Odebolt Arthur Community School - Trojan Yearbook (Odebolt, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1980 volume:

SPEEDING INTO ODEBOLT-ARTHUR SCHOOL DISTRICT ODEBOLT, IOWA IN MEMORY OF RONNIE RASMUSSEN We will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind. To each there comes a time of beautiful and lasting peace. DIVISION FACULTY SENIORS SPECIAL EVENTS MUSIC ATHLETICS ORGANIZATIONS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS PAGE NO. 7 13 25 47 59 89 95 105 IRANIAN STUDENTS TAKE HOSTAGES Iran elects new president, Banisadr. Ted Kennedy runs for the Democratic nomination against Pres. Carter in 1980. Margaret Thatcher was elected as Great Britain's first Prime Minister. Best Actor award went to Dustin Hoffman, and best support- ing actor went to Meryl Streep. Best Actress award went to Norma Rae. Kramer vs. Kramer swept Academy Awards. In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Carter de- cides to boycott the Summer Olympics at Moscow. Ronald Reagan seeks the Republican nomination for presi dent. Ayatullah Khomeini returned from exile to lead a revolution in Iran and overthrow the Shah who fled to the U.S. Americans in the U.S. Embassy were taken hostage by Iranian students de- manding the Shah's return. Pres. Carter refused, however, and hopes of release are quite remote. AN OLYMPIC YEAR Bo Derek became the newest sex symbol with cornrowed hair. Pittsburg Steelers won Super Bowl XIV with a 31-19 victory over the Rams. USC beat Ohio State 17-16 in the Rose Bowl. Pittsburg Pirates won the World Series over the Ori- oles. Genuine Risk became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby in 65 years. Capping a crazy NCAA Basketball Tourn., Louisville and Darrel Griffith came from behind to defeat UCLA and win their first 1980 Winter Olympics were held at Lake Placid, New York. A young U.S. hockey team came from nowhere to win the gold medal with victories over Sweden, Czech., Soviet Union, and Finland. Goalie Jim Craig was the hero of the hockey games. Tai Babilonia Randy Gardner, pairs figure skaters, had to withdraw from competition, leaving the gold to Soviets Rod- nina and Zaitsev. Iowa's Fabulous Few finished 4th in the NCAA Tourn. Eric Heiden won a record 5 gold medals in speed skating at distances ranging from 500 to 10,000 meters. John Paul II became 1st Pope to ever visit the U.S. stopping in • ir REMEMBER THESE TIMES? FACULTY 9 L s r 1 iu. II 1 L. •- School Board: First Row: Dan Snyder, Joan Turin, Margaret Ann Buller. Second Row: Curtis Raasch, Carl Mattes, Rev. Tom Hotle. HIGH SCHOOL Mr. Becker Business Education Ms. Cotton Physical Education Mr. Foy Industrial Arts Ms. Coettsch Librarian Mr. Hedden German-History Ms. Hemphill English Mr. Lintin English Mr. Menage Instr. Music Mr. Neumann Physical Education, Social Studies FACULTY Mr. Olson Guidance Ms. Penning Music Mr. Profit Math MIDDLE Ms. Boerner Language Arts Mr. Mollhoff Science Ms. Votrobeck Music SCHOOL FACULTY Mr. Walsh Social Studies Mr. Zobel Math O-A STAFF Odebolt Building Custodians: Winston Mortensen, Phyllis Hoefling, and Wes Berg Arthur Building Custodian: Keith Fineran High School Secretary: Mary Noll O-A STAFF V. Arthur Cooks: E. Babcock, M. Haefner, and M. Sharkey. Odebolt Cooks: J. Flink, L. Sellman, M. Wunschel, D. O'Tool. Bus Drivers: W. Carrier, L. Lundblad, R. Lundblad, K. Fineran, R. Blake, B. Gronau, H. Kitterman, H. Godbersen. Elem. Secretary: La Donna Miller YIELD TO SENIORS Class Flowers: Silver Tipped Roses Blue Carnations Colors: Shades of Blue Silver Motto: We live in the present We dream of the future, and We learn truth from the past! FROUWEIN VAN DER HOEK For the past year the seniors were honored by having Frouwein Van Der Hoek from FHolland as a member of the class. Frouwein stayed with her host family, the Lester Pu- denz's. She was very active in school this year. She played a role in the all-school musical, Music Man , and also added her talents to the volleyball and track teams. HELGE SKJERVAN Helge Skjervan from Hoeyanger, Norway, made his home with the Ray Druivenga family this past year. While going to school here at Odebolt-Arthur, Helge managed to be quite active. Helge was a member of the football, basketball, and track teams. He also held the office of secretary of the senior class the first semester. He was also an asset to the drama department as he was the actor who played the part of the salesman in the all-school musical, Music Man. f LARS BIESE Lars Biese came to stay with us from Helsinki, Finland. Lars became a member of the Phillip Hast family while living here in Odebolt. Lars was very active in sports this year as he participated in track, football, and basketball. He also was the president of the senior class the first semester. y3x i ynju Newspaper Staff 11 Junior Class Play Band 9 10 11 12 Sum. Softball 9 10 11 Fall Softball 9 11 Cross Country 10 Vollevball 12 Baseball 9 10 Football 10 12 Track 9 BB Manager 9 Yearbook Staff 12 Student Council 9 10 11 12 Wrest. Cheerleader 10 BB Cheerleader 9 FB Cheerleader 10 Musical 9 10 11 12 Junior Class Play Band 9 10 11 12 Chorus 9 10 11 12 Swing Choir 9 10 Football 10 Wrestling 9 Cl{VK Se-on KrxrcAA- FFA 9 10 11 12 Cross Country 9 Wrestling 9 Track 9 FFA 9 10 Musical 10 11 12 Junior Class Play Band 10 11 12 Chorus 12 Jazz Band 11 12 Student Council 12 Nat. Honor Society 11 12 Track 12 FB Manager 9 10 11 12 BB Manager 9 10 11 12 Track Manager 9 10 11 fiuJt CqonfWA- Newspaper Staff 10 Musical 9 10 11 Band 9 10 Chorus 9 10 11 WR Cheerleader 12 BB Cheerleader 10 11 FB Cheerleader 10 11 12 Track Manager 11 Football 12 Basketball 12 FFA 9 10 11 12 Band 9 Jazz Band 9 Baseball 9 10 Football 9 Cross Country 9 Basketball 9 10 11 12 Golf 9 10 D0uu rv FFA 9 Musical 9 10 11 12 Band 9 10 11 12 Chorus 9 10 11 12 Swing Choir 9 10 Basketball 9 10 Track 9 FFA 9 Yearbook Editor 12 Musical 10 junior Class Play Band 9 10 11 12 Jazz Band 9 10 11 12 Student Council 11 12 Nat. Honor Society 11 Cross Country 9 Track 9 10 11 12 WR Manager 10 12 FFA 9 10 11 12 Football 9 10 11 12 Yearbook Staff 10 Musical 10 11 Junior Class Play Band 9 10 Chorus 10 11 Baseball 9 10 11 12 Football 9 10 11 12 Track 9 10 11 12 Basketball 9 10 11 Band 9 Baseball 9 10 Football 9 10 11 Cross Country 9 10 Wrestling 9 10 11 12 Track 9 10 11 Yearbook Staff 10 Newspaper Staff 12 Musical 9 10 Chorus 9 10 cr. .vMv Yearbook Staff 12 Musical 12 Volleyball 12 i xUx Q. d[irndfruA Musical 9 10 11 Junior Class Play Chorus 9 10 BB Cheerleader 10 11 FB Cheerleader 11 12 Musical 9 10 11 12 Junior Class Play Band 9 10 11 12 Chorus 9 10 11 12 Jazz Band 11 12 Swing Choir 10 11 12 FFA 9 Musical 9 10 11 12 Band 9 10 11 12 Chorus 9 10 11 12 Chorus 9 10 11 12 Jazz Band 9 10 11 12 Swing Choir 12 Student Council 9 10 11 Nat. Honor Society 11 12 Yearbook Staff 10 Musical 9 10 11 Chorus 9 10 11 Swing Choir 9 10 FFA 9 Yearbook Editor 12 Musical 10 Band 9 10 11 12 Jazz Band 12 Nat. Honor Society 11 12 Cross Country 9 10 Basketball 9 10 11 12 Track 9 10 11 12 Pbe.Ts.iL Yearbook Staff 10 11 12 Newspaper Staff 9 10 11 12 Junior Class Play Football 9 10 11 Wrestling 9 10 11 12 Band 9 12 Jazz Band 9 12 Baseball 9 10 11 12 Football 9 10 11 Wrestling 9 10 12 Golf 9 -ee, cAm JUL, Yearbook Staff 9 10 11 12 Newspaper Staff 11 Volleyball Manager 12 Qoists Pude vy Band 11 12 Basketball 9 10 11 12 Track 9 10 11 12 Band 9 10 11 12 Sum. Softball 9 10 Fall Softball 11 Cross Country 9 Basketball 9 10 11 12 Track 10 Baseball 9 10 11 12 