Bancroft High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Bancroft, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1988 volume:

Bancroft-Rosaiie High School 1987-1988 5 Autumn Faculty. Football, Volleyball, Cheerleading. Flomecoming, Fine Arts 21 Winter Elementary, Boys Girls Basketball, Flappenings, Student Council 33 Spring Middle School, Track, Music, Drama. Junior Senior Prom, Honors 51 Summer Highschool. Graduation, Annual Staff Same Old School Let's take a brief look back at A Year in the Life at our very own B-R High. The 1987-88 school year brought about many changes in the school system and even some memorable ones in the community. The biggest and some say the best was the new faces that filled the administrative positions. Principal Jon Cerny took a fancy to his new office at the top of the stairs and Superintendent Bill Lewis was welcomed upon his return back to B-R. Administrators tried to bring out the best in people by throwing in a bonus every nine weeks. If a student had all their grades above a 77 and had no record as far as detentions, they were treated to pizza, movies, and etc. Different lifestyles had to be met within the first weeks. Detentions began to be more of a life and death matter, and consequently, not too many names were marked up on the office board. Passes were also issued to everyone leaving a room during class time and the office telephone was only used for emergencies. Traffic directing was held everyday at 3:15 p.m. on the west side of school. The lovable Chuck Madison ushered children of all ages across and up and down the street There were many things that enlightened the faces of B-R students. The main attraction is near the lunchroom where stands a new pop machine and a vending machine. The year also brought students to school wearing an assortment of shorts and many warm-weather clothes. This book is an album of all these changes Now turn the page and begin looking back at A Year in the Life at B-R High Right: Steve carves out his senior year at B-R High. 2 Left: Typical of B-R students, Cris Dee reaches for new heights. With A Little Different Look! Left LeEtta celebrates her entry into the world of 18-year olds, while B-R turns six-years-old. Below The students of B-R are sometimes serious, sometimes strange. These middle schoolers capture that serious quality! The three stooges! Come on. Chubby, give me a nacho! Above If you only knew what was really in that cake! Middle: No Michael, you won't read Julius Caesar until next semester! 4 Middle Right: What these guys would do for a homecoming date! Right: what a man! Right Mr. Cerny models the latest in winter head gear Below right Glenn Kai works on the band room windows Below Mr Naden and his family enjoy a football game together. Deanna Bargmann Secretary-Boncrott Milt Carter GvKJonce Sociai Studies Jon Cerny Prmcipal Sctence Deanne Correll Matnemotics Busness Dennis Eggerfcng Instrumental Music Karen Gerdes Heaitn Physicai Education Barry Gettman Social Science Physical Education Joyce Gustafson Marilyn Hansen June Hawk Frieda HermeKxocht Ion Her met ocnt Stocie Johnson Qenn Ka Second Grade Kndergarten Chapter Home Economics Cook Frfth Groan Engfcsh Speech Custodon Boncroft 1 Journafcsm 6 B-R Bookworms The 88-89 school year was again, another progressive year in the learning department. Term papers occupied much of the juniors and seniors time. The seniors were pro's at them whereas the juniors were just learning the art of gathering facts, arranging them into logical order and then putting them on paper, or rather typing them. The seniors read the Prince last year in Mr Nadens class. The story is about a guy who conducts alot of studies on different princes around the world He analyzes their mistakes and their good points and then he uses this information to create a perfect prince The juniors learned about poetry and creative writing in Ms Peterson's class They also did several research papers ‘ The research papers we did in English helped prepare us for our term papers second semester. commented Jerry Knuppei Et tu Brute? . The sophomores read Julius Caesar last year and also Lord of the Flies. Their year was full of reading, commented Ms Johnson. The freshmen read Romeo and Juliet and spent a lot of time learning to improve their grammar. Left Miss Gerdes takes a moment out of her busy schedule to catch a little sun. Below Rosalie cooks. Busslemen and Anderson, take a break from cooking to pose for a picture Ma� y Kiersch Jocquebne Koch Janice Kontcek Mem Korshoj Darcy Kruger B Lewis Eldon Lor erven Secretary Rosafce Sixth Grade Fouth Grode Frst Grode Specoi Education Superintendent Busness Jan lott Fione Mehfcng Kin Noden Money Novc Mary Petersen Mchete Peterson Robyn Poland Mathematic $ Science Computers ltxary Social Science Cook Art EngWn Soence Vocal Musk: 7 MeOa Below: Mrs. Petersen helps the juniors out in the concession stand. Mike Sjuts Vickie Slaughter Bruce Smith Industrial Arts Library Teacher Aide Custodon-Rosake Bev Zwygart Third Grade Below: Pick on somebody your own size. Mr. Cerny. Above: And now for my next trick. I'll make Mr. Lewis disappear. Laura Woodcock Reodng Spamsh Chapter 1 Rebecca Wort man Cook Dooms Zavodi Mathematics Computers Science 9 Winning Tradition Continues Outscoring their opponents by an average of 46-20. the 1987 version of the B-R Panthers won a third straight state playoff berth, a spot in the Omaha World Herald's Top Ten for Class D-1. and a third consecutive Lewis and Clark East Crown. Losing to only Coleridge and Mead, two eventual state champs in Classes D-2 and D-1 respectively, the Panthers rolled over opponents for an outstanding 9-2 record. The season started out with easy wins against Newcastle and Winnebago. After a fourth- Above Jason Slaughter, with Wildcats in pursuit, snags this Parker pass. quarter squeaker at Walthill, the Panthers picked up the offensive slack and steamrolled over three straight opponents via the 46-point rule. B-R faced their toughest test, billed up to be for the Lewis and Clark Crown, against Beemer The Panthers exploded from the starting blocks, and thanks to a stellar air attack. B-R beat Beemer . . AGAIN! The Panthers rolled up nine straight victories before running into a tough Coleridge team The Bulldogs pulled away in the second half to hand the Pan- thers their first defeat in ten games. All was not lost, however, with the Lewis and Clark title sewn up weeks before, the team was off to state, playing at Dodge in the first round. After a sluggish first quarter. B-R put up 51 points and just fell short of ending the game early on the 45-point rule The season came to an end. however, when in the second round, the Panthers fell to eventual state champions Mead. B-R spotted the hosts two quick touch downs, and fought back with three TD passes, but Mead held on to win. 36-20. All-State honors went to Panthers Jason Slaughter, end. and Brent Gatzemeyer. back, who earlier in the season had taken the lead for all-time rushers in the state of Nebraska. Jon Luedert. center. Gatzemeyer. and Slaughter joined the Lewis and Clark All-Conference team, and receiving All-Conference Honorable Mention were Glenn Brooks, defensive back. Tim Parker, quarterback. Monty Hawk, defensive tackle. Darin Bonneau. end; and Barrey Koni-cek. placekicker Row 1: Matt Bartling, Jeff Gee. Kevin White. Bryan Van Kirk. Brandon Slaughter. Chris Bonsall. Barrey Konicek. Rob Krieg. and Chad Siebrandt. Student Manager Row 2: Matt Gatzemeyer. Chuck Nelson, Aaron Gatzemeyer, Corey Peterson. Brent Simonsen, Barry Bonneau. Jason Wortman. and Mike Sjuts. Assistant Coach. Row 3: Tim Slaughter. Assistant Coach. Travis Roth. Larry Beutler. Brian Bruning. Richard Mohl. Monty Hawk, Tim Parker. Jason Macklin. Row 4: Jon Cerny. Head Coach; Chris Rief. Glenn Brooks. Darin Bonneau. Jason Slaughter. Jon Luedert. Shane Erickson. Scott Bonsall. Brent Gatzemeyer. and Steve Hermelbracht. Manager THE FINAL TALLIES SEASON SCORES (9-2) 32 Newcastle 8 48 Winnebago 6 18 Walthill 16 50 Wakefield 0 65 Macy 16 67 Allen 22 68 Beemer 34 61 Winside 16 20 Coleridge 48 State Playoffs' 51 Dodge 13 20 Mead 36 JUNIOR VARSITY (5-1) 68 Macy 6 32 Walthill 14 24 Winnebago 14 20 Scribner 30 52 Wakefield 38 28 Beemer 26 Middle Left: Richard, run the other way. Left: Runners, to your starting blocks! 