Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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ALLIANCE John Olson, playing the part of a lively reporter, interviews Skip Olds, portrayed by Ion Lulow, who is telling about the team's condition by saying We've worked hard all week Who wants to buy this jersey? asks auctioneer fim Weinman as Kelly Stark holds up jersey number 12 during the jersey auction. Mr. Reno keeps a close eye on Natalie Green as she handles the business end. Crashing through the victory sign held by Natalie Green and Kelly Stark, Kristin Peterson is enthusiastic about beginning the varsity volleyball game against Gordon The Lady Spikers were victorious over Gordon. After an exciting and entertaining coronation on Thursday evening, a large crowd of spirited students gather around as the A” burns in vibrant colors of red and amber. This is the first year the opponent's mascot was not burned with the A.” due to a school board ruling. Homecoming 7

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This year's homecoming ollendenls were Freshmen Travis Almond and Stephanie Sheimudine. Juniors T.J, Marx and Jaimi Moruvek. First Attendents Jason Minnick and Keri Taylor. Crown Bearer Stephen Sautter, Queen Kelly Stark. King Shawn Allen. Crown Bearer Andrea Colwell. Second Alien dents Dan Carnine and Dee Sutton, and Sophomore Attendents Brent MannJein and Ranae Reynolds. Let's dance; this is my favorite song! In celebration of the AHS athietic victories, many couples attended the traditional iiomecoming dance Saturday night. As members of the newly formed Pom Squad. Jody Bredenkamp andBillie Jo Kissner take on the responsibility of decorating the hails for iiomecoming week. A.H.S. Catcnes tHe Homecoming Spirit What is Homecoming? To many different people it meant many different things. To the athletes in residence, Homecoming probably meant long, grueling, hours of practice in order to come out on top in the mosi important game or meet of the year, that is, of course, besides district and state. A cheerleader, pom squad, or flag team member probably looked forward to over-time practice sessions to perfect a new routine for that big day. For everyone, Homecoming probably meant hall decorations, parades, spirit days, pep rallies, and just plain silliness. A few changes were made in Homecoming activities. Among these was the change in the royalty. For the first time in AHS history, freshmen, sophomore, and junior attendants were elected in addition to the traditional senior royalty. Another change was announcing the royalty at the coronation on Thursday night instead of Friday afternoon before the parade. One other change dealt with the burning of the A. The school board decided that the mascot of the opposing team would not be burned with the A. This didn’t seem to put a damper on anyone’s spirits. When the main event finally came around, AHS came out on top. The Lady Spikers made themselves proud by overcoming Gordon in their first two games with scores of 15-4 and 15-5. Later, on Friday night, the mighty Bulldogs achieved a 37-6 victory over Gordon, making Alliance High's Homecoming complete. Homecoming is a special time for everybody, especially the seniors and athletes, and this year's was made complete by two sparkling victories, which highlighted a week of traditions, both old and new. 6 Homecoming

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Additions Build Future Success It was growing like a monster! What was it? No one knew for sure, but they knew it was not going to stop. It was beginning to take over. For a long time, the administration of AHS had been trying to convince other people of Alliance that our school was growing, and that it was time for an addition. Some students believed that the school was not big enough. So their excuse for skipping classes was, There was no room for me; I had to leave.” Finally in 1985, full permission, through town voters and school board members, was given to start the building of the school additions. The most exciting addition for the seniors was the new COOP class. It allowed seniors to work at jobs in the afternoon instead of having a full schedule. The neatest thing about it was that they received school credits for it. Has the monster attacked? If it hasn't, it probably will...But what was the monster? Alliance High School and its student body, of course! fio Ihe right) Traci )ohns is practicing at pom pon practice for the teams next performance. She seems shorter than she reafiy is here, but fortunately it is just a bending move. The addition of the pom squad makes new room for those girls who have talent in dancing and pom pons, but would rather not be a cheerleader. Freshmen cheerleaders Heather West and Carrie Nason are practicing just one of their many moves to improve their cheering interest and pyramid building qualities. They have found even at the Frosh level that they are expected to attend many games with only four freshmen cheerleaders. They attend football, volleyball, and basketball games. In the meantime, the students and teachers found new ways to add on” and get more students involved in activities. One way was the addition of four boy cheerleaders and four frosh cheerleaders. The boys included Chris Contonis, Dan Carnine, fas on Minnick, and Chris Stoddard. The frosh girls included Charity Chandler, Chris Fenicle, Carri Nason, and Heather West. They were a great asset to the cheerleading squad because they helped arouse the crowd and make everyone stand up and take note that they were there. The boys also helped the girls in being able to yell louder and to hold and make pyramids. A second addition was the pom pon squad under the direction of Mrs. Diane Marx and Miss Leha Uehling. They added a new sparkle and pom excitement to the entire school. Ranae Reynolds, fason Minnick, Kelly Stark, Dan Carnine, Stacey Razo, Chris Contonis, Natalie Green, Tonja Maben, Tori Hoxworth, and Chris Stoddard concentrate on building a pyramid for greater enjoyment of their performances. 8 Opening