Nebraska City High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Nebraska City, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1975 volume:

The Pioneer 1975 Nebraska City Senior High School Nebraska City, Nebraska Volume 29 NCHS uses nearby recreation areas Four years of high school are often the busiest and most active years of one’s life. School affiliated activities such as athletics, plays, choir and band seldom leave free time to worry about. Students, as well as adults, who are involved in a forty-hour week, look for leisure activities and the school often times fulfills this need. For those in- terested in the finer arts, the school offers band and choir for the musicians, art classes for the artistically inclined, musicals and plays for the actors and actresses. Athletic recreation used to be confined to playing basketball, baseball and track. Only in the past two years has the school begun to take full advantage of the three parks surrounding three-fourths of our school building. People always find time for leisure to escape the five-day work week. Tennis courts, picnic grounds, baseball fields, golf courses and a swimming pool are all to be found within a five-minute walk from the school. Above: Mr. Kent Heckman, an English instructor. finds time for tennis after school hours. Top right: An original log cabin still stands in Arbor Lodge as a monument to the early pioneers who ventured this way Bottom right: The Period House in Wildwood Park, south of the school building, contains many antiques and items holding historic value of this area. Opposite page, top left: J. Sterling Morton's mansion in Arbor Lodge is the most travelled of all of our parks. Top right: Craig Davis practices his pitching technique on one of the four diamonds located in Steinhart Park. Below: John Mann takes defense against a return by tennis instructor Mr. Robert Rathe while Greg Mann looks on. The two tennis courts, swimming pool, picnic grounds and part of the golf course are contained in Steinhart Park. Above: Sophomore Todd Dawson practices for the upcoming season on one of the ball diamonds which is adjacent to public picnic grounds (top right) also found in the park. Below: The annual spring clean-up of the pool takes place with disinfectant being sprayed on the pool floor. Opposite page, top: The recreation grounds in Arbor Lodge are found directly behind these statues that are now a part of our heritage Bottom left: The olympic-size swimming pool as seen from a hill top. Bottom right: The main diamond at the park used most by the Legion ball clubs. a Individuality becomes more apparent Now, more than ever before in schools, environments are changing to where students have an opportunity to achieve individual accomplishments as well as performing in groups. Many students may spend hours away from school working on projects for school or techniques for school athletics on their own time. Mixed in among class work are chances to attend conventions, go to banquets or to compete in shows and contests. All of these may contribute to a well-rounded education that might enable the individual to function in a conforming society long after his academic books may be closed. 6 Page six, top: Carl Fielder and Ron Boothe examine one of the many shop projects during Fine Arts Week. Bottom left: Track is one of the few sports where each person competes as an individual and not as a team over all Bottom right: Ken Wiles and Dottie Farris look at a weaving and a sculpture done by students in the art classes. Page seven, top left: Acting is a personal talent as displayed by Elizabeth McCord. Pat Williams and Rhonda Arthur. Top right: Dean Griepenstroh. Stan Duncan and Jim Johnson won State Farmer Awards. Bottom: Gary DeBolt and his different bands spent many hours at school and away from school to practice for their concerts and marching shows. 7 8 Though subdivisional organizations serve their own purpose for which they are made, there are certain functions of a larger magnitude that can only be dealt with by bigger groups. For this reason, each class is an organization in itself. They may have fund raising activities to help support the expense of sponsoring a dance or purchasing graduation items. CLASSES Freshmen kept busy with activities Adalfo Aldana Brenda Avery Jerry Barrett Jody Anderson 1tmH k PI ki Kelly Arnold Paul Barton Gary Bassinger 10 The freshman cheerleaders are Debbie Richards. Lisa Wolfe. Kelly Arnold. Judy Martin and Julie Brockhaus. Mr. Bill Jenkins leads an informal group of musicians at a pep rally. Keaton Beaumont Roger Beccard Mary Lou Bennett Ken Carlson Willie Carlson Monty Carnes Gary Cohn Diana Cole Jim Cooper Jeff Cullin 11 Tony England Kevin Ervin Curt Eyman 12 Jeff Glur Pat Hart Larry Hathaway Teri Fox Timothy Garrett Cheryl Gigstad Peggy Gilliland Mr. Jim Hanks, principal of the Junior High School, finds time for paper work among his other duties. 13 Even coaches get frustration blues 14 Lisa Hoyle Colleen Hoffman Rodney Huffman David Irick Mr. Richard Gibson appears a trifle upset with the way things are going on the field. Aw. Come on. guys, get with it!” Victor Johns Joy Johnson Larry Jordan Linda Kattes David Lacy Greg LaMaster Kevin Larson Donald Lechner Gary Lewis Craig Marshall Christine Keene Doug Keesler Jerry Keran Curt Kreifels Mitch Krenk Angie Koberstein Mary Konvalin Mr. Rodney Montang concentrates on helping a student in the hall, while Mrs. Carol Daffer shows a few of her students what the unit test will be about. 16 Robin McKone Bob Mean Sony Mead Tim Nelson Kevin Nerison Sandy Nerison Terry Nerison Kathy Nincehelser Debbie Nosky Brent O'Pelt Jerry Osborn Lonnie Ostransky Tim Ostransky Mary Palmtag Cory Panko Bill Peterson T Randy Peterson Mary Pickering Debbie Pieper Allen Pummel Wanda Reed Teresa Rhinehart Debbie Richards Kristy Rico Bill Rose Kevin Ross Wes Royal Steve Saathoff 1 Roger Scheib , ' f i Brenda Schneider • Rod Schreiner Debby Sharp Tracv Sharo Jerrv Steinman 18 Mr. Duane Choutka explains the new individualized study unit to some students while Mrs. Yvonne Jones explains her English assignment to the class. Mr. Bill Jenkins works with some of the members of his select mini-band. 19 Junior students have mini-courses Mitch Voyles Alan Walters Ardell Weible Bruce Weible Joan Weldon Steve White Linda Williamson Brenda Willis Cindy Wilbur Above: Mr. Duane Choutka instructs students in the weight training mini-course while (above right) some of the other trainees take a break. 20 Lisa Wolfe Lower left: Miss Maryanne Mitchell has been teaching art classes at the junior high for three years. Below: Seventh, eighth and ninth grade pupils congregate for a pep rally in the gymnasium. Lower right: Dave Spidell, Mike Sinner, Rod Schreiner and Kevin Ervin find freshmen orientation is not what they expected. Sophomores for the 74-75 school year found high school more active than their previous years. As a class, they participated in the Homecoming Week contests placing third among the classes, but did manage to beat the faculty. They also entered a car for competition in the Homecoming parade and started the traditional bon-fire for the snake dance. Money-making projects included ticket sales for the spring play and concessions at football and basketball games. Pictured at the left are the class officers for the sophomores. They are Craig Davis, president; Debbie Peterson, vice-president; Kelly Chaney, secretary; and Annette Smith, treasurer. Joni Yost David Ailes Brenda Barrett Carolyn Bassinger Mike Arthur Rhonda Arthur Tammy Becker Bonnie Bohl Mike Bohlen Kathy Brooke Sharon Brown Bill Brown Nancy Burkhart Colleen Carroll Cheryl Bruns LeAnn Burger Russell Carlson Cecil Case Left: Ron Vogel works on a shop project. Top: Russ Sheppard and Todd Dawson work in biology lab. 23 The snake dance for Homecoming week was preceded by a bonfire. Sophomores take part in Homecoming Jeff Cullin Todd Dawson 24 Ardell Doiel LeAnne Ehlers Denise Ervin Vicki Fletcher Kim Grimes Carole Groce Jayme Gruber Steve Guthals Pam Fox Carleen Frakes Steve Gibbany Kathy Glover $ Alan Harker Scott Harpster Larry Hart Debbie Hastings John Haupt Larry Helms David Heng Chris Hofer Ruth Humphrey Rhonda Hutchins Randy Kennell Janet King Robin Larson Arta Lima Rita Long Duane McCauley Jeff Holman Jerry Hotsenpillar Donnie Hoyle Russell Huffman