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

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bove: Senior Jeff Mattke concentrates on a crucial putt for par. Strokes of success for golfers INorthwest golf fans have seen some lean years in the past but behind the guidance of Coach Rick Hook the program is beginning to pick-up. At one time Northwest planned to drop their golf program but because of the interest shown it was kept. Golf doesn ' t take a lot of strength or quickness or endurance, but there are many characteristics that a golfer needs. A golfer must have patience, a golfer must be very skillful, and like all sports he must have the desire to work and to improve. With these things in mind the golfer takes to the course with one goal in mind, to put a little white ball in a small hole with minimal amount of strokes. Coach Hook ' s team was able to do this very well for the most part, though there was vast improvement this year in the sport, of course there were the ups and downs. But the suc cess out weighed the failures and overall Northwest became a respect- ed and competitive element in golf this year. Perhaps the highlight of the season was having Tony Swonson, a senior this year, qualify for the State golf meet; something that hasn ' t happened at Northwest for a long time. With the individual achievements of the team and its growth as a whole, golf should be at Northwest for years to come. Scores Ord Invitational 6th Lexington Invitational 11th Aurora Invitational 8th St. Cecilia Invitational 4th Central Catholic Invitational 3rd Conference 5th Districts 5th Golf 79

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t e f fH Top: Front: Tony Swanson. Conn Narber, Mike Larmo, Brad Woldmon, Middle: Ty Arndt, Todd Mitcliell, Mike Hoith, Kevin Leggit, Darin Mensik, Kevin Boitz. Back: Coach Hook, Todd l?onne, Jeff Mattke, Mark Drelier, Perry Kober. Bob Barlow. Above: Senior Todd Mitchell along with fellow golfers, practices on the greens. Right: Darin Mensik attempts a putt during regular season connpetition. 78 Golf

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staff Section Faculty Helps Kids grow Right: Coach Anderson calls out a play on the sidelines. Left: Mr. Holsteen adjusts to his new job as Ag teacher. Below Left: Mr. Wclcott checks yet another assignment. Below: Mr. Schuttz watches students on hall duty. w. hat do five sanitary engin- eers, four administrative consultants, six cuiinary experts, 44 vocational instructors, and tv o advisory staff members have in common with each other besides their long v inded titles? One could assume that this is the roster of a large New York law firm or even a congressman ' s staff. Both of these would be good guesses, but they are both wrong. The true Identity of these 61 people can be observed five days a week, 36 weeks a year. They are none other than the backbone of Northwest High School — the faculty. This elite group of people have one goal in common — the education of the 650 or so students that attend school here. Teacher and coach Jack Bydolek said this concerning his job: Teachers teach not for the money, but for the satisfaction they get from seeing kids grow. Since 1963, when Northwest ' s doors were first opened, people have worked to benefit students, and now, 19 years later that tradition still goes on. 80 staff Division