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

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48 JROTC Has Excellent Year The Thunderbird squadron has had one of its most successful years since its beginning in 1977. The unit started things off in the summer of '87 by having the mens summer drill team under Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Billy Wade, per- formed at open houses and parades. The unit showed school spirit by winning the annual hall decorating contest for the second straight year. For the third straight year the cadets rose the American Flag on Veteran's Day, and drill teams performed at local nursing homes for veterans. In the Metro Orienteering Meet, West JROTC took third place overall, beating several army teams. Jeff Rife and Mike Blecha took first and Billy Wade and Allen Fischer took third in group competition of 120 army cadets. The corp of cadets took part in many activities ranging from the Sophomore picnic, Hayrack ride, lock-in, Christmas Dance, and the Military Ball. The Drill teams should be commended for their fine job at UNL, UNO, ISU, and Junction City Drill Meets.

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Drama Club Appears Dn The Scene The Drama Club top row from left to right: Brigette Gaspard, Robin Hutton, Sue O'Brien, Kris Gilfillan, Matt Oakley, Jenny Miller. Second row, Lannie Lawrence, Marcy Koehler, Edmund Feingold, Susan Bowersox, Nick Ardinger, Bill Owens, Wendy Freeman. Third row, Kevin Gullickson, Brenda Cash, Lisa Hubka, Emma Gray, John Hatcher, Doug Ward, Tara Radcliff, Joi Smith, Fourth row, Yolanda Bradley, Kappy Kilburn, Ronna Rippel, Pamela Lewis, Karin Egeland, Tammy Robbins, Fifth row, Lynda Johnson, Tim Beninato, Sean Hudson, Leisha Hailey, Angela Overbay, Nlr. Jay Worden. Sixth row, officers, Jill Gaines ivice-presidentl, Julie Taylor lsecretaryl, Joe Gilbert lsophomore representa- tivel, Greg Abbey ljunior representativel, Amy Mayhan lsenior representativel, Wendy Hanson ltreasurerl, Dan Donan lclerkl, Berto Ramirez, the nerd, lpresidentl. What a fun and exciting year the new drama club has had! Members made up the crews to help with the play and musical. They helped with the lights, sets, makeup, sound, props, and we certainly can't forget the well needed assistant directors!! They were all drama club members who helped make this years play and musical a great success! While the drama club had fun helping out with the play and musical, working conces- sions at the basketball games, and organizing fundraisers: they were also working towards their Thespian points. This was not an easy task. They had to be willing to work hard to be a charter member of the national Thespian Society, which is a honor society for drama students. Twelve members became charter members. ln the spring, they initiated the new charter members. That too, was a very fun experience for the old and new members. The new club is still growing, and they have the faith that they will become one of the most successful clubs of Bellevue West. 14

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Drill Teams ractice Hard 8 'l page Top picture, Mens Drill Team, first row from left to right: Mike Blecha, Randall Mowrer, Shawn Hoppe, Allen Fischer, Rob Mac Taggart, Jim Randolph, Billy Wade, Mike Kostin, David Clark, Keith Pannell. Second row: Jonathan Cain, Jeff Ames, Jeff Mack, Micah Broussard, Rick New, Tom Lewis, Rusty Towne, Rob Blomquist, Charles Thompson, Scott Matthews. Third row: Keith Will, Jeff Rife, Ben Farmer, Pete Olsen, Greg Eichner, Phill Webb, John Wilkinson, lan Worcester, Joe McGough, Shane Chappell, David Miller. Not pictured: Derrick Gonzalez, Brian Peters, Troy Johnson, Ken Lord. Above, Lady Drill Team, first row from left to right: Erica Arnold, Pam Cort, Jennifer Sulzle, Sandra Herman, Mei Lin Weaver. Second row: Melanie Cannon, Janiece Hudelson, Rachel Witmer, Deb Christensen, Dawn Smith, Melinda Vinaske. Third row: Debbie Frye, Sheli Jurek, Annie Jackowsky, Michelle Wharton, Cheri Kirk, Wendy Freeman, Jennifer Robin- son. Not pictured: Rona Rippel, Debbie Wheeler, Kim Kohlenberg. C8tD Flights lst Row Annie Jackowsky, Heather Chestnut, Casaundra Shelton, Dawn Smith, Tisha Grooms, Melinda Vinaske, Gail Delp 2nd Row Mike Blecha, Tim Beninato, Larry Plambeck, Kelly Alma, Phil Webb, Jim Randolph, Mike Kostin, Jonathan Cain 3rd Row Billy Harrison, Rob MacTaggart, Keith Will, Shawn Hoppe, Greg Eichner, Troy Johnson Not Pictured: Kathy Henry, Felicia Woodard. E Flight lst Row Tom Lewis, Scott Matthews, Jeff Lowman, Shane Chappell, Keith Frankland, Ken Lord 2nd Row Amanda Henry, Jeff Ames, David Mason, Scott Smith, Brenda Gartner, Jen Busch, Vonda Graves. 3rd Row Jeff Mack, Micah Broussard, Delvon Brown, lan Worcester, Chris Hertzog, Terisa Klein. Not Pictured: Maria Tyson. F Flight lst Row Lisa Woods, Debbie Giles, Shanda Harvey, Rachel Witmer, Jennifer Robinson, Debbie Wheeler. 2nd Row Ryan Elsdon, Dan Balzer, Ben Farmer, Adrian Turner, Pete Olsen, Bruce Vargas, Rob Bloomquist, Charles Thompson, Rusty Towne. Not Pictured: Kim Kohlenberg, Craig Walker. G Flight lst Row Nikki Linder, Deidra Knotts, Babatina Franklin, Jennifer Sulzle, Stephanie McConachie, Anna Fuder 2nd Row Barb Baker, Mei-Lin Weaver, Sandra Herman, Sheli Jurek, Erica Arnold, Pam Cort, Steve Moore, Geoffrey Coffey 3rd Row Rick New, Scott Larson, Joe McGough, Dave Miller,Nick Smith, Derrick Gonzlez 4th Row John Wilkinson, Jeff Boehm, Don Delong, Frank Greenwood 14