Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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Variety of life-styles depicted ime spent differently egging cars, and acting weird. Thanksgiving was for families. Spring break was just that — a break. Then came summer, which was looked forward to from the first day of school. It was a time for tans, summer jobs, lazing in the sun, family vacations, and much more. A special aspect of student life was the foreign exchange students who came to our school for a year. Our students could mingle with these four and gain a little knowledge of their countries and maybe even a new friend. Student life was very individualized. A student’s life was his to lead the way he liked. However, the special people who attended NHS; and the way they conducted themselves out of school kept NHS's reputation solid. Everything a student did throughout the year of 1986 made it The Year of the Panther.” A lot of a student’s time is spent at after school and weekend jobs. Dave Smejkal spends his Saturday afternoon working at Dairy Queen. Many students attend sports events during their free time. NHS students fill the stands at a Friday night basketball game. During school hours students vere busy with their studies and ime was limited. However, after he final bell of the day rang, TUDENT LIFE began. Weekday nights were usually illed with activities such as jobs, lomework, phone conversations, ind plans for the weekend. One f the most common questions leard around school on a Friday ifternoon was, Where are the ►arties?” After deciding whom to ;o out with that night and what o do, the glorious weekend be-;an. Weekends were an escape for nost students. For two days, they ould practically forget about chool. They could sleep in with-ut missing their first two classes f the day or stay out late without ver going to sleep. The ways in hich they spent their weekends ere endless. Some students enjoyed a owdy weekend that included a ports event, road trips, parties, pposite-sex chasing, and an ccasional Main.” Others preerred more quiet fun such as aking in a movie with a date, atching VCR’s at a friend's ouse, or even staying home for the weekend. For some a trip to Grandma’s was inevitable where the weekend was spent sleeping, eating, socializing with relatives, and wanting to go home. Some weekend nights were spent at special school related activities. Three nights out of the year, many NHS students attended Homecoming, Winter Royalty, To me, student life is time spent out of school in sports and extracurricular activities. ” - Sam Burrell and Prom dances. Friday night football and basketball games drew large crowds of students. During school, weekends contained the most student life, but vacations and summer held even more. Winter vacation was a time of many ski trips, travels abroad, and social gatherings. Halloween was a time for papering houses, STUDENT LIFE 19

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18 STUDENT LIFE Dawn Winter. Brad Matthies. Greg Jones, and other students at Post-Prom hold their bags of winnings while waiting in line for another game. Post-Prom is held every year from 1:00 - 4.00 a.m. following the dance.

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Homecoming proves successful radition back A hot bon-fire and a damp parade made Norfolk Senior High’s 1986-86 Homecoming an event to remember. Prior to the bon-fire, two new features were introduced at Norfolk Senior High. The Norfolk High Booster Club sponsored a hotdog feed in the school cafeteria. Afterwards, a choir concert was given in the Forum by the two Norfolk High choirs and the Choraleers. The old school tradition of a bon-fire was revived by the Pep Club for the first time since 1979. An enormous crowd attended the bon-fire to participate in the first of the Homecoming festivities that were planned. Although the tradition of the Homecoming parade may not be new, the rain gave it a different twist. The floats were wet. but that did not dampen the spirits of the mighty Panthers. One of the activities that was planned for Homecoming was the annual Spirit Week. Many students and faculty members participated in the week-long festivities that consisted of Sweats Day, Hat and Tie Day, Clash Day, Fiftie’s Day, and Maroon and White Day. During half-time of the Norfolk-North Platte football game on Friday, Sean Korth and Christi Wilcox were crowned the 1985-86 Homecoming King and Queen. The football victory on Friday night and the dance on Saturday rounded out a very successful and memorable Homecoming week at Norfolk Senior High. It is unbelievable what crazy things people do during Homecoming Week. Pep Gub members are dressed up for the parade to show their school spirit. The bon-fire is an added inspiration as the football team captain Kent Crippen gives a pep talk to the crowd. This is the first time since 1979 that this type of event has taken place at NHS. The tradition of Homecoming royalt lives on. King Sean Korth and Quee Christi Wilcox are crowned during th Homecoming festivities. 20 HOMECOMING