Columbus High School - Discoverer Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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Top Left: “Who’s got the spirit. Ma asks Pa (Mr. Dartman) to Ma (Ms. Schlobohm during a pep rally skit after school. Top Middle: Cathy Uhlmann and Jane Beckmann compare times at a CHS girls swim meet. Top Right: Bryan Richardson makes sure that his chemistry potion is combined just as the instructions state. Above: Ken Robinson reflects on his team's action during a breather in the football game. Right: Dolly Parton makes a special appearance at CHS’s spring choral concert. In reality. Mark Loeffler uses his falsetto voice to entertain the crowd. 4 Opening Shots

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Far Top Left: Ken Van Dyke gazes out of the huddle before the first home swim meet, hoping that his lucky hat will work. Far Middle Left: Debbie Dush gets a chuckle Left: Intramurals gave students and teachers enjoyment though sometimes the competitive spirit won out. Here Mr. Callan shoots for two. Below: Mary Jo Korus adds the finishing touches before she makes her entrance in a Theater II production. Bottom Right: Jane Stracke and Lyle Nyffeler play a tune at the annual band concert Bottom Left: Dan Sharp shows who is number one at the basketball game against Kearney. Opening 3

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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