Kippy Kinnison Chuck Knott Kim Kramer Debbie Kreifels Greg Mann Kim Martin Bret Mather Robert Merritt 26 Doug Orndorff Steve Orton •Larry Palmer David Patton Debbie Peterson Louie Peterson Rex Peterson Beth Petro Cindy Potter Clark Randle Alice Renken Tim Reuter Ree Miyoshi Cheryl Moyer Carlene Neeman Lonnie Neeman Susan Weldon John Schneider George Scot Simond Sophomore class sponsor Mr. Gary Carlson passes out report cards to Carole Groce and Chris Hofer in his geometry class. Annette Smith Laurie Snodgrass Tami Snyder Ronita Spale Bill Starner Mitch Stein Michelle Stivers Joyce Stoll Darrel Tedrow Brent Timko Paula Whitwell Pat Williams Tom Tyson Tina Valdez Tim Woodruff Steve Wusk Lori Stortenbecker Ricky Straw David Stukenholtz Teresa Sweeney Juniors inherit many responsibilities Each year the junior class inherits many responsibilities. They elect officers to lead them throughout the school year. The juniors must create an imaginative entry for the annual Homecoming parade. Of the utmost importance is their responsibility to develop a most memorable Prom. The prom is one of the year's highlights and the goal of the juniors’ moneymaking endeavors. These juniors can be satisfied with their efforts toward all their goals. Angela Anderson Jill Boeche Cindy Brooke Kurt Brown 30 Carl Abbott Wayne Ackley Susan Allen Ray Baker Lonnie Bane Steve Barker Melinda Buchanan Sue Carroll Brenda Chapin Randy Chapin Steve Cockerham Glenn Cohn Tom Cole Devy Cruikshank Debra Dennis Kim DeVorss Tammy Cooksey Robin Dickey Pamela Cooper Mary Doiel Kristy Crawford Dawn Dority Harold Doty Bill Eacret Randy Earith Junior class officers were John Golden, vice-president; Cindy Hall, president; Tammy Cooksey, secretary; and Susan Foster, treasurer. Roger Sheppard and Neil Steiner are seeing what they can create in their chemistry class. They are in the Chem X class which has a double lab period. 31 Randy Ervin Mark Eddy Lisa Eilers Diane Ervin Susan Foster Donetta Frede Charlene Gardner Janet Gibbney Susan Gibson Peggy Gieseking The juniors worked at all hours the few days before the prom. The gymnasium was finally completed Thursday night, the day before the social event. At right, John Golden inspects the doorway while Kathy Thompson and Kathy Wright rest. Top, the clock tower watches over the dance floor in the midst of construction. Far right, Jeff Roberts commends the decorating efforts from high atop the scaffolding. 32 Bret Harpster Cindy Hastings Vicky Haupt Cindy Hall Eldon Hammers Sue Harrah Paulette Henderson Rose Hickey Becci Holman John Golden Ralph Grantski John Grundman Phyllis Guhde Debbie Haith Tom Haith 33 Juniors near end of highschool days Melanie Huss Jeanine Jones Randy King Debra Kingery Jane Kinnison Judy Kinnison Pamela Kleineweber Jo Knisely Becky Konvalin Kim Kreifels Daphany Lane Kristine Lechner Lori Lechner Joe Lutz Kyle Mabie Dennis Marshall Stacy Martineau Jean Mason Joni McClane Jill McClane Crystal McCord Ken McCown Matthew McIntyre Mark McKone Ray O'Hara Brent Palmer John Palmtag Joy Panko Tom Mead Alan Meredith Ed Moyer Katie Oetgen ; Angela Peterson Julie Rakes Tim Regler Susan Renken Diane Richards Jeff Roberts Debbie Royal Richard Rulla Cheryl Schaefer Lori Schneider John Schomerus Virginia Sedoris Steve Shallenberger Kim Sharp Roger Sheppard Chris Singleton Rodney Smith Karen Spidell Steve Stehlik Neil Steiner Jeff Steinman Julie Sterner Mike Swaink Randy Sweet Dianne Tempelmeyer Kris Teten Mary Thayer Kathy Thompson 36 Jeff Van Renan Jane Voelker Allen Weible Connie Weik Kelley Wright Mark Wurtele Bob Timko Maud Tollroth Susan Trail Diana Valdez Ellen Wenzel Mark West Ray Baker talks with Cindy Kathy Williamson tough algebra problem. Sharon Willis Hall about a very Seniors learn to expedite their work Rodney Bliss Susan Boardman Cindy Becker Ray Birkman The Nebraska City High School front office' is decorated with three sections of a ceramic-tile mosaic. 38 Scott Bybee Phil Brown Susan Berthold Rick Bogle Lisa Boyer Sally Broers Dennis Casey Christie Chamberlain Donald Chapin Patti Cody Mr. Gary DeBolt directed the Jazz Ensemble during its performances. Here they are playing for the stage show for Fun Nite. but they also participated in many clinics and competitions. Jay Cohn Dave Connell Pamela Cooksey Valerie Cooper Patty Criger Clara Crouse James Cunningham Gayle Cushing N NICh Kim Davis Randy Denniston Robert Denniston Sally Broers and Jeff Ehlers were voted 1975 Queen and King of Fun Nite. Opposite page: Jeff Thurman and Lettermen's Club helped with the organization and presentation of the stage show. 40 Seniors suffer Monday morn ‘blahs’ Mike Doiel Stan Duncan Joe Eacret Richard Eacret Rose Eacret Glen Edmisten Jeff Ehlers Dottie Farris 41 Jody Fossberg Linda Gardner Cindy Glur Seniors reflected on old memories Chris Gross Vicki Gross Dean Griepenstroh Lou Ann Griepenstroh DeanGrundman BobGuhde Jeff Gunn Linda Haverty 42 Mike Hawkins Marianne Hazard David Hoffman James Humphrey Jeff Jenkins Cindy Kotas Leslie Long Jim Johnson Carrie Krenk Kevin Mabie Arley Jones Chris Lechner John Mann Diane Knott Dan Lechner Lars Madsen Seniors finish 13 years of schooling Tony Marion Raymond Massey Rick Maybee Liz McCord 44 Gary Nerison Dianna Nincehelser Von Oliver Jon Orton Dan Patton Cheryl Peterson Debbie Peterson James Petro Joe Pickering Jody Polston Kevin Potter Kevin Pummel Vikki Ramold Jill Regler Paula Roberts Left: Senior heavyweight Kevin Mabie wrestling Below: Track coach John Barton checks up on his weight trainers. John Mann and Richard Eacret. Pamela Rowen Joann Rumery Kathy Saathoff Steve Scharp Debbie Shallenberger Susan Sharp Walter Sharp Jan Sinner 46 Seniors show their different talents Michael Stein Kevin Sterner Brenda Stoll Jackie Stoll Doreen Straw Jean Tempelmeyer Lett: Ken Wiles, Julie Bane, Elizabeth McCord and Joe Eacret pose for a picture. Above: Cindy Hastings. Kathy Saathoff and Jeff Jenkins were selected for the Nebraska All-State Concert Band. 47 Marching band played for President Members of the NCHS marching band had a once-in-a-lifetime experience in being able to play for the President of the United States at a rally in Lincoln during October. Only two other bands from the state were allowed to play on this occasion. Opposite page, top: President Ford greets the public stepping out of Air Force One (the Presidential plane). Bottom: A close up of President Ford when he was mingling among the band members This page, below: NCHS after the blizzard of 75. Bottom: A double exposure picture of the basketball team during the National Anthem. Opposite page, middle: Senior candidates for Fun Nite 75 were Patty Criger. Michael Stein. Carrie Krenk. Glen Edmisten. Pamela Cooksey. Phil Brown. Jill Regler and Mike Hawkins. Katherine Thacker Jeff Thurman Phillip Timothy 48 Marvin Weible Debbie Wenz Dick Wieckhorst 50 m i Dancing is the oldest and liveliest of all the arts. It has been with us long before our country was started. High school gatherings are very social, with anyone being able to take part in them. This form of leisure is oftentimes an escape from the sameness of everyday life. Social gatherings as these draw people together in their thoughts as well as their feelings and emotions. SOCIETY 51 Candidates compete for FFA honor 52 Six sweetheart candidates vied for the honor to be this year's FFA Sweetheart. The girls were selected last srping by the FFA members from among the girls in the Junior Class. Those who attend the dance in the fall vote for their choice. The queen is crowned during the coronation ceremonies at a break in the dance. Each candidate is escorted by an FFA officer. Candidates and their escorts are as follows top row from left: Sally Broers and Stan Duncan, Carrie Krenk and Dean Grundman, Pam Cooksey and Dick Wieckhorst. Bottom row from left, Chris Lechner and Jim Johnson, Jill Regler and Dan Patton, Lauretta Young and Dean Griepenstroh. Each candidate is presented with a yellow and blue corsage before the crowning ceremonies. The queen is presented with a bouquet of red roses, a Sweetheart necklace and a white FFA Sweetheart jacket. 