11 So Close But Yet So Far Sporting only two seniors, two juniors, three sophomores, and five freshmen, the 1987 Lady Panthers put out their youngest starting team in the history of the school, starting a freshman and two sophomores at times. Winning three contests against losing 13, the Lady Panthers gained valuable experience for the future and showed some definite promise for 1988. Actually, the 1987 season could have been closer to the .500 mark, but third set losses to Oakland-Craig, Newcastle, Emerson-Hubbard, ABOVE Danna goes up for a spike to aid in the victory over Brownell-Talbott and Wynot-all close con-tests-set the Lady Panthers back four more games. Earning All-Conference Second Team honors was spiker Jami Ahlers; and Kelly Bartling received Honorable Mention All-Conference. A strong spiking attack helped Ahlers and Danna Hermelbracht to 92 and 71 ace spikes respectively. The Panthers' three top setters, Mary Larsen, Julie Meyer, and Jami Ahlers, combined for a total of 551 out of 611 total sets, an average of 91% efficiency. Lady Panthers take a break during the Homer game We Never Geve In! Members of the 1987 volleyball team include Row 1 Danna Hermelbracht. Julie Meyer, Jami Ahlers. Kelly Bartling, Michele Morgan, Mary Larsen, Row 2: Jami Nelson. Shelly Gatzemeyer, Leigh Zobel, Deanna Johnson, Kellee Brehmer. Wendy Dye, Michelle Petersen. Student Manager. Row 3: Coaches Deanne Correll and Karen Gerdes. Jami shows her all-conference spiking ability against Oakland-Craig in the Pender Tournament THE FINAL TALLIES •SEASON SCORES' (3-13) Pender Tourney 1 Oakland-Craig 0 Emerson-Hubbard 2 Ponca 2 Macy 0 Homer 0 Walthill 0 Beemer 0 Allen 1 Newcastle 1 Emerson-Hubbard Hartington Tourney 0 Winside 1 Wynot 0 Wakefield 2 Brownell-Talbot 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 Lewis Clark Tourney 0 Allen 2 Subdistricts 0 Winnebago 2 Due to small numbers, this years “C team was moved up to Junior Varsity and at times were playing Juniors and Seniors which made this year a rebuilding one and brought them a 3-10 record. CN CN CN CN CN CN Pep Rallies And Games Keep Cheerleaders Busy “Fired up Ready were the cheerleaders when it came to cheering the Bancroft-Rosalie teams on for a victory. The B-R cheerleaders went to an International Cheerleading Foundation camp at Doane College n Crete. Nebraska. They came home with 3rd place in the Grand Championship out of 19 other squads. Ribbons were also acquired over this three day camp. The 1987-88 cheer- leaders were one of the busiest groups at school. Six out of eight girls were involved in their own sports as well as cheering for the boys' teams. That meant being busy almost every night of the week. But these girls were dedicated spirit leaders. “I love to cheer when the crowd is excited and into cheering for the game, said Julie Meyer. Cris Dee Waite agreed, “I like to see how many people in the crowd I can get to holler with us. Miss Johnson was the new sponsor for cheerleading. She helped with organizing practices and setting up pep rallies. The 1987-88 cheerleading squad included: Cris Dee Waite, captain; and Kelly Bartling. both seniors; Micki Morgan, junior; Julie Meyer and Jami Nelson, sophomores; Kel-lee Brehmer, Deanna Johnson, and Mary Larsen; all freshmen. Don't drown. Darin. 15 Homecoming is Winner. Monday kicked off Homecoming week as Allen Student Exchange Day (a.k.a. Ugly Tourist day.) Many were blinded by the bright yellow and blue that filled the halls. The cheerleaders and numerous other dedicated helpers painted the business windows to get the whole town in the spirit of things Monday night. Tuesday not only being Blues Brothers Mafia Day. was also Hush Button Day. Beginning at 8:20 a.m. all the girls in the school began a quiet day. (Well at least for a few minutes!) Chad Siebrandt was recognized to all attending the BR vs. Allen volleyball game as our Mr. Irresistable with eight girls' hush buttons. Wednesday was Toga Day -shirt and shoes required. Cris Dee Waite must have spent the night in Rome getting ready. The pep rally and bonfire were a great chance for everyone to get fired up about the big games and also the fact that there was to be no homework assigned the last days of the week. Hotdogs, buns, and marshmallows were provided for everyone, including the fire. Opposite Sex Day on Thursday brought out the best of a few junior high boys. Roy Brooks and Shane Siebrandt to name just a few. Friday, the big day, was Color Day. There was much blue hair, faces, and bodies roaming the halls. At halftime of the game was the crowning of the royalty. Freshmen attendants were Mary Larsen and Bryan Van Kirk. Jami Nelson and Jason Macklin were the sophomores, and Danna Hermelbracht and Steve Smith represented the junior class. Senior attendants were LeEtta Suhr and Darin Bonneau, and Jami Ahlers and Brent Gatzemeyer. Crowned King and Queen were Jon Luedert and Karin Meyer. Following the game, Mr. Tunes and various others who sang into the microphone hit it off at the dance lasting from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The seniors show off their enthusiastic spirit. The seniors pooled their money to buy this beautiful car. King Jon the 1st accepts his crown. This years Homecoming royalty include Row One: Queen Karin Meyer and King Jon Leudert. Row Two: Bryan Van Kirk. Mary Larsen. Brent Gatzemeyer. Jami Ahlers. LeEtta Suhr. Darin Bonneau. Danna Hermelbracht..Steve Smith. Jami Nelson, and Jason Macklin. 17 Best Of The Best Right: Deb Bonsoll helps Jim get ready for the high tide. First row from left to right: Cris Dee Waite. Angela Wortman, Dawn Klintworth. Kellee Brehmer. Jeremy Nelson. Anita Anthony. Rachel Beineke. Mandy VanKirk. Joel Macklin. Second Row: Robert Krieg, Billy VanKirk, Julie Gee. Amy Erickson, Amy Pullen. Anna Severans, Brook Simonsen. Ryan Reis, Ryan Grone. Lisa Slaughter. Third row: Mr. Dennis Eggerling. Kelly Bartling. LeEtta Suhr. Julie Meyer. Danelle Kai. Sandy Abendroth, Jason Macklin. Jim Hermelbracht, Aaron Reis. Barry Konicek. Chris Bonsall. Jason Beineke. Marching And Pep Band Rock B-R The Bancroft-Rosalie band room saw a few changes again in 1987-88. New instructor Dennis Eggerling was one such change. Mr. Eggerling, or Doc as he came to be known, was well-received by the 33 band members. He's a stud with class, said Jason Macklin. From August into cold December, the musical group spent many hours practicing their marching maneuvers. They traveled to Allen to march in the Allen Homecoming Parade, and to Lincoln to where they received 2nd place. B-R competed at the Pershing Auditorium, too, receiving a III. (But they felt they did better than that!) The concert at Christmas kept the band in tune and entertained audiences with holiday songs. Three seniors led this group at pep rallies and ball games with numerous versions of Panther Pride, Rockin' Robin, and Louie Louie. ”We all like Rockin' Robin said Michael Gliss-man, it's fun to play. the Star City Parade . Finest Of The Fine Arts 18 Left Matt's Done .. Who's next? ftactice pays off It was always one of my goals to make All-State, commented LeEtta Suhr, That one stuck in my mind. Having this goal and practicing many hours a week paid off LeEtta began playing the drums in the fifth grade. While looking back she contributes much of her talent to her band director Charlene Brown. When asked why she chose the drums for her instrument she replied, I thought they were so cool on the radio! LeEtta tried out for All-State Band last year and did not make it, but she didn't let this discourage her. On October 13 of this year LeEtta gave it another shot. Her one and a half hour practices everyday, and help from B-R Band director Mr. Dennis