Bellevue West High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Bellevue, NE)

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First Day at Bellevue West The first day of school. August 29th. was a day the sopho- mores had anticipated all summer long. Students were seeing friends, they had not seen all summer. The first day consisted of all the usual worries: What do I say? What do I wear? How do I act? Where do I go? Except this year was different. This was the first year of high school and sophs were no longer kings of the mountain, now the bottom of the heap. It was a day for getting lost, getting new books, and trying to remember new locker combinations. It was a day of discovering what your teachers were like and also the name of that not-so- bad looking person sitting next to you in class. All in all the first day was tiring, exciting, and a day never to be forgotten. Opposite page: From lop lo bottom, left to right: Camille Castellano, Thomas Castel- lano. Lisa Chancellor. Kelli Chapman, Ron Chesak, Edwin Christensen, Greg Chub- buck, Deann Clanton, Stephanie Cloulier, Ronald Colbert, Ronald Collins, and Jo- seph Cook, This page: Steven Cooley, Me- lissa Cope, Monica Cunningham, Scott Curtin, Mark Davis, Toni Dennis, Leticia Drummond, Chris Dumont, Efrem Duran, Michelle Eckart. Robert Egstad. Gretchen Eller. JeUrey Engelke. Kristin Enos. Viclci Enzolera. Tracy Erftmier. Michael Espin- oia. William Evans. Johnnie Faircloth. Gregory Fennewald. Derek Fiest. Anthony Fischer. Kathy Fitzgerald. Julia Fleckton. Far left: Kelly Kerr, a perfect example of and easily distracted student. Top: Jenny Howell and Bob Winkler working hard at parent teacher conferences. Dana Gron- berg and her singer in sewing class. 71

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First Task is Taking Jokes The sophomore ' s first challenge this year was adjusting to no longer being the oldest students in the school. Instead, they found themselves being the subjects of all the jokes. Next, they had to learn to adapt to the more difficult schoolwork assigned in high school. More time was required to complete assignments and this was even more difficult because of all the activities in which to par- ticipate. The sophomores, though, met these challenges and learned quickly how to adjust to high school life. SaUlie Foster enjoys the refreshing t3ste of her favorite cola just before an afternoon Thunderetle practice. Sophs on this page from lop left are: Adrienne Gaines. Roxanne Garcia, Mary Gates, Theresa Gaulhier, Clay Gentile, John Gjersvik. Don God- frey, Mary Goelz, Kyle Gordon, Andrew Green. Kelly Green, Melvin Grendell, James Griffiths, Dana Gronberg. Christina Guerrero. Patrick Guiberson. Tyrone Gurganus. Ronald Gyure Opposite page from top left are Christopher Hadfield. Stephanie Hale, Renale Hall, Rita Hall, Glenn Haney. Felicia Hankerson, Deborah Harper, Kim Harrison, Christopher Hart, Jeffrey Hart. Kym Hell, Mary Kay Hoist, Kari Hooker, Patrick Hovey, David Howard, Jennifer Howell, William Howell. Dennis Hoxey Opposite above Lisa Miller needs a ride home because of one of the frequent December snowstorms that plagued the Midlands and below Debie Balkovec gets her books for the afternoon. The four minute passing period at the beginning of the year made it difficult to get to your locker between classes. 72