53 Lauretta is chosen 74 sweetheart Lauretta Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Young, was chosen to be the 1974 FFA Sweetheart at the annual fall dance in September. She was one of six girls competing for the honor. Lauretta participates in many activities. She was on Student Council one year, cheerleader four years, secretary of the senior class, FBLA two years, and volleyball two years. Opposite page top left; Sally Broers and Art McDaniel enjoy dancing to the music. Center; 1974-75 Sweetheart. Lauretta Young, pauses after the coronation. This page, clockwise from top left; Karen Burger. 1373-74 Sweetheart, assisted with the crowning ceremonies. The Fairfax Brothers Band from Lincoln provided the music for the dance. Mr. Blecha. FFA advisor. briefs the escorts on the routine for the coronation. Steve Sharp and his date enjoy the music at the dance. 55 Spirit built in week of festivities Opposite page, clockwise: Lori Schneider helps the junior class out in the dressing contest. The sophomores' decorations included a little Pioneer. Mr. Rathe works hard to get his team s cucumber over the finish line. Mr. Holliway has a hard time buttoning his shirt during the dressing contest. Glen Edmisten. president of Student Council, was in charge of the games. Mr. Brunken needs a little help to find his way over the finish line during the blind fold race. This page, DECA's entry in the parade was the Pioneer Wagon. The Senior class tried to whip the Indians with their float. Our new cheerleaders aroused the crowd during the bon fire. The Pride of the Pioneers Marching Band led the Homecoming parade. Spirit mounted higher and higher as each day of Homecoming passed. Each day students, as well as teachers, competed in a different contest. The contests were as follows: Monday, cucumber race: Tuesday, dressing contest; Wednesday, blind fold race; and Thursday, life savers race. Friday was the sign decoration contest. First, second, third and fourth place points were given in each contest. At the end of the week, the class (or faculty) with the most points was awarded a cash prize. Thursday evening was the bonfire, snake dance and pep rally. A new set of cheerleaders appeared to lead the cheers. Glen (Scooter) Edmisten, Tim Reuter, Jayme Gruber, Jack Moles, Jeff VanRenan, and Jeff Thurman presented their new cheers to the crowd. Homecoming day started with a parade at 4:00 p.m. Each club and class entered a car. The parade was led by the Pride of the Pioneers Marching Band. First, second and third place prize money was awarded. Homecoming ended with the crowning of the King and Queen. 57 58 Pam and Jon get Homecoming titles Pam Rowen and Jon Orton were chosen 1974-75 Homecoming Queen and King at the annual Homecoming dance. They were chosen by the entire student body a week before the dance. Their attendants were Sally Broers and Leslie Long, Pam Cooksey and Scott Bybee, Carrie Krenk and Mike Stein, Jill Regler and Glen Edmisten, Kathy Saathoff and Bobb Pease, and Lauretta Young and Jack Moles. The Pep Club was in charge of the decoration of the gym and the coronation. They selected Lori Masked, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Masked and Robbie Schacht, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schacht, to be the crownbearers. Kathy Thiesfield, 1 973-74 Homecoming Queen, crowned the King. Queen Pam was presented with a bouquet of red roses and a gold football necklace. 59 60 Scott, Kathy reign at holiday dance Christmas trees, holly and mistletoe helped to create the atmosphere at the Holiday dance. The music for the dance was provided by the Ta Da band from Lincoln. Scott Bybee and Kathy Saathoff were crowned King and Queen of the dance. Jeff Scharp, the 1973 Holiday King, crowned Kathy and presented her with a bouquet of roses. Other candidates were Les Long, Sally Broers, Pam Cooksey, Mike Stein, Carrie Krenk, Glen Edmisten, Jill Regler and Bobb Pease. The sophomores and juniors chose two girls and two boys from their class to be attendants at the affair. The sophomores chose Robin Larson, Jayme Gruber, Debbie Peterson, and Steve Orton, while the juniors chose Diane Richards, Jeff Van Renan, Tammy Cooksey and Carl Abbott. Mrs. Wurtele’s art class made the candles and boutonnieres for the candidates and attendants. Previous Page: The 1974 Holiday attendants were Robin Larson, Jayme Gruber. Steve Orton, Debbie Peterson, Carl Abbott, Tammy Cooksey. Jeff Van Rennan. and Diane Richards Below: Scott Bybee and Kathy Saathoff, the 1974 Holiday dance King and Queen Opposite page: The Holiday candidates for King and Queen were Les Long, Sally Broers, Mike Stein, Pam Cooksey. Glen Edmisten. Carrie Krenk, Bobb Pease, and Jill Regler. 62 63 New concessions added at Fun Night A few changes were made on Fun Night. Instead of the usual concessions, Fun Festivals of Lincoln provided new games for the carnival. Each club was in charge of manning a booth. There were a few of the traditional concessions, too. Thespians provided the jail, pep club had their cake walk and Lettermen’s Club provided the penny pitch. FHA sponsored a foodstand before the carnival. Opposite page clockwise: Mike Hawkins works hard for lettermen's club. David Ailes enjoys the fish pond while Don Chapin looks on. Kevin Sharp and Rick Rulla operate the stein game for the band. Jean Mason is hard at work on the lolly pop tree. Mark McKone checks his pockets to see if he has enough tickets for the teddy bear toss. Tim Woodruff and Kevin Sharp provided the manpower for tip the cat. This page top left to right: Greg Mann takes a break from the cork gun game. Tim Woodruff gets ready to tip the cat. Bottom row left to right: Gary Gilman and Cyndy Schneider try to earn a little extra money at the penny pitch while John Golden looks on. Chris Singleton and her date try their chances at the wheel spin. Evil Eye Fleagle is Fun Nite MC Evil Eye Fleagle (Jeff Thurman) entertained a full house during the Fun Night stage show. He was assisted by the Lettermen’s Club who presented fill-in skits. The winning prize money went to Jeff Jenkins, first place. Second place money went to pep club, third place to Kim Kreifels and Lonnie Bane for their duet. Fourth place winners were Cindy Hall and Sally Broers for their skit, Three Easy Lessons” and fifth place went to “Make-up,” a skit by Kathy Saathoff, Diane Valdez and Dottie Farris. 66 Opposite page clockwise: City Singer girls sing Cherish to their stuffed animals. (The big cat is not stuffed; it’s Jeff Jenkins.) Jon Orton. Julie Bane. Lonnie Bane and Doreen Straw, members of the City Singers, get In the Mood”. Jane Voelker, Ree Miyoshi and Cheryl Moyer entertain the audience with their skit. The Make-up’ skit received fifth place prize money. Liz McCord explains how much trouble a girl goes through to get ready for school while Kathy Saathoff (and others) demonstrate. Mark Wurtele and Rod Smith, members of Lettermen's Club, get ready to run 'em off while they help Evil Eye Fleagle out during the stage show This page top to bottom: Music for the dance was provided by the Jasmine band from Lincoln. Jeff Jenkins and Sally Broers kick up their heels at the Fun Night dance. Everyone slows down a little when the Jasmines provide some softer music. 67 68 Crowning ends a fun-filled evening The crowning of the 1975 Fun Night King and Queen ended a fun-filled evening of games, prizes and dancing. Art McDaniel, the 1974 Fun Night King, crowned the new Queen, Sally Broers. She then placed the King’s crown on the head of Jeff Eilers. Tammy Cooksey and Bret Harpster were the masters of ceremonies. They introduced all the King and Queen candidates. The candidates were Pam Cooksey, Phil Brown, Jill Regler, Mike Hawkins, Patty Criger, Mike Stein, Carrie Krenk and Glen Ed-misten. The yearbook staff was in charge of the decorations at the dance. Opposite page clockwise: Candidates for Fun Night King and Queen were Phil Brown, Pam Cooksey, Mike Hawkins, Jill Regler. Mike Stein, Patty Criger. Glen Ed-misten and Carrie Krenk This page left to right: Fun Night Queen, Sally Broers crowns her King Jeff Eilers. Art McDaniel, 1974 Fun Night King, is ready to crown the new 1975 Fun Night Queen. 69 Prom theme is Never Never Land r This page top left: Junior class president. Cindy Hall, and her date Lonnie Bane lead (top right) the grand March into Never Never Land. Bottom left: Brad Fossberg, Marty Albrecht. Joni Cullin, Debbie Hall. Clark Lechner and Mitch Krenk keep watch over the activities at Prom. Right: Senior class vice-president. Kim Davis, and senior class treasurer. Scott Abernathy, help lead the grand march. Next page top right: Susie Sharp and Leonard Hartley dance to the music of (bottom right) Windsong from Omaha. 