Tecumseh High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Tecumseh, NE)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1976 volume:

1976 Tomahawk Tecumseh High School Tecumseh, Nebraska 2 There is a magic in the memory of schoolday friendships. — Disraeli In the movement through time, we encounter many important individuals and events that will remain as highlights in our minds. The year 1975-1976 will always be in the memories of Tecumseh High School students and so will their past experiences. As the seniors graduate they will look toward the future as some go to universities, obtain jobs, travel, marry, etc. Time is continuous and never stops so we must Remember Our Past Twenty-four Hours I am rich. I have twenty-four hours to spend. Like golden coins they shine for me. Let me not waste them; neither let me feverishly spend them in hectic, nerve-shattering activity. I would take thought before using them. Let me spend a good portion of them for my daily work and for some form of creativity. Let me save some for friendliness and helpfulness to others. Let me sepnd at least one a day in looking up for guidance, with moments for quiet enjoyment of the wonderful worlds of nature, books, art, and music. A little I must save for fun, and then a number of the coins for a well-earned rest. And if, at the day's close, I find that some have been spent other than the way I had planned, let me not fret or despair. When I wake up tomorrow, my purse will be filled with twenty-four coins, all shining and new! And I shall be twenty-four hours older and wiser than today.—Esther York Burkholder 4 Do Our Todays .. . 5 Tomorrow Across the hills from yesterday And just beyond today. Tomorrow waits so patiently To greet you on your way; Elusive though it seems to be Beyond the setting sun, Although today is in the past Tomorrow cannot come. A treasured thought is in our minds Of yesterdays gone by. And sweet remembrance fills our hearts To light a weary eye; Today, a treasure to behold, A shining glowing dream, Tomorrow, ever waiting there. Beyond our reach would seem. Tomorrow, what a precious word! A promise rich and real. The chance to realize a hope, A glowing dream ideal; Another dawn that's yet to be A day that's ever fair. Beyond the realm of yesterday. . . A new tomorrow there. (From Something Beautiful by Garnett Ann Schultz, copyrighted) Dream Our Tomorrows . . . ACTIVITIES Homecoming Is Victorious The 1975 Homecoming treated the students with their first football win of the season over Johnson — Brock. The pride and excitement of winning the first football game continued into the gym where the crowning of King Ed Krontz and Queen Barb Wilmes was held. Each class chose two attendents to represent their class at Homecoming. This year's class attendents were: Juniors Tracy Meints and Randy Stinson; Sophomores, Kelly Buchloz and Mike Weakland; Freshman, Lisa Wolken and Floyd Stinson. Candidates for Homecoming Royalty were: Dave Tagart and Diane Chritton; Shirley Lempka and Larry Nabor; Barb Siske and Steve Pope. Taurus provided the music for the dance which was held after the coronation. The week of October 10, 1975, Tecumseh held its annual Homecoming activities. The activities started on Tuesday of Homecoming week with Indian Stomp 'em Day. Everyone was to dress like an Indian or wear boots or both. The student council declared Wednesday Eagle Dress-up Day. Students could wear grubby clothes but were required to wear shoes. .Thursday was Eagle Fatality Day. Students could wear casts, bandages and splints. Thursday night a bonfire pep rally was held. The cheerleaders lead the students in chants while the pep band provided the music. The week ended with Gold and Black Day. The Band lead a procession of students downtown where a pep rally was held. To end a fun week of activities the football team won their first game of the season against Johnson-Brock. 9 Senior Class Pld) Girls Will Be Girls Mr. Maxwell Don Grof Mrs. Maxwell Carolyn Fankhauser Betty Lou Maxwell Vicky Boone Bernadlne Smith Barb Wilmes Wilbur Maxwell Dave DeFreece Hercules Nelson Nick Pettinger Connie Maxwell Diane Chritton Craig Moore Pat Mahoney Mr. Moore John Finke Del Marshall Terry Bartels Aunt Mary Kathy Mommens Miss Blayne Sheila Lempka Student Director Barb Siske Prompter Teri Kunzman Curtains Dave Tagart Lights Dave Straube The Senior Class Play was presented on December 11 and 12, 1975. The purpose of the play was to raise money for the senior class. Practices didn't go well at first The cast couldn't learn the finer points of acting because lines weren't memorized. During the last week, the seniors put in long hours learning their lines. Their hard work was rewarded because the play was a success. The seniors tried something different this year. Walls were used instead of the traditional backdrop curtains. The walls were constructed and painted by the cast and crew. 10 11 Juniors Viewed County Government Each year Tecumseh juniors participate in County Government Day under the supervicion of Virgil Blumhorst and in cooperation with Johnson County public officials. The students run for offices in their American History classes. The elections are complete with posters and campaign managers. This year's elected officials were Tammi Lantz, County Sheriff; Vem Ray Stephens, County Superintendent; Debbie Oestmann, County Assessor; Mary Shutz, A.S.C. Office; Kim Bucholz, County Agent; Susan Hemmer, County Judge; Tracy Meints, County Attorney; Kathy Smith, County Clerk; Jackie Weak-land. County Treasurer; Tom Baum, Steve Morrissey, and Lynn Woltemath, County Commissioners; Not Pictured, Arnie Higgins, Clerk of the District Court. On County Government Day the students heard speakers and observed the function of the office to which they were elected. The program also allows them to meet students from other schools in the county who also participate in the activity. The goal of the program is to allow students to observe and understand how their local government functions, an experience which will encourage them, hopefully, to fulfill their civic responsibility which is essential to democratic life. 12 Juniors Entertained With “Chicken Man,” Mouse, Raven And Broken Sentences Members of the cast Worked together to build a successful and enjoyable experience for themselves. Practicing evenings giving a matinee for the elementary and giving a final production took up alot of their time. Some difficulties that came up were that few students tried out for the play making many cast members double up on parts. The lack of preparation time also proved a problem for the cast. Another problem was that only one boy tried out for a part, making the selection of plays limited. The cast was rewarded for their one-night production with a crowd of approximately fifty people. CHICKEN MAN Ellen—Becky Laue Beverly—Lori Scott Lester—Jeff Campbell THE MOUSE AND THE RAVEN Jennifer—Jill Gordon Connie Newport—Tracy Meints Mrs. Bradberry—Carmen Meister Mrs. Pillsbury—Becky Laue Mrs. Manoil—Tammie Lantz BROKEN SENTENCES Sara Lovejoy—Mary Schutz Lillian Lovejoy—Kathy Wright Mr. Hatfield—Jeff Campbell Mitzie—Tammie Lantz Lolly—Julie Paris 13 Music Man Serenades Tecumseh CAST Charlie Cowell ............................ Conductor.................................. Harold Hill................................ Mayor Shinn................................ Ewart Dunlop............................... Oliver Hix................................. Jacey Squires.............................. Olin Britt................................. Marcellus Washburn......................... Tommy Djilas............................... Marian Paroo............................... Mrs. Paroo................................. Amaryllis.................................. Winthrop Paroo............................. Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn................... ZanefetaShinn.............................. Gracie Shinn............................... Alma Hix................................... Maud Dunlop................................ Ethel Toffelmier .......................... Mrs. Squires............................... Mrs. Hunter................................ . . Tim Morrissey . . . . Mike Fricke . . Dave DeFreece . . .Nick Pettinger .... Alan Horn .........Chris Hutt ......... Ron Lade ...........Joe Horn . . . Vem Stephens .... Steve Hutt . . . Amy Boline . . Chris DeFreece , . . . Sue Ramsey . Danny Mattheis . . Tammy Lantz . Irene Thompson Jennifer Brinkman . . . .Sharon Baum . Cheryl Anderson . Rhonda Miesbach . . . Gail Ramsey Darla McAlexander Library Dancers . . . Kim Bucholz, Kelly Bucholz, Susie Hemmer, Sandy Hahn, Karen Britt, Nancy Stover, Kathy Mommens, Mary Horner, Lauren Roberts, Bonnie Davison, Rita Krontz, Lori Sapp, Delores Bailey Wa-Ta-Ye Girls . . . Diane Watteyne, Sandy Parrish, Roberta Stephens, Kelly Carter, Danelle Smithers, Janet Phillips Boys Band . . . Tim Horn, Mike Krause, Darwin Seeba, Randy Rieke, Eric Anderson, Scott Davis, Brian Hahn, Allen Wenzl, Ricky Rippe, Mike Smith. 14 The Musical production was a rewarding experience in terms of good production as the result of long hours of rehearsal. The public expressed their opinion by giving the show a standing ovation both evenings. The high level of quality in a school the size of Tecumseh surprised many viewers. The performance level achieved showed what can be accomplished with the effort necessary to put on a production of this size regardless of school size. The musical director exclaimed that The cast was a very enthusiastic and enjoyable group of students to work with. They accepted and followed direction easily and were more than willing to put forth the effort. Mr. Riemer demonstrated his appreciation of cast and crew by stating, My Congratulations for a job well done. 15 16 18 From those first fearful moments when the cast members first auditioned with trembling voices, until they stood basking in the lights and thunderous applause of a standing ovation on April 10th, they worked under the direction of Don Reimer. His voice gently instructed them, guided them as they learned, and rumbled his displeasure when they dallied. The cast gave their acting, voices and energies, and they combined to give the school one of the year's highlights. Together they labored often until ten or eleven at night, creating a town. River City, with a library which had a book on how to breath while kissing. They practiced lines, songs and movements. They painted the town and even had enough left over for some of the cast members. When time came for the performance, they had it, and they wove the acting and the singing into music that raised the audiences to their feet. 19 Prom ’76 Added A Touch Of Class With the hard work of the juniors, led by Lori Scott, Prom 1976 was a success. The decorations at the banquet were kept to a minimum as most of the money was spent on the food. The menu consisted of: salad bar, prime rib, baked potato, green beans, rolls, fresh fruit, cookies, and drink. The meal was served by sophomore waiters and waitresses who were: Mike Weakland, Alan Horn, Randy Miller, Chris Hutt, Ron Lade, Kim Seeba, Amy Boline, Rhonda Miesbach, Gail Ramsey, and Kelly Bucholz. Those students and faculty who missed the banquet missed a good meal. Spring colors were used in decorating the elementary gym to go with the theme, Summer Breeze. In one corner of the gym was a fountain and in the other was a swing which several couples used throughout the evening. 21 Athletic Banquet Honored I. Efforts Of 1975-76 Tecumseh honored their interscholastic athletes with a potluck dinner on Monday, May 3. Mark Ah-mann, sports director at channel 10 in Lincoln, told the athletes in an address that winning was not all, but trying was. With Terry Rieke as master of ceremonies, the coaches gave their awards for outstanding performers in each sport—Tammie Lantz, volleyball and girls' basketball; Jeff Brommer, football; Jim Steinauer, cross country; John Finke, basketball; Joe Horn, wrestling; Dave DeFreece, boys' track; Julie Far is, girls' track; and Steve Hutt, golf. 22 Honors Night Recognized Hard Work The National Honor Society sponsored the annual Honors Night on May 6, 1976. Outstanding students and citizens of the community received recognition. Some of the honors received were as follows: Terry Rieke—Spirit Award for help around the school Joe Grof family, Tom Grof family, George Schmidt family—Spirit Award for allowing the school to use the victory bell Karen Mattheis—Spirit Award for devoting countless hours to the elementary students Kathy Mommens—citizenship award Lori Sapp—Outstanding Art Student Diane Chritton—Family Leader of Tomorrow Award Sally Davis--lst place in General Business at Peru Scholastic Contest Kirsten Olmsted—2nd place in Shorthand I at Peru Scholastic Contest Gerald Storbeck—4th place in General Business at Peru Scholastic Contest Sheila Lempka—3 years work in Media Center Genevieve Hindera—3 years work in Media Center Carmen Meister—3 years work in Media Center Vicky Boone—Outstanding Mathematics and Science awards Gail Ramsey, Rhonda Miesbach, Kris DeFreece—superior at district music contest Tom Baum--superior at district music contest Amy Boline--superior at district music contest Dave DeFreece—Outstanding Vocal Musician and Outstanding Bandsman Larry Naber—Fred Seckman memorial trophy and citizenship award Shirley Lempka—Jean