec tion member du ring in termission of the South western/Mi ssouri Va ll ey double dual at Tri-Center. (Photo by Annie Welb ou rn e.) Drill Team/Flags $. �Wres tl ing C hee rl e ad e rs . Front: Jamie Win , Les ley Ring. Back: Li sa Ronfe lt, (P ho to La ura Rin g . Ci nd y Robe rt s . courte y of Jack Ha nson. ) Eli zabeth Will, Lacey Donova n, Andrea Fischer, Rache l Witt, Heather Krohn and J ane l Bruck after a h a rd d ay at c he er lcad in g camp. (P h o to by Lori Bell ar.) aring Spirits By: Sadie Heimbaugh For the eight football, six basketball and five wrestling cheerleaders, many new obstacles had to be overcome in order to produce a successful year. For the cheerleaders, cheerleading can be a lot harder than it looks. It's more than just keeping a smile on their faces and doing all the right moves, it's pleasi ng the crowd. It's staying after school to practice, practice, practice. It also includes long bus rides to cheer for, a sometimes unresponsive, crowd, and for football cheerleaders, to cheer in the freezing cold. "When a crowd is really into the game, it makes all the hard work worth it," Heather Krohn said. Not only do the cheerleaders work during the specific season they cheer for, they al so work during the summer. For three days, TriCenter held a cheerleading camp for the three groups of cheerleaders. "I didn ' t know what to expect since it was my first year in a high school sport. After the season began I had a great time and ca n' t wait for next year," said Lesley Ring. S Organizations Laura Rin g, Jan e t Bruc k , Ra che l Will and Abry Leazenby cheer for the crowd . (Ph o to by Lacey Do no van.) �Andrea Fi sc her , Lacey Donov an, Janet Bru ck, Rachel Witt , Heath er Krohn and Elizabeth Witt try a new stunt during a basketball ga me. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) Tamara Wallace and Heat her Krohn get the students and fac ulty fired up during a pep rally. (Photo by Caroline Hol stein. ) Front: S usie Rin g, Tamara Wallace, Jenn ifer Will and Rachel Witt. Back: Hea ther Krohn, Laura Ring, Abry Leazenby and Janet Bruck. (Phot o by Lori Bell ar.) Cheerleading :~ �Jessica Ruggles looks at a lamma at a rodeo the FFA members. attended during th eir trip to Kan sas City. (Ph oto by Yvette O loff.) Jason Andrews takes a nap on the bus ride home from FFA's Kansas City convention. (Photo by Yvette Oloff.) Janet Bruck exp lains pl ans to other FH A me mbe rs at an early morning meeti ng. (Photo by Heather Krohn.) 'IJ;.1- Organi zati ons �The twelve members of FHA take a group picture in front of the high school. (Photo by Mariah Well man.) Sil via Knoener receives a fl ower, provided by FH A, on Valentine 's day. (Photo by Lacey D onovan.) ture Focus By: Mari ah ellman Community, a single word that plays a large part in the FFA and FHA organizations. Service of the community is a main foc us of the organ izations. "We want others to be in volved with their communiti es," Stacie Cross said. "Also to learn to help others who are less fo rtunate." Future is also a part of the focus in FFA and FHA. Both organizations are concerned with the future of the comm unities and themselves. FHA is not only involved in the community by Adopt-a-Highway, Crop wa lks and fu ndraisers, but also in education. Every year FHA sell s roses, carnations and balloons to raise money for a scholarshi p for a senior member. FFA is invo lved in Adopt-a-Highway also. They clean it twice a year and are also a pcut of the landscaping of the Tri-Center campus. Neither FFA or FHA are sex oriented, both males and fe males are all owed to join ei ther group. Derek Roberts is the only male in FHA FFA member take a picture oulS ide of the Kansas City Science Museum. (Photo b and Jess ica Ruggles is the only fe male in FFA. Yvette Oloff.) FFA/FHA ti1. �J ack i Thi e len, Tin a Brisbois, Jennifer Stephen and Christal Ki ng pl ay a gam e of cards to pass the lime at Disuict Large Group Contest. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Ra che l Witt partici pa ted at II -State. Thi s is o ne of th e h ighes t hon o r fo r peec h team. ( Ph oto p rov id ed by Lori Hi gby.) .. eaking Out By: Jenny Smith Drama class put together their own account of the teac hers' lounge. Their play was called The Rubber Room . ''We had lots of fun and it was hard work. The Rubber Room explained my thoughts of the teachers' lounge completely," said Adrienne Soppe. This was the thought of many people involved. Advanced Speech class does all of the directing with help from Miss Higby. The set was built by the middle school shop class. A I t of people helped to put together thj s production. Speech Team also had a great time. "Thjs was one of our most successful , dedicated and fun years ever," Miss Higby sa id. Of the 34 individuals that went to Di stricts, I 5 went on to State. They received rune Division I' s and six Division Tl's. Ni ne groups went to Large Group and seven of the groups made Districts and two of them made State. Annie Peuit was one of 400 students selec ted to panicipate at All -State. (Photo provided by Lo ri Hi gby.) 1iJ." Organi zations �Laura Gaudian, Bryan Lefeber, Jon Ki ll pack and Lacey Donovan practice their lines in costume. They began to practi ce weeks before the play. (Photo by Lori Hi gby.) Laci Leaders tries to convey a confu sed look. Hi gby.) Stephanie Voge pl ays the reporter in The Rubber Room. She practices her lines for the dress rehearsal. (Photo by Lori Hi gby.) (Photo by Lori �National Honor Society Front Row: Sara Wellman , Lind ey John son, Mi chell e Hester, Katie Mo rse, Tara Dickey, An ni e Pe ttit a nd Jacob Graham. Back Row: Ryan Ausdemore, Jay McDonald. Carol ine Holste in , Hea th e r Krohn , Rac hel Witt, Kari Nelson, Tamara Wallace. (Photo by Tami Ha rm a n. ) Jennifer Witt and Kari Nelson admire the work they put into decorating th e lo bb y for Chri s tm as . (Photo by A nni e We lbourne.) Mi chell e Hester he lps an ele memary studen t in the e le me ntary computer lab for th e men toring program. (Photo by Annie We lbo urne.) �Mr. Nanninga calmly waits to give blood to the American Red Cross.The National Honor Society made it poosible for students, staff and co mmunit y me mb e rs to donate blood.(Photo by Sara Dau .) Jami e Witt fills the new candy machine before school starts. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) By: Annie Welbourne Qualities needed to be in Student Council and National Honor Society are "responsibility" and "matmity," Michelle Hester and Stephanie Voge said. Student Council meets when there is so mething major to discuss said Hester. "Something major would be the food machine. We (the Student Council) all decided the school needed one and it needed be in simple taste," Hester said. "Organi zation is the key," said Jess ica Ruggles. " If you are organi zed you will work well together. " Ruggles said. "National Honor Society is like the name, it is an honor, it makes you special," Voge said. To be in NHS one has to establish a 3.5 grade point average. Those in NHS have filled out an applicati on. The applicati on is then read by a committee. The committee makes a selection b a~ed on the application. Once accepted , the GPA has to be maintained. Ryan Jensen said , "It looks good on college references and on your resume." Tamara Wallace pins a carnation on Jacob Graham's shirt when he wa accepted into NHS . (Photo by Rach l Witt.) Student Council/NHS $. �ORTS With a look of determ ination and confi dence, Bedane Di velbess pushes his li mits at the Tri -Center cross-co untry meet. He's had a lot of practice on thi s course at Arrowhead Park. (Photo by Kari Ne lson.) ~ Sports Division �~l • - • - ,np/,i ~·v~vv r.AA A vur l<Y !Fv-,..,.....,. ~~A/ · ~ v Riverside was the scene of the event. Football fan s were overcome with suspense. Our players put II I I I their hearts and souls out on the field to accompUsh a 14-7 lead, with only three minutes left. It was all up to the defense. The Troj an defensive line stepped up to the cha!lenge, and held the Bulldogs for four downs. The team ~ Brad Guill conquers hi s opponent at a wrestling meet. Guill is one of the se ni or lead ers o n the tea m . (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) Swoosh! With perfect form , Rusty Smith downs a free throw at a basketball game against Treynor. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) worked together and defeated their rival. Teamwork is neces11 sary for a successful program. All the members make connections, pushing for a victory. People on a team have enjoyed the thrill of victory, and survived after the moment of defeat. "I feel that in order to be successful , you have to work together as a team if you want to accompUsh your goals," said Jo h Obrecht and Bryan Lefeber put fo rth all their effort during the pregame warm-up. Th e foo tball team showed th at practice and focu s can pay off. (Photo by Tamara Wallace.) Tracy Kosmacek. B~Donovan With the help of her de fen ive backup, Katie Morse goes up for the kill agai nst Harlan. Teamwork is important in the game of volleyball. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) Sports Di ion ~ �el A • Matt Pre uss looks o n as T reynor pitche. him the ball. T he team went on to bea t Trey nor. (Ph oto by Laura Gaudi un.) Wes ton Dittme r catche a ball in center fi eld to record an out. (Photo by Laura Ga udi an.) Jay McDonald keeps up with a S t. A lbe rt pl aye r as th e team beats St. Albert in the fir s t ro un d of d is tri c ts. (Photo by Laura Gaudi an .) C hri s Hes ter swi ngs low to hit a ball pitc hed to hi m by St. A lb e rt. ( Ph oto by Laura Gaudian .) Ryan Ausdemore tries to tag a St. A lb e rt 's p laye r, but doesn' t get him soon enough as Jay McDonald backs him (Ph o to by La ura up . Gaudian. ) Front: Jeff Ki ng, Brad Payne, Jo h Obrecht , Justin Ta pp, Brya n Le febe r, a nd Bra ndo n Finken Second: Aaron Eckrich, Errin Gunderso n, had A le xa nd e r , Re gan Sc hrod e r , J ay M c Don ald , Weston Dittmer, Chri s Hester, and Mike Barne . Third: Ass istant Coach Doug Gibson, Jacob Graham , Je re my Pe te rse n , Ru s ty S m ith , Ryan Ausede more, Jesse Ba ldwi n, Matt Pre uss, Gl t> n Coo k, Matt C hriste nse n, Aaro n Pe te r en , Brad Guill , and Head Coach Andy VanFossan. (Photo by Studio B.) �By: Katie Morse For first year coach Andy VanFossan , the baseball eason was full of surprises. The baseball team had a record of 12-8, and beat teams including St. Albert, Missouri Va lley and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. " Considering they didn't know what to expect from me, and I didn't know what to expect from them, I thought the season went well," VanFossan said. "I had a good first year with them and learned a lot from them . Hopefully they learned a lot from me too." On e of the tea m 's goal was to win the conference tourn ament. Vanfossan sa id the team could have won the conference if they would not have had any rainouts. The other goal was to make the . f~-i. State tournament , but were beaten out by Mi sso uri Valley. The te a m ' s and We ston Dittmer, who recei ve d first team AllConference and All-District. Glen Cook received first team All-Conference and seco nd team All-District. R ya n Ausdemore received seco nd =!!!llj~team All- Conference and All- Mike Barnes uses all hi s might tc pitch strik es. (P ho to by La ur< Gaudian.) Matt Pre u ss, w ho pl aye d first base a nd made honorable mention AllConfe rence sai d, "We had a slow start, but eventually got things goi ng." Chris Hester was the team ' s catcher. He said, "The beginning of the season was shaky but Coac h VanFossan brought a new attitude to the team, which attributed to the good seaso n." seniors were Mike Barnes, who rece ive d seco nd team AllConference and All- District, ~. ~~ TC Om;!onent LoMa 6 Griswold 5 Boyer Valley 4 Riverside 13 HST 4 Mo Va lley 12 Aud ubon 9 Trey nor 5 Underwood 2 Riverside 10 (WIC tny) Audubon 6 (WIC tny) Underwood 13 l .V IC tny) f'. B. Tee Jay 8 H T 7 Mo Valley 3 Aud ubon 6 St. Albert 2 Trey nor 8 St. Albert 5 (Dis tricts) Mo Valley 4 (Districts) 11 7 7 15 5 3 2 4 0 5 12 8 5 5 2 5 12 2 3 5 Coach And y Ya nFossa n confers with his tea m afte r they co me off the fi e ld durin g the St. Albert game. T he team advanced in di stricts after beatin g S t. Albert but ended up losing to Missouri Valley in the seco nd round. (Photo by Laura Gaudi an.) Ra ban$ �By: Heath Gravert Experienced could be the term used to describe the Lady Trojans. Nearly all of the girls had played together before. Kaylee Dollen said, "It was a fun team to play with because most of us got along pretty well and we made it exciting." Other players had the same thoughts. Sara ~.sser said , "I thought thi s year's team was fun because we all know each other and we all got along really well." There were some changes in the coaching staff of the Lady Trojan s. Thi s season they were coached by Sarah Elliott and assisted by Jeanine Masker. Andrea Fischer sai d, "She (Coach Elliott) brought new views to the game and ex perience use d her as a for m er player -·-·-·"'1' . I .•.•Ill •• . . .,. ' ': ""f1 . . • ~JJ.~ ' l, '· .• Mega n Minah an get ready to step up to the plate and hit the ball o ut of th e pa rk. (Ph o to by Rac hel Witt. ) well. I thought she did a good job as a coach since it was her first year." Va rs ity s tarte rs included Amy Morse. pitcher, Am y Sm ith , ca tc he r, T rac i Mi n a h an , th ird , Megan M in a han , h o rt s top. Mi s ti Arbaugh, first, Stacy Alexand r. second, Laci Leaders, le ft field, Jess Bennett, center fi e ld and Angela Hansen, right fi eld. Traci Minahan W<l1 th only underclassman to s tart va rs it y. M ina ha n said , "I felt privi leged to play with the varsity because I was the youngest one to tart. ., The Lady Trojan had a sea on of seven win s and l 9 losses. Th e junior varsity had a winning sea on w ith nine wins and on.ly even detriments. Laura Gaudi an said, "I remember the varsity game with Audubon because it was close and exc itin g a nd we played well. I will also re member the best practi ce we had when we were mu d sli di ng." f!J-1, tlk R.~ •••••••••••• T Lo ga n G ri swold Ri verside E x ira Ea rlh a m C o rnin g A HST I0 0 3 I 11 9 LO 5 4 7 11 4 16 5 0 0 6 4 6 6 4 2 Mo .Va lley () A udu bon 2 2 2 rey nor Underwood 1 3 9 0 0 I C) So uth west Boyer Va ll e y 4 8 Wa ln ut lt was a sunny day out with relatively no clouds and M isti Arbaugh, one of the few seni ors on the team, wai ts at first base to play robust defense, so the Lady Trojan s cou ld pitc h a shut o ut. (Ph oto by R achel Witt. ) $ : . Sports Q1212o!l.ilnt 4 3 5 7 10 14 3 10 10 13 3 2 8 • 2 2 5 I �Amy Morse takes advantage of hav in g the home field as she rockets th e orb ri ght pas t the batter and int o th e ca tc her 's m itt. (P hoto by Rachel Witt. ) r~ Laci Leaders gets in her oftba ll stance as she gets ready to smite the sphere out of the park . !Photo by Rachel Witt.) Sw in g , ba tt e r batter! The Unde r wood playe r sw in gs aft e r the ba ll Oi es past her and takes a nes t in the ca tc he r 's mitt. (Ph o to by R ac he l Wit t. ) The ball rolls on the ground after Traci Minahan hobbles over h e r o pponent. Amy Sm ith hust le s o ver to retri eve it and sav e a score . (Ph oto by Rac hel Wi tt. ) Coach Ell iott calls a time-out to plan their strategy and put away the oppone nts. (Ph oto by Rachel Wict.) Fron t: Jac ki Thi e le n, Jenni fe r Stephens, Sarah f ische r, Trac i Min ahan, Kay lee Doll en, Brandi lludd le, Laura Le feber, Laura Gaudian. Second : Stacy A lexa nder, Katherine Ward , Lac i Leaders, l\ti Arhaugh, Megan Minahan, Callie Rodenburg, K.,11e Moi se, Jess Bennett, Michelle Hester, Amr I Jau . Back: Ass istant Coach Jeanine Masker, A~h l ee W ulff, Ange la Hansen, Amy Smith, Sara Dau, A my Mo rs e , M a ri a h We llm an , Ami e Chris ti anse n, Lind sey Joh nson, Andrea Fisc her, 'iara Esser, Coach Sarah Elli ott. (Photo by Fischer Photog ra phy.) S ftball ~ �Beda ne Di velbess gives it hi s all as he pu hes towa rd the fi ni sh line in the meet at Qua il Run Go lf Co urse. (Photo by Pat Dalton.) S u ie Pe te rsen puts n her shoes as she get> ready to go home from th e bowli ng tou rname nt a t Red O ak. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Ch ad Al exa nd e r a nd M a tt Pre uss run w it h Be d a ne Di ve lbess, Aaron Harri s and Tim Dalto n in the meet held at Qu ai l Run Golf Co urse. (Photo by Pat Dalton.) M a tt Pre u ss, Ch ad Al exa nd e r a nd Ryan J e nse n he lp out the c ross-country team in their meet at Quail Run GolfCour e. (Photo by Pat Da lton.) Jenny Dalton helps Mr. Dalton record times as Sil via Kn oener checks in with him. (Photo by Barb Dalton.) The bow ling tea m included, Susie Pe tersen, Amie Ch ri ti ansen, A hlee W ul ff. Susie Ring, Rachel Witt and Amber Dau. (Photo by Ca ll ie Rodenburg.) Arnie Chri sti ansen prepares to bowl at red oa k. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) �By: Callie Rodenburg Aggressiveness was the key to all the vigorous work achieved by both the crosscou ntry and bowling teams. Regular bowling eason took place during the months of January , February and March. This included a district meet that was held at Red Oak Lanes in Red Oak. Each bowler was able to bowl at the state meet which was held in Cedar Rapids if they qualified. In order to qualify, the team must win the di trict tournament. This year the team didn't qualify. "The boys' bowling te a m failed to materialize because of ineligible bowlers and/or lack of practice," Mr. John son said. Most of the girls that pa rticipated on the bowling team graduated this year so the team will start off with youngsters next year. with the Along Tim Dalton uses all his mi ght to reach the fini sh line before hi s opponents. (Photo by Pat Dalton.) exceptional work produced by the bowling team, the crosscountry team also ended up with some wonderful standings at their meets. Cross-country runners were faced with many challenges which brought them closer to achieving their personal goals for the year. Tim Dalton proved to be successful by finishing in first place in seven out of ten meets. He also finished in fifth place at the state meet in Fort Dodge. Silvia Knoener added a little more spunk to the crosscountry team this year. She almost always finished in the top ten at the meets. She finished twelfth at the district meet at Coon Rapids so she was not able to go on. Along with Dalton and Knoener, Aaron Harris and Bedane Divelbess competed in meets. Bedane Divelbess finished nineteeth in the conference meet and Aaron Harris finished twentieth. Cross Country Best Time Tim Dalton Bedane Divelbess Aaron Harris Silvia Knoener Bowling 16: 11 19:58 19:38 14:05 Avg Score Amje Christiansen Amber Dau Susie Petersen Susie Ring Rachel Witt Ashlee Wulff 135 98 139 124 127 145 Amber Dau said, "The seni ors did a wonderful job of both bowling and display ing positive attitudes throughout the year. " Amie Chri tiansen watches attenti vely as her bal l nears the pins dming an early morning practice at M inden Bowl Cafe. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) Cro -Countr ·/Bowling S �By: Callie Rodenburg Attitude and ambition decided the football team 's success. Through many hours of practice in both the hot and cold weather they put together an outstanding record. During the season they were unranked until they came head to head with the Riverside Bulldogs. The Trojans came through to beat the Bulldogs 14-7. Not only were..the coaches proud but the players felt they had accomplished a great task. With great pride, the Trojans stepped into SWI ratings at fourth. With three more games to go before making the state playoffs the Troj ans prepared to take on Underwood, Walnut· and AHST. Proving everyone right, they came through to beat them alJ . With high hopes they be ga n the ir journey to th e s tate Underwood throws a pass as Brent Le aders tr ies lo make h is wa y throug h the pi le to b loc k th e throw.(Photo by Call ie Rodenburg.) short when Bedford got the best of them. The Trojans fo ught till the end but couldn ' t manage to jump ahead. Bedford won 3114. "A group of guys that didn 't want to lose helped our team tremendously," aid Coach Bellar. A ll the footba ll players were ick of hearing how good la t year ' e ni o rs were and decided to prove eve ryone ey were just a good. The Troj a ns fi ni s he d th e sea on w ith a 9- 1 record . Coach Bellar said he felt everyone ha improved a great deal throughout the season. At fir t the kick off team needed to be worked w ith the most but with a lot of hard practice they improved to help the team in a positi ve way. They proved to everyone d1at all th long practices and extra effort did actuall y pay off to conclude the seaso n with a record that pleased die coaches and fan s. tlk R~ ...... .... ... f~ ' TC OgpQnent So uth west 42 14 Corn ing 12 0 W. Monona 28 Coon Rapids 31 Tracy Kosmacek makes his way down the fi e ld as Hea th Gravert and Jun Killpack keep a crowd full of ambiti ous and aggressive men from getting in hi s way. (Photo by Call ie Rodenburg.) $ Sports 6 L MA 48 22 Riverside 14 7 Underwood 45 7 Walnut 42 0 AHST 14 8 Bedford 14 31 �Coac h Bell ar watches as the tea m lines up for the announc in g of the starting lin e up . (Ph o to by Ta mi Gravert.) Brad Guill and Gl en C'uo k a re rea d y for an yt h ing to happen o n defe nse. (Ph o to by Calli e Rodenburg.) Chris Hester gets ti ed up as he tries to prevent Underwood from rece ivin g. (Ph oto by Calli e Rodenburg.) Dave Gravert, Mike Meyerring a nd La nce Maness stre tch befo re taking on West Ma no na . (Photo by Tami Gravert.) Matt C hri stense n di ves for hi s opponen t as Brad G uill prepares to back him up on d efe nse . (Photo by Ca lli e Rodenburg. ) Fro nt : Bryan Lefeb e r, Brando n Finke n, Ju stin G underso n, Joe Woll enh aupt , Ju stin Tapp, Ne il Ciak, dam Kramer, Joe Mefford. Seco nd row: ric S untk e n, Jo hn Wa ga man , Coac h Jim Dermody, Coach Mark Fritch, Coach Jay Bellar, Coach Da n Elli o tt , Coach Ca rl Coc hra n, Jos h Obrec ht. Gav in Skow. Third : Brad Payne, Josh Yo bl, Dave Gravert , Donald Gruber, Ka lt Thoma , Du stin Bennin g, Eric Boos . Fourth: Ryan Jensen , Many Ove rgaa rd , Lance Man e s, Paul Evers, Ru sty Smith, Tim Leaders, Brent Leaders. Fifth: Mike Meyerring, Tracy Kosmacek, Regan Schroder . Travi s Be nnin g, C hri s Hes ter, Eri c Be nn in g, Je re my Peterse n, Jon Killpack . Back: Matt C hri stensen, Shawn Flaharty, Heath Gravert, Heath Thomas, Jake Stone, Brad Guill , Glen Cook. <t'hoto co urtesy of Stud io B Photograph y.) Football m. �Callie Rodenb urg dive s for the ball as Laci Leaders, Adrienne Soppe and A shl ee Wulff await 10 bump the or b lo their opponent s . (P hot o by Anni e We lbourne. ) T rac i Min ahan ck~ back 10 crve the !>all in a g ru dge match again s t Und er~uod . (Phot o by Jenn' S mi th. ) Lac i Leader mashes th e ball imo a Harlan o pp o nent wh ile th e re l of the team prepare s fo r a ret urn. ( Ph o to by Annie Wc lbourn e .) After a return by Lac i Leade rs, th e team re sets i ls defen se to stop Harl an's attack. (Photo by A nni e Welbourne. ) Laci Leaders looks on as her teammate , L a ura Gaudian , build s s tea m for a viciou s bump against Harl an. (Photo by Anni e We lbourne.) VARS ITY Front: A mi e Chri sti ansen, Lac i Leade rs , Ad ri e nn e So pp e , A s hl ee Wu lff. Middl e : LeA nn e A usdemore, Ca lli e Rode nburg, Jennifer Ste ph ens, Ka ti e Morse, Lacey Dono va n. Andrea Fi sc he r, Trac i Minahan . Back: Sarah Fi sc he r, Laura Gaudian, Kaylee Doll en, Cassie Pay ne, Sara Dau , Sara E sser, Amy Minahan . (Ph oto by S tu dio B.) ~ Sports JUNJOR VARS ITY Front: Brandi Huddl e, Kat ie Ze llm e r, Sara Fi sc her , Amber Da u , Sadi e Heimbaugh. Middle: Kell y Ring, Lori Piper, Jacki Th ie len, Calli e Rodenburg, Kim Nieman , Annie Welbourne , Annie Pettit. Back: Lacey Dono va n, Sara Dau, Lau ra Gaudi an, Mariah We llm an, Sara Esser, Andrea Fischer. (Photo by Studi o B.) FRESHMEN F ront: Kati e Bowe n , L Anne Au sde mo re , Tra c i Hester, J e nn y C levenger, Rh o nda Chri stian se n . Mid d le: Rac he l Finkrn Amy Minahan , Nicole Schroeder, Ra hel H an~cn A shl ey F isc he r. Bac k: J ess ica Ru gg le>, Knll t Welbourne, Jess ica Muh s, Erin Obermeier, Su'iit: Peterse n. (Ph oto by St ud io B. ) �y: Jon Ki ll pack Up and down bal l led an up and dow n season. "We didn ' t lack ability, I think we lacked foc us at so me ti mes ' sa id coac h Kev in Matu lka. "No one outmans us as much as we do ourselves . We played a lot of up and down ba ll." T hey started the season with a different makeup !Tom la t year. "T he pl ayers this yea r d idn ' t hav e a lot of experience, but they still started out strong," said Matulka. Mat ul ka fe lt they played quite a few good games, but rheir best game was against their major rival, Unde ·wood. "Even though we lost, we were very focused." Juni o r Varsity setter Kelly Ring fe lt good about their ea on. "We could have done a littl e bette r, b u t I fe lt th e ~o season went good," sai d Kelly R 1 n g Matulka said h va rs ity's flattest C oac h M atul ka g ives a pep ta lk. (Photo by Lace y Donovan .) g ame was again st A udub on. They came off as a decent team against Trey nor, but they let themselves dow n by not being as foc used as they should have bee n aga in s t Audub o n. Matu lka also said di strict play also included extreme ups and d ow n s. In th e fi r s t round agai nst AHST they would play well and then let up. When the girl s let up, it allowed them to co m e b ac k w hich fo rced the girls to beat th e m in fi ve ga mes , Matulka said. The second round was more consistent. " They co nce nt rate d o n th e game and got out to some early leads, w hi ch is toug h to do against Underwood. They lost in three straight games, but still pl aye d goo d b a ll ," sa id Matulka. ''We weren' t as fast as some of the other team s, so we had trouble passing the ball. It's a lo t eas ier w he n yo u a re physically prepared," Matulka said. R.~ f&i, U,e ••• •• •••••••• TC O pponent Wa lnut 3 0 HST 3 0 oy. Valley OM 3 3 0 Riverside 3 2 G riswold 3 arlan 3 o. Valley 2 3 3 L.C. 0 3 St. A lbert 0 3 .\udubon 0 3 ndcrwood 0 Jennifer Stephens prepares fo r a bump agai nst Harlan. T he Trojanettes lost in three games to the Harlan Cyclonettes. (Photo by Ann ie Welbourne.) Volleyball 9 �By: Tamara Wallace Wrestlers could be called contortionists. They twist their bodies and their opponents' bodies into some of the most painful looking positions. Wrestlers put themse lves throu g h inten se physical stress . Though it is not encouraged by Coach Barrett, volunt ary fas ting a nd ... dehydration are not uncommon. One may wonder if the stress is healthy for grow in g bodies. Coach BaITett tiies to keep hi s boys at or abo ve seve n percent body fa t. Barrett said , "I would only make them lose ten pounds, max . Not eating just isn't healthy. You 've got to eat. They do it (lose the we ig ht) gradu a ll y, over a week." Since he stu d ied health and nutrition in college, Barrett is aware of the importance of nutrition and how it affects strength a nd e ne rgy . Barrett also sai d , " I Heath Richards wrestles at Sk utt. He fini sed in third pl ace . (Pho to by Tamara Wall ace .) One of the main contnbutions to the progra m was the n w coac hing style of Barrett. Nick Wal te r sa id , "He showed me new move and I improved a lot from last year." Ri c h a rd s sa id , "He (Barrett) rewards u if we do we! I. He'll take us out to eat or plays ga mes in practice." Thi mjrrors Ban·ett's belief in hard ork and strong di sc ipli ne combined with fun. Brad Guill 's leadership played an important part tu Lhc younger members of the team. Ri chards sa id , " He showed what it took to be a seni or. " Barre tt a id the bo y wre tied to their potential. They were a young team, but they have th e potenti al to be a powerfu l team if the guys sti ck with iL. make my wrestlers eat in moderation. Thi s means not eatin g four hot dogs at lunch." f-0,,, tfw R~ •••••••••••• w·1 s D. Bloom E. Boos J . Coo k N. Coo k J. Foste r D. Grube r B. G uill J. Gunderso n M. O vergaard B. Pay ne H. Ri c hards J . Ridder G. Skow E. Su ntk en N. Walter J .Wo ll e nh a upt 0 13 12 10 4 2 35 I..l2slli I 13 22 21 12 (, 10 20 9 " 6 17 26 2 5 17 14 6 14 20 ~2 8 13 22 16 Awards Most Pin s B. Gu ill 24 Mos t Ta kedow ns B. Payne 4~ Mo st Impro ved H.Ri c hards & J . Gunder on $ - sports A referee wa tches as Coach Barrell aids Justi n G unde rson in pa tc hin g up a mi no r inj ury. No o pe n wounds are all owed o n the wres tlin g mats. (Photo by Ta mara Wa ll ace.) Leade rship B. Gui ll Fastes t Pin B. Payne JO sec Best Record B. Gui ll 34 10 �Tl) Eri c Boos uses a few seco nd s betwee n s prints to ca tch hi s breath at prac ti ce. (Ph oto by Tamara Wall ace .) Donald Gru l er, Mike Mcye rring. and Mark Fritc h wa tch th e act ion w hi le J ay Mc Donald keeps stats at th e T -C To urne y. (P ho to b y T a m ara Wall ace .) Joe Wo lle nh a upt works fo r a n e cape at the Skutt To urn ey. (Photo by Ta m a ra Wa ll ace .) Coach Barrett watches as hi s wres tlers do tra in pushups . Barrett 's new coachi ng style bro ught new exe rci ses and drill s . (Ph o to b y Ta m a ra Wa ll ace. ) Er ic Boos hold s his opponent to the mat. (P hoto by Tamara Wall ace .) F1ont: N ic k Wa lt e r. J oe Wo ll e nh aupt , Er ic • untkcn, Gav in Sko w, J eremy Foster and Man.igcr Su ie Ri ng. Second : Manager Cassie Payne, lleath Ric ha rds. Ne il Coo k, Jus tin Gun de rso n, John Wogor11an. Dona ld Gru ber, Brad Pay ne and Olen C o k . Back : Coac h Rhett Barrett, Brad G ill . Eric Boos, Paul Evers, Marty Overgaard , lames R idder, Ja un oo k a nd Ass istant Coac h Doug G ibson. (Ph oto by Studi o B Photography.) �Kay lee Dolle n wai ts for a Trey nor player to shoot the ball at a home game. (Photo by Anni e Welbourne.) Jess Bennett look fur someone to get open tu pass the balJ in. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) Katherine Ward wa lk to Lhe othe r e nd of the co urt before a tea mmate shoot a freerhrow. ( Ph o to by An ni e Welboume.) Jess Bennett prepares to shoot a fr ee throw, w h i le L a ura Gaudi an plan ts her feet fo r a re bound . (Ph o to by Anni e Welboume.) Jess Bennett and Kaylee Dollen ru n the offense at the Ri vers ide g a me . ( Ph o to by A nn ie Welboume.) VARSITY, Front: Jess Bennett, Lac i Leaders, Adrienne So ppe, Laura Lefeber. Midd le: Kay lee Do ll e n, Kath erine Ward , Katie Morse, Laura Gaudi an. Back: Coach Pat Dalton, Rachel Fin ken, LeAnne Ausdemore, Nicole Schroeder, Mari ah Well man, Lindsey John on, Coach Kn ippelm eyer. (Photo by Stud io B.) S Sports JUN IO R VA RST JY, Front: Rachel Fink en, Lind t) Jo hn so n, LeA nn e A usde mo re, N ico le S chrocd~r Midd le: L a ura Gaud ia n, Kathe rin e Ward, ManJh Wellm an. Bac k: Eri n Obermeier, Ashley F1seht Amanda Wilson, Coach Dalton. (Photo by St11 d10 H. i �taught us new offenses and By: Annie Welbourne Katherine Lady Trojans had a defenses ," said. new coac h this year, Ryan W a r d Knippelmeyer. "He gave us a lot of oppmtunities to improve jA,"I I • .,,,. 'l . o ur weak spots ," Nico le I Sc hroeder said. " We have imp ro ved from the first prac tice to the last game. ..J .. ''Pi He pushed us and never .• .• r11111j ( '.llft.UIM .· i . ..•,',. gave up on us. He never ' 'f .'.. · ,. '. he ld back on what he ~~~ tho ug ht about u either," Schroeder sa id. LeAnne Ausdemore said , "T he upperc las s men were always supportive and they alway helped out. Junior varsity is not as experienced N. Schroeder, R. Finke n, and M . a nd : lowe r 01oving than Wellman join the team for a time out. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) varsi ty," Au sdemore said. "In varsity you are always going." C o a c h Rachel Finken said Knippelmeyer taught us how she thinks shooting was the to work together, and since most improved. She said she he' s a ne w co ach to us, he K.-..u . , liked the new coach, because he allowed time in practice to work on their weaknesses in practice. This year they really stressed the fundamentals of basketball, Knippelmeyer said. He thought the girls realized it was more important to do the little things right than it was to run offenses perfectly every time. "Our defenses this year were very similar to those in the past. The biggest change for the girls was offensively," Knippelmeyer said. Rebounds, shots, turnovers, assists, shots, steals and defensive stats are statistics the managers recorded. "Defensive stats were the most important. We worked really hard in allowing opponents only one shot down the court," Knippelmeyer said. . . J. ···~tt: . . · -:AJ ' ,rttlllr~ ."'·~; " ~~ 1• ', . .FfYI: .~ -~~~- ' I . TC 01212onent Southwest Lo-Ma Ri verside G riswold Mo. Valley Treynor St. lbert AHST Audubon Underwood Rivers ide Mo. Vall ey Af-IST Mo. Vall ey Trey no r Gri swold Mo. Valley Treynor A HST Underwood Audubon Mo. Va lley 56 53 64 58 49 38 37 64 37 70 58 60 46 13 35 48 65 43 53 56 58 53 39 30 38 44 62 62 95 74 68 52 51 58 55 8 64 36 59 62 62 45 61 59 Mariah Well man prepares to shoot a freeth row at a River ide game. (Photo by Ann ie Welbourne.) Girls' Ba ketball ~ �By: Cindy Roberts Highs and lows promised plenty of excitement for the 1997-98 boys ' basketball team. The season ended with eight wins and 13 losses. "The kids played hard and always gave an opportunity for a win," Coach Carl Cochran said. Injuries led to missing pla.yers in many ga me s . Thi s made it difficult to gain m o mentum. Cochran sai d there were seve ral games that were lo st by four or fewer points. "If we would have won these games , it would have been a great seaso n , " Cochran sa id . Audubon was one of th e toughest team s this season. Cochran sa id , "They beat us four different times, so me games came close." R y a n ' A"sdemoce Rusty Smith pla ys defense in a game against Audubon. (Photo courtesy of th e Gazelle.) said that St. Albert and Avoca were also tough teams to play. Senior leadership was benefic ial. The boys weren't vocal , but e ncou raged the other pl ayers throu g h th eir actio ns. The e nior players consisted of Ausdemore, Matt C hri ste nse n, J ay McDonald and Matt Preuss. "They were good peop le who tried to show the way," Coc hran sa id. Cochran also said he w is he d th ey could h a ve h ad a better rec o rd fo r th e enio r becaus e they don get another chan ce. Au s d e m ore aid the h a r d es t p a r t of th season was n o t knowin g whi c h of th e ot her p layers were goin g to be avai lable for th e nex t ga me. " Durin g the season the te am ra n into man yob s tac les, b ut s till managed to impro ve . Th e season was fun and exciting." McDonald sa id . flJ,,, ~ R~ut •••••••••••• K Logan Ri verside Griswold Mo. Valley Trey nor St. A lbert AHST Audu b n Underwood Rivers ide Riversid e Griswold Aud ubon Griswold Mo. Valley Treynor ......... . ·~ $ - s ports so S3 63 59 2 50 71 61 64 SI 60 7S 73 n9 67 S5 56 so )2 S6 60 so 77 47 62 AHST Underwood S2 Audubon 43 Woodbine 70 . Districts Aud ubon Matt Preuss plays defen se aga inst AHST. (Photo courtesy of the Gazette.) QJWQ11!<nl S9 60 63 66 70 42 .4 55 49 64 58 62 53 64 �Rya n A usde mo re plays stro ng offense at a home ga me aga in s t T rey no r. ( Ph o to c o u rtesy o f th e G aze tt e .) Heath T ho ma s looks for a pass at a ho mega mc aga in s t Treynor. ( P ho to co urt esy o f th e Gaze tte.) T he tea m g a th e rs aro un d Coac h Coc hran d ur ing time out fo r ga me strategy. (P hoto co urt es y of the Gaze tte .) H e at h Th o m a s, Ma tt C hr is te nse n a nd R ya n A usd e mo re s ta r t o ff the T reynor game w ith a j ump balI. (Photo co urtesy of the G azette .) Jay McDonald concentrates durin g the ho me ga me against Treynor. (Photo by An nie We lbo urne.) Var. ity: Front: Tracy Kos macek. Rega n Schroder, Coch ra n . CoaL' h De r m od y, Co ac h rm5trong, C hri s Spe ight , Rya n Je nsen. Bac k: Brent J eaders. Jeremy Va n Arsdol, Ru sty Sm ith , Matt Preuss , Heat h T homas, Matt Chri tcnse n, Jay M\:Dona ld . Ry an Au sdemo re, Dav id Gravert. IPhnto hy Cindy Ro be rt s .) l oac h Ju nio r Va rs it y: Fro nt : T rac y Kos mace k, Eric B e nnin g, N ic k Tro ye r, Rya n J e nse n , D a vid Graver t. Bac k : Austin McLan dsborough, Jeremy Van Arscl ol, Jeremy Peterse n, Chri s Hansen, N ic k T ho ma , Coac h Arm stro ng . (Ph oto co urtesy of Fisher Photography.) Fres hmen: Front: dam Kramer, Brya n Lefeber. B ra nd on Fi nke n . J oe Petti t, Du st in B e nnin g. B ack : .T us t in Tapp . Brent Leaders. Coac h Dermody, Jo h Kohl, Jo h Obrecht. (Photo courtesy of Fis her Ph otography.) Boy ' Ba ketball m �LeAn ne Au demorc turn s he r la s t co rn e r fo r th e straight away to the fini sh line, puni ng her relay in first place. ( Ph o to b y Ka ri Nelson. ) Laura Ga ud ian take a soari ng leap in t11e long j um p co mpe ti tio n or Essex. (Photo by Kmi Ne lson.) Coach Dalton gives Kari Nelson a pep talk whil e Jacki Thielen, Sara Fischer and Kim Neiman stand close by. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Sara Es ser, m ie Chri sti ansen and La ura G a udi a n c hee r o n a team mate. (Photo by Kari el son. ) Sara Esser receives her track letter from Coach Dalton at the gi rl s track banquet. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Amber Daringer helps Sil via Knoe ner rel ax before her u·ack meet in Underwood by g iving her a . ho ulr!er massage o n the bu s. (Photo by Kari Nelso n.) �By : Sadie Heimbaugh "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when yo u take your eyes off your goal," sai d Henry Ford. Goals are exactly what it takes to make it on the girls' track team. The 23 girls out for track spent up to seven hours a w ee k running , j umping hurdles and training for their tests , which would happen at each track meet. The girls opened the season with a track meet at Underwood, placing sixth . Thi s place did not disco urage runners , instead it ga ve the m a new goal. · "I think track is a great opportunity to prove to yourse lf how well you can do if you only put your mind to it. Since it was my se nior year, I wanted to do really well. I feel that I did the best that I could do and even though I wasn't the star of Rachel Hansen fli es over a hurdl e in the shuttl e hurdle relay. (Photo by Kari Nel son.) the team, I was proud of myself," said Amie Christiansen. "I thought we could have done a little better at Underwood, but there 's a Jot of talent on the team that will be very useful in the future," said Coach Dalton. There are many things that make up a track team and the track girls proved that they have got all of them by placing 10 out of 22 teams at districts . "Track was a whole new experience for me since this was my first year in high school. I was a little scared and intimidated but after the season got rolling I began to feel a lot more comfortable and started to enjoy myself a Jot more," said Amber Daringer. In the same sense that hurdles are obstacles blocking the path, track is just another obstacle for the 23 girls who chose to challenge th a t obstacle. .f.!J11-. .tf!w . . .R.eaJ-uJ.. ..... TC Oppone nt Underwood 6th out of 6 Boyer Valley 8th out of 14 Treynor I 0th out of 15 Underwood 10th out of 12 Harlan 7th out of 8 Woodb in e 6th out of 8 WIC Treynor 5th out of 8 Shenandoah 4th out of 5 Essex 2nd out of 7 Di tricts I 0th out of 22 Amie Christiansen takes a relax ing nap whil e li sten ing to Ozz ie Ozbourne on her portable CD player. before ·he has to compete at a track meet in Woodbine. {Photo by Kari Nelson.) �By: Lindsey Johnson George Allen once said, "Overcoming obstacles, getting torn up inside, then winning--that's what life is all about." There were definitely many obstacles to overcome with a rainy start for track. It was a wet and s loppy st art for track and continu e d throughout the year. "The guys continued to work hard through the ·wet weather," Mr. Larsen said. Workin g ha rd throu gh the rainy weather, track brought a bout man y accomplishments. Why do students go out for track? There are many reasons. " I am out for track because it is going to help me get in shape fo r the upcoming ·· seas on of base ba ll ," J aco b G r a h a m said. Bedane Divelbess puts out his bes xertion when running the 800-meter nm at Und erwood. (Ph o to by Lin dsey ohnson.) me in better fitn ess. and I have better mental toughess," Bryan Lefeber sa id . ··one of my goals is ti fi ni sh in the top five in the 80 meter run ," Ryan Jen en aid. Tracy Kosmacek said, " I would like to improve all of my time from last year. and I hope to return to tate." At th e di trict meet Tim Da lton qu alified for th e 3 ,200-me ter ru n. His time was 10:02.71. the best he has ever had. Kosmacek m issed qualifing in the JOO-meter da h by 0.01 of a econd. L arsen a id, ''There were onl y thirteen guys that went o ut for track. They were a grea t group to work with. They were always at practices and did what l ac;k d of them. Ou r tea m wa. n' t very big so we usuall y fin ished in the middle of the group." "We worked well as a team but had great indi idual events thi s year," Larsen ai I. ffJ-1- tfw R~ •••••••••••• TC 0 ,1;monent Underwood 4th out of 6 Treynor I 0th out of l 4 Logan 12th out of I.! Underwood 7th out of 12 Treynor 5th out of 10 W. Monona 12th our of 14 Woodbine WIC 12th out of 14 6th out of 8 Boyer Vall ey l~th out of 18 Districts Tracy Kosmacek puts fo rth hi s effort to thrust past his crossfires du ring the I00meter dash. (Ph oto by L indsey Johnson.) S Sports 11th out of 22 �Josh Obrect runs like the wind blows as he pushes himself to the fini sh relay. ( Photo provided by Harlan Tribune.) T im Dalton puts o n hi s game face on as he gets ready to burst ou t of his ta nc c a nd w in th e 3200-meter run. (Photo by Barb Da lton.) ~ Rus ty S mith s praw ls o ut in hi s a ttempt to loosen his physique just before he gets ready to run. (Photo by Lindsey Johnson.) Aaron Harris tries to fight the wind to over take his opponent. (Photo by Barb Dalton.) Justin Gunderson uses his massive strength to unhorse the shotput past his opponents. (Photo by Annie Welboume.) Ryan Jen~e n and Tracy Kosmacek are shaking in their boots as they wait to run the ir nex t race. (Photo by Li11d. cy John on.) �Seventh Grade Volleyball First row: Tessa Wellman , Je nn y Troyer, Tina Clevenger, Danielle Sigler, Katie Plambeck, Kel sey Miller. Second row: Andrea Ring, Amber Hunt, Sara Wi thers, Lindsey Obermeier, Ashley Eckrich, Kwin Kunkl e, Colleen Carri gan, Cass ie Harryman. Third row: Kim Ne lso n, Hann ah A usdemore , La ura Nanninga, Mari e Conin, Tomi Toler, Brooke Brady, Coach Roger Larsen. (Photo by Studio B.) Seventh Grade Football Fi rst row: Andy Greiner, Sam Bowen, Alex Suntken, Josh Foster, Jonathan McDonald. Second row: Jon Krohn, Robbie Stuart, Zack Kinhart, Brandon Petersen, John Ungrad. Th ird row: Coach Ryan Knippelmeyer, Daryn Morri ss, James Voge, Ryan Long, Ryan Ward, Andy Morse. (Photo by Studio B.) Seventh Grade Girls Basketball First row: Kri sti n Graeve, Tina Clevenger, Hannah Ausdemore, Amber Hunt, Kim Nelson. Second row: Sara Withers, Lindsey Obermeier, Tomi Toler, Ashl ey Eckrich, Nicole Pauley. Third row: Coach Kathy Blake, Andrea Rin g, Lindsey Jensen, Marie Co rrin , Kim Bennett, Chri stine Wimer. (Photo by Studi o B.) ~Sports �Seventh Grade Boys Basketball First row: Steven Stuart, Robbie Stuart, Luke Smith, Andy Greiner, Jonathan McDonald. Second row: Coach Dave Lefeber, Brandon Petersen, Ryan Ward, Andy Morse, Ryan Long, Donnie Smith. (Photo by Studio B.) Middle School Girls Track First row: Sara Withers, Krystal Smith, Kirn Nelson, Tessa Wellman, Hannah Ausdemore. Second row: Amber Hunt, Sara Wellman, Brenda Koch, Megan Barrier, Michele Tessier, Mandy Darri ngton, Alyssa Beebe, Marie Corrin , Molly Stone, Laura Nanninga. Third row: Tammi Honeywell, Laura Zellmer, Sarah Manhart, Amanda Gau, Laura Bahrke, Holl y Parker, Danielle Sigler, Kim Bennett, Brenna Weihs, Katie Gaudi an. (Photo by Amy Lueders.) Middle School Boys Track Front row: Noah Thielen, Paul Larsen, Eddie Leaders, Brandon Petersen, Shawn Petersen. econd row: Btian Sibe rt, Andy Morse, Adam Hood, Jared Graham, Shawn Dalton, Luke Smith. Third row: Kelly Shreeves, Schuyler Johnson , Seth Martens, Matt Hinman, Zach Ki nart, Joey Kosmacek. Chris Schroeder, Jeremy Barnes, Adam Harman, Jenna Moen. Not pictured: Rya n Dono va n. (Photo by Amy Lu eders.) Middle School .S �Eighth Grade Volleyball First row : Amanda Gau, Mandy Darrington, Megan Ba rr ier, Bre nda Koc h , Li sa A usde more, Erin Schierbrock. Second row: Melissa Manhart, Kati e Gaudian, Ashley Christiansen, Shari Greiner, Manager Laura Bahrke. Third row: Melissa Darrington, Molly Stone, Sarah Manhart, Laruen McLandsborough, Heidi Ausdemore, Sara Pl ambeck, Coach Kim Aneweer. (Photo by Studio B.) Eighth Grade Football First row: Manager Krystal Smith, Justin Ring, Mark Smith , Joe Mar tinez, Zack Hanken, Joey Kos macek, Justin Nel son, Seth Martens, manager Michele Tessier. Second row: Steve Killpack, Paul Larsen, Matt Hi nman, Jeremy Barnes, Adam Harma n, Ju stin As hcraft, Schuyler Johnson, Coach Rhett Barrett. Third row: Coach Randy Wiese, Adam Hood, Shawn Dalton, Josh Martens, Noah Th ielen, Eddie Leaders, Brian Sibert, Shawn Petersen, Andy Christensen, Bill Sibert. (Photo by Studio B.) Eighth Grade Girls Basketball First row: Michele Tess ier, Kati e Gaudian, Mandy Darrington, Alyssa Beebe, Amanda Gau. Second row: Laura Bahrke, Cass ie Incontro, Sheri Greiner, Sarah Manhart, Brenna Weihs. Third row : Ma nager Mo ll y Stone, Ashley Chri stiansen, Heidi Au sdemore, Jenn a Moen, Krysta l Smith , Coach Breu Nanni nga. (Ph oto by Studio B.) S Sports �Middle School Wrestling First row: Mark Smith, Josh Foster, Justin Nelson, Alex Suntken, Justin Ring, Zach Hanken, John Driver. Second row: Coach Kurt Wollenhaupt, Seth Martens, J erem y Barnes, Josh Marten s, Adam Marsh , Matt Hinman, John Ungrad. (Photo by Studio B.) Eighth Grade Boys Basketball First row : Zach Kinart, Ryan Donovan, Jeremy Barnes, Seth Martens, Steven Killpack, Joe Martinez. Second row: Eddie Leaders, Schuyler Johnson, Paul Larsen, Noah Thielen, Nathan Parkhill, Adam Harman, Manager Jon Krohn. Third row: Coach Brett Nanninga, Shawn Petersen, Andy Chri stensen, Shawn Dalton, Adam Hood, Jared Graham, Brian Sibert. (Photo by StudioB .) Schuyler Johnson and Jared Graham compete in a tournament. (Photo by Robert Johnson. ) Middle Sch ol S �For ex tra money, Ke ll y Ring works as a cashier fo r Schi erbrock 's in Neola. Schi erbrock's is a patron of the Trojan . (Photo by Lacey Do novan.) a - A ds Divi sion �Not only do they provide service to our community, but they help the school in innummerable ways. Community members are truly members of Tri-Center. They show this by supporting students as they strive for the best. It is important to make a strong connection between the People's Nati onal Bank has added a new location on Bennett Ave. in Council Bluffs. PNB is a patron of the Trojan. (Photo by Lacey Donovan .) community and the school. The local businesses are an asset to our community because of the services they Steve John se n purchased th e former bakery building and turned it into a sign shop in N.e o la . Johnse n Signs is a patro n of the Trojan. (Ph oto by Lacey Donov an.) provide and the financial help they give the students. There are so many ways that these businesses help student activities. Prom, National Honor Society, Music Boosters, Athletic Boosters, Yearbook, and many other areas are dependent on community support. 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THOMAS STEG · 317 Main (71 2) 483-2 122 Minden, IA STRONG INSURANCE AGENCY Logan: (7 12) 644-2710 Persia: (7 I 2) 488-2365 TOUCH OF CLASS By Diane Rodenburg 410 Remington (71 2) 485-2663 Neola, IA WARD CUSTOM BALING Paul Ward & Sons 30329 State Lane Neola, IA (71 2) 485-2571 WARD TRUCKING Tim Ward 30329 State Lane Neola,JA (71 2) 485-2571 WEST CENTRAL ROOFING "Flat Roof Specialists" Minden, IA PETER A. ZIEGLER, ORTHODONTIST 7333 Farnam Street Omaha, NE 68 11 4 ��Supplied by AP "Men in Black," starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, was the blockbuster movie of tl1e summer. The sciencefiction comedy about federal agents battling extraterrestrials won the Oscar for ·best make-up. A multi-billion-dollar settlement between the tobacco industry and the attorneys general of 40 states was reached in June. In exchange for immunity from futu re legal action, the indust1y agreed to pay $360 billion over the next 25 years to smokers and states to compensate fo r health costs related to smoking. Also included in the settlement was a ban on most cigarette advertising, especiallyadvertisingdirected at children. As a result, Reynolds Tobacco Co. was fo rced to retireJoe Camel, the Fl ashycartoon character blamed for luring kids to smoke. The WNBA made a name for itself in its inaugural season with the backing of tl1e 1 BA and a catchy slogan, "We Got . ext! " The league. consisted of eight teams in the NBA's largest markets, such as ew York, Los Angeles and Houston. In the first WNBA Chan1pionship Grune in August, the Houston Comets beat the New York Liberty, 65-51 Union workers for United Parcel Service went on strike for 16 days in August, crippling the world's largest package delive1y company and wreaking havoc on virtuallyeve1yone in the business world mid their customers. The stri ke, which involved 185,000 membersof theTeamsters' union, w;L5 the largt in the United States in more than a decade. It was caused by UPS's increasing reliance on part-time workers and was ultimately resolved by the creation of 10,000 new full -ti me jobs. Mike Tyson displayed a raw savagery that sickened even the most die-hard boxing fans when he bit off pieces of not one , but both , of Evander Holyfield 's ears during their heavyweight title bout in June . By the third round , Tyson had become frustrated and at some point discarded his mouth piece. Soon after, he took a bite out of Les StoneJSYGMA Mir, the 12-year-old Russian space station , experienced several mishaps durin g the )'ear, the worst of which was in June when an unmanned cargo ship crashed into Mir, leaving a gash in the pressurized vessel that was responsible for a substanti al power loss. In Januaiy, American astronaut David Wolf Floated outside the Mir on a mission to examine the outer hull . The aging complex is a test-bed for the international space station Alpha, components of which will be launched in 1998. Holyfield 's right ear and then, after a penalty, bit his left ear, caus ing the referee to disqualify him. In July, Tyson 's boxing licens was permanently revoked and he was fined $3 million . • ltali,1 i fashion des igner Gianni Versace , 50, was gunned down in July outsid e hi s South Beach mansion in Miami by serial kill er Andre ~ �Death of a Princess The world lost one of its pre-eminent humanitarians when Princess Diana died Aug . 31 . Her good will efforts extended far beyond her royal obligations and included charitable work for children and those with AIDS and Bullil MarqueZ/AP The British colony of Hong Kong officially ceased to exist onJuly I, when, after 156 years of colonial rule, the economically sound terri tory was returned to Beijing's control. The handover took place without incident, but it caused concerns about whether China would suppress the human ri ghts of Hong Kong's 6.4 mill ion people. Many residents have since noted with relief that, for the most pa11, their daily lives had not ch;u1ged and the economy remainsstrong. NASA/A P The Mars Pathfinder, canying the rover Sojourner. made a histori c journey to our planetary neighbor injuly, collecting fa.-cinating and usefu l inform ation. In October. scientists announced that Mars, likethe Earth, has acrust, a mantle and an iron core, making it likely th at the planet once had water on it. lnitiallv, Pathfinder's mission was planned to h~t ) 0 da) , and Sojourner was only expected to n111 for a week. Hut the batteri es held ou t, and tire mi sion conti nued for three 1110111hs, sending back 2.6 bi ll ion bits of inforrnatlon and 16,000 images. The Chi cago Bulls held off the Utah Jazz in U1e BA Finals in June10 win their frfth championship in seven seasons. For the fir.;t time, however. the Bul ls, led bv the perennJal trio of~ Iichael jo11lan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, had to battle thei r way to the top. Hard-fought plH\ iff games with Wa5hington, Atl anta an<I ~ liami set the sta?,e for a no-holdsbarre<l tilt with the.Jazz. Many blamed the paparazzi for causing the tragic accident that killed Princess Diana. The car she was riding in crashed following a high -speed chase with photographers on motorcycles. Some of the blame was later placed on Diana's chauffeur, Henri Paul , when an autopsy revealed he was more than three times over the French blood-alcohol limit for driving. Millions watched Sept. 6 as the royal family bade farewell to their princess. The coffin containing Diana's body was transported to a memorial service at historic Westminster Abbey by horsedrawn carriage. Celebrities and dignitaries attended the service , which was televised internationally. vau _ How much ~ · · respons1b1l1ty did the PAPARAZZI have in Princess Diana's death? J Pat Carter/AP Timothy McVeigh was found guilty in June and later sentenced to deatJ1 by lethal injecti on for thedeathsof 168 people in theApril 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City. People all over the world shared in the triumph of the victim s' fam ilies and friends following theverd ict. Prosecutors in thecase were glorified for bringingclosure to what many considered the worst act of terrorism in American history. Cunanan . The subject of a national FBI manhunt, Cunanan shot l11ms If to death less than a week later in a houseboat just a short distance from Versace 's villa. • The wacky antics of a " Seinfeld" episod e had an American brewery executive lau ghing all the way to the bank. Jerold McKenzi e was fired by his company after lie Princess Diana's untimely death shocked the world , resulting in an unprecedented outpouri ng of grief from around the world. Thousands of people li ned the streets of London to pay their last respects. Flowers and personal mementos piled up at the gates of London 's Buckingham and Kensington palaces and the royal family received condolence card s by the millions. discussed the episode with a female co-worker. In the episode. Jerry forgets his new girlfriend's name and can only remember it rhymes with a female body part. The co-worker complained to her bosses and McKenzie lost his $130 ,000-a-year job. He filed a wrongful dismissal clai m against the brewery and in July won $36 �WHO SAID: 2,256 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NAnON. Supporters of 19-year-old British au pair Louise Wood ward picket outside the superior courthouse in Cambridge, Mass. Althou gh Woodwa rd was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of in fant Matth ew Eappen, Judge Hi ller Zobel overturned the verdict, calling it a "miscarriage of justice. " Instead of the mandatory sentence of 15 years to life, Woodward was sentenced to time served an d released . Todd KoroVSIPA Press The capital murder trial of Theodore Kaczynski , the rep uted Unabomber, began in ovember, was delayed in December and abruptly ended in January when Kaczynski agreed to a plea bargain, admitting that he was responsible for 16 explosions that killed three people and injured 23 others. During the three months of the trial, Kaczynski, 55, a Harvard graduate and former university math professor, kept his defense lawyersJlrosecutors and tlie judge in tliecase busy by first attempting suicide and tlien demanding that he be allowed to defend himself. Ultimately, Kaczynski avoided possible execution by assuming responsibility as one of tlie most mysterious serial killers in U.S. hi oey. Was Justice served when Louise Woodward was released? Victoria Arocho/AP Was Mike Tyson's punishment fair? Is there life on other planets? Greg Gibson/AP The First Family got bigger in December when President Clinton welcomed Buddy tlie First Dog into the White House. The chocolate-brown Labrador pup becan1e the first canine resident at the mansion since the Bush's dog, Millie, lived tliere. Although it took some time, it was said that Buddy and Socks, the Clinton's cat, were getting along wonderfully. mlllion. + NBC sportscaster Marv Albert, arguably the most recognizable voice in sports, pied guilty to assault and battery charges in September and was subsequently fired by the network. The charges stemmed from an affair in which Albert apparently bit a woman several times on her back. With the plea, prosecutors Gusu:avo Fer1a1VAP Tensions flared and the th reat of war escalated in Iraq when Saddim1 Hussei n continued to refuse U.N. inspectors access to suspected chemical and biological weap ons sites. The United States and the world remained diligent trying to foster a commitment from Hussein to end his country's programs for weapons of mass d truction The military bui ld-up in Iraq began in the fa ll and continued into the n ewyearw~11 a U.N.-lraq accord Wll5 signed, giving inspectors fu ll access to sites previouslydeclamt off-limits. The accord, worked out by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, averted potential U.S. air strikes. dropped the charge of forcible sodomy. + Hundreds of thou n of black women converged on Washington for the "Miiiion Wom n March" on Oct. 25. Undaunted by gloomy weather, the wom 1 joined together for a walk through the city to show solidarity and to help bring to the forefront issues they believe are ignored b �The upstart Florida Marlins captured their first-everWorld Series chru11pionship in October by defeating the Clevelru1d Indians in seven games. Shortly afterwards, the terun was dismru1tled as OwnerWayne Huizenga traded several marquee players in ru1 attempt to make the orgruiization more profitable. Coaching great Dean Smith retired in t11e fall as head basketball coach at t11e University of North Carolina after 36 years al the school. Smith, 66, had a career mark of 879-254, charting the most career wins by a basketball coach in NCM history. Along t11e way, Smith coached NBA superstars Michael Jordan and James Worthy, winning national chrunpionships in 1982 ruid 1993. His teams made 27 NCAA Tourn ament appearances, reaching the Sweet 16 an impressive 21times. Paul Sakuma/AP First Daughter Chelsea Clinton, 17, left theWhite House for Stanford University in Septembe[ While President Clinton and First Lady Hillary adapted to t11eir empty nest, Chelsea attempted to become just ru10ther face in the crowd. Her trrui ition into college life wa5 less t11an conventional 11~th the Secret Service shadOl~ng her every move. Dnvk:I Longstreath/AP Thousands of dignitaries and in- Boasting a new population of 3,407, the city of Carlisle, lowa, rallied behind residents Kenny imd Bobbi Mccaughey after Bobbi gave birth to four boys and three girls, the world's on ly vited guests from around t11e world convt:rged on Calcutta for the funeral mass of Motlier Teresa, who died Sept. 5 of a heart attack at the age of 87. Mother Teresa, a Nobel Prize winner, was the Wi1firl"smost exalted humanitariru1. More than 1.000 nuns are pledged to the order ~h e fou nded, serving the poor, homeless and . !ck and dying all over the world . known set of living septuplets. The miracle birth was the result of fertility drugs, which Bobbi was taking before ru1d after conceiving her first child, Mikayla. The daunting task of caring for the newborns - Kenneth, Alexis, Natalie, Kelsei; Brru1don, athaniel, ru1dJoel -was made easier when, within hours of their birth, the septuplets were showered with gifts, including cash and college scholarships, as well as car seats, strollers and lifetimesupplies of Pampers and Gerber babyfood. Local businesses also pitched in to build the familyof 10 a new house. Stovo Uss/SVGMA mainstream women's groups. + Mattel Inc. introduced and began marketing a " politica lly correct" Barbie in November. The less busty Barbie was designed to give a more realistic profi le to the best-selling doll that has ired feminists and at the same time become an icon fo r generations of young girls. Features of the new Barbie include a thicker waist and slimmer hips. as well as a new nose and softer, straighter hair. The changes mark the third time Barbie has evolved since her debut in 1959. Since that time, more than a bil lion dolls have been sold worldwide. + Terry Nichols was found guilty in December of conspiring with Timothy McVeigh �Kato OshiharatSIPA Press Electronic or virtual pets were the year's most popular and intriguing toys. About the size of an egg, the toy is a beloved domestic pet that lives and dies within the confines of a miniature screen. The well-being of the electronic pet is in the hands of its master. With propercare, the pet can live for up to 15 days. Demand for the toys was incredibly high with some stores repo1ting they sold out within hours of a new batch arri ving. Three students were killed and fi1·e others were injured in December at Heath High School in West Paducah, Ky.. when fellow student ~ lich ae l Carneal opened fire witl1a handgun in the school lobby. Lockers of the victims were decorated in the days following theshooting, which occurred~ severalstudenL5 fini shed an informal prayer meeting in the crowded lobby. Carneal, 14, told investigators he was inspired bya scene in the 1995 movie "The Basketball Diaries," in which the main characte1; played by Leonardo DiCaprio, dreams about methodically gunning down five classmates while other studenL'i cheer. The Heath High School incident was one of fo ur fatal school shootings during the year. Questions began circulating on Capitol Hill in Decembe r regarding FonnerAmbassador Lany Lawrence's presumed use of inflated credentials to earn permission fo r burial· at Arlington National Cemete1y. Rep ublican lawmakers publicly questioned the combat service claims that cleared the way fo r his burial in the historic cemetery. Law rence's widow qui ck lv decided to have her husbm1d's body exhumed, but the controversyover how he received permission in tl1e first place remained. Aspecial oversight committee was charged with investigatin past and future waivers. M.irk Humphrey/AP Tim FitzgcraldlAP _ _ _ __,,!ton John experienced a whirl wi nd year of tragedy and triumph.I-le dealt with the tragic loss of two friends when Gianni Versace and Princess Diana re ki lled. In tribute to the fa llen priness, john rewrote his popu lar ball ad, "Candle in the Wind." In March, he was 1ighted fo r his service to British pop music and his work fo r AIDS charities. Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown wiL'i knocked unconscious in December during a g;unc again t the New York jets and had to be removed fram the field byemergency personnel. Ile later underwent a four-hour surge1y to fuse two vertebrae. Less than a month later, Brown made a stunn ing appear.mce at a hospital press conference, getting up out of his wheelchair and walking to the podium to give a talement Although doctors were pleased with his progress, they noted that Brown wou ld never fully recover and thal his football career is most likelyover. Following Brown's tra~ic injury, the I.ions dedicated their first-round pla~ off game against Tampa Bay to him. to bomb the federal building in Oklahoma City, but was acquitted of taking part in the actual bombing . He was also found gui lty of invo luntary manslaug hter for the deaths of eight federal law enforcement agents who were in the building when the truck bomb exp loded on Apri l 19, 1995. Ni chols , 43 , has yet to be se ntenced , but the judge in the case has indicated he is leaning toward hand ing down a life sentence. The job of imposing a sentence wa I ft to the judge after jurors failed to agree on a punishment. + Th De partme nt of J ustice cleared the first hurdle in its atitrust battle with Microsoft Corporation in Novem ber, winning a tempo1 ary �Tom Osborne , the Nebraska Corn huskers' legenda1y coach, announced his retirement in December after 25 years on the job. Osborne, 61, cited health concerns and a desire to be with his family as reasons for retiring. He had a career record of 25549-3 and reached his 250th victo1y in 302 games, 18 fewer tl1an Penn State·s joe Paterno needed. 'l\vo back-to-back national championships in 1994 and 1995 and a share of the title in 1998 make Osborne one of college foo tball 's most prolific coaches ever. In his last game, the native 1ebraskan went out in style as the Corn huskers walloped Tennessee, 42-1 7, in the Orange Bowl. TV s Whirlwind Year I Jerry Seinfeld announced in December that his top-rated NBC sitcom , Seinfeld, was in its final season, . indicating he wanted f ., · the show to go out 19~ ' while it was still in top form. In nine seasons, Seinfeld evolved into a cultural signpost an d one of television's most . popular shows. Seinfeld's finale on May 14 was estimated to be among the most widely viewed events in television history. Commercial airtime for the final episode commanded higher prices than the Super Bowl with a 30-second spot costing $1 million. The debut of Comedy Central 's crudely animated hit, South Park, was wildly successful as it became the network's highest-rated show ever. The exploits of potty-mouths Kenny, Kyle, Gartman and Stan were considered by some to be even more offensive than those of MTV's Beavis & Butt-head. Network censors were comfortable with most of the show's stunts, which included Kenny being killed in every episode, but balked at an episode where Stan was set on fi re by another character. John Gnps Ill/AP E.R., television's top-rated medical drama , created quite Don Ayan'AP La Ire II Sp rewell of the Golden State Warriors assaulted coach P.J. Carlesimo twice du ring a practice Dec. I and W<L5 subsequently suspended from the NBA for one year. the longest non-drug ban in league hist01y. The decision sparked a heated debate over whether the punishment was fai1: In March, an arbitrator ordered that Sprewell be t'l~instatrd and his suspension be reduced. a stir with its live season-opening episode. Actors had one take to get ii right and, when they finished, they did it again to accommodate all time zo nes. E.R. :S live episode set the stage for a season of unusual television developments wi th Chicago Hopes musical episode , Seinfeld's backward s episode and Mad About You's no-commercial episode. YOU ~ dit:iid... MTV's Beavis & Butt-head ended its successful five-year 1un with a final episode in January as senes cre ator Mike Judge hoped to spend more time on his FOX hit Kmg of the Hill. Fans can still catch the show on MTV, where re-runs will air indefinitely. What is your favorite television show? WHO SAID: 2,256 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. injunction banning the company's forced bundling of its Internet Explorer web browser. The justice department considers the browser a separate commercial product, while Microsoft argues tllat it is an integral feature of its Windows 95 operating system. Tile inj unction, which came after seve ral hearin gs involving Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, will remain in place until a fu ll judgment is made. In short, the injunction ordered the company to stop forcing compute r manufacturers to license and preinstall its browser. • Poultry workers and government officials in Hong Kong began til e massive slaughter of birds in December. the first step in a �Hollywood 's Golden Globe Awards ceremony was marked by a poignant moment when Ying Rhru11es gave his trophy for best actor in a TV miniseries to fellownom inee jack Lemmon. Rhames was nruned best actor for his portrayal of boxing mogul Don King, while Lemmon was nominated for his role in a remake of "12 Angry Men." The unselfish gesture did not go unnoticed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which sponsors the awards, as Rhrunes was presented with another Golden Globe trophy a week later. The Michigan Wolverines' thrilling 2J-!6 victory in the Rose Bowl capped off ru1 impressive season that ended in a share of the national championship with Nebraska. Charles Woodson, Michigrui 's all-purpose pl ayer and wi nner of the Heismrui Trophy, was a key factor in tl1e Wolverines' undefeated season. Eric Draper/AP The 25th Anniversary of the Sueme Court's historic Roe versus Wade ecision was celebrated injrumaiy. Thousruids on botl1 sides of the volatile issue traveled to Washington, D.C. to observe - - -Jlleevent. The 1973 rulingbythe nation's - - - - - -1-t1ghest court barred states from banning ortion, finding that a woman's right ...----!i7o privacyunder the U.S. constitution included tl1e right to end a pregnancy. -~-..--.P Marg <u et Nor1 onlAP Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs made a big showing with an unmatched seven nomin ations and two wins during the 40th Annual Grammy Awards in Februaiy. Puff Daddy, shown giving presenter Danny DeVito an impromptu rap lesson, won Grrui1mys for best rap pe1formance by a duo or group for tl1e song, "I' ll Be MissingYou," and best rap album for "No Way Out." plan to contain a mysterious "bird flu" virus. Having crossed over to humans, the virus caused four deaths and infected scores of other people. The government killed , disinfected and buried every chicken in Hong Kong - some 1.3 million of them . An unknown number of ducks, geese, quail, pigeons, doves, and other birds Maik LonnihanlAP The Denver Broncos shocked the world in January with a 31-24 victory over the defending-champion Green Bai Pack• I'!. in Super Bowl XXX II. It was the AFC's fi rst world champin1c hip in 14 years and john Elway's first Super Bowl victory afu:r thl'l.'e previous losses. Terrell Davis, Denver'sstar running back, scored three touchdowns ru1d was named Super Bowl IVP that had been in close proximity to the chickens were also de tr + A new pill that stops hair loss and increases hair growth t some men won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Ad mini - r tion in December. The manufacturer, Merck and Co., said the one · a-day pill , called "Propecia," was developed for baldness after men �Twenty people died in northern Italy when a U.S. military fighter jet hit cable car lines, severing them and causing a car from the Mt. Cennis cable car line to plunge 300 feet and crash onto the side of a mountain. TI1e cable car was carrying vacationers to the Cemiis ski resort in the Dolomites mountains near the city of Cavalese. Four U.S. Marines were later charged with involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide after an investigation detennined their jet was flying too low and too fast. The crewmen also face charges for damage to military property, damage to private property and dereliction of duty. Dallas Cowboys' head coach Barry Switzer resigned in January following a dismal season that saw his team miss the playoffs for the first time since 1990. Switzer, 60, compiled a 40-24 record in fou r seasons with the Cowboys and led the them to a win in Super Bowl XXX, but never won over Dallas fans after succeeding the popular JimmyJohnson. WHO SA/O: 2,256 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NAnON. Favorite Movies of 1997 The three-hour epic "Titanic" was the blockbuster film of the year, sailing into history by earning more than $1 .2 billion to eclipse "Star Wars" as the highest-grossing movie ever. Was Seinfeld in top form in its last season? EdAMUiAP t k ng It for prostate enlargement noticed Increased hair growth. + Daniel Devlin , the Republican mayor of Upper Darby Borough near Philadelphia, was arrested in December after a daring daylight ro bbery of a local bank. Authorities said Devlin, who was <lespondent over losing a bid for re-election and facing unemploy- ment, entered the bank wearing sunglasses a Miami Dolph ns jacket and a baseball cap. He told a teller he had a bomb and demanded cash. The teller turned over $1 ,500 and Devlin walked casually out of the bank. He surrendered to authorities 30 minutes later. + The bright flashing lights of a popular Japanese televi- �Sen. John Glenn , the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, got his wish to go back intospace when NASA announced injanual)' that he will be aboard the shuttle Discovel)' in Octobec At 77, Glenn will be the oldest person to Oy in space. His presence on Discovel)' will aid researchers in their understanding of how the weightlessness of space affects the body as it ages. The Ohio Democrat lobbied for months to return to space, and has passed the ri gorous physical tests required by NASA. Ruth FremsonlAP Pop music sensation Hanson led the year's "kid-rock" phenomenon, joinin g Sil ve rch air, LeeAnn Rim es and johnny Lang in pre-pubescent popula1c ity. Brothers Issac, Taylor and Zac, drove fell ow teeny- boppers wild with their snappy-happysongs of life and love. Their breakthrough album , "M idd le of owhere," earned Grammy nominations for record of the year and best new album. Chris O'M eara/AP ob Dylan scored big at the Gra111111ys in Februa1y. The rock 111usic legend's urn, "Ti111e Out of Mind," won albu111 of the year. He also won best 111ale rock pe1fo r111ance for the song "Cold Irons Bound." The icing on the cake ca111e for Dylan en his son, Jakob, and his band, the Wallnuwers, won two Gra111111ys for best rock ng and best rock perfo r111ance by a duo or group for "One Headlight." Winston Cup driver Dale Earnhardt capturL,J lu~ lirst ever Daytona 500 win in February, breaking a streak of l l) straight losses in stock car racing's showciL~e e_vcnt. I1w 11 111 •bo ended a 59-race Winston Cup losing treak. I·..arnhan.lt h,id In t Daytona twice before on the last lap, but this tune heh.I 1 11 a host of challenge rs. Acrash on the 199th lap allowi'i.1 hi111 t1 take the checkered nag alone and virtu <Lily unchal lcn~ed sion cartoon came under scrutiny in December. when it was dis- in a particular episode, where characters were fightin~ each otl r covered they had triggered seizures in hundreds of children . Re- inside a com puter and a bomb exploded resulting in five sec..ond ports indicated that more than 600 children had suffered convul - of flashing red lights. + Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers b sions, vom iti ng , irritated eyes , and other symptoms afte r watch- came the first player in NFL history to be elected league MVP ing the cartoon "Pokemon ." The phenomenon was linked to a scene three times when he and Barry Sanders were chosen as co MVP �Spirit of Nagano I Karla Faye Tucker, a convicted iLx murderer and born-again Christian, becmne the fi r.>l woman to be executed in the United States since 1984 when the state of Texas put her to death in Febm:uy She was only the second woman executed since 1976, when the Supreme Court allowed capital punishment to resume. 'lltcker, 38, was sentenced to die for the 1983 pickax murder of two people in Houston. Her case touched off an international debate over redemption and the moralityof the death penalty. Forsome it was a gender issue, but not for Tucker. She argued for clemency based on her newfound faith, claiming she had been rehabilitated :uid wanted a life sentence so she could help other.; behind bar.;. Snowboarding made its inaugural showing during the 1998 Winter Olympics and created controversy when a Canadian snowboarder lost his gold medal after testing positive for marijuana. He later got the medal back on appeal. The controversy was not the only problem the exciting new event encountered, as several days of heavy snow wreaked havoc by sending snowboarders sideways down hills. After a long delay, the much m1ticipated visit of Pope john Paul II to Cuba came to piL~ in January. Welcomed byFidel Castro, the ailing pontiff spent five days in Cuba on a visit that mm1ybelieved would set a new cour.;e fo r the Cuban church. Tens ofthousiuids ofpeople gatltered to see the pope as he madestops and celebrated mass in several Cubm1cities, including Havana and Camaguey. Th e U.S. women 's ~~!:':!:~~~!!~!!~ hockey team beat Canada L to win the gold medal at American skier Picabo Street Nagano in the fledgling captured the Super-G gold medal in dazzling style, captivating fans of the last Winter Olympics of the 20th Century with her extraordinary zeal. That zeal was missing in action during the downhill competition when she went for a second medal and lost. sports' first-ever Olympics showing. After finishing second to Team canada in tour previous world championships, the United States got their revenge with a 3-1 victory mthe gold-medal game. 11 after the 1997 season. Favre's three consecutive MVP honors matched him with the legendary Joe Montana as the only NFL quarterbacks ever to win the award in consecutive years. His seIPctton in 1997 was based in part on a record-setting fourth conP,r.utlve season of throwing 30 or more touchdown passes. + Researchers announced in January they had traced the very first case of HIV infection to a man living in what was then the Belgian Congo in 1959. They say the sample looks like an ance tor of several subtypes of HIV now found around the world. It suggests that HIV "evolved from a single introduction into the Africa popu- �The University of Kentucky won its seventh NCM championship, putting together a record-setting rally to beat Utah, 78-69. TheWildcats were behind most of the game, including a JO-point deficit at halftime, the largest anychmnpion has ever overcome. The Final Four field of Kentucky, Stm1ford, Utah , and North Carolina marked tl1e first time in toummnent history tl1at no No. I seeds advmiced. Director James Cameron 's exciting win as Best Director was just the tip of tl1e icebergfor his epic movie "Titmiic" at the 7oth Annual Academy Awards. The colossal blockbuster took home an Oscar in 11 of the 14 categories for which J'lill----it was nominated, includingBest Picture. At the box office, "Titanic" became the highest-grossing movie of all time by mnassing more tlim1 $1.2 billion in ticket .__ __..,sales worldwide. - - - -'Talk show host Oprah Winfrey claimed victory after being sued for allegedlydefmning tile beef industry. Ajury rejected a lawsuit filed by Texas cattlemen, who argued that Winfrey's televised comments about thedangers of mad cow -~-disease caused the beef market to plunge - - - - - :and cost them millions of dollars. lation in a time frame not long before 1959." +The NFL signed .a staggering eight-year, $17. 7 billion television contract in January, renewing its agreement with FOX to broadcast NFC games and turning the AFC games over to CBS. By losing the AFC package , NBC will be without football for the first time in more than three decades. CBS, which four years ago lost its long-standing NFL contract to upstart FOX, paid $4 billion to acquire the AFC rights away from rival NBC. As part of the contract. ABC ren ewed its rights to Monday Night Football and agreed to broadcast the games an hour earlier at 8 p.m. EST. • Golfer Tiger Woods took �Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky became the center of attention when her secret claims of having an affair with President Clinton surfaced. Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr led a White House probe, while media and political pundil5 debated the veraci~· of the allegations. The president firmly denied the charges both publicly ru1d in a historic grru1d jury deposition. Meru1while, in asimilar case, ru1Arkansas judge threw out the sexual harassment suit fi led against tl1e President by Paulajones. v~au ~ e WHOSA/0: 2,256STUOENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION. ~ e The Most Jmportant Issues Facing Teens Today The Silliest Trends of 1997 The Most Influential Person of 1997 o· The Spice Girls proudly display a pair of their trademark platform shoes during a promotion for the movie, "Spice World," the release of which followed the success of their self-titled debut album that sold more than 6 million copies. The Tennessee Volunteers won their third-straight championship with a 93-75 wi n over Louisiana Tech in the Women's NCAA Tourrnm1ent. The win capped a perfect 39·0 season, the most wins ever for a women's NCAA te<m1. The championship was the sixth for the Lady Vols in the last 12 years. home three ESPYs for excellence in sports in February. Woods, the 1997 PGA Tour player of the year, shared male athlete of the 1ear honors with Ken Griffey Jr., and also won performer of the year and showstopper of the year for his win at the Maste~. + A 5-year-old Florida girl was placed under arrest on felony charges in February for allegedly biting and scratching a teacher. The girl went into a rage and attacked a kindergarten support teacher who tried to calm her. Facing a felony charge of battery of an educator, she was released into the care of her parents. The charges were later dropped. Appalled by the school's actions, the child's par- �Four students and a teacher were killed mid l I otherswerewoundedat Westside MiddleSchool in Jonesboro, Ark., when two boys opened fireon classmates after allegedly luring them outside with a false fire alann. Authorities said theboys. 13 and 11, were friends and committed thecrime to retaliate against theoldest boy"s girlfriend. who had broken up with him. TheArkansas shootingwas theye;u..sfourth fa tal shooting in aschool. "Grease," Hollywood's most profitable musical ever, was re-released in theaters in March for its 20th Anniversary. Fans of all ages flocked to see the movie, which featured adigitally remastered soundtrack. The sceneinside most theaters was extraordinary with si nging, clapping and dancing in the aisles. In its openingweekend, "Grease" rivaled the blockbuster "Titanic" in ticket sales. Since its debutin 1978, "Grease" has grossed more than $340 million. Supplied by Globe Ph010s Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt charmed movieaudiences :uid >\cad 111~ rnt erswith their work in "As Good As It Gets," each taking hornea best-acting 0. ·ar lnr their stellar performances. Nicholson·s win was his third, while ilunt won her 111 ·t Academy Award. ents pulled her and her sister out of the school and enrolled them elsewhere. • NFL owners again rejected a proposal to bring back instant replay during a league meeting in March . The measure fe ll two votes short of the 23 votes it needed to pass. Nine team s turned down the latest proposal , a system that wo uld have al- lowed coaches a limited number of challenges per game to call for video review. • Atornado ravaged eastern India in Ma1ch k1ll1rig more than 200 peop le and destroying scores of villag es. The deadly tornado carri ed with it wind s in excess of 300 mil es per hour • Russian Presid ent Boris Yeltsin made a bold move in Marcil whe n �Blame It On EL Nino Rollerblading in February is not usually popular in Buffalo , N.Y. But with the effects of El Niiio, Buffalo experienced unseasonably warm temperatures during most of the winter months. El Niiio, the mysterious weather phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years , was predicted to be the "climate event of the century." Although residents of Buffalo might disagree, El Niiio's return in 1997 was largely unwelcome. Mmk HumphreylAP Heng-Ming Chen, a soft-spoken 42-yeaicold former professor from 'faiwan, and Iii followers believed God would descend to Earth lo save hundreds of !llill ions frolll 11ud ar holocaust by whisking them away in flying saucers. Chen claimed to be the father of.le·us Christ and said that al l 0 a.111. on March 31God would assumehisbody. Actmg on hisword, 150 sect !llembers left their lives in 'faiwan and moved lo Garl and, l'rxas, to witness the arrival of God. he fired his entire cabinet. Citing his attempt to try to jump start the country's plodding reforms, Yeltsin dismissed loyal Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and his entire government. Conventional isdom was that Chernomyrdin was destined to be Russia's next president, but Yeltsin 's move threw wide open the race to elect his El Niiio was responsible for record rainfall amounts in California as storm after storm drenched the Pacific coast, causing widespread flooding and landslide damages. Swollen rivers caused several roads to col lapse, leading to costly destruction and several deaths. In 1982, the last time El Nino surfaced , an estimated $13 billion in damages was recorded worldwide. Experts believe damages this time around would be In mid-March, a far worse. winter storm on the heels of an El Niiiorelated warm front dropped as much as 20 inches of snow and ice on areas of th e Northeast and was responsible for more than 10 deaths The swirling sno w and bitter w111ds of this classic '·Nor'eastc r" came after weeks of El Nino-driven tornadoes walloped parts mostly mild temperaof central Florida in late February, killing tures, also credited to more than 30 people and destroying hu n- El Nino. dreds of homes and businesses. As many as 12 tornadoes were recorded , one of which measured 200 yards wide with winds of 150 to 250 miles per hour. At the height of the storms, it was estimated that nearly 140,000 people lost power. successor in the year 2000. +Loyal football fans in Cleveland rejoiced in March when the NFL passed a measure to bring back the Browns. The city, which lost its team in 1996 when it relocated to Baltimore, will field an expansion team in the 1999 season known again as the Cleveland Browns. �Lasting Impressions Chris Farley, 33, the over-the-top actor who spent four seasons on "Saturday Night Live" and later starred in several movies, died Dec. 18 in a Chicago apartment. The cause ofdeath was detennined to be an accidental overdose. Congressman Sonny Bono'swife, Mary, kisses the casket of her late husband, while their daughter, Chi anna, takes a moment to reflect, following Bono's funeral Jan. 9. The fonner entertainen rnd mayor of Palm Sprin gs, Calif., was killed in a skiing accident. KCVOfk DjanseziaNAP John Swart/AP - Legendary Chicago Cubs' broadcaster Harry Caray, 77, died four No ma dic new sma n Charle s Kuralt, 62, diedJuly 4 of heart failure. For 13 years, Kuralt hosted the CBS television program, "On the Road," sharing poetic sto ries of ordinary people and places along America's bvways. days after collapsing at a Valentine's Day dinner. l.aray, whose seventh-i nning stretch renditions of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" became a cultural standard, spent 53 seasons broadcastin g Major League Basebal I. Folk singer John Denver, 53, was killed Oct. 12 when his airplane crashed into California's Monterey Bay. Denver's homespun musicalstyle was exemplified in hits such as "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "Rocky Mountain High." o 1998 Walsworth l'ubllshing Company, Inc. Ali cover photos, ""ccpt jack Nicholson, by ~ Nicholson photo by Gl obe Photos. �PARENT ADS Heather, You are a caring, thoughtful person. We are so proud of all you have become. We love you. Mom and Dad Rachel, Your goals are high. Your ambition, cheerfulness and determination will find your dreams. We are very proud of you and your accomplishments. Love, Mom and Dad ,.-_,....,. Jennifer, You are a wonderful daughter. Believe in yourself and you will succeed in whatever you do. You will always be our little girl. Love, Mom and Dad ~ Ads~ �Cindy, You've grown f rom Dad's little mechanic into a beautiful young lady. You have what it takes to s ucceed. Good Luck. Mom and Dad Ryan, Thank you for all the memories. And remember, we'll always be there for you. We Love You, Mom and Dad Laura, You are a wonderful daughter. We wish you the best of everything. We are proud of you. Love, Mom and Dad Matt, You 've done some crazy things, but we've always been proud of you. As we are today and on your decision to join t he Army. Love, Mom and Dad ~ ParentAds �Kyle, Ryan Payne & friends, Even though you're apart for now, "fun" memories will always remain with friends forever. Love, Doug {Dad), Glenda {Mom), and Chad Amie, You will always be my baby girl. Good luck in everything you do. And may all your dreams come true. Love, Mom and Dad Laci, Keep smiling, reach for your dreams and always stay true to yourself. Love, Mom and Dad Tamara, You are as precious now as you were then. Grasp all life has to offer. Love, Mom and Dad Parent d. .S �Adam, Anything need fixed? We are proud you're our son AJB. We love you. Keep on smiling!! Mom and Dad Glen, We love you, Glen and you've been a wonderful son to us. Back to back champions. Love, Mom and Dad Jenny, What lies behind you is past! What lies before you is future! What lies within you is magic!! Make the magic grow! Love, Mom and Dad ~ Parent Ads �Adrienne, You have given me so many happy memories and so much joy. I'm so proud of you! Love, Mom Laura, Your positive attitude and determination will lead you far. Remember we will always be here for you. Good Luck. We love you. Mom and Dad Jeremy, These years have gone by too quickly! Follow your dreams and listen to your heart. All our love, Mom and Dad Parent d- ~ �As GOOD As fT GETS Alexander, Chad 9, 35, 41, 50, 75, 90 Alexander, Stacy 93 Andersen, Joe 61 Andersen, Kristi 6, 53, 78 Anderson, Janet 44, 45 Anderson, Jerry 44, 45 Anderson, Matt 56 Andrews, Dawn 56 Andrews, Jason 16, 50, 82 Aneweer, Kim 112 Arbaugh, Misti 92, 93 Armstrong, Brad 105 Ashcraft, Justin 112 Ausdemore, Ben 56 Ausdemore, Hannah 34, 61 , 110, 111 Ausdemore, Heidi 58, 112 Ausdemore, Joe 63 Ausdemore, LeAnne 34, 56, 72, 102, 106 Ausdemore, Lisa 58, 112 Ausdemore, Ryan 34, 48, 86, 90, 102, 105, 120 BLACK DOG Bahrke, Laura 58, 111 , 112 Baldwin, Jesse 3, 19, 21, 29, 50, 90 Bargenqu ast, Madge 45 Barnes, Daren 6 1 Barnes, Jeremy 1, 58, 111, 112, 113 Barnes, Mike 90 Barrett, Rhett 43 , 101, 112 Barrett, Sharee 78 Barrier, Craig 63 Barrier, Katie 63 Barrier, Megan 58, ll l , 112 Beebe, Alyssa 59, 111, ll2 Behrendsen, Rachel 56 Bellar, Jay 44, 45, 58, 97 Bennett, Jess 7, 12, 30, 48, 78 , 93 , 102 Bennett, Kim 61, llO, ll 1 Benning, Dustin 56, 97, 105 Benning, Eric 33, 53 , 97, 105 Benning, Travis 12, 22, 30, 48, 97 Benzing, Diane 43 Blair, Matt 61 Blake, Kathy 43, 110 Bloom, Dan 20, 50 Bloom, Joe 29, 32, 48 ~ Index Boos, Eric 53, 97, 101 Boos, Seth 6, 50 Bowen, Katie 38, 55, 56 Bowen, Sam 61, 110 Bowen, Zach 53 Brady, Brooke 110 Erich, Cheryl 3, 22, 23, 31, 35, 48 Brisbois, Josh 63 Brisbois, Shannon 63 Brisbois, Tina 12, 47, 48, 84 Bruck, Adam 13, 25, 46, 48 Bruck, Janet 13, 30,48, 68, 80, 81 , 82 Bruck, Keith 63 Bruck, Linda 59 :Bruck, Peggy 5, 8, 21 , 56, 76 Bruck, Raymond 45 Burbridge, Kristen 15, 24, 53 Crrv OF ANGELS Daringer, Amber 56, 76, 106 Daringer, Brent 63 Darrington, Mandy 59, 111 , 11 2 Darrington, Meli sa 59, 11 2 Dau, Amber 16, 40, 53, 93, 94 Dau, Sara 17, 25 , 50, 78, 93 Dermody, Jim 43 , 97, 105 Dickey, Kyle 12, 16, 48 Dickey, Tara 3, 32, 36, 53 , 86 Dittmer, Weston 90, 102 Divelbess, Bedane 50, 88 , 94, 108 Divelbess, Courtney 59, 64, 65 Dollen, Beth 61 Dollen, Kaylee 28, 34, 50, 93, 102 Dollen, Kelly 44, 45 Donovan, Lacey 9, 29, 50, 68, 78, 79, 80, 81 , 85 Donovan, Ryan 59, 11 3 Driver, Jerry 45 Driver, Jonathan 59, 113 Carlson, Beth 3, 56 GREAT ExPEcrnrroNs Carrigan, Colleen 61, 110 Christensen, Andy 8, 59, 112, 113 Eckrich, Aaron 11, 53, 90 Christensen, Kevin 28 Eck.rich, Ashley 61 , 110 Christensen, Matt 13, 1001 , 90, 97 , 105 Elliott, Dan 12, 43 , 97 Christiansen, Amie 4, 13, 22, 30, 48, 78, Elliott, Sarah 93 93, 94, -95, 106, 121 ' Esser, Eric 29 Christiansen, Ashley 59, 65, 112 Esser, Kim 45 Christiansen, Rhonda 56, 78 Esser, Sara 10, 29, 50, 69, 93, 106 Clark, Brandon 56 Even,Paul53, 97, 101 Clark, Eric 63 Clausen, Arla Jo 43, 79 Clevenger, Jennifer 56 HONTY Clevenger, Tina 61, 110 Felton, Mindy 52 Cochran, Carl 43, 97, 104 Finken, Amber 63 Cohen, Alayna 56, 76 Finken, Brandon 56, 90, 97, 105 Cohen, Andri 61 Finken, Lauren 63 Cook, Brett 63 Finken, Rachel 56, 102, 103 Cook, Glen 13, 20, 22, 23, 31, 48, 90, Fischer, Andrea 10, 26, 4 1, 50, 68, 76, 97, 101 78, 80, 81, 93 Cook, Jason 28, 40, 50, 101 Fischer, Ashley 56, 74, 78, 102 Cook, Jody 23 Fischer, Jim 30 Cook, Neil 56, 97, 101 Fischer, Sarah 19, 40, 53 , 93, 106 Corrin, Marie 61, 110, 111 Flaharty, Shawn 14, 30, 31 , 46, 48, 97 Courtier, Troy 63 Flemming, Lois 45 Cross, Stacie 53, 83 Foote, Sandi 50 Crozier, Bradley 61 Forbes, Amyjoe 16, 30, 31, 48 Crozier, Jennifer 63 Foster, Jeremy 56, 101 Crozier, Jeremy 30, 31, 48 Foster, Josh 59, 110, 11 3 Culver, Wendy 56 Frederiksen, Jon 61 Fritch, Mark 43, 97 DEVfL'S ADVOCATE Fuu Dalton, Jenny 63 , 94 Dalton, Pat 94, 102, 106 Dalton, Shawn 59, 111 , 112, 11 3 Dalton, Tim 27, 50, 95, 100, 109 QooD Wf LL HUNTfNG Gambs, Eleanor 10, 43 Gau, Amanda 59, 64, 65, 11 1, 11 2 �Gaudian, Katie S9, 77, 111, 112 Gaudian, Laura 10, 27, SO, 78, 8S, 93, 102, 106 Gibson, Doug 43, 6S, 76, 79, 90, 101 Graeve, Kathryn 14, S3 Graeve, Kristin 61, 110 Graham , Jacob 13, 24, S3, 86, 90, 108 Graham, Jared S9 , 111, 113 Grandick, Aaron SO , 68 Grap, Barb 4S Gravert, David S3, 97, lOS Gravert, Heath 16, 41, SO, 96, 97 Gray, Michaela 63 Gre iner, Andy 61, 110, 111 Greiner, Kelli 63 Greiner, Nick S3 Greiner, Shari S9 , 6S, 77, 112 Grote, Dean 63 Grote, Joe 4S Gruber, Donald-S6, 97, 101 G uill, Brad 2, 6, 19, 31, 48, 89, 90, 97, 101 Gunderson, Errin 20, 37, SO, 90 Gunderson, Justin S3, 97, 100, 101, 109 Gwynn, Jonathan 63 HOR.SE WHfSPER_ER_ Haggerty, Brian 63 Haggerty, Jason 31, 48 Handbury, Craig 16, 31, 48, 68, 128 Handbury, Max 4S Hanken , Zach S9 , 112, 113 Han en, Angela 93 Han en, Chris 37, 49, SO , lOS Han en, Jason S3 Hansen, Rachel S6, 107 Hannan, Adam S9, 6S, 111, 112, 113 Harman, Tami 22, 26, 44, 4S Harri s, Aaron 3, 26, 29, 37, 41, SO, 71 , 94, 109 Harryman, Cassie 61, 110 Heim, Paula 4S Heimbaugh, Jessica 63 Heimbaugh, Sadie S3 , 71 , 78 Herbst, Beth 63 Herdli ska, Willy 6, 41, SO Hester, Chris 7, 12, 48, 90, 91 , 97 Hester, Michelle 9, S3, 72, 86, 93 Hester, Tiffany SO Hester, Traci 16, S6 Hicks, Melissa S6 Higby, Lori 10, 12, 43 Hinma n, Matt S9 , 111 , 112, 113 Holstein, Caroline 8, 11, 19, 20, 22, 23, 48, 68, 73, 76, 86 Honeywell, Tammi S9, 64, 111 Hood, Adam S9 , 111 , 112, 113 Hood, Nathan 3, 24, S2, S3, 7S Hornbostel, Larry 43 Huddle, Brandi 9, S3 , 93 Huebert, Cody 63 Hunt, Amber S, 61 , 110, 111 fN .e OUT L.A. CONFfDENTfAL Incontro, Cassie S9, 112 Incontro, Keith 12, 20, 50 Incontro, Sharon 45 q.r. Krohn, Heather IS , 48, 73, 78, 80, 81 , 86, 119 Krohn, Jon 59, 65 , 110, 113 Kuhnle, Jesse S8, 63 Kunkle, Kwin 61 , 110 Kunze, Glenda 43 Kunze, Kyle 22, 48, 70, 121 JANE Jahde, Michelle 61 Jarrett, Dennis 43 Jensen, Lindsey 61 Jensen, Ryan 50, 76, 97, lOS , 109 Johnson, Bob 43 Johnson, Lindsey 53, 86, 93, 102 Johnson, Schuyler 37, 59, 111, 112, 113 Justice, Joan 45 Krss THE qrR.LS Kalamaja, Anne 50 Kalamaja, Mike 63 Kay, Karen 17, 38, 44, 45, 69 Keller, Ashley 63 Keller, Chris 58, 59 Kenealy, Alicia 63 Killpack, Jon 32, 36, 50, 68 , 8S, 96, 97 Killpack, Lee 42, 43, 69 Killpack, Sherry 63 Killpack, Steven 59, 112, 113 Kinart, Nick 63 Kinart, Zach 59, 110, 111, 11 3 King, Christal 3, 19, 49, 50, 51 , 68, 84 King, Jeff 53, 90 King, Katie 19 Kleinschmidt, Dawn 11 , 53 Kleinschmidt, Jenny S9 Kline, Sue 45 Knippelmeyer, Ryan 13, 43, 102, 110 Knoener, Silvia 2, 48, 69, 83, 94, 106 Koch, Brenda S9 , 111, 11 2 Koch, Nancy 50 Kohl, Josh S6, 97, lOS Kosmacek, Joey 59, 111 , 112 Kosmacek, Tracy 9, 2S , 27, SO, 89, 96, 97, 105, 108, 109 Kramer, Adam 56, 76, 77, 97, 105 Kramer, Andy 31 , 48 Kramer, Mary 43 Krohn, Angela 6 1 Larsen, Bill 43, 108 Larsen, Paul S9, 111 , 112, 113 Larsen, Roger 110 Larson, Jennifer 63 Laver, Dustin 61 Leaders, Brent 34, 56, 96, 97, 105 Leaders, Eddie S9 , 6S , 111 , 112, 113 Leaders, Laci 21, 22, 23, 34, 48, 71 , 78, 85, 93 , 102, 121 Leaders, Thomas 50 Leaders, Tim 34, 53, 97 Leazenby, Abry 12, 21 , 25, 48, 80, 81 Leazenby, Holly 53 Lebaugh, Devin 61 Lefeber, Bryan 21 , S6 , 73, 76, 85, 89, 90, 97, 105 Lefeber, Dave 111 Lefeber, Laura 25, 30, 48, 78, 93, 102, 120, 128 Leonard, Julie 61 Leonard, Mike 7, S3 Leuschen, Cassie 63 Leuschen, Nick 58 Long, Ryan 61 , 110, 111 Lueders, Amy 43 Lugsch, Lindsey 56 MAN fN THE fRON MASK Maness, Lance 19, 33, 52, 53, 97 Mangan, James S9 Manhart, Melissa 59, 6~, 112 Manhart, Sarah S9 , 60, 111, 112 Marchiset, Fanny 17, 18, 26, 69 Marsh, Adam 59, 60, Ip Marshall, David S6 , 71, 77 Martens, Charity SO Martens, Josh 112, 113 Martens, Seth 60, 111, J12, 113 Martinez, Joe 60, 112, 113 Masker, Jeanine 93 Masters, Jeff 63 Mathias, Amy 43 Matter, Christine 29, 49, 50, 51, 68 69, 78 Matter, Elizabeth 56 Matter, Lorna 45 �Matulka, Kevin 43 Maxwell, Matt 56 McDaniel, Levi 33, 56 McDermott, Jed 45 McDonald, Jay 22, 48, 86, 90, 91 , 105 McDonald, Jonathan 61 , 11 O, 111 McDonald, Shane 5, 17, 53 McEvoy, Bryan 63 McLandsborough, Austin 39, 53, 54, 105 McLandsborough , Lauren 60, 112 Mefford, Joe 56, 97 Mefford, Sam 49, 50 Meinke, Diana 45 Meintzer, Tommy 63 Mergens, Drew 3, 48 Merritt, Kali 61 Meyerring, Mike 20, 22, 28, 48, 97 Michl , Jason 13, 53 , 76 Miller, Kelsey 61, 11 O · Minahan , Amanda 63 Minahan, Amy 21 , 56 Minahan , Megan 92, 93 Minahan , Traci 27, 41 , 50, 68, 78, 79, 93 Moen , Jenna 60, 111 , 112 Morriss, Daryn 61 , 110 Morse, A my 93 Morse, Andy 61 , 110, 111 Morse, Katie 53, 86, 89, 93, 102 Mudra, Tabatha 11 , 53 M uhs, Jessica 57 Myers, Jessica 63 Nanninga, Brett 3, 35, 44, 45, 112, l l 3 Nanninga, Laura 61, 110, 111 Neiman, Kim 106 Nelson, Brian 60 Nelson, Justi n 60, 65, 112, 113 Nel son, Kari 22, 23, 36, 48, 86, 106 Nelson, Kim 58, 61, 110, 111 Nelson, Travis 60 Nieman, Kim 6, 14, 40, 53 , 78 Nordman, Jim SO Nyberg, Jeremy 48 DEJECT OF HY AFFECTION Obermeier, E1i n 57, 102 Obermeier, Lindsey 61 , 110 Obrecht, Josh 57, 89, 90, 97, 105 Ohlinger, Bev 43 Olsen, Andy 64 Olsen, Dan J 6, 36, 5 1 Olson, Dustin 53 Overgaard, Marty 3, 54, 97, 101 ~Index PRJMARY COLORS Parker, Holly 111 Parkhill, Nathan 60, 113 Parkhill, Nicholas 64 Pauley, Joey 64 Pauley, Nicole 62, 110 Payne, Brad 57, 90, 97, 101 Payne, Cassie 28, 69, 101 Peters, Carrie 14, 54 Petersen, Aaron 32, 51 , 90 Petersen, Brandon 62, 110, 111 Petersen, Jeremy 33 , 54, 90, 97, 105 Petersen, Shawn 60, 111 , 112, 113 Pej:ersen, Susie 57, 94 Petrzilka, Tommy 64 Pettit, Annie 9, 14, 54, 84, 86 Pettit, Joe 57, 105 Piper, Lori 18, 54, 75 Pitts, Chad 5, 48 Plambeck, Katie 62, 110 Plambeck, Sarah 35, 60, 57, l l2 Polley, Ryan 17 Preu ss, Matt 9, 21, 31 , 48, 76, 90, 91 104, 105 , Prewitt, Mary 5, 15, 43 WAR AT HOME Rankin, Trenton 62 Rastovski , Aaron 64 Rastovski, Ed 45 Rastovski , Rosie 42, 43 Redinbaugh, Tanya 64 Reed, Jennifer 60 Richards, Heath 15, 54, 101 Richards, Nickalos 64 Ridder, James 38, 101 Ridder, Jesse 60 Rieber, Calvin 62 Rieber, Nathan 64 Ring, Andrea 35, 62, 110 Rin g, Jamie 64 Ring, Jay 49, S 1 Ring, Jeremy 62 Ring, Josh 33, 49, 51 , 71 , 128 Ring, Ju stin 60, 112, 11 3 ~ng, Kelly 8, 18, 24, 35 , 41 , 52, 54, 11 4 Rmg, Laura 21, 36, 47, 48, 80, 81 Ring, Lesley 55 , 57, 80 Ring, Sarah 51 Ring, Susie 20, 22, 23, 26, 28, 3 1, 4 8, 78, 81, 94, 101 Ri ng, Tom 45 Roberts, Cindy 8, 36, 48, 68, 80, 120 Roberts , Derek S 1 Roberts, Kyle 58, 60 Roberts , Tahni 58, 62 Rodenburg, Calli e 28, 54, 78 , 93 Rodenburg, Lyle 45 Rodenburg, Rosali e 45 Rodenburg, Tammy 3 1, 48 Ronfe ldt, Li sa 10, 13, 47, 48, 78, 80 Ross, Amber 49, 5 l Ross, Paul 62 Ruckman , Jennifer 57 Ruggles, Jessica 57, 82 Ruggles, Joel 62 Schierbrock, Erin 60, 65 , I 12 Schneckloth , Adam 60 Schneckloth , Jason 48 Schroder, Regan 35 , 54, 90, 97, 105 Schroeder, Chris 60, 111 Schroeder, Nicole 57, 102, 103 Schultz, Ashley 64 Schuning, Jodi 32, 39, 5 1, 75, 78 Shannon, Josh 48 Shannon, Sarah 12, 2 1, 29, 35, 51 Shreeves, Kelly 60, 11 I Sibert, Bill 112 Sibert, Brian 60, 11 1, L12, l J 3 Sibert, Katie 64 Sigler, Dani elle 62, 110, J l L Sigler, Des iree 64 Skipton, Kri stina 64 Skow, Brian 19 Skow, Gavin 57, 97, I 01 Smith, Amy 93 Smith, Donni e 62, 111 Smith, Jenny 48, 78 Smith, Krystal 60, l 11 , 11 2 Smith, Luke 58, 62, I l l Smith , M ark 60, 1J 2, 11 3 Smith, Nathan 62 Smith, Nile 43 Smith, Rusty 24, 4 1, 54, 89, 90, 97, 105, 109 Smith, Samatha 62 Soppe, Adrienne 12,46, 48, 102 Sparr, Deborah 60 Speight, Chris 27, 105 Stafford, Steve 39, 44, 45 Stangl, Ashley 64 Stephens, Jennifer 28, 29, 5 1, 72, 76, 78, 84, 93 Stephens, M att 48 Stone, Jake 48, 97 Stone, Moll y 60, 111 , 11 2 Stuart, Cindy 44, 45 Stuart, Robbie 62, I I 0, 11 l . �Stuart, Steven 5; 62, 111 Suntken, Alex 62, 110, 113 Sunt.ken , Eric 6, 54, 97, 101 TtTANfC Tam ms, Matt 2, 39, 48, 120 Tapp, Justin 15, 57, 90, 97, 105 Taylor, Jenny 58 Tes ier, Michele 60, 111 , 112 Thielen, Elizabeth 64 Thielen, Jacki 40, 54, 72, 84, 93, 106 Thielen , Noah 60, 111, 112, 113 Thomas, Heath 29, 32, 36, 51, 97, 105 Thomas, Kolt 33, 40, 57, 97 Thomas, Nick 36, 40, 54, 105 Toler, Kathryn 58, 64 Toler, Tomi Lynn 62, 110 Troyer, Jenny 62, 110 Troyer, Nick l h 14, 33, 37, 54 ULEE'S GOLD Ungrad , John 40, 62, 110, 113 VoLCAND Van Arsdol, Jeremy 5, 33, 54, 105 Vanfossan, Andy 90, 91 Voge, James 62, 110 Voge, Stephanie 17, 41 , 51, 85 Vorthmann, Brandon 64 WAG THE DOG Wallace, Carl 37, 60 Wallace, Tamara 48, 78, 81 , 86, 121 Walter, Nick 57 , 101 Ward, Katherine 51, 93, 102 Ward, Ryan 62, 110, 111 Weihs, Brenna 60, 64, 111, 112 Welbourne, Annie 54 Welbourne, Katie 15, 57 Welbourne, Kyle 58, 64 Wellman, Andrea 57 Wellman, Lisa 3, 48 Wellman, Mariah 27, 54, 78, 93, 102, 103 Wellman, Sara 5, 35, 54, 76, 77, 78, 86 Wellman, Sara 60, 111 Wellman, Stephanie 64 Wellman, Tessa 62, 110, 111 White, T. Gary 43 Wiese, Randy 43, 112 Willet, Malinda 60 Wilson, Alisha 60 Wilson, Amanda 55, 57, 102 Wilson, Joe 62 Wilson, John 33, 37, 57 Wilson, Lavern 45 Wimer, Christine 62, 110 Withers , Sara 62, 110, 111 Witherspoon, Cody 62 Witt, Elizabeth 19, 57, 71 , 73, 80, 81 Witt, Jamie 36, 57, 80 Witt, Jennifer 8, 36, 48, 68, 76, 81 , 119 Witt, Rachel 9, 24, 48, 78, 80, 81, 84, 86, 94, 119 Wogomon, John 16, 20, 48, 97 , 101 Wohlers, Caleb 62 Wollenhaupt, Joe 57, 97, 101 Wollenhaupt, John 64 Wollenhaupt, Kurt 113 Worden, Allen 60 Wulff, Ashlee 5, 48, 78, 93, 94 Cnln~'1-v The 1998 Trojan was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the company. All copy was created and written by the Publications staff exclusively. The cover was full litho printed in four - color process with gloss lamination applied. Christie, Mariah, Helvetica, . Times New Roman, Emerald Isle and Commercial Script BT were chosen for the type styles and the point izes ranged from 8 to 130. The computer program used to create the layouts was PageMaker 6.5. Graphics were designed or taken from Freehand 5.0. The theme W's " Making the Connection." The cover artwork was done by Daryn Morriss. Expenses were sub idi zed entire! thiough ad verti sing by merchants and senior parents, through yearbook sales and fundraising. There were 190 copies printed: th ·y were sold for $23 without a name and $25 with a name. The Trojan staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooperation in making the yearbook successful. These commendable people were: Steve Sta fford Karen Kay Randy Wie e Arid Jo Juu en Harlan News papers The Gazette Kelly Dollen Fischer Photography Brett Nanninga Janet Anderson TCHS Faculty Jay Bellar Greg Adam Aaro n Harris Ed itor: Rachel Witt Assistant Editor: Lacey Donovan Index Editor: Sara Dau Photography Editor: Tamara Wallace Business Managers: Callie Rodenburg & Lacey Donovan dviscr: Amy Lueders Staff Members: Ci ndy Roberts Callie Rodenburg Jenny Smith Jennif Stephens Tamara Wallace Annie Welbomne Mariah Wellman Sara Dau Heath Gravert Sadie Hei mbaugh Lindsey Johnson Jonathan Killpack Katie Morse Kari Nelson lnde �Mr. Killpack e njoys a little dancing on th e crui se in Was hin g to n , D.C. (Pho to by Rachel Witt. ) It was the last day of school. Semester tests were taken, the final bell rang, lockers were cleaned out and finally the halls cleared out. The year was full of important connections that needed to be made. Students will be able to apply all their new knowledge, wherever they may be, next year. One major connection was made. On the senior's last day of school, they used one . skill they had practiced many times, but had never had to use. The whole school was forced to take cover in their tornado warning safety places. Mrs. Harman said, "We run a lot of drills and you never think you'll use them. When I walked around the school, I noticed the students knew this one was serious." Although many connections were made, there are still many to be obtained. Jennifer Stephe ns enjoys bowling on he r weeke nds ( Pho to by Rache l Win .) By: Rachel Witt Laura Lefeber, Craig Ha ndbury and Josh Ring wait for their luggage in D.C. (Photo by Rachel Witt.) -.g. -¥- Closing WA LSW O R T H PU OLI S lllNC COMPANY r M AHCEL I NE. M I SSO UR I 0 40!10 On the senio r's last day, students lake cover in the hall way during a tornado warn iqg. T he y re mained there for one h ur. 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As a ne"t't' fleet of cars .....,heeled into the senior parL:ing lot, students from e"t'ery class "t't'enl in diff erenl directions, acquainting themsel"t'es ._ah tl.. eir ne'"' locL:ers . Though it "t't'as s till early for s ome, s tudents energetically gathe red ....... ith old friend s and ne"t't', catcl• ing up on los t lime and planning for th e y ear a h eat:I. This "t't'as a ne"t't' s chool yea r , full of n e"t't' i deas l o gath e r a nd n e"t't' directions l o "t't'ere l im itless. The lra"t'el. The f o llo ....... i ng pages t e ll ....., 1.. y '98- '99 s c h ool yea r fl'as one lo r e m e mher. ~ening options · tl• e �Op1Ji �Ste~e Killpack and Ryan Jensen prepare for tJ1e neJO:t <lay's footl>all game Ly eating dinner pro~ided Ly the team's parents. (Pl1oto hy Ste1>hanie Voge.) (<.OAD TO (<6Li6F Bv Marial. '\\' ellman Friday, tl.e dav ti.at pro..-ides a glimpse of relief is I.ere. Students Irv lo concentrate as tl.ev 'Wait for tl.e Lell ti.at releases ti.em from _.I.at can Le tl.e most slressf ul part of adolescent life. Tl.is is tl.e hell ti.at l•elps ti.em satisfy tl.e cra..-ing for tl•e freedo1n of tl.e 'Weel..end. To some, ti.is is _.t.en student life he- gins. Student life can he a ..-arietv of tl.ings lo differenl people, Lui is sometl.ing ti.at is ne..-er l..no'Wn lo he tl•e same for e..-erv student. It in..-ol..-es a student's interests, organizations, acti..-ities, joh, sports, l•ome'WOrl.., prom, sl•opping, all of tl.e aho..-e or _.f.ate..-er else students can find lo do 'Will. ti.cir s1>are time .. Most of all, it includes friends and tl.e 1ne 1nories aquired 'Will. ti.e m ti.at are seldom forgotle n. Frie nds a re made and l.elp lo fulfill a s im1>le g oal o f 1.a..- ing !~ an inter e s ting a nd u n fo1·getta l•le s lu<lent l i f e . Division �•• Student L=-1-~_. .l2-. . . �Nick Thomas and Jeremy VanArsdol compare costumes with Sara Wellman and Lindsey Johnson on Twin Day while Mike Leonard gives his opinion. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) Laura Gaudian applies just the right amount of eyeliner to Chad Alexander on Opposite Gender Day. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) Amy Minahan , Rachel Finken and Chris Speight show off their new look on Opposite Gender Day. (Photo by Lacey Donovan.) ") liked pla~lng l)arbles with Sara Dau and fZ~an Jensen/) Lesley Ring and Jamie Witt, dressed as twin s, get ready for early morning ba nd . (Photo by Annie Pettit.) I l. 61 Student Uf-e ·--~ Jennifer Stephe ns sa id afte r re li ving her childhood a a Spirit Week slave du ring lunch. �Jason Michl catches up on his reading while Lori Higby works before PreCalculus on Nerd Day. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) By Annie Pettit "I 'LL V\,evev f ovget Di ve.s.sLV\,g [,{'P lil .<; lil Llil Di tj /' jOV\, kxolti V\, .s lil Lvi . Callie Rodenburg makes a layered cake over Ryan Jensen's head at the pep rally because his mom is such a good cook. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) ~ howing off schoo l pride doesn ' t just mean cheering fo r the team. During Spirit Week it involved people going to all lengths to dress in unique costumes. Spirit Week started off with students seeing double on Twin Day. Tuesday was Opposite Gender Day, when they saw a lot of guys wearing their moms' clothing. "Revenge of the Nerds" took place on Wednesday. On Thursday, the halls looked like Avenue of the Stars as everyone from Maiilyn Monroe to Drew Carey emerged on Celebrity Day. Black and Gold Day ended the week as students showed their Trojan Pride. Students got their costumes at a variety of places to wear during Spirit Week. Some went to thrift shops while others made the m. "It i so metimes easier to make your cos tume because you can' t find what you ' re looking for anywhere else," Christal King said. The freshmen and sophomore classes tied for the most class participation in dressing up, cl ass skits and other pep rally events. "Since thi was my first year to participate, I thought it was really fun to dress up," Katie Gaudian said. Homecoming Week involved more than ju t dressing up . Tu esday ni ght the ten homecoming ca ndidates were auction ed off as slaves, alo ng with the junior and senior football j erseys, to help pay for the dance. Friday afternoon the pep rally took place outside the school for the first time in four years. Students witnessed the slaves singing and dancing. Some slaves also had to sit in a chair while their l uyer put eggs, chocolate puddi ng and many other food items in their hair. "The pep rally was more fun since it wa s outside and all the slave ' puni hment were di ffe re nt, " Katie Zellmer said. C la s skit were also performed with the junior class taking top honors with their own version of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. ,'Jf~ lrl t w. k 11tl 1? • ' �Homecoming King Jon Killpack and his brother Steve Killpack stand with Homecoming Queen Laura Gaudian and her sister Katie Gaudian, after the king and queen were crowned. (Photo by Lacey Donovan .) By Lindsey Lugsch }1omecoming is different every year. The music changes, the colors change and the people change. "This year the coronation was great," Katie Bowen sai d. The coronation consisted of a slide show foc using on Homecomjng Week, including photos of people dress ing up for the daily themes. There was a ceremoni al dance with the homeco ming court and th e presentation of the prince, princess, king and queen. The men in the homecorrung court wore black pants wi th white bl azers and carried canes. The women wore navy blue dresses with open backs. The theme for homecoming was "These Are the Days." The settin g of the coronation includ ed mu sic , darkness and spotlighting. The spotlighting was on the candidates when Arla Clausen and Tarru Harman recited their autob iographies. C lausen and Harman organized the coro nation along with the homecomi ng court. "Mrs. H arman and I wanted to make homecoming special and fun for all the kids," Clausen said. "The most enjoyable part about working on the coronation is the fina l product. The kids reall y appreciated it and got involved," she said. After the coronation, the dance started. Lauren McLand sborough said , "I went to the dance because all my fri ends were going and I thought it wou ld be fun! " Jessica Rugg les went to the dance because she knew it wou ld be fu n. "It's just tradition to go every year," she sa id. For many students who attended the dance, it was a ni ght to remember. 1. • 81 Student UFe "I felt LL~e CLV'vdereLL{il . It d Ld V'v t 1 VVC{il tte Y wVio w ills q 1Aee V'v . W{ilS j IA.St g Lill d to be tViere," J eV'vV'vL fer s te-p Vi eV'vS SC!LcX . Ryan Jensen and Andrea Fischer beam with excitement after being proclaimed prince and princess. (Photo courtesy of Arno ld Clark Studio.) �THE HOMECOMING COURT Front: Chad Alexander, Lacey Donovan, Jennifer Stephens, Andrea Fischer and Jonathan Killpack. Back: Ryan Jensen, Laura Gaudian, Heath Thomas, Sara Dau and Tracy Kosmacek. (Photo courtesy of Arnold Clark Studio.) The homecoming court performs a dance before the announcement of prince, princess, king and queen . (Photo courtesy of Arnold Clark Studio.) "Jon was After the coronation ended, LeAnne Ausdemore and Amy Minahan an xiously for homecoming dance to begin. (Photo provided by Laura Gaudian.) just a lot prettier than me/' Hea th Thomas sa id afte r an intense ca mpaign fo r kin g. Laura Bahrke, Michele Tessier, Sara Wellman, Brenda Koch, Amanda Gau, Tamm i Honeywell , Erin Shierb r ock and Ka tie Gaudian show off t he ir dresses at th e ir first homecoming dance. (Photo provided by Laura Gaudian.) tlo111ec •• m111. g: !9 ---'---'' ----'-'- • �Jessica Ruggles stands in a botanical garden in the Bahamas. (Photo provided by Jessica Ruggles.) The St. John's youth group from Honey Creek and th e Trinity youth group from Persia stand on a statue devoted to the 1996 Olympic games in front of the Georgia Dome. They traveled to Atlanta, Ga. for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod youth gathering. (Photo provided by Erin Obermeier.) Tisa Hempel puts on her sunglasses at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City. (Photo provided by Tisa Hempel.) "We did the chicken dance da Ju ))) ever~ Melissa Manhart stands with her champion steer at the Harrison County Fair. (Photo provided by Jessica Ruggles.) ~_fa.~.__S=--tudent Uf-e Mandy Darrington said after being asked how they warmed up at basketball camp. �At the Iowa State University basketball camp, Mandy Darrington and Alyssa Beebe met Head Coach Bill Fennely. (Photo provided by Mandy Darrington.) By Erin Obermeier " ! w liltcVied VtA-t:) .sL.ster g et lilttlilc ~ed btj Lil Vi or.sefLtj Lil Vvd f lil LL dOWVv OVv t Vi e .S tAVv dec~," K lil t Le Ci Lil [,{ d LLil Vv .slil Ld . Contrary to many beliefs, Susie Petersen said it doesn't rai n that much in Seattle. She took th is pictu re of the space needle on a clear day during her vacation. (Photo provided by Susie Pete rsen.) Warm and stick y air, th e hummi ng of air conditioners, and the smell of sunscreen can only mean one thing - summer. During the three months of summer many students traveled, worked or just relaxed at home. " I stayed at home but I also went camping and fis hing a lot," said Justin Nelson. Other students went on the typical fa mily vacation. Jessica Ruggles drove with her family to Florida and then went on a crui se to the Bahamas. "My favorite part of the trip was going to Disney World," said Ruggl es . Malinda Willet, along with many other students, went to concerts over the summer. She went to Sweetsto k held at the Westfair Amphitheater. ·'My fav01ite band there was N' SYNC," said Willet. Many students go to camps over vacation to help them become better athletes or better vocalists. Laura Bahrke went to Creighton basketball camp. She said through drills and scrimmaging she became a better defense player. Lori Piper learn ed how to take better care of her voice and become an overall better singer at Northwest Missouri State University Music Camp of Excellence. Working was another way people spent their vacation. Allen Worden spent time delive1ing papers fo r The Dai ly Nonpariel. "I bought clothes and started a checking account with the money I earned on the paper route," Worden said. Although some stayed at home during their summer vacation, many took advantage of the freedom and did things they wouldn ' t be able to do if it was the school year. .1 Summer 11 --~- �Megan Barrier, Erin Schierbrock, Melissa Manhart and Amanda Gau hang out at Bellevue University after a weekend volleyball tournement. (Photo provided by Melissa Manhart.) By Sara Dau Lis the haven that helps us get through the week with as much ease as possible. To most, the 3:30 bell on Friday afternoon is a moment of relaxation, relief and freedom. At this moment, students are free to do as they please fo r· 65 hours. For some, work is in the schedule and for others, it is spending time with fa mily. Others may make pl ans to get together with friends and see movi es or go out for a " ni ght on the town." Brent Leaders said, "I see movies and go out to eat with my friends." Oftentimes, students fo und themselves in volved in school activ ities that preoccupied their weekends. Swing Choir competitions and Speech meets are just two of the many activities in which competitions fa ll on weekends. Adam Kramer participates in Swing Choir and Jazz Band, whkh both have weekend competitions. He j ust hopes that they can get home in time to do something on their own. Living in small towns can have its ups and down s. Many times students feel there isn' t enough to do. Students can often be seen leaving the small town and heading to a larger city in search of something to do. Christal King, Sarah Ring and Anne Kalamaja head to the Old Market on their weekends to hit the dance clubs. Kalamaja said, "It's a chance to meet new people from di fferent schools and see better looki ng guys." She also thinks it's a chance for students to have fun. A pos iti ve view on small town s is that it's easier to get to know everyone. Som e also feel it's easier to stay o ut of tro ubl e. Any way it's looked at, weekends are a break from class, and can often seem short when Monday morning roll s arou nd . tVie oV\,e tL VVLe LJ 0 lA C,l/l V\, get Cl WC!tj fvoVVL evevutViLV\,g Cl V\,d j [AS, t Vi Cl Ve f tA V\, "s, Cl Ld "It's, 1 jes,s,Lc,Cl MV<.Vis, . LeAnne Ausdemore and Sara Wellman have fun trying on goofy clothes at the Salvation Army. They were shopping find clothes to wear for Spirit Week . (Photo.provided by Sara Wellman.) �Jessica Ruggles , Stephanie Voge , Swen Swenson , Tammi Honeywell and Lauren Mclandsborourgh spend a weekend in Des Moines at a youth rally for their church youth group. (Photo provided by Stephanie Voge.) Sara Plambeck, Sara Wellman, Amanda Gau, Tammi Honeywell, Mandy Darrington , Lisa Ausdemore and Melissa Manhart jump on Man hart's trampoline. (Photo provided by Mandy Darrington .) Mariah Wellman, Chad Alexander, Michele Tessier, 7im Dalton , Aaron Harris , Kristen Burbridge , Ryan Jensen and Matt Preuss watch Super Bowl XXXlll at Laura Gaudian's house. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) ")t)s a break trom school and it gives !:JOU a chance to do what !:JOU like/) Sara Esser sa id about weekends. Rachel Finken , LeAnne Ausdemore, Amy Minahan and Rhonda Christiansen play "dress up." (Photo provided by Rachel Finken .) �Donald Maresch and Adam Hood sport the latest haircut for guys--short and gelled. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) Elizabeth Witt , Katie Zellmer and Laura Zellmer add sparkle to their skin by applying glitter lotion before a basketball game. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) Doc Martens were a popular style of shoes shown by this large pile of different styles at the FCA FifthParty. Mariah "M_yjeans have to be the boot cut st~le_,.n Noah Thielen , Zach Kinart and Amber Dau cheer for the basketball team. Dau chose to wear comfortable denim overalls as a jean alternative. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) ~~ ..... S tu de nt Uf-e ~-'---'~ Kim Nieman said after being asked about her favoiite type of jeans. �Dan Olsen's puffy yellow Tommy Hilfiger jacket was one of the most widely worn styles of the winter season. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) ~tyl~ eN~rt~k~~ By Andrea Fischer "TV\ere Ls V'vOt Vi LV'vg better tVil1 V'v goLV'vg to tVie vvcelLL Cl V'vd fLV'vdLV'vg l1 g rel1t d eel L OV'v c.-LotVies or sVioes," Sel Yl1 VJ RLV'vg Sl1Ld. Dustin Benning looks stylish in his Fubu je rsey whi le rummaging through his locke r. Fu bu was a hot brand of clothing for guys and girls. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) t ashion was a big prio1ity to many students at Tri-Center. Students used clothing to express themselves and show their individual personalities. Sarah Ring is one person who likes to show who she is by the clothes she chooses to wear. Ring said, "I feel like I can be different and express my identity with clothi ng." Students have shown interest in the preppy style of clothing. Schuyler Johnson said some popular brand names are Tommy Hilfiger and Fubu. "The kids are getting more dressed up to come to school. I think Tri-Center students dress nicer on a daily basis," Johnson said. At the beginning of the school year, a popular style of clothing for girls was tank tops andj ean shorts. Cold weather brought the need for warmer clothing. Sweater were worn over collared shirts by guys and girls. Khakis and cargo pants were a preppy alternative to basic jean . When walking down the hal ls, the ou nd of Doc Marten boots could be heard. Doc Martens were extremely popular because of durabi lity. Ring said, "Everyone wants 'Docs' because they are a high quality shoe. They may be more expensive, but they are comfo rtable and last a long time." Hairstyles also took an interesting twist. Several girls cut their long hair to new, shorter styles. Kim Nieman was one girl who cut off her long hair. She said, "I have never had short hair. I thought it was cute and decided to try it myself." Nieman also said there are advantages and disadvantages to havi ng short hair. "Short hair is easy to care for, but long hair gives you more poss ibilities." The boys went for shorter hairstyles also. Johnson said most boys combed their hair forward and used gel. A countless number of guys wanted to have blond ambition, and bleached their hair a pale blond color. In general. the tudents of Tri-Center crave comfortable clothing. "If it's not comfortable, I won t wear it," Johnson said. ~ fas hi n/f~J �Tim Dalton marches in with the class of 1999 to the Tri-Center Band playing "Pomp and Circumstance." (Photo provided by Sara Dau.) By Ashley Fischer Thirteen years of education and numerous hours of activities will all come to a close in one short moment. The step from teenager to adu lt wi ll be taken arrd the seniors will enter "the real world." Before they could become graduates, each senior had to deal with the busiest year of high school they would ever know. Many spent their seni or year applying to colleges and completing scholarship applications. Others prepared to enter the workforce right away. Whatever decisions they made, it was taken in stride to prepare them for the next phase in their lives. Every senior approached these new experiences in their own way. Feelings of happiness and joy, as well as fear and anxiety were shared by many. "I was excited to graduate from high school, but also nervous of what might happen in the future," Cassie Payne said. Despite the vario us emotions , commencement ceremonies took place on Sunday, May 16. Superintendent Brett Nanninga welcomed the crowd and the seni ors. The ceremony was then hi gh)jghted by speeches given by honor seniors. The academic top fo ur included Valedictorian Ryan Jensen , Salutatorian Lacey Donovan, Chad Alexa nder and Jon Killpack. Each recalled their personal memories and tho ughts about the class of 1999. Variou s scho larships were awarded , and finally the diplomas were presented to the anxiou sly awaiting seniors. After the ceremony, the graduates were congratul ated by their families and friends. Many will always remember it as perhaps the fina l time their entire class was together. Graudation was an honored event the seniors had been anticipating through four years of hi gh schoo l. Memori es made on that day will be cherished for years to come . [~ Student UFe "It W CiLS sVioc,RLV\,g to ve!/l LLze tVi Clt I WOtALd V\,Ot be c,oviALV\,g bCl d~ V\,ex.t tj e!/l v/' josVi RLV\,g SClLd. Errin Gunderson proceeds out of the gym as a new graduate whi le the Tri-Center band plays "Barnum and Bailey's Favorite." (Photo provided by Sara Dau.) �Sara Esser is congratulated after the ceremony by her family and friends . (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Kyle Dickey, Bedane Divelbess, Kaylee Dollen , Lacey Donovan and Angela Driver watch the ceremony as their fellow classmates are awarded their scholarships. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) "Graduation was a da~ ot sa~ing goodb~e/) Jodi Schuning said when asked what g raduation day meant to her. Jennifer Stephens smile for the camera for th e first lime as graduates. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Jon Killpack and Christal King watch as the scholarhsips are awarded. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) <t> l raduatio n •• 07•J �Mindy Felton attaches lights to a blue backdrop to create the illusion of fireworks. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) The finished project gleams in all its sparkling glory. Th e decorating process was finally completed after two chaotic four-hour sessions by the junior class. (Photo provided by Katie Zellmer.) Heath Richards keeps his hair pretty while spray painting the French doors. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) ") was scared because thought J H!:j- Vee lost m!:J ti OW e rS Tara Dickey decorates the gazebo by attaching a flowered garland and gossamer to it. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) :J)) Michelle Hes ter said after relivin g the traumatic ex perie nce. �Lori Piper's dad carefully removes her toenail polish before the getting ready process is completed. (Photo provided by Lori Piper.) By Alayna Cohen "I .stcirted "What if the t ci V'v V'v LV'vg ci botAt t wo VVlO V'vt Vl .S In order to relieve the symptoms of pre-prom stress, preparation sometimes takes place as early as six months before the bi g night. Jen Stephens chose to tackle the monstrous task of selecting the perfect dress back in October for this reason. "I fig ured it would take me forever to find a good dress so I started looking early," Stephens said. Contrary to popular belief, girls were not the only ones to stay on top of the many pre-prom tasks. "I didn ' t know unti l about two weeks befor prom that I was going," Ju stin Nelson said. "But that still left me plenty of time to find a decent tux." In addition to the individual prepatory tasks of prom, pro m sponsors Lori Higby and Wendy Wellman di vided members of the j unior class into committees to make the preparation process go a li ttle smoother. Such com mittees included decorations, glasses, invitations, theme and song. These groups began holding meetings a month before prom and continued 1ight up unti l the night before. Though the planning process was somewhat chaotic and stressfu l at time , time was still set aside for memories before 'P V-0 VVl/ " cci LL Le RodeV'vbtA rg .sci Ld. Katie Gaudian carefully applies sister Laura Gaudia n's makeup before heading to th e dinner. (Photo provided by Laura Gaudian.) "W hat if my arms are too white?" decorations don ' t arrive on time?" "What if Dad won't let me borrow the car?" Many students find themselves asking these questions quite frequently as prom approaches. to be made. fr· mf reparations [jj~ �Katie Zellmer, Amber Dau, Lindsey Johnson and Sara Wellman test their singing abilities on the karoake machine during post prom . (Photo provided by Travis Benning.) ~ On A pril 24 , 199 9 , s tud e nts, tea ch e rs a nd admini strators felt just how magical a single moment could be. When all the primping and preparing for prom was completed, it was finally time to get things rolling. After taking what seemed like a hundred pictures, everyone was ready to sit down, relax and e nj oy the meal. The salad was the first to be served, the n the meal of choice and last came the cheesecake . During the dessert, pro m gues ts were entertained by M r. Lee Killpack, the speaker of the night. After the dinner, the guests made their way to the gym where the Grand March was held. Directly fo llowing the Grand March was the dance, with the theme "M agic of the Mo me nt," ta ke n from a verse of th e so ng " Wind s o f Change" by the Scorpions. The dance was held from 9 p.m. until 12 a. m. Although prom has many similarities each year, every year has been unique. "I have been to prom all fo ur years, but each year 's a littl e differe nt," said Traci M inahan. Foll owing the dance, stude nts made their way to the middle school gy m to be checked into the post-prom party. After changing into comfortable street clothes, students were forced to wai t outside the gym doors while the junior parents made their fi ni shing touches on the gym. Afte r the 20 minu te wa it tha t felt li ke a n e te rnity, s tud e n ts were welcomed to get "Lost in Space," the post prom the me. Post pro m prov ided many wo nderful a nd exc itin g activities fo r everyone. Guests could test their climbing abili ties with the Rock of Doom or they could test the ir sto mac hs in the hum a n bow lin g pit. Othe r ac ti viti es included laser tag, the gambl ing center, ping-pong , fake ta ttoos a nd pa in tin g s p rov id e d b y P e nn y a nd Ru ss Christense n, karoake and the awe in spiring hypn otist. For many, pro m was a ni ght fu ll of magic th at will stay fro zen fore ver in the me mori es of those who were fortunate enough to attend. l~m Student Life "!t Wlil.Sl/\.,'t .lilt lilLL w V1lilt ! ex-pec,tect tV1e WliltJ Lt LooR-ed VVllil de ev evtjtV1 Ll/\.,g .seeVVl Vlllove s, -p ec, LCl L/ ' NeLL cooRslilLd. Kristi Andersen and Jay Ring arrive at the school with just enough tim e to check in their keys , freshen up and get ready for the the Gra nd March. (Photo by Lori Piper.) �Heath Richards, Stephanie Voge, Paul Johnson and Sarah Ring practice their motorcycle skills while under hypnosis. (Photo by Katie Zellmer.) Sara Esser, Christine Matter, Jennifer Stephens, Joe Pettit, Tiffany Hester and Lacey Donovan enjoy the service of Ben Ausdemore at the banquet. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) "J can't Andrea Wellman gets her groove on duri:ig the dance. (Photo by Jodi Schunning.) believe how beautiful ever~one I0 0 ks," Tiffany Ge ntl e man sa id in the lad ies roo m whil e wa iting fo r dessert to be served. Aaron Harris earns a stri ke in th e human bowling pit. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) f rom �1. Inside Ovt f!laveri-Gea sr• by Eve6 RocK-a-Bye 5. Save Tonight • ut; 1. t'rk~nd'~ hC)u~~ 2. 21- ~C)lJ~ ibund~r 15crwl 21. M~ll 5. <:>ld M~rk~t 2. 2. Slide by Goo Goo Dolls 3. Pretty fly by Offspring 4. Ha~a- by Shawn Mullins I by Eagle Eye Cherry lba~«i, 1. Goo Goo Dolls 2. T hird E_ye Blind ;. offspring 4. 5. E:ve 0-crtrr~BB 1. &andra Bullock 2. Pamela Anderson 3. Mee, Qyari 4. Julia Roberts 5. Michelle Phifer 6 Aerosmith Weel\,e~.i .viot;ivit;iea l'1:8Vie I. Hang with friends 2. Go to a movie 3. 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By Annie Pettit Practice makes perfect. Many athletes hope that playing in the off-season will add to their ath letic ability. A lot of students paiticipate in sports outside of school. Some deal with school-related sports while other sports are unassociated with school. Courtney Divelbess has taken gymnastics for nine years at the Artistic Academy in Council Bluffs. She took gymnastics three hours a day, five days a week. She has lea.med front flips and back flips and is learning to add twists to them for her floor routfoe. Di velbess said she has stuck with gymnastics because she likes the challenge. Being in gymnastics has brought her some awards. She was nominated for Iowa Gymnast of the Year. She also placed first in the all-around competitjon, whkh involves routines on bars, beam, floor and vault at six meets. Sports don't always involve just physical aspects. Gavin Skow said Tae Kwon Do involves physical and mental activites. "The more you take, the more you learn a lot of mental discipline. It helps you physically and keeps you in good shape," Skow said. Skow has taken Tae Kwon Do for 12 years. He attended practice from 7-10 p.m., four days a week at Cho Jjoke Set Ckwan in Underwood. He is a dan black belt, which is a econd degree black belt. He also became a khwaur wrang three years ago. A khwaur wrang is a step below being a master in Tae Kwon Do. Tae Kwon Do has brought Skow some awards. He has placed first in the national competition, second in internationals and he is a three time state champion. Tae Kwon Do doesn't take place at school, but other sports, like baseball, do. Swinging bats and throwing balls wasn't over in July for some members of the basebaU team. Fourteen players participated in a fall league in Omaha du1ing September and October. They scrimmaged again t teams from the Omaha and Council Bluffs area. This league wasn't divided into classes, so the team faced opponents from larger classes. Justin Tapp said he played on the teams to have more practice for the summer season. He hoped playing in the league would help hi s game improve. Some volleyball members also played in a league in the off-season. They participated in the United States of America Volleyball, USAV, in the 15 and under division and the 17 /18 and under division. Players had to go through a mini-tryout to make the teams composed of on ly Tri-Center players. They played in Bellevue, Omaha and Council Bluff almost every Sunday of January through April. They practiced for two hours on Sundays whenever they didn ' t have a game. Having a team with many younger players made it tough during their games in the 17/18 and under divi sion . Erin Obermeier said it was tough playing the older players because a lot of teams are composed of pl ayers who have already graduated and are going on to play at the next level. Many players hoped their skill s improved by playing on the USAV team . Obermeier said she hoped playing would help further her volleyball game. A lot of athletes feel participating in out-of·schoo l training will help give them the edge later on. �C!A:pLc:{'.s Love AYYOWS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• By Aaron HaiTis Datino can be called the search for that certain person that excites and • b exhilirates life, whether it be a short puppy love or going steady with someone. Bryan Lefeber said, "Dating helps you to learn how to develop a relationship with someone." The way couples spend their time is up to them. There are various activities that couples can enjoy. For example, the movies are a common way of spending time with someone. Brad Payne said, "I like to just hangout with friends and go to the movies." • Tim Dalton said, "Nothing beats an evening of taking Michele Tessier • : out to a fancy dinner and a romantic movie." Most students thought dating helped them to get to know people better. • : Cassie Payne said, "I think dating is important because it lets you meet different • people and it lets you get to know what people are like." Brandi Huddle said, "When you start dating someone you really get to • • • know what the person is like away from school and friends. " . ner car b'/ • Kristen Burbridge thought a first date with someone should usually be . scorted to p..aron ·e payne is e I ipnoto b'/ a double date. That way if the date is obsessive or just plain strange, there is a cass1 p.rsdo . ' Jeretn'/ van friend to fall back on. Harris.) Some students are already searching for the type of person that they wi sh to spend a Iai·ge portion of the life with or even marry. Eric Boos said, "Dating helps me to find the kind of person I would like to maJTy." Dating is a good way to develop friend ship, social skills and prepares for life outside of school. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• By Aaron Harri s Ex citement of the fans, surfing the crowd , and the loud show was Ted Nugent's performance. He closed his show car-dea fening mu sic all add up to a by shooting an arrow into an electric good time at a concert. guitar." Attending a concert is one of the Steve Killpack went to the ma ny ways to hang out with fri ends Aerosmith concert at the Civic whi le enjoying great mu sic. A few of Auditorium. Killpack said, "The th va riou s concerts that visited the lights and the music were sweet." Om a ha me tro area we re Rockfest, Jeremy Barnes also attended the Sweetstock , the Z-92 Birthday Bas h, Aerosrnith concert and said, "The KISS on its Psycho Circus tour and beginning was real ly exciting. There Aeros mith on its Nine Lives tour. were explosions and the curtains on Todd and Tyler from the Z-92 the stage dropped to reveal the band, morn in g s how ho s te d the Z -92 very sweet." Birthday Bash that contained rock-anclL01i Piper went to Amy Grant's ro IJ legend s li ke Ted Nugent and Joan Christmas concert, as well as the Jett. Lori Piper enjoys Amy Granfs company after the summer concert, where she enjoyed summer concert at the Orpheum Theater. (Photo Stephani e Voge went to the Z-92 the mu ic and got to meet Grant in provided by Lori Piper.) Birthday Bash with some friend s. She person after the show. Piper said, "I sa id it was an outdoor concert with have always looked up to Amy Grant. variou types of people. She also said, "The highlight of the She is my role model. I like the way she ha o much energy and the way she acts on stage." ' �• • Ryan Jensen enjoys his "playtime" as a .. 1.. ,.,.,, at lunch during l•omecoming 'ff'eek. <Photo Ly Laura Gau<lian.) PArWS Ul\11<1\JOWl\J By Marial. ~' ell man Trojan Country. Tl•ese _.ords resurface memo- ries of many _.1.0 1.a..-e passed tl.rougl. tl.ese I.alls tl.rougl.oul tl.e years. Students sl.ared id eas, tl.ougl.ts, feelings , planned _.eeL:ends and parlicipated in tl.eir o_.n _.ays lo maL:e T ri-Cenler _.I.at it is today. Tl.e same I.as L een tru e for tl•e present year in Trojan Country. Stu<lenls l.a..-e made memories and gre_. logetl.er as friend s and could possiLly Le considered a fam i l y . E..-enlually, as fate _.ould l.a..-e ii, _.e all _. ill go our separate _.ays. ~ ' l•ell. e r it Le f ollo_.ing our drea•ns, mo..-ing a _. ay an d •naL:ing ne_. li..-es f or oursel ..-e s, going to c olle ge or e. laying •• ' 261 go in diffe r e nl dire ctions. Div isio n --~-- �•• fcopl 27 -'----~ �· e to \(es t1m Jonnson ta Minden aarnev eeds a\on9 a ..... er . thew ne sum•" ta.m~waY durin9 t bY earneY 1119 pro\/ided (Pnoto . Jonnson.) Nitesm· fairw Ith Poses b ,..h ay at Ouai/ R Y the fifth ho/ ' , e fifth h un G If e rnade Part o~ is a Par 4 ~n;~urse. Srnith ) . ( hoto Provid rn1th . edbyNile Rhett Barrett P.E./Weights/Health By Annie Welbourne Teachers have lives away from their classrooms. Lori Higby is not only a high school teacher, but she also teaches in Council Bluffs and Harlan for Iowa Western Community College. She teaches Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, Statistics, Introductory and Intermediate Algebra. She is in i women 's bowling league every Tuesday night. On some nights, when she i n' t bowling or teaching, she is a waitress/bartender for the Minden Bowling Alley. "I have to do something so I won ' t get bored and extra money is always good to have," Higby said. The opportunity to better herself by helping others is Mary Prewitt's motivation. She wants to expand the beliefs of Tri-Center students in community service. "It came with the job," Prewitt said about FHA/ FLA/ASTRA. She has a strong "belief' in community service. For 33 years, T. Gary White has coached basketball. For the last four years, White has coached the Missouri Valley girls' basketball team. He coaches because he totally enjoys it. "It's always fun to see people improve. With improvement comes success," White said. During the summer, White paints hou ses "everywhere." "I paint in Minden, Neola, Council Bluffs , Omaha and sometimes in Missouri Valley, a little bit of everywhere," White said. Diana Benzing English Arla Clau sen Vocal Music Carl Cochran Social Studi es/ M.S Counselor whi\e sne · noo ded · ueders is ' degree in p..rrwL ner master s . ersil':/ ol reoc~~~~~1n9 \ram tnnee'~~~noto prot \(ear , . c NebrasKa a Lueders.) \/idedbY p._my Patrick Dalton Computer Stud ies Jim Dermody English �Lori Higby Mathematics/Speech Larry Hombostel Social Studies Max Kozeal Sixth Grade Mary Kramer Sixth Grade Glenda Kunze Business/Computer Studies Kev in Matulka YoAg/Science Beverly Ohlinger Resource Mary Prewitt Famil y and Consumer Science Susan Wedemeyer Wendy Wellman Reading T. Gary White Mathematics Social Studies Mark Fritch Science Eleanor Gambs Foreign Language Doug Gibso n Instrumental Mu sic Denni s Jarrell Sixth Grade Robert Johnson Business Lee Killpack Science Amy Lueders Engli sh/Publications Barbara Walter M.S. Resource William Larse n Indu stri al An s Nyra Sondag Self-Contained 6- 12 Art Brett Nanninga and his children Matthew, Amy, and Laura share a homemade banana split. (Photo provided by Brett Nanninga.) - Mathematics Eleanor Gambs and her husband, Ed, read to their three grandchildren Claire, Nicholas and Ellen. (Photo provided by Eleanor Gambs. ) 5taH / Facu lt!:I 29 �k1iew L<J<Jk {)n in~ s By Erin ObermeierTh. Karen I( f av us es her man o experien lions of ce to handte th y Years Amanda ,!~e office. (Phe operavv1fson.; Oto by Donna Ausdemore Teacher 's A ide •••3QI f eople New faces usually accompany a new school year. That statement has remained true. With the departure of superintendent Ed Ra tovski and middle school principal Jay Bellar, two new addition were added to the staff: high school ptincipal Angela Hu eman and middle school principal Brian Wedemeyer. Huseman used to -teach English at Ballerd High School. She says the biggest change from being a teacher is not knowing how her day is going and not having a et schedule. "I came to Tri-Center because of the good lo- ~--... cation an.d I thought it would be a good place to start my career as a principal ," said Huseman. Wedemeyer used to teach and coach at CumberlandMassena. The biggest change for him was not being able to interact with the students as much. He can1e to TriCenter because it was a positive change. "I like the challenge and responsibility," Wedemeyer said. Some of the faces were familiar, but were found in new places. Former high school p1incipal Brett Nanninga became the new uperintendent. The biggest change for Nanninga has been the paperwork, meetings and diversity of the job. "I miss being among the student body," Nanninga said. He hopes to make Tri-Center more effective educationally and maintain the school 's standards of excellence. Madge Bargenquast Cook L inda Bennen Teacher 's A ide T heresa Bruck Cook K im Es~er Cook Lois Flemming Cook �..... ~ ~ , -"" . ,.' . .... Angela Huseman H. S. Principal . Joan Justice Head Cook Karen Kay High School Secretary Kelly Dollen Superintendent's Secretary Diana Meinke Cook Roberta Morse Middle School Secretary Brett Nanninga Superintendent I ..JI& 194, Tami Harman Counselor f •• 1 •i . _J.· Sue Kline Cook ' ~• . : .-, _'. I ... .,., . J /... Loma Matter Cook Rhonda McKenzie Board Secretary Steve Stafford Media Specialist Brian Wedemeyer M. S. Principal Jed McDermott and Tom Ring fi x yet another problem in the boiler room. (Photo by Amanda Wilson .) Through teamwork and dedication the cooks prepare nachos for hundreds of students . (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) Fersonnel �'Mefnvries 'MA-~e, Futures f'lA-nne~ TraciM · in aha ravert o n_congratu/a Schoo/ as ~.his last da tes Heath to the d l//y Herd1 · y of high •ska . oar G Werearno . ra ven an sprints ated Tnid-~2/he students~Herd/iska Donovan.; rn . (Photo bhograduY Lacey G By Lacey Donovan Their tye-dyed T-shirts demand attention. and attention is what they receive. Even though their clas is the smallest class in the high school, their presence is known. "We've waited all these years for this. Now it's our turn," Nancy Koch said. As the last year flies by, members of the senior class have a lot to accomplish. Photos have to be taken, credits have to be counted and graduation parties have to be planned. "Being a senior is expensive," said Jason Andrews. Along with these responsibilities, the se nior are planning for the years to come. Angi Driver plans on heading north to Alaska to attend college and then go into business with her dad. Besides planning for the future, seniors have fun remembering the past. Jennifer Stephens will never forget the crazy, imaginative games she played in elementary school. Meanwhile, the attitude of the seniors is geared toward the future. Kaylee Dollen constantly reminds her friends in the halls just bow few days they have left together. But they all know thi s year won't be the final goodbye. Every senior has their predictions for the Len-year class reunion. " I hope to be married with kids and writing software for a company," Josh Ring said. Derek Roberts has other plans. "I am );)Q t getting married no matter what, " R oberts said . Only time will tell. 11er a\ances ra Essef b a cratn sessa \<.boo\<. ctunn9 I st tab\e . cnec t tn e brea\<. a dd up ion a enses a b'/ L ace'/ s ·or year e~P 5en1 wnotO quic\<.I'/ · oonovan .) feo ple ctasliel 0an6\oorn \<! ts nis bOO p..t s. 11001 and ge ipnoto b into sc tne bell . -' d'/ belore rea oonovan.) 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CLciss Flower: yeLLow R os e ci re �Best Eyes cSenior Errin Gunderson Jodi Schuning !Jl{osl 8ejt 5mi'e and Willy Herdliska Sarah Ring Anne Kalamaja Bedane Divelbess Nancy Koch B[ST LOOKING 7Jesl ~lfs,l J.J.,~" QUIETEST Jon Killpack Laura Gaudian 1e1j Per1en1lljy Jesse Baldwin Cassie Payne Chad Alexander Christal King Jest Pressed Most UKely To Svcceed Heath Gravert Jen Stephens Ryan Jensen Lacey Donovan @Nl.<94): het<9<9£ hf,Ve),): m@st Athletic Heath Thomas Andrea Fischer Tracy Kosmacek Kaylee Dollen c,JQ22. c,J own Dan Olsen Sarah Shannon ~eBt AJJ Around Jon Killpack Laura Gaudian �Sarah Ring, Amber Ross, Tiffany Hester, Lacey Donovan , Sara Dau , and Andrea Fischer prepare for their nature walk on their fifth grade field trip to Arrowhead Park . (Photo provided by Sara Dau.) Tony Nielsen, Keith lncontro, Jesse Baldwin, Sarah Ring, Jason Cook, Tracy Kosmacek, Chris Madsen, Jodi Schuning, and Tiffany Hester perform a program for their parents in Mrs. Summy's kindergarten class. (Photo provided by Kathy Donovan.) · Andrea Fischer, Cassie Payne, Laura Gaudian , Jen Stephens and Sara Esser hang out on sixth grade teacher Mrs. White's couch . (Photo provided by Christine Matter.) The Class of '99 cheer for th eir classmates at the sixth grade Track and Field Day. (Photo provided by Kath y Donovan.) �3 2258 00006 8276 s \\le ern. nards nelp . b dili'-'eatn f\IC "T" \al s\at1on '/ .-. t \ne ,o . 1pno\o a . battenes. ' P\o'/eess\ocK1n9 ) gen\\'/ \(osrnaceK. b'/\rac'/ Stacie cro a fte r a ssenjoysa Schoofw~::e(r day ~~~~augh Kosrnacek) . Photo by Tious · racy 0 It's ktt A-p"ut t!ie E>e.nj A-»t-ins, E>A-1'1J By Stephanie Voge Money, d.inero, moolah, dough. cash, benjamins. greenbacks. Everyone has to have it. The problem is getting it. Many juniors solved their cash flow problems by getting a job. Fifty-three percent of the students in the junior class had jobs. Many felt jobs were important for reasons other than making money. "My job helps me to be more organized, " said Eric Benning, who worked at the Edwards-O'Neil car dealership. After working hard for their money, many stl1dents spend it on things they want or need. Stacie Cross. who works at Kid·s Quest day care facility, spends her money on gas, food and other things she wants. Other students, like Heath Richards, who works with his stepdad doing lawn and yard work, saves some of his earnings. Although many juniors had jobs, some students are against it. "A job can cause stress with school activities and homework,'' Brandi Huddle said. Many students who didn ' t think jobs were important for a student, summed up their feeli ngs on the matter like Tiffany Gentleman, who said, "You' re only a kid once.'· Kristi Andersen Eric Be nning Eric Boos Amber Dau Tara Dickey Aaron Eckric h in ner\irne We\\ll\an pu\S e p..&V'J rill tJlan~n \as\ \ood a\ tn b'/ I rac'/ cool<-1n9 d (_Pnoto and r:oo . \(osrnaceK.) . Kristen Burbridge Pau l Evers Mindy Felton Sarah Fischer Juniors/ 5 ni rs .t, .5 .. I �Tiffan y Gentleman Kathryn Graeve Jacob Graham Da ve Gra ve rt Ni c k Gre in e r Gunde rso n Jason Han sen Saoie Heimbaugh Ti sa Hempel Mich e lle Hes ter Nathan Hoo d Bra ndi Huddl e Lindsey John son Jeff King Dawn Kleinschmidt Tim Leaders Mike Leonard La nce Ma ness Jason Michl Katie Morse Jason Ne lson KimNieman Jere my Petersen Anni e Pe ttit Lori Pipe r Heath Ric hards Kelly Ring Eric Suntken Jacki T hie le n Nick Thomas Regan Schroder �Je re my Yan Arsdol Annie Welbourne Mariah Wellman Sara Wellman Katie Zellmer Paul Evers prepares for an exciting night of homework as he grabs his Chemistry book . (Photo by Lacey Donovan.) Pumping himself up in the Family and Consumer Science room , Nick Thomas enjoys a good laugh. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) Sarah Fischer, Jacob Graham and Jason Hansen listen carefully to Mr. Dermody's nuggets of wisdom with their classmates. (Photo by Aaron Harris.) ~ ju 11_10_1-_s_ ...,L:1_7• �~urf!W5 tners ner Finl<.en ga d preRache~rotn ner \ocl'er ;nscnool. boo\<.S otner da'} pares 1or an atie Morse.) ~pnoto b'i \<. Joe p . D ett1t giv NA during a· es a speech attend 10/ogyc/a on ed th ss. p tt · Hea/th S . e Environ e it Rural Yi c1ences lnst·trnenta/ outh Carn ' ute for Sara Dau.; p. (Photo by Dawn A ndrews f<epri"Ve Pr"frtepri5 By Katie Morse Trying to make the curfew their parents have set for them causes a rush to go through a teenager's mind. As their car speeds down the highway, they try to come up with an excuse for being late. Many sophomores began to get a curfew as they turned a ce1tain age. ''I began to get a curfew of J 1 p.m . when I turned 16,"-Dawn Andrews said. Some parents didn't give their child a curfew. "My mom and dad know I won't do anything really dumb, but I don't think we should be out so late," Jennifer Cleveng~r said. Even though she doesn't have a curfew, Clevenger still supports them. Brandon Finken also said curfews are needed. "I think we should have a curfew because it keeps us out of trouble," Finken said. "I usually don't have a curfew. It just depends on where I'm going and what I'm doing." Finken first received a curfew in junior hjgb. Some students do believe they should have a curfew, because they know it will cause less di stress on the weekends, even if it does mean speeding home to make the cw-few that has been set for them. Ben Ausdemore L eAnne A usdemore Rhonda Christiansen Brandon Clark Dustin Benning Katie Bowen Peggy Bruck Alayna Cohen Neil Cook �Amber Dar in ge r Brandon Finken Elizabeth Hempel Rachel Finken Ashley Fischer Donald Gruber Rachel Hansen Josh Kohl Adam Kramer Brent Leaders Bryan Lefeber Joe Mefford Amy M inahan ~· ··- ~··. _ ~: ;> . I ·4 Lindsey Lugsch David Marshall Elizabeth Mauer Lev i McDani el Jess ica Mu hs Erin Obermeier Josh Ob recht Brad Payne Jenn ifer Ruck man Jess ica Ruggles Nico le Schroeder Justin Tapp Nick Walter Joe Pettit Gavin Skow Andrea Wellman Chri s Speight Amanda Wil on 5opk,mo_r_e_s___. ,,_. �John Wilson Elizabeth Witt Jami e Win Joe Wollenha upt Peggy Bruck gets into her car after school. Becoming a sophomore also means receiving a car for some students when they turn sixteen. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) Amber Daringer prepares for school in the morning by getting her books from her locker. (Photo by Katie Morse.) [1 :QJ • f eo ple Traci Hester, Nicole Schroeder and Adam Kramer talk after school about what they plan to do over the weekend. Weekends are a time for going out and having fun . (Photo by Katie Morse.) �'-"te M"t{ets d Me\issa d a Gau an ..,.,..,.,entson p.rnan geco .. ·1 " nart excnan d's petiorMan.,. C Marcnin9 Ban I (Pnoto tne ' ewis centra . rnance at L 0 ug Gibson.) provided b'J o Ryan o s· onovan ing Christ and Mark S . Chorus /es rnas songs d . rn1th b son att unng y Alayna Coh er Schoo/ (Ph a en.) · oto He idi Ausde more ! nspire Fres/1,t-nen By Alayna Cohen What do Whitney Houston, Enunit Smith and Mike Bames all have in common? These are just a few of the people vruious freshmen admire. For many freshmen , role models serve as guides whose positive behaviors can be learned through observation. "I look up to Emmit Smith because he is a good football player and has good sportsmanship," said Justin Ring. Observing the talents of Whitney Houston inspires Megan Barrier to try her hardest. "She (Houston) motivates me to do good in life," Barrier aid. While celebrities and professional athletes ru·e common role models for many students, others look up to fruni.ly members. Jeremy Barnes admires hi s brother because of his friendly nature and ability to get him motivated in and out of school. "I respect him because he cares about me and is a good motivator," Bru·nes said. Whil e the role mode ls of various fresh m e n differ, their m ain purpose remains the same--to serve as a guide for their remaining year in and out of hi gh sc hool. t'Jloll)f ston~ stal srnit\1 and rt o\ tile pn'Js1~.r)f biCS as a pa ds c\ass. unit in foo do aero cal \itness a conen .) (Pnoto bV {l.lavn Li sa Ausdemore Laura Bahrke Jere my Barnes Megan Barrie r Andy Chri tensen Ashl ey Chri stiansen Shawn Dalton Mandy Da!Tington Alyssa Beebe I Lin da Bruck Melis a Darri ngton 5 o ph omores/ f1-eshm n ii'i cl 1. 1 �Courtney Divelbess Ryan Donovan Jonathan Dri ver Ama nda Gau Katie Gaudian Jared Graham Shari Greiner Zachary Hanken Adam Harman Matthew Hinman Tammi Honey well Ada m Hood Latia Hubbard Cass ie lncontro Schuyler Johnson Chri s Keller Steven Kill pack Zac hary Kin art Jenni Kleinschmidt Brenda Koch Joey Kosmacek Jonathan Krohn Paul Larsen Edd ie Leaders Nicholas Leuschen James Mangan Melissa M anhart Sarah Man hart Donald Maresch Adam Marsh Seth Martens Joseph Martinez Lauren McLandsborough Jenna Moen Brian Ne lson ..... .... ' ~ \.:tb,\.~ ··~··~~..;:., ~-"!611(" ~ ~'bi �Justin Nelson Shawn Petersen Sara Plambeck Jennifer Reed Jesse Ridder Justin Ring Kyle Roberts Erin Schierbrock Adam Schneckloth Chris Schroeder Kelly Shreeves Brian Sibert Mark Smith Deborah Sparr Mo lly Stone Michele Tessier Krystal Smith ,.,. ..-- oah Thi elen ' ~ I l ~·. ' ~ Carl Wallace Brenna Weihs Sara Wellman ~ ~ Ali sha Wil son •,, Laura Zellmer Not pictured: Malinda Will et Sara Wellman and Ashley Christiansen discuss their plans for their stay at Embassy Suites in Des Moines. This was the location of the Generation Jesus Youth Gathering. (Photo by Stephanie Voge.) Brian Sibert playfully wrestles with Zach Hanken in the lobby before a football game. (Photo by Stephanie Voge.) __ ••__ fr shm n __._@3 l �:5 tress Affec.ts Lives AndYGre· an at mer Work d . . K . Qebra assi s it1gentty at1e VVetb Qnrnent. (Ph on ourne.; oto By By Katie Welbourne Homework, friends and family are just a few areas of stress that middle school studen ts deal with each day. Stress can be caused by almost anything. "Homework makes me feel stressed," Amber Hunt said. Other factors may also be peer pressure, running late or not being organized. Stress can be doubled throughout the years. "In elementary, I thought teachers were most stressful. Now I look at it being nothing," Tessa Wellman said. Many people feel it will get harder as they get older. "School will be most stressful," Jenni.fer. Troyer said. Even though thing s will get more difficult throughout her life, she said she will get through it because she will be more mature. Dealing with stress is different for all people. Some exercise, eat, sleep, cry, scream, get on the Internet or complain to friends or family members. "I just ignore it, and it goes away in time," Paul Ross said . "fer jro'>'er ·bson, Jenni --·e nrst ug G1 . recel• oo drea f\1n9 d Jarn'ooand p,.n t Clarinda. Ba~ 'o'>' o ou9 p\ace a to provide ree . (Pl"IO Gibson.) • I Hann ah Ausde more Dare n B arnes Kimberl y Bennett Kell ey Berg Mathew Bl air �Christina Clevenger Andri Cohen Marie CoITin Bradley C rozier Will iam Czaj a Beth Doll en Ashley Echrich Jonathan Fredricksen Kristen G raeve Andy Greiner Amber Hunt Michele Jahde Lindsey Jensen Angela Krohn Kw in Kunkle Dev in LcBaugh Julie Leo nard Ryan Long Jonathan McDonald Kali MeITi tt Kelsey Mi ll er Dary n MoITiss Andrew Morse Laura Na nninga Li ndsey Obermeie r Holl y Parke r Nicole Pauley Bra ndon Pe tersen Collee n Carri gan CassieHarryman Ki mbe rly el on Kati e Pl amb 'ck M1ddl Trav is elson Calvin Rieber S h_ __.__. �(~ .. " .,,•--. ......... .. . \___ Andrea Ring Tomi Lynn Toler ,." . 1 J Jeremy Ring Tahni Roberts Paul Ross Luke Smith Nate Smith Timothy Speight Jenni fer Troyer Hannah Ausdemore, Tessa Wellman , Laura Nanninga and Sara Withers support the basketball team by cheerin g hard. (Photo by Lacey Donovan.) Joel Rugg les Daniell e S igler A lex Su ntken James Voge Jr. Ryan Ward Tessa Wellman Ch ri sti ne Wimer Sara Withers Ca leb Woh ler Michaela Gray and Alisha Kenealy lead the band by holding th e banner as th e band marches to a first place finish in Clarinda Band Jamboree. (Photo provided by Doug Gibson. ) �even Joseph Ausdemore Craig Barrier Katie Barrier Sam Bowen Joshua Brisbois Shannon Brisbois Keith Bruck Eric Clark Brett Cook Troy Courtier Jennifer Crozier Jenny Dalton Brem Daringe r Amber Finken Lauren Finken Michaela Gray Kelli Grei ner Dean Grote Jonathan Gwynn Brian Haggerty Cody Huebert Michael Kalamaja Ashley Kell er Ali cia Kenealy Shari Killpac k Jesse Ku hnle Jennifer Larson ·.., Jessica Heimbaugh 5ev .L nth/ E_1e,hth (Jr~J • �Bryan McEvoy Tommy Meintzer Joey Pauley Tanya Redinbaugh Katie Sibert Desiree Si gler Amanda Min ahan Jessica Myers Andy O lsen Nickalos Richards Nathan Rieber Jamie Ring Ashl ey Schultz Ashley Stangl Eli zabeth T hi ele n Katy To le r Brando n Vo1thman11 Kyle Welbourne Ste ph anie Wellman John Woll enh aupl I Sam Bowen threads the sewing machine in Family and Consumer Science . (Photo by Annie Pettit.) I• [~ f eople Eric Clark glazes his pot in Art class . (Photo by Annie Pettit.) �e IX Alexandrea Beebe Andrew Berg Alli son Carroll Derrick Danker Ashley Darrington Marc ia Donnelly Amanda Foote Branden Frederiksen Joshua Goodsell Beth Harris Kent HaJTyman Shelby Haugaa rd Bryan Larsen T J. LeBaugh Anthony Mareseh Megan Al be rs Landon Ausdemore Wendy Ausdemore Amanda Bah rke Ray mond Bruck Laure n Burbridge KatieCalek Shannon D icke rson Co lburn Dittmer \\. ......- .. . ,,.,·\t~ Ali sha Gau Justin Ko hl ~.~ Bre nt Hough Elyse Miller 51>-.th/ . even th Grade i :~• �Sarah Moen Amy Nanninga Ashley Nelson Brandon Nelson Ca1Ti Ne lso n Andrew Oloff Seth Parsons B.J. Pauley Jennifer Pemberton Bra ndy Pester Cody Peterse n Eric Pins Carly Redinbaugh Paul Ridder Michael Roberts Kurti s Shreeves Dani el Smi th Derick Smith Katie Smith Brandie Stark Jesta Thomas Thomas Voge Daniell e We ll man Jeremy Witt Johnnie Win John Zellmer Matthew elson , Matthew Wilson J· l,.~ feople �Andrea Ring and Hannah Ausdemore laugh and enjoy hanging out with their friends at a birthday party. (Photo provided by Tessa Wellman.) Making ANaM1 for Th1M11Iv11 •• ••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• By Andrea Fischer Making the transition from e le mentary to middle ~chool is a big p1iority for the sixth graders. "Sixth grade is the year we try to prepare~the students for junior high," Mr. Jarrett, one of three sixth grade teachers, said. Sixth grade students are prepared for junior high in ma ny ways . During the course of one day they change classrooms and teachers about fom times. Jarrett said the sixth graders do not run on the bell system along with the seventh and eighth graders, except during eighth period. "During eighth period the students are dismissed with the bell and go to an art, comp uter or physical education class," Jarrett said. Although sixth graders are in the same building as the o lde r students, the teachers ge nera lly try to keep them !:>eparated. Sixth graders still walk in the hallways with their teachers while the seve nth and e ighth graders have more freedom in the hall s. Seventh grade is another step up from sixth grade. Mike Kalamaja said , "I think we get more privileges than sixth graders. We are all owed to talk more during class and work in groups." Ka lamaja also be li eves seve nth graders receive more daily I omework. Thi s he lps the m prepare for high school and gets them in to a pattern of studying every night. Having eight clas periods a day helps seventh graders k'am where all of the classrooms are so they will not get lost in high sc hoo l. " We get to switch c lasses alon g with the high ~c hoo l e rs all day long. Thi s is fun because we a.re taught by . e eral teac hers," Kalamaja sa id. Tessa Wellman sa id eighth grade is a good preparation >r high school. "Ri ght now I think you could call us eighth ·raders coc ky because we are enj oyi ng being the oldest students in the midd le school, but we know we wi ll be the younge t next car as freshmen," We llman said. Eig hth g raders a nti c ip ate hi g h sc hoo l and th e ne w cx periences it wi ll bring. Wellman said, "We look forward to things like the Variety Show and the bi g hi gh school pep ra llies." Joseph Ausdemore busily paints a survival camp in Mrs. Walter's room. The camp is made of flour, salt and water baked for 12 hours. (Photo by Sara Dau .) Brandon Petersen and Andy Greiner watch televison at a party. Many eighth graders enjoy the freedoms of gaining more independence from their parents and are allowed to enjoy time with their friends. (Photo provided by Andrea Ring .) S ixth/ Middl -chool M1111 Ma,g •l 5L --~--- �Ryan Donovan gives a helping l•and to Sl•a""'n Dallon in Computer J\pplications. <Photo Ly Laura Gaudian.) FUTUQE'S HiGWWAY B'Y Marial. '\\' ellman Stud'f'ing, responsiLilil'f', ._.orL:ing, reacling and researcl.ing are all parts of academics and 1'1.e resu Its of t'1.ese determine tl11e f ufure. T'1.is is ._.1.'Y some helie-ve t'1.ese s'1.oulcl he a priorit'Y in s tudent's lifes. Academics are a t'1.e future. major factor in determining It also '1.elps an indi-vidual prepare and decide _.ti.at t'1.e'Y _.ant t'1.e future lo l11old for t'1.en1. Hig'1. sc'1.ool i s a time to e"'plore all possibilities for tl11e future and possihl'Y c'1.oose a career. T'1.roug'1. tl11e ages, academics '1.a-ve impro..-ed through lechnolog'f' . ICN rooms, Internet access and ne._. computer s'f'sfeirn s laa-ve l11een added lo Tri-Center, as _.ell as olla er area scl11ools, lo gi-ve s tudents tlae edge to dri -ve f o._.ard s uccess on futu re's Divisio n ��Heath Richards and Melissa Manhart express their creativity by making Valentines for Spanish I. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Stacie Cross and Jeff King discuss their assignments in Parenting class. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) Noah Thielen , Paul Larsen and Peggy Bruck prepare decorations fo r Mrs. Gambs' room in Spanish class. (Photo by Am anda Wilson.) Unlimited Opportunities By Ashley Fischer College choices, job possibilities and future selections may seem overwhelming to many students. Dec isions made whi le still in hjgh school will affect the rest of a student 's li fe. It is important to explore all available options to be able to make an informed decision when th e time comes. "Students need to start preparing for the future at a yo ung age. That way, by the time they become seniors, they feel confident enough to make those big decision s," Mrs. Harman sa id. Several meas ures can be taken to prepare for what li es ahead. "I instruct my students to enhance their success by using the STAR format." That is S-situation, T-task, A-action , and Rresult. "This can benefit them in making their dec isions," Mrs. Prewitt said. There are many sk ill s a stude nt mu st hav e to be successfu l in the modern world. "Organi zati o n, com munication and academic sk ills are among the most important a hjgh school student can acquire," Harm an sai d . A student can ensure they are prepared fo r the future by taking adva ntage of the know ledge they are rece ivin g . "A lways be aware of your academic record and your level of study skills. They wi ll help yo u later in life," Harman sa id. Preparing for the fut ure is a demandin g process nl) one can do alone. Peop le are willing to help if o ne is wi ll in g to acknowledge it. Michelle Hester, Katie Morse and Jeremy Petersen tour the Jenn ie Edm un dson Hospital Birthing Center. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) �ton c oLLege.s l1tt~V\,deDl btj Tr~-Cet1vte r Brett Nann inga, Neil Cook, Jason Cook and Rhe tt Bar rett taste the finished products of the ir breakfasts in Foods class . (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) sttAdet1vts O Do"'-o c.ollege 9 IOWC! C.e 1AtvC! L C.OVV1..VVl..U1ALttJ c oLLege A VV1.. e vLc Cl IA I 11\,S. t . of lSus.LV\,es. s. V\. 11\,,L v evs.LttJ of NortVieVV\, IOWC! t..{11\,,Lv evs.LttJ of Nebvets.fw ett 0 VVtC! VJ C! l..{11\,,LVet"'S.1,ttj o.Ll IOWC! ortViwes.t Mo. s tette l..{11\,,Lve ~·s.Ltl:'.l t..{IALVevs.Lt l:'.l NebYC!S. RC! ett U ll\,,COLll\,, of IOWC! stcite U IALvers. i,t t:1 "llcole Schroeder, Kim Nieman and Sara Dau improve their physical health by playing a game ot blob tag in P.E. (Photo by Ashl ey Fischer.) ~ IOWC! w es.teYV\, COVVl..V\11..UIALttJ oLlege c ..... +1 ( + f re-p ann~ ~or th 1 Fu t ure ~ - �;..1\\ • Molly Stone, Melissa Manhart, Amy Minahan and L e A n n e Ausdemore put away dishes after a food lab. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) Mark Smith sites th e target with his bow, while Errin Gunderson waits for him to put h bow down so he can pass. (Photo by Stephanie Voge .) A ca d e mi cs �Bri an Sibert lights a unsen burner during an experiment. (Photo by Katie Welbourne.) Bedane Divelbess hopes for a strike as he bowls during P.E. class. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) Elizabeth Matter puts food on a plate for Foods class. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) ' I Challenge Time By Kati e Welbourne To most students, a challenge is something that is hard to accomplish or overcome. "A challenge is something that makes a person stronger," Justin Tapp said. To other people, it's j ust a part of life. Classes such as P.E., biology, chemi stry and math are d ifficult for many students. "A challenge is good because a person can get things d ne," Zach Bowen said. Bowen said without obstacles, people wouldn' t be able to make or reach their goals. To many, expectations can al so be harmful. "Some haJ lenges I have cause stress," Eli zabeth Witt said. Witt said this only happens when the challenges are harder to overcome than expected. "Science is most difficult for me," Joe Brunow said. Brunow said thi s class was most difficult because there is a lot of information covered and students are expected to know it. Even though most studnts think of P.E. as a kick back, easy "A" class, there are so me hurdles th at a perso n must overcome in over to receive that "A". Archery was one unit considered difficult for some students. "Archery was difficult because the target was so small and the bow weren' t always working right," Josh Kohl said. Kohl said if th bows were worki ng well all the time he would have b en more precise. Eddie Leaders tries to put his bow together as Joey Kosmacek watches. (Photo by Stephanie Voge .) �Brandi Huddle finds the morning a good time to catch up on some reading while eating breakfast. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) Sarah Ring and Anne Kalamaja practice their lines before trying out for the play. (Photo by Tracy Kosmacek.) Amanda Kaspar works diligently on her homewor 1 Many stud ents he lp fight ott stress by working o homework in the morning. (Photo by Laura Gaudian l Strain on the Brain By Laura Gaudi an S tress is present in everyone's life and has a profo und impact on the way days are spent. For some, stress is caused by an overload of homework or by numerous sources. "Trying to juggle jazz band , speech, work and homework stresses me out," Tara Di ckey sa id. Others fi nd tests to be burdensome. "Semester tes ts always seem to stress me out," Brandon Finken said. Some students are thrilled when long-term assignments are assigned, but Joe Pettit said these assignments stress him out because he puts them off until the last minute. There are many di ffe rent ways students dea l with their stress. Jen Stephens said she takes deep breaths and thin ks about . good things. However, others take a differe nt ro ute. Kay I ' Dollen deals with stress by eating a lot, sleeping a lot and whining a lot. Still others find another alternati ve by pl ayin g ports m Nintendo. "Ifl am ever stressed I ju.s t pl ay Nintendo," Dan Bloom said. Stress does have a positi ve impact o n so me. Stephani Voge said stress makes her work harder to achieve her goals and also helps her make better choi ces. With so me thin g a lw ays go in g o n in hi g h c ho ol students' hecti c lives , stress always see ms to be present. Deb Sparr works on her English re port in th e high school computer lab. (Photo by Laura Gaudian.) Academics �IDP stressers Obrecht shows his stress in Span ish , whi le Brandon Finken watche s over his shoulder. (Photo by Alayna Cohen .) 10 Fiw)l"fl o ~ote c; et HVl-g LV1-to coLLege c;ethVl-g t'lovtA.e- vvoYR. doV1-e hw.,e OVl- L o V\,g-te YVIA. cissLg V1-V1A.eV1-ts stw;:lt:jLVl-g tests foy ITE'D MY . KLLL-pcic.R.'s tests ACT'S James Mangan rev iews what he has just typed in the high school computer lab. (Photo by urn Gaudian.) Stress and Tests •• ,59 --~-,. �on a withs el e? • Answ~r: Kim Nieman Amber Dau ta ke a break and get something to eat after the parenting trip to Jennie Edmundson Hospital. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) [~:I Mr. Velthoff, the elementary counselor, does some role playing with the parenting class . H came over to help with the class and gave them some pointers on how to be better paren Eric Boos, Bedane Divelbess , Brent Leaders and Kristi Andersen listen. (Photo b Katie Morse.) Academics �Jenna Moen works in her English group as they begin proj ects on th e Holocaust. (Photo by Katie Morse.) Michelle Hester, Katie Morse and Jeremy Petersen learn their way around the birthing room at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) Jennifer Reed and Molly Stone do their dishes together during Foods class. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) Teamwork To Learn By Katie Morse S tudents may or may not benefit fro m learning in groups, but some teac hers be lieve it is a good way to teach students and have them learn fro m peers. Biology and sc ience students work together in lab groups. r. Ki llpack said thi s all ows students to work, pl an and analyze problems together. "Learning together may make it easier fo r some students because they hear di ffe rent ideas and ways of doing things," Killpack said. Tea mwo rk is a word so me used to describe learnin g together. Mrs. Prew itt said there are careers out there that use teamwork, so working in groups also benefi ts students for later on i11 life. Prew itt also agrees th at it may make it eas ier fo r students, and also adds that it makes it eas ier fo r teachers. "The students see what others are doing right and wrong and learn from it, and I have an easier time teaching because when it comes to food and sewing, there isn' t much time," Prewitt said. Students fi nd that leamj ng this way is helpful to them fo r various reasons. College Biology students like Christine Matter also said learning together helps her if she doesn' t know something. "If I don' t know somethi ng, usually the other person jn my lab does and can help me out," Matter said. Some students attend classes where they usually work in groups of two or three, Like Parenting class. They visit the ki ndergarten and observe them as a part of cla s. Sometimes problems may result fro m group learning. "Better students will som times do all the work and others are prone to let the good students do everything," Killpack said . Donald Gruber and Gavin Skow prepare a meal du ring Foods class for Mrs. Huseman and Mr. Killpack. Th is was a project fo r all th e stu dents in Foods class . They prepared their own meal and menu and decided to whom they would like to serve it. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) �Tiffany Gentleman finishes her Chemistry assignment in the morning. (Photo by Michelle Hester.) Amber Ross sits in the lobby before school to finish her homework for International Politics. (Photo by Michelle Hester.) Bedane Divelbess checks his assignment notebe>O" make s ure he has fini shed all of his homewo (Photo by Michelle Hester.) Seeking Extra Time By Michelle Hester There may not be enough ho urs in the seven-hour sc-h ool day for many students to get things do ne. A Biology study grou p was seen in the library before school o n the day of the test. Lindsey Lugsch said , "The study group helped peop le who had question s. We tried to exp lain it to them so they understood it better." Mr. Fritch's room was open in the mornings for peopl e who wanted help o n assignments. Kelly Ring said , " It is eas ier to ask questions o utside of c lass because he is no t so bu sy and it's one-on-one time for hi s help. " A nother c lassroo m whe re students were found in the mornings was Mr. Smith 's room. Linda Bruc k sa id , " I apprecia · M r. Smith a lways be ing there in the mo rnings a nd he lping . return , I do bette r on hi s tests." Surfin g th e Internet out s ide of s choo l for u s e information on ass ig nme nts is what some stude nts did on t own time . Je nnifer Ruckm an sa id, " I fou nd use ful in formati on the Inte rnet for my Health speech over improvin g your diet.'' Building up muscl es may take longer th a n Weigl a ll owed so stud e nts li fte d befo re and afte r sc hoo l. Ju . Gunderson said he lifts outs ide of schoo l to beco me stronger · faster for sports . The re were a few peopl e who raced throug h the cl 8:29 and left at 3:30 , but some people needed the ex tra ti me . Brandi Huddle and Annie Pettit find a quiet pl ace to read Native Son for their English 11 class. (Photo by Michelle Hester.) r-•62•, • 1 A ca d e mics �r/4f14g5 to do on a 5now day Jamie Witt studies for the upcoming Biology test . (Photo by Michelle Hester.) 10 PLCltj Oii\, t Vi e coVlA:p tAte r eio t o wor~ sp ell\,c:( HVVle w~ t Vi fr~ e ll\,c:( s, WClt cVi TV ~ slee~ Kelly Ring receives extra help from Mr. Fritch on her Chemistry assignments before school in i., classroom. (Photo by Michelle Hester.) �• Joe Wollenhaupt and Amy Minahan record the results from a Biology e x per i m e nt . (Photo by Al ayn a Cohen.) -'';Justin-T-app-was~lding_in...Sho p_ and-.rspark11ew-and.almost-caught-JoeMeffOrd'stracl< Jeremy Barnes and Tim Leaders construct a prop for the school play. Th is was one ol the many projects in which the Industri al Arts class participated . (Photo by Al ayna Cohen \ �Jessica Muhs attempts to complete a chart for a Biology lab. (Photo by Alayna Cohen .) Brent Leaders charts the acidity of a solution in a Biology lab experiment. (Photo by Alayna Cohen.) Susie Petersen gets a first-hand experience at directing the school play as Neil Cook tries to figure out how to use an old -fash ioned telephone . (Photo by Alayna Cohen .) Touch vs. By Alayna Cohen Ir Text time was taken to look into every classroom in a chool, chances are that in at least one of them, some type of hands-on learning would be taking pl ace. Whether it's working with a sew ing machine, gathering around a Bunsen burner or maki ng a birdhouse out of wood, many teachers find hands-on learning to be one of the more effi cient methods of teaching. "I find science labs give students another dimension to learn fro m," said Mr. Killpa'ck. "I beli eve it is an improvement from tradi ti o nal text book learning." Killpack is known fo r his many ex periments du ring class. Such experiments have been testing solu tions to see if they are acidi c or basic, calculati ng the momentum and speed of di ffere ntly-sized toy cars and the favorite of many, dissecting. In addition to the belief of many teachers that hands-on learning is a good addition to regular text book learning, many students share thi s opinion as well . Peggy Bruck finds art projects useful to help her visuali ze what he is learning. "T he hands-on activities we do in art help me shape things better," she sai d. E ri c Sun tke n also fin ds hands-o n learning to be a beneficial method of teaching. "It really helps you interact with the subject to improve your under tand ing of it," he said. Whi le the activities engaged in during hands-on learning may differ, the main purpose remai ns the sarne--t allow students to see what they are learning for them elves. Donald Grube r and Gav in Skow eat Be lgium waffles wi th Mr. Killpack and Mrs. Huseman . This was the semester test for the Foods class. (Photo provided by Mary Prewitt.) Hands (_Jn Lean_•1_n..;;g,__...._ �Leanne Ausdemore looks for the open girl do-n court as Katie Morse -ails for the possiLle re~ersal. (Photo Ly Annie '\\' elhourne.) l)Qi-VEl\J • ro ~UCC££D By Mariah " ' ell man Roaring cro-ds, cheers of encouragement, exciting -ins and disappointing losses are all parts of competition. J\11 of these also create - h a t some lo~e to participate in or -atch -- sports. Sports teach discipline Ly helping students l o maL:e goals, encouraging hard -orL: lo attain them and gi~ing moti~ation lo raise their grades and L:eep them up. T eam-orL: is also another factor that plays int o sports. WorL:ing to-ard a common goal, atl-.letes 1-.elp each othe.;: -hile learning lo cooperate t o achie~e team goals. J\thletes also put in time indi- ~idually for sports such as cross-country and lracL: lo achie~e a goal. Outside of school, atl-.letes prepare themsel~es in the off-season Ly taL:ing up post-season sport s such as USJ\ ' ' (a nation - - ide ~olleyLall league), fall l:aaseLall or a ttending open gyirn to 1-.elp dri~ e [~@ to-ard success. Division Sports gi.., e stud ent s direction on the road o f life ahead . a different �Sports Wz~..- �SEASON IN FuLL s~~1NG Jay McDonald prepares to hit the ball as he waits for the pitch. McDonald ended the season with 28 hits and was a WIC Honorable Mention choice. (Photo courtesy of the Harlan Tribune.) r------------------------------------By Andrea Fi scher throughout the summer, but one stuck out in Finken 's -mind . ~ 5 etting goals was not a high priority for the baseball team. "We knew we could play with any of the other conference teams, but we also knew we would have to work around young, inexperienced pitching in the beginning," first-year head coach Jim Dermody said. The team proved from the first game they would be able to hit the baJI hard and score. Brandon Finken said, "Our bi g strength was our hitting power. Everyone in our lineup was hitting fo r average." Inexperienced pitching was not a hard obstacle for the team to overco me . As the seaso n progressed, the pitching became stronger and several players stepped up their performance. Aaron Eckrich , Aaron Petersen, Finken, Jesse Baldwin and Rusty Smith all gain ed time on the mound . Many ga me s were mem ora bl e to the playe rs L "I will never forget the conference championship we played in Mi ssouri Vall ey. Beating Missouri Vall ey on thei r own field 10-4 was excitin g because no one had beat them in \'eraJ years," Finken said . Dermody credited much of the success of the team to senior leadership. "We had Ryan Ausdemore, Jay McDonald, Matt Preuss, Glen Cook, Brad Guill and Chri s Hester as seniors who were an honor to coach. These six guys kept the you nger players focused and driven," Dermody sai d. "The seni ors pushed us because they wanted to be the best, but they wanted us to do our best too," Bryan Lefeber said. Thi s foc us took the team to the di strict champi onshi p where they were beaten by an eventual state qualifi er, St. Albert, in nine innings. Lefe ber . sa id , "The loss to St. Albert wa heartbreaking , but a good way to end an exc iting sea on ." • ---------------------------------------Aaron Eckrich winds up to hurl another strike over the plate. Eckrich struck out 112 batters and reco1ded an ERA of 1.82. He was named to first team AllConference and first team All-Southwest Iowa. (Photo courtesy of the Harlan Tribune.) •• • 68J Spo rts �F i rst baseman Matt Preuss keep s a watchful eye on the rival ru n ner. P reuss was chose n for fi rst team A llConfe rence, first team All-Southwest Iowa and second team All-State . He was also one of five nominees for Southwest Iowa Baseball Player of t he Year. ( P hoto courtesy of the Gazette.) "ouv telillM veciLLtj WIMe togetViev c\uvLV\-g tVie selilSOV\- Cl 11\.c\ IMOSt L1Mpovtlilll\.tLtj Vicic\ full\, pLliltji.V'.Vg," ~ . - .. ·-·..J-- '- Ryan Ausde . fo r a n moce tosse receivedeasy ou t. A usdS the bal/ manyp em 0 such as fir ostseason re and l ' st team Alt C honors irst team A - on fer (Photo II -South ence Tribune.Jcou rtesy o f th:eH s t Iowa. artan Da l l Slili.c\ "!SVlilll\.c\OV\FLll\.IZell\.. t urning poirt:t~L, Co. Bluffs TJ Loga n- 1agnolia Woodbin e-1 Vood hine-2 Inut Royer Va lley lli\'erside \1 \HST 1is nuri Vall ey \udubon f)Jul n fanning Trcyn r ·swold WI Tourney 1, (,ri wold Riverside fl.,'T ll~~ our i Valley SI. Albert Ireynor Audubon l'n derwood Riverside 't, lbert 6 7 8 14 4 5 18 8 10 7 15 4 18 12 7 3 21 12 14 6 9 12 17 14 20 6 2 12 3 4 3 0 0 7 1 8 1 11 0 1 8 0 6 2 4 3 10 7 4 0 0 7 .. Rust y Smith connects with the ball for one of his eight home runs of the season. (Photo courtesy of th e Harlan Tribu ne.) _____ 5 aseba ll 69,..-'1 �Laci Leaders gets a head start while waiting for the pitch. Leaders also pitched 53 innings with an ERA of 6.13 with 23 strike outs. (Photo courtesy of the Gazette.) turning points IC Logan Griswold Riverside Earlham Exira Corning Missouri Valley Audubon AilST Jessica Muhs winds up and pitches the ball against the opposition. Muhs had an ERA of 6.38, pitching 94 innings with 71 strike outs. (Photo courtesy of the Gazette.) ••7oj !• Sports Underwood Griswold Treynor AHSf A~ Riverside AHSf Treynor Treynor Southwest Underwood Ar-We-Va M issouri Valley West Harrison IKl\-'I Underwood 2 12 4 0 8 4 0 &ii!! 1 11 15 CJ 2 7 11 3 0 4 12 2 2 18 12 13 1 IL 13 2 9 5 0 11 0 3 7 8 0 0 14 17 6 5 l 8 .0 11 5 �REBUILDING PROCESS 111"1' ~ ~ ~ ~ . . . . ., . . , . I . ~ __:. ' - - l ~· IJI.. !'.:.: . J!"J. ••. ' . ' Amy Minahan reaches for the ball, trying to make the out. Minahan played 38 innings with 17 at-bats. Minahan had three runs and one hit for the game. (Photo courtesy of the Gazette.) r - -- ------------------------------------~ said. By Amanda Wilson S even new varsity starters, a fi rst year assistant coach and a 6- 19 record made the softbal l season. 'The gir ls were younger. We had two seniors and fo ur fresh men starters," Coach Sarah Elliott said: Being a freshman starter takes a lot of hard work and determination. "It was a privilege. I was nervous but excited," LeAnne Ausdemore said. Sharon Crow ley was the new assistant coach. Bes ides helpi ng the varsity team, she also coached the junior varsity. "She had us run a lot. It helped, though, because we were in better shape," Sarah Fischer said. Goals fo r the season were to come up above .500, whicl1 means to have a winning season. "We didn ' t come out like we wanted, but the overall season was fun ," Jessica Muhs One of the biggest accompl ishments was the team's last game against Underwood. Although the girls didn't win, they kept the scor close to them. "We lost by five , but had some good at-bats. We didn ' t have as many strike outs," Sara Esser said. Softb all ca n be a game of the m ind as we ll as athleticism. Practices lasting about three hours were common. "Playi ng softball keeps me in shape. It is a game of foc us and excitement," Lori Piper said. Although the work is hard and strenuous, the sport is popular. "I like the competiveness and getti ng dirty," Nicole Schroeder said. While the seni ors went in their own directions, the team will take experience they gained and use it to go in a better direc ti on for next season. Ell iott said , "The year turned out to be a rebuilding season, we were gaini ng experience." L - - -------------- --- - - ----------- - - --- -- ~ Sara Esser waits fo r the opposition to react while she reaches the base. Esser played 79 innings with a total of 31 at-bats. (Photo courtesy of the Gazette.) 5 hball �TACKLING ADV ER SIT~ Tracy Kosmacek catches a pass from Ryan Jensen as Tim Leaders holds back the opposing defenders. (Photo courtesy of the Harlan Tribune.) r-----------~--------------------------~ IB Y Stephanie Voge was starting with my three cousin s, Tim Leaders, Dave Gr~vert and Heath Gravert, in the sa me ga me," Brent Leaders said. ights shone down onto eleven men crouched on the field Inexperi ence posed a threat to the Trojan s. Th ey had I I waiting for the official's whi stle. Linemen exploded from their a young team that lacked experience. Joey Kosmacek fe lt the I positions and deftly tackled the opposing team as receivers raced seniors helped the undercl assmen a great dea l. "The five enior ldownfield to catch the ball. The ball flew from the quarterback 's have a lot to be proud of. They did a great j ob with leadershi p,,. I hands and spiraled through the air. The crowd held its breath Fritch said. Injuri es were abund ant this year and many games rnd let out a cheer as the .pass was comple~ed for .a first do:vn·. were a~ect~d . "There were definitely more injuries than ever I Thi s was a typical scene on Fnday mghts dunng before, Fntch sa id . Despite adversity, the Troj ans had a successful season. football season. In order to be ready for the weekly games, I many goals were set. "All I asked of the g uys was to try to " I was happy w ith the way the boys worked. They were I linprove every practice, every play and every game," Head Coach dedicated and always did wh at was ex pected of them," Fritch I Mark Fritch said. said . Throughout good times and bad, the team was unbeatab le I Many memories were made. "My most special memory in heart, determin ation and courage. . L ~-------------------------------------- -~ SENIOR LETTER WINNERS Front: Ryan Jensen and Tracy Kosmacek. Back: Jon Killpack, Heath Thomas and Heath Gravert. (Photo courtesy of the Neola Gazette.) •·.J ,.72 S p o rts �Head Coach Mark Fritch speaks with the team during the AHST game. (Photo courtesy of the Harlan Tribune.) Da l l L a nce M Graven . aness and H tack/e th~ve a// their stren ea th 0 PPOsing /" (Pho to 9th to Tribune )courtesy of thetnHernen . . ar/an turning points TI: JlliDl \ n l\1eter 27 7 Corning 26 3 C-R-8 42 18 Boyer Valley 41 12 A-H-S-T 26 6 20 24 f ,ogan-Magnolia 16 0 Audubon 0 45 Underwood 19 34 \ 'est Monona Rusty Smith struggles to hold onto the ball during the AHST game. Smith earned a spot on second team district offense and was named Most Valuable Special Teams Player for the Trojans. (Photo cou rtesy of the Harlan Trib une.) f. otba ll .1 73 --~- �L e A n n e Ausdemore hits the floor after digging the ball into play. (Photo courtesy of the Harlan Tribune.) tur11i11g points K Boyer Valley Logan Magnolia Missouri Valley 3 3 0 0 Audubon 0 Harlan 3 MIST 0 Riverside Lewis Central 0 St.Albert 0 3 Griswold 0 Undenrood 0 Treynor Mjssourl Valley WIC 1 0 Griswold WJC 0 AHSTWIC DistrictsWest Harrison 3 3 Logan Magnolia Manning 3 Regiorral0 CAM Callie Rodenburg opens up to Erin Obermeier, telling her to take the ball. (Photo courtesy by the Harlan Tribune .) .•• [ 74] S po rts R 0 0 3 3 J 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 �STRIVING FOR THE BEST The team gathers around Coach Kevin Matulka for a few words of wisdom before the game starts. (Photo by Lacey Donovan .) r -- -------------------------------------~ I By Annie Welbourne I M I a tchin g ha ir ti es and di ffe rent colored fa bric I attached to the pl ayers' shoes are considered "lucky," Cassie I Payne sa id . The volleyball team has other ritual s. "We all go to I one playe~:s ho use a.fter school, before the ga me and talk about I I I I I I I I the game; Payne said. Learning the ropes from the uppercl ass men is how the underc lass men improved. Nicol e Schroeder learned a lot from the uppercl ass men. "They've taught me how to get to where I want to go and how to moti vate myself to get there," Schroeder sa id. The maj or goa l she set fo r herse lf and the team was to have a better season than last year. Rac hel Hansen al so had some goals she wanted to ac hi eve before the season ended. One was to start junior varsity in the bac krow position. Hansen said serving and going up strong to block a spike was her weakness in the ' 97 season, so she worked on it thi s season. Hansen said her serving improved greatl y but she didn ' t serve much in a game. "I also improved in getting myself to the ball quicker and setting myself up fo r a block," Hansen said. Serving has been a strength fo r the varsity team this year. "We had seven players on the varsity team serve 90% of their serves over the net," Kevin Matulka said. Matulka liked to run game-like drills in practice because it developed the pl ayers' skill s and prepared them fo r the games to be played in the future. "The season went pretty good fo r me until the WIC tournament," Traci M inahan said. Minah an caught mono a week before the tournament and had to sit out a fe w games. . With or without luck, the girls had a season fu ll of memon es. L -- ------------------------------ - ------~ JUNIOR V Thielen 'ARSITY: F Finken , Amy Minaharont: Jack; Jess. . Middle: Kat· n, Rachel ica Muh ie Welb Ashley F' s, Erin Ob ourne, erm · J essica Flische r, Rachel H e1er, Kevin Mat uggles. Back· ansen, Katie Lead Ulka, Assista~t Coach Fischer Ph ers. (Photo P .Coach otography.) rov1ded by •• yL-,!l<'~j_b_a_ll__._7~5. �NE~~ EXPERIENCES Schuyler Johnson prepares to hit his ball at the Sectional golf meet. (Photo by Tracy Kosmacek.) ..- . .I -- '-~ . ... .. • ;;.•1,ll.,.~~ - ·· ' . ..· ~..:...: ·'. ~¥.; ... . - -Tn ~- •I By Tracy Kosmacek _ at the golf course. After 2_5 years of .be1~g ?or_mant the Ir--------------------------------~---r:: . . . . Center golf team is awake with clubs sw inging m full force. The I r eet sloshmg through the moist ground, heavy breathing first year back was fill ed with new experiences for many of the I I from exhaustion, shouts of encouragement and the rush of members along with rain outs. Twenty-six members dared to I I adrenaline were commonly experienced by spectators while they try out this new experience. I watched cross country runners strive to achieve goals and Even though the team was young and unexperienced, th e~ I I receive medals. showed signs of greatness. Matt Hinman said "Now that we I A top three finish was a common experience for individual have golf in the school we will be able to be competiti ve in th I I runners and the team. The Trojan runners fini shed first at West future. " I I Harrison, second at the home meet and third at both Conference · The team had meets at Misso uri Vall ey, Woodbine, Avoca, I and Districts which gave them a spot at the State meet in Fort Audubon, Gri swold and Quail Run. The boys' go lf team fini shed I I Dodge. "A trip to State was an experience of a lifetime," Jeremy the season with no meet wins but a seventh pl ace fini sh at I Sectionals. The girl s golf team won one meet and had a ni nth I I Barnes said. I With Tim Dalton , the leading runner, finishing- third , the place finish at Secti onals. I Coach Nile Smith was pleased with the beg inning of a new I I Trojans finished 17th in their first team appearance since 1988. I Shawn Dalt~n also made an appearanc~ at ~tate . "Going t~ tradition at Tri-Center. Smith sa id, '.'We ha? an e nj o y~bl 1state and bemg ~ble to run was something I II never forget, learning season with everyone improving .. With many of th Shawn Dalton said. squad being underclass men, the future of Tn-Center golf looks I I Besides running, other memorable things were happening promfaing." _ _ • ~------------------------------------Tim Dalton runs for another first place victory during a meet at Quail! Run Golf Course. (Photo by Stephanie Voge.) VARS/Ty GO Jeremy V. LF Front· St Muhs Kan Arsdot. ·M.deve Killpack 1 Ch r/stianse · at/ e Gaud/an die .· J essica• Hubbard En: Ashley Fis ' Ashley Eoach NII~ sr1n Sch/erbroChker, Latta ,..,artyo mlth s h c . Ba k Vergaa d ' c UY/er J h c : L 0 nson eaders J r , Adam Ha ~ot Pictu~ed~'i Krohn, Brf:~a~, Eddi~ au, Chad ad1e Heimb etson. Sara Dau J Alexander La augh, Amber Jae Man· , on Killpack, E ?ey Donovan tnez s~ , rnn Gunderson ~ • and Matt H· , andon Clark R tnman. ' Yan Donovan' ll~l~i ff O t ". J Ol1 C ouN\R'l r:iQSS f' cher • 5\\'{ C"" Sarah IS . coach \Jf\R aarnes . ch . BaCK· uarr\s \d t-,Aares ~aro11 ..