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

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1977 volume:

Memories Sacred Heart High School Falls City, Nebraska Volume 12 Educators Of Tomorrow’s Leaders S. Agnes Clare: English I. IV. Guidance Counselor. Freshman Class Sponsor. Bill Jenkins: World History. American History. Civics. P.E., Coach. Senior Class Sponsor. S. Linda: Record Keeping. Bookkeeping. Typing, Spanish, Junior Class Sponsor. S. Madeleva. Band. Chorus. Mrs. Gilbert: Art. Mrs. Schwartz: English II, III. Money Matters. S. Hilaria: Principal. Algebra I. II. Geometry. Trigonometry. Physics. Biology. Money Matters. Travel Talk, Sophomore Class Sponsor. Mrs. Slagle: Reading. S. Emile. Library. Current Reading. Mrs. Frederick: Business Office. Fr. Zastrow: Religion Fr. Baker: Religion I. II. III. IV 2 Graduates Seniors At Last Leading the senior class in their various ac- tivities were the class officers In the picture at RIGHT. They are. SEATED. Bob Aitken, secretary; and Jim Hoy. president. STANDING are Jon Kopetzky. vice-president; and Sandra Schawang. treasurer. 4 Bill Froeschl Nora Cowles Bob Aitken Sandra Schawang Patricia Bangert Jon Kopetzky Jim Hoy Margie Scholl Teresa Casey The senior class was blessed with six scholarship winners. They are. STANDING left to right. Jon Kopetzky. $500. Guideposts and $150. Elks Club; Teresa Casey. $500. St. Mary College. Leavenworth; Bob Aitken. $100. University of Nebraska Regents; and Nora Cowles. $500. St. Mary College. Leavenworth. SEATED are Jim Hoy. appointment to the United States Air Force Academy; and Sandra Schawang. appointment to the United States Naval Academy. Mark Fleskoski Debbie Heineman Paul Marx Kerry Harmon Pat Mosiman Nancy Goltz Steve Pokorny Linda Lantzy David Guilliams 5 The senior class celebrated Homecoming by posing for a Number One picture on and around this year’s Homecoming car, Marge.” 6 Betty Finck Brian Bennett Peggy Ramer Sam Cowan Jeanne Eckwert Kevin Kreifels Classes Juniors On Their Way . . . Our junior year began in late August of 1976 with a new classmate—Kathy Stratton from Norfolk. It is said that the junior year is the busiest year in high school. Now we know why! In October, we built a bon fire and staged a spin-off of •‘Hee-Haw for the homecoming pep rally. Then in December, we decorated the ceiling of the gymnasium for our Christmas Formal. On Friday. May 13. the junior-senior prom was held in the Elks Club Ballroom, with the theme: We Could Exist on the Stars. Our class was fairly well off financially, so our only money-making project this year was cleaning Jug Brown Stadium after the home football games. As this year comes to an end. and we look forward to our last year at Sacred Heart, we will always remember the fun we had in our junior year. ✓ David Anno Mary Bennett Lynne Coupe Mimi Cowles Karey Crofford Joni Eckwert TOP: Dan Hill jumps for joy on the last day of school; ABOVE: Mary Bennett and Tracy Rathman get ready to cheer the Irish onward. Dan Hill Leon Koelzer Ken Kottich 8 Renee Kreifels Robin Prater Bill Randall Matt Santo Michelle Schuetz Sara Schulenberg Randall Smith Kathy Stratton Kevin Taft Lori Lippold Victor Martineau John McGuire Connie Olberding CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Karey Crofford. Nancy Froeschl. Lynne Coupe. Mimi Cowles and Kathy Strat- ton decorate for the prom; David Anno and Victor Martineau enjoying art class; John McGuire and Randall Smith hand-off. 9 Sophomores Doing Their Thing During the year of 1976-1977. the sophomore class made plans for their Junior-Senior prom in the following year. They also ordered and received their class rings. The sophomore boys put on the Spanish play. Los Tres Cer- ditos (The Three Little Pigs), pictured at RIGHT. The sophomore girls treated the boys to a Spanish dinner, followed by Spanish games at the end of the school year Bob Crofford. the first M H pig. is about to be attacked by Joe Marx, the wolf, as | i V the sophomore boys in Spanish II act out The A ' Three Little Pigs. Janet Scholl. President Laura Prosser. V-president Laurie Coupe. Secretary Randy Schawang. Treasurer Doug Anno Geri Anno Tom Bangert Colleen Bennett Robert Burghart Bob Crofford Patty Goltz Tim Schuetz Nancy Lippold Charles Kreifels Michelle Kreifels Joe Marx Regina Marx Brad Oliver Lisa Knobbe 10 CLOCKWISE STARTING BELOW: Mrs. Don Coupe gives a pointer to the sophomores, who were serving at the Show and Sell; Robert Burghart leaps his way to the state track meet; Tom Bangert enjoys a Spanish game as a Spanish II project, while Janet Scholl watches with in- terest; Regina Marx. Laura Prosser, and Geri Anno get ready to pop corn at the basketball games to make money for next year's prom; Regina Marx. Janet Scholl, and Nan- cy Lippold compete in P. E. basketball with much enthusiasm. 