St Ansgar High School - Highlights Yearbook (St Ansgar, IA)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1988 volume:

ROUND TWO —Former Senator Gary Hart (D-Cokx), with his wife Lee, re entered the 1988 presidential race. Hart withdrew earlier after reports of a sea cruise with Donna Rice caused a scandal. LITE METAL — The top- selling album of 1987, Bon Jovi's Slipper)' When Wet sold 11 million copies, the largest-selling album ever in the metal category. TINY HEROINE — Eighteen-monthold Jessica McClure held on for two and a half days until rescuers freed her from the 22-foot abandoned well in Midland, Texas. FAREWELL FINAL BOW — Fred Astaire, 88, was called the greatest dancer in the world.' His innovative, elegant style graced the screen with many partners, including Ginger Rogers and Rita Hayworth. SHOWBIZ —The consummate showman. Liberate, 67, was famous the world over for glitzing up his concerts with furs, rhinestones and glowing candelabras HOLLYWOOD LEGEND — Director and actor John Houston, 81. acted in 21 films and directed 41, including The Maltese falcon and The African Queen. HIGHLY CARBONATED ENERGY. CORN BOWL SYRUP AND OR SAINTS SU- CROSE. REAL SAINT COLORS. GOFORIT AND EUPHORIC ACIDS. NATURAL ABILITIES IN ALL AREAS. PRIDE REFLECTIONS 1988 CANNED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE ST. ANSGAR SAINTS. ST. ANSGAR, IA BY THE ST. ANSGAR HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL STAFF 206 E. 8TH — P.O. BOX 559 ST. ANSGAR. IOWA 50472 PHONE: (515) 736-4720 JUNE 1988 — VOLUME 18 the DVnAMIC xs OF a Registered the RIBBON TRADE R „ .... COCA coin COMPANY. PERMISSION FOR (JS£ ©PANTED THE Coc A- COL a nnrAP CD CO I £ cr o WOW! Could we have asked for a more exciting fall? In addition to the normal activi- ties, three groups and one individual took part in state competitions. The volleyball team made it to the final four at the state tournament; for the second year in a row the football team made it to the quarterfi- nals of its state tournament and was able to play in the UNI Dome; Jennifer Brower took second place in 2-A competition at the state cross-country meet; and finally, 7 stu- dents qualified for all-state choir. ABOVE RIGHT: The volleyball team basks in glory after a win at the state tournament. BELOW: Jennifer Brower competing in her fourth consecutive state tournament. BELOW RIGHT: The marching band gyrates to the beat. Ifffi 4 C-C-Catch Homecoming I i I u V-j 1 The Seniors winning float. C-C-Catch the Wave. 2. The Saints 1987 fall cheerleading squad. 3. Sue Hatten, the human autograph book. 4. Shannon Belz, Tim Klapperich, Mike Vervaecke, and Doug Sorenson wait for their execution, but are surprised with a kiss from each of their mothers. 5. The 1987 Homecoming queen. Nancy Weber Homecoming week started off in the usual fashion with the Student Council planning the annual float and panel competition. The theme for this year was soda pop. The defending senior class came from a slow start, but managed to capture its third first- place title with ”C-C-Catch the Wave. Second place was given to the juniors for Dew It To 'Em, while the sophomores snared third with Jolt 'Em. Fourth place was given to the freshmen for Crush 'Em . The traditional spirit week was also in effect with dress up days this year including: Come As You Are (Pajama Day), Opposite Sex Day, Toga Day, Teacher Look-alike Day, and Red-and-White Day. Well, 'twas the night before Homecoming and all the toilet paper fairies were out and about. St. Ansgar's main street was strewn with roll after roll of bathroom tissue, as were many homes around town. It was rumored that one red brick house in particular got more than its fair share of the white stuff. 1 Collette Simon and Noel Collier, alias two familiar teachers, pose for a snap-shot on Teacher Look-alike Day. 2. Sneaky Shane Rosenberg, showing the public his true face of the '80s. 3. The 1987 St. Ansgar Saints Football team, charged and ready for the game. 4. Harold Howe and Andy Brower obviously don't know what year it is. r 7 The icy wind whipped at the skirts of the eight 1987 Home- coming queen candidates who were walking across the hard, frozen football field on the arms of their fathers. The crowd waited to hear who would become queen. On the loud- speaker came the answer, .. and the 1987 Homecoming queen is — Nancy Weber! The tears and emotions over- flowed as the seven girls ran to congratulate the new queen. Earlier that day, the king, Tim Klapperich, was crowned in front of the student body at the Homecoming pep rally in the gym. All of this excitement started in the homerooms of the senior class. Eight king and eight queen candidates were chosen by the senior class, two of which would become the the royal couple. The final ballot was drawn up and distributed to the whole student body to vote upon; hence, the 1987 King and Queen. The actual Homecoming football game was against the Nora Springs Eagles. The Saints blew the Eagles completely out of the air, as they ended the game with the score, 76 to 0, which is a school record for the most points scored in one game. One of the highlights of the evening was when a large gust of wind blew a kick-off astray, out-of-bounds, and straight into the waiting arms of Coach Sherman. 1. The 1987 Homecoming Royalty. Tim Klapperich am Nancy Weber 2. Laura Vervaecke with her bass drum leading the band in its special Homecoming march dowi the halls of the school. 3. “We're number one! state Loren Nydegger. 4 The sophomores' third place float “Jolt 'Em STA. 5. The volleyball float enroute through St Ansgar in the parade COUNTER CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Sue Hatten. Kim Whalen, Lori Ahlf. Franny Kramer. An Miller. Kara Horgen, Pam Hatten, Rose Coronado. Cind Belz. and Cindy Blake. Sara Sherman hides in the truck. 1. The juniors' second-place float. Dew It To 'Em! 2. The 1987 King and Queen Candi- dates. ROYALTY LEFT TO RIGHT: Mike Ver- vaecke, Kelli Marsh, Tim Klapperich, Karla Hackenmiller. Steve Jensen, Amy Theobald, Bruce Hemann, Lori Gerdts, Jennifer Brower, Mark Havlovic, Cindy Retterath, Eric Moore, Nancy Weber, Mark Krebsbach, Connie Blake, and Shannon Belz. 3. The seniors of the 1987 football team say a farewell on the football truck decorated for just this special purpose. COUNTER CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Shannon Belz, Manager Nick Nydegger, Steve Jensen, Doug Sorenson, Joe Sher- man, Jon Navratil, Chace Groth, Eric Moore, Tim Klapperich, and Mike Vervaecke. 4. The freshmen fourth-place float, Crush 'Em! Rosie and Al swing it. 2. Alice, eborah Sue. and Ursula discuss Conrad nd Kim. 3. A playful break in the action - Jay Collier, Andy Brower, and Jer sk . 4 Kim and Conrad converse for e first time. 5. The show begins at the Imaelou Music Corporation with Rosie nd Albert. 6. In search of Kim. Hugo ands perplexed ie annual fall play had a few teresting changes this year Among lem were: it was a musical, it was held the elementary gym, and it had two irectors and three show times. Practice egan in early October and erformances were held on November 7. and 8. All three shows were sold ut convincing everyone involved that ieir long hours and hard work had. deed, been worthwhile. IRECTORS: SHIRLEY BRODERSEN AND TIM :TER AST AND CREW Ibert Peterson use Alvarez ..... m MacAfee . rs MacAfee r MacAfee r : on VacAtee ae Peterson onrad Birdie sula Merkle ..... jgo Peabody loria Rasputin . ayor ............ ayor's wife ?len ............. ... Loren Nydegger .... Jennifer Brumm ... Angi Warrington .....Jill Osmonson ........Gary Rust .....Elmer Ellefson .....Sarah Kimber ... Mark Krebsbach . Heather Hansen .....Chace Groth ........Jill Lafferty .........Travis Fell Bobbie Ann Koenigs ....Amy Theobald argie Ann ............Jennifer Brower ice ............................Brenda Mayer jrvey Johnson ........Chris Patterson jnelope Ann ....Charissa Rosenberg jsie ....................Twyla Beyer borah Sue ..............Tracy Terhark le Telephone Teenagers: vyla Beyer narissa Rosenberg ny Theobald annifer Brower achel Hinman acy Terhark enda Mayer Cindy Blake Jeremy Ask Jay Collier Erin Brown Andy Brower Jason Leidall Chris Patterson ie Conrad Birdie Fan Club endy Golberg Lori Hutchinson jcky Mayer Becky Horgen ssica Jenkins, the sad girl porters: Karla Hackenmiller. Randy Juhl )liceman ..........Shane Rosenberg onductor. Baggage Man Mike Belz s Merkle .........Noel Collier s. Johnson ........Shannon Johnson carles F. Maude ......Matthew Wilde iriners: Erin Brown. Shane Rosenberg, chael Belz 3n,st Timothy Peter 1. Conrad Birdie (Mark Krebsbach) thrills his adoring fans with One Last Kiss . 2. Together at last are Rosie (Jennifer Brumm) and Al (Loren Nydegger). 3. Attempting to elude the law. Conrad (Mark Krebsbach) poses as a woman. 4 Cast and crew in the finale. 5. ''What's the matter with kids today? ask Mr. and Mrs MacAfee (Gary Rust and Jill Osmonson). 6. Rosie (Jennifer Brumm) decides to cut loose at Maude's Bar while Maude (Matt Wilde) fends off Al. 7. Mae Peterson (Sarah Kimber) reacts to her son's secretary. 8. Randolf (Elmer Ellefson) sings praise to Ed Sullivan. 9. An entry in the Homecoming parade promoting the play. lO.The dancing secretarial applicant — Jill Lafferty. ''Summertime, summertime ... Yes, our students do manage to keep busy in the “good ole' summertime The activities started with a bang as the band headed for St. Louis (see following page ) and our industrious Annual Staff finished up the great book of'87. In June many of the teachers attended summer schools, workshops and did curriculum work at the AEA The month of July saw the Register's 16th Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI XVI) ride into town with its ap- proximately 10.00 bikers and accompanying vehicles on one of the hottest days of the year. July 23 St Ansgar was prepared Many of the bikers stopped for a dip in the Cedar River at the Mill Dam and or Halvorson Park on their way to Osage to spend the night On July 28. Bruce Hemann cap- tured first place in Class D at the Iowa State Singles Cham- pionship Trapshoot in Cedar Falls As champion he won a trophy and a cash prize Also in July, several Saints who are also 4-Hers won prizes at the Mitchell County Fair. Among them were Todd M Clausen, market pig and swine show- manship. Peter Duncomb. Holstein. Rachel Hinman. market pigs. Lori Pitzen. Holstein and sheep. Mike Heimer. lamb, Chris Rockafellow, woodworking. Deanna Rustad. poster, Michele Schmidt, clothing selection. Tracy Dohler. poster, child devel- opment. communications Heather Hansen attracted a lot of attention with her winning carousel horse and Lori Gerdts was named Miss Congeniality in the Queen competition as well as winning awards in visual arts and bread-making. Jenny Thur- nau got an award for baking fortune cookies and Laura Vervaecke and Rachel Hinman won in photography. Paul Heimer was chosen for 4-H County Council August 1 brought top football players from all over the state together in the Annual Shrine Bowl in the UNI Dome at Cedar Falls. St. Ansgar was well-represented on the North squad by player Jim Hen- drickson and Coach Rich Sherman Later in August, several STAers (Travis Fell. Mr Duncomb. and the four “hussies'' pic- tured) took part in the summer stock production of Little Orphan Angela,'' directed by Mr Timothy Peter. And we can't forget our athletes - Jennifer Brower garnered honors for distance running. Jeremy Ask for free-style wrestling, and Mr and Mrs Tyler continued their winning ways in area hus- band-wife golf tournaments. Also 19 students attended All- State vocal music camp in Waverly Is it possible that life actually slowed down for some of these people when school started September 1? TOP LEFT The brazen hussies'' from “Little Orphan Angela'' — Jill Lafferty. Jessica Jenkins. Noel Collier, and Laura Vervaecke. TOP RIGHT: Some of the thousands of RAGBRAI XVI bikers south of St. Ansgar on the Halvorson Park bridge BOTTOM: Coach Sherman stars in his own video. Shrine Bowl-style ■ 12 Band Members Seek the Spirit of St. Louis Every other year the band goes on a trip. On June 4, approxi- mately 44 band members boarded a charter bus and headed for St. Louis. The first evening was spent touring the Arch and the surrounding vicinity. Going up in the Arch turned out to be a scary and claustrophobic experience for some. The following morning, the band marched and played at Six Flags over St. Louis. After the performance, the day was spent on rides, playing games, and eating food. One of the favorite rides was Thunder River, on which a certain chaperone went nine times. The final TOP LEFT: Twyla Beyer sleeps on the way home. TOP RIGHT Terry Adams. Loren Nydegger. Eric Moore. Alan An- derson, Chace Groth. and Matt Wilde pose for a picture in St. Louis BOTTOM LEFT: Jill Osmonson. Heather Hansen. Lisa Mueller, and Susan Anderson are relieved to be back on the ground after going up into the Arch BOTTOM RIGHT: Appearing today___ morning in St. Louis was spent at various sights around the city, including the St. Louis Zoo. Afterwards, the exhausted band members boarded the bus and returned to St. Ansgar. 