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

Text from Pages 1 - 40 of the 1981 volume:

Faculty Steers the School Year Sister Mary Hilaria: Principal, Physics, Journalism, Drama, Typing, Business Math. Miss Linda Uher: Freshman Physical Education, English II IV, Girls' Coach. Mrs. Marcia Schwartz: Eng- lish I III, Librarian. Sister Ruth Barron: Biology, Spanish I II, Religion, Current Events. Sister Mary Denise: Algebra I, Miss Teresa Lesiak: Band, Father Patrick Murphy: Father James Benton: Geometry, Independent Chorus. Religion III IV. Religion I II. Math, German, Sewing. Mr. Lonnie Ford: Civics, American History, World History, Advanced Physical Education, Sophomore Physical Education, Boys' Coach. Members of the School Board for the 1980-81 school year as seen above from left to right; standing in the back row: Secretary Ron Keller, Doug Voegele, Eugene Kean, Merlin Bauman; standing in the center row: Julie Keithley, Vice-President John Stratton, President Bud Marx, Ed Murphy, and Glenda Bippes; seated: Sister Joan Williams, Father Patrick Murphy, Father James O'Connor, Father James Benton, and Sister Mary Hilaria. School Board Treasurer Pat O'Grady was not present for this picture. 2 Twenty-three Complete Final Year David Kopetzky and Steve Froeschl, cast as members of Jesse James' gang in the musical Diamond Studs , anxiously await the arrival of their leader. At right: Jeffrey Allen Frederick Steven John Foreschl Kevin Richard Cerdes Below, left to right: Douglas J. Goltz Dennis Eugene Kean Amy Marie Keithley Jerome Lynn Keithley Ronnie Eugene Bennett Frank H. Berger, Jr. 4 Phillip John Knobbe David Charles Kopetzky Terry M Olson Lisa Elizabeth Owens tugene D. Ramer, Jr. Victoria Lynne Rathman The senior class officers for 1980-81 are shown above. From left to right are: Joyce Stratton, secretary; Doug Coltz, president; and Jayne Stratton, vice-president. Gayle Lee Prater Norberto Dejesus Silva 5 Seniors Excel In Many Things A special closeness was felt by the class when they went to their senior retreat at the Good Counsel Retreat House in Waverly, NE. with Father Ed Tuchek, Father James Benton and Barb Schawang. The class, with Father Tuchek, is shown directly below. The seniors found out more about themselves and their relationships with God. Joyce Marie Stratton Mary Louise Taft Sharon Ann Tauchen 6 Shown at right, Mary Taft, Lisa Owens, and a young- ster from the Villa Marie School in Waverly, NE. can't decide in which direction lie the answers to their questions. Directly below are the KTNC Sports Award winners for Sacred Heart. The 1980-81 winners are: from left to right in the front row, Joyce Stratton, Vicki Rathman, and Jayne Stratton. These girls won in volleyball, track and basketball, respectively. They are shown holding the KTNC placque that has all winners, past and present, engraved upon it. In the back row, left to right, are Jeff Frederick, Doug Goltz, and Don Strecker, the winners for the boys in football, basketball and track. Donald John Strecker Janet Sue Tauchen Undergraduates Juniors Reach Upperclassmen Status Kathy Aitken Mark Bippes )eff Coonce Jan Fleskoski Ann Frederick Don Hoppe Steve Hoy Angie Keithley Dave Knobbe Stephanie Koch Chris Liberty Linda Martineau During the 1980-81 school year, the Juniors were faced with a number of challenges, all of which they successfully conquered. Among these were decorating for the Christmas Formal, attending the annual County Government Day, and preparing and financing the Junior-Senior Prom. Under the leadership of class sponsor Lonnie Ford and the class officers, the students sold concessions at auctions and sponsored a waterbed raffle to help cover the costs of these events. Guiding the class of '82 through its major decisions this year were these four young people. They were elected by their fellow classmates as the class officers at the end of the previous school year. Pictured above, starting from the left are Henry Silva, President; Ann Frederick, Secretary; Ann Scheitel, Treasurer; and Steve Hoy, Vice-President. 