11 Freshmen Take First Step In the photo at RIGHT, freshmen class officers, left to right: are Danelle Smith, vice-president; Tim Kean, treasurer; Karen Marx, president; and Dottie Hill, secretary. LOWER RIGHT. Linda Randall and Jon McQueen work on the yearbook. BELOW. Mike Finck is in for the layup in the freshman-sophomore tourna- ment. Also in the picture are Bob Stratton 33. Brad Oliver 45. Kirby Oliver 35. and Robert Burghart 43. Mike Finck is 13. Brian Burghart Patti Cowles Natalie Eickhoff Mike Finck Dottie Hill Shiela Koelzer Julie Majerus Karen Marx Kathy Marx Jon McQueen Kirby Oliver Linda Randall Patty Sinclair Danelle Smith Bob Stratton BELOW. Natalie Eickhoff pays her dues for the freshmen slave auction. Tim Kean, treasurer, takes her money; Karen Marx, president, and Mike Olberding look on. TOP RIGHT. Maria Weddle. Terry Horner, and Patty Cowles hurry down to the lunchroom. CENTER RIGHT. Kathy Marx. Julie Majerus. Brian Burghart. and Patty Tracy play Bingo in a foreign language in Travel Talk. BOTTOM RIGHT, freshmen join in the Christmas games. In the ping pong action are. from left. CLOCKWISE. Mike Flnck. Deb- bie Nichols. Terry Horner. Patty Sinclair. Shiela Koelzer. Kirby Oliver. Kathy Marx. Tim Kean. Karen Marx, and Dot- tie Hill. Terry Horner Tim Kean Debbie Nichols Mike Olberding Patty Tracy Maria Weddle Hard Work Pays Off School this year had many new and different ideas and provided new experiences. Not just for the freshmen, either. A new class was Travel Talk, taught by Sister Mary Hilaria, assisted by various foreign-speaking people. CLOCKWISE FROM RIGHT: Terry Toblkawa. the Japanese exchange student, aids Kevin Kreifels in Kevin’s attempt to understand the Japanese language in Travel Talk. . . Matt Santo. Kevin Taft, and Connie Olberding. try to build their typing skills while Sister Linda makes sure everything is open and aboveboard . . .the freshmen are quiet as they pay close attention to the process of buying, selling, and saving in Money Matters . . . Sandra Schawang carefully performs an experiment in the lab . . . David Anno and Victor Martineau display their talent in art class. Athletics Irish Go To State IRISH OPPONENT 26 Pawnee City 0 40 Southeast 6 40 Sterling 14 38 Palmyra 0 40 Johnson-Brock 0 52 Nemaha Valley 8 40 Humboldt 8 22 Nebraska City Lourdes 8 20 Woibach 21 The Sacred Heart Irish possessed speed, strength, and poise to put together one of the best Class D football teams in Nebraska. Pre-season ranked at 2 in the state, the Irish roiled to eight straight victories in which only two touchdowns were scored against the varsity defense. They defended their Galaxy Conference Cham- pionship, won the District 1 Championship, and became the first school in Richardson Coun- ty to earn a berth in the state football playoffs. In the Class D semifinal round, the Irish dropped a close and much dis- puted game to Woibach by a single point. At the end of the season, the team's effort brought them a third place rating of all Class D football teams in Nebraska. Statistics First Downs Net Yards Rushing Yards Passing Total Yards Gained Passes Attempted Passes Completed Intercepted by Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized Points Scored Points Average Irish Opponent 104 72 2.071 1.055 988 427 3.059 1.482 89 106 45 33 19 7 14 8 605 403 318 65 35 7 TOP RIGHT: Dan Hill and Mike Sells use team effort to grind out yardage; CENTER LEFT: Coach Jenkins and the team go over pre-game strategy; CENTER: Steve Pokorny leaps over defender for a pass; CENTER RIGHT: Coach Jenkins and Bob Aitken decide the next move; BOTTOM: Jim Hoy and Pat Mosiman put a quick end to opponent's drive. 16 The FIGHTING IRISH of Sacred Heart: KNEELING. Terry Toblkawa. Terry Horner. Mike Finck. Mike Olberdlng, Jon McQueen. Joe Marx. Matt Santo, and Tom Bangert; SECOND ROW. Pat Mosiman. Dough Anno. Randy Schawang. Brian Burghart. Mark Fleskosi. Mike Sells. Victor Martineau. Bill Randall. Leon Koelzer. Sam Cowan, and Jon Kopetzky; THIRD ROW. Kirby Oliver. Steve Pokorny. Brad Oliver. Brian Bennett. Robert Burghart. Keith Eickhoff. Dan Hill. Bob Aitken. Jim Hoy. Bill Froeschl. Randall Smith, and Ken Kottich. CLOCKWISE STARTING BELOW: dive play gains tough yardage . . Irish defenders eagerly await opponents next move . . Mike Sells fights for the first down . . . Dan Hill pushes aside another would-be tackier . . . Hill leads the way for Sam Cowan on a punt return. Cagers’ Success Continues SEASON AT A GLANCE IRISH 72 Palmyra 55 IRISH 64 Humboldt 42 IRISH 84 Neb. City Lourdes 42 IRISH 84 . Bern. Ks. 59 IRISH 67 Sterling 50 IRISH 68 Dawson-Verdon 38 IRISH 53 Odell 48 IRISH 64 Johnson-Brock 36 IRISH 83 . Elwood. Ks. 50 IRISH 89 North Nodaway. Mo. 54 IRISH 73 Craig. Mo. 66 IRISH 40 N.E. Nodaway. Mo. 48 IRISH 76 Pawnee City 56 IRISH 86 Dawson-Verdon 47 IRISH 44 Humboldt 43 IRISH 48 Southeast 47 IRISH 67 Sterling 60 IRISH 67 Nemaha Valley 55 IRISH 68 Southeast 48 IRISH 76 Hamburg, la. 67 IRISH 72 Rock Port. Mo. 56 IRISH 82 Dawson-Verdon 50 IRISH 74 Douglas 55 IRISH 52 Adams 59 THE 1976-77 SACRED HEART IRISH, from left. Coach Bill Jenkins. Keith Eickhoff. Sam Cowan, Robert Burghart. Randy Smith, Dan Hill, Bill Froeschl. Bob Aitken. Kenny Kottich, Jim Hoy. John McGuire. Steve Pokorny. and Jon Kopetzky. CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Bob Aitken lays in an easy two against Rock Port . . . Dan Hill gets tough under the boards as Sam Cowan (12) watches, ready to lend a hand. . . . Jim Hoy pumps in a long shot during district competition, while Sacred Heart fans look on. . . . Steve Pokorny hooks to the bucket against Southeast in one of season s last home games as Keith Eickhoff. LEFT, and Dan Hill maneuver for posi- tion. 18 FROM BOTTOM CLOCKWISE: Irish get psyched before varsity game. Steve Pokorny fires for two as Dan Hill and Jim Hoy battle for position. Jim Hoy snags another rebound. Sam Cowan gets trapped in the corner. Steve Pokorny drives for two more. Jon Kopetzky doesn't know if he should shoot or pass or whatever. Dan Hill wins jump as Bob Aitken watches intently. 