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

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Bandmaster in State of Nebraska A) Shannon McMurray and Ronda Snyder take the lead while playing Muppet Movie Medley. Bj Andy Evertson and Liz Wickham are intent upon memorizing The Stars and Stripes Forever. a song where the comets are featured. C) These flutists, Renae Norberg and Angie Buddecke really put themselves into their music D) Students that were selected to attend All-State; top to bottom—Tom Wackel. trombone; jennifer Vencill. cornet; Deron McGee, trumpet: Lorrie Dowd, trumpet. Fall brought football, and with football came! marching band. Practicing on the football field and street marching, under the direction of Major Jeff Talbott, helped many band members get in shape for the annual Farmers Day Parade. Winter brought concert band, and the annual AFS benefit concert. With the arrival of spring, the band members began preparing for their final concert of the year. The highlight for band director Mr. Harry McNees was his winning The Donald A. Lentz Outstanding Band Master Award, the highest honor given to a state band director. The band members were equally pleased with the honor and suprised Mr. McNees with a potluck dinner. At the close of the year came the seniors last performance. Playing at graduation culminated the year’s activities. A B Band 9

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Harry McNees Honored as the Top Band— band n. A group of 107 fine musicians who consistently work to produce good sounds for their listening audiences. A) Marching Band: Front Row—Coni Dowd. Lorrie Dowd. Twirlers; Shelly Myers. Robin Wilson. Lesia Kirk. Pam Schanaman. Kathy Medbery. Bonnie Strauch. Lettie Smith. Trena Jensen, Michelle Gehrke. Kim Donner. Carol Johnson. Brenda Sakelaris. Tammie Buddecke. Sandy Elrod. Patty Dunkin, Jill Hilkemeier. Stacy Lockwood. |ean Koenig. Jeff Talbott. Major; Second Row—Cary Buresh. Scott Meyer. Jennifer Vencill. Annette Greenwood. Becky Vigil. DeAnna Goranson. Ellen Johnson. Laurel Richter. Christy Bateman. Shannon McMurray. Linda Buckle. Toni Witt. Shelly Pattison. Corrie Schilz, Shelly Birdwell; Third Row—Ramon Garcia. Stephanie Meyer. Richa McGee. Chrissy Giorgis. Andrea Forsling. Mike Weber. Mike Roberds, Brad Randall, Matt Heaton. Mike Tindall. Deron McGee. Gale Mueller. Wendy Wolforth, Trisha Haun. Val Wynne. Jennifer Masada; Fourth Row—Robert Kath, Trisha Frank. Marci Walleson. Wesla Lewellen. Brenda Jensen. Jennifer Pietsch. Jeanine Pietsch, Judy Carlson. Shaunna Kelsey. Christi Carmichael. Gina Williams. Brenda Barrett. Tracy Batterton, Karen DeFreece, Michelle Sigette. Kristi Swanson; Back Row—Andy Evertson. Scott Mosey. Greg Thummel, Chris Gorsuch. Todd |anicek, Doug Southard, Sheldon Buresh. Vickie DeHerrera, |amie Shepard. Renae Norberg. Ronda Snyder. Michelle Vigil. Liz Wickham. Angie Buddecke. Susan Stineman, Leisa Johnson. Carlene Bateman. Lisa Buddecke. Jeanie Talbott. Ginny Heeg. Not pictured because of football, but members of concert band are John Soto, Scott Zeilinger, Tom Wackel, Scott Sowerwine. Ronnie Seeman. Mike Maginnis. Tom O’Brien. Gregg Robbins. Shawn Buresh, Steve Richter. Jim Koenig. J.R. Muske. Lawrence Snyder. Vince Cortney. Paul Vigil. B) Mr. McNees proudly holds The Donald A. Lentz Outstanding Band Master Award that he won in Lincoln. 8 Band

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Boys Basketball Varsity KCHS Opponent 55 Gering 41 47 Mitchell 54 82 Morrill 42 67 Torrington 44 81 Seton 54 56 Chadron 42 51 Gering 39 72 Ogallala 54 69 Brush 65 43 Alliance 30 50 Ogallala 44 42 Sidney 58 71 Bayard 54 61 Gordon 52 66 Mitchell 62 44 Sidney 37 68 Chadron 43 DISTRICT 66 Sidney 50 52 Mitchell 47 STATE 50 Ml. Michael 44 63 Pius X 70 B B) BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL: Front Row-Jeff Schneider. Scott Zeilinger, John Soto. Mark Spargo. Robert Cortney; Back Row—Vince Heeg. Scott Sowerwine, Bill Rolph. Stuart Quador, Mitch Daum. Rob Brown. Val Regier. C) Mitch Daum. praised by his coaches for his many high scoring games, reaches for another two points. C 10 Boys Varsity Basketball