Sacred Heart High School - Reflections Yearbook (Falls City, NE)

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Academics IT i LEFT: ENTHUSI- ASTIC ART stu- dents work on their assignments. RIGHT: “GOING THREE times— sold!” The pep club slave sale proved to be a very successful event. THE TYPING CLASS prepares for another busy day. IN ADVANCED P.E., Mark Fleskoski and Joe Bangert look on as Pat Marx heaves the ball.

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Music Department The Sacred Heart mixed chorus, with instructor, Sister Margaret Ellen, and accompanist, Tim Kean. Swing choir, left to right: Lynne Coupe, Sam Cowan, Nora Cowles, Tom Har- mon, Maureen Hoffman, Linda Lantzy, Steve Po- komy, Susan Lan- tzy, Mike Bird, Ken Thiltges, Jane Met- zner, Jim Hoy, Nancy McQueen and Peter Kommer.

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Class His Fall 1971, found 28 freshmen installed as new citizens of Sacred Heart School. Initiated on the evening of our first day in high school, the girls proved themselves fashionable by wearing diapers, mismatched shoes, braids and, of course, an “I Love the Seniors sign. The boys looked stylish in similar dress but with pigtails and red lipstick. The high points of the party were walking blindfold through a box of broken glass (which felt suspiciously like corn flakes) and jumping six feet from a board held by senior boys, then hitting the floor eight inches later! Our freshmen officers were Greg Smith, president; Mark Huber, vice-president; Connie Taft, secretary; and Susan Lantzy, treasurer. They led us through such experiences as a bake sale at Gamble’s and manning the punch bowl at the Christmas formal. Mike Bird decided his favorite teacher was Miss Los- kill when she broke a world record by keeping him after school for an hour and a half. The speech class all went to conference speech meets through the year, but Steve Kopetzky showed fecial talent by winning the District American Legion Oratori- cal Contest. Steve also won the Elk’s Club Speech Con- test, with Jerry Koopman taking third place. Our fresh- man year will long be remembered as the year Mental Olympics got its start. It was also the year many of us made our acting, singing, or dancing debuts in a rendi- tion of Noah's Ark for the incoming freshmen. On the first day of our sophomore year we met two new classmates, Nancy McQueen and our first exchange stu- dent, Martin Rangel, from Venezuela. He lived with the Kopetzky’s. Diane Mcllvain moved away which left us with 29 members. The officers were Susan Lantzy, president; Pat Marx, vice-president; Mark Huber, secretary; and Joe Bangert-treasurer. The big project of that year was popping popcorn for basketball games. The only thing is that Anita, Frances, Connie and Marcia ate up all of the profits. Some of the girls still haven’t recovered from biology class. That year we dissected frogs and cows eyes. Remember, Claire, when one of the eyeballs chased you away from the table? Two salesman and a Navy recruiter had to look twice when they visited school on Clash Day. A typical outfit was a bright polka-dotted shirt, with plaid pants, a striped tie, and green tennis shoes. For the second time, Steve won the District American Legion Oratorical Contest and then went to win at State. He won a trip to the Regional Contest held in Ca )er, Wyoming. Another victory for Steve was the State Voice of Democracy Contest. We had a farewell party for Martin, for we knew he would be returning to Venezuela during the summer. We left our sophomore year looking forward to being upper- classmen. The beginning of our junior year seemed quite because Mike Hunzeker had been ZAPPed down to F.C.HJS. The officers were Steve Kopetzky, president; Greg Smith, vice-president; Chris Cowan, secretary; and Allan Bau- man, treasurer. They led us in projects like picking up com. Remember, Anita, how much fun the boys had tying you up in that gunny sack?!! Steve was almost un- animously impeached by the girls when he set back the only wristwatch in the field. Trusting his honest face, we were all LATE for our afternoon appointments. Our class was left in charge of the homecoming skit. Pat Marx, Hank Prater, Mark Huber, and Steve Kope- tzky as the FBI (Football Investigation) arrested the masked creature, Coach, in a version of Dragnet writ- ten by Jerry Koopman. Two members of our class, Mark Huber and Keith Marx, moved away shortly alter homecoming. In January we wel- comed another exchange student, Rachel Russo, from Bra- zil. She lived with the McQueen’s. The Christmas formal proved to be full of dancing. The only trouble was that the band didn’t show up because of snow... so we danced our hearts to a tape player provided by Jerry Hill! During our junior year the basketball team made it to the state tournament, for the first time in 27 years. We went on to take second place at state. We will never for-