Football 9 10 11 12 Wrestling 9 10 Golf 9 10 11 12 Band 9 10 11 12 Nat. Honor Society 11 12 Volleyball 12 Basketball 9 10 11 12 Track 9 Golf 11 Yearbook Staff 12 Musical 12 Basketball 12 FB Manager 12 WR Cheerleader 11 12 FB Cheerleader 9 11 Track Manager 10 (Jjzaji sqj Kcuwnj Yearbook Staff 12 Band 9 10 11 Student Council 11 12 Sum. Softball 9 10 11 Fall Softball 9 10 11 Cross Country 9 Basketball 9 10 11 12 Musical 12 Junior Class Play Sum. Softball 9 10 11 Fall Softball 9 10 11 Volleyball 12 Basketball 9 10 11 12 iJaiUtJuX rrO Newspaper Staff 9 Musical 9 10 11 Band 9 10 11 12 Chorus 9 10 11 Student Council 12 BB Cheerleader 9 10 11 FB Cheerleader 9 10 11 12 Track Manager 11 Band 9 10 11 12 Jazz Band 11 12 BB Cheerleader 10 11 FB Cheerleader 11 Cross Country 9 10 Track 9 10 11 12 Newspaper Staff 9 Musical 9 10 11 12 Junior Class Play Band 9 10 11 12 Chorous 9 10 11 12 Jazz Band 12 Swing Choir 9 10 11 12 Student Council 9 Nat. Honor Society 11 Golf 9 10 11 12 BB Manager 9 10 FOR SPECIAL EVENTS King Mitch Bengford Queen Joan Pudenz 1 _ .HOMECOMING_____ s------ROYALTY--------m ID- - HOMECOMING'S-- Joan Pudenz and Mitch Bengford reigned over the 1979 Homecoming events at Odebolt-Arthur. Queen Joan and King Mitch were joined by their attendants; Scott and Sandy, Sheila and Dave, Carolyn and Jim, and Pat and Daryl. The homecoming festivities began with Tues- day as hat and gum day. Wednesday was the 'tps day, Thrusday was dress-up day, and Friday was purple and gold day. Thursday night was skit night highlighted by the crowning of the royalty. Skits were performed by various classes and groups, and a pyramid contest was held and won by the nineth grade class. After the ceremonies were completed at the gym, the group traveled down to the bon-fire which was lead by the cheerleaders and featured the burning of the Wildcat. Friday afternoon the student body gathered at the gym for a pep meeting. Students followed the band and royalty down-town for the announce- ment of the window winners (9th grade won 1st place), and the recognition of the senior football players. The football game was played on the local field against Woodbury Central. The Trojans fell short on the scoreboard side but played a fine game in spite of the score. The game was followed by the dance with mu- sic provided by Genocide . The class of '30 was honored following the game at the school. « JL fovth.ill Boys ruli CWlITy . CuEBOLT - - MUSIC MAN------ Harold Hill is a traveling salesman who cannot read music or play any instrument, but he is the hottest instrumental salesman traveling the Mid-West in 1912. Professor Hill arrives in River City, Iowa, on the Rock Island and during his one week stay convinces the towns- people that they need a big boy's band. His motives are dishonest but, while fooling his customers, he changes a dull town into a singing and dancing community. He has no difficulty in selling them the instruments and fancy uniforms for the band, but, when a disbeliever ques- tions his method of teaching music, Harold is not too suc- cessful in selling what he calls the think system of learn- ing music. Harold has completely charmed all the ladies, who have complete faith in him. However, this naive faith, especially that of the beautiful town librarian, Marian, subtly changes him from a scheming con-man into a reliable citizen. CAST OF CHARACTERS Charlie Cowell .............................Jim Nelson Conductor .................................Greg Neville Harold Hill Bill Hotle Mayor Shinn ........................ Brent Tiefenthaler Ewart Dunlop Paul Buelow Oliver Hix ............................ Darin Olson Jacey Squires..........................Jeff Tiefenthaler Olin Britt ............................Mitch Bengford Marcellus Washburn ...................... Brian Lavelle Tommy Djilas ..........................Scott Anderson Marian Paroo Deb Mesenbrink Mrs. Paroo ............................Lori McMullen Amaryllis Beth Larson Winthrop Paroo ...........................Shawn Cardin Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn .....................Elizabeth Hoaglund Zaneeta Shinn ...........................Gina Hustedt Gracie Shinn Joan Rydberg Alma Hix ...................... Frouwein Von Der Hoek Maud Dunlop..............................Melody Savage Ethel Toffelmier.......................Linda Wallace Mrs. Squire............................Dawn Buller Constable Locke...........................Mike Bettin Traveling Salespersons: Tony Bauer, Rose Bengford, Sandy Veit, Ron Flogstad, Kris Lorenzen, Ron Lorei.zen, Jay Mey- er, Helge Skjerven Pie Eating Contest Juniors: Dave Simonson Liz Hoaglund On October 2, 1979, the Ifourth annual Super Class Night Iwas held once again. The six [competing classes each en- tered 8 out of 10 events which «included the tractor tube relay, Ifrisbee throw, pie-eating, hot [shots, boys girls tug-o-war, [scooter basketball, pyramid [building, bat relay, and blind- fold football. The final event [which all classes participated in Iwas the obstacle course. The [ninth grade class came out on Itop and won the traveling tro- Iphy from the defending Ichamps, the class of '80. - FASHION SHOW The home economics department each spring presents a fashion show for parents and friends. Students in these classes model the different styles of clothing they have made in the home economics classes. Deneil, Dawn, Diane, and Rhonda wearing outfits they have made. Joni Hudson with her outfit. Dawn at the fashion show. Stephanie in her spring out Kelli wearjng heroutfit. ----SPEECH CONTESTANTS---- Mary Nelson, Liz Hoaglund, Barb Hoaglund performed at the Liz Hoaglund, Ron Lorenzen, Kasandra Campbell performed at individual speech contests.____________________________________________individual and group contests.___________________________________ _ _ _ _ SHEILA RICKE CROWNED-- Carolyn Bengford (ohn Scott Mike Bettin — — — AT SNO-BALL — — - This year's Sweetheart Sno-Ball dances were com- bined. The student council FFA made this decision to cut costs, and so they could get a good band. The evening began with the introducing of the sweetheart candidates. They were Patty Sweeden, Carolyn Bengford, Tracy Wareham, Robin Upton, and Sheila Ricke. Each candidate was escorted by an FFA member. President Jay Bettin had the honors of crowning Sheila Ricke FFA Sweetheart and pre- senting her with a FFA jacket. All of the candidates received a heart necklace and a red rose. Stedfast provided the even- ings entertainment and were enjoyed by all who attended. Refreshments were provided by the FFA throughout the evening. This year's Junior Class Play was See How They Run. The performance takes place in the Hall at the Vicarage, Merton-Cum-Middlewick. Several misunderstandings by different characters makes up for a very humorous play. Bill Hotle portrays the lead role of Lionel, the home-town reverend. Brian Lavelle appears on stage as the role of a know-it-all bishop. Liz Hoag- lund in the lunatic maid to Lional. Beth Ludwig plays her first lead role in the part of Penelope, the wife of Lionel. Jay Meyer appears as the hu- morous reverend who has come to the service. Linda Miller assumes the role of the half-witted sergeant. Darin Olson plays the lead role of Clive, a former friend of Penelope. Melody Savage ap- pears as Miss Skillon, an uppity church member. Dave Simonson appears as the russian spy who escapes from the guardhouse. CAST Ida (a Maid)..............................Liz Hoaglund Miss Skillon...........................Melody Savage The Reverend Lionel Toop.................Bill Hotle Penelope Toop.....................Beth Ludwig Corporal Clive Winton ............Darin Olson Choir Boy .............................Brenda Lundberg The Intruder.............................Dave Simonson The Bishop of Lax ................Brian Lavelle The Reverend Arthur Humphrey Jay Meyer Sergeant Towers.........................Linda Miller --------------SEE HOW---------------' THEY RUN JUNIORS WORK HARD 5L junior Cfa.