Prague High School - Panther Yearbook (Prague, NE)

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BAND KEEPING T0 THE BEAT The band members were First row: Gary Piercy, Margaret Stanek, joey Nemec, Brian Kubik, Ryan Vanek. Second row: Becky McKesson, Stacy Hanis, Traci Kavan, Tammy Wirka, Deanna Houfek, Dale Peterson, Miss Beans. Third row: SlieriPaseka, Rabbi Koranda, DougHavlovic, GregMalina,jef1'Sousek. Last row: Elizabeth Nemec, Mark Ostry, Cory Piercy, Larry Koranda, T roy Kavan and Dwain Prochaska. This year was the start of the Prague Mar- ching Band. The Band marched at the Shrine Bowl Parade, the State Fair, and Grand Island's Harvest of Harmony. Among their oth er performances were Var- ious pep band appearances, including Girls District Basketball Tournament, Winter and Spring Concerts, District Music Contest, and Memorial Day services in Prague and Malmo. Top picture: Prague Band marching at the State Fair. Left picture.' Band director Miss Beans marches with the Band as they lead the way down town for a pep ral- ly. Right top: turkeys march with the Band, Bottom right: the Band at practice. 52 Band

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THE UNIN VI TED GHOST - A group of teenagers plan a surprise birthday party to be held in a haunted mansion where an unsolved murder was committed twenty years be- fore. A mysterious lady in black terrorizes the group. Who is she? And who are the strangers looking at the house? The teenagers manage to solve the crime and the mystery of the crying baby too. Cast of Characters: Hortense Gardiner - Marlene Sousek jim Elliot - Scott Polacek Dorothy Warren - Becky Vanek Mrs. Flinch - Tracy Vanek l Speech Team - Bottom: Tracy, Sponsor - Mrs. Foxworthy, Brendag Top: Melissa and Gary. Above picture is Gary Piercy reading The Life Of Walter Mytty during intermission at the Spring School Play in May, Left corner One Shot Sal is defending herself from the cowboys, Below is jake the Snake talk- ing to the Dubina Indian tribe for help to sa ve his saloon. At the right is the cast from The Uni!! Vi- led Ghost taking a bow. Below right isjim Elliot holding a gun on the mysteriou lady. Madge - Connie Stava Betty - Melissa Smith Bill - Gary Piercy Rich - Cory Piercy Nancy - Connie Kratky Elaine - Mary Lawver Speech Contest Rate High Four students participated in the district speech contest held in Clarks in March. Gary Piercy earned an excellent ra ting for his humorous prose reading from The Secret Life Of Walter Mytty by James Thurber. Another excellent was received by Melissa Smith for her poetry reading. The duet acting team of Tracy Vanek and Brenda Belik selected a reading from Voices from the High School and earned a well-deserved superior rating. Drama! Speech 51

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CH OR US KEEPS UP THE EN TH USIASM High School chorus members: Deanna Houfek, Connie Kratky, Mark Ostry, Robbie Ko- randa, Troy Kavan, Larry Koranda, Connie Stava, Michelle johnson. Second row: Sherri Pasaka, Darlene Snitily, Margaret Stanek, Cory Piercy, john Kasper, Marie McCullik, Mar- lene Sousek. Miss Beans. Front row: Carmon Egr, Tammy Wirka, Traci Ka van, Stacy Hanis, Elizabeth Nemec, Connie Kremlacek, Deanna Kubik and Brenda Belik. A .. Chorus - an everyday class for the high school students at Prague. They are constant- ly busy practicing for the Christmas concert. District contest and Spring concert. Though it is hard Work, they still keep the high voltage for singing. In the classroom every morning Miss Beans begins to have Warm-ups to get her stu- dents' voices ready to sing songs they need to Work on. You can tell that chorus is well liked be- cause there are 24 chorus members in the class. So ifyou want to see kids having fun, go see the PHS. students performing in the class- room or on stage. jr. High school chorus members are,' top row: jeff Sousek, Dale Peterson, Brian Kubik, Ryan Vanek and Doug Havlovic. Bottom E.. row: LeAnn Snitily, Becky McKesson, jenny Vanek, Dwain Prochaska, Greg Malina, joey Nemec, and not pictured: joni johnson. Pictured to the lower left are the Kindergar- ten singing at the Christmas concert. Picture at the right are Scott Polacek, Troy Kavan, Mark Ostry, and Rob Koranda. Chorus 53