Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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GRADUATION 17 Three good friends, Teresa Hart, Michelle McMan-aman and Lisa Kratochvil give each other congratulatory hugs right after commencement. Doug Geyer gives Odie Stores a handshake of good luck after Odie received his diploma. Rich Fischer takes a flower from the bouquet to remember this special day.

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“Success is contagious,” was one of the more outstanding comments made by Darin Mackender, Salutatorian of the 1984 class, at the Commencement ceremonies May 20, 1984. These words were so true as the disease affected 232 students, including absentees throughout the year and 10 particular people a little more than others. These successful people were the top ten students of their class working their way up the line of supremacy since their sophomore year to attain this goal. The top three Contagious Disease Affects Many Grads students were Jill Kuenzi, Valedictorian, Darin Mackender, Salutatorian, and Makie Paradise, with the following people making up the rest of the ten: Stephanie Burkum, Jennifer DeWalt, Lisa Hil-keman, Jeff Holloway, Monica Schiffbauer, Brandon Stevenson and Natalie Straight. These ten hard-workers struggled and strained with three years of tough classes and tough teachers to find their names on the Principal’s List each quarter, four times a year for three years. Why did they do it? Maybe for the feeling that they accomplished something or maybe getting straight A’s was the one of the things that they were good at and it made them feel good inside seeing the first letter of the alphabet over and over again on report cards and thinking, “I bet Mom and Dad are proud.” Presenting her Valedictorian speech to a crowd of hundreds is a very nervous Jill Kuenzi. Karla Kester talks to a fellow graduate following the ceremony as Kim Monson looks on. 16 GRADUATION

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The Best Of Times More to student life than homework From 8:30 to 3:05, Monday through Friday, the halls of NHS are filled with laughter and chatter, of all the day’s most important events. “What’s on the Government quiz,” was a popular question with the seniors on Fridays. The library, student lounge and Forum were often filled with students busily cramming for that forgotten test or doing a last minute homework assignment due next period. But student life doesn’t stop at 3:05 when that final bell rings. It continues to be filled with exciting activities, including games, dances and plays. Homecoming, Winter Royalty, and Prom have always been held in supreme esteem by NHS students. Getting a date, finding just the right clothes to make you look your best and dreaming up what to talk about all night, play an important role in the weeks of preparing for the big night. Weekends also played an ultimate part of student life. To some the weekends meant time to study, work, perhaps sleep in and do some catching up with all the things you meant to do during the week. For others, seven theaters and a drive-in offered a variety of entertainment. Besides movies, Norfolk offers many good meeting places. Burger King has often been a “hotspot” after a dance. No ultimate weekend would be complete without at least one drive down “Main” on Friday or Saturday night. Student life meant different things to different people. For some, school work, games and friends were the most important. To others student life meant socializing, going to parties, or being with friends. No matter how you see it, “These were the best years of our lives.” Taking part In the school musical is ona way JaH Walz shows his superior interest in student life Nancy Uttecht and friends start a Friday night off at the school dance 18 STUDENT LIFE