19 ABOVE CLOCKWISE: Bob Aitken goes for two as Dan Hill and Jim Hoy watch: Aitken again shoots for two against Douglas; Jim Hoy bags a bucket against Humboldt; Robert Burghart drives for an easy hoop; John McGuire. Ken Kottich. and Brad Oliver play keep away during a game; Matt Santo finally meets his match against Rockport. The Irish B-Team, FRONT ROW from the left, consisted of Mike Finck. Joe Marx. Matt Santo. Terry Horner. Randall Smith. Teruhiko Tobikawa. Bob Strat- ton. and Coach Bill Jenkins; BACK ROW. Randy Schawang, Charles Kriefels, Mike Olberding. Kirby Oliver. Robert Burghart. Brad Oliver. Ken Kottich. and John McGuire. 20 Irish Finish Year Strong With Track CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Dan Hill 9tares in awe after releasing a record throw in the shot Pat Mosiman makes sure Bob Aitken gets the baton in the two-mile relay . . . Dave Anno tries to break away from the pack in the hurdles . . . the team takes time for a picture . . . John McGuire is relieved after winning his heat of 440 yards. 1 ' N The team consisted of. FRONT ROW left to right. Danny Jenkins (moral support), student manager. Terry Tobikawa. Pat Mosiman. John McGuire. Steve Pokorny. Randall Smith. Sam Cowan, and Jon McQueen; BACK ROW. Bob Stratton. Coach Jenkins. Randy Schawang. Mike Olber- ding. Dave Anno. Ken Kottich. Brad Oliver, Dan Hill. Bob Aitken. and Robert Burghart. The Sacred Heart Irish thinclads topped off a successful track season by bringing home the D-1 championship trophy for the second straight year. In claiming the title, the Irish qualified seven people in seven events for the state meet. Qualifiers were: Dan Hill. shot, discus, and triple jump; Dave Anno, high hurdles; Robert Burghart. high jump; Sam Cowan, mile run; and the two- mile relay team of Cowan. Pat Mosiman. Bob Aitken. and John McGuire. Four new records were set this year: Dan Hill, shot- 52'2 . and discus-145'5 ''; Jon McQueen, two mile run-11:23.2; and the two-mile relay-8:33.5. Volleyball Starts Girls’ Season This year marked the beginning of a new sports season for the girls. With the passage of Title IX. which provided for equal facilities and opportunities for boys and girls in schools, the girls were offered a new athletic program. The team was coached by Glenda Watton. The most valuable player was Debbie Heineman. The most improved was Lisa Knobbe. The girls gather for a time-out. Left to right: Debbie Heineman. Mary Bennett, Patti Cowles, and Natalie Eickhoff. 22 Patti Cowles may be small In size, but she can still get the ball over as Mimi Cowles watches anxiously Sacred Heart 2 9 Sacred Heart 11 6 Southeast 15 15 Humboldt 15 15 Sacred Heart 4 14 Southern Galaxy Pawnee City 15 16 Sacred Heart 10 4 Pawnee City 15 15 Sacred Heart 4 4 Sterling 15 15 District Tournament Sacred Heart 7 3 Sacred Heart 1 11 Lewiston 15 15 Johnson-Brock 15 15 Girls out for volleyball: BOTTOM ROW left to right. Mimi Cowles. Mary Bennett. Michelle Kreifells, Debbie Heineman. Kerry Harmon. Natalie Eickhoff. Patti Cowles, and Patty Goltz; SECOND ROW, Trish Bangert. Michelle Schuetz. Connie Olberding. Teresa Casey. Linda Lantzy. Sandra Schawang. Lynne Coupe, and Nancy Froeschl; THIRD ROW. Maria Weddle. Kathy Marx. Geri Anno. Janet Scholl. Laurie Coupe. Kathy Stratton, Lisa Knobbe. and Colleen Bennett: TOP ROW. Coach Glenda Watton. Shiela Koelzer, Gina Marx. Debbie Nichols, and Dottie Hill. New Beginning . . . Girls’Basketball This was the first year for girls' basket- ball and they may have ended the season without a win but they did gain a lot of needed experience for next year Don Coupe, pictured ABOVE, sacrificed his time away from the boys to coach the girls and teach them the fundamentals of the sport. Already the girls are preparing for next year and the many seasons yet to come. Irish 14........Humboldt 40 Irish 16........Sterling 42 Irish 18........Johnson-Brock 59 Irish 9.........Rock Port 69 Irish 15........Southeast Consolidated 39 Irish 21........Pawnee City 47 Irish 18........Humboldt 60 Irish 25........Pawnee City 45 Irish 20........Southeast Consolidated 52 Irish 19........Table Rock 54 RIGHT. Freshman Patti Cowles looks toward a bright future in basketball after leading the Irish girls in scoring. The members of the basketball team were. FRONT ROW. left to right. Debbie Heineman. Patty Goltz. Tracy Rathman. Mary Bennett, and Patti Cowles. MIDDLE ROW. Trish Bangert. Janet Scholl. Michelle Kreifels. Lynne Coupe. Mimi Cowles. Laurie Coupe. Sandra Schawang. and Kathy Marx. BACK ROW. Michelle Schuetz. Natalie Eickhoff. Dottie Hill. Renee Kreifels. Laura Prosser. Shiela Koelzer. and Teresa Casey NOT PRESENT for the picture were Nancy Froeschl and Debbie Nichols. 23 The starting five, pictured ABOVE, were, left to right. Debbie Heineman. Mary Bennett. Tracy Rathman. Patty Goltz. and Patti Cowles. AT RIGHT. Debbie Heineman brings the ball down court to set up a play with the assistance of Patty Goltz. BOTTOM LEFT. Troubled. Tracy Rathman looks to Patty Goltz for help. BOTTOM RIGHT. Mary Bennett shoots from the charity line. 24 Track Girls Try Harder Eleven girls were on the Sacred Heart girls’ track team this year. They were: Trish Bangert. Sandra Schawang, Mary Bennett. Tracy Rathman. Michelle Schuetz. Patty Goltz. Patti Cowles. Natalie Eickhoff. Dottie Hill, Shiela Koelzer, and Debbie Nichols. The team showed some improvement over previous years, as Mary Bennett qualified for state in the 220-yard dash. No one else could match that, but many new records were set. LEFT. Mary finishes first in the 220; BELOW. Natalie Eickhoff prepares to take off in the 220; BOTTOM LEFT. Patty Goltz hands off to Trish Bangert in the 880 relay. New Records Mary Bennett 100 Yd. Dash 