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

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ricks rades Below Terri Tvrdy is shown the proper way to set margins for a business letter by Mrs. Jeanne Havelka durins typins class Mike Polacek spreads ice cream on a crepe he is prepares for his classmates durins French Culture Week Steve Spicka carefully checks the level of a pedestal which he installed in the chapel, to hold a new statue

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Look a bird! says guest lecture Turner McGee an instructor from Hastings College inspires and entertains the art class Senior advanced art student Geralynn Cada Concentrates as she prepares to put the finishing touches on her oil painting Art classes experience growth With the new fine arts require- ment making 20 credit hours manda- tory before graduation, Mrs. Nora Bartek found her beginning art clas- ses had large enrollments. Students worked on drawing and painting projects using Mrs. Bartek's philoso- phy of See, try and do. I found out I could really draw. said Irene Meduna. Advanced arts students experi- enced a year of discovering in themselves and upon their canvas'. They focused on developing a port- folio to show to prospective col- leges. Included in the portfolio were classical drawings, oil paintings, and acrylic designs. Field trips provided a chance to see some master works of art, which Seniors Helen Schinker and Ann Norris and Sophomore Marie Masek enjoy a fondue, one of the many treats of French Culture Week many times inspired new insights. There was a trip to the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, and a special trip to the Joslyn Art Museum and Gallery to see a travel- ing show of Dutch master works. The French and Art depart- ments combined talents to expose the students to the contributions made to us by the French, during French Culture Week. To commemo- rate the 100th anniversary of the first French impressionism art show in the U.S., a display of reproduc- tions was hung in the library. Other events during the week were a trivia quiz in homeroom, guest speakers, a French luncheon for the faculty, and chocolate fondue in French classes. The French III IV classes went to the language fair at UNL were they observed the various competitions. 19 Cultured Creativity

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Looking forward to sampling their culinary Greg Grundmayer clamps a board to a work Mrs Jeanne Havelka demonstrates the many masterpiece, Kris Erickson and Ann Tvrdy serve table, before planing it to size for his I A capabilities of the Apple lie computer, for a up some of their cheese souffle. project slightly bewildered Linda Barry Business,- I.A. teach life skills Mr. Tim Turman headed the indus- trial arts department, and taught all of the IA courses.IA I dealt with drafting and basic construction techniques, with hand tools. In IA II, the students learned the techniques and skills neccessary to operate power tools. After thorough- ly learning safety precautions, the students built projects of their own design, ranging from a dollhouse to waterbed frames. IA III dealt with welding. The students learned proper safety rules as well as different welding tech- niques. The Home Economics courses included Foods and Nutrition, which focused on the principles of nutrition, and preparing foods. A guest baker, Fr. Gerald F. Vap demonstrated sour- dough bread baking techniques. Another class was Cooking for Singles, a semester class for seniors. It focused on meal planning, and 91 nutritional information. Clothing Construction class intro- duced students to the art of sewing, and tried to help meet the individual sewer's needs and goals. The class put on a style review May 1st where approximately fifteen projects were modeled by the stu- dents. Computer Literacy dealt with making the students aware of the computers capabilities with such units as history, terminology, evaluation of software and buying computers. Micro I, taught by Sr. Corona Humpal N.D. first semester and Mrs. Jeanne Havelka second semester, introduced students to basic comput- er and gave them the skills to create simple programs and do word pro- cessing. Micro II, also conducted by Sr. Corona, dealt primarily with filing techniques and the creation of a finance program. Tricks Trades