-. JerenW h11 oona oa\\011 , oa\\011 Kro ·\ton, ·nm Shawn pat oa petersen . Jere11''/ oive\bess. aedane l~J S p o rts - �Donald Gruber takes a tight corner during a home meet. (Photo courtesy of Barb Dalton .) tcnes nis I rt·nez wa Joe Ma '. ails to tne no e. ball wnile its \(.osrnaceK.) wno\O b,(\aC'f turning points Golf IC Gri~wol d -boys Griswold-girls ud ubon-boys Audubon-girls udu bon-boys Woodbine-boys ( ·ha rter Oak Ute ~oca- boys \OCa-girls WIC-boys 389 IC-girls 574 'eclionals-boys ~eclionals - girl s 186 288 181 246 204 194 194 220 285 Ri val 161 245 167 261 222 175 210 200 219 7th out of 10 9th out of 10 C ross-Country IC West Harrison Tri-Center Wl Districts • tate lst 2nd 3rd 3rd 17th Brian Nelson carefull y tri es to pu t his ball into the hole at th e Sectional golf meet. (Photo by Tracy Kosmacek.) o_lf_lTI_7~ Cross C untr_o/G..... - �Marty Overgaard begins to turn his man over in a home double-dual meet. (Photo by Tracy Kosmacek.) Turning foin~s T West Monona WIC Dual Tourney Shenandoah Denison Tri-Center Rherside Woodbine Corning Tourn. Coon Rapids Guthrie Center AHSf C?AM Treynor St.Albert Logan Audubon Griswold WICTourn. Sectionals Nick Walter is congratulated by Coach Barrett and Eric Boos after his hard fought match against Riverside. (Photo by Tracy Kosmacek.) J. I .~ Spo r ts Rh.H.! 7th out of 18 4th out of 8 H 63 25 44 3 4 48 22 40 29 7th out of 13 15 60 lO 66 20th out of20 46 21 39 24 38 35 25 46 40 35 57 15 61 3 39 30 18 4th out of 8 4th out of 9 so �STRIVING FOR PERFECTION Heath Richards has his man on his back for a pin against a Treynor wrestler during the conference tournament. (Photo by Tracy Kosmacek.) r ---------------------------------------~ By Tracy Kosmacek H ard work, long hours and dedication are all vital ualities a Trojan wrestler must display to compete throughout the year. Every wrestler had a set of goals that they worked to achieve. Some goals were high and others were basic. It was all based on what each wrestler believed they could reach. Justin Gunderson's goals were to have a winning record and to get ten or more pins. He also wanted to win districts and have a good showing at the state meet. "I wanted to wrestle as hard as I could to obtain my goals and to make the team look better because of my efforts," Gunderson said. Wrestling is known to be an individual sport, but the team aspect is also important. "Numbers were a huge benefit for the team being a success," Eric Suntken said. Twenty-two wrestlers were part of the team this year. Two wrestlers were one step from advancing to the state meet at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines . Heath Richards finished second place at sectionals and wrestled in districts, finishing with third place. Justin Ring placed third at sectionals, but because of a wrestler getting sick he was able to be bumped up. Coach Rhett Barrett was pleased with the overall wrestling by his team. Barrett said, "I was glad to see the hard work the guys put in to compete at their best." The wrestling team finished dual meets at an even mark. Then the wrestlers began to work hard for next year. Eric Boos said, "I wasn ' t too happy with my performances, so I'm going to work hard so I can go to State next year." L- --------------------------------------~ Eric Boos has a strong grip on his wrestler during the T-C Invitational. (Photo courtesy of the Gazette.) Wrestling �A1MT0 ACCOMPLISH Tim Dalton hustles down the court after a Missouri Valley player, hoping to steal the ball. (Photo provided by Barb Dalton.) r--------------------~------------------ ~ I By Annie Welbourne tournament game, Cochran said. "A lot of credit goes to the W · I I ith two minutes left on the clock, the Trojans are I tied with the Underwood Eagles in the first round of Districts. IA foul was committed by the Trojan team. The Eagle player I makes his freethrow. The Trojans attempt two points to tie but I the Eagles steal the ball and are fouled, making both freethrows. I Then the buzzer sounds, ending all chances at the second round . I This is how many Tri-Center games ended, just barely missing I the win. The season started with a number of close scoring 1 games, but Coach Carl Cochran said they had trouble winning 1 them. By the end of the season the boys were playing with lmore co nfidence a nd ju st ran out of time in the district players for not giving up on the season and striving to do their best. Our practices were very competitive and we k pt improving," Cochran said. During the season many memorable moments were made. Paul Larsen 's most memorable moment was making a four point play. "I shot a th~ee and then got fouled and then I shot a freethrow and made it," Larsen said. Along with memories , observations during the sea on were also made. "W.e were more focused thi s year," Joe Petti t said about the junior varsity team. Pettit's major goal was to win more games than they did last year. Being focu sed is what helped the team , Pettit said. "There is just not one go-to guy. We all have to contribute to the win," Pettit said. ~----------------------------------~--- - ~ . l .8~ Sports �Shawn Dalton goes up for a shot while Heath Thomas prepares to rebound before Riverside snatches the ball. (Photo courtesy of the Gazette.) "Coe Vi vci II\, Vicis VieLpe[;! VVte s o VVtUCVl. f'-.lot just cltie court b~tt off title cov.Yt: tao," Regcill\, s cltiroG!er Oil\; S ill ~GL Shawnp the etersen lo Wits~~fe) nse. (Photo ~~sAto set up · tnanda turning points T Ri nl 48 63 53 SL SS so 52 62 54 70 76 48 l'r nor dl'rwood \\ tc TOURNEY Ith rslde Rl\erside (. rl. wold Mo. alley Audu bon \-H-S-T 'In nor II mburg Ji trlct Game r nderwood 51 60 41 76 63 41 47 S4 58 66 S9 S8 48 46 65 76 50 67 41 58 38 97 61 34 67 . Heath Thomas puts up a shot during the Riverside game of District tournament play at Avoca . (Photo courtesy of the Gazette.) 5o:is' 5 a s ket_ba_ll___...8_1. �Katherine Ward keeps the ball away from her Riverside defender. (Photo by Katie Welbourne.) s \\18 b all . o snoo\ ·e \neon\ r \ u arris1on CaSSI · \['JeS " d ' ner 1eap1n9 b'J p..rnan a ove, (P\10\0 opponent. Wilson .) turning points Sidney Lo-Ma Under wood Ri verside Griswold Missou r i VaJley St. Albert They nor Audubon Amil Underwood Audubon R iverside Griswold M issou ri Valley Audubon AHS' Treynor T 52 52 42 36 51 54 28 23 33 31 35 39 36 53 41 39 53 33 nil 'f-7 .u ~· 45 _,9 70 81 52 70 66 4 73 50 30 51 78 76 55 Districts AllST Mariah Wellman shows perfect form in her jump shot over her helpless Riverside defender. (Photo by Amanda Wi lson.) ~~ 5ports 34 50 �HOPEFUL CHANGES Lindsey Johnson sprints to the top of the key, trying to prevent a clear shot. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) r ---------------------------------------~ By Amanda Wilson Change is a common and everyday occurrence. The girls' basketball team had to face many changes over the course of the season, and they met these challenges head-on. - Once again, the girls experienced new coaches. Head Coach John Daley and Assistant Coach Dan Elliott took their places by the team. "Daley's coaching style was different than we 've ever had," Kaylee Dollen said. Daley agrees with Dollen. He said it took a long time fo r the girls to get adjusted, but they became more familiar with hi s style over time. One main improvement the gi rls had was dribbling, Dollen said. They spent a lot of time practicing this and other basic skill s. The girls' record was 3-16. "We didn ' t win too much, but we learned a lot and improved as we went," Shari Greiner said. Even with the change of coaches, Dollen said the team became close over the course of the season. Before each of the home games, the girls would eat dinner at one of the player's houses. New uniforms were also a welcomed change for the basketball team. The Athletic Booster Club bought the girls new home uniforms, so the old ones went to the junior varsity team. As the girls adapted to the change in coaches, players and uniforms, Daley believed they took the knowledge attained during the season, and improved their play. He also believed the girls could achieve great things if they played to the potential they now have. ~ ---------------------------------------~ JUN/OR VARS Laura Bah /Ty F=ront· J Darin rke, Mand . ennifer Ct Elliott g:~ and Alyssa B~beDarrington eAvenger, M , ennaW; ih .Bak· , mber Fi:c~andsborou;h ~Cassie ln~o~:;oach Dan ' ara We11 o, Lauren Manager, Katie Gaudfa man A Stud · er Kelly Shr n, Shari G '. Shley io B Photograph ee) Ves. (Photo remer, and y. courtesy of �SPRINTING l 0 SUCCESS Paul Larsen leaps across a hurdle at the Western Iowa Conference meet. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) r------------------------- - ---------- -- - ~ By Annie Pettit Runners line up in their blocks, eyeing the fini sh line. Yet seconds later, only one will break the string to come in fi rst. Boys' track started Feb. 15 with their first practice. They worked on conditioning, relay hand-offs, sprints and distance running fro m then un til April 6, when they had their first meet at Trey nor. New faces were seen all over the track. Coaches Mark Fritch and Rhett Barrett started the ir first season as track coac hes. On e of Fritc h ' goa ls w as to increase participati on. T hirty-eight boys went out fo r the sport, which was 25 more than last year. With so many out, the boys didn ' t have to run as many events . "We could do better in the events we were in with so many out," Jacob Graham sa id. Brad Payne, Bryan Le feber, Dustin Benning and Tracy Kosmacek qualified fo r the Drake Re lays in the 4x LOO, which was held in Des Moines. Due to a hamstring injury s uffered by Kosmacek, Jared Graham ran fo r Kos macek. "It was a great experience because we had never run at Drake before,' Benn ing sa id. At the conference meet, the 4x I 00 fini shed first with a time of 46.1 seconds. Pay ne, Lefeber, Benning and Joe Kosmacek made up the relay team. Tim D alton fini shed seco nd in th 3200. He ran it in I 0:5 1.5 minutes. Jere my Barnes ra n the 400 meter dash in 53.66 seconds, and he also fi ni shed second. The 4x200 with Pay ne, Lefeber, Benning and Dave Gravert clocked in at 1:38. 14 seconds and placed second . ~--------------------------~--------- -- - ~ Bryan Lefeber and Brad Payne reach for the finish line in the 100 meter dash . Payne finished third and Lefeber fourth at Treynor. (Photo by Joe Pettit.) Spo rts �Eric Boos paces himself in the 4x800 relay. The relay finished third at the Western Iowa Conference meet. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) "T ttie 13est VVtoVVtell\.t Lil\. tyciclz v.;ci s w!tlell\. we WOii\. tttie VVte~t ctt Log a II\.," Jerew-1::1 'Petex.sell\. sciLc:l . Tim Dalton the rnite runs With the . a tirn . He finished ' Pack in e Of 4 .·56 .59 at iOLJrth rne et in . "" ovfth Pe ttit) Treynor. (Phot their first . Oby Annie turning points IT T1 ynor Sthoutof16 l.ogan l st outof9 lrcynor 3rdoutofll Vest Monona 3rd out of 13 \'ooclhine 4thoutofll 4th outof8 J(' llOCTwood 3rd out of 5 Ho 'l'r Valley Ub lricts 5th out of 18 16thoutof 22 Tracy Kosmacek sprints for th e fini sh line ahead of his opponents in the 200 meter dash. He won th e event with a time of 22. 83 at their first meet in Treynor. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) �STRIDING TO\t!ARD THE FINISH Sara Wellman hands off to Ellie Hempel in the 4x200 meter relay in Treynor. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) r-----------------------------------By Erin Obermeier increased to runnin g around th ~ track a ~d outside the -c~ ool.- ~I . took their marks, got set and with a bang, the They After a month of practice, the girls trave led to Gn wold for their first meet. T he team fini shed strong with seco nd place. 1999 girls' track team started their season. "It was great since it was our fi rst meet and so many girl s placed." With 24 girls out for track and a number of them Dalton said. being yo un g, Coach Pat Dalton faced a challenge. "The This was onl y the beginning for the team. Their schedule challenge was to get the younger girls to believe in themselves consi s ted of nin e mee ts. " Our tou g he s t meets w e re the enough to be able to compete at a varsity level," Dalton said.· conference and di strict meets," Dalton said. Jennifer Stephens and Sara Esser were the only two The girls finished out their season at di stri cts. "It was seniors on the team. "I felt like I had to show a lot of really exc iting beca use I got first in th e l 00 mete r clash and leadership since there were onl y two of us," Esser said. qu alifi ed for state," Amber Darin ger sa id. Daringer qu alifi ed Stephens agreed. "I had to put forth- 150 percent to with a time of 13.2 seconds. stay in front of everyone else and to show good leadership," As the season ended, many g irls fe lt that their goal she said. were acco mpli shed and all the ir hard work pa id off. "We Practices began on Feb. 8. At first, they consisi ted definitely improved and got better during the season. We reall of walki ng the hallways and doing aerobics. This gradually strived to achieve our goals," Jessica Rugg les said. I I I I I I I I I I I I I L------------------------------------- -- ~ Sarah Fischer prepares to jump over one of the hurdles in th e shuttle hurdle relay in Underwood . She ran the last leg of the race. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) •• [.~ Spo rt s �Before the Harlan meet, Amy Minahan , Mic hele Tess i er and K at i e ~...;-~~~:I Zellmer prepare for their eve nts . (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) "It WClS Lf f(,{V\- TYetJV\-DV, A HST DY A(,{cl(,{boV'u weveV\,·t t Vieve," B.1'ClV'uo!L H(,{vlo!Le sci Lo! ci bo(,{t tVie Kat;e ftA ••1orse I ap of th starts h dis tance e Boo meter ~: second Erin Ob me~fey refay, (Pn in the erme1er.) · hoto by tvCI c I~ V1Aeet.s . t urning point s TC •Mswold 2ndoutof8 Bo}crVallcy 6thoutof14 1rcynor 6th out of 15 ()nderwood 6th out of 12 Harlan 6th out of 12 Woodbine 6th out of8 WlC 4thoutof8 ndl'rn'ood 5th out ofS Districts 7th out of23 State Qualifier: Amber Daringer JOO meter dash Mellisa Manhart strides toward the final stretch of her 800 meter run in the Distance Medley Relay. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) �EIGH TH G RADE FOOTBALL Fron t: Ma n a g e r Angela Krohn , Alex Suntke n , Andy Gre iner , Luke Smith , Jon atha n McDon a ld , Ma nag e r Holly Pa rker . Middle: Daryn Morriss , Jona t h an F red e riksen , Brandon Petersen , Jo hn Ungrad , Tim Speight , Donnie S mi th Back : Coach Jim Dermody , Ryan L ong C a leb Wohlers, Andy Morse , Ry an Wa rd , James Voge . (Ph o t o co u rt esy cf Fischer Ph o togra phy .) John Wollenhaupt , Brent Daringer , Nicholas Kinart , Jesse Kuhnle. Mi ddle : Cody Huebert , Brian Haggerty , Brandon Vorthmann , Joe Ausdemore . Back: Andy Olsen , Joey Pauley , Coach Max Kozeal , Brett Cook , Dean Grote . (Ph oto courtesy of Fisc her Ph oto graphy.) Chr is tina Clevenger , Jennif er Troye r Da nielle Sigler , Stephani e W ell man Li nds e y Obe r meier , Kati e P l amb eck Middle : Manager Andri Cohe n , Ashley Ec h r ich , Kwin Kunkle , Sar a Withe rs . Te ssa Wellman , Cassie H arry man Kels e y Miller , Manager Nicol e Piiu l ey Back : Tomi Tol e r , Laura N anni nga . Han na h Ausd e more, Marie Co rrin , Kim Nel s on , Andr ea Ri ng , Beth Doll en . C o ach Kathy Blake. ( Ph ot o court esy of Fi scher Photography .) �S EVENTH GRADE VOLLEYBALL Front : K atie Toler , Desiree Sigler, Lauren F inken , Jenny Dalton , Kelli Greiner . M i dd l e : Amanda Minahan, Michaela G ra y, Elizabeth Thielen , Amber F inke n , Ashley Schultz . Back : Jessica H eimbaugh , Shannon Brisbois , Jamie R ing , Coach Roger Larsen , Katie Barr ier, Stephanie Wellman , Katie Sibert . (P ho to courtesy of Fischer Photography .) Front : Brandon Petersen , Andy Greiner , Jonathan McDonald , Luke Smith , Donnie Smith . Back : Ryan Long , Tim Speight , Ryan Ward , Joey Andersen , Robbie Stuart , Andy Morse. (Photo by Lacey Donovan .) SE V ENT H GRADE BOYS ' BASKETBALL.---------------------------------------------- - - ------------... Fro nt : Troy Courtier , Brent Daringer. Mi d dle : Coach David Lefeber , John Wo llen haupt , Nicholas Kinart , Jesse Ku hn le , Cody Huebert . Ba ck : Dean G ro te , Andy Olsen , Craig Barrier , Joey Pau ley . (Photo by Lacey Donovan .) �EIGHTH GRADE GIRLS ' BAS KETB ALL Front : Tessa Wellman , Christi na Clevenger , Jennifer Troyer . Mid dle : An · drea Ring , Laura Nanninga , Hannah Ausdemore . Ba ck: Coac h Bre tt Nanninga , Nicole Pauley , Li ndse y Obermeier , Marie Corrin , Kim Ne lson . Kim Bennett . (Photo courtesy of Studi o B Photography.) SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS ' BASKETBALL Front : Tanya Redinbaugh , Shari Killpack , Katie Toler , Lauren Finken , Kelli Greiner. Middle : Ashley Schultz , Michaela Gray , Amanda Minahan, Eliza· beth Thielen , Jenny Dalton , Jessica Myers. Back: Katie Sibert , Stephanie Wellman , Katie Barrier , Jamie Ring , Ali· cia Kenealy, Amber Finken , Jessica Heimbaugh. (Photo courtesy of Studio B Photography.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~JUNIOR HIGH ~R ESTL IN G Front : J oh• •••••••••'911 ........~ ~•ll!lf!~••lll!!.. Wollenhaupt , Brett Cook , And y Ols " Back : Coach Kurt Wollenha upt , J oey Pauley , James Voge , Tim Speight , Al e Suntken . (Ph o to cou rt esy o f Stu dio B Photography.) �J U NI OR HIGH BOYS TRACK Front: Joey Pa uley , Brent Daringer , Kyle Welbourne , Je ss e Kuhnle , Brian Haggerty , John W oll enhaupt , Andy Olsen , Brett Cook , Ma n ager Jessica Heimbaugh . Back : Man ager Jamie Ring , Luke Smith , Joe ~~!Jl!!!!!!'!!~!:!::!!?O.Jc:::;.;;;;...._­ A usd emore , Donnie Smith , Travis I: Nels on , Brandon Petersen , Tim Speight , A nd y Morse , James Voge , Daryn Morriss . (Pho to by Tracy Kosmacek .) 1__'1'."'::""""-•"lr.Jr.Prl-:-:7......~q'°~~r~~r-~st::t~~~~:;--~ Front: Man~~;tJc:!;;i.::!.:I:!::i=::i..1 ager Andrea Ring , Ashley Schultz , Jenny ..._ •.,.....__111--.---1 Dalton , Kelli Greiner , Christina Clevenger, Amber Hunt , Nicole Pauley , Katie Toler . Middle: Amber Finken , Michaela Gray , Julie Leonard , Lindsey Obermeier , Tessa Wellman , Kwin Kunkle , Sara Withers , Amanda Minahan , Elizabeth Thielen, Mere d ith Kosmacek , Jessica Myers . Back : Kim Bennett , Katie Barrier , Holly Parker , Casie Barrier , Kim Nelson , Marie Corrin , Hannah Ausdemore , Laura Nanninga , Stephanie Wellman , To mi To ler. (Photo by Tracy Kosmacek .) C asie B arr ier strives to leap far into the pit ~:J~:::;.::~:---"1""!!"!!"!:';:2'3=:;::;iiiiir.liiit31 o n the prac ti ce before her la st track meet. (Photo by Tracy Kosmacek .) �Jason Jlanscn .and Nick Greiner listen carefully lo a lecture al tl•e annu a l FFA Conference in Kansas City. (Pl•olo l>y Jessica Ruggles.) <;'UPPLYil\JG <;;uSrEf\./Af\JCE By Maria I• " ' ellman Pro't'iding aid, support and a crutcl• lo depend on are '"'I.at organizations Lase tl.eir el':istance. Being in't'of.,.,ed in organizations l.elps student s Lecome responsible and socially in't'ol't'ed. It also gi't'es tl.e students not atl.letically in't'ol.,.,ed lo still Entertaining and sl.o-ing scl.ool spirit is a large part of '"'I.at Speecl• Team, Flag Corps, Drill Team, Cl.eerleading and Lott. 't'Ocal and ins trumental mu sic programs gi't'e lo tl.e scl•ool and community. FHJ\.1FLJ\.1J\.STRJ\. m e mLers l.elp stuclenfs and community tl.rougl. 't'arious ser't' ice project s , sucl• as '"'orL:ing in nursing l.omes, aiding special educalion, l.igl.'"'ay clean - up and LaLysilling. Tl• ese ac- ti't'ilies a l so gi't'e ti.em opportunities to prepare for tl.e future. Generosity, gi't'ing l>acL: lo tl.e com mu - nity and creating diffe 1·e nl p a tl.s for tl•e future lie ~~ ··- '--....;;;..- D ivis io n tl.ese differe nt organiza tio ns logell•er. ��The T-C Jam Connection shows their pride during a boys' basketball halftime performance. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) Events Flags September 7-- Hoo-Doo Parade October 3 - Glenwood October 10 - Clarinda October 1 7 - State Marching Band at Lewis Central Also performed at all home football games. Drill Team December 5 - State Drill Team December 12 - Elementary Dance Camp Also performed at all boys'basketball home games. - Callie Rodenburg and Kelly Ring showcases a colored rubber band during the Satin Knights featured song at Clarinda Band Days. (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen .) Lacey Donovan and Jennifer Stephens perform during halftime of a boys' basketball game. (Photo by Amanda Wilson .) ~~ Organizations �P ride By Amanda Wilson Whether staying in step or performing a new one, the Satin Knights and Jam Connection kept the crowds pleased. The purchase of new uniforms started the Jam Connection eason off well. A new look and feel was needed. "The new uniforms feel more comfortable than the other ones, and they are cute," Jodi Schuning said. Money for these new uniforms came from a dance camp for elementary students on Dec. 12 and the Athletic Booster Club. Jam Connection members put in a lot of hard work for their performances. They practiced on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8 a.m. These practices got them ready for performances during halftime of the boys' basketball games and State Drill Team Contest held in Des Moines. Dancing in Des Moines was the most memorable and fun time of the year for most of the drill team members, and it shone through during the performance. The team received a Division I rating while in Des Moines, bettering past outcomes. In addition to State Marching B and at Lewis Central, competitions at Clarinda and Glenwood filled up the Satin Knights' chedule. They not only practiced in the mornings, but also during first hour. "We worked hard and seemed to care more about how we did," Kristi Andersen said. The biggest accomplishment, Andersen said, was getting first place in both the parade and field performance at Clarinda. This was a big achievement for the Satin Knights for many reasons. "The routine was harder and more upbeat, there were more people to train which made the competitions more challenging," Rhonda Christiansen said. Students who were involved in either of these organizations knew that through hard work and dedication they could achieve any of their goals. Christiansen said, "If you're good at it and know your routines, you feel a sense of pride." Laura Zellmer, Amanda Gau and Sarah Ring perform to the song "Tribal Dance." (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) Lesley Ring performs at Clarinda Band Days. (Photo by Arla Clausen.) Traci Minahan dances to Tribal Dance. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) Kim Nieman and Cassie lncontro practice the flag routine during first hour. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) flags/ Drill T< am I ~~] �Erin Schierbrock, Katie Gaudian and N i c o I e Schroeder play their flutes during the Christmas concert. (Photo by Ann ie Pettit.) Elizabeth Matter, Katie Bowen and Jamie Witt perform at the Christmas concert. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) Alayna Cohen , Katie Bowen and Courtney Divelbess play the xy1op ho ne, bells and splash cymbal at Clarinda Band Days. (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen .) Drum majors Nicole Schroeder and Katie Welbourne direct the marching band as they perform in the field competition at Clarinda, where they received first place in their class. (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen .) J ~...~-6.i]. _O=-r_,_ganizations \09s Ou By Katie Morse Sounds of music are heard throughout the school as die band practices for upcoming contests and concerts. This mu sic was heard from many sources, including jazz band, concert band and marching band. Playing an instrument in the hjgh school band requ ires hard work and dedication , but students say it see ms to pay off a the competitions begin. " The band competitions are good learnin g experiences for groups to go learn and cooperate," Nath an Hood said. Hood enjoys playing in the pep band, and said that type of mu ic i. more fun to play. Performances and co ntests were stressful for ome. bur director Doug Gibson said it was fun to see all the rehea rsal s pay off. Marching band practiced in the mornings and also received some practice as they marched during the footba ll games. Marching band received first in their class in both field competition and parade competition at Clarinda Band Days. They al o got first at Loess Hills, and.attained a Division I rating at State Marching Band contest. Jazz band received third place at the Western Iowa Conference Jazz contest, second place and a state qualification at the Dick Baum an Di strict J~zz Festival a nd a Divi sion II rat in g at their first State appearance in ten years. The trips to competitions were also worthwhil e for members. "Jazz band trips are fun because you meet new people and are able tt1 talk to friends from other sc hools," Tara Dickey said . Dickey also said the competitions were helpfu l because they got to see different schools pe1form and judges critique. "Band can be a lot of hard work. but it is fun to see how the final performance turns out," Dickey said. �Events October 3- Clarinda Marching Band October 10- Glenwood Marching Band October 17- State Marching Band November 23- W.l .C. Band Festival at Treynor December 21- H.S. Christmas Program January 14· W.l.C. Jazz at Mo\/alley January 16- State Jazz Band February 20- Southwest 1-owa Band Association District Jazz March 2 1- T-C Dinner Theater April 1 7- Solo/ Small Group May 7- Large Group Contest Standing at attention, band members receive applause after playing before a footba ll game . (Photo by Katie Morse.) J ac o b Graham and Marty Overgaard hold their horn s as they pause while marching in the parade competition at Clari nda Band Days. (Photo provided by Mike Pettit. ) David Marshall and Jo n Krohn play some marching songs to get the crowd involved during the homecoming pep ral ly. (Photo by Katie Morse.) . In s t rum e nta l M u_s_ic___.,_97._.1 �Participants of the Swing Choir enjoy practicing "Stomp" fo r Variety Show. "Stomp" is a form of dance us ing props , such as plungers and brooms. (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen .) Evenfs Sep~ember Cassie Payne prepares herself fo r t he C hri st mas con ce rt . (Photo by Angela Huseman .) Arla Clausen gets· everything ready before all the parents arrive for the Christmas concert ,. (Photo by Angela Huseman.) ~2§1 Organizations 28 - W.1.C. Vocal Festival October 24 - All-State Auditions November 6&7 - Variety Show December 21 - Christmas - -- Program January 23 - Swing Choir at Johnston February 1 • State Show Choir February 6- Maryville Show Choit' Contest February 8 - l.C.D.A. Honor Choir March 1 3 · Swing Contest at Cedar Rapids March 21 - Dinner Theater April 8 - Pre-Contest Recital April 1 7 • Solo/Small Group Contest �S oaring • 01ces By Sadi e Heimbau gh It was more than just singing a chorus here and a high or low note there. It was vocal music and it took commitment from the director, Arla Clausen, and from the students in chorus. Twenty-eight boys and 45 girls made up the Concert Choir. They competed in four competitions throughout the year and prac ti ced a mandatory two to five times a week. They practiced through lessons before school, after school and during much of their free time in school. After all of the hard work, they had to give everything they had to put on productions, such as the a nnu a l Va riety Show, Dinner Theatre and numerou s compe titi o ns. Jazz Choir consisted of eight boys and eight girls. Since it was a new experience fo r the choir, they only competed in three event . "Jazz Choi r was something totally new, so I was kind of excited to be invol ved. It was a lot smaller than Swing and Concert L hoir, so every ne had to.work really hard," said Brandi Huddle. S w ing Choir was made up of 20 boys and 20 girl s. Members practiced three intense times a week. Sara Wellman said that practicing so much was tiring, bu t in the end it was worth it. Wellman also sai d that after the grueling hours of practice, it was good to go out and perform well. M any hou rs of hard work were also put into All-State. Well man and Bryan Lefeber made it to All-State, a select group of vocali sts fro m across Iowa. It was Lefeber 's second year to attened All-State. "I enj oy going because I get to meet all kinds of cool people and it is a good experience," Lefeber said. S w in g Ch oir, Jazz Ch oir and Concert Choir enabl e students to reach goals and ex press themse lves vocally. Gavin Skow concentrates hard during his solo at Variety Show practice . (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen.) Angi Driver sings her heart out so she will sound perfect for the Variety Show. (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen.) Jeremy VanArdsdol enjoys relaxing during his time off, before his performance of "Robin Hood : Men in Tights. " (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen.) Sara Wellman and Bryan Lefeber look as though they are not nervous at all , just befo re th ey sing at All-State. (Photo by Arla Jo Clausen.) Vocal M u.;1 - al 99 ----· �Andrea Fischer, Katie Zellmer, Elizabeth Witt, Laura Zellmer, and Callie Rodenburg cheer for the opening lineup for boys' Districts. (Photo by Jon Killpack.) Elizabeth Matter, Susie Petersen, Jamie Witt and Erin S c h i e r b r o~ k cheer for their team. (Photo by Amy Minahan.) Elizabeth Witt, Katie Zellmer and Laura Zellmer get the crowd on their feet at the homecoming pep rally. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) Wrestling cheerleaders Lesley Ring , Jamie Witt, Elizabeth Matter, Erin Schierbrock and Susie Petersen cheer on Heath Richards at Sectionals. (Photo by Amy Minahan.) ~QQJ Orga nizations W ith Pride By Jonathan Killpack and Chadwick Alexander Pompoms, glitter, skirts and gleaming things. The are all wonderful items that sports fans have been looking for in a cheerleader and have found at Tri-Center sporting events. Cheerleading is a time when the members can become clo er with each other. "I'm with a good group of people," first-year ba ketball cheerleader Katie Zellmer said. Some other basketball cheerleaders beca me chee rleaders because some of their fa mily members have been. "I got started in cheerleading because my sisters were and I wanted to try new things. I also like to get the crowd going ," said second-year chee rle ader Elizabeth Witt. Wrestling cheerleader Erin Schierbrock joined becau e, '" It was fun to be at the meets and watch. We have the best seat in the house." The cheers came easy to them and it only too k th m a few practices to perfect them , Schierbrock said. Some new members wanted to try a new activity. "I wanted 10 try something different and fun , and I like the girls I'm with," said Call ie Rodenburg. New foo tball cheerleader Stephanie Voge wanted to tart cheerleading because, "It looked like fun and I love football ." The foo tball cheerleaders had to do more preparation than the _o ther cheerleaders. They had to make paper hoops for the team to run through and they had to make cookies fo r the players to eat after every Thursday practice. But al l the cheerleaders made signs and attended practices to learn the cheers. · Cheerleaders used smiles and energetic, catchy cheers to get the crowd up and on their feet. The basketball cheerleaders al o added a lot more li fts thi s year to excite the fans. �Events Callie Rodenbu rg and Sara Dau hold up Andrea Fischer to get the crowd pumped fo r th e first round of Districts. (Photo by Jon Killpack.) Football Pep rally Basketball Pep rally Wrestling Pep rally Lesley Ring, Courtney Divelbess and Stephanie Voge get the students ready for the Homecoming football game at the pep rally. (Photo by Lindsey Lugsch.) 8 Football games 3 2 Basketball games Sara Dau, Callie Rodenburg, Andrea Fischer, Elizabeth Witt, Katie Zellmer and Laura Zellmer take pride in their country as well as their team. (Photo by Jon Killpack.) 1 7 Wrestling meets hee rle.:iding ·•- \ 101 • �---------- Thomas Leaders , Errin Gunderson a nd Aaron Petersen help Mr. Matulka raise the flag pole . (Photo by Lacey Donovan.) Brandi Huddle helps cle an up dishes during the Old Fashioned Christmas at St. Patri ck's Hall. (Photo by Tomi Toler.) Sara Dau and Lacey Donovan put out treats for the homeless at the Do rot hy Day Hou se. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) ~~ O rgan iza tions Events FFA Adopt a Highway Program Field Checks Fruit Sales Installed Flag Pole FHA/FLA/ASTRA Dorothy Day House Bethany Lutheran Home Indian Hills Nursing Home Senior Center Crafts Highway Clean-up �f"uture B uilding By Chadwi ck J . Alexander and Jonathan E. Killpack FHA (Future Homemakers of America) is an organization that does a lot of community service. "We go to nursing homes, clean up hi ghways, make treats for Meals on Wheels, stay after schoo l to put spec ial ed kids on the bus or wait for their parents to come get them," said Amber Dau. FHA also raises money for charities. Meetings are called whenever an acti vity arises. ASTRA , which stands for Ability, Service, Training, Res ponse and Achievement, is a new club at Tri-Center that is a combination of FHA and FLA (Future Leaders of America.) It is an organi zation that helps others through volunteering. "We wanted to get ri d of the 'for girls' stereotype and make it more for everyone," said clu b sponsor Mary Prew itt. The club hopes to help seventh lhrough l 2'h graders learn and assume their roles in the community. FHA was once a fe male dominated club, but when it merged wi th ASTR A and FLA many males joined. New members are excited about the experiences of which they will be a part. Since the juxtaposi ng, the club rnembership count has ri sen from 12 to 56 tudents, 12 of which are males. FFA (Future Farmers of America) is an extension of the regular agri culture class , where kids learn about farming and agriculture . "It helps me know more about agriculture and it's fun to take trips. The activities are also a blast," said Jeremy VanArdsdol. FFA has done many new acti vities th is year, including a wild game feed held in the high school lobby. "We cooked pheasant, goose, deer and salmon," said Keith Incontro. " It wa great. " Due to their surplus of fund s and the fac t that each year they do a land scaping project, th is year they put in a new fl ag pole in fro nt o f the hi gh school. "It was a good learning ex perience and it taught me a lot abo ut teamwork ," said Thomas Leaders. FFA members Nick Thomas , Tim Leaders and Jeremy VanArdsdol make measurements on pieces of w 0 0 d wh ich they are about to purchase at Dunham Hardwood . (Photo by Kevin Matulka.) Katie Bowen makes crafts for senior c itizens. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) Aaron Petersen places the finishing touches on the flag pole stand. (Photo by Lacey Donovan.) FH A/FLA/ASTRA members entertain senior citizens by performing their Christmas program at the Neola Senior Citizen Center. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.) ASTRA Uo~ �Lindsey Lugsch sports the Outspoken Drama Club !shirt. Many speech team members could be seen wearing them throughout the year. (Photo by Elizabeth Witt.) O utspoken Talent By Ashley Fischer Speaking out and expressing oneself are important ski lls to many students. The adolescent years are a time to establish on eself a. an individual. Being a member of the Outspoken Drama Club was a way many students achieved thi s goal. They participated for variou rea ons, but the overall result was fun. "I liked speech team because it wa an ~xcellent way to meet new people and spend time with old fri ends,'' Jessica Ruggles said. Along with the fun came a chance to create great memorie . "The best part of speech team was bonding with people. We d id a lot Laura Gaudian of crazy things to have fun," Stephanie Voge said. recites her Although most of the seniors were veteran me mbers of the lines during team, the freshmen who participated also gained new experiences . "My a rehearsal for worst experience was right before I performed storytelling at Di str ict . the play. (Photo by Ashley It was my first time to perfoJm and I was very nervous ," Meli ssa Manhart Fischer.) said. The school play was another triumph for those stu dents involved . The play, entitled Salem's Daughter, was a new experience as a serious drama was perfomed rather than a comedy. The cast of the play included: Sara Dau, Laura Gaudian, Jodi Schuning, Stephanie Voge, Sara Dau reaches for a Alayna Cohen , Lacey Donovan , Jennifer Stephens, Adam Harman. fellow cast Gavin Skow, Tracy Kosmacek and Chad Alexander. member during Outspoken Drama Club members and the cast of th e play play rehearsal. proved they had the gift of outspoken talent. This drive to succeed is (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) seen in anyone who will express it to the world. Jodi Schuning and Stephanie Voge try to memorize their lines while Traci Minahan directs. (Photo by Alayna Cohen.) •• [~~ Orga ni za tions �Events Japuary 23 - District Large Group February 6 - State Large Group February 25 - Western Iowa Conference February 27 - District Individuals March 20 - State Individuals March 25&26 - School Play April 1 2 - All-State Individuals (Alayna Cohen and Gavin Skow) Alayna Cohen , Stephanie Voge and Lacey Donovan rehearse a dramatic scene for Salem's Daughter. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) Jennifer Stephens conveys a serious look as she recites her lines. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) Alayna Cohen shows her outspoken touch at a rehearsal for the play. (Photo by Andrea Fischer.) 5p e c h/ froductions I~ �Ashley Fischer stocks the food machine. The food machine is the Student Council's ma in source of funds. (Photo by Katie Welbourne.) Student Council member Michelle Hester mentors an elementary student. (Photo by Stephanie Voge.) Ashley Fischer, Jessica Rugg le s a nd Melissa Manhart listen to what is being said in a Student Counci l meeting . (Photo by Katie Welbourne.) Organ iza ti o n s Events Student Council -Hospitality Table at Parent/ Teacher Conferences. -Hospitality Room For Senior Citizens at a Basketball game. -Teach er Appreciation Breakfast. -Cook-out for the last day of school. National Honor Society -Produced and distributed activity calendars -Raised money for National Arthritis Foundation -Worked at the Red Cross Bloodmobile �Helping Out By Katie We lbourne Stude nt Council and Natio nal Honor Society members help w ith more than just school. They help students of all ages and the com munity. These groups are closely related. Both require helping out, whether if be with the community or the student body. In order to be in Nati onal Honor Society, a student must have at least a 3.5 grade point average. A student mu st also fi ll out an ap pli cati on. Then a panel of fi ve teachers makes the final decision. NHS he lped the community in many ways. "We set up the b lood mobil e and helped with the Arthiritis Foundation," Jacob Graham a id . Grah am also said it's an honor to be a part of and it involves peo ple who are honest and want to he lp others. Natio nal Ho nor Soc iety also helps out with a cystic fi bros is charity and pl ans trips fo r students to take. A .S tude nt Council member must first fill out an application. Then teachers pick who will be members. M eetings fo r student council are held when something needs to be done. "We di scuss things that affect the student body; we also keep track of things," Gavin Skow said. Stude nt Co unc il also helps the community. They make it poss ible to have cookies and coffee for parent/teacher confere nces, are respo nsible fo r the food machine and make a breakfast fo r Teacher Apprec iati on Week. Many me mbers of Student Counc il also spend their extra time mentoring elementary students. They help kids with homework or listen whe n they need someone to talk with. "It gives me a chance to help kids," Amanda Gau said. A person in Nati onal Honor Society and Student Council can have fun , make fri ends and still be able to help in the community. Jacob Graham goes doorto-door getting donations for the Arthiritis Foundation . (Photo by Sara Esser.) Lacey Donovan discusses issues at a Student Council meeting. (Photo by Katie Welbourne.) Ashley Christiansen and Amanda Gau help other Student Council members decorate the school for Christmas. (Photo by K a t i e Welbourne.) The seniors awarded new inductees with National Honor Society membership. The seniors and new inductees involved were: Josh Obrecht, J ustin Gunderson, Joe Pettit, Brad Pay ne, Bryan Lefeber, Ashle y Fi sch e r, Er in Obe r m e ie r, Aman da Wil s on , Jessica Ruggles, Callie Rodenburg, Kristen Burbridge, Brandi Huddle, LeAnne Ausdemore, Susie Peterse n, Andr ea Fi s che r, Lacey Donovan, Jo n Killpack, Chad Al exander, Christ al King and Laura Gaudian . (Photo courtesy of The Gazette.) �College Classes for Credit Tri-Center - 5 LoMa-0 Avoca- 3 Underwood - 0 Number of Computers Tri-Center - 62 LoMa-60 Avoca- 75 Underwood - 70 Type of Lunch Program Tri-Center - computerized LoMa - scanner Avoca - tickets Underwood - tickets School Hours Tri-Center - 8:30 to 3:30 LoMa - 8:20 to 3:14 Avoca - 8:30 to 3:15 Traveling with Technology By Michelle Hester Using three-by-five di sks that could break at any time is no longer a problem for students and teachers . Students and teachers onl y needed a screen name and a password to access their computer accounts. Their information was saved on the server under the ir own ' h:' drive on the computers. Kell y Ri ng said, "I don' t have to catTy around the di sk or worry about getting it lost because everything is saved on the computer." Thi s system is not just a chance to get rid of the di sks. It also brings other advantages. Angela Huseman said, "The school's computers needed to catch up with technology. This system is used by the real world." With the new system on the computers, students and teachers have access to the Internet and e-mail. Tiffany Hester said, "I thin k it is neat that we have access to the Internet because it gives me a chance to research and explore technology Of tOmOtTOW." Along with catching up on technology, the printers ca n also catch up with the students. The printers are not just hooked up to a certain group of computers anymore. Students and teachers are able to prin t on any printer in the bui ldin g and use a quality printer. Amber Ross said, "I like the prin ters because th ey are a lot quieter and print fas ter. " ag Number of Students E nrolled Tri-Center - 243 LoMa - 211 Avoca - 208 Length of Lunch Hour Tri-Center - 22 min LoMa- 21 min Avoca - 25 min Underwood - 22 min Alisha Wilson receive s her assignment from the laser printer. (Photo by Kati e Morse.) Schuyler Johnson and Adam Hoo d work d ili ge ntl y on th e networked computers. (Photo by Katie Morse. �Vacationing in the Fast Lane By Michelle Hes ter They trave led for a total of sixteen days through seven different countries. ·'Jt was fun be ing away from home; a t1ip like that you won ' t forget," Joe Pettit aid. Band students Ryan Jensen, Annie Pettit and Joe Pettit and choir student Lacey Donovan had a chance to take an intriguing trip to Europe during th~i ummer vacation. These students were nominated by a teacher to be part of the Iowa Ambassadors of Music. Before they jumped on a plane to experience life in Europe, they had to practice the ir mu sic for three days in Cedar Rapids, plus additional time on their ow n. A lo ng with performing in concerts, they had a chance to sample the European way of life through food. Common foods they tried included crepes in France, pi zza in Italy and sausage in Germany. One student didn ' t always try a new kind of food. "I had McDonald 's in every country but Liechtenstein ," Joe Pett.it said. Jn addition to performing and trying new foods , they also found time to do . ome sight-seeing. The most memorabl e pl aces for Anni e Pettit and Donovan were Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Lourve Art Gallery (where the Mona Lisa i located) and the Matterhorn, a mountain in Switzerland . In Venice they delighted in being a passenger on the gondola ride. W hil e experiencing other cultures, the students shared their music with the wo rld. Lacey Donovan, Annie Pettit, Ryan Jensen and Joe Pettit stand in front of Big Ben in London. They periormed their music in Iowa, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Italy. (Photo provided by Annie Pettit.) ----------------------------------------Marcl.ing lo tl.e Bowl Parade per person. By M ichell e Hester These members went through After agoni zing hours of three days of practice in Red practice, e ight band members Oak. They then traveled to Des performed in the Fiesta Bowl Moines, where they marched in Parade in Phoenix , Ariz. the State Fair Parade. "It was T hese eig ht members were not long but worth the hard work," the on ly people in thi s parade. David Mar ball said. There we re 250 people With the State Fair Parade pa1 tic ipating in the Fiesta Bowl behi nd them, the instrumentalists Parade . had one more practice on Nov. Before hav in g the chance to 10 before the exciting day in visit Phoeni x, these students had They marched 3.1 Phoenix. to mee t so me requirements. miles in the Fiesta Bowl Parade Br odi Huddle sa id. "I had to pl ay on Jan . 2 . ' .:1 pieces of mu sic and scales to Not only did they perfonn in , 11ke it. I a lso had to memorize the parade, but they al o Front: Annie Pettit, Stephanie Voge, Brandi Huddle. , wo pieces of mu sic for the Back: Jon Krohn , Doug Gibson , Bryan Lefeber, Joe participated in carrying the parade. " Pettit , Adam Kramer and David Marshall are the American flag onto the field Doug Gibson said the auditi on members of the Southwest Iowa Marching Band . (Photo before the Fiesta Bowl. Huddle competition was tough in certain provided by Annie Pettit.) said, "Thi s flag wa as large as the groups, such as the upper football field." woodw ind , because there were While in Arizona they were able to do some sight-seeing. fewer spaces availabl e. Gibson was the flag director whil e They went to Ari zona Mills Mall, the largest in Arizona. down in Phoenix . They al so went to Rawhide, where they ate, dan ed and Students needed help pay ing fo r their trip to Phoenix. They enjoyed a ghost town. had a pa ncake breakfast at St. Patrick's Hall. They raised $75 �Sarah Fischer chooses to display individuality through her backpack. It contains memorabillia that reminds her of friends and good times they have shared. (Photo by Sara Dau .) Christal King di splays her individulaity through he r tattoo . (Photo by Sara Dau.) Amber Dau expresses her love for Walt Disney movies by the decorations in her room . She even has glow -in-the dark figures on her ceiling. (Photo by Sara Dau .) Dan Olsen is one of several guys who chose to get a tattoo. It reads "Only God Can Judge Me ." (Photo by Sara Dau .) Fish designs are a popul a r look tor b e d ro om s a nd b at hr oo m s . R h o n d a Christians en used her creativity to customi ze her bedroom. (Photo by Sara Dau .) J. ;L10) M ini M ag �By Sara Dau Expression of personality can be done in various ways. Many students express the mselves through clothing, hairstyles, tattoo orbody piercing. Christal King describes herself as outgoing. King said, "I dare to be different." King has a tattoo and a nose ring. She got her tattoo at American Tattoo and pierced her own nose. She regrets piercing her nose becau e, "I didn't think people would judge me the way they did . They looked at me like I was a freak. With the tattoo , no one can see it but it i there forever." Many students also wear backpacks that are as decorated as a bedroom could be. Some also spend a great deal of time personali zing their locker with pictures of friends, fa mily and magazine clippings. Sarah Fischer wea rs he r unique backpack to all of her da:-.ses . Stacie Cross also chooses to stand out Stacie Cross 's personality shines through in many aspects of her life. Her locker is just one example. (Photo by Sara Dau.) "If everyone were the sam-e it would be very boring. There would be no diversity." -Lori Piper and make herself known. Cross said, "Individuality is important because it makes a person who they are. Not only on the outside but on the inside too. It (individuality) is what makes a perosn unique. If we all had the sames personalities, the world would be boring." Self-confidence is needed to stand out among peers. Cross said, "I feel like more of a leader than a follower. I have the confidence to act, look and dress how I want to. Like most things though , individualty is a hard thing to have. To stand up for what you believe in alone is hard, especially when there are so m a ny people with different thoughts and judgements around you. But when your individuality is finally accepted, it feel s as though the whole world has accepted you with open arms, just for who you are." �Tl.e Neola Tire C<Hrlpa ny gives tl.e ir ex p e rtise and services lo Neola a n d surrounding communities a nd als o s ponsors tl•e Trojan yearl.ook. (Pl•olo Ly Marial. '\\'ellman.) JUH-PSTAQT By Mariah " ' ellman Busines ses gi-ve wlaal some ti.ink "makes the world go ' round" - money. Community and s clwool go hand in lwand lo help educate students . Tlwey are a part of student educa- lion in more way s than one. Comnwunity memhcrs and hus inesses gi-ve s tudents a chance to gel a tas te of th e "real world." 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WE LOVE YOU, M OM AND DAD �Index Bowen, Sam 47, 48 Bowen, Zach 35, 57, 119 Brisbois, Joshua 47 Brisbois, Shannon 47, 89, 117 Bruck, Keith 47 Armageddon Bruck, Linda 41 , 62, 117 Albers, Megan 49 Bruck, Peggy 38, 40, 54, 71 , 119 Alexander, Chad 6, 9, 13, 32a, 32d, 33, Bruck, Raymond 49 121 , 114, 115, 116, 119 Bruck, Theresa 30 Andersen, Kristi 20, 35, 60, 95, 119 Brunow, Joe 57 Andersen, Joseph 44, 89 Burbridge, Kristen 13, 35, 117, 11 8 Burbridge, Lauren 49 Andrews, Dawn 38, 117 Andrews, Jason 32a, 32d A Civil Action Armstrong, Brad 80 Ausdemore, Ben 21 , 38, 117 Calek, Katie 49 Ausdemore, Donna 30 Ausdemore, Hannah 44, 46, 51 , 90, Carlson, Beth 27, 38 Carrigan, Colleen 45 91 Carroll, Allison 49 Ausdemore, Heidi 41 , 117 Christensen, Andy 41, 72, 80, 84 Ausdemore, Joseph 4 7, 51 , 91 Christiansen, Amie 7 l Ausdemore, Landon 49 Christiansen, Ashley 41 , 43, 60, 75, 13 Ausdemore, LeAnne 9, 13, 38, 56, Christiansen, Rhonda _13, 38, 71 , 66, 70, 71, 74, 75 , 78, 82, 83, 110, 111, 118 95, 86, 114 Clark, Brandon 38, 117 Ausdemore, Lisa 13, 41 , 75 Clark, Eric 47., 48 Ausdemore, Ryan 68, 69 Clausen, Arla 8, 28, 98, 11 9 Ausdemore, Wendy 49 Clevenger, Christina 45, 90, 91 Clevenger, Jennifer 38, 83 A Bug's Life Cochran, Carl 28, 80 Cohen, Alayna 38, 96, 105, 115, 116, Bahrke, Amanda 49 118, 119 Bahrke, Laura 9, 41 , 83, 86, 11 8 Cohen, Andri 45 Baldwin, Jesse 32a, 32d, 33, 34, 68 Cook, Brett 4 7, 90, 91 Bargenquast, Madge 30 Cook, Glen 68 Barnes, Daren 44 Cook, Jason 32a, 32d, 34 , 55 Barnes, Jeremy 25, 41, 64, 76, 84 Cook, Neil 20, 38, 55, 65 , 72, 79 Barrett, Rhett 28, 72, 79 Corrin, Marie 45, 90, 91 Barrier, Craig 47, 89, 91 Courtier, Troy 4 7, 89 Barrier, Katie 47, 86, 89, 90, 91 Cross, Stacie 35, 54, 111 Barrier, Megan 4 1, 75 Crowley, Sharon 71 Beebe, Alexandrea 49 Crozier, Bradley 45 Beebe, Alyssa 11 , 41 , 83, 86 Crozier, Jennifer 47 Bennett, Kimberly 44, 90, 91 Czaj a, William 45 Bennett, Linda 30 Benning, Dustin 15, 38, 72, 80, 84 Dr. Doltttle Benning, Eric 35, 72, 84 Benzing, Diana 28 Daley, John 83 Berg, Andrew 49 Dalton, Jenny 47, 89, 90, 9 1 Berg, Kelley 44 Dalton, Patrick 28, 86 Blair, Mathew 44 Dalton, Shawn 41 , 52, 76, 80, 8 l , 84 Bloom, Dan 32d , 58 Dalton, Tim 13, 16, 25, 32a, 32d, Bloom, Joe 32d 34, 76, 80, 84, 85 Boos, Eric 25, 35, 60, 72, 79, 84, Danker, Derrick 49 85, 11 7 Daringer, Amber 39, 40, 68, 7 1, 83 Boos, Seth 32a, 34 Daringer, Brent 44, 47, 89, 9 1 Bowen, Katie 8, 9, 38, 71 , 96, 103 Darrington, Ashley 49 [m Index Darrington, Mandy 10, 75, 83, 86 11 , 13, 4 1, Darrington, Meli ssa 3. 4 1. 116. 117 Dau, Amber 5, 14, 20. 35. 60. I 03, t 10, 11 7, 11 8 Dau, Sara 9, 32a, 32d, 34, 55, I 01 , l I 11 5, 116, 117, 119, 121 Davis, Noran l1I 45 Dermody, Jim 28, 37, 68, 80 Dicker on, Shannon 49 Dickey, Kyle 17 Dickey, Tara 18, 35, 58. 96, I J 7, 11 8 Dittmer, Colburn 49 Di velbess, Bedane J 7, 32a, J2d 33, 62, 57 Di velbess, Courtney 24, 42, 56. 96, 101 , 11 4 Do llen, Beth 45 Dolle n, Kaylee 17, 32a, 32d, 33, 34, 83. 121 Dollen, Kelly 30, 31 Donnelly, M arcia 49 Donovan, Lacey 9, 17, 21 , 33, 32a, 32d, 34, 94, 102, 105, I 09, l l 3, 115, 116, 117, 11 8, 119, 120 Donovan, Ryan 41 , 42, 52, 80 I 17, 118 Dri ver, Angela J 7, 32d, 99, 123 Driver, Jonathan 42, 79 Enemy af the State Eckrich, Ashley 45 Eckrich, Aaron 35, 68 Elliott, Dan 29, 72, 83 Elliott, Sarah 71 Esser, Kim 30 Esser, Sara 13, 17, 2 1, 32a, 32d. 34, 7 l, 86, 115,122 E vers, Paul 35, 37, 68, 72 f aculty Felton, Mindy 18, 35, 60 Finken, Amber 47, 89, 90, 9 1 Fin ken, Brandon 38, 39, 58, 59, 68, 69, 72, 80 , 84, 93, L14 Fin ken, Lauren 47, 89, 90, 11 7 F inken, Rachel 6, 13, 38, 39, 7 1. 75, 79, 86 Fische r, Andrea 8, 9, 17, 32a, 32d. 33, 34, 53 , 75, 98, 100, 101 , I J4 , 11 5. 11 6, 119 Fischer, Ashley 39, 7-1 , 75, 83, 115, 116, 11 7 Fischer, Sarah 35, 37, 70, 7 L, 86, I [()_ 111 Fle mm ing, Lois 30 Foote, Amanda 49 Frederi kse n, Brande n 49 Frederiksen, M ichael 47 �Frederiksen , Tim 32a Fritc h, Mark 29, 63, 72, 73 G loria Ga m ac he, Ashl ey 49 Ga m bs, E lea nor 29 Gau, Al isha 4 9 a u, A manda 9, 12, 13, 4 1, 42, 75, 86, 95 , 114, 116 Ga ud ia n, Katie 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 , 19, 42, 83 , 96, I J4 Gaud ian , Laura 6, 8, 9, 17 , 19, 32a, 32d, 33, 34, 53 , 71 , 75 , 83 , 104, 114, 115, 116, 119, 122 Gentle man. T iffan y 2 1, 35, 62 Gi.b o n. Doug 29, 44, 68, l 09 Good ell , Joshua 49 Graeve, Kathry n 36 Graeve, Kriste n 45 Graham , Jacob 53 , 60, 68, 84, 97 Graha m , Jared 42. 80 , 84 Grand ic k, Aaron 32d 111 Gravert, D ave 72, 84 ' Gravert, Heath 32a, 32d, 33 , 72, 73 , 123 Gray, M ic haela 4 7, 89, 90, 91 Grei ne r, A ndy 44, 45, 51 , 89 Grei ner, Kelli 4 7, 89 , 90, 91 Grei ne r, N ic k 92, 117 Greiner, Shari 42, 75 , 83, 114 Grote , Dea n 47 , 89 Grube r, Donald 39, 61 , 65 , 77, 79 G ui ll , B rad 68 G unde rso n, En-i n 16, 32a, 32d, 33, 34, 56, 68, 102, 117 Gunder1.on, Ju. tin 72, 79, 84, 117 Gwynn, Jonathan 47 Hush Hester, Chris 68 Hester, Michelle 18, 54, 61 , 71 , 115 , 116, 118 Hester, Tiffany 21 , 32b, 32d, 34, 117, 119, 128 Hester, Traci 39, 40 Higby, Lori 7, 28, 29, 118 Hinman , Matt 42, 72, 80 Honeywell , Tammi 5, 9, 13 , 42, 118 Hood, Adam 14, 42 , 56, 72, 80, 108 Hood, Nathan 96, 119 Hornbostel, Lan-y 29 Hough , Brent 49 Hubbard , Latia 42, 118 Huddle, Brandi 25 , 35 , 58 , 62 , 71 , 87 , 93 , 102, 109, 119 Huebert, Cody 47 , 89 Hunt, Amber 44, 45 , 91 Huseman, Angela 30, 31 , 61 , 65 , 108 In Dreams Incontro, Cassie 42 , 82, 83, 95 , 118 Incontro, Keith 32b, 32d, 34, 103 , l 17, 120 J ack Frost Jarrett, Dennis 29, 51 Jahde, Michelle 45 Je nsen , Lindsey 45 Jensen, Ryan 4 , 7, 8, 9, 13 , 26, 32b, 32d, 33, 72, 84, 109, 114, 115 , 119 Johnson , Barney 2, 28, 29 John son , Lindsey 6, 20 , 36, 53 , 68 , 83, 14, 115, 116, 119 Johnson , Schuyler 15 , 42, 72, 80, 108 Justi ce, Joan 31 ShaKespeare in Love Haggerty, Brian 4 7, 9 1 Hanken, Zac h 4 2, 43 , 72, 79, 84 Hansen, Chris 32b, 32d lfanse , Jason 53, 92 II •II .... n, R achel 39, 71 , 75 , 86 th, rman , Ada m 4 2. 72, 80, 98 , 117 , 1L 9 Harma n, Ta m i 3 1, 54 1-Iarris , Aa ron 13, 2 1, 32b, 32d, 77, 84, 11 4 , 11 5, 11 9, 12 1 Harri ·, Beth 49 Harryman, Ke nt 49 , 72 Haugaard , She lby 49 lki m ba ugh, Jessica 47, 89, 90, 9 1 fic1m baugh, Sadie 68 , 80 IJF'rn pel, E li zabeth 39, 86 l mµe l, Ti a LO 1 111ska, W il lia m 32b, 32d, 33 Kala maja, Anne 12, 32b, 32d, 33, 58 Kala maja, Michael 47 , 51 Kaspar, Amanda 58 Kay, Kare n 30, 3 1 Keller, Ashley 47 Kell er, Chri s 42 Ke nealy, Alicia 44, 47 , 90, 117 Killpack, Jon 8, 9, 17 , 32b, 32d, 33 , 34, 72, 98, 114, 11 5, 11 9 Killpack, Lee 29, 53, 6 1, 65 Killpack, Shari 44, 47, 90 Killpac k, Steven 4 , 8, 25, 42, 72, 11 9 Kinart, Nick 44, 47, 89 Kinart, Zach 14 , 42, 72, 80, 84 King, C hri stal 3, 7 , 17, 32b, 32d, 33 , 110, 111 , 115 , 117 , 11 8, 11 9 King, Jeff 36, 54 Kleinschmidt, Dawn 36, 117 Kleinschmidt, Jenni 42 Kline, Sue 31 Koch, Brenda 9, 42, 75 Koch, Nancy 32b, 32d, 33, 34 Kohl, Josh 39, 57, 64, 72, 80, 84 Kohl, Justin 49 Kosmacek, Joey 42, 57, 64, 72, 73 , 79, 84 Kosmacek, Tracy 9, 32b, 32d, 33 34, 72, 80, 84, 85, 114, 115, 119, 122 Kozeal , Max 29 Kramer, Adam 3, 12, 39, 40, 72, 80, 84, 109, 117, 119 Kramer, Mary 29 Krohn , Angela 45 Krohn, Jon 5, 7, 42, 77, 97, 109 Kuhnle, Jesse 47 , 89, 91 Kunkle, Kwin 45 , 91 Kunze, Glenda 29 Life is Beautiful Larsen, Bryan 49, 72 Larsen , Paul 42 , 54, 72, 80, 84, 11 8 Larsen, Roger 89 Larsen, William 29 Larson, Jennifer 47 Laver, Dustin 45 Leaders, Brent 12, 39, 60, 65 , 68, 72, 79, 84 Leaders, Eddie 42, 57, 72, 80 Leaders, Katie 75 Leaders, Laci 70, 71 Leaders, Thomas 32b, 32d, 102, 117 Leaders, Tim 36, 64, 72, 84, 103, 117 LeBaugh, Devi n 45 LeBaugh, T.J. 49 Lefeber, Bryan 25, 39, 64, 68, 84, 99, 109, 11 6, 11 9 Lefeber, Dave 89 Leonard, Julie 45 , 9 1 Leonard, Mike 6, 36, 117 Leuschen, Cassie 48 Le uschen, Nicholas 42 Long, Ryan 45, 89 Lueders, Amy 28, 29, 11 5, 11 6 Lugsch, Lindsey 39, 62, 104 Meet Joe Bl&iok Maness, Lance 36, 72, 73 Mangan, James 42, 59, 72 Manhart, Melissa 10, 12, 13, 41 , 42, 54, 56, 75, 86, 87, 116, 118 Manh art, Sarah 3, 42 Maresch, Anthony 49 Index CTJ~• �Maresch, Donald 14, 42, 84, 119 Marsh, Adam 42, 117 Marshall, David 39, 97, 109, 119 Martens, Joshua 42, 72, 79 M artens, Seth 42 , 79 Martinez, Joe 42, 72 M atter, Christine 2 1, 32b, 32d, 61 , 114 Matter, Elizabeth 39, 57, 96, 100 Matter, Lorna 31 Matulka, Kevin 29, 75 , 102, 117 McDaniel, Levi 39, 56, 117 McDermott, Jed 31 McDonald, Jay 68 McDonald, Jonathan 45 , 89 McEvoy, Bryan 48 , 48 McKenzie, Rhonda 31 McLandsborough, Austin 36 McLandsborough, Lauren 8, 13, 42, 83 Means, Chase 49 Mefford, Joe 39, 68, 79 Mefford , Samantha 32b, 32d, 123 Meinke, Diana 3 1 Meintzer, Tommy 48 Merritt, KaE 45 Michl , Jason 7, 36, 53 M iller, E lyse 49 M iller, Kelsey 45, 117 Mi nahan, A manda 48, 89, 90, 91 Minahan, Amy 6, 9, 13, 39, 56, 64, 7 1, 75, 79, 86, 87, 114 Minahan, Traci 2 1, 32b, 32d, 32, 71 , 75, 95 , 104, 119 Moen, Jenna 42, 6 1, 11 8 Moen, Sarah 50 Morriss, Dary n 45 , 9 1 Morse, Andrew 45, 89, 9 1 Morse, Katie 24, 36, 54, 6 1, 66, 75, 83 , 86, 87, 114 , 115 , 116, Morse, Roberta 30, 3 1 M uhs, Jessica 12, 39, 65 , 67, 70, 71 , 75, 11 8 M yers, Jessica 48 , 90, 9 1, 117 Nat ural Forces Nanninga, Amy 50 Nanni nga, Brett 27 , 29, 30, 3 1, 90 Nan ninga, Laura 29, 45 , 46 , 90, 9 1 Nelson, Ash ley 50 Nelson , Brandon 50 Nelson, Bria n 42 Nelson , Carri 50 Nelson , Jason 36 Nelson, Ju sti n 11 , 19, 43, 72, 79, 84 Nelson, Kimberl y 45, 90, 9 1 Nelson, Matthew 50 [~) Jndex Nelson, Travis 45 , 91 Nieman, Kim 14, 15 , 36, 55, 60, 95 lhe Other Sister Obermeier, Erin 24, 39, 71 , 74, 75 , 83 , 86, 115 Obermeier, Lindsey 45 , 90, 9 1 Obrecht, Josh 39, 59, 68, 72, 80, 84, 93, 117 Ohlinger, Beverly 29 Oloff, Andrew 50 Olsen, Andy 48 , 89, 90, 9 1 Olsen, Dan 15 , 32b, 33, 80, 110 Olson , Dustin 36 O vergaard, Marty 36, 67 , 72, 78, 79, 97 p atch Adams Parker, Holly 44, 45 , 91 , 117 Parsons, Seth 50 Pauley, B .J . 50 Pauley, Joey 48 , 89, 90, 91 Pauley, Nicole 45 , 90, 9 1 Payne, B rad 25, 39, 72, 73, 79, 84, 11 9 Payne, Cassie 25 , 32c, 32d , 33 , 34 , 74, 75 , 78, 98, 117 , 11 9, 122 Payne, Rick 79 Pe mberton , Jennifer 50 Pester, Brandy 50 Petersen, Aaron 27, 32c, 68, 102, 103 Petersen, Bra ndon 45 , 51 , 89, 9 1 Petersen, Cody 50 Petersen, Jeremy 36, 54, 6 1, 67 , 68, 80, 84, 85 Pete rsen, Shawn 43 , 72, 80 , 8 1, 84 Pete rsen, Susan 11 , 27, 39,65, 71 , 100, 117, 11 8 Pettit, Annie 36, 62, 109, 11 4 , 115 , 116, 11 8 Pettit, Joe 2 1, 38, 39, 80 , 109, 11 9 Piper, Lori 19, 25, 36, 56, 71 , 11 9 Pitts, Eric 50 Pl ambeck, Katie 45 , 117 Pl a mbeck, Sara 13, 43 Preuss, M att 13, 68, 69 Prew itt, M ary 28, 29, 54 , 6 1, 103, 117 R ush Hour Redinbaugh, Carly 50 Redin baugh, Tanya 48 , 90 Reed, Jennife r 43 , 6 1 Richards, Heath 18, 2 1, 35, 36, 54, 79, 117 Richards, Nickalos 48 Ridder, Jesse 43 Ridder, Paul 50 Rieber, Ca lvin 45 Ri eber, Natha n 48 Ring, And rea 44, 46, 5 1. 90, 91 Ring, Ja mi e 48 , 90, 9 l Ring, Jay 32c, 32d Ring, Je re my 46 Ring, Josh 32c , 32d, 34 , 93 Ring, Justin 43, 68, 72, 79 Ring, Kell y 36, 62, 63, 94, 108, 117, 11 9 Ring, Lesley 6, 39, 95 , 100 , 10 1 Ring, Sarah 15 , 2 1, 32c, 32d , 33, 34, 58, 95 Ring, Tom 3 1 Robe rts, Derek 32c, 32d, 34, l 17 Robe rts, Kyle 43 Roberts, Mic hael 50 Roberts, Tahni 46 Rode nburg, Callie 7, 19 , 36, 74, 75, 94, 100, 101 , 11 9 Ross, A mber 32d, 34, 62, l 08, 11 7 Ross, Paul 44, 46 Ruckman, Je nnife r 39, 62 , 117, 118 Rugg les, Jessica 8, l 0, I l , l 3, 39, 57, 75 , 86, 11 6 , 117, 11 8 Ruggles, Joel 46 S aving Private Ryan Schi erb roc k, Erin 5, 9, 12, 4 3, 75, 96, 100, 11 9 Schneckloth , Adam 43 Schroder, Regan 36, 68 , 72, 80 , 81 Schroeder, Chri s 43, 79 Schroede r, Ni cole 39, 40, 55, 7 1, 74, 75 , 79, 86, 96, 11 4 Schultz, Ashley 48 , 89 , 90, 9 1 Schuning, Jodi 32c, 32d, 33, 34, 95. 104, 11 9 Sha nnon, Sarah 32c, 32d, 33, l 23 Shreeves, Ke ll y 43 , 83, 86, 118 Shreeves, Kurtis 50 Sibert, Brian 4 3, 72, 79, 84 S ibert, Katie 48 , 89, 90 Sigle r, Danie ll e 46 Sigle r, Desiree 48 , 89 Skow, Gav in 24, 39, 6 1, 65 , 99, 111. 11 4 , 1 16 , 11 8, l 19 Smith , Da nie l 50 Smith , De ri ck 50 Sm ith , Donnie 46, 89, 9 1· Sm ith , Katie 50 Smith , Krystal 4 1, 43 , 86, 118 Sm ith, L uke 46, 89 , 9 1 Smith, Mark 4 1, 43, 56, 79 Sm ith, Nate 46 Sm ith, Nile 28, 29 S mith , R usty 36, 68, 69, 72 , 73. 84 �Sondag Nyra 29 Sparr, Deborah 43, 58 Speight. Chris 6, 39, 72 , 80, 84 Speight, Timothy 46, 89. 90, 91 S taffo rd , Steve 3 1, J 14 Stangl, Ashley 48 Stark , Brandie 50 Stephen , Jenni fe r 6, 9, 19, 17, 2 1, 32c, 32d, 33, 34, 60, 71 , 75 , 86 , 94, 105, J17 , 11 8, 120 Stone, Mol ly 4 1, 43, 56, 61 , 75 S tuart, Robert Jr. 46, 89 Suntk e n, A le 46, 90 Suntken, Eri c 36, 65, 72, 78, 79, 84 l rue Crimes Tapp. Ju ti n 39, 57, 68, 80, 84 Tes ier, M iche le 9, 13 , 43 , 86, 87, 119 Thie len, Elizabeth 48 , 89, 90, 9 1 Thie len. Jacki 36, 75 , 119 Thie len, Noah 14, 43, 54, 72, 80, 84 Thomas, Heath 9, 32c, 33, 72, 80,81 Thomas, Jes ta 50 Tho mas, Kolt 39, 72, 79 T homa , Nick 2, 6, 36, 37, 80, 84, 103 Toler, Katy 48, 89, 90, 9 I , I 17 Toler, To mi 46, 9 1, 11 7 Troyer, Jennifer 44, 46,90 Troyer, Nick 37 Varslty Blues VanArdsdol , Jeremy 6, 25, 37, 53, 99, 103, 117, 119 Veltoff, Dave 60 Voge, James Jr. 46, 90, 91 Voge, Stephanie 13, 2 1, 25, 32c, 32d, 34, 100, 101 , 104, 105, 109, 115, 11 8 Voge, Thomas 50 Vorthmann , Brandon 48 Waterboy Wall ace, Carl 43, 80 Walter, Barbara 29 Walter, Nick 39, 78, 79 Ward , Kathe1ine 32c, 32d, 82, 83 Ward, Ryan 46, 89 Wedemeyer, Brian 30, 3 1 Wedemeyer, Susan 29, 86 Weihs, Brenna 43, 83, 11 8 Welbourne, Annie 37, 80, 115 Welbourne, Katie 39, 71 , 75, 96, 11 5 Welbourne, Kyle 44, 48, 9 1 Wellman, Andrea 2 1, 39 Wellman, Dani elle 50 Wellman, Mar iah 13, 35, 37, 7 1, 82, 83 , 11 5, 11 7 Wellman, Sara (11 ) 6, 20, 37, 71 , 80 83 ,93 , 99, 11 4, 11 5, 11 6, 11 9 Wellman, Sara (9) 5, 9, 13, 43 , 86, 11 8 Wellman, Stephanie 48, 89, 90, 9 1 Wellman, Tessa 44, 46, 5 1, 90, 91 Wellman, Wendy 29 White, T. Gary 28, 29 Willet, Malinda 11 , 43 Wilson, Alisha 43, 108 Wilson, Amanda 39, 115, 116 Wilson, John 40 Wilson, Matthew 50 Wimer, Christine 46 Withers, Sara 46, 9 1 Witt, Elizabeth 14, 40, 57, 100, 101 , 11 8 Witt, Jami e 6, 40, 63 , 96, 100, 117 Witt, Jeremy 50 Witt, Johnnie 50 Wohlers, Caleb 46 Wollenhaupt, Joe 40, 64, 79 Wollenhaupt, John 48, 89, 90, 9 1 Wollenhaupt, Kurt 90 Worden, Allen 11 , 43, 11 8, 11 9 !he Mask of Z orro Zellmer, John 50 Zellmer, Katie 7 , 14, 20, 37 , 86, 87 , 100, 101, 11 6, 117, 119 Zellmer, Laura 14, 43 , 64, 95 , 100, 10 1, 11 6, 117 Zi rrunerman , Linda 119 Urba n Legends Ungrad. John 46 Colophon T he 1999 Trojan was published b y Walswor th P ublishing Compan)1 of M a rceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as r epresentative for the company. All copy was created and written b y the Publications staff exclusively. The base materia l for the yearbook was Premium Weathered Blue Leathertone a nd all copy is gold silk screen. Endsh eets are Quest White. 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T hese commenda ble people we1·e: Ruth B r ich 1'he Daily Nonpareil t< lly D ollen Susan Wedemeyer G r eg Ad am s Studio B Photography Brett Nanninga Rob erta M orse Amy Lued ers Fischer Photogra p y Angela Huseman Arla Jo Cla usen Harlan Newspaper Karen Kay Brian Wedemeyer Stacy Sportsman The Gazette Steve Stafford SCCI Inc. TCHS Faculty .. lnde, 1.!2,Jl �Tiffany Hesler digs rigl.t in and l.el1>s prer>are soup for tl.e Oorol .. Y D a i ' House, a l•omcless sl.eltcr in O•nal•a. (Pl.olo pro ... i•lc•I hy Mary Prc•"'ilf.) Fil\JAL OiQECTiOl\J By Lacey Dono"t'an • It I.as Leen a year of aclrenaline, from tl-.e ti.real of scl.ool "t'iolence in tl.e nation lo tl-.e ti.rill of tl..e men's cross country and jazz Land •naking it lo stale. It I.as Leen a year of lessons. class mates act in a " ' l.ile _,atcl-.ing mock drunk dri"t'ing accident, students learned tl..e l..arsl. realtities of _,l-.at could l.appen _,t..en drinking and dri"t'ing are mi"'ed. It I.as Leen a year of gi"t'ing. Tl..e first-year FHJ\.; FLJ\. ; J\.STRJ\. organization look tl..e community Ly storm, putting in 1,IS8 1-.ours of ser"t'ice to otl-.ers. Si"'leen sludents e"t'en _,ent to tl-.e Oorotl-.y Day House to contriLute tl..eir good _,ill. " ' itl. a group of young minds and a determination lo s uccee d , tl-.e '99-'99 scl.ool year _,ill fore"t'er Le •• i l~S] WA LSW O l\TH C losing r e m e mLe red . P U DLI S H I NC COMPA NY I M AR CE LI NE. M ISSOU RI 0 4 040 �••••••• ••••••• ••••••• ••••••• •••••• •••••• •••••• �Two police officers were killed and a tourist was seriously injured in July when o gunman burst into the U.S . Capitol and opened fire . Russell Eug~ne Weston Jr., 41 , began his shooting spree in mid-afternoon when the Capitol was filled with tourists and with the House still in session. Capitol Police Officer Jacob Chestnut, 58, was shot and killed al point-blank range as Weston barged through a metal detector. Fellow officer John Gibson , 42, was killed while exchanging fire with Weston. A memorial service was held in the Capitol Rotundo to honor both officers for their courageous acts. Weston, a paranoid schizophren ic with a long-standing fear of the federal government, was shot several times in the incident, but survived. He faces the federal death penalty for his crime. The Chicago Bulls claimed their third consecutive championship by beating the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals in June. It was Chicago's sixth league title in the 1990s and the team's second three-peat in eight years . Major offseoson changes, most notably the retirements of head coach Phil Jackson and the legendary Michael Jordon , brought on inevitable end to one of professional basketball's true dynasties. //>J' Morqu The United Autoworkers Union for General Motors Corp. went on strike in June, idling thousands of worke rs and crippling production in the company's North American operation. The strike, which lasted seven weeks, involved one of GM's specialized ports factories and ultimately resulted in five assembly plants bei ng closed until a deal was struck. . .... • Paul Wa rnerI AP . ' ' ...../.-'!')\, v ~" ·~~ '.~1/ _ -· !/_' / ' i"I ·~ ·J?l!/ . . . ·~· .. ··· J~ ,-.-.J Q I .• '. ';;.::. ' ; I. . I" - ~ -- ..... ~,. ·•· . ) ••--;7';._,.~: r· t' The sleeper hit "There's Something About Ma ry" got a slow start, but eventually shot to the top lo become of the summer's most popular movies. Starring Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller and Mott Dillon, the g rass-out com edy earned on impressive $ 150 million in the eight weeks following its release in July. Suppl;ed by AP/ Apple Inc. With its futuristic design and translucent exterior, Apple's new iMoc made a big spla sh in the cornpu r industry when it was released in August. Both eye-catching and affordable, the iMoc was on in sta nt hit with more than 278,000 units sold during its first six weeks on the market. By yea r's end , the colorful new-<:ige Macintosh had saturated the first-time buyers' market and converted a substantia l numbe r o f PC users to become the fa stest-selling compute r in hi story. "The X-Flles" movie, based on the hit TV serlBB, op11n1d 111 J• and became No. 1 at !be box ottlce In Its first weak of r1111111. DIYI• Duchovny and Gllllan Anderson reprised their TV roles as FBI11111t1 on the trail or asinister global coasplracy. ThB 111ov1e·aplot plck811 1111 the continuing story and also propelled the TV 1h11w lnt11 111 al1t se11on In the 1111. •Marv Jane Coder, 41, 1r mat1only wllll1 �Nearly two million people logged on to the America's Health Network web site to witness the Internet's first-ever live birth on June 16. Billed as an educational event, the Internet birth was filmed at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women and Children in Orlando, Fla. Elizabeth Ann Oliver, 40, having had labor induced, gave birth to a seven-pound boy in the unprecedented online delivery. Peter Cosgrove/AP The year's highest-profile Hollywood union ca me in Ju ly when Barbra Streisand and Jomes Brolin were married. After a two-year courtship and several reported proposals, the seasoned character a ctor fi na lly closed the deal w ith his multi-talented sweetheart. Streisand's son, Jason, gave the bride away and Bro lin's son , Josh, wa s the be t man during the ceremony, which featured a 16-piece orchestra cond ucted by Marvin Hamlisch. Guests includ ed John Travolto, Tom Hanks .and Quincy Jones. New•hon Noltchoyon/AP The Rolling Stones performed their first-ever Russian concert in August at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. The leg· endary rock group first applied for permission to play in the Soviet Union in 1967, but was denied due to irrec· oncilable diffe re nces. The Moscow conce rt, which laste d nearly three hours, was part of the Stones' highly successful "No Security" tour. Paul Chiosron/ AP The Detroit Red Wings rode a n emotional wave to their second consecutive NHL champion· ship, defeating the Washington Capitals in five games. The Red W ings d edicated the ir 199 8 Stanley Cup to te ammate Vladimir Konstantinov, who was injured in a near-fatal car cra sh days after their 1997 w in. At center ice, the once· rugged defenseman a cknowledged a standing ovation by rising from his wheelchair and waving to fans. PKll•I 1111n1 1nd her motherly Instincts, fought off a mountain Hon that triad l'1Plt1dly to1n1ckh1r thraa young daughters during ahiking trip In June at Big ••• N1t11n11 Park la west llm. By waving the knlle, shouting and throwing r a, Coder distracted the animal long enough tor the girls to escape back 11' 1111 trill le the IH1ily car. Walking backward with her small knife In hand, CHlr 1a111w1d wllfl 1111y1 onthe lion until she too was able le escape. • lWD �Swissair Flight 111 fro m New Yark to G e neva crashed into the North Atlantic off the Nova Scotian coast in September, killing all 229 people on board. Search crews recovered hundreds of thousands of pieces of the airliner from the ocean Roar in the months following the tragic crash. Information collected from the Flight data recorder indi cated that a little more than an hour a fter leaving Kennedy International Airport, the pilot reported a fire in the cockpit. Sixteen minutes later, the aircraft plunged into the ocean. Although the official ca use of the crash was uncertain , faulty wiring in the in-Right video system was suspected· Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson won a 15-month battle to re-enter the boxing ring when the Nevada State Athletic Commission restored his license in October. His license was suspended in 1997 after he bit Evander Holyfield's ear during their world title fight. Tyson, on parole from an earlier rape conviction, made a triumphant return to the boxi ng ring against Francois Botha in January. A month later, he was arrested for assault and sent back to jail. John Glenn was rocketed back into space on the shuttle Discovery in October as the world's oldest astronaut. In an emotional reprise of his historic journey into space 36 years before, Glenn returned to the heavens as a test subject for NASA's research on aging . In 1962, the 77-year-old former U.S. Senator became the first American to orbit the Earth . Andr-Voughon/ AP Newt Gingrich shocked the country in November when he resigned as House Speaker and announced he was leavi ng Congress. Considered the mastermind behind the Republicans' dramatic return to congressional power after 40 yea rs in the minority, Gingrich was ultimately blamed for the GOP's disappointing showing in the 1998 mid-term e lections. This ironic twist of fate was the culmination of more than a yea r of declining popularity, which saw him barely win a second term as speaker and survive an attempted coup by members of his own party and leadership . Eric DroperI AP The New York Yankees won their second championship in three years wi th a World Series sweep of the San Diego Padres in October. With the w in , New York recorded it5 741'1 championship, a league record , and its seventh World S n sweep. The Yankees' heroics in the fa ll classic copped an 111 credible season in which they posted a majo r league record 125 wins . John Bazemore/AP TEST. AZ 00833702 A -LT.r.:&,_.:r.r- a. ~~ Supplied by AP /Treosury Deportment Fall The U.S. Treasury Department began issuing newly redes igned $20 bills in September, completing the third phase of its anti-counterfeiting program . The new $20 bills feature a larger, slightly off-center portrait of President Jackson, color-shifting ink for the numeral in the lower right-hand corner on the front, and a front view of the White House instead of the back view used on the older notes. A redesigned $100 bill ente red ci rculation in 1996 followed a year late r by a redesigned $50 bill. Similar redesigns of the $10 and $5 bills are also planned and wi ll be re leased simultaneously. The new currency will circu late along with older bills until they wea r out and ore pulled From circu lation . �University of Texas tailback Ricky Williams broke the Division I-A career rushing record during a late-season game against cross-state rival Texas A&M. Williams, who later won the Heismon Trophy, rushed for 6,279 yards, eclipsing the record set by 1976 Heismon Trophy winner Tony Dorsett 22 years before. During his career with the Longhorns, Williams set 16 NCAA records and 44 school marks. His stellar senior season put him in position to be the first pick in the NFL draft. fa;c Goy/ AP NBC's highly rated sitcom, "Frasier," set on indu stry record in September by winning its fifth consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Ove rall, the show won fou r Emmys , including Kelsey Grammar's win For Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. "Fraiser" began its sixth season on a new night, filling the coveted Thursday time slot previously occupied by "Seinfeld." Kevork Dionsezia n/ AP One of two high-profile hate crimes during the year involved 21-year-old Matthew Shepard, on openly gay student at the University of Wyoming . In October, Shepard was brutally beaten, roped to a fence and left to die in freezing weather. Russell Henderson, 22, and Aaron McKinney, 21 , the two men responsible For the savage attack, faced the death penalty on charges of kidnapping, aggravated robbery and first degree murder. Shepard's grisly death helped intensify the push For tougher laws against hate crimes. A labor dispute between the players' union and the NBA caused a lockout, which led to the cancellation of regular season games For the First time in league hi story. At the center of the debate was a collective bargaining agreement that coiled for concessions in free agency and the salary cop. At the eleventh hour, the players' union accepted a proposal that salvaged port of the season . The lockout, which lasted 204 days, cost the league and players millions of dol lars and resulted in teams canceling 32 games on their 82-game schedule. �Eight people were killed and more than 30 others injured in a tragic holiday bus crash on the Gorden State Parkway in December. Bound for Atlantic City from Brooklyn, N.Y., the bus slid off the icecovered highway and overturned . The majority of surviving passengers, most of whom were elderly, hod to be extricated from the icy confines of the mangled bus and suffered frostbite while waiting lo be transported from the scene of the occident. The FBI released 1,275 pages of its files on Fronk Sinatra in December, seven month s ofter he died of a heart attack. The files consisted mostly of vogue rumors of Sinatra's ties to the mob and information relating to several death and extortion threats again st him. The remainder of the files , reported to conta in most of Sinatra's recorded phone calls with mobsters, were kept sealed . The legal woes of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, advocate of assisted suicide and selfprocloimed angel of mercy, were compounded in November ofter he allowed the CBS news program "60 Minutes" to air a videotape of him administering lethal drugs to a terminally ill patient. Kevorkian, who escaped prosecution in five previous assisted-suicide coses, was charged wi th second -deg ree murder followi ng the notionally televised segment. A jury la ter found Kevorkian guilty, following a trial in which he defended himself. The 70-yeo r-old pathologist fa ced a sentence of up to 25 years in pri son. Ca rlos Osorio/ AP �Michael J. Fox, star of ABC's "Spin City" and several motion pictures, broke seven yea rs of sile nce in November when he revealed he had Parkinson's d isea se. Fox learned of his neurological condition soon after filming "Doc Hollywood" in 1991 and later had surgery to alleviate symptoms. The 37-year-old actor, best known for his work on the "Back to the Future" movies, felt talking about the incurable di sease wou ld he lp others who suffer from it. A controversial coin toss, several high-profile officiating blun • ders, coaches fired and rehired and the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl were just a few of the highlights in one of the NFL's strangest seasons on record . When the dust settled , Atlanta was reeli ng from its loss in the "Big Dance" a nd the league was preparing to implement instant replay for the second time 1n 10 years. O nly time would tell how the NFL would rebound from l 998's bizarre season. �Jordan's King Hussein, 63, died in February after a long struggle with cancer, ending a reign of nearly 46 years and prompting worldwide mourning. Known for his humanity and a bold pursuit for Middle East peace, Hussein's death was felt around the globe . Foreign leaders and dignitaries, including President Clinton and Former presidents Gerald Ford , Jimmy Carter and George Bush, converged on Jordan for the fallen leader's elaborate state funeral. Hussei n, who wa s crowned in 1953 at the age of 18, was credited For lifting Jordan into a place of international prominence with his Far-reaching abilities as a mediator and leader. Abdullah, Husse in's 37-yearold son, was sworn in as king shortly after his father's death . The year's most populor toy wa s the fun and furry Furby from Tiger Electronics, which created a buying frenzy during the holiday shopping season. Released in four seasona l colors, the Furby doll featured moving eyes and an uncanny "repeal after me" ability that had kids enthra lled and the government alarmed . Due to potential security risks, the playful electronic recording devices were prohibited from the Pentagon and many other government agencies. The newly created NCAA Bowl Championship Series used a number-crunching system that fe:w understood , but at season's end it resulted in the much-talked -about match-up between No . l and No. 2 . The top-ranked Tennessee Voluntee rs prevailed a s national champions, beating the Florida State Seminoles, 23-16, in the Fiesta Bowl. Winleft Vi ctoria Arocho/ AP Lindo Spill e r ~/ AP After being thrown out by a lower court, the sexual harassment lawsu it filed by Paula Jones against Presi dent Clinton was settled out of court. Without an apology or admi ssion of gui lt, the president agreed lo pay Jones $850,000 in November. The settlement ended any chance For an appeal in the matter. �The defending-champion Denver Broncos became the first AFC team to wi n con secutive league crowns in nearly 20 years when they defeated the upstart Atlanta Falcons, 34- 19, in Super Bowl XXXlll. Leading the Broncos to their second consecutive championship was veteran quarterback John Elway, who wa s named Super Bowl MVP. Elway, who said the 1998 seaso n was likely his la st, was weighing retirement against the opportunity to lead the Broncos to a third straight NFL title-a feat no team nor quarterback had ever a cco mplished. During a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in November, professional wrestler Hollywood Hulk Hogan announced his retirement from wrestling and his interest in running for president in 2000. Hogan, known for his flamboyant personality and hulking physique, cited the political success of fellow wrestler Jesse ''The Body" Ventura, the newly elected governor of Minnesota, as his inspiration to join the presidential race. As of press time, Hogan had not officially declared his cand;dacy. Twenty-three years after his father, Jimmy Hoffa , mysteriously J i:;appea red a nd was presumed dead, Ja mes P. Hoffa was elected ·n O.,cembe r to head the Interna tional Brotherhood of Teamste rs. l.iuwnplayi ng hi s fath e r's legenda ry status w ith th e Team ste rs , Hoffa pledged to strengthen the union's ai ling finan ces and bolster its o rga ni zin g effo rts . �The International Olympic Committee was plunged into scandal in January when allegations of bribery surfaced in relation to Salt Lake City's winning bid For the 2002 Olympic Winter Gomes. Under sanctions approved by the committee's executive board, six members were asked to resign due to the spiraling crisis, considered the largest corruption scandal in the history of the Games. The crux of the scandal centered on a myriad of bribes-cash payments, scholarships and other special favors-accepted by IOC members prior to voting on the host city for the 2002 Winter Games. In light of the scandal, new provisions were adopted for the IOC's selection process. Making only his fifth trip to the U - ~· mainland, Pope Joh n Paul II stopped in St. Louis in Janua ry after a triumphant five-day visit to Mexico City. The 30-hour stay in America's heartla nd wa s pa rt of the pope's worldwide mission to ra lly followers again st declini ng values as the church heads into the new millen ni ufTl . More than 130,000 people fi lled tw0 sports arena s and the St. Louis Cathedral to see and pray with the pontiff d1iring three separate events. In his sermons, the ailing 78-year-old pope decried "a culture of death" that embraces abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty. Mos imo Sambucetti/ AP Lauryn Hill had a big night at the 41 st Annual Grammy Awards in February. The former Fugees lead singer won an unprecedented five Grammys on the strength of "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," her critically acclaimed solo debut. Hill's five wins in one night were the most ever by a Female artist, eclipsing Carole King 's four Grammys for "Tapestry" in 1971. Establishing herself as a force in the recording industry, Hill won Grammys for album of the year, best new artist, female rhythm and blues vocal, R&B song for "Dao Wop (That Thing)" and R&B album. Reed Saxon/ AP Michael "'-1/AP After 13 seasons, six championships and countless spectacular performances, Michael Jordan announced his retirement from the Chicago Bulls in January. It wa s the second ti me in five years that Jordan walked away from the game, following his retirement in 1993 when he brieAy pursued a professional baseball career. Jordan, arguably the greatest player in NBA hi story, was o five-time league MVP, led the NBA in scoring l 0 times and averaged on unprecedented 31 5 points per game during hi s career. Considered a modern -day Babe Ruth , Jordon left on indel ible mark on the game with his inspiring play and larger-than-life popularity. Winter 1 �The w'ldly popular British children's program, Teletubbies, featuring a quartet of cuddly baby-talking aliens, was cast into controversy in February when conservative religious leader Jerry Falwell claimed one of the characters was gay. Writing in his monthly magazine, Falwell said Tinky Winky, the largest of the four characters, projected subtle signs of homosexuality by periodically carrying a purse, having a triangle, the gay pride symbol, on his head and for being purple, the gay pride color. The comments sparked an international uproar thot eventually led to an apology from Falwell. Meanwhile, the show's popularity skyrocketed, along with sales of Teletubbies merchandise. In .a tragic twist of fate, Canada's famous groundhog weather forecaster, W1a rton W illie, died days before his highly anticipated annual performance in February. Organizers of the celebrated Groundhog Festival in Wiarton , Ontario , Canada, kept Willie's death a secret until Feb. 2, when he was scheduled to leave his hole and check for a shadow. In lieu of the annual weather fo recasting gala, a special memorial service was held for the mystical mormot. �The University of Connecticut captured its first-ever NCAA championship with a thrilling 77-74 victory over top-ranked Duke, the heavily favored team considered by most to be unbeatable. UConn and Duke, the only two teams to hold the No. l ranking during the season, played a final game worthy of their rankings. A back-and-forth battle from start to finish , the lead changed hands several times before the Huskies took control in the final 20 seconds. With the win, UConn brake Duke's 32-game winning streak and kept the Blue Devils from setting an NCAA record for wins in a season. Steven Spielberg's anticipated win as best director for "Saving Private Ryan," his extraordinary World War II maste rpiece, was overshadowed by the movie's unforeseen loss as best picture at the 71 st Annual Academy Awards. An early favorite to win best picture honors, "Saving Private Ryan" was surprisingly defeated by "Shakespeare in Love" as the year's top film. Spielberg's O sca r for best director, his second in the 1990s, was one of the war epic's five Academy Awards. A U.S. military court cleared Capt. Richard Ashby of voluntary man slaughte r and other charges relating to the cable car disaster in northern Italy last February. Twenty people were killed when Ashby's fighter jet shea red support cables, sending the c:able car plunging 300 feet onto the side of a mountain near the northern Italian ski resort of Cavalese. Prosecutors in the case contended that the U.S. marine pilot was flying the fighte r jet too low and too fa st. The verdict outraged Italian citi zens and government officials, who called the jury's decision scandalous. �The nation's eyes fell upon Jasper, Texas, in the spring when the first of three. trials was completed in the dragging death of Jomes Byrd Jr., a 49-yeor-old African-American . A jury convicted white supremacist John William King, 24, of capitol murde r for chaining Byrd to a pickup by the ankles and dragging him two mi les until his body literally ripped to pieces. Two other white men, Shown Alle n Berry, 23, and Lawrence Russell Brewer, 31, also faced capitol murder charges in the June killing , which shocked the nation and touch d off racia l tensions. Acclaimed Italian filmmaker Roberto Benigni, writer, director and star of "Life Is Beautiful ," was responsible for one of the most surprising and entertaining moments ot the 7 1 st Annual Academy Awards. Upon winning the O scar Far best actor, Benig ni crawled up on the back of his seat and triumphantly walked from chair to chair, arms raised high above his head . Benigni joined Sophia Loren as one o f o nly two people in Academy history to win an acting a ward For a fore ign language film. Dove Caulkin/ AP �"Shakespeare in Love" took home an O scar in seven of the 13 categories for which it was nominated, including best picture, at the 7 1 st Annual Academy Awards in March. Gwyneth Paltrow, the movie's leading lady, earned the Academy Award for best actress. The 16th Century tragicomedy also won Oscars for best supporting actress , best original screenplay and best costume design . Lourie Sporhom/ AP NATO authorized a series of air strikes again st military and government targets in Yugoslavia in March after an eleventh hour refusal of Kosovo peace talks by Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. The NATO attacks, involving 400 allied aircraft and six missile-carrying ships, were aimed at halting the Serbian mil itary's rampage against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo fighting for their independence. More than 2,000 people were killed in the clashes, the majority of which were Albanians slaughtered as a result of ethnic cleansing. In add ition, more than 400,000 ethnic Alba nians were left homeless by defiant Yugoslav forces pushing them out of Kosovo. NATO leaders pledged to continue the air strikes, and possibly introduce ground troops, until Milosevic agreed to reverse ethnic cleansing. In what was later called one of the ugliest games ever played in women's college basketball, Purdue preva iled over Duke, 62-45, to win its first-ever NCAA championship. Turn overs, fou ls and mi ssed layups by both teams resulted in a dismal 4-4 tie nea rly half way through the first half. A slightly better second half for the top-ranked Boilermakers allowed them to gain momentum a nd eventually ea rn the national title. It was the lowest-scoring women's title ga me in NCAA hi story. Susan Rogan/ AP Suppl;od by AP/ITAR·TASS �Balloonists Bertrand Piccard of Switzerland and Brion Jones of Britain made history in Ma rch when they completed a record-setting 20day dash around the world. Circling the globe non-stop in the Breitling Orbiter 3, a mag ni fi cent 180-foot-high hot-air balloon, the two adventurers succeeded where others had "failed. Just months before, American Steve Fossett attempted a similar journey, but fell short when he had to make an emergency landing . The duo's race around the world encompassed 28,000 mil es from the Swiss Alps to Egypt. Four New Yark City police officers pleaded not guilty in March to charges of second degree murder stemmi ng from the February shooting death of street vendor , Amadou Diallo. Kenneth Boss, Sea n Carroll, Edward McMellon and Richard Murphy allegedly shot Diollo 19 times in th e vesti bule of hi s apartment build ing . The officers fired a total of 4 1 shots al Diallo, who wa s unarmed at the time. The shooting ucheJ off 15 days of protests outside police headquarters, resulting in more than 1,000 arrests . Protesters de nounced Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Poli ce Commissioner Howard Safir for their perce ived indifference to the shooting . �Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio, 84, died in March after spending several months in the hospital recovering from a lung operation. Nicknamed "Jaltin' Jae" and "The Yankee Clipper," the Hall of Fame center fielder's 56-game hitting streak in 1941 remains as one of the mast revered records in all of sports. A brief marriage to Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s also contributed to DiMaggio's legend. Roy Rogers, the singing "King of Cowboys" in movies and on television, died in July of heart failure. Co-starri ng alongside his wife and partner, Dale Evans, and with his fa ithful horse, Trigger, Rogers became an American icon with his straight-shooting ~xploits in Hollywood westerns. Olympic gold medalist and world-class sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner, 38, died in September of a brain seizure. Joyner, who won three gold medals in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, holds world records for the 100- and 200-meter sprints with times of 10.49 and 21.34. Her superhuman speed was overshadowed at times by suspicions of steroid use. Emmy award-winning puppeteer Shari Lewis, 65, died of uterine cancer in August. Lewis earned 12 Emmys for her PBS television specials, featuring the spirited, squeaky-voiced sock puppet, Lamb Chop, and furry sidekicks, Charlie Horse and Hu sh Puppy. Film critic Gene Siske!, 53, who along with Roger Ebert set the "thumbs-up, thumbs-down" standard in the movie industry, died in February after having surgery to remove a brain tumor. 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The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 1999 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 1999 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/251cb3c04a520aa760aead9cb86f3f27.pdf 0aea55490ab7e04cf78ff62fea18196d PDF Text Text ��Tri-Center 1999-2000 TRI-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL 33980 310TH STREET NEOLA, IA 51559 Title Page /1' 1 �Alyssa Beebe, Marie Corrin and Peggy Bruck received Scholastic Art Awards for their tremendous efforts as artists. (Photo provided by Kris Bebee.) Back to the Grind z: u..I a... c ) 2 ~0pen ing By Mariah Wellma n After three months of long needed va cation from the usual grind of school and excessive r e sponsibility, veteran students, rookie students and those who stuck in between returned to Tri-Center to start a new year full of homework, sports, friends and memories. Although many believed that the new school year came too soon and frantically flipped through the calendar to recall how it passed them by and the memories made, this would be a chance for a fresh start, making new friends and trying a new activity. This feeling was evident on the first day of the i999-2000 school year as students decorated their lockers and caught up with the friends they hadn't seen as much as they would've liked to during the summer. Even though many deny it, several students looked forward to a new year filled with memories, hardships, challenges but above all, fun. These a re the things students thrive on. �After practice upon practice, Katie Morse gets a chance to prove her diligence has paid off and improved her ability to spike and intimidate any defender. (Photo by Chris Speight.) Brad Payne and Joe Pettit put to use their acrobatic skills and good work ethic to help prepare comm unities for the Christmas season and participate in a National Honor Society activity. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) Mrs. Kay takes a break from her rigorous tasks as an administrative assistant to enjoy a good laugh. (Photo by Annie Welbourne.) Opening ~ 3 �Nicole Schroeder a nd Amy Minahan show their school spirit by dress ing as Te letubbie s on Twin Day o f Spirit Week . Scho ol w ide spirit and togetherness were shown all throughout thi s week. ( Ph oto pro vid e d by Nicole Schroeder. ) I Livin' La Vida Loe a I I ., 4 lfP St udent Life By Ashley Fischer It is during the high school years that a person's life seems the most exciting. At no other time in life are all the friends, teachers, memories and experiences right there to grab onto. It is at this point in life when only today matters and yesterday is gone. Tomorrow and whatever it may bring is too far away to deal with. Everything that is important right now only happens today. This fa why every part of a student's life is so meaningful in their individual lives. Whatever the magnitude of the circumstance, everything a student is involved in affects them deeply. They might not realize it now, but it will all show up in the big picture. Now is the time to prepare for this and all that lies ahead. Taking all this in can make life seem severely confusing. As anything always does, a student's life works itself out the way it is meant to be. Students must always remember, live today before tomorrow is gone. �Brend a Koch an d Ka ti e Ga udian dressed as Lady T roja n sport s fans fo r Twin Day. It is during the Homeco ming fes ti viti es that stude nts ca n express their individual styles in the cos tum es they wea r fo r each th eme day throughout the week. (Photo provided by B re nda Koch. ) Jessica Ruggles and Peggy Bruck pose in front of the Liucoln Memorial on the junior- enior trip in Wa hington, D.C. Students enj oyed th e op portunity to see all the main attrac tion s of the c ity. T hey a lso had the chance to experience all the p laces where hi s to ri ca l eve nt s hav e ta ken place in our nation's capital. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Th e Trojan Marchin g Band performed at man y d iffe rent co mpeti tions and were uccess ful throu ghout th e year. Students invo lved in mu s ic pen t time on the ir weeke nd s go in g to various locations for mu sic competitions. Thou gh they may spend hours on the road trave lin g to their de tination. the re su lt of winning make it a ll worthwhil e. (Photo provided by Arla C lausen.) Division /:J'S �Eric Boos braces himself as more food is dumped on his head by Jessica Myers at the pep rally. "I think the best part about Spirit Week was getting out of class to go to the pep rally," Nicole Pauley said. (Photo by Bryan Lefeber.) T he sophomores perform a parody of W hose Line Is It A nyway? at the pep rall y. Matt Hinman acted as Drew Carey and Brian Sibert, Melissa Manhart, Ashley Christiansen, Steve Killpack, Andy Christensen, Sara Wellman, Noah Thielen, Zach Hanken and Kelly Shreeves posed as contestants. The sophomores won the skit co mpetiti on, but they couldn ' t top the seniors who won overall participati on. (Photo by Laura Zel lmer.) Eric Suntken assists Dustin Benning whil e getting a drin k on Hawaiian Day. (Photo by Eri n Obermeier.) 6 t1J Student Life �Erin Obermeier SPIRIT • There is only one week out of the year students and facu lty can witness Wonder Woman strutting down the hall way, a pair of M&M 's eating lunch together and guy s wearing grass skirts. Thi s week is, the one and only , Spirit Week. Homecoming festivities began on Thursday, Sept.16 with the jersey and ca ndidate auction . The homecomin g candidates were auctioned off, as well as the senior football players' jerseys. Spirit week officially kicked off on Monday, Sept. 20 with Super Hero/ Celebrity Day. Teletubbies, Ken Griffey , Jr. , and Fred Durnst from Limp Bizkit were CIISGUISE a few of the spotted celebrities. Twin Day continued the festivities on Tuesday . Not only did sets of twins walk the halls, but also sets ofttiplets and quadruplets. Flowered shirts and grass skirts were the popular outfits on Wednesday's Hawaiian Day. Thursday, students were dressed in plaid shirts, overalls and straw hats for HeeHaw Day. Friday ended the week with the traditional Black and Gold Day. Saturday night the Homecoming festivities officiaJly ended, but the memories stuck with the students and faculty, causing the "Ti me of Your Life" theme to li ve on. Justin Nelson asks for Mrs. Gambs' opi nion about hi s outfit in fir t hour Spani sh class. (Photo by Amanda W il son .) Spiri+ Week /ffe 7 �Fo~EVE~ ~OVAL TV Jumping to their feet, the crowd cheerleader Katie Zellmer. "Time of Your Life," a so ng by cheered as the fin al touchdown was Greenday , was the theme for thi s year's scored. The game came to a hault with almost homecoming dance. For LeAnne Ausedemore, the most five minutes left in the third quarter. The thing from the coronation was memorable final score of the 1999 Homecoming watching her friend, Sara Wellman, being football game was 54-0. For Eric Suntken, this was his last crowned. Ausedemore said, "I was so homecoming game. He said it was a lot of happy to see Sara become the 1999 Homecoming Queen." fun to win by such a great margin. This was the last homecomi ng game for the senior football players and senior The Homecomi ng court created new memories for the years to come. (Photo courtesy of Jack Hanson.) 8 l!J Hornecornin9 �J e r e m y VanArsdol lowers to one knee as he is crowned by former Homecoming King Jon Killpack. (Photo courtesy of Jack Hanson.) As the exciteme nt and nervousness mounts backstage, Kelsey Wellman, Mariah Wellman's cousin, is primped with flowers and ribbon by Sara Wellman, Sadie Heim baugh, Kim Nieman and Mariah Wellman. She is told to slow down so the candidates hard work isn 't ruined. (Photo provided by Saclie Heimbaugh.) Sara Wellman is presented with roses and a scepter from former Homecoming Queen Laura Gaudian . She was also crowned with a tiara. The 1999 homecomjng cowt con isted of Eric Boos, Amber Dau, Sadie Heimbaugh, Lindsey Johnson, Tim Leaders, Kim Nieman , King Rusty Smith, Eric Sunkten, Nick Thomas, Prince Jeremy Van Arsdol, Princess Mariah Wellman and Queen Sara Wellman. (Photo courtesy of Jack Hanson.) Homec oming ~ 9 �Kelsey Miler and Amanda Gau ' s families went on a cruise to the Bahamas with their dance troupe. (Photo provided by Kelsey Miller.) Kelly Shreeves takes the time to eat like the Dani sh. Over the summer Kelly went overseas to Denmark to vis it her European realtives. (Photo provided by Kelly Shreeves.) Lounging around Megan Barrier's house over the summer Amanda Gau, Erin Schierbrock, Melissa Manhart, Ashley Christiansen, Barrier and Brenda Koch pose for a quick picture during their last days off from school. (Photo courtesy of Megan Barrier.) 10 ~ Student Life �SCHOOL'S "School's Out" by Alice Cooper was ringing in everyone's ears as the last bell rang in late May. Students gained freedom for three months out of the year. One option was to wake up at noon and hang around the house. Yet others decided to get up, get active and make some money. Sophomores Zach Hanken and Andy Christensen were lifeguards at the Neola Pool. " It was more Like babysitting than lifeguarding," said Christensen. Many students took vacations OuT to get away. Sophomore Kelly Shreeves visited family in Denmark. Their flight took over twelve hours flying from Omaha to Chicago, then to Copenhagen, and ending with a short fli ght to Alborg. "It was really fun but a really long flight," said Shreeves. After semester tests and final bells some people just wanted some good old rest and relaxation. Sophomore Tammi Honeywell said she sat at home and did nothing. "I did nothing but sit at home," said Honeywell. Taking a plunge off the deep e nd, Katie Plambeck and Colleen Carrigan ride the Fly Skycoaster during their vis it to the Iowa State Fai r. (Photo provided by Katie Plambeck.) Summer /!ft 11 �by: Courtney Divelbess ENJOYING By Alayna Cohen A concerned mother enters the school on a Friday afternoon. "Have you seen Billy?" she squacks. What? Stay at school on a Friday afternoon?! The majority of students say yeah right! This is when the weekend begins, they say. Although weeken ds are generally somethi ng most students look forward to, the activities they participate in may differ. F~EELJOM " Weekends are a time for trying on little kids' clothe s at Walmart," Rachel Hansen said. "'We also go to Chu ck E. Chee se a lot ," Katie Welbourne added. Though bizarre, these activities involve various other students in addition to Hansen and Welbourne. Dustin Ol se n, however , begs to differ. "Weekends are a time for three-day chess tournaments at friends ' houses," he said. Laura Zellmer, Jess ie Stone and Justin Ring spend free tim e playin g video ga mes. (Photo pro vi ded by Linda Bruck.) 12 /:J Student Life �LeAnne Ausdemore, Angela Krohn and Erin Schierbrock participate in a game of charades at an FCA Fifth Quarter Party. (Photo provided by Linda Bruck.) Jacki Thielen, Mariah Wellman, Kristi Andersen, Kim Nieman and Tracy Kozmacek ce lebra te Nieman and Kozmacek's birthdays with a limo ride. (Photo provided by Katie Gaudi an.) Matt Hinman , Noah Thielen and Eliza beth Witt enj oy a game of pool at an FCA Fifd1 Qu arter party. Two of these parties were held dur ing the year at Mr. Nanninga ' s house to prov ide a safe and fu n place fo r students. (Photo provided by Lind a Bruck.) Weekends /:J 13 �Embarrassed to be seen wearing baggy yellow Steve pants, Killpack tries to hide from the camera. (Photo by Alayna Cohen.) Rachel Hansen, seen above in her shin y pleather j acket, cuts her birthday cake in style. "I bought thi s j acket because I needed something trendy that looked good with dress clothes as well as jeans. Plus, at about $20, it was pretty affordabl e." (Photo prov ided by Jennife r Ruckman. ) Marie Corrin does her homework in one of her trendiest o utfits-a three-fo urths sleeved shirt and her Lucky jeans. Laura Zellmer can be seen at Corrin' s left doin g the layered look--another popul ar trend of the year. (Photo by Deb Sparr.) 14 ~ Student Life �F~ACTIQNS UH-OH. It's chilly now , but Mr. Weather Guy claims it' ll be 70 by thi s afternoon . What should I wear--pants or shorts? A short-sleeved shirt or a longsleeved shirt? Numerou s students came up with a simple solution to thi s problem. "Wear both," Latia Hubbard said with a shrug. No. Hubbard ' s not advi si ng students to double up on their layers of clothing-she' s merely referring to what seemed to be one of the biggest fas hion trends (not to mention the most popular fraction!) of the year--three-fourths everything. Christina Clevenger jumped on the three-fourths bandwagon for the sake of • F AOS comfort. "You can also wear capris (calf-length pants) and three-four ths sleeved shirts with almost anything," she added. Another trend was the brand Lucky. At about $70, even one pair of the jeans was a maj or splurge for many students. However, students who wear their jeans Lucky praise the many style options the brand offers. 'They might have been expensive," Amber Daringer said of her favori te pair of jeans, "but at least I know they ' ll be in style a long time." Will next year yield more of the same fashio ns? Tune into the 2000-2001 yearbook for this and more! --------- Holly Parker and Danielle Sigler show off their tylish fis herman' s hat while Joey Pauley i stylin ' in hi s trendy Fubu shirt. (Photo provided by Nicole Pauley.) Fashiol"I t Fads ~ 15 �ONLY • Graduation! The long-awaited day had finally arrived. The weather was warm, it was almost summer, and the seniors had left the building. Wait a minute! Was that one final day all high school has been about for seniors? "Making memories with friends through the years was the most important in hjgh school," said Kristen Burbridge. Okay. So May 21 and experiences with friends was important. What about the " school" part of high school? Burbridge said, "The higher classes give you glimpses of the classes for next year in college." Aha! Memories with friends and classmates, classes taken for after high school and graduation are really all graduating was about! "You may now move your tassel. You have graduated. " Mrs. Huseman an nounced whj fe the seniors busil y fo ll owed her instructi ons. (Photo by Deb Sparr.) 16 lJ Student Life �Salutatorian Sara Wellman gives her speech to the senior class. (Photo by Deb Sparr.) Annie Pettit gives some future advice to her little sister, Hannah, ri ght before the commenc ment ceremony. (Photo by Deb Sparr.) Angela Huseman, Tami Harman and Brett Nanninga prepare to congratulate the seniors as they receive their diploma . (Photo by Deb Sparr.) Graduation /;J 17 �CLOUD Shopping for dresses, shoes, tuxedos and accessories was a major part of getting ready for prom. Band and chorus students were· forced to get ready quickly because of the Large Group Contest at Lewis Central High School. David Marshall didn ' t get home until 3:30. Luckily it only took him 20 minutes to get ready. Beth Carlson had her nails done at ProNails in the Mall of the Bluffs the night before. She styled her own hai r with the help of her mom. Carlson had a bard time find ing a dress until she looked on the Internet. Overall, $350 was spent NINE on prom. This included the cost of getting her nails done, her date's supper and the dress . ."I feel so sorry for my parents, they paid for everything but my nail s," Carlson said. Annie Welbourne was hav ing a few problems while gettin g ready. Her dress didn ' t fit quite ri ght and had to be altered and Jeff King made her nervous by driving too fast in hi s new Eagle Talon. Despite all of thi s, "No matter what happens while you are gettin g prepared, it's all worth it in the end," Welbourne sa id. Nicole Schroeder helped Dustin Benning and Brent Leaders as they let off a little stress from covering the ceiling. (Photo by Susie Petersen.) 18 ~ S+udeYit Life �Elizabeth Witt steadied the scaffolding while Ben Ausdemore and Brandon Clark covered the curtains to make room for the clouds. (Photo by Susie Petersen. ) Kristi Andersen got her nails done by Shelly Schroder at the Finishing Touch in Neo la. This was a popul ar place for hairstyling as well as for getti ng nai ls done. (Photo by Mariah Wellman. ) Jessica Ruggles and Lesley Ring worked together to cover a box. Thi s box was transformed into a swing that wa u ed in the back.round for many pictures. Peggy Bruck and Jennifer Ruckman stand in the back.round repairing a tear on the backdrop of the sky . It took many ho urs of tedious work to completely cover the gy m. The stage wa decorated with balloons, angels and a staircase to heaven. (Photo by Susie Peter en.) Prom Prep /:1 19 �Eric Boos looks like he is in heaven as he • cruises around the race track in a go-cart at Fun Plex. (Photo by Jamie Witt. ) Jonathan Krohn is the perfect gentleman as he escorts Annie Pettit through "heaven." (Photo by Shari Greiner. ) Brandon Clark escorts Katie Welbourne down the walkway during the Grand March. (Photo by Shari Grei ner. ) 20 t.!ft Student Life �HEAVEN A Stairway to Heaven was made into a dream come true for some. A lot of work goes into prom. Not just the buying of the dresses and renting of tuxes, but the decorating, decision making and serving. All this takes time and dedication to get done. The junior class was n' t the only group that worked on getting prom set up. Christine Richey and Andrew Hensley were both in SOUND charge of getting the juniors together to organize what would take place at prom. They had the most hectic job because they had to make sure all the prom committees were getting their jobs completed while at the same time taking care of the arrangements they had to make. It took a lot of thought and preparation to make prom a "Stairway to Hea en." Carrie Tiarks , Jeremy Petersen, Chris Speight and Nicole Schroeder stop to pose fo r a quick picture. (Photo provided by Chris Speight.) �B~ Ala~na Cohen Student Body Fun in D.C. It was only 5:45 a.m. on a Thursday, but the bus was heated and ready to go. With suitcases in arm, 56 juniors and seniors and five chaperones were about to begin fo ur of the most exciting and fun-filled days of their lives. With such activities as the Spirit of Washington dinner and dance cruise (left) , hanging out in Georgetown and the bus rides with Lenny, the trusty busdriver, and Beth, the tour guide, this is an easy concept to understand. "Playing Bond in the hotel for three straight nights was also a blast," added Brad Payne. · LMORILS "The best part about the trip was having our own suite. The hotel didn't have enough regular rooms couch and ou r own whirlpool bathtub." - Jeremy Petersen Z2 tft Mini-Mag Touring such places as the White House, the Vietnam War Memorial (Brandi Huddle, pictured right) and the Holocaust Mus e um yielded a learning experience as well. "The trip taught me a lot about America's history and the way the government works," Peggy Bruck said. Mr. Elliott, one of the chaperones for the trip, also enjoyed a learning experience in D.C. "A lot of our class discussions have to do with th e trip," he said. Every two years, Tri-Ce nter juniors and seniors have the opportunity to learn more about their nation's history in Washington, D.C. �M;//enniumA.A JI ;vuaant88 So what millennium is this, anyway? This was the question on many student and faculty members' minds as the clock struck twelve on December 31, 1999. "Duh ," Marty Overgaard said, "the millennium began when it became '2000' ." El izabeth Matter agrees. "It just makes sense that the new millennium would begin at 'O'," she said . Sadie Heimbaugh didn't care to get involved in the mi lle n ium controversy. "It would be nice if it started in 2000, because that's the year I graduate," she said. Despite students' opinions on when the millenn ium actually beg ins/began , they sti ll kne w how to have fun. For exa mple , many students ch ose to cele brat e by wearing goofy green hats and drinking mock champag ne (r ight) . Or cou ld that just be Gavi Skow? "As I look back, I wish I had done more. After all, a miller-uiium only comes around once every thousand years or so, and I sorta botched up the last one." - Jason Michl A Con!!nu1ny Controversy ... Some peopl e, however, beg to differ that the new mille nnium began in 2000. "I th ink everyone reall y j ust got a littl e too exc ited and celebrated a year earl y," Mrs. Kun ze said . Jessica M uhs also beli eves the new millenni um begins in 2001. "When you co un t in sets of ten , one is the fi rst number of the set, and any num ber endi ng in zero is the las t," she ex pl ain ed. Despite her belief of when the new mille nnium really begi ns, Muh s (pi ctured left eating pi zza at Elizabeth Witt 's New Yea r's Eve party) still celebrated wi th her friends. " We all blew bu bbles at m idn igh t ," she sa id . W'oshing+on, D.C./Millenniurn ~ 23 �Oecora+~nq gennrs B'::j Sara Plambeck "I th ink it all depends on the person on what they put in their lockers. Some people don't put in anyth ing at all. It's all in the individ uality." -Latia Hubbard During the first week of school many people take on the task of decorating their brand new lockers. Melissa Manhart put a spec ial twist on her design. She has a straw Hawaii an handbag in her locker. "I used it on Homecoming Week for Hawaiian Day and just never took it out, " Manhart said. She sa id she uses it to lore g um and other candy she keeps in her locker. She also has picture of frie nd s and a card left up from Halloween. Other people chose to go for simple. Jeremy Barnes has only a picture of one of his friend s hanging on the door of hi s loc ker. Jenna Moen decora ted hers with homework a ignments. The homework ass ig nme nt wa a qui z I from Spani sh II in II which she got an F for talking. " I just want to I , show people how smart I really am," Moen sa id. Whatever people chose, it always e nded up being take n down in late May and other things put up in another locker in A ugust when school starts again the next year. I FamHy;~:~tan~::~gh E2,~DEtJr Family Many teen agers don ' t get to spend that qua lity time with their families due to bu sy schedules of parents and students . Mrs.Wedemeyer sa id she eats dinner with her hu sband about five times a week du e to the classes he takes two times a week. uMy favorite thing about being at home is that I can relax and enjoy my brand new home. It's quiet and peaceful. But so metimes I e njoy being at home by my se lf. Wh en my hu sband is home I e nj oy talkin g about my day or hi s," Wedemeyer sa id. And y Morse and Daryn Morriss eat with th eir familie s a lm os t every ni ght. " I e njoy bei ng with my fami ly because we joke around a lot," Morse said . "I lik e being at home with my family because it would be pretty boring witho ut th e m," said Morriss. 24 !!J Mini-Mag �Five miles per hour. That's the speed in the parking lot atTri-Center High. How many people really drive that speed? Joe Wollenhaupt said that his car doesn't even idle in first gear at five miles per hour. After a close-call with Eric Benning in the senior parking lot ·Mr. Smith said , "I don't know what the speed limit in the parking lot should be , but I know that people shouldn't be driving through at 35 mph." Many students , including Justin Ring and Marty Overgaard , think the speed limit should be raised to 15 mph. "Many people go that speed already and the speed in residential areas is usually 25 ," Ring said . AMAIT QOF Perspec ive New rules were enforced a ri-Center. No more teenage girls in spaghetti strap tank ops or people going from class to class with bookbags slung over one shoulder. "I think we should be able to wear our own tank tops. I don't I think it's a matter of distraction at all, it's a matter of staying cool," Tammi Honeywell said. She's one of the many female students who disagree with the new clothing measure. The other new rule is that students can only carry backpacks that are clear and see-through . "It's been a concern . Teachers didn't like the backpacks in class. Students have the choice of wearing clear backpacks if they choose. It's a matter of safety and peace of mind ," Mrs. Huseman said. " Afte r school when all the kids are going home, there's so many cars going in and out it's dangerous, especially at the blind corner in front of the school. They need to slow down." - Laura Nanninga S+vden+ Life ~ 25 �Sadie Heimbaugh and Tara Dickey clean potatoes in preparation for a meal at the Dorothy Day House in Omaha. V.U-ious students and teachers helped at the shelter throughout the year and experienced serving a meal to the people who depend on the shelter to eat everyday. (Photo by Barbara Wtlter.) Coming Together As One By Ashley Fischer Freak, bookworm, geek, athlete. Cheerleader, musician, drummer, dancer. Comedian, activist, loner, popular. How can all these things possibly be related? The answer lies within each of the students at TriCenter. When all of these e lements combine, they form something much greater than any individual. When all these characteristics are meshed together, the result is ultimately the best: the student body of Tri-Center. Every person, whatever age or status, has their individual place in the whole. Whether they contribute all or one of the parts, the result is something great. All this is what being a Trojan is all about. So when a stranger enters the building, they had better remember, they have "just entered Trojan Country! 26 Ifft People �Alayna Cohen and Erin Obermeier pose in frontofa cut-out of President Bill Clinton in Wishington D.C. It was on trips such as this one that students enjoyed spending time with their friends in a place away from home. The memories made on this trip will be cherished by many for years to come. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Jon Krohn, Justin R ing and Bryan Lefeber were the 1ln-ee Amigos in the 'filiety Show. As the final act of the show they were asked to perform a latin dance to the song "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin. The uptempo performance provided a great ending to the show. (Photo provided by Arla Clausen.) Sarah Fischer and Amy Minahan how their pancake-flipping skills while preparing food for the Fresh Heir youth group bt-eakfast. \buth groups were another way students spent time together while still learning to fmd themselves and what they are about (Photo by Ashley 'Fischer.) Division ~ 27 �TRI -CENTE_-q lIIGlI ~lJIZ SCIIOOI~ Year, Ms. Maureen Hoffmann, gives a speech for the faculty during teacher in-services. (Photo by Deb Sparr.) THIS QUIZ IS DESIGNED TO TEST YOUR BTlAIN l'OWEI ABOUT VARIOUS AT· TRIBUTES OF TRI-CENTER. 1.) I/""' many teac/,e'l:j a'l:e M jtafU t"n. t/,e dbt'l:ict? A. about Jill J. about !II C. about !III 2.) Wlien 6ai!t? fV<lj tlie jc/,,,,,/ A. 1!17! J. 14!1! c. 1!16! 3.) U//," c/,"je tlie jC/,o"! c"lo'r.j and majcot? A. The first seMior cla!! J.The first freshntaM c!ass C.The class of !DDD 28~ People Sarah and Diana Benzing are having fun with Mickey Mouse on vacation to Disney Wor ld.(Photo provided by Diana Benzing.) C,,ang-es Cause Jmprovemenfs By Deb Sparr Every year, more and more aspects of T-C change. The faculty was no exception to this rule. New staff members, new school policies, new rules and new restrictions were often added to their teaching methods. Two of the biggest changes for the teachers were the addition of the employab"lity skills and the banning of backpacks that weren't clear. These affected the style of teaching for the teacher and the way a student learns. "It's going to take time and effort to change and adapt to this style of teaching, " Dan Elliott said . Changes are made to improve the quality of the education. "Changes better prepares the students for employment in the real world ," Mary Prewitt said. No matter people's opinions about new changes, tliey are going to occur. "Change leads to progress," Nile Smith said . �Diana Benzing Arla Clausen Carl Cochran Jim Dermody Dan Elliott Mark Fritch Eleanor Gambs Doug Gibson Jenny Hanson Andy Hensley Larry Hornbostel Dennis Jarrett Holly Jarrett Robert Johnson Cassandra Keogh Max Kozeal Mary Kramer Glenda Kunze Wi lliam Larsen Amy Lueders Kevin Matulka Beverly Ohlinger Mary Prewitt Nile Smith Nyra Sondag Barbara Walter Susan Wedemeyer FaaMy ~ 29 �TRI-CENTRT1 HIG11 SC1100I~ Mrs. Kay completes on e of her many office tasks that she has during a school day. (Photo by Amanda Gau) QOIZ THIS IS A QUIZ TO TEST YOUR BRAIN JtOWER IN THE SUBJECT OF SCHOOL AOMINISTIMTION: 1.) What Jc/i""' JfU'CflttZ'Uf likfZJ t" 1" fo auctiMJ M tlifl IVflflkflncU ? A. Mn. VaIIett J. Mrs. Kay C. Mn. Marse Mrs. Huseman and Mrs. McKenzie discuss some of the morn ings happenings in the teachers' lounge. (Photo by Amanda Gau .) 2.) Wliicli Jc/i""' admln/Jt'Cafo't:1 J 6av"'Cttfl leaders of Today Ii"{,{,'! /J 'Cfladin9? A. Mr. Nattttittga J. Mn. Huse~att C. Mr. Wede~eyer 3.) Which. Jc/i""l aJJ"clatfl J 1 6av"'Cttfl tfllflviJl"n J/i"w /J f)ud9in9 l/m'f? A. Mn. Ausde~are J. Mn. Jetttteff C. Mrs. K.ichey 13 (8) q (c) q ( ~) :s ~3AS N'1 30 t:J People By Amanda Gau Imagine what a day of school would be like without the administration . Who would be there to cook th e food, answer the phones, or keep students on task? Not on ly do th ey help keep things on track, but they are th ere to be leaders. "I try to show I am a leader by my example and by living my life the way I feel I should ," said Mrs . Huseman. Despite their busy schedules and challenging tasks, they always manage to remain positive role models. A day without the secretaries would be inte resting . They manage to balance all of the office tasks and still keep a friendly smile , ready to help students. They also are assisted by the office aides . "I depend on them a lot. T hey are g reat help and without them my work would be a lot harder," said Mrs. Kay _ Who can forget the cooks; they also play an important role . Without their dedication and long hours no one would eat a good breakfast and lunch. Despite all other responsibilities the administration still keeps the school run ning efficiently. �Donna Ausdemore, Associate Linda Bennett, Associate Theresa Bruck, cook Kelly Dollen , Superintendent's Secretary Kim Esser, Cook Lois Flemming , cook Tami Harman , H.S.Guidan9eCounselor Angela Huseman , H.S. Principal Joan Justice, cook Karen Kay, Principal's Secretary Sue Kline , cook Lorna Matter, cook Rhonda McKenzie, Board Secretary Diana Meinke, cook Roberta Morse , M.S. Secretary Brett Nann inga, superintendent Christine Richey, Study Hall Adviser Steve Stafford , Media Specialist Brian Wedemeyer, M.S. Principal Mrs.Sondag helps Calvin Rieber as theyget ready for the end of the day pop rvsh. (Photo byArn anda Gau) Administrat ion /:ft 3 1 �CI-ASS OF 2000 1 ~OIZ takes a moment to enjoy the finer things in life, such as being the center of attention when posing in a cardboard cutout. (Photo provided by Dave Gravert.) THIS IS A QUIZ TO TEST YOUR BRAIN POWER IN THE SIJBJECT OF SENIOR Cl.ASS HISTORY: f .) U/lzt> WaJ fhfl Jflnt°t>t cltZJJ JflCtflfa'Cff g<>t allg<>u.t fftlatJ in lzi9lz Jch<>t>I? A. La"ce Ma.,ess J. A""ie Pettit C. Tara Pickey 2.) ing Court candidates wave to the crowd at the Hoo Doo Day parade in Neola. Escort J acob Graham drove and Escort Annie Welbourne supervised the road trip. (Photo by Mary _ _ ____, Prewitt.) Wliat Jfll1.t<>t c/aJJ mflm6et'J pant le9 cau.9/it <>11. gite in. /19 We/diiz9? A. T.J. Pargi" B'. Mi.,dy Felto" C. Irie B'e""i"g .3.) Whiclz <>ne <>b theJe Jen.i<>tJ 9tadu.ated at mid- tfltm? A.Ti~ leaders B'. Jacob Braha~ C. Stacie Cross oU;) ::i("z) q (" ~ ) :sl:J3MSNV 32 tJ People By Mariah Wellman Every year brings adversity to the senior class and every year the senior class deals with it. This year was going to be different. This year the seniors were going to make themselves known by challenging whatever peril was thrown at them. Each senior strived to do so in his or her own way. Whether it was to carry that solid color book bag as long as they could get away with it, test each new policy such as employability skills, challenge each college class taught in the ICN room, or to simply have their say, the seniors made themselves known and made the 1999-2000 year substantial. Some seniors tried to make it easy, others made it more intense, but all made the year rigorous, rewarding, exhilarating and one that won't be soon overlooked. �"IT's NOT if yo u FALL dowN, iT's if y o u C,ET bAck up. " -By ViNCE LAMbARdi Submitted bV Brandi Huddle. "WHEN you CAN'T HAVE WHAT you WANT, iT is TiM E TO START WANTi NC, WHAT y ou HAVE." - KATHRYN A Sun oN Submitted bv MariahWellman "IT is NOT WHO WE ARE THAT ho lds us bAc k, iT'S WHO WE THiNk WE ARE NOT." -By MiCHEAL OLAN Submitted bV Sara Wellman "Do OT CRY b ECAUSE iT is OVER, SM ilE bEc USE iT HAS HAPPE Ed." UTHOR k ow Submitted bv lindsev Johnson "CoNfRONT yo uR fE RS, Li sT TH EM, C,ET TO k ow TH EM, A d 0 L THEt will OU bE Ab lE TO PUT THEM ASidE A d MOVE 0 ." -B JERRY GilliES Submitted bVKatie Morse Seniors !:J 32a �SEN IO~ MCJST AN(] EEST BEST EYES Eric Suntken Annie Welbourne BEST SMILE Regan Schroder Callie Rodenburg ~5~1 HA!~ Regan Schroder Kirn Nieman BEST DRESSED Sara Wellman Zach Bowen MDITICHDDL IP T Katie Zellmer Heath Richards C lA~~ CbOWN Kristi Anders en Lance Maness 32b ~ Peop le tindse:y Johnson �SEN IO~ MCJST AN[) ~EST QUIETEST Dawn Kleinschmidt Jason Michl BEST LDDKfNG Lindsey Johnson Jeremy Van Arsdol 8€.$f ?€~.$0}"}Ulf)' Mariah W'ellmo.n Eric Boos MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Annie Pett it Jo.cob Graham MOSTATHLETIC Ko.tie Morse Rust y Smith BEST ALL AROUND So.ro. W'e llmo.n Jeremy Vo.n Arsdol Seniors ~ 32c �32d ~ People �ri-l£ S£l\JiOQ CLASS OF 2000 CLP.SS OF 2000: (On floor) Brandi Huddle, Sarah Fischer. Front row: Justin Gunderson , Heath Katie Zellmer, Jacki Thielen, Callie Rodenburg, Sara Wellman , Lindsey Johnson, Jeremy Van Arsdol, Nick Thomas, Eric Benning, Tim Leaders, Jeff King and Paul Evers. Second row: Sadie Heimbaugh, Lori Piper, Mariah Wellman , Kelly Ring, Eric Boos, Regan Schroder, Lance Maness, Rusty Smith , Zach Bowen , Aaron Eckrich , Nick Troyer and Jeremy Petersen. Third row: Amber Dau, Kathryn Graeve , Michelle Hester, Annie Pettit, Annie Welbou rne , Katie Morse, Kristi Andersen, Kim Nieman, Eric Suntken, Jason Hansen, T.J. Dargin , Nick Gre iner and Marty Overgaard. Fourth row: Kristen Burbridge , Tara Dickey, Tisa Hemple, Jason Michl, Nathan Hood and Jacob Graham . Rich ~rds, Class Motto: "There is no better place to be than where you are, and no better time than now to make a difference." Class Colors: Black and Gold Class Flower. Yellow Rose -Jim Kelly **NOl PICTUREO INOIVIOU~.LU: Zach Bowen, T.J. Dargin and Paul Evers. Senior .s;:, 33 �~~~~~~~~~~~~illll Eric Benning, Sar a Wellman, Jacki I Thielen and Katie I Morse show off their prized puppet;s in their second grade class. (Photo provided~ ~~ 1 1 MargiePetersen.) Sara Well man competes in a limbo competition during herjoint 13th birthday party with Aaron Eckrich. (Photo ~ Margie Pet;ersen.) Jeff King, Jeremy Van Arsdol, Tim Leaders, Lance Maness and Jeremy Petersen show off their Junior High Graduation diplomas. (Photo ~ Margie Pet;ersen.) 34 /:!J Rernernber- W1-ien? �CI-ASS OF 1WO TlIOUSAfTD ~CJIZ THIS IS A QUIZ TO TEST YOUR BRAIN POWER IN THE SUBJECT OF THE JUNIOR CLASS: · 1.) I/ow man'! ju.nlotJ /u;vfl thfllt own catJ? A.14 J.36 c. 5"! 2.) I/ow man'! ju.nlotJ plan to attflnd collfl9fl? A. 3 I. 33 C. 41 3.) I/ow man'! ju.nlotJ havfl a pflt toclc.? A.! J. ll C. Bl e(£) o(z) q( ~) =sM3.i\SNS\f ON~ Josh Kohl endures the 20-rninute waiting period while getting his hair dyed_ (Photo provided by Rhonda Christiansen) J osh Kohl, J enny Clevenger , Brandon Finken, Katie Welbourne, Rachel Hansen , Brandon Clark and Elizabeth Witt anticipate an ev ening of dancing under the stars on the Spirit of Wash:ington dinner cr uise in D.C. (Photo provided by Mary Prewitt.) Riva,rQ By Alayna Cohen With only a year left in high school , many ju niors find themselves scrambling around, trying to make the most of the remaining time while scoring brownie poi nts with parents and teachers. However, many of these students find themselves stuck with an intimidating roadblock--an older sibling. Or, worse yet, a senior older sibling . "My parents always compare my accomplishments to hers," Katie Welbourne said of her older sister, Ann ie. Joe Pettit and Ellie Hempel both agreed that they are in similar situations. Added Katie Bowen , "It's also really embarrassing when your older brother is in the same cl asses as you ." However, there are also positive aspects to having an older sibling who is still in school. "With Eric running around, I don't look quite as dumb," Dustin Benning said. Juniors 35 �Dawn Andrews Ben Ausdemore LeAnne Ausdemore Dustin Benning Katie Bowen Peggy Bruck Beth Carlson Rhonda Christiansen Brandon Clark Jennifer Clevenger Alayna Cohen Neil Cook Amber Daringer Brandon Finken Rachel Finken Ashley Fischer Donald Gruber Rachel Hansen Elizabeth Hempel Traci Hester Josh Kohl Adam Kramer Brent Leaders Bryan Lefeber Lindsey Lugsch David Marshall Elizabeth Matter Levi McDaniel Joe Mefford Amy Minahan Jessica Muhs Erin Obermeier Josh Obrecht Brad Payne Susie Petersen Joe Pettit 36 ~ People �Class 01~ 1\'10 Thousand One Lesley Ring Jennifer Ruckman Jessica Ruggles Nicole Schroeder Gavin Skow Chris Speight Justin Tapp Kalt Thomas Nick Walter Katie Welbourne Andrea Wellman Amanda Wilson John Wilson Elizabeth Witt Jamie Witt Joe Wollenhaupt Ko:+ie Webe brightens up any roorn in her f.1ower co.sturne worn on Twin Day wit h Rachel Han.sen. The "t wins"wore green .sweat pan+.s for .st erns and paper bag.s on their fee+ for .shoes. (Photo by Annie WelbourneJ Juniors Cl 37 �CIASS OF TVJO Tf10USANTI 1WO Melissa Darrington and Latia Hubbard ~OIZ THIS IS A QUIZ TO TEST YOl/ll BRAIN JJOWER ON THE SOPHOMORE ClASS. in Foods I class. They invited t eachers to try their final creation . (Photo by Ashley Christiansen.) I.) I/OWAtlWlf J!JEOJ!J,£g f/~E .JUI 11/E .s'OJ!Jl/OAfO~E tl,£.flS'.s'? A. 61 J. 64 C. 71. 2.) Wl/O tJg[)Al'//Ef/tll/ f/.s'OJ!Jl/OAfO~E tl,£.flS'.s'? looking-·A,,ead A. MJ(. VIJ(MDVY J. MJ(S. DAMJS C. MJ(S. JAJ(J(ITT 3.) W#fllAfOA/11/ WM .91Wl/l!AI11/E.s'OJ!Jl/0Af0~.es' CJOlll/l!.!J~ tl,£.flS'.s'mlAICJ.s'? A. JANUAJ(Y J. DCTIJJIJ( C. NllVIMJIJ( 0 38 /:? People (8) e (c:) o( ~ ) Erin Schierbrock, Katie Gaudian, Brenda Koch, Laura Bahrke, Mandy Darrington and Megan Barrier enjoyed a trip to the Niobrara River. They went kayaking and camping for two days in J uly. (Photo courtesy of Katie Gaudian.) :sH3ASNV By Shari Greiner It seemed like only yesterday wh en th e sophomores were starting their journey through high school. Many of them started looking ahead to the future and began moving up the ladder. Time wound down as they approached the new millenium and then the last day of school. They were now half way done with their years at Tri -Center and as their junior year approached some sophomores started to think more about their future. Lisa Ausdemore said, "I want to go to college and become an elementary teacher. " Some sophomores started to prepare for their future by taking the ACT early. They started to think about th eir future by carefully planning their schedules for the years th at th ey have left here. Others weren't so certain of th eir future. Adam Hood said, "I have no clue what I want to do after high school." So while some already had an idea of what they wanted to do, others were waiting until tomorrow to make their decisions. �Heidi Ausdemore Lisa Ausdemore Laura Bahrke Jeremy Barnes Megan Barrier Alyssa Beebe Linda Bruck Andy Christensen Ashley Christiansen Jennifer Cole Shawn Dalton Mandy Darrington Melissa Darrington Stacey Davis Courtney Divelbess Ryan Donovan Amanda Gau Katie Gaudian Jared Graham Shari Greiner Zachary Hanken Adam Harman Matthew Hinman Tammi Honeywell Adam Hood Latia Hubbard Cassie lncontro Schuyler Johnson Chris Keller Steven Killpack Zachary Kinart Brenda Koch Joey Kosmacek Jonathan Krohn Paul Larsen Eddie Leaders Sopho111ores /:J 39 �CIASS OF TVJO TIIOUSAfID TWO Nicholas Leuschen Melissa Manhart Sarah Manhart Donald Maresch Adam Marsh Joshua Martens Seth Martens Joseph Martinez Lauren McLandsborough Jenna Moen Brian Nelson Justin Nelson Shawn Petersen Sara Plambeck Jennifer Reed Jesse Ridder Justin Ring Kyle Roberts Erin Schierbrock Adam Schneckloth Michael Shrader Kelly Shreeves Brian Sibert Krystal Smith Mark Smith Deborah Sparr Molly Stone Michele Tessier Noah Thielen Carl Wallace Brenna Weihs Sara Wellman Malinda Willett Alisha Wilson Allen Worden Laura Zellmer 40 ~ Peop l e �CI-ASS OF 1WO Tf10USANTI TIIREE Andrea Ring and Ausdemore Dress as twtrls for Homecoming week (Photo provided by Hannah Ausdemor e.) THIS IS A QUIZ TO TEST YOUR BRAIN POWER IN THE SUBJECT OF THE FRESHMEN CLASS: I.) Ulfto Waj tluz fuijlunan c!ajj p'CtJjidtJnt? A. Tessa WeI!~atl J. Rvat1 lat1g C. Micale Pauley 2.) #ow manr PtJ"P'(J IVfJ'CfJ in t!itJ C'CtJj!i.mtJn c!ajj? A.65' J. 76 C.45' 3.) Ulliat c!ajj waj 'CtJtfiU.i'CtJd fij ·a C'CtJjlunan? A. JlhysicaI Sciet1ce J. Che~isfry C. Sacia:agy e (8) e (G) 0 ( ~) :su3"SNV Casie Barrier take time to pose for a picture before the Homecoming dance. (Photo by Laura Bahrke.) New Wor,d By Laura Bahrke New halls, new faces, new classes, new places. Freshmen roamed the halls of the school and everything was new. It took everyone a while to find thei r way around, but by the end of the first semester all the freshm en made friends within the high school. They were able to maneuver to each class with ease. Lindsey Obermeier said, "You have more responsibilites in high school and you're treated differently by teachers and other students." As freshmen came into high school they were able to be involved in new activities like student council, ASTRA and FCA. The freshmen probably thought that they would never want to be freshmen ever again but they will look back later in life and realize how much fun they had and how many new friends they made in one year of school. Donnie Smith said, "I will miss it when I am older and out of high school but not while I'm still here." Freshmen /1' 41 �Joseph Andersen Hannah Ausdemore Daren Barnes Casie Barrier Kimberly Bennett. Kelly Berg Colleen Carrigan Christina Clevenger Andri Cohen Marie Corrin Katherine Crawford Bradley Crozier William Czaja Noran Davis Ill Beth Dollen Ashley Eckrich Jonathan Frederiksen Kristin Graeve Andy Greiner Amber Gross Cassie Harryman Amber Hunt Michelle Jahde Lindsey Jensen Angela Krohn Dustin Laver Devin Lebaugh Julie Leonard Ryan Long Jonathan McDonald Kelsey Miller Daryn Morriss Andrew Morse Laura Nanninga Kimberley Nelson Travis Nelson 42 tfJ People �Class 01~ 1\'10 Thousand Three Lindsey Obermeier Holly Parker Nicole Pauley Brandon Petersen Katie Plambeck Calvin Rieber Andrea Ring Jeremy Ring Tahni Roberts Joel Ruggles Danielle Sigler Donnie Smith Luke Smith Nate Smith Timothy Speight Robert Stuart, Jr. Tomi Lynn Toler Jennifer Troyer John Ungrad James Voge, Jr. Ryan Ward Tessa Wellman Christine Wimer Sara Withers Caleb Wohlers Not Pictured : Brandon Augsburger, David Duval and Kathy Jones. "WMt we ho?e to ~o with-e.Pv5e, we t--nu5tlmrnfirstto ~ witk~il0em.e. " -StM'nuelJofin5on- Freshrnen tJ 43 �By Courtney Divelbess I Student Body Results of Dedication Just the thought of doing anything for 13 to 16 hours per week makes most people tired , but for seventh grader Amanda Bahrke, that is her gymnastics training schedule. Bahrke started gymnastics at the age of eight and rapidly progressed through the levels to become a team member within six months. Success also came quickly in each level she encountered. As a level four, Bahrke won her first state meet and went on to place third at her level five state meet. She was an Iowa Gymnast of the Year nominee for two years as a level six and placed third her second year at state. She received the Athlete of the Year a~ard at Artistic Academy for the 1998-1999 season . She said that her coaches help her stay dedicated by makin-g practices fun. Bahrke is a dedicated athlete and plans to work hard as a level eight toward a college scholarship. Words of wisdom for atHletes"Rem ember to Mave fom and -Cassie eogh "Al ways play hard and pl ay fair and yo u wi ll have no regrets." - Mike Larsen 44 /:J Middle School Minirnag For many middle school students basketball season c0mes around once a year w"th games once or twice a week . But seventh grader Bryan Larsen 's season is ear round and he plays practice games with his parents and brothers almost every night. Larsen started to play in leagues when he was eight years old at the YMCA with his dad as a coach. To help improve ttemlee Flum r-eu mp ff° r his skills he a and Creighto receiving awards for one-on-one, best defens and the coa 's award. Larsen fe Is hat he has learned a lot from theae cam~s and appreci 9~es the way hls family helps him stay dedlcat . by taking hirm to open gym and attending all ¢hie games �Tr~ i -center~ Middle School Alisha Gau, Missy Barrier, Wendy Au sdemore, Alicia Fischer and Lexi Beebe celebrate Fischer's birthday. (Photo provided by Alisha Gau) QOIZ THIS IS A QUIZ TO TEST YOUR BRAIN POWER IN THE SUBJECT OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL: Lexi Beebe, Sarah Moe Shari Killpack, Amy ,,.._,,_._..... Nanninga, Alicia Fischer, Wendy Ausdemore, Beth Harris Becky Barrier and Missy Barrier competed in a basketball tournament at UNO and received second place. (Photo provided by Alisha Gau.) ---- 1.) l/orv man.'! JtudentJ a:'Ce t!re'Ce in tire middle Jc/roof? A. 15'1 J.175" C.117 2.) Wlra:t middle Jc/roof Jpo'Ct !ra:J tire moJt a:tlr!eteJ out go'C it? By Cou rtney Divelbess "Mom, everybody else's parents let them stay out until midnight!!!" Sound fami liar? Many middle school students faced the same problems. As pre-teens and teenagers, students want to be able to spend more time with friends and away from their parents . Jessica Myers agreed that in middle school, friends become more important. "My parents don't want me to grow up too fast,'' she said. An important part of growing up is handling more responsibility. Having middle school as a stepping stone between elementary and high school can help students to do this. Mr. Wedemeyer said the transition adds more rosponsibility and helps students to mature. Most students didn't enjoy the added homework load, but many realized t11at it was important. "I don't like homework but I know that I'll have even more to manage in high school," said John Zellmer. Besides receiving more privileges in their free time, students also had more freedom in school. Students were given freedoms such as having lockers, switching teachers and going from class to class independently rather than in lines. Students were allowed to begin choosing their own classes. They we re offered a choice between Pre-Algebra and Math 7 when they entered the seventh grade. For some students , their choice depended on their math skills hut for others the decision was based on the time they had to do homework and future career goals. " hau,, A. VDuey J. football C. Girls Track 3.) Wlra:t lJ tlze ove'Ca!I ga:vo'Clte Ju6ject op mlddle Jc/roo/ JtudentJ? A. Scie)1ce J. Math C. History Middle School ~ 45 �Joseph Ausdemore Craig Barrier Katie Barrier Sam Bowen Joshua Brisbois Shannon Brisbois Keith Bruck Eric Clark Brett Cook Troy Courtier Jennifer Crozier Jenny Dalton Brent Daringer Jason Davis Timothy Duval Amber Finken Lauren Finken Michael Frederiksen Michaela Gray Kelli Greiner Dean Grote Jonathan Gwynn Brian Haggerty Jessica Heimbaugh Cody Huebert Ian Jodeit Ashley Keller Alicia Kenealy Sharilyn Killpack Nicholas Kinart Jessie Kuhnle Jennifer Larson Bryan McEvoy Tommy Meintzer Crystal Miller Amanda Minahan 46 /!J People �Ti~i -center Middle Sct1ool Jessica Myers Andy Olsen Joey Pauley Tanya Redinbaugh Nickalos Richards Nathan Rieber Jamie Ring Ashley Schultz Katie Sibert Desiree Sigler Ashley Stangl Elizabeth Thielen Kathryn Toler Brandon Vorthmann Kyle Welbourne Stephanie Wellman John Wollenhaupt Not Pictured: Loretta Cole and Cody Witherspoon Jamie Ring invites a group of eighth graders for a party inher garage. Many of these st udent s spent +he nigh+ en joying +he music and food +hat was offer ed. (Photo provided by St ephanie W'e llrnanJ Eighth Grade ~ 47 �Megan Albers Landon Ausdemore Wendy Ausdemore Amanda Bahrke Melissa Barrier Alexandrea Beebe Andrew Berg Raymond Bruck Lauren Burbridge Katie Calek Allison Carroll Derrick Danker Shannon Dickerson Colburn Dittmer Branden Frederiksen Alisha Gau Joshua Goodsell Beth Harris Kent Harryman Shelby Haugaard Brent Hough Carol Jones Justin Kohl Bryan Larsen ~iiiiil• T.J . LeBaugh Cassandra Leuschen Anthony Maresch Justin Mark Chase Means Elyse Miller Sarah Moen Amy Nanninga Ashley Nelson Brandon Nelson Carri Nelson Matthew Nelson 48 !;J People �Tr~i -center~ Middle Scl1ool Andrew Oloff Seth Parsons B.J. Pauley Jennifer Pemberton Brandy Pester Cody Petersen Eric Pitts Carly Redinbaugh Jacob Richey Paul Ridder Kurtis Shreeves Daniel Smith Derick Smith Katie Smith Brandie Stark #f!:-.llJI" Jesta Thomas Thomas Voge Danielle Wellman Matthew Wilson Jeremy Witt Johnnie Witt John Zellmer Landon Ausdemore, Justin Kohl,Kurtis Sireeves and Jeremy Witt spend their free tune with their friends. (11-io+oby Missy Barrier) MidJ\e Sdiool /fJ 49 �Kristin Anderson Danielle Ausdemore Andrew Bowen Lance Brisbois Jessica Bruck Randy Bruck Eric Carrigan Amc;inda Christiansen Autumn Collier Sarah Crawford Stephanie Cross Beth Crozier Matt Dickerson Alicia Fischer Megan Fischer Bret Frederiksen Jacob Goodwin Brian Grote Rebecca Hadfield Alisha Haggerty Erin Hanken Katie Harman Joanne Hempel Anthony Hubbard Allison Kennedy Timothy Kramer Bethany Kuhnle Rachel Kuhnle Tommie Leaders Steven Leonard Amanda Leuschen Kelsey Lugsch Samantha Manhart Todd Martens Austin McCool Nicolina McCool 50 t? People �T1~i -cente1~ Middle Scl1ool Evan Mclandsborough Corey (Hulbert) Miller Andy Newland Glen Olsen Bobbi Pogge Jacob Preucil Andrew Richtig Myckell Schenk Dana Schierbrock Matt Schultz Jennifer Speight Luke Stamp Mike Stamp Bret Stephens Jared Tapp Kristen Ungrad Ashley Wagner Kari Wellman Not Pictured: Samant ha Manhart t akes the t ime t o feed and give a rub t oher newfoal a+ +he family form. Samant ha has lived on a form all her life. (Photo provided by Samantha Manhar+J Middle Sc:ho I !ft s1 �A new addition was added on to the existing shop building. Turious classes spent time working on the project. The expansion aUowed more space for everyone working in the building. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Knowledge Gained, Future In Check ~-,-·· c 52 ~ Academics By Ashley Fischer How valuable is an education? Does this really need to be learned? How will this ever be used in life? All these questions are easy to ask and hard to answer. When learning new things that seem difficult, it is easy to complain about it. What is hard to realize is the knowledge being gained will be useful both now and in the future. All these things being learned will affect a student in some way. It might not be now, or a year from now, but at sometime it will. That is why it is so important to gain all the knowledge right now, while all the help and resources are available. Keep in mind all teachers ar~ here to help, not to bring hardships. This is one of the reasons they chose the teac hing profession. They want to help with all their students' futures as much as anyone w ants to accept their help. �Nicole Pauley, Lindsey Obermeier and Marie Corrin use their study time to work on homework. One of the ways students can prepare themselves for their future is to take advantage of the free time they have during a school day. lime spent well during school means less work to do at home. (Photo by AsWey Fischer.) Heath Richards entertains two preschoolers as well as himself by playing in shaving cream during Parenting class. The Parenting classes spent tin1e over at the elen1entary working with the younger students. This allowed them to get a hands-on look at the actions of young chilcb-en and what it will be like to be a parent in the future. (Photo provided by Erin Obermeier.) Ellie Hempel spends time during English II working on her report By completing tasks such as this, students were able to learn new ways of researching and gained experience in writmg and language skills. All these items will help students in their future endeavors, such as college or a job. (Photo by AsWey Fische1:) Division 53 �By Amanda Gau hen students think about the uture a lot comes to mind . hey think about what college they will go to and what they will major in. The decisions they make can affect the rest of their lives. Some students may feel their decisions are too far away to be worried about now. "I'm not very worried about my future yet, I still have a few years of high school left," Kelsey Miller said . "Sequential courses are designed to keep students moving upward in areas of math, science, English, Foreign Language and vocational classes. College courses also help to prepare," Mrs. Harman said. Although it may not seem like it, classes and extracurricular activities help a student learn skills that are vital to suNive in today's fast paced world. Another insight to helping students prepare is employability skills. It is a process that teaches students ski lls that make them more productive in the workforce . Although administration believes this new policy will benefit, students feel differently on some aspects. No matter how long it may be before students are confronted with these questions they will always exist and the best way to make the right decision is to prepare. good job of helping us pre pare ." -Cassie lncontro Mr. Nanninga and Mr. Cochran enjoy a breakfast made by Adam Harman and Brenda Koch for their Foods test. (Photo provided by Mary Prewitt.) Lindsey Lugsch develops her secretary skills by being a middle school office aide. (Photo by Amanda Gau.) 54 /:!J Academics �Latia Hubbard practices important computer skills during Computer Applications class . (Photo by Amanda Gau.) Tessa Wellman takes the opportunity to study during some free time in Spanish c lass. (Photo by Amanda Gau.) sica Muhs with some challenging Trigonometry proble m s. (Photo by Amanda Gau.) Steve Kil lpack, Mel issa Ma nhart a nd Latia Hubbard learn vita l lessons as they study about menta l d isord e rs In health. (Photo by Amanda Gau.) Prep foi- Fvtvre/1' 55 �Frederiksen take a test for Independent Living, a class that prepares students for the future. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) Ashley Christiansen and Mandy Darrington take a test on how to be a good consum er in Independent Living . (Photo by Laura Bahrke.) Li nd sey Lugsch takes time out of her schedule to help the office and improve her secretarial skills. (Photo by Laura Bahrke.) Jessica Muhs and Elizabeth Witt work togethe r in Trigonometry class to complete their homework before their test. (Photo by Amanda Wilson .) 56 ~ Academics �oi_rig C the Extra Mile By Laura Barhke hallenges are events that happen every day. For some students they happen more often than for others. Students involved in after school activities and sports have even more pressures put on them . For example, they have to go to practices and games after school. They also have no time to talk to friends. Those students go home from practices or games and do homework and then go to bed . Latia Hubbard said, "A challenge for me is trying to keep up with school work and "My b iggest cha llange is Publications c lass because it takes extra time com pared to other classes a nd ifs stuff you c an't do at home." -Sara Plambeck have fun with my friends at the same time." Students with jobs try to balance their social life and work so that they can make money and keep friends at the same time . Other students have a job but never worry about balancing their time with friends and work and have no time for their school work. Ashley Christiansen said, "I wish I didn't have to go to school and then go to work so that I could have more fun and a larger social life." Even though a challenge may make a student frustrated they are better off and more ready to face the real world. "I like it when we don't get homework on the weekends because it gives me more tim e to be with my friends." -Eri n Schie rb rock Jenny Troyer practices her vocabulary on the board in order to study for her Spanish I test the next day. [Photo by Laura Bahrke.) Levi McDaniel and Jamie Witt perform a lab in Chemistry. They pour the water into a tube so that it doesn't m ix with the acid. [Photo by Amanda Wilson.) Giallenges ~ 57 �trai_ri_i_ri_g the BraLri_ By Jamie Witt long with the frills of school, such as learnin new things, being with friends and getting to know teachers and administrators better, comes a lot of stress. This stress is often caused by tests . Students say the main tests they worry about are the semester tests. Students begin studying gnywhere from two weeks before the test to the class period before the test. They choose their own habits. Teachers have their own opinion on why they think students become stressed during "For me, studying is easier when I am under pressure." -Mandy Darrington Michelle Hester and Brandi Huddle push the limits of their b rains to study for a Statistics quiz. (Photo by Susie Petersen .) LeAnne Ausdemore helps her Spanish Ill c lass prepare for a test by working on the board . (Photo by Susie Petersen .) 58 ~ Academics semester test time. "I think when students hear the words semester test, they see a dark black cloud hanging over them that they think will make or break their grade for the semester. If they didn't study for the regular tests they will probably not be ready for the semester test," said Mary Prewitt. Some students have come up with good advice for fellow students. Jennifer Ruckman said, "Paying attention in class and studying helps you prevent the stress of tests." "You can't retake past tests, so think about your present grade, and prepare for the future of it." -Me lissa Darrington �Jessica Ruggles hopes to find the information needed to finish her English presentation. (Photo by Susie Petersen.) Jessica Muhs, Katie Welbourne, and Lindsey Lugsch study togethe r to help relieve stress. (Photo by Susie Petersen.) Zach Bo we n puts pressure on his b rain studying for an Al gebra II test. (Photo by Susie Petersen .) Brad Payne strains to prepare for a Trigonometry test. (Photo by Susie Petersen.) Stress~ Tests ~ 59 �Mandy Darrington shoots the Tomi Toler and Jacob Grapuck away during a hockey ham practice their small game in P.E. (Photo by Deb group band music for conSparr.) test. (Photo by Deb Sparr.) Christiansen and Ben Ausdemore work on t he ir American History g roup projects. [Photo by Deb Sparr.) Daren Barnes a nd Kim Nieman d iligently water the p lants in the greenhouse for Agricultura l Business c lass . [Photo by Deb Sparr. ) 60 Y Acadernics �Ol!P 9 LeamL11g adds Variety By Deborah Sparr roup Learning . This is not e x actly a subject that is thought a lot about. It is just done. There is usually one class every day in which a student gets an opportunity to learn as a group about a topic . There, they discuss and come up with answers the whole group agrees upon. Each student then usually hands in a paper of their own with the group answers. Students usually enjoy this because it gives them a chance to socialize and learn at the sam~ time. Angela Krohn said, "(Group Learn- ing) broadens your knowledge and gives good ideas to the students." Teachers use groups to prepare the students for working in the work force. "It gives them good p ractice to be a team player, and in the work force, team work is required, " Cassie Keogh said. Many people also think it is easier to learn in a group ratherthan alone. "By working in a group, you get other people's opinions and you also get to develop better imaginations," Krohn said. "Whe n you work in groups, the foc us is on the group and you don't feel so secluded ." -Kristin Graeve The juniors and seniors g et inform atio n about their next stop in Washington, D.C. (Photo provided by Mary Prewitt.) Jeremy Ring tries to g la nce off Joey Andersen's m usic d uring small g roup c hoir practice. (Photo by Deb Sparr. ) Group Leaming 61 �oo much to do , t oo little time S By Chris Speight tudents never complained that the school day is too short, but there were always com plaints about not having enough time to get assignments done. For many students the school day didn't end at 3:30. It extended far into the night and early in the morning. Befd"re school was the busiest time for last minute c ramming . Tables were packed with students frantically trying to get that last answer done before the bell rings. Some students stayed after and did their hom ework so they could go home and relax instead of worrying about hom ework. Mr. Stafford thought this could be easily accomplished and there was a simple solution. "Block scheduling would a llow students to walk o ut the door at the end of the d ay without a b ook in their hands," sa id Stafford . Sta fford said, with extra time in class, kids would d o their homework instead of wasting their time doing nothing as they d id in study halls. "Marc hing b and takes a lot of ilt.lllnm extra time, but ifs not bad." -Joe Pettit Malinda Willett makes the most of her free time working on her art project. The extra time paid off on her grade. (Photo by Chris Speight.) Levi McDaniel uses the internet to fi nd information for his American History decades project. (Photo by Chris Speight.) 62 ~ Acaderni cs �Mariah Wellman participates in an early morning band and flag practice on Hawaiion Day during homecoming week. (Photo provided by Jenna Moen.) Another early morning sunrise for marching band and flags as they prepare for c ontests and halftime spectaculars . (Photo provided by Jenna Moen.) Katie Morse and Michelle Hester come in bright and early to get a jump-start on Physics. (Photo by Deb Sparr.) Cook, n n y Clevenger and Katie Bowen prepare the prosecution for an English l l mock trial over Native Son . (Photo by Chris Speight.) Extra Prep Hours /763 �Andy Hensley and Nick Walter enjoy a meal prepared for Foods class. (Photo by Mary Prewitt.] Joey Kosmacek and Jared Graham concentrate on making the recipe exact. (Photo by Mary Prewitt. J Eddie Leaders puts the finishing touch on a print for print-m aking . (Photo by Deborah Sparr.] Eleanor Gambs and Lois Flemming taste a meal made by Katie Plambeck and Andy Greiner. (Photo by Mary Prewitt. J 64 ~ Academi cs �eami_11gMade FLm By Jamie Witt Jrains turn on when learning hands-on. Hands-on learning is used in many classes. The Parenting class helps the kindergarten class once a month. They also take home Baby Think it Over to experience what it would be like to have a baby for one day. This baby is set to cry and it records how long it was neglected and not held properly. Students are also able to do things handson in Industrial Arts classes. "In shop we help make props for special events such as steps for prom," said Marty Overgaard. In such classes as Chemistry, Biology, College Biology and Physical Science, experiments are used to help students get a closer look at what they are learning. Lesley Ring said, "When you do things as a group, it is easier to visualize what the teacher is trying to explain." Learning hands-on can help to relieve the stresses of everyday school life. "Learning hands-on makes it easier to understand what you have learned." -Katie Crawford Brian Sibert, Da n Elliott, Arla Clausen, and Matt Hinman are c onve rsing over breakfast tha t Sibert and Hinman made for Foods class. [Photo by Ma ry Prewitt.) Jennifer Crozier and Laure n Finken bend wire to use in a gas we lding p roject. [Photo by Deborah Sparr.) Hands - on learning I:." 65 �Jennifer R uckman and Sara Wellman rehearse their lines fr om a scene in th e one ac t pl ay entitl ed " Pu ll man Ca r Hi awatha." Actors pent two months and co untl ess hours practicin g to prepare themselves fo r openin g night. (Ph oto by Alayna Cohen.) Defining A Student Body - 66 /:!f' By Ashley Fischer How does a student find who they are while still in the teenage years? A good way to start the search is through the organizations in whic h a student p ar• takes. It is through these organiz ations that a school and an entire student body a re defined. It might be cheering on the athletes or dancing for the half· tinie crowd. It could be working to better oneself and the s c hool through community service for ASTRA. S tudent C ouncil or National Honor Society. Or maybe it is entertaining the audience during a music concert or the s c hool play. Whatever they are doing, students expr e ss themselves through the organiza· tions they choo se to participate. With so m a n y o p tions a vailable, it is no surprise students c a n experie n ce a ll t he joy th-at happens throu gh an organizatio n. Becoming close to the o th· e r s in the group and by reaching f or a c o mmon g oal, student s knew what it felt like to be a contrib ution to a valid part of the student society. Anyway it is put together, extracurricular activi· ties can strenghten the high school experience for those involved. Organizat ions �Katie Welbourne gives new sty le to the drum major uni form by dressing up for Hawaii an Day of Sp irit Week. Welbourne led the Trojan Marching Band to their third consecutive Division I rating at the State Competiti on held at Lewis Central high school. (Photo prov ided by Jenna Moen.) Elizabeth Witt, Katie Zellmer, Laura Zellmer, Nicole Pauley. Courtney Divelbess and Linda Bruck get the ba ketball crowd pumped up at the Trojans game aga inst AHST. T he girl experienced success in getting the crowd excited and into the games. (Photo provided by Jonette Fischer.) Jenna Moen, Ashley Christiansen and Callie Rodenburg perform their Satin Knights ro utine fo r the crowd at the Hoo Doo Days parade. Their debut of the new uniforms at the para e wa. enj oyable for both the crowd and the sq uad performin g. (P hoto prov ided by Je nn a Moe n.) Division" 67 �:1or:::s:1: r::r Flag.s/Dr-a i· 11 squad,., Jessica Muhs said. _, Crazy ?ride By Amanda Wilson "You drive me crazy. I just can' t sleep. I'm so excited, I'm in too deep ..." This song, with the Jam Connection dancing along, drove their audiences crazy and kept them excited. The Drill Team consisted of 18 girls and a new sponsor, Trudy Decker. Their main competition was state in Des Moines where they received a Division II rating. Since some of tbe student body did not go to Des Moines, the Drill Team performed thei r show to the students at school before they left. The Satin Knights also had their share of competitions and entertainment. They encouraged their crowds to "get on their feet" while they showcased all their talents. High points to their season came when they got new uniforms and earned Best Auxiliary at the Loess Hills Fieldfest. Each of these organization s sho wed their pride by ratings , awards and even "twirl hard" Tshirts. These things made staying excited and "getting o n your feet " easy and worthwhjJe. Jacki Thielen and Kelly Ring warm up before they perform at Clarinda. (Photo provided by Arla Clausen.) The Drill Team members get in a line and kick up the ir feet to the song "Crazy" by Brittney Spears. (Photo provided by Katie Gaudian.) The Satin Knights display their bright colors during the song "Get On Your Feet. " (Photo provided by Arla Clausen.) 68 l!I Organ izat ions Team �After th eir pe rformance at the state competition, the Jam Connection members show their pride by receiving a Division II rating. (Photo provided by Katie Gaudian.) After getting into their ranks, the Satin Knights wait fo r the drum role to begin for their performance down Neala's main street for the Hoo-Dao Day parade . (Photo provided by Jenna Moen .) While performing at the Veterans Auditorium during the state competition, Kristi Andersen, Courtney Divelbess, Mariah Wellman and Sara Wellman danced for their audience. (Photo provided by Katie Gaudian.) As they parade down Clarinda's main street, Jessica Muhs, Jenna Moen and Megan Barrier get to show off their new unifo rms. (Photo provided by Jenna Moen .) Flags / Drill T earn 69 �Joe Pettit plays his solo at WIC Jazz Festival. Pettit received an outstanding solo at WIC Jazz Festival. (Photo provided by Arla Clausen .) Tammi Honeywell , Jacob Graham, Joe Petti t , and Lau ra Nanninga of Phoenix Jazz prepare to play at WIC Jazz Festival. They received first place. (Photo provided by Arla Clausen.) Elizabeth Witt and Jenny Clevenger show their school spirit during an early morning band practice. (Photo by Jenna Moen.) The drum line dresses up for twin day. The drum line had early morn ing practice every morning during marching band season . (Photo by Jenna Moen.) �Instrumental Music 'The 5:30 a .m. bus trips and 7:00 early band practice is tough, but it's worth it," said Tammi Honeywell. 8and 5et5 5i~ht5 hi~h By Jenna Moen " Ba nd , atte n-hut! " ye ll e d drum maj o rs K a ti e Welbourne and Jenny Troyer. The marching band started the instrumental mu sic year with a great season. It took dedication, but most people managed to make it to those earl y morning practices. It paid off in the end. They swept Gl e nwood with the Best OveraJI Band award and received a Division I at state. Band direc to r Do ug Gibson said, "The kids played at a very hig h level a nd Band director Doug Gibson gives last minute instructions to Donald Maresch befo re the Hoo Dao Days Parade at Neola. (Photo provided by Eric Moen.) were willing to strive fo r excellence." S wi tc hin g gea rs to jazz band, they still didn ' t let up . Tammi Honeywell sai d everyone was commi ted. "We give produc tive criti cism to teach each other how to be better," Honeywell sai d. Phoeni x Jazz received several Division I ratings and pl aced hi gh at several contests. Tri-Center's band set a hi gh standard for all fu ture band in every aspect. Gib on doesn't pl an on lowering that tandard any time oon. He said , ''I'd like to co ntin ue where w 're at and reach for higher levels." The band marches down the main street of Clarinda. They placed second in parade and first in fie ld competition . (Photo provided by Eric Moen.) Katie Crawford, Shari Greiner and Amber Darringer lead the band during Hoo Dao Days. (Photo provided by Eric Moen .) �Jenny Troyer and Ashley Eckrich run through their motions at one of the Variety Sho w' s nightly practices. (Photo provided by Arla Clausen.) With feather dusters in hand, the Tom Cruise wannabes of the chorus class danced to Old Time Rock and Roll. Soon after, they surprised the crowd when their shirts came flying off. (Photo provided by Jessica Ruggles.) Brad Payne lifts up Angela Krohn for their fi nale "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." (Photo provided by Jessica Ruggles.) This small group performed their song "I Got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon in the Night" in old dresses and mismatched accessories for Variety Show. (Photo provided by Jessica Ruggles.) �"One of my biggest accomplishments was to see the final performances," Arla Clausen said. Vocal Music top By Amanda Wilson Dropp ed jaw s, straight backs and feet fl at on the floor were a common sight when watching th e chorus class members sing. Mrs. Clausen said these things were important because the performer could get enough air and mature sounds could be expressed. The idea of good posture led to better pe1formances and ratings. Their major perDonald Maresch, Donnie Smith, Jeremy Ring and Joey Andersen are part of a men's triple trio group. They are practici ng for small group contest. (Photo provided by Arla Clausen.) formances were Variety Show and the Christmas concert. Small group and large group contests were also an area where time was spent. Show choir and the jazz choir performed at contests all their own . In each of these performances they competed against all the 4A schools, which was an accomplishment all its own, Clausen said. Each of these facti ons of the choru class and even the class itself practiced day after day to make each of their performances worthwhile. By doing this they increased their pride in themselves and their chool. Brand i Hu ddle sings her solo "Whistle Down th e Wind" at Variety Show. (Photo provided by Jessica Ruggles.) The members of the Jazz Choir, Kelly Ring , Katie Zellmer, Lori Pi per, Sara Wellman , Brya n Lefebe r, Gavin Skow , David Marshall and Nathan Hood practice with Mrs. Clausen. (Photo provided by Jenna M en.) Vocal Musi 73 �Susie Petersen, Angela Krohn, Lesley Ring, Jamie Witt and Beth Carlson cheer on Eric Boos at the State wrestling tournament. {Photo provided by Nancy Krohn.) Courtney Divelbess , Elizabeth Witt and Tamm i Honeywell run off the floor after one of their performances during the pep rally. The cheerleaders held the pep rally before districts to get the teams ready for their games. (Photo by Laura Bahrke.) Laura Zellmer sits atop Courtney Divelbess , K atie Zellmer and Linda Bruck forming a human pyramid . This was a new stunt the cheerleaders performed for basketba ll games. (Photo provided by Linda Bruck.) 74 ~ OrgaY1 izatioY1S Linda Bruck .Laura Zellmer , Nicole Pauley and La ure n McLandsborough try to decide on what cheer to do. They finally picked V+ C-T-0-R-Y to get the crowd riled up. (Photo provided by Linda Bruck.) �"It was fun Cheerleaders cheer/eading this year, but hopefully the crowd will get into it more next year," Katie Zellmer said. fncoura~in~ 5choo ~ 5pirit By Steve Killpack Catchy cheers, cool moves and twirl y throws are all things that cheerleaders do to help encourage the school. Cheerl eaders are the wo men and someti mes men that help support athletic events . The many different types of cheerleaders include football, basketball and wrestling cheerl eaders. They all help to support the teams and back the m thro ug h every Susie Petersen, Beth Carlson , and Angela Krohn perform a cheer at State wrestling to support Eric Boos. (Photo provided by Nancy Krohn.) game or meet. L aura Zellmer became a cheerleader in j unior high. Zellmer became a cheerleader because, "It seemed like fu n and I wanted to support ow· teams." Katie Zellmer, a football and bas ketball c heerleader, said , "I became a cheerleader because I wanted to h a ve fun an d help our teams win ." Beth Carl on, a wrestling chee rlead r, aid, " I became a ch erleader because it looked like fun and Ilike wrestling." Kati e Ze llm e r , Courtn ey Di ve lb ess ,Laur e n Mcland s borough and Lind a Bruck fo rm a high standing move. (Photo provided by Linda Bruck.) Tammi Honeywell and Su s ie Petersen watch th e wrestlers at sectinals in Logan and wait for the right time to encourage the wrestler. (Photo provided by Melissa Manhart.) °'1eerleader s /JJ 75 �ASTRA is "malfing it {helping the habit for stucommuntyJ a dents," Christine Richeysaid. FFA/ASIBA . fiaking Chan9e5 for .... the rurure By Susie Petersen With many changes and new projects, ASTRA and FFA rose to new heights. ASTRA, a community service organization for young people grades sixth through twelfth, was advised by Mary Prewitt. With her strong feelings about volunteerism, she believed that she was putting her belief, "doing for others makes you a better person," into practice. FFA was an organization that dealt with "anything and Eric Boos shows off his riding skills at the Farm Progress Show in Amana. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Matulka.) FFA members pose for a quick group picture at the Farm Progress Show. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Matulka.) 76 lift FFA/ ASTRA everything" involving agriculture, said Jessica Ruggles. Kevin Matulka, the adviser, said, "FFA is more or less an extension of the agriculture clas~es I teach." He said although the agriculture classes tied in directly with FFA activities, the FFA members received more hands-on experience. ASTRA member Tahni Roberts worked with preschoolers whenever she had free time. This was just one activity with which members could earn community service hours. (Photo by Susie Petersen.) J. �FFA members put the finishing touches on their float for the Hoo Doo Day parade. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Matulka.) Above: ASTRA members Levi McD aniel, Sa r a Wellman , Lindsey Johnson , Lindsey Lugsch , and Katie Bowen dress in full costume at the live nativity scene in Neola. (Photo courtesy of Mary Prewitt.) Jennifer Ruckman informed interested listeners at a conference in Des Moines about ASTRA activiti es and events. (Photo courtesy of Mary Prewitt.) Heath Richards enjoyed the time he spent with the preschoolers . Richards earned over 100 community service hours as an ASTRA member. ( Photo by Susie Petersen .) FFA/ASTRA ~ 77 �Alayna Cohen and Annie Pettit stretch before perform ing th eir group mime "Lucky Strike" at Districts. The group mime, reader's theatre, choral reading and an improvisation group all earned Division I ratings at Districts. (Photo by Nancy Pettit.) Lindsey Lugsch, Krystal Smith and Ryan Donovan perform "Pullman Car Hiawatha." The actors practiced fo r three hours th ree times a week . (Photo by Alayna Cohen .) Kristin Graeve practices her lines at play practice. Instead of having one long play this year, Nillson and the cast decided on three one-act plays. (Photo by Alayna Cohen.) 78 /;J OrgaYlizatioYlS Eric Nillson expresses the intensity he would like his actors to have. "He (N illson) is strict but he keeps us on task ," Jennifer Ruckman said. (Photo by Alayna Cohen.) i �Speech/Productions "Speech gives you a chance to improve your public spealfing slfills,,, Deb Sparr said. Dramatic chan9e5 in )tore for the drama department By Erin Obe1meier With the departure of the speech team coach and the play adviser there were some dramatic changes in store for the drama department. Two vetera n speec h team members, Sara Dau and Christal King, repl aced Lori Higby, the former speech team coach. "It's good we replaced Miss Higby with peop le that have bee n in speech before Amber Dau practi ces her acti ng before the State speech competi tion. (Photo by Deb Sparr.) because they know how things run," Lindsey Lugsch said. Although the speech coaches were new, the team sti ll enjoyed a successful season. Four group events earned a Division I rating at Districts and 18 individuals received a Division I ratings also. Eric Nillson tepped in to fill Higby's shoes as play advi er. ill on teac hes at Iowa Western Com munity College and ha helped out variou school with their play productions. Christal King applies mime make-up at the District large group competition. (Photo by Annie Pettit.) Nori Davis, Jennifer Ruckman and Nicole Pauley put their radio news programs tog ether. (Photo by Alayna Cohen .) Speech /Pr dudions ~ 79 �Tami Harm a n, Katie M ors e, Brandi Ruddl e a nd Kri s t e n Burbridge decorate fo r C hri stmas with NHS at Jac kie Dollen's house. (Ph oto pro vided by Anni e Pettit. ) Nicole P a ul ey he lps decora te the lobby fo r Chri stm as wit h th e stu den t co un c il. (Ph oto by Ama nda Gau.) T he new ind uctees pose for a pi cture at their indu cti on at Pizza Ki ng. (Photo provi ded by Jenna Moen.) C a r l Wall ace buys ca nd y afte r sc hoo l fro m Tam mi Honey well , a stud ent coun cil member as she se ll cand y fro m the candy ca rt, one of the stud e nt co un c il's fu ndra ise rs. (Ph oto by Amanda Gau.) 80 /:J Or ganizations �Student Colmcil I NIIS "You need to be willlng to spend time outside of school," Melissa Manhart lmprovin~ Our 'choo~ and Community By Amanda Gau U elpi ng out the community, th e sc hoo l and planning fun activities fo r students are just a few of the things that Student Council and National Honor Society do. Becoming a member of one of these organizations means to do just that. The Student Council sponsored activities such as selling candy after 4 •imp rovi ng J acob Gr a ham goes for a nike at th e N HS bow ling party a t Minden Bowl. (Photo provided by Amanda W il so n. ) school, "fan of the night" drawings and sold discount cards. NHS was responsible for some fun activities such as bow ling, bu t they did more than that. They also helped decorate homes for Christmas, sponsored the Bloodmobile and walked for cystic fibrosis. Whether they pla nned fun activitie or helped out in the community, Stude nt Counc il and NHS were there to better the chool and community for everyone. Tara Dickey se ts up the ca nteen area for the HS Bl oo dm ob il e . (Photo by Amanda Ga u.) Paul Larsen, Jacob Graham and Bryan Lefeber he lp decorate Jackie Dollen' house for Chri tmas wi t h NHS. (Photo p ro vid e d by Annie Pettit. ) Student Council/NHS 8l �B'::] Erin Obermeier I Student Body During eighth hour each day 17 brave souls enter classroom 100 for Publications class. "I decided to be in Publications to improve my writing skills," Courtney Divelbess said . (pictured left with Publications adviser Amy Lueders) During the course of the 45 minute class a student may write, critique, revise or edit a newspaper story for the monthly edition of the Trojan Exclusive. "Producing the newspaper takes a lot of team work but everyone throwing in their fair-share of effort makes th-e process go smoothly," Alayna Cohen, the editor-in-chief of the Trojan Exclusive, said . "Publications t kes a lot of dedica- Publications students also work on a yearbook deadline for the Trojan Yearbook. Many interview and write well in advance of the actual deadline. Students may print, develop or crop pictures and write or edit a story for the yearbook weeks before it is due. Th e students also edit and revise numerous ti mes before a spread is ready for publication. (Susie Petersen , pictured right) "Putting the yearbook together takes a lot of work, but th e final product is worth the trouble," Ashley Fischer, the assistant editor of the Troj an, said . once all the work is done it's worth the effort:' -Jenna Moen 82 t1J Mini Mag ESS! �BabXiues Exhausted students dragged themselves through the hallways everyday. They blamed their tiredness on things like phone calls or homework. The newest excuse for some of the Parenting students was the "Baby Think It Over." The "Baby Think It Over" is a life-sized doll with a small computer in its back. (pictured below) The Parenting class acquired these dolls from Jennie Edmundson Hospital and the Iowa State Medical Alliance. ''They gave us four new dolls and four new carseats because we were one of two schools in the area that requires Parenting for graduation ," Mary Prewitt, the Parenting teacher, said. Before students could take their "baby" home, Prewitt had to turn on the computer in the back of each doll. The com puter recorded how many minutes the doll cried , the number of times it was handled roughly, how many times it was neglected and the number of times the doll's head was not su orted. "My baby cried too much computer out of its back. I prot5ably got docked a few points for that." - Joe Mefford Bundleoj( ? oy I Students did not shy away from no rmal activities while being a "parent." Some students took thei r "babies" with them to practices , out to eat , to basketbal l games and even to work with them . "Some students even dresse d th eir babi es up in clothes ," Prewitt said. Some of the students had another surpri se in store fo r them when they returned home with their new "babies." Ben Ausdemore (p ictu red left) and Joe Wol len haupt's parents threw th em a baby shower. The "Baby Thin k It Ove r" left a bi g impre ssion on most students who had to take it home. "It showed people that you should wait to have ki ds," Ausdemo re said. Pu6\ica+ion.s/Paren+ing ~ 83 �By Jenna Moen I Student Body H~ Office aides and library aides are important to the school. Who else could help out the secretaries and librarian when they're under pressure? Mr. Stafford said , "Without the library girls I would fall so far behind, I'd never catch up." They had some fu n with their work too. Stafford said, "They make sure I'm not too old fashioned." The library aides helped with the middle school classes , put away books, movies and magazines, ran errands , did research for the library and cleaned up. The office aides also kept the secretaries from falling behind . Amber Dau was found busily clean ing out the desk and running copies. They also file documents and collect attendance. The office aides had their fun too. "I enjoy it because it's a lot of fun talking to Mrs. Kay and everyone else who comes in ," said Heidi Ausdemore. "I like being a teacher's aide learn . They also look up to you." -Li sa Ausdemore 84 ~Student Life Mini-Mag Teachers were often frustrated from late and missing assignments, grading excess amounts of papers and every other thing that could and did go wrong . It's likely many of them felt like pulling out their hair with all that stress, but luckily some willing volunteers offered to sacrifice their study halls to keep hair loss down. Why did they volunteer? Jennifer Ruckman said , "I enjoy working with younger kids." Mrs. Harman reported th at teachers had come in to tell her how helpful teacher aides were and how they had changed students' lives. Mrs. Harman said , "If students aren't using the study hall it's better to use it to change someone's life ." It also required some work. "I help get the kids ready to go home , check papers and do whatever she (Mrs . Schueman) needs," said Ruckman . Being a teacher's aide may have requi red work but in the end it was worth bri nging a smile to the kids' and maybe even the teacher's face . �{;;0 1\16 FiSWil\J Many students who are avid sportsmen don't participate in sports at school. They would rather spend their time fishing or hunting, which aren't sports offered in a school environment. Why did they choose hunting and fishing over school activities? The reason for Brian Nelson is because his dad took him fishing and hunting instead of playing other sports with him. Nelson said , "My dad has been teaching me since I was little. I do it for the challenge." Students also hunt for anything from deer to quail. They fish for everything from bass to catfish. "I fish all summer and then hunt all winter," Nelson said. "I hunt and fish year round ," said Joe Martinez. "My favorite memory is when I caught 49 Bluegills ice fishing." Martinez , Nelson and his dogs often hunte.d to gether, making it a team effort. "I go hunting and fishing because they are two of my favorite liobbies, and they're a good way to friends and family. My favorite place t© hunt is in all of the small towns around Neola, and I like to fish in Minnesota." -Brian Nelson In fir st se mes ter Horticu lture, du rin g advisory, Deb Sparr and Lauren McLandsborou gh co uld be seen, and heard in a thrillin g game of card . Sparr sa id, " I play cards beca use it req uires more thin king than physical abilit y." Students who play cou ld be found play ing cards at events like spee h contests and wres tling overnights. McLandsborough said , " It's a good way to pass the time whe n I'm bored." Some popular games were poker, rummy, g in, hearts, solitare, spades and speed. Card tri c ks were also popular when stud e nts were in the Mathma tici an Magician 's class, who also goes by the name of Mr. Smith. Student s in that cla s spent th eir fr ee time tryin g to stump him, or being stumped by him . Teacher Aides/Pastimes 85 �Rusty Smith and Nick Thomas prepare to pl ay defense again st the Hamburg Wildcats. The Trojans went on to post their largest victory of the season, 100-48. (Photo by Ashley Fischer. ) Unlimited Determination By Ashley Fischer While being a high school student is burdensome enough in itseU, the student who participate s in athletics as well as the customary day must be even more determined. Whether it be spending time after school at practices or lifting weights in the off-season, the student athlete has to establish themselves, their g oals and be even more organized than the student w ith more leisure time. Not everyone can handle the s tress , but those that make the choice to try accomplish a great deal. Unity that c o m es from a team also develops and allows the athletes to always have friends to count o n . These frie n dships c an be a joy today and mean even mor e t o the p ers ons inv olve d tom orrow. Despite the wins a n d los ses or the u ps and downs of a season, a t eam a lways stic ks t ogether u ntil the e n d . In the long run, a ll the determination learned during the season can be carried over into everything the s tudent partakes in. This mental t oughness can benefit the student throughout their life. 86 ~ Spods �Callie Rodenburg prepares to make th e pe rfec t pas s as LeA nne Ausdemore is ready to help if needed. The Lady Trojans went on to win the match against Treynor 3-2. (Photo by the Harlan Tribune.) Head foo tball coach Ma rk Fritch discu se trategy with the team in their fiI t game of the season agai nst Van Meter. This would be the fi rst of many vic tori es fo r the T roj a n , as they went on to win the ga me 36- 16. (Photo by tl1e Harl an Tribun e.) LeAnne Ausdemore omes off the screen set by Marie Corrin as two fe ll ow team mates run the out of bounds play in hopes of scoring the basket. The Lady Trojans went on to post a victory again t the Griswold Tigers, 63-50. (Photo by Janette Fi cher.) Division ~ 87 �SCORE BO~im (TC/Opponent) Th0.mas Jefferson 3-15 Logan- agnolia 6-1 Walnut 4-10 Harl an 0-10 12-2 Missouri Valley 13-0 Griswold 7-5 A-H-S-T 2-4 Audubon 4-'3 Treynor 13-7 Underwood 10-4 Sidney 1-4 Missouri Valley 8-7 Griswold Thomas Jefferson 5-1 A-H-S-T 2,,.5 T reynor 8-5 Underwood Justin Ta pp rounds third base on hi s way to rack up one more point fo r the Trojans. (Photo prov ided by Harlan Tribune.) Rusty Smith completes an easy run to third base after a big hit from a team mate. (Photo provided by Harlan Tribune.) Josh Obrecht foc uses his mi nd on only one thing: catch the ball. He does j ust that to make the third out of the inning. (Photo provided by Harlan Tribune.) 88 ~ Sports Aar on Eckrich prepares his wind up for one of his ma ny strike outs of the seasoA. Eckrich pitchedl24 stri keouts, with his fastest pitch bein g clocked at 85 mph. He has been pi tch ing since he was seven and plans to attend Iowa Western . ~ § ""~ ~ ~ ~ _g "- �A !::Joung learn brings aboul new hope for fu lure seasons. PROVING BELIEF MAKES SUCCESS By Sadie May Heimbaugh It's just a game, they say. There will always be another season. Don' t take it so hard . But they aren' t the pl ayers who spend three months of their lives, eating, sleeping and breath- One Sfep Away Baseball ended the season with a second place finish in Western Iowa Confemece regular season and tournament. BeMnd fJ,e Scenes TEAM Co-CAPTAINS were Senior Aaron Petersen and Juniors Aaron Eckrich and Rusty Smith. ing baseball. Hard work, detennination, and success all describe the baseball players and their season, but it takes a lot more than a few words describe the season. to full y They spent three week seri ously practicin g before the season offici ally began wi th a game, but many pl ayers did more than practice in the summer months. Pl ayers li fted weights during the winter and the fall and many NL~ Aaron Eckrich and Rusty Smith were named first team all conference. Brandon Finken and Jus- played on a fa ll league which co ntributed to Brandon Finken, Paul Larsen, Elvis Jones, Justin Ring, Aaron Eckrich, Josh Obrecht, Aaron Petersen, Jeremy Barnes, Bryan Lefeber, Adam Harman, Brad Payne, Max Kozeal, Chris Speight, Justin Tapp, Jacob Graham, J e1·emy Petersen, Rusty Smith, Jim Dermody. their perfonnance on the fi eld. Coach Jim Dermody said , "The pl ayers actuall y practice the whole year." Pl ayers were hopeful for the duration of the season, staying focused and ass ured. Aaron Eckrich sa id, "I never doubted the team' s strengths for a moment, l knew that there were some things to improve on but l knew that we cou ld do anything if we put our minds to it.., Troj an baseball ended the season with 12 homeruns, rankin g among the toughest of all 2A (Photo by Studio B) teams in southwest Iowa with a 17- 13 record 'The team's mental approach exemplified the season and the team." said Jim Dermody. Baseball ~ 89 �SCOREBOARD Logan- Magnoli a Shenandoah M issouri Val ley Glenwood Ri vers ide Orient-Macksburg Exira Vill isca Audubon Abmham L inco ln Griswold AHST Lewis Centra l E.4'sex Treynor Underwood Missouri Vall ey Riverside Audu bon AHST CAM South Page Griswold AH ST Treynor Sid ney Underwood IKM Harl an AHST West Harrison River~i de Audu bo n Ri verside (TC/Oppone nt ) 0- 10 J -4 0-1 0 1-2 0-3 2- 10 3-6 16-2 3-2 1-1 0 5- 1 3- 11 0-2 4- 10 1-3 1-0 1-4 1-3 2-1 , 3-4 2- 1 0- 1 12-4 5-4 4 -3 12-0 4-5 0-5 5-8 3-5 11 -1 0- 1 1-0 3-7 J essica M uhs and L eAnne Ausdemore warm-up fo r an inning fu ll of success. (Photo by Erin Obermeier. ) FRES HMEN Erin Schierbrock, Amanda Gau, Katie Gaudia n, Ma nd y Darrington , M elissa Manhart, Mega n Ba rri er , As hley C hristiansen, M ichele Tessier , Shari G re iner , Kim Ben nett, Coach Doug G ibson, a nd Ma rie Corrin (Photo co urtesy of Fischer Ph otography.) Nicole Sch r oeder and Sa ra Wellman get set and ready fo r the play. 90 tJ' Sports J essica M uhs winds up for the pitch whi le her teammates prepare to defe nd the fi e ld. Muhs had an ERA of 2.60. The tea m ended"' with a record o f 12 -22. �New co aches of loda~ lead lo high er hopes for lhe learns of lo morrow. NEW COACHES BRING NEW IDEAS By Jami e Witt With a wind up, swing of the bat and a cheer of the crowd, softball season was underway. Once again the Lady Trojans had to adj ust to a new coaching staff. Rachel Finken said, "The new coaches came in with open minds, and worked with what we had done in the past." Nico le Schroeder also said, "The new Arr-Conference First team: Traci Minahan Second team: Erin Obermeier Sara Wellman Honorable Mention: Jennifer Stephens Sara Esser Befiind ffie Scenes Practicing: The team practiced whenever they didn't have a game. Many players also began practicing during the offseason. RLURRDS coaches were very moti vated, they came in with a lot of new and effecti ve ideas fo r both the Tourn amerds offense and defense.'" The Lady Trojans participated in the CAM tourney where they received econd place. The Lady Trojans The team was coached by Doug Gibson and assistant coaches Fred Rodenburg and Tami Harman. The team included threes niors, Jenni fer VA RSITY (by rows) Stephens, Sara Esser. and Traci Minahan. LeAnnc Ausdemo1·e, Traci M inaha n, Callie Fin ken sa id, 'T he seniors di d a great job of Rodenburg, Sa ra stepping up and showing us how thing were Wellman, Brandi Hudd.le, J ennifer supposed to be done." Clevenger , Jessica The so ft ball team practiced on the day 1J11•111i1111U M uhs, Erin Obermeier , Ra chel Finken, Amy opposite of games. The Lady Trojan ·chedule M inahan, Nicole was considered packed and ometimes they were Schroed er, Ma ria h W ellman, J ennifer un able to practi ce thoroughly and improve skills Stephens, Head Coach between games. Doug G ibson, Rhond a Christia nsen, J essica Grea t tea mwork and hav ing team goals Ruggles, Rachel Ha nsen, Sara Esser, seemed to be important for the entire team. Lori Piper , and Ass isSchroeder said , "If you taste victory once, you'll talll Coach Fr ed Roden burg. (Photo always want more ... Thi s taste of victory hel ped courtesy of Fischer to push them to a record 0f 12-22 . Pho tog rap hy. ) "Adjusting to the ideas of one OOllCh was hard when we were conafMfly cha,.,,,. _.,.,.... who had dlHrwnt Ideas." ··JF. IFER TEPHE S "With this year's coaching staff I feel we played more as a team; · said Brandi Huddle SoHbo\I ~ 91 �Arr-Stars Eric Benning, fullback. and Regan Schroder, defensive back, received first team district honors. BeMnd tJ,e Scenes Two-a-days started before the school year. The football players practiced hard everyday after school to have a succes fu l year. A chang2 in dir2crion broughr ups and downs ro an 2xciring s2ason OESPITE AOVERSIT1 TEPM TRIUMPHS By Steven James Killpack As the li ghts shown dow n on the mi sty moonlit field , the Troj an foo tball team began the season with a 36-16 victory over Van Meter. Fortunately, the season continued on with momentous victories over the nex t fi ve teams. The Troj ans continued lo pl ay to the best of their abilities, but in the long run their season came up short, wi th heartbreaking losses to Logan, Audubon, and fin ally the season endin g game agai nst Underwood. F;rsf feam Coach Mark Fritch said, "The seni ors are a offeMse good group of guys. They've been together fo r a Eric Benning, running back number of years and we had a successful season because of it." Fritch also said, "The team had hi gh ex pectati ons and may not have reached First feam defense Regan Schroder. defen ive back their goals but that shouldn ' t take away fro m the guys, th ey played well." co mplimented the underclass men. Fritch also He said, "They all contributed by playing in their roles and hopefull y gained valuable ex perience for the future." Second feam offense Dave Gravert-Tight End Eric Benning said, "It was a good season, and the team did their best. " Tim Leaders added, "It was a lot of fun and I'm glad I played my senior year." Brent Leaders and Regan Schroder both SecoMd team defe,.,se Rusty Smith-Linebacker agreed by saying th at "All the pain and sweat was worth it to pl ay fo r thi s foo tball team ." Schroder VARSITY: The 1999 Troja n varsity football team coached ~~~;f, !!!l~!!I~ by Mark Fritch, Carl Coclu an , Dan Elli ott m~l;;~·~Tl'?.'":faf!~e:~ and Brad Armstrong. r.Ll!J5'm::;r.!-'~~tli:ii..