12.0 Mary Bennett 220 Yd. Dash 27.3 Natalie Eickhoff 440 Yd. Dash 664 Debbie Nichols 880 Yd. Dash 3:03 Patti Cowles Mile Run 6:38 Patty Goltz Long Jump 13 9' Shiela Koelzer High Jump 4 4' Dottie Hill Discus Throw 82 8' Natalie Eickhoff 880 Yd. Relay 2:03 Tracy Rathman 880 Yd. Relay 2:03 Debbie Nichols 880 Yd. Relay 2:03 Dottie Hill 880 Yd. Relay 2:03 Let’s Get Fired Up Photos CLOCKWISE. UPPER RIGHT; Pep Club Of- ficers and Sponsor, left to right. Pres. Linda Lantzy. V. Pres. Karey Crofford. Sponsor Sister Linda. Sec. Trees. Janet Scholl. BOTTOM RIGHT; Varsity Cheerleaders, top to bottom. Renee Kreifels. Mary Bennett. Lynne Coupe. Mlmi Cowles. Jeanne Eckwert. Trish Bangert. BOTTOM LEFT; Jr. Varsity cheerleaders. FRONT CENTER. Nancy Froeschl. BACK, left to right. Michelle Kreifels. Laurie Coupe, and Colleen Bennett. ABOVE, left to right; FRONT ROW; Coleen Bennett. Renee Kreifels. Lynne Coupe. Jeanne Eckwert. Trish Bangert. Mimi Cowles. Mary Bennett. Michelle Kreifels. SECOND ROW; Nancy Froeschl. Nancy Goltz. Kerry Har- mon. Peggy Ramer. Teresa Casey. Sandra Schawang. Linda Lantzy. Margie Scholl. Betty Finck. Laurie Coupe THIRD ROW; Laura Prosser. Nancy Lip- pold. Janet Scholl. Lisa Knobbe. Patty Goltz. Gina Marx. Kathy Stratton. Sara Schulenberg. Tracy Rathman. Michelle Schuetz, Karey Crofford. FOURTH ROW; Karen Marx. Dottie Hill, Debbie Nichols. Maria Weddle. Patty Cowles. Patty Sinclair. Kathy Marx. Natalie Eickhoff. Linda Randall. Patty Tracy. Julie Majerus. Shiela Koelzar. 26 Sports Awards Numerous For Irish CLOCKWISE. BELOW: Galaxy Conference Southern Division basketball selections from left to right. Steve Pokorny. Dan Hill, and Bob Aitken. All three also received All-State recognition. Steve Pokorny honorable mention. Dan Hill first team and Bob Aitken se- cond team . . Galaxy Conference Southern Division football selections. BACK ROW. Keith Eickhoff. Bob Aitken. Dan Hill, and Jim Hoy; FRONT ROW. Jon Kopetzky. Steve Pokorny. and Mike Sells. Dan Hill and Steve Pokorny received all-State awards and Hill was named Class D's Player of the Year In the first year of Sacred Heart volleyball competition Debbie Heineman was named to the second team of the Galaxy Conference Southern Division squad. Thanks To All Who Help Throughout the year there have been many people who have helped to make this school run. There are probably many others which do behind the scenes work that are not pictured, but these people and the ones pic- tured here, all deserve a big THANKS. The school board that sets the pace of the school: FRONT ROW. left to right; Sister Mary Hilaria. Rev. Nicholas Baker. Rev, James O'Connor. Rev. John Zastrow and Sister Ellen. SECOND ROW; Mrs. John Knobbe. Mr. Chet Smith. Mr. Ken Voegele. Mr. Raymond Finck. Mr. Jim Hill. Mr. Duane Dickson. Mr. Ed Murphy and Mr. Gerald Bangert. If you always wondered how the Pep Club and the boy and girl athletes arrived at the games, well, they didn’t fly. They were transported on the big yellow bus by Ray Finck. LEFT and Dick Frederick. RIGHT. If you followed the Irish basketball team you always looked at the scoreboard. But. did you know who marked those numbers up there? It was the dynamic trio of Dick Harmon. LEFT. Ed Murphy. CENTER and Dick Frederick. RIGHT. When you eat in the lunchroom, you know that you are getting food, but some people may not know the ladies who slaved over the hot ovens most of the year. They were Mrs. John May. LEFT. Mrs. Frank Berger. CENTER and Mrs. Harry Swenson. RIGHT. After Mrs. Swenson broke her ankle, however, there were many ladies who volunteered their time to help, they also deserve our thanks. You have often heard of a person of many talents. There is a person in our school system that fits that description. Mrs. Nlni Frederick. Mrs. Frederick's main job is office work, but she also fills in for absent teachers, and provides a friendly stopping place for advice. 28 Thanksl Activities Homecoming Enlightens Memories The 1976 homecoming festivities proved to be as exciting as any other year Thursday evening. Sept. 30. found a large crowd gathered around the bonfire at school for the annual public pep rally. The junior class showed their abundance of spirit by putting on an enjoyable skit, and the school band inspired the crowd with their music. The next night proved to be an added success as the Irish defeated the Johnson-Brock Eagles 40-0. Dur- ing the halftime ceremonies, the 1976 homecoming royalty were an- nounced. This year. Trish Bangert was crowned queen and Bob Aitken. king. An alumni-sponsored dance following the game wrapped up a very memorable homecoming weekend. 30 TOP RIGHT: Seniors Bob Aitken. foreground, and Steve Pokorny take part in preparing the homecoming car. Margie.” for its big week ahead. CLOCKWISE from above: Dan Hill and Randall Smith pick out a tune from Hee Haw during the junior's pep-rally skit . . . Homecoming royalty from left. Debbie Heineman. Jon Kopetzky. Queen Trish Bangert. King Bob Aitken. Linda Lantzy. and Steve Pokor- ny .. . Jivin' out to your favorite hits is the best way to celebrate a homecoming victory. Christmas Time Joy This years Christmas holidays began with the an- nual Christmas Formal The colorful living rosary was held In the church for the first time. Mr Mrs Bill Hoy and Ashley Pokorny, daughter of Mr Mrs. Allan Pokorny. portrayed Joseph. Mary, and Jesus Afterwards students and parents moved to the gym to begin the dance with the traditional parents' dance. Students danced the evening away to the disco music of Sounds Unlimited. Christmas time joy was ob- vious the night long for the Christmas Formal proved to be a merry evening for all. TOP LEFT: Mr. Mrs. Bill Hoy and Ashley Pokorny portray Jesus. Mary, and Joseph. CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM LEFT: Trish Bangert. Jeanne Eckwert. Betty Finck. Jim Hoy. and Lori Lip- pold participate in the living rosary. Miml Cowles. Kerry Harmon, and Mark Fleskoski dance with parents in the traditional parents' dance. Dan Hill and Karen Gerweck dance among the stars as Bob Aitken boogies in the background. 