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

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West Wind, Young And Learning Front row: Berto Ramirez, Mrs, Denise Jourdan, Karen Dorwart, Amy Mayhan, Jeff Murphy. Second row: Steph Cook, Patty New, Jenna Brown, Krissy Devereaux, Tom Kunz, Travis Sales, Kenney Kaminski, Diana Garcia, Billy Wade. Third row: John Hatcher, Brent Walker, Chrissy Billones, Robbie Callaway, Alex Fairlie, Trisha Kimsey, Alicia Krueger, Annie Jackowsky, Fourth row: Tony Howard, Fredd Ward, Heather Wolfe, Jenny Kotulski, Christine Lusey, Lisa Leitner, Cristina Kaiser, Debbie Frye. Fifth row: Adam Hain, Mike Kostin, Danny Love, Jeff Boehm, James Adams. Below, Jeff Murphy and Billy Wade work together to create another one of their devious editorials while Brent Walker pretends not to be a part of this. Right, Trisha Kimsey and Heather Wolfe chat while waiting for the bell to ring. . :gf' ,. m e - r-'t X Z f' r W 5 A 2 R , 4, ,,,,,, J , ,, -mf The West Wind, under the student direction of editors Karen Dorwart and Amy Mayhan, had a very eventful year. There were many new faces and lots of lessons in newspaper journalism. The staff was made up of mostly Journalism ll students, except for Tom Kunz and Robbie Callaway, sports editors. Also included on this year's staff were: head photographer Travis Sales, advertising head Krissy Devereaux, editorial writer Jeff Murphy and cartoonist Brent Walker. Senior Amy Mayhan commented, This position on the West Wind means a lot to me. Someday l hope to make a career out of this. Karen Dorwart, Senior, stated, I had a lot of fun being editor, even though it meant dealing with a lot of pressure brought on by the deadlines.

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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

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Journey Through West Via The 1987-88 T-Bird Staff Fl M d Mor an Chrissy Billones Mrs Denise Jourdan Second row' John Hatcher Kenney Kaminski, Travis Sales, Krissy Devereaux, Berto Ramirez. Third Front ow: an y g , , . . . , row: Fredd Ward, Wendy Hanson, Myke Wernik, Stephanie Cook, Alex Fairlie, Sarah Jaynes. Fourth row: Steve Coburn, Adam Hain, Trisha Kimsey, Kerry Stites, Cori Hall Kerri Kindelan. Fifth row: Heather Wolfe, Patty New, Kerry Needham, Katarina Rundstrom. Sixth row: Jeff Boehm, Christine Lusey, Jenny Kotulski, Theresa Joyner, L . Jo Urbanski, Mike Kostin. Seventh row: James Adams, Danny Love, Tony Howard, Greg Adams, Michelle Wharton, Billy Wade. Eighth row: Alicia Krueger, Lisa eitner, Jennifer Brown, Cristina Kaiser. Below, Jennifer Brown and Tony Howard are caught planning the varsity volleyball pages in the yearbook. X av i x X ,.,, f A . T Qs . ix so K -dwg . e XS This year's yearbook as well as its staff underwent many changes. The staff consisted of only three journalism members, all of which were co-editors. These three were Chrissy Billones, Mandy Morgan, and Berto Ramirez. Over half of this yearbooks staff was made up of Journalism I students. The changes in 'Journey Through the West' are numerous. They include: the order of the sections, the complexity of the theme, and the sections in the yearbook. A lot of time, brainstorming, and creativity went into the production of this year's yearbook. its sponsor, Mrs. Denise Jourdan contributed all three of these products and the book would not have be completed without her help. Mandy Morgan, Senior, stated, l had a lot of fun and I think that it was definitely worth all of the time and effort. Senior Chrissy Billones added, This is a book that l will be able to look back upon with a sense of pride and accomplishment.