8 Class of '82 Meets Many Challenges Betsy Marx Ruth Murphy Kathy Nichols Pat Olberding Jeff Oliver Bryan Pounds Dave Richardson Mike Richardson Ann Scheitel Henry Silva Kevin Smith ABOVE: Kathy Aitken, class sponsor Coach Lonnie Ford, and Ann Frederick sample some of the many goodies that were distributed to the juniors at the Christmas party. AT RIGHT: Ruth Murphy and Mark Bippes exhibit their talents at ping pong during the advanced physical education class. 9 Sophomores Leave Behind a Hectic Year Dennis Bennett Steve Coonce Mary Coupe john Froeschl Dan Goltz Bill Helmick Ron Hoffmann Lisa Keller Chris Rathman Rhonda Roettger Rob Roettger Deanna Sells 10 Executive responsibilities rested on the shoulders of sophomore class officers pictured above from left to right: Treasurer Mary Cope, Secretary Chris Rathman, Vice-President Steve Coonce and President Dan Goltz. As to celebrate the Christmas season, the sophomores decided to play a brisky game of UNO spiced up with some pop so as to make losing easier to take Dennis Bennett takes a break from the strain of typing. Rob Roettger is in a winning frenzy while Dennis Bennett takes it in cool with a pop. While Americans were handling national and international situations like the Presidential campaign and the Iranian crisis, sophomores were also experiencing a new and challenging year. The problems of raising class money were solved by their selling popcorn at basketball games and holding cake raffles. Also entering this whirlpool of events were two new sophomores, Rob and Rhonda Roettger. Naturally, when ideas and decisions were needed, class sponsor Sister Ruth was there to make sure all went smoothly. Of course, nothing could stop the sophomore activities which ranged from girls shouting during pep rallies to boys going out for sports. Nevertheless, other obstacles arose and it was in these situations that sophomores helped each other out. So it is no wonder that the class of '83 survived this school year. Rob Roettger and Bill Helmick loaf around during lunch hour. Denise Yoesel awaits eagerly for another English assignment. A New Way of Life For Freshmen David Aitken Byron Blackburn )ohn Dixon John Fischer Tony Frederick Greg Goltz Brian Hoy Theresa Knobbe Amy Majerus Tom Olberding Kenny Schawang Todd Scheitel Anne Schuetz Amy Slominski John Watton AT RIGHT: Freshmen John Dixon, Kenny Schawang, Tony Frederick, Tom Olberding, and Amy Slominski help themselves to the Christmas treats at the class party, and; meanwhile, sponsor Sister Mary Denise and Theresa Knobbe studiously ignore the antics of John Watton. 12 The freshmen were involved in many activities during their initial years of high school. The first of these was the election of class officers. This was made especially interesting as the new leaders of our nation, the Reagan administration, were elected. Shown directly above, the officers were: from top to bottom: Theresa Knobbe, president; Brian Hoy, treasurer; Greg Goltz, vice-president; and John Watton, secretary. Next, the seniors held a small dinner for the freshmen as a welcoming step. At bottom left, John Dixon is treated to a candlelight dinner by seniors Doug Goltz and David Kopetzky. The freshmen also held a Christmas party (as did the rest of the school). Todd Scheitel and Sister Mary Denise are shown at the left, center, inspecting a pair of giant pretzels. In the top photo, Greg Goltz shows the broken foot which he suffered during a reserve basketball game. The freshmen were very active in sports, showing big promise for future Sacred Heart athletics. 13 Junior High Prepares For High School Gina Bippes Jerry Chab Billy Crowfford Angie Dixon Janet Finck Mike Frederick Annette Keithley Mary Knobbe Greg Liberty Mark Meinzer Kristi Olberding' Amy Pokorny Diane Schlosser Tom Sells Scott Smith 8th Grade Pictured at the left are all of the Junior High students who participated in the various sports this year. Beginning with the front row, left to right, are: Bill Crofford, BB and FB student manager; Mark Meinzer, FB and BB; Pat Knobbe, FB, BB, and T; Shannon Pierson, VB, BB, and T; Shell Slominski, VB, BB, and T; Second Row: Joe Dixon, FB, BB, and T; Scott Smith, FB, BB, and T. Third row: Scott Strauss, FB, BB, Roger Helmick, FB and BB; Jerry Chab, FB and BB; Greg Liberty, FB, BB, and T; Gina Bippes, VB, BB, and T; Kristi Olberding, VB and BB; Amy Pokorny, VB, BB, and T; and Janet Finck, VB, BB, and T. 14 Young Irishmen Gain Experience, Knowledge. Joe Dixon