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

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Seniors Gleason explores Japan BY BOB GOFF January is the start of the new year and for one Nebraska City High student it was quite more than that, it was the start of a whole new way of life. This past year NCHS senior Angela Gleason took part in a foreign exchange program to “The Land of the Rising Sun”, Japan. There she lived with different families in Tokyo during her stay on the island country. Miss Gleason knew right away things were going to be different in her desired country. When she first arrived she took part in a six-week language awareness camp to help her learn Japanese before heading off to Tokyo for the rest of her stay. School was also quite different as her new school had a uniform dress code. They also went to school for most of the year with slight breaks, and even had to go on Saturdays. Even though her classes were harder, that didn’t stop Miss Gleason from trying to succeed. Miss Gleason made up for these hardships by enjoying a regular teenage life in Japan. She especially liked to go out shopping in the many shopping centers and then going out with her newly found companions to dances and the various discos around town. Even though most of the exchange students prefer to go to Europe or Australia, Miss Gleason decided there was something special about the Far East. “I’ve always wanted to go to Japan, I really wanted to travel,” said Miss Gleason. She just seemed to like the Japanese way of life and their culture over many of the European countries. In the future Miss Gleason will finish out her schooling at Nebraska City and will hopefully be able to go back to her newly found haven and see all her friends. She would also like to travel to other parts of the world and see new places and sights. Senior Angela Gleason discusses her experiences in Japan after her return to NCHS in February. Andy Harger Mark Hobbie Julie Holman Brad Homeyer I Tony Hubbard Siobhan Hummel Bob Johns Tracy Kersten 10 Seniors

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Biographies Barb McCourtney will be remembered as Barb-B-Q ... will remember spending weekends running around with friends; plans to become a beautician. Fatric L. McDonald Jr. was Involved in Band 10.11,12; Choir 12: Swing Choir 12; Stage band 10.11; Science Club 11.12; Yearbook 12: Otoean Staff 11: will remem ber spending weekends sleeping, skiing, and spacing off while listening to Prince. Amy Grant, and Michael W. Smith; plans to leave Nebraska City and go to college and win this game of life. Colleen McElfresh will be remembered as Ween .. . was involved in Mat Maids 10.11.12; FHA 10.11.12; DECA 11,12; Cross Country Manager 11.12: Choir 11.12; Spirit Club 12: Volleyball 10: Student Director 11.12; State Mat Maid 11.12; will remember spending weekends going out with my friends; plans to go to NWMSU and open own business and be happy. Ron Mead will be remembered as Apollo ... was involved in Basketball 10.11.12; DECA 11.12: FBLA 11.12: FCA 10.11.12: Science Club 11.12: will remember spending weekends working, fishing, sleeping, and spending time with family and Tammie: plans to attend UNL. Lori J. Messing will be remembered as Johannesburg ... was involved in FBLA 10.11.12: DECA 11.12; Speech Team 10.11.12: Math A 12; Yearbook 11.12. Science Club 11: will remember spending weekends campaigning for Hal Daub, sleeping. and going out with friends; plans to study political science and get a law degree. then begin a career in politics. Deb Miller will be remembered as Jean was involved in Swing Choir 10: Choir 10.11.12; District Music 10.12: will remember spending weekends going out of town and spending time with friends: plans to go to college. Brenda Necinann will be remembered as Screaman Neemann ... was involved in Choir 10.11,12; will remember spending weekends going out with friends; plans to move out of town and get a job. Lori Nichols will be remembered as Irol ... was Involved in Volleyball 10; Choir 10.11.12; Choir Council 12; Swing Choir 11.12; Drama 11.12; Spirit Club 12: Science Club 11.12; Speech Team 12; will remember spending weekends cruisin' with friends and partying: plans to go to UNL with Tracy and do some massive partying. Melissa Marie Ottens will be remembered as Melba . .. was involved in FHA 10.11.12; Choir 11: Boys Basketball Manager 11; Boys Track Manager 11; will remember spending weekends with best friend Deb Miller and working