13 UPPER LEFT: Jennifer Brumm's sophisticated look. UPPER RIGHT: Heather Hansen in a state of shock. LOWER LEFT: 14 W UPPER LEFT: Juniors fire up at a pep rally. UPPER RIGHT Mark Krebsbach mistakes the annual staff photographer for a KAAL cameraman Loren Ny- degger isn't fooled. LOWER LEFT: Freshman Amber Alden caught in a quiet moment. LOWER RIGHT Diane Hemann and Nicole Klapperich thrilled to be sophomores. Raising Funds and Fun Lori Ahlf Susan Anderson Eric Beyer Twyla Beyer Linda Blake Russell Blake Stephanie Brown Dean Brumm Jennifer Brumm Jeff Bublitz Glen Buntrock Todd A Clausen Todd M. Clausen Michael Cole Brad Dalluge Shelli Diedrich Ike Enzenauer Travis Fell Wendy Golberg Tarra Groth RIGHT: Heather Hansen searches for the New Age. FAR RIGHT: Is she really that good-looking, Todd A. Clausen? The Junkx class is probably the busiest class in the high school. They work al year long on raising funds so that they can put on Prom. Their money-making activities include concession stands and raffles at basketball games, besides paying hefty class dues We took a survey of all the classes and asked them what the best and worst aspects of being in their respective classes were. Among the junior re- sponses were Having a few more privileges, but still having to pay a dollar if getting caught in the halls Seeing the end is near (a best), put- ting up with the freshmen (worst). The most frequent response was that having only one year left was the best thing about being a junior and having one year left was also the worst. FAR LEFT: Junior class officers, clockwise from left: Vice President Kari Zosulis, Secretary Todd A. Clau- sen, Treasurer Jim Howard, and President Bonnie Thome. LEFT: Steph Brown and Kim Johnson take the halls at a gallop. Jenny Hackenmiller Mark Hackenmiller Heather Hansen Beth Hanson Neil Hanson Pam Hatten Paul Heimer Kathy Hemann Terry Hemann Becky Horgen James Howard Mike Hulshizer Ellen Isaac Jason Janka Brian Johnson David Johnson Jennifer Johnson Kim Johnson Pam Kittleson Bill Kline RIGHT: I must! I must! I must increase my bust! says Doug Tieman on opposite sex day. ABOVE RIGHT: The Junior girls ride in the Homecoming parade, fearful for their lives. BELOW RIGHT: Wendy Golberg has some kind of a proposal for Deb Salz. Bobbie Ann Koenigs Brian Koenigs Michelle Krebsbach Wayde Krebsbach Melisa Kuhl Jill Lafferty Randy Leraaen Shawn Mauer Brad Mayer Karen Merten David Michels Ann Miller Lisa Mueller Larry Mueller Christine Neeley Loren Nydegger Jill Osmonson Chris Patterson Kim Patterson Lori Pitzen Chris Rockafellow Charissa Rosenberg Deanna Rustad Deb Salz Michele Schmidt Sara Sherman Jeremy Steffensen Thomas Steward Bill Struthers Betsy Thome Bonnie Thome Tanya Thurnau Denise Tieman Doug Tieman Mike Trettin 19 Sliding into their second year ... Jill Adams Jennifer Alden Jason Alder Jeff Alder Stephanie Allison Kasey Anderson Jeremy Ask Heidi Belz Holh Belz Chris Bensend Becky Blake Andrew Brower Erin Brown Jeanne Brown Dan Brumm Mike Bustamantes Dana Ciavarelli Mike Clausen Michelle Cole Jay Collier 20 Nice dynamic ribbon device, Jason Steenblock, even though it is in Arabic. Andrea Falk caught off guard. Jake Alder checks out the damage to his new shoes. Myrna Hermann Krista Horgen Harold Howe Lori Hutchinson If there is one thing that the sophomore class agrees on. it's that they are glad to no longer be slimy” fresh- men. In our survey, the soph- omores concurred that hav- ing the freshmen to pick on was their greatest joy. Other bests about being a soph- omore are that you get your driver's license and that you only have two years of school left. The strangest re- sponse we got was that the best thing about being a sophomore was having Ni- cole Klapperich in your class! The worst thing about be- ing a sophomore is that the classes are harder, you have more homework, and that, even though you have two years down, you still have two years to go Rose Coronado Julie DeMaris Nicholle Dieterich Tracy Dohler Andrea Falk AUen Feldt Janis Fossey Vicki Fox Rachel Gonnerman Dustin Gullickson Brian Hansen Paul Havlovic Mike Heimer Diane Hemann Lana Hemann The Chris Bensend l-love-school-more- than-life-itself look. t KT ' PPF HI IT ■VHT HHHB Jodie Johanns Eric Johnson Jason Johnson Nicole Klapperich Eddie Koenigs Fran Kramer Jason Leidall Keith Levan Patrick Lowe Bret Luense Becky Mayer Chris McLaughlin Leon Merten Melissa Morse Elaine Mullenbach 22 ABOVE LEFT: Sophomore class officers: Sec- retary Gary Rust; President Jay Collier; Vice President Jeremy Ask. BELOW LEFT: Paul Havlovic works hard in German class. Gute Arbeit! BELOW RIGHT: What a good-looking group of sophomore guys. Jeremy Navratil Mari Ann Patterson Cindy Rauen Bill Retterath Robin Retterath Jennifer Rosendahl Gary Rust Mindee Scheffel Cassie Sorenson Jason Steenblock Kevin Tucke Brad Wageman Eric Warrington John Warrington Art Wilde 23 Is there life Jeff Adams Amber Alden Eric Ask Cyndi Belz Christina Brumm Richard Brumm Robert Brumm Karla Buntrock Chris Carlson Tricia Clausen Kim Diedrich Shawne Donahue Elmer Ellefson Zach Ellingson Julie Estes Is there ever anything good about being a freshman? In our survey, the freshmen said that they enjoyed mak- ing new friends, being out of junior high, and having more freedom and privileges. Also according to them, be- ing a freshman does have its advan- tages: you have a lighter homework load than other years and fewer re- sponsibilities. It's no secret, though, that in every freshman's heart there lurks a deep longing to be an upperclassman. And then watch out! 24 Hey. Freshmen, no running in the halls! That goes for you. Roger Woods, Aar- on Isaac, Joe Rosenberg, and Darrel Thome. after Jr. High? Doug Gerdts Brian Gordon Mark Halbach Michelle Hartman Denise Heimer Jason Heimer Rachel Hinman Mike Hinton Renae Hoffman Kara Horgen Aaron Isaac Kristine Johnson Randy Juhl Jennifer Krebsbach Shayne Kruse 1. Rachel Hinman wears her Peggy Fleming smile. 2. Shayne Kruse on an exciting excursion through the hallway. 3. You're not supposed to look at your fingers, Chris Carlson.____________________ 25 Martin McLaughlin Eddie Meek Jason Merten Cory Mulienbach Angie Neuman Jana Osmonson Scott Patterson Bryce Peterson Joe Rosenberg Shane Rosenberg Emily Schmidt Doris Scripture Brendan Steffensen Todd Struthers Darrel Thome Jennifer Thurnau Craig Whalen Randy Woods Robin Woods Roger Woods ABOVE LEFT Jennifer Krebsbach and Christina Brumm display their artistic talent. ABOVE RIGHT: Freshman class officers President Jana Osmonson. Secretary Elmer Ellefson. Vice-President Rachel Hinman. 26 1 Lori Pitzen and Michele Schmidt are aggravated by the news. 2. “Hats off to you. say Jessica Jenkins and Jennifer Brumm. 3. Buddies forever — Ann Miller and Karla Hackenmiller. 4. Let us out! scream Deb Salz and Jenny Fiala. 5. The excitement of the STA halls. 6. Scott Patterson and Brian Gordon — just catching on. 7. Judging from the look on your face, Andy Brower, the photographer must be female. 27 Chace Groth entertains the crowd at a pep rally. Either shave your legs or stick to football, Chace. 28 Steve Jensen stands ready to guard the Saints basket. Sue Hatten goes up for another spike. Softballers Finish Third in Conference BACK- Coach Hannam. Deanna Rustad. Tracy Terhark. Jenny Hackenmiller. Amy Theobald. Ann Miller. Coach Baldus FRONT: Nancy Weber. Karla Hackenmiller. Cindy Blake. Franny Kramer. Charissa Rosenberg. Sara Sherman. Connie Blake The young team took to the field clad in the required helmets and a brand new set of bats and earned a fighting third place in the confer- ence with a record of 8-6. Though the girls battled, the team seemed to continually come out a couple of runs short. The Saints made pro- gress in their fielding, but still lacked power offensively. However, their spirit and determination helped them to finish the season as Sec- tional Runners-Up. JV Preps! MUS' [ra£V DOhleK Drane Hemann' ShQVne Kruse. Coach Hannam MIDDLE Sara Sherman. Jenny Hacken- r!n i Jir 'uN,COle K'appe ch’ FrannV Kramer. Doris Scripture. Emily Schmidt FRONT Becky Blake. Mmdee Scheffel Cyndi Belz, Kara Horgen. Rose Coronado. Denise Heimer 1 Diane Hemann and Jenny Hack ready to wing an out. 2 Rose Coronado fitted in catcher's garb 3. Sara Sherman fires it in the zone. 4 An anxious bench. NOTE: The JV win-loss record is indeterminable due to their time limit. VARSITY CONFERENCE RECORD OPP. STA 2 Greene 1 2 Nashua 3 6 Rock well - S waledale 3 0 Riceville 10 0 North Central 12 2 Rockford 1 3 Greene 1 7 Nashua 3 2 Rockwell-Swaledale 3 5 Riceville 1 1 Nora Springs 8 0 Nora Springs 7 2 North Central 7 0 Rockford 5 31 Saints Slug Their Way to 19-5 Season FRONT: Chace Groth, Mike Vervaecke, Tim Klapperich. Russ Blake. Bill Kline. Mark Hackenmiller. Travis Fell. Paul Heimer BACK: Head Coach Tom Mayer. Mark Havlovic. Joe Sherman. Bill Havlovic. Joe Hemann. Steve Jensen. Mark Krebsbach. Loren Nydegger The baseball team ended the season with a sparkling 19-5 overall record and a 2nd place in conference record of 12-2. As a team the Saints had a hot .337 batting average with three hitters over the 400 mark — Tim Klapperich at .451. Bill Havlovic at .422 and Mike Ver- vaecke at .431 for the season In pitching Klappearich also led the way with a record of 8-0. Other pitchers and their records were: Joe Sherman 5-1. Loren Nydegger 3-1. and Steve Jensen 3-4. Leading the team in stolen bases were Klapperich and Vervaecke with 18 each The Saints advanced to the second round of districts by defeating Nora Springs and then were stopped 5-6 by a very experienced Mason City Newman team. Tim Klapperich, Mike Vervaecke. and Mark Havlovic garnered All Conference honors and Klapperich and Vervaecke were named AH Northeast District. Tim at 3rd base on first team and Mike in outfield on 2nd team. LEFT: Choc© Groth slams one. MIDDLE: Jo© Sherman heads for the dugout. RIGHT: Steve Jensen pitches a strike. Junior Varsity BACK: Coach Neerhof. Bret Luense, Jeremy Ask. Jason Leidall. Andy Brower. Harold Howe. Mike Heimer. Paul Havlovic MIDDLE Elmer Ellefson. Robert Brumm. Jeff Adams. Richard Brumm, Randy Juhl FRONT: Chris Carlson. Jason Heimer Mark Halbach Paul Havlovic. one of the rabid Twins fans in our school and also a member of the school's JV baseball team. VARSITY SCORES Charles City tournament • STA Opp. 4 Oelwein 7 10 Riceville 6 7 Charles City 1 26 Osage 11 9 Forest City 4 3 Greene 14 3 Nashua 1 11 Rockwell 2 10 Riceville 0 9 Nora Springs 0 18 Manly 7 8 Rockford 1 2 Mason City 9 6 Greene 5 4 Nashua 7 16 Rockwell 5 11 Riceville 1 8 Nora Springs 1 9 Manly 4 7 M.C. Newman 3 6 Rockford 2 DISTRICTS 16 Nora Springs 10 5 M.C. Newman 6 33 Saints Soar To FRONT: Chao© Groth. Eric Moore. Tim Klapperich. Jon Navratil. Mike Vervaecke. Doug Sorenson, Joe Sherman. Manager Nick Nydegger SECOND ROW: Terry Hemann. Randy Leraaen, Steve Jensen. Travis Fell, Shannon Belz. Todd A. Clausen, Shawn Mauer. Loren Nydegger THIRD ROW: Pat Lowe. Brad Mayer. Tom Steward. Bryan Johnson. Russ Blake. Jeremy Navratil. Jamie Vervaecke. Bill Struthers. Varsity Assistant Coach Mayer FOURTH ROW: Eric Warrington. Jeremy Ask, Bret Luense. Jay Collier. Andy Brower, Mike Hulshizer. Jason Leidall. Jason Johnson. Assistant Coach Luense BACK ROW: Head Coach Sherman. Erin Brown. Harold Howe. Jason Alder, Bill Retterath. Jeff Alder, Ed Keonigs. Assistant Coach Moses In 1987. the Saints switched to a predominately passing offense and swept the Corn Bowl Conference enroute to a second consecutive league title and also state playoff bids. In the playoffs the Saints earned a 24-22 win over a physical Denver team on Mike Hulshizer's last-second field goal With that victory, the St. Ansgar gridders advanced to the quarter finals and became the first team in school history to play in the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls In the quarterfinal game, the Saints battled 1-ranked and defending champion Wapsie Valley. The eventual repeat state champs pulled off a 28-21 win as the Saints became victims of last- second heroics themselves. Many outstanding individual efforts marked the 1987 season. Tim Klapperich and Joe Sherman were both named first team all- staters at quarterback and offensive end, respectively. Jon Navratil garnered a second team berth at defensive tackle Making the third team for the Saints was Mike Vervaecke at linebacker. First team All-Conference honors went to Klapperich. Sherman. Navratil. and Vervaecke. who are all 2-year honorees, Steve Jensen at defensive back, Shawn Mauer at offensive guard, and defensive end Todd A Clausen. Honorable mention went to Chace Groth at running back and linebacker Jamie Vervaecke. Vervaecke was also named prep of the week by KAAL television for his outstanding performance in the game against Rice ville. 