Roger Helmick Pal Knobbe Shannon Pierson Shell Slominski Scolt Strauss 7th Grade The 1980-81 school year was filled with fun and excitement as the seventh and eighth graders prepared for their upcoming years at Sacred Heart High School. Helping the students through the year were their teachers, Sister Joan, Sister Dolores, Mrs. Hank (Marcia) Schwartz, Mrs. Fred (Rita) Weaver, Miss Teresa Lesiak, and Father Jim Benton. The fifteen eighth graders must now look back on their year of glory and anxiously look ahead to envision their upcoming year as lowly underclassmen. Many of them plan to become active in sports, pep club, and musical events, as well as bring their academic talents to a test. The six seventh graders, through with their year as underdogs , have taken note from the eighth graders' example, and are prepared to take their place in junior high activities. Cheering the Junior High teams on during the 1980-81 school year were the Pep Club and Cheerleaders, pictured at the left. Starting at the top and going down, left to right, are Kristi Olberding, Shell Slominski, Angie Dixon, Shannon Pierson, Dianne Schlosser, Mary Knobbe, Janet Finck, Amy Pokorny, Annette Keithley, and Gina Bippes. Janet, Amy, Annette, and Gina were the cheerleaders this year. 15 The Many Faces of the Irish The Irishmen were caught in expressions of seriousness and playfulness in these photos. At right, Kevin Smith shows the flexibility of his neck muscles; Below him, Byron Blackburn and John Watton show off the eye and lip make-up applied by Miss Teresa Lesiak for the school musical; Bottom right, Norb Silva is caught with an engaging grin; middle, Jerome Keithley devours cotton candy at Worlds of Fun; right, Tony Frederick, Lisa Owens, and Norb show everyone what real cowboys and girls look like; directly below, Rhonda Roettger examines her manicured hands. 16 Athletics Gridders Show Much Improvement FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD S.H. 31 Pawnee City OPP 0 6 Southeast 12 6 Lincoln High Reserves 0 26 Axtell, Ks. 13 12 Midway-Denton, Ks. 19 15 Palmyra 12 12 Meridian 24 26 Humboldt 6 6 Nebraska City Lourdes 0 The 1980 football season proved to be one of the best in a number of years. The team wrapped up their winning season with a 6-3 record, which is the best record Coach Lonnie Ford has had since he began coaching at Sacred Heart. Under the leadership of team captains Doug Goltz and Jeff Frederick, the Irish showed great effort and determination each time they took to the field. This year, they encountered something new to all of them, as they traveled to Meridian to play an 8-man football game. Although they were defeated in their attempt at this slightly different type of ball, they gained much valuable experience. At the end of this year's season, Steve Hoy was named to the All-conference team as a defensive lineman as a result of his efforts on the squad. The team also produced 18 lettermen, 12 of whom were underclassmen, which will prove to be a great asset in the upcoming years. Pictured at the bottom right is Mark Bentley, making his way carefully down the field towards the end zone, while Dave Knobbe prepares himself to lend a helping hand the minute he's needed. At the bottom left, an excited group of Irishmen gather together after a victorious evening of football. Pictured above are the junior and senior members o( this year's football squad. Front row, left to right: Don Hoppe, Mark Bippes, Jeff Oliver, Steve Hoy, Dave Knobbe, Kevin Smith, and Henry Silva. Back row, left to right: Don Strecker, Mark Bentley, Doug Goltz, Gene Ramar, Pat Olberding, Phil Knobbe, and Jeff Frederick. Dave Richardson was not present for the picture. Above are the freshman and sophomore members of the squad. Front row, left to right: John Dixon, Tony Frederick, Todd Scheitel, Tom Olberding, Brian Hoy, and Dave Aitken. Back row, left to right: Bill Helmick, Chris Rathman, Ron Hoffman, and Steve Coonce. 