« of OdAft-Ct.ilL tfU fionout puniat- Senio fP'iom i Satu-idacj, Ctpii ?Hinetecntfi nia«ivvu fiundicti citfRitj at m ca o’clock in tRe « Vnwuj it Sptina C.ountui Cfud The prom Wish Upon a Star was held April 19 at the Spring Lake Country Club. The Junior Class worked many hours to prepare a special evening for the seniors. It began at 7:00 with a delicious meal consisting of evening star salad, saturn slices or skylark, moonrocks, moonbeans, heavenly mist or moo-light, and Starry night dessert. The meal was served by Janet Schroeder, Carl Hemer, Cry- stal Gronau, Tal Bettin, Dawn Thevenot, Brad Buller, Deb War- eham, Russell Roeder, Diane Pudenz, Conwell Larson, Mary Bernhardt, Gregg Neville, Joan Rydberg, Scott Anderson, Tammy Neville, and Randy Miles. Following the dinner there were several speakers. Linda Miller gave the welcome, Richard Swanson was the guest speaker, and Deb Mesenbrink gave the senior response. The evening then continued with a dance with music pro- vided by the Michael Dodge Band. After the dance everyone headed for Storm Lake to see the show Foul Play. It was a very successful evening full of a lot of fun. - FOR PROM'S SUCCESS - Signing autographs in program booklets. J. Pudenz, S. Iversen, seniors on balcony at Spring Lake Country Club. B. Hotle, D. Mildenstein, others waiting for banquet j] to begin. B. Bird, R. Flogstad, and B. Fineran at dinner. Dinner Richard Profit Introduction Welcome Richard Swanson Guest Speaker Deb Mesenbrink Response Prom Dance Listening to the music at the Prom dance. JUNIORS PRESENT WISH UPON A STAR fa R. Swanson presenting his talk. Sr. Class Pres. Deb Mesenbrink giving response and thank you. Melody Savage preparing to take some pictures. IL | Linda Miller and partner enjoying the good music. mam Another year goes passing by Another prom is here To some (his Wrings a joyous smile To others. Wrings a tear For four years you have tread a path From dawn to setting sun But now the path gets steepe' And the climb is just begun. We're very glad to know you We’ll miss you when you’ve gone And to the class of ’80 We dedicate our Prom. —The Juniors K. Lorenzen and B. Lavelle resting between dances. GRADUATION Barbara Rae Beistene Carolyn Mane Bengford Evan E Bensley Mitchell Lee Bengford Keith Allen Bernhardt Jay 0 Bettm Lars B|om Biese Paul Albert Buelow Dawn Annette Buller Mary Lynn Cooper Michelle Renee Cordes Phillip E Dvorak David Robert Fertig Tern Lynne Gronau Koreen Kay Haefner Frouwkfe Johanna V D Scott D Iversen Jon D Kerns Bobbi Jean Lindquist Lisa Mane McCall First Semester Lars Biese Frouwkie V D Hoek Helge Skjerven President Vice President Secretary Treasurer CLASS SPONSORS Mr. Charles Foy. Ms Alice Hemphill Mr Alan Schmidt. Mr Randall Wiese CLASS COLORS Shades ol Blue with Silver CLASS FLOWERS Roses and Carnations CLASS MOTTO We live m the present We dream of the future, and We learn truth from the past' CLASS OF 1980 SPRING AWARDS DAY Tuesday, May 13, 1980 Iowa State Bar Association Citizenship Award .............................................Paul Buelow Valedictorian .......................................................................Michelle Cordes Salutatorian ........................................................................Deb Mesenbrink Outstanding Music Award .............................................................Deb Mesenbrink Outstanding Dramatics Award .........................................................Mitch Bengford Trojan Club Awards ...........................................................Scott Iversen, Sandy Veit State of Iowa Scholarship Award.....................................Michelle Cordes, Deb Mesenbrink Donna Mildenstein Iowa State University Award.........................................Michelle Cordes, Deb Mesenbrink Donna Mildenstein Glen and Mabel Boerner Award............................................................Rita Siebrecht Mary R. Turner Future Teacher Award ....................................................Rita Siebrecht National Merit Scholarship Letter of Commendation .....................................Donna Mildenstein Michelle Cordes University of Northern Iowa Merit Scholarship .......................................Deb Mesenbrink Industrial Arts Award ....................................................................Phil Dvorak Bausch-Lomb Science Award..............................................................Brent Riefenthaler STUDENT LIFE AT O-A i ii 111 m tui i 111 mi MARCHING ■■■■■■■■ ■ 111 till IN STYLE ■■■■■■■I Playing at a pep meeting 111111 IT till lift ■■■■■■■■ The O-A Marching Band made a bit of history by appearing in their new purple and gold band uniforms this fall. The uniforms are used strict- ly for marching and were admired by everyone when the band marched at all home football games, the Home- coming parade, the O-A Fair parade, and participated in the state march- ing band contest at Sheldon. The band received an excellent rating of II under a newly established rating system using points. The numbers that the band performed were: an entry drill to MacArthur Park , a concert number featuring the flag corp to Green Onions and an exit corp drill to Cordoba . The home- coming half-time show featured a fire baton routine done by S. Ricke and J. Schroeder to Proud Mary . Overall, it was a fun and exciting fall for everyone. K. Lansink, B. Hotle, D. Olson, P. Buelow, L. Schroeder L. Vgit, C. Hustedl, C. Cronau, B. Lundberg, D. Mesenbrink. CONCERT BAND S. Stone, S. Paulsen K. Schroeder. GOES FOR FOUR The O-A Symphonic Band was very busy and participated in many enjoyable activities during the past school year. On December 20 it per- formed An Old English Christmas , Christ- mas Spectacular, Cantique de Noel , themes from The Nutcracker Suite , and A Christ- mas Ballet at the concert. The next perfor- mance was on February 24 at the Fine Arts Show. In an informal setting of card tables with free popcorn and punch provided by the O-A Music Boosters, the larger audience was enter- tained to Star Trek , I Do! I Do! directed by Mrs. Janet Lintin, The Sounds of Hollywood, and The Muppet Show Theme . At the state large group contest at Lohrville the band will be playing Symphonic Psalm, and Bandology in hopes of getting its fourth consecutive division I rating. Following tradition, its final appear- ances will be at the commencement exercises and the Memorial Day services. JAZZ BAND PERFORMS Playing a number at the Fine Arts Show The Odebolt-Arthur Jazz Band completed another successful season. The band participated in the Morn- ingside Jazz Festival, the Wayne State Jazz Festival (fin- ishing first), the Hoover Jazz Festival (finishing in the top four), and the U.S.D. Jazz Festival. The highlight of the year was being one of three bands in the state (the only one of our class) to be selected to play at the State Basketball Tournament. The band was well received and did an outstanding performance. They