Waterloo Public School - Panther Yearbook (Waterloo, NE)

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Winter Weather Plays Havoc with Activity Schedules Students and faculty alike were glad that winter activities are held indoors this year because of our harsh winter weather. November 7th officially started the winter sports season with the first practice for both basketball teams and wrestling. On Friday, November 11th, Dr. Kafka, from U.N.O., came and tried to encourage and motivate the seniors to look forward to graduation. Students and teachers got an extra two day break for Thanksgiving because of Nebraska's unpredictable weather. Friday, December 2nd. Representative Hal Daub spoke with Juniors and Seniors about political issues in the United States. Santa Claus brought everyone an early Christmas present by bringing school to a dose one day early for the holidays. Though on vacation, our basketball teams still worked hard in the Louisville tournament, where the girls placed 3rd and the boys placed 2nd On January 7th. the second annual Waterloo wrestling tournament took place and our wrestlers showed who was 1 by winning the tourney. Semester finals, which took place January 11th and 12th, brought utter panic to some students and relief to others. The next day brought a break from school for the students and a break from the students for the teachers. During the winter months. Waterloo's Thespians participated in two contests with their play A Weekend in Avalon . Pride was raised at the end of the season when the boys basketball team placed 2nd in the FCNC basketball tournament. But that didn't end our excitement because Lincoln was the setting where Martin Thoendel placed 3rd and Brad Schiendler placed 6th in State wrestling. - by Carol Swirczek Something to be proud of These are the trophies and medals won by the high school sports participants during the 1983-84 winter season. From left to right. Boys basketball 2nd place trophy won at ECNC conference tournament wrestling's 2nd place trophy won at the Humboldt tournament. Martin Thoendei's 3rd place wrestling medal won at State, wrestling's 1st place trophy won at the Waterloo tournament, girl's basketball 3rd place trophy won at the Louisville tournament, and the boy's basketball 2nd place trophy won at the Louisville tournament (CS) Crowded is what you call this Santa's workshop, where people dP their holday shopping, was a big hit this year. 21

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 Holly Gates tells Ken Bunnell about her problems in the play, A Weekend in Avalon. (LB) Pep club members and other spectators cheering on the boys basketball team. (CS) 20 jWi r;je

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Dancin' through a Winter wonderland. This special winter dance was sponsored by the seniors. The Waterloo band displays their musical talents at the winter concert under the direction of Mr. Frederick. (S.M.) Chemical dependency is the topic of discussion as Mr. Papenfuhs talks with Eppley drug counselors. (L.B.) This py: VILLAGE LOUNGE. 310 3rd Street. Waterloo 779-9995; PUBLICATION PRINTING. 208 3rd Street. Waterloo 779-4696 age was sponsored by 22