Columbus High School - Discoverer Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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Several school records were broken during the year by individuals excelling in their sport. Band had an excellent year along with the other music groups. The band’s rifle corps and flag corps were new ideas that changed the face of the band. Judges in contests seemed to have liked the change because they always rated high. The all-school musical was cancelled this year due to a lack of student participation. The musical was scheduled as “Camelot” with the leading roles chosen when the decision to cancel was announced. It was the first time in 23 years that CHS didn’t have a fall musical. Throughout the year, there were many clubs and activities to get involved in but only a few people joined in them actively. Jobs were a major reason there were fewer participants. Students felt the need to go out and get a job to earn more money. This usually occupied their afternoons and weekends. Besides the students, there were people who were also working and teaching on the set who were The Technicians: The technicians were the people who helped make the show possible. They made sure the set was ready to go when the school day began and cleaned up after. The technicians also included the directors of the show. The directors as administrators and teachers made everything run smoothly. Teachers instructed the stars in the educational script. Several new teachers joined the CHS staff in the drafting, art, English, and business areas. On the whole, the year’s effort went well. Some stars put in more time in making the show great than others did. But, all in all. everyone had a share of work to complete to make the year complete. At the end of the year, as in all past, the leading roles had to pass on the leads to the understudies. The seniors headed out into the world to star in their own show. The new school leaders have had a long practice and are ready to take over. However, that’s getting ahead of our story. This is about ’78-’79 and with everything ready, you can now embark on your .... Top Left: Karen Zimmerman can’t believe it's happening to her in Accounting. Top Right: I've had it up to here Lori Wurdeman indicates during a discussion. Middle: Ken Kwapnioski looks up while studying in the IMC. Above: Karen Koppel contemplates if taking that Physics test was really worth it. Right: Al Haney snarfs a hamburger. Voyage Across The Silver Screen 6 Opening Shots

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Top Left: Mike Whetstone is a glow in the light from the Homecoming bonfire in the east parking lot Top Right: Lisa Nelson congratulates Maureen Lannan on being named varsity cheerleader for '79-80 at the Booster Club banquet. Bottom Right: Wes Ott gathers in his diploma at mid-term graduation. Above: After solving one of Mr. Neese's tough math problems. Lori Henggeler takes a moment to relax. (continued from page 2) Trends such as straight-leg jeans, boots, disco dancing, frizzed hair, spike-heeled shoes and slit skirts were tried throughout the year. Everyone of the stars did their part to give a good performance and when the stars were all set to go, then everyone prepared .... The Set: It was generally the same as it had been in past years. Columbus High had enrolled 925 students at the start of the school year with approximately 50 faculty members. All sections of the school were put to use because it was the highest enrollment ever. One room was set aside for those students who wished to skip out of class or just liked to get into trouble. This room, 104B, was commonly referred to as MjailM. CHS was set in a surrounding that fits perfectly into the show. Columbus was just the right size town with approximately 18,000 people. Some new additions to Columbus were a Buger King, several new shops downtown and apartment complexes. However, Brenner’s Furniture Store was lost in a huge fire. City and state elections were held November 7 with the controversial topics the “Bottle Bill” and the “Lid Bill” being voted on and defeated. The country had some hard times during the year with the deflation of the dollar. Gasoline also reached the price of 83$ by the end of the school year. But all settings have their good and bad parts. The president in office was Jimmy Carter and serving as vice-president was Walter Mondale. On the world-wide picture, the Roman Catholic church elected a pope and after a few short weeks he died. A new pope was selected, John Paul II. People all over tuned out the fighting in Africa plus the mass suicide in Guiana. The stars got into place, the the set was complete and the director called, “Lights, camera.” and the shutter switched to ... The Action: It began right away. On the sports scene, the action brought on by the stars was all the activities they were involved in. With 13 sports, there were always practices after school and some even before school. Practices began in mid-August for fall sports and the spring sports were finished in mid-May. The spectators during the action pointed out the outstanding athletes. All sports brought out several promising athletes. Main sports that were supported during the year were football, basketball and wrestling. Wrestling had to be the outstanding CHS sport. It had an undefeated season and took the state championship in Lincoln. Opening 5

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