34 1. Tim Klapperich goes for a Saints touchdown. 2. Mike Vervaecke takes off toward the goal line. 3. Todd A. Clausen plays the game with the glow of victory in his eyes. 4 Chace Groth, Jamie Vervaecke, Mike Vervaecke. and Todd A. Clausen crush a Denver player's hope of advancing with the ball. Quarterfinals in UNI-Dome Fresh-Soph Players. FRONT: Erin Brown. Harold Howe. Bret Luense. Jeremy Ask. Bill Retterath, Jason Leidall. Ed Koenigs. Coach Moses MIDDLE: Pat Lowe. Eric Warrington, Andy Brower, Jay Collier, Jason Alder. Jason Johnson, Jeremy Navratil, Coach Luense BACK: Craig Whalen. Brendan Steffensen, Darrel Thome. Jeff Alder. Joe Rosenberg, Aaron Isaac. Todd Struthers 1. Jason Leidall ready to make a hand-off. 2. Varsity team in its huddle at the Uni-Dome. 3. Coach Luense gives the stern look as Jeff Alder and Jeremy Navratil look on. 4. Jeremy Ask escapes his opponent. The Junior Varsity team completed the year as the Cornbowl Champions with the record of 6-0. The Saints beat each of their opposing teams by at least two touchdowns. All of this was accomplished with very little practice time of their own. The prospects for the future varsity team are looking bright. VARSITY OPP. SCORES SCORE STA. Northwood 0 34 Greene 0 36 Nashua 7 24 Rockwell 0 51 Riceville 0 13 Nora Springs 0 76 Manly 0 40 Rockford 6 57 PLAYOFFS Denver 22 24 Wapsie Val- ley 28 21 SAINTS AMONG TOP FOUR IN STATE! FRONT: Amy Theobald, Deanna Rustad, Lori Gerdts, Connie Blake, Kari Zosulis MIDDLE: Karla Hackenmiller, Ann Miller. Susan Hatten. Cindy Blake FRONT: Franny Kramer, Sara Sherman, Pam Hatten. and Coach Sue LeMaster. The St. Ansgar Volleyball team finally captured the recognition it had strived to acheive in the 1987 season. The Saints ended with the best match re- cord, 29 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie. the most games ever played. 81 wins and 28 losses, the most matches ever played, the farthest advancement in state tournament play, the most ace spikes and sets. 1122 and 861, the most ace serves. 355; highest serve re- ception. 71.8%, the most ace spikes per game, 10.3, and the highest ace spikes to attempts. 34.2%. The team went on to beat Manly in the Corn- bowl Conference Tournament Cham- pionship; Lake Mills in the Sectional Tournament Championship. Twin Riv- ers-Bode in the Regional Tournament Championship, and finished in the final four in the Class 1A State Tournament. The New Hampton Tournament Cham- pions and the Forest City Tournament Runner-ups were also some team ac- complishments under their belts In team statistics as a state leading team, the Saints' serving percentage was in the top twenty all season and the team's ace spikes per game were sixth in the state of Iowa Amy Theobald, Lori Gerdts, and Su- san Hatten were the team captains for the 1987 season. Susan Hatten and Lori Gerdts were named to the first team (Sue. unanimous) all-conference, while Ann Miller and Sara Sherman were named to second team, and Amy Theobald and Karla Hackenmiller re- ceived honorable mention. State sta- tistical leaders were the following. Kar- la Hackenmiller and Sara Sherman, ace sets per game; Amy Theobald, ace serves, and Karla Hackenmiller. serving percentage 1. Ann Miller springs into action with Karla Hackenmiller as back up. 2. Amy Theobald goes up for a jam spike with Deanna Rustad covering for her. 4. Amy Theobald. Sara Sherman, and Sue Hatten caught in their correct positions 5. Lori Gerdts reaches for it all with an ace spike. 6. Connie Blake. Ann Miller, and Cindy Blake are in ready position while Sue slams home one of her ace spikes The Up-and-coming V-ballers The Junior Varsity team did extremely well this year with nine wins, two losses, and one tie Besides a spectacular finish at Mason City with the second game comeback from 5-14. we had a very exciting seasonl I am very proud of this team. Coach Halvorson Members of the Freshmen Sophomore team were the following: Jana Osmonson. Jenny Thur- nau. Cyndi Belz. Kara Horgen. Shayne Kruse. Tricia Clausen. Mikki Hartman. Emily Schmidt, and Shawne Donahue. Their record for the year was thirteen wins and eleven losses. TOP: Coach Sally Halvorson. Diane Hemann. Lana Hemann. Myrna He- rmann. manager Jennifer Johnson MIDDLE: Tracy Dohler. Mindy Schef- fel. Andrea Falk. Nicole Klapperich FRONT: Franny Kramer. Lori Ahlf. Kim Whalen. Rose Coronado, and Becky Blake VARSITY RECORD OPP. STA 0 Rockford 3 3 Lake Mills 2 0 Greene 3 3 Osage 2 1 Nashua 3 0 Rockwell 3 0 Northwood 3 0 Riceville 3 1 Nora Springs 3 1 Manly 3 1 Mason City 3 New Hampton Tourney — 1st Forest City Tourney — 2nd Corn Bowl Conference — 1st Sectionals — 1st. final with Lake Mills Regionals — 1st. final with Twin Riv- ers-Bode State — final four, losing to Durant JUNIOR VARSITY RECORD OPP. STA Rockford L Lake Mills W Greene W Osage L Nashua W Rockwell W Northwood W Riceville W Nora Springs W Forest City W Manly TIE Mason City W 1. Kari Zosulis. Fran Kramer. Pam Hatten practicing patty cake? 2. The JV in the huddle. 3. The JV against rival Osage. 4. Emily Schmidt and Shawne Donahue ready for anything. Best Season Ever; 22-2! Seated front: Cindy Retterath, Nancy Weber STANDING LEFT: Becky Horgen, Manager Kelli Marsh SEATED TOP LEFT: Lori Gerdts. Deanna Rustad. Jennifer Brower. Shannon Johnson. Head Coach Dave Wilkerson. Karla Hackenmiller. Assistant Coach Tom Townsend. Charissa Rosenberg. Kim Patterson. Sara Sherman. Becky Hoevet. Kari Zosulis SEATED TOP RIGHT: Susan Hatten, Ann Miller The 1988 Saints Girls cagers contin- ued the most successful year in girls' athletics with a 22-2 record and con- ference and sectional tournament championships. Over the course of the season, the girls broke a total of 16 team and individual school records, and were rated as high as 7th in the Girls Union top 20. Leading the Saints was junior Ann Miller, who earned 1st team All Confer- ence accolades for the second straight year and had a 36.3 points per game average Jennifer Brower and Sara Sherman both received 2nd team All Conference honors with scor- ing averages of 20.6 and 14.6 points per game respectively. Leading the guard court were sen- iors Lori Gerdts and Sue Hatten. who both won a spot on the All Conference 1st team and Shannon Johnson, who was honorably mentioned Jennifer Brower. Sara Sherman, and Ann Miller, the three outstanding forwards for the Saints, show us their shooting form. 38 Junior Varsity BACK: Nicole Klapperich. Jana Osmonson. Shayne Kruse. Diane Hemann. Lana Hemann. Jodie Johanns. Andrea Falk. Mindee Scheffel. Kara Horgen MIDDLE Assistant Coach Tom Townsend. Doris Scripture. Cyndi Belz. Rose Coronado. Julie DeMaris. Denise Heimer. Emily Schmidt. Head Coach Dave Wilkerson Seated: Tracy Dohler. Fran Kramer Saints Scores 90 78 66 75 99 102 47 82 81 77 83 92 49 85 SECTIONAL 76 71 65 REGIONAL 94 53 Greene Rockford Manly Rockwell Nora Springs Nashua Riceville Greene Rockford Manly Rockwell Nora Springs Nashua Riceville Osage Lake Mills Charles City Northwood Forest City Manly Newman Riceville Titonka Buffalo Ctr. Opp 49 49 64 40 57 50 52 59 50 74 57 55 40 55 72 48 59 51 77 60 52 63 68 60 ABOVE: St Ansgar's awesome guards. Susan Hatten. Shannon Johnson, and Lori Gerdts ABOVE RIGHT: JV girls warm up 39 Highly-ranked Saints Dominate Conference BACK ROW: Head Coach Thorson, Travis Fell. Joe Sherman. Loren Nydegger. Matt Wilde. Steve Jensen. Tim Klapperich. Mike Vervaecke. Assistant Coach Baldus FRONT: Chace Groth. Russ Blake. Paul Heimer. Mark Havlovic. Mark Krebsbach. Bill Kline. Mike Belz, Mark Hackenmiller Continuing their success from the previous year, the Saints, led by nine seniors, elbowed their way to the top of the Cornbowl conference. Although they moved to a tougher class. 2A. their hard work earned the ranking of fifth in the state in the final polls, while reaching as high as second earlier in the season. The Saintly cagers were also the champions of the 1987 Thanksgiving Holiday Tournament for the second consecutive year and ad- vanced to the second round in the District Tournament. The Saints ended their conference season 13-1 and had an 18-3 record overall. As for individual achievements, St. Ansgar was well represented. Tim Klapperich was on the first All-Confer- ence team, one of the MVP's in the Thanksgiving Tournament, the North Iowa Player of the Year (by M.C. Globe), and selected for the AM-State team. He also broke seven school re- cords: career points, 1347; single sea- son assists, 125, c. assists. 375, s.s. steals. 02; c. steals. 321; s.s. three pointers, 53, and c. three pointers, 163 Joe Sherman gained a spot on the 2nd A-C team and was one of the MVP's in the Thanksgiving Tournament Mike Vervaecke. Chace Groth. and Steve Jensen received honorable mentions for All-Conference. To top a great season. St. Ansgar also boasted Coach Merlyn Thorson as the District Two 2A Coach of the Year, chosen by ballot of his peers from the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association. Junior Varsity BACK ROW: Coach Baldus. Andy Brower. Erin Brown, Jason Leidall, Ask MIDDLE: Chris Carlson, Gary Rust. Doug Gerdts. Shane Rosenberg, Mark Halbach. Bret Luense FRONT ROW: Mike Hinton. Paul Havlovic, Mike Heimer. Brendan Steffensen. Jason Heimer 60 VARSITY SCORES at Crestwood 54 56 Forest City 51 54 Crestwood 53 72 Northwood 50 89 Greene 62 65 at Rockford 48 75 Manly 47 71 at Rockwell 53 83 Nora Springs 51 66 at Riceville 55 58 Rockford 69 83 at Manly 40 86 Rockwell 59 85 at Greene 72 53 at Nora Springs 48 76 Nashua 53 66 Riceville 64 67 at Osage 80 69 at Nashua 53 District Tournament 54 at Forest City 49 65 Hampton 70 (at Clear Lake) Hopes Dashed by Injuries BACK ROW: Keith LeVan, Pat Lowe. Doug Grady. Todd A. Clausen. Jon Navratil. Jason Alder. Head Coach Moses FRONT ROW: Terry Woods. Ray Wageman. Glen Buntrock. Darrel Thome. Cory Mullenbach, Roger Woods. NOT PIC- TURED: Mike Bustamantes, Jeremy Ask. Coach Don Ask ABOVE: Mike Bustamantes teaches his opponent a lesson in reversals. Todd Clausen receives his 3rd place medal at the state tourna- ment. RIGHT: Jeremy Ask contemplates a take-down. 42 Junior Varsity BACK ROW: Art Wilde, Jeff Alder, Bill Struthers, Head Coach Kirby Moses, Brad Wageman, Jeremy NavratiJ. Joe Rosenberg FRONT ROW: Jeff Bublitz, Aaron Isaac, Jason Merten. Jason Steenblock, Al Feldt NOT PICTURED: Assistant Coach Don Ask DUAL MEET SCORES — Vars. J.V. Nora Springs 49-15 3-6 Greene 46-22 0-12 Osage 16-39 10-60 Manly 30-30 0-0 Rockford 62-6 4-6 Nashua 20-39 6-15 Ellendale 31-33 12-6 Garner 21-42 0-12 Lake Mills 21-39 0-6 Forest City 39-27 3-4 TOP RIGHT: Doug Grady lunges for the take-down. TOP: Todd Clausen at state. BOTTOM: Jake Alder in a tight spot. The St. Ansgar Wrestling Squad was plagued by injuries during the 1988 season but still came out with a dual meet record of 4-5-1. The team also placed second at the Manly Earlybird, the Lake Mills and Clear Lake Tournaments. The Saints grapplers also placed third in the Cornbowl Con- ference this year. Faced with tougher competition in their new higher class bracket, they managed only a sixth place finish at sectionals, with Todd Clausen repre- senting them at the District and State tournaments where he finished first and third respectively. At State. Clausen beat his first opponent. Todd Lehr. 9-0 in the first round. Dels Knowler 7-6 in quarterfinals, and he ad- vanced to the semi-final round to lose against the eventual 145 lb. Class 2A state champion. Rick Coltvet, 13-0. Singlehandedly, Todd scored 18 points for St. Ansgar high school at the state tournament and broke the school record of best record by a Junior at 27-2. with 12 pins. We Have a Lot To BACK: Monica Hanna, Kim Patterson. Stephanie Brown, Cassie Sorenson, Becky Horgen. and Tanya Thurnau. FRONT: Sarah