Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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Emotions Of Students Reveal Personalities Expressions of confusion, concern, and amusement. All come from the different personalities of NHS students. Different life styles, classes, activities, and homework loads give reasons for the varying emotions in people’s faces. Of course when students were given an assignment to work out 50 problems in Analysis, they were going to be a little concerned for their health’s sake. And students knew which teachers were capable of handing out this sort of work. As everyone knew, the looks of concern often mingled in with a lot of confusion. Seniors had been learning grammar since seventh grade but still weren’t quite sure so, “Could you go through that just one more time, Miss Jenkins?” There was also a chance to show feelings of happiness throughout the school day. Their history teacher was bound to tell a few old jokes to make them smirk during the fifty minutes of class time. In the Forum there were new jokes and old ones that literally made people’s eyes tear because they were laughing so hard. A smile or two can also be seen on practically everyone’s face eighth period on Friday expressing the happiness of the coming weekend with all the confusion and concern left behind. STUDENT LIFE 27 Senior Jolene O’Brien: her face reveals curiosity, opinion and the affinity for discussion. Mark Schlimgen and Rick Pavlik display concentration and seriousness as they participate with their minds in Mr. Saltz’s Physics class. Sophomore Tim Tuttle reflects complete relaxation in his face as he responds to the joviality of another’s joke.

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It was 10:17 a.m. and students walked out of their second period classes, half asleep with the thought that the day had just barely begun. Many scrounged for quarters and Homerooms’ Purpose Proves Worthwhile hurried to the cafeteria to push and shove for a chance at a doughnut. Then it was on to homeroom for ten minutes. What exactly is homeroom — its pleasures and purpose? The daily ten-minute break gives students a home base at school which remains the same for all three years of school. The student-teacher relationship has a chance to develop on an informal basis. Students experienced as many different approaches to homerooms as there were teachers to direct them. Challenges and contests proved popular in 83-84. Mrs. Eva Meinke’s homeroom challenged all others to contribute to the fund for Christopher Plummer, a local grade school boy who needed a bone marrow transplant. Over $1300 was raised. Some contests were confined to students in only one homeroom. Ron Bruening’s room held a balloon popping contest which required students to run, sit and pop! Meanwhile down the hall in room 211, Doug Brown directed his students in a bubble blowing challenge of gum. Ten minutes — a small segment of time in a long school day, but for many the time was important and mostly well-spent. It was a comfortable place to eat a doughnut everyday for three years. 26 STUDENT LIFE Jeff Walz works on some last minute homework, but can’t seem to get anything done with Mike Bowersox and Bonnie Fendrick, dlstui in£jjjm; Kelli Brown and Lynn Rosenbaum clown around after their lunch period. Rick Armltage attempts to blow the largest bubble of gum, during a contest in Mr. Brown’s homeroom. Mark Ehlers tries with all his might to be the first one to pop his balloon during a homeroom contest.

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Julie McElroy and Lori Frady show their school spirit during one of the NHS Football games. Space in the Forum is put to use, as Tim Maly tries to catch up on a reading assignment. Lisa Schlomer shows enthusiasm about a debate topic. Debate is one of the many academic courses availale at NHS. Ted Stransky, Brett Bauer, and Marc Forsyth, make one of their homework assignments a community project. Vicky Kinning looks on, hoping to get in on some of the answers. 28 STUDENT LIFE Forum: Place For All Conversations “I’ll meet you in the Forum.” “I think I saw her in the Forum.” “There’s no place to sit in the Forum.” Do these phrases sound familiar? The Forum has been made a very well known place, but have people ever considered what it’s been through? During the school year and summer, everything that a person could have possibly tracked in on his shoes, had been tracked across the Forum carpet. The Forum had also “seen” and “heard” many things: students in really hyper, excited moods, the last minute cramming for the Physics test, food, of all different types, and students asking twenty questions about English assignments. Details about some girl’s crush on the captain of the basketball team, and the volleyball girls’ latest victory, were also some of the latest stories. Really, when you think about it, the Forum has been through and heard a lot. Wouldn’t it be interesting if the carpet could talk!