at Mickey D’s; plans to better her education and possibly grow up. Michelle Kamold will be remembered as Punky Brewster ... will remember spending weekends watching Snake Blisken play a gig or getting crazy with friends; plans to get a tattoo, grow her hair, and watch Snake Blisken play gigs. Darrin Reeves will remember spending weekends hunting and fishing: plans to go to college or trade school. Trisha Marie Rippe will be remembered as Q.D. ... was involved in Volleyball 10: FBLA 11.12: DECA 11.12: NHS 12: FHA 10; Choir 11.12; Band 10.11; Mat Maids 10.11.12: Track Manager 10; Spirit Club 12; Drama 11.12; will remember spending weekends scoping out the guys with my friends; plans to go to college and visit Crystal and her cowboys. Kristi Rodeman will be remembered as Kristi G .. . was involved in NHS 12: FBLA 11.12: Student Council 12; Class Treasurer 10.11.12; Basketball 10,11; FCA 10.11; Yearbook 12; Intramural Basketball 12; will remember spending weekends partying with her weird friends and watching Kandy on TV; plans to pull herself together and major in pre-med. Robert Dwight Roumpf will be remembered as Lumpy III... was involved in Football 10.11.12; Wrestling 10.11.12: Track 11: will remember spending weekends playing cards and snooker at the pool hall and partying: plans to go to college - if not go into the service or be a bum. Angela Rumcry will be remembered as Savage ... was involved in Band 10.12; Drill Team 11,12; Choir 10.11: NSVH Counselor 12: FHA 12: will remember spending weekends with her boyfriend and dad. spoiling her brother and sister, shopping. and going out; plans to be a lawyer or psychologist and getting married and having children. Hettie Mar'ree Schaaf was involved in Volleyball 10,11.12; Basketball 10.11.12; Softball 10.11,12: DECA 12; FHA 12; FCA 11.12; NHS 10.11.12; Homecoming Queen Candidate 12: Prom Attendant 10; Band 10; will remember spending weekends with family and friends; plans to attend Iowa State and study law. graduate with a law degree and get a solid job as a corporate lawyer. David Schreiner will be remembered as Snake Blisken ... was involved in Choir 12; will remember spending weekends playing a gig or getting crazy with Punky and his boys”; plans to get a tattoo and touring the country with the band. Juliane Sheppard will be remembered as Sheppie ... was involved in Volleyball 10; Student Council 10.11.12; Choir 10.12; FHA 10.11; Softball 10.11.12: Science Club 11: DECA 11,12; will remember spending weekends roadtripping to Lincoln with T.E. and spending time with H.G. and friends: plans to go to UNL, try to reach her goals, and enjoy life and hopefully be rich. Scott Alan Shoemaker will be remembered as Shoey ... was involved in DECA 11,12; Intramural Basketball 11: will remember spending weekends being a couch potato riding around, and spending time with friends; plans to go on to school. Susan Sidel was involved in NHS 12; DECA 11,12; FHA 11.12; will remember spending weekends going out and spending time with Kris: plans to go to college and get a business degree. Patty Sterling will be remembered as Poot ... was involved In Cheerleading 12; DECA 11; FHA 10; Choir 10,11: Swing Choir 10: will remember spending weekends with friends, family, her sweetie, and her neice: plans to go to Airline School and flying all over the world and make a lot of money. Jackie Jean Stidd will be remembered as Bean . .. was involved in Band 10: FCA 10,11; FHA 11,12; DECA 12: Wrestling Manager 11.12: will remember spending weekends going out with friends, causing trouble, and sleeping in: plans to attend Stewart's School of Hairstyling and be with Stan. Steve Stoner will be remembered as Chuck ... was involved in Football 10.11.12: Basketball 10.11.12; Track 10.11.12; Student Council 10.11.12: FBLA 10.11.12; DECA 11; NHS 12: Science Club 11.12: Spirit Club 12: FCA 10.11.12: Speech Team 10.11; will remember spending weekends sleeping, eating, and spending time with his girlfriend: plans on getting rich. Keri Suedmeier will be remembered as Keri Bear .. . was involved in FHA 11.12; Science Club 11.12: Speech Team 11; NHS 12: Math A 12; Yearbook 12: Otoean 11; will remember spending weekends campaigning for Hal. sleeping, and instilling lust in the hearts of out-of-town men: plans to go to UNL and excelling at whatever she chooses. Junko Taknno was involved in Track 12; Tennis 12; will remember spending weekends going to movies and staying with friends; plans to teach Japanese in a foreign country. Michael