Kimber and Twyla Beyer The St. Ansgar Saints Cheerleaders certainly had a lot to cheer about this year With all of the exciting things that have happened to the teams and individuals that they have supported, the girls and guys that put in so much time, sweat, preparation, and never-ending practices had an overabundance of reasons to cheer. In addition to all of the fund raisers that the cheerleaders faced (the car washes, the yearly bake sales, and a special feature this summer, the stand during the 15th RAGBRAI), the spirit-lifters had to travel a great deal more than usual to all of the extra tournament games. And this year, there was an unexpected expansion of the squad with the attachment of three males. During one of the do-or-die volleyball games, the St. Ansgar Saints' fans caught their first glimpse of Ned, Ted. and Fred. alias. Chace Groth, Loren Nydegger, and Joe Sherman, dressed in their infamous Saints' stocking caps, black sunglasses, and towels (borrowed from the school) fashioned into flowing capes. From that point on. the three male volunteers were a permanent fixture in the success and glories of St. Ansgar sport functions. Amidst the change of the sporting seasons, the trio also went through change. The first change was in their dress; the capes and hats were discarded for red-and- white basketballs, which they wore on their heads, and bright red shirts that stated their names in white on their backs. Second, they acquired Tim Peter as their coordinator. All cheerleaders have one theme in mind — they want to raise moral and spirit. There are several different ways to lift a down-trodden heart. The cheerleaders held inspiring pep rallies, provided excitement on the pep buses that traveled to away games, built spirit with creative signs such as SIGN UP 4 A VICTORY, and posted witty locker designs on the players' lockers. There were also special things that the cheerleaders did other than cheer. For example, the football cheerleaders toilet-papered the homes of all the members of the football team on the eve of Homecoming and held a breakfast for the team the next morning. The basketball cheerleaders furnished “Rowdy Rags for a lot of the St. Ansgar fans at some of the more important basketball games, while the wrestling cheerleaders supplied the wrestlers with orange wedges after they had competed. All the cheerleaders bestowed corsages on their team members, waved the rousing spirit stick, and. of course, cheered to the traditional school songs. When the Saints Come Marching In and On Wisconsin and to some of the traditional cheered Go Big Red , The Saints' Beat , and We're the Red, We're the Red and White. Ned=Chace Groth, Ted=Loren Nydegger. and Fred=Joe Sherman. 1. The football cheerleaders in formation. 2. Sarah Kimber, Twyla Beyer, and Cassie Sorenson in ac- tion. 3. Tanya Thurnau. Becky Horgen, and Stephanie Brown glance, disgruntled, at the storm clouds gathering in the distance. Cheer About!!!! BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS: Kris Johnson. Twyla Beyer. Stephanie Brown, and Jill Lafferty WRESTLING CHEERLEADERS. BACK: Angie Neuman and Karen Merten FRONT: Monica Hanna and Sarah Kimber LEFT Twyla Beyer with the perfect cheerleader expression Monica Hanna at attention during the school song. TOP LEFT: Jill Lafferty jumping for joy after a basket. TOP Becky Horgen, Twyla Beyer, and Sara Kimber consulting together about their next cheer MIDDLE: Tanya Thurnau and Kim Patterson clapping for a victory BOTTOM Ned. Ted. and Fred in T-position during their S-T-A cheer One Point from State Championship! FRONT Becky Blake. Kara Horgen. Julie Estes. Betsy Thome, Andrea Falk. Lori Hutchinson. Sara Sherman. Robin Retterath MIDDLE: Cindy Retterath. Shawne Donahue. Cindy Rauen. Michelle Cole, Cindy Belz. Lynda Hemann, Tracy Dohler. Nancy Weber, Amy Theobald BACK: Karla Hackenmiller. Mikki Hartmen. Robin Woods, Shayne Kruse, Deanna Rustad. Lori Gerdts. Jennifer Brower. Stephanie Ask, Ann Miller. Tarra Groth, Denise Heimer. Coach Wilkerson In 1988. the St. Ansgar Girls Track Team fulfilled the prophecy of the 1987 season with a second place finish at the Girls' State Track Meet, the highest finish by any St. Ansgar team at the state level in school history. The Saints were again led by sen- ior Jennifer Brower, the area's most dominant dis- tance runner She capped off a highly successful athletic career in 1988 with state championships in the 3000M and 1500M runs. Junior Ann Miller was a four event state qualifier: the long jump, in which she finished second with a leap of 17' 11 1 2 ; the 100M hurdles, third with a time of 15.07 seconds, a 13.14 clocking won her a fourth place finish in the 100M dash, and she an- chored the 11th place shut- tle hurdle relay team. Other runners comprising that team were Sara Sherman, Becky Blake, and Nancy Weber. Amy Theobald and Lori Gerdts qualified for their fourth straight State Meet in 1988. Amy qualified in the 800M and 1500M runs, finish- ing fourth in both. Lori and Amy both ran on the third place finishing 3200M relay. Also running on that unit were Lynda Hemann and Brower. 46 ABOVE: Amy Theobald strides to the finish line in her fourth appearance at the state track meet. Jennifer Brower out in front all alone. Ann Miller takes off. RIGHT: The state qualifiers and their trophy for 2nd place: Front: Lori Gerdts. Jennifer Brower. Amy Theobald. Ann Miller BACK: Sara Sherman. Becky Blake. Lynda Hemann. Nancy Weber, Coach Dave Wilkerson Boys Track Finds Its Stride BACK Coach Baldus. Pat Lowe, Dustin Gullickson, Jeff Alder, Brad Dalluge. Jason Alder, Shane Rosenberg. Andy Brower, Jason Leidall. Chris Bensend, Aaron Isaac MIDDLE: Travis Fell. Russ Blake. Bret Luense, Harold Howe. Bobby Johnson. Tom Steward, Joe Sherman. Loren Nydegger. Robert Brumm FRONT: Richard Brumm. Paul Heimer. Mark Hackenmiller. Nick Nydegger. Todd A. Clausen. Tim Klapperich, Mike Ver- vaecke. Jamie Vervaecke. Eric Moore. Chace Groth ABOVE: Mike Hulshizer. winner of two conference titles. With one last stride, Joe Sher- man finishes his run in the 400 low hurdles at the state track meet. Russ Blake sprinting in the 1600M relay. LEFT: The state men ; Russ Blake, Joe Sherman. Todd A Clausen, and Tom Steward Tom Steward pushing to gain some time in the 1600M relay. The 1988 Saints boys' tracksters re- bounded from an off year in 1987 to become one of the top teams in the North Iowa area The boys took the team title at the Nashua Cowpath Re- lays and runner-up honors at the War- rior Relays at Rockford They also achieved second at the Cornbowl Conference Meet at Nashua. Individually. Mike Hulshizer was a double winner at the Conference meet, taking the discus and shot put titles, and Joe Sherman was the 400M low hurdles champ. Qualifying for the state meet was Sherman in the 400M low hurdles, who finished seventh, and the 1600M relay team (Tom Steward. Russ Blake, Todd A Clausen, and Sherman), which didn't place. 47 Mon-Jess-Bon-Con-Cin and the Boys Golf Team FRONT Jeff F rone is Shannon Beiz. Mice Bel?. Kevin Kittleson SECOND ROW Darrel Thome. Mark Hatooch. Bi KSne. Jeremy Ask TURD ROW Mke Heimer. Gary Rust. Randy Lerooen. Johnny Warnngton BACK Brod Wage man. Erin Brown. Chris RockafeHow. Joy Coier Jes$-ica Jenkins. Con-nie Blake. Mon-ica Hanna. Bon-nie Thome. Cin-dy Blake At Nashua Boys 181. 3rd Girls 239. 2nd At Rice ville: Boys 178. 2nd Girls 226. 2nd At Rockford: Boys 174. 1st Girls 222. 1st At Greene Boys 181. 1st Girls 244. 2nd At St. Ansgar Boys 176. 1st Girls 238. 3rd At North wood: Boys 190. 2nd Girls 237. 2nd Conference Boys at Nashua. 340. 4th of 7 Girls at Rockwell. 206. 3rd of 7 Sectionals Boys at Hampton; 389. 6th of 8 Girls at Calmar; 457. 5th of 9 1. Cindy Blake, chipping her way to fame. 2. Shannon Belz hits a perfect iron shot. 3. Jessica Jen- kins undercover. veor w,Th rronv seosoo®d players Senors. Jeff Franc� . Srxmxi BeU K e Bett y� a CJeveral OCCOfTX h©d ws and sophomores corroieted me h e- ). The boys fnohed the year with a fourth place fnoh n the Combowi Conference and s th n the sectonai meet f0U retl nn0 ooaea sen x jess� co Jenkns The grts cr d Cooch ' Gnomes as a nek name for me team thus the heodme on ttw poge To end me season the grbfrvshed thrd n the Combowt Conference and fifth n the sectional meet The team also c d the best that any ts golf team hoa oooe previously 48 Fourth Trip to State Meet for Brower Defending 1A State Cross country champ and St. Ansgar's only CC runner Jennifer Brower finished her last year with super results She completed the reg- ular season without being de- feated and her best time in a state meet was achieved with 11:40. Her best time ever was also reached this year in Mason City with a time of 11:17. Mov- ing up to 2A, Jennifer came in second at state but managed to take 30 seconds off her best state time, capping an extraor- dinary high school cross country career 49 TOP RIGHT: The Pep Band hammers it out before a pep meeting. St. Ansgar's Concert Band got a I rating at the State Contest in May. ABOVE: Brenda Mayer puts the finish- ing touches on some FHA cookies. RIGHT: Some Swing Choir members check out the score at the Swing Show. TOP LEFT: Deanna Rustad solos during a jazz band per- formance. ABOVE: All-State Choir members Alan Anderson, Jill Osmonson, Angi Warrington, and Chris Patterson jubilate deo for the camera. LEFT: The Pom pon squad kicks up its heels at a foot- ball game. FFA Members Busy Year-round FRONT Alon Andetson. Deon Bfumm. Chns Patterson. Doug Sorenson. Mark Krebsbach. Jett Whalen. DovkJ rvVchels ROW 2 Darrel Thome. Elmer Elefson. Roger Woods. Crag Whalen. Art Wio Matn MclougNn. Doris Scripture. Zoch EiHngson ROW 3 Randy Woods. Mike Hemer. Gten Buntrock. Jett Francis. Eric Warrington. Jeff Buttftz, Jason janka. Dan Brumm. Scott Patterson ROW Advisor Mike Duncomb. Terry Hemann. Jeremy Navrati. Bill Retterath. R.J Mueller. Keith Levan. Joe Rosenberg. Todd Struthers ROW 5 Lorry MiJer. Shannon Belz. Jake AkJer. Pete Duncom Doug Grody. Terry Woods. Tim Dtncomb. Mike Hutshizer. Jamie Patterson BACK Brian Gordon. Shown Mouer. Todd M Cloosen. Bid Struthers. Jeff Alder. Jon NovratH The FFA is the school's only organization that functions al year round In July — the Farm Progress Hay expo, a cook out for officers and in county livestock judging contest they took 7th. Seven members attended the 60th FFA Leadership Con- ference in Des Moines, and six the National conven- tion in Kansas City. As a chapter St. Ansgor won the Triple Crown Award at state, individually. Elmer Ellef- son qualified for the state speech contest in Creed speaking Alan Anderson. Mark Krebsbach, and Jeff Whalen received a gold award for meats judging Officers were: Mark Krebsbach. Alan Anderson. Dave Michels. Jomie Patterson. Jeff Whalen. Brad Mayer, Dean Brumm. Doug Sorenson, and Chris Pat- terson. 52 ABOVE: Mr. Duncomb and Chris Patter- son. On the way to National — back. Doug Sorenson. Mark Krebsbach, Todd M. Clausen front. Jamie Patterson. Terry Hemann. Dean Brumm RIGHT Mr Dun- comb and David Michels are “outstand- ing in their field. Too corny, we know Sorry. FHA Members have Busy Year Front: Jill Osmonson, Jennifer Johnson. Noel Collier. Kelli Marsh. Brenda Mayer. Ruth Knudsen ROW 2: Rachel Gonnerman, Becky Mayer. Tanya Thurnau. Lori Pitzen, Bonnie Thome. Heidi Belz. Dawn Johnson. Jennifer Thurnau. Michele Schmidt, Jennifer Brumm. Twyla Beyer. Mrs. Wendt ROW 3: Elaine Mullenbach. Betsy Thome, Lori Hutchinson. Christine Neeley. Bobbie Ann Koenigs. Denise Tieman. Tracy Dohler, Kathy Hemann, Cindy Rauea Andrea Falk, Wendy Golberg ROW 4: Deb Salz, Shelli Diedrich. Shawne Donahue, Jodie Johanns. Nicholle Dieterich, Shayne Kruse, Tracy McLaughlin. Diane Hemann, Cassie Sorenson. Michelle Cole. Sarah Kimber, Beth Hanson 1. FHA officers Noel Collier. Vice Presi- dent; Kelli Marsh. Secretary; Ruth Knudsen. Treasurer; Brenda Mayer, President. Jill Os- monson. District Representative. Jennifer Johnson. Historian 2. Bobbie Ann Koenigs and Kathy Hemann are trying out the latest fashion trend. 