Sacred Heart High School - Reflections Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 44 of the 1978 volume:

REFLECTIONS Sacred Heart High School Falls City. NE Volume 13 Teachers Guide Us Through The Year Mr. Lonnie Ford: American History. American Problems. World History. P.E.. Coach. Senior Class Sponsor. Miss Kathy Connelly: American History. World History. Religion II. Money Matters S. Hilaria: Principal. Algebra I. II, Geometry. Trigonometry. Analytic Geometry. Calculus. Biology. Chemistry. Speech. Sophomore Class Sponsor. Fr. Murphy: Religion III, IV. S. Anne: Record Keeping. Fr. Baker: Religion I. II. S. Madeleva: Band. Chorus. Mrs. Schwartz: English III. IV, Librarian. Money Matters S. Agnes Clare: English I, II, Guidance Counselor. Freshman Class Sponsor. 2 Graduates Seniors Make It To The Top Leon Koelzer Kevin Taft Michael Selis Sara Schulenberg Karey Crofford Lori Lippold John McGuire Joan Eckwert Constance Olberding Kathleen Stratton Douglas Cowan Mary Bennett 4 Tracy Rathman Victor Martineau Matthew Santo The Way We Are Nancy Froeschl Michelle Schuetz Mary Ellen Cowles Renee Kreifels Lynne Coupe Julie Kunce Randall Smith Kenneth Kottich Daniel Hill 5 Glimpses Of The Seniors The senior class held a slave auction to raise money. The slaves are. from left to right. Lori Lippold, Sara Schulenberg. Connie Olberding, Mary Bennett. Michelle Schuetz, Nancy Froeschl. Kathy Stratton, and Julie Kunce. Celebrating Karey Crofford's birthday, a group of senior girls held a party for her at the Pizza Hut. Clockwise from left are Mimi Cowles, Nancy Froeschl, Julie Kunce. Renee Kreifels, Michelle Schuetz. Lynne Coupe. Karey Crofford. and Kathy Stratton. The senior class scholarship winners are. standing left to right. Mary Bennett, track scholarship to Southeast Community College at Fairbury; Connie Olberding, Elk's Club; Dan Hill, football scholarship to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Mimi Cowles, vocal scholarship to Peru State College; Julie Kunce. Regents scholarship to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and Elk’s Club. The senior class was competently led by the class officers in the picture. They are Mike Sells, president; Tracy Rathman. vice-president; Mimi Cowles, treasurer; and Lynne Coupe, secretary. 6 Undergrads Juniors Are Moving Up and Out!! We began our Junior year in the fall of 1977. It was a very busy year and the first challenge was homecoming. The boys put on our own version of the movie “Star Wars.'' We built a bonfire on the east side of the school. During the month of December the juniors decorating ability was put to the test when they decorated the ceiling of the Tiehen Gym for the Christmas Formal. To raise money for the junior-senior prom, the juniors delivered the telephone books. With the help of Mrs. Raymond Vinsonhaler and Sister Ann. this project was carried off smoothly in spite of the weather On Friday. May 5. the junior-senior prom was held in the Elks Club Ballroom with the theme: ‘Grand Illusion. With this year coming to a close, the Juniors are looking forward to their last year at Sacred Heart. The junior class officers prepare silver balls for decorating the gym for the Christmas Formal. From left they are Janet Scholl, president; Tom Bangert. treasurer; Randy Schawang. vice-president; and Laura Prosser, secretary. Robert Burghart Laurie Coupe Tom Bangert Colleen Bennett Bob Crofford Nancy Lippold Randy Schawang Patti Goltz Tim Schuetz Lisa Knobbe Janet Scholl Ronda Wissman Joe Marx Michelle Kreifels Geri Anno Charles Kreifels Regina Marx Brad Oliver Laura Prosser Doug Anno 8 Clockwise starting below: Charles Kreifels serves water at the annual Fish Fry; Mike Prosser, center, presents a check for one thousand dollars to Tom Bangert. class treasurer, for the telephone book delivery job that the class did; Doug Anno decorates the gym for the Christmas formal; Brad Oliver goes up for two points in a basketball game against Pawnee City; Ronda Wissman carries a load of telephone books to be delivered around Falls City; Patty Goltz leaps her way to glory in the long jump at a girls track meet; Colleen Bennett, Matt Santo, and Tim Schuetz dance the night away at the junior-senior prom. 9 Sophomores Move Along At right class officers Secretary Dottie Hill.Treasurer Brian Burghart. Vice-President Debbie Nichols and President Jon McQueen watch as Brian Burghart demonstrates how to take blood pressure. Natalie Eickhoff Mike Finck Dottie Hill Terry Horner Tim Kean Shiela Koelzer Amy Kunce Julie Majerus Karen Marx Kathy Marx Jon McQueen Debbie Nichols Mike Olberding Kirby Oliver Linda Randall Patti Sinclair Danelle Smith Bob Stratton Judi Watton Maria Weddle 10 Starting clockwise from lower left sophomore girls Maria Weddle. Linda Randall. Patti Cowles and Kathy Marx make popcorn for basketball games Natalie Eickhoff and Mike Finck work together on biology. Debbie Nichols shoots for two during Christmas games as Jon McQueen and Mike Olberding watch. Lenny Baker. Mike Olberding and Bob Stratton view trophies from Mike Olberding's TKO's this season Juniors-to-be” Terry Horner. Patti Sinclair. Judy Watton. Brian Burghart, and Mike Finck compare styles of the SHHS class of '80. 