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

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Variety And more tales of innovation to the same class at the same time ev- ery day, but it ended up being a lot eas- ier to remember what your next class was, Senior Sandy Coufal said. A split lunch period with juniors and seniors eating together and freshman and so- phomores together also came with the new schedule. “I didn’t like it because you never got to see everybody in the school,” commented Freshman Cheryl Cherovsky. Changes were worked into several aspects at Neumann. For the third year in a row, the girls’ volleyball and basketball teams were faced with a new head coach. Cheering on the teams was a new group of cheerleaders divid- ed into varsity and junior varsity squads. They carried the cheering load themselves as a pep club no longer existed due to lack of interest by the student body. The drill team was ex- posed to a different type of music as they were required to take band class and march at the contests with the band. Sister Mary James, C.K. and Sister Anne Jaelle, C.K. set up the slide projector as they prepare for a talk on vocations. Senior Roger Fujan puta finishing touches on the mural painted in the gym by the advanced art class. 2 Opening

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1987 Cavalog Bishop Neumann Central Catholic High School 202 South Linden Wahoo, Nebraska 68066 Volume 23 I 1 Want to add some spice to your dai- ly routine? Check out how the Neu- mann Cavaliers spent the year in a multiple of small changes. eumann High School opened its doors on August 27, 1986 and greeted its 147 students with a small change. Many hours were spent by Principal Sr. Michelle Hayek, ND in changing the daily schedule from modular to traditional. Last year’s routine of twelve 33 minute mods on a rotating schedule of six days was dropped for a traditional schedule with eight periods of 44 minutes and two lunch periods of 22 minutes each. “We were the last parochial school in the diocese to still use the modular scheduling,” said Superintendent Fr. Michael Christensen. “The students just had too much free time and ended up abusing it instead of using it to study and do any homework they had.” The students had mixed feelings about the change in the class schedule. “At first it was really boring having to go Using up her small change that she had in her pocket, Mary Meduna makes a selection from the candy machine at lunch time. Opening 1

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Most of the academic depart- ments were changing in one way or an- other. A former student, Mr. Gerald Humlicek, came back to teach in the math department. A new computer was added to room 23 which enabled the journalism class to have their own computer in room 32. After suffering the loss of several teachers, the religion department experienced the teachings of Superintendent Fr. Christensen and Principal Sr. Michelle as both were forced into the classroom situation. The band got a taste of new tech- niques. Miss Mimi Shomshor, a stu- dent teacher from UNL, spent the sec- ond semester at Neumann, aiding Mrs. Joann Couton with her classes and stu- dent lessons. “Miss Mimi was a really neat person and I know she’ll go far in her teaching career because she knows how to get along with the kids and still be strict,” said Junior Kris Nemec. Laughing over the pictures in a senior memo- ry book during lunch are Rick Chmelka and Lisa Chvatal. Mr. Wayne Reeves, athletic director, an- nounces the starting lineup for a girls’ basket- ball game. Opening 3