Boline Memorial Scholarship 23 Seniors Honored At Graduation Forty-eight seniors participated in graduation exercises on Sunday, May 16. The rainy, windy day prevented the ceremony from being held on the football field, where it was originally planned. The final school activity for Seniors started with the procession. Rev. Clifford Reynolds gave the message to the Seniors. The valedictorian for 1976, Vicky Boone, and Diane Chritton, salutatorian, gave short speeches. Principal John Reimer presented scholarships and awards. Superintendent Richard Brommer and Dr. Keith Shuey, school board president, awarded the diplomas. Attendants from the Junior Class were Jeff Brommer, Steve Hutt, Debbie Bartels, Julie Faris, Jackie Weakland, Kim Bucholz, Tim Halverstadt and Tom Baum. Waiting for the first down beat of the band and counting the minutes before the procession into the gym, where a large crowd waited, were the most anxious moments for the graduates. ORGANIZATIONS Annual Staff Reports School Year 26 The Annual Staff of the 1975-76 Tomahawk had their work cut out for them. With few active many members the editors had a big job. The picture problems always haunted the members and Mr. Giaeuque. Kirsten 01m-stead was the editor in chief with these editors working under her: Vicky Boone, business manager; Leann Weak-land, classes editor; Barb Wilmes and Shirley Lempka, organizations editors; Diane Chritton and Barb Siske, activities editors and John Finke, sports editor.Mr. Giaeuque was annual staff sponsor. Other members of annual staff who contributed to the annual are: Sheila Lempka, Dave Tagart, Beth Morrissey, Debbie Bartels and Steve Morrissey. ‘‘A One, A Two, and A Three Mixed Chorus The Music Department performed several concerts throughout the year. There was a fall concert held in November a Christmas Concert in December, and a spring concert in May. Tecumseh's Chorus and Girls Glee sponsored the Southern Nebraska Music Clinic held here at the school on March 30, 1976. The Chorus, Girls Glee, Triple Trio, Swing Choir, and several soloists participated at the District Contest April 23, and 24, 1976, at the Auburn High School. All of the groups received an excellent rating at the contest. The music program put on the musical, The Music Man having the chorus, swing choir, and triple trio as extracurricular ensembles. Mixed Chorus consisted of 65 members through the school year 1975-76. Mr. Don Reimer said, this was the first time since he has been here for three years that he had a good balance of each soprano, alto, tenor, and bass with a strong tenor section. This year's chorus was young consisting of many sophomores and juniors. They reached their maturity level with hard work. Mr. Reimer considers this to be his best chorus since being here, and anticipated it to only improve. Members were BACK ROW L. TO R: M. Horner, D. Bailey, L. Sapp, A. Boline, R. Miesbach, L. Roberts, J. Lacey, S. Lempka, D. Bartels, C. Frankhauser, K. Britt, K. Bucholz, M. Zillig, K. Krause, and C. Anderson; THIRD ROW L. TO R: J. Phillips, N. Stover, J. Lempka, B. Davison, M. Morrow, T. Baum, M. Fricke, T. Buethe, D. DeFreece, R. Lade, C. Morrissey, M. Pope, M. Morrissey, R. Krontz, and G. Hindera; SECOND ROW L. TO R: G. Ramsey, T. Lantz, T. Kerner, J. Mason, L. Finke, D. McAlexander, S. Baum, J. Steinauer, N. Pettinger, C. Hutt, V. Stephens, A. Horn, T. Morrissey, J. Faris, S. Mahoney, M. Pfister, K. Mommens, and S. Hahn; FRONT ROW L. TO R: K. Wright, R. Hahn, R. Rauner, K. Smith, T. Meints, T. Wright, K. Bucholz, J. Horn, T. Morrissey, G. Lull, R. Rauner, S. Hutt, K. DeFreece, V. Mason, S. Clifton, C. Peterson, and S. Hemmer. Triple Trio The Triple Trio was formed during the second semester and rehearsed after supper three days a week. They sang for many different organizations and were favorably received. The Triple Trio of this year had a very outstanding blend amongst them and were pleased with their performances. Their ensemble was the resulting climax of their hard work. Members were L. TO R.; STANDING, N. Stover, S. Mahoney, A. Boline, S. Morrow, G. Ramsey; SEATED: I. Thompson, B. Davison, L. Roberts, T. Morrissey and J. Faris. 29 Sing Along With The Swing Choir The Swing Choir this year consisted of 15 members who had usual difficulty in finding time to rehearse. The} would rehearse in the evenings and in the mornings before school. They performed several times throughout the year for different organizations and are beginning to reach the maturity and potential that their ensemble requires. Next year with most of the members returning, they can perform only if they wish to do so. Members were L. TO R: J. Phillips, J. Horn, A. Boline, T. Morrissey, S. Baum, T. Baum, T. Lantz, S. Hutt, R. Miesbach, A. Horn, B. Laue, D. DeFreece, and K. DeFreece. 30 ----------Girls Glee The Girls Glee consisted of 11 members and as of this year had sung together for three years. Their ensembled sound only improved through years of experience. Mr. Reimer has commended them for their efforts. Members were L. TO R: Janet Bates, Mary Horner, Sue Morrow, Deb DeVorss, Kim Krause, Becky Laue, Mary Schutz, Linda Grove, Anita Lyons, Kim Meister, and Irene Thompson. Not Pictured is Teri Kunzman who graduated at the semester. “The Band Played On” f =-=N XX ✓ V vs , FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: N. Wheeler, J. Putnam, S. Davis, B. Stone, C. Peterson, J. Phillips, N. Stover, K. Kavan-augh, S. Gottula, N. Pettinger, S. Hutt, J. Brommer. SECOND ROW: B. Laue, S. DeVorss, M. Rowe, R. Miesbach, K. De-Freece, B. Morrissey, D. Chritton, C. Frankhauser, J. Horn, R. Buethe, L. Grove. THIRD ROW: B. Siske, L. Weakland, S. Lempka, A. Lyons, V. Mason, L. Sapp, J. Brinkman, J. Campbell, L. Woltemath, L. Naber, C. Bartels, M. Rickman, W. Ullman, G. Storbeck. FOURTH ROW: P. Neeman, L. Hackbart, C. Wagner, R. Gottula, C. McClintock, J. Fox, M. Fricke, T. Buethe, L. Fritsch, D. DeFreece, R. Wagner, J. Wolken, J. Fricke, E. Hindera, K. Seeba, R. Miller, T. Baum, and A. Horn. Mr. Davis said that the band this year was the best band he has ever had in Tecumseh. He said it was a big improvement from last year. He was very proud of them. They had three concerts throughout the year. A fall concert in November, a Christmas concert in December and a spring concert in May. Each morning the band practiced hard to work for a successful year. With the help of Steve Hutt and Nick Pettinger, the band rehearsals were interesting and never boring. Their goal was to receive a superior rating at contest. They almost made it, with an excellent. The last day of school for the seniors the band went on tour. They played for Johnson Brock High School in the morning, along with the stage band, followed by a picnic at Coryell Park. A concert was given for the St. Andrew's School in the afternoon. The band also played for graduation. 