O Gorman High School - Knight Legend Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Personal growth achieved in F CA Many students especially the freshmen, really don't know what FCA is about. Some don't even know what FCA stands for. lt could stand for Future Communist of America for all they know. So just to get the record straight, it stands for Fellowship of Christian Athletes. According to the National FCA Conference the purpose of the FCA 1- , 1 1 N, F. I .nr ministry is to present athletes and coaches and all whom they in- Huence with the challenge and adventure of receiving Jesus Christ as savior and Lord, serving him in their relationship and in the fellow- ship of the church. The local chapter at O'Gorman started in 1976 and Mr. Dunn and Mrs. Bradfleld advise the members. we U H5 3334 ff , A . 'mv e 1 ,kg K Jrffe. , .. 7 gee- , , The goals of FCA include the assistance in growth of the faith community at 0'Gorman High School and as a result personal growth can be achieved. The FCA also plans many activities throughout the year such as, potluck lunches, the flower sale, a spring dance, and a spring banquet. Clockwlse starting below: Brad Atkins and Rich Kinney deliver the carnations to the lucky recipients of the annual FCA Chrlst- mas Flower Sale . . . Boys FCA flrst row: Tim Jergens, Blll Dunn, Pat Gross, Steve Johnston, Rich Kinney, John Homan, second row: Ron Hayes, Tom Weisensee, Steve Wallner, Brad Atkins, Thlrd Row: Blain Larson, Pat Ronan, Brad Elkjer, Tom Slattery, Shawn Boyle, Mike Rooney and Mr. Dunn. 87

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Publications make it through 55 another year Anyone on either of the pub- licatlon staffs would tell you how nerve-racking this activity can get, staying after school running around finding teachers, writing copy, typing, drawing layouts, and print- ing pictures. Certain TV commercials accur- ately describe this activity: the Alka-Seltzer commercial that says, Its enough to give you an upset stomach, and the Calgon commer- cial that says: the doorbell, the kids, the dog - Calgon take me away from it! Only in our case its the advisor, the pictures, the layouts! To make it even more hectic this year, both publications have new advisors, who have to learn the ropes, Mr. Doug Basche and Mrs. Kathy McGreevy. But with alot of work and determination we made it through this crazy year and met our deadlines. So the next time you see a person from the newspaper or yearbook staff give them a pat on the back and say lt's OK, I understand! Newspaper Staff first row: Carol 0'Connor, Jlll Heyer. second row: Amy Aschoftl Julie Ulrlch, Amy Bornhoft, Kathy Schaeffer, Jody Rlerson, Diane Berreau, Mrs. Kathy McGreevy. third row: Mr. Gary Slska, Mike Sudbeck, Ryan Bolger, Kyle Maloney . . . Yearbook Staff, first row: Mindy Metli, Dave Richardson, Mlkkl Lund, Suzan Fedie, James Budelt . . . second row: Anna Sochocky, Chuck Burkard, Mike Kelly, Peggl Van Deest, and Scott Ellenbecker . . . Not pictured: Cheri Morrison, Sherri Kauffmann, Dan Weight . . . Mr. Basche chews his pen ln frustration over a deadllne. 86 nm D fic' 'lies

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Complexity may be the key to winning a debate. Debate: lvl to discuss opposing points: to deliberate, consider: the act of debating. A simple enough definition, sounds like a slack activity, huh? Well, looks can be deceiving. Not any simple-minded person can be in debate. You need a complicated vocabulary, patience, and a mouth that is ready to express ideas, which all of O'Gorman's debators truly exemplify. Debate has four different areas: extemporaneous, oratory, tradition- al debate, and Lincoln-Douglass debate. Extemporaneous means un- rehearsed or impromptu. In this category, you draw out a topic on a current event and do your darndest to win. At the Washington Inv., Liz Piersol took 5th place and 1st at the divisional, while, Jenny Luke took 2nd at Madison. 88 The definition, of memorized speech, fits the category of oratory. In this category, Tami Domeyer took 5th in the divisionals and 5th at the Lincoln Silver Bowl. Traditional debate, what we all picture in our minds, pits two people against two others in a furious, somewhat planned out battle. ln this category, Liz Piersol and Tami Domeyer took 9th at the Midwes- tern Invitational and at the Univer- sity of Nebraska Tourney, while Nancy Hobson and Anna Sochocky placed 5th at the divisionals. Other honors in this category include: Laura Tam and Yoli Zepeda taking second place in speaker points at Lincoln Nebraska and Kathy Harris and Karen VanBuskirk remained undefeated in novice debate at Lincoln. The last Douglas debate, pit one-on-one with category, Lincoln- prepared defenses. This category, Jenny Luke broke into the semi- finals at the Midwestern Tourney. All in all, the debate team ended a very accomplishing season under the coaching of Steve Sim- mons and Cindy Ahrendt. Clockwise starting below: Jenny Luke takes a break from examining a new case . . . Laura Tam searches hurriedly in the files before a big tourney . . . Coach Sarah Spelts gives a couple of pointers to her lnterpers . . . Divisional oral interp winners: first row: Pat Lalley, as Rikki Tikki Tavi, Kevln McCluskey with his piece, Flowers for Algernon, Jeanne Barnett with MacBeth, Rita Kane and Jeff Barnett as a young couple in love: second row: Matt Norris with the Gideon Knot, and Mary Ellen Doyle as a dingy waitress. f n v e rf, .3-I ' -1