70 Junior class members worked hard all week to present their prom to the senior class. The theme for the dance, Never Never Land, was kept secret. No one, except juniors, was allowed in the gym until the time for the grand march. The grand march was led by the junior class president, Cindy Hall, and her escort, Lonnie Bane. They were followed by senior class vice-president, Kim Davis, and senior class treasurer, Scott Abernathy. Music for the prom was provided by Windsong, a group from Omaha. After the dance many attended the drive-in movie, “The Man With The Golden Gun,” and breakfast at the home of Cindy Hall. 71 72 Previous page, middle left, Kyle Reinhard and his date discuss their plans. Bottom left, Rod Bliss and Linda Haverty dance in Never Never Land, top right, Phil Brown looks for his date in the crowd while (bottom right) Peter Pan (Mitch Krenk) watches over the dance. This page above, Captain Hook (Clark Lechner) assists Peter Pan with Prom Bottom left, Debbie Peterson and her date Jim Meredith enjoy the music of Never Never Land. Bottom right, Jeff Roberts takes a punch break after a night of dancing in Never Never Land. 73 A 'Yy yVyYiVYi • 7 uA AAA A y v v y v y y v v YViY Y I Y M y v v • v■ v v v V V ✓ y%A N ’ VA - v . Vf v :;,V yVv v AX X v v Y A r V v v yV TX X X X v v vVA AXYvVy v XV Schools today are beginning to offer more and more areas of recreation for its students, whether competitive or just healthy leisuretime activities. Since the end of World War II, athletic recreation has been on the up-swing with millions more getting involved each year. Once thought to be only for professionals, sporting activities have been present on the amateur scene, including high school and college, for at least twenty years. Athletics 75 76 Conference is a dream, and a reality Nebraska City’s varsity football team started the season off slowly, losing three in a row, 1st to Norris 24-6, Holy Name 14-7, and then to Auburn 21-10. A change of quarterback put the Pioneers on a different track, tying Syracuse 14-14. At the next home game they scored 27 points in the second half and collected their first win by defeating Blair 27-13. They would even off the record with their next two opponents, beating Fairbury 16-14 and Tecumseh 33-6. The next game with Falls City was lost by an extra-point try-8-6. Then came the most important game of the season. It was the deciding game of who would represent the north half of the Twin Rivers Conference in the play-off. The Pioneers beat Plattsmouth, 21-13. With revenge in mind to an earlier loss at the hands of the Bulldogs, the Pioneers went down to Auburn fired up. The fire was needed because of a minus five wind chill index. The cold didn’t stop NC’s team, because they skunked the Auburn “dogs”, 18-0. All Conference Jeff Thurman Jon Orton Glen Edmisten Kyle Mabie Jeff VanRenan Honorable Mention Gary Gilman Kevin Mabie John Golden Jayme Gruber Tim Reuter All State Jon Orton - Linebacker 42 - Kevin Scharp 80 - Craig Davis 41 - Kyle Mabie 33 - Ray Baker 53 - Glen Cohn 70 - Brent Palmer 44 - Russ Sheppard 73 - Stan Duncan 23 - Jeff Thurman 63 - Jim Cunningham 76 - Jeff Holman 85 - Joe Eacret Coach Ostransky 12 - Todd Dawson 30 - Jeff Cullin 10 - Tim Reuter 74 - Kevin Mabie 11 - Jeff VanRenan Coach Maskell 32 - Jon Orton 83 - Steve Orton 81 - John Golden 61 - Sheldon Sharp Coach Choutka 14 - Ron Vogel 75 - Dave Stuokenholtz 84 - Rich Eacret 66 - Jack Moles 62 - Mark Wurtele 60 - Rod Nincehelser 21 - Les Long 20 - Bob Pease 43 - Jayme Gruber 52 - Gary Gilman 50 - John Haupt 40 - Larry Palmer 78 Spikers third in T.R. Conference Top left: L. Young attempts to make a serve. Below: D. Farris and K. Davis attempt to prevent a spike with K. Saathoff waiting as a safety. Varsity and Reserve team members at the bottom of the page are as follows: Front row: T. Anderson. V. Haupt, S. Broers. B. Chapin. C. Singleton. C. Davis. T. Sharp. C. Hall. L. Griepenstroh, R. Long. D. Cruickshank. and D. Farris. Back row: student managers. R. Dickey, and K. Oetgen; K. Satthoff. D. Kreifels, K. Davis. L. Young. M. Tallroth, and K. Kreifels. Coaches Paul Stevenson and Diane Larson are pictured in front of the team. Losing only a few players from last year, the volleyball team bettered its record during its third year of competition with a 6-15 record. Lauretta Young accumulated the most points during the season with 104. Miss Diane Larsen completed her second year as headcoach with Paul Stevenson assisting. This year the team received a third place Twin Rivers Conference trophy. Tennis team meets first competition Although the tennis team was organized last year, there were no competitive matches. This year’s first team scores were as follows: 1-6, Pius; 1-6, Pius, and 5-6, Beatrice. Top Left: J. Mann waits defensively for the return of his long serve. Middle Left: G. Mann. J. Mann, and Coach R. Rathe practice for close-up situations. Middle right: S. Abernathy stands in defense for the oncoming serve. Team members at the bottom of the page are as follows: Front Row: T. Sharp, G. Mann, and R. Kennell. Back Row: T. Cole. K. Potter. S. Abernathy. J. Mann, T. Woodruff. J. Schneider, and Mr. Robert Rathe, coach. 80 Cindy Hall goes to State second year For the second time Cindy Hall went to state but did not qualify as she did not better her last year’s mark. Maud Tallroth, a foreign exchange student, was an outstanding competitor in many track events. The 880-relay with Vicki Stein, Carlene Neeman, Robin Larson, and Joni Yost made a new record with their win in a time of 1:57.5. The team is composed of underclassmen who will probably be back next year to better their records. The team was coached by Mr. Ron Brunken, a newcomer to the staff. He was assisted by Dennis Brady. Right: Chris Singleton follows through her jump while competing in the long jump. Middle: Front row: D. Cruikshank. R Dickey. R. Long. C. Hall, B. Willis. C. Singleton. K. Albrecht. T. Fielder. V. Stein, and J. Yost Back row: T. Sweeney. K. Clark. R. Larson. D. Templemeyer. C. Neeman. M. Tallroth. J. Ghude. B. Chapin, C. Singleton. S. Mead. P. Whitwell. and J. Regler. student manager. Back: Dennis Brady, assistant coach and Ronald Brunken. head coach. Bottom: Maud Tallroth (10-N.C.) leads in the 80 yd. low hurdles in a dual meet with Falls City. Cage team hustles; gains 13 victories Pioneers 40 SEWARD 60 PIONEERS 55 Norris 49 PIONEERS 57 Syracuse 47 PIONEERS 49 Falls City 40 HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT PIONEERS 47 Schulyer 44 Pioneers 49 HOLY NAME 56 PIONEERS 54 Waverly 50 TWIN RIVERS TOURNEY PIONEERS 66 Syracuse 41 Pioneers 48 Fairbury 64 PIONEERS 55 Falls City 45 PIONEERS 61 Holy Name 49 PIONEERS 64 Tecumseh 39 PIONEERS 58 Blair 48 Pioneers 48 AUBURN 50 Pioneers 59 (30T) FAIRBURY 62 PIONEERS 54 Falls City 53 PIONEERS 82 Shenandoah 55 Pioneers 75 PAUL VI 77 Pioneers 69 PLATTSMOUTH 71 DISTRICTS PIONEERS 61 Falls City 57 Pioneers 55 FAIRBURY 61 This Pioneer basketball team finished the season with a good 13-8 record. They garnered second place in the Holiday Tournament and third in the Conference Tourney. The roundballers carried a 10-3 mark entering the tough part of the schedule. State-rated Auburn and Fair-bury came from behind to win. It took the Jeffs three overtimes before the Pioneers lost. The last two regular season games were lost by two points each. Paul Vi’s 20-point lead was whittled down late in the game by an aggressive full court press. The rally was too late. The districts saw the Pioneers win their fourth against Falls City. This was an inexperienced team that performed well enough to be considered for state rating before the games at Auburn and Fairbury. Above: Varsity team members are Scott Meyer. Phil Brown. Joe Pickering. Jeff Van Renan. Scott Simms. John Golden. Scott Bybee. Bret Harpster. Steve Orton. Jon Orton. Jeff Ehlers. and Tim Reuter. In front is Coach Larry Moore. Left: Jeff Ehlers shows shooting form that resulted in many points and a position on the honorable mention all-conference team. Opposite page, clockwise from bottom: Jon Orton drives in heavy traffic for another basket. Scott Meyer finished the season with 202 points and was named to the honorable mention all-conference team. Steve Orton leaps high to win a jump ball. Steve was named to all-conference first team and as a sophomore was the team's leading scorer and rebounder. He was voted the team's Most Valuable Player and Most Improved Player. 