£..i"i/.;.I and Leaders hope to conti nue their football c reers at a coll ege or uni vers ity. "The school spirit here is great and it really helps the cheerleaders to do their best" said Katie Zellmer 92 ~ Sports �Scoreboar~d (T-C/Opponent) Dave Gravert breaks through two Boyer Valley defen ders. Gravert was the ULility man for the Trojans playing many positions includ- Van Meter 36-16 Co.m ing 28-7 C-R-B 59-13 Boyer Valley 54-0 A-H-S-T West Monona LOMA Q-16 Audubon 20-54 Underwood 14-27 ing runningback and tight end on offe nse and linebacker on defense. Gravert also received second team defense for linebacker. (Photo by Harlan Tribun e.) Brad Payne and a host of tacklers bring down the ball carrier. Payne pl ayed runningback for the Trojan offen se and defensive back for the defen e. (Photo by Harl an Tribune.) Paul Evers bring down the ball carrier for Boyer Valley. Evers played defens ive end on defense and guard on offen e. (Photo by Harlan Trib une.) C hris Speight throws the ball past the Coon Rapids defender. Speight was the quarterback and pa ed for near ly 800 yards. Football ~ 93 �SCOREBOARD TC/Opp AHST South Page Treynor Villisca Clarinda Boyer Valley Mi ssouri Valley Audubon AHST Adair/Casey Griswold Walnut Harlan Ri verside Kemper Denison Atlantic Harlan Denison St. Albert Lewis Central Griswold Unde rwood Treynor 3-0 1- 1 0-2 1-1 0-2 3-0 3-2 3-0 2-0 2-0 1- 1 2-0 0-3 3-0 1-1 0-2 2-0 0-2 2- 1 1-3 1-3 '3-0 3- 1 1-3 3-0 JU NIOR VARS ITY-Front : Mandy Darrington, Amanda Gau, Brenda Koch, Megan Ba rrier, Melissa Ma nhart, Ashley Christiansen, Molly Stone. Back: Lisa Ausdemore, Laura Nanninga, Ashley Fischer, Sarah Ma nhart, Kevin Matulka. (Photo coutesy of Fi scher Photography.) FRESHMAN-Front: Hanna h Ausdemor e, Andrea Ring. Middle: Lindsey O bermeier, Ti na Clevenger. Back: Laura Nanninga, Marie Corrin, Brian Wedemeyer, Kim Nelson, Casie Barrier. (Photo cou tesy of Fi scher Photography.) Nicol e Schroeder elevates fo r a block in the conference 94 ~ Sports Rachael Finken backs up Amy M inahan as she rece ives the serve. Coach Matulka said the girl s worl<ed well as a tea m to make thi s season successful and enjoyabl e . �Season hopes fall shorl. bul dedicalion and commilmenl in lhe off-season bring SOARING EXPECTATIONS FOR THE NEW CLASS By Chris Speight To the Lady Trojans, vo lleyball isn' t just a sport that comes around once a year; it is a full-time commitment. They spend al l summer HIGHLdGHTS Vars;fy: Second in the Conference Third in the conference tournament First in the AHST Tournament Third in the Harlan Tournament Freshmen: First in the Harlan Tournament pl ay ing in leagues, traveling to tournaments, and participating in camps. Their hard work showed. The Lady Troj ans had a season of close call s, tough win s and missed opportunit.ies. Th ey started off hot, then Jost their final conference game to undefeated Treynor. Kev in Matulka said, "We had a chance to win the conference. We went Pit CmfErereie ~ Fnt team: into Treynor undefeated, but they just wanted it more.'" They bounced back in the conference tournament beating Treynor in an exciting five ga111e match. Katie Mol'Se Nicole Schroeder Matulka sajd, '·Beating Trey nor was a bi g confidence boost. It let us know that we VARSITY Front: Katie Morse, Callie Rodenburg. Second Row:Rachel Finken, Amy Minahan, LcAnne Ausdemore. Third Row: Nicole Schroeder, Ashley Fischer, Ashley Christiansen, Erin Obermeier. Bac k: Kevin Matulka. (Photo coutesy of Fischer Photograph y .) could play wi th any team." This came on! after los ing to Mi sso uri Valley, whom they had beaten earli er in the season. In the end they watched two teams they had previously beaten play for the Erin Obermeier conference champion hip. Their season ended with a clo e las to state qualifier Trey nor. Matulka said, ' 'It was kind of disappoin ting to lose in the first ro und. but Trey nor was a great team . The season a. a whole was still a success." Senior Captain Katie Morse summ ed up the season by say ing, "We had the talelll and the Pn Perfen F;rsf feam: KatieMerse des ire, but just didn't get the breaks that we needed." "The girls worked hard and made this an enjoyable season," said Kevin Matulk.a Volleyball ~ 95 �(TC Boys/Opponents) 195-174 186-16 183-18 184-179 180-186 190-182 181- 173 7th 7t nderwood (TC Girls/Opponents) Riverside Ori wold Treynor Mo. Valley AHST Underwood Audubon WIC Districts 248-225 230-17 227-237, 191-221 236-201 228-234! 216-239 8t 7t Hard work and dedica lion broughl success lo lwo alhlelic lea rns. SETllNG THEMSELVES UP FOR SUCCESS By Shari Greiner Whether il was swinging clubs for the go lf tea m or racing lo th e fini sh lin e fo r th e cross country team , both tea ms set goals. The goa ls set were not onl y fo r the ind ividu als in eac h race or go lf meet but also fo r the teams. For cross country runners thei r goa ls may have been -fi ni shing the race, improv in g on their time or pl ac ing in a meet. Al yssa Beebe said, " l just tried to impro ve on my time each meet. " BOYS The cross country team set a goal of try ing AHST West Harrison Harlan to improve each meet. To improve they tri ed lo pl ace hi gher and improve the times of all the tea m members. Pat Dalton said, " Bas icaJl y we j ust tried Coming to improve eac h meet as the season went on." ome WIC Indi vi dual goals for th e golf team were Home Shenandoah District to improve on their scores, learn the ru les of golf and overall , just learn the game of golf. Cas ie lnconlro sa id, "[ j ust tri ed to im prove on my ~cores from last year and l worked on improving my GIRLS 5/8 517 8/14 11/1 2 9/9 617 7/8 10/1 2 12/17 20th techn iques." The second season fo r the golf team brought more players. "The team goa l fo r golf was to be co mpetitve at every meet," Nile Smith sa id. Amber Daringer rounds the corner on her way to lhe fin ish line. Daringer medal ed twice during the cro s country season. (Photo by Susie Peter en.) "The season went by so fast! I am looking forward Lo next year," Kim Nelson, golf team member, said. 961fftSpods �Donald Maresch strides toward the fi nish line at Arrowhead Park during a home meet. (Photo provided by Pat Dalton.) Jonathan McDonald swings through as the golf team tees off at a home meet. L1ura Bahrke, Ashley Christiansen, Brenda Koch, Katie Gaudian, Erin chierbrock, ngela Krohn and Katie Crawford. Second row: Robb Stuart, Cass ie lncontro. Kim Net on, Jonathan McDonald. Du tin Laver. Joe Mart inez. Ryan Donovan. Daryn Morriss and Donn ie Smith. Third row: Coach ile Smith, Ca leb Wohlers, Adam Harman, oah Thielen, Jon Krohn. Schuyler Johnson, Brian Nelson, Ru ty Smi th , Jeremy Petersen, Eddie Leaders and Andy Morse. (Photo by Shari Greiner.) Irie to sink hi s pull. (Ph oto by 1a r i a h We llm a n .) Cross Country Team- Fron t row: Je ica M yer . Je sica uggles, Amber Daringer, Rachel Hansen, Shari Greiner, Alys a Beebe. Sara Withers and Jenna Moen. Second row: Donald Maresch , Schuy le r Jo hnson , Jeremy Barnes, Shawn Dalton, Jared Graham , Ryan Donovan and Manager Joe Martinez. (Photo courtesy of Studio B.) Cross Country/Golf /';J97 �SCOREBOARD (Opponent) Omaha North 10th W/L .St. Albert/Treynor Maple Valley 5th West Harrison/ West Monona w · WIC Dual Tourney Harlan/Creston Shenandoah/Denison T-C Invite Woodbine/Ri Mt.Ayr To Cofn.in Eric Boos tries to pull hi s opponent over at the state wrestling tourn ament. Boos did not place at the tournament, but it was hi s first trip. Boos was a senior and wrestled all fou~ years in hi gh schoo l. WRESTLING Front: Rachel Finken, Justin Ring, Joey Kosmacek. Zach Hanken, Jon Krohn , Donald Maresch, Tim Speight and Krystal Smith. Back: Andy Hensley, Justin Gundersen, Justin Nelson, Marty Overgaard , Eric Boos, James Voge, Eric Suntken and Jenna Moen. Not Pictured: Heath Richard s. (Photo co urtesty of Studio B photography.) Mar ty Overgaard tries to flip hi s opponent over so he ca n get the pin. (Photo prov ided by Marty Overgaard.) Justin Nelson tries to wrestle his enemy onto hi s back so he can get the three co unt. (Photo prov ided by Justin Gu nd erso n.) 98 b'Spor+s �Dril ling and hard work ma\::j hav t: slruck gold for lht: wrt:slling lt:am NEW COACH BRINGS /J, NEW HlGHLdGHTS A"-Sfars Eruc SUNTKEN PLACED THIRD AT DISTRICTS. WHil.E ERIC BOOS PLA.CED SECOND AT DISlRICfS AND ADV ANCEDTO STAlE. BeJiind fJie Scenes PRACTICE STARTED OFF WITH THE WRESTLER PLAYING TEAM SCATTERBALL FOR FORTY-FIVE MINUTES, THEN DOING PUSH-UPS, SIT-UPS, DRILLING ON TAKEDOWNS, RUNNING By Steven James Killpack FOR FORTY MINl TES Under first year head coach Andy He nsley, AND THEN LIVE ~- 1UNG the wrestling team fi ni shed 17-11 , the best fi nish the team has ever had. The wrestl ers had a successfu l season d ue to their hard work e thi cs and rigorous training regimes brought on by a will to win and succeed. TOURKAMENTS Coach Hensley said , ''I dri ll ed the kids a lot and tried to foc us the m on enhancing their tech- FncBoo;aodHmdl nique." Hen ley also commented o n the team' s Richardsfiniftdfirst ah seni or leadership by say ing, "We had five se niors WICbmm!t and they prov ided pretty good leade r hip for the young guys. " Justin Gunderson stands in the neutral positi on and wait s for an opportun ity to talce hi s oppone nt down. Gu nderso n, a e nior, wrestled all fo ur yea rs of hi s hi gh sc hool career. (Photo provided by Justin Gund e rso n .) Eric Boos said "The team was successful because we worked harder than last year. " Boos also sa id, .. ! was succes ful because I learned more techni que th an last year.·· Heath Richards added , "T he team was successful beca use Coach Hensley knew so many ~t tec hniques and he made us practi ce hard. " "The key to wrestling is good weight management.'" Marty Overgaard Q \.Vre.stl1n9 ~ 99 �SCORE BOAr11D (TC/opponent) 75&7 Logan .. 68-7. " Sidney Underwood 81-76 65-66 79-84 73-58 69-66 44-64 54-62 59-52 Treynor 54-62 Riverside 63-46 Griswold 63-68 Missouri Valley 61-49 Audubon 60-74 'N ST 52-61 55-75 100-48 57-63 The varsity team gathers around Coach Cochran during a time -out in a ga me. Time-outs give the team a chance to rest and refocu s on their ga me, as well as get advice from the coac hes. -"' "e "'"' " -:§ ~- "" " ~ ~ ~ ,. "- -a_ " Rusty Smith attempts to get the ball past hi s opponents whi le Regan Schroder looks on. Tri-Center lost the hard fo ught regul ar season game 65-66. Photo rovided b the Harlan Tribun e. JUNlOR VARS lTY BASKETBA LL: Front row-Dustin Benning, Ryan Donovan, Brandon Petersen, Zach Kinart, Luke Smith and Michele Tessier. Second row- Ryan Long, Schuyler Johnson, Donnie Smith, Joey Andersen, Jonathan McDonald and Andy Morse. Back row-Brad Armstrong, Adam Harman, Andy Christensen, Jared Graham, Eddie Leaders, Noah Thielen and Jim Dermody. (Photo provided by Fi scher Photogra hy.) Shawn Da lton attempts to put the ball up during a regul ar season game aga in t Griswo ld. Tri-Center lost the ga me 63-68. 100 t!J Spor+ s �M an~ obslacles and a cha llenging conference made for a difficull season Arr-Sfa rs R USTY Sl\-HTH OEALING WllH UPS ANO OOWNS scored 23 points during a regular season game against Riverside. Tri-Center won 63-46. P'ay;ng- fo an upsef: By Courtney Divelbess When the team left the gym at the end of the first half they were excited and pumped, but somehow their departure at the end of the game was n' t always as joyous. That is how many boys' basketbal l games ended. During the first halves of the games, One highlight of the eason was beating #1 ranked A1,1dubon in a regular eason game 69~66. the Troj ans were al most always on top, but the third quarter perfo rmances seemed to drop off. This left the boys to fight hard the entire fo urth quarter. "We played hard we just didn't always play smart," said senior Ru sty Smith. There were some mixed opi nions about the outcome of the season but Regan Schroder seemed to sum it up when he said, "We played tough and improved each game. We just didn' t always come out on top with the win ." The Trojans finished their season with a di sappointing game, making their record 8-1 1 and 6-8 in the conference. They lo t in the firs t round of districts to Ri vers ide, whom they had beaten in the regular season. " It was a game we VA RSITY BASKETBALL: Front: Jared Graham, Annie Welbourne, Sadie Heimba ugh, Sara Wellman and Andy Christensen. Second: Brent Leaders, awn Petersen, Regan Schroder, Paul Larsen, Chris Speight, Dustin l:lcnning. Back: Jim Dermody, Rusty Smith, Nick Thomas, Carl Cochran, Jeremy Petersen, Shawn Dalton, Brad Armstrong. (Photo by Fischer Photog ra ph y.) could have won, we led most of the game. But when Ri verside got the momentum, we couldn ' t get them stopped," Cochran said. Boys "Busketball !JP 10 l �SCORE B0~11.D Sidney CAM Logan Underwood Riverside Griswold Mo.Va)ley Audubon AHST Treynor Underwood Audubon Riverside Griswold Mo.Valley Audubon AHST Treynor Underwood St.Albert (T-C/oppouent) 63-36 55-60 55-50 49-44 49-39 41-42 55-68 3-62 50-67 36-52 53-30 14-65 37-49 63-50 46-71 52-56 44-49 35-52 40-38 45-68 Katie Morse signs her letter of imem to play fo r the Nebraska Cornhuskers as her pare nts look on. ~ :::: ~ ~ ~ ~. ""c l Y ARSITY Front: Ash ley Fischer, Erin Obermeier, Kat ie Morse, LeAn ne Ausdemore , Amber Dari nger. Midd le: Kell y Shreeves, Mandy Darrington, Shari Greiner, Melissa Darrington. Back: Mr. Elli ott, Kim Benn ett, Laura Nan ninga, Marie Corrin , Hannah Ausde more, Casie Barrier and Mr. Nanninga . (Photo provided by Fisc her Lc Ann c Auscmorc plays toug h dcrcnsc aga inst her opponc ni from Underwood. JUNl OR VARSITY: Front: Laura Bahrke, Mandy Darrin gton, Am ber Darin ger, Shari Grein er, Kati e Gaudian . Middl e: Ke ll y Shreeves. Brenna Wei hs, Lind sey Oberme ier, Tina C leve nger, Tessa Well ma n. Casie Barri er, Meli ssa Darrington . Back: Mr. Elliott, Alyssa Beebe, Marie Corrin , Kim Nelson, Kim Bennett and Mr. Nannin ga. (Photo provided by Fischer Photography.) I 02l'JP Sports �Wirh new and ~oung faces on rhe learn, experience was a faclor. Defensive: LeAnne Ausdemore BUILUING FOR THE FUTURE Offensive: Katie Morse Ausffe: LeAnne Ausdemore MVP: Katie Morse By Ru sty Smith Three Point: It 's not the WNBA , but it's girls' basket- Erin Obermeier ball. With a future Husker and a new coach, the Swat Award: season was fill ed with high expectations. Katie Morse The girl s' varsity record was 7-14. Mr. Nanninga said, " l am very proud of the 20 gi.rls Most Ymproved: who began thi s season and remained de termined L th roughout." On the other end of the court. the junior va rsity and freshman worked hard to im prove and stri ve to reac h the vars ity tea m. record was 7-7 and 4-1 . Thei r Nanninga said. "The freshmen and junior varsity team s pl ayed gressively. to do between now and nex t season. Lifting and pl ay ing will determine how good the team will be nex t year. " Having a new coach means that the girls have to adapt to the way he or he I U •-• .-. .-. ., D C' n ._, •~ ._. -• F;rsf Team Air Conference ag- The real challenge is what we need • & Second team Air ~ le: coac hes and how pra tice is expect.:d to be run . Katie Mors Alyssa Beebe said , " It wasn ' t too hard to get used to Mr. Nan ni nga since we all have known him for many yea.rs ." Beebe al o sa id I.aura Na nninga attempts to knock down a three pointer agai nst 1'nderwood in the Lady Troj ans Distri ct opener, which they won 'D-38. (Pho to by Rusty Smith.) she learned uptempo a lot of ne w tec hniques a nd styles of basketball fro m Mr. Aonorabre MenHon Nr-tonference: Nanninga and Mr. Elliott. Only lo ing one seni or wi ll hel p the team to bui ld on the success of th i team wh ile retaining the tradition . L nne Au demore "My main goal was to improve my game over the season." -Alyssa Beebe G,r\s Basketball /;I l 03 �HlGHLdGHTS Jared G,.aJ,am B,.eaks Sdioor A change in direclion broughl excilemenl and energ~ lo an alhlelic learn. Recor"d Jared set a new school recprd for the 400 meter dash with the time of 51.19 second at lhe WIC conference REAU1 10 RUN meet 4x100 Team Br"eaks SdiooY Record Brad Payne, Bryan Lefeber, Joey Kosmacek and Jared Graham broke the 4xl00 record with the time of 45.02 SecQnds at the Boyer V'aUey meet. By Laura Bahrke Ready to run defines the boys' track team. "Track is a sport that makes you mentally tough," said Joey Kosmacek. The boys' track team ran through the season. With their first meet at Treynor they received fo urth place for their performance. The track team underwent some changes as the season started. Jim Dermody said, "Since we pushed more guys to -go out last year our team has grown since last season." Expectations were put on the team for thi s season. Dermody said, "My expectations for thi s ~s T,.ack Team Praces F;,.sf year are not a lot, the boys are our ro make themselves better and as the season goes on my expectations will change." J'he t boy placed at t.he Logan, i't-'C.asey and rivpod track Goals were set by most track boys so that they could accomplish them by the end of the season. Justin Nelson said, "I have reached some of VARSITY TRAC K- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __,, Front: Jeremy Barnes, Joey meet and help qualify our 4x800 for state." Kosmacek, Brian Kosmacek said, "My goals are going to Siber t, Paul Larsen, Luke Smith and T im Drake Relays , and making it to state in the 4 x 100 Speight. Midd le: Josh my goals and I hope to do better al the conference rel ay." Track is a sport- of physical and mental toughness. Physically track demands one to have strength and have quickness. Mentall y you have to have your own motivation and will to win," said Dermody . Obrecht, Justin Nelson, Bryan Lefeber, Aaron Eckrich, Brandon Finken, Brad Payne and Dustin Benning. Back Row : And y Ch ristensen, Rya n Long, Jacob Gr aham, Eric Boos, Jus- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - tin Tapp, Jared Gra - Photo by Mariah Wel/l11a11 ham, Brent Leaders and Chris Speight. "They're the hardest working group of guys I've had the opportunity to coach," said Mark Fritch l 04 !:J Sports �SCOREBOARD Brent Leaders and Luke Smith converse and stretch before they compete at the Underwood track meet. Leaders received fifth place in both di scus and shot put with a 39' 6" in shot put and a 110'9" in discus. Smith received third place in the 3200 meter race with 1 1.42 seconds. 4th Treynor st Logan-Magnolia 3rd Underwood 3rd Treynor 4th West Monona 4th Woodbine Wic Track@Griswold3rd Adair-Casey 1st Underwood 1st 5th Boyer Valley Paul La r sen runs the 400 hu rdles at the Treynor track meet. Larsen al o had a fir t place fin ish in the 1 10 hurd les at the Underwood track meet May 5th. (Photo by Laura Bahrke.) Dustin Benning runs the 200 meter at the Treynor track meet. Benning al o placed second in the long j ump at the Underwood meet May 5th. Boys Track.tp 105 �SCOREBOARD Griswold Boyer Valley Shenandoah BCIG Treynor If-arlan Woodbine WIC Adair-Casey Underwood Districts ~No Nannin ga soars over the hurdle at the Underwood 4 of14 2 of 7 2 of 8 5 of 15 5of9 low hurd les. 4 of 8 1of8 2of6 4of23 Team Sranding:- Front: Sarah Fischer, Brandi Hudd le, Katie Zellmer, Kati e Morse. Second: Ju li e Leonard , Rachel Hansen, LeA nne Ausdemore, Amber Da rin ger, Erin Obermeier, Amy Sara Min ahan, Jessica Ruggles, Amber Hunt. Third : Withers, Tessa Wellman, M ichele Tess ier, Alyssa Beebe, Kell y Shreeves, Shari Greiner, Lindsey Obermeier, Ashl ey Eckri ch. Back: Kim Bennett, Laura Na nn inga, Marie Corrin , Mr. Dalton, M rs. Wedemeyer, Holly Parker, Casie Barri er, Sarah Manhart. (Photo by Stud io B.) -- Brandi Hudd le races toward the fi ni sh line in the open 200 meter dash at Underwood. (Photo by Mariah Well man.) 106 ~Spor+s �Experience and hard work pa~s off for lhe girls' MIGMLdGMTS lrack l~am. State Quarif;ers: RJ\CING Katie Morse : Discus & Shot Put UNllL Laura Nanninga : 100 meter hurdles lHE ENO Laura Nanninga, LeAnne Ausdemore, Michele Tessier. Amber Daringer: 4x I 00 meter relay By Rusty Smith Sarah Fischer. Rachel Hansen, LeAnne Track isn' t for everyone but for the select Ausdemore. Laura Nanninga: Shuddle Hurdle relay few it can be rewarding. For many the number one reward is being able to compete al the State championships in Drake Stadium. Competing in front of thousands of people is a change for most of the girls. espeI ciall y when the norm al turnout for a track meet is around 200 to 400 people. ' AWARDS Four seniors and a group of ex perienced - - - Michele Tessier cruises past the competitors at Dunlap in the open 100 meter dash. (Photo by Chris Speight.) juni ors played an import ant role on how well the team did in the meets. Sarah Fischer said, "I have [);sfrfof PJaces: KATIE MORSE: been out for track fo r fo ur years and by now it all comes natural. When I was a freshman. I looked 1 T DI 2 CU D SHOT PUT up to the seni ors, so I want to give the fres hmen now what l had.'' Natural talent may be pan of the reason some girls make it to . tate, but desire and work ethic make up the rest. Mental toughne s is a major key when thousand of people are watching REL y these a thletes tryi ng to compe te co the highe st level possible. l T 0 RI GER: 2 100 MI:.TER D H 3RD 4 200 Ri!L Y 5TH 4 ()()RI MBER " I think everyone worked really hard and also had a lot of fun,'' Sarah Fischer said. D �MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS- - - - - -- - - - - 8th Grade Volle ball Row 1: Katy Toler, Kelli Greiner, Lauren Finken, Desiree Sigler and Jenny Dalton. Row 2: Sheny Killpack, Elizabeth Thielen, Amanda Minahan, Ashley Schultz, Michaela Gray, Katie Simon and Amber Finken. Row 3 : Stephanie Wellman, Katie Barrier, Jamie Ring, Jessica Heimbaugh, Shannon Brisbois and Coach Jenny Hansen. (Photo courtesy of Fischer Photography.) 8th Grade Football Row 1: Nickalos Richards, Kyle Welbourne, Nicholas Kinart, Joey Pauley , Tommy Meintzer, Brent Daringer and John Wollenha upt . Row 2: Coach Andrew Hen s ley , Cody Huebert, Andy Olsen, Dean Grote, Brett Cook, Ian Jodeit, J osep h Ausd emore, Eric Clark and Brian Haggerty. (Photo by Jenna Moen.) 108 ~ Middle School Spod s 7th Grade Volle ball Row 1: S helby Hau gaard , Alis h a Ga u , E lyse Miller , Melissa Barrier and Katie Smith. Row 2 : Alis h a Kenealy , Danielle Wellman, S hannon Dickerson, Megan Albers, Amy Nanninga and Allison Carrol. Row 3: J ennifer Pem berton, J esta Thomas, Wendy Ausdemor e , Ashley Nels on, S arah Moen and Coach Jenny Hansen. (Photo courtesy of Fisch er Photogr a phy .) 7th Grade Football Row 1: B.J . Pauley, Johnnie Witt, Daniel Smith, J erem y Witt, John Zellmer, Derick Smith, J u stin Kohl, Colburn Dittmer, Landon Aus demore and Bryan Larsen. Row 2: Coach Max Kozeal, T.J. Lebaugh , KurtiR Shreeves, Andrew Berg, Brent Hough. Cody Petersen. Jacob Richey, Joshua Goodsell, Derrick Danker, Thomas Voge and Kent Harryman. (Photo by Jenna Moen.) �Middle School Wrestlin Row 1: Nicholas Kinart, Brandon Vorthmann, John Zellmer, Anthony Maresch, Brent Daringer and Tommy Meintzer. Row 2: Coach Kurt Wollenhaupt, Brian Haggerty, John Wollenhaupt, Nickalos Richards, Joseph Ausdemore, Brett Cook, Andy Olsen, Joey Pauley and Eric Clark. (Photo courtesy of Studio B Photography.) - -- - ., --- ~ _......... %' 4 CI) a a Cross Countr Jessica Myers, the lone middle school cross country runner, prepares m entally b efore h er big race at Arrowhead. She placed first at the Tri-Center m eet , which took place at Arrowhead Park. (Photo courtesy of Pat Dalton.) Middle Sd1ool Sports If' 109 �MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS--- - - - - -- - - 7th Grade Bo s' Basketball Row 1: J eremy Witt, John Zellmer, Daniel Smith, Landon Ausdemore. Row 2 : Manager Amber Finken, Manager Katie Sibert, Justin Kohl, Bryan Larsen , Johnnie Witt, Colburn Dittmer , Manager Elizabeth Thielen, Manager Jess ica Heimbaugh. Row 3 : Coach Mike Larsen, Ra ymond Bruck , Brent Hough , Jacob Richey, Derrick Danker, Chase Means, Andrew Berg, Kurtis Shreeves. (Photo courtesy of Fischer Photo a ...... h .) ~...-..,.....~-o:a~~~---:~-r.o......,,..,.,....-=.,...,,...---... 7th Grade Girls' Row 2: John Wollenbaupt, Nick Kinart, J ess e Kuhnle, Brent Dartnger. Row 3: Coach Mike Larsen , Joseph Aus demore. Joey Pauley, Cody Hubert. (Photo courtesy Fisch er Photogra h .) Basketball 8th Grade Girls' Basketball Row 1: Elyse Miller , Brandy Pester , Carly Redinba u gh , Alis h a Gau, Melissa Barrier. Row 1: Kathryn Toler , Mich aela Gray, Elizabeth Th ielen. J enny Dalton , Lau ren Finken. Row 2 : Allis on Carroll, Alexandrea Beeb e, Amy Nanninga, Beth Harris. Row 2 : Kelli Greiner , S h arilyn Killpack, Amber Finken , Ashley Schultz. Row 3 : Coach Jenny Hans en, Manager Danielle Wellman, Ashley Nels on, Wendy Ausd emore, Sarah Moen , Manager Megan Albers. (Photo courtesy of Studio B Photography.) Row 3: Manager Amand a Minahan, Ka tie Sibert, J esslrd Heimba u gh , J a mi e Ri n g , Tanya Redinbaugh , J ssln Myers, Manager Melis sa Barrier. (Phot o courtesy of Stu<l11 B Photography. ) 11 0 lJ Middle School Sports �7th Grade Bo s' Track 8th Grade Bo s' Track Row 1: Jeremy Witt, Daniel Smith, Bryan Larsen, Row 1: Andy Olsen, Joey Pauley, Jesse Kuhnle. Landon Ausdemore, Justin Kohl. Row 2: Joseph Ausdemore, Kyle Welbourne, Cody Row 2 : Raymond Bruck, Johnnie Witt, Jacob Richey, Hubert, Brandon Vorthmann. (Photo by Erin Kurtis Shreeves, Brandon Nelson, Brent Hough, Kent Obermeier.) Harryman. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) 7th Grade Girls' Track 8th Grade Girls' Track Row 1: Beth Harris, Melissa Barrier, Alisha Gau, Shannon Dickerson, Amanda Bahrke. Row 1: Manager Desiree S igler, Manager Mich aela Gray, Manager Lauren Finken . Row 2: Elyse Miller , Alexandrea Beeb e, Megan Albers, Danielle Wellman, Wendy Ausdemore, Allis on Carroll, Ashley Nels on, Amy Nanninga. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) Row 2: J enny D a lton, Jessica Heimbaugh, Amanda Minahan, Elizabeth Thie len , Jessica Myers, Kathryn Toler. Row 3: Shannon Bris b ois, Katie Bruner, shley Stangl, Katie Sibert, Jamie Ring. Ashley Schultz. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) 111 �Fill and Food/A& W was a patron of the 2000 Troj an Yearbook. They also provide a convienance to the community with the A&W fast foo d restaurant. It is also a place to purchase Phillips 66 gaso line. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Connecting with Community By Ashley Fischer Do small towns ever seem like a drag? There is never anything to do, it is never e citing and al· ways the same. There is never a variety to the events, except for the occassional changing weather pattern. This never fails to make the farmers all abuzz, huh? To anyone who has lived in a small town, all these things become apparent sometime. No mat.. ter ~ow much a home means, these thoughts just happen. What also is remembered, fortunately more times than not, are the good things about small town living. These things might include going to school where everyone knows each other's names. It is also appreciated that area businesses are willing to lend their support to so many of the young peoples' causes at school. Thank you to everyone who made this year· book possible. The yearbook staff would not be able to publish this yearbook without your support. 11 2 ~ Community �I MINDE N GROCERY Minden Grocery was a patron of the 2000 Trojan Yearbook. It also provi des jobs fo r students. Without support of the area businesses such as thi s one, the yearbook would not be poss ibl e. (Ph oto by As hl ey Fischer.) Fam1ers an d Merchants State Bank was a sponsor of the 2000 Trojan Yearbook. They have offices located in Minden and Neola and serve the entire Tri-Center asea with the ir bank ing needs. Their support wa greatly apprec iated. (Photo by Ashley Fi cher.) Donovan's Total gas station of Neola was a patron of the 2000 Trojan Yearbook. Besides the sale of Total gasoline the) 3J o provide a full ervice repair shop. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Div1.sion 113 �r-----------------1 --- - ---- ----- ----~ I I Marty, Believe in yourself and go for it! 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Elm St. Avoca, IA 51521 MOSQUITO VALLEY AG SUPPLY Jack Stamp, Owner (7 12) 488-2014 or (712) 488-3693 SHELBY COUNTY STATE BANK 110 Main Street Portsmouth, IA (712) 743-2715 TOUCH OF CLASS 410 Remington Neola, IA 485-2663 NEOLA ELEVATOR Neola, IA 485-2230 "The Grain Connection" SHELBY VETERINARY CLINIC 305 Center Street Shelby, IA 51570 (712) 544-2521 or (800) 947-1662 PERFECTION PRESS/PERFECTION LEARNING Serving Your Printing and Educational Needs SORENSEN' S COMPUTER CONNECTION 653 Oak Road Harlan, IA (712) 744-3619 PIZZA KING 1101 North Broadway For Can·youts, call 323-4911 SOUTHWEST ORTHODONTIC ASSOC. , P.C. Council Bluffs, IA (712) 323-7589 or (800) 373-2402 ASTRA: ASTRA is a vo lunteer and community service gro up dedicated to the in vo lvement of students in the community. Tri-Center's ASTRA grou p had 140 members. They participated in over S 1 activities such as volunteering at the Dorothy Day Hou se in Omaha and lndi an Hills Nursing Home in Council Blu ffs, earning approximately 5,000 hours in two years alo ne. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCHLCMS 305 1st Ave. Persia, IA 51563 "We Preach Christ Crucified" UPSTAIRS DANCEWEAR 120 112 E. Broadway Co. Bluffs, IA 51503-4409 Full line of dance, gymnastic , and cheerleader attire plus accessories. WALGREENS Mike Pettit-Pharmacy Manager Store: (402) 341 -4477 Pharmacy: (402) 341-5451 SPEECH TEAM: Sara Dau, Heath Richards, Tara Dickey, Ti a Hempel, Annie Pettit, Amber Dau, Sadie Heimbaugh, Elizabeth Witt, L ind ey Lugsch, Krystal Smith, Alayna Cohen, Melissa Manhart, Tammi Honeywell. Rhonda Christiansen, Nori Davi , Amber Hunt, Deb Sparr, Laura Bahrke, Erin Obenneier, Sara Wellman, Kelly Shreeve , Jennifer Ruckman, Nicole Pauley & Gavin Skow. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) Advertising~ l 17 �LIBRARY AIDES : Amber Dau, Lindsey Johnson, Steve Stafford , Sara Wellman, Sadi e Heimbaugh, To mi Tol er, Nicole Schroeder, Mari ah Wellman , Katie Morse & Amber Daringer. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) • WARD CUSTOM BAILING Paul Ward and Sons Neola, IA (712) 485 -2571 WARD TRUCKING Neola, IA (7 12) 485 -2371 WOODHOUSE FORD & CHRYSLER The midwest's largest Ford & Chrysler dealership. Blair, NE 68008 OFFICE A IDES: Rac hel Fin ken , Amber Dau, Kati e Ze llm er, Ca lli e Rodenburg, Jack i Th iele n. Daw n Andrews, Lindsey Lugsch, Kare n Kay, Heidi Au sdemore & Sara Well man. (Photo prov ided by S tudi o B Photography.) 2000 Trojan Staff: Aqviser: A.T..y JJ_<ede!'!:-.i Editor: MR~'iRh WellmR~t Assistant Editor: Ash.ley Fischm' Index Editor: ShR~ ' i Greber Photo Editors: Lm<rR Bc:i..hrl7::e & Srn·.Jie Pete~'!:-.ie:1 Business Manager: Ji'Lmie Witt Staff: AlRYYtR Cohe--1 KR tie Mor'se Court~~tey Divelbe!:-.J!:-.i J~!l1R Moe:1 .A.mR:tdR GR1-< Er·i2-1 Obenneier' Sr_mie Petr::~.' !:-.>8:1 Sl1Rri Grei:1e~· Steve K illpRcl':: SRr'R Plmnbecl':: JAZZ CHOlR: Front: Dav id Marshall , Kati e Zellmer, Sara Wellman and Nathan Hood. Midd le: Kell y Ri ng, Gavi n Skow, Bryan Lefeber and Lori Piper. Back: Jon Krohn , Director Arla Jo Clausen and Deb Spa rr. 1 1 8~ Advertising RU!:-.>ty ~nith Deb SpRr'r' Cl1r' h.J Spei!;!)1t Amm-idR Wilso~-1 .Jmnie Witt SW ING CHOTR : Fro nt:K. Andersen, S. Wellman, L. Piper, J. Troyer. Second : T. Toler, Z. Bowen, K. Ring, J. Th ielen, C. Rod enburg , ~. Hood, H. Parker. Thi rd: P. Bruck, S. Ki ll pack, K. Zell mer, L. Johnson, A. Krohn , B. Hudd le, B. Lefeber , A. Ring. Fourth: L. Sm ith, J. Andersen, M. Tessier, E. Shierbrock, J. Petti t, A. Eckri ch, J. McDon ald , D. Maresch. Fifth : B. Payne, L. Nan ninga, D. Marsha.II , M. Darrington, A. Worden, Ga vin Skow, D. Sm ith . S ixth: Director A.J . Clause n, P. Larsen, J. Rin g, E. Leaders A. Ha rman J. ro n . S P u ·o B �FOOTB ALL C HEERLEA DERS: Angela Krohn , Lesley Ring, Kati e Zellmer, Laura Zellmer, Jamie Witt , Eli zabeth Witt , Courtney Di ve lbess, Susie Petersen & Lauren McLandsborough. (Photo provi ded by Studio B Photography.) W RESTLIN G CHEERLEADERS: Susie Petersen, Lesley Ri ng, Beth Carlson, Jamie Witt & Angela Krohn . Not Pictured Tammi Honeywell. (Photo prov ided by Jack Hanson Photography.) CcltJ~+v The 2000 Troj an was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Mi ssouri. Greg Adams served as representative fo r the company. All copy was created and written by the Publications staff exclusively. The cover was full litho printed in fo ur-color process with satin lamination applied. Arial, Avant Guard, Bazooka, Big Daddy, Chili Pepper, Continuum Light, Crayon, Cruiser, Curlz MT, Detective, Diner, Gatsby, Helvetica, Impact, In trepi d, Jester, Jokerman, Librarian, Lifetime, Metro, Mariah, Mexicali, Paintbrush, Pegasus, Punch Label, Pythagoras, Quill , Scribble, Stylu s, Submarine, Subway, Teletype, Times, Times New Roman, Tinker Toy, Top Secret, Transistor, Varsity and Viner Hand ITC were chosen fo r type styles and the point sizes ranged fro m 8 to 90. The computer program used to create the layouts was Pagemaker 6.5 . The theme was "Always Yesterday, Forever Tomorrow." Ex penses were subsidized entirely through adverti sing by merchants, senior parent ads and through yearbook sales and fund raising. There were 205 copies printed. They were sold fo r $25 without a name and $27 with a name. The Troj an staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooperation in making the yearbook successful. These commendable people were Greg Adams, Stacy Sportsman, A.my Lueders, Brett Nanninga, Angela Hu eman, Steve Stafford , Karen Kay, Kelly Dollen, Rhonda McKenzie, Susan Wedemeyer, Arla Jo Clausen, Mary Prew itt, Tami Harman, Roberta Morse, Laura Crawford, Mary Kramer, TCHS fac ulty, SCCJ Inc., Studio B Photography (Kri s Beebe), Fischer Photography (S ue Fischer), and The Gazette. DRILL T EAM: Back row: Ashley Fischer, Elizabeth Wi tt, Sarah Manhart, Mi chele Tessier, Peggy Bruck, Erin Shierbrock and Katie Gaudi an. Th ird row : Holly Parker, Amanda Gau, Mariah Wellm an, Kim Nieman, Courtney Di velbess and Laura Ze ll mer. Second row: Kri sti Andersen and Sara Wellman. Fro nt row: Ca llie Rodenburg and Kati e Ze ll mer. (Photo provided by Fischer Ph otography.) SEN10R DRILL TEAM MEMBERS: Back row: Kristi ndersen, Mruiah Wellman, Kim Nieman and Sara We ll man. Front row: Cal lie Rodenburg and Katie Zellmer. (Photo provided by Fischer Photography.) Advedis1ngb'I l9 �r------------------------------- ----~ I I Amber, I I Your smile has always brightened our I I days. May your future be full of smiles and I I I I happiness. Good Luck! I I Love, Dad and Mom I I L------------~----------------------~ Kimberly, You have got a kind heart and a beautiful smile. We are proud af all you have done. Love, Mom and Dad r-----------------------------------~ I I " Annie, I I With your glowing personality and work I I ethic, you're sure to be a success. We're so I I I I proud of you. I I Love, Mom and Dad I I L--------------- --------------------~ Katie, Keep smiling and singing. Keep God close to your heart. You are a special young lady. Love, Mom r--------------------------- --------~ I I : I I I , Jacki, Remember to keep that smile on your face. Don't let anyone or anything take away your love of life. I'm here for you and I love you. Mom I I : I I I L-----------------------------------~ 120 tJ Community �r-----------------------------------~ I Little Hudd, I We are proud of you. Keep working, keep I I trying and dreams will come true. I Love, Dad, Diane, I Sheyna and Kaitlyn I I I I I I I --~~~~LB I ~-----------------------------------~ Jeremy, May you strive for the best life can offer and may happiness always be where you are. Love you, Mom and Dad r-----------------------------------~ I I I I I I I I Kristi, I You have been the sunshine in our lives I I for years. May your future be full of joy. I Love you always, I Mom and Jeff I ~------------------------- - -- -------~ Stacie, We are proud of who you are. By what you have accomplished all your dreams will come true. Love, Mom and Eddie r-------------- - --- -----------------~ 1 Kathryn, God bless you in the future and everything I : you do! Dance into the year 200 0 and choose 1 only wh at's b est for you! Congratulations and I reach for the stars. I Love, Mom, Dad and Kristin · - I I : 1 I 1 ~ ---------------------- -- - - - --------~ Community 121 �r----------------------------------, Lance, I I 1 I I I I L-----------------------------------~ Build on life's difficult challenges and your dreams will become realities. You've already proven that. Love, Mom Kelly, Wherever your dreams take you we will always be here for you. We love you, Dad and Mom r--------------~--------------------~ I I Annie, I I Psalm 37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the I I Lord and He will give you the desires of your I I I I heart." I I Love, Dad, Mom, Joe and Hannah I I L- - --- - ----------------- - ----------- ~ Lori, We know that doors have been and will be opened to you. He· is faithful to fulfill His pr omises. Love always, Mom and Dad r---------------------------- ------ -~ I I I I I I I Sara, You've made us so proud with your ac:complishments and the wonderfu l person you 've become. Good Luck. Love, Mom and Dad I I 1 I I I I ~~ --~---------------------------- -- -~ 122 ~ raren+Mcts �r-----------------------------------~ I I Zach, I i----~ I Time has passed quickly from rocking I I I I horse to Airborne Rangers. We're proud of I I you! Love, I I Mom and Dad I L-----------------------------------~ - -----; Sarah, Always put your trust in God. He will never fail you. We love you, Mom and Dad -·· r-----------------------------------~ I I Callie, I I We are so proud of you. We pray for your I I continued success in life. I I I I All our love, I I Mom and Dad I I L-------------------------- ---------~ Kristen, To our beautiful, intelligent , amazing daughter, may your life be full of smiles, happi.. ness and love along the way. Love, Mom and Dad r------------------------- ----------~ I MariahC'Moo")1 You've always been a joy to us. Keep I I your goals in arms reach and never give up. I Keep Smiling! I Love Mom, Dad and T essa I L --------------------------- --~-r arent I I I I I I I �INDEX The G iclet' H-ouGe. l'ulez Calek, Katie 48 Carlson, Beth 36, 75, 119 Carrigan, Colleen l I, 42 Carrigan, Eric 50 Carroll, All ison 48, I08, l I 0, I 11 Albers, Megan 48, 108, I I 0, I I I Christensen, Andy 6, 39, IOO, IOI, 104 Andersen, Joey 42, 6 I, 73, I 00 Christiansen, Amanda 50 Andersen, Kristi 13, 16, 19, 32, 33, 69, Christiansen, Ashley 6, 39, 67, 90, 94, 95, 121 97, 115 Anderson, Kristin 50 Christiansen, Rhonda 36, 60, 91, 117 Andrews, Dawn 36, 65, I 18 Clark, Brandon 19, 20, 36 Armstrong, Brad 100, IOI Clark, Eric 46, 108, 109 Ausdemore, Ben 19, 36, 60, 83 Clausen, Arla 16, 29, 65, 73 Ausdemore, Danielle 50 • Clevenger, Christina 42, 94, 102 Ausdemore, Donna 3 1 Clevenger, Jennifer 36, 63, 70, 91 Ausdemore, Hannah 41, 94, 102 Cochran, Carl 29, 54, 101 Ausdemore, Heidi 39, 118 Cohen, Alayna 27, 36, 78, 115, 117 Ausdemore, Joe 46, 108, 109, 110, I I I Cohen, Andri 42, 115 Ausdemore, Landon 48, l 08, I IO, l I I Cole, Jennifer 39 Ausdemore, LeAnne 36, 58, 87, 91 , 95, Collier, Autumn 50 102, 103, I 06, 116 Cook, Brett 46, I 08, I 09 Ausdemore, Lisa 39, 84, 94 Cook, Nei l 36, 63 Ausdemore, Wendy 45, 48, 108, 110, 11 I Corrin , Marie 2, 14, 42, 53, 87, 90, 94, 102, 103, 106 Courtier, Troy 46 Crawford, Katie 42, 65, 7 1, 97 Bahrke, Amanda 44, 48, I I 1 Crawford, Sarah 50 Bahrke, Laura 38, 39, 97, 102, 115, 117 Cross, Stacie 32, 121 Barnes, Daren 42, 60 Cross, Ste2hanie 50 Barnes, Jeremy 24, 39, 89, 97, 104 Crozier, Beth 50 Barrier, Becky 45 Crozier, Bradley 42 Barrier, Casie 41 , 42, 94, 102, 106 Crozier, Jennifer 46, 65 Barrier, Craig 46 Czaja, William 42 Barrier, Katie 46, 108, l 11 Barrier, Megan 10, 38, 39, 69, 90, 94 {inql D ez-rinq-ri Barrier, Melissa 45, 48, 108, 11O, 11 l Beebe, Alexandrea 45, 48, 11 0, 111 Dalton, Jenny 46, I 08, 110, 111 Beebe, Alyssa 2, 39, 97, 102, 103, 106 Dalto n, Pat 106 Bennett, K.iln 42,90, 102, 106 Dalton, Shawn 13, 39, 97, 100, 101 Bennett, Linda 31 Danker, Derrick 48, l 08, 11 O Benning, Dustin 6, 18, 36, l 00, l O1, l 04 Dargin, T.J. 33 Benning, Eric 25, 32, 33 Daringer, Amber 36, 7 1, 96, 97, l 02, I06, Benzing, Diana 28, 29 107, 11 8 Berg, Andrew 48, 108, 110 Daringer, Brent 46, l 08, 109, l IO Berg, Kelly 42 Darrington, Mandy 39, 58, 60, 90, 94 Boos, Eric 6, 9, 20, 32, 33, 76, 98, 104 Darrington, Melissa 38, 39, 58, 102, 115, Bowen, Andrew 50 116 Bowen, Katie 36, 63, 77 Dau, Amber 9, 16, 32, 33, 79, 84, 11 7, Bowen, Sam 46 118, 120 Bowen, Zach 16, 33, 59, 123 Dau, Sara 11 7 Brisbois, Joshua 46 Davis, Jason 46 Brisbois, Lance 50 Davis, Nori 42, 79, 116. 11 7 Brisbois, Shannon 46, 108, 111 , 11 7 Davis, Stacey 39 Bruck, Jessica 50 Dermody, Jim 29,89, 100, 10 1 Bruck, Keith 46 Dickerson, Matt 50 Bruck, Linda 39, 67, 74 Dickerson, Shannon 48, I 08, 111 Bruck, Peggy 2,5, 19,36, 11 6 Dickey, Tara 16,26, 32, 33, 81, I I 6, 117 Bruck, Randy 50 Dittmer, Colburn 48, 108, 110 Bruck, Raymond 110, 111 Divelbess, Courtney 39, 67, 69, 74, 82, Bruck, Theresa 3 1 I 15, 11 6, 11 9 Burbridge, Kristen 32, 33, 80, 11 5, 11 6, Dollen, Beth 42 123 Dollen, Kelly 3 1 Burbridge, L auren 48 Donovan, Ryan 39, 78,97, 100 on 124 l!f' Index Duval, T imothy 46 £ r in .Bt' OcJ.; OVich Eckrich, Aaron 32, 33, 88, 89, 104 Eckrich, Ashley 42, 72, l 06, 11 6 Elliott , Dan 29, 65, 102 Esser, Kim 31 Esser, Sara 9 1 Evers, Paul 33, 93 Fel ton, Mindy 32 Finken, Amber 46, 108, 110 Finken, Brandon 36, 89, 104 Finken. Lauren 46, 65, 108, 110, 111 Finken, Rachel 36, 9 1, 94, 95, 98, 11 8 Fischer, Alicia 45, 50 Fischer, Ashley 36, 94, 95, I 02, 11 5, I 16 Fischer, Megan 50 Fischer, Sarah 27, 32. l 06, I 07, 123 Flemming, Lois 3 1, 64 Frederiksen, Branden 48 Frederiksen, Jonathan 42 Frederiksen, Michael 46 Frederiksen, Tim 32 Frederiksen, Bret 50 Fritch, Mark 29, 87 G irl In-rerr u p -recl Gambs, E leanor 7, 29, 64 Gau, Alisha 45, 48, I 08, 110, 111 Gau, Amanda 39, 90, 94, 115, 11 6 Gaudian, Katie 5, 38, 39, 90, 97, 102 Gibson, Doug 29, 7 1, 90 Goodsell, Joshua 48, I 08 Goodwin, Jacob 50 Graeve, Kathryn 16, 32, 33, 12 1 Graeve, Kristin 61, 78 Graham, Jacob 16, 32, 33, 60, 70, 8 1, 89, 104, 11 6 Graham , Jared 39,64, 97, 100.1 01, 104 Gravert, Dave 32, 92,93 Gray, Michaela 46. 108, 110, 111 Greiner, Andy 42, 64 Greiner, Kelli 46, 108, 110 Greiner, Nick 32, 33 Greiner, Shari 39, 7 1, 90, 97, 102, 106, 115, 116 Gross, Amber 42 Grote, Brian 50 Grote, Dean 46, 108 Gruber, Donald 36 Gunderson, Justin 32, 33 Gwynn, Jonathan 46, 11 7 Hadfield. Rebecca 50 Haggerty, Alisha 50 Haggerty, Brian 46, 108, 109 Hanken, Erin 50 �Hanken, Zach 6,39,98 Han sen, Jason 32, 33 Han se n, Rachel 14, 36, 91 , 97, 106, 107 Hanson, Jenn y 29, 108, 110 Harman , Adam 39, S4, 89, 97, 100 Harman, Kati e SO Harman, Tam i 16, 3 1, 80 Harris, Beth 4S, 48, 11 0, 111 Harryman, Cassie 42 Harryman, Kent 48, I 08, 111 Haugaard, Shelby 48, 108 Heimbaugh, Jessica 46, 108, 110, 11 1 Heimbaugh, Sadie 9,26,33, 101 , 117, 11 8 Hempel, Ell ie 36, S3 Hempel, Joanne SO Hempel, Tisa 33, 117 Hensley, Andy 29, 64, 98, 108 Hester, Michelle I, 32, 33, S8, 63, I IS , 11 6 Hester, Trac i 36 Hinman, Matt 6, 39, 6S Honeywe ll , Tammi 2S, 39, 70, 74, I IS, 117 Hood, Adam 39 Hood, Nathan 16,32, 33 Hornbostel, Larry 29 Hough, Brent 48, I08, 110, 111 Hubbard , Anthony SO Hu bbard , Latia 24, 38, 39, SS Huddl e, Brandi 1, 16, 22, 32, S8 , 73, 80, 9 1, 106, 1 lS , 11 6, 12 1 Hu ebert , Cody 46, 108, 110, 11 1 Hunt , Amber 42, 79, I 06, 117 Huseman, Angela 16, 2S, 30, 3 1 Incontro, Cassie 39, 97 Jahde, Michelle 42 Jarrett , Denni s 29 JarTett, Holl y 29, SS Jensen, Lindsey 42 Jodeit, Jan 46, 108 John son, Lindsey 9, 16, 32, 33, 77, !I S, 116, 11 8 Johnson, Robert 29 Johnson, Schuyler 39, 97 , I 00 Jones, Carol 48 Jones, Elvis 89 Ju stice, Joa n 3 1 Kaspar, Amanda 32 Kay, Karen 3, 30, 3 1, 11 8 Keller, Ashley 46 Kell er, Chris 39 Kenea ly, Alicia 46, I08, 11 7 Kennedy, All ison SO Keogh, Cassandra 29, 44 Killpack, Shari 4S, 46, 108, I 10 Killpack, Steve 6, 14, 39, SS, ll S Kinart, Nicholas 46, 108, 109, 110 Kinart, Zachary 39, 100 King, Christal 79 King, Jeff 32 Kleinschmidt, Dawn 32 Kline, Sue 3 1 Koch, Brenda S, 38, 39, S4, 94, 97 Kohl , Josh 3S, 36 Kohl, Justin 48, 108, 110, Ill Kosmacek, Joey 39, 64, 98, 104 Kozeal, Max 29, 89, 108 Kramer, Adam 36 Kramer, Mary 29 Kramer, Timothy SO Krohn, Angela 13, 42, 72, 7S , 97, 11 9 Krohn, Jon 20, 27, 39, 61, 97, 98 Kuhnle, Bethany SO Kuhnle, Jesse 46, 110, 111 Kuhnle, Rachel SO Kunze, Glenda 29 L ove qnq .BQ2.ke:rbqll Larsen, Bryan 44, 48, 108, 110, 111 Larsen, Paul 39, 8 1, 89, 101 , 104 Larsen, William 29 Larson, Jennifer 46 Laver, Dustin 42, 97 Leaders, Brent 18, 36, IOI, 104 Leaders, Eddie 39, 64, 97, 100 Leaders, Tim 9, 32, 33, 34 Leaders, Tommie SO Lebaugh, Devin 42 Lebaugh, T.J. 48, 108 Lefeber, Bryan 27, 36, 73, 8 1, 89, 104 Leonard , Ju lie 42, 106 Leonard , Mi ke 32 Leonard, Steven SO Leuschen, Amanda SO Leuschen, Cassandra 48 Leuschen, Nicholas 40 Long, Ryan 42,62, 100. 104 Lueders, Amy 29, I IS Lugsch, Kelsey 50 Lugsch, Lindsey 36, S4 , S9 , 77, 78, 11 7, 11 8 Maness, Lance 32, 33,34, 122 Manhart, Melissa 6, 24, 40, SS , 90. 94, I IS, 11 7 Manhart, Samantha SO, SI Manhart, Sarah 40, 94, I06 Maresch, Anthony 48, I09 Maresch, Donald 40, 7 1, 73, 97, 98 Mark, Justi n 48 Marsh, Adam 40 Marshal l, Dav id 36, 73 Martens, Joshu a 40 Martens, Seth 40 Martens, Todd SO Martinez, Joe 40, 8S, 97 Matter, Elizabeth 36 Matter, Lorna 3 1 Matulka, Kevin 29, 94, 9S McCool, Austin SO McCool, Nicolina SO McDaniel, Levi 36, 62, 77 McDonald, Jonathan 97, I 00 McEvoy, Bryan 46 McKenzie, Rhonda 30, 31 McLandsborough, Austin 32 McLandsborough, Evan SI McLandsborough, Lauren 40, 8S, 11 9 Means, Chase 48, 110 Mefford, Joe 36, 83 Meinke, Diana 3 1 Meintzer, Tommy 46, 108, 109 Michl , Jason 23, 32, 33 Miller, Corey Sl Miller, Crystal 46 Miller, Elyse 48, I 08, 110, 11 1 Miller, Kelsey I 0, 42 Minahan, Amanda 46, I08, 11 0, 111 Minahan , Arny 4, 27, 36, 9 1, 95, 106, 115 Minahan, Traci 9 1 Moen, Jenna 1,24, 40, 67, 69, 82, 97,98 Moen, Sarah 45, 48, 108, 11 0 Morri ss, Daryn 24, 42, 97 Morse, Andy 24, 42, 97, 100 Morse, Katie l , 3, 16, 32, 33, 34, 63, 80, 9S , 102, 103, 106, 107, 115, 116, 11 8 Morse, Roberta 3 1 Muhs, Jessica 23, 36, 5S , 56, S9, 69, 91 Myers, Jessica 6, 47, 97, 109. 110, Ill Nann inga, Amy 45, 48, I08, 110, 111 Nanninga, Brett 16, 3 l , S4. 102 Nanninga. Laura 2S, 42, 70, 94, 103, 106, 107, 11 5 Nelson, shley 48, I 08, 110, 11 1 Nelson, Brandon 48, 111 Nelson. Brian 40, 85. 97 Nelson, Carri 48 Nelson, Justin 7, 40, 98, 104 Nelson, Ki m 4 1, 42, 94, 96, 97, 102 Nelson, Matthew 48 Newland, Andy 51 Nieman , Ki m 9, 16, 32, 33, 60. 116, 120 Obermeier, Erin 27, 36, 9 1. 9S, 102. 103. 106, l lS. 116, 11 7 Obermeier, Lindsey 41, 53. 102, 106, I IS, 116 Obrecht, Josh 36, 88, 89, 116 Ohlinger, Beverly 29 Oloff, Andrew 49 Olsen, Andy 47, 108, 109, 111 Olsen, Glen S I Olson, Dustin 32 Overgaard, Marty 2S. 32, 33, 98 Index~ 125 �Par ker, Ho ll y 15 , 43, I 06 Parsons, Seth 49 Pauley, B.J. 49, 108 Pauley, Joey 15, 47, 108, 109, 110, 111 Pauley, Nicole 6, 43, 53, 67, 74, 79, 8 1, 11 5, 11 6, 11 7 Payne, Brad 3, 36, 59, 72,89, 93, 104, 116 Pemberton, Jenni fer 49, 108 Pester, Brandon 49 Pester, Brandy 11 0 Petersen, Aaron 89 Petersen, Brandon 43, I 00 Petersen, Cody 49, 108 Petersen, Jere my 2 1, 22, 32, 33 , 89, 97, IOI, 12 1 Pe tersen, Shawn 40, I 0 I, 11 6 Petersen, Susie 36, 75, 82, 11 5, 11 6, 11 9 Pettit, Annie 17, 20, 32, 33, 78, 115 , 11 6, 11 7, 122 Pettit, Joe 3, 36, 62, 70, 11 5, 11 6 Piper, Lori 16, 32, 33 , 73 , 9 1, 122 Pitts, Eric 49 Pl ambeck, Katie 11 , 43, 64 Plam beck, Sara 40, I 15 Pogge, Bobbi 5 1 Preucil , Jacob 51 Prewitt, Mary 29 Redi nbaugh, Carly 49, 11 0 Red inbaugh, Tanya 47, I 10 Reed, Jenni fer 40 Richard s, Heath 25 , 32, 33, 53 , 11 7 Richard s, Nickalos 47, 108, 109 Richey, Christine 3 1 Richey, Jacob 49, 108, 110, 111 Richti g, Andrew 5 1 Ridder, Jesse 40 Ridder, Paul 49 Ri eber, Calvin 3 1, 43 Rieber, Nathan 47 Ri ng, Andrea 41 , 94 Ring, Jam ie 47, 108, 11 0, 111 Ri ng, Jere my 6 1, 73 Rin g, Justin 12, 25, 27, 40, 89, 98 Ri ng, Kell y 32, 33 , 68, 73, 122 Ring, Lesley 19, 37, 74, I 19 Roberts, Kyle 40 Roberts, Tah ni 43 Rodenburg, Ca ll ie 16, 32, 33 , 67, 87, 9 1, 95, 11 8, 123 Ruckman, Je nni fer 19, 37, 66, 77, 79, 84 Rugg les, Jess ica 5, 19, 37, 76, 9 1, 97, 106 Ruggles, Joel 43 Sche nk, Myckell 5 1 Schierbrock, Da na 5 1 Schie rbrock, Erin 13, 38, 40, 57, 90, 97 126 ~ Inde x Schn eckl oth , Ada m 40 Schroder, Regan 32, 33, 100, IO I Schroeder, Nicole 4, 18, 2 1, 3 7, 90, 9 1, 95, [ 18 Schul tz, Ashley 47, 108, 11 0, I 1 I Schultz, Matt 51 Shrader, Mic hael 40 Shreeves, Kell y 6, IO, 40, 56, 102, 106, 11 7 Shreeves, Kurti s 49, 108, 110, 111 Sibe rt, Brian 6, 40, 65 , 104 Sibert, Katie 47, 11 0, Il l Si gle r, Danielle 15 , 43 Si gler, Des iree 47, 108, 111 Simon, Katie I 08 Skow, Gavin 23 , 37, 73, 11 6, 117 Smith, Dani el 49, I 08, l l 0, 111 Smith , Derick 49, 108 Smith, Donnie 41 , 56, 73 , 97, 100 Smith, Kati e 49, 108 Smith, Krystal 40, 78, 98, 11 7 Smith , Lu ke 100, 104 Smith, Mark 40 Smith, Nate 43 S mith, Nile 25, 29, 97 Smith, Rusty I , 9, 32, 33, 86, 88, 89, 97, 100, IOI, 11 6 Sondag, Nyra 29, 3 1 Sparr, Deb 40, 85, 115, 116 Speight, C hri s 2 1,37, 89, 93 , 10 1, 104, - 11 5, 11 6 Speight, Je nni fer 51 Speight, Tim 43 , 98, 104 Stafford , Ste ve 3 1, 11 8 Stamp, Luke 5 1 Stangl, Ashl ey 47, 111 Stark, Brandie 49 Stephe ns, Bret 5 1 Stephens, Jenni fer 9 1 Stone, Moll y 40, 94 Stuart, Robby 43, 97 Suntken, Eric 6, 8, 9, 32, 33, 98 The Tolen-req Mr. f'ipley Tapp, Jared 5 1 Tapp, Ju stin 37, 88, 89, 104 Tessier, Mi chele 40, 90, 100, 106, 107 T hiele n, Elizabeth 16, 47, 108, 11 0, 111 Thielen, Jacki 13, 16, 32, 33, 34, 68, 11 8, 120 T hiele n, Noah 6, 13, 40, 97 , 100, 11 6 T homas, Jesta 49, I 08 Thomas, Kolt 37 T homas, Nick 9, 32, 33, 86, I 0 I To le r, Kathryn 47, 108, 11 0, 111 To ler, To mi 43, 60, 11 5, I 18 Troyer, Jenny 43, 57, 72 Troyer, Nic k 32, 33 Ungrad , John 43 Ungrad, Kri ste n 5 1 Van Arsdol, Jere my 9. 32, 33, }4 Voge, James Jr. 43, 98 Voge, Tho mas 49, I 08 Vo rthmann , Bra ndon 47, 109. 111 Wag ner, Ashl ey 5 1 Wall ace, Carl 40, 80 Walte r, Barbara 29 Walte r, Nick 37 , 64 Ward , Ryan 43 Wede meye r, Brian 3 1, 94 Wede meyer, Susa n 24, 29, I 06 We ihs, Bre nna 40, I 02 Welbourne, Ann ie 32, 33 . I0 l , 120 Welbourne, Katie 20, 37, 55, 59, 67 Welbourne, Ky le 47, 108, 111 Well man, And rea 37 Wellma n, Daniell e 49, 108, 11 0, 111 We llman, Kari 5 1 Well man, Ma ri ah 9, 13, 16, 32, 33, 63, 69, 9 1, 11 5, 11 8, 123 We ll ma n, Sara ( I 0) 6, 40, 66, 11 8 Wellman, Sara ( 12) 9, 16, 17, 33, 34 , 69, 73 , 77 , 9 1, 10 1, 11 5, 11 6, 11 8, 122 Wellman, Stephani e 47, 108 Well man , Tessa 43, 55, 102, 106 Wille t, Mali nda 40, 62 Wi lson, Ali sha 40 Wilson, Ama nda 37, 11 5, 11 6 Wil so n, John 37 Wil son, Math ew 49 Wimer, Chri stine 43 Withe rs, Sara 97, 106 Witt , Elizabeth 13, 19. 37, 56, 67. 70, 11 9 Wi tt , Jami e 37, 57, 115, 119 Witt, Je re my 49, I 08, 110, 111 Wi tt , Johnni e 49, 108, 110, 111 Wohl ers, Ca leb 43 , 97 Wo ll e nhaupt, Joe 25, 37 Wo lle nhaupt, John 47, 108, 109, 11 0 Wo ll enha upl, Ku n 109 Wo rden, All en 40 Zell me r, John 49, I08, I 09, 11 0 Zell mer, Kati e 16, 32, 33, 67, 73, 74, 106, 118, 11 9, 120 Zell mer, Laura 12, 14, 40, 67, 74, 119 �BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS: Katie Zellmer, Elizabeth Witt, Laura Zellmer, Courtney Divelbess, Linda Bruck and Nicole Pauley. Not pictured: Lauren McLandsbourough. (Photo by Theresa Bruck.) FFA: Front: Eri c Boos, Jessica Ru ggle , Ben Ausdemore, Nick Grei ner, Jeremy Yan Arsdol, Adam Kramer. Middle: Justi n Ring, John Ungrad, Heath Richards, Justi n Gunderson, Shari Greiner. Back: Adam Mar h, Joel Ruggles, Caleb Wohlers, Tim Leaders, T.J . Dargi n, Jen na Moen and Dustin Laver. (Photo by Kevin Matulka.) JAZZ BAND : Front: Tammi Honeywell , Jacob Graham, Joe Pettit, Laura Nanninga, Tomi Toler and Tara Di ckey. Second: Jessica Ruggles, Deb Sparr and Bryan Lefeber. Th ird: Andri Cohen, Peggy Bruck, Adam Kramer, Brandi Huddle, Annie Pettit and Angela Krohn . Back: Alayna Cohen, Dav id Marshall , Adam Hood, John Krohn and Directo r Doug G ibso n. (Photo by Fi scher Photography.) �The class of2000 made many memories but also left behind a time capsule full of them for the class of 2050. Many seniors left letters, pictures, money and CDs to the class of 2050. (Photo by Mariah Wellman.) •••• a 128 tJ St udent Gaining Ground 2 I Life By Mariah Wellman Looking back for a moment, not only on the last few months of the 1999-2000 school year, but the entire year, the time may have flown by at ma ch speed or seemed to drag on forever. Either way, images Do oded our minds and conversations remembered brought emotions and memories that built up only to be a small portion,, of the bigger picture of life and of high school. Although small, the values, friends, morals, intelligence and guidance gained are all somehow put to use later in life, whether we know it or not. With the end of the school year came closure, but also a new beginning. Whether as large as em· barking on a new life in college, or just preparing t< brave the next school year, every turn of the calendar'! pages brought new commencements, continuous r e. membrance of days past and one step closer to thE unknown life ahead. ���� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1958-2006 are covered in this collection. 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The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2000 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 2000 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/5f15844cccc8b76d37a0478484611803.pdf f6886fe89d5b5a9cf6ff021411b0ae33 PDF Text Text ��DATE DUE I I I I I I I I I I I J 375.05 T731m Tri - Center Yearbook Clas!: Making Our Mark. 3225800009168 2 ����Making Our Mark A TIME TO SHINE by Ashley Fischer After spending three months off on a much needed summer vacation, upper and underclassmen, faculty and staff alike returned to start a fresh year filled with anticipation, challenge and hard work. While it may have come too soon or not soon enough, the 2000-2001 school year had arrived. With it came the chance for a new beginnning, the chance to create original memories and to thrive upon past accomplishments. Everything seemed possible, and students were roaring and ready to go. This anticipation was noticeable right from the start as excited conversation filled the halls when students poured in on August 21. While they may not have been willing to admit it, they knew this would be their year to make their mark fo r all to see. Qp~ning 3 ��Commemorating the Year Crazy Madness By Amanda Gau What does student life mean? Does it mean doing homework after school, going to parties on the weekend or attending sporting events? That question can only be answered individually. Students have their own idea offan and what they want to do with their lives. Some feel that academics are most important while others feel sports should be their main priority. Whatever the main focus may be our lives are geared toward achieving our goals. Through our hobbies and extracirricular activities we make our mark in life. We strive to be the best at whatever it is that interests us, and through practice and dedication we fa/fill our interests. Student life depends on the individual; their life is focused on. what interests them. This can range from a variety ofthings, but the end result is still the same; our lives are based around what interests us. Divisi!!n 5 �Dog Days of Time well spent leads to an enjoyable three months off from school. Summer By Lindsey Obermeier Plans for summer were asked if working was worth his already brewing in many students' vacation time, Skow said, "Yes, minds as the clock struck the last it's not hard labor and you earn hour of the 1999good money." 2000 school year. Others planned Those for more vigorous "I couldn't believe I ate activities, as Molly who stayed home . the whole thing." had plans of an inStone did by Robby Stuart teresting sort. playing softball for Robby Stuart dethe Neola cided that eating Rhinestone an entire gallon of Cowgirls, part of vanilla ice cream in one day the Catholic Youth Organization would be the perfect way to pass league. "I epjoyed playing for the time. "I couldn't believe I ate the team because it was so much the whole thing," Stuart said. fun. It was great!" Earning extra cash was Whether it was going on on a few students' minds. Gavin vacation, working to earn extra Skow melted the summer hours cash or playing sports, students away working at OTC. When left their mark in the summer. ....-~~~~""11'-:--f'-:--~~~~---. Zach Hanken shows off one of his many talents while di ving off the high board at the Neola Indoor Pool. Hanken worked as a li feguard at the pool overthe summer. (Photo by Amber Hunt.) The Neola Rhinestone Cowgirls spent a large part of their summer vacatio n playing softball and spending ti me with fri ends. (Photo by Fi scher Photography.) 6 St!!.d ~nt Lif!! �E rin Sc hierbrock , Laura Bahrke, Kim Nelson and Mand y Darrington take 6me from their busy vacation schedule to pose for the perfect picture, (Photo provided by Mandy Darrington,) Robby Stuart acts mischievously while swimming at the Neola Pool. With the it being the only pool in the Tri-Center communities, it was a great place to spend time with friends. (Photo by Amber Hunt.) S op h omo res Sara Wit h ers a nd Da ni e ll e Sigler s pe nd an eve nin g at a 2 Skinnee J' s conce rt . Sigler nnd With ers are pictured w ith th e lead s in ger of the ba nd, J. Guevera. (Photo prov id e d by Dani e lle Sig le r. ) .Jennifer Troyer plays a game of pool at 1he Minden Bowl Cafe 10 pass away the long hours of the summer. Time well spent with fri ends will be among many students' best memories of sum- mer. (Photo by Amber Hunt.) Katie Gaudian , Megan Barrier and Ma nd y Darrington show off their fabulous outdoor wear while camping wi th fr ien ds. (Pho to provided by Mn ndy Darrington.) "I would rather spend time with fri ends th an going on vacation because our famil y vacations are always rea lly short. " "I would rather go on vacation because it' fun , I can relax and I can get away from home." Senior Jamie Witt Sophomore Andy Morse Spending Ti e with Friends S!!mm~r 7 �Daryn Morriss and Jeremy Ring show their talent during the class skit. The sophomores finished third in the competition. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) Josh Martens imperso nate s Conan O' Brien by interviewing Adam Harman and Brian Siebert, who are impersonating Brent Leaders and Chris Speight. The junior class skit re volved around junior football players impersonating the senior foo tball players and the enthusiasm they showed for the team each game. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) The Homecom in g Court ga thers for a picture on T win Day. Durin g the week th e Ho m e comi ng Co urt paired up boy girl and dre ssed alik e for a ll the dress -up days. (Ph oto by Sara Pl ambeck.) Opposite "Opposite Sex Day is the best. For as long as I can remember that day has been the most exciting because everyone actually dresses up and has a good time." "Pajama Day is better because you get to get out of bed and just come to school without havi ng to worry about what yo u look like and be comfortable all day." Senior Dustin Benning Junior Courtney Divelbess Paj 8 St!!d2nt Lif2 The seniors try to construct their own pyramid at the pep rall y. Competition was ba ed on con truction, original ity and who co uld stay up the longest. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) Twins Ben Ausdemore and Mr. Da n Elliott chat in the gym du ring the Twin Day counting on Tuesday. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) �Marking our Spirit Week changes and students react positively. By Sara Plambeck Changes happen every way or another. For instance, every grade went against each other year with little or no notice. When yellmg as loudly as possible, "VSpirit Week festivities changed, l-C-T-0-R-Y !" people noticed. A f t e r Other activites countless years the included build"Friday at the game was candidate auction ing human pyrawas dro1wed from the best part of the week mids, creating an the list of activites. Other exciting acbecause everyone had so original class song and racing tivities that got evmuch energy!" eryone involved back and forth were added in-Joey Pauley doing all sorts of stead. stylish stunts in Students a class relay. marked their spirit When the dust settled the seniors Qy dressincr up for Pajama Day, came out on top over the junTwin,Dqy,Dpposite Gend~r,Dayi HipP.Ie Day and the trad1t10na iors. Third place went to the Black and Gold Day. Students freshmen and coming in last were dismissed at 2:30 on F1iday were the sophomores . afternoon to attend the pep rally. While Spirit Week may Instead of watchmg the have been different than in the homecoming_ candidates Being tortured by-bobbing for Jolly past, looking back students can Ranchers m creamed corn or saw enjoyment experienced durha".ing .h oney and eggs put in ing that week. It was a time that their fiair, almost everyone parset the pace for every Spirit ticipated in the pep rally in one Week to come. Ho meco min g pa rt ne rs Le A nn e Ausdemore and Brod Payne show off their sleepwear on Monday 's Pajama Day. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) Kelli Greiner, Michaela Gr ay and Kyle Welbourne re-enact the hit movie "The Waterboy" for the fre shmen class skit at the Homecomi ng Pep Rally. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) Spirit W!!!!k 9 �Mark of lt was a night when nothing else mattered. Royal By Andri Cohen There was something The suspense-filled moments beabout the 2000 Homecoming fore the royalty was announced ended when Brad Payne and thatmadeitatimetoremember. Was it the crowning of the king LeAnne Ausdemore were and queen, the football dubbed prince and victory, or the time .------~-r.......- - - - - - - , princess . Dustin spent with friends Benning and Erin "My date stood me un Obermeier then at the dFanceC? . or assie r made their mark H a rr ym an , at my own house!" Homecoming was when crowned me mo r a o 1 e -Cassie Harryman king and queen. because her date Other members of stood her up at her the court included own house. Ashley Fischer, " Fortunately ," Rachel Finken , Harr_xman said, "all my good Nicole Schroeder, Amy frienas made it one heck of a Minahan , Joe Pettit, Chris night!" " and BranSpeig.ht, Bryan Leieber "Nothing Else Matters," don Finken. For the court it a song by Metallica, served as the Homecoming theme. When asked why she liked it, Nicole was a gi·eat honor to be chosen and they, like many others, enSchroeder said, "It fit perfectly. This was our school's night and joyed every minute of another memorable Tri-Center Homenothing else mattered." coming. Brad Pay ne and Dustin Bennin g we re crow ned prince and ki ng during the coronation. (Photo by Stud io B Photograph y.) Ka tie Sibert and J essy Heimbaugh smile for the camera before getting read y to boogie down o n the da nce fl oor. (Photo provided by Jessy Heimbaugh.) 10 St.!!d~nt Lif~ �1999 Homecoming Queen Sara Wellman crowns the 2000 Queen Erin Obermeier to take over her ro ya l positi on whil e Pri ncess LeAnne Ausdemore observes . (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) The 2000 Homecoming Court member beam with happines after coronation before conlinuing their night where ··nothing else mattered." (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) Amber Gross and Levi McDaniel pose for a picture before the start of the dance. (Photo provided by Amber Gross.) Fr es hm e n g ir l s D es ir ee S i g l er. A lici a K e n e al y, Ta n ya Re dinb a u g h . As hle y S chult z, A rn ando M inahan , Je nn y Da lt o n. Ke ll i Gre in er . Jessica Boryca a nd Sha nnon Bri s b o is get toget he r for a gro up photo. ( Photo p ro vid e d by As hley Sc hult z.) The ladies' man: Bryon Lefeber shows off hi two "hot dates", Alayna Cohen and Ama nda Wilson , before the dance starts. H omecoming was a time th at frie nd s coul d spe nd an eve ni ng to- gether having fun . (Photo pro vided by Bryan Lefeber.) Brya n Lefeber, Erin Obermeier. Joe Pettit and Ashley Fischer perform the tradi tional coronation da nce to the song "Nothing Else Matters" by Metalli ca. (Photo provided by Studio B Photogra phy.) Going to he Dance "I chose to go to the dance because I thought it would be fun and I had a hot date !" "I didn ' t go to the dance because not enough hottie asked me to go! " Sophomore Holly Parker Junior Carl W aJlace Not Going o the Dance H2m!!c2ming 11 �Sophomores Nori Davis and Danielle Sigler bury Desiree Sigler in the snow one blustery weekend . (Photo by Sara Withers.) Juniors Mandy Darrington , Kelly Shreeves and Laura Bahrke enjoy the weekend at a group speech competition. (Photo provided by Laura Bahrke.) Sophomores Kim Ne l son , An dri Cohen , Marie Corrin , Laura Na nninga , Lindse y Obermeier an d Kim Bennett e nj oy a joyride in a lim o fo r Corrin 's 16t h birthday. ( Ph oto pro v id ed by M ar ie Co rrin. ) Working on weekend "Sometimes people need to work and make money on the weekends so that they will be able to do stuff with friends on their time off." Sophomore Ryan Long and making money "I would rather go out and have fun with my friends when I can because in the long run, memories are more precious than money." Junior Tammi Honeywell Going out with friend and spending money Juni ors Zach Kinart, Paul Larsen , Adam Ha rman. Noah Thielen, Andy Christensen and Eddi e Leaders hang out at the Des Moines Marriot for New Years Eve. (Photo provided by Paul Larsen.) Seniors Lindsey L ugsch and J essica Muh s enjoy a party at Joe Pe tri t's house. (Photo prov ided by Lindsey Lugsch.) �Cannot live Weekends- Students are nothing without them! Without By Sara Withers weekend. Catching up on sleep What are sleep, movies, or just chilling were keys to shopping, concerts and work? relaxation. Others with jobs took They are all thing that are done their responsibilities farther and on weekends away from school. worked nonstop For many students the anticipation for .............-1.........---------~ on weekends. Spending the weekend was "We went sledding at Ar- hard-earned torturous. Weekends rowhead at 8:00 at night money, whether were a glorious it be their own or break from school and ended up freezing! " someone else's and every~hing that was a way to -Tessa Wellman was gorng on . spend the Some spe nt their weekend as well. time off sledding in The malls of snow while others wasted their energy by going to Council Bluffs and Omaha served concerts . Concerts were a as good shopping places. spectacular way to kick off the Different people had weekend. The Ranch Bowl different approaches to the Asylum, Cog Factory, Sokai weekend that fulfilled their Hall and Civic Auditorium were amusement away from school. places people saw national acts Students will always have an as well as emerging local bands. While some spent time impact on the carefree memories doing zany ~hings others chose from splendid high school a more calmmg approach to the weekends . Erin Schier brock basks in the greatness of a bag of chi ps while await ing results at a marching band competition. (Photo by And ri Cohen .) Amber Gross. Tahni Roberts. Cassie Ha n yman . Michelle Jahde. Christine Wimer and Vicki Foote celebrate a birthday. (Photo provided by Tahni Roberts.) �Marks of Students take what it means to be hip to the highest level. By Daryn Morriss b and names. Adidas superstar shoes Fashion was important to students during the and Doc M arten s year. While some were also very com"I wear what I want to were _always hip to mon. wear and others' opinions the latest trends , Gu ys seemed dont't matter." some simply wore to favor brands such -Dustin Ltiver what they always as Ecko, Hurley and had and didn' tjoin Lucky. The layered the frenzy to get look was a hot fashthe latest clothing. ion, as were loose fitting khakis and For girls turtleneck sweatDoc Martens. Short, messy hair was ers, three-fourth s1eeved shirts the hot haircut for the fellas, with highand dirty denim jeans were the · lights al so being a common sight popular styles for the year. Pinks throughout the hall s. and blues were the colors of Althou g h it w as a roll er choice, while Lucky, American coaster ride of fashions, students alEagle and Roxy were popular ways had a great sense of style. A slee py T ina Clevenger takes Lime fo r a nap dt1 ring a bt1sy swing choir trip. T-C music shirts and pajama bottoms were the comforta ble attire worn by students during down t ime a t the e mu sic event s . (P hoto provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen.) J enn y Da llon a nd As hley Schult z show off Lhe short hairclllS 1ha1 many girls had Lhrougho ul ihe yea r. (Pholo provided by Shannon Bri sbo is.) 14 St!!d2nt Lif2 �Brian Sibert shows off a loose fitting tee, the more casual attire for guys. Sibert is also wearing a silver chain , another popular trend among the guys. (Photo provided by Ashley Chri stiansen.) Ashley Eckrich a nd Tessa Wellman sport the casual clothing that \:vas seen on many girls throu ghout th e winter season. W e llman is al so carr y ing a chunky cargo purse. whi ch was a lso popu lar with the women. (Photo by Dary n Morriss.) Whil e s ho p p in g at Dillard s , As hl ey C hri s tiansen , Molly Stone a nd Ma nd y Darrington try on ha ts w it h anima l pri n1. Wi ld a nim a l prints were a hot trend duri ng the fall seaso n. (Photo prov id ed b y As hl ey hr i stiansen. ) Luke Smith and Nori Davis show off the ir " thug" appa rel. Clot hin g that adverti sed bands and mu sic ian s was popular ri ght af1er school sta rted. as student s spon ecl new tees bought al co ncert s ove r th e summer month s. (Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen.) Molly Stone and Cassie lncontro shop fo r matching clothes for T win Day. A lot of the crazy clothing bought forthis day was also fu n to wear for weekend adve ntures. (Photo provided by Mo lly Slune.) Wearing Clothes "Girls worry more about what other people think of their clothes than guys do ." Junior Kelly Shreeves o In1press Others "Guys don ' t try to impress anyone by how they dress . They do what makes them fee l good. " Junior Shawn Petersen Wearing What M kes Yourself Happy f!!shi2ns !!nd Tr~nds 15 �Zach Hanken serenade s the crowd in Mineola, IA as he perform s wi th the band Level B. Level B eventually broke up a few month s later. (Photo by Sara Withers.) Ke lsey Miller practices her dance recita l piece at Ti arks School of D ance in H arl a n, I owa . ( Photo pro v ided b y Kelsey Miller.) Brya n Lefeber work s o n hi s abs tract paintin g in Adv a nced A rt cla ss . Wi th on ly fo ur s tu dents in the c las s the a rti s ts were able to recie ve a lo t of he lp on th e ir project s when it was needed. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) Rema.k ing Old Songs "When bands are just starting out it's good for them to remake songs because it helps get them started. People al so recognj ze remakes so it gives them more recognition." "I enjoy when bands make up their own songs because it shows their indi vid uality. Lots of bands can remake songs, but not all bands can come up with their own stuff. " Sophomore Nate Smith Sophomore James Voge Creating ew Songs J on Krohn performs in Mineola, IA with the band Level B. This was the ir fi rs t and onl y performance a a band. (Photo by Sam Wi thers.) Alay na Cohen practices her solo piece for the Iowa Federation of Music C lub. She later earned a Superior Plus ra ting and qualified fo r the 12 year gold cup. (Photo by Andri Cohen. ) �Making the Students leave their own impression on the music industry. By Erin Obermeier Planning gigsi spending pedals, strings, guitars and even hundreds ot- ao lars on J?ickscouldoecomequitei;iricey. equipn:ient, writing songs and 'I have spent around $700 to spendrng q.umerous nours $800 on my eq_l!_ipment," Zach a p r a c t i c I n ~ .-..,.__,..,,___________~ Hanken , probablY. doesn t member of the sound like much "I'm in a band because it al- b~nd Level B , fun to the average lows me to express myself in said. student. For W h i 1e someone in a a different way than writing some band s band, these were andstul"I"." chose to use some of the most '.!J· famous songs well SP.ent hours -Zach Hanken and pqt the.u of the Clay . own twist on it, One of others wrote the most difficult totally new aspects of bein o- in a band was songs. "We wrote our songs finding a p~ac;e to perform. The about our experiences and most prestig10us place to play feelin o-s we had ," David was tlie Ranch Bowl in Omaha. Mai·sha~l, aformermemberofthe Most bands, however, had to band Keen, said. "One of the songs called ' Litterbox ' was work their way up by making debuts in such places as the Cog about the lead singer's cat," he Factory or the Asylum in Omaha said. and a 5ar in Mineola, Iowa. While being in a band Another challenge of may be time consumino- and being in a band was the cost of expensive, the mu sicians tound equipment. Buying amps, cords, the experiences rewarding. Andy Christensen roll s up his sleeve and bares all ns he shows o ff his tattoo in e ighth hour Marketing class. (Photo by Shari Greiner.) Jeremy Ring sings and plays the guitar with the band Level B. They prncticecl several times in the music room where they dre w quite a crowd. (Photo by Sara Withers.) �A Night of Dresses, tuxedos and fancy hairdos add up to an enchanting evening for Memories By Amber Hunt mishap was Mr. Hensley forgot to In the spring magic happened. During this time girls find someone to run the spotlight flocked to malls with their mothand had to pull someone out of the ers, friends or boyaudience at the last friends to search minute ," Richey for dresses, shoes "Prom was one of the last said. memories I will have with my and accessories. The banclass, so that made it extra Guys also had to quet, with a choice special." be fitted for the of prime rib or - Katie Welboume perfect tuxedo. chicken, consisted This special time of a prayer by was known as Allen Worden, Prom. reading of senior wills and propheThe juniors banded tocies by Ashley Fischer and gether and formed committees to Amanda Gau and a speech by Mr. put together a magnificent prom Dan Elliott. The prom theme was with the help of prom sponsors "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men. Mrs. Christine Richey and Mr. Though Prom was only one Andy Hensley. "I think Prom night, the memories made will last turned out very well. The only a lifetime. all. Elizabeth Witt and Jessy Heimb augh take a break from dancing to smile for the c amera . (P ho to pro vided by Jessy Heimbaugh.) Juni o r C lass Pre side nt Amanda Gau awai ts her tum to read the j unior prophecies while Senior Class President Ashley Fischer reads the senior will s at the banquet. (Photo by Alayna Cohen.) 18 St.!!d2nt Lif2 �Amanda Wilson smiles brightly before dozi ng off on the bus on the way back from postprom at Papio Fun Park. (Photo provided by Kat ie Bowen.) Bryan Lefeber and Katie Bowen enjoy the prom banquet as one of their last memories before Graduation. (Photo pro vided by Kalie Bowen.) Mrs. C hri s t in e Ri c hey , J e nn a M oe n . Ta mm i Ho neywe ll and E r in Sc h ie rbroc k all wo rk toge th er to get a tangl e o ut of the w ir e fo r t he deco r a ti o n s . ( Ph o to pro vi ded by Mr s. Christi ne Ri c hey.) Rac h e l Han s en , Rhond a C hristia nsen. Traci Hester and Katie We lbourne have a great ti me while "swimming" underneath the bridge at Pro m . (Photo provided by Rhonda Christian sen.) Molly Stone and Megan Barrier work hard at fo lding and stu ffing in vitations for all the guests who will anend Prom. (Photo by Mrs. Christine Richey.) "When you buy your dress you automatically know what you ' re getting. Plus it's a whole lot easier. " "I designed mi ne myself a something that would fit me. T hat way I knew no one else would have one like it.' ' Junior Tammi Honeywell Junior S~ra Plambeck ress Made/ Pr!!m 19 �Board President Nanc y Cohen , while shaking his hand, presents Neil Cook with hi s dip loma. Cook is planning to attend North Iowa Area Community College in the fall. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) Band member Alayna Cohen is excited and ready for the ceremony to start. Cohen is attending the Un ivers ity of Iowa in the fa ll. (Photo by Tomi Toler.) Fo r e i g n exc h a nge s tud e nt Marce l a Teixeira wa lk s dow n durin g th e process ion a l. Te ixe ira was awa rded an ho nora ry members hip into the TriCe nte r Na ti o na l Ho no r Soc ie t y , a ll ow in g he r t o wea r a g o ld co rd a t g raduati o n . (Pho to by T o m i T o ler .) raduation "Mid-term graduation gives you a chance to save money for school. It gives you a head start to your future. " " If you graduated Mid-term, you couldn ' t go on the sen ior trip or attend prom . You also wouldn ' t be able to spend as much time with your friends." Senior Dawn Andrews Senior Rhonda Christiansen Spring G aduation Se ni o rs Lind sey Lu gs c h , As hl ey ' Fischer and Ka tie Bowen look around exc itedly for fa mil y and friends aft er the cere mo ny. Lug ch. Fisc her and Bowen were all awarded a sil ver cord fo r grad uut ion, showing th at they had earned more th an 200 hours in commu- nit y service. (Pho to by M rs. Sara h Elli o tt. ) Salutatorian Jos h Obrecht poses with hi s mo m o ut side after the ce re mo ny. Obrecht wo re t1 gold cord as a Nat ional Ho nor So iety member. (Photo provided by Stud io B Photography.) �End of an Class of 2001 ·leaves their mark after four successful years. By Tomi Toler "Adversity causes some from high school and gave them people to break; it causes some othvaluable advice to take with them ers to break to college , the records," Valedictomilitary or the 1ian Joe Pettit, said, workforce. "The Class of 2001 is a quoting Edgerrin Senior group of people that I am James in his comchoir members extremely proud to be a mencement address. sang "I Wish You part of. " Many members of Well, My Friend" -Katie Bowen the senior class exand Mrs . Tami celled past expectaHarman presented tions put before them, leaving their scholarships. Class Vice-President mark on Tri-Center High School. Erin Obermeier gave the BenedicClas s President Ashley tion before the recessional. Fischer opened the graduation cerMany seniors gave their emony with the invocation before best in whatever they did. They the top four students spoke. Pettit, pushed to improve and broke Josh Obrecht, LeAnne Ausdemore records and expectations. They and Jessica Ruggles reminded their will be missed though not forgotfellow classmates of special moments ten. Ben Ausdemore thankfull y shakes Board President Nancy Cohen 's hand before receiving his diploma. Ausdemore plans on attending Iowa Western Commu nity College. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) Chris Speight poses fo r a picture with his fath er afte r the co mm e nce ment ceremony. Speight is attending the University of Iowa in the fall of 200 I. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) �By Alayna Cohen City Voices Many people can sing , but how many can say they have sung at the Statue of Liberty? During the summer of 2000 , eight students had this opportunity and many others while traveling through the Big Apple. On June 10, Gavin Skow, Lori Piper, David Marshall, Kelly Ring , Adam Harman, Sara Wellman , Katie Zellmer and Brandi Huddle departed for New York City as part of the Southwest Iowa Touring Honor Choir. Mrs. Arla Clausen also went along as a chaperone of the 72-member group. Highlights of the trip included touring Central Park, Times Square and NBC Studios. For Clausen , one of the most exciting parts was watching New York taxi drivers. "It was like watching the Indy 500!" she said . Marshall's favorite part of the three-day trip was seeing Les Miserables and The Lion King on Broadway. "The Lion King beat any concert or movie I've ever been to in my entire life," he said. Fiesta Bow-I Fiasco Performing in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl Parade , participating in the pre-game ceremony and watching band director Mr. Doug Gibson perform a table dance at Ed Debevic's were only a few of the highlights of th e Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band trip to Phoenix, Arizona. Band members Holly Parker, Joe Pettit, Tomi Toler, Jamie Witt, Angela Krohn , David Marshall and Jon Krohn along with flag corp member Jessica Muhs were among the 200 members of the select group. They also performed in the Iowa State Fair Parade in August. For Angela Krohn , the most exciting part of the trip was eating at Ed Debevic's, a 1950's style diner. "Watching Mr. Gibson dance on the table was the funniest thing in the world ," Krohn said. Auditions for the band take place every other spring . "The trip was a great experience and the audition process is definitely worth it," Gibson said. 22 AtR2nd2 m �Excitement Overseas Waking up at the crack of dawn, enduring hours on a crowded bus and having to pay to use the restrooms may not sound like a pleasant experience for most people. For seven music students and one lucky band director, though, it was paradise. On June 29, 2000, Peggy Bruck, Alayna Cohen, Jon Krohn , David Marshall (pictured below "sleeping" in front of a Lambourgini Diablo in Rothenbury , Germany) , Jessica Ruggles, Deb Sparr and Jamie Witt left for London, England . Accompanied by chaperone Doug Gibson and the 450 other members of the Iowa Ambassadors of Music (IAM), they were ready for 16 days of excitement overseas . Students and chaperones had the opportunity to visit England , France, Switzerland , Lichtenstein , Austria, Italy and Germany~ Highlights included visiting Windsor Castle, Notre Dame , the Eiffel Tower, the Swiss Alps and the quaint German village of Rothenburg. The 2000 IAM European Tour left lasting impressions on its participants. "The trip was so great that if I had the chance I would definitely go back! " Ruggles said. was sampling the different foods unique to each country. I'd have to say my favorites were the crepes in Switzerland and the soup in Austria," Deb Sparr A Summer to C-elebrate "It was the best but most challengin g experience of my life ," Bryan Lefeber said of the 2000 Celebration Iowa ...~f!!lilll• Summer Tour. With 36 performances all over the state crammed into one and a half months , it's easy to see why . For Lefeber the best part of the tour was being treated like a professional and meeting his fe llow performers. "I had the privilege of meeting many people who I know will be life-lon g friends ," he said. Lefeber, who was selected as a Ce leb ration Iowa singer after a competitive aud ition process, participated in a stremious 16-day camp before the start of the tour. Du ring this time , the performers had to learn and perfect a two-hour show consisting of th ree sets . Desp ite the hard work put into th e nu merous re hearsals and performances , the 2000 Celeb ration Iowa Summ er Tour was an experience Lefebe r will never forget. _ t R!!nd2m 23 �oo~sicie • 1ne By Kelsey Miller £mbarrasin~ Moments That Would Be Better Forgotten "While.bowling at Minden Bowl I threw the ball down the lane as hard as I could , not looking to see that the gate was down. I smashed the gate in pretty good." -Ben Ausdemore "During one memorEible senior day Amber Daringer and r walked into the girls bathroom and opened the door to the "buddy stall." Inside we found the unexpected-a substitute teacher startled by our unannounced entrance." -Rachel Hansen "I was shopping at Target and bought some stuff for my son. I saw Laura Bahrke cashiering and went over to her aisle to check out, forgetting that I was also purchasing a package of multi-colored underwear for myself." -Mr. Jeff Fah "In the summer between 7th and 8th grades I was at a lake and dove off the diving board. When I came back up my top was lost. It had fallen off in the lake and a bunch of my friends had to go get my mom." -Krystal Hansen 24 lh R2nd!!m �Don't Let It Get the Best 0£ YouFears and Phobias Take Hold "My phobia is feet. Toes are gross, feet are smelly, but it's toes and toenails that scare me the most. -Latia Hubbard "I have a phobia about clowns ever since I was forced to watch the movie "It." While I was watching the movie my friends locked me in the room and tortured me by wearing clown masks." -Katie Gaudian • :~· <.~~\""~J':: . "My fear is of heights because they are so high up and I am afraid of falling." -Andy Christensen Inspirations From A Variety 0£ Sources "My parents inspire me because they are good role models and set good examples." -Joe Pettit "My inspiration is Mrs. Prewitt. She started the ASTRA chapter and got kids involved in community service like never before. I had never been part of something that accelerated to that magnitude." -Jennifer Ruckman "I am inspired by cool cars because of the attention they bring as you drive them. " -Josh Kohl at R!!nd!?m 25 ��A Year Like No Other Lasting Impressions By Amanda Gau Who are the people at Tri-Center? Are they the students,faculty, administration or the conununitites from, which they all come ? The answer can be found by simply walking down the halls. ~ 0 As one looks around, the great diversity that makes Tri-Center unique is apparent everywhere. Whether it is the various decorations in student lockers or the advertisments hanging on the walls, each signifies a wide variety of interests. Each individual brings with them his or her own ideas, opinions and experiences. It is when these individuals come together that each new day is made interesting and never quite the same as any other. Even though each has their differences, we come together to form one unique whole. This individuality helps us to make our mark not only at school but in life as well. Divisi!!n 27 �/ PERSONNEL THE FOLLOWING QUIZ WILL TEST YOUR BRAIN POWER ON THE SUBJECT OF TRI-CENTER PERSONNEL. 1.) Beef on noodles is which cook's favorite food? A. Mrs. Bruck B. Mrs. Justice C. Mrs. Esser 2.) Who wanted to be a NFL football player when they were little? A. Mr. Wedemeyer B. Mr. Stafford C. Mr. Nanninga J ('Z V (' ~ S'?J3MSNV . Qet Personal wit~ Personnel By Lindsey Obermeier Many teachers and students think school is chaotic, but think how crazy it would be without the personnel. Rules would be broken, students would be out of hand and, most importantly, NO BREAKFAST OR LUNCH PROGRAM! So what provoked these significant people to become what they are? Mrs. Karen Kay said "I really didn't plan to become a secretary. It just kind of happened." Mrs. Tami Harman wasn't always a guidance counselor. She taught physical education before becoming what she does now. "The main reason I became a counselor was I felt that I wasn't as efficient in physical education as I could be," Harman said. The per-sonnel not only keeps our school under control but also leaves their mark on many students. Jenna Moen is an aide for Mrs. Kay and says that she has learned a lot from her. "She's taught me that even though the work and pay may not be too good, you still have to work hard." Now, try to think what school would be like if these vital people were not here. Without the administration, school would be more than chaotic; it would be a living nightmare. Mrs. Angela Huseman works busily at her computer to overcome the many tasks that come each day. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Mrs. Theresa Bruck waits patiently for the next hungry student to make their way through the busy lunch line. (Photo by Lindsey Obermeier.) 28 P22pl~ �Donna Ausdemore Madge Bargenquast Linda Bennett Tami Harman Judy McKee Chri tine Ri chey Rhonda McKenzie Steve Stafford Angela Huseman Diana Meinke Shirley Ward Theresa Bruck Kelly Dollen Sue Kline Joan Justice Roberta Morse Kim Esser Brett Nanninga Sally Nanninga Brian Wedemeyer PERSONNEL P~rs!!nnS!I 29 �FACIALTY THE FOLLOWING QUIZ WILL TEST YOUR BRAIN POWER ON THE SUBJECT OF TRI-CENTER FACULTY. 1.) "Rooster Cogburn" is what teacher's favorite movie? A. B. C. Mr. Hensley Mrs. Elliott Mr. Stafford 2.) Which teacher grew up in Oakland, Nebraska? A. Miss. Keogh B. Mrs. Jarrett C. Mr. Fah V (' l J (' ~ QJ3MSNV,, lmportam- Impressions, Lifetime Effects By Laura Nanninga It seems that every year new faculty and staff appear. With them come new ideas that create their mark in the development of the school. Whether a teacher was leaving the school or just arriving, he or she would want to leave some kind of impression on the way students learn and approach learning. A way a teacher is remembered is by what kind of an impact he or she had on a student. Mrs. Eleanor Gambs said, "I think teachers should strive to demonstrate for their students a love of learning. We need to try to convince students that learning is a lifelong thing ." With the arrival of new teachers came changes to which students had to adapt. Each teacher had a teaching style that is unique to them. Mr. Jeff Fah said , "It is important toJ he student for the teacher to have their unique teaching style because not all students like one type of teaching. Teaching style has a tremendous effect on students' learning. Students quickly pick up the techniques of the teacher, and they also quickly decide if they like those methods. If the students like the teacher's tactics , they probably will put forth more effort." By the students and teachers adapting to each other, much more is learned and thus the faculty is able to leave a lasting impression on the student. Mrs. Eleanor Gambs takes a minute out of her busy class to discuss a Spanish II assignment with sophomore Hannah Ausdemore. (Photo by Laura Nanninga.) Mr. Doug Gibson patiently shows Mrs. Arla Clausen how to create one of their many schedules fo r a music event. (Photo by Laura Nanninga.) 30 P~!!pl ~ �Max Kozeal Amberly Schelchinger Bill Larsen Nile Smith Nyra Sondag Kevin Matulka Bob Johnson Cassie Keogh Bev Ohlinger Mary Prewitt Susan Wedemeyer F!!c!!lty l �CLASS OF 2001 FAST FACTS CLASS OFFICERS: President: Ashley Fischer Vice-President: Erin Obermeier Secretary: Chris Speight Treasurer: Joe Pettit TDTALCLASS MEMBERS: so GIRL/GIAY RA110: 2s122 CLASS SPONSORS: Mrs. Clausen and Mr. Elliott Memories Made, Cflaller1ges A~ad By Ashley Fischer For the class of 2001 the school year was full of possibilities. They were ready to face it head on, whatever the challenge . After years of missed opportunities and following in upperclassmen shadows, it was their time to shine. Any situation was the chance to do it differently and maybe, to do it better. They were willing to do whatever it took to get the job done. To be presented with adversity was to see them work even harder. . From the small memories of passing napkins down the lunch line to the larger issues of hardship and grief that they were faced with, they stood together. Even though an outsider may have found it strange and struggled to understand it, anyone on the inside knew what was present and knew they would not be fq.zed. This was their sen ior year and no one would take it away. The only way they could be brought down was by themselves . ' • Bryan Lefeber and Erin Obermeier dress as twins during Spirit Week. Many seniors participateq_in the dress-up days and as a rt: seniors won the competition . (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) Katie Bowen and Jessica Muhs use up the last of their film befo n getting it developed in the Wal mart photo lab. Muhs had just return from Phoenix and was anxiou s to see how all the pictures of her tri (Photo provided by Katie Bowen.) 32 S~ni2rs �Seniors CLASS MOTIO: "We've walked so far, we've grown so close, but yesterday became today and we are on the verge of tomorrow, where we must go alone to find the dreams we all dreamed together." CLASS FLOWER: White Rose CLASS COLORS: Black and Gold S!!ni2rs 32a �Seniors £~es Katie Welbourne Brandon Finken Best Best Smile Jessica Muhs Adam Kramer Best Hair Lindsey Lugsch Josh Kohl Best Dressed Amy Minahan Bryan Lefeber Most Scflool Spirit Elizabeth Witt Brent Leaders Class Clowvi Rachel Hansen Nick Walters 32b S~n i 2rs �Seniors Q1Aietest Dawn Andrews John Wilson Best Loo~ivig Nicole Schroeder Brad Payne Best Personal it~ Erin Obermeier Dustin Benning Most U~el~ to 51Acceed Ashley Fischer Joe Pettit Most At~letic LeAnne Ausdemore Chris Speight Best All Aro1Avid Erin Obermeier Brandon Finken S!!ni!!rs 32c �32d S!!ni!!rs �THE SENIOR CLASS OF 2001 ClASS Of 2001: First Row: Dustin Benning, Joe Pettit, Rachel Hansen, Amber Daringer, LeAnne Ausdemore, Rhonda Christiansen, Josh Kohl, Traci Hester, Jessica Muhs, Lindsey Lugsch, Katie Bowen. Second Row: Ben Ausdemore, Neil Cook, Brent Leaders, Amanda Wilson, Erin Obermeier, Alayna Cohen, Ashley Fischer, Lesley Ring, Jamie Witt, Ellie Hempel. Third Row: Peggy Bruck, Susie Petersen, Jennifer Ruckman, Gavin Skow, Josh Obrecht, Bryan Lefeber, Joe Mefford, Marcela Teixeira. Fourth Row: Jennifer Clevenger, Dawn Andrews, Adam Kramer, Amy Minahan, Rachel Finken, Jessica Ruggles, Kolt Thomas, Brad Payne, David Marshall. Fifth Row: Joe Wollenhaupt, Levi McDaniel, Nick Walter, Brandon Clark, Justin Tapp, Nicole Schroeder, Elizabeth Witt and Katie Welboume. Not pictured: Chris Speight, Brandon Finken, Andrea Wellman and John Wilson. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott.) Not Pictured Individually: Nick Walter S~ni2rs 33 �Ser1ior Year Memories 34 S2ni2rs �3 2258 00009 1682 COOlleV1ges overcome, DecisioVIS Made By Shari Greiner Despite the many challenges the juniors faced, they still managed to look ahead and plan for the future ; they came to realize that the choices they made during this year would affect them down the road. The juniors started off the school year not worrying much about what lied ahead of them, but as the year went on this changed. After contemplating all the choices for their future, many juniors started preparing for what it would take to get to where they wanted to be in life. "I decided on being a band and chorus teacher, " Deb Sparr said. "!·started preparing for this by taking band and chorus classes and spending lots of time working on these things." Though not all the juniors decided on what they wanted to do, some at least narrowed down their choices . "I narrowed down what I want to be when I get older to two choices. I plan to take classes my senior year that pertain to these careers. I also plan on going to college after graduating from high school," Melissa Darrington said. As the juniors experienced the past year many left their mark and looked ahead to what was further down the road of life. CLASS OF 2002 FAST FACTS Class Officers: President: Amanda Gau Vice-President: Latia Hubbard Secretary: Paul Larsen Treasurer: Katie Gaudian Total Class Members: 75 Girl/GIA~ Ratio: 38/37 Class SpoVlsors: Mr. Dermody & Mr. Hensley Mandy Darrington, Laura Bahrke and Ashley Christiansen take time to smile pretty for the camera as they await the Homecoming dance. (Photo provided by Ashley Christiansen.) Melissa Manhart is pictured at Traci and Randy Ring's wedding . Manhart was killed in a car accident on September 1, 2000. (Photo provided by Peg Manhart.) J!!ni2rs 35 �Alyssa Beebe Lisa Ausdemore Mandy Darrington Linda Bruck n Katie Gaudian S cey D vis Courtney Di velbess Ryan Donovan Vicki Foote Amanda Gau Jared Graham Shari Gre iner Zach Han.ken Adam Harman Matt Hinman Paul Larsen Eddje Leaders ~ ' /. 36 l _) Tammi Honeywell Adai11 Hood Zach Kinart Brenda Koch P !!2pl!! Cass ie lncontro Joey Kosmacek Jon Krohn �Nick Leuschen Adam Marsh Sarah Manhart Joe Maitinez Lauren McLandsborough ~; · ,, ' Jenna Moen Brian Nelson Justin Nelson Jennifer Reed Jesse Ridder Justin Ring Michele Tessier Noah Thielen Sara Plambeck Mariama Qui rino Kyle Roberts Brenna V.'eihs Sara Wellman Not Pictured: Chris Keller Jenni Klein chmidt Jos h Maitens Seth Martens Ctui s Schroe ·r Alisha Wilson Allen Worden Laura Zellmer .J!!ni!!rs 37 �/Cl.ASS Of 2003 FAST f.A·CTS Class Officers: President: Ashley Eckrich Vice-President: Nori Davis Secretary: Tim Speight Treasurer: Tessa Wellman Total Class Mernbers: sg Gi rl/GIA~ Ratio: 32127 Class Sponsors: Mrs. Kunze and Mr. Stafford T~rowing Awa~ t~ Obvio1AS By Sara Withers Concerts, CD's and the radio were something the class of 2003 could not seem to live without. Music was the hot topic in the halls, at lunch and in after school conversations amongst friends. "I am a concert junky," stated Danielle Sigler. " I go to every single concert I can. I usually go to at least one a week. Concerts are my way of getting away from everything and expressing myself." The top radio station that sophomores listenecf to was 89.7 The River, followed by Channel 97.7, Z-92 and K-Rock 93.3. Numerous bands also influenced students, enabling them to expand their creativity level and abilities. The top bands were Creed, Metallica, Eminem and 3 Doors Down. Music helped the sophomores release the pressure of a stressful day or even a week of hard core school. But this music did not have to come only from famous bands or artists; it also came from involvment in music through school. Kristen Graeve was part of both ~ choir and band. "I love music. Singing and band are fun. I really like pep band a lot," Graeve said. Some sophomores had already gotten involved in performing in a band. Jeremy Ring and James Voge formed a band with juniors Zach Hanken and Jon Krohn called Level B. "It's a lot of fun," said Voge about being in the band. Even though they did not have many gigs, Ring was confident and said, "Level B is a really fun project ana renjoy it thoroughly." Whether it's listening to or participating in, music affects students and will always stay with them as they grow. Joey Andersen , Robby Stuart and Donnie Smith cheer on Level B at the band's practice. (Photo by Sara Withers.) Nicole Pauley, Kelsey Miller, Kim Mehlin, Marie Corrin, Kim Nelson, Laur~ Nanninga, Sara Withers, Casie Barrier, Lindsey Obermeier, Andrl Cohen , Julie Leonard, Tina Clevenger and Laura Berndt create a human pyramid at a birthday party. {Photo by Laura Nanninga.) 38 S!!ph!!m2r2s �·- ' •. ·- Joey Andersen Hannah Ausdemore Daren Barnes Casie Barrier Kim Bennett Kelly Berg Colleen Carrigan Tina Clevenger Andri Cohen MarieConin Katie Crawford Brad Crozier Jon Frederiksen Kristin Graeve Andy Greiner Devin Lebaugh Julie Leonard Nori Davis Beth Dollen .. ' , Ashley Eckrich ;~I ~.. Cassie HaiTyman ' ~ Amber Hunt A 0 ela Krohn elsey Kim Nelson Travis Nelson iUer Lindsey Obermeier Holly Parker Nicole Pauley Brandon Petersen S!?.ph2m2r~s 39 �Katie Plambeck . Calvin Rieber - ' I Joel Ruggles Jeremy Ring • ·~ . •~. - i Donnie Smith Je Christine Wimer Andrea Ring ·ferTroyer Sara Withers Luke Smith John U grad ate ith James Voge Tim Speight Robby Stuait Ryan Ward Tessa Wellman Caleb Wohlers SOPHOMOR 40 S2ph2m2r~s �Freedoms Abo1AV1d By Daryn Morriss For freshmen th'e days of being the "top dogs" were over; they entered a world where they were the youngest. Although they were back at the bottom of the ladder, being a freshmen had many advantages . Freshmen were able to participate in more activities than had been available to them while in middle school. They could be involved in extracirriculars such as Swing Choir, Jazz Band, Contest Speech, Student Council , ASTRA and FFA. They could also choose some of their own classes .. Being able to chew gum in some classes and going to their locker wflenever they wanted were more freedoms. "We get to talk to our friends in the halls between classes, " Shannon Brisbois said. "We also don't have to stand in line and follow a teacher. " - Attending Homecoming and participating in Spirit Week were other freedoms that the class of 2005 received. They had the opportunity to compete and participate in pep rallies and choir events such as Variety Show and Small Group Contest. Making new friends is yet another advantage of being a freshmen . By being involved in the activities with older students, friendships were easier to be made. "Being a freshmen is cool because you get to make friends with the older kids ," Jesse Kuhnle said . Although young and new, the freshmen did indeed leave their marks on the school. The lessons they learned from the upperclasmen will be applied when, in a few years, these guys and gals become the "top dogs. " Cl.ASS Of 2004 fASTfACTS Class Officers: President: Michaela Gray Vice-President: Joe Ausdemore Secretary: Lauren Finken Treasurer: Ashley Schultz Total Class Members: 54 Girl/GIA~ Ratio: 29125 Class SpoVtsors: Mrs. Elliott and Ms. Keogh Kaite Barrier, Ashley Schultz, Keith Bruck, Jenny Dalton, Jessica Boryca, Brett Cook, Jennifer Crozier, Shannon Brisbois and Courtney Bradley enjoy themselves at a summer birthday party. (Photo provi ded by Shannon Brisbois.) Members of the freshmen class build a class pyramid during the Homecoming pep rally. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) Fr~shm!m 41 �Sam Bowen Katie Barrier Shari Ki llpack 42 P!!2pl!! Nick Ki nart Jesse Kuhnle Eric Clark Brett Cook Troy Counier Jason Davis Amber Finken Lauren Finken De n Jonathan Gwynn rote Brian Haggerty Ia Jod it Ashley KeUer Alicia Ken aly Bryan McEvoy Tommy Meintzer A manda Minahan �• . . ~ l M'i / " • . I J Jesi Myers Andy Olsen Joey Pauley Tanya Redinbaugh Jamie Ring Ashley Schultz Katie Sibe1t Desiree Sigler Ashley Stangl Elizabeth Thielen Katy Toler Brandon Vorthmann Not Pictured: Loretta Cole Jenny Larson Nick Richards Kyle Welbourne Stephanie Wellman John Wollenhaupt Fr!!.shm n 43 �By Ashley Fischer seeing double Having a twin brother or sister is something most people can only dream about. But for 14 middle school students , it is a reality. It was a mystery why so many sets of twins happened to be in the middle school at the same time, but it was definitely the most the school had ever had at once. The entire twin population included 8 boys and 6 girls, existing in girl-girl, boy-boy and girl-boy pairs. So while it may not have included a large portion of the entire middle school population, 14 students knew what it was like to have a sibling with the same birthday. Pictured are: (back) Nikki McCool, Austin McCool, Bethany Kuhnle, Rachel Kuhnle, Mike Stamp, Luke Stamp, Johnnie Witt, Jeremy Witt. (front) John Clevenger, Jake Clevenger, Kurtis Pauley, Kaitlyn Pauley, Christie Schoening and Rachel Schoening. I• An activity that was popular for all middle school students was having or attending the birthday parties of their peers who were entering their teenage years. A lot of time was spent on these students' weekends attending the parties to dance, play games, eat and have fun . Attending these social gatherings was a way for the middle school students to have fun in a safe, clean environment with parent supervision. It also allowed them to do one of the things that is most important to anyone of this age groupspending time with friends. Pictured: Lexi Beebe, Alicia Fischer, Danielle Wellman , Alisha Gau, Wendy Ausdemore and Shannon Dickerson . 44 AtR!!.nd!!m �positive role models The Leadership Group consisted of 7 students in the 8th grade of Tri-Center Middle School. Mr. Max Kozeal, a 6th grade teacher and coach at T-C, sponsored them. To be selected into the group the students were required to write an essay about the ideas they had on improving the middle school. From the essays submitted, Josh Goodsell, Daniel Smith , Cody Petersen, Ashley Nelson, Sarah Moen, Elyse Miller and Alisha Gau were chosen to attend the Leadership Academy, a weeklong camp at Iowa Western Community College, during the summer of 2000. This camp taught the students how to be positive role models and leaders of their school. Throughout the year the Leadership group hosted dances and a fun night for the middle school students. They also helped with the T-C Staff Breakfast in May as well as providing positive influences in their classrooms everyday. A Statewide Star Corey Miller, a 7th grader at T-C Middl e School , recieved a large honor for an essay that he wrote. The essay, entitled "Drugs, Al cohol and TobaccoDevastation Not for Me", ou tli ned all the reason that Mille r chose to be drug -free. Mil ler, along with the 2 other statewide winne rs, was given statewide recognition and was hono red at a banquet in Des Moines for their efforts . He was also pictured with an article in the Gazette . Way to go Co ey! At R!nd2m 45 �Megan Albers Andy Berg Landon Ausdemore Wendy Ausdemore Shaun Brockhoff Shannon Dickerson Colburn Dittmer Lexi Beebe Raymond Bruck Derri ck Dan ker Tim Duval Zac Fiala· Branden Frederi ksen Ali sha Gau Brent Hough Josh Goodsell Beth Harris Kent Harryman Shelby Haugaard Carol Jo nes Justin Kohl Brya n Larsen T.J. Leba ugh Cassie Leuschen Justin M ark Elyse Miller Sarah Moen Amy Nann inga Ashley Nelson Brandon Nelson Matt Nelson �Andrew Oloff Brandie Stark Seth Parsons Cody Petersen Eric Pitts Jake Richey Paul Ridder Kurtis Shreeves Daniel Smith Derick Smith Jesta Thomas Tom Voge Danielle Wellman Matt Wilson Jeremy Witt Not pictured: KatieCalek E.J. Pauley Johnnie Witt Brandy Pester John Zellmer �A.)\ ·~ .. -. ~~ . Kristin Anderson Danielle Ausdemore Randy Bruck _ ._._..__,,_ I Eric Carrigan Beth Crozier Matt Dickers n rian G-ote Rebecca Hadfield Tony Hubbard Steven Leonard 48 P~!!p l~ Julie Boryca Andy Bowen Lance Brisbois Jessica Bruck Sarah Crawford Stephanie Cross rel Frederi sen Jacob Goodwin Anthony Maresch Todd Marten '--. Alisha Haggerty Allison Kennedy Tim Kramer Samantha Manhart �Andy Newland Austin McCool BobbiPogge Jacob Preucil Andrew Richtig Matt Schultz Illa Ridder Myckell Schenk Mike Stamp Bret Ste hens . •.- . Glen Olsen Dana Schierbrock A o Stol ey 1, . .,; ~ ~.-~ '~ Jared Tapp Kristen Ungrad Ashley Wagner Kari Well man Matt Wilson 7thGr~d~ 49 �Becky Barrier Amanda Brockoff Melina Cohen Matthew Cole Courtney Dav is Justin Gale Adam Gau John Graham J hn ndersen Tri sha Dea Jacob Clevenger John Clevenger Caitlin Dive lbess Tyler Finken Samantl a Haugaard Nathan Hen sley Ben Higginboth am Victoria Mean s 50 P~2pl~ Alyssa Meyerring Ryan Marsh Dillon Martens Hil ary Nelson O livia Nel son Jessica Nowlin Ashley O ldham �._ ,,_ '~ . ·- . ,,·:.1'. . ,. ·• · "~·· .....·-·~ \;_ t ~-:_ " Bryan Olsen Connor O' Neill Kristin Parker Kaitlyn Pauley Kurtis Pauley Cody Pester AngieReed Amber Richtig Nicole Richey Brandy Ring Meli ssa Rin a Cassie Ronfe dt Jonathan Smith Thomas Stangl Christie Schoening Rachel Schoening Emil Schroder ~ ndy Stolinski Dustin Tay lor Lacey Tritsch Colton White Megan White Amanda Wilson 6thGr2d~ 51 ��Making the Grade New & Different By Amanda Gau Education. That is the very basis ofwhy students come to school. It enables them to leam infonnation that will be carried with them for life. Even though it may not seem like it, education is something that is important; without it people would not be successful. Although it may not seem valuable now, it will be used sometime down the road. Teachers also use various methods ofteaching in order to make learning fun. Through experiments and hands on Leaming teachers try to give students a better understanding ofthe infonnation at hand. This can be an enjoyable break from the usual classroom setting and can give students a better outlook on education. Even though it may not seem like it now, education is a vital part ofour lives. With different ways ofteaching, students get more involved; lea ming can be fun and have a lasting effect. Divisi!!n 53 �High Marks for Practical Living By Anclri Cohen Students will , at some point, begin to think about their futures. They might speculate at what they will be doing in five or ten years, where they will be, and how they will get there. Certain classes are offered to help students prepare for the future . These are the classes of practical living. . Mrs . Mary Prewitt teaches many of these classes. Foods I and II, Parenting, Independent Living and Marriage/Family Living are a few she teaches. The main emphasis of these classes is individual learning and team cooperation . Lessons learned while taking these courses will be valuable later in T ahni Roberts sm.i les bri ghtl y whil e awa itin g th e arri va l of he r gues ts th at will be dinin g with her over her semester fin al fo r Foods IL (Ph oto by Mrs. Ma ry Prew itt. ) Kr ystal Smith and Cassie lncontro awa it their turn to speak to a group of e le me ntary stu dents in Pa rent in g c lass. (Photo by A nd ri Co hen.) 54 ~c!!.d~mics students ' lives. Kri stin Graeve chose to take the Foods II class and beli eves it has helped prepare her for the future. "Now I know I can cook," she said, "and I' m not afraid to eat it!" Activities in the Parenting class such as the Baby-Think-It-Over and helping in the kindergarten classrooms once a month will help them in the future. They also watched many informational videos that showed the "miracle of life." Hands-on learning is a bi g part of each class. The whole point in learning these skills is to use them . Learn these skills now, excerise them in the fl.1ture, and always remember the Chinese Proverb: "Talk doesn't cook rice." Co ll een C arri gan and As hl ey Stan gl clear up afte r ma k in g S ni cke rd ood les in Food class. (Pho10 by Andri Co he n. ) �Cas ic Harryman and Kristin Graeve mi x the necessary ingredients fo r a batc h o f oatm ea l-chocolate coo kies in Foods n class. (Photo by Mrs. tary Prew itt. ) Lisa Ausdemore and Kyle Roberts speak about the importance o f healthy li vin g to a group of fourth grade students. (Photo by Andri Co he n.) Laura Zell mer and Katie Plambeck meas ure our the ir materials needed for a group project with a fifth grade class in Parenting. (Photo by Andri Co hen.) Tessa Wellman wonders in amazement how she ever learned to make s uc h a taste ful meal in Foods !!. (Photo by Mrs. Mary Prew itt. ) Katy Toler fi nishes her portfolio during an advi ory period. Completed portfo lios were required for enior to graduate and for underclass men to check out at the end of the chool year. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott.) Pr!.ctic!.I Living 55 �Amber Daringer, Rach el Hansen, Traci Hes ter and Ka tie Bowen fi lm a comme rc ial for Marke ting using the di gita l camera. Bowe n played a raisin th at needed to be saved by the Power Range rs. (Photo by Aman da W ilso n.) Julie Leonard watches Kim Bennett 's slide show during Computer Appl ications 11. (Photo by Amanda Wi lson. ) Katy Toler read s th e dai ly a nno un cements in the medi a center. While Toler is reading she is broadc as t througho ut the entire schoo l. (Photo by Amanda Wil son.) The j uni or hi gh Hea lth class takes advantage of the ICN room. They watch movies and take notes using the resources ava il able. (Photo by Amanda Wi lson.) Mrs. Holly Jarrett un winds the cord to the ca lcu lator projector. She hooked it up to both the overhead and her calc ulator so the students co uld see th e graphs in a larger vie w. (Photo by Amand a W il son .) 56 Ac~d~mics �J ustin Nelson punches in his number in order to pay for hi s lunch. This computer rep laced punchin g paper tickets. (Photo by Am and a Wil on. ) Technology offers link to community By Amanda Wilson In this ever changing world, keeping up with the technological advances can be difficult. Buying the newest and best resources was the best way to keep up, making technology a priority. The web page was one way students, teachers, coaches and parents kept in touch. Upcoming events and results of past events were updated everyday. Pictures of the school, faculty and students were seen on the web page with the help of the digital camera. The camera not only took precise pictures, but also was a movie camera. Another way students and faculty communicated was with the help of the daily announcements. Everyday during advisory students could tune into the media center to see and hear what was going on for the day and the rest of the week. Communicating within the . school was just as important as students communicating with the outside world. The best way for them to do so was through the ICN room. The sixth graders experienced the restoration project of the state capital through a video with a live narrator talking and answering their questions. Communication is the basis of technology. With those tools the students, faculty and parents alike stayed up-to-date and aware of the events in and out of the school. Mr. Steve Stafford uses a proj ector that is hooked up to his computer. Stafford u ed thjs tool to communicate to hi s study halls and hj research class . (Photo by Amanda Wilson. ) Andy Greiner foc u es on hjs subject using the djgital camera. The picture will then be used for hi lide how pre entation. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) Techn212gy 57 �Students plan ahead to reduce stress levels By Shari Greiner With high school was brought knowledge, challenge and stress. For many students this stress came from studying and taking tests. A lot of students with busy schedules had difficulty finding time to study and ended up cramming. _ On the other hand, some students made time in their schedules to study. For some students choosing which test to study for reduced the amount of stress. "It depended on which class I had the test in, but I usually ended up cramming for my tests ," Katie Crawford said. While some students crammed for their everyday tests others tended to cram more for semester tests. "I found it John Ungrad concentrates hard on his test for one of Mrs. Mary Prewitt's classes. (Photo by Amber Hunt. ) Steve Killpack carefull y reads his hi story test before marking h.i s answer on the answer sheet. (Photo by Shari Gre iner. ) 58 ~c2d2mics hard to find time to study for my semester tests with all the activities that were going on, but I figured it was better to cram than to not study at all," Mandy Darrington said. While there were students who chose to cram there were others who decided to make time in their schedule to study. "I usually found a time that worked good for myself so that I could study for any test I had ," Jonathon McDonald said. Whather the size of the test students chose which method worked best for them. They discovered how well their chosen method worked with the final grade. Ryan Long works hard on trying lo fi gure u the answer for a worksheet he is completing (Photo by Shar i Gre ine r.) �Laura Zellmer dili gent ly punches in the numbers on her calculaLOr for a math prob le m. (Pho to by Ambe r Hunt. ) Alyssa Beebe makes a correction on her Pre-Calculu s qui z. (Photo by Shari Grein er.) Jessica Ruggles takes rime during her study hall to tudy for her AP Calculu know ledge qui z. (Photo by hari Grei ner. ) Sara Wellman stares in disbelief at her chal le ng in g Trigo no me try qui z . (Ph o to by Amb er Hu nt.) Casie Barrier gives her brain a break from taking the Iowa Test of Ed ucati onal Deve lopment. (Photo by M rs. Sarah Elli ott .) Str~ss/r!!sts 59 �Amanda Wilson crops a pi ctu re for her yearbook spread durin g Publications II class. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) Christine Wimer waters a plant during Horticulture. The horticulture class grew bonsai trees and made Christmas wreaths along with keeping up the plants in the greenhouse. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) tudents in the thjrd hour Computer Applicaions II class make slide show s using the f.:1.'._'.:rosoft PowerPoint program. (Photo by r wanda Wilsoh.) Travis Nelson helps rep air a bus during Exploratory Indusu·ial Arts class in the shop. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) The sixth hour Spanish III class s its aro und Mrs . Eleanor Ga mbs as she reads another thrilling e pisode of Don Ouijote. (Photo by Erin Obermeier. ) 60 Ac2d2mics �Allis on Carroll works o n her wire sculpt ure during an eig hth grade an class. (Photo by Mrs. Su san Wedemeyer.) Electives provide handson environment By Erin Obermeier Some students cooked a breakfast for their favorite teachers. Others took pictures and developed their own film , while other students made their own Christmas wreaths. No, these are not things students did for fun on the weekends; they were some of the handson activities students did in their elective classes. In some classes, such as chemistry and advanced placement biology, labs were used to help explain complex equations and ideas. "Doing labs helps me visualize what I'm supposed to be learning about. They (labs) help us understand what all the letters and numbers mean," Laura Bahrke said. Students also gained hands-on experience in the shop by trying out tools they wouldn ' t normally get to use. "Using the tools out in the shop makes it a lot easier to understand rather than just reading a book," Josh Kohl said. Students who chose to take art classes were almost constantly doing hands-on projects. "By taking art classes you can decide if you are good enough to maybe major in art in college," Danielle Sigler said. Most students agreed that the hands-on experience they gained from their elective classes made an impression on them both in and out of the classroom. Peggy Bruck mixes togeth er the esse nti a l in gredie nt s for her Ad vanced Art project. Bruck recieved a Sil ver Key and a Certificate of Me rit at the Scholas ti c An Awards for her work. (Photo by Amanda Wi lson.) Er ic Clark wo rks on hi s welding proj ec t during lntroduc_I tory Ag We lding in the shop. (Photo by Erin Obermeier.) ~12ctiv2s 61 �Students prepare them.selves for the future By Amber Hunt The future is something everyone thought about during their high school career. For the seniors it was an everyday distraction, but for the freshmen the future seemed distant. No matter how students felt about the future, they could not avoid the inevitable. When students thought about the future , they might have thought about what college· to attend and what sort of career they might be interested in. For others college may not have seemed to be an option, so they made the deci sio n to go directl y into th e workforce or possibly the Armed Services. Some may also have felt that ,Hanna h A u esdemore and T ina Cleve ng e r pre pare a .delicious breakfast for th ei r fi nal Foods l project. Foods I ·helped stud e nts lea rn how to prepare mea ls. (Pho to pro' vided by Mary Prewitt.) Tah ni Roberts he lps o ut as a teachers aid e by putting book orders together for Mrs. Jean Bonhker at the preschool. (Photo by Am ber Hunt.) 62 Ac2d!!mics having a part-time job helped them to prepare. "Jobs teach responsibility; you have to go to work, but you also have to make sure you do your school stuff. They help teach you what the real world is like and how it will be like on your own with a family, " Jennifer Ruckman s-aid. Although students may not be able to prevent the future from happening, the choices they made greatly affected their future . Everyone had to help themselves when preparing for the long road ahead. By making smart choices now, they can only help themselves prep.are for the future. Lindsey Oberm e ie r observes th e cc" fo r a newspaper ani clc fo r her Pu bli cationclass . Publi ca ti ons helped Obermeier im pn" her writing and in terview in g ski lls. lPhoto Alay na Co he n. ) �Je n nife r La r s on , A lici a K e ne a ly and Des iree Si gler type th ei r JS~ i g n m e n t for Comp ut er Appli ca tio ns 1 and enjoy surfi ng the Intern et. l·hoto by Mrs. G lenda Kun ze .) Krystal H ansen takes a phone message fo r Mrs. Roberta Morse whil e she is a middle school office aide. Office aides like Hansen helped out in th e office durin g the year, doin g th e tasks the secretary gave to them. (Photo by Amber Hunt. ) Zach Hanken takes ti me out to rel ax durl ing a hard day ' s work as an office aide. (Phot by Amber Hunt.) E lizabeth Witt a nd L indse y L ugsch practi ce long and hard during play rehearsal to make the scene perfect. (Photo by Amber Hunt. ) Justin Ne lson focuses on hi s T rigi nom etry test. thoroughly exa minin g eac h probl em. (P hoto b Amber Hu nt. ) Pr2p f!!r th2 F!!t!!r2 63 �Melissa Darrington works hard to fin i h some of her ho mewo rk before her first hour clas . (Photo by Laura a nn inga.) Latia Hubbard and Eddie Leaders perform a challenging experiment for Chemistry. Performing these labs was just an extra way for students to learn the material. (Photo by Sara Plambeck .) essica M uh s , Chris Spe ight and Amber aringer use their brain power to comp lete n AP Biol ogy tes t. ( Ph o to by Laura a nnin ga.) .I <Ja mie Ring , Hannah Ausdemore, Jenny 1Dalton and John Ungrad wo rk together on 'an ass ignment to fini sh before the end of class. (Ph oto by A mand a Wi lson.) 1 David Marshall gives Allen Worden some homework advice befo re sc hool. (Photo by Laura Na nnin ga.) t ( 64 Ac2d!!mics �Robby Stuart crams in some extra homework before the first bell rings for cla s. (Photo by Lau ra Nan nin ga.) Challenging schedules lead to bright futures By Laura Nanninga Homework, grades, extracurricular activities and jobs. When added together, all of these things made the life of a high school student hectic. But with good use of time and planning ahead, students were able to cope with their busy lifesty les. After aITiving home late from activities, students were worn out, just wanting to sleep, but with homework still to do. This full day of activity caused stress and may have forced students to plan for better use of their already limited time. Having a busy schedule may have helped an individual become a better person as well. "It was stressful to get home late from a volleyball or basketball game and know that I still had schoolwork to do. It taught me to use my time wisely; if I had time in class, I learned to use it for any work I had," Hannah Ausdemore said. Peggy Bruck added, "I felt really tired and stressed out. I was counted on to be at early morning rehearsals; it was a priority and not an option for me to be there. However, I learned responsibility and to do more things on my own." Although students had a busy lifestyle and never seemed to have time off, their knowledge will carry into their futures. Joe Pettit, Tomi Toler and David Marshall warm up for a ea rly morni ng jazz band rehea rsa l. (Photo by La ur Na nninga.) Bre da Koch a nd M ichele Tessier concentrate on thei Chemi stry lab in Mr. Jeff Fa h' s class. (Pho to by Sa n Plambeck.) Ch211~ng!!s 65 �66 Divisi!!n �lndMduals Standing Out New Experiences Shine Through By Amanda Gau To most students school was more than just a place to learn; it was a place where they could express themselves and be involved in activities thatfulfilled their interests. Organizations allowed students to come together and take part in those activities in which they were interested. They allowed students to express themselves in a positive way, whether it be by peiforming community service for ASTRA, planning activities for the student body with the Student Council or dancing with the Jam Connection. Whatever the interest was, organizations allowed students to try something new. They got students involved in activities outside of the classroom, and by doing so the students had an impact on the organization and the organization had an impact on the student. Divsi2n 67 �Cassie Incontro, Sara Wellman and Laura Bahrke performed for the first time of the 2000 season at the annual Hoo Doo Days Parade in Neola. (Photo provided by Jenna Moen.) L The Jam Connection perform their jazzlfunk routine to a mix of "Turn the Beat Around" and "We Got the Beat." (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) THE INSIDE SCOOP * The Jam Connection performed at home basketball games, Iowa Western Community College and the state competitibon held at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines. * The Satin Knights performed at home football games, the Clarinda Band Jamboree, Hoo Doo Days Parade, Loe Hills Fieldfest and the Iowa State Field Marching Competition. The Satin Knights pose for an impromptu picture before d1e Iowa State Field Marchin• Competition at Lewis Central where they ac hieved a D ivi ion I. (Photo provided h Mrs. Arl a C lausen. ) 68 2rg2niz2ti!!ns �Producing Perfectio Lesley Ring is held up at the center of attention while the rest of the Jam Connection members perform around her. !Photo provided by Ashley Fischer.) The alarm rings at 6:30 a.m., rise and shine! At that time the Jam Connection and Satin Knight members were getting out of bed to arrive at practice nearly everyday at 7:00 a.m. It was a tough routine to follow, but these girls did it and they did it well. If practice makes perfect, then the Jam Connection made it. They arrived at 7:00 a.m. every morning in November to practice their porn and jazz/funk routines over and over. "You have to be willing to get up early and make every practice because you need everyone there to learn a dance," said first year member Tina Clevenger. All this hard work paid off in the end. On December 2 they attended the Iowa State Drill and Dance Championships, the largest dance competition in North America. The girls recieved a Division I on their porn routine and Division II on their jazz/funk routine. The Satin Knights were accustomed to practice also. Starting the first week of school they were here every other day at 7:00 a.m. for almost two months. Rain or shine, 70 degress or 20 degrees, they were here. They also participated in three Saturday competitions throughout the season. The Jam Connection and the Satin Knights worked hard to achieve their goals and succeeded. Placing in every competition they attended, these girls left their mark on the dance floors and the football fields . The Jam Connection performs a complicated circle manuever during a performance at Iowa Western. (Photo provided by Ashley Fischer.) Ashley E ckr ich and Amanda Gau ke p smiling while dancing, which is a must during competition. (Photo provided by A hley Fischer.) Ashley Christiansen, T ina Clevenger and Lindsey L ugsch keep in ti me with each other and the marching band while on the field. (Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen.) Fl~gs/Drill THm 69 �Showcase of Talent Peggy Bruck, Tomi Toler and Tammi Honeywell perform during a solo break at the first jazz band competition of the year. (Photo provided by Tomi Toler.) What will students think of when they look back on their high school years in marching band, jazz or concert band? Will they thjnk of the impressions that band made on them or the mark they forever left on the band ? Students will forever see the mark they left on the band season. All sections of the instrumental music program received numerous Division I ratings and several first place awards throughout the year. "This year was the best band season I've ever had," Director Mr. Doug Gibson said. ""Because the year was a very successful one, it will be harder for younger members to live up to the standard left by the seniors. "It's going to take a lot of hard work and dedication to meet the past precedent. The seniors were a large part of the band this year," Senior Jamie Witt said. Not only did the students have a good influence on the instrumental music program, the band left many good impressions on its members as well. Being a part of the band left students with many helpful things they will need in everyday life. Ttiey learned how to plan ahead, how to be organized and how to make sacrifices in order to help others. Members of the flute and clarinet sections lead the banJ down the parade route at the Clarinda Band Jamboree (Photo by Mrs. Mary Prewitt.) Ashley Schultz, Andy Olsen, Keith Bruck and Brent Daringer veg out between performances at the Clarinda Band Jamboree. (Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen.) Donald Maresch and Eric Clark unload equipment after returning home from the Loess Hills Fieldfest. (Photo by Kelsey MiJ ler.) 70 Qrg2niz2ti!!ns �Jazz band members perfonn at the Titan Jazz Festival held at Lewis Central High School. (Photo by Miss Jennifer Darling.) Erin Schierbrock, State competition held at Lewis Central. (Photo by Mrs. Arla Clausen. ) THE INSIDE SCOOP *Seventeen eniors graduated from band a larg p rt fth this year. That entire band. *The Ph ni Jazz recei ed nl o Division II rating the entire ar. Th y were ju t hort of making the Iowa Jazz Championship . *Winner of the J hn Philip 1oJ>V'111o11• Awardfor2000-2001 a J Thi award i for enior who ha e traordinary achie ement in band throughout th ir high h 1c Performing a horns-to-the-box. marching band members end their performance with a bang. (Photo provided by Kolt Thomas.) !nstr!!m~nt!!I M!!sic 71 �Michele Tessier, Holly Parker, Peggy Bruck, Angela Krohn Deb Sparr and Melissa Darrington entertai n the crowd at the an nual Dollars for Scholars Theme Luncheon. (Photo by Amanda Wilson .) Peggy Bruck, L a u r a Nanninga , Deb Sparr, B r y a n Lefeber and Kristin Graeve gather together before performing at AllState. (Photo by Mrs. Arla Clausen.) THE INSIDE SCOOP * The T-C Sensations received their 0th consecutive Superior I rating at the S competition. 77 people were involved in concert ~ the 2000-2001 school year. 42 · 1fte member. of the T-C Sen ations. Katie Bowen and Sarah Manhart perform their skit as the "Spartan Cheerleaders" at Variety Show. (Photo by Mrs. Arla Clausen.) 72 Qrg!!niz!!t i2n s �A Sensational Season When the concert choir, jazz choir and T-C Sensations began practicing in late August, they were unaware of what accomplishments the season would hold for them. The T-C Sensations did not know they would receive their 20th consecutive Superior I rating at State. "I was very excited when I saw our rating and felt proud to be a member of our show choir," Holly Parker said. The concert choir members had no idea they ' d rack in 27 Superior I ratings at the Solo/ Ensemble contest. "It felt so great to get a Superior rating on my vocal solo," Katie Bowen recalled. The concert choir also got a pe1fect score at the Large Group contest on May 2. Five chorus members had no idea they ' d be selected to the All-State Choir. "It was an incredible experience," Bryan Lefeber, a four-year All-Stater, said. fQn Krohn and David Marshall "bang on the drum" as he rest of the T-C Sensations perform at the Western Iowa Conference Show/Jazz Contest. (Photo by Mrs. .\rla Clausen .) Other members vf· the All-State Choir included Peggy Bruck, Laura Nanninga, Deb Sparr and Kristin Graeve. Looking back on the year, members of the concert choir and T-C Sensations share feelings of pride and satisfaction. 'T m looking forward to another successful season next year! " Parker said. ~ n 0 :::; Cl> ::i Andrea Ring performs "On My Own" at Variety Show. (Photo by Mrs. Arla Clausen.) Gavin Skow tells yet another hilariou joke a one of the emcees at Variety • Show. (Photo by Mrs. Arla Clausen.) Peggy Bruck pe1forms her solo to "When I Fall In Love" at the WIC Show/Jazz Contest. (Photo by Arla Clausen.) V2c2I M!:!.sic 73 �Spirit Says It All Elizabeth Witt , Kristin Graeve, and Nicole Pauley cheer for the crowd at the Homecoming pep rally. (Photo by Tahni Roberts.) "V-I-C-T-0-R-Y, victory victory that's our cry!" This chant was heard from the school spirit leaders, the cheerleaders, at various meets and matches. The cheerleaders were more proud than ever to support the team, win or lose, and the crowd was more involved in the games as far as school spirit goes. Many a game people saw the sports fans shaking their hips , stomping their feet and clapping their hands to all of the most popular cheers. The cheerleaders not only kept the fans pepped up, but also kept the players pumped and ready by getting the .crowd into the game. "Performing and getting the crowd going was the best part of cheering. The crowd really got into the game, especially when we were winning," Courtney Divelbess said. Wrestling cheerleading was also demanding, since the girls had to sit on the uncomfortable mats and took the chance of getting mulled over by wrestlers who went out of bounds. "It was a good experience for me. This was my first year and I enjoyed doing something new," Elizabeth Witt said. What would sporting event .be like without the cheerleaders? No matter what, the cheerleaders were an essential part of all athletics. -Cheering for the team , the cheerleaders managed to leave a positi ve mark on all sports fan s. Without cheerleaders, school spirit could be lost forever! The basketbaJl cheerleaders hold Laura Zellmer up in a stunt. This stunt and many more were performed at basketbaJI and football games throughout the year. (Photo by Amber Hunt. ) Courtney Divelbess performs a back handsprin g at a girls basketball game as the starters names are announced. (Photo by Amber Hunt.) 74 Qrg~niz~ti!!ns The wrestling cheerleaders perfo rm an exc iting cheer. helping to suppo11 the wrestlers at a regul ar season home meet. (Photo by Amber Hunt. ) I �Angela Krohn cheers on the football starters as they run through the hoop after being announced. (Photo by Amber Hunt.) ~~rflSJ ==== The football cheerleaders perform the school fight song cheer to get the fans ~!:::~~~~~I into the ,...........o.c:... homecoming pep rally. (Photo by Amber Hunt.) THE INSIDE SCOOP * Captain Divelbes Elizabeth ba ketb 11~ Krohn. * The cheerlead from the baskletbllLlJ. went door to door in the mmuni · scratch card fundra ier. pasm. Katie Crawford and Courtney Divelbess wait eagerl y for the names of the wre tlers to called and the meet to begin . (Photo by Amber Hunt.) Ch!rn.rl!!2ding 75 �Kurtis Pauley pushes a Bethany Lutheran Nursing home resident to her room after watching a Native American Indian dance. ASTRA was an organization for both middle and high school students. (Photo by Nicole Pauley.) Jennifer Ruckman and Susie Petersen are presented the International A ward for a scrapbook they made. For their efforts they recieved first place. (Photo by Nicole Pauley.) ASTRA members posed as characters in a live nati vity scene during the annual Neola Old-Fashioned Christmas. (Photo by Mrs. Mary Prewitt.) 76 Qrg!!niz!!ti2ns �Affecting Futures ASTRA members Sara Withers, Lindsey Obermeier and La ura Nanninga participated in the CROP Walk held at Arrow head Park. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott.) Hallelujah! Many students rejoiced because the weekend had finally arrived. Some students planned for weekend fun with their friends, but the devoted participants in the ASTRA and FFA groups made plans for their weekends of a different sort. They took part in activities that helped them serve their communities and plan for their futut:res . For ASTRA members that meant community service. The one hundred plus members of this group volunteered at nursing homes, homeless shelters and babysitting. This organization was sponsored by Mrs. Mary Prewitt. FFA is an agricultural based group in which members adopted a highway and attended a leadership conference. Although FFA included agriculture, members also focused on horticultme, animal science, construction and marketing. Mr. Kevin Matulka sponsored the FFA group and said, "We believe beatutifying the school and our area is well worth our time." Students in these two groups showed they were planning for their futures and dedicated to affecting the lives of themselves and their communities as well. w On their trip to Denver, the FFA group visited the Coors Brewing Plant along with the Museum of Natura\ History and a large livestock show . (Photo by Mr. Kevin Matulka.) Joel Ruggles and J essica Ruggles enjoy a hearry meal at the FFA Game Feed. Members enjoyed many varieties of meat caught by themselves. (Photo by icole Pauley.) Adam Kramer gives a powerpoint presentation to a group of elementary kids in an attempt to teach them abou t nutrition. (Photo by Nicole Pauley.) ASTRA/FF 77 �Caught Acting Nori Davis, Alayna Cohen, and Ryan Donovan finally reveal who the culprit was ... or wasn' t. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) The curtains rose, the stage lit up and the doors opened. Backstage lines were rehearsed and costumes were given one last look. Everyone was anxiously awaiting their tum on the stage. These mix of emotions could only mean one thing-the Spring Play. March 22 & 23 the Spring Play, "Caught in the Act", was presented to the l\tudent body and community. The play was two acts and combined mystery, romance and hmn or. The cast not only included several new members, but also a new director. Mrs. Sarah Elliott directed the play and also sponsored the speech team. Elliott's first challenge was getting the speech participants ready for their contests. Among those who competed in both group and individual speech, four individuals were chosen from districts to advance to state competition. Elizabeth Witt, Deb Sparr, Amber .Hunt and Michaela Gray participated in Ames on March 17. Through speech and the Spring Play students could express their individuality and talents. Mrs. Sarah E lliott is recognized by the senior cast members of "Caught In the Act" on the night of its debut. (Photo provided by Lindsey Obermeier. ) Jennifer Ruckman recites her poems for the Doll ars fo r Scholars Luncheon. The luncheon was yet another outlet to show her talent. (Photo by Amanda W il son.) 78 Qrg!!niz!!ti2ns Various speech members take time to eat before the state competition . These inc lude the fo ur indi viduals who perfo rmed and other members who we nt for support (Photo by Sarah Elliott.) �,----~~----··· Kyle Welbourne frantically searches for his jeans as Elizabeth Witt and Lindsey Lugsch stare in surprise. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) Desiree Sigler follows along with the performers during a practice. She was a behind the scenes crew member. (Photo by Amanda Wilson.) * THE INSIDE SCOOP The Spring Play 'Ca made i debut arch * Deb Sparr · ed ani Division I rating on her Storytelling. Sparr also attained a Divi ion I in Radio New.· * * Michaela Gray a received a Divi ion IT In the Poetry divi · recei ed a Divi ion I for Divi ion II in Acting. Michaela Gray, Deb Sparr, Elizabeth Witt and Amber Hunt take a moment to relax while they were waiting for their ratings at the state speech conte t. (Photo pro ided by Amber Hunt.) Sp~~ch/Pr2d!!cti2ns 79 �National Honor Society President Ashley Fischer gives an address to the crowd at the National Honor Society Induction, which was held at Fox Run Golf Course in Council Bluffs. (Photo provided by Stuclio B Photography.) Tomi Toler decorates tables for the senior breakfast. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) THE INSIDE SCOOP * Student Council had 32 members * The Student Council sold Trojan mascot dolls for eight dollars. * Joey Pauley was the only freshman on Student Council. * NHS activities included the birthday/activity calendar, ice-skating, skiing at Mount Crescent and the Bloodmobile. Lindsey Obermeier ass ists Kelsey Miller in setting up for the las t day of school cookout as Andri Cohen looks on. (Photo by Amber Hunt.) 80 Qrg~ni z ~ti2n s �Celebrating Service The new inductees and the cu rrent members of NHS are pictured together fo r the first time at the inducti on ceremony. (Photo by Mrs. Tami Harman. ) Two organizations that center on community service are the Student Council and the National Honor Society. These organzations focus their time and attention on helping to make Tri-Center and its communities a better place to live. Not only do the brains belong to the National Honor Society but brawn is also required, along with character, community srevice and leadership. To apply for the National Honor Society a student must have a cumulative 3.5 grade point average. They also must fill out an application which describes their co-curricular activites , communtity service, leadership skills and character abilities. A teacher committee then reviews the application and five final teachers must make the choice on who is selected. The club focuses on community service and provides a leadership outlook for other students. "I like being involved in the planning of activites for the community and school. It' s a lot of fun ," Peggy Bruck said. The Student Council also focuses on community service . To get into Student Council applicants must fill out a questionnaire/short essay form on what activites they would like to do in the school. During the course of the year they sold Trojan Beabie B abies, led parents around fo r parent/teacher conferences and other activites to help within the school. "It 's a lot of fun and I would encourage anybody to try out. It' s an opportunity to help out our school," Ashley Clu·istiansen said. Kevin White, sports writer for the Omaha World-Herald and T-C graduate, was the guest speaker at the NHS Induction. Melissa Darrington prep ares the teacher appreciation breakfa st for tude nt Council. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) Student Counci l member Kelsey Miller i picnired with a Troj an ma cot doll , which was a fundraiser done for the year. (Photo by Sara Plambeck.) St!!d~nt C!!.!!ncil/ NHS 81 �By Lindsey Obermeier tyTV Reality television shows have been the most recent addition to primetime television. They have also been scoring some high ratings since their creation. Why is this? Many students have their own personal opinions about reality television . They also have their own opinions on how these shows seem to be keeping themselves up with the other primetime television shows that air at the same time. ''The ratings are so high because they're just real. They are different from normal television shows," Nick Kinart said. Some students thought that many people watch them because they can compare their own lives with the people on the show. "Reality TV shows ~ave been scoring so highly because many of us can relate to them. They have no scripts or set words. It's just like improv. You're never going to know what will be next," Katie Bowen said. So for whatever reason, reality television was the most successful addition to the primetime schedule in recent memory. SuNivor IV, anyone? Brealdng News There is no better way to catch the daily headlines than to watch 20/20, Dateline, 60 Minutes or the 6:00 news. People have been watching these shows since they began airing and the ratings do not seem to be slipping at all. So why do people keep turning to the TV for their news instead of other sources such as the Internet? Some people watch the TV for their news verses other sources out of pure laziness. "I think people watch the TV for their news because it's easier and I, like most people, am lazy!" Devin Lebaugh said. Latia Hubbard thought along the same lines. "It's fast and easy. You can just turn on the TV and when you go on the Internet you have to wait for it to log on . You can also just lay on the couch and relax when watching the TV," Hubbard said. The Internet may be a hot source of communication for talking to friends and sending important documents via email , but TV is still the quickest source for news, weather, sports and other daily information. 82 At R!!nd2m �Changing Sports Why spend money on tickets to the big game when one can watch it from the comfort of his or her own home? People have been enjoying sports on television ever since it was available to them. So why have networks, such as NBC, decided that sports need a facelift? The XFL, which premiered on February 3, 2001 on NBC, seemed to be a touchdown with fans for the first few weeks, but the ratings began to drop drastically after that. Does this mean that other sports are going to be seeing some changes? That question might take a few years to answer as networks process what their viewers want to watch. Brian Sibert felt that the XFL had no impact on fans and that other sports will probably stay the same. "I believe the XFL was some kind of a joke. I don't know how you could follow it as an example to change other sports in hoping for better crowd response, " Sibert said. Andy Olsen agrees with other fans who found the XFL to be a disgrace. "I think the XFL was nothing more than a fad. But I do think that other sports will be seeing change in the near future, " Olsen said. So whenever it happens, the sports programs as they air on TV now will surely go through changes in the future. cause they give people excitement. I think people keep watching them because when it comes to something like Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy they can be challenging." -Christine Wimer • Game Shows Having a little extra cash is always on the minds of people , but the question is how does one go about getting that money? One answer people turned to was game shows. Game shows allowed people to win thousands of dollars in one day, wh ere in actuality it could of taken months to earn that money. Why does it seem these shows will never fade out as long as they are on the air? "I don 't think game shows will fade out because they keep coming up with new and more challenging ones. They have also bee n allowing people to win more money and bigger pri zes ," Lau ren Finken said. Many students would probably agree that game shows provide excitement and challenge to the viewer at the same time. Could this strategy prove to be the secret of great television? At R!!nd!!m 83 �By Amanda Wilson Pieces of Art Paint, chalk and pencils are things that all high schoolers have used at least once. By adding these experiences to extra time and natural talent, five art students gained recognition for their work by Scholastic Art. Peggy Bruck entered a baby portriat along with a pen and ink drawing. For these things she recieved a Silver Key and a Certificate of Merit. Alyssa Beebe recieved a Gold and Silver Key for her baby portriat and a pastel drawing. Danielle Sigler entered a watercolor painting and a pastel drawing , recieving a Silver Key. Alayna Co~en and Laura Bahrke recieved a Silver Key and a Certificate of Merit, respectively, for their baby portriats. These five art students were honored for their achievements on February 11 , 2001 at Iowa Western Community College. For My Mother March 23, 2001 was an important day in the life of Rachel Hansen (pictured left). She recieved money and certificate for her poem, "For My Mother." Hansen gave this poem to her mother for her birthday. In it she outlined the many times in her life when her mom was always th ere for her and the many times they had spent together. Hansen's mom then entered her poem into the Western Iowa Poetry Contest. She won first place and recieved her true rewards-an achievement in writing and telling her mom how much she cared . 84 At R2nd2m �Jocks? In shows such as "Saved By the Bell" and "Family Matters" science nerds are portrayed as skinny, wimpy guys with pocket protectors and glasses with tape wrapped around them. With this stereotype, why were four male athletes and the junior high girls basketball coach going to a science bowl in Ames? Miss Cassie Keogh , Brandon Finken, Josh Obrecht, Chris Speight and Justin Nelson (pictured below) pulled out of the school parking lot on January 27, 2001 to test their knowledge in science. 50 teams representing high schools across Iowa were present. Six teams were in a pool and went head-to-head jeopardy style. The two teams coming out triumphant would make it to finals . "Instead of going down the stairs like everyone else, I took the elevator. ended up going to the wrong floor and got lost in the parking garage. What a way to top off the day!" -Justin Nelson Even though the team of Finken, Obrecht, Speight and Nelson did not make finals, they experienced a type of compet ition different than what they were used to and more g ained knowledge in science. Unlocking Achieveinents A key to a house. A key to a car. A key to a pad lock . All of th ese keys have a different meaning . The similarity between th em, however, is they all sym bolize an ach ievement. Alayna Cohen (pictured left) reci eved two keys that symbolized an achievem ent in writing . Stories Cohen wrote , entitled "Drug Problem Persists" and "Cl assroom Cheating Causes Distress ," earn ed her a Go ld and Silver Key , respectively . She recieved her keys and a certificate durin g a ceremony on February 11, 2001 at Iowa Western Community College. Cohen later also recieved national recognition for "Drug Problem Persists", allowing he r the opportun ity to attend the national awards ceremony in Washington D.C. At R2nd2m 85 �86 Oivisi!!n �Leaming New Skills Above and Beyond By Amanda Gau The typical school day can be very stressful; students had a lot to deal with between homework and tests. Some students, however, chose to go the extra mile and add athletics to their agenda. Practices after school, games throughout the week and the occasional tournament on the weekend helped students improve on nwre than just their athletic ability. Participating in sports helped students gain a better sense of responsibility and taught them to prioritize their lives. Although it may seem that athletics are just a hobby, the life skills that they taught impacted individuals greatly. With the cooperation it takes to work as a team, many lasting lessons in a student's life were learned. Divisi2n 87 �Record 18-14 Missorni Valley W 1-0, L 1-8 Riverside W 11-4, W l -0 Ca ll ie Rodenburg keeps her head dow n and swings hard 10 give the ball a hard ride through the air. Rodenburg \\ a< chosen for ISl team Western Iowa Con ference. r-1 N .....i "O 0 0 ~ ] CJ Ph oto provided by : Harl an Tribune LeAnne Ausdemore watches the ball all the way through as she puts down a slap bunt for the Lady Troj ans . Ausdemore was selected to the 1st team Western Iowa Conference. N I l/") ...... Jess ica Muhs winds up to pitch another strike as LeAnne Ausdemore and Mariah Wellman prepare to fie ld an oncoming ball. N I r- Pho1 0 provided by: Jessicn Muh s Kim Bennett keeps her eye on the ball as she gives a powerful swing to send it fl ying. z-o 88 Sp!!rts 1 tpwpueua4s Photo prov ided by: Jessica Muh s Nicole Schroeder positions herself to catch a ltigh pop fly . Rachel Finken gets down and ready to lag uut a runner al home pl aie. �Audubon W 12-0, L 5-0 G1iswold W 1-0, W 5-2 AHSTL3-8, W 4-3 Lasting Imprints By Laura Nanninga When the first pitch was thrown fo r the 2000 softball season, the players did Ot know they would win the CAM tournament, fini sh in the top half of the conference r have a winnnin g season. By accompli shing their goa ls, the team left solid cleat imprints in the Western Iowa Conference. The Lady Troj ans tied for second in the confe rence and had a final 'ecord of 18-1 4. Head Coach Doug Gibson said, "We put ourselves in positi on to wi n the conference, but th at was one of the goals we did not achieve. We also wanted to '!lake the confere nce fi nals but we did not," Gibson said. I Th e se ni ors on the team were Ca lli e Rodenbu rg , Brandi Huddle and Mari ah Kim Bennett Sophomore team improved on infield and outfield skills. We pushed ourselves to improve by being aggressive in defensive situations. ell ma n. Gib on sa id , "The se ni ors prov ided us with ex peri ence in their pos it ions1'>les that underclassmen do not understand. Each played solid in their position and role •n a consistent bas is." The softball team practi ced on days opposite of games to improve their ski lls. l'hough the ir sc hedule was a full one, it ultimately helped the team in the end. Third baseman Nico le Schroeder said , 'The busy schedule gave us good ex perience and more Playing time. It helped us to dec ide whi ch offe nse and defense was best fo r the team. fbe coac hes emphasized di ffe rent sk ills th ro ughout the year so that we learned more lhan just the basics of the game." ln order to win games, team unity, pride and goals were the main ingredients. ~lcher Jessica Muhs thought that the team was very united compared to past years. "We "'orked ve ry well toge ther as a tea m," Muh s added. Th roughout the long and busy softball season, the girls kept team unity ali ve I and co nsistent efforts going. Those two components gave the Lady Trojans a success- What do you think was the most exciting game of the season? c::s 0.. When we played AHST at AHST because we had lost to them before and people said we probably could not beat them. That made us try even harder to beat them, and we did. .., CJ) ~ 0 0 0.. ~ I Who or what did the team depend on to win tough games? I ? r 0I JV r We depended on our solid defen e. .j:>. ~ fu l a nd winnin g seaso n. JUNIOR VARS ITY: Front: Andren Ring. Hannah Ausdemore, Mandy Darrington, Je nnife r Cleve nge r. Tessa We ll man. Middle: Je nni fe r Troyer. Ashley Eckrich. Lindsey Obe rmeie r. Tin a C leve nger, Lauren Finken. Bnck : Shari Killpack, Casie Barrier. Marie Corrin. Kim Ne lso n and Am ber Finke n. N ico le Schroeder. Le Anne Au sdemore. A my Minahan . Middle: Erin Obermeier, Jennifer Clevenger. Jessica tvluhs. Brandi Huddle, Mariah \Ve ll mnn. Tin n Clevenger. Back: Mandy Darrin glon , A ndrea Rin g. Hann a h A usd e m o re. L a urn 1 a nnin gn. Casie Ba rri e r, Tessa Well ma n and Kim Bennett . Amy Minahan Senior 00 w "Th team accomph h d go d teamwo1 k and unity b ncourag ing each oth r a lot to play better throughout th ntirc sea on•· ftb~ll 9 �Record 19-12 00 .;., Missouri Valley L 3-7, W 6-1 What was the most memorable moment you had? By Erin Obermeier ,.J ("') ~ ""'~" -0 0 ::: ·c "' CJ River ide W 15-0. W 7-3. W 5-1 At the tournament at Tri-Center I was two Paul Larsen for two with Junior four RBrs against Abraham Lincoln. Th ey were the We tern Iowa Co n fe ren ce c hampi o ns, the di s tri c t runn e r-up ru1d the Troj a n In vitati o nal c hamp io n . T he se are j us t a few o f th e acco mpli s hme nts th e 2000 baseball team had wh ile mar ki ng up one of its fin es t seasons in a d ecade. T he tea m s tarted out wi th fou r goa ls : to be Weste rn Iowa Co nfere nce tourn am e nt and season champ ions, to be d is trict c ha mp io ns a nd to pl ay in th e post What personal goals did you accomplish this season? seaso n a t the state tou rna ment. A lth ough th ey d id nol go Lo sta te, th e ir hard work he lped the m sweep th e Western Iowa Conference fo r the firs t time in T ri-Ce nt e r' I wanted to get a starting position on varsity. hi story . A long wi th a ll the s uccess of the team. ma ny pl aye rs saw post-seaso n awards to so lidi fy the o uts tandi ng season. How do you feel that you best contributed to the team? I played pretty well in the outfield. I also had to bunt a lot. Pre-season prepara ti o n was attri bu ted to mu c h o f the tea m 's s uccess . " Mot of th e g uys went o ut for track whic h he lped make the m s tron ger," Head C oach Jim De rm ody sa id . So me players a lso part ic ipa ted in fa ll and s pring baseba ll to he lp them furth e r th e ir game before the season began. Attitu des also played a ro le in the s ucces ful season. " W e had a n excep- ***Larsen was selected to All-WIC Honorable Melltion. ti ona l gro up of se ni ors who had grea t a tti tudes," Derm ody a id . "Th ey a lso p racti ced ha rd a nd were a lways hun gry to w in. " I 0 ,.J Pho to pro vided by : Gau uc Josh Obrecht Senior "The Underwood di trict game w exciting bec au c we p layed them o many innings and eventually beat thein." 90 Sp2rts BASEBALL: Front : Brandon Vorthma nn , An d y Gre in e r, He ath Richa rd s, Ky le Welbourne, Jo nath an Mc Dona ld , Dea n Grote. Midd le: Justin Ring, Andy Olsen, Jeremy Barnes, Brando n Petersen, Mau Hinman, Luke Smith , Tim Spe ight, Paul Larsen , Brandon Fin ke n. hown Petersen. Back: Coach Max Kozea l, Josh Obrecht, Adam Harman, Andy Christensen, Jared Graham, Jacob Graham. Rusty Smith, Jeremy Petersen, Jus ti n Tapp. Chris Speight and Coach Jim Dermody. The T roja n baseball team celebrates ano ther victory. Thi was the first time since 1987 that the baseba ll team won tbe We tern Iowa Conference Season Champi o nship . �G1iswold W 14-13 Audubon W 10-4, W 5-2 CB Tee Jay L 4-10, W 4-3 Brandon Finken swings the bat as hi s teammates cheer him o n from the dugout. Finken played first base and was awa rded I st Team Western Iowa Conference, I st Team All-SWJ and All- State Honorable Mention . -.l I 0 c0 0. "'~ 0 0 0. I ,_ 0I .)') Photo prov ided by: Hur lnn Tribune Aa ro n Eckrich and C hris Speight tag a runner out at home during the Underwood d istrict game . Eckrich was selected for the IBCA All tar team and Speight was selected fo r I SI Team Western Iowa Confere n ·e and Honorable Mentio n All -State. Phow pro,•idcd by: Hnrlnn Tribune Rusty Sm ith prepares for the next hi1 ball . Smith played shortstop and was selected I st Team Western Iowa Conference, Isl Team AllSW District and Honorable Mention All -State. Coach Jim Dermody congratul ates Aar on Eckr ich on another job well done. Eckrich pitched and was selected for the I st Team Western Iowa Conference. Isl Team All-Harl an Area and Isl Team All-State. B!sU>!ll 9L �Record 11-10-1 AHST W 3-0. L 0-2, W 3-0 Gri wold W 3-0, W 2-0 Se ni or A m y l\li n a hnn di g s a to ug h hit as s e ni ors LcA nn e Aus de mor e and Nico le Schroeder wmch behind her. Minahan wa< 2nd in the W IC in digs and wa awarded 2nd Team Western Iowa Confe rence. Ausdemore was awarded 2nd Team Western Iowa Conference and Schroeder was 3rd in the W! C with ace and was ......I c- 4 ~ u c: ~ ~ 5 CJ c: 0 z Photo pro vide d by: Fi scher Ph otog raphy FRESHMEN: Front: Amru1da Minahan, Elizabeth Thielen. Middle: Ashley Schultz, Jenny Dalton , Lauren Finken, Katy Toler, Amber Finken. Back: Katie Sibert, Jessy Heimbaugh, Coach Bri an Wedemeyer, Jamie Ring and Katie Barrier. Photo pro vided b). Gate ' Photo provided by: G aze tte Sophomore Laura Nann inga serves at the first round district game against St. Albert . Nanninga was 7th in WlC with assists aad was awarded Honorable Mention Western Iowa Conference. Senior Erin Obermeier spi kes the ball again t u to ugh St. Albert block as teammates look on. re d) to help. Obern1eier was a.warded l st Team Wc,t ern Iowa Conference and Academic All -State. 1-£ M uoqnpnv 92 Sp!!rts �Adair-Casey W 2-0 Harlan L 0-3, L 0-2 Walnut ND 1-1 &perienre Adds to What will you miss m o s t about volleyball? &urss With five returning seniors on the 2000 Volleyball team , many were optimi stic as to the outcome and the impact of the season. Nicole Schroeder Senior "Our goal thi s year was to have more wins th an losses, which we ac hieved," se nior Rache l Finken said. The overall season record for the varsity was 11-10-1. "Our goa l as a team was to be first or second in the conference and to w in o ur first di stri ct game," LeA nne Ausdemore said. The team finished third in the confe!:_e nce, and lost to St. Albert in a close, well-fought match in the first ro und of Districts. The fun times we shared together, in practice and on the bus. ~ What \Vas the most exciting aspect of the season for the team? 0. ~ That we were a well-experienced team, so we were excited to see what the season had in store for us. 0 0 0. r ,_. 1 The Volleyball team was also successful in the aspect of awards. -~ What was the greatest accomplishment as a team? They tied the schoo l servin g record of 93 %, led by Au sdemore with an r ...... I VJ individual record of 97 %. This average was also enough for Ausdemore to lead the e ntire WlC in serv in g. It was staying up without having the rollercoaster rides of last year's season. A lso posting a winning season were the juni or varsity and freshmen teams w ith records of 7-3 and 10-9, respectively. "A ltogether the JV team did a What was your best volleyball memory? good job, mentall y and ph ys icall y," Mandy Darrin gton sa id . With the vo ll eyball season c losed, all players took from it many diffe rent me mori es and ex periences. Matulka sa id , 'These girls were enjoyab le Volleyball camp with the pony bus and duct tape. to work wit h, hard wo rkin g, coachable and a lot of fun. " Photos pro\'idc d by : Fi scher Pho1ogrnphy J U NIOR VARSITY: Front: munda Gau , Mandy Darrington . 'iaruh M a nhan . Midd le: And rea l< 1ng, Hannah Au sde more. Back: Ca ie Barrie r. Marie Corrin . Coach Ke vin Matulka. Kim Ne lson and Lindsey Obe rmeier. VARS IT Y: Froat: Erin 0berm e ier , Amy Mi na ha n . LcAnnc A usd e more. Nico le Schroeder, Rac h e l Finken. Middle : Sa rah Manhart. Marie Corrin. Laura Nnn nin ga a nd Lindsey Obermeie r. Back: Coach Kevin Matulka. ~----------------------.1..------ Sarah Manhart Junior '"Physically the . 11son was good. But mentally. y,e need d to improve more on that part of the game." 1::-0TT\i V II b II 93 �AR-WE-V Record 4-5 W 48-6 Bomcing Back, players 8uaml How did it feel to be playing your last season of football? By Amber Hunt On Friday night adoring fa ns fi lled the sta nds, chee ring fo r th e I I guy I was feeling more pressure to do good and try hard. on the fi e ld. Th ey cheered for new players and coac hes, as Dan E lli ott took over Brad Payne Senior as head coach and Jeff Fah join ed Ca rl Coc hran as the two ass istant coaches . Th e seaso n beg an w ith a n a maz in g 48 -6 w in over A R-W E- VA . In memory o f Eri c Benning, w ho di ed in an acc id ent th at sa me nig ht , th e pl ayer What do you think were the team's strong points? taped th e number fi ve (Eri c ' s old number) to th ei r he lm e ts and Dustin Benni ng sw itched hi s jersey number as we ll. We worked really hard and people gave it all they had and more. The homeco min g ga me aga in st West Mo no na e nded w ith an e xc it in g 35-28 overtime win . Other large victori es fo r the eason included a 34-6 win over How do you feel that you best contributed to the team? Logan and a 42-6 defeat of Boye r Vall ey. A lth o ugh there w re some d isappo int ing losses, the team stu ck togeth er and preva iled fo r a fin a l record of 4-5 . I felt I gave it I00% every play for every game. Th e tea m will mi ss the se ni o rs nex t yea r as a ll o f th e m had pl ayed th rn ughout th e ir hi gh sc hoo l ca ree rs . E lli o tt said , " Th e re wa s a lo t of good ***Payne was named to Isl Team All District as a defensive back and Academic All-State. leadership fro m th e se ni ors , th e team c am e toge th e r we ll , e s pec ia ll y afte r lh tradgedi es we had." Th ough there were some d isa ppointing losses, the tea m moral e was not chall enged. The pl ayers managed to make th eir ow n mark as they pl ayed for nil the fa ns and coaches but, most import antl y, for themse lves. Photo By: Fi_ scher rnph y_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pho10 r Hunt L: ,....._;.._ _Photog _...;;....;....;. ___,By: Ambe FOOTBAL Dustin Benning Senior ·• The Homecoming game was just how I wanted it to be. We pulled together as a team and came out with a win:' 94 Sp2rts Front : N. Kinart , J. Pauley, T . Meintzer, B. Vo rthm ann . J. Wo llenhaupt, E. C lark , B. Haggerty. Second : C. Huebert , K. Welbo um e. J . Kuhnle, J. Kosmace k, J. Ring, J. Ausdemore, B. Petersen. T. Nelson, A. Olsen. Thi rd: J. Nelso n, B. Fin ke n, M . Janisch, B. Pay ne, M. Hinm an. J . Obrecht , T. Speight, P. Larse n, D. Bennin g. Fo urt h: A. Kra mer, C. Speight . S. Petersen, C. Cochra n, 0 . Ellio tt . J. Fah, A. Harma n, R. Long, J. Voge. Fifth : J. Kohl, M. Shrader, A. Morse, N. Th iele n, B. Leaders, B. Siebert , A. Chri stiensen and J. Martens. T he foo tba ll team " bum ps c he ts" to how co ngra tu lati o ns on the ir big play. Ri tu a ls li ke these were continue d thro ug hout the season and w ill be re me mbe red by nil the pl ayers. �Logan-Magnolia W 34-6 Westwood L 14-20 Head coach Dan Elliott and the pl ayers yell "GO TROJANS!"' Thi s enthusiastic outburst was used to get the blood fl owing and the players psyched for the game. r Vl 0I 0 Pho10 By'. A mber Hunt Senior Brent Leaders and Junior Mike Shrader hnng down the opponent to his knees in a decis ive tack le. Leaders was named to I st Team All Distri ct and I st Team Defense for the All SWI Football Team. Ph oto By: Amber H um Juni or Andy Christicnsen outruns the Lo-Ma defender in pursuit of the goal. Christiansen was also a kicker for the Trojans and was named 10 I st Team All -District for hi s effon s. Scnjor Dustin Benning moves Ll1e ball swift ly down the fie ld as he goes for the to uchdown. Benni ng was named to Honorable Mention All-District at the conclusion of the season. II 9_ �West Harrison B 3/l2 G 7112 Junio r Dona ld Marcsch prints towards the head of the pack for an exci ting fini sh. Maresch fini shed the mee t with a lime o f 20 :45 , whi ch wns e nough for a 2 1st p13 e fin is h. Cll u ·5 Cll i5 Photo by: N ico le Pt1ulcy Freshma n Jcsi Myers leads U1e pack al Lhc W IC MeeLat AHST. Myers placed 6th at Lhe meeLwith a time of 13:08. Myers was awarded All -We te rn Iowa Conference at the conclusion of the seaso n. PholO by . Nicole Pnulcy Sophomore Da nielle Sigler a nd Freshman Ke lli G r einer tay clo e together as they rnn their hardest al the W IC Meet. Greine r lini hed with a time of 16:20. 8/9 D 8/Z s: A;}JlBA UilO SS'!W lB ;:)JM 96 Sp2rts Junio r Eddie Leaders catc hes hi bremh aft er the fini sh of the race. Leade rs ran the W IC Meet with a fini shing time o f 20:4'l for a 22 nd place fini sh. �Tri-Center B 4/10 G 5/10 8tomping Ground What were the team's goal forthe season? By Nicol e Pauley To finWhat makes cross country different than track? Is it simply the differe nce in scenery, or does it take a special type of person to run the two plu s mil es that is routine fo r these gutsy guys and ga ls? Cross country definitely takes time, Amber Daringer Senior dedicat ion a nd sta mina to achi eve excellence. Some team goa ls inc luded fi ni shing we ll in the Western Iowa Conference and lowering personal times. " Basicall y, for most of the kids our goal was to ish high in the Western Iowa Conference and to come everyday with a positive attitude. What were some of your personal goals for the season? get them so me experience runnin g on varsi ty," Coach Pat Dalton said. The team fin ished we ll and showed exce ll ence in tea mwork and co mmitment. A lyssa Beebe said her ow n personal goals were to fini sh every meet and My personal goals were to nm hard in practice and just make it through the season. What will you remember most about this season? improve from las t yea r. Th e boys placed seco nd out of eight in the confe rence meet, whil e the g irls placed sixth out o f eight. During districts the boys fini shed eighth out of 27, a nd th e g irls fini shed 14 ou t of 27. Bot h tea ms were hi ghl y decora ted, usuall y TI1is was my last season with my most favorite coach, Mr. Dalton. I will miss hi!ll so much. placi ng in the top half at each meet. Beebe sa id, "Next year we are go in g to try to make it to state." With a *** Daringerand Marcela Teixeiro were the only two seniors on tlie tecu1L fa irl y yo un g tea m , that cou ld be an ex tremely rea l possibility. 00 Pho!O By: N icole Pn uley ....-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-'-~~'--~~~_....:.....;...i Ma nager Ke ll y S hreeves offers A lyssa Beebe a few wo rds o f ad vice before the race begins at the WIC M eet. Bee be wen! on to fini sh 42nd wi th a time of 16 :39. C ROSS COUNTRY: From : Jesi Myers, Alcxa ndrea Beebe , A lyssa Beebe. Sara Wi thers, Danielle Sigler. Marce la Te ixeira. Mariamn Quirino, Amber Daringe r. Je nny Dalton. Ke ll i Griene r. Back: Coach Pm Dalton. Desiree S igler, Donald Maresch. Jnrc d Graha m. Jere my Barnes, Shawn Dalton. Eddie Leade rs. Rya n Donovan and Luke Smith. Not pictured : Alic ia Fischer and Austin McCoo l. ...... Eddie Leaders Junior ··some of my r••rson.il goals wen: to make it all thrcl.' miles without falling O\l.'l'. 00 OZ:/Tl D UBf fUH _!!ntry 97 �St. Albert L 18-59 Dual Record 1-19 What was your favorite part about the wrestling season? All of the bus trips to the different meets. It was a lot of fun to be with the Individual competition Brings ~ucxrss By Tomi Toler Joe Wollenhaupt Senior team. What will you miss most about high school wrestling? Just the entire experience of going to the meets and being with friends. What was your favorite memory of wrestling or wrestling trips? The Corning trip my freshman year. That was a wild time! What was the best moment of this season? Going to the Mt Ayr Tourney. ***Wollenhaupt a1UI Joe Mefford were the only seniors on the team. With a season of many ups and downs , the wrestling team managed to stay alive. As individuals, the season went pretty we ll. "H av ing a winning record and winning the T-C Invite were my favorite parl of the season," Zach Hanken said . Hanken mentioned hi s goal for next year is to wrestle harder with fewer mi stakes. Hanken ' s record wa 24-13, with many of those wins coming a t to urn aments. Overall the team did well as individuals with each person contributing at meets and duals as well as they could. Hanken led in team points with 119 and Justin Ring was next in line with 88. As a _team , the wrestling records was not as good as the individual records . " Rick and I are proud of the g uys we had this year because we saw improvement as the season went on , getting athlett;s to improve is something every coach wants," Coach Andy Hensley said. Although it was not a top season for some, they know what they need to do to improve for next year. "I persona ll y need to li ft more so I'm stronger and more ready to wrestle, " Ring said. With a strong core of returning wrestlers, the 2001-2002 season should be strong. Tommy Meintzer Fre hman "Wrestling i a challenge. C'r') l/") both mentally and physically. I but I enjoy it and it's worth it." 98 Sp!!rts Treynor L 25-53 WRESTLING: Front : Donald Maresch, Tommy Meintzer, Brent Darin ger, John Wollenhaupt . Manager Rache l Finke n. Middle: Matt Hinman, Joey Pauley, Zach Hanke n, Mark Sm ith, Sam Bowen. Bac k: Coach Rick Payne. Ju stin Nelson. Josh Manens, Joe Wollenhaupt , Joe Mefford, Justin Ring and Coach Andy Hensley. Juni or Don a ld Marcscb wrestles hard agai nst hi s defendor from Coon Rapids Bayard at the C- R Bayard!f-C Du al M et. Maresch ended the season with a 5- 13 record . �West Harrison L 36-39 West Monona L 27-48 Harlan L 3-73 'ienior Joe Wollenhaupt fights hard against Brock Swisher from Harlan . Wollenhaupt received a Senior Achievement Award and was 3rd on the team in total points with 155. His season record "as 10-21. w -.J I w 0\ Pho10 by: N icole Pauley Senior Joe Mefford wrestles at 185 pounds and ended the season with a record of 11-23. Mefford was 5th in Pti o by . Tom i Toler 1 ie hman John Wollenh a up t wrestle at 130 1ainst h1' opponent from AHST. Wollenhaupt ended the eason with a 6-23 r ord and was 6t h in torn! team points with 75. stand with their parents at parents night. Bowen received a wrestling letter this year and Smith was 6th on the team in take downs with 2 1. total points wi th 145 and recieved u Senior Acheivement Award. Wr ting �Treynor L 36-46 Record 6-13 Mo. Valley L 48-62 Seni or LeA nn c Ausd emo r e di rects the varsity girls trufftc during an in tense game aga inst Griswold . Ausdemore was a four-year letterwinncr for the Lad Trojan s. Sophomore Cas ie Harr ier takes o n her Griswold competitor by going up for a tough shot. The Lady Trojans we re just short of a win in the game. los ing 6056. 09-9~ JOO '1 P JOMSUQ Sp!!rts Phu10 B) : Senior Erin Obermeier concentrates lrnrd on making the fi rst of two free throw auempts. Obermeier was a steady free throw shooter along with a th ree-poi nt spec iali st. 9L-ZS 'l uoqnpnv :)JM Sophomore Laura Na nn inga hows the Mo. Va lley Lady Reds who has -control of the game by going hi gh fo r a perfect jumpshot. �CAM W75-38 Lo-Ma W 74-52 Di tricts Underwood L 53-77 1\. ~nFilled What was the most memorable part of the basketball season? Withlteart By Sara Withers The minutes before a game could be nerve-wracking. Would they I would have to say that winning the first three games of the season was the most memorable part of the season. win? W ould they play good defense? Would they get any rebounds? LeAnne Ausdemore Senior Players fe lt that pressme, yet used quick thinking to come out on top. Practicing with intensity each night, they were able to compete with fast paced action. Team work was another fac tor to winning games. "All the girls had great attitudes and they all got along well," Coach Brett Nanninga said . The What will you miss the most next year? varsity team- posted a 6-1 3 season. The junior varsity, coached by Derek Sonderland and Am y Olsen, fini shed with at 6-0. Kelly Shreeves, Melissa I will miss all the bus ttip and being with the girls as a team. Darrington, Katie BaITier and Amanda Minahan served as managers. One problem faced by the team was the endless rescheduling of What was the team's biggestaccomplislunent? make-up games because of the harsh winter weather. "The make-up games were sometimes a drag but they came when we needed to play some more, so Our bigge t accompli llillent I think was that everyone got along really well and respected everyone el e on the team. it all worked out for the better," Casie BaiTier said. After the completion of aJJ the games the players went into tournament play, where the fi nal loss came at the hands of Underwood. "The girls were very enj oyable to coach, which means a lot more than wins and losses," Nanninga said. J N IOR VARSITY : Front: Katy Toler, Shari Killpack, clJzabeth Thielen. Second: Kelly Shreeves, Jessica Boryca. Jenn y Dalto n. Melissa Darington. Third: Shanno n Brisboi s, Marcela Teixeira, Jessy Heimbaugh, A hley Schu ltz, Tanya Redinbaugh, Katie Barrier and Coac h Amy 0 1 en. VARS ITY: Front: Erin Obermeier, LeAnne Ausdemore. Second: Kelly Shreeves. Tessa Wellman, Tina Clevenger. Alyssa Beebe, Shari Greiner, Lindsey Obermeier, Melissa Darrington. Back: Coach Derek Sonderland, Coach Amy Olsen, Shannon Brisbois, Hannah Ausdemore, Kim Nelson, Marie Corrin. Laura Nanninga, Casie BaiTier, Katie Barrier and Coach Brett Nanninga. 89-0~ 1 .lOUA~.lJ. Erin Obermeier Senior ..I'll n er fi rget wh n Mr. nnninga told us to pla ith Fo Mo i . That w 61rlv 1 uoqnpnv 08- £ 1 poO .\\.l~Pll .1 2rt 101 �Record 17-7, 9-5 Logan-Magnolia W 67-49 CAMW64-> Desire Leads to a ~~ul '8eason What will you remember the most about the season? I will always remember winning so many games Chris Speight and the Senior crowd following that we had. By Ashley Fischer With many experie nced und e rc la ssme n re turnin g, the 2000-0 1 bo ys' basketball season was set to promise plenty o f exc it eme nt. The Trojans started the eason with a hot streak, winnin g th eir first si games by a margin of at leas t ten poi nts ove r their opponents. A to ug h confe rence How did teamwork help to have a succes.sful season? schedule would frustrate the team a bit in the m iddl e of the sea o n, but the T roj an pre va iled fo r a I 7-7 overa ll record and a 9-5 co nfere nce reco rd. Without teamwork we would not have been as successful as we were and would not have won so many games. Teamwork was definitely a factor. How did the coaches help inspire everyone to do their best? The coaches always worked hard and taught u to do the same. They expected nothing short of the best from us, but we were willing to work hard for them. The varsity team had a stro ng show ing in th e Western Iowa Confe rence tourna me nt, taking ho me second place ho no rs to Treyno r. Th ey adva nced to the di stri ct final against Map le Va ll ey/A ntho n-Oto, on ly to see the ir sea on com e to a close with a 50-57 defeat. The junior va rsity and fre shm e n te a ms, w ith records of 4-4 a nd 1-5 respect ively, had a to ug her tim e getting the victory th an the varsity, bu t till put in a lo t o f hard wo rk and dedicatio n thro ug ho ut th e seaso n. All of the boys bas ke tball pl aye rs showed th ey we re w illin g to work hard to be the best, a nd in the e nd they were rewa rded wi th a success ful season. "'0 i::: i::: 0 ::E Jared Graham Junior '"This eason was succes ful because we played well as a team, everyone knew their role and did their best lo execute them well." Shawn Petersen, Paul Larsen, Chris Speight. Zach Kinart, Brandon Petersen. Michaela Gray. Second: Coach Carl Cochran , Coach Brad Armstrong. Adam Harman, Shaw n Dalton, Jared Graham, And y Morse, Noah Thielen, Brent Leaders, Andy Christensen, Coach Bri an Lund and Coach Ji m Dermody. Front : Schuyler John so n, Jonathan McDonald. Zach Ki nan. Luke Smi th. Joey Andersen. Rya n Dono van. Second : Coac h Brad Arn1s1rong. Ryan Long. Eddie Leaders, Andy Morse. Adam Harman, Brandon Petersen and Coach Jim Dermody. 6tr 178 M mup• 102 Sp2rts �Woodbine W 68-45 A-H-S-T W75-31, L 58-43 Griswold W 51-36, W 78-70 Ju nior Shawn Dalton races down the open court as Brent VanHom e of A- H-S-T applies pressure. Thi s fast-paced offense was displayed in many Trojan victories. Ph oto By: Fischer Photog rnphy Junior And y C hristensen goes high for an offen s ive rebound while Senior Brent Leaders fights off the defender. Senior Ch ris Speight tries 10 steal the ball away from a CAM player in the Trojans victory. Speight was a four year member of the varsit y FRESHME : Front: Cody Huebert. Biian Haggerty, Jesse Kuhn le. Troy Courtier. Joe usdemore. Second : Coach Brad Armstrong, Dean Grote. Craig Barrier. And y Olsen and Coach Jim Derrnod). team. 81dS M Lv-6Z: 1.1oui\d.IJ. 617-tt 'l uoqopn 82 10 �Boys' Record 3-3-1 Girl ' Record 3-4 Ada m H a rman hits a fairway shot. Harman played varsity all season and has been a three year member of the boys ' team. w u 0 > < w :::: 0 2 0 Kelly Shreeves tees off at Woodbine. Shreeves was the most improved member of the girls' team . (O) PGZ-£ 1Z: '1 pOOMJgpun 104 Sp!!rts Ki m Nelson prepares for a putt. Nelson, a twoyear member, played varsity all season. (fl) And y Morse attempts a short putt at the Triangular meet. zs 1-zs1 .L pooM.1dpun �Gri woldL -161-178(B) Griswold L 188-217 (G) GoH Te.am ''PllttS" &ffort Toward~~ By What was the most exciting part of the season for you? Alayna Cohen Onl y in its third year of ex istance and coached by Nile Smith, the golf Ashley Christiansen Junior tea m had a successful and memorable season. The boys ended with a record of 33-1 whil e the girls' record was 3-4. individual meets. Andy Morse, a two-year member of the boys' team , was happy with the turnout of the season. "I fel t pretty good about the season. Finishing sixth in the What team and personal goals did you accomplish this season? confere nce was a goal we didn ' t expect to meet," he said. Erin Schi erbrock , a three-year member of the girls' team, also looked We got closer to beating more teams in the conference. I also improved individually from last year. back o n the season with a positi ve attitude. " We defi nitely improved from last year, and th at was our main goal," she said. Morse feel s the high point of the boys' season was beating Treynor in a cool , wi ndblo wn mat c h. I got four first place medals in the How do you feel that you best contributed to the team? Schierbrock li sted swee ping the Triangular meet in Woodbin e as the most exciti ng part of the season. "It was a reaLly good day for a I had a good drive throughout the season. I also brought in con i. tent good • core for the team and was a medalist in four of the meets. meet; everyone played really well," she said. Coach Smith looks back o n the season with sati sfaction. "Our goals s:0 were improve men t and enj oy ment and both were achieved. We shou ld be doing eve n better by next year," he said. 00 Photo By: L aum Bahrke auem pis a long putt. G audi an was a threeyear member of the golf team . GOLF: Front: Erin Schierbrock, Ashley Christia nsen, Jennife r Troyer, Alyssa Beebe, Kell y Shreeves, Katie Gaudian, Laura Bahrke, Tina Clevenger, Kim Nelson, Katie Crawford. Second: Daryn Morriss, Joe y Andersen. Eric Clark, John Wollenh nupl, Bretl Cook, Robby Stuart, Jonathan McDonald. Third : Coach Nile K. Smi th, Dean Grote, Andy Olsen, Andy Morse, Eddie Leaders, dam Harman. Schuyler Johnson and Dustin Laver. Not Pic!Ured: Jennifer Clevenger, Neil Cook, Justin Tapp, Chris Speight and Brandon Fi nken. 8£Z:- 6ZZ 1. i-s-H-\7' ~----------------------...;..._,;___ _ Du tin La er Sophomore ~ 'I think e did a lot than ttera ateam did la t cal". It h lped that m01 people ame out and plo ed." a) 981-~81 1 0 -·. ····· . I . IJ , 'r I ~--->/Illa i-s -H-v G!!lf 105 �Nebraska We Jeyan Indoor 7/ 15 Iowa State Indoor What was the most exciting meet for you this year? By Erin Obermeier For most runners, track starts in the sprin g. For the 200 1 girl s' track 1eain The Boyer Valley meet was my bet Julie Leonard one because I Sophomore got my best time ever even though the weather was bad. however, the season started mu ch earli er. Head coach Pat Dalton set up a weight li fting program fo r g irls in track \.\h•1 were not out for basketball. Two to th ree times a week th e girl s shared the gym wJth the basketball pl ayers and pumped iron in the weight roo m. What personal goals did you have this sea- son? "S ince I ru n th e mi le anct two mile, the off-seaso n trainin g helped build my enduran ce," Freshm an Je i Myers said . Dalton started out th e ses aon with high ex pec tati o ns; he wa nted to finish I wanted to get under 2:40 in the 800 this year. hi gh in the conference, get in vited to the Drake Re lays and qu alify as many event How did you best contribute to the team? poss ibl e for state competiti on. The girl s, howeve r, had a sli ghtl y di fferent goal. ··We I did pretty well this year. I ran in the 4x800 and the open 800 and always did my best. reall y want to beat T reynor in th e co nference thi s year," Juni or Sarah M anh art said Whil e they came up short aga in st Treynor. a number o f event s made it t!l State . Meredith Kosmacek ran in the 100 meter das h and Laura Nannin ga ran in the 100 meter hurdles and the 200 meter dash. T he 4x200 meter re lay also q ualified f<'' state and consisted of LeAn ne Ausdemor!"!, Kosmace k, Man hart and A mber Darin ger Th e 4 x 100 meter re lay also ra n a t S tate a nd co ns is te d of Na nnin ga , Kos macck . Au sde more and Darin ger. N - ~ Ausdemore, Amber Dari nger and Rachel Hansen. Second: Jessy Heimbaugh, Laura Nanninga, Sarah Manhart, Marcela Teixeira and Jen ny Dalton. T hi rd: Kelli Greiner, Julie Leonard , Me redith Kosmacek, Krys tal Hansen, Eli zabeth Thielen, Kati e Sibert , Ashl ey Stangl. Sara Withers, Jesi Mye rs, Danielle Sigle r and Coach Pat Dalton. track team. 8/<; ;)JM 106 S p!!rts ru ns in the shuttle hurd le relay at the Western Iowa Confere nce meet. �Audubon Harlan 7115 Freshman E liza beth Thielen recieves a hand-off from Freshman Jessy Heimbaugh during the Sprint Medley Relay at the Underwood track meet. fres hman J esi Myers flies past the ompetit ion at the first o utdoor meet of the year in Audubon. Freshman Me.-cdith Kosmccck participates in the long jump at the Western Iowa Conference meet. Kosmecek also ra n in the l 00 meter da ·h at the State meet where she fi ni shed first. Senior LeA nne Ausdemore runs in the shuttle hurdle relay. Ausdemore also ran in the 4x 100 and the 4x200 at the State meet. The 4x 100 placed second. 0 l/£ treIJEH Girls Trick 107 �Underwood Tied for 311 2 Clarinda 1st place Dustin Bennin g looks d iscouraged after his try at the long jump Benni ng was a member of the Slate qualifying 4x 100 meter relay. whi h bro ught home first place. Photo by: Kelsey Miller Kyle Welbourne and Cody H uebert relax between races at the Underwood track meet early in the season. 108 Sp2rts Photo by : Kel sey Miller And y Chris tensen helps Paul Larsen set himself for the next race. Lar en ra n for first at the Boyer Valley meet in the I JO meter hurdles and Christensen went lo late with the med ley relay. Jesse Ku hnle and J oe Ausdemore st.retch on the fie ld before their race. As freshmen they wi ll have a hard act lo (ollow with the succe_s of the juni ors and seni ors. �Woodbine 1/12 T reynor 2/14 ~printing Toward a What was the highlight of the season for you? Championship &Dion By Ke lsey M ille r Record setting was a large part of the boys' track season. Many Jared Graham records were broke n and new times set. It was especiall y amazing that al l of the Junior success came at a time whe n new tati cs were bei ng implemented by new head Running the 200 me ter dash at the Clarind a meet in 21. 79 seconds. a nd assistant coaches. At the beginning of the year many track runners were not sure how What were you expecting with the new coach? the season would go. As time would prove, it did not take long fo r the boys to make a mark o n the competition. The team placed in the top three of every meet they attended, except those w here no team results were taken. T he sweetest victo ry came at the e nd of the season, when the boys captured the C lass 2-A state championship fo r the fi rst time in school hi story. While the wo rk continues for fu ture seasons, everyone on the team I thought that he would be one of the better coaches we've had and help the track team meet their goals. Whataresoinethingsthatyoulook forward to impro\-ing next year? I look forward to improving my times in he '.WOand 400 meter races. w ill reme m ber the feeling of being a state champio n fo r years to come. ST TE QUALIFERS: l'rnnt: Josh Obrecht. Dustin t1en11ing. Joey Kosmacek. P 11! Larse n. Second: Brian Sibert, Andy Christensen, Ju, tin clso n. Jared Graham and Brad Payne . BOYS TRACK: Front : Katy Toler. Jesse Kuhnle, Cody Huebert, Kyle Welboume, Joe Ausdemore. Justin Ring, Paul Larsen. Second: Mandy Darrington. Li nda Bruck. Josh Obrecht. Mike Shrader. Andy Christensen. Brian Sibert. Jared Graham. Brad Pay ne. Dustin Joey Ko macek J unior •·1 didn "t know what to expect with th .:oach, but i"m pn)Ud of all the Benning. Joey Kosmacek and Justin ll t'W Nelson. Not pictured: Coach Max Kozea l and Coach Dan Ell ion. effort and hard work that the tra.:k members have put in." 8/Z lou..(;;ul v ::>TM B!!y Tr!!ck 109 �MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS 7TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL BY ASHLEY FISCHER - 8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL Row 1: Amanda Christiansen, Julie Boryca, Nicki McCool, Myckell Schenk, Jessica Bruck and Dana Schierbrock. Row 1: Elyse Miller, Carly Redinbaugh, Brandy Pe ·ter and Missy Barrier. Row 2: Bobbi Pogge, Megan Fischer, Rebecca Hadfield, Kristen Ungrad, Alisha Haggerty, Alicia Fischer and Rachel Kuhnle. Row 2: Megan Albers, Allison Carroll , Daniell e Wellman. Alisha Gau and Amy Nanninga. Row 3: Allison Kennedy, Katie Harman, Bethany Kuhnle, Danielle Ausdemore, Ashley Wagner, Samantha Manhart, Erin Hanken and Coach Jenny Hanson. Row 3: Daniel Smi th, Andy Berg, Sarah Moen, Wendy Ausdemore, Ashley Nelson, Jesta Thomas and Coach Amy Olsen. ~~~~~~~~~~~-. TROJANS 7TH GRADE FOOTBALL STU GRADE FOOTBALL Row 1: Matt Schultz, Anthony Maresch, Tim Kramer, Andy Bowen, Jared Tapp and Matt Wilson. Row 1: Jeremy Witt, Johnni e Witt, Landon Ausdemore, Ju ti 1 Kohl and Colburn Dittmer. Row 2: Shannon Dickerson, Austin McCool, Mike Stamp, Jacob Preucil , Jake Goodwin , Todd Martens, Matt Dickerson and Beth Harris. Row 2: Shannon Dickerson, B.J. Pauley, T.J. LebaHgh, Brya Larsen, Kurtis Shreeves, Raymond Bruck and Beth Harris. Row 3: Luke Stamp, Brian Grote, Andy Newland , William Janisch, Bret Stephens, Tony Hubbard, Eric Carrigan and Coach Max Kozeal. 110 Middl2 Sch!!!!I Sp!!rts Row 3: Derrick Danker, Josh Goodsell, Jacob Richey, Cod) Petersen, Brent Hough , Kent Han·yman and Coach Andy Hensley. , �7TH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL 8TH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL ow 1: Andrew Richtig, Tim Kramer, Andy Bowen, Austin k Cool and Matt Schultz. Row 1: Landon Ausdemore, Daniel Smith, Justin Kohl, Colburn Dittmer, Jeremy Witt and Johnnie Witt. ow 2: Shannon Dickerson, Danielle Wellman, Randy Bruck, odd Martens, Megan Albers, Elie Carrigan, Mike Stamp, manda Christiansen and Katie Harman. Row 2: Kurtis Shreeves, Megan Albers, Amanda Christiansen, Shannon Dickerson, Katie Harman, Danielle Wellman and Bryan Larsen. ow 3: Matt Wilson, Luke Stamp, Bret Stephens, Matt )ickerson, Brian Grote and Coach Max Kozeal. Row 3: Raymond Bruck, Andy Berg, Jacob Richey , Tom Voge, Brent Hough and Coach Mike Larsen. TH GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL STU GRADE GIRLS BASKETBALL Row I : M yckell Schenk, Nicki McCool, Amanda ('hristiansen, Alicia Fischer, Julie Boryca and Jessica Bruck. Row 1: Missy Barrier, Amy Nanninga, Beth HatTis, Ashley Nelson, Wendy Ausdemore, Lexi Beebe, Alisha Gau and Elyse Miller. ow 2: Rebecca Hadfield, Megan Fischer, Kristen Ungrad, '>ana Schierbrock and Bethany Kuhnle. f(ow 3: Allison Kennedy, Katie Harman, Ashley Wagner, dobbi Pogge and Samantha Manhart. ***All photos provided by Studio B Photography and Fischer Photography. Middl2 Sch22I Sp!!rt s Il1 �MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS GIRLS TRACK Row 1: Julie Boryca, Shannon Dickerson, Megan Fischer, Brandy Pester, Myckell Schenk, Bethany Kuhnle, Jessica Bruck, Rachel Kuhnle, Kelsey Lugsch, Ashley Wagner, Kristen Ungrad, Bobbi Pogge, Alicia Fischer, Amanda Christiansen, Dana Schierbrock, Nicki McCool, Samantha Manhart, Sarah Crawford, Elyse Miller, Katie Harman, Beth Harris, Sarah Moen, Amy Nanninga, Alisha Gau , Ashley Nelson, Missy Barrier, Lexi Beebe, Wendy Ausdemore and Coach Amy Olsen. CROSS COUNTRY Row I: Austin McCool, Lex i Beebe and Ali cia Fischer. (Photo by Ashley Fischer.) BY ASHLEY FISCHER BOYS TRACK Row 1: Matt Wilson, Matt Schultz, Justin Kohl , Landon Ausdemore, Austin McCool, Tim Kramer and Dani el Smith. Row 2: Tony Hubbard, Matt Dickerso n, Elie Carrigan , Ku rti Shreeves, T.J. LeB augh, Todd Marten s, B.J. Pau ley, Colburn Dittmer and Bryan Larsen. Row 3: Coach Carl Cochran, Josh Goodsell , Brian Grote. e Parsons, Brent Hough, Derri ck Danker, Bret Stephens, Kent HatTyman and Allison Kennedy. WRESTLING Row 1: Jacob Preucil , Andrew Richti g, Corey Mi ll er, Matt Schultz and Mike Stamp. Row 2: Coach Ju stin Mi lli ken , Lu ke Stamp, T.J. Le'B augh, Cody Petersen, Jake Goodwin and Brian Grote. l l2 Middl~ Sch!!!!I Sp!!rts ~ �Amy Nanninga, Wendy Ausdemore, Samantha Manhart, Missy Baq'ier, Alicia Fischer, Elyse Miller and Alisha Gau, all middle school track runners, competed in the Junior High Girls State Track and Field Championships held at Ankeny on May 12, 2001. Alicia Fischer was the 7th grade girls champion of the 1500 Meter Run at the state meet. Fischer completed the race as well as set a new school record with a time of 5:14:32. ***Photos on this page were featured in the Gazette and were provided by Mr. Brett Nanninga. Middl~ Sch221 Sp!!rts ll3 ��Making an Impact Coming Together By Amanda Gau Aside from the typical classroom, students learn from a variety of sources, one of those being the community. So how does a community help teach students? Actually, it happens in more ways than most would realize. By working for various businesses in the community, students learn vital skills needed to survive in the " real world." Students also learn important people skills. By dealing with clients, colleagues and their superiors, they learn to solve problems by working as a team. By coming together and supporting each other, especially through times of need, students learn skills that cannot be taught in the 0 u classroom. Although some may feel their community does not have an impact on them now, the experiences and skills they gain have a lasting effect. The community leaves a mark on the students while also helping them to make their own mark on the community. Divisi!!n 115 �PUBLICATIONS : Mrs. Sarah Elliott, Ashley Fischer, Alayna Cohen, Erin Obermeier, Amanda Wil so n, Laura ..Nanninga , Lind se y Obermeier, Amber Hunt, Andri Cohen, Kelsey Miller, Tomi Toler, Donnie Smith, Daryn Morriss , Nicole Paule y, Sara Withers and Amanda Gau . (Photo provi ded by Studio B Photography.) CLASS OFFICERS: (Se ni o rs) Joe Pe ttit. C hri s S peig ht , Erin Obermeier, Ashl ey Fi scher, (Juni ors) Paul Larse n, Kati e Ga udi an. Lati a Hubbard, Amand a Gau, (Fres hm en) Joe Ausdemore , (Sophomores) Tessa Wellm an, Nori Dav is and Ashl ey Eck ri ch. (Ph ow pro vi ded by Studio B Photogra phy .) P6TR2N 6DS $150 INSURANCE HALL AGENCY HALL AND WELBOURNE REAL ESTATE Steven J. Welbourne, Broker 300 1/2 Front Street Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-9507 $100 FARMERS AND MERCHANTS ST ATE BANK Member FDIC Neola (71 2) 485-2245 Minden (712) 483-2611 116 C2mm!!nity KNUTSON FUNERAL HOME Serving this area for over 120 years (712) 343-2453 1-800-447-2588 LEHAN PHARMACY Joe Lehan, R. Ph. Minden, IA (712)483-2884 1-800-242-7932 NEBRASKA MACHINERY COMPANY Jim Fischer, Sales Representative Work: (402)346-6500 Home: (712) 483-2777 WESTERN MARKETING ASSOCIATES Mark Finken, President PO Box 35 Missouri Valley, IA $75 MILLER ORTHOPAEDIC AFFILIATES Council Bluffs, IA "Serving Southwest Iowa Ath let Since 1972" STUDIO B PHOTOGRAPHY Kris Beebe, Photographer 31518 335th St. Minden, IA 51553 (712) 483-2465 WALGREENS Mike Pettit, Pharmacy Manager Store: (402) 341-4477 Pharmacy: (402) 341-5451 �$50 AMPBELL INSURANCE GEN CY, INC. 103 North Avenue '2 ouncil Bluffs, IA 51502 712) 328-3975 GREINER AND GREINER CUSTOM FARMING COMP NY 1712) 485-2481 eola, IA KISTLER TENT AND AW'UNG Kyle and Kerry Gray Casper, WY 82601 (307) 237-3020 KOPPER KETTLE Daily Specials, To-Go Orders accepted , Giftshop and Gas Friday Evening Buffet Sunday Morning Breakfast Buffet (712)483-2828 PYLES PHOTOGRAPHY 11 Westlake Village Council Bluffs, IA 51501 ROCKET BAR Kenneth Slaven Sports bar plus pool Shuffleboard and more Portsmouth, IA RODENBURG TION Fred Rodenburg 614 5th St. Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2682 CONSTRUC- INSURANCE WARNER AGENCY "Your Independent Insurance Agency" See us for your farming insurance needs Logan, IA BLUE MOON BAR AND GRILL Craig Tripp, Owner Neola, IA (712) 485-2091 TELMAR NETWORK TECHNOLOGY Formerly Allied Colnmunications "Presenting the past, building for the future" Council Bluffs, IA Good luck Trojans and Lady Trojans in 2001 NA TION AL H ONO R SOC IETY: Jess ica Ru gg les, LeA nn e Ausde more, Er in Obermeier, Amanda Wilson, Ashley Fischer, Joe Pe ttit. Brya n Lefeber, Brad Payne. Chris Speig ht , Jo sh Obrecht , Melissa Darri ngton, Jenna Moen, Amanda Gau, Shari Greiner, Deb Sparr and Court ney Di velbess. (Photo prov ided by Studio B Photog ra ph y .) $35 DONOVAN TOTAL SERVICE Mike and Ryan Donovan 309 Front St. Neola, IA 51559 FISCHER PHOTOGRAPHY Sue Fischer, Photographer (712) 243-6242 www.fischerphotography.com STUDENT COUNCIL: Tessa Wellman, Nicole Pauley, shley Fischer, Jamie Witt, Jessica Ruggles, LeAnne Ausdemore. Eri n O benneier, Amanda Wilson. Alayna Cohen, Jennifer Ruck.man. Laura anninga, Andri Cohen. Amber Hunt. Tomi Toler, Laura Zellmer, Joe Pettit. Bryan Lefeber, Chris Speight, Arny Minahan, Latia Hubbmd. Lindsey Obermeier, Kelsey Mi ller. Ashley Christiansen , Al ys a Beebe, Kelly Shreeves, Melissa Dmrington, Jenna Moen, Amanda Gau, Shan Greiner and Joey Pauley. (Phom provided by Studio B Photography.) Ad s/Gr!!!!p Ph!!t!!s 117 �LIBRARY AIDES: Ama nda Wil so n, Katie Welbourne , Amber Daringer, Mr. Steve Stafford, Jennifer Clevenger, Jamie Witt, Jamie Ring , Katie Crawford, Katy Toler, Elizabeth Thie len and Tomi Toler. (Photo pro vi ded by Studio B Photography. >- MOSQUITO VALLEY AG SUPPLY Jack Stamp (712) 488-3693 (712) 488-2014 PETER' S LAW FIRM Scott J. Rogers Neola, IA (712) 485-2265 THE PIZZA RANCH 613 Court St. Harlan, IA 51537 WOODHOUSE FORD Midwest's largest ford dealership Blair, NE 68008 (402) 426-4126 $25 ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH 1610 Chatburn Ave. Harlan, IA 51537 118 C 2mm!!nity OFFICE AIDES: Rac he l Finken, Nicole Schroeder, LeAnn e Ausdemore, Jessica Rugg les, Rachel Hansen, Katie Crawford, Ka1y Toler, Ashley Christiansen, Heidi Au sdemore, Alayna Cohen , Deb Sparr, Justin Nelson, Jonathan McDonald & Mrs. Karen Kay. (Photo provided by Studio B Photograph y.) ANNE'S BEAUTY BOTIQUE · Minden, IA (712) 483-2784 AVOCA BUILDING MATERIAL CENTER Sawmill Drive, Box 147 Avoca, IA 51521 BRICH PLUMBING Neola, IA (712) 485-2191 COUNTRY MALL Jackie Dollen Featuring Boyds Bears, Greeting cards and Wedding Rentals (712) 485-2511 (712) 488-2942 CROSSROADS SUPPLY /BB MART Pioneet Seed/ Kent Feed Convenience Store THE CUTTING EDGE 103 Main St. Persia, IA 51563 (712) 488-3020 Haircuts, Perms, Color, Waxing and Tanning D AND D TIRE 300 Railway Persia, IA 51563 (712) 488-2401 PAGA-JORGENSEN, INC. 30876 450th St. Avoca, IA 51521 1-800-524-9140 "We Make It Work" FILL AND FOOD/A & W 33280 335th St. Minden, IA 51553 THE FLOWER BASKET 180 S. Elm St. Avoca, IA 61521 (712) 343-2502 �AZETTE Serving the towns of Southwest Iowa eola, IA (7 12) 485-2276 G ENE'S TOYS AND COLL ECTIBLES We buy, sell or trade new and used faim toys w ww.users.uswest.net/genestoys/ toy shoppe.com (7 12) 545-9306 G AND R FEED AND GRAIN C O. , INC. 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MINAHAN SHEETMETAL Dave Minahan Neola, IA (712) 485-2013 MINDEN GROCERY Open Monday-Saturday 8-8 and Sunday 10-6 Jerry and Mary Michels (712) 483-2794 NEOLA TIRE COMPANY 204 Front St. Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2110 RAY'S COUNTRY TAVERN 110 South Main Persia, IA 51563 (712) 488-2335 RICHARDSON SALES AND SERVICE 509 South Main St. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 322-6914 SWING C HOIR : K. Bowen, N. Sc hroeder. P. Bruck, E. Clark. K. Graeve. E. Schierbrock, D. Marshall , B. Lefeber. G. Skow. A. Eckrich, J. Troyer, A. Hood. M. Gray, L. Zimmerman. A. Krohn, L. Smith, H. Parker, . Bowen, M. T ier, J. Andersen. N. Pauley. J. Krohn. C. Hueber!. L. anninga, K. Welboume. A. Ring. . Davis. M. Darrington , K. Bruck, T. Honeywell , B. Haggeity. A. Clausen. J. Pauley, . 01 en, D. Spm, J. McDonald . S. Manhan , D. Smith. C. Barrie , A. Harnmn, D. Maresch. A. Worden, C. Di velbess. J. Ring, P.Lar en. T . Toler and J. Voge. (Photo prov ided by Fischer Photography.) ~ds/Gr!H!p Ph2t2s 119 �DRILL TEAM: Lesley Ring, Jennifer Clevenger, Ashley Fischer, Nicole Schroeder, Sarah Manhart, Laura Zellmer, Courtne y Di velbess, Amanda Gau, Erin Schierbrock, Katie Gaudi an, Jessy Heimbaugh, Ashley Eckrich, Jenn y Troyer, Tina Clevenger and Tessa Wellman. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography .) RIDGE FAMILY PRACTICE 401 Broadway Minden, IA 51553 (712) 483-2077 SHELBY COUNTY STATE BANK Harlan, Elkhorn, Panama, Portsmouth, Irwin and Shelby (712) 755-5112 www .scsbnet.com SCCI Your Business' Total Solution Provider Harlan, IA 51537 (712) 744-3619 SOUTHWEST ORTHODONTIC Richard D. BaiTett, D.D.S ., M.S . Wendell R. Stuntz, D.D.S. , M .S. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (71 2) 323-7589 TOUCH OF CLASS Diane Rodenburg Your Family Hair Care Center Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2663 120 C2mm!.!.nity SENIOR DRILL TEAM MEMB ERS: Ashley Fi sc he r. Ni co le Schroeder, Jennifer Clevenge r and Les ley Rin g. (Photo provided by Studi o B Photog raph y.) LUTHERAN TRINITY CHURCH 305 1st Ave. Persia, IA 51563 "We Preach Christ Crucified" UPSTAIRS DANCEWEAR 120 112 E. Broadway Council Bluffs, IA 51503 Full line of dance, gymnastics and cheerleader attire plus accessories WARD CUSTOM BAILING Paul Ward and Sons Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2571 2001 Tr!!j!!n St!!ff: ~dit!!r-!n-Chi2f: Ashley Fischer Assist!!nt ~dit!!r: Amanda Gau !nd2x ~dit!!rs: Shari Greiner and Laura Nannjnga Ph!!t!!gr!!phy ~dit!!r: Amanda Wilson B!:!sin2ss M!!n!!g2rs: Nicole Pauley and Andri Cohen Advis2r: Mrs. Sarah Elliott STAFF: Alayna Cohen Erin Obermeier Amanda Wilson Sara Plambeck Shari Greiner Amber Hunt Lindsey Obermeier Laura Nanninga Nicole Pauley . Andri Cohen Sara Withers Tomi Toler Kelsey Miller Dai·yn Morriss Donnie SmHh �FFA: Jenna Moen , John Ungrad, Adam Kramer, Ben Ausdemore, Jess ica Ru ggles, Shari Greiner. Tim Speight, Steve Killpack, Al isha Wilson . Jennifer Reid, Andy Ol sen, Mr. Kev in Matulka, Caleb Wohl ers, Dustin Laver, Justin Ring, Eric Clark, Joel Ruggles, Dean Grote, Brad Croizer and Adam Marsh. (Photo pro vided by Studio B Photography.) ASTRA: ASTRA is a volunteer and community service group dedicated to the involvement of students in the community. The Tri-Center ASTRA group had 160 members. They participated in activities such as volunteering at the Dorothy Day House and lndian Hills Nursi ng Home as well as babysitting for yo unger children. The group collaborated for app roximately 6000 hours in thi s school year alone. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) STUDENT MENTORS: Shannon Brisbois, Alys a Beebe, Kelly Shreeve , Nicole Pauley, Jennifer Ruckman and Ashley Chri ti an. en. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS: Laura Zellmer. Courtney Divelbess. Lesley Ring, Elizabeth Witt and Nicole Pauley. (Photo provided by Courtney Divelbess.) 4.0 CLUB: Adam Kramer, Chris Speight, Joe Pettit, Erin Obem1eier. Amanda Wi lson. Jessica Ruggles. LeAnne Ausdemore, Jamie Win, Shari Greiner, Sarah Manhart, Alyssa Beebe, Deb Sparr, Latia Hubbard, Amanda Gau, Courtney Di velbess, Josh Obrecht . Brandon Finken , Jenna Moen. Kelsey Miller, And1i Cohen, Laura Nanninga, Casie Barrier, Lisa Ausdemore. Amber Finken, Marcela Teixeira, Steve Ki llpack, Brad Payne and Cody Huebert. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography.) Eli zabeth Witt, Eri n Obermeier, Amanda Wil on, Bryan Lefeber, Alayna Cohen, Jennifer Ruckman, Kell y Shreeves. Alyssa Beebe, Mandy Darrington , Katy Toler, Deb Sparr. Mr . Sarah Elliott, Amber Hunt, Kel li Greiner, Kelsey Mi ller. Nicole Pauley and Ryan Donovan. (Photo pro ided by Studio B Photography.) ads/Gr2!!p Ph2t2s l21 �Lesley Ring Katie Welbourne With your positive attitude you will reach your goals! Remember we are here for you. Thanks for the good memories. You 've always been a wonderful daughter. Believe in yourself, continue to work hard and you're sure to be a success. Love, Mom and Dad Love, Mom and Dad Brent Leaders Brad Payne You may have grown into a young man but you will always be our "Baby." Love you-forever and ever, Mom and Dad Love,· Mom and Dad Jessica Muhs Rachel Hansen Thanks for the memories of the little girl you used to be. We are proud of the young woman you've become. We love you, Raghead ! You make us so very proud! Love, Mom and Dad 122 You are a wonderful son. We are very proud of you . We love you! P2r~nt Ads Love, Mom, Dad and Angie �Jamie Witt Susie Petersen We are very proud of you. Keep your faith and believe in yourself and your dreams will come true. Good luck with all of your future endeavors, we're with you all the way! Love, Mom and Dad Your loving fam ily Joe Mefford And rea Wellman Thanks for the memories! You've always been a blessing in our lives. Always believe in yourself-we do!! Good luck Andrea! We wish you the best and we love you very much! We love you, Mom and Dad Rh onda Christi an sen You're a wonderful daughter. We are very proud of the person you have become. May all your dreams come true. Love you Spud , Mom and Dad Love, Mom and the Girls Elizabeth Witt You make life fun! You meet each challenge with a positive attitude and your smile warms the hearts of everyone. Love, Mom and Dad P~r~nt Ads 123 �Joe Pettit Ashley Fischer James 4: 10 says "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up." . You've always been a quiet but detennined young lady. We know you will accomplish all your goals. Never forgetwe are always your bigges! fans. We love you Juney! Love, Dad, Mom, Annie and Hannah Love , Mom, Dad, Andrea and Alicia Ben Ausdemore Best of luck in everything you do. You're a great person and we ' re proud of you! Love , Mom, Dad and Wendy Roo Josh Obrec ht I'm so proud of you. Keep working towards your dreams. I'll always be there for you. Love , Mom Erin Obermeier We're proud of you and all you've done. Foilow your ad viceBe Happy! Col. 3: 12-17. We love you Squirt, Mom and Dad LeAnne Ausdemo re You have made us so proud. Keep your will to succe d and reach for your dreams. Never forget, we' ll always be here for you . We love you, Mom and Dad 124 P !!r!!nt Ads �Katie Bowen Amy Minahan Our pretty p1incess is all grown up. We couldn't be prouder of your accomplishments. You can be anything you want. Good luck! You've been a wonderful daughter. Good luck in the future. Never lose that smile! Love, Mom and Dad I Love, Mom and Dad Bryan Lefeber Alayna Cohen You have so much going for you. May all your hopes and dreams come true. We're proud of you and love you. To succeed in life, heed the words of Homer Simpson- "Alright, Brainit' sup to you!" Dream big. Work hard. Eat donuts and be happy always. Love, Mom and Dad With love, Dad, Mom, Andri and Melina Peggy Bruck Amanda Wilson You' ve always had that "smiley" face! Keep it! We are proud of you. Love you. Proverb 16:3 says, "Depend on the Lord in whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." We love you Mandy ! Love, Mom and Dad Love, Mom, Dad and Matt P!r 2n t Ads 125 �In Memory of Melissa Ann Manhart Member of the Class of 2002 Class Photo of 1999. Melissa Ann Manhart was born March 3, 1984 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was the daughter of Dan and Peggy Ploen Manhart. .. Melissa participated in the Band, Chorus and Speech. She was a member of the Volleyball and Softball teams, was involved in the Mentoring Program at school, was an Office Aide and had served as a member of the Student Council. Melissa was ·involved in 4-H activities through the Persia Satellites 4-H Club. She was baptized and confirmed at the Minden United Church of Christ, Minden, Iowa where she taught Sunday School and Bible School. Melissa passed away Friday, September 1, 2000 as a result of an auto accident near her home. She had attained the age of 16 years, 5 months and 29 days. Melissa and her faithful dog Toby in the summer of 2000. 126 M~m2rH!I Melissa Manhart was a beautiful and compassionate young lady. She had a Miss America smile and a room warming personality that touched everyone in her presence. Melissa loved animals, little children and activities that allowed her to interact with other people. The impact she had on her classmates, the student body and the community will be long felt, and the legacy of Melissa Manhart will be a part of our lives forever. �Bible School and Sunday School class of Minden UCC in June of 2000. Sophomore Band from the fall of 1999. Sophomore Volleyball from the fall of 1999. Playing softball with the Neola Rhinestone Cowgi rls, a team in the CYO League, in the summer of 2000 . Harrison County Fair in the summer of 2000. T-C Prom in May of 2000. M!.m2ri!!I 127 �!ND!.X Atlantis Brisbois, Josh 42 Brisbois, Lance 48 Brisbois, Shannon 11 , 41 , 42, 101 , 121 Brockhoff, Shaun 46 Brockoff, Amanda 50 Bruck, Jessica 48, 110, 111 , 112 Bruck, Keith 41 , 42, 70 Bruck, Linda 36, 109 Bruck, Peggy 32, 61 , 70, 72, 73, 119, 125 Bruck, Randy 48, 111 Bruck, Raymond 46, 110, 111 Bruck, Theresa 29 Burbridge, Lauren 46 Albers, Megan 46, 110, 111 Andersen, Andrew 42 Andersen, Joey 38, 39, 102, 105 Andersen , John 50 Anderson , Kristin 48 Andrews, Dawn 32 Armstrong , Brad 102, 103 Carrigan, Colleen 39, 54 Auesdemore , Hannah 62 Carrigan , Eric 48, 110, 111 , 112 Ausdemore , Ben 8, 21 , 24, 32, 121 , 124 -· Carroll, Allison 46, 61, 110 Ausdemore , Danielle 48, 110 Chmelka, Brenda 31 Ausdemore, Donna 29 Christensen, Andy 12, 17, 25, 36, 90, 95, Ausdemore, Hannah 30, 39, 64, 89, 93, 102, 103, 108, 109 101 Christiansen , Amanda 48 , 110, 111, 112 Ausdemore, Heidi 36, 118 Christiansen , Ashley 15, 36, 69, 105, Ausdemore , Joe 42, 103, 108, 109, 116 117, 118, 121 Ausdemore, Landon 46, 110, 111, 112 Christiansen , Rhonda 19, 32, 123 Ausdemore , LeAnne 9, 11 , 32, 88 , 89, Clark, Brandon 32 92, 93, 100, 101 , 106, 107, 117, Clark, Eric 42, 61 , 70, 105, 121 118, 121 , 124 Clark, Wesley 50 Ausdemore , Lisa 36, 55, 121 Clausen , Arla 30 1 31 , 119 Ausdemore , Wendy 46, 110, 111 , 112, Clevenger, Jacob 50 113 Clevenger, Jennifer 32, 89, 118, 120 Clevenger, John 50 Clevenger, Tina 14, 38, 39, 62, 69, 89, 101 , 105, 120 Bahrke, Amanda 46 Cochran , Carl 31, 102, 112 Bahrke, Laura 7, 12, 36, 68, 105 Cohen , Alayna 11 , 16, 20, 32, 116, 117, Bargenquast, Madge 29 118, 121 , 125 Barnes, Dare n 39 Cohen , Andri 12, 38, 39, 116, 11 7, 121 Barnes, Jeremy 36, 90, 97 Cohen , Melina 50 Barrier, Casie 38, 39, 59, 89, 93, 100, Cole, Jennifer 36 101,121 Cole, Matthew 50 Barrier, Craig 42, 103 Collier, Autumn 48 Barrier, Katie 41, 42, 92, 101 Cook, Brett 41, 42, 105 Barrier, Megan 7 , 19, 36 Cook, Neil 20, 32 Barrier, Missy 46, 110, 111 , 112, 113 Corrin , Marie 12, 38, 39, 89, 93, 100, Barrier, Rebecca 50 101 Beebe, Alexandrea 97 Courtier, Troy 42, 103 Beebe, Alyssa 36, 59, 97, 101 , 105, 117, Crawford , Katie 39, 75, 105, 118 121 Crawfo rd, Sarah 48, 112 Beebe, Le~ 46 , 111 , 112 Croizer, Brad 121 Bennett, Kim 12, 39, 88, 89 Cross, Stephanie 48 Bennett, Linda 29 Crozier, Beth 48 Benning, Dustin 10, 32, 94, 95 , 108, 109 Crozier, Brad 39 Benzing, Diana 31 Crozier, Jennifer 41 , 42 Berg, Andy 46, 110, 111 Berg, Kelly 39 Boryca, Jessica 11 , 41 , 42, 101 Boryca, Julie 48, 110, 111 , 112 Dalton , Jenny 11, 14, 41 , 42, 64, 92, 96, Bowen, Andy 48, 110, 111 97, 101 , 106, 107 Bowen , Katie 20, 32, 56, 72, 125 Dalton, Pat 31 , 97, 106 Bowen , Sam 42, 98, 99 Dalton , Shawn 36, 97, 102, 103 Brandon Vorthmann 43 Chocolat TomB Raider GlaDiator 128 !nd~x Danker, Derrick 46, 110, 112 Daringer, Am ber 32, 56 , 64, 97, 106, 118 Daringer, Brent 42, 70, 98 Darrington , Mandy 7, 12, 15, 36, 89, 93, 109, 121 Darrington , Melissa 36, 64, 72 , 81 , 101, 117 Davis, Courtney 50 Davis, Jason 42 Davis, Nori 12, 15, 39, 116 Davis, Stacey 36 Dea, Trisha 50 Dermody, Jim 31 , 90, 91 , 102, 103 Dickerson, Matt 48, 110, 111 , 112 Dickerson, Shannon 46, 110, 111 , 11 2 Dittmer, Colburn 46, 110, 111 , 11 2 Divelbess, Caitlin 50 Divelbess, Courtney 36, 74, 75, 117, 120, 121 Dollen, Beth 39 Dollen, Kelly 29 Donovan, Ryan 15, 36, 97, 102, 121 Duval , Tim 46 ShrEk Eckrich , Aaron 91 Eckrich, Ashley 15, 39, 69, 89 , 116, 120 Elliott, Dan 8, 31 , 95 Elliott, Sarah 31 , 78, 116, 121 Esser, Kim 29 TraFfic Fah , Jeff 24, 31 Fiala , Zac 46 Finken, Amber 42, 89, 92, 121 Finken, Brandon 32, 90, 91 , 121 Finken, Lau re n 42, 89 , 92, 102 Flnken, Rachel32 , 88, 89 , 92, 93, 98 , 118 Finken, Tyler 50 Fischer, Alicia 48, 97, 110, 11 1, 112, 11 Fischer, Ashley 11 , 18, 20, 32, 80, 116. 117, 120, 124 Fischer, Megan 48, 110, 111 , 11 2 Flem ming, Lois 29 Foote, Vicki 13, 36 Fredericksen, Michael 42 Frede riksen, Branden 46 Frederiksen, Bret 48 Frederiksen, Jon 39 AnGel Eyes Gale , Justin 50 Gambs, Eleanor 30, 31 , 60 Gau , Adam 50 Gau, Alisha 46, 110, 111 , 112, 113 Gau , Amanda 18, 36, 69, 93, 116, 11 7, 120, 121 Gaudian, Katie 7, 25, 36, 71, 105, 11 6, 120 �----Gibson , Doug 16, 30, 31 Goodsell, Josh. 46, 110, 112 Goodwin , Jake 48, 11 O, 112 Graeve, Kristin 39, 55, 72, 74 Graham , Jacob 90 Graham, Jared 36, 90, 97, 102, 109 Graham, John 50 Gray, Michaela 9, 42, 79, 102 Greiner, Andy 39 , 57, 90 Greiner, Kelli 9, 11, 42, 96, 97, 106, 121 Greiner, Shari 36, 100, 101 , 117, 121 Gross, Amber 11, 13 Grote, Brian 48, 11 O, 111, 112 Grote, Dean 42, 90, 103, 105, 121 Gwynn, Jonathan 42 Hannibal Hadfield, Rebecca 48 , 11 O, 111 Haggerty, Alisha 48, 110 Haggerty, Brian 42, 103 Hanken , Erin 48, 11 o Hanken, Katie 50 Hanken, Zacn 6, 16, 36, 63, 98, 99 Hansen, Krystal 24, 63, 106 Hansen, Rachel 19, 24, 32, 56, 106, 118, 122 Hanson , Jenny 31, 110 Harman , Adam 8, 12, 36, 90, 102, 105 Harman, Katie 48, 11 O, 111, 112 Harman, Tami 29 Harris, Beth 46, 110, 111, 112 Harryman, Cassie 13, 39, 55 Harryman, Kent 46, 110, 112 Haugaard, Samantha 50 Haugaard , Shelby 46 Heimbaugh, Jessy 1O, 18, 42, 92 , 101, 106, 107, 120 Hempel, Ellie 32 Hempel, Jodi 48 Hensley, Andy 31 , 98, 11 O Hensley, Nathan 50 Heron, Ivy 46 Hester, Traci 19 32 56 Higginbotham Beniamin 50 Hinman, Matt 36 , 90, 98 Honeywell , Tammi 19, 36, 70 Hood, Adam 12, 36 Hood , Laura 50 Hornbostel, Larry 31 Hough , Brent 46, 110, 111, 112 ~ Ubbard , Latia 25, 36, 64, 116, 117, 121 HUbbard, Tony 48, 110, 112 Liddle, Brandi 89 ~Liebert, Cody 42, 103, 108, 109, 121 Liebert, Rachel 50 ~ unt, Amber 39 , 79, 116, 117, 121 Useman, Angela 29 Vertical lncontro, Cassie 15, 36, 54, 68 .Jurassic Park Ill Jahde, Michelle 13 James, Jacob 50 Janisch, Mitch 42 Janisch, William 48, 11 o Jarrett, Dennis 31 Jarrett, Holly 31, 56 Jodeit, Ian 42 Johnson, Bob 31 Johnson, Schuyler 36, 102, 105 Jones , Carol 46 Justice, Joan 29 A Knight's Tale Kay, Austin 50 Kay, Karen 29, 118 Keller, Ashley 42 Kenealy, Alicia 11, 42, 63 Kenealy, Anne 50 Kennedy, Allison 48, 110, 111, 112 Killpack, Shari 42, 89, 101 Killpack, Steve 36, 58, 121 Kinart, Nick 42 Kinart, Zach 8, 12, 36, 102 Kline, Sue 29 Koch , Brenda 36, 65 Kohl, Josh 25, 32 Kohl, Justin 46, 110, 111, 112 Kosmacek, Joey 36, 108, 109 Kosmacek, Meredith 106, 107 Kozeal, Max 90, 110, 111 Kramer, Adam 32, 77, 95, 121 Kramer, Tim 48, 110, 111, 112 Krohn , Angela 39, 72, 75 Krohn , Jon 16, 36, 71, 73, 119 Kuhnle, Bethany 48, 110, 111 , 112 Kuhnle , Jesse 42, 103, 108, 109 Kuhnle , Rachel 48, 110, 112 Bedazzled Larsen, Bill 31 Larsen , Bryan 46, 110, 111 , 112 Larsen, Mike 111 LaIBen, Paul 12, 36, 90, 102, 103, 108, 109, 116 Larson, Jennifer 63 Laver, Dustin 39, 105, 121 Leaders, Brent 32, 95, 102, 103, 122 Leaders, Eddie 12, 36, 64, 96, 97, 102, 105 Lebaugh, Devin 39 LeBaugh, T.J. 46, 110, 112 Lefeber, Bryan 11 , 16, 32, 72, 117, 119, 121 , 125 Leonard, Julie 38, 39, 56, 106 Leonard, Steven 48 Leuschen , Amanda 48 Leuschen , Cassie 46 Leuschen , Nick 37 Long, Ryan 39, 58 , 102 Lugsch, Kelsey 48, 112 Lugsch , Lindsey 12, 20, 32, 63, 69, 79 Lund, Brian 102 Mummy Returns Manhart, Andrew 50 Manhart, Melissa 35, 126, 127 Manhart, Samantha 48, 11 O, 111, 112, 113 Manhart, Sarah 37, 72, 93, 106, 107, 120, 121 Maresch, Anthony 48, 11 O Maresch, Donald 37, 70, 96, 97, 98 Mark, Joshua 50 Mark, Justin 46 Marsh, Adam 37, 121 Marsh, Ryan 50 Marshall , David 32, 64, 65, 71 , 73, 119 Martens, Dillon 50 Martens, Josh 8, 98 Martens, Todd 48, 110, 111 , 112 Martinez, Joe 37 Matulka, Kevin 92, 93, 121 McCool, Austin 49, 97, 110, 111 , 112 McCool , Nicki 49, 110, 111 , 112 McDaniel, Levi 11 , 32 McDonald , Jonathan 39, 90, 102, 105, 118 McDonald, Meghan 50 McEvoy, Bryan 42 McEvoy, Justin 50 McKee, Judy 29 McKenzie , Rhonda 29, 77 Mclandsborough , Evan 49 McLandsborough , Lauren 37 Means, Victoria 50 Mefford, Joe 32, 98, 99, 123 Meinke , Diana 29 Meintzer, Tommy 42, 98 Meyerring, Alyssa 50 Miller, Corey 49, 112 Miller, Elyse 46, 110, 111, 112, 113 Miller, Kelsey 16, 38, 39, 80, 81 , 116, 11 7, 121 Milliken , Justin 112 Minahan , Amanda 11, 42, 92 Minahan, Amy 32, 89, 92 , 93, 117, 125 Moen, Jenna 7, 19, 37, 11 7, 121 Moen, Sarah 46, 110, 112 Morri ss, Daryn 8, 39, 105, 116 Morse, Andy 39, 102, 105 Morse, Roberta 29 Muhs, Jessica 12, 32, 64, 88, 89, 122 Myers, Jesi 43, 96, 97, 106, 107 Miss CoNgeneality Nanninga, Amy 46, 110, 111, 112, 113 Nanninga, Brett 29, 100, 101 Nanninga, Laura 12, 16, 38, 39, 72, 77, 89, 92, 93, 100, 101 , 106, 116, 117, 119, 121 !nd~x 129 �Nanninga, Sally 29 Nelson, Ashley 46, 110, 111 , 112 Nelson, Brandon 46 Nelson, Brian 37 Nelson, Hilary 50 Nelson, Justin 37, 57, 63, 98, 109, 118 Nelson, Kim 7, 12, 38, 39, 89, 93, 101, 105 Nelson, Matt 46 Nelson, Olivia 50 Nelson, Travis 39, 60, 108 Newland, Andy 49, 11 O Nowlin, Jessica 50 JOe Dirt Obermeier, Erin 11 , 32, 89, 92, 93, 100, 101 , 116, 117, 121,124 Obermeier, Lindsey 12, 38, 39, 62, 77, 80, 89, 93, 101, 116, 117 Obrecht, Josh 20, 32, 90, 91 , 109, 117, 121 , 124 Oldham, Ashley 50 Oloff, Andrew 47 Olsen , Amy 101 , 11 O, 112 Olsen, Andy 43, 70, 71 , 90, 103, 105, 121 Olsen, Bryan 51 Olsen , Glen 49 O'Neill , Connor 51 Pearl Harbor Parker, Holly 16, 39, 71 , 72 Parker, Kristin 51 Parsons, Seth 47, 112 Pauley, B.J . 110, 112 Pauley, Joey 43, 98, 117 Pauley, Kaitlyn 51 Pauley, Kurtis 51 , 76 Pauley, Nicole 38 , 39 , 74, 116, 117, 121 Payne, Brad 9, 10, 20, 32, 94, 108, 109, 117, 121 , 122 Payne, Rick 98 Pemberton , Jenny 47 Pester, Brandy 47, 110, 112 Pester, Cody 51 Petersen, Brandon 39, 90, 102 Petersen, Cody 47, 110, 112 Petersen , Jeremy 90, 91 Petersen, Shawn 37, 90, 95 , 102, 103 Petersen , Susie 20, 32, 76, 123 Pettit, Joe 11 , 25, 32, 65, 71 , 116, 117, 121 , 124 Pitts , Eric 47 Plambeck, Katie 40, 55 Plambeck, Sara 37 Pogge, Bobbi 49, 110, 111 , 112 Preucil, Jacob 49, 110, 112 Quills Qu irino, Mariama 37, 97 130 !nd!!x Meet the PaRents Redinbaugh, Carly 47, 110 Redinbaugh , Tanya 11 , 43, 101 Reed, Angie 51 Reed, Jennifer 37, 121 Richards, Heath 90 Richey, Christine 19, 29 Richey, Jacob 47, 110, 111 Richey, Nicole 51 Richtig, Amber 51 Richtig , Andrew 49, 111 , 112 Ridder, Illa 49 Ridder, Jesse 37 Ridder, Paul 47 Rieber, Calvin 40 Ring, Andrea 40, 73, 89, 93, 119 Ring , Brandy 51 Ring, Jamie 43, 64, 92, 118 Ring, Jeremy 8, 17, 40, 119 Ring, Justin 37, 90, 98, 99 , 109, 121 Ring, Lesley 32, 69, 120, 121 , 122 Ring , Melissa 51 Roberts, Kyle 37, 55 Roberts , Tahni 13,40, 54, 62 Rodenburg, Callie 88 Ronfeldt, Cassie 51 Ruckman , Jennifer 25, 32, 76, 78, 117, 121 Ruggles, Jessica 32, 77, 117, 118, 121 Ruggles, Joel 40, 77, 121 Ca Sta way Schenk, Myckell 49, 11 O, 111 , 112 Schierbrock, Dana 49, 110, 111 , 112 Schierbrock, Erin 7, 13, 19, 37, 71, 105, 119, 120 Schneckloth, Adam 37 Schoening, Christie 51 Schoening , Rachel 51 Schroder, Emily 51 Schroeder, Nicole 32 , 88, 89, 92, 93, 118, 120 Schultz, Ashley 11 , 14, 41, 43, 70, 92, 101 Schultz, Matt 49, 11 O, 111 , 112 Shrader, Mike 37, 95, 109 Shreeves, Kelly 12, 37, 97, 101 , 105, 117, 121 Shreeves, Kurtis 47, 110, 111, 11 2 Sibert, Brian 8, 15, 37, 109 Sibert, Katie 10, 43, 92, 106 Siebels, Carly 51 Sigler, Danielle 7, 12, 40, 96, 97, 106 Sigler, Desiree 11 , 12, 43, 63, 79, 97 Skow, Gavin 32, 73 Smith, Daniel 47, 110, 11 1, 11 2 Smith , Derick 47 Smith, Donnie 38, 40, 116 Smith, Jonathan 51 Smith, Krystal 37, 54 Smith, Luke 15, 40, 90, 97, 102 Smith , Mark 98, 99 Smith, Nate 40 Smith , Nile 105 Smith , Rusty 90, 91 Sonderland, Derek 101 Sparr, Deb 23, 37, 72, 79, 117, 118, 11 9, 121 Speight, Chris 21 , 32, 64, 90, 91 , 102, 103, 116, 117, 121 Speight, Jennifer 49 Speight, Tim 40, 90, 121 Stafford, Steve 29, 57, 118 Stamp, Luke 49, 110, 111 , 112 Stamp , Mike 49, 11 O, 111 , 112 Stangl, Ashley 43, 54, 106 Stangl, Thomas 51 Stark, Brandie 47 Stephens, Bret 49, 11 O, 111, 112 Stolley, Aaron 49 Stone, Molly 15, 19, 37 Stuart, Robby 7, 38, 40, 65, 105 Crouching Tige r, Hidden Dragon Tapp, Jared 49, 11 O Tapp , Justin 32, 90 Teixeira, Marcela 20, 32, 97, 101 , 106, 121 Tessier, Michele 65, 72, 119 Thielen , Elizabeth 43, 92, 101 , 106, 107, 118 Thielen , Noah 12, 102 Thomas , Jesta 47, 11 o Thomas , Kolt 32 Toler, Katy 43, 55, 56, 71, 92 , 101 , 109, 11 8, 119, 121 Toler, Tomi 40, 65, 70, 80, 116, 117, 118 Troyer, Jennifer 7, 16, 40, 89, 105, 120 Unbreakable Ungrad, John 40, 58, 64, 121 Ungrad, Kristen 49, 11 o, 111 , 11 2 DriVen Voge, James 40, 71 Voge , Tom 47, 111 Vorthmann , Brandon 90 What Women Want Wagner, Ashley 49, 11 O, 111 , 11 2 Ward , Ryan 40 Ward , Shirl ey 29 Wedemeyer, Brian 29, 92 Welbourne, Katie 19, 32, 118, 122 Welbourne , Kyle 9, 16, 43, 79, 90, 108, 109 �Wellman , Andrea 32, 123 Wellman, Danielle 47, 110, 111 Wellman , Kari 49 Wellman, Mariah 88, 89 Wellman , Sara 11 , 59, 68 Wellman , Stephanie 43 Wellman, Tessa 15, 40, 55, 89, 101 , 116, 117, 120 Wilson, Alisha 121 Wilson , Amanda 11, 32, 60, 116, 117, 118, 121, 125 Wilson , Amanda (6th) 51 Wilson, John 32 Wilson, Matt 47, 49, 110, 111 , 112 Wimer, Christine 13, 40, 60 Wime r, Stacey 49 Withe rs , Sara 7, 38, 40, 77, 97, 106, 116 W itt, Elizabeth 18, 32, 63, 74, 79, 121, 123 Witt, Jamie 20, 32, 117, 118, 121 , 123 Witt, Jeremy47, 110, 111 W itt, Johnnie 47, 110, 111 Woh lers, Caleb 40, 121 Wollenhaupt, Joe 32, 98, 99 Wollenhaupt, John 43, 98, 99, 105 Worden, Allen 64 Mask of Zorro Zellmer, John 47 Zellmer, Laura 55, 59, 74, 117, 120, 121 Zimmerman , Linda 119 CQLQPHN The 2001 Trojan was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the company. All copy was created and written by the Publications staff exclusively. The cover was full litho printed in four-color process with satin lamination applied. AWPC Alice, David, FastPardon, Garamond, GoodName, Goudy, Helevetica, Jimmy, Mastermind, OneChild, Starved and Times were chosen for type styles and point sizes ranged from 6 to 96. The computer program used to create the layouts was Pagemaker 6.5. The theme was "Making Our Mark." Expenses were subsidized entirely through advertising by merchants, senior parent ads and yearbook sales. There were 205 copies printed. Yearbooks sold for $25 without a namestamp and $27 with a namestamp. The Trojan staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooperation in making the 2001 Trojan successful. These commendable people were Greg Adams, Stacy Sportsman, Sarah Elliott, Brett Nanninga, Angela Huseman, Steve Stafford, Karen Kay, Kelly Dollen, Rhonda McKenzie, Roberta Morse, Laura Crawford, Susan Wedemeyer, Arla Clausen, Mary Prewitt, Tami Hannan, TCHS Faculty, Chris "The Computer Guy" of SCCI, The Gazette and Sue Fischer of Fischer Photography. ***A Special Thank You to Kris Beebe of Studio B Photography for taking the group photos and for providing us with pictures for so many other layouts. We would have been in a tough spot without your help on many occassions this year. Thank you for all your support! ************************************************************************************** Fri!!nds Fr!!.m 6 F!!r 6w!!y L!!nd Marcela Teixeira and Mariama Quirino were foreign exchange students from Brazil. They both thoroughly enjoyed thei r time spent in the United States. They especially enjoyed meeting and becoming frie nd with the Tri-Center students and faculty, as well as participating in the cross-country, basketball and track teams. Mariama stayed with the host family of Gail and Janet Witt. Below i a special message to Marcela from her host family of Steve and Deb Welbourne: Marcela, Such happiness you have brought to our family. Because of your determination and bubbly personality, your dreams are sure to come true. Love, Steve and Deb !nd!!x 13 l �Making Our Mark A Final Imprint By Ashley Fischer "Making Our Mark" was chosen as the the1ne for the 2001 Trojan at the beginning of the school year. The staff picked this theme out of pure ignorance, just liking the sound of it at the time. They had no way of knowing how well the theme would end up applying to this year. Great strides were taken by students in this fastpaced school year. They left an impression on many different groups of people and in many different ways. Although it went so quickly, something that will neverfade is the memories made and time spent having fun. Students will take with them the notion of a year that was truly unlike any other. 132 C l!!sin g �[g Walsworth Publishing Company 306 Nort h Kansas Avenu e I Marc eline, Misso uri 64658 USA ���fn Palm Beac h Co unty, Fla. , an un expec tedly large num be r o f votes fo r Refo rm Parry ca ndidate Par Buchanan lead to qu es ti o ns abo ut rh c lcgitilllacv o f the pun ch-ca rd -sty le ·' butt erfl y ba ll o t. " What happened? The Election at a Glance: Novembe r 7 (Electi o n D ay) : Sho rtl y befo re 8 p.m. EST, th e majo r tel ev ision netwo rk s es tim a t e A l G o re and v ic e -pr es i d e n tia I runnin g mate Joe Li e b e rm a n th e winn ers. AP Fhoto/Jim Cole W ith a too - c lose to - ca ll e lect io n throu gho ut mu ch o f th e nati o n, Flo rida beco mes th ekey state in dec idin g th e win ner, as th e nex t p res ide nt will need Fl o rida's 25 electo ral votes to wm. ove mber 8: At 2:15 a.m ., results fro m Fl o rida begin to sugges t G eo rge Bush ca rri es th e battl egro und state. G o re co ncedes th e electi o n to Bush, thinkin g Bush has at least a 50,000 vo te lead. Fo rry-fi ve minutes later, Go re gets wo rd .--..,,...,..,,,=..._.....,.._ Bush's lea d h as s hrunk to o nl y a few th o u a nd vo t es, a nd re trac t s his co ncess io n. Du e to th e c lo se n ess o f th e e lect io n , th e foc us turn s t o q u est io n abl e ba ll o t s a nd fa ir votin g prac ti ces. [ n St. Lo ui s , Mo . , a co ntrove rsy ari ses ove r a lowe r cou rt's rulin g to keep t he po ll s o pen past rhe 7 p. m . deadlin e. AP Fhoto/Phil Sandlin AP FhotoNictor Coivcro ovember 9: G o re' rea m requ ests a hand reco unt of ball ots in four Flo rida co unti es, Palm Beac h, M iami-Dade, - Browa rd and Vo lu sia. ! Nove mber 16: Bush 's lawye rs sub111it written argu111 enr s ro th e U.S. Federal Appea ls C ourt to end reco unt s. Nove111 ber 22-Dece111ber 8: 1-fand reco unts and lega l ba ttl es co ntinu e. 111aking rh e wo rd "chad " (th e Slllall pi ece of paper punch ed o ut of th e ball o ts) a ho useh o ld wo rd. D ece mber 9: Th e U .S. Supre111e Co urt halts th e manual reco unts and set .1 hea ring fo r two days later. D ece mber 13: fn a publi c co ncess i n speech, Go re states he no lo nge r 11·ishe to pro lo ng the elec ti o n, and yields th e pres id e n cy, mak in g Geo rge \YI . Bush th e nati o n's 43rd presid ent. and th e first chi ef excc uri 1·e since Benj a111in H arri son in 1888 to c la im t h e o ff ice wirh th e majo ri ty o f electoral vo tes but a min o rity o f rh e pop ular vote nati o n\Yide. AP Fho o/ Amy Soncetto �E 0101 I Ii m (,\ln11lc1. a six-year-old C uban boy found o ff the coast of Fl orida, survived yet :mother ordeal: th e brutal custody battle betwee n relatives in Miami and his fa th er in Cuba. Th e long struggl e culminated in a late-night raid on a Miami home where arm ed U.S. age nts seized Eli an by fo rce, putting him in th e custody of his fat her w h o r e turn ed with Elian to C uba. AP Ph:ito/W1lfredo Lee In a stunn ing surpri se move, Israeli I' r i 1 1, \ ! 111 i 't l' r I 11 u cl I\ H 1 k anno unced hi s resignation. Barak's popularity had dropped during th e ongo in g confl ict bet\vee n Israe li s and Pales tinians. Bar:ik stood fo r re-electio n, hopin g for a vo te of confidence from the Israeli People, but lost to Likud party leader Ariel Sharon. Many th ought peace between 11 t t l • r 1 1,I " ' t th r,., r 1 wo uld never happe n, but the past yea r saw wa rmin g relati o ns betwee n the t\YO coun tri es, wh ich arc sti ll tec hni cally at \\·ar. Images of Nort h Ko rea n leader Kim Jo ng TI enterta inin g South Korea's Kim Dae-jun g at ;:i Jun e peace summit in Pyo ng-va ng we re considered so me of the most urprisin g news pictures of the Tragedy struck when .\ir J nn cL l .li,Jit 4:>'J:. one of only 13 Concorde jetlin ers in use, caught fi re upon takeoff and crashed int o a small hotel in the French town o f Gonesse. The 109 peop le a b oa rd we re kill ed, as \veil as fou r people on the ground. Af' f'h:ito/Christopher Eno H ill.m Rndh.rn1 ( lm1 became th e first acti ve first lady of th e Un ited States to win an electi ve office when she defea red U.S. Republ ican representati ve Rick Lazio fo r one of Ne,,· York' U.S. Senate seats. AP l'h:ito/Jim McKnight Elections in Yugos lavia turned ;:ingn· when l '1 1 c I >l ,, \I iJ, " l IL lost to the people's cho ice Vo ji s lav I\. ostun ica 35 percent to 55 percent. The el ection's close margin of error \\'Oul d have warranted a recount, but M il osc,·ic refu sed to hold another election, declaring him elf the '"inner. The outraged publi c ra lli ed ,·iolcnrlv in the streets of Bcl gr,1de, ,111d the ri ots combined " ·ith press ure from the U.N. and Russ i.i finalh· forced Mi loscYic to concede the election to Kost un ica. �A nati o n mourned th e lives lost o n th e Russ ian nuclear submarin e AP Proto/Maxim Morrru Kursk, which sank to th e bottom o f t he Barents Sea afte r being shattered by a hu ge ex pl os io n. Despite the p ro lo nged rescue efforts of Russ ian and No rwegian di ve rs, all 11 8 men aboard th e Kursk di ed. A C hrist m as D ay b laze in Central C h ina tore th ro ugh a hoppin g and com m e rci a l ce nt e r, killin g 309 people. The fire trapped people celebratin g at a Ch ri stmas dance part y as well as co nstru cti on \vo rkers inside th e fo ur-story sup erm arket, sho ps an d disco b uildin g in th e H enan province o f Luoyang. Vio lence and ten sion in the Middle East escalated o nce aga in when th e USS Cole U ni ted Sta tes l avy d es t roye r was attac ked 'v hi le moo red in Yemen fo r rout ine re fu elin g. Sui cidal terro ri sts o n a small boat crept up and bo mbed t he C o le, k ill ing 17 United States sailo rs and Marin es. AP Proto/Joe Morqcelle Bitter co ld and freezin g wate r did not deter an estim ated two and a h a]f m illi o n people who bath ed in Indi a's Ga nges Ri ver o n th e first day of a Hindu re li gio u. fest iva l. The Maha Kumbh Mela, o r G rand P itc her F es ti val, tak es place every 12 yea rs and sees m illi o ns o f devotees bat he in t he Ga nges to purify their ins. AP Photo/ Joh, Mcf:.omco J am es Perk ins, J r. , a fo rm er compute r co n s ulta nt, wa s c h ose n as th e first-ever black mayo r of Selm a, A la., \V ith 57 p erc e nt of t h e vo t e in a run off e lect io n. H e d efeate d lo n g- t im e Selma Mayor .J o eph T. Smith erm an, \v ho was goin g for hi s 10th re-electio n. A 7.6-mag ni t ude earthqu ake clev<1stated th e suburban neighbo rh ood o f Las C o linas in El Salvad o r. More th an 600 were reported dead . [n \'{tashingto n sta te, Sal vadora n AP Proto/Vtclor Ruiz Ame ri cans numberin g. abo ut 135,000 ru shed to o rga ni ze rel ief e fforts whil e in divid uals coped with los in g rebtives and fri ends in th e Central American ..,..,,..,~ 4w\ tragedy. As th e pri ce of cru de o il reached a 10-yea r h igh o f $34 per barrel, angry t ru ckers and fa rmer th ro ughout Europe b locka ded o il depo ts and p ut a chokehold o n much o f the nati o n' fuel suppl y. The hi gh petro l prices led to an unp recedented show or pu b li c di sse nt in European count ri es, parti cularly Britain. �Afte r 15 yea rs of co-hostin g with Regis Philbin o n " Live wi th Regis and Kathie Lee," turh ie l ec· C.ith1rd bid farewell to th e show. The 46yea r- o ld entertainer, wife of fo rm er football star and Monday ni ght spo rts annou ncer Frank Gifford, cited co ncerns abo ut spendin g more time with her nvo yo un g children, so n Cody and dau ghter Cassidy, as reasons for leavin g the show. ABC soa p opera actress Kell y Ripa was selected as Gifford's replacement. Th e Food envork brou ght popular J apanese cook in g show 1·hl' Jr,111 ( Ill'! to the United States, where it AP Photo/Shize Kombayoshi quickl y b eca m e a cult hi t. The th eat ri ca l J apanese program fea tured an unusual combinatio n of \'<f'Vl..IF Smackd own-type competitio n an d go urm et cooking, pittin g th e \vo rl d's best chefs aga in st each o th er in a rnlin ary battle usin g eclectic ingredi ents such as po rk bell y o r giant eel. \Xleb superstar i\ .lf1'tcr, fo und ed and creat ed b y 19-y ear-o ld Sh aw n Fann ing, was pulled into court as th e Recording Industry of America sued to stop th e ex treme ly s u ccessfu l Internet music file sharin g company in aiding the distribution of copyri ghted songs. The legal press ure led to a federal court ruli ng for Napster to sto p its use rs from tradin g co pyri ghted materi al and also to an alliance with G erman m edi a giant Bertelsmann. AP Photollouis Lonzoro Gt ir.~t:. th e political monthl y magazine fou nded by th e late J ohn F. Kennedy Jr., folded in March du e to monetary problems. The final i sue includ ed a col lection of interviews co ndu cted by Kennedy while he wa editor. T wo years after anno uncing he had Parkinson's disease, acto r Michael J. Fox made hi s final appea rance on the ABC si tcom "Spin C ity." D espite h is clegencratiw disease, Fox a\v th seri es throu gh its lOOth episode. Mo \·ie actor c too k ove r for him, not as Fox's "Spin" character, but as a new deput y mayor on th e -how. �Re 1l it\ -h 1,n! lL"k i'inn ,ho\ ' beca~ e a pop-culture phenomenon with th e summer debut of CBS 's "Survivo r" and "Bi g Brother. " Rich ud H ltc·h was the fir st contestant to sur vive "Survivor," winnin g th e $1 million grand prize. Th e s ho ws featur e sc ree ned cont es tant s placed in real-l ife situati o ns with no sc ript s o r pr e d e t ermi n ed outcomes. MTV's "The Rea l Wor ld " was th e p r e d e c esso r to th e popul a r "rea l" s hows , fo ll owe d b y "Who Wan ts to be a Mill io naire," "G reed" and "Mak ing th e Band. " e·w brid e J nit<: may have taken his eli gibl e bach elor statu s, but People magazine had no problem crownin g acto r J\ · d l'n th e Sex iest Man Alive in 2000. Also named Sexiest Man Ali ve in 1995, Pitt is th e first two-tim e tirl e-h olcler since the magazine began its "Sexiest" tradit io n in 1985. \ 1 1 ll • After be in g diagnosed with tes ticular cancer, MTV comedi an ·1, 1 ( rrc·c 11 of th e "The Tom Green Show" aired a TV special docum enting his battle with ca nce r as well as th e comed ian's lymph node removal surge ry. Green hoped televising hi s experi ence wo uld help oth ers gain awa reness abo ut ca ncer. a_ <( Despite pl eas from the band fo r fons to move back beca use people we re _.-----,- • bein g pressed up aga inst th e stage, eight Pea rl J.1m fan s suffoca ted in a mos h pi t at !), I' , 11,i I I. A ninth vict im di ed fi ve clays late r in a hospital. Twenty-five were inju red at the fo ur-day festi va l, where ap prox imately 50,000 people turned o ut to cc 200 bands play. 11, H k 1966 record " Revo lve r" has been named th e grea tes t rock album eve r in a poll co nducted by . th e cabl e mu sic chann el VH I. The Beatles capped a li st of th e 100 bes t rock album s taken fro m a VH 1 poll of 500 rock journ alists and musicians, in clud in g Britn ey Spears, Jackso n Brown e, Elvis os tell o, Roberta Flack and Art Ga rfunkel. ,_ Th e Fab Four arc still topp ing the ] charts with " I ," a cq ll ectio n of all th e Beatles' number o ne hits. l · I 1'' \\ , \\ 1 ~ct a record for th e mos t Emmys ea rn ed by a show ~ in its first season. Th e NBC politi ca l drama won nine Emmys, in cludin g outstandin g drama, at the 52nd I1 I, , \\ 1tl Ann ual I The show surpassed th e record prcvi o us Iy held by "E R" and " Hill Street Blues." Th e N BC co m ed y "W ill & Grace" also turn ed 11 o f its no minat io ns in to aw a rd s , includin g outstand in g comedy. £ �Controve rsial rapper I minl'lll, a.k.a. M a rshall M ath ers, got t o p ho no rs at th e ninth annual MTV Video Music A ward s, winning th e cove ted V ideo o f th e Year awa rd alo n g w ith bes t m ale video fo r his s ignature so ng "Th e Real Slim Shady ." Emin em 's "Th e M arshall Mathers LP" so ld l. 76 milli o n co pi es durin g its firs t wee k. I l.11T 1 l'<lltlr ma ni a infec ted read ers aro und th e wo rld. A ltho ugh Boo k On e o f th e se ri es, "H arry Po tt er a nd t h e So r ce r e r ' s Sto ne, " was firs t publi shed in 1997, Y2K saw a m ad s urge in po pularity fo r the boy wizard. Th e fir s t fo ur o f th e s e v e n-b o o k s e ri e s , released by th e e nd o f 2000, so ld 60 milli o n co pies in 200 co untri es. Th e vo lumino us 734-page "H a rry P o tt e r a nd th e Go bl e t o f Fire" ( book fo u r) p ac k e d boo k h o u se w ith a record first printing o f 3.8 milli o n cop ies. AP Photo/Will Kirk 11-yea r- o ld Britis h acto r l l 1 11l I I' .l\l, li1 , s nagged th e ro le o f H arry P o tt e r in th e upcomin g \'Va rn er Bro th e rs m o vie, "H arry P otte r and t he So rcere r's Sto ne." Ve rsio ns o f ABC's hit sm ash "\\ H \\ .rn t' t11 lk 1 \lill10111irl" hit th e airwaves in 31 co untri es, with m o re o n th e \vay. In India, a Hin d i-language versio n b ecame th e co untry's m o st po pular p ro gram eve r. A fter a hi gh-p rofile bidding wa r with o th er filmm ake rs, Uni ve rsal Studi os fin all y o w n th e pri zed ri ghts to Dr. Seuss's po pular childre n' s sto ry " ] lll\' thl· Crinc:h -~--...,wk C h ri,t1•u,,·· when directo r Ro n H O\va rd impressed Seuss's widO\v wit h his take o n t he tale. C o med y ico n J im C arrey stoic th e show as t he nas rv green villain. A . blockb uster sm ash, th e m o vie 1Yas th e hi ghes t gro ssing fil m o f the 1·ear. F il m d irector Ame ri ca n crea tor of ''E.T.," ".Juras , ic Park, " "Schindler\ List" a nd "Sa\'in g P ri vate Ryan" 'i\·as gin:n an ho no r<1ry kn ig hth ood i n recog n it ion of hi . co n t ri b u t io n to the B r iti s h film in d u s t rl' . H e did no t b ecome " i r Steve n,'' as kn ight ho o d pe r se is on ly Fo r Brit ish c i t i zen~, b ut he \\·as ab le to put th e lette rs "KEE" after hi s n,1me, for Kni ght of th e Briti sh Empir . �Surgeons at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center performed th e first curon.m ll\ p.1-., in the United States on a conscious patient. An epidural block numbed the patient's chest so he could speak to doctors durin g the beat in g-heart procedure. The 51-year-old man who received the single bypass recove red successfully. - AP Photo/PPL Tl-eropuel ics Th.: ftr'1 ti ·LI< ncd pih1Lt were presented to the world in April. Th e pigs were cloned from feta l-pi g sk in cells and scientists believe that due to the sim ilarities between porcine (pig) and human organs, the techniques used to clone thi s li tter. may eventuall y create a suppl y of ge neti cally modifi ed pi g livers and other organs that would be acceptable to th e human immune system. Resea rch ers from Carnegie Mellon un veil ed 11 ' th e first robotic plan eta ry ro ver with onboard intelligence. Previous planetary explorers, such as the Mars Pathfinder, needed human controll ers to tell th em what to do, but Nomad performs tasks such as snapping pictures, coll ecti ng samp les and se ndin g data back to ea rth by itself. Usin g a laser ran ge finder and spectrom eter, th e robot anal yzes eve ry single rock in its path. Scient ists hope to employ future gene ration s o f th e rover to ex pl ore other planets. It was a bim.:rsweet vicron · fo r scien,I tists when th ev succcssfu li v l 1 I 11 \ . an ex tin c~ spec ies, and brought it in to the wo rld from the bell y of a form co\\'. The babr bu ll , ca iled ' oa h, was born at Tran sO va Genet ics in Siou x Ci ty, Iowa, but died sho rtl y a fter birth. A lth o u g h Noah di ed, th e proiect gives hope fo r ways to save endan ge red spec ies and res urrec t those already ext111cr. Aft er years o f dreamin g, pla nnin g and arg uin g over who sho uld get the 11 cred it, th e I <, I' · 1 and Ce lera Genomics put their differences as id e and officiall y ann oun ced they have (both) deciph ered the 3.1 bi lli o n biochem ical "lette rs" of human DNA. Th e amazin g breakthrough will all ow scientists vast insight in to human health and di sease at the molecula r level, knowledge th at will lead to a revo luti o n in diag nos in g and treat in g every th ing from Alzhe imer's to ca ncer. The di scovery is see n as o ne o f hi sto ry's great scientifie mil estones, th e biological equ iva lent of landing o n th e moon. �A laws uit was fil ed when a C hicago m an said he su ffe red adve rse all ergic reacti o ns aft er earin g Kraft T aco Bell taco shells contaminated with O..,t ir l ink , a fo rm o f bi oengin eered corn nor ye t app roved fo r human consumptio n. The corn \Vas app ro\'ed fo r pesricideres isranr animal feed o nly in 1998, bur app rova l fo r human consumptio n was " ·irhheld du e ro th e corn 's shared characteristi cs w ith o th er foo ds th at caused all ergic react io ns. N umero us d.,t .C<ll'l compani es we re pu sh ed t o th e brink of fa ilure du e to poo r business plannin g, intense competit io n and wea k adve rti sing revenue. The vear saw nea rl v 42,000 d o t. com c~ mpJ ny job n;ts, bi ll io ns o f do llars in mark et capitJliza ti o n lost, and plu m m etin g share prices . As t ro naut W illiam Shepherd and cosm onauts Sergei Krikalyov and Yuri G idzen ko m a d e up th e fir s t r ea m to inh a bit t h e ( ltL 11 Ill \l 1 r1 1. takin g h isto ri c steps rowa rd what NASA ho pes will becom e a pe rm anent li vin g and wo rkin g space. Eac h tea m will wo rk and li ve fo r fo ur m o nths ab oa rd the R uss ian mo dul e Zvezda, condu ctin g b io logica l and technical ex peri me nts unt il another crew repbces t hem. Israel-based (,i, u1 I Pnl..in .... Ltd. int ro duced a 1.1 8-i.nch-lon g pill cam era rhar, when swallowed, can trave l throu gh a human di ges ti ve tract, transmitting rwo still images per seco nd to a Walkman-like receive r attached to rh e perso n's b elt. W ithin 24 to 48 ho urs, docto rs can download th e data and assem ble a m o re accurate and complete video of the intes tines th an can b e taken th ro ugh th e mo re traditio nal endoscopy. Y2K sa\v great improve ments in the increas ingly po pular LI .., t .I c n c " · Ma nu fac turers ship ped 5. 1 APl'h:ilo/Pot.d SokLl1lO m illio n di gital cameras throu gho ut the U .S., and the imp rove d photo quality, redu ced cost, conve nience of no t b uy ing fil m , and Jbi li ty ro re\' iew and erase umYa nted shots have made t he digita l camera mo re popu lar th a n ever. TIME Magazine named the Nikon Coolpix 99 d igital camera the M ach in e of the Yea r. A dl"str uctive computer ' irus w <1s unl cJ. hed and self- p ro pagated t hrou gh rh e p pular Mi ro~oft Outlook e-mai l program. With th ph rase 1 l in the subj ct line, the virus wreak ed havoc o n computer network from Hong Kon g to New York, costing millions in software dam,1ge and lo t comm rce. �US 39 Gold Russian verall 32 Gold China 88 Overall More than 10,000 of th e greatest ath letes from aro und the world gath ered in Sydney, Australia to parti cipate in the 27th O lympiad. Despite bein g dubbed "the. best ever" by leaders of th e International O lympic Committee, a 15-hour rime difference between the Un ited States and Australia ke pt many Americans from watching li ve as the Un ited States came away with an unprecedented 97 medals. Spectators beheld a dazzling open ing ceremony, inclu ding th e li ghting of th e to rch by Australian runn er (a nd nat ive Abo ri gine) Cathy Freeman, who was later overcome with emot io n when she \VO il the gold for th e women's 400meter race. AP Proto/Ryon RomlOfz Alth ough the games recei ved the lowest television ratings in ce 1968, many at hl etes gave inspirational perfo rmances. United States sp rinter Mari on Jones fe ll short of her goal to win fi ve gold medals, but still go t the go ld in th e I 00 and 200 meter sprints, and the 4x400 me t er relay, as we ll a t he bronze in the lo ng jump and 4x100 meter relay, winn ing th e medals in spite of th e distracti on o f hu sband and sho t put wor ld c h a mpi on C.J. Hunter's positive dru g test. 2 5 Go v era Mauri ce Green, U.S . sprinter, not only roo k home the gold , but he also retain ed rh e rirle o f "\'\lo rld 's Fastes t Man" after finishin g the lOOmerer sprint in 9.8 seco nds. In th e water, La ura Wilkin son had a surpri se victo ry ove r a superb C hin ese ream to move fro m fifth place to first an d win rhe first U.S. go Icl in the WO men 's 10meter platform in 36 years. AP Proto/Eric Draper Australi an swimmer fan Th o rpe, nicl named "Thorpeclo," broke th e wo rld record in th e men's 400-m cter frees tyle relay, fini shin g in 3: 13.67. On th e mar, U. heavyweight wres tler Rulon Gardn er toppled th e undefeated Russ ian w r es tlin g i co n Aleksa ndr Karclin. Medal-rich ~w imm e r Lenny Krayze lburg and th e U.S. m e n 's re lay team won the 400m ed I e y re lay in 3:33:73, lowerin g the mark of 3:34.84 scr b11 America ns ar th e 1996 Atlanta Games . It was Krayzelburg's third gold afte r victo ries in the 100- and 200-meter backstrokes. Af' Proto/David lorgstreoth �'u 0101010100100 10101010 0101010100110101 v I "' IV l"°O u l"°O (I 1'o I n;rv AP Proto/Ron Frehn Th e New Jersey D evils defeated th e D allas Stars, 2- 1, in do uble over~----. time d urin g Game 6 of th e Stanley C up fina ls, ea rnin g th e team th eir seco nd C ham pi o nship. Th e D evils too k the best-of-seven seri es, 4 - 2 . D ev il s ca pt a in Scott Steve ns wo n the Co nn Smythe trop hy as Stan ley C up playoff MVP. AP P'roto/l M Otereo The Baltimore Rave ns stomped th e New Yo rk G iants, 34-7, in Super Bowl XXXV, givin g th e city of Ba ltim o re their first NFL champio nship in 30 yea rs. D efe nsive playe r of t he yea r and game MVP Ray Lewis led a defense that intercepted fo ur pa ses from the G iants and held Ne\v Yo rk to 152 tota l ya rds. The second and third to uchdowns o n three plays late in the third quarter we re back- to-back kickoff returns by New York wid e rece iver Ron D ixo n and Baltimore wide receive r Jerma ine Lewis, creatin g a Su per Bowl first. I ~·-~ 1010100100j 1 ~~ ~ ~ .?5=fO 101 H avin g neve r played each oth er in the World Series before, the N ew York Yankees battled th e New Yo rk Mets in what was dubbed th e "Subway Seri es ." Victorious at Shea Stadium, th e Yanks defeated the Mets, 4-2, in Game 5 of the Series, becoming the first team in mo re than 25 yea rs to win three straight tit! s. AP P'roto/Dcx.g M;lls I The Kansas Cit\' Wiza rds clowned the Chicago F ire, 1-0, fo r the MLS Cup at RFK Stadium in Washin gto n, D.C . Th e win was a surprise comeback fo r the Kansas City team who fini shed las t in 1999, and had not been to the MLS post-season since 1997. W ith 10 saves in the C hicago game and a reco rd 16 shu to uts in 2000, \Xlizards goalie T o ny M eo la had o ne of the best seaso ns of any playe r in MLS histo t) ', earnin g MVP ho no rs from MLS a nd H o nd a, as we ll as Aq uafina Goalkee per and Ace Comeback Playe r o f the Year awa rds. AP Pf-oto/Stephen J. Boitano The Texas Range rs made shortstop Alex Rod ri guez the hi ghes t-paid player in baseball history when he ag reed to a 10-year, $2 52 million contract \Vith the team. The 25-yea rold AU Sta r previo usly played for rh e Seattle Ma rin ers . After t hree and a half yea rs off the ice, H all of Fame h ocl~ey center and former team O\vner Mari o Lemieux returned to play center wit h the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux was AP Fh>to/Keith Sittocx: responsible for leadin g the P e ngu in s t o consecuti\·e Stan l e~ · C u p championship~ in 1991 and 1992. H e also brought the financia lly t rapped t eam out of bankruptc~· las t yea r, becom ing the first former player from th e four maj or on h American porL leagues to O\\·n a team. �101010'o11 r 10101010101010100100 1010101 )1010101010100110101 Th e H ouston Comets pulled ahead in overtime for their fo urth strai ght WN BA C hampi onship with a 79-73 victo ry ove r the New York Liberty, makin g H ouston th e first professional basketball team to win four straight titles since th e Boston Celtics captured eight in a row in 1959. The Comets defeated New York 2-0 overall in th e seri es with th e help of fo ur- yea r MVP Cynthia Cooper, who hit a 3-pointer with 21 second s left, fo rcing the ti ed game into overtime. Af' Fhoto/Pot SJhvon Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportswoman of the Year Venus Williams proved power rul ed in 2000. The fe male tenni s phenomeno n captured the ladi es singles titl e at Wimbledon, not onl y claim ing her first Gra nd Slam victory, but also becom in g th e first fema le black cham pi on at Wimbl edon sin ce 1958. She and yo un ger sister, Serena, tea med up to win the doubles crown at th e /\ II England C lub. Wi lliams later we nt on to win th e U.S. Open, and take th e go ld in both singles and doubles (with Serena) at th e Sydney O lympic Game . lndi ana Un ive rsit v's ,·olatil e basketball coach Bobby Kn ight was dismissed aft er 29 vea rs o f leading the Hoos iers. J( ni ght was fired fo r "a patte rn o f unacceptable behavio r" and fo r allegedl y grabb ing and swea rin g at a stud ent, violating the "zero tolerance " poli cy instituted by uni ve rsit y pres id e nt My les Brand. Th ousand of dev;ist;ited students protes ted the decision . Th e Lo5 An geles Lakers beat th e Indi ana Pace r 4 to 2 to win th e BA C hampio nship. Th e win marked the te.1m 's seven th cham pi onshi p, and coach Ph il Jackso n's first win with out Michael Jo rdan. Jackson's Ne1v Age coac hin g s t yle, which in cluded med itaP"Lofl lgrel tio n combin ed with his tri-. A ' not emy ZI angle offense and su ff ocat111g defense, led th e Lakers to a leaguehi gh 67 wins. Na med Sports Illustrated magazin e's Sportsman of th e Yea r, go lfer T ige r Woods co ntinued to set amn in g reco rds in 2000. Woods is th e onl y ath lete to ea rn the "Sportsman" titl e twice, the fir t golfer to win nin e PGA titles in a yea r since 1950, th e second ever to win three profes ional majors in a sin gle season, and, at 24 yea rs old , th e yo un ges t of fi ve go lfe rs to co mplete a career Gra nd Slam, �D em o nstrat in g t he conve ni ence o f ecommerce, former computer systems m anage r M itch M addox rented an empty apartment in Dallas, and, arm ed with o nl y a laptop, li ved exclusively o nline fo r a yea r wi th o ut leavin g his apart m ent. H e o rd ered every thin g o nline, from food and furniture to a perso nal artist wh o deco rated th e apa rtment. The 26-yea r- o ld Madd ox chan ged hi s name to 1),,1( \\111 ( ,u1 and hosted a 24-h o ur live feed of hi s experience. After years of urging rec ruits to " Be all yo u can be," rlw L .\ . .\rim d ecided it 1vas t im e to upd ate th eir im age and change sloga ns. Targe tin g recru its betwee n th e ages of 18 and 24, th e Arm y launched new pro mos foc usin g on techno logy, trainin g, benefits and rh e indi vidual 1virh th e new ta gline "An arm y o f o ne." Th e o ld sloga n was rank ed th e seco nd b es t ad ve rti sing campaign of th e 20th century. l )1,1 \I 111\\1 tc 1 dea lt rh e Un ired States a heavy b low beginnin g in late Nove mber. H eavy snows cove red th e M idwest and No rth east thro ugho ut th e ho liday seaso n, and so uth ern stat es such as Ok laho ma, T exas, Arkansas, Georgia, and Flo rida suffered unusuall y cold temperat ures and heavy ice storms, which damaged AP Photo/Joke Scroell Kopf crops and caused length y pm1·e r o utages fo r many res idents. Sony's much-ant icipated Pl;n \t n io11 2 ga me console was released, bur much to th e disa ppointm e nt of wa itin g ga mers, a production delay caused demand to far o utstrip supply. The cove t e d conso le h as D VD and CD playin g capabili ties, adva nced graph ics, a nd t h e capacny to con nect to AP f'hoto/Frork Augstein the Intern et. l i1 \I urn1 was gra nted a full scholarship from th e New York Times to attend H arva rd Un ive rsit y. H o meless for eve ral yea rs after her dru gaddicted parents lost th eir ho use. Mu rray fini shed hi gh school in two vears while ca mping out in New Yo rk City parks and sub1vay statio ns. H er single do rm room at Ha rva rd \\·as her first steady lod o-ing in fo ur years. l i1 l 'th \, \ 1~h, the 32-yea r-o ld G ul f War veteran convicted of murder in th e April 1995 tru ck bombin g o f th e A l fr ed P. Murrah federal bu ildin g, was sentenced to be executed by let hal inj ection . The bomb ing killed 168 peop le in what was cons idered rh e b loodiest terrorist <m .lCk ever on U.S. soil. \ , , l' rhe wo rld 's !Jrges t Intern et sen ·ice prOl·ider, stunned rhe 1Yorld with rhe nc1Ys it p lanned to merge with 1 c • I the wo rld 's larges t media companv. The $11 8 billion deal is cons idered the largest corporate merger in U.S. hi sto ry. �AP Proto/Mike Derer WE'RE LOOKING FORA Nearly 100,000 mothers con verged in Wash in gton, D.C. and nearl y one mill ion ralli ed across th e counrry in the ' 1 lli<n \l 1 vi 1r, h. The demonstration was meant to put pressure on Congress to m· enact to ugher gun cont rol laws, whil e , ~_ ,, memorializin g those t~r~ ~ ~ senselessly killed by .' ·D..'~"~·~·: . gun-related violence. · L ~ t· [ I . FEW GOOD :".~~~ r , ,.,. ". . ~ i\ ..,. ·'J·~);~~ ., ' l :'--!\, ,, . • ' , i r Maria T irotta And rews gain ed international notoriety when he brought her 3'.:: -11 . pi,;. ( h.1rlott<.". on a Boeing 757 airplane fl yin g nonstop from Philadelphia to Seattle. The pig joined her owner in first class, having been gra nted "service animal" class ificat ion usually rese rved for seeing eye-dogs. Andrews, who suffers from a hean conditio n, bro ught the pi g along on her doctor's recommendati on, claim ing Cha rl otte helped her fee l more relaxed. I ' J.. f I •· ' ' , AP Proto/J Scott Applewhite On e of the hottest holi day items of the year, th e 1- , " ' ' r turned out to be mor haza rd ous than fun. Mo re than 100,000 scooters we re recall ed due to complaints th e handles un expectedly came out of th e steering co lumn , ca usin g riders to fa ll. Th e U.S . Consumer Produ ct Sa fety Comm iss io n reported nea rl y ·10,000 peopl e, mos tl y children, we re treated in hospital emergency room s for scoo ter-related injuri es by th e end of th e yea r. "Caring capitali>m" yielded to creamy profits when !, ( Jnr. ( r ·, It I. o th erwise kn own as the hippie co-fo und er of Ben & J e rr y's ice cre a m, finall y so ld their co mpan v to mu lt in a tion a l c~n glomera te Unilever, despite publ ic protests of "don't se ll o ur! " C h ildh ood friend s Cohen and Greenfi eld found ed th e co mpany in 1978. U.S. District Jud ge Th omas Penfield Jackson rul ed for th e breakup of '11 th e wo rld 's brges t so ft wa re co mpan y, statin g It ~LI S a mon opoly and had o perated illega ll y usin g antico mpetiti ve mean s and attempting to mo nopo li ze the Web browse r mark et in violatio n of th e Sherman Ant itrust Law. Th e co mmandant of the Marine Corps gro und ed all 1 1 ' 1 l l '" aircraft acti virv fo llowin g a cras h in No rth Carolina that kill ed four Marines. The cras h was th e second fata l acc ident fo r the troubl ed $40 bi lli o n program. l n Apri l. th e Osprey cras hed while attempt in g to land after a test mi ss ion, ki lling all 19 M:1rines aboard . At $80 mi lli o n api ece, th e aircraft is part of a new ge neration sc h edu l e d t o even tually repl ace all of th e M a rin e~ ' primary troo p-tran sport heli copters. �Both I 1rc·, t<11w and Ford suffered m ajo r b lo ws after F irestone, a unit of J apa n's Bridgesto ne Corp., was forced to recall six and a half mi lli o n 15-inch ATX, A TX II and \Xfi!d ern ess tires, most of wh ich we re m o unted on Ford Explo rers. Th e faulty tires se parated fr o m their t reads, ca usin g major accidents, perso nal injury and mo re than 100 deaths. The reca ll is o ne o f the larges t in U.S. histo ry. Th e Arm y tested the ( rn,,hkr. a faster, big ge r m o b il e h ow it ze r intended to replace the Paladi n. T he $ 23 mi lli o n sys t e m can t rave l up to 29 mi les per h o ur, w ith a s h e ll di stan ce of 25 m il es . It can also fire a se ri es o f I 00 -l b . s h e ll s in rap id s uccessio n at different trajecto ri es so that th e shells all land in their target zo ne at the same tim e. A statue of wheelchair- bo und 1'1·, ILL it I I II kli l I),! 11 (1 R(l " ' l'lt was ded icated as th e centerpiece o f the Frankl in D elano Roosevelt Mem o ri al in Washin gto n, D .C. Only two p ictures exist showing th e President in h is wheelchair. St ri cken with polio at age 39. \vhi ch cau sed h im to lose the use of hi s legs, Rooseve lt kept his handi cap a secret for po li tical reaso ns. Th e at io nal O rga ni za ti o n on D isab ility fo ught fo r six rc,1rs to ge t a staw e that s h o~\·ed th e President as he li ved. Unusua ll y co ld temperatures and the li gh ts of th e holi day season put a crun ch on th e C.1ldor11i.1 utilm 1 irk t. Exo rbitant electricity pri ces coupled with th e threat of rollin g b lac ko uts ange red consumers wh o we re urged to conserve pmver, and eve n take do wn h oliday lights. D es pite a cap on th e state 's utility rates, the Cali fo rni a Public Uti liti es Commi ssion approved a 26 perce nt rat e increase to help th e two larges t utility comp a n ies o ut of $9 bill io n d o ll a rs of debt. Blac k o ut s th ro ugho ut th e area caused local merch ants to suffer and lose revenue. Six and a half milli o n acres burned in 1 ildtir ., th at raged across 12 western states th ro ughout the summer, i nc l udin g Montan a, I daho, Wyoming, A rka nsas, Cal ifo rni a, and Tevada. In Montana alone, f ir e fi g h te r s were mobili ze d from 38 states, Ca nada, ew Zealand, Australi a, and numerous militan· units to h Ip battle th e, blazes. AP Pho•o.'Dou;Jlas C P-12oc Th e Uni\'crsi n · of Surre\· in Britain has appo inted . th e world"s first- wr t ' ' ' and ha added graduate-b·e! cour cs in the stud\" of in-flight catering. T he professo rship is being c tabli shed through a g r ant from th e Intern at ional Fl ight C ate ring Association . �I" l !or 1 ) ' ( 111 1111 '. Archbishop, 80 Known best fo r hi s work on behalf of th e poor and hi s ministry at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York C ity, Catholic Archbishop Ca rdinal O'Con nor was a nat ional figure, \\'ith infl uence and friend ships among wo rld leaders. AP F [) l irnl 1,-c!t . race car drive r, 49 The deat h of Dale Earnhardt, dubbed th e greates t dri ver ever, came as a shock to ASCAR fa ns nationwide. Also known as "Th e Int imidator" fo r hi s agg ress ive att itud e o n t he t rac k, Ea rnh ardt di ed o f hea d \\ < \l t I ll , ::icto r, 79 AP Pf.o o/Kolhy Will1ams Probably kn own bes t fo r hi s role as Osca r Madiso n in "The Odd Couple," both on Broadway and in th e movie, Matthau bro ught hi s dry hum o r to th e stage, telev isio n and many movies, includ in g "The fo rt une Coo kie," "G rum py O ld Men," "IQ" and "Denni s th e Menace." < r 1 I . I\., APPi- pe rcuss ionist who define Lat in jazz. He more than 100 albums and won journali st," Rowa n was kn own fo r his co lumns ex ploring race relations and was a champion of civil r i g h t s . Rowa n a ls o se r ve d as director of the U.S. Info rmation Agency un der Pre ide nt Lynd o n B. J o hn ·o n, and as t he U.S. Amb assa do r to F inland from 1963- 1964. ���� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2001 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 2001 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/8fb4bc649df92a2b68cccd4fdc363898.pdf 3536084f92cb32219dfdfff68b2b60a0 PDF Text Text �.. �• DATE DUE 373. 05 T37lb Tr i -Cente r Yearbook Cla Beyond the Cover : 2002 Trojan . 322 580 0012 3113 37 3 . 05 T371b Tr i-Ce nt e r Ye arbook Cla Beyond the Cover : 2002 Tr o jan. 3 22580001 23 11 3 = ��2002 Trojan Tri-Center High School 33980 31 0th Street Neola, Iowa 5 1559 (712) 485-2257 �---- Sophomore Jenny Larson and senior Heidi Ausdemore work on their project for Marketing class. The assignment was to make a product and then come up with an advertisment for it. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Freshmen Megan Albers, Wendy Ausdemore and Shelby Haugaard wait for their assignments to printout during Computer Applications I class. Comp. App. I is a required class for all students. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Senior Ryan Donovan dances to the song "I'm Too Sexy" at Prom while he is watched by his fellow prom goers. Donovan truly followed the lyrics to the song. (Photo provided by Tahni Roberts) Senior Shawn Petersen gets ready to shoot a freethro w during the home basketball game against Missouri Valley. The Trojans came out victorious. (Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh) Junior Andy Greiner enjoys some freetime in studyhall 8th hour by showing off some of his card tricks to fello w students. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) ,, ..,... - . 2 Opening �atever It Takes The coming of th 200 l -2002 school year brought with it many emotion tudents were in awe that three months of summer vacation could go by o fost but also had feelings of anticipation. With school ·tarting again, students once again decorated their lockers, caught u on the latest gossip and reunited with some of their cla smates they badn 't seen all summer. Besides catching up on lost time, the fint days of school also brought with it the student's determination and h rd work. Students were ready for a year in which they would reach new heights. For some it would be their last year, so they wanted to make it a year truly like no other. For others it was the beginning of high school and they too were excited for a year in which they would experience a whole new world of opportunities. No matter whether it was students' last year of high school or the beginning, they came ready to face a new year. Everyone would do whatever it took to make this year memorable. Whatever It Takes. Dir. Dav id Hubbard. 2000 by Amanda Gau Opening 3 , �Basketball fans, sophomores, juniors, and seniors alike, sit and watch the varsity girls basketball team play a good game. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) The Junior class performs their skit during Homecoming Week, a time that's full of student activities. Juniors Andy Greiner, Katie Crawford, Danielle Sigler and Tessa Wellman give the Oo's and Dont's of Tri-Center football. (Photo by Lindsey Obermeier) High school students Holly Parker, Jenny Dalton, Jessy Heimbaugh, Jessica Boryca, Luke Smith, Kyle Welbourne, Jared Graham, Daniel Smith and Linda Bruck participate in a student led activity, See You At The Pole. FCA is an organization at Tri-Center which takes up the time of many students. Students made a circle around the flag pole in the East parking lot and sang songs and had refreshments. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Senior Mike Shrader and 8th grader Stephanie Cross cheer on the TriCenter boys basketball team. The turnout was enormous for the boys basketball season, students were loyal attendants. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Senior Deb Sparr helps freshmen Seth Parsons and Andy Berg and 8th grader Erin Hanken . All four participated in the high school marching band at the beginning of the year which did an exceptional j ob at their competitions, placing high at each . (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) 4 Student Life �~~ tDays ! TfJr : ,.~··.:'--..:..- :: ·.: i\ a Week . A student 's life is defined by their acti vities both in and out of sc hool. Students are con s t a1~tly on the run. Some student s choose to play sports durin g hi gh schoo l. "I have my whole life to work. l' d like to enjoy high school and pl ay sports," junior Cas ie Barrier said. Other stud ents part icipate in act ivities outsi de of school , li ke getting a job. participating in sports outside of school , or making their own mu sic groups. "You don't get pai d to pl ay sports. Working durin g hi gh school prepares you fo r the future. Play ing sports won ' t," senior Ashley Christianse n said. Whether it's partic ipating in school sponsored activities or doing you r O\\ n thin g. a stu dent 's life never e nds. Many are busy with so many acti vities, it see ms as though they ' re on the ru n "eight days a week." Eight Days a Week . Dir. Mi chael Paul Davis. 1999 by Tomi Toler 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17 18-19 20-21 Summer Spirit Week Homecoming At Random Weekends Fashion & Fads Self-Expression At Random 22-23 Prom 24-25 Graduation 26-27 At Random Di i ion 5 �Junior Andy Greiner makes a little money by working at Applebee's. (Photo provided by Linda Bruck) From catching the sun's rays to catching the hottest new flicks, students enjoyed their time away from school. Summer Catch By Mandy Darrington To students, the two to three month summer break was true freedom. They caught a summer flick or a few rays on their free time. Many went on vacation, some worked and others simply relaxed. Having a summer job kept some students busy. Junior Andy Griener worked at Applebee ' s while senior Brian Sibert worked for hi s mother's company. Spending time with friends and families on vacations allowed students to explore the country. Senior Kelly Shreeves and her family vacationed in Arizona. "I would highly recommend visiting Arizona, Sedona and the Grand Canyon. They were very pretty sites," she said. Some students learned new things by attending a sport, music or academic camp. For example, freshman Amanda Bahrke attended a gymnastic camp in Lincoln. "The camp was a lot of fun. Even though I was really sore from working out everyday," Bah1·ke said . Junior Amber Hunt waits for the lecture to start at the Business Horizons Camp. (Photo provided by Amber Hunt) Sophomore Nick Kinart enjoys riding his new 4wheeler around the Bruck's place. (Photo provided by Linda Bruck) Four students attended the Business Horizons Camp at Drake College. Junior Amber Hunt and seniors Sarah '""""'..;.::......=....................--...--:.:;....:;.;'"""'""--'Manhart, Mandy Darrington , and Linda Bruck e njoyed Junior Nicole Pauley went on a People to People trip across Europe. (Photo provided by Nicole Pauley) Senior Erin Schierbrock and junior Kim Nelson kayak down the Niobrara River. (Photo provided by Mandy Darrington) 6 Student Life �Sophomores Lauren and A m ber Finken (right) enojoyed parasailing in Cancun . (Photo provided by Lauren Finken) Sophomores Elizabeth Thielen , Jessy Heimbaugh, Jamie Ring, Katie Sibert, and Jessica Boryca (below) enjoyed a fun trip to the mall for Jessy's birthday. (Photo provided by Jessy ,. , . .,., ,,__......., Heimbaugh) Catching the Summer Flicks __ Brian Haggerty "I enjoyed American Pie II because it was hillarious." Favorite Flicks of the Seniors Jenna Moen and Linda Bruck (above) enjoyed all the attractions at Westfair. (Photo provided by Linda Bruck) Freshman Kurtis and Senior Kelly Shreeves (right) went to the Grand Cayon and Sedona, Arizona. (Photo provided by Kelly Shreeves) Sl.1Tf11er. 1. American Pie II 2. Fast and the Furious 3. Summer Catch 4. Pearl Harbor 5. Joy Ride Melissa Danington learned many new things at the camp. "I thought that the Busines Hori zons was a great experience . It is an opportunity to meet many new people and learn a lot of new thjngs," Bruck aid. Many students felt that relaxing all summer was the way to go. Freshman Kent Harryman said, "I had fun playing baseball , swimming and just relaxing all summer long." W hether working, relax ing, vacationing, or attending camps, many students enjoyed their summer. It was a time to catch exciting memories with many friends and family. Summer Catch. Dir. Michael Tollin. 2001 "I enjoyed Summer Catch because it had everything from baseball and hot guys to love and war." �Seniors Shawn Dalton and Mandy Darrington take time out of their busy schedule to show off their Western styled attire. (Photo provided by Mandy Darrington.) Students take advantage of Spirit Week by breaking out of their regular clothes. Break the Cycle B y Lindsey Obermeier When are students able to break the cycle of wearing their normal school clothes and become a cowboy or a punk rocker from the 80's? During the one and only Spirit Week, of cour e. It' s not everyday that students get to see side ponytails, men dressed as women. or people wearing cowboy boots; so students seem to take advantage of the one week that is devoted to crazy ensembles. Following Monday's teacher in-service was Tuesday ' Eightie's Punk Rock Day. It fell on September 24 and kicked off the week's festivities. Students frizzed their hair, pulled out the big earrings, and wore leg warmers to let people know it was not the year 2001 for the day. Sophomore Kyle Welboume, as well as several others, enjoyed this day. " Eighties Punk Rock Day was the best because it was the funnest to dress up for and find clothes for," Welboume said. Opposite Gender Day followed on Wednesday. Girls wore suits with ties, while boys wore apparel ranging from skirts and a blouse to prom dresses w ith make-up. On Thursday students dug out the cowboy boots and hats to prepare themselves for Cowboy/Cowgirl Day. Senior Molly Stone felt that this clay was the winner of the week. "Everyb dy looked good in their attire," Stone sa id. Students al so conjured up other accessories to go along with the Western theme; some brou ght along lassos and even " horses" to compl ete their outfits. Junior Danielle Sigler sees just how low her pants can go before they completely fall off her while dressing up for opposite gender day. (Photo by Sara Withers.) Freshmen Daniel Smith , John Zellmer, and Johnny Witt participate in the class pyramid competition . (Photo by Lindsey Obermeier.) Seniors Melissa Darrington and Shari Greiner participate in Cowboy/Cowgirl Day by dressing in their best Western wear. (Photo provided by Alyssa Beebe.) Junior Sara Withers, looking much like Jessie, the cowgirl from Toy Story 2, shares her plastic horse with Junior Kim Bennett. (Photo by Lindsey Obermeier.) �Senior Zach Hanken shows his sixth hour photography class a bit of his feminine side. Seniors Carl Wallace and Ryan Donovan (below) participate in the senior skit. (Photos by Sara Withers and Lindsey Obermeier) Spirit Talk Allen Worden Despite the blond wig and dangly earrings, Freshman Justin Kohl (above) seems to still be able to concentrate on his geometry assignment. (Photo by Sara Withers.) Senior Paul Larsen sits pretty while learning Espanol in his third hour Spanish IV class. (Photo provided by Alyssa Beebe) "I didn' t really have a favorite day. Days this year compared to past years of Spirit week were not as enjoyable. They weren't typical dress-up days and the week was cut short." Which day of Spirit Week was your favorite and why? Lacey Me serschimdt The traditional Black and Gold Day ended the week. The most common 011 tfit were jeans with a black and gold shirt sporting a Trojan head. Some ~ tudents, though, went aH out and creati vely expresssed their school <;piril with face paint, glitter in their hair, and tattoos. These examples let students creatively express their school spirit. Many students probably see Black and Gold Day as being the dullest out of the week, but not junior Ashley Ec krich . "I like Black and Gold Day because it gets everyone excited fo r the game," Eck.rich said. A lso on Friday, school dismissed early for the Homecoming pep raHy. D uring the pep rally, classes competed to see who had the most school spirit. T he mai n competitions included class pyramids, skits, and relay races, each involving different members of the classes. Teachers judged the competitions and the class that came out as the victor got to eat lunch first for a week. The winner, who was announced at Friday night's football game, was the sophomore class. The seniors took second, followed by the juniors, and last, but not ka t, the freshmen. Spirit Week officially ended on Saturday night with the crowning of the king and queen, but students and fac ulty will never forget the memories made du1ing the week. Staind. Break the Cycle. 200 I "Opposite Gender Day was my favorite because it was fun to see all the guys in dresses." �Homecoming Princess Amanda Gau, Senior Mandy Darrington, and Queen Sarah Manhart celebrate after the ceremony. (Photo provided by Mandy Darrington) In the darkness of the gym, students celebrate just being young. Dancing in the Dark By Amber Hunt Homecoming preparation began the first day of school. With the Homecoming scheduled a couple weeks later than usual , however, things were a little less hectic. Sponsors Roger Larsen and Cassie Keogh along with selected court members had more time to choose groovy Spirit Week days, a great theme, and other tiny details. Due to the unusually large size of the senior class , the court consisted of eight males and females. Junior Katie Crawford said "I think the senior class chose great candidates to represent them at Homecoming." The candidates on court included: Andy Christensen, Ashley Christansen, Shawn Dalton, Amanda Gau, Katie Guadian , Steve Killpack, Paul Larsen, Eddie Leaders , Sarah Manhart, Justin Nel son, Sara Plambeck, Erin Schierbrock, Brian Sibert, and Noah Thielen . With the court chosen, it was time to get to work. Court members selected the song "Your Life is Now" by John Mellencamp as the theme and picked out the four spirit days. They then decided on partners and went on a special shopping trip for the perfect dresses and rental Prince Justin Nelson is congratulated by his many admiring fans before he gets ready to have a spectacular time at the dance. (Photo by Amber Hunt) Freshmen Missy Barrier and Kurtis Shreeves celebrate their first high school dance together. (Photo provided by Kelly Shreeves) When the night finally arrived, everyone was on Seniors Kelly Shreeves and Alyssa Beebe pose for a quick photo before the Homecoming Dance. (Photo provided by Kelly Shreeves) The 2001 Homecoming Court (names listed above in story) . (Photo by Jack Hanson Photography) 10 Student Life �Candidates Katie Gaudian and Shawn Dalton eagerly await the announcement of king and queen. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) Seniors Melissa Darrington and Lisa A usdemore share a couple laughs and hang out after coronation. (Photo provided by Kelly Shreeves) Your Life is Now Sarah Manhart What did the homecoming theme symbolize to you? Sophomores Katie Sibert and Jessy Heimbagh take a quick picture before the dance begins. (Photo provided by Jessica Boryca) Homecoming King Paul Larsen and Monte Larsen share a brotherly hug after the coronation. (Photo by Amber Hunt) the dge of their seats awaiting the crowning of the royalty. The crowning of Princess Amanda Gau and Prince Justin Nelson nded the u pense. Following this announcement, Sarah Manhart and Paul Larsen were crowned Queen and King. "I was in absolute shock. I hadn ' t expected to be crowned king," Larsen sa id. A lot of tudents had varying opinions about the dance. Court Member Eddie Leaders thought the DJ played cool songs and Crawford also said that her time at Homecoming was worthwhile. Justin Kohl, though, felt differently. "It was a waste of a shower !" he exclaimed Homecoming was special to the students who went because it was a great ending to a week filled with fun and school µirit tudcnts were able to reflect on all the great memories they h d from high school. Through their Homecoming experience they were able to have fun and celebrate being a teenager. lliru. mg jn the Dark. Dir. Bill Cochran. 1995 "I thought it really protrayed 'life is now,' don't hold anything back and just do what makes you happy. Live life and don't have any regrets right now." Justin Nelson What was the best part of Homecoming? "Paul and I ate wearing our crowns at Village Inn after the dance. Our waitress was looking at us really funny." �<J ''We started off the trip really well by taking a picture in Victoria Secret and gettin~ chased out by security... " ~ 4 Washin ton D.C. At 5:00 on a Thur day morning, most "tudents and teachers wou ld still be sleeping. On M ay 9"', however. thi s was n' t the case for 30 junior , 28 senior and ix chaperones. That Thursday at 5 a. m ., those 64 people were up and ready to go on a t1ip many of them bad bee n looking forward to for year . They were headed to Washington D.C. for four days crammed with activitie . Just after arriving at the Reagan National Airport, they met their tour guides. Richard and Leah, and already began their tour of the city. The ite een during their tay included the Capitol , the Supreme Court, the Washington National Cat11edral , the Washington Monument, Mount Vernon , Old Towne Alexandria, Fords Theatre, the Petersen house and Arlington National Cemetery where they atte nded a wreath-laying ceremony. They also had a chance to see many memorial s during the day and also at night. The memorial they were able to see were the Jefferson , FDR and Lincoln Memorial s, the United States Marine Corps War Memorial and the Korean War and Vietnam Veterans Memorials. Students and chaperones were let loose one day to explore the many mu eums and part of the city. James Voge decided hi s favorite was the National Air and Space Museum. " I really enjoyed it becau e o f all the exhibits and different thing there were to ee. " Gore Vidal. Washin gton D.C. l 967 Travel Daze By Andri Cohen Coming Home e> With the busy schedule, those on the trip enjoyed a chance to relax. The Spiri t dinner cruise one night gave them a chance to do so. They danced below or simply took in the view from the top of the boat. They also took part of a day to walk around the city and visit souvenir shops and street venders. After everything the students saw in those four days, it was hard for many of them to pick their favorite part of the tri p. Shari Greiner was one who had a difficult time deciding. "It was all good," Greiner said. " I realJ y liked the Washington National Cathedral. It was neat to see because it was so huge that it was kind of amazing." Kim Bennett, who celebrated her bi1thday in D.C., enjoyed the dinner cruise and the Korean War Memorial. Andy Greiner, on the other hand , said the best part of the trip was "defini tely the toilet on the bus with Robby.'' Although they couldn ' t all agree on the best part of the trip, most did agree that getting stuck on the plane fo r about three hours was not somethiJ1g they enjoyed. That didn ' t change the general opin ion, however, that the trip was exceptional. Comin g Ho me. Dir. Hal A hby. 1978 12 Student Life �~ One of the things that stuck out in my mind the most is that there is just so much to do. You need to be there for more than a few days to do everything you want to do. Junior Laura Nanninga G When Bad Things Happen <J to Good People One o f the m ost v is ib le c han ges afte r Se ptembe r 11th was th e dras tic increase in secur it y. Washingto n D.C. to uri sts were able to experience the aftermath at every airport and nearly everyw here they went in the nati on's capitol. At the airport most students and chapero nes encountered man y metal detectors. x-rays and bag checks before boardin g the pl ane. It fe lt like gettin g through security took as lo ng as the fli ght it elf. Students had mi xed fee lings about the leve l of security. " It sucked, you know. But what if o ne of us had a g un that some bum acc identall y stu ffed in o ur underpants wit hout us knowing it ? It could have saved a lot of heartac he," D.C. tripper Andy Gre iner pointed out. The airport wasn't the onl) place taking great precautions. A lmo>r e\Cr) 11 here in D.C. it wa nece sary ro go through metal detectors and have your bags checked and cameras ·-rayed before entering any buildi ng . Because of increa. cd sec urit y. only half of the student were allowed to take the tour of the capito l bui lding. The other half waited restlessly outside, di sappo int ed because they d idn ' t want to mi ss anything o n the trip. Fortunately, the other half was able to take a tour of the c· pito l the nex t day. T he White House was the onl y place where a to ur was requested but coul dn 't be made. A pictu re stop was made thou gh and the stud ents were able to have t.he entire group"s picture taken in front of the W hite Ho use gate . Many student s fe lt indifferenece toward the sec urity. ''If it was needed it was o k, " Kim Bennett said. '·I didn"t care too much about it. I didn ' t have any bombs o n me o r anything." It was hard. however. for many not to beco me annoyed and im pali enl standing in line and watching peopl e go t.hrough the ir thi ngs . Another of Se ptember 11 th ' s e ffects o n the D. C. trip was when it was taken. Prior to the terrorist attacks rhe trip had been sc hedul ed in the fal l. It was uncertain afterwards, if the j uni ors and se niors would even ge t to make the trip. A ft er much cons id eratio n, the trip was rescheduled fo r the weekend of the senior trip. The ded sion to take the D.C. trip in stead of the seni or trip didn ' t go over we ll w ith some seni ors . J ustin Ring was o ne L>f sc\ •ral upset abo ut no t hav ing their seni or t.ri p. '' I tho ught that the seniors got screwed." he aid. ··11 wasn't really a senior trip becau se the j un iors got to go al o ng and not all of the seni ors went. So we really didn ' t have a seni or ttip." The ri se in security aft er Sept ember 11 th may ha ve been an ann oyance at some po in ts. but the trip still happened and witho ut any probl ems. Students and chaperones saw all they coul d in four days . learned what the could from the ex peri ence and had an un fo rgettabl e time. Harold Ku shner. When Bncl Things Har.pen to Good Pconh; 198 1 At Random 13 �Sophomores Katie Sibert and Elizibeth Thielen hangout at Jessy Heimbaugh's house during their weekend . (Provided by Jessy Heimbaugh) With all the time in one weekend the question of what to do and who to do it with usually came up ... Freshman Kurtis Shreeves sports a colorful wig during his weekend outing with his relatives. (Photo provided by Kelly Shreeves) Seniors Sara Plambeck and Erin Schierbrock spent their New Year at the Double Tree Hotel. (Photo provided by Ke lly Shreeves) All This Time By Laura Bahrke With all the time in a weekend , students have a variety of activities in which they can and do participate. Even though weekends mean an end to the school week , it doesn't mean that students aren 't doing anything. They work, go out, and spend time with their family. "I like to hang with my friends and go to the movies," Shannon Dickerson said . _ _........__ _ ____, During the weekend , stude nts get to forget the r-Tlr------, stress of daily life and have "some" relaxation . "My favorite things to do on the weekend are sleep, eat, and go out with my friends, " Nick Leuschen said. There are three days students cons ider their weekend. Of those days Leuschen considers Friday the best because it is the last day students have to put up with school, and students can go out the rest of the night. Juniors Cassie Harryman, Beth Dollen, and Jeff Jenson hangout together on the weekend at Harryman's house. (Ph oto provided by Cassie Harryman) Seniors Alyssa Beebe, Kelly Shreeves, Melissa Darrington, and Laura Bahrke enjoy their weekend with a night out at Spaghetti Works (Photo provided by Kelly Shreeves) l4 Student Life �Seniors Steve Killpack and Shawn Dalto n spend their Friday night watching the boys basketball team. (Photo provided by Katie Gaudian) Sen iors Jenny Reed and A lisha Wilson spend time hanging out during a 1:30 out day. (Photo provided by Jenny Reed) Tessa Wellman Freshman Cody Peterson spends his weekend watching movies at sophomore Craig Barrier's house. (Photo provided by Jessy Heimbaugh) Seniors Sarah Manhart and Mandy Darrington went to the Old Market and ate at Spaghetti Works for Melissa Darrington's birthday. (Photo by Mandy Darrington) "The best weekend I had ~~~~ was going to Griswold with Latia, Katie, Krystal, and Erin. My transmission went out and we had to go 45mph all the way home." Tessa Wellman considers Saturday the best day of the weekend because she gets to sleep in then. "Saturday is the best because I don't have to worry about homework and I can do whatever I want," Dickerson said. Money is a major issue when it comes to the weekend. The amount of money spent by each student is not the same, but most students end up spending it. "I probably spend about $10 if we only go to the movies, but about $50 if we go shopping too," Dickerson said. "I spend around $20 if I don't go shopping," Wellman said With all the time a weekend gives students it may keep m t people sane and others wishing they were back at school. ·ung II This Ti me. 200 I Shannon Dickerson "My best weekend is when I stayed at Amanda Bahrke's house and we were acting like we were TV reporters and her brother video taped us." �Senior Alyssa Beebe wears a Hurley shirt. Hurley was one of the popular brands among skaters and "punks" alike. (Photo by Kelsey Miller) Whether pants or shirts , long or short, pink or black, students show they are fashionably loud. Crazy, Sexy, Cool Sopomore Brandon Vorthmann supports Good Charlotte by wearing his Good Charlotte shirts on "Good Charlotte Friday." (Photo by Sara Withers) Senior Zach Hanken breaks out of the typical short hair cut worn by many and wears a longer shag look. (Photo by Sara Withers) Junior Robby Stuart effervescingly wears his Pony hoody in rebellion to the popular trends. (Photo by Sara Withers) Freshmen Ashley Nelson, Allison Carroll, Beth Harris, Landon Ausdemore and Elyse Miller sport the striped and comfortable look. (Photo By Sara Withers) 16 Student Life By Sara Withers It seems as though the fashions change very little from year to year; and it was no different in 2001-2002. The small changes, however, could be summed up as "comfortable stripes." During the year stripes and other forms such as plaid made their way back into the students' wardrobes. Another noticeable trend was just being comfortable. Skin-tight anything was out and students wore loose, comfy shirts and pants. Hoodies also accommodated the comfortable look. "I wear com fortable clothes because I don't care what people think and they're comfortable," Sophomore Jesi Meyers said. Some kept with the trends while others prefered to stay as far from them as possible. Junior Robby Stuart supported animals, as in Pony and Puma clothing. "I like to be different and Pony and Puma are not the popular trends," Stuart said . Students also took a great interest in band shirts and character shirts, like Sponge Bob Square Pants. Gadzooks, Hot Topic, or any of the music stores were the hot spots for the interesting clothing . The old school "preppy" look still remained one of the popular styles for many. Khakis, sweaters, clunky boots and button-up shirts with collars made that preppy look. American Eagle, Abercrombie and Fitch , Gap, and Lucky were the top �Junior Nori Davis enthralls fellow classmates by wearing his checkered bondage pants from Hot Topic. (Photo by Sara Withers) Juniors Andrea Ring and Casie Barrier break the monotomy of straight hair by adding permed waves to their look. (Photo by Sara Withers) Hot liopic or The Buckle Justin Ring Nile "Kool" Smith shows off '' -'--,..-.... --_,_~....,._· his kool side by sporting a Fubu jersey on a teachers dress down day. (Photo by Sara Withers) A few members of the sophomore class pose for a pictu re outside the school showing their different ways of being creative. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) brands for that look. Stores that bear the name of the brands were the places to go and stores like the Buckle were nice too. The big fad of the year was permed hair. Quite a few girls decided to crimp their hair rather than leave it straight. This trend didn't last long, however, and straight was back in before students knew it. The long hair look also came back for both gals and guys and the guys took a more "shag" approach. "Let the trow flow," was sophomore Jesse Kuhnle description of his approach to hair. The girls let the short "bobs" of last year grow. With things changing just slightly every now and then, the small fashion statements show that students can be Crazy, Sexy, Cool and still keep with the dress code. TLC. Crazy, Sexy, Cool. 1994 "I prefer The Buckle because Hot Topic has the gothic stuff and you get more style selection at The Buckle." Tammi Honeywell "When I go into Hot Topic it feels like the people actually want to talk to you. In the Buckle its like they just want your money and everyone has Buckle clothing." �Sophomores Jesi Myers and Jesse Kuhnle argue over who has the best taste in clothing . (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Light your own way! Inside the Shine By Desiree Sigler Sophomore Michaela Gray models her comfortable style while cruising in the automobile. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Junior Nate Smith shows the camera some attitude while stopping for a quick picture. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) In today's society, no one is really alike; everyon e has their individuality, which is what makes them unique. From th e big things to the little things, just about every---~-_. thi ng and anything describes people and allows them to express th emselves. For example , some people express themselves by their clothes and the ir hair whi le others express th emselves in by the way they act. People even show their individuality by participating in sports and varioius other activities. People can express themse lves in numerous ways; it doesn't matter as long as they are the mselves. No matter what people think about it, as long as people are true to themselves, it shows their self expression. At Tri-Cente r, people tend to express the mselves .........,.------.in numerous ways . "I express myself by the way I act. Not as much as my attitude, but the way I bring myself out to everyone," Cassie Harryman said. People express themselves in a given way for th e attention , to be one in the crowd or maybe just because they feel most comfortable that way. Th ere are reason s why people look, act and do what they do. Something inspires them or makes them feel that way to encourge them to express themse lves freely. Whatever the reason Junior Tessa Wellman and senior Katie Gaudian show their school spirit by dressing in gold , black and white. (Photo provided by Tessa Wellman) 18 Junior Danielle Sigler displays her numerous braclets and rings along with spiked necklaces while being hand cuffed to an elevator. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Student Life i___......;..._-LL;~_._.:.!;__~.-: �Junior Rya n Long takes a quick break to show off his tattoos. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Even though junior Brandon Petersen is sleeping he still keeps his stylish hair in neat order. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Shinning Brightly Carl Wallace Senior Zach Kinart (above) tries a new style by putting corn rows in his hair after letting it grow extremely shaggy. Kinart's hair was his pride and joy. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Junior Sara Withers (right) expresses her individuality by doing her hair in dread locks. (Photo by Amber Hunt) behind all the maddness, it just all comes down to expressing themselves. "I try to look good when I dress so I can get the honeys," Brandon Petersen said. The ir will always be a disagreement between people and what they look like and how they act. No one can really change that; all people can do is try to understand each other and hope for the best. From the nice dressers to the rebels who try to be as different as possible, they all shine from the inside. When a person looks back at everyone and remembers the little things that reminds them of their friends, they truly see "Inside the Shine" of follow classmates. Pomeroy. Inside the Shine. 1999 "I really don't care what I look like because even if I did, I still couldn't look as good as Andy Christensen, unlike him, I have no style." Jesi Myers "I like to look and be funky. I could care less what people say. People laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at them because they are all the same. I think people need to step out and be an individual." �- <J • .... :J "I'm more focused on the qual- ~t~-of,~ound produced from Driven Whether it was just tinkering or a labor of love. quite a few students spent their spare time workjng on their cars. The time spent ranged from oil changes to complete overhaul s; students wanted their cars not only to run well, but also to look pretty spiffy. Forjuruors James Voge and Joel Ruggles restoring their 1972 Pontiac Le Mans was an ongoing project, wh.ich they have been workj ng on since their sophomore year. "It' s fun to put effort into a project and see the results," Voge said. Other students could barely manage to change their tires, never mind check their fluids . Sen.ior Ashley Christiansen may be one of the few girl who are well versed in car care. "I can do anyth.ing from checkjng my oil to changing a tire. As long as my car runs, I'm happy," Christiansen said. While their priorities may vary, students' wheels are a big concern. There are also many aspects of a car on which a person can be focused. Allen Worden, for example, sa.id, 'Tm more focused on the quality sound produced from my car than it s outward appearance." The interests differed among student and the extra time spent in a garage lead to obsession for some and a past-time for others. Driven. Dir. Renny Harlin . 2001 Word o f Mouth Analyze This A person's name is a di stinct part of hi s or her da.ily life. At a small school such as this, there usually isn't any confusion as to what someone's name or nickname is. When .put under a microscope, it is usually hard, however, to analyze a person's name. A student' s name can make h.im or her feel unique or, in some other cases, like just another face in the crowd. Senior Sara Plambeck experienced this firsthand . "Sara is such a common name. When people say 'Sara' I always look. It is too common," Plambeck Sa.id. On the other end of the spectrum, a few students have names wh.ich have interesting origins. Daryn Morriss, for example, is one of them. Morri ss was named after h.i s father Randy. "Daryn is Randy all messed up; they have the same letters just switched around," Morri ss said . Many families have children whose names all start with the same letter, and when a teacher has a baby, excitement over the baby' s name is frequently the topic of conversation. Mr. Jim Dermody and his wife decided to name their son Easton. As a result, many students were left wonderin g if thi s had anything to do wi th the fact Dermody is the baseball coach and Easton is the brand name of a popular bat. The controversy ended when Dermody said, "It played a role; let's put it that way." 20 Student Life B Nicole Paule e> Whether students love or hate their name, it becomes a part of them. As time goes on, less emph asis is used to an alyze a person 's name and students pend the remainder of the time cherishing what is left of their hi gh school experi ence. A nalyze Th is. D ir. Herold Rami s. 1999 �"Me and my friends were playing truth or dare at a birthday party. I got dared to eat a mustard and cheese and pickle sandwhich. It was gross, but without the pickle it was alright." Senior Brenna W eihs <J Weird Science Some say cafeteria food is gross, but compared to what others are bringing in their lunch bags, the stuff most get on their trays starts to seem rather mundane. These fo ods are definitely something that satisfies a ce1tain person' s hunger and usually creates a new uniqueness in them. Senior Brenna Weihs, who seemed to be a normal person, actually had some strange habits. Weihs' s food of choice was mustard and cheese sandwhiches. Ideas fo r these concoctions can come from many different ource . Weihs said, "Me and some friends were playing truth or dare at a birthday party. I got dared to eat a mu tard, cheese and pickle sandwich. It was gross, but without the pickle it is alright." Everybody p1 bably has a food that they love above all others, but for some this is actuall y an obsession. Junior Donnie Smith, fo r exan1ple, had a fe tish for peanut butter covered pickles. Some of these food choices are even hard to fathom for most. "The weirdest food I have ever eaten was pears covered with cottage cheese topped off with miracle whi p and a marischino cherry ; but it's very good," j unior Angela Krohn said. Most people fi nd a way to express their indi iduality ; a few of them do it through their food choice . . Many have turned experimenting with their food into some sort of weird science. Weird Science. Dir. John Hughes. 1985 t Random 21 �Junior Kim Nelson stops her dancing to pose for a quick picture. (Photo provided by Mandy Darrington) For some it was the last time attending, for others it was the first, but no matter which it was all a memory made. Boogie Nights Juniors Nori Davis, Krystal Hansen and senior Megan Barrier get a group picture after the Grand March. (Photo provided by Krystal Hansen) Junior Kristen Graeve sings Happy Birthday to senior Noah Thielen while being und.er hypnosis at post prom. {Photo provided by Tahni Roberts) By Jessy Heimbaugh The sponsors, juniors, and junior parents had spent months planning and preparing. Prom night was one of those "Boogie Nights" for all to remember. The girls made appointments for hair, nails, and makeup. Junior Andrea Ring said, "Getting your hair done takes the longest, then getting dressed and putting your make-up on , it probably takes me a hour and a half or two hours." The guys picked up their tuxes and flowers and, of course, got their ride ready. Another preparation was the decorating of the gym,which was done by the juniors the week before prom. To start off the night, couples and groups posed for pictures to make the memory last forever. Everyone, including some faculty and staff, then sat down to an elegant chicken and prime rib dinner served by sophomores. Senior Carl Wallace said, "The dinner was my favorite part of prom because the food was good and our waiter was cool. Also it was free." The Grand March followed the banquet. Ring said , "Waiting in line at the Grand March was the worst part of prom." Family, friends , and members of the community gathered in the high school gym to watch the prom goers show off their dresses and tuxes. Getting a last minute picture before heading into the gym for the Grand March is senior Amanda Gau escorted by senior Paul Larsen {Photo provided by Amanda Gau) attended prom take a minute to capture one of their last memories of the year.{Photo provided by by Jack Hansen Photography) .___ _,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _.......,_ _ _ _ ______--...1 22 Student Life �Coming in from the rainy weather senior Shawn Petersen and date junior Tessa Wellman get a picture taken of them . (Photo provided by Sara Withers) Juniors Andri Cohen, Kelsey Miiier, Nico le Pauley and Amber Hunt take a picture before heading to the Gra nd March. (Photo provided by Nicole Pauley) Moments at Prom Katie Gaudian What was your most memorable moment? Junior James Voge does some karaoke while having a great time at post prom. (Photo provided by Amber Hunt) All the juniors that attended prom wanted to make sure that they remembered it. (Photo provided by Jack Hansen Photography) "My memorable moment was when Dono was busting a move at the dance. The hypnotist was also good." Daryn Morris How did prom this year compare to prom last year~ As the grand march ended , everyone got ready to dance the night away. The dance lasted from 9:00-12:00. Senior Alisha Wilson said, "I would have to say that the dance is where you are supposed to have fun and I didn't think it was fun. " Then it was off to post prom. This year's post prom was different than in the past year. Post Prom started off with a hypontist in the library. Then everyone rode on buses to Thunderbowl in Council Bluffs where they bowled, got tattoos, played games and ate. There was a characture artist also. Senior Brenna Wiehs said, "I think this year was better because I had more fun at post prom." Finally, "Boogie Nights" came to end and the prom attendees headed home to sleep or off to breakfast. Boogie Nights. Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. 1997 "This year there were more people in my grade there so it made me feel more relaxed." �Deb Sparr is congratulated by her older sister Becky after commencment ceremonies. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift. Down the Road By Lindsey Obermeier No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks. After thirteen years of soaking in all the information that is essential for a bright future, the class of 2002 had finally completed their education needed for the years to come. Throughout elementary, junior high and high school there were moments of achievement, embarrassment and maybe even some failure. Senior Adam Schneckloth's most memorable moment occured right in the school's parking lot. "My most memorable moment was when I almost got ran over by the cook's van." All of these moments, no matter how much one tries to forget them , will forever be remembered. These young men and women had the knowledge to move forward in life, and the question of "What do I do now?" arose. Many planned on attending a four-year college or tech school. Senior Heidi Ausdemore was one of these students. She planned on attending college in the fall and majoring in public administrations. However, other students felt they were ready to join th e workforce. Schneckloth planned on working for awhile to earn some cash before going to college. Once he felt he earned enough money, he planned on attending college and majoring in com- Michele Tessier triumphantly raises her arm after commencement ceremonies were complete. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Brenda Koch, Amanda Gau and Paul Larsen pose for a picture before being congratulated by family and friends. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Heidi Ausdemore and Ashley Christiansen get ready to exchange hugs with everyone following the commencment ceremony. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) 24 Student Life Megan Barrier, Alyssa Beebe, Linda Bruck and Andy Christensen listen as the top four give their speeches. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) �Valedictorian Amanda Gau delivers her commencmnet speech . (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Alisha Wilson and Malinda Willet pose for a picture in the music room before they give their mothers roses. (Photos by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Last Words of Advice ... Adam Schneckloth "You might be anxious to leave, but you '11 miss it when it is over." Joe Martinez, Jenna Moen and Lauren Mclandsborough walk up the aisle to their seats as the song "Pomp and Circumstance is played during the processional. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) ••I puter aided drafting. If their decision was either attending college or heading into the workforce, those students were ready to move down the road into a world of challenges and responsibilities. The seniors' big day came on May 19th. With the gym full of family, friends, and 74 anxious seniors, the ceremony began as the band started to play Pomp and Circumstance. Reality set in. This would be the last time the class of 2002 would be together. The top four students shared memories and gave advice before graduates received diplomas. Scholarships, which were given to the students by their school of choice or other various organizations and memorials, followed. When the ceremony finally came to an end, many shed tears and xchanged hugs. However, after completing thier childhood education, tllese young men and women knew they were ready to travel down the road to many new challenges, responsibilities and opportunities. Van Morri o n. Down the Road. 2002 Amanda Gau "High school goes by so fast; enjoy it and do what makes you happy not what others want you to do." �<J " I was in shock; what was happening on TV couldn ' t be taking place at that point in time... 6 __J Gravit Kills The day had started like any normal Tu esday would have started. Students had begun to pile through the doors on that fateful day, September JI , 2001, around 8:00 a.m. Until then the day had been normal , but within the next 15 minutes the world changed forever. At approximately 8: 15 a.m. that morning, four jets were crash landed allegedly at the hands of Islamic taLiban leaders. Two planes were driven into the llO story World Trade Center towers one and two, another plane crashed into a section of th~ pentagon and yet another into a field in rural Pennsylvania. The last plane was rumored to be headed toward the white house, but the terrorists were overthrown by patriot pa sengers who, in the las t seconds of their lives, crashed the plane into a remote area instead of sitting back and letting the plane crash into one of the most important buildings in America. Throughout the days students, glued to the television screen, watched the events of the worst foreign attack on Ame1ica since Pearl Harbor unfold before their very eyes. "It was so unreal to see something Uke this happen to America. I could hardly believe it was true as I watched the TV screen," sophomore Jennifer Crozier said. Though the events of that day were over within a matter of hours, the aftermath of those tragedies were far from over. TVT Records. Gravitv Kills. 1996 All fe>r Point of Orjgin Though the demise of the World Trade Center was seemingly the most focused on issue in the media since the September 11 attacks, there was aanother building for which America should mourn. A few moments~after the two planes hit the World Trade Center, another plane took aim and flew into one section of the Pentagon, killing approximately 100 people immediately and causing the evacuation of thousands from capital grounds. Built in 1943, the five-story Pentagon building has five concentric rings connected by ten spoke-like corridors ranging out from the inner ring. Its population has varied over the years, peaking during wartime periods at weU over 30,000. When the pl ane hit the Pentagon, the safety of America went into question momentarily, but Americans were able to keep their fatih in what the governemnt thought would be best for the country to keep alJ safe. Since the attacks the effected section of the Pentagon has been rebuilt. Though much was restored, the course of hi story for America has changed forever. 26 Point of Origin. Patric ia Corn well. Stud ent Life 1990 C>.-.~ �I was surprsied. I didn ' t understand what was going on. All I knew at first was that a plane had flown into the World Trade Center towers. At first I didn' t know the reason why it had happend. I was caught up in the anxiety. Once I realized that it was a terr01ist attack, I felt angry and thought those responsible should be apprehended and punished. Junior Daren Barnes Deconstructed <l The attack on America was the most stunning thing to occur since the attack on Pearl Harbor that left 2,400 people dead. When the dust settled on September 11 , an estimated 5,000 people were thought to have died in the World Trade Center attack, 100 estimated in the Pentagon attack, and the 250 passengers of the four planes were among the casualties of these attacks . America was a nation in mourning. Built in 1973, the World Trade Center was more than ju t a landmark. For over 50,000 people going to the World Trade Center everyday was ju t another part of their life. That was because the World Trade Center was home to literally thousands of office, accounting and law firms , for example. When the towers had fallen , not only had these 50,000 people lost their j obs, but also the businesses smrnunding the mile radius that the debris from the towers flew lost their source of income and their home. The World Trade Center was not only a source of jobs fo r thou ands of people but also a vital part of the com muni ty where it had stood. The building weigh d more than 1.5 million tons and con tained 198 miles of heating duct . Each floor of the towers was 50,000 square feet large. The six basements also included two New York subway stations and the path trains to New Jersey used by 150,000 people daily. The people in that area lost more than a couple of buildings; they lost their way of life. Bush. Deco nstru cted. l 997 At Random 27 �Seniors Matt Hinman, Ryan Donovan and junior Ashley Eckrich stand and watch the varsity boys basketball team play another successful game while cheering along with their mega/ones and holding onto the balls thrown into the crowds. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Sophomore Amber Finken drinks a cold 20 oz. of pink lemonade to help herself cool off during publications. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) They dribble, they shoot, they score!!!!!! Students watch the varsity boys basketball team take on the Riverside Bulldogs. The students stand, ready to receive and fight for the basketballs thrown out into the crowd by the cheerleaders. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Mrs. Nyra Sondag poses with two of her students, Kelly Berg and Lauren Burbridge. They enjoyed a nice day outside to do activities and to learn new things. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Sophomore Ian Jodeit cheers hard for the basketball teams. Attendance at the games was phenomenal; students packed the stands and were ready to go. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) 28 People �The in Crowd Each year as a new group of students entf'r the hi gh school hall - ways, a new attitu de e merges fro:r1 the culmin ati on of all the grades. Each grade brings with it a uni q ue co ll age of stlldents, who tend to stay toget he r or min g le betwee n themse lves. " I li ke han gin g o ut w ith peopl e in the old er grades because they ' re more mature, and I li ke han ging o ut w ith peop le in my grade and younge r because yo u ca n just have fun. " sophomore Ashl ey Kell er sa id. Doi ng your own th ing and hav ing fun with your fri ends i somethi ng that helps wi th the potpu1Ti of students. " I li ke being with people in my ow n grade. We kn ow each other very well and we always have flln ," junior Tin a C leve nge r sa id. Wi th eac h perso n bein g who th ey are and who th ey want 10 be, everyo ne is in "'the in crowd ." Th e In Crowd. Dir. Mary Lambert. 2000 by Tomi Toler 30-31 32-33 34-35 36-37 38-39 40-41 42-43 44-45 46-47 48-49 50-51 52-53 Seniors Seniors/Juniors Juniors Sophomores Sophomores/Freshmen Freshmen H.S. Candids/Staff & Administration Staff & Administration Middle School At Random 8th Grade 7th Grade 6th Grade Divis ion 29 �Can't Hardly Wait "I have waited for my senior year for as long as I can remember, and now that it is here I am going to enjoy every minute of it." - Sara Plambeck By Amanda Gau For as long as students can remember, they dream of the day when they will become seniors. Seniors "rule the school," and they get to experience many more benefits than previous years. The class of 2002 was no different. "I have waited for my senior year for as long as I can remember, and now that it is here I am going to enjoy every mi nute of it," Sara Plambeck said. Even though the Class of 2002 was anxioulsy awaiting their year to be on top like most other students, Pictured above are members of the 2002 Science Bowl Team. Tbe team included sponosor Mrs. Cassie Keogh , seniors Amanda Gau, Captain Justin Nelosn, Sara Plambeck and Latia Hubbard. The team participated in a competition at Iowa State. (Photo by Nicole Pauley) 30 People . unique is the be t way to de cribe them . They did what they wanted and didn ' t Jet anyone get in their way. They weren ' t burdened with the worry of what everyone thought of them; they did what made them happy and didn ' t let anything stop them . "The senior class truly lives for the now. We don't get caught up in being better than each other like other grades. We enjoy live to its fullest," Tammi Honeywell said. Even though they liked to have fun , they also knew when it was time to buckle down and get to work. They had determination and perseverance to get them through their last year. Many achieved the goals they set for themselves. "I wanted to finish out my last year of high school by getting good grades and having fun. I know I did j ust that," Plambeck said. So the class of 2002 fini shed out their high school careers by making memories, enjoying their time spent in school and working hard. Their feelings of anticipation and "can't hardly wait" were finally ceased. Can't H ard ly Wait. Dir. Harry E lfront. 1998 The senior Publications members take time out of class to pose for a picture. Thi s years seniors were staff writer Mandy Darrington, staff writer/photography edito r Laura Bahrke and Yearbook Editor Amanda Gau . (Photo by Desiree Sigler) �Senior Year Melllories The 17 senior footba ll players gather for one fi nal pi cture at their annu a l banquet. (P ho to provided by Margie Petersen) Seniors Eddie Leaders and Paul Larsen look up random facts in the Lib rary. The du o could often be fo und doing odd things durin g sllldyhall. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) (A bove) Seniors Sarah Manhart, Melissa Darrington and Mandy Darrington pose for a picture before a night out on the town. Weekends were never dull for members of tbe senior class . (Photo provided by Mandy DaiTington) Members of the 200 l Homecoming Cou1t Ashley C hristiansen, M ichele Tessier and Katie Gaudian do their part for the HomeCl)ming ourt sk it. The Homecoming Court k it drew a lot of laughs (Photo by Mr . Senior Matt Hinman shows that Sai·ah EUiott) he is trul y fear less by donating blood at the rurnual NHS Blood mobile. Many other seniors also took prut in donating. (Photo by Lindsey Obermeier) Seniors 31 �THE SENIOR CLASS OF 2002 CLASS OF 2002: Front: Sara Plambeck, Amanda Gau , Courtney Divelbess, Al yssa Beebe, Kelly Shreeves and Ashley Christiansen. Second: Shari Greiner, Melissa Darrington, Mandy Darrington , Jenny Reed , Sarah Manh art, Laura Bahrke, Erin Schierbrock and Katie Gaudian. Third: Justin Nel son, Zach Hanken, Lisa Ausdemore, Lind a Bruck, Jenna Moen, Megan Banier, Brenda Koch , Heidi Ausdemore and Stacie Dav is. Fourth: Vicky Foote, TJ Smith, Cass ie Incontro, Brenna Weihs, Jared Graham, Carl WaJlace, Jon Krohn and Adam Schneckloth. Fifth: Mike Shrader, Brian Sibert,_Kyle Roberts, Nick Leuschen, Adam Marsh, Donald Maresch and Allen Worden. Sixth : Shawn Petersen, Justin Ring, Shaw n Dalton, Jeremy Barnes, Paul Larsen, Eddie Leaders and Adam Harman. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah EJljott) 32 People �����Expressing their individualism ... Make Yourself "Our class is tight because it is made up of a bunch of individuals that aren ' t afraid to express themselves and we all get along great." -Brandon Petersen By Kelsey Miller Students enjoy school simply because of the people they spend it with, and the class of 2003 was no different. Though diverse with their interests and activities, this class seemed to get along like a well-oiled machine. It seemed as though the- differences brought them closer together. Selfexpression seemed to play an imp011ant role in their lives. One of the ways they chose to express themselves was with music. Many went above and beyond when trying to convey where their interest lay. '"It seems like there were a lot of people in music, not just in the school, but bands outside school too,'' Mr. Jim Dermody said. Interests in clothing ranged from the preppy to the laid-back punk style. Jenny Troyer said, "I don't think we are afraid to be ourselves and to be bold because we don' t care what other people think about us." Without the pressures of other students the juniors were able to develop their own sense of style and individuality. Students believed this class got along well with each other. "There really Casie Barrier, Hannah Ausdemore, Marie Cor rin, Andrea Ring, and Laura Nanninga stayed up all night at State Volleyball. (Photo provided by Andrea Ring) aren't any cliches," Andy Greiner said. Without the vicious bickering, juniors were able to talk freely and communicate their ideas with other students during their high school careers. Casie Barrier agreed. "'Everybody just gets along with everyone." All in all , the junior class overcame a sense of diversity and grew from it. Instead of the arguing found in some other classes. this class seemed more concerned with achieving what they want in life and not worrying about what the world has to say about them. Incubus. Make Yourse lf. 1999 Nori Davis and J eremy Ring jam while playing in their band at a friend ' s house. (Photo by Amber Hunt) Juniors 33 �Joey Andersen Hannah Ausdemore Daren Barnes Casie Barrier Kim Bennett Kelly Berg Colleen Carrigan Tina Clevenger Andri Cohen Marie Corrin Katie Crawford Brad Crozier Nori Davis Beth Dollen Ashley Eckrich Kristin Graeve Andy Greiner Amber Gross Krystal Hansen Cassie HruTyman Amber Hunt Angela Krohn Dustin Laver Devin LeBaugh Julie Leonard Ryan Long Jonathan McDonald Kelsey Miller Daryn Morriss Andy Morse 34 People �3 2258 00012 3113 r Laura Nanninga Kim Nelson Travis Nelson Lindsey Obem1eier Holly Parker Nicole Pauley Brandon Petersen Katie Plambeck Calvin Rieber Andrea Ring Jeremy Ring Tahni Robe1ts Joel Ruggles Danielle Sigler Donnie Smith Luke Smith Nate Smith Tim Speight Robby Stuart Alex Suntken Tomi Toler Jenny Troyer John Ungrad James Voge Ryan Ward Sara Withers Caleb Wohlers Not Pictured: Dav id Duval Jon Frederiksen Lacie Petersen �Watch out, they're not freshmen anymore ... - Now and Then - "You don ' t feel like everyone is looking down on you. As a sophomore, you know more people and get more respect from upper classmen." -Brett Cook By Amber Finken The class of 2004 entered the year with big anticipations and great potential. No longer freshmen, they earned a new sense of respect and acceptance. For most, it was the year many had their sixteenth birthday. Turning sixteen gave a teen more privileges. For one, they were e}jgible to get a driver's license. "Being able to drive is the best thing about Shari Iqllpack, Tanya Redinbaugh, Jesi Myers and Stephame ~ellman express their spirit and happiness dunng Spmt Week. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) 36 People being a sophomore," Jessica Boryca said. Some students believe maturity i an important factor in having more privileges. "I get along with the teachers better because they respect me more as I get older," Jamie Ring said. Another oppurtunity presented to sophomores was the option to buy a cla s ring. Many students jumped at the oppurtunity to have a Bre~t Coo~ ring personalized just for them. Brent Daringer said, "I wanted to show people what I am really like." They also pulled through with the win in the class competitions during Spirit Week upsetting the favored seniors. So, whether it was being able to drive, buying a class ring, or winning the class competition they were presented with many successful oppurtunities. Now and Then Dir. Lesli Linka Glatter. 199. and Dea~ Grote show their unique sense of fash ion .whi le shopping at Target. (Photo provided by ban Killpack) �Andrew Andersen Joe Ausdemore Craig Barrier Katie Barrier Jessica Boryca Sam Bowen Josh Brisbois Shannon Brisbois Keith Bruck Eric Clark Brett Cook Troy Courtier Jennjfer Crozier Jenny Dalton Brent Daringer Jason Davi s An1ber Finken Lauren Finken Michaela Gray Kelli Greiner Dean Grote Brian Haggerty Je sy Hein1baugh Cody Huebert Mitch Janisch Ian Jodeit Ashley Keller Ali cia Kenealy Shari Killpack Nick Kmart Sophomores 37 �Jesse Kuhnle Jenny Larson Bryan McEvoy Amanda Minahan Jesi Myers Andy Olsen Joey Pauley Tanya Redinbaugh Jam.ie Ring Ashley Schultz Katie Sibert Desiree Sigler Ashley Stangl Elizabeth Thielen Katy Toler Brandon Vorthmann Kyle Welbourne Stephanie Wellman John Wollenhaupt Not pictu r d Michael Frederi kes 11 Brad Jacob. Nick Richru-l Kelli Greiner, Katie Barrier, and Ashley Schultz pose for the camera during the excitement of the homecoming dance. (Photo by Lauren Finken) The sophomores create an impress ive pyramid during the class competitions at th homecoming pep rally. (Photo by Mrs. Sar I E lliott) �The freshmen have reached their ultimate goal. .. Final Destination By Lauren Finken "The biggest responsibility about coming into high . choo l is that you have to depend on your elf more." -A manda Bahrke With the start of the new school year, came many new faces to the high school. The freshmen had reached their final destination, high chool. The previous year the freshmen had been the top dog in the middle school. but they dropped to the bottom of the food chain. All came into their fir t year of high school with different expectations. For some it turned out to be what they expected. Landon Ausdemore said, "High school is what I expected it to be: I knew it would be fun and I was looking forward to playi11g sports." With high school they gained new responsibilities and opportunities. They were able to participate in Spirit Week and go to Homecoming. When g ing betwe n cla se . they didn't ba e to tand in lin lt as al o · chance for them to make ne / memorie . They could ign up for extra cunicular activities or do something as si mple as it in the lobby and finish homework. Some had a favmite part of coming into high school , while Sara Moen and Ashley Nelson enjoy some breakfast at th e PCA See You At the Pole. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) others didn't. "I don ' t really have a favorite part. High cbool is just high school," Lacey Messerschmidt said. ' Other than more responsibilitie . most things in high school aren ' t much different from middle school," Cassie Leu chen said. The fre hmen experienced many new thing and made rnemoties with entering their final destination. So much more is still to come. Final Destination. Dir. James Wong. 2000 Cody Peterson is working hard on preparing his book talk for English 9. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Fre hmen 39 �Megan Albers Landon Ausdemore Wendy Ausdemore Amanda Bahrke Missy Barrier Lexi Beebe Andy Berg Shaun Brockhoff Raymond Bruck Lauren Burbridge Allison Carroll Derrick Danker Shannon Dickerson Colburn Dittmer Holly Fink Alisha Gau Josh Goodsell Beth Harris KentHarryman Shelby Haugaard Brent Hough Justin Kohl Bryan Larsen T.J. LeB augh Cassie Leuschen Mandy Mansfield Justin Mark Lacey Messerschmidt Elyse Miller Sarah Moen 40 People �Amy Nanninga Ashley Nelson Brandon Nelson Matt Nelson Andrew Gloff Seth Parsons Brandy Pester Cody Petersen Eric Pitts Jake Richey Paul Ridder Nathan Rieber Ryan Schueman Kurtis Shreeves Daniel Smith Michelle Sondag Brandie Stark Jesta Thomas Tom Voge Danielle Wellman Jeremy Witt Johnnie Witt John Zellmer J Missy Barrier, Kurtis Shreeves, Alisha Gau, Landon Ausdemore, and Wendy Ausdemore pose fo r a picture at the Homecoming Dance. (Photo provided by Alisha Gau.) A group of fres hmen girls gather at the pole to sing, express their thoughts and show their respect. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) �High School Candids 42 People �They're not your usual teachers ... The Nutty Professor - ' session most Fridays Each year the staff and the students were and faculty seem to allowed to bring food as change. Whether it is long as it stayed off the new people or a floor. Other teachers different style of like to review by playing teaching, things are Jeopardy or having s me l<lnd of competinever the same. Most teachers ti on. Junior Tina always hied to make Clevenger said, "I like it the classroom fun. when teachers let us Sometimes they would work in a group or with play an excting game or a friend: it makes the have a little party to class less bo1ing." Even the person el make leaming a little more interesting and tried to mkae the exciting. Mrs. Eleanor students have a good Gambs had a bingo day by adding some By Jessy Heimbaugh "It' s better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you are a fool than to talk all of the time and remove all doubt. " - Mr. Steve Stafford Mr. Larry Hornbostel looks off his notes on the podjum as he reads to hj s students some important info rmation in rus 60' s class. (Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh) enjoyment to it. They brought in Pepsi machines to replace the Coca-Cola ones, and they, along with student council, added a snack machine. So by the time students come back to school to start another year the teachers and staff aren't the same as usual and are sometimes like "The Nutty Professor." The Nuttv Professor. Dir. Tom Shadyac. 1996 Mrs. Kelly Alfers works at her desk whHe she makes an important phone cal l. Mrs. Alfers wa one of the new teachers this year. (Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh) Staff/Admiru tration 43 �Donna Ausdemore Madge Bargenquast Linda Bennett Theresa Bruck Kelly Dollen Kim Esser Lois Flemming Tami Harman Angela Huseman Joan Justice Karen Kay Sue Kline Judy McKee Rhonda McKenzie Diana Meinke Roberta Morse Brett Nanninga Sally Nanninga Christine Richey Steve Stafford The 2001-2002 bus drivers were: Kathy Killpack, Raymond Bruck, Murlene Wilson, Paula Heim, Barb Grap, Tom Ring, Jed McDermott, Max Handbury, Larry Hornbostel, Joe Grote, Bob Johnson, Steve Heim, Jerry Driver, Bill Larsen and Rick Payne (Head of Transportation). Not pictured: Keith Wilson and Shirley Ward. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) �Kelly Alfers Diana Benzing Brenda Chmelka Arla Clausen Carl Cochran Pat Dalton Jim Dermody Dan Elliott Sarah Elliott JeffFah Eleanor Ga.robs Doug Gibson Jenny Hanson Andy Hensley Larry Hombostel Dennis J arTett Holly JaITett Bob Johnson Cassie Keogh Max Kozeal Glenda Kunze Bill Lar·sen Kevin Matulka Bev Ohlinger Amberly Schechinger Nyra Sondag Susar1 Wedemeyer �<J The Little Giants When graduates look back on their pa t education , they usually think of their first days of kindergarten and their last days of high school. What they forget are the sometimes overlooked 6th , 7th, and 8th grades. During this forgotten period, middle school students learn to adjust to the prehigh school atmosphere while experiencing things like trying sports, having more in-depth classes and, in many cases , making new friends . The challenge is more than just fitting in , keeping up grade is also involved. While these students are growing and experiencing things, they are becoming part of the young teen world. They are your usual middle school students, and yet underneath the hype, they are just regular kids looking to make the most of their education. "I think it's great, it shows the kids are working on their studies" Mr: _ _ j . Roberta Morse commented on the middle school honor roll. JLJnip,- High tieh1nd the stereotype By Tanya Redinbaugh Men of Honor Although multiple broken bones may have hit the middle school students hard, they hit the books hard. Those talented athletes also had an excellent classroom status. Apart from their busy lives they managed to put 116 out of 192 names on the gold and silver honor rolls year round . Although outside of school they seemed to be more involved in their social life, as soon as the sc hool doors opened it was business. It's safe to say those studen ts have a bright future ahead of them. 46 People �"I like my teachers, my friends , and also my history, math, and science classes in junior high," Danielle Bloomfield coilllnented. <J I Fall To Pieces Is it a coinciedence or a freak of nature ? The middle school stude nt were different than most; they had a love not only for acedemics but also fo r sports and recre atio n . T h at devotion was so great they te nded to o ve rdu e the mselves and broken bones soon followed. One of the biggest co inci dences of th e whole phenomenon was the fact that two brothers . two twin brothers, were hurt in the same year arou nd the same mo nth . Mike Stamp broke his left leg, while Luke Stamp pulled a muscle in his right leg. Was that a case of family feud gone wrong or a puzzling matter never to be solved? Another puzzling factor was when sixth grader Lance Courtier broke both his arms falling off a fence. B ro ke n b on es and all. th eir mural was n't bruised. The halls in th middle school were often filled with smiles of joy. Middle School At Random 47 �Kristin Anderson Danielle Ausdemore Danielle Bloomfield Julie Boryca Andy Bowen Lance Brisbois Jimmy Brown Jessica Bruck Randy Bruck Nick Buboltz Kenny Butler Eric Carrigan Amanda Christiansen Autumn Collier Sarah Crawford Stephanie Cross Beth Crozier Matt Dickerson Alicia Fischer Megan Fischer Bret Frederiksen Brian.Grote Rebecca Hadfield Alisha Haggerty Erin Hanken Katie Harman Jodee Hempel Tony Hubbard William Janisch Allison Kennedy �Tim Kramer Bethany Kuhnle Rachel Kuhnle Steven Leonard Amanda Leuschen Kelsey Lugsch Samantha Manhart Anthony Maresch Todd Martens Austin McCool Nikki McCool Evan McLandsborough Andy Newland Glen Olsen Bobbi Pogge Jacob Preucil Andrew Richtig Illa Ridder Myckell Schenk Dana Schierbrock Matt Schultz Jennifer Speight Luke Stamp Mike Stan1p Bret Stephen. Aaron Stolle. Jared Tapp Kri ten Ungrad Vane a Vaughn A hley Wagner Krui Wellman Matt Wilson Matthew Wilson Not pictured: Trista Boyle Jacob Goodwin 8th Grade 49 �John Andersen Becky Barrier Amanda Brockhoff Wesley Clark Jacob Clevenger John Clevenger Melina Cohen Matthew Cole Cayla Collins Courtney Davis Trisha Dea Caitlin Divelbess Tyler Finken Justin Gale Adam Gau John Graham Katie Hanken Samantha Haugaard Nathan Hensley Benjamin Higginbotham Laura Hood Sheyna Huddle Rachel Huebert Jacob James Austin Kay Anne Kenealy Andrew Manhart Joshua Mark Ryan Marsh Dillon Martens �Meghan McDonald Justin McEvoy Victoria Means Kelsey Messerschimdt Alyssa Meyerring Hilary Nelson Olivia Nelson Jessica Nowlin Bryan Olsen Conner O' Neil Megan Osbahr Kristin Parker Kaitlyn Pauley Ku rtis Pauley Cody Pester Angie Reed Nicole Richey Amber Richtig Brandy Ring Melissa Ring Cassie Ronfeldt Christie Schoening Rachel Schoening Emily Schroder Carl_ iebels Jonathan Smith Thomas Stangl Dustin Taylor Joshua Torneten Lacey T1itsch Anne Kenealy and Katie Wiges work togeth r on th ir English papers for Mr . Benzing's class. (Photo provided by Mrs. Diana Benzing) .,th Grade 51 �Donald Arrick Justin Ashbaugh Devon Ausdemore Jared Ausdemore Samona Besch Andrew Bowen Beth Brisbois Brittanj Bruck Ross Buboltz Dale Burford Ashley Butler Seth Campbell Connje Carrigan Jared Carroll Courtney Christiansen Travis Clark Jesse Corrin Lance Courtier Timothy Cudd Morgan Danker Nicole Darrington Kerrie Denning Alissa Dermody Andrea English Amber Epperson Shannon Finken Taylor Griffin Samantha Harryman Abigail Haugaard Joseph Jan-ett · �Monte Larsen Joshua Lebaugh Kyle Lefeber Cassandra Leighty Kyle Lenagh Logan Little Kel sey Marr Lisa Minahan Mindy Morris Matthew Nelson Jordan Neulcirch Kyle Newland Leah Nielsen Ronnie Nihsen Zacharie Norman Alexandria Parks Colin Parsons Ni cole Pester Cody Redi nbaugh Corey Ring Leetah Ri ng Anthony Schierbrock Kaitli n Soppe Kurt Spomer ---:1:1111121 Calley Stamp Tina Thomas Stephanie Tuttle Alexandria Walter Danielle Welboume Laura Wellman Kaitlin Soppe works diligently on her artwork. (Photo provided by Mrs.Diana Benzing) 6th Grade 53 �American History and World History! World Geography teacher Mr. Carl Cochran lectures to his 8th hour freshmen class. (Photo by Tomi Toler) Associate Mrs. Sally Nanninga helps senior Ryan Donovan and junior Tahni Roberts with some coursework. (Photo by Tomi Toler) In one of their required classes, freshmen Shannon Dickerson, Wendy Ausdemore, Allison Carroll, Matt Nelson, Megan Albers and sophomore Ian Jodeit intently read their lessons and answer the assigned questions. (Photo by Tomi Toler) Senior Mandy Darrington works diligently on one of her many yearbook spreads and newspaper articles. (Photo by Tomi Toler) Sophomores Nick Richards and Eric Clark check over their notes in English 10. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) 54 Academics �The Assi~ ent Academics are all about th e classes and their homework, exams, papers. proj ects and grades. T hose aU contribute to one's academic ac hi evement and can affect how he or she is viewed by co lleges. Some s tu den ts detest tests; they ca use too much stress. "They ' re tricky li ttl e devils and I hate them," juni or Jeremy Ring sa id. Along wi th te sts and qui zzes, students a lso have stres s dealing with th e ups and downs of the sc hoo l's networki ng sys tem when working on papers or proj ects. Students feel a lot of tress and 00 u .' ~ anger when trying to get things done with not a lot of time. "When the computers aren't worki ng, you don ' t have a lot of time to do your sc hoo lwork ," sophomore Jen nifer Crozier said . Everyday student s have "th e ass ignment" of dea lin g with stresses whil e trying to survive hi gh schoo l. The Ass ignme nt. Dir. Chri sti an Duguay. 1997 by Tomi Toler 56-57 58-59 60-61 62-63 64-65 Practical Living Technology Stress and Tests Electives Core Classes Divi ion 55 �The Family Man Taking practical living classes zs kind of like a glimpse into the future. andy Darrington College, career, marriage and children all play a big role in the thing called "life." In high school students learn more about themselves and their future. They prepare for the future in order to have a better living style. Mrs. Kell y AJfers, whose classes revolve around practical living, feels her classes are important and rewarding. "The students are able to utilize almost every skill taught immediately in their life," Alfers said. Students learned to prepare meals in Foods I and II. Once or twice a month the classes cooked and sold a main dish. For their final, students planned and prepared a breakfast in Foods I and a dinner in Foods II. The meals had all the trimmings for the two invited guests. "Cooking the meals is an interesting challenge because it tests all of your skills you have learned over the semester," sophomore Lauren Finken said. Sopho more Lauren Finken wo rks o n pre pari ng a di sh in Foods II c lass . (Photo by Mandy Darrin gton) By In parenting, a required class, students learned the facts of life and skills of parenting. "Almost everyone wants to have kids at some point in their life. This class has given us a head start on learning how to be a parent," senior TJ Smith said. Speakers such as a mother who adopted six children, an O.B.G.Y.N. , a single parent, and a parent who homeschooled visited. Students also wore the pregnancy outfit and helped out the kindergarten classes throughout the year. One memorable moment AJfers had was when Daryn Morris and Jeremy Ring sang their report to the parenting class. Another was when a student opened a tube of biscuits with a can opener. She enjoyed her first year at TriCenter and had a lot of fun with the students. All of these classes helped the students; they got a better understanding of how to prepare for the future. ~~~~ Di r. Brett Ratner. 2000 Juni or Luke Smith learns how to put a di aper on a baby in parentin g cl ass. (Pho t by M a nd y Da.iTington) Sophomores Troy Courtier and Dean G r ote eat the meal they prepared fo r the ir Foods I fin al with Barb Courti er and M ike Roane. (Photo prov ided by Mrs. Kelly Alfers) 56 Academics �Senior Melissa Darrington takes her accounting test on ge neral ledgers. Acco unting is always a popular class to take because it teaches students man y valuable lessons like how to balance a checkbook. (Photo by Mandy Sophomores Jenny Dalton and Shannon Brisbois learn more about how to dress a baby. (Photo by Mandy Darrington) Senior Vicky Foote and ~opho more Shari Killpack eat with their mothers for their Foods I final . (Photo provided by M rs. Ke ll y A lfers) Mr. Bob Johnson let out . ome of h is frustration on senior Zach Kinart in Work Place Readiness class. Mr. Johnson claims, however. that he enjoys teaching K inait. (Photo by M andy Darri ngton) Seni or Ka tie Gaudian and juni or Krystal Hansen prepare fo r the ir Foods IT fi nal. (Photo prov ided by Mrs. Kell y A lfers) Seniors Linda Bruck and Heidi Ausdemore work on an assignment in Work Place Readiness, one o f the many e lectives offered. (Photo by Mandy Dar rin gton) Prac tical Living 57 �Seniors Molly Stone, Ashley Christiansen, and Brenna Weihs look up informati on in the library. (Photo by Tomi Toler) Senior Sara Wellman and sophomore Jamie Ring concentrate hard while doing an assignment for their computer class. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Publications members Kelsey Miller,,. Sara Withers and Lindsey Obermeier work hard on their yearbook spreads usi ng the PageMaker Program during eighth hour Publications. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elli ott) Students watch and learn as Mr. Nile Smith uses the overhead to teach them how to do their Algebra problems. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Mr. Jim Dermody uses hi s ki Jl s as he has two conversatio ns at once, one on the phone while the other with seni or Shawn Dalton. (Photo by Des iree Sigler) 58 Academics Superintendent Mr. Brett Nannigna uses the new fax machine to send important inform ation. (Photo by Des iree Sig ler) �Junior Andera Ring punches in numbers on the po tage meter as an eighth hour office aide. (Photo by Des iree Sigler) Virus Tick-Tock, it's time for technology. Watch it as we use it and as it grows to bigger and better things. By Desiree Sigler... . Technology could be seen all over the school. From the class room to the parking lot, it was there. Whether it was new or old it was used for everyday experiences. One of the new items inlcuded the postage machine with a scale. The school also purchased a fax machine. The scale weighed the mail to see how much postage was needed. The new postage machine metered the mail and stamped it. The new fax machine was faster, made clearer copies and was easy to use. Mrs. Karen Kay, along time secretaiy at Tri-Center for a long time, knew all of the facts on the technology scene. "I've seen a lot of changes since I started working here. I use technology everyday; it is an irnpmtant fact in my job. When I first get to work I an1 on the computer and am on it untill the end of the day," Kay said. Many other machines continued to be put to good use. An example is the copy machine. It was fast, easy to use and had numerous options. The cameras throughout the school also helped keep an eye on things. As the year ended so did the everyday anouncement that the server had to be shut down due to a virus. The everyday problems that tended to arise were always conquered by new and improved technology. Technology is ever changing, and as the years pass the school will continue to get more items to keep up to date, and armed to battle Jun iors Nate Smith, Andy Morse, senior Carl Wallance and junior Hannah Ausdemore hurry to get their assignment done during eighth hou r so they can go home. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Seni or Brian Sibert jokes around as Mrs. Angela Huseman restocks the new candy machine purchased by the Stude nt Cou n ii. (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Technology 59 �STRESS AND TESTS Testing the Limits Mrs. Eleanor Gambs lets out her fru tration aft.. a stressful day of teaching Spani sh. Gamb h taught foreign lan guage at Tri-Center for 27 ye~ (Photo by Tanya Redinbaugh) "When I get stressed out I like to sleep." -Freshman Alisha Gau By Tanya Redinbaugh The last bell rings, you ' ve viewed in class," junior Julie got a mon strous migraine and Leonard said. Keeping ones ·ool you 've managed to get home- and trying to be on top of it all work in all eight classes. Even proved to be the biggest challenge the PE teacher assigned an essay of the year. Sometimes relief was needed on the effect of push-ups. to get away from all the strife. The stress seems to come to a fi ve on the Richter scale in all Hobbies were usually a simple areas. Each day student.., com- solution for most students. "I pete fo r grades, sports, and popu- relieve my stress by taking ballet and dance classes once or twice a larity. The school year for many week," Courtney Divelbess said. was almost too much like a realAl though, sometimes relief ity television show, the survival was provided during class; one of the fittest. To overcome the day of joy may have been obstacles and make it through the able to ease a week full of tough times took not only brains stress. So when the break but also will power and pure de- was over, it was back to business. termination. Tests seemed to be more than In the end, they overcame overcoming exams in the most chal- the strife, put th eir troubles lenging subjects. Students tried to behind them and had a pretty survive everyday teen life and com- solid year in the long run. plete the exams in the midst of it "Sometimes tests can be stressful if Testin g the Limi ts. Di r. Unknown. 2000 they are different than what we re- Sophomores Jenny Dalton and Nick Kinart st busy in Engli sh 10 by taking notes over in fo rm ati on that will be in an upconu ng qui z. The second hour Spani sh II class relaxes after a hard hour of testi ng. They broke a traditional spanish pinata and enjoyed the treats everyone made. (Photo by Tanya Redinbaugh) 60 Academics �Sophomore Ashley Keller gets some work done and concentrates in her study hall. (Photo by Tan ya Redinbaugh) Sophomores Cody Huebert, Kelli Greiner and Kyle Welbourne concentrate on their work in Miss Keogh's eighth hour bi ology class. (Photo by Tanya Redinb augh) J unj or Tina Clevenger takes a well-deserved break from her tudie and looks at a magazi ne after a stressful da of classes. (Photo by Tanya Redibaugh) Junior Jeremy Ring trie to tay focused on hjs school work while in hj s eigth hour studyhall. (Photo by Tan ya Redjnbaugh) Freshman Amanda Bahrke tries to prepare for an exam by looki ng over some notes in studyhall. (Photo by Tanya Redjnbaugh) Seni or Lisa Ausdemore get down to business and works on her homework during her study hall eighth hour. (Photo by Tanya Redinbaugh) Stre sand Te t 61 �Sophomore Jessy Heimbaugh crops pictures for her yearbook spread. Photo cropping was just one of the new techniques students had to learn in PubUcations II. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Sophomore rE_I_li_o...,tt..,)~-~-~= Shannon Brisbois stirs her soup for Foods I class. Many students chose to • • - - • take Foods classes for some of their electi ve requirements. (Photo by Mandy Sophomore Jesi Myers relaxes on the floor while worki ng on her Spani sh II homework. (Photo by Lauren Finken) Juniors Donnie Smith, Sara Withers, Kelsey Miller, Kim Nelson, James Voge and Jenny Troyer work on a chemisty Jab. (Photo by Mrs.Sarah Elliott) Seni or Adam .Marsh and sophomore Jenny Larson work hard to help get the butterfly garden fi ni shed. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. ) Juniors Nicole Pauley and Kelsey Miller work diligently on their yearbook spreads in order to meet their deadlines. (Photo by Lauren Finken.) 62 Academics �enior Brenna Weihs and Ashley Christiansen get help from Mr. JeffFah during their AP Chemistry c lass. (Photo by Lauren Finken) Electives Choices "My favorite elective class is the Sixties because Hombostel is hilarious." -Senior Tammi Honeywell By Lauren FinkPn There is a wide vruiety of classes that a school offers. Some are required and others aren' t. Core classes are classes a student must take, and an elective is a class that is optional One new elective class that was added recently was Contemporary Novel. There were many other elective classes from which students could choose.like Publications I and II , lnfonnation Resem·ch and all ·Spanj h lasses. There ru·e also those elective cl asses that ru·e only open to senjors: Senior English, Engli sh Compostion I, Engbsh Compostion Il and World Literatw·e. Some students don' t have an interest in elective courses that require a lot of rearung, they like to get into classes that allow them a more handson expe1ience. Some of those classes are the computer courses, art courses and industii al rut courses. Stephanie Wellman srud , "I decided to take Foods II because I like to cook. I wanted to learn more about different types of food." These students were able to use hands-on leru11ing. For some, that is the way they ru·e better able to learn and understand things. In the horticulture class students did a lot of hands-on lellilling. At the beginning of the yeru· they tore uo the old butterfly gru·den at the elementru-y and built a new flower garden. Some students just choose an elective class to try something different. Ryan Long srud, "I decided to take Advanced Alt because I just wanted to be in an rut class." Those ru·e ju t a few of the elective courses that are offered. They can broaden a student's h01izon and influence their future. Choices. Dir. David Lowell Rich. 1986 ihomore A ndrew Andersen and senior dam Hood he lp the horticulute class work at elementary in the butterfly garden. (Photo 1rs. Sarah Elliott) Junior Joel Ruggles and senior Cassie Incontro ru·e workjng hard for their horti culuture class. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elli ott) Electi es 63 �Freshman E lyse Miller rai es he r hand 10 answer a questio n in Mr. Cochran' World History class. while Amy Nanninga, Missy Barrier, Just in Ma r k and An d} Berg take notes. World Geography and World Histo ry are two required classes for freshme n. (Phoro by Kati Barrie r) Core Classes As Good as it Gets "I like G. U.M and Mrs. Elliott." -Freshman Lexi Beebe By Katie Barrier When most students started their first days of high school, they didn' t think about classes but rather about being with their friends and having fun. They often didn' t realize the importance in their classes, especially their required classes Required classes included the core classes of English, math science and social studies as well as P.E., Health, Parenting, and a computer class. Students needed to meet the required number of credits in order to graduate. The difficult part was not usually meeting the requirement but figuring out which classes to take. Students had to earn 46 credits to graduate. For 2005 and on graduates it will be 48. Of those credits 33 are required and 13 are electi ves. Required credits included eight English, eight math, six science, six social studies, five P.E. and Health, one Parenting, and one computer. Some students did not feel that it was fair to have the classes chosen or set for them in high school. Ashley Stangel said, "I kind of think they should be, but shouldn't either. If students pick them, then the classes wiJJ be too big or small, because everyone will find what their friends and everyone else is going to take." With the school year ended and another about to begin, the required classes will once again be "As Good As it Gets." 1997 Se ni o r Shari Grein e r d oes s om e of her as igned q ue s ti o ns w hil e in Mr. Fa h ' s A . P. Chemi ty c la ~­ S tude nts had the oppo rtunit y 10 ta ke several d iffe r nt A.P. courses along wi th a college English class. (Pho10 by Katie Barrie r) Freshman A ndrew O loff takes a short breather duri ng his P.E. class. P.E. and weights are j ust two of the many req ui red c lasses for stude nts. (Photo by Mrs. Sara h El I iott) 64 Academics �Freshmen Shelby Haugaard and Brandi Stark concentrate on ge ttin g th eir co mputer assignment done. All students are required to take Comp uter App li ca ti ons I. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Sophomores Stephanie Wellman and Jesi Myers work together to complete an assi g nment in Algebra I. Students had a wide variety of math classes they could take, along as they tome three years worth . (Photo by Desiree Sigler) Sophomore Katy Toler works on her di ssection jounal in Mi ss Keogh· Biology class. Students got to do a wide variety of things in Biology, includin g di ssectin g worms, crayfish and frog s. (Photo by Katie Barrier) Juni ors Joey A ndersen. Daryn M orriss. Andera Ring , Tessa Wellma n and Nor i Davis work as a tea m to co mpl ete their Chemi stry lab . (Photo by Mrs. Sarah El Iio tt ) Shawn Dalton sit back, relax and enj oy a qui ck con versa ti on befo re the bel l in Mr. Dermody 's Seni or Eng li sh c: la s. Some '.:n iors choose to tak e Engli sh Co mpos ti on rn' t~a d . \P hoto b De iree Si gler) Sop homores Dean Grote and As hley Keller wkc note durin g their Isl ho ur Engli sh 10 e t as~. Engli h i a required class th at mu st be taken fo r fou r years. (Photo by Mrs . Sarah Ellioll) Core Classes 65 �Sophomore Dean Grote drives his tractor to school during FFA week. One day is designated as a day to drive thier own tractors to school and show their spirit. (Photo by Tanya Redinbaugh) Junior Tessa Wellman and senior Sarah Manhart dance hard at the State Drill Team competition. (Photo provided by Mrs. Colleen Wellman) Freshmen Cassie Leuschen and Mandy Mansfield, sophomores Alicia Kenealy and Ashley Keller, juniors Katie Crawford and Nicole Pauley and seniors Courtney Dive/bess and Lauren McLandsborough cheer emphatically at the rescheduled Saturday football game against Missouri Valley. Cheerleading squads include football, basketball, and wrestling. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Junior Satin Knight Kim Nelson is prepared and ready to go for the performance at a home football game. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Senior Adam Hood stands at attention in marching band. Hood was a four-year member of band. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) 66 Organizations -- �e Music , FFA , ASTRA, Cheerlead ing, Student Councj l and vari ous oth er organi zation s are just a few from which students can choose. With so many different organi zations and activitites, there's something for everybody . Students hav e the ir ow n rea on s for pan ·cipati ng in an (/) organi zati on. "I choose to participate in Choir because I feel like I'm ~ better at it and it's chall eng in g and fu n at the same ti me." seni r Melissa Darrington said. Along with the more well known activities, son less known o nes li ke Speech and Dra ma, also provi de stude nts a chance to participate. '"Drama teaches you to speak in publ ic and it teaches you to be yourself," senior Kelly Shreev s said. • 68-69 70:-71 72-73 74-7 5 76-77 78-79 80-81 82-83 1996 Drill Team Instrumental Music/Flags Vocal Music Cheerleading FFA ASTRA Speech/Play Student Council/NHS ~ ;> ~ ca n choose what he or she likes and "shine." by Tomi Toler ' J With so many organi zations to choose fro m, each tudent Shine. Dir. Scott Hicks. 0 • N ~ '~ ~ bJJ ~ 0 Division 67 �ave the Last Dance By Laura Bahrke The drill team , which performed at the Homecoming football game, most home basketball games and the state competion , remained a team and didn't break when things got tough . They held on until the last dance. Members enjoyed different parts of Drill Team. Courtney Divelbess said, ''The best part of drill team was the opportunity to work hard on our dances, preform for the crowd , and see all our hard work pay off." Their new sponsor was Brylie Carlson, a UNO student and former member of the Northwest Missouri State University Dance Team . "Having a new coach helped the team keep motivated and gave us the opportunity to show everyone what we could do," Divelbess stated. The girls ran and also drilled all of their dances along with working skills across the floor to achieve precision. All of their hard work payed off though. The team received a II at the state performance. Although this wasn 't the best score they could receive it was good for having their third coach in three years. Katie Gaudian said that she enjoyed her experience at state and had fun hanging out with everyone in the motel. "State drill team was thrilling but also nerve racking at the same time . Staying in the hotel and then watching other drill teams perform was neat. After we performed we knew we did well and where happy about performing in front of an enormous crowd ," Sarah Manhart said. The team also held an afternoon for interested elementary students. The kids were split into groups where taught a dance, played games, and a snack was also provided. The kids were able to perform in front of an audience at the half time of a boys basketball game. The team danced to the end and enjoyed the excitement of performing at the games and at State . "After we perfomed at state, we all knew we did a great job," Manhart said. Save the Last Dance. Dir. Thomas Carter. 2001 Elyse Miller, Jenny Troyer , Erin Schierbrock, Alisha Gau , Courtney Divelbess, Michaela Gray, and Katie Gaudian perform their Porn dance at State Drill Team in Des Moines. The girls danced to the song "It's Raining Men ." (Photo provided by Colleen Wellman) Senior Amanda Gau is watched by the kindergartners as they do thei r danc at the half time of a boys g me. Th held a afternoon camp with attende _ from grades K-6. (Photo by Mrs. Sa Elliott) Courtney Divelbess, Katie Gaudian, Amanda Gau, Erin Schierbrock, Kelsey Miller, Jenny Troyer, Elyse Miller, Michaela Gray, Alisha Gau , Sarah Manhart, and Tessa Wellma n pose for a group picture in the hall of Vets Auditorium after their performance at the State competition. (Photo provided by Katie Gaudian) 68 Organizations �Front: Michaela Gray, Elyse Miller, Alisha Gau Second: Jenny Troyer, Katie Gaudian , Erin Schierbrock, Tina Clevenger Third: Tessa Wellman, Sarah Manlilart, Amanda Gau , Kelsey Miller Not pictured: Courtney Divelbess (Photo provided by Fisher Photography) Courtney Divelbess, Sarah Manhart, Jenny Troyer, Amanda Gau, Kelsey Miller, Elyse Miller, Tessa Wellman , and Alisha Gau perform their Jazz/Funk dance at State Drill Team. (Photo provided by Colleen Wellman) Kelsey Miller, Jenny Troyer, Elyse Miller, and Michaela Gray take a much needed rest after their performance at Vets Auditorium . (Photo provided by Kelsey Miller) ' 11or nny Troyer dances along . 1'1 the elementary students to help 1rJe them through their dance. to by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Drill Team 69 �Senior Tammi Honeywell "plays" around with her cymbal after an exhausting day of competition. (Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen.) The concert band proudly plays "The StarSpangled Banner" during the Veterans Day assemply. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott.) Phoeni x Jazz Band members Tamm i Honeywell, Kelsey Miller, and Tomi Toler gather their music and get ready to take a distingui shed exit at the Iowa Jazz Championships. (Photo provided by Mrs. Nancy Cohen) Drum major freshman Daniel Sm l senior Katie Guad.ian take ti me out to r after a long day of marchi ng band com tion . (Photo provided by Mrs Clau 70 Organizations t �on't Ask, Just Play Eighth grader Melina Cohen and freshman Josh Goodsell play along to the rhythm with the other members of the Phoenix Jazz Band. (Photo provided by Mrs. Nancy Cohen) Junior Nori Davis, freshman BJ Pauley, and '>Cnior Jon Kroh n tap out an awesome beat to keep the rest of the members of the band in 1:p during the Hoo-Dao Day parade. (Photo ,, Tanya Redinbaugh.) By Amber Hunt The marching band season ended Music, for teens, is an essential after first quarter was over, and then ca.me a pait oflife, a way to express themselves new challenge, the Pheonix Jazz Band. The through the beautiful sounds of their choice. Pheonix Jazz Band also had an exciting Many students chose to express this season, placing second at the state individuality everyday during 4th hour competition and advancing to the Iowa Jazz Band where they play any number of• Championships. instruments, from foe simple snare drum to Another pa.rt of the instrumental the alto saxaphone. Another way students music department is concert band. The chose to express themselves was to become members of the concert band performed at a member of the Sarin Knights during the almost every boys marching basketball game during band season. halftime and participated For "I was very excited when I in the IHSMA State the students heard the Jazz Band made it Large Group competition. involved in The instrumental music marching to the Iowa Jazz Championdepartment is a source of band and ships. It made it even more great pride for many flags. summer special because it was my last students. Those involved may bave year." Senior Tammi in these programs practice been filled long and hai·d to perfect with camps Honeywell said. their moves and music and practices they also try to achieve to perfec t their the perfect style that wins skills fo r the them so many awai·ds. Without this upcoming competitions. The marching department the concert band would not be band had a surprisingly good season after there for entertainment for the half-time the loss of mai1y senior members from the shows at football gaines and the pep band previous year. The Trojan Marching Band would not be there to pump up the crowds and Satin Nights performed in the at the basketball games. The instrumental Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree and Loess music department is an e sential pait of Hills Fieldfest contests. At both perforschool and ommunity. mances they received a Division I rating. Scetche . Don't Ask Just Play. 1997 At the 1HSMA state competition the marching band received a Division I rating for the fifth year in a row. "[ he me mbers of the 2001 Satin Kni ghts pose for a goofy picture at the lliSMA state competition, where they recieved a Division I rating. The Satin Kni ghts will lose ten senior me mbers for the upcoming season. (Photo provided by Mrs. Arl a Clausen) �oundsystem By Lindsey Obermeier The vocal music programs, led Schierbrock is one of those believers. by Mrs. Arla Clausen, have been strong "It takes a long time to get the pe1fo rfor many years and the 2001-2002 year mance perfect and it's au worth it when proved to be no different. With the ad- Tri-Center is called up for a first place dition of new members and the return of trophy. " vets the concert choir, jazz choir and T-C The show choir wa n ' t the only Sensations once again performed as a part of the vocal program s to earn good superior sound system. ratings; the concert choir and j azz choir The T-C Sensations competed also had their moments of glory. The three times including the state competi- jazz choir, which practiced before and tion. At Johnston , Maryville, and the after school, received a divi sion l rating Weste rn Iowa at state and was Conference coma w a rd e d with pe t1 t1on the y second pl ace at "It has been a placed first, while th e We s te rn at state the y Io wa C o n fe rwonderful year. Everyearned a superior e nce co mpe tibody worked well torating. The show tion. The conchoir 's seas on , gether and we met all our cert choir was howev e r, h a d a lso ho no re d goals." Mrs. Arla one fl aw. " If I when two small Clausen said. could c ha nge gro up we re one thing about chosen to pero ur se as on it fo r m at A mes would have been no snow for our final after receivin g an outstanding rating . competition," Clausen remarked. The With the many ho nshow choir mi ssed performing at Heelan ors and trophi es rece ived by the voca l in March due to the weather. The T -C music programs, C lausen was extremely Se ns at io n s prac itce d· Mond a ys , pleased with what the year brought. "It's Wednesdays, and F rid ays to perfec t been a wo nd erful year. E ve ry bod y their award-winning performance. Most worked well together and we met all our students of show choir wo uld agree that goals." all the hard work was worth it. Erin 3 1 1. Soundsyste m. 200 1 Juni or Nori Davis ge ts hi s groove on while prac ti c in g hi s beatni k routine for the Vari t ~ S how. (Ph oto pro vid ed by M rs. Arla C lause n) Juni or Donnie Smith works on hi how c ho ir moves, w hil e juni o r Joey A ndersen and seni or Cass ie Incontro patiently wa i th e ir turn to perfo rm. ( Ph oto pro ided b_ Mrs . Arla C lausen) Fourteen seni ors, parti c ipat ed w ith th e TSe nsati o ns, an unu sua ll y hi g h num be r. Se ni ors in c luded front: Sa rah Ma nh art. Mi che ll e Tess ier, Erin Sc hi e rbroc k. Second: Jon Kro hn , Me li s a Darrin g to n, Co urt ney Di ve lbess, Tammi Honeywe ll , Cass ie lnco nt ro , Ada m Hood. Thrid: Do na ld Maresc h, A ll e n Worde n, Eddi e Leade rs. Adam Harm an, Paul Larse n. ( Photo prov ided by Fi sc he r Ph otog raphy) 72 Organizations �Freshman Elyse Miller and junior Nicole Pauley show their pearly whites as they wait to put on iheir award-w inning performance. (Photo provided by Nico le Paul ey) Sophomore Andy Olsen practices hi s solo wh ich he performed in the Variery Show. (Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Cl ause n) Th e song " Beauty Schoo l Drop Out"' was perfo rmed by the concert choir ladies who were do lled up in a co mp lete costume of ro llers and shower caps. (Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen) Jun ior Ange la Kroh n part ic patecl in th e v'ariety Show by us in g her lovely vo ice to ing one o f the many so los pe rfo rmed du1 ing the nig ht. (Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen) Vocal Music 73 �Seniors Courtney Divelbess and Linda Bruck show team spirit while doing a cheer during a timeout of a basketball game. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Sophomores Ashley Keller, Alicia Kenealy, and senior Courtney Divelbess give the wrestlers some confidence and encouragement during a meet. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Sophomore Alicia Kenealy , seniors C~mrtney Divelbess, Linda Bruck, and junior Nicole Pauley start one of tl1eir many cheers at a basketball game. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) 7 4 Organizations Sophomore Ashley Keller and ·enio1 Linda Bruck hold up the sign before ti foot baJI game. P layers ran through ,1 I name was being announced. The ch er also made tl1e footba ll team cook.it before the games. (Photo by Mrs . C., · Elliott) �Sugar and Spice By Katie BruTier Sophomore Alicia Kenealy gets ready to lhr w ju t one of the many mini basketball s lhrown duri ng the basketball games. I Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) ·n ior Courtney Divelbess and junior icole Pauley gave a cheer as they showed .Jm spirit. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) chP,erleading, they had the choice The cheerleaders awaited of choosing between basketball, as the players came out on the football, or wrestling. They were court, field or mat. Then wlien also able to pick more than one. the competition heated up they "I chose to go out of cheerleading showed team spirit and cheered because I thought it would be on the players. something new that I haven' t Although some don ' t tried before and consider because my friends cheerleading were trying out," a spo1t, it is. ·'I consider cheerleading sophomore Alicia They a sport if the individuals Kenealy said. practice just So as hard as in ol ed strive to better whether it was the footb all · themselves as athletes." passing out mini and basketbasketball balls ball players S nior Courtney during games, and wresDivelbess said. baking cookies for tlers. The the football players, cheerleaders holding contests for gave their all the most spirited fan, or just plain to help the players at any moment getting the crowd riled up, the they needed the encouragement. cheerleaders used their "Sugar They also showed leadership by and Spice" ways to show team attending every sporting event spirit once again. and always being there to get the crowd involved. Sugar and Spice. Dir. Francine McDougall. 2001 At the beginning of the year when students tried out for Sopohmore Ashley Keller, seniors Lauren McLandsborough , Courtney Divelbess and j unior Nicole Pa_uley cheer on the foo tball players at a s'aturday afternoon game with Missouri Valley (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) �own on the Farm ByTanya Redinbaugh The FFA organization seemed to stand out when it came to cleaning and improving the environment and community. They worked hard and gained both self-achievement and recognition of fellow members. How did the members come to join such a prosperous organization ? Sponsor Mr. Kevin Matulka said, "Take an Ag. class, then you' re eligible to join." They competed in several competitions throughout the year. Some of those included the livestock and soil judging contests at Northwest Missouri State. The soi l judging team of Shari Greiner, Jenna Moen, John Ungrad and Eric Clark missed a trip to the state competition by just one pl ace. These are just some of the acheivements the FFA Chapter has accomplished. Their ann ual fruit sales were a glowing token of the hard work that went on in the organization throughout the year. They sold around 15,00Q dollars worth of fruit from October 17th to November 7th. While doing things to improve the community, fellow members went to the Building Our Iowa Communities Conference. They learned about a grant available from Alliance Pipeline to improve the chapter itself. While attending the game feed, they were able to sample different kinds of wild li fe . Another favorite event of the year was the Trap Shoot. Members were able to test their aim by shooting clay pigeo ns. Members of FFA not on ly helped out their community, but showed leadership to their fellow student body. They were able to compete, help out and have fun au at the same time. Se ni o r Shari Greiner, sophomore Kelli Greiner and freshman Sarah Moen po e for a picture whi le at the Building Our Communities and Macie fo r Exce ll ence Conferences in Boone, Iowa. (Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matulka ) "I joined to broaden my knowledge in the field of agriculture," Secretary senior Shari Greiner said. Down on the Farm . Dir. Michael St. Clair. Sen iors Adam Marsh and Alisha Wil on bo fruit during class. The FFA me mbers sold fru as one o f the ir annual fundrai ser . The to 1 seller for thi s year was Du tin Laver. (Phot•' provided by Mr. Kev in Matul ka) 1938 Seni ors .Jennifer Reed , Alis ha W ilson, S ha ri Greiner, juniors Caleb Wohlers, Joh n Ungrad (Pres ide nt) , Dus tin Laver, senior Adam Mars h , junio r Joel Ruggles, so pho more Eric C lark and seni or J enna Moen were part icipant s of the oi l judging con tes t. (Photo pro vided by Mr. Kev in Ma tul ka) 76 Organi zati ons �Some FFA members took part in highway clean-up , one of th e many commun ity service acti vities they sponsored. The group picked up trash along Hi ghway 83. (Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matulk a) Seniors Jenna Moen, Jennifer Reed and Alisha Wilson take part in the Horticu lture competeti on at Northwes t Missouri State. The team placed 17th. (Photo prov ided by Mr. Kevin MatuLka) The FFA Greenhands pose fo r a picture du ri ng FFA Week. The Green hand s are first year membe rs of FFA. and they inc lu de, Fron t: Brent Darringer, Kelli G1·einer, Johnnie W itt, J eremy Witt. Seco nd: Joe Ausdem ore. Colburn Dittmer. Raymond Bruck, Andy Berg and Sa rah Moen. (Photo pro vided by Mr. Kevin Matu lka) ~. •nure Brett Cook di shes up a plate at ·. a nnua l ga me feed. The ga me feed ,i .. hancP fo r members to try a variety of t 1.::nt wild game inc ludin g pheasa nt and d l 1rkey. (Photo prov ided by Mr. Kevin ulka) FF 77 �Seniors Melissa Darrington and Kelly Shreeves donate their time on Valentine' s Day to help sort balloons and flowers bought by students to give to their friends. (Photo by Laure Barhke) Senior Laura Bahrke takes time out to bake cookies to provide for people at the Dorothy Day House. (Photo rovided b Laura Bahrke Junior Nicole P a uley, sophomore Jenny Larson , junior Amber Hunt and sophomore Ashley Keller help serve so up to homeless peopl e at the Dorothy Day House. (Photo prov ided by Jan Elliott) F res hman Derrick Danker helps k p' communi ty c lean by picking up trn ht 1 hi ghway 19 J o utside of Neola. ( Phl 1 Mrs. Sarah II 78 Organizations �oumey of Honor Fre hman John Zellmer drags a trash can behind him as he picks up trash along the "Oadside. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) By Amber Finken Certain people are born with the determination to help; they will go to extremes in order to help complete strangers and they li ve tc improve others ' lives. The ASTRA organization was started especially for these reasons. It gives students the oppo1tunity to be invol ved in helping people and allows them to give back to their communities. Many students join ASTRA tci gain se rvic hour , to help people in need. or to lend a helping heart wherever and whenever it is needed. The ASTRA Vice President senior Heidi Ausdemore joined for a number of reasons. " I wanted to get involved with the community and help different organizations or people," Ausdemore said. Mrs. Kelly Alfers took over her first year as head of the orcranization. She brought excitement and enthusiasm to make the organization grow and become better than it was already. "I really enjoy it, but I feel I wasn ' t able to dedicate as much time to it as I would have liked in order to get more services rolling and more students active," Alfers said. As ASTRA Pre ident, senior Kelly Shreeves was responsible for many people and their actions. It was tressful yet enlightening. "The best thing about being invol ved in the ASTRA organization is knowing that I am helping people who need it," Shreeves said. Community service is a blessing to everyone. These wonderful students made a journey of honor and helped to make the world a better place. People respect them for their dutie and will be forever grateful of their actions. "I' m in ASTRA because it gives me a chance to help other people and not just think about myself," Nicole Pauley said. 1phomore Ashley Stangl runs off copies Jr Mrs. Alfers. Stangl was Alfers teacher's 11d th ird ho ur and earn ed community ser'u! hours for her work. (Photo by Amber .1ken) Seniors Courtney Divelbess and Heidi Ausdemore led their classmates in grand total service hours. Divelbess had over 300 hours while Ausdemore had over 500 hours. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Journey of Honor. Dir. Gordon Hessler. 1991 �tatement By Sara Withers Where can you speak your Michaela Gray Literary Program. mind and portray characters as if Gray earned a I at the State compeyou were a famous star? The tition. Outspoken Drama Club is the After Speech competitions answer. Each year these students took their toll , the play became the amaze crowds with their ability to next prioriety. The play, Cheaper run and operate a play and compete by the Dozen, is about an efficiently in speech contests. crazed father with 12 intelli gent The contest Speech season children. It is narrated by Ernestin began in and Frank January with Gilbreth played Large Group by Amber Hunt "It (Speech) has made me a Districts. and Nori Davis. Students more outspoken person and Other members participated in of the cast I'm not afraid to talk in Improv. , TV included Andy front of a crowd," SophoNews, Readers Olsen , Laura Theatre and Barhke and a more Michaela Gray said. Ensemble whole slew of Acting. Amber others playing Hunt and Kelsey the other ten Miller received children. a Divison I rating at Districts, Showing off their talents advancing to state where they took and stating their minds made both home a II. Individual Events the play and speech competitions Districts in Janu ary brought fi ve memorable. Outspoken members advancements to State with Kelly made a statement. Nonpoint. Statement. 200 I Shreeves, Poetry; Amber Hunt, Storytelling; Nicole Pauley, Public Address and Literary Program and Juniors Nori Davis and Amber Hun t share a "brother-sister" moment on tage playing Frank and Ernestine Gil breth. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elli ott) Senior Latia Hubbard and sophomoi; • Tanya Redinbaugh rehearse their lines before performing at a speech competition (Photo by Laura Barh ke) Seni ors Lauren McLandsborough , Mandy Darrington, Kelly Shreeves and sophomore Katy Toler patie ntl y watch and wa it for their turn to act out their part in the pl ay. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) �Sophomore Andy Olsen enthusiastically acts as the father figure in the play, while senior Laura Bahrke aids him as the mother. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Seniors Brian Sibert and Ryan Donovan take a moment to relax in between their performances at speech competition. hoto b Laura Bahrke WIC speech contestants included sen iors Laura Bahrke and Mandy Darrington, juniors Amber Hunt and Nicole Pauley, and senior Kelly Shreeves. Dan·ington, Hunt, Pauley and Shreeves a.II made finals. (Photo by Laura Bahrke) r Nkoie Pauley and senior Sara r la11an dramatically act out their roles .. r;ng 1he show ing of the play. (Photo by Ir Sarah E lliott) Speech/Play 8 l �At the Nati onal Honor Society induction held at the Quail Run Golf Course in Neola, Tomi Toler li ghts a candle as part of the ceremony whi le Sara Plambeck waits fo r her turn. (Photo provi ded by Mrs. Tami Harman) New inductees, Angela Krohn, Katy Toler, Nicole Pauley, M ichaela Gray, Casie Barrier, Kelsey Miller, Marie Corrin and Andy Morse pose fo r a picture at the close of the ceremony. (Photo rov ided b Mrs. Tami Harm an Tbe National Honor Society was 22 members strong at the close of the school yea r. Front: Latia Hubba rd , Ashley Eck rich , Angela Kr ohn, Katy Toler , Nicole Paul ey, M ichaela Gray and Li ndsey Obe rmeier. Back: Laura Na nni nga , Sar a h Ma nha r t, Amanda Ga u, Alyssil Beebe, Casie Ba r r ier, And y Morse, Kelsey Miller, Marie Co rrin , Andri Cohen. J enn a Moen , Melissa Da r r in gton , Courtn ey Di velbess,Tomi Toler , Shari G riener and Sara Plambeck. (Photo prov ided by Mrs. Tami Harman) conti nu ed the traditi on of del'orJt111 lo bby for Chri st ma . Kelly Shreew lhe tireless help rs. he lped uut by pl.1 to the hoys where they sc rcw.:d up the li ghts. (Photo hy 82 Organizations �Few Good Men (and women) Shari Griener and Shannon Brisbois !ended a helping hand to the Student Council 's Valentines Day Dance by working at the concessions table. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) By Nicole Pauley Throughout the year students found ways to be a bigger part of school. Many wanted to make changes, and a few ways to do so were to join Student Council or to be selected for National Honor Society. These two groups were able to help others and benefit the community as well. Stu. Co., headed by Mrs. Angela Huseman, included among others CoPresidents Melissa Darrington and Latia Hubbard; Treasurer, Sara Plambeck; and Secretary, Nicole Pauley. Stu. Co. is a group in which students app ly to be able to voice opinions about th school. The group took an activ role by holding a alentine's Day Dance and buying a new candy machine. Stu. Co. helped show appreciation to teachers as well as bus drivers and staff by making a best ru1d most list and hosting a teacher/senior breakfast. At homecoming the l " annual golf cart parade gave the community a new way to support the school. Stu. Co. seemed to give members a sense of satisfaction. "Student Council is something you do, not just something you put on your resll.'ne," Hubbard said. NHS also worked to help the community as well as the chool. NHS, lead by Mrs. Tami Harman, is a select group in which a few good men were selected out of a larger number of applicants. At the · induction ceremony eight new members were inducted. NHS held two blood drives, collected money door-to-door for artluitis and held a coin drive for cystic fibrosis. "The major goals are to provide service, provide leadership and communicate with the community and the school," Harman said. Officers were President. Amanda Gau; Vice-President, Eddie Leaders; Secretary, Melissa Darrington; Treasurer, Shari Greiner; Communications, Tomi Toler; and Activities, Sru·a Plambeck. Whether these two groups joined force and worked in conjunction or plit the difference and worked on different proj ect , they each found ways to make a difference. "Student council is something you do, not just something you put n your resume," Latia Hubbard said. Seniors Courtney Divelbess, Melissa Darrington, Jenna Moen and Shari Grient>r work at the registration table at he HS blooddrive and have a little fun ...t the same time. (Photo by Lauren f Tlkcn) Student Council members Lindsey Obermeier and Jessy Heimbaugh serve drinks at the senior /teacher breakfast sponsored by the Student Council. (Photo by Nicole Pauley) Student Council/NHS 83 �At one of the various Underwood Track Meets, senior Jared Graham pushes hard towards the finish line on the way to winning the race. (Photo by Mandy Darrington) Senior Noah Thielen swings hard on the offensive end of the ball. On the defensive end of the ball Thielen was also a major contributor. (Photo provided by The Gazette) The varsity football team huddles together for a breather during a Saturday afternoon game with Missouri Valley. Tri-Center prevailed 10-7. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Sophomore Amber Finken bats against AHST in the /KM Tourney. Finken played 2nd base. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Freshman Wendy Ausdemore dribbles around the Underwood defender. Ausdemore was named First Team all SW/ by The Daily Nonpariel. (Photo provided by The Gazette) 84 Sports �Getting Physical Winning record s, wins over great tea ms, and trips to Dis- •• tricts and state were all achievements atheletes and spv"'rcs teams made durin g th e 200 1-2002 school year. In order to achieve great things, teams bad to work hard and strive to improve throughout the season. '"As t.he season went on, we practiced harder and worked 10 improv our tim : · sophomore cross count ry and track member Jen ny Dal t n said. Along wi th workin g ha rd , team pirit was also a fa cto r. "As seniors, we just wanted to have fu n. W all tried to stay upbeat and ready to play know ing these were ur last games.'" senior footbal l and basketball member Noah Thielen sa.id . T rying hard, worki ng toge th r, and "getti ng ph ysica l" in both practi ce and games made for a great year of sports. Getting Physical. Dir. Steven Stern . 1984 by Tomi Toler 86-87 Baseball 88-89 Softball 90-91 Football 92-93 Volleyball 94-95 Cross Country 96-97 Wrestling 98-99 Boys Basketball 100-101 Girls Basketball 102-103 Golf 104-105 Boys Track 106-107 Girls Track 108-109 Middle School Sports 110-111 Middle School Sports Djvisjon 85 �my story ( Andy Christensen, 12 Coach Jim Dermody gives Senior Noah Thielen a high five on making it to third . (Photo by Sarah Elliott.) ) "We were playing Griswold and I started out at pitcher, but I was doing really crappy. The coaches moved me out to Centerfield. We were down by nine and I made some really good catches. When we got up to bat, I had two doubles and we came back and won ." my story (~~~~-N~oah ~_T_hi_·e_le_n_._1_2~~) "It was at the Missouri Valley game and and we were down by two. It was bottom of the seventh and I was up to bat. It was a full count and I hit a line drive up the middle. It hit the second baseman in the head and went to left field, I got a double and brought in the tying runs. We went into extra innings and again we we re down by two, but Chris Speight stepped up and hit a home run to win the game." varsity scoreboard TCHS I 2 17 11 6 5 3 9 4 19 7 8 19 7 4 18 6 13 3 LI 5 6 4 6 3 OPP D eni son-Schl eswig L ewis Cen tral Logan-M agnolia H ar l an A udubon Treynor Mo .Valley Ri vers ide A H ST Gr iswold U nderwood Trey nor A udu bo n Mo.Va lley St. A lbert Ri ver side A HST Gri swold Underwood Red Oak L ewis Central A braham Lincoln Treynor Gri swold A H ST Final record : 12- 13 4 7 11 21 l 6 4 0 12 l 9 I 5 6 5 l 2 12 8 10 19 7 10 4 5 Play ball! The boys are ready to go and they get t he i r las t few words of advice from the coach es be fore they break out of the huddl e to take t he field. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) Senior Paul La rsen rounds th ird and heads toward home allowing th e Trojan s to put up another run on the scoreboard . (Photo by Sarah Elliott) 86 S(X)1ts Senior Chris Speight steps up to take a swing ball. Speight had six homeruns on the seaso (Photo by Sarah Elliott) �Through the ups and the downs the baseball team gave it their all... Senior Brandon Finken winds up as he throws a pitch . (Photo by Sarah Elliott) For the Love of the Grune By Jessy Heimbaugh The 2001 baseball team stepped onto the field and awaited their opponents' challenge. With the hunger to win, they played the best they could and ended just under .500 at 12-13. Their conference record, however, put them in a tie with Missouri -Valley, AHST, and Underwood for the Conference Seasonal Champs. 'The boyis really like baseball, so they tired to stay in shape," Head Coach Jim Dermody said. Because of a love for the game, the team seemed to do whatever was needed to improve and prepare. Many plaY.ers ran track and lifted weights to stay in shape. 'Definitely our offense was our strong point. We hit exceptionally well," Dermody said. Four players hit over .400, while the team average was .363. The boys had hoped to be the best and take on some of the toughest teams 1n their conference, which they accomplished. 'The bes1 game was when we went into extra innings against Missouri Valley and oeat them," Senior Shawn Petersen said.-Witfl their triumphant wins, there was plenty more where that came from. This season was the last for seniors. Brandon Finken, Josh Obrecht, and Chris Speight. "All guys have been playing since their freshman year, and workmg harcfat it. They all had tlie senior leadership that we needed," Dermody said. The team accomplished a lot. Although they ended with a loss to Avoca in the district semi-finals, they went out with heart. As senior Justin Ring said, 'We started off slow but played really well towards the end." They showed it was all for the love of the game." For the Love of the Game. Dir. Sam Raimi. 1999 VARSITY : Front : Brandon Petersen, Tim Speight, Justin Ring , Andy Olsen, Paul Larsen, Andy Griener. Back: Luke Smith, Andy Christensen, Shawn Petersen, Noah Thielen , Shawn Dalton. (Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh) SENIORS: Ch ris Speight, Josh Obrecht , and Brandon Finken . (Photo provided by Janelle Finken) The team lines up to congratulate Josh Obrecht on his homerun. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) Coach Max Kozeal and Senior Brandon Finken take time to scout the opposing team before the JUNIOR VARSITY: Front: Justin Kohl , Jeremy Witt, Landon Ausdemore, Bryan Larsen, Andy Griener. Second: Johnnie Witt, Derrick Danker. B.J. Pauley, Colburn Dittmer, Troy Courtier, Tim Speight. Thi rd: Jonathan McDonald, Dean Grote, Cody Petersen, Brent Hough, Kent Harryman, Raymond Bruck. (Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh) Baseball 7 �Showing off on their new fielcL the Lady Trojans finished with a winning season. Field of Dreams First basemen Amy Minahan and third basemen Kim Bennett await the upcoming play as Casie Barrier delivers the pitcl' Bennett was awarded th e Best Batting Average Award fc th e season hitting .333 on the year. Minahan was a 4 yiW letter wi nner in high school. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) By Amber Finken "If you build it, they will come." Many people have heard that popular line from the famous movie "Field of Dreams" based on a true story set in Dyersville, Iowa. For the 2001 Softball team it came true. The team entered the season with two new coaches, a new softball field, new uniforms and as well as new goals and anticipations for the summer ahead. With seven returning starters backed by strong senior leadership, the team accomplished many important goals throughout the season. They were the District Runner-up, won the C-A-M tournament for the second straight year, and closed out the season at 18-16 overall and 6-8 in the conference. The JV team completed the season with a record of 12-5, while the freshmen ended at 6-2. "I think we reached all of our goals during the season. We had some setbacks, but in the end we were happy about what we accomplished," sophomore pitcher Shari Killpack said. Two new coaches made the season more challenging and exciting than ever. Both Head Coach Derek Sonderland and Assistant Coach Cassie Keogh entered the season excited and eager. These feelings continued throughout the summer. "I was pleased with the girls work ethic. They came in and worked hard for me," Coach Sonderland said. Playing their final season, seniors LeAnne Ausdemore, Rachel Finken , Amy Minahan, Jessica Muhs, and Erin Obermeier were a solid backbone. Coach Sonderland said, "It will be hard losing those five seniors. They were a group of kids who worked hard and were real knowledgeable about the game. They will be missed, although, we have a great group of young kids with a nice work ethic to look forward to." Even the players felt excited about the new changes. "I think our coaches did a nice job. They worked really hard and made all the teams work harder and want to win and improve," junior right fielder Tina Clevenger said. The team had to put in excessive amounts of time, energy, sweat, and determination to have such a successful season . They came to practice each day ready to work hard and learn more at every opportunity. By putting these things together, the softball team was able to complete an outstanding season. Field of Dreams. Dir. Phil Alden Robinson. 1989. VARSITY: Front: Rachel Finke n, Jessica Muhs, LeAnne Ausdemore, Amy Minahan, Erin Obermeier. Second: Tessa Wellman, Shari Killpack, Am ber Finken, Krystal Hansen, Tina Clevenger, Ashley Eckrich. Third: Assistant Coach Cassie Keogh, Lindsey Obermeier, Kim Bennett, Laura Nanninga, Hannah Ausdemore, Andrea Ring, Kim Nelson, Casie Barrier, Head Coach Derek Sonderland. JUNIOR VARSITY: Front: Casie Barrier, Li ndsey Obermeier, Hannah Ausdemore , Andrea Ring, Krystal Hansen , Kim Nelson, Ashley Eckrich . Second: Shari Ki llpack, Amber Finken, Amanda Minahan, Lauren Finken. Third: Assistant Coach Cassie Keog h, Elizabeth Thielen, Jessy Heimbaugh , Katie Sibert, Ashley Schultz, Head Coach Derek Sonderland. FRESHMEN: Front: Missy Barrier, Beth Harris, Alisha Gau, Elyse Miller. Second: Sarah Moen , Wendy Ausdemore, Ashley Nelson, Amy Nanninga, Assistant Coach Cassie Keogh. Between games at the C-A-M tournamen t in Anita, the varsity team finds time to cool down and relax. They ended up taking first in the tournament for the second year in a row in back-to back years. (Photo provided by Mrs. Muhs) Players in th e dugout focus intently on the field during an 1-K-M tourn ament game. After losing the first round game, the team ca me back to win the next two and finish in 4th place. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) 88 Sports �my story Ashley Eckrich, Lindsey Obermeier, Tessa Wellman, Laura Nanninga, and Amy Minahan pay close attention to the game against AHST as Coach Sonderland watches from the field. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) c~~~~R_a_c_h_el_F_ink~_en_,_1_2~~~) "My most memorable moment was definitely a game that I will always remember, the 19 inning game against A-H-S-T and how we ended up winning. We had so many chances and it took us 19 innings to get it done." my story c~~~-Am~_y_:M_1_·n_ah~an_,~12~~~~) "My most memorable moment was the game with AHST. It was even more memorable because we had been waiting so long to beat them. I'll remember those 19 innings for a long time!" scorebo ard TCHS 7 0 I 4 7 I 8 0 1t 2 12 0 8 3 10 s 3 9 Junior Tina Clevenger concentrates on the pitcher as she waits for her pitch. One of Clevenger's personal goals for the season was to improve on her hitting. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) ntor Rachel Finken awaits the pi tch. Finken s voted 2nd Team All-Conference as well as norable Mention All-SWI by the Daily Nonparei l r tcher. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) Senior Jessica Muhs fires a pitch to home-plate. Muhs was awarded Academic All Conference and was voted Honorable Mention All-SWI for pitcher. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) 2 2 0 3 5 8 7 4 3 5 0 9 5 5 I OPP L og an Sh enand oa h Missouri V all ey Ri verside A udubo n AHST Gl enwoo d L ew is Central Gri swo ld U nderwood Abraham Lincoln Undenvood Aud ub on AHST South Page Coon Rapids-Bayard Cornin g A udubo n Treyn or Glenwoo d M issouri Va lley T rey nor R iverside A H ST G ri swo l d Thoma. Jeffer, on U nderw ood AH T Harlan Ar-We-Ya W est Haffison AHST Rivers ide Logan-Magnolia 6 10 2 s 6 2 s 1 0 4 2 s 0 7 0 3 l 0 s 1 2 0 4 11 0 3 6 I() '.'i 0 0 4 3 5 Final r cord: 18-16 oftball 9 �my story ( Shawn Petersen, 12 Sophomore Jesse Kuhnle holds the ball as Senior Andy Christensen kicks the field goal to make the score 10-0 agains Mo. Valley. Christensen made 23 of his 28 field goals attemped for the season. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) ) "We had a great first half of the season , then we ran into the harder part of our schedule and had some trouble." my story (~~~~J_o_e_y_K_o_s_rn~a_ce_k_,_1_2~~-) "It was a little dissappointing in the second half of the season , the first half was fun and exciting. " varsity scoreboard TC 38 10 47 27 47 20 7 17 13 OPP AR-WE-VA Missouri Va lley West Monona Westwood B oyer Va l l ey Underwood AHST Lo - Ma St. Al bert 8 7 34 14 13 41 25 34 49 Final record: 5-4 1st Team A ll-District Joey K osmacek -Offensi ve Back Shawn Petersen-Defensi ve B ack A nd y C hr i stensen-Ki cker 2nd Team A ll-D istrict Paul Larsen- Defensi ve B ack Noah Thielen-Receiver Honorable Mention A ll-District Brian Si bert-Defensi ve End Matt Hinman-Offensi ve Line Joe A usdemore-Deffensi ve Lin e Acedem ic A ll -District and Academic A ll-Conferen ce Edd ie L eaders A nd y Morse 90 Sports Head Coach Elliott and his Assistant Coach Dermody silently watch as a play begins, while Assistant Coach Fah checks the status on the free popcorn from the snack bar. (Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh) Seniors Brian Sibert, Shawn Dalton and Andy Christensen run through the tunnel before the start of the Westwood Sloan game. The Trojans were victorious 27-14. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) Senior Matt Hinman recovers after helping take Mo Valley offender. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) �Senior leadership helped achieve a winning season. Boyer Valley is no match for Senior Joey Kosmacek as he runs the ball with the aid of another Trojan. (Photo by Sarah Elliott.) The Gift of Game By Sara Withers Friday when the last bell rings, school is over and done until Monday .. .right? Wrong! It's game night, and students, staff, and fans will fill the school once more before the weekend. Elliott said the goal at the start of the season was to improve as a team, work hard and have fun and they did just that. Beating Ar-We-Ve 38 to 8, the football team started their season with a bang. This was the first in the five gA.me winning streak. Four more wins followed with a high point of the season being the conquering of Missouri Valley in a close 1O to 7 Saturciay afternoon game. "Beating Missouri Valley was a big accomplishment, considering they are a class larger than us, " Head Coach Dan Elliott said. "It was fun to play during the day and come out with a big win," said Assistant Coach Jeff Fah. Carl Cochran, and Jim Dermody were assistant coaches to Elliott throughout the season as well. In the Homecoming game against Boyer Valley, the Trojans came out with a 47 to 34 victory. Underwood came through the next week, however, and beat the seemingly unstoppable Trojans 20 to 41, to end their winning streak. "The team felt down from the loss, and lost their intensity," Elliott said. The team finished the season with three more losses to AHST, Lo-Ma and St. Albert, leaving the Trojans with a 5-4 record. "I tl1ink that we did better than everyone expected," said Kent Harryman. Even though the season ended less intense than in the beginning, Elliott would like to thank the players and fans for being there and having a great season. Whether it was on our own turf or on another, the Trojans showed they had the gift of the game. Crazy Town. The Gift of the Game. 1999 The mighty Trojans raise their helmets after a victory in their traditional post game huddle. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) Sophomore Brandon Vorthman gets motivated while he walks onto the field with the rest of the team before the game against West Monona. (Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh) VARSITY: Front: Brandon Vorthman, Josh Goodsell, Ku rtis Shreeves, TJ LeBaugh, Bryan Larsen Nick Kinart, Dustin Laver, Lando~ Ausdemore. Second: Zach Kinart, Tim Speight, Joey Kosmacek, Cody Huebert, Joey Pauley, Kyle Welbourne, Kent Harryman, Brent Hough, Derrick Danker Third: Cody Petersen, Mitch Janisch, Assistant coach Jeff Fah, Head Coach Dan Elliott, Assistant coach Carl Cochran, . Assistant coach Jim Dermody, Joe Ausdemore , Justin Ring Fourth: Shawn Petersen, Josh Martens, Justin Nelson, Matt Hinman, Teddy Devine, Brandon Petersen, Ryan Donovan , Jesse Kuhnle Fifth: Eddie Leaders, Noah Thielen, Mike Shra 'er, Adam Harman, Brian Sibert, Andy Christensen, Paul Larsen Sixth : Shawn Dalton, Andy ....__ _ _ _ _ _..;...._ _,.__~---.....1 Morse, Jake Richey. (P hoto Provided by Fisch er Photography) Senior Shawn Petersen (above) looks for the ball nex1 to a Mo. Valley defender. (Photo provided by Sarah Elliott) Senior Shawn Petersen takes down the red offensive player and senior Andy Chr istensen is ready to help. Petersen was honored as All District defensive back and Christensen as kicker. (Photo by Sarah Elliott) Foothall 91 �Giving their all and acheiving their goals helped to produce a winning season. Hardball By Laura Bahrke Hardball is what the volleyball team played this year; they acommplished goals and played their hardest. Head Coach Brian Wedemeyer said, "The volleyball team had a positive attitude." It was that positive attitude which lead the team to accomplish their goals and end with a 14-12-1 overall record and a 8-5 conference record. The Junior Varsity finished 5-5, while the Freshmen were 7-3. As a team they finished second in the conference and fourth in the conference tournament. They also recived the Distinguished Academic Achievement Award. Many individuals had major accomplishments with four making All-Conference. Wendy Ausdemore and Laura Nanninga were named First Team All-Conference. Sarah Manhart was named Second Team All-Conference and Andrea Ring was named Honorable Mention All-Conference. 'The girls played inconsistent, but I was pleased that we placed second in our conference. I also noticed the girls improvement in working without outcomplaining," Wedemeyer said. Many individuals set goals to both have fun and to improve skills. "As an individual my goals were to enjoy my last year and help the team become better both physically and mentally," Senior Mandy Darrington said. Sophmore Katy Taler's goal was spiking. Toler said, "I was a pretty weak spiker last year and this year I improved a lot." From a player's perspective, "I thought that the team progressed over the season. We stepped up when we needed to and worked as hard as we could," sophomore Jessy Heimbaugh said. The team's positive attitude along with their individual strengths held them together throughout the season. Memories on the court will never be forgotten . Head Coach Brian Wedemeye r pumps up the varsity team during a time out with Griswold. The team defeated Griswold in 3 games. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Hardball. Dir. Brian Robbins. 2001 VARSITY: Front: Mandy Darrington, Sarah Manhart, Amanda Gau. Second: Jessy Heimbaugh, Casie Barrier, Kim Nelson, Lindsey Obermeier Third: Head Coach Brian Wedemeyer, Andrea Ring, Hannah Ausdemore, Wendy Ausdemore, Marie Co rrin, Laura Nanninga, Assistant Coach Amy Olsen. (Photo provided by Studio B Photog raphy) JUNIOR VARSITY: Front: Elizibeth Thielen, Jessy Heimbaugh, Lauren Finken. Second: Head Coach Brian Wedemeyer, Amber Finken, Katy Toler, Jamie Ring, Ashley Schultz, Katie Sibert, Assistant Coach Amy Olsen. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) FRESHMEN: Front: Missy Barrie r, Elyse Miller, Alisha Gau. Second: Head Coach Brian Wedemeye r, Lacey Messerschmidt, Sarah Moen, Wendy Ausdemore, Ashley Nelson, Amy Nanninga, Assistant Coach Amy Olsen. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) 92 Spo1ts =====""""="""'== Junior Laura Nanninga, and Freshman Wendy Ausdemore get ready to block a spike by an Underwood player. TriCenter won 3-1-0. (Photo provided by the Gazette) Juniors Kim Nelson , and Laura Nanninga, get ready to return th e ball after a tip by AH ST. (Photo By Sarah Elliott) �my story Seniors Amanda Gau, Sarah Manhart, Mandy Darrington, and junior Kim Nelson chill out in thei r motel rooms before they leave to go watch the State Volleyball Tournament. (Ph oto provid ed by Mandy Darrington) ( AmandaGau, 12 ) "My best moments for the season were beating Mo. Valley at Mo. Valley in five games rally scoring. Another was our bus ride talks with Sarah, Mandy and Kim, and finally our trip to the State Volleyball Tournament." my story (~~~-S_a_ra_h~M_a_n_h_a_rt_,_1_2~~~) "My most memerable moment would have to be our volleyball rituals before every game and our first game w ith Underwood at home. That made my season exciting ." varsity scoreboard W/L L L L L w w w w L w w w w w Ti e L w w w Junior Lindsey Obermeier bumps the ball during the Mo. Valley game as senior Sarah Manhart watches. (Photo provided by the Gazette) L L L w L L w L AHST Boyer V all ey H ar l an A. L. St. Alberts Sidney CAM Griswol d Adair Casey Sidney Gri swold Ri ve r ide Un de n \ od W alnut Deni so n Atl anti Adair-C a ey Mo. Valley Audubo n Treyn o r Atlantic Red Oak AHS T Mo. Valley Underwood Gri swo ld Underwood 1-3-0 1-3-0 0-3-0 0-3-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 2-0 -0 '.2-0-0 1-2-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 J - 1- 0 J -0-0 1- 1-0 0-2- 0 2- 0-0 3-2-0 3-0-0 0-3-0 1-3-0 0-3-0 3-0-0 0-3-0 2-3-0 3-0-0 1-3-0 Final record: 14- 1'.! - I Assistant Coash Amy Olsen, Mandy rrlngton, Andrea Ring, Hannah Ausdemore and Jessy Heimbaugh cheer on ·r teammates as their names are '10Unced before the game. (Photo by Sarah IOlt) Kim Nelson sets the ball as Amanda Gau looks on. Tri-Center won the home match against Audubon in three games. (Picture provided by the Gazette) Volleyball 93 �my story ( Jeremy Barnes, 12 Senior Alyssa Beebe bares down and focu ses in on the race. Beebe was a three year letter winner. (Photo provided by Coach Pat Dalton) ) "What I wi ll miss most about Cross Country is Mr. Dalton. He was a great coach. To me he was more of a friend than a coach." my story (~~~-J_a_r_e_d_G_r_a_h_a_m_,_1_2~~) "My goal for the season was to improve my time from last season. My most memorable moment th is year was the meet at Avoca." Boys/Girls Results Bo vs NTR NTR 5/8 6/10 NTR N TR NTR 6/8 NTR NTR Girls AHST West H arri son A udub o n Adair- Casey Shenandoah Woodbine At lanti c W l C at Mo. Valley Tri- C enter Di stricts 5/8 4/8 3/8 6110 9/1 1 I 0/ 1S NTR 6/8 6/8 12/26 NTR= No Team Res ults Sophomore Kelli Grei ner makes her move to pass an opposing runner. Greiner was a two year letter winner. (Photo provided by Coach Pat Dalton) Freshman Lexi Beebe pushes herself to ach ieve. Beebe was a first year letterwinner. (Photo provided by Coach Pat Dalton) 94 Sports Junior Julie Leonard drives toward to catch an runner. Leonard was a first year letterwfnner provided by the Gazette) �The Cross Country team achieved their goals through detennination. Junior Luke Smith holds his ground against an opposing runner. (Photo provided by Coach Pat Dalton) Follow the Leader By Desiree Sigler Most people wouldn't even think of running long distances unless they were being chased by a razor-tooth rabbit. The cross country runners ran a grueling lwo miles or more everyday. They didn't think about the distance they ran; they just did it. "It was a good season," Coach Pat Dalton said. While the boys put together a varsity team for just three meets, the girls squad ran in ten meets with the high point being a strong third place finiSh at Audubon. Though the team's season had a lot of ups and downs, the team still focused on improving their abilities in each race they ran. With the lack of rabbits chasing them, tney continued to run their hardest even when times got tough. Dalton said, 'The team's goals were to be competitive in every race ana to become better with each meet. We wanted to improve personal bests and times over courses run before." Even though it was the last year for the few seniors on the team, they still had their own personal goals. Jared Graham's goal was to improve his l ime from last year, and Jeremy Barnes' was to fi~isfl ~he race no matter how bad his back hurt. Alyssa Beebe, the only senior girl runner, also had goals. "I wanted to complete each race and improve throughout the season," Beebe said. The seniors will be missed very_ much. l!le.Y. Pl;Jt fo.rth a lot of effort and acheived most of their goals. Jenny Dalton said, I will miss all of the bus rides with Jeremy and all of the stories that he told; those were the best." Although the team goofed around at pr~ctice, they also worked hard and tried to achieve their goals. Julie Leonard said her goal was to run a good time and place at the district meet. "Lifting weights hefPed out. I was getting stronger while I was having fun," Leonari:l said. Throughout the season the team had to look past their difficulties and focus on ini:lividual i provements. Whether it was leading the flock or following the leader, they found the strength in themselves to succeed. CROSS COUNTRY: Front: Alyssa Beebe, Austin McCool , Daniel Smith, Kelli Greiner, Jenny Dalton, Jesi Myers, Alicia Fischer. Second: Julie Leonard, Jeremy Barnes, Jared Graham, Luke Smith, Colburn Dittmer, Lexi Beebe. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) Sophomores Jesi Myers. Jenny Dalton and Kelli Greiner gather for a fun buddy picture. All three girls are two year letterwinners. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) cross country team, Alyssa Beebe, Jenny Dalton, Lexi Beebe, Julie Leonard and Jesi Myers head to the starting line of the grueling two mile course at the Tri-Center meet. (Photo provided by Coach Pat Dalton) Senior Jared Graham feels some relief as he nears the finish line. Graham was a four year letter winner. {Photo provided by the Gazette) Senior Jeremy Barnes continues on with the support of the crowd as he races to the finish line. Barnes was a four year letterwinner. (Photo provided by the Gazette) Cm s Country 95 �Hard work and great effo1t lead to an improving season. Beyond the Mat Senior Zach Hanken dominates a Griswold wrestler at sectionals. Hanken was the WIC tournament 130 pound champion, earning his first tournament championship after two run ner-up finishes. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) By Amber Finken As the winter months slowly rolled in, the anticipations of wrestling season began. Vigorous practices, after-school matches and weekend tournaments filled the next three months. The season commenced with experienced seniors and determined underclassmen ready to hit the mats. With hard work and great potential, each wrestler seemed to somehow improve more and more throughout the season. Seniors Zach Hanken, Justin Nelson, Justin Ring, and Mark Smith hit the mats for their final season. Together they added strength, power, and experience to the team. Head coach Mr. Andy Hensley was pleased with the effort the seniors put forth. 'They showed leadership by working hard in practice," Hensley said. Overall, the season was a success in some way or another for every wrestler. Success ranged from reaching personal goals to attaining the simple pleasure of winning. "I think I did alright for being my first year as a high school wrestler," freshman Cody Peterson said. Even with the accomplishments of the past season, there were already anticipations for the next year. Sophomore Joe Ausdemore hopes to improve on many aspects of the sport "Next year my goals are to finish the season off with more wins than losses and to make it to State," Ausdemore said. With great work ethic and the determination to win, the wrestling season was a huge success in more ways than one. If it was winning the first match of the season or the last, satisfaction was always just out of reach. The desire to improve came from places beyond the mat, and the wrestling season will be memorable for years to come. Bevond the Mat. Dir. Barry Blaustein. 1999 Varsity: Front: Zach Hanken, Justin Nelson, Justin Ring, Mark Smith. Second: John Zellmer , Dev in LeBaugh, Joey Pauley, T.J. LeBaugh, Brent Darringer. Third: Head Coach Andy Hensley, Alex Suntken, Joe Ausdemore , Cody Petersen , Ian Jodeit, John Wollehaupt, Brandon Vorthmann and Assistant Coach Rick Payne. (Photo provided Studio B Photography) Sophomore Joe Ausdemore, senior Justin Nelson, and junior Devin LeBaugh take time out to watch a few wrestling matches at the Sectional Tournament in Underwood. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Assistant Coach Rick Payne an d Head Coach Andy Hensley Senior Justin Ring puts all his strength into trying to defeat h;s opponent. Ring was the only wrestler to advance to regional competition where he placed 4th overall. (Photo provided by the Gazette) 96 Spo1ts e e ncouragement l!~~~~~~~~~~!~ proasvidthey intently watch the match in fron t of them. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Freshman 2 15 pounde r Cody Petersen uses strategy against his opponent to do his best to win the match. In his first season of high school wrestling, Petersen placed 3rd at the Aud ubon JV tourney. (Photo .___ _ _ _~------provided by the Gazette) �Junior Devin LeBaugh and an Underwood wrestler show great sportsmanship by shaking hands after their match. Lebaugh competed in the 135 pound weight class throughout the season. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) my story (~~~~z_a_ch~H_ank~_en_,_1_2~~~) "One of my greatest accomplishments this season was teaching the younger kids the sport. Next year there will be a lot of fundamentally sound wrestlers that will still be improving year round ." my story (~~~~Ju_s_t_in~Rin_._g_,_1_2~~~~) "I feel like the season was a success. We could have done better as a team, but we had some open weights ." varsity scoreboard TCHS NTR NTR 30 24 NTR 54 22 NTR NTR 2I 16 12 O 39 27 NTR NTR NTR 18 " nior Mark Smith takes down his Woodbine opponent in an intense match. Smith took fourth place Sectionals in the 160 pound weight class, ending ~ successful season for the senior. (Photo by Mrs. nrah Elliott) concentrates on his match with a tough competitor. Suntken competed against 145pound opponents throughout the season and added experience to the team . (Photo provided by the Gazette) Head Coach Andy Hensley watches carefully alongside senior Justin Nelson at the Sectional Tou rnament in Underwood. Tri Center placed 7th out of 9 teams overall. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) 38 0 NTR TR 7 of 9 Omaha North Audubon N Tourney St. Albert Treynor Maple Valley Tourney West Harrison West Monona WIC Dual Tourney Shenandoah JV Tourney Woodbine R iver ide Harlan Cres ton S henandoah Deni son T-C Invite Mt. Ayr Tourney Corning Tourney AHST CAM Logan-Magno li a Coon Rapids Guthrie Center WIC Tourney Sectional s Di tricts 27 39 27 46 60 60 66 81 42 48 NTR-No Team Re ulu Wrestling 97 58 36 81 �Senior Shawn Dalton goes up to block the ball shot by Treynor. Dalton was selected to play in the Southwest Iowa large school small school game. (Photo provided by the Gazette my story ( Shawn Dalton, 12 ) "My goals were to go to state and to win the conference title." my story (~~~~~P_a_u_IL~a_rs_e_n_,_1_2~~~) "My most memorable moment this year was just being one of the nine seniors on the team . It was a fun year." varsity scoreboard TCHS 57 60 90 76 77 59 65 71 74 53 77 70 67 40 63 51 45 80 71 41 7l 95 62 OPP LO-MA CAM @ Anita Woodbin e A- H-S-T Griswo ld Riverside Und erwoo d Mo. Valley A udub o n Trey no r A- H-S-T WIC Tourn ament A-H-S -T Und erwood Treynor T-C was runner-up Gri swo ld Ri verside U nd erwoo d Mo.Valley Audubon Trey nor Wa lnut Districts Mo. Va lley St. Albert Fin al record: 20-4 98 Sports 50 35 44 30 44 44 55 45 55 59 43 36 47 51 49 49 40 46 48 42 60 41 66 Head Coach Carl Cochran calls a time out to talk to and advise his team. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Senior Paul Larsen goes up for 1 of his 144 rebou nds on the season. Larsen was a four-year letterwinner (Photo by Gazette) Senior Andy Christensen plays tough defense against Underwood. (Photo provided by Gazette) �Senior Jared Graham goes up for a basket against Underwood. Graham had 224 points on the season. (Photo provided by the Gazette) The boys basketball team Love and Basketball ... ending with another great season By Lauren Finken It was a season about love and basketball. With five letterwinners returning and four other seniors to lead the way, the boys basketball team came ready to play. Headed by long time coach Carl Cochran and assisted by Jim Dermody and Brian Lund, the team earned runner-up status in both the Wsstem Iowa Conference tournament and District tournament. The varsity rounded out the season with a record of 20-4. The junior varsity finished at 8-3 while the freshmen were 1-6. The players and coaches came into each game ready and willing to do what they could to win. They came into the season with high expectations. Cochran said, "The season was very successful. We didn't accomplish all the goals we had set, but came close." Some of the players were disappointed with the way the season ended, while others thought it was successful. Paul Larsen said, "I felt the season was successful becuase we had an overall record of 20-4, but it was disappointing because we didn't reach the goals that we set for ourselves." The seniors ending their high school careers were Andy Christensen, Shawn Dalton, Jared Graham, Adam Harman, Zach Kinart, Paul Larsen, Shawn Petersen, Noah Thielen and Carl Wallace It gave them a chance to make many memories. Shawn Petersen said, "My most memorable moment this year was playing with my brother, Bean, and Shawn Dalton for the last time." Love and B a~ ketbal l. Dir. Gina Prince. 2000 Varsity: Front: Luke Smith, Brandon Petersen, Zach Kinart, Paul Larsen. Second: Michaela Gray (Manager), Carl Wallace, Shawn Petersen , Andy Morse, Shawn Dalton, Ryan Long, Lauren Finken (Manager). Third: Coach Jim Dermody, Adam Harman, Andy Christensen, Coach Carl Cochran, Noah Thielen, Jared Graham and Coach Brian Lund. (Photo provided by Fischer Photography) Seniors Paul Larsen and Shawn Petersen are ready and waiting to rebo und the basketball fo r their team. (Photo provided by the Gazette) concentrates before shooting 1 of his 19 tree throws. (Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh) Junior Varsity: Front: Troy Courtier, Joey Andersen .Jonathan McDonald, Jesse Kuhnle, Cody Huebert. Second: Brandon Petersen, Andy Morse, Coach Jim Dermody, Ryan Long Luke Smith. (Photo provided by Fischer Photography} Fresh men Front: Bryan Larsen, Daniel Smith, Justin Kohl , Landon Ausdemore, Jeremy Witt, Johnnie Witt. Second: Coach Jim Dermody, Colburn Dittmer, Raymond Bruck, Jake Richey, Brent Hough Kurtis Shreeve . (Photo provided by Fischer Photography) Boys Basketball 99 �Hoop Dreams Junior Casie Barrier gets ready to rebound the ball after a freethrow alongside a Riverside opponent. Barrier had 50 rebounds on the season. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) By Katie Banier The hoop was open and the net was hot, so all they had to do was make the shot. Girls basketball had a season filled with hoop dreams. Big games and big tournaments were just a few things they had to show for it. The Lady Trojans had a tough season and played with some tough competition. This added to some thrilling victories rounded it out to be a good season. The varsity finshied at 10-11 while the JV went 7-4 and the freshmen 3- 3. The girls gave their all to win their games and strived for the best. They hoped for the best and were confident in what they had to show. Even though they had some struggles, they worl<ed hard as a team. " We beacme closer throughtout the season on and off the floor, and we showed teamworl< when we came together," Missy Banier said. Whether it was during regular season or tournament play, the Lady Trojans were not only defeated some of their biggest rivals, but also achieved some of their team and individual goals. Freshman Wendy Ausdemore said, "I got stronger on my inside game more and I played varsity." Although they were a young team, starting three juniors and two freshmen, they still managed to keep their heads high and worl< hard as a team. They concentrated and focused on improving each time they played. Although the season came to an end, their "Hoop Dreams" still remained until next season when they will be back at it again. They will return with more goals to achieve and their never ending determination. Hoop Dreams. Dir. Steve James. 1994 Varsity: Front: Kim Bennett, Casie Barrier, Lindsey Obermier, Marie Corrin, Laura Nanninga, Hannah Ausdemore, Kim Nelson. Second: Coach Cassie Keogh, Missy Barrier, Wendy Ausdemore, Jessy Heimbaugh, Elizabeth Theilen, Coach Derek Sonderland. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) Junior Varsity: Front: Jessy Heimbaugh, Elizabeth Thielen. Second: Beth Harris. Third: Coach Cassie Keogh, Alisha Gau, Amy Nanninga, Ashley Nelson, Lacey Messerschmidt and Tanya Redinbaugh. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) Freshmen: Front: Ashley Nelson, Lacey Messerschmidt, Beth Harris. Second: Coach Cassie Keogh, Tanya Redinbaugh, Amy Nanninga and Alisha Gau. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) 100 Sports Junior Hannah Ausdemore goes up for a rebound over the Underwood defense while junior Laura Nanninga looks on. (Photo provided by The Gazette) Junior Kim Nelson takes a shot among two Underwood defenders. (Photo provided by The Gazette) �Junior Laura Nanninga dri bbles down the court to get the first points for the Lady Trojans at the start of the game against the Griswold Tigers. The Lady Trojans came out victorious with a score of 59-55. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) my story ( Hannah Ausdemore, 11 ) "We work together and understand our roles. Everyone has to play their role." my story (~~~J_es_s_y_H~e1_·m_b_a_u_g_h_,_1_0~~~) " On Varstiy you feel like you 're a little privleged and that you deserve to suit varsity." varsity scoreboard TC 19 64 51 63 50 59 58 31 64 60 54 34 48 49 55 55 41 ,...reshman Missy Barrier defends the ball while Riverside player looks for an open teammate. nier had 183 points on the season. (Photo Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Coaches Derick Sonderland and Cassie Keogh give the team some pointers during a timeout against Underwood . (Photo provided by The Gazette) Freshman Wendy Ausdemore shoots the ball over the Riverside opponents . Ausdemore was named to the WIC fi rst team . (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) 80 64 36 72 OPP Aud ub o n Ja m LO-MA Cam Woodb in e A- H-S-T Griswo ld Riverside Unde rw ood Mo. Valley St. Albert Au dubon Treynor A-H -S-T WlC Tournament Gri wold River ide Underw ood Mo Valley Audubon T rey nor Disu·ic 32 43 t9 28 55 55 65 56 58 44 60 51 59 52 29 57 42 63 53 65 58 Final record: 10-l t Girl B ketball IOI �my story ( Katie Gaudian, 12 Junior Andy Morse watches his ball go in after a nice shot to par the hole. Morse was a member of the varsity team . (Photo by Amber Hunt) ) "What I will miss most about golf will be the memorable times at Girl's Sections. I will also miss the great surprises, like the time we beat Underwood and moved to 3rd in the conference." my story (~~~~D_a_ru_·e_I_S_nu~·t_h_,_9~~) "The most memorable moment during golf was when I hit par on hole five. " varsity scoreboard Boys w L L L w L L L L L L 6th G irl s Riverside Griswold Audobon Treynor Missouri Valley Treynory A-H-S-T Underwood Thomas Jefferson Woodbine WICToumey Girl' s Dist. Boys' Dist. Final record: Boys: 2-9 Girls: 8-3 L w L w w w L w w w w 6th Ju nior Jenny Troyer takes a couple practice swings before hitting her ball at one of the home meets. (Photo by Amber Hunt) Varisty golfer and senior Ke lly Shreeves makes the perfect chip to sink the ball into the hole. (Photo by Amber Hunt) 102 Sports Sen ior letterwi nne r Eddie Leader gets ready to putt from the edge of the green. (Photo by Amber Hunt) �Through rain or shine, the golf team Dressed in his not quite golf attire , freshman Justin Kohl aims for the hole to sink one in at one of the many home golf meets. (Photo by Amber Hunt) takes a swing to win Happy Gihnore By Amber Hunt Golf is sometimes viewed as an archaic and stuffy sport. 1bis may be true to some, but not to the students who were involved with the golf team. The team, coached by Nile Smith, competed for the fourth year and gained a lot of popularity from studepts. The boy's golf teamed started the season off with a win against Riverside. Junior golfer Andy Morse said, ''It was really awesome when we beat Riverside because we only beat them by three strokes. That made it really special." The Riverside meet would have been sweeter, but a very ' 'Happy Gilmore" moment occured when freshman golf member Brandon Nelson was truck in the head with a golf club by accident. Nelson had to be taken to the hospital but was released with a slight concussion. The girls' season started off well too, with early wins over Griswold and Treynor, both considered challenging teams to beat. Junior Kirn Nelson said " I was really surp1ised and happy when we beat Treynor because we had been psyching ourselves out; we thought we would lose." The golf team is gaining more and more popularity every year. Being on th golf team helps one strive for individual success, as well as work hard for the overall team average. The golf team putted their way to success through practice, hard work. and just a little bit of luck. Happy Gilmore. Dir. Dennis Dugan. 1996 The boy's varsity golf team included: Front: Andy Morse and Dean Grote . Second: Sch uyler Johnson, Eddie Leaders, Bri an Nelson , and Adam Harman . (Photo provided by Mrs. Tami Harman) The gi rl 's varsity golf team included: Erin Schierbrock, Kim Nelson , Katie Gaudian, Ashley Ch ristiansen and Kelly Shreeves. (Photo provi ded by Mr. Nile Smith) couple practice swings before hitting her ball onto th e green . (Photo by Amber Hunt) Junior Kim Nelson hoping for a succesful shot at the meet against AHST, watches her ball as it nears the hole. (Photo by Amber Hunt) Senior and fou r-year letterwinner Schuyler Johnson, one of the top members of the boy's team prepares to take one of his fi nal swings du ring the boy' golf districts . (Photo provided by Mrs. Tam i Harman) Golf 103 �"Ask any racer, any real racer. Itdoesn'tmatterifyou win by and inch oramile, winning is winning." The Fast and the Furious Senior Justin Nelson runs his leg of the 4 x 800 meter relay at the Logan track meet. (Photo by Mandy Darrington) By Mandy Darrington The boy's track team sped through the season just as the cars did in the movie 'The Fast and the Furious". With awesome talent and furious determination, the guys ran until their hearts could not take another beat Mentally this team let nothing get in their way offinishing strong. With eight seniors the team had a great deal ofleadership and positive attitudes. "I like the teams attitude at times and I also liked how some cheered eve1yone on when they were running," senior Jenney Barnes said. The underclassmen worked hard to keep up with the team. "I felt that this year went great We worked veiy hard and were pushed by the coaches and the seniors. We improved at eveiy track meet," freshman Colburn Dittmer said. Going to state the previous year had a huge impact on the team. Mentally they wanted to go , but for some it was not physically possible because of injuries. Joey Kosmacek was one of the first injured when he pulled his hamstring in the 4x100 meter relay at the Logan track meet Barnes was anotherone who had troubles, and Paul Larsen sprained his ankle, which left him out for a few meets. With all the injuries, however, the team kept pushing towards state. Whether racing down that track or jumping the next hurdle, their furious race to the finish continued when six guys ran at state in a total of four events. Those events were the 4 x 200 meter relay ofKosmacek, Barnes, Larsen and Christensen; the 4 x 100 meter relay ofBJ Pauley, Christensen, Barnes and Kosmacek; and the 100 and 200 meter races of Jared Graham. Graham won the 100 but pulled his hamstring in the 200 that same day. The team held a strong mental atritude throughout the season. Despite the injuries they remained "Fast and Furious." The Fast and the Furious. Dir. Rob Cohen. 2001 BoysTrack: Front: Alex Suntken, Paul Larsen, Zach Hanken, Andy Christensen, Kyle Welbourne and Mike Schrader. Second: Justin Nelson, Jermey Barnes, Justin Ring, Jesse Kunhle, Kurtis Shreeves, BJ Pauley, TJ LeBaugh and Coach Max Kozeal. Third : Coach Dan Elliott, Jared Graham, Wade Garren, Jake Richey, Cody Huebert, Andy Olsen and Colburn Dittmer. (Photo by Mandy Darrington) Senior Track Members: Front: Mike Schrader, Second: Justin Nelson, Paul Larsen and Zach Hanken. Third: Jared Graham , Jermey Barnes, Andy Christensen, Justin Ring and Coach Max Koxeal. Not pictured: Joey Kosmacek. (Photo by Mandy Darrington) 2002 State Qualifiers: Front: Jared Graham, Paul Larsen and Jermey Barnes. Back: Andy Christensen and Joey Kosmacek. Not pictured: BJ Pauley. (Photo by Mandy Darrington) Seniors Paul Larsen and Andy Christensen take a break and catch up on some much needed rest at the Woodbine track meet. (Photo by Mandy Darrington) Sophomore Cody Huebert makes his final throw of the discus at the Underwood track meet. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) 104 Sports �my story Senior Jared Graham finishes strong in the 200 meter dash at the Underwood track meet. Graham placed fi rst and also qualified this event for the State Track Meet. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) ( Justin Nelson, 12 ) "Beating Audubon in the medley for 2nd at Underwood , winning the open 400 at Treynor, and running a 53.4 at conference." my story ( Joey Kosmacek, 12 ) "At Treynor I was the Je rome Howe Individual Points Ct1ampion , Winning the long jump, 4x200, 4x100, and 2nd in the open 100." boy's track scoreboard Mar 16 ISU indoor Mar 23 USD Indoor Mar 26 Audubon April 2 Treynor April 5 Clarinda April 9 Logan-Magnolia April 12 Underwood April 15 Treynor Ap1il 16 West Monona April 20 Sioux City Relays April 22 Woodbine April 25 Drake Relays April 30 WIC Track at udubon May 3 Underwood May 7 Boyer Valley May 14 Last Chance Meet Harlan May 24-25 State Me t Sophomore Jesse Kunh le pushes himself harder to catch the runners ahead of him in the mile at the Underwood track meet. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) uOrs Joey Kosmacek and Jermey Barnes finish "Cl 1n the 100 meter dash at the Logan track meet. macek and Barnes both ran at the State Track t (Photo by Mandy Darrington) Freshman TJ LeBaugh tries for the longest jump of th e day at the Underwood track meet. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Boys Track 105 �my story C Laura Nanninga, 11 The hard work can be seen on her face as junior Laura Nanninga runs the 1OOm hurdles at the Girls State Track Meet. Nanninga placed 2nd in the event. (Photo provided by Danielle Kosmacek) ) ~--~ · "It was a very good season for us. We put everything together and competed very well as a team at all of our meets. We worked hard and had a lot of fun." my story (~_ _M_e_re_d_i_th_K_o_s_m_a_c_e_k_,1_0_~) "We had a good year and I want us to get into even more events next year and win state." girls track scoreboard April 4 H arlan 4th April 9 Gri swo ld 4th Ap ril 11 Boyer Va lley 2nd April 16 T rey nor I st A pril 19 Underwood 2nd April 23 Harlan 3 rd Ap ril 25 Woodb in e April 26 Drake Relays Ap ril 30 W lC Meet 2nd May 3 Unde rwoo d 2 nd May 7 Dis tri cts I st May 17118 StateMeet 4th Qualify ing Tea m s/Indi vidua ls at Sta te Track 4X l 00 '00 m (Kosmacek) 200 m (Kosmacek) !00 mHurdles (L. Nanninga) 4ili l st 1st Shuttle Hurdle 2nd 7th Discus (A usdemore) Long Jump (Kosmacek) 8th 4th 106 Sports Shotputting was one ..-,..---..s--of the many events fo r senior Sarah Manhart. She also ran the 4X200 and the distance medley relay. (Photo by Katie Ba rrier) Sophomore Meredith Kosmacek, runs her infamous 100m dash. Kosmacek broke the most records for the season. (Photo by Kelsey Miller) Handoffs play an important role in track, often cutting off or adding seconds to a team's overall time. Sophomore Stephanie Wellman and freshman Beth Harris show how it's done during their handoff in the 4x800. (Photo by Kelsey Mill r) �Just a little Freshman Alisha Gau sails over the last hurdle of I her leg of th e shuttle hurdle relay at one of the Underwood track meets. Jessy Heimbaugh, Elizabeth Theilen and Amy Nanninga made up the remaining legs of the relay. (Photo by Kelsey Miller) i ... Warning ...these girls are out for the win. By Kelsey Miller 111e girls track season staJ.ted with two indoor meets at South Dakota and Iowa State University to prepare for the regular outdoor season. They knew where they were and they knew where they wanted to get. They staJ.ted out the season with goals in mind and achieved many along the way. ''Many of the mistakes we made at the beginning were from inexpe1ience," Coach Pat Dalton said. Placing 1st at Treynor seemed to be the turning point, though, for the whole team. 'We staited getting what we needed from each individual. It seemed like their heart and desire started to show," Dalton said. The following meet at Underwood the girls placed second, closely behind Audubon. Following the track meet at Underwood the girls found out who qualifed for Drake. Kosmacek qualified in the 100 m dash, L. Nanninga qualified in the 100 m dash and 100 m hurdles. Also the 4 x 100 team of L. Nanninga, Kosmacek, A. Nanninga and Missy Banier qualified. TI1e little w a rnin g at Drake R e lays s h owed the s tate j u st h ow muc h che g irls w ante d to w in. Eig ht girls were selected to run a t che state track meet. After nmning their heaits out the team received fourth place overall. As another track season came to an end, the girls really found out why they mn trnck. Many of their reasons differ but in most cases the outcome is 1e same. Their in it for the win. And this season, that is exactly what they did. 2000 Girls Track Team : Front: Coach Susan Wedemeyer, Julie Leonard, Sarah Manhart and Laura Nanninga. Second: Meredith Kosmacek, Amy Nanninga, Missy Barrier, Elyse Miller, Jesi Myers, Jenny Dalton and Elizabeth Thielen. Third: Beth Harris, Jessy Heimbaugh, Stephanie Wellman, Wendy Ausdemore, Sarah Anderson. Sarah Moen, Coach Pat Dalton, Lacey Messerschmidt and Alisha Gau (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) State Qualifiers: Front: Elyse Miller. Second: Amy Nanninga, Meredith Kosmacek, Laura Nanninga, Wendy Ausdemore, Alisha Gau and Missy Barrier. (Photo provided by Danielle Kosmacek} The team received a new tent to put up at their track meets. It came in helpful at the Underwood meet when it was cloudy and cold. Everyone is expected to help put it up and take it down. Standing outside the tent watching the events is Jenny Dalton. (Photo by Kelsey Miller} Freshman Missy Barrier tries her hand, or rather her legs, at the long jump. Barrier was also a member of the state qualifying 4X100 team. (Photo by Katie Barrier.) Running the long distances of the 1500m or the 4x800 takes a lot out of a person, but Jesi Myers has what it '-------.,.~~------' takes to win . (Photo by Girls Track 107 �Middle Scho I 8th Grade Football 8th Grade Volleyball Front: Jesi Bruck, Myckell Schenk , Alisha Haggerty, Amanda Christiansen , Nicki McCool, Dana Schierbrock. Second: Kristen Ungrad, Megan Fischer, Rebecca Hadfield , Amanda Leuschen , Alicia Fischer, Rachel Kuhnle. Back: Coach Miss Jenny Hansen, Danielle Ausdemore, Samantha Manhart, Ashley Wagner, Bobbi Pogge, Katie Harman, Bethany Kuhnle, Kelsey Lugsch, Manager Allison Kennedy. (Photo Provided by Studio B Photography) Front: Jacob Preucil, Matt Schultz, Tim Kramer, Jared Tapp, Jacob Goodwin. Second: Andy Newland, Tony Hubbard, Andrew Richtig, Todd Martens, Mike Stamp, Matt Wilson . Back: Coach Mr. Andy Hensley, Luke Stamp, Eric Carrigan , Brian Grote, Bret Stephens, William Janisch, Matt Dickerson . (Photo Provided by Studio B Photography) 7th Grade Football I I 7th Grade Volleyball Front: Amanda Brockoff, Emily Schroder, Kaitlyn Pauley, Meghan McDon ald , Sama ntha Haugaard , Megan Osbah r. Second : Courtney Davi s, Katie Hanken, Sheyna Huddle, Nicole Richey, Becky Barrier, Victoria Means, Kristin Parker, Hilary Nelson , Ashley Oldham . Back: Manager Kristen Ungrad, Jessica Nowlin, Amber Richtig, Katie Wiges, Laura Hood, Lacey Tritsch, Carly Siebels, Ke lsey Messerschmi dt, Caitlin Divelbess, Coach Mrs. Janette Fischer. (Photo Provided by Studio B Photography) l 08 Sports Front: Ryan Marsh, Joshua Torneton , John Clevenger, Ku 1, Pau ley, Adam Gau . Second : Dustin Taylor, Jacob Clev ng r, Colton White, Nathan Hensley. Back: Coach Mr. Max Koz 1. Jonathan Smith, Tyler Finken , Thomas Stangl , Bryan Olsen , An· drew Manhart, Dillon Martens. (Photo Provided by Studio B Photography) �By Tom i Toler 8th Grade Girls Basketball Cross Country Front: Dana Schierbrock, Myckell Schenk, Kristen Ungrad, Alicia Fischer, Amanda Christiansen , Jesi Bruck. Back : Trista Lahr, Katie Harman , Ashley Wagner, Coach Miss Amy Olsen , Bethany Kuhnle, Bobbi Pogge, Nicki McCool. (Photo Provided bv Studio B Photography) Au stin McCool and Alicia Fischer. (Photo by Tomi Toler) 7th Grade Girls Basketball Wrestling Front: Kristin Parker, Amanda Brockoff, Meghan McDonald, Becky Barrier, Victoria Means , Megan Osbahr, Emily Schroder. Back: Kelsey Messerschmidt , Cassie Ronfeldt . Lacey Tritsch, Rach el Huebert, Melissa Ring , Hilary Nelson , Manager Kaitlyn Pauley. (Photo Provided by Studio B Photography) Front: Colron White, Andrew Manhart, John Clevenger, Dillon Mar! ns, Ja ob Clevenger, Jacob Preucil, Kurtis Pau ley. Back: Matt ~, hultz, Andrew Richtig , Mike Stamp, Jacob Goodwin , Luke Stamp, Matt Dickerson , Coach Mr. Justin Milliken. 1Photo Provided by Studio B Photography) -+-- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - Sport Middle School Sport I 09 �Middle Scho I Girls Track 8th Grade Boys Basketball Front: Managers Katie Harman, Amanda Christiansen . Second : Adam Gau, Austin McCool , Tim Kramer, Joshua Torneton , Matt Schultz. Back: Kenny Butler, Brian Grote , Bret Stephens , Eric Carrigan, Todd Martens, Coach Mr. Mike Larsen. (Photo Pro vided by Fischer Photography) Front: Danielle Kosmacek, Carly Siebels , Allison Kenn edy, Kristen Ungrad, Rachel Huebert. Second: Katie Harman , Bobbi Pogge, Nicole Richey, Nicki McCool , Lacey Messerschmidt. Third : Samantha Manhart, Danielle Ausdemore , Amanda Christiansen , Dana Schierbrock, Coach Miss Amy Olsen, Alicia Fischer. Back: Jesi Bruck, Becky Barrier, Meghan McDonald, Kristin Parker. (Photo Provided by Studio B Photography) Boys Track 7th Grade Boys Basketball Front: Dustin Taylor, Kurtis Pauley, Joshua Torneton, Adam Gau. Second: Manager Katie Harman, Nathan Hensley, John Graham , Jonathan Smith, Jacob Clevenger, John Clevenger, Manager Amanda Christiansen. Back: Thomas Stangl, Colton White, Coach Mr. Dan Elliott, Bryan Olsen , Andy Manhart. (Photo Provided by Fischer Photography) 110 Sports Front: Nathan Hensley, Dustin Taylor, Adam Gau, Jonathan Smith, Kurtis Pauley, Jacob Preuc il. Second : Manager Myckell Schenk, John Graham, Jacob Clevenger, John Clevenger, Andy Manhart, Tim Kramer, Matt Schultz, Manager Erin Hanken. Back: Bryan Olsen, Nick Buboltz, Mike Stamp, Matt Dickerson Tony Hubbard, Bret Stephens, Brian Grote, Eric Cartlgan , Luka Stamp, Matt Wilson . (Photo Provided by Studio B Photography) �By Tomi Toler AAU State Wrestling Tourney M.S. Girls State Track In the AU (Amateur Athletic Union) State Wrestling Tourney at Cedar Rapids, 8th Grader Mike Stam p wrestled at 125 lbs. and received 6th place. (P~ ~o Provided by Caroline Stamp) Part of the Tri-Center Middle School track team took time out of their day to take a picture when they went up to the state meet to race . The meet ended up getting ra ined out and was cancelled. From left: Becky Barri er, Nicki McC ool, Katie Harman, Danielle Kosmacek, Alicia Fischer, Dana Sch ierb rock, Samantha Manhart, Nicole Richey, Am anda Christiansen, Bobbi Pogge, Kristen Ungrad and Rachel Huebert . (Photo provided by Paulette Barrier) U.S.A State Wrestling Tourney Middle School Track Meet Parti cipating in the U.S.A State Wrestli ng Tourney at Joh nston High School, Luke Stamp took first at 110 lbs . and Mike Stamp took fi rst at 125 lbs. in the 13-14 Year-Old Division . (Photo Provided by Caroline Stamp) Af er jumpi ng the last hurddle of th e race, 7th grader Becky Barrier n kes her way to the fiin ish line at the Logan Junior High Track Meet. (Photo provided by Paulette Barrier) -+--------- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - Sports Middle School Sports 11 I �Junior parents, Margie Petersen (the basketball head) and Julie Harryman sell candy bars, candles and other items to raise money for Post Prom. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Members of the community not only vote at Tri-Center but also volunteer to man the voting station. (Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott) Junior Ashley Eckrich pours rootbeer at her afterschool job at A & W. Eckrich has worked at A & W, also known as Fill & Food, for the past couple years. (Photo by Tomi Toler) Junior Angela Krohn works at Sunshine House Daycare in Neola after school and at Minden Bowl in Minden during the evenings. (Photo by Tomi Toler) Junior Beth Dollen works at the Schierbrock's Grocery Store in Neola . (Photo by Tomi Toler) 112 Community �Townand ~ Country Along with the parents and tudents, many other community me mbers and businesses support the schoo l. They support the s.:hool in a number of ways; for instance, they attend various event s and bu y ad> from both the sporting events programs and the yearbook. In additi on ro pro viding money for th e sc hoo ls , th e businesses provide jobs fo r students in the area. "I like worki ng at the Minden Bowl and the Sunshin House Daycare because thf'y' re closer to home and I don"t wa nt to spend the money l make on gas," junior Ange la Krohn said . In all th ese ways, th ey ' re ab le to help and support th e sc hoo l. Both " town a nd country" reside nt s within and aro und the di stri c t support th e community and schoo l. Town and Country . Dir. Peter Chelson. 200 I by Tomi Toler 114-115 116-11 7 118-119 120-121 122-123 124-125 126-127 128-129 130-131 132-133 Ads/Groups Ads/Groups Ads/Groups Ads/Groups Parent Ads Parent Ads Parent Ads Index Index/Colophon Closing 0 D1 i. iun 113 �Patron Ads SPEECWDRAJVIA : Mrs. Amy Gri swo ld, Mandy Danington, Kell y Shreeves, Alyssa Bee be, Lati a Hu bbard, Laura Bahrke, Mrs. Sarah Elliott, Marie Corrin , Amber Hunt, Kel sey Mill er, Tomi Toler, Nicole Pauley, Andy Olsen, Lexi Beebe, Kary Toler. Michaela Gray and Tanya Redinbaugh. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) $150 $100 Cyclone Lanes 912 Chatburn Ave, Harlan (712) 755-5863 Laser Bowling Fri. and Sat. 9pm-midnight Pizza, Dine-in or carry-out Video Arcade Farmers and Merchants State Bank Member FDIC Neola: (712) 485-2245 Minden: (712) 483-2611 Western Marketing Assoc. Corp Mark Finken President 108 N. 2nd St. P.O. Box 385, Missouri Valley (71 2) 642-4167 We have CLASS OFFICERS: Kurtis Shreeves, Ashley Eckrich, Tessa Well man, Lindsey Obermeier, Amanda Gau, Edd ie Leaders, Paul Larsen, Cody Petersen, Michaela Gray, Amber Finken, Eric Clark, Jesta Thomas and Alisha Gau. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) 114 Ads/Groups Hall Insurance Agency Hall and Welbourne Real Estate Steve We1bourne, Brooker 300 1/2 Front St. , Neola (712) 485-9507 (Business) �NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Melissa Darrington, Alysssa Beebe, Amanda Gau, Courtney Divelbess, Shari Greiner, Sarah Manhart, Latia Hubbard, Eddie Leaders, Ashley Eckrich, Tomi Toler, Kelsey Miller, Anciri Cohen, Lindsey Obermeier, Nicole Pauley, Maire Corrin, Angela Krohn, Katy Toler, Michaela Gray, Laura Nanninga, Casie Barrier and Andy Morse. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) $100 $50 Payne's Auto Truck and Tractor Rick Payne 3662 315th St., Persia (712) 488-2141 For all your repair needs! 4 Star Seed Co. Dennis Kenealy 2929 335th St., Logan (712) 644-1400 "For all your seed needs." $75 Donovan Total Service Mike and Ryan 309 Front St., Neola (712) 485-2327 M asters Financial and Insurance Group 1145 6th St., Council Bluffs Estate, Retirement and Business Continuation Planning Specialists Studio B Photography Kris Beebe Minden, IA (712) 483-2465 i;;TUDE NT COUNCIL: Kelly Shree ves, M eli ssa Darri ngton, A lys a Beebe, Amanda Gau Courtne y Dive lbess, Shari Cir iner, L aura Bahrke, Latia fohban.J, A hley Chri stiansen, f:rldie Leader . Je nn a Moe n, Tomi · , 1h:r, Ke lsey Mille r, Andri Cohe n, Uni.hey Obe rme ie r, Nicole Pauley, . rt Wither. , Paul Lar sen, Jessy '11nbaugb 1 t:sir e S ig ler, Amber .t Laur N an ni nga, Casie Harrier. le. sa Wellman, Ashley :t·krich, T ina Cle venger a nd Kim I on . 110 prov ided by Studj o B to raphy) Greiner and Greiner Custom Farming Company 30234 State Lane, Neola (71 2) 485-2183 �4.0 GPA CLUB: Mi che le Tess ier, Shari Greine r. Me lissa Darrin g to n, La ti a Hubbard, Al yssa Beebe M and y Darring ton, Am and a Gau , Co urtney Di e lbe~ . Ashl ey Christi an e n, Mi ssy Barrier. Lex i Beebe, Mari e Corrin . Lind ey Oberm e ie r, Hannah A usdemore. We ndy Au sde more, Elyse Mi ll r, Des iree Sig ler, Edd ie Leader . my Nannin ga, Eli za beth Thi e len. icole Pauley, Ke lsey Mill e r. And ri Cohe n. Laura Nannin ga, Cody Hu ebe rt , Ashl ey Eckri ch, Sarah Moe n. Ca ie Barri e r, Amber Finke n, Mic hae la Gray, Andy Morse and Jen na Moen. (Photo provid ed by Stud io B Ph o to ra h ) $50 Lehan Pharmacy Joe Lehan, R. Ph. Minden, IA (712) 483-2884 1-800-242-7932 Miller Orthopedic Affiliates, P.C. Council Bluffs, IA (712) 323-5333 info@Millerortho.com "Proud to serve Iowa since 1972." Nebraska Machinery Company Jim Fischer 401 N 12th St. , Omaha 1-800-628-6025 TEACHERS AIDES: Shari Greiner, Melissa Darrington, Erin Schierbrock, Latia Hubbard, Laura Bahrke, Alyssa Beebe, Mandy Darrington, Tahni Roberts, Shannon Brisbois, Tanya Redinbaugh, Amber Hun t, Hann ah Ausdemore, Elyse Miller, Jenna Moen, Jared Graham, Lindsey Obermeier, Justin Ne lson, Jesse Kunhl e, Bryan McEvoy, Desiree Sigler and Marie Corrin. (Photo provided by Studio B Photo ra h ) l I6 Ads/Groups Ridge Family Practice, P.C. 201 Ridge St. Suite 201 , Council Bluffs (712) 322-5899 Also a Minden Office Rodenburg Construction, Inc. 614 5th St. , Neola (712) 485-2682 30 years of supporting T-C students and athl etes Walgreens Mike Pettit, Pharmacy Manager 201 16th St., Omaha (402) 341-4477 (Store) (402) 341-5451 (Pharmacy) �OFFICES AIDES: Marie Corrin, Sarah Manhart, Courtney Divelbess, Latia Hubbard, Amber Hunt, Andrea Ring, Mrs. Karen Kay, Tessa Wellman and Lauren Finken. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) $30 Avoca Building Material Center, Inc. 1500 N . Sawmill, Avoca (7 12) 343-6323 Country Mall 314 Front St. , Neola (71 2) 485-2511 Bach Petroleum 1221 E . Pierce, Council Bluffs (712) 328-8114 Daluma Inc. P.O. Box 30 Cr 3cent, IA 51526 Blue Moon Bar and Grill 312 Front St. Neola (712) 485-2091 30876 450th St. , Avoca (71 2) 343-6750 Brich Plumbing, Inc. Neola, IA (71 2) 485-2191 LJBRARY AIDES: Stephani e Wellman, Jessy Heimbaugh, Eli zabeth Thielen, Katy Toler, Katie Sibert, Erin Schierbrock, Mr. Steve Stafford ·md Edd ie Leaders. <Photo provided by Studio B Photography) Faga-J orgensen, Inc. The Finishing Touch Salon 103 3rd St. , Neola (712) 485-2799 �ASTRA: ASTRA is a vo lunteer and community service group dedicated to the in vo lvement of students in the community. ASTRA is the largest ofT-C ' orgainzations. They do community service acti itie like vo lunteer at the Dorothy Day Hou se and Indi an Hills Nursing Home. They also adopted a stretch of highway and pick up trash along it twice a year. (Photo provided by Studio B Photo gra h $30 Fischer Photography Suzanne Fischer 1-800-709-3686 www.fischerphotography.com The Flower Basket 180 S. Elm St., Avoca (712) 343-2502 Kim's Shelby Grocery, Inc. 408 East St. , Shelby (712) 544-2911 Gazette P.O. Box 7, Neola (712) 485-2276, Fax (712) 485-2277 K&K Enterprizes and Sons 26677 Sycamore Rd, Neola (712) 485-2079 G&R Feed and Grain Co., Inc. Portsmouth, IA Larson, Childs, Hall and Christensen P.C. 1005 7th St., Harlan (712) 755-2 111 FFA: Dean Grote, Jenny Reed, Eric Clark, John U ngrad, Caleb Wohlers, Shari Greiner, Alisha Wilson, Johnnie Witt, Sarah Moen, Kelli Greiner, Joel Ruggles, Jenna Moen, Colburn Dittmer, Mr. Kevin Matulka, Jeremy Witt, Brent Darringer, John WolJenhaupt, Brett Cook, Joe Au sdemore, Dustin Laver and Andy Berg. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) 11 8 Jack Hanson Photography 200 Kingsridge, Council Bluffs (712) 322-7585 Ads/Groups �PUBLICATIONS: Mrs. Sarah Elliott, Laura Bahrke, A manda Gau, Mandy Darrington, Amber Hunt, Tomi Toler, Kelsey Miller, Amiri Cohen, Lindsey Obermeier, Sara Withers, Nicole Pauley, Katie Barrier, Jessy Heimbaugh, Desiree Sigler, Lauren Finken, Amber Finken and Tanya Redinbaugh. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) Learning Tools 900 Woodbury Ave, Council Bluffs (712) 323-3213 Neola Elevator 405 Front St., Neola 1-800-451-0919 Lynn Olsen Trucking Minden, IA 483-2044 Neola Tire, Inc. 204 Front St. , Neola (712) 485-211 0 Maces Auto Supply (NAPA) 104 South 6th St. , Mo. Valley (712)642-4156 Peters Law Firm, P.C. 401 Front St. , Neola (712) 485-2265 peterslawfum @rnsn.com Minahan Sheetmetal 29510 285th St. , Neola (712) 485-201 3 JAZZ BAND: Tammi Honeywell, Kelsey Miller, Tomi Toler, Josh Goodsell, Johnnie Witt, Tom Voge, Nori Dav is, Andri Cohen, Eric C lark, Mr. Doug Gibson, Keith Bruck, Angela Krohn , Ju. tin Mark, Jon Krohn and Adam Hood. (Photo prov ided by Studio B Photography) Quail Run Golf Course 2951 2 285th St. , Neola (71 2) 485-2266 �JAZZ CHOIR: Jon Krohn, Andy Olsen, Cody · · Huebert, Joey Pauley, Nori • Dav is, Mrs. Kandi Kun zman , Erin Schierbrock, Michele Tessier, Kri sten G raeve, Meli a Darrington , Tam mi Honeywell, Mrs. Arla Clausen, Angela Krohn , Tomj Toler, Laura Nanninga, Allen Worden. Andrea Ring and Adam Hood. (Photo provided by Studio B Photography) $30 Saint Patrick Church P.O. Box 127, Neola (712) 485-2124 Schierbrock's Grocery/Patricia's Catering Box 36, Neola (712) 485-2181 Southwest Orthodontics 40 Northcrest Drive Council Bluffs, IA Sunshine House Daycare 300 Pearl St., Neola (71 2) 485-2670 SHOW CHOIR: M. Darrington, C. Divelbess, M. Tess ier, E. Schierbrock, T. Honeywe ll , S . Man hart, D. Maresch, A. Worden, A. Harman, P. Larsen, E . Leaders, C . Incontro, C. Huebert, T. Toler, K. Bruck, A. Eckrich, L. Sm ith, N. Paul ey, J. Mark, D. Smith, B. Harri s, N. Davis, E. Miller, J. Troyer, A. Kro hn , A. Hood , J. Krohn , A. Nann inga, K. We lbourne, J. Pauley, K. Graeve, S. Bowen, K. Tol er, J. Voge, C. Banier, K. Kunzman , A . C lausen, J. Ring, B. Haggerty, D. Smith, J. R ing, A. Olsen, J. McDo nald, A. Rin g and A. And eersen. (Photo prov ided by Stud io B Photograph y) 120 Ads/Groups Thomas B. Steg, DDS 317 Main St. , Minden (712) 483-2122 Valentino's Grand Italian Buffet 1851 Madison Ave, Council Bluffs (712) 323-2300 Warner Insurance Agency 207 E. 7th St. P.O. Box 130, Logan (712) 644-2456 Western Iowa Insurance 1191 N. LaVista Hgts., Avoca (712) 343-6332 �BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS: Linda Bruck, Courtney Divelbess, Nicole Pauley and Alicia Kenealy. · (Photo provided by Nicole Pauley) WRESTLING CHEERLEADERS: Shelby Haugaard, Alicia Kenealy, Courtney Divelbess and Ashley Keller. (Photo provided by Nicole Pauley) 2002 Trojan Staff: Editor-In-Chief: Amanda Gau Assistant Editor: Tomi Toler Index Editor: Amanda Gau Photography Editor: Laura Bahrke Business Managers: Sara Withers and Amber Hunt Adviser: Mrs. Sarah Elliott Staff: Mandy Dan-ington L aura Bahrke Nicole Pauley Kelsey Miller Andri Cohen Amber Hunt Tomi Toler Amber Finken Lauren Finken Tanya Redinbaugh Katie Banier Desiree Sigler Sara Withers Lindsey Obermeier Jessy Heimbaugh Ads/Groups 12 l �Heidi Ausdemore Promise yourself to share your gifts with the world. You have blessed our hearts with so many good memories and love. Love, Mom and Dad Megan Barrier You are our Princess and a bright light in our lives! We love you! Mom and Dad Good luck little sis! Stacie and Stepharue Good luck big sis! Craig and Katie 122 Parent Ads Lisa Ausdemore We are proud of the young lady you have became. We wish you success and happiness always. Laura Bahrke God blessed us with you. May he watch over you always. We love you ! Love, Mom, Dad, and Danielle Love, Dad, Mom, Mandy, and Codv Alyssa Beebe Ashley Christiansen You have always made us proud. Your hard work and discipline will take you far. We love you! Ash-We are ery proud of you. Please never loose that beautiful smile of yours. Love, Mom and Dad �Mandy Darrington "Life is the greatest adventure you'll ever go on. Make sure you don't forget to enjoy the ride." Good luck! Love, Mom, Dad and Nikki 1 Melissa Darrington Ryan Donovan We are very proud of you and your accomplishments. May God continue to bless you. Always follow your dreams. We love you and wish you happiness always. Love, Mom and Dad Love, Mom and Dad Amanda Gau Katie Gaudian You are a beautiful young lady with a wonderful future ahead of you! We are so proud of you! The Fashion Bug, Miss Katie "Kutu" Bug, we are so proud of you and what you have become. Love, Mom, Dad, Alisha and Adam Love, Mom, Dad, Sarah and Laura Adam Harman Thanks for being yourself and making us so proud of you! Love, Dad and Mom Parent ds 12 �Matt Hinman Latia Hubbard Matt, we are so proud of you and all of your achievements. Reaching your goals takes determination and hard work. Congratulations; and good luck. Love, Mom and Dad Zach Kinart Zach, you will always be stylin ' with us! Love, Mom and Dad Latia, you go girl! We're so proud of you! All our love always! Love, Mom and Dad Joey Kosmacek Joey, Hebrews 12:1 ,2 says, "run with perserverance the race that is set before us, looking into Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith .. ." Love, Dad, Mom, Trac, Meredith and Danielle Cassie Incontro Cassie, We love you always , forever. We are proud of you. God bles you daily. Follow your dreams: you'll do great. Love, Mom and Dad Paul Larsen You' ve been a super son to have and to raise. We know whatever your dreams may be you will succeed. Love, Mom and Dad �Eddie Leaders Sarah Manhart Eddie, We ' re proud of you and all you've done. We know you will accomplish all your goals. Love, Dad, Mom, Tommie and Alec We'll always love you because you were our first miracle. You were the beginning. Hold strong to your faith, and smile! Love, Mom and Dad Jenna Moen Shawn Petersen Proverbs 16:3 says, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will .succeed." We love you. "Pooh-Bear" May you strive for the best life can offer and may happiness always shine upon you. Love, Dad and Mom, Carly and Sarah Love, Mom and Dad Adam Marsh "Rooskie" We're very blessed to have you for our son. Be yourself and let your light shine. Love, Dad and Mom Jennifer Reed Keep smiling, always remember we love you. And live your life to its fullest potential. We will stand behind you. Love, Mom and Dad �Erin Schierbrock Justin Ring Justin, we are proud of your accomplishments so far and looking forward to your new future! Good luck! Love, Dad, Mom and Corey Kelly Shreeves To our special "Dizzy Lizzy," "Erin E," "Er Bear," "Wilma Whiner," "Grocery Girl," "Queenie," "Smiley," girlkeep your special smile. Love, Mom, Dad, Derek, Dana and all vour familv Thanks for being the awesome daughter/si ter that you are. Wi th your caring and positi ve attitude, you can do anythjng. Love, Mom, Dad and Kurty Krystal Smith Michele Tessier Krystal: Everyday has been special with you, princess! We love you always. Stand proud and shine on. Forever here, Mom, Dad, Nate, Derick and Brad l 26 Parent Ads _We are very proud of you and know whatever you decide in your life to do, you will succeed. Love, Mom and Dad Noah Thielen Life is what you make it! Stay positi ve. Be happy. Keep God clo e. l ' II always love and be here for you. Love, Mom I I J �Carl Wallace We know you had hair once! The joy you have given us is unmeasurable. We are so proud of you! Love, Mom and Dad Brenna Weihs Brenna, love and best wishes as you graduate and move on to new and wondeiful adventures. Love you! Low, Mom and Dad Laura Zellmer You are a beautiful person with a caring heart, a joyful spirit, and a strong will to be yourself. Your faith in God will give you peace. Love, Mom Courtney Divelbess Dance like no one' s watching. Love like you ' ll never be hwt ... Make your dreams come true. Love, Mom, Dad and Caitlin Parent Ads I 7 �Index Alicia Albers, Megan 2, 40, 54 Alfers, Kelly 43, 45 Andersen, Andrew 37, 63 Andersen, Joey 34, 65, 72 Anderson, John 50 Anderson, Kristin 48 Anderson, Sarah 107 Arrick, Donald 52 Ashbaugh, Justin 52 Ausdemore, Danielle 48 , 1.08, 11 O Ausdemore, Devon 52 Ausdemore, Donna 44 Ausdemore, Hannah 33, 34, 59, 88, 92, 1.00, 116 Ausdemore, Heidi 2, 24, 33, 57, 79, 122 Ausdemore, Jared 52 Ausdemore, Joe 37, 77, 9 1, 96, 11 8 Ausdemore, Landon 16, 40, 4 1, 87, 91 Ausdemore, LeAnne 88 Ausdemore, Lisa 11 , 33, 6 1, 122 Ausdemore, Wendy 2, 40, 41, 54, 84, 88 , 92, 100, 101 , 116 Brisbois, Lance 48 Brisbois, Shannon 37, 56, 57 , 62, 83 . I J6 Brockhoff, Amanda 50, 108, l09 Brockhoff, Shaun 40 Brown, Jimm y 48 Bruck, Brittani 52 Bruck, Jesi 48, l08 , 109, l lO Bruck, Keith 37, l 19 Bruck, Linda 4, 7, 24, 33, 57, 74, 12 1 Bruck, Randy 48 Bruck, Ray mond 40, 77, 87 Bruck, Theresa 44 Buboltz, Nick 48, I LO Buboltz, Ross 52 Burbridge, Lauren 28, 40 Burford, Dale 52 Butler, Ashley 52 Butler, Kenny 48, 110 Snee Ches Campbell , Seth 52 Carrigan, Colleen 34 Carrigan , Connie 52 Carrigan, Eric 48, l 08, l lO Carroll , A llison 16, 40, 54 Carroll, Jared 52 Chmelka, Brenda 45 Christensen, Andy 24, 33, 86, 87, 90, 9 1, 98 , 104 Christiansen, Amanda 48 , I 08, l09, 11 0 , I II Christiansen , As hley 24, 33, 58 , 63 , 103, 11 5, I 16, 122 Christiansen, Courtney 52 Bahrke, Amanda 40, 6 1 Clark, Eric 37, 54, 76, 11 4. 11 8, 11 9 Bahrke, Laura 14 , 33, 78, 81, 11 4, 115, 11 6, Clark, Travis 52 11 9, 122 Clark, Wesley 50 Barnes, Daren 34 Clausen, Arla 45 , 120 Barnes, Jeremy 33, 94, 95, l04, 105 Clevenger, Jacob 50, I 08 , I 09, 11 0 Barrier, Becky l08, 109, 1J O, l ll Barrier, Casie 17, 33, 34, 82, 88, 92, JOO, i 15, Clevenger, John 50, 108, 109, I I 0 Clevenger, Tina 34, 61 , 69, 88, 89, 115 116 Cochran, Carl 45 , 54, 9 1, 98 Barrier, Craig 15, 37 Cohen, Andri 22, 34, 82, 115 , l 16, 119 Barrier, Katie 3 7, 38, 119 Cohen, Melina 50, 7 1 . Barrier, Megan 22, 24, 33, 122 Cole, Matthew 50 Barrier, M issy lO, 40, 41 , 88, 92, 100, lOl, Collier, Autu mn 48 107, 116 Collins, Cayla 50 Barrier, Rebecca 50 Cook, Brett 36, 37, 77, 1I 8 Beebe, Alyssa JO, 14, 16, 24, 33, 82, 94, 95, Corrin, Jesse 52 114, 115, 11 6, 122 Corrin, Marie 33, 34, 82, 92, J 00, .I 14, 115. Beebe, Lex i 40, 94, 95, 114, l 16 11 6, ll7 Bennett, J(jm 8, 34, 88, 100 Courtier, Lance 52 Bennett, Linda 44 Courtier, T roy 37, 56, 87 Benzing, Diana 45 Crawford, Katie 4, 34, 66 Berg, Andy 4, 40, 64, 77, 118 Crawford , Sarah 48 Berg, Kell y 28, 34 Cross, Stephanie 4, 48 Besch, Samona 52 Crozier, Beth 48 Bloomfield, Dani.e lle 48 Crozier, Brad 34 Boryca, Jessica 4, 7, 37 Crozier, Jen ni fer 37 Boryca, Julie 48 Cudd, T imothy 52 Bowen, Andy 48, 52 Bowen, Sam 37 The Most Dan gerous Game Bri sbois, Beth 52 Bri sboi s, Josh 37 Dalton, Jenn y 4, 37, 57, 60, 95 . 107 Dalton, Pat 45 , I 07 Dalton, Shawn 8. l l. 14 , 33. 58, 65, 87. 90, 91 . 98 Danker, Derri ck 40. 78 , 87, 91 Dan ker, Morgan 52 Da1Tinge r, Brent 37, 77 , 11 8 Darrin gton, Mandy 8, 10. 14 , 33, 54. 80, 92, 11 4, 11 6, I 19, 123 Darrington , Meli ssa 8, 11 , 14, 33, 57, 72, 78, 82, 83, 11 5, 11 6, 120. 123 Darrington, Nicole 52 Dav is, Courtney 50, I 08 Davi s, Jason 37 Davis, Nori 17, 22, 33, 34. 65. 71 , 72 , 80, 11 9, 120 Davi s, Stacey 33 Dea, Trisha 50 Dennin g, Kenie 52 Dermody, A li ssa 52 Dermod y, Jim 45 , 58, 87, 9 1 Devine, Teddy 9 1 Dickerson, Matt 48, I 08 , I 09, I I 0 Dickerson, Shann on 40, 54 Dittmer, Colburn 40, 77 , 87, 95 , 104. I 18 Di velbess, Ca itlin 50, 108 Divel bes , Courtney 4, 33, 66, 68 , 69, 74, 75. 79,82,83, 11 5, 11 6, 11 7, 121, 127 Dollen, Beth 14, 34, 11 2 Dollen, Kelly 44 Donovan , Ryan 2, 9, 28, 33, 54, 8 1, 9 1, 123 The GreEn Mil e Blue Hotel Index Eckrich, Ashley 34, 82, 88, 89, 11 2. 11 4. 115, 116 Elli ott,Dan 45, 9 1, 104, 11 0 Elliott, Sarah 45, I 14, 11 9 E ng li sh, A nd rea 52 Epperson, Amber 52 Esser, Kim 44 The Diary of Ann e Frank Fah, Jeff 45, 63, 91 Fi nk, Holl y 40 Finken, Amber 7, 28, 37. 84, 88, 92. 114, I 16. 11 9 Finken, Brandon 86, 87 Finken , Lauren 7, 37, 56. 88 , 92, I 17, I I 9 Finken, Rache l 88, 89 Finken, Shann on 52 Fi nken . Tyler 50, I 08 Fischer, A licia 48, 95, 108, 109, 110, 11 l Fi scher, Janette I 08 Fi scher, Mega n 48, I 08 Flemm ing, Lois 44 Foote, Vicky 33, 57, 65 Frederiksen, Dret 48 An G e la' s Ashe s Gale, Ju tin 50 Eleanor 45, 60 Ciarren , Wade I 04 Garnh~. �Gau, Adam 50, I 08 , 110 Gau, Alisha 40, 41 , 68 , 69, 88, 100, 107, 114 Gau, Amanda I 0, 22 , 24, 25 , 33, 68, 69, 82, 92, 114, 11 5, 116, 119, 123 Gaudian, Katie 11 , 18, 23, 33, 57, 68, 69, 103, 123 Gibson, Doug 45 , 11 9 Goodsell, Josh 40, 71 , 91 , 119 Goodwin , Jacob 108, 109 Graeve, Kristin 22, 34, 120 Graham, Jared 4, 33, 84, 94, 95 , 99, 105, 116 Graham, John 50, I IO Gray, Michaela 18, 37, 68 , 69, 82, 114, 115, 116 Greiner, Andy 2, 4, 6, 34, 87 Greiner, Kelli 37, 38, 61 , 76, 77 , 94, 95, 118 Greiner, Shari 8, 33, 64, 76, 115, 116, 118 Griffin, Taylor 52 Griswold, Amy 114 Gross, Amber 34 Grote, Brian 48 , 108, 11 O Grote, Dean 36, 37, 56, 65, 66, 87, 103. 118 Hamlet Hadfield, Rebecca 48 , I 08 Haggerty, Alisha 48, I 08 Haggerty, Bri an 37 Hanken, Erin 4, 48 , 11 O Hanken, Katie 50, 108 Hanken, Zach 9, 16, 32, 96, 104 Hansen , Jenny 45, I 08 Hansen, Krystal 22, 34, 57, 88 Harman, Adam 32, 72, 91 , 103, 123 Harman, Katie 48, 108, !09, 110, 111 Harman , Tami 44 Harris. Beth 16, 40, 88, 100, 106, 107 Harryman, Cassie 14, 34 Harryman, Kent 40, 87, 91 Han-y man, Samantha 52 Haugaard, Abigai l 52 Haugaard , Samantha 50, I 08 Haugaard, Shelby 2, 40, 65 Hei mbaugh, Jessy 4, 7, 15, 37, 62, 83, 88, 92, 100, 107, 115, 117, 11 9 He mpel, Jodee 48 Hens ley, Andy 45, 108 Hensley, Nathan 50, 108, 110 Higginbotham, Benjamin 50 Hinman , Matt 25, 32, 28, 90, 91, 124 Honeywell , Tammi 17, 32, 70, 72, 11 9, 120 Hood, Adam 32, 63 , 66, 72, 119, 120 Hood, Laura 50, I 08 Hornbostel, Lany 45 Houg h, Brent40,87,9 1 Hubbard, Latia 32, 80, 82, 103, 11 5, 116, 11 7, 124 Hu bbard, Tony 48, I 08, I IO Huddle, Sheyna 50, !08 Huebert,Cody37, 61 , 91 , !04, 11 6, 120 Huebert, Rac hel 50, !09, 110, 111 Hunt, Amber 6, 22, 34, 78, 80, l 14, 11 5, 11 6, 117 , 11 9 Huseman, Angela 44, 59 Insomnia lncontro, Cassie 32, 63 , 72, 124 Romeo and Juliet James, Jacob 50 Janisch, Mitch 37, 91 Janisch, William 48, 108 Jarrett, Dennis 45 Jarrett, Holly 45 Jan·ett, Joseph 52 Jodeit, Ian 2.o, 37, 54 Johnson, Bob 45 Johnson, Schuyler 32, 103 Justice, Joan 44 To Kill a Mockingbird Kay. Austin 50 Kay, Karen 44, 117 Keller, Ashley 37, 61, 65, 66, 74, 75 , 78 Keller, Chris 32 Kenealy.Alicia 37,66. 74, 75.121 Kenealy. Anne 50, 51 Kennedy, Allison 48, 108, l IO Keogh, Cassie 45, 88, JOO Killpack, Shari 36, 37, 57, 88 Killpack, Steve 14, 32 Kinart, Nick 6, 37, 60, 91 Kinart. Zach 19, 32, 57, 91, 124 Kline, Sue 44 Koch, Brenda 24, 32 Kohl , Justi n 9, 40, 87, 103 Kosmacek, Danielle 110, 111 Kosmacek, Joey 32, 90, 91, 105, 124 Kosmacek, Meredith 106 Kozeal, Max 45, 104, 108 Kramer, Tim 49, 108, 110 Kroh n, Angela 34, 73 , 82, 1J 2, 115, 119, 120 Krohn , Jon 32, 72, 11 9, 120 Kuhnle, Bethany 49, 108, 109 Kuhnle, Jesse 38, 90, 91, 104, 105 Kuhnle, Rachel 49, 108 Kunhle, Jesse 116 Kunze, Gelnda 45 God is a B uLlet Lahr, Trista 109 Larsen, Bi ll 45 Lar en, B1-yan 40, 87, 9 1 Larsen, Mike 110 Larsen, Monte 11 , 53 Larsen, Paul 9, 11 , 22, 24, 32, 72, 86, 87, 9 1, 99, 104, 114, 11 5, 124 Larson, Jenny 2, 38, 62, 78 Laver, Dustin 34, 76, 91, 11 8 Leaders, Eddie 32, 72, 9 1, 102, I03 , 114, 11 5, 11 6, 11 7, 125 LeBaugh, Dev in 34, 96, 97 LeBaugh, Joshua 53 LeBaugh, TJ 91 , 104, 105 Lefeber, Kyle 53 Leighty, Cassandra 53 Lenagh, Kyle 53 Leonard, Julie 34, 94, 95 , 107 Leonard, Steven 49 Leuschen, Amanda 49, 108 Leuschen, Cassie 40, 66 Leuschen, Nick 32 Little, Logan 53 Long, Ryan 19, 34 Lugsch, Kelsey 49, 108 Of Mice and Men Manhart, Andy 50, 108, 109, 110 Manhart, Samantha 49, 108, ll 0, 111 Marihart, Sarah 10, 11 , 14, 32, 66, 68, 69, 72, 82,92, 106, 107, 115, 117, 125 Mansfield, Mandy 40, 66 Maresch, Anthony 49 Maresch, Donald 32, 72 Mark, Joshua 50 Mark, Justin 40, 64, 119 Marr, Kelsey 53 Marsh, Adam 32, 62 , 76, 125 Marsh, Ryan 50, 108 Martens, Dillon 50, l 08, I 09 Martens, Josh 91 Martens, Todd 49, I 08, 110 Martinez, Joe 25, 33 Matulka, Kevin 45 , 11 8 McCool, Austin 49, 95, 109, 110 McCool, Nikk:i49, 108, 109, 110, 111 McDonald, Jonathan 34, 87 McDonald, Meghan 51 , 108, 109, 110 McEvoy, Bryan 38, 11 6 McEvoy, Justin 51 McKee, Judy 44 McKenzie, Rhonda 44 McLandsborough, Evan 49 McLandsborough, Lauren 25 , 33, 66, 75, 80 Means, Victoria 108, I 09 Meinke, Diana 44 Messer chmidt, Ke! ey 51 , 108, 109 Mes er chmidt. Lacey 9, 40, 100, 107, 110 Meyerring, Al y a 51 Miller, Elyse 16, 40, 64, 68, 69, 73 , 88, 92 116 , Miller, Kel ey 22, 34, 58, 62, 68, 69, 70, 82, 11 4, 11 5, 116, 119 Milliken , Justin 109 Minahan, Amanda 38, 88 Minahan, Amy 88, 89 Minahan, Lisa 53 Moen, Jenna 7, 25, 33, 76, 77, 82, 83, 115 I 16, 118, 125 ' Moen. Sarah 39. 40. 76. 77, 8, 107, 116 118 Monis, Mindy 5 ' Morri s, Daryn 23. 34, 65 Mor e, Andy 34, 59, 82, 91 , 10~, I 03, 115 116 , Morse Roberta 44 Muhs, Jes ica 88, 89 lnde, �Myers, Jesi 36, 38, 62, 65, 95, 107 Native Son Nanninga, Amy 41 , 64, 88, 100, 116 Nanninga, Brett 44, 58 Nanninga, Laura 33, 35, 82, 88 , 89, 92, 100, 101 , 106, 107, 115, 116, 120 Nanninga, Sally 44, 54 Nelson, Ashley 16, 39, 41 , 88, 100 Nelson, Brandon 41 Nelson, Brian 33, 103 Nelson, Hilary 51 , 108, 109 Nelson, Justin 10, 11 , 33, 91 , 96, 97, 104, 116 Nelson, Kim 6, 22, 35, 62, 66, 88, 92, 100, 103, 115 Nelson, Matt41 , 53, 54 Nelson, Olivia 51 Nelson, Travis 35 Neukirch, Jordan 53 Newland, Andy 49, 108 Newland, Kyle 53 Nielsen, Leah 53 Nihsen, Veronica 53 Norman, Zacharie 53 Nowlin, Jessica 51 , 108 Grapes Of Wrath Obermeier, Erin 88 Obermeier, Lindsey 35, 58, 82, 83 , 88, 89, 92, 100, 114, 115, 116, 119 Obrecht, Josh 87 Ohlinger, Bev 45 Oldham, Ashley 108 Oloff, Andrew 41 , 64 Olsen, Amy 92, 109, 110 Olsen, Andy 38, 73 , 81, 87 , 104, 114, 120 Olsen, Bryan 51 , 108, 110 Olsen, Glen 49 Oneill , Conner 51 Osbahr, Megan 51, 108, 109 Pogge, Bobbi 49, 108, 109, 110, 111 Preucil , Jacob 49, 108, 109, 110 FloweRs for Algeron Redinbaugh, Cody 53 Redinbaugh, Tanya 36, 38, 80, 100, 114, 116, 119 Reed, Angie 51 Reed, Jennifer 14, 33, 76, 77, 118, 125 Richards, Nick 54 Richey, Christine 44 Richey, Jake 41 , 91 , 104 Richey, Nicole 51 , 108, 110, 111 Richtig, Amber 51 , I 08 Richtig, Andrew 49, l 08, 109 Ridder, Illa 49 Ridder, Paul 41 Rieber, Calvin 35 Rieber, Nathan 41 Ring, Andrea 17, 33, 35, 59, 65 , 88, 92, ll 7, 120 Ring, Brandy 51 Ring, Corey 53 Ring, Jamie 7, 38, 58, 92 Ring, Jeremy 33, 35, 61 Ring, Justin 17, 33, 87, 91 , 104, 126 Ring, Leeah 53 Ring, Melissa 51 , 109 Roberts, Kyle 33 Roberts, Tahni 35, 54, 116 Ronfeldt, Cassie 51, 109 Ruggles, Joel 35, 63 , 76, 118 Speak Schelchinger, Amberly 45 Schenk, Myckell 49, 108, 109, 110 Schierbrock, Anthony 53 Schierbrock, Dana 49, 108, 109, 110 Schierbrock, Erin 6, 14, 33, 68, 69, 72, 103, 116, 117, 120, 126 Schneckl oth, Adam 25 , 33 DesPeration Schoening, Christie 5 I Parker, Holly 4, 35 Schoening, Rachel 51 Parker, Kristin 51 , 108, 109, 110 Schroder, Emily 51 , 108, 109 Parks, Alexandria 53 Schueman, Ryan 41 Parsons, Colin 53 Schultz, Ashley 38, 88, 92 Parsons, Seth 4, 4 1 Schultz, Matt49, 108, 109, 110 Pauley, BJ 71 , 87, 104 Shrader, Mike 4, 65 , 91 , 104 Pauley, Joey 38, 91 , 120 Shreeves, Kelly 7, 10, 14, 33, 78, 80, 82, 102, Pauley, Kaitlyn 51 , 108, J 09 103, 114, 115, 126 Pauley, Kurtis 51 , 108, 109, 110 Shreeves, Kurti s 7, 10, 15, 4 1, 91, 104, I 14 Pauley, Nicole 6, 22, 35, 62, 66, 73, 74, 75 , Sibert, Brian 33, 59, 8 1, 90, 9 1 78, 81, 82, 114, 115, 11 6, l19 , 121 Sibert, Katie 7, I 1, 38, 88, 92, 11 7 Pester, Brand y 4 1 Si ebels, Carly 51 , 108, 110 Pester, Cody 51 Sigler, Danielle 4, 8, 18, 35 Sigler, Desiree 38, 115, 11 6, I 19 Pester, Nicole 53 Smi th, Daniel 4, 8, 41 , 70, 95 Petersen, Brandon 19, 35, 87, 91 Petersen, Cody 15, 39, 4 1, 87, 91 , 96, 114 Smith, Donnie 35, 62, 72 Petersen, Shawn 2, 22, 33, 87, 90, 91, 99, 125 Smith, Jonathan 51, 108, 110 Smith, Krystal 33, 126 Pitts, Eric 4 I Smith , Luke 4, 35, 56, 87, 95 Plambeck, Katie 35 Smith, Mark 33, 97 Plam beck, Sara 14, 33, 82 Index Smith, Nate 18, 35, 59 Smith, Nile 17, 45, 58 Smith, Tamara Jo 33 Sondag, Michelle 41 Sondag, Nyra 28, 45 Sonderland, Derek 88, 100 Soppe, Kaitlin 53 Sparr, Deb 4, 24, 33 Speight, Chri s 86, 87 Speight, Jennifer 49 Speight, Tim 35, 87, 91 Spomer, Kurt 53 Stafford, Steve 44, 117 Stamp, Calley 53 Stamp, Luke 49, 108, 109, 110, 11 I Stamp, Mike 49, 108, I 09, 110, 111 Stangl, Ashley 38, 79 Stangl, Thomas 51 , 108 Stark, Brandie 41 Stephens, Bret 49, 108, 110 Stolley, Aaron 49 Stone, Molly 33, 58 Stuart, Robby 16, 35 Suntken, Alex 35, 97, 104 ExorcisT Tapp, Jared 49, 108 Taylor, Dustin 51 , 108, 110 Tessier, Michele 24, 33 , 116, 120, 126 Thielen , Elizabeth 7, 38, 88 , 92, 100, 107, l 16, 117 Thielen, Noah 22, 32, 84, 86, 87, 9 l , 98, 126 Thomas, Jesta 41, 114 Thomas, Tina 53 Toler, Katy 38, 80, 82, 92, 11 4, 115, 11 7 Toler, Tomi 35, 70, 82, 114, 115, 11 9, 120 Torneton, Joshua 108, 110 Tritsch, Lacey 51 , 108, 109 Troyer, Jenny 35, 62, 68, 69, 102 Tuttle, Stephanie 53 The JUngle Ungrad, John 35, 76, 11 8 Ungrad , Kri sten 49, 108, 109, 110, 11 l The GiVer Vaughn , Vanessa 49 Voge, James 23 , 35, 62 Voge, Tom 4 1, 11 9 Vorthmann , Brandon 16, 38, 9 1 Little Women Wagner, As hley 49, 108, 109 Wall ace, Carl 9, 32, 59, 127 Walter, Alexandria 53 Ward , Ryan 35 Ward , Shirley 44 Wedemeyer, Brian 44, 92 Wedemeyer, Susan 45 , I07 �' , ' Weihs, Brenna 32, 58, 63, 127 Welboume, Danielle 53 Welbourne, Ky le 4, 38, 6 1, 91, I 04 Wellman, Danielle 4 1 Wellman, Kari 49 Wellman, Laura 53 Wellman, Sara 32, 58, 81 Wellman, Stephanie 36, 38, 65 , 106, 107, 117 Wellman , Tessa 4, 18, 22, 35, 65, 66, 68, 69, 88, 89, 114, 11 5, 117 White, Colton 51 , 108, 109, 110 W iges, Katie 51 , 108 Willet, Malinda 25, 32 Wilson, Alisha 14, 25, 76, 77, 118 Wilson, M att 49, 108, 110 Withers, Chri stopher 53 Withers, Sara 19, 35, 58, 62, I 15, 119 Witt, Jeremy 4 1, 77, 87, 11 8 Witt, Johnnie 4 1, 77, 87, 118, 11 9 Wohlers, CaJeb 35, 76, 11 8 Wollenhaupt, John 38, 11 8 Worden, Allen 9, 32, 72, 120 Zoo Island Zell mer, John 8, 41 , 79 Zellmer, Laura 32, 127 Colophon The 2002 Trojan was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the company. All copy was created and written by the Publications staff exclusively. The cover was a coventional leather printed in a fourcolor process and the writing was embossed. AWPC Helevetica, Helevetica Bold, Helevetica Oblique, Helevetica Bold Oblique, Times, Times Bold and Yearbook were chosen for the type styles and point sizes ranged from 6 to 96. The computer program used to create the layouts was PageMaker 6.5. The theme was "Beyond the Cover." Expenses were subsiclized entirely through advertising by merchants, senior parent ads and yearbook sales. There were 200 copies printed. Yearbooks sold for $30 without a namestamp and $35 with a namestamp. The Trojan Staff would like to recognize the following peopl for their hard work and cooperation in making the 2002 Trojan successful. These commendable people were Greg Adams, Stacy Sp rtsman, Sarah Elliott, Brett Nanninga, Angela Huseman, Steve Stafford, Karen Kay, Kelly Dollen, Rhonda McKenzie, Roberta Morse, Laura Crawford, Susan Wedemeyer, Arla Clausen, Kelly Alfers, Tami Harman, TCHS Faculty, Chris "The Computer Guy" of seer, The Gazette, Sue Fischer of Fischer Photography and Kris Beebe of Stuclio B Photography. *** A sp ecial thank you to Mrs. Elliott, for all of her hard work and patience that without we never could have made this yearbook possible. Also a special thank you to the staff for their hardwork and dedication; you were a great staff with which to work. Thank you to everyone! Index �Without As the end of the 2001-2002 school year drew near, th e excitment on students faces could once again be seen. Summer vacation was qui ckly approachin g, wh ich meant another year was done and in the books. Students were once again fre e to sleep in, relax, hangout and basically do whatever. Even though sc hool was over, the memories and acco mplishments th at were made throughou t it would neve r be forgotten. OIJ = •• ~ 0 ' u The year was uniqu e and exci tin g. friendships while old ones grew even closer. Students also made new memories. Whether it was taking a trip together or just go ing out on the weeke nd s, each stud ent had somethin g th ey and th e ir friends wou ld never forget, so mething that made the year spec ial. Bes ides just sharin g memories wi th friends, many st udents also had a great deal of accompli shmen ts qf which to be proud. The athelets could be proud of the records that were broken, and everyone could be proud of the academic achi evements show n throughout the year. t Students truly reached new heights. It was a year everyone will remember; the goa ls reached both acade mi call y and athleteticly showed that the 200 1-2002 schoo l year was a year without lim its. Without Limits. Dir. Robert Towne. by Amanda Gau 132 Students made new Closing 1998 �~ Walsworth Publishing Company 306 Norch Kansas Avenue I Marceline, Missou ri 646;8 USA ��J~'JY 01-02 �Much like Dec. 7, 1941 (the attack on Pearl Harbor), Sept. 11 , 2001 also becam e "a day that will live in infamy. " At 8:48 a.m., a hijacked American Airlines commercial jetliner crashes into one of New York City's World Trade Center towers. At 9:05, a second plane crashes into the seco nd tower. As people try to evacuate, the impact and heat from the crash cause the first tower to tumble to the ground in enormous clouds of smoke and debris. The second tower co llapses shortly thereafter, leaving nothing but ash, rubble and destruction for miles where on e of our nation 's greatest landmarks once stood. T rica ttac A. At 9:40 a. m., a third hijacked plane flies into th e Pentagon, and withi n the hour, a fo urth crashes nea r a wooded area in western Pennsylvania. More than 4,200 lives are lost in total. , ~ ' ~"111f! • , - •• tr, ' • I . ,, ' "\ . ~ II ' A. The hijacki ngs are part of an intended mul titude of terro ri st attacks on Ameri ca headed by Islamic rad ical and wanted terro ri st lead r Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network. Bin Laden had been making open th reab against Ameri ca for evera l years, demanding th U.S. w ithdraw from th Midd le East. �"Today, our fellow ~itizens, r y e, our very freedom came under attack . • • Thou san ds of lives were sudden y ended b:y evil, despicable acts of terroro.. Th e · pictures. oo have filled us with ... terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding sense of anger." In an address to the nation, President George W. Bush .A. d emand s Afghani sta n's ruli ng party (th e Ta liban) hand over bin Laden. Th e Tali ban attempts to negotiate t he Unit d Stdtes' demand , saying they w ill not · oo perate w itho ut evid ence of bin Laden' s involve ment in th e attacks. Bush states th e dema nd is non-negotiable, and the U. S. w ill ta ke retaliatory acti on again t Afghanistan if they refuse to hand bin Laden over. Ai rl ines around the world suf'er major se tbacks, many declarin g bankru ptcy. Congress approves an airline assistance package that includes $15 billion in financial aid and a ictim 's compensation fund to limit expensive lawsuits that might bankrupt airlines li ke American and United. .A. Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge is appointed by President Bush to head the newly created Office of Homeland Security Cabinet post, w hich involves coordinating and creating a strategic plan for homeland defense against future terrorist attacks. "And tonight, the United States makes the following demands on the Taliban ... These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion ... This is the world's fight ... the fight of all who believe in progress ... tolerance, and freedom ... We will rall the world to this cause by our efforts, our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail." �AP Photo/Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Prografll : \f . -~ .. • • Photo Courtesy of USAF/Getty Images President Bush announces plans to starve terrori st groups of all money, and signs an ord er to freeze all U.S. assets of suspected terro ri sts, ord ering fin ancial institutions do th e same. A After repeated refusals from the Taliban to turn over bin Laden, th e U.S. and allied Briti sh forces begin launching air strikes on Afghan citi es, military targets and terro rist camps. A Th e U .S. continues bombing Afghan cities, while at th e same tim e dropping food packages, called Humanitari an Daily Rati ons (or HDRs), from planes to help Afghan refugees at ri sk fo r starvati on. Th e W orld Hea lth A Organization wa rn s W estern governments to be on th e alert fo r attacks using chemica l and biologica l warfare. A 63-yea r-old employee at th e Am eri can M edia bui lding in Florid a dies fro m inhalati on anthrax, a potenti al agent fo r use in biological warfa re. Several other Ameri ca n M edia employees also test positive fo r anthrax. ~ 0 �_... The discovery of letters containi ng anthrax in seve ral states other th an Florida (includ ing D . . , N.J., N.Y., Ind., Mo., and Va.) raises the fear of bioterrorism. Traces of anthrax turn up in postal facil ities around th e country, and t\ o Wash ington, D.C. postal workers d ie from the inhalation vari ety of the bacteria. Authori ti es are unable to pi npoint the letters' source, and are unsure w heth er they are connected to the al Qaeda terrorist attacks. President Bush signs an anti-terrorism bill into law, giving police and intell igence agencies new powers against terror ism, incl uding stro nger penalties fo r harboring or fi nancing terron ts, an increase in the number of crimes considered terrorist acts and tougher punishments fo r committing them. The bill also gives police new rights to secretly search people's homes and business records and to eavesdrop on suspect telephone or computer conversations. _... The Northern Alliance, a rebel faction opposing the Tali ban regime, captures Kabu l (Afghanistan's capital city) after the Tali ban, devastated from U.S. and British airstrikes, pu ll out of th e city. �The Bush Administration faces accusati ons from many th at the array of new tacti cs implemented w ith th e antiterro rism bill , including mil itary tri bunals (trials held in secret in w hich the judges are military office rs, a two thi rds vote is enough to convict, and th ere is no need fo r proof beyond a reasonable doubt), are th e worst infringement on civi l liberties in decades. U.S. Marines move into Afghanistan to tighten the squeeze on remaining Taliban and al Qaeda leaders by limiting th eir movements fro m Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city and center of trade. renders th e city of Kandahar, th eir last major stronghold. The city fa lls to looters after th e last Taliban fighters fl ee th e area. .._ An Am eri ca n is discovered among Taliban prisoners after a vi olent prison revolt th at killed hundreds of the prisoners as well as an Ameri can CIA offi cer. John W alker Lindh, a 20-year-old non-Afghan Taliban fi ghter (originally fro m Califo rni a), sa id he joined the Taliban six months earlier after converting to Islam and "jihadi " (fi ghter of holy wa rs). W alker is return ed to th e U.S. to face fo ur crimin al charges, incl uding conspiracy to kill Am eri ca ns abroad . Prosecutors consider oth er evidence that could carry th e dea th penalty. .._ Hamid Karzai i named th e Prime Minister of Afghanista n's interim governm ent. The title is passed to him by fo rm er Afghanistan president, Mullah Mohammed Omar, marking th e first peaceful transfer of power in Afghanistan in more th an two decades. �AP Phot o/Department 0£ Defen se A A videotape is acquired by th e Pentagon, showing Osama bin Laden boasting of his invo lvement in the Sept. 11 attacks, and rejoicing in the level of devastation "achi eved" by th e terrorists aboard the planes, some of whom d id not even know w hat kind of mission th ey were on until they boa rd ed th e planes. British citizen Richard Reid A board s tran s-Atlantic American Airlin es Flight 63, and attem pts to light explosives hidden in his shoes. He is subdued immediately by passenge rs and crew members, and sedated. The plane diverts to Boston, w here Reid is arrested . He is later charged on nine counts, and it is discovered he received training in al Qaeda terrori st camps. The U.S. military A sends al Qaeda prisoners to a prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The deta; nees are questioned for in formation pertaining to th e Sept. 11 attacks, th e whereabo ts of bin Laden and other attacks that may have been planned. As the war on terro rism continues, the U.S. ra llies the support of the intern ational community. Taking th e intelligence gained from prisoners as well as investigations at home, America turns attention to other terrorist havens around the world, such as Abu Sayyaf, a terrorist group in the Philippines alleged ly con nected w ith • the al Q aeda network. �England 's Liverp ool Airport was renamed the Li verpool John Lennon Airport in honor of late Beatles member John Lennon. It is th e first UK airport to be named after an individual. ... AP Pholo/Pau l Barker Th e coll ision w ith a Chinese fighter jet and subsequent landing of a U.S. spy plane on th e Chinese island of Hainan raised tensions between the U.S. and Ch ina. Th ro ugh careful negotiations between Ameri ca n and Chin ese officials, the U.S. crew, held ca ptive fo r 11 cl ays, was fin ally released, and th e remains of the plane were return ed to th e U.S. 'T above Hundreds were killed du ring the past year as Palestin ians and Israelis violently fought over th e W est Bank and Caza Strip in Jerusa lem. The dispute over w hich side w ill have control of th e Holy Land continues to plague the Middle East. .... AP Ph oto/Murad Sezcr More th an 700 lives were lost and hund reds were reported missing after an accidental seri es of ex plosions at a mi litary arm s storage bu ilding in Lagos, Nigeri a. The explosio ns were ap parently set off by a spread ing fire from a nea rby munitions dump. Labor Pa rty leader Tony Blair was reelected Prime M inister of the United Ki ngdom, marking the first time in the Labor Party's 100-year history th at a ca ndidate was reelected. AP Photo/Mil.'< N.uh �Beijing, China won the right to stage the 2008 summer O lympic Games, despite worldwide concern abo ut China's human rights record. Disappointed rivals for the games included Canada, France, Turkey and Japan. Ar Photo/Ng H.1n Guan Euro notes and coins replaced the different kinds of currency previously used in 12 European Union states, including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, becoming Europe's first single currency. T The country of Ghana (West Africa) mourned the loss of 126 people at the Accra ·Sports Stadium. The victims were trampled when thousands tried to escape tear gas fired by police at rowdy fans during a soccer match. -<1111 Consideration is being given to amending Japanese law and allowing a female to succeed the imperial throne after Crown Princess M asako gave birth to Princess Aiko. No boys have been born into the imperial family in 36 years. Firemen in the Australian state of New South W ales battled nearly 100 bush fires that began on Christmas Day, destroying hundreds of homes. -<1111 The United Nations convened a special session of the General Assembly to confront the global AIDS crisis In Africa. Leaders pledged money and r ear h In support of a worldwide "war on AIDS." Britain's farming industry was devastated by an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, a virus affecting cloven-hoofed livestock. Tens of thousands of cows, sheep and pigs were destroyed, bringing the meat industry to a standstill. �The fl ashbacks were un avoidable w hen Ameri can Airlines Flight 587, bound for the Dominican Republic, crashed and burned in a Queens, N.Y. neighborh ood, killing all 260 passengers and fi ve people on th e ground . The crash w as a result of mechanical fa ilure, not terrori sm. The collapse of energy giant Enron, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, led to th ousands of employees losing their jobs and life savings in 401 (k) plans tied to the company's stock. The reputati on of Arthur Andersen, Enron 's auditing firm , was damaged after company~ officials admitted that important Enron documents were purposely destroyed ..... AP Pholo/Paul Sa ncya .A.. Idaho recl use JoAnn M cGuckin was arrested and charged w ith a fe lony crime of " injury to the children" after police learn ed she had voluntarily de prived her six children of food, cleanliness and heat. Police attempts to remove the children from th eir home led to a standoff in w hich fi ve of the children kept authoriti es at bay for days w ith guns and dogs. .A.. The Ford M otor Company recalled 50,000 bra nd new Explorer SUVs beca use an assembly line conveyor belt that was too narrow fo r 2002 models may have cut the tire tread. Ford later announced it wou ld cut 35,000 jobs and close five plants worldw ide. .A.. The FBI arrested eight people allegedly involved in a scheme that stole more than $13 million worth of M cDonald 's prizes from games like "M onopoly" and "Wh o W ants to Be a Milli onaire." The criminal ring involved Simon M arketing, Inc., a company responsible for M cDonald's ga me securi ty. Kansas C.1ty, Mo. ph;tr· maclst Robert Courtn y w charged with dilutlri8 chemotherapy drugs Th wealthy pharmaci t adlnlt· led to tampering with medl ations in the pa to lncroee profits. �The o ldest known pair of Levi's jeans (circa 1880s) was auctioned on eBay and purchased by Levi & Strauss Co . for a record $46, 532, the highest price ever paid for a pair of blue jeans. The economic slowdown that began in 2000 spread throughout the economy in 2001 . The Sept. 11 attacks shut down major financial markets for several days, and October saw the highest job losses in 21 years, w ith 415,000 positions cut. In Decem ber, the Fed cut interest rates for a record 11th time w ithin the year. U.S. Congressman Gary Condit announced plans to run for reelection, despite the public calling for his resignation after he was implicated in the disappearance of 24-yearold intern Chandra Levy. T .... AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill A TV Prod ucer Norman Lear purchased a 1 776 original copy of the Declaration of Independence for $8 .14 m illion to take on a showand-tell tour of American schools. The tour included a Fourth of July star-studded read ing of the document in Philadelphia. AP Photo/Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Lab/Heather Sariego A U.S. Senator James Jeffords shook th e Senate balance by switching from Republican to Democrat. His defection gave th e Democrats majority control for th e first time since 1995. A Summer news was ful l of shark attack stories, beginning w ith th e near-fatal attack on 8-year-old Mississippi native Jessie Arbogast, who had his arm surgically reattached after being bitten by a shark off the Flori da Gu lf Coast. PMtPoH .,.. Do you think it should be illegal to use cell phones while driving? New York governor George Pataki signed a bill into law banning the use of hand-held cellular phones while driving, making New York the first state to pass such a law. YES NO 30% 70% ___ talk on my phone when driving. (Do or Don't) (Survey results compiled from the responses of 2000 students across the U.S.) �The success of the bluegrass soundtrack to the Cohen Brothers' movie "O Brother Where Art Thou" led to Album of the Year and Single of the Year awards (for "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow") at the 35th Annual Country Music Awards. Fans and colleagues were shocked by the sudden death of 22-year-old singer/actress Aaliyah, who was killed when th e small plane carrying the performe r and eight others cras hed in the Bahamas. Spencer PlatUGetty Images Iii>' Pop artist Fatboy Slim dominated the MTV Video Music Awards, taking six of the 21 awards, including Best Video Direction, for "Weapon of Choice," directed by Spike Jonze. . Co untry music legend Waylon Jennings, known for defining the "outlaw" movement, died at age 64 after a long battle with diabetes-related health probl ems. Formerly Buddy Holly's bassist, Je nnings recorded 60 albums, had 16 No. 1 country singles, and yes, he was the narrator and theme so ng vocalist on the TV series "The Dukes of Hazard. " .. Michael Jackson's 30th Anniversary Celebration, "The Solo Years," at New York City's Madison Square Ga rden, marked the King of Pop's first U.S. concert in 11 years. Jackson was named Performer of the Centu ry during the 29th Annual Ame rican Music Awa rds. Vince Buet.i/Cctty Images �Teen-pop id ols N 'Sync posted th e second-best d ebut-week sales num bers in history w hen they sold nea rly 1.9 million copies of their 2001 album "Celebrity. " Wh o holds th e best sales record ? N 'Sync does, w ith th eir 2000 album " No Strings Attached," w hich sold 2.4 million copies. ~ Fans aroun the world mourned the loss of legendary Beati e and guitari st George Harrison, who died at age 58 after a long stru ggle wi th cancer. Not only a member of the Fab Four and an acclaimed solo artist, Harrison also " invented" rock philanthro py, fronting the fi rst ch arity concert in19 71 to help th e poor in Bangladesh. T ~ Tw o morn ing DJs were fired fro m the Dallas, Texas rock station KEGL-FM after fa lsely reporting that Britney Spears was killed in a car crash that left her boyfriend, 'N Sync's Justi n Timberl ake, in a coma. The hoax caused despread panic throughout the teen pop fan community. ~ Both old and new-school hip-hop and rap artists (including Grammy nominees Outkast and Ludacri s) signed on to perform at the first-ever, three-day Beyond 2002 Su per Festival in M iami 's Bicentennial Park. The event featu res concerts, rap " battles" and extreme sports demonstrations. Singer Joey Ramone, the front man for the Ramones, died at age 49, shortly after being hospitalized for cancer. Ramone is considered one of the the "fathers" of punk rock. ~ What is your favorite new album? 1. Linkin Park, ' In h nd'' 2. Creed, "Weather d"' 3. Ja Rule, "Pain is Love" My favorite album: �Hank Ketcham, creator of th e " Dennis the M enace" comic strip, which ran for SO years in 1,000 newspapers throughout 4 8 countries, died at the age of 81 . Rock singer Bono was honored with a special tribute from fellow celebrities at the First Annual "Love Rocks: Celebrating The Biggest Hearts in Entertainment" Hollywood fundraiser. In his two decades as front man for the politically active rock group U2, Bono has promoted and raised money for many causes, including debt reli ef and AI DS awareness in the Third World . • AP Photo/ Paul Sakuma Singer/actre s Mariah Carey was admitted to a W estchester Co unty, N .Y., hospital after suffe ring what her publicist called an emotional and physical breakdown. • .... Dave Thomas, th e founder of W endy's hamburger chai n, died at age 69 of liver cancer. Unable to find a burger he liked in his hometown of Columbus, O hio, Thomas opened his first Wendy's in 1969 . Today th ere are more th an 6,000 W endy's restaurants. -'41111 AP Pholo/Chri s Kasson .A. Eric W eih nmay r became the fi n.t blind man to scale M t. Everest's 29,035-foot peak. An avid mountain· eer, W eihenm.:iy r had already climbed four of the world '.s seven tallest peaks before taking on Everest. �Congress awarded its highest civilian honor to " Peanuts" creator Charles Shultz, saying the comic strip characters created by the cartoonist "embodied human potential." Schultz died in 2000, and his widow Jean accepted the award in his place. AP Pholo/Dennis Cook .... Actress Angelina Jolie w as appointed amba ador for the United Nations High Commissioner of Ref~ ugees. She will work with U.N. High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers to help bring refugee issues to the attention of young people. .... Timothy M cVeigh was put to death by lethal injection on June 11 , six years after he parked a truck bomb next to an Oklahoma City federal building, killing 168 people. .... Rhode Island's Brown University inaugurated Ruth J. Simmons as the new president in O ctober. Simmons is the first black woman to lead an Ivy League University. .... Cartoon legend Chuck Jones, creator of fa mous characters like the Road Runner and Bugs Bunny, died of heart failure at the age of 89. Jones won three Academy Awards and a Li fetime Achievement Award, and was the first inductee into the Animation Hall of Fame. �At $2 bill ion, the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah were the most expensive winter games eve r. But despite beefed- up security and underlying wo rry over terrorist acts, this year's games, themed "Light the Fire Within," burned strong with patriotism, pride and amazing athletic performances . Snowboarding became an o ffi cial Olympic sport fo r the first tim e this year, and the U.S. swept th e com petition. Ross Powers, Danny Kass and Jarret Th omas took the gold, silver and bronze in th e men's halfpipe (giving th e U.S. its first Winter Olympics medals sweep in 46 years). Ameri can Kelly Clark also took the gold in the women 's halfpipe. ..... AP Ph oto/Elaine Thompson AP Photo/Amy Santella A In a decision that sparked shock and controversy, Russian ice skating pair Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze won the gold over Canadian skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, despite a flawl ess performance by the Canad ian pair. Th e issue was investigated, leading to th e suspension of French figure skating judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne, who was charged w ith misconduct, and the highly unusual awarding of a second gold medal to Sale and Pelletier. The Russians kept their gold as well. A Security measures at th e winter games were at an all-time hi gh in th e wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Vi sitors were sca nned with metal detectors, and all vehicles were detain ed and sea rched before entering. Surveillance ca meras watched entrances, exits, highways and parkin g lots, wh ile sensors monitored loca l food, air and water supplies fo r chemical and biological toxins. ..6. Am eri ca n Derek Parra got th e gold and set a new worl d re ord in th e men's 1500 meter ~ speedskating event, finishing in 1 :43.9'1. more than a second fdster than the previou r ord of 1 :45.20, held by South Korea's Lee Kyu -hyuk . �The journ ey of th e Olympic Torch across the country had a special twi st this yea r. A group of 100 specially chosen torchbearers, survivors of Sept. 11 terrori st attack victims, ca rri ed the flame through the three areas hit by the attacks (New York City, Washington, D .C. and Pennsylvani a). .... Italian Armin Zoeggeler became th e first man in 12 years to defeat German Georg Hackl in an Olympic luge competition, with a finish tim e of 2:57.941. Aiming to make history by winning four straight gold medals at th e w inter Olympics, Hackl took the silver instead, fini shing at 2:58.70 . .... ..... As th e Am ri can national anthem played, an honor guard incl uding U.S. athletes, firefighters and police officers carri ed the tattered U.S. fl ag fo und at New York City's Grou nd Zero into the Olympic opening ceremony. Th e flag was named the official U.S. flag fo r the wi nter ga mes. ..... Th e Germans rocked the biathalon, earnin g nine of th eir 35 total medals by medaling in every event, taking the gold in th e women 's 15 km individual, women's 4x7.5 km relay and women's 7.5 km sprint. ..... Th e U .S. bobsled team of Jill Bakken and Vonetta Flowers won th e inaugu ral women's Olympic bobsled race w ith a two-run time of 1: 3 7. 76. Flowers became the first Afri can Ameri can athlete to ever w in a gold medal at the Winter O lympics. ..... Jim Shea captured the go ld for the U.S. in th e men's skeleton with a time of 1 :41.96, and made his fa mily the first to produce three generations of Ameri can Olympians. Shea 's grandfather, Jack, won two speed skating golds at the 1932 Lake Placid Games and Shea's father, James, competed in three nordic events at th e1964 Inn bru k Garnes. A In a surprise victory, U.S. figure skater Sarah Hughes outdid Olympic gold medal favorite Michelle Kwan in the ladies' free skate . Th e 16-year-old performed the most difficult program witll seven triple jumps (fi ve in combination) and did it fl awlessly, taking th e gold in one of th e biggest upsets in O lympic figure skating history. �On th e fi nal day of th e season, San Francisco Giants star hitter Barry Bonds hit his 73rd home run, breaki ng Mark McGwi re's 1998 record of 70 in one season. ..... For the fi rst ti me, the No. 1 choice of the N BA draft was picked w hile still a high school senior. Kwa me Brown, 19, was drafted by the W ashington Wizards. ,, After 20 previous playo ff losses, Colorado Ava lanche defenseman Ray Bourq ue fina lly got his hands on the Sta nley Cup when the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils, 3-1 , in game seven of the finals. Shortly after th e vi ctory, Bourque announced his retirement from hockey. ,, As a backup ki cker fo r Alabama's Jacksonville State Un iversity, 20-year-old Ashley Martin ki cked her way into college footba ll history as th e fi rst woman to play, and score, in an NCM Division 1 game . ..... ._ Li ttle League Baseball officials ord ered the Bronx all-star team to forfe it all wins after it was discovered the sq uad's star pitcher, Dan ny Almonte, was 14, two years beyond the Li ttle League age li mit. Almonte's birth information had been fa lsified by his father. Who was the year's most noteworthy sports figure? 1. Michael Jordan 2. Barry Bonds 3. Kobe Bryant ...,. My personal "MVP" (Survey results compiled from the responses of 2000 students across tho U.S.) ._ The football ommunity mourn d the sudden death of Min nesota Vikings' lineman Korey Stringer, w ho d ied from heatstrok d uring an intense practice at the team's training facil ity. His death ca used coaches and athletes everywhere t0 consider th cl ngers of heat xhaustiun and har h practice 5CS~ion �The U.S. Open women 's final saw the first pairing of sisters (Venus and Serena Williams) since 1983, and the first all AfricanAmerican final. Venus defended her title by beating Serena, 6-2, 6-4. Michael Jordan returned to the NBA, where he will play for the Washington Wizards through 2003 . He pledged $1 million of his first year's salary to victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. AP Photo/Mary Chaslain A Thanks to an RBI A Football fans watched a close Super ~ingl e by Luis Gonzalez at Bowl XXXVI game when the " underdog" New England Patriots beat the St. Louis Rams, 20-1 7, with a last second, 48-yard field goal. The win was th e Patriots' first after three trips to the NFL title game. the bottom of th e ninth du ring game seven of th e World Seri es, the Arizona Dia mondbacks won their first hampionship, beating lhe New York Yankees, 3-2. After 16 seasons and 583 home runs, super· slugger Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals announced his retirement from baseball. Despite their defeat at the hands of Colorado, the Nebraska Cornhuskers were the controversial choice to play the Miami Hurl'icanes for the national championship in college football's 2002 Rose Bowl. Mi,1mi beat Nebraska, 37-14. "Iron ManH Cal Rlpken announced his retirement at the end of the 2001 baseball season. The 20-year Baltimore Orioles veteran is one of seven baseball players with more than 400 homers and 3,000 hits. Saved by the Phone Britain 's Royal Air Fon.c s.wecl the life of a missing climber tr,1pped on a remote Welsh hillside by sending him a text message on his mobile phone. The injured climber picked up the mcss.1gt>, and dirl·ctecl a rescue hclicupll'r toward him. �Dreamworks Pictures' animated " Sh rek" and Disn ey/Pi xa r's "Monsters, Inc." were hits w ith humor appea ling to kids and adults alike. Both films were nominees for th e new Academy Award category of Best Animated Feature Film . .... Orc.imworks Pictures AP Photo/Kevork Ojansezian A NBC's "The W est Wing" won best drama seri es of the year and swept the 53rd Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards for the second year in a row with eight Emmys. The Emmy Awards were postponed twice because of the Sept. 11 attacks. Peer Poll Do you watch reality-based TV shows like "Survivor?" a. Always. Tina Wesson .... won " Survivor 2." 10% b. Once in a while 62.5% c. Nope. What is " Survivor?" My favorite TV show: (Survey rosults compiled lrom the rcsponsoo of 2000 studenls across the U.S.) A Ethan Zohn , a 27-year-old New Yorker, took the $1 million prize in the third season of reality TV seri es " Survivor." Thi s year's challenge took place in Africa . AP Pholo/ fi le HO �Eagerly-awaited films based on old (and not so old) favorites included " Planet of the Apes, " "Harry Rotter and the Sorcerer's Stone" an " Lord of the Rings." After opening weekends, " Potter" grossed the most with a record $93.5 million, and " Lord of the Rings" was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, the second highest in Oscar history. Famed for his role as the sardonic Archie Bunker o n "All in the Family," actor Carol O'Conno r died of a heart attack at age 76. M el Brooks' Broadway musical "The Producers" took home a record 1 2 Tony awards in 2001, beating the record of 10 set in 1964 by " Hello, Dolly." Couple" movie and the "Grumpy Old Men" movies, died at age 76. 'Y 'Y 'Y 'Y irector Ron Howard 's "A Beautiful Mind," won best drama, best actor (Russell Crowe), best supporting actress Uennifer Connelly), and best screenplay at the 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards, and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Film of the Year . .... Vince Bucci/Getty Images ll<rl"n"" Studio/BEi .... The 1960 A lfred Hitchrn k film " Psycho" topped the American Film lnstitute's Ii t of the 100 most thrilling American Movies. "Jaws" and "The Exorcist" took second and third place. .A. More than 30 television networks along with 8,000 radio stations and Internet sites across the country simultaneously broadcast the live special "America: A Tribute to Heroes." The show was a two-hour, star-studded telethon that raised more than $150 million for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Fans bid farewell to the Emmy-winning sd·fl series "The X-Files," which ended its nineseason run on fox televilion network. What was your favorite movie this year? ...-1. The Fast and the Furious 2. Lord of the Rings 3. Pearl Harbor My favorite movie: �Advanced Cell Technology President and CEO Michael West annou nced the company was the first in the U.S. to successfully clone a human embryo for the purpose of mining stem cells. Throughout the year, the controversy over the ethics of stem cell usage, a process which may help scientists treat serious diseases, has grown because the cells are taken from human embryos, causing the embryo to be destroyed. ~ U .S. multimillionaire Dennis Tito became history's first space tourist when he paid $20 million to tra el w ith two Russian cosmonauts to the International Space Station. ~ AP Pholo/Mikhi• I Metzel The AbioCor artificial heart was named Time magazine's Invention of the Year. 59-year-old Robert Tools received the first fully implanted € artificial heart in July. ~ ""' j ~ ~ i Science and Technology Inventor Dean Kamen unveiled the Segway HT, th e first self-balancing, battery-powered human transporter. The device, whi h travels at a top speed of 12 mi les per hour, uses gyroscopes to keep it upright. Direction is controlled by the rider's shifting weight. .... 1i:,. XM Satellite Rad io hit then tion\ airwaves in September. XM nit r' 100 hannels of music and talk, w ith limited advertising on th various chan nel~. Programming is broadast to satellit in space, w hich send it to radio receivers. -~ �NASA's Mars Odyssey was the first spacecraft to successfu lly reach Mars since two spacecraft we re lost in 1999. The $300 million, 1.7-ton ship was designed to search for water, map surface minerals and measure radiation levels on Mars, possibly providing clues about extraterrestrial life. Unive rsity of Co nn ecti cut Professor Je rry Ya ng, w ho clo ne d the fi rst ma mma l in the U.S. (Amy, the ca lf) cl o ned a new ani ma l - a cat that wil l not cause a lle rgic reactions in humans. T AP Pho to/NASA A The first tota l solar eclipse of the millennium created a spectacle of darks a nd lights ove r central Africa, whe re c rowds of astronomers and o nlooke rs asse mbled to watch the event. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Cleevec, a breakthrough cancer-fighting drug hich, unlike traditional cancer therapies, attacks only cancer cells without also harming healthy cells. liitil!Uiliill �Everyone's Talking Run to the Bank Nice and Trim People really got into text messaging, a service that allows cell phone users to send and receive short text messages on their phone screens. Coats and long cardigan sweaters with loads of fluffy trim kept bodies feelingwarm and looking cool. ~ Athletic shoes, such as Nike's Air Kukini and Shox R4, got pretty funky (and pretty expensive) with prices ranging from $90 to $150. "' Bedhead Popularized by stars li ke Halle Berry, a cool look for locks on both gi rls and guys was the textured "short & messy" do, making hair pomade a "must have" accessory. Purple Passion Purple was the shade for fall ; not in clothes or make up, but in ketchup . Heinz released its latest EZ Squ irt ketchup Funky Purple just in case you were bored with Blastin ' Green or plain , oldfas hioned red. . .... Heinz Trends Body Crystals From small abstract designs to full body coverage, tiny adhesive body crysta ls were a favorite. ~ Fas hion Wire Daily .. We've Come A Long Way The newest video ga me system, Microsoft's Xbox, was released in time for the holidays, competing with the Nintendo GameCube, and of course, Sony's PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Of all the systems, Xbox is the only one with a bu ilt- in hard drive and plug for high-speed Internet access. An Apple A Day .. . ~ Apple Computer spun out some sleek new items that turned heads, li ke the new iMac (the fastest ever, with CD and DVD burning ca pabiliti es), and the iPod MP3 player, the first to bund le a 1,000 song ca pacity and 10-hour battery into a pocket-sized pack. All-American In a patriotic response to America's war on terrorism, people across the country made the American flag one of the year's most popular symbols. From T-shirts to postage sta mps, Old Glory dom inated yards, cars and bodies everywhere. -41111111111 Spe ncer Pl alVGelly Im ages a"lf.lnn., u.1 ... 1........... h P11hHchino rnmn;1 nv. Inc. Cnver pho!os by A.P and Cetty lmae.c.~ Peer Poll Where do you most like to shop for clothes? 1. American Eagle Outfitters .... 2. Old Navy 3. Abercrombie & Fitch My favorite fashion trend: �... . ��� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2002 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 2002 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/bb4cd4828bb84815e965117dd495e3fd.pdf b864b618f9673c934397e076f81bbcf4 PDF Text Text one- - S- ?amilies. ~ on the b ��2003 Trojan Tri-Center High School 33980 310th Street Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2257 Title 1 �Senior Tina Clevenger laughs for the camera during her 8th hour class . Marketing was Clevenger known for her smile tha t she carried with everywhere . her Photo by Desiree Sigler. Students and all that they do can defin e in m any V\rays . LEFT: Senior Tessa Wellman and freshmen Dana Schierbrock and Katie Harman have donuts during an early morning Fellowship of Chri stian Athl etes (FCA) meeting in the fal l. Students showed th eir fa ith and fellowship by attending such events as these. Ph oto by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. RIGHT: Sophomore Justin Kohl, along with other ·students, checks out the various products at the Jostens table. As sophomo res , students can design their own class rings that help to defi ne what and who they are. Seniors purchase invitations and announcements in the fall as well. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. LEFT: Senior Kelsey Miller spends her 7th hou r pe riod helpin g Mr. Steve Stafford in the library. As a library aide, Miller helped others fi gu re out the great won der that is the library. P oto by Mrs. Sa rah Ellio tt. RIGHT: Junior Brandon Vorthmann sits contently waiting for his Physics teac her, Mr. Jeff Fah , to come and help hi m with hi s in credib ly hard problem. Harde r classes, such as Phy sics , often helped define students by showing what their potential truly is . Photo by Desiree Sigler. 2 Opening �def in in "to explai11, to descr1.b e., . ,, · to interpret As the school year begins, students are anxious to begin their classes, vaiious organizations and sports. Throughout the year, tudents and staff become involved in activities that help to not only define the year, but also the students and staff themselves. Ne faces. both teachers and students, could aL o become a defining figure to the 0) LO " LO school. Interactions between students, both "=t" (\j 0 new and old, help to set the tone for the school co yeai· to come. 8 LO (\j (\j Sports also helped deifine the year and the ('t) school. Teams drive and dedication could make champions. Both wins and losses, though, make the seasons. Organizations provide oppmtmrities to excel as well. Groups like Show Choir and FFA hope through consistency that they will accomplish their goals and be defined as successful. YB Contents 4 StudentUfe 26 People 2 64 82 llO Academics CL 0 All aspects, those mentioned as well as others, help define the year. They help define who and what the students and staff ai·e. Organizations Sports Conummity By Tomi Toler Opening 3 �Sophomore Michelle Sondag leads the student body in a cheer at the pep rally to send the girls to the State Basketball Tournament. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Students find 111any different ways t o have fun and make money outside of sch ool. LEFT: Junior Sam Bowen dozes off on the bus ride home after a hard day of singing and dancing with the Show Choir at a comp etition . Photo by Lacey Messerschmidt. RIGHT: A group of juniors stop at McDonald's for breakfast on the way to Des Mo in es for the Girl s State Base ktball Tou rn ament. Man y students ca rpool ed up to the tourna ment wi th friends. Photo provided by Katy Toler. LEFT: Seniors Amber Hunt and Andri Cohen take a few minutes to ch at with each other before the bell rings in AP Bi ology . Mos t studen ts took advantage of th e few ext ra second s at th e end of each class to ca tch up on the lates t goss ip . Ph oto by Nicole Pa uley. RI GHT: Senior Daryn Morris and junior Cody Huebert stand for a moment of sil ence as a memori al on September 11th , 2002. Photo by Mrs. Sa rah Elliott. 4 Stude nt Li fe �chaotic "in a completely confused or disordered condition" High school can be one of the most hectic times in a person's life. Between homework, practice, game nights, work and just findin 0 time to relax and have fun, students are busier than ever. Students are able to pend th ir time in a variety of different ways. Being involved in sports or having an after school job are a few examples of h w some teenagers choose to spend their time. For those who have to or choose to work after school, making time for schoolwork or friends might be hard to manage. Having to work after a frantic day at school may be hard for some teenagers who need some obvious sleep. Stressful workdays may often lead to last minute assignments. Athletes face an even different situation. 0 Dedicated to everyday practice and late nights after games, student athletes are always on the run. Almost every minute they are not in school, athletes are spending time practicing or working out for their teams. Yet some students still find other ways of spending their free time. Whether pla) ing in a band or just sitting at home on the couch in front of the TV, everyone , er ms to find time for a little chaos in his or her life. B~ Amber Finken D1v1s1o n 5 �Sophomores Raymond Bruck and Brandon Nelson ride their horses at the Council Bluffs dolphin s at Sea World in pri vate airport by Martin ' s Apple Orchard . Florida w hil e on vac ation . Ph oto provided by Raymond Bruck. Ph oto provided by A lliso n Seniors Lindsey Obermeier and Sara WithCarroll. ers go back stage during Locobazock a and catch Jamin Wilcox, drummer of Audiovent, off guard for a quick picture . Photo pro vided by Sara With ers. How was your summer? Ju ni ors Stephanie Well m a n and J essy Heimbaugh spend Heimbaugh's birthday at Worl ds of Fun and ride the T hunder Hawk. Photo provided by Jessy Heimbaugh. 6 Stude nt !.ife " I pl ayed with my band a nd hun g o ut with my g irl fr iend ; I had a neat summer. " -Jeremy Rin g ( 12) " I had a fun summ er and went to Leade rs hip fo r Disa bili ties in A mes, Iowa. " -Tah ni Ro berts ( l 2) �"being able to act or move freedoM . " without restraint Foreign exc hange stu dent Elena Guerrero and her hos t parent s. Rand y and Juli e Paul ey. celebra te Gue rrero's 18t h birthday. Ph oto by N icole Pau ley. Despite the sweltering, sticky, summer weather, students and staff alike keep busy with vacations, jobs and other asso rted acti vities. They simply relax and enjoy the break and freedom from school. " Summer is a time when fri ends can hang out and j ust have fun . Juni or Jenny Dalton had a spicy summer and said , " My favorite memory of the summer was hanging out with the mighty Mangos: ' Sophomore Cody Pet rsen had a typical an d yet extaordin ary summer. "I spe nt time hanging out with fri nd. and going to Westfair. It was wicked fun .'· Students also spent their summer working. They earned mo ney for a ·s. clothes and anythi ng e lse their hearts des ired . "'Over the summer I watch d my evil li ttle brother and got paid,"' fresh man Matt cnultz said . Vacation is the highlight of the summer for most. The. can travel to different states and get awa, from the same old places. " I went to Washington to visit relatives and went whale watching, to two different nation al parks, to a lodge on the Pac ific Ocean and to a Seattle Mariners baseball ga me," junior Dean Grote said. A few students went to different countries and experi enced the trips of their lifetimes. Junior Joey Pauley said, "I went to Australia and New Zealand this summer; it was a blast! Everyone should try the experience of traveling:' Summer is a freedo m from school th at provides numerous chances to experience new things and grow. It is a chance to learn abou t oneself and others. The start of school may bring an end to shirtless boys and wild-dressed gi rls, but other thrill s and memories of good times will lingeron fo rever. In the end, summer is a treat fo r everyone. Seniors Kristin Graeve and Angela Krohn traveled Europe with Iowa Ambassador of Mus ic. T he to ur inc lu ded a trip to Veni ce, ltaly wh re it ra ined and poured for two ho urs stra ight. Photo p rovided by Kristin Graeve. " Th e Man gos we re a tea m w here yo u co ul d j ust have fun and not wo rry about sitting the bench. We fini shed third overall. Go mig hty Mangos:· junior Kati e Barri er sai d. Photo p rorided by Karie Barriei: Summer 7 �F "a person or A thing guarde¥ 2. Mov~es Shopping 5. Partljing Favorite Actr: I. Julia Rober _ 2. Julia Stiles J Halle Berry 4. Sandra Bullock 5. Reese Witherspoon Favorite Actor i. Jash Hartnett 2. Vin Diesel J Brad Pitt 4 . Mel Gib 5. A dam S 8 ' orite Movie ord of the Rings 2 . Signs J The Ring pRI.. Jb1v 71!1 rD · D F orite Store 4. Student Life 0 l•~~ Favorite Weekend Activities I. Hanging out with Friends J Sleeping wit~ special {V 4 . xxx 5. Harry Potter American Eagle 2. The Buckle J Target 4 . Hot T opic 5. Maurice's I. Favorite TV Show I. Friends 2. Simpsons J CSI 4. That 7o's 5. The Osbo , Favorite Cand'J I. Skittles 2. Snickers J Peanut Butter M & M 's 4 . Starburst 5. Reese's Favorite Radio Station 94.1 89.7 J 98.5 4 . IOJ7 5. 97-3 I. 2. Favorite Fast Food i. Taco Bell 2. Burger King J Subway 4. Arby's 5. McDonald's J �R likingor M s. Perea 2. M r. Fah J Mr. Dermody 4 . Mrs. Jarrett 5. Mr. Hensley r. Favorite Color r. Blue 2. Red J Pink 4. Green 5. Black Favorite Brand of Shoes r. A didas 2 . Doc Martens 3- Nike 4. K-Swiss 5. Stev Maaden I more highly Favorite Pro Sports Team r. L.A. Lakers 2 . Green Bay Packers J Oakland Raiders 4. Tampa Bay Bucc neers 5. Kansas City Chiefs T than others"i ~') >} >~avorite Sport r~Softball ~r.!-' 2 . Volleyball J Football 4 . Basketball 5. Soccer Favorite School Subject r. P.E. 2. Math J Science 4. Lun Favorite Cer r. Lucky Charms 2 . Cinnamon Toast Crunch J Life 4. Fruity Pebbles 5. Chex. 5. Art.___iiiiiii..i., Favorite Ice Cream Flavor r. VaniIIa 2 . Chocolate J Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 4 . Strawberry 5. Twist Favorite Car r. Pontiac Grand A m 2. M itsubishi Eclipse J Ford M ustang 4. CadiIIac Escalade Compiled By Jessy Heimbaugh Survey 9 �d1¥n~DiQ~racts attention for a pastime or amusement" Most school weeks flow by in a somewhat monotonous fashion. Spirit Week, however, breaks through the layer of tediousness. It is in this week students define their school spirit and enjoy a few much needed di versions. The days of Spirit Week provided students with an opportunity to show their wild side and poke a little innocent fun at their peers. The days designated by the Homecoming court included Monday's Pajama Day followed by Hawaii an Day, Nerd Day and 70' s Day. Friday sealed the deal wi th the traditional Black and Gold Day. The week preluded Homecoming, therefore, it was full of excitement for the upcoming football and vo ll eyba ll ga mes a nd Saturday ' s Coronation of royalty. For older students it was another part of the Homecoming preparation . For freshmen , though, it was something entirely new. Freshman Mike Stamp said, "Spirit Week was really fun ; Nerd Day was the best! " Spirit Week was not the same as previous years. Simon Says took the place of the class pyramids and powder-pufffootbali and iron-man volleyball were instant hits. The juniors won the student rounds of both volleyball and football before taking on the staff teams in the championships. The championship matches provided a great amount of excitement for students and staff alike. In the end, juniors toppled the staff team in football, while the staff team prevailed in a grueling volleyball match . " It [the volleyball game] was great because the juniors gave the teachers a run for their money," Junior Katy Toler said. Overall , the senior class captured first place in the week's competition. Spirit Week defines the coming together of students, teachers and the community to get a little relief and excitement. The week was one where most everyone's attention strayed to a few essential diversions. Nerd Day bogg les so phom ore Lexi Beebe' s mind as she makes her way to class. Photo by Nicole Pauley. Se nior C assie Harryman chants th e Troj an fight song to cheer on the teams at the Homecomi ng pep rally. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Ellio11. t O Student Life Seniors Jeremy Ring and Nori Davis are "geektacular" o n Nerd Day as th ey pu s h up eac h other's classes. Photo by Nicole Pauley. �I Alex Suntken, Bret Stephens, Julie Leonard and Jenny Troyer show gee ky is cool. NOT! Nicole Pauley. Photo by Seniors Andrea Ring and Laura Nanninga show their sc hoo l spirit Juniors Ste phanie Wellman and Katie Sibert pl a n w hat to do fo r the library's doo r in the door decorating contest. When the res ult s came in , th ough, Mr. Elliott ' s door came out on top. Photo by Nicole Pa uley. in the Homecoming pep rPUy. Photo by Nicole Pauley. .. I think thi · year was better than previo us years because mo re peop le in my c lass dressed up. " - mbe r Gross ( 12) "Paj ama Day was aweso me; you get to wear all your most comfortable clothes." -Vanessa Vaughn (9) Sophomore Johnnie Witt, and fres hme n Allison Kennedy and Alisha Haggerty, along with other cho ir members. chi ll in thei r Hawa iian gear at the end of first hour. Ph oto by Nicole Pauley. Sp1r1 t Week 11 �Queen Kim Bennett as Princess Tessa Wellman looks on. Ph oto provided by Studio B Ph otography. Court members Ashley Eckrich, Andrea Ring , Princess Tessa Wellman, Queen Kim Bennett, Casie Barrier and Tina Clevenger pose after Coronation. Photo pro vided by Studio B Ph otograp hy. Seniors Danielle Sigler and Sara Withers hu g with anticipation before Coronation. Ph oto provided by Sara Withers. What did you enjoy about Homecoming? Court: Front: Ty ler Kozeal , Mackenzie Attk isson, MacKenzie Taylor, Braxton Larsen. Second: John Clevenger, Jake Clevenger, Brandon Petersen, Trevor McMahon , Sa va nnah Huseman, Kim Bennett, Becky Barrier, Missy Ring. Th ird: Jeremy Ring , James Voge, Nori Davis, Andy Greiner, Tina Clevenger, Ashley Eckrich , Andrea Ring, Casie Barrier. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. f2 Student Life "We went to the dance and then after that we went to Village lnn and drank syrup-sugar combinations and got very hyper." -Sara Withers ( 12) "My favo rite part was when the cro wn wou ld n't stay on my head." -Kim Bennett ( 12) �MeMorable "worthy of notice or remark; -vvorth remembering" Prince James Voge watches as 200 I King Paul La rsen atrac he th e cape to senior Brandon Peterse n after he was crowned Kin g. Pho ro prov ided by S111dio B Ph o rog raphy. While Homecoming was a time to shine for the court members, it was a time to remember for many. With the court selected early and the date set for October 11th, sponsq:·s Ms. Cassie Keogh and Mr. Roger Larsen and that court had extra time to prepare The court selected by the senior class included Casie Barri er, Kim Bennett, Ti na Clevenger, Ashley Eckrich, A1drea Ring and Tessa Wellman as queen candid aces. King candadites were Nori Davis, AJJdy Greiner, Brandon Petersen. Jeremy Ring and James Voge. The host and ho tes for the Homecoming Coronation were Daryn Mo1Tiss and Lindsey Obem1eier. The court cho e both the th themes fo r the Spirit Week dress- p day· as well as the theme fo r the Homecomin"' Coronati on, which was Joe Cocher's ·'l Get by with a Li ttle Help from My Friends." With all th at prepared. the ~ t u den ts enj oyed the festivi- ties, placed their votes and anticipated the crowning all week. Th e night fin a ll y arrived, and Well riian and Voge were crowned Princess and Prince. The week-long anticipation th en ended when B en nett and Petersen were crowned Queen and King . Following Coronation students enjoyed the ni ght with friends at the dance or going out. "We all wanted to go out as a group and bang out," junior Katie Sibert said. Freshman Bobbi Pogge, who went to the dance. said,'· I liked Homecoming this year. Everyone told me the freshmen year is the best, but afte r that it is really boring. So I thought it was a lot of fun. " Once again royality was crowned, memories were made, and good times were shared at Homecoming. Clevenger said, '·Being on co urt and preparing was something I' II never fo rget. " Sop ho mo res L exi Beebe . Mega n Albe rs . Amy Nan ninga, Sarah Anderson. Beth Har ris and Missy Barrier hang out between Coronation and the dance. Ph aro /JrO\' ided by Me ga n Albers. After bein g crow ned Prince. senior J a mes Voge is congratul ated by fami ly and fr iends. Phoro provid ed by S11a/io B Ph o1og ra p hy. Homecoming t3 �"very moving, thrilling, or spine-tingling Fear is a feeling of anxiety and danger caused by a pres- terrifying" scared of flying because I'm said, "I don't have any fears or scared the plane will crash." phobias because I don't let things get to me so they don't scare me." ence or just the thought of it. It is "I am afraid of nuclear war, the uneasiness or terror of some- because there is no such thing of It doesn't matter whether one thing that is overwhelming and small scale nuclear war and if it is afraid of the dark or of spiders, brings fear. Phobias are known starts it will be out of control ," Mr. all kinds of phobias and fears ex- as an excessive and persistent Jim Dermody said. Sophomore ist. They create uneasiness and fear of some particular thing or Brandy Pester feels she is scared interfere in many people's every- situation. Fears and phobias are basically the same thing and ev- of spiders because they are creepy. day lives. eryone, for some reason, has a fear or phobia of some kind. A select few say they do not have any fears or phobias. "I'm Whether one is a six-foot not afraid of anything. I figure if I'm jock or a short, wimpy book- going to die; then I'm going to die; worm , he or she could have a it's going to happen sometime," fear or phobia of any kind. Jun- sophomore Matt Nelson said. ior Shannon Brisbois said, "I'm Junior Ashley Stangl, after cramming for the tes t, looks calm, cool and collected while taking it. Some students, on the otherhand, fear tests and become stressed. Photo by Sarah Andersen. Sophomore Brandie Stark "one who associates with or accompanies another or others" Numerous students have multiple A pet is great thing to have in fife. They pro vi de great company, relieve pets. Although they love them , sometimes stress and simply bring happiness. it can be a big responsibility and even a Pets can be good companions and hassle to take care of them. "I have 13 will always love their owners. Nat.urally, chicken s, two cats, a dog and a calf. They most people love pets. "I like pets be- are a big responsibility to take care of, but cause they are fun to play with and they sit there and listen to you. When no one pets are any animal that you love so it is all worth it," sophomore Sarah Anderson else is there for you , your dog alw<!ys is," said. senior Kristin Graeve said. Several students have different types Senior Tina Clevenger said , "I have two dogs and six cats; it's not my respon - of pets that suit them best. "I like puppies; sibility to take care of them so I wouldn't they are just playful and so cute," sopho- know what it is like." more Shannon Dickerson said . All in all , pets make fife a little better Senior Tahni Roberts feels cats are by cheering people up or just keeping them best because "they do not make a lot of company. Pets will always be there and noises and are easier to take care of." Some do not like certain pets and prefer not to have them at all . Sophomore Justin Kohl said , "I don't like birds as pets because they are very loud." everyone should have one. Senior Kim Nelson said, "I don't like pets at all because they smell and they are annoying. They just aren't my thing." 14 Student Life Junior Jesse Kuhnle plays with his beloved dog Lola on Christmas Eve. Photo provided by Jesse Kuhnle. �"something that cannot be done without" ne essity ell phones have been around for a while but are constantly changing. Therefore, in the population has them, and the ones that do not want them . Cell phones keep people connected to th e world and give them a sense of belonging. Cell phones are one of the most widely used pieces of technology on the market today; they are a necessity. Many stud ents have cell phones as early as fourteen. They have become a great present to receive for a birthday or Christmas. "I got my cell phone from my parents two years ago when I got my permit," junior Jamie Ring said. Students that did not get thei r own cell phone bought it themselves. Junior Lauren Finken said, "I didn't get my cell phone as a present ; I bought my own cell phone last summer." People enjoy the use of cell phones and some could not live without them. Sophomore Elyse Miller said , "I can 't live without my cell phone because it is cheaper to use my cell phone than a regular phone. I also like the fact that people can get a hold of me .11 There are a select few that see no need for cell phones. Some do not like to use them and think they would be better without them. "I can live without my cell phone because I'm just too busy to use it. It's just easier talking load pictures from the Internet," sophomore BJ Pauley in the comfort of your own home," sopho- said . more Amanda Bahrke said. Sophomore Seth Parsons said , "They are not really an essential part of my daily life In th e end, cell phones have developed qu ickly and the makers keep on creating new and fun things for each. They are not too expensive, and, in case of an emergency, they can be a good thing to have. So, it's time to keep up with the world and its technology and go out and buy a cell phone! so I don't really need them ." One not only has a wid e selection of cell phones but also a wide selection of options and accessories to purchase with it. For instance, one may choose the faceplate color or ringer type . People can also pu rchase cell phones that access the Internet Junior Amanda Minahan borrows a friend's cell phone to make "necessary• prank calls to friends in the crowd. Photo by Desiree Sigler. OJ '< 0 C'D (/) and are in color. "I have lots of games. I can also change my background , and I can down- At Random ..... 15 �aNticipated "to look forward to; expect" The anticipation awakened as the bright sun rose on Friday mornings . The thought of the upcoming weekend was well at mind, and no student could wait until the three-thirty bell rang to end the school day. The everyday tasks of a well mannered school day had taken its toll. The students minds and bodies needed the rest only a two day weekend could provide. Hanging out with friends at the mall or sitting down with the family, the students enjoyed the rest any way they could get it. Whether taking a trip to the local cinema or catching a bite at a favorite restaurant, the students were relieved of the hardships of school life. Some students found time in the weekend to polish up on some old skills such as bowling and ice skating. I hang out with my friends ," said junior Lauren Finken . Others, wanting simply to relax the mind, choose tasks requiring less skill, such as reading and listening to music. Finally, others still Ju niors Desiree Sigler , Katy Toler , Lauren Finken, Allison Hill, Andy Olsen and fres hman Ashley Wagner kill some time at Target befo re go ing cosmic bow lin g. Ph o to p rovided by Ka ty To le r. A group of studen'ts lake a break after a day' work at the cheerleader car wash. Photo pro vided by Shelby Haugaa rd. t6 Student Life made no attempt to fill up their weekend with events and cherished a little R&R on the weekends. Although weekends are thought of as fun , to some they intailed hard work. " I have to work on the weekends," sophomore Jordan O'Neil said. Jobs that occupied a weekend might not have been fun , but on payday the reward spoke for itself. When the checks rolled in, the other activities came to life and hours of work all paid off. Over the school year, most students enjoyed their weekends. How they spent them was decided on by the personal interests and how stressful their school week happened to be. The stressful five days of studying and learning can take a lot out of a student. That is why the weekend is a treasured privilege that no student takes for granted. Mr. Dan Elliott, Ms. Cassie Keogh and Mr. Jeff Fah , perform a skit at the fa culty Chri tmas party. Ph oto by Mrs. Sa rah £1/io tr. �I Seniors Nicole Pauley and se ni or exchange student Elena Guerro catch a bite to eat at Village Inn Homecoming Weekend. Photo Provided by Nicole Pa11/ ey. Sophomore Beth Harris gets ready to leave for a weekend Show Choi r co mpe titio n. Ph oto Provided by Kary To/ei: Juni o rs John Wollenhaupt a nd Stephanie Wellman enj oy spending time together on the weekends. Photo Provided by Jessy Hei111ba11gh. W hat do you do on the weekends? ··1 go to ba nd prac tices at Rchcls in ou ncil B lu ffs and atch Jeremy play." Danielle Sigler (1 2) "] babys it. go bow ling, and go to fri ends· houses and watch movie." -Ashley Nelson (10) Juni ors Desiree Sigler and Kelli G r einer enj oy th e car ride to Henry Doorl y Zoo in Omaha. Ph oto Provided by Desiree Sig/e1: Weekends 17 �Senior Brandon Petersen shave sophomo re John Zellemer's he ad one mornin g before school. Photo by Tom Voge. Seniors Joey Anderson and Daryn Morriss and so phomores Jesta Thomas and Shannon Dickerso n show off their popul ar hai rstyles . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Senior Sara Withers ex presses her artistic side. Photo by Desiree Sigler What would you classi.fu 11our style as? Sophomore J ustin Mark ex presses himself through his music as he practices after school. Photo by Tom Voge. t8 Student Life " f wear whatever I wa nt and th ink looks good put together " -Kelsey Lugsc h (9) "Norm a l. A nd I g ue s w ha t some g irl s don't thi nk is good enough. " -Kent Harryma n ( I 0) �iNdividuali1Y "quality or thing that distinguishes one person or thing from others" Se nior Trav is N elson mode ls his th ug -ye tfarmer sty le with hi s o vera ll s. Pha ro b_v Tom Vog e . If one took a look down the halls on a normal school day, he or she would notice man y people, all wanting to be themsel ves. Some are funn y, some arc popular, some are intelli ge nt; all are di ffe rent. Students find a variety of ways to express themsel es and, to some extent, their individuality. Students may join a variety of classes and organi zations that allow them to express themselves. Artists might join one of Mrs. Susan Wedemeyer' s art classes. Those called to create mu ic could go see Mr. Simons or Mrs. Clau en. The pians could join the Speech and Drama Club. If none of those classes or organi zations app al to students, they can always sport a funky ·do to express themselves . Many liked to show their personality and style wi th their l air. Some dyed it or even spent 30 - 45 minutes each morning styling it. Seeings as how the dress code was not too hard-nosed, students also dressed almost however they wanted to express themselves. Whether students dreamt of being a "thug gangsta" or a "cowboy", they showed it off with their clothes. Some simply agreed with freshman Nicole thomas when she said, "I wear what I like." The way students expressed themselves did not end there, though. Even how they spoke was a large part of who they were. Whether they swore or even spoke in Ebonics, students' speech allowed them to express themselves. Students' lockers were as close as they got to the ir own rooms, so most chose to decorate it as such. Desiree Sigler said, "It started with a few pies, and then things just got thrown in and never taken out." No matter how students chose to express themselves or show a little individuality, they all remembered to just be themselves, because self-expression is all about students being themselves . Ju niors Jesse Kuhnle and Desiree Sigler check out th e pictures in Des iree ' s uniqu ely decora ted loc ker. Pha ro by Tom Voge. Nic k Buboltz. Jonath an McDona ld . Tina Clevenger , Lexi Beebe, Andy Bowen and Seth Parsons di , play the wide range of clothe and fa shi ons students wore to e1'pres them elve . Ph aro by Mrs. Sarah Elliott . Self-Expression 19 �"a state of inactivity such as sleep" s ut- y drooping before first hour even begins. All this sleeping makes one wonder, what are students doing that makes them so tired? Senior Devin LeBaugh offered one cause, "Class is boring so it is easy to fall asleep." Constant nodding may occur because students do not get the recommended eight to ten hours of sleep the night before. For example, freshman Andy Bowen said, "I don't sleep at night, so I do it during class." While sleeping in class may not bother those who doze, most teachers believe it distracts other students and the student sleeping does not learn the material. In keeping with his normal humorous self, Mr. Jeff Fah said, "I encourage sleeping ; it keeps them from talking." Most teachers probably do not approve or encourage sleeping as much as Fah , but wheth er the teacher approves or not sleeping appears to be eminent. In the end, it is up to each student to keep his or her heads up and his or her mind on track. Freshman Jodee Hempel tries to wake senior Amber Hunt after the two ladies spent the day performing at Distric t Speech Contest in Audubon. Speech is one of the many activities that causes fatigue in students. Photo by Nicole Pauley. >. <D :::::J ~ a.. <D 0 C,) z >. 0) 20 S tudent Life Most students probably are not affected by narcolepsy, a condition where the person sleeps all the time , but many do seem to fall asleep at the drop of a hat. Whether it was too much fun over the weekend, too little sleep the night before, or an extremely boring teacher, some students are intent on getting some shut-eye. �"to put off tdt:r~re, tirne" ~ Procrastination means not do- Fo' oome, the wmk ;, oot dooe at all. ing things until the absolute last Senior Daren Barnes, a guilty minute. As it happens, this story was offender of procrastination, said, "It written under these exact circlim- is human nature to be a procrastina- Mrs. Glenda Kunze said, e'e'llooe ;, a procra,hoato,, though. "If somebody gives me something to do, I do it now," business teacher Kunze also tor." • Superintendant Mr. Brett said she cannot understand how people the contrary, much of students' work Nanninga agrees saying that pro- can wait until the last minute to do a is done in a panicked haze before the class period to which it is due. crastination starts early and is usually unavoidable. Procrastination runs rampant task. through the ranks of students. Most, but not all , students are procrastina- rence. Most students find a way to get everything done. The quality of tors. Reasons for this vary, but one of the biggest may be plain laziness. the work, though, may leave something to be desired. A few Freshman Nicki McCool said, "I put extreme slackers, though , may never things off to the last minute because get it together and stop the delay. stances. This story is no novelty; on Freshman Kristen Ungrad crams in a last minute study session before a test. Junior Tanya Redinbaugh watches as she herself hurridly gets her work done in Publications. Ungrad and Redinbaugh were both guilty of procrastination. Photo by Nicole Pauley. Whether procrastination is avoidable or not, it is a daily occur- I'm lazy." "the ability to be turned or moved" Fitness and dieting fads come and go, and the trend now in the limelight is Yoga. Every fitness aficionado cannot seem to get enough of this back-bending sport. Yoga is an ancient holistic approach to fitness and spirituality. It is believed to have originated over 5,000 years ago out of Stone Age Shamanism , which is the basis of modern Hinduism. This formerly unknown activity took the country, Tri-Center students included, by storm . Reasons for taking Yoga vary, but the results are evident. By engaging in a series of positions such as the free hand-head bridge and the standing canine, participants reach a relaxed state of mind and tone their muscles. Mrs. Rhonda McKenzie plans on signing up for Yoga. "I want to do Yoga to get rid of all the stress," McKenzie said . Senior Danielle Sigler participated in Yoga and liked how it made her feel. "Yog a is relaxing and it keeps your muscles toned, too," Sigler said. The sequences of positions in Yoga are sometimes awkward and the sport itself requires mental and physical commitment. Whether the Yoga fad sticks or not remains to be seen, but it is here for now and students are bending o er backwards to be a part of it. Senior Marie Corrin presents one of her favorite Yoga positions. Corrin uses Yoga to relax and to get more physica lly fit. Photo by Nicole Pauley. .A. t Random 2t �spectac~]~Io a striking degree; characterized by a great display, as of daring" For the juniors and seniors it was that time agai n. Time to get the dress and tu xedo and make the hair and other appointments. That's what it takes to get ready fo r this spectacular night and that's what they did. Junior Jennifer Crozier said, "It took me two hours to get ready and my hair took the longest." The juniors began by voting on a theme, "Moment in Time", and colors, red and sil ver. They sent in vitati ons and the week before started to decorate the gyms and get everything ready for the big night. Prom goers began to arrive at the elementary gy m between 4:00 and 6:00 for pictures and the dinner banquet. Mr. Brett Nanninga "§' spoke while the T-C's version of "The Dating ~ Game" concluded the entertainment. ·u:; After the banquet it was over to the high I school to show off their fas hions in the Grand .>-, it; March. Many parents stayed to take more .--, pictures. ~ Ju ni or Stephanie W ellm an escorted by jun ior John Wollenhaupt take a stroll down th e Gra nd March. Photo provided by Sarah Elliott. Se ni o r Kris tin G r ae ve e nj oy s he r banq ue t mea l catered by Darre l I and Ro ben a Mo rse . Photo pro vided by Sarah Elliott. 22 S t ude n t !.ife When the dance ended at midnight, the ladies and gentlemen grabbed a snack before loading the buses to go to Fun Plex. At Fun Plex they rode gocarts, the tilt-a-whirl , the spider, bumper cars and a ferri s wheel. They al so hit in the batting cages and played arcade games. Post-Prom fun did not end at Fun Plex , however. Prom goers headed to a Best Western Hotel where a hypnoti st awaited the ir arri va l. The hypnotis picked volunteers to go up and be hypnoti zed. For some it worked and for some it did not. The hotel provided a small breakfas t, then the buses headed home where most went to bed and others continued with the prom fun . Crozier said, " I went to a fri ends house and tri ed to sleep." The prom, as always, made some memorable mo me nts for a ll who attended. Juni o r Kenn Knisley, fo r instance, said that his most memorable moment was how one of the rides made e v- wander aro und c la imin g th ey a re meetin g faeryone sick. The prom was a "Moment in Time." mo us peo pl e whil e und e r hy pn o s is . Ph o ro provided by Eli zabeth Thielen . �I Time" with a picture before the dance. Photo provided by Studio B Ph otography. Senior Brandon Petersen and junior Joe Ausdemore enjoy a laugh whil e pla yin g '"Th e Dating Game" al th e banquet. Ph oto provided by Sarah Ellio11. Junior Brett Cook shows just how tired he is early in the morning, while laying on junior Kelli Griener' s lap at the breakfast. Photo p rovided by Steph anie Wellman . W hat was your most memorable moment of Prom? " Ri ding Lhe go-carts was the best part." -Troy Courtier ( 11 ) "Wl1en Tina got sick after riding the Octopus." -Ashl ey EckTich ( 12) The jun ior class takes a qu ick snapshot before the dancing gets tart ed. Ph oto provided by Studio B Photog raphy. Prom 23 �Tess a Wellman ge ts ready in the mu sic room and tries to rid herself of nerves befo re the Co mm e ncement Ce re mony. Photo provided by M r. Steve Staffo rd. Va led ic to ria n Laura Na nninga g ives her Co mm ence men t Address to fri ends , fa mil y and th e C lass of 2003. Photo by Lauren Finken. Brandon Peters en a nd J e nn y Troye r ce lebrate with an embrace after the ce remony. Photo by Mrs. Sara h Elliott. Wha t will you miss the most from high school? The graduatin g seniors stand and wa it for the rest of their row to rec ieve thei~ dip lomas. Already through rece ivin g their dip lomas, students wa tch anxious ly as th e rest of the Class of 2003 does. Photo by Lauren Finken. :?4 Student !.ife "The trips and contests that I have been to over th e yea rs." -Tomi Toler ( 12) " f w ill mi ss talking with my fr iends everyday." -Mari e Corrin ( 12) �"something that can never be forgotten" uNforgetable The day the seniors had waited for had fina lly arrived. It was time for the Class of 2003 to graduate and make their way into the world. The seni ors and _gradu ation were Salutaw ri an Tomi Toler speaks to he r class abo ut th e lessons she learned throu ghout hi gh schoo l. Ph oto by Lauren Finken. un forgetab le. Those 58 students that made up the senior class wo ul d be sorely mi ssed. Whether their fulllre plans included going to a two or four year of college, joining the military or head ing straight into the work fo rce, many wo uld surely suceed. Each had their own idea of what they wanted to do. Salul atorian Tomi Tol er said, "After high school T plan on going to the Uni versity of Mis ouri-Colum bia and majori ng in engineering. " Robbie Stuart. on the other hand, said, "I plan on working fo r a couple of year to save up to go to college." After being in school for thirteen years they had plenty of memories to go around. One of the most important was probably the actual graduation ceremony. The students entered to "Pomp and Circumstance" and left to "Fanfare and Recessional ." Chosen earlier in the year were the class motto, colors and fl ower. The Cl ass of 2003' s motto was: Life is what we make it always has been, always will be. Class colors were black and gold and their class fl ower was a yellow rose. At the encl of the ceremony Mrs. Tami Harman concluded by recognizing all awarded scholarships. It was then time to start on their path and make th eir way in the world. Na ti o nal Honor Soc ie ty a nd Serv ic e Co rd receip iem Ange la Krohn co mmemorates her grad uat ion with he r fa ther. Photo bv Mrs . Sara h Ellio11. . Kim Bennett, Julie Leonard. Laura Nanninga and Andri Cohen exc ited !) go out ide after th e ce remon y to ce le bra te w ith fam ily nnd fr iends. Ph aro by Mrs. Sarah Ellioll. Gradu a t1on 25 �Junior Kenn Knisley takes time to rel ax and pull himself together shortly after he donated blood at bloodmobile. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Different personalities and common interests allow people to get along well together. LEFT: Sophomore Allison Carroll, junior Desiree Sigler and sophomore Megan Albers build a snowma n outside the front of school to relieve some stress after a hard day of work. Photo by Tom Voge . RIGHT: Freshmen Megan Fischer, Erin Hanken and Sarah Crawford carefu ll y listen to guest speake r Mr. Jeff Va id en. Vaiden spoke to students about being confident an d reaching for their goals . Photo by Ashley Nelson . LEFT: Junior Sam Bowen , senior Jonathon McDonald , junior Brent Daringer and Brian Sibert pose for a quick picture before going out to eat on Homecoming night. Photo provided by Jessy Heimb augh. RIGHT: Senior Elena Guerrero enjoys spending seven month s in the United States as a foreig n exchange st udent from Mexico before she leaves in Decembe r. Photo by Nicole Pauley. 26 People �• uni ue "having r10 equal; being the 011ly 011e of their ki11d" One of the exceptional aspects of both the school and its people is how the unique personalities seem to mesh well with each other under any circumstance. Each year more and more of these personalities are gained or lost with new students coming in and other students graduating. Each individual brings with them their own distinct traits and feelings. Having an open mind and a spontaneous personality allows anybody and everybody to express themselves with one another. With a plentiful assortment of differences and distinctions, there isn't much room for disagreement. No matter what distractions get in the way, everyone seems to come together in the end. Not too many things seem to distract or influence a change in friendships. Tm ting in lI.J ,.......] CL f2 CL what you believe and influencing one another helps to make everyone happy. B~ Amber Finken Division 27 �"devoted to a specific purpose" Class was in session and the many dedicated employees, both in action and behind the scenes, were in commotion. The recipe for the successful school year included ingredients such as teaching class, feeding the students, keeping classrooms in good shape and keeping the school in running order. The strife of a school employee is very much valued to the publjc eye. Hoping to help the yo uth of the community become producti ve adults of the future, the whole staff strived to give the students the total educational fulfillment they required. The esteemed staff worked hard each morning and , for some, each ni ght. The tasks might have varied, but the effort they put into them was spectacul ar. No matter how long the day seemed to last, they toughed it out and overcame any temptation to fall short. Their hard work did not go unrecognized. The student body appreciated a group of committed people that could be counted on every day. This appreciation was also shared among fellow staff members. Many who walked in the door everyday with a smile on their face made it easier for the rest to stay dedicated . Mrs. Angela Hu seman takes ca re of day- to-day business to keep the school in ru nning order. Photo by Ta nya Redi11.baugh. Mr. Carl Coch ran kee ps watc h in th e ha ll way between c lasses . Ph oto by Tan ya Redinbaugh. 28 P e opl e �Donna Au sdemore Madge Barge nqu as t Assoc iat e Cook Kim Esser Cook Lois Flemming Cook S ue Kline C ook Judy McKee Cook Steve S taffo rd Lib rarian Brian Wede meye r MS Principal Lind a Bennett Associate Betty Bladt Cook Tami Harm an Angela Hu se man Gu id ance Counselor HS Principal Rhond a McKen z ie Board Secretary Roberta Morse MS Secre tary Theresa Bruck Kelly Dollen Cook Superintendent Secretary Joan Ju stice Hea d Cook Karen Kay HS Secretary Brett Nanni nga Superintend e nt Sally Nannin ga Assoc iate Not Pictured: Custodial Staff Jean Chri stian sen Kerry Co urti e r J ed McD ermott Bob Nel so n Tom Rin g BUS DRIVERS : Front: Kathy Killpack, Paula Heim, Shirley Ward, Barb G rap. Steve He im , Jed McDermotl, Shirley Breitensen. Second : Raym ond Bruc k, Kev in Matulka , Murlene Wi l on, Max Handbury, Tom Ring , Bi ll La r en, Jerr Dri ve r, Head of Tran portation Ri ck Payne. Larry 1:-lornbos tel, Brian Wede meye r. Ph oto by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. p E R s 0 N N E L Personnel /F acul t y 29 �F A u L Kelly Alfers FCS Brenda Chem elka MS Eng lish Arla Cl a use n Voc al Music Carl Cochran HS Social Studies Jim De rm od y HS English Dan E lli o tt HS Socia l Studies Sarah Elli ott HS English Jeff Fah HS Sc ience Jenn y Han se n MS Math/Science A nd y He nsley PE/Wei g ht s/Health Larry Hornb os te l MS Soc ial Studies De nni s Jarrett 6th Grade Ho ll y Jarrett HS Mathematics Cassie Keogh HS Science Max Kozea l 6 th Grade Glenda Kunze Business Bill Larsen Indu stri al An s A na Pe rea Spanish Kev in Matulka Vo Ag/S cience Bev Ohlinger HS Reso urce Nate Si mo ns In strume ntal M us ic Nil e Sm ith HS Math e mati cs Nyra Sondag MS Reso urc e Juli e T hu e len Re so urce Not Pictured: y 30 People Pat Dalton Computers Ambere ly Schechinger 6th Grade Derek So nd e rl an d MS P.E. Susa n Wedemeye r Art SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS : Fro nt: Pres id e nt Mike Pe ttit , Vice Pres ident Jim Fi scher. Second : Kirk Ni e lse n, Nan c y Coh e n , G a il W itt. Ph o to provid ed by M rs. Rh onda McKenzie. �ex c. iti ~0~2003 "causing excitemei;it; stirring or "thritling" ~ How would you describe your senior yea r? "It' s fun and goes by so fas t. It" s hard to get everything done that you need to get done for college." -Julie Leonard ''It's a lot of fun , but it's also a lot of work. It' s goi ng by real ly fas t." -Daryn Moni s "My senior year has gone a lot faster than I thought it was going to. I have had a great time with all my friends . It has also been a lot of work. " -Andrea Ring "Very fast, a lot of work, and the most fu n I have had in high school." -Tessa Wellman "It' s going by fas t. It is fru strating trying to find a college to attend." -Joel Ruggles "Very fas t; somethi ng completely different fo r me. Mainly it was fun." -Courtney Baker "It has been fu n and very bu y. It has gone by very fast." -Tina Clevenger. The seni or class stands to show their pride d uring the Ho mec o ming fo o tball/vo ll ey ba ll pep rail) . Ph oto by Mrs. Sara h Ellio11. Wh ile at th ei r j unior prom. Nori Davis and Jere m y R in g roc k o ut at th e karaoke mac h ine at Th und erbow l. Phmo proi•ided by Andri Cohen. Seniors 31 �Front: Joey Andersen, Andrea Ring, Hannah Ausdemore, Kjm Nelson , Tina Cl evenger, Ashley Eckric h, Je nny Troye r, Ke lse} M ill er, Lindsey Obermeier, Marie Corrin , Ele na Guerrero, Sara Withe rs, Casie Barri e r, Kim Bennett. Second : Dustin La er. Kri stin Graeve, Katie Crawford , Angela Krohn , Juli e Leonard, Nico le Pauley, Andri Cohe n, Laura Nannin ga! Tomi To ler, Amber Hunt, Danie ll e Sigler, Jeremy Ring, Nori Dav is. Third : Alex Suntken, Joel Ruggles, Jon ath an M cDonald , And) Greiner, Tessa Well man, Cassie Harryman, Amber Gross, Tahni Roberts, Beth Doll e n, Courtney Bake r, Donni e S mith , D aryn Morri ss. Fourth: Ryan Ward, Caleb Wohl ers, John Ungrad, Andy Morse, James Voge, Bra ndon Pe te rse n, Trav is Nelson, Ti m Speight. Not Pictured: Daren Barnes, Kell y Berg, Brad Crozier, Devin LeBaugh, Ho ll y Parker, Ca lvin Rieber, Robby Stuart. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 03 03 03 32 Pe op le �Joseph Steven Andersen Hannah Christine A usdemore Daren \X!illiam Barnes C asie Ivana Barrier Kimberly Rae Bennett Kelly Lynn Bero-o C hri tina Kaye Clevenger Andri Alane Coh en Marie Christina o rnn Katherine Amanda Crawford Bradley James Crozier ••• • •• • • •• • •• • • Elizabeth Ann oil en Ashley Kay Eckrich f •• • ~ ... ' <.. ~ :·.· t(d (,3 Kristin Frances Graeve Andre\\: John Greiner Seniors 32A �Amber Marie Gross Elena Guadalupe Guerrero Castro C asandra J oAnn H arryman Amber Michelle Hunt Angela Carolyn Krohn Dustin William Laver Devin Lee LeBaugh Juli e Marie Leonard J onathan Kyle McDonald Kelsey Ann Miller D aryn A ustin Morriss Andrew Patrick Morse Laura J ean Nanninga Kimberly Kaye Nelson Travis Nelson Lindsey Leigh Obermeier \ ~. ..·. ·~~,· 32B Seniors �Holly Rae P arker Nicole Elizabeth Paul ey Brandon Michael Petersen Katie Joan Plambeck Calvin J ames Rieber A ndrea Leigh Rin g J ere my G rego ry Ring TahniJo Roberts J oe l Wesley R uggles D ani elle G eneve Sigler D onald Thoma Smith Timothy Steven Speight Ro bert James Stuart J r. Alexander Jaso n Suntken Tomi Lyn n Toler Jennifer Leigh Tro r Seniors 32C �J ohn Michael Ungrad James Au gust Voge Jr. Ryan Paul Ward Tessa Lachell e Lynn \'I/ell man Not Pictured: Courtney Ann Baker Kri sty Lynn Bender Ryan Christopher Long Lacie Lu anne Peter en Chri stopher M . Schroeder Sara Maye W ithers Caleb W illiam Harold Wohlers Senior vo ll eyba ll members K im Nelson, Laura Na nninga, Andrea Ring, Lindsey O bermeier , Han na h Ausdemore and Ma rie Corrin pose fo r the ca meras at the fall sports banquet. These seni ors went out with a bang, helpin g to lead the volleyba ll team to a schoo l record 3 15-2. Phoro provided by M1: Brett Na 1111 inga. 32D Seniors �LEFT: Jonathan McDonald , Andy Morse, Brandon Petersen and John Ungrad celebrate Petersen's eighth birthday with pi zza and cake. Ph oto provided by Margie Pete rsen. R IG HT: Laura Nanninga , Lind sey O bermeier, Marie Corrin, Andri Cohen and icole Pauley are all smil es aft er rece ivin g their eighth grade dipl o mas. Ph oto provided by Andri Cohen. RI GHT: Robby Stuart and Sara Withers cuddl e for a quick pose during Pajama Day. In the end , the seni or class won the pirit Week contest. Photo by Nico le Pa uley. LEFT: Danielle Sigler. Sara Withers, Tessa We llma n , Lindsey Oberme ier and seve nth grader C hr is W it hers have fu n han gin g out d ur in g Sara Withers· birthday party in third grade. Ph oto provided by Sara With ers. Seniors 33 �~LA$$. o~ 2004 out~~o~eVl " unrestra1n . d in speech, spoken boldly or candidly" What are your feelings about the junior class? "Since we all have different personalities and opinions, it makes us stand out from the rest. " -Katy Toler "We are all friends with one another, yet we each have our own differences and that 's what make us who we are." -Katie Sibert "As different and diverse as we may all be, we all know that we need each other." - Nick Richards "I think that even though we appear unfriendly to each other, deep down we still love each other." -Jessica Boryca "We all like to state our opinions. Our openmindness tends to make our class different from every other class." -Ashley Keller "We are a group of people that have been through a lot together and have grown to be a family. " -Bryan McEvoy J oey Pauley, Jamie Ring and E lizabeth Thielen wo rk together on a lab in Che mi stry. Pho to by Desiree Sigler. Procrasti nati ng from doing his American Hi story work, Jesse Kuhnle horses around and tri es stealing a pe nci l fr o m M ic h ae la G r ay. Ph o to b y Desiree Sigle1: 34 People "We' ve been through a lot together and we will always be friends , no matter what." -Andy Olsen �Andre w Ande rsen Jo e Ausde more Mi ssy Bail ey u Craig Barrie r Jess ica Boryca Sa m B owen Sha nno n Brisbo is Ke ith Bruck Eric C lark Bre t Daringer J son Davis Bri an Haggerty Kelli Greiner a nd Ashley Schultz goo f off at the lunch tab le whil e wa iting to go ge t the ir lunc hes. Ph oto by Desiree Sigler. Bre tt Cook Je nni fe r C ro ie r Amber F in ke n La ure n F in ke n M ic hae la Gr, y Kelli G reiner Dea n G o te Jl',sy He imba ug h Co dy Hu e be rt Ashl ey Kell er Ali c ia Ke nea ly Sha ri Ki ll pac k II 0 R Juniors 35 �Kenn Knisl ey 11: • u r 0 R s 36 People Jesse Kuhnle Chase Means Amanda Minahan Jesi Myers Andy Ol sen Joey Pauley Tanya Redinba ugh Jamie Ring Ashl ey Schultz E li za be th Thi e le n Katy Toler Brandon Vorthm ann D es iree S ig e r Ash le S ta ng l Kyle We lbourne Not Pictured : Katie Barrier ick Richards Stephani e Wellm an John Woll enh aupt Jenny Dalton , Amanda Minahan and Lauren Finken pose for a picture whil e enj oying a girls basketba ll game. Photo by Desiree Sigle1: �IC"characterized by activity, excitement, or confusion" How would you describe your sophomore year in one word ? Hectic Spiftastic Amy Nanninga/TJ LeBaugh Daniel Smith Repetition Jesta Thomas Fun Boring Megan Albers Eventful Brandie Stark Seth Parson Crazy Beth Harris Frustrating Brandy Pester Fast Lame Brandon Nelson/Raymond Bruck Sarah Moen Wade Garren chec ks hi locker fo r an assignment he seems to have mi spl aced. Photo by Ashley Nelson. Brandon Nelson and Just in Kohl . tep outside fo r qu ick snow ball fi ght. Ph oto bv Aslilev 'elso11 . Sophomores 37 �s 0 p H 0 M 0 R E s 38 People Megan Albers Lexi Beebe Alli son arroll Sarah nderson L andon A usde more We ndy A usde more Amanda Ba hrke Missy Barrier Andy Berg Joshu a Brisbois Shaun Broc kh o ff Ray mo nd Bruck Laure n Burb ridge Lacy Coogler Derrick Danke S "' ha nn on Di ckerson Colburn Dittme r Wade Garren Josh Goodse ll Beth Harri s Kent Harry ma n S helby Haugaard Bre nt Hough Justin Kohl Bryan Larse n T J LeBaugh I Alisha Gau Sar ah Anderson takes time out of her busy publications schedule to dood le o n the board. Photo by Ashley Nelson. Cassandra Leuschen Mandy Mansfield Justi n Mark �Jeremy Witt gets help on his Geometry assignment from fre shm an Luke Stamp dur~ ing study hall. Photo by Ashley Nelson . Lacey Messerschmidt Elyse Miller Sarah Moen Amy Nanninga Ashl ey Ne lson Ma tt Ne lson Jord an O'Neil Andrew Oloff Seth Parsens BJ. Pauley Cod} Pete rse n Jacob Rich ey Paul Ridder Nathan Ri eber Rya n Schueman Jes ta Thomas Michelle Sondag Not Pictured: Katie Calek Brand on Ne lso n Eric Pitts I ·re my Witt Johnni e Witt 0 p H Kare n Muffley Danie l Smith s Tom Voge Brandy Pester 0 M 0 Dani elle Well man R E John Zellmer Sophomores 39 �eoroope..r~tive.. "to side with, go hand in hand with" How would you define the f reshmen class? "Our class is a lot of fun . We "We are all funn y and we alall aren' t real shy and we all ways joke around with each j ust say whatever." other." -Nicki McCool -Randy Bruck "It isn' t real competitive. Nobody really cares a whole Jot." -Matt M. Wilson "Polite. They made it really easy to get along wi th and they all made me fee l at home when I first came here in December." -Alexa Hi ll T om Scot t works on hi s Engli sh 9 bell work journ al duri ng 5th hour. Scott was a new student at the begin ning of second semester. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. A lis h a Haggerty , Re becca Ha dfi eld and Ka tie Harman enjoy one of their fi rst ex periences of being fre shm en whil e they hang ou t at a hi g h schoo l foo tba ll gam e w ith th ei r friends. Photo p rovided by Katie Ha r111 a11. 40 People "We have fun , and even though we don' t always hang out together, everyone gets along j ust fi ne." -Kelsey Lugsch �Julie Boryca And y Bowe n. Ra nd y Bru ck Nick Bubo lt z Ke nny Butler Eri c Ca rrigan Sarah Crawfo rd Ste phani e Cross Be th Crozie r Ma tt Di cke rso n Bri a n Grot e Re ceca Hadfi eld Jode e He mpe l r11 I Lah r To ny Hubb a rd A ma nd a Le usc he n Ke lsey Lu gsc h Lance Brisbois manda Christi a nsen Jesi Bruck Autumn Colli e r Ali cia Fischer Mega n Fischer Erin Ha nke n Kati e Ha rma n Tim Kra me r Be th a ny Kuhnl e Rachel Kuhnl e Sam Ma nh a rt Au tin McCoo l Ni ck i McCoo l F R E s H E Freshman 4t �R E s Andy New la nd Matt Ni ssen Gl en Ol se n Andrew Richti g Myckell Schenk Dana Schierbrock Mike Sta mp Bre t Stephens Jared Tap p Emili e Ortm a n Matt Sc hult z Kri ste n Ung rad Rac hel Pe te rs Jennifer Speight Van essa Vau g hn Bobbi Pogg e Luke Stamp As hl ey Wag ner Not Pictured: Ian Jode it Steve n Leona rd Todd Marte ns Ill a Ridd er Matt M . Wil son Kari We ll man Matt R. Wi lso n E Bo bbi Poggc a nd Kr isten Ung rad pre pare a projec:t f Phys ical Sc ie nce. Photo by Desiree Sigler. The ei g hth hour Ph ys ica l Sc ie nce c lass co ncen trates on their test before a foo tball ga me. Ph oto by Desiree Sig/ei: 42 People 1 �• �"the lead Cyr, time in middle school is the fun Samantha Haugaard , Kristin Parker, Kaitlyn Pauley, Kurtis times Pauley, Jonathon Smith, Melissa remember the most about their they spent with their friends. Those years are short Ring and Katie Wiges. and precious and should be en- Sponsored by Mr. Max joyed to the fullest amount pos- Kozeal, the Leadership group sible. sponsered many events to better Students enjoyed their free time while in middle school in many ways. One such way was through scho ol sponsored improve the school and the community. In early December, for instance, they sponsered a can drive and donated the cans to sev- events and dances. Those won- eral local food pantries. With those young people lead- derful events were planned and put on by the Middle School Leadership group. This upstand- ing the way, the future looks promising. ing group of fi ne individuals included eighth graders Becky Barrier, Amanda Broc khoff, "far from what is ordinary or conventional" Middle school students keep them- Another physical activity that was selves entertained in several different extremely common among students of ways during the school year. Along with the large number of students participating in extracurricular activities, there are many other non-sch ool related activites the middle school was snowboarding . With long winter months bringing snow covered hills , students like 6th grader Kyle Ring kept their time up by coasting to keep students out of trouble. A couple of middle school students _down som e of th e many a rea hills. Snowboarding is one of the more popular spent their time playing in their band Ossi winter sports. Passi. Lance Courtier and Cody Bahrke These activites were just a few of were founding members of the band and the many ways students kept themselves enjoyed spending their time "roc king ouf' occupied with the time on th eir hands. after school. Although they had not yet booked a major show , people wouldn't be surprised if Ossi Passi became a household name. Other stu dents kept themselves occupied with more physical activites. While the days of carefree thoughts and light responsiblilites waned thin , it was important that the students of the middle school enjoyed th e time th ey had with their friends. Pain tball ing was a popular pastime among many students in the middl e school. Many a weekend was spent on the make-believe battlefi elds of paintball warfare. Even though there was a slight risk involved in the activity, it didn't keep those you ng weeke nd warriors from spending time and money on the hobby. 44 P e op le Bandmates Cody Bahrke and Lance Courtier (s tanding) and fa n Monte Larsen (seated), take time to pose for a quick picture during a practice of their band Ossi Passi. Photo pro vided by Troy Courtier. Middle School Leadership group: Front: Amanda Brockhoff, Melissa Ring, Me lina Cohen, Kaitlyn Pauley, Katie Wiges, Becky Barrie r. Second: Kristin Parke r, Sammy Haugaa rd, Kurtis Pauley, Chet Cyr, Jonathan Smith , sponsor Mr. Max Kozeaf. Photo by Jesse Kuhnle. �"the power of ersons or things to affect others" • lll u coveri , g themselves, celebrities come to be popular rolemodels. Whether it's with the style of clothes they wear or the attitude they cop, celebrities have a resounding impact on the youth of America. Eminem was one of the most recognizable and influencial artists. Eminem's fans were all over the country and came from many different backgrounds. This rap superstar was not your typical role model. Famous for his profane lyrics and explicit content, Eminem had followers to his music, attitude and clothing style. Eminem was just one of several stars who used teens own natural rebellious notions to catapult themselves into the limelight. Christina Aguilera was another pop star who was extremely popular among the middle school students. Aguilera's new look broke her away from such "cookie cutter'' pop princesses as Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson. Not ashamed of herself or her style, Aguilera rode her new rebellious look all the way to the tops of the charts and into the fore front of pop culture. With the fad of "boy bands" quickly and thankfully dying out, one former pop prince broke out of his old bubble gum ways. Former N*Sync member Justin Timberlake shook up the nation. Already compared to a young Micheal Jackson, Timberlake was among the most popular artists throughout the entire middle school as well as high school. With such a diverse collection of people in such a small area, it wasn't sur- Eighth grade students Emily Schroder and K tie Wiges study hard in Mr. Larry Hornbostel's American History class. Schroder is pictured wearing an Old Navy shirt, inf/uended by popular trends. Photo by Lacey Messerschmidt. prising to see such a variety of interests. Whether artists claimed to be role-models OJ '< c.... ct> or not, they all have a resounding affect on the youth of the time and the adults of CJ) CJ) ct> tomorrow. /\ c ::::J ::> ct> Middle School t Random 45 �E I G H Becky Barrier Jake Clevenger Mandy Brockhoff Cayla Collins John Clevenger Trisha Dea Melina Coh e n M a ry Jo Dun can T H G Ty ler Finken Sammy Haugaard Ju stin ale a han He nsley Jacey arre n A am a Be n Hi gg inb a th o m Jo n Graham Sheyna Huddl e Rache l Huebert R 46 A D E People Jacob James A usti n Kay Anne Ke nealy Di ll on Martens Meghan McDona ld Ju s tin McE voy Andy Manhart Kel sey Messe rsc hmidt A lyssa Meyerrin g Ryan Ma rsh Hil ary Nel son �c Olivia Nelson Brya n Ol se n s s M ega n Os bahr Kri stin Parke r Kaitly n Pa uley Kurti s Pauley Cody Peste r Angie Reed Nicole Ri c hey Brandy Rin g Melissa Ring Cassie Ro nfe ldt C hris ti e Schoening Rac he l Schoe nin g Connor ' Nei ll Je ss ica Now lin L A Amber Richtig 0 f .... 2 Carly S ie be ls o nat ia n Smith To mm y Sond< g Tommy Sta ngl Not Pictured: Jacob Pre ucil Du stin Tay lor Josh To rne te n 0 0 Co lto n White Kati e Wi ges 7 Kighth Grade 47 �s E v Donni e rri ck Ju stin s ba gh Devo n Ausde mo re Jared Ausde mo re Sa mo na Besc h And y Bowen Ross Bubo lt z Dale Bt r fo rd Ashl ey Butle r Seth Ca mpbell Jesse Co rrin La nce Courti e r E N Beth Bris bois Britta ni Bruck Co nn ie Carri ga n Jared Ca rro ll T im C udd Mo rga n Da nke r Nico le Darrin gto n Kerri e De nnin g Ambe r E pperso n Tay lor G ri ffi n A nd rew Gwy nn Sa mm y Ha rry ma n Ab by Ha ugaa rd Joseph J arrelt Megan Luhr Mon te Larse n Josh LeBa ug h Ky le Lefeber Ky le Le nag h Ke lsey M un T H G R A D E 48 People Austin Chri sti ansen Co tn ey C hristi a nse n �c Li sa Min a ha n Roni N ih se n Mindy Mo rri ss Zach N o rm a n Ke v in Muffley Jorda n Ne ukirch Lex ie Park s Leah Ni elsen L A s s Josie Pedersen I a le b Pe e rs A lley Wa lter C o d y R e dinb a ug h Co re y Rin g Leeta h Ring Tina Th o mas Dav id Tuttl e A nth o ny c hi e brock S teph ani e T ttl e 0 F Ka itlin S oppe M iche ll e Vort hma nn 2 0 0 Da ni e ll e We lbo urn e A group o f ~ eve nth graders work hard in the ir exploratory c las o n o ne o f th e ir ma ny ass ig nme nts , w hil e Mr. Kevi n M a tu lka T rav is C lark teaches the m more. Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh. M att Ne lson A ndrea E ng li s h N ot Pictured: 1 aur,1 We llma n C hris Withers By Je....:...:.y 4e..iVt'lb~u~\,, Seventh 7 Gra de 49 �s 'x r Jac o b And e rso n Re na Arri c k Cod y Ba hrke Kev in Bail ey Mi c hael Be rg S te ph a ni e Bi ni Amy Chri sti a nse n Kyle Cl a rk Tre na Co ll in s Ty le r Da rin ge r Lu cas Dav is H Ga rrett Buck ley Ashl ey Burbridge t G R A D E 50 Peop l e Sarah Burns C hri s Cox Bra nn o n C udd ac h Ebe rl Meli ss a Felton Shaw n G ray Laura Grote Sha un Cy r Kasey Fin ken Emi ly Grube r Ashl e y G und e rso n E lle n Hadfi e ld Dan e Han sen �c A mand a Ja mes Nic k Kra me r L A Mic he le Ma nha rt s s Billi O lo ff Kaitlin Ploc n Ke lsey Pl oe n Kyle Ring A lex Sh ri ver M ira nd a S tro ng Ashl e ig h Tay lo r Mike Tay lor An n Sta ng l De bra T uttl e 0 F Heath e r Vorthm a n n 2 Am a nd a Ward Ni co le We ll ma n Matt Nanninga works d ili gentl y on his d raw ing in Explorato ry Art. ta ug ht by M rs. S usa n We d e meye r. Ph oto by Ke nda ll Witt N ot Pictured: C hase Morga n Virg inia Ridder La11 re11 Fi11 ke11. By LC\Ure.V1 l=aY1"-e.V) 0 0 7 Sixth Grade 51 �Junior Ashley Stangl works hard to solve a few intense Physics problems . Photo by Tanya Redinbaugh. Academics play a huge role in how and why students spend so 111uch ti111e with schoolw ork.. LEFT: Freshman Kristen Ungrad seeks some intelligent advice from Ms. Cassie Keogh in Physical Science class. Photo by Desiree Sigler. RIGHT: Sophomore Johnnie Witt concentrates on trying to figure out the confu sing wo rld of Geometry in Mr. Nile Smith's class. Photo by Desiree Sigler. LEFT: Freshman Mike Stamp focuses on a Geom etry ass ignment in cla ss while his oth er cl assmates work diligently behind him. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. RIGHT: Senior Donnie Smith tries to multitask his time by stu dyin g for an upco ming quiz while li stening to music at the same time. Photo by Nicole Pauley. 52 Acade mic s �kn owled eable "all that has bee11 perceived or grasped by the mind" The whole point of going to school everyday is to learn and become knowledgeable. Academics are the main reason teenagers have to stress over getting homework done and studying for important tests or quizzes. In addition to other extracirricular activities students are involved in, due dates for homework assignments or upcoming projects are always looming on kids' minds. Whether students enjoy studying or not, most would agree that it is good for them. Preparing for future tasks beforehand may help to take a little pressure off of some students' busy lifestyles. By staying on task and limiting procrastination, students limited the amount 0 of anxiety attained throughout the school year. With all assignments come the nervousness, stress, and responsibility to get everything done and in on time. Handling everything at once may be too much to handle for some students. The amount of repsonsibility a person has depends on how much attention one can pay towards academks. Even though every student had a different learning style, academics was obviously a main responsibility for most for nine long months. B~ Amber Finken Division 53 �Seniors Donnie Smith, Jeremy Ring and Danielle Sigler chat while working on vari ous projects in Advanced Art. Photo by Jesse Kuhnle. Q) (/I (/I Q) I ::n ai 54 Fres hmen Brian Grote , Glen Olsen and Stephanie Cross focus intently on a qui z in English 9. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Some classes are more about hitting the creati ve parts of our brain rather th an the books of greater knowledge. Engli sh and art classes are two such classes th at work th e imag inati ve parts of learnin g. Engli sh is th e fund amental tool fo r ex pressing thou ghts and ideas. With Engli sh being such a n important fun c ti o n, it i vital fo r students to have a strong und erstandin g o f the subject. People use Engli sh to communicate with others and better understand what oth ers communi cate to the m. Witho ut Engli sh the forms of communication would be severely hampered. Students would not be able to ex press themselves properl y. Eng li sh teacher M r. Dermody complies. "When a student leaves he re and goes out into the real world to look for a jo b, they need to be abl e to sell the mse lves . They have to be able to communicate th eir value as a person o r as worke r or empl oyee." Senior Daryn Morriss also agrees to th e importance of Engli sh. " I thin k Engli sh classes a re important beca use they teach u · to speak and wri te more effectively. " Several electi ve classes are a va il able alo ng with the req uired E ngli sh classes. Al ong with teachin g Eng. 9 and Eng. 10, Mr~ . Sarah Ell iott teaches Publi cati ons n, whi ch oversees the publi shin g of both th e yearbook and th e ne wspape r. Dermody teaches th requ ired class of Engli sh l I whil e also tacklin g electi ves such as Publi cati ons I, Conte mporary Novel, Wo rld Lit., AP Lit. aml Senior Engli sh. The Art Department is another educati onal area in whi ch students learn how to communicate perso nal tho ughts and ideas mor effectively. Mrs. Susan Wede meyer handles all the art classes, whi ch include everythin g from Bas ic Art to Photograp hy, Ceramic ' Crafts, Drawing and Pain ting, Grap hi c Arts and Advanced Arts. Seni or Ad va nced Art stude nt Do nnie Smith comme nts on the importance of art. "Art is important in the li ves of certain individuals in the sense th at it all ows them to express themselves in a manner of feel in an d emotio n unava il ab le in mediu ms otherwise e nco un tered on a dail y basis." English and art allow stu dents to ex press themselves whe re as many oth er classes do no t fu e l the imaginative fire . Academics �Soph omore Z a c F ia la att empt s to moti vate hi s classmates whil e de li ve rin g a speech in Engli sh I 0. Photo by Jesse Kuhn le. Junior Brett Cook listens attenti vely to a lecture in his Engli sh 11 class. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Mrs. Susan Wedemeyer happil y prepares various pieces of artwo rk fo r the confe rence art show. Ph oto by Jesse Kuhnle. J un ior Bryan McE voy looks stu ff up in Mr. Steve Stafford" s research cla s. Photo by Mrs. Sara h Elliott. Sophomore Johnnie Witt wri tes his interm ost thoughts in hi s bell work journ al before class . Photo by Mrs. Sara h Elliott. Seni or Ma r ie Corrin di splays just one of the many ri sks of parLi cpating in an art cl ass . Photo by Nicole Pauley Sophomore Sa r ah Ande r son disc u ses her yea rbook spre ad wi th se ni o r Yea rbook Ed itor Tom i Toler. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. English/ Art 55 �Mr. Dale Lowe watch es hi s A+ certificati o n stud e nt s, Nick Kinart, Donnie Smith, Je r emy Ring and Sam Bowen , as th ey wo rk ha rd o n an ass ig nm e nt. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Q) Q) ...... (Jl Q) c :n al 56 Fres hmen Tony Hubbard a nd Katie Harma n work together on a complicated Geometry ass ignment. Photo by Desiree Sigle1: Students use math, computers, and business in numero us ways th ro ughout their high school careers. All of the objects lit together; one cannot ex ist without th ~ other. They are an essential part of li fe. Math is the basis fo r all subjects. Math must be there before one can understand business and computers. The tudy of number, and logic is in vo lved in everyday li fe, and even if one does not li ke math, everyone still uses it. "Everyone will use m a th e m atic~ ... Mr. Ni le Smith said . Smi th taught Geo metry, Consumer Math, Applied Math and middl e school math classes as well. He feels math i invol e<l in each face t of the world. " Business, money, stock, logic, and constru cti on are uses of mathematics." He add ed , "The har der the problem, the more satisfying the solution." Mrs. Holl y Jarrett taught the advanced math d asses of Pre-A lgebra, Algebra I and 11, Pre-Calcu lus, Trigo.nometry and .P Calculus. Those who take fo ur years of math will have her fo r a teacher at some poin t. Some students enjoyed math a lot and plan to take classes in addition to the required semesters. "I'm taking fo ur years of math instead of taki ng studyhall, because why not take a math class and get credi t fo r it. Also, I enjoy math," freshman Nikki McCool . aid. Computer cl asses are also important. Mrs. Glenda Kun ze ta ught Computer Ap plicati ons r, TI, and III . Kun ze said, " In al mo. t every occ upati on today fro m hair sty ling to the office, there is going to be computer uses. You are going to be at a very bi' disadvantage if yo u don't know how to use a compu ter," K un ze sa id. Many students took these classes, enjoyed them and fo un d they were use ful. Seni or Ti na Clevenger said , 'lt teach ou hll\\ to use the latest progra ms on computers." In the business area, stud ents may have taken Kun ze' s Ma rketing class or Mr. Brett Na nni nga ' s Accounting class. Both ot those are also extre mely usefu l in life . " It gives yo u an idea abo ut how busines es are run ," senior Dustin La ver said . A ll in all , math, computer, and business classes are classes that are essentia l to life . They teach how to use the latest technol1 and help people in the world. They help peopl e in everyday uses and most jobs inc lude one, if not all , of those area . Academi c s �Freshmen Nikki McCool , Austin McCool a nd Amanda Christiansen work as a group to comp le te their Pre-Algebra asPhoro by Desiree Siglei: ----- Se nio rs Dustin Laver. Dev in LeBau g h, Tina Clevenger, Kim Nelson and Tahni Roberts sit and work on Lheir c reati ve project for Marketin g class . Photo by Desiree Sigler. Sopho mo res Brent Hough and Brand ie Stark stu dy fo r a test whi le in their Algebra I class . Photo bv Des iree Sigle1: Se ni or Daren Barnes and junior Dean Grote work in te ntl y on their Acco unti ng a• ignment. Photo bv Mrs. Sarah Ellio11. Se ni or Daryn Morriss doe hi s assignme nt on the compute r while fe ll ow seni or Donnie Smith wa tc hes . Photo by Desiree Sigle1: Mrs. Holly Jarrett eage rly wa its fo r a re ply from he r student s as she teac hes her Algebra I cla ss. Ph oto b.1· Desiree Sigle1: So ph o more Sha un Brockhoff a nd enior Jam es Voge. me mbe rs of the A+ Ce rtifi cati on class. he lp wi th variou s co mputer needs d uri ng 8th hom. Photo b.1· Desiree Siglei: Ma t h/ Bu siness/Computers 57 �Junior s Stephanie Wellman, Jessy Heimbaugh a nd Katie Sibert perform an expirement in their 2nd hour Chemi stry class. Ph oto by Tan ya Redinbau gh. ~ c ro I:J"J al 58 Freshman Amanda Christiansen works hard on a home wo rk ass ignm e nt in Ph ys ic al Science. Ph oto by Tan ya Redinbau gh. "exciting interest or curiousity; fascinating" Di scoverin g what obj ects are co mposed of and ho w to produce the m are some of the materi al learn ed whe n taking a sc ience or agri culture class. The teac hers make th e classes and mate ri al intri g uing. and stud ents beca me c urious as to how thin gs are done. Students may eve n change the ir outlook on th e ir future in the working class. Mr. Jeff Fah, Ms. Cassie Keogh , and Mr. Kevi n Matul ka, the res ident science and agriculture teachers, we re creative nd reso urceful in th eir teaching of the interestin g and useful material in their classes. They set up labs and othe r as ignmen t to make mate ri al enli ghtenin g and prov ide stude nts with hands on learn ing and ex pe ri ence. Each class and teac her had its ow n way of being inte resting and making thin gs intri guin g. Also, be ing inte res ted in the classroom each day was n' t difficult when the materi al lea rn ed was inte restin g in it e lf. " Biol ogy is edu cati onal and considerabl y ea ier th an Ph ys ical Science," said sopho more Tom Voge. Each day the students came ready to learn and parti ci pate during the ir class. Therefore, day- to-day learnin g increa eel in intensity as the days ran down. The e nd of the year came sw ift ly and the know ledge gained was immeas urab le. The important fundam entals learned during the yea r could he lp create opportuniti es of e mployme nt for the student! or make way fo r a new hobby or interest. Being able to wo rk in a fi e ld of stud y that is inti g uin g a nd pay the bills co uld make fo r a very e nj oyable future . Academics �Mr. Jeff Falt takes time out of a Chemisty lab to take a ph o ne ca ll. Ph aro by Tanya Redi11ba11 gh. Sen ior Casie Barrier takes her pulse during a lab over the ci rcul atory system in AP Biology. Ph oto by Nicole Pauley. Ju nior Josh Bris bois works on the com puter for a CA D assi g nm e nt. Pharo by Ashlev Nelson. Juni ors Joe y Pau le y and B ra n don Vorthmann and senio r Marie Corrin work on a Ph ysics ex periment. Photo by Desiree Sigle1: The Ph ys ical Science clas works on vocabulary durin g e igth ho ur. Ph aro by Ta nya Redi11ba11 gh. Juni or John Wollenhaupt pl ace potting soil for plant s in the greenhouse. Photo by Lacev Messersch111 idr. Sophomore Nathan Reiber and enior Dustin Laver plan t plants in Enviro nmenta l Science Phow by Ashley Nelson. Science/Agri culture 59 �Mr. Dan Elliott directs se nior Ashley Eckrich and junior Dean Grote in a class activity. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Juni or Jamie Ring and seniors Angela Krohn and Laura Nanninga give a presentation in Psychology. Ph oto by Sarah Anderson. c. 0 (Jl 'Q) "O c. <( .L ('Cl '- ('Cl CIJ ::n ()'.) 60 The many social studies classes, both required and elective, provide students with a large selection from which to choose. According to Mr. Dan Elliott, social studies can best be described as " the study of people in thei r surround ings.,. I n the vari ou~ social studies classes students studied people and their infl uences in many different ways. In Sociology students studied people and their relationships as well as the bele ifs and values of others . Psych9 logy was the study of the brrun, and so students looked at the mind and mental and emotional processes. In American History students saw ho\\ past events have affected people. Another history class, the Sixties, was completely devoted to a period in history when many started questioning e verythi ng they had always known. Economics dealt with the economy and how it affects people, while l nternational Politics dealt with other countries and how they affect others. One required class for seniors was Government. fn Govern ment students learned about the Uni ted States government. One important aspect of the U.S. government is how the President is elected. Learning about the government and how to participate i very important. To many seniors it gives them the oppo1tuni ty to fee l in volved in how the country is being governed . A few required classes for freshmen were World History and World Geography. In World History one major topic I arnt.>d about was the Induatrial Revolution, which was a giant leap for production and manufacturing. Worl d Goeography was not ju I landmasses and where they are located ; students learned about the culture and the people li ving there. Al l social studies classes are important; students learn about people, relationships, the mind, governments, etc. and how thL) aU influence the world and those in it. Academics �J uni o r Kyle Wclb ourne starts o n hi s Ame ri Fres hm en Matt Nissen a nd Megan Fischer, ca n His to ry ass ig n me nt. Ph oto by Sarah along with fell ow class mates, are busy working during Mr. Cochran ' s World History cl ass. Anderson. ~---------P _ h_ o t_o_b.. y~Sa rah Anderson. Juni o r Katy Toler receives th e Woodmen o f the World American Hi tory Award on award day. Ph oto by Mrs. Sarah Ellioll. J unior Lauren Finken works inte ntly on her Am e r ica n Hi sto ry a signrnent. w hile fellow jun ior Brandon Vorth ma nn i already finished. Photo by Sarah Anderson . Juni o r Brian Haggerty takes notes in American History. Ph oto by Sarah Anderson . Ju niors Joe Ausdemore, Stephanie Wellman , a nd And y Olse n liste n i nte nt ly to Mr. Coc hran· s lectu re in Ameri ca n Hi story. Photo provided by Ashley Ne lson. Sophomores Jesta Thomas and Megan Albers work togethe r to answer a que tion in Mr. Hornbostcl ' s Si xt ies c lass. Photo by Sarah Ander 011 . Social Studies 61 �The Buildin g and Con stru cti on class di scusses the steps in th eir proj ec t to see what they will do nex t. Ph oto by Ashey Ne lson. Sophomores Cody Petersen and Kent Harryman obse rv e Chef Bill Leeder as he shows them inve nti ve ways of ga rni shin g. Photo by Ashley Ne lson. c 0 (./) Q) z ~ ...c. (./) <! ::n CD 62 some purpose, use or activ1 ty Throughout hi gh sc hool, stude nts take courses in Famil y Consume r Sciences, Industri al Arts and Phys ical Educati on. Th c~e courses he lp pre pare the stude nts in various ways . Famil y and Consumer Scie nce courses pre pare students to cook w ith safety, to care for a baby properl y a nd take res p on ~ ib iht) fo r one ' s life. Industrial Arts co urses prepare stude nts with hands-on ex periences in using vari o us mac hinery, tools a nd materi ab P.E. prepares students to de velop indi vidual know ledge of phys ical ac ti vities, health and fitness. Fa mil y and Co nsumer Science co urses were elec ti ves Foods I and Ir, Marri age/Fam il y Living and fnd epe nde nt Li ving a~~' II as the req uired co ur e of Pare nting. Bi g projects in those classes inc luded the breakfast o r dinner final s in the Foods c lasses and th "Baby T hin k it Ove r" project in Parenting. Explorato ry Indu strial Arts, Adv anced Drafting Woods and Metals, Building and Co nstructio n and Com pute r A ided Drnflmg were the Industria l Arts c lasses offered. A ll o f those c lasses in vo lved comp leting proj ec ts, both sm all and large. Some large projects, fo r example , were the sheds built by th e B uildin g and Constru ction c lass . Commun ity me mbers wo ul d bu y the suppl and the stud ents wo uld build the sheds fo r free. The PE. class in vo lved P.E. act ivities, weight lifti ng and Hea lth . The P E. stud ents played ba ketball , ra n, pl ayed badminh n. (the fa vorite) and much more. "P. E. is my favo rite c lass," sopho more Cody Peterse n sa id . Whether it was Famil y and Consumer Science, fnd ustri a l Arts o r P E. , stude nts ga ined ha nds-on ex pe rie nces . T hey be, am more pre pared for the rea l worl d. Academics �Se ni or Bra ndon Petersen shows his streng th whi le li fting in weights class. Photo by Ashley Nelson. Chef Bill Leeder demo nstrates variou s ga rnishes for the Foods classes. Photo by Ashley Ne lson. Sophomore Seth Parsons lift we ights during his P.E. clas . Photo by Ashley Nelson. Zachary Elli ot t. son o f Dan a nd arah Elli ott, visit s the 3rd ho ur Parenting class. Photo by Sarah Elliott. Senior Jenny Troyer gets tough lifting weights for class. Ph oto by Ashley Nelson. S e nior Caleb Woh lers ob e rv es th e c la s proje c t during Buildin g a nd Co ns tru c tion. Photo by Ashley Nelso11. Fres hm en Rache l Kuhnle. Kels ey Lugsch a nd Bethany Kuhnle re st afte r runn in g a la p o n the trac k. Photo bv Mrs. Sa rah Elliott. Family & Consumer Science /Ind . Arts/P. E: . 