31 The Sounds Of Everyone knows that oil and water don’t mix, but the freshmen and Juniors mixed to form an outstanding chorus. They are featured In the picture BELOW. SEATED is Tim Kean. FRONT ROW starting left to right: Dottle Hill, Kirby Oliver, Dan Hill. Natalie Eickhoff. Patti Cowles 2nd ROW: Renee Kreifels. Sara Schulenberg. Brian Burghart. Mike Finck. Tracy Rathman, Linda Randall ... 3rd ROW: Lynne Coupe. Danelle Smith. Bob Stratton. John McGuire. Mary Bennett. Michelle Schuetz. Karey Crofford. Robin Prater . . . 4th ROW: Karen Marx. Debbie Nichols. Connie Olberding, Mike Olberding. Jon McQueen. Mimi Cowles. Nancy Froeschl. Kathy Stratton. Music Members of the sophomore-senior chorus are pictured in the photo ABOVE. Tim Kean is seated at the piano. FRONT ROW starting left to right: Sandra Schawang. Patricia Bangert. Keith Eickhoff. Robert Burghart. Bob Aitken. Janet Scholl. Betty Finck 2nd ROW: Nora Cowles. Linda Lantzy. Terry Tobikawa. Kevin Kreifels. Brad Oliver. Marjorie Scholl. Kerry Harmon . . . 3rd ROW: Colleen Bennett. Patty Goltz. Brian Bennett. David Guilliams, Steve Pokorny, Regina Marx. Lisa Knobbe 4th ROW: Debbie Heineman. Teresa Casey. Tim Schuetz. Sam Cowan. Laura Prosser. Laurie Coupe. NOT INCLUDED IN THE PICTURE: Michelle Kreifels. Today, performing at weddings and Saint Patrick's Day dances, tomorrow. Hollywood!! Well, perhaps not Hollywood, but the stage band, which is pictured BELOW, and with the help of sisters from the ’’Remnants. has become the hottest group around. SEATED starting left to right: Tim Kean. Jon McQueen. Steve Froeschl . . . 2nd ROW: Don Strecker. Terry Tobikawa. Laurie Coupe. Frank Berger. David Kopetzky, Phillip Knobbe. Patti Cowles . . 3rd ROW: Keith Eickhoff. Paul Marx. Dottie Hill. Mike Olberding, Mike Finck. Sandra Schawang . . . 4th ROW: Natalie Eickhoff. Lynne Coupe. Debbie Nichols, Vicki Rathman. Karen Marx. Marjorie Scholl. . . 5th ROW: Linda Martinequ. Tom Bangert. Tracy Rathman. Doug Cowan. Janet Scholl. Kathy Aitken. NOT INCLUDED IN THE PICTURE: Michelle Kreifels. 32 The concert band, which is pictured ABOVE, con- sisted of both high school and grade school musicians this year. FRONT ROW starting left to right: Jon McQueen, Steve Froeschl. Angie Keithley. Jeff Oliver . . . 2nd ROW: Don Strecker. Mike Olberding, Tim Kean, David Kopetzky. Frank Berger. Phillip Knobbe. Patti Cowles ... 3rd ROW: Keith Eickhoff. Paul Marx. Dottie Hill, Mike Finck. Sandra Schawang. Ronnie Bennett. Randy Schawang . 4th ROW: Doug Cowan. Janet Scholl. Tom Bangert. Tracy Rathman. Linda Mar- tineau. Kathy Aitken. Stephanie Koch . . 5th ROW. Lynne Coupe. Natalie Eickhoff. Debbie Nichols. Vicki Rathman. Karen Marx. Marjorie Scholl. Ann Scheitel. Betsy Marx, Laurie Coupe. Jennifer Burghart. Michelle Kreifels IS NOT INCLUDED THE THE PICTURE. What do you get when you cross popular scenes from South Pacific with scenes from Bye. Bye Birdie?” You get Show Stoppers. the title of our spring musical! CLOCKWISE STARTING AT THE LEFT: Laurie Coupe, as Bloody Mary, and exotic native girls Debbie Nichols. Karen Marx. Connie Olberding. and Dottie Hill delighted the audience with a beautiful song about the island Ball Hai . . . The nurses and sailors stationed on the island enjoyed their Thanksgiving show that featured these three voluptuous Honey Buns. Bob Aitken. Sam Cowan, and Steve Pokorny. From the looks of it. Charlie's Angels have nothing to worry about! . . . Ma Bell really had her wires crossed when the teenagers of Sweet Apple and their phones became Inseparable during the Telephone Hour . . . Keith Eickhoff. Robert Burghart. Mimi Cowles, and Tracy Rathman have their eyes glued on teenage idol Conrad Birdie (Dan Hill) . . After another successful musical. Sister Madeleva is presented a bouquet of roses by Steve Pokorny and Bob Aitken. Night Of January 16th Director ................ Prison Matron............ Baliff................... Judge Heath.............. District Attorney Flint . . . Mr Fillmore ............. His Secretary ........... Defense Attorney Stevens Mr. Drake................ Court Stenographer Clerk of the Court....... Karen Andre.............. Dr. Kirkland ............ Mrs. John Hutchins....... Homer Van Fleet ......... Elmer Sweeney............ Nancy Lee Faulkner Magda Svenson ........... John Graham Whitfield . . Jane Chandler ........... Selena Jungquist ........ Larry Regan ............. Roberta Van Rensselaer . Mrs. Hank Schwartz .......Betty Finck Mark Fleskoski ......Bob Altken ..........Jim Hoy . Pat Mosiman . Jeanne Eckwert .....Teresa Casey .........Paul Marx .....Peggy Ramer .....Brian Bennett Sandra Schawang . Terry Tobikawa . . Kerry Harmon .....Jon Kopetzky ......Sam Cowan Margie Scholl Debbie Heineman .....Bill Froeschl Nancy Goltz . . Patricia Bangert . . Steve Pokorny ... Nora Cowles ABOVE; Sandra Schawang. RIGHT, confronts Margie Scholl. LEFT, as Bob Aitken looks on. TOP RIGHT; Margie Scholl breaks down into tears as Jim Hoy and Teresa Casey argue violently. CENTER; Director Mrs. Schwartz receives flowers of appreciation. CENTER RIGHT; Sandra Schawang hysterically attacks Steve Pokorny while Teresa Casey and Bob Aitken watch bewilderedly. BOTTOM RIGHT; Jim Hoy. LEFT, cross-examines Bill Froeschl. RIGHT, as Bob Aitken presides and Peggy Ramer. FAR RIGHT, records the proceedings. 