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

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June, portrayed by Lana Hohn and Sara, played by Amy Brabec. express their deep felt emotions about the windmill that their father hand made, and which pumped life out of the ground and onto the prairie sand. Instructor Miss Caroline Rutherford from Omaha Community Playhouse put on a work shop for the cast of the musical Quitters. She taught the girls how to direct and drama tize their voices to improve their overall perform- Jane Meduna. who played the part of a trauma stricken, seventeen vear old wid owed mother, wanders aimlessly with her child. She is searching in vain for someone to help her with the dying baby held in her arms. 26 Complex drama Cast demonstrates ability-, flexibility Miss Marylou Wirth and Miss Cathy Lococo undertook the biggest drama production of the year. I saw a review of this musical in the Time Maga zine. Then one of my relatives got in- volved in this production in her home town, explained Miss Wirth. about how she got the idea for the production. The cast was made up of eight girls and nine crew members. The practices were long and hard, but in the end. it paid off. The hard work gave the girls the challange to prove that they could do their absolute best, and you know what? They did! said the accompanist Susie Christensen. Miss Caroline Ruthuford. a member of the Omaha Community Playhouse. came to Neumann to give the girls some tips she learned about acting while she was studying in Europe. She was fun. and the things she taught us were useful in giving a better performance. com- mented Heather Doxon. To be perfectly honest, when I looked at the music for Ouilters. I never thought it was attainable for a high school group. said Miss Lococo. But when the musical opened on Novem- ber 6. the girls were relaxed and ready to perform. I thought having quilts on display in the gym before and after the perfor- mances was a neat touch, said Michelle Chloupek. It helped me better appreci- ate my pioneer heritage. Fall Musical

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Homecoming dance The Homecoming Dance was special this year because it landed on my birthday. I had a good time celebrating the night at the dance, then finished off the night at a par- ty. Jody Wolfe Stu-Co convention Since the convention was held at Neumann this year, it was a lot of work. But it was fun to act as host, and we even got a story about the convention in the paper. Mick Hall OCTOBER WHOLE LOTT A '17 COIN’ ON! Pershing I was really scared at Per- shing right before we went on. Then I kept sliding be- cause the floor was so slip- pery. was relieved when it was all over with. Jennifer Voboril Homecoming rally I liked the bonfire, but it was really funny to hear about Doug Ohnoutka chewing the electrical cord when he was little. No wonder he still has a scar. Tammy Chmelka Preparing to throw an untoriunate Omaha Cathedral dummy into the homecoming bonfire. Senior Football Captains Jeff Meduna. Pave McDermott, and Dave Sayker count One. two. three.” before letting it go into the flames. Homecoming candidates Annette Sabat ka. Dave Sayker. Troy Cada. Marie Ma sek. Jeff Meduna. Lisa Chvatal. Sue Ahrens. Doug Ohnoutka. Shannon Han sen. Dan Kadavv. Amv Brabec and Ryan Martin ride on a hayrack from the Homecoming Pep Rally. in downtown Wahoo. Homecoming 25

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 | % % hat do ya think? Isn't she % W pretty? asks Sue Spicka of % % Ann Tvrdy and Annette Sa- W V batka. who have just helped Sue fix up her 'Cornelia Corncob Doll.' The girls have |ust added sonte lloppy hands to the puppei doll to play with. Thanksgiving mass The Thanksgiving mass was nice. It was just like all the other masses. But the thing that was different that liked was that Mrs. Cout on was singing. I didn’t know she could!” Carey Turnwall Mock trial Although we lost our first two competitions in a row. we did our best. Annette Woeher and I were the only returning members from last year's team, and the rest were un- derclassmen. ” Kris Nemec All State Choir It was a really fun weekend in Aurora. It s hard for anyone to imagine what it's like when you get over 400 kids togeth- er on one set of bleachers and they all start singing. ” Kristin Erickson Thanksgiving break For my Thanksgiving break went home to my parents'. We had a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. The rest of my vacation spent touring area art gallaries. It was fun. Mrs. Nora Bartek NOVEMBER WHOLE LOTT A GOIN’ ON! Fall Musical 21