11 Freshmen Show Their Spirit During the year of 1977-1978. the freshman class held a slave sale and produced $85 for the class treasury. Many of us participated in the musical and in sports events. At right: The class officers. Don Strecker, president. Janet Tauchen. treasurer. Vicki Rathman. vice-president, and David Kopetzky, secretary, auction off the slaves and collect their highest bids. Gene Ramer Norbert Silva Philip Knobbe Kevin Gerdes David Kopetzky Janet Tauchen Marcy Meinzer Vicki Rathman Jerome Keithley Joyce Stratton Don Strecker Amy Keithley 12 Freshmen Survive The First Year Below, right: Marcy Meinzer sends a pitch to home plate while Phil Knobbe and Janet Tauchen wait for the outcome. At leff: David Kopetzky shows determination after hitting the ball, as Joyce Stratton. Ronnie Bennett. Don Strecker. and Mary Taft look on. Ronnie Bennett Frank Berger Sharon Tauchen Jeff Frederick Gayle Prater Mary Taft Jayne Stratton Don Weddle Ron McHugh 13 A Life Of The Party Director ...................................... Mrs. Hank Schwartz Mrs. Harriet Hughes ................................. Lynne Coupe Mr. Jesse Hughes ..................................... Mike Sells Amy Hughes ........................................... Mimi Cowles Jean Hughes ......................................... Julie Kunce Mildred Hughes ...................................... Nancy Froeschl Teddy Hughes ............................................. Dan Hill Mike Tisdale ...................................... Randall Smith Snazzy Mitchell ...................................... Matt Santo Ruth Coates ......................................... Renee Kreifels Mrs. Victoria Coates................................. Tracy Rathman Tommy King ........................................... Doug Cowan Sally Frazier ....................................... Karey Crofford Dottie Kixmiller ..................................... Mary Bennett Maryrosalie Smith ............................... Sara Schulenberg Hope Shuttleworth Nurse ......................... Connie Olberding Officer Walter Lipscomb ............................. David Anno Mrs. Matson ...................................... Michelle Schuetz Estelle Matson ....................................... Joni Eckwert Grandma Duncan Stage Manager ........................ Kathy Stratton Top right: Dan Hill brings his four stage girlfriends (Mary Bennett, Sara Schulenberg. Karey Crofford. Connie Olberding) out for a curtain call; Center right: Julie Kunce. the “life of the party lashes out at Randall Smith; Bottom left: Lynne Coupe, as the mother of the Hughes family, with a terrible headache, after her daughters party; Bottom right: Mimi Cowles helps her stage father. Mike Sells, into the room. Athletics Irish Rebuild To A Winning Season The Sacred Heart Irish rebuilt their team to produce a fine winning season After losing many players to graduation, and acquiring a new coach in Lonnie Ford, the Irish had many open spots on the line-up. Coach Ford and his team, which used a number of underclassmen, won their first five games of the season. The Irish played some of their games in adverse weather, and still overcame the opponents. Top right. Matt Santo. Bill Randall, and Victor Martineau move in on a running opponent. Center left. All alone. John McGuire heads for hopeful paydirt. Center right. Dan Hill struggles with a tag-along foe to gain yardage. SH-22 SH-20 SH-14 SH-20 SH-51 SH-0 SH-0 SH-0 Pawnee City Southeast Sterling Johnson-Brock Nemaha Valley Marysville Humboldt Neb. City Lourdes The Sacred Heart Irish: kneeling. Don Strecker. Frank Berger. Dave Kopetzky. Jeff Frederick. Gene Ramer, Tom Bangert. Phil Knobbe. Ron McHugh Second row. Mike Finck. Jon McQueen. Joe Marx. Terry Horner. Randall Smith. Leon Koelzer. Bill Randall. John McGuire. Mike Sells. Matt Santo. Third row. Coach Ford, Randy Schawang. Mike Olberding, Brian Burghart, Kirby Oliver. Dan