32 Members of the stage band are from FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: J. Brinkman, T. Buethe, L. Naber, L. Woltemath, J. Campbell, M. Fricke. SECOND ROW: K. DeFreece, D. DeFreece. BACK ROW: N. Pettinger, S. Hutt, J. Brommer, R. Buethe, A. Horn, R. Gottula, K. Seeba, R. Miller, T. Baum. The stage band played at the concerts during the year. They received an excellent rating at contest. 33 “Pep Club Cheers On” Officers: President: Shirley Lempka Vice President: Barb Siske Secretary: Kris DeFreece Treasurer: Diane Chritton FIRST ROW L. TO R: K. Seeba, B. Wilmes, S. Lempka, S. Hemmer, K. Smith, J. Lempka, L. Finke, K. Holben. SECOND ROW: G. Ramsey, J. Fox, C. Bartels, J. Brinkman, S. Lempka, D. Pohlman, M. Rowe, J. Bates, J. Weakland. THIRD ROW: L. Wolken, J. Putnum, S. Davis, R. Laue, L. Othmer, D. McAlexander, C. Morrissey, K. DeFreece, J. Faris. FOURTH ROW: T. Morrissey, D. Chritton, B. Siske, M. Pope, R. Krontz, S. Baum, S. Clifton, M. Pfister, T. Lantz. FIFTH ROW: R. Meisbach, L. Grove, K. Britt, C. Schmidt, D. Bailey, L. Hackbart, S. McPherrin, K. Kavanaugh, D. Bartels. SIXTH ROW: B. Laue, R. Hahn, D. Oestmann, M. Morrissey, S. DeVorss, B. Davison, L. Fritsch, L. Roberts, L. Scott, Sponsors Mary Wakefield and Janice Bright. Even though there was tension between the sponsors and the members, the pep club still managed to cheer on the team to more victories than last year. The sponsors tried very hard to make the pep club into a quality pep club that would do a good job. Most of the members cooperated most of the time, with a few exceptions, which resulted in more and new rules. They had a good year. It was fun to cheer on some wins. The varsity cheerleaders were Debbie Bartels, Tam Lantz, Tracy Meints, Julie Faris, Lori Scott and Jackie Weakland. The B-Team cheerleaders were Gail Ramsey, Lisa Wolken, Tish Morrissey, Kim Seeba and Rhonda Meis-bach. The wrestling cheerleaders were Marg Morrissey, Shari DeVorss, Debi Oestmann and Bonnie Davison. Girls' T-Club members are, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, Tish Morrissey, Cheri Peterson, Kim Seeba, Tracy Meints, Teddie Henrichs, Julie Faris, Tammie Lantz, Kathy Smith, Carmen Meister, Kim Meister, Lori Scott, Rhonda Miesbach, Jill Gorton, Rosemary Rauner and Kathy Wright. The major function of Girls' T-Club is to raise money to pay for one-half the cost of the girls' sweaters. Once again, the girls sold candy bars which were well received by the Tecumseh students. This year, as in past years, the girls accomplished their goal. The clubs officers were: Julie Faris, President; Tammie Lantz, Vice President; Tracy Meints, Secretary; Lori Scott. FCA Promtoed The Good Life The sponsor for F.C.A. was Richard Hoins and members were Terry Buethe, Dennis Mattheis, Chris Hutt, Alan Horn, Randy Miller, Rodney Buethe, Joe Horn, Tish Morrissey, Rhonda Miesbach, Kris DeFreece, Julie Faris, and Lori Scott. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes was a small but active group this year under the leadership of Richard Hoins. On one occassion they went to Beatrice to see The Hiding Place. Other meetings included tapes by Steve Davis, Tom Landry and Roger Staubach. Dave DeFreece served as president and Lori Scott as secretary. 37 The members of the Tecumseh High School Student Council had a very busy year, working as the students' government. The council tried in various ways to cooperate with the faculty and meet the requests of the students. One of the new ideas brought into the school by the counci I was the rearrangement of the tables in the cafe-terium. The members felt that this action would create a new atmosphere for the diners during the lunch hour. Many of the students approved of this idea. At the beginning of the year, the student council sent out a survey during the teacher advisory period. The survey gave the students the right to mark some events that they would like the school to sponsor and that they would attend. The opinions were then turned into the student council sponsor, Larry Anderson. Larry Anderson felt that the council did a good job this year, and they worked for the students. On May 8, the Student Council sponsored the first carnival at Tecumseh High School. Classes and organizations had a chance to run a booth or booths. Twelve booths, a concession stand, door prizes, and a movie afterward made up the activities of the carnival. The student council operated the concession stand and the free throw contest. They also distributed the door prizes. The student council had much to do with the basketball games this year. They went before the school board to change the seating arrangement at the games. Because of this action, the students can now sit on either side of the gymnasium. The council also has the job of coordinating which organizations would sell the concessions. They have pop and pop corn machines available for the organizations to use. The Student Council held two elections in the past year. One of the elections was for the Homecoming King and Queen. The other election was for the 1976-1977 student council members and class presidents. The election results were revealed at the honors night on May 6. Members of the Council and their sponsor met monthly. Members felt that the Council is a worthwhile organization and that it is much more work than people think. 38 Student Council Worked For The Students Sponsor: Larry Anderson Officers: Tammy Lantz, Secretary; Lori Scott, Vice-President; Dave DeFreece, President; Terry Buethe, Treasurer. Student Council Members: Sally Davis, Rhonda Mies-bach, Lori Scott, Terry Buethe, Jackie Lempka, Tracy Meints, Dave DeFreece, Rodney Buethe, Andy McCulla, Tammy Lantz, Carolyn Frankhauser, Don Grof 39 The Media Club was busy as usual with two conventions to attend, the state convention at Omaha and the regional convention in Seward. Beth Morrissey was elected president of the regional convention, and secretary Irene Thompson. The Media Club pushed for a goal to get enough money to build additional cabinet space in the office. They operated five booths at the carnival held on May 8. A-mong them were the car bash, dunking machine, a jewelry stand, fish ponds, and bingo. They had skating parties throughout the year to enjoy some of their money they earned. The officers were: President, Leann Weakland; Vice President, Don Grof; Secretary, Wendy Osterthun; Treasurer, Kim Meister; Regional Vice President, Beth Morrissey; Regional Treasurer, Vicky Boone. Media Club Pushing Toward Their Goal The members were BACK ROW L. TO R: L. Grove, K. Mommens, K. Olmstead, S. Lempka, J. Horstman, R. Ket-telhake, D. Grof; SECOND ROW L. TO R: sponsor, Eunice Parrish; D. Bailey, S. Peters, W. Osterthun, V. Boone, I. Thompson, B. Laue, J.Lacey, E. Storbeck, sponsor, Veverly McDowell; FIRST ROW L. TO R: R. Krontz, S. Hahn, B. Morrissey, S. Hemmer, J. Mason, J. Schultz, K. Smith; SITTED L. TO R: V. Schmidt, K. Meister, G. Hindera, C. Meister, S. Lempka, L. Weakland, J. Gorton, R. Rauner. Not Pictured, S. Laug. 40 •I If HI N.H.S. represented the highest in scholastic success at Tecumseh High School in 1975-76. N.H.S. initiation was the main activity for the year. Virgil Blumhorst sponsored the event while Elicia Mahoney, president, presided over the ceremony. Teachers, parents, and students attended the intiation. In the spring N.H.S. members planned and held a social activity for the entertainment of their membership. To raise funds for the activities the members sold concessions at a basketball game. To be in N.H.S., one has to obtain a grade point average of at least a B or higher. The officers of N.H.S. were L. TO R: Secretary, Kirsten Olmstead; President, Elicia Mahoney; Vice-President, Vicky Boone; and Treasurer, Diane Chritton. The members were FRONT ROW L. TO R: L. Scott, S. Baum, B. Wilmes, B. Siske, K. DeFreece, and K Meis-ter; BACK ROW L. TO R: C. Fankhauser, K Britt J Lempka, R. Miesbach, S. Lempka, K. Mommens T. Bue-the, and W. Osterthun. Sponsor for N.H.S. was ViVqi'l Blumhorst. National Honor Society Promotes Scholastic Success ‘75-76’ Year Of Fun For Y-Teens Y-Teens achieved another fun year doing several activities in 1975-76. To start the year they collected money door to door from residents of T-Town for the Salvation Army. Separate committees were made for the homecoming coronation, which was planned and presented by the Y-T eens. For Christmas, each member invited a preschooler to the Christmas party and brought a gift for them. During February they held a Heart Sister Week where the girls each have a Heart Sister and give her gag gifts each day and then a nice gift at a banquet dinner. A major event of the year was a slumber party at the school. They purchased pizza and pop out of their fund. Each year at the slumber party the girls sack the Easter candy for all the children who partake in the Chamber of Commerce Easter egg hunt. The members and officers for the '75-76' were: President, Carolyn Fankhauser; Vice-President, Shirley Lempka; Secretary, Becky Laue; and Treasurer, Linda Grove. Members were BACK ROW L. TO R: K. Smith, S. Hemmer, M. Morrissey, J. Fox, R. Laue, D. McAlexander, B. Siske, S. Lempka, L. Sapp; FOURTH ROW L. TO R: C. Fankhauser, P. Hemmer, L. Hackbart, L. Roberts, T. Wright, C. Morrissey, D. Chritton, K. Britt, L. Finke; THIRD ROW L. TO R: S. Knipplemeyer, V. Boone, C. Anderson; SECOND ROW L. TO R: S. Hahn, S. Clifton, J. Bates, K. Holben, D. Bailey, V. Schmidt, K. Olmstead, W. Osterthun; FIRST ROW L. TO R: A. Lyons, B. Morrissey, K. Wright, I. Thompson, K. Meister; SECOND ROW L. TO R: B. Stone, B. Laue, L. Grove, S. Lempka, B. Wilmes, and sponsor Mary Wakefield. ATHLETICS Indians Win Homecoming 44 Lack of experience caused the Indians to lose seven games in the 75 season. But with determination and desire the Indians were able to win the most important game of the season. Homecoming against Johnson-Brock. With an 0-8 record in 74 the victory touched the whole town. It changed the usual Friday night of gloom and disgust into a night of pride and joy. The game ended with the pep club rushing onto the field leading the players to the victory bell. Where hundreds of fans gathered around to cheer for every player and coach to ring the bell. 45 Gridders Improve Season _ 1Q7C c„„tKaii Tpam FIRST ROW: Randy Wagner, student manager; M.ke Weakland, 40; Gary Kuhl, 33; Jeff Brommer, I?,75 football T«mJHWKW- Mike Goracke 34; Mike McDonald, 23; Vince Kerner, 43; Jon Krontz, 64; Rodney 42; Mike Morrow, 54, J rnN RqW. cteve Lohmeier, 60; Dan Wolken, 30; Chris Hutt, 70; Steve Pope, 45; Dan Schultz, Buethe, student manager; SECOND H0 NStephen, 77; Ed Krontz, 62; Joe Horn, 21; Randy Miller, 72; Allen Schm' 7 D uIRD ROW- Coach Richard Hoins; Steve Miller, 82; Floyd Stinson, 29; Tim Halverstadt, 30; Rich-1% auner 63n; 76r AUen Horn, 19; Dave Sherman, 86; Randy Stinson, 20; Dave Tagart, 85; Terry Buethe, 61; Troy Walters, 74; Coach Terry Rieke. SEASON SCORES 46 Wymore 0 41 Auburn 6 31 Milford 8 36 Friend 8 8 Pawnee City 6 0 Johnson-Brock 8 36 Wilber 8 34 Tri-County 6 47 Brommer, Lohmeier, And Miller Earn Post Season Honors Because the team didn't give up through out the season, coaches from the Southern Nebraska Conference east division recognized two players for all conference, and one for honorable mention. Jeff Brommer, all conference split end, led the conference with 26 receptions for 479 yards with an average of 18.4 yards per catch. Because of Brommer's high average per catch he was also selected as All-State Honorable Mention Class C. Steve Lohmeier, all conference linebacker, had 14 unassisted tackles and 60 assisted tackles for a 9.3 average per game. Steve Miller, selected honorable mention all conference, was recognized for his defensive abilities. Miller played linebacker and had 17 unassisted tackles and 35 assists for an average of 6.5 per game. 48 Cross Country Sets The Pace Tecumseh's Cross Country team had it's most successful season since the sport was started, this year. With five lettermen on the team. Coach Amos led the team through practices consisting of jaunts of five to ten miles. Even though the team did have great success in finding golf balls. Coach Amos did focus their attention on conditioning by having the team run sprints up Boob hill. With the team in realitively good shape, Tecumseh was ready for their first test. The team traveled to Auburn for their first meet but lost 12-25. Later that week they traveled to the Bennington Invitational. An all out team effort in placing five runners in the top twelve netted the Indians with the first place trophy. With the momentum running with the Indians, they won the Falls City triangular. The team finally got the chance to run on their own course in the Tecumseh Invitational. With the advantage, Tecumseh placed three runners in the top four and took their second first place trophy of the year, outdistancing runnerup Wahoo Neumann 21-40. After winning their dual with Douglas, Tecumseh entered the Falls City Invitational. Competing with good Class B schools, Tecumseh could only manage fifth place. The top three teams in this invitational were later state bound teams. Tecumseh won their next two outings, defeating Johnson and Valley and Johnson and Douglas in two triangulars. In their last contest