83 Reserve cagers dispose of 13 foes The Reserve team finished with the best record to date. This team won its first 12 before losing a battle of the unbeaten to Paul VI. One of the most exciting games was against Holy Name. After losing a slim lead the Pioneers out-scored them 11 to 2 in overtime. The win at Fairbury was the first loss the Jeffs had suffered at home in 8 years. PIONEERS 57 Seward 47 PIONEERS 59 Norris 45 PIONEERS 44 Syracuse 23 PIONEERS 58 Falls City 49 PIONEERS 53 Waverly 43 PIONEERS 65 OT Holy Name 56 PIONEERS 56 Tecumseh 41 PIONEERS 61 Blair 44 PIONEERS 53 Auburn 36 PIONEERS 63 Fairbury 59 PIONEERS 46 Falls City 37 PIONEERS 52 Shenandoah 44 Pioneers 56 PAUL VI 67 PIONEERS 51 Plattsmouth 38 Clockwise from below: Steve Stehlik finishes the fast break with a basket. The shooting form that Scott Simms exemplifies shows how he became the leading reserves scorer. Scott had a high game of 23 points and ended with 182. Number 22 is Bret Harpster. He finished as the second leading scorer averaging over 11 points per game. Tim Reuter is number 52. He was a starting guard and averaged just under 10 points per game. Ray Baker pops in another basket. He played either as a starter or the sixth man with a high game of 14. Reserve team: front, Todd Dawson, David Tim Reuter, Carl Abbott, Ray Baker. Jim Ailes. Rick Rulla, Steve Wusk. Mark McKone Neil, Mitch Stein and Coach Dan Ostransky. and Tim Woodruff. Back row: Steve Stehlik, 84 First year of competition for girls The girl basketballers played in their first season of competition. The team represented the school well, improving throughout the year, winning one game against Humbolt. Most of their opponents have had a couple years of competition. They developed an aggressiveness that will hopefully carry on to next year. Mr. Brunken will coach the girls next year and is having a summer program. Below left, Varsity: Kim Clark. Robin Dickey. Devy Cruikshank. Rita Long. Kathy Singleton. Paula Whitwell; Back. Brenda Chapin. Debbie Royal. Kathy Saatoff, Dottie Farris. Kim Davis. Kathy Glover. Below, Reserves: Bonnie Bohl. Michelle Stivers. Pam Fielder. Vicki Stein. Karla Devorss. Brenda Avery Back, Coach Johnson. Devis Dillman. Kim Martin. Teresa Sweeney. Debbie Kriefels. Kim Kramer, aides Chris Singleton and Terri Abernathy Top left: Kathy Glover earns a jump ball Middle left: Brenda Chapin shoots between two opponents. 85 Experience gives team second place With an enlarged team of 40 members the wrestling team started the season with vigor. Inexperience showed in the early matches as only three seniors were on the team and only one of them wrestled on varsity the whole season. The varsity consisted of one senior, three juniors, four sophomores, and four freshmen. As the season progressed the underclassmen gained much needed experience. They showed their willingness to put forth for the team by winning their last two duals, Auburn and Farragut, and by winning their second varsity trophy at the Sidney Invitational Tournament by placing second behind host Sidney. Several wrestlers need to be mentioned for their outstanding ability they showed during the season: Kevin (Huey) Mabie went to state compiling a 16 and 8 record. Roger Sheppard, who narrowly missed going to state, had a 10 and 9 season. Jeff Roberts, who was ill and could not go to state, managed to have a 17 and 2 record. Kyle Mabie went to state and finished with a 16 and 8 record. 86 Opposite page: Heavyweight Kevin Mabie blocks an opponent’s takedown and attempts to throw a whizzer on him. Bottom left: Roger Sheppard puts in a half-nelson to roll his opponent over for a pin. Bottom right: Coach Stevenson looks for better results in a match going on. This page, top: Kyle Mabie uses a chicken wing and a crossface to try to take his man to the mat. Middle left: Jeff Roberts uses a near-cradle to get another pin. Bottom: Cecil Case shows the determination it takes to get a pin with a headlock. VARSITY NC 22 Sidney 45 W v NC 15 Wymore 42 NC 15 Falls City 48 NC 20 Plattsmouth 33 NC 24 Syracuse 40 NC 36 Farragut 25 NC 28 Auburn 27 4 87 NC track team fares well at state At state the Nebraska City track team did very well. The mile relay team won class B with a time of 3:28.7. Orton made it to the finals in the 120-yard highs but did not place. Jeff Thurman won the 880-yard run in a new school record in class B with a 1:57.3 and got fourth in the 440-yard dash. As a whole the track season was not too disappointing. At Council Bluffs they were moved up to class A. At the Fairbury In- vitational they came back with third place. At the conference track meet held in Nebraska City they finished with a third place. At the state track meet the people that competed tied for sixth place. 88 Golf team gains needed experience Members of the track team, opposite page: Front row: R. Eacret. L. Madsen. J. Eacret. J. Orton. S. Bybee. M. Hawkins, and J. Thurman Middle row: John Barton, headcoach. S. Simms. T. Cole. K. Mabie. S. Orton, and Loyd Maskell. assistant coach. Back row: D. Ailes. M Stein. T. Woodruff. J. Crunk. J. Neil, and J. Grundman. Clockwise: J. Orton leading in the 120 yd. low hurdles. S. Bybee placing in the 100 yd. dash. J. Thurman anchoring the winning mile relay. S. Simms hands off to D. Ailes in the mile relay. After losing the majority of the experienced players who took part and placed fifth in the state meet last year, this year’s team has been gaining experience to build a new competitive unit. All team members were underclassmen and only one had played before. Steve Barker received the trophy as the year’s best golfer. Right: Larry Nuss finds trouble in a waterhole. Far right: Steve Barker attempts to remove his golf ball from the sand trap. Below: Front row: Coach. Jim Brockhaus. C. Knott. G. Cohn. C. Marshall, and N. Steiner. Back Row: K. Scharp. D. Patton. K. Withee. and Larry Nuss. 89 90 In today’s society, there are many groups, clubs and organizations formed for at least one or more designated purpose, whether political, social, working unions, racial groups or anyone of a thousand others. With bureaus, boards and commissions present in our everyday life, it is no wonder that these have carried down to high school level with the formation of special interest groups or leisure organizations to serve the interest of the students. A few of the subjects included in school activities are agriculture, art, music culture and business. Thus, many different varieties are offered for the student to choose from if he wishes to. Organizations 91 ‘Li’l Abner’ is first NCHS musical ‘Li’l Abner' was the first musical produced at NCHS. The drama and music departments combined their efforts for three performances. There was a large cast of characters, including a chorus and an orchestral accompaniment. Mrs. Charlotte Mabie, choir director, Mr. James Callen, speech director, and Mr. Gary DeBolt, band instructor, combined their time and talents to direct the production. This page top: Li'l Abner (Jon Orton) and his buddies (Chris Hofer. Rod Smith, Lonnie Bane, and Glen Cohn) are taking life easy. Bottom: Daisy Mae (Kathy Saathoff) makes her appearance Opposite page, top left: Kim Kreifels (wife) gazes at her husband (Stan Duncan). Top middle: Mayor Dogmeat (John Mann) gives speech. Top right: Mammy Yokum (Liz McCord) gives Abner his Yokum Berry tonic. Middle: Marryin' Sam (Tim Regler) is urged to hurry along the wedding ceremony Bottom left: Mr. DeBolt is seen directing the orchestra. Bottom right: Available Jones (Rod Smith) chats with Appassionata (Gayle Cushing). General Bullmoose (Pat Williams), and Jack S. Phogbound (Jeff Jenkins). 