3. Karen Merten hard at work for the cookie sale. The St Ansgor FHA chapter had quite a year In the fafl. the members attended the cfotnct FHA meetng at MACC m January, the FHA co-sponsored Sweetheart Swirl along with the FFA The St Ansgar chapter tried sgmethng new the year — they held a Formal Saietxaton' along with the Osage FHA chapter ond were also nvoived n the Osoge SaieOration m March. Mrs Wendt along with Kathy Hemann. Jennifer Johnson and Ji Osmonson attended the FHA State leadershp Conference n Des Moines The members worked out at Body Business in Osage durng Apri The FHA took a special visit to Mayo wood in Rochester, MN Agon this year, the new members were encouraged to learn the FHA motto, creed, flower and symbol to be rewarded with a toppng for an ice cream sundae in May. the FHA hod a cookie sale As a tribute to the senor members, the chapter ftad its annual Rose Breakfast ot the end of the year Cum Laude The St. Ansgar National Honor Society Chapter was made up of twenty four senior members this year. These people have retained at least a 3.0 grade point average for four semesters. Their advisor is Beverly Hendrickson. HONOR SOCIETY — FRONT: Michele Thome, Monica Hanna, Collette Simon, Lynda Hemann, Cindy Retterath, Nancy Weber MIDDLE: Cindy Blake. Jessica Jenkins, Connie Blake, Geri Hernan, Kate Glassel. Rachelle Hoffman. Karla Hackenmiller, Dawn Johnson, Cameron Hanson BACK: Mike Belz, Joe Sherman, Lori Gerdts. Mark Krebs- bach. Jennifer Brower, Mike Vervaecke. Susan Hatten, Alan Anderson. Tami Fossey Fifteen seniors, ten juniors, and eleven sophomores attained a 3 5 grade point average or better for two consecutive semesters, earning themselves an academic letter. For accomplishing this for the first time, students receive a patch and a certificate of achievement. For each successive time a letter is earned, the students receive a bar and another certificate. It should be noted that there were eight seniors who have won six academic letters, which means that they have earned a letter every grading period since the second semester of their freshman year. Those sentofs were Connie Blake. Jennifer Brower. Karla Hackenrmllef, Sue Hatten. Geri Hernan. Joe Sherman, Amy Theobald, and Mike Vervaecke. A breakfast was held in February to award letters and bars 54 ACADEMIC LETTER WINNERS — FRONT: Janis Fossey, Tami Fossey, Bobbie Ann Koenigs. Shelli Diedrich. Andrea Falk ROW 2: Vicki Fox, Tanya Thurnau, Heather Hansen. Jill Lafferty. Cindy Retterath. Nancy Weber. Susan Hatten. Becky Blake ROW 3: Michele Schmidt, Sara Sherman. Connie Blake. Amy Theobald, Lynda Hemann, Geri Hernan, Jennifer Brower. Gary Rust ROW 4: Rachel Gonnerman, Tracy Dohler, Karla Hackenmiller. Collette Simon. Bret Luense. Erin Brown, Jeremy Ask BACK: Jim Howard. Joe Sherman. Jamie Vervaecke, Steve Jensen. Jeff Whalen, Randy Leraean, Mike Belz Speech and Student FRONT: Tracy Dohler, Andrea Falk, Heather Hansen, Chris Patterson, Lori Ahlf, Randy Juhl ROW 2: Sara Sherman. Jessica Jenkins, Laura Vervaecke. Noel Collier, Sarah Kimber. Cindy Blake. Jill Osmonson ROW 3: Shelli Diedrich. Bobbie Ann Koenigs. Pam Hatten. Fran Kramer. Nicole Klapperich. Deanna Rustad. Jennifer Brumm BACK: Karla Hackenmiller, Shannon Johnson. Stephanie Ask, Matthew Wilde, Cameron Hanson, Jeremy Steffensen Council The district large group speech contest was held on Jan. 23 at Clear Lake High School St. Ansgar had entries in the following categories Choral Reacfcna. One- Act Play. Solo Mime. Readers Theater and TV news broodcasting At the state contest, held in West Union on Feb 6. Jessica Jenkins received a I rating for her solo mime The district individual contest was held on Feb 27 also at Clear Lake Hiah School There were 30 entries, of which 9 received I ratings These people were sent on to State Individual Contest in C hortes City on March 19 Shannon Johnson, Sara Sherman. Tracy Dohler. Jessica Jenkins. Andrea Falk. Tracy Dohler. M Osmonson. Fran Kramer Shannon Johnson earned a I for her Radio News and a II for her Dramatic Acting. The other entrants received Il's for their efforts Elections for Student Body President . Vice- President and Secretary are held each spring through a general election in the homerooms Representatives ore chosen by each class and class presidents also serve on the council This year's activities for the student council included responsibility for the planning and undertaking of the annual Homecoming activities, helping with the Dolors for Scholars phone-a-thon. sponsoring a teachers' appreciation breakfast and presenting all teachers with corsages on their special day The council also supports financially the academic letter and other awards in our school Its main means of support is from the beverage machines in the commons Jim Luense is the Student Counci advisor STUDENT COUNCIL — Seated on floor Becky Blake. Andrea Falk FRONT: Connie Blake. Lori Gerdts; Noel Collier. Karla Hackenmiller, Dawn Johnson. Cindy Blake, Jason Heimer. Jana Osmonson BACK: Becky Horgen, Cyndi Blake, Bonnie Thome, Shelli Diedrich. Linda Blake. Advisor Jim Luense. Jay Collier 55 Good Things Still Come FRONT: CLARINETS: Julie DeMaris, Shown© Donahue. Vicki Fox. Jana Osmonsoa Shelli Diedrich. Susan Anderson. Jill Lafferty. Lynda Hemann. Susan Mullenbach ROW 2: TRUMPETS: Mikki Hartman. Kim Diedrich. Jennifer Krebsbach. Brad Dalluge. Chris Rockafellow. Tracy Dohler. Wendy Golberg. Emily Schmidt ROW 3: FLUTES. Rachel Gonnerman. Kim Johnson. Pam Kittle- son. Heather Hansen. Jill Osmonson. Janis Fossey. Kasey Anderson ROW 4: TROMBONES Tim Duncomb. Mike Cole. Andy Brower, Matt Wilde. Alan Anderson, Mike Hinton ROW 5: SAXO- PHONES Elaine Mullenbach, Lori Gerdts. Deanna Rustad. Laura Vervaecke. Tami Fossey. Shane Rosenberg ROW 6 PERCUSSION: Michael Trettin. Tom Steward. Ray Wageman. Eric Moore, Chace Groth ROW 7: BARITONES: Peter Osce, Doug Gerdts OBOES: Kari Zosulis, Renae Hoffman ROW 8: BASS CLARINET: Tarra Groth TUBA: Jim Howard 56 Small Packages On June 4th the band members headed for St. Louis (see ‘Summertime section) and they've hardly slowed down since. They rolled into the school year with smaller numbers because of some scheduling problems, but that didn't seem to dampen either their spirits or their well-balanced sound. During the marching band season the band performed at home football games and also traveled to the Dome in Cedar Falls for the football playoffs. About twenty members partici- pated in Honor Band in November in Nashua (see Honors page). The band members later gave Mr. Neerhof a band director's nightmare by showing him the charred remains of their green Bach chorale books. A funeral complete with music (of course) followed this sad sight. (NOTE: the funeral was for the books, not Mr Neerhof.) Miraculously the books reappeared a short time later. In other words, they were brought out of hiding. The pep band did its job of pepping up the crowds at basketball games this year. Many students received I's at small group contest (see Honors) and the concert band performed in the annual Band Bonanza in March. Large group contest brought its own rewards and as a last fling the band planned a Concert in the Park on the evening of the last day of classes for the 1987-88 school year, June 2. 1. The band takes to the halls on Homecoming. 2. Sue Mullenbach, major- ette. leads the marching band. 3. Mike Trettin. Terry Adams, Eric Moore. Ray Wageman and Laura Vervaecke keep the beat at a pep rally. 4. Jill Lafferty leads the band across the field in her third season as baton twirler. Saints Spotlight Shines The weekly paper, the Saints Spotlight, has under- gone some ma)or changes this year First semester, the job of writing and producing pictures for the publication went to the people pictured at the right as a regular pay- by the-hour job They were at that time under the super- vision of Jan Leroaen. the su- perintendent's secretory At the end of the semester it be- came clear that enough people had signed up To take journalsm as a class dur- ing the school day and that those people could produce the weekly sheet. Lorry Pleg- genkuhle picked up the class and became the Spotlight advisor The news of the Spot- light focuses on the latest around the hiph school with occasional articles on activi- ties at the other schools with- in our district. It is published as part of the two newspapers within our school district, the St Ansgar Enterprise. ond the Stacyvine Monitor ” First Semester Spotlight Staff — Linda Blake. Travis Fell. Cindy Blake. Roberta Mauer, Monica Hanna. Peter Osce SECOND SEMESTER (not pictured) Travis Fell, Sarah Kimber, Noel Collier. Lori Ahlf. Shannon Johnson, Laura Vervaecke. and Matt Wilde RIGHT: Noel Collier touts Matt Wilde as the ultimate hunk male prototype. FAR RIGHT: The actual male hunk of the class, Travis Fell, wears strange things on his head. LOWER RIGHT: Sarah Kimber looks a bit skeptical of Mr. P's advice today. Pom Pons Enhance Home Events BACK: Charissa Rosenberg, Michele Schmidt. Deb Salz. Twyla Beyer. Ruth Knudsen, Angi Warrington, Stephanie Ask FRONT: Becky Horgen, Rachel Hinman. and Tanya Thurnau After the cheering and applause, a hush falls over the crowd as the first notes of “You've Got The Look by Prince resound through the hot. stuffy gym. Suddenly, flowing from each side of the home team's bleachers, the St. Ansgar Pom Pon Squad, with bloomers and red and white pom pons flashing, runs to the cen- ter of everyone's atten- tion to begin its routine. With the help of coordin- ator and director. Cindy Rustad, the ten girls worked at least two days a week preparing for their performances at some of the Friday night football and basketball games. Tryouts for the squad are held each Fall. The members perform to music played by the band at football games and to music of their choice during the winter months. Seniors Steph- anie Ask and Angi War- rington were captains for the year and helped with choreography and music selection. 1. Twyla Beyer. Rachel Hinman, Becky Horgen, and Deb Salz kickin' back 2. Part of the squad marches off the football field to the beat of the band 3. The Pom Pon Squad in a flurry of action. 4. Michele Schmidt. Charissa Rosen- berg. and Stephanie Ask shaking it in the Homecoming Parade From Alleluias To The Blues, The FRONT: Twyla Beyer. Jennifer Brumm. Geri Hernan. Michele Schmidt, Lori Pitzen, Angie Neuman, Vicki Fox, Linda Blake, Tarra Groth, Jessica Jenkins. Robin Retterath. Steph Brown. Bonnie Thome. Tanya Thurnau. Becky Mayer ROW 2: Lori Hutchinson. Christine Johnson. Becky Horgen, Lisa Mueller. Elaine Mullenbach. Jennifer Johnson. Beth Hanson. Christine Neeley. Susan Ander- son. Denise Tieman. Becky Hoevet, Brenda Mayer, Dawn Johnson. Betsy Thome, Doris Scrip- ture. Cindy Blake ROW 3: Lori Ahlf, Mindee Scheffel. Emily Schmidt, Shelli Diedrich, Krista Horgen. Janis Fossey, Ellen Isaac. Lynda Hemann, Myrna Hemann. Nicole Klapperich, Amy Theobald. Ruth Knudsen, Michelle Cole. Wendy Golberg, Kathy Hemann. Tricia Clausen, Franny Kramer ROW 4: Jill Osmonson. Deb Salz. Kim Johnson. Tami Fossey. Lori Gerdts. Shayne Kruse, Cassie Sorenson. Diane Hemann. Heather Hansen, Nickie Dieterich. Jennifer Brower. Jana Osmonson. Tracy Terhark. Sarah Kimber. Bobbie Ann Koenigs The St Ansgar High School Vocal Music Department had a tremendously busy and successful year. Many honors were won by ST A singers. In the fall, All-State Auditions were held with seven singers being accepted. State Small-Group Contest, held in March, was extremely successful. 23 entries went to Cresco High School and received 19 Division I ratings and four Division II ratings. Two outstand- ing performances were awarded to St. Ansgar students: Jill Osmonson and Loren Nydegger. Large-Group Contest was held at Britt on May 6th. The Concert choir and Treble choir received straight Division I ratings with the Treble choir receiving a perfect score. The year ended with a trip to Colorado. The highlight of the trip was attending the Music Maestro Choral Festival in Colorado Springs. Over 80 students and chaperones went on the five day trip. The students helped to raise the money for the trip by selling cheese, sausage, and candy bars. They also contributed with community service odd jobs around St. Ansgar. Award-winning Saints Sing It Out IS FRONT Becky Mayer, Tanya Thurnau. Michele Schmidt. Lori Pitzen. Robin Retterath. Vicki Fox, Christine Neeley. Lori Pitzen. Michelle Cole, Dawn Johnson. Becky Horgen. Betsy Thome. Linda Blake. Tarra Groth. Jessica Jenkins. Geri Hernan. Steph Brown, Bonnie Thome. Jennifer Brumm. Twyla Beyer ROW 2: Brenda Mayer. Becky Hoevet. Susan Anderson. Cindy Blake, Lori Ahlf. Robert Brumm. Jason Heimer. Chace Groth. Ruth Knudsen, Ellen Isaac, Krista Horgen, Elaine Mullenbach, Janis Fossey, Mindee Scheffel, Franny Kramer, Richard Brumm. Randy Juhl, Beth Hanson. Jennifer Johnson. Denise Tieman. Lisa Mueller ROW 3: Bryan Johnson, Cassie Sorenson, Lynda Hemann, Kathy Hemann, Wendy Golberg, Bobbie Ann Koenigs. Craig Whalen. Kim Johnson. Deb Salz, Sarah Kimber, Tracy Terhark, Brad Mayer. Jason Alder. Shane Rosenberg. Bret Luense. Mark Halbach. Shelli Diedrich. Amy Theobald, Jeremy Ask, Mike Hinton. Nicole Klapperich, Myrna Hemann ROW 4: Jill Osmonson, Jennifer Brower. Pat Lowe. Peter Osce, Harold Howe, Jason Heimer, Doug Tieman, Jeff Alder. Jay Collier, Chris Patterson. Andrew Brower, Matt Wilde, Erin Brown, Loren Nydegger, Heather Hansen, Diane Hemann, Nickie Dieterich. Jeremy Steffensen, Bill Kline. Lori Gerdts. Tami Fossey. Gary Rust TOP OF PAGE: Lights, Camera. Action! KAAL tapes the choir for their annual Christmas show. OPPOSITE PAGE: 1 Mr Peter directs the Madrigal Choir. 