before districts, Tecumseh entered the Hebron Invitational. Here, Tecumseh lost to it's Class C school, Genoa, and came in second. SO CC. Team: BACK ROW (L. TO R.) Coach Amos, R. Lade, M. Fricke, T. Baum, D. Mattheis. FRONT ROW: J. Steinauer, S. Morrissey, L. Laug, L. Woltemath. Tecumseh switched districts this year and was uncertain about the strength of their opponents. All the sprints, all the runnings on country roads and all the conditioning came down to this contest for a ticket to state. The meet was run at Hebron, where Tecumseh had lost a week before. The first three teams and the first six individuals qualified for the state meet. When the gun went off, every individual hoped to run his best race of the year. In the final stretch of the race, the first ten positions looked like a black wave as the Indians became district champions. Jim Steinauer led the Indians home with a time of 14:26 for third place. Ron Lade ran his fastest 2.5 mile course of the year with a time of 14:29 for fourth. Tom Baum came in eighth with a time of 14:36. Steve Morrissey and Lynn Woltemath also ran their best 2.5 mile course this season at 14:37 for ninth place and 14:49 for tenth. The balance on the team was evident since the difference between first and fifth place on the team was only 23 seconds. As a team, Tecumseh ran away with the district trophy with 24 points, followed by arch-rival Johnson-Brock with 53 points and Douglas with 54. All were headed for a rematch at state. Tecumseh was now packing their bags and heeded toward Kearney for it's thrid consecutive year. After dinner, the the team amused themselves by calling Omaha and talking to several interesting telephone operators. After a couple pizzas, the team rested for tomorrow's event. The state cross country meet seems to always bring out the worst in mother nature, with weather reports of snow and temperatures in the 30's. But the Indians braved the cold and ran the 2.5 mile course. The Indians ran well for the conditions as Steinauer led the team by placing 23rd, followed by Baum in his first state meet in 34th, Lade in 56th, Morrissey in 59th, and Woltemath in 61st. But the team could do no better than ninth. Following the meet, the team attended the Cross Country Banquet and headed home. But the best season is probably yet to come. The Indians are not losing any experience to graduation and are expected to field a team of at least six seniors and two juniors. They should also collect a lot of hardware, since all but one of the teams that defeated them were state representatives also. 51 Spikers Improved Record Tecumseh's volleyball squad had there best season ever this year as they finished the season 10-7. But the future even looks brighter. The squad lost no experience to graduation, and two-time All Conference selection, Julie Faris, and Honorable Mention selection Tammie Lantz, are returning. In addition to this, the freshman captured the third place trophy in the Falls City Invitational. PICTURED AT RIGHT is varsity coach Mar-cee Muller, team captains Julie Faris and Tammie Lantz, and assistant coach Janice Bright. PICTURCD ABOVE is the varsity squad which consisted ef; FRONT ROW: Carmen Meifter, Kim Me Idler, Kathy Wrtqht, Kathy Smith, and Tracy Melnts, BACK ROW; Julie Faris, Rosemary Rauner, Rhonda Meb-hach, Leri Scott, Becky Laue, Sharon Baum, and Tammie Lantz. PICTURED BELOW is the b-team volleyball squad consisting of; FIRST ROW: Teresa McCoy, Tina Wright, Tish Morrissey, Lisa Wolken, Shari DeVorss, Marg Morrissey, Darla McAlexander, and C Kris De-Freece, SECOND ROW: Bonnie Davison, Jennifer Brinkman, Nina Wheeler, Rosanne Hahn, Cindy Bartels, Jody Putman, Ruth Laue, and Beth Morrissey, THIRD ROW: Sharon Baum, Susie McPherrin, Sally Davis, Michelle Rowe, Lauren Roberts, Karen Britt, Lori Hackbart, Debbie Bartels, and Linda Grove. PICTURED ABOVE is the freshman volleyball team who took third in the Falls City Invitational. SEASON RECORD 10-7 15-15 Auburn 3-13 6-15-13 Nemaha Valley 15-6-15 15-15 Wymore 10-11 13-15-12 Tri-County 15-10-15 12-15-15 Syracuse 15-13-8 13-5 Pawnee City 15-15 16-0-7 Elmwood 14-15-15 15-15 Humbolt 4-5 10-15-16 Weeping Water 15-11-14 7-6 Syracuse 15-15 15-15 Humbolt 13-0 11-15-15 Stella SE 15-11-13 15-15 Louisville 12-2 12-15-15 Sutton 15-13-10 3-10 Harvard 15-15 15-15 Nemaha Valley 2-3 13-8 Lewiston 15-15 Name Games Set-ups T. Lantz 41 179 J. Faris 39 110 C. Meister 39 224 R. Miesbach 37 125 T. Meints 36 103 K. Meister 33 110 R. Rauner 26 117 L. Scott 24 28 K. Wright 16 15 K. Smith 13 3 B. Laue 6 1 S. Baum 4 0 Spikes Serving % Points 122 (84-98) 85.7 51 138 (112-137) 81.7 88 0 (91-107) 85.0 65 18 (133-140) 95.0 89 1 (62- 74) 83.7 47 0 (108-122) 88.5 79 4 (19-32) 59.3 14 1 (49-49) 100.0 29 0 (21-24) 87.5 14 0 (31-34) 94.1 22 0 (4-7) 57.1 3 0 (3-3) 100.0 1 53 Cagers Beat Rivals The Tecumseh Basketball team coached by Stan Martin won eight games this year and defeated their traditional rivals; Pawnee City, Johnson-Brock, Sterling, Adams, and Auburn. Tecumseh had a strong start beating Humboldt in their first game. The following night they fell to Wymore Southern in a hard fought contest. Then they went on to beat Adams by one point, Wilber, and Johnson-Brock. Tecumseh utilized the fast break in these games and high percentage shooting. Tecumseh's second loss was to Tri-County in the Tri-County Invitational Holiday Tournament. The Trojans were highly rated at the time and were able to defeat the Indians by stopping the fast break. The Indians came back to take third place in the tournament by easily defeating Wilber for the second time. The Indians began to cool off in January but were able to down Pawnee City. The Indians lost their nest six games to tough teams most all of which were in Class-C at one time. They lost to Milford twice, Tri-County, Friend, Southeast Consolidated and Class-B Falls City. They won their last two games before districts, getting by rivals Class-B Auburn, and a tough highly rated Class-D Sterling team. Tecumseh was matched against Palmyra in the first round of districts and lost in a close game. The team worked hard in practice sometimes after a long practice they would run as many as twenty shuttles. The big men on this years team were 6-3 Les Lade, 6-3 Al Horn, and 6-2 Dave Straube. The forwards were John Finke, Dave Tagart, Steve Hutt, and Floyd Stinson. The guards were Jeff Brommer and Dave DeFreece. All of these players saw a considerable amount of action. The Indians ran several offenses and defenses. They ran a 1-4 offense, and dif-ferend 1-2-2 offenses. On defense they played man-to-man, a 1-3-1 zone, a 2-1-2 zone, a diamond and one and several other variations. The Indians' best offense this year was the fast break. When the opponents stopped the fast break Tecumseh was often unable to score. This year the freshmen practiced with the varsity. The older guys helped the freshmen along and they played really well. Next year's team will benefit from this experience. twr r I CUnsC ! ' V 1 12 i CUnscH w' W' 54 VARSITY SEASON RECORD 50 Humboldt 40 61 Wymore Southern 71 61 Wilbur 47 53 Adams 51 56 Johnson 49 44 T ri-County 87 70 Wilber 47 62 Pawnee City 48 46 Milford 65 54 T ri-County 69 63 S.E. Consolidated 78 50 Friend 70 56 Falls City 76 54 Milford 62 53 Auburn 43 57 Sterling 56 59 Palmyra 71 55 56 57 « v SSir to Adams 36-49 in a clo r fu L h B Team then lost SS T SMSi, F ’ Cl‘� -«- ■.'