34 We Could Exist On The Stars The theme of this year's prom was We could exist on the stars . The prom was held at the Elks Club. Music was provided by Thunder- bird. CLOCKWISE, FROM BELOW: Everyone was floating on the stars as they listened to the music of Thunderbird; Nancy Froeschl and Steve Kirkendall are enjoying themselves as they dance to the music: Juniors and seniors are feasting on the meal that was prepared by the Junior mothers; Junior and senior class officers and their dates pause in their meal to pose for a picture; Matt Santo and Mike Sells weave checkerboard ceiling out of crepe paper as Sister Linda looks on; Teruhiko Tobikawa and Debbie Nichols stomp their feet and clap their hands as they dance. Retreats: Here And There The high school retreat was held on Friday. January 21. 1977. Father Bob Rossi and Brother Dan from the Crosier Monastery in Hastings were the coor- dinators for the event. The day was spent in recollec- tion. and ended with a Mass A new activity this year was the senior's retreat to the Crosier Monastery. Twelve seniors participated. They were: Trish Bangert. Teresa Casey. Nora Cowles. Betty Finck. Bill Froeschl. Nancy Goltz. Kerry Harmon. Linda Lantzy. Steve Pokorny. Peggy Ramer. Sandra Schawang. and Margie Scholl. Father John Zastrow and Mrs. Phil Froeschl accompanied the group on the three day trip (March 21-23). which was again under the direction of Father Rossi and Brother Dan. CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Brother Dan finds freshmen Shiela Koelzer and Terry Horner quite amus- ing at the school retreat: Father Rossi tunes in to sophomores, from left. Robert Burghart. Bob Crofford. and Tom Bangert. with the girls listening. Peggy Ramer gets a laugh watching Kerry Harmon. Teresa Casey, and Steve Pokorny fill up on food at the Hastings retreat, while Linda Lantzy and Nora Cowles eat their cookies for the benefit of DeeDee. another Monastery visitor: Steve Pokorny signs in while, from left. Father Rossi. Brother Dan. and Mrs. Froeschl make sure he does it right; the boys load the van while the girls and Father Zastrow wait patiently.” Graduation: An End And A Beginning The graduation ceremonies were held at 7:30 p.m. on May 24. Bishop Flavin presented the 26 diplomas, the valedictorian award to Sandra Schawang. the salutatorian award to Jim Hoy. and certificates to scholarship winners. TOP LEFT: the girls enter the church led by Bet- ty Finck. Trish Bangert. and Nora Cowles. TOP RIGHT: Jon Kopetzky receives his diploma from Bishop Flavin, and Father O'Connor gets ready for the next one. CENTER LEFT: Monsignor Martin Froeschl gives the graduation address. CENTER RIGHT: Mark Fleskoski is solemn as he con- templates what is about to happen. BOTTOM LEFT Sandra Schawang receives her appointment to the Naval Academy from Master Chief Petty Officer Ray- mond Noyes. BOTTOM RIGHT: Jim Hoy receives his salutatorian award from Bishop Flavin. 37 Class History 77 Nearly four years ago. a group of 24 eager freshmen entered Sacred Heart's hall for the first time as students. Like all Sacred Heart freshmen classes, we pictured these upcoming four years as perhaps the most important and exciting of our lives. But that's all behind us now. enabling this History of the Class of 77 to be written. Early September of 1973 came like a breath of fresh air to our freshman class, for now we were really in high school. Two dozen strong, we looked forward to the big-time high school life. Only a few days into school came our first chance to show what we were made of. but the occasion happened to be our Initiation. We found the dress code at this highly-regarded event rather fashionable with mis- matched shoes, diapers, make-up. greasy hair for the boys and about a dozen pony tails for the girls. We even wore signs showing our love for the class of '74. and Steve Pokorny and Jim Hoy gave a not-so-hot singing duet. But after some refreshments and a little dancing, we all went our separate ways. e 9 9 I a Leading the way for our freshman year were Jon Kopetzky. president; Dave Guilllams. vice-president; Tricla Bangert. secretary; and Sam Cowan, treasurer. Martha Bachman, who had joined us at the second quarter mark, left at the semester, while Paul Marx's family moved to Omaha in November. By having a lot of bake sales and other money making projects, we survived financially through our first year. Sister Agnes Claire taught English to our freshman class. Like any other beginning high school English course, the year was filled with a lot of grammar review and a good attempt at understanding The Pearl. This problem was easily solved through Sister's unique way of pointing out the main ideas. Miss Janet Corman instructed Spanish as we strived to learn a second language. At first, most of us found Espanol quite easy, but as we passed up the basics, fewer of us were getting A s for grades Except for Jon Kopetzky. of course At one time toward the end of the year. Tick had a 100% average for Spanish I. Our upperclassmen led us to high ranking in both football and basketball. The class “D all-sports award highlighted a successful athletic year for Sacred Heart. Not only did a few of us contribute to the athletic scene, but our academic