2. Bozo the Clown? No, it's Mr. Peter! RIGHT: All-State Choir Members. TOP: Chris Patterson. Andy Brower. Loren Nydeg- ger, Alan Anderson. Mr. Peter BOTTOM Angie Warrington, Jill Osmonson. Tami Fossey. 61 There Ain't Nothin' Like A Men's Choir TOP ROW: Gary Rust. Peter Osce. Chris Patterson. Erin Brown. Matt Wilde, Andrew Brower. Loren Nydegger, Jay Collier ROW 2: Jake Alder. Jeremy Steffensen. Harold Howe. Jason Leidall. Bill Kline. Doug Tieman. Jett Alder. Pat Lowe ROW 3: Jeremy Ask, Mark Halbach. Brad Mayer. Shane Rosenberg, Bret Luense, Craig Whalen, Mike Hinton FRONT: Randy Juhl, Richard Brumm, Chace Groth. Bryan Johnson. Jason Merten. Robert Brumm ABOVE: The men take a break from singing to catch some rays. ABOVE RIGHT: Loren, Andy. Jay, and Mr. Peter check out the girls at choir camp. BELOW RIGHT: The choir rehearses another number. Swing Choir — Smooth Moves and Sounds STANDING LEFT. Director Tim Peter. Sarah Kimber. Chris Patterson. Jennifer Brower. Loren Nydeqqer. Erin Brown Andy Brower STANDING TOP RIGHT: Amy Theobald. Jeremy Ask. Lynda Hemann SEATED MIDDLE Shane Rosenberg Jay Coll'er. Tam. Fossey. Jill Osmonson. Jake Alder. Gary Rust SEATED FRONT Tracy Terhark Cindy Blake. Brenda Mayer. Jennifer Brumm. Twyla Beyer Tryouts for this select group called Swing Choir are held in early fall, with the results being a twenty voice group. Members must have strong voices as well as a talent for doing dance steps choreographed by Director Tim Peter Their performances range from the Christmas concert to Variety Show and Swing Show to less formal presentations to area group meetings. Their focus is on more light- hearted. currently popular music rather than the more serious styles of music pursued by the other choirs. This was the second year the choir wore its striking costumes of red. white and black 1 It actually snowed at the Christ- mas concert courtesy of Paul Hav- lovic. 2. 3. 4. The choir shows off some of its smooth moves. They've Got Rhythm LEFT BACK: Mike Hinton. Tim Duncomb, Shane Rosenberg FRONT: Tami Fossey, Chris Rockafellow. Kari Zosulis. Eric Moore SEATED ON GROUND: Tom Steward. Ray Wageman ON DRUMS: Mike Trettin RIGHT BACK: Chace Groth. Tracy Dohler, Jill Osmonson FRONT: Elaine Mullenbach. Lori Gerdts. Deanna Rustad, Wendy Golberg Membership in Jazz Band hinges on the director's approval and the group is formed toward the end of the first semes- ter. Their main function is the performance at the annual Swing Show in late spring- time. The band has become known over the years for its novel approach to attire at this function, this year being no excep- tion to that. To escape the bright lights, many of the students wore sunglasses which related well to the summertime look of their dress. Chace Groth made an es- pecially strong statement with his striped pants (see photo). In any case, the crowd which heard the band enjoyed their sound as well as their Look. 64 TOP LEFT: Tami Fossey and Deanna Rustad on baritone saxophones. Kari Zosulis and Jill Osmonson cover key- boards. ABOVE. Mike Trettin is one of four drummers in the band. Chace Groth gets into twisting and shouting. Drummer Eric Moore performs in La Bamba. Bored, not Board, of Education St. Ansgar High School students can't act normal all the time, right? Our cameras recorded some of their odd moments and we chose a few to preserve for posterity. 1. Eric Moore, Jennifer Brumm, David Johnson, and Troy Mullenbach work- ing (?) on the art excursion to Jay- cee Park. 2. No, Aaron Isaac, it's thumbs up, not thumb up and finger out. 3. Four St. Ansgar student bodies. 4. Strange headdress, Michelle Krebsbach. 5. Tim Klapperich does his impression of Bert from Sesame Street. 6. and 7. Chris Bensend and David Johnson try out for the Most Beauti- ful Tongue in America contest. 65 After twenty-six years of al- most constant use and some under-the-surface water dam- age. it was time to tear out the old and install a new gym floor. The complete job was under- taken by Swanson Gentlemen of Des Moines at an approxi- mate cost of $50,000.00. It was started in February and com- pleted in early June. Pictured are some scenes from this con- struction project. LEFT: Steve Jensen laughs off the thought of Gary Rust and Geri Her- nan getting married. LOWER LEFT: The crowd at Prom looks serious about partying down. BELOW: Matthew Wilde knows how to twist and shout. Sweethearts Swing to the 1 Two beauties. (You fill in the blank) 2. The Sweetheart Swirl pasteup. 3. Mr and Mrs. Duncomb dance the night away. 4. Are we having fun yet? 5. Jeannie Brown and date smile for the camera. 6. Swirlers congregate in anticipation of the crowning of the new king and queen. (ON FACWG PAGE) 1 SWIRL CANDCATES Brenda Mayer Shannon Beiz. Tracy McLaughbn. Jam© Patterson. Ruth Knudsen. R j Mueller. Dawn Johnson. Alan Anderson. Sarah Kmber. Doug Sorenson. Kelb Marsh. Mark Krebsbach. Noel Co«er. and Jon Navratil 2 Three stLnmng sophomores — Jube DeMans. Jodie Johanns, and Jenny Aden 3 Karla Hackenmier and Eric Moore pose for a picture 4 “Come and get it! soys Andy Brower whde Keith Levon shrinks in embarrassment 5 Swirl kmg ond queen — Mark Krebsbach and Noel Cofcer 6 Starry-eyed Lori Hutchinson dances with Nick Nydegger Sounds of Good Vibz Sweetheart Swirl has undergone a seasonal change in the year of '88. Always held in late February or early March, it jumped back to January 9 because of the Junior Senior Prom date being so close. The evening's theme song was I Won't Forget You by the group Poison, provided by Good Vibz. while the overall color scheme was black, white, and red. Noel Collier and Mark Krebsbach were chosen by their fellow FHA and FFA members to be this year's king and queen. Both have held offices as high as president in their respective groups. Noel was a District Representative in 1987, while Mark participated in many different FFA contests. A Night in Paradise While the senior class had its doubts, the Juniors knew al along that they would host a Prom night in grand style. Be- cause of the work in the school gymnasium, the buffet and dance extravaganza was held for the first time ever in the Car- penter community center It was hardly recognizable decked out with palm trees, blue and silver streamers, and balloons for the big evening on May 7 The doors opened at 7:30 and closed at 8:30. in the spirit of the alcohol-free evening it was in- tended to be Junior parents or- ganized the event with much support coming from the entire community. Dancing, skits, and a casino provided entertainment, with prizes being offered for sole with casino money in a gift shop. Some of the more memo- rable skits Included singing and dancing by the California Raisins and hula dancers and magic tricks performed by Jim Kenaga of Osage. The theme song of the evening. I've Had the Time of my Life” was performed after the Grand March by Sue Hansen and Tim Peter Music was provided by “Good Vibz.” A buffet of hors d'oeuvres and punch was well- stocked all evening until the main courses — pizza and ice cream sundaes — were served 1. The scene on the dance floor. 2. Matt Wilde has all the luck — Kim Johnson and Heather Hansen are his escorts. 3. Cindy Blake and Kate Glassel and friends. 4. The crowd watches the stage during the grand march. 5. Michelle Krebsbach and Wendy Golberg, Lin- da Blake and Jon Hene- man enjoy the evening Prom 1988 1. The garter ceremony brings a smile to these faces. 2. The hut served as the centerpiece of the dance floor. 3. Sarah Kimber and R.J. Mueller followed by Noel Collier and John Thompson. 4. Becky Hoevet accompanied by Mark Havlovic during the Grand March Jennifer Brumm and Travis Fell are next in line. 5. Christine Neeley and Denise Tieman dance to Good Vibz. 6. Baby pictures of the Seniors adorned a board near the buffet. 7. Loren Nydegger and Lori Gerdts share a joke. Bringing Down The House UFF-DA St Ansgar High School's 7th Annual Variety Show Hey. Look at Us Now!' , Theme from “Cheers''-Singing Saints Golf. Golf. Golf -Paul Havlovic. Chris Bensend. John Warrington Candle in the Wind'-Jennifer Brower The Penalty -Karla Hackenmiller. Kevin Kittleson. Cindy Blake, Eric Johnson, and Dawn Johnson Nothin' Like a Dame -Men's Double Quartet Washboard Gossip Girls-Lori Gerdts. Noel Collier. Laura Vervaecke. and Bobbie Ann Koenigs Will or Won't She?''-Heather Hansen and Jim Howard I Honestly Love You -Lori Ahlf, Susan Anderson, pianist Welcome to Heaven''-Jay Collier. John Warrington. Paul Havlovic. and Chris Bensend Grace, the Wonder Year'-Andy Brower, synthesizer I've Got a Crush on You Jennifer Brumm. Cindy Blake, and Jill Osmonson The Dating Game -Matt Wilde. Chace Groth. Mark Krebsbach. Cameron Hanson. and Tracy Terhark For Whom The Bells Toll -Distortion Skylark -Tami Fossey The Echo -Heather Hansen. Travis Fell, and Tracy Dohler Fantasia I in D Minor -Vicki Fox A Very Good Reason -Lori Gerdts and Noel Collier Always -Linda Hemann and Loren Nydegger The Perfect Stranger -Jeremy Ask and Jason Alder The Golfer -Jessica Jenkins The Lottery -The Smothers Brothers alias Erin Brown and Jay Collier Honestly -Charissa Rosenberg The Wedding -Steve Jensen. Geri Hernan and Gary Rust Clap Yo' Hands . With You . Thank You for Being a Friend - Singing Saints Important Papers Crew- John Warrington, Paul Havlovic. Chris Bensend. Eric Johnson, and Aaron Isaac Ole. Lena, and Psychiatrist bits-John Warrington. Paul Havlovic, and Tracy Dohler Mistress and Master of Ceremonies-Sarah Kimber and Chace Groth Directors-Shirley Brodersen and Tim Peter . Lena (Paul Havlovic) shows Ole (John Warrington) what a knockout she (he?) really is. 2. Sarah Kimber and Chace Groth. Mistress and Master of Ceremonies. 3. Jessica Jenkins performs her award-winning mime, The Golfer. 4. Honestly. Charissa? 5. The Swing Choir begs for money. A night of singing and swinging, dancing and prancing, rocking and rolling, and strange Norwegian jokes 1. Dawn Johnson just can't believe the sentence handed out in The Penal- ty. 2. Jill Osmonson, Cindy Blake, and Jennifer Brumm have quite a crush — on their fathers. 3. Tami Fossey takes us back in time with Skylark. 4 Chace Groth. Mark Krebsbach, and Matt Wilde — which lucky guy will win on The Dating Game? 5. Jennifer Brower sings Candle in the Wind , a tribute to Marilyn Monroe. 6. Lori Ahlf — I Honestly Love You. 7.8. and 9. Mark Hackenmiller, Eric Moore, Steve Jen- sen. and David Brunner give us a taste of today's music, covering a song by Metallica. Helping them out were Tony LaMotte from Austin and Terry Adams, assistant. 10. St. Ansgar's answer to the Hee-Haw show — the Washboard Gossip Girls, alias Bobbie Ann Koenigs. Lori Gerdts. Laura Vervaecke. and Noel Collier. RIGHT: Cartoon by Hack. Twist and Shout and Rub-a-Dub-Dub 1 Jazz Band wows the audience with its big band sound. 2. Gary Rust splish-splashes in time to the music. 3. Amy Theobald solos. 4 Swing Choir girls in a quiet moment. 5. Why are these people sticking their fin- gers in their ears? It's sign language, isn't it? Swing Show 1988 Out-of-the-Ordinary, Unusual, Unique, 1. Coaches Sherman and Wilkerson look on as Jennifer Brower signs her national letter of intent to run for the U. of Iowa. 2 Kim Whalen job shadows at the St. Ansgar Medical Clinic. St Ansgar's job shadowing program has been acclaimed in the area 3 Grant Grundmeter takes a break He'll also get a well-de- served rest from the school, hav- ing sold that part of his photogra- phy busi- ness We wont to thank hm for his many years ol very deck coted and fne service and wish him well THANKS. GRANT AND KATHY! 