Eggerling. showed the judges she was one of the six best drummers to audition. She added that her nerves were a little on edge I get all sick to my stomach and want to cry. LeEtta's experiences began on November 19 with a trip to Aurora Nebraska with Mr. Eg- gerling. She stayed with a host family. The band consisted of 165 members and was directed by Mr. James Croft from Florida State University The thing she liked most was the 9Vi hours of rehearsals over the three day period. LeEtta enjoyed this time most because, the band was good and everyone cared. LeEtta played the cymbals, the snare drum, and even sang a little. She said the hardest thing was working with other drummers On Sunday there was a concert from the concert band, chorus, orchestra, jazz band, and jazz choir. Two thousand of the states best musicians performed for two and one half hours. LeEtta's parents and grandma and grandpa lucious attended. One of her future goals is to minor in music With this she'd like to perform in an orchestra or play in a jazz band Another goal would be to play in a rock band and follow the lead of my idol, Dave Smith. she said. How Do You Get Kids Out For Onp-Act? UNIQUE” Up On Them Excellent and superior ... we must be talking about the Bancroft-Ro-salie football team, right? Not this time! We are talking about the awesome One-Act play entitled Up Periscope.” Being unique in 1987 seemed to be Miss Peterson's plan. She wrote and directed the play which is truly unique for a school teacher. The play was portrayed by a non-conformist coming into a small town and trying to change it. The students of B-R showed enthusiasm in more numbers this year. This was the first time B-R ever had to take a bus to a One-Act contest. That's unique!! Cast members were: Jami Ahlers, Kelly Bar-tling, Tim Flock, Michael Glissman, Angie Gatze-meyer. Matt Gatze-meyer, Melissa Karash, Karin Meyer, Michele Morgan, Chad Sie-brandt, Kevin White, Jason Slaughter, Cris Dee Waite, Rhonda Bon-neau, Shanan Nelson, Sonja Warnock, Le Etta Suhr 19 Above Right: Steve. Jerry. Julie and Tina take time out of their busy art class to pose for the camera. Far Right Sjuts and the bench wonder who gave him the ball? Right: Ryan relaxes while he blows his horn. 20 Elementary Students: Brian Hermelbracht Richard Karash John Nelson Mary Ann Novak Joseph Samuelson David Schincke Lindsey Witt Kent Bonneau Brad Burhoop Justin Bussleman Jeremy Gatzemeyer Nathan Gustin Kira Hawk Sarah Heise John Lindahl Lindsy Nelson Carl Nolting Nicholas Novak Tiffani Raasch Tabitha Raasch Katherine Ross Isaac Russman Tracy Schwanebeck Cody Siebrandt Amber Soli Christopher Stromberg Julie Anthony Chris Bassett Nichole Bonsall Tim Bucholz Larissa Carlson Patrick Lill Beth Madison Dustin Marr Nels Nelson Marton Novak Lina ScNichting Chad Schincke Andrew Soli Andrew Sorenson 2 22 Of The Future Karen Kozeal Mark Nelson Tina Ross Kelly Russman Corey Schultz John Schumacher Sara Vejnovich Jeff Bonneau Travis Buchhotz Amber Carlson Conor Cooper Tina Gustin Jody Hermelbracht Matthew Anderson Jeremy Bussleman Tanya Gatzemeyer Melissa Hoefs Chad Klintworth Joy Macklin Cletus Nolting David Bassett Trevor Bonneau Becky Buck Denise Burhoop Joshua Bussleman Brenda Heise Courtney Johnson Matthew Kai Michael Lill Waylon Marr Jennifer Meyer Trevor Roth Tyler Roth Kristen Simonsen 5 23 B-R Bounces Back Returns To Lincoln When the Panther basketball team could muster only one win during the month of January and its record was dipping near the .500 mark at 9-7, no one thought that a mere month and a half later that B-R would be in Lincoln with its second straight State Tournament berth. Bancroft- Rosalie was on a four-game losing skid until the second quarter of the repnatch with Beemer — whojeorttbr beat B-R 57-51 — whep-tWo reserves, Tim Flock and Branaon Slaughter, ignited B-R's 2 5meback against the 'Cats and set into motion late-season rally. The Panthers pounded Beemer 64-46 and then tore through their final two opponents, Newcastle and Macy, by sizeable margins. After a hard-fought, overtime triumph over Walthill in Subdistricts, B-R' overpowered high-scoring Winnebago for the Subdistrict crown and took out Wakefield 71- 54 in Districts to earn a trip to Lincoln. One of the team's pre-season goals was to return to the State Tournament, a goal they didn't realize was within reach until the turnaround victory over Beemer. Coach Mike Sjuts said of his team, I've been fortunate enough to coach for two years and gone to state twice. Seniors Jason Slaughter and Brent Gatzemeyer were B-R's big guns in 87-88. Slaughter, who averaged 21 points a game, earned first-team All State for Class C-2. Gatzemeyer received Honorable Mention All-State. Newcomers Brian Bruning, Richard Mohl, and Chad Gettman filled the remaining starting spots and averaged nearly 10 points a game. While B-R's 15-8 record wasn't as impressive as 1987's (23-3), the Panthers still rolled over their foes by a 68-58 average. THE FINAL TALLIES Varsity Scores (16-8) Wakefield Brownell-Talbot Lyons-Decatur Walthill Winside Homer Stanton Wisner-Pilger Emerson-Hubbard WolthiH Ponca Allen Oakland-Craig Pender Ponca Beemer Beemer Newcastle Macy Walthill Winnebago Wakefield STATE Oxford Junior Varsity (14-2) Wakefield Brownell -Talbot Lyons Decatur Walthill Homer Emerson-Hubbard Allen Beemer Pender Oakland-Craig Beemer Pender Wakefield Dodge Howells Above: Row 1; Student manager Trevvor Roth. Jerry Knuppel. Chad Gettman. Brent Gatzemeyer. Jason Slaughter. Richard Mohl. and Brian Bruning. Row 2: Assistant Coach Barry Gettman. Student manager Steve Smith. Travis Roth. Barry Bonneau. Tim Flock. Jason Wortman. Jason Macklin. Brandon Slaughter. Student manager Tyler Roth, and Head Coach Mike Sjuts. Left: All-Stater Jason Slaughter puts up a shot against the cards in Lincoln. Left ON TO STATE!! Below Coach Mike Sjuts gets his point across. A 4-15 record is nothing to laugh about, but alot of great things came out of the 1987-88 Lady Panthers Basketball Season. Improving upon last years 1-18 mark and coming within four or five points of a few more wins, B-R showed they had promise for 1988-89 with only two seniors on the squad. The Lady Panthers, due to only ten players on the entire squad, were forced to start three underclassmen, who gained valuable experience for the years ahead. B-R's 23-game losing streak, which had carried over from the 1987-87 season, was finally broken with a 46-44 squeaker against Macy, a game that saw Junior Danna Hermelbracht score 19 points to power the Lady Panthers. Consistently getting better as the season progressed, the Lady Panthers put together a come back win against Oakland -Craig, 42-40, where B-R rattled off seven points in the final minute and a half to force an overtime. After heartbreakers against Allen and Pender, B-R carried two straight triumphs into sub-districts. The Lady Panthers beat Beemer in the final minute with Kelly Bar-tling's clutch free throw, and next humbled Newcastle's ladies by seven, a game that Coach Gerdes said We did everything right. After the Lady Panther season was ended by Winnebago in subdistricts, Coach Gerdes acknowledged that if B-R could've played 3 or 4 more games they would be closer to the .500 mark. Danna Hermelbracht led the attack for the Lady Panthers as she drained 216 points and brought down 199 rebounds. Senior LeEtta Suhr also helped the team with 163 points and 56 rebounds. 26 Donna goes up for two against Oakland-Craig. Miki shoots a free-throw in the B.R.