Burke High School - Burke Book Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Burke Students Pursue Various Interests CD The 1976-1977 DECA Club consists of the following members, row one: Mark Taylor, Angela Battiato, Stu Birch, Vicki Newton, John Bennett, and Shirley Coghillg row two, Chris Schrader, Al Forrest, Bart Pettit, Terry McGee, Sue Lang, Susan Johnson, and Mr. Gierg row threeg Pat Delany, Dave Larson, Jay Smedlend, Bob Eckerman, Gary Christensen, and Jim Sanduski. C21 As part of the DECA program Stu Birch is working at Turnstyle in the sporting goods, department, Mr. Gier frequently checks with his manager as to his performance on the job. Stu, therefore, receives wages and a grade for working outside of school. KU NHS members are as follows: row oneg Lynnette Lang, Teri Mahoney, Mark Billingsley, Paul Schultz, Debbie Horning, Sue Larson, Robin Younger, Cindy Johnson, Cindy Watson, and Rosemary Dziewag row twog Laurie Loftis, Ivy Lindstrom, Barb Jark, Holly Roberts, Liz Hayes, Kathy Kelp, Laura Lowe, Janice Pigaga, Karen Moore, Denise Werkema, and Amy Hofstetterg row three, Linda Edwards, Rose Burke, Cathy Franzen, Sheryl Simandl, Debbie Schroeder, Jim Himmelberg, Dave Frame, Bruce Marko, Barb Rosinsky, Stuart Watt, Julie Huntly, Jon Swanson, Greg Jizba, Craig Knuden, Eric Stormo, and Gail Hundhausen. The National Honor Society under the direction of Counselor Stan Maliszewski was an active group of students who were primarily interested in obtaining a high scholastic average. There are, however, other qualifications which all members of this group must meet before they are chosen for NHS. The students selected must be involved in four outside activities in school or in the community. A student can have no more than five tardies, and he must not have been involved in any activity which in any way should show that he is a poor citizen. The student must also have four department recommendations before he is considered for NHS. Eighty-six students were selected for National Honor Society for the 1977-1978 school year at Honors' Day. The NHS members helped tutor students who had difficulty with a particular subject at Burke, they also went out into the community to act as student aides at various grade schools within the OPS community. During the year they frequently had donut sales during the period before school started to raise money for their various activities.

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Student Government Becomes Involve Student Government has always been an active organization at Burke High School, this year, however, the political group which represents the student body was not as involved as in past years. They did hold their annual Film Festival which was very successful economically. They also collected money for UNICEF during October, and earlier in the fall answered telephones for the nation-wide Jerry Lewis Telethon to raise money for muscular dystrophy. Many students felt, however, that they might have taken a more active role in attempting to preserve modular scheduling as a part of the Burke High School program. Under the direction of Bruce Greenberg, a student and not a member of the group, a plan was initiated by which the Student Government did a survey of parents, students, and faculty as to their views on the modular scheduling. This survey was presented to the OPS School Board along with a report on the various schools which the group visited, possibly their efforts came too late in the year. ill Wendy Wiseman dresses up to collect money for UNICEF along with another Student Government member, Mary Zaporowski. Q25 The members of Student Government are as follows: row one: Janet Peerson, Holly Roberts, Lisa Stern, Amy Scott, Cathy Clinton, Jill Oltmans, Matt Fonda, and Stu Birch, row two, Tenley Fisher, Wendy Wiseman, Kathy Rasmusson, Stef Marino, Tammy Osentowski, and Karen Moore, row three, Rhonda Noble and President of Student Government, Sue Ellisg row fourg Debbie Blair, Sue Eastburg, Sheri Bennett, Angela Kellog, Valarie Samuel, Shelly Webb, Kathy Wood, Cindy Johnson and Erin Johnson.

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Latin From a slave sale to a mental game called a certamen, Latin Club again proved its existence and its popularity at Burke this year. Latin Club, sponsored by Mrs. Louise Cunningh- am, will never admit that Latin is a dead language . Mrs. Cunningham and Lisa Stearns, the President of Latin Club, went to the National Convention last summer on the east coastg they also inspired the club to become involved in the Junior Classical League Convention and Olympics at which they have a chariot raceg a bit different than in the Rome of old as students pull the chariots instead of horses, but, nevertheless, an interesting reminder of ancient Rome. At the Junior Classical League Convention Junior Steve Connolly was elected State Treasurer. Is A Popular Club At Burke TA, BURKE HIGH SCHOOI . ' i i 3 ill The Latin Club consists of the following members: row oneg Lisa Stearns, Nancy Westmore, and Mrs. Louise Cunninghamg row twog John Schrader, Steve Marsh, Rose Burke, Joanna Moore, Sue Menzies, and Kim Van Horn. Q25 Dr. Robert S. Brown and Mrs. Brown are honored guests of Mrs. Louise Cunningham and the Latin Club at their annual banquet held in the school cafeteria. The students decorated in the Roman theme and wore various types of togas to make the banquet more realistic and more fun. Q35 Seniors Steve Marsh, Sara Major and Edie Babin organize games and a Roman skit at the annual Latin Banquet. Many Latin students discover that having a knowledge of Latin helps them in English as well.