63 �Senior Katie Crawford proudl y cheers on the Lad y Troja ns at the State Tourn ament ba sketba ll game. Crawford was captain for both wrestling and foo tball. Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh . Organizations provide nun1erous opportunities for students to express th ernselves . LEFT: Sophomores B.J. Pauley and Colburn Dittmer patiently wait for results during a Sho w Choir contest at Johnston High School. The T-C Sensation s recei ved first in th eir division and cont inued on to finals. Photo by Nico le Pauley. RIGHT: Freshman Jodee Hempel and seniors Am ber Hunt and Nicole Pauley go over a couple lines while at play practice for "Feudin ', Fighti n', and a Fuss in '." Hempel played Mrs. Ferheiser while Hunt and Pauley played two of her daughters. Ph oto provided by Nicole Pauley. LEFT: As a part of FFA Week , members drove family tracto rs and othe r farm ve hicles to show support of agriculture and farm ing . Photo by Jesse Kuh nle. RIGHT: Satin Kni gh ts members , senior Kim Nelson and junior Katie Si be rt , twirl th eir flag s simul taneo usly to th e school song du ring a fall sports pep rally. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 64 Organizations �cornrnitted "to bi11d as by a promise or pledge" Other than participating in sports, studying hard for cho 1, or even having a job, students are able to participate in many organizations at school. Activities ranging from instrumental music to community service provide students with a wide variety of oppmtunity to be involved in and committed to organizations they enjoy. Whatever reason students decide to join a group or activity is based up n what interests them. Some students, for instance, who enjoy helping others and improving the community join ASTRA. Others, however, choose to express themselves in a different way by joining the Speech Team or participating in the Spring Play. Music is a common interest for most students, and with so much variety involved, music catches the attention of many individuals. Popular choices among students are singing for Choir, playing for Band, or even twirling flags for the Satin Knights. Other organizations offered to students are Drill Team, Cheerleading, FFA, Student Council and NHS. All provide great opportunities for students to express th ir unique interests and abilities, while at the same time provide something for • ·eryhody to enjoy. B-y Amber Finken Division 65 �RESULTS Show Choir: Johnston: Class l A/2A - 1st Place Finals - 6th Place WIC - l st Place NWMSU - Class 2A 1st Place Senior Show Choir Members: Front: Andrea Ring , Kristin Graeve , Ashley Eckrich , Jenny Troyer, Nicole Pauley. Second: Tomi Toler, Kelsey Miller, Casie Barrier, Angela Krohn . Third: Joey Anderson , Nori Davis , Jeremy Ring , Laura Nanninga, Donnie Smith , Daryn Morriss , Jonathan McDonald . Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen. Small Group Contest: Di vision I: 23 groups & solos Division II: 8 groups & solos Large Group Contest: Mixed Chorus: Di vision I Bass Clef Chorus: Di vision I Treble Clef Chorus: Division I 2002 All-State Chorus: Andy Ol sen (bass I), Arny Na nninga (alto I ), Kri stin Greave (sopra no 1), Laura Nan ninga (soprano 2) & Angela Krohn (alternate alto 1). Seniors Jeremy Ring , Daryn Morriss and Donnie Smith , the Janitors, pose after their special dance routine for the Variety Show. Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen. The Bass Clef Chorus prepares for Large Group Contest by perform ing at the Fine Arts Awa rd s Night. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. At the Large Group Contest in Corning, th e Treble Clef Chorus , directe d by Mrs. Arla Clausen, performs one of their two songs. Th ey received a Division I rating. Photo provided by Tom Toler. 66 Organizations Fres hmen Megan Fischer, Dana Shierbrock, Myckell Schenk, Stephanie Cr Ashley Wagner, Kristen Ungrad , Alicia Fischer, Autumn Collier, Rebecca Hadfr Alisha Haggerty, Rachel Kuhn le, Trista Lahr, Jenn ifer Speight , Kelsey I u Bethany Kuhnle and Katie Harman gather at one of the night practices f r h Variety Show. Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen. �successful Vocal music is more than just singing. It has many part s and areas to it and offers many opp ortuniti es. On e part , Concert Choir, met Tu esday' s and Thursday's durin g firs t hour and had 84 parti c ipant s. Fres hman Be th Cro zier sa id she's i11 co nce rt choir becau se, "I like to sin g." A hi ghli ght of C o nce rt Ch oir is the Variety Show held th e firs t wee ke nd in Nove mbe r. Th e Var ie ty Sh ow in clud e d so los , s m all gro ups , Show Choir. j oke and a surprise ending with the Jan itors. They also part icipated in small and large group contests th ro ugho ut the yea r and pe rfo rmed in wint er and sp rin g co ncerts. S mall Grou p Co nt est involved months of earl y mo rn ing prac tices. As a reward for "having achieved success; having achieved wealth, fame" a perfect perfo rmance, one of the small groups, the Chamber Choir, rece ived an Outstanding and was invit ed to sin g in Ames at a spec ial perform ance. Show Choir, the mos t recogni ze d part o f vo cal mu sic, me t on M o nd ay 's, Wednesday's and Friday ' s during first hour. Show Choir was a grnup of 2 1 girls and 2 1 guys who were selected throu gh tryouts during the pre vious spring. Sh ow Ch o ir no t o nl y pe rfo rm ed at Va ri ety Show and oth er co ncert s, but a lso competed in contes ts th ro ughout th e wi nter month s. S tud ent s could also parti c ipa te in Jazz C ho ir. Jazz Ch oir was made up of twelve Sh ow Ch o ir me mb e rs w ith vo ices th a t ble nded we ll together. Th is group did not practice during a class peri od. but had to co me in ea rl y in th e mo rnin g and durin g o ther class period s during the day. During the fa ll, students co ul d try out fo r All-State. In ord e r to particip a te in thi s group , students had to have a so lo vo ice, be w illing to pu t in a lot of time before and afte r sc hoo l, and be dedi ca ted to doing it. Try-outs were held in October. Through try-outs 600 student s from across the state we re chosen to parti c ipate in thi s select group. The A ll -State C o nce rt was pe rform ed in Novem ber a lo ng wi th the A ll -State Band and Orches tra. AJI in all , stud ents parti ci pated in many music activ iti es and pu t fo rth mu c h tim e and effort to make th eir season successful and memorab le . Junior Cody Huebert sings "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" by Kenny Chesney while riding on a miniature tractor. Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen. Senior Kristin Graeve and junior Joey Pauley were two of the participants in the 2002-2003 Show Choir. Graeve had a solo during the ballad. Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen. "My favorite memory of it all is show choir because youdon't realize how much fun youhavebecause you're with your friends all • hornore Beth Harris sings her solo in "R-E-S -P-E-C-T" at a Show Ct.01r competition. Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen. day andeveryone gets alon~" -Andrea Ring,senior Vocal Music 67 �"of or for the perfomance of music; Muslcal melodious or hamonious" As th e sc hoo l yea r started, everyo ne was excited about their new band teacher. They were also exci ted about the up co min g in s trum e nt al seasons and ready to get down to the fi rst order of business, Marching Band. Th e new band directo r, Na th a n Sim o ns, co min g to Tri- Center from Nishn a Valley, was read y to kee p th e band progra m' s success go ing. He said, "The mu sical fo undati on was already here. I just wanted to help give it a boos t. " W ith the ir Ci vil Wa r themed fie ld-show, th e band marche d th eir way to many success ful perfo rm ances, the best being fo ur Di vision I ratings at State Co mp etiti o n a t Lew is Ce ntral. Th ey proudl y ea rn ed ma ny hi g h ma rks a t other events across Sou th wes t Iowa as well as happil y provided halftime ente rtainm e nt at a ll home foo tball ga mes. After Ma rc hin g Ba nd ca me Pep Ba nd , whi c h provi ded fu n a nd e nt ertai nin g halfti me music at all home basketball games. Pep Band was a favori te program for many ba nd s tud en ts . " l like d Pe p Band th e mos t," so pho mo re Seth Parsons sai d. "We got to play songs like 'Carry on Waywa rd So ng ' a nd ' Pl a y T ha t Fu nky Music' stu ff that wasn't written by Bach or Mozart. " Whil e Pe p Ba nd seaso n was in acti o n, so me s tud e nt s also pl ayed in Ja zz Ba nd a nd Concert Band . Th e Jazz Band had a fun and memora ble season, endin g co mpetiti on at th e Iowa Jazz Cha mpi o nships for th e seco nd co nsec utiv e yea r. Concert band also did we ll receivin g a n " Exce ll e nt" ratin g at contest. Concert Band also pl ayed at co nce rt s th ro ugho ut th e year as we ll as Fine Art s Awards Ni ght and Gradu ati on. Th e In strum e nt al M usic pro g ra ms we re a so urce of pride a nd e nt e rt ai nm e nt fo r many. It was anoth er yea r of mak in g exce ll e nt mu s ic a nd hav in g lo ts of fun . Senior Angela Krohn receives the John Philip Sousa Award for e xcellence in instrumental music during the Fine Arts Awards Night from Mr. Nate Simons . Krohn was a four year member of both Band and Jazz Band . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Fres hm en A lish a Haggert y , Matt S c h ultz and Glen Olsen pe rfo rm their Large Group Contest music during the Fine Arts Awards Night. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. "Our most memorable moment this year was when we each ate a can of spraycheese at Jazz &ind and almost puked.11 -Matt MWilson and Qen Olsen,freshmen 68 Organiz a tion s Mr. Nate S imons directs the Conce rt Band to a ste lla r perfo rmanc at Fine Arts Awa rds Night. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. �Senior Jazz Band memb ers Kelsey Miller, Tomi Toler, Angela Krohn and Nori Davis stop and see Mrs. Clausen before thei r performance at Iowa Jazz Championships. Toler and Krohn were four year Jazz Band members. Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen. RESULTS Mar ching Band: Clarinda Band Jamboree: Parade - Class I A I st Field - Class IA 2nd Glendwood Fieldfest - 2nd State - Division I . Jazz Band : State - Division II WIC - Participation Award Iowa Jazz Championships - 14th place Concert Ba nd : State - Di vision II Freshman Rachel Kuhnl e nails her soi.:> dead on while the rhythm section plays behi nd her keeping th e band together. Photo provided by Nancy Krohn. Sen ior Nori Davi s , sop ho mo re s B.J. Pau ley and Daniel Sm ith and eig hth g rade rs Dan ielle K osma c e k and J o nathon Smi t h keep the beat while marc hing in the C la ri nda Parad e Competition . Photo by Nicole Pauley. Freshman Racl'lel Peters enthusiastically plays her clarinet during a practice. Photo by Ashley Nelson. r Kyle Welbourne and seniors To mi Toler and Kelsey the heart at Iowa Jazz Championships . Photo d by Nancy Krohn. r lay from Instrumental Music 69 �MEMBERS Satin Knights first year members: Jessy Heimbaugh, Ashley Wagner, Kristin Graeve, Beth Harris, Sarah Moen, Ashley Eckrich, and Amanda Bahrke. Seniors Tessa Wellman and Tina Clevenger and freshmen Samantha Manhart and Myckell Schenk wait patiently to start their halftime performance. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. Satin Knights seniors: Kim Nel son , Kristin Graeve, Ashley Eckrich , Tes sa Wellman and Tina Clevenger. Golden Girls first year members: Lexi Bebee, Nicki McCool , Megan Fi scher, D ana Schierbrock, Samanthat Manhart, Ashley Nelson, Trsita L ahr, Alicia Fi scher, Emilie Ortman, Karen Muffley, Myckell Schenk, and Amanda Bahrke. Golden Girls seniors: Tessa Wellman, Ti na Clevenger and Kel sey Miller. Juniors Jessy Heimbaugh and Katie Sibert and senior Kim Nelson twirl their flags to the band's music during the street parade in Clarinda . Photo by Nicole Pauley. SeniorTina Clevenger , sophomore Elyse Miller, sophomore Karen Muffley and senior Tessa Wellman do an exciting kick during one of their half time shows at the boys' basketball game. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen . SATIN KNIGHTS: From left: Ashley Wagner, Tessa Wellman , Kim Nelson, Kati e Sibert , J essy Heimbaugh , Elizabeth Thielen , Tin a Clevenger, Ashley Eckrich , Sarah Moen , Kri stin Greave , Amanda Bahrke and Beth Harris. Not pictured: Elyse Miller. Photo provided by Elizabeth Thielen . 70 Organizations A small group of th e Drill Team members give the audi&nce o last flashing smile as they end their dance. Photo by Eliza t Thielen. �"interesting, pleasing or amusing" BBBUUUUZZZZ! It 's Clausen said. Although th e band a nd 6:00 A.M. and the fl ag squ ad and drill te am wa ke up for squ ad were small er than in the pas t, the g irl s wo rked ex tra ea rly mornin g practice. Early morning practices hard to meet goa ls. Clausen were a mu st for the 13 Satin was extremely proud of them. Knight memb e rs to pe rfect " It was a 5 ood group of ladies their routines. By knowing to work with. They aU worked the count s to the move;;, chey well together, which resulted in clean routines and developing worked on becoming one. Squ ad me mb e rs won ' t prid e." Earl y morning practices forget tho se mo rnin g p ra c tice s. Freshm a n Ashle v also he lped jump-s ta rt th e Wagner sa id , " All of those Golden Girl s. They practiced lovely, cold 7 a.m. band prac- at 6 a. m. abo ut four tim es a week to wo rk on getting their tices were always fu n!" The girls rri ved to ge t dances dow n. One bi g goa l was to perbetter a nd to do th e ir best. Every perfo1111ance wa an ex- fonn we ll at State in order to c iteme nt fo r directo r Mr s. rece ive a Divi s ion ra tin g. Arl a Clausen. 'They always They did just that. State was a bi g memory, perfonned wi th pride and exe cuti o n. a nd they fe lt good es pec iall y fo r first-year sponabo ut th ei r p rfor ma nces ," sor Mrs. Jennifer Hall. "Th e girls gave a 'flawless' perfo rmanc e! I was so proud of them !" Hall said. Another bi g part of th e Golden Girl 's season were their light shows. Two were halftime shows and one was at a pe p ra ll y . One of the halftime li ght shows was with the elementary and middle school kids who part ic ip ated in th e Dance Camp. Th e li ght shows we re a new ex peri ence, and a lthough th ey were fu n to watch, th ey were a lot of work. Seni or Tessa Wellman said, "We worked rea ll y hard to put to ge the r th e li ght shows and routines." Th ro ugh hard work and tim e, the Satin Kni ght s a nd Golden Girls had successful seasons of entertai nin g. Junior Elizabeth Thielen , freshman Ashley Wagner and sophonore Elyse Miller perform their routine as they march down the street in the Clarinda Parade . The Satin Knights and T-C band recieved 2nd place at Clarinda. Photo by Nicole Pauley. S eniors Tessa We llman , Kelsey Miller a nd Tin a Clevenger take time before their Michael Jackson performance to get one last picture. Photo provided by Tahni Roberts. "Our 2002-2003 drill team season was full of alot of hard work.but also alot oflaughing,great memories, and alot of fun. 11 -Tes.5a Wellman, Senior eri r Tina Clevenger twirls to the school song to provide entertainnt at the Homecoming Pep Rally. Photo by Nicole Pauley. Drill Team/S a tin Knights 71 �stlMulattr-.q "spur on; stir up; rouse to action" The team was down by five and looking for some in spiration beyond the court. From the mixed encouragement throughout the crowd comes a stimu lating and moti vational cheer led by the cheerlead in g squad. He ari ng thi s rallied support , the team fough t back miraculou s ly to overcome the ir opponent. Thou g h some see cheerlead ing as a cl oud of hair spray and mak e -up , this year' s squ ad , led by sponsor Laura Cra wford , told a different s tor y. They cared how the sporting events they cheered for turned out and how they he lped along the way. " Seeing the sense of accomplishment in the team and knowing th at yo u may have helped a little bit makes cheerleadi ng gre at." senio r Katie Crawford said . Working on the things needed to be an effective cheerle ader takes time. The c heerleaders met for prac tice as often as possible to touch up on cheers or work on posters and locker decorations. On game night s they fi nally got the cha nce to sho w off a ll the y had worked for in practice. Whether it be a wre stling mee t, bas ketball game , or footba l I game they we re there to give the best they had and c heer o n the team. It was not a ll work and no play for thi s years squad. " lt wa s fun and yo u ha ve to cheer yo ur friend s on ," s ophomore Michelle Sondag sa id. The ac tu a l enjoy ment of the act ivity is one of the rea sons th at some gi rl s have chosen th e path of schoo l spirit. The work and determination of th e cheer leaders was e no ugh to stimul ate the crowd and players, wbich made both wa tchin g a nd performing th e c heers an a ll aro un d j ubil ance. Sophomore Shelby Haugaard leads the crowd in a cheer at the Girl 's State Basketball Tournament. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Junior Alicia Kenealy gets the crowd rowdy during the first round State To urnament basketball game . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 'We had a lot of fun and worked very hard this year." -Alida Kenealy, Junior Sophomore Shelby Haugaard, senior Cassie Harrym an , junior Ashley Keller and freshman Autumn Collier look at the mat w•th anticipation during a wre stling meet. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott 72 Org an1z a t 1o n s �Freshman Autumn Collier and sophomore Michelle Sondag cheer on their team at a pep rally. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. SOUADS Senior Members: Katie Crawford, Cassie Harryman Junior Members: Alicia Kenealy, As hley Keller Sophomore Members : Shelby Haugaard, Karen Muffley, Cassie Leuschen, Bra ndy Pester, Michell e "Sondag Freshman Member: Autumn Colli er, Erin Hanken Football Captains: As hley Keller, Katie Crawford Basketball Captain : Ali cia Kenealy Wrestling Captain: Kati e Crawford Sophomores Michelle Sondag, Brandy Pester and Shelb Haugaard, fresh men Autumn Coll ier and Erin Hanken, junior Alicia Kenealy and senior Katie Crawford pos e for a g roup picture . Photo provided by Mrs. Laura Crawford. S ophomores Brandy Pester, Cassie L eu s che n and Karen Muffley get ready to cheer for the football team before the game. Ph oto by Mrs. S ara h Elliott. Sophomore Shelby Haugaard , cheerleading sponsor Laura Crawfo rd , freshman Au t umn Collier and sophomore Michelle Sondag help direct a basketball pep rally. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. ophomore Michelle Sondag , junior A licia Kenealy and freshman Erin Ha nken chee r on the basketbal l team s against U derwood. Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh. Cheerlead.1.ng 73 �RESULTS Top Volunteer Hours: Top Senior - Han nah Ausdemore: 314 ho urs Top Junior - M issy Bailey : 424 hours Top Sophomore - Lex i Beebe: 183 hours Top Freshman - Mega n Fi scher: 133 hours Jessica Boryca and Ju lie Boryca playing bingo with the elderly at Indians Hills Nursing Home. Photo provided by Mrs. Alters. Service Cord Recepients : Hannah Ausdemore, Casie Barrier, Kim Bennett, Marie Corrin, Amber Hunt, Angela Krohn, Lindsey Obermeier, Nicole Pauley, Jeremy Ri ng, Tomi Toler, Tessa Wellman Service Cords were gi ven to gradu ates who had ac hieved 250 volu nteer hours th ro ughout high school. Juniors Al ici a Kenealy and Jamie Ring serve at the Dorothy Day House . Photo provided by Mrs. Alters. Sophomores Daniel Smi t h and Andy Berg fi ll out their Valent in e ca rd s p urchased from ASTRA . Ph oto p rovided by Mrs. Kelly Alfers. Middle school students Morgan .Danker, Samona Besch , Sheyna Hu dd le and Katie Han ken and advisor Mrs. Kelly A lters make apple pies to raise money for the new Parenting babies . Photo provided by Mrs. Kelly Alters. Senior Katie Crawford , junior Ashley Keller and freshman Erin Hanken volunteer their time to help at a home Cross Country meet. Photo provided by Mrs. Alfers. 74 Organlzatlons �• • g1V1Ng Students spent th eir free tim e d oi ng ma ny differ e nt things. Few, alth oug h, spent much of it givi ng to the community like th e good peop le in ASTRA. The kind-h eart ed me mbers spent their free time doing vario us vol untee r wo rk. They gav~ tim e a nd e ffort doin g thin gs s uch as coo kin g and serv in g food a t th e Doroth y Day Hou e or pickin g up trash alo ng the roads id e, playing bin go a t n urs in g h o me s , se r v in g at fnn d r:i is ing d inn ers a nd more amo ng ma ny o ther servic e . Members c hoose to join the A TRA ora ni zatio n fo r a variety of rea ons, whe the r it "to contribute; to sacrifice; devote wholly" be th eir parent s' wis hes , th e fuzzy feelin g it g i ves them in s ide or th e ir own virtue . Sophomore memb e r Brand y Pester said , 'Tm in it beca use it" s fun a nd I lik e he lp ing people ." ASTRA sta nd s for A bility, Servi ce, Training, Respons ibi Ii t y a nd Ac hi eveme nt. Those are what it is all abo ut, a nd the members sho we d a ll the aspects of ASTRA throug h ti me and effo rt dedica ted to commu nity e rvice a nd helping o ut . Advisor Mrs . Kell y Alfers sai d, " Anytim e anyo ne co me s to us w ith a nee d we find way s to he lp ." Th e gro u p had more th a n 10 0 memb e rs . In fa ct , Al fers sa id , " Th e re are so man y me mb e rs that thin gs get done so quickl y th at we can't find e no ugh to do. " The y a re a gro up which s pent free time do ing any thin g and eve r y thing they could to help surroundin g communities throu g ho ut th e year. When it was all said and done. the memb e rs trul y liv ed up to th e mea nin g of th e ir organi za tion 's na me. Th e me mb e rs proved their dedi ca ti on to the o rga ni z a ti o n b y g ivin g up their free time to do vo luntee r se r vice wo rk th rougho ut th e yea r. Sophomore Jake Richey serves snacks during bingo at Indian Hills Nursing Home. Photo provided by Mrs. Kelly Alfers. Sophomore Justin Kohl , as a stu dent in one of Mrs . Alters classes , helps deliver flowe rs on Valentines Day. ASTRA sold carnations, roses, and valentines as a fundra iser. Photo by Jessy Heimbaugh. 'The mo.51: rewardingthing about being in ASTRA is helping others. It feels gxxl to do something for others andnot yourself." Senior Nicole Pau ley and sophomore Shelby Haugaard make salads to serve at the teachers' supper during Pare nt-Teacher Confer,nces. Photo provided by Mrs. Kelly Alfers. -ASTRA President Nicole Pauley,senior AST RA 75 �devoted "very dedicated, loyal or faithful" Carrying on in the great tradition of American farmers, the devoted FFA members (Future Farmers of America) continued to uphold the often-bygone values and ethics of a better way of li fe. The members of the FFA were involved in many activities to improve the aesthetic val ue of the community as well as community morale. Some such activities included the annual fruit sale, road pickup and various other school improvement projects. To become eligible to j oin FFA one must enroll in an Ag. c lass and show an interest in particpating. FFA members must be hard-working, honest, responsible and excited about being involved. "!joined FFA to further my education of agriculture and par- ~ c: ...c::: ticipate in the many oppprtunities that FFA offers." said junior Eric Clark. Along with advisor Kevin Matulka, the officers for the FFA included President Joel Ruggles, Vice-President Cal eb Wohlers, Secretary Kelli Griener, Treasurer Eric Clark, Reporter Dustin Laver and Sentinel Brett Cook. The FFA faired well in the competiti ve aspect of the club. On October 2, the group placed 5" in the Southwest Soil Judging Contest. Thi s earned them a spot to compete at the statewide competition held in Ames. On October 19 the team, which included Wohlers, Clark, Laver and Ruggles brought home an eleventh place fini sh and a silver rating. FFA members also com- peted except.i onally well in individual events. Several different members pl aced in many different competitions at the Sub-Di strict FFA Contest. Finall y, members also enjoyed the more fun aspects of the club. One favorite event of the year included the game feed where members we re abl e to sample di ffe rent kinds of wild game. Another widely enj oyed ac ti vity was th e Trap S hoot. Thi s allowed members to show off their ski ll s by shootin g clay pigeons. The FFA truly had a successful season. Due to their devotion, the group accompl sihed a lot to help the community and improved their knowledge of agriculture. Newly appointed "greenhands" sophomores Lacey Messerschmidt, Josh Goodsell and Andrew Oloff recieve their certificates at the annual FFA banquet. Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matulka. ~ (!) ~ ct' Juniors Dean Grote, Brett Cook and Eric Clark put their landscaping skills to the test whi le working on the high school flagpole . Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matu/ka. '1 pimrl FFAto help the community and haveas much fun as Icould'1 -foe Ausdemore,junior Junior Dean Grote closely examines a piece of corn duri ng the 200 Iowa State Caree r Day. Photo provied by Mr. Kevin Ma tulka. 76 Organizations �Several FFA members take time to pose for a group photo at the Farm Progress Show. Front: Kelli Greiner, Dustin Laver, Andy Berg, Seth Parsons. Second: Nathan Rieber, Jeremy Witt , Josh Goodsell , Tim Speight, John Wollenhaupt , Brett Cook, Raymond Bruck, Dean Grote, Andrew Oloff, Sarah Moen. Third: Eric Clark, Brad Crozier, Caleb Wohlers . Fourth: Andy Olsen , Andy Newland , Randy Bruck, John Zellmer, Joel Ruggles , Eric Carrigan, Brandon Nelson, J'ames Voge, Andy Greiner. Photo provided by Mr.' kevin Matu/ka . 1-----QFFICERS----. President: Joel Ruggles Vice President: Caleb Wohlers Secretary: Kelli Griener Treasurer: Eric Clark Reporter: Dustin Laver Sentinel: Brett Cook Advisor: Kevin Matulka Junior Eric Clark and freshman Eric Carrigan read literature about new farming equipment at the FFA State Convention . Photo provide d by Mr. Ke vin Matulka . Senior FFA members: Front: Joel Ru ggle s , C aleb W ohlers . Back : Dustin Laver, James Voge, Advisor Kevin Matulka, Tim Speight, Brad Crozier. Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matulka . Col burn Dittmer, Eric Cla rk, Johnnie Witt and Andy Olsen improve the aesthetic value of their community during the FFA road pickup. Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matulka. FFA members Eric Clark, Brett Cook, Joe Ausdemore, Dustin L ver and Don Petersen tend to the grill during the annual FFA ~ fry. Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matulka FF 77 �ACTIVITIES National Honor Society: Arthritis Fundraiser Bloodmobile Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser - raised $2,097.01 Dollars for Scholars Luncheon The NHS members take the second grade class on a field trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo. Photo provided by Mrs. Tami Harman. Student Council: Loose Change for MADD fundraiser Parent-Teacher Conferences DOE Visit Senior and Teacher Appreciation breakfast Last day of school cookout NHS Members Michaela Gray , Angela Krohn and Katy Toler tend to Mr. Ron Elliott at the Bloodmobile. The NHS met their goal of donations for the day. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Senior NHS Members: Front : Andy Morse , Laura Nan ning a, Lindsey Obermeier, Tomi Toler. Second : Daryn Morriss, Angela Krohn, Casie Barrier, Andri Cohen , Marie Corrin , Ashley Eckrich , Sara Withers. Not Pictured : Ke lsey Mi ll er. Photo provided by Mrs. Nancy Krohn. Sophomore Wendy Ausdemore receives her certificate of membership to National Honor Society from Mrs. Tami Harman. The Induction Ceremony was held at Quail Run . Photo provided by Nicole Pauley. Front: Elizabeth Thielen , Daryn Morriss , Ch Means, Amber Finken. Second: Missy Bailey, Sarah Moen, Lexi Beeb Missy Barrier, Sarah Anderson , Wendy Ausdemore, Amanda Bahrke Allsh Gau , Amy Nanninga, Sara With ers. Photo provided by Mr. Brett N ""'n 78 Organization s �"the quality or state of being of sound moral 1· ~ .+egn·fy I ~ 11 Both the National Honor Soc iety and Student Co uncil in c lud e stud e nt s w ho s how o ut standin g leadership, charac ter and service to others. While Student Council is made up of students who simpl y a p p ly, . Na tio na l Ho no r Society is made up of st• u:1ents who are selec ted . To be selec ted th ey mu s t fi rst be at least a second semester sophomore, have a cumul ative GPA of 3 .5 or hi g her, a nd co mplete the application. . panel of teac hers 1heu ra nks the m in c ha ract er. I eade r~ h i p and se rvice . Showin g those q uali ties. Nati ona l Honor oc iety SJ onsored vario us ac ti vit ies a nd fun d ra isers . Th y he ld two b loo dm o bil es . had a pe nn v drive to ra ise money for Cysti c Fib ros is and hosted bow lin g a nd o th e r ac ti v iti e s fo r members and others who chose to parti cipate . Th e seco nd grade rs re ce ive d a '. rip to th e He nry Doo rl y Zoo for being the class that raised the most money fo r th e pe nn y d ri ve. At th e zo o eac h Nationa l Honor Soc iety member was responsib le fo r a group of 3-5 seco nd graders. Stud e n t Co u nc il a ls o po nso red va rio us ac ti vit ie s a nd fu ndra ise rs . Th ey had a large pa rt. fo r ins1ance, in orga n iz in g a nd runn in g Spirit Wee k Activi ti es . T hey a lso he lpe d w ith Pare nt - Teac he r Con fe ren ces a nd th e Depart ment of Educati on visit. They spon ored a loose change drive principle; uprightness, honesty, sincerity" to rai se money fo r Mo thers Again st Dru nk Dri ving an d, as always, served at the cookout on the last day of school. Me mb ers of S t uden t Counc il and National Honor Society help and give to oth ers, bu t Sn1dent Counci l and National Honor Soci ety also he lp and g ive to th e me mbers . " St ud ent Co unc il and Nationa l Honor Society in c re a se le ad e rs h ip s k ill s. " so pho mo re Sara h M oen , a me mber of both, said . M any student s are invo lved in either Stu. Co . or N HS o r ev e n bo th . Th ese are th e stu de nt s that show lea dersh ip for th eir sch oo l and them se lves. T he membe rs o f S tu . Co a nd NHS show a lot of integri ty. Student Council Sponsor Mrs. An g ela Huseman helps with cl ean-up for the cookout on the last day of school. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Junior Jessy Heimbaugh and freshman Alici a Fischer help tak e down tab le s afte r the coo kout on th e last day of school. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. ;.inior Ellzabeth Thielen covers tables for the Sen•or and Teacher Appreciation breakfast. Student Council members helped out at th e breakfast. Photo y Mrs. Sarah Elliott. S t udent Council/ NHS 79 �dedlcatloN "give up wholly or earnestly to some person or purpose ; devote" " We do for fun w ha t others fear worse than death." This Outspoke n Speech and Drama Club motto rang true once again. From the Spring Pl ay to speec h competitio ns, eac h me mb er seemed motiva ted to put hi s o r her best foot fo rw ard. The Spring Play took on a lighter tone wi th the hi ll bi ll y farce " Feudin ', Fuss in ' and a-Fi ghtin "' . Direc to rs Mr. Brett Nanninga and Mrs. Tami Harm an and the cast and crew hit th e stage March 20'h and 2 1" . Th e directors set go al s even before it began. Harman said, " I wanted to be able to put on a pl ay and have fu n doing it !" Na nnin ga co mm e nt ed on the great memories of direc ting th e pl ay. Nanninga :s~ ~ specifi ca ll y e njo ye d watching " the co nfid ence leve l increase with practice and performan ce and seeing kids fee l good about what they had acco mpl ished. " Be in g in a play can be a great experience, not only for directors but also for students. Freshman Stephanie Cross said, " My goa l was to get at least a small part. '" Cross pl ayed Hon eysuckle Femheiser, the hillbi lly dau ght er o f Ma a nd Pa Fernhei ser. The pl ay pro vided students with many opportunities. " My best mem o ri es were getting to know th e cast, jokin g aro und and dres s re he arsa l," Cross said. The play was not just for rookies, th o ug h. Fo r se niors Amber Hunt and Nicole Paul ey it was their fo urth year of ex perience for both Spring Play and Contest Speech. 'The best moment from speech thi s year was whe n a comp lete s trang e r •i-.illli"llr. complemen ted me after I performed at Districts," Hunt said. T he s peech team competed in both group and indiv idual events. Individual e ve nt s, though , had a m uch better s how ing wi th five advancing to State. At S\ate, both Pauley and junior Michaela Gray rece ived un animou s Division I ratings, a high honor. "Next year I will strive to make it to State agai n and , if I am lucky, may be AllState," Gray sa id. ALI in all , with dedication , the Speech and Dram a students ma na ge d to ga rner so me experien ces whi le providing enterta inme nt for man y. During the prod uction of "Feudi n' Fig htin ' an d a-Fu ssi n' " seniors Amber Hunt and Nori Davis longingly look into each others eyes whi le Hu nt tries to coax Davis to marry-up with her. Pho to by Nicole Pauley. Freshman Jodee Hempel practices her collection of Shel Si lverste in poetry before performing at th e District Speech Competition . Photo by Nicole Pauley. "Next year Iwill strive to makeit to State again and, if rm lucky,maybe All-Statel 11 -Michaela Gray, junior Jun ior Michaela Gray enthusiastically reads her prose piece titled "My Neighbor'' during the Dollars for Scholars Luncheon. Gray earne her second letter in three years of partic ipation . Photo by Ntcc..' Pauley. 80 Orga nizations �District Individual Speech Contest participants strike a pose after the contest. Participants included seniors Nicole Pauley and Amber Hunt , junior Michaela Gray, sophomore Tom Voge and freshmen Sarah Crawford, Bethany Kuhnle , Kelsey Lugsch , Jennifer Speight and Jodee Hempel. On the way home from the contest at Audubon the speech van almost ran out of gas. Luckily for the group , senior Amber Hunt looked at the gas gauge and warned Coach Sarah Elliott of the impending danger. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Western Iowa Conference Speech Finalists , seniors Nicole Pauley and Amber Hunt , junior Michaela Gray and freshman Sarah Crawford , smile after receiving awards fo r thei r performances. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. RESULTS District Large Group: Readers Theatre Div. II Western Iowa Conference Individuals: Am ber Hunt, Original Oratory 3rd; Nicole Pauley, Literary Program 3rd; Pauley, Storytelling I st; Michaela Gray, Prose 2nd ; Sarah Crawford, Prose 6th District Individuals: Hunt, Original Oratory Div. I; Hunt, Acti ng Div. II; Pauley, Literary Program Di v. I; Pauley Storytelling, Di v. II; Gray, Prose Di v. l ;·Tom Voge, Storytelling Di v. II; Jodee Hempel , Poetry Div. I; Kelsey Lugsch, Poetry Div. I; Crawford, Prose Div. II ; Bethany Kuhnle, Prose Div. II ; Jennife r Speight, Poetry Div. II State Individuals: Hunt, Orig inal Oratory Di v. II ; Pauley, Lite ra ry Progra m Div. I; Gray, Prose Div. I; Hempel. Poetry Div. II; Lugsch, Poetry Di v. II Freshman All is on Kennedy , se nio r Nicole Pauley , an d sophomores Danie l Smith and Tom Voge dramatically act out their roles in the play. Photo by Nicole Pauley. Sophomore Daniel Smith shows his true hillbilly col ors as he really gets into the part of Paw Fernheiser Photo by Nicole Pauley. M rnbers of the play cast gather together in th e fina l scene. ey re trying to solve their fam ily prob lems without fueding. to by Nicole Pauley. Speech/Drama 8t �Junior Dean Grote delica tely pu tts the bal l into the hole wh ile senior Andy Morse quietly watche s. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. By being involved in sports, athl etes find an es cape from the rigors of their studies . LEFT: Seniors Laura Nanninga and Andrea Ring and sophomore Sarah Anderson intentl y wa tch th e oppos ing team while re ady and waiting to pl ay defen se. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. RIGHT: Senior Brandon Petersen tests a Cardinal defender while looki ng for an open player. Photo provided by Gazette . LEFT: Junior Joe Ausdemore puts the fini shing moves on his opponent during a wrestling match . Ph oto provided by Gaze tte . RIG HT: Senior Casie Barrier looks for the pas s wh il e being defended by a Gri swold oppon ent. Photo pro vided by Gaze tte. 8:? Sports �~trenuou~ . '' requ1r111.g or c aracter1ze by great effort or en ergy' For some students, the thrill of a new school year brought along with it the anticipation of the many sports seasons to come. All student athletes faced the tough challenge of balancing schoolwork while at the same time excelling at the sport or sports of their choice. By being involved in spmts, athletes had the chanc to experience many things other students ma) not. The thrills and chills that came hand in hand with upset wins, conference championships, or simply reaching a personal goal were all indescribable feelings of accomplishment. Whether it was a team effort of reaching a State Tournament or an individual goal met by improving from the year before, many athletes made numerous unforgettable memories during the seasons. During times of need, many athletes felt the secure feeling of comfort that came along with being involved with a team. No matter what was asked of them, there was always a teammate to lend a hand or give support whenever needed. ff it was scoring touchdowns, making the winning basket or getting the fastest tim , all student athletes made the sports year a memorable one. By overcoming dversity along with strenuous games and practices, many unforgettable moments \\ere made that are sure to be held precious among all athletes involved. B~ Amber Finken Division 83 �"producing rev.rards o r rewardlNg As the school year came to a close, the anticipation and excitement of a new softball season began . Expectations were high for the young but strong Trojan team. The girls looked to improve on a solid 2001 season. They went on to claim the District title, take third in the CAM Tourney and fini sh with an overall record of 20-15 . After stumbling o ut of the gates with a 1-8 record, the Lady Trojans bounced back by winning 19 of the las t 26 ga mes. Freshman Ashley Wagner sai d, "The season started off a little rough, but as everyone got confident with each other we got better and better." Other players agreed. "I thin k the season went great," added senior Tessa Wellman. "We went a lot farther than we have in a long time. I wish the season could have continued to the State Tourn ament." returns" A number of yo un g players stepped up big fo r the Trojans; with no seniors on the team, several sophomores, freshmen , and eighth grader made big contributions to the team throughout the season . "We had several young kids in the line-up th at pl ayed consistently throughout the season," said second year Head Coach Derek Sonderland. "They were a bi g part of our long run at the end of the season. Sonderland also said, "It was was rewarding as a coach to see th e kids handle adversity and understand what it means and takes to be a team." With all of the positive thin gs that were acco mpli shed by the yo ung players, The Lady Trojans can look fo rward to much succes and many more rewardin g seasons to come. Junior pitcher Shari KiJlpack fires one at the opposition. Ki ll pac k was 6-4 with a 2. 17 ERA. Photo provided by Kathy Killpack. Seni or Laura Nanninga ta kes off fo r home plate. Na nni nga led th e tea m wi th 25 ru ns scored. Ph oto p rovide d by Ga zette. 84 Spor t s Junior Elizabet h Thielen awa its the hall O\ l of a olid defensive team . Th ielen wa\ a fir year letter winner. Ph oto provided by <"' t t �Varsity Scoreboard Record: 20- 15 TC 0 I 2 4 4 I I 5 4 0 14 8 4 4 5 0 5 6 I 10 7 0 5 3 9 9 4 3 4 I II 9 7 4 0 Lo-Ma Trey nor G lenwood Aud u bon Mo. Valley R ivers ide AHST G le nwood Lewi s Central Sioux City Griswold Underwood Trey nor Abraham Lincoln Underwood Mi sso uri Valley Rive rs ide Eas t Uni o n Exira South Page Audubon Mi sso uri Va lley Ri ve rs ide AHST Gris wo ld Underwood Ar-We-Ya We st Harrison OPP 10 2 7 3 7 5 6 4 3 7 2 5 3 5 3 2 3 0 2 I 0 -I 3 9 0 4 0 0 !KM 5 Harlan R ive rs ide AHST Walnut Gris wold Lenox 9 I VARSITY: Front: Jessy Heimbaugh, Shari Killpack, Elizabeth Thielen. K1ist .n Ungrad. Second: Tina Clevenger, Amber Fin.ken. Missy Ban-ier. Lindsey Obermeier, Ali sha Gau , Tessa Wellm an, . licia Fischer. Back: Asst. C ach Cassie Keogh, Am Nanninga, Laura Nanninga, Wendy Ausdemore, Ashley Wagner. Kim Bennett, Dana Schierbrock, Head Coach Derek Sonderlaud. Photo p rovided by Fischer Photography. -I 0 3 2 Alicia Fischer. Dana Schi erbrock. Amy Nannmga. Kristen Ungrad. Nick i McCool. Third: Wendy Ausdemore . Bobbi Pogge. Alisha Haggen) . Knuc l-l ammn, Ash ley Wagner. Stephanie Cross. Back: Asst. Coach Cassie Keogh. Rebecca Hadlie Id. Alishn Guu. Head Coach Derek Sondcrl and. Photo pro\•idecl by Fi.teller Photography. S 1i nr third baseman Kim Ben nett prepares to , I ~ p<1«1 c hit hall. Bennett was one of three nl. )C r' that played in all 35 ga mes. Photo pro- hmn n pitc hing e nsati on Ashley Wagner the heat durin g a home game. Wagner wa "11h o .7 3 ERA. She was a Seco nd Team rcnce se lec ti on . Ph oto by M rs. Sarah licia Fischer. Dann chicrbrock, Kri s1cn Ungmd. Nicki McCool. Sc ond: Rebecca Hadfield. Bobbi Poggc. Alisha Haggert y, Ka tie Harman. Ashley 'cb on. tcphanic Cros~ Buck: Asst Coad1 Cass ie Keogh. Head Coach Derc k omkrl nnd Photo provided b,· F1sd1e1 Plwro~mpln·. Softbal l 85 �Varsity Scoreboard Record: 5-12 TC JV/VARSITY: Front: Bryan Larse n, Mike Stamp, Jere my Witt, Ky le Welbourne , L and on Ausdemore , Johnnie Witt , Troy Courtier. Second: Eric Carriga n, Ju stin Ring, Brent Hou gh , Kent Harryman , Cody Huebert , OPP I T-C Tourney (A L) 5 4 0 2 T-C To urney (TJ) Logan-Magnolia Lewis Centra l Treynor 4 Audubon 0 18 Mo. Valley Rivers ide 4 4 AHST 12 14 Underwood 12 11 2 5 4 Treynor 3 Underwood (WIC) S t. A lbe n 15 13 15 12 Ri ve rside 3 AHST Gri swold 5 Underwood 16 Gri swold Andy Olsen, Dean Grote, Luke Stamp. Third : Head Coach Jim Dermody, 6 Audubon Brandon Petersen, Cody Pe tersen, Andy Christian sen, Wade Garren, Noah 8 0 8 Mo. Va ll ey Thiel en, Paul Larsen, Shawn Petersen, Ass iss tanl Coach Max Kozeal. Photo provided by Fischer Ph otography. 4 12 12 10 3 10 12 4 I 3 6 Underwood ( Distri c ts ) 7 9 FRESHMEN: Front: Matt M. Wil son, Au stin McCool, Jacob Preuci l, Jared Tapp, Tim Kramer. Back: Kenny Butler, Brian Grote, Bret Stephens, Eri c Carri ga n, Coac h And y Hens ley. Picture provided by Studio 8 Photog raphy. Freshm an Mike S ta mp pati entl y awaits the pitc h in a conference game against Underwood . Stamp p layed man y va rs it y pos iti on s th rou g ho ul lh s u mm e r a nd was awa rd ed th e " Best ttitud Awa rd " a rt er lh e seas o n. Ph oto by Mrs .'i .. Ellio11. Grad uate Justin Ring takes a cut al a pitch as sophomore Johnnie W itt imitates the same o n deck. Ri ng was o ne of fi ve starting seni ors o n the tea m. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Ellioll. 86 Sports Juni or A nd y O lsen focu ses o n the pitcher Ill wa its for hi s lllrn lo bat. Ol se n was li ed fu1 I lead in home run s w il h one dur in g 1h e sea • Ph oto pro vided by Ga zette. �perslsteNt '' refus ing to relent; continuing in the fa ce of opposition o r interfe rence" s the season came to an nd, both th e playe rs a nd coaches were satisfied. Finishing with a 5- 12 record , the young team had been persistent and overcame many ad·ersiti es throughout the summer. Head coach Jim Dermody said, "They w re fu n to coach. We had no outside distractions, th ey worked hard a nd th e younger players jusl kept getting better." The talent and effo1t came from a vari e ty of pl aye rs throughout the season. From players ranging from fo urteen to nineteen and eighth grader to seniors, contribu tion to the team 's success seemed to come from everywhere. Playing hi s first season of hi gh school baseball, M ike Stamp said, "I was nervous at the start, but it went pre tty well." The varsity team usually consisted of five seniors, one junior, two sophomores, two fres hmen, and two eighth graders who pl ayed wherever and whenever. They were always readily available. Confident attitudes and good work ethics allowed the players to work well as a team. Although the season may not have been as prosperous as hoped, the team understood it was a rebuilding and learning year for mo t. The gave their best and were persi t nt to the end . Head coach Jim Dermody ca lls tim eo ut on the mound ta ha \ e !I ta lk w ith the battery. Ph o to p ro1·ided by Ga:elle. d" 1c ' h11wn Pete1·sen takes a breather durh break in the acti on while an Underwood pl 1 r wa its on base. Peterson lettered va rs it y r lou1 wars. Photo by M rs. Sarah Elliott. (Jr' Juni or Cody Huebert cros es th e p late for a run as th e oppo in g catcher and umpire look on. Pharo prol'ided by Ga :erte. Baseball 87 �"to hold up ef\duriNg under pain and fatigue" Try to imagine the heart pounding, lungs burning, and legs aching. Cross Country runners experience this during and after every race they run . Some people would say Cross Country is one of the hardest sports in which to be successful. During the season, a number of runners soon realized the difficulties and competitiveness of Cross Country. As a team , the runners set the goal to increase their times at each race. Coach Pat Dalton said, "this was one of the most important goals throughout the season, along with telling them after fini shing a race that they had done their best. " The girl' s running distance was lengthened from two to two and a half miles. The increase in di s ta nce po sed for a n oppertunity to set new school record s. Alicia Fi scher, a standout freshmen , ran a record time of 16:32 at the Atlantic meet. The boy's Cross Coun try team , which consisted of many freshmen and sophomores, finished a sati sfyin g season . They competed at their bes t and improved their tim es after each meet, achieving their team goal. Julie Leonard was the lone senior out for Cross Country. "I will mis s practices the most. They were fun and Mr. Dalton was a cool coach ," Leon ard said. While competin g in thi s sport, the runners gained confidence and experience to succeed and excel in not onl y fu ture seasons but alsq other acti vities. F res h ma n Alicia F isc h er , j uni or Meredith Kosmacek and seni or J ulie Leona rd take a breather after a long, hard-fo ught race. Photo provided by Meredi th Kosmacek. The varsity boys start out on a gruelin g race. Th ey were able to fie ld a tea m fo r a bou t ha lf o f th e mee ts. Ph oto pro vided by M eredit h Ko sma cek. 88 Sports So ph o mo re Johnni e Witt . fres hm an Stamp a nd o ph o more J e r em y Witt . a ll r yea r me mbers and lette rw in ne r , run uml pace together. Photo by Mrs. Sarah E/lio �Varsity Scoreboard Meet Results: Girls Site Boys 6th West Harrison NTR Tri-Center NTR NTR Audubon NTR NTR NTR 9th Orient NTR Woodbine 10th BOY AND GIRLS 7-12: From Left: Danielle Kosmacek, Nicole Ri chey. NTR Atlantic 19th J ere my Win . Jul ie Leonard , Johnni e Wi tt , Alex Su nt ke n, Mike Stamp. NTR WIC 7th NTR Tri-Center 5th NTR Districts 15th Ali.: ia Luke F i ~ .: h e r, Austin McCoo l, Meredith Kosmacek, Landon Ausde more. tamp . B ret Steph ens, J ake R ichey. Pho10 pro vided by M1: Pa r Da/1011 . (NTR: No Team Res ul ts) Fres hman D a n a Sc h ie r brock . se ni o r J uli e Leona rd and fre shman Alicia Fisch er start the race off strong. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliorr. r. ' hman Alirio Fisch er , a fi rst year letter win t111 i lit> a to u h race at the Tri-Cente r mee t 13th. Pho10 pro vided by Ga : erre. me.I pla r · hr 1· n Lukll S tamp a nd so ph o more La nd o n demore foc us on the race ahead. Both , along h m,111y of the boys , were fi rst yea r members J I It rwi nn ers . Ph oto pro vided by Ga zelle. The boy relax and watc h the girls as they wa it fo r th e ir race t im e to come . Pho to by Mr . Sarah Elliott. Cross Country 89 �Varsity Scoreboard Match Record: 31-5-2 VARSITY: Front: Lind sey Obe rme ier, Ma ri e Corrin , Kim Ne lso n, Andrea Ri ng, Ha nn ah A usdemore, Laura Na nninga. Seco nd : El yse Miller, Katy To ler, Katie Sibert, Jessy Heimbaug h, Eli zabe th Thi elen , Mi ssy Barri er. Third: A ss is tan t Coach Amy Ol s e n, Amy Na nnin ga , Lacey Messerschmidt, Wendy Ausdemore, Sarah Anderson, Ashl ey Nelson, Ali sha Ga u, Head Coac h Bria n Wedemeye r. Ph oto p ro vided by Studio B Ph otog raphy. OPP GAMES/PLACE Boye r Va ll ey W 3/0 Lo ga n-Ma g nolia W 310 C larinda Tourn ey 2 nd Place Mi sso uri Va ll ey W 310 Ha rl a n L 1/3 Abra ha m Linco ln L 1/3 St. A lbert L 1/3 Audubon W 310 TC To unrey 1st Place A HST W 3/0 Ri ve rside W 310 Walnut W 310 Ha rlan To urn ey Tied for 1st Rec 2 nd in ti e breake r 4-0-2 Gri swo ld W 310 Und e rwood W 310 Tre y nor W 3/0 WIC Tourney Games Rive rs id e W 310 Trey no r W 311 Und e r woo d W 3/0 Distric t Games Walnut 310 U nd e r woo d 3/0 !KM 3/0 Regional Games Coo n Ra pid s-Bayard w 310 w 3/1 !KM M a pl e Vall ey -Anth o n Ot o. L 1/3 w w w FRESHMEN: Fro nt: Nick i McCool. Jesi Bruc k. Second : Emilie Ortman, Alicia Fi sc he r. Rebecca Hadfield. Thi rd: Head Coach Arn y O lsen . Da niell e Ausde more, Ka ti e Harm an, Sa m Ma n ha rt , Ass t. Coac h Bri a n Wede meyer. Ph oto p rovided by S111dio B Pliorography. Se ni o r Andrea Ring gets in pos iti o n and n:uJ I se rve . Rin g lead the tea m in se rvin g t 95 . and ace se rves with 71. Photo by A <hie;· Nd So ph o mo re M issy Barrier a nd se ni o r Kim Nelson prepare to rece ive th e serve. Nelson was th ird in recei ving at 67.3 %. Photo provided by Ga ze tte. 90 S p orts So ph o more Wendy A usd e more g o c~ up 1" tac k. A usde mo re led the tea m in kil b \\.tth o n the sea o n a nd a 2. 7 ga me a ve rag~ . Phot Ashley Nelson. �Vo11 E flourishe "success; Prosper; To be held in a stare of activity or production" 11111 r Laura Nanninga sets up the attack. ··• a led the ~c tt e rs in assists with 505 . on a nd a 4. 7 ga me average. al so w as named to the Dail y '1 rcrl \mal l schools quad. Photo pro; 1, ti hy Gazette. L d by si seniors, the volleyball am no 1ri shed. Head Coac h Bri an \ edemeyer and lhe varsi ty tea m advane d to 1.he Regiona.1 Championship nnd brnke the schoo l reco rd not onl y fo r ga mt! s wo n a t 87 , but a lso fo r mat ch<: won at 31-5-2. in that Regional C hampi on hip ag in t Mapl e Valley-Anthon Oto . they started out strong wi th a win in the long first game. They th · n slipped, however, and gave up the nex t three ga mes and a trip to State. Even with the disappoinring loss. the girls felt the season was very successfu l. Senior Andrea Ri g said, "The season was ex tremely success ful. We all get along well; we·ve pl ayed togeth er for a long time and we ' re a ll friends. " Getting a long well and everyone being friend s seemed to make a difference. Wede meyer agreed w ith Rin g. He said, "Everyo ne got a long so well and worked hard . Everyone was wi ll ing to work and they cou ld go and have fun . There was no fightin g.·· Hi ghli ght w ins of the sea on inc luded th e Western Iowa Co nfere nce Regular Season as well as the WJC Tourn ey. The y a lso wo n the T-C To urn ey, Lied for fir st in record at th e Har le n Tourn ey a nd lOok sec ond at the C larinda Tourney. Indi vidu a ls a lso ea rn ed hi g h honors to hi ghli ght the season. Seni or Lau ra Nan nin ga, for e ·ampl e, was se lec ted to play in th e Dail y Nonparel's fi rst SWI Volleyball Classic. The vars ity team ope ned the door; th e yo un ger p laye rs are ex pecting to make it to Cedar Rapids to play and go all the way. The JV and fre shman , fi ni shin g at 13-2 and 6-10-2, also had uccess ful and satisfy ing seasons and seem to be headed in the ri ght direc ti on. Th e six seniors provided leadership and wi ll be missed. They in c lud ed Hann ah Ausde more, Mari e Co rr in , anninga , Kim Nelson , Lindsey Obermeier and Ring. T hey broke school record;. \\On conference ti tles.and advanced to the Reg io na l C hamp io ns h ip . It was de fin ate ly a seaso n in whic h they flouri shed. Se ni o rs Hanna h Ausdemore and Lindsey O bermeier and uphomm Amy Nanninga cheer the team on. Photo pro vided by G a~etre. S no 1 Ma r ie C orr in a ttack s aga in s t lh e Au d 11lnn b locke r as fellow se ni o r Laura 11 111i nga an d s o ph o more Sa rah Anderson >\ r C'tmin was econd o n the tea m in ki ll 't .'41 \>11 the sea on and a 2.3 game average. ' ' A1 h/n N elson . T he team ce le brates afte r beati ng T reyno r to adv a nc e to the WI C To urn ey C ha m p ion s hip. Pli oro pro 1ided by Ga~er re . 1 Volleyb a ll 9t �"the quality of having or shoV\ring afixedJ#fff~1NatlON Th e foo tba ll team may no t have acco mpli shed everythi ng th ey had ho ped fo r at th e s tart of th e season . howeve r, they were determined to fini sh out the seaso n with their heads held high. They did that a nd ma de th e seaso n o ne w hi c h would stand out fro m others . A t th e beg innin g o f th e season, the team set out to work hard , ge t be tt e r a nd hav e fun . C oac h Elli ott sai d they did just that for the most part. Like all teams, they went into the seaso n ho pin g to w in ofte n . Th o ugh th ey may no t have do ne th at, th ey gave their all a nd imp roved. Due to low numbers and injuri es, th e tea m was fo rced to fo rfe it their varsity schedu le and continue to play jun ior varsity games. Th ey fi ni shed their season at 4-6, includ in g both ju nior va rsity and var si ty games . E ll iott comme nte d tha t th e defensive line and the spec ial teams were ju st a co up le aspec ts of th e ga me th at improved along the way. J u nior Bra nd o n Vo rt h ma n n a lso com me nted o n the improve me nts . Ju nior Joey Pauley (54) is ready to ass ist senior An d y Mo rse (84) and the defense. Pa ul ey lead the team in tackles with 44 unassisted and 4 1 ass isted. Photo provided by Gazelle. The defe ns ive line sets up against AHST. Photo pro vided by Gaze/l e. 92 Sports "I think we cam e together as a team, which we had problems doing in the past," Vorthm ann sa id . Juni o r J oey Pa ul ey ag reed . "We wo rked toge th e r rea lly we ll , and our defense did very we U against the run ." He add ed, " It was a rebuilding year and we improved a lot. " On e d iffere nt exp erien ce th e adj usted sc hed ule brought was the chance to pl ay in an eight-m an ga me aga in st Villi sca. This was new fo r both th e players and coac hes, and although hav in g onl y two practi ces to prepare, they ca me o ut ready to pl ay a nd wo n 22- I 2. Thi s was a great memory fo r Coach Elli ott. " I will not fo rget about play in g eightma n foo tb a ll aga in st Villi sca a nd winnin g," Elli ott said . Th o ug h th e tea m may no t have wo n many ga mes, th ey still ca me o ut and pl ayed we ll. T hey showed imp rove me nt th ro ug ho ut th e seaso n. W ith th eir deter min ati o n, the coac hes and players managed to make this a seaso n tru ly d iffere nt fro m oth ers. and never to be fo rgo tte n . Seni or Bra ndon Peter sen makes hi s rm 'c the kickoff re turn aga in t an AHST drt 11 I r Petersen was seco nd in yard gain ed \\ 1th ~t>(l Pho10 provided by Ga zet1e. �Varsity Scoreboard Record: 4-6 TC 0 OPP Boyer Valley 19 22 Underwood JV 14 6 Missouri Valley 34 22 Griswold JV 6 AHST 6 54 22 Villisca (8-man) 12 8 Bedford 0 Riverside JV 48 35 VARSIT Y: Front: Matt Schult z. Tim Kra mer. Matt Dicke rson , Joey Pau k y. Mau M . Wil so n, TJ Le Baugh, B ra nd on Vorthm a nn . Seco nd: Tony H ubb ard, Joe usde more, Asst. Coac h Carl Cochran, A ~s t. Coac h J im De rm ody, Head Coach Dan Elli ott. Coach Jeff Fah, Cody Huebert , Tim Spe ight. Th ird : Sam Bowen, Brian Grote, Bra ndon Petersen, Cody Petersen, And Mor e, Wade Garren. Derrick Dank er, Jesse Kuhnl e, Kent Harryman. Ph oto p mvided bY Fischer Phocog raph_1·. 42 West Harrison JV 0 6 West Central JV 7 Senior Bra nd on Peterse n protec ts ophomore Kent Harryman (8) on the punt. On the sea on Harry ma n had 643 y ard in 22 p un ts for an average of 29 .2. Ph oto by M rs. Sarah Ellio tt . .S ntor A n d y M orse (84) a nd sop ho mo re TJ LeBa u h (46 ) ta ke dow n th e ir o pp o ne nt s . I• f'' had I 0 un a s isted tac kles on the season I .,. I ella ug h had 7 . Ph oto pro vid ed by th e I 'l ~•ft'. niur Rra ndon Vorthma nn races past the def ·iucr 'v11nhma nn was a fir t year lenerwinner. /I 111n pmrided by the Ga zell e. Sophomore Derrick Danker and the rest of the offensive li ne prepare fo r the nap to th e q uarterback. Danker had lO un assi ted tack les on the seaso n. Ph No by Mrs. arah Ellio11. Footba ll 93 �Varsity Scoreboard Record: 20-4 VARSITY: Barri er, Amy Front: Laura Nannin ga , Casie Barrier. Second : Mi ss y ann in ga, Ali sha Gau , Beth Harri s, Alicia Fi scher. Third : Lacey Me ss erschmi dt , Sarah A nd erso n , Wendy Ausdemore , Ta nya Redi nbaugh, Head Coach Derek So nderl and . Ph oto p rovided by Studio B Photography. TC 57 67 76 31 47 67 64 43 64 52 51 31 71 40 54 48 52 77 53 71 54 56 63 43 L oga n AR-WE-VA Wo o dbin e Underwood Ri ve rs ide AHST Gr iswold St. Albert Audubon Trey no r Mo . Va lley Underwood Gri swo ld WIC Treynor WIC U nd er wood W!C Ri ve rs ide AHST Audubon Trey no r D istrict Games Mo. Vall ey Audubon Regiona l Games Boyer Vall ey Ga lva- Ho lste in State Ga m e Iowa City Reg in a OPP 40 66 56 56 25 37 37 26 49 26 41 38 49 26 57 29 40 70 41 42 39 45 54 44 J UN IOR VARSITY: Front : Dana Schi erbrock. Kri sten Ungrad , Ali sha Gau. Second : Beth Harris, Bobbi Pogge, Kati e Harman. T hird : Em ilie Ortm an, As hley Nelson , Lacey Messerschmidt. Tanya Redinbaugh. Ph oto pro vided by Studio B Ph otography. F RES HME N: F ront : Dana Sc hi e rbro c k, Kristen Ungrad, Amand a Chri stensen. Second: Bobb i Pogge, Ka tie Harm an. T hird: E mili e Ortman, Alexa Hill. Photo provided by Studio B Ph otogra phy. 94 Sp o r ts Sopho more Sarah Anderson looks for nn l r tea mmate durin g the Reg io na l Champ11'n h ga me with Gal va-Ho lste n. A nderson h <l h u' i ts on th e sea o n. Ph o to providt•d hv Pa uley. Firs t Te am A ll -S ta ter sophomore \\en Ausdemore goes up for a shot against m Ausdemore led th e tea m w ith 452 point I I per game . Ph oto provided by Ga el/e �. . .. '•"If~ !':;~.· : ,_.,., .. ) . ·1 dOMiNatiNg "to control by superior po\\rer; to have foremost place in" A the Lady Trojans entered the season. they had hi gh hopes of improving not only their record but also th eir level of play. With hard work. time and ffort they ach ived both and do minated the courts. Some early and/or regular season games tended to be forgotten or overlooked. Two such ga mes were the at the wire 6 ·66 win over Ar- We-Ya an d the come-from-behind win over Audubon on their home court. Those games and others were a blur. The end of the season, on the other hand, was definalel y not a blur. Finishing the season at th e State Tournament was a high point for many of the players. Freshman Alicia Fisher said " For me playing on the Vet's fl oor was the most memorab le thing ." she continued, "Our tea m ha the most fun togeth er, and State is somethin g I'll never forget. It was a great close for a great sea on. Senior Casie Barrier said , "Our season was the best season I have ever been inval ved in." The team wi U lose two leade rs in Barrier a nd Laura Nanninga. They brought the team together and always helped everyone out. "I wi ll miss my teammates the mo t. I have never been so proud to be part of a closely knit group of girls." For the season, the team experi enced much success and will co ntinue to work on improving for the future. Coach Dere k H ead Sonderland felt the sea on was great. He said the uccess \\a. due to '"hard work, effort, attitude. and unselfeshness the kids displayed." pas from a fe ll 0w teammate durin g the I C C hampionship \>ith Underwood. Fis..: her was thir I on th e team "ith 17 3-point goal~. Photo provided by Ga:erte. 1ph1 more my Na nninga a nd se ni or Cas ie 8 rriPr nervously watch th e State ga me against • ( lly Regi na . Na nnin ga and Barrier were fi1 st I ·o ub off the bench. Photo by Mrs. I f l/ioll. Se inor Laura Nanninga plays tena c iou d efen e on a lowa Cit ' Regina p layer. Nanninga had 13 tea l on the season. Photo hi' Mrs . Ellio11. Girls Bas ketb al l 95 �lMprove "an increase in value or in excellence of quality or condition" With o nly six uppercl ass me n win at home. The pl ayers showed good dediand six sophomores, no ne of whom had a lot of varsity expe1ie nce, it was cati on and pe rserverance. Cochran somewhat of a rebuilding season. The said , "The g uys matured me ntall y." 4-15 record was not exactl y wha t Po inting o ut the Walnut ga me, he they had ho pe fo r, but they " made continued, "Where earlier in th e seaimpro vement over the co urse of the son the team would have fold ed unseason," accordin g to Coach Carl de r the press ure of Walnut's comeCochran . back, they were tough enough me nThe players also felt they im- tall y to focus o n each possession and So ph o more L a nd o n pull out th e win." p ro ve d. A usdemore said , " We all improved S e ni o rs Jo e y A nderse n , Jonathan McDonald, Andy Morse, an d picked up a lot of skills." Most ga mes were in the strong Brandon Pete rsen a nd Tim Speight Western Iowa Confe re nce. For ex- e nded their careers with season and am ple , they play ed Mo . Valley in took many basketball memori es with o ne of their toughest games of the the m. Mc Dona ld said , "I will mi ss seaso n. In the final seconds, so pho- being wi th my frie nds and play ing more Colburn Dittme r scored to tie eve ry game ." Andersen also said he it at 59 and se nd it into overti me. woul d miss play ing with all the other The clock, however, had not started, senio r pl aye rs. so the referees ru led it as no bas ket T he team gained muc h e xperiand awarded T -C the balJ at half court e nce fo r the years to come. While w ith less tha n two sec o nds le ft. the seni ors took the memori es, the T hey e nded up losing the game but underclass men took their ex perience. later avenged their loss with a 71-54 Sophomo re Colburn Dittmer ge ts menta lly prepared at the freethrow line. Dittmer, a starter, was a fi rst year letterwinner. Pho10 by Jessy Heimbaugh. Sop homore Lan d on Ausd emo re fo llows through on the three . Ausdemore was a fir st yea r lellerw inne r. Photo provided by Ga zette. 96 Sports Sophomore Bryan La rsen , startin g pc,int lakes off down the co urt to go in for I Larsen wa a first yea r lelterwinuer ind ond on th e team with 38 assists. /'It , ' by Ga zette. �Varsity Scoreboard . -< Record: 4-15 TC 69 49 43 37 41 45 39 54 37 57 33 35 31 25 58 35 71 55 35 Lo-M a Woodbine Underwood Ri verside AHST Gri swold Battle Creek Audubon Treynor Mo. Valley Underwood Treynor Riverside AHST Audubon Treynor Mo. Valley Walnut District Game St. Albert OPP 48 38 51 40 54 86 58 68 58 59 VARSITY: Front: 60 Lando n Ausdemore. C0ach Ji m De rmody. Head Coach Carl Cochra n. 70 Tim Speight. Third: Bryan Larsen , Johnnie Wict. Raymo nd Bruck. Brent 37 51 65 55 54 51 anager Desiree ig ler. Laur n Fi nken . Second : Hough, C hase Means. Andy Mor ·e. Jake Ric he , Jona th an McDona ld, Brand on P ter. t' n. Joe) Andersen, Colburn Dittmer. Ph oto p rovided by Fischer Phmography. 60 JUNIOR VARSITY: Front: Austin McCool. Ti m Kramer, Andy Bowen, Juslin Kohl, Johnnie Wilt, Matt M. Wilson . Second : Eric Carrigan . Bri an Grole, Raymond Bruck. Brent Hough. Chase Means. Jake Richey. Brei S1ephens, Coach Jim Dermody. Photo provided by Fische•· Photography. Jo1.ntba11 MclJ onald play s d e fen se I r.:y nor playe r. Mc Donald had 28 der.:hol 1 d on the yea r Ph orn provide d bv t 1 th · ·, were a co mm o n occ ure nce on 1 ht• It'd the tea m in 3-po int perce nt /lf"111 ii/toe/ by Ga zetre. The seni ors included Brandon Petersen. Jonathan McDona ld. Andy Mor e, Joey Ander, en and Tim Speight. Ph oto bv Mrs. Sarah E/liorr. Boys Basketbal l 97 �Varsity Scoreboard Dual Record: I 2_-12 OPP VA RSITY: Front: Ky le We lbo urn e, Mike Sta mp, Jo hn Wo ll en haupt , Dustin Laver, Matt Schul tz. Second : Matt Di ckerso n, TJ LeBaugh, Brent D arin ger, Dev in LeB aug h, A lex S untken . Thi rd: Head Coac h A nd y He ns ley, Luke Stamp, Cody Huebert, Wade Garren, Cody Peters en, Joe A usdemore, Assistant Co ach Rick Payne . Ph oto pro vided by Studio B Photo g rap hy. SCORE O ma·ha No rth NT R St. Albe rt w 6511 8 T rey no r w 53/30 Ma pl e Va ll ey To urn ey 6 th Wes t Harri son w 60/ 24 We st Mo no na L 26 -3 6 W IC Dua l To urn ey 6 th L 25 -4 8 S he nan do a h De ni so n w 57-23 T-C In vite 9 th Gr iswo ld Tourn ey 2 nd Woo dbi ne L 24-5 8 Ri vers id e L 18-52 Co rnin g To urn ey I 3t h Al-IST w 39-39 w 54-24 CA M Coo n Rapi ds L 24-46 G uth rie Cente r L 24-49 WJ C To urn ey 8 th Sec ti o nals 3 Ad va nce Districts 2 Adva nce State 2 Compe ted Seni or Alex Suntken, who wrestl ed at I 35, gets rea dy to fe nd off h is opp o ne nt. Ph oto p rovided by Gazelle. - ' - . T he team ce leb rates a victory from the sidclint Photo provided by Gazette. Freshm an Stale qualifier Luke Stamp plans hi s next move to de fe a t hi s o p po ne n t. Sta mp wres tled at I 19 . Photo provided by The Gazelle. 98 S p ort s 125 pound se ni o r De vin LeBau gh knc l~ :1'1 ge ts rea dy to tak e o n his op pon e nt Ph 11 • Eliza beth Th ielen. �" . h-· wit re leNtless . , out pny; not re 1ent1ng The wrestlers seemed relentless in improving on their previous season and record. With seven retwning teammates and fresh new faces, the team wr stied on to a 12-12 record. ndrew Head Coach Hensle was pleased with the outcome of the season, "The season ' ent good, our guys worked hard and stayed positive." W hi le ma ny d id we ll. Sophomore Wade Garren and Fres hman Luke Stamp and Mike Stan1p stood out above e rest. At Sectionals at AHST, both Stamps and GatTen placed in the top two to advance to Districts. Then, Mike Stamp placed first and Luke Stamp second to earn trips to State. All of the wrestlers had personal goa ls . Senior Devin LeBaugh said , "Some of my goals were to complete the season with a winning record and teach some of the younger kids some things." Most wrestlers, like most athletes, had a mem orable moment of the season. Senior Alex Sunkten said , " Some of my most memorable moments were when it came down to the last matches needing a win and/or pin for the team to be vict01ious. The team as a whole was focused on these matches, and when the wins were achieved the team reaction was tremendou s. They will stay in my memory forever. " With two WIC champs, three District qu al ifiers, and two State qual ifier , the wre tling team wrapped up their season with many successes. Wrestlin g for hi. first easo n. 160 pounde r Cody Huebe rt gets read ' to fe nd o ff hi s op po ne nt. Pirt11re hv Eli:aberh Thi elen. 1.111 J n S ta te qua lifi e r Mike Stamp , who tlcll ilt 135 at State, works hard to get out of ~ v slluation. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. A thi rd year wrestler at 14 5. J ohn Wollenhaupt ga in s the upper hand . Photo by ElizaberhThielen. Wres tling 99 �40LF again; to restore to a previous condition" The teams were young and had just two veterans on each squad. Head coach Nile Smith said, "We were young and inexperienced, but we improved." Smith continued, "We didn't win a lot but it was fun. " Ten girls and 12 boys participated in golf for many reasons, such as fun and relaxation. Junior Shannon Brisbois said, 'T m in golf because it's fun and practices are done around 4:30." The girls team fini shed at 35 with wins over Mo. Valley, AHST and Woodbine. They also took seventh at Districts. Freshman Allison Kennedy had a strong season and was the top golfer fo r the girls. Some of her top fini shes included three firsts, one second and one fo urth atWIC. "It was an exciting season. I was pleased with the success I had," Kennedy said. The boys, unfortunately, couldn ' t pick up a win and finished at 0-8 . They placed eighth at Sectionals. Individual highlights included seniors Brandon Peterson and Andy Morse placing first and second against Riverside at Neola. Morse commented, "We had some good things and bad thin gs happen ; a good thing being Brandon and me taking first and second against Riverside." Letter winners for the season included Morse, Dean Grote, Daniel Smith, Raymond Bruck, Peters on, Landon Ausdemore, Brandon Nel son, Kim Nel son, Tina· Clevenger, Al[json Kennedy, Jamie Ring, and Kristen Ungrad. AJI in all, the season was enjoyabl e. It was a year of rebuilding and going back to the basics for the student golfers. Juni or Dean Grote looks on as his tea mm ate go lfs at th e Und erwood meet held at Q uail Run . Ph oto by Mrs. Sarah £1/iorr. Seni or Andy M orse pulls o ne at the Underwood go lf meet. Morse pa rticipated in go lf fo r fo ur yea rs . Photo by Mrs. Sara h Ellio1t. t 00 Sports Fre. hman Randy Bruck pulls on the ninth as th e Und e rwood o ppo ne nt look on. P by Mrs. Sarah £ 1/ioll. 1 �Varsity Scoreboard BOYS VARSITY: F ro nt: Brandon Pe te rse n, L a nd o n Ausde more , R a nd y Bruck . Second: Dean G rnte , Andy Morse , R ay mo nd Bru ck . Not pi ct ure d : B ra nd o n Nelso n. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliolt. Meet Results GIRLS BOYS L Riverside L L Griswold L L Audubon L L Treynor L W Mo. Valley L W AHST L W Woodbine L L Underwood L 8th WIC 7th Boys Sectionals 7th GIRLS VARSITY: Front: Shann o n Br isbois. Kristen Un grad . Second : Allison Ke nn ed y, Ki m 1 e lso n, Ashl ey Nelson . N ol pi ctured: Ti na Clevenger and Jamie Ring. Pho10 by 1rs. Elliott. 7th Girls Districts Se nior Dustin L aver is a ll smi les a he take~ a brea k to c lea n hi s equipm en t. Ph oto bv Mrs. Sarah Elliott. J JJllOr Shannpn Brisbois lees off on the se ve nth .k. l3ri~b1 1 1 wa a fi rst year varsit y golfer. Photo M1 '· ~u1t1/i Elliott. • r Jamie Ring fo ll ow s th ro ug h as she tees 111g "as a first year varsity go lfer. Photo by '' rah Ellio1t. Seni or Daryn Morr iss gers ready to pun at Q uail Run . Photo bv Mrs. nrah Elliott. Golf t0 t �Varsity Scoreboard Meet Results MEET VARSITY: Front: Al li son Hill , Tanya Redinbaugh , Mered ith Kosmace k, Julie L eo nard, La ura Nanninga, Jes sy He imb a ugh, Eli za beth Thiel e n . Second: Manager Jesi Bruck, Ali cia Fischer, Mi ssy Barrie r, Nicki McCoo l, Dana Schierbrock, Wendy Ausdemore, Amy Nann in ga, Beth Ha rris, Sarah Moen, Manager Tri sta Lahr. Third: Ass istant Coach Susa n Wedemeyer, Sam Manh art, Shelby Ha ugaard, Katie Harman , Bobbi Pogge, Sarah Anderson, Lacey Me sse rsc hmidt , Manager Sh a nn o n Di ckerson , Head Coa c h Pa t Dalton. Phoro proided by Studio B Ph otography. Audu bon Harlan Griswold T-C lntive Treynor Underwood Harlan Woodbine WIC Districts State PLACE NTR 3rd 3rd 2nd I st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 8th NTR: No Team Results The State participants take time before th e bi g event to take a picture. Photo pro vided by M1: Brei/ Nann inga. Fres hm a n Sa m Manhart r ecoo p e r ate~ s 'h< sprint s to the nex t hurlde in the 400 meter hurdl race. Manh art took 3rd pl ace in the rn•·r. Pit> by Eli zabeth Thi elen. Freshma n Alicia Fischer battles an A HST runne r fo r th e WI C c ha mp io nship in the d ista nce med ley re lay. Th e relay tea m took second a nd q uali fied for State at the Distri ct Meet. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen . 102 Sports Se nior Laura Nannin ga keeps th e race cl1•" th e I 00 111 hurdl e pre li ms a t th e ~ttltt 1 Na nnin ga a lso ran in th e 4x JOO and the d1 t med ley at State. Ph oto by Eli:aherh I h 1 �"h .nfO<l1ernus ,, av1 ng collf1nuec't's uccess For mo -t track teams. the seaon tarts in the spring, but fo rthi s girl rrack team it started much earli er. Those not out fo r basketball . tarted practicing in February. They had the opportuni y to lift weights an l run in the off- season to give them a j ump-start on their prosperou' season. The track team, along wi th Head Coach Pat Dalto n and Assistant oach Susan Wedemeyer, had high ex pectations for the season. Hav ing more events qu alify for State and winning confer ce were just two of the teams' many goals. Beating Treynor by 25 points they claimed the WlC title. Their hard work and desire also helped them to qualify ten events fo r State. Indi vidual State Qualifiers included Wendy Ausdemore, shot and discus ; Sarah Anderson , discus; Laura Nanninga, IOOm hurdles and Meredith Kosmacek, 1OOm dash, 200m dash and long j ump. State relays included the dist ce medley of Missy Barrier, L. Nanni nga, Kosmacek an d Alicia Fischer; the shuttle hurdle of A. Nanning:i, Sam Manhart, Alisha Gau, Jessy Heimbaugh and Elizabeth Thielen and the 4x 100 of L. Nanninga, A. Nanninga. Barrier and Manhart. The State team finished eighth and had fo ur events make finals. Kosmacek wo n champ ionships in both the 1OOm and 200m and placed eighth in the long jump. The other two finalists included Ausdemore pl ac ing fifth in discus and the di stance medley placing sixth. Although the girls had such a prosperous season, they will be continuing to push them elve for future season . id e lin e at Woodbine a nd c heers the track girl s on. Photo by Sarah Anderson . >oph 1mo1 Missy Barrier co mpetes in the long IC Barrier was a State qu alifi er in the np .11 ~ I 111 .11J the distance medl ey. Phoro by Eli:a1/rip/ ll S op ho m o re Wendy A u sde m ore keeps the gap clos with the other run ner in the distance medley relay. Phoro by Eli:aherh Thielen . Girls Track 103 �youthful Sprin ts , long distance , hurdles or field events - track had something to offer everyone, and that variety allowed many to compete. The majority of those were sophomores and fre shemen, whi ch made for a youthfu l team . Despi te the youth , at a number of meets the runners broke records. The freshmen 4x l 00, for instance, broke the meet record at Logan, while the shuttle hurdle relay broke meet records at Trey nor, Woodbine, and at the Tri-Center meets. Whi le conti nuing the improvement in their times, runners looked ahead for more and also improved as a team with team fin ishes cli mbing. Placing sixth at the Western Iowa Conference Meet w as a n "fresh; vigorous; . " active achievement that was highly regarded due to the young team. When the time came fo r the WIC and District meets, the boy' s ne ver gave up. "They continued to give it their al l," Head Coach M r. Max Kozeal said. Kozeal continued, "I was very impressed with the boys ' effort throughout the season. " Th e re lat io nshi p betwee n the runn ers a lso seemed to grow throughout th e seas o n . Jun ior Co d y Hu ebert said, "I will mi ss cheering on my teamm ates while they ran." The team lost-onl y one se ni or to g radu a ti o n a nd fin shed with high hopes for the future seasons. Ju nior Jesse K uh nl e com petes in the 4x800 at the Underwood Meet. The re lay fi nished 3rd. Pho to by Sarah A nde rson. Sophomore Colburn Dittmer competes in th e 11Om hi gh hurdles at the Di stri ct meet. Dittmer won the 60m hurd les at the USD Ind oor Meet. Photo by Sarah Anderson. 104 Sports Senior Alex Suntken reaches the fin al J.1p 1 two mi le ru n. Sunt ken placed 6th al th< Meet with a time of 11 :02. Photo />1 A nde rso n . �Varsity Scoreboard Meet Results MEET RESULTS ISU Indoor NTR USD Indoor NTR Audubon NTR 6th Tri-Center Glenwood JV NTR Logan 7th Treynor 7th Red Oak JV 1st Woodbine 7th 6th WIC VA RSITY: Front: Matt Schultz, Jo, h Good se ll , To ny Hubb ard , Eric Carri ga n. Lu ke tamp, Tim Kramer, Mike Stamp, Matt M . Wi lson. Second : lfanag r Myckell Schenk . TJ LeBaugh, Andy Olsen, Brya n Larsen, Kyl e We lbo urn e, Akx Su ntken , Kurti s Shreeves , Matt Dicke rso n, Brian Grote. Br l tephens. Manager Erin Hanken. Third: Head Coach M ax Kozeal. As~i s tu n t Coach Dan Elli ott, Derrick Danker, Wade Garren , Eri c Clark. Joe Au sdem re, Jakr Richey, Kent Harryman, Jesse Kuhnl e. Cod y Huebert, olburn Dittmer, Brand on Yorthmann , As istant Coach Ray Peters . Pharo provided b_ Studio 8 Ph otography. NTR: No Team Results Juni or Ky le Welbou rne winds down after hi s 400 hu rd le Di trict ra ce . Welbo urne finished 4th at Distri ct and 2nd at the W IC Meet. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Sophi more Brya n Larsen wa rms up before his ra'e ut D istricts . Larsen ' s best time on the season 1f1c 100111 das h was 11.8 1 seconds. Ph oto by in cir,11· •11dc·n on . T im Kra mer run s a leg in the 4x800 ··ra me r led th e re lay wi th a 2: 06 . p li t. otu hr Sarah A11 derso11. 1u:111 Sophomore Kurtis Sh r ee"es come o ut of the block to set the pace for the I 600m relay. T he relay team fini shed I 1 m 1he Red Oak J meet. Photo by Sarah A11derso11 . Boys Track 105 �8th Grade Football Front: John Clevenger, Dillon Martens, Adam Gau , Jacob Preucil, Josh Torneton. Second: Nathan Hensley, Dustin Taylor, Ryan Marsh, Tommy Stangl, Kurtis Pauley, Jonathon Smith , Colton White . Third: Coach Andy Hensley, Wes Clark, Jake Clevenger, Bryan Olsen, Jacey Garren , Cody Pester, Andy Manhart, Ben Higginbotham. Photo provided by Fischer Photography. 7th Grade Football Front: Dale Burford, Kyle Lefeber, Ross Buboltz, Monte Larsen , Corey Ring , Donnie Arrick , Travis Clark. Second: Cody Red inbaugh , Tim Cudd, Joseph Jarrett, Jesse Corrin , Taylor Griffi n, Ku rt Spomer, Zach Norman , Colin Parsons. Third: Kyle Newland , Andy Bowen , Caleb Peters , Lance Cou rtier, Josh LeBaugh , Kyle Lenagh , Jared Ausdemore, Jared Carroll , Coach Max Kozeal. Photo p ro vided by Fischer Photography. 8th Grade Volleyball Fro nt: Sheyna Huddle , Meghan McDonald, Kaitlyn Pauley, Becky Barrier, Kristin Parker. Second: Emily Schroder, Sammy Ha ugaard, Mandy Brockhoff , Megan Osbahr. Third : Rache l Huebert, Katie Ha,nken , Courtney Davis. Fou rth: Coach Jenny Hansen , Amber Richti g, Kelsey Messerschimdt , Katie Wi ges, Carl y Siebles, Hilary Nelson, Jessica Nowlin. Photo by Studio B Photography. 7th Grade Volleyball Front: Laura Wellman, Kaitlin Soppe, Mindy Morris , Devon Ausdemore. Second : Kerrie Denning, Li sa Minahan, Lexie Parks , Nicki Pester. Third : Brittani Bruck, Kelsey Marr, Abby Haugaard , Shannon Finken , Amber Epperson, Josi e Pedersen, Miche ll e Vorthmann . Fo urth : Coach Jon ette Fischer, Alley Wa lter, Steph anie Tuttle , Marg n Danker, Leah Nielsen, Nicole Darri ngton , Courtn y Christians en, Ron nie Nih sen, Samona Besch. Calley Stamp, Danielle Welbourne, Conni Carngar Photo by Studio B Photography. t 06 Sports �Cross Country Lacey Tritsch, Nicole Richey. Not pictured: Danielle Kosmacek. Photo by Jesse Kuhnle. Wrestling Front: Corey Ring, Cody Redinbaugh , Taylor Griffi n, Jared Ausdemore. Second: Dillon Martens , Lance Courtier, Jacob Preucil, Colton White. Thi rd: Coac h Justin Milliken, Andy Ma nhart , Joh n Clevenger, Jacey Garren , Josh LeBaugh , Jake Clevenger. Photo by Studio B Photography. 8th Grade Boys Basketball Front: Kurtis Pauley, Josh Torneton , Adam Gau , Dustin Taylor, Nathan Hensley. Second: Coach Mike Larsen , Jacob Preucil , John Graham , Andy Manhart, Bryan Olsen , Tommy Stangl , Jonathon Smith, Manage r Sammy Harryman. Photo by Studio B Photography 7th Grade Boys Basketball Front: Jared Carroll, Kevin Muffley, Kyle Lefeber, Jordan Neukirk, Monte Larsen , Ross Buboltz, Caleb Peters. Second : Manager Sammy Harryman , jared Ausdemore , Andy Bowen , Kurt Spomer, Cody Redinhaugh, Joseph Jarrett, Coach Dan Elliott. 10to by Studio B Photography y Arnber Finken Middle School Sports & Organiza tions 107 �8th Grade Girls Basketball Front: Mandy Brockhoff, Katie Wiges, Lacey Tritsch, Becky Barrier. Second: Meghan McDonald, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Emily Schroder. Third: Cassie Ronfeldt, Melissa Ring. Fourth: Coach Dave Veltoff, Manager Hilary Nelson. Photo by Studio B Photography. 7th Grade Girls Basketball Front: Devon Ausdemore, Lexie Parks. Second: Stephanie Tuttle , Sammy Harryman, Brittani Bruck, Lisa Minahan, Mindy Morris. Third: Calley Stamp, Alley Walter, Leetah Ring, Megan Lahr, Tina Thomas, Danielle Welbourne . Fourth: Coach Ja nette Fischer, Ashley Butler, Courtney Christiansen , Nicole Darrington , Ronnie Nihsen, Leah Nielsen. Photo by Studio B Photography. Boys Track Front: Jonathon Smith, Donnie Arrick, Monte Larsen, Kurtis Pauley, Adam Gau, Josh Torneton, Travis Clark, Kurt Spomer, Ross Buboltz, Kyle Lefeber, Corey Ring, Jared Ausdemore. Second: Nathan Hensley, John Graham , Kyle Lenagh, Jake Clevenger, John Cleveng er, Jacob Preucil, Wes Clark , Jordan McDermott , Tommy Stangl, Andy Bowen , Jared Carroll . Third: Bryan Olsen , Josh Mark , Andy Manhart, Jacey Garren , Cody Pester; Lance Courtier, Colton White, Jacob James , Chet Cyr, Joseph Jarrett, Coach Carl Cochran . Photo by Studio B Photography. Girls Track l 08 Sports Front: Danielle Kosmacek, Katie Wiges, Kri stin Parker, Abby Haugaard, Emily Shrode r, Rachel Huebert, Meghan McDonald, Brittani Bruck. Second: Kerrie Denning, Kaitlin Soppe , Mindy Morris, Devon Ausdemore , Becky Barrier, Carly Siebels Nicole Richey, Sheyna Huddl e , Kelso) Messerschmidt, Kelsey Marr. Third: Megan La , Sammy Haugaard, Lexie Parks, Connie Carrig n, Ronni e Nihsen , Nicole Darri ngton, Leah Nielsen, Dani e lle W elbourne , Lisa Minaha n, Sa mmy Harryman , Coach Amy Olsen. Photo by Studt J Photography. �8th Grade Choir Front: Christie Shoening, Rachel Schoening, Emily Schroder, Melina Cohen, Kristin Parker, Kurtis Pauley, Adam Gau, Rachel Huebert, Kaitlin Pauley, Katie Hanken, Anne Kenealy. Second: Arla Clausen, Olivia Nelson, Courtney Davis, Austin Kay, Nathan Hensley, Jonathon Smith, Dillon Martens, Connor O'Neil, Angie Reed, Meghan McDonald, Megan Osbahr, Amber Richtig. Third: Victoria Means, Brandy Ring, Sheyna Huddle, Becky Barrier, Colton White, Tommy Stangl, Jacob James, Cody Pester, Cassie Ronfeldt, Jessica Nowlin, Caitlin Divelbess. Fourth: Hilary Nelson, Lacey Tritsch, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Katie Wiges, Melissa Ring, Ryan Marsh , Josh Marsh, Nicole Rier.ay, Wes Clark, Bryan Olsen, Trisha Dea, Laura Hood, Carly Siebels. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. (7th Grade Choir Not Pictured.) Middle School Band Front: Melina Cohen, Kristin Parker, Katie Hanken. Second: Nori Davis, Justin Ashbaugh , Cassie Ronfeldt, Melissa Ring, Megan Osbahr, Emily Schroder, Kaitlin Pauley, Abby Haugaard, Ca ssie Leighty, Anne Kenealy, Brandy Ring , Daniell e Kosmacek, Lisa Minahan. Third: Zach Norman, Col in Parsons, Nate Simons, Josh Mark, Jonathon Smith, Chet Cyr, Austin Kay, John Graham, Bryan Olsen , Jared Carroll, Joseph Jarrett, Danielle Welbourne, Josie Pederson, Morgan Danker. Fourth : Trisha Dea, Amber Richtig , Olivia Nelson , Caitlin Divelbess, Hilary Nelson, Becky Barrier, Ronnie Nihsen, Rach i Hu ebert , Kelsey Messerschmidt , Katie Wiges , Meghan McDonald , Carly Siebels, Kerrie Denning , Connie Carrigan, Nicole Darrington, Kurtis Pauley, Nathan Hensley, Adam Gau , Colton White . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Middle School ASTRA Front: Ashley Burbridge, Linsey Messerschmidt, Sarah Burns, Kasey Finken, Laura Grote, Debra Tuttle, Rena Arrick, Baleigh Marsh , Megan Dollen , Daniel McPhillips . Second : Sammy Haugaard, Kaitlin Pauley, Caitlin Divelbess, Nicole Wellman , Amanda James, Kyle Ring , Jordan McDermott, Kendall Witt , Colton White , Tyler Ferguson , Jared Siebels. Third: Emily Schroder, Becky Barri er, Shannon Finken, Sh eyna Huddle, Megan Osbahr, Melissa Ring , Cody Bahrke, Kurtis Pauley, Chet Cyr, Jonathon Smith , Shaun Cyr. Fourth: Katie Wiges , Calley Stamp, Mindy Morris, Cou rtney Ch ristiansen, Laura Wellman, Kaitlin Soppe, Sammy Harryman, Kristin Parker, Carly Siebels, Nicole Richey, Katie Hanken , Kelly Alters, Laura Hood. Fifth : Kelsey Messerschmidt, Kerrie Denning, Alley Walter, Stephanie Tuttle, Connie Carrigan, Abby Haugaard, Amber Epperson, Ashley Butler, Ashley Gunderson, Josh Mark. Photo provided by Mrs. Kelly Alters. ASTRA Seventh grader Alexandria Walter and sixth grader Abby Haugaard help serve food at the senior and teacher appreciation breakfast. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. y Ambe r Finken Middle S c h ool Spo rts & Organizations t 09 �Junior Katy Toler merrily stocks groceries at Schierbrock's Department Store in Neola . Toler worked part time at Schierbrock's during her junior year. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Local community 111embers and businesses play an iinportant part in the school di strict. LEFT: Junior parents sold Otis Spunkmeyer coo kies at football gam es and most other athletic events to help raise money for post prom . Sell ing cookies was ju st one of many fundraisers junior parents came up wi th to rai se money for after prom activities. Photo by Amber Finken. RIGHT: Mr. Gary Ausdemore collects money from eighth graders Kurt Spomer and Dillon Martens and from seventh grader Zach Norman duri ng the halftime of a girls basketball ga me for the 3-po int shot competitio n. Ausdemo re is a me mb er of the Athl eti c Booste rs Club that sponsored the event. Photo by Mrs . £arah Elliott. LEFT: Mr. Rick Grote volunteers his tim e to be th e aucti onee r at th e annu al vo lleyba ll/football jersey au ction du ring Homecoming . Senior Andy Morse was one of the fina l playe rs to have hi s jersey Photo by Nicole aucti oned . Pauley. RIGHT: Freshman Tony Hubbard loo ks on as High School Principal Mrs. Angela Huseman leads everyone in the Pl edge of Al legiance as a tribute to those who died on Septembe r 11th, 2001. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. t tO Commun1 ty �devoted "dedicated; very lovi11g, f I.,. ' . rt ' . .U....~-· . . . ~__; .......... _ .~ .' ' ' - ----· loyal, or faithful" For the most pait, anything that happens during, for, or around the school affects everybody involved with it. If anything needs to be updated or changed in any way, many people have a say in how and what takes place. Students, teachers, and parents ai·e not the only ones backing the school. The community and all its businesses play a huge pait in everything that happens at sch ol. Many local community m 1111bers suppmt both the academic programs and extracitriculai· activities. They donate time and money when needed and may also provide some students with jobs at their own private businesses. They help the school, while in return the school and its students and staff help them. Jn the long mn, everyone in the community works together to improve the school and its surroundings; everyone plays his or her important roles in the process it tak s to improve the school. They ai·e willing to do whatever it takes and ai·e devoted to the end to help make something better for a place of both work and play. B~ A mber Finken Division 11 1 �"involving obligation or duties, dependable; reliable" r o sibl or many teenagers, a job is a way to show i dependence. They are independent and don't rely on their parents as much because they make their own money and don't have to ask for it. Common jobs of teenagers are restuarant servers or cooks, cashiers, and babysitters. Some only work on the weekends, however, some work during the week and/or on weekends. Most students can find jobs within or around their local community, but others go into the city to look for jobs. For example , junior Jessy Heimbaugh said , "Since I live in such a small community, all the jobs are already taken because everyone wants one, so now I have to go to the city to find a job." Some students do not have any jobs at all becau se of other extracurricular activities. For most their extracurricular activity is sports. Sophomore Beth Harris said , "I don't have time for a job and I would never see my family if I did." Wh at students do with the money they earn is anoth er story. Some have car or insu rance paym ents to make each month whil e others put it away and save it for a rainy day or even college. Some just use it to go shopping or to go out and do stuff on th e weekends . Some people think high school is a time to have fu n and not worry about working and all the responsibility th at comes with having Juniors Katie Barrier and Katy Toler work diligen tly to get all the groceries put away on a stocking day at Schierbrock's Grocery Store in Neola. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Ellio tt. a job and going to school at the same time. Sophomore Danielle Wellman said , "You're only in high school once. It's your last chance to just be a teenager." Jobs teach teenagers skills th ey may need when th ey are older and in the wo rk c force. They can teach them to manage their Q) ~ money wisely. While there are many pros, c u:: cons , and opionions when it comes to teen- c agers having jobs while in high school, most ....... ::1 would agree they can provide much experi- Q) co ence and can be very beneficial. ~ >. en 112 Community �Besides being involved in extracurricular school activities Whether it be helping a shut in Youth Group where they take part or showing a calf at West Fair, they in activities such as going to a Creighton basketball game or hold- students participate in 4-H , Boy make people feel .as if they are part of a group. That is the whole point of Scouts, Youth Group and more. <liese organizations, to help kids with money fo r The Cathol ic Youth They find these outside activi- their self-esteem and keep them oc- Conference . ties rewarding because they al- cupied and out of trouble. such as sports or music, many low them to help out and be involved in their community. Sophomore Lacey Messerschmidt helps out Danielle Pogge while making minia ture pizzas at a Minden Monarchs 4-H meeting. Photo provided by Margie Petersen. ing a breakfast to help ra ise Whether it's 4-H , You th For example, in 4-H one can take part in things such as Adopt-AHighway, making crafts for elderly people or raising animals to show at tair. Freshman Matt Dickerson said, Group or any other organization , students are involved because they want to have an affect on their community. They feel they can help and make a difference by join- "The reason I joined 4-H was o show ing these organi zations ; they're animals." doing their part to improve their Other students are involved in community. "dedicated to some purpose, activity or person" devoted While some volunteer and take part because of the feeling of satisfaction they in community activities through organi- get from helping out another person. Senior Tomi Toler said , "I enjoy volunteering at my ch urch du ring Vacati on Bible School because I enjoy getting to zations, others simply volunteer or participate on their own . They may volunteer to coach a youth athletic team , teach a Sunday school class or sing in a community choir. They want to give of themselves to the community. Senior Kim Nelson donates her time to YMCA Youth Volleyball and coaches the seventh grade team . She said, "I think it is neat how the girls are learning about the sport at such a young age, and it is fun to be a part of that and help teach them." Other outside activities that students participate in are community choir or volunteering at chu rch. People volunteer Mr. Dan Elliott volunteers his time by displaying his wonderful singing voice in the Neola Cummunity Choir. Other high school staff and students involved in NCC included Sarah Elliott, Allison Kennedy and Sarah Moen. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. work with all the little kids." Mrs . Tami Harman's activity of choice is singing in the Neola Community Choir. It gives her an opportunity to sing since she doesn't get to very often . Harman, who has sung for 12 years, said, ''The most memorable thing about Community Choi r is the closeness that we all have." Senior Angela Krohn also sings in the choir. "My most memorable moment was having to start over during a performance because the tape broke," Krohn said. With all the different opportunities available in the surrounding communities, there's something for everyone. t Random 113 �t150 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Front: Kelsey Miller, Laura Nanninga, Lindsey Obermeier, Sara Withers, Andri Cohen, Angela Krohn, Tomi Toler. Second: Ashley Eckrich, Casie Barrier, Amy Nanninga, Sarah Anderson, Amber Finken, Katy Toler, Elizabeth Thielen. Third: Missy Bailey, Amanda Bahrke, Chase Means, Wendy Ausdemore, Lexi Beebe, Missy Barrier, Alisha Gau. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. Pyles Photography Studio B Photography Kris Beebe Minden, IA (712) 483 -2465 CLASS OFFICERS : Front: Seni ors Tess a Wellman, Ashley Eckrich, Andrea Ri ng, Casie Barrier. Second: Jun iors Jesse Kuhnle, Joe Ausdemore, Joe Wollenhaupt, Jenny Dalton. Third: Sophomores Amy Nanninga, Amanda Bahrke, Beth Harris. Fourth: Freshmen Lance Brisbois, Tim Kramer, Luke Stamp. Not Pictured: Sophomore Bryan Larsen and Freshman Ashley Wagner. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. 1 14 Co mmun1 t y Western Marketing Assoc. Corp. Mark Finken, President 108 N. 2nd St. , P.O. Box 385 Missouri Valley, IA (7 12) 642-41 67 We have your brand! �$100 Cyclone Lanes 913 Chatburn Ave., Harlan (712) 755-5863 Laser Bowling Fri. & Sat. 9pm - Midnight Pizza, Dine-in or Can·y-out Video Arcade Farmers and Merchants State Bank Member FDIC Neola: (712) 485-2245 Minden: (712) 483-2611 Hall Insurance Agency Hall and Welbourne Real Estate Steve Welbourne, Broker DeAnn Fritsch, Jodi Dollen (712) 485-9507 www.hallandwelbourne.com Larsen Painting Mike Larsen 409 2nd St., Neola (712) 485-2036 interior/exterior, woodworking STUDENT COUNCIL: Front: Tomi Toler, Tessa Wellman, Ashley Eckrich, Andrea Ring, Casie Barrier, Tina Clevenger. Second: Alicia Fischer, Kyle Welbourne, Elizabeth Thielen, Jessy Heimbaugh, Desiree Sigler, Allison Kennedy, Kelsey Miller. Third: Emilie 01tman, Katie Harman, Ashley Nelson, Amy Nanninga, Lexi Beebe, Lacey Messerschmidt, Hannah Ausdemore. Fourth: Laura Nanninga, Andri Cohen, Tahni Roberts. Amber Hunt, Lindsey Obermeier, Sarah Moen. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. Lehan Pharmacy, Inc. Joe Lehan, R. Ph. Minden, IA (712) 483-2884 1-800-242-7932 Payne's Auto Truck and Tractor Rick Payne 3662 315th St., Persia (712) 488-2141 For all your repair needs! $75 Loess Hills Contracting, Inc. (712) 306-5350 LHCl@neonramp.net Congratulations and many years of success to the class of 2003 ! SPEECH/DRAMA: Fron t: Bethany Kuhnle, Jenny Speight, Myckell Schenk, T1ista Lahr, Megan Fischer, Nori Davis. Second: Casie Barrier, Joel Ruggles, Stephanie Wellman, Allison Kennedy, Sarah Crawford, Stephanie Cross, Rachel Kuhnle, Autumn Collier. Third: Tom Voge, Tahni Roberts, Andri Cohen, Li ndsey Obe1meier, Amber Hunt, Dustin Laver, Jodee Hempel. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. Ads /Groups 115 �Masters Financial and Insurance Group 114 South 6th St., Council Bluffs (712) 325-0126 Estate, Retirement and Business Continuation Planning Specialist - Jeff Shreeves Peoples National Bank 201 Bennett Avenue Council Bluffs, IA 51503 Offices in Council Bluffs, Missouri Valley, Carter Lake and Crescent 4.0 GPA CLUB: Front: Bannah Ausdemore, Ashley Eckrich, Kelsey Miller, Casie Barrier, Tomi Toler. Second: Jenny Speight, Laura Nanninga, Andri Cohen, Lindsey Obermeier, Danielle Sigler. Third: Megan Fischer, Myckell Schenk, Arny Nanninga, Katy Toler, Elizabeth Thielen, Lexi Beebe, Alicia Fischer. Fourth: Chase Means, Wendy Ausdemore, Alisha Gau, Missy Barrier, Cody Huebert, Tim Kramer. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. $50 Brich Plumbing, Inc. Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2191 "For all your plumbing needs." Miller Orthopedic Affiliates, P.C. Council Bluffs, IA (712) 323-5333 info@Millerortho.com "Proud to serve Iowa since 1972." Ridge Family Practice, P.C. 201 Ridge St. , Suite 201 Co. Bluffs (712) 322-5899 Quality, Affordable Healthcare for all. Rodenburg Construction 614 5th St., Neola (712) 485-2682 30 years of supporting T-C students and athletes. OFFICE AIDES: Front: Myckell Schenk, Beth Harris, Hannah Ausdemore, Tina Clevenger. Second: Vanessa Vaughn, Stephanie Cross, Melina Cohen, Trista Lahr, Amanda Bahrke. Third: Mrs. Karen Kay, Lauren Finken, Andrea Ring, Allison Ken nedy, Stephanie Wellman. Photo pro vided by Studio B Photography. 11 6 Co mmunity Walgreens Mike Pettit, Pharmacy Manager 201 16th St., Omaha, NE Store: (402) 341-4477 Pharmacy: (402) 41 -5 51 Warner Insurance Angency, Inc. 207 E. 7th/P.O. Box 130, Logan (7 12) 644-2456 "Your Independent Insurance Agency" �Zimmerman Sales and Service Neola, IA (712) 485-2677 Good Luck Seniors! Anne's Beauty Boutique & Tanning Minden, IA · •• (712) 483-2784 Avoca Building Material Center, Inc. 1500 N. Sawmill, Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 343-6323 Blue Moon Bar and Grill 312 Front St. , Neola (712)485-2191 Country Mall 314 Front St. , Neola (712) 485-2511 TEACHERS AIDES: Front: Nori Davis , Brandon Petersen, Angela Krohn , Katie Sibert, Katy Toler, Jessy Heimbaugh, Elizabeth Thielen, Kirn Nelson. Second: Ashley Eckrich, Shelby Haugaard, Michelle Sondag, Ashley Nelson, Laura Nanninga, Lindsey Obermeier, Sarah Crawford, Jodee Hempel. Third: Missy Bailey, Josh Goodsell, Dustin Laver, Lexi Beebe, Amanda Bahrke, Missy BaITier, Alisha Gau. Fourth: Allison Kennedy, Megan Fischer, Sara Withers, Danielle Sigler, Jonathan McDonald, Amy Nanninga, Shannon Di kerson, Kristen Ungrad. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. Daluma, Inc. DBA Iowa Feed & Grain Co. P.O. Box 30, Crescent, IA Donovan Total Service Neola, IA (712) 485-2327 Event Photography Defiance, IA 51527 (712) 748-7011 Faga - Jorgensen, Inc. 30876 450th St., Avoca (712) 343-6750 1-800-524-9140 Fill & Food Convenience Stores Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 328-8114 First Presbyterian Church Neola, IA (712) 485-2339 LIBRARY AIDES: Front: Hannah Ausdemore, Kelsey Miller, Katy Toler, Jessy Heimbaugh, Elizabeth Thielen. Second: Tessa Wellman, Katie Sibert, Andrea Ring, Mr. Steve Stafford. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. ds/Groups tt7 �Fischer Photography Suzanne Fischer 1-800-709-3686 www.fischerphotography.com The Flower Basket 180 S. Elm St. , Avoca, IA (712) 343-2502 Gazette P.O. Box 7, Neola (712) 485-2276 Fax: (712) 485-2277 FFA: Front: Brett Cook, Kelli Greiner, Joel Ruggles, Dustin Laver, Eric Clark, Caleb Wohlers. Second: Andy Newland, Dean Grote, Josh Goodsell, Johnnie Witt, Andy Olsen, Mr. Kevin Matulka. Third: Joe Ausdemore, Joe Wollenhaupt, J a me s Vo ge , Jere m y Witt , Eri c Carrigan , Lac e y Messerschmidt. Fourth: Raymond Bruck, Nick Buboltz, Andrew Oloff, John Zellmer, Sarah Moen. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. G & R Feed & Grain Co., Inc. Portsmouth, IA 51565 (712) 743-2425 Indianola Memorial Works 706 S. Jefferson Indianola, IA 50125 1-800-525-3349 JndMemorialWks@aol.com J & B's Lounge Neola, IA (71 2) 485-9406 Jack Hanson Photography 200 Kindsgidge Dr. Council Bluffs, IA 5 1503 (71 2) 322-75 85 K & K E nterprizes & Sons 26677 Sycamore Rd ., Neol a (71 2) 485-2079 ASTRA: Front: Cassandra Leuschen, Megan Fi scher, Ky le Welbo urn e, N icole Pauley, Ali cia Keneal y, Mi ssy Bai ley, Meli na Cohe n, Ka itlyn Paul ey, Sarah Crawford, Katie Crawford . Second: Hannah Ausde more, Jes i Bru ck, Beth any Kuhnle, Amanda Chri stiansen, Trista Lahr, Myckell Schenk, Anne Kenealy, Kri stin Parker, Tahn i Roberts, Danie l Smith , Morga n Danker. T hi rd: Connie Carrigan , Sheyna Huddle, S helby Ha ugaard , Brandy Pester, Michelle Sondag, Wendy Ausdemore, Becky Barrier, Ca lley Stamp, Katie W iges, Katie Ha nken, Meli ssa Ring. Fo urth : A nn Stang l, John Zell mer, G len Olsen, Matt M. Wi lso n, Alli so n Hill , Lacey Messerschm idt, Mi ssy Barri er, Lex i Beebe, S hann on D ickerson, Allison Ca1TOll , Am ber Epperson. Fifth: Je nn ifer Speight, Daniel McPh ill ips, Jordan McDermott, Kend all Witt, Cody Bah rke, E ll en Hadfie ld, Co lto n Whi te, Jonathan Smith , Kurti s Pau ley, Samona Besch. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. l t8 Community Kim 's Shelby Grocery, Ine. 408 East St. , Shelby, IA 51570 (71 2) 544-29 11 Larson, Childs, Hall & Christiansen, P.C. 1005 7th St. , Harlan, IA 515 37 (712) 755-2111 �Learning Tools 900 Woodbury Ave., Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 323-3213 Lynn Olsen Trucking Minden, IA (712) 483-2044 Mace's Auto Supply (NAPA) 104 S. 6th St. , Mo. Valley, IA (712) 642-4156 McCarthy Trenching P.O. Box 506, Avoca, IA 51521 (712) 485-7011 Michel's Minden Grocery 300 Main, Minden, IA (712) 483-2794 Mirror of Magic 2109 Gaifield, Hai-Ian, IA 51537 (712) 755-5950 MARCHING BAND: Front: Mr. Nate Simons, Matt M. Wilson, Melissa Ring, B.J. Pauley, Tom Voge, Daniel Smith, Jared Carroll , Jonathan Smith, Danielle Kosmacek, Nori Davi s, Bethany Kuhnle, Mrs. Arla Clausen. Second: Tessa Wellman, Ashley Wagner, Kirn Nelson, Sarah Moen, Kristin Graeve, Eli zabeth Thielen, Tina Clevenger, Ashley Eckrich, Jessy H imbaugh, Katie Sibert, Amanda Bahrke, Beth Hanis. Third: E rin Ha nke n, Jenni fer Speight, Myckell Schenk , Kelsey L ugsch, Rachel Peters, Shelby Haugaard , Autumn Collier, Abby Haugaard, Megan Fischer. Fourth: Missy Bailey, Angela Krohn , Seth Parsons, Justin Mark , Keith Bruck, Tim Kramer, Kyle Welbourne, Dana Schierbrock, Katie Harman, Brian Grote, Glen Olsen, Ka.ii Wellman, Matt Schultz, Alisha Haggerty, Shannon Dickerson, Rachel Kuhnle, Melina Cohen, Josh Goodsell. Photo p ro vided by Jo lesch Photograp hy. Minahan Sheetmetal 29510 285th St. , Neola (712) 485-2013 Nebraska Machinery Company 11002 Sapp Bros. Dr. Omaha, NE 68138 (402) 891-8600 Neola Tire P.O. Box 156, Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2110 Schierbrock's Grocery Patricia's Catering P.O. Box 36, Neola (712) 485-2 181 Southwest Orthodontics 0 Northwest Dr. , Council Bluffs, IA 51503 1-800-373-2402 (712) 323-7589 JAZZ BAND: Front: Matt M. Wilson, Kelsey Miller, Rachel Kuhnle, Tomi Toler, Josh Goodsell, Jenny Speight, Autumn Collier. Second: Bethany Kuhnle, Melissa Ring, Glen Olsen, B1ian Grote, Kai·i Wellma n, Daniel Smith, Andy Berg. Mr. Nate Simons. Third: Melina Cohen, Danielle Kosma ·ek, Nori Davis, Angela Krohn, Kyle Welbourne, Missy Bailey, Keith Bruck, Justin Mai·k. Photo provided by Jolesch Photography. ds/Groups 119 �Strong Insurance Agency, Inc. 312 E. 7th St. , Logan, IA 51546 (712) 644-2710 (712) 488-2365 Sunshine House Daycare 300 Pearl St. , Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2670 Tame Your Mane Salon 103 3rd St., Neola (712) 485-2799 JAZZ CHOIR: Front: Angela Krohn, Andrea Ring, Andy Olsen, Kristin Graeve, Beth Harris. Second: Matt M. Wilson, Amy Nanninga, Jeremy Ring, Laura Nanninga, Cody Huebert. Third: Mrs. Arla Clausen, Chase Means, Keith Bruck, Mrs. Kandy Kunzman. Photo provided by Fischer Photography. Thomas B. Steg, DDS 317 Main St. , Minden (712) 483-2122 Touch of Class Salon 401 Remington , Neola (712) 485-2663 Wellman Construction Inc. 201 Front St. Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2416 Western Iowa Insurance, Inc. 1911 N. LaVista Heights Rd ., Avoca, IA (712) 343-6332 SHOW CHOIR: Front: A ndrea Ring, Kristin Graeve, Ashley Eckrich, Jen ny Troyer, Nicole Pauley. Second: Elyse Miller, Joey Andersen, Jeremy Ring, Tomi Toler, Laura Nannin ga, Nori Dav is, Kelsey Mill er, Casie Ban-ier, Angela Krohn , Jonathan McDonald, Daryn Morri ss. Third: Bethany Kuhnle, Tim Kramer, Dani el Smith , Matt Schultz, Joey Pauley, Justin Mark, G len Olsen, M ichaela Gray. Fourth : Sarah Moen, Lacey Messerschmidt, Dana Sch ierbrock, Matt M. Wil son, Sarah Crawford , Katy Toler, Cody Huebert, Beth Harri s, Jesi Bruck, Kyle Welbourne, B.J. Pauley, Eric Clark. Fifth: Mrs. Arl a Clausen, Brian Haggerty, Katie Hannan, Andy Ol sen, Jamie R ing, Chase Means, Keith Bruck, Alli son Kennedy, Sam Bowen, Mrs. Kandy Ku nzman. Photo provided by Fischer Photog raphy. 120 Commun1 ty Good Luck era~~ of 20031 -r=rorn all your ~pon~o r ~ �DRILL TEAM VARSITY: Front: Tessa Wellman, Kelsey Miller, Tina Clevenger. Second: Alisha Gau, Amanda Bahrke. Third: Tahni Roberts, Alicia Fischer, Myckell Schenk, Emilie Ortman, Karen Muffley, Mrs. Jennifer Hall. Not Pictured: Elyse Miller. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. 200.3 DRI LL TEAM J UNI OR VA RSITY: Front: Ashley Nel son, Megan Fischer. Second: Sam Manhart, Trista Lahr. Third: Nicki McCool, Dana Schierbrock, Lexi Beebe. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. • Tr~~Vl Editor-In-Chief: Tomi Toler Assistant Editor: Amber Finken Adviser: M rs. Sarah Elliott Staff: Sarah A nderson Lauren F inken J essy H eimbaugh J esse K uh nle Lacey M esse rsch midt Ashley N elso n PUBLICATIONS: Front: A hley Nel son, Jessy Heimbaugh, Lauren Finken, Desiree Sigler, Tomi Toler. Second: Tom Voge, Sarah Anderson, Amber Finken, Jesse Kuhnle, Elizabeth Thielen, Lacey Messerschmidt. Not Pictured: Nicole Pauley, Tanya Redinbaugh and Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Photo provided by Studio B Photography. Ni co le Pauley Ta nya Redinbaugh D es iree Si gler Eli zabeth T hi elen T om Voge Ads / Groups 121 �Joey 4violer-c.ovi PareNt Jocy, we are so p roud o f Ads Love, Mo m &Kri sti H annah, with yo ur fa ith and yo ur dreams you will fin d success. T hank yo u fo r all th e m emo ries. Love, M o m&Dad yo u! O ur t ho ughts and praye rs arc w ith yo u always in the future! C asie, yo u' re a co mpassio nate and carin g pe rso n with a smil e th at 's co ntagio us. Yo ur values and att itu de make us ve ry proud of yo u. Love A lways, D ad, M o m, Mi ssy, Beck & H eidi Tlvi~ C\evevi~er Kim, yo u arc very precio us to us. A lways remember who yo u arc and that yo ur H eavenly Fath er is always with yo u. May yo ur future be success ful. Rcrn cm ber! A dream is a wish yo ur heart makes. D rea m big; then f ll o w it. Love, M o m & D ad A ll o ur Love, Mo m & D ad ll~tle - Cr~wforol To o urTh icklct, with lo ve" Be who yo u arc and say w hat yo u fee l beca use those ,-,.,ho mind do n' t matter and those who matter do n' t mi nd. " Ri de o n!!!! Morn & D ad 1 22 Commun1 ty Yo ur ad ventu re of liic i-. just begin ning. G rab som e mane and ri de. Love A lw<1ys, Mom �l3ett-, ~rl-c.tlV\ Do\\eV\ GrC\eVe \Y/e are ve ry pro ud of you. May all your dreams com e true. G od bless you, Kri stin, in all you do ! Keep on smiLng and singing in your future too ! Love, Mom , Greg & Anth o ny Av;'oly Gre1V\er Love, M o m 2003 t;;°\eV\C\ Guerrero G ood lu ck, Andy . \X ca r so pro ud of yo u. Keep sm iling! Thanks fo r sharin g a part of yo ur lif with us . Good luck in all you do. \'\' c Love You, Mom&Dad Love, The Pauleys m bcr, we 're very proud of you and kn ow good thi ngs are in yo ur future. A s fo r coll ege: be happy, study hard and keep in touch with M o m and D ad. Angela, \Ve are so pro ud of yo u! \'i/ e th ank God for g1vrng u our own "angel." LO\"C, Mom , He.1l her '· Jon Mo m & D ad ~e\-c.ey Hl\\e r Yo u are full of spirit and fun, so go expl o re, co nquer, rom p and run . Love, D ad, M o m, Mcghan & J ess ica Kelsey, \\'hat a blessing you arc! ~ e love you o m uch. Follow \'Our h art. Trust in God but lock ) 'l'Ur car. Mom, Dad, .nhan, fan J erem iah 29: l l Parent Ads 123 �LC\UrC\ NC\V\V\tV\~C\ You've brought so much joy to our lives. Now it's time to share you w ith th e world. Love, Dad&Mo m You've been blessed with many abiliti es and gift always use them to glo rify God. Eagles don't flockthey soa r. Love A lways, Dad &Mom LIV\ot-c.ey Oberttleeer Nlc...o\e PC\u\ey Proverbs 18:10 Lindsey , we are proud of yo u and all yo ur accom plishm ents. Kee p your fa ith and tru st yo urself. Yo u have always b ee n a joy to us ! M ay all yo ur dream s come true! We love yo u, D ad, Mom & Erin Love, M o m, D ad,Joe , Kate & Kurt AV\o\re..C\ "t2tV\~ M ay yo u strive for th e best li fe ca n offer and may happiness always shin e upo n yo u. Love You, Mom & D~d And ie, we are so proud of you and w hat you have b eco me. Work hard and all yo ur drea ms will cutnL' tru e. Love, D ad &Mom DC\V\telle Sl~\er 124 Community Yo u may be o ur princess but yo u are th e Queen of o ur heart ! Be A ll Yo u an Be! Love, Mom&Dad Love, Mom Good Luck! l Love You Red! �Rob, you've t raveled many journ eys with many more to come. \XI e' ll always be here for you. Love, Morn&Dad To"""i Toler Tomi. you're::i b ::iuriful youn g woman with ::i generous hea rt. od blessed us ' ith you and ~'ou ' re able ing to G od. T omi Lynn , congratulations on your graduation from T ri-Center. I am very proud of your accompEshrnents. Lo\'e, Morn&Dad Love, D ad Jo\,,V\ lA Vl~r~ol \XI e knO\v yo u will succeed in \vlu tever yo u set your mind to. \Xie Love You ! H old your head up hi gh and keep th e great memo ri es of your D ad in your thou he .ind pray rs. D ad. Mom & Kristin L ve. Morn \V/ e are so ve ry proud of You learned well. You'll go fa r P ilgrim! yo u and all yo u have accom plished in you r li fe. Love, Dad, Morn & C hris Parent Ads 1 C?S �In Memory of ti y~e Margaret Miller Member of the Class of 2005 Elyse Miller W ho is full of life, vibrant, athletic & beautiful D aughter of G ale & Denise Miller Sibling of Kelsey, Na th an & Ian Who would like to see the wo rld at peace & countries h elping each other W ho eats ice cream, chocolate cake & strawberri s Who feels loved, accepted & lucky Who needs care, understanding & ho pe Who gives love, h elp & friendship Who fears Seniors, death & nakes Who wishes to m eet Brad Pitt, to be taller & to be under tood Who loves to dance, ride her horse & spend time with her puppy W ho believes in God the Father & the enforcement of the law Who lives with my parents in Persia W ritte n in En glish 9 Fall 2001 By Elyse Miller 1 �Elyse Mil ler Memorial 127 �Index Albers, Megan 12, 26, 38, 61 Alfers , Kelly 30, 74, 109 Anderse n, Andrew 35 Andersen, Joey 18, 32 , 66, 97, 120, 122 Anderson , Jacob 50 Anderson , Sarah 12, 38, 55 , 78, 82 , 90, 91 , 94, 95, 102, 11 4, 121 Arrick, Donnie 48, 106, I 08 Arri ck, Rena 50, 109 Ashb aug h, Ju stin 48, 109 · Ausdemore, Daniell e 4 1, 90 Ausde mo re, De von 48 , 106, I 08 Ausdemore , Donn a 29 Ausdemore , Gary I I 0 Ausde more , Hannah 32, 90, 9 1, J 15, I J 6, 117 , 11 8, 122 A usdemore , Jared 48, I 06, I 07 , I 08 Ausdemore, Joe 23, 35 , 43 , 61 , 77, 82, 93, 98, 105, 11 4, 11 8 Ausde more, La ndon 38, 86, 89, 96, 97 , 101 Ausdemo re, Wendy 38, 78, 85, 90, 94, 95 , 102, 103 , 11 4, 11 6, 11 8 BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Bahrke , Amanda 38, 65, 70, 78 , 11 4, 116, 117, 11 9, 121 Bahrke, Cod y 44, 50, 109 , 11 8 Bailey, Ke vin 50 Bail ey, Missy 35 , 78, 11 4, 11 7, 11 8, 119 Bailey, Sean 4 1 Baker, Co urt ney 32 Bargenquast, Madge 29 Barnes, Daren 32. 57 Ba rrier, Becky 12, 44, 46, 106, I 08, I 09, I 18 Barri er, Cas ie 12. 32, 43 , 59, 66, 78, 82, 94, 95 , 114, 115 , 116, 120, 122 Barrier, Craig 35 Barrier, Kati e I 12 Barrier, Missy 12, 38, 78 , 85 , 90, 94, 95, I 02, 103 , 114, 11 6, 11 7, 11 8 IO, 12, 19, 38, 78 , 11 4, 11 5, 11 6, 11 7, 11 8, 121 Bennett, Kim l 2, 25, 32, 85, 122 Bennett, Lind a 29 Berg, Andy 38, 74, 77, 119 Berg, Kelly 32 Berg, M ic hae l 50 Besch , Samona 48 , 74, I 06, 118 B ird , Stephani e 50 Bladt, Be tty 29 Boryca, Jessica 35, 74 Boryca, Juli e 4 1, 74 Bowen , Andy 19, 4 1, 48,1 97 , 106, 107, 108 Bowe n, Sam 4, 26, 35, 36, 56, 93, 120 Bre ite nsen, Shirl ey 29 Brisboi s, Beth 48 Bri sbois, Joshua 38 Bri sbois, La nce 41 , 59, 114 Brisboi s, Shan non 35 , I 0 I Brockhoff, Mandy 44, 46, I 06 , I 08 Brock hoff, Sha un 38 , 57 Bruck, Brittani 48, I 06, I 08 Beebe, Lex i 128 Index Bruck, Jes i 4 1, 90, I 02, I 18, 120 Bruck, Keith 35 , 53, 119, 120 Bruck, Rand y 4 1, 77 , 100, IOI Bruck, Raymond 6, 29, 38, 77 , 97, IOI , 11 8 Bruck, Theresa 29 Buboltz, Ni c k 19, 41 , 11 8 Buboltz, Ross 48, 106, 107, 108 Buckley, Garre tt 50 Burbridge, Ashl ey 50, I 09 Burbridge, Lauren 38 Burford , Dale 48, 106 Burns, Sarah 50, 109 Butler, Ashley 48, l 08, I 09 Butler, Kenny 4 1, 86 ccccccccccccccccccc Campbell , Seth 48 Carrigan, Connie 48, 106, 108, 109, 11 8 Carrigan , Eri c 41 , 77 , 86, 97 , I 05 , 11 8 Carroll, Alli so n 6, 26, 38 , 11 8 Carroll , Jared 48, 106, 107, 108, 109, 119 Chemelka, Bre nd a 30 Christiansen, Amanda 4 1, 57, 58 , 94, 11 8 Christi a nsen , Amy 50 Christi ansen, And y 86 C hri sti ansen , Austin 48 C hri sti ansen, Cortney 48, 106, 108, 109 Clark, Eric 35, 76, 77 , I 05 , 11 8, 120 Clark, Kyle 50 Clark, Travis I 06, I 08 Cl ark, Wes 46, I 06, I 08, l 09 Cl ausen, Arla 30, 66, 109, 119, 120 C le venger, Jake 12, 46, I 06, I 07, I 08 Clevenger, John 12, 46, 106, 107, 108 Clevenger, Tin a 2, 12, 19, 32, 57 , 70, 71 , 85, 100, 11 5, 11 6, 11 9, 12 1, 122 Coc hran, Carl 28, 30, 93 , 97, I 08 Cohen , And ri 4 , 25 , 32, 33 , 78 , 114, 11 5, l l 6, 122 Cohen , M elin a 44, 46 , 109, ll6, 118, 11 9 Cohen , Nancy 30 Co lli e r, Au tumn 4 1, 66, 72 , 73, 11 5, 11 9 Collin s, Cay la 46 Collin s, Tre na 50 Coogle r, Lacy 38 Cook, Brett 23, 35 , 55, 76, 77 , 11 8 Corrin , Jesse 48, !06 Corrin , Marie 2 1, 24, 32 , 33, 55 , 59, 78, 90, 91 Courti er, Lance 44, 48, I 06, I 07 , I 08 Co urti e r, T roy 23, 35, 86 Cox, Chris 50 Crawford, Katie 32, 64, 73 , 74, 11 8, 122 C raw ford , La ura 73 Crawford, Sarah 26, 4 1, 8 1, 115, 11 7, 118, 120 Cross, Stephan ie 4 1, 54, 66, 85. I 15, I J 6 Crozier, Beth 4 1 C roz ier, Brad 32, 77 Croz ier, Je nni fe r 35 C udd , Bra nn on 50 Cudd, Tim 48, 106 Cy r, C het 44, 46, I 08, I 09 Cy r, Shau n 50, I 09 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Dalto n, Je nny 35, 36, 11 4 Dalton , Pat I 02 , I 03 Danker, Derri ck 38, 93 , I 05 Danker, Morgan 48 , 74, I 06, I 09, 11 8 Daringer. Brent 26, 35 . 98 Darin ger, Tyle r 50 Darrin g to n, N ico le 48, I 06, J 08, I 09 Dav is, Court ney 46. I 06, I 09 Davis, Jaso n 35 Dav is. Lucas 50 Dav i , Nori IO, 12, 3 1, 32 , 66, 69, 80, 109. 11 5, 11 7, 11 9, 120 Dea, T risha 46, I 09 Den nin g, Ke rrie 48 , I 06, I 08 , I 09 Dermod y. Jim 30, 86, 87, 93 , 97 Di ckerso n, Ma tt 4 1, 93, 98, I 05 Di cke rso n, Sha nn o n 18, 38, 102, 11 7, 11 8, 11 9 Dittmer, Co lburn 38, 64, 77 . 96, 97 , 104, 105 Di ve lbess, Ca itlin 46, 109 Do lle n, Beth 32, 123 Do lle n, Kelly 29 Doll e n, Mega n 50, I 09 Dri ver, Je rry 29 Dun ca n, Mary Jo 46 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Eberl, Zac h 50 Eckrich, Ashl ey 12, 22, 23, 32, 60, 66, 70, 78, 11 4, 11 5, 11 6, 117 , 11 9, 120 Elli o tt , Da n 16, 30, 60, 93, 105, 107, 113 Ell iott, Sarah 30 Ep perso n, Amber 48 , I 06 , I 09, 11 8 Es er, Kim 29 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Fah, Je ff 16, 30, 59, 93 Fe lt o n, Me lissa 50 Ferguson , Tyler 50, I 09 Fiala, Zac 55 Finke n, A mbe r 35, 78 , 84, 85, 11 4, 12 1 Fink en , Kasey 50, I 09 Finken, La ure n 16, 35, 36, 6 1, 97, 11 6, 121 F ink e n, Sha nn on 48, I 06, I 09 Fi nk e n, Ty le r 46 Fi . c her, Ali cia 4 1, 6 , 79, 85, 88 , 89, 90, 94. 95 , 102, 11 5, 116, 12 1 Fisc her, Jim 30 F ischer, Jon elle I 06, I 08 Fischer, Ky le 50 Fische r, Mega n 26, 4 1, 6 1, 66, 11 5, 11 6, 117. 118, 11 9, 12 1 Fl e mmin g, Loi s 29 GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Ga le, Andy 50 Ga le, Justin 46 Garre n, Jacey 46, 106, 107 , 108 Garre n, Wade 37, 38, 86, 93. 98 , 99. 105 Ga u, Adam 46, I 06, I 07 , I 08 , I 09 Gau , A li sha 38, 78, 85 , 90, 94 , 11 4, 116. 11 7. 12 1 Good sell , Josh 38 , 76, 77 , 105 , 11 7, 11 8, I IC) Goodwi n, Jake 4 1 Graeve, Krist in 7, 22, 32, 66, 67, 11 9, IW. 123 Graham , John 46 . 107, 108 , 109 Grap, Barb 29 Gray, Michae la 34, 35, 78, 80. 8 1, 120 G ray, Shaw n 50 Greave, Kri stin 70 G reiner, Andy 12, 32, 77, 123 Gremer Ke ll i 17 . 23 , 35, 77 , 118 �G riffin , Tay lo r 48, I 06, I 07 Gro ss, Ambe r 11 , 32 Grote, Brian 41, 54, 86, 93 , 97 , 105 , 11 9 Grote, Dea n 35 , 57 , 60, 76, 77 , 82, 86, I00, IOI, 11 8 Gro te, Laura 50, I 09 Grote, Rick 110 Grube r, Emil y 50 Gue rrero, El e na 7, 17 , 26, 32 , 123 Gunderson , As hl ey 50, I 09 Gwyn n, Andrew 48 lllIHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Hadfield , E ll e n 50, 11 8 H adfield , Rebecca 40, 41, 43, 66, 85, 90 Haggerty, A li sha 11 , 40, 4 1, 66, 68, 85, 119 H agge rty, Brian 35, 61 , 120 H all , Je nnifer 121 H a ndbury, Max 29 H a nken, Erin 26, 4 1, 73 , 74, 105 , 119 H a nke n, Katie 46. 74, 106, 109, 11 8 H a nsen, Dane 50 H a nse n, Jenn y 30, I 06 Harm a n, Kati e 2, 40, 4 1, 43, 56, 66, 85, 90, 94, 102 , 115 , 11 9 , 120 H a rm a n, Tami 29, 78 H a rri s, Be th 12 , 17 , 38 , 67 , 70, 94, 102, 11 4, 11 6, 11 9 , 120 H a rry ma n, Cass ie I 0, 32 , 72 H a rryman, Kent 18, 38 , 62 , 86, 93, 105 H a rry ma n, Sam my 48, 107, 108, 109 H a ugaa rd, Ab by 4 8 , 106, 108 , 109, 11 9 H a ugaa rd , Sa mm y 4 4, 46, 106, 108, 109 H a ugaard, S he lby 38, 72 , 73, 102, 11 7, 11 8. I 19 H e im , Pa ula 29 Hei m, Steve 29 He imbau g h, Jessy 6, 35 , 36, 58, 70, 79, 85, 90 , 102, 11 5, 117 , 119, 12 1 He mpel, Jodee 20, 4 1, 64, 80, 8 1, 115 , 117 Hen ley, Andy 30, 86, 98, I 06 H e ns ley, at ha n 46, I 06, I 07 , l 08 , I 09 H igg inbat ho m , Be n 46, I 06 Hill, Alexa 94 Hill , A lli so n 16, 102, 11 8 Hood, Laura 46. I 09 Hui nbo ~ t e l , Larry 29, 30 Houg h, Bre nt 38 , 57 , 86, 97 Hubbard , Tony 4 1, 56, 93 , I 05, 110 JJmldlc, Shey na 46, 74, I 06, I 08 , I 09, 11 8 H uebert . Cod y 4 , 35, 67, 86, 87, 93 , 98 , 99, 105, 11 6 , 120 Hu e bert, Rac he l 46, 106, 108, 109 Hu nt , mber 4 , 20, 32, 64, 80, 8 1, 11 5, 123 Hu e ma n, Ange la 28, 29, 79, 110 llIIIIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII James, A ma nda 5 1, 109 Ja me, Jacob 46, 108, 109 Jarrett, De nnis 30 a nett, Ho ll y 30, 57 ' a rre tt , Jose ph 48, 106, 107, 108 , 109 fo til;e , Joa n 29 KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK ay, Austin 46, I 09 Kay, Ka re n 29, 11 6 Ke ll e r, A hl ey 35 , 72, 74 Kenea ly, Alic ia 35, 72, 73, 74. 11 8 Ke nea ly, Ann e 46, 109, 11 8 Ke nnedy, Alli so n II , 4 1, 43 , 8 1, IOI , 11 5, 116, 117 , 120 Keog h, Cass ie 16, 30, 52, 85 Killpack , Kathy 29 Killpack, Shari 35 , 84, 85 Kinart , Nick 56 Klin e, Sue 29 Kni sley, Ke nn 26, 36 Kohl , Ju stin 2, 37, 38, 75 , 97 Kosmacek , Dani ell e 69, 89, I 08, I 09, 119 Kos macek, Meredith 88, 89, I 02, I 03 Kozea l, Max 30, 44, 86, 105 , 106 Kramer, Nick 51 Kramer, Tim O:: l , 86, 93 , 97, 105, l 14, 11 6, 11 9, 120 Krohn , Angela 7, 25, 32, 60. 66, 68, 69, 78, 11 4, 11 7. 11 9, 120, 123 Kuhnle . Be th any 4 1, 63, 66. 8 1, 115, 11 8, 11 9, 120 Kuhnl e, Jess 14, 19, 34, 36, 92, 93 , 104, 105, 11 4, 121 Kuhnle, Rachel 4 1. 63 , 66, 69, 115 , 11 9 Kun ze. Glenda 30 Kun zma n. Kand y 120 LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Lahr, Megan 48, I 08 Lahr. Tri sta 4 1, 66, 102, 11 5, 116 , 11 8, 12 1 Larse n, Bill 29, 30 Larsen , Brya n 38, 86. 96, 97, 105 Larse n, Mike I 07 La rsen , Mo nt e 44, 48, 106, 107, 108 Larsen, Paul 13, 86 Laver, Dustin 32, 57, 59, 77, 98, 101, 11 5, 11 7, 11 8 LeBaugh, Dev in 32, 57, 98 LeBaugh, Josh 48 , I 06, I 07 LeBau gh, TJ 38, 93 , 98, !05 Lefeber, Kyle 48, 106, 107, 108 Lei ghty, Cass ie 48 , 109 Le nag h, Kyle 48, 106, 108 Leo nard , Juli e 11 , 25, 32. 88 , 89, 102 Le usc he n, Amanda 4 1 Le usc he n, Cassa ndra 38, 73 , I 18 Lowe, Dale 56 Lugsch, Kel sey 18, 4 1, 63 , 66, 8 1, I 19 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Ma nh art , Andy 46, 47, 106, 107 , 108 Manh art , Mi chele 5 1 Man hart , Sam 4 1, 70, 90, I 02 , 12 1 Manhart , Sarah 12 Man sfi eld , Mandy 38 Mark, Josh 46, I 08 , I 09 Mark , Justin 18, 38, 11 9, 120 Marr, Kelsey 48. I 06, I 08 Marsh, Ha le igh 5 1, I 09 Marsh, Josh I 09 Ma rsh, Ryan 46, 106, 109 Marte ns, Dill o n 46, 106, 107 , 109 , 110 Ma tul ka , Kev in 29, 30, 77 , 11 8 McCool , Austin 4 1, 57 . 86, 89, 97 McCoo l, Nick i 4 1, 57 , 85, 90. 102 , 12 1 McDermott , Jed 29 Mc De rmo tt , Jord an 5 1, I 08, I 09 , 11 8 McDo na ld, Jon a tha n 19, 26, 32 , 33 , 66. 97 , 11 7, 120, 123 Mc Do nald , Megha n 46, I 06. I 08. I 09 McEvoy, Brya n 36, 55 McEvoy, Ju stin 46 Mc Kee, Judy 29 McKen zie, Rhonda 29 McPhillips, Dani el 51 , 109, 11 8 Means, Chase 36, 78, 97. 11 4, 11 6, 120 Mean s, Victori a I 09 Messersc hmidt. Kelsey 46, I 06, I 08 , I 09 Messerschmidt, Lacey 39, 76, 90, 94, !02, 11 3, 1 15, 11 8 , 120, 12 1 Messersc hmidt , Lin sey 51 , I 09 Meyerring, Alyssa 46 Miller, Ely se 39, 70, 7 1, 90, 120, 126, 127 Mill er, Kelsey 2, 32, 43, 66, 69, 7 1, 114, 115 , 11 6, 11 7, 119, 120, 12 1, 123 Mill iken, Ju stin 107 Minahan , Amanda 15, 36 M in ahan , Li sa 49, 106, 108 , 109 Moen , Sarah 39, 70, 77, 78, 102. 115, 11 8, 11 9, 120 Morri ss, Dary n 4, 18, 22, 32, 43, 57. 66, 78 , 10 1, 120, 124 Morriss, Mindy 49, I 06, I 08, I 09 Mo rse, Andy 32, 33 , 78. 82, 92, 93 , 96, 97, 100, IOI , 110 Morse, Robert a 29 Muffl ey, Karen 39, 70, 73 , 121 Mufil ey, Kev in 49, 107 Myers, Jesi 36 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN Nan ninga, Arny 12, 39, 78, 85 , 90, 91 , 94, 95, 102, 114, 115 , 116, 11 7, 120 Na nni nga , Brett 29 Nann inga , Laura I I , 24, 25 , 32, 33 , 60. 66, 78. 82, 84, 85 , 90, 9 1, 94, 95, 102. 11 4. 115 , 11 6. 11 7, 120, 124 Nannin ga, Matt 5 1 Nann inga, Sall y 29 Ne lson, Ashley 17, 39, 85, 90, 94, 101 , 115. 117. 121 Nelso n, Brandon 6, 37 , 77 Ne lson . Hil ary 46, I 06, I 08, l 09 e lson. Kim 32. 57, 64. 70, 90, 100. JOI. l 17, 119 Ne lson, Matt 39 Nelso n, Olivia 47 , 109 e lson, Travi 19. 32, 43 Neukirch. Jordan 49, I 07 ew land , Andy 42. 77. l 18 New land. Kyle 49, J 06 Nie lsen, Kirk 30 Niel e n, Leah 49. 106, 108 Nih sen, Ro ni 49. 106. 108, 109 Nis e n, Matt 42, 61 Norman , Zac h 49, I 06. I 09. 110 ow lin . Jessica 47. 106, 109 000000000000000000 Obermeier. Lind. ey 6. 32 . 33, 43 , 7 . 5. 90. 91. 114. 115 , 116. 11 7. 124 Oh linger. Bev 30 O loff, And rew 39, 76. 77. 11 8 Ol off. B illi 5 1 0 1 e n, Amy 90, 108 O lse n. Andy 16. 36. 61. 77 , 86. 104. 105, 11 8. 120 01 e n, Bryan 47 , 106. 107. 108. 109 O lsen, Glen 42 . 54. 68, 11 R. l 19. 120 O' eil. Jordan 3, 39 O'N eill. Co nnor 47. 109 Inda 129 �Orme, Cody 51 Ortman, Emilie 42, 90, 94, 11 5, 12 1 Osbahr, Megan 47, 106, 109 ppppppppppppppppppppppp Parker, Holl y 32 Parker, Kri stin 44, 47, 106, 108, 109, 11 8 Parks, Chel sey 5 1 Parks, Lexie 49, l 06, 108 Parso ns, Colin 49, 106, 109 Parsons, Derek 5 1 Pa rso ns, Seth 19, 39, 63, 77, 11 9 Pauley, B.J. 39, 64, 69, 11 9, 120 Pauley, Joey 36, 59, 67, 92, 93 , 120 Pauley, Juli e 7 Pau ley, Kaitlyn 44, 47 , 106, 109, 11 8 Pauley, Kurti s 44, 47 , 106, 107, 108, 109, 11 8 Pauley, N ico le 17, 32, 33 , 64, 66, 75, 8 1, 11 8, 120, 124 Pauley, Randy 7 Payne , Ri ck 29, 98 Pedersen, Josie 49, 106, 109 Perea, Ana 30, 43 Peste r, Brand y 39, 73, 118 Pes te r, Cody 47, 106, 108, 109 Pester, Nicki 49, 106 Peters, Caleb 49, 106, 107 Peters, Rachel 42, 69, 11 9 Peters, Ray I 05 Petersen , Brandon 12, 13, 18, 23 , 24, 32, 33, 63 , 82, 86, 92, 93, 96. 97 , I OI , 11 7, 124 Petersen, Cody 39, 62, 86, 93 , 98 Pe tersen. Shawn 86, 87 Pettit, Mike 30 Ploen , Kaitlin 51 Pl oen, Ke lsey 51 Pogge, Bobbi 42, 43 , 85, 94, I 02 Pre ucil , Jacob 86, I 06, I 07 , I 08 RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Red inbaug h, Cody 49, I 06, I 07 Redinbau g h , Ta nya 2 1, 36, 43, 94, 102 Reed , Ang ie 47, 109 Ri che y, Jake 39, 75 , 89, 97, I 05 Ri chey, N icol e 47, 89, !07, 108, 109 Ri chtig, Amber 47, 106, 109 Ri chti g, Andrew 42 Ridder, Paul 39 Ri eber, Ca lvi n 32 Rieber, Nathan 39, 59 , 77 Rin g, And rea 11 , 12, 32 , 66, 82, 90, 11 4, 115 , 11 6, 11 7, 120, 124 Brandy 47 , 109 Corey 49, 106, 107, 108 Jami e 34, 36, 60, 74, I 0 I, 120 Je re my 6, I 0, 12, 3 I , 32, 54, 56, 66, 120 Rin g, Ju stin 86 Rin g, Ky le 5 1, I 09 Rin g, Leeta h 49, I 08 Rin g, Me li ssa 12, 44, 47 , 108, 109, I 18, I 19 Ring , To m 29 Roberts , Tahni 6, 32, 57 , 11 5, 118, 12 1, I 24 Ronfe ldt, Cass ie 47, I 08, I 09 Rugg les, Joel 32, 77. 11 5, 11 8 Ring, Rin g, Rin g, Ring , sssssssssssssssssssssss 42, 66. 70, l 05, I 15, I 16, I 18, I 19, 121 Sc henk , Mycke ll t 30 Index Schi e rbrock , An th ony 49 Schierbrock, Da na 2, 42, 43, 66, 85 , 89, 94, 102, 11 9, 120 , 12 1 Schoening, Chri s ti e 47, 109 Schoening, Rach e l 47, 109 Schroder, Emily 45. 47, 106, 108, 109 Sch ue ma n, Rya n 39 Schultz, Ashl ey 35, 36, 43 Schultz, Matt 42, 68, 93 , 98, I 05 , I 19, 120 Scott, Tom 40 Shreeves, Kurti s 39, 43 , I 05 Shri ver, Alex 51 Shrader, Emil y I 08 Sibert, Kati e I I, 36, 58, 64, 70, 90, 11 7, 11 9 Siebels, Ca rl y 47 , 106, 108, 109 Siebel s, Jare d 51 , I 09 Si g ler, Danielle 13, 17, 32, 33, 54, I I 6, I I 7, 124 Si gler, Desiree 16, 17, 19, 26, 36, 43 , 97 , 11 5, 12 I Simons, Nate 30, 68 , I 09, 119 Smi th , Dani e l 39, 69, 74, 8 1, I 18, I 19. 120 Smith, Donnie 32, 52 , 54, 56, 57, 66 Smi th , Jonathan 44, 47, 69, 106, 107, 108, I I 8, I 19 Smith , Nil e 30 Sondag, M ic hell e 4, 39, 73 , I 17, 11 8 So ndag, Nyra 30 Sondag , Tommy 47 Sonderland, Dere k 85, 94 Soppe, Kaitlin 49, 106, 108 , 109 S peight , Jennifer 42 , 66, 81 , I 15, I 16, I 18, 119 Speigh t, Tim 32 , 77, 93 , 97 Spomer, Kurt 49 , 106, 107 , 108. 11 0 Stafford , Steve 29, I 17 Stamp, Ca ll ey 49, 106, 108 , 109, 11 8 Stamp, Luke 39, 42 , 86, 87, 89, 98, 105, 11 4 Stamp, Mike 42, 52, 86, 88 , 89, 98, 99, I 05 Stang l, Ann 51 , I I 8 Stang l, As hl ey 14, 36, 52 Stang l, Tomm y 47 , 106, 107 , 108, 109 Stark, Brandie 39, 57 Stephens, Bret I I, 42 , 86, 89, 97 , I05 Stephens, Cassie 5 1 Stron g, Miranda 5 1 Stuart, Robby 32, 33 , 125 S untk en, A lex 11, 32, 89, 98, 104 , 105 TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Tapp , Jared 42, 86 Ta y lor, Ashl eigh 5 1 Tay lo r, D us tin 47 , 106, 107 Tay lo r, Mike 5 1 Thie le n, E li zabeth 34, 36, 70, 7 1, 78, 79, 84, 85, 90 , 102, 114, 11 5, 11 6, 117, 11 9, 12 1 Thi e le n, Noah 86 Thomas, Jes ta 18, 39, 6 1 Thomas, T in a 49 , I 08 Th ue len, Juli e 30 To le r. Katy 16, 36, 6 1, 78 , 90, 110, 11 2, 11 4, 116, 11 7, 120 To le r, Tomi 24, 25 , 32 , 55 , 66, 69, 78 , 114, 11 5, 116 , 11 9, 120, 12 1, 125 Torne te n, Jos h 47 , 106, 107 , 108 Tritsc h, La cey 47, 107, 108, 109 Troyer, Je nn y I I , 24, 32, 43 , 63, 66, 120 Tuttl e , Dav id 49 Tuttl e , De bra 5 1, I 09 Tutt le , Step ha ni e 49 , I 06. I 08. I 09 uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Ungrad , Jo hn 32, 33, 125, 132 Ungrad. Kri sten 2 1. 42. 43. 52, 66. 85 , 94. IOI . 11 7 vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Va ug hn , Va nessa 11 . 42 , 11 6 Ve lt off, Dave I 08 Voge, James 12, 13, 32, 57 . 77 , 11 8 Voge, Tom 39 , 8 1, 11 5. 11 9. 12 1 Vorthmann , Brandon 2. 36, 59, 6 1. 93. I 05 Vorthmann , Hea th e r 5 1 Vo rthm an n, M ic he ll e 49, I 06 wwwwwwwwwwwwww 16, 42, 43. 66, 70, 7 1, 85. Wagne r, As hl ey 11 9 Wa lter, A ll ey 49, 106, 108 , 109 Ward. Ama nd a 5 1 Wa rd , Rya n 32 Ward , S hirl ey 29 Wedemeyer, Brian 29 , 90 Wedemeye r, Susa n 30, 55 , I 02 We lbo urn e, Dani e ll e 106, 108. 109 We lbo urn e. 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Wellm an, Will , Gai l 30 Witt, Je re my 39, 77 , 86, 88 , 89, 11 8 Witt , Johnni e 11 . 39 , 43, 52, 55, 77. 86. 88. 89, 97, 11 8 Witt , Ke nda ll 5 1, 109, 11 8 Woh lers Ca leb 32, 63, 77 . 11 8, 125 Wo ll e nh a upt , Joe 11 4, 118 Wo ll e nhaupt, John 17, 22, 36. 59, 77, 98. !J9 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Ze llm e r, Jo hn 18, 39, 77, 11 8 �------ -- ---------- Colophon The 2003 Trojan was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the compnay. All copy was created and written by the Publications staff exclusively. The cover was full litho printed in four-color process with satin lamination applied. AWPC Bracken, Chra-otlVl~, Clarence, Garamond, Helvetica, Lunchbox, Michael, Numbscull, ~~;CP, ~; W~flE, Times and WaNtON. were chosen for the type styles in point styles ranging from 6 to 96. The computer program used to create the layouts was PageMaker 6.5. The theme was "defined." Expenses were subsidized entirely through advertising by merchants, senior parent ads and yearbook sales. There were 200 copies printed. Yearbooks sold for $30 without a namestamp and $35 with a namestamp. The Trojan Staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooperation in making the 2003 Troj an successful. These commendable people were Greg Adams, Stacy Sportsman, Sarah Elliott, Brett Nanninga, Angela Huseman, Steve Stafford, Karen Kay, Kelly Dollen, Rhonda McKenzie, Roberta Morse, Laura Crawford, Susan Wedemeyer, Arla Clausen, Kelly Alfers, Tami Harman, TCHS Faculty, The Gazette, Sue Fischer of Fischer Photography and Kris Beebe of Studio B Photography. **To the Staff: Thank you for all your hard work throughout the year. To Amber Finken: Thank you for helping me in everything throughout the year. To Mrs. Elliott: Thank you for your patience throughout the year. THANKS ! Colophon 13 t �defined "to have explained, to have described, to have interpreted" As the summer approached, students began preparing for freedom. Cleaning out lockers, studying for semester tests and graduation were all common occurences. Many things have helped to define the 2002-2003 school year. Girls athletics especially helped to put Tri-Center on the map. The senior led volleyball team had a record setting season at 31-5-2. The basketball team also set a record for 5 on 5 basketball at 20-4 and advanced to State. Organizations also had an impact in defining the year. Marching Band, for instance, overcame the lack of numbers to achieve success. Another music organization, Show Choir had huge success and finished first at each competition. Others continue to define their school year in the summer to come by preparing for next year. "I' ll be spending my summer lifting for football and working out with other players," junior Jesse Kuhnle said. At the conclusion of the year, both students and staff reminsce. They look back on all the definin g moments and acti vities of the year and will remember some for the rest of their lives. B~ t32 Closing T omi T oler �.. ml Walsworth Publishing Company 306 Nor d1 Kansas Avenue I Marceline, Missouri 64658 USA �. , • .Stl'tt rtifyilla -.m �� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1958-2006 are covered in this collection. 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U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Language A language of the resource English Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2003 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 2003 Annual schools TCHS Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/6261d1494c98666fd476b3fa0c4a5ef2.pdf bf69978a75f6498531a0a79ca54472ce PDF Text Text ��DATE DUE 373.QS T r i-Co nto r T37 1r Record ed Live: 200 4 Tr ojan. Yoarhook C1a The 3 2 2580001401 82 373.05 Tri-Center Yearbook Cla T371r Recorded Live: 2004 Trojan. 32258000140182 The ��Tri-Center High School 33980 310th Street Neola, IA 51559 (712) 485-2257 1\t\e �ULTIMATE As the morning of the first day of school rolled around, students and staff were once again thrown feet first into a brand new school year. Excitement filled the halls as students found their friends and exchanged each other's schedules for the upcoming semester. Another year of activities, sports and busy organizations was about to begin. The beginning of each new school year brings along with it the opportunity of a fresh new beginning. New classes, new teachers and new students gave each individual the chance to start the year off on a good note. Because the amount of activities offered to students is much greater at the high school level, many students took advantage of the wide variety and participated in many different activities associated with the school. Choir and Student Council, for example, were the popular choices in the organization category. No matter what time of the year it was or what activity was going at that time, students were always busy and very much involved. An optimistic and willing to do anything attitude propelled the student body to make the school year one to never forget. Senior Sam Bowen provides some relaxing tunes while students chill out on Hawaiian Day. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Sophomores Kristen Ungrad and Nicki McCool show their creative ideas of Halloween costumes during Spirit Week. Photo by Kyle Welbourne. 2 Opening �By: Amber Finken "Two Amigos" senior Nick Kinart and junior Bryan Larsen proudly display their sombreros in Spanish class. Photo by Alicia Fischer. Freshmen Samantha Haugaard and Katie Hanken play their flutes during halftime of a basketball game. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. Juniors Amanda Bahrke, Shannon Dickerson and Lexi Beebe try to make their Chemistry lab finish itself by staring at it. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Juniors Alisha Gau, Johnnie Witt, Bryan Larsen and Jesta Thomas imitate the seniors while performing their skit during the Homecoming Pep Rally. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Opening 3 �THE REAL WORLD Many activities bring students together. Hanging out with friends, going to a game or getting ready for Homecoming are just a few of those events. Even outside of school, students need to learn new things and explore the real world. Such activities give them an opportunity to be with their peers and do that exploring. Weekends and summer vacation are when students explored their world the most. Going with friends to the mall on the weekends or even going on trips with them in the summer were ways of experiencing the real world. The real world of a student is in the way they experience life. To learn about the real world is important because soon students will venture out into it on their own. Students experience the real world in these many different ways to give them a better understanding of what it is all about. Even though students may not realize that they are expanding their knowledge of the real world while at the mall, they accually are. They are learning how to be a concencious consumer, what a good advertizement is and much more. The real world is a tricky place and higl:1 school is the time for students to explore it. Freshmen Austin Kay and Jonathan Smith reveal their actng skills during their performance of the Spirit Week skit. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Junior Johnnie Witt shows off his silly personality wh ile hanging out in the lobby before school. Photo by Desiree Sigler. 4 Student Life �By: Sarah Anderson Seniors Jesse Kuhnle and Amber Finken find some time to chat in the halls between classes. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Sophomore Andy Newland is "too cool for school." Photo by Shannon Brisbois. Sophomores Nicki McCool, Dana Shierbrock, Bobbi Pogge, Kristen Ungrad, Rebecca Hadfield and Katie Harman pose for a picture during a meal at Arby's after a football game. Photo provided by Kristen Ungrad. The Foods II class gathers together outside the italian restaurant where they practiced their ettiquette skills. Photo provided by Mrs. Kelly Alfers. Division 5 �Students and staff enjoyed t he f reedoms of su111me1A No 8oundaries Ahh ... summer-every student's favorite time of year. Summer means freedom and no boundaries. It means stress free days of no homework, teachers or tests. The blissful feeling it gives one's mind and soul cannot be fathomed . Whether it was vacation, sports, camps or just hanging out, students always seemed to find a way to enjoy their summers. Sophomore Tony Hubbard said on an average summer day he "hung out at the Dickerson's and swam a lot." Money was a much-needed thing to have on such free days. The desire to find a job struck many students. Sophomore Dana Schierbrock, for instance, got a job at the new community center in Neola where she worked at the front desk. However, students sometimes didn't have as much free time as they wish they had. Driver's Ed, gruesome, early morning ball practices, work or any other activity that required heavy scheduling and left the mind in a stupor, perhaps caused students to look forward to the end of summer and the relief of ceasing activities. Freshman Jake Clevenger had a hectic schedule due to Driver's Ed and baseball. He said it was difficult being in both because he "was constantly at school and had to wake up early to lift weights." Sheer boredom may even be the reason for wanting summer to end. "I get bored during summer, so towards the end I'm ready to go back to school," sophomore Vanessa Vaughn explained . As a whole, many would probably have to disagree. So even if summer isn't a favorite time of year or a chance to relax, students would still have to admit that it's nice not having to wake up at the crack of dawn to sit in a classroom all day. Junior Jesta Thomas, senior Brandon Vorthmann and junior Megan Albers enjoy their summer day at a softball game. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Freshman Bryan Olsen wakeboards in Branson Missouri while on vacation. Photo provided by Bryan Olsen. 6 Student Life �Mr. Dan Elliott and his son Zach enjoy a day of boating on the Missouri River. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Sophomore Bethany Kuhnle gets musical with some friends at band camp at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. Photo provided by Bethany Kuhnle. Graduate Kim Nelson and her sister junior Ashley Nelson pose with a guard and their cousin while touring the Tower of London. Photo provided by Ashley Nelson. Seniors Jesse Kuhnle and Sam Bowen and junior Cody Peterson joke around while enjoying a softball game. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Seniors Desiree Sigler and Ashley Schultz stop for a picture on the beach while visiting Michigan. Photo provided by Desiree Sigler. Summer 7 �FAVORITE RADIO STATION 1. 89.7 2. 94.l ~. 98.5 4. 103.7 5. 93.3 FAVORITE FAVORITE TV CHANNEL 1. MTV 2. ESPN 3. WB 4. Fox 5. Fuse • FAVORITE COLOR f.AVORITE RESTAURANT 1. Blue 1. Applebees 2, Olive G rde 3. Red Lobster 4 . Taco Bell 5. Fazolis 2. Pink 3. Green 4. Red 5. Purple 8 Studen t Life �FAVORITE STORE FAVORITE WAY TO TRAVEL 1. Buckle 2. Wal-Mart 3. Hot Topic 4. Old Navy 5. Target 1. Plane 2. Car 3. Bus 4. Boat 5. Train Are You Hot? FAVORITE FLOWER l. Rose 2. Daisy 3. Lily 4. Sunflower 5. Tulip FAVORITE COLOR OF EYES 1. Blue 2. Green 3. Brown 4. Hazel FAVORITE SCHOOL LUNCH FOOD l. Mexican Bar 2. Pizza 3. Beef- -Nachos 4. Chil' 5. Potato Bar By: Desiree Sigler FAVORITE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT l . Drums 2. Guitar 3. Trumpet 4. Flute 5. Sax Favorite At Random 9 �Students spent the week dressed up and having fun extreme Makeover Some people will pay millions of dollars to have an extreme makeover, but all students have to do is put together some of their craziest clothes for one week. During Spirit Week students and staff alike dress up not only to have fun, but also to show school spirit by participating in the week's activities. The week started out with students making themselves over as hobos and hillbillies. Tuesday was Hawaiian Day and the newest day, Famous Couples Day, followed on Wednesday. Thursday was Halloween Costume Day, while the traditional Black and Gold/Crazy Face Paint Day closed out the week. Students all had their favorite day. Senior Jamie Ring said she enjoyed Halloween Costume Day "because we are too old now to trick-ortreat, so this gives us a chance to let the kids inside all of us come out." Senior Chase Means said his favorite day was Hillbilly/Hobo Day "because people looked funny." With the traditional class competition, the seniors and sophomores battled it out all week. In the end the seniors came out on top with the sophomores close behind. The juniors placed third and the freshmen took forth. Most students enjoyed dressing up throughout the week and "making fun" of people. Spirit Week means many different things to students, but, as Ring commented, it is mostly "a chance to laugh freely at people and make school fun ." v 0 ~ Junior Josh Goodsell, with his giant afro wig, shows his school spirit for Black and Gold Day. Photo by Missy Barrier. Seniors Allison Hill and Tanya Redinbaugh w ith juniors Wendy Ausdemore, Missy Barrier and Alisha Gau pose in their costumes on Halloween Costume Day. Photo By Shannon Brisbois. 10 Student Life By: Alliso11 Hill Senior Brent Deringer, dressed in his Superman costume, participates in the Senior Class Skit. Photo by Shannon Brisbois. �Sophomores Katie Harman and Dana Schierbrock show their crazy school spirit on Black and Gold Day. Photo by Missy Barrier. Freshmen Brandy Ring, Katie Wiges, Lacey Tritsch and John Graham go all out for their first Spirit Week experience on Hawaiian Day. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. .-....,-.....----r--r"'D Senior Joey Pauley shows off his cool coconut bra, a great costume for Hawaiian Day. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Mrs. Susan Wedemeyer and sen ior Kelli Greiner take a break from art to pose for a goofey picture on Hillbilly/ Hobo Day. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Spirit Week lJ �Students enjoyed the glitz and glamou1~ of Homecoming night Who Wants to be a Ml111onalre Homecoming night, "A Night with the Stars," was a night for all to remember; it wasn't just a time to crown royalty, but also a time to make memories to cherish . The king and queen candidates included seniors Joe Ausdemore, Eric Clark, Troy Courtier, Amber Finken, Lauren Finken, Kelli Greiner, Jesse Kuhnle, Jamie Ring, Elizabeth Thielen, Brandon Vorthmann, Kyle Welbourne and Stephanie Wellman . The night started out with a review of Spirit Week displayed as a slide show. The candidates then danced before their introductions followed in the usual routine . The crowning of royalty finally came, with Ring and Courtier crowned Princess and Prince. Thielen and Vorthmann were crowned Queen and King . The night was an experience of a lifetime for the entire court. Prince Courtier said, "It was fun and I enjoyed it a lot. The best part was when they announced my name for prince; I was shocked ." For the court especially, the night was an unforgettable experience. It was perhaps a small glimpse of what it would be like to live the life of a millionaire. Junior Daniel Smith and his date, sophomore Erin Hanken, stop for a quick picture while waiting in line to get into the dance. Photo provided by Erin Hanken. Seniors Troy Courtier, Kelli Greiner and Lauren Finken take a relaxing ride around the track as they were announced during the Homecoming halftime show. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 12 Student Life Senior Troy Courtier stands and waits for the announcement of royalty. Courtier was crowned prince. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. �Seniors Shannon Brisbois and Andy Olsen get called down to the front to be recognized for their hard work as hostess and host. Photo provided by Brandon Vorthmann. Above Left: King Brandon Vorthrnann and Queen Elizabeth Thielen smile pretty as they exit the coronation ceremony. Photo provided by Brandon Vorthmann. Freshman Missy Ring and her date, junior Justin Mark, pose for their picture before the dance begins. Photo provided by Missy Ring. Junior Wendy Ausdemore, sophomore Alicia Fischer, and juniors Alisha Gau, Missy Barrier and Beth Harris take a picture to remember the fun they had during the dance. Photo provided by Alicia Fischer. Homecoming 13 �Road Rules On March 2s 1h many alarm clocks rang at 3:30 a.m. for close to 45 students and four chaperones headed to Washington D.C. The buses took off for the airport at 4:30. They loaded the plane and began the four-day, three night trip. It would be like their own Washington D.C. "Road Rules". Each day was packed full of things to see and do. On the day of arrival, they ate lunch at Union Station . They also visited the capital and had a sit-in with the Senate and the House of Representatives who were in session . Senior Kathryn Toler said, "I liked that we got to see our government in action, but the long wait wasn't very fun ." The travelers also visited and toured many memorials. The Jefferson Memorial, the FDR Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial and the Korean War Memorial were among those. The students and chaperones also laid a wreath at the Vietnam Memorial, where senior Kyle Welbourne delivered a brief speech in honor of the Vietnam veterans. By: Jessica Heimbaugh "Going to the memorial and giving a speech made me realize the impact those men and women had on the United States," Welbourne said . On the Spirit of the Potomac, the students and chaperones enjoyed a buffet dinner and a dance. Junior Kent Harryman said, "In the beginning the cruise was kind of boring, but it turned out to be awesome in the end and I had a lot of fun ." Sadly all the exciting and educational activities had to come to an end . They returned home late Sunday evening, March 28'h · When returning to school on Monday, they shared many pictures and stories of how much fun they had. Many memories were made and many historical monuments were remembered on their adventure of the Washington D.C. "Road Rules". Senior Katie Sibert waves her dollar that she won from a bet with Mr. Andy Hensley in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Photo provided by Katie Sibert. Juniors BJ Pauley and Brent Hough get a snapshot while waiti ng for the tour guide on the bus. Photo provided by Jamie Ring. 14 Student Life Right: Seniors Kelli Greiner and Tanya Redinbaugh get a quick joke in while on the dinner cruise. Photo provided by Tonya Redinbough. Below: Senior Kyle Welboume paints to TriCenter's veteran Dale Schm idt's name at theVietnam Memorial. Photo provided by Katie Sibert. �Above: A group of seniors and juniors get together for a group shot. Photo provided by Amber Finken. Left: Seniors Keith Bruck, Michaela Gray, Bryan McEvoy, Kyle Welboume, Troy Coutier and junior Amanda Bahrke pose for a picture in front of the train station. Photo provided by Kyle Welbourne. Junior Missy Barrier and senior Cody Huebert smile big while standing in front of the Capital. Photo provided by Missy Barrier. Above: Juniors Brent Hough and Bryan Larsen, senior Jesse Kuhnle and junior Kurtis Shreeves pose for a picture in front of the Washington Monument. Photo provided by Jesse Kuhnle. Middle Left: Seniors John Wollenhaupt and Stephanie Wellman, junior Andy Berg and seniors Elizabeth Thielen and Andy Olsen sit in front of a statue while waiting to move on to the next site. Photo provided by Juniors Sarah Moen and Ashley Nelson stowe away their carry• 11s before taking off. Photo pruvlded by Lacey M esserschmidt. Elizabeth Thielen. DC Trip At Random 15 �Juniors and seniors enjoy By: . . l esta Tho111as "A Midnight Stroll" at Prom. Fame On Saturday, May lst the juniors and seniors and some underclassmen experienced their own night of fame. Students had the chance to make the night their own and share memories that would never be lost. With the help and support of sponsors Mrs. Julie Coffey and Miss Kim Sherman, the juniors tackled their assignments early and worked together to plan and organize a great Prom . Both new sponsors came in with fresh and unique ideas, and groups were assigned or desinated projects such as the banquet planning, gym decorating and invitations. After a vote on themes to create the gym into a fantasy for one night, it was decided guests would be having a "Midnight Stroll." The fame of the "Midnight Stroll" consisted of a garden-orientated scene with an outdoor vibe. In the meantime, parents of the Post Prom Commitee worked hard give the students a fun-filled night after the dance. The Mardi Gras themed Post Prom provided many different games and activities. The students got a taste of casino fun with fake money and grand prizes, while Sumo wrestling and jousting also provided great fun and laughter to all. "Post Prom was a lot of fun and anyone could see how hard the Post Prom Comittee worked to give an awesome night," junior Alison Carroll said . Throughout the night, everyone experienced their own piece of fame, which would be memorable for all. Elegantly dressed guests and beuatiful decor made the night unforgetable for a lifetime. Above: Junior Cody Petersen escorts sophomore Alicia Fischer down ihe Grand March. Photo by Rachel Kuhnle. Right: Senior Ashley Schultz enjoys a chicken or steak dinner along side her date sophomore Jake Goodwin. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 16 Student Life Senior Amber Finken suits up to take part in the Sumo wrestling activity at Post Prom held at the Minden Community Club . Photo provided by Amber Finken. �Above: Juniors Seth Parsons and Ashley Nelson take a moment from the banquet to pose for the camera. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Left : Juniors Andrew Olotf and Shannon Dickerson take the spotlight during the Grand March. Photo by Rachel Kuhnle. Middle: Junior Allison Carroll and date, along with juniors BJ Pauley and Sarah Anderson, visit as they patiently wait to be served . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Above: Senior Jennifer Crozier laughs in delight as she enjoys the banquet held in the elementary gym . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Left: Seniors Joe Ausdemore and Shari Killpack are all smiles as they enter and await the Grand March . Photo provided by Shari Killpack. Prom 17 �Seniors g1Aaduate and head out into the real wodd. Meet the Marks The Class of 2004 had met the marks in high school and would set out on new paths. Over fourty planned to further their education at a college or technical institute and about a handful were going to enter the military. The few others were headed for the work force . Alicia Kenealy said, ·1will miss seeing everyone in class everyday. It's like moving away from the family you have grown up with." The class proceeded into the Commencement to "Pomp and Circumstance· before Class Vice President Kathryn Toler gave the invocation. Honor students Michaela Gray, Elizabeth Thielen, Salutatorian Chase Means and Valedidorian Cody Huebert then addressed fellow classmates and audience members. They spoke of special memories and gave some advice for the future . The ceremony also included music by both the band and choir, awarding of diplomas and presentation of scholarships. Class Secretary Kenn Knisely then gave a Benedidion before the class recessed out to "Fanfare and Recessional." The graduates then went their seperate ways. They would see what other marks they could meet. Above: Senior Jenny Dalton proceeds into the commencement ceremony along w ith he_r classmates. Dalton was a midterm graduate Ph t b Mrs. Sarah Elhott. · 0 o Y Righi: Members of the class of 2004 listen to commencement addresses by fellow classmates. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 18 Student Life Senior John Wollenhaupt smiles proudly during the recessional. Photo By Mrs. Sarah Elliott. �Above: Senior Brandon Vorthmann arrives to the commencement ceremonies in style. Photo pro- vided by Mr. Steve Stafford. Left: Senior Melissa Bailey joyfully accepts her diploma from Board President Michael Pettit. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Below: Salutatorian Chase Means delivers his commencement address. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Middle: Members of the cl ass of 2004 move th eir tassels over as they are named graduates. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Left: Seniors Shari Killpack and Nick Kinart listen intently as fellow classmates deliver com mencement addresses. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Graduation 19 �FAVORITE CAR 1. Mustang 2. Grand Am 3. Mercedes Benz 4. Hummer 5. Viper: FAVORITE PLANET 1. Earth 2. Mars 3. Pluto 4. Uranus s. f AVORTIE CLASS 1. P.E. 2. Lunch 20 s. 3. Band 4. Math Computers Student Life Jupiter �FAVORITE SEASON FAVORITE l. Summer 2. Spring 3. Fall 4. Winter TEA~HER l. Mr. Fah 2. Mr. Dermoay 3. Mr. Elliott 4. Mr. Hensley 5. Mrs. Jarrett FAVORITE COLOGNE Are You Hot? l. Lucky 2. Tommy 3. Axe 4. Very Sexy 5. Hugo ... FAVORITE COLOR OF HAIR l. Brown 2. Blonde 3. Red 4. Black 5. Strawberry Blonde FAVORITE HOLIDAY l. Christmas 2. 4th of July 3. Halloween 4. Thanksgiving 5. Valentine's Day By: Desiree Sigler FAVORITE DAY OF T HE WEEK l . Friday 2. Saturday 3. Thursday 4. Wednesday 5. Tuesday Favo1ite At Random 21 �AMERICAN HIGH Throughout their high school years, students constantly learn new things. They not only get smarter, but also learn life lessons that will stick with them thourghout their lives. Learning which classes one enjoys and the type of person one will become can change many times during high school. As freshmen students make new friends and enjoy the new high school experiences. As sophomores they seem to mature and realize the future is fast approaching. Junior year brings many new chal- lenges. It hits students with such tasks as preparing for the ACT test and looking at colleges. The final senior year brings back past memories, feelings of happiness and a little sadness of leaving the place they perhaps grew to both love and hate. The people in one's class have seen both the good and bad days; they saw the bad haircuts in grade school or even the sickness in music class. They were always there when they were needed to talk to and they share the same memories. For the seniors it is the time to recall all that happened in the past, but for the others it is the time to create memories to look apon when their senior year comes. Sophomore Alexa Hill enthusiastically cheers on the hometeam basketball players. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen . Senior Dean Grote fills out some paperwork for the high school office. Photo by Sarah Anderson. 22 People �By: Sarah Anderson Freshmen Meghan McDonald, Rachel Huebert, Caitlin Divelbess and Sammy Haugaard are all smiles just after they preformed at the Variety Show. Photo by NAME. Senior Craig Barrier shows off his Hawaiian get up on Hawaiian Day. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Sophomores Bethany Kuhnle, Bret Stephens, Kristen Ungrad and Katie Harman get creative with costumes while performing their homecoming skit before the judges. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Seinors John Wollenhaupt, Stephanie Wellman and Elizabeth Thielen cheer during a basketball game. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Di ision 23 �Mrs. Lori Anderson mops the floor after lunch. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Mr. Jeff Fah teaches his A.P. Chemistry class a confusing equation on the board . Photo Elliott. Mrs. Arla Clausen sits and enjoys a good novel while supervising a studyhall . Photo by Desiree Sigler. by Desiree Sigler. ..... LLI z z 0 V\ ~ LLI 0.. ' u.. LL ~ \A High school secretary Mrs. Karen Kay and principal Mrs. Angela Huseman discuss an important paper on the new grading program. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Miss Kim Sherman helps one of her students on a problem during math class. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. BIG BROTHER The staff taught and helped students throughout the day. They were not considered, however, just as teachers; they acted as and were considered like big brothers. They were an inspiration to everyone. Teaching, advising and keeping the kids under control were some of the tasks and duties of the school staff. It took a lot of hard work and dedication to do those and much more. "It's not just an 8 to 4 job; it's beyond that. It is more like a 2417 hour job. It takes a lot of work. More than some think," Guidance Counselor Mrs. Ta mi Harman said . 24 People �STAFF /PERSONNEL Donna Ausdemore Madge Bargenquast Linda Bennett Betty Bladt Theresa Bruck Kelly Dollen Kim Esser Lois Flemming Tami Harman Angela Huseman Joan Justice Karen Kay Sue Kline Judy Mckee Rhonda McKenzie Roberta Morse Brett Nanning Sally Nanninga Steve Stafford Brian Wedemeyer Head Cook Mrs. Joan Justice passes out cookies as the students go throug h the lunch line. Photo by M rs. Sarah Elliott. Miss Cassie Keogh sits at her desk and checks papers during her planning period . Photo by Desiree Sigler. Staff 25 �STAFF Kelly Alfers Brenda Chemelka Arla Clausen Carl Cochran Julie Coffey Jim Dermody Dan Elliott Sarah Elliott Jeff Fah Jenny Hansen Andy Hensley Larry Hornbostel Dennis Jarrett Holly Jarrett Cassie Keogh MaxKozeal Glenda Kunze Bill Larsen Kevin Matulka Bev Ohlinger Amberly Schelchinger Kim Sherman Nate Simons Nyra Sondag Julie Thuelen Susan Wedemeyer Not Pictured : Derek Sonderlond 26 People �STAFF CUSTODIANS: Front: Jean Christiansen, Lori Anderson, Terry Courtier. Second: Tom Ring, Bobby Nelson, Darcy Hood. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. SCHOOL BOARD: Front: Jim Fischer, Mike Pettit. Second : Gail Witt, Rhonda McKenzie, Nancy Cohen, Kirk Nielsen. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. BUS DRIVERS: Front: Barb Grap, Paula Heim. Second : Shirley Ward, Murlene Wilson, Steve Heim. Third: Rick Payne, Max Handbury, Jeff Harman, Jerry Driver, Raymond Bruck. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Not Pictured: Kathy Killpack, Kevin Matulka, Bill Larsen, Lorry Hornbostel, Keith Wilson, Shirley Brightnstein . Staff 27 �Above: Senior Andy Olsen seems to be enjoying pregnancy as he tries on the empathy belly. Above Right: Sophomore Dana Schierbrock sees how many licks it takes to get to the center of a TootsiPop. Right: Juniors Colburn Dittmer and Megan Albers show their school spirit during Spirit Week. l : While listening to a lecture, sophomore Ashley Wagner daydreams about where she would rather be. 2: Freshman Melina Cohen proudly shows off her t-shirt. 3: Senior Joey Pauley shows his sensitive side as he dresses as a fairy for Spirit Week's Halloween Day. 4: Sophomore Jodee Hempel points out some of her favorite displays in her locker. 5: Mr. Rick Payne doesn't seem to mind the weather as he joyfully clears the snow off the sidewalks. 6: Sophomore Nikki Collinge frightens many with her disturbing contortions. 7: Freshmen Mandeigh Brockhoff and Olivia Nelson smile for a quick shot in the hall. 8: Senior Eric Cla rk looks proud in his cap and gown . 9: Freshman Clint Rice happily works as a teacher's aide. 10: Junior Kurtis Shreeves takes a breather in w eight class. People �3 l: Sophomore Kristen Ungrad strikes a pose during Hawaiian Day. 2: Seniors Kathryn Toler and Joe Ausdemore cheerfully support the basketball teams. 3: Senior Tanya Redinbaugh dresses as Joe. DiMaggio on Famous Couples Day during Spirit Week. 4: Freshman Megan Osbahr is attacked by the Publications mascot Willard Templeton . 5: Mr. Dermody's 4th hour AP Lit sh ows off their Hawaiian apparel. 6: Juniors Raymond Bruck and Jenney Witt support the basketball tea ms. 7: Junior Lauren Burbridge checks out a tractor on Farm Safety Day. 8: Sophomore Nicki McCool shows off her cake for Foods II. 9: Sophomores Alicia Fischer and Tony Hubbard goof off during Publications class. 10: Dressing as a dalmatian, Mr. Jeff Fah shows his playful puppy Spirit on Halloween Day. Candids Above: Sophomore Brian Grote gazes wistfully at his money. Above Left: Sophomore Matt. M. Wilson performs for the Variety Show. Left: Juniors Allison Carroll. Lexi Beebe, Amanda Bahrke and Shannon Dickerson and senior Regis Bomfim participate in Spirit Week �Right: Senior Most and Best Award Wi nners: Front: Nick Kinart (Best ......--------=--...., Dressed), Brandon Vorthmonn (Most Athletic), Joe Ausdemore I (Best Personality), Kyle Welbourne (Best Looking, Best All-Around), ~---·--B _r_e_n_ t_ o_ arin ~Cla~s ~!own) . Second: Kafhryn Toler (Most Likely To Succeed), Shari Killpack (Best Looking), Lauren Finken (Best CL~SS o· 2004 Num~er in Grd~g Class: 51 INumber of Boys: 26 Number of Girls: 25 Youngest: Chase Me_gn (June 22, 1987) Oldest: Sam BoweA-(~ay 11, 1985) Personality), Elizabeth Thielen (Best Eyes, Best All-Around!, Tanya Redinbough (Class Clown! . Third : Cody Huebert (Most School Spirit), Bryon McEvoy (Quietest), Sam Bowen (Best Smile), Jesse I Kuhnle (Best Eyes), Troy Courtier (Best Hairl. Fourth : Melissa I Bailey (Most School Spirit), Katie Barrier (Quietest), Kelli Greiner (Best Smile), Jamie Ring (Best Hairl. (Not pictured : Jessica Boryca (Best Dressed). M eredith Kos acek (Most Athletic), Chase Means (Most Likely To Sum~edl. Phot'o by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. I Right: Seniors Kathryn Toler and Elizabeth Thielen, two of four senior volleyball players, get together before a game to smile 11Jretty for the earner . Phvto-b Mrs. Sarah Elliott.. Below Left: Seniors in Mr. IDermod:{s AP LitJrature class enjoy goofing around for a !Dicture during Spi 't Week rather than reading . Photo by Shannon Brisbois. tri~o Below Middle: A group of senior road Atlantic to support girls' basketball in the Regional Semi-Final. Pho o provided by Allison Hill. Below Right: Seniors Kenn Knisley and Desiree Sigler enjoy a delightful riieaTTog etheratthe prom banquet. _!'hoto by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. I Above: A group of seniors gathers together in the lobby shortly following Baccalaureate for another memorable photo opportunity. Photo provided by Shari Killpack. 30 People Senior Meredltfl Kosmacek. accompani parents, ro Joey. and coorhe!., signs h r letter of intent to run track at the Univ r 1ty nf tJ11r1h rn wr1 Photo b;: Mrs. Sarah Elliott. �Above: Seniors Sam Bowen and John Wollenhaupt show their excitement for Prom at the banquet. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Below: Seniors Troy Courtier, Kyle Welboume and Tanya Redinbaugh keep a positive attitude about the rainy weather while on their senior trip to Worlds of Fun in Kansas City. Photo by Amber Finken. Class Motto: "Life isn't (meas'Jred 6; / the breath we take, but rather by the moments that take our reath away." L Class Colors: Black & Gold Class Flower: w~·te Rose Class President: Elizabeth 'Thielen Class Vice President: Kathry~ Toler Class Secretary: Kenn Knisely Class Treasurer: Eric Clqrk Valedictorian: Cody Huebert Salutatorian: Chase Means --- --- �I Seniors Jessica Boryca and Joe Ausdemore patiently CLASS OFFICERS: Eric Clark (Treasurer), Elizabeth Thielen, (President), Kathryn Toler (Vice President) and Kenn Knisley (Secretary). Photo by Amber Finken. - - - , wait in line to be helped with their graduation invitations. Senior Dean Grote hurridly gets some books out of his locker between classes. Photo by Mrs. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Sarah Elliott. \I\ ~ 0 • z LLI \I\ r ...~ ~r>r­ seniors Michaela Gray, Kathryn Toler, Amber Finken, Lauren Finken and Jamie Ring enjoy a football game as they "tailgate in the endzone." Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Seniors Desiree Sigler and Amanda Minahan patiently wait to be helped in the office. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Survivor When the sun came up on the morning of August 18th, 2003, members of the Class of 2004 were finally able to experience one of the most anticipated feelings of their young lives - becoming a high school senior. Famous for supposedly being "one of the best years of your life," the class of 2004 stopped at nothing to make it just that. Deteremined to make the most of their year to "rule the school," many sen iors took the initiative to have no regrets at the end of the school year. They survived their schooling by working hard when it mattered the most and still found time for fun and relaxation; it was their year to shine. 32 People Senior Andrew Andersen tries to recover from eating several pieces of pumpkin pie at the Thanksgiving Dinner. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. �Andrew Andersen Katie Barrier Joe Ausdemore Craig Barrier Melissa Bailey Shannon Brisbois Regis Bomfim Josh Brisboi Jessica Boryca Sam Bowen Jennifer Crozier Troy Courtier Eric Clark Brett Cook Lauren Finken Jenny Dalton Brellt Daringer Amber Finken Jason Davis Senior ' 32A �Jessica Heimbaugh Michaela Gray Brian Haggerty Kelli Greiner Dean Grote Nick Kinart Allison Hill Shari Killpack Cody Huebert Alicia Kenealy Kenn Knisley Chase Means Bryan McEvoy Meredith Kosmacek Nick Richards Amanda Minahan Tanya Redinbauf(h Andy Olsen Joey Pauley ,.,B Seniors ,. " '. ~: Jesse Kuhnle �Ashley Stangl Jamie Ring Desiree Sigler Ashley Schultz Katie Sibert Stephanie Wellman Elizabeth Thielen Kyle Welbourne Katluyn Toler Brandon Vorthmann Not pictured: Nikki Marie Balcom David Duval Jesi Myers Right: Senior cheerleader Melissa Bailey grabs a bite to eat before getting ready to throw candy to the crowd at a home football game. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. John Wollenhaupt Left: Seniors Allison Hill, Kyle Welbourne and Shannon Brisbois display their hillbilly style during Spirit Week. Photo provided by Shannon Brisbois. Righi: Seniors Stephanie Wellman, Elizabeth Thielen. Jessica Heimbaugh and Katie Sibert try to keep warm at a chilly football game. Photo fJfovldad by Elizabeth Thie/ n. �CLASS OF 2004 Front: Alicia Kenealy, Brian Haggerty, Nick Kinart, Jessica Boryca, Shari Killpack, Joe Ausdemore, Stephanie Wellman, Jessica Heimbaugh, Elizabeth Thielen, Katie Sibert, John Wollenhaupt. Second : Kelli Greiner, Amanda Minahan, Lauren Finken, Kathryn Toler, Desiree Sigler, M ichaela Gray, Jennifer Crozier, Sam Bowen, Eric Clark. Third : Katie Barrier, Melissa Bailey, Bryan McEvoy, Troy Courtier, Kenn Knisley, Ashley Stangl, Craig Barrier, Andy Olsen, Brett Cook, Brent Daringer. Fourth: Josh Brisbois, Jason Davis, Shannon Brisbois, Tanya Redinbaugh, Allison Hill, Jesse Kuhnle, Amber Finken. Fifth: Joshua Brisbois, Dean Grote, Cody Huebert. Not pictured in either photo: Nikki Marie Balcom, Jenny Dalton, David Duval, Meredith Kosmachek, Jesi Myers, Joey Pauley. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 32D Seniors �Left: Members of the Class of 2004 eat lunch in the art room when in 3rd grade. Photo provided by Jessica Heimbaugh. Below: Seniors Sam Bowen, Nick Kinart, Joe Ausdemore, Brett Cook, and Jessica Heimbaugh enjoy a swim at the Neola Pool. Photo provided by Jessica Heimbaugh. · Above: Seniors Joe Ausdemore, Jesse Kuhnle and Joey Pauley goof around in the hallw ay in eighth grade. Photo provided by Jessica Heimbaugh. Left: Seniors Jamie Ring and Amanda Minahan closely watch Michaela Gray give Brian Haggerty a kiss on the cheek. Photo provided by Jessica Heimbaugh. Far left: Seniors Jesi Myers, Desiree Sigler, Shannon Brisbois and Jennifer Crozier celebrate Brisbois's llth birthday. Photo provided by Shannon Brisbois. Senior 33 �By: Jessica Heimbaugh Junior Michelle Sondag works hard to get her homework done on time. Photo by Mrs.Sarah Elliott. Junior Amy Nanninga sings her solo during the Variety Show. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Juniors Lexi Beebe and Allison Carroll dress up for Halloween Day during Spirit Week for Homecoming. Photo provided by Mrs. Glenda Kunze. \I\ ~ 0 z:::> Juniors Jesta Thomas, Missy Barrier, Alisha Gau and Beth Harris take a time-out from cheering on the football players. Photo by Amber Finken. Junior Brent Hough puts on the empathy belly to get the feeling of being pregnant. Photo by Desiree Sigler. The Most Talented Kid Through the years, the class of 2005 developed new talents . The juniors had much talent and used it in many ways. One way the talent stood out was the athleticism of those ladies and gentlemen. A good number of both boys and girls participated in the majority of sports; for instance, the varsity volleyball team had seven juniors, while the football team had six juniors. Junior Derrick Danker said, "I enjoy going out fo r footba ll because I enjoy running down the tunnel." They were talented, though, not only in sports but also in many other activities. Choir and Band, for example, w ere other activities commonly chosen among the juniors, as w ere fl ags, ASTRA, and Student Council. Junior Lexi Beebe, who was involved in Student Council said, "I w ent out for Student Council because I wanted to get more involved in school activities." 34 People �JUNIORS 3 2258 00014 0182 Megan Albers Sarah Anderson Landon Ausdemore Wendy Ausdemore Amanda Bahrke Missy Barrier Lexi Beebe Andy Berg Shaun Brockhoff Raymond Bruck Lauren Burbridge Allison Carroll Derrick Danker Shannon Dickerson Colburn Dittmer Wade Garren Alisha Gau Josh Goodsell Beth Harris Kent Harryman Shelby Haugaard Brent Hough Bryan Larsen T.J. LeBaugh Justin Mark Lacey Messerschmidt Sarah Moen Amy Nanninga Ashley Nelson Brandon Nelson Juniors 35 �JUNIORS Matt Nelson Andrew Oloff Seth Parsons Brandy Pester Cody Petersen Eric Pitts Jacob Richey Nathan Rieber Ryan Schueman Kurtis Shreeves Daniel Smith Michelle Sondag Brandie Stark Jesta Thomas Tom Voge Danielle Wellman Jeremy Witt Johnnie Witt John Zellmer Not pictured : Justin Kohl Jordan O'Neill B.J . Pauley Cassandra Leuschen 36 People Junior Kent Harryman rests while recovering from surgery on his ACL. Photo provided by Wendy Ausdemore. �By: Rachel Kuhnle Sophomores Trista Lahr, Nikki Collinge and Alexa Hill enthusiastically sport their Trojan gear at a football game. Picture provided by Trista Lahr. Sophomores Andrew Richtig and Steven Leonard work on making stained glass projects in art. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. For Spirit Week, sophomores Kari Wellman and Stephanie Cross dress for Halloween Doy. Picture provided by Stephanie Cross. Sophomores Matt Schultz, Brian Grote, Tony Hubbard, Matt Dickerson and Lance Brisbois hang out at a football bonfire sponsored by JOOI. Picture provided by Lance Brisbois. Sophomore Jared Tapp performs a skit during Spanish II. Photo by Alicia Fischer. MA De With the start of their second year of high-school, the sophomore class finally made themselves a place amongst their fellow students, finding a comfortable niche in the hustle and bustle of high school affairs. Fresh man year is often the scariest with new activities and harder classes, but it can also be a social strugg le to fit in. "I think sophomore year is much better, because when you're a freshman you're kind f cared and not used to everybody. Now you can walk up the halls and be yourself," sophomore Austin McCool commented . The class of 2006 was close, and many of them felt they could rely on each other no matter what. "As a class, I think we get along pretty well," sophomore Kristen Ungrad observed. "We might not always hang out together, but we still get along." Sophomores 37 �SOPHOMORES Danielle Ausdemore Julie Boryca Lance Brisbois Jesi Bruck Randy Bruck Nick Buboltz Ken Butler Eric Carrigan Amanda Christiansen Autumn Collier Nikki Collinge Stephanie Cross Beth Crozier Matt Dickerson Zach Fiala Alicia Fischer Megan Fischer Jake Goodwin Brian Grote Rebecca Hadfield Alisha Haggerty Erin Hanken Katie Harman Jodee Hempel Alexa Hill Tony Hubbard Allison Kennedy Tim Kramer Bethany Kuhnle Trista Lahr 38 People �SOPHOMORES Kelsey Lugsch Samantha Manhart Austin McCool Nicki McCool Andy Newland Matt Nissen Glen Olsen Emilie Ortman Jenna Palensky Rachel Peters BobbiPogge Andrew Richtig Myckell Schenk Dana Shierbrock Matt Schultz Jennifer Speight Bret Stephens Jared Tapp Nikol Thomas Kristen Ungrad Vanessa Va ughn Ashley Wagner Kari Wellman Matt M. Wilson Not pictured : Andy Bowen Ian Jodeit Rachel Kuhnle Steven Leonard Amanda Leuschen Sophomores 39 �By: Missy Ban·ie1· Freshmen Kelsey Messerschmidt and Katie Wiges goof around during a football game. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Freshmen Brandy Ring and Mandeigh Brockoff have fun while returning home from a field trip for Foods class. Photo provided by Mandeigh Brockoff. zw ~ :c V\ w ~ I I Freshmen Bryan Olsen and Justin McEvoy laugh together while walking in the halls between classes. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Freshman Kurt Pauley stops to take a picture with a few local kids while visiting Mexico. Photo provided by KurtPau1er Dog fat Dog The freshmen class, as every freshmen class before them, had to work their way back up the totem pole. As eighth graders they were the "big dogs", but as freshmen =..::..:::;;;;;;::::,.;,;;.;:;;,;-__, they became the "underdogs". The freshmen w ere not actually underdogs, though . They were competitive in both academics and extra-curricular activities. The freshmen made a bold stand in the first semester by having more than 25% of their entire class on the honor roll. Freshman Tommy Stangl agreed . He said, "High school is different but a lot better because we can be in the lobby instead of a homeroom before school starts." With this smart and talented class, they will go far and enjoy the rest of their high school days. There's a lot ahead of them and more memories, events, and adventures to come . 40 People �Becky Barrier Mandeigh Brockhoff Wes Clark Jake Clevenger John Clevenger Melina Cohen Cayla Collins Chet Cyr Courtney Davis Trisha Dea Caitlin Divelbess Mary Jo Duncan Tyler Finken Justin Gale Jacey Garren Adam Gau John Graham Katie Hanken Sammy Haugaard Nathan Hensley Laura Hood Rodney Hubbard Sheyna Huddle Rachel Huebert Jacob James Austin Kay Annie Kenealy Danielle Kosmacek Andy Manhart Josh Mark Grant Marshall Meghan McDonald Justin McEvoy Kelsey Messerschmidt Hilary Nelson Olivia Nelson Freshmen 41 �FRESHMEN Jessica Nowlin Connor O'Neill Bryan Olsen Megan Osbahr Kristin Parker Kaitlyn Pauley Kurt Pauley Cody Pester AngieReed Nicole Richey Amber Richtig Brandy Ring Missy Ring Tricia Robertson Cassie Ronfeldt Christie Schoening Rachel Schoening Emily Schroder Carly Siebels Jonathan Smith Tom my Sondag Tommy Stangl Dustin Taylor Josh Torneten Lacey Tritsch Amelia Tuel Colton White KatieWiges Matt R. Wilson 42 People Not Pictured : John And erson Ra chel Goldapp Ryan Marsh Dillon Martens Todd Martens Kyle Osbon Jake Preucil Clint Rice Billy Vogl �By: Sarnh A11de1·so11 H Freshman Rachel Schoening shows school spirit at a pep rally. Photo by Mrs Sarah Ellioff. 21 Bobbi Poggo, Dana Shierbrock, Allison Kennedy and Katie Harman hong out al the Hoo Dao Days Dance. Photo provided by Allison Kennedy 31 Junior Andy Berg performs a solo during !he Christmas Concert. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 41 Seniors Amber Finken and Jamie Ring ride around the track during the Homecoming Football game halftime show. Photo by M~. Soroh Elliott 51 Senior Kotio Sibert and sophomore Alicia Fischer support lhe Tri-Center football team Photo by Sarah Anderson. 61 Sophomore Jake Goodw in shows off his puppy al a footbaO game. Photo by Sarah Anderson 71 Senior Troy Courtier kxids his English class to point al Mr. Dermody in the hbrory Phofo by Jessica Heimbaugh. 8) Senior Regis Bomfim recetve.s a big hug from !unlor Jesta Thom as. Pholo by Sarah Andetson 91 Freshmen Bocky Barrier. Emily Sch roeder and Hilary Nelson pose for a picture al a foo!boll game. Photo by Sorah Anderson. 101 Freshman Bryon Olson stays cool In English d oss during Spiril Week. Photo by Mt5. Sorah Elliott. 11) Junlot gir1s try lo keep worm while tailgaling In lhc cndzono Photo by Mrs Saroh Elliott. 121 The 7th man of lhe volleyball team. Cody Hu bcrt, shows oft his jersey. Phofo by Bryon Larsen. Candids 43 �When students come to the end of their high school career, they look back and usually remember the younger years in elementry and/or the later years in high school; the most forgotten time is middle school. Middle school is the time when young men and women look for the stars inside of themselves. They try to figure out where they belong by getting involved in music, sports and other activities. They want to have friends and they just want to fit in and be stars in their peer's eyes. Along with getting involved to fit in, the students try to dress right Above: Eighth grader Michele Manhart plays the bass clarinet. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Right: Seventh graders Kyle Fischer and Dan McPhillps try to study for a big test. Photo by Sarah Anderson. and choose the right kinds of music to listen to. The social aspect and being in the "in crowd" is important to the students. They also had classes and grades to keep up, although . Classes seem to get harder, and homework seems to pile up more each day. When these students look back, they will remember the times spent in sports, music and many other activites. They will also remember making new friends and trying to figure out where they belong . Middle school can be the forgotten time in ones life, but middle school truly determines the way young kids will live their life. �By: Allison Hill Right: Coach Mike Larsen and eighth graders Jared Carroll, Monte Larsen and Kurt Spomer, take a quick time out in an AAU basketball game to talk about plays. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Below: Eighth grader Mindy Morse works on an art project. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Right: The seventh grade basketball girls and their coaches huddle together to discuss strategy. Photo by Allison Hill. �By: Elizabeth ll1ielen Donald Arrick Devon Ausdemore Jared Ausdemore Connor Bartlett Samona Besch Andy J. Bowen Beth Brisbois Brittani Bruck Ross Buboltz Dale Burford Ashley Butler Seth Campbell Connie Carrigan Jared Carroll Austin Christiansen Cortney Christiansen Travis Clark Jesse Corrin Lance Courtier Timothy Cudd Morgan Danker Nicole Darrington Kerrie Denning Alissa Dermody James Driver Amber Epperson Shannon Finken Carletta Foote Noah Goldapp Taylor Griffin Andrew Griffith Rosie Griffith Andrew Gwynn Samantha Harryman Abigail Haugaard 46 People EIGHTH GRADE �EIGHTH GRADE Joseph Jarrett Brandy Kurtzuba Megan Lahr Monte Larsen Joshua LeBaugh Kyle Lefeber Cassandra Leighty Kyle Lenagh Kelsey Marr Lisa Minahan Mindy Morriss Mattliew Nelson Jordan Neurick Kyle Newland Leah Nielsen Veronica Nihsen Zacharie Norman Daniel Palensky Alexandria Parks Colin Parsons Josie Pedersen Nicole Pester Caleb Peters Cody Redinbaugh Corey Ring Leetah Ring Anthony Shcierbrock Kaitlin Soppe Kurt Spomer Calley Stamp Tina Thomas David Tuttle Stephanie Tuttle Michelle Vorthmann Alexandria Walter Danielle Welbourne Laura Wellman Christopher Withers Eighth Grade 47 �By: Tony Hubba1-d Jacob Anderson Rena Arrick Cody Bahrke Michael Berg Stephanie Bira Garrett Buckley Ashley Burbridge Sarah Burns Amy Christiansen Kyle Clark Catrena Collins Christopher Cox Brannon Cudd Shaun Cyr Tyler Daringer Lucas Davis Megan Dollen Zachary Eberl Melissa Felton Tyler Ferguson Kasey Finken Kyle Fischer Shawn Gray laura Grote Emily Gruber Ellen Hadfield Dane Hansen Jeri Hill Amanda James Nicholas Kramer Elizabeth Little Michele Manhart Baleigh Marsh Jordan McDermott Daniel McPhillips 48 People SEVENTH GRADE �SEVENTH GRADE Linsey Messerschmidt Sara Minahan Matthew Nanninga Billi Oloff Cody Orme Jacob Osbon Chelsey Parks Derek Parsons Kelsey Ploen Kaitlen Ploen Kyle Ring Brid9itte Robertson Cody Sandoval Alex Shriver Jared Siebels Ann Stangl Cassie Stephens Ashleigh Taylor Michael Taylor Alyssa Tuer Debra Tuttle Heather Vorthmann Amanda Ward Nicole Wellman Ashley Wiggins Kendall Witt Seventh Grade 49 �By: Jest a 1l1omas Katie Albers Kyrstin Albertus Heidi Barrier Austin Beebe Clarrisa Birtwell Jessica Bowen Megan Brock Jason Bruck Tyler Bruck Crystal Buboltz Josh Calhoon Kyle Campbell Colton Corrin Daniel Corrin Jared Crozier Amanda Cudd Joseph Cudd Corey Danker Sean Dollen Derek Finken Timoth'[ Gale Joseph Green Jonathan Griffith Taylor Gunderson Kelsey Handy William Haubrich Patrick Horn Kelli Hubbard Zachary Jacobs Beth Jarrett Daniel Killpack Melony Kurtzuba Alyssa Lang Weston Legarda Alexander Lindvall 50 People SIXTH GRADE �SIXTH GRADE Tyler Marr Kathryn Marshall Aubrey McElmeel Steven Messerschmidt Karly Michl Sarah Moffatt Erin Momsen Anthony Nelson Gus Olsen Brandon Pogge Zachary Pohlman Lian Rrntt Kasandra Richtig Daniel Ring Laysa Shreeves Nathan Sibert Elizabeth Sidebottom Joseph Smith Makenna Strahm Blake Sullivan Nicholas Thomas Rachel Tuttle Hilaree Walter Debra Ward Catherine Wellman Jon Wellman Kelci Wellman Kyle Zimmerman Sixth Grade 51 �JEOPARDY A new year brings new challenges. The school, for instance, offers a wide variety of classes for all, and a major challenge for students is deciding which classes to take. The many required classes can make a schedule difficult to organize, while it can be fun choosing electives. While required courses limit one's ~ schedule, electives give them some freedom. Deciding on the electives to fit one's schedule and interests is a big part of the uniqueness of his or her personality. The school offers many electives, and they give one the opportunity to be involved in an area in which he or she may someday want a future. Senior Michaela Gray advised, ''Take as many electives as you can. A wide variety will show you what you may want to do in the future." Going through high school, many learn the importance of experimenting in both the required and elective classes they take. By getting a wide variety, they gain a better understanding of what their future may be and/or hold. Sophomore Beth Crozier shows off her beautiful art work. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Junior Andrew Oloff prepares his Foods I breakfa st. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 52 Academics �By: S a1·ah A11de1·so11 Band teacher Mr. Nate Simmons and senior Brandon Vorthmann study sheet music in Music Theory. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Freshman Kurt Pauley works on his portfolio during Advisory. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Sophomores Kari Wellman, Rebecca Hadfield and Stephanie Cross preform a skit in Spanish class. Photo by Alicia Fischer. The 3rd hour World Geography class learns how to read maps. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Divi sion 53 �Junior Lauren Burbridge tries on the new matern ity apron during class. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Under One Roof By: Kyle Welbourne While students enjoy students learn a variety of things. They learned how to improve life on the competition and their own, sew, cook meals properly participation of sports and activities, many also enjoy the and do everyday functions of a single or married person . The participation in elective classes Parenting class also continued the within the Family Consumer Science, Physical Education, and ritual of the Baby Think It Over project. Industrial Arts departments. P.E. was also a highly In the industrial arts awaited hour of the day. Students classes, led by Mr. Bill Larsen, students improved the look of could hardly wait to go in and win the school by building lawn the class championship in sports sheds and a new press box for such as badminton or basketball. Mr. Andy Hensley instructed the the baseball field. They also helped with the sets and class in sports and activities which were always fun . projects for both the Variety Show and Prom. Another recent project included the Students got involved in a number of ways, and they enjoyed wooden bridge between the softball and baseball fields. Students worked on projects inside as well. In FCS classes Mrs. Kelly Alters helped not only the time at school with friends, but also the variety of projects in FCS, P.E., and the industrial arts classes. Above: Senior Eric Clark busily works on a project during class. Photo by Kyle Welbourne. Right: Sophomore Stephanie Cross builds up her arm muscles while working on the jammer in Weights class. Photo by Kyle Welbourne. 54 Academics �Sophomore Matt M. Wilson and senior Jenny Dalton clean up and do dishes after a Foods lab. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Senior Joe Ausdemore works on his woodworking project during class. Photo by Kyle Welbourne. ................ -...,...-,~---.. ---~-._., Freshman Jacey Garren enjoys a competitive game of badminton in P.E. Photo by Desiree Sigler. -------, Above: Freshman Hilary Nelson and sophomores Megan Fischer, Nicki McCool and Bethany Kuhnle try their homeade salsa. Photo by Kyle Welbourne. Left: Junior Andrew Oloff and freshman Tommy Stangl serve a delicious breakfast for Foods. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 55 �In The Mix By: ElizaL7eth Tliielen With the war in Iraq, it seemed especially important for students to learn about current and past events. American History, World History, World Geography, International Politics, Economics, Sixties and Government are a few of the classes in which students studied the past wars and other events that caused reoccurring and current problems in both the country and the world. Freshmen Hilary Nelson and Meghan McDonald both agreed that it is important to learn about Geography. "With the war in Iraq its important to know where all the army bases are and where the war is located and important things in the country that could have helped cause the war." In these classes Mr. Carl Cochran, Mr. Larry Hornbostel and Mr. Dan Elliott educated the students about past wars and past problems, so students could learn from them and try not to let those problems happen again in the future. For example, in Government students learned about the American government in both the past and present. They studied caucuses, primaries and elections, for instance, to learn how they work, when they take place and the purpose of each . American History and World History, taught the students about the history of the world along with America's past wars and conflicts . Above: Senior Bryan McEvoy concentrates hard while reading a magazine in American Government. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. Right: Seniors Ashley Schultz and Joe Ausdemore rehearse a skit during Government. Photo by Desiree Sigler. 56 Academics Junior Wade Garren works on his history, while junior Justin Kohl looks through his notes and papers. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen . �Mr. Carl Cochran gives a lecture to his junior American History class. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. Freshman Meghan McDonald studies the Iowa map for a class activity in World Geography. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. Juniors Michelle Sondag and Amy Nanninga listen intently during American History class. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. Sophomores Randy Bruck and Samantha Manhart, along with other sophomores, concentrate on their history work. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. Senior Andrew Andersen and juniors Danielle Wellman and Brandy Pester take notes in Psychology. Photo by Elizabeth Thielen. Social Studics6-6- 57 �By: Missy Ba1-i-ier Bul1dln9 Character Throughout the year the science and agricultural classes kept busy and worked hard while building their character. Students completed labs, judged dirt, planted plants and flowers and participated in a number of other activities. Miss Cassie Keogh taught Physical Science, Biology, and AP Biology, while Mr. Jeff Fah taught Chemistry and AP Chemistry. Within these classes students completed units and labs on subjects such as scientific laws, chemical reactions and solutions. They also did projects which required researching, such as the Physical Science brochures on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Mr. Kevin Matulka was in charge of the agricultural and landscaping classes. Landscaping students prepared and planted flowers, FFA Issues students worked on farm accounting and coordinated FFA activities and Horticulture students learned how to grow and transplant plants while studying varieties and the kind of care for each one. Senior Dean Grote said, "learning about money management in an agri business is important and w ill come in handy for many ag. students in the future." Students are required to earn six science credits and elective credits. This made these science and agricultural classes filled w ith eager, ready-to-learn students w ho built their character everyday. Above: AP Chemistry students seniors Bryan McEvoy, Michaela Gray, Chase Means, Keith Bruck and Alicia Kenealy conduct a lab during class. Photo by Missy Barrier. Right: Sophomores Randy Bruck and Andy Newland work on a project during Ag Electricity. Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matulka. 58 Academics Senior Desiree Sigler and sophomore Nicki McCool work on pruning and replanting plants in Horticulture. Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matulka. �Sophomore Allison Kennedy cuts out materials for her Biology project. Photo by Missy Barrier. Junior Shawn Brockhoff takes part in a lab on boiling point elevation during Chemistry. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Sophomore Stephanie Cross shows off her finished Biology project. Photo by Rachel Kuhnle. Above: Juniors Beth Harris and Lacey Messerschmidt take part in a lab for _Chemistry. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Left: Sophomore Kristen Ungrad, senior Nick Kinart and sophomore Andy Bowen water flowers. Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matulka. Science & Ag. 59 �Senior Marketing students Ashley Schultz (front), Katie Barrier and Katherine Toler have fun posing for a group pidure. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Students chose from a variety of business, computer and math courses. Most took the classes to learn techniques recommended for certain majors they may pursue. The classes often prepared them for what to expect. Miss. Kim Sherman, a newcomer, taught Applied Math, Consumer Math and Geometry. Applied Math covered basic usage, fractions, tables and graphs. Fundamental operations, money records, and banking transactions made up the Consumer Math curriculum. Geometry students learned how to reason proofs and properties of geometric figures. Although the material and skills were important, students didn't always like them. Freshman Amelia Tuel said, "I didn't like having to remember the proofs and theorems." Mrs. Holly Jarrett taught Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra 11, PreCalculus/Trigonometry and A.P. Calculus. Students studied the upper level skills of arithmetic as well as abstract concepts and the real number system . Pre-Calculus introduced calculus, and students studied angles and triangles in Trigonometry. In A.P. Calculus students investigated topics of limits, curve sketching, trigonometric integrals and techniques of integration. Students felt upper level math was tougher. Junior Jake Richey said, ''Trigonometry is hard because you have to memorize all the steps to each problem." Accounting is another math or business class. Students completed basic addition and subtraction . Teacher Mr. Brett Nanninga said, "By the end of the year, we learn the whole accounting cycle, which includes things like financial statements, ledgers, bank reconciliations and automated accounting." Mrs. Glenda Kunze taught three levels of Computer Applications as well as Marketing and Workplace. In Marketing the students made and advertised their own products. Workplace students learned things like how to prepare for and go through interviews. Senior Katie Barrier said, "I like Marketing because you get to be as creative as you want." These courses prepared studentsll:zt'----··--··-· and helped them understand things that r-;:111=-----""-'~--._.;.