.«. S8 L TO R: Don Bartels, Jim Parrish, Chris Hutt, Gary Lempka, Dave Sherman, Stuart Osterthun, Coach Amos, Floyd Stinson, Rodney Buethe, Roger Britt, Mike Goracke, Jerry Wolken, and Vince Kerner. SEASON RECORD 6-7 40 Hum bolt 42 44 Wymore 67 28 Wilber 52 36 Adams 49 33 Johnson Brock 18 57 Pawnee City 40 34 Milford 44 50 T ri-County 56 54 Stella SE 42 62 Friend 54 40 Falls City 36 27 Auburn 41 47 Sterl ing 41 59 Girl Cagers Improved In Second Year PICTURED AT RIGHT, the varsity squad consisted of Kris DeFreece, Julie Faris, Tammie Lantz, Laurie Fritch, Carmen Meister, Coach Terry Rieke, Kelly Bucholz, Lauren Roberts, Rhonda Miesbach, Lori Scott, and Marg Morrissey. 60 THS's girl cagers built for the future with an all underclass team. The girls worked hard an hustled as they compiled a humble 2 and 6 record. But with three juniors, two sophomores and a freshman seeing most of the action, the future looked bright and 1975-76 built toward the future. Tammie Lantz and Julie Faris provided the fire power and speed while Rhonda Meisbach, Laurie Fritsch and Lauren Roberts did the board work. VARSITY SEASON RECORD 17 Nemaha Valley 32 24 Auburn 63 39 Adams 42 26 Wymore Southern 35 45 Johnson 47 39 Elk Creek 9 64 Humbolt 25 33 Pawnee City 41 PICTURED ABOVE is the B-Team squad consisting of Tish Morrissey, Darla McAlexander, Kris DeFreece, Susie McPher-rin, Jennifer Frinkman, Tina Wright, Shari DeVorss, Ruth Laue, Cindy Morrissey, Teresa McCoy, Marg Morrissey, Michelle Rowe, Kim Seeba, Lisa Wolken, and KNEELING is coach Mike Suydan. 61 Wrestlers Gain Experience Stick him—tak'em down—shoot the halfguillotine—set out—standup—chicken wing—stall —cross face--grapevine--these terms reflect the aggressiveness, violence, and hostility of wrestling, rightly so. It takes courage to compete against an opponent of the wrestler's own size. The wrestler has to work hard in order to become strong, quick, agile, and agressive enough to beat his opponent one on one with no teammates for help. Tecumseh wrestlers were young and inexperienced. But the team worked hard at practice and with the good coaching ability of first year coach Kurt Christensen, the team improved their record over last year by winning a dual against Stella Southeast 38-20, the first dual victory for Tecumseh in two and one-half years. Christensen and his team were also pleased by taking fourth place in the Humbolt Tournament. Larry Nabor and Joe Horn were the only Indians with winning records. Nabor was in the 185 weight division and had a record of 17-7. Horn who wrestled in the 119 weight division had a record of 14-9. Christensen is looking forward to next year only losing two seniors. He also hopes more students will come out for wrestling. Christensen said it takes one year to teach his style of wrestling. With many young wrestlers, Tecumseh should improve. 62 63 The members of the Wrestling Team are: FIRST ROW: Craig Wagner, Dale Johnson; Steve Badertscher; Jon Krontz; student manager, Carla Lott; SECOND ROW: Walt Ullman; Gary Kuhl; Bill Baum; Joe Horn; Ross Colton; Kent Watteyne; Dan Wolken; THIRD ROW: Coach Kurt Christensen; Tom Reiber, Larry Nabor; Randy Stinson; Larry Kuhl, Steve Lohmeier. 64 1976 Track Team Showed Improvement The track team members are: BACK ROW L. TO R. Coach Terry Rieke and Assistant Coach Richard Hoins; SECOND ROW Jeff Brommer, Steve Morrissey, Jim Steinauer, Terry Buethe, Floyd Stinson, Alan Horn, John Finke, Mike Crane, and Tom Baum; FRONT ROW Jerry Wolken, student manager, Mike Goracke, Chris Hutt, Larry Grites, Dennis Mattheis, Roger Britt, Mike Fricke, Dave DeFreece, and Jeff Fricke, student manager Dave DeFreece provided the highlight of the track season when he set a new school record in the long jump of 22'2 3 4 which also placed him third in the state track meet. Dave also placed sixth in the 220 to earn another medal in his third and last appearance in the state meet as a competitor. Jim Steinauer was the only other Indian to qualify for the state meet when he placed first in the district two mile run. Jim has one more year to try for a state medal. In addition to these performers, Tecumseh demonstrated future potential by finishing fourth in the Southern Nebraska Conference meet and third in their district meet with a team comprised of mostly juniors and sophomores. Tom Baum showed potential as a distance runner by coming within a few tenths of the school record in the two mile run. 67 68 Faris Led Track Team PICTURED STANDING ON THE BELL is Trish Morrissey, Lori Scott, Julie Faris, Kim Seeba, Jennifer Brinkman and Cindy Morrissey. PICTURED IN MIDDLE ROW is Coach Marcee Muller, Tammie Lantz, student manager Julie Fox, Lori Hackbart, Jackie Lempka, Marg Morrissey, Rhonda Miesbach, Lisa Wolken, Lauren Roberts, Becky Laue, Salley Davis, Kim Miester, and student manager Jodi Butnam. PICTURED SETTING ON BELL is Kris DeFreece, Darla McAlexzander, Kelley Bucholz, Shari DeVorss, Teresa McCoy and Susie McPherrin. 69 70 Everyone improved on the girls track team making it a successful year. The highlights of the season were taking second at the Red Grovert Relays at Fairbury, first at the Adams Invitational at Beatrice, first at the Friend Invitational and second at Conference at Friend. Julie Faris was the high scorer for the tracksters going unbeaten in the long jump, 100 yd. dash, hurdles, and 220 yd. dash until state. Faris was the only runner to go to state at North Platte. She was able to get fourth place in team standings in Class C for Tecumseh. Faris placed first in the 100 yd. dash, second in the 220 yd. dash, second in the long jump and third in the hurdles. Faris was pleased with her performance and hopes to do better by working harder next year. The distance runners placed in many of the meets adding to the scoring power of the team. Tish Morrissey placed in every meet in the mile. Marg Morrissey also placed in many meets in the mile. Both Morrisseys also placed in meets in the 880 along with Kelly Bucholz. The relay teams added points for the tracksters in many meets. The mile relay team consisted of Teresa McCoy, Salley Davis, Kim Seeba, and Rhonda Miesbach. The 880 relay team consisted of Kelly Bucholz, Susie McPherrin, Cindy Morrissey, and Tammie Lantz. The 440 relay team consisted of Cindy Morrissey, Lori Scott, Kelley Bucholz, and Tammie Lantz. The weak points for the team were lacking depth and scoring few points in field events. But with the team being young, they should be much stronger next year in both categories. 