18 Volleyball Season Falls Short Volleyball Scoreboard Pawnee City Dawson-Verdon Southeast Horton Midway-Denton Diller Filley Lourdes Meridian Humboldt Pawnee City Humboldt Dawson-Verdon Dawson-Verdon OPP 6 15 5 15 13 12 15 14 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 2 15 15 5 16 15 15 15 15 15 11 15 12 15 15 15 15 The 1980 Irishette volleyball team consisted of: front row, left to right - Joyce Stratton, Vicki Rathman, Janet Tauchen, and Jayne Stratton. Second row - Mary Coupe, Amy Majerus, Amy Slominski, Theresa Knobbe, and Ruth Murphy. Third row - Ann Scheitel, Betsy Marx, Lisa Keller, Ann Frederick, Kathy Aitken, Jan Fleskoski, and Kathy Nichols. Even though the 1980 Irish volleyball season turned out to be a little disappointing, the girls showed much improvement over the previous years. Each time they took to the court, they showed more determination and effort, which was evident in their 4-9 record, the best record since volleyball began as a regular sport at Sacred Heart. Vicki Rathman was named to the all-conference team at the end of the season, and Joyce Stratton was given honorable mention all-conference honors. Pictured above at the left is Kathy Nichols slamming the ball over the net while Betsy Marx and Joyce Stratton await the possible return. At the top right, Joyce Stratton bumps the ball while Janet Tauchen stands by, adding moral support. At the center right, Theresa Knobbe bends-over-backwards in an effort to move the ball to the opposite side of the net as Ruth Murphy and Ann Frederick look on. 19 Cagers Experience Successful Year The Galaxy Conference Champions: Front Row: Steve Hoy, Chris Rathman, Don Strecker, Terry Olson, and Kevin Smith. Second Row: Dan Goltz, Mark Bippes, Pat Olberding, Doug Goltz, Jeff Oliver, and Dave Knobbe. The Irish reserve team: Front Row: Greg Goltz, Tony Frederick, and Bryan Hoy. Second Row: Tom Olberding, John Froeschl, Byron Blackburn, and John Dixon. Boys' 1980-81 Scoreboard SH OPP 73 Palmyra 39 61 Neb. City Lourdes 38 46 Highland, Ks. 48 56 Rock Port, Mo. 29 74 Sterling 44 64 Johnson-Brock 41 77 Elwood, Ks. 63 44 Midway-Denton, Ks. 41 55 Southeast 44 71 West Nodaway, Mo. 32 54 Pawnee City 50 59 Dawson-Verdon 55 39 Humboldt 47 33 Neb. City Lourdes 32 48 Southeast 47 38 Louisville 28 98 Hamburg, la. 67 69 Douglas 65 63 Dawson-Verdon 50 49 Lewiston 61 Queen's Another One Bites the Dust could be heard throughout Sacred Heart on the days after the boys' basketball games as the Irish finished the season with a 17-3 record. The highlight of the year came at Humboldt where the Irish won the Galaxy Conference Tournament Championship, defeating Louisville, 38-28. Doug Goltz was selected to the first team All-Conference while Jeff Oliver was picked to the second unit. The Junior Varsity finished the year with 3 wins and 5 losses. They also took second place in the Knights of Columbus Freshmen-Sophomore Tournament. At the bottom left: Jeff Oliver shows great concentration at the free throw line as Doug Goltz and Terry Olson await the result of his shot. Bottom right: Steve Hoy displays perfect form as he lays one off the glass against the Sterling Jets. Girls Have Disappointing Season The 1980-81 Irish girls basketball team. Front row: Joyce Stratton, Janet Tauchen, Vicki Rathman, and Jayne Stratton. Second row: Ruth Ann Murphy, Ann Scheitel, and Mary Coupe. Top row: Lisa Keller (student manager), Theresa Knobbe, Amy Majerus, and Amy Slominski. Kathy Nichols was not present for the picture. Girls' 1980-81 Scoreboard SH OPP 16 Elwood, Ks. 17 28 Highland, Ks. 63 17 Rock Port, Mo. 63 23 Sterling 58 34 Neb. City Lourdes 57 32 Johnson-Brock 47 24 Midway-Denton 52 40 Southeast 66 32 West Nodaway 51 29 Pawnee City 45 25 Dawson- Verdon 77 16 Humboldt 63 23 Southeast 56 43 Diller 42 36 Barneston 24 22 Dawson-Verdon 66 The Sacred Heart Irish girls team suffered through another hard-luck year, winning only two games while losing 13. The Irish- ettes, at 0-12 at one point in the year, refused to give up as they won two out of their last three games. The underclassmen also gained much needed experience as all 11 girls earned letters. Jayne Stratton, the team's leading scorer, was selected to the first team All-Conference. At the left: Vicki Rathman puts up a shot against Southeast Consolidated while Jayne and Joyce Stratton look on. At the bottom: Joyce Stratton shoots over the outstretched arm of an Elwood player while Janet Tauchen watches for a possible rebound. 