record showed promise as well. Theresa Casey even won a lead in the all-school musical. She Stoops to Conquer. The late Mrs. Bob Kean of Dawson was a big help taking care of the dance steps, making The Cockroach Stomp and Oh Babe look like they came straight from Broadway During the summer of 1974. President Nixon resigned from of- fice due to his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Vice-president Gerald Ford took over the oval office as we returned to begin our sophomore year. Now that our freshman year was behind us. we looked forward to the many responsibilities we'd hold as up- perclassmen and women. We elected Sandra Schawang president. Bob Aitken vice-president. Nora Cowles secretary, and Jon Kopetzky treasurer. As sophomores, we held some bake sales, (though not as many as the previous year) and made a few profits selling popcorn at the basketball games. As our sophomore year began, memories of Mrs. Gilbert's grade school science classes were revived by biology class. Sister Hilaria led the way, proving that biology classes really do more than dissect frogs. During the year. Miss Corman. who not only was now instructing Espanol II. but also second year English, had become Ms. Louie Edwards. The knot was tied in spring with the unusual setting being the Squaw Creek Wildlife Refuge Ms Edwards left at the end of the year, having moved to Kansas City where her hubbie was promoted to mister Mister Donut. Earlier In the year, we also said farewell to two classmates Tom Walterbach and his family left to Atchison where his dad was employed, and Jim Taft left us. but his family didn't budge. The fact that Jim had turned sixteen and would rather plow took him away from his schoolwork. But these vacant seats were soon re-occupied by our two foreign exchange students from South America Lilian Valazquez left her home in Paraguay to stay with Sandra Schawang s family during the second semester. Lilian was fascinated with our Nebraska snow, but found the bitter cold that came with it a chilling experience. Perhaps our best memory of Lilian was when she danced her way into our hearts portraying her country's traditional forms of ballet Kevin Kreifel's family also hosted another foreign exchange student. Carlos Maia. Carlos wasn't a very talkative guy. but he learned a few new words from Coach Jenkins during the final P.E. class of the year Tragedy struck our entire community as Jon Kopetzky's older brother. Steve, a senior, was fatally Injured during the Nemaha Valley football game. Steve's hard work and leadership was admired by all and his death touched everyone At first it was hard to continue the year, but thinking of how Steve fulfilled his short life inspired us all. Tradition was carried out when we purchased our class rings at the end of the year. Our class rings not only showed that we were half way through high school, but identified each individual as a member of the class of 77. When the class of 75 readied for their graduation, they were delighted to find where their commencement ceremonies would take place. The seniors of 75 were proud of the fact that they were the first to graduate from Sacred Heart in our new church, with a memorial bell tower in front honoring their late classmate. Steve Kopetzky. After another well earned vacation, we returned to Sacred Heart's hall as juniors. Twenty-three students began the year, since Paul Marx's family moved back from Omaha. Keith Elckhoff. a transfer from Southeast, joined our class at the semester. Our class officers as juniors were Sandra Schawang. president (again); Bob Aitken. vice-president (again); and Jon Kopetzky. treasurer (again). Jim Hoy ruined an all-incumbent election as he ousted Nora Cowles as secretary. Two new teachers from Kansas City came to take over the musical and business portions of our curriculum. Sister Madeleva and her fabulous horn playing has shown great leadership in the fine arts of music. Sister Linda polishes everyone's bookkeeping, shorthand, and typing skills while running the show for the pep club as well. Our first football game surprisingly ended In victory as we up- ended the top ranked Southeast Mustangs. Our junior class held a sock-hop after the game, but few of us expected to be dancing after a win. However, the final score showed how an underdog can come through In rough situations. 38 Jon Kopetzky hosted Asael Rangel from Venezuela as our third foreign exchange student. Asael. who’s older brother Martin also stayed with the Kopetzky’s. a few years earlier, was active In school and also was pretty wicked with a volleyball. The traditional school paper, the Spotlight, was put into our hands and we took advantage of the opportunity. Money Matters, taught by Sister Hilaria and Mrs. Schwartz, proved to be a class where money saving ideas came in handy for grades, as well as future use In life. We were treated to a bit of high-class culture as we traveled to Omaha's Orpheum Theatre to witness a showing of the opera. La Traviata.” The trip turned out to be most rewarding because we found how relaxed one can get while listening to opera music. While Juniors, we took the honor of getting everything ready for the homecoming bonfire. Of course, we felt that our pile of wood and straw was better and bigger than ever before, but then what junior class doesn't? The boys presented a skit depicting a gangster in- volvement with the next evening’s game, and with the help of some Falls City High officiating, due to the absence of the original refs., the game with Nemaha