Thomas will be remembered as Mikey ... was involved in Intramural Basketball 12: will remember spending weekends partying it up and living the good life with his buds; plans to become a multi-millionaire and have fun spending all the money. David Thompson was involved in Football 10,11,12: Track 10.11,12: Basketball 11; Intramural Basketball 10.12: FBLA 11.12; will remember spending weekends sleeping and hunting; plans to play G.l. Joe. Kyle Thorne will be remembered as Puddly ... was involved in FFA 10.11; Wrestling 10.11; will remember spending weekends watching cartoons and going out with his friends; plans to make millions by running his gyms across the world. Paula Thorne will be remembered as Clepto ... was involved in FBLA 12: FHA 11; Band 10.11; will remember spending weekends roadtripping to Lincoln and Omaha with friends: plans to attend NWMSU and hopes to regain her consciousness. Valerie Jennifer Ellen Tiemeyer will be remembered as Val ... was involved in Choir 10.11.12; FBLA 12: FHA 10.11.12; Science Club 12: will remember spending weekends cruising and being with friends: plans on drivinq a jaguar and attending Midland College and becoming a successful psychiatrist. Richard Eugene Tilson II will be remembered as Ninja Rick . .. was involved in DECA 11.12; Intramural Basketball 10.12: will remember spending weekends with friends, riding around with the sheriff s department, and practicing martial arts; plans to join the fight against crime and be a law enforcing cop. Y. Renae Ulfers will be remembered as Nae ... was involved in Drill Team 12: Choir 10.11.12; will remember spending weekends riding and walking around with Julie and listening to music; plans to be a disc jockey. Scott Vann will be remembered as the Psychodelic Maharishi ... was involved in Science Club 12; will remember spending weekends going to the opera and checking out the fat lady: plans to become the world's first psychic dog trainer and replace John Lennon as the new lead singer for the reunited Beatles. Linnea W'ademan was involved in Basketball 10.11; Track 10.11.12: DECA 11.12: FHA 12; Choir 10.12; Math A 12; Spirit Club 12: Science club 12; will remember spending weekends with friends; plans to attend NWMSU. Kris Walters was involved in Choir 10.11.12; FBLA 12; FHA 10.11.12: DECA 12: will remember spending weekends cruising and being with friends: plans to go to college and then marry and have a family. Todd Watkins will be remembered as Wad ... was involved in Football 10.11.12: will remember spending weekends working on his 51 and enjoying the family life; plans to go to Peru State and play football for a few years then go to the Marines in Military Police. Corey Watton will be remembered as Waldo ... was involved in Basketball 10.11.12; Golf 10.11.12; NHS 12: DECA 11: FBLA 11.12: Science Club 11.12; Math A 12: Yearbook 11.12; Spirit Club 12: will remember spending weekends sleeping and going out with his girlfriend: plans to go to college and becoming extremely rich and successful. Curt Webster will be remembered as Webby ... was involved in Football 10.11.12: Basketball 10; Track 10.11.12: will remember spending weekends going out and partying with friends and spending time with Carl: plans to get a small job and then go to some kind of trade school. David Willis will be remembered as Willard ... was involved in FFA 10.11.12: will remember spending weekends partying with the guys; plans to go to the Navy then retiring. Patricia Wilson will be remembered as Patty Ray ... was involved in Mat Maids 10.11.12: NSVH counselor 11: Choir 12: Choir Council 12: Spirit Club 12: will remember spending weekends dancing, sleeping, being with people that make her laugh, and making money at McD's: plans to take the future one day at a time, would like to be a professional dancer with afternoons off to watch Days of Our Lives”. Jeff Wurtele will be remembered as Bill ... was involved in Football 10.11.12; Wrestling 10.11.12: Student Council 11; DECA 11.12; Senior Vice President; will remember spending weekends partying as long as he can and spending time with Cheryl: plans to try and make it through college if possible. Seniors 9

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Kris Kline Angie Knickman Celeste Kreifels Susie Kuhns Susan Larson Kent Lee Stephany Madsen Janelle Marcotte Michelle Ramold Trish Rippe Kristi Rodeman Bob Roumpf Ron Mead Lori Messing Deb Miller Barbara McCourtney Pat McDonald Colleen McElfresh Brenda Neemann Lori Nichols Seniors 11