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

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Magazine ... Mini Magazine ... Mini Magazine ... Mini Magazine Mitch had taken Catholic religion classes since the sev- enth grade. Being raised a Lutheran, he had already been baptized. It was, how- ever, a major decision for him to make the change to the Catholic religion. Fr. Michael Christensen was responsible for instruc- ting Mitch. “Since he had al- ready had six years of classes it wasn’t really necessary for me to do much. I had to make sure he felt ready and give him an instruction book for a general overview of the Catholic faith,” Fr. Chris- tensen said. “Otherwise, Mitch was ready to receive the Sacrament of Confirma- tion and chose the Honors Mass to celebrate it.” “Our whole class thought it was really neat that Mitch decided to be confirmed at our last mass together as seniors,” said Susie Benes. “It made it very special for not only Mitch but for all of Fr. John Cooper, Jeff Meduna and Fr. Michael Christensen conduct the ceremony of Mitch Novak's confirmation. thousand bushels of com were picked up from the dev- astated field — a thousand that would have otherwise been wasted. “I thought it was pretty neat to do be- cause I had never been in a field before. I learned a lot about farmers,” said Senior Michelle Hajek. With a large majority of Neumann students com- ing from farm families, many of the studente felt right at home out in the field. However, most of them could say they had never manually harvested a field before. “It was as if we were back in the 19th century before they had all the modern equipment and machinery they do now,” said Senior Jenny Kadlec. “I’m glad I didn’t live back then. They never could have had any free time to enjoy themselves. But it was more the satisfaction of doing some- thing to help others that motivated many. In the words of Junior Chuck Kucera, “It was nice to be able to help out a farmer who was hit by hail. Many people just don’t realize how much damage can be done by the elements and therefore how much money a farmer can lose. I was more than hap- py to help.” Several junior students take time out to relax and have fun in the corn field while they wait for their lunch. Gold Key Awards “I was very pleased with Maggie and Aaron’s accomplishments in art,” said Mrs. Nora Bartek when referring to the two winners at Neumann of the Scholastic Art Awards and Competition. Both students, Maggie Hattan and Aaron Rezac made art department history with their placings. “I thought it was really neat to have my art work chosen for the contest,” said sophomore Aaron Rezac. Their art work was among 400 chosen out of 3500 pieces entered statewide. They were shown at the College of St. Mary’s Hillmer Art Gallery before being sent on to na- tionals. Mrs. Marjorie Majors and Ms. Linda Pointers award Maggie Hattan her Gold Key and Certificate award. Mini-Magazine 27

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After three months of sum- mer waiting, Neumann threw open the school doors to welcome back students. Some ran through the door, others shuffled, and some never made it the first day. Students were given an added incentive to excel in their small change was made. The students could now make first honors by a grade point average of 93% or better, but no grade could be below a C. Students were asked to re- member class material as tests were handed out. Some remem- bered by studying, some used “I heard from the seniors that the junior year was the toughest and now I know they weren’t kidding! Mike Morrissey schoolwork in the 1986-87 the recall method, and others re- school year. The honor roll was sorted to other less desireable introduced for those who were measures. Pupils kept in willing to open their minds to mind however little their books. The first semester, slips of paper students had to have straight that A’s to make first honors. In the second se- memster, came out in the mail each quart- er to remind those that needed to put forth a little more effort in the classroom. Many seniors of the gradu- ating class plan to further their education at colleges or voca- tional schools. They have many memories of staying up late to study or finish a paper, but as they were handed their diplo- mas, many felt it was worth it.