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

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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

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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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Wearing, sharing and bringing smiles, Deb Kadavy, Shirley Steinbach, Jeanne Machacek and Donna Sabatka fill and give helium balloons to Annette Sabatka and Vicki Ohnoutka as part of a Christian Action Group project at St. John's Bazaar in Weston. With a swish of the pom-pon and a soft yell. Sue Woita helps cheer the boys' basketball team on to a victory. Uniform draws attention Wait a minute! Are they dressed in red pants? was the thought in the minds of spectators and alumni at football, volleyball, or basketball games. When coming to Neumann athletic events one usually saw a sea of yellow sweaters, red skirts, and about 40 pairs of legs, yellow socks, and shoes. This time, fans stopped and took a second look. Many girls donned a new uniform consisting of the Pep Club sweater and red slacks this year. The change was for practical reasons, mainly to keep one's legs warm during those blustery, cold football game even- ings. The Pep Club undertook two money raising tactics. One was the selling of cavalier emblem seat cushions to make hard bleachers a little easier to endure. Bake sales were another project to help pay for Pep Club debts. A merit system was introduced. A member got points for doing things over and above the call of duty. These included making posters, cheering at non-required games and being on time. If underclassmen obtained 30 points during the year, they received a bar pin. If a senior gained 30 points, she received a Pep Club pin. Officers for the year were: President, Denise Brabec; Vice- president, Barb Barry; and Secretary- treasurer, Julie Polacek. Pep Club sponsor was Mrs. Terri Johnson. Pep Club 17