~-­ will happen as they go on through college and become workers. Students learned new skills and the abilities needed, hence they w__ ere each "The Apprentice". Above: Mrs. Glenda Kunze goes over steps for students in Computer Applications I class. Photo by Jessica Heimbaugh. Right: Sophomores Jodee Hemple and Jenny Speight, and freshman Becky Barrier ponder what to do to complete the next part of their assingment. Photo by Desiree Sigler 60 Academics �Freshmen Josh Mark and Brandy Ring work on their Computer Applications I assignment. Photo by Jessica Heimbaugh Juniors Brent Hough and Seth Parsons surf the net to research for thier class. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Senior Andy Olsen delivers his presentation on trucks. Photo by Elizab~th Thielen. Sophomores Austin McCool, Amanda Christiansen and Matt Dickerson w ork together to solve their Algebra I problem . Photo by Jessica Heimbaugh. Junior Allison Carroll makes sure all her steps are correct in order to complete her Trigonometry problem. Photo by Desiree Sigler. FCS/lnd. Arts/P.E. 61 �Sophomore Emilie Ortman designs glass artwork during a special art workshop . Photo by Alicia Fischer. c;.~.t Junkqard Wars By: Alicia Fischer The English, Spanish, and art classrooms kept busy over the course of the year. Students went to the Junkyard Wars to turn what some would consider junk into the basis of English, Spanish, and art classrooms. In English classrooms students read various novels, wrote essays and reports, gave speech presentations and learned the basics of the English language. Freshmen and sophomore students took English classes under Mrs. Sarah Elliott, while juniors and seniors studied under Mr. Jim Dermody. Seniors had the chance to earn college English credit but it took a lot of hard work. Advanced Placement Literature and World Literature classes were offered to those seniors. Some students enjoyed the activities of those classes and enjoyed experiencing new material. "I really enjoyed all the different books that we got to read, " senior Jessica Heimbaugh said. Spanish students experienced a big change in their classroom activities. The biggest change was their new teacher, Mrs. Julie Coffey. Coffey brought in more challenging material, however, for most students it helped them broaden their Spanish skills. Students got the chance to speak and interact with someone who could speak English as well as Spanish. "It's easier to have a teacher who can speak both languages. It helps us to understand the Spanish language easier," sophomore Matt Schultz said. Art students, taught by Mrs . Susan Wedemeyer, definitely went to the Junkyard Wars. Those hardworking individuals did projects that ranged from sketch art to designing coil and pinch pots. Graphic Art students advanced their computer skills, while Photography students posed their way to perfection . "My favorite activity that we did this year was making clay pots," senior Desiree Sigler said. English, Spanish and art classrooms exhibited great progress and hard work throughout the course of the year. Seniors Tanya Redinbaugh and Shannon Brisbois fool around while performing a skit during Span ish IV class . Photo by Amber Finken. Sophomore Bethany Kuhnle concentrates on her Spanish homework while wearing a funky sombrero. Photo by Alicia Fischer. 62 Academics u rb" 17\1 �Senior Brandon Vorthmann works with clay during art class. Photo by Sophomore Rachel Kuhnle gives an oral presentation during English 10. Photo by Alicia Fischer. Desiree Sigler. Senior Katie Barrier weaves clay during art class. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Freshmen Trisha Dea, Lacey Tritsch, and Kyle Osbahn independently work on their assignments during English 9. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Sophomores Matt M. Wilson and Bret Stephens concentrate on their English studies. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Eng/Span/Art 63 �EXHAUSTED Being involved in organizations is one of the many extracurricular activities that students can explore. While students may become exhausted, they also gain much for their time and effort. Vocal Music, lnsrumental Music and Speech give students the chance to express themselves. Students' talents are showcased in many concerts and contests. These students also provide the public with entertainment at events such as the Hoo Doo Day Parade and at football and basketball halftime shows. ASTRA, FFA, Student Council and National Honor Society give students the opportunity to give back to the community. Student Council also gives the student body a voice. These organizations provide students with opportunites to get involved and excell. Cheerleading and Drill Team are the support organizations. They cheer on and support the athletes at many events. The Drill Team gave the students and the community energetic prefomaces at the basketball games and represented Tri-Center at the state competion . All organizations give students opportunities to show their talents, give back to the community or just support the school. They all provide support and enthusiasim which caused students to excell. The Satin Kn ights perform during the Hoo-Doo Days Parade. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. The Golden Girls salute the crowd after perfoming a patriotic routine during halftime of a basketball game. Photo by Alicia Fischer. 64 Organizations �By: Sarah Anderson Freshman Danielle Kosmacek and junior BJ Pauley keep the beat in a halftime preformance. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Senior Ashley Schultz supports the football team as sophomore Rachel Peters follows her lead . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Freshman Kurt Pauley shares his time by playing bingo at Indian Hills Nursing Home. Photo provided by ASTRA. FFA members gather for a group photo. Members drove farm vehicles to school during FFA Week. Photo provided by FFA. Division 65 �84: Stephanie Cross PERFORMING AS Coach Mrs. Sarah Elliott awards senior Michaela Gray as Overall Season Points Wi nner and Career Points Winner. Gray earned 116 points for the season a nd 271 in her career. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Speech is the act of expressing or describing thoughts, feelings or perceptions by the use of words. Students in the Outspoken Drama Club found clever ways of using their voices to express themselves, while Mrs. Sarah Elliott distributed her knowledge of speech as the sponsor. The Contest Speech season began with Large Group at the District Large-Group Contest. Tom Voge and Niko! Thomas earned a Division II in lmprov, Jenny Speight, Megan Fischer and Jenna Palensky also earned a Division II in lmprov. The TV News group's broadcast was short in time and, therefore, earned a Division IV. The Individual Events season followed and was more successful. Close to half of the Individual Events participants at the District contest advanced to State due to extra practices in their own time. Senior Michaela Gray advanced in both Literary Program and Prose. Other State participants included Bethany Kuhnle and Missy Ring in Poetry, as w ell as Kaitlyn Pauley in Prose. Michaela Gray took the spotlight as the only senior and President in the club. "It didn't bother me being the only senior due to the fact I was almost always the only one in my class," Gray commented . Gray was also a letter winner and gained straight Division I ratings from all three judges on both of her events at State. Other letter winners included Kuhnle, Ring and Pauley. Performing as they are, the speech team will continue to entertain audiences with exciting and original pieces, hopefully, for many years to come. Senior Michaela Gray accepts her first place medal for Literary Program titled "Cats" at the Western Iowa Conference Speech Contest. Photo b Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Above : Letter w inners freshm a n Missy Ring, senior Michaela Gray, sophomore Bethany Kuhnle and freshman Kaitlyn Pauley accept their State participation certificates. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Right: Sophomores Jenny Speight and Bethany Kuhnle take time to practice between performances at the District Individ ual Events Contest. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 66 �Right: Stu dents accept their certificates for participation at the Fine Arts Aw ards Night. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Below: Freshman Johnathan Smith reads his award certificate. Smith participated in TV News and Interpretive Reading-Poetry. Photo by Desiree Sigler. Left: Sophomore Jodee Hempel, freshman Missy Ring and sophomore Jenna Palensky look through Ring's piece at the WIC Speech Contest. Photo by Rachel Kuhnle. Below: Sophomores Kelsey Lugsch and Nikol Thomas picnic at the District Individual Events Contest. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Below : Junior Tom Voge enjoys a game of hackysack between performances at the District Individual Events Contest. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Speech 67 �84: Allfson Hill BooTCAMP Student Council members sophomore Bobbi Pogge, freshman Chet Cyr and sophomores Rebecca Hadfield, Emilie Ortman and Megan Fischer serve at the end-of-the-year cookout. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Student Council and National Honor Society, lead by Mrs. Angela Huseman and Mrs. Tami Harman, worked on community service projects as if they were in boot camp all year long . For some projects and activites, for instance, Student Council organized a Drug Awarenes Week, sponsored and planned some of the Homecoming Week activities, and held and served at both the senior/faculty breakfast and the annual end-of-the-year cookout. Students joined for various reasons, just as they enjoyed or helped with various things. Senior Stephanie Wellman said, "I helped with ideas for projects and had a great time interacting w ith students I don't usually talk to." Although Student Council didn't accomplish as much as they would have hoped, they worked hard and were good at what they did. Student Council members did their best to improve the school and community. Some National Honor Society projects included the bloodmobile in November and a door-to-door fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis and Arthritis in April. The National Honor Society members also strived to make the school and community a better place. "National Honor Society gave me the opportunity to become more involved in the community," new inductee senior Cody Hubert said. Both Student Council and National Honor Society were productive. Both were committed to making the school and community a better place. Student Council member junior Lacey Messerschmidt refills the fruit tray for the seniorI fa culty breakfast. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. New NHS inductees: Megan Fischer, Alicia Fischer, Myckell Schenk, Ashley Wagner, Bobbi Pogge, Katie Harman, Jenny Speight, Bret Stephens, Cody Huebert, Eric Clark, Bryan McEvoy, Lance Brisbois and Bethany Kuhnle. Photo provided by Ashley Wagner. Senior Kathryn Toler gives blood while senior Michaela Gray ..,. keeps her company. Photo by Amber Finken. 68 Organizations �Right: Current NHS members listen intently to the speaker at the induction ceremony. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Below: Senior NHS member Amber Finken cleans up after the bloodmobile. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Below: Junior Sarah Moen helps students with their plates and drinks at the end-ofthe-year cookout. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Right: Student Council members sophomores Bobbi Pogge, Kristen Ungrad and Megan Fischer attend a meeting . Photo by Sarah Ander. on. Below: Senior NHS inductee Cody Huebert enjoys a piece of cake at the induction ceremony. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Student Council/NHS 69 �B4: Elizabeth Thielen THE SIMPLE LIFE Seniors John Wolllenhaput, Dean Grote, Brett Cook, Eric Clark, Andy Olsen and Kelli Greiner take time to pose for a picture. Photo provided by FFA "I farm, you eat!" was the motto on FFA t-shirts. The Future Farmers of America helped carry on the tradition of learning the simple life by farming and improving the environment and community. To be involved in FFA, a student had to be enrolled in an Ag class and show they wanted to participate. Members had to be hard workers, honest, responsible and show excitement about being in FFA. The group took part in not only farming-type activities, but also many activities to help improve the community. For instance, they held their annual fruit sale and did road cleanup. Other high points or big activiies were the trip to Denver and trap shooting . FFA also took part in competitions. At the Soil Judging Contest seniors Brett Cook, Eric Clark, Kelli Greiner and Andy Olsen placed fourth in Districts to qualify for State. At the FFA Sub-Districts, hosted by Tri-Center, Cook, Greiner, Olsen and John Wollenhaupt advanced to Districts with golds in extemporaneous speaking, rad io broadcasting and welding . Others competing at Sub-Districts were Clark and Dean Grote in Ag sales and job interview. Sponsor Mr. Kevin Matulka had six officers to help carry out the organization's duties and activities. Those elected officers included Cook, President; Clark, Vice President; Griener, Secretary; Grote, Treasurer; Sarh Moen, Reporter and Johnnie Witt, Sentinel. The organization's leadership from the seven seniors was one strength . Other members included eleven juniors, four sophomores and one freshman . Below: Recognized at the banquet, juniors Raymond Bruck, Sarah Moen and Jeremy Witt are among next year's officers . Photo provided by FFA. Above: Andrew Olloff, Jeremy Witt, Kelli Greiner, Brett Cook, Eric Clark and Andy Berg attend the State Convention in Ames. Photo provided by FFA. Right: Juniors John Zellmer, Sarah Moen a nd Lacey Messerschmidt are part of the FFA float in Neala's Hoo Doo Days Parade . Photo provided by FFA. �Righ t: Seniors Brett Cook, Dean Grote, Eric Clark, Kelli Greiner, Andy Olsen and John Wollenhaupt receive their awards atthe FFAAwards Banquet. Photo provided by Mr. Kevin Matu!ka Below: Sophomore Andy Newland takes part in a presentation during Safety Day. Photo provided by FFA. Senior Kelli Greiner does her broadcasting performance during the FFA Sub-Districts Competition held atTri-Center. Photo pro- vided by FFA Below : Sophomore Danielle Ausdemore takes part in a presentation during Safety Day. FF 71 �84: Stephanie Cross BENEFACTOR ASTRA. which stands for ability, service, training, responsibility, and achievement, is an organization that allows students to give back to their communities. Each student works to earn cumulative hours by doing community service work; Members earned hours by serving dinners at the Dorothy Day House, spending time in nursing homes, picking up trash along roads and much more. ASTRA also did miscellaneous actions around school to help earn money for the club. During Thanksgiving, for instance, they baked apple and pumpkin pies. The club also held a fundraiser to raise money for families in need of gifts for Christmas. For Valentine's Day, members sold "Crush" Pops and carnations for those who wanted to show their affedion. In the spring volunteers spent a day helping at the Special Olympics at Woodrow Wilson High School. "One of the most meaningful moments that occurred this year was helping Tommy Sondag's family by holding a bake sale; said sponsor Mrs. Kelly Alters. Students join ASTRA because of the blissful feeling they receive by helping others and their communities. They also join because it is a fun extracurricular activity with many rewards at hand . Awards are given to students who contribute the most hours throughout the year. Sophomore Samantha Manhart lent a helping hand setting up hurdles at home track meets. "I thought it was a really fun experience and you get to meet new people; she commented . Freshmen Chet Cyr's favorite part about being in ASTRA was "organizing the events they participate in and picking out prizes for each activity ." ASTRA and Alters, who resigned at the end of the year, had a Fr~shma.n Kati~ H~nke~, sophomore Erin H.an~en, freshman great impact on the students and those helped . ASTRA pays for scholarships to candidates who apply, pays for guest speakers for the Nicole Richey, 1un1or Michelle Sondag and 1un1or Cassandra school if needed and pays for meals for teachers during different parent/ Leuschen volunteer their time at Carsten's Farm Days . Photo teacher conferences to name a few other contributions. provided by ASTRA. Benefactors, or those who help others, is only a mere word when it comes to what ASTRA is really all about. For some, it's a whole new experience within itself. Below: Freshman Chet Cyr seems to be enjoying his job of mixing up the punch for an ASTRA party. Photo provided by ASTRA. Above: Senior Melissa Bailey and junior Cassandra Leuschen lend a hand at the Dorothy Day House. Photo provided by ASTRA. Right: Sophomore Jenny Speight and freshman Katie Wlges promote ASTRA's adopt a family project. Photo by Rachel Kuhnle. 72 Organizations �Right: Freshmen Amelia Tuel and Katie Wiges and senior Kyle Welboume, along with a number of middle school ASTRA members, help out at the Special Olympics. Photo provided by ASTRA. Below: Junior Jesta Thomas takes a break while volunteering at the Special Olympics . Photo provided by ASTRA. Below: Freshman Josh Mark and middle school student Laysa Shreeves participate in the Memory Walk held in Harlan in the fall. Photo provided by ASTRA. Below: Sophomore Kelsey Lugsch and freshman Megan Osbahr have fun with the toys before wrapping them for an adopted family at Christmas . Photo provided by ASTRA. ASTRA 73 �B4: Jessica ttef mbauqh ADRENALINE X Freshmen Sheyna Huddle and Kristin Parker and sophomore Emilie Ortman strike a pose at the conclusion of one of thier dances. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. With enough spirit for the whole gym or complex, the cheerleaders and Golden Girls got the crowd riled up. With their new moves and new cheers they were full of" Adrenaline X". Jenny Hall, along with Lindy Henning, again coached the Golden Girls. Members included sophomores Jesi Bruck, Megan Fischer, Samantha Manhart, Nicki McCool, Emilie Ortman and Myckell Schenk, as well as freshmen Sheyna Huddle and Kristin Parker. Co-captains Ortman and Schenk, both second year letter winners, helped to lead the team to a Class V Porn fifth place finish at State. McCool said the best part of drill team was "going to practices with all my friends and our coach ." Hall was very proud of the girls this year. She said, "They were a great group of girls that worked together well as a team ." The cheerleaders also supported the athletes and raised the crowd's spirit. Seniors and co-captains Melissa Bailey and Ashley Schultz lead sophomores Autumn Collier, Erin Hanken, Alexa Hill, Kelsey Lugsch, Rachel Peters and Niko! Thomas, as well as freshmen Jessica Nowlin and Rachel Schoening. Bailey said, "When it came down to game time, every one performed really well even when it was cold ." The cheerleaders worked hard to learn the cheers. They attended a workshop in Essex as well as practiced all summer. Hall commented, "They were much more prepared this year." For the cheerleaders and the Golden Girls it was a successful year. All the hard work paid off as the groups performed well when it came down to it. Below: Sophomore Alexa Hill, freshmen Jessica Nowlin and sophomore Rachel Peters cheer on the wrestlers. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Above: The football Cheerleaders take lime during a home gam e to gel a group photo. Photo by Alicia Fischer. Right: Sophomores Myckell Schenk, Samantha Manhart and Meghan Fishcer show off their moves during half-time. Photo by Kyle Welbourne. 74 Organizations �Right: The drill team rolls through another move while in sync. Photo by Kyle We/bourne. Below : Sophomore Autumn Collier pauses before her next cheer. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Below: Sophomore Erin Hanken helps to get the crowd in a rowdy mood during the Mo. Valley football game. Photo by Jessica Heimbaugh. '.·~ r~, ~ J1.:V :: Drill Tearn/Cheerleading 75 �Bq: Kqle Webourne MAKING THE BAND Senior Chase Means plays his tuba during a football half time show of the football game. Means was a two year band member. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Another year passed and nothing new happened in the Instrumental Music Department. They had another great year as the Marching band and Satin Knights started off with two first place finishes at the Clarinda Parade and Field Competition. The Marching Band also competed against some of the best competition in the state at Valleyfest in Des Moines. The band earned third place honors in Class 2A. The department not only succeeded in Marching Band, but also in Jazz. The Jazz Band took home an overall Division II rating at the State contest and a I in the sight-reading contest. They later placed second in the WIC contest and third at a highly acclaimed District competition, barely missing qualifying for the Iowa Jazz Championships. The Concert Band also received a Division I at the State contest held at Abraham Lincoln High School. The band had not earned a I since 1989. With hard work, dedication, and sweat the students and directors Arla Clausen and Nate Simmons were busy "Making the Band." Below: Senior trumpet player Melissa Bailey plays her solo dur- ing a Jazz Band Concert. Photo b Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Above: The Concert Band performs at the Fine Arts Awards Night. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Right: Senior Kyle Welbourne recieves the John Phillip Sousa award from Director Mr. Nate Simmons at the Fine Arts Awards night. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 76 Organizations �Rig ht : So phomore Myckell Schenk and the clarinets march through Neola's main street during the Hoo Doo Days Parade. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Bottom: Freshman Austin Kay stands at attention be- tween songs during a halftime show. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. In tmmental Mu.·ic 77 �Bq: Rachel Kuhnle POPS TARS Freshmen Adam Gau and Becky Barrier and Sophomores Trista Lahr and Katie Harman, along with the rest of the 86 member Concert Choir, perform at the Christmas concert. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Singing as popstars, the Vocal Music Department had yet another successful year. For some the year began early with All-State camp and summer practices. "It was a very nice experience," senior Chase Means, lone All-State qualifier, commented. At the start of the school year, although competitions weren't for months, the Sensations were enthused to begin practices. In spring, they took that enthusiasm into their competitions with highlights such as lst place honors at both WIC and Johnston and a Division I rating at State. The Jazz Choir, another competitive group, also had a good year. They took second place honors at WIC and earned a Division II rating at State. The Concert Choir worked hard and performed well also. They sang in concerts and contests in addition to putting on a wonderful Variety Show for the enjoyment of all. Junior Shannon Dickerson said, "I love doing the Variety Show because you get to know people better and irs a great experience." Students earned 25 Superior I ratings and 13 Excellent II ratings at the Small-Group Contest. At the Large Group Contest, the Bass Clef, the Treble Clef and the Concert Choir all earned Superior I ratings. At the end of the year Director Arla Clausen resigned to move onto the college level. While choking back tears, she said, "Teaching at T-C has been the best ride. It's the love and dedication the students have for the music that made my job so fufilling." Below: Seniors Katie Sibert, Kyle Welbourne, Melissa Baily and Keith Bruck perform in the Senior Dance during Variety Show. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Above: Show Choir members junior Justin Mark, freshmen Cody P~ster and Josh Mark and sophomore Glen Olsen perform in the men's feature "Stay. " Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Right: Junior Amy Nanninga and sophomore Bethany Kuhnle sing in the Jazz Choir performance at the Christmas Concert. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. �Below: The Concert Choir performs at the Fine Arts Awards Night as rehearsal for the Large Group Contest where they recieved a Division I rating. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. National Choral/Outstanding Senior Award Winner Jamie Ring performs her solo for the Variety Show. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Below: Senior Chase Means sings his solo of "Old Man River'' at the Variety Show. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Above: Sophomores Allison Kennedy and Ashley Wagner sing in the 38 member Show Choir. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Below: Director Arla Clausen receives a bag of goodies from senior choir members. Clausen resigned after 28 years at Tri-Center. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Vocal Music 79 �6th grade Band Front: Laysa Shreeves, Hilaree Walter, Kelsey Handy, Kyrstin Albertus, Sarah Moffatt, Heidi Barrier, Katie Albers, Beth Jarrett. Second: Patrick Horn, Sean Dollen, Debra Ward, Gus Olsen, Joseph Smith, Colton Corrin, Anthony Nelson . Third: Daniel Killpack, Kyle Zimmerman, Aubrey McElmeel, Kasandra Richtig, Elizabeth Sidebottom, Kathryn Marshall, Corey Danker. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 6th grade Choir Front: Jonathan Griffith. Zachary Jacobs, Alyssa Lang, Patrick Horn, Kelsey Handy, William Haubrich, Bryce Vorthmann. Second : Kelli Hubbard, Crystal Buboltz, Tyler Marr, Taylor Gunderson, Joseph Smith, Corey Danker, Kyrstin Albertus, Karly Michl. Third: Timothy Gale, Amanda Cudd, Kathryn Marshall, Beth Jarrett, Zachary Pohlman, Daniel Ring, Daniel Killpack. Fourth: Josh Calhoon, Gus Olsen, Jessica Bowen, Katie Albers, Sarah Moffatt, Debra Ward, Colton Corrin, Jared Crozier, Aubrey McElmeel. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 6th grade Choir (Cont.) Front: Laysa Shreves, Hilaree Walter, Tyler Bruck, Joseph Cudd, Zachary Jacobs, Derek Finken, Kasandra Richtig. Second: Kyle Zimmerman, Kyle Campbell, Kathrine Wellman, Alexander Linvall, Austin Beebe, Chris Wa lker, Mckenna Strahm. Third: Lian Raitt, Rachel Tuttle, Kelci Wellman, Elizabeth Sidebottom, Blake Sullivan, Daniel Corrin, Nicholas Thomas, Heidi Barrier. Fourth : Stephen Messerschmidt, Brandon Pogge, Anthony Nelson, Jason Bruck, Joseph Gehling, Clasrissa Birtwell, Nathan Sibert, Stephen Vorthmann . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 7th and 8th grade Band Front: Jared Carroll, Matt Nanninga, Lisa Minahan, Nicole Darrington, Mr. Nate Simons, Bailey Marsh, Amy Christiansen. Second: Garrett Buckley, Rena Arrick, Jeri Hill, Nicole Wellman, Brandy Kurtzuba, Josie Pedersen, Morgan Danker, Catrena Collins. Third: Shawn Gray, Amanda James, Billi Oloff, Zach Ebrel, Ashleigh Taylor, Connie Carrigan, Abby Haugaard, Emily Gruber, Michele Manhart, Joseph Jarrett. Fourth : Andy Griffith, Kyle Lefeber, Luke Davis, Alyssa Tuel, Megan Dollen, Roni Nihsen, Danielle Welbourne, Derek Parsons, , Zach Norman, Colin Parsons, Nick Kramer. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 80 Organi zations �7th grade Choir/ Show Choir Front: Garrett Buckley, Kyle Fischer, Billi Oloff, Jamie Walker, Ashleigh Taylor, Amy Christiansen, Casey Finken, Heather Vorthmann. Second: Matt Nanninga, Jordan McDermqtt, Kyle Ring, Jodie Walker, Megan Dollen, Nicole Wellman, Baleigh Marsh, Rena Arrick. Third : Alyssa Tuel, Jeri Hill, Ann Stangl, Emily Gruber, Taylor Dailey, Ashley Burbridge, Michele Manhart, Amanda James, Cassi Stephens, Sarah Burns. Fourth: Shawn Gray, Derek Parsons, Zach Eberl, Linsey Messerschmidt, Laura Grote, Debra Tuttle, Kaitlin Pleon, Kelsey Pleon, Ashley Wiggins. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 8th grade Choir/ Show Choir Front: Abby Haugaard, Mindy Morriss, Kaitlin Soppe, Alley Walter, Megan Lahr, Amber Epperson, Kerrie Denning. Second: Nicki Pester, Beth Brisbois, Lisa M inahan, Laura Wellman, Monte Larsen, Kyle Lefeber, Cassie Leighty, Rosie Griffin, Josie Pedersen . Third: Alesh ia Exline, Connie Carringan, David Tuttle, Jared Carroll, Lance Courtier, Zach Norman, Shannon Finken, Leah Nielsen, Roni Nihsen . Fourth: Carletta Foote, Morgan Danker, Leetah Ring, James Driver, Kurt Spomer, Nicole Darrington, Courtney Christiansen, Danielle Welbourne. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Middle School Leadership Front: Morgan Danker, Roni Nihsen, Lisa Minahan, Nicole Wellman, Kerrie Denning, Kyle Lefeber, Monte Larsen, Shaun Cyr. Second: Caleb Peters, Nicki Pester, Nicole Darrington, Abby Haugaard, Amber Epperson, Joseph Jarrett. Third : Calley Stamp, Cortney Christiansen, Connie Carrigan, Alley Wa lter. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Middle School ASTRA Front: Ashley Butler, Morgan Danker, Samona Besch, Mindy Morriss, Lisa Minahan, Devon Ausdemore, Tina Thomas, Alissa Dermody. Second: Leetah Ring, Josie Pedersen, Nicki Pester, Rosie Griffith, Aleeshia Exline, Sammy Harryman, Michelle Vorthmann, Kerrie Denning, Amber Epperson. Third: Ashley Birbridge, Sarah Burns, Casey Finken, Ka itlin Pleon, Ann Stangl. Shaun Cyr, Megan Lahr. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Middle School Organizations 81 �TOUGH ENOUGH Throughout the year athletics provide things for both the participants and those attending. For those attending athletics can be social events and entertainment. For the participants, athletics teach responsibility and so much more while athletes see whether or not they are tough enough. Competing in a sport causes students to be more responsible and be able to manage their time, because they must arrive at practices and games on time. Athletes must have good time management to be able to complete homework between games, practices and other things. Being involved in athletics gives students a stronger feeling of competitiveness. Freshmen Sheyna Huddle, who participated in volleyball, track, and softball said, "Being involved in athletics gives us something to do instead of sitting around the house." Athletics at Tri-Center are supported by many. Students drive the distance to see their peers in action. Road trips give students a chance to hang out with their friends and the opportunity to show their school spirit. From Softball to Track, throughout the year all sports drew a crowd. Senior shortstop Elizabeth Thielen covers second base in a game against Treynor. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Sophomore Tim Kramer drives to the basket. Photo provided by Gazette. 82 Sports �By: Sarah Anderson Sophomore Samantha Manhart runs a leg of the shuttle hurdle relay at the TriCenter meet. Photo provided by Gazette. Senior Katie Sibert waits for the sign to serve. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Senior quarterback Jesse Kuhnle receives the ball from junior center Derrick Danker against Mo. Valley. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Junior heavyweight Wade Garren has the advantage on his opponent. Photo provided by Gazette. Divi ion 83 �OPPONENT T-C OPP Lewis Central Logan-Magnolia Elk-Horn Kimballton Missouri Valley Underwood Treynor Audubon St. Albert Missouri Valley Riverside A-H-S-T Underwood Treynor Harlan Audubon Riverside Walnut Griswold Griswold A-H-S-T Audubon Missouri Valley Seargent Bluff- Luton 6 13 3 8 11 3 15 5 8 3 4 6 1 6 1 11 8 5 l 4 6 6 15 10 l 4 2 1 7 9 10 6 7 9 16 11 25 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 2 11 Senior Cody Huebert ta kes a strong SWing al the ball. Huebert recorded a baiting average of .33 3 during the course of th e season. Photo by Mrs. Soroh E/lio/I. Graduate Brandon Petersen prepares to receive th e ball. The three-year letter winner had a .886 fielding percenta ge and led the team in homeru ns. Photo by Mrs. Soroh El/ioll. NNARSrrY: Front: Jeremy Witt, Landon Ausdemore, Jake Clevenger, Tyler Finken, John Clevenger. Jacey Garren. Second: Bret Stephens, Bryan Larsen. Jared Tapp, Kyle Welbourne, Mike Stamp, n m Kramer. Luke Stamp, Troy Courtier. Johnnie Witt. Third: Assistant Coach Max Kozeal. Cody Huebert, Kent Harryman. Andy Olsen. Dean Grote, Brian Grote. Brandon Petersen, Eric Carrigan, Head Coach Jim Dermody. Photo provided by Fischer Photography. Sophom ore Bret Stephens looks to steal second base Stephens FRESHMEN: Fron t: Josh Torneton, Kurt Pauley, Adam Gau, Dustin Taylor. Austin Kay. Second: Colton White, Tyler Finken, Ryon Marsh. John Clevenger. Joke Clevenger, Jocey Garren. Third: Coach Andy Hensley, John Graham. Bryan Olsen. Ken Butler. Josh Brisbois. Not pictured: Joke Preucil and Wes Clark. Photo provided by Fischer Photography. 84 Sports winner. Photo by Mrs. Soroh El/ioll. �TI1e t eam ove1·ca111e inexpei-ience t o finish a satisfying season. SECOND CHANCE Senior Andy Olsen pitches the ball ag ainst WIC rival Treynor. Olsen stru ck out 17 batters and only allowed 24 hits on the season. Photo by Mrs. Sarah El/loll. Junior Johnnie Wrtt eag erly awaits the 84: Alfcfa Fischer nexl pitch. Witt, a two-year letter winner. ' hit .347 for the season. Photo by Mrs. "We are what we believe." The Trojan baseball team did not just believe in themselves and each other, but also proved that they could accomplish anything. The athletes worked extremely hard in the off-season to prepare themselves for the summer season. The varsity roster had seven sophomores, five juniors, five seniors and only one graduate. Many young players stepped up to fill some major roles during the season. The young players the previous year were awarded a second chance to improve. Their youth did not show during the first four games, as the team went 3-1 with their only loss coming to stateranked Lewis Central in a well-fought game. The Trojans consistently battled through conference play. They went through several injuries of key players and suffered tough losses, but they persevered because of their work ethic and great character. They then made a late season run to go 7-3 in their last 10 games. "Our overall attitude was as good as any team since I've been at Tri-Center. We had great chemistry and work ethic, and it showed with our late season run," Head Coach Jim Dermody said. The highlights of the season came with wins over conference champion A-H-S-T and Missouri Valley in the District Championship. The team then battled with Sergeant-Bluff in the SubState Championship, but came up short to end their season at 13- 14. Brandon Petersen , the lo graduate . showed great leadership on the f e d tor the young team. Petersen recei ed estern Iowa Confe rence Honorable Mention at the infield position. Petersen was also awarded the Leadership Award and MVP Award by his fellow teammates. The Trojans continually strived to get better from day one. They made impressive progress on the season to tu rn some heads and gain re peel for futu re seasons. Middle: Senior Kyle Welboum e anxiously awaits the ball to co me his way. Wel bourne fin ished the season with 19 put outs and a .833 fielding percentage. Photo by Mrs Sarah Elllofl. Righi: Senior Troy Courtier. a two-year letter winner. pitched 37 pitcher Along wi th catching, Larsen was also th e innings and finished with 17 strike outs. Photo provided by Mrs. Saroh team's lop third ba seman and a two year letler winner. Elliofl. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Baseball 85 �The playe1·s were dedicat ed and worked ha1·d t hroughout the season t o fi nis h 1 1- 1 5. ALL -AMERICAN Middle: Junior Alisha Gau fires a pitch to the plate. Gau had a 1.63 ERA on the G I R L season. Photo by Mrs. Sarah El/ioff. Sy: desta Thomas Graduate Laura Nanninga leads off from second base. Nanninga was selected as First Cracking bats and cheering fans are just a few intriguing sounds that one may have heard when at the softball complex. Those aren't all, though, that made up a great season for the young ladies. The girls' softball team also showed great determination and magnificent team chemistry. The team had a great start with returning graduates Kim Bennett, Tina Clevenger, Laura Nanninga, and Tessa Wellman to provide experience and leadership. "We had girls with a lot of experience who played a particular position for three straight years," Head Coach Derek Sonderland said. The team set big goals for their season, such as going to State and winning the Western Iowa Conference. Those goals became a long stretch when the team suffered some injuries, however, the team did win the IKM Tournament, which Sonderland said "was a great accomplishment for the team." "We had some kids who were very dedicated to their team," Sonderland also said. Overcoming obstacles in their Team All-Con ference as well as Academic All-Conference. Photo by Mrs. Sarah El/ioff. way and putting a dedicated team together set the standard for an all American season that showed talents in many aspects. Middle: The graduates and their parents are recognized and ore presented with balloons and flowers on Parents' Night at the last home game. Photo provided by Amber Finken. Lett: FRESHMEN: Kaitlyn Pauley, Emily Schroder, Hilary Nelson, Bennett prepare lo m ake a play. Bennell w as selected Becky Barrier. Rachel Huebert and Kalie Hanken. Photo by lo First Team All-Conference as well as Best Attitude Fischer Photography. by her teamma tes. Photo by Mrs. Sarah El/loll. 86 Softball �Graduate Tessa Wellman anticipates the next play. Wellman was selected to First Team All-Conference. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliofl. Sophomore Alicia Fischer looks to Cooch Sonderla nd for signals. OPPONENT T-C OPP Underwood Treynor Audubon Mo. Valley Riverside Glenwood St. Albert Lewis Central A-H-S-T Abraham Lincoln Treynor Nodaway Valley Exira East Union Treynor Griswold Audubon Mo. Valley Riverside Underwood Griswold Ar-We-Va Harlan Walnut A-H-S-T Underwood l 0 5 0 7 3 5 3 0 l l 6 4 11 l 4 4 l 10 9 4 11 0 8 8 l 7 3 2 12 4 6 4 8 l 9 6 4 8 l 6 3 7 2 l 19 3 0 5 5 3 3 Fischer. playing designated hitter. catcher and shortstop, was a utility player for the team. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliofl. VARSITY: Front: Tessa Wellman, Tino Clevenger. Kim Bennett, Lauro Nanninga Second: Emilie Ortman. Missy Barner. Jessica Heimbaugh, Elizabeth Thielen, Amber Finken, Amy Nanninga Alisha Gau. Third: Nicki McCool, Kristen Ungrad, Becky Barner, Kalie Harmon, Ashley Wagner. Bobbi Pogge, Dana Schierbrock, Alicia Fischer. Photo by Rscher Phologrophy. Graduate Tina Clevenger waits for her pitch. Clevenger was selected Honorable Mention AllConference, Academic All-Conference, as well as Most Improved by her teammates. Photo JUNIOR VARSITY: Front: Nicki McCool, Knsten Unqrad, Emily Schroder. Becky Barrier. Second: Emilie Ortman. Kaitlyn Pauley, Rebecca Hadfield, Amy Nanninga, Alisha Gau, Stephanie Cross Third: Katie Hanken. Rachel Huebert, Hilary Nelson. Danielle Ausdemore, Katie Harman, Bobbi Poggie, Dana Schierbrock, Alicia Fischer Photo by Rscher Photogrophy. by Sarah Elliofl. Sports 87 �OPPONENT TC OPP Cooch Jeff Fah gives th e players som e words of wisdom before they head back onto the field. Photo by Jessica heimbaugh. BoyerValley Mo. Valley A-H-5-T Underwood Bedford Riverside St.Albert Corning Griswold 14 13 34 6 36 41 12 0 55 14 41 49 44 39 7 7 21 0 All-District Award Winners First Team: Brandon Vorthmann, Cody Senior Joey Pauley takes Huebert a breather during a time Second Team: Joey Pauley, Jesse Kuhnle out. Pauley lead the team Honorable Mention: Wade Garren, Kent in assisted tackles with Harrymann 44 and had 3B solo Academic: Cody Huebert, Eric Clark, Kyle tackles on th e season. Welbourne Photo By Allison Hill. NNARSITY: Front: Joke Clevenger. Kurt Pauley. Josh Torneten. Collon While. Second: Tommy Stangl. Moll Schultz. Regis Bomfim. Moll M . Wilson, John Clevenger. Bryan Olsen, Andy Manhart. Third : Clint Rice, Brandon Vorthmann, Tim Kromer, Ryo n Marsh, Joey Pauley, Kurtis Shreeves. Kyle Welbourne, Bryan Larsen, Wes Cla rk, Mall Dickerson. Fourth: Tony Hubbard, Jesse Kuhnle, Coach Jeff Foh, Coach Carl Cochron, Head Coach Don Elliott, Cooch Jim Dermody, Cooch Roy Peters, Cody Petersen, Cody Huebert. Fifth: Nick Buboltz, Eric Corrigan. Kent Harryman, Derrick Danker. Wade Garren, Eric Clark, Joe Ausdemore, Brion Grote, Jacey Garren. Photo by Fischer Photography. Senior Joey Pauley. senior Jesse Kuhnle, iunior Kurtis Shreeves, and the rest of the Trojans prepare lo take th e field for the season opener home game against Boyer SENIORS: Front: Regis Bomfim. Joey Pauley, Kyle Welbourne, Brandon Vorthmann. Second: Jesse Kuhnle. Joe Ausdemore, Cody Huebert, Eric Clark. Photo by Fischer Photgrophy. 88 Sports Volley . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. �Senior Cody Huebert attempts to hold his A-HS-T opponent. Huebert was second on the team in solo tackles with 41 . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Thetea111 111ade a nice 1·eturn to the va1·sity level. FEAR FACTOR Ellioll. Senior Kyle Welboume receives a kick and 84: Allf son Mfll rushes with the boll. Welbourne lead the team in kick returns with 309 yards .. Photo by When it came to the challenges of the sedson, fear was not a factor for the football team. Although the team didn't win as many games as they would have liked, finishing at 2-7, the players and coaches believed the season was a success_ Head Coach Dan Elliott said, "We improved as a team very much from the previous season." The coaches this season were Elliott and his assisstants Carl Cochran, Jim Dermody, Jeff Fah and Ray Peters. The team captains who also helped bring the team home two victories were seniors Cody Huebert, Jesse Kuhnle, Joey Pauley and Brandon Vorthmann. One fear these boys were not afraid to face was to work hard. They "put in a lot of extra effort and tried hard to make the season a big success," Elliott said_ Elliott also commented that one of the high points of the season was the "win against Boyer Valley, the first game of the season." Although the team did much better than past seasons, one weakness was still the low number of players; when one person gets injured irs hard to replace them if there aren't many players. One other thing that made the season more challenging for player is they had a very hard schedule. Brian Grote said, "I wish we could have played better the last two games because we had a good chance of winning both of them." Although these boys did not win the last two games they were still pleased with the outcome of the season. Middle: Defensive linemen junior Kent Harryman 181. junior Denick Danker and junior Wade Garren attempt to hold the Mo. Volley offense. W Garren lead the team In solo tackles with 55. Photo by Soroh Anderson. Left: Quortebock Jesse Kuhnle and the offensive line set Right: Senior Brandon Vorthmann attempts to gain yards against the up th eir offense against Mo. Valley. Photo by Sarah Underwood Eagles. Vorthmann led th e team in rushing with 725 yards on Anderson the season. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Ellioll. Football 9 �Right: Junior teller winner Amy Nonn inga 1l1e team had succes with new line-up, new talent STARTING OVER Sy: Kyle Ylelbourne gels ready 10 block. Nanningo led the team in serve percenlag e al 93.71'. Photo by Kyle We lbourne. Junior Wendy Ausdemore goes up for !he ollock.. At 3.5 per game. Ausdemore lead At the end of a 27-7 season, the volleyball team found themselves once again in another barn burning Regional Final. The team, led by Head Coach Brian Wedemeyer and Assistants Amy Olsen and Rachel Eikenberry, had started over with a new lineup and had filled some big shoes from the 2002 team. The team found leadership in senior captains Jessica Heimbaugh, Katie Sibert, Elizabeth Thielen and Kathrine Toler. The team also found leadership from returning letter winners Sarah Anderson, Wendy Ausdemore, Missy Barrier, Amy Nanninga, Heimbaugh and Thielen. Heimbaugh said about her career, #It was fun and enjoyable to get to know all of the girls more and more each year." The team succeeded in being crowned champions more than once. They won not only the Clarinda and TriCenter Tournaments, but also the District Championship. Other successes and highlights included placing second in the Western Iowa Conference and Runner-up in the Regional Championship. Individual players also received success and recognition . Ausdemore set the record for kills in a season with 419, while Barrier had a team high of 761 assists. Ausdemore and Barrier made First Team All-Conference, while Heimbaugh and Nanninga received Honorable Mention. Even with a new lineup and new talent, the team achieved success. the learn in kills. Pholo p rovided by Middle: The varsity learn tokes o break between games du ring lhe Audubon match. For lhc ~ oson, !he team ou lscored !heir opponents 2263 lo 1766. Pholo by Kyle Welbourne. Left:: seniors Katherine Toler and Katie Sibert and freshmen Kelsey While Messerchmldl received al 72 31", her slang area was Messerschmidt and Emily Schroder chee r on !heir leammoles as lhey serving, where she was lhlrd on the team ol 92 1% rake on Underwood. Photo by Kyla Welbourno. by Kyle Welbourne. 90 Sports Photo �T-C/OPP The team lakes a quick plclure before lhe Regional Final game. The lea rn wore arm bonds in meomory of former Junior letter winner Sarah Anderson goes up for o block. Anderson hod 23 solo blocks and 283 assisted blocks on the season. Photo provided Boyer Valley Lo-Ma Clarinda Tourney Harlan Abraham Lincoln St.Albert Audubon T-C Tourney Missouri Valley A-H-5-T Riverside Harlan Tourney Griswold Treynor Underwood WIC Tourney A-H-5-T Riverside Clarinda Underwood L 1/3 w 3/0 lst 912 3/1 3/2 3/2 w w w w lst w w w 3/0 10/0 3/0 3/0 3/0 3rd 715 w w 3/0 3/2 1/3 2nd 6/5 L w w w L 3/0 3/0 3/2 2/3 by Gazette. Seniors Jessica Heimbau gh VARSITY: Front: Katherine Toler, Elizabeth Thielen, Jessica Heimbaugh, Katie Sibert. Second: Samantha Manhart, Lacey Messerschmidt. Missy Barrier, Alisha Gau, Amy Nanninga, Emilie Ortman . Third: Assisstant Coach Amy Olsen, Assisstant Coach Rachel Eikenberry, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Sarah Anderson, Wen dy Ausdem ore, Jenna Palensky, Becky Barrier, Head Coach Brian Wedemeyer. Photo by Studio B Photography. and Elizabeth Thielen wish each olher luck during pre- game introductions. Heimbaugh lead lhe learn in serve recel\'c al B1.7% In digs Heimbaugh lead wllh 207. while Thielen was second with 169. Photo provided by Gazetre. JV/FRESHMEN: Front: Samantha Manhart. Shayna Huddle, Rachel Huebert, Katie Hanken. Second: Jenna Palensky, Becky Barrier. Meghan McDonald. Kristin Parker, Kaitlyn Pauley, Jesi Bruck, Emilie Ortman. Third: Head Coach Amy Olsen. Katie Wiges. Kelsey Messerschmidt. Katie Harman, Ashley Nelson. Carly Siebels. Danielle Ausdemore. Assisstant Coach Rachel Eikenberry. olle ·ball 91 �Sophomore Alicia Fischer and freshmen Nicole Richey and Danielle A-H-S-T Logan-Magnolia West Harrison Tri-Center Audubon woodbine Atlantic WICatAvoca Sidney Districts State Kosmacek listen to directions for the start of the race at Tri-Center. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. • Team results were not available LETIERWINNERS: Alicia Fischer, Adam Gau, John Graham, Nathan Hensley, Danielle Kosmacek, Nicole Richey and Jonathan Smith. ACADEMIC AWARD: Team Distinguished Academic Acheivement. NONPAREIL'S ALL-SOUTHWEST IOWA TOP 20: Alicia Fischer (8th) Freshmen Adam Gau, Nathan Hensley and Jonathon Smith try to pace each other in the Tri-Center Meet. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. VARSITY: Front: Ada m Gau, Danielle Kosmacek, Jonathan Smith . Second: John Graham, Alicia Fischer, Nathan Hensley, Nicole Richey. Photo by Studio 8 Photography. Freshman Danielle Kosmacek pushes to stay ahead of those trailing her. Kosmecek ran her best time of 17:28 Coach Seth Grote cong ratulates Alicia Fischer after her race at the State meet in Fort Dodge. Fischer placed 25th of 130 runners in the State meet. Photo by Missy Barrier. at the LoganMagnolia meet. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 92 Sports �Tl1e y oung tea111 worked hard to gain expedence and improve. FreshmanJohnGraham THE AMAZING RACE paces himself. Graham ran B4: Mlss4 Barrier his best time of 19:33 at the WIC Meet held in Avoca. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Although the cross-country team had a lot of young, inexperienced runners, they worked hard throughout the season. The runners pushed and paced themselves to meet both team and personal goals in order to run amazing races. Sophomore Alica Fisher was the lone returning runner. She joined six freshmen to make up the team. Coaching for his first season, Coach Seth Grote was also new to the team. The team's main goal was for each individual to improve in every meet. Grote said, "Each runner improved because of hard work and dedication." Grote named the Western Iowa Conference meet as being a high point for the team. Each runner met his or her personal best place and/or time. Individually, Danielle Kosmacek and John Graham both placed 15th at WIC. Fischer, along with many top finishes, placed first at WIC and third at Districts. "I enjoyed this season because coach Grote made us work hard and kept us determined to do our best,· Graham said. The season was also enjoyed by Grote. He said it was ·a pleasure being with the kids and getting to know both them and the sport better." With continued hard work and dedication, the team will run many amazing races in the future. Middle: The cross country team is recognized at the fa ll sports pep ra lly. Photo by Bryan Larsen. Left: Sophomore Alicia Fischer regains Right: Freshman Adam Gau focuses on his her strength after placing second at Tri- race. Gau ran his best time of 22:47 at Center. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Logan-Magmolia. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Cros Country 93 �ll1e t ea111 s howed i111p1Aove111ent. WHO'S GOT GAME? 84: Destree Sfqler Junior Landon Ausdemore prepares to rebound . Ausdemore led the team in scoring, averaging 10.9 per game with a total of 207 on the season . Photo by Jessica To many people dribbling a ball downcourt and shooting it into a hole with a net may not exactly be their idea of a fun sport. For the boys' basketball players, though, it was. To them it was a fun sport in which achievement depended on who was dedicated, who was willing to work hard and who had game. The 7-12 record showed improvement. Most of the games were close, with the team losing by just a couple of points. Head Coach Carl Cochran said, "We had several solid games late in the season and played well in parts of other games. The season, as usual, was filled with both learning experiences and memorable moments. For many, like juniors Landon Ausdemore and Colburn Dittmer, #beating Missouri Valley at their school," was a favorite moment of the season. Overall, the team was much improved from the previous season and, despite their record, they showed they had game. Heimbaugh. H Middle: Varsity subs show their support from the bench. Photo by Rachel Kuhnle. Left: FRESHMEN: Front: Jonathan Smith, Ada m Gau, Kurt Pauley, Josh Torneten, Dustin Taylor. Second: Tommy Stangl, John Graham, Coach Jim Dermody, Wilt, voted best altitude, was second in Josh Mark, Nathan Hensley. Photo by Fischer free throw percentage with 66.7. Photography. provided by Gazette. 94 Spo1ts �Coach Jim Dermody, junior Brent Hough, Coach Cart Cochran, junior OPPONENT TC OPP Lo-Ma Woodbine Riverside A-H-5-T Griswold Boyer Valley Underwood Audubon Treynor Mo. Valley Underwood Audubon A-H -5-T Griswold Treynor Mo. Valley Riverside Walnut St. Albert 78 73 66 47 34 50 58 55 34 56 62 45 32 59 62 74 59 58 61 54 52 53 60 47 49 75 44 63 35 55 51 41 42 50 44 40 48 69 Bryan Larsen, senior Cody Huebert and the rest of the team ta ke a Senior Chase Means puts up the ball over his opponent. Means was second in field goal percentage at 57.7. Photo provide by Gazette. Junior Bryan Larsen VARSITY: Front: Managers Michaela Gray and Lauren Finken . Second: Bryan Larsen, Landon Ausdemore, Regis Bomfim, Cody Huebert, Tim Kramer, Johnnie Witt, Bret Stephens. Third: Coach Jim Dermody, Eric Carrigan, Brian Grote, Chase Means, Brent Hough, Ray Bruck, Colburn Dittmer, and Head Coach Carl Cochran. Photo by Fischer Photgraphy. gets ready to throw the ball to his teammates. Larsen, voted best defense, led the team in assists with 64 and was second in steals JUNIOR VARSITY: Front: Matt M. Wilson, Tommy Stangl, Austin McCool, Dustin Taylor. Tim Kramer, Andy Bowen. Second: Bret Stephens, Eric with 30. Photo by Carrigan, Coach Jim Dermody, Brian Grote, John Graham . Photo by Fischer Photography. Sarah Anderson. Boys Basketball 95 �The t eam just missed a second trip t o Stat e. THE co NTENDER s Sophomore Alicia Fischer turns and sprints for a long 84: Ellzabeth Thlelen pass. Fischer averaged 6.4 points per game. Photo by Coming off of last year's trip to the State Tournament, the team of 2004 looked to reach and surpass great heights. With the loss of just two seniors and experience under their belt, they worked hard to be contenders for their big goal , a second straight trip to the Barn. Although the Lady Trojans fell short of thier big goal, losing in the Regional Semifinal, they had a successful season. Memorable and tough games in the 18-6 season included games against Underwood, Audubon, Treynor and Carroll Kuemper. Another big accomplishment for the team was winning the District Championship game against Missouri Valley. Each player on the team worked hard in practice and games to come out on top. Coach Derek Sonderland was proud of the girls' effort and talent. "They are a great group of young ladies who work very hard, and I feel very fortunate to have been able to work with such talented people, Sonderland said. The girls' main goal was to return to the Barn in Des Moines for the State Tournament. Although they did not reach that goal, the team made great improvement through the season and have made high expectations for next season. Sophomore Kristen Ungrad is already looking forward to next season. 'We will just work harder next season and bring home the State Championship trophey,NUngrad said. N Middle: The Lady Trojans call a time out to review their game plan. Photo by Shannon Brisbois Left: FRESHMEN: Emily Sch roder, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Katie Wiges, Lacey Tritsch and Becky Barrier. Photo by Studio B Photography. Anderson work to get open. Both averaged over 17 points per game. provided by Gazette. 96 Sports �Sophomores Dana Schierbrock, Kristen Ungrad and Katie Harman cheer on and support the players on the court. Photo by Shannon Brisbois. Junior Missy Barrier takes an open shot. Barrier scored 214 points on the season . Photo provided by Gazette. OPPONENT Carroll Kuemper Lo-Ma Woodbine Underwood Riverside A-H-S-T Griswold Boyer Valley St. Albert Audubon Treynor Mo. Valley Underwood Riverside A-H-S-T Griswold Treynor Mo. Valley A-H-S-T Mo. Valley Audubon TC OPP 67 7S 82 44 66 63 S3 67 66 47 46 70 42 69 82 71 S7 63 71 72 S7 S9 27 24 Sl 32 31 24 S4 3S S9 so 32 so 47 2S 46 40 40 42 39 S8 VARSITY: Front: Wendy Ausdem ore, Tanya Redinbaugh, Sarah Anderson. Second: Kristen Ungrad, Katie Harman, Lacey Messerschmidt, Bobbi Pogge. Third: Dana Schierbrock, Alicia Fischer, Missy Barrier, Amy Nanninga . Photo by Studio B Photography. Senior Tanya Redinbaugh looks for the open play. Redinbaugh was the lone senior on the team. Photo provided JV: Front: Alisha Gau, Bobbi Pogge, Kristen Ungrad, Katie Harman, Dana Schierbrock, Beth Harris. by Gazette. Second: Emily Schroder, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Katie Wiges, Lacey Tritsch, Becky Barrier. Photo by Studio 8 Photography. Girl Basketball 97 �111e y oung team i111pi-oved thi-oughout the seaso11 AMERICAN GLADIATORS 84: Mfss4 Barrfer Freshman Andy Manhart talkes a break between his As the winter season approached, the wrestlers got ready for their intense practices, extensive meets and exciting tournaments. After working hard in the offseason lifting, running and getting fit, they were excited for the season to start. Even though the senior leadership ran short, with Kyle Welboume being the lone senior, the team still had a season with some success. Welbourne pushed the team to have a strong work ethic and the determination to want to win. #I thought the season overall was good. We had a young team that got better throughout the whole season," Welbourne said. The team, which finished with a 10-15 dual record, had thirteen wrestlers letter, including captains Welbourne and junior Wade Garren. #For a young team they improved a lot throughout the season, even though we matches to watch and support his teammates. Manhart, at 140, had 7 pins. Photo by didn't accomplish all of our goals it was still a successful season.# Head Coach Andy Hensley said. A couple of standouts on the season were Wei bourne and W. Garren. In the past two seasons, Garren had 58 wins with 42 pins, while Welbourne had 50 wins in two seasons. Hensley said it was "memorable placing four wrestlers In the top three at Districts." Welbourne, W. Garren, Jake Clevenger and John Clevenger all placed first or second at Sectionals and advanced to Districts. They each placed third at Districts, however, just missing advancing to state. Welbourne said, "I only went out two years and ended up thrid at Districts. I feel I had a successful season.# The 2003-04 wrestling season ended well and will help for the seasons to come. With a number of freshmen on the team, the future should have aood deoth and ex1:2erience. Middle: Freshman John Clevenger goes for the pin in a WIC Tourney match . Clevenger, at 125, was 26-19 w ith 16 pins. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Left: Junior TJ LeBaugh talks about his match with Fred White. Wrestling at 160, LeBaugh Garren has the advantage over his had 9 pins. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. opponent. Garren had 7 pins for the season . Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 98 Sports �OPPONENT TC/OPP Freshman Joke Clevenger ties up opponent during a match at the Tri-Center Invitational. Wrestling at 119, Clevenger was 30-16with12 pins for the season. Photo by Mrs. Sarah EllioN. Junior Wade Garren dow n his opponent. Garren was 39-10 with 29 pins for the St. Albert, Treynor Maple Valley Tourney West Harrison, West Monona WIC Dual Tourney Shenandoah, Denison T-C Invite Woodbine Riverside Griswold Tourney Corning Tourney A-H-5-T CAM Lo-Ma WIC Tourney Coon Rapids Bayard, Guthrie Center Sectionals Districts 48124 39/42 5th 44121 40124 7th 21/51 48/36 8th 36/45 13/58 2nd 15th 33/37 51/15 12/68 6th 36/42 24/45 4th 6th provided by Gazette. Head Coach Andy VARSITY: Front: Manager Sarah Moen, Colton White, Grant Marshall, John Zellmer, Austin Kay, Manager Ashley Nelson, Manager Hillary Nelson. Second: Jared Tapp, Jake Clevenger, John Clevenger, Jake Preu cil. Second: Coach Rick Payne, Jacey Garren, Andy Manhart, Wade Garren, Kyle Welbourne, TJ Lebaugh, Coach Shane Baker, Coach Andy Hensley. Hensley and Assistant Coach Rick Payne look on during a match. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliofl. Senior Kyle Welboume takes on an opponent at Sectionals at Underwood . Welbourne placed 2nd and advanced to Districts. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Wrestling 99 �ll1e teams enjoyed a season of fun competition. FOR LOVE OR MONEY 84: Ton4 ttubbard Golf season was a hit this year. The team, coached by Mr. Nate Simons, was rather small, but bigger isn't always better. Team members golfed not for the fame but for the love of the game. They weren't always concerned with their scores, but simply having fun and being with friends. Sophomore Allison Kennedy said, "I play golf all of the time. lrs what I do for fun; I don't worry about my score." The boys' team consisted of six varsity and seven junior varsity members. The girls' team had six members, all of whom golfed varsity. Seniors on the team included Shannon Brisbois, Tanya Redinbaugh, Dean Grote and Jesse Kuhnle. Medalling twice and earning runner-up honors three times, Kennedy was consistent for the girls team. For the boys, sophomore Randy Bruck and junior Raymond Bruck both medalled once each. Although golf ended early in the postseason, the team members took many memories of laugher and fun with them. Right: Junior Raymond Bruck drives one out of the rough on hole nine. Bruck medalled at this meet. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Below: Senior Tanya Redinbaugh looks on as other golfers tee off on hole one. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Middle: Senior Jesse Kuhnle checks out the situation before making his putt. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Left: Freshman Johnathan Smith tees Right: Sophomore Megan off on hole six at a home meet at Quail Fischer moves on to the next Run. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. hole. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 100 Sports �OPPONENT GIRLS BOYS -1, ahomemeet Riverside Griswold Treynor Mo. Valley A-H-5-T Underwood Audobon WIC Tourney Woodbine Sophomore Allison Kennedy sinks the putt at a home meet against Mo. Valley. Kennedy was a two-year golfer and letter winner. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. L L L L w w L L w L L L L L 6th 6th w L Boys Sectionals Girls Districts GOLF: Front: Tanya Redinbaugh, Lyndsay Dau, Trista Lahr, Shannon Brisbois, Allison Kennedy, Megan Fischer. Second: Jonathan Smith, Josh Goodsell, Daniel Smith, Dustin Taylor, Austin McCool, Randy Bruck, Raymond Bruck, Coach Nate Simons. Third: Jesse Kuhnle, Dean Grote. Photo by Studio B Photography. Senior Dean Grote ch ips one onto the green. Grote was a fou ryear golfer. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Golf coach Mr. Nate Simons checks out the team's progress from the luxury of a golf cart. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Boys and Girl s Golf 101 �ll1e team battles to achieve success Tl-IE INFERNO By Alicia Fischer When the Trojan track team began the season, they had many goals. The team strived everyday to get better and reach those goals. The season began with tough practice workouts that made them reach a better shape. Once track meets began. the runners and throwers had a chance to enter the inferno and run against other opponents to prove their strength and competitiveness. The team was led by Coach Max Kozeal and Assistant Dan Elliott, while the throwers were guided by Mr. Ray Peters. The men endured a lot of tough, hot practices to gain Freshman John Graham starts the 4 x 200 relay at Districts at Tri-Center. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. the respect they deserved. "These men worked very hard and strived to get better everyday. They wanted to be better than everyone no matter who their opponent was: Kozeal said. Seniors Cody Huebert, Andy Olsen, Brandon Vorthmann and Kyle Welboume served as leaders. Huebert and Olsen battled through the season in the discus. Welbourne was a hurdler and sprinter, while Vorthmann was a short-mid distance runner. All four ran track four years. NI will miss running the 4x800 relay with my teammates and the pumping up that we did before the race,· Vorthmann said. In hopes of reaching State in many events, the team prepared for Districts more than any other meet. Junior Wade Garren qualified in the shot put. Huebert in the discus, and Junior Colburn Dittmer in the high jump as well as in the 110 high hurdles. Vortmann qualified in the open 800 and Welbourne in the 400 low hurdles. The 4x800 and 4x200 relays also qualified. Few individuals or relays made the finals at State. Top finishes included Dittmer's fourth place in the 110 high hurdles and the 4X 800's eighth place. At the conclusion of the season. Kozeal was impressed with the effort throughout the season and hopes that the team will inspire many more great years of boy's track at Tri-Center. Middle: Junior Colburn Dittmer runs the 110 high hurdles. Dittmer placed fourth at State. Photo provided by Gazette. Left: Freshman Wes Clark competes in the Right: Sophomore Brian Grote hands long ju m p at Districts. Photo by Tony off to sophomore Tim Kramer in the 4 Hubbard. x 800 relay, which placed eighth at State. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 102 Sports �Junior Bryan Larsen hands off to junior BJ Pauley in the 4 x 200 relay at State. Photo provided by Gazette. Place Meet ISU Indoor BV Indoor Audubon Tri-Center Treynor Lo-Ma Underwood Treynor Drake Relays Woodbine WIC Underwood Boyer Valley Districts State 4th 4th 2nd 6th 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd seniors on the BOYS TRACK: Front: Manager Erin Hanken, Wes Clark. Adam Gou, Josh Torneton. Brandon Vorthmann, Kyle Welboume. Andy Olsen. Cody Huebert, Kurt Pauley, Colton White. Second: Nathan Hensley, Jake Clevenger, BJ Pauley, Bryan Larsen, Colburn Dittmer. Bret Stephens. Matt Schultz, Derrick Danker. Matt M. Wilson. Third: Cooch Mr Dan Elllott, Jacey Garren, John Graham, Matt Dickerson, John Clevenger. Andy Monhort, Wade Garren, Joke Richey, Brion Grote. Eric Carrigan, Tony Hubbard, nm Kramer, Kent Harryman, Head Coach Max Kozee!. Photo by Studio B Photography. Junior Wade Garren throws the shot put at Districts. Garren placed second to qualify for State. Photo provided by Gazette. The 4 x 800 relay gathers after their recordsetting run at Underwood. With the time of 8.26.02, they shattered the previous record from over fourty years by nearly nine seconds. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Boys Track l 03 �ll1e t eam earns a State Champions hip. FINAL JUSTICE Sophomore Alicia Fischer competes at State. With her best lime of th e season, Sy: Kyle Welbourne 11 :35:44, Fisher won the 3000 at Districts. Photo At the beginning of the season, Coach Pat Dalton and company had three goals - to win WIC, to win Districts and to earn the highest place finish ever at State by a T-C team. They did just that; they won both WIC and Districts and claimed a share of the 1-A Girls' State Track Championship by tieing North Linn with 32 points. State qualifiers included Wendy Ausdemore in discus, shot, 400; Becky Barrier in 100 hurdles; Alicia Fisher in 1500, 3000; Katie Harman in shot; Meredith Kosmacek in 100, 200, long jump and Sam Manhart in 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles. Qualifying relays included the 4xl00 of B. Barrier, Missy Barrier, M. Kosmacek and Amy Nanninga and the shuttle hurdle of B. Barrier, Alish Gau, Manhart and Nanninga. Danielle Kosmacek went as alternate. Senior M. Kosmacek finished her prep carrer in style. Along with numerous relay honors, M. Kosmacek earned her fourth 100 title and third 200 title. Other top finishes at State which earned points included Ausdemore's first place in the discuss, and the 4X100's second place. The runner's success showed with the numerous school and/or meet records. The team's sucess showed with the fop meet finishes; the State Cham ionshi being their final justice. Middle: Freshman Becky Barrier and sophomore Sam Manhart finish second and third in the 100 hurdles at Dislricls. At 15:46 Barrier ra n her best lime of the season. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Left: The 4xl 00 poses for a group shot at State. They shuttle hurdle relay at State. The relay ran ran their best time of the season at 50:90. Photo its best tim e of the season at 1:07:49 al provided by Gazette. WIC. Photo provided by Gazette. 104 Sports �Junior Amy Nanninga runs her leg of the shuttle Meet hurdle relay at State. Nanninga also ran in the sprint Place medley which set school record at 1:55:68 at WIC. ISU Senior UNI recruit Indoor BV Indoor Audubon Harlan Griswold Tri-Center Treynor Drake Relays Harlan Woodbine WIC Underwood 2nd 2nd lst 3rd 3rd 2nd lst 2nd Meredith Kosmacek wins the 100 at Districts State lst lst Districts at 11: 86, a school record . Kosmacek wos the only Iowa girl to win the 100 State title four times. Photo provided by Gazette. GIRL'S TRACK: Front: Sheyna Huddle, Missy Barrier, Alicia Ascher. Meredilh Kosmacek, Danielle Kosmacell, Sammy Haugaard. Megan McDonald. Second: Amanda Bah1ke. Alisha Gau. Dana Schierbrock, Becky Barrier. Amy Nanninga, Beth Harris, Rachel Huebert. Manager Mandeigh Brockhoff. Third: Assisslant Coach Susan Wedemeyer. Shelby Haugaard, Katie Harman. Wendy Ausdemore. Sarah Anderson, Rachel Peters, Sam Manhart. Amelia Tuel, Head Coach Pat Dalton. Photo by Studio B Photography. Sophomore Katie Harman th rows the shot at State. Harman's best throw of the season was 37"2 .75" at Woodbine. Photo provided by Gazette. Head Coach Mr. Pat Dalton addresses the crowd at a pep rally recognizing the team for their State Championship. Photo by Tony Hubbard. Girls Track 105 �MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS 8th Grade Football Front: Zack Norman, Kyle Lefeber, Andrew Griffith, Monte Larsen, Jared Ausdemore, Corey Ring, Donnie Arrick. Second: Dale Burford, Ross Buboltz, Taylor Griffun . Travis Clark, Caleb Peters, Cody Redinbaugh, Colin Parsons. Third : Head Coach Andy Hensley, Joseph Jarrett, Kyle Lehagh, Kurt Spomer, Lance Coutier, James Driver, Connor Bartlet, Jared Carroll, Josh LeBaugh, Noah Goldapp, Coach Pete Sornsen. Photo by Studio B Photography. 7th Grade Football Front: Garrett Buckley, Kyle Fischer, Dan McPhillips, Cody Orem, Tyler Daringer, Kendal Witt, Jared Sibels. Second : Tyler Fergusen, Michael Berg, Kyle Ring, Jordan McDermott, Alex Shriver, Luke Davis, Dan Hansen . Third : Head Coach Max Kozeal, Zach Eberl, Derek Parsons, Cody Bahrke, Jacob Anderson, Nick Kramer, Matt Nanninga, Kyle Clark, Coach Pete Sornsen. Photo provided by Studio BPho- tography. 8th Grade Volleyball Front: Amber Epperson, Shannon Finken, Abby Haugaard, Laura Wellman, Kerrie Denning, Kaitlin Soppe, Brittani Bruck. Second : Mindy Morri s, Megan Lah r, Alley Wa lter, Lisa Minaha n, Stephanie Tuttle, Devon Ausdemore, Lexi Parks, Connie Carrigan, Kelsey M arr. Third : Morgan Danker, Josie Pedersen, Ashley Butler, Roni Nihsen, Nicole Darring t on , Cal ley St amp , Courtney Christiansen , Lea h Nielsen , Da nielle Welbourne. Fourth: Coach Jenny Hansen . Photo by Studio B Photography. 106 Sports �MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS 7th Grade Volleyball Front: Elizabeth Littleton, Nicole Wellman, Baleigh Marsh, Megan Dollen, Casey Finken, Billi Oloff, Ashley Wiggen . Second : Catlin Ploen, Michelle Manhart, Sara Minahan, Alyssa Tuel, Ellen Hadfield, Kelsey Ploen. Third : Coach Janette Fischer, Ashley Burbridge, Kelsey Parks, Amanda James, Lindey Messerschmidt, Laura Grote, Debra Tuttle, Cassie Stephens. Photo by Studio B Photography. Wrestling Front: Taylo r Griffi n, Kend a l Witt, Cod y Orem, Lance Courtier, Corey Ring, Ross Bubultz. Second : Coach Justin M illiken, Josh LeBaugh, Travis Clark, Connor Bartlett, James Driver, Cody Redinbaugh, Jared Ausdemore. Photo by Studio B Photogra- phy. Time to Play Seventh graders Cody Bahrke and Matt Nanninga get set to rebound during an AAU tournament in Harlan. Photo by Sarah Ander- son. By: Sarah Anderson Middle School Sp rts l07 �Ml DDLE SCHOOL SPORTS 8th Grade Boys Basketball Front: Jared Ausdemore, Kyle Lefeber, Monte Larsen, Jordan Newkerk, Chris Withers. Second : Manager Shannon Finken, Jesse Corrin, Kurt Spomer, Andy Bowen, Joe Bartlet, Manager Lisa Minahan. Third : Cody Redinbaugh, Jared Carroll, Connor Bartlet, Caleb Peters, Dave Tuttle, Coach Mike Larsen. Photo by Studio B Photography. 7th Grade Boys Basketball Front: Dan McPhillips, Tyler Fergusen, Kyle Ring, Garrett Buckley, Kyle Clark, Alex Shriver. Second : Jordan McDermott, Matt Naninga, Jacob Anderson, Cody Bahrke, Jared Siebels, Kyle Fischer. Photo by Studio B Photography. 8th Grade Girls Basketball Front: Mindy Morris, Devon Ausdemore, Stephanie Tuttle, Brittani Bruc k, Li sa Minahan, Lexi Parks, Samantha Harryman. Second: Aleshia Exline, Amber Epperson, Danielle Welbourne, Tina Thomas, Alley Walter, Courtney Christiansen. Third: Coach Dave Velt off, Ron i Nihsen, Ni col e Darrington, Ashley Butler, Leah Nielsen, Shannon Finken . Photo by Studio B Photography. 108 Sports \ l �MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS 7th Grade Girls Basketball Front: Nicole Wellman, Ashley Taylor, Elizabeth Littleton, Kelsey Parks, Ashley Wiggins, Lindsey Messerschmidt, Bailey Marsh. Second: Jeri Hill, Megan Dollen, Amanda James, Alyssa Tuel, Ashley Birbridge. Third : Kelsey Pleon, Deborah Tuttle, Laura Grote, Kaitlin Pleon, Coach Jenette Fischer. Photo by Studio B Photography. 7th and 8th Grade Boys Track Front: Brannon Cudd, Jared Siebels, Tyler --,~~-,.... Freguson, Garrett Buckley, Dan McPhillips, ~~,. Jacob Osbon, Kendall Witt, Jordan McDermott, Alex Shriver, Dan Hansen. Second: Zach Eberl, Matt Nanninga, Chris Withers, Kyle Lefeber, Monte Larsen, Kyle Ring, Zach Norman, Tim Cudd, Lance Courtier, Kyle Fischer, David Tuttle. Third: Kyle Lenagh, Shawn Gray, Jacob Anderson, Shaun Cyr, Ross Buboltz, Joseph Jarrett, Cody Bahrke, Jared Carroll, Kurt Spomer, Corey Ring, David Tuttle. Photo by Studio B Photography. 7th and 8th Grade Girls Track Front: Brittani Bruck, Megan Lahr, Mindy Morriss, Laura Wellman, Devon Ausdemore, Lisa Minahan, Lexi Parks, Stephanie Tuttle, Kerrie Denning, Abby Haugaard. Second: Ashleigh Taylor, Aylssa Tuel, Nicole Wellm an, Megan Dollen, Kelsey Polen, Casey Finken, Sarah Burns, Laura Grote, Debra Tuttle, Amanda James, Kaitlin Polen. Third: Kaitlin Soppe, Shannon Finken, Amber Epperson, Leah Nielsen, Roni Nihsen. Linsey Messerschmidt, Nicole Darrington, Danielle Welbourne. Courtney Christiansen, Connie Carrigan. Coach Amy Olsen . Photo by Studio B Photography. By: Sarah Anderson Middle School Sport 109 �PROJECT GREENLIGHT The local and surrounding communities of the school district continually support the school in a variety of ways. They give the school numerous donations of not only money, but also time and effort in order to help. Contributions help with, for example, additions and renovations, new equiptment and much more which are all greatly funded by the community. Without the help of community donations, raising money and getting workers for those projects would be difficult. For instance, the outdoor sports complex was completed because of the great efforts of the Athletic Boosters Club. While the community supports the school, many students give back to the community. Student clubs and organizations spend their time giving back. The National Honor Society, along with the Student Council, for instance, sponsored the Blood Drive and other activities. ASTRA helped the community by picking up trash along the highway and adopting needy families during Christmas. Community is important. The adults and students alike recognize the need to help whenever and wherever ·possible. Junior parent Mrs. Julie Harryman sells cookies at a basketball game in support of the Post Prom Committe. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Parents and Athletic Boosters Mr. Ron Gau and Mr. Larry Harris work the cossessions at a home basketball game. Photo by Sarah Anderson. 110 Community �By: Sarah Anderson Senior Katie Sibert checks out a customer while at work at Fareway in Harlan. Photo by Sarah Anderson. Double D Construction of Omaha works on the outdoor complex largely funded by the Athletic Boosters Club. Photo by Alicia Fischer. Mrs. Eleane Bruck sells raffle tickets for the TC Dollars for Scholars barn raffle. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Mr. Justin Milliken, Mrs. Kim Esser, Mr. Chuck Esser and Matt M . Wilson volunteer their time and work to help at the wrestling tournament. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Divi ion 111 �4.0 Club Ads/Groups $150 Double D Excavating, Inc. Front: Alisha Gau, Emilie Ortman, Amber Finken, Elizabeth Thielen, Emily Schroder, Chet Cyr, Caitlyn Divelbess. Second: Shawn Brockhoff, Sammy Haugaard, Sarah Moen, Amy Nanninga, Becky Barrier, Bethany Kuhnle, Jenny Speight. Third: Kelsey Messerschmidt, Melina Cohen, Bobbi Pogge, Megan Fischer, Ashley Wagner, Randy Bruck. Fourth : Chase Means, Alicia Fischer, Katie Harman, Wendy Ausdemore, Lexi Beebe, Missy Barrier, Cody Huebert. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Double D Excavating, Inc. Commen:ill &Relldlntlll ASTRA 8815 Varnon Avenue Omlhl, NE 88134 (~571~14 Fax (a) 571-1783 Harvest Alliance Church Front: Lacey Messerschmidt, Trista Lahr, Jesta Thomas, Allison Carroll, Kristen Ungrad, Alicia Fischer, Bethany Kuhnle, Jenny Speight, Melissa Bailey, Melina Cohen. Second: Megan Albers, Jesi Bruck, Glen Olsen, Matt M . Wilson, Nikki Collinge, Myckell Schenk, Hilary Nelson, Chet Cyr, Jake Pruceil, Trisha Dea. Third: Kelsey Lugsch, Sammy Haugaard, Caitlyn Divelbess, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Emily Schroder, Kurt Pauley, Colton White, John Clevenger, Carly Siebels. 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Second: Lance Brisbois, Megan Albers, Emily Schroder, Rachel Schoening, Ashley Wagner, Autumn Collier, Mandeigh Brockhoff, Cayla Collins. Third: Katie Barrier, Nikki Collinge, Trista Lahr, Megan Fischer, Nicole Pester, Tommy Stangl, Adam Gau, Chet Cyr, Justin McEvoy. Fourth: Katie Sibert, Jessica Heimbaugh, Elizabeth Thielen, Stephanie Wellman, Jennifer Crozier, Beth Crozier, Kari Wellman, Sam Manhart. Fifth: Wendy Ausdemore, Alicia Fischer, Alisha Gau, Lexi Beebe, Bret Stephens, Randy Bruck, Brandy Stark, Michelle Sondag. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Satin Knights 110 4th St., Neola (712) 485-2489 neolacommcenter@yahoo.com Congratulations Seniors! Pauley Jones Funeral Homes Harlan (712) 755-3135 800-831-6805 Walnut (712) 784-3313 Avoca (712) 343-2453 800-447-2588 ,.._, .-~~~~IL $75 Front: Amanda Bahrke, Elizabeth Thielen, Kathryn Toler, Katie Sibert, Jamie Ring, Jessica Heimbaugh. Second: Nicki McCool, Beth Harris, Ashley Wagner, Allison Carroll, Lexi Beebe, Sarah Moen, Ashley Nelson, Kristin Parker. Photo provided by Mrs. Arla Clausen. Peoples National Bank 201 Bennet Avenue, Council Bluffs Offices in Council Bluffs, Missouri Valley, Carter Lake, and Crescent. Congratulations Class of 2004! Drill Team Walnut Communications 510 Highland St., Walnut, IA 51577 Voice, Internet, CATV, Wireless Minden-Shelby-Avoca-Walnut 888-784-2211 www.walnutel.net $50 Brich Plumbing, Inc. Neola (712) 485-2191 For all your plumbing needs! Front: Nicki McCool, Emilie Ortman, Myckell Schenk, Jesi Bruck. Second: Coach Mrs. Jenny Hall, Sam Manhart, Sheyna Huddle, Megan Fischer, Kristin Parker, Mrs. Jessie Walldron, Mrs. Lindy Henning. Photo provided by Jesi Bruck. Ads/Group 115 �Cheerleading Ads/Groups Harlan, Iowa t-.!illllti!lfBl~(712) 755-2154 Midwest Sports Mall of the Bluffs, Council Bluffs (712) 322-8833 Front: Melissa Bailey, Ashley Schultz. Second: Autumn Collier, Nikol Thomas, Rachel Schoening. Third: Erin Hanken, Jessica Nowlin, Rachel Peters, Kelsey Lugsch, Alexa Hill. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Miller Orthopedic Affiliates, P.C. Council Bluffs, IA (712) 323-5333 info @ Millerortho.com "Proud to serve Iowa since 1972" Marching Band ~~~~~~~~~~~~ , Nebraska Machinery Company ..... ~ -~~~~~~~~~ 11002 Sapp Bros. Drive, Omaha, NE (402) 891-8600 Jim Fischer The Olive Branch Valley View Drive, Council Bluffs (712) 322-2669 "Bountiful Country Goods" Rhoden Auto Center Front: Mr. Nate Simons, Jonathon Smith, Missy Ring, Jared Carroll, Cody Bahrke, Doniel Smith, Bethany 3400 South Expressway, Council Bluffs (712) 366-9400 RhodenAuto .com Kuhnle, Mott M. Wilson, BJ Pauley, Donielle Kosmocek, Glen Olsen, Melino Cohen, Katie Hanken, Mrs. Ario Clausen . Second: Ashley Wagner, Beth Horris, Nicki McCool, Elizabeth Thielen, Ka thryn Toler, Katie Sibert, Ridge Family Practice, P.C. Amanda Bahrke, Jamie Ring, Ashley Nelson, Jessica Heimbaugh, Sarah Moen, Allison Carroll, Lexi Beebe, 201 Ridge St., Suite 201, Co . Bluffs (712) 322-5899 Quality, Affordable Healthcare fo r all . Kristin Porker, Trisha Dea . Third: Dana Schierbrock, Ka tie Harmon, Josh Mork, Alexa Hill, Keith Bruck, Katie Wiges, Melissa Bailey, Kyle Welbourne, n m Kromer, Megan Osbohr, Mott Schultz, Erin Hanken, Rochel Peters, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Jenny Speight, Amber Richtig, Megan Fischer, Autumn Collier, Sammy Haugaard, Locey Messerschmidt, Cassie Ronfeldt, Rochel Kuhnle. Fourth: Justin Mork, Seth Parsons, Austin Koy, John Graham, Tom Voge, Bryon Olsen, Colton White, Brion Grote, c;hase Means, Andy Berg, Myckell Schenk, Meghan Rodenburg Construction McDonald, Rochel Huebert, Caitlin Divelbess, Jenna Polensky, Josh Goodsell, Kaitlyn Pauley, Shannon Dickerson. Photo by Jo/esch Photography. Drum Maiors & Percussion 614 5th St., Neola (712) 485-2682 30 Years of supporting T-C students and athletes. US Bank-Underwood 321 Highway St. (712) 566-2244 Offering hometown banking even when you're off at college. Walgreens 20116th St., Om aha, NE Store (402) 341-4477 Pharmacy (402) 341-5451 Front: Katie Hanken, Missy Ring, Daniel Smith, Cody Bahrke. Second: Drum Major Bethany Kuhnle, Danielle Kosmacek, BJ Pauley, Glen Olsen, Jared Carroll, Jonathan Smith, Melina Cohen, Drum Major Matt M. Wilson. Photo by Jo/esch Photography. 116 Community Warner Insurance Agency, Inc. 207 E. 7th St. , Logan (712) 644-2456 warnerinsog@hotmail .com "Your Independent Insurance Agency" All Lines of Insurance �Ads/Groups Jazz Choir Zimmerman Sales & Service Inc. Kevin D. Zimmerman, President 202 S. 2nd Street, Neola (712) 485-2677, 1-800-377-1685 $30 Front: Dono Schierbrock, Cody Huebert, Jamie Ring, Andy Olsen, Amy Nanninga. Second: Matt M. Wilson, Beth Harris, Chase Means, Josh Mark, Bethany Kuhnle. Third: Mrs. Arla Clausen, Allison Kennedy, Mrs. Kandy Kunzman, Justin Mark. Photo by Fischer Photography. Anne's Beauty Boutique and Tanning 31853 335th St., Minden ( 712) 483-2784 Avoca Building Material Center, Inc. 1500 Sawmill, Avoca (7121 343-6323 Show Choir Blue Moon Bar and Grill 312 Front St., Neola (712) 485-2091 Childs & Hall, P.C. 1005 7th St., Harlan (712l 755-2lll Country Mall 314 Front St., Neola (712) 4 85- 2511 D & D Tire 300 Railway, Persia (712) 488-2401 Donovan Oil Co. 309 Front St., Neola (712) 485-2327 Front: Chose Means, Michaela Gray, Som Bowen, Jamie Ring, Cody Huebert, Kathryn Toler. Second: Andy Olsen, Kyle Welbourne, Keith Bruck. Third: Christie Schoening, Kristen Ungrod, Shelby Haugaard, Beth Horris, Amy Nonningo, Jesi Bruck. Fourth: BJ Pauley, Rachel Schoening, Melino Cohen, Colburn Dittmer, Tim Kramer. Molt M. Wilson, Jodee Hempel, Katie Hanken. Fifth: Mrs. Ario Clausen, Shannon Dickerson. Locey Messerschmidt, Cody Pester, Allison Ken nedy, Justin Mork, Bethany Kuhnle, Josh Mork. Mrs. Kandy Kunzman, Josh Goodsell. Sixth: Rachel Kuhnle, Melissa Bailey, Kelsey Lugsch, Katie Horman, Colton White, Jacob James. Jonathan Smith. Daniel Smith. Molt Schultz, Glen Olsen, Dana Schierbrock, Ashley Wagner, Sarah Moen. Photo by Fischer Photography. Publications D & RCarWash Hwy. 83, Avoca (712) 343-2236 Event Photography 319 5th St. , Defian ce (712) 748-7011 Fago-Jorgensen, Inc. 30876 450th Street, Avoca (7121343-6750 1-800-524-91 40 4 Star Seed-Dennis Kenealy 2929 33 5th St., Logan (712) 644-3007 home (71 2) 644-1 400 office Front: Tony Hubbard, Kyle Welbourne, Jesse Kuhnle, Lance Brisbois, Rachel Kuhnle, Stephanie Cross. Second: All ison Hill, Jessica Heimbaugh, Alicia Fischer, Missy Barrier, Jesta Thoma s. Third: Bryan Larsen, Sarah Anderson, Elizabeth Thielen, Shannon Brisbois, Amber Finken, Tanya Redinbaugh . !Not Pictured: Desiree Sigler) Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. Ads/Group. 117 �Ads/Groups Mickel's Family Restaurant 2213 12th Street, Harlan (7121 755-2400 Minden Bowl Cafe and Lounge Minden, IA (7121483-2512, (7121483-2937 First Presbyterian Church Neola, IA (7121485-2339 Mirror of Magic 2104 Garfield, Harlan (7121 755-5950 The Flower Basket 180 S. Elm Street, Avoca (7121343-2502 Mosquito Valley Ag Supply, Inc., Jack Stamp 3007 Waldorf Ave., Persia (712) 488-3693 home, (712) 488-2014 office Gazette P.O. Box 7, Neola (7121485-2276 Fax: (712) 485-2277 Neola Tire, Inc., Ken McDonald G. A. Olsen & Son Trucking Norm's Sewer-Water-Pumping & Septic Service, Inc. Persia, Iowa (7121488-3355 (4021677-0267 1111 Ave. B, Council Bluffs (7121322-2405 shop, (7121 545-3100 home 204 Front St., Neola (7121 485-2110 Penny's Visions Art Gallery and ABC Photography G & R Feed & Grain Co., Inc. Portsmouth, IA 51565 (712) 743-2425 Indianola Memorial Works 706 S. Jefferson, Indianola 1-800-525-3349 INDMemorialWKS@aol.com 510 Front St., Neola (712) 485-2618 Peter A. Ziegler, D.D.S., M.S. Timothy J. Sheehan, D.D.S, M.S. 55 Gleason Ave., Suite 300, Council Bluffs (7121 322-2025 Schierbrock's Grocery, Patricia's Catering Jack Hanson Photography 200 Kingsridge Drive, Council Bluffs (7121 322-7585 Box 36, Neola (712) 485-2181 Strong Insurance Agency, Inc. K & K Enterprises & Sons 26677 Sycamore Rd ., Neola (7121485 -2079 312 E. 7th St., Logan (7121 644-2710 (712) 488-2365 KNOD Radio Station Touch of Class Salon 105.3 FM-Harlan, Iowa (7121755-3883 401 Remington, Neola (7121485-2416 Lynn Olsen Trucking Wellman Construction, Inc. Minden, IA (7121 483-2044 201 Front St., Neola (712) 485-2416 Mace's Auto Supply Western Iowa Insurance, Inc. 104 S. 6th St., Mo. Valley (7121 642-4156 1911 N. LaVista Heights Rd ., Avoca (7121 434-6332 deann ak@insureiowa.com McCarthy Trenching P.O. Box 506, Avoca (7121 343-2786 Michel's Minden Grocery 300 Main, Minden (71 21483-2794 118 Community Southwest Orthodontics 40 Northwest Drive, Council Bluffs 1-800-373-2402 (71 21 323-7589 �Publications Class Left: Senior Jesse Kuhnle gives two thumbs up for Publications. Photo by Tanya Redinbaugh. Left: Senior Jessica Heimbaugh works on other homework after she finished her yearbook spread . Photo by Sarah Anderson. Below: Junior Bryan Larsen keeps the rest of the staff guessing as usual. Photo by Jesse Kuhnle. Left: Senior Elizabeth Thielen and sophomore Rachel Kuhnle enjoy ice cream snacks after fi nishing a big deadline. Photo by Jessica Heimbaugh. Publication ~ 119 �.Craig & Katie Barrier • Katie and CraigYou two were one of the best gifts we ever got. Love, Mom & Dad Thanks for being a great kid. Hope all your dreams come true. Good luck to all the Class of 2004. • • Troy Courtier We love you, Troy! Mom & Dad • Michaela Gray Shannon Brisbois Amber Finken You've acquired a great abundance of knowledge & a great sense of adventure . Your future should be very exciting! Love, Mom & Dad • DeanGrote Follow your dreams and always remember that we love you and will always be here for you . Love, Mom, Dad and Shaun You're a great person -always be proud of who you are. Work hard and make life fun! Love always-Mom, Dad, Brian, Laura & Brad • • AIUson Hill Allie-son, We are so proud of you and know you will do well in all that you do. Love, Mom and Dad and the girls 120 Community Cody Huebert Congratulations on a job "Well done!" We are very proud of you . We love you! Mom, Dad, Rachel, Luke, and family �• Alicia Kenealy We are very proud of you, and we love you more each day! Love you! Mom, Dad & Annie • Nick Kinart Oh, you're giving me a diploma? Good luck in all you do. Love, Mom a nd Dad • Jesse Kuhnle • Shari Killpack Shari, We a re so ve ry proud of you ! Continue to pursue your dreams. Love yo u, M om, Dad, Dan, James • Meredith Kosmacek Meredith, " ...He who had begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus; ... " (Phil. 1:6) We love you, and thank God for you, Dad, M om, Trac, Joe, a nd Danielle • Bryan McEvoy "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3 (NIVI God's Blessings Jesse! Love, Mom and Dad Bryan, You started out so small. You grew into a wonderful person. Always do what makes you happy! Love always, Mom, Dad, Justin • • Andy Oloon We're proud of you, Andy. Believe in yourself, continue to work hard and you'll be successful. Love, Mom & Dad JamieRlng Jamie, You've made us proud. Work hard but enjoy life because every day is precious. Love, Mom and Susie Parent Ad 121 �• Katie Sibert • Desiree Sigler Katie, What a joy and blessing you are. We are proud of what you have become and what you will be. Love forever and always, Dad & Mom Reach for the stars! They are all yours! I love you, Desi. Love, Mom • • Bizabeth Thielen Kathryn Toler Elizabeth, Remember that life is what you make it. Dream big, laugh often, love always, and keep God close! I wish you peace and love! Mom Our Katy, from child to beautiful woman, you made it! May God bless your future! Love, Mom & Dad • Stephanie Wellman • ''Tazzy"-Be who you are and reach for the stars. God bless you . Love, Mom & Dad • Tanya Redinbaugh Tanya, We a re proud of you and know you will keep making us prouder. We love you and good luck. Love, Mom, Dad and Cody Kathryn Toler Katy, I am so proud of what you have accomp I ish ed and your graduation from TriCenter. May your future endeavors be successful. Love, Dad Good Luck Class of 2004! -From the Trojan Staff 122 Community �Colophon The 2004 Trojan was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the company. All copy was created and written by the Publications staff exclusively. . The cover was a decorated WP design with embossed black silkscreen printing on a classic gold leather material. AWPC Austere, BARNES, Futura, Knockout, Oliveoil and Times were chosen for the type styles in point styles ranging from 6 to 96. The computer program used to create the layouts was PageMaker 7.0. The theme was "Recorded Live." Expenses were subsidized entirely through advertising by merchants, senior parent ads and yearbook sales. There were 200 copies printed. Yearbooks sold for $30 without a namestamp and $35 with a namestamp. The Trojan Staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooperation in making the 2004 Trojan successful. Those commendable people were Greg Adams, Mindy Sayre, Sarah Elliott, Brett Nanninga, Angela Huseman, Steve Stafford, Karen Kay, Kelly Dollen, Rhonda McKenzie, Roberta Morse, Heidi Peters, Susan Wedemeyer, Arla Clausen, Kelly Alfers, Kevin Matulka, Tami Harman, TCHS Faculty, The Gazette, Sue Fischer of Fischer Photography and Kris Beebe of Studio B Photography. 2004 Troian Editor-in-Chief: Amber Finken Assisstant Editor: Sarah Anderson Staff: Missy Barrier, Lance Brisbois, Shannon Brisbois, Stephanie Cross, Alicia Fischer, Jessica Heimbaugh, Allison Hill, Tony Hubbard, Jesse Kuhnle, Rachel Kuhnle, Bryan Larsen, Tanya Redinbaugh, Desiree Sigler, Elizabeth Thielen, Jesta Thomas, Kyle Welbourne Adviser: Mrs. Sarah Elliott Colophon 123 �A Albers, Katie SO, 80 Albers, Megan 6, 28, 3S, 110, 112, llS Albertus, Kyrstin SO, 80 Alters, Kelly 26 Andersen, Andrew 32, S7 Anderson, Jacob 48, 106, 108, 109 Anderson, Lori 24, 27 Anderson, Sarah 17, 3S, 91, 96, 97, lOS, 110, 113, llS, 117 Arrick, Donald 46, 106 Arrick, Rena 48, 80, 81 Ausdemore, Danielle 38, 71, 87, 91, 114 Ausdemore, Devon 46, 81, 106, 108, 109 Ausdemore, Donna 2S Ausdemore, Jared 46, 106, 107, 108 Ausdemore, Joe 17, 22, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, SS, S6, 88 Ausdemore, Landon 3S, 84, 94, 9S Ausdemore, Wendy 10, 13, 3S, 90, 91, 96, 97, 104, lOS, 112, 113, llS B Bahrke, Amanda 3, lS, 29, 3S, lOS, 113, 114, llS, 116 Bahrke, Cody 48, 106, 107, 108, 109, 116 Bailey, Melissa 19, 30, 31, 72, 7S, 76, 78, 11 2, 113, llS, 116, 117 Baker, Shane 99 Bargenquast, Madge 2S Barrier, Becky 41, 43, 60, 78, 86, 87, 91, 96, 97, 104, lOS, 112 Barrier, Craig 23, 31, 120 Barrier, Heidi SO, 80 Barrier, Katie 30, 31, 60, 63, 11 3, llS, 120 Barrier, Missy 10, 13, lS, 34, 3S, 87, 91, 97, lOS, 112, 113, llS, 117 Bartlet, Connor 46, 106, 108 Bartlet, Joe 108 Beebe, Austin SO, 80 Beebe, Lexi 3, 29, 34, 3S, 112, 113, 114, llS, 116 Bennett, Kim 86, 87 Bennett, Linda 2S Berg, Andy 15, 35, 43, 70, 77, 114, 116 Berg, Michael 48, 106 Besch, Samona 46, 81 Bird, Stephanie 48 Birtwell, Clarrisa SO, 80 Bladt, Betty 2S Bomfim, Regis 29, 30, 43, 88, 9S Boryca, Jessica 32 Boryca, Julie 38 Bowen, Andy S9, 9S, 108 Bowen, Andy J. 46 Bowen, Jessica SO, 80 124 Index Bowen, Sam 2, 7, 30, 31, 33, 64, 117 Brisbois, Beth 46, 81 Brisbois, Josh 84 Brisbois, Lance 37, 38, 68, 112, 113, llS, 117 Brisbois, Shannon 13, 31, 33, 62, 82, 101, 117, 120 Brock, Megan SO Brockhoff, Mandeigh 28, 40, 41, lOS, llS Brockhoff, Shawn 3S, S9, 112 Bruck, Brittani 46, 106, 108, 109 Bruck, Jason SO, 80 Bruck, Jesi 38, 91, 112, 113, llS, 117 Bruck, Keith lS, S8, 78, 116, 117 Bruck, Randy 38, 57, 58, 101, 112, 114, llS Bruck, Raymond 29, 35, 70, 95, 100, 101, 114 Bruck Sr., Raymond 27 Bruck, Theresa 2S Bruck, Tyler SO, 80 Buboltz, Crystal SO, 80 Buboltz, Nick 38, 88, 113 Buboltz, Ross 46, 106, 107, 109 Buckley, Garrett 48, 80, 81, 106, 108, 109 Burbridge, Ashley 48, 81, 107, 109 Burbridge, Lauren 29, 35, 54 Burford, Dale 46, 106 Burns, Sarah 48, 81, 109 Butler, Ashley 46, 81, 106, 108 Butler, Ken 38, 84 Clevenger, Tina 87 Cochran, Carl 26, S7, 88, 9S Coffey, Julie 24, 26 Cohen, Melina 28, 41, 77, 112, 114, 116, 117 Cohen, Nancy 27 Collier, Autumn 38, 7S, llS, 116 Collinge, Nikki 28, 37, 38, 112, 113, 115 Collins, Catrena 48, 80 Collins, Cayla 41, llS Cook, Brett 33, 70, 71, 114 Corrin, Colton SO, 80 Corrin, Daniel SO, 80 Corrin, Jesse 46, 108 Courtier, Lance 46, 81, 106, 107, 109 Courtier, Terry 27 Courtier, Troy 12, 15, 30, 31, 43, 84, 85, 120 Cox, Christopher 48 Cross, Stephanie 37, 38, S3, S4, 59, 87, 117 Crozier, Beth 38, 52, llS Crozier, Jared 50, 80 Crozier, Jennifer 17, 33, 115 Cudd, Amanda 50, 80 Cudd, Brannon 48, 109 Cudd, Joseph 50, 80 Cudd, Timothy 46, 109 Cyr, Chet 41, 68, 72, 112, 114, ll S Cyr, Shaun 48, 81, 109 c D Calhoon, Josh SO, Sl, 80 Campbell, Kyle SO, 80 Campbell, Seth 46 Carrigan, Connie 46, 80, 81, 106, 109 Carrigan, Eric 38, 84, 88, 9S, 103, 11 4 Carroll, Allison 17, 29, 34, 3S, 61 , 112, llS, 116 Carroll, Jared 4S, 46, 80, 81 , 106, 108, 109, 116 Chemelka, Brenda 26 Christiansen, Am anda 38, 61 Christiansen, Amy 48, 80, 81 Christiansen, Austin 46 Christiansen, Courtney 46, 81 , 106, 108, 109 Christiansen, Jean 27 Clark, Eric 28, 52, 54, 68, 70, 71 , 88, 112, 113, ll S Clark, Kyle 48, 106, 108 Clark, Travis 46, 107 Clark, Wes 41, 88, 102, 103 Clausen, Arla 26, 79, 116, 117 Clevenger, Jake 41, 84, 88, 99, 103 Clevenger, John 41, 84, 88, 98, 99, 103, 112 Dailey, Taylor 81 Dalton, Jenny 18, 33, 55 Dalton, Pat 105 Danker, Corey 50, 80 Danker, Derrick 35, 88, 89, 103 Danker, Morgan 46, 80, 81, 106, 113 Daringer, Brent 10, 30, 52, 114 Daringer, Tyler 48, 106 Darrington, Nicole 46, 80, 81, 106, 108, 109 Dau, Lyndsay 101 Davis, Courtney 41 Davis, Luke 48; 80, 106 Dea, Trisha 41, 63, 112, 116 Denning, Kerrie 46, 81 , 106, 109 Dermody, Alissa 46, 81 Dermody, Jim 26, 84, 88, 94, 95 Dickerson, Matt 37, 38, 61 , 88, 103 Dickerson, Shannon 3, 17, 29, 35, 116 117 Dittmer, Colburn 28, 35, 94, 95, 102, 103, 114, 117 Divelbess, Caitlin 23, 41, 11 2, 11 6 Dollen, Kelly 25 Dollen, Megan 48, 80, 81 , 107, 109 �Dollen, Sean 50, 80 Driver, James 46, 81, 106, 107 Driver, Jerry 27 Duncan, Mary Jo 41 E Eberl, Zach 48, 80, 81, 106, 109 Eikenberry, Rachel 91 Elliott, Dan 7, 24, 26, 88, 103 Elliott, Sarah 26, 66 Epperson, Amber 46, 81, 106, 108, 109 Esser, Kim 25, 111 Exline, Aleshia 81, 108 F Fah, Jeff 24, 26, 29, 88 Felton, Melissa 48 Ferguson, Tyler 48, 106, 108, 109 Fiala, Zach 38 Finken, Amber 5, 11, 16, 31, 32, 43, 69, 87, 112, 113, 117, 120 Finken, Derek 50, 80 Finken, Kasey 48, 81, 107, 109 Finken, Lauren 12, 30, 32, 95 Finken, Shannon 46, 81, 106, 108, 109 Finken, Tyler 41, 84 Fischer, Alicia 13, 16, 29, 38, 43, 68, 87, 92, 93, 96, 97, 104, 105, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117 Fischer, Jim 27 Fischer, Janette 107, 109 Fischer, Kyle 44, 48, 81, 106, 108, 109 Fischer, Megan 38, 55, 68, 69, 73, 74, 100, 101, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 Flemming, Lois 25 Foote, Carletta 46, 81 G Gale, Justin 2, 41 Gale, Timothy 50, 80 Garren, Jacey 41, 55, 84, 88, 98, 99, 103 Garren, Wade 35, 56, 83, 88, 89, 99, 103 Gau, Ad am 41, 78, 84, 92, 93, 94, 103, 115 Gau, Alisha 3, 10, 13, 34, 35, 86, 87, 91, 97, 104, 105, 110, 112, 115 Gehling, Joseph 80 Goldapp, Noah 46, 106 Goodsell, Josh 10, 34, 35, 101, 116, 117 Goodwin, Jake 16, 38, 43 Graham, John 11, 41, 84, 92, 93, 94, 95, 102, 103, 112, 116 Grap, Barb 27 Gray, Michaela 15, 32, 33, 58, 66, 68, 95, 11 2, 117, 120 Gray, Shawn 48, 80, 81, 109 Green, Joseph 50 Greiner, Kelli 11, 12, 14, 30, 70, 71, 114 Griffin, Rosie 46, 81 Griffin, Taylor 46, 106 Griffith, Andrew 46, 80, 106 Griffith, Jonathan 50, 80 Grote, Brian 29, 37, 38, 84, 88, 95, 102, 103, 116 Grote, Dean 22, 32, 70, 71, 84, 101, 114, 120 Grote, Laura 48, 81, 107, 109 Grote, Seth 92 Gruber, Emily 48, 80, 81 Gunderson, Taylor 50, 80 Gwynn, Andrew 46 H Hadfield, Ellen 48, 107 Hadfield, Rebecca 5, 38, 53, 68, 87, 114 Haggerty, Alisha 38 Haggerty, Brian 33 Hall, Jenny 115 Handbury, Max 27 Handy, Kelsey 50, 80 Hanken, Erin 12, 38, 72, 75, 103, 116 Hanken, Katie 3, 41, 72, 17, 86, 87, 91, 116, 117 Hansen, Dan 48, 106, 109 Hansen, Jenny 26, 106 Harman, Jeff 27 Harman, Katie 5, 11, 23, 38, 43, 68, 69, 78, 87, 91, 97, 105, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117 Harman, Tami 25 Harris, Beth 13, 34, 35, 59, 64, 97, 105, 115, 116, 117 Harryman, Kent 35, 36, 84, 88, 89, 103 Harryman, Samantha 46, 81, 108 Haubrich, William 50, 80 Haugaard, Abby 46, 80, 81, 106, 109 Haugaard, Sammy 3, 23, 41, 105, 112, 114, 116 Haugaard, Shelby 35, 105, 117 Heim, Paula 27 Heim, Steve 27 Heimbaugh, Jessica 4, 31, 33, 77, 87, 91, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117 Hempel, Jodee 28, 38, 60, 67, 114, 117 Hensley, Andy 14, 26, 84, 99, 106 Hensley, Nathan 41, 92, 94, 103 Hill, Alexa 22, 37, 38, 74, 116 Hill, Allison 10, 31, 117, 120 Hill, Jeri 48, 80, 81, 109 Hood, Darcy 27 Hood, Laura 41 Horn, Patrick 50, 80 Hornbostel, Larry 26 Hough, Brent 14, 15, 34, 35, 61, 95 Hubbard, Kelli 50, 80 Hubbard, Rodney 41 Hubbard, Tony 29, 37, 38, 88, 103, 117 Huddle, Sheyna 41, 74, 91, 105, 115 Huebert,Codyl5,30,43,68,69,79,84, 88, 89, 95, 103, 112, 113, 117, 120 Huebert, Rachel 23, 41, 86, 87, 91, 105, 112, 116 Huseman, Angela 24, 25 J Jacobs, Zachary 50, 80 James, Amanda 48, 80, 81, 107, 109 James, Jacob 41, 117 Jarrett, Beth 50, 80 Jarrett, Dennis 26 Jarrett, Holly 26 Jarrett, Joseph 47, 80, 81, 106, 109 Justice, Joan 25 K Kay, Austin 4, 41, 77, 84, 99, 116 Kay, Karen 24, 25, 113 Kenealy, Alicia 58, 113, 121 Kenealy, Ann ie 41 Kennedy, Allison 38, 43, 59, 79, 101, 117 Keogh, Cassie 25, 26 Killpack, Daniel 50, 80 Killpack, Shari 17, 19, 30, 121 Kinart, Nick 3, 19, 30, 33, 59, 121 Kline, Sue 25 Knisley, Kenn 30 Kohl, Justin 56 Kosmacek, Danielle 41, 65, 92, 105, 116 Kosmacek, Meredith 30, 105, 121 Kozeal, Max 26, 84, 103, 106 Kramer, Nick 48, 80, 106 Kramer, Tim 38, 82, 84, 88, 95, 102, 103, 112, 116, 117 Kuhnle, Bethany 7, 23, 38, 55, 62, 64, 66, 67, 68, 78, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117 Kuhnle, Jesse 5, 7, 11, 15, 30, 33, 83, 88, 89, 100, 101, 117, 121 Kuhnle, Rachel 63, 114, 116, 117 Kunze, Glenda 26, 60 Ku nzman, Kandy 117 Kurtzuba, Brandy 47, 80 Ku rtzuba, Melony 50 l Lahr, Megan 47, 81, 106, 109 Lahr, Trista 37, 38, 78, 101, 112, 113, 115 Lang, Alyssa 50, 80 Larsen, Bill 26 Ind " 125 �Larsen, Bryan 3, 15, 35, 84, 85, 88, 95, 103, 117 Larsen, Mike 45, 108 Larsen, Monte 45, 47, 81, 106, 108, 109 LeBaugh, Josh 47, 106, 107 LeBaugh, TJ 35, 98, 99, 113 Lefeber, Kyle 47, 80, 81, 106, 108, 109 Legarda, Weston 50 Leighty, Cassie 47, 81 Lenagh, Kyle 47, 106, 109 Leonard, Steven 37 Leuschen, Cassandra 72 Lindvall, Alexander 50, 80 Littleton, Elizabeth 48, 107, 109 Lugsch, Kelsey 39, 67, 73, 112, 113, 116, 117 Minahan, Sara 49 Moen, Sarah 6, 15, 35, 69, 70, 99, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117 Moffatt, Sarah 51, 80 Momsen, Erin 51 Morriss, Mindy 45, 47, 81, 106, 108, 109 Morse, Roberta 25 Myers, Jesi 33 N Nanninga, Amy 34, 35, 57, 78, 87, 90, 91, 97, 105, 112, 113, 114, 117 Nanninga, Brett 25 Nanninga, Laura 86, 87 Nanninga, Matt49, 80, 81, 106, 107, 108, 109 Nanninga, Sally 25 M Nelson, Anthony 51, 80 Manhart, Andy 41, 88, 98, 99, 103, 114 Nelson, Ashley 7, 15, 17, 35, 91, 99, 115, Manhart, Michele 44, 48, 80, 81, 107 116 Manhart, Samantha 39, 57, 74, 83, 91, Nelson, Bobby 27 104, 105, 115 Nelson, Brandon 35, 71 Mark, Josh 41, 61, 73, 77, 78, 94, 112, 116, Nelson, Hilary 41, 43, 55, 86, 87, 99, 112 117 Nelson, Kim 7 Mark, Justin 13, 35, 78, 116, 117 Nelson, Matt 36, 47 Marr, Kelsey 47, 106 Nelson, Olivia 28, 41 Marr, Tyler 51, 80 Neukirch, Jordan 47, 108 Marsh, Baleigh 48, 80, 81, 107, 109 Newland, Andy 5, 39, 58, 71, 114 Marsh, Ryan 84, 88 Newland, Kyle 47 Marshall, Grant 41, 99 Nielsen, Kirk 27 Marshall, Kathryn 51, 80 Nielsen, Leah 47, 81, 106, 108, 109 Matulka, Kevin 26 Nihsen, Roni 80, 81, 106, 108, 109 McCool, Austin 39, 61, 95, 101 Nihsen, Veronica 47 McCool, Nicki 2, 5, 29, 39, 55, 58, 75, 87, · Nishen, Matt 39 11 5, 116 Norman, Zach 47, 80, 81, 106, 109 McDermott, Jordan 48, 81, 106, 108, 109 Nowlin, Jessica 42, 74, 116 McDonald, Meghan 23, 41, 57, 73, 91, 0 105, 112, 116 McElmeel, Aubrey 51, 80 Ohlinger, Bev 26 McEvoy, Bryan 15, 30, 56, 58, 68, 113, 121 Oloff, Andrew 17, 36, 52, 70, 114 McEvoy, Justin 2, 40, 41, 115 Oloff, Billi 49, 80, 81, 107 Mckee, Judy 25 Olsen, Amy 91, 109 McKenzie, Rhonda 25, 27 Olsen, Andy 13, 15, 28, 61, 70, 71 , 84, 85, McPhillips, Dan 44, 48, 106, 108, 109 103, 114, 115, 117, 121 Means, Chase 19, 58, 76, 79, 95, 112, Olsen, Bryan 6, 40, 42, 43, 84, 88, 116 113, 114, 11 6, 117 Olsen, Glen 39, 78, 11 2, 116, 117 Messerschmidt, Kelsey 40, 41, 90, 91 , Olsen, Gus 51, 80 96, 97, 11 2, 116 O'Neill, Connor 42 Messerschmidt, Lacey 35, 59, 68, 70, 90, Orme, Cody 49, 106, 107 91, 96, 97, 11 2, 114, 11 6, 117 Ortman, Emilie 39, 62, 68, 73, 74, 87, 91, Messerschmidt, Linsey 49, 81 , 107, 109 112, 114, 115 Messerschmidt, Stephen 51, 80 Osbahr, Megan 29, 42, 73, 116 Michl, Karly 51, 80 Osbon, Jacob 49, 109 Milliken, Justin 107, 111 Osbon, Kyle 63 Minahan, Amanda 32, 33 Minahan, Lisa 47, 80, 81, 106, 107, 108, 109 126 Index p Palensky, Daniel 47 Palensky, Jenna 39, 67, 91, 116 Parker, Kristin 42, 74, 91, 115, 116 Parks, Chelsey 49 Parks, Kelsey 107, 109 Parks, Lexi 47, 106, 108, 109 Parsons, Colin 47, 80, 106 Parsons, Derek49, 80, 81, 106 Parsons, Seth 17, 36, 61, 114, 116 Pauley, BJ 14, 17, 65, 103, 116, 117 Pauley, Joey 11, 28, 33, 88 Pauley, Kaitlyn 42, 66, 86, 87, 91, 114, 11 6 Pauley, Kurt 40, 42, 53, 65, 84, 88, 94, 103, 112 Payne, Rick 27, 28, 99 Pedersen, Josie 47, 80, 81, 106 Pester, Brandy 36, 57 Pester, Cody 2, 42, 78, 117 Pester, Nicole 47, 81 , 113, 115 Peters, Caleb 47, 81, 106, 108 Peters, Rachel 39, 65, 74, 105, 116 Peters, Ray 88 Petersen, Brandon 84 Petersen, Cody 7, 16, 36, 88 Pettit, Mike 27 Pitts, Eric 36 Ploen, Kaitlin 49, 81, 107, 109 Ploen, Kelsey 81, 107, 109 Pogge, Bobbi 5, 39, 43, 68, 69, 87, 97, 112, 113, 114 Pogge, Brandon 51, 80 Pohlman, Zachary 51, 80 Preucil, Jake 99, 112 R Raitt, Lian 51, 80 Redinbaugh, Cody 47, 106, 107, 108 Redinbaugh, Tanya 4, 10, 14, 29, 3o, 31 , 62, 97, 100, 101, 117, 122, 128 Reed, Angie 42 Rice, Clint 28, 88 Richey, Jacob 36, 103 Richey, Nicole 42, 72, 92, 11 2 Richtig, Amber 42, 116 Richtig, Andrew 37, 39 Richtig, Kasandra 51, 80 Rieber, Nathan 36 Ring, Brandy 11, 40, 42, 61 Ring, Corey 47, 106, 107, 109 Ring, Daniel 51, 80 Ring, Jamie 30, 32, 33, 43, 64, 79, 113, 115, 116, 117, 121 Ring, Kyle 49, 81, 106, 108, 109 Ring, Leetah 47, 81 Ring, Missy 13, 42, 66, 67, 112, 116 �Ring, Tom 27 Robertson, Bridgitte 49 Robertson, Tricia 42 Ronfeldt, Cassie 42, 115, 116 s 1 Sandoval, Cody 49 Schechinger, Amberly 26 Schenk, Myckell 39, 68, 74, 77, 112, 113, 115, 116 Schierbrock, Anthony 47 Schierbrock, Dana 5, 11, 28, 39, 43, 69, 87, 97, 105, 116, 117 Schoening, Christie 42, 117 Schoening, Rachel 42, 43, 115, 116, 117 Schroder, Emily 42, 43, 86, 87, 90, 96, 97, 112, 115 Schueman, Ryan 36 Schultz, Ashley 7, 16, 33, 56, 60, 65, 75, 116 Schultz, Matt 37, 39, 88, 103, 116, 117 Sherman, Kim 24, 26 Shreeves, Kurtis 15, 28, 36, 88 Shreeves, Laysa 51, 73, 80 Shriver, Alex 49, 106, 108, 109 Sibert, Katie 14, 31, 43, 78, 83, 90, 91, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 122 Sibert, Nathan 51, 80 Sidebottom, Elizabeth 51, 80 Siebels, Carly 42, 91, 112 Siebels, Jared 49, 106, 108, 109 Sigler, Desiree 4, 7, 30, 32, 33, 58, 122 Simons, Nate 26, 53, 76, 80, 101, 116 Smith, Daniel 12, 36, 101, 116, 117 Smith, Jonathan 4, 42, 67, 92, 94, 100, 101, 113, 114, 116, 117 Smith, Joseph 51, 80 Sondag, Michelle 34, 36, 57, 72, 115 Sondag, Nyra 26 ondag, Tommy 42 Soppe, Kaitlin 47, 81, 106, 109 Sornsen, Pete 106 Speight, Jenny 39, 60, 66, 68, 72, 112, 113, 114, 116 Spomer, Kurt 45, 47, 81, 106, 108, 109 Stafford, Steve 25, 113 Stamp, Calley 47, 81, 106 Stamp, Luke 84 Stamp, Mike 84 c:;tangl, Ann 49, 81 Stangl, Ashley 33 itangl, Tommy 42, 88, 94, 95, 115 Srark, Brandie 36, 115 Stephens, Bret 23, 39, 63, 68, 84, 95, 103, 11 2, 115 Stephens, Cassie 49, 81, 107 trahm, Makenna 51, 80 Sullivan, Blake 51, 80 T Tapp, Jared 37, 39, 73, 84, 99 Taylor, Ashleigh 49, 80, 81, 109 Taylor, Dustin 42, 84, 94, 95, 101 Taylor, Michael 49 Thielen, Elizabeth 13, 15, 23, 30, 31, 82, 86, 87, 91, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 122 Thomas, Jesta 3, 6, 34, 36, 43, 73, 112, 115, 117 Thomas, Nicholas 51, 80 Thomas, Nikol 39, 67, 114, 116 Thomas, Tina 47, 81, 108 Thuelen, Julie 26 Toler, Kathryn 29, 30, 32, 33, 60, 68, 90, 91, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 122 Torneten, Josh 42, 84, 88, 94, 103 Tritsch, Lacey 11, 42, 63, 96, 97 Tuel, Alyssa 49, 80, 81, 107, 109 Tuel, Amelia 42, 73, 105, 112, 113 -Tuttle, David 47, 81, 108, 109 Tuttle, Debra 49, 81, 107, 109 Tuttle, Rachel 51, 80 Tuttle, Stephanie 47, 106, 108i 109 u Ungrad, Kristen 2, 5, 23, 29, 39, 59, 69 • 87, 97, 112, 114, 117 v Vaughn, Vanessa 39 Veltoff, Dave 108 Voge, Tom 36, 67, 114, 116 Vorthmann, Brandon 6, 13, 19, 30, 53 • 63, 88, 89, 103 Vorthmann, Bryce 80 Vorthmann, Heather 49, 81 Vorthmann, Michelle 47, 81 Vorthmann, Stephen 80 109 Welbourne, Kyle 14, 15, 30, 31, 64, 73, 76, 78, 84,85,88, 89,98, 99, 102, 103, 113, 116, 117 Wellman, Catherine 51, 80 Wellman, Danielle 36, 57 Wellman, Jon 51 Wellman, Kari 37, 39, 53, 115 Wellman, Kelci 51, 80 Wellman, Laura 47, 81, 106, 109 Wellman, Nicole 49, 80, 81, 107, 109 Wellman, Stephanie 15, 23, 31, 113, 114, 115, 122 Wellman, Tessa 87 White, Colton 42, 84, 88, 99, 103, 112, 116, 117 Wiges, Katie 11, 40, 42, 72, 73, 91, 96, 97, 116 Wiggins, Ashley 49, 81, 107, 109 Wilson, Matt M. 29, 39, 55, 63, 79, 88, 95, 103, lll, 112, 116, 117 Wilson, Matt R. 42 Wilson, Murlene 27 Withers, Chris 47, 108, 109 Witt, Gail 27 Witt, Jeremy 29, 36, 70, 84, 114 Witt, Johnnie 3, 4, 36, 84, 85, 95, 114 Witt, Kendall 49, 106, 107, 109 Wollenhaupt, John 15, 18, 23, 31, 52, 69, 70, 71, 114 z Zellmer, John 36, 70, 99 Zimmerman, Kyle 51, 80 w Wagner, Ashley 28, 39, 68, 79, 87, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117 Walker, Chris 80 Walker, Jamie 81 Walker, Jodie 81 Walter, Alley 47, 81, 106, 108 Walter, Hilaree 51, 80 Ward, Amanda 49 Ward, Debra 51, 80 Ward, Shirley 27 Wedemeyer, Brian 25, 91 Wedemeyer, Susan 11, 26, 105 Welbourne, Danielle 47, 80, 81, 106, 108, lode 127 �By: Amber Finken Tri-Center High School Librruy HIGH SCHOOL REUNION As the school year flew by and the graduating class inched closer to- leyball and basketball and by takin home the State title in track. wards their final days, the reality of While some students sper another year come and gone began much of the year adjusting to life i to sink in. Over the high school, others were busy plar course of the past ning for the future by searching fc nine months, many colleges and researching different cc memories reer opportunities. For the Class • were made and shared 2004, those decisions seeme d t that set the year come all too soon. Once the month of May finall apart from all the rest. came and went, both students an Students and staff alike expe- staff shared mixed feelings of anothE rienceo several instances of success year in the history books. The 2002 and improvement that sparked an 2004 school year included severe unforgettable school year. Once moments and activities that will b again, girls' athletics dominated in sure to come up at high school re several sports by just coming up short unions for years to come. of the State Tournament in both vol- The girls' track team earned their first State Championship. State participants and coaches gathered for a group photo after an assembly at which they were recognized for their achievement. Photo by Mrs. Sarah Elliott. 128 Closing c WALSWORTH PUBLISH ING COMPANY I MARCELI NE, MISSO U RI 64658 USA ���� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. The years 1958-2006 are covered in this collection. 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Tri - Center Ju n ior Class Matter Of Fact . ��Tri-Center High School Ubrary Matter of Fact TRI-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL 33980 310th STR££T NEOLA, IA 51559 (712) 485-2257 2005 Trojan Volume 47 Titl e l �Openln1 Entering the school on the first day, students and staff coud hear the buzz from a mil e away . Freshmen were in a frenzy to quickJy learn the rope , sophomores :...-'-'""-r already showing their experience, juniors were pumpe they were truly upperclas men, and seniors were soaking u their last first day. Th year held promise for tudent to et high goals. A dernics would provide the opportunity for stuElent to continue their education in an area in which they were interested. Athletics would provide the opportunities for students to showcase their athletic talen ts on the field, court, track or mat, while numerous organ izati ons wo uld give students the opportunities to showcase their talents to the school, community, and entire area. Students had anticipation and excitment for the new year of many possibiI ities and hope. It was a "Matter of Faot" that the students were in control of the standard of ucces that the year would bring. 2 Opening J • �• Spread By: Sarah Anderson Opening 3 �Student Ufe ts' lives involv d much more than school ; they enjoyed any activities. Vacationing and spending time with frien s seemed to be highlights. Pl ay ing and followin sports team was another popular pastime as ell · umerous other hobbi e . Homecoming, Prom and Spirit Week were all bi g events and highli ght in students' lives also. Outside of school and academics, tudents always found something to do . Spread By: Alicia Fischer 4 Student Life �Contents Summer Hobbies at Random Spirit Week Homecoming Prom Spirit Week, Homecoming, Prom Collage Graduation Favorites Survey at Random Division 5 �Spread By: Tony Hubbard A Few Facts Summer vacations are a highlight for many. According to a survey of students, 63 % went on vacation. For those students, Florida was popul ar and amusement parks were a bi g hit with camping a close second. During the summer students enjoy hanging out with frie nds and other fun activites. In order to do so me of those, a number of students work. About 45 % of the students had a job during the summer. Summer sports are also popular. In fact, 57% of the students played baseball and softball. Many of those not play ing, then , attended to cheer on and support Above: Junior Ashley Wagner and graduate Andy Olson pose for a picture whil e in Chicago for a vacati on. Photo pro vided by Ashley Wagne1: ---..1--.;:-i Above: Senior Nathan Rieber, so phomore Hilary Nelson and senior Wade Gan-en support the softball Left: Freshmen Kerrie Denning and Roni Nihsen receive awards for th e ir 4-H pr ~ects at West Pottawattam ie County Fa ir. Photo provided by Kerrie Denning. 6 Student Life �I most enjoy not going to school and hanging out with friend s. · Above: Sophomores Megan Osbahr and Olivia Nelson spend fun times hanging out. Photo provided by Megan Osba/11: Left: Josh Goodsell works to support U.S. troops. Photo provided by Josh Goodsell. Above: eighth graders Alex Shriver and Bahrke, freshman Monte Larsen, eighth grader Matt Nanninga, and freshman Corey Ring pose for a picture at the Juni or Olympics. Photo provided by Monte Larsen. Se ni or Shelby Haugaard and junior Myckell Schenk ge t c lose for a picture whi le on church trip . Photo µro vided by Sh elby Haugaard. R ight: Junio r Rachel Kuhnle and graduate Stepha nie Wellman get excited before riding a roller coaster. Photo provided by Shelby Haugaard. I like to be outside in the sununer; I like to go to the lake. Summer 7 �Spread By: Amelj a Tuel Hobbies are acti vities done fo r enj oy ment during spare time. Students' hobbi es vary from high-thrilling paintballing and fo urwheeling to the calmjng acti vities of draw ing and pl aying or listening to music. While students may not have a "real" hobby, some dedicate much or all of their extra time to working on it. Though hobbies can take a lot of time, they won' t always take a lot of money. Students dec ide the level of dedication and the amount of money they are willi ng to spend. enj oys -.-.~I pain tballin g during hi s weekends. Photo Above: Senior Tom Voge and Freshman Chris Withers battle it out playing a game of Ri sk. Right: Seniors Sarah Moen and Ashley Nelson spend freetime at concerts. Photo provided by Ashley Nelson. 8 Student Life Above: Freshman Zach Norman poses with his skateboa rd. Norman enjoys the hobby of ska teboard ing in hi s freetime. �Soph o more Austin Kay ra ces his dirtbike at his house. Photo provided by Above: Sophom ore Rachel Schoening expresses her fee lings th ro ugh her writing. Below : Sophomore Lacey Tritsch shows her horse Rhody during the summer. Photo p rovided by Lacey Tritsch. Above: Sophomore Sammy Haugaard uses her spare time to scrapbook. Photo proi•ided by Olivia Nelson. Below: Seni or Jeremy Witt tra tor pulls as a hobby. Photo provided by Jeremy Witt. I scrapbook because that way I can remember what I did in high school. Hobbies t Random 9 �Spread By: Rachel Kuhnl e Sp· it week is the celebration of bizarre apparel , transexuality, and saraastic skits ... oh, and school pride too. A refreshing break from the orm, Spirit Week was welcomed by students who were alfeady bursting with competitive class pride. THe days included Twin Day, Opposite Gender Day, Wacky/ Bae wards Day, Celebrity/Halloween Day, and Black and Gold Dar The juniors, taking first for Twin Day, Celebrity/Hallowee n Dew and Black and Gold Day, wo n the dress up days competiti on. ln ~ddition to dress up days, classes competed in activi ties such as class ski ts, obstacle cou rse and fence decorating. The week concluded with a pep rally at whi ch classes vied against each ot ~r one las t time in a class cheer. After taking first or second in e ch competition, the jun ior class was declared the overall winner. Above: Sophomore Kurt Pauley fancys a modest top and skirt fo r hi s Oppo ite Gender Day raiment. Above: Juniors Jared Tapp and Nick Buboltz " bust" with class pride. Left: Seniors Lacey Messerschmidt and Shannon Dickerson goo f off on Wacky/Backwards Day. I0 Student Life �It' s fun to see the junior class freak out. Above: Freshmen Megan Lahr and Abby Haugaard support their class by dressing alike on Twin Day. Left : Junior Rachel Kuhnle fl ashes friend junior Trista Lahr on Halloween Day. Above: Junior and sophomore members of an Algebra II class sport jersies in the schoo l colors, bl ack and gold. Above: Freshmen Courtney Christiansen, Mo nte Larsen and Noah Goldap dress up fo r Hal loween Day. Right: Me mbers of 6th hour Business Math dre s for Wacky/B ackwards Day. hot transex uals. Spirit eek II �Spread By : Stephanie Cros Coro nation, themed "Please Remember," took pl ace on Saturday, October 9, at 8:00 p.m. , while the dance followed . The hi gh sc ool gy m, decorated ornately in a " whimsical decor," was the s tting for both the coronation and dance. ,King candidates included Landon Ausdemore, Colburn Dittmer, K'ent Harry man, Bryan Larsen, Cody Petersen and Johnnie Witt. I Sarah Anderson, Wendy Ausdemore, Mi ssy Barri er. Ali sha Gau , BJ th Harri s and Jesta Thomas were queen candidates. Amanda ahrke and Jeremy Witt served as hostess and host, whil e Mr. Roger Larsen and Mi ss Amy Ol sen were sponsors. Wendy Ausdemore was crowned Queen, while Bryan Larsen wa crowned King. Sarah Anderson and Johnnie Witt were Above: Lav ishl y presentin g the ir accom plishments, Bryan Larsen and Wendy Ausdemore pose fo r the ca mera. Left: Cody Peterson spin" his partner d uring the opening dance of Coronation . 12 Student Life �Left : Beth Harris and Alisha Gau look on as the Royalty is crowned. Below : The Court shows their smiles. Photo provided by: ABC Photography. and Kent Harryman are " coo l" as court members are introdu ced. Right: Jcsta Thomas and Johnnie Witt show off the ir skills as they preform the Ho meco ming Dance. lt shows that if you ~u·e polite to people they might return the favor. Because if it was just a popul arity contest, I would not have been voted in the top two. Homecoming 13 �A Few Facts Spread By: Ameli a Tuel P om, "Take My Breath Away," was held on Sarurday, April 16. The dinner was at the Minden Community Hall followed by Grand .~ arch and the dance in the high school gym. Mrs. Julie Coffey and Miss Kim Sherman sponsored the prom and junior students formed c1mmittees for decorating, fundraising, and food/ banquet. For Post Prom students loaded onto buses and tr veled to the National Guard Armory in Council Bl ffs. Activities included Cash Cube, Toilet Races, Night Vision, Bungee Run , Gravity Ball, Karaoke, Hypnotist, Mechanical Bull, Dodge Ball and Human Fuseball. Above: Senior Justin M ark , in hi s styli sh hat, is all dec ked out and looking good at the Prom dinner, whi ch was served by se lect sophomores. Above: Freshman Kaitlin Sop pe, senior Alisha Gau , junior Jesi Bruck and se ni or Amanda Ba hr ke, all Drill Team me mbe rs, " perform" at the da nce. Above: Seni ors Bra nd y Pester and Andy Berg "Take [the Crowd's JBreath Away in the Grand March. 14 Student Life �It was lots of fun ; different from what I thought it was going to be, but overall it was a fun evening with friends. Right: Juni ors Dana Schierbrock and Nicki McCool and senior Sarah Anderson along wilh a crowd gather to cheer on junior Matt Schultz as he " busts a move" at the dance. Prom 15 �16 Student Life ��Spread By: Lance Bri sbois actuation Commencement was took place on Sunday, May 15, at 2:00 in the high school gym. Bok ct President Jim Fischer awarded diplomas and Guidance Counselor Tami Harman presented ' ......---.....,, eboloarships. Above: Josh Goodsell proudl y crosses the stage after be ing awarded hi s diploma. Valedictorian Wendy Ausdemore tell s of "things she has learned" as she de li vers her speech . Left: Lauren Burbridge enjoys the ce le bration a family and friend s gather to give congratulatio ns. 18 Students Life �I feel excited and scared. Now the real world begins. Above: During the recess ional, Jesta Thomas and Daniel Smith ponder wiiat li es ahead. Left: Salutatorian Amy Na1minga gives some "alph abet advice" to fe llow classmates. bove: With dipl omas in hand , seni ors are fill ed with anti cipati on as the c lass is presented. R ight: Wade Garren gets congratul ations after the Co mmencement Cere mony. It feels good to be graduating. I am excited because of what lies in front of me after graduation . Graduation 19 �A Few Favorite Facts: What's Hot and What's Not 20 StudentLife �Spread By: RachelKuhnle Favo1itesSurve AtRandom 21 �People Personality is defined as the totality of qualities and traits, as of character or behavior, that are peculiar to - -• a spe "fie person . Both staff and students alike had many d1 ferent qualities and traits that made them unique from on another. While some may have been quiet and laidbac , others may have been outspoken and bursting withe ergy . While some tended to sit back and take in the action, others tended to make the school what it is; it is the people that make the school what it is . - -=· Spread B y: Ali cia Fischer 22 People �Staff Campus at Random Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Middle School at Random 8th Grade 7th Grade 6th Grade Di i. ion 23 �Lefc : Mrs. G lenda K un ze is o uc a nd abo uc al ·'Sec Yo u a c th e Po le" awa itin g chat rain s howe r. fast-------- fACTS Be low: Mr. Max Kozeal , head foocba ll coac h , s peak s abo ut Ch e Trojan foo tball ccam during a foll s po rts pe p rall y. 76 total staff members with 43 females and 33 males. Miss Mary Jane Buzbee was the youngest. Mr. Larry Hornbostel was the oldest. Miss Mary Jane Buzbee, Mr . Angie Pryor and Mr. Josh Abel were first-year rookies. 26% coached and/or sponsored an extracurricu Jar activity. Staff Donna Ausdemore Madge Bargenquast Linda Bennett Betty Blade Theresa Bruc k Kell y Doll e n Kim Esser Lo i. Flemm iag Ta mi Ha rman Angie Hu se man Joan Justice Kare n Kay Sue Kline Judy McKee Rhonda Mc Kea zie Robe rta Morse Bre it Na nnin ga Sally Na nnin ga Steve Scaffo rd Brain Wedemeyer 24 People �Spread By: Steph ani e Cross and Tony Hubbard Josh Abel Mary Jane Buzbee Brend a Chmelka Carl Cochran Julie Coffey Jim Dermody Dan Elliott Sarah Elliott Jeff Fah Jenny Berens Andy Hen ley Larry Hombostel Dennis Jarrett Holl y Jarrett Cassie Keogh Max Kozeal Gl enda Kunze Kev in Matulk a Bev Ohlinger Angie Pryor Amberl ey Schec hinger Nate Simons Ki m Sherman yra So nda g Derek So nd erland Juli e Theul an Su an Wedemeyer Above : Mr. Brian W edemeyer, head vo ll eyball coach, speaks abo ut the volleyba ll team at a fa ll sport s pep ra lly. Hight: Mrs. Angie Pryor and Mrs. Holly Ja r r e tt j oke aro un d a nd vis it durin g a break at a teacher in-service meeting. Staff 25 �Spread By: Stephanie Cross and Tony Hubbard SCHOOL BOARD : Front: Rhond a McKensie and Jim Fi scher. Back: Randy Morri s, Mike Pettit, Nancy Cohen and Kirk Nielson. AEA STAFF: Marge Armstrong, Lynn Thompson and Jana Hensley. TECHNOLOGY STAFF: C het Cyr, Dale Lowe and Shaun Brockhoff. CUSTODIAL STAFF: ,Front: Jean C hri stiansen, Lori Anderson and Bob Nelson. Back : Kerry Courtier, Tom Ring and Darcy Hood. Not Pictured : Bryan McEvoy. TRANSPORTATION STAFF: Fro nt: B ecky Guarino, Murl e ne Wi lson, Larry Ho rnboste l, Pa ul a H eim , Steve Heim , Ray mond Bruck a nd Barb Grap. Back: Rick Payn e, Kev in Matulka, M ax Ha ndbury, Jeff H arman, Rick Craft and Bill Maske r. Not Pi ctured: Shirl ey Bre ite nstein , D ave Nelson a nd Keith Wil son. 26 People �Far Left: Mrs. Susan Wedemeyer li ste ns intently to a lecture during a teache r in- se rvice meetin g. Mr. Derek Sonderland . dressed as th e Tri -Cente r T rojan masscott helps out as a greeter at the Anu al O pen Ho use. Miss Cass ie Keogh watches the time closely as her class conducts their "egg drop" experiment in the hig h schoo l gy m. to be po nde rin g a bo ut hi s hairc ut, whi c h was due to a be t with the ma rc hi ng ba nd . Above Right : Mr. Dale Lowe ass ists Mr. Ste,,e Stafford with a comp ut e r g li c h. R ig ht : M r. Larr y Hornbo s tel smil es while e nj oy ing hi s late ni ght of Pa re nt/Teac he r co nfre nces. Far Ri g ht: Mr. Jeff Fah g lances away fr o m hi s teac hin g d urin g Co ll ege C hem istry. Staff 27 �The school and campus change and improve each year; addition s and remodeling are done for the betterment of the district and those in it. Over the last twenty years, the di strict has seen changes from a new middle school in the mid 1990's to additions and changes to the outdoor athletic complex in the early 2000 's. Superintendent Mr. Brett Nanninga said, 'The best change and improvement for Tri-Center was to get all the students here together on one campus. It is easier for the staff and it is more cost efficient." A few other changes in recent years have been the track built the summer of 2002 and new high school Above ri ght: The track was in extremely poor shape and home meets were no longer scheduled in the early to mid 1990's. The first home meet on the new track was hosted in 2002. Photo provdided by Brett Nanninga. Above: The softball field was ready for action for the 2000 season. Right: The trees and creek can be seen in the background of what was both the baseball and softball fie ld. Photo provided by Brett Nanninga. 28 People Above: Technology was updated with the addition of the ICN room in 1995. Photo provided by Brett �In 2000 Mr. Kevin Matulka and his classes recontructed the elementary butterfly garden, first constructed in 1997. Photo provided by Brett Nanninga. Above and Above Left: Construction of the middle school began in 1995. Above photo provided by Brett Nanninga. Below: A campus overview was taken in 2003. ,___ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____. Photo provided by Vern Goff of LVS Productions. Above: T he front of the high school is updated again in December of 2003 with the additon of a sign. I think we have a nice campu s. It is a Jot nicer th an other schoo ls'." Campus At Random 29 �Seniors 2 0 0 S where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere. Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise, ri ski ng more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is practical and expecting more than others think is poss ible. 30 People �take my leave, I pray you know me when we meet again. Oh, the places you ' ll go! You have brains in your head. You have feet ._____ in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. Seniors Collage 3 1 �fast _ __ FACTS 50 total students with 22 girls and 28 boys. Ryan Schuernan was the oldest and Andrew Oloff was the youngest. 54% attended since kindergarten. 52% made the Honor Roll. Above: Class of2005. Fro nt: Tom Voge, Josh Goodsell, Jesta Tho mas, Alisha Gau, Megan Albers, Beth Harri s, Justin Mark, Seth Parsens, Jeremy Witt. Second: Brandie Stark, Brandy Pester, Missy Barrier, Amanda Bahrke. Alli son Carroll , Sarah Moen, Ashley Nelson, Sabrina Brooks, Nathan Ri eber, Wade Garren , Johnnie Witt, Andy Breg. Third : Ray mond Bruck, B.J. Pauley, Kurtis Shreeves, Danie lle We llman, Brent Hough, Kent Harryman, Landon Ausdemore, Bryan Larsen , John Zellmer, Lexi Beebe. Shannon Dickerson, Amy Nanninga, Cody Petersen, Shaun Brockho ff, Derri ck Danker. A ndrew Oloff. Bac k: Brandon Nelson, Colburn Dittmer, Wendy Ausde more , Lacey Messerschmidt, Shelby Haugaard, Sarah Anderson, Michelle Sondag, Danie l Smith. Not pictured: Lauren Burbridge, Ryan Schueman , T.J. LeBaugh , Justin Kohl. 72% participated in extracurricular activities. Officers included: Wendy Ausdemore, President Cody Petersen, Vice President Jesta Thomas, Secretary Sarah Anderson, Treasurer Above: Bryan Larsen shows both hi s matching ability and school spirt on Crazy Dress Day durin g Spirit ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' Week. 32 People �Sarah Anderson Landon Ausdemore Wendy Au sdemore Amanda Bahrke Mi ssy Barrie r Lex i Beebe Andy Berg Shaun Brockhoff Sabrina Brooks Raymond Bruck Laure n Burbridge Allison Carroll Derrick Danker Shannon Di cke rson Wade Garren Ali sha Gau Josh Goodsell Beth Harris Megan Albers Co lburn Dittme r Seniors 32A �Kent Harryman Shelby Haugaard Brent Hough Justin Kohl Bryan Larsen Justin Mark Lacey Messerschmidt Sarah Moen A my Nanninga Brandon Nel son Andrew Oloff Seth Parsons B.J . Paul ey Cody Petersen Nathan Ri eber •. ~ .~ . '-J T.J. LeBaugh Ashley Nel son Brandy Pester Seniors 32B Ryan Schueman Kurt is Shreeves �Daniel Smith Brandie Stark Michelle Sondag Danie lle Welman Jeremy Witt Jesta Thomas Johnnie Witt Tom Voge John Zelmer Elyse Miller (1986-2003) As a freshman and sophmore Elyse was not only a top student, but also involved in many extracun-icular activities. She participated in Volleyball, Track, Drill Team, Music, ASTRA, and many more. As a member of the class of 2005 , Elyse will be greatly missed. Her joy will be with them as they enter a new journey in their lives. She will be a part of them in all they do. As they go their separate ways, they know Elyse will be watching their every step. Above: Shannon Dickerson. J esta Thoma , Alisha Gau, Amanda Bahrke, and Wendy Ausdemore pose for a picture whil e at Shannon Dicker on' s Birthday Pait . Photo provided by Shannon Dickerson. Seniors 32C �Above: Class of 2005. Front: Tom Voge, Josh Goodsell , Jesta Thomas, Ali sha Gau, Megan Albers, Beth Harri s, Justin Mark , Seth Parsens, Jeremy Witt. Second : Brandie Stark, Brandy Pester, Missy Barrier, Amanda Bahrke, Alli son Carro ll , Sarah Moen, As hley Nelson, Sabrina Brooks, Nathan Rieber, Wade Garren, Johnnie Witt, Andy Breg. Third : Ray mond Bruck, B.J . Pauley, Kurtis Shreeves, Daniell e Wellman, Brent Hough, Kent Harryman, Landon Ausdemore, Bryan Larsen, John Zellmer, Lezi Bebee, Shannon Di ckerson, A my Na nninga, Cody Petersen, Shaun Brockhoff, Derrick Danker, Andrew Ol off. Back: Brandon Nelson, Colburn Dittmer, We ndy Ausdemore, Lacey Messerschm idt, Shelby Haaugard, Sarah Anderson, Michelle Sondag, Daniel Smith . Not pictured: Lauren Burbridge, Rya n Schueman, T.J . LeBaugh, Justin Kohl. Left: A zoo fi e ld trip. Front : Shannon Dickerson , Beth Harris, Amy Nanninga . Second: Johnnie Witt. Thi rd : Daniel Smith , Brent Hough , Alishia Gau , Wendy Ausdemore, Elyse Miller a nd Colburn Dittmer. Photo p rovided by the Miller's. Above: Colburn Ditmer, Kurtis Shreeves, and Justin Kohl say "CHEESE" at Chucky Cheese for one of Justin 's birthday parties. Photo provided by Justin Kohl. Left: Seinors Der rick Danker, Kurtis S h reeves , Cody Petersen , Ke n t Harryma n , Bryan Larsen , and Wade Garren represent the footba ll team at a fa ll spo11s pep ra ll y. Seniors 32D �Spread By: Sara h Anderson Left: Jesta Thomas and Johnnie Witt wear their " uniform s" for Twin Day during Spirit week. Below : Wendy Ausdemore, Sarah Anderson and Megan Albers take a break from cheering to smile fo r the camera. Left: Justin Kohl , Bryan Larsen, Cody Petersen , Kent Harryma n , C olbur n Dittmer, and Kurtis Shreeves claim the front row for the Girls Basketball Regional FlnaJ. Below: Lexi Beebe takes a quick pause as she grabs her things and heads off to her next class . Left: Justin Mark preform s a so lo durin ~ the Chri stm as Mu sic c oncert. �Le ft: Matt Dickerson conce nt ra tes as he ta kes hi s ITEDs. fast=-------- FACTS 54 total students with 33 girls and 21 boys. Eric Pitts was the oldest and All ison Kennedy was the youngest. Be low: Kristen Ungrad , Bobb i Pogge, Alicia Fisc her a nd Rebecca Hadfield a tte nd a football 61 % attended ince kindergarten . 41 % made the Honor Roll. 76% participated in extra-curricular activities. Officers included: Lance Bri bois, President Tim Kramer, Vice President Nikki Collinge, Secretary Ashley Wagner, Treasurer Juniors Danielle A usdemore A ndy Bowen L ance Bri sbois Jes i Bruck Randy Bruck N ick Buboltz Ken Butler Eri c Carri gan A drian Cobbs A utumn Collier N ikki Collinge Stephanie Cros Beth Crozier Man Dicke rson Alicia Fischer Megan Fischer Bri an Grote Rebecca Had ti eltl Erin Hanken Kati e Hruman Jodee Hempel A lexa Hill Tony Hubbard A lli on K ennedy 34 People �3 2258 000 14 5017 Sp read By : La nce Bri sbois Tim Krame r Bethany Kuhnle Rachel Kunnle Tri ta Lahr Steven Leonard Amanda Leusc hen Kel ey Lugsch Samantha iila nhart Austin McCool N icki McCoo l Andy New land Gl en 01 en Emil ie O rtman Rachel Peters Eric Pitts Bobbi Pogge Andrew Ri cbtig Myckell Sc he nk Dalla Schi erbrock Matt Schultz Jennifer Spe ight Brei Stephens Jared Tapp N ik o ! T ho mas '\bove: Jesi Bruck works as a library aide. This was Bruck' second year as a library aide. I tght: Ashley Wagner, Allison Kennedy, Katie Hammn, Rebecca Hadfield, Dana Schierbrock and Bo bbi Pogge spend time at on e of their ho mes. Photo p rovided by Allison Kenn edy. Juniors 35 �Spread By: Lance Brisbois Left: Andy Bowen plays a ga me o f badminton in PE. Below: Bethany Kuhnle and Jennifer Speight practi ce during ba nd. Kristen Ungrad Vanessa Vaugh n Ashley Wagner Matt Wil son Above: Nield McCool and Tony Hubbard relax du ring the Ho meco min g dance. Left: Danielle Ausdemore stands near her car a fter it exploded one day at school. 36 People �Far Left : Brian Grote a nd Matt Schultz dress up fo r Spirit Week. Left: Katie Harman and Alicia Fischer me ss a round while they prepare to dominate the high ropes . Photo provided by Katie Hannan. Below: Myckell Schenk perform s in the Homecomin g skit. Above : Kelsey Lugsch li ste ns inte ntl y during Eng lish I I. A bo ve Ri g ht: Alexa Hill , Jesi Bruck, Nikki Collinge, and Trista Lahr celebrate in Alge bra 11. Fa r Ri ght: Eric Carrigan rests during class while everyone e lse works. Ri ght: Nick Buboltz works as a teache r aide collecting stude nts' assignme nts. Juniors 37 �Left: Caitlin Divelbess stri kes a pose during Spirit Week. fast ______ FACTS Be low: Stud ley Dillon Martens ge ts pumped for Troja n footba ll. Ph o to 68 total students with 34 girls and 34 boys. provided by Dillon Martens. Cas ie Ronfeldt was the oldest and Trisha Dea was the youngest. 47 % attended since kindergarten. 40% made the Honor Roll. 84% participated in extra-curricu lar activities. Officers included: Emily Schroder, President Nathan Hensley, Vice President Amelia Tuel , Secretary Bryan Ol sen, Treasurer Lynd y Armstro ng Becky Barrier Mandi Brockhoff Wes C lark Jake Clevenger John C levenger Me lin a Co he n C hel Cyr Ly ndsay Da u Courtney Dav is Tri ha Dea Caitlin Di ve lbess Ma ry Dun ca n Ty ler F inken Brandon Fricke Ju stin Ga le lace y Garren Adam Gau Rachel Go ld app Jo hn Graham Katie Hanken Je nn ife r Harvey Sammy H a ugaard Natban Hen s ley 38 People Sophomores �Laura Hood Rodn ey Hubbard Sheyn a Huddl e Rache l Huebert Jacob James Au stin Kay Daniell e Kosmacek Andre w Manh art Josh Mark Ryan Marsh Grant Marshall Dillon Marten Meg han McDonald Ju stin McEvoy Tori Mea n Kelsey Messersc hmidt Hilary Ne lson Olivia Ne lson Jessica ow lin Connor o· e ill Bryan O lsen Mega n 0 bahr Kri stin Parker Ka itl yn Paul ey Above: Ryan Marsh waits for so me lucky girl to who m he can g ive hi s rose. Rig ht: Hilary Nelson and Amelia Tuel take ti me o ff for a quick picture while at Vari ety Show rehearsal. Sophmores 39 �Spread By: Katie Wiges Left: Meghan McDonald a nd Kaitlyn Pauley po se for a quick photo. Below: Nicole Richey, Lacey Tritsch and Sheyna Huddle pose while at a birthday party. Photo provided by Lacey Tritsch. Kurt Pauley Cody Pester Jake Pre uciJ Ang ie Reed Cli nt Rice Amber Ri chtig Brandy Ring Mis y Ring Cassie Ronfeld t Chri ti e Schoening Rache l Schoenin g Em il y Schrode~ Carly Siebe ls Jonathan Smit h Tommy Sondag Tommy Stangl Ke ith Steven Du tin Taylor Josh Torneto n Lacey Tri tsch Ameli a Tue l Bill y Vogl Co lton Wbi te KatieWiges 40 People �Far Left: Melina Cohen pretends to experience parachutin g. Left: Josh Torneton cheers on the girls' basketball team at the Regional Final game. Below : Lyndy Armstrong goes all out for Hallo wee n Day. A bo ve: Jonathan Smith repels in P.E. cl ass during Nati o nal Gu ard Day. Above Ri g ht : Jacey Grren fl exe his mu scles fo r all the girl s to see. Ri ght: Tyler Finken proudly dis play s hi s wac ky attire for . !Jirit Week. Far Rig ht : Katie Wiges a nd Becky Barrier spe nd tim e together at a fri end 's house over the summ er. Photo provided by Becky Barrier. Sophmores 41 �Le ft: Josh ua M a y enj oys a mo me nt in M us ic Th e o ry ~---N!ll'1 cl ass . ,..-.,,.....,.,..==--.:-1---.:;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;::in:--rv11~~=-9 fas. ....!llE..t_ _ FACTS B ri tta ni B ru ck , -;=:=; La u ra We llm a n , Lea h • Nielsen and Ke lsey Ma r r cheer on the foo tba l tea m at a home ga me. 75 total tudents with 37 girls and 38 boys Josh Holste was the oldest and Kerrie Denning was the youngest. 47% have attended ince kindergarten. 48 % made the Honor Roll. 93% participated in extra-curricul ar acti vities. Offi cers included: Calley Stamp. President Li sa Minahan , Vice President Laura Wellman, Secretary Monte Larsen, Treasurer. D onni e A rri ck Devon A usdemore Jared A u demore Connor Bartlett Samona Be ch A nd y J. Bowen Beth Bri sbois Briu ani Bruck Ross Bubolt z Dale Burford Ashley Burler Seth Campbell Conni e Carrigan Jared Carroll Austin Chri sti ansen Cortney Christianse n Trav i ~ Cl ark Jesse Corrin Lance Courti er Tim Cudd Morgan Danker Nico le D arrin gton Kerri e Denning A li ssa Derm ody 42 People Freshmen �Spread By: Melina Cohen James Dri ver Amber Epperso n Shannon Finken Carl y Foote Noah Gold app Taylor Griffin Andy GriffiLh Rosie Griffith Andrew Gwy nn Sammie Harryman Abiga il Haugaard Josh Hols te Joseph Jarrett Nick hllich Megan Lahr Monte L arsen Jo h LeBaugh Kyle Lefeber Kay Lei ghty Kyle Lenagh Kelsey Marr Joshu a May Li sa Min ah an Mindy Morris R ig ht: Samm ie Harryman , Devon Ausdemore, Lexie Parks a nd Stephanie Tuttle mess aro und a nd e nj oy tim e after sc hoo l. Fre. hm n 43 �Spread By: Melina Cohen Left: Dale Burford and Andy Gri ffi th take advantage of th ei r free time before the day starts. Below: Mindy Moriss stri kes a pose fo r the camera on Black and Go ld Day during S pirit Week. Matt Nelso n Jordan Neuk irch Ky le ew land Leah Nielsen Ron i Nihsen Zach Norman Lexie Park s Colin Parsons Josie Pederson Nicole Pes ter Caleb Peters Cody Red inbaugh Corey Rin g Leelah Rin g Ashely Ruth Anthony Schi erbrock Kai tl yn Soppe Kurt Spomer Ca ll ey Stam p Tina Thomas Dav id Tuttle Stephanie Tuu le Michelle Vortbman n All yWalter Dan ielle Wc lbourne Laura Well man Chri s Wither; Not Pi <.: tured: Colt Crum 44 People �Far Left: Noah Goldapp smil es fo r the cam e ra . Left: Courtney Christiansen acts as an Unde rwood c heerl eade r fo r the fres hm e n s kit during Spirit Week. Below: Michelle Vorthmann and Kerrie Denning show their fri endship during a break at a home basketball gam e. Pharo provided by Michelle Vo rth111a1111. Above : Cally Stamp pre tends to be a n Underwood c hee rl e ad e r for the fres hme n c lass sk it. A bove Ri g ht : Colin Parsens and Kyle Lefeber d o th e ir pa rt fo r Jazz B a nd . Ri g ht: Anthon y Shcierbrock tri es to work hard whil e th e ca mera is in hi s face . Far Ri ght : Connie Carrigan. Kerrie Denning , Amber Epperson a nd Megan Lahr ge t toge th e r as th ey get ready fo r a n up co rnrnin g TriCente r ac ti vity. Mega n La /11: Photo provided by ~-~~§:~!!!!1'!J~;;~~=lt~~ 1111 Freshmen 45 �Middle School At Random Between elementary and hi gh school is the 6th, 7th and 8th grades, collectively know as mid dle school , during which essential deve lop mental changes take place. They have more soc ial and academ ic stress they must learn to overco me. The 190 students became more independent and mature, learning to manage their time and a grow ing number of respon sibilities. They, for example, moved from class to class and had the option to parti c ipate in extracun-icular activities, the most popular be in g Abo ve: E ighth grader Sara Minahan studies hard durin g one of her cl asses . _ Above: Seventh grader Joseph Green works on hi s PCS project. Ri ght: Eighth graders Cody Bahrke, Matt Nanninga, and Kyle Ring work together on a Sc ience ex periment. 46 People grader Derek Finken shows o ff �Spread By: Melina Cohen Above: Eighth grader Taylor Dailey assists Mrs. Roberta Morse as an aide in the middle schoo office. Below: Sixth graders Devon Lyons. Carolyn Kay , Adam Nihsen Kelsey Flemming gather together on Hillbilly Day. Above: Seven th grader Jesse Crum practice hi s keyboardi ng. Below: Eighth grad rs Heidi Barrier, Beth Jarrettt and Blake Sullivan get serious fo r Opposite Gender Day. Photo pro vided by Heidi Barrier. I like havi ng more opportunities, like sports, and more responsibilities. Middh: Sc hool t Ra ndom 47 �Left: An n Stangl rides on the Fir r Pres byteri an Church float during Nea la's Hoo Doo Days Parade. fast --~~~~~~~ FACTS Below : Lucas Davis focuses ha rd o n hi s work durin g stud yhal I. 65 total students with 36 girls and 29 boys. Shaun Cyr was the oldest and Taylor Dailey was the youngest. 48% had attended ince kindergarten. 63 % made the Honor Roll. 75 % participated in extracurricular activities. Eighth Grade Jacob Anderson Rena Arrick Cody Bahrke Michael Berg Stephanie Bird Garrett Buckley Ashl ey burbridge Sarah Burn s A my Christian en Kyle Clark Chri stopher Cox Brannon Cudd Shaun Cyr Tay lor Dailey Tyler Darin ger Lu ca~ Dav is Megan Dollen Meli ssa Fellon Tyler Fergu on Kasey Finken K yle Fischer Zachary Eberl Jod i Gardner Shawn Gray 48 People �Spread By: Dani e l Smith Laura Grote Emily Gruber EUen Hadfi eld Dane Hansen Jeri Hill Amanda James Nicholas Kramer Brandy Kurtzuba Anna Leaders Michele Manhart Baleigh Mar h Christopher May Jordan McDermott Daitiel McPh:illips Linsey Messerschlltidt Sara Minahan Matthew Nanninga Billi Oloff Cody Oime Jacob 0 bon Chelsey Park. Derek Parsons Kaitlin Ploen Ke! ey PJoen Kyl e Ring Cody Sandov al Alex Shriver Jared Siebels Ann Stangl Cas, ie Stephen A~hl igh Tay lor J\1idud Ta} lor lyss.i Tuel D bra Tutt le Hea 1ber orthmann Ja im ie Wa lker icole Wellman A hley Wiggins KcnJaJI \\'itt Briuru1 ~ ·}all Above: Michael Berg catches some air whil e racing in a motor cross race. Eighth Grade 49 �Left: Lian Raitt works on her proj ec t for art class. Be low: Taylor Gunderson and Jon Wellman a re being " bu y" durin g study hall. 68 total students with 31 girls and 37 boys. Timothy Gale was the oldest and KeJcj Wellman was the youngest. 47 % attended since kindergarten. 34% made the Honor Roll. 47 % participatjon in extracurricular activities Seventh Brade Katie Albe rs Kyrstin Albertu s Heidi Barrie r Au tin Bee be Clari sa Birtwell Jessica Bowen la o n Bruck Crystal Bubo ltz Jo h Ca lhoon K yle Campbe ll Co lton Corrin Da ni e l Co rrin Jared Croz ie r Ama nd a Cudd Co rey Da nk e r Sca n Do ll e n Derek Fin ken Ashl ey Fricke T imot hy Ga le Joseph G reen Jonalh a n Griffith Taylor Gunderso n Kel sey Handy Willi am Haubrich 50 People �Spread By: Ame li a Tuel Patrick Horn Kelli Hubbard Zachary Jacobs Beth Jan-ett Sarah Johnson Daniel Killpack Melony Kurtzuba Alyssa Lang Westo n Legarda Alexa nde r Lindvall Tyle r Marr Kathryn Marshall Aubrey McElmeel Ste ven Messerschmidt Sarah Moffatt Anthony Nelso n G us Olsen Brandon Pogge Zac hary PohJman Lian Raitt Kasandra Richtig Da ni el Ring Kurtis Rose Laysa Shreeves Nathan Sibert Elizabet h Sidebottom Joseph Smith Makenaa Strahm Blake Sulli an Nicholas Thomas Ashlee Tinkv Rachel Tutti Br cc orthmann ' teph e n Vorthmnnn Amanda \\'acl e Hjlaree Walt er Catherine Wellman Jon Wellman Kelci Wellman Richard Youn ' Kyle Zi111mt>1man Above : Kyrstin Albertus and Beth Jarrett work on their sewing projects fo r Family Consu mer Sc ience. Seventh Grade 51 �fas~t_ _ FACTS 57 total students with 26 girls and 31 boys. Left: Jacob Kramer plays th e saxopho ne during band class. Below: Rachel Lefeber, Shannon Nelson, Austin McMahon, Tara Eckrich, Kelsey McDaniel, Lauren Young, Levi Schroder, Nicole Corrin, Justin Ploen, Jesse Harman, Ashley Corrin, Nathan Minahan and Jordan Leehy pose for a picture on Hillbilly Day. Tyler Bruck was the oldest and Ashley Corrin and Austin McMahon were the youngest. 54% attended since kindergarten. 39% made the Honor Roll. Sixth Ora de Kellon Ausdemore Morgan Bartlett Ryaa Berg Jeremy Biggs Jaime Bowen Tyler Bruck Chaslyn Catanese Kasey Cooper Ashley CoJTin Nicole Corrin William Cox Joseph Crum Joseph Cudd Lindsey Davis Amand a Dea John Dea Taylor Dickerson Tara Eckrich Kel sey Flemming Brad Grote Patrick Grover Ashlie Guarino Jesse Hannan Luke Huebert 52 People �Spread By: M issy Barrier Dakota Junkman Carolyn Kay Roberc Kinney Tarah Kurk Jacob Kram er Jordi! n Leehy Rachel Lefeber Dev in Lyons Scott Manhart Krisha May Kelsey McDaniel Austin McMahon Nathan Minahan Jacob Nelson Shannon Nel so n Teresa Niemec Adam Nihsen Samantha Norman Dan ie lle Perez Jim Pierson Ty ler Pi gman Justin Pl oen Jenn y Pre uc il Mo ll y Ring Ca rlee Ronfeldt Josh Roque Brandon Roe D) Ian Scbncd..lu1h Levi c hrod ~ r Eric hrivcr Caleb Whi1 e Nika Wood Lauren Young Above: Nathan Minahan poses for a pi cture during hi s e ighth hour studyh all. Sixth Grade 53 �Aoademlos At times, people tend to forget academics are the primary reaso n fo r atte ndin g school. Students are ften consumed by athl e ti cs, weekend fun or numerou s other ti vities whi ch take attentio n away fro m school. During t e course of th e sc hoo l yea r, students overcame the distrac ions to make great strides in education. At he start of the school year, th e schedule included six new curse offerings. Senior che mi stry students had the oppu nity to earn college credit in College Chemi stry a nd Principal Mrs. Angie Hu seman offered Communications. The Agricultural and Industrial Arts c lassroo ms also started Wiring & Plumbing, Animal Scie nce II, Small Engines, and Proj ects . With new courses be ing offered , stude nts ex perienced a year of new cirriculum which would prepare them fo r the future. Spread By: Ali cia Fischer 54 Academics �Cont•t Fa mil y Cons umer Scie nce, Indu stri al Arts, and PE/Weights Socia l Studi es Sc ie nce and Ag Ma th, Bu siness , and Computers E ngli sh, Spani sh, and Art Di ion 55 �Spread By: Missy Barrier NOTHING 8UT the facts •Students needed 1 Parenting credit (upon graduation) and 1 PE credit, while all other courses were electives. •Courses included Foods I & II, Parenting, Independent Living, Marriage and Family Living, Computer Aided Drafting, Projects, Intro to Shop and Welding, Small Engines, Wiring and Plumbing, Agri-Business, FFA Issues, Building Trades I and II, PE and Weights. •Teachers included Mrs. Angie Pryor, Mr. Kevin Matalka and Mr. Andy Hensley. •Some subjects covered included child theories, the human reproductive system, birth, child development, contraception, sewing, cooking, financing, dating and marriage, woodworking, building with wood and metal, using power tools, cattle judging, informative tours, badmitton, hockey, basketball and football . •Mrs. Angie Pryor said" I love being able to teach so many aspects ofreal life. I'm also glad Parenting is reguired." Above: Sophom ore Justin McEvoy parti c ipates in a ga me of hockey during P.E. c lass . Left: Seniors Colburn Dittmer, Landon Ausdemore, Andy Berg, Andrew Oloff and j uni or Matt Dickerson work on an additi on to the hop du rn ing Building Trades cla s. '--~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 56 Academics Abo ve : Freshman Tim Cudd gets set to repel durin g hi s 6th hour P. E. class. �assignment for hi s FCS cl ass. Left: Junior Mike Jensen and sophomore Nathan Hensley work together in Wiring and Plumbing. Left: Mrs. Angie Pryor draws topics and questions as she reviews wi th her Independent Left: Sophomore Colton White and fre hman Lexie Parks show off their progre si n Weights. Below: Seniors Andrew Oloff. Raymond Bruck and Seth Parsons present some elementary cla srooms with bookshelves they built for Projects class . Photo provided by M1: Kevin Matulka. Foods II class is fun with Mrs. Pryor because she allows us to get more in vo lved in dass . PCS/Industrial A.tts/PE 57 �Spead By: Melina Cohen NOTHING 8UT . the facts •Students needed a minimum of six credits upon graduation. •Courses included Government, International Politics, Economics (Contemparary Issues), American History, The Sixties, World History, Sociology, Psychology and World Geography. •Teachers included Mr. Dan Elliott, Mr. Carl Cochran, and Mr. Larry Hombostel. •Some subjects covered included current events, the stock market, the presidential election process, reading The Jungle , geography, and an array of time periods--from the 1700s to the 1970s. •Mr. Elliott said , "Social Studies are important because they teach us how to get along together, how to interact with each other.. ." Above: Mr. Larry Hornbostel refe rs to hi tex tbook during The Sixties. .... ~ --~~!'l!!!!!!..,.I Above: Mr. Dan Elliott and seniors Kent Harryman, Daniel Smith , Lacey Messerschmidt, and Missy Barrier watch a film in In tern ati on al Politi cs. Left: Ju ni or Tim Kramer listens in tently d uring Ameri can History. 58 Academics �Left: Mr. Dan Elliott and Mr. Carl Cochran pause for a picture. Freshman Noah Goldapp supports a classic band while learning something about those old days. Below : Freshman Callie Stamp poses during World Geography while her peers look on and/or snooze. . ,~iz-.-- --=~ Left: Sophomores Adam Gau, Dustin Taylor and Kurt - - - - - -IPauley work together in T he Sixtie . Below : Juni or Rachel Peters i enthu ia tic about her I like hi story because I learn about other cultures and mi stakes made by past c ivili zati ons . Social 'tudies 59 �Spread By: Amelia Tuel NOTHINC 8UT the facts Students needed six science credits, while ag cl asses are electi ves Courses included Physical Science, Biology, Chemi stry, Physics, College Chemistry, AP Biology, Horticulture/ Landscaping l&II, Animal Science I&II • Teachers included Mr. Jeff Fah, Miss Cass ie Keogh and Mr. Kevin Matulka Some areas and subjects covered included studying matter, energy and its changes, motion, power and work, energy sources and environmen t, peri od ic table, cells, photosynthes is and cellul ar respiration, genetics, anatomy, greenhouse management, landscaping, the caring for of man y pl ants, and the selection, feeding , care and health of animals. • Miss Keogh said, "Science is an important part of hi gh schoo l curriculum and hopefu ll y we are prov iding students with a wide variety of science experiences." Above: Freshm en Laura Wellman and Calley Stamp tim e the egg drop in Physica l Science. Be low : Seni or Cody Petersen and junior Danielle Ausdemore with the ass istance of an elementary studet plant fl owers in the butterfl y garden during Horticul ture Left: Junior Jenny Speight meas ures ingredi e nts fo r a Che mi . try ex periment. 60 Academks �goof off and have fun between Chemistry expe1i- ""'--.....:;;;.;;....?::;,,__ _, Left: Freshman David Tuttle writes down the Physical Science assignment from the board Below: Sophomores Conner O'Niell and Trisha Dea work on preparing for their science test. all smiles about A.P. Biology wi th Mi s Cassie Keogh . Below: Juniors Beth Crozier and Emilie Ortman, senior Johnnie Witt, junior Danielle Ausdemore and sophomore Kristin Parker work on tran pl anting pl ant . A.P. Bio. was fun and we had a great time: I really enjoyed it. Science and Agriculture 61 �Spread By: Lance Brisbois NOTHING &UT the facts -Students needed 8 math credits and 1 computer cedit upon graduation. •Courses included Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre Calculus/Trigonometry, A.P. Calculus, Business Math, Applied Math, Computer Applications, Workplace, Marketing. ·Teachers included Miss Kim Sherman, Mrs. Holly Jarrett, Mrs. Jenny Berens and Mrs. Glenda Kunze. -Some subjects covered included: factoring, graphing, theorems and postulates, powerpoint, Excel spreadsheets and word processing. • Mrs. Jarrett said, "I try to teach concepts and methods that will help my students be successful now and later." Above: Junior Nikki Collinge asks Mrs . Holly Jarrett fo r ad vice. Above: Juni or Glen Olsen and sophomore Tyler Finken sit patiently in compute r c lass. Left: F reshmen Ashley Butler and Morgan Danker work together to complete their math . 62 Academics �assignment in class. Left: Freshmen Lisa Minahan and Corey Ring work in computers class. ----==::========9 Left: Junior Jodee Hempel concentrates and reads through the directions in order to complete her math assignment. Left: Senior Shaun Brockoff, as an employee of the school. works on the computers aft r sch ol. Below: Seniors Ashley Nelson and Bryan Larsen work on the computer fo r an ass ignment in Mrs. Kunze s Marketing class . Math/Bus ine. s/Comput r 63 �Spread By: Rachel Kuhnle NOTHING 8UT the facts •Students needed 8 English credits. Spanish and Art classes were electives, which students needed 13 upon graduation. •Courses included English 9, English 10, English 11 , Senior English, Basic English, A.P. Literature, Communications, Spanjsh I, Spanish II, Spanish III, Spanish IV, Art I, Advanced Art, Photography, Drawing and Painting, Ceramics, Crafts, and Graphics. •Teachers included Mr. Jim Dermody, Mrs. Sarah Elliott, Mrs. Angie Huseman, Mrs. Julie Coffey and Mrs. Susan Wedemeyer. •Some subjects covered included grammar, usage, and mechanic, literary terms, public speaking, writing types and structures, clay projects, photography, drawing, painting, and foreign language studies. •Mr. Jim Dermody said, "English courses set students up for success in all cun-icular areas." Above: Freshm an Jesse Corrin reads his To Ki ll a Mockjngbird nove l during Eng li sh 9 class . Above: Sopho more Amber Richtig us s her creati vity as she works on her project in art class. Left: Juni or Matt Schultz dresses fo r his part of a woman in his Spa ni sh IIT sk it. Sch ult z, Brian Grote and Jared Tapp wo n Be t Spanish Three Skit with "Gangsters Go to Dinner." 64 Academics �Above: Sophomores Nathan Hensley and Ryan Marsh deli ver their how to/expository speech in Engli sh l 0. Left: Sophomores Kurt Pauley and Lacey Tritsch look on as Senior Wade Garren does the limbo during a fiesta in Spani sh II class. Left: Seni ors Allison Carroll, Jesta Thomas and Amy Nanninga throw clay into vessels on the potters wheel during Advanced Art. Left: Freshman Cody Redinba ugh works on his Engli sh 9 assignment in class. Below: Juni or Matt Wilson and Jenny Speight partic ipate in a mock trial as part of the study of "Native Son'" in Engli sh 1 l. Art class is my favo rite class because I can express myself creati vely. English/Spani ·h/Arl 65 �Organizations The variety of organizations provide students with ample opportunities to be involved; orcranizations allow ways to participate in school activitf aside from academjc and athletics . S ech and Drama allow students to use their speak' ng and acting talents to both compete and entert 111 . Student Council and National Honor Sociel)'. tress to the members the importance of both lea ership and service. FF A provides hands-on learning to students eager in participating in farm activities, while ASTRA members volunteer their time and effort to make the community a better place. Drill Team and Cheerleading compete and have fun while supporting the school and athletics. Instramental and Vocal Music are two more organization in which students compete and entertain . Students in organizations are far from Jacking in chance to compete, lead, serve, entertain and more; they are far from lackjng in activities in which to participate and have fun. Spread B y: Alici a Fischer 66 Organizations �I i! HIU 1111111 "\ q lu I Contents Speech!Drama Student Council/ NHS FFA ASTRA Drill Team/ Cheerleading Instrarnental Music Vocal Music MS Organizations Di vi ' ion 67 �Spread By: Mi ssy B arri er Contest Speech , coached by Mrs. Sarah Elliott, had over 15 members. The Spring Play, directed by Mrs. Angie Pryor, had over 30 cast and crew members. Speech activities included District and State Large Group, District and State Individual Events and WIC Individual Events. The Spring Play had a Matinee and two night performances. Above: Sophomores Kaitlyn Pauley, Megan Osbahr and Tori Means try to enjoy th e earl y morning bu s ride. Speech letterwinners included Melina Cohen, Autumn Collier, Rachel Kuhnle, Kaitlyn Pauley, Jenny Speight and Niko! Thomas. All Spring Play cast and crew members lettered. A highlight of the Spring Play was the cast and crew pulling everything together to give an excellent performance. Havin g increased numbers overall, hosting the WIC Contest and qualifying seven individual events for State were highlights for Speech. Rachel Kuhnle receiving straight I ratings on both her pieces at State was another highlight. Above: Sophomore Josh Mark enthu sias ti ca ll y plays the part o f Bunny Boos te rspan ge. Above: Josh Mark, Jenny Speight, Autumn Collier, .Jodee Hempel, Laura Hood and Megan Osbahr continu e to be dramatic even wh ile j ust goofi ng around at the WIC Speech Contest. Left: Soph more Melina Cohen and Junior Bethany Kuhnle seem lo have no problem with thei r roles of Mrs. -llllflll.-.lliiiiilliiiii-i;;:,;;,:~....a.:;..::JIL.~--c::___J Rhineharbor and Juscphi11c Seabu ry. 68 Organizations �Below: While not competing, junior Nikol Thomas works the concession stand at the WIC Speech Contest. T-C hosted the contest at the Minden United Church of Christ. Left: Fres hman Ally Walter and senior Alisha Gau, pl ay ing Mrs. Proudradish and Mrs. Quickshuffle, are all decked out for the scene . •1111111,un Below: L......-...1.........1 Senior Beth Harris plays her part of Janie Appensell. Above: Individual Events participants gather. State Q ualifiers (not pi ctured in order) included Autumn Collier, Rachel Kuhnle, Kaitlyn Pauley, Jenny Spe ight, and Niko! Thomas. It was nice to have more students out this year, and they always did a nice job of representing Tri-Center at all of the contests. Above: Daniel Smith, Jodee H empel, J onathan Smith, Kaitlyn Pauley and Sarah Moen act out their scene for "Hillbill. Reunion." They played Bubba, Gram Hawley, C lem, Charlotte and incly Lou. Speech /Drama 69 �Spread By: Stephanie Cross •• Student Council, sponsored by Mrs. Angie Huseman had 41 students . National Honor Society, sponsored by Mrs. Tami Harman had 31 students with Sarah Anderson as president, Lexi Beebe as vice president, Wendy Ausdemore as treasurer and Amy Nanninga as activities chairman. Both organizations had goals of getting more students showing leadership and initiating projects. They also hoped to show serv ice and help provide financial and other support in places needed. Above: Freshman Joseph Jarrett serves refreshments at the annual Open House held in the fa ll. Some Student Council activities and/or highlights included a $500 tsunami relief/computer, National Education Week and Gold/Silver Honor Roll/You Worked Hard cards. The National Honor Society hosted its annual Bloodmobile and did fundraising drives to support research for both the Cystic Fibrosis and Arthritis Foundations. NHS also sponsored a Sadie Hawkins Dance. "My most enjoyable moment of sponsoring National Honor Society thi s year was the Bloodmobile because it was enjoyable watching students give blood and witnessing new students donating," commented Harman. Above: Sophomores Sammy Haugaard and Chet Cyr serve at the ann ual E nd-of-the-Year BBQ. Ahove: Junior Katie Harma n serves seni or Danielle W ellman at the Seniorrreacher Appreciati on Breakfas t. Left: Seni or National Honor Society mem bers Alisha Gau and Amanda Bahrke help senior Beth Harris with th req uirements for blood don<1lion . 70 Organizations �Above: Junior Bret Stephens helps senior Johhny Witt and junior Kelsey Lugsch regain energy after donating blood. Left: Juni ors Bobbi Pogge and Ashley Wagner sort through blood donation papers. Below : Juni or Megan Fischer, sophomore Missy Ring and junior Bethany Kuhnle, chefs in training, prepare pizzas for the Seniorffeacher Appreciation Breakfast. I fe lt honored and privileged to be selected because it is a great group of people that does great things. Above: NHS member ga ther at the induction ceremony. New inductics (not picnircd in order) included ·cnior, Allison Carroll. Shelby Haugaard. Lacey Messerschmidt, Jesta Thomas; junior Autumn Collier: and st µhomorc" Becky Barrier, Chet Cyr, John Graham, Sammy Haugaard. Hilary Nelson. Kaitlyn Pauley. Emily Shroder and AmeUa Tuel. Students Council/ National Honor Socict 71 �Spread By : Daniel Smith Future Farmers of America, sponsored by Kevin Matulka, had 23 members. Officers included Andy Berg, President; Johnnie Witt, Vice President; Lacey Messerschmidt, Secretary; Jeremy Witt, Treasurer; Raymond Bruck, Reporter; and Eric Carrigan , Sentinel. Above: Seni or Andrew Oloff and junior Randy Bruck work on the Hoo Doo fl oat. FFA activities included Butterfly Garden maintainance, clay skeet shooting, Hoo Doo float, Fruit Sale, Saftey Day, Yield Contest, FFA Week and more. Some highlights of the FFA year were the participation at the State Convention in Ames followed by the tour of the John Deer Factory in Waterloo and the Banquet. Also, despite a few accidents, Safety Day was another great success. Matulka said, "It was another good year. The students learned a number of valuable lessons and it is an organization I enjoy and am proud to sponsor." Above: Senior Colburn Dittmer wo rks on some weldin g du ring an in dust1i a l art I ag class. FFA members are req uired to take at least one indu strial arts/ag c lass per se mester. Above: Seni ors Raymond Bruck and Johnnie Witt and freshman Seth Campbell took part in a yield con test. Johnnie Witt, along with his brother Je remy, were responsibl e fo r settin g up the contes t for loca l form ers. Left: The FFA group attend s the Fai m Progress Show in September. 72 Organizations �Above: Junior Eric Carrigan and sophomores Dillon Martens and Bryan Olsen take part in the clay shooting activity in December. Left: Senjors Lacey Messerschmidt and Jeremy Witt lead a safety demonstration for Chad Harder' s 4th grade class. c'- - " ''I Below: Sophomores Jake Clevenger, Kurt ··~•rl Pauley, Andy Manhart, Bryan Olsen, Colton White and John Clevenger participate in "Bring Your Tractor to School" for FFA Week. "The best part of the year was visting the John Deere factory. " Above: Greenhand winner included Nathan Hensley, Jake Clevenger, Kurt Pauley, John Clevenger, Austin Kay, Seth Campell, Kyle Newland, Colin Parsons, Colton White, Br ·an Olsen, Cody Redinbaugh, J ared Ausdemore mid Joseph Jarrett. FFA 73 �Spread By: Melina Cohen •• ASTRA had over 20 members with Katie Wiges as president, Bethany Kuhnle as vice president, Kelsey Lugsch as secretary, Jenny Speight as treasurer and Kaitlyn Pauley as the overall representative. Above: Junior Trista Lahr helps clean up the campu ·. Members often earned hours by cl eaning up various areas. Mrs. Angie Pryor served as sponsor. Activities included aiding teachers, babysitting, selling carnations and various service projects such as the annual Dollars for Scholars Theme Luncheon and supper at the Neola Area Community Center. Group achievements included record carnation sales for Valentine' s Day. Pryor said "It' s a great organization in which the students are helping the community because the community gives to the students ; the students want to give back." Abo ve: In her first year as sponsor, Mrs. Angie Pryor hold s a meeting with the organi zation . II A bove: Freshmen Rosie Griffith , Tina Thomas. Michelle Vorth ma n and Allissa Dermody ride o n the fl oat for Neala's Hoo-Doo Days Parade . Left: Seni or Sarah Moen and sopho more Chet Cyr serve at the ann ual Dollar<; for 'icholars Theme Luncheo n. 74 Organizations �Above: Juni or Myckell Schenk aides Mr. Steve Stafford in the library. Schenk worked as a library aide daily. Left: Sophomore Trisha Dea babys its durning the preschool and ki ndergarten parent meeting. Below : Freshman Kerrie Denning earns service hours working as a teachers aide. Above: Members gather fo r a group picture after one of the meetin gs. The best part is that you get to spend time with lots of fun people while you help those in need. Above: Junior Kelsey Lugsch, ophomore Katie Wiges and j uniors Bethany Kuhnle and Jenny Speight took e tra re pon ibility and served as officer for the year. AST R 75 �Spread By: Rachel Kuhnle •• Cheerleading, sponsored by Mrs. Heidi Peters, had six members. Drill Team, sponsored by Mrs. Jennifer Hall, had 14 members with seniors Amanda Bahrke and Alisha Gau as co-captains. Cheerleading activities included cheering at games and leading pep rallies. The Drill Team activities included performing on a float in Neola' s Hoo-Doo Days Parade, home games and the Southwest Iowa Girls' Basketball Classic as well as competing at the State Drill Championship. Abo ve: Senior Alisha Gau, fres hm an Samona Besch, and junior Megan Fischer e ntertain the c ro wd. Awards and highlights for the Drill Team included earning a Division I rating and taking second in Class V Porn at State. Another hightlight was the alway s crowd-favorite light show. Hall said, "It was our best year yet. We now have a trophy in the case." Abo ve: Freshm an Morgan Danker peps up the football cro wd to cheer on the tea m. Above: The Drill Tea m gathers a fter performi ng at the State Drill Tea m C ham pi on hip. Mem bers inc luded Spo nsor Mrs. J ennifer Hall , J esi Bruck, Amanda Bahrke, Alisha Gau, Mykell Schenk, Manager Sammy Haugaard, Sheyna Huddle, Laura Wellman, Ka itli n Soppe, Sam Man hart, Megan Fischer, Emilie Ortman, Nicki McCool, Katie Wiges, Kristin Par ker and Samona Besch. Left: Cheerleaders included Autumn Collier, Erin Hanken , MichelJe Sond ag, Shelby Haugaard. Kachel Peters and Morgan Danker. 76 Organizations �Junior Rachel Peters makes a sprit poster for the sports team s. Left: Kaitlin Soppe, Emilie Ortman, Sam Manhart, Kristin Parker, Megan Fisher, Nicki McCool and Samon'a Besch hang out before perfo rmjng at a home bas ketball Junior Erin Hanken leads a cheer at a fall sports pep rally. Above : The Drill Tea m performs at a fa ll sports pep rall y. We had a good season and next year will be even better! Above: Juniors Myckell Schenk, Emilie Ortman and Nicki McCool and sophomore Katie Wiges perform for the crowd at Neola's Hoo-Doo Parade. Drill Team/Cheerleading 77 �Spread By: Katie Wi ges Instrumental Music, directed by Mr. Nate Simons, had over 50 members. Acitivities included marching performances at home football games, pep band performances at home basketball games, winter and spring concerts, Marching Band and Jazz Band competitions, and both the small and large group State contests. Some group awards included: Division II ratings at State for the Concert Band and Jazz Band and a Di vison I rating for the Marching Band. Marching Band also took first in both parade and field at the Clarinda Band Jamboree and fourth at Valleyfest. Other Jazz Band awards included second at WIC, third at the Bluffs Jazz Festival and seventh at Districts. Solo/small ensemble awards included two Division II ratings and five Division I ratings. Simons said, "This orgariization is top no.-ch. You'd bet< ~ rd pressed to find a better group of musicians anywhere else. I'm proud to be a part of it." Above: Seni or Sa tin Kni ght Amanda Bahrke promine ntl y twirl s he r fl ag. Above :Ju nior Megan Fischer along with olher March ing Band members en tertain · the crowd at Ncola's Ho\J Doo Days Parade. Left : Senior Justin Mark play., his trumpet heautifull durin g a halftime how ·11 n hc1rne football game. =----'-~_:___-- 78 Organizations �Above: Freshmen Joseph Jarrett and Zach Norman play in the Pep Band to help get the crowd going. Left: Juniors Rachel Kuhnle and Jennifer Speightl and seniors Daniel Smith and Josh Goodsell, perfo rm during the Winter Concert. Below: Senior Seth Parsons plays his trumpet ski llfu lly fo r the Jazz B and . Parsons received the John Phillip Sousa Award. Sopho mores Jonathan Smith, Danielle Kosmacek and Missy Ring beat th eir drums during a hal ft ime perform ance. Band is the most influencial part of my life. It is really fun and we all enj oy it. M usic is very inspmng. Above: The Satin Kn ight and percussion look to for directi on d uring a h lft ime performance. Photo Provided by Miss Mary Jane Bu-bee. I nstramental Music 79 �Spread By: Amelia Tuel •• Vocal Music, directed by Miss Mary Jane Buzbee and accompanied by Mrs. Kandy Kunzeman, had over 95 members. All members participated in Concert Choir, while 43 sang in Show Choir and 12 sang in Jazz Choir Activities included Variety Show, winter and spring concerts, Show Choir and Jazz Choir competitions, and both the small and large group State contests. Above: Show Choir me mber Jonathan Smith entertains th e crowd. Photo provided by Miss Mary Jan e Bu zbee. Some group awards included Division II ratings at State for the Show Choir and Bass Clef Choir and Division I ratings for the Jazz Choir, Mixed Concert Choir and Treble Clef Choir. Also, Show Choir placed first at WIC and Westwood Sloan, and Jazz Choir placed third at WIC. Solos/ small ensemble awards included 10 Divisions II ratings and 19 Division I ratings. Amy Nanninga and Justin Mark also earned the Outstanding Performance Award for their solos. Buzbee said, "I feel that there have been some wonderful things accomplished this year even in dealing with transitions, and I am looking forward to accomplishing even greater things next year." Above: Seni or Da niel Smith , junior Kelsey Lugsch and other Show Choi r members give a good perfo rmance for the concert. Left: Junior Bethany Kuh nle and seni or Amy Nanninga sing their part in Lhe Jazz C hoir. Amy Nannin ga recievcJ LJ...::.....L.-....1 the Nationa l Chora l/Outstad in g Senior Award. 80 Organizations �Above: Junior Dana Schierbrock perfo rms at the Veterans Day Program . Schierbrock sang fo r both the Show and Jazz Choirs. Left: Alto giris sing their part as the concert Choir perfo rms at the Graduation Ceremony. Below : Senior Justin Mark contributes hi s voice to the Jazz Choir. Mark was also a member of the Show Choir. Above : T he Ba es and Te nors combine their vo ices to make a , mooth me lody. Mu sic i a goo d way o f escapi ng from the stress of school. Above : All-State singers seni or Beth Harris, sophomore J onath a n Smith , sen ior Amy Nanninga and j un iors Bethany Kuhnle and Ka tie Harman gather together. Pharo provided by Miss Mwy Jane Buzbee. Vocal Music 81 �Spread By: Alicia Fischer 6th Grade Sand Front: Lindsey Davis, Sam antha Norman, Scott Manhart, Devon Lyons, Luke Huebert, D akota Junkman, Ad am Nih sen and Jake Nelson Back: Brad Grote, Caroline Kay, Taylor Dickerson, Kelsey Flemming, Caleb White, Tyler Pigmen and Jacob Kramer. 6th Grade Choir Front: Tara Eckrich, Ashli e Guarino, Caroline Kay, Jenny Preucil , Kelsey Flemming, Nathan M in a ha n, L i nd sey D av is a nd K e ll o n Ausdemore. Second: Austin McMahon, Dillon Sc hn eck lo th , Sa ma nth a Nor ma n, K e lsey McDaniel, Amanda Dea, Theresa Nemick, Brandon Rose, Adam Nihsen, Dakota Junkrnan and Joshua Rokay. Back: Ryan Berg, Eric Shriver, Rachel Lefeber, Nicole Corrin, Morgan Bartlett, William Cox and Jim Pearson. 6th Grade Choir (cont.) Front: Joe Crum , Nika Wood, Kris ha May, Brad Grote , Jordan Lee hy, D evo n Lyo ns, Scott Manhart, Ju sti n Ploen, Dani e ll e Perez and Chaslyn Catanese. Second: L uke Huebert, As hl ey Corr in, Taylor D ickerso n, Ty ler Pi gmen, Jerem y B iggs, Jacob Kramer, Casey Cooper and Tarah Ki rk. Back: Levi Schroder, Robert Kinley, Ty ler Bruck, Jake Nelson, Jesse Harman, Ca leb Wh ite, Carly Ro nfeldt and Moll y Ring. 7th and 8th Grade Sand Front: Ky le Zimmerm an, Patrick Horn , Joe S m it h, G a rrett Buckle y, He idi Bar ri e r, Ashleigh Tay lor, Amy Chri stiansen and Billi O loff. Second: Colton Corrin, Dan Kill pack, Bailey Marsh, Sarah Moffatt, Katie Albers, Beth Jarrett, Megan Dollen and Amanda James. Third: Corey Danker, Matt Nanni nga, Lucas Davis, AshJ ey Tinley, Katie Marshall , Elizabeth Sidebottom and Kasandra Richtig. Back: Gus Olsen, Anthon y Nelson, Nick Kramer, Aubrey McElmeel, M ichele Manhart, Shawn Gray, Derek Parsons and Zachary Eberl. 82 Organization s �7th Grade Choir /Show Choir Front: Rachel Tuttle, Hilaree Walter, Heidi ~ Barrier, Beth Jarrett, Katie Marshall, Clari ssa mi..;..-•-M!'a Birtwell, Kelsey Handy, Melanje Curtzboah and Amanda Wade. Second: Ashley Tinley, Aubrey McElmeel, Ashl ey Fricke, Elizabeth Sidebottom, Laysa Shreeves, Kelci Wellman, Kelly Hubbard and Sarah Moffatt. Back: Mrs. Mary Jane Buzbee, Jon Griffi th, Joe Smith, Tim Gale, Danjel Corrin , Corey Danker and Nicholas Thomas. 8th Grade Choir /Show Choir Front: Bailey Marsh. Sara Bums. Jeri Hill, Ashleigh Taylor, Amy Christiansen, Ellen Hadfield, Ashley Burbridge, Lin sey Messerschmjd t, Alyssa Tuel and Nicole Wellman . Second: Kaitlin Ploen, Taylor Dailey, EmjJy Gruber, Ann Stangl, Billi Oloff, Ashley Wiggins, Kasey Finken, Amanda James, Michele Manhart, Megan Dollen and Kelsey Ploen. Thi rd : Laura Grote, Debra Tuttle, Jamie Walker and Jody Garner. Back: Sean Gray, Matt Nan ninga, Jordan McDermott. Zach Fleer(Ebrel), Mrs. Mary Jane B uzbee, Kyle Ring, Kyle Fischer, Derek Parsons. Garrett Buckley and Brittany Wyatt. Middle School ASTRA Ellen Hadfield, Sara Minahan, Sara Burn s and Shaun Cyr. Middle School Leadership Front: Alys a Tuel, Nicki Wellman. Laura Grot e , M ega n Do ll en a n d As hley Burbridge. Back : Zach F leer(Eberl), Dani el McPhi ll ips, Ky le Fischer, Dane Hansen and Shaun Cyr. Middl e School Or anization. 83 �Sports Once again the sports seasons proved to be successful ; most teams had impro ved seasons with winning records and had a lot of fu n competing. During the summer, the . oftball team competed ile the baseball team pl ayed fa r into the post season. he fall sports were also competiti ve with the volleybal team making the Region Fin al and both the ~-==~~~~football t am and cross country runners makin g great ~I trides · , improving for future seasons. ,Iii~ With just one senior, the wrestJing team also ll improved and looks forward to the future. Boys' basketball had a turn around season, while girl s' basketball had a recordbreaking season where they fell just short of a State title. The golf teams, also with just one senior, continued to better thier scores and have high expectation s for the fu ture. Both the boys' and girls' track teams had a number of individuals and reJays qu alify for State, however, boys' and girls' soccer, making their debuts, were the highlight of the spring season. Spread By: A li cia Fischer 84 Sports �Contents Baseball Softball Football Volleyball ross Country Boys Basketball Girls Basketball Wrestling Boys and Girls Golf Boys Track Girls Track Boys and Girls Soccer MS Sports Teams Division 85 �12-13 overall and 7-7 in the WIC. Coaches included Head Coach Jim Dermody and Assistants Chad Harder, Josh Abel and B randon Finken. 36 total players with 1 senior, 5 juniors, 5 sophmores, 13 fres hmen, and 12 eighth graders. Troy Courtier was the lone senior (graduate). Letterwinners included Courtier, Landon Ausdemore, Kent Harryman, Bryan Larsen , Johnnie Witt, Jeremy Witt, Eric Carrigan, Tim Kramer, Brian Grote, Bret Stephens, Jared Tapp, Tyler Fi nken, Jake Clevenger and Kurt Spomer. Team hi ghli ghts included the 8-2 win over East Green at Sec Taylor Stadium . Indi viduals earning team awards included Johnni e Witt, Best Attitude; Spomer, Best Defensive Pl ayer; Larsen, Top Hitter; Courtier, Top Pitcher; Jeremy Kyle Lefeber, Zach Norman , Lance Courtier, Cory Rin g, Monte Larsen and Josh LeBaugh. Back: Coach Josh Abe l, Cody Redinbaugh, Jared Carroll , James Driver, Ky le LeNagh and Coach Brandon Fin ken. Photo pro vided by Studio B Photography. Middl e right: Senior Landon Ausdemore wa its for hi s pitch. Ausdemore lead the team in RBI' s with 18 while batting .296. Ri ght: Freshman Kurt Spomer, Second Team All-Conference Infi eld, focu ses in on the plate. Spomer had a 3.68 ERA and threw 48 strikeouts. 86 Spo11s �8ASE8ALL TCHS 13 0 0 0 9 10 5 7 8 5 6 2 4 10 8 3 J 8 l3 9 0 0 I 0 OPP Logan-Magno li a Lew is Cent ra l E lk-H o rn Kimb a llto n Underwood Woo dbin e Trey nor Law to n-Bron so n Loga n-M ag no li a Aud ub o n St. A lbe rt M isso uri Va ll ey Rive rside A-H-S-T Griswo ld Underwood Eas t Greene Underwood Trey n o r H a rl an A udu bo n Misso uri Valley Ri ve rside Griswold A -H -S-T Wa lnut 3 9 11 2 I 6 I 3 2 6 9 2 7 3 0 2 8 4 16 5 8 J V/VA RSITY: Front : Manager Myckell Sckenk, Tyler Finken , John Clevenger. Adam Gau . Dus tin Tay lo r, Kurt Pauley. Jake Preuci l, Jared Tapp a nd Manager Erin Hanken. Middle : Coac h Jim Dermody, Tim Kram er, Jacey Garren , Johnni e Witt, Jake C levenger. Co lton W hite. John Graha m and Je re my W itt. Back: Coach Chad Harder, Brian Grote. Bret Stephens, Eri c Carri ga n. Troy Co urtie r. K e nt Harry man , La ndon A usde mo re, Kurt Spom er. Brya n Larse n, Coach Josh Abe l a nd Coach Brandon F inken. Photo provided by Srudio B Phorog raphy. 3 10 6 10 Above: Senior Jeremy Witt is ready for the pickoff. Witt was second in fie lding at .962 and led the team in putouts with 12 l. Photo pro vided by Ga zette. Despite the record, it was a fun season. One of the most memorable things was pl ay ing at Sec Taylor Stadium . Above: Graduate Troy Courtier. Honorable Men tion All -Conference, fires a pitch. Courtier had a 3.50 ERA and threw 36 st1ikout . Photo provided by Gazette. ~~~~~~~~ �2 1-8 overall and 11-3 in the Western Iowa Coaches included Head Coach Kim Sherman and Ass istants Dave Velthoff and Janette Fischer. 42 total players with 4 seniors, 3 juniors, 8 sophmores, 6 freshmen, 18 eighth grades. Seniors (graduates) included A mber Finken, Jessy Hi embaugh, Elizabeth Letterwinners in cluded Finken, Heimbaugh, Thielen, Mi ssy Barrier, Amy Naninga, Ali cia Fischer, Bobbi Pogge, Kristen U ngrad, Ashley Wagner, Becky Barri er, Li sa Minahan. Indi viduals earning Team Awards inc luded Fin ken, Offe nsive Pl ayer; M. Barrier, Defensive Pl ayer; L isa Minahan, Hustle Award ; and Ashl ey Wagner, M VP. Above: Graduate ElizabethThielen, playing shortstop , prepares to fi eld. In fielding Thielen was at .702 with 22 assists and 18 putouts. Middl e Righ t: Freshman fi rstbaseman Lisa Minahan sets her feet to get the ball fo r an o ut. M inahan lead the team in fielding at .97 3. She had 2 1 ass ists and 197 putouts. Ri ght: Seni or Missy Barrier takes off fo r the next base. Barri er lead the team with 2 1 stolen bases and was caught j ust once. 88 Sports �SOFT8ALL TCHS 3 0 8 12 3 3 4 4 9 5 JO 3 9 0 7 11 2 3 11 2 6 0 4 2 I 3 3 2 OPP Lo -Ma Underwood Glenwood Trey no r Audub o n Mo-Valley Ri ve rs id e Essex A-H-S-T Griswold Abra ham Lin co ln Treynor A- H-S-T Und erwood West Harri so n Eas t Uni o n South Page Treyo r A udub o n Mo-Vall ey Ri ve rs id e Und e rw ood A -H-S-T Gri swo ld A r-We -Va Ha rl an IKM Walnut Mo- Valle y 4 8 7 I 0 0 3 2 2 I 6 6 0 3 5 2 0 I 3 3 I 0 SOITBALL: Front: Abigail Haugaard, Devon Au$edemore, Sammie Harryman, Jessy Hiembaugh. Eli zabeth Thie len, Amber Finken, Tanya Redingbaugh, Stephanie Tuttle, Lexie Parks, Stephanie Cross. Second: Lisa Minahan, Rebecca Hadfield, Shannon Finken. Cal ly Stamp, Mindy Morris, Laura Wellman, Leah Nielsen, Brittani Bruck. Hillary Nelson, E mily Schroder. Third: Lacey Messerschmidt, Emi ly Ortman. Cou rmev Christian sen. Danielle Welboum, Roni Nishen, Nicole Darrington, Connie Carrigan, Amber Epperson: Sheyna Hudd le, Katie Wiges. Ali cia Ficsher. Back: Coach Jonelle Fischer, Rachel Hu 'be rl. Becky Barrier. Amy Nanninga, Kristen Ungrad, Ashley Wagner, Katie Harman. Bobbi Pogge, Nicki M Cool. Dana Schierbrock, Mi ssy Barrier, Coach Kim Sherman, Coach Dave Veltoff. 2 2 0 4 Above: Junior Bobbi Pogge, senior Amy Nanninga and graduate Jessy Heimbaugh huddle in the outfield. Above: Graduate Amber Finken awaits to take the next ba e. Finken lead the team in batting at .333 . Her on base ~verage, also .333, was second. We had a competitive season even though we fell short at the end ... We will be aggress ive and competiti ve next season. Softball 89 �Coaches included Head Coach Max Kozeal and Assistants Ray Peters, Josh Abel and David Carlson. 38 total players with 6 seniors, 8 juniors, 10 sophomores and 14 freshmen . Seniors included Bryan Larsen, Wade Garren, Kent Harryman, Cody Petersen, Derrick Danker and Kurtis Shreeves . 25 players lettered. Team highlights included the close games with Mo-Valley and West Manona. Individuals earning team honors were those setting school records. Those included Garren with most tackles in a game (21) and season (131), and Tim Kramer with most interceptions in a game (2). Above: Junior Tim Kramer, Second Team All-Di strict, pitches the ba ll to an open rusher. Kramer was second on the team in pass ing with 176 yards, while he led the team in recei ving with 181 yards. Photo pro vided by Gazette. Middle Ri ght: Senior Wade Garren, F irst Team All-Di stri ct, and junior Matt Dickerson go for the tackle. Photo provided by Gazette. Right: Senior Kurtis Shreeves punts the ball away. Photo provided by Gazette. 90 Sports �FOOTBALL OPP TC 14 Sioux Central 0 Missouri Valley 13 Lo-Ma First Row : Jared Ausdemore, Josh Holste. Ro s Buboltz. Taylor Gri ffi n, Corey Ring, Lance Courtier, Monte Larse n, Caleb Peters, Jared Can·oJI. Second Row: Josh Torneton , Ad rian Cobbs, Cody Red inbaugh, Travis Clark, Noah Goldapp, James D1iver, Kurt pomer, Connor Bartlett, Kyle LeNaugh, Ryan Marsh, John Clevenger. Third Row: Head Coach Max Kozeal, Matt Wi lson, Nick Buboltz, Matt Schultz. Kurt Pauley, Jake Preucil, Wes Clark, Jacey Garren, Jake Clevenger. Colton White, Andy Manhart, Coach Josh Abel. Fourth Row: Coach Dav id Carlson, Tony Hubbard, Brian Grote, Tim Kramer, Brya n Larsen, De1Tick Danke r, Cody Petersen, Wade Garren, Kent Harryman. Kurtis Schreeves, Matt Dickerson, Eric CaITigan, Coach Ray Peters. Above: Junior Eric Carrigan (67) and a fellow teanunate make the tackle on the Eagle offense. Photo provided by Gazett. 38 7 40 8 Griswold 14 6 Audubon 21 2 Underwood 49 8 Saint Albert 57 6 Ri verside 34 0 West Monona 8 Above: Senior Captain Kent Ha r ryman and Bryan Larsen make their way out to meet with the referee . Harryman gain d 101 yard in 3 1 canies. Lar en led the team in rushing with 428 yards in 55 camie . larsen also led the team in touchd wons with four for the season. If yo u go by the stats, the season was a lo ·s. But with a new coach comes new ideas, and I ex pect more of a consistency in the plays . Football 91 �27-5 overall and 6-1 in the WIC. Coaches included Head Bri an Wedemeyer and Ass istants Amy Olsen and Rachel Eikenberry. 34 total players with 6 seniors, 2 juniors , 8 sophomores and 18 freshmen. Seniors included Sarah Anderson, Wendy Ausdemore, Mi ssy Barrier, Ali sha Gau, Lacey Messerschmidt and Amy Nanninga. Letterwinners included Anderson, Au sdemore, Becky Barri er, Mi ssy Barrier, Gau, Messerschmidt, Lisa Minahan, Nanninga, Leah Niel sen and Emilie Ortman. Team highli ghts included winning th e T-C and Harlan Tournaments and taking 3rd at the WIC Tournament. Indi viduals earning Team MVP Awards Above: Sophomore Becky Barrier and senior Lacey Messerschmidt, block out the crowd and focu s in on receiving an Underwood serve. Middle Right: Senior Sarah Anderson, Second Team All-Conference, gives the signa l to indicate that she is ready. Anderson completed the season with 164 kill s and 86 blocks. Right: Junior Emilie Ortman serves the ball to the opponent. Ortman served at 92.5% and had 45 ace serves for the season. 92 Sports �VOLL£Y8ALL OPP 106 3 3 2 nd 3 3 3 2 3 1st 3 3 Is t 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 Boyer Va ll ey Lo - Ma C lari nd a Tourney Mis so uri Valley Ha r lan AL St. Albert A udub o n T-C Tourney A- H-S -T Rivers ide Har lan Tourn ey Griswo ld U nd e rw oo d Trey no r Rive rs ide Treynor Mis so uri Valley Rive rside Und e rwood 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 I 0 3 9-12 VOLLEYBALL: Fro nt: Sarah A nderson, Amy Nanninga. Lacey Messerschmidt, Mi ssy Barrie r, Ali sh:i G:w and We ndy Au sde more. Second: Brittani Bruc k. Mindy Morri ss, Ke lsey Marr. Lynd y Arm strong. Emi ly Schrode r, Ke lse ' Messe rschmidt, Li sa Min ahan, Emi li e Ortm:in. Rache l Hu e bert. Meg han McDo nald. Le xie Parks and Kaitlin Soppe. Third: Sheyna Huddl e, Devon Au sde more, T in a Thomas, Shannon Finken , Laura Wellma n, All y Walter, Court ney C hri stense n. Dani Welbourne and Stephanie Tuttl e. Back: Coach Am y O lsen, Roni Nih sen. Sam Manhart , Ni co le Darringto n, Carly Siebe ls, Leah Nie lsen, Bec ky Barrier, Coach Rachel Eike nberry and Coach Brian Wede me yer. Ph oto provided by Studio B Photog rapy. Above: Senior Wendy Ausdemore, First prepares to recei ve. Recei vi ng at Team All-WIC, blocks Treynor. For the 86.9% for the season , Nanninga led the season Au sdemore had 119 bl ocks and 355 kill s. Photo pro vided by Gazette. team. Photo provide by Gazette. Thi s yea r's season was a bl ast. The team had a lo t of fun , wo rk ed ha rd and ca me a lo ng way thi s year. For the se ni ors, it ' s been a g rea t fOLrr yea rs. Volle ball 93 �The boys team placed in the top 5 in 5 of their 9 meets. The girls did not have team results or placings for any of their meets. Mr. Pat Dalton was the head coach for both the boys and girls teams. 14 total runners with 3 juniors, 9 sophmores and 2 freshmen. Letter winners included all runners. Team highlights included the record · number of runners and the boys 3rd place finish at Conference. Top individual awards included Alicia Fischer's 1st at WIC and 3rd at Districts to qualify for State. At State Fischer ran a • • 15 :46for12th place. Along with Fischer,John Graham and Dustin Taylor earned All-Conference honors. Above: Sophrnores Lacey Tritsh and Missy Ring, Juni or Alicia Fischer and sophomore Danielle Kosmacek run a warm up workout together before the meet to loosen their muscles. Midd le Right: Sophmore Danielle Kosmacek pushes forwa rd to stay ahead of a pack. Kosmacek' s best time and place of the season was 17:01 for 4th at Sidney. Right: Sophomore John Graham focuses on his race. Graham's best time on the season was a 17:42 at the T-C meet. Photo provided by Gazette. 94 Sports --- ----~-- --'--'-" �Lo-Ma A-H-S-T Panorama Tri-Center Audubon Woodbine CROSS COUNTRY : Front: Front: Amelia Tuel, John Graham, Jared Tapp, Adam Gau. Joseph Jarrett and Lacey Tritsh. Back: Alicia Fischer, Danielle Kozmacek, Austin McCool, Jonathan Smith, Tommy Stangl, Dustin Taylor, M issy Ring and Head Coach Mr. Pat Dalton. Not Pictured: Andy Griffith. WIC Mo Valley Sidney Dist:J.icts *NTP- No Team Place Above: Sophomore Dustin Taylor zones in on the race ahead. Taylor's best her own and strives for the finish. Fisher ran her best time of 15:23 at time was a 17 :49 at Sidney where he placed 6th. Photo provided by Gazette. Sidney for her third first place finish. season and worked very hard. �17-6 overall and 10-4 in theWIC. Coaches included Head Coach Carl Cochran, a nd Assistants Jim Dermody, Chad Harder and Brian Lund. 12 total players with 5 seniors, 4 juniors, 1 sophomore and I freshman . Seniors included Landon Ausdemore, Colburn Dittmer, Bre nt Hough , Bryan Larson and Johnnie Witt. Letter winners included Ausdemore, Dittmer, Brian Grote, Hough , Tim Kramer, Larsen, Kurt Spomer and Witt. Tea m hi ghli ghts included the split for WIC Title, IHSAA Team Academic Excell ence Award , Nonpareil 's SWI 4th and World Herald 's Weste rn Iowa 8th. Individual earning team award s included Dittmer, Mr. Hu stle ; Larson , MVP; Witt, Best Attitude; Grote, Most Improved ; Kramer, Highest GPA ; Spomer, Top JUNIOR VARSITY: Front: Monte Larsen, Kurt Pauley, Adam Gau, Josh Torneten, Adri an Cobbs. Seco nd: Jared Carroll , Du stin Tayl or, John Graham, Nath an Hensley, Jonathan Smjth . Back: Eric Carri gan, Brian Grote, Josh Mark, Bret Stephens. Right: Senior Colburn Dittmer goes up fo r the shot. Dittmer led the tea m in fie ld goa l percentage a t 53 .6% and he schored 252 points. Dittmer also led the team in rebounds with J 97. Photo provided by Gazette. 96 Sports �Soys Basketball Regular Season 93 64 72 61 51 69 61 • .t 9 60 53 49 71 67 56 58 VARSITY: Front: M anager Mandi Brockhoff, Kurt Spomer. Mont 7 Larsen, Jared Carroll, M anager Brandy Rin g. Second: Eri c Carr' gan, 74 John Graham, Brian Grote, Bryan Larsen, Bret Stephens. Th ird: Coach 74 Lo-Ma Wood bin e Mo-Va ll ey Audubon A-H-S-T Ri vers ide • Boyer Valley Unde rwood Gri swold Trey nor Mo -Valley Aud ubon A-H-S -T Rivers ide Gri swold U nde rwood Treynor Wa ln ut 42 42 60 52 59 47 46 39 68 55 42 63 65 37 61 41 67 66 Confrence Tournament 56 52 57 Mo-Vall ey Trey n o r Audubon 43 59 49 Districts 72 67 Mo-Va ll ey Batlle Greek-lda Gro ve 57 84 Jim Dermody, Tim Kramer, Landon Au demore, Raymond Bruck, Head Coach Carl Cochran, Brent Hough, Colburn Dittmer, Johnnie Witt. Coach C had Harder. Photo provided by Fischer Photography. The season went real ly well. We won just seven ga mes with the same players last season, so we improved drastically. Boys Basketball 97 �27-1 overall and 14-0 in the WIC. Coaches included Head Coach Derrick Sonderland and Assistant Cassie Keogh. 21 total players with S seniors, S juniors, 1 sophomore and 10 freshmen. Seniors included Sarah Anderson , Wendy Ausdemore, Missy BaITier, Lacey Messerschmidt and Amy Nanninga. Letterwinners included Anderson, Au sdemore, Missy Barrier, Messerschmidt, Nanninga, Alicia Fischer, Katie harman , Bobbi Pogge, Kristen Ungrad, Becky Barrier, Lisa Minahan and Leah Nielsen . Team highlights and awards included both winning WIC Season and Tournament Championships and reaching the State Championship game. Above: All -Tournament player Wendy Ausdemore dri ves past the opponent in the second-ro und game at State. Ausdemore was also a top defensive pl ayer, leadi ng the tea m with 240 total rebounds to average 8.6 per game. Photo p rovided by Gazette. Above Right: Ju niors Kr isten Ungrad and Bobbi Pogge, senior Lacey Messerschmidt and junior Katie Harman wa it to enter a ga me at State. provided by Gazette. R ight: All -to urnamen t Pl ayer Sarah Anderson prepares to shoot a frecthrow. Anderson led the team in freeth row percentage at 60.6%. Averaging 13.7 a ga me, she was second in scoring with 369 points. Photo provided hy Gazef!e. 98 Sports �Girls Basketball Regular Season 9-12 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Front: Lisa Minahan , Mindy Morris, Leah Nielsen, Cortney Christiansen , Nicole Darrington. Second : Sammy Harryman, Ro ni Nihsen, Stephanie Tuttle, Danielle Welbourne. Devon Ausde more, Becky Barrier. Third : Dana Schierbrock, Kristen Ungrad, Amy Nanninga. Alicia Fischer, Missy Berrier. Back: Bobbi Pogge, Katie Harman . Wendy Ausdemore, Sarah Anderson, Lacey Messerschmidt. 70 Lo-Ma 70 Woodbine 69 Mo. Vall ey 59 Audubon 63 A- H-S -T 69 Ri verside 64 Boyer Vall ey 45 St. Albert 45 Underwood 62 Gri swold 54 Treynor 7 1 Mo. Valley 56 Audubon 5 1 A- H-S-T 55 Ri verside 75 Gri swold 3 7 Underwood 5 I Tre yno r Above: Senior Amy Nanninga is at the line at State. Nanninga was third in freethrow percentage at 76.2% and scored 84 points. Photo provided by 32 23 50 38 27 35 35 32 38 34 47 52 45 45 53 25 31 39 Confrence Tournament 67 Griswold 3 1 51 Audubon 45 48 T re y no r 27 Dis tricts 52 Audubon 66 West Monona 42 31 Regionals 5 4 Underwood 57 Bedford 51 41 State Tournament 6 1 T ip ton 49 54 North Butler 52 5 I Grund y Center 54 Ab ve: Senior Wendy Ausdemore hoots over the opponents. Ausdemore led the team offen ive ly, averaging 19.4 points a game and scoring 542. Photo provided by Ga:ette. Thi s season was great; our hard work and dedicaton paid off. the Regional Champion-.hip net. Girls Basketball 99 �14-11 overall and 2-7 in the WIC. Coaches included Head Coach Andy Hensley and Assistants Rick Payne and Shane Baker. 16 total wrestlers with 1 senior, 7 sophomores and 8 freshman. Wade Garren was the lone senior. All members of the team lettered. Team highlights included placing second in three tournaments. Individu al awards included Wade GaITen , Most Outstanding Wrestler; and Corey Ring and Ross Buboltz, Most Improved Wrestlers. Above: Freshman 119 pounder Corey Ring gets the win . Ring, who took fo urth at D istricls, scored 137 team points in hi s 26-22 season . Photo provided by Gazette. A bove Ri ght: Sophomore Jake Clevenger has the ad vantage . Wrestling at 130, Clevenger was 29- 15 and third in team points at 166. Photo pro vided by Gazette. Right: Sophomore Andy Manhart goes for the takedown . Manh art was 2 J 21 with 137 team points at 17 J pounds. Photo provided by Gazette. 100 Sports �WRESTLING 1CH5 11th 55 45 2nd 57 57 18 18 54 33 33 15 2nd 17th 24 0 0 45 18 4th 2nd 15th OPP Omaha North Tourney St.Albert Treynor Maple Valley Tourney West Harrison West Monona WIC Dual - Griswold Shenandoah Denison T-C Invite Woodbine Riverside Gri swold Tourney Corning Touney A-H-S-T CAM Lo-Ma Coon Rapids Guthrie Center WlCTourney Sectionals Districts 15 36 18 18 54 57 22 39 39 55 44 78 71 26 9-12 WRES TLL~G: Front: Manager Hilary Nelson, Taylor Griffin, Josh LeB augh. Grant Marshall , Ross Bubultz, John Clevenger, Corey Ring, Cody Redinbaugh. Donni e Arrick, Manager Sarah Moen. Back: Coach Shane Baker. Coach Rick Payne, Jacey Garren, Colton White, James Driver, Wade Garren Andy Manhart, Jake Preucil, Jake Clevenger, Jared Ausdemore Head Coach Andy H nsley, Manager Ashley Nelson . 