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

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20rh year seems deja vu In rhe first year rhor Neumann was open, rhe Cavalog poinred out rhar New sounds, new situations ond new friends, surrounded rhe students ond faculty of Neumann High . . . The sounds were hammers ond sows . . . the new friends were rhe carpenters. Mony things hove changed in twenty years. Skirt lengths were down, went woy up, ond come down again. Short hoir was in, went our ond come In again. Neumonn no longer offers Latin or hos o debate ream, or publishes rhe Plume . Bur mony things hove stayed the some. Neumonn students still study, ploy sports ond participate in speech ond dromo. They still hove Fun Nire ond donate to rhe tree of lights. They still feel pride in the school ond its accomplish- ments. And this year, like rhor first year, students were greeted by hammers and drills, carpenters ond fresh point os rhe new addition, including a chapel, a home economics room ond on art room. wos constructed ond mode ready for use. April 29 marked Neumonn High School's celebration of its 20rh anniver- sary. The selection consisted of o moss ond dedication of rhe new wing by Bishop Glennon P. Flavin. Also in rhe 20rh year of service, Neumonn hos starred to help finance for years to come with the endowment fund. A $500,000 goal wos set os a beginning, but through the generosity of alumni, patrons ond friends of the school, nearly $600,000 wos pledged. Students ond faculty continue to search for ways to be of service to rhe community. Most of oil, efforts ore mode to try and prepare the students for hoppy ond useful lives. It is rhe hope of the administration ond patrons that Neumonn High will continue toward the goal of Chrisrion education of the total person so clearly exemplified in rhe life of its patron. Bishop Neumonn. 4 20 yr. review

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Neumann scores 176 students on August 25, 1983 The score of srudenrs was 176 and there were 23 faculty positions, os the 1983-84 school year opened on August 25. A new evoluorion group, the Academic Council, wos added to assist the principal. The Academic Council is composed of the principal ond four faculty members chosen by the faculty, two student representatives, one o junior ond the other o senior, chosen from ond by the student council, and two members of the school board Education Committee. The Education Committee is responsible for factual gathering and assessment of matter pertaining to the curriculum. The Academic Council wos established to advise the principal of those matters which affect the academics, atmosphere, ond programs or Neumann. This involves the identification of academic needs ond problems ond the development or reviews of proposals to meet those needs, particularly in the oreos of curriculum development ond change in reaching methodology. The Academic Council met approximately once o month, ond the members were: Sr. Christine Uerling M.S., Ms. Sue Hansen, Mr. Jeff Sill, Ms. MaryLou Wirrh, Sr. Michelle Hajek N.D., Mrs. Irmo Dosral. Mrs. Jackie Polacek, Jeanne Osmero, ond Rondy Ahrens. Some items changed, added, ond discussed were policies of workday, uniforms, schedules, assemblies, pep rallies, weighing of classes, ond review of the student handbook. The Neumann volleyboll ream shows rheir exclremenr os they hold up the 1963 District Girls Volleyboll Goss C-1 championship trophy fXondy Ahrens drives ro the hoop os rhe Corhedrol boskerboll reom sronds In owe. In rhe Foil production I Never Sow Another Butterfly . Angelo Brobec ond Koren Konecky portroy two children in o Nozi concentration comp. Intense concentration shows on Todd kezoc s face os he struggles to finish his history exom. Opening 3

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Before rhe onniversory moss. Bishop Glennon P. Flovin blesses rhe new wing with rhe ossisronce of Fr. John McCobe. BELOW: Ms. Corol Dlvls rhumbs her woy rhrough rhe files of rhe endowmenr fund ro up-dore o donor's cord. 20 yr. review 5