-Newcastle victory. THE FINAL TALLIES VARSITY SCORES (4-15) 34 T ekamah-Herman 52 21 Brownell-Talbot 27 18 Lyons-Decatur 60 33 Walthill 65 18 Winside 33 21 Homer 40 46 Macy 44 32 Winnebago 70 28 Ponca 43 23 Allen 44 31 Allen 33 32 Emerson-Hubbard 63 42 Oakland-Craig 40 28 Pender 35 31 Ponca 61 26 Walthill 59 38 Beemer 37 47 Newcastle 40 45 i Winnebago 92 JV SCORES (3-5) 19 T ek amah - Her man 30 24 Lyons-Decatur 25 15 Walthill 32 17 Homer 13 32 Winnebago 15 9 Emerson-Hubbard 21 5 Emerson-Hubbard 36 25 Allen 24 Row 1 Leigh ZobeL Jami Nelson. Julie Meyer. LeEtta Suhr. Shelly Gatzemeyer Row 2: Coach Karen Gerdes, Amy Pullen. Kelly Bartling. Danna Hermelbracht. Micki Morgan. Mary Larsen T. V. Trivia And Peddling Raffle Tickets: Angie and Roxanne show us their pearly whites. The Burger Queens take a stop from their busy schedule 28 Big Mouth Hungry Weekend Time-Wasters Need a break from those dreary winter school days? Why do you think weekends were invented? Students and faculty at B-R spent their weekends doing a number of things. To Micki Morgan it meant Freedom and having fun. To alot of people it meant late nights, parties, and dances, while others liked to stay home and relax, shoot some pool, cuddle up with a pillow or a 'friend'. The weekend also meant cartoons. I can watch 'Pee Wee's Playhouse', explains Miss Peterson. To some the weekend meant Ugh! using their brains. While others were sleeping late, the Quiz Bowlers were heading off for competition in Sioux City. The Quiz Bowl team consisted of Robert Krieg, Larry Beutler, Jason Macklin, Tim Flock, Steve Smith, Chad Siebrandt, Brian Bruning, Jeff Doht, and LeEtta Suhr. Mr. Na-den and Mr. Zavadil sponsored the group along with helping prepare. The Quiz Bowlers racked up one win against Hartington and three losses against Ida Grove, Hartington C.C., and South Sioux City. The seniors willingly gave up a Saturday night of fun to raise some money. Saturday, January T6th was the date set aside for the Soup Supper and Raffle. The seniors served a home cooked meal of Chili, Chicken Noodle, and deserts. They raffled off a numerous amount of prizes. The grand prize being a telephone clock radio and two $100 savings bonds. The student life at B-R is quite original. If they are not out on a weekend they are bound to be studying. Karin waits on past graduates at the soup “ supper ■ — 29 Right: Nice form Angie! Below: Student Council 1987-88. Row 1. Shonan Nelson. LeEtta Suhr. Karin Meyer. Darin Bonneau. Row 2. Brian Bruning. Jason Macklia Julie Meyer. Deanna Johnson, Chris Bonsall. Alex Studies Overseas How would you like to go to days a week? How would yo like school from 8 a.m. until noon, six it if you could smoke and buy al- cohol at the school? And what if the school was in Italy? Alex Severens got the chance to attend this kind of school. He left in early August to stay with family friends and returned to B-R in the end of January. Alex said the school in Italy was different in certain areas. “The homework was tough. he said. He'd go home at noon and study until six. When Alex wasn't studying or learning the Italian language, he was visiting cities in Italy. The highlight of the trip was visiting Rome, he liked the Statue of David at Florence also. Alex noted some goods and bads of Italy. The school food he said was good and the school itself pretty cool. But the cars were ugly and the cities too crowded. Language didn't seem to be a problem since all Italians spoke some English. Another similarity was music. “They listen to alot of Madonna and U2, he said. Lower left: The Quiz Bowl members learn from watching cartoons. Lower right Steve checks out the new centerfold. 32 The Future Looks Great Right: Sixth graders Jarrod B.. Ryan R., and Jon D. meet the newest member of their class. Stanley the Hamster. Eighth graders Pam S. and Heidi H. get a workout after school (in Mrs Lott's room) at aerobics class. Jarrod Bargmann Kerri Brehmer Roy Brooks Heather Buchholz Jon Dye Dana Muller Tracey Petersen Jamie Prince Ryan Roth Tracy Schultz Mandy Van Kirk Chris Vejnovich Angie Wortman Aimee Anderson Rachel Beineke Troy Bonneau Amy Erickson Justin Gettman Michael Raasch Abigail Karash Dawn K lint worth Shawn McFarlane Joel Macklin Wendy Nolting Kristie Petersen Shane Siebrandt Lisa Slaughter 34 For The Middle School B-R's mighty middle school completed onother successful school year. The sixth grade boys and girls, coached by Lamont Pagels, received some valuable practice in basketball while playing each other during halftimes of the varsity basketball games Under the leadership of Mandy Van Kirk, President; Tracy Peterson. Vice President. Kerri Brehmer. Treasurer, and Jamie Prince. Secretary. the sixth grade class (along with the seventh grade) took a spring trip to Omaha. Much time, energy, and work went into earning enough money for the trip. The sixth grade, with the help of Publicity Manager Chris Vejnovich and Can Collector Jar-rod Bargmann. earned enough money for the trip by holding a bake sale and saving pop cans. The seventh graders added their earnings from a pop raffle. The seventh graders welcomed five new students to their class last year. The new students were Shane Siebrandt, Aimee Anderson. Mike Raasch. Kristie Petersen, and Justin Gettman. Class officers for the '87-88 school year were Joel Macklin. President. Lisa Slaughter. Vice President. Dawn Klintworth. Secretary, and Shane Siebrandt, Treasurer. Junior High is different than grade school because we get to go to different rooms for class. commented Abigail Karash. The music boosters sponsored a sweetheart dance for the seventh and eighth grade on February 13 Junior high sports fared well this year The football team ended its season with a 3-1 record. The volleyball girls had a great year with a lO-1 record. Boys basketball ended with a record of 7-4. Girls basketball did extremely well, with an 8-0 record Both basketball teams won the B-R tournament. Chad Hoefs, Matt Richardson. Stephanie Warnock, and Brooke Simonsen were chosen for all-tournament teams at the B-R tournament. The eighth grade, with twenty-six members, was the largest at B-R This class was also without sponsors can you blame them? I'm looking forward to being in high school but I'm not looking forward to being picked on by the seniors ' said Sandy Abendroth . Beware! Sandy Abendroth Phoebe Bonneau Kimberly Brehmer Angie Buchholz Chris Cole Carrie Gatzemeyer Jason Gatzemeyer Julie Gee Ryan Grone Willie Erickson Heidi Hawk Chad Hoefs Chris Kjeldgaard Dan Luedert Staci McFarlane Angie Nelson Jeremy Nelson Shawn Nelson Sue Nelson Ryan Reis Matt Richardson Anna Severens Pam Siebrandt Brooke Simonsen Billy Van Kirk Stephanie Warnock 35 36 Panthers Soar As Records Fall Several Track records met their doom in 1988, as Jason Slaughter, Brent Gatze-meyer, Richard Mohl, and Candi Raasch all set new school marks. Slaughter soared to victory in the High Jump, Triple Jump, and Long Jump for new school records as well as qualifying for the state meet in the 400. He placed third in the Triple Jump in the State Meet, also. Gatzemeyer dashed his way into the record books with an 11.3 in the 100 while also qualifying for state in the Long Jump. Mohl set new marks in the 110 M High Hurdles and 300 Intermediate hurdles; earning himself a trip to Omaha in the latter event. Newcomer Candi Raasch, just a freshman, carried a small B-R girls squad as she outlasted two school milestones in the 1600 and 3200 M runs. Besides these individual achievements, B-R also placed highly in the B-R Invitational, Coleridge Invitational, the Krumwiede Relays, and the Non-Qualifiers Meet in Homer. The points always seem to take care of themselves, said Head Coach Kim Naden. The Boys Team also placed 5th at the Conference Track meet out of the Lewis and Clark Conference. Front: Candi Raasch, Danna Hernel-bracht Middle: Travis Roth. Matt Gatzemeyer. Aaron Batzemeyer. Brandon Slaughter. Matt Bartimg Back: Coach Naden. Jason Slaughter. Scott Bonsall. Richard Mohl. Brent Batzemeyer. Jason Macklln. Cory Peterson. Alex Severens, Chad Gettman Slaughter, on Ns way to state, rockets to first place in the high jump. No sweat. I've got this one won. THE FINAL TALLIES B-R Invitational..................3rd Lyons-Decatur Invitational...................3rd Krumwiede Relays .................2nd Homer Invitational ...............3rd Coleridge Invitational ...........2nd Wisner-Pilger Invitational...................8th Conference Meet...................5th District .........................2nd Non-Qualifiers' Meet .............2nd You wouldn't happen to have the time, would you. Candi? I'd like a Big Mac. tries, and a small cola, please. 