Lourdes Central High School - Lourdette Yearbook (Nebraska City, NE)

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New school board reigns at Lourdes A mixture of old and new members made up the school board for this year. Similar to the process used in the federal legislature, voting alternates to provide a set up in which new members are replaced and added to experienced ones. These members, voted upon by each individual parish, together with the clerical staff (the parish priests) constitute the entire board. To be included as a new member of the clerical staff was Msgr. Jerome Murray, superintendent of Lourdes for the year. Msgr. Murray had a hard load to carry this year considering the tremendous turnover in staff. Besides being superintendent, his other activities included being treasurer of the school board, pastor of St. Joseph’s parish at Paul, and a member of the Rotary Club. At left is Rev. Msgr. Jerome Murray, superintendent ol Lourdes tor this year. 3 School board members tor this year are Mildred Schreiter-sect., Marvin Gilttlnger-v. pres., Leonard Kaiser-pres., Msgr. Jerome Murray-treas., Tom Funke; Ray Tanking, William Schreiter, Leonard Pfeiffer. Doris Harney, and Dave Straub. NOT PRESENT are Reverends Anthony Ley. Robert Wuest, Richard Brombach, and John Rasmussen.

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It only takes a spark . . .Pass it on It only takes a spark to get a fire going, a single cell to con- struct a man; it only takes a smile to begin a friendship, and a reverence for God and all creation to move us toward a more perfect union with a fellow man. We can picture a spark growing into a flicker, then to a flame, and finally a fire burning in all its brilliance. We can use this model of a fire as a design for our lives. The spark we speak of could be anything of knowledge, joy, or even life itself that we pass on to another human being. If we can kindle a spark in you, in any way, then we have completed our job but you will not have completed yours, you must also pass it on. 2

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New faces enrich administrative staff Bill Nelson, football coach of three years, took a new swing at Lourdes when he accepted the position of high school principal. Directed by Msgr. Jerome Murray, the new superintendent, and assisted by Father Jim Schrader, he headed the high school ad- ministration and discipline department. Coach Nelson helped smooth the way for the nearly complete turnover in full-time faculty. Lourdes lost and gained six full time teachers plus a school secretary. Other than Coach Nelson, returning were two faculty members: Sr. Regina Boone, math and Mr. Tom Blahnik, music. The three of them added stability to what would have been a rough change for both students and faculty. Six returning part-time instructors, also con- tributed to keeping Lourdes a familiar place. Altogether, sixteen teachers made up the staff plus a full-time librarian. It was a combination that worked well. At UPPER RIGHT, principal Bill Nelson receives an important phone call in his office. Father James Schrader is just fooling with that solemn look. He's ac- tually less sane than most people. At BOTTOM RIGHT is Mrs. Sharon Neels flashing her very popular and frequent smile. Sharon is the new secretary. ABOVE is the lovely Mrs. Kay Widhelm, also a school secretary. Kay is in charge of both the grade school and part of the high school. 4