92 93 Mrs. Mabie takes over as director The choir was under the direction of Mrs. Charlotte Mabie who is new to our school system this year. Mrs. Mabie also directed the City Singers, Madrigals and several small groups. Members of these groups were selected from the choir after auditioning. The choir and small groups sang in school music concerts and at districts as well as for various organizations. Front row: Clarissa Beaumont, Arta Lima. Kathy Brooke. Ree Miyoshi. Randy Chapin, Dave Connell. Joe Lutz. Rod Smith. Liz McCord. Brenda Barrett. Debbie Peterson. Lori Stortenbecker.) Second row: Rhonda Arthur, Lou Ann Griepenstroph. Cheryl Moyer. Sally Broers. Julie Bane. Doreen Straw. Bob Bebout. Tim Regler, Chris Hofer. Kim Kreifels. Kathy Saathoff. Kris Teten. Theresa Anderson. Third row: Pam Rowen. Cindy Hastings. Cheryl Schaffer. Cyndy Schneider. Jane Voelker. Brenda Chapin. Jack Moles. Glen Cohn, Neil Steiner, Robin Dickey. Debbie Kreifels. LeAnn Ehlers. Mary Siegerson. Fourth row: Brenda Stoll. Peggy Gieseking. Carrie Krenk. Jill Boeche. Scott Abernathy. Jon Orton. Lonnie Bane. Jeff Jenkins. Sue Harrah. Connie Weik, Kim Sharp. Mrs. Mabie tries out ear phones while the technician from the Shenandoah radio station looks on. Choir accompanists were Jane Voelker. Teresa Anderson. Kathy Saathoff. Jeff Jenkins. Chris Hofer. Brenda Barrett. 9A Madrigals (Front row): Liz McCord. Brenda Barrett. Kathy Saathoff. Sue Harrah. Sally Broers. Julie Bane. Doreen Straw. Cindy Hastings. Ree Miyoshi. Second: Neil Steiner. Dave Connell, Chris Hofer. Tim Regler, Jon Orton. Jack Moles. Lonnie Bane. Scott Abernathy. Jeff Jenkins. Rod Smith. Boys Octet: Glen Cohn. Scott Abernathy. Lonnie Bane. Jeff Jenkins. Chris Hofer. Dave Connell. Bob Bebout. Tim Regler. City Singers: Accompanists. Jane Voelker. Chris Hofer. Neil Steiner. Liz McCord. Rod Smith. Brenda Barrett. Kathy Saathoff. Jon Orton. Gayle Cushing. Bob Bebout. Kim Kreifels. Scott Abernathy. Julie Bane. Jeff Jenkins, Doreen Straw. Tim Regler, Cindy Hastings. Lonnie Bane. Clarissa Beaumont. Glen Cohn. 95 Top left: City Singers practice for the Fun Night stage show Left middle: These six members of choir and band were presented special music awards at Honors Convocation. Left bottom: Mrs. Mabie and the City Singers are ready to perform. Top right: Lonnie Bane portrays the Bugle Boy Right bottom: The singers liven the audience with a special musical number. 96 Stage band, all staters win honors Stage band traveled far and competed well this year, receiving third place at UNO, seventh place at Westside, and second place at Peru. Two members of the band went to all-state this year. They were Cindy Hastings and Jeff Jenkins. Both were seated high in the all-state band. Left: The stage band playing at their first concert. Middle left: Don Wenzel sells a bunny raffle ticket for money towards the trip to South Dakota. Lower right: Jeff Jenkins. Kathy Saathoff. and Cindy Hastings were the all-state competitors Bottom left: The band playing at one of the home basketball games. 97 Mr. DeBolt is new band director Gary DeBolt took on the job of band director this year. Under his direction the band went to the Shrine parade in Lincoln, the Harvest of Harmony in Grand Island, the Applejack, Homecoming, and Otoe County Fair parades, and went to a contest in Lincoln. The band played at football and basketball games and gave many half-time performances. To raise money for a trip to South Dakota in the early summer, the band held car washes , raffles, a dance, a rummage sale, and sold McNess products. This trip is the first of its kind for an NCHS band to take. Right: The band council for the 1974-75 year, (standing) John Grundman, Jeff Ehlers, Bob Bebout. (sitting) Pam Cooper. Cheryl Bruns. Jeff Jenkins, and Phil Brown. Bottom: The concert band. 98 NC band plays for President Ford Upper left: The band at Lincoln playing for President Ford. Upper right: The drum majorette. Sue Harrah. Center: The band playing for the graduation of the 1975 seniors. Bottom: The band at one of its many halftime performances at a football game. 99 Sixteen played roles in Gov’t Day Sixteen students from NCHS participated in the annual Otoe County Government Day held in Nebraska City. High school students from all over Otoe County played the roles of county officials for this one day. Government Day itself was preceded by a primary election and then a general election to elect students for the offices available. Students elected to offices were (Back); Kyle Mabie, Stan Duncan. John Mann, Richard Eacret. Steve Stelik, Jeff Ehlers, Bret Harpster. Phil Brown. Mike Stein. Scott Abernathy, and John Golden. (Front); Gale Barton. Cindy Hastings. Jean Mason. Brent Palmer, and Mark McKone. Kevin Potter. Brent Palmer, and Jeff Van Renan register and vote. Above: Tom Mead. Mike Glover. JoDeen Anderson, and John Golden help protect privacy of voting booths. 100 Annual conference takes on new look Upper Left: One of the many counselors informs a mother and daughter on postsecondary schooling. Lower Left: Faculty members and counselors attended a coffee hour after the conference Lower Right: Guidance counselor Dick Johnson welcomes all those attending the 29th annual career conference. After 28 years under the guidance of its originator, the annual career conference had a new director and a new look. Mr. Dick Johnson, guidance counselor, invited representatives from the usual schools, colleges, and armed services to talk to the students about career opportunities and educational requirements. Students were not scheduled into particular conferences but were allowed to roam at will to talk to consultants. The schedules were flexible enough so that students could visit several of the representatives. Even though students were encouraged to attend, there was not as much interest as there was in recent years. A number of students attended from area schools. 101 FBLA has picnic for newcomers As one of the larger organizations in school, The Future Business Leaders of America held numerous activities beginning in the fall with a membership drive picnic and closing the year with the state convention. A convention of state chapters was held in Omaha during March, with 65 members of the NCHS organization attending. Officers for the 1974-75 school year are Phil Brown, president; Jon Orton, Sally Broers, Julie Bane, and Cindy Hastings. Miss Jan Wulf was sponsor. 102 DECA does well at state convention DECA, under the direction of Mr. Robert Rathe, attended the state convention at Lincoln. Joe Eacret received a first place trophy, Chris Gress, a third, and Lori Lechner, an honorable mention. Members sold candy bars and raised the money for their banquet which was held in May. The banquet was held for the employers of the DECA members. Left: The seven members of DECA who attended the state convention. They are JoAnn Rummery, Jim Petro. Mary Spidell. Joe Eacret. Chris Gress. Karen Spidell, Mr. Rathe, and Lori Lechner. Bottom: Group picture of DECA members. FFA sponsored a watermelon feed First row: Beccard. Wieckhorst, Duncan, Griepenstroh. Grundman, Johnson. Patton, Mr. David Blecha. Second row: Birkman, Moyer. Bassinger, Shallenberger. Everett, Bebout, Moyer, Scharp, Lechner. Third row: Ackley. McCauley. Haupt, Schomerus, Lechner. Allen. Heng. Glover, Trail. Groce. Fourth row: Peterson, Randle. Guthals. Royer. Tyson. Cook. Guhde, Winton. Patton, Starner, Glover. Sponsor Dave Blecha. top, and Dave Heng and Davo Patton, right. 104 FHA cooks food; likes to eat it too Activities and participation in National FHA week highlighted the year for the Future Homemakers of America members. During FHA week the members honored the teachers with floral arrangements, entertained mothers and invited guests to a tasting tea, and sponsored a cake decorating contest. The FFA boys did the honors at the decorating contest and shared in the spoils of victory by eating the cakes. A little Miss FHA was chosen and honored with gifts. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Crunk. 105 Council members work for students The members of the Student Council for the 1974-75 year are Robin Larson. Sue Allen. Sally Broers. Kathy Saathoff. Cindy Hall. Mark Wurtele Second row: Sheldon Sharp. Bret Harpster. Scott Simms. Jim Neil. Rod Bliss. Kyle Mabie. Glen Edmisten. Above: The Student Council holds a typical meeting under the leadership of (right) Cindy Hall, vice-president; Sue Allen, treasurer; and Glen Edmisten. president. 