played over selections for five games. Outstanding soloists for this year were: Bill Hotle, trumpet; Deb Mesenbrink, trumpet; Michelle Cordes, tenor and soprano sax; Paul Buelow, flugelhorn; and Darin Olson, bass. The contest numbers performed were: Due's Blues, Where is the Love, and Storm Warning. GIRLS GLEE First Row: S. Stone, C. Neville, S. Veit, K. Fries, D. Wareham, M. Nelson, W. Bihrer, S. Waldemar. Second Row: L. Hoaglund, N. McFarland, S. Brandt, J. Bengford, L. McMullen, S. Stone, R. Lan- sink, J. Rydberg, Miss Penning. Third Row: R. Spragg, D. Stork, D. Koenen, M. Zoch, J. Stehr, N. Roeder, K. Mehrhoff, S. Paulsen Fourth Row: J. Hudson, G. Hustedt, D. Mesenbrink, J. LaGrange, J Belstene, B. Lundberg, D. Mau, and D. Buller. RECEIVES I RATING SWING CHOIR The swing choir grew in numbers this year. A group of five girls and five boys met every Monday and Thursday at 7:30 a.m. to put in some hard work. The swing choir partici- pated in two swing choir festivals at Pocahontas and the Univ. of South Dakota. Although they did not bring home a trophy, they did return with some high ratings and constructive criticisms. The groups performances also included the guest concert at Schaller, the Fine Arts Festival, and the final Swing Show in May. The Odebolt-Arthur Mixed Cho- rus went through a building year in 1979-80. The mixed chorus grew in numbers and enthusiasm to include 43 members. The chorus made its first appearance in the fall with the production of the The Music Man . The holiday season perfor- mances included the Christmas con- cert by the mixed chorus and girls' glee. This concert was also taped and aired several times by KDSN. The next appearance of the mixed cho- rus, girls' glee, and swing choir was the Fine Arts Festival held on a Sun- day afternoon in February. The groups also performed their num- bers at a guest concert at SChaller. Then spring came and the music department became occupied with hosting the state small group con- test. The vocalists pulled through with fourteen I's, six M's, and five Ill's. Mrs. Judy Zahren from Schaller came to our school for an entire day and worked with the choruses as our guest conductor. She rehearsed the numbers which were sung at state large group contest at Lohrville. The girls' glee received a I rating and the chorus a II rating. The final perfor- mance by the chorus was at gradu- ation. Ill 111 1111 TWENTY-ONE SUPERIORS 1111 The state small group and solo contest was held at Odebolt-Arthur this spring on Friday evening and all day Saturday, April 11 and 12. It was a very busy two days and participation was at an all-time high with a total of 66 different groups participat- ing from the music department. Judging was very tough and O-A came through with good results for its six weeks of constant practice. Contest Results— Superiors: Deb Mesenbrink, Treble Voice High; Lori McMullen, Treble Voice Medium; Liz Hoaglund, Treble Voice Medium; Bill Hotle, Baritone; Darin Olson, Baritone; Mitch Beng- ford, Bass; Ron Lorenzen, Bass; Mi- chelle Cords, Alta Sax; Donna Mil- denstein. Clarinet; Dawn Thevenot, Clarinet; Girls' Trio; Mixed Quartet; Mixed Double Quartet; Deb Mesen- brink and Lori McMullen, Vocal Duet; Bill Hotle and Darin Olson, Vo- cal Duet; Lori McMullen and Darin Olson, Vocal Duet; Naomi McFarland and Terri LaGrange, Vocal Duet; Darin Olson and Liz Hoaglund, Brass Duet; Deb Mesenbrink and Darin Ol- son, Brass Duet, Brass Quartet; Clari- net Choir. Excellents: Woodwind Choir; Girls' Sextet A; Chamber Choir, Terri La- Grange and Naomi McFarland, Woodwind Duet; Darin Olson, Trum- pet; Girls' Triple Trio; Gina Hustedt, Treble Voice High; Trumpet Quartet; Barb Hoaglund, Alto Clarinet; Daryl Reeves, Trombone; Brent Tiefenth- aler, Baritone; Brass Sextet; Brass Quintet; Bill Hotle and Darin Olson, Vocal Duet; Liz Hoaglund, French Horn; Bill Hotle, Trumpet; Tammy Neville and Dawn Thevenot, Wood- wind Duet; Percussion Ensemble; BbClarinet Quartet A; Tammy Ne- ville, Flute; Brass Choir; Donna Mil- denstein and Michelle Cordes, Woodwind Duet; Susan Stone, Clari- net. Goods: Girls' Trip; Girls Sextet B; Saxophone Quartet; Saxophone Sex- tet; Flute Quartet; Barb Belstene, Clarinet; Paul Buelow, Trumpet; Dawn Buller, Treble Voice Low; Mary Nelson, Treble Voice Low; Susan and Sharon Stone, Woodwind Duet; Brent Tiefenthaler and Dawn Buller, Vocal Duet; Flute Trio; Mary Nelson, Trombone; Julie Stehr, Trombone; Lori Pudenz, Flute; Julie Belstene, Flute; Bb Clarinet Quartet B; Barb and Julie Belstene, Woodwind Duet; Bill Hotle and Jim Nelson, Brass Duet; Mary Nelson and Julie Stehr, Brass Duet. FESTIVAL DRAWS CROWD The 2nd annual Fine Arts Festival was held on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 24, with various high school departments participating. Re- presenting the dramatics department, Liz Hoaglund and Frouwein Van Der Hoek pre- sented a short skit which was a cutting from Trifles . In the music department, the concert band played the following numbers: Star Trek, the Sounds of Hollywood, The Mup- pet Show Theme, and selections from I Do, I Do which was conducted by Mrs. Lintin, a student teacher from Buena Vista College. The mixed chorus sang Lennor-McCartney Medley, Love Medley, and Selections from The Wiz ; and the girls' glee performed Recipe for a Song and You Needed Me. The swing choir and jazz band, making their first home appearance, each presented its suc- cessful contest numbers. The industrial arts and Art Departments also showed their talents with the student exhibits they displayed in the hall. The art projects were then judged and awarded prizes. The entire festival was a success with the large and attentive audience being enter- tained in an informal and relaxed atmo- sphere of scattered tables and chairs. Free refreshments of popcorn and punch were served by the Music Boosters to the enthu- siastic crowd. Category Painting Sculpture Crafts Best of Show Art Show Awards Winner Lori Oxendale Frowein Hoek Shari Peterson Sandy Veit DO NOT PASS O-A BASEBALL OPP. 9 Lake View-Auburn 7 3 Ida Grove 7 2 Maple Valley 13 7 Lawton-Bronson 8 4 West Monona 6 2 Wall Lake 14 0 Westwood 4 5 Holstein 12 7 Kingsley-Pierson 6 16 Ar-We-Va 4 4 Crestland 7 1 Woodbury Central 5 4 SChaller 7 10 Wall Lake 6 5 Lytton 6 BOYS BASKETBALL O-A OPP 39 Manilla Eastwood 80 29 56 49 Westwood 50 42 Lake View-Auburn 41 43 Holstein 65 40 Schaller 70 K 42 Ida Grove 84 35 Wall Lake 57 32 Woodbury Central 62 31 Rockwell City 99 56 Lawton-Bronson 35 59 Crestland 45 32 West Monona 66 38 Maple Valley 65 46 Wall Lake 64 35 Kingsley-Pierson 58 42 Lake View-Auburn 58 41 Albert City-Truesdale 66 42 Ida Grove (Sect.) 73 GIRLS BASKETBALL O-A OPP. 43 39 Lake View-Auburn Manilla 51 64 60l Eastwood 44 61 Westwood 53 ! Lake View-Auburn Holstein Schaller 44 44 40 55 Ida Grove 59 57 Wall Lake 50 46 Woodbury Central 47 55 Rockwell City 56 65 Lawton-Bronson 51 66 Crestland 41 75 West Monona 74 (i 40 Maple Valley 7S 63 Wall Lake 48 64 Kingsley-Pierson 83 75 Ida Grove 74 60 Charter Oak-Ute (S) 58 53 37 Lake View-Auburn (S) VOLLEYBALL Ida Grove Ar-We-Va Lake View-Auburn Rockwell City Ar-We-Va Crestland Ida Grove Wall Lake Crestland (Sect.) OPP. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 O-A 30 13 22 17 3 2 2 24 48 15 29 WRESTLING Carroll Westwood Holstein Manson Ida Grove Rockwell City Woodbury Cent. Lawton-Bronson West Monona Maple Valley Kingsley-Pier. OPP. 29 50 40 54 51 60 63 35 17 52 38 FOOTBALL Sac City Westwood Holstein Ida Grove Woodbury Cent. Lawton-Bron. West Monona Maple Valley Kingsley-Pier. Ida Grove Tourn.