76 4 An assesmbiy by Karl Randal sponsored by the Lions CUb and school was held n earty fal to reinforce the dfetrtct's stand on drug This was definitely an out-of-the-ordinary, unusual, unique, year. And some of the events shown on these pages (in addition to ones not pictured) did help keep the boredom of daily life in high school to a minimum. Since the pictures are captioned, we'll give you a rundown of the rest of our special events through the written word. A ski trip was organized by Mr Reshetar. accom- panied by Mr. Duncomb, over Spring break. Seventeen students took part. Chris Rockafellow and Jill Lafferty were chosen to attend the American Legion Boys State and Girls State pro- grams. Karla Hackenmiller visited cartoonist Brian Duffy of the Des Moines Register and later won the Frank Miller award for her work in the fine art of cartooning. Chuck Offenburger, famous in Iowa for his column in the Des Moines Register, has decided to host an all-Iowa party for one of his favorite all-Iowa towns. Bolan. The big event will take place on June 26. abuse 6. Claudia, an escapee from East Germany, spoke to German classes about her experiences 6 Three students took the school's Sprng trip to West Germany — Heather Hansen. Jrn Howard, and Jl Lafferty Keep-Away-the-Boredom Activities 1 Jim Luense. counselor, is shown presenting Principal Emmett Tyler the Iowa Association of Counseling and Development award for Iowa Administrator of the Year Congratulations, Mr Tyler! 2. Student Body President Lori Gerdts presents Mrs. Michaels with flowers and the gift of a weekend for two in the Twin Cities in honor of her retirement after 20 years as High School secretary 3 The softball field is desodded. filled, and resodded in one short weekend. 4 Karla Hackenmiller and Ann Miller create a snow dragon 5. Hula dancing stars Terry Mayer. Walt Blake, and Leon Hackenmiller perform at Prom 6. Horticulture class takes a tour under the direction of Mike Duncomb and a Master Gardener BELOW Michele Kicherer and friends and Jeannie Dierks. Amy Hicken. and Christy Johnson prepare to take the walk to the park RIGHT Troy Mullenbach, Jon Navratil and Tracy McLaughlin. Kelli Marsh take the stage to receive diplo- mas. BELOW RIGHT: Terry Adams and Mark Krebsbach clown around before the ceremony and Lori Gerdts looks a bit more serious before her delivery of the benediction. 78 TOP LEFT The first of the Seniors arrive at the front of City Park in anticipation of their gradu- ation ceremony MIDDLE LEFT: Cameron Hanson. Mick Thome, and Cindy Retterath show contrasting emotions about this affair. BOTTOM LEFT: Amy Hicken. Becky Hoevet. Mike Weber. Rachelle Hoffman, and Jessica Jenkins LOWER RIGHT: Kevin Kittleson watches his step 79 The Class of 1988 CLASS FLOWER: Red Rose CLASS SONG: Here I Go Again by Whitesnake CLASS COLORS: Black and Silver CLASS MOTTO May the road rise up to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face May the rains fall soft upon your fields And until we meet again May God hold you in the palm of his hand An Old Irish Verse ABOVE: CLASS OFFICERS: Clockwise from left Karla Hackenmiller, Vice President; Mark Krebsbach, Trea- surer; Geri Hernan. Secretary; Cindy Blake. Presi- dent. ABOVE MIDDLE: Grand Marshals Ann Miller and Todd Clausen. ABOVE RIGHT: Dawn Bell and Jessica Jenkins try to keep in step RIGHT: Front row center - the hot spot on Graduation Dav Terry Adams Alan Anderson Stephanie Ask Dawn Bell Michael Belz Shannon Belz Cynthia Blake Constance Blake Jennifer Brower David Brunner Noel Collier Jeannie Dierks rw Peter Duncomb Timothy Duncomb jrfjf IT ct Jennifer Fiala Tamara Fossey Kate Glassel Jeffrey Francis Douglas Grady Lori Gerdts Chace Groth Monica Hanna Karla Hackenmiller Cameron Hanson Lynda Hemann Yolonda Hemann Geraldine Hernan Susan Hatten Mark Havlovic Bruce Hemann Amy Hicken Becky Hoevet Rochelle Hoffman Jessica Jenkins Steven Jensen Robert Johnson Christy Johnson Dawn Johnson Shannon Johnson :,wm ' awwiift. Michele Kicherer Timothy Klapperich Tracy McLaughlin Sarah Kimber Ruth Knudsen Kelli Marsh Kevin Kittleson Mark Krebsbach Roberta Mauer Brenda Mayer Susan Mullenbach Eric Moore R.j. Mueller Troy Mullenbach Jon Navratil Dominik Nydegger Peter Osce Jamie Patterson Cynthia Retterath Joe Sherman Colette Simon Douglas Sorenson Tracy Terhark Amy Theobald Michele Thome Bryan Tieman Laura Vervaecke Michael Vervaecke Raymond Wageman Angi Warrington Michael Weber Nancy Weber Jeffrey Whalen Matthew Wilde Terry Woods Memory Pete was my friend. But then, Pete was everyone's friend. He had very few enemies and more friends than I can count. He was always there for anyone that needed cheering. Not many things bothered Pete. That is just how he was. He lived for life and took every day as it came. When he died, a little of each of us died. And that special part can never be replaced. I will never forget Pete, and neither will anyone else. I will always remember him with a silly grin on his face and his happy, care- free ways. I am glad that I can say that I was his friend. anonymously submitted by a friend Duncomb 81 Strangers in With the beginning ot a school year come many new and exciting things, including the new foreign exchange students that arrive from different cultures and backgrounds. St. Ansgar High boasts two of these special visitors this year. Peter Y. Osce' and Nick Nydegger traveled to Iowa to see what everyday life in rural America is like. Peter Osce is an eighteen-year-old exchange student from Alsemberg. Belgium, (near Brussels) staying at the Gerald and Marilyn Schotanus farm near Carpenter. Pete has a father, Luc; and mother. Lisette; and a younger sister. Lien in Belgium. Both parents teach. Some of his hobbies back in Belgium were playing the tenor horn, being the chairman of their student council last year, going out with friends (his main pastime), and traveling to different countries. His hobbies in America included playing the baritone horn in band and the North Iowa Concert Band, working on the paper staff, traveling to school functions, giving speeches to area clubs, and traveling as much as he could — side trips to New York City, Washington. D C.. Chicago, other cities, states, and possibly to California. He also visited all the states around Iowa. A few of the subjects Pete took were Government. Speech. Contemporary Novels, German III, Band, Choir, and P.E. Peter had never sung in a group before, so it was quite a change for him to take a choir class. One difference between our two cultures, according to Peter, is that Americans don't spend as much time on meals as Belgians do. People spend at least 1-2 hours on meals. Not too many people have microwaves in Belgium. Peter isn't sure of his plans, but he has narrowed it down to going to a university to major in English. Germanic Philology, or political science. 1 Peter posing for the camera with the Washington Monument in the distonce 2. This is Peter in one of his stranger moods 3. Pete, his camera, and the totem poles. 4 Is that your sexy look, Pete?! If so. you need a shave! 5 Peter playing his baritone at a pep rally 6. Pete showing the American version of pretending to work. 82 Strange Land Dominik Nydegger is a foreign exchange student from Switzerland who is living with Leroy and Marietta Steward of Stacy ville. Dominik. or Nick as everyone knows him. is eighteen years old and comes from a small town about the size of Stacy ville. His home town in Switzerland is seven miles from Interlaken, which is famous for its downhill skiing environment. He has a father, Urs. a mother, Kathy, and a younger brother, Reto. Some of Nick's hobbies in Switzerland were skiing, windsurfing, soccer, going out with friends, and traveling to other countries. Some of the places that he saw in the U.S. were the Mississippi River, Chicago. Williamsburg, Virginia. Denver and Winter Park. Colorado; and Washington D.C. One of the most unusual things that Nick saw was the Iowa State Fair In America. Nick was the football manager of the Saints football team, participated on the track team, enjoyed going to school and social functions with newly- made friends, and lifted weights faithfully after school. A few classes that Nick took were Algebra II. Government, World Geography, Chemistry, Creative Writing, and Beginning Typing In the future. Dominik plans to coach sports and or teach a foreign language. He wants to attend a university for this, but must make up for the year in the States before doing so. 1. Nick leaning on one million dollars at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 2. Chemistry does get boring sometimes, doesn't it, Nick? 3. As the football manager, Nick consults some of the statistics. 4 Nick and his fans. 5. Vy do you silly Americans always have to take my picture? 6 Dominik and Peter's exchange group on their trip to Washington. DC. 7. Nick as the escort for last year's queen for Homecoming. 84 STATE OF IOWA SCHOLARSHIPS Connie Blake Jennifer Brower Steve Jensen Karla Hackenmiller Amy Theobald IOWA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAM CANDIDATE Karla Hackenmiller NORTH IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION AWARD Geraldine Hernan DELBERT JENSEN SCHOLARSHIP Jennifer Brower MITCHELL COUNTY FARM BUREAU SCHOLARSHIP Mark Krebsbach ST. ANSGAR CHEERLEADING AWARD Monica Hanna JOHN PHILLIPS SOUSA AWARD Tami Fossey ST. ANSGAR AMERICAN LEGION SCHOLARSHIP Monica Hanna NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE THEATRICAL SCHOLARSHIP Jessica Jenkins RALPH RAMSEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Alan Anderson L.R. FALK SCHOLARSHIP Mark Krebsbach FRANK MILLER SCHOLARSH: Karla Hackenmiller MUSIC RESERVATA AWARD Alan Anderson Cindy Blake Jennifer Brower Tami Fossey Lori Gerdts Chace Groth Lynda Hemann Jessica Jenkins Brenda Mayer Peter Osce Tracy Terhark Amy Theobald CENTRAL COLLEGE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Amy Theobald OSAGE VFW AUXILIARY UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN 1988 HONOR STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP IOWA MERIT SCHOLARSHIP Alan Anderson Brenda Mayer and SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL Michael Belz SCHOLARSHIP Cynthia Blake WARTBURG PRESIDENTIAL Connie Blake Constance Blake SCHOLARSHIP Jennifer Brower Cameron Hanson UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Jeannie Dierks ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP Tamera Fossey ST. ANSGAR-OSAGE MEDICAL Jennifer Brower Lori Gerdts CLINIC SCHOLARSHIP Kate Glassel Brenda Mayer WALDORF ATHLETIC Monica Hanna SCHOLARSHIP Cameron Hanson R.J. McELROY FOUNDATION Tim Klapperich Karla Hackenmiller SCHOLARSHIP Susan Hatten Karla Hackenmiller TRIBBENSEE AWARD Geraldine Hernan Tim Klapperich Rachelle Hoffman BERYLR.MUELLER SCHOLARSHIP Jessica Jenkins Brenda Mayer MARY PITZEN AWARD Steve Jensen Jennifer Brower Dawn Johnson WARTBURG REGENT SCHOLARSHIP Shannon Johnson Kate Glassel ST. ANSGAR TEACHER'S Mark Krebsbach ASSOCIATION AWARD Brenda Mayer H.L. McKINLEY SCHOLARSHIP Tami Fossey Cynthia Retterath Mark Krebsbach Joe Sherman OUTSTANDING SENIOR Collette Simon ST. ANSGAR FFA SCHOLARSHIP Jennifer Brower Tracy Terhark Jeff Whalen Amy Theobald OUTSTANDING STUDENT Michele Thome WALDORF MUSIC AWARD AND COUNCIL MEMBER Laura Vervaecke ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP Karla Hackenmiller Michael Vervaecke Tami Fossey Nancy Weber AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP Jeff Whalen ACDA AWARD AWARD Roberta Mauer Tami Fossey Lori Gerdts DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS AWARDS Amy Theobald Constance Blake Jennifer Brower Lynda Hemann Karla Hackenmiller Joe Sherman Michael Vervaecke Tamera Fossey Steve Jensen Nancy Weber Lori Gerdts Sue Hatten Mark Krebsbach Cynthia Retterath Alan Anderson Jessica Jenkins Monica Hanna Jeff Whalen Rachelle Hoffman Laura Vervaecke Michele Thome Mark Havlovic Jamie Patterson Tracy McLaughlin NATIONAL CATHOLIC SOCIETY OF FORESTERS SCHOLARSHIP Karla Hackenmiller STATE Livestock Judging—Silver Dean Brumm Brad Mayer Chris Patterson Dave Michels Meats Judging—Gold Alan Anderson Mark Krebsbach Jeff Whalen DISTRICTS Soils Judging—Bronze Art Wilde Bill Retterath Jeff Alder Jason Alder Keith Levan Leon Merten Dan Brumm Eddie Koenigs Mike Heimer Jeremy Navratil Cb© ir STATE Concert Choir—I Girls' Choir—I Solos Jennifer Brower—I Amy Theobald—I Cindy Blake—I Loren Nydegger—I Chris Patterson—I Elmer Ellefson—I Tracy Terhark—I Alan Anderson—I Tami Fossey---I Jill Osmonson—I Chamber Choir—I Madrigal—I Girls' Triple Trio- Girls' Sextet—I Boys' Double Quartet—I Girls' Quartet—Jennifer Brower Duets Jill Osmonson Tami Fossey—I Lynda Hemann Jennifer Brower—I Cindy Blake Tracy Terhark—I ALL-STATE Tami Fossey Alan Anderson Jill Osmonson Angi Warrington Andy Brower Loren Nydegger Chris Patterson STATE LARGE GROUP Jessica Jenkins (Solo Mime)—I STATE INDIVIDUALS STATE Large Group—I Solos Jana Osmonson (Clarinet)—I Janis Fossey (Flute)—I