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

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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.

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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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Above, left to right, back row: John Hatcher, Dan Donan, Steve Rikkers, Tim Beninato, Melanie Cannon. Front row: Leisha Hailey, Greg Abbey, Jenna Brown, Bill Owens. Right, Kate lLeisha Haileyl seems to want a little more privacy. Below, Charlie lBill Owensl just wants to know where the water goes. What happens when a man and a woman in their late forties find out they are going to have a baby? This question was answered with acclaims on November 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th by the cast of Never Too Late. The show was clearly a hit the minute the characters were cast. The actors and actresses were: Greg Abbey lHarryl, Jenna Brown QEdithl, Leisha Hailey lKatel, Bill Owens lCharliel, Melanie Cannon lGracel, Tim Beninato lJamesl, Steve Rikkers lthe Mayorl, John Hatcher lthe Policemanl, and Dan Donan fthe Carpenterl. All of them were immensely creative in their roles, giving stronger believability to the characters. From the first day, these people worked well together, forming close-knit friendships between them. Director Jay Worden often says the best thing for a production is for the cast to work well together, and this group sure clicked. The cast met Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, drilling their lines and blocking. During the three hour practices, they had to do calculus, English, chemistry, history, and all their other school work, and some had to work around athletics, as well. Despite these, however, the group pulled through, and showed West what they could do best. mssmmww. wfqpw we sxsm.,,, ....