37 'Doc' Helps Musicians Keep Up The Tempo The instrumental music department of Bancroft-Rosalie took out just enough time from arching practice and polishing up on pomp and circumstance to compete at District Music Contest, which was held at Wayne State College on April 22 and 23. The soloists that received a Superior rating at Contest were LeEtta Suhr-marimba and snare drum, Cris Dee Waite-flute, and Jason Macklin-trombone. The percussion ensemble received a Superior rating also. The brass quintet, Jim Hermelbracht, and Aaron Reis all received Excellent ratings at Contest, and Jason Beineke and Danelle Kai received Goods. The concert band, while under the supervision of the new band director Dennis 'Doc' Eggerling, performed at contest and received an Excellent rating. 38 Below: Jason Macklin. Cris Dee Waite. LeEtta Suhr, and Jim Hermelbracht pose for their picture of the 1st Chair All Conference Honor Band. Above Chorus takes time out of their busy schedule to pose before the camera Members are: Regina Heineman. Scott Bonsall. Cris Dee Waite, Glenn Brooks. Kathy Meyer. Shanan Nelson. Michelle Petersen. Ben Nelson, and Linda Sachs. Not pictured is Tricia Bargmann. While Choristers Keep On Key • The 1987-1988 chorus class gave new meaning to the word Fortissimo. Though they had small numbers, those students (the boys mostly) had well-developed voices. At District Contest, Ms. Robyn Poland led the small but experienced group to one I, two ll's, and one III. Cris Dee Waite received a I on her solo. Shanan Nelson received a I on her solo, and the mixed ensembles received a II on one of their performances, and a III on the other. Members included Tricia Bargmann, Glenn Brooks, Scott Bonsall, Regina Heineman, Kathy Meyer, Michelle Petersen, Shanan Nelson. Linds Sachs, and Cris Dee Waite. 39 Here w© com© a marching in! Boosters Present Lost In The Fifties On March 18th. Bancroft-Rosalie was ' Lost in the Fifties at the annual music festival. High school chorristers serenaded Copa-goers with a Happy Days medley and an Elvis medley The junior-senior high band got the crowd swinging with Blue Suede Shoes and La Bamba . and director Mr. Eggerling showed off his NU Tuba expertise with a solo Whose the leader of the band that's made for you and me? (No not Doc Eggerling) M-l-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E! Music boosters recruited 11 non-chorus or band members to lip-sync the theme song of their favorite musical group, the Mickey Mouse Club. Other lip-syncers included a group of young mothers from the towns singing to their future B-R students. Mrs Laura Woodcock and Glen-deen Wiig joined the cast of lip-syncres with a couple of songs How much is that doggie in the window. Art Art! The 7th grade dancers choreographed a cute dance routine after which the lights fell instead of the curtains. and former teacher Marianna Schilling helped cap off the evening leading the Bunny Hop Cris Dee sings her solo. Didn't we almost have it all. 40 We play fair and we work hard and we're in harmonv - l think How much is that Doggy in the window. sings Mrs Woodcock Actors Make Us Laugh Small but successful seemed to be the rule for dramatics in the spring of '88. Both the speech team and the allschool play cast had fewer than ten participants. The size of fhe cast had no effect on the quality of the production of Why Do We Laugh? a comedy in one act. Andrew, age 5 Meredith, age 6 Andrew, age 15 Meredith, age 16 Andrew, age 45 Meredith, age 46 Andrew, age 66 Meredith, age 67 chosen by director Miss Michele Peterson as the allschool play. An attentive audience enjoyed the antics of characters Andrew and Meredith at four different stages of life, in discovering why we laugh. The cast: Brandon Slaughter .....LeEtta Suhr ... Alex Severens Tricia Bargmann Michael Glissman Cris Dee Waite .Jason Beineke ... Kelly Bartling Forgive me. Cerny, for I have sinned 42 State Bound With a lot of effort, commitment and practice B-Rs speech team made it to state on March 26 in Lincoln. The speech team consisted of four people: Kelly Bartling, Cris Dee Waite, Michael Glissman, and Shanan Nelson (not pictured). They all did a stupendous job making it to final rounds at districts; and Kelly, Cris Dee and Michael continued their success at State Competition. Although Shanan didn't make it to state, she received a 47 of 50 points in preliminary rounds which put her into finals, where she received a 45. The overall performance of the team was summed up by Miss Johnson. The entire team absolutely shined at districts. They gave it their all and did the best they've ever done. On making state again, Kelly commented You wouldn't understand unless it happen to you ... Scared, nervous, and glad. Cris Dee commented, It makes you fell like you've done something very well. Proud! Miss Johnson added, “I expected these results a little more this year because of Cris and Kelly's potential and experience. On Michael's first trip to state, he received an Excellent (41) and a Superior (45). The duet-acting team scored two Superiors (48 and 46). All-school play cast: back row. left to right: Kelly Bartling. Jason Beineke. Michael Glissman, Cris Dee Waite, Alex Severns. Tricia Bargemann Front row, left to right: LeEtta Suhr. Brandon Slaughter 43 Juniors Treat To A Soda The 1988 Junior-Senior Prom got people out to Go For a Soda. The gym was put into a time machine and was taken back to the 1950's. The ceiling was converted into an elaborate array of pink, mint green, and silver streamers suspended over a Soda Shoppe, complete with juke boxes, and 45's hanging from the ceiling. Although the Juniors worked on a $2000 budget they worked to put together a good Prom. Celebrations was a good name to be brought in for entertainment, it also fit the mood of many of the students. The banquet went smoothly with Barry Bonneau, Julie Meyer, Jason Macklin, Jami Nelson, Rob Krieg, Shelly Gatzemeyer, Brent Simonsen, and Kathy Meyer serving a meal of Barbequed beef, scolloped potatoes, corn, salad bar, relishes, buns, and build-your-own sundae. The students and faculty were served Coke or Diet Coke while being entertained with music from a juke box. This year our Junior-Senior prom received a special review from the Wisner News Chronicle. which sparked controversy in the towns of Bancroft and Rosalie. B-R students had a good time, but according to the article some students had 'too' much fun. All in all students had a good time and generally were pleased with how the evening went. Above Right: Amy, Wendy, and Anita enjoyed their first B-R Prom Right: The Class of '89 never looked so good Left: Don't look so excited Brent 44 45 Panthers Sweep Up Honors Below: Members of the 1987-88 B-R Letter winners Club. THE FINAL TALLIES B-R's Honored Athletes FOOTBALL All-Conference: E-Jason Slaughter RB-Brent Gatzemeyer DL-Jon Luedert + Honorable Mention: S-Glenn Brooks DT-Monty Hawk QB-Tim Parker PK-Barrey Konicek BASKETBALL All-Conference: F-Jason Slaughter Honorable Mention: G-Brent Gatzemeyer + C-Danna Hermelbracht F-LeEtta Suhr VOLLEYBALL All-Conference: SP-Jami Ahlers Honorable Mention: SP-Kelly Bartling TRACK AND FIELD State Qualifiers: Jason Slaughter Brent Gatzemeyer Richard Mohl • ALL-STATE + ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION Above: Honor athletes are Jason Slaughter. Danna Hermelbracht. and Brent Gatzemeyer. 