Northwest High School - Viking Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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Tom Osborne Visits Northwest Athletes and their parents enjoy good food and conversat ion. The hard work and dedication an athlete puts into his sport pays off with wins and with the annual Sports Banquet put on by Booster Club. After the dinner, talks were given by the head coach of each sport. The coaches introduced their team members and gave special recognition to record holders, members of honor teams, and those who received State-Wide recognition. The highlight of the evening was the guest speaker, Tom Os- borne. He spoke of the football team and what it takes to get what you want out of life. A dance followed with music by Pot Pourrl. Alumni and caterers serve the meal. 44 Michelle Augustyn enjoys Tom Osborne ' s talk.

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Left to right; State qualifiers: Milte Schroeder, Jeff Hayes, Kevin Davis, Terry Carlson, John Swanson, and Ron Maas. The boys ' track team finally made it over the biggest hurdle that had been standing in their way for a long time. Improvement in attitude garnered three first place victories with convincing scores while also placing well in other meets to show their strength. The team proved their agility by setting three Northwest track records. Jeff Boeka let loose for a new distance in the discus, Ron Maas sprang to a new height in the high jump, and Larry Brannagan sprinted a record time in the 300m low hurdles. Proving their endurance right to the end, the Vikes had six members qualify for the State meet in Omaha (listed above). Sue and Alice get over here! Elbows In and high l nees. Quotes by Mr. Gordon.

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Head football coach for the University of Nebraska, Tom Osborne, is guest speaker. Faculty relax before the start of the dance. Brad Elkins and Tracey Schmitz share a slow dance. Athletes release some of their excess energy at the dance. 45