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

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Neumann offers retreats Several kinds of retreats were available to the students this year. On March 31, an entire school day was put aside for class retreats. The seniors went to St. James, Mead to learn about the guiding light. The juniors spent their day at Sts. Mary and Joseph in Valparaiso, analyzing the relationship with God, and looking on Jesus as a friend. The sophomores dealt with loving rela- tionships at St. Joseph's in Colon, while the freshmen discussed togeth- erness, at St. Wenceslaus in Wahoo. Almost all of the seniors, and a few juniors attended a TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) week-end where teens encounter Christ in the word, in the Liturgy, and in each other. The retreat was a time for learning, sharing, giving, opening up to others, and loving God and others. The retreat included group discussion and participation, chapel visits, sharing in the Eucharist and taking part in the Sacrament of Reconcilia- tion. TEC was a chance to discover self and Christ. Smiling in anticipation of the upcoming week-end Patty Murren and Lonnie Mahrt tote their luggage into the TEC center. Taking a recreation break during their class retreat in Colon are sophomores Ann Fujan, Mary Furasek, Joyce Meduna, and Alice Benes. FAR LEFT: Pam Konecky receives her Honor Society medalon at graduation time from her adviser Sr. Marie Alice Ostry N.D. Retreats 21

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NHS performs four services It was a busy year for the National Honor Society, as it took part in many activities in correspon- dence with one of the four services. All of these were a little overwhelming for the newly formed club. In the fall, the Honor Society sold cookies at the girls' volleyball games to raise money to pay for member- ship pins and cards. They planned an all-school mass and served brownies and ice cream in accordance with the celebration of St. John Neumann Feast Day. Members worked on committees with the faculty to prepare various activities for Catholic Schools Week, and sponsored the annual “Thank You Wahoo” night at the Hinky Dinky and Safeway stores. Free coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies were served as a way of thanking the community for their support for Catholic education. At the end of the year, the Honor Society had a get together and served bars, brownies, cookies and kool-aid. This year was the third year of existence for the Neumann Honor Society. Membership was based upon scholarship, service, leader- ship, and character. Members must be sophomores, juniors or seniors and maintain a minimum scholastic average of 88%. Deeply engrossed in making name tags for a TEC weekend are previous TEC'rs Connie Thege, Sr. Marie Alice Ostry N.D. and karen Swartz. A newly elected member of the National Honor Society, Kay Bartek signs her name in the school's roster. 20 National Honor Society

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Loran Houska and Karen Swartz share memories of the prom night, while dancing to the music of 'Legend. Prior to the Mass at St. John's in Weston. Marian Meduna and Mrs. Carey Helmink practice their communion meditation hymn. 22 Prom