46 . . Athletically With the prom theme still lingering in the background. B-R held its annual Athletic Awards Banquet on April 11. The Athletes. Coaches, and Managers enjoyed a pot-luck meal along with many supporters from both communities. Football Coach Cerny gave Most Valuable Back to All-Stater Brent Gatzemeyer. and honored Most Valuable Lineman to Jason Slaughter, another All-Stater. Coach Cerny completed his presentation by awarding Tim Parker as the Most Improved Player Basketball Mentor Mike Sjuts couldn't say enough about” his MVP selection Jason Slaughter, who repeated as a C-2 All-State Forward. Sjuts also honored juniors Richard Mohl and Brian Bruning as Co-Most Improved Players for the year Jami Ahlers was selected as the Most Valuable Player by Coach Karen Gerdes. in the sport of Volleyball, followed by Gerdes' Most Improved Player Award winner. junior setter Micki Morgan. Gerdes handed out her Most Valuable Player Award to Senior forward LeEtta Suhr in Girls Basketball while granting junior Danna Hermelbracht with the Most Improved Player Presentation. B-R Athletic Director. Barry Gettman. awarded senior Brent Gatzemeyer with the 1988 Kenny Metzger Athletic Achievement award. Gatzemeyer. a three-time All-Stater in Football and an Honorable Mention All-Stater in Basketball, signed a Football Letter of Intent to the University of Nebraska-Omaha in March. Gettman honored Danan Hermelbracht as the Most Valuable Girl Athlete” for 1988, as she lettered in Volleyball. Basketball. and Track. Jason Slaughter, an All-Stater in Football at End. and in basketball for the second year straight, was awarded with the Most Valuable Boy's Athlete” by Coach Gettman Below: Chad gets a little help from Mom Siebrandt with the National Honor Society patch. ... Academically May 10th was the day set aside to honor those students who achieved academically, musically, and in character and leadership. Mr. Cerny honored class presidents, honor roll students, as well as Boys' and Girls' Staters Tim Flock and Shanan Nelson. On a musical note. Miss Poland presented the Arion Award to senior Cris Dee Waite, while LeEtta Suhr received the John Philip Sousa Award from Band Director Dennis Eggerling. A representative from the U.S. Marine Corp was on hand to present the Bulldog Award to Scott Bonsall, and the U.S. Marine Corp Award for Distinguished Athlete to Karin Meyer. Six seniors were awarded the Presidential Academic Fitness Award, among numerous other scholarships and honors. The National Honor Society induction capped off the evening. Membership into the society is based on Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. Present members Karin Meyer, and LeEtta Suhr inducted new members Kelly Bartling, Jeff Doht, Tim Flock, Chad Siebrandt, and Steve Smith into the honored group. Working hard and achieving goals is a trademark of B-R students both on and off the athletic field. Members of the 980-88 National Honor Society include (row one): Karin Meyer. Kelly Bartling. LeEtta Suhr. (row two): Steve Smith, Tim Flock. Jett Doht. Chad Siebrandt. 47 Top: The P.E. II class finds that SuperGlue really does work! Above: Larry does everything BUT pay attention in English class. Left: Jeff, with the help of his mother, dons his new Honor robe 49 The Beginning Of The Long And Winding Road Above. Matt Gatzemeyer shows his Freshmen talent. Right: The one and only parked Freshmen car! Under the direction of Jim Her-melbracht. President; Deanna Johnson, Vice-President; Bryan Van Kirk, Secretary; Mary Larsen, Treasurer; and Chris Bonsall, Student Council; the freshmen class with the help of their sponsors, Mrs. Hawk and Mrs. Mehling, worked in the volleyball stand as a fund raiser. They made $568 to start off their four years with. As many remember, they were also the drivers who sometimes could not see over the steering wheel, but they did not let that stop them. “I got hit twice in the same in- tersection,” snickered Randy Morgan. The big question still hangs in the air. With the freshmen drivers still think it is so much fun to cruise main when they are legal? In summing up the freshmen very briefly, Chris Bonsall claims they are the best . Jason Wortman honestly remarked they are, Wild!, We make the teachers grow old fast! They are a vocal class! agreed Miss Johnson. Matt Bartling Chris Bonsall Kellee Brehmer Wendy Dye Matt Gatzemeyer Jeff Gee Jim Flermelbracht Deanna Johnson Barrey Konicek Mary Larsen 52 Randy Morgan Amy Pullen Aaron Reis Brandon Slaughter Bryan Van Kirk Kevin White Jason Wortman Leigh Zobel Candi Raasch Carri Raasch 53 Soph's 'Shine' Being a sophomore in '87-88 meant You get to pick on the freshmen. according to Barry Bonneau Picking on the freshmen wasn't the only activity the sophomores did. much time was spent on fundraisers The class of '90 sold Panther sunglasses and worked at half of the basketball games, making over $1000. Running the sophomore class was President Rob Krieg. Vice President Jason Macklin. Secretary Jami Nelson. Treasurer Tricia Bargmann. and Student Council Member Julie Meyer. Avevo un meriviglioso spasso nell' Italia, ma sono contento essere in America di nuoeo ' said Alex Sever-ens. Translated it meant I had a great time in Italy but I'm glad to be back in America again. Alex spent five months in Italy. Left: Who taught you how to eat. Chad??? Below: Simple things amuse simple minds Bill Anderson Anita Anthony Tricia Bargmann Larry Beutler Barry Bonneau Jenny Cole Aaron Gatzemeyer Shelly Gatzemeyer Chad Gettman Michael Glissman Regina Heineman Robert Krieg 54 Below: Sophomores show their spirit during a pep rally Below left: Jami is deep in thought as she decides what to draw next. Below: Kelly models her sophomore enthusiasm. Jason Macklin Julie Meyer Kathy Meyer Charles Nelson Jami Nelson Kellie Nelson Corey Petersen Michelle Petersen Travis Roth Linda Sachs Alex Severens Brent Simonsen 55 Prom, Football Stand Occupy Juniors Here's to the class of '89! After a challenging, rewarding and yes frustrating year the juniors deserve to sit back, put up their feet, and enjoy an ice cold can of . sodapop!? Yes, it was a challenge to find an agreeable time for ay of the juniors to hold a class meeting and above all to agree on the same ideas for fund-raisers, class officers, and prom Frustration was indeed a common facial expression during the dreaded class meetings. But with diligence, combined with effort, they managed to have yet another successful prom. None of this would have been possible unless they decided to sell themselves at the junior class slave auction. We grossed about $900 from the auction. beamed Jeff Doht. If there's one thing to remember the 87-88 year by it would have to be all of the food consumed during the football games Without the juniors we would have missed the bags of buttery popcorn, hot cups of cocoa, hotdogs, ring pops , and of course the happy, friendly smiles of the juniors themselves as they served you. It was really nice to have a new concession stand to work in. commented Shane Heineman. But decorating for prom and selling food in the football stand were not the only new experiences for them. The juniors were introduced to their worst nightmare for weeks to come. Term Papers! Among the 20 different topics chosen were the Homeless. The White House, Elvis, and Helen Keller At first many juniors were upset by the fact that they wouldn't be getting their reports back and that Mr. Naden was just going to add them to the innumerable pile he's been saving for 17 years. Presiding over the class was President-Tim Flock, Vice President -Shanan Nelson; Secretary-Steve Smith; Treasurer-Richard Mohl and Student Council member-Brian Bruning. Looking over the welfare of the class and always being there when needed were sponsors Mary Petersen and Dennis Zavadil. Chad Siebrandt summed the year up nicely by saying. One of the greatest rewards of our junior year was the unitedness and closeness shown among our class. Jason Beineke Rhonda Bonneau Brian Bruning Jeff Doht Timothy Flock Angie Gatzemeyer Monty Hawk Shane Heineman Danna Hermelbracht Danelle Kai 56 Melissa Karash Jerry Knuppel Richard Mohl Michele Morgan Ben Nelson Shanan Nelson Timothy Parker Chad Siebrandt Steven Smith Sonja Warnock Not Pictured: Tina Raasch 57 Jami Ahlers Kelly Battling Darin Bonneau Scott Bonsall Glenn Brooks Shane Erickson 58 It's The Quality That Counts “Quality not Quantity best describes the 1988 Senior Class. In numbers they were only fifteen, but the quality of those fifteen made up for what may have been lost