Falls City High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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lJ Li.liLL.Ut Juniors prepare for real world “I’m ready for high school to end, but I’m not ready to face the ‘real world’”. --Leslie Coleman- The juniors started out with eager anticipation, yet apprehension. They were apprehensive because it was their third year of high school. The juniors were also anxious because it was their next to the last year of high school. In just one more year, they would finally be out on their own. Leslie Coleman commented on how she felt about having just one more year before she faced the “real world”. She said, I feel that one more year is not enough time to make decisions about my upcoming career and which college to attend. I'm ready for high school to end, but I'm not ready to face all the problems of the 'real world'.” Helen Konstantopoulos expressed her thoughts about being a junior. She said, Being a junior gives me a great feeling. It means that I’m an adult now and that I have only one more year to go until I go out into the harsh and challenging world.” Another junior, Mike Snook, said, The best part of being a junior is knowing I only have one more year left of school. Kim Noll described her junior year as speedy”. Many other juniors agreed with this analysis. They said that they were amazed at already being juniors. It seemed just like yesterday that they entered the building as shy, scared, intimidated little freshmen, and now they had worked their way up to being juniors. Now there was only one stage left. That was their senior year, which they looked forward to with great anticipation and also great anxiety, but first came the struggle of working their way through being juniors. Although the juniors had another year left, they would be seniors before they knew it. Bobbie Adams Robin Adams bavid Arnold Randy Arnold Shelly Armbruster Lew Barker Brad Baumert John Baxter Jean Becker Mike Becker Todd Chandler Leslie Coleman Lenny Collins Aaron Comer Nancy Davis Mitzi Deckinger Tracy Duerfeldt Deanna Earhart

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tLbLLlillLLi.Lt Many of the sophomores started out the year just as they ended their freshman year, being hauled around by parents or someone else and waiting impatiently to turn 16. Many of the sophomores got their license, and some even received their own cars once they hit the legal age. Kim Chandler said, “It feels great to have a license and a car. It’s great being able to drive. Shannon Jenkins commented, “Having a license and a car has given me my first real sense of independence. I no longer have to depend on parents or friends for rides. It feels really great to be able to go anywhere I need to go when I want to. Although some sophomores were lucky enough to get their own cars, many of them just had to settle for getting a license. They then had to beg to use their parents' car on weekends so they could go out cruising and ride up and down Harlan Street to see all their friends. Even though it was great to be a sophomore, turn 16, and get a license and maybe even a car, there were many added responsibilities that went along with being a sophomore and being 16. For many it meant that it was time to get a job so that they could afford to buy gas for their cars. For others it meant getting a job so they could earn enough money to buy a car. Many were required to work so they could pay insurance, which was very expensive because they were young and inexperienced drivers. For some it was a time for having fun with driving and for others it was a time to work. Sophomores get their own wheels “It feels good to have a license and a car. It’s great being able to drive.” -Kim Chandler- Julie Rieger Tony Rieschick Heather Rowell Stephanie Schawang Tami Schawang Tony Schawang David Shields Dan Spencer Shannon Stokes June Strasll Troy Strauss Chris Suedmeier Pat Sumpter Tammy Umland Connie Walsh Tom Watson Todd Werner Jared Wittwer Sophomores 27

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Carol Edelman Mary Elwonger Michele Fritz Debbie Garland Tiffany Gatz Lisa Gellett Terri Graves Ginger Hall Michelle Huebner Stefan Hussenoeder Margaret Ivey Barb Joy Matt Joy Mike Kaster Susan Kirkendall Tacy Kirkendall Helen Konstantopoulos Brenda Lampe Karey Lindholm Jamme Loss Lori Malcolm Amy Marteny John McClarnen Ivey McDowell Amy Marteny works hard to decorate her locker. Tacy Kirkendall and Susan Kirkendall are surprised on the first day of school. 29