— 11th Gilmore City Tourn.—7th Conference Tourn:—8th Schleswig Tourn.—3rd Sectional Tourn.—8th GIRLS TRACK Spartanette Relays Trojanette Ida Grove Relays Aurelia Relays Pantherette Relays Commette Relays Rockette Relays District Conference Relays BOYS TRACK Holstein Relays Alta Relays Trojan Relays Ida Grove Relays Lake View Relays Rocket Relays Tornado Relays Conference Relays District 13th 8th 12th 8th 9th 11th 5th 8th 13th O-A Boys OPP 191 Schleswig 186 201 Schleswig 175 191 Holstein 184 191 Wall Lake 192 191 LVA 207 194 1C 174 194 KP 184 182 Wall Lake 192 182 LVA 199 186 WC 188 378 Conference 8th 186 WW 161 194 MV 166 194 1C 164 193 Newell 175 185 Holstein 159 185 MV 167 O-A Cirls OPP. 284 Schleswig 246 272 Schleswig 227 288 Holstein 226 288 Wall Lake 241 288 LVA 257 281 1C 207 281 KP 227 281 Wall Lake 249 281 LVA 275 254 WC 202 289 Conference 8th 254 WW 218 269 MV 230 269 1C 217 258 Newell 233 258 Wall Lake 228 246 Alta 239 386 Sect. 9th 284 MV 242 284 Holstein 213 566 District 7th BASEBALL ANYONE? ). Schwaller, M. Pick, B. Lavelle, P. Kerns, S. Iversen, M. Pick, Coach Walsh. S. Miller, J. Lavelle, R. Schroeder, T. Thompson, D. Hemer, D. Reeves, and J. Meyer. The 1979 Trojans finished the season with a 4 -11 record. The Trojans did make it to the semi- finals of the sectional. There they lost to a tough Lytton team by one run in two extra innings. Brian Lavelle was named 1st team all-conference as first baseman, Mark Pick was named 1st team all conference as out- fielder, and Jim Schwaller was named honorable mention. BUMP, SET, SPIKE K. Cowlham, L. Schroeder, K. Campbell, K. Mehrhoff, D. The- venot, C. Gronau, R. Slebrecht, S. Veit, J. Belstene, M. Nelson. A. Schwaller, G. Hustedt, S. Waldemar, T. Neville, M. Bern- hardt, I. Veit, K. Schroeder, S. Veit, B. Belstene, L. Pudenz, L. Fineran. K. Mandernach, B. Ludwig, M. Hemer, J. Schroeder, C. Roeder, J. Bengford, L. Oxendale, C. Neville, S. Stone, F. Hoek. Coach Schroeder, D. LaGrange, R. McMullen, D. Paul- son, M. Savage, M. Zoch, D. Stehr, S. Stone, T. Neville, T. Gronau, B. Schwaller, T. LaGrange. 'J4- Bump, Lori. The inaugural year for girls' fall volleyball became a reality in 1979. A large number of girls participated in the program with emphasis placed on im- provement through the season in consistent skill techniques and ball handling. A strong nucleus of letter- winners return to improve on this year's OA varsity record. w (Fmi Strategy? Let's Go! Dig! AT O-A Frouwein sends one over. Nice serve Janet. Break that tie Susan. Nice set Melody. Concentration, Crystal! REBUILDING YEAR Front Row: P. Buelow, B. lorenzen, J. Ludwig, W. Imhoff, C. Hemer, D. Simonson, J. Lavelle, S. Scanlan, H. Skjerven, B. Hotle. Second Row: Coach Becker, J. Schwaller, M. Pick, S. Cranston, J. Meyer, M. Bettin, R. Flogstad, B. Fineran, D. Olson, S. Anderson, Head Coach Neumann. Third Row: Coach Walsh, E. Bensley, R. Roeder, B. Lavelle, D. Simonson, J. Schwanz, D. Fertig, J. Nelson, L. Biese, R. Thies. The 1979 Football campaign was lead by four seniors who all re- ceived all-conference recogni- tion. The team was under the direc- tion of a new head coach, Mr. Neumann, which finished with a record of 2-7. The team lost many close games but didn't lose in spirit. Some of the memorable games were the victory over Ida Grove and being the only confer- ence team to score on Woodbury Central. Scott Iversen—QB 1st All Conference Team Dave Fertig—Tackle 2nd All Conference Team Jim Schwaller —Back 2nd All Conference Team Evan Bensley—Tackle Hon. Ment. All Conference Team FOR THE TROJANS Jay Meyer—Back Mike Bettin—Guard Rick Thies—Guard Darin Olson—Guard Brian Fineran—End Dave Simonson—End Brian Lavelle—End 2nd All Conference Team Scott Anderson—Center Carl Hemer—Center Mike Pick —Back Mike runs around end. 'k O' GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR JV Team tackling Good run Jim Front Row: B. Lorenzen, J. Ludwig, W. Imhoff, C. Hemer, D. Simonson, J. Lavelle. Second Row: B. Fineran, J. Meyer, M. Pick, S. Anderson, S. Scanlan. Third Row: S. Cranston, R. Roeder, R. Flogstad, D. Simonson, J. Nelson, L. Biese. SECTIONAL RUNNER-UP Front Row: L. Oxendale, D. Mildenstein, J. Pudenz, J. Schroeder, S. L. Wunschel, D. Paulson, R. Siebrecht, P. Stehr, S. Ricke, T. Gronau, K. Veit, M. Hemer, C. Gronau, M. Savage. Back Row: Head Coach Cotton, Lorenzen, P. Sweeden, L. Miller, B. Ludwig, and Coach Zobel. The Trojanettes finished a tough schedule with a re- cord of 11 wins and 9 losses. They tied for fourth in the Maple Valley Conference with a 4-4 record. For the first time the Iowa Girls Bas- ketball teams were divided into four classes with Ode- bolt-Arthur being in the 2-A class. The Trojanettes fin- ished second in the 2-A sec- tional held at Odebolt. Two seniors were hon- ored by being selected to the all conference squad. Joan Pudenz was named to the 1st team guard court and Sandy Veit to the 2nd team forward court. T'NETTES IN ACTION Youth and a great learning year best expresses the junior varsity season. This group of young play- ers never gave up, and continued to out hustle the opposition. Giving up the height advantage in almost every game the Trojanettes overcame the handicap to post a 6-5 season record. OA 37 55 34 43 34 33 39 21 28 36 45 Lake View-Auburn Ida Grove Holstein Schaller Crestland Wall Lake Holstein Lake View-Auburn Ar-We-Va Schleswig Ida Grove OPP Front Row: L. Schroeder, A. Schwaller, C. Roeder, K. Cowl- ham, L. Veit, K. Schroeder, J. Bengford. Second Row: S. Stone, D. Thevenot, K. Mandernach, C. Gronau, M. Zoch, D. Pudenz, G. Hustedt. Third Row: K. Buehler, P. Porter, S. Stone, Coach Zobel. WINNING SEASON O-A CAGERS Neville, B. Fineran, L. Biese, H. Skjerven. Fourth Row: P. Buelow, R. Miles, R. Roeder, B. Lorenzen. First Row: B. Buller, M. Pick, C. Larson, J. Nelson, J. Tunink, D Olson. Second Row: D. Tiefenthaler, B. Hotle, J. Lavelle, D. Bie derman, T. Rake, B. Lavelle. Third Row: J. Tiefenthaler, B. Bird, G The 1979-80 Trojan bas- ketball team finished in a tie for seventh place in the Ma- ple Valley Conference with a 1-7 record.The Trojans fin- ished the season with an overall record of three wins and sixteen losses. The Trojans were young and inexperienced as there were no seniors on this year's team. Junior Brian La- velle was an all conference selection for the Trojans this year making the honorable mention team. SHOW SPIRIT J. Tiefenthaler, B. Fineran, B. Bird, L. Biese, G. Neville, H, Skjerven, B. Lorenzen. The junior varsity basketball team posted a record of 5-6 for the 79-80 campaign. The Tro- jans broke the field goal per- centage record for a season, and the most points in a season. OA OPP 24 Ida Grove 60 54 Schaller 50 43 Holstein 27 27 Crestland 31 37 Wall Lake 26 46 Holstein 33 29 Lake View-Auburn 45 30 Ar-We-Va 48 45 Schleswig 23 43 Lake View-Auburn 55 23 Albert City-True. 38 POST 5-6 RECORD GREAT IMPROVEMENT SHOWN Front Row: J. Kerns, L. Fineran, D. Simonson, M. Kane, T. Reis, J. S. Anderson. Back Row: J. Hall, Coach Foy, P. Arbegast, B. Bird, J. Scott. Second Row: M. Bettin, D. Simonson, S. Cranston, T. Bauer, Arbegast, Head Coach Schmidt, J. Meyer. The OA high school wrestlers experienced a rebuilding season in 1979-80, posting a 2-9 overall dual record. This year's squad fin- ished eighth in both the confer- ence dual and tournament com- petition. Kingsley-Pierson was the conference