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

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Murphy’s law comes true Murphy's Law which states anything that could go wrong probably will , came true in many ways for play director Miss Marylou Wirth during two months of rehear- sals for the play Enter Laughing.” Trying to juggle the rehearsal schedule around cast members in sports often proved to be difficult. Then, midway into rehearsals, one of the worst things that could happen did; a lead actor was hospitalized. With Tom Keenan, hospitalized with bone infection for two weeks of rehearsals, the situation demanded attention. Miss Wirth chose Mike Postal to take over Tom s part. Tom was dismissed from the hospital and was able to make the final two weeks of rehearsals. Since both Tom and Mike had prepared themselves well for the part an agreement was made between themselves to divide the performance equally. Not only was this a play with problems but it also had new happenings. As example, the fact that nine of the seventeen cast members were novices to the stage presented challenges before the work of building a character could begin. A fresh appearance was given the stage, with the new front and background curtains hung just prior to the beginning of rehearsals for the November 22 and 23 performances. The curtains served as backdrops for the moveable props. As the light dimmed on scenes, the props crew and cast members moved their assigned objects into place for the next scene. Saturday night after the final performance the cast and crew went to the Ray Meduna home for a cast party. There they reminisced about the happenings of the past two months, while eating pizza. Stagehand Steve Sladky gives Don Vasa's entrance cue, while Don's parents Lonnie Mahrt and Deb Kadavy wait in the wings to watch the performance. Play director Miss Marylou Wirth goes over cue lines with lights crew members Terral Barbee and Doug Hedges.

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Scurrying from one side of the stage to the other are Nancy Tvrdy, Don Vasa and Jeanne Christensen, as they change the props for scene two. CENTER RIGHT: As she looks through the filing cabinet, secretary Patty Murren hears the voice of her boss to come to take dictation. TOP: Finally,” say Mike Dostal, Kathy Sayker and Bob Pearson as they sit down to eat a spaghetti dinner fixed by Miss Marylou Wirth after a Sunday rehearsal. Randy Ahrens literally lends the clothes off his back to Don Vasa, who forgot his costume for his part in his first play. 14 Fall play

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Groups make year brighter Christian service was the basis of the Christian Action Group and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. This was evident in the groups projects and activities. The CAG tried to make the holiday seasons more festive for those around them by donning costumes on Halloween and taking bananas and cards to the residents of Haven House, collecting non- perishable foods to give to the Friendship House as a Thanksgiving gift, giving gifts to others as advent angels, and giving maybaskets to the faculty, the cooks and the elderly near Neumann. The also visited the Masonic Home for Children in Fremont, took small carepackages to shut-ins, toured Boystown, and sent a donation to the Shelter in Omaha. To help raise money for club projects, the CAG sold balloons at the St. John's Bazaar in Weston. The officers for the club were; President, Jeanne Machacek; Vice President, Donna Sabatka; Secretary, Deb Kadavy; Treasurer, Barb Tvrdy; and Historian, Rita Ottis. The CAG sponsor was Sr. Corona Humpal N.D. The FCA girls attended Mass at several parishes in the area. They also went Christmas caroling at the care homes. After attending the movie Chariots of Fire they went to midnight mass and had breakfast in Omaha. Their main project was organizing the Sweetheart Dance which was held around Valentines Day and has become a tradition at Neumann. The boys' FCA visited and played with children at Villa Marie near Waverly and attended the State FCA Banquet in Lincoln in the spring. Together the boys and girls each held a parent’s night which included a mass, pizza supper and games. They also jointly attended the movie On Golden Pond.” At the State FCA Banquet in the Agricultural Building at the State Fairgrounds in Lincoln Randy Ahrens checks out the program for the evening's format Getting into the spirit of things, Kim Tvrdy, Kathy Stejskal, and Ann Fujan slap hands in time to the beat of the school fight song, Hey look us over” during a girls' volleyball game. 16 FCA CAG