71 Golfers Built Toward Future 72 The team members were: Coach Larry Anderson, Ron Lade, Jeff Cmmpbell, Tim Morrissey, Nick Pettinger, Steve Hutt, Jim Parrish, and Gary Lempka. Although the golfers finished the season with a 2-6 record, many young players received valuable experience for the future. Steve Hutt led the team with the lowest par round average, and he is only a junior. He was followed by Ron Lade, a sophomore, Jeff Campbell, a junior, Jim Parrish, a sophomore, Tim Morrissey, a junior, Gary Lempka, a freshman, and Nick Pettinger, the team's only senior. Tecumseh defeated Pawnee City and Southeast Consolidated, while losing to Syracuse, Palmyra, Tri-County, Wymore Southern, Falls City and Palmyra again in dual matches. The team also placed fourth in the Palmyra Invitational, sixth in Conference match and seventh in the Tri-County Invitational and District matches. 73 74 CLASSES Class Of V6 Made First Move Never again will these forty-eight individuals pass through the halls of T.H.S. as students. They have passed through the halls of adolescence onto the threshold of adulthood. The leaders of the class for the year 1975-1976 were President--Bill Baum, Vice-President—Larry Naber, Secretary—Wendy Osterthun and Treasurer—Kirsten Olmsted. The seniors of T.H.S. went before the school board to have approved their end of the year activity. The school board approved the plan by a 4 to 2 vote. The seniors went to Peony Park in Omaha and cleared the way for future senior trips. Finally, on May 16, 1976, 48 Seniors came to the end of their high school years at commencement. Perhaps graduation is the first step for the Seniors in fulfilling their class motto, Let him that would move the world, first move himself. Daryl Badertscher Ronald Badertscher Terry Bartels Bill Baum Vicky Boone Diane Chritton 76 Scott Clifton Dave DeFreece Elicia DeLong Debbie DeVorss Carolyn Fankhauser John Finke Tim Faris Tim Fox Don Grof 77 Gen Hindera Merle Horner Ed Krontz Kim Krouse Larry Kuhl Terri Kunzman Joyce Lacey Mary Lade 78 Sheila Lempka Shirley Lempka Judy Mason Kathy Mommens Larry Naber Carla Lott Ron Maguire Anita Lyons Pat Mahoney Kirsten Olmsted Wendy Osterthun Tammy Packett Nick Pettinger Pete Piersol Larry Pohlman Steve Pope Steve Robinson Lori Sapp Vickie Schmidt 81 Junior Class Planned Prom With Theme “Summer Breeze” R. Badertscher D. Bailey D. Bartels T. Baum D. Borrenpohl J. Brommer K. Bucholz T. Buethe J. Campbell M. Crane J. Faris M. Fricke J. Gorton L. Grove S. Hahn 82 T. Hahn T. Halverstadt S. Hemmer A. Higgins M. Horner J. Horstman S. Hutt D. Johnson R. Kettelhake L. Lade T. Lantz B. Laue L. Laue R. Lock S. Lohmeier D. Mattheis T. Meints D. Mattheis T. Meints C. Meister 83 The Prom with the theme Summer Breeze was the biggest project for the class of 77 . They had several activities to raise money such as magazine sales, worked at basketball concession stands, and put on three one act plays entitled The Mouse and the Raven, Broken Sentence, and The Chicken Man. The officers. President, Lori Scott; Vice President, Lynn Woltemath; Secretary, Steve Morrissey; Treasurer, Jackie Weakland lead the class through the year. K. Meister S. Morrow D. Oestmann q Peters S. Miller S. Morrissey T. Morrissey D. Phillips R. Rauner T. Reiber K. Rieken A. Schmid 84 D. Schultz M. Schutz L. Scott K. Smith J. Steinauer K. Watteyne J. Seckman T. Sobotta V. Stephens J. Weakland J. Stewart D. Wolken R. Stinson L. Woltemath I. Thompson K. Wright 85 Sophomores Received Class Rings S. Badertscher D. Bartels L. Bartels S. Baum R. Bohling A. Boline K. Britt K. Bucholz S. Clifton R. Colton K. DeFreece L. Finke The Sophomores began the year by electing officers Jackie Lempka, President; Alan Horn, Vice President; Don Bartels, Secretary; Laurie Fritch, Treasurer. The class of 79 was in charge of presenting the Homecoming dance with the theme Look to the Stars and many people danced to the music provided by the band Taurus. The most exciting event for the class of 79 was receiving their class rings, but the glow soon wore off and they all returned to normal. 86 L. Fritsch R. Gottula T. Henrichs E. Hindera A. Horn J. Horn C. Hutt R. Kaster T. Kerner R. Kettelhake S. Knippelmeyer D. Krol I R. Krontz D. Kunzman R. Lade L. Laug J. Lempka 87 T. Lempka G. Lull S. Mahoney V. Mason C. McClintock A. McCulla M. McDonald R. Miesbach R. Miller B. Morrissey S. Morrissey T. Morrissey M. Morrow J. Parrish 86 G. Pella C. Peterson J. Phillips M. Pope G. Ramsey R. Rauner C. Schmidt K. Seeba E. Storbeck N. Stover T. Walters M. Weakland R. Werner 89 Freshmen Began Journey Through High School C. Anderson C. Bartels J. Bates J. Brinkman R. Britt R. Buethe S. Carter S. Davis B. Davison S. DeVorss J. Fox J. Fricke M. Goracke J. Gottula S. Gottula 90 L. Hackbart R. Hahn P. Hemmer L. Hillman K. Holben D. Horner T. Horner T. Kroll K. Kavanaugh J. Krontz V. Kerner G. Kuhl R. Laue G. Lempka J. Maguire 91 The Freshmen began their long journey through high school by electing Sally Davis, President; Susie McPher-rin, Vice President; Cindy Morrissey, Secretary; and Bonnie Davison, Treasurer. The freshman put their enthusiastic energy to work by cleaning up after the Homecoming dance and taking part in the carnival sponsored by the student council. L. Othmer M. Piersol D. Pohlman J. Putnam L. Roberts J. Robinson M. Rowe B. Schutz D. Sherman D. Smith D. Staley F. Stinson 92 B. Stone G. Storbeck W. Ullman C. Wagner D. Watteyne N. Wheeler J. Wolken L. Wolken K. Wright L. Wright T. Wright L. Wurzweiler M. Zillig Not pictured is Mich Othmer 93 Faculty Guided Studies And Activities William Giauque—English Stan Martin—P.E., Health Sandra Hoins—P.E. Don Reimers—Music Richard Davis—Instrumental Terry Rieke—History Larry Anderson—History Mary Wakefield—English, German Wilma Roberts—English Leroy Loew—Business Janice Bright—Business, Math Kurt Christensen—Shop Mike Suydan—English 94 Mary Aust, Sheri Sapp, Frances Goings, Annie Kent, Oleata Rinne Cooks Dick Mahoney Ed Miller—Janitors Ruby Mooney—Secretary Marcee Muller—Math Carolyn Dorn—Home Ec., Art 95 Jim Amos—Science George Weiss—Science Richard Hoins—Math Larry Bohl ing — Shop Virgil Blumhorst—Social Studies Gary Anderson—Counselor John Reimer--Principal Richard Brommer—Superintendent % (M