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

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lellowship of Christian Ath- letes is a special group of young people having one main goal in common — doing their best with the help of God. The girls participated in many activities throughout the year. For a unique half-time performance at the Northwest vs. Adams Central game the girls dressed up in silly clothing and charmed the audience with their singing and dancing abilities. A special Christmas dinner was held with the boys. The girls ' officers were Pre- sident Julie Bauer, Vice- President Mindy Roby, and Secretary Deb Keil. They were sponsored by Ellen Warner. The boys FCA members sold t-shirts at the district wrestling meet. They were represented by President Jeff Baxter, Vice- President Kent Brannagan, and Secretary Tom Mattingly. FCA proved to be very rewarding for those involved. FCA provides a special service MSim ' ' ■ Above: Mike Reuss and Greg Mora give an inspirational talk at a pep rally. Top left: FCA sponsor Ellen Warner tries to sell Cathy Betz a prom flower. Left: FCA members pose for group picture. FCA 33

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Cheerleaders keep school in spirit I he elements needed to make a good cheer are catchy lyrics, precise mo- tions, a difficult stunt, and of course, a good cheerleader. One way to obtain all of these things is to attend a clinic; and in the summer of ' 82 that is just what the Northwest Varsity Cheer- leaders did. Some of the most memor- able times spent as a cheer- leader include marching in the Harvest of Harmony Par- ade, cheering for the Univer- sity of Nebraska girls ' basket- ball game held at Northwest, and rooting for the boys basketball team when they attended the State Tour- nament in Lincoln. In order to fund the annual Homecoming dance, the cheerleaders sold black and gold shoelaces and hats and held cake raffles during vol- leyball and basketball sea- son. So prompting the crowd to spell the word VIKING is just one of several duties of a cheerleader. Above: Rhonda Crapson and Lisa Doering perform to the school song at a football game. Top right: The cheerleaders worked hard to synchronize their jumps as shown. Right: Varsity Cheerleaders: Lisa Doering, Ranita Valasek, Rhonda Crapson, Lori Hayes, and Brenda Novak. 32 Cheerleaders

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Vikettes dance into fans ' hearts I he Varsity Vikettes started each Brand New Day Working for the Week-End. Strutting with some Stray Cats, displaying All their Jazz, and doing virtually everything under the Lady Sun to entertain the home crowds this year. From summer clinic to the last performance, these twelve girls ate, drank, and breathed Vikettes. The saga begins on August 8, 1982. It was on this day that the Vikettes departed for clinic at Doane College in Crete. For four days and thre( nights they learned and per formed routines, went to lee tures, and put on mini-play with members from othe squads. Vikettes were award ed the Outstanding Homf Routine ribbon along witf several other ribbons through out the week. Individua achievement ribbons went ou to Beth Anderson, Beck Dubas, and Kris Fusby. The Vikettes finished second in the final competition behind the Millard South Indianettes. Above: Vickie Smith prances through the streets of Grand Island in the Harvest of Harmony Porade. Right: Vikettes beam at the crowd during a pep rally performance Top right: Varsity Vikettes: Front Row Mary O ' Brien. Tracy Jones, Becky Dubas. Kris Fusby, Vickie Smith, and Beth Anderson Back Row: Lori Luft, Pam Meier, Becky Engler. Peggy Peterson, Brandie Sheffield, and Lisa Boltz. 34 Vikettes