21 Grueling Practice Pays Off for Tracksters The girls' 1980-81 track team, shown directly above, from left in the bottom row: Coach Linda Uher, Amy Majerus, Mary Coupe, Theresa Knobbe, and Amy Slominski. Middle row: Betsy Marx, Linda Martineau, Kathy Nichols, Chris Liberty, and Ann Scheitel. Top row: Lisa Owens, Jayne Stratton, Vicki Rathman, and Joyce Stratton. Below, Phil Knobbe hands the baton to Jerome Keithley in one of the many practice relays supervised-by Coach Lonnie Ford at Jug Brown Stadium. The boys' 1980-81 track team, shown above, included: (bottom row, left to right), Ron Hoffman, Biran Hoy; second row: Chris Rathman, Kevin Smith; third row: Dan Goltz, Todd Scheitel; fourth row; Phil Knobbe, Jeff Coonce; fifth row. Jeff Oliver, Tony Frederick; sixth row: Don Strecker, John Dixon; seventh row: Jerome Keithley, Tom Olberding; eighth row: Doug Goltz, David Kopetzky; top row: Pat Olberding, John Froeschl. Steve Hoy was not present for the picture. As spring began to thaw away the cold Nebraskan winter, thirty-one Sacred Heart students began to stretch out and jog for the upcoming track season. The Irish track team spent long weeks running practice relays and sprints, and their hard work was rewarded. Their accomplishments ranged from the girls' 3200 meter relay team-placing second at the Peru Invitational with a time of 10:37 to Jeff Oliver placing first at the Southeast Invitational Track Meet with a time of 55.0 seconds. Even with all the long hours spent practicing and all the disappointments brought about by defeat, the Irish track stars gained a sense of accomplishment and unity throughout the successful season. 22 Starting at lower left and going clockwise: The Irish are in the lead as Don Strecker hands Jeff Oliver the baton for the 1600 meter relay. Pat Olberding demonstrates his calm, collective form while soaring past the 5'10' mark at the Galaxy Meet. The Irish had ten state qualifiers who made the trip to Omaha on May 22-23. In front are Jayne Stratton (qualifying in the 800 meter run and the 3200 meter relay), Amy Slominski (3200 meter relay), Vicki Rathman (discus), and Joyce Stratton and Theresa Knobbe (3200 meter relay). The girls finished with 9 points at the meet. Vicki Rathman placed second in the discus with a school record flip of 117 0', and the 3200 meter relay placed sixth overall. Throughout the year, the girls also set a new relay record with a time of 10:21.6. Jayne's time of 2:28.5 at the district track meet also was a new record. Qualifying for the boys were Don Strecker (3200 meter run, 1600 meter relay), Jeff Oliver (1600 meter relay), Chris Rathman (discus), and Pat Olberding and Doug Goltz (1600 meter relay). Two new records were set during the year in boys' track: the 400 meter relay team of Jeff, Doug, Kevin Smith, and Phil Knobbe bettered the old record with a time of 48.5, and Don Strecker's state-qualifying time in the 3200 meter run, 10:15.0, bettered his own record. Betsy Marx, in the white shorts, shows her graceful style while running the 100 meter low hurdles. Here's where all that hard practice pays off. Don Strecker manages to lead the pack in the 1600 meter run with Jeff Coonce keeping up with the pace in the sixth place position. 23 Goals Achieved in Awards Banquet When a student works hard in academics or athletics he usually aims for a goal. This goal may be passing high school and entering a career after graduation. Yet, another goal can be the recognition of one's achievement in high school. Indeed, many of Sacred Heart's students accomplished this goal in the Sacred Heart Activities Banquet. During the banquet, Don Coupe, Master of Ceremonies, introduced the guest speaker, Glenn Cunningham. Cunningham is a member of the Track and Field Hall of Fame. He told students and parents alike that all things are possible with faith. Also, during the banquet Coach Ford and Coach Uher presented athletic awards to 25 high school boys and 15 high school girls while Sister Hilaria presented 12 academic awards. In the end, students felt proud of acheiving another goal. In the pictures, top right: Guest speaker Glenn Cunningham lets the laughs settle down after telling a joke. Some of his stories were very humorous, yet they all had a moral; middle right: Norberto Silva receives his academic awards from Don Coupe; bottom right: Coach Uher hands Mary Coupe her well deserved athletic award. 