Valley ended in victory ... not because the Falls City High faculty members helped, but merely because they came through when they were needed Another experience our junior year brought us was decor- ating for both the Christmas formal and the Junior-senior prom. The toughest assignment these responsibilities held for us turned out to be deciding what colors to use But. after about a month's debate, MH we made our decision. Of course, the right colors didn't come anyway. By waiting until the last minute to decorate for the prom, we had to work twice as fast trying to make Prichard Auditorium look like It Could be Magic . And even when we ran out of crepe paper. Bill Froeschl and Steve Pokorny volunteered to take a 3-hour drive to St. Joe to replenish our supply. Athletically, we surprised a lot of people by being rated in the metropolitan papers in football and running up a successful 18-6 record In basketball. Most of the credit went to Coach Jenkins for getting the most work possible out of his boys, instead of the most goofing off. When the year ended. Father Pohl left to become pastor in Brainard. His religion classes were missed since everyone really en- joyed becoming involved In his discussions. The Hl-Time magazine usually lasted 10 minutes, leaving the remaining 40 minutes to discuss. When the fall of 1976 came around, so came another 4 months of Bicentennialism. Our nation's 200th birthday began with a bang on the previous 4th of July, and our senior year did as well. Twenty-six seniors began their last year at Sacred Heart High School. Peggy Ramer transferred from Falls City High, and Debbie Heineman Joined our class from Dawson Verdon. When senior class officers were elected. Jim Hoy was named president; Jon Kopetzky. vice- president; Sandra Schawang, treasurer; and Bob Aitken. secretary. This year's foreign exchange student is Terry Tobikawa. Terry stays with the Ray Vinsonhaler family and is really an active Individual. He has been a great help by not only offering his services as an origami instructor in Travel Talk, a new class offering of many tongues, but also as a possible future physics professor. Our senior year has been packed with many fond memories We've tackled our second year of putting out the Spotlight, and we have been blessed with many scholarship winners. Perhaps the most prestigious of these honor students are Sandra Schawang. who received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, and Jim Hoy. who has been accepted to attend the Air Force Academy. During homecoming festivities our senior year. Trlcia Bangert was named queen, and Bob Aitken. king. Homecoming memories always carry on in our minds for quite some time, but this year they were kept quite vivid. This was due to the fact that our photographer took about 30 pictures of the candidates for homecoming royalty . . . since every previous one was bad. Anyway, with about a week of school left, a suitable picture of the candidates was finally taken. Margie, our homecoming car named after Marl Fleskoski's mother, was purchased from Mark's neighbor. Doc Hoban. From the looks of the beast, no-one would have believed it USED to be Doc's old yellow station wagon. Our football team went to the state playoffs way out at Wolbach. only to wind up with an 8-1 season being defeated by the Mustang's tough 12” players on the final play of the game. We would up being ranked 3rd in state in football and 2nd in state in basketball. Our girls put in a lot of hard hours working out for the volleyball and basketball teams, and we wish Sacred Heart's future female athletes great success. After that first win comes, we re sure everything will be down hill. Toward the end of the year. Sister Emile, our librarian, had to enter the hospital. She came out OK. Thank God. but is now staying at the Mother House in Leavenworth. Coach Jenkins is also leaving at the end of the year. In his 7 years of coaching here at Sacred Heart, Coach has piled up some 53 trophies decorating our hall. More im- portant. however, would be the fact that Coach has always stressed teamwork and the virtues of hard” work whether it be in sports, life after graduation, or history. Sister Madeleva has really done a great job of revealing those hidden music talents out of us . . . Without her. such memories as Celebration ’76 and Show Stoppers wouldn't have occurred And we thank all the other faculty members and parents associated with Sacred Heart for the much needed guidance throughout our four years of high school. And so. to those who follow us as graduates of Sacred Heart High School, we would like to remind you that these four years will be the most memorable of your lives, and only you can determine how good they will be. Area Merchants Support Irish Alibi Lounge Amtane LP Gas Appleoff Appliance Mutt Jeff Armbruster Ashley's Outlet Store Bahr’s Radio TV Service Baker s Bakery Barker s Automotive Sales Service Boatman Saw Motor Bohrer Bros. Lumber Co. Bonnie s Beauty Salon Bolejack Outdoor Advertising Brecht Vault Co. Brown's Shoe Fit Co. Castle Home Appliance Center Lanes Chaney Enterprises Chaney Furniture Co. Chaney-Hodgens-Clark Chaney Music Center Charlie Smith Ford Center Circle Steel Corp. Coast To Coast Crosstown Cafe Culligan Water Conditioning Dale's Construction Davie's Jewelry Dick's Body Fender Repair Dorr Funeral Home Drs. Kiekhaefer Gentry Dr. L. V. Brennan Dr. R. L. Burghart Dr. S. D. Cowan Jr. Edde Motors Englehart Elevators Ernest J. Prosser C.P.A. 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