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

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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

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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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Council varies projects If a home game landed on a Friday night, then student D. J. Don Vasa was sure to be heard at a Student Council sponsored sock hop. The hops were a chance for the students to get acquainted and have fun. In October, the Student Council sponsored a raffle of products donated by Wahoo area merchants. The proceeds were added to the existing council funds and a check for $1000 was given to the school to help pay for the micro-computer pur- chased for the business department. During the winter months, the peanut store, which was maintained by the council, was broken into several times. After discussion of the matter, it was decided to close the store. Student's complaints were heard by council members and moderators. Members Todd Morris- sey and Don Vasa volunteered to make security improvements on the store. They built new reinforcements and installed new locks on the doors, and in late March the store re-opened with no reoccurrence of break-ins. On May 18, the council spon- sored a picnic for the faculty and the newly elected council for 1982-83. The picnic took place in Lincoln's Pioneers Park. After a potluck dinner furnished by council members, the students spent the evening playing such games as softball and frisbee. Student Council members Don Vasa and Ron Koranda show their enjoyment while eating dinner at Spaghetti Works in Omaha. Fr. John J. McCabe holds a $1000 check presented to the school by Student Council members Lonnie Mahrt, Pam Konecky, Don Vasa and Marilee Ludvik. 18 Student Council