Plattsmouth High School - Plattonian Yearbook (Plattsmouth, NE)

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Sophomores were also invited to the after- prom party. Jeane Litle is shown. The after-prom party consisted of many casi- no type games. Brian Beckman, senior, is shown here playing one of the more popular ones — black jack. All prom and after-prom photos were provided courtesy of Ric Carl- son of Plattsmouth Photography.

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King Brad, Queen Becky Honored As Prom oyalty For ’86 At 11 p.m., the names of king and queen were announced and they were Seniors Brad Krauth and Becky To- man. The couple was crowned by last year's queen Tracy Porter. Since the 1985 king, Jeff Jamison could not at- tend, Tracy was assisted by Alumnus Alex Carpenter. Nominations for prom royalty were held several weeks earlier and the sen- ior class nominees included Trish Lewandowski, Rodger Redden, Becky, David Reichart, Yvonne Ratzburg, Brad, Kari Fogal and Kevin Dasher. Trish and Kevin were named as senior attendants. Juniors nominated for attendants in- cluded Missy McCormick, Brian Bres- nahan, Tami McGowan, Robie Church, Dena Ostrander, Brad Brown, Jenny Pohlmeier, Spencer Pohlmeier, Bekkijo Barkus and Terry Dasher. An unusual thing happened with the attendants. Tami McGowan and Bek- kijo Barkus tied for the honor and so they shared the title. Brad Brown was chosen also. Three children served as crown bearers: Jeff Gogerty, Brian May and Susie Pohlmeier. And then it was over. The following Monday, one student remarked, “I don’t want to talk about prom. I am sick of talking about it.” Most agreed with her. Starting in September, the responsibility of prom hangs over the heads of the juniors. Their feelings must fluctuate from ones of anxiety to ones of anticipation. Money is always the number one concern. The class sponsors, Miss Niece Jochims and Mr. Ralph Tar- nasky, organized several moneyrmak- ing projects for the class. In Septem- ber, the juniors were set loose on the town armed with magazine subscrip- tion brochures. At the beginning of October, the class officers looked forward to Hal- loween and ordered cases of individ- ually-wrapped candy. This sold well and juniors could be seen selling the candy to faculty, other students and each other. Who can pass up the perfect Christ- mas gift? No one! That’s what the next sales campaign was banking on. The juniors took orders for crystal jewelry and sun-catchers that were just the right size for stocking stuffers. Finally, the money making is over and it is time to spend several weeks arguing about the theme and then be- fore you know it, the question arises: what color crepe paper are we going to use? Slowly, the pieces fall into place and somehow, the night finally arrives and the streamers do not fall down. Sophomores Chad Hart, John Lukowski and Bob Combs were dressed in shorts, t-shirts and halos for their duties as prom servers. The entrance to the gym was a tunnel formed by streamers. Sophomore David Klanecky is shown entering.

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Parents, Community Join Forces To Promote Party fter Prom The Plattsmouth community wanted to do something different after prom this year — something that would grab the attention of the entire student body. Work began last winter on the idea of having an After Prom Party.” This idea was started to help promote an alcohol-free evening, juniors Missy McCormick and Brian Bresnahan, class officers, attended a seminar that helped give the idea a boost. The theme of the party was Las Ve- gas night. Games, food, an auction and also a live band were provided. The party lasted from midnight to 6 a.m. The only requirement for students was that anyone who left would not be readmitted. By handing out a stack of money to each student as he arrived, the partici- pants were able to play the games that were included. These ranged from black jack, poker, chuck-a-luck, ring toss, craps and even-or-odd. With the money won, students could bid at the auction of prizes at the end of the evening. The most popular game seemed to be poker. Tickets were free. Students were asked to sign up in the Guidance Of- fice. It was stressed that students did not need a date or have to attend the prom dance in order to attend the after-prom events. Plattsmouth merchants supported the event by donating money, bal- loons, posters, food, prizes and long, hard work. Everyone seemed to agree that it was a success. Plenty of refresh- ments were provided for students in- cluding pizza, chips, sundaes, pop and breakfast. When the post-prom party was in- troduced, students were not quite sure how it turn out and if anyone would attend. The first impression that most students had was that they would be locked up in a strange building with no way out. This proved to be false. Sen- ior Vice President Kevin Dasher said, I liked the after-prom party. It was fun and everyone seemed to enjoy it. Sophomore Cindy Toman's claim to fame that night was that she turned out to be one of the richest people at the party. Brian Bresnahan commented, After-prom was great! Everyone liked the games and it was an exciting even- ing. This was the first year for the party and from the look of things, it won’t be the last. Estimates figured that 85% of the junior and senior classes showed up for the event. Like most of the students at after-prom. Ju- niors Kim Nolting and Tammi Morris changed into more comfortable clothes before attending. Sophomore Kelly Ogle and Junior Spencer Pohlmeier wait for the winning hand at the black jack table. 29