Peter Osce (Baritone Horn)— Tami Fossey (Clarinet)—I BRASS QUARTET—I Tracy Dohler Chris Rockafellow Peter Osce Andy Brower WOODWIND DUET UNLIKE—I Tami Fossey Janis Fossey TROMBONE TRIO—I Andy Brower Alan Anderson Mike Hinton Tami Fossey Jill Osmonson Lynda Hemann—I CLARINET TRIO—I Tami Fossey Lynda Hemann Shelli Diedrich CLARINET TRIO—I Jana Osmonson Vicki Fox Susan Anderson BRASS DUET LIKE—I Peter Osce Doug Gerdts BRASS CHOIR CLARINET CHOIR 'A DISTRICT VICE-PRESIDENT Noel Collier DEKALB AWARD Shannon Johnson (Radio News Broadcasting)—I Sara Sherman (Prose)—II Tracy Dohler (Prose)—II Jessica Jenkins (Improvisational Acting)—II Travis Fell (Improvisational Acting)—II Andrea Falk (Improvisational Acting)—II Jill Osmonson (Humorous Acting)—II Fran Kramer (Book Review)—II r. V p _ Athletic Honors 5 Softball ALL-CONFERENCE Ann Miller—1st team De Rustad—1st team Nancy Weber—Honorable Men. Tracy Terhark—Honorable Men. ALL-NC IOWA 1A DISTRICT Ann Miller—1st team ALL-STATE Ann Miller—1st team De Rustad—Honorable Men. TEAM 2ND in CONFERENCE SECTIONAL RUNNERS-UP Baseball ALL-CONFERENCE Tim Klapperich—Pitcher Mark Havlovic—Infield Mike Vervaecke—Outfield ALL-N.E. DISTRICT Tim Klapperich—1st team Mike Vervaecke—2nd team ALL-STATE Tim Klapperich-Honorable Men. TEAM 2ND in CONFERENCE Volleyball ALL-CONFERENCE Susan Hatten—1st team Lori Gerdts—1st team Ann Miller—2nd team Sara Sherman—2nd team Amy Theobald-Honorable Men. Karla Hackenmiller-Honorable Men. ALL-STATE Susan Hatten—5th team Lori Gerdts-Special Men. Ann Miller-Special Men. Amy Theobald-Honorable Men. Karla Hackenmiller-Honorable Men. TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPS SECTIONAL CHAMPS REGIONAL CHAMPS FINAL FOUR in 1A Football ALL-CONFERENCE Tim Klapperich Shawn Mauer Joe Sherman Todd Clausen Jon Navratil Mike Vervaecke Steve Jensen ALL-STATE Joe Sherman—1st team Tim Klapperich—1st team Jon Navratil—2nd team Mike Vervaecke—3rd team SUPER SAINTS Mike Vervaecke Tim Klapperich Eric Moore Chace Groth Jon Navratil Terry Hemann Russ Blake Mike Hulsizer Jamie Vervaecke Travis Fell Todd Clausen Steve Jensen Loren Nydegger Joe Sherman Shawn Mauer TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPS FINAL EIGHT in 2A STATE PLAYOFFS Cross Country DISTRICTS Jennifer Brower—1st STATE Jennifer Brower—2nd Boys' Basket ball all-conferencf. Tim Klapperich—1st team Joe Sherman—2nd team Steve Jensen—Honorable Men. Mik: Vervaecke—Honorable Men. Chace Groth—Honorable Men. ALL-STATE Tim Klapperich—Honorable Men. MASON CITY GLOBE GAZETTE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tim Klapperich MASON CITY GLOBE GAZETTE A HLETE OF THE YEAR Tim Klapperich DR. PEPPER ALL-STAR SELECTION Tim Klapperich TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPS Boys' Track DISTRICT 400M Low Hurdles—Joe Sherman- 1600M Relay—Tom Steward Joe Sherman Todd Clausen Russ Blake — 1st STATE 400M Low Hurdles—Joe Sherman- 1600M Relay—Tom Steward Joe Sherman Todd Clausen Russ Blake — 12th TEAM rONEFBEXrF Girls' Basketball ALL-CONFERENCE Ann Miller—1st team Susan Hatten—1st team Lori Gerdts—1st team Jennifer Brower—2nd team Sara Sherman—2nd team Shannon Johnson-Honorable ALL-NORTH IOWA Ann Miller—1st team Lori Gerdts—2nd team Wrestling CONFERENCE 145 Todd Clausen—1st ALL-STATE Ann Miller—5th team Lori Gerdts-Honorable Men. TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPS SECTIONAL CHAMPS Girls' Track SECTIONALS 145 Todd Clausen—1st DISTRICTS 145 Todd Clausen—1st STATE 145 Todd Clausen—3rd TEAM 3RD in CONFERENCE 1st 7th DISTRICT 3000M Run—Jennifer Brower—1st 1500M Run—Jennifer Brower—1st 3200M Relay—Lynda Hemann Lori Gerdts Amy Theobald Jennifer Brower—1st 100M Hurdles—Ann Miller—1st 100M Dash—Ann Miller—1st Long Jump—Ann Miller—1st STATE 3000M Run—Jennifer Brower—1st 1500M Run—Jennifer Brower—1st Amy Theobald—4th 800M Run—Amy Theobald—4th 100M Hurdles—Ann Miller—3rd 100M Dash—Ann Miller—4th Long Jump—Ann Miller—2nd 3200M Relay—Lynda Hemann Lori Gerdts Amy Theobald Jennifer Brower—3rd Shuttle Hurdle—Nancy Weber Becky Blake Sara Sherman Ann Miller—9th Girls' Golf TEAM 3RD in CONFERENCE Boys Golf TEAM TEAM 4TH in CONFERENCE CONFERENCE CHAMPS DISTRICT CHAMPS in ?A STATF MEET CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: Miss Brodersen and Mrs. Hinton read all about it. Mr. Neerhof directs the invisible band. Mr. Townsend is not a happy little painter today. Mr. Johnson is forced to use violence in the case of Ann Miller. A- «• 88 I Teacher look-alike day was a new addi- tion to the various activities that transpire throughout Homecoming week. BELOW: Mr. Wilkerson and Mike Ver- vaecke, will the real Proud Papa please stand up? ABOVE RIGHT: Cheers! Jessica Jenkins and Mr. P. BELOW RIGHT: Mr. Tyler and Noel Collier. Anyone for a game of golf? 89 Board of Directors Directors and year term began: President Paul Weis, 1978, Curt Walk, 1987; Elaine Thome, 1982, Michael Borcherding, 1981; Bill Hegland, 1985; Richard Duncomb. 1982, Ed Kleinwort, 1985. Administrative Staff Norman Kolberg Emmett Tyler Lisa Groth Superintendent High School Principal Business Manager Secretaries M Verva Michaels. Principal's Secretary. 20 years of service to the district Jan Leraaen. Superintendent's Sectetary. 4 years Peg Tyler. Office and Library Aide. 2 years Above: Verva and friends at her farewell party. Remember your first day of school, first lunch ticket, and first admit slip? More and likely if you do. you! also recall the friendly face and warm greeting of the person that made those experiences not quite so scary. That friendly face we all know and love belongs to Verva Mi- chaels After twenty years of hard work and dedication. Verva has retired from her position as Principal's Secretary She has been a great help and joy to not only the students and staff, but also to visitors. As a token of their appreciation, the student body presented Verva with a weekend for two in Minneapolis, which included hotel accomodations, an evening at the Chanhassen Dinner The- atre. and tickets to a Twins game So “hats off to a job well done and thanks. Verva. Cooks Jolene Juhl Rose Hanna Ann Hemann Barb Rosenberg 1 year 3 years 11 years Head cook. 14 years 91 BUS DRIVERS AND YEARS OF SERVCE. FRONT Jerry Patterson (Heod Transportation). 2 yrs . Shofca Bunt rock. 4 yrs . Virginia Boerjon. 21 yrs Wayne Chnstofferson. 19 yrs BACK Dave Juhl. 7 yrs. Jerry Hackenmiller. 13 yrs ; Liz Bockhous. 9 yrs . Rosalee Low. 14 yrs Edgar Fox Sr 26 yrs Fred Eichman. 19 yrs . Ed Fox Jr.. 5 yrs and Raymond Rosenberg, 15 yrs Ed Fox Jr. Head Roger Osmonson, Wayne Hanson. 2 yrs Steve Weber. 6 yrs Comer on Hanson. Maintenance. 11 yrs Head Custodian. 5 Student Janitor. 1 yr yrs Doug Grody. Student Bryan Teman, Janitor. 1 yr Student Janitor. 1 yr LANGUAGE ARTS SPECIAL ED MATH 1. Martha Pleggenkuhle - German I, II. III. IV, Annual Staff Adviser 2. Phyllis Hinton - American Literature. Contemporary Novels, Advanced Composition 3. Shirley Brodersen - Workshop, English 10. Speech, Drama. Speech Adviser 4. Larry Pleggenkuhle - English 9, Creative Writing, Journalism 5. Tom Mayer - Special Education, Baseball. Football. Driver's Education 6. Carlene Luense - Special Education 7. Richard Johnson - Introduction to Computers. Computer Programming. Algebra II, Ge- ometry, Advanced Math 8 Richard Sherman - Algebra I. Career Math, Pre-Algebra. Football, Weight Training 1. Mr. P. grins as he awaits his next fresh- men English class. 2 Mrs. Hinton turns to tell Mr. Wilkerson not to squeeze the Charmin. 3. Look at this mess, says Mrs. P. 4. How did you get THAT answer? asks Mr. Johnson. 93 1. Mr. Peter attempts a tap dance routine during a pep rally. No, not really. He was giving a speech. 2. And this is a stapler — uh, I mean a camera, says Mr. Townsend. 3. Mr. Thorson fakes a pass to the camera. 94 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MUSIC ARTS 1. Merlyn Thorson - Beginning Typing, Personal Recordkeeping, Accounting, Consumers' Math, General Business, General Math, Basketball 2. Patricia Hinman - Beginning Typing, Intermediate Typing, Advanced Shorthand, Ad- vanced Typing, Office Procedures 3. Bonnie Wendt - Clothing, Fall and Spring Foods, Advanced Foods, Child Care, Adult Living, Housing, Child Development, FHA Advisor 4. Michael Duncomb - Ag. Business, Ag. I, II, III, IV, Ag. Mechanics, FFA Advisor, Horticulture 5. Roland Schubert - Electronics, Drafting, Plastics, Woods, Welding 6. Tim Peter - Choir, Treble Choir, Swing Choir, Jr. High Choir, Men's Choir 7. Richard Neerhof - Band, Jazz Band, Baseball, Golf 8. Tom Townsend - Art I, II, III, IV, Basketball SCIENCE GUIDANCE P.E. SOCIAL STUDES MEDIA 1 Sue LeMaster - Biology. Chemistry, Senior Science, Volleyball 2. Kathy Falk - Biology 3. Charles Strandberg - Earth Science, Physics, Woods, Computers 4. Jim Luense - World Cultures, Guidance Counselor, Football 5. Jerry Reshetar - P.E., Health, Fitness, Jr. High Wrestling 6. Dave Wilkerson - U.S. History, Psychology, Sociology, Introduction to Economics, Track, Basketball, Cross-country 7. Phil Baldus - Government, Geography, Elementary P.E., Track, Basketball, Softball 8. Beverly Hendrickson - Librarian, National Honor Society Advisor 1. Mrs. LeMaster with a surprised smile. 2. Mr. Baldus getting into Government. 3. Mr. Reshetar gives the thumbs up. 4. Mr, Wilkerson demonstrates paranoia — this is the psych ward isn't it? 95 fd n H vpmtii ,if IUMI r«w- Jlwi — 2R0ADSIDE -ZiEeztm MWSKLmh. MU V IE 1 JPirfyJ ncinq eOOOMDRMlMC, VIETNAM! $ fa-fa fUrac ien him 1 CHURCH LADC 1CDAKJA CARVEY) ZCHER ( 3Mcdonau s 3narmuroe ---JBBPBfl Set PEPSim-ioi € COCACOlACOMtfcVW fOR THE USE OF THE CWNAMIC RIBBON DEVICE JOHN IAFTEFCTY AND UNDA NYDEGGER FOR TMBR PHOTOS MARTHA PlE GENKUHlE, OUR STAFF ADVISOR, FOR HER MAMY DEVOTED HOURS OF HARD WORK II THE EDVTOPB, qiSLii SLo JVLL LAFFEFttV KARiA HACKB FAH-lER nj LLMlUlkU U1 ll UJ WE'VE DECIDED TD PlCTORAlLY DESCRIBE A TYPICAL MEETING OF Tl- Closing Smiles There is a time for everything. And a season for every activity under heaven: A time to be born and a time to die, A time to plant and a time to uproot, A time to kill and a time to heal, A time to tear down and a time to build, A time to weep and a time to laugh, A time to mourn and a time to dance, A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, A time to embrace and a time to refrain, A time to search and a time to give up, A time to keep and a time to throw away, A time to tear and a time to mend, A time to be silent and a time to speak, A time to love and a time to hate, A time for war and a time for peace. Ecclesiastes 3:t-8 NIV PAPAL VISIT — Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, Cali ., was just one of Pope John Paul's stops during his nine-city tour of the United States in September. NUMBER ONE —Mariee Matlin signed her thanks at the 1987 Academy Awards after winning die award for Best Actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God. LET FREEDOM RING — Fireworks above Independence Hall in Philadelphia celebrate the 200th anniversary of the US. Constitution. A GIANT WIN — New York Giants teammates Brad Benson and Phil Simms celebrate their 39-20 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. l-ANDMARK TREATY — Ronald Reagan and Soviet head of state Mikhail Gorbachev begin the First of three days of summit talks, which ended in the signing of a treaty banning medium- and shorter-range nudear missiles from Europe and Asia. TEARFUL MELTDOWN — Televangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker watched their PTL empire fall in March after alleged corruption and wrong-doing within the organization. Photos by: Wide World Photos ■ mm gj r WAR ZONE — While patrolling international waters in May, the frigate Stark was hit by Iraqi missiles, killing 37 crewmen. HEAT WAVE — U Col. Obver North seized the spotlight for six days in July during the Iran-Contra hearings. Despite the wave of Olliemania. many Americans felt North broke the law. BLACK MONDAY —The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 508 points to an all- time low following die biggest one-day selloff in history October 19. FAREWELL POP ARTIST —Andy Warhol, 58, immortalized the Campbell's soup can and brought pop art to life in the 1960s. He once proclaimed everyone would have 15 minutes of fame HOW SWEET IT IS — Jackie Gleason, 71. created BrookJ vns rotund bus driver, Ralph Kramden, in televisions The Honeymooners. TV FAVORITE —Lome Greene, 72. played the father to three boys in the television series Bonanza for fourteen years. He later used his gentle, but rugged appearance in TV commercials.