Bishop Neumann Catholic High School - Cavalog Yearbook (Wahoo, NE)

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“I see you’ve lost some weight,” says Marilyn Swartz as Nancy Fiedler and Jody Sullivan frolic with Osteo, the biology skeleton. Besides teaching science, Mr. Tim Janssen grows orchids in his minature greenhouse at home. The orchids must be kept at specific light and heat levels which he has to monitor constantly. Dave Sabatka. making use of individualized study, solders the parts from the VOM kit in physical science 21

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Science Students Do Own Thing From a baffling kit in elec- tronics to a course in human anatomy, the science depart- ment vibrated into many new fields. With Mrs. David Koch back for a second year, the biology class expanded into a second year course. Biology II went more deeply into human anat- omy. To help with the class, the school purchased a skeleton who, after much debate, was named Osteo. A newcomer, Mr. Tim Janssen was a man of many talents, including photography, electronics, botany and chess. He subdivided physical science into mechanics, electronics and chemistry, permitting students to choose their own field. He further set up a chess corner for students up in their work. In engine mechanics. John Virgl cleans a piston for later assembly. Mr. Janssen started this class for students interested in making mechanics a career. Mrs. Koch shows off her overhead microscope which not only magnifies up to forty-three times but projects slides on a screen for classroom use. Electronics becomes an important part in physical science as Frank Jirovsky and Don Tvrdy demonstrate how to build one of the many kits that are offered. 20

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Number Thirteen Lucky For Artists The vibrations from the Neumann art department reached a high pitch when the Wahoo Women’s Club awarded it thirteen art ribbons, with one purple ribbon presented to Sheri Peterson. Dif- ferent processes were used, such as decoupage, woodcut printing, scratch board, and silk screening to show artis- tic skills. The art students showed themselves Christian as well as artistic by donating their abilities to the silkscreening of posters for both class plays and con- verting wooden cable spools into cush- ioned seats for the chapel. The art class also took seven tours to local galleries such as Sheldon, Joselyn, and Creighton art museums. Art student Harold Ruzicka climbs to the height of a tree to take this artistic pose of the rest of the art class. 22