tournament champi- on and Maple Valley took the dual championship. The Trojan's season was high- lighted by the great improvement shown throughout the campaign. Although the losses were many, a good never quit attitude was dis- played by everyone. Experience was gained that will be invaluable when sixteen of the nineteen par- ticipants return for the 80-81 campaign. Jon Kerns Daryl Reeves O-A VARSITY WRESTLERS Mike Bettin—155 . Dave Simonson—167 Scott Anderson—Hwt. Scott Cranston—185 First Row: K. Buehler, F. Vander Hoek, M. Hemer, D. Milden- stein, J. Pudenz, M. Savage, B. Lundberg, K. Lorenzen, M. Cordes, B. Belstene. Second Row: S. Waldemar, K. Schroeder, L. Schroeder, J. Schroeder, D. Pudenz, K. Campbell, D. Ware- ham, K. Mehrhoff, A. Schwaller, P. Porter. Third Row: S. Stone, M. Porter, R. Upton, J. Belstene, K. Mandernach, K. Cowlham, M. Zoch, C. Neville, S. Joens, S. Veit, S. Stone, R. Mildenstein. The Trojanettes won the 13th annual Trojanette Relays held on the local track. The gals also finished 2nd twice, 4th four times, 5th at the district, and a respectable 3rd place at the conference meet. Three school records were set this year. Joan Pudenz set a new standard in the 400 hur- dles of 67.66 by placing 5th at the state meet in the event. Donna Mildenstein set the new record in the 400 dash with the time of 62.0. Diane Pudenz set the new time of 2:28.88 in the 800 run. CHAMPIONS Maria throwing the shot. Diane winning the mile relay at the conference meet. Diane setting the school record in the 800 run. janet handing off to sister Kristie in 880 relay. — if, £ i i RUNNING FOR VICTORY • Joan winning the distance medley relay at Wall Lake. Kristy running the second leg in the 2-mile relay. Lisa handing off to Melody in the 880 relay at IG. _ war.— Kristie handing off to Melody. [mMlW 1 u • X Mary winning the 100 meter dash at the Trojanette Relays. IVERSEN TO STATE MtfiilauiUUlM C. Neville, S. Cardin, C. Hemer, B. Bird, P. Buelow, L. Biese, Second Row: R. Roeder, ). Schwaller, B. Bird, S. Cranston, S. Iversen, and H. Skjerven. This years squad was a very young one, made up primarily of sophomores. This should provide a good nucleus for the future squads. The squad ran at eight invitational relays this year at Holstein, Alta, Lake View, Trojan Relays, Ida Grove, Storm Lake, SChaller, and the Confer- ence at Holstein. The squad also participated at the district meet held at Wall Lake. This years squad contained a senior, Scott Iver- sen, who qualified for the state meet all four years in high school. This year Scott qualified in the 800 meter run. He broke the school record with his fifth place finish at the state meet with a time of Scott throwing the shot. Bill handing off to )ohn in the 880 relay. Helga resting before vaulting. Scott getting ready for the start of the 880 run. First Row: J. Stehr, C. Roeder, C. Hustedt, L. Wunschel, D. Thevenot, T. Neville. Second Row: P. Kelly, C. Gronau, L. Miller, P. Stehr, J. Bengford, T. Sweeden, M. Bernhardt. The Odebolt-Arthur Trojanettes participat- ed in several dual and triangular meets this year. Some of the courses the gals played on were: Spring Lake at Odebolt, Ida Grove, Ma- pleton, Holstein, Newell, Alta and Schleswig. This was a very young team which should provide a good nucleus for next years team. The Odebolt-Arthur Trojans also participated in several dual and triangular meets this year. The highlight for the Trojans was beating Wall Lake and Lake View-Auburn at the home course. The fellows played at Several courses this year: Spring Lake, Ida Grove, Mapleton, Holstein, Newell, Alta, Schleswig, and Moville. With alot of underclassmen on this years team, they should provide a good nucleus for next years team. First Row: R. Lorenzen, S. Scanlan, R. Miles, M. Bettin, M. Pick. Second Row: B. Lavelle,). Meyer, B. Hotle, J. Nelson, T. Bauer, J. Lavelle, ). Schwaller. BOYS GOLF TURN ON THE POWER Diana Stork, Mark Nelson, Joan Rydberg, Tammy Neville, Connie Ne ville The 1979 basketball cheerleaders lead cheers for all the varsity basketball games. The cheerleaders were busy making signs and posters in the hallways of school to promote spirit. The cheerleaders present- ed some different looks this year. The different looks were some new cheers and performing at half-time of ball games by dancing to popular music. Junior Varsity Cheerleaders Sandy Brandt, Sharon loens. Lori Pudenz Tracy Wareham, Connie Neville, loan Rydberg, Lori Anderson, Bobbi Lindquist, Mary Cooper. The 1979 football cheer- leaders were busy making posters and signs in the hall- ways of OA trying to create OA spirit. The cheerleaders lead the cheers at each of the games and pep meetings. The gals were also in charge of the pep rally during homecom- ing. Junior Varsity Cheerleaders Lindy Bihrer, Diana Stork, Mary Nelson, Tammy Pudenz, Kathy Fries Deb Wareham, Mary Cooper, Teresa Skaren, Mary Bernhardt The 79-80 wrestling cheer- leaders were also busy all year making signs and posters while trying to boost school spirit. The gals cheered at all the meets and tournaments through the season along with the sectional and district tour- naments. ORGANIZATIONS COUNCIL BUYS NEW STEREO The student council completed many fun and constructive projects this year. They painted the student lounge in an effort to liven it up a little. The old scenes on the walls were replaced by cartoon scenes, a purple and gold Trojan head, a sunset scene, and some modern art. The old stereo was replaced by a new 8 track, cassette, and AM-FM radio. The student council and the FFA combined the sweetheart dance and the sno-ball dance into one evening in an effort to get a bigger crowd. Many students and faculty enjoyed the evening of dancing on Dec. 15. The council were also responsible for plan- ning and organizing the homecoming activi- ties. The group concluded their services to the community by helping collect pop cans from the streets and ditches in the spring. fr Henkenius, D L. Ox£mfol£' P. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY denz, M. Cordes, Phil Buelow, D. Pudenz, D. Thevenot, D. Mesenbrink. Second : P. Buelow, B. Tiefenthaler, D. Mildenstein, B. Hotle, L. Miller, R. Siebrecht. The members of the Odebolt-Ar- thur Chapter of the National Honor Society are honor students who are selected according to their scholar- ship, leadership, character, and ser- vice. The officers this year were: Mi- chelle Cordes, President; Brent Tie- fenthaler, Vice-President; Rita Sie- brecht, Secretary; Paul Buelow, Treasurer. Other members were Donna Mildenstein, and Deb Me- senbrink. New members initiated this year were: Joan Pudenz, Linda Miller, Bill Hotle, Phil Buelow, Diane Pudenz, and Dawn Thevenot. CHARACTER A, Presentation of Rose to Presii m M Mother, Mrs. Cordes. M 'IBM P President's LEADERSHIP The Odebolt-Arthur Chapter of the Future Farmers of America had a very busy year and partici- pated in many different activities during 1979-1980. They started off last summer by putting up a display at the Iowa State Fair and also participated in several live- stock judging contests during the late summer and fall. Much of the boys time was taken up by the chapter farm and the annual fruit sales which were as successful as always. Other activities of the chapter included sending several members to the state ana national FFA conventions, decorating the float for the Homecoming candi- dates, co-sponsoring the Sno-Ball dance, and participating in Na- tional FFA Week. The