24 Activities Pep Club Makes — 'dp” Spirit Fly The Irish girls' Pep Club had a fun-filled and busy season cheering on the football and basketball teams throughout the year. Shown above are the Pep Club Officers for 1980-81. From left to right are Kathy Aitken, vice-president; Jayne Strat- ton, President; and Lisa Keller, secretary-treasurer. To the right of them are the B-team cheerleaders. From top to bottom are Captain Linda Martineau, Betsy Marx, Mary Coupe, and Angie Keithley. The entire Pep Club is shown beneath the reserves; bottom row, from left to right are Mary Coupe, Theresa Knobbe, Amy Slominski, Amy Majer- us, and Linda Martineau. Second row, Joyce Stratton, Kathy Aitken, Denise Yoesel, Betsy Marx, Lisa Keller, Ruth Murphy, and Kathy Nichols. Top row, Vicki Rathman, Lisa Owens, Ann Scheitel, Mary Taft, Jayne Stratton, Ann Frederick, and Amy Keithley. Leading the varsity cheers were, from left to right. Captain Joyce Stratton, Lisa Owens, Kathy Nichols, Vicki Rathman, Amy Keithley, and Ann Frederick. 26 Speech Class Presents Classic Play At the start of the play, Candide tells Cunegunde his opinion of love. In the Galaxy One-Act Play Contest, the Sacred Heart play received an excellent score. In the jungles of the Amazon, an argument forces Candide to knock out Eric with a bag of marshamallows while Paquette panics. With fame in their eyes, the Speech class of Sacred Heart decided to present a classic play to both Sacred Heart students and at the Galaxy One-Act Play Contest. The play was entitled, “What Ever This Is, We're all In It Together. The story is about a naive boy named Candide who finds out, through his adventures, that it takes more than an education to know the world; it takes experience. The cast included Norb Silva as Candide, Rhonda Roettger as Cun- egunde, Rob Roettger as Professor Pangloss, Lisa Keller as Paquette, Mary Taft as Serafina and Todd Scheitel as Eric. In the make-up room, some actors await anxiously for show time, while final make-up touches are being made on other actors of the play. Candide reads aloud to Cunegunde and Paquette the reason why this is the best of all possible worlds. However, little do they know that a war is about to commence in their midst. 27 Musicians and Vocalists Blend in Harmony Directly below are shown the members of the Sacred Heart Chorus. From left to right, bottom row: Linda Martineau, Amy Keithley, Theresa Knobbe, Amy Slominski, Ann Federick, Anne Schuetz, and Rhonda Roettger. Second row: Kathy Nichols, Chris Liberty, |an Fleskoski, Mary Taft, Lisa Owens, Amy Majerus, Lisa Keller, Stephanie Koch, and Betsy Marx. Third row: John Fischer, John Dixon, Byron Blackburn, Steve Hoy, Rob Roettger, Steve Froeschl, Todd Scheitel, Brian Hoy, and Kevin Smith. Top row: John Froeschl, Danny Goltz, Don Strecker, Jeff Oliver, Doug Goltz, Pat Olberding, Gene Ramer, Dennis Kean, Tony Frederick, David Aitken, and Tom Olberding. The band is pictured below the chorus with, from left to right in the front row: Amy Slominski, Anne Schuetz, Amy Majerus, Ann Scheitel, Betsy Marx, Vicki Rathman, Lisa Owens, Stephanie Koch, Ann Frederick, and Theresa Knobbe. Second row: Kathy Aitken, Linda Martineau, Ruth Murphy, Chris Liberty, Doug Goltz, Pat Olberding, Henry Silva, Danny Goltz, and Ronnie Bennett. Third row: Don Strecker, Brian Hoy, Kevin Smith, Phil Knobbe, Frank Berger, Steve Hoy, Kathy Nichols, and Mark Bippes. Standing are: Steve Froeschl, Jeff Oliver, John Dixon, David Aitken, and John Fischer. 28 SH Sparkles in “Diamond Studs Music students at Sacred Heart displayed their acting abilities as they presented the musical Diamond Studs. The musical was based on the life of Jesse James, the outlaw, and his notorious gang. Under the leadership of Theresa Lesiak the musical drew great reviews and was billed a success. In the pictures, starting at the upper left and going clockwise; Aunt Zerelda (Jeff Oliver) and Pappy (Pat Olberding) boogie to the music in These Southern States that I love. ; Wicher (Chris Rathman) staggers after a deadly shot by )esse (Doug Goltz); Belle Starr (Kathy Nichols) shows Cole (Jeff Oliver) that she doesn’t Need a Man to Know She's Good. ; Jim Younger (Steve Frocschl), Frank James (Don Strecker) and Bob Younger (David Kopetzky) sing with the