Hill. Robert Burghart. Victor Martineau. Brad Oliver, and Ken Kottick 16 Girls Volley To Victory Volleyball team members: bottom row, left to right. Patti Cowles. Patty Goltz, Michelle Schuetz. and Michelle Kreifels: second row. Natalie Eichoff. Mary Bennett. Lisa Knobbe. and Laurie Coupe; top row. Coach Cheryl Castle. Sheila Koelzer. Debbie Nichols. Dottie Hill. Connie Olberding. and Amy Kunce. Vicki Rathman and Marci Meinzer were not present for the picture Sacred Heart 1-10 Southeast 15-15 Sacred Heart 1-0 Pawnee City 15-15 Sacred Heart 8-6 Sterling 15-15 Sacred Heart 1-7 Johnson-Brock 15-15 Sacred Heart 3-10 Humbolt 15-15 Southern Galaxy Sacred Heart 5-16-15 Johnson-Brock 15-14-11 Sacred Heart 10-10 Sterling 15-15 District Tournament Sacred Heart 15-8-15 Diller 11-15-5 Sacred Heart 1-2 Lewiston 15-15 Top left. Michelle Schuetz looks on as Mary Bennett sets up a spike for Patty Goltz. Top right. Patty Goltz volleys to Mary Bennett as Vicki Rathman looks on Bottom left. Debbie Nichols volleys the ball over the net as Dottie Hill and Patty Goltz watch Bottom right. Mary Bennett successfully blocks an opponents spike ' I 17 Boys Gain Experience Top Left. John McGuire watches as Randall Smith shoots. Top right. Brad Oliver shoots for two points. Bottom left. Mike Sells poses in flight as the ball starts toward the basket. Bottom center. Randall Smith shoots the ball and Brad Oliver heads for a rebound. Bottom right. John McGuire leaps for a shot as Mike Sells looks on. 18 Boys Are Victorious B-Team members: kneeling. David Kopetzky. second row. left to right. Randy Schawang. Phillip Knobbe. and Jeff Frederick, top row. Don Strecker. and Gene Ramer Sacred Heart 33 Palmyra 30 Sacred Heart 36 Dawson Verdon 26 Sacred Heart 39 Lourdes 28 Sacred Heart 40 Odell 36 Sacred Heart 46 Pawnee City 41 Sacred Heart 42 Southeast 36 Sacred Heart 45 Rock port 44 K. of C. Fr.-Soph. Tournament Sacred Heart 53 Dawson Verdon 36 Sacred Heart 51 Falls City 10 39 Sacred Heart 39 Southeast 52 Basketball Varsity Team members: bottom row left to right. Mike Finck. Charles Kreifels. Bob Stratton, and Terry Horner; second row. Randall Smith. Mike Sells, and John McGuire; top row. Mike Olberding, Dan Hill. Brad Oliver, and Kirby Oliver. Robert Burghart was not present for the picture. Sacred Heart 58 Palmyra 53 Sacred Heart 55 Dawson Verdon 44 Sacred Heart 60 Lourdes 64 Sacred Heart 50 Sterling 63 Sacred Heart 54 Odell 50 Sacred Heart 50 Johnson-Brock 43 Sacred Heart 60 Elwood 59 Fairfax Tournament Sacred Heart 50 Southeast 65 Sacred Heart 63 Fairfax 52 Sacred Heart 40 Craig 44 Sacred Heart 46 Pawnee City 56 Sacred Heart 51 Humboldt 54 Galaxy Tournament Sacred Heart 45 Southeast 50 Sacred Heart 54 Southeast 61 Sacred Heart 74 Rock port 67 District Tournament Sacred Heart 57 Elk Creek 45 Sacred Heart 44 Lewiston 51 19 Girls Develop Basketball Skills Clockwise from left: Kathy Marx looks for help as Patti Cowles offers hers. Kathy Marx looks for an opening as Patti Cowles and Tracy Rathman watch. Patti Cowles sets up a play as Dottie Hill and Debbie Nichols wait anxiously Dottie Hill jumps up the ball as Patty Goltz watches its flight. 20 Girls Experience Victory Basketball team members: bottom row left to right, junior Patty Goltz. seniors Tracy Rathman. Mary Bennett, and junior Laurie Coupe; second row. sophomores Kathy Marx. Sheila Koelzer. Dottie Hill. Debbie Nichols. Natalie Eichoff, and Patti Cowles; top row. freshmen Joyce Stratton. Vicki Rathman. Janet Tauchen. and Jayne Stratton. Top left. Natalie Eichoff shoots a freethrow. Patti Cowles. Dottie Hill, and Tracy Rathman wait for a rebound. Lower left. Tracy Rathman shoots the ball as Natalie Eichoff. Mary Bennett. Laurie Coupe, and Vicki Rathman watch. Sacred Heart 31 Sacred Heart 24 Sterling 48 Pawnee City 39 Sacred Heart 23 Sacred Heart 23 Johnson-Brock 44 Humboldt 46 Sacred Heart 33 Galaxy Tournament Sacred Heart 15 Elwood 21 Johnson-Brock 37 Fairfax Tournament Sacred Heart 2 Sacred Heart 21 N. E Nodaway 85 Southeast 38 Sacred Heart 15 District Tournament Sacred Heart 24 Nodaway-Holt 55 Elk Creek 20 Sacred Heart 14 Sacred Heart 15 Dawson Verdon 56 Table Rock 52 21 Tracksters Meet Challenges Track team members: Top row left to right. Ken Kottich. Kirby Oliver. Bob Burghart. Dan Hill. Brad Oliver. Randall Smith, and John McGuire. Second row. Mike Olberding. Joe Marx. Randy Schawang, Dave Anno. Don Strecker. and Charles Kreifels. Sitting. Mike Finck. Jon McQueen. Bob Stratton. David Kopetzky. and Tom Bangert Top left. Brad Oliver completes his race Top center. Dan Hill throws the