Wahoo High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Wahoo, NE)

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PEP BAND The Pep Band is an organization made up of 20 students. By its playing at pep rallies, football and basketball games, the band helps to boost the spirits of the team and student body. Several times during the year if a club wanted a musical number for entertainment, the pep band went. The members of the pep band starting from the bottom of the P are Leon Olson, John Harris, Jon Pearson, Kathy Rezac, Charles Otto, Bonnie Brown, Mary Jo McDermott, and Julie Ecklund. In the B starting with the bass drum, are Barbara Rouf, Jo Anne Rezek, Joan Leitgeb, Suzanne Parnell, Richard Vybiral, Richard Kavan, Richard Patton, Robert Cook, Jeris Schulz, Sandra Lehn, Laurel Handler, and Linda McCleery. CHEERLEADERS Six cheerleaders are elected annually in the spring by members of the Pep Club and W Club. This gives them the advantage of the summer months to practice and get ready for the the busy seasons ahead. Anyone in Pep Club is eligible to try out.” This past year the cheerleaders have received an unusual amount of publicity by appearing a number of times in two prominent newspapers. 22

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 The fifty-four members of the Wahoo High School Pep Club proved to be enthusiastic, loyal backers to the Blue and Gold. The club was led by a governing body consisting of the officers, our sponsor Mr. Hawes, cheerleaders, and representatives from each class. The officers were Suzanne Parnell. President; JoAnn Rezek, Vice-President; Joan Leitgeb, Secretary; and Janis Colling. Treasurer; and the representatives were Marla Clausen, Senior; Mary Ann Vrana, Junior; Linda Miller, Sophomore; and Mary Lynn Cliristensen, Freshman. The demerit system which has proved to be very successful was used again this year. Each member was allowed three demerits; and upon acquiring the fourth, she was dismissed from Pep Club. First P, starting from base: Barbara Rouf, Jeris Schulz, Melinda Gregg, Karen Bern, Ross Marie Lanik, Sharon Wilt, Mary Jo McDermott, Elaine Hallberg, Mr. Hawes, LeAnne Kaspar, Bonnie Brown, Shelby Cooper, Julie Ecklund, Janis Colling, Suzanne Parnell, Marla Clausen, Sandra Lehn, Joan Leitgeb. E, starting from top: Carole Krajicek, Jeanette Eads, Lorna Peglow, Lorraine Dvorak, Judy Miller, Gloria Cameron, Mary Ann Vrana, Kathy Rezac, Leona Coufal, Rose Marie Lapour, Rose Ann Cribbett, JeanDokulil, JoAnn Rezek, Patty Campbell, Linda Pearson, Linda Miller. Second P, starting from base: Sharon Anderson, Lolly Handler, Carol Duhrkop, Ann Hastert, Rita Roch-ford, Teresa Palensky, Sharon Nelson, Mary Ann Lindgren, Mary Parnell, Donna Brabec, Joan Ell. Mary Lynn Christensen, Marilyn Shane, Judy Maly, Georgia Testa, Kay Kuhr. Cheerleaders: Mary Jane Patton, Arlene Brodd, Beverly Loukota, Connie Hoy, Janie Copperstone Debbie Wallace. c ’ 21

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STUDENT COUNCIL The student council has been the governing body of the school for three years. The council sponsored the Freshman Mixer Dance, and published a Student Hand Book. This book gave students rules to live by in their high school days. Dick McMaster was elected President of the council; Debbie Wallace. Vice President; and Jeanette Eads, Secretary-Treasurer. Left to right; Dale Shanahan, Richard McMaster, Debbie Wallace, Mr. Ackermann, Betty Striggow, Jeanette Eads, Sam Crouse, Bill Back, and Mike Jones. CHIEFTAIN STAFF BOTTOM ROW, left to right: K. Rezac; R. Lapour; W. Brown, Asst. Co-Ed; Co-Editors R. Valdez and S. Parnell; J. Rezek, Asst. Co-Ed; B. Brown; S. Cooper. SECOND ROW: Mr. Hawes; A. Brodd; J. Schulz; J. Copperstone; G. Cameron; M. Patton; J. Eads; L. Peglow; J. Dokulil; M. Bachand; M. Lindgren. THIRD ROW: S. Lehn; J. Ecklund; M. Clausen; F. Vybiral; P. Martin; J. Armstrong; B. Rouf; B. Loukota; S. Anderson; L. Handler. FOURTH ROW: K. Palensky; D. Vachal; D. Hanis; R. Lanik; C. Palmer; M. Gregg; J. Schultz; L. Kaspar; J. Pavlik; J. Leitgeb; and D. Wallace. The Chieftain staff published the school paper paper, The Chieftain, every three weeks. The staff included editors, reporters, artists, and office practice class, mimeographing, and distributing. The staff tried to bring to the school news, sports, jokes, and gossip. 23