106 Mr. Johnson assumes vacated post Mr. Richard Johnson assumed the job of advisor for the 1974-75 National Honor Society. Mr. Johnson replaced Mrs. McGaffey who retired the previous year. National Honor Society was busy this past year. They entered a car in the Homecoming parade, assisted with parent-teacher conferences, hosted Career Conference, Fun-Night stage show and honors convocation. Top: Members of the 1974-75 National Honor Society are (back row) Joe Eacret. Jeff Thurman. Gayle Cushing. Kathy Saathoff. Liz McCord. Scott Abernathy. Jeff Ehlers. Kevin Mabie. Middle row: Linda Haverty. Jill Regler. Mike Stein. Phil Brown. Dean Griepenstroh and Ken Wiles. Front row: Sally Broers. Julie Bane. Rod Bliss and Jeff Jenkins. Middle: Mr. Richard Johnson, advisor. Bottom: Officers for the 1974-75 year are Jeff Jenkins. Sally Broers. Julie Bane and Rod Bliss. 107 Publication staffs put in many hours of work on this year’s newspaper and yearbook. Mrs. Berger finished her second year as advisor of both publications. The photographers this year were Bob Bebout, Rod Bliss, Roger Sheppard, and Rod Smith. Members of the Otoean staff were Mike Stein, Jack Moles, editors; Linda Haverty, special editor; Rod Bliss, Bill Brown, Susan Foster, Pam Fox, Kim Kramer, Kathie Oetgen, Joy Panko, Jody Polston, Teresa Sweeney, Jeryl Wallace, Chris Singleton, Lars Madsen, reporters; and Christie Chamberlain, typist. Pioneer members were Phil Brown, editor; Jill Regler, society and activities editor; Bret Harpster, administration and class editor; Kyle Mabie, sports editor; Dara Allgood, Tammy Cooksey, Debbie Debolt, Lisa Eilers, Carrie Krenk, Cheryl Bruns, Annette Smith and Mark McKone. 108 Staffs work hard on publications 109 The old favorite, “Arsenic and Old Lace, was the choice for the spring play. The story is about two old spinster aunts who poison men and bury the bodies in their basement. Right: Glen Cohn and Chris Hofer put the finishing touches of make-up on. while Neil Steiner and Rod Bliss await their turn. Lower left: Tim Regler and Dave Connell try to do away with Jeff Jenkins. Lower right: Chris Hofer and Glen Cohn always get their man. Tim Regler. Opposite page, top left: Members of the ' Arsenic and Old Lace cast. Top right: The crazy brother. Rod Smith. Center left: Mr. Jim Callen directs the play to success. Center right: Elizabeth McCord and Rhonda Arthur serve Neil Steiner and Scott Abernathy their last glass of elderberry wine. Bottom left: Liz and Rhonda tell Kathy Saathoff and Jeff Jenkins of their escapades. Bottom right: Kathy and Jeff end the play with a happy note. 110 Rhonda, Liz have lead roles in play 111 Lower right: (from left to right) Nancy, Burkhart, secretary; Pat Williams, vice-president; Joni Yost, president; Kim Sharp (not present) was treasurer Lower left: A display of pirtatas which the club made. Foreign Language Club, sponsored by Miss Joreen Cole, took on a rebuilding program as they were idle for the better part of the year. All of their fund raising projects for the year were deposited for use next year. The Language Club is making plans for a major trip in the future, possibly to Spain or Mexico. 112 Art Club does a number of things Art Club, sponsored by Mrs. Nancy Wurtele, did a number of things this year including painting faces on pumpkins and selling them on the street. The Art Club won first place for their float in the Homecoming parade which was a Volkswagen decorated up as a Tecumseh Indian. Lower lett and right pictures are projects done by the Applied Art Classes. 113 Varsity cheerleaders receive trophy Doane College in Crete was the setting for the Holiday Basketball Tournaments in December of 74. Included in the tourney was a contest between the cheerleaders from each of the eight schools. The NCHS varsity cheerleaders took first place and received a trophy for their efforts at the games. Another activity they participated in was the Nebraska Shrine basketball game where they sold programs to help pay for the cost of their new uniforms. The varsity cheerleaders tor the 1974-75 season were (Top) Robin Larson, Sally Broers, Pam Cooksey, (head), Below: Cyndy Schneider, and Diane Richards Opposite page, Top: Carrie Krenk, Susan Allen. Below: Patti Criger. Lauretta Young, and Lisa Eilers. 114 Cheerleaders and drill team perform Hours of summer practice and hours spent in before and afterschool rehearsals add up to a coordinated effort of cheers and dance routines at the reserve games. Five reserve cheerleaders were present at the reserve football and basketball games and wrestling matches. To add more pep and spirit a group of drill team girls also practice to perform at some of the games. The reserve cheerleaders for the 1974-75 football, basketball, and wrestling season were (clockwise) Tammy Cooksey, (head), Cheryl Bruns. Lori Schneider. Debbie DeBolt, and Kelly Chaney. 116 Members of the drill team for the 1 §74-75 season were (Front row) Jody Fossberg. Carlene Neeman, Mary Thayer, Rhonda Arthur. Sheryl Moyer, and Laurie Snodgrass. Back row: Angie Peterson. Debbie Royal, LeAnne Ehlers. Jan Sinner. Cindy Brooke. Debbie Peterson. Joy Panko, Lori Stor enbecker. and Diane Valdez. 117 Good Samaritans host handicapped Under the guidance of Mr. Jim Brockhaus the FCA participated in numerous charitable activities. Among these were a Halloween party for the students at the Nebraska School for the Visually Handicapped and a winter sleigh riding party for the same school in December. The highlight of the year was having Ray Hildebrand, a well-known singer and entertainer, associated with the national Conference of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, present a program. Tl X 118 Lettermen’s Club grew in numbers For the third consecutive year girls have been allowed to become members of a once male-oriented group. Approximately one-third of their membership is made up of girls, with this ratio due to an ever-increasing emphasis on girls’ athletics. Sponsored by Mr. John Barton, Lettermen’s Club retained their traditional concessions at all wrestling matches to offset the cost of purchasing letters for its members. Upper Left: Senior Kevin Mabie tangles with a fish at Districts where he placed second. Upper right: Jeff Ehlers. a senior, looks for help in attempting to break the Syracuse defense. Lower left: Football team tackle made by Lettermen. | -Jr 1 19 Thespians prepare for spring play Upper left: Tim Regler reads his part while others don't listen. Lower right: Mr. Callen watches over the practices. Lower left: Liz McCord demonstrates her make-up ability. 120 Pep Club works to add game spirit Under the guidance of sponsors Mr. Kent Heckman and Mrs. Nancy Wurtele, the Pep Club did several projects this year, including painting all new signs and having bake sales, to raise money for bus fares to the games. The members and sponsors won second place for their Fun Nite skit, The Doctor’s Office.” Upper left: Pep Club shows their spirit while boys come on the field. 121 Mini courses added , fun to curriculum For two weeks after the holidays the students at NCHS studied a variety of short courses, including such things as girls' auto mechanics to boys’ cooking. A survey indicated the students were very pleased with this break from routine classes. Among the new classes this year were taxidermy, archery, social dancing, and psychology class. Some of the repeat classes included chess, crochet, lapidary, candle making, crafts, and cake decorating. 