47 Above: Sophomore 145 pounder Colton White has a tight hold on hi s opponent. White scored 129 team points in his 24-23 season. Photo pro vided by Ga zette. Above: Fre hman Cody Redinbaugb has the advantage o er hi opponent. Wrestling at 189, Redinbaugh wa 19-20 with 11 3 team points. Photo provided by Gazette. We put a lot of time in the room , which in the long run made eve ryone better. A lot of guys acc ompli s hed goals, but there is always room for impro ver:ne nt. Wrestlin ) l0 l �Girls 3-4 overall, Boys 0-7 overall. Nate Simons coached both the girls and boys. 7 girls and 5 boys for 12 total golfers with I senjor, 5 juniors, 1 sophomore, and 5 freshmen. Kent Harryman was the lone senior. Letterwinners included all varsity golfers. The team highlights included continued improvement of both skills and scores . Individuals earning awards or honors include Kent Harryman, Allison Kennedy and Roni Nihsen all medalling three or more times for the season . Harryman medalled three times , while Kennedy and Nihsen each medalled six times. Above: Seni or Kent Harryman, an opponent and freshm an Zach Norman look on as another opponent tees off at a ho me meet at Qu ail Run. Above Right: Freshman Roni Nihsen and Junior Dana Schi erbrock watch the action between turn s. R ight: Senior Kent Harryman, a first-year golfer, tees off on hole 5 at a home meet at Quail Run. Harryman, the boys top go lfer, scored a seaso n low 40 against Gri swold. 102 Sports �Qlrls Riverside Mo-Valley A-H-S-T Underwood Mo-Valley 9-12 GOLF: Front: Zach Norman. Dana Schierbrock, Amber Epperson, Roni Nih en. Back: Austin Kay, Matt Schultz, Tony Hubbard , Allison Kennedy, Nicole Darrington, Courtney Christiansen, Megan Fischer. Audubon WIC Tourney Woodbine backswing. Nihsen placed sixth at continues after he tees off. both WIC and Districts and scored ·schultz golfed for his first a season low 49 against Griswold. season . ..-.~~~~~~~~~~~ Golf meets were a blast! Golf 103 �Top three at eight meets, 3rd at WIC. Coaches included Head Coach Max Kozeal and Assistant Coach Ray Peters. 21 total runners with 4 seniors, 4 juniors, 5 sophomores and 8 freshman. Seniors included Colburn Dittmer, Wade Garren and Bryan Larsen . Team highlights included winning Districts and qualifying 11 different events for State. State qualifiers included shot put (W. Garren), 400 Hurdles (Dittmer, Monte Larsen), 110 Hurdles (Dittmer) , 800 (Tim Kramer), High Jump (Caleb Peters), Discus r-=.;;;;z;~=-~lliMr: (Matt Dickerson), 200 (Brian Grote), 4 X 100 (B. Larsen, Grote, Dittmer, Joh n Graham), 4 X 200 (B. Larsen, Jacey Garren , Graham, Grote), 4 X 800 (Corey ring, Dustin Taylor, Kurt Spomer, Kramer). ---~=-"'-.:-..::~-------' Above: Sophomore Adam Gau and freshman Corey Ring start the 1600 at Districts. Above Right: Ju ni or Matt Dickerson starts his shot pot throw. Dickerson al so threw the discus and pl aced third at Districts. Right: Junior Bret Stephens hands off to Jacey Garren in the 1600 relay. 104 Sports �TCffS 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 2 nd I st 3rd 2 nd 4 th I st 19th ISU (Indoor) Tri-Center Treynor Audubon Treynor Underwood Treynor Woodbine Drake Rel ays WIC Underwood Boyer Valley Districts State 9-12 BOYS TRACK: Front: Matt Dickerson, Monte Larsen, Corey Ring, Lance Cowtier. dam Gau, David Tuttle, James Owen. Second : Coach Max Kozeal, Dustin Tay lor, John Graham , Caleb Peters, Kurt Spomer, Nathan Hensley, Jacey Garren. Back: Coach Ray Peters, Bret Stephens, B1ian Grote, Joseph Jarrett, Wade Garren, Colburn Dittmer, Bryan Larsen, Tim Kramer. Photo pro vided by Gazette. Sen ior Colburn Dittmer clears a hurdl e and looks to the next. Dittmer, a Drake Relays qualifi er, took 5th in the 110 hurdles at State. In the 400 hurdles, Dinmer Look 4th at State with a . choo lreco rd time of 55.47 . Above: Juni or Tim Kramer heads for a District win in the 800. Kramer took 9th at State with a school-record time of 2:01.03. Track is over 70% mental; to be successful be mentally tough. Abo ve: Junior Brian Grote nears the fini sh for the 4 X 100. The relay took first at District . Photo p rovided by Gazette. �Top three at seven meets, 3rd at WIC. Coaches included Head Coach Pat Dalton and Assistant Susan Wedemeyer. 28 total runners with 5 seniors, 5 juniors, 7 sophomores and 11 freshmen. Seniors included Missy Barrier, Amy Nanninga, Wendy Ausdemore, Alisha Gau and Shelby Haugaard. Team highlights included winning the Underwood meet and taking second at Districts. State qualifiers included shot put (Ausdemore, Katie Harman) , Discus (Ausdemore), Shuttle Hurdle (Sam Manhart, Becky Ban-ier, Nanninga, Gau), 3000 (Alicia Fischer), 100 Hurdles (B. Barrier, Manhart), 1500 (Alicia Fischer). Above: Sophomore Becky Barrier and junior Sam Manhart pl ace 2nd and 3rd in the 100 hurdles at Distri cts. Barrier rail a 15.45 whil e Man hart ra n a 15.69. Above Ri ght: Sophomore Danielle Kosmacek run the 200. Ko macek also competed in the long jump and relays. Right: Senior Wendy Ausdemore gets foc used to throw. Ausdemore won the discus at Drake wi th a throw of 137'9" and took second at State. 106 SlJorts �GlrlsTraok 1atS 4 th 3rd 2 nd 2 nd 1st 6th 3rd 3rd 2 nd 26th ISU (Indoor) Audubon Harlan Gri swold Tri -Center Treynor Underwood Drake Relays Harlan Woodbine WIC Underwood Distri cts State 9-12 GIRLS TRACK: Front: Devon Ausdemore, Nield McCool, Danielle Kos macek, Kelsey Marr, Michelle Vorthmann, Bri ttney, Bruck, Kerrie Denning, Mindy Morriss. Emilie Ortman, Alicia Fischer, Sheyna Huddle, Abby Haugaard . Back: Manager Mandi Brockhoff, Lex ie Parks, Arny Nanninga, Missy Barrier, Sammy Haugaard , Shelby Haugaard, Sam Manhart, Katie Harman , Wendy usdemore. Amelia Tuel, Becky Barrier, Alisha Gau, Lacey Tritsch, Danielle Welbourne, Laura Wellman, Manager Brandy Ring. Photo provided by A BC Photography. Above: Freshman Lisa Minahan gets the baton from freshm an Devon Ausdemore. Both contributed well in their first year of track. Track was a great way to end my senior year. Although I was disappointed, I had a great time with my gi.fls at State. leg in the shuttle hurdle relay. The relay took first at District with a time of 1:07.7 1. �Girls 5-1-5 overall, boys 0-2-8 overall Coaches included Girl s Coach Scott Parks and Boys Coach Kenny Pierce. 18 girls with 2 seniors, 4 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 9 freshmen . 24 boys with 4 seniors, 2 juniors, 10 sophomores, and 8 freshmen. Senior girls included Beth Harris and Alisha Gau, while senior boys included Daniel Smith, Kurti s Shreeves, Justin Mark ' -'·"'-----·-----: and Justin Kohl. Team highlights included the girls' three shutout wins and the boys' two tie games. Both teams also showed great improvement. Middle Right: Sophomore Lyndy Armstrong and freshman Lisa Minahan both go fo r the ball and look to take control. M in ahan led the team in goa ls with 11. R ight: Seni or Beth Harris plays defense and looks to take control. Photo pro vided by Gazette. 108 Sports �Riverside Denison Harlan TJ JV ALJV LCJV Above: Ju t before the game, Kaitlyn Soppe, Danielle Welbourne, M issy Ring, Mindy Mor ris, Alisha Gau, J esi Bruck and Beth Harris get prepared and focu s on what need to be done to win. St. Albert Riverside Gl enwood Above: Fre hman goali Lexie Parks makes a move fo r the ball. Larsen led protects the goal and end. the ball the team with fo ur goals on the season. back out into play. Parks, along with Photo provided by Gazette . others also ran track dur ing the spting. Soccer was a starting year; for starting out we did pretty well. The team is looking forw ard to next year. lfi'1mfl �Middle School Sports 8th Grade Football Front: Jared Siebels, Jordan McDermott, Kyle Ring, Kendall Witt, Alex Shriver and Dame! McPhillips. Second: Kyle Clark, Dane Hansen, Luke Davis, Matt Nanninga, Tyler Daringer, Garrett Buckley and Cody Sandoval. Back: Coach Pete Sorenson, Nick Kramer, Derek Parsons, Jake Anderson, Cody Bahrke, Michael Berg, Kyle Fischer and Coach Andy Hensley. 7th Grade Football Front: Patrick Horn , Jon Griffith, Kyle Zimmerman, Taylor Gunderson, Derek Finken, John Wellman and Dan Killpack. Second : Bryce Yorthmann, Zach Jacobs, Alex Lind vall , Austin Beebe, Nathan Sibert, Joe Smith, Joe Green and Corey Danker. Back: Coach Pete Sorenson, Colton Corrin, Ricky Young, Anthony Nelson , Josh Calhoon, Steven Messerschmidt, Zach Pohlman, Dan iel Ring and Coach Chad Harder. 8th Grade Volleyball Front: Sara Minahan, Kasey Finken, Megan Dollen, Ashleigh Tay lor and Heather Yorthmann. Second : Ann a Leaders, Baleigh Marsh, Nicole Well man, Alyssa Tuel, Ashley Wigg ins, Ashley Burbridge and Cass ie Stephens. Back: Coach Jenny Berens, Debra Tuttle, Kelsey Ploen, Kaitlin Ploen, Laura Grote, Linsey Messerschmidt, Michele Manhart and Ann Stangl. Spread By: Ali cia Fischer 110 Sports �Middle School Sports 7th Grade Volleyball Front: Hilaree Walter, Heidi Barrier and Rachel Tuttle. Second: Kelci Wellman, Catherine Wellman, Kyrstin Albertus and Sarah Moffatt. Back: Coach Joneti.e Fischer. Beth Jarrett, Blake Sullivan, Jessica Bowen, Katie Albers. Cros s Country Lian Raitt, Brandon Pogge and Nick Thomas. Wrestling Front: Corey Danler, Garrett Buckley, Kendall Witt, Zach Jacobs, Dan Ki ll pack, Lucas Davis and Colton Corrin. Back: Coach Justin Miliken. Daniel Ring, Nick Kramer, Cody Bahrke. Steven Messerschmidt, Kyle Ring, Joe Green and Zachary Fleer(Eberl). Middle School Sports llI �Middle School Sports 8th Grade Soys Basketball Front: Tyler Ferguson, Kyle Clark and Kendall Witt. Second: Kyle Fischer, Alex Shriver, Daniel McPhilips and Garret Buckley. Back: Coach Mike Larsen, Jordan McDermott, Jared Siebels, Jake Anderson, Cody Bahrke, Matt Nanninga and Kyle Ring. 7th Grade Soys Basketball Front: Kyle Zimmerman , Joe Smfrh, Tyler Marr, Derek Finken, Taylor Gunderson and John Wellman. Second: Patrick Horn , Colton Corrin, A ustin Beebe Dan Killpack and Corey Danker. Back: Coach Dan Elliott, Daniel Ring, Steven Messerschmidt, Josh Calhoon, Brandon Pogge, Zach Pohlman and Daniel Corrin. 8th Grade Girls Basketball · Front: Arn y Christi ansen and Heather Vorthmann . Second: Jeri Hill , Ashleigh Taylor, Linsey Messerschmidt, Bailey Marsh, Megan Dollen and Ashl ey Burbridge. Back: Anna Leaders, Kaitlin Ploen, Ashl ey Wi ggin s, Laura Grote, Debra Tuttle, Nicole Well man, Kasey Finken and Coach Dave Yelthoff. Spread By: Ali cia Fischer J 12 Sports �Middle School Sports 7th Grade Girls Basketball Front: Hil aree Walter and Makenna Strahm. Second : Laysa Shreeves, Heidi Barrier, Rachel Tuttle, Kyrstin Albertus and Catherine Well man. Back: Sarah Moffatt, Beth Jarrett, Jessica Bowen, Aubrey McElmeel, Blake Sullivan, Lian Raitt and Coach Angie Pryor. 7t h and 8th Grade Soys Track Front: Kyle Ri ng, Colton Corrin, Austi n Beebe, Tyler Ferguson, Shaun Cyr, Zach Pohlman, Brandon Po15g~, Jake Anderson, Steven Messerscnmidt, Nick Kramer, Daniel Ring, Daniel McPhillips, Matt Nanninga, Jared Siebels, Jordan McDermott, Cody Bahrke. Back: Zach Eberl, Nicholas Thomas, Taylor Gunderson, Joe Smith, Jon Wellman, Derek Finken, Zachary Jacobs, Patrick Hom, Kyle Zimmerman , Joseph Green 7th and 8th Grade Girls Track Front: Coach Amy 01 en, Manager Ka ey inken , Beth Jarrett, Blake SuU ivan, Hi laree Walter, Catherine Wellman, Meoan Dollen, Linsey Messerschmidt, Aubrey McElmeel, Je sica Bowen, Nicole Wellman, Laura Grote, Rachel Tuttle, Manager Debra Tuttle, Coach Bobb iAnn Ruba. Second: Heather Vorlhman n, Al a 1\1el, Rena Arrick. Third: I s. a L an~ , Heidi Barrier. Back: A!>hlcigh Tay tor Midd le School Sports 11 3 �Because of the small size of the school, the unity plays an important role in its success . , rs and organizations within and around the commu ·ry not only coordinate activities, but also work at t em. The Athletic Boosters Club, for instance s a major organization within the school lthatp vides concessions as well as sports equipment and much more. Other examples are the many times community members attend fundrai sing events, concerts, ,__...,., ballgames and more. The community works hard and gives much time, effort, and money to support the school. 11 4 Co mmunity �Cont•ts Outside Organizations at Random Patron Ads Publications Parent Ads Closing Divisinn 115 �Spread By: Melina Cohen Many students volunteer their time with organizations whjch have no affiliation with the school. In organizations such as Junior Optimjst Octagon International, Boy Scouts, 4-H and youth groups the members do numerous service projects and activities throughout the year. In some members also participate in other activities or complete projects that may be included in the orgaruzation. Those in 4-H, for example, also Above: Freshman Kerrie Denning have opportunities to show livestock at fairs. washes her 4-H cow at the West Pottawattamie County Fair. Photo provided by Kerrie Denning. Above: Juniors Glen Olsen, Brian Grote and Matt Schultz are "Pooper Scoopers'' for Neola Hoo Doo Days Parade. Photo provided by Shannon Dickerson. Carroll and junior Rebecca Hadfield paint at Neala' s ballpark as a JOOI Club activity. Photo provided by Shannon Dickerson. Right: Myckell Schenk, Brandie Stark, Bethany Kuhnle, Josh Mark, Shelby Haugarrd, Oliva Nelson, Rachel Kuhnle, Sammy Haugarrd and others fro m the MAIC Youth Group clean up a park wrule on a trip to Florida. Photo p rovided by Sammy Haugaard. 11.6 Co mmunity �Above: Senior Shannon Dickerson, junior Dana Schierbrock and JOOI Club Sponsor Denise Dickerson throw candy from the club flo at in Neola' s Hoo Doo Days Parade. Below : Freshman Kaitlin Soppe, as part of Neola' s Presbyterian Youth, serves at a fo ndraising spaghetti dinner at church. Photo p rovided by Mike Eikenberry. Above: Sophomore Chet Cyr feigns an injury for a Boy Scout activity. Photo provided Chet Cyr. Below : Mr. Pat Dalton, Mr. Dan Elliott and other Lions Club member collect junk from It makes you feel really good .. .doing things for others feels nice. Outside Organizations At Random 117 �Brich Pluntbing, Inc. Neola, Iowa (712) 485-2191 "For all your plumbing needs!" Serving the Tri-Center area since 1978. Avoca Implement Company 502 W. High St. Avoca, IA (712) 343-6351 aic.iowatelecom.net Bach Petroleum Fill and Food Convience Stores 1221 E. Pierce, Council Bluffs (712) 328-8114 Double D Excavating, Inc. 8615 Vernon Ave Omaha, NE 68134 (402) 571-4514 www.doubledexcavating.com Harvest Alliance Church Dennis Kenealy 2929 355th St. Logan, IA 51546 (71 2) 644- 1400 "For All Your Seed Needs!" 300 Broadway, Minden, IA (7 12) 483-2153 Our mission is to know Christ: Exalt Him as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and Coming King and complete His Great Commission 118 Co mmuni ty HyVee of Harla11, Iowa Campbell Insuranc Agency, Inc. 103 North Avenue Council Bluffs, IA (71 2) 328-3975 �Iowa Western Community College Gazzette 107 4th St., P.O. Box 7, Neola, IA (712) 485-2276 Fax: (712) 485-2277 2700 College Road, Council Bluffs 1-800-432-5852 www.iwcc.edu IWCC offers more than 80 programs of study on a beautiful campus close to home. Call or go online now for more infmmation. Nebraska Machinery Company The Olive Branch 19278 Conifer Lane 11002 Sapp. Bros. Dri ve Omaha, NE (402) 891-8600 Council Bluffs , IA 5 1503 (712) 322-2669 Jim Fischer LEINEN, INC. Miller Orthopedic Sales and Service Affiliates, P.C. Box 38, 105 Main St, Council Bluffs, IA (712) 323-5 333 Portsm outh, IA 51565 Pyles Photography Studio, LTD info@ Millerortho.com (712) 743-2315 (888) 919-9039 "Proud to serve Iowa since 1972" Famers and Merchants State Bank Member FDIC Neola: (712) 485-2245 Minden: (712) 483-2611 ds/ Groups L19 �Titan West Cattle Working Facilities And Stine Seed Dealer HALL INSURANCE AGENCY 3001/2 Front Street, Neola, Iowa (712) 485-9507 www.hallandwelbourne.com William D.M.S., M.S. Plambeck imothy J. Sheehan, C . Peter A. Ziegler, Ron Barrier, President 25597 310th Street Neola, IA 51559-6100 Cell: (402) 681-5783 Office: (712) 485-2653 Fax: (712) 485-2560 Email: rbarrier@hotmail.com Rodenburg Roseland's Construction Pit Stop 614 5th St., Neola Diner (7 12) 485 -2682 Corner of 4th & Pearl Neola, Iowa 30 Years of (712j 485-2443 supporting Burgers - Pizza T-C students and Chicken - Sundaes Malts - Cones Athletes. Lehan Pharntacy 317 Main St., Minden (7 12) 483-2884 1-800-242-7932 Joe Lehan, R.Ph. 120 Community D.D.M., M.S. Orthodontists 55 Gleason Ave. Suite 300 Council Bluffs, IA 51503 onstruct1on 4052 296th St. Persia, Iowa 51563 (712) 488-7853 Larsen Painting Mike Larsen 409 2nd Street, Neola (712) 485-2036 Interior/Exterior, Woodworking Shanks Law Firm State Farm Insurance Companies (71 2) 322-2600 409 West Broadway Cou ncil Bluffs , IA 5 1503 111 N. Elm Str et randy@ shankslaw.net P.O. BOx 188 Fax: (7 12) 323-5577 Practicing Primarily in: Avoca, IA 5 1521 Personal Injury Law Fax: (71 2) 343-2764 Randall J. Shanks Rhonda R. Hop �Michael P. Jones Richard A. Jones Avoca Harlan 203 North Walnut 1304 9th Street (712) 343-2453 (712) 755-3135 800-447-2588 800-831-6805 Tiffany A. Lawler Walnut 701 Antique City Drive 712 7 4-3313 Walnut Communications Local and Long Distance Voice, High-Speed Internet, CATV, Wireless Minden - Persia Underwood_ ShelbyAvoca - Walnut (888) 784-2211 www.walnutcommunications.net \Varner Insurance Agency, Inc. All Lines of Insurance 207 E. 7th St., Logan <71 2 ) 644 - 24 56 warnerinsag @hotmail.com "Your Independent Insurance Agency" Thank You for your support I Fr.om the Publications Staff SHELBY COUNTY STATE BA N K 508 Court Street Harlan, IA 51537 (712) 755-5112 Banking in the 21st Century Avoca Building Material Center, Inc. 1500 Sawmill, Avoca (712) 343-6323 Childs and Hall, P.C. 1005 7th St. , Harlan, IA 51537 (71 2) 755-2111 Event Photography 211 Main Ave, Defiance (712) 748-7011 G & R Feed & Grain Co., Inc. Portsmouth, IA 51565 (7 12) 743-2425 Puck Implement Audubon: 1-800-432-1610 Manning: 1-800-458-4431 Country Mall 316 Front St. , Neola, IA (7 12) 485-2511 Horizon Equipment Adair: 1-800-443-3242 Avoca: 1-800-524-9140 Blue Moon Bar and Grill 312 Front St., Neola (712) 485-2091 First Presbyterian Church Neola, IA (71 2) 485-2339 Jack Hanson Photography 200 Kingsridge Drive, Council Bluffs (71 2) 322-7585 ds/Groups 12 I �KNOD Radio Station 105.3 FM-Harlan, IA (712) 755-3883 Michel's Minden Grocery 300 Main, Minden, IA (712) 483-2794 Minden Bowl Cafe and Lounge Minden, IA (712) 483-2512, (712) 483-2937 Mosquito Valley Ag Supply Jack Stamp 3007 Waldorf Ave, Persia NAPA Auto Parts 104 S. 6th St. Missouri Valley, IA 51555 Shelby Dairy Queen I-80 Exit 34, Shelby, IA 51570 (712) 544-2622 Hot Eats - Cool Treats - Cakes Southwest Orthodontics 40 Northwest Drive Council Bluffs 1-800-373-2402 or (712) 323-7589 Strong Insurance Agency, Inc. 312 E. 7th St., Logan (712) 644-2710 or (712) 488-2365 Touch of Class Salon 401 Remington, Neola (712) 485-2416 Underwood Farm Supply LLC P.O. Box 10, Underwood, IA 51576 (712) 566-2191 W estren Iowa Insurance, Inc. 1911 N. La Vista Heights Road, Avoca (712) 343-6332 deannak@insureiowa.com Western Marketing Associates, Corp. 108 N. 2nd St., Missouri Valley, IA 51 555 (712) 642-4167 Right: Flags: Front: Sammy H a ugaard, Lisa Minahan, Mindy Morirss, Amanda Bahrke, Jesi Bruck, Allison Carroll and Hilary Nelson. Back: Lexi Beebe, Ashley Wagner, Beth Harris, Sarah Moen, Miss Mary Jane Buzbee, Nicki McCool, Emilie Ortman and Ashley Nelson. Left: Senior Marching Ba nd Members: Front: Seth Parsens, Justin Mark, Daniel Smith, Lacey Messerschmidt, Shannon Dickerson, Tom Voge. Back: Sarah Moen, Lexi Beebe, Ashley Nelson, Josh Goodsell , Allison Carroll, Amanda Bahrke, Beth Harri s. J 22 Community �Ri ght: Jazz Chior: Front: Beth Harris. Second: Jo nathan Smith, Colton White, Amy Naninnga, Dana Schierbrock, Justin Mark, Matt Wilson. Back: Beth any Kuhnle, Josh Mark, Miss Mary Jane Buzbee, Tom Voge, Allison Kennedy. . Below : Library Aides: Front: Jesi Bruck, Myckell Schenk , Amelia Tuel, Laura Wellman . Ba k: Mr. Steve Stafford , Trista Lahr, Devon Ausdemore, Call y Stamp, Kelsey Lugsch, Lyndsay Dau, Bethany Kuhnle, Alicia Fischer. . . Left: Show Choir: Front: Lacey Messerschimdt, Sarah Moen, Andy Berg, Shelby Haugaard, Daniel Smith, Beth Harris, Jos h Goodsell, Am y Na.ni nnga, Shannon Dickerson. Second: Kaitlyn Pauley, David Tuttle, Autumn Collier, Kmt Pauley, Kristen Ungrad, Jesi Bruck, Monte Larsen, Katie Hanken, Kyle Lefeber, Danielle Kozmacek. Third: Meli na Cohen, Beth any Kuhnle, Jacob James, Sam Manhart, Cody Pester, Rachel Schoening, Jonathan Smith, Kelsey Lugsch, Matt Schul tz, Kurt Spomer and Chri stie Schoening. Back: Kelsey Messerschmidt, Miss M ary Jane Bu zbee, Jodee Hempel, Ashley Wagner, Caleb Peters, Jared Carroll, Katie Harman, Josh Mark, Colton White, All iso n kennedy, Dana Schierbrock ' Tom Vocre 0 ' Gl en Olsen. Middle Ri ght: 4.0 Club: Front: Ashley Wagner, Au tum n Collier, Caitlin Divelbess , Alicia Fischer, Ka it lyn Pauley, Jennife r Speight, Sammy Haugaard, Conn ie Carrigan. Second: Katie Wi ges, Bobbie Pogge, M yckel Sche nk, Wend y Ausdemore, Jesta Thomas, Missy Barrier, Megan Fischer , Abby Ha ugaard . Back: Chet Cyr, Jo hn Graham , Katie Harman, Melina Cohen, Amelia Tuel, Sa.ra h Anderson, Courtney Chri stiansen, Brittani Bruck, Leah N ielsen, Shelby Haugaa rd . Right: Office Aides: Front: Stephanie Cross, Christi Schoening, Vanessa Vaughn , Mrs. Karen Kay. Second: Trisha Dea, Courtney Chr istiansen , Michelle Sondag. T hird : Connor Bartlett, Caleb Peters, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Rachel Peters, Kristin Parker, Taylor Daily, Josh Goodsell . Back: Tommy Stangle, Sarah Moen, Nick Buboltz, Josh Mark. ds/ Groups 123 �The 2005 Trojan was published by Walsworth Publishing Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative for the company. All copy was created and written by the Publications staff exclusively, while all photographs used were taken by the Publications staff also unless otherwise indecated. The cover was a decorated WP design with embossed black silkscreen printing on a classic gold leather material. AWPC Knockout and AWPC Times were chosen for the type styles in point styles ranging from 6 to 96. The computer program used to create the layouts was PageMaker 7.0. The theme was "Matter of Fact" . Expenses were subsidized entirely throug patron ads, senior parent ads and yearbook sales. There were 185 copies printed. Yearbooks sold for $30-$35 without a namestamp and $30-$40 with a namestamp. The Trojan staff would like to recognize the following people for their hard work and cooperation in making the 2005 Trojan successful. Those commindable people were Greg Adams, Mindy Sayre, Sarah Elliott, Brett Nanninga, Angie Huseman, Steve Stafford, Karen Kay, Kelly Dollen, Rhonda McKenzie, Roberta Morse, Heidi Peters, Mary Jane Buzbee, Kevin Matulka, Tami Harman, TCHS Faculty, The Gazette and area photographers. 2004 Trojan Editor-in-Chief: Sarah Anderson Assistant Editor: Alicia Fischer Staff: Missy Barrier, Lance Brisbois , Melina Cohen, Stephanie Cross, Tony Hubbard, Rachel Kuhnle, Daniel Smith, Amelia Tuel and Katie Wiges Adviser: Mrs. Sarah Elliott 124 Colophon ---~~---·--"""-'--'- -~-- �i--""E"""--.:.....:-~~~~-..,,-.r---l Left: Juniors Rachel Kuhnle and Alicia'' demanding jobs in Publications. Above: Senior Publications Members : M issy Barrier , Sarah Anderson and Daniel Smith take one last Publications picture as the year comes to an end. fast _ __ FACTS 11 total students with 8 girls and 3 boys. Staff consisted of 3 seniors, 5 juniors and 3 sophmores. The Staff. Front: Katie Wiges, Stephanie Cross, Melina Cohen, Amelia Tuel, Daniel Smith. Back: Missy Barrier, Rachel Kuhnle, Lance Brisbois, Tony Hubbard, Alicia Fischer, Sarah Anderson. ----- --- Left: Veteran Tony Hubbard gives Rookie Katie Wiges a few pointers on Publications duties. Main duties of th Publications staff were writing stories for both the newspaper and yearbook, preparing yearbook spreads, taking pictures and interviewing for additional information on stories. Staff Titles: Yearbook Editor, Sarah Anderson; Yearbook Assistant Editor, Alicia Fischer; New paper Editor, Lance B1isbois; Writ rs and Reviewers, Sarah Anderson, Missy Barrier, Melina Cohen, Stephanie Cross, Alicia Fischer, Tony ubbard, Rachel Kuhnle, Daniel Smith, Amelia Tuel and Katie Wiges. Publications 125 �Bryan, Beth, We' re proud of you Bryan. Believe in yourself, continue to work hard and you· 11 be very sucessful in life. Lite can be hectic. Don ' t forget to relax and enjoy it. Good Luck. We love you. Love, Mom, Dad, Paul , Monte Dad & Morn Beth Harris Bryan Larsen Johnnie and Jeremy, Kurtis Shreeves You have al ways been double the fun . We are proud of you both. Love Ya, Mom and Dad Kurti s, To our Baby Boy, You've made life an adventure! Stay positi ve and keep your great sense of humor and you wiJI go fa r! Love, Mom & Dad Johnnie and Jeremy Witt Alli son, Sarah, You are such a blessing to us! We give thanks to God fo r who you have becbme. Continue to work hard and pursue the dreams of your heart. " Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the des ires of your heart.' (P aim 37:4) We love you! Love, Dad and Mom, Carly and Jenna Dad, Mom, Jared & Katie Alli son Carroll 12 ParentAds Sarah Moen �Wendy Ausdemore Derrick, You have grown up to be someone that we are very proud of. You make your future - do it well. Wendy, We' re proud of you! God Bless and Good Luck! Love, Mom, Dad& Ben Love, Your Family Go Hawks! Den-ick Danker Your future stretches before you. Go out; give it your best shot; make a difference. Your past lies behind you. Look back. Cherish your memories and friends. Remember all the shared classes, sports, clubs, trips, dances, jokes, notes, arguments, and even tears, but hold tight to all the good times and laughter! Elyse couldn ' t have had better classmate/friends! Thanks for remembe1i ng her and including her! You meant so much to her. Elyse Miller Thanks for the memories ! Denise & Chub Mi ller & Family Seth, Amy, "Tru st in the Lord with your heart.. .In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths." God blessed us with an amazing daughter. Use your many talents to serve Him and others. We love you. Proverbs 3:5,6 Proverbs 3:5,6 W love you, Mom and Dad Dad&Mom Seth Parsons Amy Nanninga �Justin , Fe Fe (Missy), We will miss all your school stuff! We love you and wish you the best! We wish you luck, courage and happine .' in co llege and the future. Keep sing ing! Stay strong ! Love, Mom&Dad Love, Dad& Mom Missy Barrier Justin Mark Megan Albers Shannon Dickerson Shannon, You have made us so proud over the years. Now it is time to make yourself proud in all you do from here. Love, Mom&Dad Lacey, We are so proud of you! We always have been and always will be! We love you, Mom, Dad, Kel sey, Lind sey and Ryan Megan, We are so very proud of you and what you have become. Alisha, Amanda, To our beautiful daughter who brings such joy to our li ves! We are proud of you and wish you happiness always! We are so p rot~d of d1e woman you' ve become! We love you! Mom&Dad, Laura & Cody Love, Mom , Dad, Amanda and Adam Alisha Gau 128 Parent Ads Love, Dad, Mom and Katie Amanda Bahrke �Sarah, Lauren, "Thou rut as wise as thou rut beautiful." The most important thing in our lives is what we ru·e doing now; you have shared so much with us. -Shakesperu·e Mom, Dad and Jake Love. Mom andDad Sarah Anderson Lauren Burbridge �Closing Students' accompli shments pil ed up as the schoolyear came to a close. The ex peri e nces students partook in were numerou s. In the athletic world the girls' ba ketba11 team took second in the Class 2A State Basketball Tournament, while the boys and girls track team s qu alified for the State Track Meet in 11 and 8 different events respecti vely. In the academic and orga ni zations worlds, the students left their marks a well. A number of students participated in a variety of competitions, such as the Science Bowl and the Math Bowl , Contest Speech and the Spring Play and many more. The students made the year a succe s, as a "Matter of Faot." Spread By: Sarah And 130 Closing 1 ·< n �~ Walsworth Publishing Company 3 06 Nor th Ka nsas Ave nu e I Marceline, Mi ssour i 64658 USA ���nationa & 1nternat1ona news Tsunamis~ It only took a moment for massive walls of water - tsunamis - to leave at least 210,000 dead and cause massive destruction in several Asian countries on Dec. 26. The tsunamis were caused by a 9.0 earthquake centered in . the Indian Ocean off Sumatra. It was the most powerful earthquake in 40 years. The international community reacted quickly with aid amid fears about disease from the bodies and lack of clean water. A few stories of miracles came from the wreckage, such as a woman found alive floating in the Indian Ocean on a palm tree five days after the tsunamis. But tens of t11ousands were missing and may never be found. Many were tourists from around the world , including the United States, who had been enjoying the warm climate for the holidays. The internet became a focal point for people looking for loved ones in the region, as blog sites to news sources such as CNN enabled people to post information about missing friends and fam ily. The U. S. pledged $350 million in aid to th e region, and President George W. Bush asked his two immediate predecessors in the White House, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, to head an appeal for private donations. Re-elected ~ President George W. Bush was re-elected, defeating Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts. The Republican majority in Congress strengthened, as the party gained four seats each in the House and Senate. Voter turnout was the highest since 1968. War continues ~ U. S. forces remained on the front lines in Iraq, trying to bring stability to a country besieged by Iraqi rebels. Prior to Iraqi national elections in January, the U. S. increased troop totals to 150,000, the most since fighting began in March 2003. The Shiites won a plurality in the election for National Assembly seats. The National Assembly will elect the president. �If you had voted, whom would you have voted for lr:l 1he 2004 U.S. Presidential election? Geate w E!ustl J(Jhn. Keny Ralph Nader Other 52 ~ 37 .3% 5 3% 56% �By adopting a Meeting Point Kampala orphan for $5, you can help ensure Santa delivers unifonns, books, school bags, geome try sets, crayons and many other items in need this holiday season.Visit www.dogstreetjoumal.com/CIK for more information. CHRISTMAS in KAMP LA Which of the following do you rely on most to keep up with current events? (Respondents S8lected more than one.) ChamelOne P.adlo TV • I Class discussion Newspapers/magazines Idon1 keep up Conversation with friends Internet 42.5% 42.5% 25.7% 25.7% 25.5% 25.5% 6.3% 6.3% �Four in one year Florida took the brunt of four major hurricanes in August and Septem ber. Charley came inland from the Gulf of Mexico and hit the peninsula; Frances and Jeanne from the eastern Flori da coast; and Ivan made landfall on Alabama near the Florida border. As the storms moved inland, heavy rains, thunderstorms and tornadoes caused flooding and damage to everything from buildings to beaches from Texas to Pennsylvania. The U.S. death toll from the four storms was more than 120 people. The hurricanes that stru ck the U.S. fi rst wreaked havoc across the Caribbean. In Haiti, Tropical Storm Jeanne left more than 1, 500 people dead and more than 1,250 missing. In the city of Gonaives, food and drinkable water was unavailable, homes, buildings and roads were destroyed, and relief agen ies had difficulty reachi ng the needy. Holiday weather ~ Ho. ho, ho - the joke was on many holiday travelers , who were besieged by ice and snow from Texas to Ohio on Dec. 22, as well as computer problems and a large number of sick employees at separate airlines through Christmas weekend. Just after Christmas, snow fell as far south as Brownsville, Texas, and battered the East Coast from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Heavy rains began a month-long deluge in southern California. Death sentence ~ Scott Peterson was sentenced to death after a jury found him guilty in the deaths of his pregna.1t wife, Laci , and their unborn son, who disappeared Christmas Eve 2002. Scott Peterson's trial lasted 23 weeks and included testimony from his mistress. Cambodia crowned Norodom Sihamoni as king after his father stepped aside. During the coronation celebrations, hope in the country was high that the new king, a former ballet star, would bring stability to the democracy. �nationa & 1nternat1ona news Some peace in Sudan ~ Sudan 's government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement ended a 21-year civil war. But war continued in Sudan 's Darfur region, where the United Nations is investigating allegations of genocide by the government. The U.N. estimated more than 70,000 people are dead in Darfur, with about 1 .5 million living in refugee camps. Gas prices up ~ U.S. gasoline prices increased dramatically, surpassing $2 a gallon in many parts of the country. In October, the price neared the record set in May 2004 of $2.054 per gallon, about 42.5 cents above the 2003 average . Yushchenko wins T Viktor Yushchenko became Ukraine's president in an election marked by challenges from his opponent, former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, a revote, and even an alleged poisoning . Medical officials have said it was an unknown.illness that disfigured his face, as these July and December 2004 photos show. California train derailment ..&. Juan Manuel Alvarez was charged with murder following the collision of two commuter trains in Los Angeles in January. Police say Alvarez pulled his SUV onto the tracks, and then left the vehicle before the trains came Eleven people were killed. ��sports Season put on ice ~ For the first time, a professional sports league lost an entire season due to a labor dispute. The National Hockey League (NH L) canceled the season after a 153-day lockout, centered on whether or not the players would accept a salary cap. A Boston party ~ Chances are, Boston sports fans might never again enjoy a year quite like this one. For starters, decades of Boston Red Sox frustration was wiped away in one amazing October. Trailing three games to none in the American League playoffs against the New York Yankees, Boston won four in a row and became the first team in baseball history to rally from such a deficit. The Red Sox rolled on to the World Series and swept the NL champion St. Louis Cardinals in four games. It was Boston's first World Series title since 1918, and it vanquished the dreaded Curse of the Bambino . which haunted the team since its infamous decision to sell slugger Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920. The celebration continued into football season, where the New England Patriots were once again crowned NFL champions. The Patriots won their third world title in four years, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bo I XXXIX, 24-21. In doing so, New England staked its claim to being the NF L's latest "dynasty," and sparked debate as to l1ow they stand among the greatest teams of all time. Basketbrawl ~ A November game between the Indiana Pacers a1 Detroit Pistons led to one of the worst fights in U.S. sport. history. On-court shoving between Indiana's Ron Arte t and Detroit's Ben Wallace escalated when a plastic cup lobbed by a fan prompted Artest to charge into the stands and touch off a riot with the crowd . Several players ware suspended, and criminal indictments were filed against both players and fans. Simply the best ~ American cyclist Lance Armstrong cemented his place in sports history when he won a record sixth straight Tour de France, while just eight years removed from overcoming a battle with testicular cancer. He plans to try for a seventh win . �What was tile most newswor1hy sports event of tile Vt Boston Reel Sox end B:irnb1no cursE' by w1n11ng Wor 1l Indiana Pacers brawl w1tt1 Detroit Prstors fans Other Lance Armstrong wins <1 recorLl sixth Tour de France> L.A. Laker:; !\cop Kobe Brynn! tr .:icte Shaour11,~ 0 N a. Star baseball players adrrnt st0ro1d u> Sur1oy results compiled from responses from rnnro lhn'l :I JOO h1gt• w nation •o i' 1 .~ 1es •I '' . ��A new frontier A privately financed vel1icle sent humans into outer space for the first time when SpaceShipOne completed two successful flights that reached an altitude of more than 62 miles. The rocket, designed by engineer Burt Rutan, was built for the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million contest created to spur development in private spaceflight. Pilots Brian Binnie and Mike Melvill guided the groundbreaking flights. Ansari X creator Peter Diamandis said he hoped to eventually make the contest an annual event, and many investors began announcing plans to get involved. Hello, Saturn ~ The international Cassini spacecraft reached Saturn after seven years of travel, and began beaming back incredible pictures, much to the delight of astronomers long curious about the planet and its moons . Just Google it T The intern et search company Google became the top brand name online, and the company held an IPO that generated billions of dollars. By the end of it& first quarter as a public company, Google posted a $52 million profit. Stem cell research ~ Fierci:> political battles continued to rage over the controversial groundbreaking medical research, with millions being invested and debate going all the way to the United Nations. The death of actor Christopher Reeve. a strong advocate of the research, brought renewed publicity to the debate. �entertainment I confess, it's a hit T R&B singer Usher reached stardom when his new album, Confessions, sold more than 6 million copies. Four singles off the album reached number one on the Billboard charts, making Usher the first artist in 34 years to achieve that feat in one year. The Aviator takes flight ~ Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, the life story of millionaire Howard Hughes, scored 11 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and a Best Actor nod for Leonardo DiCaprio, who played the title role. The Aviator took home the Best Picture, Drama award from the Golden Globes, and DiCaprio won the Golden Globe for Best Actor 1n a drama. Another multiple Oscar nom inee was Sideways, the comedic story of two buddies who take one last road trip to California wine country before one of them gets married. Sideways also won the Golden Globe for Best Picture, Comedy or Musical . Golden Foxx ~ Comedian Jamie Foxx had a huge year in the movies, ~ crossing over to dramatic starring roles in two hits, Ray Ji and Collateral. Foxx earned a Best Actor Golden Globe J award for his biographical portrayal of blues musician Ray ! Charles, and two Oscar nominations, Best Actor for Ray ~ and Best Supporting Actor for Collateral. z Good-bye, Johnny~ Late-night lV talk show legend Johnny Carson died at age 79. As host of NBC 's Tonight Show for nearly 30 years, Carson flashed his signature wit and deadpan humor, becoming the most well-known talk show host on i:v Other notable celebrity deaths included blues singer Ray Charles, actor Marlon Brando, former Superman actor Christopher Reeves and comedian Rodney Dangerfield . Not typical idiots ~ The '90s punk rock band Green Day returned from a lor hiatus with a new album that gained critical and popular acclaim . The album and first single, both named American Idiot, each earned Grammy nominations for song ancl record of the year. American Idiot went on to win th Grammy for Best Rock Album ��1) Usher 2) Eminem 3) Link1n Park 4) Kenny Chesney 5) Green Day Nlwt 1s your favorite 1V show? 1) CSI 2) The OC 3) The Siinpsons 4) Family Guy 5! That 70s Show Survey results compiled from rnsi:>onscs fro<n more than 2 .300 high school ~tudontn across tho nation. �Happily ever after? ~ It was a busy year fo r A-list celebrity couples . Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston called it quits, while actress/singer Jennifer Lopez got married again, thi s time to fellow pop star Marc Anthony. Britney Spears married twice, the first time for 55 l1ours to a ch ildhood friend and the second time to one of her dancers. Lingering reality T While scripted 1V made a comeback, reality 1V still made its presence known. Chris Daugherty, a highway worker from Ohio, won Survivor Vanuatu, th e ninth edition of the popular adventure show. Other popular new reality franchises included Trading Spouses and Wife Swap. ABC, a struggling network for almost a decade, bounced back with two hits, Desperate Housewives, about a neighborhood o f upper middle-class women and their ct iaotir family lives. and Lost, a drama about plane crac;h survivors stranded on a deserted island. U2 the bomb T Irish rock band U2 retu rned with its first album in nearly Can't get enough CSI T lo 1r years, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb , and The CSI police drama franchise on CBS cranked out anothe1 version CS!: 1t 1rnmed1ately shot to t11 e top of the charts. The band New York, joining the already successful CS/ and CS!: Miami. The orig.nal also reached a deal with Apple Computers for its own CS/ continued to be the most watched show on TV again. custom 1Pod, and was slated to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. �trends . Tri-Center High School Library AP/WdeWcx'd Photos .. ..c s Audio updates ~ Apple's iPod, and other digital audio devices. were runaway successes. Apple's iTunes music store sold more than 100 million songs, making downloadable music more popular than ever. Healthy trends ~ In two studies , about 22 percent of U.S. high school students said they smoked cigarettes regularly in 2003, the lowest percentage in more than a decade, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . and 80 percent of Americans wear seat belts, according to the Departm ent of Transportation. Not just for kids ~ Going home to study T Some changes were made in what may be some of your favorite If you are reading this, you probably are cereals. General Mills and Kellogg 's switched from highly processed not home schooled, but almost 1.1 million white flour to whole-grain flours and reduced amounts of sugar students were in 2003 , and according to a in many of their cereals. Studies have shown whole grains are healthier for the heart and add fi ber to diets. government study, that is an increase of 29 percent since 1999. In fashion, ponchos, poofy scarves and big brooches were worn by girls who were dressed up or down In general, a more feminine look appeared, ns did the tr 1HI of wearing more modest clothing. AP/WdeWortd Photos Live Strong ..A. An item created to raise money to help reoplp, live v11th c Rn< Pr hecnme a fashion statement. The Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded by the TU11r l w r1 r nrl cancer survivor. sold the Live Strong yellow wristbands, which became a mu~t have ry n<J how of support. ���� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. 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Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tri-Center High School Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collections of Tri-Center Community School District Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. 2005 Tri-Center High School Yearbook 2005 Annual TCHS Tri-Center Tri-Center High School Yearbook https://archive.councilbluffslibrary.org/files/original/478558d3d3ecaccc75792bfc22224e9d.pdf a00f47b23e9654e16a91c541b286f432 PDF Text Text �Ct') co 0 -.:::t" -.:::t" C\I 0 0 0 co I.{) C\I C\I Ct') �Feature presentation TRI-CENTER HIGH SCHOOL 33980 3 10th STREET NEOLA, IA 51559 (7 12) 485- 2257 2006 TroJCJn Volume 48 �1\t First ~ight By: Al1c1a Fischer From the start, the school year seemed full of excitement, anticipation and opportunity. As freshmen anticipated all that came with the start of their j ourney, seniors anticipated the end of theirs. "At first Sight" people could easily tell it was a year full of opportunity and would be a year to remember. As with all first days, students were reminded this was a fresh start full of new opportunities within various areas of school. /hether the activity was Student Life, Academics, Organizations, Athletics, People or Community, students became involved within the school and strived to better it. As excitement and ant ·ration ran through the halls, it was obvious of what was to come. Students could tell "At First Sight " the school year\ was something special. �1. Seniors G len Olsen and Nick i McCool show off their stylish prom att1r·e during the Grand March. r) . Junior Amber Richt ig concentrates while performing a football halftime show. 3 . Junior Rachel Schoening and _iun ior Melina Cohen armwrestle to pass the time while wa1t1ng for their meals after ~ rJtate Large Group Speech Contest. 4 . Freshman A my Chr istiansen decorates the computer "Oorri door during Spirit \'/ee~ . 5 . Junior Gar r et Ze is ing relaxes during class. Brisbo is excitedly wori<s on her English assignment. 7. Junior J acey Garren r)Llrlllg Cl t 6. Sophomo1Ae- Beth VI 111ds up fo1· a pitch home baseball game. 8 . en1or As hley Wagner smiles bright during Homecoming Corona- 1>n. · . Freshman Shawn G ray_ .hangs out in the hallway and en_ioys some tunes from his !pod. 'r. Senior Kat ie Harman, Juniors J ake Preucil and Dus tin Taylor, as vvell as senior Nick Buboltz , y tr1e scenic view alioard the Sp1nt Cruise on the DC Trip. �The Notebook Frequenting as Journals, notebooks often have pages of memories of exc1t1ng events 1n people's lives. Students' notebooks might have pages lined with memories of summer, Spirit V/eek, Prom and other exciting and special times 1n their lives. Summer vacations and jobs provided numerous memories, as did dressir:lg up for Spirit Vlee . The Juniors and seniors who took the DC Trip had many thoughts for their notebook, while Prom and Graduation are special events that probably filled the most memorable moments section. Many of the events and activities in students' lives are special and memorable 1n some way. The noteboo s that contain these memories should never be tossed out, because they will continue to bnng back all the times that took place during students' high school years. contents Summer Hobbies Spirit Week Homecoming DC Tri ip Grci ucition Collage ~By: t\melia Tuel �(2pt1ons: 1. Seniors rememeber all the good times they had while listening to then· fellow classmates give speeches. 2 . ..JU'iior Ma i Touzuki and sophomore Kate J ans ian get int o the spirit of things dunng Spirit V/eek. 3 . Se111or Bethany Kuhnle spent time during the summer helping in Mexico. 4 . Junior Sheyna Huddle and seniors Myckell Schenk, Trista Lahr Megan Fischer and Alexa Hilll show t hen" Iowa pride at t he World V/ar ll Memorial 1n '/ash1ngton nc;. 5. freshman Kyle Ring shows his wild side on Silly 1/illy Day during Spirit V/eek. 6. Senio1" Mike Jensen escorts se1' 10"' Kylee Owen the Grand March at t he Mid-America Center. 7. Sophomores Mindy Morriss and Lisa Minahan 1ave a l1ttlf' bit "'nutJle 1 eep1ng the paint on their class door. 8 . Seniors Nicki McCool, Dana Schierbrock, Kristen Ungrad and Kat ie Harman shoVv their spirit by making a human pyramid. 9. Junior Justin McEvoy finds son1e f an1i11ar 11anies on the in Memorial 1n I//ash1ngton D.C. �Left: Sophomore Brittani Bruck, Junior Becky Barrier and sophomore Kelsey Marr enjOy their summer sk11ng on the Missouri River. Photo provided by Kelsey Marr. Junior Bryan Olsen has fun on vacation at Table Rock Lake 1n M1ssour1. Phor:o provided by Bryan Olsen. to get out, have fun and not worry. V/h1le everyone mayl::le didn't find summer love, he or she still found a "Summer Catch." Most played or watched summer sports, while others prepared for upcoming sport seasons. People also took vacations or worked to earn money. Sophomore Kelsey Marr vacationed and said, 'My summer was fai::lulous. I enjOyed Ronda and I had a great t1rre i::loat1ng 1n flrkansas." Senior I 11ck1 McCool was busy v, 1th practices and games i::lut found time to enJOy other things. McCool said, 'My summer l'laS wonderful. Even though 1t was hard to play softi::lall and work around softi::lall, I still had a lot of time to hang out with my friends." Junior Ka 1te VI 1ges had a heme work schedule. 1'/1ges said, "in the oeg1nning I didn't have a proi::llem working, but I got s1cr of going everyday." ~Jtudents and staff en Joyed otner a'~ t1v1t1es as weii. For instance, playing CYO softball, dow1g 4-H, sw1mm1ng at local pools, going to amusement parks and cat'11p1ng were other act1v1t.es studer·ts did. Summer gave students and staff time to experience a variety of different things. They didn't have to WO((Y aoout school work and could go to bea late. Summer allowed them to catch grP,at times to always remember. 6 Student Life �R1qht: Senior Katie Harm an enjOys teaching sw1mm1ng lessons at the Neola Pool. Al,ove: Junior Adam Gau (back left) and freshman B illi Oloff (bottom nght) shov.. th1er 4-H Cat Shmv v. inn1n sat tlie Hamson County Fair. Phc7t:C {J "01' ded l'v 5 L 11off. Left: fo:-sht'Y.an Derek Parsons sf1,J1v~" vacar10111n M1s::iour'1. . , ( ft r1 , 0 · 't de- 1: 1 1'-' ·, ,~ 11 skills 011 ' ::i1 Summer ' 7 �en JOYS doing various art proJects during her free time. Newland competes in a tractor pull. Photo provided by Kyle Newland. experience much stress and pressure. VI anting a "Getaway," many students spend e><tra time involved 1n favorite hobbies and act1V1ties. Some act1Vit1es can be intense and exerting, while others are calm and relaxing. Relaxing hobbies might include writing, drawing, and reading versus exc1t1ng act111t1es such as aband, motor cross,or watersk11ng. Tryrng to find extra time during high school can be dlffrcult, and students' chorces on how to spend any extra time reflects their personal1t1es. Tnose involved n thrilling and ewtrng hobbies might hold cab "'' 1d stress-free days, while those 1t11olved rn hectre schedules might enpy calming and easy-going hobbies. Some students prefer exc1t1ng day-to-day life, even when 1t wmes tc choosing how to spend their down time. Other students JUSt like to spend time hanging out with frierds. Sophomore Danr \' /elboume stated, "I enpy both exc1t1ng and calm hobt:ires." She expla 1ned, "After doing all the exc1t1r!g hobbies, it's nice to JUSt relax, lay down, and listen to musrc. I also hke to read and watch movies." Students decide how they spend their free time everyday. Each student has a fun way 1n which he or she does thJS. As students'personaht1es differ, so do the hobbies they enJOy. Students rarely fiai1e problems f1nd1ng an enpyable way to 'Getaway." 8 Student Life �enjoys skate oard1ng before and a ftt:r school. Above: Sophomore Matt Nelson shows off his two b g catches while f1sh1ng 1n Minnesota. Nelson also enJOyS hunting as a hobby. Photo proVldea /?.> Matt Left: Sophomore Ron i Nihsen .-i e1son. meml?f'r of the Minden Monarchs, takes care of her 4 -H calves during \'/estfa1r. Photo provided by Rom N•hs ~n. Hobbies At Random 9 �Left: Sophomores Monte Larsen, Jared Carroll and Kurt Spomer await a serve during lronman Volleyball. Right: Freshmen Megan Dollen, Jamie Walker, and Billi Oloff enjOy their first experience of high school Sp1nt 1/eek. Spirit week is often thought to be the best week of the year; at no other time do students and staff get to dress up in wacky clothes, part1c1pate 1n class compet1t1ons and show all their spirit. The week allows them to be a "Master of Disguise." The biggest part of the week 1s the Dress-Up Days. Those 1nc1....ded Camouflage, Opposite Gender, Silly //11iy/Colorful, Sen.or C1t1zen, and the trad1t1onal Black and Gold. Dress-up and other compet1t1on from underclassmen lacked. Coming 1n second only when the Juniors "stole" the relay race, the seniors dominated. Students and staff enJOyed other act1v1es as well. Thoses included the Jersey Auction, Iron Man Vollyball, and Power Puff Football. Spirit /e':.k 1s a time to show both school and class spirit while having fun doing 1t. The 'Masters of D1sgu1se" did JUSt that. 10 Student Life �: Seniors Kristen Ungrad, Allison Kennedy Katie Harman and Dana Schierbrock aged 60 years r0 Ser1orC1t1zenDay. Photo P'"Ovtded by Glenda Kunze. ?ermr:::i Matt Schultz, Tim Kramer and Brian Gr ote she\ off t.he1r- fer'1 r 11 :;•des d 1ng Opposite Gender Day. Above: Juniors John Clevenger and Andy Manhart are hard to see during Camouflage Day Left: Sopl1111or' s Samona Besch, Roni Nihsen A lly Walt ers M indy Morris, Kelsey Marr Megan Lahr and Rasey Griff it h sport the Tn-Center colors or Black and C7tJld Day. Spirit Week 11 �Grote chow down on and enjOy some pizza at Coronation praci::1ce. lead guitarist, rocks out at the Homecoming dance. coming home and being with "Friends." Act1v1tes started Friday with the dance after the football game. A live band entertained the crowd, which seemed to favor the dance moving from Saturday. V/1th the senior class all being "Just Friends," the Homecomir1g Court chose "111 Be There," the tr.eme song from the T. I. series Friends, as the Homecoming theme. Coronation, was Saturday as always. Alicia Fischer and Matt V/1lson were crowned prince and princess, while Emilie Ortman and Tim Kramer were crowned queen and king. Other court members included Jes1 Bruer, Katie Harman, Bot?t?1 Pogge, /\shley \'/agner, Matt Dickerson, Brian Grote, Tony Hubbard, and Austin McCool. Megan Fischer and Matt Schultz served as hostess and host, while Roger Larsen and Amy /1ngert were sponsors. Horriecom1ng was a great time to l?e with Just Friends." 12 Student Life �l<'1ght: n1e Homecoming Court: r bres to the couch as part of t~~1r cpen1ng dance at: t he r vronation. Above: Mat t Wilson 1s so cool he's gotta wear ::-hade:? as he dances duming the Coronation. Left: The Homecoming O) j ,_y cind Cou1·i os:: and no-?te:::>S middle school esco11:s. and elernerqr) D<iges 'ltrt".·· .s :.i group. Photo prcv1ded r'Y 4,f'{ F'?c 'LC,?r "{'''\,. Homecoming 13 �Left: Juniors Meghan McDonald, Rachel Huebert and Emily Schroder and senior Allison Kennedy check out the Hard Rock Cafe together. Right: Tyler Finken, John Graham, Jake Preucil, Kr isten Ungr ad, Jonathan Smith, Amel ia Tuel, and Nicki McCool listen and le.am from the guide at the \l/ash1ngton National Cathedral. seniors cind six stciff members took ci "Rocid Trip" to VI cishington D.C Exploring ci place to which most hcid never been, they hcid an experience of CJ lifetime. Throughout the four dciy trip, students cind staff visited many sites. Some memonals cind monuments included the /arid Viar II, Frcinklin Roosevelt, Lincoln, VI cish1ngton, and Korean. They cilso v1s1ted the National Museum of American History as well cis the Holocciust Museum The V/h1te House was a highl 1ght desp 1te the Iim ited tour. Another h1ghl1ght cind enjOycible event wcis the threehour Spirit Dinner Cruise. Flying, hanging out with friends and the shopping were big hits as well. Many bought vcirious shirts from street vendors. The "Rocid Trip" ended with students both scid becciuse 1t hcid gone so f cist, cind hcippy to hcive experienced 1t. 14 Student Life �Laur a Hood, and Jessica Nowlin pay attention w the guide on a wur of 'Che U.S. Capital. Above: Juniors Meghan McDonald ;:u1d John Graham take part 1n a Wreath-L<iy1ng Ceremony 11 l\rl1nc>ton \Jat r· 'll t <"'mt't a1·.v. Seniors Mar.t Dickerson and Rachel KuhnlP J i ' l' r ut and represented Tr'-Center 1n the cel'erro'1.\' Left: Senior Alexa Hill Junior Colton White ::;e1wr Sam Manhart 1un1or Hilary Nelson and seniors Ashley Wagner and Trist a Lahr pose next to st awes a'" t:he Ff'R '1emor.al. D . . Trip 15 �into a tast y Italian CU1S1ne. Rrghi::: Jur.ior Becky Barrier enJoys the Italian cuisine. t he special nrghi:: the upperclassmen warted on for weeks. Juniors ar.d seniors and other prom goers, made memories that will never be forgotten. Sponsors, Mrss Krm Sherman and Mrs. Julie Coffey, helped the Juniors ar.d put rr. much trme and effort 1r.to mak1r.g the night. They war.ted the seniors ar.d others to thrnk, "O .'/hat A rght," whrch was the theme chaser.. Thrs year the trme wasr.'t spent gett ng the gym ready and decorated. The Grar.d March was held at the Mrd America Cer.ter wrth the colors voted to be black and red. V/hen the dance was frnrshed the students found a way to get to Star Cinema. They had many movre chore.es but many agreed wrth JUnror, Becky Barner. She said, 'My favorite part was getting all dressed up and the hypnatrst." After that fun filled time many were tired and hungry and were pleased wrth the brearfast. Many headed home for sk:ep v1h1le other JUSt slept at friends houses. By the end of the "hectic" nrght rt ends up berng v-1orth rt all. The unforgettable nrght was something everyone enJoyedl 16 Student Life �P1ght: Juniors Tori Means and Colton White perform a wonderful duet during the d inner. Above: Juniors Connor ONeill and Brandy Ring sho1\ off their formal attire 1n tt1e C?r:md '\1.'1r ·t-.. Left: F11 rnds 1unior Tori Means arid .:> Bethany Kunhle ..:Ille Lance Brisbo is " r " ~ ,Jenny Speight ...,, ' r L 1 l 1c>r toge the• . Prom 17 �Nanninga, Karen Kay, Steve Stafford, Tam i Harman, and Board President Jim Fischer conduct me Commencement Ceremony and congratulate the speeches triat remind t!iem of their high schaolyears. A!I throughout h1gr school, students dream of the day when Graduation finally comes. Seniors reached that day, their "Final Dest1nat1on," on May 14. Commencement began as graduates walked 1n to ''f'ornp and Circumstance". Class Vice President Tim Kramer then gave the 1nvocat1on. Honor students Autumn Collier, Meghan Fischer, LGlnce Brisbois, Salutatonan Ashley //agner, and I aled1ctonan Jenny Speight spore to dassmates about special rnemones and advice tor the future. The Concert Band and Choir provided music for the ceremony. Board President Jim Fischer awarded diplomas and G.Jidance Counselor Tami Harman presented scholarships. The senior sextet of Katie Harman, Allison Kennedy, Bethany Kuhnle, Rachel Klilnle, Dana Schierbrock, and Je11rnfer Speight sang "And Nature Smiled." Cass Seaetary Katie Harman then gave a Benediction before the graduates wal"ed out to "Fanfare and Per,ess1onal." Clac,s colors and flower are black ;.irtd gold and ;.i white rose. The dass motto is 'Remerrber the rewards of today, the promises of tomorro>v, and never forget yesterday, the mernones of our past." Seniors celeorated their "Final Destination" of graduating. Thf'.y then faced the challenges of reach:ng their own personal des t1nat 1oris :n life. 18 Student Life �Right: Andrew Richt ig and Matt Schultz are glad as they procede into Commencment. Left: Glen Olsen e c1redly re:.,e1ve~ · is 1plor>1a f1 on Board Pres1det"t Jim F.::;,.-her. Graduation 19 �1. Homecoming Court members are recognized at the football game. 2. Sophomore Nicole Darrington and Junior Nathan Hensley enJOy the Prom dinner. 3. Freshman Jodi Gardner shows her spirit for Senior Citizen Day. 4. Junior Jonathan Smith takes part 1n a dance compet1t1on 1n D.C. 5. Freshman Billy Oloff 1s all sm;les after winning a summer coloring contest. 6. A group of senior girls rest on the bench after their Powder Puff football game. 7. Ashley Wagner sr."11les with pride as she proceeds 1n--...o Graduation 8. Senior Danielle Ausdemore listen to the conversat1011s ai Prom. 9. Senior Alexa Hill plays ball for Persia 10. Juniors Dustin Taylor and Amelia Tuel show off ihe1r prom attire 1n the Grand March. 1 1. Senior Randy Bruck 1s happy to be graduating 12. Juniors Dillon Martens and Andy Manhart, senior Matt Dickerson and Junior Tyler Finken listen to the guide 1n D.C. 20 People . . .• .e~-··~-1·,-J. ,: . 1'.,. ·~~f ..•.. , ~:··." l ~·Ill1 . .· : ~ - • . a ( l -.. ' I ,. I I . r:, I, . ~. ·. ~ ·~ .... . - Ori , ,, ~ t f '"' ' (.·-.ti.. ~' ~. .. ;. • I ·:- ' ) �1. Senior Sam Manhart and Junior Colton White see the D.C. sites together. 2. Senior Autumn Collier, Stephanie Cross, Beth Crozier and Matt Dickerson listen to the Graduation speeeches. 3. Junior Tommy Sondag and senior Bethany Kuhnle escort one another 1n the Grand March. 4. Senior Bobbi Pogge enjOys the pizza at Coronation practice. 5. Senior Adrian Cobbs dresses for Senior C1t1zens Day. 6. Freshman Alex Shriver and sophomore Ross Buboltz show their sp1nt for Black and Gold Day. 7. Senior Kelsey Lugsch 1s all smiles for Graduation. 8. Sophomore Brittani Bruck, Junior Becky Barrier and sophomore Lisa Minahan enjOy a day of tubing . 9. Mr. Josh Abel has a big appetite after touring D.C. 10. Queen candidates and pages gather before Coronation. 1 1. Junior Jacob James and sophomore exchange student Kate Jans ian take _ _...,._ _ part 1n Grand March. 12. Freshman Heather Vorthmann 1s full of spirit for Senior C1t1zens Day.. �22 Student Life �Sur 1e_ At Random 23 �The Little Black Book The names that lire the pages of a 'little Black Book" are of the most importance to the boo~'s 01vner. The people on these pages are vital lifelines that: can tie an entire student body together. V/1thout the links t:hat connect all of the grades and groups, TriCenter would JUSt be random blobs of people. Students are often closest with their friends, and their friends are a majOr factor of surv1v 1ng high school. Freshmen and sophomores acctuire as many friends as possible, realizing the chance of all those fri~ndsh1ps lasting are not very good. Juniors and seniors find friends that are priceless, and they will remember those friends when th1nk1ng back to the "good old days." Students have some of the best times of their lives and insert names of those included into the pages of the litt:le black oak. To some a little black book may JUSt be a list of names and numbers. To the beholder of the book, though, 1t 1s a map of his or her life; it 1s a book not filled names and numbers but with unique memories. I· Contents Stciff Seniors Jun iors Sopnomores Fr eshmen People Col Gge Middle School ci Rcindom Eight h 8preal By: Ame . Tuel �Captions: 1. Custodian Mr. Darcy Hood and Junior Colton White rep ret.neve keys from a ocl ed L ci1· ~. :-, c>!?rr shows oft hs niuscles. 3. Junior Mai Touzuki v\orks an a computer. .J.. Seniors 1n Cody Bahrke Ken Butler Andrew Richtig a• '1 Steven Leonard dodge Mr. Stafford's hollers to get out of the lil1rary re fore classes. 5. Teachei- V11ss Kim Sherman L·udd ~ c;, u~ un c1 Becky i, Barrier and sophomore Lisa Minahan 6 . Seniors Allison Kennedy, Rebe.cca Hadfield Katie Harman Nicki McCool 1 Dana Schierbrock cneer on the pl<iyers .:it the Black and Gold Game ~ . Sophomorf' James Driver .1c:s t.oc "'• '~ " Y.Jphomo1·e Mindy Morriss smiles s1veetly fo1· a 01cture. :J Junior Clint Rice sreaL:::i rto .J rJ1v t.v e \\ 1• +rr·., e1 ,o::Jhomore Laura Wellman. 10 Kasey Finken ,1 �The Nutty professor By: Monte Larsen and Leah 1elsen Each day the staff shared knoVvledge and experience with students. Many staff members had corny, crazy, or even nutty ways of doing their ~obs. Mr. Fah has been known for such ehav1or. One example 1s his demonstration o the shocking of static electr1c1ty with a static bcill. Senior icki McCool said, "The static ball was cool, but I forgot what VvJS taught." The staff wor ed hard to do their Jobs. The adm1nistrat1on Vvorked to "rule the school" and make sure everything went smoothly. The cooks prepared food everyday and added smiles vv 1th each meal. The custodians r:Jtl::::Jil~.. spent hours before and after school ma -1ng sure the campus and buildings looked their best. Bus drivers worked early and late hours getting students to and from school and act1vit1es. The staff spent extra time before and after school to help out the community. 63% of the staff members coached and/or sponsored extracurricular act1v1ties. Those who helped out 1n this way were important 1n • - • the success of teams, organ1zat1ons, and other act1vit1es. The staff not only did their JOb, but also cared about each student --~• individually. Staf members strived to help students reach their potent1cil \A.ihile performing cit tne best of their abil1t1es. Although the stciff may hcive been nutty, they helped students and created a pos1t1ve school environment. a-1 1\dministrators '5ecretaries Kelly Dollen Tami Harman Angie HuserYJan Karen Kay Rhonda McKenzie Roberta Morse Brett I Janninga Sally l~ann1nga Steve Stafford Bnan : /edem".yer 26 People ~=-~~~~ l\ssociates �Josh Abel Jenny Berens Middle '8chool and lfigh '8chool Tmchers Mary Jane Buzbee Brenda Chmelka Carl Cochran Julie Coffey Sarah Elliott Jeff Fah Cass:e Harns Andy Hensley Larry Hornbostel Kevin Matulka er· <;rr SnPri1'1an ateS1nions Staff 27 �SCHOOL BOARD: Front: Nariey Cohen, Secretary Rhonda McKenzie, Mike Pettit. Back: Kirk Nielsen, Randy Morriss, President Jim Fischer. TECHNOLOGY STAFf: Chet Cyr, Dale Lowe, Daniel McPhillips. Not pictured: Roger Crawford, Karen Moore. CUSTODIAL STAFF: Front: Bob Nelson, Lon Anderson, Stephanie /\verett. Bae~: Darcy Hood, Tom Ring, Kerry Courtier. t~ot Pictured: Jean Christiansen, Bryan McEvoy. 28 People AEA STAFF: Lynn Thompson, Marge Armstrong, Jana Hensley. TRANSPORTATION STAFF: Front: Raymond B(uck, Murlene V/1lson, Paula Heim, Becky Guarino, Barb Grap. Back: Max Handbury, Jeff Harman, Bdl Masker, Rick Craft, Steve Heim, Director of Transportation Rick Payne. Not Pictured: Shirley Bre1tenste1n, Larry Hornbostel, Kevin Matulka, David Nelson, Keith V/1lson. COOKING STAFF: Fr'.Jnt: Ln1c:, F-le-nrn1rig. Lon Anderson, Joan Justice, MadgP Bcirgeri0iuast. B '3Cr: Km Esser, Betty Bladt, Theresa Bruu Sup r. ire JU".!/ AKe". �1. Mrs. Susan Wedemeyer and Mrs. Shelly Sorenson enjOy a refreshment at a teachers' meet ing. 2. Mrs. Kelly Dollen strikes a pose in her office. 3. Mr. Steve Stafford stops from his busy work to take a picture. 4. Mrs. Joan Justice eagerly awaits handing out cookies during lunch. 5. Mr. Dennis Jarrett, Mr. Dav.e Veltoff, and Mr. Kevin Matulka enjOy a problem-solving activity at Teacher-In-Service. 6. Miss Mary Jane Buzbee rehearses while playing the piano. 7. Mrs. Karen Kay happily works at her computer. 8 . Mrs. Cassie Harris delivers a presentation during Staff Development. 9. Mr. Josh Abel shows his sense cf humor by modeling the empathy belly. Staff 29 ���i\fe We There Yet? By: Al1c1a Fischer "Are Vie There Yet?" is a typical question the class of 2006 asked themselves during the course of the school year. Senior year 1s a time in one's life when he or she is faced with many dilemmas regard ing his or her future as well as present issues. Coming into the year, the seniors were reminded t hat the school year was going to go by fast. For some Graduation could not come soon enough, while others were searching for more time to make vital decisions regarding t heir fut ure plans. /hether the reason was different or t he same for each senior, the ultimate question was, "Are We There Yet?" Below: Erin Hanken, Myckell Schenk and Megan Fischer smile while enJ0y1ng a football game. Below: Senior Matt Dickerson concentrates during math class. Above: Nicki McCool, Matt Schultz and Jes i Bruck pose for a picture at the Homecoming pep rally. /'t?ove: Autumn Collier Andrew Richtig, Jodee Hempel and Rachel Peters oose v.1tr" st:yle on Opposite Gender Day 32 People Above: Senior Samantha Manhart danoc;s at a pep ra ly. �. .----- ·I _ ~--- -- ~- ,_ - Danielle Ausdemore ~/ -· ~~ - - Lance Br isbois W.:. &niors Jesi Bruck I,\\'."/ ,.•\ •'\ ~..· l . '' Cl~Motto: ' ' {J '· Randy Bruck Nicholas Bubolt z Remember the rewards of today, the promises of tomorrow, and never forget yesterday, the memories of our past." 11 Kenne rh Bur.ier Cl~Flower: White Rose Eric Carr igan Amanda Christiansen Adrian Cobbs Cl~Colors: Black and Gold Autumn Collier Nikki Collrnge Stephanie Cross 32a �Best Etyes: Jesi Bruck Bret Stephens Beth Crozier Matt Dickerson Alicia Fischer Megan Fischer Brian Grote Rebecca Hcidf ield Alisha Haggerty Erin Hanken Joanne Hempel Alexa Hill Best~mile: Samantha Manhart Tony Hubbard Best lfair: Nicki McCool Matt Schultz Best Dressed: Rebecca Hadfield Andrew Richtig Katie Harman Matt Dickerson Cl.<m Clown: Danielle Ausdemore Glen Olsen 32b Anthony Hubbcird �&niors ~uietest: Michael Jensen Sara Jensen Allison Kennedy Sara Jensen Tedd Mayer Best Looking: Em i ie Ortm.~m Matt Wilson Best Personality: Tim Kramer Bethciny Kuhnle Rachel Kuhnle Bethany Kuhnle Mike Jensen Most Likely to &nml: Jennifer Speight Lance Brisbois Trista Lahr Steven Leonard Amanda Leuschen Most 1\thletic Alicia Fischer Tim Kramer BobbiPogge Tim Kramer Kelsey Lugsch Samcintha Meinhart Tedd Mayer 32c �Austin McCool Nicolina McCool Andy Newland Glen Olsen Emilie Ortman Kylee Owen Rachel Peters Bobbi Pogge Andrew Richtig Myckell Schenk Jennif er Speight Bret Stephens Kristen Ungrad : ", ' Dana Schierbrock .. ~~·:: . .. . * ' ~ ~ ' .. . '' Matthew Schultz Not pictured: Andrew Bowen Jared Tapp I/ anessa Vaughn 32d Ashley Wagner Ma t:thew Wilson �1. Jenny Speight and Rachel Kuhnle bond over the "111 Be There For You" theme of Homecoming. 2. Megan Fischer entertains the crowd during a pep rally. 3 . Bria n Grote, Tim Kramer 2nd Tany Hubbard relax while pract1c1ng for Homecoming Coronation. 4 . Katie Harman, A licia Fischer and Bobbi Pogge pose for a Cjuick pict ure on Camouflage Day. 5 . Nick Buboltz, Br ian G rote, Matt S chultz, Matt Wilson and Mike J ensen pose as women for Opposite Gender Day. 6 . Sara Jensen takes a break from P.E. class. 7. Kylee Owen flashes a C\UIC smile du1ng Silly \'/illy Day. 8 . Bethany Kuhnle poses from behind the bleache"'S. 9 . Matt Wilson entertains students at the Homecoming dance. Seniors �By: K.atie /iges The inevit.able "stupid freshm.an" no longer r.ang through their he.ads, nor did "V /ell, you have to do it bec.ause you're .an undercl.assmen." They were uppercl.assmen. Although being .a junior brought th.at glorified title, it .also brought .an incredibly l.arger, tougher war lo.ad. "L.ast ye.ar I h.ad time to do things jUSt for fun. This ye.ar I c.an h.ave up to three hou1'S of homework .a night. This ye.ar is w.ay tougher th.an l.ast ye.ar," commented junior Olivi.a Nelson. A big responsibility the junior cl.ass took on, .as every other Junior cl.ass did, w.as Prom. They were held responsible for everything from the fundr.aising that goes into the .annu.al event to deciding the theme .and the decor.ations. Another thing on the minds of m.any juniors 1s the ide.a of college. This is the time when the thought of the ACT's loom 1n their minds .and "wh.at are you going to do with your life?'' comes up .all too often. In spite of the 1ncred1ble amount of work, they m.ade it through the year with flying colors, ready to take on their senior ye.ar. John Anderson Lyndy Anmstrong Becky Barner Vies Clark Jake Clevenger John Clevenger Melina Cohen OletCyn Lyndsay Dau f,ourt.ney Davis Caitlin D1velbess Mary Jo Duncan Tyler Finken Brandon Fricke 34 People �Justin Gale Jacey Garren Adam Gau achel Goldapp John Graham Katy Hanken Sammy Haugaard Nathan Hensley Laura Hood Rodney Hubbard Sheyna Huddle Rachel Huebert Jacob James Danielle Kosmacek Andy Manhart Josh Mark 'v1e..'.Jh.:in McDonald Justin McEvoy Ton Means Kelsey Messerschmidt Hilary Nelson Juniors 35 �Knst1n Parker Kaitlin Pauley Kurt Pauley Cody Pester Jake Preucil Angie Reed Clint Rice Amber R1cht1g Beth Ring Brandy Ring Missy Ring Cassie Ronfeldt Christie Schoening Rachel Schoening Emily Schroder Carly S1ebels Jonathon Smith Tommy Sondag Torrmy Stangl Keith Stevens Dustin Taylor Josh Torneton Ma1ko (Mai) Touzuk1 Lacey Tritsch Amelia Tuel Colton\' /h1te r at1e /liges Ashley V/1nchester Garrett: Zeis1ng 36 People �1. Sammy Hauguaard gets some quick advice from a teacher.2. Tori Means, Hilary Nelson and Ryan Marsh enJOY a football game. 3. Vlh1le at state volleyball Lindy Armstrong, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Emily Schroder, & Carly S1ebels plop down for a picture. 4. Jake Preuc1I acts out. 5. Junior Josh Mark proudly displays a music trophy. 6 . Juniors Katie V/iges, Amelia Tuel, Sheyna Huddle and Lacey Tritsch take a breaUrom hunting for a quick photo. 7. A thirsty Dillon Martens pleads for another Gatorade. 8. Caitlin D1Velbess takes asecond to cool down from her hot head. 9. Megan Osbahr flutters down for a picture. 10. Colton V/h1te,John Clevenger, Kurt Pauley, Katie \'/1ges, Ja e Clevenger and Josh Tometon buddy up before Homecoming coronation. 1 1. Austin Kay stares into space. 12. Angie Reed studies hard 1n the library. Junior 37 �Day By: Kurt Spomer V/ith 7 5 students, 1nclud1ng foreign exchcinge student Pattcirciporn (Kcite) Jans1an from Ta 1wcin, the sophomore class wcis the largest in the school. After some trci1ning, those 7 5 students made mciny transitions and strides from freshman year to sophomore year. First, they knew what to expect; they were no longer the freshmen who didn't know what to do or say. As sophomores they felt more power towcirds themselves and others. Therefore, they didn't get picked on quite as often. ~~~.. The biggest and best stride was turning sixteen. Most .. . . . sophomores turned sixteen during the year and were then able to drive most anywhere they wanted. Nicole Darrington said, "J can drive pretty much anywhere I want to, but I have to tell my parents where Jam going and who I am hanging out with." Although the sophomore class continued . . . . training, they were talented cind smart and will have a lot more fun for the remainder of their high school dciys. nr"::"°.... Donnie Arrick Devon Ausdemore Jared Ausdemore Connor Bartlett Samona Besch Andy Bowen Beth Brisbois Brittani Bruck Ross Buboltz Dale Burford Ashley Butler Seth Campbell Connie Canngan Jared CarYOll . Aust1nChnst1ansen Cortney Christiansen 38 People �Jesse Cornn Nicole Darrington Kerne Denning Alissa Dermody James Driver /\mber Epperson Shannon F1nlen Carly Foote oahGoldapp Taylor &'1ff1n Andy&'rffrth Andrew GI!. ynn Samm) Yarryman Al'l') hauoaard ~ :-isf1 Hols r-e KJ te Jans1an Joseph Jarrett NdJulrch Meganlahr Monte Larsen K)I::: Lenagn Kelse) ~3rY Sophomore 39 �Josh May Lisa Minahan Mindy Mornss Matt Nelson Jordan Neuk1rch Kyle Newland Leah Nielsen Roni N1hsen Zach Norman James Owen Lexie Parks Colin Parsons Josie Pedersen Caleb Peters Cody Red1nbaugh Corey Ring Leetah Ring Ashley Ruth ,Anthony Schierbrock Ka1tl1n Soape Kurt Spomer Calley Stamp Tina Thomas David Tuttle Stephanie Tutt.le 1-/ ,cheile Vorthmanr Ally //alter Dani :/elboume Laura v'/ellman Chris I /ithers 40 People �- 93- 94 91 -92 88-90 06-01 C- 1. L2ura I'/ellman poses for a picture during\' Jacky Day. 2. Monte Larsen and James Owen stop for a GjUick pose during Camo Day. 3. Taylor Griffin fails in his attempt of blowing a bubble. 4. Amber Epperson is all smiles as she grabS her books for class. 5. Studley Jared Carroll gets ready to play lronman Volleyball. 6. Colin Parsons and Kyle Newland work hard during Mrs. Elliott's English class. 7. Ally VJ alter and Connie Carrigan take part 1n S1llly Willy Day. 8. Andy Griff 1th bites his lip 1n excitement l'Dr.lllilti:!'-":"~ over Algebra II. 9. Samona Besch takes time of her busy day for a quick picture during So1nt \'leek. 10. Muscular L2nce Courtier demonstrates the proper use of the Jaws of life. 1 1. Caleb Peters eats a sandwich during class. 12. Sammy Harryman videotapes the crowd during a volleyball game. Sophomore 4J �The By: Lisa Minahan Freshman year could be one of the most exc iting, yet scariest years in one's high school career. Once being the oldest and wisest in L :...J...-1 Junior high, the freshmen were the "babies" of the high school. They experienced many new classes, activities, and traditions. Freshman Megan Dollen explained, "I like high school better than junior high. You accept more responsibilities and have more privileges. I also like having classes with a different variety of people, not just students in my grade." .~~'••I Academ ically, t he 6 7 freshmen overcame anything that may [..• I have been difficult or scary, with 63% of the grade making the Honor Roll. Freshmen year helps many adapt to the new changes. They, for instance, took on many of the Horncoming events and helped out on . . . . various activities throughout the year. After being the youngsters for a year these "babies" advanced 1n high school, not needing pacifiers anymore. This class can look forward to returning as sophmores. Jake Anderson Rena Amck Cody Bahrke Michael Berg Stephanie Bird Garrett Buckley Ashley Burbridge Sarah Bums Amy Oinst1ansen Kyle Clark O-ir1sCox Brannon Cudd Shaun Cyr Tyler Dannger Lul'.e Davis 42 People �Kyle DeV/olf Megan Dollen Melissa Felton Kasey Finken Kyle Fischer Devon F1shbac. Mandi James Nick Kramer Brandy Kurtzuba Anna Leaders M1cht'..e Manhart Bale1gh Marsh OinsMay Jordan McDermott Daniel McPh1ll1ps Linsey Messerschmidt Jacot> Osror Freshmen 43 �Chelsey Parks Derek P.arsons Joe Ph1ll1ps K.a it lln Ploen Kelsey Ploen Alvin Ring Kyle Ring Cody S.andov.al Alex Shriver Jared S1ebels Ann Stangl Cassie Stephens Michael Taylor Alyss.a Tuel Debr.a Tuttle Heather Vorthm.an Jamie V/.alker 1cole V/ellm.an Alshley V/1gg 1ns Kendall V/1tt Britt.any Vly.att Right: Jordan McDermott and Matt Nanninga are all smiles after ci home basketball game. Far Right: Debra Tuttle, Heather Vorthmcinn and Chelsey Parks strike ci pose together. 44 People �1. Jodi Gardner enjOyS her novel duri'lg Channel One time. 2. Amy Christiansen hangs happily 1n P.E while part1c1pat1ng 1n a pull-up contest. 3. Kasey Finken plays paint shop while being an excellent teacher's aide for Mr. Fah. 4. Chris Cox smiles to the camera 5. Tyler Daringer sits during stretches 1n P. E. 6. Alex Shriver 1s deep 1n thought while 1n English class. 7. Cody Sandoval makes his point known during class. 8. Luke Davis and 1ck Kramer work on an assignment while 1n Mrs. Sherman's Geometry class. 9. Brandon Cudd stands while being photographed. 10 Kyle De\'/olf poses while an upperclassman gives him moose ears. 1 1. Kyle Ring shows off his grill, while fellow freshman Jake Osl1on studies over a paper. 12. Lule Davis relaxes 1n the lobby before school. 13. Alyssa Tuel writes down notes frantically �1. Juniors Carly S iebels, Lacey Tritsch and Sheyna Huddle are happy to support the football team. 2. Senior Vanessa Vaughn "hits the books." 3 . Sophomore Ashley Ruth and freshman Ann Stangl take 1n the nice weather outside. 4. Senior Katie Harman does her Matrix pose. 5. Senior Nicki McCool shows her best manners. 6. Senior Sara Jensen and sophomore Cortney Christianson smile pretty. 7. Senior Lance Brisboisr ponders. 8 . Junior Tommy Sondag gives a smirk. 9. Sophomores Shannon Finken and Nicole Darrington haw: un 1n Ak;iebr .::i !l. 10. Freshman Brandy Kurtzuba shows her art1st1c ab1ilt1es. 1 1. Senior Kylee Owen thinks about her next move 1n P.E. 12. Seniors Beth Crozier and Danielle Ausdemore goof off and make school fun. 46 People �1. Sophomores Alissa Dermody and Kelsey Marr have fun 1n art. 2. A group ice skates for Junior Katie W1ges's birthday. 3. Seniors Allison Kennedy and Nikki Collinge are buds. 4. Junior Emily Schroder and sophomore Lexie Parks get down and dirty. 5. Junior Jacey Garren thinks about the next play. 6. Some boys show their school spirit. 7. Freshman Kendall Witt tries to focus. 8. Sophomore Mindy Morriss and senior Emilie Ortman give a smile. 9. Senior Bethany Kuhnle and .:Unior K.>1 itlyn Pauley get into it. 10. S.O.K !?and members are too cool. 1 1. Senior Tedd Meyer walks the hall. 1 2. Junior Justin Gale is mysterious. Collage 47 �Gone in ~ixty '8eoonds By: Brittani Bruck Middle school is the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. Even though 1t 1s the shortest time in students' school careers, it is also when students become more independent and responsible. In fact, sometimes it 1s so short or fast it might seem as though it 1s "Gone in Sixty Seconds." Jn becoming more independent and responsible, most students t ry new sports, get involved in music, and make new friends 1n the various grades other than the ir own. They try everything possible so they know what they like or dislike for the upcoming years. Sixth grader Nick Nielsen said, "I like having a locker." He also said he was "excited about being able to play all of the new sports 1n seventh and eighth grade." V/hile they may be fright ened of the middle school and its changes, they are also excited about all the new things. 1. Katie A lbers and Jessie Velthoff "cook up a storm" 1n FCS. 2. Molly Dollen enjOyS class. 3. Skyler Strom, Samantha Neukirch, and Rachel Brockoff gather togehter. 4 . Jolene Bartlett thinks about what to do next. 5 . Martina Goodsell happily works 1n studyhall. 6 . Samantha Blum ponders 1n studyhall. 7. Heidi Barrier concentrates on her computer class. 8 . Justin Ploen, Austin McMahon and Kellon Ausdemore chow down" at lunch. 48 People �1. Ashley Corrin 1s all smiles a!?out P.E. 2. Jason Bruck and Kyle Zimmerman give their !?est for the camera. 3. Josh Calhoon concentrates on his art project. 4. Laura Thomas 1s enj0y1ng her school day. 5. Austin Hadfield makes a quick trip to his locker. 6. Sam Campbell, Rachel Brockoff, and Jacob Price goof off and have fu111n studyhall. 7. Pa ige Polman smiles pretty. 8 . Catherine Wellman enJOYS art class. 9. Kayle Ausdemore is happy to have studyhall. 10. CoreyDanker, Austin Beebe, Ricky Young, and Alex Lenvaugh gather and show their humorous side. 1 1. Brandon Pogge and Aubrey McElmeel show off their cooking skills. 12. Fred Hadfield gives his br.st smile. �Above: Nicole Johnson looks away from the camera while posing for a pictured unng . : - -. . . . FCS. Above Right Kasandra Richt ig and Colton --.---------.. Corrin concentrate on sewing during FCS. Above: Kyle Zimmerman creates a of artwork during art class. Katie Albers He1d1 Barner Austin Beebe Clarissa Birtwell Jessica Bowen Jason Bruck Josh Calhoon Kyle Campbell Colton Corrinn Daniel Corrin Jared Crozier Jessie Crum Amanda Cudd Corey Danker Derek Finken Ashley Fricke Timothy Gale Joseph Green Jonathan Smith Taylor Gunderson Kelsey Handy V/1ll1am Haubrich Patrld'Hom 50 People �Kelli Hu bard Zachary Jacobs Beth Jarrett Nicole Johnson Daniel Killpack Melony Kurtzuba Alyssa Lang \I /es ton Legarda Alexander L1ndvall Tyler Marr Kathryn Marshall Aubrey McElmeel Steven Messerschmidt Sarah Moffatt. Ar.::hony Nelson Garrett Olsen Brandon Pogge Zachary Pohlman Elizabeth Sidebottom Joseph Smith Makenna Strahm Blake Sullivan Nicholas Thomas Ashlee Tinley Rachel Tuttle Jessica Velthoff Brvce Vorthmann Stephen Vorthmann Amanda \'Jade H1laree \'/alter Catherine 'v'/ellman Jon V/ellman Kelci \'/ellman Payden \'/1ison R1cha1d Young Kyle Z1mmeP11ar 8th Grade 51 �7thG Abole:l(eJlonA1a.k:more,,i\91lieGLflliI10,R;an Berg, and 1\dain NilJsen watch a home basketball game. T9pR1ght:JaimeBowen,Tara&krid1,andJor- aan Lee/1y and 4th grader Lauren Leel1ytake time to pose at a football game. Right : Jim Pierson does his homeworr 1n the lobby. Kellon Ausdemore Morgan Bartlett Ryan Berg Jeremy Brggs Jarme Bowen Tyler Bruck Oiaslyn Catanese Kasey Cooper Ashley Conrrn Mrcole Conrrn Joseph Cudd Lindsey Davrs Amanda Dea .John Dea Dylan De'//alf Taylar Dickerson Tar a Ecr.rrch Kelsey Flemming Alexandra Fox Brad Grate Patric· Graver /',shire Guarino 52 People -~~!!~~==:2~ ;:;.....:.~::;:::==-::; �Jesse Harman Luke Huebert Dakota Junkman Carolyn Kay Robert Kinney Jacob Kramer Jordan Leehy Rachel Lefeber Devin Lyons Scott Manhart Krisha May Austin McMahon Nathan Minahan Jacob Nelson Shannon Nelson Teresa N1em1ec A.dam N1hsen Samantha Norman Chelsey Paci Danielle Perez J1mP1erson Tyler Pigman Justin Ploen Jenny Preuc1I Molly Ring Carlee Ronfeldt Josh Roque Brandon Rose Dylan Schneckloth Le111 Schroder EncShrrver CalebV h1te Lauren Younq Far left:Lindsey Davis reads her boo , during study hall. Left: ,7th gr<jders CfielseyQJcJ., A.~~ Gwnno,AYYeyCOnin, Tafcl m!ID1J Kramer, .Shaiinon f'e/son, Nico eCiJmn, J}j(OOI Junkman,f\inarrla Dea, and m[i1 Cudd ro:ie fer a picture 011 Bl.:ic and Gold DaJ 7th Grad 53 �By: Alicia Fischer Above: A group enjoys a break 1n the day by coming together for a quick picture. Above right: Fred Hadf ield and Mega n Wiggins show their bright smiles. Right: Aust in Heinen goofs off for the camera. Ashtyn Alfers Anna Armstrong Kayle Ausdemore Jolene Bartlett Justin Briggs Ldcey Bird Kathryn Blake Samantha Blum Darrell Boyer Rachel Brocf'.off Jordyn Calhoon Samantha Campbell Brayden Darrington JaxonDav1s Katelyn Dermody Hanna Dickerson Molly Dollen Sara Duncan Cameron Echmann Aus1n Ecrrich Emily Epperson Thomas Faz James F1shbad James Fulton 54 People �Cassie Gale Martina Goodsell Austin Hadfield Fred Hadfield Austin Hast Austin Heinen Ashlin Jacobs Elizabeth Kottich Collin Kunzman Chelsea Mark Colette Martens Elizabet h Masker Jessica McDonald Ryan Messerschmidt Nathan Miller Donna Mitchell Daniel Mohr Samantha t~euk1rch Nicholas Nielsen Aaron Parsons Richard Pedersen Paige Pohlman Jacob Price Errnly Roane Caitlin Rodenburg Nicholas Salemo Brook Schaben David Schierbrock Derek Scn1erbrock BenJam1r S1re,..t: Elizabeth S1elel"'1an Maggie Sondag Sl.-ylar St,,.ahm Laura Thomas laylorTuel Kaitlyn Vorthmann Cody \'/h1tf1eld Megan '/1gg1ns Conror \'I 1r.t v,..: Laura Thomas smiles bnght as Sam Blum i f'OOk behind. 6th Grade 55 �A Booutiful Mind Filled with knowledge in a variety of subjects, the minds of the students are beaui1ful The academic subjects that combine together in those "Beautiful Minds" help the students solve real life problems for when they graduate. Social studies classes helped students learn about places both far away and locally. In science and agriculture classes students learned how the earth works and why things happen the way they do. English and Spanish classes taught students how to speak intelligently. Math, business, and computer classes helped prepare students for the work force. Family consumer science, industrial technology, art, and physical education classes also helped butld beautiful minds. Students were able to loo at areas of the workforce they might have wanted to consider doing after high school. Academics may have seemed like nuisances at times. In the end, howeve1', the students realized 1t was the academics which prepared them and gave them "Beaut iful Minds.'' Contents FCS/lndustrial Technology /P.E. Social Studies Science/ Agriculture Math/Business/Computers English/Spanish/ Art �Captions: 1. Junior Conner ON iell tries to keep hrs balance Vvhile shooting rn P.E. 2. Juniors Amber Richtig and Courtney Davis practice safe lab procedures during a Chem rs try experiment 3. Sophomore Dale Burford starts hrs clay pot 1n Ceramics class. 4. Sophomores Monte Larsen and Devon Ausdemore pmv1de t'le class with exc1t1ng 1nformat1on dunng an English 10 speech. 5. Junior Andy Manhart •\ or~ son his pre 1e~-t ,ri ,f'ctS class. 6. Senior Matt Wilson prep.;:wes to shoot rn the P.E. freethrow contest. 7. Senior Stephan ie Cross l•ends wrre during an Art trip t o Joslyn Ar't Museum. 8 . Se11101" Andy Newland prnves hrs knm' ledge 111 eraftsmensh rp during a shop class. 9. Freshman Cody Orme pract ices a speech f rn· Communications class. �Right: Senior Sara Jensen and sophomores Calley Stamp and Ally Walter work on an assignment while in Health. Above: Sophomore Ashley Ruth shows off her chicken before she cooks it in Foods class. Right: Freshman Garrett Buckley does a peck deck exercise while in P.E. •vurwr...r.:.- Academics like to be pregna11t while wearing th" empathy belly for a day. �Fun with Dick and Jane Of the many electives offered, students were able to choose from courses in the Family Consumer Science, Agriculture/ Industrial Technology, and Physical Education departments. Students took these classes to prepare for their future education and life. Although these subjects were open to all genders, a majority of guys took classes out in the shop; while a majority of girls were participating in FCS classes; thaefore, a school day could be descrioed as "Dick is out working on projects, while Jane is inside cooking. They then both come together and have fun playing games in P.E" Above: Sophomore Jared A usdemore works 0 11 h;s projec:~ 1vh1le: 1n class. Second year teacher Mrs. Angie Pryor taught the FCS courses. For the first time, the parenting class was required to wear an emp3thy belly to get a feel of being pregnant. Throughout other FCS d::isses, students learned how to cook, sew, and eat properly. Mr. Kevin Matulka taught Industrial Technology classes 1ncluJ1ng:Pro.iects, lntrn to Shop, Intro to Welding, Small Engines, .!!!!::===~~~r:::J V.'!nng anj Plumbing, and Building Trades l&ll. This department cons1-:--ts of several classes taken place outside in the agricultural ruild1ng. Students acquimd skills such as basic shop, building, and vviring/plumb 1ng. "It's fun messing around 1n class and ignoring Matulka," Junior ,....,..1"1111_..........- i AustinKaysa1d. ,... ..,...iilliil _..., . ~rr tt m 111 P.L cl 1SS. St t• ..?f0;t111. ' In Physical Education and Weights, taught by Mr. Andy Hensley; students explored many activit ies and learned l1fet1me values while participating. Throughout the semester, students took weight training on Mondays, Y'/ednesdays and Fr idays t o test the students' strength and growth, cind P.E on Tuesaay .and Thursday. Some specific activities included basketball, badm1tten p1c~le ball, volleyball, bowling, softball, and many others. "I love P.E, especially hockey," stated freshman Jordan McDermott. He continued "If I could, l would switch weightl1ft1ng to yoga every otha da.) ." r:.c... \.' Hensley · :~ e::i t. PCS/ Ind. Arts/ PE 59 �Right:Freshmen Alex Shriver and Kendall Witt try to pay attention 1n V/orld Geography. his students 1n his social swd1es classes. Elliott teaches six different social studies class throughout the year. Right: Freshman Cody Orme 1s happy after f 1n1Sh1ng his Geography assignment. plete her American Hist ory assignment. v1r Larry Hornl:lostel 60 Academics �Bmt From the r<tit Aoove: Senior Amanda Leuschen works on her re ad1ng assignment for he1· class . Ab It is important for students to know history. Without knowing where they have been, they have no way to say where they are going. Three high school teachers helped students learn that in a variety of classes which gave a "Blast from the Past." Mr. Carl Cochran taught three social studies classes. World History stud'ents studied the Industrial Revolution and England as well as important themes of history. The Geography class included map study as well as a look at the reasons that people live and act in different countries. American History class involved learning about the Reconstruction Era and issues leading up to present time. Sophomore Caleb Peters said, "I liked Geography the most because we looked 2t maps and they make me feel important." Mr. Dan Elliott taught Government, Psychology, American Hiswry, Econom ics, Sociology and International Politics. While the Government classes studied the U.S. government system, the International Politics students learned the U.S. foreign policy, actions of the United Nations, and current events. Psychology looked at human growth and development, and Sociology covered material over human 1nteract1on and groups. American History began with the Civil War leading up to the present. Finally, Economic students learned the different types of markets as well as principles of supply and demand. Mr. Hornbostel taught The Sixties. In the Sixt ies students studied not only the 60's, but also the 50's, the Vietnam War, and the ?O's. The social studies cl2sses t aught students various th ings which will help throughout high school and later on in life. The "Blast From the Past" was both fun and benef1c1a1 for the future. e: Freshmen Jordan McDermott and Sara Burns, along v, rh sophornore Carly Foote wor k on t heir V/orld History Social Studies 61 �Right: Sophomores Connor Bartlett, Taylor Griffen and Anthony Schierbrock and Junior Bryan Olsen tearn up 1n Horticulture class. Above: Sophomore Kerrie Denning ponders while taking no-ces 1n Biology. Right: Sophomore Josh Holste looks up 1nformat1on from his notes. assist each other on a tougti prol,lem. v~ Jake Cleven0er "' , / 62 f,( ',('. .1. ':. Academics ' Josh Torneton ::unr"; ·r, at 1 �From blowing th ings up with a single stir to learning everything one could ever want to know about a cow, both the science and the agricultural courses were anything but ordinary. Science and agricultural courses gave students a wide range of knowledge they could use in everyday life, including the "Laws of Attraction". Mrs. Cassie Harris taught Physical Science, Biology, AP Biology, and Anatomy/Physiology, a new course. Mr. Jeff Fah taught Chemistry and College Chemistry. The students in those classes 1\·orkcd on .::i variety of things such as color plates, rocket labs, and the dissection of cats. "Sciences are really cool. You learn about what everyday .A.bove: Sophomore Ross Buboltz studies and reviews fror n things are ~riade of. Plus ... you get to dissect and blow stuff up," the bool for an upcoming test. commented JU11ior Amelia Tuel. 1 llr. ( ev1n Matuika was the head-hauncho of agricultural cl.asses. Matulka taught Agri-Bus iness, FFA Issues, and Horticulture/ Landscaping classes. In Horticulture/Landscaping students planted .and nursed flowers, .as Nell .as le.arned how to c.are for dozens of v.anet1es of flowers. Agri-Business looked at things such as business m.anagement .and ag sales, while FFA Issues focused on FFA act1v1t1es and contest area preparation. A popular class students could take for a science credit was Animal Science, also taught by Matulka. Animal Science students learned things such as which cows give milk and which ones don't. Whether they learned .about the "Laws of Attr.action" or the .anatomy of .a pig, e.ach science or ag cl.ass challenged the students' minds .and provided them with .a v.ariety of inforrriation. cetr.. ( 11e l .:,p \ Science/Ag 63 �Right: Seniors Matt Schultz and Glen Olsen are stumped by a math evtuat1on during Stats class. Above: Junior Tommy Sondag ge-cs help from Mrs. Glenda Kunze dunng computer class. Right: J uniors Carly Siebels and Sheyna Huddle work hard on a computer 1n the library. work1r on a math assignment. �When students take math, business and computer classes, they may have to face some of their biggest fears. Perhaps these classes are "The Sum of All Fears." The school's updated and modern technology has greatly increased the opportunity for students to learn. Technology has allowed students to learn in a stimulating environment unlike many other schools. Students used and learned from much of the technology in math and computer or business classes. Mrs. Holly Jarrett as well as Miss Kim Sherman taught math classes. Jarrett taught Pre-Algebra, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry, and AP Calculus, wl1ile Sherman taught Algebra I, Geo'11etry, and Statistics. Pre-Algebra covered equations/inequalities, rational numbers, and percents. Algebra II students learned how to solve systems of equations and inequalities, quadratic functions, and trigonomic ratios. The class of Pre-Calculus/ Trigonometry learned real numbers, functions, right triangles and the laws of sine and cosine. Finally. AP Calculus students learned to tackle limits, derivatives, and integrals. In speal!ng of h::r favorite thing about AP Calculus, said senior /\shley Wagrier "l/Je car move at ou:- own speed and 1f we need to spend another day on it Vve can." She1man's Al0ebr=i I and Geometry students learned properties of real numbers, d1f~'crent calculations reasoning proofs, and transformations and similarities. in St cit1stics the class studied hypothesis testing and probability concept s. Senior Alexa Hill said her favorite thing about Statistics was t hat "it's a small class cf all seniors, so it's nice." Mrs. Glenda Kunze taught Comput er Appl1cat1ons I, II, and Ill as well as the business classes of V/orkplace and Marketing. Junior Bryan Olsen said his favorite thing about Marketing class 1s "Creating new adds and listening to Mrs. Kunze." In Computer Apps. I, a required class, students studied V/ord Processing, Excel, and Access. Computer App. II students worked on PowerP01nt, Microsoft Publisher, and Microsoft Front Page. Workplace, an elective class offered only t o Juniors and seniors, helped students explore careers and understa'1d JOt:I 1nterv1ews, preparation, and skills. They also used PowerP01nt present ations. Computc1 -'\pp. Ill worked on the website and reviewed all Microsof t Office Programs. It 1s ttie only class that offered a college credit for art1culat1on. Finally, Kunze made daily updates to the schools website which she created 1n 2000. .. Above: Senior Rachel Peters enjoys a sucler while working 1n Computer Applications. f _,1·e. Sophomore [1uN e;i?y her Kelsey Marr 1s supnsed by Acc-elerated Math test 1s for her. Lefr: M• ''· Holly Jarrett hP ~- ~ J\',:" Ashley Wiggens ,1rcre~.:i '.t a ·Liu ci \~~. ,,r 'c, ··•r",.) t.t'>' c ir "~ 'l' c.e rJr:n 1J. Randy Bruck w-, c:l":? Jake P eucil John Clevel'l(,!er , · :i Jake Clevenger �Right: So;ihomore Ashley Ruth and Junior Jacob James proudly show their Origami artwork from a trip w the Joselyn Art Museum Above: Sophomore Jesse Corri n reads John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath during his English 10 class. Right: Senior Andrew Richt ig works on his coil pot for Ceramics. R1ght1g earned First 1n Hand-Built Cerema1cs at the 'I/IC Art Show for his "Castle" Above: Junior Ashley Winchester 1s eager to give her answer 1n Spanish Ill class. sculture, as well as two Silver Merits 1n the Iowa //estern Juried Art Show. ,,r .: 66 ,·, ·, · Kendall Witt Academics , Detira Tuttle ·1 · ' •• 7•.,i r.P F 1 •• ., �In their English, art, and Spanish classes, students studied and analyzed languages and art. When learning new things, students may ha\le gotten lost or confused; they were, at times, a little "Lost in Translation." Both Mrs. Sarah Elliott and Mrs. Casey Ring taught English, which .,,...--.....,....i--:-:='='"'""----::.r::-- - - : - - -.......-=-i _ 9 ~ .0 ...... students are required to take for four years. Elliott taught English 9 and 10, while Ring taught Basic English, English 1 1, Contemporary l\jovel, World Literature, i. Senior English, and AP Literature. t-0- In English 9 and 10 students learned and reviewed the basic reading and writing skills while studying various kinds and structures; for instance, students read class novels and studied the writing process and composition structure. In Ring's classes students continued to learn and review reading and writing. Eventually students may reach AP Literature, which involved strenuous ~.,,, reading and writin of essays. Sen ior Kati Harman said,"! like AP Literature because it is independent." Mrs. Susan '/ectemeyer taught all the art classes, which a1·e electives. Art l students learned tech11 10, es such as free draw, pen & ink, scratchart, r\t;ove: Seniors Trist a Lahr and Ashley Wagner rint1YL:i~1ng, cern1111cs, and paint111g. Art I student sophomore Josh Holste ......,.-.., enjoyed s~etchi::g 1riside and outs ide of art class. The tor art class was Advanced Art. With students' proj ects deter1111ned l;y wh_~r:. they felt was most interesting, Advanced Art students studied abstract expressionism, surre2lism, pottery, and batik. Other art classe::-- 1ncludea Draw1n.a and Painting, Ceramics, Crafts, Graphic Arts, and PhotO(H"aphy. Spanish teacher Mrs. Julie Coffey said, "Knowing verbs and their forms are very imoortant. It really opens up conversation." That may be true, however, the elective Spanish classes were difficult for some students. Coffey allowed students to act out Spanish skits over vanous topics such as news reports, restaurants, and tal shows 1n order to make classes more fun. Fiestas also helped keep students interested. Freshmar Alex Shrivf'.r said,"! liked fiestas because we got to eat food and drink Mountain De1v.' The teachers worked hard to teach the students what v.. as needed, whether the class was required or the student chose to be 1n the class. Ldt: s~~ c Bobbi Pogge I' · ' . "'r '1' ' 't .'3S_ '.} YI B~o .» : Jt,l( c ,, Trisha De ?' . Lyndsay Dau - English/Art/Spanish 67 �lfow to Deal Although students can have little time left after their studies, they enJOY getting involved in organizations. n the various organizations students experien(;e new things they would not normally experience 1n everyday life. The organizations and the experiences they provide teach students "How to Deal." Often the organizations offer students leadership opportunities. For example, some students try their hardest t o be the capta ins or presidents of organizations like Drama, Student Council and NHS. In Instrumental and Vocal Music the seniors learned how to influence and push the underclassmen to strive to be their best. Learning to work together Ii ea team was the main goal of the Drill Team and Cheerleaders, while boosting school spirit. was an added bonus. The leadership opportunities helped prepare students for their f uture. At the end of the day, besides dealing with t he extra students also went away knowing they helped fulfill someone's life. Contents Drama Student Counc il/NHS FfA A5 A Drill Team Cheerleatl ing Instrument I Mus ic Mis cellano Voe.a usic Speech/ Academic Team �Captions: 1. Senior Bethany Kuhnle 1s utterly confused as Juniors Amber Richt ig and Cortney Davis look on 1n the Spring Play. 2. Satin Knight member senior Jesi Bruck tvvir·ls her flag during a halftime shO\\.. 3. Sophorrot·e Colin Parsons takes part 1n clay shooting with the FFA. 4. Senior Jenny Speight and Juniors Jaco::i James and Melina Cohen perform the parts of the Von lrapp children 1n a scene from Sound of Music c.u1ng the Va1·1et Show. 5. Senior Rachel Kuhnle pract ices for an ensemble acting piece. 6. Sophomo1·es Amber Epperson ,1r,d Megan Lahr pump up the crowd at a home basketball game. 7. The Marcl11ng Band marches 1~1 ste~1~urII1<J ri, parade competition at Cla1·inda 8. Sophomore Joseph Jarrett and freshman Shaun Cyr enjOy a ga111e of Chess at an Academic ream's Game Night. 9. Sophomore Laura Wellman and senior Emilie Ortman sha! e then· rams at the bas~ tball crowd. �SCHOOL r Right: Senior Bethany Kuhnle er elop., /layr>e<ry) gets Sh!,[, d. :. n by junior Jonat han Smith (.' Ialoo Puppyoreath). ' The Play is awesome. Everyone enj oys it and has a blast; it's r oo bad mor people don t get involve - Rachel uhnle, 12 '' ·' It was really fun. Mrs. Ring did a good j ob, and al involved had a great it1mg With it . ' Above: Junior Jacob James (Jv1r. Big Swamp) discusses his concerns with senior Katie Harman (Jv1cG1ll1cuty) and junior Amber Rlchti0 (School N rse) Left: Senior Rachel Kuhnle (f'anther Lady) plays her role with enthusiasm. Kuhnle's other character was Ms. 01nger. -Jonathan Smith, Below: Juniors Melina Cohen (Rat Man) and Josh Mark ( Ink Blot) !'mglad l was a part of the Pia . It was a really fuh time. -Ally\ /alter, 10 '' I d id 1t for the pop ar.id candy and guys were need d, but 1t turned out t o be qui e fun. - Mike Jensen, 12 70 Organizations ' �Center~ By: Katie V/iges Lights' Camera' Action! The"Center Stage" was full of excitement. V/ith first year director Mrs. Casey Ring and a cast and crew of twenty-seven, the gmup put together a f antast1c performance. Breaking away from the trad1t1onal hillbilly theme:, the ensemble chose "Capta in Fantastic" for their show. Everyone involved with the play worked very hard to learn lines, especially junior Amelia Tuel wl10 picked up two roles JUSt a few dciys before opening night. The story tcikes place in the off ice of the student newspciper wilere the Above: Captain Fantastic, Junior editor 1s unjustly accused of mciny things cind is L:p for e\puls1on. H was often made Jonathan Smith, shows off his superhero powers. fun of for being obsessed with comic books, gets 1q a f1gr1t. and gets knocked out where he dreams he 1s a super hero trying to right all the wrongs. The productions 1~ 011der heroes included _1unicr Jonaihor1 Smith, "Ccipta1n Fantastic;" Junior Ton Means, "Electra \' /on-1211· · .1un1(Y Kait!yn Pauley, ''Girl Mcirvel;" cind Junior Amelia Tuel, "Buckethead." The mer IJers of the s 1n1ster force were Junior Josh Mark, "Ink Blot;" Junio1- Melina Cohen," at Mai1;" JUn1or Jaco!? Jcimes, "Swcimp Creature;" and senior Rachel Kuhnle, "Pancher Lady'· As with anything, there were .:ilso a feVv drc;wbcicks. Ring sci1d," 1/e had a h;;ird time getting everyone to listen ar. the SJme time- drama kids being too drcimat1cl" [n the end, 1t cill turned out JUSt great. "The play was great this year. Everyone liked the premise and wo1- ed hard to make 1t a success!" Ring proudly concluded. r•ove: Junior Hilary Nelson, sophomores Amber Epperson and Ally Walters and Juniors Amber Richtl0 and Courtney Davis strut their stuff ~ irn1rg Curt;m Call. Nelson and\'/ alter played tvor e and Regina, while all played patrons, .. ,,,...i~aders and/or dancers. 1 /\bove: Juriors Tori Means (Electra 1 /oman) and Kaitlyn Pauley (Girl Marvel) l't' ;:k:e thern:oPlve.::> 11 , ie1-- ' " .. Junior Laura Hood (IVlrs. Potter), and seniors Jenny Spei0ht (IVlrs. Mayben-y) and Bethany Kuhnle 11· ;:i0 senior MIke Jensen (Bruno) and Junior Missy Rin0 (Olga) duke 1t out with Junior Jonathan Smith. Pla 71 �Left: Swdent Cowe r' ...ec:e~1\ n•1-:rs :c. '.'.'? K. W1ges, R. Hadf1eld,S. Haugaar d, K. Harman, E. Ortman, A. Fischer. Bar.I : R. Nihsen, N. Dar r ington, H. Nels on, T. Means, A. Hill, K. f'auley, B. Kuhnle, J. Speight , C. Carrigan and A. Eppers on. ot p cwred: Chet Cyr . ....... ~~~~~-----, r enjOyea the Blood Drive 1n ~ HS because we helpe&l get blood for peop e who need it. - Myc ell Schenk, 12 Above: Student Council members Juniors Hilar y ' Nelson and Sammy Haugaard take donations at The Jean 01nst1ansen Fundra1ser. '' Right: at1onal Honor Society Vice President I like the pea le in student cou cil and I like helping o t the school. senior Alicia Fics her spears at the NHS Induction held at the Neola Area Community Center. -Chet Cyr, 1 1 ' ' Below: Juniors Katie Wiges and Tori Means serve t the Student Council's Last Day Cookout. ''I Ii e being 1n Student Co ncilbecauseit m kes me feel good wf n I help people." -f?ami N1hsen, 10 ' ' 72 ' I like helping ther people and community etter. -Kyle Lefebe , 10 Organizations �National Treasure By: Monte Larsen National Honor Society and Student Council are two good organizations; both help and serve people in ways of raising money, sponsor ing events and activities, and more. People should treasure the organizations and what they do. In a way they could be considered a "National Treasure." To be able t o apply to NHS, one must maintain a GPA of 3.5 and be a second semester sophomore. A Faculty Advisory Board then selects members based upon academics, leadership, character, and service. Nine new members were inducted for a total of 28 members. NHS, led by Mrs. Tami Harman, again sponsored and/or did some worthwhile activities. Along with the Red Cross, they held a bloodmobile and surpassed their goal Above: Student Council members sophomores Amber Epperson and To become a Student Council me111ber, one must apply in the fall by simply filling Connie Car r igan help serve breakfast out a paper telling why he or she should be selected. In orJer to letter, he ot· she must to the faculty .:ind sernors. propose an idea and follow through with his or her projects. by almost 20 units. They also put together Activity Calendars. The 40 member Student Council, led lJy Mrs. Ang ie Huseman, also sponsored some worthwhile activities. T11ey helped organize Spirit V/eek, recognized faculty during National Education V/eek, and held the Jean Ch··1st1ansen Soup Supper Fundraiser to raise money for her fight with cancer. They also put together district- wide cookbooks, sponsored two or three fam ilies for Christmas, helped with Red f,ibbon Week, and hosted the Senior/Faculty Breakfast. On t::he last day of school, then, they also hosted the cookout:: for gi-ades 6 - 2. Huseman said,"[ enjoy leading Student Council because 1t makes me feel good when students are motivated to do things that help the school and other people." Helping out others in need is a good thing to do. National Honor Society and Student Council members helped others and made people feel good. Ami Red A ave: National Honor Soc iet y: Front: Amelia Tuel, lv1yckell Schenk, Kelsey Messerschmidt, Kylee Owen, Katie V/1ges, Alicia Fischer. Middle: Megan Fischer, Hillary Nelson, Sammy Haugaard, Emily Schroder, Roni t J1hsen, Brittani Bruck, Becky B.:irner, Conrne C.:irrig.:in, Le.:ih Nielsen, Ka1tl1n Pauley, Beth.:iny Kuhnle, Autumn Col!ier, Bobbi Pogge. B.:ick: Ashley VJ.:igner, Chet Cyr, Monte L.:irsen, John Gr.:ih.:im, Bret Stevens, L.:ince Brisbois, Kyle Lefeber, .:ind K.:it1e H.:irm.:in. Above: Seniors Ashley Wagner .:ind Megan Fischer work h.:ird at th r 1~ht: Seniors Kr isten Ungr ad, Bobbi Pogge, .:ind Rebecca Hadfield do dishes .:it the Je.:in Chnst1.:insen r und~ a1se:r. Student Council/National Honor Society 73 �Left: Sophomore Anthony Schierbrock prru.::i \. j t _,,"ld'.::l f",-t • ., completed proJect. '' Above: Members of the our trcicta:irs to school, wcis my f civonte part. ' ~ -Danielle Ausdemore, 1';( t he 2 005 - 2006Future Farmers of America gather for a group photo. Right: Sophomore Seth Campbell, vice president, speaks at the FFA Banctuet. Campbell v1as select ed to t ake over as president for the 20062007 year '' The trips Jnd the rush of getting stuff done Jt the IJst minute waJ the most Below: Senior Tedd Meyer exciting for me. ' -Colton V/hite, 1 1 .i.--- ' teaches and informs elementary students on tractors and tractor safety. Tractorsafety was one of several areas covered My fav rite part wcis hanging out with friends cit ffA me tings and going on the tn s . -Jci e levenger, 1 1 ' '' FFA this yecir w s exciting beccius of Tr cictor Dciy cind Sciftey Dciy. -Kyle Clcirk, 9 74 Organizations ' ' at Safety Day eld 1n the spring. ' �Children Of the Com By: Becky Barrier The "Children of t he Corn", a.k.a Future Farmers of ~merica, again worked hard 1n all their activities. Some of those activit ies included the Hoo Doo Parade, the annual Fruit Sale, FFA \'/eek, Safety Day and clay shooting. They also atte"lded the State FFA Convention 1n Des Moines. One major activity, as always, was the Fruit Sale. This AJdS t l1e1r main fundra1ser, and with almost everyone making their l1ucta, 1t: v,as a success. They made almost $ 13,000 1n sales. During FFA Week, another rJ1g activity, 111embe1"S pcirtic1pated in different events each day and sponsol'ed a trivia 0uest1on contest. In addition to the traditional activities of wearing FFA t -shirts,.df.corat1ng tl1e fence and driving or bringing tractors and farm equipment to schoo1, tl1ey also sponsored a Faculty Appreciation B1'eakfast. The officers helped Sponsor Mr. 'evin Matulka lead the org.anization .and 111sured members carried out their resrons1lJilities and duties. The officers ,..,r!uded: senior Eric Carrigan, president; sophomore Seth Campbell, vice pres ident; senior Kristen Ungrad, secretary; junior Colton V/h1te, tre.asurer; sophomore J.ared Ausdemore, sentinel; and senior Danielle Ausdemore, reporter. 'The FFA members ended the year well and want t o continue with their goals of 1ncre.ased membership and new ide.as for activities. r 'Ne: Hanging out on their float, FFA members wait for Above: Senior Andy Newland relaxes around the camp during the FFA summer trip to Valent1ne, ebr aska. Above: Sophomore Col in Parsons ta es part 1n the groups Clay Shooting outing do'1e auring t e fall. Ff loC' Dao Parade to begin. · •n, ;r Sara Jensen waits to head home 1n her •. Jne day during FFA \'/eek, FFA members brought · -'".., c·r other farm eq,uipment to school tu.? provid(',d l'Y Kevin Matulka and the FFA group. FFA 75 �Left: ASTRA Officers include ;Ur11or Ka:;·e : 112P-s, social C'1"1it" :;.o:r • Jenny Speight, secretary/treasurer· senior Megan Fischer, vesident; and Junior Kaitlyn Pauley, vice pres1aent. l l1~e volur teering and Above: ASTRA: Front: Ca1tl1n Div1lbess. Trisha Dea, Alissa Dermody, Em ily Schroder. Second: Rachel Huebert, Kaitlyn Pauley, Hilary Nelson, Lisa M1n1han, Sammy Harryman. Back: Katie V/1ges, Jenny Speight , Bet hany Kuhnle, Trista Lahr, Myckell Schenk, Megan Fischer. Not pict ured: Chet Cyr. helping oLt on Carnation Sales. Cy r, 1 1 -Oiet '' '' I love help ing out a d playing with the kids duri g Partent-Teacher Conferences. - Katie Wiges, 1 '' ' I l1Ke t he f -t that we help peop!e n r ough t imes . - Sammy . arryman, 10 ' ' '' '' Organizations member~ Below: A group of JOO! members clean up at a church 1n the Des Moines area. JOO! is an organ1zat1on outside of shoo/ which provides service as well, and some students belong to both JOO! and ASTRA. I will miss working 1th t hose 1n need. - Megan Fischer, ~ 2 76 Above: Second-year Sponsor Mrs. Angie Pryor presents with awards at the Awards Day program. �Where the lfeart Is By: Lisci Mincihcin A bility, S ervice, Training, Responsibility, A chievement ASTRA is an organization in which students help the community by volunteering in various ways and activities. V/ith membe:rs working to improve the lives of those less fortunate, it is easy to see "Where the Heart ls." Members put their heart into doing community deeds and earn service hours; they participated in several voluntary act1v1ties to earn those. For instance, they volunteered to help with Carnation Sales, babys1tt1ng at Parent-Teacher Conferences, and the Special Olympics, as well as other voluntc:Jry deeds. Throughout the experience, many developed leadership cib:iity cind potential. A big event t his year was their annual Carnat ion Sales. hi!e giving people the chance to show their appreciation of anothe1· person on V::ilentines Day, they also rci1sed money to support their cause. They sold over prof it of 1300 flowe1-s for a Above: Junior Chet Cyr helps out at the Student Council Cookout on the last day of school. Cyr provides service and earns hours for his work 1n ASTRA as well as Student Council and other organizations and act1v1ers. 600 dollars. Involvement from the m1dd!e sc' ool stLidcnts was a big part of this yecir's success. Eighth grader Lian Riatt and seventh grader Tara Eckrich earned the award for selling the most carn2t1ons. They both sold an impressive two-hundred flowers. The cict1v1ties provided many memories. "The most memorable moment of the year would have to be selling over 1300 carnations," Sponsor Mrs. Angie Pryor said. "That 1s doubled from the previous year1" ASTRA can bnng out the best 1n people. 'vVhile they volunteer and serve with neart, t:hey also learn lessons on life. f,bove: A large group of girls, many who are A':ilRA members, volunteered at the Special Olymr;1cs. Photo provided by rece1v1ng an award for her service as an l\STIZA member t: A-::i a service and for Miss Buzzbee's Fish , 3 -;s middle school students, some who are ,....,m1bP.rs of the middle school ASTRA group, , ~ P-d up t rash along the highway and around rJI. Phot o provided by ASTR 77 �Left: The Dnll Team purnps 1,µ .:re .?tt.a" • ;; J _ • ,. sports ep rally. '' I love da ce; it's one of th0se th1~gs that you put your heart and soul ' Above: The tearn enjOys some fun and relaxation 1n the hot el v,hlie at the ' 1nw. -Emil1e0rtman, 12 St ate contest. Right : Senior Nicki McCool and sophomore Laura Wellman perform their routine. McCool was a four-year member, while V/ellman was a t wo-year member. '' I am going to miss the early practices and the team in general. -Myckell Schenk, 12 Below: Senior Emilie Ortman performs during a half time show. Ortman was a four-year I'm going to miss gett1 g into little f 1ght about the littles\ things. · - f lie i McCool, 12 '' Throughout my l11gh school career, dance was the main t 1ng I could depend on. - Jes1 Bruck, 12 78 Organization s ' 1 ' ' �&lvethe By: Mindy Morriss Last Danre It was not JUSt another year of dancing for the Drill Team. The girls • gave 1t their all and put a lot of t ime and effort into it . Finishing and placing strong, the team, and especially the seniors, seemed to "Save the Last Dance." Seniors, who helped Coach Jenny Hall lead the team, included Jesi Bruck, Megan Fischer, captain Samantha Manhart, Nie 1McCool, Ern1l1e Ortman, and Myckell Schenk. The team also included j uniors Sheyna Huddle and Katie l//1ges; sophomores Samona Besch, Kaitlin Soppe, and Laur3 \Neliman; and freshman Rena Arrick. The girls who made it throu0h aud1t1ons worked hard and w01°e very dedicated to the team. Giving it their all, the placed 2"" at State, one of their maJOr goals. "V /e had our ups and do1.1,ns, but 1t was all worth it in the end." The seniors gave the last performance and dedicated it to Hall. They wanted to thank her for all that she did. The team grew into a family. They loved wnat they were doing and the girls with whom t hey danced. Their dancing vvas not JUSt be dancing, but wasl be a h1ghl1ght of the year and remembered by many. They will have memories to c,hensh. "One thing I will alwciys remember was when Kc:itie got depc:inced by Jesi during the light show." As for now, the tec:im hopes for new incomers to f 111 in the spots the seniors w1ll lec:ive. Also, they will hope for a new coach t hat will be c:is great as Hcill. VP: .• , t The Drill Team (members listed 1n story) with their St ate trophy th yearned 1n the Above: These iors snow off their 2nd place trophy. was a t\.\o-year meml>er of thf' Drill _;ct11nr Myckell Schenk gets the crowd going . •a:> four-year member of the Drill Team. Drill Team 79 �Left: Bas ketball Squad: Megan Lahr, c.;;pta;r; l.y..,ds.:;y Ring, Amber Epperson, Abby Haugaard. '' A.i! the girls brought sorneth ng special to the squad. ht was a lot o.u -Beth Ring, 11 7 l\bove: Sophomores Morgan Danker and A lly Wa lter and senior A utumn Coll ier cheer on t he Trogan wrestlers. All i;hree lettered. Right: Senior wres tling cheerleader Autumn Collier '' voices her spirit toward the success of the wrestlers. I had a great t im cheering and I can't wait until next season. - Amber Eppe so~l ~ Coll ier was also a ootball cheer leader. Below: Amber Epperson and A utumn Collier and Lyndsay Dau (top) show the cro~;d r:h1er skills as they perform a stunt and make a pyramid at '' a pep rally. Ever_1one worked together very well nd gained some great fn~ndsh ips. -Au umn Collier, '' This year's seaso wac:., very successful; w got a chance to go to S ate and had a great time. -Alexa Hill, 12 80 Organjzations 12, ' v.;; '.::~er �It On By: Leah Nielsen The cheerleaders took on the challenge of cheering on the Trojans, often outnumbering and out-cheering the opponent. It was their "Bring It On" attitudes that made them good squads. That bring it on attitude lead to peppy cheers wh ich brought life into the r rowds. The cheerleaders got all the fans on their feet to help cheer on the teams. i;e footba ll, wrestling, and basketball cheerleaders all contnbutc:d in the success of the teams. They introduced new and exciting chee1·s that bmught a new spirit to the cheerleading program. Some goals of the cheer squads \Vere to get the crowd more 111volved, show school spirit, and get more students int erested and 1n1 olved 1n cheerlead1ng. Coach Bobbi Ann Ruba said, "I feel we accomplished a lot this year. The numbers have already grown from previous years, the gu·ls really seem d t.o e"lJOY chee!"ing, and our fans are getting more involved with cheer ing our teams on." The cheerleaders worked hard at pr2ctice and had f un cheering on t he Tro Jans. The cheerleaders' dedication to the scliool .sn.J cheerleading contributed to tr1c sucress of the squads and ali t he teams for which they cheered. The girls want wt eep 1mprov1ng he chea program for years to come. They hope t o have the same "Bring It On" attit ude 1n t he future. bow .Wrestling Squad: Front: Autumn Collier, Ally »t n. ;~cond: Alexa Hill, Morgan Danker, Ashley 'le". f. ·1ci . Coacl" Bobbi Ann Rub a ,A..bo11 e: Junior Lyndsay Dau and soph0more Abby Haugaard work to get the footbal! crowd involved 1n the game. Above: sophomore 11i1·estling cn~erleader Ally Walter pumps up the cro11id during a peo rally . \'/alter\\ a<.:> 1 f1rsr-year cheerleader·. ·: "1phornc··e? Abby Haugaard, Amber Epperson Jnd Megan Lahr show t heir 1 '.,-,m tuwards t he l?ask-etball team. Cheerleading 8l �Above: The percussion and high bra<?s ?Pc: ':r audience 1n line by grab!?1ng the r atter.t •or. ' Practicing isn't the most f um, but the reward of winning i awesome. - Roni Nihsen, 10 ' Right:.Junior Ka it lyn Pauley and senior Bethany Kuhnle keep th1er eye on IV:r. Simons as he directs the band. Kuhnle 1·ec1eved the John 1llip Souza Band Award. '' The cold early morning practices are t ough, but it is fun hang ing out with all the sen iors. - Zach Fleer, 9 Below: Sophomore Kyle Lefeber stops and blares his trumpet during a Marching Band show. We made t heir ea s bleed. - J osh Mar k, 1 1 '' '' Band this year was a blast and receiv ing t hree Division I rat ings was a s weet end to a grea seas on. - Jenny Spe ight, 1 2 82 Organizations Above: TC Pnoen1x Jazz Band add spice to the '/inter Music Concert. The Jazz ensemble received an excellent D1v1s1on II rst1ng at State. ~ ,,, ~ ·1,, �The ~mperor's New Groove By: Amelia Tuel Each year the band's director 1s given the challenae of creating a new and exciting performance with which to entice t he audience. This new sho\ can be considered a reflection of the director and could be entitled "The Emperor's New Groove." The Instrumental Music Department consists of three maJOr areas: Marching Bcind, Concert Band cind Jazz Band. Each area 1s required to put togetl1er a set of music that is as ~/c1t1ng and hopefully bett er than previous years'. The goal this yea.r \\as "to 1mp~C1ve every s.ngle person's personal ability level, which would 1n turn improve the ar111ty o{ the group," Director Mr. Mate Simons said. The Marching Band, along w1t l1the Satin K111ahts FIJI} Ccrp, tt::·ne:i our 3 tf1nll1ng oerforr:i.::ince. the show featured music from the D1srey 111ov1e "The ln.:nd1l·les, 'and earned first 1n Above: Senior Rachel Kuhnle takes a minute tram Graduation to play 1n the band. both parade and f 1eld compet1t1ons at Clarinda. The Pheo111x Jazz Band featured 111a11y retuminr, me•11be1-s this year J!ong with a few nev. faces. The group got together early 11~orn1ngs 111 or·der to pe~iect t.11e1r col1ect1on of songs which earned them a D1vis1on II rating at State competit1cn .::is \\ell as some f 111e f inishings cit various other Jazz Festivals. Going out with a bang seemed to t1e the only way :o go fo1· the Concert Band, erning a rt w. -;J three straight Superior D1v1sion I rat1n.as. The Pep Band was also busy during the v11nter \\1th their performances at basketball g· •ne?. They succeeded in adding extra excitement to the games while playing some more modem tunes. The band seasons turned out to be worthwhile experiences with which anyone would be proud of being involved. They also provided entertainment for all t hose involved, both partic1oants .:;nd the audiences, proving that "The Emperor's New Groove" was a success. section keeps their lines straight on the field while , : 1 e?hrr an Derek Parsons, Junior Kelsey lr:sserschrnidt, 1nd freshman Michelle Manhart • n T illf" dw1nq the Prelude at Graduation. l(lf' s tin Knights member Hilary Nelson ly flies on the field during the halftime Speech/Drama 83 �SATIN KNIGHTS: Front: K;,,i.::y d.:;~, "r '. · '/' ~ Haugaard. Seccnd: M.ndy lv1orn_s ""' 5r 1 Lisa Minahan, Ashley Butler, 1-sh:ey .'hgre Nelson. Band and Satin k' nrgr.ts after rece1v1rg a Suoer.01· D1v1s1on I ratrng a~Sr:;ote. Above: Mr. Nate Simons dresses w the nines 1n hopes of 1mpress1ng Judges. 1ght: In a sht for V ;i: ety Show, Juniors Meghan McDonald and Kaitlyn f' auley lift: senior Rachel Kuhnle 1n excitement for her success •11 catching e ..oy. Beiov.-: Snow cho•1· rnc1 t er freshrran Kyle Ring and sophomore Ally Walt er sool'ic·v 10 es Lisa Min ahan and Mindy A.bove: During the'/ anety Show, sen o Matt Wilson wows -..:he ladies while p t Jr~. g wh1lemoonlight1ng as a 50's ro J... n roll s_c;v·. 84 Organizations �By: Amelia Tuel and Kurt Spomer SHOW CHOIR: Front: S. Manhart, K. Lugsch, K. Harman, B. Kuhnle. A. Ke11nec:y, P. Schierbrock, J. Speight. Second: K. Ring, A. V/a1ter, '. De\'/olf, M. Ring. M. Larsen, T. Means, K. Pauley, K. Hanken,'\.. Lefebe". Third: K. Pauley, M. Cohen, C. Foot e. J. James. E. Gn1be1·. J McDermott, J. nowlin, D. Tuttle, M. Tciuzuk1. D. Kosma.:el Back: J. M3rk, C. Peters, J. Smith, C. Above: Senior Allison Kennedy sweetly VJhrte C. F"::-ster-. ~s . M. Bu::bee. sings 1n the Variety Show. Kennedy rec1eved Outstanding Female solo at BelO\v: Sophomores Austin Christiansen and Zach the V/IC Show Choir Contest. Norman e'1a r.he scl1ocl year with a bang for the seniors by oa:·t•Cillat:ng :n the Graduation festiv1t1es. Left: Junior Jonathan Smith dongs the bla11~ dunnq a Pep Band song at a basketl?all gc;me. Smrm performed 1n a percussion t:no with .JU 10!"5 Missy ing and Danielle Kdsmacek a'1d eamed a D1v1s1on l rat111g. Vanf'.tyShow. Kuhnle and Junior Ka itlyn Pauley enJOY some gooa food at t'ic P"'p Band po• JAZZ CHOIR Front: Melina Cohen, Ally V/alter. Second: Rachel Kuhnle, David Tuttle, Ton Means. Bdck: Bethany Kuhnle, Josh Mark, Allison Kennedy, Jchncithan Smith, Dana Schierbrock. Misc. Mu ic 85 �Le t : Sen:ors Glen Olsen ana Katie Harman r • 1 melody at i::he Veterans ::Jay Procirc.vr 1 , ..-. Oioral Award and was selected ror t-he /\ ,-Si;a~t' '' It was a loit offun. I wanted to make my se111or year memorabl' ' and 1t was. - Da'1a Schierbrock, 12 Right: Senior Dana Schierbrock sings during a Jazz G101r performance at the\ /inter Concert .. Sch1erbrod· received the award for Outstand fema'e solo 1n Jazz Oio1r at V!IC. '' It was really fun; I enjOy dancing and singing. -Caleb Peters, 10 Peters, senior Sam Manhart, freshman Kyle Ring and senior Jenny Speight wow the crowd at a Show Oio1r performance. ' Below: Jazz Oio1r members sophomore Dav id Tuttle and Junior Jonathon Smith entertain t~e crowd at th~ VI inter Concrrt.. emorable! -Jacob James, 1 1 '' '' It was really awesome to take part 1n and ton:i> of fun. It was creative and everyone worked hard. -Emily Gruber, 9 86 Organizations ' <. �By: Kurt Spomer The vocal music programs, led by Miss Mary Jane Buzbee, proved to be l1k.e many previous years; with hard work and determination they made their beautiful "Sound of Music." The Concert Choir met on Tuesdays and ll1ursdays, while tl1e Show Choir met Mondays, ·/ednesdays and Fridays. ALthough numbers were do1~ r comoared to previous years, the Concert Choir, Jazz choir and T-C Sensations performed .at tnei1· bes . The 7 7 members of Conceti: choir part1c1pated 111various3c~1v1t1es including \I anety Show, Large Group and Small Group Contests, as weli as 1//1nte1· and Sp1·1ng Concerts. At State Large Group the Men's and Mixed Chows eame,,;i D1v1~:.,1on II ratings,. while the \I /omen's Choir earned a D1v1s1on I rating. Show Choir, with 2 7 singers, had a succe::-sful ye ,:w. l11ey wok :=-econd at Lewis Central, the \'/aukee, and V/est1vood Sloa11, and took frst at the '.'lestern Iowa Conference Jazz Festival.. At Staie Contest they earned 3 Superior I Rating. Miss Buzbee was pleased 1v1th the Sho1v Chc1:·. Sre said, "I t!1oughi:: that we had 3 really great show this year and all of the _iuoges li!.e::i cu1-pe1·forma11ces as vvell. To0ec.her the T-C Sensations"' ere highly successful and I a111 very prcud of them. " The ten members in Jazz Choir 3lso tasted ~uccess. They took first at the \'JIC Jazz Festival and also earnea a D1v;s1on I rating at Si::ate. Buzbee said."The Jazz Choir d'd ar outstand1rg JOb this year and performed some oc1t1ng music." Their wondrful "Sound of Music" not only entertained but also earned the respect of Above: Junior Kurt Pauley dips Show Choir partner Junior Katy Hanken during a performance. rhe JUdges for which they performed. Ar Ne: During the Variety Show, senior Jennifer Speight juniors Jacob James and Melina Cohen, f.-1 ~hnan Kyle DeWolf and sophomore Ally Walter c,t1ow 1,, 1e1r enthu01asm 1n an excerpt of "The Sound \'(.) 31 t'l'1U::>I( 't t.: A group of concert choir members sing at lpr1ng Concert. Vocal Music 87 �Left: Although not r1c~1ng f na:o t~~ '~J z ;r. · :- ;··· o /' ·Chet Cyr, and sen1or-s Autumn Collier Myckell Schenk c:;ro Megan Fischerd1d well 1n t he co""npet1t1on . ' Right : Juniors Ca itl in Divelbess and Missy Ring enJOy a night of snacks and games. Both were Academic Team members. '' Academic Te.am was .a good idea because the Game Nights ere fun for students.. ) - Lance Brisb 1s, 12 ' (Most me moment) hen l was at AllSt.ate, JUS before my performance, l d .ank .a doubleslot espresso traight ! - Josh tv1 rk, 1 1 '' 88 '' l had a lot of un .a11d 1t w.as cool to b on the first ever Ac dem1c Te.am. -Amelia Tuel, 1 1"' Organizations Above: The talented Large-Group Contest Speech part1c1pant s gather for a group pict ure after Districts. Below: Senior Speech members Jenny Speight and Rachel Kuhnle practice for thu Ensemble Acting piece before erform1ng at Districts. �By: Leah Nielsen Among t he many "1Nise Guys" in school were those in the Academic Team and Contest Speech. These organizations required knowledge c:nd dedication, and students worked hard yet had fun. • The Academic Team, sponsored by Mrs. Cassie Harris, was for students interested in academ ic competitions and helping otl1ers with academics. Members competed in the Science Bowl, Conference Quiz Bowl and the Knowledge Master Open. They also offered peer tutoring. Other events organized were Game Nights where students had fun playing games and eating snacks. Contest Speech was led by seniors Autumn Collier, Megan Fischer, Bethany Kuhnle, Rachel Kuhnle and Jenny Speight. The team perf armed well in both Large Group, sponsored by Mi's. Sarah Ell1ott, and Individual Events, sponsered by Mrs. Angie Huseman. Three large groups ar.d eight 1nd1v1duals in thirteen events advanced to State. Elliott said, "I enjoyed Speecl1 agciin. I will miss the sen iors and their dedication." Members of both 01'ga11izat1ons worked hard to become better. The Academic Team brought attention to the importance of academics and the Speech Team experienced success due to their hard work and talent. Members of both were" /ise Guys." Above: Academic Team sponsor Mrs. Cassie Harris leads and informs Academic Team members of upcoming events and respons1b11it1es. At:>ove: Junior Dustin Taylor, senior Mike Jensen, junior J:Jk.e F'reucil, sophomore Joseph Jarrett, and Junior Kurt Pauley enjOy the l?enef1ts of Game Night. ,, J L. lmpt ov group of Kaitlyn Pauley, Bethany Kuhnle, and ..aura Hood celebrate after eam1ng a Div1s1on I rating to advance i1, .>tate. At State the groupeamed three Div1s1on I ratings for "'~'all I rating. mom1ng meeting . Misc . Orgs 89 �6th Grade Band Front: Kaitlyn Vorthmann, Colette Martens, Austin Heinen, Emily Epperson, Ashlin Jacobs, 01elsey Mark. Second: Austin Hast, Ben Sibert, Elizabeth Cottich, Cameron Eckmann, Ryan Messerschmidt, Richard Pederson. Back: Taylor Tuel, Nathan Miller, Nicholas Nielsen, Colin Kunzman, Aaron Parsons, Brayden Darrington, Emily Roane, Hannah Dickerson, Jaxon Davis. Not pictured: Nick Salerno, 01elsea Mark, Anna Armstrong. 6th Grade Choir Front: Sam Campbell, Sara Duncan, Anthony Baker, Jaxon Davis, Kaitlyn Rodenburg, Brayden Darrington, Ashton Alfers, Sam Neuk1rch. Second: Brooke Shaben, Elizabeth Cott1ch, Tom Faz, Molly Dollen, Anna Armstrong, Daryl Boyer, Beth Silman, Donna Mitchell, Austin Eckrich, Nick Salerno. Back: Colin Kunzman, Jolene Bartlett, Rachel Brockhoff, Austin Hast, Aaron Parsons, Jordan Calhoon, Hannah Dickerson, Martina Goodsell, Paige Pohlman, Derek Schierbrock, Kayle Ausdemore. 6th Grade Choir (cont.) Front: EmilyRoane, Laura Thomas, Megan Wiggins, Kaitlyn Vorthmann, Ashlyn Jacobs, 01elsea Mark, Skylar Strahm, Austin Hadfield. Second: Jessica McDonald, Cameron Eckmann, Ben Sibert, Nicholas Neilsen, Austin Heinen, Taylor Tuel, J.R. Fulton, Jacob Price, Cody Pederson. Back: Nathan Miller, Elizabeth Masker, Sam Blum, Colette Martens, Emily Epperson, Maggie Sondag, Cassie Gail, Cody V/hitfield, Fred Hadfield, David Schierbrock. 7th and 8th Grade Band Front: Scott Manhart, Tyler Pigman , Dakota Junkman, Jacob Kramer. Second: Samantha Norman, Lindsey Davis, Heidi Barrier, Dylan DeV/olf, Patrick Horn, Luke Huebert, Caleb White, Kyle Zimmerman, Adam N1hsen, Daniel Killpack, Elizabeth Sidebottom, Kathryn Marshall, Joseph Smith, Kasandra Richtig, Jonathan Griff 1th, Payden V/!lson. Third: Blake Sullivan, Brad Grote. Back: Beth Jarrett, Sarah Moffatt, Katie Albers, Aubrey McElmeel, Anthony Nelson, Gus Olsen, Colton Cornn, Corey Danker, Devin Lyons, Jacob Nelson. Not pictured: Daniel Killpack. Spread by: Kurt Spomer 90 Organizations �7th Grade Choir/ Show Choir _ __. Front: Nicole Cornn •, Oiaslyn Catanese', Danielle Perez, Kelsey Flemming•, Samantha Norman·, Ashley Cornn ', Ashlie Guarino•, Rachel Lefeber·, Tara Eckrich", Jordan Leehy•, Miss Mary Jane Buzbee. Second: Kasey Cooper•, Lauren Young•, Allie Fox', Taylor Dickerson, Brad Grote', Dylan Schneckloth, Caleb White •, Luke Huebert, Devin Lyons•, Jacob Nelson. Not Pictured: Patrick Grover• ' Denotes Show Oio1r 8th Grade Choir/ Show Cho ir Front: Joe Smith ", r ick Thomas ' , Jonathon Griff 1th ". Second: Miss Mary Jane Buzbee, Kelsey Handy•, Kasandra R1cht1g", Kelli Hubl?ard", Hilaree \I/alter·, Alyssa Lang", Kelci Wellman •, Amanda VJade·. Back: Katie Marshall, Melony Kurtzuba, Aubrey McElmeel", Lian Raitt", Ashley Fricke", Elizabeth Sidebottom·, Daniel Cornn, Timothy Gale". Not Pictured: Amanda Cudd' Middle School ASTRA Front: N1cole Cornn, Ashlie Guarino, Ashley Cornn, Laysa Shreeves. Second: Ally Fox, Tara Eckrich, He1d1 Barner. Third: Lauren Young, Jessie Velthoff, H1laree V/alter, Payden \'/!Ison, Joe Smith. Bacl Beth Jarrett, Rachel Tuttle, Bia e St.:ll1van, Lian RG11tt. Middle School Leadersh ip Front: Joe Sm 1th, Jessie Velthoff, H1laree I' /alter Rachel Tutc:le, Laysa Shreeves. Back.: Kyle Zimmerman, Beth Jarrett, He1d1 Barner, Blake Sullivan, Lian Raitt, Saral1 Moffatt. Middle School Organizations 91 �Glory Road Student cithletes work for mciny things but the one thing they cill cisp1re for 1s glory. The rocid to glory is ci long tough one thcit mciy present mciny chcillenges. The cithlete must keep these gocils in their mind while trcivel1ng cilong this joumey. Ecich sport hcis its own unique benefits. Bcisketbcill mciy result in mcid ups while 1n cross country one gciins perseverence. In ciny sport the physiccil benefits cire obvious to the plciyer but they cilso rec1eve lecidership benefits cind lecirn the prcicticcillities of working together with their tecim. lf t he students try their hcirdest to lecirn these very importcint components their rewcirds would result in ci Journy on the "Glory Rocid." Contents Bcisebcil l Softbcill Cross Country Voll eybci ll Footbcill Wrestling Boys Bcis ketbcill Girls B sketbcill Boys/Girls Golf G ir ls voccer Boys MS Sports lecims ~ By: i\melia Tuel �Captions: I. Sophomore Cortney Christiansen keeps trac of the t121! 1n hopes to ~'e under- par. 2. Junior Jacey Garren moves his opponent into place to prepa1·e for a pin. 3. Junior Josh fornetan dashes to .c1nd the football. 4 . Se111or Al icia Fischer prepares·to 1·ec1eve the baton from _iunior Danielle Kasmacek. 5. Junior John G r aham shoots over two Treynor defenders. 6. Sophomore Devan Ausdemore prep,;;i1·es to serve tl1e voheyball. 7. Junior J ake Preuc il dnf?bles the ball up the field. 8. Junior Adam Gau compete:i aga1ns1 f'1c, c Jm1 1 e.... ':1011 during a crnss country meet. 9. Sophomore Sammy Harryman a1-u1ts act.1011111 the outfield. �Field of ~reams By: Leah Nielsen Head Coacr1 Josh /\r>el and /\ss1stants Chac1 Harder .;md Br"andon F:nl en led the tecin ·. wf11ch finished 20- 7, to 1v1n the //IC Charr"D ion~r p and Dis tnct RurnerUp. ;\lthougn tney d1:::i nor: ma• e all tl1e1r dre<Jn is hcir:ren, the Tm _ans I ads ccess .. !\bel ss1d1 The ? 1fference was ti1e pl::iye"'s er. oyed piay ng tl1i:- garne and it shcv..ed 111 tre r app ·oach t/J tfJe game." This a 1aed tr.e r succec;s. Tney v.:;. rec..i to w n ro ::.h the .'/!Ctourria1r:er-::ardreg 1arsed5•J 31 ?.'.30 to State, sr? tn:>.:11vor"'.'.:ci hard to ~o so. !'.!though N nn1ng _Jst ~he .'/IC Tourriame'1t, Graduate Bryan Larsen rounds th1rcl af ter a hit they fe1! snci1·t. for the Trojans. L:lrsen led the team 1n put Beating rop-··an•d !\-H-S-..,. outs oeh1nd -.;he plate with 17 0 and was twice was ar,other tco h q1111gr-::. Graduate strong oatt1ng at the pate with 26 RBis and rent Harry.-11a1' sa •d a memc.··alJ e morrent a .389 batting average. v,·as first beating .A-H-S-T ::it the•r f e1d anci tl':er reat1rg the•n 1n t\'e :t\C Charrn ons'1 o." Five gr::iduates led t"e tearr 311d let te~ed. Otr.er et ten,..., ,·,ne1 ·s 1nclLded fa·e sen10'":'.'. hur 1unor-s .'.:incl 3 sop11omore. In add t1or- to ettas, players eamed othe ·aw a1·ds. Tear n a1~ a1 ·.:is 11c udea Jchr ·1e ,';.tr f "'. 0~t _A-:;t t idP; L n"1'J · h; ,j rn ·, Bec.,tC,'lefe 1s tc 0 ,,,;yer ano (1 :r::: E' ;;1· ·,..- .~"" fcp lt.te•; • rt f~c; 1:0 r rr;r '.:"'.-:! ite na ~Jr, eice lent C:P :;ic;-.or-, '.Jt'd ~ -:;:.i,,.., we ,._ 1 be a Graduate Jeremy Witt pitches during a co'l ference game. " /1tt pitched 55 innings and ended tne ::ieason wit h an 8 -0 record. '//1tt had an EP.A of 1. 78 and strud out 4 3 batters. �TROJAN BASEBALL I- CENTER 14 2 1 15 5 5 6 . 15 JVIV ARS!TY BASEBALL: Front: Alex Shriver, Kendall V/1tt, Corey Ring, .John Clevenger, Monte Larsen, Kurt Pauley, Lance Cou1"tier, l\drian CobbS. Second: Tyler Finken, Jared Carroll, Kurt Spomer, Enc Carrigan, Jared Tapp, Matt Nanninga, Cody Bahrke, Jake Clevenger, Jaccy Garren. Back: Assistant Coach Chad Harder, Bret Stephens, Bnan Grote, Tim Kramer, Johnnie V/1tt, Head Coach Josh Arel, Landon l.,usdemore, Kent Harryman, Jeremy V/1tt, Bryan Uwsen, Assistant Coa(;h Brandon Finken. Photc provided by Fischer Phote>0raphy. 0 13 10 15 10 10 2 4 11 10 2 12 5 5 5 2 4 11 3 10 OPPONENT Farragut Lewis Central Griswold Woodbine Underwood \Voodbine Lawton Brawnson Treynor St.Albert Audubon Missouri Valley Riverside Logan A-H-S-T Griswold Griswold Audubon A-H-S-T Harlan Treynor Audubon Missouri Valley Riverside Walnut A-H-S-T Underwood St. Albert Griswold 2 4 0 3 2 1 6 2 5 2 3 8 2 2 0 0 5 5 8 6 4 8 3 8 6 1 2 11 FRESHMEN: Front: Alex Shriver, Tyler Ferguson, Kyle Ring, Jordan McDermott, Kendall VJ1tt. Second: Luke Davis, Garrett Buckley, Jake Osbon, Kyle Fischer, Jared Siebels. Back: Coach Chad Harder, Matt Nanninga, James Driver, Coach Brandon Finken, Jake Anderson, Cody Bahrke, Coach Josh Abel. Conference t ourney, and hanging out with t eammates, push ing them and trying to make them better." Sophomore Kurt Spomer prepares for a big swing as he enters the batter's box. Spomer scored 3 1 runs and had a .2 6batr.1ne] Baseball 95 �For The Love 0f The Game By: Monte Larsen Th.:- r.e3m, ed by coGiches K,rr She:rman .:wa Sl13nncn Cole, f1nshed 1 7- I. Many f 3ct ::: rs, l(CIL1d no :he J)layers v.ork1r 3 hGird and \Jr aduate:s !\r 1y '~sm1nga ar.d l11ssy Ban-.errus,.;n~ cori:r t'u-:-.c>d :-.o the\'. ·nri111g record. Tha-::: r3rd war~ 21·.d pusn ~g, along with a 'lt1ve ~'"the Garre" le.~ to success. Sherman Sad, ,'1 !:" cn1y '!:( e:e rewinltl;J stc.i·tef'?. 3 -urrre1· cf g r s stepped up to ·' Pt'S1t Gr'6. "i'he g ' .S d10 ;m ::-:ee ent JOc' Wrn1n,3 to,~ett· :::r ana p .;iy 1g as a j ""let. 1nexoer 1e'1ced .1.¥5 ty ::~a rr . Goa s v,::re. "'.;a :, '1 31 d D1st··,cts ard w ha•_,e a: e.t~r r::c:Jra, a .1.: tearr· oac '10 .=we• aee of . 300, no 'r''.Ye than 5LI tee; _, err-crs 3r c. to n.::ive t ir-. /' thouen goa's v,ere r gl1, t:hey "e st>'.Jrt n some 3SDect.s. "ne team placed 3" ri tl'.e : liC tut st ~ h.:id a lot of t un. ~eam av..ar:'.'S ~,er: to Je101~ ,Ausder1cre Gtfens .1e ' ! If ; t/. B21rr er, i:'·e"en::- _,e I IP and O:e' a. 'I /r:; s.:. ,1r anan rlJSt.e ,t.. ward; l 1a(' ga, Le3der Shi So"ne 3 ':'.'C eci1 r·ed Conferer,-e .::.·id '.:" str 'Cc av1a(ds. Tnose ,·:;1uJ:::d ,3rr1nga A:;::v-ien c .A - Cc"'e"er· t ai-.a He ·1orGit?le f/ "!r:o .L _1:,_,'l•e1erce(Jutfe'-:-Hv'1.Ba·nei- f.'.. •u":'' ~ '' -(-; 'ere" x 1·' Te"'m /\11. -ear· /-. -D1st.1 re: 96 Sports Above: Grciducire Missy Bar rier wci1ts for the right: pitch. Bcirner led the team with 2 hits, 23 runs, .296 batting average and 2 7 stolen bases. �OPPONENT 2 17 4 0 9 9- 12 SOFfBALL: Front: Heather Vorthmann, Brittani Bruck, Pachel Huebert, Emily Schroder, Amy Nanninga, Missy Barner, Jd1 McCool, En11l1e Ortman, Mindy Morriss. Second: Sheyna ..,Jddle, Shannon Finken, Laura V/ellman, Devon Ausdemore, Sammy ,.rryman, Lisa Minahan, Becky Barner, Dani V/ell:>oume, Kasey ~en, Stephanie Tuttle, Cassie Stephens. Back: Head Coach f...1m ~11~rman, Linsey Messerschmidt, Ashley Burbridge, Connie C: ~rngan, Amber Eoperson, Josie Pederson, Ashley Butler, CortnGy Crnst1ansen, 1cole Darrington, Roni N1hsen, Nicole \'.le!:mar:, Dc:br"' TJtt!e, Laura Grote, Michelle Manhart, Assistant (.oach Sh?.r.nc11 C:ole. Photo provided by Fischer Pnotogopfly. 15 2 11 3 6 1 3rd ( 0 6 -' ·r 0 "1 5 1,J ("' ' 7 1 Logan Griswold Glenwood Underwood Treynor Audubon Missouri Valley Riverside A-H-S-T St.Albert Abraham Lincoln '/ICTourney G·1swold Under1Vood Audubc:n Missouri Valley R1vers1de Treynor A-H-S-T V/aln t V/est Harrison Boyer Valley Harlan Harlan !KM R1vers1de 7 7 7 10 5 2 3 9 5 0 0 0 12 3 2 5 4 3 4 2 1 3 5 4 7 Above: Head Coach Kim Sherman advises senior Em 1e Ot'tman at third base. Ortman had 14 stolen bases and 14 h·t::.o. Left: The team huddles up prior to batting . Photo provided by Ga::ette. was when we beat Abraham Lincoln 1-0 1n a very intense Missy Barrier Softball 97 �The perfect ~lle By: Kurt Spomer ,AJthougf1 tr,e cross country team only had two seniors, they did well for a young team The1t goals vvere to 'mprove .=ind want to get bette1·, to vv1n Conference anci to qu.a1ify as m.an; 111div1duals as possible for Stci'!:e. /\ithough they didn't · 1r Confere(Jce, they did mprove and ser~or A!1c1a Fischer qual1f1ed for State. A 1ghl1ght '•ciS ~he l1oys v1nning tVvo meets; the Avoca c1'1d Sidney meets, vv 1th tile last boys' frst pl.ace f1n1sl 1n the m1ci I 980's. Other 1ghligh-r:s were F1scner's third strall)nt Conference t·tle .and frst DiStr ct title, as .ell as he1· f:nish1ng e ghtJ1 at State. Coach Pat D.a'ton said, "Even though vve did not 1v1n Conference, v\e g.ave a good effort f1nisr -1 ::o.econd. .'le we1·e only f:Jur po nb rJt of rst. ' .A l-r n ,gr __ ...,,,. team d1c!n't reyJ 'ci ..-, ,,rg.1;.;':;,r~01c Dciltor :; ,., d, 'fr ey J;(j(• --;(.very hdra, rut 111 a :ot of rr e_,, dnd rad the desire to n·pro 1e. Loo for us to ~"every cnMoet t 1e 1n the con ere•1.::e ne."-t yPar." 1 Right: Jur;1ors A melia Tuel and Mis s y Ring push each other to the finish. Tuel's season best of 6th place came at the Sidney meet. Ping was a third year letter winner. Far ngrt: Sophomore Monte Lar sen finishes strong on his way to a medal at the Tn Center meet. Larsen was a first-year letter winner and 3rd place finisher at the Conference ~neet. Photo provided by Gazette. 98 Sports .............. . ~ Ju111or Tommy Stangl cind sophomore Kyle Lefeber prepare to run ~he 1 r race. Right: Senior Al ic ia Fis cher competes 1n the St.cite meet v1he(c: she f1n1shed 8th. Fischer was a t hird-time\' /estern Iowa Conference champion t1~~·r~~~~~~~~ltrl~~fj~~ and third-time State 11ual1f1er. II .,,, /. Juniors Dustin Taylor a -d John Graham compet.? at thP- TrrCe ter meet. Both men we1 ~ th d YE' :Jt' letter winner.? and 1nished 9th cind 5 th 1n the conferer ~e, resp- ,t VPly. �CROSS COUNTRY BOYS 1st Lo-Ma A-H-S-T N1P NTf 3rd Panorama NTP 3i"d 3rd .. Tri-Center NTf 2nd \' /oodb ine 5th or-: He1d1 Barner, Amelia Tuel, Missy Ring, Al1c1a Fischer, Alyssa Tuel, "" •r Jcirrett. Second: Coach Pat Dalton, Lance Courtier, Joseph Pt.L, Monte Larsen, Adam Gau, Kyle Lefeber, Andy Gnff1th. Back: , .1r Taylor, James Owen, Brandon Pogge, J ke Anderson, Tommy no,I, John Graham. 1 1th h ~ 1 •.v: Coach Pat Dalton and senior Alicia Fischer laok or as the J' GIRLS NTP NTP NTP Audubon Atlantic 2nd l:;;t '/lC@Griswold Sidney NTf NTf 6tfl Districts NTP '0 " r: conc:udes at the Tn-Center meet. IP= No Team Place Junior Tommy Stangl prepares to turn the corner· aunrig t1e Tri-Ce:nter meet. Stangl's best finish came at Sidney \\here he placed 24::.b. "Cross country is very challenging- both mentally and phys ica lly. But everyone on this team stuck together· and supported each other everyday and I am truly going to miss 1t." Left: Sophor'lore Lance Courtier competes at tne TnCent.er meet. Courtier v. as a first year le-tter 11 inner. Cross Country 99 �Dodgeball -1\ True Underdog ~ory By: Cortney Christiansen Re1at ve y yoi.;ng arc1 lac- ng much v<ws1ty e."penence, -c e t.ea1,, :.-as considered an underdog. Led by I-lead Coach f na11 'le.Jen eyer an..:J A.ss st ants Arny :. 11ge1·t, Rachel E1~en:'erry, and f·oi?h ,A.w Rw.:.i, they f1n1sned t\ tr 23 v. ns aM sur1x1se::l m.::iny . .'!eden- eye· said, '11 s year's te.;;irn wnpro\/ed-.:reMendouo;ly a ·::i surp sed peo~1e" He con-c·ni.,ed, ".'le played c e ot t 1·e Most d1ff1cult s::hec:lu es of a(ly te rr" .=irt·und." Sen or Em11e 01·tr12n -"•3~eed. l thought the tearr v. as 3cca ar;d a :o;; cf people 1mpro1ed since .as-:-. :1ear." .' /1tl1 crly one ret rnlt g Sta, TN the Above: Senior Emilie Ortman is 1n deep focus. teari fourd lea..Je1 sh p 1ser1crs Ortrnan and Or-cman had a serving percen-cage of 84.4 and had 35 aces for the season. ::.arn 'v'lanhart. Lyrdy hm1siron,J. [:>eve Ausdemore, Beu. y Bat'r er Yelsey Messersc111r ~t, _1sa 1:1i11aha", Leal1 t,.ersen, Err 1y Sch oder and Carly S r.i?P.IS "'"rf' otha Ct'r1f..I' 1t'Ut g IPtte1 -A 111l'r:;;. A seasu~ ,, ,y111c(t v,J_, v.1nr 1r:,3 the T-C Tcurr.::wrP,nt. Ot.rc: s :nc l.Jded c·eat1ng i\da r-Cast.v, beating Jnaern·ood tvne, .=ind IJP.3t ·g ,'/1nte1 set, a 3.A St.:ite qu3l•f1er. All c. + v,1-' r, • ":cctPJ rre(llr• able 1r,t1me11-cs. lYJ iJ de-Cl S Jr,h e:;d SU( -":SS 3 S'.:1. l 00 Sports �TROJAN VOLLEYBALL TRI-CENTER 3rd 3 0 4 9- 12 VOLLEYBALL: Front: Emilie Ortman, Shannon F1nl-.en, Brittani Bruck, t:' asey Fin en, Lyndy Armstrong, Ka1t l1 n Soppe. Devon Ausdemore, Sammy Harryman, Ashley Burbridge, Manager Chelsey Parks. Second: 1..e11e Paris, Laura \'/ellman, Sara Minahan, Kelsey Marr, Bale1gh Marsh, ' 1,nle '1'/ellman, Ally \'/alter, Debra Tuttle, Kelsey Ploen. Emily Schroder, <7 y Messerschmidt, Roni N1 hsen, Lisa Minahan. Bae : Ass1sstant :oach Bobbi Ann Rub a, Ass1sstant Coach Amy V/1ngert, Tina Thomas, l.ega" Do!len, Leah I 1elsen, Becky Barner, Ka itlin P!oen, Nicole D 'n 1n.:;tcn, ~d1J S1ebels, Linsey Messerschmidt, Ashle.v V/1gg111s, Sarri ~anha•'l. Ste;:Jhanie Tuttle, Laura Grote, Michelle Manhart, Dari'.'/ lbourne, 1\sc,1:?st:ant Coach Rachel Eikenberry, He.;id Coad1 &nan '.'/edemeye:·. Pnot.o provided by ABC Phot ography. 2 .. 2 3 1st 3 7., ~ '-!-th 3 3 3 OPPONENT Clarinda Tourney Missour i Valley Harlan Atlantic Tourney AL St. Albert Audubon TC Tourney A-H-S-T Riverside rlarl.::m Tourney Griswold Underwood Treynor Riverside Lo-MA Underwood 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 Left: Sophomore Leah Nielsen gets ready for the set. Nielsen averaged 3. 4 assists Volleyball 101 �Friday NW Lights By: Katie Wiges 5re;i, ng a • 5 a.:in'.e las ''tJ :'.:·trea' t.re cP,o·'1 l'.:JC1 ar e;~C't ·q :;,ec.son. U1oer the ''F'l.'.13Y · gnt L ;'! 1 :s they we e S-6, a l 11a 1r(pro.1eme t fv-orr last yea1'. read Soach Ma:.. 1-..ozc al and ,'\ss1si:;owts JOSI' A:7el, 'k · roan Ray Fe'Ce"'S. aru Pete Sorersor COJld see a J '"e ·-:: ce. I ozea1 rc·'7lr1el'ted ,'/•rh a~oi:r1er yea· of -::xoe '<'."':c t~e ;J.3yers ude stcoo t r·e o-ffe1·se a ot rette'.· ~e aso sa•d ;; s:1·e1VJ'.:' ·"-~s tl1e J;Jpe ~ '~S ..-er th.;it we1 e 01 :. e tear' ·s ·-:!O-Sa ~\'. ere tv r-ip JVe e11er i -~arn~ o ·d -:-.c av a ~' " ir c reco1·d. Above: Captains Tim Kramer, 11att Ddersor, and TJ10L.gr i:re.y d -::lr 't ':al"" " :, 1r r r '3 recc. a, .. oze al Tony Hubbard get ready for the coin flip. '°'ad . .'/ :h .:ir..; :,er~ \\e d d r· '), ·01-·e ei; ry P1ght: Soohomore q arterbacr Kur t Spomer ga1re. 1·1:;ov1y pla (P,;'S r e::e ved a:. a·ds ~or hands off to Junior rur·ning l:lacl Wes Clark ( 1). tre r o;,,cc.,··rl sr·merrs r.l'"'Cc.0't:i..t tJie sea:0•..1"'. :'er 1or .,.. rr,.. ramer ancl sorho '1?'e i<.u :: S~c-rr ~r oo:r ear 1ed,... "-Clea ·r A11-Slstr r...t e .'1n _ Jau·y(?•.;,rer .'lr'.:lColwl' .'/r r.e P,a '":O ;'.>cord--re,;;1'· .A -).S':rt.: 'one~As .-:Jllv ays rl1 '.'.'.es::-c r ,_;ci 1 gr grt.s, one be (r;J t ' ·e v. ov~~ r ;.::l1 ror . .Aror·,,, n·erro«Jt°'e Ddrt of rh:." ~easori 1-.Js ~ -1 r.? i\ rf tJ t? g \, .... i? dye-re;. a '-;n eel r:,.>d t:.r== .::in av. 1r\A~·. / c. r ~ ~~r;s: /au:f': e Spe .... ci .,...p-,.vr.::. c .J~lr·r· :7 .rr-.r: "c·; [Je ·-:rS•' f' dy-'; H . t' ,•d. 'r1,,c;: 'r ........ .1' _,,.. ayP!1 · hr.•crc,,1·,n 102 Sports Spomer set t:r.e school record for oass1ng yards 1n a game (26 7). Photo provded by GazettP �TROJAN FOOTBALL TRI-CENTER 9- 12 FOOTBALL: Ass 1st.ant N. Kroon, K. Ring, C. R{3clinb.augh, T. Griffin, J. Owen, J. McDermott, V/. Cl.ark, K. P.auley, J. Torneton, D. Martens, L. D.av is, K. Cl.ark, K. Fischer, "'1 . Carroll, Z. Fleer, G. Buckley, D. Hanson, He.ad Coach M. Koze.al. Bae<: Assist.ant J. Abel, M. Schultz, A. Bowen, N. K1 ·.amff.J. Garren, B. Grote, T. Cudd, C. B.ahrke, J. Ausdemore, C. Pa1 'Sons, T. Hubbard, J. Driver, C. Peters, M. Die 'erson, J. Preuc1!, T. Kramer, C. '/h1te, T. Cl.ark, B. Olsen, K. Spomer, D. Parson, M. tanning.a, C. Ring, Z. Norm.an, J. Holste, Assist.ant R. Peters, Ass1sL nt P. Sorenson. Photo provided by ABC Photography. 12 19 14 6 42 20 0 12 54 OPPONENT 27 16 55 41 14 25 28 38 15 Sioux Central Missouri Valley Log.an-M.agnol i.a Griswold Audubon Underwood St. Albert 1verside '/est Monon.a Above: The Trojan offensive line gets set for· tre olay. "The win over Audubon w.as a gre.at boost of confidence for our te.am. It helped us realize we h.ad wh.at it took to 11v 1n." Left: Senior Matt Dickerson attempts a t ackle. Dickerson had 4 sacks and 63 total Football 103 �1\LmgueOf &xtraordinafy Gentlemen I ~ By: Kurt Spomer I t'..efore Yle 1~res:; 1ng se.:.ison -,..... ~ .~- ' . . • , j .'1 ·~ ., • • - ' • ~ .,1111 4 •.M egar, tr.e- 1vrest'er"s ~et :-re1r go.=ils h gh :;1·d s'.:arted wo"v ng· e.-eryc~ne s:arted ft1n0 C'ef'.J"'<" ar c1 c;f "( S·''\ .•o .ard morning unr 1'1g wo~kc ,:;s set t'e tc:ne .for t:1t' e."t fou1· r.·o ths. t:A"' ~·.,e -::~a y ha" 11g !:t;\/O V/IC arr:D·ons ore Sect, val C 1.si: (p1or,, ~!.O sr. ·1cr. C"ar 01ors a a a se·.-o("id ar.d f1f":'~1 1.,:;ce f '11~r.er at S.:a-::e or::: ~oi.."" s,;i:; r "'Y t.,·e1 e '/. . w:;ag~e o:. G":tv.::~rO n.8,...Y ~11P -. // 1 tr'. o -sei-.e"S o:)'l•:rs fiaa ·vJ ste;:i 1iµ ard 1e3ci. He:;d ~oacr1 lw;y ers ey sa J 1-'.e L ppi:-rc assrnen did ar ·>trao1 dl'1Ci'Y pt1 .:o!ej'.j~· ': q; and cor• oet ·ng "cw tr e r .;;rots. ,' /1rr ng '.:he .'/IC C.ua s ·/leet IAac f ftr ;;it ':Or - "g )' e 9 SL; ,....':"CG I - r'j :-.re Sµorts ( ;;nc,r J f :. a1·d. Eve" A- t' '1cil'!~· ot"':<::" accc1·rp shrre its c.ur "3 tt·e se-Lon, :'·".:ate 0L1.;a 11'"' 5 S::::Pl'YIPci Lo ?e 111 a .ecigJ::; f tre-,. C\':"' fr-c•n ::~,, Sect,o . al eet to ,'.' 1 1" 104 Sports /\l?we: Sophomore Corey Ring worl.s for a pin on h,s oppenent. 1 ·1~est11ng at 30, Ring had a 2 7- 7 record with 1 7 0 t:eam points. Right : Sophomore 145 pounder Taylor Griffin tries to escape his opponent. Griffin finished the season with a 5 - 7 record and 25 team points. �TROJAN WRESllING TR!-CENTER 9- 12 WRESTLING: Front: Managers Lexie Parks, Kaitlyn Soppe, -l lary Nelson. Second: Garrett Bucl-Jey, Josh LeBaugh, Ross B boltz. Jare Clevenger, Corey Ring, James Owen, Ni.:!-. Kramer, Taylor Gn f,r, r yle Ring, Kendall \'I 1tt. Back: Assistant Coach Ben Leehy, Ass1stantCoach Shane Baker, John Clevenger, Cody Reair•t'augh, Devin F'::>hback, Jared Ausdemore, James Driver, Andy Manh3rt, Dillon Martens, Colton\' /h1te, Jacey Garren, Jake Pre c1I, Coad1 Ric" P,;yne, 'lead Coach Andy Hensley. Photo provided l 'Y ,-1[3C Phot ogr;iohy OPPONENT 4th Omaha North Tourney 60 68 1st Treynor 16 St. Albert Maple Valley Tourney 10 63 75 1st West Harrison 15 V/est Monona VJIC Dual - Audubon 0 15 54 Shenandoah Denison 53 21 2nd 51 T-C Invite l'/oodbine Riverside Griswold Tourney Co ·ning Tourney A-H-S-T 84 CAM 46 21 2nd 5th 30 39 22 22 Lo-Ma 0 41 34 Coon Rapids 33 33 Guthrie Center 42 VJIC Tourney-Treynor Sectionals Junior 160 pounder Jacey Garren \VOrks ta remain on wo. Garren was third on the team \A.Ith 234 points and h.:ia a 41-4 record. " I went into the tournament expecting to place 1n the top eight, so coming out with a runner-up medal I was pretty sat1sf1ed." Junior John Clevenge"" works for the pin. ;"/restli~g at: 140 Clevenqer \\aS 36-8 11 t:t1 2 I 1. 5 tean1 rJc1nts. Wrestling 105 �By: Brittani Bruck /\nother successful season of boys bas etl1 all took place ~1, 1th Coach Carl Cochran vv1nn1ng his 500th gc:ime. Rec:ich1ng the m1!estone, one could see thcit Coach Coc,hran vvas cis famous c:is "Cocich Ccirr.e1 ·:' T11e Tr o ;ans, led by Cochrcin and As::,1stants Ch.=id Harder, flier / roon and enar Lund, fr1shed the season vv 1th a 15-9 t'ecot -::;!. ll1e team's s1:i-engths Vv re t.:i !"lg care of the L?a!I, free-t11ro ._ s oot111g and defo'tSe. Tney also recorded the fewest turnover's per g.:ime 1n over th rty ye.31'S. Some goals \Ve1 ·e to play together and t eep t111prov1ng, as ~·;d as to compete , 1tr1 ~ne best teams 1n the c.orf er·ence .:ind S,' /\. Cochran sci1d," l believe that our goals Nere accompi1::.hed. .'le vvere able to win 1 f.f t-ee1 games and tYtai".e 1t to the Dtst.nc t Finals and '>e crmt 11 1ued to 1rr;.;rovr.. ~ ::i:.:' g3"'1e.' Let-i-,e,· w1nr,e(S ,ae:? Pr11or~ E; c Cat 1ga11, Bn.:in (..,, ot-:.., - r" ( (dYr;er ar1 S et: Stqmens r a o•\;- /1 ::n 1 or Joh1' G"ah.:i(r and oil, 'v1ont-'; 5r,~hon ae:s J.:ir ed (;ir. L2rser CJ(,d ( urt ~1oorrer l11e -i:e.n1 too, tr ""rJ p'ac e tr -;-, e 1 /[(; t,rJurr.arnr::n , Jnd +tn1sl1ed t 1e ~ec<~on ac D""M ct P_,l'iner-Ups, ootr of vvr ch f;;, r( I tP,(:11 ( t'Ylembers .Jgi eed vvet e "':'le ostJ(IP"' 1c :ible r1orr.e1 t::'. Fn..;t c;,e- .:i::ic,r ::i1" .;ird:;, inc tucle-;;! v • arne-r, · 1on0,..av1"', ·!J,;:•1 ',1on ,'/[(, ;ir..;l AccldP c .·1:r_; Brt'i: S :ephens, /1 9 )err r. : /1(; V' Jr t Spc1mn · ' :?t ,cJr( , 1.C,F rs~ .,...-: . rr· D1<C;1-r c,+; c-111rj 1 F r ::it ,..~a 1' S: II. ~ H:f /0 -:: 1., .=ic:; for UCO?ed on the tFat , ) 11, e·::- :;.,' :;3 cl Co'.Jlt ~::ir' n18t 106 his 500th vv1n b) rec1ev1ng a commerat1ve plaque ard the game ball. Right: Senior Brian Grote loafs for an open teammate. C::irote shot 44.9% and r1ad 128 �TROJAN BASKETBALL TRI-CENTER 25 84 77 48 42 59 63 VARSITY: Front: Managers Michelle Vorthman, Brandy Ring, Shannon F1nl'en. Second: John Graham, Monte Larsen, Dustin Taylor, Bret Stephens, Jordan McDermott, Adrian Covbs, Matt Nann:ng;i. Bae!: Assistant Coach Nd Croon, /\ss1stant Coach Chaa h.?.rde:·, Kurr. Spomer, Enc Carrigan, Jared Carroll, Jake Anderson. Bnan Grote. Andy Bo11ven, Tim Kramer, Head Coach Carl Cochran, Ass1sta:1t Coac'1 Bnan Lund. Photo provided ty Fischer Phowgr.::iphy 51 61 48 37 72 9 43 :'5 32 41 Eb -2 57 33 66 48 57 54 "The t eam's season w.as good because everybody got .along, worked h.ard .and h.ad .a good .attit ude." OPPONENT Stanton Logan \'/oodb1ne Audubon Avcxa Rr1erside Boyer Valley Mo-I/alley Griswold Underwood Treynor Mo-Valley Gr1S1vold Treynor· Audubon Audubon Avoca r1erside &1s\\old Underwood Treynor '.'lalnut Undernood Mo-Valley 28 52 43 64 56 52 40 42 55 56 50 58 35 55 51 562 43 68 39 47 54 33 48 65 - Lefl::: Point guard Kurt Spomer dnpples around a defender. Spome1 led the team v.1th 2 1.- points per gar-e 1 -· nd ~i~ 89 as..., ~tr' ('I Oi 1 s. -it•cl h , ; t.' tf' . Boys Basketball 107 �Double T-eamed By: Monte Larsen '!ew coaches,111t'. lv1ar, Zulkos''1, .-1rss S anron Coe and M1 s. Case.y R ng, a Ot'g ·1rJ1 le.adf'xsn o->rorn se11io1· c,apt-8 rs /\l1c1,; Fischer d'1c1 Boob1 fogce, .ed tlle Lady Tro ans. I::\" c.is the push111g of ::ne coaches a11-:::l c.:ip::.:ms and the love ofrJ-e game -tror; c-ther pid 'er ·s th3t a o~~ed t"e u..?.m to na'1:: f X' e:nJ st11e fort.he · goa s e 1 e1- drien Dcuk: ie=i1n:-d." Sarr~ Jf th:, goals for tt~rr, we"e to ,., n tne r Drfere 1re -t:o marnent and.-, 1n t~e corfer e"ce. "!;though ti:ey 1 "e sho1to~the1rgo2s, '1hev.1' 1S against Gr:s ·10 d .8'" d t·l ;ssoun '/a rey \'.e'·e 111eh oornts o · t"e season," so~horr ore Leari 1else11 s31d. Cnac'lZLI· cs· 1 ·sad, ','/eha? a very youn.: te.o;1-r ov:: I rea yen oyed Right: Senior Alicia Fischer shoots over a defender for a three. Fischer v as a four year starter and letterwrnner. Photo provided /Jy Gazette. "'C'.V tre g1r s vere wachcitJ,e ;;incJ hust ed a lot and t pad o.l:f." f' '';3rdS Vve'1t f .e 1Sel1 "or H J'1or arle '/ert10,· ,'/IC; hsche ·, Fi1·st -_,"'' · :r,,i:: <'.)o,:~V/ ~tTea r C'stn.t. k a 1.:;1 t c11 to F-1s·~ty ·and ./ , rr~) ( : :.-;~?t ar;c.;rl;;,rrna~. ar d C· .':ll' a S';i -:.~01 ·ocv . . I tn '1 y nrie e;.".;1 C/' 1".;>-'t yP,ar, /P.t '. ·J :rB"' yE'.'a •,...., erSJ_i, :1er.:dto .:, " "'r 1· t 1"ie off-sca"',:· n 1n '.Jrde1 r.c1 1 Above: Seniors Bobbi Pogge,Kristen Ungrad, Dana Schierbrock, Katie Harman and A':'J ~. t Coach Casey Ring watch the game hoping their team will come out on top. �LADY TROJAN BASKETBALL TRI-CENTER 39 76 65 62 54 y 74 56 9- 12 GIRLS BASKETBALL. Front: Dana Schierbrock, Kristen Ungrad, Katie Harman, Kylee Owen, Alicia Fischer, Lisa Minahan, Becky Barner. Second: Bobbi Pogge Debra Tuttle, Laura Grote, Roni N1hsen, Nikki Darrington. Leah Nielsen, Dani .'/elbourne. Back: Linsey Messerschmidt, ,4.shley \'.'1gg1ns, ~hcole /ellman, Megan Dollen. Photo provi.:ied by Gazette. 38 24 43 55 41 54 56 57 58 40 38 50 OPPONENT 45 33 75 54 59 51 38 53 55 48 74 70 Logan Magnolia Joodb1ne Audubon A-H-S-T Riverside Boyer Valley St.Albert Mo. Valley Griswold Underwood Treynor Mo. Valley CVJIC) Audubon Audubon A-H-S-T R1vers1de Griswold Underwood Treynor 64 65 54 59 36 52 72 62 (Districts) Lo-Ma Above: Sophomores Nicole Darrington, Ron r nsen, and senior· Owen watch the game closely from the sideline. "My most memorable moment throughout my bas~etball career was placing 2nd at State my Junior Left: Sen1or Bobbi Pogge plays defense while sophomore Leah Nielsen prepares for a retiound. Po ge had 48 ~ \\Ith 144. 109 �lfappy Gilmore By: Katie Wiges The lack of experience didn't mak .::i d1ffei·ence wt.re i:e.::ir-i full of 'Happy Gilmo1·es". ,'/h1 e tl-e rays didn't 1·, 1n ary r-r1eets, tl1ey still had an enjOyade season. -,.,e g rl-s, howe\ler, ad Se/er rneet: wins cind .vere cons1ste1··t th·ougrout i:he e1·t'"e season. Se111o'"S -rO"'Y H tJbard ,::,nd IV a;;~ Schu r,z leo ;;he ooys' tearn, 1·1r ch had eight etter './. 1~ 1:-rs. "°;1e tearri set a goal ai tr:- Cieg1r"' ng of t'."e season to 1H1 a mee,. ts tne se2son panned out, they didn't achieve :heir goal, but Above: Sophomore Connie Carri0an tees off ithey did cor'le very c1ose. as sophomore Courtney Christiansen. For the Sen:or Megan ~;scher was the season Carrigan and Christiansen both eamed 2 medals. lone ser101 on "the g1rs' tearn, •.·,h1ch ~.=ids"· let"te1 w rners. The tearn f'\3d n1edal vv Y1ers n a.I -neets ut -.wo, v.. r:+, ::.op 0"10, ·es A1 1'."er Eppasor and Ro11 t ,;nser being cons1s-::.ert 1redal1sts >:f1roughout the se.:ison. f le tlier team rnet their goal .i:,.or11 the sta1·t of tr:- se;;ison, but tl1ey r,J"'IC' f')'': P.r 1e'y , cs- Botr the te .:ir· 's • ea re~ ;pc, e: ·c1 S".: ·e111trs , er·e prot?Clt'y 1 co ',• r tor JS tlle•r lacr of e,,.,,.,. ~ ? ·" :'15 a v.ec. n"'SS 9 ·1d ti .e 1r.- '.,.,._ a'(\0 1n , of eFo ;; t'le y gave I,\, 3'? a ~"rr'c(:r. A r al t 11, as .; leo1 n1n~ and grr~ ', rg YP.<J( 110 t)IJt \,~ 1-~i::;! Sports 1 Ln." Righi::: Senior Tony Hubbard drives the ball. • �TROJAN GOLF Boys Girls L VI \I I '/ '/ 9 - 12 BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF: Front: Zach orman, Amber Epperson Courtney Christiansen, Megan Fischer, N1kk1 Darnngto11, oni 1'1hsen, Conn.e':arngan, 'vlanager Chris Cox. Back: Kyle Clark, Kyle Ring, Austin Kay, A'(, y ft1anhart, Tony Hubbard, Kyle Fischer, Matt Schultz and Garret r: Bt ..:::'-.le_' \'/ 'ii 2nd II L 3rd Grisvv'Old Underwood AHST Audubon Riverside Missouri Valley Treynor V/JC Logan-Magnolia \'/oodbine Boy's Sectionals Girl's Districts L L L L L L L 8th L L 8th Left: Senior Mat t Schultz admires his drive. "Golf was a lot of fun. Pryor was soooo cool." ~e•r: : Junior Andy Manhart v1s1ts \'v 1th mar a,0 et· freshman Chris Cox as he c e,:il'1s "01" ,o 11':-. Boys and Girls Golf 111 �By: Monte Larsen ' • • ~ " T ~:~::' :TJ) ., "K1c<-1ng and Sxe am1 -ig" tne L::idy Tro ans, coac>1eJ by Scott Par/s, played so« e l'ltense socce I 1th orly 16 players, the seaso- siarr :;ct o jt ro g' tJut \V rning the .i: rst ga·re see111ea to Sf13r, r.he tearn. The rean-'s goals -.ere w rave a 1•, ming reco1·d ar d w rra e t •u,,.tr c; ;n D1si:r cts t 1ar Last yeat. /' ltrnL ;h the re.am did not rec:ir+· the r !'IC•;; s, thev r1ao fur ar· 1 vnaae 1 prove1 r~v:ts if "Ou._;;11out m::seasor,. C.:ipta1nsv.eresc ri0<1rreslisc:i v nahc:it" ~..1rciy llorriss a 1,,J ::-Ja :1 . ie 001...r 1e, v, (1 le Jes B1 ix, h 2s ff r: lcne S·"'n or . -r;ese J.i1aye1 ·s :ed tte teav,' to tr- ree I\ ns. A h ghlight. of tre se .8Son "'.:is pay ng or the Cre1grto11 socce f1:;id. f\ltl'\JLJgh tr,ey t-3r e '-'P short: 1n tr at game, 1" ' • t •• _,...._ _w_·_ ....... ·- " .., • : • J ~~ ••• )• 4 '._t,.•J_!._1t;,: : 1 1 t :. a-:o :ireate;<~cx ""rice.Beati'g f 11 ers1Je vdr / ~ Ovel trne v, J:, ar nth1 r 1gr lig lt. Vi riar an · ·,sr·ed tr1e se.:isan as 1 t e top sco1 e· v, th seven c;ioals. Laur a ,'le 1Yn;Jn .311-J , le t;:OUrne V;ere11 t far beh r:d ';IC ltve ape.er. 11 2 Sports a defender. Right: Sophomore go2l1e Lex ie Par ks stops a shot 11vh1le sophomore defender M indy Morriss b2cks her up. �TROJAN SOCCER TRI-CENTER 3 0 0 OPPONENT Riverside 4 Denison 6 Harlan 3 3 0 4 4 3 4 Thom.as Jefferson .... 3 9 - 1 2 GIRLS SOCCER: Front: Michelle Vorthmann, Brittani Brud:. Laura \' /ellman, Ka 1tl1n Soppe, Sammy Harryman, Mindy '11ornss, Lexie Parks. Back: Head Coach Scott Pa1·ks, Ann Stangl, Jessika Nowlin, Alissa Dermody, Jes1 Bruck, Lynd) Armstrong, Lisa Minahan. Not Pictured: Missy Ring, Dar.1 .'/elbourne. Photo provided by Gazette. 0 5 2 2 5 0 Westwood Sloan St. Albert Rivas1de Glenwood Abraham Lincoln Atlantic Lewis Central 10 (Districts) Above: Sophomore Sammy Harryman k1c s a corner k1c to set uo her team for a goal. Harryman had 4 goals 1n the season. "This year starte rough but we got better as the season went on. I will miss my teammates." Left: Junior Lyndy Armstrong wins tre ball over a defender. Girls Soccer I 13 �Gotta l\ick It Up I By: Lisa Minahan .'/1th a "Gor-ta Y' c 1t Up" att rude, t1 oys' soccer 1rr;prcNed from 13st seaso'1 ar d - nished 7 - 7. 11irnughout r-ne se 3SO" rrprovement :: as a ey to the 500 reco d fa ~ Coach e11 Pe1t-ce 311d the players :r their ?t::cond yeai- o~ the spot't. "The -;;earr haa 3 ( _11rl(Jer of r::t:i, ·r ,-;g le.C:i:f.! 1 -;\· ''"'er"S l"1C1Ud1ng 1one sen·ar .A ... s"t: n v1rC.ac. Tea/11 capt3•'"'S l1lC .Jcle:::l JI.< 1'.)(S J;ye C.r'-'.1 vOhr. Cleve11ge1 ;wdsopho-n.'Jrdior~~La1 :;e1. r ~'e players set "'iany goals, >v1th one being :, ir,r, r g 111ore g::imes tr.an tne p1·e'/ o 1s year "'1-e r-eavt; ac,wn 1p shed that goal :, 1t.r :::ase, go "lrJ -ror1 no .i.. 1ns to sever \\ 11 iS. One 1r 3 pr .'.- tn v.. 3S over h1gnr at.ea St. A: e' t at th.' Parents r. gi"t helc-iont 1eCreghtorfeL:;t. The 2 - i>v.n ~,,as a h1gh ght of tne see;S<x . .Aro::nerrrer11ory and f:.• · t 1n·e or hgrl ghc nc;ude.'."A tr,,, tedff r1zz3 pa 'ty aft.er Dstncts. '"he Ceve•;oers '?toted, Pr· c.t c ·q ·" '".n +riP-•·d".> and t1u-:;. (Ides are t ·~ C'PSJ;. 1'e re;i r"'•f.'.::e~c.c,r '°:"l'"JttaV •/ for tre ·.. nJ>. •ee -)le/· e r rici.::, 1 31' r: OP.::1 Ur; '<it .... r ,':le. () ,r tf'C! r1 .'. oc; vf'trer tha 1 ev'"'t rPxtve ·1r, e'ca··re1Jn1d :11 ~.~r:o~ 114 '1'1, .. t. Sports I:=::~ �TROJAN SOCCER TRI-CENTER 5 0 0 1 6 9 9- 12 BOYS SOCCER: Front: Chris V/1thers, Jordcin McDemiott. Jake Clevenger, Monte L<:ll'Sen, Kendall \'/1tt, Kt.:rt Pauley, K:i le Lefet:Jer, Austin McCool. Back: David Tuttle, Devin Fis ~'ack Tommy Stanal, Jonathan Smith, Adam Gau, Jake Preuc1\, '\:1d:i B01ve 1, 11c. Kramer, Jared Car-oil and John Clevenaer. Not P1ctur·ea: Jordan Neukr:ch. 1 Photo p"ovded by Gazette. . I ':( wish they would have got the sport at Tncenter sooner." 4 2 0 3 0 OPPONENT Atlantic Riverside Denison Harlan TJ Clarinda Academy Vvestwood Sloan St. Albert Riverside Glenwood Abraham Lincoln St. Albert (Districts) 0 3 5 4 0 1 5 1 3 1 2 5 Left: Sophomore for\\ard Monte Larsen dribbles around a defenaer. Larsen scored 3 goals 1r three d fferent games and ~the team 1r goals IR) -""" ..... i Austin McCool Bo s Soccer 115 �Gone With the Wind By: Becky Barrier FJn!" "l'.! IJy :he r opr-or.e"t5, as. '"Gene '.' /•tn tre : . ' .a·· the .,-,..o an tracK :e3m h.~t:i ma.or · uccess.11-:ey ~ -.,u::iced 'c g a•1d '"or«ed nar.'l to r·.i;rc ,,e a ·.:J .•, ,. we 1 ::c.i::s cc ·9are.d w last seascr's ::v..o. FotY s:-nJO"'S e'<A the •. ay •or the te.an1. mKrarne'ra1· rr1xeJist.arces,::'.'I" a11Grote and Bre-c Suph-:;ns cont.· c~Jr.d as sp · 1;;~rs, a11J Matt De ersor •.\asar• "'O!,e'. Tnegoas 1·,ere to,.,·,, ·r:c ard:.stnci::s ::.Tre ro·a<e;i::.J ' .g se1.;orda-t:eac.r '.,;. ·;;.,,_ i::sro'::.;n::-:: ·er'. Ca(d D strict meets. "re -:ea"l · d d .rrc Oie :, orr1 e.r r1eet.G:>acl'.'t1a..<Kozea s<:ii0 :;e,\ere'l:n 1ngo1..r Oes:: ~o r~ '1t.O the S~.a~e "f"leet." E!eve.1 • ; / dua's · tet eve•'ts qu.,,11f ed for·::=:.-::at:e. ~ a5e (l~ ii ·.Ja C'l':_; -:s -It. Jdea ic~erson. shot put; Ca eb P".'tt'r::>. I Or· 1ourd es: 11onte Lit Ser 400 ' ( ,,,rdies: r j Cl't ·ei 8C 0 I ••r.. and Jorr 1$a'l<J11, ::;L-0'1' dasl'. TheState1 eays nr vded r.he 3:2C•C·of rser W'eyi< ·.;i.:/ust. ,,..ay:Or al"(i • ,,.r er..:;o • n r. J· ( :;.r' e' ~arsen Grc:e a rl •$ ~0 har ,. ' 600 S\.'..-e as:::o-r ·Jt'0ie~ac'11'"".' ne·1y ,,r J,,;c..e1 13ar re"'~~ Jh3!Y C1'or.e.-:;n..J r.::;r ·~r; 4C01·n0f Pe::.ers •'.?"ate St.epi·er<S arc. Gr'.1 a1·n·or.o ·SC 0i"f1 C"'C-.i c:te Kv -:.S'.porncr. Jcin et' anrl .a 'Ser . 1 1 L..irs,,r f,r c:::n :;"e<1tntr n:r~ 4")0 :.:i ~c..rre/r Y""~' . ::;r.:.,~,., ~r,,,,... ;- o"' __. ~ ~ V n :. t: r dtle Cl a .,P,;"r eO>r rt .. ,:: Vf:' .. J -t- of 4x800 relay at S ate. The relay set a school record with the time of 8: 18. 16. Right: Senior Matt Dickerson throws ti"le shotpu-c at a home meet. Dtd:erson placed 18th at State. Photo provided by Gazette. �iROJAN iRACK 9 - 1 2 BOYS TRACK: Front : Kyle Lenagh, Cody Ballrke, Lance Courtier. i< urt Spomer, Monte Larsen, Caleb Pet ers, Jordan McDermott. --'ames Owen Matt Nanninga, Corey 1ng, Joseph Jarrett. B<ick: Jacey Gan·en, Zach Fleer, Dustin Taylor, John Graham Brer Stepheno, T1n1 Kramer, Mile Jensen, Matt Dickerson, Josh Tometo11, Brian Grote. fhoto provided by Gazette. ,. Junior John Graham receives the bat on from senior Br ian Grote 1r 800 m relay at State. Both also ran the open 200 r~ouahout c.he season and ran 1n the 1600 medley at State. ISUQndoor) Treynor T1-i-Cent er Glenwood (J.V.) Logan Underwood Red Oak Woodbine D1·ake Relays WIC Underwood Boyer Valley Districts State 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd Above: At the home meet, sophomore James Owen and Junior Dustin Taylor start the 3200 m run side by side. ~ "The season went really well; we worked hard and everyone improved. The best part was Stat e." " Left: Sophomore Monte Larsen receives the baton f>·om Junior Jacey Gar ren 1r the 800 r"' rel 1,\ t e. Th J. l c ti ah? 1 r,in 1n the i 6c>O m rela:, at State. Boys Track r,. 11 7 �catch Me Iii You can By: Kurt Spomer .'/1t,1 t'e t:i·ac' seascr, L'e.g1r ' (.l.J. t•1e tcar11v-..3c:d to re.,iJ1 the r cc:.:iis as l·e5: they cot-d. - eys;;,:;;r;;e..1cff c..1e ye;,q"1thi·.a1·0 NO., _ outs to hep t err c;e'.: 1'lto ~etter shape fo1 the ~r:;cor•i•rg year~, n e c ~-'le' te.;io1s \',ere tty rig to caw, LP dS bes-:: ~ney CO'w Cl. LeC- ry 1-iead Co;,x fa: D.;it;; )fl and ass·swl':->ySt;sar .'/e.ve;ncye~ ti1':'.:Dad1eshad ,i.g,.,e>'.':e·:~'1:.nr.sf,.., th~ atr.e--..:,.s. 1-:ey "Cl'11eved .a cf th'?,... ;aos s \-',.r1 --h \.'.er""' to 5':.~re \\. 1r- e ·hcr er('.e-et ccr>ere :.:-meet ~:::o ct rreet.:Jr:dtata e ;sr~ ~ryg s::aS:ar.e~s 1 n·ere :,e1 e ti '"'"""'hc-olre-c.:: ·-:;6 ro,.en ~LI" g the yea . ""hose :.ee tne 30COm ,ry.A1c1aF1sc "::-r 1 ~ ·')::J. L-.;nds~"1c1-r1ort> ar \ eJser ~~.. itr c:; 2: ~::2 . 8 ~ 1-:-.ne .; .-, _,. (i n.n "rLria4:56.o4 ntn~ 50C~net"'~ ~( . l 1J.; dualS:ateqc:; f ers1vifev ate "' rn:1 sllc"':~"-1t;Devrr AL¥.:oerr"' e I Ovr a:,·· ."'sen,800~'L..11ard 5')0 s.;hc • :.o·JO l'l A:a v1 "'1 .1r. TheSt:atc·r"1L181 fyng•·eia/\~.'.l"- the 'tSt,;nce '/erk,y of D;nie <>,I' OS1-r1ace~ \JS.je1mre- Fsche anJ ~f~/cie1' . lr.f t.r1e-? 1 i ::itn Above: Sophomore Mindy Morriss c!ears a hurdle durinci her leg of the shuttle hurdle relay. Right: Senior Alicia Fischer runs a strong 3000mrun. 1/lrt:hat1meof 10:50.47 Fischer took 2nd at State and broke her own school record. �TROJAN TRACK 9 - 12 GIRLS TRACK: Front : Danielle Kosmacek, Mindy Morriss, Katie Harman, Kylee Owen, Becky Barrier, Brittan• Bruck. Second: Linsey Messerscmidt, S3m Manh3rt, AllL' ia Fischer, Amelia Tuel, Danielle VJelbourne, Sheyna Huddle. Back: Alyssa Tuel, Kelsey Marr, Laur9. Grote, Leah Nielsen, Devon Ausdemore, Sammy Haugaard. Photo provided.?y Pat Da/ton. !SU Indoor Harlan Griswold Tri-Center Treynor Underwood Drake Relays I /IC@ Audubon Underwood Tri-Center D1stt'icts State NTP 5th NTP 1st 4th 2nd NTP 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 16th NTP =No Team Place Above: Sophomore Devon Ausdemore starts the Distance Medley strong. At State Ausdemore ran the second leg of the relay and also competed 1n the 100mdash. "I never thought running in circles could be so much fun 1" Left: Senior Kylee Owen competes 1n the long Jump at the Gr.SI\ old meet. Girls Track Il9 �Middle ~ool ~ports 8th Grade Football Front: Daniel Ring, Zach Pohlman, Steven Messerschmidt, Josh Calhoon, Austin Beebe, Colton Corrin. Second: Coach Tracy Kozmacek, Alex Lindvall, Joe Green, Dan Killpack, Taylor Gunderson, Pa trick Horn, Ricky Young, Corey Danker, Coach Andy Hensley. Back: Kyle Zimmerman, Rachel Tuttle, Derek Finken, Zach Jacobs, Jon Wellman, Ashley Fricke, Stephen Vorthmann. Not pictured: Joe Griffith, Anthony Nelson, Nathan Sibert, Bryce 1/ orthmann. 7th Grade Football Front: Tyler Pigman, Jacob Kramer, Caleb V/hite, Robert Kinney and Jesse Harman. Second: Coach Tracy Kozmace k, Eric Shriver, Dylan Schneckloth, Luke Huebert, Adam Nihsen, Jeremy Biggs and Coach Chad Harder. Back: Scott Manhart, Dakota Junkman, Ryan Berg, Kellon Ausdemore, Ty ler Bruck, Justin Ploen, and Austin McMahon. Not pictured: V/ill1am Cox and Jim Pierson. 8th Grade Volleyball Front: Hilary VIalter, Jessie Velthoff. Second: Beth Jarrett He1d1 Barrier, Coach Jenny Berens, Catherine Wellman, Kelci V/ellman. Back Sarah Moffatt, Blake Su I iv an, Jessica Bowen. 120 Sports •M �Middle ~ool ~ports 7th Gmde Volleyball Front: Ashley Corrin, Alley Fox. Second: Samantha Norman, Ashley Guarino, Tara Eckrich,Amanda Dea, Shannon Nelson. Back: Coach Jonette Fischer, Chelsey Pacl, JordanLeehy, Rachel Lefeber, Carolyn Kay, Kelsey Flemming, Coach Casey Ring. 7th and Gmde Boys and Girls Cross Cotmtry Front: Nick Thomas, Joseph Smith. Back: Heidi Barrier, Brandon Pogge, Bet h Jarrett 7th and 8th Gmde Wrestling Front: Alex L1ndvall, Joseph Green, Caleb White, Steven Messerschmidt, Daniel Killpack, Dakota Junkman. Back: Nathan Min.ah.an, Zach Jacobs, Luke Huebert, Robert Kinney, Colton Corrin, Jacob Kramer, Scott Manhart, Kellon A,usdemore. Not Pictured: Patrick Grovet· and Weston Legard.a. Middle School Sports 121 �Middle ~ool ~ports 8th Grade Boys Basketball Front: John Wellman, Taylor Gunderson, Austin Beebe, Tyler Marr, Kyle Zimmerman and Derek Finken. Back: Colton Corr in, Brandon Pogge, Josh Calhoon, Zach Pohlman, Daniel Ring and Coach Mike Larsen. 7th Grade Boys&IBketball Front: Kellon Ausdemore, Austin McMahon, Jeremy Biggs, Devin Lyons, Adam Nihsen, Ryan Berg, Eric Shriver and Nate Minahan. Back: Dakota Junkman, Jacob Kramer, Robert Kinney, Caleb White, Morgan Bar tlett, Jesse Harman, Levi Schroder and Coach Dan Elliott. 8th Grade Girls Basketball Front: Beth Jarrett, Aubrey Mcelmeel, Blake Sullivan and Hilary Walter. Second: Coach Mindy Morriss, Rachel Tuttle, Catherine Wellman, Sarah Moffatt, Coach Kasey Finken. Third : Jessie Ve lthoff, Heid i Barrier, Coach Dave Velthoff and Laysa Shreves. 122 Sports �Middle ~hool 8ports 7th Grade Girls Basketball Front: Ashley Guarino, Samantha Norman and Shannon Nelson. Second: Carolyn Kay, Taylor Dickerson,Carlee Ronfeldt, Rachel Lefeber and Jordan Leehy. Back: Coach Ang ie Pryor, Chelsey Pacl, Ashley Corrin, Amanda Dea, Ally Fox and Tara Eckrich. 7th and 8th Grade Boys Track ~~ Front : Zach Jacobs, Jon Wellman, Adam Nihsen,Jason Biggs,Dakota Junkman, Joe Smith, Jacob Kramer, Derek Finken, Kellon Ausdem ore. Back: Tyler Marr, Jesse Harman, Robert Kinney,Caleb Whit e, Josh Calhoon, Brandon Pogge, Steven Messerschmidt, Daniel Ring, Austin Beebe, Colton Cornn, Kyle Zimmerman. 7th and 8th Grade Girls Track tifl:=J~~~~~~ Front : Alyssa Lang, Hilaree Walter, Nicole Corrin,Jordan Leehy.Second Ashley Eckree, Chelsey Pacl, Ashley Corrin, Ally Fox, Amanda Dea, He1d1 Barrier, Jessie Velthoff, Lauren oung, As'1ley Guarino, Shannon Nelson. Back: Rachel Tuttle R::ichel Lefeber, Kelsey Flemming, Carolyn dy, Aubrey McMeel, Blake Su II iv an, Jesse Bowen, Beth Jarrett, Catherine Wellman, Coach Bobbi Ann Ruba, Makenna Strahm. Middle School Sports 123 �The V'Illage Each of the district's communities cind everyone in them come toge her w form one community, a sort of village. "The Village" 1s important to the school and its success; without the contributions and don2t1ons of trme and money, the school could not run as it does. Dontcitions in the form of time help the school in numerous ways. For instance, mciny people volunteer to work concession stands, athletic games or meets, and various other events. The monitary contributions from parents cind other community organizations and/or members go towcirds supporting cidditions, renovations, new equipment cind much, much more. The community helps in countless ways; without the help of "The Vi:lage", the school would cecise to exist. Contents Patron Ads Sen ior Ads Colophon Publ ications By: Amelia TUel �Captions: 1. Carol Fischer provides insight on serving 1n lt·aq at the Veterans Day Prng1·am. 2. Senior Erin Hanken and Junior Missy Ring show off the11· l1attle lvounds .aft.el' g1v1ng l'1ood. 3. Ylrs. Jennifer Smith volunteers he1· time at a benefit dinner for Jecin Christiansen. 4. Ju'11or Dillon Martens he'ps ::i Pc.rs 13 American Auxila1·y me111L1e1 fold the Amet'ICan flag at- the 1/eter.:m's Dciy F'ro ' im. ~- Ser 10 Tony Hubbard veeps his cool lvhtle giving blood fo1· the American Red Cmss. 6. Mt'S. Sally Nanninga a1 i r. • Donna Ausdemore help tat e adm1ss1on at a Music Boosters' suppe1·. 'l. t eola Volunt-et".r r-·11 e Depd · me1 r member· Greg Sch ierbrock teaches third grade1 ·s cit 1ou t f 1r"e safety . ~~-Jean and Larry Christiansen e :::it at a l1enef1t dinner to help support ~Jean's fight ciga111st cancer. ~ .Butch Kosmacek help• M ,..re f1 o, ln +ootl all terim as 3 meml"er of the "Chain Gc111g.'' 1 �i\usdernore construction 26966 Major Ave., Neola (7 12) 485-2094 Cell: (402) 689-5499 Farm and Conservation work of all kinds. lfarvest 1\lliance Church 300 Broadway, Minden, !A (7 12) 483- 2 153 Our mission is to know Christ: Exalt Him as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and Com ing King and complete His Great Commission. Iowa Western community college pyles Photography '5tudio, LTD 2 7 00 College Road, Council Bluffs 1-800- 432 - 5852 www.iwcc.edu IWCC offers more than 80 programs of study on a beautiful campus close to home. Call or go online now f or more information. 12 Patron Ads �Brich Plumbing, Inc Rolling BFarms, Inc Rolling BFeeders, LW 10 1 Fourth St., Neola, IA 51559 (7 12)485- 2 191 BAICH elumbinglNC Ron Barrier • new construction plumbing - licenced septic installer President • Titan West Cattle Working Facilities Stine Seed Dea le r Rolling B Farms Inc. 25597 310th Street Neola Iowa 51559 -·- Cell Ofhcc fax Email 402·681 5783 712-485 653 712-485-25ro rbarr tmail.c m FARMERS&MERCllANTS F.Sr.· STATE MNK· t886 Member FDIC Neola (712) 485-2245 Minden (712) 483-2611 www.fmsb-iowa.com 300112 Front Street, Neola, Iowa (712) 485-9507 www.hallandwelbourne.com Lehan Pharmacy 3 1 7 Main St., Minden (7 1 2) 483- 2884 1-800- 242 - 7 932 Joe Lehan, R.Ph. Larsen painting Mike Larsen 409 2nd St., Neola (7 1 2) 485- 2036 Interior/Exterior, Woodworking payne's 1\UtO Truck &Tractor Persia, IA �Avoca Implement Company Fischer Cutler-O'Neill Photography MEYER-WOJRDR1NG Funeral Home & Crematory 545 Willow Ave., Counc i Bluffs (71 2) 322- 7779 Gazette 107 4th St. P.O. Box 7 Neola, IA 5 1559 (7 12) 485- 2276 Iieartland Technology &>lutions Atlantic, lowa 1- 800- 709- 3686 @SCHER '7' ~· 1·1 1 i ·. ,1 .. '' tiY 0 INC. Sales and Service Box 38, 105 Main St, Portsmouth, !A 5 1565 leinen@iowatelecom.net (7 12) 743- 2315 (888) 919-9039 J~,;:~~ ~.) 2929 355th St.' Logan, IA 5 1546 (7 12) 644- 1400 "For All Your Seed Needsr' 1-Iorizon E,quipment Adair 1-800-443-3242 653 Oak Road, Harlan Avoca 1-800-524-9140 (712) 74 4 - 3619 Making IJfl Happen .-uind TldlnolotJ Solutlons LE,~N, Dennis I\enealy Pharmcicy, l//1ne & Spirits, Catering, '/edd1ng Cakes Open 2 4 Hours Hcirlcin, IA peter f\. Ziegler, D.D.'5., M.'5. ~u:,6 PJHFJAl~ J:~TION Timothy J. '5heehan, D.D.'5., M.'5. 1304 9th Stre t i{fetu ~ f!ldt,/pll ~~___.~J-A~ffi~lia-tes~,P~.C One Edmundson Place, Suite 500 P.O. Box 70 Council Bluffs, !A 5 1503 Harlan, IA 51537 -0070 388-0147 Ortnodor . - ,-Jt - 55 G1e·i on A' Suite 300, Council Bluffs, !A 51 C)O ~ ---~ Rodenburg Construction !~J..~ ~ rJJJJ SHELBY COUNTY BAN_~ 13«Yoh"6'YDrYo~rJ,lf!! STATE 6 14 5th St., Neola Harlan- Elk Horn- Panama(7 1 2) 485- 2682 Portsmouth- Irwin- shelby Fred Rodenburg 503 Court Street 30 years of supporting Harlan, low a 5 153 T-C students and 800-5 7 4-3531 athletes. www.scsbnet.com 128 Patron Ads Warner Insurance William Plambeck , 1\gency, Inc Construction All lines of insurance 405 2 2 96t11 St. 207 E 7th St., Logan 644-2456 Per'.".?1::i warnersag@hot:ma1l.com warnennsurancecige•1cy.com "Your BIG Independent Insurance f\gency" (7 12) 1188- 8. )~ Do11ng- B.8crhoP Br1serrP.nt Dg.;;i1r;1 ckvJ O,ldPr rt .JI �Blue Moon Bar and Grill 3 12 Front St., Neola (7 12) 485- 209 1 F..tvent Photography 2 1 1 Main Ave., Defiance (7 12) 7 48- 70 1 1 liarrison Mutual Insurance 312 E 7th St., Log.an, IA 5 1546 (7 12) 644- 27 10 Dr. Chad ~altved Mace's A.uto '5upply Minal1an '5heetmetal Jorgensen Chiropractic Clinic 2 104 G.arf ield Ave., Harl.an, IA (712) 755-58 78 104 S. 6th St., Mo. Valley (7 12) 642-4156 29510 285th St. Neola, IA 51559 (7 12) 485-2013 Minden Dental Clinic R &T Construction '5t. Patrick's catholic Church Thom.as B. Steg, DDS 3 17 Main, Minden, IA 5 1553 (7 12) 483- 2122 R.anay R1ng 20 6 1st St ., Neola (402) 67 9-8159 Neola, IA (7 12) 485- 2 124 '5helby Insurance f\.gency '5tate Farm Insurance T-C A.uto parts 4 2 5 East St., Shelby, low a 544- 2628 Rhonda Hope 1 1 1 N. Elm Street, Avoca (7 12) 343-257 7 1 14 3rd Street, Neola (7 12) 485- 2251 Underwood Farn1 '5upply, LLC Westen1 Iowa Insurance, Inc. Western Marketing A.ssociates, Corp. P.O Box 10, Underv·.-ood (7 12) 566- 2 19 I 191 1 N. La Vista Heights Ro.ad, Avoca .agency@insureiow.a.com 108 N. 2nd St. Missouri Valley, IA 5 1555 (71 2) 642-41 67 Childs and ijall, P.C. country Mall 1005 7th St., Harl.an 3 16 Front St. Neola (7 12) 755- 2111 (7 12) !\.voca Building Material Center, Inc. 1 t:)OQ Sawmill Drive, Avoca (7 12) 3 4 3 -6 323 48~ - 2. 5 11 First Presbyterian Church l\NOD Radio '5tation 400 2nd St., Neola (7 12) 4 85-2339 Michels Minden Grocery 105.3 FM- Harl.an, IA 300 Main St., Minden (7 12)483- 2794 (7 12) 755- 3883 Everyone Welcome.I Minden Bowl cafe &Lounge '5outhwest Orhodontics Touch of Class Minden, IA 51553 40 Northwest Drive Council Bluffs 40 1 Re1111ngton, Neola (712) 485- 24 lf 1-800-3 7 3 - 2402 Diane Rodenbu1·g (7 12) 483- 2 5 12 '5helby Dairy Queen A.voca Red·ErMix, Inc. Shelby, low.a 5 157 0 (7 12) 544- 2622 Country Cuts Fann Bureau Financial &rvices eete CJ(ll t'.I I~ t:tl Patron Ad 129 �Danielle Ausdemore Dana &hierbrock Danielle, Vle are so proud of you. Keep your caring spirit and your sense of humor. Hang on tight and enJOY the ride. Love always, Mom andDad Love, Mom,Dad, Erin and Derek Austin and Nicki McCool &nnantha Manhart ~ Sam, ' Best of luck always- I'm very proud of you. You've been the JOY of my life. . Love, Mom Allison l\.ennedy Always playing grown-up ... Now you arel Go out into the world ...Make us proud.. You already do everyday! Love, Dad &Marmy 130 Parent Ads V/e're lucky to have your beautiful sm ile and your lovely ways 1n our life! 'r ou a e t he cont1nuo:.r" LOV", Mom 8 D �Jodee liempel Doodle, Your world is full of opportunity. Keep digging and building with a smile. I'm so proud of youl Love, Mom Rebecca 1-Iadfield Rachel and Bethany I(uhnle The futu re holds many possibilities. Grasp all it has to offer. Keep smiling. Love, Mom cind Dad .~lwciys keep a song in your heart! May God bless you on life's Journey. l(risten lJngrad We love you, Mom and Dad Myckell &henk Myckell, Follow your dreams and keep dancing! We are so proud of you1 Love, Mom, Dad, Dakota Poohy, We are so very proud of you. You're focused on yourfuture and we're confident you'll l1e successful. EnJOY lifr 1 We Love You, Dad, Mom and John Parent Ads 131 �'5tephanie Cross Keep up the good work Stephanie (our artist from the start). \I le are proud of you. Love, Mom and Edd ie l(atie l-farman Your ability to JUSt be you and your uniqueness are what set you apart from others. Love, Dad and Mom Lance Brisbois Jessica Bruck Jes1, '/or 11 e you don't. needthemone}. Dance like no one 1~ loo~ 1ng. Love l1~e ou\te nevet· fieen hurt. 'Je love yout Vle are proud of you. Keep making yourself proud. (Good luck to all the class.) Mum, D,-i lt j Love, Mom, Dad, Shannon and Grandma Rock Matt Dickerson BudV/e are so proud of you now arid always will bet Vle love you so much' The Family 132 Parent Ads Bt 't 1 ' �i\licia Fischer Alicici, Your grecit sense of competit iveness cind determincition have brought you much success; ccirry thcit into the nextphcise of your life! We love you. Love, Dcid, IV!om, Andreci & Ashley l\shley Wagner As le~1, You bnng such joy to our lives. We are so proud of cill your1ave accomplished cind we wish you much happiness cind success in t he f uture. Love, Mom & Dcid Michael Jensen Always trust in God completely for He will unfold your future and guide you along that path He chose for you. You have made us proud and we will love you forever. Mom, Dad, Sara& Trevor &rra Jensen Brian Grote Bncin, You've made us proud. Youv'e shown great T-Cspirit. Keep working hard and mcike life fun! Always remember, "Life's taught; get a helmet." Most important put God first and above everything 1n your life. Vle love you always and you have made us proud of you. tv1c 1111, Pad, M e & frevor We love you! Dad, Mom, Dean, Laura, Brad Parent Ads l 33 �Colophon The 2006Trojan waspubl1shedby '/alsworthPubl1sh1ng Company of Marceline, Missouri. Greg Adams served as representative of the company. All copy was created and written by the Publications staff exclusively, while all photographs were taken by the Publications staff unless otherwise 1nd1cated. The cover was full litho printed in four-color process 1 1th satin lam1na- - tion applied. AV /PC One Child, AV!PC One Child Bold, A !PC Cheers Type, AV/PC Cheers Type Bold and A /PC Times were chosen for the type styles 1n po int styles ranging from 6 to 96. The computer program used to create the layouts was Page Maker 7.0. The theme was "Feature Presentation". Expenses were subsidized entirely through patron ads, senior parent ads and yearbook sales. There were 185 copies printed. Yearbooks sold for $35$40 without a namestamp and $40 with a namestamp or icon, and $43 for both a namestamp and icon. The Trojan staff would like to recognize the following people tor their hard work and cooperation in making the 2006 Trojan successful. Those commindable people were Greg Adams and Mindy Sayre; Sarah Elliott, Brett Nanninga and Angie Huseman; Steve Staffot"d, Karen Kay, Kelly Dollen, Rhonda McKenzie, Roberta Morse, and Heidi Peters; Glenda Kunze, Kevin Matul~a, and all the TCHS Faculty; The Gazette; and area photogrdphers. -- 2006Trojln Editor-in-Ohief: Al1c1a Fischer l\~t Editor. Amelia Tuel 8taff: Becky Barner, Lance Brisbois, Brittani Bruck, Cortney Christiansen, Al1c1a Fischer, Bethany KuhnlP, Monte Larsen, Lisa M1nahan, M1ndy Morriss, Leah N1elsen, Kurt Spomer, Amel 1.a Tu ,I, Katie 1/ I 10;ec, .t\dvlser: Mrs. Sarah Elliott Walsworth~ �Rushlfour The Publications class truly learned the meaning of "Rush Hour". During 8th period each day, Publications members rushed to meet deadlines and fulf ill all of Adviser Mrs. Sarah Elliott's demands. With only one class period set aside each day for Publications,staff members were requ ired t o spend extra time working on assignments in order to meet deadlines. With hard wor and togetherness, the Publications staff was able to beat the rush and complete qua Iity publications of the TroJim yearbook and TroJan Exclusive newspaper. Above: The 2006 Publ1cat1on's staff, pictured above, worked diligently all year to produce ciual1ty newspaper and yearbook publrcat1cns. Left: Junior Katie Wiges looks up 1nformat1on frorr past yeartJooks norder to better her yearbook spreads . .e~ O>'J' r 'l(rl}Llr.t t"' -1'.J h 0 "! S~ ("~r o'i ! 0 f 1n1~-h ur 1.: _,re ort~. f' iJ : - :;r lance "Diego"Brlsbois · t c. ze ':;r: · Rachel Kuhnle's .. ·.·· Publications 135 �You Get By: Al1c1a Fischer "The Closer You Get" to end of the year, the more in shock one is of how fast 1t went. At the beginning of the school year, students were reminded that the year would fly by. For this particular year, however, that seemed to be an understatement. V/ith this school year came much success backed by the hard work of the students and staff. The achievements of the year and the strive for future ones were easily seen. Returning students were ireminded that hard worK must be put forward in order to keep achieving success, while seniors realized that "The Closer You Get" to the end, the more you appreciate what you iec:irned in the beginning. ���E v I Tri-CentGr Hl.:~ Schoo: ' E w ;~r~ !Y �crimes against humanity. ��������A. Shuttle back in orbit Two years after the Columbia tragedy grounded NASA's manned space flight progr space shuttle Discovery returned NASA to outer space with a successful two-week mission. However, anxious moments came after foam insulation knocked loose on takeoff caused a two-day delay in Discovery's return to Earth. B. Science or religion? Communities and school districts ferociously debated the merits of Intelligent Design, a concept that asserts certain aspects of the living world seemed to be caused by an intelligent source, rather than a random process such as natural selection. Opponents claimed it was religion masquerading as science, while proponents insisted it should be a respected point of view. C. Space tourist American scientist Gregory Olsen paid $20 million for a 10-day trip to the International Space Station. Olsen, the co-founder and chairman of his own fiber-optics company, made the trip aboard a Russian rocket and became only the third civilian to become a "space tourist." D. 360 around the world Microsoft released its newest gaming system, Xbox 360, just in time for the holidays and prompted shoppers to camp out in lines to gobble them up. The consoles were also launched with a new expanded service from Microsoft that allowed gamers worldwide to play one another. E. Generation MySpace Teens continued becoming more immersed in the internet. MySpace. com, an online social community geared toward young adults and musicians, became one of the fastest-growing websites on the internet. Just two years old, MySpace's membership approached 50 million users and began getting more hits than Google and AOL. Elsewhere, popular online encyclopedias like Wikipedia started to be viewed as viable reference tools, despite debates regarding its accuracy. '\ \ �F. Lost World Conservation groups on an expedition into the remote tropical jungles of Indonesia discovered dozens of new animal and plant species. The scientists reportedly found up to 20 new types of frogs and a species of tree kangaroo (pictured) that was previously thought to be extinct. G. Park for free Salt Lake City joined a growing list of American cities that began offering free metered downtown parking for more environmentally friendly vehicles. To qualify, cars needed to get at least 50 milq-; to the gallon or be a hybrid powered by an alternative fuel. Other cities that offered similar programs included Austin, Texas and New Haven, Conn . H. Landmark surgery Doctors in Miami successfully removed a 16-pound tumor from the face of Marlie Casseus, a 14-year-old Haitian girl suffering from a rare genetic disorder. Casseus was brought to the United States for the procedure after aid workers in Haiti discovered her case. Donations from all over the world helped Casseus' family pay the medical bills. I. Monkey business A group of American scientists announced that they successfully decoded the DNA of the chimpanzee, considered the closest relative to humans in nature. By comparing the chimp DNA to human DNA, the doctors hoped to discover the of various diseases. sp ce.com Google 11 .5% Survey results comp students acres~ the nat ��������� 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 Tri-Center High School yearbooks Subject The topic of the resource School yearbooks -- Iowa -- Neola. Tri-Center High School (Neola, Iowa) -- Yearbooks. Description An account of the resource A collection of yearbooks for Tri-Center High School. These books were published annually to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of the school. 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Title A name given to the resource Trial Run for Compactor Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource Testing the Maxon Shu-Pak refuse loader Friday at the City Garage are Jack Bowen, Public Works mechanic and Bob Martin, city sanitation director. The city is using the $33,000 machine on a week's trial basis. It is operated from the right side by the operator standing on the running board. When the operator reaches a pile of refuse, he hits the air brake, steps down and pitches the trash into the compactor, then climbs aboard and goes to the next stop. 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Feminists. Women's rights, History. Description An account of the resource A collection of materials related to American women's rights and temperance advocate Amelia Bloomer. Including letters written to Bloomer, documents, photos, and books. Bloomer was one of the pioneers in the women's rights movement and was associated with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Most letters in the collection were written while Bloomer lived in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she helped organize the Iowa Woman's Suffrage Association in 1870 and was named honorary Vice President of the American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collections. Letter Correspondence between 2 or more people 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/. 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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 26 cm 15 cm x 21 cm 6 cm x 14 cm 11 cm x 21 cm 15 cm x 21 cm 16 cm x 21 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Tribute To Photographer Jack Kennedy Subject The topic of the resource Local news Description An account of the resource (top to bottom): 'Out for a good time' 'This weather . . . not fit for a dog' Jack Kennedy 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' 'Fountain of youth' 'The jumper' 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 19, 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 1981-07-19 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 Jack Kennedy Award Pictures Kennedy_Jack_Awardpics_10_19_1954_001.jpg Kennedy_Jack_Awardpics_11_17_1955_001.jpg Kennedy_Jack_Awardpics_10_23_1956_001.jpg Kennedy_Jack_Awardpics_07_04_1955_001.jpg Kennedy_Jack_Awardpics_08_27_1956_001.jpg Kennedy_Jack_Awardpics_10_08_1956_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. 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