Petersburg High School - Pirateer Yearbook (Petersburg, NE)

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PROLOGUE “All The World’s Our Stage” Those of you who have a nodding acquaintance with Shakespeare’s play “As You Like It” will recognize that we paraphrased this year’s title from the famous speech “The Seven Ages of Man,” which reads in part: “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. First, the infant, ... And then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school .. We have tried to show the second age of man — the schoolboy — as it was performed here at Pe- tersburg this year. So, I welcome you to the Petersburg Public School’s 1982 production of “All the World’s Our Stage.” The actors, stage crew and producers con- sisted of our student body, staff and faculty, and administration. The parts we played taught us how to cooperate with each other and to get along in life. Just like in a theatrical production, we had to work together to give a shining performance. To those who receive this book, we hope you enjoy our performance as much as we loved presenting it. Brenda Ann Pelster Editor-In-Chief 2 Shakespeare, William. “As You Like It.” Act II, Scene 7.

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Student Council: L to R (back row) Doug Koch, Sponsor Mr. Cunningham, Tom Foss; (center row) Jeanine Ket- teler, Secretary-Treasurer Anita Benda, President Brenda Pelster; (front row) Tom Temme, Reporter Vickie Johnson, Vice-President Angie Benda. Student leaders elected by peers As usual with the opening of the new school year, each class held elections to select those of their classmates whom they thought would do a good job leading them in their class and representing them in Student Council. Each class elected a president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer (see next page). It was the responsibility of these students to organize and plan for dances, operation of the concessions stand, cake raffles and other money-making projects. This year most of the classes were involved in improving the condition of their own class treasury. The Senior and Junior classes sold magazines subscriptions and record albums. The Seniors used their funds to finance the annual “Sneak Day” trip in May. They went to “Worlds of Fun” in Kansas City. The Junior class also sponsored the Chili Supper, on the night of the school play. The supper helped to finance the Junior-Senior Prom, which was a rewarding occasion for everyone in attendance. The Sophomores sponsored an informal dance, shortly after Valentines Day, to earn money and provide a break in the school routine. It will be their responsibility to produce the Junior-Senior Prom in 1983. The Freshmen helped to operate the concessions stand, but because it was their first year, they did not sponsor any school event. Elections for Student Council began in homeroom, where each class elected two representatives. The representatives then met and elected officers from among their membership. Their primary project in 1982 was sponsorship of a “Film Festival” on April Fools’ Day. The films shown that evening were two comedies: “The Little Rascals” and “The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again.” The movie goers all had a good time. 4