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

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Sophomore Cari Stovall daydreams in the Library. We the Pioneers ... say that the people of NCHS are what the school was all about. From the new sophomores to the confident juniors to the anxious seniors and finally to the exhausted staff, each person, though an individual, held a common bond with every other person inside these walls for the year of 1987-1988. Like the Constitution, NCHS would not have worked without the people — striving for excellence, helping one another get along from day to day. In the little space of a year, we influenced each other with ideas, emotions, and actions that will affect us for years to come. Teachers taught students and students taught teachers, too. People are an education in themselves. Laughing until our sides ached and crying until our eyes turned red, friendships formed memories that will last a lifetime. We never would have experienced those times if we hadn’t been brought together by this school. One can only wonder where we will be in a life later on, but the memories of the people we shared our lives with for this brief time will never be forgotten. People ... made the difference at NCHS. The friends we 4 People

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Seniors New faces join NCHS BY TRACY KERSTEN NCHS had two foreign exchange students this year. They were Junko Takano from Japan and Rodrigo Martinez from Chile. Junko Takano has been in the United States since March of 1987 and her stay ended in March of 1988. According to Takano, she was here to gain experience and knowledge of a foreign country. “I wanted to have special experiences in a foreign country,” said Takano. “I wanted to learn about another country’s culture, lifestyle, and language.” According to Takano, her first impression of the U.S. was how flat and how big the country is. In the U.S. Takano went out on the weekends with her friends, who kept her entertained. ‘‘We took her cruising downtown,” said Colleen McElfresh, one of Takano’s friends. ‘‘She loved it.” In the future, Takano would like to come back to the U.S. and attend an American University. ‘‘I would like to teach Japanese in a foreign country,” said Takano. Rodrigo Martinez was here for a three month visit from the end of January to the beginning of April. He was on his summer vacation in Chile. Martinez’s parents offered him the opportunity to come to the U.S. and he didn’t want to waste the chance for such an experience. Martinez’s first impression of the U.S. was the big cities and the wealthiness of the country. ‘‘Everyone has a car here,” said Martinez, as many students in Chile do not drive to school. His activities are soccer, rugby, weight training, and volleyball. The future holds much in store for Martinez, as he plans to continue his education. ‘‘I plan to go to college to study mechanical engineering,” said Martinez. While on a visit to yearbook class. Japanese foreign exchange student Junko Takano watches junior Tammy Bando work on a layout from the junior section. Dawn Adams Bob Angus Bill Aultz Sandra Baier Mindy Barrett Carrie Barton David Bassinger Chris Becker 6 Seniors