Bancroft High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Bancroft, NE)

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JUNIORS (On ground) Left to Right: Mr. Zavadil. S. White. Ms. Lampshire, R. Gatzemeyer. P Beutler, S. Dietrich. D. Nelson. C. Muller. R. Meyet. C. Abendroth, S. Gronc; (I'pl Right to Left: M Soli. J. Tietz, S. Ostrand. C. Albus. A Freiberg. I Johnson. W Carter. G. Mohl. D. Munderloh. P. Gatzemeyer. D. Raasch, D. Hermelbracht. A. Abendroth. M. Slaughter. K. Bruning. K. Olmscheid. Juniors all over the country (waste) almost the whole 17th year of their lives planning and decorating for their high school prom. As their junior year starts off. the juniors exclaim their happiness about finally becoming upperclassmen. Alter two years of being ordered and pushed around they’ve, at long last, earned the right to do some ordering themselves. Then when they begin to settle into the routine of going to school and football, then basketball games, the day arrives to begin having class meetings to plan for the prom. Their social life, that really just seemed to come alive with dates, parties, and dances, ends when it becomes required to go to meetings all the time. Soon it's time to decorate and it seems that's all juniors have time to do. The day for prom finally arrives and all the hard work, time, and money seems to have paid oil, because once again the prom was the highlight of the year for seniors and underclassmen alike.

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SOPHOMORES (In Bus) Left to Ri);ht: T Heaton, I. Zobel, K Bonneau.J. Sachs. K Kdwards. T Larsen. C. Greenfield: ( Behind Cat) Left to Ri hi: J. Dye, C. Nottlemann. R. Bcutler. D. Richardson. S. Doht, B. Tier . M. Akins, S. Taylor. S. Rcil. M. N'oltinj:. A Paulson. B. Tier M. Kriej;. (In Front of Car) Left to Rutht: C. Luedert. J. Van Kirk. I Kai Being a sophomore has a reputation for not being all that bad. There don't seem to be any pressing decisions to be made. There are very little financial problems because parents are willing to foot the bill for parties, gas. movies and dates. But with so few demands placed on them, sophomores often feel exiguous. Sometimes there doesn't seem to be that much to do at this stage in a person's life. Especially if a sophomore and his friends aren't 16 or don't have access to a car. Without transportation they are left at home: nowhere. But sweet sixteen is just around a corner and first tastes of freedom not far beyond. And with new freedoms comes the problem of new and sometimes tougher consequences. Being neither an adult or a child poses problems but also provides advantages. The sophomore faces the luxury of the adult world (the car), but only suffers the sentence of living room court after doing something like running down small trees. Likewise in school, sophomores may be included in upper-class peer groups, but rarely skilled enough for extended varsity sports or other extra-curricular activities. Overall, the sophomore year is a time of giddy uncertainty while the second year high schoolers secretly find interests and form opinions that will last through most of their adult lives.