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

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Getting an education? After the first day passed, and the year went along, teachers added variety and excitement to their classes. First quarter, Mr. Tom Gerdes took the juniors and sophomores in his life sci- ence classes to the Henry Doorly Zoo. The students found it a refreshing break from lecture and note taking. ” I had a lot of fun at the zoo. I hadn’t been there since grade school,” said Kindra Styskal. Ms. Marylou Wirth’s junior English class also had a change of pace after several weeks of studying Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Students researched such subjects as food, music and games. Then, after signing out of afternoon classes, stu- dents assembled in the cafe- teria to partake of a Medieval Banquet. It was interesting to eat the same foods and dress the same as they did back in Medieval times,” said Jane Meduna. In October, seniors attend- ed Raymond Central Career Day to visit with college and university representatives from Nebraska and surround ing states. Students learned about admission require- ments and campus activities. Working under i he ventila lion hood, juniors Ger eite Matulka. Heather Doxon. and Ann Tvrdy watch as a gas is pro- duced as part of the reac- tion when they combined nitric acid with a metal for one of their labs in fourth period chemistry. Math Science

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 P arallel line make pro portionale triangles, explains geometry in stuctor Mr. Jerald Humheek as he uses the chalkboard as a demonstration tool in his fourth period class. During a Practical Sci- ence lab. Michael Pola cek peers through a mi- croscope getting a mental image of the muscle libers of a chicken wing before sket- ching them. With quizzical looks on their faces, math analy sis students Anne Vrbka. Allan Osmera. Ann Nadrachal. and Judy Konecky listen to an explanation of degener ate conics. r I After taking a deep breath. Mike Morrissey blows into a spirometer which will measure his lung capacity. This in turn will be used to calculate his metabolic rate. 10 MATH SCIENCE

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Senior Karen Hladik looks carefully at the contrast of each negative before she . ufs the newly developed film into groups of five to be put into the sleeve. The royal family. Gerette Ma tulka. Greg Kavan. Amy Behrns. and Glenn Bones are presented a plate of food by lane Medtma as part of the Junior tn glish Medieval Celebration. of an education Making use The journalism class also got their share of free days. In the first quarter the stu- dents attended three journal- ism conferences, one in Fre- mont. one in Omaha and the last one was at Lincoln where the staff accepted a Corn- husker Award for the 1986- 1987 yearbook. When getting out of school for various functions stu- dents were required to get sign out sheets and have each of their teachers give their permission by a signature. These sheets were to be handed in by 3:15 on the day before the activity. There were also other re- quirements for students to 12 participate in extracurricular activities. Students who went out for sports were required by the NSAA to pass a mim- imum of four classes. If stu- dents did not meet these guidlines they were not al- lowed to play until their grades came up. If any of the students were failing a class or doing poorly, a downslip was sent to their parents in the fourth week of the quarter stating the stu- dent's grade and the reasons for it. Upslips were also sent to students who were doing exemplory class work. On November 10th and 12th and March 31st, parent- teacher conferences were held in the evening to give the parents a chance to dis- cuss their children’s grades. For the second year those with high grades were com- mended. There was both an A and a B honor roll on which students' names were listed for academic achievement. All of the students were kept busy trying to maintain grades and their averages, but the seniors had an extra load. They chatted about their class rank and about the ACT test that they had not taken yet. They rushed to fill out college applications as well as scholarships and fi- nancial aid forms. English Journalism Speech