discus at a meet. Middle right. Bob Burghart attemptes to clear the bar at the high jump. 100 yd. dash Dan Bird 10.1 1970 220 yd. dash Dan Bird 22.5 1971 440 yd. dash Brad Oliver 51.6 1978 880 yd. dash Pat Marx 2:04.6 1975 One mile run Ed Taft 4:34.8 1972 Two mile run Don Strecker 10:50.2 1978 120 yd high hurdles Frank Sunnenburg 15.5 1965 180 yd low hurdles Dan Hill 21.2 1976 High jump Bob Burghart 6’H 8' 1978 Broad jump Tim Hoy 23'5V8' 1974 Pole Vault Matt Froeschl 106' 1974 Shot Put Dan Hill 5571 2' 1978 Discus Throw Dan Hill 153 9 1978 440 yd relay Joe Miller Frank Sunnenburg Ken Swenson Robert Kelly 46.8 1965 880 yd. relay Frank Sunnenburg Joe Miller Robert Kelly Raphael Darveaux 1:35.7 1965 Sprint medley Tom Dunbar Bob Kelly Don Metzner Steve Portrey 1:46.0 1963 Two-mile relay Sam Cowan 8:33.5 1977 Distance medley One-mile relay 22 Bob Aitken John McGurie Pat Mosiman Jim Wilson 9:00.0 Alan Pokorny Don Metzner Gary Bachman Jon Kopetzky 3:40.5 John McGuire Pat Mosiman Dan Hill Track stars who attended the State Track Meet are: Top row left to right. Ken Kottich in the triple jump; Bob 1963 Burghart placed fifth in the high jump; Dan Hill placed first in the shot, second in the discus, and ran a leg in the two-mile relay; Brad Oliver competed in the 220 yard dash and the 440 yard dash. Second row. John McGuire in the 1976 880 yard run and the two-mile relay, and Jon McQueen in the two-mile relay. Tracksters Move Ahead Top Left: Mary Bennett qualifies for the State track Meet in the 220 and 100 Yard Dashes Top Center: Dottie Hill hurles the shot. Girls track team from Left to Right: Patty Goltz, Patti Cowles. Natalie Eichoff. Joyce Stratton. Dottie Hill. Michelle Schuetz. Debbie Nichols. Jayne Stratton, and Mary Bennett. Vicki Rathman was not present for the picture. GIRLS TRACK RECORDS 80 Low Hurdles 11.2 Mary Bennett 1978 100 Yard Dash 11.6 Mary Bennett 1978 220 Yard Dash 26.8 Mary Bennett 1978 440 Yard Dash 66.4 Natalie Eichoff 1977 880 Yard Run 2:47.0 Patti Cowles 1978 440 Yd. Relay 54.7 Chris Cowan Mary Bennett Barb Kelly Claire Kelly 1975 880 Yd. Relay 2:30 Tracy Rathman Natalie Eichoff Dottie Hill Debbie Nichols 1977 Mile Relay 5:56 Nancy Froeschl Trish Bangert Mary Jo O’Grady Mimi Cowles 1976 Shot Put 289V2' Michelle Schuetz 1978 Discus 898' Vicki Rathman 1978 Long Jump 14'9' Patty Goltz 1977 High Jump 4 4' Patti Cowles 1977 4'4' Dottie Hill 1978 Two Mile Relay 13:05.6 Debbie Nichols Jayne Stratton Joyce Stratton Patti Cowles 1978 23 Athletes Awarded Top Honors Sacred Heart's athletes were awarded numerous honors in football, basketball, and track After four years of Irish football. Dan Hill was given a full football scholarship to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Mary Bennett was given a scholarship to the Southeast Community College in Fairbury. TOP: Coach Lonnie Ford presents Dan with a certificate at the annual Athletic Banquet RIGHT: Three Irish football players were named All-Conference. Dan Hill. Bill Randall, and Mike Sells. BOTTOM: The KTNC Radio Awards went to three athletes in three different categories. The football award went to Mike Sells and Dan Hill. The Basketball award was given to Dan Hill. In track the award went to John McGuire and Dan Hill. Activities Thanks For The Memories Thanks to the football chain gang. Mr. Ed Murphy. Mr. Ed Pokorny. and Mr Dick Harmon. The men in the score booth. Mr. Max Rathman. Mr Mike Simon. Mr Chuck Simon. Mr Chico Marx, and Mr Simon Lantzy. The boys basketball scorers. Mr. Dick Frederick. Mr. Ed Murphy, and Mr Dick Harmon. The girls volleyball and basketball scorers. Mrs. Raymond Vinsonhaler and Mr. Leroy Nichols. Ticket takers. Mr. Jack Cowles. Mr. Ken Bippes, Mr Ken Voegele. Mr Phil Froeschl. and Mr. Joe Reavis. Bus drivers. Mr. Don Coupe. Mr. Ray Finck. and Mr. Dick Frederick. Girls basketball coach Don Coupe, volleyball coach Cheryl Castle, the many years of service by Roy Majerus. and the countless others who helped our school through the past year The school board thats sets the pace of the school: front row. left to right. Sister Joan. Rev. Nicholas Baker. Rev. James O'Connor. Rev Pat Murphy, and Sister Mary Hilaria. Second row. Mr. Gerald Bangert. Mrs. John Knobbe. and Mr. Ed Murphy. Third row. Mr. Ken Voegele. Mr. Ray Finck. Mr Bob McQueen, and Mr. Jim Hill. Upper left, to Mrs. John May. Mrs. Ed Pokorny. and Mrs. Frank Berger we offer a special thanks for serving a hot meal even when the lunchroom was flooded Middle left. Mrs. Nini Frederick deserves a great big thanks for running the school office and for the many