year was drawn to a suc- cessful conclusion by the an- nual parent-member ban- quet held on April 24. The program for the evening in- , eluded an address given by A guest speaker Scott Nea- ■ sham, State FFA President for I 1980-81; installation of the I new chapter officers for I 1980-81, and presentation of 9 awards. M President Jay Benin and Advisor Mr. Zobrist Chapter officers: D. Fertig, J. Bettin, D. Schwaller M. Bettin, G. Neville, J. Scott. Sno-Ball Sweetheart Sheila Ricke dancing with escort Mike Bettin. Although the yearbook staff was small and relatively inexperi- enced, they worked very hard this past year and put a lot of effort into creating an annual which everyone at OA could treasure in years to come. They strove to incorporate the best features of previous yearbooks with imaginative new ideas of their own. The theme the staff chose was vehicles and roads along with the motto, Speeding into the 80's. They tried to unify the an- nual and carry this theme throughout by drawing a differ- ent road sign on each division page and using different types of roads in the various sections. They were also able to obtain several unique features which they wre very proud of and which hopefully, everyone will appreciate. These included 8 pages of blue spot color photo- graphs which was a first in the history of the yearbook. YEARBOOK STAFF Co-Editors: Michelle Cordes and Donna Mildenstein. H£ AND THE S OAMS FOOTBALLERS m First Row: B. Hustedt, P. Scanlan, D. Roeder, B. Boudle, M. Reis, J. Bengford, C. Campbell, C. Pudenz, M. Hoe- fling. Second Row: D. Neville, M. Ludwig, B. Zoch, S. Siebrecht, C. Larson, P. Mau, G. Snyder, J. Krusenst- jerna, G. Pudenz, K. Gronau, L. Wunschel, T. Tiefenth- aler, L. Roeder. Third Row: Coach Mohlhoff, N. McCall, D. Harden, T. Schramm, T. Linder, T. Bengford, J. Holmes, D. Comstock, D. Newman, B. Cowlham, K. Sie- brecht, K. Brandt, A. Bernhardt, Coach Walsh. Sac City LV-A Holstein Wall Lake Ida Grove OAMS 6 6 12 0 14 Opp. 6 8 6 30 30 It's not so bad. Coach! Third Row: L. Oxendale, J. Lorenzen, T. Johannsen, L. Wuns- chel, T. Bengford, P. Mau, D. Neville, K. Siebrecht, J. Krusent- jerna, S. Siebrecht Second Row: W. Buller, B. Hustedt, J. Hoe- fling, G. Snyder, K. Gronqu, G. Pudenz, K. Brandt, D. Olsen First Row: S. joens, C. Pudenz, M. Reis, J. Buehler, M. Hoe- fling, C. Campbell, R. Snyder, J. Bengford OAMS TROJANETTES The seventh grade finished an un- defeated season with a record of 5-0. The gals displayed a lot of fire, en- thusiasm, and determination. The OAMS eighth grade Trojanettes showed a lot of spirit and determina- tion in a season record of 3-4. First Row. L. Oxendale, D. Reeves, J. Lorenzen, K. Thayer, S. Gunderson, R. Kirkpatrick, S Lahr, B. Lansink, K. Newmann,). Arbegast, K. Ang, Second Row: V. Graeve, D. Schmidtke ) Lorenzen, C. Fineran, M. Schwaller, D. Bihrer, T. Johannsen OAMS 7th Grade OPP. 48 LV-A 32 34 IG 25 34 Scha. 14 30 LV-A 28 49 WL 33 OAMS 8th Grade OPP. 18 LV-A 40 26 Scha. 30 14 LV-A 46 40 WL 45 28 IG 26 50 Cr. 24 36 Hoi. 31 First Row: C. Healy, L. Wallace, T. Rake, G. Schuldt, W. Buller, J. Cowlham, B. Hemer, M. Pudenz, T. Belstene, V. Bengford. Second Row: C. Miller, T. Bensley, Coach Zobel, D. Johnson OAMS TROJANS mMJiJY a: m « ' _ First Row: J. Krusenstjerna, T. Bengford, P. Scanlan, B. Hustedt, C. Larson, A. Bernhardt, J. Bengford, D. Olsen Second Row: D. Miller, N. McCall, D. Holmes, B. Cowlham, D. Newman, D. Neville, D. Comstock, K. Siebrecht, M. Ludwig, K. Gronau, D. Harden, Coach Mohlhoff Twenty-eight young Trojans took on the challenge of basketball this season and 7 managers were there to help and aid their coach. The sev- enth grade worked hard, and you could see improvement at the end of the season as they pooled their talents together for a 2-3 record. The eighth graders will be missed for they are leaving the Middle School with a 10-2 record. First Row: B. Boudle, D. Roeder, J. Buehler, G. Snyder, K. Brandt, T. Schramm, S. Siebrecht, M. Reis. Second Row: Coach Mohlhoff, C. Campbell, L. Roeder, L. Wunschel, L. Boysen, T. Tiefenthaler, P. Mau, J. Henkleman OAMS 7th Grade OPP. 8 LVA 33 12 IG 31 23 WL 9 36 Scha. 4 8 LVA 32 OAMS 8th Grade OPP. 37 LVA 32 53 IG 28 36 WL 49 28 LVA 18 49 Scha. 20 All Stars 36 Cres. 30 47 Hoi. 30 Coach Zobel. First Row: D. Sorensen, S. Lamaak, J. Lorenzen, S. Gunderson, S. Lahr, B. Lansink, J. Arbegast, K. Newman, V. Graeve, M. Pudenz. Second Row: M. Schwaller, K. Ang, C. Fineran, R. Kirkpatrick, J. Cowlham, G. Schuldt, C. Healy, R. Rake, B. Hemer, W. Buller. Third Row: D. Bihrer, K. Miles, L. Newman, L. Oxendale, D. Reeves, K. Thayer, V. Bengford, T. Belstene, C. Miller. NEW M.S. SPORT STARTED OAMS started volleyball as a permanent girls sport this past fall. In their first year of volley- ball, the gals learned the rules and basics of setting, serving, and passing. The season ran from Sept. 23 to Oct. 14 and ended with a scrimmage at IG. Next year OAMS will scrimmage other schools. OAMS SPRINTERS First Row: Coach Zobel, S. Gunderson, M. Pudenz, W. Buller, B. Hemer, C. Healy, K. Ang. Second Row: D. Sorenson, J. Lorenzen, L. Oxendale, K. Thayer,). Cowl- ham, V. Graeve, D. Reeves. Third Row: T. Johannsen, D. Schmidke,). Arbegast, ). Lorenzen, S. Lahr, T. Rake, G. Schuldt, T. Belstene. Some new records were set this year: Wendy Buller in the high Jump: 4' 8 . Chad Larson in the high jump: 5' 2 . C. Healy in the 880 run: 2:49.8. L. Oxendale in the 5 flight hurdles: 10.2. Shuttle hurdle relay (M. Pudenz, J. Cowl- ham, L. Oxendale, J. Arbegast): 44.4. 880 Medley Relay (W. Buller, L. Oxendale, C. Healy, J. Arbegast): 2:11.4. There were 53 middle school athletes who participated in track this spring. The tracksters participated in three meets this year: O-A Invitational, l-G Invitational, and the Conference Meet. The gals fin- ished first at the IG meet, second at the OA meet, and seventh at the conference. The boys finished second at the OA meet, fifth at the IG meet, and seventh at the conference meet. First Row: J. Buehler, M. Reis, S. Siebrecht, P. Scanlan, J. Bengford, B. Hustedt, M. Hoefling, R. Snyder, D. Roeder, D. Olson. Second Row: K. Gronau, G. Snyder, L. Wunschel, T. Bengford, P. Mau, G. Pudenz, T. Tiefenthaler, D. Miller, K. Brandt, A. Bernhardt, L. Boysen. Third Row: M. Ludwig, B. Cowlham, D. Comstock, K. Siebrecht, D. Neville, N. McCall, D. Newman, J. Krusenstjerna, C. Larson, D. Holmes. OAMS SPIRIT LEADERS Football: Left to Right: S. Joens, D. Schmidtke, L. Oxendale, J. Lorenzen, T. Johannsen, J. Arbegast. Basketball: L. Snyder, S. Hustedt, L. New- man, R. Wilke, K. Miles, S. Wunschel. The OAMS bands have been very active this year. The 7th and 8th marching band marched in the homecoming parade, per- formed with the high school band for the homecoming half-time show and participated in the Dan- bury Corn Days Festival by march- ing in their parade. The 6th, 7th, and 8th concert bands performed on the fall concert on November 15th and the spring concert March 20th, greatly improving from fall to spring. The 7th and 8th concert band and jazz band took part in the annual tour on May 2nd traveling to LV-A and Crestland with lunch at the Villag- er in Sac City. 6th Grade Band OAMS MUSIC ■ M M I rtii o ■ ■ i ■ ■ i This year the music department worked hard for their two perfor- mances, which were in the fall and ODEBO-ARTHUR STUDENTS -ELEVENTH GRADE--------- -----ELEVENTH GRADE---------- Darin Olson Lori Oxendale julie Paulsen Donna Paulson Melody Savage