rest of the cast in Jesse James Robbed this Train. Homecoming Tops Off Football Season When November 1, All Saints Day, arrived. Sacred Heart was already fired up for the Homecoming game against Nebraska City Lourdes Knights. Enthusiasm for the day built up the days before Homecoming during Spirit Week. On Halloween night, the juniors presented a homecoming play at the pep rally which was followed by the lighting of the bonfire on the practice field. It roared with sparks and smoke displaying the firey Irish determination to win. Finally, this all mounted to an Irish win with a score of 6-0, and the crowning of Doug Goltz and Joyce Stratton as king and queen. Starling from left to right: former Homecoming pair Debbie Nichols and Mike Olberding; Homecoming candidates Vicki Rathman and Phil Knobbe; Homecoming queen Joyce Stratton and king Doug Goltz; and candidates Amy Keithley and Jeff Frederick. During the Irish pep rally, the Homecoming bonfire was lit into a burst of flames and sparks as the Nebraska City Lourdes football dummy burned away. The Irish were unstoppable as they plowed through the Lourdes' defense. At the pep rally, the juniors presented their version of the T.V. series Fantasy Island as a homecoming skit. 30 ) Christmas Formal Heats up the Chill The evening of December 14 started out with the saying of the Apostles' Creed by Doug Goltz, senior class president. One by one, the students went up to say their prayers before the altar as the Living Rosary progressed. At the special mass, the Holy Family was portrayed by Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Goltz and Little Timothy Fischer. After the last prayer, students and parents filed out fo the church and into Tiehen Gym for the Christmas Formal. Way before the Formal date, the juniors of Sacred Heart decorated the gym as pictured bottom left. With this backdrop parents and students danced to the first tunes conducted by disco whiz Keith Marx as seen top left and bottom right. Of course a hot dance needs cooling, so the refreshment department was assigned to the freshmen. On top left, freshmen Greg Goltz, Brian Hoy and Tom Olberding show that not all is work without play. 31 Prom Gives Lasting Memories The Junior-Senior Prom of 1981 was held at the Elks Lodge U963. The night was full of fun and excitement for all. The music was supplied by the band “Extra from Lincoln. The group had a wide variety of costumes, ranging from a tiger suit to a jogging suit. The band was named Extra and they had many extra effects. They created special lighting effects and smoke screens to go along with the songs they played. The meal was prepared in a banquet style by the junior mothers and it consisted of Ham or Beef and corn and potatoes. The salad and strawberry cake were served by the freshmen servers. Kevin Binder of Pawnee City took the pictures for this year's prom. He took many pictures of couples and groups. The memories collected during the night will be remembered long after May 8, 1981. • ms (an Fleskoski and Betsy Mar pose for a picture while they wait for the band to set up. Steve Hoy, Terry Olson, and Mark Bippes are signing books while they wait. The band plays one of their many numbers while the students dance. The band played music from different eras, from the Beatles to the Bee Gees. The students, with their friends and dates, rest during one of the breaks that the band took to hook up different equipment. 32 Class of '81 Enters the Future •••Scholarship Awards Victoria Lynne Rathman Presidential Scholarship to College of Saint Mary One-Year Regents to the University of Nebraska Richardson County Bank Business Scholarship Elk's Most Valuable Student 1st Place, Local Contest 2nd, Eastern District Class Valedictorian Douglas J. Goltz Board of Trustees Tuition Scholarship to Peru State Special Award Scholarship to Northwest Missouri State Rockhurst Academic Scholarship Class Salutatorian Norberto Dejesus Silva Navy ROTC Scholarship to Cornell University Janet Sue Tauchen Lincoln Equipment Company Scholarship University of Nebraska Mary Louise Taft Pastoral Scholarship to College of Saint Mary Donald John Strecker Athletic Scholarship to Peru State Steven John Froeschl Music Scholarship to Northwest Missouri State Elk's Leadership Scholarship, Second Place David Charles Kopetzky Rotary Scholarship, First Place In the pictures, starting at the bottom left and going clockwise: Bishop Flavin presents Norberto Silva with his diploma; Bishop Flavin hands Vicki Rathman her reward after four years of hard work; Bishop Flavin addresses the Class of '81; Graduates prepare to enter St. Peter and Paul Church. 