Kimball County High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Kimball, NE)

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School Days Seem Unbelievably Short SPECIAL HAT day was one of the ideas used by the pep club to promote enthusiasm toward Homecoming festivities. A GROUP of football boys were called upon to make comments about an up-coming game during a Friday rally. As the hectic weeks of September passed almost too quickly, October, November, and December were here and School life found noses to the grindstone, but not without breaks for fun. Fashions for the girls centered around the hot pants trend, and very few gave up wearing them when the snow began to fall. A whirlwind of activities began taking place. Girls' competitive volleyball was scheduled for the fall season, and KCHS's team participated. After much vigorous practice, the band traveled to CSU to participate in band day. The varsity choir held a two-day choral clinic, hosting Alliance andSidney students. A yearbook workshop was conducted. Field trips were taken by the advanced biology and office practice classes. Eleven students traveled to Lincoln to participate in All-State choir and band. Concerts by the band and the various choirs were presented before first semester ended and students were planning to do the musical a month earlier. Seniors began thinking of college as they took various entrance exams and began the tedious chore of filling out admission blanks. The Prom was foremost in the minds of juniors as they canvassed the town selling magazine subscriptions and formed a concession club to sell goodies at football and basketball games. Senior editors of publication staffs traveled to Lincoln for the state high school press convention. Here they accepted the 1971 Class B award for the best yearbook in the state. The FAA Attended the national convention in Kansas City. With the close of football, volleyball, and cross-country season, letters and certificates were presented to athletes at the fall honor's convocation. Rich Perry, Gary Klipp, and Loel Hayden received All-conference for their football efforts, and honorable mention was given to Ed Avila, Cal Bartels, and Leo O'Hare. Basketballand wrestling season beganin December, and the wrestlers and roundballerseach brought home a victory in first competition. Mr. Hall became head basketball coach assisted by Mr. Marchant. Mr. Strasheim's wrestlers began losing or gaining weight, as the scales demanded. Students were beginning to count the days until Christmas vacation. Guys and Dolls was announced by Mr. Reichert as this year's musical and alumni home for the holidays participated in the Christmas concert's final number. Decorations and parties alerted the students to the approaching holiday vacation, and by the time it had arrived many students had enjoyed their share of punch and cookies. A newly organized semester test schedule greeted students after vacation, and musical rehearsals were sandwiched between basketball and wrestling meets. School life was back to normal. 12 COACH CLAY watches while a player demonstrates for him during an after-school football practice session.

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Homecoming Week Brings A Victory HOMECOMING ROYALTY attendants Ken Collier and Mar Stahla receive gifts. A VERY happy Queen Dar and a wistful King Rich are presented at the Homecoming dance THERESA AND Cal seemed pleased to have been introduced as attendants to the royal court. PAT KINNISON and Gene Dowd watch as the royal court is announced during the dance. They find it an awe-inspiring moment. EVERYONE SEEMED to be doing their own thing at the Homecoming dance following the Victory American Style game. Bright flames from a blazing bonfire, shouts from the enthusiastic rally crowd, and hopes mounting for a victory were some of the motions which preceded Homecoming. The big day finally arrived and tension mounted as game time drew near. Finally, the fighting Longhorns burst on to the field, fired up and ready to play. They gored the Mitchell Tigers 39-0. Many attended the Homecoming dance where they had the opportunity to congratulate Dar Stahla and Rich Perry, who had been crowned Homecoming queen and king during half-time ceremonies. Attendants were Ken Collier, Mar Stahla, Cal Bartels, and Theresa Volkmer. The theme, VICTORY, AMERICAN STYLE, was carried out with red, white and blue streamers and stars decorating the student center. It seemed that all too soon HOMECOMING '71 was a memory. 11

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THERESA EPPERSON participates in SHOWCASE as she sings a vocal solo accompanied by Mr. Reichert. HEADING FOR the warmth of their cars in the parking lot, a group of students are bundled up for the snowy, cold winter weather. Academics And Activities Move At Rapid Pace RICHARD PERRY, president of FFA, has just presented a plaque to Mr. Rose, principal, during an honors convocation. ARLENE VOLKMER uses her height, plus a chair, to tape a streamer to the ceiling in the student center as the pep club decorates. 13