other things she does for us. Lower right. Mr Ed Pokorny. representing the Knights of Columbus, hands Mr. Lonnie Ford a check from the profits of the fish fry. Let’s Hear It For The Spirit Right: Pep Club Officers; left to right. Natalie Eickhoff. Sec. Treas.; Karey Croffored. Pres.; Lisa Knobbe. V Pres Below right: Jr. Varsity cheerleaders, left to right. Debbie Nichols. Laurie Coupe. Dottie Hill. Sheila Koelzer. Below: Varisty Cheerleaders, top to bottom. Mimi Cowles. Michelle Kreifels. Regina Marx. Lynne Coupe, left to right. Renee Kreifels. Mary Bennett. Bottom row: Joyce Stratton. J. Kunce. M Schuetz. T. Rathman. N Froeschl. K. Stratton. Second row: P. Cowles. Jayne Stratton. J. Scholl. L Prosser. P. Goltz. L. Knobbe Third row: P Sinclair. M Weddle. J. Tauchen. J. Watton. N Eichoff. K. Marx Fourth row: M. Meinzer. V. Rathman. M. Taft. S. Tauchen. A Keithley. Not present K. Crofford. 27 May The Force Be With Us While the scoreboard read Irish 44, Vistors 0, Mary Bennett was crowned queen of the 1977 Homecoming activities, by last year’s queen, Trish Bangert Last year's king, Bob Aitken, was on hand to congratulate the new king. John McGuire. Attendants to the 1977 royalty were Dan Hill, Renee Kreifels. Mike Sells, and Tracy Rathman. After the game, the Alumni Association under the leadership of Dan Froeschl. sponsored a dance in Tiehen gym with the Impulse from Tarkio. Missouri, beating out the rhythm. Top: Robert Burghart. Bob Crofford. Brad Oliver. Randy Schawang and Tom Bangert show that the force is with us. Middle: Homecoming royalty: Dan Hill, Renee Kreifels. King John McGuire. Queen Mary Bennett. Tracy Rathman. Mike Sells. Bottom: Tiki, the Homecoming car. was involved in a little mishap during student s Homecoming parade Above: Seniors decorating car. Tiki. 28 Silver And Gold Parents and friends waited in the church as students slowly processed in with lighted candles Mike Sells. Senior class president, began the rosary with the Apostles Creed. Sixty students, in turn, said a prayer while the remaining students sang The rosary was said for Mrs Frank Schlosser who was seriously injured in a car accident on October 28 Mr and Mrs. Dick Sells portrayed Joseph and Mary with Brett Jenkins as Jesus. After the rosary parents and students moved to the gym for the traditional parent-student dance. The music was provided by Clayton Sound. The gym was brightly decorated in red. purple, green and silver with one hundred silver spheres, by the junior class Clockwise from upper left: Mr and Mrs. Dick Sells and Brett Jenkins portray Jesus. Mary and Joseph Students dancing at the Tiehen gym after the rosary Patty Goltz gets up and boogies with the disc jockey Tim Schuetz. Laurie Coupe and Janet Scholl decorate the ceiling. 29 We’ve Got Music! The 1977-78 school year proved to be a successful one for our stage band. Performances in Leavenworth and Prichard Auditorium were enjoyed by one and all. Members of the stage band are FRONT ROW. Left to Right: Tom Bangert. Julie Kunce. Vicki Rathman, Janet Scholl. Jon McQueen (seated). Sheila Koelzer. Patti Sinclair. David Kopetzky, Frank Berger. Phil Knobbe. SECOND ROW: Tracy Rathman. Doug Cowan. Lynne Coupe. Karen Marx. THIRD ROW: Michelle Kreifels. Laurie Coupe. Natalie Eickhoff. Debbie Nichols. LAST ROW: Don Strecker. Patti Cowles. Tim Kean. Mike Olberding. Dottie Hill. Mike Fink, and Randy Schawang. Clockwise from Left: The swing ensemble shows its stuff at the Pawnee City vocal clinic . . . Marilyn Butler shows Kathy Stratton. Dave Kopetzky. and Patti Cowles a new dance step sure to please any audience . . . The stage band, with a little help from ■ Remnants ', lets its audience swing and sway to tunes at Leavenworth Singing is a expression of joy. and the members of the mixed chorus voiced their joy throughout the year. They are. FIRST ROW. Left to Right: Tim Kean. Jon McQueen. Mike Finck. Norbert Silva. Ronnie Bennett. Kirby Oliver. Frank Berger. Bob Stratton. Jeff Fredericks. Gene Ramer. Phil Knobbe. SECOND ROW: Lenny Baker. Terry Horner. Lynne Coupe. Dan Hill. Leon Koelzer. Don Strecker. Amy Kunce. Bob Burghart. David Kopetzky. Brian Burghart. Mary Taft. Janet Scholl. THIRD ROW: Laurie Coupe. Judy Watton, Dottie, Renee Kreifels, Debbie Nichols. Mary Bennett. Larua Prosser. Connie Olberding. Patty Goltz, Mike Olberding. Lisa Knobbe. Vicki Rathman. Tracy Rathman. Michelle Schuetz. FOURTH ROW: Linda Randall. Joyce Stratton. Michelle Kreifels. Jayne Stratton. Amy Keithley. Patti Cowles. Gayle Prater. Mimi Cowles. Karey Crofford. Nancy Froeschl. Julie Kunce. and Kathy Stratton. 