33 Helping To Make Our Success School A The Students of Sacred Heart would like to thank all of those who helped in any way to make this school year one of the best ever. The work done and time and services donated are greatly appreciated by all. TRANSPORTATION: Dick Frederick, Jim Hill, Don Coupe, Ray Finck, Steve Kottich. SECURITY: Gene Ramer, Bob Chab. TICKET COLLECTION: Ron Keller, Mark Kreifels, Ken Voegele, Phil Froeschl, Joe Reavis, Ken Bippes, Janet Stratton, Mrs. Raphael Darveau, Ray Finck. ANNOUNCERS CLOCKERS SCORERS: Si Lantzy, Chuck Simon, Charles Marx, Mike Simon, Max Rathman, Janet Aitken, Deb Heineman, Dick Frederick, Ed Murphy, John Stratton. CHAIN GANG: Rich Witt, Ed Murphy, Ed Pokorny. CONCESSION STANDS: Elaine Ramer, Glenda Bippes, Carolyn Gerdes, Marge Helmick, Sister Hilaria, Bill Coonce, M M Ron Keller, Mark Kreifels, M M Bob Witt, John Stratton, Gerald Bangert, M M Stuart Watton, Virgil Scheitel, Doyle Bletscher, Bob Frederick, Mrs. Dan Kopf. ICE: Donated by Alibi Lounge (Ross and Janice Smith) and Fleskoski's Bi-Rite (Joe and Margie Fleskoski). Many thanks are also in order to all of those who helped at the sporting and other events in any way; by being linesmen, chaperoning the dances, or just cheering the Irish teams on to victory. There are certain things that must be done regularly to keep a school running successfully and efficiently. Pictured directly above are the school secretaries, who took care of all of the records, typing, and everything else that needed to be done. At the left is Mrs. Dick (Nini) Frederick, and at the right is Mrs. Fred (Rita) Weaver. In the picture at the top right are Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Fiegener, who were responsible for transporting students to and from school each day from the Shubert and Dawson areas. At the top left are the ladies who worked each day to prepare the meals for the students of Sacred Heart. From left they are Mrs. Ed Pokorny, Mrs. lohn May, and Mrs. Frank Berger. Special thanks go to Madeline Keller for her work in the grade school library, and to Rosie Weddle for keepin the school neat and clean. 34 There are just some things that can hardly be parted from. One is the bond between classmates which is present in every Sacred Heart class. Together they experienced the joys, surprises and sorrows of life. The unknown was also explored when each classmate went through the stages of being a freshman, a sophomore, a junior and finally a senior. Only now can we say how it felt to be under pressure during classes or to be free when we danced. Gradually, we got to know what made each of us tick or tock. At the same time, the school's time was set in our minds. It told us when to rise for that Monday morning class, when to starve just before lunch and when to get the butterflies in our stomach right before a test. This whole period of life was taken for granted, at times, and we finally realized it when graduation came up. After the diplomas were handed out, there were no more bells that shrilled with a demand to change classes and there were no more familiar faces that passed down the hall. There seemed to be loneliness. Yet, that sadness is overwhelmed when we consider that we do remember each other and that we got to share our lives. Such a thought makes it easier for the class of '81 to say goodbye with a smile of love. Those Who Made These Memories Possible ALIBI LOUNGE AMTANE LP GAS APPLEOFF APPLIANCE ARMBRUSTER MOTOR COMPANY BANKER’S LIFE NEBRASKA BILL'S MARKET BOLEJACK OUTDOOR ADV. BRECHT VAULT COMPANY BROWN'S SHOE FIT COMPANY R. L. BURGHART, M.D. DAVID E. BORG, M.D. CASTLE HOME APPLIANCE CENTER LANES CHANEY FURNITURE COMPANY CHANEY-HODGENS-CLARK CHANEY MUSIC CENTER CHAPP'S MOBIL CHAT-N-NIBBLE CIRCLE STEEL CORP. COMPUTER BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. DR. S. D. COWAN, JR. 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