122 123 Awards are presented to athletes Each year the athletes of NCHS are honored at a banquet. This year the Booster Club sponsored the event at which many awards were given. Top left: Mr. Jim Brockhaus presents Steve Barker with the golf award. John Peterson presents Budge Porter with track award. Martin Daffer receives Honorary Letterman of the Year from Glen Edmisten. Middle left: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hall present Kim Davis with Girl Athlete of the Year award. Jon Orton receives Boy Athlete of the Year from Kermit Holmes. Middle right: The speaker for the gathering was the University of Nebraska Athletic Director Robert Devaney. Bottom right: Ivan Boerner presents Glen Edmisten with the Lineman of the Year award. Kevin Mabie receives the wrestling award given by Arnie Beckman. Students presented academic awards Left, top to bottom: Dave Connell and Liz McCord best actor and actress. Dean Griepenstroh. Jim Johnson, Kim Davis and Carrie Krenk. J. H. Catron awards. Right, top to bottom: Upper 10% of the senior class; Julie Bane. Christie Chamberlain. Valerie Cooper, Stan Duncan. Joe Eacret. Jeff Ehlers. Dottie Farris. Linda Haverty. Jack Moles, Liz McCord, Jill Regler. Doreen Straw and Ken Wiles. Upper 10% of the junior class; Susan Allen, Angela Anderson, Lonnie Bane, Cindy Brooke. Susan Foster. Bret Harpster. Cindy Hastings. Kris Lechner, Kyle Mabie, Debbie Royal. John Schomerus, Kim Sharp. Roger Sheppard. Maud Tallroth and Ellen Wenzel. Upper 10% of the sophomore class: David Ailes. Dara Allgood. Cheryl Bruns. Nancy Burkhart. Todd Dawson, Kathy Glover. Greg Mann, Jim Neil, John Schneider. Scott Simms. Joyce Stoll. Lori Stortenbecker and Joni Vost. Special awards went to Cindy Potter, pep club; Joe Eacret. science; John Schneider, history; and Ken Wiles, industrial arts. 125 126 The occupation of a faculty member is not just teaching skills or ideas. They often have other duties beyond these academic assignments. Some of them may coach athletic events after school, or sponsor clubs and organizations. Like any other job, they attend workshops and other schools to formulate better teaching methods and to comprehend new techniques or ideas in their field, which may be an asset to the teacher as well as the student. FACULTY 127 Teachers have diversified interests WOULD It AD 10 1 ABOfiATOtllS Clockwise from top left: Mrs. Wurtele teaches the art classes. She is kept busy with a young son and uses her artistic talents in keeping her home attractive. Paul Holliway is instructor for Biology 103x. chemistry and physics. He is a ham radio operator. Jim Brockhaus is the athletic director and phys. ed. teacher. He enjoys sports and likes to hunt. Miss Jorene Cole teaches English and Spanish classes. She loves to read and enjoys the atmosphere of Arbor Lodge Park. 128 Left: Ken Clark is an avid hunter and sportsman. His hunting dog. Astro, proves to be a great asset. He teaches shop classes. Below left: Miss Jan Wulf has made many beautiful candles and finds this a relaxing hobby. She teaches the typing, shorthand, and secretarial courses. Below: Gary Carlson instructs business math and the geometry classes. He has proven himself to be a very proficient chess player. Bottom: Mrs. Jessie Yost is the librarian and provides much help to those working on term papers. She makes many kinds of dolls, including Big Apple Country dolls, which have been on many displays. 129 130 Clockwise from below: Loyd Maskell relaxes on the golf course after a day of teaching. He teaches drivers ed., modern problems and contemporary affairs. Bob Rathe instructs the business classes. He loves to play tennis. Richard and Judy Johnson share a hobby of gardening. Mr. Johnson is the guidance counselor and Mrs. Johnson teaches English. Ron Brunken enjoys sports and coaching, especially basketball. He teaches biology courses. William Abernathy is the assistant principal and teaches bookkeeping and intro to business. He has always had a large and successful garden. John Barton teaches economics, sociology, and American Government. He enjoys playing golf. Lois Berger spends much time with flowers and plants all year. She teaches sophomore English and sponsors both school publications. 131 Office staff helps organize school Top left: The office ladies are Mrs. Lavena Barrett. Mrs. Betty Beckman. Mrs. Marilynn Rivett. Top right: Gary Debolt became the band director this year. He initiated fund drives for the band to go to South Dakota. Bottom left: Mrs. Esther Westburg instructs the home economics courses. Bottom right: Ken Heckman teaches English classes. He loves to play tennis. 132 Top: The custodians that maintain the cleanliness of the school are Ed Rowen. Chris Ohnmacht. and Walt Pettigrew. Middle: The kitchen staff that prepares the hot lunch meals are Mrs. Nellie Lundy. Mrs. Clara Bruggeman. Mrs. Minnie Wessel. Mrs. Lucille Criger. Mrs. Rosemary Miyoshi. Bottom: Members of the Nebraska City Board of Education are Robert Wilbur. Don Pickering. Robert Dickey. Dale Sharp. William Voelker. Bill Dawson. Joe Steiner. Margaret Mann. Duane Hall. Don Wolfe. t 133 Left: Carl Fielder is our school principal. He helps our school operate smoothly in order to provide an excellent learning environment. Below left to right: James Callen is the speech and drama instructor. He is responsible for the plays, speech contests. Dan Ostransky teaches American history, coaches, and likes to officiate football and basketball games. Don McGaffey retires this year after teaching here for 37 years. He has been a band instructor and math teacher and enjoys yard work at home. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Ron Booth is one of the shop instructors. He teaches woods classes and building and construction. Paul Stevenson teaches electricity and auto mechanics, both popular vocational classes. Mrs. Charlotte Mabie is the vocal instructor. She is an avid knitter. Merlin Saatoff is the special education teacher at NCHS. His hobbies include leather work which he also teaches as a mini course. David Blecha is the vocational agriculture instructor and FFA advisor. He likes to hunt and fish and relax outdoors. Tom Woolsey teaches power mechanics. 135 Mr. Fielder presents scholarships One-hundred twenty-six seniors ended their high school careers with the reception of their diplomas. Thirteen years of work came to a temporary halt, with the years ahead to possibly decide which direction they may go. During the honor speeches, one of the addressing seniors mentioned that graduation is merely another beginning towards another goal. The four students who gave honor speeches during the cer-monies were Ken Wiles, Julie Bane, Joe Eacret, and Elizabeth McCord. Many scholarships were presented by Mr. Fielder, some of which were valued at $2,800. Right: School board member Mr. Don Pickering presents his son Joe with his diploma with Mr. Carl Fielder looking on. Bottom right: John Mann receives his diploma from his mother, Mrs. G. E. Mann, also a school board member Bottom left: Julie Bane accepts her diploma from school board president Mr. Robert Dickey. 136 Top left: Jeff Jenkins receives congratulations from Robert Dickey. Top right: Ken Wiles gives his honor address while Joe Eacret (bottom left) accepts a scholarship from Peru State College and Cheryl Peterson (bottom right) receives her diploma. 137 138 Mr. Dickey presents senior diplomas Opposite page, top left: Joe Eacret addresses fellow classmates with his honor speech for being one of the top students. Jeff Thurman (top right), Patty Criger (bottom left), and Phil Brown (bottom right) receive their diplomas signifying that they have completed the requirements established by the Board of Education for the Nebraska City Senior High School. This page, top: Superintendent of Public Schools Mr. James Withee talks with the graduating class on their accomplishments of the past and their voyage into the future. Bottom left: Jeff Ehlers receives his sheepskin after the last gathering (bottom right), of the seniors for their traditional entry into the ceremonies. 139 Graduates face uneasy job market One hundred and twenty-six seniors graduated in the class of 75. Hopefully, the experiences they shared in high school will enable them to live their lives with more enjoyment and satisfaction. The spirit of teamwork shared in school carries over into the work world of adults. No individual is self-sustaining in our world of inter-dependence, and school now acts as a training ground for the basics in community living. The opportunities have been here, and each has profited to the extent of his involvement. Such a variety of choice may never come again. Graduation is the beginning of a new life style complete with decision making, more independence, and more responsibilities. As the nation looks forward to a new century with hope and anxiety, so do the new graduates who face the problems of inflation and unemployment. Solving these problems should present many opportunities for those who have the answers. Top: This sign brought an official end to high school for some. To others, it meant one year closer to the escape into society with their ideas and skills to work, not only to benefit themselves but also our country as well. Bottom: Mr William Abernathy congratulates Mr. Don McGaffey on the ending of a fine career as a teacher. He has played a big part in the training of students. Through people like him. students are able to prepare themselves for what lies ahead once the books of high school are closed. 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