in numbers. First semester brought about term paper time once again. Hard work and long hours (??) helped them conquer their final high school term paper and they handed them in (Yes, even on time!). They then started to concern themselves with Sneak trip. Starting the year with only fifty dollars wasn't very promising. Raising the money to be able to go was accomplish ed in three ways. The Seniors furnished concessions at most of the home basketball games. They also sold a great number of raffle tickets to aid in their fund raising during the Soup Supper, which was also a success thanks to area merchants and of course, mothers. Their next task was deciding everything for graduation. Not many conflicts arose and over all peace prevailed with them deciding on burgundy and silver as class colors. Although the Class of 1988 was not big in numbers, proving to be only fifteen. It was the character and quality of those few that made up for anything lost in numbers Class Motto: In ourselves our future lies Class Flowers White and Red Roses 59 Above Wait! Ok. Go ahead and tdke the picture. Below: The Class with Class Below: Glenn, are you going to become a hair stylist? Roxanne Karash -W-'n 1 Jon Luedert Karin Meyer Chris Rief Jason Slaughter LeEtta Suhr CrisDee Waite Middle Wonder where the seniors went on sneok trip? Top: The seniors anxiously await their arrival in Kansas City. Seniors Head For K.C. The 1988 Sneak Trip began on Thursday night. April 28th. when the seniors broke out and painted the streets and various other platforms. This resulted in the trip being cut short by three hours on Saturday When 6:00 a m. rolled around and the bus pulled up to the school, the seniors and sponsors didn't have to look far to find it. (Miss Peterson, where were you when your taxi service showed up?) Finally all were there and they departed for Konsas City. It only took until Omaha for all to find a comfortable place to sleep. The seniors ate breakfast at the famous Hen House restaurant in Rockport. Those who ate their meal said it was good Then it was on to the motel. Park Plaza proved to be o bit nicer than they expected and the personnel let the seniors know it. They dreaded to be on their best behavior, but they did it for the most part Mr. Sjuts did have to take a couple of trips to the managers office but all worked out well On Friday afternoon they swam, ate, rested, and talked to Richard Marx's band members who stayed in the same motel. At 5:00 they headed for Worlds of Fun. standing in line for an hour just to get in. This pattern continued when it came to waiting in lines for the rides. At 1:00 a m they headed bdck to the motel and within an hour or two all went to bed. On Saturday morning they checked out of the motel and left for dinner, at Golds Buffett. This was followed by video games and bowling. At 1:30 they departed for home stopping only for food and to help a stranded motorist, and returned to Bancroft around 6:00 p.m. All in all it was a fun and dry (no rain!?) weekend Cris Dee points out tourist sights along the interstate Above Hey guys, did it take long to find a Top Mr Sjuts supervises pickup going in reverse, so you could pose for the seniors the camera? 61 In Ourselves The fifteen seniors marched through the rows of parents, family, and friends Friday, May 13 at the Bancroft Park to become yet another memory to the Bancroft-Rosalie School. Valedictorian LeEtta Suhr reminded us all of those great and some not so great times of our high school years, and Salutatorian Jason Slaughter gave a speech that focused on the athletes and those many people who made the athletes what they were. Special honor students, LeEtta Suhr, Jason Slaughter, Brent Gatzemeyer, and Karin Meyer, were recognized with medals and Kelly Bartling. Karin Meyer, and LeEtta Suhr were also noted for being members of National Honor Society. Counselor Milt Carter announced that over 300,000 in scholarships were earned by the class. LeEtta Suhr was honored with the Regents Scholarship from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln along with all other members receiving at least one scholarship from area colleges. The time we'd all been longing for finally came to a close when Superintendent Mr. Bill Lewis presented the Senior Class of 1988 and President of the School Board Perry Meyer granted the diplomas to the members. Oh, of course, they then moved their tassles! As they left with smiles and tears, they handed their mothers roses for all that hard work they'd gone through as they then became the Class of 1988. 62 Above: The class of '88 takes a step toward life in the real world Our Future Lies” Left: Valedictorian Suhr reminisces and offers thanks to Parents, faculty and friends. Below: Mr. Carter presents Chris with a scholarship because he's good-looking Don't be shy. Chris! Yearbook-ers Learn Deadlines!! About Below Steve and Melissa choose possible pictures for the annual This year an annual staff of 15 members set out to please you as the yearbook reader. We also set out to be a little different and try to capture the real B-R between the covers of this book. Co-Editors were chosen for this year's annual, they were Karin Meyer and Richard Mohl. Editors were also chosen for the different sections: Sports - Steve Smith, Faces -Melissa Karash, and Activities -Rhonda Bonneau. This year's staff worked in the learning process of building a yearbook. We started off by making more money than last year selling a total of 78 more orders for magazines. We also learned some things about the newspaper business by putting out the ever famous Panther Press . Left: 1987-88 Journalism staff. Row one: Jerry Knuppel, Chad Siebrandt, Scott Bonsall. Shane Erickson. Row Two: Micki Morgan. Karin Meyer. Rhonda Bonneau. Melissa Karash. Tina Raasch. Row three: Jamie Ahlers. Richard Mohl. Steve Smith. Angie Gatzemeyer, Sonja Warnock. Jon Luedert. ■ 65 Right: What Steve wouldn't do just to get in the annual. Far Right: You should try a little deodorant and maybe Brian wouldn't feel this way. Below: Don't concentrate so hard. Barry. Bottom: Watch out Travis the mat might move - againl School's Out For Summer As another Year in the Life of B-R High comes to a close, we are reminded of the fun-filled weekends, the highly educational classes, and the school events that we made it through. Seniors were enthusiastic as ever, but yet not one symptom of “Senioritis was detected (????). The juniors struggled through streamers and lots of staples in order to make “Go For A Soda” a success, although the editor for the Wisner News Chronicle didn't think so. The sophomores stepped up a notch from the bottom rung, and began to live up to the B-R standards. The freshmen also made their “debut into B-R High with charisma. Possibly a little too much as some ninth-graders found themselves paying higher insurance rates due to some unruly driving. All in all, the school year went by before one realized it had begun. Students travelled all around, varying from Main to Mick's to the Calf Barn to the cemetery, depending on the occasion. The school year also saw the explosive returns of Rambo, “Crocodile” Dundee, Def Leppard, and the ever-popu-lar Michael Jackson. People actually paid money to buy faded and ripped jeans to be a fashion plate. And by the end of '87-'88, there were four groups of Panthers ready to move on, ranging from the juniors preparing for their Di yea a enTnuslastic bunch of eighth graders ready to begin their high school careers. Until the end of time, 1987-88 will be another year in B-R's calendar ... a year of learning, of change and growth, of friendship and fun. Above: Are you two related? There’s sort of a resemblance! Below: What a ham! In The News. C o n s t i t u t i o n Celeb r a t e s 200 Years — Iran-Contra. .Affair Stock Market Plunges Baker, Falwell and bwaggart sin as Scandal Rocks the Religious World On The Air: ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me' -DEF LEPPARD 'I Want Your -George Sex' Michael 'PUSH IT' -salt pepa On The Screen: GOOD MORNING VIETNAM DIRTY DANCING — 3 MEN 1 1 BABY ALF COSBY SHOW GROWING PAINS 68 7 3a x 10 v2 72 70-pound Venture Gloss News Gothic Bold Italic lOpt. Avant Garde 8pt. Avant Garde Annual Staff 100 Jostens Mr. Marc Fuller Ms. Karen Burns Paper Size Total Pages Paper Stock All headlines Body Copy Caption Copy Cover Design Endsheets Press run Printer Representative In-Plant Consultant Colophon CO-EDITORS SPORTS EDITOR SPORTS SECTION ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR ACTIVITIES SECTION FACES EDITOR FACES SECTION ADVISER Richard Mohl Karin Meyer Steve Smith Jami Ahlers Jon Luedert Tina Raasch Rhonda Bonneau Shane Erickson Michele Morgan Chad Siebrandt Jerry Kunppel Scott Bansall Melissa Karash Angie Gatzemeyer Sonja Warnock Miss Johnson 69 VNPEX Correll. Deanne 4. 