30 The Melody Liner A pleasant ocean cruise which included a talent show featuring numbers from “My Fair Lady” was the basis for the 1978 musical. Clockwise from below: Lynne Coupe could have danced all night as Mimi Cowles sings beautifully despite her injured ankle . . . The senior girls gave an exciting performance to the tune of Big Spender' Dan Hill as Mr Doolittle sings of his upcoming marriage Brian Burghart and Ronnie Bennett steal the show as they band together to form a company of pickpockets Mimi Cowles and Tim Kean portrayed Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins in our version of My Fair Lady . The chorus opened the show with a lively song and dance welcoming one and all aboard the Melody Liner. Grand Illusion Prom 1978 was an evening to be remembered. The theme of 'Grand Illusion was chosen and carried through by the juniors in the colors of blue and silver. Quite a bit of work went into the decorations and banquet preparations. Music for the dance was provided by Thunderbird. Clockwise from right: Bob Burghart helps decorate for the big night Mimi Cowles enjoys the dancing as Kathy Stratton and Victor Martineau do the same behind them. Senior and junior class officers (Matt Santo. Mimi Cowles. Tracy Rathman. Mike Sells. Tom Bangert, Marci Meinzer) are seated at the head table during Prom '78 banquet. Tom Bangert and Marci Meinzer boogie to the beat of the band. Natalie Eickhoff looks starry-eyed at her date. Brad Oliver. Point Us Towards Tomorrow The time of expectation had arrived—Graduation. Twenty-six seniors passed through the doors of Sts Peter and Paul's Church on May 23, 1978 to receive their diplomas from The Most Riverand Bishop Glennon P. Flavin. Valedictorian was Doug Cowan and Salutatorian was Julie Kunce. Clockwise from below: Girls line up for the receiving line after Baccalaureate at St. Mary's Church, Dawson Bishop Flavin speaks to those graduating. Karey Crofford receives her diploma from Bishop Flavin who is aided by Father O'Conner Kevin Taft smiles as he graduates The procession of the graduating class enters the church. Reflections From The Past It was a fall day in 1974 when 25 hesitant freshmen walked through the high school doors for the first time. We started off with the traditional initiation. We were dressed in the style of the 50's with greased-back hair and T-shirts for the boys; bobbie socks, ponytails and full skirts for the girls. Each boy had a big brother and each girl had a big sister to keep an eye on us during the initiation. We played a number of games such as the wheel-barrel race, and a race to see who could put a lot of clothes on over their own and then get the clothes back off again. There was a bulletin board filled with our baby pictures and the school had a contest to see who could guess each of us. The freshman class officers were numerous that year, but the final outcome saw Lynne Coupe, president. Mimi Cowles, vice-president; Doug Cowan, secretary; and Mary Bennett, treasurer. Our class sponsor for that year was Coach William Jenkins. We added three new boys to our class our first year. Jeff Keithley. Kevin Taft, and Mike Hall (who later transferred to a different school during the same year). We weren't the only new students to enter high school that year because we acquired two new exchange students from South America. Lillian Valasquez. who lived with Sandra Schawang s family, and during the second semester of our freshmen year, she came, and Carlos Maia who stayed with Renee Kreifel's family. One of our classes that year was World History taught by Coach Jenkins. In that class most of the students ended up at the chalk board with their nose in a circle of chalk. Our English class that year was separated into two groups with Sister Agnes Clare teaching us the grammer that we had forgotten in just a few months Miss Janet Corman taught our class Spanish I — well, you have to give her credit for trying to teach us Spanish I. at least. At our first Christmas formal our job was preparing and serving the punch. Being freshmen, we thought a lot of the seniors and one in particular was Steve Kopetzky. At a football game in Cook. Nebraska, in which S. H. opposed the Nemaha Valley Cardinals, he was fattally injured. It was a very sad time for all of us. but we can't help remembering his determination in everything he did and he will long be remembered by all of us at Sacred Heart. Completing our first year of high school was a big achievement for our class, but we made it. At the beginning of our sophomore year Jeff