Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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c What will happen this year? ontemplations Anticipation and expectation abounded as each school year began. Hopes and goals for the new year swept through the student body. We wanted each new year to be better than the last. Perhaps that was the first of many steps taken in 1986 that designated it The Year of the Panther . It was named so because of individual achievements along with school successes. Each honor roll student was another feather in the school's cap. Our victories added more trophies to our proud collection. The days to come were looked forward to with a little apprehension that accompanied our excitement. We considered all the tests yet to be taken, the occasional losses of games, assign ments to complete, dateless Friday nights, and disagreements with friends and teachers we would endure. A groan emitted from our lips only to be replaced with a grin as we envisioned more glorious days. We heard the cheers of the crowd as our receiver easily sidestepped the opponents’ outstretched arms to carry the ball 45 yards for the winning touchdown. We saw the big red A on the top of a semester test for which we had studied hours. We envisioned a gorgeous date and a perfect Homecoming evening. We ... At the beginning we could only imagine how the year would turn out. Would it be our best ever or our worst? Would we meet all our goals or not even get started on the first? We could only guess at the answers to these questions. Whatever our achievements and downfalls of the year would be. we all agreed that just being here at NHS made it enjoyable and worthwhile. After all, we were part of a long line of Panthers. It is a drizzly day for a Homecoming parade but cheerleader Jason Hoffman does not seem to mind the weather. Neither did the other participating students who gladly got soaked rather than forfeit the parade. The Homecoming bonfire was brought back for the first time since 1979. Students gather around it for a pep rally the night before the game against North Platte. The Panthers beat the Bulldogs 20 7. 2 OPENING

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Norfolk Senior High 801 Riverside Blvd. Norfolk, NE 68701 (402) 371-0952 Milestone 1986 Volume 87

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We no longer spend Halloween night gathering goodies from neighbors! instead. we go to football games. The Panthers charge through the spirit line before the game against Grand Island in which we emerged as the victors. In the Powder Puff football game spon sored by DECA and held at Johnny Carson Field on November 3. the rivaling teams are the T. J. Swans and the T. K. Hitters. The Hitters, coached by Tim Tuttle and Jerry Kilcoin. overpowered the Swans, coached by Todd Oltmans and John Bridge. 13 - 12. Jeff Goger exhibits his skill on the parallel bars for the student body during a convocation. He is a member of the YMCA gymnastics team and an instructor there. OPfcNING 3