Fairmont Public School - Tiger Yearbook (Fairmont, NE)

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Speech Activities The Speech Team had a challenging year. There were 17 members, including many novices. The team did well. Giltner was the site of of Confer- ence Contest on February 17th. The team placed fourth. The following people placed individually; Jane Lowe and Marcia Lefler, Duet Acting — 4t h; Marcia Lefler, Serious Prose — 5th; Brenda Beck- er, Extemp — 2nd; and Matt Schepers. Raina Piep- er, Michelle Johnson, Shaun Deterding. and Jason Harms, Oral Interp of Drama — 2nd. Fairmont hosted the District Contest on March 14th. The team tied for 4th. Those making finals were: Brenda Becker, Extemp— 1st place (State Qualifi- er); Merle Swartz. Extemp; Brett West, Informa- tive; Oral Interp of Drama — 1st place (State Qualifer). All State Qualifers received excellent ra- tings. STATE SPEECH QUALIFERS Matt Schepers, Shaun Deterding, Raina Pieper, Michelle Johnson, Jason Harms, Brenda Becker. Back Row: Eric Schepers, Matt Schepers. Michelle Neiman, Kevin Bonin, Jason Harms, Brett West. Middle Row: Marcia Lefler, Shaun Deterding, Raina Pieper, Michelle Johnson, Teresa Stephenson, Jessica Bettger, Merle Swartz. Front Row: Lisa Bures, Julie Tripp, Brenda Becker. 28

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“Mike’s Case” Left to right: .Julie Tripp, Brenda Becker, Amy Verhage, Lisa Bures, Marcia Lefler, Susan Priefert, Brett West, Traci Bures. .Jane Lowe, Amy Hasselman, Michelle Neiman, Lorraine Klipp. Michelle Johnson, Teresa Stephenson. Tyler Pieper, Jessica Bettger. Chris Gangstad. Floor: Erie Schepers. Matt Schepers, Shaun Deterding. Director — Mrs. Kovanda. National Honor Society One-Act Play “Mike’s Case,” a play dealing with the problems teens in our society face, was the One-Act Play for this year. Mike, played by Matt Schepers. and His friends took the audi- ence through many scenarios. The cast of 17 worked many hours on this complex show. The Confeence Contest was held at McCool on November 18th where the cast earned an excellent. Districts were at Exeter on Decem- ber 1. The judges commended the cast on hav- ing a good performance with so large a cast. A Superior rating was received. Back Row: Greg Burback, Marcia Lefler, Shaun Deterding, Merle Swartz, Matt Schepers. Front Row: Sponsor — Mrs. Kovanda, Jane Lowe, Raina Pieper, Michelle Neiman, Michelle Johnson, Teresa Stephenson. 27

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All American We took a chance. It was a risk worth taking when 23 students received a standing ovation on April 29th for their successful performance of “All American.” This was the first time in quite a few years that Fairmont High School has produced a musical. The story centered around Professor Fo- dorski’s (Matt Schepers) arrival in America to teach engineering at S.B.I.T. College. He proceeds to use his teaching to lead the football team to the Cotton Bowl with the help of Bricker the Kicker (Neil Dawson). Along the way they were challenged by Elizabeth (Jane Lowe) and Susan (Marcia Le- fler). The play was co-directed by Cheryl Greger- son, Cheryl Luzum, and Denice Kovanda. All 23 members of the cast can be proud of all that they accomplished. There were many laughs and giggles, some grief, a few tears, and much hard work, long hours, and pride that went into this per- formance. Back How: Eric Schepers, Matt Schepers, Neil Dawson. Fourth How: Joe Velasquez, Chris Gangstad, Barry Wettstead, Jason Harms, Kevin Bonin. Third Kow: Brett West, Jessica Bettger, Deana Deterding, Lisa Bures, Melissa Stejskal. Second Kow: Brenda Becker, Keith Bristol, Michelle Johnson, Michelle Neiman, Teresa Stephenson, Sherie Simacek. Front Kow: Traci Bures, Marcia Lefler, Lorraine Klipp, Raina Pieper. Not pictured — Jane Lowe.