Jeff Schluter Danny Schwaller James Schwanz John Scott Dave Simonson Tracy Skaren Ron Sorensen Romayne Spragg Pam Stehr Terry Sweeden r i Scott Anderson )im Arbegast Tony Bauer Darrell Bengford Mary Bernhardt Tal Bettin Doug Biederman Robert Bird Sandy Brandt Brad Buller Kassandra Campbell Crystal Gronau Tim Gunderson Marty Hast Carl Hemer Jeff Hoffman Marty Kane Patty Kelly Terri LaGrange Kent Lansink Conwell Larson Jill Lindner Naomi McFarland Renea McMullen Darla Mau Kay Mehrhoff Randy Miles Greg Neville Tammy Neville Diane Pudenz - TENTH GRADE --------- -----TENTH GRADE--------- Tammy Pudenz Tom Rake Russell Roeder loan Rydberg Janet Schroeder John Schwaller Rayln Spragg Deneil Stehr Sharon Stone Dianna Stork Scott Cardin Kelli Cowlham Scott Cranston Carol Dunkin Laura Fineran Larry Flogstad Kathy Fries Tom Gunderson Jim Hall Barbara Hoaglund Gregg Hoaglund Gina Hustedt Wayne Imhoff Sharon Joens Dawn Koenen Renea Lansink Roger Lansink Jim Lavelle Robert Lorenzen Ronnie Lorenzen John Ludwig Kristy Mandernach Rhonda Mildenstein Mary Nelson Connie Neville NINTH GRADE---------- --------NINTH GRADE-------- k Toni Neville Melinda Newman Sharon Paulsen Donavon Paulson Mike Pick Mary Porter Lori Pudenz Colette Roeder Scott Scanlan David Schluter Kristie Schroeder Lisa Schroeder Ann Schwaller Doyle Simonson Julie Stehr Susan Stone Jeff Tiefenthaler Linda Veit Stephanie Veit T Kim Ang Judy Arbegast Jamie Bengford Tony Bengford Adam Bernhardt Dixie Bihrer Doug Comstock Brad Cowlham Chris Fineran Vicki Graeve - EIGHTH GRADE----------4 I Keith Gronau Sandy Gunderson David Harden Dale Hoefling Mark Hoefling 4 i I Janice Lorenzen Joyce Lorenzen Matt Ludwig Norris McCall Danny Miller --------EIGHTH GRADE Michael Neumann Kathy Neumann David Neville Dale Newman Lori Newman Daniel Olson Linda Oxendale Glenn Pudenz Deb Reeves Phil Scanlan Dawn Schmidke Marilyn Schwaller Kirk Siebrecht Reed Snyder Diane Sorensen T r.- i' i % Kristie Thayer Heidi Tunberg Connie Healy Bonnie Hemer Joe Henkelman Barry Hoaglund Wayne Hoaglund Darla Johnson Shirley Joens Duane Lansink Mary Lansink Patrick Mau Karen Miles Cheryl Miller Charles Pudeni Mary Pudenz Tammy Rake Student Council: First Row-P. Scanlan, C. Larson, T. Johannsen, C. Miller, D. Lansink, Second Row-G. Snyder, T. Tiefenthaler, D. Schmidke, J. Lorenzen, L. Roeder, Third Row-R. Roeder, S. Hustedt, S. Wunschel, W. Gonnerman, T. Buelow. -----SIXTH GRADE Mike Anderson Tony Barker Tami Bengford Michael Bergman Chris Bernhardt Charles Bird Mike Boudle Timothy Buelow Cathy Carlson Shawn Cardin Sherry Connors Lee Cranston Janet Dunkin Beth Ellis Denise Fineran Wendy Gonnerman Mark Hast Paul Hoefling Jeff Holmes Steve Hustedt Tina Johnson Brian LaGrange Joey Lahr Sharon Lamaak Traci Lange Susan Lorenzen Lori Lundberg Miriam McFarland Audrey Mildenstein Teresa Mollhoff -SIXTH GRADE- Mark Olson Deanna Paulsen Connie Paulson David Pierce Susan Pudenz Audra Roeder Ricky Roeder Jack Scanlan Tammy Schramm Dayle Simonsen Andrea Snyder Lauri Snyder Denise Stork Danell Thevenot Lisa Tunberg 1 Paula Siebrecht Sheryl Stone Kathy Thayer Heather Turin Colby Waldemar Curtis Wareham Mrs. Bloom Mrs. Gunderson Mrs. Menage Ellen Witteveen FOURTH GRADE Amanda Barker Jane Barker Karen Belstene Todd Bengford Dena Bettin Greg Bruenmg Carla Carlson Chad Cranston Derick Cranston Melissa Ellis tk rvvy Jamie Godbersen Travis Greeu Jason Gritten Bob Gunderson Jean Hemer Michael Hankenius Rodney Hoefling Tammy Hustedt Mark Imhoff Tory Johannsen Sandy Lamaak Karen Lansink Karla Lansink Paul Lindner Lisetta Love Scott Mandernach Lara Michels Chad Mohr Tyleen Mollhoff Steve Nissen Bradly Phillips James Peirce Jim Porter Stacy Profit Sharon Pudenz Dean Quirk Greg Raasch Ted Rake Shane Reinhart Jeff Roeder - FOURTH GRADE------- Jamie Rohlf Darwin Schluter Stacey Schnuckel Bob Schroeder Bridget Schuidt Marni Schwanz Rebekah Spragg Jeri Stephens Patty Thayer Mindee Thies Shawn Thies Laurie Wardrip Lisa Wareham Robert Wiese Ms. Holthusen Ms. West Ms. Patterson Mrs. Swensen Mrs. Evans Mrs. Zobel THIRD GRADE Fred Anderson James Anderson John Ang Jeff Barber Glenn Barker I Keith Belstene james Bender Steven Brandt Brian Buehler Kelly Cranston I I I Melissa Davis James Fiebelkorn Jeff Fineran Todd Gunderson Rachel Gustafson I I I I I James Henkelman Kelly Iversen Troy Johnson Ken Koenen JoDee Lange John Larson Brenda Lippincott William Ludwig Ricky Lundberg David Mattes I I Chad Matthaidess Greg Mausen Matthew Mentzer Russell Mildenstein Mike Miles I I Cory Murr Marc Neumann John Patterson Scott Pick Valerie Porter --------THIRD GRADE - ■ Ms. Pithan SECOND GRADE - V 4 -------- Channing Profit Julie Pudenz Darrin Roeder Kari Snyder Jason Turin David Wiegert Rusty Wilke Bobbi Jo Yirkovsky Andy Zobel Ms. Schulte Colette Beatty Brad Bengford Andy Bird Shannon Boudle Jonathon Buelow Jay Dahlberg Neva Ehlers Matthew Evans Angela Fineran James Fiebelkorn Michael Gosch Matthew Gritten Stephanie Hotle Melissa Jessen Dale Johnson jon Krayenhagen Jackie Lindner Rebecca Lindner Nicola Ludwig Laura Meentz April Miller Mollie Mortensen Chad Neumann Danae Olson John Olson Patty Paulson Jayne Pudenz Todd Quick Jeff Reetz Toni Reis Danae Roeder Terry Roeder Jason Scanlan Jason Sharkey Aaron Siebrecht Brenda Stan Mike Thayer Christopher Thrailkill Heidi Ullrich Bobby Upton Melissa Wood Jason Wulf Ray Zimmer Ms. Peterson Ms. Thayer - SECOND GRADE----- ■---------FIRST GRADE----- Bryan Anderson LaRae Arbegast John Bruening Cory Conover Dustyn Diersen Thad Diersen Jill Drake Suzanne Fineran Emily Fox Erin Foy Jessica Green Angela Hellickson Matthew Hurley Amy Krusentjerna Kristina Lindner Tony Mason Steve Mattes Christina Michels Tracy Miles Margaret Mildenstein R. J. Miller Wendy Miller Stanley Mortensen Kim Murr Susan Neumann Wayne Nissen Michael Patterson Brian Pierce William Redenius Chad Reinhart Sharon Reinhart Chad Sunner Thomas Wardrip jesse Yirkovsky Ms. Friday Ms. Sundell Ms. Kies KINDERGARTEN Jeff Anderson Joshua Andrews Brian Arbegast Jennifer Arbegast Lori Baker Jeree Carlson Gary Conner Dennis Fiebelkorn Joseph Godbersen Jason Gosch Jason Graeve Ruth Gustafson Kristine Hellickson Jory Hemer Patrick Henkenius Beth Hoelscher Matt Hustedt Ryan Jessen Kristin Johnson Jason Konradi Andrew Ladwig Scott Lahr Tim Matthaidess Scott Menage Staci Miller Tasha Miller Troy Neville Patti Newman Shanda Pridie Matt Raasch Teri Rake Wylene Redenius Travis Reis Tony Roeder Amanda Sharkey Tammi Siebrecht Jenny Streed Angela Sweeden Laurie Thayer Nathan Thrailkill Jennifer Turin Robyn Wiese Christina Zimmer Ms. Boggs Ms. Schroeder .tN £, sJy w my. When we accepted the position of co-editors of the 1979- BO yearbook over a year ago, we had no idea of all the long hours, hard work, and careful planning it took. And although we knew almost nothing about the mechanics of putting together a yearbook, we were eager and full of many new ideas. During the past months, however, we've slowly learned the steps and processes (mainly through trial and error) and have made many mistakes along the way. We've always had fun and never regretted our decision, though, and would never give up the valuable lessons we've learned in cooperation, responsibility, dependability, and working with others. We sincerely hope you enjoy reading and owning this memory book as much as we enjoyed making it. It could never have been accomplished without the work and dedi- cation of our great advisor, Mr. Wiese. Co-Editors Michelle and Donna.