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

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Miss Flokus uses Bob Sullivon os o model in showing one-ocr ploy members how ro pur on moscoro. One-ocr ploy cosr members Bill Meduno. Rose Iwon, ond Pom Tvrdy go over rheir lines of The Legocy or one of rheir evening procrices. 28 Speech reom One ocr Ploy

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PEER helps students cope Positive Educotionol Experiences in Relorionships or PEER os if is better known by Neumonn students, is o small group that helps its participants gain self-esteem ond self-understonding, while improving communication skills. It is o support group in which students con receive encouragement ond advice from their counselor ond friends to help them deal with the tensions of the teen years. Through shoring feelings mony new ond close friends were mode. As one student remarked, The thing I enjoyed most about PEER is oil the close friendships I mode, and shoring my feelings with the group. This wos the second year of PEER. A special shortened mod schedule wos adopted once o cycle to allow the groups to meet together for one hour. Each group of approximately six to ten students were under the direction of one of the nine teachers trained os PEER counselors at o special workshop. The groups become closer os the year went by. Most groups held special activities outside of the classroom discussion periods. Several of the groups spent a Sunday afternoon or the movies ond ployed miniature golf. One group chose to eor together or o restaurant, and several of the groups closed the year with o simple picnic in the pork. Senior Peer, group members FRONT: Julie Polocek. Lourle Nemec, Mory Noonon, BACK: Poulo Meduno, Korhy Bouc. Riro Orris. Sreve Slodky. ond Anne Voso. woir ro leave for rhelr evening in Omoho. Miss Morylou Wirrh. Rose Iwon, Lori Tvrdy. Pom Tvrdy. ond Deonno Leonder. discuss family relorlonships during rheir PEER group meering. Ar the freshmon PEER picnic or rhe Wohoo Pork. Jeff Ohnovrka savors every bite of his chicken. NSADA 27

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Noncy Peorson ond Morgorer Hlbler roke rurns presenring their speeches ro Ms. Morylou Wirrh during o lunch mod practice. Ms. Morylou uses her critic ability in listening to one of her student s speeches on tope Speech ream hears call 'Speech ream meeting in room 26 or noon today. become on oil too familiar announcement ro members of Neumann's speech team this year. They starred their season in room 26, where Coach Ms. Morylou Wirrh worked at devising the calendar of events for the year. Each member fried to practice his speech event or least once o week. By the time the conference contest or David City Aquinos rolled around in February most members felt foirly good about his event. The ream fared well with numerous superiors, medal winners ond the conference runner-up trophy. At districts, held or Dona College in Bloir, the team received another runner-up trophy ond three members qualified for store. At the store contest Becky Kralik received o superior in poetry, Noncy Peorson received on excellent in humorous prose ond Morgorer Hibler placed sixth overall and received o superior in informative speaking. 'The Legacy', Neumann's one-oct ploy entry telling the aftermath of the holocaust, also did well. At the conference contest the ploy received the runner-up trophy. Best Actress was Becky Krolik, named Best Actor wos Bill Meduno. At the district contest, held in Yuran, the ploy finished third. Speech reom One-ocr Ploy 29