Keithley left us and Randall Smith came to take his place. Randall transferred to Sacred Heart from Falls City High. The class officers for that year were: Mimi Cowles, president; Nancy Froeschl. secretary; and Connie Olberding. treasurer. Money making projects were making popcorn during the home basketball games, and the sock hop we had scattered throughout the year. That year we welcomed three new teachers to the faculty. Mrs. Hank Schwartz. English II. Ill and Money Matters; Sister Madeleva, band and chorus; and Sister Linda, record keeping, bookkeeping, shorthand and Typing I and II We had a very successful season in football that year ranking 9th in Class D. The musical that we presented was 'Celebration '76”. a mixture of song numbers from ' Oklahoma’' to the Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” Under the direction of Sister Madeleva the show was a great success. We learned new dance steps from Marilyn Butler, a choregrapher from Kansas City. Our exchange students for that year were Christiana Maia and Asael Rangel from South America. Christiana stayed with the Mark Kreifel's family and is the sister of Carlos Maia who was here the year before. Asael stayed with the Bill Kopetzky family and also has a brother. Martin, who was here a few years ago. A couple of noteworthy sophomore activities included decorating the stage for the Christmas formal, and ordering our class rings. Every sophomore class takes biology from Sister Hilaria and most of us learned what type of blood we have, at least those who could get up the nerve to poke themselves learned. We made it through our last year of Spanish with the help of Sister Linda's constant drilling. We were soon to leave our underclassmen years behind as we ended our sophomore year and became juniors. Our junior year began as the busiest year of our school days. We had a new addition to our class of 25 — Kathy Stratton from Norfolk. Nebraska. This brought our class total to 26. New classes that were offered to the juniors were: Typing I. Shorthand I. and physics, offered alternate years with chemistry. Terry Tobikawa. an exchange student from Japan, lived with the Ray Vinsonhaler family. 34 One of the highlights of our junior year was the building of the bon fire for Homecoming '76. We were in charge of the skit for the pep rally that night and the boys did a spin-off from Hee-Haw At our Christmas formal we decorated the ceiling of our gym The climax of the junior year was the decorating of the Junior-Senior Prom. It was held in the Elks Club Ballroom with the theme: “We Could Exist on the Stars.'' The music was provided by the group Thunderbird.” The only money making project was cleaning the Jug Brown Stadium after our home football games The athletic season that year was both exciting and disappointing We had made it to the State football palyoffs in Wolbach. Nebraska, but we lost 21-20. We were also Galaxy Football Conference Champions. In basketball as well as football, the Irish soared. Our basketball record for that season was 22-2. We got beat in the District Championship by the Adams Hornets by seven points which ended the season s basketball attempts at going to state. This was the first season for girl's sports at Sacred Heart. Volleyball was first followed later by basketball. Neither seasons were as successful as we had hoped, but the girls were beginning to show more skill and learned more of the techniques. Ahead we hope for successful years athletically and academically for boys and girls at Sacred Heart. Our musical was a combination of “South Pacific and Bye Bye Birdie. The teen idol, Conrad Birdie captured the hearts of every girl in Sweet Apple. Ohio, and the tropics came to Nebraska as Bloddy Mary and Mellie Forbush entertained the sailors on a South Pacific island. As our senior year began, we added a new classmate. Julie Kunce. from Onawa. Iowa. Robin Prater went on to finish her senior year at Falls City High and our class roster stayed at 26. Tom Carpenter joined our class at the semester to take a few courses here. The big event of the fall semester was Homecoming. We decorated the rooms in the high school and painted our Homecoming truck. She was named Tiki after Matt Sant's mother. We didn't have sufficient funds to buy a Homecoming car so we borrowed Matt's truck, which was to return to him after Homecoming. We used tempera paint on the truck and prayed that It wouldn’t rain until after Homecoming. With the Irish luck. Tiki made it to the bon fire in almost one piece. Mary Bennett was crowned queen and John McGuire