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

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Basic F UNDAMENTALS Ann Norris and Steve Breunig attentively listen to Fr. Patrick O'Byrne as he answers their questions on marriage Religion classes make difference What makes a Catholic school different than a public school? Really, there aren't many distinctions. The main conffast between the two is that religion is an important part of Catholic education, while it is excluded in the public system. One of the ways the Catholic in Neumann was emphasized was through daily religion classes. Under the direction of Fr. Thomas Lux and Fr. Rudy Oborny, freshman began their study of the Roman Catho- lic Church by studying the life of Christ. Sophomores, taught by Sr. Christine Uerling, M.S., continued to learn about Jesus through an indepth study of the Old and New Testaments. The junior religion course, also taught by Sr. Christine, was two-fold. The first part of the year was spent learning about the lives of the saints and their roles in the formation of the Church. The second part was devoted to examinations of the Ten Command- ments and Christian morality. Seniors spent their first semester learning about vocations, especially marriage and family life, with Fr. Patrick O'Borne. They learned about social justice their second semester, instructed by Fr. John Keefe. As the religion department taught students the history of their faith, the history department increased stu- dents' knowledge of their world and country. Freshman studied world his- tory under Mr. Paul Johnson. A term paper on terrorism was the main project in Mr. Wayne Reeve's junior American history class. Seniors spent a semester each learning about gov- ernment and sociology. Mr. Johnson also required quarterly reports on major world issues, eq 15 Basic Fundamentals

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Lookins up from his lecture notes, Fr. Rudy Oborny answers a question from Mike Rezac during freshman religion. While studying waves in physics, John Benal sways the slinky back and forth to find the answers to his experiment. Far right: Paging through the encyclopedia Jeff Norris and Scott Masek find information for their world history worksheet. Basic Fundamentals

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Chorus director Virginia Schroder leads the chorus in their version of jingle bells that is annually sang at the Christmas concert. Majorette Annette Vanek directs the band down field during an early morning practice in preparation for a performance The lights dim as the Neumann Swing choir begins the select the Neil Diamond s heart- light at the fall concert.