6, 13 cdcecfq = Cy4CBC - Abendroth, Sandy 18. 35 Ahlers, Jami 12. 13. 16. 17. 19. 41. 46, 48. 58. 59. 60. 62. 65 Anderson, Aimee 34 Anderson, Bill 54 Anderson, Matthew 23 Anderson. Rosella 7 Anthony. Anita 18. 45. 54 Anthony. Julie 22 Bargmann. Deanna 6 Bargmann. Jarrod 34 Bargmann. Tricia 4. 38, 42. 43, 54. 68 Bartling, Kelly 13. 14. 18. 27. 28. 32. 43. 47, 58, 60. 62 Bartling, Matt 2, 11. 29, 36. 46. 50 Bassett, Chris 22 Bassett, David 23 Beineke, Jason 18. 30, 43, 44, 45. 56 Beineke, Rachel 18. 34 Beutler. Larry 31. 46. 49, 54 Bonneau, Barry 2, 4. 11. 16. 25. 31, 44, 45. 46 Bonneau, Darin 11. 14. 16. 17, 30. 46, 50. 58. 60, 62 Bonneau. Darla 22 Bonneau. Jeff 23 Bonneau, Kent 22 Bonneau, Phoebe 35 Bonneau, Rhonda 1. 45. 56, 65. 68 Bonneau. Trevor 23 Bonneau. Troy 3, 34 Bonsall. A. Scott 11, 16. 17. 36, 38, 39. 46. 58. 60. 62. 65 Bonaall, Chris 11. 18. 29. 46 Bonsall. Nicole 22 Botsford, Tenzin 22 Bray, Julie 22 Brehmer, Kellee 1. 13, 14, 18, 28, 29. 32 Brehmer, Kerri 34 Brehmer, Kimberly 35 Brooks. Glenn 4. 11. 38. 39, 46. 58. 60, 62. 63 Brooks. Roy 34 Bruning. Brian 11, 14, 24. 25. 45. 46, 56, 63. 66 Buchholz. Angie 35 Buchholz. Heather 34 Buchholz. Leslie 22 Buchholz. Tim 22 Buchholz, Travis 23 Buck. Becky 23 Burhoop, Brad 23 Burhoop. Denise 23 Busselmdn. Gary 8 Busselman, Jeremy 23 Busselman, Joshua 23 Busselman. Justin 22 Carlson, Amber 23 Carlson, Larissa 22 Carter. Milt 6, 63 Cerny, Jon 6. 8. 11 Cole. Chris 35 Cole, Jenny 50. 54 Cooper. Conor 23 Doht, Jeff 30. 45, 46, 47. 59. 56 Dye, Jon 34 Dye. Wendy 13. 45 Eggerling. Dennis 6. 18 Erickson. Amy 18. 34 Erickson. Shone 1. 8, 11. 16, 17, 46. 58. 60, 62, 64. 65. 67 Farewell, Christina 22 Flock, Tim 1. 19. 20, 25, 31, 45. 46, 47, 51 Gatzemeyer, Aaron 11. 36, 46, 54, 68 Gatzemeyer, Angie 19. 28. 30. 45. 56. 65 Gatzemeyer. Brent 1. 10. 11. 16. 17. 24. 25, 36. 37. 44, 46. 59. 60 Gatzemeyer. Carri 35 Gatzemeyer, Jason 3, 35 Gatzemeyer, Jeremy 22 Gatzemeyer, Matt 11. 19. 36, 46 Gatzemeyer, Shelly 13, 27. 40. 45. 50. 54 Gatzemeyer. Tanya 23 Gee, Jeff 11. 29. 32 Gee, Julie 18. 35. 38 Gerdes. Karen 4, 16, 13, 27 Gettman. Barry 6, 25 Gettman. Chad 20, 25. 36, 46, 54 Gettman, Justin 34 Glissman, Michael 4, 19. 42. 43, 50. 54, 68 Grone. Ryan 18, 20. 35. 38 Gustafson, Joyce 6 Gustin, Nathan 22 Gustin. Tina 23 Hansen, Marilyn 6 Hansen, Teri Hawk. Heidi 34, 35 Hawk. June 6 Hawk, Kira 22 Hawk, Monty 11, 45. 47. 56 Heineman, Regina 39, 54 Heineman. Shane 20. 56 Heise, Brenda 23 Heise. Sarah 22 Hermelbracht, Brian 22 Hermelbracht. Danna 12. 13. 17, 26. 27. 36. 37. 40. 45. 46. 56 Hermelbracht, Frieda 6 Hermelbracht, Jim 18, 29, 39 Hermelbracht, Jody 23 Hermelbracht, Lori 6 Hermelbracht. Steve 2. 11. 17. 20. 46. 50, 59. 60, 62. 63 Hoefs, Chad 20. 35 Hoefs. Melissa 23 Johnson, Courtney 23 Johnson. Deanna 1. 13. 14, 28, 29, 32 Johnson, Stacie 6 Kai, Danelle 18, 45, 56 Kai, Glenn 6 Kai. Matthew 23 Karash. Abigail 34 Karash. Melissa 45. 56, 57. 64. 65 70 Karash, Richard 22 Karash. Roxanne 19. 28. 58. 60 Kiersch. Mary 7 Kjeldgaard. Chris 35 Klintworth, Chad 23 Klintworth. Dawn 18. 34 Knuppel. Jerry 14, 20, 25. 45, 46, 57, 65 Koch. Jacquelene 7 Konicek. Barrey 11, 28. 29. 46. 66 Konicek. Janice Korshoj. Merri 7 Kozeal. Karen 23 Krieg. Robert 11, 18. 45, 54 Kruger, Darcy 6 = cjLMl = Larsen, Mary 12. 13. 14, 17, 27, 29. 40, 46 Lewis. Bill 7, 8 Lill, Michael 23 Lill. Patrick 22 Lindahl, John 22 Lorenzen, Eldon 7 Lott. Jamie 7 Luedert. Dan 35 Luedert. Jon 8. 11. 16. 17, 28. 46. 60. 62. 64. 65 Macklin. Jason 1. 4. 11, 17. 18. 25. 36. 39, 45, 46. 55 Macklin. Joel 18. 34 Macklin. Joy 23 Madison. Beth 22 Marr. Dustin 22 Marr, Waylon 23 McFarlane. Shawn 34 McFarlane. Staci 35 Mehling. Elaine 7 Meyer. Jennifer 23 Meyer. Julie 13. 14. 18. 20. 27. 28. 45. 46. 50, 55 Meyer. Karin 16. 17, 30. 41. 46. 47. 60. 65 Meyer. Kathy 4. 39. 45. 55 Mohl, Richard 11. 14, 25, 36. 45. 46. 57. 65 Morgan. Michele 13. 14. 16. 19, 20. 27, 28, 32, 41, 45, 46. 57. 63. 65 Morgan. Randy 40. 53. 67 Muller, Dana 34 Naden. Kim 7, 36 Nelson, Angie 3, 35 Nelson. Ben 39, 57 Nelson. Charles 11. 46. 50. 55, 68 Nelson, Jami 13. 14. 16. 17. 27. 28. 44. 45. 50. 55 Nelson. Jeremy 18. 35 Nelson, John Nelson. Kellie 50, 53, 55 Nelson. Lindsy 22 Nelson. Mark 23 Nelson. Nels 22 Nelson. Shanan 30. 39. 41. 45. 57 Nelson. Shawn 35 Nelson. Sue 3, 35 Nolting, Carl 22 Nolting, Cletus 23 Nolting. Wendy 34 Novak. Marton 22 Novak. Mary Ann 22 Novak. Nancy 7 Novak. Nicholas 22 ■ cPRj — Parker, Tim 11, 45, 46. 57 Petersen, Kristie 34 Petersen. Mary 7, 8 Petersen. Corey 11, 36, 50, 46. 55 Petersen, Michelle 4, 13, 38. 39, 50, 55 Petersen. Tracy 34 Peterson, Michele 7 Poland. Robyn 7 Prince, Jamie 34 Pullen. Amy 18. 27, 45, 53 Raasch, Candi 36, 37 Raasch, Carri 48 Raasch. Michael 34 Raasch. Tabitha 22 Raasch. Tiffani 22 Raasch. Tina 20, 44. 45, 56, 65 Reis. Aaron 18, 53 Reis, Ryan 18. 35 Richardson. Matt 35 Rief. Chris 1. 11, 16. 17. 46. 50. 59, 60. 62 Ross. Kathrine 22 Ross. Tina 23 Roth. Ryan 34 Roth. Travis 4, 10. 11. 14. 16. 25, 36. 46. 55. 66 Roth. Trevor 23. 25 Roth. Tyler 4. 23. 25 Russman. Isaac 22 Russman. Kelly 23 -go — Sachs. Linda 4, 39, 55 Samuelson, Joseph 22 Schincke, David 22 Schincke, Chad 22 Schlichting. Lina 22 Schlichting. Lisa 23 Schultz. Corey 23 Schultz. Tracey 34 Schumacher. John 23 Schwanebeck, Jeremy 22 Schwanebeck, Tracy 22 Severns, Alex 31. 36. 41. 42. 43, 55 Severns, Anna 18. 35 Siebrandt. Chad 4. 11. 19. 31. 45. 46. 47. 57. 64. 65 Siebrandt. Cody 22 Siebrandt. Fred 9 Siebrandt. Pam 34. 35 Siebrandt. Scott 23 Siebrandt. Shane 3. 34 Simonsen. Brent 40. 45. 46. 54. 55. 68 Simonsen. Brooke 18. 35 Simonsen. Kristen 23 Sjuts, Mike 1. 8. 9. 11. 25. 53. 66 Slaughter, Brandon 11. 25, 36. 42. 43. 46. 53 Slaughter. Jason 10. 11. 16. 24. 25. 36. 46. 48. 59, 60. 62 Slaughter. Lisa 18. 34 Slaughter. Vickie 8 Smith, Bruce 8 Smith. Steve 17. 25. 31. 41. 45. 46. 47. 56. 57. 64, 65. 66 Soli. Amber 22 Soli. Andrew 22 Sorensen. Andrew 22 Stromberg. Christopher 22 Stromberg, Kristal 22 Stromber, Nicole 23 Suhr, LeEtta 3. 14. 16. 17. 18. 26. 27. 30. 31. 39. 43. 46, 47. 60. 62 - WZ---------------------------------------- Van Kirk, Billy 18. 35 Van Kirk. Bryan 11, 17. 40, 46. 53 Van Kirk. Mandy 18, 34 Vejnovich. Chris 34 Vejnovich. Sara 23 Waite. Cris Dee 2. 14. 18. 28. 39. 40. 42. 43. 60, 62 Warnock, Kendall 23 Warnock. Sonja 45. 57. 65. 68 Warnock. Stephanie 35 White. Kevin 4. 11. 19. 53 Witt, Lindsey 22 Woodcock. Laura 8, 41 Wortman, Angela 8, 18, 34 Wortman, Jason 11, 14, 25. 46. 53 Wortman, Rebecca 8 Zavadil. Dennis 4, 8, 9 Zobel, Leigh 13. 27. 44. 46. 48, 53. 67 Zwygart. Bev 8 Thanks The completion of a yearbook takes the help of many people. Such was the case in this year in the life of Bancroft-Rosalie. Many thanks go to Puckett Photography for taking many team and group photos, Wisner News Chronicle and West Point News for photos, and Shanan Nelson for her photographic experience and aid. Thanks to Deanna Bargmann for many tedious tasks, to administrators, teachers, coaches, and other staff members for their cooperation. This book wouldn't be possible without those who helped fund it. A special thank you is extended to Bancroft and Rosalie and surrounding communities for their support through magazine subscriptions and donations. 72