was crowned king at the half time of the Homecoming football game between the Irish and Nemaha Valley. We won the game 52-0. The officers for our senior year were: Mike Sells, president; Tracy Rathman. vice-president; Synne Coupe, secretary; and Mimi Cowles, treasurer. Coach Bill Jenkins left for a job as principal of Southeast Consolidated School. After seven years. It was hard to see him leave, but we feel that Coach Ford has very capably filled his shoes Coach Lonnie Ford taught social studies courses to the freshmen, juniors, and seniors until Miss Kathleen Connelly came at the second semester as a postulant; she took over the freshmen and junior history classes and helped with the money maters class. The other new teachers for our senior year were: Father Patrick Murphy. Religion III and IV; and Sister Ann Barton, Typing I and II. Shorthand I and II. record keeping and accounting. Our football record for the season was 5-3. while our basketball record was 8-9. In girl's volleyball and basketball, they won two games each which was a great improvement from last year As in the previous years, the seniors had the job of decoration the tree for the Christmas formal. In February we began practice for the senior play. Life of the Party. about an American family’s adventures with their four teenage children Mrs. Hank Schwartz was our director and we presented her with a plant and a gift certificate for her patience and confidence in our class. Randall Smith played a boy who was always getting in trouble with his girlfriend and wanted to know what time it was. Kathy Stratton got a lot of laughs in her perfect character fitting role as Grandma Duncan, a senile old lady from the nearby nursing home. We didn't stop with the senior play but went right in to rehearsals for our spring musical. The Melody Liner. with a talent show on board including numbers from My Fair Lady. This musical, and the ones over the years, have been very successful, thanks to Sister Madeleva's ability to show us what we can really do if we put our minds to it. Ten seniors got. what they thought would be a three day vacation in Paris, but it turned out to be a meaningful retreat in Hastings. Nebraska, at the Crosier Monastary. Father Nicholas Baker was our chaperone for the trip and Father John and Brother Emil were the directors of the retreat. While most of the ten seniors spent the long hours on their projects. Dan Hill was thrown into the fictional jail three times, even the richest man in town, alias Bill Randall, wouldn't lift a finger to bail him out. All in all. those who participated in the retreat thought it was well worth the trip and gained a lot from the experience The prom was held on May 5 with the theme. Grand Illusion. at the Elks Club Ballroom. “Thunderbird provided the music. Afterward, the movie. First Love was shown at the theater. The seniors went to Worlds of Fun on May 12. leaving right after school. We stopped at McDonalds in St. Joseph and then headed on to Kansas City. Mr Frederick. Coach Ford, and his wife went along as our chaperones. Randall Smith kept everyone entertained on the ride down and on the ride home with his various personalities We arrived back in Falls City at about 1:30 am. This year has brought us many scholarship winners. Julie Kunce was given a four-year Regents scholarship to the University of Nebraska The Elks Scholarship winners were: Julie Kunce. Kathy Stratton, and Connie Olberding Mimi Cowles received a vocal scholarship from Peru State College. Dan Hill received a four-year football scholarship for the Cornhuskers. Mary Bennet received a track scholarship to attend Southeast Community College at Fairbury. Nebraska. School has come and gone for the graduation seniors of Sacred Heart High School and some will now procede to college or to jobs, but whatever we do we will not forget the many memories that we have acquired at Sacred Heart. 35 Area Businesses Support Irish Alibi Lounge Harmon's O.K. 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Towle Realty G and H Hardware True Value Hardware Store Goldsmith Abstract and Title Company Wanda's Beauty Shop Hackett’s Wilde Tool Company Hall Motors Zinn s Barber Shop The staff of the 1978 yearbook consists of: Tracy Rathman and Julie Kunce, co-editors; Connie Olberding, Mimi Cowles, Lynne Coupe, Kathy Stratton, Nancy Froeschl, Doug Cowan, Randy Schwang, Laura Prosser, Jon McQueen, Linda Randall, Vicki Rathman, and Janet Tauchen. Doug Cowan, Randy Schwang, and Amy Kunce are the Photographers. 36 Ill WAL8W0RTH Ms reel i nr. Mo.. U.8.A.